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Thanks.
Well, if the meeting didn't go well,
Lucy and Scotty will be off in some bar somewhere looking near.
A little faith over here.
Better late than never.
Yeah, welcome back. Are we still in business?
Did we lose everything?
Is Wyndham's gonna sell this perfume?
Gee, Simone, I had no idea you were even interested.
Oh, I'm not, darling. I'm only concerned about my husband's money.
Well, y'all can eat your hats because Wyndham is behind us 100%.
Hey!
All right.
Well, good. You didn't bring in the real celebrities, did you?
Well...
Well, no, no, of course not.
You see, that was the plan all along.
I mean, that's why we called it Perfume Deception.
Actually, I thought it was a wonderful idea.
What do you mean, you thought of it? You didn't think of it?
And Walter Wyndham loved it.
I thought of it. It was my plan. Now, tell these people it was my plan.
Will you please?
It... it was his plan, but I helped a lot.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Anyways, when Wyndham found out that we didn't have the real celebrities,
he was, of course, you know, furious.
But Deception, that's the name of the game.
What is it that he called me?
Um, genius.
Oh, you are a genius, cousin. Thank you, Tommy.
I can't believe this. I'm gonna get rich off of these two.
That's amazing to me.
I'm thrilled.
I'm proud of you. It's about time you did something legitimate.
Well, wait a minute, Thomas. Not go overboard.
This is the first time I've done something legitimate that, uh, has paid off.
Well, tell us about it.
Very good.
When are we gonna get there?
I can't believe it.
What's the deal?
Oh, Miss Barrett, I'm glad I caught you.
Oh, Martin, please don't tell me there's another problem.
No, no, as a matter of fact, I think that I may have a solution.
What is it?
Well, you know, when you said that you were selling the cannery,
everybody was devastated and very concerned
because we like our jobs and we think that you have been a great boss.
Thank you, Martin.
So we're wondering what to do, you know, and, uh...
Well, the workers and I talked and we came up with this proposal.
Proposal?
You want to recommend somebody to buy the cannery?
Yeah. Us.
I don't understand.
Well, here, take a look at this.
We would like to go for employee ownership.
What? Well...
The recession must be turning around if you can afford this.
Well, we have a very healthy pension fund and there's always bank loans.
Bank loans, that's a good idea.
Come on, Marty.
There's not a hidden buyer in here, is there?
Well, who would we know with that kind of money?
No, no, we are getting ready to get second mortgages on our houses.
This is with 372 employees.
That is a lot of homes.
Okay.
And this is all you can come up with?
Yeah, yeah, that's all we got.
Well, Martin, I appreciate you coming up with this idea.
Or I am talking to some other people right now about buying it.
And I am actually thinking that I'll probably get a better price than this.
Well, now, this is a fair price.
According to whom?
Well, we had accountants check it out and they all agreed this is equitable.
Equitable is not always the key factor, Martin.
I mean, I have to make some money on this sale.
And I am talking to other buyers.
Yeah, but Miss Barrett, now, you've got to think of your employees.
These people have worked hard for you.
You know, they deserve a crack at this.
If a new buyer comes in here, a new owner, he's going to knock the place down,
maybe build a shopping center, and we're all out on our ear.
I'll consider it.
But, please, be forewarned, this figure really is a little bit low.
All right, thank you.
I'll consider it.
Well, Mrs. Ashton, I sure didn't expect to see you back in Port Charles this soon.
I know, we're back a little early, but we did have a wonderful time.
Such a good time you just couldn't take any more, huh?
Well, not exactly.
Some trouble between you two?
A little, but nothing major.
I just think that we both need to make some adjustments.
Well, my guess is that you're making a lot more adjustments than that.
To tell you the truth, the reason we came back is because of you.
Really, me? I'm flattered.
What, is it my birthday?
No. In one short week, Bill, you left Julia, and now the cannery's up for sale?
Well, you know you shouldn't be concerned about me, Jennifer.
I'm a big boy.
I know that.
I want to know what's going on between you and Ned.
Why don't you ask your husband?
Because he won't discuss it with me.
Tell me about Julia, and what happened between you two.
What's happening between Ned and me is strictly business, nothing personal,
and I trust that my brother-in-law feels the same.
Bill, I thought that you were in love with Julia.
What the hell gave you that idea?
Jennifer, the woman's like schizophrenic.
One minute she's fine, the next minute she's flying off the handle,
flipping out over God knows what. I mean, she doesn't trust me.
You found all this out about her in one short week?
I thought that maybe you were just having a couple doubts.
I got doubts, all right.
I mean, you aren't just... You're terrific.
It's like you've worked here your whole life.
I still have a few suggestions about the decor, you know, making it a little different.
I'd love to hear all about them.
Can we sit down for a second? Sure.
There's an open table.
Well, I see that Holly is certainly getting into her job.
Oh, yeah, she's a great manager.
You know, that kind of thing kind of comes naturally to some people.
Yeah, just like a duck to water, I guess.
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Jennifer.
Oh, grandfather, come on in.
Thanks.
I was just out taking a little walk and I thought I'd drop by. Is Jennifer not home?
No, no, she'll be back in a few minutes.
Good Lord, it's nine-thirty. Is she all right?
Oh, yeah, yeah, she just...
Well, she went over to her old place to get some stuff.
Have you heard anything from that Barrett girl?
No, no, not yet. She said that she had a talk to her other buyer.
Well, I got a feeling from that stockholders meeting that she's a pretty bright lady.
Oh, grandfather, we're the only game in town. Who else wants a cannery?
Bill Likert.
What's he gonna use for collateral? Believe me, just sit tight, okay?
Hmm, okay. I'll see you in the morning.
All right, good night.
Edward.
Oh, hello, Jenny.
Hello.
Good night, Jenny.
Good night.
Where have you been?
Shopping. Thought maybe we'd eat tomorrow.
You've been gone for two hours.
I know, but, uh, I don't know, I had a taste for some gourmet popcorn,
and I couldn't find that white cheddar kind anywhere.
I was worried about you. Can you call me next time you're gonna be this late?
Yeah, it was two hours.
I promise when you're at work all day that I won't complain.
Yeah, but at least you'll know where I am. I mean, I've been going crazy the last hour.
I'm sorry. Really, I'm sorry.
I just missed you, that's all.
Thank you.
Thought we'd, uh, make up for some lost honeymoon time.
Let me just put this stuff away first.
Well, forget about the bags. Honey, just forget about them.
I don't want to spoil. This is great.
I mean, David Langton looks great.
I know he does. I think, I really think he is gonna make a full recovery.
I am, I'm so glad you could come by. I didn't mean to take you away from anything.
No, you didn't. Actually, it was all over.
Well, sorry.
All right. What's up?
But you have to promise, keep it a secret.
Well, of course. Come on, what is it?
Okay. Yes, I did know David Langton before the surgery.
Oh. You mean recently?
No, oh, no, not recently. I mean, long time ago, college days.
Oh. So did you recognize him during the operation?
No, I didn't. Well, I didn't until we were practically at the end of the operation.
Don't you remember? The anesthesiologist mentioned something about the oxygen level.
And that's when I looked.
And that's when you froze.
Exactly.
Oh, Monica, how awful. Oh, no wonder you've been having all these feelings.
Yeah.
Were you and he, was he your lover?
Well, let's just say we were pretty close.
He's Don's father.
Don's father?
Yeah.
No, that can't be true.
So he, he never even knew her.
No, he didn't know anything about her, and I'm not about to say anything to him, not in his condition.
What are you going to do?
Now, obviously, in your relationship, you cannot continue to treat him. It would be against professional ethics.
Well, it's not that exact. Look, no, I've got Dr. Baranski.
He's going to be coming in here consulting and Dr. Simpson, so I'm not, I'm not treating him alone.
Monica, see...
Bobby, Bobby, just keep my secret, okay?
I'm going to go looking off, David. I'll talk to you later.
Thank you. See you.
Hey, hey, look at this. Transformation is nice.
Oh, William, I feel like the science teacher.
The science teacher is better than a priest. Sit down.
You know, I've been thinking this over.
Something is really going to work in our favor that we hadn't thought about.
Miss Barrett is so determined to come out on top of the PR heap
that when everybody finds out that she's going to sell to the employees,
they're going to like that, and she's going to like that because it's going to look good in the newspapers, you see?
Okay, all right. What if they find out that we are behind Marty's offer?
They're not going to find that out. That's why the stakes will never get too high.
It's a surefire thing.
Well, it's kind of a slow night.
Yeah. Maybe you should consider advertising.
You think so? I've always kind of counted on word of mouth.
Well, maybe that isn't enough.
You should get some critics in here.
Critics?
Yeah. If Connors could get some favorable reviews in the newspapers, we'll be turning people away.
That's probably right.
Yeah, we'll talk about that.
Miss Dominique, I want to talk to her. I'll see you in a minute. We'll talk about this later, okay?
I wonder who that is.
Oh, my goodness, it's Mack. I had no idea you were here.
Sorry I've been so tied up tonight.
That's okay. I understand you've been working. So, um, how's Holly doing?
Great. She's working out great.
Yeah, well, good.