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From: njs@lhdsy2.lahabra.chevron.com (n.j.spera)
Subject: GH: Update, Wednesday, September 14, 1994
Date: 15 Sep 94 18:03:30 GMT

                        GENERAL HOSPITAL

                  Wednesday, September 14, 1994

Today's Stories in a Stormy Port Charles

                        THE Reunion
                        Logs for Legs
                        Neddie on the Ropes (but he doesn't know it)
                        Birthday Plans

THE Reunion (first to get it out of the way:-))
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Miguel arrives at the airport ticket counter only to find out that the next
flight to Puerto Rico isn't till 9 pm.  However, the ticket agent does inform
him a flight is boarding so Miguel flies off to find the gate.  Meanwhile at
the gate Lily is in line to board.  When Miguel gets to the gate everyone
has boarded.  When he asks the gate agent if a Miss Lopez is aboard that
flight [since when are gate agents allowed to tell anyone if someone
is on board a plane??] he finds out she is and heads out to the gate as the
gate agent protests and picks up her phone.  Lily is in line waiting to
board and Miguel calls out to her just as the storm really hits and the
rain comes down in buckets.  He wants to know why she came.  She came to
see if he was ok and to hear him sing.  Miguel wants to know why she is
leaving him again.  Before she can answer security arrives...Miguel has to
get off the tarmac and she has to either board or leave the area.  Miguel
hustles her out of the rain as she just stands there without making a
decision.  Lily tells Miguel she left him before and never got in contact
with him because her father had threatened to have Miguel killed if she
ever got in touch with Miguel.  From that day on she stopped loving her
father but never stopped loving Miguel. Ah, it was the same for him.  For
six years he had yearned for her.  Lily wants to return to Puerto Rico, she
only came to warn Miguel because she thinks he's in more danger now with
Sonny as his protector.  If Sonny is more powerful than her father then he
has to be more dangerous.  Miguel doesn't buy it, he trusts Sonny.  When
she asks about his female friends at the club...oh they're just Lois (madly
in love with her husband) and Brenda (madly in love with Sonny), partners
in L&B records.  He finally convinces her to come with him to see Sonny.  If
she's still convinced that Sonny is dangerous he'll return her to the airport
and she can catch the 9 pm flight.  But, he can't let her walk out of his
life again.

Logs for Legs
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Damian tries to lift himself and as he groans in comes Katherine to visit.
He's in a foul mood so Katherine has a pseudo Damian/Katherine conversation.
It's poor me, I'm never going to walk again as Damian doesn't believe the
optimism of the everyone, he's had too much time to think.  And he's afraid
he'll get too comfortable if he accepts defeat.  They talk about their
shifting balance of power in the years that they've known each other, from
Damian "rescuing" Katherine, to the loss of his computer company, to her
almost getting Scott, to him finally getting in the ELQ boardroom and her
maneuvering her way into Ned's bedroom.  They're finally out of the cold.
[ha! just you wait Katybell!]  She tries to cheer him up by accusing him
of getting hurt just so he can avoid her birthday party.  That turns the
conversation of the Q's, none of whom have visited him except Ned and that
was for business.  Katherine, on the other hand, has been faithful, and
Lucy's visit was only to find out if Bobbie was responsible for his accident.
He describes his ordeal to Katherine...ah sweet sympathy.  He vows to make
Bobbie regret it if he can make the charges stick.  Tony arrives to examine
Damian and Katherine is asked to leave.  Damian is obnoxious about Tony
wanting to be alone with him but eventually Katherine agrees to leave.  When
Tony finishes his examination of Damian he pronounces that everything is
as is to be expected.  But no, Damian can't feel anything...but it's too
soon says Tony.  Damian threatens malpractice but Tony warns him there were
impartial witnesses in OR and Dr. Hardy and the hospital are prepared.
Afterall only an 1/8 in slip with his scapel and Tony could have done real
damage Tony reminds Damian.  Later Amy is "ministering" to Damian and he
pleads his case...he didn't mean to break up Bobbie's marriage.  He flirts
and Amy succumbs....they're laughing as she plumps up his pillows when in
comes Bobbie.  He is back in form but Bobbie is immune to his charms.
Her vaccination was his visit to the catacombs.  When she leaves she runs
into Tony in the hall.  He about to say something but she tells him not to
say anything about Damian.  Damian is not worth the time or effort.

Neddie on the Ropes (but he doesn't know it)
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Ned asks Brenda where Katherine is but Brenda has enough trouble juggling
one of his wives, she's not keeping track of Katherine.  She's tired of
telling lies.  Her nose is growing.  He informs her it's almost over, he's
got incriminating information on Katherine and Katherine's birthday bash
will be her last hurrah.  Brenda wants him to get rid of Katybell right
then and there but Ned wants to give Katherine the opportunity to back
out gracefully.  With that Brenda suggests he tell Lois immediately.  As it
is Lois has been in a strange mood and had been asking Brenda lots of
questions about Ned Ashton.  Ned wonders if Lois might have seen the
snipet on the news with him and Katherine.  He's off to find Lois.
Meanwhile down in the gatehouse Lois is looking at a freeze frame of Ned
at the city council meeting.  She pulls out the tape, throws it across the
room, call NEddie a creep, and dissolves into tears.  When NEddie arrives
at the gatehouse Lois is sitting in the dark.  He puts on the lights, picks
up the tape.  It's been a crazy day and he wants to hear from her how much
she loves him.  She motions him to sit down beside her.  He's amorous as
they recall how they met at that Buffalo bar.  Her first impression was
unfavorable and her first impressions are usually right.  He admits he
turned into a different person when he got up on stage and that he never
expected to fall in love. [He thought it would be a one night stand].
They go over the trust issue and without a clue that Lois knows about his
lies NEddie goes on and on about how he feels about her.  They hit upon
the commitment issue and how she could never book gigs far in advance and
how he's just show up at her apt out of the blue.  He even suggested they
get married out of the blue.  A perfect opportunity for NEddie to tell the
truth but he just goes on about how complicated life is, and yes she was
a complication, but one that he welcomes.  He does admit he's been less than
honest with her...he's not more than a salesman, is good at his job, and
wanted it all.  Her, the singing, and his day job. To which Lois says it's
a crock.  He's lying.  You can't have it all.  He tries to convince her it
will all be ok if she can accept he's not quite she thinks he is. [sure Ned}
He "wants" her, but Lois has business to attend to.  Ned wonders if there
is something bothering her but Lois says no.  He wants to make sure she won't
pack her bags and leave and accepts that he can't be a full time musician.
She says she accepts it and won't leave, after all she's Mrs. Eddie Maine.
Ned leaves but the wheels are turning in Lois' head.

Birthday Plans
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Back up at the mansion Katherine orders Felicia to have fresh raspberries
for the party or she'll take her business to the country club.  In walks
Lucy to personally turn down her invitation to Katherine's birthday party.
She has something better to do...clean out her sock drawer.  But Katybell
insists Lucy be there as part of her job requirements.  Lucy once again
tries to bait Katherine with a "rumor" about Katherine/Damian and New York.
Lucy also brings up the city council debacle.  Maybe ELQ will figure Katybell
has overextended herself and put Lucy back in charge of Deception, in which
case Lucy wouldn't force Katherine to attend Lucy's birthday party, Lucy has
friends.  Later while Katherine is working alone on plans for the party and
Monica comes in and makes a remark about making sure she wears something with
long sleeves and a high neck.  Katherine is not amused.  Her mother died of
breast cancer.  Katybell wonders why Monica is so hateful towards her but
Monica counters with..."Why do you have to ask?" Lois arrives to see "Mrs.
Ned Ashton."  She's there to "offer" Katherine Eddie's services.  Katherine
is in charge of PR at ELQ, surely she could use him to sing jingles.  With
remarks about Eddie's voice and body Lois is unable to phase Katherine.
They end up talking about how their husbands surprised them with quick
marriage proposals and weddings and Lois makes note that Katherine married
Ned only 1 week after she and Eddie got married.  Katherine gets the bright
idea that Lois and her husband should come to Katherine's party and invites
them.  Lois promises to think about it and check their calendar.  Sometime
later is staring out at the rain [gee Ned you do a lot of staring out the
window at the weather] as Katherine wants his opinion on which coffee to
serve with the cake but Ned thinks she's talking about ice cream.  She lets
him know it will be a big night for her and Ned [boy neither one knows how
big] and she's told people not to bring presents.  Ah, presents.  Ned has
one for her but he won't give it to her till after the party.  She tries
guessing but no it's to be a surprise.  Katherine loves surprises, good says
Ned, it's a lulu.  Down in the gatehouse Lois has ordered a copy of her
marriage certificate, it's to arrive the next day.  Then she calls up a
bakery...she wants to order a special cake...it's a rush order too.

Till Next Time
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