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Sent:        2/5/97 9:14 AM
From:        Jan Yarnot, jyarnot@netcom.com

UPDATE THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

THE CERTIFIABLE DOCTOR
Robin comes to the Lighthouse to see Kevin.  Lucy excuses herself and
goes to the Outback, where Felicia is trying to do the books [and is
upset about Tom, I think!] Lucy hopes that Felicia is relieved that Kevin
won't be upstairs any more.  She is.  Lucy wants to start over, being
friends.  Felicia assures her they are friends, but "spare me the
details" about Kevin.  Lucy isn't satisfied, but she has to accept it.

Robin talks to Kevin about the treatment.  She's not sure she wants to
worry all the time.  She's not sure she can do it without Jason.  She
wants to be able to keep calling Kevin.  They part with a hug.

Lucy returns, and asks about Robin.  The doorbell rings.  It's a mail
carrier, who has a certified letter for Dr. Kevin Collins.  "Well, that's
me, certifiable!"  Turns out the Stefan Cassadine wants to hire Kevin as
a personnel consultant for Cassadine, Inc.

QUARTERMAINE FAMILY SOLIDARITY

It is never satisfactorily explained to us why Alexis is at the airport,
but there, indeed, she is, and sees Ned.  She offers to drive him
straight to court, where she will ask him to testify as a character
witness for Monica.  Ned responds: "Alexis, I'm a Quartermaine.  Our
skeletons rattle as we walk. I take it you didn't ask Monica?"  Alexis
gets the idea, and leaves for court.

Meanwhile, at the Q's, Edward doesn't want to go.  Alan asks why Emily
isn't in school, and she claims to have a sore throat.  Alan, however, is
a doctor, and doesn't see anything.  Since the trial could go on for weeks,
Emily can't skip school.  A.J. offers to drive her.  Alan tells Edward
he's going with or without him.  He stops for a drink of juice, and Jason
comes in.

Jason asks a hypothetical question.  What if he was HIV+ ?  What would
Alan recommend?  Alan looks stricken, but tells him about the drug
cocktail treatment.  He's surprised that Jason really understands what
he's been reading.  "He knew how to read it before, didn't he?"  "Who?"
asks Alan.  "Jason Quartermaine.  He was pre-med, right?"  Alan again
looks stricken, but he finally understands.  Keesha interrupts [her
function of the day] and then goes off looking for A.J.  Alan wants to
know why Jason would want to wait 10 or 12 years for a cure that might
never come.  Then, fearfully, he asks if Jason has tested HIV+.  Why
didn't he just say it was about Robin?  Well, Jason didn't figure he'd
talk to him about a patient.  Jason wants to know if he and Robin can
ever have sex.  Alan points out that no one can ever know enough, even if
you know it all.  He had tried to help when your mo- his wife got cancer.
Jason says "It's so hard just to do nothing."  Alan points out: "Well,
it's what you ask of us."  Jason thanks Alan and asks to use the phone.
"Another request.  Don't spoil me."  Alan leaves for the courthouse,
Jason makes his call.  It's to Sonny.  "We'll have to tell her now."
They will meet in two hours at the bridge.  He hangs up. Justus comes in.
"Just leaving," Jason says.  "Lucky you."  Ned comes in.  Justus says:
"Ah, you're back.  Burn a hole in that squash racket over there?"
Ned is glad to see Justus, he wants to contribute to the rebuilding
of Ward house.  Justus is rightfully suspicious of Ned's motives.
Ned wants to show Lois he's doing good.  Edward comes in [I think
he's due for a shock] and is delighted to hear there might be money
in something.  Again Edward puts off going to court.

A.J. has had a convenient bout of "car trouble" and takes Emily to the
Outback.  He tells her he knows what school is like.  Emily is dubious:
"We should lie, ditch, and eat ice cream?"  She asks why a bar.  A.J., in
deep denial, claims to have worked through all the AA stuff, and a drink
or two occasionally doesn't hurt.  Keesha comes in and interrupts [told
you that was her job du jour!]  Emily leaves and A.J. and Keesha talk
about Jason.  They finally leave for court as Jason comes in.  A.J., who
should be feeling guilty about his own disinterest, asks if Jason cares
about his mother, and snarls off.  Keesha decides to stay and confront
Jason, she's way over him, he shouldn't expect her to scream and faint
whenever she's around.  [Where *does* she get these ideas??  This one was
completely out of left field, as far as I could see!]  Taggart, who
appears to be following Jason, comes in and introduces himself to
Felicia, the one he called by her first name last week.  They talk about
Mac. Robin comes in and gets Jason, and says goodbye to Felicia.  Taggart
watches them leave.

So, finally at the Courthouse, where Monica pushes through the pushy PC
press all on her own.  Inside the courtroom, Dorman confronts her.  "Did
you ever think I'd make you famous?"  She ripostes that it's quite the
other way around, that no one would pay any attention to the little toad
if it weren't for the Quartermaine name and fame.  His lawyer comes in,
but didn't, he says, see any violation of restraining order.  Monica
calls Alan, but he is talking to Jason, and she tells him to stay there.
FINALLY Alexis arrives.  Monica agrees that Ned would not be a good
character witness.  She tells Alexis about Dorman.  "It is my goal to
nail that smug smile right to the floor.  Where's Alan?... The rest of
your family? ... we're going to have to work on the Quartermaine show of
solidarity."  Monica has the Line of the Day: "Alexis, you are a lawyer,
not a miracle worker!"

Dorman's lawyer starts his presentation.  The Quartermaines are
powerful.  He paints an ugly picture and Monica looks disbelieving.
Alexis tells her: "They're just words, and they can't hurt you."  Alexis
says in her opening remarks that Dorman is a gambler, but he's neither
lucky nor smart. Alan finally comes in.

Pierce's lawyer calls him to the stand.  Emily sneaks in.  Dorman sees
her and a smug smile plays across his face.