Port Charles Season 1: Episode Guide & Ratings

At the police station, Scott accuses Lucy and Kevin of kidnapping Serena. Lucy denies his accusations, but won't reveal her alibi. Meanwhile, Joe runs into Karen after giving her statement on the hostage crisis, but she declines his offer of support. Joe remembers their childhood and then tells his brother Frank that Karen's putting on a brave front but is really scared. Joe and Frank go home and find their mother Mary waiting for them. Mary has a surprise for Joe- Dr. Alan Quartermaine, Chief of Staff of General Hospital, is there to see him. Karen goes to the home of her paternal grandparents, Lee and Gail Baldwin, and accuses her grandfather of nepotism, as she got Greg Cooper's intern slot after he was dropped from the program. Karen announces she's going back to San Francisco, but Lee tells her that Scott, the father she never knew, is in town and asks if she'd like to meet him. Lee calls Scott and tells him that his ""daughter"" is at his house and Scott, assuming he means

At the Scanlon house, Dr. Alan Quartermaine warns Joe that he needs to keep his temper under control while facing the review board. Frank asks Joe what Alan said to him, but Joe keeps mum. Gail, Lee and Karen find Scott lying on the street after being knocked down by a hit-and-run driver. Scott comes to and calls for Serena. While Lee and Gail call for an ambulance, Karen tends to Scott's injuries. Paramedics Frank and Joe (who's working his late day before starting his internship) get the emergency call about Scott and respond. They take Scott to the hospital and Karen surprises them when she says Scott is her father. At the police station, Lucy and Kevin are still detained until the FBI hears from Scott. Lucy then admits her alibi- she had an appointment with a doctor. Privately, Lucy tells Kevin she's pregnant. When her alibi is confirmed, Lucy is free to go. Back at the hospital, Karen and Joe meet with the icy Dr. Ellen Burgess, who handles Scott's case. Alan then asks

After making love, Jake confronts Danielle on why she left him. Danielle claims she needed time alone, but realizes she wants Jake and is moving to Port Charles to be with him. At the Scanlon house, Julie shows up to see the basement apartment and, after sparks fly between her and Frank, she agrees to rent it. Eve demands Scott sign a legal document saying he left the hospital against medical advice, but Scott proposes a deal. He'll sign it, if she gives him medical treatment outside the hospital. Knowing she could lose her job, Eve refuses. However, after Scott tells her that he can't got back to the hospital because his daughter's been kidnapped, Eve agrees to his terms. Meanwhile, Serena is kept in a room and meets with a mysterious woman.

As Scott's kidnapping trial begins, Jake volunteers to testify that Rex is Serena's real kidnapper, but Lee tells him his testimony is hearsay. The prosecution alleges that Scott kidnapped his own daughter to ransom her and pay off his gambling and drug debts. The prosecution's first witness is the former nanny of Jason Quartermaine. She testifies that Scott married Jason's mother to get his hands on Jason's $1 million trust fund. Meanwhile, a distressed Serena is comforted by the spirit of her late mother Dominique. However, Dominique tells Serena that she's the only one who can see her. Julie learns from her bickering parents that her mother slept with Chris. An angry Julie confronts Chris and Eve thanks him for taking the heat off of her.