Daily Updates

Subject:     Friday Update
Sent:        4/14/96 4:43 PM
From:        John Andrews, jandrews@uic.edu

                            GH Update for 04/12/96
                            By John R. Andrews, UIC

Scene 1
A pensive Brenda and Jax fly back to PC, though he tries a last effort to get
her to head for Rio.
Scene 2
Ned just misses Lois at Kelly's who then comes down and refuses breakfast with
a slightly queasy look. Ruby introduces her to Carly who is sitting at a table
nearby.
Scene 3
Amy clucks to the other GH hens about Monica's latest gift, but as she
chortles, Alan overhears and looks concerned.
Scene 4
A latex-gloved Garcia prepares to either go through evidence or do a cavity
search on a prisoner.  He inspects a small item then begins to make a pencil
rubbed etching on a piece of paper. After looking at the impression, he calls
Luke and requests that he come in for questioning.
Scene 5
Luke jests with his family about being questioned, but Lucky appears worried.
Scene 6
After Bobbie pulls Amy's foot out of her mouth and drags her off, Monica
confesses to Alan she found his next intended gift in his pocket.  She admits
that because of their recent fights over AJ, she was afraid he might not even
give it to her [mercenary wench]. Alan listens without answering.
Scene 7
Carly chats with Lois about planning to stay in PC and maybe getting into
nursing. Lois tells her about Monica and says Monica is currently looking for
volunteers to staff a new project.
Scene 8
Alan tells Monica he was just waiting for the right moment. She replies he
might just get lucky that night. He says great because he's getting really
tired of playing "Pee Wee goes to the adult movies" alone in the Quartermain
home theater.
Scene 9
Brenda thanks Jax for taking care of her and staying out of her pants.  He says
no worries, mate, but the next move is hers. She agrees.
Scene 10
Emily [this kid seems to be growing as fast as Alice in Wonderland] chats with
Lucky at school.  Lucky is very agitated that he gave Luke a good reason to
kill Damian, and he's afraid Luke might have done it. Emily tries to reassure
him, but Lucky rushes off to try to help his father.
Scene 11
Jax and Brenda return to Kelly's.  Jax asks Lois if she's still separated and
when she says yes, he seems to honestly wish them to work it out soon.  After
Jax leaves to see what Lucy wanted so badly, Brenda dishes to Lois about her
fabulous trip, though admits she didn't take any Vitamin F, but swears Lois to
secrecy on that point. Lois expresses her belief that Jax has changed.
Suddenly, Ned appears with a big bouquet of flowers for Brenda.
Scene 12
Luke again attempts to reassure Laura, but then mentions that she's a suspect
herself. She admits she is a logical suspect since she had motive, opportunity,
and, additionally, also recently blasted a guy into the next world.
Scene 13
Garcia orders a test on something that belongs to Luke. Just then, Lucky shows
up and says they're making a mistake suspecting Luke.  Lucky tries diligently
to give his father an alibi but instead manages to tighten the noose by
blurting out the story of Lucky's gambling losses and Damian's intervention on
his behalf. Finally, he confesses to the murder himself.
Scene 14
Brenda accepts the flowers and excuses herself. Ned tries to make small talk
with Lois, but she again does her tight-ass act and refuses to even talk to
him.
Scene 15
Carly shows up at GH to see Monica who's in surgery, so she waits in the lobby
area.
Scene 16
Ned tries desperately to communicate, and finally, Lois relents for a minute
and remains. In a poignant scene, Ned eloquently expresses his love, but Lois
tells him she was deeply hurt by his anger and mistrust and feels that they
fundamentally don't have the same values. He assures her they do, but when he
brings up seeing her holding Jenny's baby, she is overcome by emotion and
rushes out leaving a distraught Ned sitting alone.
Scene 17
Luke and Laura banter playfully about Damian before slipping down to the floor
for a bit of shag tag.
Scene 18
Meanwhile, Lucky is busy spinning a yarn about how he killed Damian with a
lamp; unfortunately, Garcia counters that they know Damian was killed with a
wooden object.
Scene 19
Brenda tries to comfort Lois who says she can't ever accept the Quartermain
code of lies and manipulation especially now. Brenda immediately asks, "Why
now?" Lois frowns and frets before answering that she may be pregnant.
Scene 20
Alan plays the gift game with Monica by asking her to hold his coat then
walking off. In the pocket, she finds his latest gift.  Carly stops Monica and
tells her she's really big admirer of her.
Scene 21
Luke nuzzles Laura sensuously.
Scene 22
Garcia lectures Lucky about trying to obstruct justice then sends him home. Our
old pal Officer Johnson tells Garcia that the murder weapon was a baseball bat.
Garcia replays the tape of Lucky mentioning that Luke got some baseball
equipment including a bat for the Ward House.  "Baseball, this is great," the
hapless Officer Johnson comments, "all we have to do is watch the instant
replay to see who killed Damian." Garcia briefly considers shooting him for the
good of PC, but decides against it for now.