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Sneak Peaks
Courtney leaves Nikolas high and dry.

You won't believe who comes between Ric and Alexis.

Set Your VCR
Tuesday, Jan. 17: Sonny wonders if Emily is truly over Nikolas.

Thrusday, Jan. 24: Emily tries to shake her feelings for Sonny.

Thursday, Jan. 26: "The would be lovers" (gag) have decide to find a way to make their relationship work.

Wednesday, Jan. 18: Manny proves that he's still a bad guy.

Friday, Jan. 20: Ric begins to suspect that Manny is still a bad guy.

Monday, Jan. 23: Sam fears she made the situation worse.

Wednesday, Jan. 25: All heck breaks loose.

Lucas Victim of Gay Bashing!
Brook, Dillon and Georgie are the understanding friends Lucas needs when he comes out.

They find Lucas beaten, bloodied and left for dead in the park.

Jesse sets up a sting to find out who beat up Lucas, but it falls apart when Lucas refuses to press charges because he doesn't want to come out to his family.

When Bobbie arrives, he's forced to confess.

Ins and Outs
Adrianne's last airdate is Jan. 17th. A GH rep says that Brook will just appear one day and then not be seen again.

Is Elizabeth's sister coming home?
Rebecca Budig met with GH brass as a possible Courtney recast, but may be considering her for Sarah Webber. Same deal with Erin Torpey who had a final screen test as the top Courtney contender in early Jan.

Rick Springfield is sticking around. ABC has gotten an overwhelming positive response to Noah's return. Pratt: "We love exploring fathers and sons. We really haven't had a good one since we had Zander and Cameron."

Robert Scorpio is coming back next month during the virus stories. There will be several casualties including Brad Maule's Tony Jones.

In Depth Preview: Manny Dupes The Court
Manny's trial begins and it looks like he might go free thanks to Rexis. They present their case that Manny is a changed man and draw comparisons between what happened to him and what happened to Jason.

Sam wants to prove Alexis wrong and sneaks into Manny's holding room and taunts him into showing that he hasn't changed at all. When he realizes she's recording him, he attacks her.

Rexis and Durant arrive and Sam swears that Manny attacked her but her attempt to trap him failed.

Jason is called to the stand but stonewalls Alexis when she questions him about how he's changed since the accident.

During recess, Sam disappears just as someone sneaks into Manny's room and shoots him in the chest.

Is he a goner?

Hottest Stories: Will Nikolas and Emily Reconcile?
This week Soily make their first public appearance together as a couple and everyone in town ends up talking about them...especially Nikolas.

Nikolas has a problem seeing Emily with other men. TC says that even though they aren't together, Nikolas still caresa bout what happens to her. He can't help getting a little jealous.

Natalia says that Emily may never get over Nikolas. They have a deep bond and they will always care a lot about each other. But every time she sees him it brings up a lot of hurt and confusion. They may get back together some day but for now Nikolas has moved on with Courtney and Emily is trying ot move on.

Is Sonny just Emily's rebound guy? Natalia says how could Emily not be attracted to Sonny? She has a connection with him and Carly saying that Emily is in love with him has seeped into Em's subconscious. She's trying to push the feelings away, "but how can you push away feelings for a man like Sonny?"

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Alicia is staying through Feb sweeps. GH and Alicia worked it out so she could play out the current paternity story rather than have the audience go through any major changes in the middle of the story.

SID: How did it come about that they asked you if you wanted to stay a little longer?
ALW says that Jill pitched a story to her and it was so great that she couldn't turn it down and she really wanted to finish out the maternity story because it's so important to the character. To have someone else take it over mid-stream would ruin it for the fans.

SID: It's nice that they offered to let you play out the current story.
ALW says that she hate leaving in the middle of the story. It's her favorite that she's had so far and she's glad to be able to give it some closure.

SID: Is it going to be hard to say good bye to Courtney?
ALW says of course it will. She knows Courtney so well. Without looking at the script, she can know what courtney's going to say. She's grown very attached to the character and the people she works with.

SID: It's sad because Courtney is starting to look lonely and lost.
ALW says that Courtney is. She's caught between two men she loves and a miracle baby. She needs to calm down and focus on the pregnancy but that's not happening.

SID: Since it was officially announced that you were leaving, what has been your co-stars' and your fans' reaction?
ALW says that she's gotten so many amazing letters and gifts from fans. Everyone has been very supportive and encouraging. That means the world to her.

She's signed on with Brillstein-Grey entertainment (a management firm that's propelled the careers of Brad Pitt and Courtney Cox etc.) She's started auditioning agaiin. She's going to Hawaii for a week before coming back to work on GH. They're filming lost of emotional stuff on the show right now.

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