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From: ninapie@NoSPAM-1821.ntcnet.com
Subject: GH:  UPDATE for Monday 4/13/98
Date: 22 Apr 1998 03:04:14 GMT

General Hospital UPDATE for Monday, April 13 1998

Windy-mere--

  Luke and Stefan gaze at the unveiled portrait and debate the

merits of art.  The painting is revealed to us as a portrait of

Helena, younger and semi-nude.  (Aha, the old switcheroo!  So

where's Lasha's portrait?)  Luke remarks that Stefan, holding on

to such a masterpiece, must be a lot closer to his Mommy than

anyone dreamed.

  Stef tells Luke that he expected Kat's revelation that Stef was

"in love" with Laura to bring Luke charging over.  The pity that

Stef once mistook for love soon turned to disdain one Laura

abandoned her son and murdered Stavros.

  But Luke's not here to discuss Stefan's fantasy love life.  He

wants to talk about Helena.  "Mommie Dearest has her wire hanger

Lucky--" and Luke wants to remove it.  Stef tells him to take it

up with the woman herself, and Luke suggests that Nik's in just

as much danger from grandma as Lucky is--stopping just short of

proposing they team up.  Stef does not take kindly to the warning,

but once Luke leaves, he smirks as he gazes at the portrait.

  When Nik returns from visiting Robin, Stef warns him to be

careful of a frightened--but dangerous--Luke.

  Dingy motel room--

  Alan's attempt to go cold turkey is a real bust.  Sweaty and

desperate, he haggles with a drug dealer, needing a promise of

secrecy.  The guy reminds him that the nature of his business

ensures that he's no Dear Blabby.  Alan purchases $100 worth of

hydrocodone and starts gulping pills as soon as the guy leaves.

He collapses into tears and falls onto the bed.  Staring at the

bottle, as though trying to hold back, he finally gives in and

gobbles more pills.

  Outside the room, Taggert threatens the dealer.  He won't blab

to "Squiggy's" parole officer as long as the drug guy keeps his

mouth shut about Alan.  Squig tries to get too palsy with Tagg and

is rewarded by getting his arm twisted, literally.  Tagg enters

the room and stares down at a doped-up Alan, zonked out on the

bed.  "You're on your way to hell, Dr. Quartermaine.  And I'm

buying the ticket.

Jason's room--

  Carly slithers into Jason's bed and begins kissing him.  Awakening,

he pushes her away.  What, is she crazy?  (Is he?  She looks good

in that negligee.)  Carly tells him that she wants to be with him.

"Be with me?  You mean have *sex*? " (Good old Jase, no euphemisms

for him.) She answers that they are so close now--why not take it

to the next level?  Jason gives her a steady stare and flatly

tells her no--he doesn't want to mess up their friendship.

   He can't get into his pants fast enough.  He knows how she treats

her bedmates.  They were different, Carly answers. Besides, doesn't

he remember how good they were together?  Yeah, at the beginning--

when all they had going was anonymous sex.  But the more they got

to know each other, the more they fought. Oh, cut the bull, Carly

finally spouts.  The only reason he won't sleep with her is that

he's still in love with Robin.

  He admits that he still does love Robin, but that has nothing

to do with his decision about Carly.  Carly pretty much tells him

that it's fine with her if Robin has his heart as long as she can

have his bod (maybe she thinks the way to a man's heart is through

his you-know-what.)

  Jason tells her that she's his friend and that she and Michael

have made his house a home.  He wants them to stay together the

way they are forever.  Carly puts on a brave face and apologizes

for stepping over the line--but as she leaves, she blinks away

tears of hurt and humiliation.

        Jax's apartment--

  Jerry's here--and Jax is none too glad to see him.  Isn't he

supposed to be handling some problem with a diamond mine?  Jerry

explains that he's here to pay a debt--and gives Jax a punch.  Ouch!

What was that for?  Stealing Ashley!  Oh, *she* came after me!

Jax punches him back.  Aw, ya punch like a girl!  The two boys

tussle (pray God they never fight over Brenda).

  Afterwards, they talk about how she's still the same self-centered

silly creature as always, "an ornament on the Christmas tree of

life" (it's *Ashley* they're discussing, by the way).  The talk

moves on to ex-wives--and Jax gives Jer another punch.  It's his

fault Brenda got a boo-boo at the big shoot out!  "You went after

Jason Morgan without my permission!"

  Jerry explains that he knew Mitch Wright planned to kill Jax, so

Jer pretended to be in cohoots and hired his own sniper--to shoot

at Jason Morgan instead.  The wound would not be fatal, just sever

enough to take the mob boy out of commission and allow the docks

project to forge ahead. Jer picks up that his brother is still

gone over Bren.

  Jax confesses that Bren really broke his heart--she had an affair

with Sonny and ultimately chose him over Jax.  Jer is outraged--

his solution would have been to beat the daylights out of Sonny

in front of Brenda. Jax makes his brother promise that if it looks

like he's weakening to Bren, Jer will break his legs, shoot him,

do whatever it takes to keep him away from her.  They make a toast:

"To life without Brender."

  (My take on Jer--he's smart, he's no Ken doll, he hates Brenda--

I like him!)

  Robin's hospital room--

  Nik brings Robin a bouquet and a book of French fairy tales.  She

thanks him for telling Jason about what happened that day in the

park.  They get closer as they trade near-death experiences and

tell each other how glad they are the other person survived.

  Bren blams in and tells Robin how all her plans for getting Jax

back are falling into place.  Jax's mom and dad are so eager to

hook them up (still can't figure that one out) that Bren's sure

she'll get her man anytime now.  Robin tries to be the voice of

reason, telling her to go slow.  But since when has our gal ever

listened to good advice?

  Later, Robin falls asleep with Nik's book lying on her chest.

Jason enters the room and gazes at her.

  Cliff-hanger--Luke's club--

  Luke fingers a photo of him and Laura.  "So, he [Stef] never

acted on it [his attraction] and you never knew.  Right, baby

doll?"  Luke's face is hard and angry.  "Right?"

  The end!

  *****

  Nina P.

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