[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference misery::abc_soaps

Title:Welcome to ABC_SOAPS!
Notice:An update a day keeps the no soaps blues away
Moderator:JULIET::CORDES_JA
Created:Fri Jan 25 1991
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:45
Total number of notes:19112

26.0. "PORT CHARLES" by JULIET::CORDES_JA (Six Tigers on My Couch) Thu May 08 1997 14:34

    This topic is for the new soap which will be replacing Loving/The City
    on ABC.
    
    Jan
T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name
DateLines
26.1Port Charles NewsJULIET::CORDES_JASix Tigers on My CouchWed May 14 1997 18:36266
                                          The GH2 Online FrontPage
  FEATURES                           Port Charles on Soap Opera Central
   Feedback

  HELP DESK                       Welcome to GH2 Online
   Troubleshooting
   Tech Talk                      Think you'll get to see GH2?
   Feedback                       Think again!
                                  
  STAFF CONTACTS                  Launch of GH2 will be two hour
   Dan J Kroll                    movie on June 1st
   ABC DayTime                    Ten new actors signed to Port
                                  Charles
  Top of the Page
                                  
                                  Soap Opera Central Expands

                                  Welcome to GH2 Online, your online source
                                  of information on the new ABC soap Port
                                  Charles. Since the show has yet to debut,
                                  you'll notice that we do not have the
                                  vast array of areas you might be familiar
                                  with. But as the debut date approaches,
                                  we'll provide you with the Scoop, recaps,
                                  polls, message boards, and all the usual
                                  information.

                                  
                                  A Look at Some Port Charles Residents

                                  Ten new characters have just been added
                                  to the list for ABC's newest daytime
                                  drama--Debbi Morgan, Renee Allman,
                                  Michael Dietz, Lisa Ann Hadley, Jennifer
                                  Hammon, Rib Hillis, Mitch Longley, Nolan
                                  North, Jay Pickett. Set to debut on June
                                  1st with a special two-hour episode, Port
                                  Charles will begin in its regular time
                                  slot on Monday, June 2nd (12:30-1:00
                                  p.m., ET).

                                  What follows is a list of the actors and
                                  the characters they will be portraying.

                                  Jennifer Hammon joins the cast as Dr.
                                  Karen Wexler Cates, a character who
                                  debuted on GENERAL HOSPITAL. Just before
                                  leaving town on GH with her husband
                                  Jagger, she learned that Scott Baldwin
                                  (Kin Shriner) was her biological father.
                                  Karen has been overcoming the trauma of
                                  her past while attending medical school,
                                  but is having problems dealing with her
                                  husband's dangerous line of undercover
                                  police work in San Francisco. Her journey
                                  begins as she decides -- with Jagger's
                                  support -- to accept an internship at
                                  General Hospital.

                                  Lisa Ann Hadley plays Dr. Julie
                                  Morris-Devlin, a woman who has grown up
                                  on the posh North Shore of Chicago, in
                                  the overpowering shadow of her father, a
                                  nationally renowned surgeon. Julie has
                                  spent her life craving her arrogant and
                                  egotistic father's approval, while
                                  discounting her mother's nurturing love.
                                  She has now arrived at General Hospital
                                  with the intention of keeping her and her
                                  father's identity a secret, to see if she
                                  can get by without his powerful influence
                                  over her life.

                                  Julie Pinson will portray Dr. Eve
                                  Lambert, an intelligent and beautiful
                                  woman whose father left her and her
                                  mother when she was two years old. Her
                                  driving ambition rules her existence
                                  until she meets her match in Port
                                  Charles: a man who makes her reconsider
                                  her opinion of men and experience the
                                  effect of love.

                                  Michael Dietz and Jay Pickett will play
                                  Dr. Joseph Parnell Scanlon and Francis
                                  Xavier Scanlon, respectively. Joe and his
                                  big brother Frank grew up as the eldest
                                  siblings in a poor Irish family in Port
                                  Charles. It was to Frank that Joe first
                                  confided that he wanted to become a
                                  doctor, and Frank encouraged Joe to
                                  pursue his dream. Frank, whose charm has
                                  always outshined his younger brother, now
                                  teaches high school science and
                                  moonlights as an emergency medical
                                  technician. Joe's fiery disposition makes
                                  it difficult for him to show tenderness
                                  to anyone but his patients -- until he
                                  meets the wrong woman to fall in love
                                  with.

                                  Nolan North plays Dr. Chris Ramsey, whose
                                  charm masks his determination to be the
                                  best surgeon in the country. Chris'
                                  father decreed that his son would never
                                  have to work for anything; and as a
                                  result, Chris became thoroughly spoiled.
                                  His smooth exterior allows him to be
                                  adored by General Hospital staffers, but
                                  his self-serving nature and lack of moral
                                  code cause others to loathe him. Chris
                                  will discover a secret about one of his
                                  fellow interns that he will use to
                                  advance himself.

                                  Mitch Longley plays Dr. Matt Harmon, who
                                  uses a wheelchair since being injured in
                                  a skiing accident at eighteen. Matt has
                                  not given up on the idea that he will
                                  walk again someday, has not fully
                                  accepted that his injury may well be
                                  permanent. Matt refuses to allow his
                                  physical disabilities to get in the way
                                  or be an excuse for others to treat him
                                  any differently.

                                  Rib Hillis plays Dr. Jake Marshak, a
                                  brooding man who never quite fit in
                                  during his undergraduate years. He had
                                  very few friends and struggled to find
                                  his place in the world. Just when things
                                  looked darkest, Jake met Danielle Ashley
                                  (Renee Allman), a beautiful, sweet,
                                  actress who seems fascinated with his
                                  secret research. Danielle has recently
                                  uncovered secrets about her lineage that
                                  link her to Port Charles.

                                  Debbi Morgan will play Dr. Ellen Burgess,
                                  the resident in charge of this year's
                                  interns, who is determined to whip this
                                  group into shape. Ellen is an excellent
                                  doctor and demands that others also
                                  excel. Even small failures are
                                  unacceptable to her, and she does not
                                  tolerate excuses. Authoritative and
                                  unsentimental, Ellen is driven by secrets
                                  from her past to make her interns into
                                  the best doctors they can be.

                                  Sounds like quite a line-up. And the
                                  backstage buzz is that this show will be
                                  great-from the primetime launch to the
                                  daily show. I can't wait.

                                  
                                  Port Charles Hits Roadblock

                                  If you are anxious to see the debut of
                                  Port Charles, the new GH spinoff, you
                                  might be waiting longer than you think.
                                  The show is set to debut on June 2nd...
                                  but there's a catch. If your local ABC
                                  affiliate has not been airing The City or
                                  A Daytime to Remember, you might not get
                                  to see GH2.

                                  Take this example from KVIA TV 7 out of
                                  El Paso, Texas. Their message is in
                                  response to a message sent by Soap Opera
                                  Central Administrator Dan Kroll.

                                       "Unfortunately we will not be able
                                       to air Port Charles initially. We
                                       have not been running Loving or The
                                       City due to poor ratings in El Paso.
                                       Therefore, we have contracts to air
                                       other programming during the time
                                       period, and we must honor those
                                       agreements. However, when those
                                       contracts expire, we will seriously
                                       consider airing Port Charles".

                                  If this is the situation in your neck of
                                  the woods, it is entirely possible that
                                  you will not get to see Port Charles
                                  until after the show has been on the air
                                  for a while. Unfortunately, there is
                                  little that a viewer can do. If a
                                  station's programming contracts require
                                  it to air another program, the only thing
                                  they might be able to do is to air Port
                                  Charles in the wee morning hours.

                                  [Image] View the complete list of
                                  stations who will and won't air Port
                                  Charles

                                  
                                  GH2 Gets Name, 2 Hour Premiere

                                  ABC's new General Hospital spinoff, Port
                                  Charles, will launch with a two-hour
                                  primetime episode at 9:00pm (Eastern) on
                                  Sunday, June 1st.

                                  "General Hospital" stars Lynn Herring and
                                  Jon Lindstrom and former "GH" star Kin
                                  Shriner have been signed to head the cast
                                  of "Port Charles," the title of the
                                  upcoming new ABC Daytime drama. This
                                  announcement was made by Pat
                                  Fili-Krushel, President, ABC Daytime.

                                  "Lynn and Jon have created dynamic and
                                  complex characters on 'General Hospital'
                                  that have delighted and entertained our
                                  viewers for the past several years. Kin
                                  has been a cornerstone of the 'GH'
                                  storyline for years, and his return
                                  promises exciting, fun and dramatic
                                  possibilities for story," explained Ms.
                                  Fili-Krushel.

                                  Kin Shriner assumed the role of Scotty
                                  Baldwin in 1977 and continued with the
                                  character, off and on, through the early
                                  '90s. He also appeared in the daytime
                                  dramas, "Texas" and "Rituals"; and the
                                  ABC miniseries, "War and Remembrance," to
                                  name a few of his television credits. Mr.
                                  Shriner has also done theatrical and
                                  motion picture projects.

                                  Creating the role of Lucy Coe in 1986,
                                  Lynn Herring took the recurring role of a
                                  mousy librarian and parlayed it into a
                                  character who is alternately alluring,
                                  devious, unpredictable and endearing. Ms.
                                  Herring has been twice nominated for an
                                  Emmy Award for her performance and has
                                  received two Soap Opera Awards as well.

                                  Jon Lindstrom joined "GH" in 1992, also
                                  as a recurring character. The role of
                                  Ryan Chamberlain was augmented into one
                                  of twins -- frighteningly similar as well
                                  as distinctly different. Following Ryan's
                                  fiery demise in 1995, Mr. Lindstrom
                                  continued to portray the surviving
                                  sibling, psychiatrist Kevin Collins, who
                                  is now involved in a bafflingly spirited
                                  relationship with Lucy Coe. Jon appeared
                                  on the daytime drama, "Santa Barbara";
                                  and has numerous television credits,
                                  including the ABC series, "Call to
                                  Glory," and "The Alamo, Thirteen Days to
                                  Glory" with Alec Baldwin.

                                  Wendy Riche is the executive producer of
                                  both "General Hospital" and "Port
                                  Charles," which is set to begin airing
                                  June 2.

                                  
26.2Stations Carrying/Not Carrying Port CharlesJULIET::CORDES_JASix Tigers on My CouchWed May 14 1997 19:34222
 This is a complete and up to date list of the stations that will and 
 will not be carrying Port Charles when it begins its run on June 2nd. 
 The information has been complied by Lynelle F. The following stations 
 have announced that they will carry Port Charles from day one.

 Station  Channel  City, State

  KAAL    6        Rochester, MN - Mason City, IA

  KABC    7        Los Angeles, CA
  KAKE    10       Wichita/Hutchinson Plus, KS
  KAMC    28       Lubbock, TX

  KAPP    35       Yakima, WA
  KATN    2        Fairbanks, AK
  KATU    2        Portland, OR
  KATV    7        Little Rock/Pine Bluff, AR
  KCAU    9        Sioux City, IA
  KDNL    30       St. Louis, MO
  KEYT    3        Santa Barbara, CA
  KFSN    13       Fresno, CA
  KGO     7        San Francisco/Bay Area, CA  [YEA!!]
  KGTV    10       San Diego, CA
  KGUN    9        Tucson, TZ
  KIFI    8        Idaho Falls, Pocatello, ID
  KIMO    13       Archorage, AK
  KITV    4        Hawaii
  KJUD    8        Juneau, AK
  KLAX    31       Alexandria, LA
  KLKN    8        Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney Plus, NE
  KLTV    7        Longview, TX
  
  KMBC    9        Kansas City, MO (between 2:30-3:00a.m.)
  KMGH    7        Denver, CO
  KNTV    11       Montery/Salinas, CA   [Hey, they're in San Jose, YEA!]
  KNXV    15       Phoenix, AZ
  KODE    12       Joplin, MO - Pittsburg, KS
  KOLO    8        Reno, NV
  KOMO    4        Seattle/Tacoma, WA
  KRCR    7        Chico/Redding, CA
  KSFY    13       Sioux Falls, SD (they're 99% sure!!)
  KSVI    6        Billings, MT
  KSWO    7        Wichita Falls, TX - Laston, OK
  KTBS    3        Shreveport, LA
  KTKA    49       Topeka, KS
  KTNV    13       Las Vegas, NV
  KTRK    13       Houston, TX
  KTXS    12       Abilene/Sweetwater, TX
  KVII    7        Amarillo, TX
  KXLY*   4        Spokane, WA (moved from NO)
  KXXX    25       Waco/Temple/Bryan, TX
  WAAY    31       Huntsville, AL
  WABC    7        New York, NY
  WAND    17       Champaign/Springfield/Decatur, IL
  WAOW    9        Wausau/Rhinelander, WI (at 11 a.m.)
  WATE    6        Knoxville, TN
  WBAY    2        Green Bay/Appleton, WI
  WBBJ    7        Jackson, TN
  WBKO    13       Bowling Green, KY
  WBKP    5 and 10 Calumet/Marquette, MI
  WCHS    8        Charleson/Huntington, WV (most probably!!)
  WCIV    4        Charleston, SC
  WCJB    20       Gainesville, FL
  WCPO    9        Cincinatti, OH
  WCTF    33 and   Birmingham/Tuscaloose, AL
          40
  WCTI    12       Greenville/News Bern/ Washington, NC
  WCVB    5        Boston, MA
  WDIO    10       Duluth, MN - Superior, WI
  WEAR*   3        Pensacola, FL - Mobile, AL
  WEHT    25       Evansville, IN
  WENY    36       Elmira, NY
  WEWS    5        Cleveland, OH
  WFAA    8        Dallas, TX (at 1:30 a.m. in place of The City)
  WFTS    28       Tampa Bay, FL
  WFTV    9        Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne, FL
  WGNO    26       New Orlenas, LA
  WGTU    29 and 8 Traverse City/Cadillac, MI
  WHOI    19       Peoria/Bloomington, IL
  WHTM    27       Harrisburg, PA
  WISN    12       Milwaukee, WI
  WIXT    9        Syracuse, NY
  WJCL    22       Savannah, GA
  WJET    24       Eric, PA
  WJLA    7        Washington, DC
  WJRT    12       Flint/Saginaw/Bay City, MI
  WKBW    7        Buffalo, NY
  WKOW    27       Madison, WI
  WKPT    19       Tri Cities, TN-VA
  WLAJ    53       Lansing, MI
  WLNE    6        Providence, RI
  WLOX    13       Biloxi/Gulfport, MS
  WLS     7        Chicago, IL
  WMAR    2        Baltimore, MD
  WMBB    13       Panama City, FL
  WMGC    34       Binghampton, NY
  WMTW    8        Portland, ME
  WMUR    9        Boston, MA
  WNEP    16       Wilkes Barre/Scranton, PA
  WOI     5        Des Moines, IA
  WOKR    13       Rochester, NY
  WOLO    25       Columbia, SC
  WPBF    25       West Palm Beach, FL
  WPGA    58       Macon, GA
  WPLG    10       Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  WPTA    21       Ft. Wayne, IN
  WPTY    24       Memphis, TN
  WPVI    6        Philadelphia, PA
  WQTV    2        St. Joseph, MO
  WRIC    8        Richmond, VA
  WRTV    6        Indianapolis, IN
  WSET    13       Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
  WSOC    9        Charlotte, NC
  WSYX    6        Columbus, OH
  WTEN    10       Albany, NY
  WTNH    8        New Haven/Hartford, CT
  WTOK    11       Meridian, MS
  WTVC    9        Chattanooga, TN
  WTVD    11       Raleigh-Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
  WTVG*   13       Toledo, OH
  WTVO    17       Rockford, IL (not until September)
  WTVM    9        Columbus, GA
  WUTR    20       Utica, NY
  WVEC    13       Norfolk, VA
  WVII    7        Bangor, ME
  WVNY    22       Burlington, VT/Montreal, CN/Plattsburgh, NY
  WWAY    3        Wilmington, NC
  WWSB    40       Sarasota, FL
  WWTI    50       Watertown, NY
  WXLV    45       Winston Salem/Greenboro, NC
  WXYZ*   7        Detroit, MI (moved from MAYBE)
  WYTV    33       Youngstown, OH
  WZVN    26       Ft. Myers/Naples, FL
  WZZM    13       Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battlecreek, MI
  
  The following stations have not agreed to air Port Charles, but they 
  remain optimistic that the show will air in their line-up.

  Station Channel  City, State

  KSAT*   12       San Antonio, TX
  WDTN    2        Dayton OH
  WLOS    13       Greenville, SC
  WSB     2        Atlanta, GA

  ---------------------------------------------------------

  The following channels will probably air Port Charles, but their coverage 
  will not begin with the first episode. They'll probably join several weeks 
  or months into the series.

  Station   Channel        City, State

  KCRG      9              Cedar Rapids, IA
  KRDO      13             Colorado Springs/Pueblo, CA
  KSPR      33             Springfield, MO
  WKRN      2              Nashville, TN
  ---------------------------------------------------------

  The following stations will not be airing Port Charles.

  Station   Channel  City, State

  KBMT      12       Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX 
		     http://www.kmbt.com --- kbmt@kbmt.com
		     Medford/Klamath Falls, OR
  KDRV      12       http://www.kdrv.com --- craigerj@aol.com
  KETV      7        Omaha, NE
 		     none that I can find ... any help?
                     Eugene, OR
  KEZI      9        http://www.kezi.com --- bliljegr@cmc.net
                     Ft.
  KHBS      40       Smith/Fayetteville/Springfield/Rogers, AR
                     tv4029@aol.com
                     Ft.
  KHOB      29       Smith/Fayetteville/Springfield/Rogers, AR
  KIVI      6        Boise, ID
                     Need new address, if you have one.
  KMIZ*     17       Columbia/Jefferson City, MO
                     kmiz@aol.com
  KOAT      7        Albuquerque, NM
                     koattv@aol.com
  KOCO      5        Oklahoma City, OK
                     * Last week, I incorrectly listed the web site and
                       address of a company with a similar name to
                       KOCO-TV. Please don't use that address, as this
                       "KOCO" business is in no way connected to the TV
                       industry. If anyone knows the e-mail address of
                       KOCO-TV, please let me know.

  KRWF      43       Redwood Falls, MN
  KSAX      42       Alexandria/Redwood Falls, MN
  		     Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
  KSTP      5          Phone: (612) 646-5555 (all are connected)
                     Tulsa, OK
  KTUL      8        Phone: (918) 445-9888. Speak only to the program 
		     manager or the general manager.

  KVIA      7        El Paso, TX
                     http://kvia.com --- feedback@kvia.com

  KVUE      24       Austin, TX
                     http://kvue.com --- listens@kvue.com

  KXTV      10       Modesto/Sacramento, CA
                     kwilliams@kxtv.com

  WAPT      16       Jackson, MS
                     http://wapt.com --- wapt@misnet.com
                     Dothan, AL (moved from MAYBE)
  WDHN*     18       **contracted to Rosie through September**
                     whdn@aol.com

  WHAS      11       Louisville, KY
                     http://www.whas.com --- whas11@aol.com

  WQAD      8        Moline, IL
                     http://www.wqad.com --- admin@wqad.com
                     Pittsburgh, PA
  WTAE      4        http://wtaetv.com --- jheston@hearst.com

26.3Port Charles PilotJULIET::CORDES_JASix Tigers on My CouchMon Jun 02 1997 14:5110
    Did anyone catch the 2 hour premier of this show last night?  I watched
    it and was not very impressed with it.  The new actors will need some
    time to fit into their characters.  I think most of them overacted like
    crazy throughout the entire 2 hours.
    
    The GH regulars were good as usual but most of their parts were
    limited.  Debbie Morgan (is that her real name, she was Angie on 
    AMC and then on The City) was not in the pilot at all.
    
    Jan
26.4Can Port Charles SurviveJULIET::CORDES_JASix Tigers on My CouchMon Jun 02 1997 18:4060
COMMENTARY
Can Port Charles Survive?

When Loving transformed into The City, ABC hoped that the trendy new soap
would attract a larger, younger viewing audience. Their hopes failed. While
The City's ratings held at 2.0, the network decided that a new show could do
a better job of pulling in the ratings.

In January, NBC launched Sunset Beach. The first week of the show garnered
decent ratings, but in recent weeks the show has fallen flat and has barely
mustered 1.6 rating.

The Bold & The Beautiful, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, is
the only soap to have made a successful launch in recent years. So why does
ABC think that Port Charles can hit the big time?

General Hospital has always been a fan favorite. Luke and Laura are possibly
the best known soap opera couple. In fact, ABC promotes General Hospital far
more than either of its other soaps--All My Children and One Life to Live.
But why should this new soap merit so much attention?

If you've seen the commercials for PC, the producers are pulling out all the
stops. There's good looking men and women and even a gun toting maniac who
holds the hospital hostage. The show will initially draw in fans of General
Hospital as well as those viewers who watch all of the ABC soaps. But can it
lure viewers from other soaps? Probably not. You see, not all ABC stations
will be carrying Port Charles. Since The City's ratings were so low, many
stations dropped the soap and began filling the time slot with talk shows
and other programs. Now those stations have contracts with other programs
and they cannot air Port Charles in the time slot specified by ABC. The same
thing happened to Sunset Beach. There are also other stations that are
waiting to see how Port Charles fares in the ratings before they add the
show to their daytime line-up. A top show, like The Young & The Restless
(which marks its tenth consecutive year as daytime's #1 drama), is broadcast
on all of CBS's affiliates. Therefore it has more exposure and can pull in
more viewers. This equates to a higher rating. But if Port Charles isn't
going to air on all of ABC's stations, that means less viewers and a lower
rating. A low ratings means that the stations who wanted to see if Port
Charles can pull in the ratings will opt against carrying the show. Do you
see the dilemma?

Daytime viewers are particular about their soaps. Change isn't always a good
thing. Take the recent recasts on Y&R and AMC. Fans don't like things to
stray far from their usual formula. Most of the longer running shows are the
ones that dominate the ratings. The newers soaps lack the familiarity of a
20 or 30 year old program. But that's where Port Charles hopes to differ
from other soaps. Several regular characters from General Hospital will
cross-over to Port Charles (and they don't have far to go since both shows
take place in the same city) in the hopes that it will appeal to GH viewers.
It sounds like a good idea, but The City was created almost entirely of
characters from Loving.

There is no doubt that Port Charles will score big in its first week on the
air. It wouldn't be surprising if the show placed above shows like Another
World and Guiding Light. ABC wisely decided to premiere the soap in a two
hour movie, a move that might bring in viewers who usually disregard soap
operas. The true test for the new show will come in its second, third, and
fourth weeks. If Port Charles can hold its ratings, the show has a good
chance of survival. If it can't, we might be seeing a new show called Pine
Valley in 1998.
26.5Sunday, June 1st - The PremiereJULIET::CORDES_JASix Tigers on My CouchMon Jun 02 1997 18:41114
                                 The Two Hour Premiere
                                 Sunday June 1st, 1997
  DAILY RECAPS                   Courtesy Nicole Berardi
   Sunday                        ----------------------
   Recaps Archive
   Discuss the Show              Port Charles premiere began with Lucy
   Latest Gossip                 getting her pregnancy test results, she is
                                 pregnant! Lucy hugged and kissed her
                                 doctor while planning all the things that
  FEATURES                       she had to do on her way home to her
   The FrontPage                 "Doc". Meanwhile, Kevin was having a
   Recaps Archive                session with Gail. They were discussing
   The Scoop                     Lucy's canceled reunion with Serena. As
   Message Central               she leaves the hospital, Lucy plans how to
   Feedback                      give the news to Kevin, then the power
   The Library                   goes out, she is trapped in the elevator!
   Through Your Eyes
   Whaddya Think?                The generators restore power to the
   Photo Gallery                 hospital just as the intern gather for the
   Connect!                      reception, but the elevators still have no
   Other Soaps                   power. Karen thinks the patient elevators
                                 may be on a different circuit, so they all
                                 head that way. When they finally get up to
  HELP DESK                      the party they realize something isn't
   Troubleshooting               right. Then someone locks them in with a
   Tech Talk                     remote. They begin to assess the
   Feedback                      situation, there are only 7 interns in the
                                 program yet there are 8 people there. The
                                 8th person then pulls out a gun.
  STAFF CONTACTS
   Dan J Kroll                   Scotty shows up to pick up Serena, only to
   Nicole Berardi                find out someone else has beaten him to
   ABC DayTime                   it, his first suspicion is Lucy. Scotty
                                 heads to PC.
  Top of the Page
                                 The interns are being held hostage by Dr.
                                 Cooper, who was turned down for an
                                 internship around the time Karen received
                                 hers. He planned the party to get revenge
                                 on whoever stole his place. Dr. Scanlon
                                 discreetly pulls out his phone to call for
                                 help, when he tries to use it Cooper sees
                                 him and threatens the lives of the women
                                 if the men try anything funny again. It is
                                 a family tradition for the Cooper's to
                                 become doctors doing their internship at
                                 General Hospital.

                                 Frank Scanlon tells Audrey and the chief
                                 resident how excited his brother was about
                                 the reception, only no one else knows
                                 about it. They all head up to the sixth
                                 floor to find out about it, Frank stops to
                                 tell security something fishy is going on.
                                 Security calls the police when shots are
                                 fired.

                                 While the interns try and reason with
                                 Cooper, Audrey and Dr. Faulk show up and
                                 try to get everyone out. Cooper fires more
                                 shots and hits Audrey in the head with his
                                 gun. Audrey comes to briefly but Dr. Faulk
                                 is dead. Cooper then shuts down the back
                                 up generator.

                                 Kevin gets Lucy's message and a call from
                                 Gail telling him the hospital is being
                                 evacuated, and rushes over to help Lucy.
                                 Lucy finds the door in the roof of the
                                 elevator and opens it, she drops it and
                                 Cooper fires more shots in the direction
                                 of the elevator. Then he calls security to
                                 find out what they are doing about the
                                 hostage situation. Karen guesses it she is
                                 the one who stole Coopers place, so she
                                 offers to stay if he lets everyone else
                                 go. Instead, he makes the interns operate
                                 on Audrey without the proper tools and
                                 sterile environment. She begins to have
                                 seizures and everyone begins to find
                                 things to use during surgery.

                                 Security finds Kevin in the hospital
                                 trying to find Lucy, Frank offers to help
                                 Kevin get her out. Lucy climbs out of the
                                 elevator and just as it falls a little
                                 more, she grabs onto a ladder. She calls
                                 for help and Cooper fires more shots.
                                 Kevin finds her and heads to the main
                                 control panel to reprogram it. Frank gets
                                 in the elevator, he opens the doors a
                                 little and then calls Mac Scorpio to brief
                                 him on the situation. Mac then calls
                                 Cooper.

                                 Cooper reads everyone's files, including
                                 everything about Karen's past as a
                                 stripper. She offers to strip for him,
                                 giving the other interns a chance to grab
                                 Cooper. Eve grabs the gun and turns it on
                                 him and the cops come in and arrest him.
                                 At the same time Kevin fixes the elevator.
                                 Tony comes in to help with Audrey, they
                                 rush her to surgery.

                                 As Lucy and Kevin head home, the police
                                 take her in for questioning on a federal
                                 matter, when she won't tell them where she
                                 was all afternoon they arrest her.

                                 Alan has to put Joe Scanlon in front of
                                 the hospital board for operating on
                                 Audrey, he promises to fight back, but
                                 until then he can't start his internship.
26.6Monday, June 2ndJULIET::CORDES_JASix Tigers on My CouchWed Jun 04 1997 18:495
                                 Monday June 2nd, 1997
                                 Courtesy Nicole Berardi
                                 ----------------------
 	
    				 No update provided yet.
26.7Tuesday, June 3rdJULIET::CORDES_JASix Tigers on My CouchWed Jun 04 1997 18:5045
                                 Tuesday June 3rd, 1997
                                 Courtesy Nicole Berardi
                                 ----------------------

                                 Alan goes to Joe's house to talk to him
                                 about the revue board. He says he is there
                                 as Joe's friend, they discuss the fact
                                 that Joe has a reputation as a talented
                                 doctor and having a violent temper. Alan
                                 advises he get himself under control
                                 before the revue board meets.

                                 Karen tries to help Scott, but all he
                                 wants is to find Serena. He tries to tell
                                 her he is fine but, she still won't let
                                 him up.

                                 Frank tries to find out what's going on
                                 with Frank and offers his help. Joe turns
                                 him down, so they go inside and try and
                                 explain what happened to their mother. At
                                 the same time Joe has flashbacks, trying
                                 to cover Frank changes the subject until
                                 they are called to an accident--it's Scott.
                                 He tries to say he doesn't need to go to
                                 the hospital, but everyone insists. Scott
                                 asks his father to find Serena. Karen goes
                                 with Scott and tells Joe Scott is her
                                 father.

                                 Lucy finally breaks down and tells the FBI
                                 she was at the hospital having a blood
                                 test and waited for the results from 3pm
                                 until 7pm. Then she asks for a minute with
                                 Kevin alone as he realizes the doctor she
                                 saw was an OBGYN... she confirms his
                                 suspicions--she is pregnant! Lucy cries and
                                 Kevin is amazed.

                                 Dr. Burgess sends Scott for surgery, and
                                 then Alan asks her to take over as chief
                                 resident.

                                 Karen tells Joe she is leaving PC to go
                                 home tomorrow.
26.8Wednesday, June 4thJULIET::CORDES_JASix Tigers on My CouchWed Jun 04 1997 18:5147
                                 Wednesday June 4th, 1997
                                 Courtesy Nicole Berardi
                                 ----------------------

                                 Frank tries to talk to Dr. Burgess about
                                 helping Joe, but she says Joe will have to
                                 deal with the revue board.

                                 Lucy gets home and doesn't feel right
                                 about not hearing from Scott. Gail asked a
                                 neighbor to stay by their phone for word
                                 about Serena, when Lucy calls she tells
                                 her about Scott. There is still no word
                                 about Serena. Mac shows up and Lucy begs
                                 him to help find her, but officially he
                                 can't--he's been fired for arresting Dorman
                                 without evidence. He says he is going to
                                 find her anyway. He is going to start by
                                 heading to Canada.

                                 Joe asks Karen to stay, he tells her to
                                 sleep on it and decide after things settle
                                 down. Frank comes to get Joe, but he is
                                 going to wait with Karen. They talk
                                 privately and Frank asks him why he didn't
                                 tell him he was suspended, Joe says he
                                 will deal with it himself.

                                 Chris' girlfriend finds Julie Morris'
                                 folder and asks why he has it. He assumes
                                 she is spying, she says she was only
                                 trying to hang up his suit. Chris claims
                                 he is tired and offers her money to pay
                                 for her cab fare and says he'll call her.
                                 She wishes him good luck with his
                                 internship. After she leaves Chris toasts
                                 to Julie Morris.

                                 Kevin and Lucy go to see Scott, and Kevin
                                 meets Karen. They figure out she's the
                                 daughter Lee and Gail meant for Scott to
                                 come and see. Lucy tells Scott that she,
                                 Mac and Kevin are going to find Serena all
                                 he has to do is get better. As they leave,
                                 Kevin and Lucy promise to keep Karen
                                 updated and she promises to do the same.