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Subject:     GH Update, Tuesday, 1/14/97
Sent:        1/15/97 3:08 PM
From:        wendy.doucette@octel.com

     GH Update for Tuesday, 1/14/97

     Today's Show:  Chock-full of Perceptive Women

     Appearing:  Lucy, Kevin, Gail
                 Katherine, Mac, Felicia
                 Bobbie, Stefan, Carly, Tony

     Also appearing:  Audrey

     Scribe's Note:
          My sincerest condolences to the Monday reviewer, who got
     stuck with a Brenda/Jax/Miranda/Sonny show.  I entered into
     today's show expecting more of the same, and was delivered by the
     comforting hand of fate.  It could have been me, though, and I
     sympathise.

     *****************************************************

          At the lighthouse, Lucy is still terrorized by Kevin's
     downstairs closet.  She looks into the beguiling box again and
     finds Kevin's letters from his father.  [For your enquiring mind,
     that would be Vincent Collins, Dept. of Math, Oxford University].
     Kevin enters and knows something is up.  At the hospital,
     Katherine reviews her Precious Moments Dream Collection and is
     mooning over her mystery man when Bobbie walks in.  Audrey asks
     Stefan about increasing salary for some staff and he stops her
     cold.  Stefan then asks Tony how Katherine is, and Tony stops
     *him* cold.  Tony says Katherine's health is a private matter,
     neurology is over Stefan's head, and Stefan should go busy
     himself rearranging furniture, thus leaving Tony to attend to
     matters of surgery.  Audrey says she hasn't seen Carly yet today.
     Carly is at home, hiding under a blanket and crying.  She ignores
     Tony's message when he calls.

          <credits>

          Tony makes a patient wait so he can rush home to check on
     Carly.  [Gee, what priorities.  I wish he were *my* surgeon].
          Stefan intercepts Mac bringing Katherine flowers to ask if
     Luke's been found.  Mac, on the defensive, blows him off.
     (Strike Two for Stefan today).
          Stefan checks on a lady guest's plane's arrival.
          Katherine tells Bobbie about her new, supportive friend,
     who works nights.  Katherine says there's little point to
     physical therapy, but, at Bobbie's urging, she'll try.
          Lucy gets Kevin into The Closet and babbles on about
     clothes, trying to get him to look at The Box.  Kevin mentions
     the need to trim Lucy's burgeoning wardrobe, sending Lucy on a
     brief foray into The Freakout Zone.  Kevin gives Lucy carte
     blanche to decorate and put up as many family pictures as she
     likes.  When Lucy presses Kevin as to why he has no pictures of
     his father, Kevin blatantly changes the subject.
          Tony finds Carly on the couch, pats her on the head, and
     enters into The Self-Pity Zone, where Carly is undisputed Queen
     of the Realm.  (Carly is retroactively upset over discovering
     she's the progeny of an unknown consorter-with-prostitutes.)
     Carly says everything else in Tony's life is more important than
     she is.  Tony says they need to take responsibility for having
     caused this chain reaction.  Carly says she's the hospital
     outcast, Tony says Bobbie is not Carly's enemy, and Carly slams
     the door in his face.
          At the cafeteria, Felicia brings Bobbie a thank-you present
     for last night's dinner (a leather passport cover for her many
     future travels).  Felicia says it's obvious Stefan loves Bobbie
     [it is?], and they talk about how different Stefan and Tony are.
     Like Katherine, Bobbie says it's exciting not knowing
     everything about Stefan.
          Katherine says she loves Mac, but she can't make him happy.
     He'll never stop caring about her.  They hug and kiss.  [This does
     not look like any breakup I've ever encountered].  Katherine says
     she doesn't want to be rescued, and Mac couldn't save her from
     paralysis anyway [see what I mean about being perceptive?].  She
     sends him off for butterscotch pudding and reenters the Precious
     Moments Zone.
          Lucy runs into Mac, asks about Katherine, then about
     Kevin's father.
          Carly says Bobbie will be all over her at GH.  Tony says
     Carly should have compassion for Bobbie, who is still in shock.
     Carly erupts again and says not hating Bobbie is the hardest
     thing she's ever tried to do.  Tony says she needs to get over
     it.
          Lucy tells Mac she wants to know more about Kevin's family
     now that they're one step closer to getting married.  All she
     knows about Kevin's father is that he's dead.
          In Gail's office, Kevin says she'll have an easy day.  He's
     happy with Lucy, and has no problems.  Of course, living with
     Lucy may in itself entail a lifetime of therapy, but she's worth
     it.  Seriously, Kevin says his journey is just beginning and he's
     feeling ready to probe into the dark corners.
          Carly flounces into the hospital.  Bobbie says being on
     time is important.  Carly responds that she's not in Bobbie's
     department anymore; therefore, it's not her problem.  Carly gets
     personal.  Bobbie mentions professionalism, Carly retorts that
     Bobbie's an old "pro."  Bobbie says that they can't avoid each
     other and she doesn't want there to always be an ugly scene; Carly
     tells her to stay out of her way.  Carly says Bobbie is jealous of
     her and Tony, mentions Bobbie's new rich husband and says there
     are some things *she'd* never do for money, which is more than she
     can say for Bobbie.  Bobbie knows exactly what Carly's alluding to
     and says she won't tolerate attacks from a little piece of filth
     who doesn't know anything about her.  [See, perception...]  Carly
     asks if Bobbie's told her new husband *everything.*  Stefan steps
     out from behind a pillar and says of course.  But why would that
     be any business of Carly's?  [Carly loses the staring contest with
     Stefan].

          <ambulance rushes by>

          Tony is glad a radiant Katherine ordered a second breakfast
     [back to her old tricks] and says even Stefan Cassadine, Bobbie's
     new husband, asked about her.  Tony then says how great Mac is
     and how he hopes Katherine appreciates Mac.  She says she does,
     now more than ever.  [Boy, Katherine is really, really, really,
     oh-so-happy about being broken up with Mac.  It's obvious.]
          In the cafeteria, Mac and Felicia share a meal and reminisce
     over Maxie being sick.  Felicia asks if Mac regrets bringing
     Frisco back and thus having ended things between then.  He says
     no and tells her about his proposal to Katherine.  Felicia
     congratulates him, then says Katherine is insane when Mac tells
     her Katherine declined the offer.  Felicia says she always knew
     Mac and Katherine weren't right for each other and guesses
     [perception] that Mac was trying to save Katherine.  Ever the
     hero looking for damsels to rescue.  [Oh, lord.  The "Mac/Felicia
     theme" is playing...]  Felicia says they're beyond friends,
     family, etc., and have an unbreakable love-bond.
          Kevin searches for his identity.  Painter?  Writer?  Cook?
     Gail wants to know whose expectations he's trying to live up to.
     Is he trying to charm her or be honest?
          Stefan tells Carly to conduct herself as an employee of the
     hospital, and no, he doesn't have to threaten her.  He'd fire her
     outright if Bobbie hadn't asked him not to.  Bobbie:  "Ask me
     again."  Tony sticks his head into the fray, and Bobbie says
     there are some weapons you don't use.  Carly should be ashamed,
     and so should Tony.  Bobbie leaves.  Carly immediately says
     Bobbie picked on her.  It wasn't her fault!
          Stefan apologizes to Bobbie for butting in, but says he
     heard everything and couldn't bear Carly's disrespect to her any
     longer.  Bobbie wants to tell him even *more* details about her
     past.  No more secrets for either of them.
          At the lighthouse, Kevin enters The Closet and looks at The
     Letters.  [Personally, I'm relieved they're only letters.  I
     thought it was the shoe collection from his Eve/Norma days.]
          At Gail's office, Lucy asks Gail about Kevin's father and
     says she knows he's keeping a secret:  Dr. C., Sr., is still
     alive.
          Armed with the butterscotch pudding, Mac realizes this small
     gesture may "save" Katherine and decides to ditch the dessert and
     go for a run with Felicia instead.
          Tony asks Carly what she did to make Bobbie blow up like
     that.  Did she tell Bobbie the secret about him trying to get
     custody of Lucas?  Carly walks off in disgust.
          Katherine is beating on her legs when an elegant European
     lady enters.  It's the famous Dr. Anna Sieberg, come for a second
     opinion.  Katherine lets her make one.
          Lucy says Kevin is still getting letters from his father.
     All are unopened and the postmark on the latest one is three
     months ago.
          Back in The Closet, Kevin is about to delve into The Box
     when the doorbell rings.  [Who could it be?  I say Alexis, since
     nobody else visits lately...]

          <the end>