General Hospital:
Carly(pacing the floor)Why don't they come out and tell us something. 
They've been in there with him forever.
Sonny:Carly, I'm sure Michael's going to be fine. Kids get fevers like 
that all the time. When I was a kid, I remember always getting a high 
fever every once in awhile. If I remember correctly, I'd even break out 
in a rash the way Michael has.
Carly:What would happen when you did.
Sonny:I'd get a fever and the chills for a few hours and then it would 
go away and I was back to normal.
Carly:Really?
Sonny:Really. But to be on the safe side I think I'd better go and call 
AJ.
Carly:Why do you have to tell him. You know what kind of stink he'll 
cause when he finds out about this. He'll try to blame us for Michael 
getting sick. He'll say we were taking good enough care of him. God, you 
don't know how much I wish AJ wasn't Michael's father.
Sonny:But he is and if one of us doesn't call him, he'll raise an even 
bigger stink. Will you be okay while I call him.
Carly(hugs him)I'll be fine. You made me feel better, just like you 
always do.(she watches him walk over to the pay phone)
Grant(comes out of the examining room)Mrs. Corinthos, so we meet, again.
Carly:Do you know what's wrong with my son.
Grant:I've diagnosed him with having Matacumbe Syndrome.
Carly:My god! What's that! Is my son going to die.
Grant:Please calm down, Mrs. Corinthos, it's really nothing for you to 
be overly worried about. It's not as bad as it sounds.
Carly:Just what is Matacumbe Syndrome? It sounds awful.
Grant:It isn't, really. The name comes from a mosquito like insect 
called the Matacumbe. It's bite causes a person to suffer malaria like 
symptoms. This is pretty common in Latin and South America where the 
Matacumbe can be found. Have you taken Michael out of the country, 
recently, to somewhere like Puerto Rico, where the Matacumbe is common, 
there, where he could have been bitten by the insect.
Carly:Not recently. When he was being cared for by Jason Morgan, he took 
Michael to Puerto Rico a few times. Is that how this happened?
Grant:Has Michael ever been sick like this before.
Carly:No, he's been perfectly healthy up until now.
Grant:Then that can't be it. There is one other way he could have 
Matacumbe Syndrome. My guess is that he's inherited from his father. 
That's the strange thing about the Matacumbe. For some reason when the 
Matacumbe bites someone of latino heritage the toxins remain in the 
bloodstream of the victim and when they have children their children are 
born with the toxins in their bloodstreams and throughout their 
childhoods the children suffer from periodic fevers until they hit 
puberty. When I was going through your husband's medical history I 
noticed his mother was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and as I said the 
Matacumbe is very common there. It's my guess she was bitten as a child 
and passed the toxins that remained in her bloodstream onto her son and 
your husband in turn passed them on to your son. As I said, it's really 
nothing to worry about. (his beeper goes off)I've really got to get 
that. Michael's fever has already gone down and you should be able to 
take him home with you in a few hours.(he heads to
nurses desk)
Carly(calls after him but he doesn't hear)But Sonny isn't Michael's 
father. AJ is.
Sonny(returns)I called AJ. He acted like a jerk, just like we suspected 
he would. You're not going to believe this. He tried to blame me because 
Michael has a fever. Like I gave it to him or something.(Carly suddenly 
starts laughing)What's so funny/ Carly, are you all right? I saw Dr. 
Andrews talking to you. Michael is going to be all right, isn't he?
Carly:I'm fine and so is Michael. His fever has already broken. Sonny, I 
know this is the first time you've really been on your feet since what 
happened to you, but could you take Michael home when he's ready to be 
released. I really need to go see my mother.
Sonny:Of course, do what you need to do. I'll be just fine.

Helena's Yacht:
Helena(as Stefan enters)My, my, Steffy. Two visits in the same week. Be 
still my heart.
Stefan;Barbara told me about the little deal you two made.
Helena;Did she really? And are you here to tell me the deal is off?
Stefan:Quite the contrary. I'm here to find out just how important to 
you that painting really is and to make sure you don't try to 
double-cross Barbara.
Helena:How gallant. And how am I to prove to you how important my 
painting is to me and that I won't doublecross your Barbara.
Stefan:Quite simply, really. I'm willing to keep the deal Barbara made 
with you, with a few minor alterations to said deal.
Helena:Such as?
Stefan:Such as aside from turning over that tape you have of Barbara and 
I disposing of Katherine...
Helena:You make the poor unfortunate Miss Bell sound like a piece of 
trash you were leaving by the curb to be picked up by the garbage men.
Stefan:...not only won't you help Jones takes custody of Lucas away from 
Barbara, you won't help him get off the charges, again, either.
Helena:Are you saying you want me to let my bridegroom fry, so to speak. 
You want me to do nothing to stop him from being sent to prison before 
I've even enjoyed a honeymoon with him. You want me to let him be sent 
away to the big house where I'll never be able to see him, again.
Stefan:Don't be so melodramatic, Mother. There is such a thing called 
visiting hours. Besides, you and I both know you could care less about 
Jones. That you only married him to get at me. You also know that Jones 
is a menace to society and that he needs to be locked up.
Helena:That's what some say about me.
Stefan:Once the prison officials observe him, they'll realize he's 
mentally unstable and put him in Ferncliff where he truly belongs and 
where he can get the help he needs.
Helena:Oh, you're doing this for Dr. Jones own good, are you? How 
magnanimous of you, Stefan.
Stefan:Oh, please, Mother. You know once the novelty of Jones wears off, 
he ceases to amuse you and you tire of toying with him, you'll have him 
disposed of, anyway. Just consider this the shortcut, without you having 
to get your hands dirty in the process.
Helena:Your way I won't have any fun. And I'll have you know I adore 
getting my hands dirty.
Stefan:But my way you get your painting back. Which is more important to 
you. Toying with Jones or finally having your painting back in your 
possession.
Helena:I never thought I'd see the day you'd find a woman more important 
to you than keeping that painting away from me was to you. Even Lasha 
didn't rate that. You're obviously doing this for Barbara. I do believe 
you're actually in love with her. I never thought you'd ever feel about 
another woman the way you did about Roberta Anderson.
Stefan:How dare you mention here name to me after what you did to ruin 
things between us.
Helena:That's still a sore spot with you, I see. Are you still carrying 
a torch for your first love.
Stefan:It was just a silly teenage dalliance. It would have never lasted 
even if you hadn't forced me to break things off with her. Now can we 
get back to the matter at hand. Do we have a deal or not.
Helena:Yes, Stefan, we have a deal.

Wyndemere:
Bobbie(as Carly enters)Mrs. Lansbury told me you were here.
Carly:I've never asked you this before, but now I need to know. Do you 
know who my father is.
Bobbie:Why are you asking me this after all this time.
Carly:You didn't answer me. Do you have any idea who my father was or 
was he just one of your faceless johns and you have no idea which one 
was the one who knocked you up.
Bobbie:No, I know who your father is. He wasn't, as you put it, one of 
my many faceless johns. Why is this suddenly so important for you to 
know.
Carly:Because if he wasn't of latin descent, that means Sonny is 
Michael's father.

Disclaimer: There is no such disease called the Matacumbe Syndrome or no 
such insect called the Matacumbe' it's just something I made up for 
storyline purposes. The name Matacumbe comes from the Disney movie, "The 
Treasure Of Matacumbe."







































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