General Hospital Recaps: The week of May 4, 1998 on GH

Comprehensive daily recaps for General Hospital, dating back to 1996.

Monday May 4, 1998

by Soap Central

I apologize for the unforeseen delay in posting this week's recaps. The regular GH recapper simmply stoppedsupplying them without so much as dropping me a line. I had hoped that the recaps might be sent along later in the week---but they were not.I am now searching for a new recapper and hope to avoid this problem again. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience.Dan J Kroll (Soap Opera Central)

After laying out theirreasons for wanting tosee Helena dead, Lukeand Alexis finalized theirplans to murder Helena.After agreeing that Helena's death must look like anaccident, Luke and Alexis realized that their alliance wouldbond them forever. The ELQ jet crashed into watersurrounding the mountains leaving Brenda and Jason tofend for their own survival. Jason saved Brenda fromdrowning, but they faced the prospect of freezing to death inthe cold sea. Jason and Brenda managed to use a piece ofplane wreckage as a flotation device and Jason tried topush them to land. Jax became worried when Ned told himthat Jason and Brenda were on the missing ELQ jet. Apersistent Jerry tried to whisk Bobbie off on an exotic date,but he was interrupted by Jax with news about the missingplane. Jax and Jerry worked together to try to find the plane,but Jax grew frustrated and was determined to find Jasonand Brenda on his own. Monica's birthday was spoiledwhen Bobbie brought news of the missing ELQ plane.Edward saw Jason's disappearance and Carly's stay in jailas an opportunity to get Michael. Meanwhile, Lucky and Lizhit pay-dirt when they finally tracked down Mr. Murty's ex-wifeEleanorRecap --->

Tuesday, May 5, 1998

Wednesday, May 6, 1998

Thursday, May 7, 1998

Friday, May 8, 1998

Tuesday, May 5, 1998

by Soap Central

Robin was shockedwhen she read the newsthat Jason and Brendawere missing. Nikolaslent Robin his supportas she feared neverseeing Jason and Brenda again. Monica shocked Edwardby agreeing that Michael would be better off staying in theQuartermaine Mansion. Emily was upset over what Monicaand Edward had planned, but Monica convinced Emily thatMichael's stay would be temporary and promised to keepEdward in check. Edward and Monica arrived at Jason'spenthouse with a court order for Michael, but a defiantJustus tore it up. Edward left, but Monica stayed and workedout a compromise with Justus. Monica and Justus'sagreement fell through, however, when Edward returnedwith Dara and Taggert and ordered Justus to turn overMichael immediately. When Justus refused, Taggertarrested him. Meanwhile, encouraged by the positivesession with her therapist, Carly looked forward to a betterlife after she was released from Shadybrook. Carly's hopeswere quickly shattered when Bobbie told Carly the bad newsabout Jason. Carly feared for Jason's safety and that theQuartermaines would take Michael away. Bobbie assuredCarly that Michael would be safe from the Quartermaines,but incorrectly assumed that Monica was on her and Carly'sside. Meanwhile, Jason and Brenda washed up on theshore of the mountain lake and quarreled constantly as theysearched for help. With neither of them having anyexperience in coping with the outdoors, Brenda and Jason'sfrustrations grew when they found no food and were unableto light soggy flares to try to signal planes. Brenda slippedon a ledge, but Jason rescued her. Brenda, however,injured her hip and Jason was forced to carry her the rest ofthe way. Meanwhile, Alan's worries over Jasoncompounded his pill problem and he lied to a pharmacy toget more drugs. AJ and Emily noted his strange behavior,but he managed to cover their questions.

Wednesday, May 6, 1998

by Soap Central

Stefan and Katherinetold Nikolas that theywere engaged and wereplanning a masked ballto tell the world. Luketested Alexis's loyalty bypretending to have been stabbed by one of Helena'shenchmen. Alexis passed the test by keeping her cool andtrying to help Luke, but was livid when she realized thatLuke's predicament was a ruse. Luke and Alexis then triedto figure out the perfect occasion to get rid of Helena andrealized that her death had to look like an accident. Alexis'sonly request was that she wanted Helena to know that shewas responsible for killing her right before she died.Learning about the Wyndemere ball from Nikolas, Lukeconcluded that it was the ideal setting to murder Helena. Lizand Lucky confronted Mr. Murty's ex-wife Eleanor, but wereunable to get any information from her. Lucky sensed thatEleanor was afraid to talk. Bobbie and Carly became upsetwhen they learned from Ned that Edward had obtainedtemporary custody of Michael. Bobbie was surprised thatMonica was an active participant in Edward's plan. Ned triedto assure Bobbie and Carly that the arrangement was onlytemporary, but Carly feared that the Quartermaines weregoing to strip away her parental rights if Jason was notfound. Bobbie then confronted the Quartermaines for whatthey had done. Monica and Bobbie argued about who couldbest care for Michael and Bobbie did not buy Monica's logicfor keeping her in the dark. Monica could not believe herears when Bobbie made it clear that she was going to fightfor Carly's parental rights. Ned asked Alexis to defend Carlyso that she could hold on to Michael. With thoughts of hisown daughter, Ned did not want Michael to be raised underEdward's influence and without a mother. Edward secretlyplotted to keep Carly away from Michael for a long time.Justus tried to use his stay in jail to rekindle his relationshipwith Dara. Dara reiterated how her involvement with him hadalmost cost her her career. Dara also feared that Justuswould take over for Jason if he was not found. Justus tried toassure Dara that it was not the case, but Dara was adamantin keeping her distance from him.

Thursday, May 7, 1998

by Soap Central

Lucky

and Liz talk about the rape and Lucky begins to question the validity of his advice to Liz. He tells her that Luke taught him to get even with people who have hurt those you care about and he isn't sure that is the way to be. Liz tells Lucky he gave her good advice because even if she didn't want to catch the guy for herself, when they catch him, it will stop him from hurting anyone else. Lucky accepts Liz' opinion and tells her he just had to tell her how he felt. Liz replies by telling him he is too sweet to be true and she just had to tell him that.

Jax

arrives at the police station and he and Mac discuss what they are going to do to find Jason and Brenda. Jax begins to get distraught and Mac tells him he knows a way of getting a military helicopter that will be able to find them regardless of were they are. Jax reminds Mac again of the seriousness of the situation because of the subzero temperatures in the mountains where Brenda and Jason's plane was last seen. Mac walks off and Felicia tries to comfort Jax by telling him they will find Brenda and it will be a story for them to tell their grandchildren. Jax tells Felicia that it doesn't look hopeful that Brenda and Jason survived the crash and even if they did, they may not have been able to live through their injuries or the elements. Robin happens to walk in and over hears Jax.

In the mountains, Brenda and Jason struggle to survive. Brenda awakens to find Jason has returned with some berries. Brenda decides she will try them this time because it won't matter if she gets sick because she can't walk anyway. Brenda greedily eats all the berries and then feels bad because she ate them all and they turn out to be safe. Jason tells her it is okay that she ate them all because she was hungry. Brenda tells Jason they will be found and they begin to argue because Jason looks at things as they are and Brenda chooses to see they hope in situations. Finally they decide to let each other be the way they are.

Back at Liz's house, Liz asks Lucky if he thinks they are both strange. When he asks why, she tells him it is because Lucky has been sleeping in her room. Lucky tells her he is the one who is strange and that it is a Spencer trait. Liz then asks Lucky what Laura is like. Lucky begins to describe Laura's personality and then tells Liz he doesn't understand how Laura could forgive Luke and marry him. Lucky asks Liz if she could do the same and Liz tells him the situations are different. Liz also reminds Lucky that he wasn't there and he doesn't know if it was a date situation and things just got out of hand. When Lucky persists, Liz finally admits she could never do what Laura did.

Jax

apologizes to Robin and tells her he hasn't given up on Brenda and Jason. He leaves and Felicia tries to comfort Robin. Robin tells her not to feel sorry for her because she is such a fool. She tells Felicia she feels bad for breaking up with Jason because she said it was for Jason's sake, but it was really because she was afraid of having to lose someone else she loved. Robin then vows to get back together with Jason if God should give them another chance. Felicia walks off and Jax walks back to Robin. He tells her he overheard what she said to Felicia and he too was dumb in not taking Brenda back. The helicopter then arrives and Jax and Jerry leave to go find Brenda and Jason.

A storm begins to approach and Jason wakes up Brenda saying they can't sleep or they will miss the rain. The rain is important because they haven't been able to find water. Brenda then brings up the subject of Jason being a father to keep them both from sleeping. Jason tells Brenda how he treats Michael as an adult and tells him the truth and not fairy tales. Brenda tells Jason there isn't anything wrong with fairy tales and when Jason asks why, Brenda tries to tell him a couple. Afterward, Jason still doesn't understand the point in them and Brenda and he start to get along.

Liz

starts to feel discouraged saying they still can't prove Murty attacked her even if they find out he was the one. Lucky tells her it doesn't matter because eventually they will find something to prove who attacked her and right now they don't even know that Murty was the person who did it. Liz then comes up with a plan to trap Mr. Murty. In her plan, she will try to get Murty alone and maybe he will find her attractive again and try to rape her again except this time she will have a weapon to defend herself. Lucky gets angry and refuses to let her do it. Liz asks why because he isn't her keeper and Lucky tells her he won't let her do it because she wouldn't be able to because she couldn't stand to be alone with Murty. Liz gives up and suggests they go to sleep before the fight. Once asleep, Liz begins to have a nightmare. Lucky goes over to her bedside and strokes her face and hair telling her everything is okay.

Felicia

goes into Mac's office to talk and Mac tells her he is upset because of the fact that Robin might have lost someone else she cared about. He then tells Felicia he will bring back the punk (Jason) so Robin doesn't have to lose yet another person in her life. Felicia puts her arms around his shoulders and tells him he is her hero. Mac tells her he thought her hero was the guy she married. Felicia says that yes he was a great guy, but the guy who keeps coming back is the one who gets to keep the title.

Friday, May 8, 1998

by Soap Central

Brenda and Jasonstruggled to stayawake thoughanother freezingnight in the wilderness. Brenda told Jason about herhistory with him before his accident and loss ofmemory. Brenda explained her reasons for why she hadworn the wire against Sonny and how it had foreverchanged their relationship. Brenda made it clear thatSonny had never trusted her and that she never wouldhave turned him into the police. Jason told Brenda howmuch Sonny did for him, from accepting him for who hewas and having enough confidence in him to make hisown choices. Brenda thought that it was sad that Jasonhad chosen power over Robin's love. Jason told Brendathat Robin left him because he liked the thrills from hisbusiness and she did not. Jason, however, admittedthat he may have had an inkling of how Robin felt whenshe was around him when Michael was kidnapped.Brenda began to realize how deeply Jason loved Robin.Jason also told Brenda how Robin had made himhappy and taught him what love meant and Brendaadmitted that Jax had done the same for her.Meanwhile, in their search for Brenda and Jason, Jaxopened up to Jerry about his feelings for Brenda anddetailed the events that led up to Brenda picking Sonnyover him. Jax also remembered happier times withBrenda including their trip to Malibu and their weddingon the yacht. Despite Jerry's doubts, Jax was adamantin his belief that Brenda was still alive. Realizing thatJason's chances of survival were greater if he left on hisown, Brenda told Jason to leave her behind. Meanwhile,Alan's pill-induced mood swings forced him away fromEmily and Michael. After buying pills from a drug dealer,Alan overdosed in the park. Fearing Alan's peculiarbehavior, Emily took Michael and left the Quartermainemansion.