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From: jyarnot@netcom.com (Jan Yarnot)
Subject: GH: Update Thursday March 28
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 00:39:34 GMT

CLEARLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE
        Ah, Miss Subtlety, otherwise known as Katherine, is back.  I
haven't seen her this outrageously indifferent to making a good
impression (sometimes it's really hard to believe she's any good at
public relations!) since the last time she was rich, when she was still
Mrs. Ashton.  Money does awful things to this character.
        Anyway.  Katherine and Robin come back from a spending spree
wherein she's attempting to outspend the Menendez brothers and to go
broke sooner.  Justus stops by with the news of his higher approval
ratings, and to thank Katherine for her PR, the prominent citizen
endorsements.  He is appalled by the loot she's hauled home, and suggests
she send it back and not indulge in such conspicuous consumption till
Damian's murder is solved.  KatyBell insists she has nothing to fear from
the police, that they wouldn't dare arrest her.  Robin heads off to work
and Justus and Katherine keep arguing till the phone rings.  It's Garcia,
who has been ordered by the commissioner, despite his pleas, to question
Katherine.  Katherine is angry that Mac is not there.  And she has no alibi.
(It's a shame, I really WANT it to be Katherine, but she's too obvious.
I know sometimes the obvious suspect did it (vide the self-same Menendez
brothers!) but that's probably too subtle for soap.)
        Before this, we saw Garcia listening in on Tom questioning a
battered wife who killed her husband.  Tom can have a job at the PCPD as
a psychiatric forensic expert as soon as he gets some training.  And
since he has no patients at GH, this may be a good thing.  Of course,
since Tom is not on the list of suspects, according to Garcia, he
probably murdered Damian.
        Katherine and Justus go to the cop shop.  There they meet Dara
Jensen, assistant DA, who makes a few pointed comments at Justus.
According to Garcia, after she leaves, she's quite impressed with
Councilman Ward, not that it would make a difference in court.  Dara has
put Katherine's back up with the comment "If your attorney thinks you
can't handle it, Miss Bell ... " (and why would he think she CAN, after
the past court appearances?) so Katherine sends Justus out.  She is her
normal sweet helpful self with Garcia, and Justus is listening in on the
mike in the waiting room.  However, Dara comes back just as the situation
in the interrogation room is deteriorating, and Justus misses the
shouting and fighting.  Garcia finally says "Being nice to you is clearly
counterproductive, so maybe we should go on with our regular procedure."
He snaps the lights out and pulls out the rubber hose.  (No, I made that
part up.)  Justus listens to more questioning, till he interrupts,
protests the lights (and the hose!) and takes Miss Subtlety away, but not
before she attempts to finger Sonny for the murder.

I MISS MY DAUGHTER
        At a seedy honkytonk outside of town, Bobbie meets with Felix, a
P.I. who will look for her daughter.  Jason sees this, and once Felix
leaves, Bobbie sees him.  He tells her she still smells good, and she
tells him it's not what he thinks.  He says he doesn't think anything.
        When next we see Bobbie, she has brought a poodle skirt for Emily
to wear to her first school dance, a '50s theme.  Emily is truly excited
and wants to know all about the 50s, and to my dismay, Monica denies
having been there.  (The kids have SORAS, but time stops for the adults,
it seems.  *I* had a poodle skirt.  With a thousand petticoats.  And
saddle shoes.  And last year I made a poodle skirt for Stands-With-a-Book,
too, which she decorated up with sequins... anyway, if Monica and Alan
celebrated their 25th anniversary just before the cancer story (marriage
SORAS) she either is close to my age or she married as a teen, and since
she was married to someone else first, that doesn't seem likely.  Also, I
figure she's had her menopause: she's darn well old enough to remember the
50s!)  When Monica gives Emily a "retro" scarf, Emily bubbles "Thanks, Mom!"
Bobbie looks sad.  They tell Emily about B.J.  Then they teach her to
dance the jitterbug.  Bobbie is surprised to find out it's not a date dance
(I approve!) and when Emily worries that no one will ask her to dance,
Monica points out it may be a 50s dance, but it's the 90s really, and
Emily can ask someone herself.  (Gee, like I wonder who?)  They discuss
"why poodles?" and decide it must be how women were viewed, and Bobbie
quotes Ruby (who is quoting someone else, but don't quote me!): "Things
ain't what they used to be, and what's more, they never were!"  Bobbie's
purse-phone rings, and it's speed-demon Felix, who has a lead and is en
route to Fort Lauderdale.

SOMEONE HAS TO BE THE GROWNUP
        Brenda has brought some clothes for Lois, who is doing her nails.
She claims to have left a note for Ned saying how much Lois loves him and
wants to apologize.  Oddly enough, Lois is not thrilled with this idea,
and Brenda admits the note actually just said Lois was OK.  Brenda wants
Ned and Lois to make up so Brenda can feel better.  Oddly enough, Lois
isn't too thrilled with this rationale, either.  She wants to know how
Brenda can call her stupid.  She's not pleased that BRENDA is frustrated.
She is in no mood to put up with Brenda's "make ME feel better" plea.
        Brenda, the relationship expert, tells Lois that "someone has to
be the grownup."  Lois says "He said ugly things to me, and he meant
every one of them."  "Ned was ice-cold cruel.  He cut me like he was
making a carefully calculated incision."  Brenda, (the relationship
expert, don't forget), says "some fights are not worth winning" and
brings Lois the phone, but to my relief, Lois isn't going to call.
Old relationship-expert Brenda figures you can just sweep whatever it is
under the rug and forget it, and it'll go away.  Maybe this will help her
grow up a little?

MAYBE I'LL HIT MY HEAD AND HE'LL COME BACK
        Jason is storming around on his motorcycle.  Robin sees him.
He says "you work a lot."  She asks about AJ, and he reminds her that he
neither cares about AJ or about the family.  She worries about the
motorcycle, and he says "You want dangerous?  I'll show you dangerous."
He plays with nearly ending up in the water... Lake Ontario, right?
This upsets Robin, who starts to cry.  Jason stops and asks why.  She
tells him he reminds her of her boyfriend who used to do dangerous
things, and that he's dead now. Jason seems to feel some empathy and
touches her on her shoulders.
--
Jan Yarnot, net.granny, RABbabe, Proud Mom to Stands-With-a-Book, the
        Booklist Boy, the IRS Guy, the Tycoon, and Sunbunny.
        Growing older is mandatory, growing up is optional.
jyarnot@netcom.com                 Putting the fun in "dysfunctional."