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From: rika@netcom.com (Melissa Martin) Subject: PC: Update, Tuesday 7/8/97 Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 03:42:19 GMT PORT CHARLES UPDATE Tuesday, July 8, 1997 TODAY'S STORYLINES: ------------------- * Eve's Reeeeally Bad Day * "Kind, Self-Restrained Kidnappers"??? * A Snake in the Grass EVE'S REEEEEALLY BAD DAY ------------------------ Agent Conklin shoves Eve, who was just arrested for passing marked bills from the unused ransom money, into the on-call room while she protests. Scott asks for a minute alone with Eve, but "if she runs, shoot to kill." Eve, who is beginning to have a reeeeally bad day, snaps back, "Don't do me any favors." Scott smirks at the prospect of Eve in the "big house." He wonders how a doctor could stoop to stealing the ransom money. Eve explains that she didn't take it until Serena was safe at home, and she goes on to explain how the money more or less accidentally fell in her purse, and she felt that "God wanted me to have it." She then explains how ashamed she felt, and the steps she took to return the money (she replaced what she took from the bundle with money that Scott later gave her in payment for medical services). Scott asks why she didn't just get a loan; Eve says insulting things about Canada (but don't take it personally, you nice folks in Canada; she's an equal-opportunity insulter) and tells him to go back there - she'd rather deal with the FBI. They rehash Scott's scam to escape from the hospital, and she accuses Scott of making her a "social pariah" among the interns. He points out that she could have backed Joe Scanlon at the hearing if she wanted to be liked - and if she needed money, she could have come to Scott and asked. Eve doubts he would have given her any - he's been nothing but bad luck for her ever since they met. Conklin comes back in, and Scott covers for Eve, claiming that he gave her some of the ransom money, not knowing it was marked (and he throws in some digs about how the money wasn't supposed to be marked). Conklin, disgusted, hopes that Scott is going back to Canada very soon (he and Kevin should commiserate about this over a couple of Akavits), and tells Eve she is free to go. After Conklin leaves, Scott points out to Eve that he's not *always* bad luck. No thanks are forthcoming from Eve. Scott leaves; Eve regretfully watches him go. Eve's reeeeeeally bad day isn't over yet. She arrives back at the Scanlon's to find her luggage out on the porch with a copy of her lease attached, with the word "VOID" scrawled across it in large letters. Eve gets mad first, but then she sinks into a chair and begins to cry. (It's her bad day and she'll cry if she wants to - you would cry too if it happened to you!) "KIND, SELF-RESTRAINED KIDNAPPERS"??? ------------------------------------- Mac has come to the Lighthouse at Kevin's invitation; Kevin wants to talk to Mac about his worries about the kidnappers. Kevin can't see why they settled for $5 million when they could have gotten much more; further, he wonders why "the nice lady" worked at developing a relationship with Serena. Mac suggests that they were "kind, self- restrained kidnappers." Mac proposes another theory - the kidnapping was just the first step in a bigger game. This is what Kevin believes, though he's not sure what the kidnappers want. Mac says the diamonds were fenced in Hong Kong - since that is so far away, maybe they should just relax. Kevin figures that is precisely what the kidnappers want. Mac asks if Kevin has told Scott about his concerns. Kevin hasn't; if he did that, Scott would "pick Serena up and bolt out the front door with her tucked under his arm like a rugby ball....." (at this point a smile of discovery comes over his face) "and I'd never have to listen to him again." Kevin admits that he would like that - but he can't do it because of Lucy's feelings for Serena, so he's keeping his mouth shut. Kevin goes on to tell Mac that he would have "happily needled Scott out of town days ago if it hadn't been for Serena." She's the most wonderful child he's ever met, and then there are Lucy's feelings to consider. Mac asks if Kevin is jealous. He's not, but the problem is that "this man has come into our home and taken over our lives," and the way Scott treats Lucy makes Kevin want to throttle him. No problem, Mac assures him - there are lots of folks in town who feel the same way. If Kevin thought Scott would let Lucy stay in contact with Serena if he left town, he might share his suspicions with Scott, but as it is he has to keep his mouth shut. Kevin has to leave - he has a meeting at the hospital. Mac is going to "follow the diamonds" to see if he can dig up anything. A SNAKE IN THE GRASS -------------------- In a resolution of Monday's "will-she-or-won't-she-hanger," Serena doesn't seem to recognize Danielle. Serena graciously thanks Danielle for retrieving her ball (Scott taught this child excellent manners - one wonders how, given the example she had to learn from); then Lucy calls Serena back to their picnic area and asks her not to talk to strangers. Lee plays ball with Serena, while Rex slithers up behind Danielle, who is watching Serena. Danielle almost wishes Serena *had* recognized her; Rex gazes gleefully at Serena, practically licking his chops. Lee has to leave, but before he goes, Lucy tells him that she believes her plan to keep Serena in Port Charles will succeed - she can manage Scott. Lee admits that she's done well so far. Back in the bushes, Rex is spying on the "happy family" through mini-binoculars while Danielle fights back tears behind him. If she had her way, she'd throw her arms around Serena and apologize. Rex points out that, since Serena didn't recognize Danielle, they can move on to "Act III" and then the "grand finale" of their plot - the "happy ending." Danielle doesn't see what's so happy about it. Rex leaves Danielle and, as Gustaf Bausch, joins Lucy and Serena for lunch. He positively oozes charm when he meets Serena; she surprises him by saying, "Guten tag, Herr Bausch." He continues to slither his way into the good graces of both ladies while Danielle watches from her hiding place. When we return to them, lunch is over and Rex is drawing a map of Europe in the dirt with a stick to show Serena where Russia is; she points out, "It used to be the Soviet Republic." (They're teaching world politics *and* German in kindergarten these days, huh?) Lucy asks "Gustaf" if he has children; he says he has spent his time on business instead, and he considers the people he invests in to be his family. He remarks, "I'm sure that investing in you will bring a substantial return. And who knows - after that, perhaps there will be a little one just like this in my future." <shudder> Danielle comes to the hospital to find Jake, but he's busy. She turns to go and collides with Kevin. He apologizes, and notes that she seems upset. She explains that she was looking for her friend, an intern, who is always busy. Kevin responds, "Oh, yes, I remember those days well." Danielle asks if Kevin is a doctor, and he answers, "Sort of." Danielle further explains that she's new in town and doesn't know anyone. Kevin, who has apparently developed Lucy's psychic powers, responds, "Yes, I figured that much." He goes on to offer his own sympathetic ear; she mistakes this for a come-on, and then manages not to faint dead away at the full-dimple megawatt smile Kevin unleashes as he explains that his motives are pure. Kevin's new psychic powers, though, apparently squeezed out some of his memory, because he inaccurately explains that "I used to be a psychologist." Danielle doubts that a shrink - or anyone else - could help her, and she wanders off, leaving a pensive Kevin looking after her. Meanwhile, Rex has slithered home and is hissing in his pit (if you've never heard this joke, it's a good one). He sits in an armchair, feet up, with a slide projector at his side. He is perusing slides of Scott and Serena in Canada. He says, "That's right, Baldwin, smile while you can. Until I clean up all your mistakes." The slide on the projector melts away as Rex watches, smirking. Lucy is back at the Lighthouse, busy at her laptop, and Scott strides in carrying a box. He scans the room and demands to know, "Where is Serena?" She's upstairs, being read to by Gail; Lucy points out that she is sitting between the front door and the upstairs, and the windows are locked. Lucy confesses that she took Serena to the park; Scott is furious that Lucy exposed Serena to strangers. (Well, okay, in *this* case he was right......) Lucy asks what is in the box - it's the directional gyro of his airplane. And why is it with him and not in the plane? (Because he needs direction in his life? Because he was hungry for a Greek pita sandwich? I give up.) Because his plane is in thousands of pieces right now (Oh - I knew that!). Scott, who is apparently becoming more intelligent through daily contact with Kevin, has figured out that Lucy made the phone call requesting that the plane be over- hauled, and it's safe to say that he is not even a tiny bit amused. He insists that he is leaving town, and that Serena is coming with him. (Leavin'-on-a-propeller-plane-hanger). ------------------------- by Rika, 1/2 of the Tuesday Update Team