pcjune19 LUCY: YOO-HOO. IT'S ME. YOU KNOW, LUCY. TIME'S A'WASTING. COME ON, WE HAVE OUR DRESS REHEARSAL TO PERFORM, AND I NEED SOME COMMENTS ON MY NEW DRESS. HEY! EVERYBODY, COME ON. WE GOT TO GET GOING HERE. COME ON. HUT, HUT. HI. DOC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHERE IS ALL THE TECHIES -- YOU KNOW, THOSE TECHNICAL SUPPORT PEOPLE? RYAN: I SENT THEM AWAY FOR A WILE SO WE COULD BE ALONE. LUCY: OH. THAT'S VERY, VERY SWEET, BUT YOU KNOW, WE SORT OF NEED THAT DRESS REHEARSAL. THEY NEED IT. I DON'T REALLY NEED A DRESS REHEARSAL, BUT THEY DO. RYAN: YOU CAN GET TO THAT LATER -- MUCH LATER. LUCY: HMM. HMM. DOC, WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND? RYAN: OH -- A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT. YOUR SKIN IS SO SMOOTH -- LUCY: MMM. RYAN: AND SO PERFECT. LUCY: KEVIN? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE HURTING ME. RYAN: GUESS AGAIN. LUCY: RYAN? IT CAN'T BE. RYAN: OH. I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU TWO MORE GUESSES AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN NEED THEM. KEVIN: RYAN, LET HER GO. RAN: SINCE WHEN DO I TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU? KEVIN: IT'S ME YOU WANT TO HURT, NOT LUCY. RYAN: AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO HURT YOU THAN THROUGH HER? KEVIN: YOU'RE AN ANIMAL. RYAN: YOU TAKE ONE MORE STEP AND I'LL SNAP HER NECK LIKE A TWIG. KEVIN: NO. NO, PLEASE. PLEASE ON'T. RYAN: COME ON, KEVIN. YOU ARE HOPING I DO THIS. IT'S YOUR VICARIOUS THRILL. YOU WANT THIS AS MUCH AS I DO -- JUST LIKE WHEN WE WER KIDS. LUCY: HELP ME, PLEASE. KEVIN, DO SOMETHING. HELP ME! LUCY: OH, MY GOSH, DOC. WHAT IS IT? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU'RE WHITE AS A SHEET. KEVIN: REALLY? GEE, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY, CONSIDERING THERE'S A KILLER OUT AFTER YOU AND YOU WANT TO HANG A BULL'S-EYE AROUND YOUR NECK BY EMCEEING THE BALL. LUCY, I WANT YOU TO BACK OUT OF THIS, PLEASE. LUCY: YOU KNOW I CAN'T. BESIDES, I WON'T FEEL SAFER THAN ANY PLACE ON EARTH -- JUST RIGHT CENTER STAGE AT THE NURSES BALL. KEVIN: LUCY, IF THE KILLER IS GOING TO STRIKE OUT AT YOU, IT WILL BE AT THE BALL. LUCY: I HAVE TO DO THIS. I'M STAYING. KEVIN: ALL RIGHT, FINE. I'LL JUST GO RUN ANOTHER SECURITY CHECK, THEN. LUCY: OK. OK, FINE, ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE CHECKED EVERY SINGLE INCH OF THIS ENTIRE PLACE. I THINK YOU'VE TALKED TO EVERY GUARD AND EVERY JANITOR, EVERYBODY -- KEVIN: YEAH, FINE, AND IT'S TIME I DID IT AGAIN, TOO. LUCY: OK, GOOD. THEN I WON'T HAVE TO WORRY, AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY, OK? KEVIN: I'LL BE CLOSE. LUCY: YEAH, OF COURSE YOU WILL. OH. OOH. WOW. I THOUGHT MY STAGE FRIGHT WAS BAD. IT'S OK. KEVIN: THAT'SOT FUNNY. LUCY: YIKES. OOH. GEE. LUCY: OH, GOOD. WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY DRESSER. NOW, LISTEN, THE FIRST ROLE OF THE DRESSER IS TO TAKE THAT STICKY STUFF AND PUT IT ON THE BOTTOM OF MY SHOES SO I DON'T SLIP AND BREAK MY NECK, OK? EVE: MY PLEASURE. LUCY: THANK YOU. EVE: YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, LUCY, YOU LOOK A LITTLE BIT CHILLY. HERE. LET ME PUT THIS AROUND YOUR SHOULDERS FOR YOU HERE. LUCY: WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EVE: THERE WE GO. YOU KNOW, LUCY, I GOT A NEWS FLASH FOR YOU -- YOU WERE RIGHT. I AM A HOMICIDAL MANIAC. TOO BAD YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL SCOTT ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOU'LL ALREADY BE DEAD!  LUCY: WHY AM I GOING THROUGH WITH THIS? [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] LEE: EXCUSE ME, MISS. HAVE YOU SEEN MY GRANDDAUGHTER, SERENA? SERENA: I KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ME. LOOK. GAIL: OH. LEE: YOU LOST YOUR TWO FRONT TEETH? SERENA: UH-HUH. I LOST THEM LAST NIGHT. GAIL: OH, MY GOODNESS. AND WHAT DID THE TOOTH FAIRY BRING YOU? SERENA: TWO QUARTERS. GAIL: OH, MY GOODNESS. LEE: WELL, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M THINKING THAT I WILL HAVE THE TWO MOST BEAUTIFUL DATES AT THE BALL TONIGHT. GAIL: YOU LOOK VERY SPIFFY TONIGHT. SCOTT: OH. GAIL: SCOTTY. OH, YOU FORGOT TO COMB YOUR HAIR. SCOTT: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? KIDS TODAY PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR WHAT I HAVE NATURALLY. GAIL: THEY PAY TOO MUCH. LEE: OH, LET'S GO. SCOTT: YES, LET'S DO. WE HAVE TO STOP BY THE HOSPITAL AND PICK UP SERENA'S FRIEND, NEIL, AND HIS MOTHER. LEE: WELL, THEN WE BETTER GET A MOVE ON. GAIL: YES. SERENA: DADDY, WE CAN GO PRACTICE IN THE CAR? SCOTT: OH, I DON'T THINK SO, SERENA. YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO REHEARSE. KAREN: SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? JOE: I THINK YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING. KAREN: YOU DON'T CLEAN UP SO BAD YOURSELF. SO I'M READY TO GO. JOE: KAREN, LISTEN, WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. KAREN: I WANT TO GET THERE EARLY SO I CAN WALK THROUGH MY ROUTINES. I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE A FOOL. JOE: LISTEN TO ME -- YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, YOU COULD TRIP THROUGH YOUR ENTIRE ROUTINES AND YOU WOULD STILL KNOCK THEM DEAD. KAREN: INTERESTING PHRASE, CONSIDERING THE RECENT TURN OF EVENTS. JOE: SORRY. LISTEN, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. ALL RIGHT, I TALKED TO GARCIA. HE HAS OFFICERS POSTED AT THE BALL, OK? KAREN: OK. THAT'S GOOD. HERE, HELP ME WITH THIS. JOE: BESIDES, I'M NOT LETTING ANYONE NEAR YOUR PRETTY LITTLE NECK EXCEPT ME. KAREN: OOH. HMM. REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU HELPED ME WITH MY NECKLACE? JOE: THE NIGHT COOPER HELD US HOSTAGE. YOU WERE OUTSIDE WAITING TO GO IN AND I RAN INTO YOU. KAREN: I DON'T LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS THE NHT COOPER HELD US HOSTAGE. I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS THE NIGHT THAT I MET MY BEST FRIEND AGAIN. JOE: KAREN, I KNEW I WANTED YOU FROM THE MINUTE I SAW YOU. KAREN: YOU HELPED ME THROUGH SO MUCH THIS PAST YEAR -- THROUGH THE END OF MY MARRIAGE, THE START OF MY LIFE AS A DOCTOR. YOU'VE MADE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST YEARS OF MY LIFE THEAPPIEST. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. JOE: I LOVE YOU, TOO. SINGER: ü EVERYTHING MY HEART DESIRES IS HERE EVERYTHING MY HEART REQUIRES IS HERE IS HERE RIDING ROUND ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND IS COOL, BUT SO COLD THIS TIME THIS TIME I WILL GIVE THE LOVE IN ME 'CAUSE EVERYTHING MY HEART DESIRES IS HERE EVERYTHING MY HEART REQUIRES IS HERE IS HERE ü FRANK: I LOVE YOUR HAIR THAT WAY. JULIE: IT ISN'T TOO MUCH? FRANK: NO. IT'S NEVER ENOUGH. NOW, I HEARD A RUMOR MY GIRLFRIEND IS GOING TO BE $50,000 RICHER AFTER TONIGHT. JULIE: OH, YEAH? ARE YOU DATING SOMEBODY BEHIND MY BACK? FRANK: NO. WITH MATT OUT OF THE WAY, YOU HAVE AS GOOD A SHOT AT THE QUARTERMAINE AWARD AS ANYONE ELSE. NEVER MIND WHAT I SAID BEFORE. JULIE: WELL, I'M JUST MORE WORRIED ABOUT FACING THE CROWD TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, AREN'T YOU EMBARRASSED TO BE SEEN WITH AN ACCUSED MURDERESS? FRANK: ARE YOU KIDDING? A SEXY NUMBER LIKE YOU -- IT'LL BE ALL I CAN DO TO KEEP MY HANDS OFF OF YOU. BESIDES, YOU'LL BE IN GOOD COMPANY. NOW, LUCY AND KEVIN WILL BE THERE, AND IT WAS HS BOOK THAT STARTED THIS WHOLE MURDER SPREE THING. AND I'M SURE SCOTT AND EVE WILL SHOW UP -- THEY BOTH LIED ABOUT EVIDENCE. AND, OF COURSE, CHRIS WILL BE THERE, FRONT ROW, CENTER. JULIE: HOPING TO CLAIM THE QUARTERMAINE. FRANK: AND IT WAS HIS STETHOSCOPE USED TO STRANGLE GRACE. YOU SEE, I WOULD FEEL LEFT OUT IF MY DATE WASN'T A SUSPECT. JULIE: YOU'RE ABOUT THE ONLY ONE WHO ISN'T BEING INVESTIGATED. FRANK: WELL, I'M TOO SMART TO LEAVE A TRAIL. DO YOU THINK LARK RAN AWAY? I BURIED HER IN THE BASEMENT. JULIE: WORKS FOR ME. FRANK: IN FACT, YOU ARE GOING TO BE MY NEXT VICTIM. ELLEN: SHOULDN'T YOU BE GETTING TO THE BALL? MATT: NOT WITHOUT YOU ON MY ARM. ELLEN: BEFORE OUR RELATIONSHIP WENT PUBLIC, YOU WERE SET TO WIN THE QUARTERMAINE. NOW THAT IT'S -- KNOWN THAT YOU DATED YOUR SUPERVISOR, IT'S NOT SO CERTAIN. MATT: I STILL HAVE A DECENT SHOT. ELLEN: WHICH IS WHY WE SHOULD GO SEPARATELY, SO AS NOT TO ANTAGONIZE THE HOSPITAL BRASS. MATT: YOU KNOW, IF I WIN, IT'S BECAUSE I LEARNED FROM THE BEST -- YOU. I WANT YOU WITH ME. ELLEN: YOU ARE SO OBSTINATE. MATT: SO WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE ON-CALL ROOM AND GET DRESSED IN THAT FANCY GEAR YOU STASHED IN THERE AND BE MY DATE. ELLEN: GIVE ME 20. MATT: 15. 20? NO WAY. MATT: HEY, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, MAN. WHAT'S UP? JAKE: I STOPPED BY THE BALDWIN LAB ON MY WAY OVER HERE. MATT: YEAH? JAKE: MY RESEARCH IS ALL DELETED FROM THE HARD DRIVE. MATT: DID YOUR DRIVE CRASH? JAKE: NO. NO, IT'S ONLY MY RESEARCH FILES THAT ARE GONE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS FINE. AND MY BACKUP DISKS ARE MISSING. SOMEONE WIPED ME OUT ON PURPOSE. CHRIS: WHOO! NOW, YOU LOOK SNAZZY TONIGHT. EVE: I WOULD LOVE TO SIT HERE AND BASK IN THE GLOW OF YOUR ADMIRATION, BUT I MUST ATTEND TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS. CHRIS: YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE LUCY COE'S DRESSER AFTER EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE TO YOU? EVE: OH, YOU BETCHA. CHRIS: WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED? EVE: JUST A LITTLE BAG OF DIRTY TRICKS. CHRIS: WELL, THAT SEEMS TO BE GOING AROUND A LOT TONIGHT. THE DIRTIER, THE BETTER. YOU KNOW THAT STIFF, STICKY FEEL MOST HAIRSPRAYS LEAVE BEHIND ? HISTORY. THIS IS PRO-V FLEXIBLE HOLD. YOU GET GREAT HOLD, PLUS A HEALTHY FEEL. PANTENE PRO-V FLEXIBLE HOLD. NATURAL, TOUCHABLE, FLEXIBLE, BRILLIANT. ...TESTED 13 COMPETING HAIRSPRAYS. WHO CAME OUT ON TOP ? PANTENE PRO-V FLEXIBLE HOLD. NUMBER ONE FOR SOFT FEEL, NUMBER ONE FOR BOUNCE-BACK HOLD. PANTENE PRO-V FLEXIBLE HD. IT ACED GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'S TEST. NOW PUT IT TO YOURS. IF YOU QUIT WORKING AFTER ONLY FOUR HOURSYOU'D PROBABLY GET FIRED, RIGHT? RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT ORDINARY PAIN RELIEVERS DO-- WORK FOR A WHILE, THEN QUIT. BUT NOW THERE'S ALEVE. ONLY ALEVE HAS THE STRENGTH TO WORK ALL DAY LONG WITH JUST TWO PILLS. IT WOULD TAKE EIGHT TYLENOL TO DO THAT. SO IF THE PAIN RELIEVER YOU USE DOESN'T WORK THE WAY YOU WANT... FIRE IT. FIRE IT. AND TAKE ALEVE. TWO LLS. ALL DAY RELIEF. WORKS FOR ME.  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 THE TIME IN A DIAPER IS TIME WETNESS CAN TAKE ITS TOLL... 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. PEDIRICIANS KNOW... MORE OF THEM RECOMMEND PAMPERS. THEY CAN BE SEVEN DAYS FROM SOFTER SKIN, SEVEN DAYS FROM SMOOTHER SKIN... WHEN YOU. LUCY: THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENING TO EVERYBODY. WE RAISE A LOT OF MONEY FOR AIDS RESEARCH. SO CAN YOU TRY TO ACT LIKE A MATURE ADULT JUST THIS ONCE, AND LET'S PUT OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE, PLEASE. EVE: TONIGHT IS FOR A VERY WORTHY CAUSE. I AM WELL AWRE OF THAT. I AM GOING TO BE THE BEST DRESSER THAT YOU'VE EVER HAD. LUCY: OK. YOUR FIRST DUTY IS, PLEASE, IF YOU COULD MANAGE SOMEHOW TO TAKE THE ASTIC OFF MY DRESSES TO GET STARTED, OK? EVE: I STARTED THAT A LONG TIME AGO. AND ON TOP OF THAT, I BROUGHT THIS LITTLE EMERGENCY BAG OF GOODIES -- NAIL POLISH, IN CASE YOU GET A RUN IN YOUR STOCKINGS. GOT SOME BOBBY PINS HERE FOR YOUR HAIR. I HAVE A NEEDLE AND THREAD. AND I HAVE A SEAM RIPPER. WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY A SEAM RIPPER. I CAN'T FIND MINE, SO I BROUGHT THIS INSTEAD. IT'S A STRAIGHT-EDGED RAZOR. LUCY: WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING WITH THAT, ANYWAY? EVE: IN CASE YOU GET STUCK IN A DRESS THAT'S TOO TIGHT, I CAN JUST, YOU KNOW -- LITTLE RIP HERE, A LITTLE RIP THERE, RIP, RIP. YOU'LL BE HOME FREE. LUCY: OH, JUST GET AWAY FOM ME WITH THAT THING. EVE: BUT, LUCY, I DON'T WANT YOU TO SUFFOCATE. DON'T WORRY. I'M A DOCTOR. I HAVE SURGICAL PRECISION. LUCY: I WANT YOU OUT OF HERE. JUST GET OUT. I WOULD RATHER HAVE AMY VINING AS MY DRESSER THAN YOU, AND THAT'S SAYING A HECK OF A LOT. GO. GET OUT. EVE: BUT, LUCY, YOUR DRESSES. LUCY: MY DRESSES WILL BE FINE. YOU CAN TOUCH THEM AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE. GET OUT, AND TAKE YOUR THINGY AND PUT IT BACK IN YOUR BAGGIE AND JUST GO. OY. OOH. KAREN: I'M HAVING THE STRANGEST FEELING OF DEJA VU. JOE: YEAH? YOU LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I THINK YOUR CHEEKS HAVE A LITTLE ROSY HUE TO THEM. KAREN: YOU'RE AN EGOTIST. IT'S JUST HOT IN HERE. JOE: YEAH, WELL, I NOTICED. KAREN: OK. JOE: SO, YOU READY? KAREN: YEAH. I WAS READY HOURS AGO, UNTIL I GOT DISTRACTED BY POMEONE. JOE: OH, RIGHT. AND I REMEMBER YOU COMPLAINING THE WHOLE TIME. KAREN: YEAH. JOE: SO, DID COURTNEY EVER BORROW THAT DRESS FROM YOU? KAREN: YEAH. JOE: SO, WHO'S SHE GOING WITH? KAREN: I DON'T KNOW. SCOTT: YOU READY FOR THE ACTION? NEIL: YOU KNOW IT. COURTNEY: SERENA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US. SERENA: YOU'RE WELCOME. GAIL: COURTNEY, THIS IS MY HUSBAND, LEE. LEE: OH, NICE TO MEET YOU, COURTNEY. COURTNEY: NICE TO MEET YOU. GAIL: AND THIS IS SERENA'S FATHER, SCOTT. SCOTT: HOW DO YOU DO? COURTNEY: GOOD. YOUR DAUGHTER IS ADORABLE. SERENA: THANK YOU. SCOTT: WHEN SHE'S SLEEPING, THAT IS. [LAUGHTER] COURTNEY: ACTUALLY, BOTH YOUR DAUGHTERS ARE PRETTY AMAZING. I'M CONVINCED KAREN'S RESPONSIBLE FOR NEIL'S RECOVERY. SCOTT: KAREN'S A BRILLIANT DOCTOR. NEIL: DON'T FORGET JOE, MOM. HE'S MY BUDDY. COURTNEY: OF COURSE. HOW COULD I FORGET DR. JOE? SCOTT: YOU READY? GAIL: LET'S GO. SCOTT: YOU READY? LET'S GO. GAIL: LET'S GO. JULIE: THE HOSPITAL JUST PAGED ME. FRANK: WELL, DON'T GO. YOUR PAGER'S BROKEN. JULIE: OH, AND GET SUED FOR MALPRACTICE THE NIGHT THAT I MIGHT -- JUST MIGHT WIN THE QUARTERMAINE? NO WAY. YOU GO ON WITHOUT ME. I'LL MEET YOU OVER THERE. FRANK: WELL, DON'T BE TOO LONG. JULIE: OK, I'LL TRY. BYE. FRANK: BYE.  LUCY: ZIPPERS DON'T ZIP, DRESSES THAT DON'T DRESS, KILLERS THAT WON'T STOP. OH, WE BETTER RAISE A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT OF MONEY TONIGHT. PLEASE. OH. KEVIN: LUCY? LUCY, WHAT'S WRONG? OH, MY GOD, HE GOT TO YOUR DRESS. HOLD ON. I'LL GET IT OFF. HOLD ON.  GET MOVING TO KMART FOR THE THINGS YOU NEED... TO MAKE YOUR BED AND BATH BEAUTIFUL. THE MARTHA STEWART EVERYDAY COLLECTION OF SHEETS... THAT MIX WITH THE SHAMS THAT MATCH THE TOWELS. ONLY AT KMART. AND GET TIDE... TO HELP KEEP YOUR TOWELS LOOKING THEIR BEST. TIDE HELPS CLEAN AWAY THE FUZZ... TO KEEP COTTONS LOOKING LIKE NEW. SO GET GOIN' TO KMART... FOR THE BRANDS YOU LOVE BEST. THAT'S THE KMART WAY... WITH MARTHA STEWART EVERYDAY AND TIDE. WHY DOES HEINZ SQUEEZE... MORE THAN 25 WHOLE, RED-RIPE TOMATOES INTO A BOTTLE ? BECAUSE LOTS OF TOMATOES MAKE HEINZ KETCHUP... IT SIMPLY MAKES FOOD TASTE BETTER. HEINZ KETCHUP: 25 TOMATOES FOR A THICK, RICH TASTE THAT'S SECOND TO NONE. YOU'D THINK WITH A JOB LIKE MINE, I'D BE WALKING AROUND WITH A PERMANENT SMILE. - HI. - BUT WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET THIS CLOSE, I WANNA BE SURE MY MOUTH FEELS REALLY CLEAN AND MY TEETH ARE HEALTHY. - CHEESE ! - THAT'S WHY I USE CREST MULTI-CARE. IT'S GOT THIS GREAT FOAMING ACTION. IT EVEN KILLS BACTERIA... TO HELP LEAVE MY TEETH CLEAN AND MY BREATH FRESH. - AH ! - FOR ME, THE BEST PART... IS GETTING TO WORK WITH THE LADIES. - [ Blows Whistle ] - OKAY, GIRLS, SWIM CLASS ! LUCY: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? KEVIN: I'M TRYING TO GET THIS DRESS OFF BEFORE IT STRANGLES YOU TO DEATH. LUCY: I'M NOT DYING. LET GO! KEVIN: YOU MEAN YOU'RE ALL RIGHT? LUCY: YES, I'M ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST CHOKING ON MY WATER. KEVIN: WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? LUCY: BECAUSE I WAS CHOKING. I COULDN'T. KEVIN: LUCY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DYING. LUCY: OH. DOC, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL SILVER INTRODUCTION DRESS. IT'S RUINED. KEVIN: YOU'RE STILL -- LUCY, I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU. LUCY: OH, I KNOW. I KNOW YOU WERE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, DOC, AND I LOVE WHEN ALL THOSE PROTECTIVE, PRIMITIVE URGES IN YOU COME OUT, BUT GUESS WHAT -- IT'S MAKING ME REALLY, REALLY NERVOUS, SO I NEED YOU TO JUST GO. DOC, JUST GO, JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE, OK? KEVIN: NO, LUCY, SOMEONE HAS TO LOOK AFTER YOU. LUCY: I'LL LOOK AFTER MYSELF, JUST FOR THIS MINUTE, OK? BUT BESIDES, EVE "LIZZIE BORDEN" LAMBERT IS OUT OF THE PICTURE FOR THE MOMENT. EVERYBODY'S GUARDING ME. EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY COPACETIC. NOW, I GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M GOING TO WEAR FOR MY OPENING. NOW, JUST GO. THE SHOW HAS GOT TO GO ON. KEVIN: ARE YOU SURE? LUCY: YES. I'M ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE. GO. KEVIN: WELL -- BREAK A LEG. I -- NOT REALLY. LUCY: OK. HEY, HEY, HEY. LSTEN TO ME -- I'M GOING TO BE OK, ALL RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT I WILL DO EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING TO MAKE SURE THIS BALL IS A RAGING SUCCESS, OK? JAKE: KAREN, DID YOU WIPE MY FILES FROM THE COMPUTER? KAREN: WHY WOULD I DO THAT? JAKE: BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO STOP THE DL-56 PROJECT. JOE: JAKE, SHE DIDN'T ERASE YOUR WORK. JAKE: YOU COULDN'T CONVINCE ME DIRECTLY, SO, WHAT, YOU TRY THE BACSTABBING APPROACH? KAREN: I WOULDN'T DO THAT TO YOU, JAKE. JAKE: I WANT MY FILES. KAREN: I DON'T HAVE THEM. JOE: JAKE, THINK ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT? THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. REMEMBER LAST TIME SOMEBODY BROKE IN THE LAB AND STOLE THE VIALS? KAREN: THAT'S RIGHT, JAKE. WE HAD TO CHANGE THE LOCKS. DON'T YOU REMEMBER? COME ON, I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT YOU WERE DOING, BUT I WOULDN'T RESORT TO GUERRILLA WARFARE WITH YOU. JAKE: IF YOU DIDN'T DO IT -- WELL, THEN WHO DID? CHRIS: OH, MR. PORTER. GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR. THANKS FOR COMING. MR. PORTER: HOW COULD I NOT? YOU HAVE THE RESEARCH ON DL-56? CHRIS: DO I HAVE CHAMPAGNE IN MY HAND? WOULD YOU CARE FOR A GLASS? MR. PORTER: YEAH, SURE. WHAT ARE WE CELEBRATING? CHRIS: WELL, THE BIG, FAT CHECK LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS IS GOING TO GIVE ME ONCE YOU'VE SEEN THE MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE DRUG. THAT, AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE IT ON VERY GOOD AUTHORITY I WILL BE WINNING THE PRESTIGIOUS QUARTERMAINE RESIDENCY AWARD TONIGHT. MR. PORTER: OH, GOOD FOR YOU. WHOSE AUTHORITY? CHRIS: MINE. LUCY: WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT? EVE: OH, ARE YOU OK? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE OK. I JUST HAD THIS TERRIBLE PSYCHIC FLASH WHERE I SAW YOUR HEAD WAS SEPARATED FROM YOUR BODY AND IT WAS ROLLING AROUND ON THE GROUND, BUT YOUR EYES WERE STILL OPEN -- LUCY: I AM FINE, AND YOU ARE JUST HORRID AND TWISTED. EVE: NO, I'M SURE THERE'S PROBABLY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, RIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DIE IN KEVIN'S BOOK. I MEAN, IF YOU ASK ME, SUFFOCATION IS A MUCH BETTER WAY TO GO. LUCY: YOU REALLY ARE A DISGUSTING FREAK OF NATURE. LUCY: LUKE, HI. IT'S ME, YOUR LITTLE BUDDY. LISTEN, I'M REALLY SCARED HERE. I -- I THINK SOMEBODY'S AFTER ME, AND -- WELL, I THINK I MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY -- I KNOW I'VE MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES, BUT LISTEN -- I THINK I HIRED THIS PERSON -- I'VE ASKED H TO BE THIS DRESSER, THIS WITCH WOMAN, AND -- NO, NO, NO. I JUST THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG, AND I'M REALLY, REALLY SCARED, AND -- NO, I CAN'T GO TO KEVIN. I CAN'T TELL HIM BECAUSE HE WILL PICK ME UP, THROW ME OVER HIS SHOULDER AND HAUL ME OUT OF HERE, AND I WON'T GET TO FINISH THE BALL, AND YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO ME. YOU WOULD? I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD COME. YEAH. NO, NO, NO. JUST HURRY, PLEASE, AS FAST AS YOU CAN. OK. THANKS. TA. >> THE NURSES BALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY ON "GENERAL HOSPITAL."