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From: rika1@mindspring.com (Rika) Subject: PC: Update, Thursday, 3/5/98 Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 18:01:13 GMT X-Server-Date: 6 Mar 1998 18:01:42 GMT PORT CHARLES UPDATE Thursday, March 5, 1998 TODAY'S STORYLINES: ------------------- * "Welcome Home" * "The Famous Lair of Joe Scanlon" * Death Threats in Cyberspace "WELCOME HOME" -------------- Lucy has evidently been discharged from the hospital, because we see her by the nurses' station in a wheelchair, accompanied by Kevin. She and Kevin thank the assorted interns assembled there for their help, though Lucy teases them about how long it took. Chris suggests that, if she has anything else nice to say about the interns, she should make sure Dr. Boardman hears it. Lucy suggests that, if Boardman gives them any trouble, they should just remind him that he was wrong about her. Kevin reminds her that Boardman was just trying to give her what she wanted - *she* was the one who signed the DNR. Kevin and Lucy get on the elevator just as two Federal agents get off (see below). Back at the lighthouse, Kevin carries Lucy into their bedroom, welcoming "the future Mrs. Coe-Collins" home at last. He lays her down on the bed and joins her there, and things progress as you would expect until we hear insistent quacking. Kevin, recognizing that Sigmund wants "equal time with the lady of the house," picks Siggy up and places him in Lucy's arms. She tells Kevin that she has everything she wants - "my man and my duck" - and that it absolute heaven. Lucy tells Sigmund, "See you in a second," as she pulls Kevin down on top of her; Kevin thinks it's a better idea for Sigmund to go out for a walk. Sigmund doesn't oblige them - at least, not immediately - but Kevin and Lucy nonetheless go back to what they were doing before Sigmund's arrival while Sigmund politely looks the other way. Later, we see Lucy sitting up in bed in a bathrobe with an animal-print collar; Kevin, clad in a bathrobe and pajama bottoms, arrives carrying a tray with two coffee mugs and a plate of cookies. Lucy begins to devour the cookies, while Kevin remarks that her appetite doesn't suggest someone so recently on her deathbed. Lucy enthusiastically remarks that she is ready to jump back into life with both feet; she thinks that being so close to death makes one realize how little time people have. She notices that Kevin is gazing at her pensively, and asks him what's wrong; he admits that he was thinking how close he came to losing her. He didn't, though, she reminds him - and he never will. Lucy wants to get started right away on wedding plans. If they are going to pull together a wedding by May (which, BTW, is the first hint we've had of the wedding date they've evidently selected), they have lots to do. She starts running over the usual contents of the bride's checklist - guest list, a dress, music, a celebrant - and when she comes to the flowers, she recalls the florist she used for her engagement party with Rex. Kevin sardonically remarks that he didn't even notice the flowers at that party, and Lucy realizes that using the same florist would remind her of Rex, which isn't good. Kevin goes to get Lucy's organizer book so that she can do her planning without getting out of bed; while he is gone, she remembers some of the many times when Rex made unwelcome advances to her. By the time Kevin returns, Lucy is quite agitated. She tells Kevin that thinking about everything Rex did to all of them has made her furious; he recommends that she think of Rex in a jail cell "for the rest of his miserable life." (Yeah, Kevin, you should be so lucky. Don't count on it.) Lucy doesn't think that is enough - she doesn't want to carry around all the anger. Kevin assures her that eventually Rex will become just a bad memory, but that's not good enough for Lucy. She wants to see Rex one more time, to make sure he knows that he didn't win. "THE FAMOUS LAIR OF JOE SCANLON" -------------------------------- Karen comes to the Scanlon home to visit Joe. They apologize almost in unison, and Karen thanks him for the bracelet. All is forgiven. Karen learns that they are alone in the house. "Don't tempt me," Joe warns her, "because I'll give in. They discover that they aren't due back at the hospital for a couple of hours, which Karen remarks is "just enough time," and they kiss. After the opening credits, we see them entering Joe's bedroom; he quickly grabs clothing off the floor and the bed, trying to clean up. Karen imagined "the famous lair of Joe Scanlon" to be larger (which might be vaguely Freudian, but never mind); Joe explains that Frank, as older brother, got the bigger bedroom (which, if the former remark *was* vaguely Freudian, might be an interesting comparison, but never mind yet again). Joe talks about pretending to be a cowboy sleeping in a tent as a kid. Karen sees a baseball trophy, and recalls being at the game. Then she notes his books - Joe, we learn, is a big James Joyce fan. They both love "The Dubliners." Joe remarks that, for all the years he's known Karen, she's never been in his room. In fact, he's never had a girl in his room. Karen teases that girls used to wait in line. Joe insists that his parents were too strict to permit that, and Karen counters with the name "Sally Massler." Joe reluctantly admits that once he tried to "coax" Sally up to his room, under the guise of geometry tutoring. Karen says that Sally told a different story. Joe, by now, is sitting on the bed; Karen shuts the door and attacks Joe, pushing him flat on his back on the bed and jumping on top of him. She thinks the bed is much too small; he thinks the bed is "perfect for two." Karen: "IF you're lying on top of each other." Joe: "Exactly." They kiss, and then suddenly the bed breaks, causing the mattress (with Karen and Joe on it) to drop down about a foot. They laughingly agree that it's a perfect bed, and go back to kissing. Later, Joe remarks that he doesn't want to go back to work; Karen insists that they are NOT going to play hooky again. Besides, being in his bed makes her feel like she's making love in a shoe box. She apologizes again for standing him up for their date. She talks about the passion she is developing for research. Joe thinks research is okay, but he likes surgery better. Karen reminds him that her research could affect his surgical procedures - perhaps they can be partners some day. He asks her, some day when she accepts her Nobel prize, to wave to him in the audience. DEATH THREATS IN CYBERSPACE --------------------------- The Federal agents that got off the elevator just as Kevin and Lucy got on (see above) approach Matt, who asks them to keep it as low-key as possible. Yeah, right. First they take Chris to the OCR to interrogate him about the threatening e-mail message Matt received. Chris asks if he's going to get the "good marshall/bad marshall routine," and one of the men proves that Federal marshalls DO have a sense of humor by replying, "Well, we're BOTH bad, Dr. Ramsey." Chris denies sending the e-mail, explaining that someone else could easily have gotten his password. He tells about the previous day, when Joe guessed his password, and explains that he didn't change it until later because he was busy with an emergency. The marshalls ask for the names of everyone who overheard his password. Chris asks why Federal marshalls are involved in an e-mail problem; they offer the lame excuse that tampering with mail - even e-mail - is a Federal offense, and they advise him to get a lawyer if he did in fact send the message to Matt. At the nurses' station, Julie and Eve are speculating about the Federal marshalls, and why they would be involved in Matt's case. Nearby, Matt tells Grace that this is exactly what he *didn't* want - people speculating about him due to the visit from the marshalls. The guys come back out and report on the conversation with Chris. They then take Grace back to talk to her. Chris angrily accosts Matt, denying that he sent the e-mail. Chris offers Matt his help; Matt says he needs the truth, "and I don't think I'm getting it." Matt leaves, and Chris smirks that "old Matty is getting paranoid." We see snippets of the interrogations of Grace, Julie, Eve, and Jake. Eve remarks that, although it is a competitive environment, she can't think of anyone who would resort to violence against Matt. Grace tells the marshalls that Matt did confide in her about the threats against him. The marshalls tell Matt that he has a problem, but they're not that interested in helping, because he isn't cooperating. Matt points out that he asked them to keep a low profile, and they didn't. They remind him that two marshalls died protecting him; they want to find out who did it, but protecting Matt isn't part of it anymore. Matt told two people who he really was (Ellen and Grace), which he wasn't supposed to do. They wonder if he blew his cover *before* going to Philadelphia, and if perhaps that is why the bomber knew where he'd be. Since then, he has refused to leave Port Charles. They suspect that perhaps he has changed sides; if they find out that's true, they warn him that he'll have bigger problems than the Mancusis. Meanwhile, we see the Mancusis - Bobby and (I assume) Salvatore - discussing their search for Matt. They aren't giving up. Matt tells Grace that, because of what she told them, the marshalls suspect him of working with the Mancusis. He assures her that it's not her fault, but now he has a big problem - the Feds won't protect him anymore, and the Mancusis won't stop looking. Grace offers her help; Matt is worried that things have gotten too public. He trusts Ellen and Grace, but if other people figure things out, he could be a dead man. Out at the nurses' station, Joe and Karen arrive back. Chris and Julie tell them about the visit from the Federal marshalls. Joe wonders why it's a Federal investigation. Chris asks Karen if she recently mentioned something about Federal marshals being killed; of course she says no. Chris just happens to find, conveniently placed, a magazine with an article about "Federal marshalls killed in bomb blast." Chris points out that it happened right about the time Matt vanished, and that Matt returned injured by an explosion. Karen reads the article and finds out that the marshalls were protecting a witness who escaped the bombing. Chris asks the $64,000 question (whose answer he already knows): "Do you think Matt was the witness?" -------- by Rika, Thursday updater