From: mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (Mary E. Allison)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: AMC UPDATE - Monday, April 6
Date: 7 Apr 1992 18:12:30 GMT
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Summary: YO -- Myrtle - make some popcorn before you leave

UPDATE for MONDAY, March 23, 1992

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

{ I'll tell you -- for 45 minutes of show, not much happened }

OUR TOP STORIES TODAY
 
   * Haley attempts to confess
     
   * Steven catches a fist and a flick

* Haley attempts to confess

     Haley RUNS into the police station and starts to confess to the
murder of Will -- Arlene, Adam, and Trevor are on her heels TRYING to
convince Derek, Mimi, Neil, and the DA NOT to accept the confession -
she's a kid, she doesn't know what she's doing, and her lawyer is not
around.  

     Meanwhile - Brian is in the lock-up talking to Jack.  Jack is
trying to convince Brian that he should be worried about HIMSELF --
and NOT HALEY -- Brian's next comment is something like "at least
Haley is safe".  An Li wanders past Brian's cell and mentions that
Haley is upstairs confessing.  Brian BEGS Jack to find a way for him
to talk to Haley.  While Brian and An Li are alone - Brian chews out
An Li for telling Adam about their "private lives" and convinces An Li
NOT to tell anyone else { Like - right - the SECOND she has a chance
to tell Haley she'll think about what's best for Brian and Haley and
not say a word      NOT!!! }

     Back in the bullpen - Haley is still TRYING to get someone to
LISTEN to her confession -- and Adam, Arlene, and Trevor are trying to
get her to SHUT UP!!  Galen Henderson wanders in and Haley tries to
give Galen her confession -- the adults pull her away once again - and
Galen convinces Dick (the DA) that they NEED to play by the rules and
not take Haley's confession unless her lawyer is around -- they can't
afford a mistrial.  One of the uniform cops comes in and says the
press is outside -- the DA goes charging out { so that he can let the
press know that a murderer was apprehended and Pine Valley is once
again safe for law-abiding citizens - and oh - by the way, don't
forget to vote on Tuesday }.  Jack starts to brain slap Galen for
having Brian prematurely arrested -- Galen stops Jack, she tells him
she needs to do what her boss tells her but maybe if they work TOGETHER
they might be able to figure something out.  

     Jack has arranged for Haley to go visit Brian -- An Li weasels
her way into staying with them because it will "look bad" if they are
alone.  Haley and Brian make goo-goo eyes at each other and Brian
convinces Haley NOT to confess -- everything will be OKAY.  An Li
makes it her business to point out every time they have "too much"
physical contact.  { If she says "MY HUSBAND" one more time -- there's
gonna be another murder victim in Pine Valley -- I think I have a
trenchcoat somewhere }.  

     Adam offers to pay Jack's legal fees for Brian -- Jack says he's
doing it pro bono - but if Adam wants he can put up the bond -- Adam
says no problem.  

* Steven catches a fist and a flick

     We last left Steven going through the trunk in the Cortlandt
attic.  Dixie comes in and they start talking -- they have { yet
another } "tender moment" just as Craig walks in.  Dixie explains
that Steven was at the burial and now he's helping her out.  Dixie and
Craig go downstairs, while Steven checks the tape in his pocket and
locks up the trunk { Craig does not yet realize that there's a chance
that THE TAPE is or was in THE TRUNK }.  

     A short time later, as Steven is about to put the tape in the VCR
at Myrtle's, there's someone at the door.  Steven puts the tape back
in his jacket and opens the door.  It's Craig offering to give Steven
a nice Hawaiian punch :^).  Steven then grabs Craig by the neck --
Myrtle comes in and tells the boys to play nice.  Craig tells Steven
to stay away from HIS WIFE -- Steven tells Craig he's being too self
centered and he should just be glad SOMEONE was there when Dixie
needed someone -- and if Craig wasn't so caught up in his own "well
deserved problems" he (Craig) would be able to be there for Dixie.  

     Meanwhile, back at the Cortlandt's, Opal is telling Dixie that
she's lucky to have a guy like Craig, that's always there for her and
she could have called him to escort her to the burial and he would
have dropped everything.  Later, Craig comes home and Dixie figures he
went to see Steven -- Craig tells Dixie that Steven is "in love" with
her but Dixie does not believe that.

     Back at Fargate's house for orphans,  Myrtle has left and Steven
catches a flick { cliffhanger }.

{ Does Steven realize that if he keeps the tape he is breaking the law
  -- that tape is a very important piece of evidence in a murder 
investigation } 


--
If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on 
their feet, what happen if you strap toast on the back of a cat 
and drop it?
  -- Steven Wright

  Mary Allison (mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu) Urbana, Illinois
Square Dancer, Cat Owned, Leaper, Founder QL Friends of Machiko
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