pc jan 5 1999 MARY: I'D LIKE AN EXPLANATION. VICTOR: IT'S A LONG STORY. MARY: "THERE'S AN OLD ENEMY OUTSIDE WHO WANTS TO KILL ME"? "THE LAST TIME HE SAW ME, HE LEFT ME FOR DEAD"? I IMAGINE THAT IS A LONG STORY. WELL, WE HAVE TIME. VICTOR: NO, MARY, WE DON'T HAVE TIME. MARY: OH, WAIT A SECOND. AT LEAST TELL ME WHY IS HE SO ANGRY AT YOU? VICTOR: WELL, IT'S PERSONAL. MARY: OVER SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED HERE IN GREECE? VICTOR: AS A MATTER OF FACT, YES. MARY: WELL, WAIT A SECOND. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN GREECE IN 20 YEARS. VICTOR: WELL, SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO HOLD A GRUDGE. MARY: DID YOU INSULT HIM? WAS IT OVER A WOMAN? I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO KILL YOU OVER A MISSED TOOTHPASTE DELIVERY. VICTOR: NO, NO, IT WASN'T THAT. IT -- MARY: WILL YOU STOP BEING SO EVASIVE, VICTOR, AND JUST TELL ME WHAT IN THE WORLD YOU DID THAT WOULD MAKE ANYBODY WANT TO KILL YOU? GARCIA: HOW DID LUCY GET INSIDE THE MANSION WITHOUT SETTING OFF ANY OF COOPER'S BOOBY TRAPS? SCOTT: OH, I DON'T KNOW. SHE PROBABLY STARTED POKING AROUND AND THEN REMEMBERED SOME LITTLE NOOK OR CRANNY WHEN SHE WAS MARRIED TO STANTON. GARCIA: WELL, WHY DIDN'T SHE LET US KNOW? SCOTT: BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE LET HER GO IN THERE. AND TELLING PEOPLE AHEAD OF TIME, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EXACTLY LUCY'S STRONG SUIT. GARCIA: THAT'S GREAT. NOW COOPER DOESN'T HAVE TWO HOSTAGES -- HE'S GOT THREE. SCOTT: THAT'S RIGHT. JULIE: DID YOU FIX IT? GREG: YEAH. THE NEXT PERSON THAT COMES DOWN THAT COAL CHUTE WON'T FIND IT AS EASY TO MANEUVER AS LUCY DID. LUCY: WELL, COOPER, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND IT SO EASY TO GET AWAY THIS TIME. THE WHOLE HOUSE IS SURROUNDED. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY AT ALL. GREG: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO. IN EITHER CASE, I DOUBT YOU'LL BE AROUND TO SEE THE OUTCOME. KEVIN: LOOK, YOUR BEEF IS WITH ME, NOT WITH THEM. PUT ME BEHIND THAT WALL. GREG: VERY NOBLE, KEVIN. BUT WHEN YOU KILLED OUR MOTHER, MARCIA, WE LOST A LOVED ONE. I THINK IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT YOU SUFFER A SIMILAR LOSS. HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY! OH, THINK OF HOW AWFUL LUCY WILL FEEL IF I HAVE TO SHOOT YOU WITH HER GUN. LUCY: KEVIN, PLEASE, PLEASE. EVE: DON'T. JULIE: OH, HOW TOUCHING -- THEY'RE BOTH CONCERNED. GREG: KEV SEEMS A BIT ANXIOUS. WE'D BETTER TIE HIM UP IN A CHAIR SO WE CAN MAKE BETTER TIME FINISHING THE WALL. EVE: GEE, DON'T HURRY ON OUR ACCOUNT. GREG: FUNNY. ALWAYS SO QUICK WITH A CLEVER RETORT. EVE: THANK YOU. KEVIN: GET OFF ME. GREG: PITY NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR THAT LAST WITTICISM YOU SPEAK RIGHT BEFORE YOU DIE. JULIE: OH, LUCY WILL HEAR IT. GREG: OH, THAT'S TRUE -- IF SHE DOESN'T DIE FIRST. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] MARY: VICTOR COLLINS, THERE'S SO MUCH I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU. VICTOR: WELL, COULDN'T YOU SAY THAT ABOUT ANY RELATIONSHIP? I MEAN, HOW CAN ONE PERSON POSSIBLY KNOW ANOTHER? WASN'T IT SARTRE WHO ONCE -- MARY: BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M REFERRING TO, AND YOU KNOW IT. I DON'T BELIEVE FOR ONE SECOND THAT YOU WORKED HERE IN GREECE 20 YEARS AGO IMPORTING AND EXPORTING TOOTHPASTE. VICTOR: YOU DON'T? MARY: I DON'T. SO WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU WERE UP TO? VICTOR: WELL, MARY, IT'S NOT GOING TO MATTER IF I CAN'T THINK OF A WAY TO GET US AWAY FROM HERE. MARY: IT MATTERS TO ME. VICTOR: BUT WHY CAN'T WE JUST CONCENTRATE ON GETTING AWAY, AND YOU'LL FIND JOE, AND I'LL GET BACK TO PORT CHARLES TO HELP KEVIN. MARY: WELL, THERE'S NOT ANY HURRY, SO SPILL. NOW, YOU SAID THAT MAN LEFT YOU FOR DEAD. VICTOR: WELL, HE -- HE THOUGHT HE SHOT ME. MARY: HE THOUGHT HE SHOT YOU? VICTOR: WELL, HE HAD BLANKS IN HIS GUN, BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW IT, AND I WAS USING FAKE BLOOD, MARY: VICTOR -- VICTOR: OH, HERE WE GO. MARY: WHAT? WHAT'S THIS NOW? VICTOR: IT'S A WIRELESS RADIO. MARY: YOU TRAVEL AROUND WITH A WIRELESS RADIO? VICTOR: WELL, I LIKE TO BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING. MARY: WHEN I SAY I'M PREPARED FOR ANYTHING, I MEAN I COULD EITHER GO CASUAL OR DRESSY. WHEN YOU SAY ANYTHING, YOU MEAN ANYTHING. VICTOR, WHO ARE YOU? JULIE: THAT SHOULD KEEP YOU IN PLACE. GREG: MARCIA, IF YOU WILL CONTINUE WITH THE WALL. I WANT TO ENTER SOME NOTES ONTO KEVIN'S COMPUTER ON ALL THAT'S HAPPENED. I'D HATE FOR ANY OF THE CRUCIAL DETAILS TO BE LEFT OUT OF THE BOOK. KEVIN: YOU DON'T REALLY THINK ANYONE'S GOING TO PUBLISH THAT THING, DO YOU? GREG: OH, COME ON, KEVIN, TODAY'S AUDIENCE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF REAL-LIFE CRIME STORIES. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT A TITLE. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF "THE GENERAL HOMICIDE HOMICIDES"? LUCY: I REALLY GET THE FEELING THAT COOPER IS JUST USING YOU. JULIE: HE ISN'T USING ME. EVE: BUT HE MAKES YOU DO ALL THE WORK. JULIE: OH, THIS ISN'T WORK. IT'S PLEASURE. EVE: JULIE, WE'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO HURT YOU. LUCY: NO, NO. AND I -- I -- REALLY, JULIE, I WANTED TO BE YOUR FRIEND. JULIE: MY FRIEND? YOU CAN'T EVEN CALL ME BY MY PROPER NAME. [TELEPHONE RINGS] GREG: OH, THAT MUST BE INSPECTOR CLUELESS WANTING TO CONTINUE THE NEGOTIATIONS. EVE: JULIE, THE POLICE WILL CATCH YOU, ALL RIGHT? IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. SO FORGET ABOUT DOING ANYTHING FOR OUR SAKE. YOU SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT THAT BABY THAT YOU'RE CARRYING. JULIE: I HAVE BEEN, AND WHAT I'M THINKING IS THE POLICE WON'T SHOOT A PREGNANT WOMAN. [RING] GREG: MARCIA? COME ON, ANSWER THE PHONE. I'LL TAKE OVER THE WALL. AND ASK TO SPEAK TO FRANK. THAT SHOULD BUY US ENOUGH TIME TO FINISH OUR HOME IMPROVEMENT HERE. JULIE: HELLO? I WANT TO SPEAK TO FRANK. GREG: TELL ME, LUCY, AFTER ALL THAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH WITH ME, WHAT POSSESSED YOU TO COME BACK IN HERE? HUH? LUCY: OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE CLEVER ENOUGH TO CATCH ME. GREG: OH, SO YOU THOUGHT YOU'D JUST SURPRISE MARCIA AND ME AND SAVE THE DAY? LUCY: YEAH, FULFILL THE LITTLE BATGIRL FANTASY I'VE ALWAYS HAD. GREG: YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT EVE ISN'T YOUR FAVORITE PERSON IN THE WORLD. BUT I'M WILLING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB AND SAY THAT YOU RISKED YOUR LIFE FOR KEVIN. YOU HEAR THAT, COLLINS? MADAM COE IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN UNTIMELY END BECAUSE OF YOU. ANY LAST THOUGHTS YOU'D LIKE ME TO RECORD? KEVIN: LUCY HAS AN INABILITY TO STAY OUT OF THINGS. GREG: OH, KEVIN, THAT'S NOT VERY GALLANT. KEVIN: WELL, I CAN SAY, WITH ALL MY HEART, THAT I WISH SHE WASN'T HERE. CHRIS: HEY. THIS IS HOW LUCY GOT INSIDE? SCOTT: NOBODY INVITED YOU. CHRIS: LOOK, IF I KNOW YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO GO IN THERE ON YOUR OWN TO GET LUCY -- LIKE THE CAVALRY, COME TO THE RESCUE. I'M ENLISTING. SCOTT: YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY THE HERO TYPE, RAMSEY. YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A WEASEL. CHRIS: THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. LOOK, TIME'S RUNNING SHORT. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL -- DON'T PSYCHOANALYZE ME, I WON'T PSYCHOANALYZE YOU, ALL RIGHT? LOOKS LIKE THESE VINES HAVE BEEN PULLED BACK RECENTLY. SCOTT: YEAH, LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF COAL CHUTE THERE. CHRIS: OK. WELL, YOU WANT TO DO THE HONORS OR SHALL I? SCOTT: GO AHEAD, GRAB THE DOOR. BE CAREFUL. IT COULD BE BOOBY-TRAPPED. GARCIA: JULIE'S BEEN ASKING TO SPEAK TO YOU. WHERE YOU BEEN? FRANK: I WENT TO GET SOME WATER. I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED YOUR PERMISSION. GARCIA: ARE YOU OK? FRANK: CONSIDERING JULIE'S FLIPPED OUT AND SHE'S HELPING THAT MANIAC COOPER, YEAH, I'M DANDY. GARCIA: DON'T USE THE SARCASM ON HER, AND DON'T CALL HER JULIE. SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN TALK HER OUT OF THERE. FRANK: HEY, IT'S ME. ARE YOU OK? JULIE: NO, I'M NOT. FRANK, YOU HAVE GOT TO CONVINCE THE POLICE NOT TO BREAK INTO THE HOUSE. FRANK: I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF INFLUENCE. JULIE: IF THEY COME IN HERE, GREG WILL KILL SOMEONE. I KNOW IT. GREG: PSST. JULIE: HE MIGHT EVEN KILL EVERYONE. TELL THE POLICE TO BACK OFF, OR THIS IS GOING TO END BADLY FOR ALL OF US. FRANK: LOOK, YOU'RE SURROUNDED. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR YOU TO GO. THIS COULD ALL BE OVER IF YOU'D JUST WALK OUT NOW. JULIE: WALK OUT TO WHAT? THE DEATH CHAMBER? A MENTAL INSTITUTION? NEITHER OF THOSE SOUND VERY APPEALING. LUCY: LET'S BUMP OUR KNEES AND OUR HIPS AGAINST THE WALL, SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THE BRICKS A LITTLE BIT LOOSE BEFORE IT DRIES TO GIVE US SOME MORE TIME. OK? EVE: OK. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SLID DOWN A COAL CHUTE TO TRY AND RESCUE US. LUCY: WELL, PRETTY DUMB IDEA, I'D SAY, HUH? EVE: NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN. I MEAN THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT YOURSELF ON THE LINE, AND I'M IMPRESSED. LUCY: THANKS. OK, LISTEN, THIS ISN'T WORKING. LET'S DO IT TOGETHER WITH A LITTLE MORE STRENGTH. READY? EVE: YEAH. LUCY: OK, GO. ONE, TWO, THREE. GREG: HOO! EVE and LUCY: AH! GREG: GETTING SOME EXERCISE? ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT'S QUICK-DRY MORTAR. COSTS A PRETTY PENNY, BUT I ALWAYS SAY IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE JOB RIGHT, DON'T SCRIMP ON MATERIALS. AND I EXPECT THIS WALL TO LAST A LONG, LONG TIME. Man ( nasally ): ONLY AFRIN HAS SPECIAL FORMULAS FOR NASAL CONGESTION.... Woman ( nasally ): ALLERGY CONGESTION... Child ( nasally ): CHILDREN'S CONGESTION. Man ( nasally ): AND NOW, FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF SEVERE CONGESTION. Man ( normal voice ): AFRIN. AND, GRANDMA, WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE ! ALL THE BETTER TO EAT YOU WITH ! UH ? I THINK SOMEBODY'S HUNGRY ! HONEY NUT CHEERIOS, MMMM. - [ Gulps ] - MMMM. SORRY, RED. NOTHING PERSONAL. HONEY NUT CHEERIOS. YOUR MORNING ROUTINE WILL NEVER BE ROUTINE AGAIN. NOW THERE'S THERMASILK, SHAMPOOS AND CONDITIONERS... THERMASILK: IF ONLY SNACKING WEREN'T JUST ABOUT TREATING YOURSELF, BUT ABOUT TREATING YOURSELF WELL. IN THIS SPIRIT, SNACKWELL'S BRINGS YOU MINT CREME COOKIES, INCREDIBLY LUSCIOUS-- YET AMAZINGLY, REDUCED IN FAT. HEY! CHECK THIS OUT! WHAT ? HE'LL NEVER GET THAT GRUNGY SHIRT WHITE... HE'S ONLY USING A HALF A CUP OF CLOROX BLEACH. YAH, HE'S SUPPOSED TO USE A WHOLE CUP OF CLOROX BLEACH TO GET CLOTHES REALLY WHITE! UH-OH! I BET SHE KNOWS TO USE A WHOLE CUP. SEE ? WHAT DID I TELL YA ? LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN WHITENING WHEN YOU USE A WHOLE CUP OF CLOROX BLEACH. HEY, I'M KINDA COOL! HOW COME HE GETS THE GIRL ? MAYBE 'CAUSE HIS SHIRT'S SO WHITE. YEAH, WHO ASKED YOU ? FOR WHITER WHITES, USE A WHOLE CUP OF CLOROX BLEACH. VICTOR: GUNTHER? GUTEN ABEND, MEIN HERR. IT'S VLADIMIR. GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM HERE. DO YOU REMEMBER OUR OLD SCRAMBLER PATTERN? GOOD. I THINK THIS COMMUNICATION MAY BE MONITORED. NO, NOT THE KANELOS FAMILY. I WAS SPOTTED BY SCHOTSY. YES, I'M VERY SURE. AND -- SWITCH. MARY: SCHOTSY? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? VICTOR: CHANGING FREQUENCIES. MARY: OH. VICTOR: GUNTHER? YES, 00:30, BACK DOOR. WE'LL BE THERE. VIELE DANK. WE'VE GOT 40 MINUTES. MARY: WE'RE ALREADY PACKED, SO THAT GIVES YOU PLENTY OF TIME TO TELL ME WHAT ALL THIS 007 BUSINESS IS ABOUT. AND DON'T TELL ME IT'S LATE-NIGHT TOOTHPASTE ORDERS, VLADIMIR. FRANK: PLEASE, I AM BEGGING YOU. EVEN IF YOU COULD SOMEHOW ESCAPE WITH COOPER, WHAT KIND OF A LIFE WOULD THAT BE FOR OUR BABY? JULIE: BETTER THAN LIFE IN AN INSTITUTION. FRANK: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY. [EXPLOSION] JULIE: WHAT WAS THAT? FRANK: I DON'T KNOW. GREG: SOUNDS LIKE ONE OF THE CONSTABLES RAN INTO ONE OF MY BOOBY TRAPS. FRANK: COME OUT NOW. PLEASE, YOU'LL BE SAFE, I PROMISE. JULIE: I DON'T PUT A LOT OF FAITH IN YOUR PROMISES ANYMORE, FRANK. I ASKED YOU TO HELP ME ESCAPE, AND WHAT DID YOU DO? NOTHING. FRANK: I GOT SICK. THE HOSPITAL WAS QUARANTINED. JULIE: THERE'S ALWAYS SOME EXCUSE. OFFICER: WE'VE CLEARED THE EAST ENTRANCE. GARCIA: GOOD, GOOD. OFFICER: WAS ROUGH GOING. PLACE IS A FORTRESS. GARCIA: YEAH. OFFICER: THERE ARE EXPLOSIVES AND TRIPWIRES EVERYWHERE. GARCIA: OK, BE CAREFUL. KEEP AT IT, ALL RIGHT? THANKS. GOOD JOB. KEEP HER TALKING. WE NEED TO BUY AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE. FRANK: LISTEN, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. JULIE: I KNOW. [EXPLOSION] CHRIS: WHAT WAS THAT? SCOTT: THAT WAS PROBABLY THE COPS TRYING TO GET THROUGH ONE OF COOPER'S BOOBY TRAPS. CHRIS: LOOK AT THIS. WE CAN'T GET THROUGH ALL OF THIS GARBAGE WITHOUT MAKING A RACKET. SCOTT: WELL, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY IN. WE HAVEN'T GOT ANY CHOICE. BUT BE CAREFUL. SOMETHING COULD BE RIGGED. CHRIS: WELL, WE CAN'T TAKE TOO LONG. WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME LUCY AND EVE HAVE. SCOTT: WELL, WE'RE OF NO USE TO ANYBODY IF WE'RE BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS, DUMMY. NOW, GRAB THAT LAMP AND LET'S SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE. GREG: I'M ALMOST DONE HERE. WRAP IT UP. JULIE: FRANK, LET ME SPEAK TO GREG AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO. FRANK: WAIT. WAIT! [DIAL TONE] GARCIA: WHAT DO YOU THINK? FRANK: I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN HER HEAD. GARCIA: WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION SOON. THE WALL THEY'RE BUILDING IS ALMOST FINISHED. GREG: HAND ME THAT LAMP. ALL RIGHT, GIRLS. LUCY: COOPER, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US NOW? WHAT IS IT? GREG: OH, I KNOW HOW SCARY IT MUST BE IN THE DARK, SO I'M SENDING YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING. THERE. IS THAT BETTER? EVE: OH, THANKS. YOU'RE ALL HEART. GREG: AH, EVE -- PLUCKY TO THE VERY END. OH, AND BY THE WAY -- THIS IS THE VERY END. I ONLY HAVE A FEW BRICKS LEFT, SO, WELL, IF YOU HAVE ANY LAST REQUESTS -- LUCY: YEAH. YEAH. JU-- MARCIA, LISTEN TO ME. POINT THE GUN AT COOPER AND SHOW THE POLICE THAT YOU'RE HELPING. GREG: WHAT'S THAT? "SHOW THEM YOU'RE HELPING"? GREG: HELLO. WHAT HAVE WE HERE? HEY. SORRY, LUCY, SHOW IS OVER. POLICE WILL JUST HAVE TO IMAGINE THE LAST ACT. HEY, GET KEVIN. WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE BATTERIES WILL LAST IN THAT LIGHT, BUT NOT TO WORRY. I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THEY'LL BE GOING STRONG WHEN YOUR OXYGEN RUNS OUT. EVE: ROT IN HELL, COOPER! GREG: PLEASANT DREAMS, LADIES. KEVIN: LUCY? EVE? HANG ON. THE POLICE WILL COME GET YOU. GREG: HA! HOW VERY OPTIMISTIC OF YOU, KEVIN. BUT I BET THE POLICE WILL SIT TIGHT FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO STORM THE PLACE, AND BY THEN, WE'LL BE LONG GONE, AND EVE AND LUCY WILL JUST BE A MEMORY. LET'S GO! SINCE I STARTED USING VANISH HANG-INS WITH BLEACH, I HAVE THE CLEANEST-SMELLING TOILET IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE VANISH DISPENSER DELIVERS MORE BLEACH WHERE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE: IN THE BOWL. MORE BLEACH TO THE BOWL MEANS A CLEAN TOILET. VANISH HANG-INS WITH THE DISPENSER THAT DELIVERS MORE BLEACH. IF YOU COULD LEAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER AT EVERY MEAL, IT WOULD REALLY ADD UP. IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD AVOID EATING IN A SINGLE MONTH. IF YOU'RE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERWEIGHT, 30 POUNDS OR MORE, DEPENDING ON HEIGHT, YOUR DOCTOR HAS SOMETHING THAT MAY HELP YOU TO EAT LESS. IT'S CALLED MERIDIA, AND IT CAN HELP YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT, AND KEEP IT OFF. YOU'VE GOT TO DO YOUR PART. YOU'VE GOT TO DO YOUR PART WITH DIET AND EXERCISE, BUT MERIDIA CAN HELP. MERIDIA IS A PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE, AND IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE. IT CAN SUBSTANTIALLY RAISE BLOOD PRESSURE, AND IT'S NOT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANT OR NURSING, UNDER 16, OR TAKING ANYTHING ELSE FOR WEIGHT LOSS, DEPRESSION, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, MIGRAINES, OR FOR PEOPLE WITH ANOREXIA, GLAUCOMA, OR SERIOUS HEART PROBLEMS. SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, INSOMNIA, AND DRY MOUTH. IT'S A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, SO PATIENTS WHO ABUSE MERIDIA MAY BECOME DEPENDENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR CALL... I'M--I'M READY. THE TOOTHPASTE SO ADVANCED, IT KEEPS WORKING... [ Brushing ] EVEN WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED BRUSHING. COLGATE TOTAL. SO ADVANCED, IT WORKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY... WHEREVER YOU ARE, FIGHTING CAVITIES AND TARTAR. IT FIGHTS BAD BREATH WHILE YOU'RE WORKING. IT EVEN FIGHTS PLAQUE AND GINGIVITIS... WHILE YOU'RE HAVING FUN. - SURPRISE ! - LONG-LASTING PROTECTION... THROUGHOUT THE DAY. [ Brushing ] COLGATE TOTAL: IT'S THE TWIZZLERS SHOW FEATURING THE PULL-N-PEEL DANCERS. WE WORRY ABOUT THEM RUNNING AROUND BAREFOOT. NOT EATING THEIR VEGETABLES. NEVER WEARING A SWEATER. BUT TOO MUCH COLD MEDICINE, IT NEVER OCCURRED TO US... TILL TYLER'S LAST COLD. (Mom) WE WERE GIVING HIM MEDICINE FOR A FEVER HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE. NOW WE USE TRIAMINIC. WITH TRIAMINIC WE CHOOSE THE FORMULA THAT'S RIGHT FOR HIS SYMPTOMS. SO THERE'S NO CHANCE OF SIDE EFFECTS FROM UNNECESSARY MEDICINE. TYLER! ONLY TRIAMINIC HAS THE WIDEST RANGE OF FORMULAS FOR NOW NEW SEVERE COLD AND FEVER IN BUBBLE GUM FLAVOR. VICTOR: WHAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND, MARY, IS I NEVER PLANNED TO LIVE MY LIFE LIKE THIS. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT. I SORT OF FELL INTO IT. THE SUMMER AFTER I GOT MY MASTERS, I WAS TRAVELING IN EUROPE, AND I STOPPED OFF IN MUNICH TO VISIT MY OLD MATHEMATICS PROFESSOR. HE WAS WORKING ON A PROBLEM, AND HE ASKED ME TO CONSIDER AN ASPECT OF IT. VERY FLATTERING. I WOUND UP SPENDING THREE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL WEEKS OF MY LIFE WORKING ON IT WITH HIM. BEFORE I KNEW WHAT HAPPENED, BEFORE YOU COULD SAY "TRANSPOSITION SUBSTITUTION," I FOUND MYSELF IN COMINT. MARY: COMMENT? VICTOR: OH, COMINT. IT MEANS COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE. I BECAME A CODE-BREAKER. MARY: A CODE-BREAKER? VICTOR: WELL, MY PROFESSOR WAS TRYING TO DECIPHER A MESSAGE THAT HAD BEEN SENT FROM RUSSIA TO EAST GERMANY. IT WAS IN CODE, AND THIS PARTICULAR CODE, AS WITH MOST CODES, WAS BASED ON A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA. THE TRICK WAS WHICH MATHEMATICAL FORMULA, AND I SOLVED IT. MARY: SO YOU WERE A SPY. VICTOR: I NEVER CARED FOR THAT TERM. MARY: WHY DID YOU DO IT? VICTOR: WELL, AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED BY NOW, I LOVE SOLVING PUZZLES, AND IT TURNS OUT I HAVE A CERTAIN KNACK FOR IT. MARY: BUT YOU CAN BREAK CODE IN AN OFFICE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. I MEAN, ALL THIS BUSINESS ABOUT WIRELESS RADIOS, "CALL ME VLADIMIR" -- I DON'T KNOW -- PEOPLE WANTING TO KILL YOU? THAT GOES WAY BEYOND CODE-BREAKING. VICTOR: IT ALSO TURNS OUT THAT I HAD A CERTAIN GIFT FOR LANGUAGES, AND ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER, AND I FOUND MYSELF WORKING IN THE FIELD. MARY: OH. WELL, DOES KEVIN KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS? VICTOR: GOOD HEAVENS, NO. I WENT TO ENORMOUS LENGTHS TO KEEP ALL OF THIS FROM MY FAMILY. MARY: YEAH, I BET KNOWING WOULD MAKE A NORMAL FAMILY LIFE PRETTY DIFFICULT. VICTOR: WELL, NOT KNOWING DIDN'T HELP. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN RYAN AND MY WIFE, I BLAME A LARGE PART OF IT ON THE FACT THAT I WASN'T THERE SO MUCH OF THE TIME. I WAS TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD. MY FAMILY WAS FALLING TO PIECES. ULTIMATELY, THAT'S -- THAT'S WHY I GOT OUT. BUT NOW HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF. MARY: WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? VICTOR: WELL, LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH YOU. I TRY TO HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND I WIND UP GETTING YOU INTO TERRIBLE DANGER. AND MY SON IN PORT CHARLES NEEDS ME, AND I'M NOT THERE -- ONCE AGAIN. MARY: PLEASE, VICTOR, DON'T EVEN THINK LIKE THAT. [TAPPING] MARY: WHAT WAS THAT? DID YOU HEAR THAT? VICTOR: I DID, AND I DON'T LIKE IT. GREG: NO, I -- I THINK IT'S TO THE LEFT. KEVIN: YEAH, THAT'S GOOD -- RIGHT INTO THE ARMS OF THE POLICE. JULIE: WON'T THE POLICE HAVE CONSTRUCTION PLANS OF THE HOUSE? GREG: YES, BUT THIS TUNNEL WON'T BE ON THEM. IT WAS DUG AFTER THE HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED. YEAH, IT'S TO THE LEFT, I'M SURE. COME ON, LET'S GO. KEVIN: OW! GREG: OH, I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE SO CLUMSY. KEVIN: YEAH, WELL, YOU TRY WALKING AFTER YOU'VE HAD YOUR ANKLES TIED TO A CHAIR FOR AN HOUR. GREG: ARE YOU READY? KEVIN: YEAH. YEAH. I'M READY. GREG: WALK. LUCY: HEY! HEY, COPPER BOYS, WE WANT OUT OF HERE! COME GET US, PLEASE! EVE: THE POLICE KNOW WE'RE IN HERE, LUCY. SAVE YOUR BREATH. LUCY: YOU KNOW, THIS IS ACTUALLY PRETTY RICH. LOOK AT THE TWO OF US. IT'S RIDICULOUS. I MEAN, WHAT, WE HAVE THIS THING FOR BEING IN CONFINED PLACES TOGETHER? EVE: YEAH. LUCY: OK. WELL, HEY, BRIGHT SIDE -- NO BOMB. REMEMBER LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER, WE HAD TO DEAL WITH A BOMB AND COOPER, AND NOW -- OH, MY GOD. WHAT IF THE JOKE'S ON US AND COOPER TOOK ALL THAT TIME TO WALL US IN JUST TO PLACE A BOMB IN HERE SO WE COULD BE BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS? ALL THAT MORTAR, AND THEN THE BOMB IS JUST GOING TO BLOW -- EVE: LUCY! LUCY: WHAT? EVE: NO TALKING. YOU'RE GOING TO YAK US TO DEATH. LUCY: OH. RIGHT. SORRY. IT'S JUST, SEE, I TEND TO JABBER ON A BIT WHEN I GET NERVOUS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I'VE BEEN QUITE THIS NERVOUS. EVE: THAT MAKES TWO OF US. LUCY: YEAH. CHRIS: WHERE ARE WE? SCOTT: I DON'T KNOW. I THINK IT'S THE DEN. I'M NOT SURE. CHRIS: WELL, ISN'T THIS WHERE THEY WERE? SCOTT: YEAH. CHRIS: WELL, WHERE ARE THEY NOW? SCOTT: I DON'T KNOW. [CLICK] SCOTT: WAIT. FREEZE. FREEZE. CHRIS: WHAT? SCOTT: I THINK I HEARD SOMETHING. NOW, DON'T MOVE YOUR FOOT. CHRIS: HEARD SOMETHING? WHAT DID YOU HEAR? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SCOTT: YOU'RE STANDING ON A BOOBY TRAP, AND I THINK IT'S PRESSURE ACTIVATED. CHRIS: WELL, CAN YOU DISARM IT? SCOTT: NO, I'M NOT A DEMOLITION EXPERT. CHRIS: ALL RIGHT, WELL, JUST STAND BACK. I'LL JUMP CLEAR. SCOTT: NO, NO -- RAMSEY, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE BLOWN SKY-HIGH. CHRIS: ALL RIGHT, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? SCOTT: THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.