#117 "The Sanctity of Murder"
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Episode #117, "The Sanctity of Murder"
Scene Four

BALE & MADDOCK LAW OFFICES

Robert Bale woke up to the sound of a phone ringing. He hadn't been sleeping for long, since there was still light coming in through his window. Either that or he had been sleeping for longer than he normally did. He tried standing up to answer the phone, but he couldn't muster the strength to just yet.

Robert BaleAs Robert turned his head, he saw a naked woman lying next to him. He was about to utter his wife's name, when he realized that the woman had red hair, not blonde. It was Melissa Maddock, his partner at the law firm.

"Shit," Robert grumbled, now completely awake.

He sat up on the floor and realized that he too wasn't wearing any clothes, and there was an empty bottle of vodka lying next to him. He wanted to say that he didn't expect things to go so far with Melissa, but he knew in his heart that it wasn't true. After everything he'd been through with Felicia over the past year…all of her secrets and the time she'd been spending with Michael Hanley had driven him to this point.

But now that he had slept with Melissa. Now that he was officially having an affair, it felt different. Robert felt different. The phone stopped ringing, and Robert climbed to his feet and grabbed his boxers. He put them on first, and then he slipped on pants and began looking for his socks.

Melissa stirred slightly as Robert began to button his shirt. The phone began to ring again, and Robert staggered to his desk to pick it up. "Hello?"

"Mr. Bale, it's Akilah."

"Hey…Akilah. What's going on?"

Robert rubbed his temples, trying to concentrate on listening to her.

"We need you to come down to the church."

"Why, what's going on?"

"Derek…my uncle…he's dead."

"What?" Robert demanded.

"I'll explain everything once you get here," Akilah said. "Just, please…come down here as soon as you can."

"Of course," Robert said, hanging up the phone. "Shit."

Robert glanced at Melissa and frowned. He wanted to be here when Melissa awoke so she would know that he hadn't just been using her for sex…but he didn't have a choice right now. Robert grabbed his jacket, tie, and shoes from the floor and headed for the door.

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There was a slight retcon in Robert's relationship with Melissa five years later. I had Robert admit that the first time he hooked up with Melissa was back when she and Aaron were living with the Bales (which is also when Aaron molested Alec). It still works out though, because they became friends and business partners and Robert did resist Melissa following the incident until the day of Ryan and Vanessa's wedding. At this point, he still loves Felicia and has legitimate feelings for Melissa. But it's keeping this secret, along with the taste of adultery that he soon won't be able to get enough of that first took Robert from upstanding member of the community to the lying, cheating bastard he eventually became. Melissa's death and the allegations made against him by his son are fundamental in Robert's eventual redemption for his sins.

This office has seen a lot of sex, by the way. And it always leads to disastrous results. Robert cheated with Melissa here, and when Felicia discovered discovered them she ran out into the street and was hit by a car. After marrying Melissa, he had sex with Gabrielle Sanchez, his wedding planner, here and Felicia also discovered that and told him to stop cheating on Melissa or she'd spill the beans. Darren Reynolds and Blake Thomas also had sex here, and Darren's boyfriend Jack discovered them and got into a fight with Blake, landing them both in the hospital.