All My Children - 2001 - Brooke Learns of Gillian's Plight

All My Children, 2001, Laura got back into her hospital bed and Leo asked what they should do for a honeymoon. Laura got out her sugar packet collection, with pictures of destinations in the USA. They thought the Grand Canyon would be good and Leo crawled into bed next to Laura. Zora walked in and said it was time for Mrs. DuPres medicine. She put it in Laura's and Laura admitted to being rather tired. Zora said she'd be right outside and left the room. Laura and Leo cuddled in bed and she told her new husband that he made magical things happen. Leo told her that the magic's just begun. Laura said she had everything she ever wanted right there. In the hospital chapel, Brooke pleaded with God to send a miracle to save Laura. As she cried on her knees Erica walked in. Brooke turned to see who it was and told Erica she couldn't deal with her right now. Erica haughtily said, "Well, you'd better deal with me! I found a heart for Laura." At the chapel, Brooke sadly looked at Erica. She asked Erica if she was just getting her hopes up but Erica replied that a gunshot victim had just arrived to the ICU. Brooke's tear-streaked face lit up and she ran for the door. Crying, Ryan entered the chapel at the same time. Brooke apologized for running into him and explained that a gunshot victim was just brought to the ER. Ryan cried and looked at her horrified as Brooke told him that Laura "had a chance" if this "gunshot victim (didn't) make it." He ran out and Erica told her that "shouldn't have happened." Brooke asked who the victim was and Erica replied that it was Gillian. Shaken, Brooke left to find Ryan. Bianca walked in and asked what was wrong. Erica assured her that it wasn't bad news about Laura but Bianca gingerly asked what was going on. Leo returned with a glass of milk and Laura slowly sipped it. She told him that it felt comforting, just like that first day at Brooke's house. Leo asked if that was how she felt with him and she replied that she felt even safer with him. She tried to talk but whispered that it was getting too painful. Leo assured her that his mouth was big enough for the both of them and began talking about their honeymoon. They envisioned being in Venice and Laura donning a beautiful wedding dress. Ryan stood outside of Gillian's hospital room and watched her. Brooke cautiously approached him and apologized for what she had said. She explained that she didn't know Gillian had been brought it but Ryan angrily told her to go. She replied that they were both in pain and she knew what he was feeling and told him she was moments away from losing her second child. The pair cried as Brooke told him that she had "no right to ask" and wondered if he knew anything. He slowly replied that he knew only that it was "horrible." Brooke gingerly told him that Laura was getting sicker but Ryan angrily told her that Gillian was getting better because he could "feel it." He shouted at her to take Gillian "off (her) list" and went into her room. Jake walked out and Brooke asked if Gillian was getting better. As they watched Ryan with his wife, Jake sadly replied that the tests they had run earlier that day confirmed that she had no brain activity and that she was only being kept alive on life support. Brooke stated that Gillian wouldn't want Laura to die and Jake revealed that she had signed a donor card when she heard about Laura's situation. The only problem was that she hadn't drawn up a living will so Ryan would be able to cancel the donor card. He told her that Gillian's blood type matched Laura's and they would be able to determine a heart compatibility once they ran tissue tests. Quietly, he told her that if they moved quickly, they would still have time. "You mean before Laura dies," Brooke sobbed and rushed away. Julia Barr, Brooke English, Laura Allen, Laura Kirk English, Eden Riegel, Bianca Montgomery, John Callahan, Edmund Grey, Vincent Irizarry, David Hayward, Rebecca Budig, Greenlee Smythe, Josh Duhamel, Marj Dusay, Vanessa Bennett Cortlandt, Esta Terblanche, Gillian Andrassy Lavery, Cameron Mathison, Ryan Lavery, Susan Lucci, Erica Kane, Anthony Addabbo, Dimitri Marick, Finola Hughes, Alex Devane Marick, J. Eddie Peck, Jake Martin