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General Hospital Update for Monday, 15-Apr-2002

1. Docks - “Rebound Reality Check” - Scott follows Bobbie onto the docks and wants to know why she left the party. Bobbie asks if his interest in her is real, or if he’s just on the rebound from Laura? Scott assures her he has feelings for her. Bobbie asks him to prove it with a kiss. Scott happily obliges. Feeling better, Bobbie heads back to Luke’s, Scott in tow.

2. Luke’s Club - “Party Stopper” - In the dead silence following Nikolas and Gia’s arrival, Luke amiably greets the young prince then tells him it’s a private party. Nikolas said he thought it was to celebrate the end of the war with Helena. Luke says he’s not sure the war is over; another phase could be beginning, he adds with a meaningful glance at Lucky on the other side of the bar. Lucky gets up and comes over to Nikolas. You don’t belong here, he tells his brother. Nik disagrees and gives a long speech about how he is just as happy as anyone else that Helena is in jail. Lucky points out that when the going got tough, Nik went with Helena. So, I’m your enemy now? Nikolas wants to know. (Gee, I think Lucky having him in a stranglehold earlier in the day might have answered that question.) Surprisingly, Lucky says Nik is NOT his enemy. He’s also no longer his brother or his friend. You’re nothing to me, he informs Nikolas. Gia springs to her fiance’s defense, reminding Lucky that Nikolas risked his life and their future together to save him when he was under Helena’s control. He could have easily chosen Helena and Stavros, she says, but he fought for us. No one’s perfect, she states. Then Gia says that Nikolas loves Lucky and Lucky loves him, too. That love is something you’ll never be able to get rid of, she says. Lucky looks slightly moved but still orders Nikolas to leave then heads for Luke’s office. Liz goes after him. Nikolas thanks Gia for her kind words. Taggert comes over and tells Gia he loves her. She and Nikolas leave. Luke tries to get the party going again. To Roy he says he can’t micromanage Lucky’s life. Liz comes back in and goes over to Sarah. I can’t find Lucky anywhere, she tells her sister. Help me find him.

3. Villa Terrace - “Hurt My Husband, Hurt Me” - Courtney pleads with Sonny to leave her husband alone. Alexis, from her usual place in the background, tells him to let A.J. go. A remarkably cool A.J. professes his love for Courtney and assures Sonny he wants her to be happy. Courtney begs him not to hurt her by hurting A.J. Sonny finally lets go of A.J. The newlyweds embrace, just as Jax and Skye arrive. A.J. tells them he and Courtney are married. Clearly not thrilled by the news, Skye asks to speak with him ALONE.

4. Inside the Villa - “The Happy Couple” - Once they’re alone, A.J. assures Skye he has everything under control. Skye insists he get the marriage annulled. Why, when I’m winning? A.J. asks. Quit while you’re ahead, Skye says. She tells him that Sonny has agreed to spare his life for the safe return of Courtney. She adds that she’ll tell Courtney the truth if he doesn’t, just as Jax enters the room. A.J. assumes she’s trying to score brownie points with the golden boy. He tells her to keep her nose out of his business. Skye rushes over to the bedroom door and opens it to find Courtney in her wedding dress with flowers in her hair. I wanted Sonny to see how I looked for the wedding, the sweet new bride says. She asks Skye to be happy for them. Skye tells her that A.J. doesn’t love her; it’s all a sham, just to get back at Sonny. Courtney doesn’t believe her. She says that A.J. warned her that his sister would react like this. Just because you’re a schemer, you think he is, too, she accuses Skye. Ned arrives, and Courtney assumes he’s there to continue where Skye left off. Instead, Ned welcomes her to the family. Later, A.J. takes Ned aside and thanks him for being nice to Courtney. You’ve sunk to an all-time low, Junior, Ned declares, but I’ll always choose family over Sonny Corinthos. A.J. goes over to Courtney and apologizes for their honeymoon being disrupted. He says he’s going to go try and make peace with Sonny. As he leaves the room, Courtney tells Skye not to say those things about her husband ever again.

5. The Docks - “No Running Away” - After they leave Luke’s party, Gia tells Nikolas they don’t deserve to be treated this way. She wants to leave Port Charles. Nikolas refuses to run away. He even suggests they go to Audrey’s big party at GH. Gia agrees to be fearless with him. But first she has an errand to run. She says there’s something she has to do on her own. She promises to be back in an hour. Nikolas tells her to be careful. Gia leaves. Elizabeth arrives and looks none too happy to see Nikolas.

6. Jake’s Bar - “Emotions of the Moment” - Sarah finds Lucky drinking a beer at Jake’s. She says Elizabeth sent her and asks him not to drive. Lucky angrily hands over his keys and tells her to leave him alone. Not only will she not comply with that order, Sarah talks back, telling Lucky not to take his problems out on her. She doesn’t know what it’s like to lose the things you most value, Lucky says bitterly. Yes, she does know how he feels, Sarah says and runs out. Lucky follows her into the alley to apologize. Before you know it, they’re kissing.

7. Villa Terrace - “Doomed Marriage” - Alexis tries to settle Sonny down by assuring him that Courtney will end the marriage when she realizes what a jerk A.J. is. Sonny starts telling Alexis about his mother’s wedding to Deke and how he thought Deke would take care of his mother. But he only kept up the nice guy act for awhile, Sonny relates, before he showed his true colors. Alexis points out that there’s no indication that A.J.’s ever been physically abusive. There are other types of abuse, Sonny says, adding that Courtney could lose her self-respect. One day A.J.’s mask will slip, he proclaims. “He’s not in love with Courtney; he’s in hate with me.” Alexis again says that Courtney will end the marriage. But after she’s lost how much? Sonny wants to know. Don’t intercede, Alexis warns. Sonny convinces her that he needs some time alone to think, so Alexis goes inside.

8. Luke’s Club - “Burning the Past” - After everyone’s left the party, Luke and Roy talk about Helena’s defeat. Roy surmises that she never wanted to win. It would have broken her heart to kill you, he tells Luke. He points out that after everything Luke did to her family (killing her husband and killing her beloved son - twice), she still never hired a team of assassins to wipe him off the face of the earth. Bobbie and Scott return and are surprised to find everyone gone. Luke says they’re just in time for the entertainment. He takes down Helena’s portrait and slashes it from the frame. He hands pieces of the canvas to the other three standing around a barrel of fire. Bobbie makes some incantation about how they have power over Helena now and they will never let the spirit of darkness return. Scott wants to know who writes her dialogue; she said she got it from the Dark Shadows television show. They burn Helena’s picture.

9. Villa Terrace - “The Proposal” - A.J. joins Sonny on the terrace and offers to end the marriage in exchange for Michael. “Your sister for my son,” he tells Sonny, while Jax listens from the doorway.

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