ANOTHER WORLD TODAY EPISODE #73-1

"Can you explain to me, Allie, why you felt it necessary to lie in the first place? And, while we're on the subject: Why is this the first I'm hearing about you and GQ? I certainly hope you didn't think we'd be against it — him — because he... because he's... "

"Black," Allie prompted. "It's okay to say the word."

"Of course it's okay to say the word," Amanda fired back, embarrassed. "I didn't mean — Why didn't you tell me you and GQ were... dating?"

"Because we weren't. Not really. I mean, in Italy.... "

"This has been going on since you went to Italy? That was over two years ago!"

"And unless you have the gestation of an elephant," Rachel said dryly. "I'm going to guess that something also happened back on American soil."

"It did," Allie admitted. "But... I had my reasons, okay?"

"For lying to a man about his being the father of your baby?"

"Guess it runs in the family."

"Allie!" Amanda rebuked sharply — despite more or less having thought the same thing.

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Allie's confession reverberates throughout Bay City, triggering deja vu in Rachel and Carl... and Steven. John explains himself to Donna, Felicia and Lucas promise honesty while each keeps a secret, and GQ struggles to figure out his next step.

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