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Sudden Storm
Directed by David Moessinger
Written by David Moessinger
Synopsis: After returning home from a date and spurning his advances, Cecilia's power is knocked out and she is beaten and raped by a man she
can't see. AJ, who'd been on the phone with her when she was was attacked, rushed to her aid, but got there too late.
Rick joined AJ and Abby in the waiting room, horrified to discover his mother has been so brutally attack. He vows vengeance while AJ
withdraws into himself, unable to speak about it.
They go in to visit Cecilia and find a deeply hurt and defensive woman. The brothers are both enflamed by her pain, and both start to look for
the monster who did this.
Rick is sure it is the man Cecilia had been out with, and goes about trying to prove it. AJ, meanwhile, is equally sure it is the gardener, who'd
been seen skulking around Cecilia's house. They are both sure the other is completely wrong.
Things become strained between all of the Simons - Cecilia doesn't want her boys hovering over her, and the brothers are angry with each other.
After Rick beats up his suspect and AJ breaks into the house of his, Abby gently but firmly tells them both they've found the guilty man - a 20 year
old that Cecilia had helped to raise. The young man had been found fleeing the scene of yet another rape with the same modus operandi as Cecilia's rapist.
Rick accepts this, but neither Cecilia nor AJ can. AJ is still sure it's the gardener, and Cecilia is sure it's not the boy.
Abby quietly suggests Cecilia meet the second victim. She agrees and goes to the hospital. Cecilia instantly comforts the other woman, telling
her to rely on people who love her and that she will always be there.
Afterwards, Cecilia calmly goes out to thank Abby for bringing her and starts to leave. Abby wants to go after her, but the brothers stop her,
watching their mother with every fiber of their being. After a few steps, Cecilia bursts into tears and both sons are there instantly. As they hold her,
she sobs helplessly, begging for forgiveness.
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Incredible performances by everyone in
this show, but the award has to go to Mary Carver. She blew me away with her ability. From the way she glowed on the dance floor to the horror and pain so
evident in her eyes after the attack, the lady is a class act.
who could withdraw when they're upset. Understandable in her case, though. First of all,
the boys couldn't possibly understand what she'd gone through. Secondly, she was the parent - it was her job to be strong, at least, she saw it that way. And third, of course, she was deeply
ashamed and felt guilty, as most rape victims do.
catch the bad guy without the bias that was blinding the brothers.
She knew instinctively in the hospital that AJ couldn't tell Rick what had happened, and steps in to do it as gently as she can. She probably could
have handled Rick better in her office, but she gave it her best shot. Her crowning achievement, however, was to get Cecilia to talk to the second victim. Brilliant, simply brilliant.
AJ and Rick, though responding very
differently at first, were remarkably similar in their way of handling their rage. Both were so eaten up inside that that some of their fury becomes directed
towards each other. At first, I was angry with them for fighting when they really needed each other, but at some point I understood why. I just wish the 
brothers could have caught the right guy - it would have been reaaaaally satisfying to
see them get some good hits in before Abby stopped them.
