General Hospital Recaps: The week of January 27, 1997 on GH

Robin decided to start a new HIV protocol. Monica's sexual harassment trial started. Tensions mounted when Sonny was stranded with Brenda in Jax's apartment and Jax and Miranda spent the night together in a motel after experiencing car trouble.

Monday, January 27, 1997

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Tuesday, January 28, 1997

by Jessica Greig/

The show opens in Jason's room. Jason putting his sweatshirt/jacketon Robin because she's cold. Robin thanks him and he asks her whatfor. She tells him that she likes that he's not trying to make herfeel better, like Mac or Brendas would do. She talks about how scared sheis to try the new HIV protocol. She's afraid that it won't work and that itwill take away that things that she has left...

Next we see Miranda and Jax cuddled up together in the car on the sideof the road. Jax tells her they have two options. 1) to stay in thecar and freeze or 2) to try to find help and freeze. He says he prefersto stay active. Miranda protests getting out and looking for help, butJax jumps out of the car and she follows him...

Next up is Sonny. He's sitting out in his car looking up out of the windowat something (Brenda's room). Cut to Brenda walking into the livingroom to get a pain pill. She takes the pill and then looks out the window."Damnit Sonny!" she says with a sour expression on her face...

Stefan and Katherine are in her hospital room. He's sitting on her bedholding her while she cries. He asks her if she's feeling better and shesays that maybe she just needed someone to hold her. She hesitates a secondand then says that she just needed HIM to hold her. She tells himthat there's something she has to tell him, that she can only tell him.She tells him it's her own fault that she'll never walk again. She explainsto Stefan that the nerves in her spine are compressed and not severed andthat Tony believes that if she works hard she could walk again. Katherinesays that she knows better than to believe that, though, because she hasnever succeeded at anything in her life, that she created herself withfancy clothes and diamond rings that she even wears in the hospital.Stefan realizes that she believes she'll never walk again because she thinksshe can't achieve anything independently. She agrees and thanks himfor stating this realization without any pity in his voice. He tells herhe finds it hard to pity one of the bravest, most beautiful women he'sever met. He says that he's never come here without seeing her smileand that takes courage and that she bears everyone else's pityand her situation so well and that takes strength and that she wasborn with nothing and now she's a wealthy woman and that takes determination. He tells her that if she created herself to do it again:A cook's daughter who can buy herself diamonds and learn to walk again...

Cut to Bobbie and Tony in the Brownstone with Lucas. They're allsitting on the couch together. Bobbie says that Lucas' feveris going down and so the medicine must be working. Tony commentson how it's a good thing that Mac fixed the boiler or they'd havehad to check into the Port Charles Hotel. Lucas asks if they can, sothat he can go swimming. They all laugh and Bobbie and Tony say no, of course, and they tell him to finish up his drink (some sort of substancein a mug...hot chocolate, tea??? no clue, sorry:) ). Lucas asksif he can hear a story if he finishes his drink and Bobbie says ok.He wants to hear the story of Prince Ivan and the Magic Firebird, whichis in Russian so only Stefan and Nikolas can read it, but he likesto look at the pictures. Bobbie says it sounds like fun and then shetells Lucas to kiss Tony goodnight and they exit together to go upstairsto bed.

Back to Jason and Robin. Robin tells Jason that she was at the hospitaltoday and she didn't tell him about it, but she can't figure out why.Jason tells her that she probably didn't want to worry him and thathe does the same thing sometimes. Jason asks her to tell him what'sreally bothering her. Robin agrees and explains to him that the resultsof the test that she had. They were fine, but she says she feels differentlyinside, like there's no time left. She says that something insideof her is awake now and it's getting stronger. She says she hasto decide right now, whether or not she's going to start the newtreatment. It's a hard choice because if she doesn't start it she'lldie, but if she does, maybe she'll still die, but she'll justhave to take a lot of pills first, so why should she sinn upto be a sick person before she has to???

Back at the Brownstone. Bobbie enters just as Tony finishes leavinga message for Carly (yuck!). Bobbie tells Tony that Lucas fellasleep before she could read him the story and that maybeTony could read it to him in the morning. Tony says ok and thenmakes a joke about his (non-existant) Russsian skills. They bothlaugh and Bobbie starts to get ready to leave. She jokes aboutgetting to used to the good life and that pretty soon she won'tbe able to anything by herself anymore. Tony tells her sincerelythat she's still the best mom that he knows and thanks her forcoming. She's touched by his words and smiles at him. She thankshim and tells him anytime and then moves to exit. She commentson how well Lucas is handling the situation and Tony agrees. Then Lucasenters and asks Bobbie why she's leaving. Tony and Bobbie exchangelooks that say maybe they were wrong about how Lucas is taking things...

Back to Sonny's car. Brenda opens up the door and gets in and askshim why he's there because he was supposed to leave. Sonny says he won'tleave until he knows that she's safe. Sonny wants to walk Brenda back up toher room, but she tells him to leave again. Sonny tells her to sayhi to the doorman on her way up--he's one of Sonny's men. Brenda asks himhow many more men he's got stationed there. Then she tells himthat if he's going to stay to just be somewhere where Jax won't see himwhen he comes home. Sonny says IF he comes home and then asks Brenda where Jax and Miranda are. Brenda tells him to get lost and exits. Sonnysmirks to himself.

In a dark motel room: Jax and Miranda enter and search for the lights.When they turn them on they see that the room has a tropical theme (fakebamboo, lots of orange and green--very tacky). The room reminds Mirandaof the shack on the beach in Australia. She says that they startedtheir marriage in a shack, they might as well end it in one...:)Jax tells her that she can take the first shower and tells her that whenshe's done she'll come out to find a feast awaiting her. Mirandareminds him that there is no restaurant in the hotel, but Jax saysthat he'll find one. Miranda tells him that she'll even wash herhair to give him more time to find something, but that it's notgoing to work because he's finally going after something that he's notgoing to get. Jax grins and says, "Don't bet on it!."...

Back with Jason and Robin. Jason asks her if she feels sick, but Robinsays that she doesn't. She says she doesn't know how long thatwill last, though. She tells him that the sooner she starts thetreatment the better her chances. Jason suggests that she waita while before she makes the decision, but Robin says it's betterto start now while the protocol will be most effective.Jason tells her it'll be harder to start if she's afraid. Robin getsreally frustrated at this point and just shouts at him, "How wouldyou know? You're not afraid of anything!" Jason is stunnedand looks at her serioulsy and whispers that she told him so that'show he knows. Robin apologizes for yelling and Jason says that heunderstands that she's just scared, even if he doesn't know howthat feels. Robin tells him that she thinks he does because he'sscared for her. Jason gets very serious and tells her thathe'd take the pain away from her if he could. He'd take everything.He'd die for her (awww...). They go on to talk about runningaway to Switzerland if something should happen to Sonny's "business"and Robin tells him about a dream that she had where they didhave to run away, but they got caught because they had to stop soshe could take her pills. Jason tells her not to be afraid oflosing her because she won't. She tells him that there is anotherway that she could lose him. She says that if she starts the protocoland misses a day the HIV will build up a resistance and then nodrug could help her. If it doesn't work, she'll be carrying a viruseven more dangerous and that she'd be afraid to touch him if thathappened. Jason gets up abruptly and pulls out a dictionaryand some medical journals and tells her that he's been searchingfor a study that will make her believe that it's safe for themto have intercourse together. Robin gives him a look and laughs andasks him if he's found anything yet. He says no, but he's not givingup. He adds that all the journals say that what they're doing issafe, no matter what virus she might have. They kiss. Jason tellsher that it's fine if they never have sex, but that they're stillgoing to keep making love, unless she decides she doesn't want himanymore. Robin tells him that she'll always want him and that sheloves him. He tells her he loves her too...

Cut to Brenda in the hotel room talking to Jax on the phone. Jax tellsher that he and Miranda are stranded and going to stay the nightin a motel room together. Brenda is not happy, but accepts it. Jaxtells her he loves her and Brenda just hangs up the phone. There's a knock at the door. Brenda jumps and then asks who's there. It's Sonny.She doesn't want to let him in, but he just tells her he'll use hiskey (!) if she doesn't let him in, so she does. She yells at him and accuses him of being behind all of the presents because he wants herback so bad that he'll do anything. Sony denies it. They fight some more.Brenda keeps trying to get him to leave, but Sonny won't budge. He tellsher about how easily "these people" got to him in a crowded hospitaland in his fully occupied apartment building, so it would be easy toget to her. She asks him why they would come after her and hetells her that it's no secret what they are to each other. Brenda sayswere, but Sonny says are. Brenda tells him Jax will protect her, butSonny argues that Jax is not there. She gets angry and tells him thatthat's why he's there, to try to convince her that something crazyis going on. Sonny loses it and screams at her that he watched hiswife and child explode and he swore to himself that he would never let that happen to someone he loved again and tells her that he's going to protecther. He won't lose her. Brenda gets all quiet and tells himit's ok if he stays. Sonny sits down and she walks to the Brandy(and pain pills) and makes him a drink. She asks him how bad it is andhe tells her that he can't trace "these people" and that they're verygood, which is why he wants her to be careful. She tells him she'snot afraid and then offers him the drink. She takes a pill and makesa lame excuse about the pain in her hip acting up. Sonny says that he'ssorry and Brenda tells him that they should stop being sorry abouteverything to each other and he agrees. She tells him she's glad thathe's there and then exits to the bedroom...

Back with Bobbie and Tony. Lucas is back in bed. Bobbie asksif she can stay the night there and they fall into an old routine of boring conversation. They talk about fixing the bay windows and thenthey make a fire. After the fire is made, Tony tells her thatshe's always been a fine fire-making/surgery assistant. Bobbiesays that she has to go and talks about Lucas for a few minutes.Then she tells Tony that it's nice to know that they can stillbe parents together. Tony hesitates and it seems like he might tellher about the custody suit he's planning, but ends up just telling herto drive safely...

Back to Stefan and Katherine. Stefan tries to lift her spirits somemore by making her realize how strong she was to get through thosesurgeries after the accident, as he called it. He tells her she's toostrong to give up. She tells him she doesn't have the strength to tryand walk again on her own. Stefan tells her that he believes she cando it if she just fights for it. He looks at his watch and sees that it'salmost morning. Katherine asks him to open the blinds and he does so.He looks out the window and describes the view of the park. Katherineasks him to carry her to the window because she'd like to see the view.He says he will if she swings her legs over the side of the bed. sheprotests at first, but then she moves her legs with her hands overthe side of the bed and it thrilled that she could do it. Stefansmiles and then picks her up and takes her over to the window.Katherine looks at him and then describes the beauty that shesees outside. He looks at her and whispers "beautiful" and she looksat him...

Back in the tacky, I mean Tiki Motel with Jax and Miranda. Mirandacomes out of the bathroom wearing a long orange thing, probably a towel,though it could be a sheet or a shower curtain, I'm not sure...:)She sees Jax on the bed with a pile of vending machine food sittingnext to him. She's impressed and sits down on the bed to dig inwhen Jax produces an orange. Miranda is surprised and wonders wherehe got it. Jax says that he has his sources and that it's probablythe most expensive orange that she'll ever eat. She grabs for it, butJax tells her that she has to tell him that she was wrong and that he is infallible before he'll give it to her. She doesn't want to, but thenhe starts to eat it himself and she gives in and tells him what hewants to hear. He gives her the orange and then she says thatof course anyone with lots of money can be infallible. He lungesfor the orange and ends up on top of her. They laugh and then realizethe position that they're in and get quiet. They almost kiss, but thephone rings and ruins the moment. It turns out the caris ready, so Miranda gets up to change so they can leave. She tellshim not to eat her orange while they're gone...

Back to Jason and Robin. They're in bed. Robin tells Jason that one ofthe first things that she thought of after Alan told her about theprotocol was that they might be able to make love like other people...somthing she knows Jason wants. Jason laughs and tells her what theyhave is enough, but Robin is unconvinced because of his medicaljounal searches. He tells her he's doing it because he doesn't wanther to be afraid it they try to make love, just like he wants herto start the treatment for herself and no one else. Robin asks him whathe would do and he says he doesn't know. He'd have to talk to Alanand Robin asks him if he will, so that he can give her his opinion. Hesays he'll do it. She thanks him. Later, she's fully dressedwatching him sleep and he wakes up and sees her. He tells her that hewatches her sleep too and always wants to wake her up with a kiss, butcan never figure out what he'd say to her after he woke her up. He saysthat's the way he feels when he looks at her, there's no words for it.She agrees and says that she guesses love is the best they can do. Theykiss goodbye and she exits to have breakfast with Mac.

Back and Brenda and Jax's. Sonny is sitting on the couch with a drinkin his hand when Jax walks in. He gives Sonny a look that would turnanyone else into sand and Sonny grins and him and says hello...

Wednesday, January 29, 1997

by Jessica Greig/

Ok, the show opens with Katherine still in Stefan's arms looking at eachother next to the window. A few minutes later he lays her down on the bed andcovers her up with her blanket. Katherine tells him that for the firsttime she doesn't feel like a burden to herself or anyone else. Shekind of makes fun of his strict manners, but tells him that she likesthem. He tells her he's glad that she's feeling so good about the chanceto walk again. Katherine describes the view of the park that she sawwhen Stefan carried her over to the window and tells him that the next timeshe looks out the window she'll be standing there and she hopes that he'llbe there beside her. He smiles and tells her that she should get somesleep because they've been up all night talking. Katherine jokes that she hasn't pulled an allnighter since high school. Katherine then tellshim about how amazed she is that he was the only one that could get throughto her even after so many others had tried and failed. He tries to get outof all the credit that she's giving him, but she doesn't let him. She tellshim that he didn't handle her and she hates being handled and that whateverhe did worked. He interrupts her and tells her that she should give herselfsome credit for what she did, but Katherine says that she hasn't done anythingyet, though she promises to work hard at physical therapy, on one condition.He has to keep visiting her. Stefan promises to keep visiting. Then hekisses her hand and goes to exit. He turns to face her before he goesout the door and tells her that he has to be there to see her walk tothe window. He exits and Katherine smiles and whispers to herself, "Goodbye,whoever you are."

Next up comes Mac, Felicia, and Robin all in the Outback. Mac is servingthem coffee from behind the counter. Robin is talking about how muchshe's enjoying her vacation when Miranda enters. She comes over andMac introduces her to Robin. Miranda and Robin exchange "hellos" and "I've heard so much about yous" and then Miranda describes her nightcaught in the storm/hotel with Jax. Then she goes to exit becauseshe's tired and because Robin says that she wants to talk to Macprivately. As Mac and Robin begin to talk Felicia pulls Mirandaover to the side to grill her about what happened between she and Jaxthe night before. Felicia asks Miranda what happened and Miranda tells her that sheand Jax are now officially divorced (did I heara Hallelujah out there anywhere?). Miranda says that being deadwas a lot easier than the divorce and that maybe subconsciouslyshe had been hoping to be with Jax again even though consciouslyshe hadn't been letting herself hope for that. She has a flashback of them cuddled together in the car during the snowstorm. Felicia asks her ifshe still loves him and Miranda says that's a given (in other words,yes). Felicia asks her how she feels and Miranda says that she's sadand that she doesn't trust Brenda to make Jax happy, but that maybeshe's wrong and it'll work out. Felicia looks away after Mirandasays this and Miranda asks her what she's thinking. Felicia tries toget out of telling her, but she finally admits that she was thinkingabout how Brenda and Sonny act when they're together and she agreesthat maybe Brenda might hurt Jax because of all of the unfinishedbusiness between her and Sonny. Miranda talks about the "amazingtrust" that she had with Jax (gag!) and how she doesn't think thatBrenda can have that with Jax if Brenda is still hung up onSonny. Just then Audrey enters and approaches Felicia and Mirandawith a large envelope in her arms. Felicia reintroduces Mirandaand Audrey and then Miranda exits to go to sleep. Audrey asks Feliciaif she's seen Tom, but Felicia says no. Throughout their conversation,Felicia learns that Tom lied to her about staying the night at thehospital. Audrey leaves for a moment to say hi to Robin and Feliciahas a flashback of Tom lying to her during a telephone conversation aboutbeing at the hospital. Audrey returns and Tom enters happy to see histwo favorite ladies. Audrey gives Tom the envelope, which is the "urgenttest results" he needed and exits shortly thereafter. Tom asks Feliciahow she weathered the storm without him and she says things went ok, butthat she missed him. He says he missed her too. Then she asks himif he got enough sleep at the hospital, even though she knew very well that he wasn't there, and he lied (again!) and said that heslept ok. Then he excuses himself because he has to go to a meeting.He says, "I love you" and exits. Felicia says, "I know, so whyare you lying?" and then stares off into space.

Meanwhile, Mac and Robin have been talking about the new HIV protocolshe's considering starting. Mac wants her to start it of course and goes onabout how she's strong enough to handle it. Robin talks of herfrustration of this "Robin, the wonder dog" image (her words, not mine)that she's saddled with. Everyone expects her to always be perfectand it's frustrating. She tells Mac that she's scared and Mac tells herhe'll support any decision that she makes. Later Miranda comes backdown from her apartment. She says hello again to Mac and Robin beforeshe heads over to visit Katherine. Mac and Robin both express how luckythey feel to have each other. Still later on, they say goodbyeto each other because Robin doesn't think she'll get a chanceto see him again before she leaves. Felicia comes over to say goodbyeand tells Robin that she saves all of Robin's letters because maybethey might be published someday. Robin gives her and "Oh, please"-typelook and exits (no wonder she has a need to be so perfect!). Feliciastares off into space and Mac asks her what's wrong. Felicia blurts outthat she knows Tom is lying to her and blurts out that she thinkshe's cheating on her. She realizes what she just said and is embarrassedby it. She tells Mac to disregard what she said and exits in a hurry.

Next up is Sonny on the couch in Brenda and Jax's apartment drinkinga brandy. Jax is livid. He yells at Sonny (of course) and Sonny triesto explain why he's there when Brenda enters and tells Jax thatSonny is there because she asked him to stay. Jax is shocked (and rightfullyso). Sonny tries to get Brenda off the hook and says that he forcedBrenda to let him stay there, but Brenda won't let him lie for her.She explains the fact that she received another present and calledSonny about it and how she was scared and how that eventually led to her asking Sonny to stay the night. Jax kept interrupting herthrough this explanationa attacking Sonny and her judgment so Brendagot pretty mad and asks him why she has to defend the fact thatSonny spent the night there when he had just spent the night withMiranda (good point!). Sonny jumps in and tells Jax that nothinghappened and Jax says that he doesn't doubt that and then tellsSonny to get lost. Sonny says that he didn't come there tofight or to watch one. Jax says that the divorce papers havebeen signed and that he and Brenda will soon be married, so isn'tabout time to dismantle this triangle? Sonny tells Jax he's a fool if he doesn't think that Brenda is in trouble because "thesepeople" are using Brenda to get to him. Jax makes a good pointby saying that if he really believes that then why did he spend the night there and reinforce the idea that "these people" have of his relationship toBrenda. This leads to an all-out shouting match with Sonny telling Jax that he can't not protect her because he watched Lily blow up in a car and got a needle stuck in his neck and he can't let something bad like thathappen to Brenda. Jax tells him that he'll protect Brenda so Sonny can leave. Sonny says ok, but that his "staff" will be watching her at all times. He andJax fight some more and then Brenda interrupts and says that's enoughfighting. Sonny says ok and then reminds Jax of his triangleremark and tells him that he can't count (Miranda makes 4--LOL!!!) and exits. Brenda and Jax are left alone to sort out what's goingon. They argue about Sonny some more and Brenda tells him that shedoesn't understand why he's attacking her. Jax says he's not attackingher, but he has every right to be angry because he came home to findher ex-lover on HIS sofa drinking HIS brandy after a night of emotional anguish (uh-oh). Brenda tells him again that nothinghappened and asked him about his night. He tells her that shealready knows what happened because he told her about it on the phone lastnight about it, something she didn't think to do for him. Brenda saysshe doesn't remember hearing about emotional anguish on the phone (ouch!).Jax gets angry and tells her not to trivialize what he and Mirandawent through (yuck!) and then tells her that he knows that she broughtthe book of poems to Miranda and he accuses her of attacking Miranda.Brenda downplays the significance of the confrontation and theyfight some more. Jax announces that it hurt him to divorce Mirandaand Brenda is hurt by this statement. Jax tries to stop thefighting and tells her he loves her and wants to marry her, butMiranda comes up again and that leads to another fight. In theend Jax just says that he's sorry for everything and exits tobedroom. Brenda goes to follow him, but turns around and looksout the window.

Now we're in the graveyard. There's a figure next to a headstone. Thefigure kneels down and is revealed to be Sonny's former right-hand-man,Harry. He's "talking" to Lily. He tells her she shouldn't be outhere in the cold and that Sonny has to pay for the fact that she is. Hegets up and walks away from the grave a little. He has a weddingband in his hand and he has flashbacks of Sonny and Lily's receptionat Luke's, Sonny telling Harry to keep an eye on Lily when he wasgoing to leave town with Brenda, talking to Lily in the airportand her telling him not to tell her father that she's cominghome to Puerto Rico when she was going to leave Sonny, and a conversationhe had with Sonny where Sonny blamed himself for Lily's death. Harrysays to himself that it was his job to protect Lily when Sonnywouldn't. "Damn Sonny and damn me."...

Back in Katherine's hospital room. Miranda comes in and makes smalltalk with Katherine for a while. Then she notices Katherine'snew haircut and nightgown (she does look different and she's wearingmakeup--more than the I'm not wearing makeup, but I really amlook she usually has). Katherine fills Miranda in on her newfounddetermination and enthusiasm for walking again. Miranda wants to knowwhy and so Katherine tells her about the mysterious stranger thatworks in the hospital at night and visits her. She sings his praisesand tells Miranda that she doesn't want to know his name becauseit's better if he's a mystery. Miranda is just so happy thatKatherine wants to do the physical therapy. Miranda helps her intoher wheelchair after Katherine invites her to come along to herfirst session. As they exit Stefan watches them go...he waslistening at the door for a while before their exit.

Back in the graveyard. Sonny is there talking to Lily mourningthe life they could of had if he hadn't "let" her die. He promisesnot to let the same thing happen to Brenda. We here a noise andSonny whips out his gun and shouts, "What the hell are you tryingto do to me ?" The other party turns out to be Tom. He's thereto give Sonny an update on Lesley's condition. He complainsabout lying to Felicia and then tells Sonny that there is anopening for Lesley in the hospital in Switzerland and that Sonnybetter get the whole Spencer clan there by tomorrow.

On a street in the city. Harry is walking and stops and looksup at the sky. He says to whomever, "It should have been youBrenda. Sonny should have watched you die."

Thursday, January 30, 1997

by Jessica Greig

The show opens with Ned on the phone in the airport. Alexis enters. She'sobviously looking for him and when he get off the phone she offershim a ride to the courthouse--the sexual harrassment suit starts today. Nedtells her that he wants to support Monica, but he just doesn't want togo to the courthouse today. Alexis won't let him out of it that easilyand she asks him to be a character witness for Monica. Ned is deadset against it (could he be worried that his long-ago-but not quite forgotten affair with Monica might be exposed on the stand?) and tells Alexis that the Quartermaine's skeletons rattle as they walk and he knows that Monicawould not want him to testify. Alexis gets the idea and lets him offthe hook. She exits to rush to the courthouse.

At the Quartermaine mansion Alan is trying to get Edward to come withhim to the courthouse, but Edward says Monica will have enought supportand basically refuses to go and exits. Alan comes over to AJ and Emilywho are eating breakfast. He asks Emily why she's not in school andshe gives him the very lame "I have a sore throat" excuse. After _Dr._ Alan examines her and finds no sign of swelling she fesses upthat she doesn't want to have to face her peers at school because of allof the rumors about Monica floating around there. AJ gives her a peptalk about knowing how she feels and offers to take her to school. Theyexit and Jason enters. He asks Alan if he can talk to him and Alanof course is overjoyed that he wants to and says yes. Jason starts tospeak and then the phone rings. It's Monica at the courthouse askingwhere Alan is. She had just had a confrontation with Dorman thatwas interrupted by his lawyer and is a little shaken up. Alan explainsthat Jason is there and Monica tells him to stay with Jason and updateher later about their conversation. Alan hangs up the phoneand he and Jason have a frank talk about HIV and the positive andnegative aspects of the treatment Robin is considering starting. Alanis impressed with Jason's medical knowledge and gets his hopes upthat Jason might be remembering something, but his hopes are dashedwhen Keesha comes in looking for AJ and Jason is his rude self with her.Jason asks Alan why Robin should start the new treatment when it maytake 10-12 years before she gets worse and they might find a cure bythen. Alan goes over and gets a magazine and shows it to Jason. He'salready read it. The article says that the new protocol could suppressthe HIV virus completely and healthy cells would replace infected oneswithin the next 3 years, so why should anyone wait for a cure when it might never come if they have an option like this? Alan asks Jasonoutright if he's HIV+ because Jason hasn't come right out andsaid that he's asking all of these questions for Robin. Jason says thathe's not and asks Alan if Robin eventually had no virus in her bloodstream because of the new protocol would it be safe to have sex andAlan says no, because not all of the tests can detect HIV and thereforethere might be risk and they wouldn't even know that. They go onto have a "heart-to-heart" type talk about how Jason can only help Robinby doing nothing. Jason can't accept that at first, but then Alan remindshim that Jason expects the Q's to do that for him. Jason gets itand then asks to use the phone. Alan tells him not to spoil himwith all of these requests and exits to go to the courthouse. Jasoncalls Sonny. We only hear Jason's side of the conversation. He tellsSonny he's meeting Robin on the bridge, that he can't tell her thatSonny has to (what I don't know) and something about 2 hours and hangsup. Justus enters. They exchange hellos and Jason exits. Ned enters.He compliments Justus on his work on a Hong Kong deal and proposes thatthey start rebuilding Ward House and add a drug rehab center to it.Justus is suspicious of Ned's motives and Ned finally tells him that he's doing it to improve his image with Lois. They agree towork together for their own benefits and Edward enters happy to seethem getting along. He tries to get Ned over to ELQ and again refusesto go and support Monica in court and exits.

Robin comes to visit Kevin at the lighthouse. She gives him a bighug and asks if she can talk to him privately. Lucy is actuallypretty considerate and scoots off hurriedly to the Outback togive them time alone. Robin talks about her anxiety about startingthe new HIV protocol because she would have to think about HIV allthe time and she doesn't know if she can handle that without Jasonaround all the time. Kevin tells Robin to tell Jason that sheneeds him at Yale, but Robin says she loves him enough to want toprotect him and not ask him to give up his life in Port Charles.She asks Kevin if she can keep calling him from school and Kevinsays that she can even call him collect. She thanks him for hishelp and they hug and say goodbye. Robin exits. Lucy enterslater, after her trip to the Outback where she unsuccessfully triedto get Felicia to start their friendship over again. Kevin tellsher that his talk with Robin went well. He says he should becomea friend-for-hire, the "I'll be there for you" guy. Lucy getsa far away look in her eye and says that There for You is a greatnew name for a perfume and goes off on the idea for a while. Thenthe doorbell rings. It's a guy with a certified letter for Kevin.Kevin says, "That's me, certifiable," and signs for the letter. It'sa letter from Stefan. He wants Kevin to be the new presonnel consultantfor Cassadine, Inc.

While Alan and Jason were talking AJ was not bringing Emily to schoollike he promised. He took her to the Outback to get some ice cream(huge banana splits). AJ says they'll just tell Alan and Monica that his carstalled and he couldn't get her to school. She doesn't want to lie, butgets talked into it (she's getting pretty good at it actually...:) ).They talked frankly about alcoholism (that they promise to keep a secret) and people picking on you at school as they eat their ice cream. Keesha enters. She comes over to the table and AJ tells her about the car stalling. Emily gives him a look and after Keesha offers to drive her to school she says she'll walk and exits. Keesha tells AJ that Jason was at the Q's when wasthere earlier andAJ eventually fesses up that the car didn't reallystall an they go to exit to the courthouse when Jason walks in. AJ getsupset when he finds out the Jason forgot about Monica's court datethat day and exits in a huff. Keesha and Jason have a serious discussionabout how Keesha has accepted the fact that he's not Jason Quartermaine,her boyfriend, anymore while Detective Taggert looks on (he enteredduring AJ and Jason's short "conversation"). She tells Jason that shedoesn't understand how Robin can have the patience to date him becauseshe thinks he's about as appealing as a 2x4. Jason laughs and saysthat they can finally start over. They reintroduce themselves asRobin enters and comes over. Keesha and Robin hug and Keesha talksabout her hopes of getting into the police academy and exits togo to the courthouse. Robin recognizes Jason and Keesha's truceand she asks him about his conversation with Alan. Jason eyesTaggert and says that he'll tell her about it, but not there and they exit.

Monica has been at the courthouse with Alexis this whole time. We hearDorman's lawyer scold Dorman for talking to Monica and violating hisrestraining order, but Dorman laughs it off. Alexis talks to Monicaabout Ned's reluctance to testify and Monica agrees that it's nota good idea. The judge enters and Dorman's lawyer gives his openingstatement, which is basically a bunch of lies about Monica sexuallyharrassing him while Dorman has this exaggerated look of innocenceon his face. Then Alexis gives her opening statement and Alanenters during it. Monica seems pleased with it. Then Dorman'slawyer calls him to the stand as Emily enters the courtroom andstares at Dorman from the back of the room. Dorman gets a smirkon his face and sits down on the witness stand...

Friday, January 31, 1997

by Jessica Greig

The show opens with Robin and Jason on the bridge talking about his conversation with Alan about the new HIV protocol Robin's considering starting.Jason seems very angry and Robin asks him about his attitude. He seemsto think that Robin would rather only live another 5yrs than 50 or 60 withhim. Robin protests, but Jason doesn't buy it. They get in a fight aboutwhy Robin's fears about starting the new treatment. Jason says thather reasons don't make sense. She says so what if they make sense and wonderswhy they even have to. Jason says, "Well if HIV is too wonderful to passup then why don't you give it to me?" Robin is shocked. Jason says that he'ssupposed to be dead and already brain damaged, so it wouldn't make that muchof a difference. He says that he doesn't care about anything except beingclose to her. Robin can't believe that he's saying what he's saying. ThenJason talks about her not wanting to have sex with him to protect him, but her actions almost make him think that she's guarding something precious toher. Robin tells him he's crazy and tells him she protects him because sheloves him. He tells her that she got the disease from somebody she loved andwonders why no one blames him for that, especially Mac who would have goodreason to. Robin says that Mac loved Stone, but hated the disease. Jasonasks Robin why she doesn't hate the disease then. He answers his ownquestion by telling her that it's because HIV is all that she has left of Stone and that it makes her his for as long as she has left to live. "Whatcan I give you in comparison to that?" he asks after this revelation. Robinis really rocked by what Jason said and she sits down on the bridge. Jasonsits down beside her. She talks about Stone and how he's right, that shedoes feel disloyal to Stone, not for loving Jason, but for having the chanceto escpae what Stone couldn't. She's really surprised that Jason figuredit out and asks him how he did. Jason says that when he was talking toAlan he thought about what would happen if she died and that if shewas gone, HIV would be the only thing that he could keep of hers. Hesays it was a stupid idea, like maybe Sonny wanting to keep the car bombthat killed Lily, but he did think it. Robin describes how she's grown tocount on HIV because she knows it will always be there, not likeStone or her parents, even though it's not their fault that they're notwith her right now. Jason tells her that he thinks that 5 years isa really long time--five times his life, so far and when he thinks aboutthat he wonders who could want more than that until he thinks or sees her.He tells her that she has to be alive, because then, even if they're nottogether, he'll be ok, as long as she's there. He tells her that whateverhappens he will always love her. Robin tells Jason that she loves him andthat she's so lucky to have him. They talk some more about Alan andthen she says that she's so lucky because she has a perfect, wonderfulboyfriend that will do anything for her and has, so now it's her turnto do something for him.

At the courthouse. While Dorman is being sworn in, Stefan and Bobbieare out in the hall talking about Laura's trial and Luke's possible futuretrial for shooting Katherine. They enter and Emily scooches down in herseat in the back. Dorman's lawyer asks questions and Dorman lies aboutMonica and it gets pretty ugly. Monica is so upset that she gets upto leave. Reporters jump up and swarm around her and Alan with camerasand the judge gets angry and calls a recess during which Alan, Bobbie,Stefan and Monica talk a little. Thhen Monica and Alan talk aboutJason. Alan tells her that Jason should get Tony to look at himagain because he seemed to be remembering a lot of his past medical schoolstudies' info. He says Jason was everything their Jason used to be, except THEIR Jason. Kevin and Lucy show up during this recess as well. Kevinlater gets a chance to discuss his job offer with Stefan. Lucy comes up toKevin after this conversation and asks if she can leave because she doesn'twant to listen to Dr. Drone-on anymore. Emily also exits during this break. Ned sees her there and they talk about not believing Dorman's testimony andtalking to Monica and Alan about her concerns. Ned exits to call Reginald totake Emily to school. Emily goes to the pay phone and call her friend Matt. Later, Dorman is back on the stand playing naive rather poorly, though Justus tells Ned (they both entered before testimony started) that Dorman is too good. He says that he never suspected that Monica was using him to get at Alan, which iswhat his lawyer is making the court believe happened. Alexis gets up and cross examines him. She works him into a corner where he says that while the affair was going on he believed that Monica was using him to make Alan jealous and angry--a direct contradiction of his earlier testimony! Alexis also points out that since Alan didn't find out about the affair until it was over, Monica couldn't have been using their affair to get at Alan. Then she asks Dorman why he had the affair and he says that he felt sorry for lonely, disfigured Monica. Alan loses it and gets up and decks Dorman.

Other happenings:

Katherine gets a visit from Edward. He dotes on her and gives her a silverbrush set and three way mirror AND every business section of the newspapersince the beginning of the new year to give her something to do (typicalEdward:) ). Katherine makes him promise to come visit her often. Later,Stefan enters while she's sleeping with something in his hand that he slipsinto his coat pocket. Katherine wakes up and smiles...

Taggert is in the Outback watching people. Outside, Tomtalks to Luke and lets him know that there's an open place in the clinic forLeslie and they have to leave tonight. Luke's glad because he was feeling likethey'd been staying in the same place for too long and he'd even yelled atLucky because of his apprehension. The Spencers get to work packing and Tomenters the Outback. Taggert talks to Mac and watches Sonny and Tom as they plan to getthe Spencers out of the country (Tom broke his date earlier with Felicia bytelling her it was because he had to go to Switzerland--for a medical conference! She understood kind of and got more suspicious). The plans get set in place and Sonny exits. Taggert mentions the meeting to Mac, but hedoesn't make a big deal about it. Mac and Felicia argue about Tom and Tomcomes over to say bye to Felicia. Mac follows him and catches him on the phonewith the Spencers. Mac has a short conversation with Tom and they fightabout Felicia's happiness. Tom exits and Mac follows him all the way towhere the Spencers are hiding. The Spencers greet Tom warmly, readyto head for Switzerland, not knowing that Mac is watching them throughthe window outside...