LIFELINE SYSTEMS INC
SC 13D/A, 1997-01-10
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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     THIS  SCHEDULE  13D  IS A "CORRECTED" VERSION OF THE 13D THAT WAS SENT ON
1/8/97



     UNITED  STATES
     SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION
     Washington,  D.C.  20549

     SCHEDULE  13D

     Under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934
     (Amendment  No.  2)

     LIFELINE  SYSTEMS,  INC.
     (Name  of  Issuer)

     Common
     (Title  of  Class  of  Securities)

     532192101
     (CUSIP  Number)

Dawson-Samberg Capital Management, Inc., 354 Pequot Ave., Southport CT  06490
 203/254-0091
     (Name,  Address  and  Telephone  Number  of  Person
     Authorized  to  Receive  Notices  and  Communications)

     January  1,  1997
     (Date  of  Event  which  Requires
     Filing  of  this  Statement)

If  the  filing  person  has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report  the  acquisition  which  is  the  subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing  this  schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following
box  o.

Check  the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement o.  (A fee
is not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on
file  reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities  described  in  Item  1;  and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
 (See  Rule  13d-7.)

NOTE:    Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with  the  Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are
to  be  sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial  filing  on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and  for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures  provided  in  a  prior  cover  page.

The  information  required  in  the  remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed  to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the  Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the  Notes).
1          Name  of  Reporting  Person  PEQUOT  SCOUT  GENERAL  PARTNERS,LLC

     IRS  Identification  No.  of  Above  Person  13-3745924
2          Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group    (a)  o

      (b)  o
3          SEC  USE  ONLY

4          Source  of  Funds  AF

5          Check  Box  if  Disclosure  of  Legal  Proceedings  is
     Required  Pursuant  to  Items  2(d)  or  2(e)

6          Citizenship  or  Place  of  Organization  CONNECTICUT

     7          Sole  Voting  Power  343,100

 NUMBER  OF
 SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED  BY  EACH
 REPORTING
 PERSON  WITH
     8          Shared  Voting  Power

     9          Sole  Dispositive  Power  343,100

     10          Shared  Dispositive  Power

11        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 343,100

12         Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares

13          Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Row  11  6.0

14          Type  of  Reporting  Person  PN

CUSIP  NO.    532192101                    PAGE  8  OF  7
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This  Statement  relates to the Common Stock, $.02 par value (the "Shares") of
Lifeline  Systems,  Inc.,    ("LIFE"),  a  Massachusetts  corporation.  LIFE's
principal  executive  office  is  located at 640 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
02139.


ITEM  1.    SECURITY  AND  ISSUER

     No  Change

ITEM  2.          IDENTITY  AND  BACKGROUND

          This  statement  is  being  filed on behalf of Pequot Scout General
Partners, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (the "Reporting Person"). 
The  sole  business  of  Pequot Scout General Partners, LLC is to serve as the
general  partner  of  Pequot Scout Fund, L.P. ("Scout"), a limited partnership
formed  under the laws of Delaware to invest and trade primarily in securities
and  financial  instruments.  Messrs. Jonathan T. Dawson and Arthur J. Samberg
are  general  members  of  Pequot  Scout  General Partners, LLC.  The business
address  of  the  Reporting Persons is 354 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT 06490.

     None  of  the  Reporting  Persons,  their  respective  General  Members,
officers,  directors  or controlling persons have, during the last five years,
been  convicted  in  a  criminal  proceeding  (excluding traffic violations or
similar  misdemeanors

     None  of    the  Reporting  Persons,  their  respective  General Members,
officers,  directors  or controlling persons have, during the last five years,
been  a  party  to  a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of
competent  jurisdiction  which  resulted  in a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject
to  federal  or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such  laws.

ITEM  3.    SOURCE  AND  AMOUNT  OF  FUNDS  OR  OTHER  CONSIDERATION

     As  of  the  date  hereof,  the Reporting Person beneficially owns in the
aggregate  343,100  Shares.   The 343,100 Shares were purchased in open market
transactions  at  an aggregate cost of $2,510,726.  The funds for the purchase
of  Shares  held  by Scout were obtained from the contributions of its various
partners/shareholders.      Such funds may also include the proceeds of margin
loans  entered  into  in the ordinary course of business with Morgan Stanley &
Company,  Inc.,  such  loans  being  secured  by securities, including certain
shares of Common Stock of Lifeline Systems, Inc. held by the Reporting Person.

ITEM  4.    PURPOSE  OF  TRANSACTION

     The  Shares  held  by the above-mentioned entities were acquired for, and
are  being  held  for,  investment  purposes.   The acquisitions of the Shares
described  herein  were  made in the ordinary course of the Reporting Person's
business  or investment activities, as the case may be.  The Reporting Person,
on  behalf  of  the  above  mentioned entities, reserves the right to purchase
additional  Shares  or  to  dispose  of  the  Shares  in the open market or in
privately negotiated transactions or in any other lawful manner in the future,
including  engaging  in short sales of the Shares, and to take whatever action
with  respect  to each of such entities' holdings of the Shares it deems to be
in  the  best  interests  of  such  entities.

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ITEM  5.    INTEREST  IN  SECURITIES  OF  THE  ISSUER

     As  of  the  date  hereof,  the Reporting Persons beneficially own in the
aggregate  343,100  Shares.   These Shares represent approximately 6.0% of the
5,685,909  Shares  believed to be outstanding.  Pequot Scout General Partners,
LLC  has  the  sole  power  to  vote,  direct the vote, dispose and direct the
disposition  of  the  343,100  Shares  owned  by  Scout.  A description of the
transactions  of  the Reporting Person in the Shares that were effected during
the  past  60  days  is  set  forth  on  Exhibit  B.

ITEM  6.    CONTRACTS,  ARRANGEMENTS,  UNDERSTANDINGS  OR  RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT  TO  SECURITIES  OF  THE          ISSUER

          None

ITEM  7.    MATERIAL  TO  BE  FILED  AS  EXHIBITS

     A copy of a written agreement relating to the filing of a joint statement
as  required  by  Rule  13d-1(f)  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is
attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  A.




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          After  a  reasonable  inquiry  and  to  the best of my knowledge and
belief,  the  undersigned  certify  that  the  information  set  forth in this
statement  is  true,  complete  and  correct.


January  10,  1997


Pequot  Scout  General  Partners,  LLC


By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  General  Member




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     EXHIBIT  A

     AGREEMENT

          The  undersigned agree that this Schedule 13D dated January 10, 1997
relating  to  the Shares of Lifeline Systems, Inc. shall be filed on behalf of
the  undersigned.



Pequot  Scout  General  Partners,  LLC


By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  General  Member


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EXHIBIT B
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LIFELINE SYSTEMS
SCHEDULE 13D
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COMMON STOCK, $.02  PAR VALUE
CUSIP  #  532192101
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                                                      PEQUOT
                                                      SCOUT
                               # OF SHARES            FUND, L.P.
TRADE                          PURCHASED              TAX I.D. #
DATE                                 (SOLD)  PRICE    13-3741801 
- -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------
TOTAL SHARES @
09/26/96                           343,100               343,100 
                               ------------           -----------

10/30/96                           (10,000)  16.5600     (10,000)
11/07/96                           (10,000)  16.7500     (10,000)
11/22/96                             4,000   16.9375       4,000 
11/25/96                             6,000   17.0000       6,000 
12/18/96                             5,000   16.5000       5,000 
12/20/96                             2,500   16.5000       2,500 
12/27/96                             2,500   17.2500       2,500 

                                         0                     0 

TOTAL SHARES @
12/27/96                           343,100               343,100 
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