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From: "John R. Andrews" jandrews@uic.edu
Subject: GH Update for Fri 08/09/96
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 17:20:26 -0500

      The General Hospital Update for Friday, August 9, 1996
          Written By:   kathy@gundog.lbl.gov (Kathy Ellington)

Tony Settles Down to Some of Carly's "Home Cooking"
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Carly insinuates herself into home-cooking a dinner for Tony.  While in
the brownstone kitchen, she flashes back to the conversation with Bobbie
about how she gave up a daughter for adoption and about how Tony doesn't
know anything about it.  Carly goes into one of her tiresome, pop-psych
conversations with Tone Loc about "loss" and "how past events shape us"...
you know the kind of Bull she slings.  Tony takes the bait and babbles
on about B.J. and how much it still hurts, etc.; he's opening the old
wound and manages to get himself upset all over again.  Over dinner they
joke about "bachelor" Tony.  Carly goes into the living room and starts
dancing around suggestively. They start to dance together and she fakily
yelps as he "dips" her.  They get closer and start to kiss (on the LIPS);
there's a fumbling at the door and Bobbie walks in and sees them!

Nikolas Visits Lu; the Spencer Men Stamp and Snort and Paw the Ground
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Laura discovers Nik on the porch, bearing a present for Lesley Lu; she
asks him to stay and give the baby the birthday present in person.  Luke
warns her not to be too friendly. She brings LuLu downstairs to see Nik.
He's sweet with the baby and Laura lets Nik hold LuLu while she opens
the gift. Nik presents Lu a Faberge egg!  Lucky blows in just then with
his present for Lesley Lu.  Luke and Lucky depart to breathe "cleaner air"
and leave Foster to guard the baby from Nikolas [those two males are SUCH
complete assholes...perfect, no flaws].  Lucky whines at Luke and demands
to know why Laura is letting Nikolas get close to the baby and why Luke is
ALLOWING Laura to let him close. Luke says they've got to keep on Nik's good
side until Lu is out of the woods, health-wise.  Then he tells Lucky how
proud he is of the little shit's behavior toward Nikolas. Lucky says he
can't sit by and watch Lu with Nik; he goes upstairs. After Nik leaves,
Luke demands to see a photo Nikolas left with her; it's a picture of Nik
as a baby, taken after he was baptized. "What was his point [in leaving the
picture]?" asked Luke churlishly.  "He was my baby" replied Laura serenely.
Luke tells her that Nik is trying to make Laura feel guilty and that the
Cassadine's aim is to alienate her from the Luke and Lucky.  They get into
a major beef about Luke's attitude toward Nikolas. Then Luke says that Nik
ruined Lu's birthday for Lucky. Laura can't believe that Luke hates "my
own child" but he says he can't feel any other way; he's convinced that Nik
is planting a wedge between them.  He huffs off and she gazes at the old
picture.
Nikolas returns home to Uncle Stefan who gives him a bad time about
visiting the Spencers.  Then he talks about Laura's guilt over leaving Nik
when he was a baby.  He warns the kid not to forgive Laura in order to make
her feel better; "you can't trust her" he says.  After railing at Nikolas
for a while, Stefan makes the kid breaks down in tears.  Later on, he
stares soulfully at Laura's portrait.

Froggy Goes a'Courting
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A surprise appearance by Alan, who visits Stefan at Windemere.  They have
a drink and discuss Mercy Hospital's proposed takeover of GH.  Alan wants
to know why Stefan warned them and why he should care if GH went under.
"Did I say I cared?" asks Stefan archly.  Alan comments on the gigungus
portrait of Laura over the fireplace but Stefan refuses to discuss it.
Then they go off on a weird conversation about a garter snake Stefan keeps
as a pet.  Eventually, Alan takes the snake to release it on the mainland
and he also takes his leave of Stefan, who promises to pass on any more
Mercy Hospital vs GH gossip he hears.  Alan zooms home to the Q mansion and
tells Monica about the portrait of Laura over the fireplace. He says he
might try and cultivate Stefan as a friend in order to get Mercy Hospital
info. Alan then tells Monica that he cancelled the laser surgery [that's
what she wanted].

Tom = Stalker?  [this updater doesn't think so]
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Felicia shows Mac and Kevin the gun she keeps in the apartment.  She says
she knows how to use it but they ask her if she'd use it on Tom.  Mac is
called away on another matter but he's keeping a police car outside; Kevin
also volunteers to stay.  Felicia states that Tom would never hurt her.
She asks him about how the "Twin Study" is going and they discuss Ry-Baby.
Kevin says he IS Ryan, "we're the same man" he says [creepy music starts up
in the background].  There's a knock at the door and Audrey Hardy breezes
in; she's looking for Tom.  Audrey says she's not worried about Tom but she
needs him to help straighten out Steve's affairs.  Felicia says she hasn't
seen Tom but she's sure she'll hear from him [good, unintentional humor
here].  Then, out of left field, Audrey says she approves that Tom is
laying miles of pipe with Felicia. Audrey exits, stage left.  After he
suggests that Tom may become physically violent with her, Felicia suggests
Kevin leave.  Kevin leaves, stating he has a patient crisis to deal with
anyway.  Alone in the apartment, Felicia loads the gun and puts it down next
to the chair.  Outside a figure stealthily approaches the window. She sees
the figure outside and points the gun.     ***end of show***

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