Daily Updates

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Date:        9/7/98 8:16 AM
From:        Jan Yarnot, jyarnot@netcom.com

UPDATE THURSDAY AUGUST 13

1. MOMMY?

Jax wants a report about Veronica.  Meanwhile, Brenda quite literally
runs into "Veronique".  The older woman invites her to tea.  Veronica
starts to tell about herself and Jax comes in.  Brenda leaves.  Jax tells
Veronique to SIT!  He's angry.  If she approaches Brenda again, she'll be
dealt with.  She flirts with Jax.  "I'm half in love with you."  Jax
tells her to go and stay gone till he finds out who she is.

Jax gets the information.  Veronica IS Brenda's mother.  He hides it from
Brenda.  She is all excited because she has signed Luther to L&B.

2. MONICA!

Monica sees Jason and tells him she's worried about Alan.  "Did he OD?"
Jason intelligently asks.  Jason tells her he has plans with Robin.  She
tells him about Taggart's threats.  Jason informs Monica that the only
protection Alan has is to kick the pills.  Deep in her fog, Monica claims
he's in a 12-step program. She's also worried about Emily.  Jason says
Emily can live with him, if she wants.  She's also worried abotu General
Hospital.

Robin (grrrr) and Michael come down.  Leticia takes Michael.  For some
reason, Jason explains that there are guards outside.  [She's not noticed
them before?]

3. OH, MAC!

Mac, getting ready for company, warns Maxie and Georgie how dangerous
Jason and his bodyguards are.  Felicia doesn't like this.  She tells the
girls it is important to have fun.  Maxie is thrilled that Jason is
coming.  "COOL!"

Jason comes.  The girls are excited.  Maxie likes Rinaldo. She says to
Mac, "I don't think that man's rude."

Felicia is building bookshelves.  [Your Fearless Updater can just
imagine!]  Mac is awkward.  They're chatting and Mac pulls Georgie away
from the window. He stops Maxie from taking a drink to Rinaldo.  That
does it... the girls are sent upstairs and the adults start in.  Mac
tells Robin and Jason that he's not apologizing.  He want's no more blood
or broken glass.  Robin fights.  She starts to leave.  "It's not his
fault that I can't stay away from him."  Mac says her pill-taking could
be made useless by a bullet.  Robin counters that she doesn't want to
miss anything.  "You want me breathing and I want to be alive.  They're two
different things."  Mac warns Jason.  Jason and Robin leave.

Felicia hugs Mac.  She says they'll work on it.  Mac calls Taggart.  He
wants Jason locked up.  Pull out all the stops.

Robin tells Jason, "When a ship is safe at harbor, that's not what a ship
is built for."

4. THE INTERMINABLE TRIAL
(Sorry, Your Fearless Updater couldn't come up with an "M-word.")

Alexis objects to Dara recalling Nik.  Dara says the earlier testimony
was interrupted by Stefan.  The judge agrees with Dara.  Nik takes the
stand.  Dara asks about the ring.  She's found out the ring is not an
heirloom.  It was Laura's.

Taggart stalks in.  Alexis asks Justus to get Nik off the stand.  The
judge orders Dara to stop badgering, and Alexis to stop objecting. Dara
asks what happened on the balcony.  Nik says they were arguing.  (In the
courtroom, Helena is fascinated.)

Nik admits he went to North Carolina on the wedding day.  He says Laura
said Stefan is not in love with her.  Dara speculates that the argument
on the parapet was about Laura.  Nik says Stefan was in love with Laura.
Helena is happy, and Alexis and Stefan are stunned.  Court is recessed.
Stefan comforts a distraught Nik.  Alexis says she'll come back.  Helena
laughs at them.

Justus and Dara face off.  Taggart asks Dara if she follows baseball.  He
tells her a story about la last minute home run.  He invites her home.
She flirts, but declines.

Stefan warns Nik not to give Helena anything.

Helena confronts Alexis.  Taggart tells Helena not to leave town.  Helena
is furious.  Alexis tells Justus, "we're going to lose."