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Subject:     GH: 8/19 Update
Sent:        8/20/96 7:34 PM
From:        lraneri@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu

Here is the 8/19 update.  I tried to post it using trn, but it kept messing
up.  Any help in posting would be greatly appreciated!!

GH 8/19/96 Update

REMEMBERING STONE
        Gina comes in Luke's and thanks Sonny again for rescuing her from
Kevin.  Sonny says Kevin's not always so bad and that he helped Stone.
Gina asks Mike if he knows Sonny and says he looks sad.  Sonny looks
pensive.
        Mike says sometimes the sadness just sneaks up on Sonny.  Sonny
comes over and asks Mike to open a bottle of wine for he and Gina to
celebrate Stone's birthday.  Gina says she thought she was the only one who
remembered.  Sonny says he's sure Robin remembers too but "she's moving on,
God bless her."
        Gina, Mike and Sonny toast to Stone.  Gina thanks Sonny again.
Sonny says meeting her was like a gift from Stone.  Sonny offers Mike to
take her home and won't let her go home alone even thought  she just lives
at Kelly's.  Mike takes her home, and Gina says Stone was lucky to have
him.  Alone in the club, Sonny lifts a glass to honor Stone's birthday.

JASON AND ROBIN GET CLOSER
        Jason and Robin in a hotel.  Jason asks why the hotel asked to
check Robin's credit card;  Robin said they probably thought it was a
little strange with Jason trying to pay $900 in cash.  Robin and Jason
banter.  Robin is a little somber but she says everything is perfect.  She
and Jason go outside and stare into the night at the ocean.  Avoiding
what's bothering her, Robin asks if Jason wants to go swimming.  Jason
calls her on it and says she doesn't have to lie to him, "ever."  He asks
what's wrong.  After a sad pause, Robin says it's Stone's birthday.  Jason
comes over and holds her.
        Robin says she remembered about Stone's birthday when she signed
the credit card receipt  and realized it was Aug. 19.  She thinks about
last year when he was in the hospital getting treatment for CMV to try to
prevent his eventual blindness.  Jason remembers what Robin said at the
Nurse's Ball: "It caused him unspeakable pain and stole his eyesight."
Robin is amazed and touched that Jason remembered.  Jason said he remembers
every word of her speech and that she was "the bravest thing I ever saw."
Robin says she didn't think she could get through her speech but when she
looked up and saw him and he gave her strength.  Jason says she does the
same for him.  He goes back in the room, grabs their things and, heading
for the door, says he's taking her home because it's Stone's birthday and
she's sad.  Robin says she's happy to be there with him and although she
loves and misses Stone, she wants to be with Jason and to stay where they
are.  They kiss.
        Jason breaks away from their kiss and says he can't stop wanting
her.  Jason says he doesn't want to hurt her and that he understands that
she can't help it  if she doesn't want him that way.   Robin says she
really does and that she dreams about being with him. Jason is confused.
He says he wants to have sex with her  but he knows they cant because Stone
is "still in her heart."   Robin says she used to think that, but Jason has
a separate place in her heart.  She says she wants to make love, but she
doesn't want to put him at risk for HIV.  He says he understands that her
fear of putting him at risk would ruin sex so "I guess we'll never do it."
Robin says "can I tell you how much I just hated hearing that?"   Jason
says he hates it because he thinks she's beautiful and just wants to hold
her.  Robin and Jason negotiate how they can be together, kissing,
touching, and holding one another.  Jason says he is willing to do whatever
she feels comfortable with     Looking like she's trying to convince
herself, Robin says "I'm not afraid."  She and Jason kiss some more and go
for the bed.
        Later, Jason and Robin are together in bed caressing one another.
Robin says she can't believe they can be together this way without having
sex.  Jason says if she has any other ideas, she should just speak up.
Sweet, sweet, sweet.

BUSINESS OR PLEASURE?
Alan and Monica are still dining at the restaurant.  Monica says she can't
believe that the hospital is in such dire financial straits.  Alan says
Steve's love for the hospital lead him to bring in all these research
projects that overextended the hospital.  Alan says he has a "sickening
feeling" that Steve ended up putting in a lot of his own money.  Monica is
shocked that Steve, the pragmatist, could let things get so out of control.
 Alan says he thinks Steve was following his heart.  Alan says he doubts
Audrey knew and that he won't tell her.  Alan's strategy to save the
hospital:  "Cassadine."  Monica is reluctant to count on the C's.  Alan
says he doesn't have a lot of other options:  he's burned his bridges with
Sonny and Edward's not interested in an investment where there will be no
return.  Monica says she knows but she hates it .  Monica's only other
alternative is to let Mercy take over and throw themselves on their mercy.
Alan says he thinks Monica is starting to sound like Dorman: "Take what you
can get, do what's expedient," and says that isn't the right answer.
"Sometimes you've got to fight the good fight Monica.  I mean try to
remember you are a Quartermaine.  We do that sometimes."  Monica lets the
Dorman barb pass and says GH is lucky to have Alan fighting for it.
        Alan and Monica looking sympathetic.  Monica asks if Alan is
disappointed about postponing the surgery.  Alan says not really and then
asks why they're talking shop when they're supposed to be celebrating.
Monica said dinner was special because they got through it without having
an argument.  Alan agrees and gives her a rose.

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY, or COUNT THE TIMES LAURA APOLOGIZES
Stephan and Nickolas in Casa de DOOL.  Nick wants to know what Stephan and
Laura talked about.  Stephan says Nick knows but if he wants to play
games...   Stephan said that after Alan and he had their meeting, Alan went
over to Monica for "what appeared to be some sort of vague, half-hearted
celebration of something."  (Perceptive guy.)  He said that "suddenly,
halfway through her entree, Laura got up, went over to their table, and
announced that you were her son.,  Fine move on your part.  I applaud you."
 Nick looks stunned and perplexed.
        Luke and Lucky and Laura come in the house.   Lucky seems to be
very wired up and says he wants to stay up late to watch a movie.  Lucky
asks if Lulu is in her room and Laura says she's sleeping.  Lucky says
things are "almost back to normal, sort of"  in his surly teenage voice and
says goodnight only to Luke.  Laura looks uncomfortable and Luke avoids
looking at her.  Laura says to go ahead and yell before he explodes.
Luke doesn't want to fight, he just wants to hold a grudge.  Laura says she
had to tell Alan and Monica because she didn't want Nick to believe she was
ashamed of him.   Luke makes a snide comment about Laura being a "fierce
mama bear."  Laura tries guiltily to apologize but says she had to do what
she did.  Luke says she did what Stephan wanted her to do "again."  Luke
says Stephan's has been using Laura's guilt to get her to do what he wants.
 Laura perceptively says "really, I had no idea you saw me as so weak."
Luke fires back with a condescending remark that starts with "woman" and
ends with "darling."  It seems Laura doesn't realize what skilled game
players the Cassadines are and she isn't "fighting trim."  Laura says she
resents that.  (Do I sense Laura's backbone reemerging?  No such luck.)
        Back at the castle, Stephan commends Nick on what he said to
provoke Laura to acknowledge him as her son.  Nick says he didn't do
anything and gets angry that she called herself his mother.  Stephan turns
it around and makes out like Laura is some kind of egomaniac who "gives
herself the right" to claim motherhood and apologizes to Nick for Laura's
"selfishness."  Nick says he can't understand why she would speak of him so
publicly or at all.  Stephan implies that Laura wanted to let the
"influential Quartermaine doctors" know her side of the story first because
they are very powerful people around town.  (ROTFLOL!!!!  Boy, if the kid
only knew!)
        Luke says he thinks it's funny that Laura resents what he said.
Laura said Stephan didn't manipulate her, she manipulated him.  Luke is
skeptical.  Laura says they've been feeding Nick with lies about her and
Stephan was needling her and next thing she knew she was over at Alan and
Monica's table.  And next thing you know, she realizes she acted
impulsively and played right into Stephan's hands and she's apologizing to
Luke AGAIN.  Luke says she's never been any good at chess and that the
Cassadines have all their moves mapped out.  Now that she's claimed Nick as
her own, Luke is sure Stephan is going to use it against them in some way.
Luke walks out, leaving Laura sitting distressed on the bed.  She gets up
and looks at the picture of her family.  Laura realizes that Stephan will
try to use what she said against Nick and tries to call him..  Stephan
answers the phone.  Laura asks him not to tell Nick about what happened and
says she wants to tell him herself.  With Nick right behind him, Stephan
calls her Lasha and asks what she wants to keep from Nick.   Nick grabs the
phone.  Laura tries to explain what happened earlier but he says he doesn't
want to hear her "lies" and that Stephan already told him the truth.  He
said he wants to go to the Q's and tell them his side of the story, which
will make her look bad.  Laura apologizes for telling others about him
without talking to him first.  He says he didn't come to town to find her,
he came to save his sister.  Laura wants to explain, but Nick says he
doesn't want to hear it and Stephan grabs the phone.  He blames Laura for
having to do "major damage control" with Nick.  Of course,  as Laura points
out,  he left out his role in goading her.  Stephan says she's whining and
he doesn't have time for it. and hangs up.
        Stephan leaves a message on Alan's machine saying he needs to ask a
favor of him.
        Meanwhile, Sonny is drinking at the bar when Luke comes in.  Luke
asks what Sonny would make of Alan and Stephan "putting their heads
together over dinner."  Sonny says  the hospital is in trouble and Alan
already asked him for help.  Luke says Stephan's working to make himself a
town hero.  Sonny offers again to "handle"  Stephan..  Macho Luke says if
Stephan's still standing when he gets through with him and Sonny wants, he
can have a shot at him too.  Luke and Sonny toast to his plan for Stephan
        Laura and Lucky at home.  Laura says she thought he had his heart
set on watching the movie.  Lucky said he kept thinking about Lulu and
ended up in her room, as did Laura.  Lucky asks where Luke is .  She says
Luke went for a walk because he's angry at her and Lucky will be too.    He
says he doesn't want to be.  She asks to let it lie for a night and he says
he can't.  Laura tells Lucky she told Alan and Monica about Nick, Stephan
told Nick, Nick got upset.  She asks Lucky if he's upset too.  Lucky says
it's okay and that it's important not to have secrets but he's clearly
upset about Laura being upset about Nick being upset.. (Talk about a
codependent family!)
        Sonny's still at the club.  Mike comes back from taking Gina home
and wants to take Sonny home.  Sonny asked when was the last time he took
orders from him.  Sonny says "made it through another one."  Mike replies,
"You know something, you'll make it again tomorrow."
        Luke walks in the bedroom behind Laura.  Laura gets a phone call
from Stephan saying that he thinks he made have made a mistake in telling
Nick what happened.  He says Nick is very upset and they should meet.
Laura says she would gladly do anything to help.  Behind her, Luke glares.
Stephan picks up the phone and says to someone, "Is everything alright?...
Good....Be ready."