Port Charles Update Monday 7/8/02
By Beth
At the hospital, two young nurses gossip about the shadow man, and one
thinks what he's doing is sexy and would like to meet him. The man who
startled Kate in the stairwell is eavesdropping on them. Kate tries to
round up some cash to pay off her debt, then stops by to visit Alison, who
is out of bed and ready to go home. She's happy to report that Rafe wants
to know all about their relationship. He doesn't remember anything yet,
but she believes that she got through to him and that things are going to
be all right after all. Unfortunately, Rafe is legally married to Livvie,
and she'll never give up without a fight. Even so, Alison believes she and
Rafe will be together, given a little more time. She almost--but not
quite--feels sorry for Livvie. Kate advises her not to waste her sympathy.
She calls Livvie a lying, conniving little bitch and likens her to a virus
that will infect everything she touches. Alison agrees but says Livvie
will never have Rafe. She realizes she never properly thanked Kate, and
takes the opportunity to do so, but Kate is uncomfortable with any kind of
praise. The reason she stopped by was to say goodbye. She's going back
home to Manhattan. Just arriving, Amanda contradicts this by announcing
that since Kate did such a brilliant job with Alison's case, she's been
assigned to head up the office in Port Charles. Kate appreciates the offer
but her life is in Manhattan. Amanda advises her to reconsider. She's
going to double Kate's salary. Besides, she's already given Kate's
position in New York to someone else. Once Amanda is gone, Alison promises
to speak to her, but Kate tells her she'll work something out. She's going
to consider Amanda's offer after all, for both professional and financial
reasons. As a friend, she advises Alison to stop waiting for Rafe to
remember, and instead make it happen. They have something very special and
shouldn't waste another minute of it.
Rafe stops Livvie and asks why she thinks she may be pregnant. She
claims she's late, which never happens, and she was even sick this
morning. When Rafe questions whether it could be a mistake, she acts
defensive and tells him to forget about her and their family. She
leaves the hospital and storms into the motel room, justifying her lie by
telling herself she had to do it. She hears Rafe coming and lies down on
the bed, pretending to feel great sorrow at being alone and pregnant. Rafe
apologizes and says he really doesn't know what to believe anymore; she
tells him one thing, and everyone else tells him something else. Livvie
claims that no one talks about their love because they kept it a secret.
She thought he wanted a family, and now here she is with such a wonderful
gift for him and he doesn't seem to care. She holds his hand to her
stomach. All she can do is love him and pray that he'll remember how much
he loves her. Rafe promises that if she really is pregnant, he will be
there for her and the baby. Placated, Livvie asks whether he wants a boy
or girl, but Rafe stops her. He wants her to see a doctor, and she
promises to do that first thing in the morning. Right now, he needs to get
some air, so he's going to take a walk. Livvie tries to think of a way to
get pregnant for real. Rafe sits on a park bench and thinks about his
meeting with Alison as well as Livvie's latest bombshell. A baseball lands
at his feet, and when a little boy comes to retrieve it, Rafe talks to him
about baseball and fathers. Back at the motel, Livvie holds a hand towel
under her shirt and pretends it's a baby. Rafe returns from his walk,
carrying a paper bag. He bought a home pregnancy test and wants Livvie to
take it now.
The guys gather around the two punks who are hanging upside down from the
tree. The two punks, Ernie and Elmo, want to be released, but Jack calls
the police and Jamal tells them they got what they deserved. Ian and Frank
try to figure out how they got up there and decide to go ahead and let
them down. The punks try to escape but the good guys grab them and hold
onto them until the police arrive. They're obviously scared, and Ian wants
to know why. They claim they were just messing around when this shadow
came out of nowhere and strung them up. It looked like death. Andy and
Doree come to arrest the punks, who would rather be arrested than have to
stick around the park. Naturally skeptical, Andy has a hard time believing
the story about the shadow man. Meanwhile, Jack and Jamal check out the
scene with flashlights. Jamal is impressed at how the shadow man managed
to string them from the tree. Jack points out that he didn't stick around
to take any credit, kind of like the Lone Ranger. Ian then fills them in
on what happened at the hospital, meaning that at least two attacks have
taken place. The descriptions given by the "victims" are always the same:
"it" has no face and looks like death. Jack thinks this is a bad sign that
more evil has entered their lives. The three of them go to grab something
to eat, and Jack tries to reason with the others about the possible
origins of this new entity around town. They've already seen plenty,
including vampires. Jamal is skeptical, but Ian is willing to consider any
possibility. Jamal says this guy is doing a good thing, but Jack isn't so
sure. They need to stop assuming there's nothing strange going on and try
to find out the truth. Jamal continues being a jerk, but Ian is willing to
reason it out. He does think it's human, but that's just a guess. He
decides to leave, while Jack and Jamal stay for some pizza. They get into
an argument about vampires and Jack's so-called paranoia. Jamal goes to
order a pizza, and the two young nurses from before are nearby. One of
them sees sees a shadow and points it out, assuming it's the one they were
talking about before.
Who do you think is the new "Shadow" that is beating up the
bad guys on Port Charles?
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