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By Paul Raven · Posted
OLTL 1976 Pt 2 Dorian throws an elegant party at Llanfair, the Lord mansion, and unveils in the library a portrait of herself painted by the same artist whose painting of the late Eugenia Lord, Viki’s mother, had always hung in this spot. The next day Victor brings her mother’s picture to Viki’s home, saying that Dorian thought she would want to have it. When Viki demurs, explaining that the portrait seems to belong at Llanfair, Victor points out that it should be wherever Eugenia’s memory is revered. When Tony questions Pat about the party at his father’s house, she notes that he’s quite interested for someone who insists he doesn’t care at all. Pat then accuses Tony of hatching his scheme to open a topless singles’ bar within view of Llanfair, just to embarrass Victor. When he asks why she’s interested, Pat replies that she cares what happens to him. Joe’s reaction to her pregnancy is so incredibly joyous that Viki can’t bring herself to spoil it by telling him the bad news. This upsets Larry, who warns her that if Joe learns the truth from another source, he’ll never forgive her. Viki defensively insists that the baby’s heart will be perfect and Joe won’t have reason to blame her for keeping silent. But Viki has nightmares about the birth of the baby, and tells a concerned Joe of a dream having to do with Dorian being the doctor. When he tells her he’d like to name the baby for her father if it’s a boy, Viki tells herself ‘she can’t destroy it for him; she has to risk keeping silent. She then informs Larry that she will tell Joe but plans to wait until she’s past the point of considering an abortion. When Larry tries to shake her conviction that she knows the baby will be perfect, she admits that it may not be, but adds that it’s enough that she has to carry the fears and worry. If the baby’s affected, there will be enough time for Joe to suffer afterward. Vince, who has had to deal with the realization that his days with the police department are over because of a lack of funding for city services, fears he’ll spend the rest of his life at his present security-guard job, which he hates. He is stunned to find Jenny wearing Tim’s engagement ring, and warns Tim that God will punish them for this. Tony is bitter when his liquor-license request is turned down, and Victor quickly admits that he arranged it to protect the Lord name and reputation from embarrassment. Tony threatens to use Victor’s highhanded tactics to cut him out of the Chronicle job in retaliation, but Victor decides to let Tony go ahead with his club. Pleased that his chances for success now seem assured, Tony asks Cathy to marry him, but she asks that they just let things go on as they have. Cathy is stunned to learn of Viki’s pregnancy—everything always works out for Viki. Pat’s husband, Paul, is killed in a police shootout in a burning building, and Pat, having brought her son Brian to Llanview, where she’ s rented the house next door to the Craigs’, is horrified when the school children taunt him by calling him the son of a criminal. When Tony tells Pat he’s been turned down for a development loan, she suggests that he offer Victor the chance to back him as a business proposition. Tony refuses, saying all that Victor has given him is the conviction that he would never abandon a child of his own. As he muses over his life and his lack of family, Pat tells herself she can’t tell Tony the truth that Brian is his son. Dorian, having extended her power base by persuading Victor to name her to the Banner’s board of directors, uses lip service to encourage Tony to reconcile with his father, but privately tells Victor that Tony is adamant about having no improvement in their relationship. Dorian loudly broadcasts her desire not to be informed of the changes Victor makes in his will, but manages to overhear much of the conversation with his attorney. She learns that his lawyer’s main concern is assuring that the reappearance of his son and his recent marriage to Dorian don’t affect existing trust and direct bequest provisions, that the will be as airtight as possible. Victor explains to the attorney that if he had the time, he could have trained Dorian to take over the complex Lord Enterprises at his death, but now it’s too late and he has decided that the corporation should remain under the direction of the Lord Foundation trustees, with Viki to be executor of the will. When Victor tells Dorian this, she asks if Viki actually wants this responsibility. Victor replies that she can handle it with Joe to help her. Viki accepts the appointment, pleasing Victor, who notes to Dorian, “Accidents do happen, my dear.” -
I’m actually enjoying Anita having a storyline that doesn’t revolve around her reminding us she’s a Dupree. Also I don’t see the issue with continuing to discuss a recast that just debuted last week and is entirely different from the previous actor.
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By Paul Raven · Posted
1976 Pt 8 At the trial, Ron’s lawyer, Mr. Lawrence, tries to get Chris to admit that she led Peggy to identify Ron because she, Chris, wanted to get him. But Chris replies that she actually commented to Peg that she “hoped to God it wasn’t him.” Lawrence then tries to shake Peggy’s identification by pointing out that she asked all the lineup participants to speak, thus seeming unsure even right after meeting Ron in the corridor. He adds that she admitted on record that she’d kept her eyes closed during the attack and tried to block it from her mind. Peggy can’t explain why she didn’t identify him immediately but insists she saw her assailant and it was Ron, she’s sure of that. Since he feels the prosecution’s case is not proven, Lawrence tells Ron he shouldn’t testify and rests the defense. But Ron insists upon making a statement. He brings up Nancy’s illness and Chris’s prejudice against him for concealing his prison record, saying Chris had believed him about that incident. Everyone notices how convincing Ron is indeed, Peggy says if she wasn’t his victim, she might believe him. During the wait for the verdict Jack asks Peggy to marry him, saying that Joanne is strong enough now and he can be free. Peggy puts him off. The verdict is in and the court is reconvened. The jury foreman explains that they were instructed to return a verdict that upheld the facts in this case. Because of this, they couldn’t agree that Ron is guilty beyond all reasonable doubt. Though they morally feel one way, they must find him “not guilty.” Peggy, at first incredulous, is then outraged. She rails at the judge, the jury, and Ron, vowing he will pay for this. She berates the jury for knowing he’s guilty and letting him off because of a legal technicality. And then she’s frightened, realizing that Ron is now free to roam the streets again. Ironically, Mrs. Ralston arrives to help, but is too late. She tells Chris the real story: She met Ron in the bar and invited him in for a drink, and then he did rape her. Fearing humiliation, she didn’t press the rape charge, and now she is not proud of that. She adds that he then harassed her with phone calls for months. Chris takes Sharon to meet Nancy while Ron is out with Karen. They tell Nancy that Ron is a violent and dangerous man, but she refuses to listen, informing them that they’re leaving town to get away from Chris’s interference in their lives. But Ron later tells Nancy they’re staying put he’s not letting them all run him out of town, and he has unfinished business here. When Chris begins to receive obscene phone calls she tells Nancy this is what happened to Sharon — after Ron’s attack, but Nancy refuses to consider it possible and believes Ron’s claim that they’re all against him. Peggy has gone into virtal seclusion in her room since the verdict, upsetting her parents greatly. Brock Reynolds visits her and asks her to marry him. She» later goes to the Allegro to ask why, since they hardly know one another. By late afternoon, when she returns home, she tells her father she now knows why. Brock loves everyone and did this to give her a reason to leave the house; they spent the afternoon walking together. Brock tells Jack he proposed to Peggy and she hasn’t said no. Jack presses Peggy for a commitment to him, but she can’t give him one. She explains that she doesn’t know if she loves Brock but she need his friendship. She adds that she does love Jack. While visiting Lance, Laurie sees Vanessa's door move, and when Lance is later occupied with business, she investigates and finds herself face to face with a veiled woman, who, she discovers with astonishment, is Lance’s mother. Vanessa quickly lets Laurie know she knows all about her and has no intention of letting her have Lance, Laurie goes back to meet Lance, not mentioning her meeting with his mother, but, knowing that Vanessa can see and hear her, she accepts Lance’s invitation to accompany him on a business trip to Rome. Laurie returns home to find that Leslie is on her way home and Brad intends to have his confrontation with her as soon as she arrives. Laurie wants to be there for him but doesn’t want to back down on the trip with Lance or it will be a victory for Vanessa. But the problem is taken out of her hands when Vanessa announces to her son that she’s ready to start the long trip out of seclusion by accompanying him to Rome. Lance then tells Laurie he can’t take her as planned; he must take someone who needs complete privacy. Laurie realizes she’s lost this round to Vanessa. But Vanessa becomes ill, and Lance’s trip is called off. When the doctor who attends her asks why she’s never had plastic surgery, she explains that her weak heart wouldn’t stand the strain of surgery. Despite Vanessa’s constant attacks on Laurie’s character and motives and her equal, diligent efforts to convince Lance he’s actually interested in Leslie, not Laurie, Lance buys Laurie a ring, and, after giving her a choice of fingers to wear it on, they decide they are engaged. Upon learning this, Vanessa calls Laurie, telling her there will never be a wedding. Brad spends the days before Leslie’s return memorizing everything in their apartment and rehearsing his confrontation with her so that he can continue his charade. Seeing him in their home upon her return gives Leslie false hope that he’s come back, but he soon tells her he’s there to discuss a divorce. Leslie is hurt by this confrontation but later, remembering his letter, is still not convinced that he no longer loves her and decides she must see him again. But finally Leslie is convinced he no longer loves her and agrees he can get a divorce. She won’t use her baby to bring him back. Snapper is now aware of what Brad’s doing but is bound on both sides by doctor-patient confidences and can say nothing. -
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By Paul Raven · Posted
GH 1976 Pt 4 Cam tracks down Miss Clifford, the nurse who verified Leslie’s story at the custody hearing, since Miss Roach had died. He offers her ten thousand dollars to tell Leslie that she made up the whole story to get her hands on some of the Faulkner money, but now her conscience won’t let her rest until she confesses. Since Miss Clifford has a serious heart condition, they plan to have her say that she is afraid of dying with this sin on her soul. Cam then locates one Russ Waverly, who had dated Barbara casually before her marriage. Since she stopped dating him when she found that she was carrying Jason’s child, Waverly is to say that Laura is his daughter, not Jason’s. Cam arranges for Waverly to be available when needed. On cue, Miss Clifford agrees with Steve’s request that her story be confirmed by a cardiac examination and a psychiatric screening. And she. passes the tests by Peter and Rick with flying colors: She does have a heart condition, and she seems sincere in making amends. But Leslie doesn’t see it that way. When she hears Miss Clifford’s story, she angrily insists that the woman is trying to get money from them and orders Cam to throw her out. After she’s gone, Leslie tries to blow holes in Miss Clifford’s story by pointing out that if Miss Clifford is telling the truth, then Laura isn’t Jason’s child, and Barbara would have admitted this in court rather than risk losing her daughter. Cam, who pretends to Leslie that he thinks Miss Clifford is a charlatan, is relieved to find that Barbara is visiting a relative and Leslie can’t reach her for confirmation. Cam gets to Barbara first and tells her that if she and her family aren’t out of Port Charles by tomorrow, he’ll tell Jason that Laura is another man’s child. Barbara insists that this isn’t true, but Cam brings Waverly in, and Barbara realizes that he’s got her trappedthere is too much contradicting her for Jason to believe the truth. When Cam tells her he has a job waiting for Jason in Canada and hands her twenty five thousand dollars for “expenses,” Barbara can’t fight any longer, and she agrees to his terms. When Leslie goes to the Vinings’, she finds the house deserted and up for rent. Cam sympathizes with Leslie but stresses that if the story is true, Barbara needed to get Jason away before the truth came out. Leslie starts to believe this, until she sees Laura’s favorite doll lying in the deserted house. This suggests to her that the child has been kidnapped, and soon she is hysterical. To calm her, Cam assures her he will hire a team of crack investigators to track the Vinings down and find Laura. But Cam still has to connect the Vinings’ sudden disappearance with Miss Clifford’s story, so he orders her to tell Leslie that she told Barbara she had blown the whistle to Leslie. The strain of this extra pressure is too much for Miss Clifford’s heart, and she has an attack. Cam is relieved when Leslie is refused admittance to the woman’s room, but his respite is shortlived when he learns that Leslie is talking to her. Leslie’s meeting with Miss Clifford leads to suspicion more than confirmation. Miss Clifford claims Barbara admitted that she had a lover, but Leslie notices that the woman describes Barbara as sarcastic and abusive, two traits not in Barbara’s makeup, and she mentions the wooden door of Laura’s room a door which Leslie knows is glass. Realizing that Leslie isn’t taken in makes Miss Clifford even more nervous, and Peter decides she is showing the tension of carrying out a pretense. When Cam, seeing the possibility of his plan being blown, arranges a hasty ambulance departure from General Hospital for Miss Clifford, Peter shows his suspicions over Cam’s involvement. So Cam, who has been growingly resentful of Peter’s close working relationship with Leslie as well as her increasing reliance on Peter for emotional support, decides that Peter has to be eliminated from Leslie’s life too. Diana has been trying to follow Audrey’s advice and let her love for Peter guide her trust of him. She assures him she will bring all problems to him and not build suspicions on conjectures and bits of miscellaneous information, but Beth’s continuing indictment of all men isn’t helping her sense of security. Peter misses Martha’s birthday party because of a hospital patient’s threatening to jump from a ledge, and Diana lands on him when he arrives home emotionally spent, bitterly suggesting that he would have been home on time if Martha was really his daughter. It’s too late for Diana to take back her spiteful words when she learns why he was delayed, and Peter responds that her assurances of trust and faith were merely lip service; her lack of trust has gone too far. When Diana confides her latest disaster to Audrey, she admits that she realizes there are self-destructive tendencies within her that she cannot control. Audrey upsets Diana by suggesting psychiatric therapy, but Diana later realizes this may be what it will take to save her marriage and asks Peter to arrange it for her. He is pleased by this effort to save their relationship and is encouraging. Diana’s optimism is shattered when she agrees to be interviewed by Kimberly Hughes, the reporter for Men and Women magazine who is writing an article on the Free Clinic. Peter initially refused, but later agreed, as the publicity will benefit the clinic. Diana is horrified when Kimberly questions her, using the very words castigating Peter that Beth used earlier- obviously her sister has been spilling her venomous contempt to the reporter. Diana is thrown and can’t continue. Later, when interviewing Peter, Kimberly tells him about her abbreviated interview with Diana and angers him, as she had promised the article would be career-oriented, without personal intrusion. He coldly asks her to leave and refuses further cooperation. And so, knowing that the Taylors’ relationship is increasingly rocky, Cam intensifies things by conveniently not telling Diana that Peter called to say he and Leslie are going to be late because of a clinic emergency. Instead, he plies her with champagne and then confides his personal “anguish” that his wife and her husband are heading toward a romantic entanglement. Believing this, Diana goes straight to Peter’s office, where she finds her husband sympathetically massaging Leslie’s neck after a trying session with a difficult patient. Believing that this proves Cam’s contentions, Diana bitterly accuses her husband of being unfaithful. Leslie, hearing Diana’s words, instantly senses her husband’s fine hand ‘behind this, and this is confirmed when Diana admits that Cam said nothing about a clinic emergency’s causing the delay. Leslie now has to admit to herself that a side of her husband is emerging that she never saw before: a cruel and vindictive nature. Diana’s first session with her therapist, Dr. Langley, is disastrous, in that she emerges believing that Peter finds her socially inferior to him. She desperately asks Leslie to release Peter from Free Clinic responsibilities so he can be home with his family, where he’s needed. Peter is horrified that she took it upon herself to interfere in his career this way, and tells her he won’t leave the clinic. Embittered, Diana informs him that she has canceled future sessions with Dr. Langley, as there is no “hangup” to be solved. Peter replies that there is, but it’s not a problem of other women but rather of her total inability to trust him. Diana lashes back that the real problem is Peter’s thinking that his wife has no breeding, inasmuch as she’s a former waitress without social background. Peter realizes that Diana’s outburst is based on her own insecurity and delays a final pronouncement on the subject, but later he tells her that she has to understand that his medical career is separate and apart from his family life and no one can tell him how to. run it. He will not sacrifice his professional independence. Diana finally begins to see just what Peter’s work means to him as a person and what her interference has done. She realizes she must make the concessions in this area. Cam learns that Leslie has hired a private investigator to find the Vinings, and moves quickly to cover their tracks. Then, to persuade her to give up, he stages his coup de grace. He has Waverly confront Leslie, claiming that he rejected Barbara when she told him she was carrying his child, so she wrote Jason a “Dear Daddy” letter, which he fell for. He tells Leslie he came forward so she wouldn’t go on “eating her heart out for his kid” and leaves. Leslie, in shock, is devastated when Cam matter-of-factly tells her she can now wipe her hands of the whole mess. She bitterly screams, “Yes! I can finally believe Laura’s not my daughter! Are you happy now, Cam?” When she hysterically accuses him of isolating her rather than protecting and supporting her, of needing to own her and ruthlessly destroying anything that stands in the way of his possession of her, Cam shows a violent streak by sweeping a set of crystal goblets off the bar. Leslie realizes that his blazing anger is actually meant for her, and she walks out. Leslie goes to Terri and confides in her what Cam had done and what she now understands about him. Peter and Diana are at Terri’s Place for a celebration of their new-found relationship based on Diana’s understanding of her husband’s priorities, but Diana’s enjoyment of the evening is dimmed when Peter sees Leslie and insists that she join them. Shortly after, an emergency call comes in for Peter, and Leslie, e reminding him clinic patients are their patients, insists on going along. This shakes Diana’s tenuous confidence, and she recalls Cam’s pronouncements. Impulsively she calls Cam and announces she’s coming to see him. -
-- Maurice Johnson was fine as Ted, but Keith D. Robinson is also good in the role. They're different but both are solid actors. I'm already "over" Johnson being replaced, and I don't think this is worth a lot of discussion over....nor do I think the internet is going to discuss this for much longer. -- I also had no problem with Ted's blazer. -- The Derek and Jacob scenes were good. I'm getting more clues that Ashley is the problem in this story. And I'm sorry, Derek isn't the only one who should apologize for what happened. -- In other news, Ashley is still Basic. -- I'm still out on the Anita story. Why have Anita and Tracy bonded again? We should have heard at least something of what happened in the past to cause the break up of the group. Instead we're told nothing so that we can wonder what "horrible" things happened to the group's 3rd member who has such an Anita problem. If this is just going to be a retelling of Diana Ross getting with Berry Gordy, becoming the star of the Supremes, and then striking out on her own, I don't want to hear it. Besides, wasn't Miss Ross THE star of the group? Wasn't she THE money? Berry Gordy was right all along. In addition, I'm looking side-eyed at Anita having all these regrets. She doesn't seem to be the type. She's a DUPREE! -
Agree that today’s ep was a lot of fun. Lulu has some goddamned nerve, lol. -
Music to my ears. Same. It stands out so much more because of how clever it was done. Without any wink, wink. -
By Paul Raven · Posted
I can conjure up a modicum of sympathy for Josh having to create stories based around restaurants sets, but it extends just so far...
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