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Soap Opera Weekly
February 19, 2008
A Closer Look: Nora
Nora, Nora, Nora! The Llanview
DA can’t just enjoy the “Go Red” Ball with Clint. Instead, she has to use it as
a way to get the dirt on Lindsay. Hillary B. Smith (Nora) gets to the “heart” of
the matter.
WEEKLY: What’s going on
with those hearts all over Llanview?
SMITH: This is for the American Heart Association and the “Get Something
Off Your Chest” drive. To relieve stress, a guilty conscience, whatever, you
write down a secret that may stress you and put it in the heart.
WEEKLY: How nice if
that would work.
SMITH: Wouldn’t that be fun? You write down this secret with a donation
of a dollar and you put it in the box. It’s to raise money, obviously. Then they
take all the secrets, put them into one big box and burn it, so that all of your
cares are – poof! – gone. Nora sees Lindsay is writing something and putting it
in the box, and Nora just knows it has something to do with her faking insanity.
Nora is determined to prove that’s what she did to get away with murder – again.
Nora becomes focused on that and trying to get into that box. Because as Clint
says, “What do you call an unburned secret?” and Nora says, “Evidence.” This is
her chance to get evidence in her hand. Why she just doesn’t go for a subpoena I
don’t know. She probably doesn’t have probably cause.
WEEKLY: This box is at
the ball?
SMITH: Yes, and it’s about to be combined with other boxes. Nora knows
this box came from the diner, which is where Lindsay put in her secret. Nora
can’t wait until they’re all put together. She has to get to this box first
before they get mixed up, and Nora has to do it without anyone knowing she’s
doing it. She’s determined to get the evidence she needs.
WEEKLY: Why does Nora
still have it in for Lindsay?
SMITH: Lindsay has destroyed her life on so many levels. She kept Bo away
from Matthew for the first three years of his life. Lindsay killed two men, one
of which was one of the loves of Nora’s life, and the other one brought Nora out
of a coma! Everyone says how horrible Spencer is, but Spencer is the one who
woke Nora up. Now, she’s faking her insanity and living with Bo. Matthew goes
there to visit him, and stays there. So that means she has proximity and
influence over Matthew. I’m sorry, but I don’t know many mothers who would allow
that to happen.
WEEKLY: Does Nora find
Lindsay’s secret?
SMITH: Nora accidentally topples the box over and it breaks. Money and
secrets are all over the place. And who should walk in but Lindsay? So what
happens when Nora and Lindsay get together and they’re racing? They roll around
and fight in their ball gowns! | 
