Episode #318 "True Confessions"

  During the rehearsal of "Cappuccino and Biscotti," a play written by Ira and starring Cybill, Cybill has a hard time connecting with her character. When Cybill presses Ira for help with her motivation, Ira is unable to figure out where the character came from. While Cybill and Ira are racking their brains trying to figure out the character, Maryann enters. She runs straight to Cybill’s cappuccino and biscotti, and it’s now obvious to Cybill that the character is based on Maryann. The play opens in a couple of days and Cybill still doesn’t have a handle on the character, so she decides to follow Maryann around the house until she can get her down perfectly. When Maryann gets fed up with Cybill mimicking her every move, she demands Cybill to go home. Cybill, however, decides to secretly follow Maryann to see how she acts when she’s not there. At first, Cybill sees that Maryann’s routine is the same old, same old. First, to the hairdresser, then to the batting cages, then back to the hairdresser. But then Cybill follows Maryann into a building she’s never been to before, Cybill becomes curious and climbs the fire escape for a better look. Through the window, she sees a man unzip Ma ry a n n’s dress and escort her into a back room. Thinking that Maryann is having an affair, Cybill is now faced with a dilemma. Should she tell Maryann that she followed her or should she sit back and watch Maryann throw away her relationship with the new Dr. Dick? The night of the play decides to confront Maryann and tell her what she saw. Maryann is furious to find out that Cybill had been following her and not respecting her privacy. Later that night, during the final speech of the performance, Cybill goes off the script and apologizes to Maryann for what she did, much to Ira’s chagrin. After the play, Maryann tells Cybill that the man she saw from the fire escape was an artist who is painting a nude portrait of Maryann. Maryann forgives Cybill and appreciates her concern.