Luke Meets Up with Herr Kreige
Annoyed with Laura's relationship with Stefan and wanting some more cash, Luke meets up with his old jewel fence, Herr Kreig. Spenser has no idea who Kreig really is, though Cesar knows everything about Luke. [GH episodes March 5 and 8, 1999]

*This excerpt was made from full length transcripts on The TV Megasite's GH Transcripts page, and was done with the permission by my pal Suzanne, who's webmaster of The TV Megasite. 

March 5, 1999

LUKE: DIAMOND, DIAMOND, IN THE ROUGH, WHAT'S THE HARDEST, RICHEST STUFF? YOU ARE MINE, COLD-HEARTED PRINCESS.

The scene fades out, then returns.

LUKE: AS YOU CAN SEE, HERR KRIEG, IT'S THE SAME QUALITY STONE THAT I ALWAYS CARRY.

 HERR KRIEG: ANOTHER OFFSPRING OF THE VERY SAME DIAMOND, I TAKE IT? 

LUKE: CORRECT. SO BY NOW YOU SHOULD KNOW ITS WORTH BY ITS WEIGHT. WHAT IS THE HOLDUP HERE? YOU'RE STARING INTO IT LIKE A CRYSTAL BALL. 

HERR KRIEG: MM-HMM. BECAUSE I APPRECIATE BEAUTY. 

LUKE: YOU WANT BEAUTY? HOP A TRAIN FOR THE LOUVRE. I'M HERE FOR CASH. MY TIME IS LIMITED. 

HERR KRIEG: ALL RIGHT, MR. SPENCER. YOU HAVE A DEAL.

March 8 1999

LUKE: I TOLD YOU MY PRICE PER CARAT IS GOING UP THIS TIME. YOU HAVEN'T ASKED HOW MUCH. 

HERR KRIEG: WELL, WE HAVE NEGOTIATED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE PAST. 

LUKE: I WANT 10% ABOVE OUR LAST TRANSACTION. IS THAT A PROBLEM? 

HERR KRIEG: I ASSURE YOU IT'S NOT. FOR A GEM OF THIS CALIBER, THE MARKET IS RAREFIED, BUT INTENSE. 

LUKE: "RAREFIED BUT INTENSE." DOES THAT DESCRIBE THE MARKET OR THE BUYER? 

HERR KRIEG: I CREDIT THE EASE OF OUR TRANSACTIONS TO THE ABSENCE OF BOTHERSOME DETAILS. BUT WE'D BOTH BE INFINITELY RICHER IF WE CLOSED THE ULTIMATE SALE. 

LUKE: THAT AGAIN, EH? 

HERR KRIEG: YOU WALKED AWAY WITH PRINCELY SUMS IN EXCHANGE FOR MERE FRAGMENTS OF A GEM. YOU COULD EASILY DEMAND A KING'S RANSOM IF YOU'D PART WITH THE MOTHER STONE. 

LUKE: YES, BUT I'M SENTIMENTAL. THE MOTHER STONE AND I GO BACK A LONG WAY. 

HERR KRIEG: WHAT I WOULD GIVE FOR A GOOD LOOK AT THAT DIAMOND -- 

LUKE: I DON'T RECOMMEND IT, HERR KRIEG. A LOOK AT THE UNATTAINABLE CAN OFTEN RATTLE A MAN'S CAGE FOR LIFE.

The scene fades out, then returns.

LUKE: I TAKE IT I DON'T HAVE TO COUNT THIS. 

HERR KRIEG: YOU NEVER HAVE BEFORE. 

LUKE: TRUE. AS YOU SAID, WHY SWEAT DETAILS? I'VE ALWAYS FOUND OUR BUSINESS DEALINGS TO BE TOTALLY SATISFACTORY. 

LUKE: WELL, I THINK THIS WILL HOLD ME FOR A WHILE. 

HERR KRIEG: YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU NEVER KNOW. 

LUKE: TRUE. HERR KRIEGER, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. TILL WE MEET AGAIN. 

HERR KRIEG: TILL WE AGAIN. 

LUKE: [GERMAN ACCENT] HELLO. THIS IS HERR HOFFMAN IN ROOM 1216. I'M CHECKING OUT.

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