Pc april 12 1999 [DOORBELL RINGS] LUCY: HI. DOC. KEVIN: LUCY. I'M SORRY, I WASN'T EXPECTING YOU. LUCY: WELL, SHOULD I HAVE CALLED FIRST? YOU'RE RIGHT. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED FIRST. BUT I DIDN'T. BUI SHOULD HAVE, BUT I -- I JUST -- I NEEDED TO SEE YOU RIGHT AWAY. KEVIN: IT'S OK. COME ON IN. LUCY: OK. THANKS. KEVIN: WHAT'S UP? LUCY: WELL, SCOTT AND I ARE LEAVING FOR NEW YORK TOMORROW. KEVIN: BUSINESS OR PLEASURE? LUCY: ACTUALLY, BUSINESS. WE ARE GOING TO DAVID BORDISSO'S HOMETOWN TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHY IN THE WORLD THIS MAN IS TRYING TO RUIN US. KEVIN: IT'S A GOOD IDEA. ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP? LUCY: ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE MAYBE JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING, PERHAPS. KEVIN: SURE. WHAT IS IT? LUCY: OK -- WHEN EVE WAS HAVING LUNCH WITH D.V., DID HE TELL HER ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HELP US? KEVIN: WAIT A MINUTE. WHOA, WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE. EVE HAD LUNCH WITH D.V.? WHEN? LUCY: OH, YOU DIDN'T KNOW. KEVIN: NO, I DIDN'T. LUCY: I'M KIND OF SURPRISED THAT EVE DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT HAVING -- WELL, I GUESS I'M NOT ALL THAT SURPRISED. ANYWAY, SCOTT RAN INTO D.V. AND EVE WHILE THEY WERE HAVING LUNCH AT THE PORT CHARLES GRILL. [KNOCK ON DOOR] MATT: HELLO. ELLEN: HI. COME ON IN. MATT: SO YOU'RE GOING AWAY WITH SEBASTIAN, AREN'T YOU? ELLEN: YES, I AM, MATT. COURTNEY: OPEN. OPEN. CHRIS: COME ON. COURTNEY: MMM. CHRIS: MMM. COURTNEY: MMM. CHRIS: MMM. COURTNEY: MMM. CHRIS: MMM. COURTNEY: MMM. CHRIS: GOOD. EVEN BETTER THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LAST NIGHT IF WE HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN AROUND TO EATING DESSERT. OR DINNER, FOR THAT MATTER. FRANK: OH, YOU'RE GOOD, COURTNEY -- REAL GOOD. GOOD AT GIVING YOUR PARTNER THE SHAFT. COURTNEY: LAST NIGHT WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE TO HOLD ANYTHING BACK FROM YOU. CHRIS: WELL, I'M GLAD YOU FINALLY DECIDED TO TELL ME THE TRUTH. COURTNEY: IT'S SUCH A RELIEF TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO TALK TO ABOUT WHAT FRANK'S BEEN DOING TO ME. CHRIS: WELL, I KNEW FRANK WAS DESPERATE, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT HE'D RESORT TO BLACKMAILING YOU. COURTNEY: I WOULD HAVE NEVER DONE IT IF FRANK HADN'T THREATENED TO TURN ME IN TO THE I.R.S. FOR THE KANELOS MONEY. CHRIS: WELL, GUY'S A LUNATIC. COURTNEY: THAT'S ONLY HALF OF IT. FRANK'S A WALKING TIME BOMB. I NEVER KNEW WHEN HE WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. FRANK: YOU SOLD ME OUT. YOU LIED TO ME. YOU BETRAYED ME. CHRIS: ONE QUESTION, COURTNEY -- WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING SOMETHING YOU SAID LAST NIGHT? FRANK: GOTCHA, COURTNEY. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] COURTNEY: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? CHRIS: HOW DID FRANK FIND OUT ABOUT THE MONEY THE KANELOS FAMILY GAVE YOU UNDER THE TABLE? COURTNEY: WELL, FRANK AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN FRIENDS. HE WAS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, SNOOPING AROUND IN MY BUSINESS AFFAIRS. THAT'S PROBABLY HOW HE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE MONEY. THEN HE THREATENED TO TURN ME IN TO THE I.R.S. IF I DIDN'T HELP HIM BY POSING AS MARCIA COOP AT THE BANK. CHRIS: WELL, WHERE DID THE MONEY FROM THE MARCIA COOPER ACCOUNT COME FROM? COURTNEY: I DON'T KNOW. CHRIS: DO YOU THINK IT WAS JULIE'S? I MEAN, HER OLD MAN MUST HAVE LEFT HER SOMETHING. FRANK AND JULIE WERE PRETTY CLOSE. IF ANYONE WOULD KNOW HOW TO GET HER MONEY, HE WOULD. FRANK: COURTNEYYOU HAD BETTER NOT GIVE HIM THAT. COURTNEY: FRANK NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY. CHRIS: THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU COME TO ME WHEN FRANK STARTED BLACKMAILING YOU? COURTNEY: WELL, I SHOULD HAVE COME TO YOU. BUT -- NO OFFENSE -- I DIDN'T KNOW IF I COULD TRUST YOU. CHRIS: NO, THERE'S NO OFFENSE TAKEN. COURTNEY: YOU PROBABLY DON'T TRUST ME ANYMORE AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE TOLD YOU. CHRIS: YOU'RE RIGHT. I DON'T. FRANK: OK, COURTNEY. NOW WHAT? COURTNEY: WELL, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. CHRIS: WELL, WAIT, WAIT. DON'T TAKE THAT PERSONALLY. NO, YOU SEE, I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY. SOMEBODY TAUGHT ME THAT A LONG TIME AGO. COURTNEY: WHO? CHRIS: WE HAVE MORE IMPORTANT MATTERS TO DISCUSS. COURTNEY: HMM. DO YOU ALWAYS KISS PEOPLE YOU DON'T TRUST? CHRIS: KISSING YOU AND TRUSTING YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER. COURTNEY: WELL, I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND. WHOO! LUCY: SO EVE DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT HER LUNCH DATE WITH D.V. YOU KNOW, IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ELSE SHE HASN'T TOLD YOU. KEVIN: WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE SHE HAS TO REPORT TO ME, LUCY. LUCY: YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S JUST THAT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HAVING LUNCH WITH D.V. SORT OF FALLS INTO THAT SHOULD-HAVE-TOLD-YOU CATEGORY. KEVIN: DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT I'M HAPPY ABOUT IT? LUCY: OH, NO. DOC, NO. I UNDERSTAND, BELIEVE ME. I JUST -- I KNEW IT. I KNEW SHE WASN'T TELLING US EVERYTHING. KEVIN: EVE'S LUNCH WITH D.V. ISN'T REALLY WHAT'S BOTHERING ME. IT'S YOUR BEHAVIOR. LUCY: THIS IS NOT ABOUT SOME PERSONAL VENDETTA. I'M HERE BECAUSE OF MY BUSINESS. I NEED MY BUSINESS, AND MY REPUTATION HAS BEEN RUINED BECAUSE OF D.V. AND JACKS IS BEING RUINED, AND SCOTT IS HAVING TROUBLES, AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE EVE KNOWS THIS PERSON. EVE KNOWS D.V. SHE FELT COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO HAVE LUNCH WITH HIM. KEVIN: YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. LUCY: WHAT I DO KNOW IS EVE HAS INFORMATION ABOUT D.V., INFORMATION SHE IS HIDING FROM EVERYBODY, INCLUDING YOU. KEVIN: I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO. LUCY: FINE. FINE. LISTEN, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE DISCUSSING EVE WITH ME. THAT'S OK. BUT I NEED YOU TO KNOW -- KEVIN, BELIEVE ME, I DID NOT COME OVER HERE TO ASSASSINATE WHATEVER CHARACTER EVE HAS. I DIDN'T. I WILL JUST SHOW MYSELF OUT. KEVIN: DR. EVE LAMBERT, PLEASE. IT'S DR. COLLINS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME SHE'LL BE BACK? WOULD YOU HAVE HER CALL ME AS SOON AS SHE COMES IN? SHE HAS THE NUMBER. ELLEN: MATT, I'M NOT GOING FOR GOOD. I'M COMING BACK TO PORT CHARLES. MATT: ARE YOU? ELLEN: OF COURSE. I WOULDN'T EVEN BE GOING IF SEBASTIAN WASN'T DYING. IT'S HIS LAST WISH. MATT: BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING JUST BECAUSE HE'S DYING. FOR SEBASTIAN. BUT THERE IS NO WAY I CAN SORT IT ALL OUT UNLESS I GO. PLEASE, MATT, UNDERSTAND -- MATT: DON'T GO, DON'T GO. ELLEN: I'M NOT GOING WITH SEBASTIAN FOREVER, OR NOT EVEN FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I'LL BE BACK JUST AS SOON AS -- MATT: AS SOON AS HE DIES. I DON'T WANT YOU GOING AWAY WITH ANY MAN FOR EVEN ONE DAY. WHAT IF AN OLD GIRLFRIEND TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS DYING AND THAT SHE WANTED ME TO GO AWAY WITH HER FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OTIME? LEN: I HOPE THAT I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WERE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. MATT: WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE JUST A BIGGER PERSON THAN I AM. ELLEN: MATT, I HAVE TO DO THIS. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US. LOVE YOU. MATT: YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. SO WILL I. AND I WON'T BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK. ELLEN: MATT, DON'T DO THIS. MATT: I CAN'T WAIT HERE FOR YOU AND KEEP MY SELF-RESPECT. ELLEN: SO THAT'S IT? IT'S OVER JUST LIKE THAT? MATT: DON'T GO TO NEW ORLEANS. ELLEN: I HAVE TO. MATT: THEN I GUESS WE'RE OVER, JUST LIKE THAT.  [ Woman ] MY GRANDDAUGHTER FOLLOWS MY EVERY MOVE. BUT THE OTHER DAY WHEN I SET OUT TO GIVE HER A LESSON, IT TURNED OUT I WAS THE ONE WITH SOMETHING TO LEARN... ABOUT MY DENTURES. SO I DECIDED TO TRY FIXODENT FRESH. IT FORMS A THIN YET STRONG SEAL FOR A MORE SECURE FIT... AND A FRESH FEELING. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW. MAYBE THERE ARE WORSE THINGS, BUT WHEN YOU GET A YEAST INFECTION, YOU CAN'T THINK OF ANY TILL YOU SEE HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO CURE IT. SO, I RELY ON MYCELEX-3. WORKS JUST AS WELL AS MONISTAT, BUT COSTS LESS. MY CHOICE, MY CURE IS MYCELEX. WHEN I BITINTO A YORK PEPPERMINT PATTIE, I GET THE SENSATION THAT I'M RIDING ON A CHAIR LIFT IN THE SWISS ALPS... THE CRISP AIR RUSHING BY ME ON MY WAY TO THE SNOWY PEAKS! YORK PEPPERMINT PATTIE. GET THE SENSATION. THERE IS A BODY WASH... WITH A BEAUTIFUL FRAGRANCE. IT DOES MORE THAN SOFTEN YOUR SKIN. IT SEDUCES YOUR SENSES. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT A CARESS SHOWER CAN DO. ,@ COURTNEY: SOMEBODY TAUGHT YOU NOT TO TRUST PEOPLE, HUH? WHO WAS THAT -- AN EX-GIRLFRIEND? CHRIS: MY FATHER TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT TRUST. COURTNEY: I TAKE IT YOU TWO WEREN'T CLOSE. CHRIS: WELL, SOMETIMES. EASY COME, EASY GO. THAT WAS MY DAD'S FAVORITE LESSON. PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY THING A CON MAN CAN TEACH HIS SON -- THAT AND HOW TO ACTUALLY USE YOUR CHILD IN A CON GAME. COURTNEY: YOUR FATHER USED YOU TO RUN SCAMS? CHRIS: WHEN I WAS 14, MY DAD, GOOD OLD HENRY, WAS SELLING STOLEN FUR COATS. HE NEEDED THE MONEY TO PAY OFF LOAN SHARKS. LIKED TO GAMBLE, BUT HE WASN'T EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD CALL LUCKY. COURTNEY: THAT SOUNDS ROUGH. CHRIS: HE USED ME AS A GO-BETWEEN FOR THE BUYERS. HE SAID IT WAS THE PERFECT SETUP -- FATHER/SON SALES TEAM. COURTNEY: YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SCARED, HUH? CHRIS: NO, NOT AT ALL, ACTUALLY. I MEAN, I WAS WORKING WITH MY DAD, HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE. PRETTY SOON, WE WERE ROING A LOT OF COATS. PROBLEM WAS THE MORE WE MADE, THE MORE DAD GAMBLED. COURTNEY: SO THE MORE HE OWED THE LOAN SHARKS. CHRIS: EXACTLY. COURTNEY: MM-HMM. CHRIS: THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR LOAN SHARK THAT HE WAS ALWAYS MOUTHING OFF TO. AND THE GUY TOLERATED IT AS LONG AS MY DAD PAID HIM OFF. BUT DISRESPECTING A LOAN SHARK ISN'T VERY SMART. COURTNEY: SOMETHING TELLS ME THIS STORY DOESN'T HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. CHRIS: WELL, THINGS WERE GOING ALONG, BUSINESS AS USUAL, YOU KNOW, WHEN ONE DAY I FORGOT TO TAKE THE ORIGINAL SALES TAG OFF ONE OF THE COATS. THE BUYER NOTICED AND REALIZED IT WAS STOLEN, AND THAT WAS IT, YOU KNOW. WORD SPREAD, AND BUSINESS JUST DRIED UP. WHEN THIS LOAN SHARK CAM LOOKING FOR HENRY RAMSEY, HE FOUND YOUNG CHRIS RAMSEY INSTEAD. HE BEAT THE HELL OUT OF ME JUST TO TEACH MY DAD A LESSON. COURTNEY: CHRIS, THAT'S HORRIBLE. DID YOU GO TO THE POLICE? CHRIS: OH, NO. OF COURSE NOT. I MEAN, I WAS GLAD MY DAD GOT AWAY. IF HE HAD BEEN CAUGHT, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, AND I WOULD HAVE WOUND UP IN JUVENILE HALL. COURTNEY: THEN WHAT DID YOU DO? CHRIS: WELL, I JUST TRACKED MY DAD AND MY SIBLINGS DOWN TO A RUNDOWN MOTEL. YOU KNOW, I -- I THOUGHT HE'D BE HAPPY TO SEE ME. COURTNEY: BUT HE WASN'T. CHRIS: NO. HE -- HE BLAMED ME FOR THINGS GOING BAD. YOU KNOW, HE SAID HE LET ME BEHIND BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE WHO BLEW IT, THAT I -- I DESERVED THE BEATING BECAUSE I WAS CARELESS. COURTNEY: COME HERE. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE ANY FATHER WOULD EVER TREAT HIS SON THAT WAY, NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON. CHRIS: YEAH, WELL, HENRY RAMSEY TAUGHT ME NEVER TO EXPECT ANYTHING FROM ANYONE. THAT WAY I'D NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED. ELLEN: ALL PACKED AND READY TO GO. SEBASTIAN: COME ON. ELLEN: HEY, HOW YOU FEELING? SEBASTIAN: I'M GOOD AS GOLD. WHAT DID YOU PUT IN THESE BAGS, YOUR OWN MARDI GRAS FLOAT? ELLEN: OH, I WASN'T SURE WHAT THE WEATHER WAS GOING TO BE LIKE THIS TIME OF YEAR IN NEW ORLEANS, SO I SORT OF PACKED -- LET'S SEE -- A AT, SHORTS, BOOTS, SWEATER -- YOU KNOW, ONE OF EVERYTHING. SEBASTIAN: SOUNDS LIKE YOU PACKED IN A HURRY. ELLEN: I DID. SEBASTIAN: BEFORE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND? ELLEN: THAT'S NOT THE REASON. SEBASTIAN: DID YOU TELL MATT THAT YOU WERE COMING WITH ME? ELLEN: I DID. SEBASTIAN: LOOK, ELLEN, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE MAKING A TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE TO SPEND THIS TIME WITH ME. AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL. BUT IF YOU WANT TO BACK OUT, U STILL CAN. ELLEN: NO. I WANT TO GO. I'M HOPING IN TIME THAT MATT WILL UNDERSTAND. SEBASTIAN: AND WHAT IF HE DOESN'T? ELLEN: I JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU ONCE SAID ABOUT HOW YOU WANTED TO MAKE THE WORLD STOP. I WANT THAT, TOO. ARE YOU FEELING OK? SEBASTIAN: YEAH, I'M FINE. ELLEN: YOU KNOW, SEBASTIAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND WITH -- HELLO, THIS IS DR. ELLEN BURGESS. I HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OVER AT THE PORT CHARLES HOTEL, ROOM 611. PLEASE HURRY. [TELEPHONE RINGS] KEVIN: HELLO? EVE: HI. SO, WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT IT COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL I GOT HOME? KEVIN: I HEARD YOU HAD LUNCH WITH D.V. EVE: IT'S TRUE. I DID. KEVIN: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I MEAN, HE DIDN'T THREATEN YOU OR ANYTHING, BECAUSE IF HE DID, MY FIST HAS ALREADY HAD A TASTE OF HIS JAW, AND I'M SURE IT WOULDN'T MIND A SECOND HELPING. EVE: I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE MEETING WITH D.V. THE TRUTH IS I WENT TO SEE HIM TO SEE IF I COULD HELP SCOTT AND LUCY. KEVIN: HOW? EVE: WELL, IF HE WAS TARGETING THEM BECAUSE OF ME, I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD GET HIM TO BACK OFF. BUT HE'S NOT. HE'S AFTER THEM BECAUSE OF THE DRESS LINE. THEY'RE HIS COMPETITION. GOD HELP POOR SCOTT AND LUCY. DID SCOTT TELL YOU ABOUT THE MEETING? KEVIN: NO. ACTUALLY, LUCY STOPPED BY. EVE: SO LUCY CAME TO SEE YOU ABOUT A MEETING I HAD? KEVIN: SHE SAID SHE WAS CONCERNED FOR HER COMPANY. EVE: YEAH, I'M SURE. KEVIN: IN ANY EVENT, I LET HER KNOW THAT SNOOPING AROUND IN YOUR LIFE ISN'T APPRECIATED. EVE: THANKS FOR DEFENDING ME, KEVIN. KEVIN: NO NEED TO THANK ME. I'D DEFEND YOU ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT. EVE: BYE. 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AND IT'S SAFE TO USE AS OFTEN AS YOU NEED. DISCOVER A WORLD OF COMFORT WITH NEW VISINE TEARS. IT.... [ Announcer ] WHAT'S SOFT AS A CLOUD, A BABY'S BOTTOM, THICK AS A PILLAR OF PILLOWS, OR A MOUNTAIN OF MATTRESSES... AND STRONG AS A BODYBUILDER'S BICEPS ? KLEENEX COTTONELLE ULTRA SOFT. SO STRONG, SO THICK, SO MUCH SOFTER THAN THE LEADING PREMIUM BRAND. ONLY KLEENEX COULD BRING YOU EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED IN A TOILET PAPER... EVE: SO TELL ME, LUCY, WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF YOURS WHO I HAVE LUNCH WITH? LUCY: IT'S OBVIOUS, ISN'T IT? IT'S MY BUSINESS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS -- MY BUSINESS -- MY SERENA LINE AND JACKS COSMETICS. THEY ARE MINE, AND D.V.'S TRYING TO TAKE THEM AWAY FROM ME. EVE: I WARNED YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM D.V. LUCY: GREAT. YOU'RE FULL OF GOOD ADVICE, YOU VE NO ANSWERS. I WANT AN ANSWER. WHAT DID YOU LEARN AT LUNCH WITH D.V.? WHAT DID HE SAY? EVE: NOTHING. LUCY: "NOTHING." NOTHING, THAT'S GREAT. SO YOU SPENT A WHOLE ENTIRE LUNCH WITH THE MAN, AND YOU GOT NOTHING OUT OF HIM. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE CREDIT. EVE: NO, LUCY, GIVE ME A LITTLE CREDIT. I HAD LUNCH WITH D.V. TO TRY AND HELP YOU AND SCOTT. LUCY: TO TRY AND HELP US? THAT'S EXACTLY WHY YOU KEPT THE LUNCH A SECRET? I DON'T THINK SO. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS WHOLE PICTURE HERE. EVE: FORGET IT. NOTHING I SAY IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, SO BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT. LUCY: OK. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I BELIEVE, AND I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE SAYS. YOU ARE DING SOMETHING, AND THE REASON D.V. CAME TO PORT CHARLES IS NOT BECAUSE OF ME. IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU. EVE: NO, D.V. CAME TO PORT CHARLES TO RUIN YOU. NOTHING MORE. SO I'D PREPARE YOURSELF IF I WERE YOU. LUCY: NO, YOU'RE WRONG. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO PREPARE, BECAUSE SCOTT AND I -- WE'RE GOING TO DEFEAT D.V. AND WHEN WE DO, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SECRETS LEFT STANDING. COURTNEY: HI. WELL, WHAT HAPPENED HERE? PRACTICING FOR A TOURNAMENT? FRANK: TARGET PRACTICE. DID YOU ENJOY YOUR EVENING? A LITTLE WINE, A LITTLE DINNER, A LITTLE BACKSTABBING? I HOPE YOU ENJOYED BEING WITH CHRIS BECAUSE YOU CAN KISS YOUR FUTURE WITH JOE GOOD-BYE. COURTNEY: OH, COME ON, FRANK. DON'T YOU GET IT? I HAD TO COME UP WITH A GOOD LIE TO WIN BACK CHRIS' TRUST. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I COPPED TO POSING AS MARCIA COOPER. FRANK: THAT WASN'T A LIE. YOU JUST DIDN'T DO IT BECAUSE I BLACKMAIL YOU. COURTNEY: THE BEST LIES ALWAYS HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TRUTH IN THEM. BESIDES, I THINK CHRIS ALREADY KNEW I WAS POSING AS MARCIA. HE WOULD NEVER LET ME GET CLOSE TOIM AGAIN IF I DIDN'T TELL HIM SOMETHING. FRANK: SO YOU GAVE HIM ME TO THROW HIM OFF YOUR TRAIL? COURTNEY: TELLING CHRIS THAT YOU BLACKMAILED ME MEANS NOW WE SHARE A COMMON BOND -- OUR HATRED FOR YOU. BELIEVE ME, THIS IS GOING TO WORK TO OUR ADVANTAGE. FRANK: WHAT MAKES YOU THINK CHRIS BOUGHT YOUR STORY? COURTNEY: I BET HE DID. I CAN BE VERY CONVINCING. [DOORBELL RINGS] CHRIS: GARY, COME ON IN. GARY: WHAT'S UP? CHRIS: I FOUND OUT WHY COURTNEY KANELOS IS POSING AS MARCIA COOPER. SHE WAS COERCED. GARY: BY WHO? CHRIS: FRANK SCANLON. LEAVE IT TO THAT LOSER TO STRONG-ARM A WOMAN. COURTNEY: YOU SEE? YOU SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED YOUR PARTNER. FRANK: GIVE ME A BREAK. TRUST AND YOU DON'T BELONG IN THE SAME SENTENCE, PARTNER. ELLEN: THIS PATIENT HAS SUFFERED POSSIBLE AORTIC RUPTURE. NURSE: BLOOD PRESSURE IS VERY LOW. ELLEN: HE NEEDS SURGERY. CALL SPECIAL PROCEDURES, SET HIM UP FOR AN AORTIGRAM, AND TELL THE O.R. TO STAND BY. INTERN: YES, DR. BURGESS. ELLEN: WHO'S ON CALL? WHO'S ON CALL, DAMN IT? MATT: I AM. DRAW BLOOD WORK. GET HIM TO RADIOLOGY.