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From: njs@lhdsy2.lahabra.chevron.com (N.J.Spera)
Subject: GH: Update, Wednesday, February 8, 1995
Date: 9 Feb 95 17:12:07 GMT

                                GENERAL HOSPITAL
                           Wednesday, February 8, 1995

Today's Stories:                A Big Deal
                                Filly Returns
                                Facing the Wrath of Mac

A Big Deal
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Alan awakens in the predawn at La Mesa.  When just lightly caresses Monica
she awakens.  He has an idea how to occupy the time but Monica decides to
take a shower.  After her shower and as she congratulates herself for getting
through it without looking in the mirror Alan tells her she's beautiful to
him.  Monica doesn't believe him so Alan tells her to stop it, he's tired
of the gallow's humor.  Monica finally allows Alan to tell her how he feels
and how it seems she's acting towards him.  He misses her but she avoids him
even after she asked him to join her.  He wants to get close to her the only
way he knows how, the way they have always been able to be close but Monica
is not in the mood.  She tries to shock him with her scarred body but Alan's
not shocked.  She thinks he's just acting like a doctor and when push comes
to shove he doesn't want to go to be with a one-breasted woman.  But that's
not a big deal to Alan.  The big but is...it is for Monica.  The Alan tells
her what the big deal is for him.  It's lying awake at night without her and
worrying about the possibility of facing life without Monica.  They end up
comforting each other.  Later they are in bed together.  They tried but...
Alan apologizes for pushing Monica.  It didn't go well.  Monica really wasn't
there.

Filly Returns
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Filly returns and visits Tony just as he's sitting down to coffee in his
(read Scott's old) apartment.  She has left Maxie and Maria downstairs to
recuperate from the trip.  While in Texas Maxie has horse rides and even
adopted sheep.  A worried Tony looks around but Filly lets him know they
left the sheep in Texas.  They discuss Filly's stop in Gatlinburg, TN
at a miniature golf course that Maxie wouldn't leave until it closed.
Filly then asks Tony for all the news of PC.  She learns Edward was found
innocent, Kevin & Lucy are an item, Tom is returning and that Tony and
Bobbie are keeping some semblance of peace in the house (but Tony what
about those sessions in Kevin's office?).  Then he comes to the last news,
Mac and Robin.  When she learns about the trouble at Luke's and that it
involved Stone Filly has the sudden urge to mediate...and leaves for Mac's.

Facing the Wrath of Mac
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Brenda is doing her situps...on the floor this time...when the door opens
and Stone returns.  He's amazed that Sonny already had the door fixed...
so am I.  Stone tells her that Mac had walked in on him and Stone and that
if it weren't for Luke Stone would have been torn limb from limb.  Brenda
is dismayed that Stone took Robin to a motel but is relieved that they did
use protection.  When she learns Robin is facing Mac alone she is concerned
but talks Stone out of having it out with Mac.  Meanwhile at the Scorpio's
Robin and Mac have a verbal battle over Robin staying overnight with Stone.
Robin lets Mac know in no uncertain terms that they did the nasty.  Mac blows
his top and seeths when Robin tells Mac she loves Stone.  In the midst of
their argument Robin informs Mac she has accepted Yale's offer but that it was
Stone who convinced her to accept.  That doesn't really calm Mac down as he is
concerned she's throwing her life away over a stupid adolescent infatuation.
The verbal battle continues over Robin's feelings until there's a knock at the
door and the doorbell rings.  It's Filly and she calls time out.  Filly
suggests Mac take a walk while she and Robin talk.  Before Mac leaves he tells
Filly what happened the night before between Robin and Stone.  Once Mac leaves
Robin admits to Filly that everything Mac said was true.  Filly is concerned
that is ok and that Robin and Stone used protection and questions if Stone had
been tested for HIV, considering his lifestyle before he met Robin.  Oh,yes,
he had been tested and it was negative.  Filly is still concerned that Stone
had been telling the truth, that test was a while ago.  Filly also suggests
Robin see her gynecologist since condoms aren't perfect protection against
pregnancy....Filly is an example of that.  Filly tries to convince Robin to
try to get along with Mac, he's only trying to do what he thinks is best for
Robin.  The doorbell rings...it's Brenda to see Robin.  Filly leaves and Robin
and Brenda talk about Robin's experience and the picnic afterwards.  Brenda
advises Robin to stop worrying about Mac and concentrate on loving Stone.
Meanwhile Mac's walk takes him to Kevin's office.  Before he gets to what has
him stumped he tells Kevin that Filly is back in town.  Then on to the reason
for the visit to Kevin...Robin.  It doesn't take much from Mac for Kevin to
figure out that Robin slept with Stone.  Mac doesn't know what to do but he
knows he wants to protect Robin from Stone, a guy who runs with bad company.
Mac would like to kill Stone but knows that's not a viable option.  Kevin
points out the questions is not what to do but what can Mac do.  Mac can't
dictate to Robin how to live her life and he needs to embrace the reality
that Robin is sleeping with a guy Mac can't stand.  If Mac is going to oppose
the relationship Mac can no more deny but has to accept that Robin has strong
feelings for Stone.  Until Mac does that, Kevin points out, Mac will get
nowhere with Robin.

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