pc feb 8 1999 LUCY: OK, FELICIA, YOU DO HAVE T SHOPPING CHANNEL ON, DON'T YOU? I MEAN, IT'S ON THE RIGHT CHANNEL? OK, NOW, LISTEN, DO NOT TURN IT OFF UNTIL YOU SEE MY INFOMERCIAL BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LOVE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, ALL RIGHT? OK. IT'S A DEAL. YES, KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED. I'LL CALL YOU LATER. TA. SCOTT: HEY, TELL HER TO GET HER CREDIT CARD OUT. ISN'T THAT THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS THING? BUY SOME THINGS. IS ELLEN BACK? LUCY: UH, NO, NO. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF HER, SO I'LL JUST BREAK THE NEWS TO HER WHEN SHE GETS BACK FROM VEGAS. SERENA: WHAT NEWS? SCOTT: WELL, CY USED ELLEN'S STORY, AND ELLEN DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT YET. SERENA: SHE WON'T CARE. SHE'LL BE GLAD SHE COULD HELP. SCOTT: I THINK SHE'S GOING TO COME AFTER HER WITH A CURLING IRON.  KEVIN: HEY, GORGEOUS. EVE: OH, HI. HI. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? KEVIN: WELL, I THOUGHT I'D COME AND GIVE YOU MY PRICELESS ADVICE ON HOW TO TESTIFY ON CHRIS' REVIEW. EVE: GOOD, BECAUSE I COULD USE SOME ADVICE. KEVIN: OK. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LET YOUR EYES TWITCH, DON'T GIGGLE, AND DON'T EVER LET THEM SEE YOU SWEAT. EVE: YOU'RE SUCH A BIG HELP. THANKS. KEVIN: YEAH, AND I LIKE YOU, SO I WON'T BILL YOU FOR THAT. WELL, YOU LOOK SHARP, IF THAT COUNTS FOR ANYTHING. EVE: OH, THANKS. I HATE THIS. I HATE THIS. KEVIN: I KNOW, I KNOW. EVE: CHRIS IS A RAT -- I KNOW THAT -- BUT HE'S MY ROOMMATE AND HE'S MY FRIEND. KEVIN: HE CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE, EVE. EVE: NOT BY HIMSELF. KEVIN: WELL, LIKE HEY SAY, "HONESTY'S THE BEST POLI." EVE: YEAH, WELL, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T SUCK. JOE: LOOK, KAREN, I DON'T WANT TO LIE, BUT IF I TELL THE BOARD THE TRUTH THAT I DID NOT PRESCRIBE THOSE MEDS FOR FRANK, THEN HE'LL BE IN TROUBLE FOR USING MY D.E.A. NUMBER. KAREN: WHICH MAY BE EXACTLY WHAT HE DID. JOE: FRANK POPPED DL-56 LIKE IT WAS CANDY. HE HAD A SECRET DEAL WITH LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS, AND HE EXPECTS ME TO COVER FOR HIM? KAREN: SO? WHAT YOU GOING TO DO? JOE: HOW THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW? [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS]  LUCY: THANK YOU. I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT. VICTOR: WELL, I HAD TO BE HERE FOR THE SMASH DEBUT OF THE SERENA LINE, WHICH IS NAMED, I UNDERSTAND, FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BLOND IN PORT CHARLES. SERENA: WHY, THANK YOU. VICTOR: CONGRATULATIONS. HERE. LUCY: OH. DOUBLE THANK YOU, SIR. I'M GOING TO OPEN IT -- DO YOU THINK, RIGHT NOW? YES, LET'S DO IT. VICTOR: RIGHT NOW. SCOTT: OH, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO WAIT UNTIL THE ORDERS START ROLLING IN BEFORE WE CELEBRATE. LUCY: EXCUSE ME. AS SOON AS THE AUDIENCE SEES MY DRESS, THE ORDERS ARE GOING TO START ROLLING IN. PEOPLE WANT TO BELIEVE IN FATE AND AMOUR. AND WHEN THEY SEE THIS DRESS, THEY WANT TO BELIEVE IN ROMANCE, SO THEY'RE GOING TO FIND IT HARD TO RESIST. SCOTT: YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S IRRESISTIBLE. MATT: HOW CAN TWO INTELLIGENT PEOPLE WHO SAVE LIVES IN A HOSPITAL ACT LIKE SUCH FOOLS IN A CASINO? ELLEN: I BLAME THE MEDIA. MATT: THE MEDIA? ELLEN: MM-HMM. YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, MOVIES -- GAMBLING LOOKS FUN. PEOPLE GET DRESSED UP, THEY YELL, THEY SCREAM, THEY THROW THOSE STUPID CHIPS UP IN THE AIR. THEY -- THEY HUG, THEY KISS -- THEY WIN. MATT: SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE ONLY SEEN "VIVA LAS VEGAS." YOU KNOW, THERE'S A DARKER SIDE. ELLEN: YEAH. NOW YOU TELL ME. MATT: WHAT, YOU DIDN'T -- YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY LOSE YOUR MONEY, ELLEN? ELLEN: WELL, YEAH. BUT I ALWAYS FIGURED IF WE DID, ROBERT REDFORD WOULD STROLL BY AND OFFER ME A MILLION DOLLARS TO SLEEP WITH HIM. MATT: WELL, I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU THERE, ELLEN, BUT MOVIES AREN'T REAL. ELLEN: IT'S A MOOT POINT, ANYWAY. WE CAN'T EVEN AFFORD TO SEE ONE. NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? MATT: WELL, YOU KNOW, THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE. ELLEN: AND TAKE OURS AND HOURS? MATT: YEAH. YEAH. MARK: MONICA QUARTERMAINE HAS A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND IS UNABLE& TO ATTEND TODAY. SHE SENDS HER REGRETS. WE'RE CONTINUING OUR INVESTIGATION INTO DR. RAMSEY'S RESEARCH, WHICH CAUSED A LETHAL OUTBREAK. THIS IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER HIS ACTIONS ARE GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL. LEE, YOU MAY BEGIN WITH DR. LAMBERT. LEE: WE REALIZE IT'S DIFFICULT TO APPEAR AS A WITNESS IN A HEARING OF THIS NATURE. EVE: YES, IT IS. Sorry folks.... a "special report" interupted the show at this point and I was unable to get the rest of it