All My Children Update Thursday 6/12/03

By Shahla
Pictures by Juanita

Joe is at the hospital and David comes rushing in. David asks where Leora’s autopsy reports are. Joe doesn’t want to create another scene, so he asks David to come into his office. David tells him to stop stalling.

Joe is at the hospital and David comes rushing in. David asks where Leora’s autopsy reports are. Joe doesn’t want to create another scene, so he asks David to come into his office. David tells him to stop stalling.

Luis tells Reggie to make sure Joni doesn’t come back to the center. Just then they hear someone approaching. Luis tells Reggie to get rid of Joni fast, otherwise he’ll get rid of her himself. He quickly hides in the bushes again. Joni comes back into the center. She says her mother hasn’t come by to pick her up yet. Reggie tries to distract her and says the seniors are having a graduation party on the beach. He asks her if she’ll go with him. Joni seems surprised

Kendall is at Fusion, looking over some important business files. Greenlee comes in and snatches the files away from Kendall. Kendall asks what her problem is. Greenlee says the files are confidential. Kendall seems confused and says she’s part of Fusion. Greenlee says she doesn’t trust her anymore since she’s started warming up to the competition. She tells Kendall that she’s been acting like a traitor. Kendall tries to protest, but Greenlee says she had no right to tell Erica that she got Lena a job. Kendall tells her that Erica had a right to know and that she is, after all, her mother. Greenlee says Erica is a piranha and that she will never be a good mother.

Jackson is unconscious on the ground and Erica is screaming for him to wake up. Anna comes running in and tries to tend to him. She frantically tells Erica to call 911, but Erica is frozen. Anna shouts for her again but Erica tells her she can’t leave Jackson’s side. Anna keeps shouting for her to make the call. Erica finally comes back to reality and picks up the phone. While she’s giving the police the address, Anna takes the phone from her and describes Jackson’s condition.

Joe brings David up to date on the autopsy reports. He says he’s still waiting to hear from the pathologist. David starts shouting at Joe. He says he’s going to sue the hospital for everything they’ve got. Some other doctors start looking over to see what the commotion is all about. Joe tells them to get back to work. He leaves with one of the doctors and tells David to leave as well. David hides out for a while and then sneaks into Joe’s office. He quickly rummages through some papers on Joe’s desk and finds Leora’s file.

Joni tells Reggie she’s can’t go to the party because her mother would never allow her. Reggie tells her to lie to her mother and to go off with him. Joni says she can’t do that. She tells Reggie to go and that she will wait around for her mother. Reggie doesn’t know what to do. He hesitates, but finally leaves. Joni sits alone for a while and then finally puts her CD on again. She starts dancing around. Just then Joni’s father comes in and asks her what the hell she’s listening to.

Lori and Jamie are at the graduation party at the beach. Lori tells Jamie that she didn’t exactly have permission to come out, but it is after all her graduation night. Jamie tells her that her father should be more proud of her. Lori tells him she wishes her mom was there for her. Jamie asks if she wishes JR was around. Lori tells him that she hasn’t given JR much thought for a while.

Kendall tells Greenlee that things are changing with her and Erica. She says Erica needs her. Greenlee says Erica is just using her and that it was all about Michael. Kendall insists that Erica has changed and that she is acting like her mother. She asks Greenlee why she’s being so cynical. Greenlee softens up a bit and asks if she’ll be done at the office soon. Kendall says she will and that she just has to go over some of the national campaigns. Greenlee tells her to go ahead and finish, but to not go running to Erica again. She asks how Simone is doing with the search for the sexiest man. Kendall gets really excited and says things are going well. Just then Simone walks in with a man on her arm. Before they can ask, the guy informs Kendall and Greenlee that their search is over. He says he is Fusion’s sexiest man!

Joe comes into his office and finds David there. He asks David what he’s doing. David says he’s going over the files that he claimed weren’t ready yet. Joe says they’re not ready yet and that they’re still waiting for some more reports. David accuses Joe of covering up his mistakes. Joe tells him he’s going too far and tries calling security. David snatches the phone from Joe’s hand and slams it down. He gets into Joe’s face and yells at him for killing his daughter. Just then Tad comes in and pulls David away. He tells David to back off and to not continue blaming other people for Leora’s death.

Anna and Erica are at the hospital. Erica tells Anna she can leave if she wants. Anna insists on staying till Jackson is better. The doctor comes out of Jackson’s room and says they need a blood transfusion. Anna asks how something like this was brought about. The doctor says that Jackson must have been really agitated before he collapsed. Erica sighs and says it’s all her fault. She asks if Jackson is going to be all right soon. The doctor doesn’t say anything. Erica starts panicking. She asks again if Jackson is going to pull through.

Joni’s father asks her when she started listening to such trash. Joni tries to explain but her father goes off on her. Just then Reggie comes back into the center and says it’s his music. Joni’s father asks who he is and Reggie tells him that he’s Jackson’s foster son. Joni’s father asks Reggie to not play such music around Joni and Reggie says he understands. Joni’s father asks Joni if she’s ready to go. Joni says she’s not and that she has to wait for a late delivery. Joni’s father tells her to call him when she’s ready. After he leaves, Joni takes a deep breath. She apologizes to Reggie for her father’s old-fashioned behavior. Reggie laughs it off. Joni asks him if they’re going to go party now. Reggie says they will and they both walk out arm in arm.

Kendall and Greenlee ask the guy a few questions, but they quickly realize that he’s as dumb as a rock. When the guy goes on and on about being the sexiest man, Greenlee tells him that he hasn’t won anything yet. They walk him back to the elevator and tell him that they’ll call when the contest is over. Kenny comes in and says he has to fill in a few papers for Carlos’ case. He sits down quietly on one of the tables and starts working away. On the other side of the room, Simone, Kendall and Greenlee complain about their pool of contestants. Simone says they don’t need just a pretty face. She says they need someone they can count on and someone who sticks around. All three come to the same realization and look over at Kenny.

Erica asks the doctor for more details. The doctor says Jackson has a rare blood type and that the hospital is out of blood supplies. Anna asks if they called the Red Cross, but the doctor says they didn’t have any luck with them either. Erica says she’ll call around for Jackson’s relatives. She calls Bianca first and tells her to come over right away. The doctor tells Anna to arrange for a larger pool of donors.

Joe tells David that he and his team did the best they could. David tells him that he could have done a much better job. He points at the file and says it was very clear that Leora’s heart wasn’t strong enough to go through the surgery. Both Joe and Tad try to explain their point of view, but David doesn’t want to hear it. He’s convinced that the hospital is covering something up. Joe finally tells him to conduct another autopsy if he wants. David sarcastically asks if he expects him to dig up Leora’s grave and perform another autopsy.

Jamie asks Lori if she’s over JR. Lori says she is. Jamie asks if she’s been lying to him all along. Lori says she wasn’t lying and that she just wasn’t ready to get involved with anyone else. She explains that her life is just taking off and that she can’t compromise her goals. She says she needs to get into college and have a career. Jamie makes a face and says it’s clear she’s planned everything out. Lori says she just didn’t want to get too seriously involved. Jamie says they don’t have to get serious and that he’s not planning out their wedding. Before Lori can respond, she spots Joni and Reggie dancing on the beach. They come over and congratulate Lori and Jamie on graduating. Lori teases them a bit, and then Reggie and Jamie go off to get drinks. Lori asks Joni what’s going on between her and Reggie.

Simone asks the girls what they think about Kenny. The girls say that he’s nice and dependable. Simone says that he’s very plain. Just then Kenny walks over. He says he’s done with his work. He hesitates a bit and then asks Simone out for dinner. Simone says she can’t go because she has to crash the senior graduation party. She says it’s the perfect opportunity to hand out flyers. Kenny says he doesn’t want her to get in trouble again. Kendall and Greenlee tell Kenny to go with Simone and keep an eye on her. Kenny innocently says he would love to go along. Simone realizes that she’s trapped, so she grabs him and leaves. Kendall asks Greenlee if she wants to get back to watching the contest videos. Greenlee makes a face and says her mother used to check out guys all the time. Just then Mary walks in. Kendall makes an excuse and leaves the office. Greenlee asks her mother why she’s still in town and what she’s up to now.

Bianca goes in for some testing to see if her blood matches Jackson’s. Erica and Anna continue waiting outside of Jackson’s room. Just then, some news reporters come into the hospital and start asking Erica questions about Jackson’s condition. Anna leads them away and says she will give them the update. Bianca comes out and says she just had her blood tested and that it didn’t match. Erica tries to remain optimistic and says they’ll find a match soon, but Bianca tells her that Jackson can’t wait long. Erica gets an idea. She goes to the reporters and tells them to turn their cameras on. She says she’ll give them an exclusive interview.

Joe takes Leora’s file back from David. He tells him that Anna didn’t want any further testing on Leora, so she signed a document for Leora’s burial. David accuses Joe of manipulating Anna into signing the document and covering his own tracks. Tad gets furious and asks David where he was when Anna had to make the toughest decision of her life. David tells him not to turn things around on him. Just then some security guards come into the office. They ask Joe if there’s a problem. Joe tells them to remove David from the hospital. The security guards grab David and start leading him out. David warns Joe that he’s not finished yet.

Simone and Kenny walk around the beach, chatting with all the seniors. Simone passes out some glitter samples and Fusion flyers. Kenny keeps telling Simone to be careful. He says they shouldn’t get caught while underage drinking is going on. Simone tells Kenny to lighten up and enjoy the party. Simone unbuttons Kenny’s shirt and starts rubbing glitter all over him. Kenny says he’s going to have hard time washing all of it off. Simone says she’s got a great solution. She starts undressing and says they should go skinny dipping.

Joni tells Lori that there’s nothing going on between her and Reggie. Lori doesn’t believe her but she changes the subject. She asks how she came to the party. Joni says she lied to her father and snuck out. Meanwhile, Reggie asks Jamie about Lori. Jamie doesn’t answer very clearly. He in turn asks Reggie about Joni. He says Joni doesn’t just lie to her parents for anyone. Reggie looks over at Joni and wonders what’s going on between them.

Anna watches David being carried off by the security guards. Anna asks him what’s going on. David shouts at Anna to not listen to Joe and Tad. He says everyone has been lying to her. After he leaves, Anna asks Joe what happened. Joe tells her that David got his hands on the autopsy reports. Anna asks him why he showed David the reports with her. Tad tells her that David broke in to Joe’s office and helped himself to the files. Anna asks what the files conclude. Joe tells her to come in to his office so they can discuss the details.

Erica and Bianca stand next to Jackson’s bed. Erica lovingly runs her hands through his hair. She tells him that in to time at all, they’ll find his donor.

Mary tells Greenlee that she’s sticking around so they can spend more time together. Greenlee isn’t buying it and asks her mother if there’s a new man in her life. Just then Kendall comes running in and says Mia told her to turn on their TV. Kendall turns on the news to find Erica making a statement. Erica pleads with the viewers to come to the hospital and have their blood tested. She tells them that Jackson’s condition is very serious and that he needs a donor right away. Mary gasps in shock when she discovers Jackson is in the hospital. Greenlee realizes Mary is interested in Jackson.

Luis tells Reggie to make sure Joni doesn’t come back to the center. Just then they hear someone approaching. Luis tells Reggie to get rid of Joni fast, otherwise he’ll get rid of her himself. He quickly hides in the bushes again. Joni comes back into the center. She says her mother hasn’t come by to pick her up yet. Reggie tries to distract her and says the seniors are having a graduation party on the beach. He asks her if she’ll go with him. Joni seems surprised

Kendall is at Fusion, looking over some important business files. Greenlee comes in and snatches the files away from Kendall. Kendall asks what her problem is. Greenlee says the files are confidential. Kendall seems confused and says she’s part of Fusion. Greenlee says she doesn’t trust her anymore since she’s started warming up to the competition. She tells Kendall that she’s been acting like a traitor. Kendall tries to protest, but Greenlee says she had no right to tell Erica that she got Lena a job. Kendall tells her that Erica had a right to know and that she is, after all, her mother. Greenlee says Erica is a piranha and that she will never be a good mother.

Jackson is unconscious on the ground and Erica is screaming for him to wake up. Anna comes running in and tries to tend to him. She frantically tells Erica to call 911, but Erica is frozen. Anna shouts for her again but Erica tells her she can’t leave Jackson’s side. Anna keeps shouting for her to make the call. Erica finally comes back to reality and picks up the phone. While she’s giving the police the address, Anna takes the phone from her and describes Jackson’s condition.

Joe brings David up to date on the autopsy reports. He says he’s still waiting to hear from the pathologist. David starts shouting at Joe. He says he’s going to sue the hospital for everything they’ve got. Some other doctors start looking over to see what the commotion is all about. Joe tells them to get back to work. He leaves with one of the doctors and tells David to leave as well. David hides out for a while and then sneaks into Joe’s office. He quickly rummages through some papers on Joe’s desk and finds Leora’s file.

Joni tells Reggie she’s can’t go to the party because her mother would never allow her. Reggie tells her to lie to her mother and to go off with him. Joni says she can’t do that. She tells Reggie to go and that she will wait around for her mother. Reggie doesn’t know what to do. He hesitates, but finally leaves. Joni sits alone for a while and then finally puts her CD on again. She starts dancing around. Just then Joni’s father comes in and asks her what the hell she’s listening to.

Lori and Jamie are at the graduation party at the beach. Lori tells Jamie that she didn’t exactly have permission to come out, but it is after all her graduation night. Jamie tells her that her father should be more proud of her. Lori tells him she wishes her mom was there for her. Jamie asks if she wishes JR was around. Lori tells him that she hasn’t given JR much thought for a while.

Kendall tells Greenlee that things are changing with her and Erica. She says Erica needs her. Greenlee says Erica is just using her and that it was all about Michael. Kendall insists that Erica has changed and that she is acting like her mother. She asks Greenlee why she’s being so cynical. Greenlee softens up a bit and asks if she’ll be done at the office soon. Kendall says she will and that she just has to go over some of the national campaigns. Greenlee tells her to go ahead and finish, but to not go running to Erica again. She asks how Simone is doing with the search for the sexiest man. Kendall gets really excited and says things are going well. Just then Simone walks in with a man on her arm. Before they can ask, the guy informs Kendall and Greenlee that their search is over. He says he is Fusion’s sexiest man!

Joe comes into his office and finds David there. He asks David what he’s doing. David says he’s going over the files that he claimed weren’t ready yet. Joe says they’re not ready yet and that they’re still waiting for some more reports. David accuses Joe of covering up his mistakes. Joe tells him he’s going too far and tries calling security. David snatches the phone from Joe’s hand and slams it down. He gets into Joe’s face and yells at him for killing his daughter. Just then Tad comes in and pulls David away. He tells David to back off and to not continue blaming other people for Leora’s death.

Anna and Erica are at the hospital. Erica tells Anna she can leave if she wants. Anna insists on staying till Jackson is better. The doctor comes out of Jackson’s room and says they need a blood transfusion. Anna asks how something like this was brought about. The doctor says that Jackson must have been really agitated before he collapsed. Erica sighs and says it’s all her fault. She asks if Jackson is going to be all right soon. The doctor doesn’t say anything. Erica starts panicking. She asks again if Jackson is going to pull through.

Joni’s father asks her when she started listening to such trash. Joni tries to explain but her father goes off on her. Just then Reggie comes back into the center and says it’s his music. Joni’s father asks who he is and Reggie tells him that he’s Jackson’s foster son. Joni’s father asks Reggie to not play such music around Joni and Reggie says he understands. Joni’s father asks Joni if she’s ready to go. Joni says she’s not and that she has to wait for a late delivery. Joni’s father tells her to call him when she’s ready. After he leaves, Joni takes a deep breath. She apologizes to Reggie for her father’s old-fashioned behavior. Reggie laughs it off. Joni asks him if they’re going to go party now. Reggie says they will and they both walk out arm in arm.

Kendall and Greenlee ask the guy a few questions, but they quickly realize that he’s as dumb as a rock. When the guy goes on and on about being the sexiest man, Greenlee tells him that he hasn’t won anything yet. They walk him back to the elevator and tell him that they’ll call when the contest is over. Kenny comes in and says he has to fill in a few papers for Carlos’ case. He sits down quietly on one of the tables and starts working away. On the other side of the room, Simone, Kendall and Greenlee complain about their pool of contestants. Simone says they don’t need just a pretty face. She says they need someone they can count on and someone who sticks around. All three come to the same realization and look over at Kenny.

Erica asks the doctor for more details. The doctor says Jackson has a rare blood type and that the hospital is out of blood supplies. Anna asks if they called the Red Cross, but the doctor says they didn’t have any luck with them either. Erica says she’ll call around for Jackson’s relatives. She calls Bianca first and tells her to come over right away. The doctor tells Anna to arrange for a larger pool of donors.

Joe tells David that he and his team did the best they could. David tells him that he could have done a much better job. He points at the file and says it was very clear that Leora’s heart wasn’t strong enough to go through the surgery. Both Joe and Tad try to explain their point of view, but David doesn’t want to hear it. He’s convinced that the hospital is covering something up. Joe finally tells him to conduct another autopsy if he wants. David sarcastically asks if he expects him to dig up Leora’s grave and perform another autopsy.

Jamie asks Lori if she’s over JR. Lori says she is. Jamie asks if she’s been lying to him all along. Lori says she wasn’t lying and that she just wasn’t ready to get involved with anyone else. She explains that her life is just taking off and that she can’t compromise her goals. She says she needs to get into college and have a career. Jamie makes a face and says it’s clear she’s planned everything out. Lori says she just didn’t want to get too seriously involved. Jamie says they don’t have to get serious and that he’s not planning out their wedding. Before Lori can respond, she spots Joni and Reggie dancing on the beach. They come over and congratulate Lori and Jamie on graduating. Lori teases them a bit, and then Reggie and Jamie go off to get drinks. Lori asks Joni what’s going on between her and Reggie.

Simone asks the girls what they think about Kenny. The girls say that he’s nice and dependable. Simone says that he’s very plain. Just then Kenny walks over. He says he’s done with his work. He hesitates a bit and then asks Simone out for dinner. Simone says she can’t go because she has to crash the senior graduation party. She says it’s the perfect opportunity to hand out flyers. Kenny says he doesn’t want her to get in trouble again. Kendall and Greenlee tell Kenny to go with Simone and keep an eye on her. Kenny innocently says he would love to go along. Simone realizes that she’s trapped, so she grabs him and leaves. Kendall asks Greenlee if she wants to get back to watching the contest videos. Greenlee makes a face and says her mother used to check out guys all the time. Just then Mary walks in. Kendall makes an excuse and leaves the office. Greenlee asks her mother why she’s still in town and what she’s up to now.

Bianca goes in for some testing to see if her blood matches Jackson’s. Erica and Anna continue waiting outside of Jackson’s room. Just then, some news reporters come into the hospital and start asking Erica questions about Jackson’s condition. Anna leads them away and says she will give them the update. Bianca comes out and says she just had her blood tested and that it didn’t match. Erica tries to remain optimistic and says they’ll find a match soon, but Bianca tells her that Jackson can’t wait long. Erica gets an idea. She goes to the reporters and tells them to turn their cameras on. She says she’ll give them an exclusive interview.

Joe takes Leora’s file back from David. He tells him that Anna didn’t want any further testing on Leora, so she signed a document for Leora’s burial. David accuses Joe of manipulating Anna into signing the document and covering his own tracks. Tad gets furious and asks David where he was when Anna had to make the toughest decision of her life. David tells him not to turn things around on him. Just then some security guards come into the office. They ask Joe if there’s a problem. Joe tells them to remove David from the hospital. The security guards grab David and start leading him out. David warns Joe that he’s not finished yet.

Simone and Kenny walk around the beach, chatting with all the seniors. Simone passes out some glitter samples and Fusion flyers. Kenny keeps telling Simone to be careful. He says they shouldn’t get caught while underage drinking is going on. Simone tells Kenny to lighten up and enjoy the party. Simone unbuttons Kenny’s shirt and starts rubbing glitter all over him. Kenny says he’s going to have hard time washing all of it off. Simone says she’s got a great solution. She starts undressing and says they should go skinny dipping.

Joni tells Lori that there’s nothing going on between her and Reggie. Lori doesn’t believe her but she changes the subject. She asks how she came to the party. Joni says she lied to her father and snuck out. Meanwhile, Reggie asks Jamie about Lori. Jamie doesn’t answer very clearly. He in turn asks Reggie about Joni. He says Joni doesn’t just lie to her parents for anyone. Reggie looks over at Joni and wonders what’s going on between them.

Anna watches David being carried off by the security guards. Anna asks him what’s going on. David shouts at Anna to not listen to Joe and Tad. He says everyone has been lying to her. After he leaves, Anna asks Joe what happened. Joe tells her that David got his hands on the autopsy reports. Anna asks him why he showed David the reports with her. Tad tells her that David broke in to Joe’s office and helped himself to the files. Anna asks what the files conclude. Joe tells her to come in to his office so they can discuss the details.

Erica and Bianca stand next to Jackson’s bed. Erica lovingly runs her hands through his hair. She tells him that in to time at all, they’ll find his donor.

Mary tells Greenlee that she’s sticking around so they can spend more time together. Greenlee isn’t buying it and asks her mother if there’s a new man in her life. Just then Kendall comes running in and says Mia told her to turn on their TV. Kendall turns on the news to find Erica making a statement. Erica pleads with the viewers to come to the hospital and have their blood tested. She tells them that Jackson’s condition is very serious and that he needs a donor right away.

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