From: pfritsch@skid.ps.uci.edu (Paul Fritschle)
Subject: GH: Update for Monday, September 7
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Organization: Campus Crusade for Cthulhu
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Date: 7 Sep 92 21:11:42 GMT

                           GENERAL HOSPITAL
                   Update for Monday, September 7th


Not too bad a show... things are looking up!

*The terrible trio!
  We pick up where we left off Friday, with the coin dealer insisting
that Jason was the kid who took the coins to him in the first place.
Edward doesn't believe it. He decides that the other two must be
behind it. He says Jaeger must be in trouble with a drug deal, and
that Karen must be pregnant. Jason insists  that it was all his idea,
and he just took them, but doesn't know why he did. No one buys this.
Alan and Monica (just back from those conferences in China) walk in,
and Alan blows up. Sean has Remi take Karen and Jaeger back to
Kelly's, then he, Edward, and Lila leave Jason to his parents. They
act predictably--Monica concerned and worried, and Alan blustery. They
run through the standard list of reasons why he might have done it,
then Alan brilliantly decides it was AJ! Jason did it for AJ! This is
the wrong thing, and Jason blasts his parents for it in a burst of
teenage angst, and storms out of the house, leaving Alan looking like
he is about to blow a gasket or two! Sean comes back in, and he and
Alan tell Monica that it has to do with something that has happened
since the island. Sean says he'll put the kids under surveillance, and
wait.
Meanwhile, Karen and Jaeger talk in the kitchen at Kelly's. Some fluff
follows. Jason shows up, and they congratulate him on sticking to his
story. They then worry about what to do when Atkins calls...

*Nikki goes to the Doctor, and AJ gets canned.
  Nikki and AJ are sitting at the counter in Kelly's eating lunch
together. Nikki is concerned when AJ spikes his coffee, but he brushes
her concerns off. He goes back to work. Simpson walks in to get his
lunch, and talks with Nikki. Seems she has been tired lately, and
never went back for her post-operative exam. Simpson lectures
her--seems she doesn't want to go because of the problem with her
bill. She decides to go ahead and go, making eyes all the time at the
intrepid resident.
  Later, she turns up at GH, and convinces Simpson to examine her,
since she is too embarassed to see her own doctor. He examines her
[nice scene.. lots of sexual tension], and tells her she has a
low-level infection. He prescribes some anti-biotics, and arranges for
tests. He walks into the hall, just as Steve Hardy and Big Tone walk
by. Steve lectures him on how inappropriate it is for him to examine
her, and orders him to have her see her own doctor the next time. Tony
tells him he should watch it, since he has told Tony he is attracted
to her. Nikki comes out, and kisses him on the cheek, thanking him.
  Back at Kelly's, Nikki walks into her room and finds a tipsy AJ on
the bed. Turns out he had a bit more to drink before going to work,
and rammed the yacht he was docking into another boat. They fired him,
but AJ refuses to admit that his drinking is responsible. Nikki lets
him have it, so he storms out.

*Married bliss
  Scotty and Dominique. That about says it really... Scotty wants to
stay married, she thinks it is a bad move. He runs through the ways to
get an anullment--none of them apply, though he thinks adultry could
be fun. He finally convinces her to watch the wedding tape again. He
waits outside, listening. Dom breaks down crying during it.


Well, that's about all... Overall, I think they are moving in the
right direction with this set of storylines. The Dom and Scott story
has a lot of potential. Scotty has always been a great character for
this type of plot, and I'm beginning to see some chemistry between he
and Dom. The teen trio line is a bit lame, but, by bringing Sean and
the PCPD into it, it is moving away from the teen-love bit.
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Paul Fritschle                                         pfritsch@skid.PS.UCI.EDU
                             Cthulhu '92
                        'The Stars are Right!'