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**Previews for the week of 11-Feb-2008by Carol Banks Weber
Epiphany receives her son Stan's ashes, which cause her to lose hold of her emotions. She's all over the place with grief while in the hospital locker room, when a heart attack paralyzes her. The doctors and nurses kick into gear to help Epiphany fight this heart attack and survive. This mini-storyline is part of a joint effort between ABC Daytime and Campbell's soup company to increase awareness amongst female viewers of heart issues unique to their gender. Jason takes on the next whodunit - who ran over Sam and sent her flying in the air? - with his trusty sidekick Spinelli. Spinelli's research on the computer results in findings pointing to Monica, Elizabeth, Carly and Nikolas all having been on the road that night and not quite in their right mind. Jason pores over Spinelli's research but gets stuck on Monica and what her story is. Jason happens to listen in as Tracy brings up her malpractice suit against Monica.
Monica deflects with defensive posturing and hostility when Jason probes into the possibility that she may have run Sam down. Elizabeth assesses what she remembers of that night and ascertains that she may have been the one to run Sam down after all. Jason increases Elizabeth's self-conviction with new observation about her bloody car bumper. Elizabeth rationalizes herself out of confessing her guilt to anyone. Nikolas strongly believes he may have run Sam over during a blackout, and goes to Elizabeth with this theory. Nikolas experiences additional, revelatory recall from another night, when he lost Emily forever. Sam harbors her own theory about the hit-and-run driver, that it had to have been Elizabeth, out driving with her own personal agenda. By refusing to own up to her own sense of tremendous guilt out of self-preservation for her and Jason, Elizabeth worsens her case in Sam's eyes. Sam broadcasts to those who have ears to listen that the Text Message Killer went after her and will continue until she's six feet under. Sam chats with Patrick a bit, but then she's hit with memories of fending off the Text Message Killer and freaks out a little. Patrick naturally goes to reassure Sam, with his arms around her. Robin takes in this exchange. Lucky figures Jason is sitting on a powder keg of insider dirt about Sam and the hit-and-run driver. Jason charges a squirrelly Carly with the hit-and-run of Sam. Elizabeth very nearly gives herself away with Lucky. Lucky refuses to bestow any grace to Sam. He won't even give her the benefit of the doubt when she swears the Text Message Killer almost closed the deal the other night. Watch out, Alexis, the Text Message Killer has his eyes set on her throat. Lulu gets hot under the collar because Spinelli warns her about the possible danger Logan presents to her, based on his and Maxie's research. Lulu sneaks into Cooper's place to have a look-see for clues, and finds more than she bargained for. Scott begins to harbor a sense that the Text Message Killer remains free to strangle more victims. Ian unnerves Maxie with what he has to tell her. The Text Message Killer gets as close as he wants to, to Sam. He's hovering above her but only assaults her with a warning, and maybe a clue. Luke suggests to Tracy that the two of them can determine Monica's guilt or innocence in Sam's hit-and-run case, together. Tracy tells Luke what he can do with his damned suggestion. Tracy and Luke uncover something damaging about Monica. Kristina catches the Text Message Killer nosying around the Lake House and lets out an ear-piercing shriek. Right before she closes herself off (again), from the trauma. Logan lays it all on the line to Lulu, hoping she will love him true, like he loves her. Logan finds Lulu tossing his pad for
what exactly? His reaction turns her blood cold. Robin learns something disheartening about Patrick. Sonny and Claudia set eyes on each other again when she makes herself heard during an important get-together of the five mob families. At this get-together, Claudia lets it be known to the mob families that she's in charge of the Zaccharas from now on. Sonny and Claudia battle to take over the piers that once belonged to Lorenzo Alcazar (and are now in Ric's hands). They don't care how they'll do it either. Claudia puts Sonny on notice that he's going down. Sonny stumbles over a
corpse? Sonny goes on the warpath to make some people pay. Luke and Claudia make each other's acquaintance. He extends wisdom her way. Luke asks if Sonny can help him out with a paying gig. Kate holds on to hope that Sonny will come around and they can be mates once more with renewed understanding. Jax pulls out all the stops to make Valentine's Day special and romantic for Carly. Alexis builds Jerry up as more than what Diane dismisses. Trevor forces Marianna to pilfer the deed to the piers when Ric's not looking. Next week: Marianna balks at what Trevor makes her do at Ric's expense, but this could cost her dearly
Lulu gets in Logan's face about the lies he's been telling
Nikolas goes through the night Emily got strangled over again
Sonny promises he'll bring the Zaccharas down
Claudia tries to scare Sonny by flexing her scary muscles with intent to be the #1 kingpin in Port Charles. They both quickly understand they're lookin' in a mirror at this point
Carly and Jason realize it's been awhile since they saw Michael lurking about. Sure enough, he has vanished
Sam prepares to do damage, as payback.**