Pc mar 29 1999 There is a little of the beginning of this episode missing. My video card just would NOT grab it for some reason! CHRIS: IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE I'VE SEEN JULIE. DR. RODRIGUEZ: I THINK SHE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE A FAMILIAR FACE. CHRIS: HOW SHOULD I ADDRESS HER? IS SHE STILL CALLING HERSELF MARCIA COOPER? DR. RODRIGUEZ: NO. NO, NO. SHE'S LET US CALL HER JULIE FOR A WHILE NOW. CHRIS: WELL, THAT'S GOOD. SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S IMPROVING. DR. RODRIGUEZ: I BELIEVE SHE IS. BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW SHE'S PRETENDING TO BE PREGNANT. CHRIS: PRETENDING? DR. RODRIGUEZ: SHE WEARS A PILLOW UNDER HER SHIRT, COMPLAINS ABOUT MORNING SICKNESS. WE HAVEN'T FORCED HER TO GIVE UP ON THE PRETENSE BECAUSE WE FEEL IT MIGHT DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. SO HUMOR HER. CHRIS: SURE. I WILL. DR. RODRIGUEZ: IT'S GOOD OF YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO SEE HER. CHRIS: I'M NOT SURE I CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP, BUT I FOUND MYSELF THINKING ABOUT JULIE THE OTHER DAY. AND I KNOW IF I WERE IN HER POSITION, I WOULD APPRECIATE SEEING OLD FRIENDS AGAIN, SO I THOUGHT I'D COME DOWN AND MAKE THE EFFORT. DR. RODRIGUEZ: WAIT HERE. I'LL GO GET HER. CHRIS: THANK YOU. ANNE-MARIE'S VOICE: I ASSURE YOU WE HAVE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE HERE AT PORT CHARLES NATIONAL. CHRIS: WELL, THAT'S WHAT A COLLEAGUE OF MINE WAS SAYING. SHE HAS AN ACCOUNT HERE. IN FACT, I HAVE A PICTURE. THERE. ANNE-MARIE: OH, SURE. MARCIA COOPER. I REMEMBER HER. CHRIS: ALL RIGHT, JULIE, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT MARCIA COOPER, THE SEQUEL. COURTNEY: OK. OH. CAN'T VERY WELL BE COURTNEY KANELOS, CAN I? HMM. AH. HERE I AM. MARCIA COOPER. THANK YOU. COURTNEY: HI. TELLER: GOOD MORNING, MS. COOPER. COURTNEY: MORNING. TELLER: HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT, IN 50s OR 100s? COURTNEY: 100s. 100s WOULD BE EASIER. TELLER: OK. COURTNEY: THANK YOU. TELLER: LET'S SEE -- THAT'S ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, AND 10 MAKES 1,000. COURTNEY: THANK YOU. TELLER: WOW, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL RING. COURTNEY: OH. OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IT'S MY ENGAGEMENT RING. TELLER: OH, CONGRATULATIONS. OOH, IT LOOKS LIKE AN ANTIQUE. IS IT? COURTNEY: ACTUALLY, YEAH, IT IS. IT BELONGED TO MY FIANCE'S GRANDMOTHER. TELLER: OH. YOU LOOK LIKE A JUNE BRIDE TO ME. HAVE YOU SET A DATE YET? COURTNEY: NO. NO, NOT YET. THERE ARE STILL A FEW DETAILS I NEED TO WORK OUT. JOE: HEY. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THE DAY I HAD. A 21-YEAR-OLD DRUNK FRAT BOY WALKED THROUGH A PLATE GLASS WINDOW, NEEDED ALMOST 200 SUTURES. HEY, WHAT'S WRONG? YOU STILL UPSET ABOUT THE RING? KAREN: THAT'S NOT IT, JOE. JOE: WELL, WHAT IS IT? KAREN: JUST BEEN SITTING HERE ALL DAY TRYING TO DECIDE IF YOU'RE REALLY THE PERSON I THOUGHT YOU WERE. JOE: SO YOU'RE STILL WONDERING IF I'M SOME KIND OF SEX ADDICT. KAREN: I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE THE MAN I FELL IN LOVE WITH. I DO. I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE THE MAN I THOUGHT I KNEW INSIDE AND OUT. BUT, JOE, SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED -- THE SEX PHONE CALLS ON OUR BILL, THE PORNOGRAPHY CATALOG -- JOE: KAREN -- KAREN: THE WOMAN'S UNDERWEAR IN YOUR CAR. JOE: WE WENT OVER THIS LAST NIGHT, AND I THOUGHT YOU BELIEVED ME WHEN I TOLD YOU I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF THOSE THINGS. KAREN: I DID -- BUT THAT WAS BEFORE THE PNE CALLS. JOE: WHAT PHONE CALLS? KAREN: ARE YOU SEEING ANOTHER WOMAN? éAgg3ixCé KAREN: YOU'RE NOT SEEING A REDHEAD? JOE: I'M NOT SEEING A REDHEAD, I'M NOT SEEING A BRUNETTE, I'M NOT SEEING A BLOND, OR A WOMAN WITH ANY OTHER HAIR COLOR YOU CAN COME UP WITH! I THOUGHT WE SETTLED THIS NONSENSE LAST NIGHT. KAREN: I THOUGHT SO, TOO, JOE, BUT THIS MORNING I STARTED GETTING PHONE CALLS, AND EVERY TIME I ANSWERED, THE PERSON HUNG UP. FINALLY I DIALED STAR 69, AND IT WAS A WOMAN. JOE: AND FROM THIS YOU'RE ACCUSING ME OF SEEING A REDHEAD? KAREN: NO. SHE ANSWERED WITH THE NAME OF THE BAR THAT SHE WAS AT. AND WHEN I TOLD HER WHY I WAS CALLING, SHE HUNG UP ON ME AGAIN. SO I WENT DOWN TO THAT BAR AND I INVESTIGATED, JOE. THE BARTENDER THERE SAID THAT THERE WAS A REDHEADED WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN MAKING PHONE CALLS ALL DAY. HE OVERHEARD HER TALKING TO ANOTHER GUY, SAYING SHE WAS TRYING TO CALL HER BOYFRIEND. JOE: SO YOU'RE INTERROGATING ME? FOR GOD'S SAKES, KAREN, I AM NOT THE BOYFRIEND. SHE OBVIOUSLY MISDIALED. KAREN: SHE WOULDN'T HAVE MISDIALED THAT MANY TIMES. *** missing*** JOE: SHE IS NOT CALLING HERE LOOKING FOR ME. KAREN: JOE, I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU -- I REALLY DO -- BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF PAIN THAT I'VE BEEN GOG THROUGH RIGHT NOW ***missing*** JOE: YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. KAREN: NO, I WANT TO. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON FOR ME. JOE: OK. I'M LISTENING. KAREN: BEING RAISED BY AN ALCOHOLIC MOTHER DID NOT EXACTLY BUILD MY SENSE OF TRUST. "SORRY, HONEY, I CAN'T MAKE THE SCHOOL PLAY. I GOT TO WORK." SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK. SHE WAS DRUNK ***missing*** KAREN: THE MOST IS THE ONE THAT YOU CAN'T TRUST THE MOST, YOU KNOW? JOE: I'M NOT JAGGER. YOU CAN TRUST ME, KAREN, I PROMISE YOU. KAREN: THAT BAR I WENT IN TODAY -- IT WASN'T JUST A BAR. IT WAS ALSO A STRIP CLUB. AND WHEN I WALKED IN THERE, THAT WHOLE WAY OF LIFE JUST CAME FLOODING BACK INTO ME. AND I REMEMBER THE WAY THAT THOSE MEN USED TO LOOK AT ME. FELT SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF. JOE: WAS A LONG TIME AGO. WAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT LIFE. KAREN: WHEN I WAS STRIPPING, WHEN I WAS ON STAGE AT THE PARADISE LOUNGE, I FELT SO POWERFUL. I FELT LIKE I HAD CONTROL OVER ALL THOSE MEN. BUT I WAS THE ONE OUT OF CONTROL, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT, AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT TIME WITHOUT FEELING REVULSION. JOE: BUT YOU GOT OUT OF THERE. YOU STARTED A WHOLE NEW LIFE. KAREN: BUT WHEN I WAS IN THAT CLUB TODAY AND I SAW THOSE MEN INSIDE, I COULDN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF WHEN YOU SAW ME STRIPPING THE NIGHT THAT COOPER HELD -- HELD US HOSTAGE, THAT MAYBE -- MAYBE THAT'S WHY YOU WERE ATTRACTED TO ME. JOE: No way. KAREN, I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A STRONG, CARING, INTELLIGENT, FUNNY WOMAN. AND SEXY AS HELL? YEAH, YOU BETCHA. BUT IT'S THE WHOLE PACKAGE THAT MAKES YOU THE WOMAN I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH. JOE: BUT WE'VE GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM HERE, BECAUSE ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO US -- THE PHONE SEX CALLS, THE CATALOGS ADDRESSED TO ME, THE UNDERWEAR IN MY CAR, AND NOW THIS REDHEAD -- IS A LITTLE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. SOMEBODY IS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK BAD. COURTNEY: OOH. FRANK: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? COURTNEY: MARCIA WENT BANKING. DON'T YOU LOVE HUNDREDS, HUH? FRANK: YOU WORE THIS OUT? ARE YOU CRAZY? COURTNEY: LIGHTEN UP, FRANK. IT'S NO BIG DEAL. FRANK: COURTNEY, IF THE WRONG PERSON SEES YOU WEARING THIS RING, HE OR SHE WILL REALIZE THAT KAREN DIDN'T LOSE IT, YOU STOLE IT. AND THEN YOU AND OUR WHOLE PLAN WILL BE SCREWED. COURTNEY: WOULD YOU KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON? I DIDN'T RUN INTO ANYBODY AT PORT CHARLES NATIONAL. NOBODY SAW ME. FRANK: IT'LL BE SAFER WITH ME. HAND IT OVER. COURTNEY: NO WAY. NO. I TOOK IT. I'M HOLDING ON TO IT. FRANK: YOU WEAR THAT OUT AGAIN AND I WILL BREAK IT OFF YOUR FINGER. COURTNEY: DON'T BE SUCH A NEANDERTHAL. I'LL PUT IT IN MY ROOM. IT'LL BE SAFE THERE. WHAT'S THE MATTER? DON'T YOU TRUST ME? CHRIS: HEY, JULIE. YOU LOOK GREAT. JULIE: WHY ARE YOU HERE? CHRIS: WELL, FRIENDS ARE THERE FOR EACH OTHER IN TIME OF NEED. JULIE: OH. OH, SO YOU'RE PRETENDING TO BE MY FRIEND AGAIN. CHRIS: NO, I'M NOT PRETENDING. WE USED TO BE FRIENDS ONCE, REMEMBER? JULIE: THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, CHRIS. CHRIS: I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW YOU'RE DOING. YOU COMFORTABLE? JULIE: SURE, SURE. THEIR TOP PRIORITY HERE IS KEEPING THE SERIAL KILLER CONTENT. CHRIS: UH, DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE EXPECTING. CONGRATULATIONS. JULIE: OH. THANK YOU. I'M THRILLED. WELL, THIS ISN'T EXACTLY THE ATMOSPHERE I DREAMED OF WHEN I USED TO THINK ABOUT HAVING KIDS, BUT I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO GET USED TO IT SINCE THIS WILL PROBABLY BE HOME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. CHRIS: HMM. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE THINGS EASIER? JULIE: YOU DON'T HAVE A HACKSAW WITH YOU, DO YOU? CHRIS: NO, I FORGOT TO BRING THAT. JULIE: AH. NEXT TIME, MAYBE. CHRIS: BESIDES A HACKSAW, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING MONEY CAN BUY, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE -- JULIE: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I CAN HAVE ANYTHING MONEY CAN BUY? I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY. CHRIS: OF COURSE YOU DO. YOUR TRUST FUND, THE INHERITANCE FROM YOUR FATHER'S ESTATE. JULIE: NO, IT'S GONE -- ALL OF IT. WHY IS EVERYONE ASKING ABOUT MY MONEY? "EVERYONE"? YOU CAN'T BLAME 'Ezwç xw7_1po<teHçYóx|Oú)ó TO FALL... CHRIS: GREG CONVINCED YOU THAT YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON -- MARCIA COOPER. IS IT POSSIBLE HE CONVINCED YOU TO OPEN UP A BANK ACCOUNT IN THAT NAME AND TRANSFER EVERYTHING FROM JULIE DEVLIN'S ACCOUNT INTO MARCIA COOPER'S? JULIE: NO, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. CHRIS: HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE? I MEAN, MAYBE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN. JULIE: I REMEMBER EVERYTHING I DID, AND I NEVER OPENED A BANK ACCOUNT AS MARCIA COOPER. I SPENT ALL OF MY MONEY HELPING GREG. CHRIS: WELL, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. JULIE: WELL, DON'T BE. I'M FINE HERE. THREE MEALS A DAY, DELUXE ACCOMMODATIONS. WHAT MORE COULD A MOTHER AND CHILD ASK FOR? CHRIS: WELL, THERE'S ONE THING MONEY CAN'T BUY. THAT'S FRIENDSHIP. AND I -- I SINCERELY HOPE YOU'LL LET ME STAY YOUR FRIEND -- YOU KNOW, FOR YOU AND YOUR BABY. LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING JULIE: THANK YOU. CHRIS: I'LL COME VISIT AGAIN. CHRIS: TAKE CARE. JULIE: THAT WAS CHRIS RAMSEY. WE DON'T TRUST HIM. KAREN: OK, LET'S ASSUME SOMEONE'S OUT TO GET YOU. THANK YOU. WHY? IS IT PROFESSIONAL OR PERSONAL? JOE: WELL, I CAN'T THINK OF A PATIENT THAT I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH. KAREN: OK, WHAT ABOUT DOCTORS? JOE: CHRIS. KAREN: CHRIS LIKES TO PLAY DIRTY, BUT HE DOESN'T QUITE MAKE SENSE. THERE'S NO PAYOFF FOR HIM. JOE: WHAT ABOUT ANY OLD BOYFRIENDS -- OR SONNY? KAREN: SONNY AND I MADE PEACE, AND HE WOULDN'T DO THIS KIND OF THING. WHAT ABOUT COURTNEY? JOE: NO, I DON'T THINK SO. KAREN: WE DID JUST FIRE HER AS OUR WEDDING COORDINATOR. JOE: SOUNDS A LITTLE PETTY EVEN FOR COURTNEY. KAREN: MAYBE IT'S NOT OUT OF PETTINESS. MAYBE SHE WANTS TO DRIVE US APART SO SHE CAN BE WITH YOU AGAIN. THINK ABOUT IT. YOU ARE THE FATHER OF HER CHILD. YOU'VE GOT A GREAT FUTURE AS A DOCTOR. YOU'D BE A GREAT CATCH. JOE: BUT I DOUBT COURTNEY WOULD GO TO SUCH LENGTHS TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING SHE OBVIOUSLY KNOWS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. KAREN: THE LAST THING I REMEMBER ABOUT MY RING WAS TAKING IT OFF WHILE I WAS DOING DISHES AT FRANK'S PLACE, AT THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY. JOE: UH-HUH? KAREN: COURTNEY WAS THERE IN THE KITCHEN WITH ME. SHE WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME. SHE HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IT IF SHE WANTED. JOE: WHY WOULD COURTNEY TAKE THE RING? KAREN: SHE KNEW WHAT MARY'S REACTION WOULD BE IF I LOST IT. IT'S BECOME ANOTHER ISSUE OF CONTENTION BETWEEN US. WHAT DO YOU THINK? COURTNEY'S VOICE: I LOVE YOU. I HAVE NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU, NOT ONCE IN ALL THE YEARS WE'VE BEEN APART. THERE IS ONLY ONE MAN FOR ME, JOE, AND IT'S YOU. JOE: I THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO COURTNEY. COURTNEY: HELLO? CHRIS: COURTNEY. HEY, IT'S CHRIS. COURTNEY: HI, SUGAR. CHRIS: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN ABOUT AN HOUR? COURTNEY: WHY, DR. RAMSEY? WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND? CHRIS: WELL, I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN MIND BUT ONLY TIME FOR LUNCH, AND I'M DYING TO SEE YOU. HOW ABOUT IT? COURTNEY: ALL RIGHT. CHRIS: LISTEN, I NEED TO SWING BY THE HOSPITAL FIRST. MEET ME THERE? COURTNEY: OK. NO PROBLEM. I'LL SEE YOU SOON. CHRIS: ALL RIGHT. COURTNEY: BYE. CHRIS: BYE. COURTNEY: MM-HMM. CHRIS: JULIE DID HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT AS MARCIA COOPER. AND YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, DIDN'T YOU, COURTNEY? [TELEPHONE RINGS] WOMAN: HELLO. UPSTATE FEDERAL BANK. HOW MAY I HELP YOU? JULIE: ACCOUNTS, PLEASE. MAN: THIS IS ACCOUNTS. JULIE: I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT THE BALANCE IN MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT. I HAVEN'T BEEN RECEIVING MY STATEMENTS. MAN: WHAT'S THE NUMBER ON THE ACCOUNT? JULIE: 7720190. MAN: AND YOUR NAME IS? JULIE: MARCIA COOPER. MAN: AND THE LAST FOUR DIGITS IN YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER? JULIE: 8291. MAN: MS. COOPER, WE SHOW THAT ACCOUNT AS INACTIVE. JULIE: THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. MAN: IT WAS CLOSED THREE WEEKS AGO. ALL THE FUNDS WERE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR NEW ACCOUNT AT PORT CHARLES NATIONAL. IF YOU LIKE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO FORWARD YOU COPIES OF THE PAPERWORK. JULIE: NO. NO, NO. NO, NO. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING. OH, MY BABY. MY BABY. OH, MY BABY, MY BABY. GIRL: MOMMY, I'M HUNGRY. JULIE: I KNOW, I KNOW, SWEETHEART. I AM, TOO. I AM, TOO. STAY HERE, OK? STAY HERE. GIRL: DON'T CRY, MOMMY. YOU CAN HAVE IT. JULIE: WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE. JOE: FRANK? COURTNEY? KAREN: IS ANYONE HOME? HELLO? JOE: COURTNEY MIGHT BE IN HER ROOM. COME ON. COURTNEY: HI. CHRIS: HEY. COURTNEY: HI. CHRIS: WOW, YOU LOOK TERRIFIC. BUT, THEN, YOU ALWAYS LOOK TERRIFIC. COURTNEY: YOU LOOK PRETTY CUTE YOURSELF. CHRIS: THANK YOU. YOU READY FOR LUNCH? COURTNEY: MM-HMM. WHERE WE GOING? CHRIS: IT'S A NEW FRENCH RESTAURANT I FOUND. IT'S VERY SMALL, PRIVATE, VERY ROMANTIC, AND THE FOOD IS -- MMM -- OUT OF THIS WORLD. COURTNEY: WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE HEAVEN. WHERE IS IT? CHRIS: IT'S OVER ON MAIN, NEAR FOURTH. SHALL WE? COURTNEY: I'M ALL YOURS. CHRIS: JUST HAVE TO STOP OFF AT THE BANK FIRST. COURTNEY: REALLY? I THOUGHT YOUR BANK WAS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. CHRIS: NO, I SWITCHED BANKS. THIS ONE'S ON THE WAY. SHOULD JUST TAKE US A MINUTE. YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT WHEN WE'RE THERE. SERVICE IS FIRST-RATE AT PORT CHARLES NATIONAL. JOE: HELLO? KAREN: THERE'S NO ONE HERE. JOE: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? KAREN: JUST LOOKING AROUND. JOE: KAREN, WE SAID THAT WE'D DISCUSS THIS WITH COURTNEY. KAREN: AND WE WILL. BUT IF SHE'S BEEN DOING THESE THINGS, I DOUBT SHE'S GOING TO COME RIGHT OUT AND ADMIT IT. I JUST WANT TO LOOK AROUND, SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING HERE THAT MIGHT TELL US SOMETHING. JOE: I HATE TO THINK COURTNEY IS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE. KAREN: YOU HAVE TO ADMIT IT WOULD BE A RELIEF TO KNOW WHO'S DOING THIS TO US. JOE: WHAT IF IT IS COURTNEY? I MEAN, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO, KICK HER OUT OF THE HOUSE? IF I DO THAT, SHE'LL TAKE NEIL WITH HER. HOW AM I GOING TO CUT OFF MY CONNECTION WITH HER WHILE STILL BEING ABLE TO SEE MY SON WHEN LEGALLY I HAVE NO STANDING WHEN IT COMES TO HIM? KAREN: OH, MY GOD. JOE: WHAT'D YOU FIND?