Another World/Episode 4072

Episode 4072
Season 17, Episode 134
Airdate	July 21, 1980
Production Number	4070
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Another World — Season Seventeen

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Episode 4072 is the one-hundred thirty-fourth episode of the seventeenth season of Another World, and the four thousand seventieth episode overall.

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Plot Overview

At the party Reena reassures Iris that Alex will show up. From the terrace, Alex sees Iris and leaves. Vicky tells Mike that Alex is on the terrace and anxious to renew an old friendship. Mike, who dislikes the idea of begging Alex for a job, arrives on the terrace looking for Alex. Mitch tells Rachel he has discovered that he wants to have children. Then Russ calls Rachel and she tells Russ she can't talk now but alludes to the fact that she has changed her mind about telling Mitch the truth. Then Mitch tells Rachel he thinks the call had something to do with him and accuses Rachel of hiding something. When Rachel denies it, Mitch tells Rachel he will read "Harry Must Die" himself and unravel the mystery. Kevin and Reena talk to Striker about his health. Then Striker apologizes for the training program situation. Then Kevin tells Reena, Iris, and Striker that Reena gets to stay in Houston for another week because of the hospital meeting. Then Sam apologizes to Kevin for the press release and tells him and Reena she will be covering the news conference next week. Then Ryan meets Reena and he tells Kevin he is going to the council meeting next week and also visiting Alex. Then Reena learns that Alex is here. Then Mike comes in looking for Vicky. An angry Mike tells Vicky that Alex wasn't on the terrace. Vicky defends Alex but Mike feels humiliated and thinks Alex must have really enjoyed it. Vicky tells Mike she will set up another meeting but Mike says he'd rather be dead than meet with Alex. Then Mike storms out. Vicky tells Ryan Mike was supposed to meet with Alex but Alex didn't show up. Iris decides Alex is the master of sudden disappearance just like so many years ago. Reena questions Ryan about Alex but he tells her that he isn't that close to his uncle. Vicky doesn't understand why Alex left and tells Iris it is not like Alex to do something like this. Tracy finishes her rehearsal with Dooley and Jason and then shows them the wedding dress she picked out. When Jason leaves, Dooley again warns Tracy about Jason. At the Supper Club Jason meets with Maury Davidson, a talk-show host, and suggests he will want to have Tracy on his show. Then Jason has a run-in with Cindy Lee and Mitch runs interference. Craig talks to an upset Cindy and tells her that he wants her to make time with Brad Garrick in order to keep him away from Kit. Craig will then move in on Kit and he and Cindy will split millions of dollars. Mike comes home and goes to the study where he has a drink and thinks about his life. Then he tries to call his daughter, Paige, but only gets her answering machine. Next he calls his son, Justin, in Italy. Justin tells his dad that he is just about to race and asks if everything is all right. Mike says it is but wants to know when Justin will be coming home. Then Justin has to go. Mike looks at a rifle he brought from the ranch and says to it that he has one more service for his old friend to perform. Tracy tells Russ that Pat forgot about their fitting appointment and that she thinks Pat has a drinking problem. Russ tells Tracy that pat had a drinking problem 6 or 7 years ago and that he has noticed the signs about it lately also. He then says he thinks they need to talk to Pat about it and he will let Jim know. Then Jason calls and tells Tracy to keep Thursday afternoon open because he is having a fashion designer work on costumes for her. Dennis drops Dawn off at the Marshall house and comforts her. Then Dennis leaves. Meanwhile, in the study, Mike loads the rifle. As Cindy sings, Rachel arrives at the Supper Club to see Mitch and tells him the book upsets her because Janice used it to try to kill Mac. Mitch believes she is holding something back. Ryan finds Alex and asks him why he left Vicky's party. Alex explains to Ryan that he didn't want to spoil Vicky's party having her see how much he loves Iris. Then Alex tells Ryan he met Iris in St. Tropez 25 years ago. Then Alex realizes he forgot about his meeting with Mike Marshall. Ryan tells Alex that Mike was hurt and angry. Alex feels awful and decides to call Mike right away and clear things up. Rachel asks Mitch not to read the book or talk to Tanner again for her sake. Mitch tells her he will think about it. In the study, Mike points the gun to his head. Then the phone rings and Dawn answers the phone and hears a gunshot. On the other end of the phone Alex tells Ryan he heard a gunshot.

Notes

• This was Jerry Lanning's first appearance as Justin Marshall.
• This was Stephen D. Newman's final appearance as Mike Marshall.