pc dec 31 EVE: LET ME GO! KEVIN: GREG, PLEASE, LEAVE HER ALONE. GREG, I'M THE ONE YOU WANT TO PUNISH! GREG: SO I AM. WATCH HIM, MARCIA. JULIE: HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. GREG: GET INTO YOUR HOLE! EVE: GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME! GREG: WHOA! MARCIA ALWAYS SAID THAT YOU WERE VICIOUS. DO NOT MAKE ME MUZZLE YOU. KEVIN: GREG, THIS WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING. EVEN IF YOU MANAGE TO KILL EVE AND VICTOR AND ME AND HALF THE PLANET, IT'LL NEVER CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ALL OF US. GREG: I BEG TO DIFFER. THIS IS LIKE THERAPY FOR ME, GETTING ALL MY ANGER RIGHT OUT THERE WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE IT. JULIE: ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WANTED FOR GREG AND ME, FOR US TO GET HELP? WELL, THIS IS IT, A LIFETIME OF INK BLOTS AND ARTS AND CRAFTS. GREG: ONLY NOW EVE IS THE ONE GETTING LOCKED UP FOR LIFE. I ALWAYS DID LOVE BUILDING WITH BLOCKS. KEVIN: BUT YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH IT. I E-MAILED EVERYONE I KNOW. I TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE. NOW, IF YOU'RE SMART, YOU'LL BOTH MAKE A RUN FOR IT NOW. GREG: LIAR! I GOT TO THE PLUG BEFORE YOU LOGGED ON. KEVIN: WRONG! EVEN AS WE SPEAK, PEOPLE ARE MAKING THEIR WAY HERE, RIGHT NOW. GREG: NICE STALL, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T BUY IT. EVE: JULIE -- JULIE, COME ON, DON'T BE STUPID. GET OUT OF HERE NOW. JULIE: WHY WOULD WE BELIEVE ONE WORD YOU SAY? GREG: THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN, KEVIE, BUT NO THANKS. BESIDES, EVE WON'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH FOR THE CAVALRY TO ARRIVE. SHE'LL EITHER ASPHYXIATE OR HAVE A HEART ATTACK FROM FEAR. NOW GET IN THERE! MARY: DON'T TELL ME THAT MESS MAKES SENSE TO YOU. VICTOR: ALL RIGHT, I WON'T. MARY: VICTOR, YOU CONSTANTLY AMAZE ME. VICTOR: WELL, SAVE THE COMPLIMENTS UNTIL WE GET THIS COMPUTER UP AND RUNNING. MARY: COULD WE WAIT? I'D LOVE TO SHOW THOSE PICTURES OF JOE AND COURTNEY AROUND, SEE IF ANYBODY'S SEEN THEM. VICTOR: BUT IF WE GET THE COMPUTER FIXED, THEN WE CAN SHOW THE PICTURES TO MANY OF MY CONTACTS AND FIND THEM THAT MUCH MORE QUICKLY. BESIDES, WE DID SEE THAT MY E-MAIL BOX WAS FULL BEFORE WE HAD OUR LITTLE MISHAP WITH THE MACHINE. IT'S PSIBLE SOMEBODY FROM HOME IS TRYING TO REACH US. MARY: MM-HMM, YOU'RE RIGHT. HOW CAN I HELP? VICTOR: YOU CAN ORDER ME ANOTHER OUZO. SCOTT: ALL RIGHT, NOW, WHAT DO YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT COOPER AND JULIE? CHRIS: THEY KILL PEOPLE. LUCY: BESIDES THE OBVIOUS. FRANK: WE KNOW THAT JULIE'S UNDER COOPER'S CONTROL. HE'S GOT HER MIND SO SCREWED UP, SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF SHE'S COMING OR GOING. LUCY: WE KNOW THEY GET THEIR JOLLIES BY DOING EVERYTHING WITH A LOT OF FLAIR. THEY'RE INTO IRONY AND SICK JOKES. SCOTT: YEAH, WELL, THEY'RE ALSO PRISONERS OF THE PAST BECAUSE THEY TOOK VICTOR AND KEVIN BACK TO JASMINE ISLAND. LUCY: RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MARCIA WYATT DIED. SCOTT: RIGHT. LUCY: RIGHT. SCOTT: THEY WON'T GO BACK THERE. NOW, WHAT ABOUT ANY OTHER TWISTED PLACE FROM EVE'S PAST THAT COOPER MIGHT HAVE TAKEN HER TO? CHRIS: I'VE BEEN RACKING MY BRAIN. NOTHING COMES TO MIND. LUCY: NO, NO, THIS ISN'T ABOUT EVE. THIS IS ABOUT KEVIN. KEVIN IS THE KEY TO THIS BECAUSE COOPER HATES THE COLLINS FAMILY. FRANK: WE'VE CALLED EVERY HOSPITAL AND HAUNT WE CAN THINK OF. NOW IT'S TIME TO DO SOMETHING. CHRIS: WELL, WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE? FRANK: YOU KNOW, EVEN DRIVING AROUND IS BETTER THAN JUST SITTING HERE. I'M GOING TO GO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE PLACES JULIE LIKES TO GO. CHRIS: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WASTE OF TIME. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE OUT IN THE OPEN. FRANK: I DON'T SEE YOU COMING UP WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS! LUCY: OK, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. [COMPUTER BEEPS] LUCY: THIS IS SORT OF ALL WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW SO THE ANSWER HAS TO BE HERE SOMEWHERE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] MARY: I ADMIT I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD DO IT. THIS THING LOOKED WORSE THAN MY KNITTING BAG ON A BAD DAY. VICTOR: WELL, I HAD TO SQUEEZE DOWN PRETTY HARD ON THE MOTHER BOARD. THE PROOF IS IN THE MOUSE. SHOULD WE SEE IF IT WORKS? MARY: YES. YES. [COMPUTER BEEPS] MARY: OH. VICTOR: IT DOES! MARY: CONGRATULATIONS. VICTOR: NOW LET'S SEE IF SOMEBODY FROM HOME IS TRYING TO REACH US. I DOUBT THAT DROPPING THIS THING ON ITS HEAD DID MUCH TO IMPROVE D MISS THE DAYS OF CARRIER PIGEONS. MARY: IS THAT WHAT YOU USED WHEN YOU WERE IMPORTING-EXPORTING TOOTHPASTE? VICTOR: NO, I ONLY MEANT THAT THEY'RE REMARKABLE CREATURES. THEIR WIRING IS BATTERY-FREE AND GOD-GIVEN. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN RELEASE THEM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND THEY'LL GO WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO UNLESS THEY GET CAUGHT BY A FALCON. DID YOU KNOW THAT FALCONS CAN DIVE AT OVER 200 MILES AN HOUR? MARY: NO, I DIDN'T. FANCY THAT. ANY E-MAIL? VICTOR: OH, YES, YES. IT'S COMING IN BACKWARDS. I'M GETTING THE MOST RECENT MESSAGE FIRST. IT'S FROM KEV-- OH, GOOD HEAVENS. MARY: WHAT? VICTOR: LISTEN TO THIS -- "JULIE AND GREG COOPER ARE HOLDING ME AND EVE HOSTAGE AT THE STANTON MANSION. HELP!" MARY: OH, MY GOD. VICTOR: I'VE GOT TO CALL THE PORT CHARLES POLICE. SCOTT: GARCIA'S GOT NOTHING ON KEVIN OR EVE, AND THEN HE SAID, YOU KNOW, MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS, LET THE COPS HANDLE IT -- THE USUAL. CHRIS: WHAT'D YOU EXPECT? LUCY: WELL, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE HIS INEPT, INSANE ADVICE. KEVIN'S GOT TO BE FOUND. EVERY SECOND COUNTS. FRANK: I'M WITH YOU. NO WAY ARE WE LETTING THE COPS HANDLE THIS. LUCY: FRANK, YOU LOOK WORSE. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? FRANK: NO, NOT REALLY. WHILE WE'RE STANDING AROUND HERE WITH OUR HANDS IN OUR POCKETS, COOPER COULD BE DOING GOD KNOWS WHAT TO THE HOSTAGES. CHRIS: EXCUSE ME, DON'T MEAN COOPER AND JULIE? OK, SHE IS JUST AS GUILTY AS HE IS. FRANK: SAVE IT, RAMSEY. CHRIS: NO, WHY SHOULD I? KEVIN AND EVE ARE THE ONES IN DANGER HERE. I'M SICK OF YOU WHINING ON ABOUT LITTLE POOR JULIE. LUCY: I AM SICK OF BOTH OF YOU WHINING ON, OK? WE ALL HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WE CARE ABOUT IN TROUBLE HERE, SO LET'S JUST WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THEM. SCOTT: LUCY, I HATE TO ASK YOU THIS, BUT WHEN YOU HAD THAT PSYCHIC MOMENT, DID YOU CONNECT WITH KEVIN? LUCY: NO, I DON'T THINK IT WORKED. THAT'S WHAT REALLY BOTHERS ME, SCOTT. I KNOW THAT HE WOULD BE TRYING TO CONTACT ME. I JUST KNOW IT. CHRIS: YOU KNOW, THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS THAT, IF ANYBODY'S GOING TO OUTSMART COOPER, IT'LL BE KEVIN AND EVE. FRANK: YEAH, I'D LIKE TO KICK COOPER'S BUTT FROM HERE TO KINGDOM COME. I'M OUT OF HERE. SCOTT: NO, FRANK, COME ON. YOU'RE ALL WE GOT. YOU KNOW JULIE BETTER THAN ANYONE. FRANK: ONCE UPON A TIME I WOULD HAVE BELIEVED THAT. CHRIS: HEY, I GOT AN E-MAIL, WHICH MEANS THE SERVER ISN'T JAMMED ANYMORE. IT'S FROM KEVIN. LUCY: OH, MY GOSH. I KNEW HE'D TRY AND CONTACT ME. I JUST KNEW IT. SCOTT: WHAT'S IT SAY, RAMSEY? CHRIS: COOPER AND JULIE HAVE THEM HOSTAGE AT THE STANTON MANSION. LUCY: WE GOT TO GO. WE GOT TO GO RIGHT NOW. SCOTT: I'LL CALL GARCIA ON THE WAY. GREG: YOU CAN HUFF AND PUFF ALL YOU LIKE, LITTLE LADY, BUT YOU WILL NEVER BLOW THESE BRICKS DOWN. IT'S QUICK-DRYING MORTAR. OH, BY THE WAY, TRY TO MAKE A MOVE AND YOU WILL GET A NASTY SHOCK. EVE: ALL RIGHT, COOPER, THINK ABOUT THIS FOR JUST A SECOND, WILL YOU? YOU MUST HAVE ONE SHRED OF DECENCY LEFT IN YOU. GREG: THINK AGAIN. KEVIN: COPYCAT. YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A COPYCAT. YOU WALK THROUGH LIFE TELLING PEOPLE YOU'RE THIS BRILLIANT, CREATIVE PERSON, AND IN REALITY YOU'RE NOTHING BUT THE MOST BLATANT PLAGIARIST I'VE EVER SEEN. GREG: WELL, AT LEAST I KNOW HOW TO ACT ON MY IMPULSES. YOU JUST WRITE ABOUT THEM. KEVIN: WRITE? WELL, YOU CAN'T WRITE AT ALL. FIRST, YOU STOLE "GENERAL HOMICIDE," AND THEN YOU NEED ME TO WRITE A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE REAL MURDERS? YOU'RE JEALOUS. IT ALL MAKES SENSE. YOU'RE JEALOUS OF ME BECAUSE I CAN CREATE SOMETHING AND YOU CAN'T. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, ISN'T IT? GREG: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S NOT IT AT ALL. THE WORK THAT I DO REQUIRES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SPONTANEITY AND CREATIVITY -- KEVIN: CREATIVITY? THE ONLY WAY YOU'D HAVE AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT IS IF IT WALKED UP AND BIT YOU. GREG: THAT IS SO UNTRUE! KEVIN: WHAT, YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON WHO EVER READ "THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO"? YES, GREG, I READ THAT ONE. AND POE DID THE WALL-A-PERSOUP THING LONG BEFORE YOU EVER DID, AND A HELL OF A LOT BETTER. AND ALL YOU'LL EVER AMOUNT TO IS A WANNABE. GREG: OH, YOU KNOW -- OK, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, TRYING TO GET ME ALL RILED UP. VERY, VERY CLEVER. JULIE: HE'S PLAYING MIND GAMES. KEVIN: WELL, SOMEONE HAS TO FILL THAT VOID HE CALLS A CRANIUM. OTHERWISE, IT'D BE PRETTY QUIET IN THERE, WOULDN'T IT? QUIET LIKE A GRAVE. GREG: OH, ALL RIGHT, I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU! KEVIN: EMPTY LIKE A TOMB! GREG: QUIET! KEVIN: WHAT? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT? WAS THAT AN ECHO? HELLO? HELLO? WELL, THANK YOU! FINALLY YOU GOT HERE! GREG: MARCIA! CLEAR! GET AWAY! GET AWAY! EVE: OH! KEVIN! NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY AT SEARS. INCREDIBLE SAVINGS ON ALL APPLIANCES, ALL COMPUTERS, PLUS COOL ELECTRONICS YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED. NO ONE HAS BIGGER DEALS IN MORE DEPARTMENTS. SEARS IS THE PLACE. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY. IT STARTS WITH SMILES AROUND SPOONS. IT'S A QU@KER OATMEAL MORNING. THIS IS SOMETHING THEY LOVE, LIKE A HUG THAT LASTS ALL DAY. WHEN I BITE INTO A YORK PEPPERMINT PATTIE, I GET THE SENSATION THAT I'M RIDING ON A CHAIR LIFT IN THE SWISS ALPS... THE CRISP AIR RUSHING BY ME ON MY WAY TO THE SNOWY PEAKS! YORK PEPPERMINT PATTIE. GET THE SENSATION. ! NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY AT SEARS. INCREDIBLE DEALS ON THINGS YOU REALLY WANT. LIKE THICK AND THIRSTY TOWELS, JUST 2 FOR $5. NO ONE HAS BIGGER DEALS IN MORE DEPARTMENTS. SEARS IS THE PLACE. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY. @@H@H@@@H@@ VICTOR: YES. WELL -- ALL RIGHT, BUT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TELL DET. GARCIA TO PLEASE CALL ME BACK IMMEDIATELY? COLLECT, IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MARY: WHAT DID THE POLICE SAY? VICTOR: NOTHING. NOTHING. SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT GREG COOPER IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. THEY TOLD ME -- THEY THANKED ME FOR THE INFORMATION. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD DEAL WITH IT APPROPRIATELY. I HOPE THAT MEANS SWAT TEAMS AND DOGS AND HELICOPTERS. MARY: FRANK WASN'T HOME. I WAS HOPING HE'D HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH JULIE. VICTOR: NOT KNOWING -- NOT KNOWING IS THE PUREST TORTURE. MARY: BUT KEVIN GOT THE BEST OF COOPER AND JULIE BEFORE. JUST HAVE FAITH THAT HE'LL DO IT AGAIN. VICTOR: I KNOW MONK CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF, BUT GREG COOPER IS DEVOID OF REASON. HE IS CONVINCED THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS MOTHER'S DEATH. HE'S DETERMINED TO TAKE IT OUT ON MY SON. MARY: I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS WORSE -- BEING HERE LOOKING FOR JOE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND HIM OR BEING FRUSTRATED LONG-DISTANCE. VICTOR: IF I CAN HACK MY WAY ON TO THE PCPD SYSTEM, I CAN MONITOR THEIR TRAFFIC. I CAN FIND OUT -- [TELEPHONE RINGS] VICTOR: OH, PLEASE. OH, PLEASE, LET THIS BE GOOD NEWS. HELLO. YES. OH. [SPEAKING GERMAN] VICTOR: JA. WE'LL BE HERE. [SPEAKING GERMAN] VICTOR: FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU. MARY: WHAT? VICTOR: IT'S OUR FRIEND GUNTHER. HE HAS A LEAD ON JOE AND COURTNEY. MARY: OH. IT'S ABOUT TIME WE GOT A BREAK. VICTOR: ON THE LOCAL DOCKS, THEY WERE SEEN BOARDING A FISHING TRAWLER. MARY: REALLY? WHERE WERE THEY GOING? VICTOR: WELL, HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT MORE AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS HE CAN. I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU. MARY: OH, THANK YOU. BUT I'D BE MUCH HAPPIER IF THERE WAS GOOD NEWS ABOUT KEVIN, TOO. VICTOR: SO WOULD I. CHRIS: SURE KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND THESE GROUNDS. SCOTT: WELL, I HIRED SOME OF STANTON'S STAFF TO GIVE ME SOME SECURITY INFORMATION. GARCIA: FREEZE! SCOTT, I TOLD YOU TO STAY OUT OF THIS. SCOTT: GARCIA, IF IT WASN'T FOR ME YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE. GARCIA: I HAVE OTHER SOURCES. NOW, WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME BEFORE YOU GET HURT. I ALMOST BLEW YOU AWAY. LUCY: WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN THAT HOUSE. GARCIA: I TOLD YOU TO GO. NOW MOVE. LUCY: NO. LISTEN, I KNOW ALL THESE PEOPLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THEM. FRANK: I'VE MIXED IT UP WITH COOPER BEFORE, NOT TO MENTION I MIGHT BE ABLE TO TALK JULIE OUT OF THIS. SCOTT: OK, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO, THROW AWAY SOME POTENTIAL ASSETS HERE? GARCIA: STAY BACK AND STAY OUT OF MY WAY. LUCY: FINE. WE WILL. WAIT. GARCIA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO GET THEM OUT OF THAT HOUSE? GARCIA: THIS IS STAYING OUT OF MY WAY? LUCY: OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? I AM SORRY IF I'VE LOST COMPLETE REGARD AND RESPECT FOR THE PCPD BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T DONE A DARN THING. DO YOU REALIZE YOU'RE THE ONES WHO LET COOPER BREAK JULIE OUT. NOW, LISTEN. YOU HAVE A LOT OF MEN HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF US. WHY DON'T WE JUST STORM THE HOUSE AND GET THEM OUT OF THERE? GARCIA: WE DON'T MAKE A MOVE UNTIL WE HAVE THE LAY OF THE LAND. LUCY: AND HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE YOUR DELICIOUS POLICEMEN TO GET THAT, HUH? SCOTT: LUCY, WAIT A SECOND, ALL RIGHT? GARCIA'S RIGHT HERE. WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE COOPER ANY KIND OF AN ADVANTAGE. LUCY: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE JUST GOING TO LEAVE THEM IN THAT HOUSE? GARCIA: I HAVE A FIBER OPTIC CAMERA SCOPING THE PLACE OUT NOW. ONCE I HAVE MORE INFORMATION, I DECIDE THE COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE -- ME, NOT YOU. EVE: YOU BASTARD! JULIE: HE'S NOT DEAD. HE'S STILL BREATHING. GREG: ALL THINGS IN DUE TIME. JUST AS KEVIN'S DEATH IS THE CLIMAX OF OUR BOOK, SO WILL BE MY LITTLE PIECE OF PERFORMANCE ART HERE. MORE MORTAR, SIS. JULIE: COMING UP! GREG: YOU REALLY SHOULD GET DOWN HERE AND PLAY IN THIS MUD. IT'S QUITE SATISFYING. EVE: GO AHEAD. DO WHAT YOU WANT, COOPER, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE A WORTHLESS HUMAN BEING. GREG: OH, TOO BAD I'M GOING TO HAVE THIS JOB DONE BEFORE KEVIN WAKES UP. NO TOUCHING GOOD-BYES FOR YOU TWO, BUT THAT'S OK. WHEN THE COLLINS FAMILY KILLED MY MOTHER, I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO SAY GOOD-BYE, EITHER. EVE: KEVIN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR MOTHER'S DEATH, AND NEITHER DID HIS FATHER! JULIE: YOU'RE INSANE. KEVIN TOOK EVERYTHING FROM US. HE RUINED OUR LIVES. EVE: JULIE, YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR OWN LIFE -- JULIE. GREG: THAT'S RIGHT. WE ARE IN CONTROL. AND YOU CAN'T STOP US. HOW DOES THAT FEEL, DR. SURGEON-OF-THE-YEAR, KNOWING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DIE JUST BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO? EVE: ACTUALLY, I FEEL PRETTY DARN SUPERIOR. YOU TWO CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT. THIS WALL IS GOING TO TOPPLE BY THE TIME IT GETS TO FOUR FEET. GREG: YOU WISH. EVE: OH, I KNOW. YOU CAN'T BUILD A WALL ANY BETTER THAN YOU CAN GET AN INTERNSHIP OR ANY BETTER THAN YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN BOOK. AND, JULIE, I'M SURPRISED AT YOU. YOU'RE A SURGEON. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR MOTOR SKILLS? JULIE: YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO DELAY US TO GIVE YOURSELF A FEW MORE MINUTES OF LIFE. IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK, EVE. EVE: OH, PLEASE. MY COUSINS ARE IN THE BRICKLAYERS' UNION. I KNOW HOW TO BUILD A WALL. AND THIS IS A SHODDY PIECE OF WORK. LET ME TELL YOU. LOOK AT THOSE UNTRIMMED MORTAR LINES. IT'S HORRIBLE. I KNOW A LOUSY JOB WHEN I SEE ONE, AND, BELIEVE ME, I'M LOOKING AT IT. GREG: OK, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD! HAVE A TANTRUM. STAMP YOUR FEET IF YOU WANT TO. YOU'RE STILL GOING TO DIE TODAY, AND THERE'S NOT ONE THING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. LUCY: HEY. I CAN'T STAND THIS. I CAN'T STAND THIS WAITING AROUND. WE SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING, DOING SOMETHING TO GET KEVIN OUT OF THAT HOUSE. CHRIS: YOU KNOW, EVE IS IN THERE, TOO. FRANK: AND JULIE. SCOTT: YEAH, WELL, SHE'S THE ONE THAT GOT US IN THIS MESS. FRANK: LOOK, EVEN IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT JULIE, THE BABY SHE'S CARRYING IS INNOCENT. GARCIA: LOOK, WOULD YOU BE QUIET. LUCY: WHAT? GARCIA, ANY NEWS? WHAT? GARCIA: WE HAVE VISUAL CONTACT. EVE AND KEVIN ARE IN THERE, ALL RIGHT. JULIE'S HOLDING A GUN ON THEM. LUCY: TELL ME -- ARE THEY OK? ARE THEY HURT? GARCIA: IT APPEARS COOPER'S ENCASING EVE IN THE WALL. SCOTT: WHAT? GARCIA: AND KEVIN IS UNCONSCIOUS ON THE FLOOR. LUCY: WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, UNCONSCIOUS? LIKE, NOT MOVING, OR IS HE DEAD? SCOTT: ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, LUCY, LET'S NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS. YOU KNOW, GARCIA, WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. LET'S GET IN THERE AND GET THIS OVER WITH. CHRIS: COME ON. IT'S JUST ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN AGAINST YOUR WHOLE SQUAD. GARCIA: WE GOT A REPORT THAT THE PLACE IS WIRED WITH EXPLOSIVES. WE GO IN NOW, WE BLOW EVERYBODY SKY-HIGH. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY AT SEARS. INCREDIBLE DEALS ON THE FIRST-CLASS STUFF YOU'VE BEEN DREAMING OF. USE YOUR SEARS CARD AND CHOOSE FREE DELIVERY... OR 0% FINANCE CHARGE 'TIL JULY '99... ON ALL HOME APPLIANCES OVER $399. COOL REFRIGERATORS, RACY NEW RANGES. SAVE 120 BUCKS ON THIS KENMORE WASHER/DRYER PAIR. NO ONE HAS BIGGER DEALS IN MORE DEPARTMENTS. SEARS IS THE PLACE. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY. WHAT IF YOU COULD TREAT WRINKLES... LIKE AN EXPERT WOULD ? INTRODUCING RoC RETINOL ACTIF PUR, FROM FRANCE. DEVELOPED WITH DERMATOLOGISTS, THIS PURE AND ACTIVE FORM OF VITAMIN A... 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THEY ARE MISSING. LUCY: OK, HIGHER POWERS, IT'S YOUR TURN. I CAN'T SEEM TO DO A DARN THING, SO WE NEED YOU. KEVIN NEEDS YOUR HELP. SCOTT: WHAT KEVIN NEEDS IS THE SWAT TEAM, LUCY. GARCIA: THE SWAT TEAM WILL BE HERE SOON. THEN WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHAT WE'RE FACING. CHRIS: THE DETOX FROM DL-56 MUST BE BRUTAL. FRANK: ALL I CARE ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS GETTING EVERYONE OUT OF THERE ALIVE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COOPER, OF COURSE. CHRIS: NO ARGUMENT FROM ME. EVE: SO WHAT ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO DO FOR AN ENCORE? YOU GOING TO MOVE SOMEPLACE WHERE YOU CAN LEGALLY MARRY AND HAVE A PASSEL OF HALF-WITS? JULIE: YOU'RE GROSS. PILE FASTER. I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO HER ANYMORE. GREG: OH, SHE'S JUST SCARED. MY STICKS AND BRICKS MAY BREAK YOUR BONES. YOUR NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME. EVE: YOU CAN'T EVEN PARAPHRASE. WALL ME UP A LITTLE FASTER, WILL YOU? FRANK: OHH. CHRIS: TAKE IT EASY. FRANK: I CAN'T TAKE IT EASY. I NEED TO KICK DOWN A DOOR AND KILL SOMEBODY! CHRIS: JUST RELAX. THIS IS NO PICNIC FOR ANY OF US. SCOTT: YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE GETTING IMPATIENT. GARCIA, LET ME HAVE THIS. GARCIA: GIVE ME THAT. ANOTHER MOVE LIKE THAT, YOU'RE IN A SQUAD CAR DOWNTOWN. YOU UNDERSTAND? SCOTT: WELL, JUST GET ON THE BULLHORN AND TELL COOPER THAT WE'RE OUT HERE SO IT WILL STOP HIM FROM WHATEVER HE'S DOING. GARCIA: QUIT WASTING MY TIME. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO DO THAT. GREG COOPER -- GREG COOPER, THIS IS THE PORT CHARLES POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE THE PLACE SURROUNDED. COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP. GREG: YEAH, RIGHT. EVE: OH, THEY'RE SINGING YOUR SONG. JULIE: I KNOW THAT VOICE. IT'S DET. GARCIA. GREG: DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE SCARED OF HIM. JULIE: WELL, HE PROBABLY HAS IT IN FOR ME FOR FOOLING HIM ALL THOSE MONTHS. GREG: SIS, I AM HERE TO PROTECT YOU NOW. I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. JULIE: MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE A RUN FOR IT. GREG: IT'S JUST STARTING TO GET INTERESTING. BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN MAKE IT WITHOUT ME, GO RIGHT AHEAD. JULIE: NO. NO, I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU. GREG: ALL RIGHT, THEN. YOU'LL DO EXACTLY AS I SAY, RIGHT? JULIE: I WILL. [TELEPHONE RINGS] GREG: OH, THAT MUST BE THE AVON LADY. JULIE: HOW DID THEY GET THIS NUMBER? EVE: THEY'RE NOT THE INCOMPETENTS YOU WISH THEY WERE. GREG: YOU'RE NOT SO SMART, EITHER, IF YOU THINK I DON'T HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLAN. DET. GARCIA. JEEZ, I HOPE THAT YOU'RE GETTING OVERTIME. GARCIA: OK, COOPER. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET DR. LAMBERT AND DR. COLLINS OUT OF THERE? GREG: OH, NOW, THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. LET ME PONDER THAT A MINUTE. THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE WANT. JULIE: SOME WAY TO GET OUT OF HERE. A PLANE, MAYBE? GREG: WHAT, SO SOON? NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THIS OUT FIRST. EVE: COME ON, USE YOUR BRAINS. MAKE A RUN FOR IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN. GREG: IT MIGHT BE NICE TO UNLOAD BIG MOUTH HERE. JULIE: YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET HER GO? GREG: NO, NO, NO, NO! I'M GOING TO EXCHANGE EVE FOR LUCY COE. I SAW HER OUTSIDE. JULIE: LUCY COE? IF YOU THINK THIS ONE TALKS TOO MUCH, WAIT TILL WE'RE ALONE WITH LUCY! EVE: YEAH, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST A BEGINNER IN ANNOYANCE COMPARED TO HER. GREG: OH, ON THE CONTRARY. I THINK IT WOULD IRRITATE THE GOOD DOCTOR EVEN MORE IF HIS LOVED ONE WAS DETAINED WITH HIM. EVE: THAT'S OLD NEWS. IT'S OVER. GREG: AND THEY SAY I'M DELUSIONAL. DETECTIVE, LET ME SPEAK TO LUCY COE. GARCIA: WHY? GREG: BECAUSE I WANT TO! GARCIA: HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU. BE NONCOMMITTAL. SAY AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. LUCY: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, HELLO, COOPER. IT'S LUCY. GREG: HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR EX-FIANCE AGAIN? LUCY: VERY, VERY MUCH. IS HE ALIVE? GREG: COME SEE FOR YOURSELF. LUCY: FINE. HOW CAN I DO THAT? GREG: I AM WILLING TO BE REASONABLE HERE. HOW ABOUT WE DO A LITTLE TRADE? EVE FOR YOU. LUCY: AND WHAT ABOUT KEVIN? GREG: OH, NO. I'M HOLDING ON TO HIM. EVE: LUCY, DON'T DO IT! HE'LL KILL YOU, TOO! DON'T DO IT!