Port Charles Update Thursday 8/01/02
By Beth
Marissa managed to get her article about "Lancelot" on the front page
of the Port Charles Herald. Ian compliments her on her writing but thinks she
made an interesting choice of appellation for the shadowy avenger. Marissa's
excited, calling Ian's comments her first good review, but Jamal reminds her she
left out some details, mainly about how badly Lancelot hurts the bad guys.
Despite this, he thinks she did a great job on her first published article.
Marissa still insists Jamal is her good luck charm. Jamal's not used to be
thought of that way, but Marissa insists. She asks about his dreams and learns
that he always loved to race bikes. Marissa pushes for a reason why he stopped,
and he mentions Alison's dislike of the whole idea. Marissa doesn't think he
should have let anyone stop him. Jamal doesn't elaborate but says Alison wasn't
the only reason he quit racing. Running the bike shop is good business, and he
enjoys it. Marissa doesn't believe him. He should be out there getting some
excitement and listening to the roar of the crowd. He admits he was good, and
she challenges him to prove it. They go outside and get on a motorcycle for what
will be Marissa's first ride. They put on helmets and get ready to roll.
Ian tells Chris he was looking for him last night but he'd already left the
hospital. He mentions all the publicity the shadow man's been receiving, and
Chris thinks he deserves a medal. Kate stops by Ian's table and thanks him for
the flowers he sent for watching Danny last night. She gives him a large manila
envelope filled with her bio and a long list of personal references. She thought
it would save him some time and get him to stop spying on her. It should answer
all his questions. Having already apologized, Ian asks when she's going to
forgive him, but she changes the subject. She asks his opinion on Marissa's
article, but he's not too sure about making the shadow man out to be almost a
saint. He thinks it's just someone who enjoys the
attention and has a huge ego. Kate thinks that describes Ian, but she follows
his gaze across the room to Chris and assumes he thinks that's who Lancelot is.
Ian says that Chris is certainly no one's hero. Kate remembers seeing him on
television and thinks he could have been trying to drum up some publicity, but
Ian says he's his own favorite
topic. If he were the avenger, he'd never keep quiet about it. Ian says he's due
back at the hospital, and Kate makes sure he has the envelope she gave him.
Alison walks in the park with Amanda, who says it's just like when Alison was a
little girl and they used to take strolls through the park. When Alison points
out that they never did this before, her grandmother says at least she thought
about it. She brought Alison out to the park to inform her of a decision she's
made. She's going to send Alison away to college. Alison appreciates the offer
but tells Amanda she can't just send her away. Amanda believes she can indeed,
but Alison stands firm. She has her own life to live. Amanda doesn't like the
choices her granddaughter has made, and unintentionally hurts her by bringing up
Rafe's abandonment of her and his subsequent marriage to Livvie. Amanda doesn't
understand Alison, but she tries. She offers to take her on a cruise, but all
Alison wants is some time alone. Amanda relents, telling her granddaughter she
loves her. As she walks away, Alison says she loves her too.
Back at the hospital, Chris and Colleen talk about Lancelot. Colleen wouldn't
mind meeting him in a dark alley, and Chris tells himself that everyone wants to
know who Lancelot is. He has a folder containing some newspaper articles about
the avenger.
Livvie awakens before Rafe and thinks about what she learned from the Avatar.
The baby will be special. Rafe wakes up just before Lisa comes by with breakfast
and the newspaper. Hearing that the Avatar is one of the main stories (and is
now being called Lancelot), he tells her to take the paper away, since that
subject is upsetting for his wife. Livvie tells him she isn't worried anymore;
she doesn't think Lancelot
will bother her again. Puzzled, Rafe asks when she's actually seen the Avatar.
Livvie denies knowing Lancelot, but Rafe doesn't believe her. She insists that
even if she'd met him him, it wouldn't be a big deal. He hasn't hurt anyone.
Rafe can't believe her attitude now, especially after she fainted just from
hearing about the Avatar. Livvie points out he's never hurt an innocent person.
She tries to get him to back off but he won't. He admits he held something back
from her, and she accuses him of being the one who's keeping secrets. He tells
about his encounter with the Avatar when he was a little boy. It's destructive,
but Livvie refuses to believe it's anything less than a hero. She wants him to
stop talking about it, but Rafe says he has to fight it, for their baby's sake.
He was trained to defeat most evil forces, not just vampires. He knows how to
fight the Avatar. He'll have to go through the host, appealing to its humanity.
If the Avatar's too strong, the host will have to be destroyed. Livvie can't
accept that.
She begs him to leave it alone, but Rafe insists he has to do this to protect
their family. He doesn't want the baby exposed to this kind of danger. He knows
what the Avatar can do, so he has to destroy it. Livvie pleads with him not to,
and then Chris enters the room and asks them to keep it down, since he could
hear them all the way down the
hall. He adds that in his opinion, Livvie's right. Rafe tells him to mind his
own business. Chris politely apologizes and says he's happy everything's worked
out for them. A new baby is very special. Hearing that last word, Livvie snaps
at him, not believing she heard right. Chris explains that she knows what he
means; a baby is such a blessed
event. He cheerfully leaves them to get some rest. Rafe says he was right about
one thing. Having a baby should be a wonderful time, and he's not going to let
this hang over them. He's going to take care of the Avatar once and for all.
Livvie again begs him to leave it alone, but all he'll promise is not to do
anything to hurt her or their baby.
Kate catches Ian trying to pick the lock on Chris' apartment. He admits he has a
hunch that Chris is the avenger, since he's so obsessed with the guy. He gets
the lock open, and Kate insists on going inside with him. Ian finds several
newspaper clippings on his desk, and Kate finds several videotapes of news
stories on Lancelot. The whole place is like a shrine. When Kate asks whether
they'll find any hoods in the bedroom, Ian decides it's time for her to get out
of there. Kate wants to know what they're going to do now. Ian mumbles something
about Chris hosting a dark force, which Kate questions. He thinks Chris is
getting more powerful and therefore more dangerous. Kate realizes he's talking
about something supernatural again, and Ian
says if that's the case, it won't go down without a fight. He gets Kate out of
there but lingers a bit too long himself. As he closes the door, the Avatar
appears with a reminder that Ian was warned not to interfere.
Who do you think is the new "Shadow" that is beating up the
bad guys on Port Charles?
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