Monday, September 1, 1997 (Episode #66)
Danielle dropped a bombshell on Kevin and Lucy and told them that she was actually Serena's mother.  After recovering from
their initial shock, Lucy and Kevin realized that this might be a breakthrough for them.  Kevin and Lucy then let Danielle spin
her yarn and she claimed that the egg had come from her, not from Dominique.  Danielle was in agony over telling this story, but privately knew that Jake's life would be in danger if she did not follow through.  Kevin then asked Danielle to leave and not
return.  Later, Kevin and Lucy finally understood the connection between Rex and Danielle and wondered how they would
break the news to Scott.  Bennett had Julie paged to the hospital before her dinner date with him and Frank.  Bennett told Julie
that he had been asked to stay in Port Charles to conduct seminars at the hospital.  Julie became worried about her secret
being exposed, but Bennett assured her that he would honor her decision to keep her real identity secret.  Eve confronted Chris about how he had managed to get Bennett to come to Port Charles.  Chris allowed Eve to speculate, but admitted nothing and
said that once he met the famous doctor, there would be no stopping him.  Eve reminded Chris that she knew that he had stolen the interns personal files and blackmailed Chris into admitting that he had called Bennett.  Later, Chris watched Eve crumble
when she learned that Bennett would be sticking around the hospital.

Tuesday, September 2, 1997 (Episode #67)
Explaining how her dad will soon be conducting special seminars at eneral Hospital, Julie tells Frank she's confident her father
won't reveal her true identity to the rest of the staff. Matt complains to Ellen about the trials and tribulations of working in the
O.R. with egotistical surgeons like Mark Boardman. At the lighthouse, Lucy wonders how to break some terrible news to
Scotty. Returning home in an upbeat mood from his daughter's school orientation, Scotty thanks Lucy for convincing him to
stay in Port Charles. Meanwhile, Danielle demands that Rex tell her where Jake is now that she's carried out his devious plan.
Julie admits to Frank she's starting to feel guilty about lying to the other interns. Rex hints to a dumbfounded Danielle that her
beloved boyfriend was never in any real danger from the so-called "poison". Lucy finally tells Scotty about Danielle's bizarre
claim that she is really Serena's biological mother. Certain Dominique would never have carried such a huge secret to her grave, Scotty accuses a flustered Lucy of conspiring with Danielle to hurt him. Later, after apologizing to his old friend for flying off the handle, Scotty storms off to confront Rex. Matt tells a sympathetic Ellen that he won't tolerate Boardman treating him like the
invisible man.

Wednesday, September 3, 1997 (Episode #68)
Karen and Joe trade horror stories about Dr. Boardman and take solace in the fact that they feel united again by their common
enemy. At the lighthouse, Kevin becomes irate when Lucy defends Scotty's right to yell at her. Meanwhile, Scotty asks Rex
why Danielle seems to think she is Serena's biological mother. Kevin continues to berate Lucy for allowing her old friend to pile verbal abuse upon her. When he at last discloses how he's been struggling to deal with the pain of her miscarriage, Kevin
reduces Lucy to tears of anger and frustration as he describes the distance which has grown between them as a deep and dense fog. Jake tells Danielle he managed to straighten out his parents' immigration problems and thereby has erased the threat Rex
had been holding over their heads. Feigning shock at Scotty's news, Rex claims he had no idea his niece was making such wild
statements about Serena's parentage. Returning to the lighthouse, Scotty apologizes to Lucy and expresses his sincere
appreciation for how terrific she's been throughout their entire ordeal. Joe assures Karen he understands the boundaries of their friendship but reminds her she can always count on him in a crunch. Kevin and Lucy begin to work through their grief together.

Thursday, September 4, 1997 (Episode #69)
Julie and Frank realize that their crazy work schedules make it nearly impossible for them to spend any time together despite
the fact that they live under the same roof. Jake returns home and is annoyed to find Danielle still in residence. Lucy tells Scotty
she can prove that Danielle's claims about being Serena's biological mother are nothing but a pack of lies. Julie grows antsy
when Frank quizzes her about her dad. Danielle sheepishly admits to Jake how Rex tricked her into carrying out more of his
evil bidding. Lucy reminds Scotty how she received the egg directly from Dominique on the day she became the Baldwins'
surrogate. Jake warns Danielle that she's going to wind up in jail once the DNA tests prove she could not be Serena's mother.
Karen drops by the lighthouse and quickly senses that something is amiss with her jittery father. After Scotty reveals how his
child is being threatened anew by a stranger's fairy tale, an outraged Karen assumes that the mystery woman has concocted her fantastic story in hopes of blackmailing her way into a fortune. At the hospital, Jake apologizes to Ellen for taking off on an
unscheduled vacation, then is dismayed to learn he's been dropped from the surgical rotation. Danielle decides to run away
while Rex is out of town. Ellen encourages Jake to go to Boardman and fight for his rightful place among his fellow interns.

Friday, September 5, 1997 (Episode #70)
An intrigued Chris attempts to guess the reason for Eve's obvious interest in the visiting Dr. Devlin. Unaware that Danielle is the
mystery woman who has threatened Scotty's world with claims about being Serena's mother, Karen advises her father to speak to Jake about his work in gene research. Meanwhile, Lucy asks Tony to swear that the egg he implanted into her was taken
directly from Dominique. After Lucy explains how her late friend's longlost sister is apparently making a play for Serena's vast
fortune, Tony reminds her that the egg he removed from Dominique went through a separate overnight process and was
therefore out of his sight for several hours before the surrogate pregnancy was achieved. Karen promises her nervous little
sister she'll stay with her the whole time while she gets her necessary shots for school. Though Lucy entreats him to fib to ensure Serena's happiness, Tony refuses to lie about his part in the original procedure. Anxious to get back into the surgical rotation,
Jake explains to Dr. Boardman why he had to take off suddenly from work to help his aged parents handle a serious legal
problem. To Jake's surprise, the strict senior surgical resident decides to allow him back onto the O.R. schedule. Chris loses no time brown-nosing Bennett during their first introduction in the on-call room. Joe threatens Boardman with violence after the
resident makes several degrading statements about Karen.

Monday, September 8, 1997 (Episode #71)
Karen warns Joe not to give Boardman any excuse to get back on his case. Frank confides to Mary how something about
Julie's famous father rubs him the wrong way. Lucy is alarmed to learn that the only person who could prove without a doubt
that Serena is Dominique's child is dead. When Scotty wonders how Dr. Bissell died, Kevin explains that his friend suffered a
freakish fatal canoeing accident. Eve quickly concocts a cover story when Julie finds her arguing with Bennett. Afterwards, Julie and Eve are both dismayed to learn that Bennett plans to make rounds with Dr. Boardman and the interns the next day. Joe
apologizes to the senior surgical resident, then thanks Karen for helping him cool down. Later, Grace quietly warns Joe that
Boardman is setting him up to take a humiliating fall in front of Bennett Devlin. Scotty tells Kevin he's certain Rex killed Sheila
Bissell to further his own evil cause. Julie is relieved and grateful when Mary enthusiastically endorses her decision to try to
forge her own career path without her father's influence to ease the way. Bennett warns Eve not to push her luck too far.

Tuesday, September 9, 1997 (Episode #72)
Karen is startled to hear Joe calling out her name after he falls asleep at the kitchen table following a long night of cramming.
Julie reminds Eve not to mention anything to the other interns when they go on rounds that day with her father. Danielle slips
into the on-call room early in the morning, hoping for one last chance to persuade Jake to come away with her. As Serena
prepares to leave for her first day of school, a package arrives from Karen with a special backpack for the young doctor's kid
sister. After briefly allowing Lucy to fuss with her hair and clothing, Serena says goodbye to her dad but warns him not to get all mushy just because she's going off to school. Later, Lee reminds a worried Scotty that a security car will be following the
school bus as an extra precaution. Jake suggests to Danielle that the only way to remove her uncle from her life is to squeal on
Rex to someone like Kevin. Julie tells Frank she's afraid her father has made it impossible to keep her secret identity a secret.
Later, Julie shifts uneasily but keeps mum when Joe and Karen trade jokes about the dreaded Dr. Bennett Devlin and his
reputation for eating unprepared interns alive. Handing back Jake's engagement ring, Danielle sadly bids him farewell.
 
Wednesday, September 10, 1997 (Episode #73)
Matt prepares to make a big impression on Dr. Devlin during surgical rounds. In the on-call room, Julie starts to make a full
confession to her fellow interns but Bennett times his entrance to interrupt his daughter just before she can reveal their family
ties. Audrey regretfully brings Ellen a piece of bad news. Posing as Danielle's agent, Scotty talks the landlady into letting him
inside Jake's apartment to wait for his "client". Bennett warns the interns he's going to put them through their paces and will cut
no one any slack. After allowing the young doctors to briefly peruse the files of the surgical patients on the ward, Bennett
quizzes each one to determine how much information he or she has retained. As Ellen nervously looks on, her interns perform
well until both Joe and Karen stumble on some small details. When Julie's turn comes at last, Bennett lobs her an easy question, then steps in to protect her when Boardman bears down. Scotty furiously confronts Danielle, who shakily clings to the pretense
of being Serena's biological mother. When Danielle begs him to stop scaring her, the enraged attorney promises to frighten her
ten times worse when he gets her on the witness stand in court. Later, Jake returns home to find Scotty threatening Danielle
with physical harm if she dares to break his daughter's heart.

Thursday, September 11, 1997 (Episode #74)
Acting on a hunch, Chris decides to snoop into a possible personal connection between Eve and Bennett. Meanwhile, a
humiliated Julie rails at her father for giving her preferential treatment in front of the other interns. Though Jake orders him to
leave, Scotty stands his ground and icily accuses the doctor of being part of the Stantons' slimy conspiracy. Julie reminds her
dad how his continuing presence in Port Charles has put her in an impossible situation with her work at General Hospital.
Danielle leaps to Jake's defense, swearing to Scotty that her boyfriend knew absolutely nothing about Rex's plot until just a few
weeks ago. Posing as a landlord checking up on a prospective tenant, Chris calls Eve's former landlady and is intrigued to learn that his now penniless colleague once shelled out big bucks on a regular basis for a luxury apartment. Eve and Frank privately
trade notes and agree that the condescending Dr. Devlin has been treating his daughter like an imbecile. Danielle tells Scotty
she's planning to leave town. Scornfully expressing doubts that the young woman would simply give up on the cash cow she's
just discovered, Scotty calls Danielle's bluff by asking her to sign a legal document surrendering all her claims to Serena. Chris
gleefully contemplates how best to use his new ammunition after uncovering proof that Bennett was once Eve's sugar daddy.
After Danielle signs the quit claim, Scotty reminds her and Jake he doesn't want to see either one of them near his daughter ever again.
 
Friday, September 12, 1997 (Episode #75)
Warning that Cooper's parents are meeting with Lee the next day, Matt encourages Ellen to look through the inventory from
Greg's last hospital stay in case some new evidence emerges. Scotty trails Danielle to the airport to make sure she boards the
flight to New York City as promised. Before leaving town, Danielle tries once again to convince Scotty she didn't mean Serena
any harm. At the hospital, Jake apologizes to Lucy and Kevin for his girlfriend's lies and explains how Scotty forced Danielle to
sign the quit claim. Karen decides to come clean with Joe about her trip to San Francisco but her exhausted friend falls asleep
without hearing a single word of her confession. Matt has a brainstorm and manages to unearth a syringe hidden in a slit in
Greg's mattress. Admitting that Danielle signed the quit claim under severe duress, Scotty cautions Lucy not to count on the
document holding up in court. Karen reaches out to comfort Joe after he awakens from a dream screaming her name. Excited
to think that her nightmare is almost over, Ellen thanks Matt and Kevin for their help and their friendship during her legal crisis.

Monday, September 15, 1997 (Episode #76)
Joe and Karen begin to surrender to their longstanding passion. When Rex phones and attempts to intimidate him, a seething
Jake threatens to break the older man's neck if he ever comes near him again. As Matt and Ellen read over Kevin's
psychological profile of Greg, Scott arrives with good news from the lab. Meanwhile, Greg regains consciousness but pretends
to be still unresponsive. Lonely for Danielle, Jake daydreams about a romantic reunion. Scotty cautions Ellen that they still need solid proof that Cooper injected himself with the insulin. Rex icily reminds Jake that he and he alone calls all the shots. When a
phone call from GH interrupts, Karen pulls away from Joe but not without some regrets. Victor is moved to the Forest Hills
sanitarium. Rex hints to Jake that Danielle's life will hang in the balance unless he cooperates fully. After describing the
nightmare he had, Joe tells Karen he can't keep going back and forth in the weird love triangle they've created with her
absentee husband. Later, Karen explains to a disappointed Joe why she can't be with another man as long as she remains a
married woman.

Tuesday, September 16, 1997 (Episode #77)
Bennett lets it slip to Joe that Julie is his daughter. Meanwhile, Julie drops by Karen's place late at night and shakily reveals her
filial connection to the dreaded Dr. Devlin. Eve rails at Chris after discovering that he's been snooping into her past. Irked by
Joe's derogatory remarks about their tenant, Frank defends Julie's decision to keep mum about her famous father. After
reassuring a relieved Julie she understands why she held on to her secret as long as possible, Karen confides how she's been
having some family problems of her own in recent days. Disclosing that her husband has apparently been cheating on her for
several years, Karen admits she can't stop thinking about Joe and how good it would feel to kiss him. Lucy tells Kevin how
much she fears that a terrible disaster is looming just ahead. Trying to cheer up his live-in lover, Kevin suggests that they head
to Manhattan for a few days of fun and frivolity right after Sonny and Brenda tie the knot. Karen writes a long letter to Jagger in which she asks her husband to tell her the truth about the nature of his relationship with Fran. Frank commiserates with his
brother after a miserable Joe reveals what almost happened between him and Karen.

Wednesday, September 17, 1997 (Episode #78)
During a breakfast meeting, Chris expresses to Bennett his concern about Julie and volunteers to help his friend cope with all
the additional stress in her life. At the Forest Hills sanitarium, Victor surveys his new surroundings while his son apologizes for
not being able to get him into the better section away from the criminal element. Lee introduces Scott, Ellen and Matt to Miles
and explains to his opposing counsel that new evidence has emerged in the Cooper family's case against Dr. Burgess.
Meanwhile, Greg continues to successfully fake a vegetative state in order to fool his doctors and the attending nurses. When
Bennett shows no interest in aiding his cause with Julie, Chris hints that he's recently uncovered some fascinating information
about Eve's colorful past. Scotty plays legal hardball with Miles, who finally begins to back down with murmurs about advising
his clients to settle out of court. Greg swipes a packet of matches from an unsuspecting nurse when she comes in to change her
"comatose" patient's sheets. In the wake of their latest victory, Matt encourages Ellen to relax a little and start enjoying her
journey through life. Bennett pressures Eve into agreeing to meet him for dinner.

Thursday, September 18, 1997 (Episode #79)
At the hospital, Scotty shows Serena the plaque honoring her mother's gift of a pediatric AIDS wing. Posing as his father, Greg
phones the local Catholic church and asks for a confidential favor for a certain patient at Forest Hills. Hoping to put his
daughter's fears about the hospital to rest, Scotty explains to Serena how much Dominique loved working with sick children
even when she herself wasn't feeling very well. Unaware that her roommate's hot date is with Bennett, Julie teases Eve about
her obvious plans for a big evening out on the town. Greg convinces a priest to come hear his confession before he's transferred back into police custody. Matt coaxes Ellen into loosening up enough to join him for dinner. Bennett warns Julie how he
accidentally let it slip to Joe that they are father and daughter. Later, Frank tells Julie that her father's so-called slip of the tongue was no accident at all. Chris' perpetual brown-nosing earns him an increased workload from Dr. Boardman and ruins his hopes for a night off. Though Frank urges his friend not to let Bennett manipulate her so badly, Julie insists that her father has only her
best interests at heart.

Friday, September 19, 1997 (Episode #80)
Bennett brings Eve a bouquet as a peace offering before they set off on their big date. Listening to Grace and another gossipy
nurse speculating about Joe's love life, Karen thinks back to their shared moment of passion and goes out of her way to avoid
the man of her dreams. At the Forest Hills sanitarium, Greg attacks the priest who's come to hear his confession. Eve warns
Bennett that what they once had together is going to remain a thing of the past. Boardman orders an uneasy Joe and Karen to
work together on late night post-op duty. Later, caught off guard by a rare compliment from the stern surgical resident, Karen
and Joe start to break the ice once again. Kevin continues to pressure the Forest Hills staff to move his father into a better
room. After killing the young priest, Greg steals his clothes and prepares to make his escape garbed as the late padre. As he
wines and dines Eve, Bennett softly apologizes for the errors he made months ago and offers to help the doctor move into a
prestigious internship program in Boston. Certain he's just trying to hustle her out of town before Julie stumbles upon evidence
of their liaison, Eve furiously informs Bennett she has no intention of leaving Port Charles. Joe and Karen are stunned to learn
that one of their favorite patients suffered a fatal setback just when it appeared that she was going to make a full recovery.

Monday, September 22, 1997 (Episode #81)
Karen and Joe commiserate with one another after their long night on post-operative detail. Eve tosses a glass of champagne at Bennett, who stalks off and leaves his fuming date to pick up the tab for their aborted but expensive evening. Unable to pay the
bill, Eve places a panicked call for help to Scott. Kevin drops by Forest Hills late at night to check on his father after having an
intuitive feeling that something is amiss. Meanwhile, Greg switches clothes with his latest victim and tucks the unfortunate priest
into the bed he himself just vacated. Joe teases Karen back into a good mood following another dressing down from Dr.
Boardman. Watching the old friends banter, Grace feels her hackles rise but she struggles to hide her jealousy from Joe. After
turning the oxygen tank on full blast, Greg takes a nurse captive and tosses a match back into the room as he departs. Karen
receives an answer to the E-mail she sent Jagger. Eve thanks Scotty for helping her out of a jam at the restaurant.

Tuesday, September 23, 1997 (Episode #82)
After saving Eve from the humiliation of being forced to wash dishes to pay off her tab at the restaurant, Scotty teasingly
cautions the intern not to expect him to rescue her every time one of her dates decides to stiff her. Joe tells Frank he fears that
Jagger's reply to Karen will send her into another depressing tailspin. Meanwhile, Karen reads her husband's letter and is
devastated when he admits to having the affair with Fran and suggests that a divorce may be the kindest way to end their own
relationship. Lucy arrives at Forest Hills and is horrified to find the hospital ablaze. As they ride home with Scotty, Eve shows
Serena a way to combat her motion sickness, then is taken aback when the child suggests that her medical training will come in
handy after she has kids of her own. Grace advises Joe not to get any more deeply involved with the married woman he so
obviously desires. Worried about her fiance's past traumatic experiences with fire, Lucy concentrates on sending psychic
messages to Kevin in hopes that he will somehow hear her and fight his way out of the blaze. Slowly regaining consciousness as Lucy's voice seems to call to him, Kevin frantically searches through the thick smoke until he locates his father. Karen reassures an anxious Julie about Frank's uncanny ability to survive every crisis. After helping Victor to safety, Kevin and Frank return to
the wards to check for other victims. Still posing as a priest, a smirking Greg offers to give any fire fatalities the last rites. Joe
and Julie are alarmed to see Frank enter GH's emergency room on a stretcher.

Wednesday, September 24, 1997 (Episode #83)
Scotty offers Eve a sympathetic ear after she admits that her evening with an old boyfriend was a total disaster. As the victims
of the Forest Hills fire continue to arrive in the ER, Joe tries to reassure his mother that Frank will pull through. After Ellen
orders Joe off his brother's case, Karen pulls her protesting friend out into the waiting room. Meanwhile, Lucy hovers anxiously over Kevin, who stubbornly insists his injuries are too minor to even require emergency treatment. Mary thanks Mike for
standing by her in her hour of need despite the rotten day he's already had. Kevin tells Julie how Frank refused to give up
searching for victims even though he had already inhaled far too much smoke for his own good. As Victor is admitted for
observation, Ellen urges Kevin to submit to an examination for his probable concussion. Later, Kevin confides to Lucy how her vision came to him just when he was certain his life was over. Karen attempts to console Joe, who feels angry and frustrated
that with all his medical training he can't do a single thing to help his beloved brother. Declaring that his brush with death has
given him a new perspective on life, Kevin again asks Lucy to marry him. Frank regains consciousness and asks for Julie. Lucy
shouts for help after Kevin suddenly collapses. While sitting with Frank, Julie is horrified to see his cardiac monitor begin to
show signs of severe distress.

Thursday, September 25, 1997 (Episode #84)
As Eve hurries to examine Kevin, a frantic Lucy explains to Ellen how her fiance just passed out right in front of her eyes.
Praying for her son's recovery, Mary admits to Mike how frightened she is of losing Frank the way she lost his father.
Meanwhile, Bennett compliments Joe on a job well done after the intern correctly diagnoses his brother with carbon monoxide
poisoning. Scotty keeps Lucy company in the waiting room and attempts to keep her hope from flagging. While Ellen orders a
battery of neurological tests for Kevin, a sympathetic Eve gives Lucy her beeper and promises to page her the minute they have the results of the lab work. Later, Scotty overhears Chris taunting Eve about her intimate relationship with the mighty Dr.
Devlin. Frank thanks Joe for helping him pull through. Bennett quietly cautions his daughter not to become too emotional about
any of her patients, even the ones with whom she enjoys a personal relationship. Jake continues to brood over Danielle's
departure and the ever present threat from the ubiquitous Rex. Scotty bristles when Bennett comes down hard on Karen for a
minor infraction. Ellen informs Lucy that Kevin may need immediate surgery.

Friday, September 26, 1997 (Episode #85)
Lonely for Jake, Danielle thinks back to the day they first met. Rex calls the hospital to check on Kevin's status and is pleased
to learn that the doctor is in serious condition. Meanwhile, Ellen informs a distraught Lucy that her fiance has a subdural
hematoma which will require immediate surgery. A bristling Scotty takes exception to Bennett's remarks after overhearing the
surgeon demean and belittle Karen. Jake tracks Danielle down and tells the frightened actress he believes he's stumbled upon a
way to get Rex off their backs once and for all. Though Eve enjoys watching Scotty lash into Bennett, Lucy fears that her
friend's outburst will endanger her chances at persuading Dr. Devlin to perform the necessary neurosurgery on Kevin. Jake
explains to Danielle how tired he is of allowing Rex to ruin both their lives. When he demands to know how her uncle forced
her under his thumb in the first place, Danielle warns Jake that he may not believe her tale. Chris tries to weasel his way into
assisting Bennett but Ellen assigns Karen to the O.R. instead. Despite reassurances from Bennett, Lucy begins to get a queasy
feeling about Kevin's upcoming surgery.

Monday, September 29, 1997 (Episode #86)
Karen was furious when she caught Chris reading the letter Jagger had sent her.  Karen, however, covered when Ellen and
Bennett entered.  Cooper sneaked into Kevin's room and tampered with his IV, which greatly increased the medical risks to
Kevin.  In the process, Cooper also set Karen up to take a major fall.  Later, Joe discovered Kevin's condition and Karen
admitted that she had set Kevin's IV.  Karen was sure that she had done everything properly, but an irate Bennett banned
Karen from his operating room.  Chris then volunteered to take Karen's place in assisting Bennett in surgery.  Bennett observed Eve treat a patient.  Later, Bennett apologized to Eve for leaving her at the restaurant and Bennett told Eve that it was difficult
for him to be near her.  Meanwhile, Scott figured out that Bennett had been Eve's mystery date.  Rex broke into the lighthouse
and secretly laced Scott's personal envelopes with drugs.

Tuesday, September 30, 1997 (Episode #87)
Scott supported Lucy as she waited for word on Kevin's fate. Karen approached them and expressed her concern for Kevin,
but Lucy berated Karen for jeopardizing Kevin's condition in the first place.  Karen defended herself and reiterated her claim
that she wasn't responsible for the error made in Kevin's treatment.  Later, Lucy was overwhelmed with relief when she learned that Kevin was going to be all right. Karen confronted Chris about reading her letter from Jagger, but Chris dismissed her.
Later, Karen told Joe that Jagger was willing to give her a divorce.  Meanwhile, Chris told Ellen about Karen's personal
problems on the night Kevin almost died knowing that it would make Karen's already difficult position far worse.  Jake and
Danielle arrived back in Port Charles and Jake told Danielle that he needed her help in bringing Rex down.  Jake and Danielle
were then surprised to find Rex waiting for them at their apartment.  Jake then put his plan to defeat Rex into motion by
convincing Rex that he was ready to join forces with him.  Privately, Jake told Danielle that he was not going to help Rex and
Jake also said that they had to get Lucy, Scott and Kevin on their side.  Later, Lucy and Scott were surprised to see Danielle at the hospital.

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