GH: Classic Thread

[depboy]

Yikes...if any of you dislike the current scab writer material, be glad you didn't see the episodes by the scabs of July '73.  Enjoy?

Monday, July 2, 1973 (scab script): Meg thinks Audrey should be told about Tom’s death; Lee says not yet;  Meg storms out.  Jessie and Augusta visit Audrey; Augusta again refuses to live with Audrey because of Tommy; Audrey is mystified.

Tuesday, July 3 (scab script): Jessie has an appointment for a check-up with Dr. Edwards.  Jim tells Steve he is transferring to General and that he is taking Tommy to Audrey.  Phil wants to explain to Diana why he wasn’t at Tracy’s funeral; Jessie tells Diana that Peter has to be told the truth; Diana asks Jessie to help her obtain an abortion.  Mrs. Andrews arrives at Audrey’s as she and Jim are celebrating Tommy’s return; Mrs. Andrews tells Audrey that Tom is dead and pleads for forgiveness.

Wednesday, July 4 (scab script): Steve agrees to take over Meg’s case from Lesley.  Audrey is shocked by Tom’s death.  Dr. Edwards urges Jessie to quickly get lab work.

Thursday, July 5 (scab script): Martha Harbison confesses to Peter that she was forced by a business partner of her husband; Peter urges her to tell her husband.

Friday, July 6 (scab script): Audrey and Augusta discuss a service for Tom; Steve gives Audrey condolences.  Jane and Howie discuss Tom’s death; when they refer to Augusta and Lesley both being from Chicago, Augusta reacts.  

Monday, July 9 (scab script): Diana confides in Lesley that Phil is the father of her baby.  Lee tells Lesley that Meg is getting worse; Lesley tells Lee she is a widow.

Tuesday, July 10: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

Wednesday, July 11 (scab script): Phil tells Steve he needs to get Mrs. Harbison, a woman who is pregnant by someone other than her husband, out of the hospital.  Lesley tells Steve that Meg needs to be institutionalized.  Dr. Edwards tells Jessie he needs more X-rays.  Lee and Meg quarrel over her paranoia and she blacks out.

Thursday, July 12 (scab script): Lee calls Steve and tells him that Meg collapsed and he can’t rouse her; Steve sends an ambulance and calls Lesley; Lesley calls the hospital to say that Meg is being brought to intensive care; Jessie tries to comfort Lee, who blames himself; Lesley tells Audrey that Meg had a stroke.

Friday, July 13: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

Monday, July 16 (scab script): Lesley, who is staying with Scott, tells him he can’t go to camp because of Meg; Lee learns that Meg is still in a coma; Steve urges him not to leave the hospital; Meg dies; Steve tells Lee the news just as Lesley arrives with Scott.

Tuesday, July 17 (scab script): Lee and Scott return home; carnations arrive; Peter and Steve are angry that they couldn’t save Meg.  Augusta confides in Jane that she fell in love with a married man who committed suicide.  Lee and Scott plan Meg’s funeral.

Wednesday, July 18: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

Thursday, July 19 (scab script): Jim confesses to Audrey that his frequent visits have not all been just to check on Tommy; Audrey says she is not ready for a relationship.  Phil realizes that Diana is pregnant; Diana tells Jessie she never could have gone through an abortion; she tells Jessie that Phil knows she is pregnant and that it is only a matter of time before they both know, but she will be dead.

Friday, July 20 (scab script): Jim tells Lee he wants to name the heart unit at General after Meg.  Peter tells Martha she has to leave the hospital; Peter dictates her case history and Diana overhears; Phil arrives and Diana faints into his arms.  At the Floating Rib, Jim confesses to Lesley that his wife committed suicide; Lesley confides that her husband also committed suicide a month after their son, Jeremy, died in a crib death.

Monday, July 23 (scab script): Henry comes in with news that Sharon gave birth to a 7-pound girl.  Jim asks Audrey to work in the new heart unit.  Dr. Edwards goes over Jessie’s X-rays with Lesley - there’s a shadow in the lobar area; he urges Lesley to get Jessie to come in for further tests; Lesley recalls hearing cries for help from her suicidal husband.

Tuesday, July 24: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

Wednesday, July 25: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

Thursday, July 26: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

Friday, July 27 (scab script): Lesley asks to consult with Phil about a terminal emphysema patient; Phil refuses; Lesley tells Jessie that Dr. Edwards wants her to see a specialist; Jessie says she wants to wait.  Lesley brings dinner to Scott and Lee; she tells Lee that she felt a total failure when her husband, Bryan, died of an insulin overdose.

Monday, July 30 (scab script): The Weeks’ double surprise is predicted to be a disaster by Jane and Caroline.  Audrey tells Lee that she wants Tom’s ashes to stay in Mexico.  Jane reveals to Jessie and Audrey that she has invited Augusta to the Weeks’ party and that Augusta’s lover committed suicide.

Tuesday, July 31: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

[titan1978]

It’s wild to see Lesley so involved with Scott when he is going to be a very important part of Laura’s life later on. Without these recaps I would have no idea they had so many scenes together with young Scotty.

[Vee]

Makes one wonder if Meg being killed off was a scab choice they had to live with, a la Jesse on AMC (I think?). But Meg had been circling the drain a long time.

[dc11786]

I watched a bit more of the tailend of September 1990. Now that the show has moved away from the adventure stories, I find the writing much more engaging, but I would love to see what the ratings looked like as I imagine the action oriented material was more appealing. 

In the recent set of episodes, Lucy is continuing to fake her pregnancy. I like that she keeps trying to get Alan into bed, but he is already checked out of their marriage (and not necessarily intentionally). He is supporting Monica with Aunt Charlene, who has had a cardiac issue, and he just seems to be a crap husband because he is focused on his career. This doesn't seem like anything new though, is it? As a result, Lucy tries to get inseminated at a sperm bank (but the doctor recognizes Lucy from the society pages). Then, she tries to convince Tony Jones to have a one-night stand (Alan and Bobbie are working on the adoption projecft and Lucy implies that Alan and Bobbie's relationship might be more than professional). Tony rejects her steam room seduction at Body Heat. Eventually, Lucy scores with Larry Ashton's visiting pal, wildlife photographer Gunther, only when she wakes up she learns she didn't bed down with Gunther, but Scott. This would never fly today. 

In Scott's other relationship, he continues to fight off the constantly hungry Tracy Quartermaine who wants Scott in her bedroom more than in the boardroom. The back and forth between Tracy and Scott is fun. Tracy taking charge at ELQ is also fun to watch and has led to the rather soapy stretch that she just needs her father's former financial advisor Cheryl Stansbury to arrive in town. 

Cheryl's return in terms of story potential makes sense, but the actual day to day stuff is a bit much. Tracy needs her. When Bobbie decides she needs to work with a non-profit that specializes in adoption for her own work, it is Cheryl who is her contact at the agency. There are also some heavy handed moments between Frisco, Robert, and Lucas where Frisco suggests that Robert should get use to fatherhood. 

The Robert / Katherine dynamic hasn't been my favorite. Lehman is a fine actress, but Katherine is out of place in this environment. Cheryl appears to be coming back for Robert and they will be connected through the rewrite (it is a rewrite?) that Cheryl believes Lucas is Robert's son. I can't say I am sorry to see this winding down. Cheryl's return really threatens to give Bobbie and Tony a much needed story... which leads to another clue dropped in recent episodes. 

Frisco is talking about impending fatherhood and I believe Monica mentions that he will end up like his father. Frisco has no intention of being like his father, and alludes to the tension between them. In a few weeks, Frisco and Tony's former stepmother Rita Lloyd-Jones will arrive. I like the drama that is building with the potential of Cheryl coming back and threatening Bobbie's happiness with Lucas and how Tony's former stepmother/lover returning adds another layer of complication to the story. The show is shifting into more domestic stories and I cannot be happier. 

I feel like Felicia has been pregnant forever, but the show seems to delay handling actresses pregnancies. Jackie Zeman was very pregnant at one point. Lynn Herring is very visibly pregnant while Lucy fakes her six week pregnancy. Kristina Wagner has looked due since about May. It's just very noticeable when they are happening one after another. 

The Dawn / Decker / Ned stuff is just very run of the mill. It's a lull for them. Dawn has returned to the hospital. She seems to have forgiven Monica and Ned for their past, but won't let Ned off for his recent indiscretion with Wendy. I think Dawn is also unaware that Decker and Wendy also bedded down at one point when Decker was claiming to be Ned Ashton. Charlene's illness has brought the two into the same orbit. It's low level angst. I think Michael Watson is an engaging performer and Jennifer Guthrie is growing on me despite the general whiny attitude Dawn has. Dawn and Decker's lull has allowed Dawn to play a strong supporting role in a development in another story. 

Dawn returns to Port Charles and learns that her best friend Meg has married Harrison Davis. This should be no surprise to Dawn as Meg has had a crush on Harrison since day 1. Meg holds her own though. Alexia Robinson really comes into her own in September when she is forced to defend her decision to her friend and then later confronts Simone over Tom's threats on Harrison. Robinson and Williams would be driving story for years if they had been white. It's hard to get a sense of Kevin Best's performance as Harrison has a tendency to be so one-note. Though Simone's dialogue suggests Harrison is a cunning and manipulative man, and, while he certainly married Meg for a reason, I don't feel we get a sense of all the inner workings of Harrison from Best. There was a great moment though when Meg confronts Harrison about their marriage and its role in the custody case where Meg knows her part and is okay with it since she loves Harrison. 

The custody story has been fun to see play out. Meg goes to Audrey to resign from the nursing program because she plans on being a full time wife leading Audrey to warn Meg about the trouble she is in with Harrison. Tom's hostile behavior is increasing, which I can see since the episodes back in Janaury, and it has led to a nasty conflict with Harrison at his and Meg's condo. It seems clear this would be an issue in the custody case, but everything will wrap up quickly next month, which is a shame. 

The show seems to have pushed Carla, Rico, and Colton's love triangle to the front burner with some major complications. Rico has proposed to Carla, who rejects his offer of marriage, but Rico doesn't accept the rejection. He shows Carla a letter he has written to her mother asking for her hand and proceeds to rape her on the couch of her apartment. The rape scene has some of the cringest dialogue: "I am Rico Chaccone and I take what I want!" The follow up leads to the quiet revelation of Frankie returning, finding Carla, and realizing what has happened. Harring and Fortinero are still very green, but when most of their scenes with Scott Thompson Baker (who is very dry) and John Vargas (who is talented but leans into the over the topness because how else do you play a former police recruit turned bodega owner with ties to the overthrow of a fictional South American country) they are relying on their own abilities. I think both characters have potential, but the writing and the acting need work. 

The latest adventure plot is one that I actual don't hate because, for once, it centers on General Hospital. President Conmargo of Santa Mauro needs surgery and will be brought to GH to be treated by Tony and Harrison. Conmargo is a dictator with a reputation and there is a large population of refugees from Santa Mauro living in Port Charles. General Stark is a mustache twirling villian. The plan to off Conmargo after getting access to his secret Swiss bank account is foolish, but I can ignore the silly logistics if it is gonna give some people some interesting conflict. What works the most though is this isn't the story dominating the way the adventure plots have in the past. 

At the same time, I have also been reading the bible for "Rituals" that Gene Palumbo wrote. It is clear that the Santa Mauro/Carla material is in part a rehash of what Palumbo did/intended to do with Diandra on "Rituals." The refugee who takes a position as a maid with the wealthy family while involved with the noble white hero who gets drawn into the conflict involving the political situation in her homeland with the dictator leader and the guerilla group fighting to overthrow the despot. I'll be curious to see if Diandra's lover Carlos will give me any more insight into Rico Chaccone, who both fascinates me and disappoints me. 

[depboy]

Scab scripts wrap up mid-August.

Here's what was happening:

Wednesday, August 1, 1973 (scab script): Jane and Audrey discuss what could be wrong with Jessie.  Al and Lucille’s double surprise goes off as planned.

Thursday, August 2 (scab script): Lucille is worried by the new living room decor, but is touched.  Augusta confides in Audrey about the suicide of her lover.

Friday, August 3: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

Monday, August 6 (scab script): Audrey volunteers to help Lee write thank-you cards for flower-senders; she finds pills Meg did not take in a desk.

Tuesday, August 7 (scab script): Jessie tells Lesley she is going to Europe for a month, will have time for medical evaluation when she returns; Steve urges her to have more medical attention before she leaves; she refuses.  Diana comes to Jessie’s going-away party; tells that she is redecorating Tracy’s room and alludes to suicide again.  Lee tells Lesley of the pills Meg didn’t take.  Augusta tells Mrs. Dawson she is going to meet the wife of the man she was in love with.

Wednesday, August 8: Pre-empted by Agnew press conference.

Thursday, August 9 (scab script): Jessie tells Lesley that Augusta is coming to the party;  Lesley explains that Augusta and her husband had an affair before he committed suicide.  Steve joins Jim and Audrey in the coffee shop and realizes he is too late to offer to take Audrey to Jessie’s party.  Lee and Scott plan to interview for a housekeeper.  Steve gives Jessie the names of European colleagues.  Lesley and Augusta introduce themselves.

Friday, August 10 (scab script): Jim tells Audrey that Tommy is doing well.  Augusta is thinking about joining the staff at General.  Peter talks to Steve about a runaway boy who was brought to the hospital after being hit by a bus.

Monday, August 13 (scab script): Lee and Lesley discuss the memorial plaque on the new cardiac unit for Meg; Lee asks Lesley for help in choosing a housekeeper.  Lee and Scott interview Mrs. Mackintosh, who Scott feels is too eager to take Meg’s place; Lee decides to hire her.

Tuesday, August 14 (scab script): Steve and Peter go see the runaway boy, Mark Simpson; he is bitter with his parents who did not tell him he was adopted.  Lee asks Audrey to come to the cardiac unit dedication ceremony.  Peter tells Diana that Martha Harbison told her husband the truth about her baby.

Wednesday, August 15 (scab script): Mrs. Mackintosh tells Scotty she doesn’t mind snakes.  Lesley and nurse Linda Cooper discuss Linda’s boyfriend.

Thursday, August 16 (scab script): Al hangs the plaque that reads “In Memory of Margaret Baldwin”; Steve and Scott speak at the ceremony.  Augusta tells Steve she would like to start at the hospital tomorrow.  Phil tells Steve he needs some time off; a neurologist says he may have traumatic damage.

Friday, August 17 (scab script): Sharon returns to work and talks to Lucille about baby Pamela Jane and Mark Simpson.  Steve examines Mark and tells him he will need to be in the hospital for a few more days; Peter talks to him about being adopted, but Mark assures him he has things figured out.

Monday, August 20 (final scab script):  Phil and Augusta talk about Phil’s past and Tracy's death; Phil later tells Lesley that Augusta is an understanding woman.  Jim and Audrey talk about their past marriages.

Tuesday, August 21: Steve invites Audrey to dinner, who tries unsuccessfully to break a date with Jim; when Steve tries to make some suggestions to Jim about the cardiac unit, the men argue.  Lucille and Sharon speculate on why no one has heard from Jessie.

Wednesday, August 22: Pre-empted by Nixon press conference.

Thursday, August 23: Peter tries to get through to Mark, who rebuffs his attempts.  Steve tries to warn Audrey that Jim drinks too much.

Friday, August 24: Diana panics when she thinks that Peter has guessed that the baby is coming in September and cannot be his; Lesley reassures her, but persuades her to promise to tell Peter the truth.  Lesley wins Mark over by telling him she is also an adopted child.  Diana is terrified when Peter suggests that they go away on a vacation in mid-September, just when the baby is due.

Monday, August 27: Henry reports a change in Mark’s attitude and Steve credits Lesley.  Lee is surprised to learn that Steve warned Audrey about Jim; later, when Jim shows up at Audrey’s, he wants a drink.

Tuesday, August 28: Lesley visits Mark again and finds him worried about his parents’ reaction to him coming home; she is reassuring.  Diana is unable to bring herself to tell Peter about the baby.

Wednesday, August 29: When Augusta asks Phil to intervene for her to get a permanent position at the hospital, he agrees; she kisses him enthusiastically; Lesley tells Augusta she can get past the hurt Augusta caused her; Augusta is relieved.  Phil gets angry when Steve isn’t sure if Augusta should be made permanent; Steve will ask Lesley for her opinion.  Lesley tells Lee the story of how Augusta stole her husband and drove him to suicide; Lee tells Lesley her judgement on recommending Augusta should be on her qualifications as a nurse.  

Thursday, August 30: Phil encounters Diana and notices how far along she is.  Lesley brings Steve a letter from Jessie; she tells him that she is unable to say anything negative about Augusta professionally.  Augusta finds Phil concerned with Diana’s due date, and although he doesn’t tell her why, she volunteers to find out for him.

Friday, August 31: Lucille sizes up Augusta and calls her a “maneater”.  Peter, realizing Diana’s size may be abnormal, suggests she consult a doctor; she is in a panic.  Steve hires Augusta on a permanent basis.  Augusta quizzes Peter on when the baby is due and he says around Thanksgiving.

[FrenchFan]

I like learning more about Augusta !

[depboy]

September 1973, Lesley's past begins to come to the forefront!  Enjoy!

Monday, September 3, 1973: Augusta tells Phil that Diana is due in November, but he is unimpressed when he realizes her information comes from Peter; Phil urges her to ask Diana directly.  Jane and Howie quarrel about going out to dinner with Augusta; Jane doesn’t want to leave Joanne, though she urges Howie to go.  A hysterical Diana comes from the doctor’s office and tells Jane that she will be giving birth within a week; Augusta notices Diana is flustered when she asks her when the baby is due.

Tuesday, September 4: Jim is irritated to find out Steve asked Audrey to lunch; at lunch Steve asks Audrey for another chance at a relationship, but Jim interrupts and breaks up the luncheon.  Phil asks Lesley when Diana’s baby is due, but she manages to avoid answering; Phil speculates to himself that he is the baby’s father, and he won’t let Diana cheat him again; Augusta reports back to him about Diana’s hysterical reaction to her questioning of the due date.

Wednesday, September 5: Pre-empted by Nixon Presser.

Thursday, September 6: Augusta thanks Lesley for her recommendation to Steve; She tells Lesley that Brian knew the breakup of their marriage was his own fault; when she asks about Diana’s baby, Lesley clams up.  When Phil asks Steve about Diana’s due date, Steve is furious at Phil’s constant intrusion into Diana’s life.

Friday, September 7: Mrs. Dawson tells Jane that she would just as soon see Augusta move on; when Augusta comes home, she asks Jane about Diana; Jane refuses to answer.  Jim tells Audrey she is making a sissy out of Tommy; they quarrel, but he kisses her roughly at the end.

Monday, September 10: Steve questions Audrey on her feelings for Jim; Audrey will only admit gratitude.  Diana gets hysterical when Phil shows up at the Taylor’s apartment; Peter forces Phil out the door, and although Peter isn’t aware, Diana has her first labor pain.

Tuesday, September 11: Peter angrily reports to Steve about Phil’s pushing his way into the apartment.  Without telling it right out, Phil hints to Lesley about his situation with Diana, not realizing that Lesley knows the whole truth; Steve bawls Phil out over his behavior.  Diana deliberately throws herself to the ground, hoping Peter will believe the labor is premature; Peter finds her, and she tries to hide the labor pain.

Wednesday, September 12: Peter brings Diana to the hospital; he tells Lesley that Diana has fallen and has some pain; after an examination, Dr. Blake tells Peter that the baby will probably arrive that evening.  Lesley confides in Lee that she fell in love with a professor when she was in college and became pregnant by him; when he told her he could not marry her, she went away to have the child alone; the baby was born dead.

Thursday, September 13: Jim rushes Audrey away as Lucille is telling Steve that Audrey is working too hard; Steve coms to the coffee shop just as Jim grabs Audrey’s hand.  Peter and Lesley wait for news of Diana; Dr. Blake comes to announce a girl, but that Diana is hemorrhaging and may need surgery.

Friday, September 14: Peter sees Diana; she is groggy and terrified.  She urges Peter to go check on the baby; he returns and reports everything is fine, making her weep.  Steve reports that Jessie is returning tomorrow.

Monday, September 17: Steve leaves to go pick Jessie up at the airport; Jessie tells Steve she achieved great peace of mind, and Steve admits she looks beautiful; they will see x-rays of her chest tomorrow.  Lesley persuades Peter to go home for a while.  Diana is terrified that Peter will guess about the baby.

Tuesday, September 18: Phil comes back from a two-day meeting; Augusta is eager to tell him about Diana’s baby, but Lesley doesn’t give her a chance.  Diana begs Jessie to keep Phil away from  her.  Augusta catches up with Phil, tells him the baby has been born; Phil is eager to talk to Diana, but finds Peter barring the way.

Wednesday, September 19: Steve is gentle with Jessie, whose test results haven’t arrived yet; Jessie tells Steve her concerns about Diana, and Diana’s fear of seeing Phil.  Phil admits to Steve that he tried to see Diana, and Steve bawls him out.  Augusta pumps Jessie about Diana’s baby and gets nowhere.  However, Jessie does mention Diana’s misdiagnosed illness the previous winter.  Phil sees the child, wonders if it is his and if he will ever be sure.

Thursday, September 20: Augusta starts to put things together when Peter tells her that he and Diana had no physical relations when they thought she had Hodgkin’s disease.  Peter reassures Diana about their future; Dr. Blake’s report worries them.  Steve tells Jessie her tests are clear and the two share a quiet moment of celebration.

Friday, September 21: Augusta teases Phil about her secret that she won’t tell him.  Lesley worries what may have to be done if Diana’s hemorrhaging doesn’t stop; Diana tells Lesley that Peter seems happy with the baby, and she hopes that he never guesses it is Phil’s child; Lesley urges Diana to tell Peter.  On a romantic picnic, Jane tells Howie she would like another baby; he is not romantic enough to go along with that one.

Monday, September 24: Pre-empted by Watergate Hearings.

Tuesday, September 25: Jessie gets a chain from a man she knew in Switzerland; she tells Lesley of him and his philosophy; Lesley tells Jessie about her affair with her college professor, her pregnancy and the death of the child.

Wednesday, September 26: Augusta turns Phil down when he asks her out to dinner; she accepts quickly when he suggests the next night. Peter reports to Steve that his daughter is healthy even though she came two months early; Peter and Diana talk about a name for the baby; Steve looks at the Taylor baby and is surprised that she is so fully developed; Steve is shocked when Dr. Blake tells him that the baby wasn’t premature.

Thursday, September 27:  At dinner, Phil asks Augusta about her secret; she slips that the secret is about Diana; Phil suddenly tightens his grip on her, causing pain, and forcing her to tell him the secret; Phil loosens his grip and Augusta leaves, furious.  Steve tells Jessie what he learned from Dr. Blake;  Steve and Jessie agree it is sometimes better to leave questions unanswered.  

Friday, September 28: Jane is curious why Augusta is avoiding Phil.   Dr. Blake tries to get in touch with Peter.  Jim tells Lucille he is taking the day off to spend the afternoon with Audrey in the mountains.  Jane tells Mrs. Dawson that she wants another child, but Howie objects.  Steve is disturbed when Lucille tells him that Jim is going to visit Audrey.  Augusta tells Peter about Phil’s curiosity about the baby, but they are interrupted by Dr. Blake who brings news that Diana is still hemorrhaging and will require a hysterectomy.

[titan1978]

Diana really became a central figure almost immediately. And it’s been one tragic melodrama after another. I cannot imagine Brooke Bundy (the only Diana I have seen a lot of)playing this Diana at all. She kind of replaced Jessie as the put upon lead.

Also in two years we had baby/paternity storylines  with sexual assault victims- Audrey/Tom and Diana/Phil.

[cassadine1991]

Lesley mentioning Laura 

[FrenchFan]

@depboy I wonder what happened to Kent. He seemed to vanish after Carol and Teddy fled town. Do you know when Mark Hamill last appeared? Was there any explanation ? Thanks

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[Paul Raven]

So Lesley had 2 dead children? 

Did the scab writers come up with the husband suicide/dead child scenario?

And then there was the Laura back story?

[FrenchFan]

If I remember it right, Lesley had an affair with Gordon Gray, her teacher and felt pregnant with Laura. The child was said to be born dead but Lesley's father bribed Nurse Miss Roach to exchange the baby with a dead baby. Laura was adopted by the Vinings. 

Lesley pursued her studies and married Bruce Williams. They had a boy. Bruce left his wife because he was having an affair with Augusta McLeod. After Lesley and Bruce's baby died from cot child death, Bruce killed himself. Lesley left Chicago for Port Charles to have a new beginning.

[depboy]

The last listing of Kent (Mark Hamill) in the cast is 30 April 1973, the summary for that episode says that Jessie returns home to learn from Kent that Carol and Teddy eloped.  No mention is made of what became of Kent in the summaries after that date.

[depboy]

Bridget Dobson and Deborah Hardy surely got things back together upon returning from the WGA strike.  October 1973 is firing on all cylinders.

Take a look!

Monday, October 1, 1973: Jim calls Steve to tell him that his car broke down on the way to the mountains; asks him to reschedule a budget meeting; Audrey and Jim share a happy time at the mountain lodge, though she doesn’t believe Jim’s contention that Steve suggested her getaway to keep her from him; Peter tells Diana she will probably have to have a hysterectomy; Diana is stricken.

Tuesday, October 2: Augusta snubs Phil and reserves her attentions for Peter.  Jessie tries to reassure and console Diana.  Jim is furious that Steve continued on with the budget meeting for the cardiac unit without him; Jim accuses Steve of intervening on the meeting out of jealousy.

Wednesday, October 3: Diana is scheduled for surgery; Lesley visits and finds Diana distraught; Diana confesses her fall wasn’t an accident; Peter slips into the nursery and examines the baby, and finds that she is perfect in all respects.

Thursday, October 4: Lesley hypothetically asks Lee if a woman is pregnant after being forced, does the man have rights to the child; Lee answers that the man would not, and is guilty of a crime and could be prosecuted.  Phil comes to Diana’s room to get her to admit that the baby is his; Diana, near hysteria, admits nothing.

Friday, October 5: Jane tells Howie how badly she feels for Diana; Howie makes Jane agree that they will have no more children until they have jointly decided to.  Phil pressures Diana, who finally admits the baby is his; Peter finds her hysterical and she refuses to have the surgery.

Monday, October 8: Diana’s doctor tells Peter he cannot be responsible if Diana does not have the surgery; Diana tells Lesley that she told Phil he is the father of her child and that she refused the hysterectomy because having Peter’s child will be the only way she can make it up to him; Peter storms into Phil’s office, accusing Phil of upsetting Diana to the point of refusing the surgery; Phil tells Peter he is the baby’s father, but Peter refuses to believe it.

Tuesday, October 9: Dr. Blake tells Peter that Diana’s condition has worsened and that surgery without delay is essential.  Howie and Henry compare notes on babies and wives; Howie, nervous about Jane wanting more children, sees an article on vasectomy in a medical journal.  Peter quizzes Dr. Blake, and discovers the baby is full term; he realizes that she cannot be his child.

Wednesday, October 10: Audrey returns from her vacation; Steve is disturbed to learn that Jim visited her twice.  Jessie tries to explain to Peter what Diana has gone through, including the fact that Phil raped her; Peter is anguished; he conceals his pain, tells Diana he loves her and pretends to believe the child is his; Diana agrees to the surgery.

Thursday, October 11: Jessie praises Peter for persuading Diana to have the surgery; Diana is doing well.  Howie privately asks Henry about vasectomies.  Diana is serene; Peter repeats his love for her, but does not tell him he knows Phil is the father of her child.

Friday, October 12: Sharon and Henry battle over who should do the night shift with the baby; Lesley admits to Peter she knows that Phil is the father of the baby.  Audrey is uncertain when Jim suggests she transfer to the cardiac unit.  Diana realizes that Peter has changed and fears he knows the truth.

Monday, October 15: Jessie gets a note from Olin, her friend in Europe, and is dismayed to hear he is not well.  Sharon tells Jane she spent the night up with the baby.  Diana tells Lesley she is concerned Peter knows the truth.  Jane finds Howie reading about vasectomies; she is hurt and angry.

Tuesday, October 16: Henry is tired, Sharon triumphant; she lured him into taking the night shift with the baby by threatening to invite her mother for a visit.  Audrey is uncomfortable when Steve asks her if she wants to move to the cardiac unit; she tells him she is happy on the seventh floor and he says that’s enough for her to stay.  Phil traps Augusta and apologizes; she is cold and critical, goads him into telling her that Diana’s baby is his; this diminishes her regard for him.

Wednesday, October 17: Sharon tells Jane that if she wanted a baby, she would just forget a few pills; Jane and Howie quarrel about him having a vasectomy.  Phil finds Diana home alone and tries to talk reasonably to her; when Diana tells him she will not acknowledge his claim on the baby and insists he not tell Peter the truth, Phil almost tells her that Peter already knows, but she insists he leave before he can.

Thursday, October 18: When Jim learns that Audrey has refused to sign the transfer forms, he is incensed.  Lesley hears Jessie’s report about Diana and is furious with Phil; she confronts him, and tells him he is despicable; he says he is only trying to be reasonable, and she tells him that rape is not reason; Phil is startled by the concept of rape applied to his action.

Friday, October 19: Sharon gets a letter from home asking her to come and help since her mother has broken her leg; Henry doesn’t protest.  Phil tries to explain to Lesley that he hopes to befriend Diana and perhaps marry her; Lesley is disgusted.  Neither Jessie or Lesley can think of a way to help Diana.

Monday, October 22: Steve tells Audrey how happy he is that she is staying on the 7th Floor; Steve is disappointed to learn that Audrey is going to have dinner with Jim; Lucille tells Jessie that Steve would do better to be more aggressive in his pursuit of Audrey; Steve feels like giving up, and that Jim is not good husband material; Jim tells Audrey that he would be a bad marriage risk, she disagrees; Jim begs her to marry him anyway, and kisses her.

Tuesday, October 23: Phil tells Jessie he hopes to make a place for himself in Diana’s life.  Sharon and Henry come for Sharon to say goodbye; Linda flirts with Henry.  Mrs. Dawson is shocked by Howie’s idea of a vasectomy.  Phil calls Diana, who threatens him with the police.

Wednesday, October 24: Audrey calls in sick; Steve goes to visit her and brings flowers; Tommy is unfriendly with Steve, but when Jim arrives, Tommy runs to him happily; Steve is hurt.  Lesley tells Jane that Peter is aware that Phil is the baby’s father.  Diana consults with Lee about Phil; she won’t file rape charges.

Thursday, October 25: Lee tries to get hold of Phil, but can’t reach him; Lee confronts Phil and threatens him with felony prosecution; Phil is not scared.

Friday, October 26: Linda continues to flirt with an unresponsive Henry.  Lee reports to Diana that Phil did not scare when he threatened him with prosecution for rape; he tells her that Phil hopes to build a life with her, and she swears she will run to the ends of the earth before she consents; when Phil calls, Diana hangs up on him.  During a thunderstorm, Audrey waits for Jim, who is coming to settle things once and for all; Steve arrives instead with the news that Jim has had an accident and is in surgery.

Monday, October 29: Jane tells Howie her period is late and he explodes at the thought of her being pregnant.  Diana gets a tense wire from Peter who will return tomorrow.  Phil pleads his case with Diana.  Audrey and Steve wait for news of Jim.

Tuesday, October 30: Jane tells Jessie and Lucille about Howie’s reaction to her maybe being pregnant.  Steve tells Audrey that one of Jim’s hands was seriously injured.  Peter returns and tells Lesley he can’t see a future for his marriage.  

Wednesday, October 31: Howie tells Henry that Jane might be pregnant, and he plans to have a vasectomy for sure.  Lee finds Peter in the coffee shop and urges him to be forgiving with Diana; Peter cannot promise he will.  Phil admits to Diana that he told Peter about the baby; she is broken and bitter; Phil pleads for her to plan a future with him.

[OzFrog]

Been binge watching the Ned/Lois storyline from the very beginning, including the machinations of the ELQ/Damian Smith development negotiations. Currently up to March 1994, and I’ve been intrigued by the scenes with Ned and Damian trying to jostle for Katherine’s and Lucy’s ELQ votes, respectively. It’s fascinating seeing how this interweaves into other stories (Claire Labine’s storytelling is just incredible), and a couple of questions have arisen in my mind as a result:

• With Damian trying to charm Lucy for her vote, was this where the bet for Damian to sleep with Bobbie came up from?
• There were a couple of scenes involving the fallout from AJ stealing $100K from the Port Charles Hotel, and Alan bailing him out (Ned and Edward questioned both of them on it). What was the backstory behind the 100K?