pcjune17 [TELEPHONE RINGS] GAIL: THIS IS DR. BALDWIN. KEVIN: GAIL. THANK GOD I CAUGHT YOU. IT'S KEVIN. GAIL: KEVIN, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? KEVIN: NO. NO, I'M NOT. I -- I NEED TO HAVE A SESSION. GAIL: WHAT HAPPENED? KEVIN: WELL, A NOOSE WAS FOUND IN MY CAR. WITH THE VISIONS I'VE BEEN HAVING OF RYAN AND THE CLOWN SUIT AND NOW A NOOSE, I FEEL LIKE THE GROUND'S ABOUT TO GIVE OUT UNDERNEATH ME. GAIL: ARE YOU AT HOME? KEVIN: YES. GAIL: STAY THERE, KEVIN. I'M JUST LEAVING RIGHT NOW, AND I'LL BE THERE JUST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, OK? KEVIN: ALL RIGHT. [CHRIS WHISTLES] EVE: HEY! [CHRIS STOPS WHISTLING] EVE: KNOCK OFF THE RACKET. CHRIS: RACKET? WHAT RACKET? THIS IS THE MUSIC OF A HAPPY MAN. EVE: WELL, IF THIS HAPPY MAN DOES NOT STOP, THIS VERY TIRED, TIRED DOCTOR WILL SHOVE A BAGEL DOWN YOUR THROAT AND PERFORM A TRACHEOTOMY WITH A BUTTER KNIFE -- A VERY DULL BUTTER KNIFE. CHRIS: WHAT'S WITH YOU? COME ON, I'M WALKING ON AIR HERE. THE BOARD'S ABOUT TO CONVENE TO DISCUSS THE HARMON-BURGESS AFFAIR, AND I THINK THIS COULD SEVERELY LIMIT THE CHANCES OF MATT WINNING THE QUARTERMAINE. EVE: WHICH LEAVES YOU IN THE POST POSITION. CHRIS: THAT'S RIGHT. MONEY TRUCK'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, AND IT'S GOT CHRIS RAMSEY'S NAME WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. GOOD-BYE, POVERTY. HELLO, BIG BUCKS. EVE: DON'T YOU EVEN HAVE THE SLIGHTEST PANG OF CONSCIENCE IN THAT STAINLESS STEEL HEART OF YOURS? YOU'RE MESSING UP MATT AND ELLEN'S CAREERS. CHRIS: MOI? HEY, I DIDN'T BEG THEM TO GET NAKED AND DO THE MATTRESS MAMBO WHEN IT'S AGAINST HOSPITAL POLICY. THAT WAS ALL THEIR DOING. I JUST TOOK A FEW SNAPSHOTS FOR THE FAMILY ALBUM. ELLEN: I SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THIS. MATT: NO, ELLEN. THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD HAVE FORESEEN SOMEBODY DECIDING TO PLAY STALKERAZZI. ELLEN: MATT, I KNEW IT WAS WRONG TO GET INVOLVED WITH YOU WHEN I WAS YOUR SUPERVISOR. MATT: YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE "GOT TOGETHER," AS YOU PUT IT, YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY TO SAN DIEGO TO START ANOTHER JOB. ELLEN: JUSTIFICATIONS DON'T MAKE IT ANY BETTER. I HAVE PUT BOTH OUR CAREERS IN JEOPARDY. MATT: YOU CAN BE ANGRY AT YOURSELF ALL YOU WANT, ELLEN, BUT DON'T ASK ME TO. HOW CAN I BE ANGRY AT THE FACT THAT WE GOT TOGETHER? THE ONLY PERSON I'M ANGRY AT IS THE PERSON WHO DID THIS TO US. DR. MAY: ELLEN, THE BOARD IS READY FOR YOU NOW. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] NEIL: DR. JOE. JOE: HEY, BUDDY. HOW ARE YOU DOING? NEIL: DOING FINE. LOOK WHAT I'M WEARING. JOE: YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A NURSES BALL T-SHIRT LOOK SO GOOD. COURTNEY: THANK YOU, JOE. JOE: OH, IT'S NO SWEAT. COURTNEY: IT'S NOT JUST THE SHIRT. YOU HAVE BEEN A WONDERFUL FRIEND TO NEIL. JOE: WELL, NEIL IS MY MAIN MAN, RIGHT, BUDDY? COURTNEY: SO, I HEAR THE NURSES BALL IS QUITE A PARTY. JOE: ACTUALLY, IT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS RESEARCH, BUT YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD PART THERE'S GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC. COURTNEY: HMM. IS IT AS EXCITING AS EVERYONE AROUND HERE MAKES IT OUT TO BE? JOE: YEAH, IT WILL BE FOR ME THIS YEAR. KAREN'S PERFORMING, AND THEY'RE ALSO ANNOUNCING THE QUARTERMAINE RESIDENCY, SO -- COURTNEY: HMM. SOUNDS LIKE THE PLACE TO BE ON FRIDAY. CHRIS: OK, HOW COME I'M THE BAD GUY FOR SABOTAGING MATT, BUT IT'S OK FOR YOU TO TERRORIZE LUCY COE TO WITHIN AN INCH OF HER LIFE? EVE: BECAUSE MATT IS ONLY YOUR COMPETITION FOR THE QUARTERMAINE. LUCY COE, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS TRYING TO PUT ME IN PRISON FOR MURDER. CHRIS: WELL, IF YOU'RE INNOCENT, HOW'S SHE GOING TO MANAGE THAT? EVE: AH. DO YOU REMEMBER THE BRACELET THAT SCOTT GAVE ME THAT I LOST -- THE CLASP WAS BROKEN? CHRIS: YEAH. THAT WAS THE SAME DAY DEVLIN WAS WHACKED. EVE: SCOTT FOUND MY BRACELET NEXT TO DEVLIN'S DEAD BODY. CHRIS: WELL, WELL. YOU OBVIOUSLY NEEDED THAT ALIBI MORE THAN I THOUGHT YOU DID. EVE: I DIDN'T KILL DEVLIN. CHRIS: HMM. SO, HOW DOES LUCY COE FIT INTO ALL THIS? EVE: LUCY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS, AND SHE RAN AS FAST AS HER LITTLE TOOTHPICK LEGS COULD CARRY HER, STRAIGHT TO GARCIA. CHRIS: SIMPLE SOLUTION -- YOU LOSE THE BRACELET AND CALL LUCY A LIAR. EVE: NO, I TRIED. I TOSSED THE BRACELET INTO THE HARBOR, BUT GARCIA SAW ME, AND HE DREDGED THE HARBOR. CHRIS: WILD GUESS -- GARCIA FOUND IT. EVE: BINGO. BOY, I JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T FIND ANY BLOOD ON IT. I SCRUBBED THAT THING SO HARD. CHRIS: EVE, WE BOTH TOOK CHEMISTRY. ORGANIC TRACE EVIDENCE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DESTROY. EVE: YEAH. THANKS FOR THE COMFORTING THOUGHT, CHRIS. CHRIS: WELL, THERE'S NO POINT DELUDING YOURSELF. IT'S BETTER TO BE PREPARED. SO, WHAT DO YOU GOT PLANNED NOW TO GET EVEN WITH LUCY? EVE: WELL, I HAVE MANAGED TO WRANGLE MY WAY INTO BEING LUCY COE'S DRESSER FOR THE NURSES BALL. CHRIS: I THOUGHT SHE ALREADY CAUGHT YOU DOWNSIZING HER CLOTHES. EVE: I HAVE AN EVEN BETTER PLAN. LUCY TAKES THESE SOIREES VERY SERIOUSLY, SO SHE'S BOUND TO BE A BUNDLE OF NERVES, RIGHT? WELL, I WILL REDUCE LUCY COE TO A WHIMPERING PILE OF SPANDEX IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE TOWN. CHRIS: LUCY COE IS TRYING TO PUT YOU BEHIND BARS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, AND ALL YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS EMBARRASS HER? OOH. EVE: I MAY HAVE SOMETHING ELSE UP MY SLEEVE. CHRIS: WELL, IT MUST BE PRETTY DIABOLICAL IF YOU'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO TELL ME. JUST DON'T LEAVE ANY BLOODY FINGERPRINTS. OK, I HAVE TO GET GOING. THE BOARD IS ABOUT TO NAIL MATT AND ELLEN, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BE LATE. MONICA: ELLEN. LISTEN, I JUST WANT TO SAY UPFRONT THAT I REALLY RESPECT YOUR TALENTS AS A DOCTOR. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M AFRAID, THE BOARD IS GOING TO COME DOWN PRETTY HARD ON YOU IN THIS HEARING. ELLEN: I HAD HOPED THAT YOU OF ALL PEOPLE WOULD RESERVE JUDGMENT UNTIL AFTER I HAD HAD A CHANCE TO DEFEND MY ACTIONS. MONICA: ELLEN, YOU VIOLATED THE HOSPITAL POLICY AND YOU MADE G.H. VULNERABLE TO LAWSUITS FROM ALL THE REST OF THE INTERNS, CLAIMING THAT YOU SHOWED FAVORITISM TO DR. HARMON. YOU KNOW, AS A MATTER OF FACT, DR. HARMON COULD EVEN SUE YOU IF THIS RELATIONSHIP ENDS BADLY. BELIEVE ME, I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. ELLEN: YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW MATT. MONICA: I KNOW THAT HE IS AN INTERN, AND I KNOW THAT I WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE THE INTERN PROGRAM AT THIS HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF YOUR ACTIONS. AND I ALSO KNOW THE BOARD IS GOING TO FEEL THE SAME WAY I DO. ELLEN: WELL, IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU'VE ALREADY MADE UP YOUR MINDS. IS THERE ANY REASON FOR ME TO GO IN THERE AND PLEAD MY CASE? MONICA: YES. YOU SHOULD BE HEARD. THE BOARD NEEDS TO HEAR YOUR SIDE. OK. SCOTT: HEY. ELLEN: HI. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. SCOTT, LISTEN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO BE MY ADVISOR AT THIS HEARING. SCOTT: MY PLEASURE. I -- YOU KNOW, I LIKE FIGHTING THE BOARD. IF I COULD JUST GET SOME HOT DOGS AND PEANUTS AROUND HERE, IT WOULD BE MY FAVORITE PASTIME. LET'S GO DO IT. KEVIN: THANKS FOR COMING ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. GAIL: WELL, OF COURSE. IT'S JUST THAT YOU SOUNDED SO UPSET. KEVIN: SOME COFFEE? GAIL: NO. NO, THANKS, I'M FINE. KEVIN, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED. KEVIN: WELL, I'M SURE YOU READ IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE CLOWN SUIT -- GAIL: OH. KEVIN: THAT THE KILLER WORE? IT WAS FOUND IN MY DRESSER DRAWER. GA: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW IT GOT THERE? KEVIN: I DIDN'T PUT IT THERE. I MEAN, I THINK I'D REMEMBER THAT. GAIL: DO YOU HAVE ANY REASON TO DOUBT YOURSELF, KEVIN? KEVIN: NO. NO. NO. GAIL, I'M NOT HAVING BLACKOUTS AGAIN. I'M AS SURE OF THAT AS I AM OF ANYTHING. GAIL: WELL, THEN HOW DO YOU THINK IT GOT THERE? KEVIN: THE KILLER'S GONE OUT OF HIS WAY TO THROW SUSPICION ON OTHER PEOPLE. HE USED JULIE DEVLIN'S PEN. HE USED CHRIS RAMSEY'S STETHOSCOPE. NOW HE'S TRYING TO THROW EVERYTHING ON ME. GAIL: HMM. THAT SOUNDS VERY PLAUSIBLE. WELL, WHAT ABOUT THIS BUSINESS ABOUT THE NOOSE? KEVIN: LUCY FOUND IT IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR. GAIL, THE CHARACTER BASED ON KAREN IN MY BOOK IS KILLED WITH A NOOSE. GAIL: KAREN? HAS KAREN BEEN WARNED? KEVIN: OH, YEAH, YEAH. WE WENT TO HER RIGHT AWAY. MAC'S PUT A 24-HOUR GUARD ON HER. GAIL: OH. I'M RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT. OH. KEVIN: AFTER I SPOKE TO THE POLICE ABOUT THE NOOSE, I HAD ANOTHER VISION ABOUT RYAN. GAIL: AND WHAT DID HE SAY THIS TIME? KEVIN: WHAT HE ALWAYS SAYS -- THAT EVERYONE IN OUR FAMILY ARE ALL ALIKE, AND WE'RE NOTHING BUT A PACK OF KILLERS. GAIL: KEVIN, HAVE YOU EVER TOLD VICTOR ABOUT THESE VISIONS OF RYAN? KEVIN: GAIL, THE FACT THAT I'M HAVING HALLUCINATIONS ISN'T SOMETHING I WANT TO BROADCAST. GAIL: BUT YOU HAVE ALREADY CONFRONTED YOUR FATHER WITH VERY DIFFICULT ISSUES. WHY ARE YOU HOLDING THIS BACK? KEVIN: MAYBE BECAUSE HE'S TOLD ME THAT I'M ALREADY A KILLER -- THAT RYAN AND I KILLED HIS MISTRESS 30 YEARS AGO ON JASMINE ISLAND. GAIL: AND YET YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE POLICE ON JASMINE ISLAND ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW OF THIS WOMAN'S DEATH. WHAT IS STOPPING YOU? KEVIN: WELL, WHEN THE KILLINGS STARTED HERE, I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE IT FURTHER. I THOUGHT I WAS PROTECTING VICTOR. GAIL: IS HE THE ONLY ONE YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT? KEVIN: RYAN SAYS I'M COVERING FOR MYSELF. GAIL: DO YOU THINK THAT'S TRUE? KEVIN: I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION UNTIL I KNOW WHAT RYAN IS REALLY TRYING TO TELL ME. DID WE REALLY KILL THAT WOMAN ALL THOSE YEARS AGO? THE FISH ARE UP. - LURE YOUR FAMILY UP WITH FOLGERS. - EMPTY. NATURALLY DECAFFEINATED FOLGERS, MADE FROM MOUNTAIN GROWN BEANS, LIKE REGULAR FOLGERS, - WHO GETS UP THIS EARLY ? - FOR THE SAME GREAT AROMA AND TASTE. NOTHING WAKES ME UP LIKE FOLGERS, EXCEPT-- YEAH, EXCEPT UNCLE JOHN SNORING. [ Laughing ] SO THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT TELL SOMEONE THEY WERE DRINKING DECAFFEINATED IS YOU. HEY, GUYS, I WAS THINKING NEXT YEAR MAYBE WE COULD SWITCH TO DECAF. [ All ] NAH ! DECAF ! HEY, MIAMI. DR. SCHOLL'S WANTS TO KNOW... - HOW DO YOU TREAT YOUR FEET ? - BEING IN THE SUN, MY FEET AND LEGS TAKE A BEATING. - REALLY DRY. - WE HAVE A NEW CRACKED SKIN REPAIR CREAM. IT HAS A MOISTURE-ATTRACTING INGREDIENT... TO HELP REPAIR DRY, CRACKED SKIN. - VERY SOFT. - NICE. DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE AT HOME TO GIVE YOU A FOOT MASSAGE ? NO, BUT I'LL FIND SOMEBODY. [ Laughter ] CUT! KIT KAT BREAK TIME! A-1, 2, 3, 4! ü GIMME A BREAK ü ü GIMME A BREAK ü ü BREAK ME OFF A PIECE OF THAT ü ü KIT KAT BAR ü ü GIMME A BREAK ü ü GIMME A BREAK ü ü I WANNA TAKE A BREAK WITH THAT KIT KAT BAR üü WHEN I HAVE A MIGRAINE, I OFTEN WONDER IF THE PAIN WILL EVER GO AWAY. [CRACKING SOUND] BUT NOW I CAN BREAK THROUGH THAT PAIN WITH IMITREX NASAL SPRAY. ONE QUICK SPRAY BREAKS THROUGH THE PAIN OF MOST KINDS OF MIGRAINE, THE RELATED NAUSEA AND SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT... WITHOUT DROWSY SIDE EFFECTS. SO I STAY ALERT AND ACTIVE. IMITREX ISN'T FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN TYPES OF HEART OR BLOOD VESSEL DISEASE OR UNCONTROLLED BLOOD PRESSURE, YOU SHOULDN'T TAKE IMITREX. VERY RARELY, CERTAIN PEOPLE, EVEN SOME WITHOUT HEART DISEASE, HAVE HAD SERIOUS HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS. SO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE RISK FACTORS FOR HEART DISEASE LIKE SMOKING, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, OR HIGH CHOLESTEROL, OR IF YOU'RE PREGNANT, NURSING, OR TAKING MEDICATIONS. CALL...  FOR PRODUCT INFORMATION. IMITREX. NOW IN NASAL SPRAY... AND TABLETS! IT LETS ME STAY ALERT AND ACTIVE. ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT IMITREX, THE MOST-PRESCRIBED MIGRAINE MEDICINE IN THE U.S. COURTNEY: HEY, KAREN. KAREN: Y, COURTNEY. HOW IS NEIL DOING? I HAVEN'T BEEN BY FOR MY DAILY VISIT YET. COURTNEY: WELL, EVERY DAY THERE IS IMPROVEMENT. I'VE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED SNEAKING OUT ONE OF THESE NIGHTS AND GOING TO SEE A MOVIE. KAREN: THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOURSELF. COURTNEY: MAYBE I WILL. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO CATCH A MOVIE WITH ME FRIDAY? KAREN: WELL, I CAN'T, ACTUALLY. THAT'S THE NURSES BALL. COURTNEY: OH, RIGHT. I SAW THE POSTERS. ARE YOU GOING? KAREN: I WILL BE PERFORMING. COURTNEY: WOW, I'LL BET YOU BE GREAT. I WISH I COULD SEE YOU. KAREN: WELL, WHY DON'T YOU COME. IT'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN. COURTNEY: OH, I'D LOVE TO, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WEAR. A FORMAL IS NOT ONE OF THE THINGS YOU PACK WHEN YOU'RE TAKING YOUR CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL. KAREN: I'M GOING TO LEND YOU A DRESS, OK? COURTNEY: NO, NO. KAREN: YES. COURTNEY: LISTEN, I CAN'T -- KAREN: NOPE. NOT ANOTHER WORD. ELLEN: LET ME FIRST SAY THAT I KNOW THE POLICY AGAINST ANY ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENT BETWEEN SUPERVISORS AND SUBORDINATES IS IN PLACE FOR A GOOD REASON. IT'S THERE TO PREVENT ANYONE IN AUTHORITY FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE WHO REPORTS TO THEM. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF MY POSITION WITH REGARDS TO DR. HARMON. ALAN: HOW DO WE KNOW THAT? MONICA: ALAN, PLEASE. WILL YOU LET DR. BURGESS CONTINUE? ELLEN: I DID NOT BECOME INVOLVED WITH DR. HARMON UNTIL I ACCEPTED A POSITION IN SAN DIEGO AND LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL. DUE TO MY MOTHER'S FAILING HEALTH I RETURNED TO PORT CHARLES, AND IT WAS THEN THAT WE RESUMED OUR RELATIONSHIP. LEE: BUT THEN AFTER YOU RETURNED TO YOUR OLD POSITION HERE, YOU WERE THEN AGAIN HIS SUPERVISOR, WERE YOU NOT? ELLEN: YES. BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF A FEW WEEKS UNTIL DR. HARMON WOULD NO LONGER BE UNDER MY SUPERVISION, I FELT CONFIDENT THAT I COULD REMAIN OBJECTIVE TOWARD HIM. ALAN: WELL, IF IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF A FEW WEEKS, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST STOP SEEING EACH OTHER? ELLEN: IN RETROSPECT, I CAN SEE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE. DR. MAY: OR YOU COULD HAVE ASKED TO RETURN IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY TO THE HOSPITAL. I WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO CONTINUE AS HEAD OF INTERN FOR THOSE FEW WEEKS. ELLEN: I FELT ASKING TO BE REASSIGNED BECAUSE OF A ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENT WOULD TURN A PRIVATE ISSUE INTO A PUBLIC MATTER. ALAN: WELL, YOUR BAD JUDGMENT CERTAINLY TURNED IT INTO A PUBLIC MATTER. YOU'VE NOT ONLY DAMAGED YOUR OWN REPUTATION, YOU DID SO TO ANOTHER DOCTOR'S AS WELL. ELLEN: I AM VERY AWARE OF THAT, BELIEVE ME. LEE: YOU'RE ALSO AWARE THAT IN TODAY'S LITIGIOUS SOCIETY, ANY TIME THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY, THIS HOSPITAL IS OPEN FOR THE THREAT OF A LAWSUIT. ELLEN: THE IRONY IS THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF MY STRONG FEELINGS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL THAT I JUMPED TO THE CHANCE TO RETURN WITHOUT FULLY WEIGHING THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES, AND I DEEPLY REGRET IT. I WOULD, HOWEVER, LIKE TO ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE NEVER LET ANY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP INTERFERE WITH MY WORK. MY PATIENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY PRIORITY, AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE BEST CARE I AM CAPABLE OF OFFERING. ALAN: HAVE WE FINISHED HERE? I GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. SCOTT: ALANBEFORE YOU RUN OF MAY I SPEAK AS DR. BURGESS' ADVISOR? MONICA: CERTAINLY, SCOTT. SCOTT: EVERY ORGANIZATION HAS TO HAVE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS, BUT YOU CANNOT LEGISLATE EMOTIONS. UNDER THE RIGHT CIUMSTANCES, I'M SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WOULD BREAK A RULE TO PRESERVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP. AND I'LL BET A BUCK EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS. DR. BURGESS IS A LOYAL EMPLOYEE, HIGHLY ETHICAL, A BRILLIANT DOCTOR. NOW, TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE YOU DECIDE WHAT ACTION TO TAKE. JOE: HEY, MATT. DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING YET? MATT: NO. NO. JOE: YOU KNOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE THE BOARD CAN'T COME UP WITH SOMETHING MORE CONSTRUCTIVE TO DO THAN NOSE AROUND IN PEOPLE'S PERSONAL LIVES. CHRIS: WELL, THE RULES FOR ETHICAL CONDUCT ARE IN PLACE FOR A REASON. EVEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS KIND OF THING. MATT: YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO YOU LECTURE US ABOUT ETHICS IS LAUGHABLE, CHRIS. CHRIS: NO, WAIT A MINUTE. DON'T GET ME WRONG, MATT. I THINK THE BOARD'S BEING WAY TOO HARD-NOSED ON THIS THING. I MEAN, IT'S RIDICULOUS WHAT WELL, I BET YOU'RE ALL BROKEN UP ABOUT IT. KEVIN: GAIL, I HAVE KEPT A JOURNAL FOR OVER A YEAR, SO I WOULD KNOW IF I HAD ANY BLACKOUTS BECAUSE OF GAPS IN THE TIMELINE. GAIL: I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA, BUT YOU KNOW, FROM EVERYTHING YOU'VE TOLD ME, KEVIN, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE HAD BLACKOUTS. KEVIN: THAT'S REASSURING. GAIL: DO YOU REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO US TALKING ABOUT YOU DOING SOME HYPNOSIS? WELL, I THINK NOW -- RIGHT NOW -- WOULD BE A VERY GOOD TIME TO TRY AND RECALL SOME OF THOSE LOST MEMORIES. KEVIN: IT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY WAY I'LL KNOTHE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT PICNIC. LET'S DO IT. GAIL: GOOD BOY. LIE DOWN. OK, COMFORTABLE? KEVIN: YEAH. GAIL: ALL RIGHT, JUST RELAX. CLOSE YOUR EYES. OK. I JUST WANT YOU TO CONCENTRATE ON YOUR BREATHING -- VERY DEEP, SLOW, NICE BREATHING. THINK OF SOME WARM SENSATION STARTING AT YOUR FEET, MOVINUP INTO YOUR LEGS -- [CALLIOPE MUSIC PLAYS] GAIL: STOPPING AT YOUR KNEES. AND BREATHE. SLOWLY BREATHE. YOUNG RYAN: COME ON, KEVIN. WE'LL BE KNIFE THROWERS, JUST LIKE IN THE CIRCUS. YOUNG KEVIN: NO, RYAN. YOUNG RYAN: HURRY, KEVIN, HURRY. YOUNG KEVIN: COME BACK, RYAN. YOUNG RYAN: YOU GO FIRST, KEVIN. YOUNG KEVIN: I DON'T WANT TO, RYAN. YOUNG RYAN: DO IT, KEVIN. YOU'VE GOT TO PROTECT MOM. MOM HATES HER. MOM HATES R! [YNG KEVIN SCREAMS] [KEVIN SCREAMS] ( George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" plays throughout ) ü BAD TO THE BONE... ü CRISPIX. ONE SIDE RICE. ONE SIDE CORN. TOGETHER FOR A TASTE SO SURPRISINGLY DIFFERENT IT JUST MIGHT BRING OUT A DIFFERENT SIDE OF YOU. ( engine revving ) KELLOGG'S CRISPIX. SCHICK ST. THE ONLY DISPOSABLE RAZOR WITH A REVOLUTIONARY NO-SLIP RUBBER GRIP. ü SCHICK, SCHICK. ü SCHICK ST. ITS ADVANCED RUBBER GRIP MEANS NO SLIPPING, NO SLIDING FOR A SHAVE THAT PUTS YOU IN TOTAL CONTROL. YOU'LL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE. SCHICK ST. ONE 3 LAYER WEDDING CAKE. DONE! 3? SHOULD BE 6. BAYER CAN RELIEVE ARTHRITIS INFLAMMATION. TYLENOL CAN'T. AND TAKEN REGULARLY, BAYER CAN HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE. TA DA! ASK YOUR DOCTOR. goOO2oñéHÑ HEY, HERE'S NEWS. KNOW HOW YOU LOVE EXTRA SUGARFREE GUM ? NOW THE GREAT FLAVOR LASTS LONGER THAN EVER. SO YOU CAN ENJOY EXTRA MILEAGE, EXTRA ATTENTION, EVEN EXTRA CREDIT. SO TRY NEW EXTRA. NOW THE FLAVOR YOU LOVE LASTS LONGER THAN EVER. MONICA: WE HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT PHYSICIAN AND THAT YOUR BREACH OF POLICY WAS ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME, WITH SOMEWHAT EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT THE BOARD IS UNANIMOUS IN ITS OPINION THAT THIS INCIDENT CANNOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. THEREFORE, WE HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU MAY REMAIN HERE AT GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH A WRITTEN REPRIMAND IN YOUR FILE, AND THE BOARD HAS ALSO DECIDED THAT YOU SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM YOUR POSITION AS CHIEF RESIDENT. ELLEN: I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AND ADVISE YOU THAT I WILL ABIDE BY THE DECISION. I HAVE ONE REQUEST, HOWEVER. MONICA: YES? ELLEN: THE REONSIBILITY OF THIS BREACH LIES ENTIRELY WITH ME, DR. HARMON'S SUPERIOR. HE DOES NOT DESERVE TO HAVE THIS INCIDENT NEGATIVELY IMPACT HIS CAREER. IT WOULD BE UNFAIR IF HIS CHANCES AT THE QUARTERMAINE RESIDENCY ARE JEOPARDIZED BECAUSE OF MY ERROR IN JUDGMENT. MONICA: YOUR REQUEST IS DULY NOTED. AND I THINK OUR BUSINESS IS DONE HERE. MATT: HOW'D IT GO? ELLEN: I'M NO LONGER CHIEF RESIDENT. MATT: I'M SORRY, ELLEN. ELLEN: IT WAS A JUST DECISION, AND I WON'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE LIVING WITH IT. I'M GLAD THIS IS OVER. MATT: WELL, THERE IS AN UPSIDE. ELLEN: WHAT? MATT: WE DON'T HAVE TO HIDE ANYMORE. MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY AT THE NURSES BALL? ELLEN: POLITICALLY, IT WOULD BE A VERY UNWISE MOVE. IT WOULD BE LIKE THUMBING MY NOSE AT THE BOARD, AND I -- I WOULDN'T BE COMFORTABLE DOING THAT. KAREN and NEIL: HEY, DR. JOE. JOE: HEY, YOU TWO. I KNEW I'D FIND YOU HERE. KAREN: WELL, I HAD TO CHECK OUT MY PAL'S COOL NEW T-SHIRT THAT HIS FAVORITE DOCTOR GAVE HIM. NEIL: I SAID MY FAVORITE DR. JOE. YOU'RE MY FAVORITE DR. KAREN. JOE: OH, MAN, I THINK I SEE THE FUTURE MAKINGS OF A POLITICIAN HERE. NEIL: I WISH I COULD GO TO THE NURSES BALL WITH YOU GUYS FRIDAY AND SEE DR. KAREN AND SERENA PERFORM. JOE: WELL, I WISH YOU COULD GO, TOO, BUDDY. NEIL: I'LL JUST HAVE TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT FROM MY MOM. JOE: YOUR MOM'S GOING? NEIL: WHOA, MOM. YOU LOOK AWESOME. THAT DRESS DR. KAREN LOANED YOU ROCKS. COURTNEY: KAREN, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU. WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE NURSES BALL. SCOTT: I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH GARCIA. THEY GOT THE LAB REPORTS BACK ON THE BRACELET. EVE: AND? SCOTT: THERE'S BLOOD ON THE BRACELET. GAIL: KEVIN? KEVIN, IT'S ALL RIGHT. KEVIN, YOU'RE SAFE. YOU'RE RIGHT HERE IN YOUR OWN HOME AND YOU'RE SAFE. YOU'RE SAFE. OK? KEVIN: ALL RIGHT. GAIL: TELL ME -- CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW? KEVIN: YES. GAIL: WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SEE? KEVIN: I SAW ME. I SAW MYSELF. RYAN WAS RIGHT. I AM JUST LIKE HIM, GAIL. I KILLED THAT WOMAN. I KILLED THAT WOMAN ON JASMINE ISLAND. I AM A MURDERER. WHEN I HAVE A MIGRAINE, I OFTEN WONDER IF THE PAIN WILL EVER GO AWAY. GOING AND GOING AND... I'LL SKI ANYWHERE. THE SUN, MY LIPS ARE BURNING. AHHH ! I NEED SOME CHAPSTICK. CHAPSTICK. CHAPSTICK ULTRA 30 WITH SPF 30. SERIOUS LIP PROTECTION. MMMPOP ! COME ON. STICK IT TO THE SUN. IT IS SO UNFAIR THE WAY GUYS CAN JUST EAT... AND EAT AND THEN, EAT, EAT, EAT, EAT, AND THEN... OH! LET'S EAT SOME MORE! LIFE JUST GOT A LITTLE MORE FAIR. IT'S LIKE THERE'S NO TIME, RIGHT, WHEN THEY ARE NOT EATING. UNFAIR, UNFAIR... INTRODUCING SWEET CRISPERS. CHOCOLATEY WAFERS THAT ARE SO SWEET AND CRISPY, YOU WON'T WANT TO STOP EATING 'EM. AND WITH 18 IN A SERVING, YOU WON'T HAVE TO. THEY'RE LIKE BOTTOMLESS PITS! SWEET CRISPERS... AH, I WISH I WERE A GUY. NO, I DON'T. ??jsjSjSgó/W?|goggOyOÑO2O<é BECAUSE WETNESS CAN BE A HARSH ENVIRONMENT FOR DELICATE SKIN. PAMPERS PREMIUM. WITH A GENTLE TOUCH LINER PLUS ALOE... PUTS TIME ON THEIR SIDE. IN JUST SEVEN DAYS SKIN CAN BE SOFTER, SMOOTHER. PEDIATRICIANS KNOW... MORE OF THEM RECOMMEND PAMPERS. THEY CAN BE SEVEN DAYS FROM SOFTER SKIN, SEVEN DAYS FROM SMOOTHER SKIN... WHEN YOU... [ Phone Ringing ] DON'T GET THAT, FRANK. H-HELLO ? - MEOW. - BAXTER ! ü MEOW, MEOW, MEOW, MEOW... ü FOUR DELICIOUS FLAVORS MAKE MEOW MIX TASTE SO GOOD... CATS ASK FOR IT BY NAME. ü MEOW, MEOW, MEOW ü IT'S BAXTER ! ANDREW: YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, R.J. TEA: YOU HAVE NOTHING ON TODD MANNING. MAX: DID YOUR DADDY DROP YOU OFF? BLAIR: THAT MEANS -- CASSIE: THAT TODD COULD STILL BE IN TOWN. JAX: I WANT TO MEET THAT LONE LITTLE GIRL I KEEP HEARING SO MUCH ABOUT. A.J.: I'M NOT SAYING THAT JASON WOULD PURPOSELY LEAVE YOU IN HERE OR IN JAIL, BUT THE FACT IS YOU CAN JUDGE A PERSON'S PRIORITIES BY THEIR ACTIONS. BOBBIE: LUKE, YOU'RE A DEAD MAN. TONY: I AM AND I WILL BE FOREVER HIS FATHER. HE IS MY SON. BOBBIE: YOU GAVE UP THAT RIGHT. TONY: I DID NOT. EMILY: YOU KNOW THOSE PILLS THAT YOU GAVE ME BECAUSE MY NECK WAS BOTHERING ME? THERE'S ONE LEFTAND I THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO SPLIT IT.