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From: cglass@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Cyndi Glass)
Subject: GH: UPDATE Wednesday Dec 4, 1996
Date: 5 Dec 1996 13:58:55 -0700

 Substituting for Rika...

 Highlights of the day: Alan & Monica, Sonny & Mike, Lucas & Nikolas,
 Emily's hair, The Eddie Maine Fan Effect, Lucy's hair, and the
 Sonny/Brenda Wuthering Heights moment (thanks to whoever came up
 with this-it's perfect).

 Line of the Day: There were several, but the topper had to be
 Alan, shaking with rage: "That WAS self control." Sidney Bear was
 growling today.

 Scene 1: Quartermaine Mansion: A plentiful tray of danishes appears,
 letting us klueless kids know it's morning. Edward's grousing about
 not having his newspaper. He's called a meeting, about what I'm not
 sure because they never really began it. Lila is there, along with Alan
 and Monica, united and nervous. Ned and Justus rally around as Edward
 continues to grouse until a very jittery Reginald brings in the newspaper.
 Edward says "Oh my God," and points out today's headline: "Compromised
 Physician Files Sex Charges Against Dr. Monica Quartermaine." Monica
 blushes but holds firm, Alan by her side.

 Scene 2: Jax & Brenda's suite: They're obviously in the middle of
 an uncomfortable discussion, when Lucy drops in. She's dressed in
 a brilliant green turtleneck, a nice leather jacket, and a hairpiece
 that is a work of art. She chatters away, reminding Brenda that she
 needs to go back out on the promo tour. Brenda looks like it's the
 last thing in the world she wants to do.

 Scene 3: Sonny's outside Luke's, and it's either very cloudy or still
 nighttime on this side of town. He's on the cell phone, demanding
 results. He wants to find out who's bringing the hard drugs into
 Port Charles so that he can bring them down. Mike overheard, carrying
 a case of wine on his shoulder, and he approaches Sonny, saying now
 might be the right time to give him this (a piece of paper).

 Scene 4: Luke and Lucky are safely ensconsed in Luke's office at the
 club, playing the computer game and trying to figure out what Stefan
 is trying to do. Lucky is frustrated and tries to tell his dad about
 the seemingly meaningless clues, such as Lady Mangard. Luke ponders.

 Scene 5: Bobbie and Lucas arrive in the fog on the island, coming to
 visit Stefan. Is it before school? Saturday? Did she call him in sick?
 Just curious. Lucas' reaction: "Wow...."

 OPENING MONTAGE (yes, all that was before. For some reason the scenes
 were crammed full and very short today).

 Scene 6: Bobbie introduces Lucas and Stefan to each other. Nikolas arrives
 and Lucas is immediately enthralled and runs off to explore the place.
 Nikolas conveys that he has heard the news of the upcoming marriage and
 approves. Bobbie is happy, but she has not yet told Lucas that she plans
 to marry Stefan. Stefan knows that something unpleasant has happened, and
 Bobbie tells him about Tony taking Lucas to eat with Carly on Thanksgiving
 Eve, against her wishes and without telling her. Stefan kisses her and
 tells her "the men in your life up to this point have been fools."

 Scene 7: Luke & Lucky are still at the office, and Lucky is still frustrated.
 Luke says "We're smarter than the shadow man...aren't we?"

 Scene 8: Outside, Sonny asks Mike what this is all about, and Mike tells
 him that he happened to see this drug pusher handing out drugs like candy,
 and he followed him home, to help Sonny out. Sonny explodes, telling Mike
 to stay out of it. Mike grins, and in the runner up Line Of The Day says:
 "If this is your subtle way of saying to me that you don't want me to
 take a slug for you again, thanks, son." Sonny stares after him as he
 goes in, speechless.

 Scene 9: Back at the suite, Lucy is chattering away, oblivious to
 the fact that both Brenda and Jax are uncomfortable and that she has
 interrupted something. She implores Brenda that the holiday campaign
 needs to be done right away. Brenda tries to explain that they have
 a lot of things to work out. Lucy doesn't see what the problem is.
 "You're still married, right?" Brenda just looks over at Jax as if
 to say, well? No one answers. He announces that he needs to see
 Miranda. Lucy asks if that is a problem. Brenda rather testily retorts
 "Why would it be a problem?" Lucy tries to be helpful, pointing out
 the legal fact that if he is still married to Miranda, then no,
 the marriage is null, as she slowly starts to buy a clue that Brenda
 is really upset about this. "It can be fixed, right?"

 Commercial

 Scene 10: Edward is stewing and fretting about the article. Lila
 says "What absolute drivel!" Edward accuses Alan and Monica of finding
 the situation amusing, and Monica says "It's either that or tear my
 hair out, and I haven't had it back that long." Alan is incredible in
 these scenes.

 Ned and Justus are outside away from everyone, and Justus
 is somewhat shocked at this folder of info that Nedly is giving him.
 He's not comfortable with completely annihilating Jax.

 Emily Arrives, complete with new goth look, funky hair and tons of
 eye makeup for her day in seventh grade, or eighth, or whatever. Edward
 is appalled. She also has acquired an Attitude and is snarky right
 back. They remind her of what the family is dealing with, and Monica
 tells her she looks much better with no makeup at all. Emily says
 that Blair Bixler called and asked her if it was true about the charges
 and she hung up on her. They offer to take her to school, and she
 says perkily that she will walk. Monica worries that she is taking this
 too well.

 Justus and Ned argue. Ned points out that they are all doing what's
 best for the family business, the Quartermaine Creed. He asks if Justus
 has cold feet. Justus says better that than a cold heart. Ned reminds
 him that he's going in a few months and someone will be taking over,
 implying that it will be Justus, and says he'd better get used to it.
 "I want Sonny, and I want Jax, off the board before I go."

 Scene 11: Brenda apologizes and tries to explain again, compares the
 situation to the one that Lucy is dealing with. Lucy goes off on
 a tangent about separating business from friendship and how hard it
 is. Brenda asks how Kevin is. "Kevin is a beautiful, confused person,"
 Lucy says. "Ah, what a coincidence," Brenda replies. They bond a bit.
 Lucy says she will cope with whatever decision Brenda makes but she
 needs to know ASAP. Jax is on the phone, highly irritated with whomever
 it is. Lucy leaves, rather abruptly, with an uncomfortable "Ta." Brenda
 asks when he will see Miranda. He confronts her about listening in
 on the phone call, and she doesn't deny it. He says he was going to
 tell her he was going, and she says she was going to tell him about
 listening in, probably. He says that he figured out she wasn't planning
 on hanging up and didn't want Miranda to go through that. "Who were
 you protecting, me or her?" Brenda asks. "I'm trying for both," he
 says. "Well, no wonder you're exhausted," she says. She brings up
 the fortune teller in New Orleans who said that somene would turn
 out to be two faced. Jax says "Maybe she meant me," and obliviously
 goes on about being torn in two, not noticing Brenda's pain.

 (sorry, I *am* trying to be objective. I'll be better.)

 Commercial

 Scene 12: The hospital lobby: Alexis is meeting with Alan and Monica
 in the lobby to go over the case. Alan says that once he starts to
 lumber down the halls all he's going to hear is silence. Monica says
 that some people have cancelled appointments and people are talking.
 Alan suggests using loss of income in a countersuit and calls Dorman
 a toad. Dorman arrives at the nurse's station, and Monica bounds up,
 against Alexis' alarmed pleas not to do anything, and she confronts
 him, saying something about both of them getting dragged down in the
 mud he's slinging, and he smirks. "Sounds kinky. I'm due in the O.R."
 Alexis decides maybe they should hold their meeting somewhere a little
 more private.

 Scene 13: Kevin shows up at the hospital, having completely missed
 his board meeting about whether or not they would keep him on staff.
 Lucy frets. "I guess I lost track of time," he shrugs, and she
 begins to panic. Was she wondering if he was being alt.kevin again?
 I know I was. Is he testing her here? I'm lost. They aren't on enough
 to keep track of this plot, rant rant rant. He has decided to resign,
 treating the whole thing very glibly. Lucy doesn't understand.

 Scene 14: Ned is at the hospital, flirting with a girl at the nurse's
 station. "How do I go about getting some medical records?" he asks.
 "You're Eddie Maine!" the girl flutters. Ah, a fan. Having thereby
 paved the road, Ned smiles at her and encourages her, saying that
 he could always ask his uncle Alan. She says she can help him. "And
 you're so much prettier than Alan," Nedly says.

 Scene 15: Lucky finished Level 3 and gets to Level 4. Everyone
 looks away in time to miss Leslie's grave on the screen. The
 laptop is again modemless. They discuss the landmarks of the game.

 Scene 16: Stefan asks Bobbie how long must he wait to marry her.
 Bobbie says it will be a big adjustment for Lucas. Lucas runs into
 the room: "Can we stay for always?" Nikolas says he is having a lot
 of fun. Stefan says it is the first time Nikolas has said that since
 they came to town. She's concerned that Lucas' relationship with
 Tony will suffer. Stefan says that is up to Tony and that it
 angers him to think that Tony is moving on with "that young toy"
 and is having no problem including Lucas, yet she feels hesitant.
 "You and Lucas will lack for nothing here," he promises. They
 discuss having a wedding, and he has realized that she wants
 a real wedding, with the gown, the candles, the flowers, etc. He
 opens this hope chest and brings out four dresses that he has
 chosen. Bobbie is enchanted and takes them out, completely pleased
 and overwhelmed. Stefan smiles a real smile. "Marry me, Barbara.
 Here. Tonight." She's sparkling. It's nice to see. It's been a
 long time.

 Commercial

 Scene 17: Stefan apologizes for being presumptuous. She loves the
 dresses and tells him everything's fine. He guessed her size correctly.
 He's already made a few wedding plan phone calls. Half the GH viewers
 in TV Land wonder excitedly if this means he spoke with Katherine on
 the phone offscreen and they missed it. He teases her and asks if she
 feels bullied. She says she is amazed, dazzled and so touched. Stefan
 says "we all want you here." All? Who is all? All two of them? the
 staff? Is Helena there? Leslie? They are both Grandma, right? Spooky.
 Bobbie grins at him and sparkles some more. "I will marry you tonight,
 Stefan. Why not?"

 Scene 18: Lucky, Mike, Luke and Sonny crowd around and try to figure
 out the landmarks. Lucky says it's about a place called Long Whiskers,
 a place in the mountains that he went to in eighth grade. So....he's in
 high school now???? Sonny notices that the trail leads out of town. They
 agree that it might lead out of town to divert them and maybe they
 ought to be looking closer to home. Luke leaves suddenly, telling
 Sonny to keep an eye on Lucky. Mike leans over Lucky, suggesting
 that he write down the clues to try to keep track of them. Sonny
 stares at Mike, and I imagine that he's wishing Mike had been around
 to be a dad when Sonny was Lucky's age. Dunno. Mike comes over to him
 and asks if he got a chance to look at the information. Sonny says "Yeah,
 and that's all you need to know." The last thing he needs is for someone
 on the outside to get taken down (his exact words). Mike says "Inside?
 Outside? Who draws those lines, Sonny? Who decides who does and doesn't
 get hurt." Well, duh, Mike. Your son is a mob dude. Who do you think?

 Scene 20: Brenda arrives to talk to Ned, since he is the only friend
 she has left since Lois and Robin left the show and TPTB's attempt at
 a Lucy and Brenda friendship earlier in the show didn't really seem to
 work. She confides in him, says she is out of denial and scared. She
 tells him that she read Miranda's love letters from Jax, and Ned doesn't
 bat an eye, managing a look of near-approval. The letters told her
 that J&M were soulmates, that he wanted to spend the rest of his life
 with her. Ned reminds her that was then and this is now. Says Jax loves
 her. "That's what he's saying, right?" Ned asks. Brenda says that she
 had only just realized how much she loved Jax, and that she's been
 trying to do things to bring them closer together but everything
 seems to make him angry. "Angry...and protective of HER." She says that
 he tries to reassure her, but it rings hollow. Ned comforts her and
 says he is listening, the rat.

 Scene 21: Jax is on the computer, staring at the phone. He calls Miranda
 and leaves a message that he needs to see her, can't wait much longer.
 He says there are things they need to resolve for both their sakes.

 Scene 22: Dorman and Fan Nurse are walking around discussing a patient's
 file. Emily approaches in New Teen Look. She's looking for Nikolas.
 Dorman converses with her, and she's cocky and dismissive of him. Alan
 approaches and they get into it. Alan asks why he feels he has to
 destroy Monica's reputation. "Whose reputation are you really concerned
 about, Alan? Monica's? Or yours in the sack?" Alan bristles, and roomie
 and I agree that Dorman will soon be added to Alan's murder victim list.
 Alexis and Monica come up to him as Alan's eyes light up with rage and
 Dorman leaves. Alexis advises both of them to have some self control.
 "That WAS self-control," Alan growls through clenched teeth. Youch.

 Scene 23: Kevin and Lucy are still there, and she's trying to change
 his mind. "I have thunk and re-thunk," Kevin says. He says that now
 he will be free to get up, greet the day, greet Lucy, take a walk,
 paint, read a book. Lucy is antsy about this, says he's always been
 so... "Productive?" he asks. "Professional," she amends, smoothing it
 over. He suggests he might write a book or do some consulting. She goes
 off to call Tom, and Alexis comes to him to ask him to consult with her
 on the sexual harassment case, to put together a profile of the kind
 of man who would fabricate a case to hurt an ex-lover. He says it is
 very timely and agrees, asking why me? "Why not?" she says. They
 agree, shaking hands, and Kevin says "Why not?" Lucy approaches, disliking
 this new development.

 Scene 24: Stefan calls Alexis on her cell phone & invites her to the wedding.
 He takes out Timoria game disk 3 and puts in level 4. And here we thought
 Bobbie had distracted him from all this. Tsk tsk. The music in this scene
 is beautiful. Nikolas comes down, calls him impetuous for doing this so
 soon and asks what the rush is (oh, hmmm could it be related to the
 phone call that Luke got saying Helena had left Greece? DUH.) "Patience
 is only a virtue when it is necessary," Stefan counsels his young charge.
 Bobbie and Lucas arrive at the BatCave, um, sorry, Wyndemere, and Bobbie
 has told Lucas about the wedding. Lucas is hyped up about living in the
 castle and couldn't care less. "This place has so many secrets!" he
 cries happily. Stefan promises Bobbie that her son will be happy here, and
 she says that she will too.

 Scene 25: And the game continues. On and on and on it goes, yawn.
 Lucky asks for a map, and Mike says he thinks there is one around
 somewhere. Sonny tells Jason on the phone to watch the guy's house.
 "Do not, and I'm gonna repeat this, Jason, do NOT rush in there." He
 hangs up, and Ned arrives, asks if Sonny is willing to discuss Australia
 and a little town called Cooper's Ridge.

 Commercial, including one for OLTL, in which I got to catch a glimpse
 of Hillary Smith. :)

 Scene 26: Q mansion--Monica and Alan arrive home after work. He continues
 to be supportive, and she says that she doesn't know how she would have
 gotten through the day without him. His hand hurts and he takes more
 pills. They discuss Emily. "I hope she hasn't dyed her hair blue,"
 Monica says. "It'd be worth it just to see the look on Father's face,"
 Alan answers. I agree. :)

 Scene 27: The Wuthering Heights moment :)))))))))))))))
 *objectivity off*
 Outside Luke's, Brenda comes slowly up to the door. She does not
 touch the door knob or open it in any way. Inside, Sonny turns away
 from the game and gazes over at the door, as if he sees her there, but
 the door has not moved. He just knows she is there. He is aware of
 her presence. Outside, she miserably walks away. Sonny goes back
 over to Lucky. That was SO cool. Scene was rewound several times. :)
 *objectivity back on*

 Scene 28: Bobbie opens yet another present from Stefan--a creamy lace
 nightgown. She asks how he can possibly know her taste and all the
 things she has dreamed of having since she was a little girl. Stefan
 says "That's part of the mystery between us, Barbara." What, has he
 had a bug in her house for the last 18 years or something? He's not
 telling. He's already told her he knows she was a prostitute and gave
 a daughter up for adoption and about all her boyfriends and husbands
 (except her fling with Damian and her almost-fling with Alan), so
 I wouldn't be surprised at all. He admits he rushed her into it and
 wants to know if she's sure. She is. He gives her a mondo huge
 engagement ring. Roomie wonders if there is a slow acting mind
 altering drug or poison laced around the band, or a tiny bug or
 something. :)

 Scene 29: Luke approaches Wyndemere, on the hunt for Helena. Unaware
 of his sister's upcoming marriage to Stefan tonight, he begins to climb
 the stairs, hears a noise, and is conked on the head. He falls unconscious
 to the ground.

 --Cyndi

 * Cyndi Glass           * email: cglass@vunet.vinu.edu
 * Vincennes University  *

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