Port Charles - Season 11 - 04.04.02 - Thursday: Superstition

11x1 - 04.01.02 - Monday: Superstition [Premiere]

April 1, 2002

Staring at the portrait of her ancestor, a confused Alison wonders how Rebecca miraculously appeared just in time to save her from the onrushing train. As her thoughts turn to Rafe, Alison weeps to think she'll never see her beloved angel again. Ian returns to the hospital to pick up Eve and finds the staff in tears. As Frank consoles Lucy, Kevin gently breaks some terrible news to Ian. Meanwhile, up in heaven, Eve takes a seat in the fifth chair and tells the others how a car accident sent her careening off the road. Afterwards, Amy explains to a grateful Eve why she chose in the end to spare Ian's life. Left alone with his wife's body, Ian finally breaks down. Out in the waiting room, Lucy cries to think of Danny losing his mother at such a tender age. As a beaming Amy reveals that she's regained her sight, Casey happily confides how she found love the second time around and Rafe thanks Paige for saving Alison's life. Up in the Barringtons' attic, Alison unwraps the special candles R

11x2 - 04.02.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

April 2, 2002

Though Kevin assures her he's fine, Lucy urges her husband to start dealing with his grief and anger before they get the best of him. Jack drops by the staff lounge to check on his brother and finds Chris drowning his sorrows in a beaker of martinis. Meanwhile, Ian tries to console Danny as the infant cries for his missing mother. Kevin icily advises Lucy to drop the subject when she again presses him to express his feelings. Alison is amazed to discover that Rebecca's love candle refuses to be extinguished. After Livvie brings news of Eve's tragic death, Alison realizes the fifth chair has been filled at last. Kevin and Lucy come to the loft to lend moral support to a grieving Ian. Chris recalls for Jack the happy times he spent with Eve during better days. Though Lucy reminds him that Eve isn't truly gone, Ian sadly insists that he won't be comforted until his wife is back in his arms. Amanda warns Alison that Rebecca was a witch who cast spells on everyone she touched. Kevin finally

11x3 - 04.03.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

April 3, 2002

Victor suggests to Lucy that the hospital's annual charity auction be dedicated to Eve's memory. Explaining how Amanda just donated boxes of stuff for the charity event, Victor and his band of helpers begin filling the lighthouse as a sputtering Lucy looks on. Meanwhile, Alison presses her grandmother to reveal how she disposed of Rebecca's belongings. Livvie shows Jack the unusual candle made by Alison's ancestor. Ricky bristles when Jamal makes a disparaging remark about Casey. Alison confides to Jack and Livvie why it's so important for her to find Rebecca's portrait again. Victor and Mary discover that one of Rebecca's candles has an exhilarating effect on their sex life. Reminding her friends how close they all came to disaster with Caleb, Livvie balks at helping Alison locate the Barrington witch.

11x5 - 04.05.02 - Friday: Superstition

April 5, 2002

As Ricky tries to resign himself to the fact that he will never see Casey again, Karen and Frank happen by and are amazed to see that the young man's scar has completely vanished. Rattled to discover the word ""Trouble"" printed on the bottom of one of Rebecca's candles, Livvie decides to enlist some help from Jamal. Meanwhile, Alison and Jack find Rebecca's belongings stacked in the barn. After Jack recognizes the portrait as a likeness of Paige, Alison realizes that the woman who saved her life was not Rebecca after all. Livvie explains to Jamal how obsessed Alison has become with her creepy ancestor. Later, while researching the history of the Barrington clan, Livvie notes Paige's startling resemblance to Rebecca and wonders if her father's old flame is also a witch. As he sifts through Rebecca's things, Jack unearths an antique camera and playfully snaps Alison's picture. Ricky is perplexed by another sighting of Casey outside the Recovery Room. Jamal and Livvie learn that Rebecca wa

11x6 - 04.08.02 - Monday: Superstition

April 8, 2002

Jamal and Livvie conduct further research on Rebecca Barrington and unearth creepy details of the alleged witch's crimes. After Ian rejects her offer of a nanny to help care for Danny, Lucy comes to the loft herself to lend a hand. Jack develops the film from the antique camera and is stunned to see that the picture he snapped of Alison includes another shadowy figure. In the barn, a beaming Rebecca steps from her portrait and greets her astounded great-great-great-grandchild. Livvie and Jamal discuss the possibility that the curse Rebecca placed on Port Charles has finally come to pass. Later, Jack arrives to show his friends the photo but is surprised to see that Rebecca's image has vanished just as mysteriously as it first appeared. Thrilled to realize that her favorite childhood ""friend"" is back in her life, Alison asks Rebecca why the family has ostracized her all these years. Explaining how her powerful candles brought suspicion of black magic down on her, Rebecca assures Alison

11x7 - 04.09.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

April 9, 2002

Ricky drowns his sorrows late into the night at the nearly deserted Recovery Room. An inebriated Chris wanders in and offers his fellow bar fly his take on the problem with the opposite sex. Certain that Rebecca's candles are nothing but trouble, Livvie places hers on the fire to be consumed. Jamal arrives at the barn and is puzzled to find Alison conversing with a portrait of her ancestor. Ricky confides to Chris how he has a sighting of his late girlfriend every time he lights a particular candle. Later, Chris stumbles over the ""Lust"" candle behind Victor's bar and strikes a match. Jamal urges an irked Alison to deal with the fact that Rafe dropped her like a bad habit. A policewoman enters the Recovery Room and quickly falls under the spell of the Lust candle, much to Chris' surprise. Livvie reminds Jack why they must both stay far away from any part of Rebecca's evil legacy. Jamal admits to Alison that he does want her back. The lady cop comes on strong with Chris, but her late arr

11x8 - 04.10.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

April 10, 2002

An awkward moment at the Recovery Room grows even more awkward for Chris, Mary and Victor. Kevin drops by the loft with groceries and baby food and finds a depressed Ian watching home videos of his late wife. In the barn, Rebecca urges her descendant to light the candle marked ""Love"" if she wants to see Rafe again. When Alison presses her for the truth, Rebecca admits that she was indeed hanged for murder but insists she committed no such crime. Though Ian gruffly orders him to go away, Kevin refuses to comply. Lucy manages to mollify the policewoman's partner, then watches in confusion as Victor and Mary search frantically for their special candle. Kevin gently reminds a weeping Ian that he could not have prevented Eve's untimely death. Chris tells Lucy about Ricky's apparent affinity for another one of the mysterious candles. Kevin urges Ian to move himself and baby Danny into the lighthouse for a while.

11x9 - 04.11.02 - Thursday: Superstition

April 11, 2002

Late at night in the Scanlon house, Karen mistakes Ricky for an intruder and conks him over the head with a frying pan. Jack returns to the darkroom to try and locate the photographic image of Rebecca he saw earlier. Upon entering the barn, Lucy is instantly struck by the close resemblance Paige bears to the portrait of Rebecca. Ricky apologizes for scaring Karen, then explains that he only stopped by to pick up the belongings Casey left behind. Lucy tells Allison how Rebecca's candles seem to be having a strange effect on the citizens of Port Charles. Later, Alison lights one of her ancestor's creations for Lucy, who feels suddenly enveloped in warm, healing energy. Ricky describes for Karen how wonderfully exciting his relationship with Casey was during the short time they had together. Lucy suggests to Alison that she convert the barn into a business space and open up a candle shop. Meanwhile, Livvie awakens gasping from a frightening nightmare about her friend.

11x10 - 04.12.02 - Friday: Superstition

April 12, 2002

Frank demands some answers after finding Karen and Ricky in the midst of a heart-to-heart talk about love and loss. Inside his darkroom, Jack manages to produce a second photographic image of the late Rebecca Barrington. Staring into the fireplace, Livvie sees Alison crying for help and reaches out to her friend, only to quickly draw back her singed fingers with a yelp of pain. Alison awakens in the barn and is thrilled to see a smiling Rafe leaning over her. Livvie tearfully relates for Jack how her terrifying nightmare seemed to turn into reality right before her eyes. Karen tries to get cozy with Frank but one of Rebecca's candles soon has a chilling effect on the romantic moment. Jack suggests to Livvie that the old camera may hold the key to the mystery swirling around Alison. A dejected Alison discovers that her wonderful encounter with Rafe was nothing but a dream. Later, however, Alison finds a pink rose lying near the ""Love"" candle. As Karen looks on in shock, Frank suddenly s

11x11 - 04.15.02 - Monday: Superstition

April 15, 2002

Kevin explains to Lucy why he invited Ian and his infant son to stay with them at the lighthouse. Gasping for breath, Frank tells Karen he has no idea why he said such horrible things to her just before his collapse. As Rebecca once again emerges from her portrait, an excited Alison tells her ancestor about her beautiful reunion with Rafe. Lucy describes for a skeptical Kevin her theory about how Rebecca's candles have been working their magic on people all over town. Later, Lucy informs her husband that she's decided to finance Alison's candle shop as a way of giving everyone the opportunity to experience the power of Rebecca's creations. Ian arrives and reveals that he and his boy are going to Ireland. Ricky urges Karen to get away from Frank before he freaks out again. Although grateful for Ricky's concern, Karen sends him away with assurances that her boyfriend's bad behavior won't be repeated. Rebecca asks Alison to continue her life's work so she can finally rest in peace. Unable

11x12 - 04.16.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

April 16, 2002

Ricky drops by GH to check on Karen, who continues to make nervous excuses for Frank's reprehensible behavior. Meanwhile, a worried Frank comes to Kevin for help. Using Rebecca's secret formula and the book of incantations, Alison begins making candles the old-fashioned way. Ricky urges Karen to give him a call any time she needs some help. Frank explains to Kevin how he became strangely violent and abusive with the woman he loves for no apparent reason. Alison tells Jack she believes her hounded and persecuted ancestor was innocent of any wrongdoing. With her friend out of the way for a while, Livvie slips into the barn and quickly gathers up all of Rebecca's belongings. Frank promises Karen that he'll do whatever is necessary to make up for his earlier outburst. Mulling over his session with Frank, Kevin wonders if an offhand remark about a candle could be tied to the odd experiences Lucy related about other residents of Port Charles. Alison is horrified to find Livvie burning Rebecc

11x13 - 04.17.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

April 17, 2002

Chris gets teased at the hospital about his close encounter with the policewoman but feels sure he'll never see Doree again. Kevin cautions Lucy that Rebecca's candles may not be as harmless as she thinks. Staring in shock as her ancestor's belongings go up in flames, Alison demands to know how Livvie could be so cruel. Up in heaven, Ed takes Rafe to task for leaving Alison a pink rose and giving her false hopes about seeing him again. Doree surprises Chris in the hospital elevator and quickly makes it clear what she desires from him. Close to hysterics, Livvie accuses Alison of practicing black magic. When Jack tries to calm her down, Livvie turns her fury on her lover as well. Ed warns Rafe that all hell will break loose if he breaks yet another rule. Chris and Doree make love in the stalled elevator. Livvie explains to her father why she torched the evil candles along with Rebecca's potions and incantations. Meanwhile, at the barn, Rebecca consoles a grieving Alison.

11x14 - 04.18.02 - Thursday: Superstition

April 18, 2002

Frank asks Karen to marry him and after she agrees, he's affected by a lit candle and becomes vicious with his derogatory remarks about her checkered past. Livvie is surprised when Kevin admits that he doesn't think she's losing her mind about Alison and her candles. However, Kevin does convince his daughter to apologize to Alison for destroying everything in the barn. Lucy stops by the barn to see Alison and finds she has opened her candle shop in spite of Livvie's arson efforts. Lucy asks Alison how she managed to get everything together after Livvie tried to torch the place. Covering for the ""effort"" by Rebecca, Alison claims that Livvie wasn't being completely honest. When Kevin and Livvie stop by, Livvie becomes frantic to see all the candles are back and the place open for business. As she rants and raves about Alison's secret magic, the customers begin to panic as do Kevin and Lucy. Kevin confronts Lucy about her promise to stay out of the candle business. Lucy claims she's just

11x15 - 04.19.02 - Friday: Superstition

April 19, 2002

A grumbling Rafe reports for work as a conscience angel but frets about the way Alison's life is falling apart back on earth. At the candle shop, Jack and Jamal inform a fuming Alison that they've come to take her away for her own good. Cursing Karen for being a tramp, Frank advances on his terrified girlfriend. Rafe bitterly accuses Ed of forgetting how it feels to be in love. When Alison refuses to leave, Jamal picks her up and bodily removes her. Jack stays behind to photograph the interior of the entire shop with the antique camera. As the candle goes out, Frank returns to his senses and is horrified to find Karen cowering in a corner. After Frank races away, a weeping Karen calls Ricky for help. Alison uses a ""Deep Sleep"" candle to elude Jamal. Rafe encounters a face from the past when James reappears.

11x16 - 04.22.02 - Monday: Superstition

April 22, 2002

A distraught Frank comes to the lighthouse seeking help from Kevin. Meanwhile, Ricky reassures Karen as she shakily recounts her latest encounter with her volatile boyfriend. Suggesting to Rafe that he's been unfairly treated by his heavenly masters, James offers the angel a lifetime with his lady love if he chooses to switch sides. Karen explains to a startled Ricky how she became a pill-popping stripper after being sexually molested as a child. Frank relates for Kevin how he suddenly saw the woman he loves as a cheap slut just as he popped the question. While an eavesdropping Livvie perks up her ears, Kevin questions his puzzled patient about the candle he lit to set the mood for his proposal. James shows Rafe the enchanting future he could have with Alison once he signs on with a new ""boss"". An unwitting Ricky brings Karen the candle from the Scanlon house to give her comfort. Rafe informs a sneering James that he cannot accept his offer.

11x17 - 04.23.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

April 23, 2002

Gail comes to the lighthouse with questions for Livvie about the ""witchcraft"" she's witnessed. At the barn, Kevin cautions Alison that her candles are much more potent than she knows. Karen pulls a startled Ricky into a kiss as he leans over the couch to check on his sleeping guest. Kevin asks Alison to close down her shop until he can have the candles analyzed. Recalling how her ancestor was persecuted and killed, Alison wonders if she is destined to suffer the same fate. Livvie angrily accuses Gail and Lucy of trying to trick her into admitting that she's as crazy as her mother. Realizing that Karen has mistaken him for Frank, Ricky pulls back from her embrace. Frank arrives and launches into an explanation for his bizarre behavior but quickly falls under the spell of the lit candle once again. Alison agrees to let Kevin test her inventory to prove that Rebecca's recipes are harmless. Ricky bodily ejects Frank from his apartment, then reminds a heartbroken Karen that she's better off

11x18 - 04.24.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

April 24, 2002

Kneeling before her ancestor's portrait, Alison begs Rebecca to return and show her the right path to travel. Rafe returns to duty as a conscience angel but can't stop thinking about James' offer to provide him with a lifetime of happiness next to the woman he loves. A groggy Jamal tells Jack he believes Alison drugged him the night before. Livvie secretly dopes the candles with a psycho-tropic drug to ""prove"" that Alison's merchandise is dangerous. Later, Jack arrives and apologizes to Livvie for calling her crazy, then explains how he's been using the antique camera to delve further into a supernatural mystery. Alison lets it slip to Jamal that she's been conversing with her deceased great-great-grandmother. After Jamal departs, Rebecca finally emerges again and urges Alison to use her gift instead of letting other people's doubts and fears get in the way. Jack lights the ""Warmth"" candle--- with disastrous results.

11x19 - 04.25.02 - Thursday: Superstition

April 25, 2002

Karen asks a puzzled Colleen if she's noticed any patients arriving with allergic reactions to candles. At the Recovery Room, Frank mentally reviews the night he popped the question and wonders again what went so terribly wrong between him and Karen. Meanwhile, Ricky decides to conduct his own experiment. Certain Rebecca's candles are harmless, Alison reopens the Pink Rose and begins selling her wares once more. Lucy and Kevin return home and find Jack hallucinating wildly as an anguished Livvie helplessly wrings her hands. Ricky secretly tests Frank's reaction to a certain candle. At the ER, Chris examines his agitated brother while Karen is alarmed to hear Kevin's explanation for Jack's strange ""episode."" Livvie begins to confess to her father but elects not to reveal her crime. Later, the hospital lab alerts Kevin to the presence of a psychotropic drug in the candle Jack lit. Karen finds a wild-eyed Frank holding a knife to Ricky's throat. Dory brings Chris a gift. Jack demands some

11x20 - 04.26.02 - Friday: Superstition

April 26, 2002

Rafe tries to focus on his work but inevitably finds his thoughts drifting back to James' offer and the promise of lifelong happiness with Alison. Kevin sustains an injury to his wrist during a freak accident in the candle shop. Jack bitterly informs Livvie she went too far when she doctored Alison's candle to ""prove"" it was evil. When Lucy confronts her, however, Livvie adamantly denies Jack's accusations and claims that her boyfriend's hallucinations are due solely to Alison's witchcraft. Rebecca assures her unhappy descendant that this time around the ""good"" people of Port Charles will not win. Out of Lucy's earshot, Jack asks Livvie how she could stoop so low to lie to people she supposedly loves. Kevin orders Alison to either shut down her shop or watch her inventory destroyed. James gleefully informs Rafe that Ed is his father. Lucy places an urgent call to Ian in Ireland. Rebecca shows herself to an astonished Kevin.

11x21 - 04.29.02 - Monday: Superstition

April 29, 2002

Frank comes to the hospital looking for Kevin and is immediately corralled by two male nurses acting on Karen's orders. Though Rafe accuses him of lying to obtain another soul, James persists with his claim that Ed is the young man's father. Livvie confesses her crime to Rachel during a visit to her institutionalized mother. As Rebecca lights her candle, Kevin suddenly fades away into thin air. Later, Lucy comes by in search of her husband but finds only his briefcase and his car. Rafe begins to wonder if James' story about Ed could be true. Livvie tearfully explains to Rachel how everyone has been questioning her sanity just because she's trying to save the world from the forces of evil. Alison tells Lucy how Kevin disappeared while she was packing up candles in the back room. After having Frank restrained in a padded room on the psych ward, Karen sadly informs her boyfriend why his story about an ""allergic"" reaction to a candle doesn't ring true. Ed finally admits to Rafe how he fell

11x22 - 04.30.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

April 30, 2002

Chris finds a naked Doree swinging from the ceiling lamp in the hospital's staff lounge. Rachel tells an amazed Livvie she's been faking her catatonic state for months to escape a punishment she never deserved. At the Pink Rose, Alison explains to Lucy that the blood on her apron came from a minor cut Kevin sustained just before he vanished. Reminding Livvie how similar they are, Rachel urges her daughter to do whatever she must to prove that Alison has been practicing witchcraft. Later, Livvie awakens in her mother's hospital room and realizes she only dreamed that Rachel spoke to her. After a distraught Lucy calls in the police, Mac harshly questions Alison about his friend's mysterious disappearance. Although thrilled by Doree's insatiable appetite for sex, Chris is secretly relieved when a police emergency finally calls his lover away. Jack has to restrain an enraged Livvie to keep her from attacking Alison as she accuses her former friend of murder. Later, Mac takes Alison down to

11x23 - 05.01.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

May 1, 2002

Ricky assures Karen she did the right thing having Frank put under observation in the psych ward for 72 hours. At the precinct house, Jamal asks a startled Alison if Rebecca instructed her to kill Kevin. Karen explains to Ricky how her boyfriend has been envisioning them in bed together during his hallucinations. Later, Ricky cheers up his new friend with an impromptu salsa lesson on a makeshift dance floor. Lucy takes Ian to the Pink Rose to search for clues to Kevin's disappearance. Gazing at the portrait of Rebecca, Lucy wonders why the painting seems to have changed. Although Jack reminds her that Alison could never have overpowered Kevin, Livvie shrilly insists that the candles' evil power helped their creator subdue her victim. With no corpse and no hard evidence, Mac reluctantly releases Alison. Later, Jamal asks Alison to let him speak with Rebecca. Livvie finds her father's bloodstained sweater in the woods.

11x24 - 05.02.02 - Thursday: Superstition

May 2, 2002

At the precinct house, Mac glumly admits to Ian that he fears his best friend may have been murdered. Meanwhile, Livvie vows to make Alison pay for her crimes. Inside the Pink Rose, Jamal asks Alison to call Rebecca out of the painting so he can speak to her personally. Up in heaven, James offers Rafe another chance to get close to the woman he loves, if only for one fleeting moment. Though Rebecca fails to respond to her pleas, Alison begs Jamal to believe she's been telling the truth. After Jamal departs, Rebecca emerges from her portrait and hands Alison a new candle which bears no label. James tempts Rafe with a video retrospective of recent events in Pine Valley. Reminding Rafe how lost Alison is without him, James urges the angel to go to her rescue before it's too late. Livvie plants her father's blood-soaked sweater in the trunk of Alison's car. After throwing away the candle, an angry Jamal warns Alison that she's talking like a crazy person and only making herself look even m

11x25 - 05.03.02 - Friday: Superstition

May 3, 2002

As his officers begin a search for their prime suspect, Mac phones Ian to confirm that the blood on the sweater found in Alison's car was Kevin's. Meanwhile, Alison tells a skeptical Jack how her great-great-great-grandmother is the one person in the world who can clear her name. Crossing over the threshold to the dark side, an anguished Rafe falls to his knees to beg James for more information on how Alison is faring. When the angel balks at surrendering his soul, however, James makes the chilling suggestion that the woman Rafe loves is already well on her way to becoming a bonafide member of the forces of evil. Livvie snarls at Jack when she finds him consoling Alison. Later, Jamal arrives to warn his former girlfriend that the police are hot on her trail. After coaxing Serena to take Christina out of the room, Ian reluctantly breaks some bad news to Lucy. Jamal tries to help Alison flee but they're quickly collared by the cops as a smirking Livvie looks on. Certain her husband canno

11x26 - 05.06.02 - Monday: Superstition

May 6, 2002

Alison is placed in a cell and quickly resents all that has happened to her in such a short time. Kate quickly warns her not to trust Mac or any other ""helpful"" police officers who may try to talk with her. Unable to get anywhere with Alison, Mac questions Jamal about his ex-girlfriend but Jamal denies helping Alison harm Kevin, insisting that she wouldn't hurt anyone. Jamal is allowed a visit with Alison and confides to her that he overheard her blame herself for Kevin's disappearance. Worried that she'll be found guilty, Jamal suggests that Alison marry him so that he won't be forced to testify against her. Meanwhile, Jack guesses that Livvie has been hard at work setting up Alison for Kevin's disappearance. Livvie stews, upset that he's more concerned about protecting Alison and accuses him of trying to secretly tape her in hopes that she would make a confession that might clear Alison. Worried about Alison, Rafe can't take it anymore and finally agrees to sell his soul to James for

11x27 - 05.07.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

May 7, 2002

When Jamal offers to marry Alison so he won't have to testify against her, she quietly reveals that she and Rafe symbolically bonded before he departed. She's touched when he offers to help her reunite with Rafe. Doree interrupts and lets them both know that Alison's chance for bail on the murder charge was rejected. Disappointed by Rafe's decision, Ed tries to convince Rafe to allow him to speak to James in hopes that he can end Rafe's contract but Rafe refuses any effort on the part of his father because he needs to help Alison. Rafe also asks Ed not to interfere in what he does to help Alison. As Rafe leaves for ""the other side,"" Ed's impressed but saddened. Mary lays into Karen for forcing her son to be committed to the psychiatric hospital but Frank is quick to defend Karen's actions. Later, Karen and Frank decide to keep their distance for the time being until Frank can discover what is causing his rude outbursts. Lucy is uncomfortable as family and friends show up to support her

11x28 - 05.08.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

May 8, 2002

Jamal tries to help Alison escape from jail so that she can return to Rebecca's portrait. He manages to get a hold of Doree's keys but Alison states that she cannot accept his offer of help and returns to her cell. Meanwhile, in the barn Rebecca struggles to deal with her guilt over Kevin's disappearance and guesses that she can reverse the spell she cast if only Alison would return to her. However, she realizes that she must retrieve the candle from the woods outside for this to happen. As she tries to leave the barn, Rebecca realizes that the terrible memories from the past are keeping her from stepping outside. Later, Livvie confronts the portrait of Rebecca and vents her anger over the loss of her father. Livvie then finds Lucy with Ian talking about memories of Kevin and mistakenly assumes that the two are having an affair. Ian blasts Livvie for her outrageous accusation while Lucy tries to explain to Livvie why she feels that Kevin is still alive. Ricky tricks Karen into coming t

11x29 - 05.09.02 - Thursday: Superstition

May 9, 2002

Lucy finally bails Alison out of jail and then listens as Alison describes her encounters with Rebecca. Alison claims that Rebecca made Kevin disappear in order to prove a point. The two then hurry back to the barn to confront Rebecca. At the barn, Livvie challenges Rebecca in the portrait to show herself but when that doesn't coax the woman out, Livvie starts slashing at the painting, determined to save the citizens of Port Charles from more evil. When Alison and Lucy arrive, Livvie runs out with scissors in hand. She stumbles upon an unconscious Rafe while Alison screams at the sight of the destroyed portrait. In spite of Rafe's insistence that he not interfere, Ed makes a deal with James in order to save Rafe's soul. Caught trying to seduce her, Ricky confesses to Karen that he used the special candle to bring her to him. He upsets her further when he admits that he tested the candle on Frank in order to see if it would drive him to fits of rude behavior and anger. Karen calms down

11x30 - 05.10.02 - Friday: Superstition

May 10, 2002

A gloomy Jack tells Jamal his feelings for Livvie have died since she's become such a different person. Staring in horror at the slashed portrait, Alison begs Lucy to help her fix the painting so Rebecca can return and save Kevin. Meanwhile, as she races away from the scene of her crime, Livvie stumbles over the unconscious form of a familiar looking heavenly visitor. Jamal admits to Jack how he tried to break his former girlfriend out of jail. At the Pink Rose, a hysterical Lucy accuses Alison of raising false hopes by conjuring up a ridiculous story about a talking portrait. After calming down, Lucy assures the young woman she doesn't really believe Kevin is dead. Working together in the darkroom, Jamal and Jack manage to capture a photographic image of the late Rebecca Barrington. Rafe finally comes to but with no memory of Alison.

11x31 - 05.13.02 - Monday: Superstition

May 13, 2002

Alison dreams about being blissfully reunited with Rafe. Meanwhile, in the woods, Livvie is astonished to realize that Rafe has absolutely no memory of Alison or anything that's transpired in Port Charles. After examining the photo of Rebecca, Jamal and Jack conduct a little research and discover that the person in the picture next to Alison's ancestor is the man she was convicted of murdering. Up in heaven, Ed and James hammer out an agreement hinging on ""soulmates"" Rafe and Alison finding their way back to one another. Sensing a golden opportunity, Livvie convinces Rafe to rely on her for all the information he needs to fill in the blanks from the ten years he's lost. Jack and Jamal unearth another photograph which seems to clearly implicate Rebecca in the death of the missing minister. Livvie tells a sympathetic Rafe how her former best friend killed Kevin with black magic.

11x32 - 05.14.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

May 14, 2002

Lucy explains to Ian why she believes that Rebecca holds the key to Kevin's disappearance. Meanwhile, at the Pink Rose, Jamal tells Alison how he and Jack found a way to prove at least part of her story about her great-great-grandmother. Karen comes to the Recovery Room and assures a wary Frank he was right about the candle's ill effects. As she sifts through the ""Polaroids,"" Alison relates for Jack and Jamal the tale of how Rebecca was framed for the murder of a friend. An unwitting Rafe thanks Livvie for hiding him out while he struggles to recover his memory of the last ten years. Ian cautions Lucy that she may be grasping at straws in some vain hope that her husband is still alive. Recalling his ""loner"" status earlier in life, Rafe sadly confides to Livvie how he wished he had been able to grow close to someone during his lost decade. Lucy is thrilled to receive a sign from her Doc.

11x33 - 05.15.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

May 15, 2002

Ian suggests to Alison's lawyer that they work together along with Lucy to prove her client's innocence. Rafe awakens gasping from a nightmare and is grateful for Livvie's constant and reassuring presence. Alison arrives at Kate's office with Jamal and Jack in tow and explains to the incredulous attorney how the photographs from the Pink Rose can help clear Rebecca's name as well as her own. Livvie tells Rafe he has no wife or girlfriend waiting for him anywhere. Scoffing at the young woman's wild tale, Kate warns Alison she'll talk her way straight into the electric chair if she dares to tell her story in court. Lucy enlists Victor in her efforts to reach out through the universe and make contact with Kevin. After hearing out Alison and her friends, Ian assures them he believes they're on to something important. Livvie continues to feed lies to an unwitting Rafe about what a menace Alison is to the entire town. Victor and Lucy receive a sign from their lost loved one.

11x34 - 05.16.02 - Thursday: Superstition

May 16, 2002

Karen assures Frank she doesn't hold him responsible for any of the trouble between them. As Lucy puzzles over the message from her missing husband, Serena asks her mother if Kevin is dead. Livvie panics to discover that Rafe wandered away during the night. Meanwhile, Alison arrives at the cabin in search of a little peace and quiet. Frank apologizes to a startled Ricky for attacking him with the knife. Afterwards, Ricky quietly thanks Karen for not ratting him out. Lucy explains to Serena why she believes so strongly that Kevin is still alive and will find his way home. Livvie finally locates Rafe in the woods and convinces him it's not safe to leave her side. Frank is plagued by hallucinations once again as he watches Karen being interviewed by a flirtatious TV news reporter. Ian shows an excited Lucy the photos Jack took at the Pink Rose.

11x35 - 05.17.02 - Friday: Superstition

May 17, 2002

Rafe sleeps in the bedroom of the cabin, while Alison enters to find Livvie. Livvie keeps Alison from discovering Rafe, but when Rafe makes a noise, Alison believes Livvie has already hooked up with another man and chastises Livvie. Afterward, Alison accuses Livvie of having no heart or soul and leaves in disgust, and Livvie cements her plan for revenge by telling Rafe that Livvie and Rafe are lovers with a passionate kiss. Lucy and Ian try to get through to Rebecca, but Rebecca remains silent. However, Lucy does note that Rebecca once held a candle in the picture, and Lucy and Ian ponder the significance of the now missing candle. Meanwhile, Ricky rushes to Karen's aid, while Chris tackles Frank. Frank pleads for Karen's forgiveness, but Karen leaves with Ricky when she remains unable to find a candle that could be causing Frank's irrational behavior. Doree arrests humiliated Frank for assault, and Doree unsettles Chris with her increasing emotional demands. Karen receives lewd phone

11x36 - 05.20.02 - Monday: Superstition

May 20, 2002

After patching together the slashed portrait, an excited Lucy describes for Ian how Rebecca's image has changed. Alison bumps into Jack at the Recovery Room and reluctantly reveals that Livvie has a man up at the cabin. Meanwhile, Rafe struggles to make sense of Livvie's declaration that they were madly in love before he lost his memory. Jamal arrives at the Pink Rose and explains to Lucy and Ian why he threw Rebecca's candle into the woods. Pressed by a suspicious Rafe for the truth, Livvie admits that he was involved with Alison but insists he threw his girlfriend over for her. To make her story sound more credible, Livvie claims that Alison killed Kevin to take revenge for being dumped in favor of the shrink's daughter. Though Alison urges him not to go, Jack decides to head up to the cabin and order Livvie and her new guy off the property. While recreating Kevin's disappearance, Ian suddenly begins channeling the missing man. Livvie comes on strong with Rafe.

11x37 - 05.21.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

May 21, 2002

Lucy is overjoyed to realize that Kevin is making contact with her through Ian. Ricky accompanies Karen back to GH as she nervously prepares to face her coworkers in the wake of her public humiliation. Peering through the windows of the cabin, Jack is disgusted to see Livvie starting to disrobe in front of an unidentified man. Startled to catch sight of her old flame, Livvie pulls on her shirt and races to the door but Jack vanishes first. The publisher of a girlie magazine offers Karen a hundred grand to pose nude. As he comes back to himself, a shaken Ian asks Lucy what just happened. Questioned by Rafe, Livvie is forced to concoct more lies to explain her agitated state. Later, Rafe decides he needs professional help to regain his memory. Lucy kisses Ian in hopes of bringing back her Doc but Kevin fails to reappear. Certain Rebecca knows where Kevin is, Lucy insists on bringing the portrait home with her. Karen takes an uneasy stroll down memory lane when she visits the strip club w

11x38 - 05.22.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

May 22, 2002

Lucy tries to put Ian at ease by assuring him that her kiss was only an attempt to reestablish contact with her missing husband. As they search the woods for Rebecca's candle, Jack admits to Alison how his trip the cabin ended. Noting how uneasy Rafe seems in close proximity to her, Livvie embroiders on her original lie with stories about how comfortable they have always been together as lovers. While visiting his wife's grave, Ian is surprised to bump into Alison's attorney. Rafe asks Livvie to be patient with him as he struggles to recover the memory of their ""storybook"" romance. Lucy explains to Jack and Alison why she brought Rebecca's portrait back to her place. Ian advises Kate to keep an open mind as she builds her case for the defense. Later, however, Kate rolls her eyes in disgust when Alison reveals how Ian channeled Kevin so he could deliver a message to Lucy. Jack shows a nervous Livvie the chain her new man dropped at the cabin.

11x39 - 05.23.02 - Thursday: Superstition

May 23, 2002

Ian and Lucy arrive at the courthouse for Alison's preliminary hearing. Out in the hall, Jack bitterly taunts Livvie about her new man. Though Alison entreats her attorney to let her take the stand and tell her own story, Kate assures the girl she already has everything well under control. A worried Ricky goes in search of Karen. Meanwhile, Mary bails her son out of jail and encourages Frank to seek help from a therapist. Karen renews a few old acquaintances at the strip club where she used to work. Under cross-examination, Dara forces Lucy and Jamal into giving damaging testimony against their mutual friend. Later, Jack reveals under oath how Livvie confessed to lacing the candle with a psychotropic drug but Dara cleverly paints him as a vengeful ex-lover trying to smear his former girlfriend's name. Frank secretly retrieves his own file from Kevin's office. Confronted by an irate Ricky at the club, Karen insists she's exactly where she belongs. Kate drops a bombshell in the courtroom

11x40 - 05.24.02 - Friday: Superstition

May 24, 2002

Tossing dollar bills up on the stage, Ricky challenges Karen to prove him wrong and demonstrate that she truly does belong in the sleazy world she used to inhabit. Appalled by Kate's tactics, Alison immediately tries to fire her lawyer but the judge orders the hearing to go on. Forced to continue with her testimony, Lucy admits that she did sleep with Ian once before she was married. As he gazes at the candle, Rafe struggles to regain his memory of the last ten years. Outraged by Kate's insinuations, Lucy launches into an angry tirade against the attorney. Livvie takes the witness stand next and claims that her friendship with the defendant went sour once Alison began dabbling in witchcraft. Ricky tries to forcibly drag a protesting Karen away from the strip club. Wandering through the woods, Rafe stumbles upon the Pink Rose and wonders why the old barn seems so familiar. Alison gasps as the judge binds her over for trial.

11x41 - 05.27.02 - Monday: Superstition

May 27, 2002

Lucy offers a surprised Alison advice about how to deal with her current troubles. Ian is outraged with Kate's defense of Alison earlier in court which forces Kate to try to explain her actions. A desperate Ian then tries to connect with the missing Kevin again. Meanwhile, a confused Kevin shouts out for help only to find Rebecca has reappeared. He is outraged by what she has done and as they talk, the two find they are at odds with each other and consider what lies ahead for both of them. Jamal does his best to comfort a shaken Alison and ends up getting closer to her. Livvie steps up her storytelling to Rafe after he unlocks another clue to his hidden past. Afterwards, Lizzie considers her feelings of guilt as she realizes the many lies she has told to Rafe.

11x42 - 05.28.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

May 28, 2002

Ian suddenly begins channeling Kevin again as the agitated shrink begs Rebecca to help him get back to his wife. Doree's overwhelming obsession with Chris begins to interfere with his work and his life. After his connection to Kevin is broken, a woozy Ian tries to shake off the ill effects of his odd experience. Rebecca explains to Kevin that he can only return to his world if the special candle that was tossed into the woods is recovered and lit by a true believer. Ricky's words of love and encouragement give Karen hope that her life will soon be back on track. They kiss passionately. Kevin relates for an amused Rebecca how his romance with Lucy survived and flourished despite a number of dizzying twists and turns. Meanwhile, Christina tries her best to cheer up her unhappy mother. Ian is forced to confide in Chris when his health continues to rapidly deteriorate. Later, Lucy asks Ian to try once more to make contact with her husband.

11x43 - 05.29.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

May 29, 2002

As Ed and James look on from their unique perspective above the scene, Alison enters a church and prays for divine intercession. After making love with Ricky, Karen startles her bedmate by declaring that this can never happen again. Mary is dismayed to learn how Frank stole his file from Kevin's office. Unseen by Alison, Rafe wanders into the same chapel and confides to a passing handyman how he feels nothing for the girl he's supposed to love. Meanwhile, Alison relates for the minister how lonely she's been for Rafe. Mary recounts for her son a traumatic experience from his childhood of which Frank has no memory at all. Ricky angrily reminds Karen that the difference in their ages and backgrounds is totally beside the point. Later, Karen gently but firmly tells Ricky that they must be ""just friends"" from now on. Rafe decides to try and make it work with Livvie despite his partial amnesia and some qualms about their peculiar relationship.

11x44 - 05.30.02 - Thursday: Superstition

May 30, 2002

Jamal and Jack head back to the darkroom to develop the last set of photos from the candle shop. Alison warns Kate she'll fire her on the spot if she ever again tries to drag Ian and Lucy's names through the mud. On a sudden whim, Rafe decides to surprise Livvie with a bouquet of pink roses. Jamal complains bitterly to Jack about the way Rafe is still monopolizing Alison's every waking thought. Alison finds herself confiding in Kate about her special angel. Livvie returns home to find the place filled to the brim with dozens and dozens of pink roses. Kate catches Jack and Jamal with the new Polaroids and cautions them to keep their wild stories to themselves when they're on the witness stand. Later, Kate does an apparent about-face and asks the young men to take her to the Pink Rose to see further evidence of the supernatural. Meanwhile, Alison is stunned to discover that Livvie sanded away the heart-enclosed initials Rafe carved on the barn post.

11x45 - 05.31.02 - Friday: Superstition

May 31, 2002

Although saddened by the loss of the carved heart, Alison reminds herself that Livvie's maliciousness can never erase the love she and Rafe will always share. Meanwhile, Livvie uses her intimate knowledge of Rafe to convince him that they've been blissful lovers for months. As Lucy looks on, Ian begins channeling Kevin once again but pays a heavy price for his assistance. Livvie stages a sultry seduction scene for Rafe. Rebecca informs a horrified Kevin that his own daughter has condemned him permanently to the land of the lost. Alison bumps into a flower vendor who explains how a romantic young man just bought every last pink rose in his inventory. After revealing that Kevin is with Rebecca, Ian collapses on the floor. As he begins to make love to Livvie, Rafe murmurs Alison's name.

11x46 - 06.03.02 - Monday: Superstition

June 3, 2002

After collapsing, Ian weakly asks a surprised Lucy to call Chris for help. Thrilled to hear the flower vendor's description of the young man who bought all his pink roses, Alison happily assumes Rafe has returned for her. Meanwhile, Livvie yanks away from Rafe after he calls her ""Alison"" during a moment of passion. Lucy explains to a mystified Chris how Ian was channeling Kevin when he became ill. Kate watches skeptically as Jamal and Jack photograph the barn once again. Rafe apologizes profusely to Livvie, who quickly turns his guilt to her own advantage. Chris warns Ian that he'll die if he continues his dangerous behavior. Kate advises her client to concentrate on her upcoming trial instead of mooning over the ex-boyfriend who ran out on her. Undeterred, Alison settles into the barn to wait patiently for the man she loves.

11x47 - 06.04.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

June 4, 2002

Frank tries to piece together a puzzle from his childhood. Kate shows Lucy the latest photo from the barn. Later, the two begin to examine closely the strange parallel lives Alison and Rebecca seem to be sharing. Rebecca explains to Kevin how she's been stuck in limbo for centuries. Following a call to Joe, Frank shakily starts to have flashes of memory about a violent struggle he witnessed when he was small. Certain her husband is with Rebecca, Lucy suggests to a surprised Kate that she may hold the key to bringing Kevin safely home. Meanwhile, Rebecca demonstrates for Kevin how heavenly her private domain can be with a little bit of faith. Frank tells his startled mother he saw her with her lover years ago. Refusing to say die, Kevin informs Rebecca he will find a way to escape their ""paradise"" and return to his wife. Speculating that the only way to save the future is to go back in time and correct the mistakes of the past, Lucy tells Kate she must somehow acquit Rebecca.

11x48 - 06.05.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

June 5, 2002

Though Rafe complains of going stir-crazy alone in the cottage, Livvie cautions him that it's still too soon to risk going out in public until his memory has returned. An excited Ricky shows Karen the CD he just burned with a group of fellow musicians. Hurt by her lack of enthusiasm, Ricky accuses Karen of trying to blow him off with the old ""just friends"" ploy. Livvie and Alison have a heated encounter at the barn. Mary breaks down in tears when she realizes that Frank really did witness her humiliation years ago. Though Mary apologizes for traumatizing him, Frank assures his mother he's glad he now understands why he reacted to Karen the way he did. Karen tells Ricky she truly is happy about his good news. Alison urges Livvie to understand that she could never hurt Kevin for all the world. Ricky and Karen share another moment of passion. An unwitting Alison asks Livvie about the new guy in her life. Meanwhile, Rafe makes his way to the Pink Rose.

11x49 - 06.06.02 - Thursday: Superstition

June 6, 2002

Explaining how he felt drawn to the barn, an excited Rafe tells Livvie he believes he's finally close to some answers about his clouded past. Though Lucy insists it's too dangerous to try again, Ian assures his friend he can handle channeling Kevin until they bring him safely home. Meanwhile, Kate throws herself into working on an appeal which can exonerate Rebecca and lift the curse on Port Charles. As she prepares a party for her daughter's third birthday, Lucy yearns to have Kevin share in Christina's big moment. Although frustrated with his inability to find an escape route, Kevin declares to Rebecca that he won't give up trying to get home even if the effort kills him. Livvie convinces Rafe to return to the cabin, then slips a sedative into his wine glass to keep him from straying again. Later, however, Rafe sneaks away as Livvie sleeps.

11x50 - 06.07.02 - Friday: Superstition

June 7, 2002

Rebecca tells a distraught Kevin that everyone back in the land of the living believes he's dead. As Christina's birthday party gets underway, Alison confides to Kate how she feels Rafe close by somehow. Meanwhile, Rafe approaches the Recovery Room but is told by a new waitress that the place is closed for a private party. Livvie dreams about her mother egging her on to complete the task she's started. Watching the children enjoy the festivities, Victor sadly tells Ian he could never have imagined he would have lost both his twin sons. Kevin rails at Rebecca for condemning him to exist in a permanent state of limbo with nobody but a witch for company. Christina wanders outside and strikes up a conversation with a friendly stranger. Later, Christina tries to draw a distracted Lucy's attention to Rafe but he disappears again. Kevin apologizes to Rebecca, who asks for his forgiveness as well. Livvie proposes marriage to Rafe.

11x51 - 06.10.02 - Monday: Superstition

June 10, 2002

Frank interrupts Karen and Ricky's love-making. While Ricky hides, Frank explains to Karen that his recent aggression was due to a repressed childhood. He asks Karen to test the candle on him again and she agrees, but later Ricky tells her he also plans on being there. Kate and Ian run into Alison outside the Recovery Room and Ali insists that Rafe has returned. They both implore her to focus on the fight for her innocence now. At the cabin, Livvie plays on Rafe's sympathies and convinces to marry her saying they were planning on getting married anyway. Rafe seems reluctant but agrees to marry her- but first he needs to talk to Alison.

11x52 - 06.11.02 - Tuesday: Superstition

June 11, 2002

At the police station, Jack distracts Officer Doree, while Jamal breaks into the records room and steals Rebecca's file. In ""Barnadoon,"" Kevin tells Rebecca he's decided to get used to the possibility that he may spend eternity with Rebecca and, after mentioning how she reminds him of Paige, tells her he's glad he's not alone. In the barn, Ian returns Rebecca's portrait and suggest channeling Kevin again, despite Lucy's protests. However, Ian is unable to channel Kevin and Lucy says she feels that Kevin has given up on trying to come home.

11x53 - 06.12.02 - Wednesday: Superstition

June 12, 2002

With Ricky present, Frank lights the ""Desire"" candle in front of Karen, but he feels no effects. Karen, however, has amorous thoughts of Ricky and blows out the candle. Frank asks Karen to considering getting back together and she upsets Ricky when she agrees to think about it. Meanwhile, after reading Rebecca's file, Jamal tells Jack that evidence was purposefully withheld in order to convict her. However, Ian tells them the judge won't re-open Rebecca's case, but he comes up with another plan. Meanwhile, Alison tells Lucy that Rafe is an angel who came to Earth. At the cabin, Livvie introduces Rafe to ""Alison,"" who is really an impostor hired by Livvie. Rafe doesn't recognize ""Ali"" but Rafe defends Livvie against her insults and then asks Livvie to marry him. Later, however, Rafe, has a mental flashback of the real Alison and wonders who she is.

11x54 - 06.13.02 - Thursday: Superstition

June 13, 2002

In ""Barnadoon,"" Kevin sees a scar on Rebecca's neck that she received when she was hung to death. Kevin helps her to open up about her tragedy. Meanwhile, Lucy, Alison, Ian, Jack and Jamal perform a play for the judge to clear Rebecca's name of murder. After the play, the judge doesn't seem impressed but gives Kate an hour to meet with him to present her evidence. Livvie asks Rafe to elope with her and leave Port Charles forever. Rafe is at first reluctant, but then agrees. Later, Rafe goes to the barn where he has another flashback of Alison. Meanwhile, a smug Livvie is pleased that her scheme to marry Rafe and convict Alison of murder is going well.