gh nov 4 [LOUD NOISE] KEVIN: AAH! VICTOR: OH, MONK. KEVIN: VICTOR. VICTOR: YOU NEARLY HAD ME. HAVE YOU SEEN MARY? I LOST HER WHEN I ZIGGED AND SHE ZAGGED. KEVIN: I HAVEN'T SEEN HER. I'M TRYING TO FIND EVE. [WOMAN SCREAMS] VICTOR: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD. KEVIN: I HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE. THIS PLACE IS GIVING ME A MIGRAINE. VICTOR: YOU LOOK A BIT CLAMMY. KEVIN: FUN HOUSES REMIND ME OF RYAN, OR WATCHING RYAN BEING BURNED ALIVE, TO BE MORE TO THE POINT. BUT I CAN'T LEAVE HERE UNTIL I FIND EVE. VICTOR: SHE'LL FIND YOU. LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE. HERE, PUT YOUR ARM AROUND -- MY SWORD IS GONE. [MAN SCREAMS] COURTNEY: NEIL? NEIL? OH, GOSH. JULIE, I'M SORRY. JULIE? JULIE? OH, GOD, JOE? JOE! JOE! SOMEBODY! HELP! JULIE! JULIE, DO SOMETHING -- HELP! JULIE: WE'VE GOT TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE WOUND. GIVE ME THAT LAB COAT. COURTNEY, GET THE LAB COAT. SOMEBODY -- SOMEBODY HELP! HURRY, HURRY. GIVE IT TO ME. FRANK: SOMEBODY CALL 911! KAREN: JOE! NO! GET OUT OF MY WAY. JOE! NO. EVE: YOU GUYS, THIS ISN'T FUNNY. KAREN: IT'S JOE! YOU CALL AN AMBULANCE RIGHT NOW! FRANK: OK, LET'S TURN HIM OVER. TURN HIM OVER. FRANK: EVE, CALL AN AMBULANCE AND FIND GARCIA. COURTNEY: GOD, THANK YOU. IT'S NOT JOE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. JOE: GUYS, WHAT'S GOING ON? [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] [MAN SCREAMS] [WOMAN SCREAMS] NEIL: DID YOU HEAR THOSE SCREAMS? SERENA: THEY SOUNDED REAL. SCOTT: HEY, THERE YOU ARE. LUCY: HI. SERENA: DADDY. SCOTT: WHAT? LUCY: HEY, YOU TWO LOOK LIKE YOU'RE JUST ABOUT READY TO GET OUT OF HERE. YOU WANT TO? NEIL: NO, WE DIDN'T GET TO FEEL THE BRAINS. LUCY: OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. WHAT WAS I THINKING? WHAT'S A NIGHT WITHOUT SQUISHING A FEW BRAINS, HUH? SCOTT: HEY, GARCIA -- GARCIA, WAIT. WHERE'S THE FIRE? SERENA: HE'S NOT A FIREMAN, DADDY. GARCIA: SCOTT, LUCY, A WORD? SCOTT: HEY, LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU KIDS RUN UP THERE AND COUNT YOUR BOOTY UP. NEIL: OK. SERENA: OK. GARCIA: THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER MURDER ATTEMPT. I NEED YOU TO GET THE KIDS OUT OF HERE. LUCY: WHO'S BEEN HURT? GARCIA: I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE DETAILS YET, BUT THIS IS NO PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN. LUCY: NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. THANK YOU. I -- I'LL GET THEM OUT OF HERE, OK? SCOTT: OK. GARCIA: THIS OFFICER WILL WALK YOU OUT. SCOTT: GARCIA, I'M GOING WITH YOU. GARCIA: YEAH, YEAH, I FIGURED. COME ON, LET'S GO. SCOTT: OK, LISTEN, I'LL CATCH YOU LATER. LUCY: BE CAREFUL. SCOTT: I WILL, I WILL. LUCY: OK. HEY, YOU GUYS. LET'S -- LET'S COUNT OUR CANDY. I BET YOU -- ü I HAVE MORE THAN YOU ü SERENA: ü NO, YOU DON'T ü LUCY: ü I BET I DO I BET I DO ü OK, LET'S GO. HURRY, HUSTLE. SCOTT: WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON? GARCIA: IS HE BREATHING? FRANK: NO, HE'S GONE. GARCIA: CANCEL THE AMBULANCE, CALL THE CORONER, AND SECURE THE AREA. DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF THIS STROBE AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS? JOE: I GOT IT. SCOTT: KAREN -- KAREN, YOU OK? KAREN: YEAH. YEAH, WE TRIED TO SAVE HIM, BUT WE COULDN'T. GARCIA: I DON'T RECOGNIZE THE FACE. JOE: IT'S JOHN KANELOS. SCOTT: THAT'S -- COURTNEY, THAT'S YOUR EX-HUSBAND. GARCIA: HE WAS YOUR EX-HUSBAND? COURTNEY: YES. HE'S ONLY BEEN IN TOWN FOR A FEW DAYS. GARCIA: WHO FOUND THE BODY? JULIE: I DID. KEVIN: WHAT'S HAPPENED? VICTOR: THAT'S MY SWORD. EVE: THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER MURDER. GARCIA: THIS IS YOUR SWORD, VICTOR? VICTOR: IT'S -- IT'S PART OF THIS COSTUME. GARCIA: YOU BROUGHT A REAL WEAPON TO A COSTUME PARTY, PROFESSOR? VICTOR: SOMEONE MUST HAVE TAKEN IT OUT OF THE SCABBARD. COURTNEY: WHERE'S NEIL? WHERE'S MY SON? SCOTT: HE'S OK. HE'S OUTSIDE WITH SERENA AND LUCY. COURTNEY: I GOT TO FIND HIM. WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY TO HIM? JOE: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO WITH HER, ALL RIGHT? GARCIA: NOBODY LEAVES THE PREMISES UNTIL I GET A FORENSICS TEAM UP HERE. IS THAT CLEAR? SCOTT: NO, NO. I'M GOING TO CHECK ON MY DAUGHTER, OK? VICTOR: MONK, THIS IS ALL MY FAULT. I CAME AS A SAMURAI TO PROTECT PEOPLE. GARCIA: LOOKS LIKE YOU BROUGHT THE MURDER WEAPON INSTEAD, PROFESSOR. LUCY: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT, YOU WHEELER-DEALERS. YOU COMPLETELY CLEANED ME OUT. NEIL: ALL YOU HAVE LEFT ARE JAWBREAKERS. LUCY: THAT'S IT, AND I HATE THEM. SERENA: THAT'S FUNNY. COURTNEY: NEIL, HONEY. NEIL: HI, MOM. LUCY WANTED TO SWAP CANDY. SERENA: I GOT ALL HER CHOCOLATE. COURTNEY: OH, THAT IS GREAT. NEIL: WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF FAKE BLOOD. WHERE'D YOU GET IT? CAN I HAVE SOME? LUCY: SCOTT? SCOTT: IS EVERYBODY OK? SERENA: YEAH. I GOT A LOT MORE CANDY. LUCY: WHAT HAPPENED? SCOTT: THERE WERE JUST SOME COMPLICATIONS. LUCY: WHAT? COURTNEY: SWEETIE, COME OVER HERE. JUST SIT DOWN. NEIL: MOM, WHAT'S GOING ON? IS IT SOMETHING BAD? JOE: LOOK, BUDDY, YOUR MOM HAS SOMETHING TO TELL YOU. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M HERE FOR YOU, OK? NEIL: OK. MOM? COURTNEY: YEAH, SWEETHEART. UH -- SOMETHING VERY BAD HAPPENED INSIDE -- TO YOUR FATHER. NEIL: IN THE FUN HOUSE? COURTNEY: SOMEBODY HURT YOUR FATHER, HONEY. THEY HURT HIM REALLY, REALLY BAD, AND, UM, HE DIED. NEIL: NO, HE'S IN THE FUN HOUSE. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SLEEPOVER. COURTNEY: COME HERE. I AM SO SORRY. ü BIT BY BIT BITE BY BITE ü ü GONNA TWIST YOUR NOODLE TONIGHT üü INTRODUCING THE HAMBURGER HELPER SUPREME LINE. TRY NEW... - I SWITCHED. - SO DID WE. - TO NORTHLAND. OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRY COCKTAIL IS JUST 27% JUICE. BUT NORTHLAND CRANBERRY JUICE BLENDS ARE 100% JUICE, NATURALLY SWEETENED WITH APPLE AND GRAPE JUICE. NORTHLAND. ALWAYS 100% JUICE. 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. DR. SCHOLL'S NEXT STOP: SAN FRANCISCO. LET'S TALK ABOUT FEET. I DO HAVE CORNS. I'VE TRIED BAND-AIDS. THEY DON'T GET RID OF THE CORN. THIS IS DR. SCHOLL'S CUSHLIN GEL CORN REMOVERS. THE CUSHLIN GEL RELIEVES THE PAIN. THE MEDICATED DISK REMOVES THE CORN. IT JUST FEELS SO MUCH BETTER. Man: MY WORK HERE IS DONE. MA, IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING, TAKE A UNISOM. IT HELPED LAST TIME, DIDN'T IT? DIDN'T YOU FEEL BETTER AFTER A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP? IT'S O.K. IT'S NOT HABIT FORMING. THAT'S RIGHT. UNISOM. MA, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH HELPING YOURSELF GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP. ALL RIGHT? I LOVE YOU, TOO. ELLEN: IF SOMEONE WERE TO ASK ME WHAT WAS THE STUPIDEST THING YOU COULD DO WITH A KILLER ON THE LOOSE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD SAY? THROW A HALLOWEEN PARTY COMPLETE WITH HAUNTED HOUSE WHERE EVERYONE IS IN COSTUME. SCOTT: COME ON, THAT'S RIDICULOUS, ELLEN. YOU HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. ELLEN: WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE THROWN THIS PARTY. LUCY: NO, DON'T SAY THAT. ELLEN, IT'S OK. DON'T SAY THAT. WE CAN'T LIVE OUR LIVES AFRAID. THIS LUNATIC WOULD PROBABLY LIKE THAT. WE HAVE TO GO ON AND LIVE OUR LIVES. MATT: THOSE OF US WHO STILL HAVE LIVES. SCOTT: YOU KNOW, LUCY'S RIGHT HERE BECAUSE THE "GENERAL HOMICIDE" KILLER IS NOT PLAYING BY THE BOOK ANYMORE BECAUSE, IF HE WAS, I WOULD BE IN A BODY BAG, NOT JOHN KANELOS. MATT: THAT'S RIGHT. YOU WERE THE ONE WHO DIES AT THE COSTUME PARTY. SCOTT: YES, I WAS -- WITH AN APPLE SHOVED IN MY MOUTH IN SOME OVEN HERE, YOU KNOW? MATT: AND THEN THAT WEIRD GREEN APPLE WAS FOUND IN YOUR TREAT BAG. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD FISH THAT OUT OF THE TRASH AND GET IT TESTED. SCOTT: I ALREADY LOOKED FOR IT. IT'S GONE. KEVIN: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? VICTOR: HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED? THAT YOUNG MAN WAS KILLED WITH MY SWORD. EVE: VICTOR, YOU'RE NOT TO BLAME. IF IT HADN'T BEEN YOUR SWORD, THE KILLER WOULD HAVE FOUND SOMETHING ELSE. VICTOR: A REAL SAMURAI WOULD HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO COMMIT HARA-KIRI -- AFTER YOU LOSE YOUR SWORD, ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT THAT MONSTER DID WITH IT. EVE: YOU MAY HAVE BEEN JAPANESE IN A FORMER LIFE, BUT, THANK GOODNESS FOR US, YOU'RE NOT. VICTOR, YOU HAVE TO GO BY THE AMERICAN RULES. VICTOR: MONK, I CAN TELL BY THAT LOOK -- YOU'RE FLOGGING YOURSELF OVER THIS, AREN'T YOU? KEVIN: I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THIS ANIMAL BEFORE HE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. EVE: KEVIN -- KEVIN: DON'T PLACATE ME. I DON'T NEED IT. LUCY: I'LL BE BACK, OK? SCOTT: NO, WAIT, WAIT. KEVIN NEEDS SOME TIME ALONE. LUCY: NO, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE DOESN'T NEED. LUCY: HEY, THIS IS A PRETTY AWFUL NIGHTMARE, ISN'T IT? KEVIN: WELL, THAT ITCHING POWDER GOT MY MIND OFF IT FOR A WHILE. LUCY: I KNEW YOU WOULD KNOW IT WAS ME. I'M SORRY. KEVIN: THIS ISN'T THE TIME OR THE PLACE, LUCY, BUT SOONER OR LATER WE HAVE TO HAVE A TALK. LUCY: OK. KEVIN: WRITING THAT BOOK WAS THE STUPIDEST, WORST THING I'VE EVER DONE. LUCY: I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE FEELING. I KNOW THAT FUN HOUSE -- BEING IN THERE MUST HAVE BROUGHT BACK A WHOLE BUNCH OF AWFUL MEMORIES. KEVIN: I HAD A BIT OF AN ANXIETY ATTACK IN THERE. I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE THAT MAN'S LIFE IF I'D JUST BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT TOGETHER. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO END. VICTOR: SO YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL WHILE YOU WERE IN THE FUN HOUSE? EVE: VICTOR, THESE PLACES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABNORMAL. I WAS TRYING TO FIND MY WAY OUT OF THE MAZE WHEN I HEARD THE SCREAMS. MARY: VICTOR. VICTOR: OH. OH, MARY, THANK GOODNESS. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? MARY: NO, I'M FINE. I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED. VICTOR: IT WAS MY SWORD. GARCIA: YOU WERE WALKING THROUGH THFUN HOUSE AND YOU STUMBLED ON THE BODY? JULIE: WITH THE STROBE LIGHTS GOING, IT ALMOST LOOKED FAKE. GARCIA: ABOUT HOW LONG WERE YOU ALONE WITH THE BODY? JULIE: I DON'T KNOW. TIME JUST SEEMED TO STOP. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS SEEING. I WASN'T THERE LONG, BUT I -- I COULDN'T MOVE. GARCIA: THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, JULIE. GO HOME, GET SOME REST. BUT BEFORE YOU DO THAT -- YOU KNOW THE DRILL. WHO WAS IN THE MAZE TONIGHT -- INCLUDING ME. GARCIA: IT'S A FORMALITY, JULIE. WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT YOU AGAIN BECAUSE YOU WERE AT THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. JULIE: WELL, I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF THERE IS A RIGHT PLACE TO BE IN THIS TOWN. CHRIS: FRANK. SO TELL ME -- COURTNEY'S EX HAVE THE SAD MISFORTUNE OF CROSSING YOUR PATH WHILE YOU WERE SHOOTING UP SOME D.L. 56? FRANK: I DIDN'T SLICE THAT GUY UP. CHRIS: WELL, I GUESS IF YOU SAY IT'S TRUE, IT MUST BE, RIGHT? FRANK: WELL, YOU LIKED SHOWING UP HERE WITH COURTNEY ON YOUR ARM. MAYBE YOU OFFED HER HUSBAND TO WIPE OUT THE COMPETITION. CHRIS: LIKE I WOULD HAVE TO. JULIE: FRANK, WILL YOU TAKE ME HOME? FRANK: YEAH, SURE THING. JULIE: I HAVE TO GIVE HAIR AND NAIL SAMPLES TO FORENSICS, THEN I'M READY. FRANK: THEY ALREADY CLIPPED ME. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH. VICTOR: THAT WAS VERY QUICK. I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY, BUT I WAS AFRAID THEY MIGHT DETAIN YOU. SINCE JULIE WAS ACQUITTED YOU ARE, AFTER ALL, THEIR PRIME SUSPECT. EVE: THE COPS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WENT DOWN HERE TONIGHT, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THEM FROM RAKING ME OVER THE COALS. VICTOR: WELL, IF IT A HARSH INTERROGATION, IT WAS JUST FOR SHOW. THE POLICE ARE NO CLOSER THAN THEY'VE EVER BEEN TO CATCHING THIS PERSON. KEVIN: I DISAGREE. I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER BEEN CLOSER. THE KILLER BROKE FROM HIS PROFILE TONIGHT. VICTOR: WHAT, BECAUSE HE SENT YOU THOSE NOTES? KEVIN: NO, WE'VE MADE CONTACT WITH HIM BEFORE. TAUNTING US WITH CLUES ISN'T NECESSARILY NEW. EVE: YEAH, BUT NEITHER IS A WARNING THAT HE MIGHT KILL AGAIN. KEVIN: EXACTLY. THAT'S TRUE TO FORM. BUT JOHN KANELOS ISN'T IN THE BOOK. I DIDN'T PATTERN A CHARACTER ON HIM. VICTOR: WELL, MAYBE HE WAS AFTER JOE SCANLON. THEY WERE BOTH DRESSED AS KGHTS. EVE: WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE. BUT SCOTT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEXT TARGET, ACCORDING TO THE BOOK. VICTOR: WHY THE CHANGE IN M.O.? KEVIN: DEVIATING THAT FAR FROM THE BOOK MEANS DESPERATION. THE QUESTION IS WHY. WHY KILL SOMEONE WHO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS? COURTNEY: I WANT TO GET HIM HOME. JOE: THE SOONER YOU GET HIM OUT OF HERE THE BETTER. KAREN: I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE IN SHOCK, BUT HE SEEMS OK. GARCIA: MS. KANELOS, I CAN'T LET YOU LEAVE HERE WITHOUT AN INTERVIEW. JOE: LOOK, GARCIA, IT CAN WAIT. COURTNEY: I NEED TO GO HOME AND TAKE CARE OF MY SON. GARCIA: THIS WON'T TAKE LONG. NEIL: I WANT TO GO HOME. MOM -- JOE: HEY, SLUGGER, LISTEN TO ME. I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU HOME, OK? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. COURTNEY: THANK YOU, JOE. SWEETIE, I WILL BE THERE JUST AS SOON AS I CAN, OK?  SERENA: NEIL, I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR DAD. NEIL: THANKS. JOE: LET'S GO HOME AND WAIT FOR YOUR MOM. KAREN, YOU WANT TO COME WITH US? KAREN: SURE. SCOTT: YOU BE CAREFUL. KAREN: WE WILL. GARCIA: WAS YOUR HUSBAND IN TOWN FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE? COURTNEY: HE WAS VISITING NEIL. GARCIA: DID YOU TWO SHARE CUSTODY? COURTNEY: NO, BUT WE WERE HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT NEIL'S FUTURE. GARCIA: DISCUSSIONS? A CUSTODY FIGHT? COURTNEY: IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT, YEAH. GARCIA: MS. KANELOS, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO'D WANT TO SEE YOUR HUSBAND DEAD. DID HE HAVE ANY ENEMIES YOU'RE AWARE OF? COURTNEY: NO. LOOK, JOHN CAME TO PORT CHARLES FOR A VISIT. HE WAS ONLY HERE FOR A FEW DAYS. I THOUGHT HE HAD LEFT THE PARTY, BUT IT TURNS OUT HE HAD MADE PLANS WITH NEIL TO MEET HIM IN THE FUN HOUSE TO SAY GOOD NIGHT. AND THAT'S WHERE HE WAS MURDERED. THAT'S ALL I KNOW. GARCIA: THAT'S NOT VERY MUCH. COURTNEY: MY SON LOST HIS FATHER TONIGHT, AND HE NEEDS ME. MAY I GO? GARCIA: SURE. AN OFFICER WILL FOLLOW YOU HOME AND COLLECT YOUR COSTUME. I'LL BE IN TOUCH. COURTNEY: FINE. COURTNEY: ANY ONE OF THESE PEOPLE COULD HAVE DONE IT. ( breathing heavily ) ( metal clanging ) ü I LOVE THE FISHES ü ü 'CAUSE THEY'RE SO DELICIOUS ü ONE FOR YOU ü GONE GOLDFISHIN' ü TWO FOR ME ü WE COULD EAT THEM EVERY DAY ü I LOVE MY GOLDFISH ü AND MY MOM SAYS THAT'S O.K. ü PEPPERIDGE FARM GOLDFISH CRACKERS BAKED WITH AND CHEESY, NOT SUGARY LIKE SWEET SNACKS. GOLDFISH! I GOTTA NIBBLE ü WE LOVE THE FISHES ü ü 'CAUSE THEY'RE SO DELICIOUS ü ü GONE GOLDFISHIN' ü IT'S ü GONE GOLDFISHIN' üü WORDS CAN'T EXPRESS THE FEELINGS KIDS HAVE ABOUT THE BAD TASTE OF SOME MEDICINES. BUT NOW THERE'S SOMETHING NEW THEY TASTE SO GOOD AND DISSOLVE SO FAST, KIDS WON'T MIND TAKING THIS MEDICINE. WORDS CAN'T EXPRESS HOW GOOD YOU'LL BOTH FEEL. I FEEL BETTER, MOM. WELL, MAYBE A FEW WORDS CAN. NEW SOFT-CHEWS FROM CHILDREN'S TYLENOL, THE FIRST CHOICE OF PEDIATRICIANS. [ Woman ] MY DAD'S JUST MOVED IN WITH US. HE'S QUITE A CHARACTER. VERY DISCIPLINED, VERY ORGANIZED. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT WITH TWO VERY ACTIVE LITTLE BOYS. I KNOW HIS APPEARANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM. HE KEEPS THOSE SHIRTS OF HIS SPOTLESS. I DON'T WANT THEM TO END UP DINGY... WHEN THEY GET THROWN IN THE WASH WITH THE KIDS' DIRTY STUFF. [ Announcer ] LIQUID TIDE'S NEW CLEAN RINSE FORMULA. IT HELPS PREVENT DIRT IN THE WASH WATER FROM REDEPOSITING ON CLOTHES, SO EVERYTHING COMES OUT WHITER THAN WITH REGULAR DETERGENTS. I THINK THEY'RE GONNA LEARN A LOT FROM EACH OTHER. ü (guitar music begins) ü ü THE TOUCH, THE FEEL ü ü OF COTTON ü ü THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES üü GARCIA: THE KILLER IS PASSING YOU LOVE NOTES, AND YOU DON'T CALL ME? KEVIN: WE TRIED TO REACH YOU, BUT WE COULDN'T. LOOK, I'M THE PERSON THAT THIS KILLER WANTS, SO I TOOK A CALCULATED RISK AND I WENT INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE. GARCIA: MATTY, GET THESE TO THE LAB. I WANT TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THOSE PIECES OF PAPER. MATTY: YES, SIR. VICTOR: I HOPE YOU HAVE SOMEONE KEEPING AN EYE ON JOE SCANLON BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY THE KILLER'S INTENDED VICTIM. HE IS IN MONK'S BOOK. GARCIA: I'M NOT SO SURE IT WAS THE "GENERAL HOMICIDE" COPYCATTER. EVE: WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT? GARCIA: BECAUSE THE DECEASED WAS INVOLVED IN A CUSTODY BATTLE WITH COURTNEY KANELOS, AND MOST HOMICIDES ARE COMMITTED BY SOMEONE CLOSE TO THE VICTIM. KEVIN: I DON'T KNOW WHY JOHN KANELOS WAS MURDERED, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT WAS OUR KILLER WHO DID THE JOB. GARCIA: MAYBE SOMEONE WANTED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE OUR GUY. VICTOR: TO GO TO ALL THIS TROUBLE? THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ONE UGLY CUSTODY BATTLE. GARCIA: AND TONIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO SETTLE IT. SERENA: DADDY? SCOTT: YES? SERENA: CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ROOM TONIGHT? SCOTT: ABSOLUTELY. SERENA: LUCY? WOULD YOU COME UP AND READ TO ME UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP? LUCY: YEAH. YES, OF COURSE, I WOULD LOVE TO. I TELL YOU WHAT -- WHY DON'T YOU GO PICK OUT YOUR VERY FAVORITE BOOK, AND I'LL BE UP AND HELP YOU GET YOUR HAIR ALL FIXED FOR BED AND GET IN YOUR P.J.'S, ALL RIGHT? SERENA: OK. I'M GOING TO ASK MOMMY'S STAR IF SHE'LL WATCH OVER NEIL. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BOTH HERE. LUCY: ME, TOO. I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE, SWEETPEA. SERENA: OK. SCOTT: IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO WATCH NEIL FIND OUT ABOUT HIS FATHER. IT'S REALLY, REALLY TOUGH FOR A CHILD TO HAVE JUST ONE PARENT. LUCY: YEAH, IT IS. HAVE I TOLD YOU HOW AMAZED I AM, THOUGH, BY THE JOB YOU'VE DONE WITH SERENA ALL BY YOURSELF? SCOTT: YEAH, UT WHAT IF I HADN'T COME BACK FROM FLORIDA? SHE WOULD JUST BE A LITTLE ORPHAN GIRL RIGHT NOW. LUCY: WE DID COME BACK, AND THE REASON WE CAME BACK IS BECAUSE OF HER. SCOTT: YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW -- LUCY, LUCY, LUCY, YOU'RE THE ONLY MOTHER THAT SHE'S EVER KNOWN, AND IT WAS WRONG OF ME TO KEEP YOU TWO APART. LUCY: SHE MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME. SCOTT: NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE, I HAD NO RIGHT -- NO RIGHT TO KEEP YOU TWO APART. AND I'M TELLING YOU SOMETHING RIGHT NOW, LUCY -- THAT IS NEVER, EVER GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. KAREN: I SAW THAT COSTUME AND ALL THAT BLOOD AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD. IT WAS HORRIBLE. JOE: HEY, I AM OK. I AM RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF YOU IN ONE PIECE. KAREN: I DON'T EVER WANT TO RISK LOSING YOU TO ANYTHING. JOE: THEN YOU WON'T. YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO TO NEIL. I MEAN, KAREN, JOHN WAS THE ONLY FATHER THAT BOY HAS EVER KNOWN. KAREN: YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN COURTNEY. WHEN SHE THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD, SHE WAS HYSTERICAL. AND THEN SHE FOUND OUT IT WAS JOHN, AND SHE BARELY BATTED AN EYE. IT WAS LIKE -- LIKE SHE WAS ALMOST RELIEVED. COURTNEY: NEIL FINALLY PASSED OUT FROM EXHAUSTION. FRANK: IT'LL TAKE HIM A LONG TIME TO GET OVER THIS. FRANK: WHAT? COURTNEY: I'M NOT ANGRY WITH YOU, FRANK. I ASKED YOU TO DO IT. AFTER TONIGHT, WE WILL NEVER SPEAK ABOUT IT AGAIN, OK? FRANK: GUESS AGAIN. A WORD OF ADVICE -- GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER WON'T BE AS EASY FOR YOU AS STICKING THAT SWORD THROUGH YOUR EX-HUSBAND OBVIOUSLY WAS. YOU'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE YOU'RE SIPPING MARGARITAS ON A BEACH SOMEWHERE.