Daily Updates

From: maclatch <maclatch@unbsj.ca>
Subject: PC: Update, Wednesday, 18 March, 1998
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 08:59:23 -0400

Port Charles
Update: Wednesday, 18 March 1998

The theme for today's show is "family relationships".  Thankfully (for
this updater!), there were no miracle-in-the-lab plots today.  And, two
dangling stories get picked up again ÷ Ellen and her mom, and Kevin and
his dad.

Mothers and Daughters:

Alice is at the hospital to pick up Ellen, who has been discharged.
Alice wants to know if Ellen has changed her mind about getting to know
each other better.  Ellen says she hasn't, she's just been busy
[fighting organized crime, helping a "friend" on the run, getting almost
killed ÷ it's been a tough couple of weeks! :)].  Alice wants to take
Ellen home with her, so that she can look after her.  Ellen refuses, she
wants to go home.  Alice bribes her with the oxtail soup she used to
make her when she was a kid.  Ellen sticks to her guns.  Alice teases
her that she needs to get a tent because her apartment is in bad shape.
Joe, Eve and Julie look on during this conversation, and quite enjoy
seeing Dr. Burgess being bossed around by her mom.  They agree with
Alice that Ellen needs post-hospital care.  Alice and Ellen go off to
look at Ellen's apartment to see what shape it's in ÷ the "compromise":
Alice will decide if it is fit for Ellen to return to.

The Ties that don't Bind:

Lark comes in.  She has a typical Julie run-in.  Lark doesn't want Julie
to spread it around the hospital that she's Frank's foster kid.  Julie
leaves and Eve tells her to smarten up.  She needs *all* of the interns
(including Julie) to sign off on her community service.  Otherwise,
she'll be back in front of a judge.

Fathers and Sons:

Lucy tells Doc that dinner is ready.  She is saving money, not by
cooking herself, but by serving leftovers from yesterday's take out.
Victor calls Kevin.  He sounds distressed.  The line is crackly and
breaking up.  Kevin hears Victor say: " I won't stand for it any
longer.  I'm going to end it now".  The phone is hung up or goes dead at
the other end.

Siblings:

Chris and Bobby are at Matt and Grace's hideout.  Grace opens the door
and Chris introduces Bobby as a federal marshal.  Grace tells them that
Matt is gone and will call them when he's safe.  Bobby goes to leave ÷
Matt wheels out of the closet with a gun on Bobby.

Bobby drops his gun and Grace picks it up.  Matt gets her to search
him.  Chris keeps saying: "He's a federal marshal ÷ what are you
doing?".  Grace finds more weapons.  Matt orders Bobby onto his knees
and informs Grace and Chris that Bobby is a killer ÷ and his brother.

Sons and Fathers:

Kevin calls Victor's present care facility.  He sends a nurse to check
on him in his room.  His father is not there.

The Bait:

Lark is reading to a patient.  Jake comes in.  She impresses him with
her use of big medical words.  She introduces herself as Chlo‘, a
pre-med student at PCU.  She asks him for med school advice ÷ Harvard or
Cornell.

The Brothers:

Matt tells a tale of growing up as Bobby's little brother, learning the
family business.  Matt says he didn't want to go through with a
killing.  He tried to warn the intended victim, but Bobby was able to
kill him anyway.  Matt went to his dad because he wanted out.  Matt
never wanted to testify against his family, he only did so after Bobby
shot him in the back.  Matt asks Grace to call the cops.  Big Brother
Bob stops them by implying he came with back-up.

The Hook:

Jake tells Joe of an impressive candy-striper he has encountered.  Joe
teases him that it seems he was not just taken with her mind, otherwise,
why the big grin on his face?

The Search:

A police officer (not even officer Rick!) comes to the lighthouse.  He
is there to ask questions about Victor.  He wants to know if Victor is
dangerous to himself or others; Kevin says no, but his judgement is
impaired.  Victor doesn't know a lot of places in PC.  Kevin is to stay
home as Victor might come there or call.  Kevin is worried about his
dad.

Sibling Rivalry:

Bobby threatens Ellen.  Matt threatens Bob.  In the game of one
upmanship, Bobby asks Matt to call Ellen's to see who answers.

Partners:

The phone rings at the Lighthouse.  It's Serena, wishing them
good-night.  Kevin is worried about where Victor is going to sleep.
Kevin is upset that he's let Victor down by ignoring him and shuffling
him from one facility to another (the last of which doesn't even seem to
have a name).  Lucy is supportive of Kevin as he kicks himself while he
is down.  [I love these two when they are like this in the middle of a
crisis!] The phone rings.  Victor's at GH.

The Catch:

Lark tells Jake how much she likes being a part of the hospital.  Jake
asks her to go for coffee.  She accepts.

Families in Crisis:

Grace calls Ellen at home.  Ellen's there.  She and her mom are tied in
chairs, and some "hood" is looking over them.  Matt threatens Bob, but
Bob is back to his cocky self.  He will trade Matt's life for theirs.

End of episode.