The Decline and Fall of the Monty Empire
Week 19 (May 5-9, 1986) -- Part I
Kathleen: "Kevin, if (Terry) remembers what happened in that town hall that night, we're all ruined. And that's including your father. I mean, we are gonna be ruined!"
Laurelton: Terry finally remembers that Kevin killed Earl Moody. Unfortunately, she doesn't do so until late in Friday's episode. Three weeks left of this crap. Three weeks.
I suppose it's realistic that Kevin would try keeping his mask on for as long as possible, but I'm ready for the guy to lash out. He showed signs of it while angry about Terry's latest attempt at jogging her memory, looking at Jennifer's photo album. I want Kevin go off on Kathleen and Ted, who were just annoying as hell with their constant nagging about when the young couple will get out of town. As the week continues and one or both won't let up, even amid a friggin' hurricane, I started getting the impression that the older folks wouldn't have been that upset if both Terry and Kevin were washed off the road. To quote Christopher Walken in The Dead Zone, "You knew."
Back in Port Charles, Frisco continues having guilt about how he's supposedly leading Lucy on. Nevertheless, he invites her to lunch and a possible walk in the park. I got a kick out of Lucy switching from her demure voice used for talking to Frisco to her saucy voice used for talking to Kevin. I suspect that we'll soon get the gimmick of Lucy having to quickly alternate her voices while remembering who she's on the phone with.
Anyway, Frisco and Lucy's lunch at PCU happens at the same time Jake learns from neighbor Bea Dawson that Lucy's really a tramp. According to Bea, Lucy and Kevin have only been together for about two months, and that's when Lucy had her transformation.
Bea: "When he was here, she wore the strange outfits. ... Sometimes Lucy would open the door for her young man. I'd hardly recognize her. She'd be dressed like some of those girls from the music videos."
I'm still unwrapping how I feel about this. Based on what we've already seen of Lucy, and what we'll see in the future, I can't buy the idea that Kevin is behind her naughty ways. As for the timeline, I suppose it does work that Kevin only started seeing Lucy after he and Terry got married and once it was apparent that Terry wasn't going to satisfy him sexually. But I think it's better if Kevin and Lucy knew each other from earlier in 1985-86, before Neil Johnson's murder. While lunching with Frisco, Lucy maintains the story that she was hurt by Kevin and Terry's marriage and that's what prompted her "imaginary" affair and attempt at revenge.
Frisco and Lucy are interrupted by Patrick, who shares the good news that Lucy can fulfill her community service at GH. In light of their interactions over the next 20 years, it's funny to watch Amy and Lucy's first meeting.
Amy: "Wow. You know that is really amazing that you could comfort sick people while you have somebody following you around making sure you don't jump bail. ... You must have an amazing knack with people."
Patrick, meanwhile, keeps flirting with Lucy. I keep imagining the alternate 1986-87 GH where Kevin is innocent and he has to cope with the idea of his wife and mistress both being drawn to his brother. On Wednesday, Kevin says he's loved Terry since they were teens. Similar to what Lucy's said over the last few weeks, there's some fascinating maybe-its-truth, maybe-its-bull to it all.
Highlights of Jake and Frisco's investigation include Red Flynn making a positive ID of the sexy black lace stockings with embroidery worn by Lucy at the airport on St. Patrick's Day. I'd read about this scene while doing research, but was tickled to find out it involved Sally, the barmaid played by Patrika Darbo. I liked how the comedy was played in the scene, that it wasn't about Patrika's body, but rather that Sally thinks Frisco's indulging in a kink and later that Frisco tries to get the stockings back. He paid $12 for them!
As the week goes on:
Terry lets it slip to Bobbie that Kevin's with her in Laurelton. Jake and Frisco, who assumed Terry was safe because she wasn't with Kevin, eventualy find out.
Jake finds out that Kevin hid information about double jeopardy in his apartment, and eventually that it came from Jake's own law book. The fact that it was hidden at Kevin and Terry's place once again indicates that Kevin came up with his scheme relatively recently. I still prefer to think there was some throwaway moment in 1985 with Kevin messing around in Jake's office. Anyway, Jake points out that Kevin can't be tried again for Jennifer's murder, but he can be tried for Earl's and Neil's. (I think Terry could also file a civil suit against Kevin for Jennifer's death.)
Frisco and Jake both end up at Lucy's place, twice in Frisco's case. The first time results in Lucy's landlady catching Frisco and calling the cops to report an intruder, which eventually results in Burt and then Anna finding out about the new investigation. Burt also noticed Patrick getting friendly with Lucy. Later on, Lucy finds out about Frisco's snooping, which leads her to cut up and burn the flashy clothes, then turn up the innocent victim of lies act with Jake. To his credit, Jake notices that Lucy's not burning firewood.
Lucy and Frisco's time together while the lights are out at her place includes her hanging out barelegged in a satin aqua robe, his drying her hair ("Oh, no, you don't have to do that." "I want to.") and their listening to Janet Jackson. These scenes crack me up in light of Lynn Herring and Kristina Wagner's longtime friendship. I wonder if GH had any interest in a Lucy/Frisco/Felicia triangle, or if it's all just experimenting. It's also going to interesting watching Lucy and Frisco's subsequent interactions. Did they even have much? Lucy's marriage to Tony took place during Jack Wagner's absence, and from 1989-91, Frisco and Lucy seemed to be in separate stories.
Finally, on Friday, Anna, Jake, Frisco, and Bobbie are all on the same page. Bobbie, to her credit, makes a small gesture of reconcilliation by agreeing to pick up Robin from GH. Anna and Jake are helicopter-bound to Laurelton, where the town hall will soon be torn down and replaced with the Jennifer Talbot Memorial Wing. Before that happens, though, Kevin knows he's cornered. He heard Anna radioing to Sheriff Broder's office, and Anna knows Kevin heard her and tried to disguise his voice.
As for Terry, she's arrived at town hall. The flashback reveals that yes, Terry was naked and barely covered up when she showed up on Valentine's Day '83. Also, everyone but Kevin and Earl were in their seats at the time of the murder and the lights had just (or recently) gone out. That's another point in favor of "These people are all sleazes!" They apparently didn't try to stop Kevin. Anyway, Terry gives a big ol' horror movie style scream, then spends the last few moments of Friday's episode hyperventilating in terror.
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