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From: ninapie@ntcnet.com
Subject: GH: UPDATE for Monday 12/8/97
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 21:01:11 -0600
X-Article-Creation-Date: Mon Dec 15 02:50:15 1997 GMT

At long last, Guza!

Update for General Hospital, Monday Dec. 8, 1997---

We see--a black screen, and Luke's voice comes up:  "Ladies and
gentlemen, from now on, every damn thing around here is gonna be
different!"

We pull back and see that we're in Luke's club.  He's up on
stage
and starts that hip-shakin' thang.  Others dance around the
floor.
Da Man is giving himself a welcome-back party.  As he says to
Mike:  "I've been home, but now I'm *back*!"

Let's cruise the party.  Good thing you wangled us an invite.
Let's see--there's the table with Brenda and some of the Qs.  Ed
is grouchy, Alan is jittery ( must be coming down from them
pills), Justus (my man!) is in *fine* form and Brenda looks fine
herself, for someone teetering on the edge of a breakdown.  Jax
appears, much to Ed's disgust, apparently to keep an eye on his
Brender.  He and Jason growl at each other a bit, trying to
establish who can pee farther, but nothing to spoil the party.

Now let's boogie to the bar.  Lucky looks pretty funny trying to
do the bump and Justus confides to Dara that he knows that move.
Well, good for you, Justus, finally getting your stuff together
to
put the moves on that pretty DA--she's been languishing too long
with nothing to do but warble torch songs at the Outback. She
admits that the only reason she got invited to this shindig was
because Luke thinks she likes him--and hey, maybe if he weren't
married, she'd give him a shot!  (See Justus, that's what you
get
for not tending the homefires).  Justus frowns, takes her drink
away and sniffs it.  Somebody's slipped her something.  *Oh
bartender!*

Amy wins a bottle of Mescal as the best dancer on the floor.
Luke's
good mood is spoiled by the appearance of Nik--where's his
invitation?  Nik tells him he's a guest--but he'll wait outside
for his companion to arrive.  Luke and Jason duck outside to
discuss  a private gambling party Jason wants to set up in a
back
room.

Suddenly, gunfire erupts.

And all before the opening credits!

  After the mayhem, Brenda stares at a fallen figure in
amazement.
"Sonny", she breathes.  Luke turns the person over--it's Nik,
thrashing about and choking for air.
  Inside, Ed Q has collapsed on the table.  Justus helps him sit
up and loosens his tie.  Ed blusters that he's fine and has
worse
pain after dinner every night.  Dara gets on the horn and starts
calling for the police.
  Sarah comes upon the scene and begins screaming at the sight
of
Nikolas all shot up.  Lucky pulls her away and Jason, whose
brain
damage does not extend to the stuff he learned in med school,
begins to perfrom a tracheotomy on the kid with a pocket knife.
Luke holds the boy's head.  "Nik, do you know who I am?  Look at
me!"  Poor Nik stares at him helplessly, choking.
  Alan and Emily hold each other, horrified at the carnage but
relieved that Jason is all right.  Later Alan pushes past the
coat
check girl in his best imitation of a storm trooper ("What do
you
mean I need my ticket?") to grab the bottle of pills in his coat
pocket.
                Ze operation vuz a success. Monica comes and checks Jason's
work, giving it the okay.  Turns out that Pete is dead.  Luke
goes
to the hospital in the ambulance with Nik.  After all, as Mike
reminds him, Nik is Laura's kid.  Uncomfortable, but trying to
do
the right thing, Luke attempts to comfort the boy.  "You don't
look that bad, considering."  He takes the kid's hand. "I
wouldn't
let you fall off that mountain.  Think I'd let you bleed to
death
in front of my club?  Bad for business."
  Taggert and Garcia (yay!) arrive, muttering about how the
right
guy (that's you, Jason) never seems to get shot.  Jason refuses
to
answer their questions.  They have no reason to hold him.  Oh
yeah?  How about assault with a deadly weapon?  If the Cassadinw
kid doesn't pull through...
   EMily and Ed both tell the cops they have no case.  Ed wants
Justus to get involved, but Justus recalls that Jason has
representation.  But as they cuff Jason, Justus asks Dara if she
really plans to go ahead with this arrest.  She eyes him--what
does he plan to do about it?
   Let's see, so much is going on, it's hard to take it all in.
Lucky's being a jerk cause his dad rode with Nik to GH.  Emily
starts to holler when the cops arrest Jason and he has to take a
minute to calm her.
   As Jason sits in the squad car, Brenda wobbles over to him.
Well, he must be real proud of himself.  Instead of being in the
line of fire, he is the line of fire.  What a great job!  Isn't
he
proud of himself?  Isn't he?  Brenda starts flailing at him
while
the great stone face just sits there.  Finally Jax hauls Brenda
off him.  "Let him go to jail."

  Eslewhere--
   At Windy-mere--
   Stef and Kat take a break from the beast with two backs when
a
knock disturbs them.  "It's Master Nikolas, sir," a flunky
quavers
outside the door.  "He's been hurt."

   Tony's car--on the way to somewhere--
  Tony and his honey are on their way to a party.  It must be
with
some of the Tone's stodgy doctor friends, because he has to keep
reminding Carly of their names.  He's pretty pissed at her
recent
lies, must be, because mostly he's giving her the silent
treatment.  Carly gets increasingly annoyed until a news
bulletin
flashes on the radio about the shooting at Luke's.  Carly
insists
that they stop there--they might be able to help somehow!
   They'd just be in the way, Tony tells her.  Well, what about
Jason, Carly fumes.  Maybe he was shot!  They get into it, with
Carly demanding to go to GH, and Tony insisting that she go
home.
Fine then, she snaps, scrambling out of the car--I'll hitchhike!
Tony pursues her, acting like a man at the very end of his
tether.
He tries to reason with her, but he is totally disgusted.  Carly
insists that her best friend Jason would be there for her and
now
she wants to be there for him just like she knows he would be
there for her!  Okay?!?!  Tony instructs her slowly and very
precisely to get back in the car.  He wonders how it is that he
feels he does not know her at all.

  At the Hospital--
  Bobbie is dressed for Luke's party but her plans change when
Nik
is rushed in.  She accompanies Nik to the ER.  Alexis arrives
unexpectedly and Luke fills her in on what happened.  Bobbie
needs
a signature from family for Nik to get life-saving surgery and
Alexis complies.  "I heard you and Jason saved his life," Bobbie
tells her brother.  Alexis eyes him.  "It was Jason," Luke
answers.  Alexis asks Bobbie to save her nephew.
  Stef storms in with Kat, demanding to know all.  What happened
to Nikolas and how was he hurt?  As he barks demands, Luke
crosses
in front of him.  Stef sees the bloody shirt-front and goes
crazy.
He goes right for Luke's throat.

The End!

****

Nina P.

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