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Why did Vaughn not put on a turtleneck or something to cover the line on
his neck made by the assassin's garrote? A real spy wouldn't want
attention called to a wound like that. It's not something that could be
passed off as anything other than what it was. But whatever--my guess is
that Pascal killed him, leaving it up to Jason to rescue not only the
undead Britt, but secret agent Josslyn "Child of the Corn" Jacks as
well.

Why has Stella suddenly turned out to be at best, unprofessional, and at
worst, criminal? About the worst that could have been said about her
before was that she was a bit of a busy body. Now we find out that she's
been fudging dates on insurance claims. It's almost as if she wanted to
be fitted for an orange jumpsuit.

Speaking of bad wardrobe choices, who picks out Molly's clothes? That
top she had on at Kelly's was atrocious! The print was bad enough, but
its styling made it look as if it had been involved in some sort of
laundromat accident. How else explain the bottom part?

And speaking of Molly...ugh, please stop with the romance novelist
thing! It's awful! It's bad enough that suddenly out of nowhere she's a published romance novelist, but these fantasies she's having of herself
tarted up like a schoolmarm, surrounded by a bunch of unshaven,
unwashed, sweaty (and probably stinky) men is too over the top silly.
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Kaitlin <kelly's.diner@324.wharf.st.INVALID> wrote:

Why did Vaughn not put on a turtleneck or something to cover the line on
his neck made by the assassin's garrote? A real spy wouldn't want
attention called to a wound like that. It's not something that could be passed off as anything other than what it was. But whatever--my guess is
that Pascal killed him, leaving it up to Jason to rescue not only the
undead Britt, but secret agent Josslyn "Child of the Corn" Jacks as
well.

Why has Stella suddenly turned out to be at best, unprofessional, and at worst, criminal? About the worst that could have been said about her
before was that she was a bit of a busy body. Now we find out that she's
been fudging dates on insurance claims. It's almost as if she wanted to
be fitted for an orange jumpsuit.

Speaking of bad wardrobe choices, who picks out Molly's clothes? That
top she had on at Kelly's was atrocious! The print was bad enough, but
its styling made it look as if it had been involved in some sort of laundromat accident. How else explain the bottom part?

As far as wardrobe choices, I would be delighted if Cody would keep his
shirt on.

And speaking of Molly...ugh, please stop with the romance novelist
thing! It's awful! It's bad enough that suddenly out of nowhere she's a published romance novelist, but these fantasies she's having of herself tarted up like a schoolmarm, surrounded by a bunch of unshaven,
unwashed, sweaty (and probably stinky) men is too over the top silly.

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On 8/24/2025 10:51 PM, Kaitlin wrote:

Why did Vaughn not put on a turtleneck or something to cover the line on
his neck made by the assassin's garrote? A real spy wouldn't want
attention called to a wound like that. It's not something that could be passed off as anything other than what it was. But whatever--my guess is
that Pascal killed him, leaving it up to Jason to rescue not only the
undead Britt, but secret agent Josslyn "Child of the Corn" Jacks as
well.

I was wondering the same thing. Why not cover that wound up? Even a
collared shirt would have obscured it. Vaughn and Joss are still heading toward a (probably forbidden) romance, so he's likely not dead.
Agreed, no doubt Jason will be the one to save the day. >

Why has Stella suddenly turned out to be at best, unprofessional, and at worst, criminal? About the worst that could have been said about her
before was that she was a bit of a busy body. Now we find out that she's
been fudging dates on insurance claims. It's almost as if she wanted to
be fitted for an orange jumpsuit.

It does work as a way to re-ignite the Curtis/Drew feud. And to show how deeply petty and vindictive Drew is. And it's a little foolish. What
does Drew gain out of sending Stella to jail? Other than revenge of course.
I seem to remember that Stella has probably been massaging dates for a
while, even before "helping" Martin. There was a time a while back when
she "helped" a random patient with insurance issues if I'm remembering correctly.
I doubt that in a real world situation like Stella's she would face jail
time. A defendant around seventy years old with no criminal history who
only was trying to get other people's medical bills paid would almost certainly be able to plead to a lesser charge and avoid jail time. In
the world of Port Charles of course, anyone convicted of any crime goes directly to jail, and there are no alternatives to incarceration.

Speaking of bad wardrobe choices, who picks out Molly's clothes? That
top she had on at Kelly's was atrocious! The print was bad enough, but
its styling made it look as if it had been involved in some sort of laundromat accident. How else explain the bottom part?

And speaking of Molly...ugh, please stop with the romance novelist
thing! It's awful! It's bad enough that suddenly out of nowhere she's a published romance novelist, but these fantasies she's having of herself tarted up like a schoolmarm, surrounded by a bunch of unshaven,
unwashed, sweaty (and probably stinky) men is too over the top silly.

I was trying to remember if this other career for Molly has ever been mentioned before. I have a vague memory that it has, but I'm not be at
all sure.

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SteveR <SteveR3333@aol.com> wrote:

On 8/24/2025 10:51 PM, Kaitlin wrote:

Why did Vaughn not put on a turtleneck or something to cover the line on
his neck made by the assassin's garrote? A real spy wouldn't want
attention called to a wound like that. It's not something that could be
passed off as anything other than what it was. But whatever--my guess is
that Pascal killed him, leaving it up to Jason to rescue not only the
undead Britt, but secret agent Josslyn "Child of the Corn" Jacks as
well.

I was wondering the same thing. Why not cover that wound up? Even a
collared shirt would have obscured it. Vaughn and Joss are still heading toward a (probably forbidden) romance, so he's likely not dead.
Agreed, no doubt Jason will be the one to save the day. >

Why has Stella suddenly turned out to be at best, unprofessional, and at
worst, criminal? About the worst that could have been said about her
before was that she was a bit of a busy body. Now we find out that she's
been fudging dates on insurance claims. It's almost as if she wanted to
be fitted for an orange jumpsuit.

It does work as a way to re-ignite the Curtis/Drew feud. And to show how deeply petty and vindictive Drew is. And it's a little foolish. What
does Drew gain out of sending Stella to jail? Other than revenge of course.
I seem to remember that Stella has probably been massaging dates for a while, even before "helping" Martin. There was a time a while back when
she "helped" a random patient with insurance issues if I'm remembering correctly.
I doubt that in a real world situation like Stella's she would face jail time. A defendant around seventy years old with no criminal history who
only was trying to get other people's medical bills paid would almost certainly be able to plead to a lesser charge and avoid jail time. In
the world of Port Charles of course, anyone convicted of any crime goes directly to jail, and there are no alternatives to incarceration.

Speaking of bad wardrobe choices, who picks out Molly's clothes? That
top she had on at Kelly's was atrocious! The print was bad enough, but
its styling made it look as if it had been involved in some sort of
laundromat accident. How else explain the bottom part?

And speaking of Molly...ugh, please stop with the romance novelist
thing! It's awful! It's bad enough that suddenly out of nowhere she's a
published romance novelist, but these fantasies she's having of herself
tarted up like a schoolmarm, surrounded by a bunch of unshaven,
unwashed, sweaty (and probably stinky) men is too over the top silly.

I was trying to remember if this other career for Molly has ever been mentioned before. I have a vague memory that it has, but I'm not be at
all sure.

She was considered a prodigy because she wrote a book in her teens. I
never really knew it was pulp.

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SteveR wrote in <108ptl3$1f4di$1@dont-email.me>:

On 8/24/2025 10:51 PM, Kaitlin wrote:

Why did Vaughn not put on a turtleneck or something to cover the line on
his neck made by the assassin's garrote? A real spy wouldn't want
attention called to a wound like that. It's not something that could be
passed off as anything other than what it was. But whatever--my guess is
that Pascal killed him, leaving it up to Jason to rescue not only the
undead Britt, but secret agent Josslyn "Child of the Corn" Jacks as
well.

I was wondering the same thing. Why not cover that wound up? Even a
collared shirt would have obscured it. Vaughn and Joss are still heading toward a (probably forbidden) romance, so he's likely not dead.

It looks that way, but hopefully they'll not let it go any further than
it has already. JMO, but the guy isn't appealing, and the age difference
is icky. I thought the thing between Morgan and Ava was icky, but not as
icky as the thing between Joss and Vaughn. Other than Morgan and Ava, I
can't recall another romance on GH that involved someone barely out of
their teens and someone close to 40. And I think Morgan was a bit older
than Joss is now when he became involved with Ava.

FWIW, Josslyn is beginning to get on my nerves again, tho not quite yet
as much as she did when she was a weird little kid. She has a way to go
to rise to that level of annoyance. I was so glad when they SORASed her,
and although as a quasi-adult she's been okay, this secret agent thing
is just not believable, especially those ridiculous made up cover
stories she feeds to Carly. And all Carly does is screw up her face for
all of two seconds before wishing her bon voyage. I guess we should give
her kudos for showing even that much concern.

Agreed, no doubt Jason will be the one to save the day.

And what a blow to Vaughn's massive ego that would be! He'd probably
rather be dead than have to be rescued by an alpha male. Oh, wait.... ;)

<snip>

I seem to remember that Stella has probably been massaging dates for a while, even before "helping" Martin. There was a time a while back when
she "helped" a random patient with insurance issues if I'm remembering correctly.

I don't recall that, so will gladly take your word for it. To my memory,
the worst she'd ever done was take Curtis's and Jordan's signed divorce
papers to prevent the divorce from going through. That would be
considered a crime, wouldn't it? If Curtis and Jordan had reported her,
she might have been charged with obstructing a legal proceeding.

I doubt that in a real world situation like Stella's she would face jail time. A defendant around seventy years old with no criminal history who
only was trying to get other people's medical bills paid would almost certainly be able to plead to a lesser charge and avoid jail time. In
the world of Port Charles of course, anyone convicted of any crime goes directly to jail, and there are no alternatives to incarceration.

I think you're absolutely right about that. And yes, in PC, it's often acquittal or prison and nothing between. And for some, it's straight to
prison without so much as a trial.

<snip>

And speaking of Molly...ugh, please stop with the romance novelist
thing! It's awful! It's bad enough that suddenly out of nowhere she's a
published romance novelist, but these fantasies she's having of herself
tarted up like a schoolmarm, surrounded by a bunch of unshaven,
unwashed, sweaty (and probably stinky) men is too over the top silly.

I was trying to remember if this other career for Molly has ever been mentioned before. I have a vague memory that it has, but I'm not be at
all sure.

You're probably right. Now that you (and marika, in another post)
mention it, I might remember sorta vaguely that she wrote romance
fiction as a teenager. Don't recall that she published any of it, tho
maybe she did--at least they're claiming now that she did. If they
insist on making this sweaty cowboy romance fantasy fiction a regular
thing, then every time she shows up in that silly Little House on the
Prairie get up, I'll just mash the FFWD button. Hope I don't wear the
thing out. :(
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Kaitlin <kelly's.diner@324.wharf.st.INVALID> wrote:

SteveR wrote in <108ptl3$1f4di$1@dont-email.me>:

<snip>

I seem to remember that Stella has probably been massaging dates for a
while, even before "helping" Martin. There was a time a while back when
she "helped" a random patient with insurance issues if I'm remembering
correctly.

I vaguely remember something, but it felt legit. Iirc, somebody incurred overwhelming hospital costs, and Stella found some sort of charitable
program that helped with costs. Something that involved a promise to be
part of experimentation, monitoring and eventual donation of the organ involved.

I think she was acting within the law that time. I think the vignette was
meant to show she had exceptional skills in navigating the system.


You may remembering a different interaction, tho.

I don't recall that, so will gladly take your word for it. To my memory,
the worst she'd ever done was take Curtis's and Jordan's signed divorce papers to prevent the divorce from going through. That would be
considered a crime, wouldn't it? If Curtis and Jordan had reported her,
she might have been charged with obstructing a legal proceeding.

I doubt that in a real world situation like Stella's she would face jail
time. A defendant around seventy years old with no criminal history who
only was trying to get other people's medical bills paid would almost
certainly be able to plead to a lesser charge and avoid jail time. In
the world of Port Charles of course, anyone convicted of any crime goes
directly to jail, and there are no alternatives to incarceration.

I think you're absolutely right about that. And yes, in PC, it's often acquittal or prison and nothing between. And for some, it's straight to prison without so much as a trial.

<snip>

And speaking of Molly...ugh, please stop with the romance novelist
thing! It's awful! It's bad enough that suddenly out of nowhere she's a
published romance novelist, but these fantasies she's having of herself
tarted up like a schoolmarm, surrounded by a bunch of unshaven,
unwashed, sweaty (and probably stinky) men is too over the top silly.

I was trying to remember if this other career for Molly has ever been
mentioned before. I have a vague memory that it has, but I'm not be at
all sure.

You're probably right. Now that you (and marika, in another post)
mention it, I might remember sorta vaguely that she wrote romance
fiction as a teenager. Don't recall that she published any of it, tho
maybe she did--at least they're claiming now that she did. If they
insist on making this sweaty cowboy romance fantasy fiction a regular
thing, then every time she shows up in that silly Little House on the
Prairie get up, I'll just mash the FFWD button. Hope I don't wear the
thing out. :(

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