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From: bv143@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (T.A. Murray) Subject: PC: Friday Update - November 7th Date: 10 Nov 1997 04:47:02 GMT Port Charles - Friday Update - November 7th 1997 (posted and e-mailed) PORT CHARLES - EXPERT OPINIONS Scott is appearing before the judge with Justus beside him. Kevin, Lucy, Gail and Lee look on as Rex's attorney claims that Scott took Serena with Gail's permission in violation of the custody arrangement and therefore she should be taken away from her grandparents. "Come on, come on that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard," Scott says, doing his first rate impression of an idiot without a law degree. The judge tells him he'll have a chance to speak later. She tells Rex's lawyer to proceed. What would Perry Mason have done in this situation? He would have told Scott to calm down, because he had a surprise witness being brought in from Dubuque. Eve, Frank, Bennett and the now clued in Nicole stand near the Nurses' station worrying about where Julie is. Nicole is successfully hiding the fact she's ready to spit nails, but if looks could kill, Bennett and Eve wouldn't be standing. Frank and Bennett go off to find Garcia. (Check the donut shop.) Nicole stays behind to confront Eve. Nicole chats pleasantly for a minute and then launches her attack. "Exactly when was it you decided to sleep with my husband?" she asks. "I don't know what to say," says Eve. (She should write out a little speech and have it ready, because goodness knows the question keeps coming up.) Nicole says she overheard Eve and Karen talking (via the famous private-conversations-in-public places-plot-device). Eve tells her that was years ago and it's finished. "You had no right to sleep with my husband," Nicole says furiously. "You have singlehandedly destroyed the trust that is essential to a marriage. You've taken away my belief in Bennett, when I needed it most." (Whoa. Singlehanded it was not. It takes two to tango and Bennett was leading.) Nicole delivers a parting shot, "Julie thought you were so wonderful. How wrong she was." Eve is speechless as Nicole walks away. What would Hilary Clinton have done in this situation? Parlayed her husband's infidelity into a cabinet position. Greg Cooper dressed in hospital scrubs is explaining his latest scheme to a cowering, whimpering, Julie who is tied to a post. "They're going to catch you sooner or later?" Julie declares. (Great, why doesn't she just tell him, "You'll never get away with this." Oh yeah, she's already used that line.) Greg doesn't think anyone will stop him because, "Surgeons are God." He goes off to get the anesthetic for Julie's upcoming plastic surgery. (She's lucky he didn't choose OB/GYN as his specialty. She could be having a hysterectomy right now. Or Neurosurgery. How about a lobotomy, Julie?) What would Emma Peel have done this in this situation? Wiggled out of her bonds and given Greg a good Judo chop. Rex is the first one on the stand. The Judge asks why he wants custody of Serena since he barely knows her. Rex says he was never given the opportunity. Scott ran off with her two days after she was born. (Of course Rex wasn't even in town and Scott didn't know he existed.) "It was like a hole in my heart when I found out." The judge asks him why custody should be taken away from Lee and Gail. Rex says he's known her just as long as they have. He also fears that Lee and Gail will help Scott flee the country. The judge wants to know what evidence he has. He has pictures of an unscheduled visit by Scott. His lawyer hands the pictures to the judge. She looks through the pictures of Serena and Scott having a *gasp* picnic. "Mr. Baldwin obviously didn't flee the country," she observes. "Yes, but he could have," Rex contends. "I don't want Serena's future to depend on the whim of a gambler and a drunkard. (No Rex, that's "drug addict". Try to keep your story straight.) If Lee and Gail won't enforce the custody order, he will. He and Danielle want to provide a loving, nurturing home for her. (*gag*) What would Matlock have done in this situation? Cross-examined Rex, accused him of the crime, and come up with heretofore unseen evidence that proved the charge. (But Justus has a much nicer suit.) Cooper, with his magical surgical mask on, sneaks into room 666 (Now a pharmacy supply room, formerly the room where Stavros Cassadine bit the big baklava.) to steal the anesthetic for Julie's operation. Boardman comes in behind him. Greg quickly picks up a scalpel. "Who the hell are you?" The courteous Dr. Mark Boardman asks him. Greg doesn't answer. "Who the hell are you and what are you doing in here?" Boardman demands. Greg tries to walk out. Boardman grabs him. "Hey, I'm talking to you. Who are you?" Greg turns around and stabs him with the scalpel. Boardman pulls off Greg's mask as he falls to the floor. He recognizes him. (From the bad police drawing or a previous encounter when Cooper was catatonic?) "Sorry, I can't stick around and help," Greg tells Boardman as he lies groaning on the floor. "But you remember the Physician's Oath, Physician heal thyself'." Greg uses this as his exit line. What would Jack the Ripper have done in this situation? Stayed to actually remove the heart. Bennett and Nicole finally have some time alone. She's not one to waste time. "I just had a long conversation with Eve Lambert." "About what?" Bennett says with his most innocent expression. Nicole gets straight to the point, "Your affair." Bennett gamely tries to deny it, but Nicole isn't buying it. She wants to know why. "In a way it had nothing to do with you," (Yeah, right, Ben. Then why'd you pick a woman that looked just like her.) Then he tries the grief angle on her. "It was after we lost Buddy and I was in such pain." Nicole points out the obvious fact that Julie missed. "Buddy died more than ten years ago." (Eve would have been jail bait then. She was barely legal when she slept with him seven years later.) Nicole's not going to let him use their son's death to weasel out of this one. Bennett quickly back pedals. "I didn't mean it like that." (Yes he did. She just didn't buy it like that.) He wishes the affair hadn't happened and he's truly sorry from the bottom of his heart. (Sure that's why he was mauling Eve in the on-call room.) "Sorry isn't good enough," she declares. He doesn't know what to say. "For the moment I would suggest saying nothing at all," Nicole wisely advises. "I just hope to God Julie never finds out." Bennett's clearly thinking things are going to get worse before they get better. What would Dr. Tony Jones do in this situation? Wait for his wife to divorce him and then marry the little home wrecker. Does anyone remember the Dudley-Do-Right theme? Hum it now as Matt comes down the corridor and hears Boardman retching and groaning. He sees Boardman bleeding on the floor of room 666 and springs into action. He calls for a nurse as he gets out of his chair to sit beside Boardman and examine him. He's got "JBD", whatever that is. Matt barks out medical orders to the nurse as Boardman tries to pass on some vital information. "Gre..Gre... Coop..." Matt tells him not to try to talk. Boardman ignores him, after all he wouldn't be trying to spit it out if it weren't important. "Greg... Greg Cooper."Boardman finally gets out. "Did he do this to you? He did this to you," Matt says shrilly. Matt calls for a chest tube so he can save Boardman's life. (No power tools were used in this operation.) What would Ben Casey have done in this situation? Exactly the same thing. Meanwhile back in the courtroom. Gail gives her testimony. Scott looks worried. Byron badgers Gail into admitting that Scott took Serena without her permission. (Contrary to the contention in his opening argument.) Karen comes into the courtroom. Lucy takes the stand and despite answering a number of questions gives absolutely no information regarding Scott's violation of the custody arrangement. She narrowly avoids a contempt charge. Kevin and Rex are both impressed. Karen is called to testify. "Were you afraid when you learned Scott had abducted Serena?" Rollins asks her. "He didn't abduct her. He's her father," Karen insists. The lawyer wants to know if Karen thought Scott was going to leave the country. When Karen gives her reasons for thinking he wasn't, Rollins instructs her to just answer "yes" or "no". As contrary as her father, she is spurred on by that remark. She tells them if Scott or anyone else was a threat to Serena she would be the first to cry bloody murder. The only threat she sees is the court trying to take Serena away. The judge tells her that's enough. Scott smiles proudly. What would Christopher Darden have done in this situation? Signed a book deal by now. A camera crew is at the hospital about to tape a television appeal by Mr. and Mrs. Devlin. Frank goes over to Nicole. "Mrs. Devlin, are you all right? Is there anything I can get for you?" (A divorce lawyer, perhaps?) "No, nothing," she says. Bennett calls her over to join him in front of the camera. "We'll get through this," he tells her. She says the only thing that matters is Julie and they'll settle the rest later. Eve comes up to Frank and Chris magically appears out of the wall. She tells them that Matt has just saved Boardman's life after he was attacked by Cooper. Frank tells Eve to call Garcia and tell him to get to the Cooper mansion ASAP. He's going there now. Chris reluctantly joins in on the heroics. "Wait, I'm coming with you." (See, Chris is good, at heart... way deep down... way, way, way, deep down.) What would Batman and Robin do in this situation? Change into tights. Ellen congratulates Matt for his quick-thinking in saving Boardman's life. "Boardman's going to make it because of you." Matt's glad. (Not one to hold a grudge... after he's won.) Matt notes the irony, (but not the cliche) of having saved Boardman. Ellen thinks Matt will be a gifted surgeon. Matt says she's making him blush, and darn near says, "Aw, shucks, twern't nothin'". What would Nick and Nora have done in this situation? Had another martini. Back in the courtroom it's Scott's turn on the stand. He didn't mean to cause any trouble. "I was just being a father." (This is brilliant, Justus. The "I-am-an-idiot" defense.) Serena had been crying and needed her father. Justus says Scott knew he was in violation of the court order. Scott admits that, but says that's why Serena was upset, because they'd never been apart before, except for when she was kidnaped. He glares at Rex and Danielle. "So you were looking out for her welfare?" Justus asks. Scott agrees that he was. He wasn't planning to snatch her, he was just reassuring her. Scott doesn't think there was anything wrong with spending the day with his daughter, if the court thinks so he doesn't know what else to say. Justus asks Scott's opinion on the Stanton custody suit. Scott refrains from flinging accusations around and says they don't know Serena and she doesn't know them. He begs the judge to leave Serena with her grandparents. The judge indulges in the dramatic Friday pause. ( If we were her, we'd take that gavel and give Scott a bonk on the head.) What would Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer have done in this situation. Cried. Cooper, has the anesthetic, his scalpel, his operating room and his patient. He's ready. He tells Julie not to be afraid. She struggles as he tries to inject her. Frank and Chris are upstairs outside the front door. Frank tells Chris if he doesn't want to be arrested for breaking and entering now is the time to split. "Now you tell me," Chris says. He looks around to see if any neighbors are watching, but he's not backing out. "Two shoulders are better than one." They break down the door. Greg hears the noise and puts his hand over Julie's mouth. On the other side of the wall Frank is counting. "I count seven basement windows outside. Now there's four over there and two over there." Holy, sunlight Batman, you're right. Chris follows him to the correct conclusion. "There has to be another room some place," Chris deduces. They start to search. Cooper waits, listening and trying to quiet Julie. What would Norman Bates have done in this situation? Put on a dress and gotten a bigger knife. Director - Anthony Morina ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX * !! 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