Tishy

Helena Cassadine is back! Constance Towers is reprising her role as the evil Helena Cassadine. She will be involved in many storylines, but mainly involved with the Spencers. She will be a force to be reckoned with in her time in Port Charles. Helena has also brought along Sam McCall, played again by Kelly Monaco. Sam has been thought to be dead, but alas, she has not been. She has been with Helena and as the story plays out, we will see what has been happening to her since she "died" last year. Both actresses have signed contracts. We are not sure, however, how long the contracts are.

click on the underline Chaos reigned in the air as shots rang out. Nikolas jumped on Lulu as a bullet missed them. The bullet ricocheted off the wall and hit Lucky in the ankle. Lucky was also hit in the hip. Luke, hit in the arm, scrambled over to Laura who was not moving. “I need a doctor! My wife has been hit! My kids! Lulu! Are you hit? Lucky, Nikolas? Where the hell are the doctors?” Luke screamed. "My Laura is bleeding!" Lulu was in tears and Nikolas patted her down, “Luke, Lulu is ok. Just shaken up. Lucky was hit twice. What about Laura?” Nikolas shouted. Luke cradled Laura as Patrick jumped onto the stage. “Patrick, she’s bleeding everywhere. You have to stop this.” He gently lay Laura down onto the stage, “Who did this? Did anyone see?” Robin rushed forward to attend to Luke and Lucky. She ripped a tablecloth and made tourniquets out of them. She tied them above Lucky's ankle to stanch his bleeding there. She moved over to Luke and fastened a tourniquet above his arm. He told her to go back to Lucky, which she did. Lucky was moaning in pain. “Be quiet Lucky. Monica has called 911, they will be here shortly. I am just going to hold this on your hip to stop the bleeding, is that all right?” Lucky nodded his assent. Robin looked at Nikolas, “Nikolas, just stay with Lulu and bring her over to Bobbie. I don’t want her going into shock.” “Where’s Scorpio?” Luke bellowed. The paramedics arrived then and rushed to the stage. Taggert and Mac ran to the stage to start questioning people. Luke yelled, “Where the hell is Scorpio? Where is Robert?” Robert came forward, “I am right here.” “I need you to find out exactly where the hell Baldwin was when this happened. I bet my bank account that he is behind this!” Sonny, concerned that he couldn’t find Brenda walked outside with Max. The two of them walked around, searching for her. “Boss! Come quick!” Max was over by the wall. He was standing over an unconscious Brenda, who was half covered by the bushes. “Brenda, Brenda, wake up honey.” Sonny knelt down next to her and gently slapped her face. “Max, go in and get some paramedics. Then I want you to call Leticia and tell her you are coming to get her. Call Ned Ashton and tell him what has happened. Tell him you are bringing James and Leticia to him and you are to stay with them. Got it? Now go!” Max rushed off. “Brenda, I need you to wake up. Please baby.” Sonny kissed her as a paramedic came running over. “Please help her. We found her here in the bushes. I have no idea what happened.” Sonny stood up as the paramedics started to work on her. He ran his hands over his face and stood there watching, worried. “Please tell me she will be all right.” “Sir, we need to bring her to General Hospital. What is her name?” “Brenda Barrett.” The doors flew open and the stretchers carrying an unconscious Laura, an alert Lucky and angry Luke came out. Following behind were Robert, who was talking on a cell phone, Patrick, Robin, Monica, Bobbie and Carly. Nikolas and Lulu were on their heels. Catching sight of Sonny, Carly stopped. “What the hell is going on Sonny?” “It’s Brenda. Max and I found her out here, unconscious.” “Maybe she knows who shot up my family.” Carly said belligerently. Sonny stared down Carly, “Leave it alone Carly. My main concern is Brenda at this point and her son.” He started to walk away from her. Carly caught his arm. “Do you want to ride to the hospital with me?” Sonny shook his head. “I will not let Brenda out of my sight for a minute.” The doors flew open to the emergency room and Noah was waiting. “Put Laura in trauma room three!” He yelled. He motioned for Bobbie to follow him. “We need to get this bullet out. Patrick will get the bullets out of Lucky. Emily will assist Patrick. Monica will stabilize Luke and then you and I will operate on Luke. I need you to scrub in now.” Bobbie complied. In his room, Luke was yelling out for Robert and Lulu. Lulu, still in tears, came running in. “Daddy, are you all right.” “Princess, do you think that anyone can hurt your father?” Luke kissed the top of Lulu’s head. "Watch my arm honey." “But someone tried to shoot us. If it wasn’t for Nikolas, I would have been shot too. He jumped right on top of me. He saved my life.” Lulu wailed. Robert came to the door and stepped away. “I know Princess. Nikolas is a hero. But you are safe.” Luke comforted his daughter, “Your mother and brother are getting the best possible care that they can. Someone will be getting in to see me soon. We will get to the bottom of this. No one can bring the Spencers down, you know that. Now, I want you to stick to Nikolas or Robert like glue until I am out of here. OK?” Lulu nodded. “Now Princess, I need to talk to Robert. Go see Nikolas, ok?” Luke kissed Lulu again and repeated, “Remember, stay with either Nikolas or Robert. I trust them with your life.” Lulu left and Robert walked in. “Where the hell was Baldwin?” Luke half shouted. “Wasn’t him Spencer. He was at his headquarters the whole time. He was giving a speech when this happened.” Robert told him. “Then who in the hell did this?” Luke bellowed. Sarah walked into Brenda’s ER room. She pulled up a chair and sat across from Sonny and pushed back a now awake Brenda’s hair, “Hi Brenda, I’m Sarah Webber Quartermaine. I am a physician’s assistant here at the hospital. You are going to have a nasty bruise there. We need to take you down to get an MRI. But first, can you tell me what happened to you tonight?” Brenda struggled to speak, “I went outside to call my house. I wanted to see how my son was. Oh Sonny! Where is James, is he ok?” “Shhhh, James is with Ned. Max is with them as well.” Sonny reassured her. “Oh good. Thank you.” Brenda refocused on Sarah. “I am sorry, I have a massive headache. I was walking away from the MetroCourt entrance when someone was walking very purposefully towards me. They looked sort of familiar to me and I remember starting to say something." The screen goes to an isolated room The Shooter is seen walking into a room where Helena Cassadine is sitting. Back to Brenda's hospital room Sarah asked, “Do you know who hit you?” Brenda nodded, "I started to say, you look like me." Back to Helena's room Helena smiled, “Excellent job my dear. What a success on your first mission. " Brenda's hospital room "I don't think I have ever met her. Sonny, you know her though. I can't place her name.

I had to leave and now I am back to comment. I love the dig at Eileen Davidson! Carrington is Kelly Capwell. SHe would never wear a red beret! There does seem to be a death preoccupation. I know you will have some light moments that define Santa Barbara. You write everything so well. This is why RTSB is number one

We can reveal that two people from the past will be brought into the blog. At least one of these people will be revealed in Episode 52. Both of these characters will play heavily into the Mayoral Race fallout and the Spencer shootout. Headwriter/Executive Producer Tishy is keeping a lid on who the characters are and who has been cast. "I don't want to ruin the surprise of the story. We are going to push the Spencers to the forefront, where they should be. Several characters will be embroiled in this story. I am very excited for this story."

All I have to say is stay tuned. I am hoping to have the next episode posted today or tomorrow and the shooter will be revealed. It will hopefully be a BIG surprise

WOW!!!! Like Keith said, classic Bo and Hope scenes. Loved them. I can't believe the Fury blew up the hospital! I can't wait to find out who it is. I can just see Sami and Peter at their windows watching it happen. What a strange alliance those two could be. So how soon can you write the next episode so we know who lives and who dies *grin*

Thank you for the comments Steve. Tiffany and Monica don't have the greatest of relationships either so to me it made sense that Tiffany would do something like this. As for Brenda and Ned, it will get ugly.

Mac Scorpio, as portrayed by John J York is the police commissioner of Port Charles. Once the owner of the "Outback" Club, he assummed the role of Police Commissioner. When his brother, Robert, took off for parts unknown, Mac took over raising Robert's daughter Robin. THey still have a close relationship today. Mac and Felicia Jones endured a long love entanglement up to her death. He raised her daughters, Maxie and Georgie, as his own. He is the only father that they know. He deeply loved Felicia, and still does. Following her death at the Nurse's Ball, he blamed himself. He turned to the bottle to ease the pain of her loss as well as the loss of Maxie. Friends and family tried to intervene to get Mac to enter rehab. It took the urging of Bobbie, who has also suffered great loss to get him to go. Mac escaped and called the one person he felt could understand him: Bobbie. She got him back in and they are building a friendship now. Mac is back working and taking everything day to day. He wants to rebuild his relationships that he almost destroyed. Look for his to do that as well as work in the aftermath of the Mayoral Race storyline.

I am glad that Austin and Carrie are finally happy! I wonderif ALice will be able to shed some light on who the Fury is. Great episode....

Emily Quartermaine, portrayed by Peyton List is the adopted daughter of Alan and Monica. She is the beloved granddaughter of Edward and Lila. AJ and Jason are her loving brothers. Besides Lila, Emily is loved the most out of all the Quartermaines. Emily has faced many hardships in her life. She lost her mother to breast cancer and faced cancer herself. She fell in love with the rebel from the wrong side of the tracks, Zander. Soon thereafter, she fell hard for Nikolas Cassadine. At the last Nurse's Ball, Nikolas proposed. She accepted happily and the two seemed to be on the way to wedded bliss. Things fell apart when Emily found out about Elizabeth and Jason's baby. She felt that her best friend Elizabeth betrayed her and Lucky, her best friend from childhood. Nikolas sided with Elizabeth and Elizabeth soon moved in with Nikolas. Emily was angry and soon returned her engagement ring. As revenge, she has slept with Lucky, but is keeping that knowledge to herself for the time being. The headwriter/Executive Producer Tishy reveals that in casting Emily, she wanted to cast someone with more of an edge. Peyton List has that edge and has been working out admirably. Her plans for Emily are simple, revenge against Elizabeth and to ensnare Lucky in her web. Emily will be in the forefront in the coming months. She will be involved heavily in the Nikolas/Elizabeth/Lucky storyline and the Alan storyline.

HOLY CRAP!!!! Loved the parallel! I can't believe it! Dr Harris, is this Alan's mother? Did I miss something? WHat a wonderful twist and shock that I didn't see coming.

Oh I am loving Sophia storyline! I can just hear her. That storyline is so well written. Loving the corporate intrigue at CC Enterprises. I can see where Angela would be overworked, makes sense. Perfect to have Keith come in and announce that he and Elizabeth are married. Priceless! Loved the episode!

4 p.m. “Good afternoon, this is Tiffany Hill reporting live from the campaign headquarters of Ric Lansing. How are you today Mr Lansing? How do you think your chances are in this historic three person race?” Tiffany, clad in a navy blue suit, smoothly asked. Ric, dressed in an Armani suit, answered with a polished smile, “Well Ms. Hill, I am feeling very confident in my chances today. I know the voters will pick the best candidate.” Tiffany stuck her microphone in Ric’s face, “What about the grassroots campaign for Laura Spencer? Exit polls are saying that she is right up there with you and Mr. Baldwin. This could be a very tight race Mr. Lansing.” “This is why, Ms Hill.” Ric smoothed down his suit and smiled, “I urge all the voters to go out and vote today. Vote for the best candidate, myself Ric Lansing.” “Thank you Mr Lansing, and good luck today.” Tiffany said as Ric walked away. “Clear.” Tiffany said. “Let’s go see if we can find Scott Baldwin and get a few words from him.” An hour later, Tiffany and her crew pulled up to Scott Baldwin’s campaign headquarters. She jumped out of her van and walked in. Up ahead, she saw Scott and approached him. “Mr Baldwin, may I have a few words with you?” Scott turned around and faced Tiffany, “Hello Tiffany, I would be happy to talk to you.” He flirted, “How are you today?” “I am well Mr Baldwin. Now, Mr Baldwin, how do you feel about your chances in the election tonight?” Tiffany coolly responded. With a grin on his face, Scott replied, “Well Tiff, I feel that we all have an equal chance with the voters tonight. The voters will vote according to who they feel is the best for the job. I hope they see that with my background and experience, I will serve the people of Port Charles to the best of my ability.” “Very good Mr Baldwin. What do you think are the chances of Laura Spencer? She has mounted an impressive campaign.” Tiffany asked. “Indeed she has.” Scott smiled, “But I have to wonder, does she have what it takes in the cutthroat world of politics that make up Port Charles? Yes she runs a non profit organization and runs it well. But to run the large organization that is our city government is a large undertaking. I don’t think she can handle it.” Tiffany asked, “And you think you are qualified?” “As a former district attorney, I do. I know how this city runs. I ask all the voters to vote for Baldwin. You won’t be disappointed. If you will excuse me Ms. Hill.” Scott walked away. “Great soundbites Tiffany.” Her producer said. “When do you want to go to the Spencer headquarters?” “Let’s go when the polls close at seven. We may have a true underdog story here.” Tiffany brushed her hair back. “Let’s go get something to eat, it may be a long night.” 7pm MetroCourt ~ The Spencer Headquarters In the ballroom at MetroCourt, a large stage was assembled. On the stage, Carly turned on one of the large screen TVs that she had rented for the event. Hundreds of volunteers and friends were gathered there in hopes of a Spencer win. Laura arrived and made her way through the crowd, shaking hands as she went. Luke followed behind, the proud husband. Tiffany stopped Laura. “Laura Spencer! How are you tonight?” Tiffany’s microphone was catching every word. Laura beamed, “I am so happy by the turnout tonight. I can’t believe all the support that we have received! Thank you to everyone!” She shouted. The crowd shouted back their approval. Sonny and Brenda, hands clasped, came up next to Luke. “Congratulations buddy. I hope she wins.” Sonny commented. Luke couldn’t stop smiling, “Just look at her. Isn’t she amazing.” Luke asked rhetorically. Tiffany stuck the microphone in Laura’s face. “Mrs Spencer, the polls coming back show that you have a slight lead over Scott Baldwin with only 5% of the precincts returning. What do you have to say about that?” “Well, the night is still young. Scott Baldwin and Ric Lansing are formidable opponents. It could go anyway at this point.” Laura said as she turned to wish Robin and Patrick well and thank them for their support. “This is Tiffany Hill, here at the Spencer Headquarters. We will be back when we have more results in this Mayoral Race.” Tiffany waited until she was clear and turned to Laura. “I know I am not supposed to say this, but I hope you win. In fact, I think you will.” “Thanks Tiff.” Laura said as Monica came up to her. “Monica, how is Alan?” Laura asked, immediately concerned. Looking very tired, Monica replied, “He’s had his set backs. But he is doing ok. Carly brought Michael by today to visit and that brightened his spirits. Jason has also brought Ava to visit, oh she is just precious.” Laura clasped her hands, “I have been thinking of both of you.” Robert sidled up to Luke, “Hey there Spencer. I hope she wins.” “Look at her. She is incandescent.” Luke said proudly. Carly and Bobbie were on top of the stage. Bobbie turned on the microphone and called for the Spencers and Nikolas to come to the stage. When Laura, Luke, Lucky, Nikolas and Lulu reached the stage, Bobbie announced, “Laura, there is a phone call for you.” Laura picked up the phone and listened. Laura hung up the phone and turned to the microphone. “50% of the precincts are in and we have 48% of the vote. Scott Baldwin has 30% and Ric Lansing has 22% of the vote. That phone call was Ric Lansing, calling to concede the election!” Cheers erupted through the crowd. Brenda turned to Sonny and said, “I am just going to run outside for a minute to call Leticia. I want to check on James.” Sonny kissed Brenda, “Don’t be long.” Brenda threaded her way through the crowd and made her way outside. Once outside she opened up her cell phone and heard a noise. Looking up, she said, “Hey you look...” She was then hit on the head with the butt of a gun. Falling unconscious, Brenda slid to the ground as the person kept right on walking without breaking stride. The TV behind Laura changed with 75% of the precincts coming back and Laura having a 50% lead. The phone rang and she answered. Again she hung up and hugged and kissed Luke. Luke announced, “That was Scott Baldwin, conceding the race for Mayor! Laura Spencer has won! Thank you everyone!” Laura stepped to the podium and stated, “I want to thank first and foremost, my family. Luke, my husband. Oh, I don’t know what I would do without you urging me on. You are my reason for being. My two sons, Nikolas and Lucky, you bring such joy into my life. Lulu, with all my heart I love you. “Thank you to all the volunteers who helped get my word out there. I want you to know that I appreciate all that you have done, this win would not have happened without you. I will work hard for the people of Port Charles. I am making this promise to the voters and I intend to keep it!” Laura, Luke, Lucky, Nikolas and Lulu grabbed hands and raised them high. No one saw the person silently slip into the ballroom and stand at the back watching the Spencers. The person raised a gun and squeezed off four shots, one at Luke, one at Laura, one at Lucky and one at Lulu. Bodies fell, and the person slipped into the night.

In order to move things along, I have taken five episodes and condensed them into a summary format. For the future episodes, they will return to the regular format. Enjoy! ~Mac returns home from rehab. He reports to Alexis that he is a recovering alcoholic but that he would like to take his job back as Police Commissioner. Robert, who is tired of being Police Commissioner, is all for it. He happily relinquishes the job. Mac meets with Bobbie and thanks her for all her help. He asks her to dinner. Jason visits Elizabeth and Ava often. He feels a pull towards Ava that he didn’t think was possible. He wants to be the best father that he can be. Jason feels that he isn’t being fair to Alison and breaks thinks off with her. Alison takes it in stride and keeps her job with Nikolas. Nikolas is also growing closer to Elizabeth and farther apart from Emily. Emily visits Alan daily. She has poured her heart out as to what she has done. Alan, not being able to speak yet, just listens and expresses himself with his eyes. Emily is working on moving Alan’s legs and arms so that they will not apathy. Alan remains in good spirits as everyone, including Jason and Ava come to visit him. Brenda meets with Scott about custody of James. Against Ned's wishes, Brenda and James have moved out of the Quartermaine mansion and into the rented house. At the same time, Ned, who was unable to convince Lucy to marry him, retained Ric as his lawyer. Ric, all too happy to go after Brenda as it would hurt Sonny agrees to take the case. AJ and Sarah continue to live in newlywed bliss. They have moved into the gatehouse for the time being. However, Sarah is plotting revenge against Patrick. She is very angry about her past with Patrick and is plotting the best way to reveal it to Robin. Her one goal right now is to make Patrick suffer like she did. Patrick is getting increasingly tense and Robin is noticing it. Whenever she questions Patrick, he avoids it. Alexis and Scott continue to date. Scott is campaigning to win the election, as is Ric. Ric refused to work with Scott regarding the election. Ric wants to win to further his agenda against Sonny, Scott just wants to beat Luke. Robert keeps running into Tracy and ingratiating himself into her life. Whereever Tracy goes, he is bound to show up. Tracy, who was so very sarcastic before, has lightened up when Alan almost passed. She still has her edge, but she is realizing that she does need to let people in. Surprisingly, she is letting Robert in. Brenda continues to spend as much time as possible with Sonny. She decides to surprise him on Valentine’s Day. Dressed in a rose colored negligee with cream colored lace, she waits for him to come into the penthouse. She has all his favorite foods cooked, romantic music playing and scented candles lit around the penthouse. She hears the door open and runs to the door. She stops in her tracks when she comes face to face with Carly! Election Day is the next day. Laura, Ric and Scott are all busy campaigning. Meanwhile, someone is watching the MetroCourt very closely.....

Love the Sami and Lucas interaction! Can't wait to see what is in Bo's subconscious. Good episode

Oh my God, I am very sad. You know I have a lot of respect for you and your writing. I do hope that you will take your time off and then come back writing. You always entertain with your writing. Maybe in the fall after you enjoy the wedding and the summer you can come back. You have inspired a lot of us. I respect the hell out of you King, I hope you know that. I look forward to reading the culmination of the blog, I know it will go out with a bang!

Great casting! I love her!

Poor Hope and Jack! Classic Days material, I love it! I like the new format too.

Poor Carrie. Love her interaction with Sami and how they seem to be growing towards a sisterly relationship.

Due to being sick and pressing work schedules in the next couple weeks, The Citizens of Port Charles will be on an indefinate hiatus. Big stories are planned and what is being played right now will pay off in a big way. I will be doing character spots, telling a bit about the character and their motivations in the time being. I also want to refocus the stories and make them more entertaining for you, the reader. Thank you for reading, and when we come back, I hope you will too.

This is truly one of your best episodes yet. I can't even say what I liked best, because I loved it all. Truly was a cliffhanger! Go Jeremy! He is such a bad boy and yummy. I hope he makes Willow pay Poor Hope, I hope she goes all bad ass on that captain and throw him overboard. I don't want her hurt. LOVE Vivian! I can't believe she played the tape. She totally rocks and I hope she brings Victor down! ANd Jack and Billie, my new favorite couple. I can't wait to see how this is goingto be played out. This episode is truly one of the best and worth the wait. I can't wait to see what happens next.

Great episode. I like the Steve storyline and how it looks like Stefano is involved. I say looks like because with your blog, you always throw curves, which is great. Makes it very entertaining. I feel for Billie. I have to say, I am pulling for Jack and Billie. If she has feelings for Jack, I want her to explore them! And to be honest, I want to see, since I will never see on real Days, hot Jack and Billie lovin!

I enjoy that Sami is putting her relationship with Carrie in the forefront. I have always felt that Sami, in her heart of hearts wants to be accepted and loved by the Bradys. Carrie is the door to that. I am glad that Carrie told the truth about the baby and in the previews wants him back. The fact that Nicole found him is awesome. She is at such a low point in her life and to finally have this child literally placed at her feet, I can see even more heartbreak for her. I really like how Nicole is being written. It is very true to life. It isn't easy to get a job and you can see how one could be depressed by that. Alan is an ass. I hope Lucas and Sami realize Will is missing soon.

Lot of people know who the MCF is. THe MCF certainly gets around! Alan doesn't have the baby anymore which is a good thing. But now that everyone knows she had a baby, why did Carrie lie and say it was stillborn? I guess I will find out, I am just curious.

I hope Santana makes it!!!!! Oh I hope that Cruz will be ok and that Kirk stays far, far away from Eden. However, I get the feeling that won't happen....