Daily Updates

Date: Sun, 21 Aug 1994 21:30:34 CDT
From: U14780@uicvm.uic.edu
Subject: GH: Update for Fri 08/19/94

                            GH Update for 08/19/94
                            By John R. Andrews, UIC

Scene 1
Sonny gripes to Lois about not having met Eddie; she snaps back about how badly
he's been treating Miguel [not badly enough for my tastes].
Scene 2
Brenda reports to Lucy about how Damian was behind the ELQ takeover of
Deception.
Scene 3
Monica has to sign the usual surgical consent forms. Alan, AJ, and Jason arrive
for a final visit before her surgery.
Scene 4
In an emotional scene, Monica complains jokingly about her dislike of being
treated like a patient. We also find out her surgery is pro-bono i.e. free. [If
everyone got that treatment who would need health insurance reform]. Jason is
reassuring, but AJ is not taking it very well, especially when Monica makes a
gallows-humor joke about seeing "breast of chicken" was on her menu. First,
Tony then Gail arrives to wish her well. Finally, she is wheeled off to
surgery.  [If any of you guys out there can't relate to the trauma of Monica's
situation, think for a moment of dealing with having a large portion, if not
all, of, well, let's say a man's best friend removed permanently. I think it
fair to imagine a bit of concern would result about how you might be viewed by
members (no pun intended) of both sexes.]
Scene 5
Brenda tells Lucy that the idea for ELQ to buy Deception was proposed to Julia
by Ned at Damian's instigation. Lucy is understandably furious and consequently
very amusing.
Scene 6
Justus gets a visit from an old family friend Eugene Furnes. Justus tells him
he feels Eugene has more information then he told Sean, especially about
Elizabeth Jackson. Eugene remarks that Elizabeth wasn't the only woman who
loved Bradley.
Scene 7
Lucy descends on Kevin's house ranting about Damian and Deception.
Predictably, he lectures her asking what did she expect from Damian.  She wants
revenge, but he says the best revenge would be totally severing all ties with
Damian. Lucy, of course, is incredulous at the suggestion of letting him "get
away" with it.
Scene 8
Sonny and Lois start to argue about Eddie and Miguel when Brenda arrives.  She
claims she tried calling Sonny to hear Eddie sing (a lie), but his line was
busy. Not possible he countered since he has call waiting.  When Lois leaves,
Sonny and Brenda argue about who's lying to whom, but eventually begin to suck
face until Brenda arrives with the tone-deaf troubadour in tow who glares at
Sonny and vice-versa.
Scene 9
Eugene tells Justus of another woman, Kylie Quinlan, who was the daughter of a
federal justice, a Yaley, white, and another of Bradley's lovers. "One affair,"
Eugene remarked, "was dangerous, politically speaking, but the relationship
with Kylie, that would have killed him."  "May be it did," replied Justus.
Scene 10
As the Q-men wait during Monica's surgery, AJ asks about the risks.  When Jason
answers matter-of-factly, AJ explodes out of worry and frustration accusing
Jason of not caring. Alan interrupts and orders them to stop for his and
Monica's sake.
Scene 11
In the OR, they prep the still conscious and concerned Monica and start to
administer the anesthesia.  [I found this a bit inaccurate, though I'm sure it
varies. In my own experience down that path, they always administered a "what-
me-worry" shot well before you got to the OR. By the time, I was there, they
could have removed any part of my anatomy, and I would have gladly handed them
the knife.]
Scene 12
Kevin continues to try to persuade Lucy to ignore Damian, but she can't imagine
not trying to get revenge. He eventually channels her energies into a kiss ...

Another Local Newsbreak (I'm not making this up):
A local Congressman has been indicted on sex and obstruction charges including
child pornography, sexual abuse of a child, and criminal sexual assault. Hey,
now Chicago has two Congressmen under indictment.

... Lucy calls up Damian from Kevin's and sets up a meeting in her office.
Kevin tells her not to ask him to bail her out when it all blows up.
Scene 13
Justus and Eugene discuss Bradley's work file and peccadilloes.  Justus is
obviously pained at the thoughts, but says he doesn't build shrines to his
father.
Scene 14
Lucy tells Damian she's been bored since their bet was over. Egocentric that he
is, he believes her when she accepts his proposed new bet.  They set the
stakes; if he wins, he get her ELQ shares and her; if she wins, she gets
Deception.
Scene 15
As Brenda dances close with the male-Medusa, Sonny arrives and orders them to
break it up. When they don't move fast enough, Sonny grabs him and throws him
into the wall as they both shout in at each other in Spanish.

Translation:
Miguel: Take your hands off me, macho-squirt, or I'll slap you back to
       Lilliput.
Sonny: Listen you pimply-Puerto Rican.  Keep away from my woman, or I'll give
       you a good punch in the knee.

Finally, the Pennzoil Pompadour breaks free and storms out stuttering that he
quits [we should be so lucky], but Lois goes after him ordering Brenda to calm
Sonny down. [Right, isn't that like asking the arsonist to put out the fire?]
Scene 16
Brenda, bosoms heaving, starts in on Sonny, but he says to stay away.  They
argue about her and Miguel. She says Sonny is wrong, but when he challenges her
to tell him how wrong he is, she hesitates.
Scene 17
In the GH recovery room, Bobbie talks to the Monica as she slowly comes out of
the anesthesia. The first thing Monica asks is, "What did she do to me?"
"Well," Bobbie hesitated, "she decided not to do this pro-bono." "Oh, my God,"
Monica replied, "not that. Anything but that."
Scene 18
AJ paces around the waiting room with Alan and Jason. They stop short when the
doctor arrives, presumably with news of Monica's condition.