Karen & Jagger #3  January 7 - April 28, 1993 - 8 hour original edit

DVD #3A  Karen and Jagger find an abandoned cabin to stay in for the night. They build a fire and try to keep warm. Karen worries about their friends being worried about them. Jagger laughs that Brenda will be angry as he had a date with her. Karen asks if he really likes Brenda all that much? Karen says it reminds her of them being stranded on the island together. Jagger agrees but says now it is just the two of them. Jagger is sorry that Karen heard him with Brenda. He tells Karen that she knows how he feels about her but she shows no interest in him. She tells him that she couldn’t. He says he never would have started up with Brenda had she been available.

Karen and Jagger snuggle in front of the fire and wake up in each other’s arms. Karen is suddenly nervous and says she has to leave and get word to Ruby, Jason, and her mom that they are okay. Jagger isn’t in a hurry and comments on how beautiful everything is out in the country, how fresh and clean. Karen admits to her feelings for Jagger. Jason is worried, as no one has heard from Karen and Jagger.

Jagger tells Karen that it is not too late for them and kisses her.  After lying to Jason and Brenda so they can spend more time together, Karen and Jagger play in the snow. Jagger and Karen arrive back at Kelly’s to a waiting Jason and Brenda.

1/8 Brenda wakes up in Jagger's bed but he fell asleep on her the night before. Rhonda is angry when Karen seems to be leaning toward Jagger over Jason. Jagger almost gets expelled for missing another class due to the storm, but Karen comes to his defense. Monica offers to help Karen with a letter of recommendation for her scholarship. Jason invites Karen to a ski weekend in three weeks. Jagger breaks up with Brenda.

1/13 Brenda sees Jagger and Karen kiss in the school hallway. Brenda plays it off like seeing Jagger with Karen does not bother her. Jason is hoping Karen will change her mind and go to PCU and not go away to college. Brenda tells Karen off for stealing Jagger from her. Karen calls her a slut. Brenda develops some photos she took of Karen in the locker room shower. Brenda plants the photos of Karen in the school lockers. 

1/14 Jagger wants to know when Karen is going to break up with Jason. Jason finds the Karen photo in his locker. Karen is humiliated when the whole school is talking about her.  Jagger confronts Brenda. Jason finds Karen crying on the docks. 

1/15  Karen knows that it was Brenda who took the photo of her and they come to blows. Brenda insists to Robin that she did not take the photos of Karen. When Karen wants to stay home from school, Jason shows up her apartment to convince that everything will be okay. Jagger gets expelled when he gets into a fight with some classmates over Karen's photos. 

1/19 Karen returns to school and Jason helps her through the day. Jagger cleans out his locker. Brenda and Robin tell Karen that Jagger has been thrown out of school. Brenda is hoping that Jagger has changed his mind about them but he is not interested. Jagger tells Ruby about his expulsion and quits Kelly’s. He is leaving town and leaves a letter for Karen. Karen learns Jagger is gone and reads his letter.

1/22 Jagger scores a mechanic job in a shop and a place to live. Karen tells Jason about Jagger leaving PC. Brenda breaks into Karen's locker and reads the letter from Jagger. Karen finds that Jagger's letter is missing. Karen and Brenda come to blows after she learns Brenda read her letter.

1/29 Brenda accuses Karen of stringing Jason along. Jagger comes clean with his boss about why he left PC. Jason tells Karen that they will be the King and Queen of the Valentines Day school dance. Jagger calls Ruby as he needs wage earnings from last year for his new employer. Sneaky Brenda gets Jagger's new address. Karen tells Rhonda that she has feelings for Jagger but he left town. Karen wants to tell Jason the truth as she can't hide her true feelings. Rhonda does not want her to sacrifice her relationship with Jason as Jagger is gone. Brenda shows up at Jagger's work after tracking him down. Brenda finds Jagger.

2/1 With the roads bad, Brenda has to stay with Jagger. Karen is not wild about all the hype she and Jason would receive as king and queen at the school dance. Jagger and Brenda talk about their childhood's. Jagger puts the brakes on when she kisses him though. When Karen admits that she has feeling for Jagger, Jason thinks they should put things on hold for a while. The next morning, Karen tells Jason that Jagger is gone and she wants to see what happens with him. 

2/3 Karen learns Brenda knows where Jagger is. 

2/4 Brenda shows up back at the garage to see Jagger. Karen joins the Qs for dinner. Monica wants to make sure Karen does not mention the Nikki pay off to AJ. Brenda and Jagger make dinner at his place.

2/9 When her car breaks down, Jagger has to come and get Brenda. Karen leaves for another college interview. On her way to visit college, Karen finds where Jagger is working. Karen finds that Jagger is staying at the cabin where they got stranded. Karen sees him return with Brenda.

2/10 Karen confronts Jagger. Karen tells Rhonda she wants nothing to do with Jagger ever again. Marco takes Tracy to a same dive bar as Jagger and Brenda. A bar fight breaks out between Jagger and the patrons. Karen breaks down when she tells her mother how stupid she feels for believing that Jagger cared for her. 

2/12 Jason and Karen get ready to go to the Valentine's dance. Jason gives Karen a necklace. Brenda wants Jagger to come back to PC with her for the school Valentine's dance to see that Karen has moved on.  Jagger heads back to PC. Jagger arrives at PC High just as Karen and Jason are crowned King and Queen of the dance. Jagger tries to talk with Karen. 

2/15 Jagger asks for two minutes to talk with Karen. Jagger explains everything to Karen and insists nothing happened with Brenda at the cabin. Karen has to admit to Jason that she has feelings for Jagger, and they break up. Karen finds Jagger at Kelly’s and they admit their love for each other.

2/16 The next day, Karen returns Jason's high school sweater and tries to apologize to him. He doesn’t want to hear it. He informs her that Brenda had told him all about her relationship with Jagger. She doesn’t want to see their relationship end this way, as they were friends too. He points out they “were”.

Jagger apologizes to Brenda for giving her the wrong idea when he let her stay at the cabin. Jason tells the Q’s that he and Karen broke up. Alan, Monica, and Jason visit AJ at rehab (First appearance of Sean Kanan as AJ). Jagger is back working at Kelly’s. Jason tells AJ what went wrong with Karen. 

2/18 Marco thinks Jagger should train as a boxer. Rhonda is upset that Karen broke up with Jason. 

2/22 Jagger tells Karen that nothing her mother can say can keep him away from her. Marco pursues Jagger becoming a boxer. Jagger tries to take Karen to dinner at The Grill but they run into the Qs. Jagger and Karen make the best of their night back at Kelly’s. 

2/24 Jagger has concerns about holding Karen back. Brenda tells Jagger that as soon as Karen goes off to college she is sure to meet a rich fraternity boy and he is history. Marco wants to take Jagger down to the gym but is turned down. 

DVD #3B  Karen has an interview at PCU and she runs into Jason. After Jason makes some jabs at Karen, he and Jagger come to blows and things get physical. 

2/25  Jagger feels bad about the fight. Brenda argues with Karen about the fight being her fault. Brenda tells Jagger that since he and Karen got together he is too tense.  Brenda and Jason have a chat at the Q boathouse and they kiss. AJ has some harsh words for Karen about what she did to Jason. 

3/3 Brenda admits to putting the tape in Ned's car and that she got the tape from Julia. Brenda and Jason bump into Jagger and Brenda on the waterfront. 

3/5  Rhonda asks Karen to do some research for Scott on Dominique's case. Jagger and Karen head upstairs to his room.   

3/8-3/10  Jagger knows that Karen is not ready to make love with him yet. Jagger checks out Marco's gym. Jagger tells Karen he has begun looking for his brother and sister. He has begun putting ads in the papers so that they can contact him. 

3/15 Brenda is hurt when she sees Karen and Jagger together on the waterfront. 

3/18 Jagger tries to be a friend to Brenda. Brenda steals Karen's term paper. Karen wants Jagger to take her to the bar he goes too. They practice some dance moves. Brenda rewrites Karen's term paper. 

3/23  Karen learns that she has been accused of cheating on her term paper. Karen tells Jagger that she knows that Brenda set her up. Karen confronts Brenda. 

3/24  Karen confronts Brenda and tells her that because of her she may lose her scholarship. She accuses Brenda of making it look like Karen cheated on her term paper. Karen grabs her and demands that she tells the truth. Brenda insists she is innocent. Jagger breaks their fight up and demands to know what the hell is going on. Robin comes in and asks what is going on? Karen fills them in. Brenda says she makes her sick and storms out.

Jagger asks Karen not to let Brenda get to her. He asks if she is sure about her paper. She insists that she double checked it the day before and that Brenda is lying. Robin asks what about her computer disk? Karen says it now matches the paper so that doesn’t help. Jagger asks if the computer disk was also in her locker and Karen says it was. Karen says she can’t expect the Honors Committee to believe but since Robin and Jagger are her friends, she does expect them to believe her! She turns and walks off. Jagger goes after her and takes her in his arms to comfort her.

An upset Karen tells Jagger that she has dreamed about going to college all of her life and now because of Brenda’s stupid jealousy, it won’t happen.

3/26 Robin comes into Kelly’s and tells Karen that her Honor’s Committee hearing has been scheduled. Karen knows that Robin is on the committee and asks who else is? Robin tells that Jason is the chairman of the committee that could take away her scholarship. Karen discouraged moans that now she can kiss her scholarship goodbye. Karen is sure Brenda is behind the set up and agrees that she is sick in the head. Jagger agrees that he wouldn’t put it past her. 

3/30 Karen offers Brenda a deal, if Karen walks away from Jagger forever would Brenda tell the truth. Brenda is obviously tempted by the offer and the look on her face confirms for Karen that Brenda was indeed behind it. Brenda leaves for work, and Karen wants to know how can Robin can continue to live with her. Robin doesn’t like being caught in the middle and hopes Karen is wrong about Brenda, but she does know that Karen would never cheat. Karen then turns to Jason and wants to plead her case to him. He tells her she can present her case to the committee and he would appreciate it if she just leaves him alone.

Jagger wants to go with Karen to her honor committee hearing on cheating. After Karen goes in, Brenda tries to convince Jagger that she had no reason to want to screw up Karen's scholarship. He says he gave her the benefit of the doubt with the shower pictures but this he can’t. She tells him she thought they were friends, obviously she was wrong. He tells her to peddle it somewhere else. Karen pleads her case before the committee. After she leaves, the committee debates their decision, with Robin standing up on Karen’s behalf. The honor committee is deadlocked when it comes to a decision on Karen and Jason as to break the tie.

3/31 Thanks to Jason, Karen is found guilty of cheating at the honor committee meeting, thus ruining her scholarship eligibility. Karen comes flying out of the meeting, yelling at Brenda that she hopes she is happy! Karen slaps Brenda. Jagger tells Brenda to take off and takes a distraught Karen in his arms.  Karen cries that she has dreamed of college all of her life, it was her ticket out and now she can’t afford it. Robin comes out and tells her how sorry she is, that she just wasn’t able to convince the rest of the committee. Karen confronts Jason for voting against her. He admits that he did vote against her.  He says her story didn’t wash. She expected Brenda’s behavior but thought Jason would at least be fair, that he knows she wouldn’t cheat.  Jason demands to know what about when he cheated on her with Jagger up at the cabin. Jagger jumps in and says nothing happened, they just took refuge from the storm.

Jagger takes Karen back to the gym so she can let off some steam with the punching bag. She isn’t really into it. He puts boxing gloves on her and tells her to imagine the bag is Brenda, this helps her really get into hitting the bag! They wind up kissing. Karen promises him that she isn’t going to give up on her dreams, even without her scholarship. He is proud of her, but she says she couldn’t have done it without him and doesn’t know what she would do without him. He promises that he isn’t going anywhere, they kiss and exchange, “I Love You’s.”

4/1 Robin offers to take a look at Karen's disk that her paper was on it to see if it was tampered with. The GH staff surprises Steve with a party to celebrate his 30 years at GH (this aired to commemorate GH’s 30th Anniversary). 

4/5  Jagger tells Karen about his brother, Mike (“Stone”) and his sister, Gina. Karen wants to help Jagger in his search for his siblings. Marco spars with Jagger and AJ at the gym.

4/7 Karen learns that PCU has withdrawn her scholarship. Karen is determined to still go to college. Karen gives her disc to Robin to check. Jagger takes Karen to look at the city lights. 

4/8 Jagger wants to give Karen his savings for her college tuition but she refuses to take it. She says this is her problem. He tells her that she doesn’t have a problem that isn’t his as well!  Brenda enters Kelly’s after Karen has left, Jagger accuses her of setting Karen up. Brenda insists she is innocent. Jagger tells her to give it up, that she went too far this time. He says he knows her nice side and thought that was the real her but he was wrong, real wrong. 

Meanwhile, Robin and Karen search for her original paper using a utility program but come up empty. Brenda makes a switch on Robin's laptop and later she and Robin find Karen's original paper proving she didn’t cheat. Jagger gets into it with Jason and AJ at the gym. Robin insists to Karen that Brenda helped her locate her original paper. Karen doesn’t care what the source was, she is just so relieved to be cleared. Brenda asks Jagger if he still thinks she is a miserable brat? He tells her that maybe he was wrong about her after all. Jason walks in next and he is informed that they found the original paper. He smiles and says he is glad things worked out for her. Jagger suggests they celebrate!

4/13 Brenda comes into Kelly’s and asks Jagger if Karen got the cheating charges dropped? He snarks, like she cares. She reminds him that she is the one who found the paper that cleared her. He looks at her suspiciously and asks since when did she become a computer whiz? Jagger wants Brenda to just admit to setting Karen up. Brenda continues to protest her innocence and she is tired of this discussion. She insists once again that she had nothing to do with it. He does say that if she did do it that at least she did the right thing at the end. Brenda is worried that this will affect their friendship. She tells him that even though he is with Karen that she is still his friend, will still be there for him if he wants to talk ever.

Karen sees Brenda talking to Jagger, and runs in and gives him a big kiss, while completely ignoring Brenda. Karen tells Jagger that the principal is going to write a letter to PCU to reinstate her scholarship. Brenda tells Karen that she is really happy for her. Karen says if she is waiting for a thank you that it isn’t going to be coming. She knows that Brenda is behind it and doesn’t know what her game is. Karen suggests to Jagger that they go back to Social Services to get information on his siblings. Jason, AJ, Alan and Monica go to a session with Gail for family counseling. Jason tells Brenda that Lila's is looking to hire an assistant. Karen tells Jason that she has been cleared of all charges. Jason says he is happy for her. She snarks that he used to have better judgement, and looks pointedly at Brenda.

4/14  PCU informs Karen that she is only get a partial scholarship. She will have to make up the difference. Jagger works out at the gym with Marco. AJ shoots his mouth off again about Karen to Jagger. Social services tells Jagger that they can't help him find his brother and sister as they were placed in Foster Care five years ago and the case is closed. They return to Kelly’s and Karen comforts a disappointed Jagger. 

4/16 Ruby gives them a couple of days off and Jagger suggests they go to the cabin. Karen plans her lie to her mother so that Jagger and she can go to the cabin. Brenda overhears Karen's plan.  Brenda is given the opportunity to blow Karen's story to her mother right out of the water when Rhonda shows up looking for Karen. Karen and Jagger arrive at the cabin.

4/19 (Note News Interruption: 24 minutes of episode missing) Rhonda finds Karen and Jagger at the cabin. 

4/20 Brenda fills Jason in on Karen and Jagger's night at the cabin. Jason doesn't understand why she cares so much and thinks it's time she moves on from Jagger. Brenda invites him out to dinner. Karen gets a letter from Northwestern saying that the scholarship committee is offering her a full ride.  Karen tells Jagger that the only way she is going to Northwestern is if he comes with her. Brenda owns up to Jagger that she told Rhonda they were at the cabin.

4/23 Jagger files a petition with the court so he can find his brother and sister. But Jagger goes not have a birth certificate for ID purposes so he can't access the records. When he learns that it will take a month to get his birth certificate, Jagger convinces the clerk to help him get it faster. Jagger learns from his birth certificate that his father is unknown. Later he tells Karen he is glad he never knew him. 

4/26 Karen tells Alan she is staying in PC and attending PCU and she now needs job at GH part-time. Sly works out with Jagger at the gym. Karen confronts Rhonda about assuming that she is going to Northwestern so that she and Jagger will be apart. Rhonda does not want her to throw away her future on Jagger.  Karen and Jagger fight about her not going to Northwestern. Jagger thinks they can make it work even if she is away at school. Karen finds Jagger at the gym and they make up. 

4/28 Note: A total of 8 minutes from this episode was missing due to a news interruption (don’t know how much if any scenes for this edit were missing). Jagger and Rhonda have a talk about Karen. Rhonda tells him that he is a loser, she doesn’t care about him riding a bike or what he wears. Karen has known since she was four years old that she wanted to be a doctor and she wouldn’t have let anything interfere with that until Jagger came along. Jagger says that he will never stand in her way, that he pushed her to put in for the scholarship. Rhonda accuses him of wanting to latch onto a rich doctor. Karen enters and demands to know what is going on? Rhonda suggests they talk later when she gets home. Karen doesn’t see the point since they will just have the same argument.