Season 1, Episode 1 – Aired: 6/1/1997
Ep. #1
A new class of interns is invited to a reception in their honor. After Serena Baldwin is kidnapped, Scotty hops a plane for Port Charles to confront Lucy. [ Recap available. ]
Ep. #2
At the police station, Scott accuses Lucy and Kevin of kidnapping Serena. Lucy denies his accusations, but won't reveal her alibi. Meanwhile, Joe runs into Karen after giving her statement on the hostage crisis, but she declines his offer of support. Joe remembers their childhood and then tells his brother Frank that Karen's putting on a brave front but is really scared. Joe and Frank go home and find their mother Mary waiting for them. Mary has a surprise for Joe- Dr. Alan Quartermaine, Chief of Staff of General Hospital, is there to see him. Karen goes to the home of her paternal grandparents, Lee and Gail Baldwin, and accuses her grandfather of nepotism, as she got Greg Cooper's intern slot after he was dropped from the program. Karen announces she's going back to San Francisco, but Lee tells her that Scott, the father she never knew, is in town and asks if she'd like to meet him. Lee calls Scott and tells him that his "daughter" is at his house and Scott, assuming he means Serena, races right over. However, Karen's hurt when Scott registers his displeasure at seeing Karen and leaves. On the street, a hit-and-run driver knocks Scott down and then speeds away.