This piece appeared in Daytime Digest in 1981, I believe.

GENERAL HOSPITAL

Denise Alexander (Dr. Lesley Webber) * Renee Anderson (Alexandria Quartermaine) * Leslie Charleson (Dr. Monica Quartermaine) * Stuart Damon (Dr. Alan Quartermaine) * Genie Francis (Laura Baldwin) * Tony Geary (Luke Spencer) * Peter Hansen (Lee Baldwin) * Bob Hastings (Capt. Burt Ramsey) * Andre Landzaat (Tony Cassadine) * David Lewis (Edward Quartermaine) * Robin Mattson (Heather Webber) * Rick Moses (Hutch) * Gail Rae (Susan Moore) * Chris Robinson (Dr. Rick Webber) * Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) * Eddie Ryder (Slick Jones) * Doug Sheehan (Joe Kelly) * John Collicos (Mikos [sic] Cassadine) * Thaao Penghlis (Victor Cassadine) * Sharon Wyatt (Tiffany Hill)

Luke & Laura Become Butler & Maid...Alex Commits Murder...Alan Hires a Private Eye...Rick Gets Slugged in a Bar...

As soon as Alex's lover realized that she had betrayed him, he grabbed her, demanding to know where the precious diamond-making formula was. Struggling to free herself, Alex smashed him over the head with the Ice Princess statue, killing him instantly. She fled aboard Tony Cassadine's ocean-going yacht, leaving poor Laura to discover the body of the man known as "Wheeler."

It didn't take long for Robert Scorpio, secret agent for the World Security Bureau, to realize that Laura had nothing to do with the murder and that Alex and Tony Cassadine were now in possession of the formula and ready to flee the country.

With Luke at his side, Robert snuck aboard Tony's yacht--only to discover that Laura had come aboard as well, disguised in a black wig and maid's uniform as one of the crew. Soon they were hidden in the ship's cargo hold.

"Do you know how dangerous this is?" Luke asked her. "I want you off this boat right now!"

"I'm not going anywhere," Laura replied calmly. "Whatever dangers there are, we'll share them together." Then she kissed Luke tenderly on the lips. How could a man possibly reject such moving proof of loyalty and affection? "Okay, you can stay," Luke said finally.

"I'll have to," Laura laughed. "We're already moving out to sea."

Up top, Tony was re-united [sic] with his brother, Victor, while Alex got reacquainted with her old rival for Tony's affections, actress Tiffany Hill.

"How dare you invite that creature aboard," Alex complained to Tony when they were alone.

"We have nothing to do with each other anymore," Tony replied in soothing tones. "She's Victor's girlfriend now. They're sharing the same stateroom."

Soon word came through by radio that the Cassadines' eldest brother, Mikos, wanted to see Alex and Tony on his private island. The two were picked up by helicopter minutes later. Now that the only two people on the ship who knew them on sight were gone, Robert, Laura and Luke could go topside and pose as part of the crew.

What they found out was encouraging. Victor was in possession of the formula and carrying it in his wallet. All Robert had to do now was sneak into his room at night and steal it back.

With Laura and Luke acting as look-outs [sic], Robert entered. While Victor and his lady, Tiffany, slept peacefully, Robert searched everywhere. He was almost caught when the radio alarm clock went off prematurely, flooding the room with music. But the lovers were soon asleep again, and Robert quickly spotted the wallet under Victor's pillow. Gingerly, Robert poked two fingers at the precious object, but Victor's hands, tucked beneath his chin, blocked him. Robert decided he would have to try again some other time.

The news of Susan's sudden disappearance drove Alan frantic. "I'll do anything you want," he pleaded with his father, Edward, "just help me find Susan."

Edward was disgusted with the fact that his son was carrying on an affair with Susan and had made her pregnant, but he gave in to Alan. He put him in touch with the best private eye in the country. If he couldn't find Susan, no one could.

Monica was one step ahead of Alan, however. She knew all about his shenanigans and had hired her own detective to watch Alan's every move. Sooner or later, she knew, Alan would pay the price for his infidelity.

A letter, written by Laura before she slipped aboard the yacht, reached Rick and Lesley. Desperate to find the whereabouts of their daughter, they consulted Luke's friend Slick. Slick put them on to the Lutzes, whom they tracked to a sleazy, working class bar. But when Rick asked Charlie Lutz for information--accusing him of once being in possession of the Ice Princess--the tough cab driver slugged Rick and ran out the door.

Scorpio never got another chance to snatch Victor's wallet. On Mikos' orders, the yacht put in at the Cassadines' mysterious island, and Scorpio, Luke and Laura had to abandon the ship to avoid being detected by Alex and Tony. They decided to take their chances in the jungle and found a place where there was fresh water and the ground was mysteriously warm. Scorpio soon guessed that they were directly over the Cassadines' underground headquarters. He was right.

Mikos announced to his guests that they would live underground for the next six weeks. With their expert scientific help he would complete his mad plans for world control. Using rockets filled with specially prepared diamond dust he would change the weather over any city in the world. Unless governments listened to his demands, he would cause a second Ice Age.

The next day Mikos shot his diamond dust over Port Charles. What had started as a sultry summer day soon turned unseasonably cold--and no one realized the sinister cause behind it all. If the World Security Bureau didn't act quickly, Mikos' bizarre plans might soon become nightmarish reality.

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