From: pfritsch@skid.ps.uci.edu (Paul Fritschle)
Subject: GH: Update for Monday, July 20
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Organization: Campus Crusade for Cthulhu
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Date: 21 Jul 92 17:35:25 GMT

                           GENERAL HOSPITAL
                      Update for Monday, July 20

I'm having to do this one by memory, so bear with me....

*Fun with Felicia
  Felicia is still obsessed with that ice pick in the Outback. She
tries to figure out what it could mean. She and Mac conclude she must
not have lost her memory until after she was to the brownstone, since
she had been able to give the driver directions. She says she'll be
seeing Tom later that day. When she does visit the Hardy boy later
that day, he hypnotizes her. While under, she writes 'Broken Top' on a
chalk board. They puzzle over what it means. Later, back at the
Outback, Mac has her write it again. They realize that it has been
*capitalized*, meaning it is a name. [Boy, and we thought Mac had spam
for brains!]
*Boat ride to Heck!
  Bill and Holly are still staring up at Simon and Martin. Martin
wants to kill Bill now. Holly wants Simon to stop Martin. Simon wants
to know what Bill and Holly are doing here. Bill wants a doctor. Simon
tells Martin to take them to a cabin. Holly tells Simon she is going
to San Sebastian. Bill still wants a doctor. Martin snarls, but
follows Simon's instructions. While Holly and Bill spend the rest of
the show bonding and agonizing, Simon tears into Martin, and reminds
him who the boss is around here. Martin tells Simon why he wants to
kill Bill, while Bill tells Holly why Martin wants to kill him.
*Shipwrecked!
  Our teen-trio rough it on that desert isle.. somewhere in the wilds
of Lake Erie. [Am I the only one having *major* problems with this?
And did anyone else wonder how the heck there was a waterfall on a
small waterfall on a small island?] Jaeger acts like a total ass,
Jason acts like a total know-it-all, and Karen agonizes between them.
Meanwhile, we find that Atkins has ended up on the same island, with
his brother from the workcamp.. who turns out to be one of the guys
who held up Ruby! [Jeez... at this point, I really was ready to turn
off the show in disgust. But, just in time, I remembered my solemn duty
to inform the net as to the happenings. Such as they were. But it was
sure painful...]
*Fun and games with Ms. Wexler
  Monica, Alan, Lila, and Edward are sitting in the living room
fretting, when who should appear but Rhonda. She throws herself into
everyone's arms, going on about how good it is to be among friends,
how it is so sad since now Karen and Jason can't give them
grandchildren, etc. Even Lila seems a bit unsettled by all this.
Edward looks like he is ready to have the dogs called on her. After
helping herself to several drinks, she finally leaves. When Alan and
Monica are alone, they talk once more about Jason and AJ ad nauseum.
*Paging Dr. Stalker...
  Our intrepid psychopath show up at the Outback, and tries to find
out from Mac whether he is involved with Felicia. He seems quite
relieved when Mac says he isn't. However, Mac lets out that Felicia
has gone to GH to see the Hardy boy about that ice pick. Dr. S seems
less than pleased, and shows up near Tom's office just as Tom comes
out. They smalltalk a bit, and Tom lets out that he thinks they are
near a major breakthrough with Felicia. He then toddles off to pick up
the kid at the daycare center. Dr. S tries to get into Tom's office,
but it is locked. He then throws a major fit.

Well, that's all I can clearly remember as far as major plot. Couple
of interesting things....
Boobie was wandering Port Chuck with Robin in this loose tropical
thing, carefully holding a large straw hat in front of her growing
midsection. Guess they decided that the diet thing was a bust. [pun
intended]
There was one incredible cut--At the Outback, Felicia is holding the
icepick. In frustration, she thrust it down towards the bar... and the
scene flips to Monica doing the same thing with a letter opener. We're
talking a great cut here. My roommate and I were quite impressed with
it.
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Paul Fritschle                                         pfritsch@skid.PS.UCI.EDU
                             Cthulhu '92
                        'The Stars are Right!'