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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 23:04:43 CST
From: U14780@uicvm.uic.edu
Subject: GH: Update for Mon 12/19/94

By:  kathy%gundog@lbl.gov (Kathy Ellington)

          General Hospital Update for Monday, December 19

[lost a few minutes while local asshole-ish ABC station showed clips of people
 donating canned food at some local supermarkets - ACK! ACK! ACK!]

        A brief Monday update in semi-modified Johnny style

On the porch of the Spencer house, Lucy tells Laura that Luke is worried about
her; Laura is beside herself with joy when Luke suddenly appears.  Lucy had
smuggled him back to PC and hidden him under a rug in the back seat of her car.
Luke and Laura cover each other with kisses; Lucy tears up at the emotional
scene. Laura tells them that Saint Sonny has assured Luke's safety so they
don't need to worry about retaliation by the mob. Luke, still hurting, comes
into the house and gently flops on the furniture.  Luke related what happened
in Puerto Rico after he got shot. He washed up on some beach the night he was
wounded.  It was night and he phoned Lucy at the hotel. She smuggled him into
the hotel in a basket of dirty laundry and nursed him in her room. (She used
the contents of the mini-bar in her room to cleanse his wounds.) Then she got
Luke some clothes, rented a boat to get them to Key West, and bought plane
tickets from Florida to NY.  Lucy finally beats it.  Alone, Laura tries to
be angry at him for leaving her behind [how can I leave that behind??] but
she can't stay mad.  She insists, though, that Luke make up his mind about
being a full-time husband and father.  No more roaming around; he agrees to
be a good hubby from now on.

At the Q household, Monica, Edward, and Lila yak about the trial. Lila tells
them they all have to maintain Quartermaine dignity during the ordeal. Monica
wonders aloud why Mae-May had to spill her guts; Jason replies that MM
probably felt she had no choice but to blab all when it looked bad for Eddie
the Q.  Lila wants to speak to Edward alone so Monica and Jason beat a
discreet retreat.  Alone at last, Lila wants to sort things out with Edward.
He asks her if she'd guessed the truth; she says she "felt" rather than knew
the truth.  Edward talks about his time in the armed forces, about how he
felt disillusioned, fearful, and lonely.  He told Lila that he felt he had to
maintain a facade with her, to make his letters upbeat. He said that May-Mae
understood how he felt.  Edward says he never really understood his
relationship with May-Mae and Lila replies that she understands and can make
him understand now [huh??  "I don't understand" .. Miguel Morez].  Edward
thanks Lila for putting up with him over the years.  He admits to being and
old fart and not being worthy of her.  Lila wants to know how MM was in the
sack (although she phrased it "Was MM a good [pause two-three-four] singer?").
Edward says that both he and MM were lonely and afraid; they were kindred
souls in those days.  He says he never thought of it as being unfaithful to
Lila; his friendship with MM was so different and they were friends first.
They became lovers, logically, and he said it wasn't so much passion as it
was a comfort for both of them.  After he received his orders, they said
goodbye. Edward said he never heard from her or saw her again until the night
Bradley Ward died. He gets choked up over never known his son, Bradley.
Reginald interrupts this emotional scene to announce that May-Mae and Justus
have arrived. Over tea, MM explains why she spoke up (reasons above...things
looking bad for Eddie, etc.).  Alan wanders in with Jason, A-J, Monica and
Ned.  Alan warns them that reporters are camped outside the Q's gates and
are probably waiting at the Ward house. Justus stirs things up a bit when he
says that even though MM spoke up, there's still a possibility that Eddie will
go down for the murder. Justus jams Edward up about not acknowledging Bradley
as his (black) son. Eddie avers that race didn't have anything to do with his
decision; Justus snorts derisively and keeps yammering on and on about how
embarrassing a black son would have been to Edward.  Then Justus hints that
Myrna Slaughter, who testified for Edward against Jack Boland, may have been
paid to say that she saw Jack with Edward's gun.  Edward mutters that he hopes
the jury isn't as hard on him as his own grandson is [note to Justus: after
your outburst today don't count on a big block of ELQ stock in your Christmas
stocking!].  Ned tells Justus he's a true Quartermaine, because being
argumentative and a big, loud jerk is in the genetic makeup.  May-Mae and
Justus leave then, before everyone can become embroiled in the incinerator
argument.  Before they can go, however, Ned tells Justus that the ELQ board
has decided to relocate the incinerator across the river in a non-residential
area.  Justus churlishly tells him that he's sure ELQ will still make a profit.

At the Outback Club, LeLee tells Mac that Monkey-boy was "magic" in Puerto
Rico. They discuss Luke's disappearance and Mac tells LeLee not to feel
responsible if Luke ends up as Shark-Chow. Then LeLee blabs on and on about
her/Mig's love-child, Juan...double-yawn.  LeLee flaps on about what a noble
knight Sonny was.  Mig gets her alone and proposes to LeLee.  Incredibly
enough, she accepts his proposal.  However, she throws him a slight
monkeywrench when she says he can't slip her the old pork chop until AFTER the
wedding.  He agrees, then goes to the dictionary to look up "pork chop".

End of Monday' show...and please take it easy on the substitute updater
for the next two weeks.  Back at the regular fruit-stand on January 9!

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