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Date:        11/9/98 2:16 PM
From:        Jan Yarnot, jyarnot@netcom.com

UPDATE THURSDAY OCTOBER 29

1. What Will Carly Do?

Jason, Robin and Michael are on the patio outside Kelly's.
They discuss Ruby, who always pinches Michael's cheek when
she sees him.  Ruby comes with some water.  A.J. comes up
and Jason glares at him.

A.J. is just there to look for Emily.  He announces that he
is the one going to see Carly tomorrow.  Jason warns him not
to scare Carly. If A.J. causes Carly to stay away from
Michael one extra day, it'll cost him.  Jason can't call a
strike any more, but he can still get to A.J.  A.J. leaves.
Robin apologizes for ever getting A.J. involved.

Robin and Jason talk about Carly.  She'd said she didn't
want to see A.J.  Robin warns Jason that Carly is trying to
pressure Jason.  If he warns Carly about A.J., he says,
she'll know she's getting to him.  If he leans on A.J.  not
to go, he'll tell Carly, and that'll scare her.  When she's
afraid she makes stupid moves.  She can't, or she'll get
locked up.  (Robin would love that.)  Robin says Carly could
tell A.J. that he's Michael's father.

Jason says there's no way Carly would tell A.J.  Robin is
worried, but Jason says Carly is bluffing. They leave. Jason
says they'll be OK.  Michael says "da-da"."  Robin looks
sad.

2. I Couldn't Dance All Night

V. knocks on Jax's door.  He's in black tie, she's casually
dressed.  She doesn't look happy.  She's impressed with the
way the room is decorated, candles and such.  "Wow.  You
really go all out, don't you?"  He wants her to experience
the elegance of Monte Carlo so she won't be intimidated when
she gets there.  She's brought her dress along, but was
worried about getting it wet.  He sends her off to turn into
a countess.

Jax waits.  And waits.  V. comes in and is a Countess.
There's a knock at the door.  V. says "if that's the
(mumble) from Brussels, I was with you the entire month of
July."  Jax says it's her first test. He opens the door to a
butler, Reese.  He introduces V. as a South American
Contessa.

V. does a good job and Jax asks Reese what he thinks of the
Contessa.  Reese asks about the jungle and she passes.
However, when she turns down dessert, she really wants a
piece wrapped in a napkin.  Jax dismisses Reese and V. gives
him a flower and sees him to the door.

Jax comments on the flower, but she did well.  However, he
has worries.  A Port Charles waiter is one thing, but the
high muckey-mucks are something else again.

V. is tired and doesn't want to do this any more. He insists
she dance.  She's not happy about it. He coaches her.
"Guess what, V?"  "I'm dancing?"  They are going to try a
dip, but the song ends.  The next one that comes on, "Just
the Way You Look Tonight", is a Brenda-and-Jax tune.
V. suggests a break.  He tells her about his dinner-theater
date in New York with Brenda, and it was the best night of
his life.  V. thanks him for the night and leaves.
3. A Working Lunch

Jerry comes into the PC Grille to talk to Stefan who is not
happy to see him. Stefan says it's critical to be sure if
Alexis was involved in Katherine's fall.  Jerry says he's on
it.

Alexis is at a table in the next room, and Jerry comes up to
her and greets her. He sits down and asks if she's busy.
Yes, she's meeting Ned, go away. He thanks her for getting
him and John out of jail, but she declines the thanks, as if
Jax had followed her advice they would still be in jail.
Jerry says he's been watching her and he's impressed.
"Trust me," she says, "That was never my objective."  He
wants her to prove the documents that put him and John into
jail were also forged, like Katherine's will. Alexis says
the two cases have nothing in common, as Katherine's will
WAS forged, but the Jacks records are real.  "Perhaps," he
responds, "But who can say for sure?"  Helena comes into the
room.

Helena slithers over to Jerry and Alexis, but Stefan drags
her off to his table.  He has the report of Nikolas' assets
for her.  She claims she was merely trying to protect
Nikolas.  He says this sheet of paper is the closest she'll
ever come to Nikolas' inheritance.  She says he should be
looking into Alexis' attempt to kill her, and notes that
Alexis is having lunch with "that awful friend of your
former wife."

Meanwhile, Alexis asks Jerry if there isn't someone else in
the restaurant he can annoy.  Stefan, with Helena lurking
behind him, comes up to the table.  Alexis tells him what
the conversation is about.  "I'm trying to tell him that I'm
an attorney, not a miracle worker."  "Well put," says
Stefan.  He suggests that Jerry should leave. Jerry does and
Alexis thanks him.  Stefan says he considers it his duty to
protect his loved ones from those who would take advantage.

Jerry and Bobbie are walking through the park.  They sit on
the bench and share some licorice.  She remembers when she
was a child before her mother died.  Luke would take her to
the park and steal licorice and they had a good time
together.  She remembered one time getting caught by a cop,
their teeth black, denying any knowledge of any  licorice.
This was when they changed to red.  Jerry remembers stealing
candy for Jax when they were living in a car.  They kiss.

4. The Teen Detectives

Liz and Lucky are at the agency, Liz on the phone and Lucky
pushing the lethal mail cart.  I love how the agency just
sticks these inexperienced kids into the limelight, but
IOAS.  Emily and Nik come in.  Emily "introduces herself" to
Liz.  The mysterious woman is listening.  Liz says Emily
can't see Mr. Durgen, and Nik says "This is EMILY
QUARTERMAINE!"  At this point Lucky runs into him with the
cart.  Mr. Durgen comes out to get Liz to make a phone call,
and Lucky sneaks into his office.  Emily introduces Nik to
Mr. Durgen.  Lucky taps into the computer.

Mr. Durgen is amazed to meet a Cassadine, "those people in
the middle of the lake."  He thinks with that name and Nik's
looks he can have a modelling career any time he wants.  Nik
says Cassadines don't actually Hold Jobs.  Durgen wants to
take them to his office.  They all try to keep him from
going, but off he goes and discovers Lucky at his computer.

Lucky says he was just fixing the computer after it went
down.  Durgen is thrilled that Lucky saved money. He's
going to see if there are other computers Lucky can grace
with his magic touch. Meanwhile, go finish delivering the
mail. Nik is still reluctant to commit  to a contract, but
Durgen really wants him.

Tom is taking pictures of Nik.  He indulges in small talk,
which Nik turns into more significant stuff.  Emily is
bouncing in the background.  The Mysterious Woman come in,
and Emily talks to her, since she saw her at Downtown Faces.
She's Tom's assistant.  She takes the film out of the
camera.

Tom takes pictures of Emily and Nik together.  Emily loves
it, Nik is embarrassed.  The assistant calls Tom over.  Tom
wants to take more pictures with a baseball cap.  Liz and
Lucky come in to "observe."  The teens leave.

Lucky tells them that the old assistant was also arrested
for fraud.  He's in jail.  They want to talk to him.  Tom's
Assistant tells him the teens are not on the lever.  Tom
looks worried. He says he'll take care of it.  "I have
Emily Quartermaine all to myself tomorrow.  Poor thing."
Your Fearless Updater is disappointed, as she likes Tom, and
was hoping this was a false clue.