| "The Gift": Analysis of "The Gift" Arc of ABC-TV's Port Charles
(c) Alison Armstrong |
| An analysis of the "The Gift" episodes of the show Port Charles, formerly of ABC-TV. This site will focus on the scenes featuring the vampire character Caleb Morley/Stephen Clay (portrayed by actor Michael Easton). The character of Caleb Morley/Stephen Clay and any other characters relating to Port Charles are the property of ABC and their creators. This is a fan-run site and is not an official site, nor is it affiliated in any way with ABC, Port Charles, or the actors portraying any of the Port Charles characters. No copyright infringement is intended. The writings on this site are copyrighted by the author, Alison Armstrong, and may not be reproduced without the author's express permission. |
| "The Gift" #21 (cont.) “In a perfect world, what would you have me do?” he asks, as if yielding to her feminine persuasiveness. |
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| Snappies of "The Gift" scenes taken by A. Armstrong |
| “Why don’t you just give it to me?” she proposes, gaining confidence. “I promise you, I will make sure that that ring does not cause anyone any more harm. What do you say? Will you just give it to me?” As Alison makes her case for taking the ring, Livvie, having finished her conversation with Rafe, walks by the door to Caleb’s apartment. She hears Alison asking him to give it to her, to “do this” for her. “You were always nice to me, Alison,” Caleb says, smiling sweetly. “You gave me a chance when no one else would. If this is what you want, I’ll give you my ring.” As he takes off the ring and hands it to Alison, Livvie, listening outside the door, shocked, hurt, resentful, leaves. “I trust you. I trust you like no one else,” Caleb tells Alison, his voice gentle, convincingly sincere. “I know you’ve entrusted me with your family ring, and I promise you I will not let you down,” Alison, feeling honored by Caleb’s trust, vows. |
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| “Just try and do the right thing with it,” Caleb tenderly advises. “This ring will never do harm to another person,” Alison promises. “And maybe this feud between you and Rafe will actually end in peace. Thank you. I owe you one,” she says, hugging him. “I’ll keep that in mind,” he replies, an almost imperceptible sneer on his face as he perhaps considers what she might “owe” him. Naïve, trusting Alison would probably never detect the sneer, never suspect the lewd connotation her words might evoke. “Just promise me, Alison, that you’ll take good care of the ring,” he adds softly, the momentary sneer vanishing in his warm, benevolent smile. |
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| “I promise,” she reiterates. “And you are doing the right thing by giving this to me.” “Well, I had a good teacher,” he tells her, his smile kind, humble. “I watch you, you know, how you always put other people first, that’s . . . that’s a quality I’ve always admired.” She turns to leave, promising again that the ring will never hurt anyone again, but before she can go out the door, he tells her, abruptly, “just one more thing.” |