Hotel - Season 2 - Eps 21: Illusions
J. Scott ""Scotty"" Foreman, a wartime Air Force hero, record-breaking jet pilot, financial wizard, author and philanthropist, is in town for a banquet honoring him as Man of the Year. With him are his socially prominent wife, Jessica, and his aide, Russ Turnbull. Trailing after him are reporters Ray Stern and Natasha Cellini, who is assigned to do an in-depth feature on Foreman. Scotty disapproves of the relationship between his daughter, Melinda, and struggling actor Brian MacArthur, even though Scotty himself has a mistress staying at the hotel. Peter and Natasha, former lovers, revive their former affair in Natasha's room. Natasha knows of Scotty's troubled family life, including his estrangement from one son and the suicide of another, but decides not to reveal this in her story. Instead, she intends to concentrate on the strength of his wife, Jessica. Aware of his languishing acting career, Scotty tells Brian that he will secure the movie role Brian recently auditioned for if he ag
About Hotel

Title: Hotel
First Air Date: 1982-08-21
Last Air Date: 1988-05-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 24 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 115
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama, Soap
Production Companies: Aaron Spelling Productions
Synopsis
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
Cast

James Brolin
Peter McDermott

Connie Sellecca
Christine Francis

Nathan Cook
Billy Griffin

Michael Spound
Dave Kendall

Heidi Bohay
Megan Kendall

Susan Walters
Ryan Thomas

Shari Belafonte
Julie Gillette

Valerie Landsburg
Cheryl Dolan

Ty Miller
Eric Lloyd