pc feb 9 1999 DON: 4,000 DRESSES IN THE LAST TWO HOURS. JODY SAID THAT THE PHONE'S BEEN RINGING OFF THE HOOK SINCE THE INFOMERCIAL AIRED. LUCY: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? IT'S BECAUSE WOMEN OUT THERE ARE STARVING FOR ROMANCE AND THEY KNOW A GOOD THING WHEN THEY SEE IT. DON: YOU CALLED IT. LUCY: YEAH. I DID, DIDN'T I? YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT I HAD MY FINGER ON THE PULSE OF SOMETHING. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW I WAS THIS RIGHT ABOUT THIS. DON: CALVIN KLEIN CALLED LOOKING FOR YOUR AGENT. LUCY: OH, WELL -- DON, I JUST HOPE THE ORDERS KEEP ROLLING IN. DON: OH, LUCY, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. LOOK, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE. LUCY: OH, RIGHT. GOOD, GOOD. OK. DON: AND I WILL CALL YOU WITH THE NEXT UPDATE. I THINK WE CAN OFFICIALLY CALL THE SERENA LINE A SUCCESS. LUCY: OH, YES, YES, YES! OK, CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU HAVE MORE. MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE! TA. OH! [TELEPHONE RINGS] SCOTT: HELLO? LUCY: WE JUST TOOK 4,000 -- 4,000 ORDERS FOR THAT DRESS IN THE LAST TWO HOURS. SCOTT: DO YOU THINK IT WAS YOUR NARRATION THAT DID IT? LUCY: NO. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU DESERVE A LOT OF THE CREDIT FOR THIS, TOO. IT'S NOT THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST RESPONDING TO THAT DRESS OF OURS, THEY'RE RESPONDING TO THE STORIES WE TOLD -- ELLEN'S AND OURS. SCOTT: OH, WELL, LIKE YOU KNEW THEY WOULD. LUCY: OK, ENOUGH OF THIS MUTUAL ADMIRATION STUFF. WE BETTER GET GOING. YOU BETTER CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND TELL HIM TO KEEP THOSE SEWING MACHINES HUMMING, AND I'LL CALL YOU LATER. TA. SCOTT: OK. LUCY: YES. YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. [TELEPHONE RINGS] LUCY: OH. HELLO? YES? YEAH, THIS IS LUCY COE. WHO IS THIS? OH, EXCUSE ME, YOU ARE MOST CERTAINLY NOT THE LADY OF THE STARS, AND I REALLY THINK IT'S WRONG FOR YOU GOING AROUND CLAIMING OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES. OK? GOOD-BYE. WOW. HOW DARE SOMEONE TRY AND STEAL ELLEN'S STORY. THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE. ELLEN: HOW DARE LUCY STEAL MY STORY. WHEN WE GET BACK TO PORT CHARLES, I'M GOING TO PULL OUT ALL OF HER HAIR ONE STRAND AT A TIME. MATT: NOW, EASY, THERE. SHE DIDN'T EXACTLY STEAL YOUR STORY, PER SE, ELLEN. SHE -- WELL, SHE JUST SORT OF BORROWED IT. ELLEN: WHEN YOU BORROW SOMETHING, YOU ASK THE OWNER'S PERMISSION. SHE ASKED. I REFUSED. IF THIS IS BORROWING, I WOULD HATE TO SEE LUCY STEAL SOMETHING. MATT: NOW, LOOK -- IF IT BOTHERS YOU THAT MUCH, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO GIVE HER A CALL. ELLEN: AND LET HER WEASEL OUT OF IT OVER THE TELEPHONE? NO. I AM NOT FIRING UNTIL I SEE THE WHITES OF HER EYES. DARREN: NOW, REMEMBER TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS. YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO HIDE. YOU WANT TO GO OVER YOUR STATEMENT AGAIN? CHRIS: NO, NO, I GOT IT DOWN. JUST PLAY THE HUMANITARIAN, RIGHT? DARREN: DON'T GET COCKY. YOU'VE GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS. CHRIS: DARREN, GENERAL HOSPITAL IS LOOKING FOR A SCAPEGOAT JUST AS BADLY AS WE ARE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE A PROMISING YOUNG RESEARCHER BECAUSE SOME JUNKIE WAS TRYING TO GET A FIX. DARREN: WELL, ONE THING'S FOR SURE -- I'D HATE TO BE IN FRANK SCANLON'S SHOES. CHRIS: SO WOULD I. CHEAP MATERIAL CHAFES MY FEET. DARREN: EVEN HIS OWN BROTHER TESTIFIED AGAINST HIM? CHRIS: YEAH, WELL, JOE WAS JUST TELLING THE TRUTH. AT LEAST WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE TRUTH. MARK: GENTLEMAN, THE BOARD HAS REACHED A DECISION. FOLLOW ME. CHRIS: SHOWTIME. DARREN: PLAY YOUR PART, YOU'LL DO FINE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] LUCY: 15,000 DRESSES. THAT'S HOW MANY WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE THIS SHIPMENT. ISN'T THAT FABULOUS? SCOTT: YOU REALLY PULLED THIS ONE OFF. LUCY: NO, PAL, WE PULLED IT OFF. AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE HERE, I'D TRULY SHOW YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM. SCOTT: I'LL BE RIGHT OVER. LUCY: OH, I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY THAT. SCOTT: LET ME CALL THE MANUFACTURER FIRST AND GET THAT ALL SET UP. LUCY: OK, WELL, HURRY. I'LL SEE YOU SOON. SCOTT: YEAH. SCOTT: YEAH, WILLIE SEIDLER, PLEASE. YEAH, WILLIE. YEAH, IT'S SCOTT BALDWIN. YEAH, I'VE GOT A NUMBER FOR THE FIRST SERENA LINE SHIPMENT -- 15,000 PIECES BY THE END OF THE MONTH.LL, YEAH, I KNOW. WE DIDN'T COUNT ON THAT MANY, EITHER. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU CAN'T DO IT? WE GOT A CONTRACT. THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. YEAH, OK. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE OUGHT TO MEET FACE TO FACE. HOW ABOUT NOW? MARK: DR. RAMSEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON YOUR BEHALF BEFORE WE ANNOUNCE OUR DECISION? CHRIS: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, IN SPITE OF WHAT SOME PEOPLE MAY BELIEVE, MY MOTIVES WERE GENUINE. I WISH I COULD UNDO ALL THAT'S BEEN DONE AND BRING THOSE PEOPLE BACK TO LIFE, BUT I CAN'T. ALL I CAN DO NOW IS TRY AND MAKE UP FOR MY MISTAKES BY BEING THE BEST DOCTOR I CAN BE. AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO REMAIN A DOCTOR IN THIS HOSPITAL. WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM THIS TRAGEDY AND FROM ALL OF YOU SURPASSES ALL MY EXPECTATIONS. FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY, WHATEVER YOUR DECISION, I THANK YOU. MARK: DR. RAMSEY, YOU DID NOT FOLLOW HOSPITAL PROCEDURES WHILE WORKING IN THE LAB. BUT THIS BOARD HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FLU OUTBREAK WOULD NEVER HAVE OCCURRED IF FRANK SCANLON, A PARAMEDIC NOT EMPLOYED BY GENERAL HOSPITAL, HADN'T STOLEN YOUR LAB SAMPLE. THEREFORE A CENSURE WILL BE ISSUED, REPRIMANDING YOUR UNAUTHORIZED WORK ON DL-56. BUT YOU WILL BE REINSTATED. LEE: AS HOSPITAL COUNSEL, I REITERATE MY OBJECTION TO THIS DECISION. THIS YOUNG MAN IS A LOOSE CANON. MARK: YOUR OBJECTION IS NOTED IN THE RECORD. IN ADDITION TO THE CENSURE, YOU WILL ALSO BE PUT ON PROBATION FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. TWO PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES, DR. RAMSEY. DON'T YOU FORGET THAT. CHRIS: I WON'T. FRANK: HOW LONG DOES THE BOARD NEED TO KICK RAMSEY'S BUTT OUT OF THERE FOR GOOD? COURTNEY: WELL, CHRIS SEEMS TO THINK HE PRESENTED A PRETTY STRONG CASE FOR REINSTATEMENT. FRANK: IF THAT HOSPITAL RESTORES HIS PRIVILEGES, THEN THE BOARD IS FULL OF IDIOTS. COURTNEY: SO, ALL YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT IS SEEING CHRIS GET HIS COMEUPPANCE, HUH? FRANK: I'M GETTING MINE FOR WHAT I DID PLUS STUFF I DIDN'T DO? COURTNEY: HEY -- THERE'S NOBODY HERE BUT US OUTCASTS, SO YOU CAN TELL ME THE TRUTH. DID YOU CA IN THOSE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR YOURSELF WITH JOE'S D.E.A. NUMBER? FRANK: NO, I DIDN'T. I WAS SET UP, AND MY MONEY IS ON CHRIS. COURTNEY: FRANK, DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT LETTING BYGONES BE BYGONES? YOU KNOW, FORGETTING YOU EVER MET CHRIS RAMSEY AND JUST GETTING ON WITH YOUR LIFE? FRANK: WHAT LIFE? I DON'T EVEN HAVE A JOB. BETWEEN RAMSEY AND THE TESTIMONY OF MY LOVING BROTHER, I MAY NEVER BE EMPLOYED AGAIN. TEDDY GIBBS CAN'T LET A SORE THROAT STOP HIM. EVEN WHEN IT FEELS THIS RAW. HE TOUGHS IT OUT THROUGH THE HACKING COUGH... THE ACHES, THE FEVER BUT WHEN THE JOB IS DONE HE'S DESPERATE... (whistle sounds) ...FOR FAST, POWERFUL THERAFLU RELIEF. WITH THE FIRST SIP OF THAT SOOTHING, LEMONY HOT LIQUID HE FEELS COMFORT INSTANTLY. SOON, HIS THROAT FEELS CALMED HIS COUGH QUIETED. MAXIMUM STRENGTH THERAFLU. NOW IN NEW CHERRY SORE THROAT AND COUGH. INSTANT COMFORT. POWERFUL RELIEF. IT'S THE TWIZZLERS SHOW FEATURING THE PULL-N-PEEL DANCERS. HEY, PARKAY, WHAT'S THE WORD ? BETTER. - BETTER ? AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO SAY, "BUTTER" ? - BETTER. BUTTER. BETTER. LOOK AT HOW YOU MELT. JUST LIKE BUTTER. MMM. YOU REALLY DO TASTE BETTER. BUTTER ! THE FLAVOR SAYS-- BUTTER. FRANK: HEY, JOE. I WAS JUST TELLING COURTNEY HOW PROUD I WAS TO BE YOUR BROTHER TODAY. JOE: FRANK, ALL I DID WAS TELL THE TRUTH. FRANK: YOU DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE TRUTH. YOU JUST THINK YOUR BROTHER'S SOME POOR, DUMB DRUGGIE. THANKS FOR STICKING UP FOR ME. JOE: FRANK, NOBODY HAS BEEN MORE SUPPORTIVE OF YOU THAN ME. I RISKED MY PROFESSION TO HELP YOU TRY AND KICK DL-56, AND WHAT DO YOU DO? HUH? YOU CONTINUE TO USE BEHIND MY BACK. FRANK: I THOUGHT I NEEDED IT TO LIVE. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY LIFE. JOE: THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY YOU MADE A DEAL WITH LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS. YOU DID THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE GREEDY. FRANK: YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHY I DID WHAT I DID. JOE: I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NO SELF-CONTROL BECAUSE, IF YOU DID, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN MY PRESCRIPTION PAD AND POPPED THOSE PILLS. LOOK, FRANK, IT ISN'T MY FAULT THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH A FEW REPERCUSSIONS OF YOUR ACTIONS. FRANK: YOU KNOW, EVEN IF EVERYTHING THAT YOU WERE ACCUSING ME OF WERE TRUE, IT DOESN'T JUSTIFY YOU BACKING RAMSEY OVER ME. NICE WAY TO PAY ME BACK AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR YOU. JOE: OH, GREAT. SO HERE WE GO, RIGHT? THE MARTYR THAT PLAYED THE SLAVE AND PUT HIS LITTLE BROTHER THROUGH MED SCHOOL. HOW MANY TIMES YOU GOING TO THROW THAT IN MY FACE, FRANK? FRANK: TILL YOU ACT LIKE YOU REMEMBER IT. JOE: HOW CAN I FORGET? EVERY TIME I DO SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE, YOU THROW IT IN MY FACE, AS IF I'M SUPPOSED TO LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU PUT ME THROUGH MED SCHOOL. FRANK: I SACRIFICED FOR YOU. JOE: I KNOW YOU DID, FRANK. I KNOW. AND I THANKED YOU. AND I SWORE THAT I WOULD PAY YOU BACK EVERY PENNY THAT YOU PUT INTO MY EDUCATION. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME? FRANK: HOW ABOUT A LITTLE LOYALTY? JOE: I'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT LOYAL TO YOU, AND YOU ABUSED MY LOYALTY BY TELLING ME LIE AFTER LIE ABOUT DL-56. FRANK: I AM SICK OF TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU! AND I AM SICK OF YOU WALKING AROUND HERE ACTING LIKE I RAN OVER YOUR PUPPY! IT WAS MY LIFE, AND I DID WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BEST. IF YOU'RE DISILLUSIONED, I'M SORRY, BUT DEAL WITH IT! JOE: MY OPINION OF YOU SHOULD BE THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, FRANK? THAT'S SO RIDICULOUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T EVEN SEE THAT. FRANK: WHAT I SEE IS A BROTHER WHO STABBED ME IN THE BACK. JOE: OH, THAT'S FUNNY BECAUSE, WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, I PRETTY MUCH SEE THE SAME THING. FRANK: I'VE TAKEN CARE OF YOU YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. BUT I AM DONE. DO YOU HEAR ME, JOE? FROM NOW ON, IT'S EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF. JOE: THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING IT FOR MONTHS NOW, ISN'T IT, FRANK? YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GLAD. IT'S OUT IN THE OPEN NOW AS AN OFFICIAL POLICY. FRANK: GO TO HELL, JOE. COURTNEY: THAT WAS UGLY. JOE: YEAH, WELL, FRANK HAS LOST ALL SENSE OF REALITY. COURTNEY: IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO -- JOE: COURTNEY, HE'S NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU OR TO ANYBODY ELSE. COURTNEY: I REALIZE THAT, JOE. I MEANT IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU -- JOE: I'M FINE. COURTNEY: HEY, HEY. FRANK'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S HURTING. YOU -- YOU GOT ME THROUGH THE WORST OF THINGS IN GREECE, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM A FRIEND THAT YOU CAN LEAN ON DAY OR NIGHT. JOE: I APPRECIATE THAT. REPORTER: DR. RAMSEY, A WORD FOR "THE HERALD"? CHRIS: SURE. ALWAYS HAVE TIME FOR THE PRESS. REPORTER: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE EXONERATED? CHRIS: WELL, OF COURSE MY HEART GOES OUT TO THOSE WHO'VE SUFFERED AND THEIR FAMILIES, BUT I'M GLAD THE BOARD MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. DARREN: LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS IS ALSO PLEASED THAT DR. RAMSEY WAS VINDICATED. YOU KNOW THAT THIS WHOLE MESS WAS CAUSED BY SOMEONE WHO'S NOT EVEN A HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE -- SADLY, SOMEONE WHO DR. RAMSEY WAS TRYING TO HELP. REPORTER: WHAT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN? CHRIS: THE HOSPITAL HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN ITS SAFEGUARDS SO A TRAGEDY LIKE THIS COULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. REPORTER: WILL YOU CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE EXPERIMENTAL DRUG? CHRIS: ACTUALLY, LANCE PHARMACEUTICALS WILL BE TAKING OVER THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRUG. I, HOWEVER, WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN INVOLVED IN BRINGING THE IMPORTANT MEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC. REPORTER: HOW ABOUT A PHOTO? CHRIS: I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. COME ON, DARREN, SMILE. THIS IS THE MONEY SHOT. LUCY: WAIT. STOP, STOP. SLOW DOWN. WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO RESCHEDULE THE R&D MEETING, OK? YEAH. NO, IT'LL WORK, IT'LL WORK. WE'RE GOING TO FIT IT ALL IN. OH, WAIT, WAIT. HOLD ON. DON'T GO AWAY. SOMEONE'S AT THE DOOR. ELLEN. HI. COME IN, PLEASE. OH, BOY. HEY, DON, LET ME CALL YOU RIGHT BACK. OK. ALL RIGHT. TA. ELLEN, PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN HERE. I HAVE A LOT TO TELL YOU -- ELLEN: NO, I KNEW YOU WOULD DO IT, LUCY. BUT HOW COULD YOU? HOW COULD YOU TELEVISE MY STORY BEFORE THE ENTIRE WORLD? LUCY: ACTUALLY, IT ONLY AIRED NATIONALLY. ELLEN: YOU PROMISED ME THAT YOU WOULD NOT USE MY STORY, AND THEN YOU DID ANYWAY! LUCY: YEAH. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, I DID. BUT PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN. THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS -- ELLEN: YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN, LUCY, BECAUSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. YOU SEE, YOUR SELFISHNESS -- IT WON OUT OVER YOUR COMMON SENSE ONCE AGAIN. LUCY: THAT IS NOT FAIR AT ALL BECAUSE I DID CALL YOU A LOT OF TIMES AT THE NUMBER YOU GAVE ME AND YOU SAID YOU COULD BE REACHED THERE, BUT YOU WEREN'T THERE. AND BY THE WAY, DID I MENTION HOW INCREDIBLY SORRY I AM? REALLY, REALLY SORRY HERE. ELLEN: KEEP GOING. LUCY: OK. ELLEN, I SWEAR, I DID NOT PLAN ON USING YOUR STORY. LIKE I TOLD YOU, I WASN'T GEi TO USE IT. BUT THEN THIS STRANGE, FLUKY, WONDERFUL THING HAPPENED -- A SPOT OPENED UP -- IT NEVER HAPENS -- ON THE SHOPPING CHANNEL, AND SO I HAD TO GRAB IT. AND THEN I THOUGHT, "OK, ELLEN WILL BE MAD, SO I'M GOING TO THINK OF ANOTHER STORY." SO I TRIED AND TRIED. I SWEAR I TRIED TO THINK OF ANOTHER STORY. BUT I COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING AS ROMANTIC AND WONDERFUL AS YOURS, SO -- ELLEN: SO YOU DECIDED TO USE MY STORY WITHOUT CLEARING IT WITH ME. LUCY: BY THE WAY, DID I MENTION HOW INCREDIBLY SORRY I AM? I AM SO, SO SORRY. ELLEN: OK. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE YOU'RE AS SORRY AS YOU CAN BE. LUCY: ELLEN, LISTEN -- YOU KNOW, THE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER HERE IS THAT NO ONE IS EVER GOING TO CONNECT YOU TO THAT STORY. AND THE OTHER VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER HERE IS THAT WE SOLD 15,000 DRESSES. ELLEN: LUCY, THAT DOES NOT EXCUSE -- HOW MANY? LUCY: 15,000. ELLEN, YOU ARE A STAR. WELL, NO, NO, NO. I KNOW -- NOT THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO BE. NO ONE WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE. NO ONE -- BUT, ELLEN, COME ON. DOESN'T IT THRILL YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT TO KNOW THAT YOUR STORY SOLD THOSE DRESSES? JUST DEEP DOWN SOMEWHERE IN THERE, A TEENY-WEENY LITTLE BIT YOU'RE THRILLED? COME ON. TEENY-WEENY BIT? JUST A LITTLE, LITTLE TWINK THERE? SCOTT: WELL, WELL, WELL. MR. SEIDLER. OR SHOULD I CALL YOU MR. GOUGER. MR. SEIDLER: MR. BALDWIN, MY FIGURES ARE REASONABLE. SEE, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, YOURS IS NOT AN ORDINARY PIECE. IT HAS A BONED TOP TRIMMED WITH FINE LACE AND RIBBON. LOOK, SMOOTH EGYPTIAN COTTON IS HARD TO COME BY IN THOSE QUANTITIES. SCOTT: SO YOU WANT TO JACK IT UP FROM $50 A DRESS TO $80 A DRESS. MR. SEIDLER: LOOK, I HAVE TO FREE UP ADDITIONAL MACHINERY TO MEET THE DEMAND. THAT RAISES THE COST. LOOK, MY HANDS ARE TIED. SCOTT: WELL, YOU BETTER UNTIE YOUR HANDS. YOU KNOW, I'VE DEALT WITH A LOT SLIMIER THAN YOU. I WAS IN THE PERFUME BUSINESS, KNOW WHAT I MEAN? MR. SEIDLER: NO NEED FOR INSULTS, MR. BALDWIN. I STAND BY MY FIGURES. SCOTT: WELL, STAND BY THIS -- EITHER YOU DELIVER THE DRESSES ON TIME FOR THE PRICE YOU WERE CONTRACTED FOR, OR I'M GOING TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE. SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES? KAREN: HI, FRANK. FRANK: JOE'S UPSTAIRS. KAREN: OK. SO, I GUESS THIS MEANS THAT YOU'RE MAD AT ME AS WELL. FRANK: WHEN YOU WERE HELPING ME THROUGH DETOX, YOU SAID WE HAD TO TRUST EACH OTHER. THAT OBVIOUSLY ONLY WENT ONE WAY. KAREN: OH, COME ON, FRANK. FRANK: YOU SAW WHAT I WENT THROUGH TO KICK DL-56. HOW COULD YOU EVEN THINK THAT I WOULD START USING AGAIN? KAREN: FRANK, IF I AM WRONG, I AM SO SORRY. BUT IF I'M -- FRANK: SAVE IT, KAREN. JOE: HEY. KAREN: HI. JOE: THOUGHT I HEARD YOU. HEY, LISTEN, HAD THE BOARD REACHED A DECISION ABOUT CHRIS BEFORE YOU LEFT THE HOSPITAL? KAREN: NO, NOT THAT I HEARD. FRANK: DON'T WORRY, JOE. I'M SURE CHRIS WILL BE FINE. THANKS TO YOU, HE CAN HANG THE WHOLE OUTBREAK ON ME. JOE: COURTNEY, COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? WHEN NEIL AND LARK GET BACK, TELL NEIL THAT I'LL CALL HIM BEFORE HIS BEDTIME. COURTNEY: SURE. JOE: THANKS. COURTNEY: NICE GOING. YOU JUST SENT JOE RUNNING STRAIGHT INTO KAREN'S ARMS. JOE: NOBODY SENDS JOE RUNNING INTO KAREN'S ARMS. HE CAN GET THERE ALL BY HIMSELF. THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED, REMEMBER? COURTNEY: MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. LUCY: HELLO. MAN: GOOD EVENING. IS THIS LUCY COE? LUCY: YES, THIS IS SHE. AND WHO MIGHT THIS BE? MAN: WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW ME, BUT I WAS WATCHING YOUR PROGRAM, AND I WAS WONDERING WHERE YOU GOT THE IDEA FOR IT. LUCY: WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT? OH, WAIT A MINUTE. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY -- BECAUSE THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO YOU EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, RIGHT? AND YOU NEVER TOLD ANYBODY, SO YOU CAN'T BELIEVE I COULD ACTUALLY TELL YOUR STORY. MAN: WELL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THE WOMAN I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING WORE A VERY DIFFERENT COSTUME. SHE WAS THE LADY OF THE -- LUCY: LOOK, BUDDY, THE WHOLE STORY, I PROMISE, WAS 100% FICTION. IT REALLY WAS. AND ANY RESEMBLANCE TO PERSONS LIVING OR DEAD WAS JUST STRICTLY COINCIDENCE. SO I TELL YOU WHAT -- WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK AND HANG UP THE PHONE AND CALL SOMEBODY ELSE TO REMINISCE ABOUT ALL THOSE ROMANTIC TIMES YOU WISH YOU HAD BUT YOU NEVER REALLY DID HAVE. GOOD-BYE. GOT TO BE A FULL MOON. THAT'S IT. IT'S A FULL MOON TONIGHT. [KNOCK ON DOOR] LUCY: GO AWAY. I JUST WANT SOME PEACE AND QUIET TO DIGEST ALL THIS WONDERFUL STUFF. I WANT TO BE ALONE. GOOD-BYE. [KNOCK] LUCY: GOOD GRIEF. OH. HEY. HEY, HEY, HEY. IN HERE, YOU. OH, I AM SO, SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE. SCOTT: LUCY, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. LUCY: WELL, I NEED TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU. CAN YOU STAY A VERY, VERY LONG, LONG, LONG, LONG TIME? I MEAN, SERENA'S STAYING WITH LEE AND GAIL TONIGHT, RIGHT? SCOTT: YES. YES, OF COURSE. LUCY: LISTEN, I GOT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. THEN YOU'LL WANT TO CELEBRATE, TRUST ME. LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS. LOOK AT THIS. DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS MEANS? THIS CAME IN IN JUST THE LAST HOUR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TOTALLY INCREASE PRODUCTION HERE. SCOTT: WELL, UM- THERE'S A -- I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM. LUCY: DON'T BE SILLY. HOW COULD THAT BE A PROBLEM? SCOTT: WELL, I -- I KIND OF fired the manufacturer. LUCY: YOU WHAT? SCOTT: I FIRED THE MANUFACTURER. LUCY: YOU WHAT? CHRIS: GOOD EVENING, MS. KANELOS. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW THAT YOUR FAVORITE DOCTOR AT GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS JUST BEEN REINSTATED. COURTNEY: OH, CHRIS, THAT'S GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS. I ALWAYS KNEW THEY'D REINSTATE YOU. FRANK: BASTARD! CHRIS: YOU KNOW, I JUST THOUGHT THAT A CELEBRATION WOULD BE IN ORDER. COURTNEY: WELL, THAT SOUNDS GREAT. WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND? CHRIS: HOW'S 7:00 AT CAFE RAMSEY SOUND? COURTNEY: I'LL SEE YOU THEN. BYE. FRANK: WHY ARE YOU GIVING HIM THE TIME OF DAY? COURTNEY: HE MAKES A GOOD SOUFFLE. JEALOUS? FRANK: HARDLY. DAMN RAMSEY NEVER GETS WHAT HE DESERVES! COURTNEY: WELL, MAYBE WE COULD FIX THAT. FRANK: MEANING? COURTNEY: MEANING -- WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO TO SEE THAT HE DOES? FRANK: GET TO THE POINT, COURTNEY. COURTNEY: OK. WELL, HOW'S THIS FOR AN IDEA, HUH? I HELP YOU GET REVENGE ON CHRIS IF YOU HELP ME GET JOE AWAY FROM KAREN.