Second Thunderbolt Display Can't Playback Video in FCP

I am looking for a solution to get my 2 Thunderbolt Displays working properly with Final Cut Pro. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Here is what I am trying to accomplish:
-I have a new MacBook Pro (15" 2.4 GHz i7)
-I have 2 x 27" Thunderbolt Displays connected
-I want to run FCP so that I can use 1 Thunderbolt as my main work monitor, my MacBook Pro as second work monitor and the second Thunderbolt as a playback monitor.
Make sense?
The problem is that FCP will not allow me to select the 2nd Thunderbolt for Video Playback. It will only allow me to playback video on my MacBook Pro or on the main Thunderbolt editing monitor (which hides all the FCP windows).
When I have the MacBook Pro in clamshell mode I can get video playback on the second Thunderbolt because then it is the second monitor, however as soon s the MacBook Pro opens up it bumps the second Thunderbolt down in priority it seems.
Anyone have any ideas?

Could you describe your problem in terms we might find useful.
For example-
What format is the material?
What is the model of your computer?
What version of OSX are you running?
What version of QT are you running?
you know, that sort of stuff that tells us something.
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