pc oct 28 ELLEN: PROFESSOR LEVY'S LECTURE WAS EVEN MORE INFORMATIVE THAN I'D HOPED. LUCY: OH, YEAH, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. I THINK A GIRL JUST CAN'T KNOW TOO MUCHBOUT HER NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY SERIAL KILLER. I'M GOING TO HAVE NIGHTMARES. I JUST HOPE I DON'T. ELLEN: WELL, WHY WOULD YOU? YOU BARELY HEARD A WORD. YOU SPENT HALF THE NIGHT WITH YOUR NECK CRANED TO THE DOOR LOOKING FOR KEVIN. LUCY: WELL, HE INVITED ME TO THIS SHINDIG. IT'S NOT LIKE HIM TO NOT LEAVE A NOTE OR AT LEAST CALL ME AND TELL ME HE'S NOT GOING TO SHOW. WHERE COULD HE BE? [TELEPHONE RINGS] KEVIN: EXCUSE ME. HELLO? VICTOR: HELLO. I WASN'T SURE YOU'D PICK UP. KEVIN: VICTOR. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU. VICTOR: DON'T YOU TWO HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR TIME? KEVIN: WELL, WE WANTED TO THANK YOU. THIS DINNER IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. YOU REALLY OUTDID YOURSELF. VICTOR: I'M GLAD YOU'RE ENJOYING IT. DON'T LET ME KEEP YOU. ONE LAST WORD OF ADVICE -- DON'T PICK UP THE PHONE AGAIN. PUT THE DAMN THING OFF THE HOOK AND RELAX. KEVIN: WELL, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. GOOD NIGHT. MARY: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED? VICTOR: KEVIN AND LUCY WILL BE WALKING DOWN THE AISLE BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT. ELLEN: LUCY, COME ON, NOW. YOU'RE STARTING TO LOOK DESPERATE. LUCY: I AM DESPERATE. IT'S BUSY. ELLEN: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A GIRLS' NIGHT OUT? HMM? LUCY: OH, SO WE COULD GO BACK TO MY SUITE AND HAVE THAT ROOM SERVICE AND WATCH PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIES? ELLEN: AND I COULD RAID YOUR MINI BAR. SOUNDS LIKE A PARTY TO ME. LUCY: OH, BOY. OK, AND WE CAN ORDER THAT ROMANTIC DINNER FOR TWO. ELLEN: AH, YES. EVE: ANY MEAL WE HAVE TOGETHER AFTER THIS IS GOING TO BE A LETDOWN. KEVIN: WELL, THEN, I SAY WE ENJOY THIS WHILE WE CAN. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] LARK: I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR JULIE'S HOMECOMING, AND SINCE THIS WAS MY FIRST NIGHT OFF SINCE YOUR WERE ACQUITTED, SO, VOILA! JULIE: LARK, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS. LARK: I WANTED TO. OH, I HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT I MADE. [KNOCK ON DOOR] LARK: FRANK, WILL YOU GET THAT? FRANK: MUST BE THE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE EVENING. GARCIA: OH, HI. FRANK: WHAT DO YOU WANT? JULIE: I HOPE YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR ME. GARCIA: IN A WAY I AM. I WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU WERE SETTLING IN. FRANK: DO COPS NORMALLY MAKE SOCIAL CALLS AFTER TRYING TO PUT SOMEONE AWAY FOR MURDER? JULIE: FRANK -- GARCIA: I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO HARD FEELINGS. JULIE: COME ON IN, PLEASE. LISTEN, YOU WERE ONLY DOING YOUR JOB. I DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST YOU. GARCIA: GOOD. WELL, THEN, I GUESS YOU WON'T MIND ACCEPTING THIS GIFT. JULIE: WHAT IS IT? GARCIA: ALMOND ROCA. WHEN YOU WERE IN LOCKUP, I REMEMBER YOU SAYING HOW MUCH YOU LIKED IT, SO -- JULIE: THANK YOU, DETECTIVE. GARCIA: SURE. JULIE: YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR FIRST NAME. GARCIA: OH, IT'S ALEX. FRANK: ALEX? LARK: SHOULD I BE CALLING A LAWYER FOR SOMEONE? JULIE: NO. NO. ALEX JUST DROPPED BY TO SAY HELLO. LARK: ALEX? I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU HAD A FIRST NAME. FRANK: WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE? GARCIA: YOU CAN STILL CALL ME DETECTIVE, FRANK. WHAT SMELLS SO GOOD? WAIT, DON'T TELL ME. ROSEMARY? GARLIC. PROSCIUTTO, MAYBE? LARK: GOOD NOSE. JULIE: STAY FOR DINNER. I'M SURE THERE'S ENOUGH. GARCIA: OH, I -- LARK: YEAH. GARCIA: YOU SURE YOU DON'T MIND? JULIE: LARK, LET'S SET ANOTHER PLACE. WE'VE GOT COMPANY. ELLEN: A FEW WEEKS AGO, YOU WERE BEGGING ME TO HELP D YOU GET LEVELED BY HURRICANE SCOTT? LUCY: WE HAVE THIS CHILD TOGETHER, AND, SOMEHOW, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THIS MAGICAL, UNBREAKABLE BOND BETWEEN US. ELLEN: WHAT ABOUT KEVIN? LUCY: KEVIN IS EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED IN A MAN. ELLEN: WELL, THAT CERTAINLY DIDN'T STOP YOU FROM SLEEPING WITH SCOTT. LUCY: ELLEN, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE. IT'S REALLY NOT. I GOT DUMPED, REMEMBER? I AM THE ONE WHO GOT LEFT AT THAT ALTAR ALL ALONE. AND I WAS VERY LONELY AND VERY SAD, AND I ENDED UP IN FLORIDA WITH SCOTT. AND IT WAS MAGICAL. IT WAS LIKE WE WERE TRANSPORTED INTO ANOTHER WORLD. ELLEN: WHO DO YOU WANT, LUCY? SCOTT OR KEVIN? LUCY: IT'S NOT JUST UP TO ME. ELLEN: BUT YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT. LUCY: HOW DO YOU DECIDE BETWEEN THE TWO HALVES OF YOUR HEART? ELLEN: DO YOU WANT MY ADVICE? LUCY: OH, SO NOW YOU FINALLY COME UP WITH SOME ADVICE FOR ME. YES, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT. ELLEN: WELL, I'D TELL YOU TO JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE. DO NOTHING. IT IS BEST TO STAND STILL WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING. AFTER SAM DIED, IT TOOK ME YEARS UNTIL I WAS READY TO LET SOMEONE IN. YOU CAN CERTAINLY LAST A FEW WEEKS. LUCY: OK, THEN. WHO AM I TO ARGUE WITH WISE, WISE ELLEN? ELLEN: OH, THE WORDS I LIKE TO HEAR. LUCY: HOW LUCKY AM I TO HAVE YOU IN MY CORNER? ELLEN: OH, WELL, WE'LL SAVE THAT CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER DAY. BUT DO YOU MIND IF WE ORDER NOW BECAUSE I AM STARVING. VICTOR: KID FLAMBE AND HIS FIREWORKS CREME BRULEE. TA-DA! MARY: SUCH FANFARE. VICTOR: NOW, YOU'D BETTER PUT THESE ON. MARY: OH, YES, SIR. VICTOR: ALL RIGHT. AND -- MARY: OK. VICTOR: AND -- MARY: HOLD ON. VICTOR: AND -- CONTACT. MARY: CONTACT. VICTOR: AHA! AHA! MARY: OH, YES, SIR. VICTOR: AND THE FINISHING TOUCHES -- BANZAI! MARY: TRULY AN ORIGINAL! VICTOR: WELL, MARY SCANLON WILL ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. NOW, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS BRULEE IS GOOD, BUT IT'S NOT NEARLY AS SWEET AS YOU ARE. MARY: MMM. MAGNIFICENT. VICTOR: THE VERY WORD I HOPE THAT KEVIN AND LUCY ARE USING RIGHT THIS MINUTE. MARY: TO A JOB WELL DONE. EVE: MMM. KEVIN: MMM. EVE: MMM. ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS SINFUL. KEVIN: DEATH BY CHOCOLATE. AT LEAST I DIDN'T PUT THAT IN THE BOOK. EVE: SPEAKING OF, DID YOU PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF MURDER CLUES THAT WE DISCUSSED? KEVIN: YEAH, I LEFT IT FOR YOU AT THE HOSPITAL. YOU DIDN'T GET IT? EVE: NOPE. KEVIN: STRANGE. BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A COPY. I MADE A CHART. EVE: CHRIS FIGURES PROMINENTLY IN THIS. KEVIN: IT WAS CHRIS' STETHOSCOPE THAT WAS FOUND AROUND GRACE'S NECK, AND NO ONE HAD MORE OPPORTUNITY THAN HE DID TO PLANT THAT STUFF IN YOUR CLOSET. EVE: KEVIN, CHRIS ISN'T YOUR KILLER. KEVIN: IS THIS YOU COMING TO THE DEFENSE OF A FRIEND, OR AM I REALLY STRETCHING IT? [GUITAR PLAYS] KEVIN: WHAT'S THAT? EVE: WHAT IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW. KEVIN: VICTOR. EVE: WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING VICTOR HIRED A GUITARIST AND NOT A FULL-BLOWN ORCHESTRA. THAT'S NICE. ANYWAY, AS I WAS SAYING, I'M TELLING YOU CHRIS IS NOT -- [MUSIC GETS LOUDER] EVE: CHRIS IS MY FRIEND. THERE'S NO WAY HE WOULD EVER GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO DO -- THAT'S LOVELY. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M THINKING THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE THE HINT. KEVIN: YOU MEAN MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT OFF THE WORK AND ENJOY THE MUSIC? EVE: I THINK THAT WHAT'S VICTOR HAD IN MIND. KEVIN: HAVE A SEAT. MORE CHAMPAGNE? EVE: YES, PLEASE. FRANK: I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST -- TO JULIE. I'M GLAD TO HAVE HER BACK HERE WITH ME WHERE SHE BELONGS. GARCIA: HEAR, HEAR. JULIE: THANK YOU. GARCIA: NOW IT'S MY TURN. IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT FRANK SAVED YOU FROM GREG COOPER. TO PERFECT TIMING. JULIE, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT OUT OF THAT BASEMENT SAFE AND SOUND. JULIE: I'LL DRINK TO THAT. BUT COULD WE CHANGE THE SUBJECT? LARK: SO, DET. GARCIA, DO YOU HAVE FAMILY IN PORT CHARLES? GARCIA: NO. NO. WHICH IS KIND OF A RELIEF AT THE MOMENT. CONSIDERING THE WAY BODIES ARE DROPPING, I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY TO WORRY ABOUT. JULIE: EXCUSE ME. LARK, DID YOU MAKE SOME COFFEE? LARK: YEAH. YOU KNOW, I'LL SERVE, YOU SIT. JULIE: NO, REALLY, I'LL HELP. FRANK: YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH NOW OR WAIT UNTIL DESSERT? GARCIA: I'M TALKING TOO MUCH SHOP, HUH? FRANK: WELL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GIVE THAT WHOLE MURDER-DEATH THING A REST. GARCIA: LOOK, JULIE, I'M SORRY IF WHAT I SAID BEFORE UPSET YOU. I'M SORRY. I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN IN A DINNER PARTY IN A WHILE. JULIE: DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I'M OVERLY SENSITIVE, ANYWAY. GARCIA: YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE. LOOK, I THINK I SHOULD BE GOING. LARK, THANK YOU FOR A TERRIFIC MEAL. LARK: YOU'RE WELCOME. JULIE: LISTEN, I DIDN'T MEAN -- GARCIA: LOOK, JULIE, I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK AT HOME SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SEE. LARK: WELL, THE NEXT TIME ITALIAN'S ON THE MENU, WE'LL GIVE YOU A CALL. FRANK: YEAH, YOU CAN BRING AN AUTOPSY REPORT OR SOMETHING. GARCIA: THANKS. GARCIA: GOOD NIGHT, JULIE. JULIE: GOOD NIGHT. FRANK: WHAT? WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID? LUCY: DIDN'T TT GUY'S HAIR KIND OF REMIND YOU OF SCOTT'S? ELLEN: I THOUGHT WE AGREED NO MENTION OF THE WORD K OR S. LUCY: OH, RIGHT, RIGHT. OH. ELLEN: WHAT IS IT NOW? LUCY: THIS DRESSING. KEVIN -- MR. K LOVES GREEN GODDESS DRESSING. ELLEN: YOU ARE HOPELESS. LUCY: NO, NO, I'M NOT. NO, I'M GOING TO BE JUST FINE. I AM NOT GOING TO THINK ABOUT EITHER ONE OF THEM. I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF THAT. I JUST NEED A LITTLE PRACTICE, THAT'S ALL. ELLEN: WELL, AREN'T YOU THE BIG SPIRITUALIST? I MEAN, TRY MEDITATION. LUCY: THAT'S IT. YOU ARE BRILLIANT. I JUST NEED TO CLEAR MY MIND COMPLETELY. ELLEN: YOU KNOW, THAT IS A BRILLIANT IDEA. AND START WITH A CLEAN SLATE, TOO. LUCY: COME ON, COME ON, LET'S GO. ELLEN: AREN'T WE GOING TO EAT? LUCY: NO, THIS WE DO BETTER ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. ELLEN: DO WHAT? AND WHY IS IT WE ALL OF A SUDDEN? LUCY: THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN. JUST TRUST ME. YOU'LL ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. NOW, LISTEN, I NEED TO GET YOU SOME SWEATS. I HAVE SWEATS YOU CAN BORROW. ELLEN: SWEATS? LUCY: YEAH. AND, LISTEN, DON'T EAT. YOU NEED AN EMPTY STOMACH. STAY RIGHT THERE. I'LL BE RGHT BACK. ELLEN: YEAH, I'LL PROBABLY NEED A DRINK. VICTOR: RIGHT ABOUT NOW, THE GUITARIST THAT I ENGAGED TO SERENADE MONK AND LUCY WILL BE STRUMMING THOSE LOVE BIRDS RIGHT INTO EACH OTHER'S WINGS. MARY: HAVE I MADE THE FIND OF THE CENTURY? ARE YOU REALLY THE LAST OF THE GREAT ROMANTICS, VICTOR? VICTOR: I JUST WISH THAT I COULD HAVE GIVEN THEM A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TONIGHT. MARY: OH, NO, NO. THE ONE MUSICIAN -- OH, NO, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I MEAN, IT SETS THE TONE. VICTOR: YOU THINK SO? MARY: DEFINITELY. [KNOCK ON DOOR] VICTOR: PARDON ME. MAY I PRESENT HANS-PETER KENDEL, ON LOAN TO US FOR THE ENTIRE EVENING FROM HIS KLEZMER BAND. MARY: VICTOR! VICTOR: DON'T TALK. POLKA! MARY: I DON'T BELIEVE IT! KEVIN: MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY AND GET SOME WORK DONE. EVE: MAYBE WE SHOULD.  [ Woman ] I'M NOT JUST GUARDING THE NET. I'M PROTECTING MY TEAM'S HONOR. I CAN'T CALL TIMEOUT TO CHECK MY PAD. SO WHAT'S PROTECTING ME ? ALWAYS ULTRA WITH WINGS. IT'S NOT JUST A THIN VERSION OF A THICK PAD. THE GEL CORE CAN ABSORB THREE TIMES MORE... THAN PADS USUALLY HAVE TO AND TURN IT INTO GEL. ALWAYS HAS ME COVERED... SO I CAN FOCUS ON KEEPING THE NET COVERED. ))GGwÑ?WHAT DO DRY, SORE THROATS WANT ? [ Ahem ] BATHE ME IN HERBAL GOODNESS. COMFORT ME WITH THE FLAVOR OF FRUIT JUICE. SOOTHE ME WITH-- NEW CELESTIAL SEASONINGS HERBAL THROAT DROPS. AAH ! THANK YOU. wwwwwgG3W+;G;# LARK: NOTHING LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PUT A DAMPER ON THE EVENING. JULIE: GARCIA MEANS WELL. FRANK: IT'S OBVIOUS HE'S GOT A CRUSH ON YOU. JULIE: OOH, ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT A LITTLE COMPETITION? [TELEPHONE RINGS] LARK: WELL, YOU WANT MY OPINION? FRANK: NO. JULIE: SCANLON RESIDENCE. GREG: HI, JULIE, IT'S ME. GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE BACK WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU. SORRY I CAN'T BE WITH YOU AT OUR SPECIAL TIME, BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU. FRANK: WHO WAS THAT? JULIE: GREG COOPER. LARK: YOU'RE KIDDING. JULIE: HE CALLED TO CELEBRATE OUR ANNIVERSARY. IT'S LIKE SOME KIND OF HOLIDAY TO HIM. FRANK: LISTEN, THERE IS NO WAY THAT GREG COOPER CAN EVER GET YOU AGAIN. GARCIA WAS RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING -- YOU'RE SAFE, ALL RIGHT? LUCY: WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? ELLEN: HOME. YES, HOME. YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT ROUNDS AT 6:00 A.M., BUT YOU'RE DOING GREAT, SO JUST KEEP IT UP. LUCY: THANK YOU, I AM. WAIT. WHOA, WHOA. I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP. I THINK THIS IS WORKING. THIS IS GREAT, THANKS. ELLEN: OH, SWEETHEART, YOU'RE WELCOME. AND I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW. LUCY: OK. ELLEN: NOW, KEEP BREATHING, KEEP MEDITATING, AND DON'T THINK ABOUT YOU-KNOW-WHO. LUCY: NO, NO, NO, DON'T SAY IT. OK, BYE. TA. ELLEN: OM. LUCY: TA. ELLEN: OM. LUCY: I'M OMED OUT. I'M ALL OMED OUT. I CAN'T DO THIS. OH, DOC, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME? YOU ASK ME FOR A DATE, AND THEN YOU STAND ME UP. WHAT IF SOMETHING'S REALLY WRONG? WAIT A MINUTE. WHATF THE KILLER IS STILL ON THE LOOSE? WE KNOW THE KILLER HASN'T BEEN CAUGHT. WHAT IF -- WHAT IF SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO MY DOC? IT'S STILL BUSY. IT'S STILL BUSY. SOMETHING REALLY IS WRONG. VICTOR: WHAT, MARY, WHAT? MARY: DON'T BE SO SWEET, VICTOR. YOU GET MY HOPES UP. VICTOR: MARY, I AM A MAN WHO HAS SEEN MANY VISIONS IN MY LIFETIME, BUT NONE SO LOVELY AS THE ONE BEFORE ME NOW. PLEASE DO NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT THAT I COULD PLAY THE CAVALIER WITH YOU. MARY: I WAS THINKING THAT I WASN'T COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU WHEN I SAID I PREFERRED SOLITUDE. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE IN MY LIFE, VICTOR. VICTOR: I WOULD LIKE THAT VERY MUCH. NOW, I -- I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTAY MY WELCOME. AND THIS IS A VERY HIGH NOTE. MARY: BUT YOU HAVE NO PLACE TO STAY NOW THAT AOU'VE SET LUCY AND KEVIN UP IN THE LIGHTHOUSE. STAY HERE. VICTOR: WELL, YOUR SOFA IS VERY COMFY. I'D LIKE THAT. MARY: I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THE SOFA. VICTOR: MARY, I AM AWARE OF YOUR STRONG BELIEFS, AND YOU NEED FEEL UNDER NO OBLIGATION -- VICTOR: WAS IT THE FIREWORKS CREME BRULEE? MARY: I'D SAY THE FIREWORKS STARTED LONG BEFORE THE CREME WAS EVER BRULEED. KEVIN: PARDON ME. EVE: NO, IT WAS MY FAULT. KEVIN: THERE'S SOME CHAMPAGNE LEFT. WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE MORE? EVE: NO, THANKS, I DON'T. OH, NO. OH, MY GOSH, I'M SO STUPID. I'M SO SORRY. KEVIN: IT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'S ALL RIGHT. EVE: NO, IT WAS MY FAULT. KEVIN: IT'S ONLY A -- EVE: I'M SORRY. KEVIN: AS A PSYCHIATRIST, I SHOULD KNOW MY OWN MIND, BUT I CAN'T SAY WHY I DID THAT. EVE: WOULD SHOCK YOU IF I SAID I'M SURPRISED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN SOONER? [KNOCK ON DOOR] KEVIN: LUCY. LUCY: DOC, HI. THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. KEVIN: WELL, OF COURSE I AM. EVE: KEVIN? LUCY: I THOUGHT YOU WERE MEETING ME TONIGHT. KEVIN: WHAT? LUCY, I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. LUCY: MY MISTAKE. JUST IGNORE ME. JUST PRETEND I WASN'T EVEN HERE. KEVIN: LUCY!