Channel 4 Thu Oct 01 21:30:40 1998 LAURA: HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE? ELIZABETH: YOU MEAN NIKOLAS AND LUCKY WORKING TOGETHER? LAURA: IT SEEMS A LITTLE MYSTERIOUS. ELIZABETH: THEY'RE HELPING A MUTUAL FRIEND. STEFAN: IF YOU INSIST ON FALLING IN WITH HER AND HER LIES, MAY HEAVEN HELP YOU. KATHERINE: I'M NOT AS HELPLESS AS YOU'D LIKE TO BELIEVE. IN FACT, I'M MOVING FORWARD, ARMED WITH THE TRUTH, A WEAPON I PICKED UP ON THE PARAPET THAT NIGHT. MONICA: YOU DAMAGE THE RELATIONSHIP I AM BUILDING WITH MY GRANDSON AND MY SON, AND I'LL THROW YOU OUT OF MY HOUSE AND YOU CAN SPEND THE REST OF YOUR DAMN RECOVERY IN THE STREETS. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY ABC, INC. and JOHNSON & JOHNSON, WHERE QUALITY HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN A TRADITION FOR GENERATIONS] LUCKY: OH, MISS? WHAT'S TODAY'S SPECIAL? ELIZABETH: SORE FEET A LA WEBBER, AND I'M JUST STARTING MY SHIFT. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? LUCKY: I'M WORKING, TOO. CAN'T YOU TELL? ELIZABETH: NO. LUCKY: EVEN AS WE SPEAK, I HAVE NIKOLAS' COMPUTER SNIFFING AROUND CYBERSPACE LOOKING FOR LEADS ON THE MODEL WHO MAY HAVE BEEN BLACKMAILED LIKE EMILY. ELIZABETH: YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU AND NIKOLAS HAVE GOT TO STOP WHOEVER'S DOING THIS TO EMILY, OK? LUCKY: WE WILL. HEY. YOU A LITTLE ON EDGE? ELIZABETH: YEAH. I GUESS I'VE JUST BEEN THINKING ABOUT HOW WE NEVER CAUGHT THE CREEP WHO RAPED ME, AND ALL MY ANGER IS CROSS-CIRCUITING WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH EMILY. I'M SORRY. LUCKY: NO. NO APOLOGY NECESSARY. EVER. I MEAN IT. WE CAN GET THIS GUY. HE DIDN'T PULL SOME RANDOM ATTACK IN THE PARK. WHAT HE DID TAKES PLANNING AND LEAVES A TRAIL. ELIZABETH: HOPE SO. THEN IT'D FEEL LIKE -- I DON'T KNOW -- JUSTICE, MAYBE? LUCKY: IF THERE ISN'T, WE'LL MAKE OUR OWN, RIGHT? ELIZABETH: HERE'S HOPING. SO YOU'RE GOING TO STICK AROUND HERE FOR A WHILE? LUCKY: I HAVE TO GO TO THE MOTORCYCLE SHOP. IT'S MY FIRST DAY. ELIZABETH: OH, THAT'S RIGHT. SO DID YOU RUN THAT WHOLE OVERHAUL, TECHNO THING BY THEM YET? LUCKY: NO, BUT HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY RESIST ME? ELIZABETH: BEATS ME. ANYWAY, GOOD LUCK. LET ME KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT. LUCKY: WELL, YOU'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO KNOW. WELL, THE SECOND. I MEAN, I'M FIRST BECAUSE I'LL BE TALKING. AND THEN JASON -- NEVER MIND. ELIZABETH: OK. LUCKY: SORRY. THIS -- IT'S A FUNNY PLACE TO HAVE A CHAIR. OK. JASON: HEY. MIKE: HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? JASON: I'M WORKING. MIKE: YEAH, WELL, I CAN SEE THAT. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY. YOUR CAR'S NOT OUT FRONT. THERE'S NO GUARDS AROUND. THIS ISN'T EVEN YOUR BIKE, UNLESS YOU BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE. JASON: YEAH. FIXING IT FOR SOMEONE. MIKE: WHO? JASON: I DON'T KNOW. IT'S ON THE WORK ORDER. I RETIRED. MIKE: YOU WHAT? JASON: I'M OUT. I GAVE MY TERRITORY TO MORENO, AND I WALKED AWAY. MIKE: WAIT A MINUTE. HOW DID YOU MANAGE THAT? JASON: WELL, I TOLD HIM HE COULD HAVE EVERYTHING HE WANTED IF HE LEFT ME AND THE PEOPLE I LOVE ALONE AND THAT I WOULD STAY IN TOWN SO HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY I WAS SOMEWHERE TURNING STATE'S EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM. MIKE: AND THAT WAS ENOUGH? JASON: IT'S BETTER THAN DYING. MORENO DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ME. HE WANTS THE TERRITORY. NOW HE'S GOT IT. AND NOW I'M -- I'M A MECHANIC. WHICH IS ALL HE THINKS I'M GOOD FOR, SO HE'S NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT ME ANYMORE. MIKE: SO YOU'RE FREE. JASON: YEAH. MIKE: AND MICHAEL AND ROBIN ARE SAFE. JASON: YOU KNOW, SOMEDAY -- SOMEDAY MICHAEL WOULD HAVE FIGURED OUT THOSE GUARDS WERE TO STOP PEOPLE FROM SHOOTING HIM OR ME. AND SOMEDAY I WOULD HAVE HAD TO TELL HIM WHY. MIKE, I TOLD HIM THAT HE CAN BE WHATEVER HE WANTED TO. IF I STAYED IN THE ORGANIZATION, ALL HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IS A WAY TO GET TO ME, SO I QUIT. I'M SORRY I COULDN'T TELL YOU TILL THE DEAL WAS DONE, YOU KNOW. YOU WERE GONE. MIKE: YEAH, I -- I WENT TO RIO LOOKING FOR SONNY. LOOK, I KNOW THAT YOU TOLD ME THAT HE WAS OK, BUT I KNEW THAT ONCE THAT BRENDA'S DEATH REALLY HIT HIM, HE'D -- WELL, JASON, YOU KNOW HOW HE GETS. HE JUST SHUTS THINGS DOWN AND HE CAN'T PROCESS THINGS CORRECTLY. AND I -- NO ONE SAID IT WAS RIO, BUT I KNEW THAT HE HAD A CASINO BY THE OCEAN, AND IT SEEMED TO ME THAT HE HAD PICKED UP THIS LITTLE BIT OF AN ACCENT. AND IT USED TO HAPPEN WITH HIS MOTHER ALL THE TIME. SHE'D SPEAK SPANISH FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN SHE'D HAVE THIS ACCENT. SO IT ALL -- IT ALL SOUNDED LIKE RIO TO ME. BUT I SUPPOSE I WASN'T EVEN CLOSE. JASON, YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PARENT? IT'S LOVING YOUR CHILD MORE THAN YOU LOVE YOURSELF. I DIDN'T FIGURE THAT OUT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE, BUT YOU SEEMED TO KNOW THAT RIGHT FROM THE START. YOU'RE A GOOD FATHER. NO. NO, YOU ARE ONE HELL OF A FATHER, JASON. [TELEPHONE RINGS] LAURA: OK, BABY. MOMMY'S GOING TO PUT SOME MORE BATTERIES IN THE BEAR. HELLO. NIKOLAS: HI, IT'S ME. LAURA: NIKOLAS? THIS IS A SURPRISE. NIKOLAS: WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW? LAURA: NOTHING NEWSWORTHY. I WAS JUST PLAYING WITH LULU. WHY? NIKOLAS: WELL, I KNOW THIS IS SHORT NOTICE, BUT COULD YOU COME MEET ME FOR LUNCH HERE ON THE ISLAND? LAURA: IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON? NIKOLAS: DOES THERE HAVE TO BE? LAURA: NO, OF COURSE NOT. OK. ALL RIGHT. LOOK, I'LL JUST GRAB YOUR SISTER AND I CAN BE OVER IN ABOUT -- I DON'T KNOW -- AN HOUR OR SO. NIKOLAS: WELL, ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO MEET YOU ALONE, IF THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. LAURA: SURE. THAT CAN BE ARRANGED EASILY ENOUGH. BUT WHY, NIKOLAS? IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG? NIKOLAS: OH. NO, NO. IT'S JUST I -- LOOK, CAN YOU JUST COME, PLEASE? LAURA: I'M ON MY WAY. NIKOLAS: GOOD. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. LAURA: BYE. NIKOLAS: BYE. MRS. LANSBURY: WILL THERE BE AN EXTRA SETTING FOR LUNCH, MASTER NIKOLAS? NIKOLAS: YES, THERE WILL. MY MOTHER'S ON HER WAY, AND I WANT EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT, ALL RIGHT? KATHERINE: I THINK I'LL HAVE DINNER IN MY ROOM TONIGHT. GIVE THE QUARTERMAINES MY REGRETS, WILL YOU, REGGIE? REGINALD: YEAH. I'M SURE THEY'LL BE DEVASTATED. KATHERINE: AND I'D LIKE FRESH FLOWERS. THE ONES THERE ARE TERRIBLY WILTED. REGINALD: OK. WOULD YOU LIKE WHITE ROSES, OR WOULD YOU PREFER SOMETHING A LITTLE LESS IRONIC? KATHERINE: I PREFER TO BE TREATED AS A GUEST OF LILA'S. I'M SURE SHE WOULDN'T WANT ME TO BE UPSET. REGINALD: YEAH. MRS. QUARTERMAINE IS A LADY, A DYING BREED. KATHERINE: AND THE MORNING SUN SHINES RIGHT IN MY EYES. CAN'T YOU MOVE THAT BED? NED: PERHAPS WE COULD MOVE IT TO THE BASEMENT. THAT WAY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME OUT TILL THE SUN GOES DOWN. KATHERINE: YOU KNOW, NED, YOU PLAY THE PART OF THE EMBITTERED EX-HUSBAND AWFULLY WELL. NED: WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP IN THE SERVANTS' QUARTERS AT SERENITY, YOU WOULD HAVE SHIN-KICKED ANYONE WHO SPOKE TO YOUR MOTHER THAT WAY. KATHERINE: TRUE. BUT I DIDN'T HATE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE DOING THE BARKING, I ENVIED THEM. AND NOW IT'S MY TURN. NED: NOT IN THIS HOUSE. YOU WILL TREAT THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THIS FAMILY WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, OR I'LL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THE BASEMENT MYSELF. KATHERINE: WATCH YOUR SHINS, NED. BAD DAY AT E.L.Q.? NED: IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. SO, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO TODAY? PEER IN ANY KEYHOLES? LIFT UP ANY TELEPHONE RECEIVERS? KATHERINE: NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. NED: I KNOW YOU'RE UP TO SOMETHING, KATHERINE, AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL I FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS. REGINALD: MS. BELL HAS A VISITOR. I'M HERE TO ANNOUNCE EXCITING MEDICAL NEWS. INTRODUCING MONISTAT 1, THE ONE DOSE YEAST INFECTION TREATMENT FROM THE BRAND WE TRUST. MONISTAT 1 IS SO EFFECTIVE, JUST ONE TREATMENT CURES A YEAST INFECTION. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WORKS FASTER. DOCTORS KNOW THE ONE DOSE KEEPS WORKING FOR DAYS... FOR AN EFFECTIVE CURE. AND IT'S THE ONLY ONE DOSE TREATMENT... WITH THE NAME DOCTORS RECOMMEND MOST. NEW MONISTAT 1. ONE DOSE... FROM THE NUMBER ONE DOCTOR RECOMMENDED BRAND. y ü BLUE ü ü OH, SO LONESOME FOR YOU ü ü WHY CAN'T YOU BE BLUE ü ü OVER ME ü SAVOR THE SUMMER. ...SPECIALLY PRICED AT $14.99. ü BLUE üü A WARM REMINDER THAT AT RED LOBSTER, THE SEASON ISN'T OVER. DO YOU USE THE SAME CORN PADS... YOUR GRANDMOTHER USED ? NOW THERE'S A BREAKTHROUGH. INTRODUCING BAND-AID BRAND CORN RELIEF. IT COVERS THE WHOLE CORN, RELIEVING THE AWFUL PAINFUL PRESSURE. PLUS IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE THAN YOUR OLD PAD. AND IT STAYS IN PLACE BETTER. AFTER ALL, IT'S FROM BAND-AID BRAND. NEW BAND-AID BRAND CUSHIONS FOR FEET. FOR CALLUSES, HEEL CRACKS, OR TO PREVENT BLISTERS, TRY THE LINE OF BAND-AID BRAND CUSHIONS FOR FEET. STEFAN: NED. HELLO, KATHERINE. KATHERINE: STEFAN, I HEARD THAT YOU WERE AWAY ON BUSINESS. STEFAN: YES, I CAME HERE DIRECTLY FROM THE AIRPORT TO SEE HOW YOU'RE SETTLING IN. ALAN: STEFAN. HOW KIND OF YOU TO VISIT. NED: I DON'T THINK HE'S VISITING US, ALAN. IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME. ALAN: YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN MEANING TO THANK YOU FOR SOME TIME NOW, BEING SO UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MY NEED FOR A SABBATICAL. STEFAN: WE ALL NEED A SABBATICAL FROM TIME TO TIME, DOCTOR. ALAN: WELL, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR GENEROSITY. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM READY TO RESUME MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS CHIEF OF STAFF. I WAS JUST ON MY WAY DOWN TO G.H., YOU KNOW, TO START CATCHING UP. I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD SPEAK. STEFAN: CALL MY OFFICE. WE'LL SET AN APPOINTMENT. ALAN: THAT'S GREAT. I GOT A LOT OF GOOD NEW IDEAS. NED: IF ALAN NEEDS A NURSEMAID, WE CAN HIRE HIM ONE. YOUR ATTENTION IS REQUIRED ELSEWHERE. DO YOU REMEMBER? A RATHER LARGE CORPORATE ENTITY WE LIKE TO CALL E.L.Q. A.J.: I'VE CLEARED MY SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NED: WHY? WHAT'S GOING ON? A.J.: THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO FIND OUT. NED: THIS BUSINESS ISN'T LIKE A PAPER ROUTE, JUNIOR. IT'S A FULL-TIME JOB. KATHERINE: ANYTHING I CAN DO? ALAN: WELL, I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR MEETING. AND MAY I ALSO SAY HOW MUCH WE LOVE HAVING YOUR -- YOUR KATHERINE HERE AS OUR GUEST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VISIT ANYTIME. STEFAN: WELL. IT SEEMS YOU'RE QUITE AT HOME HERE NOW. KATHERINE: VERY. IT'S ONLY BEEN DAYS, BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING ANYPLACE ELSE. STEFAN: I'M GLAD. KATHERINE: WHY? STEFAN: THIS IS NEUTRAL TERRITORY. PERHAPS IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. AFTER ALL, SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN US. WE'VE GONE FROM STRANGERS TO LOVERS TO STRANGERS AGAIN. KATHERINE: ALL THAT AND YOU FORGET THAT I ALMOST DIED. STEFAN: NO ONE IS HAPPIER THAT YOU SURVIVED THAN I AM. KATHERINE: IS THAT WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO TELL ME? STEFAN: IN PART. I WAS ALSO HOPING THAT YOU WOULD SEE THINGS AS I DO, THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO START OVER. KATHERINE: AS WHAT? STEFAN: FRIENDS, AT LEAST. FOR OUR SAKES AS WELL AS NIKOLAS'. NO GOOD CAN COME FROM ANY OTHER SCENARIO. KATHERINE: FRIENDS WOULD BE LOVELY. STEFAN: I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SAY THAT. BUT YOU DO REALIZE THAT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH HELENA IN THE EQUATION. MIKE: HOW IS LAW ENFORCEMENT TAKING YOUR RETIREMENT? JASON: YOU KNOW, TAGGERT DOESN'T BELIEVE IT, AND I THINK MAC'S MAD HE DIDN'T GET TO PUT ME IN JAIL. MIKE: AND ROBIN? JASON: ROBIN. SHE SAYS IT'S THE FIRST TIME SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO LOVE ME WITHOUT THINKING SHE'LL LOSE ME. MIKE: WELL, IT'S GOOD NEWS FOR ME, TOO. I MEAN, NOT THAT I EVER SPENT THAT MUCH TIME WORRYING ABOUT YOU. YOU ALWAYS SEEMED VERY CAPABLE. BUT NOW IT'S MUCH BETTER. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I CAN HOLD OFF ON THE EXPANSION OF THE BAR FOREVER. I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE YOU WORKING RIGHT HERE, CLOSE. JASON: YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU CAN WORK HERE, TOO, ANYTIME YOU WANT. MIKE: NO, NO. NO, NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS. JASON: NO, NO, NO. MIKE, I LIKE HAVING YOU AS A PARTNER, EVEN IF ALL IT MEANS IS YOU HAVE A KEY TO THE PLACE. MIKE: I COULD SWEEP UP. JASON: YEAH. LUCKY: SORRY I'M LATE. JASON: LUCKY, I SAID THIS AFTERNOON. I HIRED HIM TO HELP ME OUT. MIKE: WELL, THAT'S A RELIEF. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO ASK ME. LUCKY: DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT TO DO. JASON: YEAH. YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, WE'RE LOW ON PARTS. YOU CAN START DOING INVENTORY RIGHT NOW. LUCKY: HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT COMPUTERIZING IT? BECAUSE I CAN SET YOU UP ON A PROGRAM, MAYBE EVEN DESIGN A WEB PAGE SO YOU CAN ADVERTISE ON-LINE. JASON: I'D HAVE TO BUY A COMPUTER. ALL RIGHT, WHICH I DON'T MIND. BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEM. LUCKY: WELL, I COULD TEACH YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED. IT'S BETTER TO DO IT NOW THAN TO PUT IT OFF, LIKE AT THE CLUB. THEY'RE STILL DOING THE BOOKS BY HAND THERE. JASON: YEAH, THEY GET DONE. LUCKY: OH, BUT THIS CAN SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY. AND I'D -- YOU KNOW, I'D FEEL LIKE I WAS ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING TO EARN WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PAY ME. JASON: ALL RIGHT. OK. ALL RIGHT, JUST TAKE ME THROUGH THIS SLOW, OK? I'VE NEVER BEEN ON THE INTERNET, AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A WEB PAGE IS. AND YOU EXPLAIN TO ME HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP ME FIX MOTORCYCLES. LUCKY: OK. FOR ONE THING, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE EASIER ACCESS TO SPECIALTY PARTS. JASON: OK. LUCKY: NOW, THAT'S GOT TO BE A PRIORITY SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE BIKES YOU'RE FIXING ARE OLDER. [ Sneezes ] IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE. - [ Whines ] - BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A COLD. IT'S A SIEGE. [ Sneezes ] LAST NIGHT, SINGLE-NOSTRIL BREATHING. FIRST THE LEFT WAS CLOGGED, THEN THE RIGHT. WHY DOES IT SWITCH ? - SO I TRIED THESE, BUT I WAS STILL UP COUGHING. - [ Barks ] FINALLY I GOT SOME SLEEP... AT MY DESK. I'M TRYING NYQUIL. [ Announcer ] NYQUIL. ...AND HAVE A GOOD MORNING MEDICINE. YOU'RE MY NEW BEST FRIEND. [ Dog Whines ] JUST KIDDING ! NO TWO WOMEN ARE SHAPED EXACTLY ALIKE. THAT'S WHY A WOMAN GYNECOLOGIST DESIGNED A TAMPON... THAT EXPANDS TO FIT EACH WOMAN'S INDIVIDUAL SHAPE. o.b. ALSO WITH APPLICATOR. I THOUGHT YOU QUIT SMOKING. I DID. REALLY ? WHAT'S UP WITH THAT ? IT'S A NICOTROL INHALER. IT GIVES ME THE NICOTINE I NEED TO FIGHT MY CRAVINGS... AND HELP ME QUIT. REALLY ? BUT YOU CAN ONLY USE IT FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS, AND YOU HAVE TO USE IT AS PART OF A STOP-SMOKING PROGRAM. YOU HAVE TO STOP SMOKING FIRST, THEN... YOU CAN'T USE IT WITH ANYTHING ELSE CONTAINING NICOTINE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE HEART OR LUNG DISEASE... OR ARE PREGNANT OR NURSING. THE MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS ARE MILD THROAT OR MOUTH IRRITATION, COUGH AND UPSET STOMACH. HOW DO I LOOK ? SURPRISINGLY INTELLIGENT. ASK YOUR DOCTOR FOR PRODUCT INFORMATION. AMY: ALAN? ALAN: COULDN'T YOU AT LEAST CLEAR YOUR THROAT? AMY: SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SURPRISE YOU, BUT I'M KIND OF SURPRISED, TOO, YOU KNOW, TO SEE YOU HERE. ALAN: WHAT'S THE SURPRISE? I USED TO BE THE CHIEF OF STAFF HERE. THIS USED TO BE MY OFFICE. AND I'M IN THE PROCESS OF RECLAIMING BOTH. AMY: WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL. I JUST THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE STILL BUSY, YOU KNOW -- ALAN: WHAT, RECOVERING? YOU CAN SAY THE WORD IN MY PRESENCE. BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, I CAN'T WASTE ANY MORE TIME, OK? AMY: YOU ARE REALLY GROUCHY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK TO YOUR NORMAL SELF AGAIN. ALAN: THANK YOU. LOOK, IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING BETTER TO DO, WHY DON'T YOU SCARE ME UP A FEW COPIES OF THE LAST FEW BOARD MEETING REPORTS. AMY: SURE. BUT FIRST, JUST A COUPLE THINGS -- LIKE PLEASE DON'T MOVE SHEILA. SHE GETS VERY -- ALAN: SHEILA? AMY: THE PLANT. AND THEN ALL OF HER LEAVES FALL OFF. AND DON'T BE MESSING UP MONICA'S DESK BECAUSE I HAVE TO UPDATE THOSE PATIENT CHARTS IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE, OK? ALAN: COULD YOU PLEASE -- AMY: AND DON'T CLEAR MONICA'S CALLER I.D. BOX. AND IF YOU USE THE BLUE FOUNTAIN PEN, PLEASE PUT IT BACK EXACTLY WHERE YOU GOT IT, OR SHE'S GOING TO BLAME ME. ALAN: IS THAT ALL? AMY: YEAH. AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN. ALAN: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DISCRETION. THANK YOU. AMY: SURE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] MAN: YEAH? ALAN: IT'S ME AGAIN. MAN: HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? I GOT WORRIED WHEN I HADN'T HEARD FROM YOU. ALAN: REALLY? MAN: YEAH. REPEAT CUSTOMERS ARE THE HEART OF MY BUSINESS. ALAN: I COULDN'T GET TO A PRIVATE PHONE FOR A WHILE. LOOK, I NEED SOME MORE HYDROCODONE. MAN: NO PROBLEM -- ONLY I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING RIGHT NOW. ALAN: OK, CALL ME BACK IN 10 MINUTES. USE MY OLD OFFICE NUMBER. I'LL BE WAITING. NIKOLAS: THE TRIP OVER WASN'T TOO UNPLEASANT, I HOPE. LAURA: NO, NOT AT ALL. NIKOLAS: I ONLY ASK THAT BECAUSE THE WATER ON THE LAKE WAS A LITTLE CHOPPY THIS MORNING. LAURA: NIKOLAS, I'M FINE. OH, MY GOODNESS. NIKOLAS: IT'S ALL RIGHT, I HOPE. NOT -- NOT TOO WHATEVER. LAURA: NIKOLAS. IT'S LOVELY. NIKOLAS: GOOD. LAURA: MY GOODNESS. THANK YOU. OH, I REMEMBER THIS BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE CHINA. SPANAKOPITA. THAT'S MY FAVORITE. THAT'S THE FIRST GREEK DISH THAT I LEARNED TO LOVE WHEN I CAME TO THE ISLAND. BUT HOW COULD YOU KNOW THAT? YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY REMEMBER. NIKOLAS: NO. NO. IT'S EVERYTHING -- OH, WHAT'S THE AMERICAN EXPRESSION? "HAND-ME-DOWN," YES. EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT YOU IS A HAND-ME-DOWN, OTHER PEOPLE'S MEMORIES PASSED ALONG TO ME. HOWEVER, MY UNCLE DID -- HE DID MENTION ONCE THAT YOU WERE STRUCK BY THE BEAUTY OF THE FAMILY'S CHINA, SO -- LAURA: OH. NIKOLAS: AND THE LUNCH -- THE LUNCH IS MRS. LANSBURY'S RECOLLECTIONS OF YOUR FOOD PREFERENCES. EVEN THE FLOWERS. THE FLOWERS -- BOBBIE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE YOUR FAVORITE -- BACK WHEN I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD. LAURA: YOU KNOW, I FEEL THE SAME WAY. EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD, I LEARNED THROUGH STEFAN. NIKOLAS: WELL, ISN'T IT TIME WE FOUND OUT FOR OURSELVES WHO WE REALLY ARE? LAURA: THANK YOU. NIKOLAS: YOU'RE WELCOME. KATHERINE: FOR THE RECORD, I DO NOT MEET HELENA IN DARK ALLEYS, NOR DO I LIVE WITH HER. I LIVE HERE, IN THIS BEAUTIFUL HOUSE WITH THIS GENEROUS FAMILY, BEYOND HELENA'S INFLUENCE OR YOURS. I KNOW I CAN'T CONVINCE YOU OF THAT. YES, ONE OF US DOES LIVE IN HELENA'S SHADOW, BUT IT ISN'T ME, STEFAN. STEFAN: YOU CAN'T DENY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME REASON TO BE CONCERNED. KATHERINE: ALL I'VE DONE IS SURVIVE. STEFAN: IN A MANNER THAT MAKES YOU BEHOLDEN TO MY MOTHER. KATHERINE: WOULD YOU HAVE PREFERRED ME DEAD? STEFAN: AS I SAID, NO ONE IS HAPPIER THAT YOU'RE ALIVE THAN I AM. KATHERINE: YOU'RE WRONG. I'M HAPPIER -- HAPPIER THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW UNTIL YOU ARE AS CLOSE TO DEATH AS I WAS. SOMEONE OPENED THE DOORWAY BACK TO LIFE. IT HAPPENED TO BE HELENA. WAS I SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOR A BETTER OFFER? STEFAN: OF COURSE NOT. BUT I AM CERTAIN OF ONE THING -- HELENA WOULD NOT HAVE OPENED THAT DOORWAY WITHOUT EXPECTING A TOLL FROM YOU. IF YOU HAVE BECOME ALLIED WITH HER IN EVEN THE SMALLEST WAY, YOU MEAN TO DO ME HARM. KATHERINE: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL WAY TO RENEW A FRIENDSHIP. STEFAN: MAYBE HELENA IS USING YOU WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT HER GOAL REMAINS THE SAME -- TO DESTROY ME AND OPEN THE WAY TO NIKOLAS. SO I GIVE YOU FAIR WARNING, KATHERINE. I WILL FIGHT ANYONE WHO HARMS MY NEPHEW, INCLUDING YOU. I SHOULDA USED PREPARATION H. IF YOU HAD, YOU WOULDN'T BE SUFFERING NOW. PREPARATION H HELPS STOP ITCH AND FURTHER IRRITATION... WITH A SOOTHING LAYER OF PROTECTION. I SHOULDA USED PREPARATION H. HER SHOWER... YET IT'S CLEAN EVERY DAY. WITH NEW TILEX FRESH SHOWER. AFTER EACH SHOWER, SPRAY A GENTLE MIST. DON'T SCRUB OR RINSE. NOW YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO CLEAN YOUR SHOWER AGAIN. TRY NEW TILEX FRESH SHOWER. ñ MEET MAX. HE LIVES FOR ADVENTURE. TAMING WILD ANIMALS... SAILING THE HIGH SEAS... HE'S ONE EASY-GOING GUY, ALL RIGHT. THANKS TO CARNATION GOOD START. THE ROUTINE FORMULA DESIGNED TO HELP AVOID COMMON FEEDING PROBLEMS LIKE FUSSINESS, CRYING AND GAS. BECAUSE ONLY GOOD START'S PROTEIN IS SPECIALLY PROCESSED INTO SMALLER PIECES TO BE EXTRA GENTLE. AND THAT CAN LEAVE THIS TIGER FEELING REAL COMFORTABLE. WITH CARNATION GOOD START FROM NESTLE. A COLD MEDICINE CAN'T WORK IF YOUR CHILD WON'T TAKE IT. AND THEY'RE OFF. TIMMY TAKES THE LEAD. DOWN THE BANISTER. HE BOLTS FOR THE DOOR. BUT MOM WAVES THE DIMETAPP ELIXIR. GRAPE ! DIMETAPP. THE #1 CHOICE OF PEDIATRICIANS. DOPED UP DOC ON GH-------AND THIS TIME ALAN'S GONNA BE CAUGHT WITH HIS PANTS DOWN (LITERALLY) BUT YOU WON'T GUESS BY WHOM AND HOW! ( IT'S NOT WHO YOU THINK) GET MY JAW DROPPING SCOOP ON ONE HARD TO KATHERINE: YOU COME HERE SPEAKING OF OLD LOVE AND NEW STARTS, PALE FROM THE AGONY OF HOLDING A SMILE, AND THEN YOUR OVERTURE OF FRIENDSHIP ENDS WITH THREATS AND INTIMIDATIONS, AS ALWAYS. STEFAN: TO PROTECT NIKOLAS. KATHERINE: NIKOLAS CAN FACE ANY MENACE GREATER THAN YOUR SUFFOCATION. STEFAN: HMM. HOW ODD TO HEAR HELENA'S WORDS SPOUTING FROM YOUR LIPS. KATHERINE: YOU KNOW, ANYONE WITH A PAIR OF EYES CAN SEE HOW TERRIFIED YOU ARE OF LOSING NIKOLAS -- NOT JUST TO HELENA BUT TO THE WORLD, TO LIFE BEYOND THE FORTRESS THAT YOU CALL HOME. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IN THE END, NO ONE WILL TAKE NIKOLAS FROM YOU. YOU WILL DRIVE HIM AWAY ON YOUR OWN WITH YOUR DEMONS AND YOUR HIDDEN OBSESSIONS AND YOUR TERROR. WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF, STEFAN? STEFAN: THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I COULD HAVE EXPLAINED IT AND A KATHERINE WHO WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD. I MOURN THE PASSING OF BOTH. LAURA: THIS IS REALLY SO SWEET OF YOU. NIKOLAS: HEY, I'M SORRY. THIS ISN'T MEANT TO UPSET YOU. LAURA: OH, NO. YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG. NOT NOW OR EVER. OH, NIKOLAS. YOU ARE THE WORST VICTIM OF THE WAR BETWEEN OUR FAMILIES. I MEAN, WHATEVER PAIN IT CAUSED ME, I -- I GUESS I EARNED IN SOME WAY, BUT YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. A MOTHER AND A SON MEETING LIKE STRANGERS AND -- YOUR TRYING TO DECODE OTHER PEOPLE'S MEMORIES OF ME. NIKOLAS: WELL, HEY, I'VE MADE A CHOICE. I MADE A CHOICE TO LOOK AT IT AS A CHANCE FOR US TO BEGIN BUILDING OUR OWN MEMORIES. LAURA: OH. THANK YOU. NIKOLAS: YOU'RE WELCOME. LAURA: YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. THIS WAS SWEET. OH! IT'S THE PICTURE FROM THE PHOTO ALBUM. NIKOLAS: YEP. IT'S THE WILD GARDENS OUT ON THE SEAWARD SIDE OF THE ISLAND. LAURA: I KNOW. IT'S MY FAVORITE SPOT. DID YOU TAKE THIS PICTURE? NIKOLAS: UH-HUH. LAURA: THAT MAGICAL, MEDITERRANEAN SUNLIGHT. YOU CAPTURED IT JUST PERFECTLY. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING PICTURES? NIKOLAS: OH, SINCE I WAS ABOUT 10 OR SO, I GUESS. LAURA: STEFAN TELLS ME THAT YOU WERE A VERY SERIOUS LITTLE BOY. NIKOLAS: LONELY. I MEAN, I HAD MAIDS AND TUTORS AND RETAINERS, OF COURSE. SOME OF THEM WERE NICE. BUT MY UNCLE WAS MY ONLY FRIEND. THAT LEFT ME WITH QUITE A FEW HOURS TO FILL. LAURA: WELL, HOW DID YOU? NIKOLAS: WITH MY IMAGINATION, MOSTLY. I FOUND -- I FOUND PLACES ON THE ISLAND, PLACES THAT I LOVED THE MOST, AND I'D TRY TO PICTURE YOU IN THEM. HEY, YOU REMEMBER -- YOU REMEMBER THAT PORTRAIT OF YOU THAT HUNG IN THE GREAT ROOM WHEN WE FIRST CAME TO THE ISLAND? LAURA: UH, RIGHT. OVER THE FIREPLACE. NIKOLAS: YEAH. WELL, THAT PORTRAIT USED TO HANG IN MY FATHER'S BEDROOM. I'D STARE AT IT FOR HOURS, AND THEN I'D STAY AWAY FROM IT FOR WEEKS, MONTHS. I MEAN, I WOULDN'T EVEN GO INTO HIS BEDROOM. I WAS SO CONFUSED. BUT -- BUT I LOVED YOU. I LOVED YOU ANYWAY. SOMETIMES, MAN -- SOMETIMES -- LAURA: IT'S OK. SAY IT, IT'S OK. NIKOLAS: SOMETIMES I HATED YOU. I HATED YOU MORE THAN ANYONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD. AMY: ALAN. I BROUGHT YOU THOSE REPORTS THAT YOU ASKED ME FOR, AND I ARRANGED THEM FOR YOU CHRONOLOGICALLY. ALAN: THANK YOU. AMY: AND I BROUGHT YOU A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF THAT YOU DIDN'T ACTUALLY ASK FOR, BUT I KIND OF THOUGHT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT. [TELEPHONE RINGS] AMY: IT'S LIKE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDINGS AND THE INTERNS -- DO YOU WANT ME TO GET THAT FOR YOU? ALAN: NO, NO, THANKS. I'M EXPECTING A CALL. THIS IS DR. QUARTERMAINE. HOLD ON. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. AMY: THAT'S WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR. ALAN: WHAT TOOK YOU SO DAMN LONG? I NEED THE PILLS! HALF AN HOUR, THEN. I'LL MEET YOU IN THE USUAL PLACE. AND DON'T BE LATE. I'M A BUSY MAN. A.J.: HELLO, DAD. ü WOP BOP A-LOO BOP A-LOP BAM BOOM TUTTI-FRUTTI ü SAY HELLO TO VERY BERRY. ü TUTTI-FRUTTI OH, RUTTI ü THE NEW QUAKER FRUIT & OATMEAL CEREAL BAR. - ü OH, TUTTI-FRUTTI ü - JUST TRY TO FIND ANOTHER BAR... WITH THE FANTASTIC FLAVOR OF FOUR BERRIES. JUST TRY TO FIND ANOTHER BAR WITH BLUEBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES IN EVERY BITE. NEW QUAKER FRUIT & OATMEAL BARS, NOW IN VERY BERRY. ü WOP BOP A-LOO BOP A-LOP BAM BOOM AHH üü ONLY A VERY SPECIAL MOISTURIZER COULD PULL THIS OFF. ONE THAT LEAVES NO GREASY FEELING BEHIND. ONE THAT OFFERS CLEAN MOISTURE. THAT WOULD BE LUBRIDERM. LATER, 'GATOR. HELLO, CLEAN MOISTURE. MOST HEAD LICE TREATMENTS WILL KILL LICE AND EGGS. BUT ONLY NIX WITH PERMETHRIN CONTINUES TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD AGAINST RE-INFESTATION FOR 14 DAYS. NIX KILLS LICE... ( loud thud ) AND KEEPS THEM FROM COMING BACK. ( clang ) NIX 'EM. IN A WHITENING TOOTHPASTE? ABSOLUTELY. INTRODUCING AQUAFRESH WHITENING PLUS TARTAR PROTECTION. IT'S PROVEN TO REDUCE TARTAR AND FIGHT CAVITIES. AQUAFRESH WHITENING PLUS TARTAR PROTECTION. FOR DAZZLING WHITER TEETH. TEPD RDBT%@,AARBMDH TRIP LOOKS EXPENSIVE. IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE, MIE. THEY PICK US UP ? SOUNDS EXPENSIVE. PICKUP'S FREE, MOM* WELL, IB IT'Q NOT EXPEFSIVE, WHY DHDJ'T I GDT A CMNVERTIBLE ? PICK ENTERPRISE: ALAN: A.J., WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? A.J.: I WAS JUST COMING FROM AN A.A. MEETING. YOU NEVER STOP NEEDING THEM. ALAN: I KNOW. OF COURSE, I CAN'T GO TO MEETINGS HERE. A.J.: RIGHT. KEEP IT ANONYMOUS IN PUBLIC, BUT OPEN AT HOME WHERE YOU FEEL SAFE, UNDERSTOOD, AND LOVED. ALAN: RIGHT. A.J.: YEAH. HEY, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TIME FOR A CUP OF COFFEE. ALAN: I CAN'T REALLY DO THAT RIGHT NOW. I JUST HAD A CALL FROM A FRIEND AT N.A., AND HE FEELS LIKE HE MIGHT HAVE A SLIP, SO I SAID THAT I WOULD GO AND MEET HIM AND KIND OF TALK HIM THROUGH IT. A.J.: ISN'T IT A LITTLE PREMATURE TO BE SOMEONE'S SPONSOR? ALAN: IT'S NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, FORMAL, BUT THIS GUY ROY -- THAT'S HIS NAME -- HE'S BEEN IN REALLY BAD SHAPE LATELY, AND WE'RE BOTH DOCTORS, SO HOW COULD I TURN HIM DOWN? A.J.: YEAH, SOUNDS LIKE ROY NEEDS HELP. ALAN: DON'T WE ALL. A.J.: YEAH. ALAN: SO I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME, OK? A.J.: OK. YEAH. A.J.: CALLER I.D. THIS IS JUST TOO EASY. OH, YES. NED: AND WHEN I CALL YOU, A.J., I DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE ANSWERING MACHINE. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP WORKING FOR E.L.Q., YOU'D BETTER CALL ME ASAP. LUCKY: I GET THAT YOU DON'T WANT MORE WORK THAN YOU CAN DO BY YOURSELF, BUT -- JASON: LUCKY, HOLD THAT FOR A SECOND. RIGHT THERE. LUCKY: YOU ALSO WANT STEADY WORK, WHICH MEANS YOU NEED A WAY TO REACH YOUR CLIENT BASE. JASON: OK. LUCKY: "OK," WHAT? JASON: ALL RIGHT, I'LL BUY A COMPUTER. WHATEVER KIND YOU WANT. JUST SET UP EVERYTHING YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AND SHOW ME HOW TO RUN IT OR GUARANTEE ME THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE TO DO IT. LUCKY: ALL RIGHT. THERE'S -- I'VE BEEN USING A NICE ONE LATELY. HANDLE EVERYTHING YOU WANT. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE EXPENSIVE, THOUGH. JASON: WELL, HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED? LUCKY: I'LL CHECK AROUND AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW. I MEAN, IT MIGHT TAKE A COUPLE DAYS BECAUSE I'M DOING A PROJECT FOR EMILY, AND I NEED ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE. JASON: THEY LOCK YOU OUT OF THE BOXCAR? LUCKY: IS THAT WHAT THEY DID TO YOU? JASON: OH, MAN. YEAH, YOU KNOW, I WENT TO LIVE OVER AT JAKE'S AFTER THAT. WAIT A MINUTE. YOU KNOW SOMETHING? THERE'S A ROOM UPSTAIRS. THERE'S TWO OF THEM. LUCKY: HOW MUCH FOR RENT? JASON: NOTHING. LUCKY: WELL, I CAN AFFORD TO PAY. JASON: NO, WHY? I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GOING TO USE THEM FOR ANYTHING ELSE. LUCKY: I'M NOT A KID WHO RAN AWAY FROM HOME. I HAD A REASON TO LEAVE. THAT MEANS I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF AND NOT LET YOU DO IT FOR ME. JASON: LUCKY, IT'S OK TO LET PEOPLE HELP YOU. AND IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO FIGURE THAT OUT. NOW, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE SORRY FOR YOU. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY THINK THAT YOU CAN'T DO IT YOURSELF. IT JUST MEANS THEY LIKE YOU, AND MAYBE SOMEONE DID SOMETHING FOR THEM ONCE. LUCKY: I DON'T WANT YOU PAYING MY DAD BACK BY HELPING ME, EITHER. JASON: I DON'T OWE LUKE ANYTHING. AND IF I DID, I WOULDN'T PAY HIM THROUGH YOU. LOOK, I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO LEAVE A PLACE AND NEVER GO BACK, THAT YOU WOULD DIE BEFORE YOU DO GO BACK. ALL RIGHT, LOOK -- 10 BUCKS AN HOUR, OK, PLUS A ROOM. YOU WORK WHENEVER YOU WANT, AND IF I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT EARNING THIS, I'M GOING TO LET YOU KNOW. LUCKY: THANKS. ROBIN: ANYBODY HOME? JASON: HEY. ROBIN: HI. MICHAEL WANTED TO SEE WHERE HIS DADDY WORKS NOW. JASON: WHAT'S UP, BUDDY? THIS IS LUCKY. I THINK YOU GUYS MET ONCE. LUCKY: GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MICHAEL. MAN, HE'S GOTTEN BIG. JASON: YEAH, HE'S STARTING TO CRAWL, STANDING UP. HE'S GOING TO BE WALKING REAL SOON. LUCKY: MAN, I REMEMBER WHEN LULU WAS DOING THAT. IT'S LIKE SHE SURPRISED HERSELF. FOUR STEPS -- BAM, RIGHT ON HER BUTT. AND MOM AND I WERE JUMPING AROUND LIKE IT WAS THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING. ROBIN: ACTUALLY, I CARRY A CAMERA WITH ME AT ALL TIMES, JUST IN CASE. ACTUALLY, I HAVE ONE HERE FOR YOU TO KEEP HERE. PLEASE USE IT. JASON: IF HE STARTS TO WALK, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO PUT A FLASHBULB IN HIS FACE. ROBIN: OK, YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING HERE, RIGHT? YOU CAN BE IN CHARGE OF IT. LUCKY: MICHAEL'S GOING TO BE AROUND HERE? JASON: YEAH, YEAH. SOMETIMES IN THE AFTERNOONS. IF NOT, I'D MISS HIM TOO MUCH. LUCKY: I GOT TO GET GOING -- A PROJECT I'M WORKING ON FOR EMILY. JASON: ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW TO TELL HER I SAID HI, AND LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO MOVE IN. LUCKY: SOON AS POSSIBLE, MAN. JASON: ALL RIGHT. TAKE IT EASY. LUCKY: THANKS. ROBIN: MOVE IN? JASON: YEAH. UPSTAIRS. ROBIN: YOU KNOW, IF YOU GIVE HIM A PLACE TO LIVE, HE'S NEVER GOING TO GO HOME. JASON: HE WOULDN'T, ANYWAY. ROBIN: YOU DO THAT A LOT? JASON: WHAT? ROBIN: TAKE IN STRAYS. A LITTLE BOY NEEDED A FATHER. A BOY NEEDED A JOB. [MICHAEL COOS] ROBIN: AND A GIRL ON A BRIDGE WHO NEEDED YOU. LAURA: I WAS GIVEN A CHOICE THAT NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO MAKE -- WHO WILL LIVE AND WHO WILL DIE. I DID THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD DO. I WAITED AND I HOPED. NIKOLAS: FOR WHAT? LAURA: FOR A MOMENT LIKE THIS, WHEN I COULD LOOK YOU IN THE EYE AND I COULD TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU, THAT I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU. I NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE YOU, AND I NEVER, EVER STOPPED THINKING THAT YOU WERE MINE -- NEVER. THESE DAYS, EVERYTHING'S FASTER. SO HOW COME PAIN RELIEF ISN'T FASTER ? INTRODUCING ADVIL LIQUI-GELS-- ON TOUGH PAIN, THEY'RE STRONGER AND FASTER... THAN EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL. NEW ADVIL LIQUI-GELS. PAIN RELIEF JUST GOT FASTER. YOU LOOK AWFUL. SINUS PRESSURE, HUH ? YOU KNOW HOW ADVIL HANDLES YOUR TOUGH PAIN FAST ? WELL, ADVIL COLD & SINUS HANDLES TOUGH SINUS PAIN FAST. THIS IS IN THIS, PLUS A DECONGESTANT. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT ADVIL COLD & SINUS. ? KIDS TODAY NEED TO LEARN PATIENCE. MY SON KNOWS WHEN HE DOES THE DISHES HE HAS TO TAKE HIS TIME. FIRST THE POTS AND PANS HAVE TO BE SET ASIDE, THEN SOAKED AND SCRUBBED AND CAREFULLY LOADED IN THE DISHWASHER. [ Announcer ] INTRODUCING NEW CASCADE PLUS-- PACKED WITH AMAZING POWER PRETREATERS... THAT BLAST AWAY TOUGH FOOD PROBLEMS YOU THOUGHT YOUR DISWASHER COULDN'T HANDLE. WHERE OTHER DETERGENTS FAIL, NEW CASCADE PLUS LEAVES INCREDIBLE RESULTS. PERFECT. [ Chuckles ] W CASCADE PLUS-- [ Announcer ] REMEMBER THAT CHLORINE SMELL FROM YOUR DISHWASHER ? NOW IT'S GONE. INTRODUCING... IT CLEANS GREAT AND LEAVES A CRISP SCENT WITH NO CHLORINE SMELL. NEW CASCADE PLUS--  - FOOD THAT SOUNDS AS FRESH AS THIS... - [ Crunching ] COMES FROM A NEW FOOD STORAGE BAG THAT SOUNDS LIKE THIS. ZIPLOC INTRODUCES SLIDE-LOC, THE NEW BAG THAT TELLS YOU IT'S CLOSED. SO NOW YOU CAN BE SURE IT'S FRESH, BECAUSE YOU CAN HEAR SLIDE-LOC CLOSE. SLIDE-LOC. FROM ZIPLOC. RUN TO JCPenney WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD AND CHARGE! SCORE BIG WHEN YOU USE YOUR JCPenney CARD THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, TO SAVE AN EXTRA TEN PERCENT ON SALE AND REGULAR-PRICED ITEMS STOREWIDE. BUT IT'S TWO DAYS ONLY. SO CHARGE! Cheering: JCPenney! HEY...SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS NEW TIDY CATS? HONESTLY, STINKY, I THINK IT'S A GIMMICK. BUT IT'S SPECIALLY FORMULATED, SEE... FOR MULTIPLE CAT HOUSEHOLDS. YEAH...OR ONE CAT WITH A VERY LARGE BLADDER. WILL YOU KNOCK THAT OFF? I THOUGHT I HID THAT BALL. [MEOW] LOOK, THEY'VE ADDED MORE ODOR CONTROLLING POWER FOR MORE CATS. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. NO. MORE ROOMMATES. QUICK, ACT LIKE A CAT. NEW TIDY CATS. MULTIPLE STRENGTH FOR MULTIPLE CATS. DO I LOOK FAT WHEN I DO THIS? IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU, ISN'T IT? LUCKY: SO THE UPSHOT IS JASON AND MIKE ARE LETTING ME RUN WITH MY COMPUTER IDEA. I FOUND A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, AND JASON ADVANCED ME MY FIRST TWO WEEKS. ELIZABETH: SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. LUCKY: YOU GOT TO STOP READING MY MIND. WHEN DO YOU GET OFF? ELIZABETH: OH, NOT FOR ANOTHER THREE HOURS. LUCKY: WELL, THAT WAS PLAN A. WHEN'S YOUR BREAK? ELIZABETH: 20 MINUTES. LUCKY: PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, PICK OUT A GOOD TABLE. I'LL BE BACK WITH A PIZZA FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY EXTRA CHEESE. ELIZABETH: HERE? LUCKY: WHY NOT? ELIZABETH: WELL, WHAT ABOUT RUBY? LUCKY: SHE CAN HAVE A SLICE, TOO. ELIZABETH: LUCKY? YOU'RE THE BEST. LUCKY: YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'M FINALLY LIVING UP TO MY NAME. ROBIN: WHERE'S MICHAEL? JASON: MIKE'S SHOWING HIM HOW TO WORK THE CASH REGISTER. ROBIN: OK, I DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS AS A CRITICISM -- JASON: MM-HMM? ROBIN: BUT WHEN YOU LEFT HIM WITH BOBBIE, YOU CALLED 26 TIMES FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD, AND NOW YOU'RE LEAVING HIM IN A BAR. JASON: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? MICHAEL LIKES MIKE, OK? AND I'M RIGHT HERE. IF HE STARTS TO YELL, I CAN JUST RUN OVER THERE. ROBIN: OK. WELL, THEN IF YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE BABY WITH MIKE AND BOBBIE, IT'S ONLY FAIR TO LEAVE HIM WITH MONICA, TOO. JASON: NO. ROBIN: COME ON. NO. NO, ALAN'S ON DRUGS. HE CAN SHOW UP ANYTIME. I DON'T WANT HIM ANYWHERE NEAR MICHAEL. ROBIN: I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AT THE PENTHOUSE, BUT MONICA SAID THAT HE'S IN RECOVERY. JASON: SHE'S WRONG. DIDN'T YOU SEE ALAN THE OTHER DAY? HE WAS STONED. A.J.: COURTLAND STREET. NED: GOTCHA! KATHERINE: I BEG YOUR PARDON? NED: COME ON, BE A GRACIOUS LOSER. I SAW YOUR EYES FEASTING ON THAT FOLDER THE MINUTE I TOOK IT OUT OF THE BRIEFCASE. NOW, HAND IT OVER. LET'S GO SEE EDWARD. AND DON'T WORRY -- I'LL REMIND HIM THAT FLOGGING IS ILLEGAL. KATHERINE: EXCUSE ME, NED, BUT E.L.Q. ISN'T THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. THIS HAPPENS TO BE FROM MY COMPANY -- DECEPTION. NOW WHO WANTS TO BE THE GRACIOUS LOSER? NED: UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, THEN. AND THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME. STEFAN: AHEM. NIKOLAS: OH. WE WEREN'T EXPECTING YOU. STEFAN: I'M SORRY. MY BUSINESS WAS SETTLED EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED. NIKOLAS: NO, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME FOR LUNCH. STEFAN: OH, NO, NO, PLEASE. I WOULDN'T THINK OF INTRUDING. I HAVE CALLS TO MAKE. NIKOLAS: WELL, FEEL FREE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. I'M GOING TO GO TELL MRS. LANSBURY IT'S TIME FOR THE MAIN COURSE. LAURA: OK. THANK YOU. NIKOLAS: YES. STEFAN: I TAKE IT I WALKED IN ON QUITE A MOMENT. LAURA: YES. THANK YOU. STEFAN: FOR? LAURA: FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR OUR SON. STEFAN: NIKOLAS HAS GROWN TO BE A REMARKABLE YOUNG MAN QUITE ON HIS OWN. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO RAISE HIM. LAURA: HE WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT VERY DIFFERENTLY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF STAVROS OR HELENA. STEFAN: WELL, FORTUNATELY, WE SHALL NEVER FIND OUT. LAURA: YES. STEFAN: SO, HAVE -- HAVE THINGS BEEN QUIET IN MY ABSENCE? LAURA: YOU MEAN KATHERINE? STEFAN: YES. LAURA: NO. I HAD TWO VISITS FROM HER, BOTH PERFECTLY CORDIAL AND PERFECTLY HORRIBLE AT THE SAME TIME, NO MATTER HOW MUCH SHE WOULDN'T ADMIT THAT. STEFAN: DID SHE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT NIKOLAS? LAURA: I DON'T THINK SHE REMEMBERS FINDING OUT THAT NIKOLAS IS OUR SON. STEFAN: GOOD. LAURA: BUT MAYBE NOT. I -- I WAS VERY NERVOUS, AND I THINK THAT I MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY CONVINCED HER THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NIGHT THAT IS WORTH REMEMBERING. I DON'T TRUST HER. I DON'T THINK SHE'S HAD AN HONEST MOMENT SINCE SHE MIRACULOUSLY RESURFACED. STEFAN: I'M AFRAID I HAVE TO AGREE. IT SEEMS SHE HAS A PLAN, LIKE SHE'S BIDING HER TIME, WAITING FOR THE RIGHT MOME TO PUT IT INTO MOTION. IF SHE HASN'T ALREADY. >> STAY TUNED FOR SCENES FROM THE NEXT "GENERAL HOSPITAL."