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From: chips@eskimo.com
Subject: GH: Update Tues July 18

                               General Hospital
                              Tues July 18, 1995

The fallouts continue ...

Stone comes down to Luke's Place on his way out to the hospital to see if he
made it into a test group and sees Sonny having morning coffee at the bar.
Stone makes a crack about Brenda and is stunned when Sonny tells him that
Brenda is outta there. Sonny tells him the whole story and how it didn't turn
out the way he had hoped, with him and Brenda laughing about the whole thing.
Stone comments that this puts him in a strange position as his girl is
Brenda's best friend and he works for Brenda. Sonny tells him not to say a
word to anyone about what happened or happens. Stone goes on his appointment
with Alan, Robin in tow. Alan tells him that he is in the test group. Stone
then tells Robin that Brenda & Sonny split and that someone had tipped off
Sonny about the wire.

Luke gets a visit from Bobi who asks him to move to Ruby's and tells him why.
He makes a crack about the woman in his life showing him the door and regrets
it when he sees Bobi's reaction. Anyway, he agrees readily enough. Luke gets
further bad vibes from Sonny, who is doing bookkeeping early in the morning.
He ascertains that Sonny is worried about things and Luke knows that his
chances with Laura fall as Sonny's trouble increase. Luke rushes off to the
Outback to demand that Mac layoff. Mac stands up to Luke. Luke says Mac has
nothing but suppositions. McUgly (who had just come in) says isn't it funny
how everybody is supposing the same thing. Luke then accuses Mac of going
after Sonny to get back at Stone. Mac tells Luke to take his pop-psychology
and stuff it. Luke then tries the nice route [he is really desperate] and Mac
just tells Luke that Sonny was a known commodity when he went into
partnership with him, and the heat was going to increase if anything.

Ned and Lois come back from upstate NY and find Brenda and McUgly sleeping at
the studio. They realize it is not good news and hear all the details about
Sonny's discovery. Ned is thrilled that Brenda is split from Sonny, Lois is
upset that Brenda is so unhappy [My take on Brenda- You reap what you sow,
and she acted so blindly to what was going on, that i've got no sympathy.]
and ponders what to do. Robin comes by to comfort Brenda and mentions what
Stone said about Sonny being forewarned.

EdQ and Lila are having breakfast with EdQ complaining about the CSF press
conference and Ned's lack of being there. Allan,Monica and Emily enter the
room. Lila asks about the trip to Arizona and Emily gives a nice description
of the scattering of ashes ceremony. Then EdQ starts ripping into Allan and
Monica about the CSF fiasco. Allan, remarkably, sticks up for AJ. The trio
really start arguing about who was responsible for the mess to begin and
about the press conference. Emily looks on with trepidation and asks
                          L I N E  O F  T H E  D A Y
           "Does AJ always get into such trouble?"   Lila calls for a halt to
the proceedings. Monica and Allan try to make nice with Emily but she is not
receptive and leaves to get her self resettled. The trio start arguing again
a few minutes later and when EdQ says 'Who should be blamed?' Ned walks in.
He joins in the fun and maintains that his not being there was a bonus, as it
showed that ELQ did not consider this a big deal and besides, how are the
breakfast pastries. Emily had re-entered the room and is stunned to see yet
another hot and heavy argument. Much later on, Ned is reading some boring
business reports in the den when Emily passes by with Raoul. He starts
telling her how he was scared as a child when the family started arguing. As
an escape, he used to go to a room which had old pictures of Q's. Ned sees
Monica standing in the doorway, but doesn't mention it and keeps on talking
to Emily. That room is now in the East Wing, and the next time Emily gets
caught in the same room as an argument she could go looking for it. She must
keep in mind though, that the Qs argue as a way of communication and they
would fight twice as fierce against an outside intrusion. He then looks up
and says Hi to Monica. Emily gives her another cold shoulder and leaves
looking for Raoul. Before Monica can even sigh, Ned tells her that he has it
easier dealing with Emily since he doesn't remind Emily of Paige and he was
somewhat an orphan himself. Monica says thanks.

Lois goes to Luke's Place to confront Sonny. He accuses her of betrayal, she
says look at the stove calling the kettle black. She demands that Sonny get
out of L&B, he says he never got L&B involved with business and refuses. She
threatens, he comes back with lawsuits. Lois goes back to Q mansion and tells
Ned about going to Sonny. Ned says let the lawsuits begin, the Qs can bleed
Sonny dry and are more vicious. Lois goes to the studio, where Brenda is
pacing and trying to figure out who could've tipped off Sonny. For some dumb
reason, Lois starts thinking outloud and comes up with Lily. Brenda storms
out to Ruby's to find Lily. Ruby is there and sees that Brenda is unhappy,
though pleased to find out why. Lily then enters the cafe.