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Date:        06/01  6:18 AM
From:        Jan Yarnot, jyarnot@netcom.com

GH UPDATE THURSDAY MAY 22

Flashback count: 2 plus a long aural one.

THE PLOT THICKENS
At the Quartermaines, Edward is huffing about Jax's arrest and the
damage it might do to ELQ.  When Emily comes in, there's a sudden hush, and
Emily stalks out.  She's upset that every time anyone says "drugs" in
any connection, they think of her.  Alan and Monica plan to talk to her,
but Alan should be at the board meeting.  They are reviewing residents'
applications.  Dr. Dorman has made it so Monica can't be there. Alan:
"GOD, I hate Dorman!"

Emily writes in her diary.  Monica comes in, and says that sometimes
talking to another person is as good as a diary.  Emily rolls her eyes.
Monica comments that she's home early, and Emily starts to claim illness,
then goes for the truth.  Someone at school made a mean crack about Matt
in the cafeteria.  Emily doesn't like it that everyone thinks Matt was a
loser, even Alan and Monica.  Monica tells her that she respects Emily's
loss, even though she herself didn't like Matt.  Emily tells Monica about
Matt's mom.  Emily leaves and Monica (naturally) calls Matt's mother.
She introduces herself and a distraught Mrs. Reynolds yells at her, but
also lets drop that Pierce Dorman was a family friend, Matt's surrogate Dad.
Monica asks Emily about this.  Emily hadn't known.  When she and Matt
were watching the trial, Matt said nothing about it.  Monica is upset to
learn that Emily had cut school with Matt for this.   Emily tells her
that one time she found Matt reading her mail.  Emily apologizes.

Downstairs Lucky comes in, hoping to see Emily.  Lila and Ned reminisce
with him about the poker game he won with Edward.  [Bet Foster still
isn't neutered, too!]  Lila sends Lucky up.

Monica asks Emily:  "Were you doing drugs with your other friends up in
this room?"  "In case you haven't noticed, I don't have any other friends."
Lucky comes in.  They chat a bit about grape snowcones in the desert, and
go out for a walk.

Monica goes downstairs and talks to Ned, who says "We are through the
worst part."  Back upstairs, with the nifty blue lava lamp blubbing away,
Monica reads Emily's diary.  This is the aural flashback.  We also have
the flashback of Ned in court.

REVELATIONS
At the hospital, Dorman is conducting his drug business at the desk, and
Amy is flapping her ears, but he sends her off.

Luke catches up to Stefan and Bobbie.  Luke is sorry about the custody
stuff, Stefan is cynical, and Bobbie is furious.  Luke asks "My sister
all nestled down in the belly of the beast... who did you lean on while
Stefan and Nikolas were in Switzerland on the Great Cassadine Egg
Cookoff?"  Stefan: "What are you talking about?  Nikolas had nothing to
do with that."  "Oh, was that his clone that showed up after you were
there?  He didn't tell you>  A closeknit family like yours?"  Bobbie
confirms that she hadn't seen Nikolas those days.  Lee comes to take
Stefan to a meeting.  Luke tells Bobbie he might be able to help if she'd
only listen.  Carly overhears this and has a flashback of Luke telling
her off.

A.J. is working out at the hospital gym and helps someone use a machine.
He finds out there's a job available.  Carly comes in all upset.  You
look like someone just ran your puppy over.  She's worried, she says,
that Katherine will fire her.  "I screwed up."  A.J. coaxes a bit of a
smile out of her and they discuss Quartermaine wealth.  Carly can't
believe he would turn his back on it.

Bobbie wants to know if Luke knew about the custody suit.  She's even
more furious.  Carly comes back and overhears the end of this
conversation, but when Bobbie later sees her and ignores her, Carly looks
up and says "Thank you, God!"  [She won't have long to be relieved..]

SIDAR, ALWAYS SIDAR
Brenda and Sonny are on the docks.  Brenda: "don't look at me like
that."  She wants to tell Jax about Dorman.  Sonny doesn't want her to.
She thinks Jax will allow himself to be used as a decoy.  Sonny says
candy boy doesn't like to be used and doesn't like to look bad.  She
claims "People are better than you think."  "All right.  The sooner he
gets the news the sooner I can start damage control."  Brenda doesn't
want Sonny to come with her, but he convinces her.

Jax is talking to Justus.  He's lost a deal he was trying to put together.
"Corinthos will pay if it's the last thing I do."  Justus defends Sonny.
Jax wants Mac.  He asks for the car to be brought around, and then Brenda
and Sonny come. They tell about Dorman.  Jax gets annoyed, and plans to
call a press conference.  Sonny tells him to think about who he's hurting.

THE PLOT CONTINUES TO THICKEN
No one can find Dr. Dorman.  Alan can't attend the board meeting.  Edward
would like to throw Dorman back in the futter where he belongs.  Dorman
overhears this.  He snipes at Alan, and Stefan defends his chief of
staff.

Dorman: [How did someone this stupid make it through medical school?]
"You do NOT want to go toe to toe with me, Alan.  You're just not up to
it.  By the way, could you get the family idiot to stop following me
around?"  Alan hadn't known about Jason.  He tells Dorman:  "You're going
to pay, Dorman.  I'm going to make sure you burn in Hell."