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Sent:        4/22/96 11:11 AM
From:        Jan Yarnot, jyarnot@netcom.com

And after the exchange students, it's JURY DUTY!  So here is the
Pretty Darn Late Update for Thursday, April 11.

THE SIDAR THAT REFUSES TO DIE
Brenda is walking on the beach, remembering Sonny and Puerto Rico.  The
song in the background is "I'm dying inside, and nobody knows it but me"
[and half of Port Charles!]  Jax, showing off his Baywatch chest, comes
in after his warmup before his workout.  She admits that she's not as
devoted to her fitness as he is.  He says he has "Discipline, focus, and
faith."  He shows her his Aboriginal charm.  As a boy back in Australia
he had a Native friend, who went on "walkabout" for his manhood
initiation.  Jax was jealous, at 10, so he did his own.  "My parents
almost killed me."  He gives the charm to Brenda to hold while he works out.

Later they are walking in Venice and reading their lines into the tape.
There's a nifty cat on the walk, who I hope got "Extra" pay!  Still
later, seatbeltless, Brenda stands in the convertible while Jax drives
Mulholland Drive.  [This sort of behavior makes her a perfect mate for
Morgan, NewJason.]  You can see L.A. through the smog, though "beautiful!"
is not one of the adjectives *I* would use!  Suddenly night falls.
Brenda says: "I must be crazy.  [yes, yes, tell us something we DON'T know!]
I've had so much fun with you.  I've had such a good time.  I don't know
why I want to leave."  Jax warns her: "Once it's yours, it won't make you
happy."  They hug.  Tease the viewers with a couple of near-kisses.  And
she gives him back the charm.

MANIPULATIVE LILY
Sonny is pensive, possibly also remembering Puerto Rico and Brenda.  Lily
comes in.  She has talked to her father.  It's so nice she gave him a
second chance, and on that topic "do you have any special plans for
tonight?"  She will attempt to cook chicken.  Later, we see her remove
the chicken from the oven.  "Ah," she says.  "Perfect.  What a shame."
She ignites it while on the phone to Mike pleading for his help as she's
ruined dinner. [Your Fearless Updater was cheering: RATSAGHs are right,
well at least halfway, she *is* a manipulator!  Not an *evil* one, yet,
but there's hope!]  Mike comes over bearing bags of beef and veggies.
"You know how to peel potatoes?"  "Under supervision."  [Well, NOT, as it
turns out, I am amazed she still has ten fingers!]  They discuss Brenda's
accident, Sonny, etc.  Once the roast is in the oven, Mike wants to see
the former disaster.  "Pretty superficial burn.  Looks like a case of
arson!"  She knew he wouldn't come over if she just invited him straight
out, so she thought she would "cook something up."  They are giggling
over this when Sonny comes in.  Lily flutters and fidgets and "leaves to
make a phone call."

Sonny wants to know if Mike has held up a butcher shop.  They argue about
how to cook a roast.  They argue about how to treat a wife.  They talk
about the accident.  Lily rejoins them and invites Mike to dinner, but he
leaves.  Sonny and Lily argue over Mike and the roast really does burn.

A HOLE INSIDE
Lucy is dithering, and Kevin is off to his first day of research with the
Twin Study.  But what is Lucy supposed to do without a company to run?
He suggests she go shopping.  Or have her hair done.  Or get a tattoo.
Where?  On her forearm where he could read it.  It would say "I, Lucy
Coe, and resilient, brilliant, creative, and Kevin loves me."  They
kiss.  He leaves.  She rubs her forearm thoughtfully and says "That would
really, really hurt."

Lucy calls everyone in town, trying to find Jax.  She calls Addy [Surely
someone is FGC Addy, she's great!] who hasn't heard from Jax either.

In a surprise guest appearance, T&T are being interviewed by Kevin.  We
like the same music, the same period in art, the same ethnic foods..."
"Well, you prefer Northern Italian..." "right..." "It's not as though
we're totally absolutely..." "identical..." " but we're attracted to the
same men, too [And looks like Doc Kev is one of them!]..." "This could be
a problem..."  Kevin asks about differences and they chorus "They're
pretty superficial, they don't amount to much."  Lucy, knocking first,
barges in, and tries to get Kevin to pay attention to her emergency,
after a slight territorial aside to the twins [Hands off, girls, this is MINE!]
She can't find Jax.  "This is critical to my career."  "So is this, to
mine" he asserts, throwing her out.

Later, Kevin is watching a video.  Turns out these twins were separated
young.  "As long as I can remember, I had this strange feeling, like
there was another place inside where I was that I ought to be."  "For me
it was sorta like being haunted but by something that wasn't there, if
you follow me."  One look at Kevin, and we know that yes, indeed, he is
following them.  [In this Fearless Updater's opinion, this is VERY
IMPORTANT.  It's not Ryan, but it's the Ryan-place in Kevin, the place
that is haunting him.]  Lucy comes in and is upset by this, though I
don't think she really knows why.  The twins continue:  "It was as if
when I found LeeAnn, I found a missing piece of myself."  Lucy turns off
the video, but she can't turn off Kevin's concentration, and he looks at
her and sees a blonde.  He finally returns to this dimension and says
"Lucy!"  He kisses her.  Then he throws everything off the small marble
coffee table and begins to make love to her [that would really, really,
hurt.]

NICK & NORA, YOUR REPUTATION IS SAFE
[Reference Garcia made to the Thin Man series, but Cary Grant (? wasn't
it?) actually solved things!]

Tom and Felicia are in the Interrogation Room, the room all Port Charles
can see into and hear.  They are looking at pictures trying to figure out
whodunnit.  First, of course, they argue about the arrangement.  Then
about how to alphabetize.  Felicia has a hard time speculating about
"Which one of our friends is a murderer?"  They start with Bobbie.  Tom
starts sounding like a courtroom lawyer.  She does happen to be a woman
of passion.  "Passion.  Humiliation.  And Anger."  Tom gets worked up.
Felicia points out that it's like the fantasies.  She says:  "Every time
we face reality, we run in opposite directions."  She leaves with half
the pictures.

When Felicia returns, she sees Mac's picture up and Tom's list about
him.  She goes to get Garcia and convince him that Tom is completely
wrong.  Meanwhile, Tom comes in with takeout lunch.  Garcia, shaking his
head, leaves, saying "I'll leave you to play Nick and Nora by yourselves."
Tom and Felicia argue.  And flirt.  And kiss, which must have amused
Garcia and Officer Rick in the other room.  Then they comment that it
could just as easily be Luke Spencer.  Garcia, who is watching this part
for sure, looks like the cat who ate the cream.