From: mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (Mary E. Allison)
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Subject: AMC UPDATE Monday, July 27 1992
Keywords: update dontcha know
Date: 28 Jul 92 22:03:12 GMT
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UPDATE for MONDAY, July 27, 1992

My cold is ALMOST gone - unfortunately the place I was sleeping at for
the square dance convention was air conditioned -- a little TOO air
conditioned if you know what I mean :^).  But I only have a little bit
of a cough left.

{ my cynical (or insightful) comments are in brackets }

OUR TOP STORIES TODAY
 
   * My two dads

   * He hasn't done anything wrong (yet)

   * If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

* He hasn't done anything wrong (yet)

     Galen "Maggie" and Dr. Doright Blue Jeans are at the cop shop
listening to the taped message that Carter Jones left.  Since Carter
hasn't done anything wrong (yet) they really can't do anything to him.
Mimi and Derek are worried that Bernicker won't approve the extra
expenses when no threats have been made against Galen.  Oh - they were
wondering how Carter managed to avoid ALL the police that were at the
party, when Mimi saw him she figured it out - he WAS the guy that she
was talking to, and she pointed out all the other cops to him.  She
felt very guilty about that but Galen told her that he was very smooth
and knew how to get what he wanted.  Trevor said they would protect
Galen and Steve seems to be volunteering as her full time personal
body guard ("and it's a nice body to guard" - Dr. BJ).  Trevor says
that they will go after him (phone taps, guard on Galen, etc.) and be
ready to get him when he makes a move - THEN they'll turn in the
overtime sheets.  { Oh Trevor now that you have a rich wifey are you
also going to forward the other cops their OT pay or are they just
suppose to put in the OT out of the goodness of their hearts - I know
- it's ONLY a soap }.  CLIFFHANGER - Mimi and another cop are in
Galen's office with the phone tap set up and Galen receives a call
from Carter - Mimi tells her to "keep him on the line long enough to
make a trace".  Why don't these towns get caller ID?

* My two dads

     (Friday) Edmund is at his place going through the picnic basket
and comes across the codicil - he goes to the hunting lodge and starts
trashing the place.  (Monday) Edmund is still at the hunting lodge
having flashbacks.  It's all beginning to fall into place - the way
his father (mother's husband) treated him and how he always called
Edmund's mother a slut.  He remembers the fight he (Edmund) had with
Hugo Merrick when Hugo said he wouldn't be giving Edmund money for
college.  Edmund told Hugo that he promised his mother and she worked
so hard for him for so many years.

     Meanwhile, back at Brooke's the guests are gathering for the big 
announcement - Ruth and Joe, Opal and Palmer, Angelique, Dixie,
Junior, Jackson, and Phoebe.  Brooke is getting concerned about
Edmund.  Opal and Palmer starting talking about Love Bug, Jr. and Opal
is asking Angelique about when she will have a baby.  She tells them
that for now Joe has nixed the idea.  Edmund finally arrives and makes
the announcement that he wants Brooke to marry him and she has agreed.
Everyone is very happy for them and he promises the families that he
loves Jr. and will be a good father (another flashback here as Edmund
remembers how his father treated him).  

     After the guests leave, Brooke wants to KNOW what's REALLY going
on - what's BOTHERING him.  He tries to avoid the question and finally
starts throwing things around (like father, like son).  He finally
tells her the truth -- something like this

E: You don't really know me
B: I'm trying to
E: Who am I
B: You're Edmund Gray
E: Try again
B: Edmund Grissom
E: Wrong again
E: I'm Edmund Merrick

   And he tells Brooke that he always thought his father hated him -
well, he was right - BOTH his fathers hated him.  He leaves and Brooke
wants to help he but he says he needs to do something alone.

     Meanwhile, Hellcat has retreived and burned the codicil.  She was
also rather shocked when she discovered that Edmund had announced his
engagement to Brooke and wonders whether he "knows" yet.  She
(stupidly) had BURNED the codicil so nobody would find out the truth.
When Dimitri caught her burning something she told Dimitri that it was
a log of his and Erica's "coincidental" business trips.  

     After the luncheon Jack escorts Angelique home.  He has a moment
alone with Dimitri and practically tells Dimitri that he (Jackson)
will get him (Dimitri) out of his marriage and take care of Angelique.
If Dimitri so desires.  Dimitri turns down Jack's offer.

* If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

     After the luncheon, Palmer takes Opal and Dixie to the hospital
so they can do their volunteer work.  Palmer is trying to talk Opal
into slowing down and taking it easy and he doesn't want her working
in a hospital surrounded by germs and sick people.  Opal says that she
wants to keep working and he mumbles something about "doing something
about this".  A short time later Opal, Dixie, Ruth, and Joe are
together.  Opal is talking about how overprotective Palmer is being
and maybe Joe and Ruth can tell him to back off just a little bit.
Palmer enters -- wearing a VOLUNTEER BADGE.  He's joined the volunteer
program and he's going to work with Opal.  Opal reminds him that he
has a multi-million corporation to run but Palmer insists that NOTHING
is as important as his wife and the future Little Love Bug.  { All
together now -- one ... two ... three ... awwwwwwww }

--
I have more fun than people.
  -- Bugs Bunny

    Mary Allison (mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu) Urbana, Illinois
Catx2 Owned, Square Dancer, Leaper, Ballroom Dancer in training 
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