Pc feb 17 1999

JOE: HEY.
 MATT: WHEN YOU SAY
"HOUSEWARMING," I HOPE YOU MEAN
IT.
IT'S FREEZING OUTSIDE.
 JOE: YOU'RE A SURGEON.
YOUR BLOOD'S SUPPOSED TO BE MADE
OF ICE WATER.
 MATT: YEAH, I'M WORKING
ON IT.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
 JOE: YOU'RE FASHIONABLY
EARLY.
 COURTNEY: OH, THE SIGNAL'S
PERFECTLY CLEAR.
IF THIS BUG HELPS US SPLIT UP
JOE AND KAREN, IT IS WORTH
ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.
 FRANK: WE'LL HEAR EVERY WORD
THEY SAY.
WE'RE BOUND TO GET SOMETHING
WE CAN USE.
 COURTNEY: HEY, SHOULDN'T
YOU BE GETTING OVER THERE
TO THE PARTY?
 FRANK: DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
YOU CONCENTRATE ON RAMSEY.
THAT MONEY HE GOT FROM LANCE
PHARMACEUTICALS IS BURNING
A HOLE IN HIS POCKET.
I WANT MY CUT.
 COURTNEY: JUST LEAVE CHRIS
TO ME.
SMOOTH IS MY MIDDLE NAME.
 FRANK: LISTEN --
BATTING YOUR EYELASHES WON'T CUT
IT.
RAMSEY KNOWS IF HE'S BEING
PLAYED.
HIS FATHER IS A CON MAN.
 COURTNEY: I KNOW WHAT I'M
DOING, FRANK.
BY THE END OF THE NIGHT,
CHRIS WILL BELIEVE I AM RICH.
 FRANK: HE'D BETTER.
BECAUSE IF HE DOESN'T BELIEVE
YOU HAVE MONEY ALREADY, NO WAY
IS HE GOING TO LET YOU CLOSE
TO HIS.
 COURTNEY: CHRIS WILL TELL ME
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW.
AND WHAT HE DOESN'T TELL ME,
WE WILL FIND OUT AFTER
I PLANT THIS.
 MINISTER: TO CHERISH
AND REVERENCE HIM THROUGH ALL
THE CHANGES OF YOUR LIVES.
 LUCY: I DO,
WITH ALL MY HEART.
 MINISTER: I NOW PRONOUNCE
YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE.
YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE.
 SCOTT: LUCY.
DID YOU FIGURE OUT WHO YOU WERE
GOING TO MARRY?
 LUCY: NO.
 SCOTT: WHAT IN THE SAM HILL'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU, POCAHONTAS?
YOUR FUTURE IS RIGHT HERE.
 LUCY: WELL, MAYBE.
I DON'T KNOW.
THIS THING, IT'S NOT ABOUT JUST
THIS WEDDING IN HERE.
SOMETHING BIG IS COMING.
I CAN JUST FEEL IT.
 SCOTT: THIS ELLEN THING
HAS --
IT'S REALLY GOT YOU GOING,
HASN'T IT?
 LUCY: YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT JUST
ELLEN'S STORY.
YOU KNOW WHAT, PAL?
IT'S LIKE SOMETHING TRICKY
WITH THIS -- THIS WAY THAT
WE FOUND THE DRESS IN FLORIDA.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S PART
OF A COSMIC PLAN, AND THE SERENA
LINE IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
 SCOTT: I'LL GET IT.
 SCOTT: WHOA. WHOO.
 MAN: GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M SEBASTIAN DUPREE.
I'M LOOKING FOR LUCY COE.
 LUCY: OH, UM --
I'M IT.
I MEAN, I'M HER -- SHE.
I'M LUCY.
 SEBASTIAN: I JUST FLEW HERE
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO SOUND
CRAZY, BUT I SAW YOUR
INFOMERCIAL, AND SOMETHING VERY
SIMILAR HAPPENED TO ME ONCE.
 LUCY: OH.
YOU'RE KIDDING.
 LUCY: NOT EVEN THE LEAST BIT.
COULD YOU TELL ME IF THAT STORY
THAT YOU HEARD WAS FROM A WOMAN
THAT I ONCE MET -- A WOMAN THAT
WAS DISGUISED AS A LADY
OF THE MOON?
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS]
 COURTNEY: THE TRAFFIC OUT
THERE IS UNBELIEVABLE.
 CHRIS: COME ON IN.
WARM YOURSELF UP.
 COURTNEY: WHOO.
IF THIS WEATHER KEEPS UP, I HAVE
NO IDEA HOW I'M GOING
TO GET HOME.
 CHRIS: HMM.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MAY HAVE
TO STAY FOR A WHILE THEN, HUH?
 COURTNEY: SURPRISE.
 CHRIS: WHAT DID I DO
TO DESERVE THIS?
 COURTNEY: IT'S SOMETHING
EVERY MAN IN YOUR POSITION
ULD NEED.
 CHRIS: HEY, A MONEY CLIP.
AH. PERFECT.
 COURTNEY: IT'S TO HOLD ALL
THE RICHES FROM YOUR
PHARMACEUTICAL DEAL.
 CHRIS: OH. WELL, THANK YOU.
 COURTNEY: YOU'RE WELCOME.
 CHRIS: THAT'S MUCH
APPRECIATED.
WOW, THAT'S COOL.
 COURTNEY: TELL ME -- HOW DOES
IT FEEL TO BE JOINING THE RICH
AND FAMOUS?
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR OWN BROKER,
MONEY MANAGERS CALLING Y DAY
AND NIGHT --
 CHRIS: NAH.
A BANK IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
 COURTNEY: YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO INVEST
FOR YOU?
 CHRIS: NO.
I LIKE TO GAMBLE, BUT NOT
WITH MY OWN MONEY.
 COURTNEY: CHRIS, YOU'D MAKE
A KILLING IN THE STOCK MARKET.
ACTUALLY, I WAS HOPING YOU'D
SHOW ME A FEW TRICKS.
 CHRIS: WHAT, YOU PLANNING
ON HITTING THE LOTTERY
OR SOMETHING?
 COURTNEY: NO, UM --
MY EX, JOHN, MADE SURE NEIL
AND I WERE TAKEN CARE
OF IN HIS WILL, AND THE KANELOS
ESTATE'S ABOUT TO FINALIZE
THE TERMS.
 CHRIS: OH.
WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
WELCOME TO MY TAX BRACKET.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADVISE
YOU IN ANY WAY I CAN.
 COURTNEY: I WILL TAKE
ANYTHING YOU CAN GIVE ME.
 ELLEN: I HATE BEING THE FIRST
ONE AT A PARTY.
HOW'S IT GOING?
 MATT: THINGS WILL PICK UP
ONCE YOU GET HERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'D BETTER LEAVE
SOON.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET CAUGHT
IN THE SNOW.
 ELLEN: WHY CAN'T WE BE BACK
IN SUNNY LAS VEGAS?
 MATT: ELLEN, THE SUN DIDN'T
COME OUT ONCE WHILE WE WERE
THERE.
 ELLEN: I GUESS I WAS JUST TOO
BUSY TO NOTICE.
 MATT: LISTEN, YOU DRIVE
CAREFUL.
I WANT YOU HERE IN ONE BEAUTIFUL
PIECE.
 ELLEN: SEE YOU SOON.
 MATT: OK. BYE.
 KAREN: OH, MISTRESS
OF THE SCHEDULE, YOU'VE DONE IT
AGAIN.
PUTTING ME ON THIS SHIFT WAS
PERFECT.
THIS WAY THE GUYS HAVE
TO ORGANIZE THE HOUSEWARMING
PARTY.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SHOW UP.
 ELLEN: GUYS ORGANIZING
HOUSEWARMING PARTY.
WHAT DO YOU BET THERE WILL BE
NOTHING BUT BEER AND PRETZELS?
 KAREN: EWW.
 JOE: AH.
HEY, LISTEN, WHERE ARE
THE PRETZELS?
 MATT: OH, I'LL GET THEM.
HEY, THIS IS LOOKING LIKE
A PRETTY GOOD SPREAD.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
 JOE: I'LL GET THAT.
THERE'S SALSA IN THE FRIDGE.
CAN YOU GRAB IT?
 MATT: YEP.
 FRANK: HEY.
 JOE: HEY.
 FRANK: IT'S COMING DOWN HARD
OUT THERE.
AM I EARLY?
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
 JOE: MATT'S HERE.
 FRANK: OH.
I FORGOT HOW SMALL THIS PLACE
IS.
DON'T YOU HAVE SOMETHING BETTER
THAN A CHAIR FOR A COAT CHECK?
 JOE: UH -- BATHROOM.
 FRANK: BATHROOM.
ALL RIGHT.
 JOE: HERE.
 FRANK: THANKS.
 JOE: DON'T GET LOST.
 FRANK: THERE WON'T BE ANY
SECRETS IN THIS HOUSE.
 LUCY: ACTUALLY, WE'VE
RECEIVED -- OH, A WHOLE SLEW
OF PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE AFTER
SEEING THE INFOMERCIAL.
 SEBASTIAN: SO IT JUST WASN'T
ME THAT FOUND SOMETHING SPECIAL
IN YOUR PROGRAM?
 LUCY: NO, NO.
TONS AND TONS OF PEOPLE HAVE
CONNECTED TO IT.
 SCOTT: SO, YOU'RE
IN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING.
YOU IN TOWN IN BUSINESS?
 LUCY: OR WAS IT BECAUSE
OF THE INFOMERCIAL?
 SEBASTIAN: YOU KNOW, THIS IS
SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSING, BUT I'VE
NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SHAKE
THE VISION OF THAT WOMAN THAT
I MET AT MARDI GRAS.
I REALLY NEED TO SEE HER ENTIRE
FACE.
MY LIFE HASN'T BEEN THE SAME
SINCE.
TO BE CANDID, I FEEL LIKE I WAS
DRAWN TO PORT CHARLES.
 LUCY: WOW.
YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY IS VERY,
VERY ROMANTIC.
 SCOTT: HOW LONG AGO WAS THIS
ENCOUNTER?
 SEBASTIAN: ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO
NEXT MONTH.
I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS WOMAN.
 LUCY: YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE
DOING?
WE'RE BEING RUDE.
WE ARE BEING SO RUDE.
YOU'RE OUR GUEST, AND WE HAVEN'T
EVEN OFFERED YOU ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
WE HAVE SOME DOUGHNUTS
AND COFFEE IN THE KITCHEN.
AND I BET YOU'D LIKE TO SEE
THE REST OF THE FIREHOUSE.
WOULD YOU?
 SEBASTIAN: YEAH.
 SCOTT: YEAH, I THINK THERE'S
A COUPLE OF GLAZED DOUGHNUTS
LEFT.
COME ON.
I'LL SHOW YOU.
THIS WAY.
 LUCY: I will.
I will.
Go, go, go.
 LUCY: OK, ELLEN.
BE THERE, ELLEN.
PICK UP, ELLEN.
COME ON, ELLEN.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
 ELLEN: SIXTH FLOOR,
DR. BURGESS SPEAKING.
 LUCY: OH, ELLEN.
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE THERE.
LISTEN TO ME.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE WHO
JUST SHOWED UP AT THE FIREHOUSE.
 ELLEN: LET'S SEE.
THE MEN IN THE WHITE COATS
FINALLY COME FOR YOU?
 LUCY: OH, VERY FUNNY.
NO. NO.
LISTEN TO ME.
THE DUKE DE ORLEANS IS HERE
FOR YOU!
ELLEN.
ELLEN, ARE YOU THERE?
 ELLEN: IT'S A BIT EARLY
FOR APRIL FOOL'S, LUCY.
 LUCY: NO, NO.
ELLEN, LISTEN.
TRUST ME, THE GUY IS HERE,
AND WHAT A GUY HE IS.
LISTEN, HE REALLY IS HERE.
SCOTT'S GOT HIM IN THE KITCHEN
RIGHT NOW, GIVING HIM COFFEE
AND DOUGHNUTS.
 ELLEN: YOU'RE KIDDING.
HOW ON EARTH DID HE FIND YOU?
 LUCY: YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT APPEARS HE TRACKED ME DOWN
THROUGH THE SHOPPING NETWORK.
 ELLEN: HE SAW THE
INFOMERCIAL?
 LUCY: YES, HE DID.
AND LISTEN TO THIS -- HE HAS
BEEN SEARCHING FOR HIS LADY
OF THE MOON FOR 10 -- 10 YEARS.
 ELLEN: YOU DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING, DID YOU?
 LUCY: NO.
NO, NO, NO.
TRUST ME.
TRUST ME, I DIDN'T.
I MEAN, NOT YET.
I'D LIKE TO.
BUT, ANYWAY, THE POINT IS,
IS THAT ANY WOMAN IN HER RIGHT
MIND WOULD WANT THIS GUY TO FIND
HER.
 ELLEN: I AM NOT GOING TO LET
SOME CHANCE MEETING A DECADE AGO
INTERFERE WITH MY LIFE NOW.
 LUCY: ELLEN, AREN'T YOU EVEN
A LITTLE BIT CURIOUS?
 ELLEN: NO.
AND DON'T EVEN THINK OF TRYING
TO HOOK US UP.
PROMISE ME, LUCY.
 LUCY: OH, POOEY.
OK. OK.
I PROMISE.
BUT, ELLEN, THINK ABOUT THIS --
THIS COULD REALLY BE
YOUR DESTINY.
DON'T YOU EVEN WANT TO KNOW WHAT
YOU MIGHT BE MISSING?
 ELLEN: BITE YOUR TONGUE.
AND SEND HIM HOME.
GOOD-BYE.
 LUCY: DRAT.
 NESTLE FLIPZ.
 THEY'RE COMPLETELY 
 IRRESISTIBLE.
IT'S NATIONAL PRETZEL WEEK.
DO THEY HAVE THAT ?
 RO
LD GOLD PRETZELS
 AND NESTLE MILK CHOCOLATE.
I EAT A BAG A DAY.
BUT HEY, IT'S NIGHTTIME.
 NESTLE FLIPZ.
 WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE ?
MAN, THAT CHILI
WAS HOT!
YEAH.
YOU GOT HEARTBURN,
TOO?
WANNA TRY THESE
NEW PEPCID AC
CHEWABLES?
IT SAYS YOU GOTTA
TAKE IT WITH WATER!
WHAT'S THE WATER FOR?
WITH TUMS,
YOU DON'T NEED WATER.
JUST BECAUSE NEW PEPCID
IS CHEWABLE
DOESN'T MEAN
IT WORKS LIKE TUMS.
TUMS CALCIUM
NEUTRALIZES
ACID FAST.
PEPCID CHEWABLES'
FAMOTIDINE HAS TO
GO THROUGH YOUR
BLOODSTREAM.
SO IT TAKES 40 MINUTES JUST TO
START CONTROLLING ACID.
YOU WANNA GO BACK
FOR WATER?
FORGET THE WATER.
PASS THE TUMS.
ü TUM TA TUM TUM TUMS ü
YOUR CHILD COULD GET LICE!
TO KILL LICE AND THEIR EGGS,
GET MAXIMUM STRENGTH RID.
IT'S SO EFFECTIVE, IT...
AND RID LEAVES
NO ACTIVE RESIDUE BEHIND.
...OR SAFER THAN RID.
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 COURTNEY: I AM SURE YOU'VE
HEARD THIS A MILLION TIMES
BEFORE, BUT YOU REALLY MISSED
YOUR CALLING AS A CHEF.
 CHRIS: WELL, I AIM TO PLEASE.
 COURTNEY: NOW, CHRIS,
TELL ME --
WHY ARE YOU LETTING ALL THAT
MONEY SIT IN THE BANK?
YOU NEVER STRUCK ME AS A FISCAL
CONSERVATIVE.
 CHRIS: I DON'T KNOW.
I COME FROM PRETTY HUMBLE
BEGINNINGS, YOU KNOW?
WHEN YOU GO FROM EATING FILET
MIGNON ONE WEEK TO SCRAPING FOOD
OUT OF A CAN THE NEXT, IT TENDS
TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.
GOSH, I MEAN, I WATCHED MY OLD
MAN JUST BLOW FORTUNE AFTER
FORTUNE.
 COURTNEY: WELL, IT'S
ADMIRABLE HOW GROUNDED YOU ARE.
I WANT TO TRY AND KEEP NEIL'S
FEET ON THE GROUND AS WELL.
I'M NOT GOING TO EVEN TELL HIM
ABOUT THE INHERITANCE.
 CHRIS: REALLY?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO -- JUST
HAND HIM A FAT CHECK WHEN
HE TURNS 21?
 COURTNEY: MM-HMM.
YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS SO, SO NEW
TO ME.
I USUALLY NEVER DISCUSS MONEY.
 CHRIS: OH, WELL,
YOUR SECRET'S SAFE WITH ME.
IN FACT, I COULD TURN
YOU ON TO MY BANKER.
SHE'S A REAL SMART LADY.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE
HER NUMBER IN MY BOOK SOMEWHERE.
 COURTNEY: OH. WHOA.
 CHRIS: THE STORM MUST BE
GETTING WORSE.
 FRANK: DID YOU GUYS PAY
YOUR BILL?
 MATT: ANYBODY HAVE
A FLASHLIGHT?
 FRANK: LET ME CHECK MY TRUCK.
JOE, I'M GOING TO TAKE
YOUR COAT.
 JOE: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, NOT EVERYTHING'S DARK.
THE STORM MUST HAVE KNOCKED OUT
SOME POWER LINES.
 MATT: DO YOU HAVE ANY
CANDLES?
 JOE: YEAH.
IN THE KITCHEN DRAWER.
 MATT: I'LL GET THEM.
 JOE: THANKS.
 FRANK: PARAMEDICS ALWAYS COME
PREPARED, EVEN WHEN WE'RE OUT
OF WORK.
 JOE: WELL, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN
ABLE TO IMPROVISE.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT TIME
IN SEVENTH GRADE --
 FRANK: THE BASKETBALL PARTY?
 MATT: DO I FEEL ANOTHER
SCANLON TALL TALE COMING UP?
 JOE: WE INVITED EVERYONE
ON BAINES STREET OVER
TO OUR HOUSE TO SHOOT HOOPS,
AND IT STARTED POURING OUTSIDE,
SO EVERYBODY HAD TO COME INSIDE
TO WAIT THE STORM OUT.
 MATT: YEAH.
 FRANK: 20 ROWDY KIDS.
 JOE: AND MY MOM WAS FRANTIC,
TRYING TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY SANDWICHES,
AND THE KIDS WERE BOUNCING OFF
THE WALLS.
AND FRANK CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA
TO HAVE A CARNIVAL INSIDE
THE HOUSE.
 FRANK: IT WAS NOTHING --
PITCHING PENNIES ONTO PAPER
PLATES, TOSSING DUCT-TAPE BALLS
INTO TRASH CANS --
 MATT: WELL, NEVER
UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER
OF DUCT TAPE.
 JOE: AND THEN LATER,
DANNY MARTIN CAME UP TO ME --
ONE OF MY FRIENDS -- AND HE SAID
HE WISHED HE HAD A BROTHER LIKE
FRANK.
I WAS SO PROUD.
 MATT: MY BROTHER BOBBY
AND I USED TO BE THAT WAY.
 JOE: I'LL BET YOU MISS HIM.
 MATT: A BROTHER'S A BROTHER.
OBVIOUSLY I'M GRATEFUL THAT
ELLEN'S LIFE WAS SAVED
IN THE WAREHOUSE LAST YEAR,
BUT I'LL ALWAYS REGRET HAVING
TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON BOBBY.
SEEING YOU TWO AS TIGHT
AS YOU ARE, IT ALMOST RESTORES
MY FAITH IN HUMANITY.
YOU SHOULD COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.
 LUCY: OH, WELL -- ACTUALLY,
I SORT OF JUST STITCHED THE LADY
OF THE STARS STORY TOGETHER
FROM ALL THE -- THE ROMANCE
NOVELS I READ ALL THE TIME.
 SEBASTIAN: OH, THAT'S REALLY
DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE
THE SIMILARITIES TO MY OWN STORY
ARE VERY REMARKABLE.
 LUCY: YEAH.
SO, WHERE ARE YOU STAYING HERE
IN PORT CHARLES?
 SEBASTIAN: AT THE
PORT CHARLES HOTEL.
 LUCY: OH, REALLY?
OH.
HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO BE
IN TOWN?
 SEBASTIAN: WELL,
THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME
TO STAY NOW.
I'LL BE LEAVING AS SOON
AS I CAN.
 LUCY: OH.
WELL, YOU KNOW, PORT CHARLES IS
A VERY COZY LITTLE CITY,
AND THERE ARE SOME SIGHTS THAT
YOU SHOULD SEE WHILE YOU ARE
HERE.
IT COULD TAKE A COUPLE DAYS,
BUT THEY'RE GREAT.
 SCOTT: LUCY --
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
 SCOTT: I'LL GET IT.
IF MR. DUPREE HAS TO LEAVE TOWN,
THE LET MR. DUPREE LEAVE TOWN.
 KAREN: HI.
 SCOTT: HEY.
 KAREN: ANY ROOM AT THE INN?
 SCOTT: YEAH.
COLD, HUH?
 LUCY: OH, MY GOODNESS.
KAREN, HEY.
 KAREN: YEAH, IT'S GETTING
REALLY BAD OUT THERE.
 SEBASTIAN: I SHOULD BE GOING
NOW.
 SCOTT: MR. DUPREE, SAY HELLO
TO MY DAUGHTER KAREN.
 KAREN: HI.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
 SEBASTIAN: LIKEWISE.
 KAREN: CAN I USE YOUR PHONE?
 SCOTT: YES, JUST LEAVE
A QUARTER.
SO, I'LL SHOW YOU OUT.
SORRY WE COULDN'T HELP.
 SEBASTIAN: WELL,
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME,
BOTH OF YOU.
 LUCY: UH, YEAH.
SEBASTIAN -- MR. DUPREE --
LISTEN.
I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD KEEP
RIGHT ON SEARCHING FOR THE LADY
OF THE MOON BECAUSE I KNOW SHE'S
OUT THERE.
IN FACT, I'M SURE OF IT.
TA.
 SEBASTIAN: BYE-BYE.
 KAREN: HI, HONEY.
THE ROADS WERE AWFUL.
I'M SO SORRY.
I HAD TO STOP AT THE FIREHOUSE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO RISK DRIVING
ALL THE WAY HOME.
 JOE: WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE ELECTRICITY'S OUT HERE,
ANYWAY.
IT'S A GOOD THING THIS PHONE HAS
A BACKUP BATTERY.
BUT, LISTEN, YOU SHOULD STAY
OVER THERE AND WAIT THIS THING
OUT.
TELL LUCY AND SCOTT I SAID HI.
 KAREN: OK.
 SCOTT: HEY, LUCY.
NEVER FORGET TODAY, HUH?
YOU ACTUALLY KEPT YOUR MOUTH
SHUT.
 LUCY: YEAH.
BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS
FOR ME TO DO THAT?
SCOTT, DO YOU REALIZE THAT POOR
MAN FOLLOWED HIS HEART ALL
THE WAY HERE TO PORT CHARLES?
 SCOTT: FOR WHAT?
ELLEN IS WITH MATT.
THEY'RE A COUPLE.
YOU STAY OUT OF THIS.
 LUCY: YEAH, BUT --
WHO ARE WE TO ARGUE WITH FATE?
 SCOTT: FATE DOESN'T NEED ANY
FAVORS FROM YOU.
IT HAS A WAY OF WORKING THINGS
OUT, YOU KNOW?
[TIRES SPIN IN SNOW]
 ELLEN: COME ON.
COME ON.
OH, SHOOT.
WHERE IS HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT?
[ Sneezes, Sighs ]
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 COURTNEY: SWEETIE?
WHY DON'T YOU WAIT UNTIL
THE STORM'S OVER BEFORE
YOU BUILD THE SNOWMAN.
REALLY -- KAREN'S THERE?
ALL RIGHT.
HAVE FUN.
I'LL PICK YOU UP AS SOON
AS I CAN, I PROMISE.
I LOVE YOU.
BYE.
NEIL'S HAVING A BLAST
WITH SERENA AT THE FIREHOUSE.
 CHRIS: LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE
TO FIND SOMETHING TO ENTERTAIN
US NOW.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LEAVE
IN A BLIZZARD LIKE THIS.
 COURTNEY: WELL, WHAT OTHER
HIDDEN TALENTS DO YOU HAVE
BESIDES DEAL-MAKING AND GOURMET
COOKING?
 CHRIS: I GUESS IT ALL DEPENDS
ON WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO.
 COURTNEY: THAT WAS NICE.
 CHRIS: WELL, IT GETS
BETTER --
YOU KNOW, IF YOU DARE.
 LUCY: I AM SO GLAD THAT NEIL
IS A GOOD FRIEND TO SERENA.
HE'S JUST REALLY COOL.
 KAREN: YEAH, HE IS COOL.
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR
HOT CHOCOLATE?
 SCOTT: SHOULD I PUT A LITTLE
SHOT IN HERE, OR DO YOU WANT
TO JUST GIVE IT TO ME STRAIGHT?
 KAREN: AM I THAT TRANSPARENT
TODAY?
 LUCY: YOU KNOW WHAT?
ACTUALLY, YOU ARE.
 KAREN: WELL, OK.
THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO SAY THIS.
NEIL IS JOE'S SON.
 LUCY: REALLY?
 SCOTT: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT?
 KAREN: NO, I'M SERIOUS.
I TOLD GAIL AND LEE OVER
CHRISTMAS, AND I ASKED THEM NOT
TO SAY ANYTHING TO YOU.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO HEAR IT
FROM ME.
 LUCY: DOES NEIL KNOW ABOUT
THIS?
 KAREN: YEAH. YEAH.
HE FOUND OUT IN GREECE.
 SCOTT: WELL, WHAT ABOUT JOE?
HOW LONG HAS HE KNOWN ABOUT
TH?
I MEAN, WHY DIDN'T HE TELL YOU?
 KAREN: OH, HE --
HE ONLY FOUND OUT RECENTLY, TOO.
IT'S OK.
 LUCY: AND COURTNEY KNEW ABOUT
THIS ALL ALONG?
 SCOTT: WELL, SHE COULD HAVE
TOLD ME ABOUT IT WHEN I WAS
HELPING HER WITH THE CUSTODY
CASE.
 KAREN: OR I COULD HAVE.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S NOT THAT I DIDN'T TRUST
YOU GUYS, IT'S JUST -- IT'S
A DELICATE SITUATION, YOU KNOW.
WE WERE TRYING TO PROTECT NEIL.
COURTNEY LIED TO EVERYONE,
INCLUDING NEIL, FOR THE PAST
EIGHT YEARS, AND SHE WAS ONLY
FORCED TO TELL THE TRUTH WHEN
HER EX-HUSBAND, JOHN KANELOS,
CAME BACK INTO TOWN AND WAS
TRYING TO GET CUSTODY.
 LUCY: WOW.
SO TELL ME -- WHAT IS THIS
COURTNEY PERSON REALLY LIKE?
 KAREN: I HAVEN'T QUITE
FIGURED THAT ONE OUT.
 SCOTT: KAREN, IS EVERYTHING
OK WITH YOU AND JOE?
 KAREN: YEAH.
IT'S TRICKY.
YOU KNOW, I NEVER THOUGHT
I WOULD BE A STEPMOM.
BUT I ADORE NEIL.
 SCOTT: NOW, LISTEN --
YOU JUST STICK TO THE HIGH ROAD.
EVERHING'S GOING TO BE FINE.
NEIL'S LUCKY TO HAVE HIS FATHER
NOW.
GROWING UP AND STUFF, I DIDN'T
HAVE MY REAL FATHER,
AND YOU CERTAINLY DIDN'T.
WE'RE JUST GETTING TO KNOW EACH
OTHER NOW.
 LUCY: HEY, WELL, AT LEAST
YOU HAD LEE.
HE WAS A PRETTY GOOD STEPDAD.
 SCOTT: OH, YEAH, HE WAS
GREAT.
BUT NOT KNOWING YOUR REAL
FATHER -- YOU LIVE WITH A LOT
OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
 LUCY: YEAH, YOU SURE DO.
THERE'S THIS BIG HOLE
IN YOUR LIFE THAT I THINK
YOU SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE TRYING
TO FILL.
BUT, HEY, AT LEAST NOW NEIL HAS
JOE, AND YOU TWO HAVE FOUND EACH
OTHER.
I JUST SURE WISH I HAD BEEN THAT
LUCKY.
 JOE: WELL, LISTEN,
COMMANDO, DO LUCY AND SCOTT KNOW
YOU'RE USING THE PHONE?
OH, A SECRET MISSION, HUH?
WELL, YOU MADE CONTACT,
SO SIGN OFF.
I PROMISE.
WE WILL MAKE A SNOWMAN NINE FEET
TALL.
EXCELLENT.
OVER AND OUT.
 MATT: YOU AND NEIL HAVE
GOTTEN CLOSE.
 JOE: HE'S MY SON.
 MATT: WOW.
OK.
 JOE: THE SHORT VERSION IS
I JUST FOUND OUT A FEW MONTHS
AGO, AND NOW I'M TRYING TO DO
EVERYTHING I CAN TO BE A PART
OF HIS LIFE.
 MATT: WELL, BEING A FATHER
ISN'T EASY, ESPECIALLY
WITH OUR SCHEDULES.
 JOE: WE'LL MAKE THE BEST
OF IT.
I'M NOT WORRIED.
EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT BEING
A FATHER I LEARNED FROM FRANK.
 FRANK: THEN THE KID IS
SCREWED FOR SURE.
 JOE: HEY, FRANK, YOU WERE
MORE OF A FATHER TO ME THAN DAD
EVER WAS.
 FRANK: NO BIG DEAL.
I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO.
 JOE: NO, IT WAS A BIG DEAL.
AND I WILL ALWAYS FEEL THAT WAY.
SO, WILL YOU BE MY BEST MAN?
 FRANK: CAN I WEAR HIGH-TOPS
WITH MY TUX?
 JOE: DEAL.
LET'S CRACK OPEN A BEER.
THIS IS A CELEBRATION.
 MATT: HEY, OPEN A SODA
FOR ME, OK?
I'M GOING TO CALELLEN.
SHE SHOULD BE HERE BY NOW.
[TIRES SPIN IN SNOW]
 ELLEN: OH, PLEASE,
PLEASE, PLEASE.
[KNOCK ON WINDOW]
 SEBASTIAN: LOOKS LIKE
YOU COULD USE A HAND.