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ej : kate , if your freedom was the only one on the line , you could do as you damn well pleased . but it 's not . samantha 's freedom is on the line , as is sonny 's , as is gabriella 's . kate : fine , fine , fine . i get it . we need to get rid of evidence . sami : uh , including the boots . ej : and stop complaining . gabi : um , these -- these cleaners that you 're gon na send down to where we were , they can get rid of any evidence that we were ever there , right ? ej : absolutely . they 're experienced professionals . kate : in other words , stefano 's men . ej : i think the less you know , the better , kate . sami : i do n't care , frankly . all i wan na know is where will is , and i wan na make sure that sonny stops him from saying anything to anyone . will : [ sighs ] you know , everything may be crazy right now , but , um , i will protect you . i promise . 'cause you 're the most important person in the world to me . nothing else matters . nothing . sonny : i totally agree . please just hear me out . you and i are on the exact same page . when i found out that they were covering up nick 's murder , i had two choices . and i chose ... to protect ari . abigail : yeah , let me just get my coat , and we are on our way . [ cell phone ringing ] abigail : that 's my phone . maybe it 's another text from her about a great party . meghan : is that about the party ? hello ? are we going to the party or not ? abigail : not . jennifer : you can deny it all you want , but i know . i am on to you . anne : all right , well , if you 're on to me , why do n't you tell me what it is i 'm supposed to be denying ? jennifer : you are so angry at me that you decided to take it out on my daughter . but if you think that i am stand back and let you do that , you have got another think coming , let me tell you . anne : do what ? jennifer : you are trying to get her fired . anne : who the hell told you that ? jj : yeah , you see , the last guy my mom was dating kind of turned into a total disaster . you know ? liam : things did n't end well ? jj : no . no . i mean , i do n't think she would 've been as hurt if she was n't totally in love with the guy . dr. daniel jonas . liam : i , uh -- i know dr. jonas . i did n't realize they 'd been involved . jj : yeah , you have no idea . nicole : stop it ! eric : daniel ! brady , stop it ! nicole : daniel ! brady , stop ! brady ! eric : brady , stop it . brady : get off of me . get off of me ! ej : kate , we need to be clear on this . do i have your word that you will have everything packed and ready to go by the time my men arrive ? kate : i just think it 's really idiotic to burn very expensive clothing , not to mention $ 2,000 boots . ej : if you prefer , i can have my men break into your house and steal every item of your clothing , as well as every pair of shoes that you have . kate : oh , okay , you know -- fine . all right . i get it . you know , how do you tolerate this bastard ? gabi : oh ! oh , my god . i just got a text from sonny . he found will . they 're talking . kate : oh , where ? let 's get going . ej : ladies ! what are you doing ? we agreed we 're going to let sonny handle this . sami : he better not screw this up . will : can you please explain to me why covering up a murder is protecting ari ? what if we all get caught , sonny ? who 's gon na take care of her ? sonny : i hear you . that 's why , when i first found out , i put a call in to my dad . i wanted to give him the facts and then let him take it from there . will : why did you let mom and grandma kate stop you , then ? sonny : because they were all over me . will : that 's -- sonny : and they told me -- they told me the whole story . and it was n't simple . you know how nick was sometimes . will : yeah . psycho , insane . sonny : yes . will : you do n't have to tell me that . i mean , he set the whole thing up in new york with gabi , without her knowing about it . sonny : and apparently , gabi laid into him . she was yelling at him , she was screaming at him , right here in the square . there were tons of witnesses . and then she walks away , and he follows her . will : she walked away into the woods ? sonny : yes . and that 's where things got nasty . he was threatening her . he threw her on the ground , and he got on top of her . so she took a rock , and she hit him in the head . will : why did n't somebody tell me that in the first place , sonny ? that is the definition of self - defense , then . they should 've just gone to the police . sonny : i know , i said the same thing . but they were afraid that gabi would get in trouble . she was screaming and yelling at the guy , saying that she wanted him out of her life forever . and then he turns up dead . tons of mistakes were made . i understand that . will : yeah , tons . sonny : but when i thought this through , will , nothing is going to bring nick back . nothing . and if we go public , this little girl ... could lose her mother . she could go to prison for the rest of her life . will : [ sighs ] eric : brady , you got ta stop this . stop ! stop ! brady : get off ! nicole : brady -- brady , stop , please . eric : [ grunts ] nicole : stop it -- stop . brady : come over here . come here . nicole : no ! oh ! brady ! brady : back off ! back off ! nicole : stop . brady , look . listen to me -- brady : shut up ! nicole : look at what you 're doing . think about it . brady : shut ... up . nicole : brady . brady : back off ! back off ! nicole : it 's okay , let him -- leave him alone . leave him alone . brady -- brady , it 's okay . just look . look at me . it 's okay . it 's okay . brady : [ gasps ] i 'm so -- i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . i 'm so sorry . meghan : girl , two seconds ago , we were heading out to party . abigail : i know , uh , but -- trust me , i really want to go with you , it 's just that i , um , got a text from work , and i ca n't believe it , but i actually have to go in and work right now . i know , it is so crazy . honestly , meg , you go . you are going to have a great time . and trust me , i am much more disappointed about this than you . meghan : abigail ... abigail : hmm ? meghan : you got ta learn when to shut off your phone . abigail : yeah , no kidding . [ chuckles ] bye . sorry . [ sighs ] jj : so dr. jonas and i were , like , always getting into it , you know ? i did n't want him hanging out with my mom . so i did all kinds of things to , well , make his life hell . you know , it kind of lasted most of the year . me acting out , i mean . trust me , i 'm paying the price . liam : i do n't understand . jj : oh . my mom did n't tell you about my sentencing hearing ? liam : no , no . jj : oh . well , you know what ? we should probably talk about something else . you know , it 's your first date with my mom . it should be a fun night . jennifer : i know the game that you 're playing . why do n't you just admit it ? anne : well , i think the game that you are playing is called psycho . jennifer : oh , really ? is that what you want to do ? is that how you want to do this ? because that 's fine . anne : [ sighs ] jennifer : okay , so either you admit that you are setting it up to get abigail fired , or i 'm gon na make sure that you do n't have a job by january 1 . anne : okay , that does it , bitch . you think you can walk your skinny ass in here , spit accusations , and i 'm gon na start shaking ? jennifer : i meant every word that i said . anne : you think i 'm out to get abigail , huh ? end her career before it 's even started ? all right , then why did i send this memo to seth burns , huh ? yeah , signing off on making her full - time . i may hate you and your entire family , but i 'm not stupid . seth burns , he loves himself some abigail , and he instructed me to do everything i could to find a spot for her . jennifer : i need to go . anne : oh , no , hey ! hey ! hey , we are not done here , jenny , okay ? someone is trash - talking me , and i want to know who it is . hey ! where did you get this idea in your head ? sami : [ sighs ] anything ? gabi : no , just the one text . sami : all right , well , i do n't know what we should do . ej , i mean , you said we should give sonny a chance , but what if he blows this ? ej : just be patient . they love one another . he 'll find a way . [ phone rings ] kate : oh , that could -- that could be sonny . maybe will took off on him again . gabi : hello ? tad : gabi , it 's t. where 's -- where 's sonny ? gabi : uh , he 's , um , he 's out . why ? tad : i 'm going nuts down here . we 're swamped . um , what about will ? where 's he ? i need help . what the hell are these two doing ? sonny : and if gabi tried to say it was self - defense -- will : you think the people in the town square would come forward , and that would -- sonny : yes , they would . they would say that she was screaming at him right before she killed him . will : [ sighs ] [ laughs incredulously ] sonny : what ? will : sonny , you 're keeping something from me again because you 're worried about how it will affect me , and you ca n't keep doing that , okay ? you do n't deserve that . sonny : what are you talking about ? will : i 'm talking about this is the next freakin ' thing that my family 's dragging you into , and if you were n't with me , you would n't be involved in it . sonny : no , stop . do n't -- no . you know how much i love you . i 'm exactly where i want to be . and do n't forget , my last name is kiriakis . there 's gon na be a day where i 'll be coming to you , having to apologize . will : well , until that day comes , i apologize for this . sonny : you know , your family was doing the right thing . kate and sami pulled together and tried to fix this for gabi . they could 've just walked away , but they did n't . and i think that means a lot . will : [ sighs ] working together with such love , i 'm sure . sonny : whatever it is , it 's working , and we 're part of it . will : no , we 're stuck with it . sonny : we 'll find a way to get through it ... for her sake . tad : gabi , the place is filling up for new year 's eve , and i got nobody . gabi : okay , just -- t , stay calm and -- tad : you need to get them down here . gabi : okay , well , i 'm sure they 're gon na be there any minute . tad : they better . sonny 's gon na lose his shirt if he blows new year 's eve . gabi : uh , okay , t. just hang in there , okay ? sami : oh , my god , he 's right . i mean , this could fall apart . sonny could lose a bundle of cash if people start walking away , and it 's all because of us . gabi : well , he never asked us to get involved . kate : oh , no , he just hid in the closet and played spy master . ej : okay , let 's not worry about this , shall we ? i will cover any losses that sonny might sustain , okay ? sami : that 's not gon na work , because sonny 's not gon na take your charity , and if people walk away , they might never come back , right ? so we have to do something . ej : what exactly is it that you propose we do about it ? sami : come on , ej . we have to help him ! let 's go . all right , you all just sit here , just keep track , and text me if anything happens , okay ? gabi : okay . sami : here . come on , come on . ej : i have it . sami : let 's go , let 's go . kate : okay , you just did that ten seconds ago . gabi : i - i 'm worried that -- kate : what , you 're worried that they 're gon na go to the police ? do you honestly think that they would do that to you ? gabi : probably not . kate : definitely not . gabi : i just keep thinking that maybe it 's just inevitable anyway . you know , maybe i should just turn myself in . we should just do it . kate : whoa , whoa , whoa . what 's wrong with you ? what is this ? your brother is so self - confident , and you 're -- gabi : kate , i killed a man . i committed murder . kate : no ! no . listen to me . you defended yourself . and if you think it 's inevitable that we 're going to get caught , then obviously , you do n't know me , and you do n't know sami , god help us . gabi : i just -- i just keep thinking that i 've done so many bad things . kate : really ? and everyone else on earth is a saint ? look , if you 're gon na continue to torture yourself and feel guilty , there 's nothing i can do about it . but you will stay positive ... because we are going to walk away from this , all right ? you have to stop thinking just about yourself , because it is n't just about you . it never has been . it 's about her . sami : yeah , hi . sorry , pardon me , pardon me . excuse me . hey ! tad : hey , will 's not here . sami : i know , that 's why we 're here , to help . tad : do what ? sami : i have chops . i worked at my grandma 's pub for years . ej : uh , t , do n't you have a swing crew who might be a bit more familiar with , um , this sort of thing ? tad : swing crew ? man , this is a club . um , okay , if -- if it gets tough , we 're just gon na have to pull it out of -- pull it out of our ear . sami : aha ! one for you . ej , my grandma and grandpa ran a pub for over 20 years . i think you can put that apron on , do n't you ? ej : i am about to find out . here . ah . sami : [ laughs ] jj : hey , my mom probably should n't know what we were talking about , okay ? jennifer : no , not okay . too late , anyway . i am so sorry for disappearing on you like that . liam : it 's not a problem . jj : you know what ? i should get going . jennifer : no , we need to talk about something real quick . one more minute , and i 'm all yours . liam : sure . jj : so is abigail going to be okay ? jennifer : yeah , abigail 's gon na be fine . jj : good . jennifer : you , not so much . brady : i do n't even know what to say , you guys . i , uh -- the things i said , um -- an apology just sounds stupid right now . nicole : it 's okay , brady . it 's okay . daniel : we 're still with you . brady : ever since the church , the mess , i - i 've been going down the road again , you know , pretty -- pretty fast , and i was , uh , i was very cruel to you guys . i 'm very sorry . i wanted you to hate me . you did n't give up on me . thank you for not -- for not giving up on me . i appreciate it . eric : and we wo n't . nicole : it 's never gon na happen , brady . daniel : okay , you hit the bottom , and it 's time to get up . brady : [ sighs ] daniel : you can do it . we are not gon na let you fail . [ door creaks ] will : [ sighs ] [ sighs ] uh , we 're good . sonny : it 's okay . he knows everything . he knows the whole story . gabi : i 'm -- i 'm so sorry . will : it 's okay . gabi : i should 've never lied to you . will : it 's okay . kate : will , if -- if there had been any other way -- will : yeah , i know . i - i wish there was too , but , um , i mean , hey , it 's bigger than us now , you know ? kate : absolutely . sonny : where 's , uh , ej and sami ? kate : sonny ! will : oh , i know . i know ej 's in on it . gabi : um , sami and ej went to go help out at the club . sonny : they 're at the clu -- oh , my god . it 's new year 's eve . t 's all alone . i got ta go . i got ta go . will : okay . kate : um , honey , you should get going too . why do n't you go ? i mean , sami needs to see you anyway . and gabi and i , we can take care of the baby . will : oh , you -- you sure ? kate : yes , yes . go , go . will : okay , okay . good - bye . gabi : give her a kiss . give daddy a kiss . will : all right . gabi : did you give him a kiss ? get over here , you cutie . kate : happy new year . will : thanks . gabi : oh , yeah . kate : [ exhales ] actually , i ca n't think of any better way to bring in the new year . gabi : say hi . sami : moving . tad : okay . sami : got it ? tad : got it . ej : here . sami : two more . you think you can handle this ? ej : uh -- you do n't seriously think there 's anything that boy can do that i ca n't , do you ? [ rapid pounding at door ] abigail : okay , okay . okay , i 'm coming . yes ? anne : where is your mother ? jennifer horton , i want to talk to you ! abigail : okay , whoa . excuse me . she 's not here . it 's new year 's eve . she has a life , you know . anne : oh , and meaning you do n't , 'cause you 're home alone ? i do n't give a damn what night it is , your mother does n't get to walk into my hospital and start spitting baseless accusations in my face and then walk out . abigail : okay , i do n't understand . accusations about what ? anne : about you . yeah . abigail : what ? jennifer : i thought that your lying days were over . if anne wanted to fire your sister , why would she approve of a promotion to full - time ? and before you want to lie to me again , i s the promotion material with my own eyes . i know what you 're doing . you were trying to get me away from liam so you could , what , stir up the pot a little bit and drive him away from me ? jj : mom -- jennifer : really ? you got your way with daniel , did n't you ? we 're not even taking a break anymore . we are through . and i am tired of this . i am so tired of your destructive games . i do n't care how loyal you think you 're being to your father . daniel : you , uh , you feel like talking ? brady : i do n't know what i feel like right now , man . um ... kinda feel like i should go to a meeting maybe . maybe two or three . eric : maybe you 'll let me go with you . brady : i 'd like that , yeah . listen , i - i 'm gon na have to tell maggie about this , okay ? i would appreciate it if you -- you let me tell her , okay ? daniel : yeah , yeah , yeah . no problem . that 's fine . nicole : um , daniel , i 'd -- i 'd really like to look at your cut . just come with me for a sec . daniel : yeah . brady : [ exhales ] uh , i got ta get out of this shirt . i 'm gon na change . eric : is there anything you need ? brady : yeah . i need a way to make up to you for the things i said about kristen . brother , i am -- i know you were drugged . eric : okay . brady : i did n't mean what i said to you , okay ? eric : brady , forget it . it never happened . brady : hey , thanks , man . thank you . [ sniffles ] [ sighs ] abigail : i do n't understand . i mean -- anne : `` i do n't understand . i do n't understand . `` what is that ? is that , like , a mantra with you ? your mother , she came barreling in , accusing me of cooking up some plot to get you fired . abigail : she said -- anne : yeah . abigail : wait , wait . is it true ? anne : no . no , of course not . i just signed off on making you full - time ! i do n't know who it is who is spreading lies about me at that hospital , but when i catch them , they are gon na wish they never left their mother 's womb . jennifer ! abigail : okay , okay . wait , wait , wait , wait . anne , are you sure that it was someone at the hospital ? anne : yes , of course it was . how else could jennifer get a thought like that in her head ? i 'm telling you something , when i catch this person who did this , i am gon na skin them , abigail , with a dull knife . now when is your mother coming home ? i am gon na make her tell me . i am gon na stay here all night . abigail : no , you 're not , actually , because i am not spending the rest of 2013 with you and that whole dull knife scenario . so i will tell her . good night . jennifer : am i making myself clear ? you may think that you 're sticking up for your father 's memory , but there is a limit . this is my life . do you understand that ? it 's mine jj : i know . jennifer : okay , then start acting like it . because we have come too far for you to just backtrack like this . so i just want you to say you 're sorry and that you are gon na respect my choices from now on . jj : but if -- maybe you should -- jennifer : what ? maybe i should what ? jj : nothing . i 'm sorry . okay , it 's not gon na happen again . jennifer : jj -- [ sighs ] that was really embarrassing . jj : man , i never do anything right . [ scoffs ] nicole : ah ... daniel : [ chuckles ] it 's funny , i do n't even know how i got this . nicole : you got it because you 're a stand - up guy who 's just trying to help a friend . daniel : yeah . hey , uh , how 's brady doing ? eric : he 's changing his shirt . daniel : okay , well , we should get going . you know , we do n't want him thinking i 'm gon na watch him like a hawk , so -- [ sighs ] thank you . hey , you hang in there , man , all right ? it takes guts to do what you 're doing . brady : i feel like i owe you a hundred thousand apologies . nicole : all right , well , listen , we 're -- we 're done here , so take care , okay ? brady : all right . i 'm sorry . nicole : it 's okay . daniel : i 'll check in tomorrow . brady : yeah . please , please do . daniel : all right . brady : thanks , guys . [ groans ] eric : you ready ? brady : am i ready ? no . no , but i -- i got ta go anyway . i am so sor -- i am -- eric : hey , you already apologized . save the rest for the meeting . brady : [ sniffles ] agh . [ club music ] sami : hey . oh , wow . you , uh , know how to handle a club crowd , do n't you , ej ? maybe you missed your calling , mr. dimera . ej : huh . tad : where have you guys been ? we 're swamped . sonny : i know , i see that . how -- how 've you been able to manage ? stay here for now . ej : go , go , go . sami : okay , one more . all right . [ sighs ] i got this . ej : samantha . sami : okay , okay . hey . sonny : hey . thank you so much for helping . ej : so , uh , how did everything go with our friend ? sonny : it went good . ej : yeah ? sonny : mm - hmm . sami : will ! i 'm so sorry . will : it 's okay . sami : oh . [ crying ] will : mom , it 's okay . it 's okay . sami : well , it 's not okay . i mean , i understand that i got involved in something awful and have dragged you into it again . will : listen , listen . sonny told me everything that happened , and you did exactly what you thought was right . sami : but i know that it 's wrong , okay ? i know how wrong it is . will : well , that -- that -- that 's good . that -- that 's the first step , you know ? we 're gon na figure something out . sami : and i 'm sorry i lied to you . i mean , i did n't do it because i do n't trust you . will : i know , i know . you were just trying to protect me . i appreciate that . so , what time is it ? it 's got ta be close , right ? sami : yeah . yeah , it is close . and i 'm so glad i had the chance to explain things to you before the end of the year , you know ? will : yeah . sami : next year 's gon na be better , i promise . a lot -- a lot better . will : yeah , yeah . ca n't be much worse , so -- sami : oh , come on , do n't talk like that . 2013 had some great things going on . you know , you did n't have a daughter when the year started . will : that 's true , yeah . and my mom 's not in jail , so ... sami : [ laughs ] will : it 's not that bad , right ? sami : right . [ door slams ] abigail : well , hi . jj : hey . abigail : hey , look at me . jj : what ? abigail : did you go to mom and feed her some line about me getting fired at the hospital so that -- jj : yes . everything . guilty . mom busted my chops about it , so just lay off . abigail : oh , my god , jj , why would you do something like that ? what -- what , just to ruin mom 's date with liam or something ? jj : i do n't know , okay ? i had an idea and screwed up . abigail : [ groans ] no kidding . i should 've dropped off the application myself . jj : well , you had me do it so you could hang out with meghan . where did she go ? abigail : i just backed out , okay ? jj : why ? abigail : it does n't matter . jj : whatever . abigail : so what 's happening with mom 's date ? is it still -- jj : i do not know . probably . looks like we 're the two losers with nobody to hang out with . abigail : do n't say that . stop it . we 're not losers . you know , we -- we have each other . [ chuckles ] [ sighs ] jennifer : i 'm sorry . i probably should have said something about daniel before my son just sandbagged you . liam : hey , i have n't said anything about my ex - wife . all right ? i do n't think we need to know each other 's whole life history before the first drink arrives , okay ? jennifer : [ laughs ] no . liam : right ? jennifer : let 's hope not . liam : jj 's hardly the first kid who 's tried to stop his mom from moving on . you know ? jennifer : yeah , and , um , that 's what made it really hard for me and daniel . i mean , that 's not why we broke up , but -- listen , i 'm sorry . first date or not , i feel like i should tell you about daniel . i -- i loved him . i really loved him . liam : yeah . it 's not like throwing a switch . jennifer : no , it 's not . and just working through those feelings , you know , it 's ... just gon na take some time . liam : good to know . look , may -- maybe a first date on new year 's eve was a little bit too much pressure for both of us , so , you know , why do n't we just ... [ sighs ] try to get together next year ? jennifer : [ laughs ] that 's great . okay . i would like that . liam : good . daniel : ah . nicole : agh , you know , ooh , maybe you should go to the e.r . and get some stitches . daniel : nah , i 'd be laughed out the door . it 's just a tiny little cut . that 's all . nicole : yeah , and doctors make the worst patients . daniel : hey , i happen to be a really good -- nicole : you , sir , will be pronounced good to go when i say you are good to go . now , i 'm gon na go get you some ice , and then i 'm going to wrap your head in gauze . daniel : what ? no , come on . nicole : daniel . you spent all night taking care of someone else . why do n't you let someone else take care of you ? brady : well , this sucks . eric : what ? what 's wrong ? brady : it 's , uh , it 's a closed meeting . there 's only n.a . and a.a. members are allowed to sit in . eric : well , maybe there 's another meeting . i mean , on new year 's , there 's got ta be plenty . brady : probably , but i -- it 's already started . i - i feel like i need it . i mean , i need to get in there now , you know ? eric : of course . hey , i understand . go ahead . brady : okay . listen , thank you . thank you , and happy new year , man . eric : yeah , you too . i -- let 's hope it 's a good one . brady : yeah . all right , i 'll see ya . sami : well , we found out that tad was here by himself , and then , when we got here , it was a complete disaster . ej : william . sami : he -- ej : you all right ? will : i 'm good . i 'm getting there . ej : sonny 's by the bar . will : all right . thank you . ej : hey . [ club music ] well , you and he seem to be , um -- sami : uh , fine . i mean , we 're fine , i think . hey , ej , thank you for taking charge . i mean , it was starting to get a little crazy here . ej : [ chuckles ] yeah , well , that 's my job . sami : [ laughs ] ej : it 's been quite a night . sami : quite a year . ej : yeah , definitely . sonny : one minute and counting ! [ crowd cheers ] will : wheeeee ! this place is wild ! sonny : i know . will : it 's like a record number . sonny : you ready for 2014 ? will : as long as i 'm with you , i am . god knows i 've given you enough reasons in 2013 to walk . sonny : do n't talk like that . this is where i want to be too . with you . 30 seconds ! [ crowd cheers ] gabi : all right , this is actually gon na have to do for our champagne toast . kate : okay . let no one say ... gabi : what is this ? kate : that i ca n't improvise ... gabi : aww ! kate : and improvise successfully . gabi : kate , this is very cool . what do you think , ari ? you like it ? kate : miss 2014 . both : [ laughing ] gabi : um , is this where you imagined you 'd be for your new year 's ? kate : well , more like on a private jet over the caribbean . [ chuckles ] no , but this is better . actually , much better . cheers . gabi : [ giggles ] jj : [ grunts ] so how come you do n't have a date on new year 's eve ? [ crowd chatter in the distance ] abigail : because , um , dating is overrated . and also because i 'm with my brother , and that 's enough for me . jj : me too . abigail : [ laughs ] shut up . [ fireworks exploding ] jj : oh , come here . abigail : look . oh . [ laughter ] jennifer : oh , do you hear that ? it 's almost midnight . you hear the fireworks ? liam : yeah . happy new year . jennifer : yeah , same to you . i am so sorry about all the craziness tonight with jj and -- liam : no problem . we probably got to know each other a lot better this way . jennifer : oh , yeah , definitely . i mean , we could 've wasted our time talking about movies we love and food that we love to eat and -- liam : favorite vacations , teachers we loved . jennifer : [ laughs ] yeah . daniel : okay , that is , like , a parker band - aid . nicole : shh , come here . daniel : i do n't -- ugh . nicole : hmm . [ fireworks exploding ] nicole : hey , listen to those fireworks , huh ? daniel : yeah , going all out this year . nicole : mm - hmm . mm , there you go . you know , it 's not as good as gauze being wrapped around your head , but it 'll do . daniel : ah , great . thank you . thank you , yeah . you 'd have made a very good doctor , yeah . nicole : happy new year . daniel : happy new year . eric : um , excuse me . i 'm sorry , excuse me . a friend of mine , he 's back there in a meeting . do you know when it 'll be over ? oh , the a.a. meeting ? eric : yeah . we broke up about 20 , 30 minutes ago . i just locked up . happy new year . brady : you too . it 's time to celebrate . [ laughs ] all : ten , nine , eight , seven , six , five , four , three , two , one ! [ cheers ] [ auld lang syne playing ] sami : happy new year , ej .	sonny explained to will why he kept quiet about nick 's death . jj tried to ruin jennifer 's date with liam . daniel and brady got into a fight . brady grabbed nicole to keep daniel and eric away from him . brady realized what he was doing and let her go . ej tried to help kate , gabi , and sami avoid getting caught . jennifer accused anne of trying to fire abby . anne showed jennifer that she helped abby get hired full time . jennifer felt foolish and walked away . gabi got a call from t that sonny had to be at the club or he would lose customers . sami and ej decided to go help out sonny at the club .
[ knock at door ] chad : yeah ? hey . what a surprise . i was just thinking about you . how was work today ? jordan : interesting . i ran into an old friend of yours , melanie jonas . chad : since it seems you came straight from work to my doorstep , i guess my name came up . jordan : it did . chad : mm - hmm . and you said that she was an old friend . is that the term that she used ? jordan : not exactly . chad : i did n't think so . well , i 'd like you to hear my side of things . i 'm guessing she said something along the lines of i lied to her and almost ruined her life . jordan : and your side ? chad : she 's right . it 's all completely true . maggie : i want you to own new year 's eve . melanie : is n't it interesting that right after christmas they have a shallow yet somehow trashy holiday ? maggie : oh , stop . i got ta find my purse . where is it ? melanie : right , okay . maggie : and since i 'm buying , i better find that purse . okay , hold on . brady : it 's not bad . maggie ! you know , i was thinking that -- hi . i 'm glad you 're here . i was -- i was just thinking about you . [ knocking ] serena : [ clears throat ] eric . i was n't expecting you . eric : yeah , that seems so . i 'm sorry to catch you like this . serena : i 'm not . eric : [ chuckles ] daniel : oh , thank you for -- for waiting , yeah . nicole : of course . [ chuckles ] what 's this ? daniel : uh , i do n't know . open it . find out . [ phone rings ] jj : what do you want , paige ? paige : i 've left you a ton of messages . why are you ignoring me ? jj : i thought i made it clear on christmas that we 're over . paige : well , here 's what you did n't make clear : why ? what changed ? jj : paige , i just do n't want to talk about it . paige : well , too bad . after everything that we 've been through , i deserve an answer , and you know it . why , jj ? why ? brady : i drove by that taco truck . you know , the one with the great tacos . you 're the one that found it , remember ? melanie : what are you doing here ? brady : i live here . melanie : right , no . sorry , that 's -- oh -- just maggie said you were working . brady : well , i was , i was , and then they broke out the champagne , and i thought i should probably leave that scenario , you know . melanie : mm - hmm . brady : something wrong ? melanie : no , of course not . why -- why would you think that ? brady : you just do n't seem very happy to see me . jj : i just really do n't think that we should do this . paige : all i 'm asking for is an explanation . look , jj , if i have to , i 'll go over there and bang on your front door until you talk to me . i swear i will , so ... jj : fine . can -- can you meet me in the park in 15 minutes ? paige : great . i 'll see you there . jennifer : hey . jj : thought you were at work . jennifer : i was just leaving . and i just heard you on the phone . you wan na tell me what 's going on ? jordan : well , she did n't exactly use the term `` ruin her life , `` but she made it very clear that she did n't look back fondly on the time she spent with you . chad : uh , i do n't blame her . i made a lot of mistakes . jordan : you two were engaged ? chad : yeah . jordan : why did n't you mention that to me ? i work at the hospital . i would have found out sooner or later , especially now that she 's back . chad : i know . i -- i guess i just thought it 'd be best if you found out from melanie . jordan : really ? why ? chad : because if i told you , then it would be self - serving , and i did not want you to think that i was trying to justify something that i ca n't . jordan : what did you do ? chad : i knew that gabi hernandez hired the guy who kidnapped and almost killed melanie . but instead of telling melanie , i let her go on thinking she and gabi were friends . and at the time , i told myself that i was just trying to protect her . jordan : were n't you ? chad : no . i was -- i was trying to control her . melanie : do n't be stupid ! of course i 'm happy to see you . i just -- i 'm a little , um -- i 'm a little wired up because i was supposed to go shopping with grandma for new year 's dresses . brady : so the idea of going shopping with maggie put you in a bad mood ? melanie : i 'm not in a bad mood . brady : yeah , you 're chipper . melanie : okay , no . i 'm a little anxious , i guess . brady : yeah , because of me , i guess . melanie : no , no , no . uh , it 's a silly girl thing . i just -- it 's my first new year 's back , and i wanted to look good . and so we were gon na go to the stores , but it 's kind of late . so most of them are closed , and the ones that are n't closed have probably already been picked through . brady : you -- you do n't have anything to worry about . you always look good . maggie : oh , brady , you 're back early . brady : yeah , i decided to skip the work party and work here . maggie : yeah , well , they can be a little tedious . mm . melanie : you have your purse , yay ! maggie : i do , i do . um , honey , listen , i got a call from someone in a.a . the holidays can be a rough time for a lot of people . i 'm afraid i 'm gon na have to pass on our shopping trip . i -- i 'm really sorry . melanie : yeah , well , you should be . somebody 's sobriety over a new year 's dress for me , i mean , really ? maggie : [ laughs ] i 'll see you later . melanie : okay , love you . maggie : love you . bye . brady : bye . melanie : so good to see you . brady : oh , hey , hey , listen , wait , hold on . i need to go out and go shopping too , so why do n't we go together ? we 'll go shopping together . melanie : no , no , absolutely not . serena : i was just napping . eric : in my old t - shirt . serena : do n't get a swelled head . i am not wearing this because of you and memories . i 'm wearing it because it is the most comfortable t - shirt in the history of t - shirts . eric , is that -- is that a pie in your hand ? eric : yes , yes , it is . my -- uh , my grandmother , she made it for you . she also wanted me to bring it over , with this . it 's an invitation to our new year 's eve party at the pub . serena : i thought i was already invited to the party at the pub . eric : yeah , you were . i told my grandma you were my date , but she does n't trust me enough not to blow it , so she made pecan coffee liqueur pie . she 's bringing out the big guns . serena : um , she does n't know how easily i am bought . eric : i see you still have the flower that nicole sent you . serena : yeah . yeah , it 's pretty . and so is the -- the note that came with it . it 's nice . she did n't have to apologize . eric : no , i think she did . just glad , for once , she took the high road . nicole : [ gasps ] oh , my ... these are tickets to the mayor 's new year 's eve ball . daniel : yeah . nicole : are you -- are you saying we 're finally going on our first date ? daniel : i think it means we 're finally going on our first -- first date . yeah . nicole : well -- but i thought you had to work tonight . daniel : yeah , i thought so too . we 're so short - staffed , but the schedule opened up , just last minute . nicole : just last minute . daniel : yeah , just like that . nicole : well , that 's great . good for me , right ? wait a minute , i bet you had to pull a lot of strings to get these tickets . it 's a very exclusive event . daniel : yeah , i gave the mayor a gift card for a free appendectomy . nicole : [ laughs ] ah ! we 're gon na have so much fun . daniel : oh , i remember you saying something about that once or twice . nicole : daniel , thank you so much . i mean , this is -- this is like a new start , and i could really use one . daniel : yeah . yeah , me too . it 's nice looking forward to seeing just what happens . nicole : sure is . daniel : you know , but first , i have to ask you one more time . are you sure you 're ready for this ? paige : how much did you hear ? eve : well , enough to know that you and jj are having problems . paige : yeah , but jj knows what those problems are . i do n't . eve : honey , can you tell me what happened christmas day ? i mean , you 've been so quiet and sad ever since then , and i know you 're not seeing jj . paige : yeah , and you must be thrilled . eve : honey , look at me . i am not thrilled that you 're in pain . but i think i did try to warn you that boys can be so fickle , you know . paige : not jj . you do n't know what you 're talking about , okay ? jj and i are gon na be fine . eve : [ sighs ] no , sweetheart . that 's just not true . jennifer : i heard you arguing with paige , so obviously you have n't worked things out . jj : no . jennifer : but it sounds like she 's in town . i heard you say you were going to meet her . jj : yeah , she 's back , and it turns out her grandpa was n't sick and that she and her mom decided not to stay in l.a . jennifer : okay , well , that 's good news . you know , i think it 's really better to deal with this whole situation face - to - face . jj : nah , mom , we ca n't work things out . it 's over . jennifer : honey , that does n't make any sense . jj : you know what , people break up . it happens all the time . jennifer : oh , well , thank you for reminding me of that because i had no idea . jj : i just do n't understand why it 's such a big deal to you 'cause i 'm young , and most of my friends do n't even have a girlfriend . jennifer : jj , this is you we 're talking about . jj : in fact , they thought that it was kind of weird , you know , being so serious about a girl , and ... jennifer : oh , really ? jj : it 's just , they kind of made fun of me . jennifer : okay , well , again , we 're talking about you . we 're not talking about your friends . we 're not talking about what your friends think , jj . jj : what if it 's what i think ? that being my age and being so serious about a girl , it 's just ... jennifer : what ? it 's just what ? jj : just not a good idea . jennifer : it is if you love her . jj : okay , look , it does n't matter . that 's not what 's wrong . jennifer : no , you 're right . that 's not what 's wrong , and you talking about being too young to be so serious is not what 's wrong . you just do n't wan na tell me what 's going on . does this have anything to do with eve ? jj : no . why would you even ask that ? jennifer : because she 's been giving you grief ever since she heard about you and paige , and if she is causing problems for you , i am telling you right now , i am gon na march right over -- jj : okay , look , mom , i 'll tell you later , okay , but right now , i have to go , all right ? but what you need to know is , it has nothing to do with eve . jennifer : somehow , i do n't buy that . melanie : [ laughs ] that was n't an overreaction . `` hey , melanie , wan na go shopping ? `` `` no , absolutely not . `` you must think i 'm crazy . brady : no , i do n't -- i think you might be mad at me . melanie : no . brady : i think you 're mad at me . melanie : no , absol -- why -- why would i be mad at you ? you 've been great . you 've been really great , so why would i feel anything other than fine or awkward or weird or uncomfortable around you ? none of those things ! brady : well , i 'm glad i 'm -- i 'm glad that you 're not any of those things that you just mentioned . melanie : yeah . no , so any -- obviously any -- any awkwardness or uncomfortableness or weirdness that you 're feeling has nothing to do with you . i mean , to be honest , i was just gon na see maggie and hang out with her because she wanted to hang out , so we were gon na go shopping together because i have n't gotten to see her in forever because i 've been busy with work and the hospital , which i guess is the same thing , 'cause i work at the hospital now with the job . but the bottom line is that it has nothing to do with you . brady : right . i - i 'm so glad that you 're making time for maggie . melanie : i got ta go . brady : yeah , well , i do n't see you , happy new y -- to -- happ -- melanie : yes , absolutely . happy new year 's to you too . so good to see you , brady . brady : what just happened ? jj : i think i 'm in love with you . paige : and i love you . jj : god , how can i do this to her ? hey . paige : that 's it ? all you have to say to me is `` hey `` ? jj : no , it is n't . i 'm sorry i was n't returning any of your messages . that was n't cool . paige : i do n't care what 's cool or what is n't . i wan na know what 's going on . we get through all that stuff , i thought everything was okay , and then just like that , it 's over , and you wo n't even tell me why . jj : look , i 'm sorry that i was sending mixed messages . and what i was doing and what i did at christmas , that -- just blurting it out that we 're over , that -- that was n't right . it 's not what i wanted to say , and i really wish that i could take it back . paige : you mean that ? jj : yeah , i mean that . paige : oh , thank god . oh , i was so scared i 'd lost you . serena : mmm . this is amazing . are you sure you do n't want some ? eric : oh , want some , uh -- what ? serena : what is with you ? eric : what do you mean ? serena : i do n't know , you 're suddenly distracted . eric : you know what ? i think i , uh , i think i should go . serena : why ? eric : [ chuckles ] hey , this is all a little too -- too tempting . and i 'm not just talking about pie . serena : becoming a priest really has changed you . you did n't run from temptation back in the day . in fact , i remember you often had seconds . and i 'm not talking about pie either . eric : like i said , i think we should take things slow . serena : as long as we take it somewhere . nicole : you would n't be talking about eric , would you ? daniel : well , i know how much you love ... d , loved , uh , but i ca n't help thinking that a part of you is just not ready to let him go . nicole : melanie , listen to me , okay ? i can explain . melanie : okay , i 'm sure you can . how about i take a whack at it , though ? um , you found out eric 's ex - girlfriend is back in town , so you thought you 'd sneak into her room and snoop around . how am i doing so far ? nicole : any reason in particular you would be bringing that up now ? daniel : no , no , no , no , no . no , i just do n't want to start anything unless you 're certain . you 're absolutely , positively ready to get -- nicole : okay , all right . we 've already talked about this . eric is moving on , and that is something that i would like to do , okay ? and i would n't have suggested that we go out on a date if that were n't the truth , okay ? but if you do n't believe me ... daniel : no , no , no , no . i do , no , i do , really . hey , i do , nicole . i trust you . nicole : good . so what time are you picking me up ? daniel : well , i got a few things i need to take care of at the hospital , and then i 'm gon na -- i 'll , uh , i 'll text you . nicole : you gon na text me ? daniel : i 'm gon na text you later the time . nicole : okay , great . daniel : yeah , okay . well , i 'll see you -- see you later . nicole : yeah , all right . bye . daniel : bye . nicole : daniel . daniel : yeah ? nicole : you know , i thought this was gon na be another one of those grim new year 's eves , where i have to fake being happy , but now i ca n't wait . daniel : good . eric : i -- i better ... i 'll be back to pick you up . serena : i ca n't wait . derrick : excuse me . eric : excuse me . derrick : something else you 'll learn real quick . never let anyone other than the guest into a room . i made that mistake the other day . some woman insisted on leaving some flower -- you know , one of those fancy ones that cost a ton , for her friend in the room , so i let her in . talk about drama . i had to back up her story to someone else , and i 'm lucky i was n't fired . eric : excuse me . i was just waiting for the elevator and overheard your story . could you tell me exactly what happened ? eric : you said it was a fancy flower . was it an orchid ? derrick : go see if they need you in the lobby . eric : okay . derrick : uh , why are you asking ? eric : because i 'm friends with the guest in that room . derrick : lucky her . well , i can assure you that the woman i let in was very trustworthy , and it was all above board . she just wanted to leave the flower and a note . eric : okay . so why did you let her into the room to do that ? why did n't you just do it yourself ? derrick : well , see , she insisted i give her a little time alone in the room to write the note , so it was all very innocent . eric : yeah , i bet it was . thank you . chad : and so when i saw nick with melanie 's scarf , i just went -- i went nuts . and i could n't find her , so i had assumed he did something with her . jordan : and you beat him up that badly ? chad : i would 've gone to prison if he pressed charges . jordan : so you signed an agreement to not let anyone know what gabi had done . chad : by then , i -- i really wanted to tell melanie , but i could n't . so i just became more and more obsessive and needy , exactly like i was with abigail . jordan : melanie said you had a dark side . chad : when i was with her . and when i was with abigail . yeah , i did . jordan : but not now ? chad : i guess getting shot and almost dying changes a guy . what are you thinking ? jordan : it 's just -- it 's a lot to process . this is a lot of new information . chad : and now that you have that information , uh ... what are you gon na do with it ? melanie : hey . eve : mmm . melanie : oh , sorry . uh , this just fell off the back of your chair . i thought i would give it -- before somebody takes it . eve : oh , my gosh , thank you so much . melanie : yeah , no problem . eve : yeah . excuse me ? you look so familiar to me . have -- have we met ? melanie : i do n't think so . i used to live here . i just moved back , actually . i 'm melanie jonas . eve : oh , you 're daniel jonas ' daughter . yeah , he showed me a picture of you once . melanie : oh , you know my dad ? eve : uh - huh . melanie : what 's your name ? eve : eve larson . melanie : ah . so you 're the hateful woman that sued my best friend 's mom . [ whirring ] jennifer : maxine , is it printing ? maxine : yes , it is . i told you it was twice . jennifer : i 'm sorry . i 'm just -- i 'm just so jumpy this afternoon . maxine : you 're jumpy about printing ... trends in patient response to triage processing ? honey , you 're taking your job way too seriously . jennifer : no , i am jumpy about something personal and just ... someone i have to set straight , that 's all . maxine : you 're little , and you 're nice , and i pray you never see a need to set me straight . i will get these distributed for you , so you 're good to go . give 'em hell . jennifer : thank you , maxine . maxine : happy new year . jennifer : you too . happy new year . [ sighs ] daniel : hey . jennifer : hi . daniel : you 're -- you 're still here . jennifer : yeah . daniel : do you -- do you , uh , do you have a minute ? jj : paige ... paige : i -- i -- i knew you probably just freaked out about me taking off so quickly , and ... and then when i called to say that i was n't coming back , well , of course then you flipped out . and that was all my fault . jj : no , paige , listen . paige : i should have handled it better . and then , i probably caught you off guard by just showing up back in town and surprising you . but now thank god everything 's back to normal , and we can be together like always . jj : paige , you do n't understand . we 're not getting back together . paige : but you just said you wished you could take back what you said . jj : what i meant was -- was that i was too harsh . and i should n't have blurted it out like that and walking away without explaining , that -- that was n't right . paige : jj , i do n't understand . why are you doing this ? jj : i 'm really sorry . paige : i do n't want apologies . i want an explanation . now . eric : good , you 're still here . nicole : oh . you were looking for me ? how did you know i was here ? eric : i called your office . nicole : oh , must be important . eric : it is . i wan na know what you were doing in serena 's hotel room . jordan : what am i going to do with that information ? hmm . you know , it does n't come as a complete shock . it 's not like i have n't been warned about you and warned and warned . and , i mean , almost from the beginning , i knew about your past with abigail . chad : and now you know about melanie . jordan : and that you made pretty much the same mistakes that you made with her . chad : all i can say is that i 've tried to learn from those mistakes . that 's why , since from the beginning , i have done my best not to pressure you into anything , and i still want you to feel that way . so whatever you decide , uh , i 'll respect it . jordan : let me ask you a question . if you were in my shoes , what would you do ? chad : if i was in your shoes and i found out what you just found out about me , i would walk out that door , and i would never come back . jordan : well , it 's a good thing you 're not in my shoes . maggie : hey . brady : hey , how 'd it go with your friend ? maggie : um , she 's better . she just needed someone to talk to . brady : my bet is , like me , she did n't want someone to talk to ; she wanted you to talk to because you are the best . maggie : oh , thank you . maybe , i do n't know . but we both know it 's all up to her now . brady : m - maggie ? um , hold on . did , uh , did melanie say anything to you about me ? maggie : no , why ? brady : i just got the weirdest vibe from her . it was as if she could n't get away from me fast enough . maggie : [ scoffs ] well , that is ridiculous . she adores you ! you know that . brady : i know , i feel the same way about her , but it was as if i did something to make her mad . maggie : well , what did you do ? brady : i asked her to go shopping . maggie : [ laughs ] okay , brady . that is ridiculous . why would that make her mad ? brady : i do n't know , that 's just it . you 're right , i 'm -- i 'm probably just being paranoid . maggie : yeah . eve : so you 're friends with abigail deveraux . how nice for you both . melanie : yeah , i am . i 'm friends with her . and she filled me in on what you did to her family and my dad . i guess you got him mixed up in that too . eve : [ chuckles ] little girl , i can tell how much you 're enjoying this smug , moral superiority regarding something you absolutely know nothing about , so i think it 's actually time for you to , like , move on . melanie : absolutely , no , that wo n't be a problem because , see , if you 're anything like your sister , then i do n't want anything to do with you . eve : [ chuckles ] god , i hate this town . jennifer : yeah , what did you want to talk about ? daniel : well , remember i promised to be completely up front with you from now on ? jennifer : yeah . daniel : well , um , i told you nicole and i are friends again , but now it seems like it might turn into something more . she and i are going out tonight on a date . jennifer : yeah , um ... i 'm not surprised , and thank you . i appreciate you telling me that . and i 'm -- i 'm happy , i really am , for both of you . daniel : thank you . and i hope your 2015 is your best year ever . jennifer : yeah , well , 2014 just set that bar so high so ... [ both laugh ] daniel : yeah . jennifer : no , happy new year ! daniel : okay . jennifer : this is great . daniel : all right . jennifer : oh , do n't wear that , um , that blue and purple tie . daniel : you said you liked it . jennifer : no , i lied . it 's awful . maxine : [ sighs ] thank god you 're still here . dr. mcgonigle just called in sick . is there any way you can cover his shift tonight ? daniel : uh ... nicole : i do n't know what you heard , but ... eric : i heard a lame excuse about you getting into serena 's room and writing a note . nicole : who told you that ? eric : does it matter ? because we both know it 's a lie . you went into her room , and you went through her things . nicole : i dropped off a gift . eric : i do n't buy that for a second , because you could 've had it delivered . you could 've left it at the front desk . there was no reason for you to go into that room other than to dig through her things . nicole : okay . eric : we both know you like to do that ! nicole : there is a big difference between searching someone 's name on the internet and breaking into a room . eric : bravo , you are right ! and you can land yourself in jail for breaking into a room . nicole : what , you 're thinking about pressing charges ? eric : that 's not my call . it 's serena 's . nicole : i did n't do anything wrong , and you ca n't prove -- eric : nicole , i 'm not gon na say this again . i want you to stay out of my life . and serena 's . nicole : [ scoffs ] oh . i ca n't believe melanie ratted me out , the little twit . i 'm gon na kill her . ugh . you know , jennifer , if you keep frowning like that , you 're gon na get wrinkles . hmm , wait , even more wrinkles . jennifer : i do n't have time for your snide remarks . i want to know what 's going on between your daughter and my son . paige : jj , talk to me . this is n't about how you feel about your dad , is it ? jj : no . paige : then is it because i thought i had to stay in california ? because i do n't . my grandfather was n't even really sick . it was just a misunderstanding . i 'm back for good . you understand that , right ? then what is it ? do you just not love me anymore ? jj : no , it 's not that , paige . paige : then what is it ? jj : i 'm just not good enough for you . daniel : maxine , i have plans for tonight , which i 'll change if i have to , but , um ... ooh , what about dr. wedret ? she said she was coming in , she 'd be willing to come in , right ? maxine : i could n't reach her . daniel : okay , just try her again . if she says no , then i 'll -- i 'll stay . maxine : okay , i 'll try . but in the meantime , can you take a look at just one patient ? daniel : uh , sure , yeah , let 's do it . serena : i -- i just wanted you to know that i am actually going to be on time for the first time in my life , so you do n't have to give me the extra 30 minutes that you usually do . eric : okay , great . serena : eric , something wrong ? eric : no . yes . serena : what is it ? eric : listen , i wanted to tell you in person , but i just found out . nicole did n't have the flower delivered . she was actually in your room . [ knock on door ] melanie : my dad 's not here . nicole : yes , i know . he 's at the hospital . i 'm here for you , you backstabbing little snake . melanie : what ? nicole : you promised me that you would n't tell anyone that i was in serena 's hotel room , but mm ! you just could n't help yourself , could you ? chad : so tell me why you did n't just walk out the door . jordan : because you did n't lie to me . you admitted everything , and you owned it . and you did n't make any excuses , and i admire that . chad : and you 're not worried i 'm gon na make the same mistakes with you ? jordan : you know , you 've been the polar opposite of needy and possessive of me . chad : well , i am feeling very , very possessive right now . jordan : oh , you know what ? i think i can live with that . [ both chuckle ] jennifer : there is something going on , because jj is a mess . eve : well , if you got a problem , why do n't you talk to jj about it , jennifer ? jennifer : i did talk to him . and then i asked if somehow you were involved , and he just jumped ... no , you know what ? he did n't . he just completely shut down . so now i 'm here asking you if you had anything to do with this breakup . eve : hmm , i did n't have to lift a finger because your son knows how to screw things up all on his own . and , you know what , if you do n't mind , just a moment . i 'd like for you to get the hell out of my house . jennifer : i am telling you if you do anything to hurt my son , you are going to be really , really sorry . paige : wait , wait , you 're not good enough for me ? what does that mean ? w - we 've talked about this . just because your father did something before you even -- jj : no , it has -- it has nothing to do with my dad . it 's about me and who i am and what i 've done . paige : what does that mean ? jj : i just told you . i 'm not good enough for you . and once you hear what i have to say , you 'll know why . eric : serena ? serena , you still there ? serena : eric , i 'm sorry . someone 's at the door . i should go . we 'll talk about this later . eric : what a mess . nicole : i saved your scrawny ass with those casino people , and this is how you repay me ? you tell eric about something that was completely innocent . melanie : i did n't tell eric anything . i did n't tell anybody anything , nicole . nicole : really , then how did he know that i was in serena 's room that night ? [ lock clicks ]	melanie was uncomfortable around brady . jj agreed to meet with paige to explain why he dumped her . jennifer overheard his conversation and wanted to know what was going on . jordan talked to chad about his relationship with melanie . eve wanted to know why paige was upset . paige argued with her over it before she left . jj told jennifer that paige was back in town . he also told her that he and paige were n't getting back together . jennifer thought eve was causing problems between him and paige . melanie got away from brady . jj and paige met at the park . eric overheard the bellhop talking about nicole being in serena 's room .
kayla : [ laughs ] oh , my gosh . aah ! my water . [ laughs ] steve : right there , baby . kayla : are you ready to go ? steve : mm - hmm . we showed up to support basic black . we told the whole world we 're getting married . kayla : [ giggles ] steve : i think ... it 's time to get out of here . kayla : let 's go find joey and tell him we 're gon na go . fynn : more champagne ? ava : mm , well ... feels a little rude if you 're not drinking . fynn : no , not at all . i 'll join you next time , when i 'm not on call . ava : oh . well , in that case , i would love another glass . [ both chuckle ] ava : thanks . joey : why are you ignoring me tonight ? who is that guy ? philip : congratulations , mom . i 'm glad you 're finally running your own show again . kate : well , i would n't put it that way , at least not yet . so did the three of you work on any of the designs together ? they complement one another so beautifully . theresa : thank you . it was definitely a team effort . well , ms. donovan , it 's not every day a designer comes out of nowhere and gets a debut like this . i mean , your line is so ... whimsical . theresa : well , that 's one word for it . well , your passion is very clear . what was your personal inspiration ? daniel : all right , another toast to my gorgeous , talented , wildly successful fiancée . what ? come on , what is it ? nicole : i know . nicole 's not drinking , so something must be wrong . daniel : no , you just seem far away just all of a sudden , like ... [ whistles ] nicole : you know , tight came closer than you can imagine to being a total disaster . daniel : yeah , but it was n't . and that 's all that matters right now . nicole : until next time . daniel : hey , you know what ? i have faith . in fact , you are the glue holding this whole operation together . you know that , do n't you ? nicole : you know the thing that holds me together ? daniel : hmm ? nicole : you . and i thank god every day , baby . every day . daniel : oh . nicole : [ chuckles ] jennifer : i do n't understand . how can chad be thomas ' father ? abigail : mom -- jennifer : i mean , i know how , but i -- abigail : mom , i cheated , okay ? i was disloyal to ben , and it was a terrible mistake , but it was n't . it was n't , because chad is the father of my son . chad : your second - choice date did n't turn out so bad , did it ? never mind . do n't answer that . the point is , philip thought work was more important than spending new year 's eve with you . i would never make that mistake . belle : aw , he 's a good friend . he was just trying to cheer me up tonight . chad : worked well . belle : i should 've stayed home . chad : why ? belle : well , for starters , i did n't need my brother and claire ganging up on me about how i should be trying to make my marriage to shawn work , so ... thanks for getting me out of there . chad : you disagree with them ? belle : no , i completely agree with them , except i ... chad : what ? belle : [ sighs ] it 's too late . shawn filed for divorce . [ dramatic music ] [ both moaning ] nicole : mm . daniel : what ? nicole : okay , i guess i better make my rounds to potential buyers . daniel : yes . you know what ? and i 'm gon na call parker , okay ? nicole : oh , wo n't he be asleep ? daniel : no , chloe 's letting him stay up to watch the ball drop . hey , no , her house , her rules . nicole : i hope we have him next year . i ca n't wait for the three of us to be a family . daniel : yeah , well , we wo n't have to wait long . mm ! okay , and you meet me right back here . right here . where ? nicole : yes , sir . here . daniel : right here . nicole : here in this area . daniel : all right . mwah ! congratulations on a spectacular launch , really . theresa : thank you , miss brown . brady : [ grunts ] how about that , huh ? even miss brown thinks you 're amazing . there 's three designers standing in front of you , and who gets 90 % of the questions ? theresa : because i 'm a novice . brady : no , because you 're amazing . theresa : [ giggles ] brady : you 're amazing . theresa : yeah , well , i could n't have done this if you had n't believed in me , brady . and that means more to me than you 'll ever know . brady : you know , i heard you tell her that i deserve the credit , and that 's not true . you have the talent . you have the drive . and all i did was wake you up and make you believe in yourself . theresa : yeah , well , now it 's my turn to return the favor , okay ? brady : all right . theresa : okay , come on . brady : ooh . kate : so it looks like your date has disappeared . philip : i do n't blame her . kate : well , i hope she goes home to get some sleep , because she was looking a little haggard . philip : jeez . mom , she just got divorce papers today . cut her a little slack . kate : really ? so the king and queen of the last blast dance are no more . philip : do n't gloat . what did belle ever do to you ? kate : it 's more about what she did to you that concerns me . philip : if i 'm over it , you should be too . kate : i 'm not getting over it . that woman is a serial -- huh , she 's a serial heartbreaker . but go ahead . i mean , forgive her . pal around with her majesty . i just hope you 're not the next victim . chad : i 'm sorry . belle : me too . chad : were you surprised when you got the papers ? belle : you know , i thought he 'd at least give me a call . i mean , i know this is all my fault , and i -- i was ready to try to fix things . i was really ready to do the hard work . chad : and he was n't ? belle : i do n't blame him . it 's just ... chad : hey , are you okay ? belle : yeah , you know what ? i 'm just -- i 'm tired of obsessing over something i ca n't do anything about . and i 'm sure you do n't want to spend your new year 's eve talking about how miserable i am , so ... chad : i do n't mind listening . belle : well , i mind . i do n't want to be miserable . i want to have fun . i want to ring in the new year right . chad : meaning ? belle : i do n't know . do something a little crazy , maybe something i 've never -- [ soft music ] what was that ? chad : something a little crazy that you have done before . maybe worth repeating ? i swear i would n't ordinarily be that presumptuous , but since you have n't slapped me yet , i 'll keep talking . i know you probably think , in my spare time , i break people 's knuckles and waterboard them . snowboarding 's more my speed , and i swear i 've never brainwashed a soul . belle : no ? chad : belle , i 'm not the guy you think i am . and i bet you know how that feels . belle : you 're right . chad : so we have more in common than you think . belle : such as ? chad : such as , my favorite author is chekhov , my favorite sport is ultimate frisbee , and i rock at karaoke and darts . belle : you have been doing your homework . chad : mm - hmm . look , i 'd like to think you came with me tonight to spend time with me , even though you fought it . why fight it ? like you said , having a little fun is a good thing . belle : yeah . it is . [ chuckles ] jennifer : after everything that 's happened , you need to tell chad . abigail : oh , yeah , of course . no , yes , i have to tell chad . i need him for genetic testing . jennifer : honey , if it would be easier for you , i could talk to chad . abigail : no , no . mom , you do n't need to do that . it 's -- it 's chad 's son . chad 's the father , and i am just so relieved . this whole time , i thought that my son 's father was a psychopath because i thought it was ben , and it 's not . it 's chad , and chad just hates me . jennifer : well , maybe if he knows that thomas is his son -- abigail : no , mom , i ca n't go that far yet . i ca n't think about me and chad . i just have to focus on thomas . and you know what ? chad is loyal , and he would do anything for his family . he 's not gon na ignore his son . he ca n't . i wo n't let him . [ dramatic music ] these are my dogs dusty and cooper . ava : i 'm avoiding you because you 're not supposed to know me . look , fynn , he 's a doctor . your mom hired him at university hospital . joey : how do you know him ? ava : i do n't , really . i know nicole from way back when , and i wanted to be here to support her tonight . joey : you could 've come with me . ava : oh , sweet joey . please , do n't be -- do n't be jealous . joey : i 'm not . fynn : hey , joey . joey : hey . fynn : i was just talking to your mum . she 's looking for you . ava : okay , i guess i 'll talk to you later . joey : yeah , sure . fynn : seems like a nice kid . ava : yeah . thanks . fynn : you 're welcome . this is love this is love this is love kayla : thank you . steve : you 're welcome . kayla : ah , there you are . joey : hey . kayla : hey . you want to go home with your father and me ? joey : well , ciara , claire , and theo were thinking about going out after the party . okay if i go with them ? kayla : uh ... all right , well , be careful , all right ? joey : mom . kayla : no , you work the er on a new year 's eve , and you would n't `` mom `` me . ay ? joey : do n't worry , okay ? happy new year ? kayla : happy new year . seriously , be careful . i love you . joey : i will . steve : listen to your mom . joey : i will . i will . brady : [ chuckles ] it 's not christmas , is it ? theresa : it sure feels like it to me . open it . brady : okay . theresa : [ giggles ] brady : thank you , um ... i do n't really understand , though . did you get this made before i quit ? theresa : no . brady , i know titan is where you want to be , and -- brady : come on , theresa , listen . i told you -- - theresa : look , i know what you told me , okay ? but you gave it all up for me , and i appreciate that more than i can ever say , all right ? but you never wanted to leave titan . brady : i did what was right . theresa : yeah . and now it 's my turn to do that for you , okay ? come on , i 'm gon na help you get back to where you belong . philip : belle , i 'm really sorry for taking off on you tonight . i felt so bad , i came back to the party , but you were already gone . [ sighs ] i just ... wanted to say happy new year . [ soft music ] chad : you want to get out of here ? belle : yeah . but first ... steve : what ? kayla : come on . steve : hey , hey , hey , hey , why are we in such a hurry ? come on -- kayla : 'cause we have , like , ten minutes . come on , if we hurry , we can get home and we can ring in the new year with carson daly . steve : oh . well , no offense to carson daly , dude -- i mean , i like his show ... kayla : i know . steve : but the only person i want to ring in the new year with is you . you , baby . [ soft music ] [ dance music playing ] daniel : yes . all right , yes . i will . daddy will see you tomorrow . all right , i love you . bye . parker told me to give you this . nicole : oh . daniel : right here . nicole : well -- ohh ! he melts my heart . daniel : oh . so how 'd it go with the buyers ? nicole : well , i think i charmed a few . daniel : oh , i bet you charmed more than a few . nicole : [ laughs ] daniel : i 'm just saying . nicole : yeah , well , mm , kate will probably manage to uncharm them . she 's probably taking credit for theresa 's designs as we speak . daniel : okay , who cares ? nicole : baby , i do . she 's been awful to theresa this whole time . she 's never gon na apologize . she 's never gon na give anyone credit . daniel : okay , we know who deserves the credit , and nothing -- nothing -- else matters . nicole : i do n't think this new year could get any better than this . daniel : yes , it can . in a month from now , my fiancée will be my wife . give me your paws . nicole : [ giggles ] i love you . daniel : i love you too . brady : look , theresa , this is really sweet . it is , but i -- i told you , i do n't want to run titan anymore . theresa : yeah , i know what you said . but i also know it 's killing you to watch philip do a job that should be yours . brady : no , i 'm just worried about my grandfather . that 's it . look , i left . he had to do something . theresa : yeah , well , you know , he made a lousy choice , and philip 's gon na make a mess of it . brady : well , that 's not my problem anymore . theresa : victor 's gon na make it your problem sooner or later . brady : maybe you 're right . i do n't know . i do n't know . maybe someday , i will run titan again . but i need to respect my grandfather 's choice right now . theresa : and if anything changes ? brady : then i 'll be ready . theresa : [ laughs ] brady : thank you . kate : john black was a spy . he did n't know anything about fashion . he hired me ten years ago , and i put basic black on the map . i 'm gon na do it again . well , it sounds like you 're gon na be working 24 - 7 to make that happen . i hope your husband 's a very understanding person . ms. roberts ? kate : [ sighs ] ms. roberts ? kate : oh , sorry . there is no husband , just me . i 'm gon na do everything it takes to make this company a success . theresa : if i could have everyone 's attention . it 's 11 : 59 , which means it 's time for the big countdown . in ten ... all : nine , eight , seven , six , five , four , three , two , one ... [ all cheering ] [ jazzy version of `` auld lang syne `` playing ] [ fireworks exploding ] steve : happy new year , sweetness . kayla : happy new year . steve : you know , now that you said yes ... i would like to replace this fine lead and that little tiny diamond with a great big rock . kayla : you 're hedging your bets , huh ? steve : no , i was making a statement . kayla : it meant a lot to me . i think i like it just the way it is . did you really think i was n't gon na say yes ? steve : well , you did n't at first , did you ? kayla : well , a girl 's got to play hard to get . steve : yeah . well , i 've got you now . and i 'm not letting you go . [ tender music ] fynn : you know , back home , we ring the church bells 12 times at midnight . ava : oh , church bells . fynn : mm , yeah . what 's your custom here ? ava : i think you know . fynn : yeah ? ava : [ giggles ] happy new year , fynn . [ dramatic music ] chad : you sure you 're okay with this ? belle : mm - hmm . i 'm sure . chad : ah , ah , ah . belle : [ chuckles ] parents help their children discover the world kayla : brr ! cold out here . kayla : brr ! cold out here . steve : you 're cold , baby . come here . let me keep you warm . kayla : mm . i could stay like this forever . i 'm so happy being here with you ... and away from her . steve : you mean ava ? yeah , i agree with you . well , forgiving her does n't mean we have to like her . kayla : are you kidding me ? i loathe her . i just could n't walk around with that hatred in my heart . steve : no , you could n't . kayla : but i have to tell you , had a bit of an ulterior motive . steve : really ? what was that ? kayla : well , she said that she was just staying here until she made amends . i extended the olive branch , and now she better leave . i have made my new year 's resolution to make sure that she is out of our lives for good . all the things i wanted to do fynn : well , i 'm parched . can i get you anything ? ava : thanks , i 'm good . fynn : i 'll be right back . ava : okay . joey : hey . ava : hey , joey . you 're still here . joey : yeah . i 'm going out with some friends later tonight , but any chance you 're free tomorrow ? i 'd love to show you the motorcycle my dad got me for christmas . ava : wow , great gift . joey : yeah , yeah , it is great . i 'm not allowed to ride it yet , but maybe -- ava : you know what ? i 'll talk to you tomorrow , okay ? joey : okay . i 'll let you get back to your date . ava : hey , joey ? you know what ? i just have one question before you go . i never knew daniel : let 's go -- [ cell phone chimes ] daniel : no , hold on . hold on . nicole : whoa . daniel : well , it looks like a facetime request from mel . oh , boy . nicole : what , has she been up all night ? is n't it , like , 6 : 00 in the morning in london ? daniel : have you met my daughter ? nicole : [ laughs ] daniel : it 's nice of her to think of her dear old dad , though , right ? nicole : aw , yes . she must miss you so much . daniel : oh , my gosh . i 'm gon na go take this . nicole : okay . i 'm gon na make you stay i ca n't let you slip away nicole : hey . eric : hey . can i buy you a martini ? nicole : i did n't -- i did n't realize you were still here . eric : yeah . nicole : can we get two coffees , please , black ? sure . nicole : so ... what 's going on with you ? eric : i 'm celebrating . nicole : ah . eric : yeah , good riddance to 2015 . you know , may 2016 suck slightly less . not to be a buzzkill ... nicole : ah , no , the only buzz that needs to be killed right now is yours . eric : you know what ? you 're right . i 'm gon na -- i 'm gon na go . nicole : wait . just sober up first , okay ? oh , yeah . theresa : nicole . nicole : okay . theresa : hey . eric : hey . nicole : okay , just a second . theresa : okay . nicole : listen , i have to go take care of something right now , but i love my martini as much as the next person , probably more , but i 've just never seen you like this . and i feel responsible . eric : no , no . do n't . nice : i care about you very much . so can you just listen to some advice from an old friend ? have the bartender call you a cab , okay ? and call me in the morning . eric : okay . you 're right . hey , happy new year . nicole : happy -- oh ! happy new year . all right . oh , it 's all for you oh , it 's all for you you 're my obsession eric : [ sighs ] you 're my obsession [ soft music ] belle : something wrong ? chad : no . everything 's just right . sir , can i call you a cab ? eric : yeah , thanks . i appreciate it . better watch out better look out eric : [ sighs ] you better watch out you better look out kayla : if ava does n't leave , then we know she was lying , and then we 're gon na have to just -- steve : then we 'll deal with it . we 've dealt with bigger problems than that before , have n't we ? kayla : we sure have . [ soft music ] i think that we know better than most people that life is fragile and precious . i do n't want to forget that for one second . steve : i do n't either . kayla : you know , i was afraid to give you my heart again . but it was always yours , will always be yours . i am so grateful for this new year ... and this new beginning . steve : so am i . ava : has your dad mentioned me since last we talked ? joey : no , he has n't . ava : okay , well , maybe he decided that i did n't have anything to do with getting your parents back together . joey : i do n't know . he 's not quick to drop stuff like that . ava : okay . then again , we should n't be talking here . joey : my parents are gone . ava : oh . but we still need to be careful . we 've made so much progress , and soon they are gon na know that i only have the best intentions . but right now , we still need to take our time . can you do that ? joey : sure . ava : okay . so i 'll talk to you tomorrow , okay ? joey : you will ? ava : yes . happy new year , joey . you got me saying , `` oh `` joey : you too . kate : so miss brown would like one last go - around with all of us before she goes back to new york . nicole : terrific . kate : i 'll set it up . daniel : well , at least kate does n't get the final word . nicole : oh , believe me , i made sure of that . brady : why do n't we all go over to our place and celebrate a little more ? daniel : yes . nicole : yeah , that sounds great , yes . theresa : okay . why do n't you two men go ahead and we 'll see you in an hour , give or take ? nicole : mm - hmm . brady : sure . daniel : sounds good . brady : do you want me to invite ka ? both : no ! [ both laugh ] [ soft music ] [ knocking at door ] abigail : chad , come on . i know you 're in there . i need to talk to you . it 's an emergency . abigail : chad . chad : what do you want ? abigail : i need to talk to you . i have to -- [ scoffs ] what is -- chad : abigail -- abigail : what are you doing here ? you barely even know her . chad , she 's -- you 're married . belle : chad , i 'm sorry . i 'm leaving . chad : listen , belle -- abigail : oh , yeah , you -- chad : wait . you have a hell of a lot of nerve . [ dramatic music ] daniel : you know , i never been one for making resolutions january 1st and breaking 'em on the 3rd . but this year , i have got a big one , and i 'm gon na make it stick . brady : really ? what do you have to change ? come on , daniel , your life is pretty much damn perfect . daniel : yeah , it is . and my resolution is to appreciate how great it is , to -- you know , to remember my mistakes and keep learning from them . brady : [ chuckles ] sounds like a good one for me too . daniel : [ chuckles ] you know , i got to say , i never thought i 'd be ringing in 2016 toasting theresa 's success . [ both chuckles ] brady : if it makes you feel uncomfortable -- daniel : no . no , no , no . i 'm glad things are working out for her -- both of you . yeah . brady : well , she 's always had a passion for what she 's doing right now , but she never thought she had the talent to back it up . daniel : well , clearly , she was wrong . nicole has been raving about her designs for weeks . brady : oh , that 's good to know . i was kind of worried about the two of them getting along . daniel : yeah . brady : but nicole , she 's been -- she 's been a hell of a mentor to her . daniel : and kate , not so much . brady : theresa asked me if i would come in and `` manage `` kate ... daniel : yeah , tried that a few times . just do something different , anything . brady : yeah , i 'm not rushing into anything , man . daniel : oh , that is a good idea , because i have a feeling victor 's gon na be crawling back on his knees soon enough . brady : that 's what theresa said too . oh , man . daniel : hmm ? brady : ah , theresa gave me a gift , and i left it backstage . i do n't want it to get thrown out . do you mind if i turn around ? daniel : no , no , no , of course not . we have got plenty of time to kill . [ dramatic music ] eric : [ sighs ] waiting an hour for a taxi ? give me a break . [ soft music ] [ slow dance music playing ] now , you and ms . roberts have been business rivals in the past . was it difficult to get past those tensions and just ... kate : you know , you seem so intent on pushing that angle . well , you seem very intent on avoiding the question . nicole : actually , kate , i think that the question was addressed to me . kate : well , the answer is that we get along swimmingly . i would think that would be obvious . okay . whose idea was it to take a chance on a brand - new designer like theresa donovan ? theresa : oh , actually , i -- kate : well , actually , i got in on the ground floor as a silent partner when theresa came to me . nicole : kate has a new meaning for the word `` silent . `` [ soft laughter ] well , i think i have everything i need . congratulations , and i wish you the best of luck . kate : oh , thank you . well , that almost went off the rails until i got it back on track . theresa : you know , i think we should have a toast , right , to our success and ... nicole : yup . theresa : yeah . nicole : oh ! theresa : thanks . nicole : sorry . theresa : hey , we should save some for anne too . kate : why ? theresa : [ chuckles ] god . nicole : excuse me . kate : what , i have to do everything myself ? daniel : i know i just g done talking to you a couple minutes ago , but i heard this song on the radio , and i thought it would be perfect for our first dance . of course , it just ended . oh , well . i guess that just gives me an excuse to tell you again how proud i am of you , nicole -- always , always . tonight you just -- [ sighs ] i love you so much . so hurry back . i can not wait to celebrate with you , snuggle . nicole : [ laughs ] daniel : [ laughs ] kate : can i pull you out of your personal reverie ? you and daniel can get a room later , okay ? we need to discuss some things . [ glass shatters ] nicole : damn it , kate , that 's it ! i 've had it ! [ somber music ] philip : belle . did you get my message ? belle : no . philip : look , i 'm really sorry that i left the party . i felt bad , so i went back , and you were gone , and -- are you okay ? belle : no , i 'm not . philip : you want to talk about it ? belle : no , i really do n't . philip : it might help . come on , it 's the new year . let me buy you a drink , maybe a do - over . we can watch the ball drop in california . belle : i 'm gon na be lousy company . philip : i do n't care . come on . chad : how do i make you understand ? i do n't want you anymore . you know it 's over , yet you come knocking on my door at 1 : 00 a.m. on new year 's day . abigail : i came here to tell you that my son -- that our son is sick . [ dramatic music ] abigail : yeah , that 's right , chad . you 're the father , not ben . it 's you . daniel : you know , brady , i 've been thinking about who i want to ask to be my best man . and before you say anything -- zip it ... brady : all right . daniel : i know you and nicole have a history , and theresa and i ... i do n't know . maybe this could be weird . feel free to say no -- brady : hold on . no , no way . no way . of course . come on , man , of course . i 'd be honored . daniel : good . brady : i mean , you make each other very happy , and you are great for her . daniel : oh , she is great for me . brady : wow , it is truly amazing how things work out , is n't it ? daniel : it 's hard to believe life could be this perfect . [ rock music playing on radio ] [ music loudens ] [ suspenseful music ] jennifer : [ screams ]	joey was upset to see ava with fynn . ava explained that they could n't be seen together . abby was excited that chad 's the father of her baby . abby wanted to tell him the truth . chad and belle started to make out with each other . theresa wanted to help brady get his job back . brady said he was done with titan . kate guaranteed that she would make basic black a success . everyone rang in the new year . kate felt bad because she was alone . joey was upset again when he saw ava on the dance floor with fynn . chad and belle went back to his room .
carly : happy new year ! michael : happy new year ! carly : whoo ! sonny : yay . [ carly chuckles ] michael : i love champagne . carly : it 's ginger ale . michael : oh , man . sonny : if you do n't behave , you know what ? michael : what ? sonny : your mother 's going to make you eat caviar . michael : ok , ok -- carly : that 's right . michael : my new year 's resolution -- no fish eggs , ever . carly : oh . michael : ok , anyway , what 's your resolution , dad ? sonny : i got a feeling that it 's the same as your mother 's . [ scene_break ] sam : i am so happy you made it . spinelli : you missed the celebration . sam : uh - uh . no , he did n't . the celebration can start , now that he 's here . jason : when did you get back ? spinelli : in time to keep the goddess from making a huge mistake . [ scene_break ] maxie : i 'm sorry . that -- that was wrong . [ scene_break ] sonny : ok , so , here 's my new year 's resolution -- it 's pretty much the same every year . to be the best parent i can be to you boys and to your sister . to love you with all my heart , and to protect you . carly : and that is the same as mine . i want to be the best mom i can be , but i also want to be the best wife to jax . michael : speaking of jax -- carly : yeah ? michael : what do you think he 's doing right now ? carly : well , probably thinking about how it would make his new year to hear from you and the boys . michael : could we call him ? carly : i think we could . he 's probably feeling really lonely right now ! sonny : yeah , i 'm sure he is . michael : agh . carly : ahem . it 's ringing . michael : that 's good . carly : oh , it went straight to voicemail . [ michael groans ] carly : with the time difference , he 's probably asleep . jax , hey . hi . uh -- well , you know , we just wanted to call and wish you -- well , hold on . i 'm going to let the boys tell you , ok ? michael : mom ? carly : here you go . michael : hey , jax , it 's me , michael . uh -- hey , happy new year . oh -- yeah , we 're all saying `` happy new year `` here . that thing that you 're doing with jerry -- it 's real cool . and i told my mom if that were me and morgan , i 'd do the exact same thing . carly : ok , ok , it 's morgan 's turn . come here . come over here , sweetie . morgan : oh . carly : ok . ooh -- you can do that , that would be funny . hold on , hold on . say `` hi , jax . `` morgan : hi , jax . carly : say `` happy new year . `` morgan : happy new year . carly : `` come home , we miss you . `` morgan : come home , we miss you . carly : ok . ok -- morgan : give the phone to me and mike . carly : ok , one more time . [ michael laughs ] carly : all right , well , that was us . we miss you , and we wish you were here . michael : do n't tackle me . carly : it certainly is n't how i intended to spend our first new years together , but you know what ? when you come home , we are going to elope together like we planned . i love you . bye . morgan : get off . sonny : so , `` we 're -- we 're going to elope together `` ? is that what i heard ? carly : you know what ? all right , up to bed , you guys . come on , pajamas , brush our teeth -- let 's go . come on , come on . michael : wait , we have to go to bed ? carly : bed -- now . yeah . michael : it 's new year 's ! come on . carly : no , it 's late . [ michael groans ] carly : get up . michael : i do n't want to go to bed . morgan : i do n't -- but i do n't want to go to bed . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] patrick : are you disappointed ? robin : seriously ? i think i just saw fireworks , and i do n't mean the outdoors kind . patrick : so you 're ok with staying in tonight ? not doing anything -- special ? robin : this was very special . patrick : well , ok , but people -- especially women - type people -- have expectations on new year 's . you want dancing and partying and -- i do n't know -- romance . robin : ok , well , making love to the person that you 're in love with in an almost empty apartment -- i do n't think you can get more romantic than that . patrick : but you did n't have some slinky little dress you wanted to show off ? robin : no . what -- what is going on ? patrick : nothing . i 'm just saying new year 's is a big deal . robin : mm - hmm . patrick : people have this idea that when the clock strikes 12 : 00 , something monumental is going to happen . so we put on the goofy little hat , and you sing a song where nobody really understands the lyrics -- [ robin laughs ] patrick : and you wait for lightning to strike . robin : yeah , and if you do n't have a date or some party to go to , then you must be a loser . people spend weeks planning this , right ? and then 9 times out of 10 , you end up just kissing some drunk stranger , and then looking around the room and wondering why everyone is having so much fun . patrick : and nothing changes . the new year comes and goes , you look at yourself in the mirror , and you look exactly the same as you did the night before . robin : hmm . patrick : the only thing that changes is the date you write on the check -- robin : hmm . patrick : which pretty much makes me the worst kind of cynic . singer : the way you move robin : i do n't think it makes you cynical . i just think it makes you honest . singer : stranded without you robin : ok , i know what my new year 's resolution is . to be as honest with you as you are with me . patrick : wow . so you 're really ok with staying in tonight , then ? just the two of us ? robin : yes . whatever expectations i have are here . singer : take me away robin : and besides , it gives us a chance to nest and become comfortable with the place . before you know it , it 'll feel like home . except i think we need a really nice piece of art for that wall . patrick : we do ? robin : yeah , there 's this avant - garde painter that i 've just been turned on to , and he does some really vibrant colors -- patrick : you know what ? art 's like kind of a -- like a personal thing . you know , i -- it 's really just hard to buy art for someone else . robin : you do n't trust me ? singer : my mind just take me away so divine [ scene_break ] maxie : you 've been so sweet , lucky . i know you did n't want anything to do with me , but you 've been trying really hard to make me feel better about myself -- and what happened . lucky : you know what ? we both messed up . maxie : yeah , but you have an excuse -- you were on drugs . i 'm just a mess . lucky : you know , we started out as friends , maxie . i mean , who knows ? if things had been different , we might 've had a chance . [ scene_break ] lucky 's voice : our baby is beautiful . so are you . we have a little girl and i 've never been happier . elizabeth : lucky , there 's something you need to know . kelly : lucky , there 's some forms for you to sign at the desk . lucky : we 're in the middle of something . kelly : oh , elizabeth 's not going anywhere . i promise . elizabeth : is something wrong ? kelly : something 's very right . i got back the new paternity test . lucky is definitely the baby 's father . elizabeth : oh , my god . thank you so much ! kelly : yeah . lucky : someone wants to say hello to mama . did n't i say she was special ? elizabeth : hi , baby girl . and she has her daddy 's eyes . [ scene_break ] spinelli : sometimes , man , when -- when i look at you , it 's like -- i mean , it 's like -- it 's like looking in the mirror , you know ? i mean , just , you know , it 's like we 're -- we 're separated at birth , man ! sam : uh -- you know you ate jason 's favorites ? you -- you ate it all , and now he 's going to have -- spinelli : yeah , that -- that 's what i 'm saying . i -- it 's like we 're -- we 're opposite ends of the same guy -- stone cold and red hot . you know , like , it 's scary -- all the things that we like that are the same -- like , take the goddess here . and -- and that 's why i think you 'll understand when i say you got to protect her from herself . jason : what are you talking about ? spinelli : look , sam -- our -- our sam -- she 's been brainwashed by madison avenue . she 's been watching too many diaper ads and those -- those , like , baby shampoo commercials in slow motion , you know ? i mean , she needs a rational voice to drown out the tv universe . sam : spinelli , please , cut it -- enough . spinelli : i just want to make it clear . i think you 'd -- i think you 'd be a great mom , like , in the sense of loving the kid , and big daddy stone cold will keep the kid protected . sam : protected -- i know . you know what ? that 's enough . i think we should go upstairs . spinelli : look -- all right . i thought you wanted -- ok , fine . just -- dude , i 'm just -- proceed with caution . at -- at least make the goddess think before she fulfills her biological imperative , that 's all . sam : oh . i 'm sorry . i must 've had babies on the brain , and i think i might 've said something to him -- jason : sam -- sam , it 's ok . i have been thinking about it , too . [ scene_break ] nikolas : this is -- this is ridiculous . we 've been here almost an hour . i need to get to denver now . emily : yeah , you know , maybe we should wait until it 's safe to fly , huh ? nikolas : that -- that 's time we ca n't afford . if colleen kidnapped my son , who knows what else she 's capable of ? emily : is there any guarantee that she 's even in denver ? nikolas : i do n't know . the flight record indicates that denver was her final destination -- that 's where she checked her bags to . there 's no record of a connecting flight . emily : colleen knew that taking spencer was going to trigger a huge manhunt . she could 've changed identities in colorado ; flown under a different name . nikolas : all i know is that she 's not in port charles , and i just ca n't sit around and wait for somebody else to figure out what happened to my son . emily : nikolas , the police are doing everything they can . i 'm sure they have the resources -- pilot : mr. cassadine , the tower has cleared us for takeoff . we 'll be pulling away from the gate in just a few minutes . nikolas : are you sure you want to come , or would you rather stay ? [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] robin : see this couch ? i know it does n't look like much , but if you put some pillows on it with some color , you could really personalize it . and i do n't think you should go for that traditional coffee table thing , i think you should do a couple of ottomans . like , i really like that look . what do you think ? patrick : yeah , it 's nice . robin : ok , fine . do your masculine , all - dark - leather chrome thing . i do n't really care . patrick : gee , thanks . look , seriously , you 're a doctor . you have a life . there 's better things to do than decorate my living room . robin : well , i know that we 're both busy , but -- i mean , if i do n't do this , we 're going to be sleeping on this air mattress and eating off of paper plates until next new year 's . patrick : no , see , there 's always the metro court . robin : ok , i have a confession . when i first moved in with lainey and kelly , we decided to decorate in this very neutral style . because we 're all so different , no one wanted to offend each other 's styles , right ? and you know living with women can be very dramatic . patrick : uh -- you do n't say ? robin : so this is not work to me . this is -- this is creative . this is something special and positive that we can do together , instead of argue over how we 're going to treat our patients . patrick : so instead , we argue over sofas and ottomans and paint chips ? robin : no , i do n't want to argue at all . but are you really putting your racetrack here ? patrick : yes , i am . robin : that is where the ottomans are supposed to go . patrick : this racetrack is the only thing in this whole entire apartment that i can call mine . robin : why are you being so resistant ? patrick : well , it 's just physics -- the harder you push against an object , the more the object resists . robin : so now i 'm pushing you , forcing you to live like an adult instead of some frat boy ? is that it ? patrick : i would n't say `` frat boy , `` but yeah . robin : wow . all right , i get it -- the eternal adolescent . patrick : hey , hey -- robin , do n't make this into something that it 's not . robin : no , no , no , i -- you know , i wanted you to be happy , i thought you could use my help -- patrick : hey , hey -- robin : but i guess was wrong . so you know what ? patrick : stop , stop . robin : happy new year ! patrick : stop . you made it , like , 10 minutes before you broke your new year 's resolution . honesty , remember ? singer : when i 'm with you [ scene_break ] maxie : did you mean what you said -- that we might 've had a chance ? lucky : i love elizabeth . i lost my way last summer . but yeah , i -- if you and i had met in a different time , different place -- maxie : bad timing -- it 's the story of my life . lucky : i do n't know why you 'd want to be with me , maxie . i keep getting it wrong . maxie : really ? because i ca n't remember a time when i did n't want to be with you . i remember being a kid and seeing you with elizabeth , thinking `` someday i want him to look at me the way he looks at her . `` [ scene_break ] elizabeth : cam , i am so sorry that you had to be in daycare all day , and daddy was supposed to pick you up , but i guess -- he had an emergency . here , we 're going to sit down . oh . lucky , what are you doing ? maxie : go away . elizabeth : lucky ! lucky : hey , you know what , do n't make a big deal out of this . elizabeth : you promised me -- no more pills , and no more maxie . lucky : i ca n't breathe , elizabeth . you smother me ; you judge me . maxie knows i can handle my pills . elizabeth : well , i am not going to be with an addict . our marriage is over . lucky : until you take me back again . you always take me back . [ scene_break ] jason : it 's -- it 's never been a question of me wanting to be a father -- i do . i 've just been afraid to bring a child into an unstable situation . sam : please do n't try to convince me again . jason : no parent can guarantee their child a perfect life . i mean , all you can do is love your child and give the best of yourself , and you and i can do that for our child . so if -- if you still want to -- sam : do n't do this just to make me happy . jason : i 'm not , i 'm not . i 'm not , it would make me happy . i want us to have a child . patrick : i love you , and i know you love me , but i ca n't read your mind . robin : stop being reasonable . ow . patrick : i think it was the champagne in the plastic glasses . look , be honest with me . what 's going on ? robin : honesty . patrick : honesty . robin : i 'm a little freaked out . patrick : ok . robin : when you got stuck with an infected needle , you looked at your life differently . all of a sudden , you were willing to be vulnerable . you told me that you loved me , and you made me fall in love with you . patrick : right , when i held a gun to your head . robin : figuratively , ok ? you were amazing and charming , and i could n't resist , i had no choice . patrick : go on . robin : well , here we are , you know , weeks away from your sixth - month test . and chances are you will get a clean bill of health , which you know is what i want for you . patrick : but ? robin : but without hiv hanging over you , you could revert back to the guy with the notches on his belt -- you know , the womanizing patrick -- and i could just be a glitch on your monitor -- the hiv - positive woman that helped you get through a really bad time . patrick : are you serious ? robin : yes , i 'm serious . i 'm just being honest . i 'm putting it out there . i mean , i know nothing lasts forever , but i ca n't tell you how sad it would make me if the best news for you would mean the end of us . patrick : so you 're going to make yourself indispensable by picking up knickknacks for me . robin : i do n't do knickknacks . i do n't know -- maybe i 'm overcompensating just a little bit . patrick : if you think getting stuck with that needle was the thing that changed my life , you 're wrong . you changed my life the day that i knew that i loved you . but i 've changed . i 'm only being honest . [ scene_break ] maxie : i know we could 've been good together . i have a lot to learn about love , but i was willing to try . and you would rather be with a woman who 's not even sure how she feels . lucky : i 'm just trying to earn elizabeth 's trust again . maxie : you 're hoping she 'll forgive you . you do n't even know if she cares . i mean , i 'm the one that understands you , and you do n't even want to be with me . lucky : maxie , i think you 're very special . maxie : please do n't say that . i know i 'm special . i 'm that girl with someone else 's heart . i was given b.j . 's heart , and i do n't even know what to do with it . maybe if it was still in my cousin , someone would stick around long enough to love her . lucky : you have a whole family who loves you . maxie : my father left me when i was a little girl . he came back when i was sick , but he did n't stick around . lucky : well , from what i understand , no one could make frisco stay anywhere -- and mac loves you . maxie : yeah , mac does love me , and he would never abandon georgie or me , but sometimes i think that 's to compensate for my mother . i 'm really envious of your relationship with your mom . lucky : maxie , my mother is completely unresponsive . maxie : yeah , but when she was here , all laura wanted to do was be with her kids . my family is beyond dysfunctional . yeah , i love my sister , but she -- she judges me all the time , and i know mac 's disappointed in me . i see how he looks at robin . he 's proud of her . i could n't even imagine what that would feel like . lucky : and now there 's the baby that you lost . maxie : right -- the baby . i 'm -- i 'm sorry i told you all of this , lucky . i 'm really sorry about everything . lucky : maxie -- would you -- maxie , just -- maxie : oh , my god ! [ scene_break ] spinelli : i have a present for you . sam : oh , yeah ? spinelli : i figured out how to give you a baby . sam : oh , come on , spinelli . that is strictly between me and jason . spinelli : no , i mean i found your baby -- on the internet . sam : what ? spinelli : look -- he 's in malawi ; he 's 6 years old , and an orphan . see , this way , you can feed your maternal instinct , do something really swell for this wonderful kid , and not bust up your hotness . [ scene_break ] jason 's voice : `` ' congratulations , charlie , ' said the stationmaster . ' you have proved you are a truly brave train . ' `` elizabeth : hmm . jason : that 's it , bud . time for bed ? elizabeth : you run upstairs , and mommy will meet you up there , ok ? oh , and it is bedtime for your wife , too -- if i can get off this couch . i am so ready to have this baby . jason : here , let me carry you . elizabeth : oh , no , please . you 're going to hurt yourself . jason : no , no , no , no . it 's the least i can do . oh . jason : elizabeth , i got you . we 're going to the hospital . [ scene_break ] emily : you 're out of your mind with worry , nikolas , it 's understandable . nikolas : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry , i should n't take it out on you . you 've done nothing but try and help . emily : no , look , i 'm tough , i can take it . have you thought about what we 're going to do when we get to denver ? nikolas : yeah -- shoot first ; ask questions later . oh , you 're right . i guess we -- we should probably have a plan . emily : you could offer a reward . nikolas : no , no , if -- if i go on tv , colleen could -- she could run , or worse . she needs to think that she 's gotten away with this . emily : well , we -- we could search on our own , but we -- we do n't even know the city . i would n't even know where to start . nikolas : baby stores ? emily : ok , well , colleen 's going to have to buy furniture and baby clothes . i mean , babies need so much in the way of supplies . nikolas : yeah . yeah , we 'll get a list of stores when we -- when we land . oh , i do n't know -- we 'll go in , show them a photograph of colleen and spencer , right ? emily : well , wait -- and -- and say that he 's been kidnapped ? i do n't know . nikolas : no , no , we 'll need a cover story . i 'll tell whatever lie i have to to get my son back . [ scene_break ] carly : all right , well , you know what ? i am beat . i 'm just going to tuck myself in . sonny : what 's your hurry ? carly : the boys are asleep . there 's no reason for you to stay . ok ? sonny : happy new year . carly : you , too . sonny : you know something ? the -- the idea of eloping with jax -- you set on it ? carly : pretty set , yeah . sonny : when 's the date ? carly : when jax gets back , we 're going to take the boys and go down to the caribbean . you know , have a little quiet ceremony so no one can interfere or -- sonny : so you and jax have to run away to do this ? does n't that tell you something ? carly : like what ? sonny : like maybe you should n't be doing it at all . [ scene_break ] spinelli : see if -- if you and jason adopt this child , you could -- you could totally give him , like , a righteous life and , you know , i bet that his tribe would even make you an honorary member . and then -- then you could have play dates with madonna and angelina -- like , the goddess mom club . oh , no . please -- i 'm sorry , do n't -- do n't cry . just -- stone cold will be upset if i make you cry . sam : no . it 's -- it 's just that when jason and i found out that we could n't get pregnant right away , then we -- we were going to consider adopting . spinelli : see ? the jackal is deeply perceptive . sam : yes , yes , but -- ahem -- now that the risk is n't so great , we can try and have a baby on our own -- but thank you . it 's -- it is very sweet of you , but we -- we 're going to give it the good old college try . spinelli : ok . i mean , obviously you think being a mom is in your destiny or something . but i just want to say , strictly from a visual perspective , it 's -- it 's a waste of nature 's -- [ sam laughs ] spinelli : sweet design . sam : thank you . jason and i are in love now , and we 're going to try -- i mean , really try -- to conceive this baby out of love . spinelli : high - five . [ spinelli laughs ] [ scene_break ] epiphany : put her on the gurney . kelly : how long was she in the snow ? jason : i do n't know . i just -- i just found her there . kelly : she 's hypothermic . jason : i found her a few feet away from her car . i think her car broke down and she tried to walk . elizabeth : baby -- kelly : elizabeth , it 's kelly lee . we 're going to take you into an exam room and make sure everything 's ok with you and the baby , all right ? elizabeth : jason -- jason : it 's ok , i 'm right here . elizabeth : take care of the baby . [ scene_break ] maxie : is n't he so cute -- and so cold . lucky : well , it 'll warm him up if you keep drying him . maxie : how long do you think he was outside for ? lucky : well , it 's hard to say . he does n't have a collar and he 's a little thin so , obviously , he 's a stray . maxie : he could 've frozen to death if i had n't found him . lucky : you know what i 'll do ? i 'll see if there 's any reports of missing dogs . sometimes people post signs . you know what ? look at him -- he 's a little scruffy . maxie : he 's perfect . [ phone rings ] lucky : hello ? kelly : lucky ? it 's dr. lee . elizabeth is here in the er . lucky : what happened ? is she ok ? kelly : she was found unconscious in the snow . elizabeth is suffering from hypothermia , but i 'm hopeful we got to her in time . [ scene_break ] carly : look , i -- i am glad you came by for christmas -- i 'm even glad that you stopped by for new year 's eve because you made the boys really happy . sonny : what does that have to do with you and jax eloping ? carly : nothing -- that 's the point , ok ? nothing you can do can change the fact that jax and i love each other . sonny : you keep putting off the wedding . carly : no , no , i did n't ! we gave luke and laura our first wedding , and i do n't regret doing that . sonny : i do n't doubt that . carly : that 's -- it 's not because i 'm trying to come up with excuses not to marry jax . sonny : your words , not mine . carly : we would be married right now , sonny , right now , if it were n't for jerry . jax is helping his brother , and you know what ? i insisted . he did not want to go , but i insisted because that 's what you do when you love someone -- you support them , you encourage them , and you trust that they 're going to come back to you . sonny : very enlightened . i 'm -- i 'm impressed . carly : stop , because you know what ? for the first time i am not panicked , ok ? i know where jax 's heart is , and he knows that i will be here waiting for him . sonny : until you find another reason to postpone . carly : i wo n't . no . sonny : no , see -- carly : no , you need to go . sonny : that 's what people do when they have -- when they have doubts , carly . you understand what i 'm saying ? because deep down inside , you do n't love jax the way you should . carly : you can repeat that a million times , but that is not going to make it true . sonny : ok , i 'll tell you this right now , all right ? i give you my word . you marry jax in port charles , i will not interfere . carly : i do n't believe you , and i do n't trust you -- which brings us to the reason that i will never come back to you . [ scene_break ] robin : i really like this place . patrick : yeah , it 's growing on me , too , actually . robin : and you know what ? if that 's where you want to put your racetrack , that 's where you should have it . patrick : oh , thank you . robin : although , i do think it would look better in the dining room . patrick : i 'll think about it . robin : oh -- did i tell you about the dresser ? patrick : uh - uh . robin : there 's this store on bayshore avenue that has this really amazing dresser that would look really great under the window in the bedroom . it has plenty of drawers -- enough for the both of us . [ scene_break ] kelly : her temperature 's coming back up . try talking to her . she should regain consciousness soon . jason : ok . i was on my way to work when i saw your car . i almost -- i almost did n't go . i almost called someone to cover for me . i mean , it 's just -- it 's crazy how that works -- such a small decision can just change everything . if you had n't gone to the chapel the night i was shot , you know , or all those years ago if you had n't gone to the boxcar when you found me bleeding in the snow , and now i found you -- it 's just -- it 's just crazy . your baby is all right . you have to be all right , elizabeth . i mean , it 's -- it 's only fair -- you saved me twice , ok ? now you can just -- you can just let me -- lucky : what happened ? is she ok ? jason : yeah , i saw her -- her car on the side of the road , and then she was a few -- few feet away . lucky : was there an accident ? jason : no , no . i -- i think she just hit some ice and slid off the road . she got out to walk and must 've fell in the snow . kelly : elizabeth hit her head ; she 's got a concussion -- and she 's hypothermic from the cold . lucky : ok , what about the baby ? kelly : everything seems normal . the baby 's heart is strong . we 're warming elizabeth up slowly . when she regains consciousness , we 'll find out more . lucky : i 'm so glad you found her . jason : me , too . elizabeth : jason -- jason -- jason : yeah , yeah , i 'm right here , i 'm right here . lucky : hey . elizabeth : lucky ? lucky : i 'm here with you , elizabeth . elizabeth : i 'm so sorry . lucky , i 'm so sorry . because i love him . [ scene_break ] carly : you need to go . sonny : i get it , i get it , i get it . you 're going to marry jax no matter what , no matter where . you 've made up your mind . you 're going to prove something to yourself and to anybody else who 's ever questioned you . carly : i 'm marrying jax because i love him . sonny : you talked yourself into it , just like you talked yourself into , you know , breaking up your mother 's marriage , and marrying alcazar , marrying a.j . carly : that was a long time ago . sonny : it 's in your nature . you make lousy choices , and then , you know , you -- you think you have to commit to them because it 's a lot easier than admitting you made a mistake . carly : no , listening to you would be a mistake . sonny : i know you think i 'm jealous , and i am a little -- i am . but because i know you , i 'm just suggesting that you learn from your past mistakes . carly : that 's what i 'm trying to do , sonny . i 'm trying -- i am trying to learn when to let go . and you need to learn , too . sonny : all right . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i could say that colleen is my -- my ex - wife , and that we 're looking for -- for her and my son to settle some sort of custody agreement ? emily : no , i -- nikolas : no , that 's not going to work . emily : i think that people tend to sympathize with the mother in custody battles . nikolas : yeah . emily : we could say that -- that spencer is ours . uh -- colleen 's your sister , she was taking care of him while we were overseas , and she had to go back to denver . nikolas : well , we need to explain why we do n't know where she is . emily : she did n't realize that we were going to be back this soon . nikolas : i -- ah -- emily : look , i think the bigger problem is , who 's going to believe that -- that you 're colleen 's brother ? nikolas : why not ? emily : she 's an ordinary , middle - class woman , and -- and you 're -- you 're a prince . nikolas : that 's ridiculous -- i know how to be ordinary . i 've done it before . emily : no -- come on , nikolas , no one buys it . nikolas : so now you 're an expert on all things blue - collar ; she who grew up in the quartermaine mansion ? emily : i was a middle - class girl before alan and monica adopted me . i mean , you , on the other hand , have always been a prince . come on , i 'm serious . you do n't even realize it . nikolas : realize what ? emily : do n't take me wrong , ok ? i love you , this is not a criticism . it 's just who you are . you have a stable full of horses . you drink a $ 100 bottle of wine like it 's lemonade . you 're used to people doing things for you . you live in a privileged world . `` ordinary `` is a challenge . nikolas : if it helps me find my son , i 'll change my whole life . [ phone rings ] nikolas : it 's the private investigator . mr. harker , hello . how are you ? good . ok , very good . thank you . ok , colleen had a grandmother who lived in the cherry hills section of denver . that 's a -- that 's a good place to start . emily : yeah . nikolas : whew . [ scene_break ] maxie : see what happens when you open your heart to someone ? they trash it . lucky let me believe that he could care , and then the minute he hears elizabeth 's name , he takes off . i said a lot tonight i wish i had n't . i know i should n't love lucky , but i do . i have to help him realize that he could love me , too . i just know what he needs . when lucky and i finally are together , elizabeth will be just a bad memory . [ scene_break ] sam : i had a daughter who died right after she was born , and i would 've died , too , if it were n't for jason . spinelli : oh , i did n't know that you and stone cold -- uh -- you and jason had another child . sam : well , he was n't the father -- that relationship did n't quite work out -- but jason was definitely the man who stepped up in that situation . i -- gosh , i probably would 've gone crazy if it were n't for him after the baby died . spinelli : oh , dude , i 'm -- i 'm sorry . sam : it 's ok . you know , all i ever wanted -- after the baby died -- was for jason and i to be able to have a child . but there was complications with my health , and then there were other complications . but now jason and i , we are ready to have a child that 's a part of both of us , a part of our love . [ scene_break ] epiphany : elizabeth is in a delicate place right now , and i do n't want either of you doing anything to upset her . elizabeth : oh -- lucky : hey . you have nothing to be sorry for . you did nothing wrong . you and our baby are -- are going to be fine . elizabeth : what happened ? jason : you must 've gone off the road . elizabeth : yeah . yeah , i think i -- um -- i hit some ice , and i went into a ditch , and my cell did n't work . so i tried to walk and -- and i do n't remember anything else . lucky : then jason -- jason found you and brought you here . we owe him so much -- he saved your life , elizabeth , and our baby 's . [ next_on ] nikolas : we have to practice . hopefully , colleen wo n't see it coming . colleen : i ca n't wait to get started . sonny : i ca n't right now . i got --	while lying unconscious in the snow , elizabeth dreams that lucky is the father of her baby . elizabeth 's dream then turns dark as she envisions lucky back on pills and back together with maxie . as her dream continues , elizabeth sees her and jason happy with cameron anticipating the arrival of their baby . jason takes elizabeth to the hospital after finding her in the snow . lucky learns that elizabeth is in the hospital . elizabeth awakes to find lucky and jason on either side of her hospital bed . sam is overwhelmed with joy when jason tells her he wants them to have a baby . sam explains her desire to have jason 's baby to spinelli .
luke : oh , damn ! [ knock on door ] luke : i got no more blood to give ! i 'm tapped out ! ernesto . ernesto : el jefe . luke : hey . so good to see you , my friend . [ ernesto chuckles ] luke : how 's fidel ? ernesto : well , the last time i saw castor , he looked better than you . luke : no need to be insulting . i mean , he 's el presidente . i 'm just one of the great unwashed . ernesto : now , there 's a politically astute observation . luke : did you happen to bring me a little get - well present ? ernesto : well , i found these at a gift shop -- in havana . luke : oh , man . thank you , thank you . you have saved my life ! [ ernesto chuckles ] luke : i ca n't believe they traded him to the knicks . uh - uh . ernesto : uh - uh . [ scene_break ] lucky : hey . do you know if my dad is in his room ? i know they were supposed to be taking him down for some tests today . elizabeth : yeah , but not until this afternoon . lucky : thanks . elizabeth : sure . lucky : you know , this is stupid . elizabeth : yeah , it is . lucky : happy new year -- elizabeth : how was your new year ? lucky : um -- fine . i thought you had to work . well , when i called in , they said that you took the night off . elizabeth : so now , you 're checking up on me ? [ scene_break ] diane : michael corinthos jr . he was arrested last night . assault . yes , i will hold . i swear to god , the entire new york legal system is -- jason : diane , we need to find -- we need to find out where they 're holding him . spinelli , what do you got ? spinelli : look , i -- i 've infiltrated the database , but the municipality 's software is so primitive i 'd be better served to hack into it with a hammer and a chisel . jason : just keep at it . sonny does n't do well in lockup . diane : oh , my god ! jason : what is it ? diane : oh , my god , oh , my god , oh , my god ! spinelli : wait , wait -- is it mr. corinthos , sir ? diane : i will call you back . no , it 's not sonny -- it 's me ! i have just been nominated for litigator of the year . oh , my god ! [ diane laughs ] [ scene_break ] alexis : i do n't have time right now for jerry jacks and his patented version of verbal thrust and parry . as you can see , my hands are full . jerry : well , i can see , then let me help you with -- alexis : i do n't need your help . jerry : yes , yes , you do -- alexis : let go of my papers . jerry : you see ? all these trees had to die so you could have me exactly where you want me , which is on my knees , darling . alexis : then why do n't you be a good little boy and crawl on out of here ? oh , my god . jerry : what ? alexis : oh , my god . oh , my god . oh , my god . [ alexis screams ] jerry : what -- alexis : i 've just been nominated for litigator of the year ! jerry : my , my , my . `` alexis davis , esq . , `` if you please . `` this letter is to inform you that the women attorneys ' association has hereby nominated you for litigator of the year `` ! blah , blah , blah -- `` for excellence in jurisprudence -- `` alexis : yeah , yeah , yeah . jerry : `` innovative , intellectual interrogatives , `` blah , blah , blah -- `` prudent principles of precedent , `` etc . , etc . , etc . it sounds very prestigious . alexis : oh , it is -- it really is . past recipients have gone on to sit on the federal bench . i know someone -- ended up on the supreme court . jerry : well , i 'd love to -- i mean , i 'd pay to see that . i mean , you dressed up in black , holding court ? you know , the american judicial system 's abandonment of the traditional powdered wig is such a shame -- such a shame , really . alexis : you better pray that the day does n't come where i 'm staring down at you from that bench because i will throw the book at you . jerry : oh , well , then you 'd have to recuse yourself because of our personal involvement . alexis : there 's nothing personal about our involvement . jerry : oh , well , i would think that the -- you know , the `` litigator of the year `` would be a much better liar . alexis : i have n't won yet . jerry : but you will . and i want to be a witness of your success , so alexis davis , esq . , will you do me the honor of allowing me to escort you to the women attorneys ' association 's dinner for `` litigator of the year `` ? alexis : that would be an imprudent principle of precedent , one that i have no intention of setting . [ scene_break ] diane : this letter reads like my biography . `` excellence in jurisprudence -- `` yeah , well . `` innovative intellectual interrogatives . `` `` prudent principles of precedent . `` well , it looks like the women 's attorneys ' association is finally about to recognize -- spinelli : who is the most judicious one of all . diane : no ! spinelli : you ! diane : oh ! i can tell by the look on your face that you 're very happy for me . [ knock on door ] max : jason , we got to call the guys that put the hose on the espresso machine . we 're losing customers and we 're expecting one of those surprise health department inspections -- jason : i , i ca n't -- i ca n't talk about it right now , max . max : hey , diane . diane : hey . max : i heard you got some good news . i could hear you from the street . diane : yes , i did . max : yeah ? spinelli : our own petitioner here has pending peelaudation . [ laughter ] max : oh , congratulations , i think . diane : well , thank you , max ! what am i doing just standing here ? i 've got a speech to write . and the dress -- the dress has got to say so much more ! jason : diane -- diane , sonny would -- diane : it 's got to be a knockout ! but not too flashy -- like a closing argument before the verdict is brought back in . `` diane miller , esq . , we , the jury , have deliberated and have unanimously found you to be `` litigator of the year ' ! `` oh , and it shows , too . jason : great . ric : well , i 'm surprised to see you here . thought you 'd be in manhattan . what 's the matter -- sonny used his last `` get out of jail `` free card ? diane : just because your world revolves around sonny does n't mean that the rest of us need to be dragged down into orbit . while you 're out looking for a life , see if you can find a better tie . ric : ahem . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : they did n't need me to stay here -- it was a slow night . and i had already paid regina to watch the kids , so i had some alone time , a chance to reflect on the past year and all the changes . and then , i went home . does that alibi satisfy you , detective ? lucky : i thought i 'd be spending it with you -- and with the boys , family . around 7 : 00 , my phone rang and i found myself hoping that it was you even though all that 's gone on between us -- ahem . elizabeth : it 's been pretty bad . lucky : not all bad . i know that jake -- he 's not mine . and we 're pretending to the world that he is , you know , so we can keep him safe . if going back changing things meant that he would n't be a part of my life , i do n't think i 'd want to do it . elizabeth : so you were alone , too ? lucky : no , i was with sam . lulu : hey . how 's dad ? lucky : i was about to find out . see ya . luke : hmm . [ scene_break ] tracy : who is this man ? luke : this is ernesto . tracy : ernesto ? ernesto : you got me there . luke : yeah , he -- he 's a musician . used to play at luke 's . plays a mean steel drum . ernesto : chu - ga - ga - ga . [ ernesto vocalizes rhythm ] tracy : you said he saved your life ? luke : oh , he 's saved my life many times -- in haiti ? ernesto : with the habanos . luke : and in bolivia -- ernesto : with the la -- la por larranaga . luke : yep , yep . ernesto : ah , and do n't forget costa rica . luke : oh , yeah , that runaway banana truck . ernesto : oh . oh -- whew . luke : ah . my familia . too bad we do n't have steel drums and a set of congas . we could -- you know , my wife does a mean mambo . show him your moves , mama . ernesto : well , perhaps some other time , mambo king , huh ? luke : hmm . ernesto : where does the time go ? luke : i do n't know , but it 's so good to see you . ernesto : see you . luke : adios , my friend . ernesto : adios . con permiso . lulu : yeah . tracy : banana truck ? luke : yeah , it was something . yeah -- yeah , it was dangerous . so , what brings the fruit of my loom to my bedside ? lucky : oh , we stopped by to see how you were feeling and looks like you 're doing better . lulu : you got some color in your cheeks . tracy : yeah -- must mean you 're up to something . tracy : so , no drinking , no smoking , and no fatty foods . [ luke slaps tracy ] tracy : ow ! and no excitement ! luke : the real danger here is that i 'm going to stall out in neutral after living life at full throttle . you know , i run on steak for fuel , scotch for oil , and cuban stogies for exhaust . tracy : yeah , well , that was before you blew your transmission out . now you got to keep it in the garage -- hmm ? lucky : so you do n't crash and burn . luke : well , if i ca n't go out in a blaze of fire and glory , sell me for scrap . tracy : who 'd have you but me ? luke : hmm . lucky : at least take it easy for a bit . wait until you get your strength before swerving into the fast lane -- you know , like rest and eat . lulu : yeah , yeah . the doctors gave you a -- luke : i ai n't through with that yet . lulu : a low - fat , low - salt diet . all : ew ! lucky : ooh . lulu : hmm . luke : cover it , cover it , cover it ! i know what the doctors have said . believe me ; i 'm going to follow everything they said to the letter . you do n't need to worry about me . lulu : do you want me to keep you company ? luke : i do n't need you to watch me , feed me , or police me . i 'm going to do nothing , nothing at all to undermine this recovery . lulu : you crash your carburetor ? luke : yeah -- what 's left of it . huh . [ scene_break ] alexis : i just wanted to thank you once again for that nomination because it 's -- it 's really an honor . it means a lot to me . yeah . uh -- i 'll be coming alone . just me . no date . well , okay . i look forward to seeing you , too . thank you . hi , carly . carly : hello . here you go . alexis : oh . what 's this ? carly : that is a notice to vacate the premises . alexis : yes , i can see what it is because i 'm an attorney , you know ? it says so right on the door . it 's just why are you giving it to me ? carly : failure to pay rent -- first december , now january . alexis : i 'm sorry . i just switched business managers , so i 'm sure they 're playing catch - up . i will have a check issued to you today . carly : you know what ? just because jax for some crazy reason considers you a good friend does n't mean you get to walk all over him . alexis : no -- that 's your job . carly : i hope you do n't think you can stay in my hotel without paying . let 's get that straight , okay ? alexis : i 'm sorry , i 'm sorry . it was snippy , immature . i -- i will promise you that i will have the check issued to you and this will never happen again . carly : fine . [ alexis sighs ] alexis : carly ? you know , you 're right . i am fortunate to have a friend like jax . he is the most wonderful person in the whole world . carly : okay , and ? alexis : and as the metro court 's one and only deadbeat attorney tenant , i want to offer you as restitution my unsolicited advice . do whatever you can to make jax happy . we both know he deserves it . [ scene_break ] ric : so apparently , sonny decided to ring in the new year in the big apple and got pinched by the nypd for assault . jason : if you know where he 's being held , tell us . if not , get out . ric : no , see , that 's not my jurisdiction , so i have no obligations . and since sonny 's counsel has apparently been bitten by the fashion bug , it looks like sonny will be wearing prison blues well into the new year . [ scene_break ] emily : baby nikolas : i 'm not going to question why or how you 're here anymore , okay ? emily : oh , okay . maybe that 's best . nikolas : yeah . nikolas : you know , i 'm constantly haunted by the wasted moments that we had together when life got in the way . like sleeping next to you and not taking the time to reach out and touch your hair like this . standing next to you while you 're brushing your teeth and not showing you how much that makes me smile . emily : hmm . you can show me now . nikolas : i know . i 'm just afraid . emily : yeah , tell me . nikolas : oh , where do i start ? emily : anywhere . nikolas : i still do n't believe that you 're real . but then , that 's not any different than how i felt about you when you were alive . the too few times i was able to push my life aside and really see you , i kept asking myself if you were really there . if this -- this beautiful and brilliant woman was truly by my side . and that makes me angry . emily : well , these -- these episodes of rage -- are you still having them ? nikolas : no . no , it seems that i 've traded mad for madness . the only person i beat up anymore is myself . emily : do n't . okay ? you can dwell in the past or you can live in the present , without questioning it , remember ? i 'm here , now . nikolas : what about the future ? lulu : nikolas , how are you ? nikolas : hi . i 'm better . lulu : i just got done visiting with my dad . nikolas : h -- how is he ? lulu : he 's luke . nikolas : well , then he 's doing okay . lulu : yeah , i guess so . nikolas : so , are you making your rounds to all your sick relatives ? lulu : you have a problem with that ? [ nikolas chuckles ] nikolas : no , no , just for a moment there , you sounded like mom . lulu : well , it -- with everything happening with my dad , i did n't want you to think that i forgot that you 're grieving . you want to get outside of these four walls and get into some light ? nikolas : yeah . yes , luke always did describe this place as seasonally depressive . [ lulu laughs ] nikolas : it seems to be always winter here . lulu : well , it 's not too cold outside . we could take spencer for a walk . though , we wo n't get very far since he stops every two feet to look at every leaf . emily : and rock and twig . remember how he used to always do that with me ? nikolas : um -- yeah , a walk . sure . [ scene_break ] alexis : speaking of which , guess which female , who happens to be your mother , was nominated for `` woman litigator of the year `` ? yeah ! thanks . i 'm thrilled , too . listen , i 'm a little torn right now about asking if you 'll baby - sit the kids while i 'm in philadelphia , or asking you to go to philadelphia with me , because you 'd be the one person in the audience that is n't parsing every word of my acceptance speech when i win . no , viola ca n't do it because she already made plans and she ca n't change them . really ? oh , good . thank you . all right , i 'll talk to you later . i 've got to go buy shoes . [ scene_break ] diane : okay , now , i have a pair of devastating four - inch heels i could wear with this one . is this italian ? maxie : the latest from paris . diane : oh . well , the french are back in . after that freedom fries fiasco , they 've done some very good p.r . work . and you can not argue with their use of line . still , this looks like something toulouse lautrec would sketch at the moulin rouge . hmm . maxie : okay -- um -- how about that one ? diane : oh . uh -- this is just hopeless . i am -- i need counsel . what i really need is kate howard , but she has retreated to manhattan , a withdrawal partially based on my recommendation . she 's going to live longer , but it was a tad shortsighted , do n't you think ? maxie : why do n't you call her ? diane : i need something that pops off the page , that is absolutely fabulous -- screams `` award winner `` in big , bold , bright , iridescent neon -- in an understated way , of course . maxie : of course . [ diane sighs ] [ scene_break ] spinelli : it is with great feelings of trepidation that i must now pronounce my quest on information concerning mr. corinthos , sir 's bust a bust . jason : okay , you 're telling me there 's no information on sonny 's arrest ? carly : why was sonny arrested ? [ jason sighs ] jason : simple assault . he had a disagreement with a guy in an art gallery in the city . carly : what was sonny doing in an art gallery ? oh . let me guess . jason : we ca n't find him anywhere . carly : he 's still locked up ? jason : yeah . carly : you know how he gets when he 's locked up , jason . spinelli : fear not , valkyrie . the jackal will redouble his efforts and -- jason : you know what ? forget it . you already took your shot , okay ? spinelli : no , look , i can cross - reference all the collars from the last -- jason : cross -- just , i 'm going to handle it . spinelli : very well . carly : i hate to say it , okay , but if sonny got himself arrested because of some stupid stunt he 's trying to pull for kate howard , maybe it 's exactly what he needs to realize that she 's not right for him . max : hey , is that what i think it is ? spinelli : just taking a leisurely perusal of the schedule for the city health inspector . max : so a surprise visit will no longer be a surprise . spinelli : well , the surprise is that it 's today . max : today ? today ? we 're never going to be ready . we ca n't just -- spinelli : `` excellent . `` `` excellent . `` max : what are you doing ? spinelli : `` excellent `` -- i 'm just entering our grades -- `` excellent `` and `` excellent . `` this concludes our surprise health inspection . max : what , we passed ? spinelli : surpassed . we are now the standard for all coffee houses throughout the municipality . max : great work . i do n't have to fix that stupid leak on the espresso machine . nice . hey , buddy , you 're pretty keyed up , even for you . how many espressos you drink ? spinelli : actually , what drives -- what drives me is the desire to fill the vacuum that is my idle mind , lest the winds of remembrance blow thoughts of georgie into my mind . you know , i -- i discovered after her parting that she liked me . [ spinelli chuckles ] spinelli : she liked me a lot more than i knew , and that i had a chance -- that we had a chance , and of course , now that 's gone . max : yeah , buddy , that 's rough . spinelli : yeah , all -- all i have are her words . by mere chance , they came to me , just like the sweet breath of a lover on your pillow as you dream . and i tried to respond in kind , to actually -- to write a letter back , which , of course , her eyes , like shooting stars , would never see , but , alas , i , the jackal -- the legend of lexicon , i -- i found myself wordless . max : that never happens ? spinelli : almost as rare as true love , right ? and so -- [ spinelli sighs ] spinelli : you know , with stone cold lamenting for noble emily and vying for vengeance , i decided that i would , you know , sniff out the trail of the text- message killer . but alas , the rat hides in a maze that i have no map for . and so , as a last resort , i have decided to accept the humble role of reaping red tape that could ensnare stone cold . you know , if i can just remove the simple nuisance of this bureaucratic drive - by , he 'll have more time and -- and freedom to focus his mind on things that are most important . so that is what i am going to do . max : great work . just do n't get us caught . spinelli : oh , god , the day that the ace of cyberspace falls prey to a corpulent city capitol pencil pusher is the day they make snow angels in hades . i.e . , a cold day in hell o , `` city health inspector `` ? ha - ha ! health inspector : is it cold in here , or is it just me ? spinelli : you [ scene_break ] jason : what sonny and kate do -- it 's not my business , carly . it 's not your business , either . carly : sonny knows better than to get himself in a tight spot far away from home where his people ca n't get to him . jason : i 'm working on it right now . carly : he 's lost his head over kate -- do n't you see that ? jason : are you sure it 's his head that you 're worried about ? carly : that 's funny . that 's really funny . sonny and i are over , okay , we 're history with a capital h. i 'm with jax , i 'm happy with a capital h . jason : capital h. i get it . carly : that does n't mean that i 'm not always going to care about sonny , that i 'm not always going to be worried about sonny . sonny and kate are never going to work . just like you and elizabeth are never going to work . jason : okay , carly -- carly : certain women can not be with certain men . [ scene_break ] jerry : [ foreign accent ] this shipment of product is critical . if anything goes wrong , it can break us . man : so what do you want me to do ? jerry : i want you to minimize the risk , starting with stanford johnson . man : the guy you sent south ? jerry : yes , that 's the one . see , we hired him away from the corinthos organization for his logistical prowess . but now that all the pieces are together , he 's to be terminated . man : his employment ? jerry : his life . we ca n't have him go back to his former employer and share trade secrets . you see , he 's down in florida , so when the ax falls , my hands remain clean . [ scene_break ] epiphany : cassius ? cassius ! cassius ! cassius : oh -- sorry , nurse johnson . were you calling me ? epiphany : just at the top of my lungs . cassius : oh . speaking of some beautiful pipes , toussaint dubois and his saints . i mean , you seemed so moved by his music the other day . i went home , downloaded some of his music -- the skinny on it -- his music is tight . epiphany : is it , now ? cassius : it is . epiphany : and will it be as skinny as your wallet when you do n't have a job ? you can have this back at the end of your shift . cassius : yes , nurse johnson . [ cassius hums ] epiphany : and no humming . leyla : it 's going to be a long shift . nadine : long year . epiphany : 1002 needs a dressing change . 1006 needs a sponge bath . 1011 needs a catheter . nadine : what 'd you do for new year 's , nurse johnson ? epiphany : i spent new year 's eve waiting for my son to call me . and like poor mr. adelson in 1011 , i 'm still waiting . [ scene_break ] ric : do you like this tie ? skye : your message said it was urgent . i would 've thought you were big enough to dress yourself by now . ric : never mind . skye : so tell me , is this business or pleasure ? ric : oh , business with you , skye , is always a pleasure . no , i -- i just wanted to reiterate my offer to help you broker the sale of those piers that you inherited from mr. alcazar . skye : well , both sonny and the zaccharas have shown interest , but i have n't received any hard bids . so tell me , have the dynamics of the market changed ? ric : yes , indeed they have . skye : i 'm listening . ric : well , it appears that sonny has been arrested for assault in new york city . seeing as how he 's otherwise occupied , it 's a perfect time to approach the zaccharas . skye : or a perfect time to stick it to your brother . skye : so , after anthony zacchara stabbed you , i sat with you on what should have been your deathbed and watched your brother bleed for you . but maybe that just further whet your appetite for a pound of sonny 's flesh . ric : maybe it did . skye : i thought you were done with that vendetta . ric : i 'm finding it a hard habit to break . skye : hmm . most addictions are . so you do n't forget , i 'm one of port charles ' original revenge junkies . i realize that no matter how long it took me to get my fix , i still ended up empty and alone . ric : you know , maybe you just needed somebody to share the highs with . skye : yes , but with those highs come the inevitable lows . been there , done that . ric : okay , so what are you doing now ? i mean , now that you finished your 12-step program , what 's next for you ? i mean , you obviously have a wealth of assets . skye : well , the waterfront properties are certainly one of them . ric : no , come on , skye , i 'm not talking about real estate . you 're a bright and beautiful woman and you 're obviously trying to start a new life for yourself . skye : well , i 'm trying , for my daughter 's sake . ric : well , begs a few questions , then , does n't it ? skye : such as ? ric : why are you answering my phone calls ? why are you here in my office ? why are you hanging around with an addict like me ? skye : maybe i think you need a sponsor . ric : oh . that 's sweet . you going to save me ? skye : well , you 're certainly handsome , brilliant -- ric : oh -- skye : dynamic -- hmm . ric : oh , please , no . skye : all the traits that play to my weaknesses . ric : yeah . skye : mm - hmm . ric : i am good at that . skye : maybe there 's a few you have n't really gotten around to , though . ric : well , give me some time . you know , i cleared my entire day . skye : so i 'm your only meeting ? ric : yeah , my only one . [ scene_break ] alexis : hi . maxie : hi . alexis : thanks for coming . maxie : no problem . alexis : i 'm going to an awards dinner in philadelphia , so i need a dress . maxie : let me guess -- you want something that screams `` award winner . `` alexis : i do n't know if i want it to scream . maybe proclaim in a loud voice . maybe a whisper -- sometimes people hear you better when you 're speaking softly . it 's too bad kate howard 's not here , you know , because i could really use her help . maxie : well , why do n't i just show you what we have ? alexis : oh , maxie . i 'm sorry , honestly . i 'm going on about dresses and awards and things and -- are you okay ? maxie : well , it 's not so bad when i 'm not at home . it 's walking through the front door that really gets me . georgie used to wait up to make sure i got home okay . alexis : i lost my sister and we were n't nearly as close as you and georgie were . is your mother around ? maxie : i 'm sure you heard about the funeral . alexis : mothers make mistakes . maxie : my mom leaving was not a mistake , it was a choice . she had her life to lead . she did n't want her children getting in the way . [ scene_break ] nikolas : oh , that was great . taking that walk with you and spencer was everything i thought i 'd never experience again . emily : so -- nikolas : yeah . emily : you feeling better ? nikolas : uh -- what if i die ? what if this thing kills me ? then what ? emily : nikolas , your love for me beat cancer . and i truly believe that . and now i 'm sitting here beside you . we cheated death . nikolas : oh . what 's a little brain tumor , right ? emily : yeah . against our love ? nothing . so , page 243 ? nikolas : page 243 . [ scene_break ] [ luke chuckles ] luke : i 'm right here , wife . i 'm not hiding under the bed . [ chuckles ] luke : what ? cassius : all right , buddy . now , you ready ? luke : yes , yeah , i 'm ready . but i warn you both -- unless you want a lawsuit , my wife thinks that i am marked `` handle with care . `` leyla : oh , always . you 're recovering , so you 're fragile . cassius : all right , this end up . luke : ah , you got that right . cassius : easy -- there we go . luke : thank you . cassius : you okay ? luke : yeah , good . thanks , cassius . cassius : all right . luke : thank you . bye . oh . if you tell me what you 're looking for , maybe i can help you find it . [ monitor beeps ] tracy : any contraband your little friend ernesto might have smuggled in here . luke : you know , if i were n't under strict orders not to get excited , you and i were going to have a big , fat argument . tracy : i know you , luke . if you 're not cheating , you 're not breathing . luke : you judge me harshly , wife . tracy : i do n't have to . your conscience is doing a perfectly good job in there all by itself . luke : `` conscience . `` am i talking in my sleep ? tracy : not yet . luke : but you 've been listening . tracy : luke , i keep a very close eye , ear , and nose on you at all times . luke : and i would n't have it any other way . come on . [ luke pats bed ] luke : come on . come to papa . tracy : oh . luke : come on , baby . that 's it . relax . tracy : i do n't want to lose you . luke : huh . the way you were tossing this room , you 'd probably find me if you did . tracy : i 'm not kidding . i want to grow old with you . do n't even think about it . luke : spanky , there are a lot of more miles left in this old ticker before it 's going to stop . tracy : but since your heart belongs to me , i want you to take better care of it . luke : okay . tracy : i 'm going to let you rest . luke : then rest , i shall . tracy : can i get you some water ? luke : no . no water . no , i 'll just sleep . but i could have sassius record all my mumblings so you can listen to me snore . [ luke giggles ] tracy : i love you . luke : i love you , too . luke : ha - ha ! luke : oh . hmm . ah , yeah . luke : mmm . luke : ah . [ luke coughs ] [ alarm ] [ luke wheezes ] [ commotion ] [ scene_break ] alexis : ric ? ric : yeah , just a minute . yeah , come in . alexis . alexis : ah . i did n't mean to interrupt a meeting . skye : no , i can go . ric : no , no , no . alexis : no , do n't -- sit . you look very comfortable . so if you 're in the middle of a merger of some sort , i do n't want to interrupt . ric : no , no . uh , thanks for coming . [ scene_break ] health inspector : let 's see what we have . there is `` obtaining unauthorized access to the health department 's mainframe , falsifying government documents , `` and you have a leaky hose under your espresso machine . spinelli : uh , fair and just keeper of the permits , i mean , you have obviously misinterpreted what was in actuality just a foolhardy and innocuous shenanigans . see , i would never , ever endeavor to circumvent the necessary and prudent safeguards of your hallowed code . diane : there seems to be a misunderstanding . health inspector : i 'm very clear on what 's going on . here you go . diane : if -- if i may . mr. spinelli is a deeply disturbed young man who , while completely harmless , lacks certain social skills . spinelli : well , i -- diane : do n't -- stop . hmm . mr. morgan has taken in and provided for this neer- do - well , who -- [ diane chuckles ] diane : without this act of charity would certainly burden an already overburdened system . health inspector : is this true ? diane : and mr. morgan will be more than happy to pay any fine that mr. spinelli 's juvenile prank may have incurred . health inspector : and for the leaky hose ? diane : including the leaky hose , absolutely . health inspector : keep an eye on him . jason : no choice . diane : now that we have all that settled , can i ask you a question ? is that scarf a marisol deluna ? health inspector : it is . diane : i recognize good taste . so , if you have to choose a gown to wear to accept a very prestigious award , would you go armani or neela llorente ? health inspector : armani . diane : armani ? hmm . [ scene_break ] man : we got a man on stan johnson . as soon as he 's clear of witnesses , he 's roadkill . [ phone rings ] elizabeth : 10th floor , nurse webber . yes , she is . we 've been waiting for your call . guess who ? epiphany : hmm . well , now , your ears must have been burning . florida ? now what in god 's name are you doing all the -- hmm . stanford , listen . no , i do n't want to fight with you . no , i -- i just want to tell you that i miss you and -- and i love you , and i 've made a new year 's resolution to always tell you how proud i am of you . yeah , every day . at least every time you call . yes . stanford ? stanford ? elizabeth : epiphany ? epiphany : the -- there was a crash and -- and then the line went dead . [ next_on ] man : he committed assault , and he 's not going anywhere . tracy : oh , my god . i need help in here ! [ monitor flatlines ] judge luke : your soul is on trial .	diane and alexis are both nominated for female litigator of the year , unbeknownst to each other . diane focuses on finding the right shoes while alexis tries to dissuade jerry from being her escort , as he wishes to be . spinelli throws himself into cyber work for sonny and jason . upon hearing that sonny was arrested , carly is angry at the way his relationship with kate affects his life . despite tracy 's policing , luke manages to get some cigars from his supplier , but immediately goes into an attack . skye and ric flirt to the point of having sex , until alexis interrupts . nikolas ' spectral romance continues . the health inspector busts spinelli and sonny 's coffee house , but diane is able to b.s . them into the clear . epiphany is on the phone with stan when something bad happens to him .
emma : i want to go to the party . patrick : baby , i told you , you ca n't come to the party 'cause it 's for grown- ups . emma : then why does dr. britt get to go ? patrick : because she 's a grown - up . emma : she does n't act like a grown - up . patrick : okay , that 's enough . go put your pajamas on now . emma : [ sighs ] [ stomping ] britt : was -- was that about me ? patrick : nothing . emma 's just being a little bit crabby . britt : well , i hope you can still make it tonight . patrick : yes , of course . i will be there . she 'll be much better when sabrina gets here . she loves her . britt : who does n't ? [ doorbell rings ] patrick : and that 's her , so i will see you in a little bit . britt : okay , ca n't wait . patrick : hey ! happy new year . [ scene_break ] [ horn toots ] [ clattering ] spinelli : oh , great . hephaestus himself could not have done better . milo : who ? spinelli : um ... greek god of forgery and fire . milo : oh . i 'll take that . spinelli : all right . milo : this work for you ? spinelli : yeah . milo , you 're a true friend . thank you . milo : i 'm glad to help . is there anything else you need ? spinelli : uh , well , could you get rid of the fog ? i ca n't see a thing . milo : well , i suppose i could get a couple industrial - strength fans up here , sure . spinelli : yeah , i 'm not sure they 'd part the heavens in time . thanks . okay . well , other than the fog , everything 's in a state of readiness . all that is lacking is my date . let 's hope she shows up . [ scene_break ] [ telephone rings ] maxie : oh , my ... you need to stop calling me . lulu : hi ! good to see you . happy new year . i 'm coming over . maxie : why ? you have a club to run . besides , i 'm gon na see you tomorrow and probably every other day for the next nine months . no need to front load . lulu : it 's new year 's eve . do you really want to be alone ? maxie : ellie 's here . lulu : well , is n't she gon na go out with spinelli ? maxie : tell dante i said happy new year . [ phone clicks ] maxie : [ breathes deeply ] should n't you get in the shower ? ellie : no . maxie : i thought you and spinelli had some big night planned . ellie : i would n't know what damian 's up to tonight . he 's on his own -- tonight and all the rest of nights . [ scene_break ] britt : 5 , 4 , 3 ... party time ! michael : can we get some help ? ! starr : michael , michael ... britt : oh , no , no , no . starr : i wasted a whole trip . i do n't need to go to the doctor . michael : starr , you were knocked unconscious . you could have a concussion , okay ? you need to get examined . starr : i will be okay , but connie kidnapped johnny . he might not be so lucky . [ pounding , muffled shouting ] [ scene_break ] kristina : what was that ? trey : thought you might want to know , i , um , got a job offer in california . connie : yeah ? trey : so i 'm gon na be leaving port charles ... for good . connie : no kidding . so am i . [ scene_break ] steve : whoo - hoo ! lulu : i 'm so glad you guys could make it . olivia : me too . steve : word is out -- haunted star throws the best parties in town . olivia : well , normally , i 'm not a huge fan of new year 's eve . this year , i can not wait . i am so done with 2012 . steve : 2013 's gon na be great . lulu : so , what do you think ? any vibes on next year ? olivia : oh , honey , i do n't need a vibe to know you 're in for a whopper ! we 've got a baby coming . lulu : yes , thanks to maxie . steve : thanks to maxie . olivia : thanks to maxie , who is having you a bouncing baby ... dog . [ scene_break ] milo : so , you think your girl 's gon na be a no - show ? spinelli : well , technically , she 's not my girl . we 're on a sort of sabbatical . maxie : you broke up ? why ? ellie : it does n't matter why we broke up . spinelli : ellie is convinced that i would prefer to be with maxie . milo : would you ? spinelli : why would i be doing all this for ellie if i would rather be with maxie ? milo : but if it 's over , i mean , why you going to all this trouble ? not that i 'm complaining . i mean , hauling that heater up here was a nice little bonus workout . awesome cardio . just ... i do n't know . feels like a wasted effort is all . spinelli : you 're misunderstanding . see , ellie and i have n't ended . in fact , this could be just the beginning . [ scene_break ] ellie : the point is , we broke up . why i 'm not meeting him on the hospital roof at midnight . maxie : the hospital roof . heather webber jumped off the hospital roof . why would spinelli want you to meet him there ? spinelli : we made an agreement . we said that we 'd reconvene here at midnight if we thought there was still hope . milo : like in that movie . maxie : `` sleepless in seattle `` ? ellie : `` an affair to remember . `` [ scene_break ] spinelli : `` love affair , `` which i wo n't be having if ellie does n't show up . [ scene_break ] maxie : you 're just gon na leave spinelli on the roof . ellie : yeah , it 'll never work . maxie : why ? i thought you two were like techno soul mates or something ? ellie : i do n't come first with him . maxie : oh . and you think i do . [ scene_break ] patrick : i like the specs . although i like the old ones better . sabrina : ta - da ! patrick : wow ! come on in . sabrina : i brought extra . i thought emma would get a kick out of them . patrick : i think that 's a great idea . she 's gon na love them . sabrina : you look like you 're ready to party . patrick : [ chuckles ] well , it 's been a while since i wore this , and i 'm just glad it still fits . sabrina : oh , it fits . patrick : what 's that ? sabrina : huh ? oh ! uh , no , i was just wondering if i , um -- if i brought enough noisemakers . patrick : i got a better way to make noise . sabrina . sabrina . where 'd you go ? sabrina : no . nowhere . nowhere at all . [ scene_break ] starr : how much longer will this take ? britt : i hope not too much longer . how did this happen ? michael : she was attacked by a crazy woman . starr : she pushed me , and i hit my head on a desk . britt : did you lose consciousness ? starr : only for a few minutes , but i 'm okay . michael : she was unconscious when i got there . it took maybe two minutes to bring her around . britt : well , that 's significant . i 'm gon na have to run some tests to screen for head trauma . starr : right now ? we need to make sure that connie does n't do anything to johnny . michael : we do n't need to do anything , okay ? the cops can take it from here . [ cell phone rings ] dante : yeah , michael , what 's up ? [ scene_break ] todd : what are we doing here ? carly : okay , um ... we 're on a date , remember ? you asked me out . todd : yeah , i did ask you out . i did n't ask you here . carly : [ laughs ] what 's wrong with this place ? todd : what 's wrong with this place ? it 's a boat . carly : it 's a nightclub . todd : yes . carly , the last time i was at this nightclub , i was with my ex- wife . carly : blair . todd : i know her name . carly : [ chuckles ] todd : i do . this whole night is about us leaving the past behind us . carly : that 's right . we 're ringing out the old and ringing in the new . todd : at your ex - boyfriend 's club . [ scene_break ] dante : starr found johnny tied up ? michael : connie had him gagged and taped to a chair . dante : yeah , well , knowing connie , that could mean any number of things . michael : yeah , that 's how she spun it , but starr did n't buy it . they struggled , starr fell , hit her head . she was unconscious and alone when i got there . dante : any sign of connie ? michael : she and johnny were long gone . dante : and you 're at the hospital ? michael : yeah , the doctor 's trying to rule out a concussion . starr 's worried about johnny . she , uh , thinks connie kidnapped him . dante : okay , i 'll call in an apb . any idea what connie 's driving these days ? [ scene_break ] [ thudding , muffled shouting ] trey : you 're leaving town ? connie : yeah . you know , it 's time to see the world . besides , there 's nothing really keeping me here , so ... sorry . no offense . but we were never close , trey . trey : yeah . um , so -- so , where are you and johnny going ? connie : oh , no , he 's staying . we had a parting of ways . trey : you 're -- you 're divorcing ? connie : no , i would n't go that far . but the honeymoon is definitely over . kristina : connie ? connie : yeah . kristina : what have you got in your trunk ? [ scene_break ] ellie : look , i say this as a roommate who cares . your self - absorption borders on egomania . maxie : this is n't egomania . this is me taking responsibility . ellie : okay , the present situation , or lack of a situation , is between damian and me . maxie : ellie ... what happened on christmas eve was completely my fault . i mean , i had to practically roll over and beg spinelli to stay with me . i 've seen dogs with more self - respect . he was really worried about meeting up with you . he was so excited about introducing you to his famiglia , and there i was , doubling over with cramps thinking i was losing lulu 's baby . ellie : look , i know it was an emergency , but dami -- maxie : do you realize how shmoopy he gets when he talks about you ? or how about the fact that he 's the happiest i 've seen him in years , thanks to you . ellie : i 've only known damian as long as i 've known him , so i ca n't really specu -- maxie : and i know you know that , um ... i made a play for him -- spinelli -- but he did n't choose me . because -- hello ! -- i mean , he chose you . spinelli and i are officially friends . you have won . ellie : i do n't care about winning . maxie : spinelli and i had our chance . he 's moved on , and so have i. i mean , i 'm pregnant with two other people 's child , which is a lot to process , so i can understand how you 're confused . i would n't blame you . but i ... i will blame you if you leave spinelli hanging . [ scene_break ] milo : okay . if your girl does show , you better pour it on thick . spinelli : well , i will certainly endeavor to charm her . you know , perhaps a rehearsal might be beneficial . milo : good idea . it never hurts to reinforce muscle memory by walking things through . spinelli : yeah , all right , so then you 'll assist me , right ? good ! good , good , good , good ! okay , so you 're ellie . milo : i am ? spinelli : just try to time things out . just go with me a little bit here . and i will -- i will be , uh ... here . milo : spinelli ... spinelli : right , okay . uh ... milo : mm . maybe just try and be yourself ? spinelli : right . authenticity it is -- is always best . so , i will be me , and she will emerge to the dulcet sounds of `` moonlight sonata . `` [ `` moonlight sonata `` plays ] spinelli : great . [ chuckles ] i will , uh ... pull out her chair ... open the champagne ... [ imitates cork popping ] [ chuckles ] milo : ooh . spinelli : all right . and then ... i will ask her to dance . [ chuckles ] there we go . okay . and then -- [ laughs ] as romance dawns with the new year , i will lead her over to the telescope , weather permitting , and then i will wish upon the brightest star ... which reaches its zenith at midnight of every new year . milo : seriously ? spinelli : yes , uh , sirius , the dog star , yeah . milo : oh . [ scene_break ] olivia : who let that mutt in here ? lulu : are you seeing a dog ? olivia : right over there ! [ scene_break ] emma : sabrina ! sabrina : hey , girl ! i hope you 're ready to party . emma : daddy , you should come to our party . sabrina : oh , daddy 's got plans . but you know what ? he 's not gon na have anything half as cool at his party . [ both laugh ] let 's see . yeah ! patrick : yeah . emma : daddy , put them on . patrick : okay , okay . they 're matching , too . emma : [ chuckles ] [ both laugh ] patrick : they look good ? sabrina : all right . you guys take a picture . patrick : yeah ? okay . come on . sabrina : all right . say `` 2013 . `` patrick : you ready ? 1 , 2 , 3 . both : 2013 ! [ beeps ] sabrina : perfect . patrick : yes . emma : let me see . sabrina : here . patrick : let me see . oh , that 's perfect . you got to send me that . sabrina : sure . patrick : okay , listen , i got to run , so you be good . and when sabrina says go to sleep , what do you do ? emma : go to sleep . patrick : good . emma : will you wake me up when you get home ? patrick : i promise . i 'll wake you up and say happy new year , okay ? i love you . have fun . bye - bye . emma : bye , daddy . patrick : bye , baby . you guys have fun , okay ? sabrina : okay , you too . patrick : bye . sabrina : just not too much fun . emma : [ laughing ] [ scene_break ] britt : scans are clean . you 're good to go . michael : what , no concussion ? britt : nope . just steer clear of contact sports and connie falconeri for a few days . starr : okay , well , thank you . [ door closes ] michael : she was in a hurry . you think those were even your tests she was looking at ? starr : michael , i 'm fine . come on , let 's go . i want to find johnny . michael : i told you , the cops are on it . starr : well , i still feel like i need to do something . michael : thanks to you , the cops know that connie 's holding him prisoner , okay ? is n't that enough heroics for one night ? starr : some hero i am . i got myself knocked out . michael : come here . look , when i could n't wake you up , i was so scared for you . i could n't take it if something happened to you . starr : hey . i 'm here . i 'm not going anywhere , okay ? michael : i know . okay , uh ... i figured out how i want to spend new year 's . the same way we spent christmas eve ? just the two of us . starr : it 's gon na be a very special new year 's , then . yeah . [ scene_break ] carly : you know , i hate to admit it , since i own a rival establishment , but the martinis here are the best in town . todd : so we 're just here for the drinks . carly : yeah . todd : okay . carly : if i was at the metro court , the staff would come up and ask me questions all night , but now i get to enjoy you . we get to enjoy each other . todd : and i 'm enjoying you , but i 'm just not sure why we 're here . carly : this is the place to be seen . todd : i 'm your hot date . carly : yeah . todd : we 're only here so that you can rub me in johnny 's face . that did n't sound right . carly : well , you know ... there 's nothing wrong with johnny seeing that i 've moved on . todd : you 're using me . carly : no , i 'm not -- todd : okay , to be perfectly clear -- use me . [ scene_break ] dante : hey . sorry i 'm late . lulu : hi . i was starting to think you had been called into work . dante : no , i said i would be here , and here i am . what 's going on over there ? olivia : oh , we 're just wondering where you were . that 's all . dante : yeah . had to call something in . not to ruin everyone 's good mood but it affects you , ma . steve : it 's not heather , is it ? dante : no -- connie . olivia : what 'd she do now ? dante : she 's on some kind of rampage . lulu : hi ! carly : congratulations ! the party 's great . lulu : i 'm so happy to see you . carly : yeah , we 're so glad that we could come . and congratulations on the baby . lulu : thank you . we 're very excited . olivia : yeah , lots to celebrate this year . todd : we were hoping we could pay respects to your co - host . dante : johnny 's not here right now . carly : where is he ? dante : he 's been kidnapped by the same woman that assaulted your daughter , manning . connie : what ? [ scene_break ] kristina : something 's in your trunk . connie : yeah , luggage . girlfriend 's not too bright there , trey . kristina : well , your luggage is making noise . connie : well , it 's mice -- i do n't know -- and they must have eaten their way in . kristina : i do n't think mice sound like that , connie . connie : have you ever heard a mouse , kristina ? they can do some serious damage . [ thudding ] kristina : can mice do that ? trey : open your trunk , connie . [ scene_break ] [ horns blowing , noisemakers rattling ] sabrina : okay , okay ! you win ! i surrender ! you have got a pair of lungs , little girl . emma : what do people do at grown - up parties ? sabrina : oh . well , it 's a lot like what you see on tv . people stand around , and they talk and cheer and ... sometimes they dance . emma : will daddy dance with dr. britt ? sabrina : probably . emma : is dr. britt going to be my new mommy ? sabrina : h - how would you feel about that ? emma : terrible . i do n't like her . sabrina : oh . well , um ... emma : if i have to have a new mommy , i want it to be you . [ scene_break ] britt : i 'm on my way ! i 'll be there in 10 minutes , tops . patrick : take your time . i 'll be here . britt : this has taken too long already , doctor . tonight , i am stepping on the gas . [ elevator bell dings ] britt : oh ! hey , lizzy ! libby 's mom : libby . britt : libby , hi . how are you feeling ? libby 's mom : well , much better , thanks to you , dr. britt . we wanted to thank you , so libby made you some peanut brittle . britt : aw ! that 's so sweet . thank you so much , honey . libby 's mom : say , `` thank you , dr. britt . `` libby : thank you , dr. britt . britt : aw , give me a hug . libby : [ vomits ] britt : [ gasps ] ugh . oh , no . [ scene_break ] todd : connie attacked my daughter ? this is how i find out about it ? what the hell is the matter with you ? ! where 's starr now ? dante : your daughter is fine . she 's at the hospital with michael . carly : michael ? is he okay ? was he with her ? dante : michael found her , and he took her to the hospital , and then he called me . carly : thank god he did n't go after connie by himself . i 'm glad he 's letting the police handle this . olivia : why ca n't connie just leave that girl alone ? has n't she done enough to her ? todd : how bad is it ? starr : dad ? todd : how badly are you hurt ? starr : well , no , i just hit my hea -- wait . how do you know what happened ? todd : i 'm your father . i know everything . what did connie do to you ? starr : you want a list ? look , do n't worry about it , okay ? i 'll get connie . todd : no , you are not going after connie `` falconnery . `` starr : dad , relax . michael and i are walking to his car right now . we are going to get in and go home . besides , connie 's long gone by now . [ scene_break ] connie : i 'm not gon na open my trunk . kristina : why not ? trey : hey , there 's something in there , connie . we would n't want you to have an accident . connie : [ scoffs ] oh , gee , kid , thanks . did n't know you cared . fine . knew i should 've got this damn thing fixed . i 'll pop it from inside , okay ? [ car door closes ] kristina : she 's acting weirder than usual . trey : yeah , how can you tell ? michael : kristina ? trey ? [ engine turns over ] kristina : hey ! connie ! hey ! [ tires screeching ] [ television playing ] [ scene_break ] spinelli : you are enchanting , incandescent ... endlessly fascinating . you -- you are ... filled with enthusiasm and potential , and i wish you all the happiness . maxie : but you do n't want me . spinelli : not -- not in the way you wish . ellie : so ... what do you think ? maxie : you look perfect . ellie : thank you . um , i better hurry . hey , maxie ? maxie : yeah ? ellie : thank you so much for getting through to me . wish me luck . [ door closes ] maxie : good luck . [ scene_break ] spinelli : she should be here by now . it only takes 13 minutes to park and get to the roof , and it 's almost midnight . milo : relax . she 'll be here . here . take a swig , warm up . spinelli : peppermint schnapps . did n't -- did n't i give this to sonny for christmas two years ago ? milo : oh , yeah . you did . and do you know what ? sonny liked it so much , he gives that out as gifts now . well played . spinelli : right . milo : you know , i do n't get you , spinelli . why the lack of confidence ? i mean , girls practically throw themselves at you . i see it . spinelli : i think you 're mistaking me for a casanova . milo : a what ? spinelli : a don juan . a romeo . milo : that -- that is exactly what you are . i mean , look at this setup . i mean , look at this setup . you are a charmer if i 've ever met one . spinelli : oh , come on . milo : me ? i can barely get a word out if i even try to talk to a woman . only time they notice me is when i 'm half - naked on a stage . spinelli : well , i would n't mind being treated as a sex object now and then . milo : you got a deal . spinelli : excuse me ? milo : yeah , yeah . okay . you train me , i 'll train you . that way , one day , i 'll be ready when the right woman comes along . since lulu 's married now , to the boss ' son , no less -- not that it even matters who the guy is -- i would never -- i would never go after a married woman , no matter how amazing and -- and perfect and funny and sweet and totally smoking hot she is . i just -- i have to focus on moving on -- you know , finding someone else . who knows ? maybe it 'll even be maxie . spinelli : no , she 's pregnant . milo : oh . [ scene_break ] [ television playing ] [ scratching , bell jingling ] [ television mutes ] maxie : what is that ? [ scratching continues ] [ dog whines ] [ scene_break ] michael : what the hell was that about ? starr : you said that connie was driving the car ? kristina : yeah , she just took off . trey : why ? what 's going on ? starr : was johnny with her ? trey : no . she was alone . michael : did she seem off to you at all ? kristina : see ? i told you . there was something weird going on . starr : do you have any idea where she was headed ? trey : no . i - i just -- i told her i was leaving town , and then she said she was leaving , too , and then said something about luggage in the trunk , and then -- starr : wait . luggage in the trunk . did you see this luggage ? kristina : no , but there was definitely something in there . it was making noise . trey : that 's why she got in the car , 'cause she would n't pop the trunk . starr : she has johnny in the trunk ! she has him locked in that trunk ! trey : wait . what ? starr : i got to go chase after her . michael : starr , starr ! starr : michael , i 'm going with or without you ! do you want to drive , or should i ? [ scene_break ] todd : starr says she 's fine . carly : hmm ? todd : `` hmm ? `` now is when you say , `` oh , great , todd . so glad your kid 's not dead . `` carly : of course ! of course , i 'm glad that she 's fine . i 'm just wondering what that maniac is doing with johnny and why . todd : why ? what do you care ? carly : because i knew connie was lying to me when she said johnny was n't there , and she had something going on . she was trying to get rid of me . todd : she 's just threatened by you 'cause you 're hot . carly : she does n't want me to find out the real reason she forced johnny to marry her . todd : okay , what -- johnny 's the victim now ? the guy who lied to you for months ? the guy who humiliated you in front of the whole town ? carly : i get the point , todd , okay ? todd : thinking about johnny and being concerned about his feelings is a slippery slope . are you really gon na waste more time thinking about that loser ? carly : no ! no , of course not . todd : good , because i was starting to doubt your commitment to moving forward . carly : all right . what about your commitment ? to moving on from blair ? [ scene_break ] sabrina : you want me to be your mom ? emma : if daddy does . sabrina : oh , emma ... that really means so much to me . you are such a wonderful person , and being your mom would be ... a dream come true for me . but the thing is that you already have the world 's best mommy . emma : but she 's in heaven . sabrina : and i know how much you and your daddy miss her . so tell you what -- you can count on me to help out , because i 'm your friend . but i could never , ever take your mommy 's place . no one could . okay ? emma : okay . sabrina : okay . come here . [ scene_break ] lulu : hey ! happy new year . patrick : happy new year to you . you know what ? i would love to , but i 'm gon na try and enjoy my life with moderation , thanks to you . lulu : okay . well , and thanks to maxie , too . patrick : and thanks to maxie . and speaking of maxie , any news ? what 's -- lulu : actually , on christmas eve , we found out that she 's pregnant . patrick : no ! congratulations . lulu : thank you ! patrick : that 's wonderful . lulu : we 're so excited . i mean , i do n't even know how we 're gon na wait nine months . patrick : yeah , well , you know , it 's only gon na get worse . i constantly miss emma when i 'm not with her . lulu : oh , she 's such a sweetheart , and she 's so smart . patrick : she is . i 'm not gon na deny it . i 'm not gon na be modest about it . in fact , between the two of us , we should have a safe bragging place -- so i can talk about how wonderful emma is , and you can constantly talk about how cute and adorable , loving ... lulu : well , yeah , i mean , i do n't even care if my kid is cute . i 'll just settle for one that does n't have a tail to wag . [ scene_break ] dante : ma , what 're you thinking about ? new year 's resolutions ? i got one . why do n't you not lie to your kid ? olivia : exactly what are you implying , dante ? dante : well , what i 'm implying is , when i got here , you seemed like you did n't want to tell me what you were talking about , and i got the distinct feeling that you might have had one of your visions , maybe saw your little four - legged pal again . olivia : that dog is trouble . [ scene_break ] maxie : uh , i 'm sorry . we 're fresh out of biscuits . where 's your person ? your -- excuse me ! somebody lose a puppy ? ! hello ? ! well ... hey , you , with four legs -- you do n't live here . so scoot , all right ? come on . let 's go . ohh ! ohh ! ow ! ow . well , that did n't work out well . oh ! that ca n't be good . [ scene_break ] todd : i 'm pretty sure asking you out demonstrates a willingness to move on . i think it 's proof positive that i have moved on . carly : uh , blair did not marry tomás , and the longer he stays gone , the less chance that they 're going to get married . so i bet you 're holding your breath . todd : no , blair 's yesterday 's news . carly : yeah ? todd : yep . carly : can i see your phone ? todd : mm . no , you can not see my phone . i did n't call blair . carly : really ? todd : no . carly : you did n't want her to know that starr had a bump on her head ? todd : i texted her because we 're parents and that 's how parents communicate . carly : i rest my case ! todd : i 'm not hung up on blair . i was . but she always sees the worst i me . so i moved on . carly : let 's review the terms , okay ? todd : what 're you talking about ? carly : we 're friends . todd : yeah . carly : we 're friends when we 're honest with each other , even if it 's about what we may or may not feel . todd : so the only thing you feel for johnny is contempt . carly : how can you expect me to stop thinking about johnny when blair 's always on your mind ? [ scene_break ] lulu : sorry . with johnny missing , all the meeting and greeting is on me . what 'd i miss ? olivia : nothing . dante : nothing . steve : and that 's my cue . come on . lulu : wait . it 's not even midnight . steve : well , if we hurry , we can get home to watch the countdown . dante : hey , yeah . olivia : if -- if you hear anything at all about connie , please ... dante : all right . olivia : call me , text me , anything . happy new year . dante : happy new year . [ scene_break ] connie : sorry about the bumpy departure there , hubby , but i had to make tracks , thanks to somebody making noise in the back of the trunk . not your finest moment ! do n't worry . i 'm gon na get us to our destination ... [ thudding , muffled shouting ] connie : ... if i can just see through this fog . [ scene_break ] michael : i see taillights . i think it 's connie 's car . trey : how can you tell ? this fog -- it 's , like , thick . like pea soup . kristina : be careful , michael . michael : is somebody calling the cops ? kristina : i ca n't get through . there 's no reception . michael : keep trying . look , starr , we 're not gon na let her get away , okay ? [ tires screech ] kristina : michael , be careful ! oh , you made me drop my phone . michael : i 'm sorry . trey : can you get it ? kristina : i ca n't even see . starr : do you know what road we 're on ? michael : yeah . starr : i just realized this is the road that connie caused the accident that killed cole and hope . [ scene_break ] ellie : oh , i should 've known . with the temperature reaching the dew point , this fog was inevitable . only a fool would have ventured forth without having her carburetor checked . ugh ! i 'll never mendorran again . [ scoffs ] do n't go anywhere , please . i 'm coming . [ scene_break ] milo : 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 . the turn , move the hips , right ? first comes the jacket , okay ? hey . whoo - whoo . swivel . spinelli : oh , uh ... milo : okay , keep with me . all right , next , the tie . like , throw that . spinelli : i 'll keep it on for now , but i follow you . milo : always move the hips . spinelli : always keep moving . milo : and then , the shirt , like -- whoa ! okay ! and then , last but not least ... the pants . spinelli : wait , wait . the pants ? milo : oh , yeah , dropping trou is the highlight . spinelli : i do n't think i can ever get the hang of this . milo : it 's easy , spinelli . it 's just undressing . spinelli : i suppose you 're right . okay , come on . let 's start again . milo : uh , perhaps another time . look , if i leave now , i can make it to the club in time , and i can get myself a new year 's smooch . spinelli : well , but what about our lesson ? milo : this has been real romantic and all , spinelli . i just do n't want to be left on new year 's eve with no one to kiss but you . sorry . spinelli : well , uh ... do you want -- do you want your schnapps ? milo : keep it . good luck , pal . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] britt : peanut allergy , and the mom has her making brittle . anyway , i may come to the party in scrubs , but i 'll be there . uh - huh . maxie : oh , dr. westbourne , i 'm so glad you 're still here . i need to talk to you . britt : no , i - i 'm sorry . you 're gon na have to talk to the desk nurse . maxie : please , it 's an emergency . patrick : hey , britt , what 's going on ? britt : um , another patient of mine came in . patrick : so it looks like tonight 's not gon na work , then . britt : oh , no , no , no . it 's fine . i 'm just gon na be a couple minutes late . patrick : you know what ? let 's just -- i 'll take a rain check . i 'll call you tomorrow . britt : hello ? what is it this time , maxie ? maxie : i fell , and it hurts . i just -- i need you to make sure the baby 's okay . [ scene_break ] [ television playing ] [ footsteps approaching ] sabrina : [ gasps ] patrick : hey , it 's all right . sabrina : oh , uh -- no . [ chuckles ] it 's okay . what time is it ? patrick : just before midnight . how 'd everything go ? sabrina : great . emma 's in bed . patrick : good . sabrina : how was the party ? patrick : it was all right . britt could n't make it , so i came home early . sabrina : oh . that 's a shame . patrick : yeah , i wish i would have stayed home with you and emma . would 've been more fun . sabrina : oh . emma would have loved that . i should get going . patrick : hold on a second . you ca n't go . they 're just about to drop the ball , and they 're gon na start the countdown , so come on . have some popcorn . [ scene_break ] todd : i think we both have a habit of ... thinking about our past ... and i 'm not gon na do that anymore . not with you . and if you want to look over your shoulder , you should -- carly : i do n't . todd : good . so , it 's new year 's eve . to looking forward . carly : and not looking back . all : 10 ... 9 ... dante : 8 ... both : 7 ... 6 ... spinelli : 5 ... 4 ... both : 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... [ all cheering ] singer : should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind ? should auld acquaintance be forgot in days of auld lang syne for all the times gone by spinelli : huh . the fog is lifting . i can see sirius . i can make a wish . but ellie 's not here to wish with me . singer : for all the times gone by [ scene_break ] ellie : oh , damian , please wait for me . [ scene_break ] maxie : [ sighs ] midnight . great . ca n't believe i 'm spending my new year 's eve in a hospital . [ door opens ] maxie : dr. westbourne , i 'm so sorry i bothered you . i 'm just gon na change , and then i have a dog at home i need to go throw out . [ scene_break ] singer : my trust , ye friend give me a hand of thine and we will take [ scene_break ] maxie : i 'm sorry . i 'm sure you have new year 's plans . just tell me where to sign , and i will get out of your hair . britt : we first need to talk about your condition . maxie : condition ? it was just another false alarm , right ? britt : maxie , i 'm very sorry . you 've had a miscarriage . [ scene_break ] singer : for auld lang syne spinelli : i 'm not gon na take this lying down . [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] ellie : oh , a signal ! connie : hey , the fog is lifting ! did you hear that ? ! ellie : damian ! aah ! connie : oh , my god ! trey : oh , whoa , hold on . i think i see it . michael : i forgot this is the same road that cole and hope died . starr : michael , look out ! connie : [ gasps ] [ tires screeching ] starr : no ! [ metal crunching ]	milo helps spinelli get the general hospital rooftop ready for the interlude spinelli is hoping to have with ellie at midnight . milo thinks it is a nice surprise for spinelli 's girlfriend . spinelli says ellie is n't his girlfriend anymore . milo concludes that he just wasted his time and effort . milo suggests that he and spinelli trade secrets since women find him sexy , and spinelli is a romantic . they drink a whole bottle of peppermint schnapps while milo shows spinelli how to do a strip tease . ellie is relaxing at home with a book . maxie wonders why she is n't getting ready to go out with spinelli . she says she does n't intend to go out with spinelli again . she tells maxie about spinelli 's request to meet him on the hospital roof at midnight and say she is n't going to show up . maxie thinks it is morbid to meet where heather webber jumped and then realizes that he is using the plot device in movies . maxie concludes that she is the source of ellie 's difficulties with spinelli . she assures her that she and spinelli are officially friends and that spinelli wants to be with ellie . she says she wo n't let ellie leave spinelli hanging . ellie 's car breaks down on her way to meet spinelli and she has no cell signal in the fog . maxie thinks about the day that spinelli chose ellie instead of her . maxie opens the door and finds a dog standing there . the dog comes in and parks itself on her sofa . she trips on the rug and falls to the floor .
carly : okay , okay , okay . now , you guys , if you can believe it , it is time . all : 10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ... 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ! happy new year ! [ scene_break ] olivia : this never happened . julian : never . [ scene_break ] should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind ? lucy : [ laughs ] all : should auld acquaintance be forgot in days of auld lang syne anna : happy new year , agent sloane . agent sloane : happy new year , commissioner . all : for auld lang syne , my dear for auld lang syne elizabeth : best present . right here . all : we 'll take a cup patrick : to a better new year . sam : for both of us . all : for auld lang syne should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind ? carly : come here , you . all : should auld acquaintance be forgot in days of auld lang syne [ scene_break ] nathan : [ chuckles ] i waited a whole year to be able to do that . maxie : [ chuckles ] nathan : touch you , to look at you . maxie : you 've looked at me . nathan : the way i wanted to . not like you were mine and i was yours . maxie : [ sighs ] feels good . nathan : feels unreal . i mean ... maxie , this is our time . finally . forget blue moons or solar eclipses . 2015 is one thing only -- it 's the year of us . maxie : you know -- [ clears throat ] i still ca n't believe that you tricked me . i thought that you stood for truth and honesty . nathan : in all fairness , i did leave when you called and said your cab broke down . i could n't stand the thought of you being alone at midnight . maxie : so what made you come back ? nathan : i had this little voice nagging at me , saying that i was gon na miss you , that i 'd better stay put . maxie : a little voice ? nathan : mm - hmm . little but loud . maxie : sounds like me . i take it it was also this little voice that convinced you to pretend you were n't here when i got home ? nathan : totally . maxie : this ca n't become a thing , you know ? `` the little voice made me do it . `` nathan : oh , come on . forgive us ? maxie : i 'm just glad you listened to it . nathan : me too . [ scene_break ] ned : happy new year . alexis : happy new year . it 's a nice way to bring in 2015 . ned : it certainly is . olivia : okay . you 're out of line . julian : me ? that kiss was a mutual and calculated decision on both our parts . olivia : whatever , whatever , whatever , whatever . it was wrong . it never should have happened . julian : all right , all right . ned : excuse me . olivia . can i speak to you for a minute ? olivia : about ? ned : what the hell are you doing ? olivia : i 'm just , uh , wishing julian a happy new year . julian : yeah , she 's very giving . ned : olivia . that guy is scum , all right ? you do n't want him . you do n't want anything to do with him . olivia : yeah , well , the person that i wanted to kiss me at midnight was ... kissing someone else . alexis : little childish , do n't you think , kissing olivia to get back at me ? julian : mm , but i ca n't get back at you . is n't that what you told me ? we 're through ? so maybe kissing olivia was just about kissing olivia . and besides , the woman is gorgeous , after all . and unlike some people , she does n't have any hang - ups about what i do for a living . [ scene_break ] lucy : i do n't know about you , but i certainly was n't expecting that . [ scene_break ] anna : what on earth are you doing , kissing me like that ? agent sloane : you kissed me . anna : i what ? agent sloane : you 're welcome , by the way . your boyfriend over there , he 's all over his new gal pal . i kept you from looking like a loser . anna : well , where 's your date ? i mean , where is she ? can you see her ? oh , no . that 's right . she left , did n't she ? with a prince or something . so , i 'm sorry , who 's the loser ? right . [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm sorry . i am so -- jake : for what ? carly : i can be , um ... a little impulsive at times like that . jake : well , hey , a stellar kiss from a beautiful woman -- i 'm not gon na whine about it . carly : stellar , huh ? jake : a - plus ? [ both laugh ] jake : i just literally have nothing to compare it to . carly : you did n't kiss elizabeth . jake : came close . christmas eve . then lansing showed up . [ scene_break ] ric : looks like carly 's got her talons in your friend jake . elizabeth : i think he can handle himself . ric : yeah ? you okay ? elizabeth : yeah . yeah . i think i should get going , though . ric : i thought the boys were already taken care of tonight ? elizabeth : well , they 're at gram 's . ric : okay . so , uh ... why do n't you come up to my room with me ? [ scene_break ] sam : [ chuckles ] [ sighs ] that keeps happening , does n't it ? patrick : yeah , that 's probably my fault . sam : no , no , no . that 's not a complaint at all . patrick : good . because we 've mastered chinese food 101 . we 're pretty close to mastering kissing 101 . sam : how close ? yeah . maybe it 's time to try something new . like our fortune cookie said . patrick : yeah ? sam : mm - hmm . patrick : what do you have in mind ? sam : spend the night with me . [ scene_break ] maxie : did you do all of this ? nathan : no , no , that was -- that was dante and lulu . i was a little busy flying across the country , but i did get to meet georgie . maxie : she 's pretty cute , right ? nathan : max , that kid -- cute does not even cover it . her personality is outrageous . [ cork pops ] nathan : and i mean that in the best way . [ both laugh ] nathan : she 's remarkable . definitely the best part of my cross - country adventure . maxie : oh , what , spinelli did n't make your trip worthwhile ? nathan : he made it ... memorable . [ chuckles ] maxie : well , he really is a great guy . nathan : i can tell . and the way he talks about you , maxie , he genuinely thinks you hung the moon . maxie : he should n't . nathan : why not ? maxie : i 'm the one that messed everything up with spinelli , and in case you have n't noticed , i have a real talent for that . nathan : i have n't noticed . maxie : of course , you have n't . 'cause you 're kind and trusting . you 're all the things that i 'm not . i actually do n't deserve you . nathan : you really believe that , do n't you ? maxie , my god . you could not be more wrong . [ scene_break ] agent sloane : well , that was fast . lavery 's over you . anna : you know , for a moment there , when we were dancing , i actually thought you might be human . agent sloane : and ready to drop my investigation ? sorry , commissioner . i will bring you to justice for what you did to faison . for the record , i enjoyed the dance . and the kiss . [ scene_break ] ned : our timing stinks , huh ? olivia : [ chuckles ] ned : when you were n't ready for a relationship , i was . now ... olivia : it 's the other way around . ned : i 'm sorry . olivia : think you should get back to alexis . looks like she and julian are about to butt heads . ned : olivia , i 'd really like to work this out somehow . olivia : you should just go . anna : olivia . i need you to tell me what room agent sloane is staying in . olivia : i ca n't -- anna : it 's a police matter . just tell me . what is it ? olivia : 203 . anna : 203 . olivia : or is it 302 ? [ scene_break ] ned : ready to go ? alexis : please . julian : just so we 're clear , i was minding my own business when alexis came over here and accused me of trying to make her jealous . so what does that say about your relationship ? alexis : ignore him . let 's go . ned : see you . julian : mm . [ scene_break ] sam : i like you . and i think that you like me . patrick : think ? sam : right ? and we 're both adults . we 're single parents . we are friends . patrick : we are . sam : so , i figured why not take the plunge , you know ? unless , of course , you 're not into it . patrick : oh , no . no , no , no . no , i 'm into it . there 's really nothing more that i 'm into . i just ... [ sighs ] you 've had an emotional year , with finding out the truth about jason and everything else , and i just want to make sure that you 're ready for it . sam : oh , i -- i 'm -- [ laughs ] i 'm ready . i 'm so ready . look , sleeping with you is not going to bring jason back , and as far as i 'm concerned , we 've got a pretty good thing going on here . patrick : it 's a really good thing going on here . sam : okay , so i would like to see where that takes us . patrick : i would like that . i 'd like that a lot . sam : okay , so ... what 's stopping us ? patrick : nothing is stopping us . it just does n't have to be tonight . sam : what ? stop . have n't you ever heard , like , `` yes means yes . `` patrick : oh , yes . sam : do you get that right now ? patrick : okay , twist my arm . sam : i 'm gon na twist it . i am going to twist it . okay . so ... patrick : okay . sam : you ready ? patrick : well , where should we go ? sam : well , um ... we ca n't go to my place , because molly is there with tj . patrick : okay , well , emma is at a sleep over , so ... sam : oh . patrick : she 's not gon na be home till morning . sam : really ? patrick : if you like , we can go to my place . sam : yeah , i like . let 's go . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : good night . carly : really ? elizabeth , you 're really gon na leave with this guy ? ric : [ chuckles ] i 'm sure it 's none of your business . carly : how can you be sure that he 's not going to lock you in a panic room and try to take your sons from you ? elizabeth : please . carly : i 'm being serious . ric : speaking of sons , carly , i hear that michael 's no longer acknowledging that you 're his mother . that stinks , does n't it ? carly : do n't you talk about my kid . jake : okay , you are leaving . keep walking . ric : gladly , gladly . jake : please do . all right , go ahead . elizabeth , happy new year . elizabeth : happy new year . ric : let 's go . jake : right there . carly : [ sighs ] my god . jake : hey . carly : hey . jake : do n't give the bastard the satisfaction . carly : what he said about michael , you know ? jake : he does n't know anything about michael . he just knows that you know the truth about him , right ? carly : yes . right . jake : what was it about the panic room ? carly : he locked me in a panic room and chained me to a wall . jake : he chained you to a wall ? carly : yes , he did . he , um ... [ sighs ] i was pregnant , and he was going to take my baby and give it to elizabeth . i told you the guy is a creep . jake : a creep ? he chained you to a wall while you were a pregnant . you 're gon na say `` creep `` ? how is this guy still walking around ? carly : that 's really a good question . it 's a long , ugly story . if it were n't for jason , i would have never gotten out of there alive . jason never gave up on me . he refused to give up on me . jake : should i be worried about this guy ? should i call the cops ? is elizabeth okay ? carly : ric would never hurt his precious elizabeth . jake : but she knows what he did to you . carly : oh , yeah . she knows . and why is she with him ? i mean , that 's such a good question , is n't it ? only elizabeth , you know , she chooses to turn a blind eye to all the horrible things that ric has done . yeah , she wants to see the good in him , the good that only she can see . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : oh ! [ both laugh ] ric : you -- you want to have a drink or something ? elizabeth : nope . ric : no ? [ scene_break ] alexis : ned . you should n't instigate julian , but he had no right to say the things that he said to you , and i 'm very sorry . ned : well , i could n't care less what julian says about us . i just do n't want him anywhere near olivia . alexis : that was strange . [ cork pops ] alexis : i thought she hated him . ned : if i had to guess , she 's only with him because of me . alexis : yeah , and i thought he was only with her because of me . ned : well , that 's part of it . but she would have never let julian kiss her if she was n't feeling so ... vulnerable right now . alexis : why was olivia feeling so vulnerable ? ned : she , um ... recently admitted that she has feelings for me . [ scene_break ] julian : thought ned was supposed to be one of the good guys ? olivia : he is . julian : by getting a room in your hotel with a woman that is n't you ? olivia : it 's new year 's eve . it 's a hotel . anyone can get a room that wants to get a room , okay ? julian : so why do n't we ? olivia : why do n't we what ? julian : get a room . olivia : are you out of your ever - loving mind ? that kiss that happened before , that was to make alexis and ned jealous , and you know it . i would n't get a room with you if you were the last man on earth . julian : this is a nice room . olivia : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] jake : i might not be able to make a martini , but i can pour scotch . carly : what is my problem ? i know better than to engage with ric . i know that . jake : well , do you remember what i did to carlos ? carly : i do indeed . jake : one more crack about michael , and i would have done the same thing to lansing . which would have been awkward , with elizabeth standing there , but whatever . carly : do you regret moving out ? jake : no , i do n't . i deeply regret giving the son of a bitch his way . carly : what are you talking about ? jake : [ sighs ] one day ric came by elizabeth 's house while she was at work , and gave me this whole song and dance about how much he loved elizabeth and how he knew i was a good and decent guy , and he was sure i was gon na do the right thing . carly : and does elizabeth know that ric did this ? jake : no . carly : no . no , because you 're such a honorable man . do you know that if elizabeth knew what ric did , she 'd beg you to come back ? jake : [ sighs ] i did n't leave because of ric . i left because it was the right thing . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : that was better than i remembered it . ric : mm . this is our do - over , elizabeth . elizabeth : [ chuckles ] ric : i am gon na hold you in my arms until we fall asleep and then all night until we wake up in the morning . elizabeth : oh , that sounds so much better than anna barging in and dragging you off to jail . ric : that was so fun , was n't it ? elizabeth : it sure was . [ knock on door ] anna : open up ! it 's anna devane here ! ric : no . what ? anna : i mean it . open the door ! ric : [ sighs ] anna : ric ? ric : what 's wrong ? anna : oh , wait . whose room is this ? ric : it 's mine , the last i checked . anna : oh , i was misinformed . hi , elizabeth . uh , okay , then . carry on . i 'm glad to see you 're getting your life back . ric : thanks . anna : okay . [ both laugh ] ric : that -- that was fun . elizabeth : that was déjà vu all over again . ric : [ sighs ] elizabeth : who do you think she was looking for ? ric : who cares ? as long as it was n't me . [ scene_break ] anna : open up ! anna devane ! [ scene_break ] patrick : thank you for having us , carly . you know how to throw a party . carly : i 'm so glad you guys had a good time . sam : yeah , me too . patrick : see you later . jake : have a good one . patrick : ready ? sam : good night , carly . carly : good night . okay , i know you said you did n't want to talk about it . what 's up with you and sam ? jake : i told you she does n't like me . carly : you did n't tell me why . what happened between you two ? [ scene_break ] nathan : i wish you could see yourself the way i see you . maxie : and how is that ? nathan : [ chuckles ] you 're beautiful , you 're funny . you 're loving , you 're flawed . maxie : definitely flawed . nathan : max , it 's like you 're sitting there afraid you 're gon na disappoint me or something . maxie : well , i am afraid . because you 're saying all these nice things to me . and looking at me like that . nathan : like what ? maxie : like i 'm the most important thing in the world . and i have a knack for detonating what 's good . so , i just -- i do n't want to screw this up . nathan : you wo n't . maxie : you do n't know that . nathan : it 's not what you 've done . it 's how you move past it . look at us . maxie : i 'm looking . nathan : okay , so , think back on the last 365 days . maxie : [ sighs ] do i have to ? nathan : yeah . all right , you and i have been put through the ringer together and separately , and that 's putting it mildly . but we made it . maxie , it 's new year 's eve . and we 're here . maxie : free to do whatever we want . nathan : to be together . in every way . maxie : [ sighs ] nathan : full ? maxie : i could n't eat another bite . you ? nathan : stuffed . so ... maxie : so . why are we being awkward ? nathan : [ chuckles ] i do n't know . i do n't know . maybe 'cause it 's a big deal . maxie : yeah , it is . but i 'm ready . if you are . nathan : i have never been more ready for something in my life . maxie : nathan , this is all so amazing . did , um ... dante and lulu help you with this , too ? nathan : no , this is , uh ... this is all me . maxie : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] olivia : i 'm waiting . make your move . julian : i 'm just not sure i can do this , all right ? olivia : oh , a lot of big talk up in that restaurant . what , now you get me alone , you ca n't handle it ? [ chuckles ] tick tock , jerome . julian : all right , just do n't rush me , all right ? [ sighs ] olivia : [ laughs ] you are gon na regret that ! julian : oh , come on ! olivia : oh ! yes ! julian : no ! olivia : gin ! [ chuckles ] julian : what a way to ring in the new year , huh ? olivia : yeah , whatever . even if we ca n't stand each other , it still beats the hell out of spending new year 's eve all alone . [ scene_break ] alexis : i thought you two were just movie buddies . ned : so did i . alexis : [ sighs ] so now you know that olivia has feelings for you . do you have feelings for olivia , too ? [ scene_break ] anna : can you put a shirt on or something ? agent sloane : [ chuckles ] you 're in my room . nightcap ? anna : you know , you can call me a hypocrite , and you can continue to nurse this grudge against me , but i want you to be fully aware of what faison has done . agent sloane : okay , we have already discussed this . anna : he stalked me for nearly my whole life . do you have any idea how that feels ? agent sloane : no , as a matter of fact , i do n't . anna : well , it does n't feel very safe . i can tell you that much . faison had to go . he would n't stop , otherwise . and robert and i , we had this opportunity and we took it . why ca n't you just understand that ? agent sloane : [ sighs ] i can understand . what you went through was terrible . and you felt desperate in the moment . but , anna , that does n't mean that it was the right call . anna : but it was . it was . once i broke the law , i compromised my ethics , then in his sick mind , i was n't so much of a challenge . and so he dropped his obsession . so you can do whatever you want . you can come after me . because nothing is worse than waiting and not knowing when that man was gon na resurface and come after my family . you ca n't hurt me . is that clear ? [ scene_break ] carly : is there already bad blood between you and sam ? jake : i think i just remind her of somebody that she 's not very fond of . carly : all right , well , you know what ? do n't beat yourself up about it , because sam 's a tough one . she is . and if i 'm being honest , i do n't think she likes me very much , either . jake : uh - oh . not another enemy . carly : [ chuckles ] well , we always clashed over jason , and she was jealous of our connection . jake : thought you two were just friends ? carly : mm . well , we started out -- we started out sleeping together , then we became friends . jake : this morgan guy really gets around . carly : [ laughs ] no , no , no . i know it sounds like that , but jason was the opposite of a playboy . he was . and ... when he was with someone , he was with someone . jake : hmm . carly : i remember the first time i saw him . jake : love at first sight , huh ? carly : absolutely . i did n't know it , though . [ chuckles ] i just thought he was hot and i told him that we could have sex , but i did n't want to know his name . jake : how 'd that work out ? [ clears throat ] carly : great . [ laughs ] the sex was great . and , of course , right after , i wanted to know his name . i just knew instinctively that , um ... he was gon na be the best thing that ever happened to me . jake : what happened ? carly : i sabotaged it . but then he became my friend , my best friend , the best friend i ever had . jake : sam could n't handle it ? carly : [ sighs ] jason always put me first . always . and in defense of myself , i always put him first . until the last time when i did n't . jason was n't really gone when everyone thought he was gone . he was alive . and i -- i -- i let him down . jake : you did n't know . carly : jason would have known . jason would have known if it were me . he would have . and he would have never have given up on me . i ca n't go back , right ? i ca n't go back . i just got to move forward . move forward without the one person i ca n't live without . jake : hmm . and here you are . still living . carly : not very well . jake : oh , i think you 're doing just fine . carly : well , after tonight , i think sam 's gon na be doing just fine . [ both chuckle ] [ scene_break ] patrick : here we are . sam : yeah . patrick : this is it . this is the last moment . you 're still okay with going home together ? sam : yeah . yeah , yeah , of course . i 'm definitely okay . in fact , it would n't be the first time we 've shared a bed together . patrick : well , i mean , we slept in the same bed in amsterdam , but we did n't actually do anything . sam : oh . actually , yes . we did . patrick : huh ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : the only thing left to make tonight 's do - over complete . ric : [ gasps ] the watch you gave me as a wedding present . aww . molly told me that she wanted you to have this . elizabeth : [ sighs ] i thought this was all i had left of you . this and my memories . ric : hey . all that 's changed . elizabeth : because you 're alive . and you did n't break your promise to me . you did n't hurt me . ric : i never will . [ scene_break ] ned : honestly , i was flattered when olivia told me how she felt . i 'd actually toyed with the idea of getting involved with her before you and i reconnected . alexis : you did . ned : yeah , but she just wanted to be friends , so that was fine . and then you came along . alexis : and all those feelings went right out the window . ned : pretty much . you 're the woman i want , alexis . alexis : and you are the man that i want . ned : are you sure ? because you and julian seem like you have some unfinished business . what with all these games you 're playing with each other . [ scene_break ] olivia : so , alexis and ned , they 're supposed to have all this history and all this romance . but , i mean , who are they kidding ? they are totally wrong for each other . i mean , alexis , she does n't even like movies . who the hell does n't like movies ? they have nothing -- nothing in common . julian : nothing . olivia : zip . julian : so , let me ask you . why are we sitting here playing cards while they 're upstairs getting it on in one of your rooms ? [ scene_break ] ned : look , i would never push you into something that you are n't really sure of . i did that once before , and i paid the price . alexis : on a grand scale . ned : but you need to decide if this is what you want . if i 'm what you want . and if , when it 's all said and done , you 're still confused about julian ... or are n't sure about us trying this again , i 'll understand . [ scene_break ] agent sloane : i am sorry . no one should have to endure what you did with faison . but the fact of the matter is that international terrorist is on the loose , and that is your fault . anna : oh , god . so why are you wasting your time gunning for me ? you should use your considerable talents and go after him . agent sloane : all right -- anna : i 'm not the criminal agent sloane : you are clearly wound up here . anna : oh , you think ? agent sloane : and it has nothing to do with me . anna : i do n't even know what that means . agent sloane : cards on the table ? anna : [ sighs ] agent sloane : i think you 're in my room , picking a fight with me , because it 's too painful to watch the man you love move on with someone else . [ scene_break ] patrick : what happened in amsterdam and why do n't i remember anything ? sam : [ chuckles ] because it was all in my head . and it was really intense . i feel i have to say that . it was kind of -- patrick : you had a sex dream about me . sam : unh - unh ! no , do n't look so pleased with yourself . patrick : how can i not be pleased with myself ? that 's amazing . sam : yeah . it was amazing . patrick : how were we ? sam : meh . patrick : meh ? sam : no , i 'm kidding . it was amazing . i mean ... i did n't actually um ... get to ... like , finish . patrick : oh , really ? well , we 're gon na have to change that . i 'm sure i can find a way to surprise you . sam : you think ? patrick : yes . sam : okay . oh . car 's ready , doctor . patrick : thank you very much . here you go . shall we ? sam : yeah . we shall . [ cell phone rings ] [ both cell phones ring ] [ scene_break ] maxie : nathan . nathan : too much ? maxie : have you met me ? it 's never too much . it 's perfect . nathan : that would be you . maxie : please , if anyone has a long way to go before being perfect -- nathan : hey . hey . maxie jones , to me , you are perfect . singer : what do you think when you fall asleep ? what do you find when you close your eyes ? hold to me tight and never leave again no , i never thought a heart could feel this way but we can dream hold on hold onto this feeling we know , we know and hold on , hold on this feeling of being together i hope it lasts forever i hope it lasts forever dream [ scene_break ] lucy : happy new year , duke . duke : happy new year , lucy . perhaps we can see some more of each other in the year 2015 . lucy : i 'd like that . then that 'd give me the chance to repay you for helping me out of this crazy mess with doc and with scott . duke : repay you ? after all you 've done for me ? and also you 're helping me forget about anna . [ scene_break ] anna : you think this is about duke ? agent sloane : well , is n't it ? anna : god , how dare you ! just invalidate everything i said and chalk it up to boyfriend trouble . really ? agent sloane : ex - boyfriend . anna : does this make you feel better about yourself ? on going after the wrong person ? because i 'm not the threat here , kyle . that honor belongs to faison . agent sloane : okay . whatever you say , commissioner . anna : you know what i say ? go to hell . [ scene_break ] olivia : okay , i 'm out of here . and do n't even think about trying to drive home , okay ? the -- the room 's on me . julian : you -- [ chuckles ] you just won every game . olivia : yeah , so you , uh , pick up the tab for the mini bar . how 's that ? julian : [ chuckles ] you know , you 're really not as bad as i originally thought , olivia . olivia : neither are you , julian . julian : really ? olivia : do n't let it go to your head . good night , julian . julian : you 're so formal . although , seriously , we 've already kissed twice . what would be one more kiss good night , hmm ? [ both laugh ] [ scene_break ] alexis : you 're good for me . you 're good to me . you always have been . even when i do n't deserve it . ned : so this is your way of saying you 're still hung up on julian . [ scoffs ] alexis : no . [ sighs ] i 'm saying this . [ scene_break ] ric : you know , this reminds me of when you , uh , put a ring on my finger on our wedding day . elizabeth : you should remember . we did it twice . ric : oh , that hurts . [ chuckles ] well , you know what they say . third time 's the charm . [ scene_break ] jake : thank you for trying to help me out with elizabeth . carly : i owe elizabeth a debt i can never repay , and i would never wish her ill . but let me be clear . you can do way better . jake : [ chuckles ] wow . carly : [ laughs ] jake : then , uh , thank you for giving me a job for the night . carly : thank you for giving me someone to kiss . jake : uh , what -- what is this ? carly : you need a place to stay , right ? jake : no , no , no . i - i appreciate that , but i ca n't accept a free room . carly : you can and you will , or i make your life miserable . jake : why do n't i doubt that ? carly : 'cause you 're smart . [ laughs ] hey . it 's just until you figure out your next move . jake : thank you . carly : you 're welcome . jake : happy new year . carly : it is a new year . it 's a new year . [ chuckles ] so do n't let sam or elizabeth get to you . really . 'cause in the grand scheme of things , they 're nothing to you . [ scene_break ] patrick : emma is having a hard time at her sleepover , and she wants to come home . sam : yeah , and molly ca n't seem to get danny to stop crying . [ chuckles ] patrick : he wants his mommy . sam : rain check ? patrick : definitely . but until then , do n't have sex with me in your dreams . i do n't want to miss it . sam : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] maxie : [ sighs ] nathan : you okay ? maxie : i do n't know what i am . i - i do n't know what just happened . i do n't know . [ chuckles ] nathan : worth the wait ? maxie : oh , hell yes . nathan : [ chuckles ] maxie : nathan west . nathan : yeah ? maxie : you might be the best thing that ever landed on my doorstep . nathan : even better than a cartullo box ? maxie : no comparison . nathan : that 's high praise . i hope you 're ready for the year ahead , maxie . it 's gon na be the best one yet . maxie : i believe it . happy new year . nathan : happy new year to us . [ next_on ] ( maxie gleefully jumps into nathan 's arms ) olivia : ( to ned , in bed ) do n't stop ! julian : ( to alexis , in bed ) i want to know how it feels to come to your senses . bobbie : ( to fluke ) i would say that the genuine luke spencer was still in the nuthouse . ava : ( to guard ; kiki is holding avery and silas is nearby ) just let me hold my little girl one more time . morgan : ( to sonny ) there 's something else i need to tell you .	everyone rings in the new year with a kiss . maxie tells nathan that she does n't deserve him . he convinces her otherwise and takes her to his room which he has decorated with flower petals and candles . they make love . seeing that jake is upset by the sight of elizabeth and ric kissing , carly shocks jake with a kiss . carly tells jake about the time that ric chained her to a wall while she was pregnant with the intention of taking her baby and giving him to elizabeth . carly asks jake why sam does n't like him . he says he thinks he just reminds sam of someone she is n't fond of . carly tells jake not to take it too hard . she reveals that sam is n't fond of her either , because she was always jealous of her friendship with jason . sam invites patrick to spend the night with her . they decide to go to patrick 's house , because emma is at a sleepover . both of their phones ring before they get out the door . emma wants to go home and molly ca n't get danny to stop crying , so sam and patrick have to postpone taking their relationship to the next level . carly gives jake a room key and insists that he stay at the metro court until he figures out what he is going to do next . she advises him not to let sam or elizabeth get to him . elizabeth gives ric the watch that she had originally given him as a wedding present years ago . reflecting on their two previous attempts at marriage , ric suggests that the third time might be the charm .
[ police radio chatter ] jordan : jason , i 'd like you to take me through what happened . jason : sam and i have already been questioned -- both together and separately . our story 's not gon na change . jordan : police investigations are repetitious and tedious by definition . [ sighs ] we need to hear the story several times because any small detail might open a new avenue of investigation . [ scene_break ] ava : kevin , what are you doing ? please -- please do n't do that . th -- those are kiki 's things . ryan : oh , i thought i 'd just put them in a closet , where you 'll always have access to them . i just do n't think it 's healthy having them out all the time . okay . i - i - i suppose you 're right . ryan : i wish i could stay longer , but the commissioner 's asked to see me . ava : but why ? ryan : she did n't say . ava : do you think that it has something to do with kiki 's murder ? ryan : best not to speculate . but to be on the safe side , promise me you 'll lock up after i go ? ava : yeah . yes , of course . i will . ryan : do n't open that door unless you know who 's behind it . [ scene_break ] valentin : you know , i forgot how exhilarating it is to see you so happy . nina : it 's easy to be happy when i 'm around you . maxie : [ scoffs ] look who 's here , james . it 's aunt nina . and she 's back with uncle valentin . nina : okay , i guess finding sasha got someone out of the doghouse . [ scene_break ] julian : what are you doing here ? you 're not on the schedule . kristina : i 'm here for my paycheck . julian : paycheck , yeah . okay , uh ... was n't that awful last night ? julian : [ sighs ] awful . yeah , it was a pretty dismal new year 's all the way around . [ scene_break ] -hey ! -happy 2019 . yeah . thank you . you , too . [ chuckles ] how 's oscar ? josslyn : pretty good . he ate an entire cheese and egg breakfast roll this morning from kelly 's . well , that 's good . yeah . he has n't finished a meal in a while . i know . [ chuckles ] you did good . josslyn : well , thank you . [ scene_break ] drew : [ chuckles ] why do n't you take a few hours off , you know ? there 's still time to ring in the new year right . kim : yeah , i think that , um , we did that all right last night . [ giggles ] drew : i meant , uh , i think you should go be with julian . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] ava : who 's there ? lulu : ava , it 's lulu falconeri . ava : [ exhales deeply ] let me guess -- you 're here to chastise me for being with your mother 's soon - to - be ex - husband . lulu : i am looking for kevin , actually . ava : oh . okay . so then , to chastise him for being with me ? lulu : this has nothing to do with what 's going on between the two of you . i want to interview him about last night and have n't been able to reach him . ava : what happened last night ? lulu : um ... the news has n't broken yet , but another body has been discovered -- on the terrace at the metro court . there 's a chance the killer might be the same person who murdered mary pat ingles , and uh ... kiki . [ scene_break ] jason : sam was cold , so i gave her my suit coat . i spotted something . i mean , we were watching the fireworks , so the lighting was n't great , but i thought i saw , you know , a hand or an arm with some blood on it . so i went over and checked it out . i kicked over the snowman , and the body slumped out , and it was a guy in , what -- his late-30s , early 40s . sam : yeah . jordan : did either of you touch him ? attempt to revive him ? jason : no . it was obvious that he was dead . i called 911 . we waited on the terrace for the police . jordan : anything to add ? jason : no . jordan : did you see anyone else out on the terrace ? notice any activity there earlier in the evening ? no , actually . there was -- there was no one out there . [ sighs ] we were alone . okay . jordan : well , that 's all i need for now . jason : does that mean we can go ? jordan : we may need to interview you again at some point , but you 're free to leave . [ sighing ] okay . thank you both for your cooperation . [ sighs ] of course . [ cellphone rings ] commissioner ashford . what have you got for me ? you okay ? yeah , i 'm just a little tired . that 's all . -tired ? yeah . come on . i 'll take you home . - [ quietly ] okay . thanks for coming . ryan : the commissioner asked me to consult , but did n't give details . [ sighs ] a man was found murdered on the terrace last night -- um ... television producer named peyton mills . ryan : the man who was doing the project about my brother ? he was . ryan : well , i thought the project was finished . why was he even in port charles ? apparently , he was in town for finishing touches . anyway , he was found on the terrace behind the holiday display . hmm . was he murdered last night at the party ? curtis : i doubt it . you know , before the body turned up here , i got a text message from peyton mills , asking me to meet him at a workspace that he 's renting out on broad street . ryan : so , you were acquainted with this man ? curtis : unh - unh , nothing like that . we -- we -- we had a conversation one night at the floating rib , and ... he agreed to , uh , listen to my pitch for a tv show . ryan : on new year 's eve ? curtis : i thought it was a little unusual myself , but i was not about to pass up that opportunity to meet that man before he left town . so we agreed to meet at the post - production studio that he 's renting , but , uh , when i got there , man , all i found was a whole lot of blood , but no peyton . jordan : the medical examiner put the victim 's time of death approximately at 6 : 00 p.m . curtis : wait , wait , wait . hold up . that 's way before i got the text asking me to meet him . jordan : why would the killer want you to discover the crime scene ? ryan : i know exactly why . [ scene_break ] drew : look , i ca n't tell you what to do ... [ chuckles ] ... but honestly , you should at least go outside , get a breath of fresh air , something . kim : are you bored of me already ? drew : no . -hmm . -i like spending time with you . i love hearing about oscar 's childhood , all the memories you 're sharing with me -- it 's great . yeah . kim : yeah , except i may have over - shared just a little bit last night . drew : whoa , easy . we agreed that was just a new year 's kiss . no big deal . yes , agreed . okay . well , since your son is sleeping and i 'm sticking around , why do n't you , uh , get out of here ? go see julian , and please tell him `` happy new year . `` [ scene_break ] kristina : okay . so , about that paycheck . [ bottles clinking ] julian : oh , i 'm sorry . [ sighs ] so , uh , yeah , it 's here somewhere . so , what 's the deal ? you in a rush ? kristina : i 'm moving into a new place , and i want to chip in for expenses . julian : oh . good for you . kristina : thanks . kristia : thanks ! um , yeah , but keep it on the dl , though . i have n't had a chance to tell my mom or sam yet . julian : yeah , of course . so , uh , w - what is going on with sam ? you 're not , uh , getting along with her ? kristina : sam and i are great . it 's just ... i 've been feeling static lately , so i want to step outside my comfort zone and stop ignoring the signals the universe is giving me . julian : w -- [ sighs ] what do you mean ? w - what signals ? [ scene_break ] and be there more . lulu : he was producing that ryan chamberlain documentary . ava : and do you think the killer knew him ? lulu : that 's all the information i have at this time . ava : but you do believe that it 's the same person who murdered that nurse and my daughter . um ... so you think there that there could be some monster out there , just choosing victims at random ! you know my daughter 's murder will never make any sense to me , but just the idea that -- that she was killed by some sicko just so he could get his kicks is just -- it 's beyond horrible ! lulu : i 'm sorry . i -- i did n't mean to upset you , ava . i am so sorry for your loss . ava : thank you . and , lulu , i think if you want to , um -- if you need to speak with kevin , i think you should call his office . lulu : i 'll do that . u - um -- but since we have the opportunity , i think we should talk about kevin . [ scene_break ] the killer must 've seen peyton 's previous texts to curtis and lured him to the crime scene to taint the evidence . curtis : well , it sure worked . my fingerprints are all over that edit bay . [ cellphone alarm sounds ] jordan : oh , wait . [ police radio chatter ] jordan : okay . jordan : `` the victim 's driver 's license was removed from his wallet . he was stabbed twice . the first wound was n't fatal but spread a lot of blood . the second wound went to the heart . almost surgical precision . `` jordan : like kiki . mary pat ingles was impaled from behind with some improvised object , but it took almost surgical skill to decapitate her . and all three bodies were left to be discovered at festive gatherings . curtis : somebody likes attention . jordan : it 's official . there 's a serial killer among us . but what 's the connection ? why these particular people ? [ scene_break ] maxie : so clearly , i missed the news that you two are back together . -hmm . -right . uh , i 'm hungry . i 'm gon na order us some food . -okay ! -okay ! -okay ! well ? nina : [ whispering ] it happened before christmas . ahh . maxe : that must be why i 've barely seen you . nina : what are you talking about ? i came by the other day . maxie : oh , please . that was just a glorified , uh , drive - by . like , you dropped james ' gifts off a - and then bailed . nina : okay , just say it . i do n't care . [ james coos ] nina : you think i 'm an idiot . maxie : maybe . but it does suit you . you seem disgustingly happy . nina : i am ! i 'm so happy . and i 'm really lucky because i have you and james and sasha and valentin . nina : [ chuckles ] i mean , who has it better than i do ? i , too , am in the mood ... [ gasps ] ... to count my blessings ! nina : [ inhales deeply ] look who it is ! ohh ! aunt liesl , what are you doing here ? liesl : [ inhales deeply ] i 've been exonerated . nina : oh . liesl : and maxie invited me to welcome 2019 with my beautiful baby - boy grandson . [ smooches ] [ scene_break ] hank : drew ? drew cain ! drew : yeah , that 's right . you must be hank . hank : [ chuckling ] yeah . yeah , that 's me . oh . i 'm -- i 'm sorry . y - you look -- [ chuckles ] you look so different . what -- what -- what happened to you ? [ scene_break ] i 'm so sorry . it is all my fault that we had to spend all that time at the metro court , answering all those questions . do not apologize . jason : most of the time when we 're getting interrogated , it is because of me . sam : yeah , that 's most of the time . but this is different than most of the time , because you actually stayed and answered all the questions , which was really confusing , because i thought you would insist on having diane with you . jason : yeah ... uh , max took her to vegas for new year 's . what ? ! mm - hmm . wait a minute . wait a minute . why vegas ? are they gon na get married ? jason : no , diane 's not gon na marry max . sam : why not ? jason : because she said it could create a conflict of interest that could be used against her in court . sam : no ! i do n't believe it . i - i think diane will wind up marrying max . jason : [ laughs ] wh - what makes you so sure ? sam : because -- i do n't know . max is an old - fashioned kind of guy and he wants to be married and i know diane wants to give him what he wants . and i do n't know . maybe they 'll wait until they retire , or they 'll get married in vegas . either way , i know they 're the type of couple that 's gon na end up together , and i think they 're very romantic . jason : max -- max and diane ? sam : [ laughing , stammering ] why are you laughing ? come on ! they 've got things figured out better than we do right now . jason : i disagree with that . because i think we both know what we want . and maybe it 's time we did something about it . [ scene_break ] [ keys jangling ] [ door opens ] oops . liesl : james looks so much like nathan . maxie : i think you 're a hit with someone , liesl . liesl : oh . [ laughs ] and i intend to keep it that way . i 've learned my lesson . [ james cooing ] liesl : i 'm going to be the best oma ever . [ chuckles ] [ cooing continues ] liesl : there 's no room for cruelty or revenge in my life anymore . i have too much to lose . i will make you proud of your oma . however , i must inform you , little one -- you need a diaper change , stat . maxie : oh . [ laughs ] i will handle that . nina : [ chuckles ] i 'll go with you . 'cause you know i 'd like to hear about peter and christmas . [ scene_break ] liesl : oh . i must thank you for convincing peter to change his testimony . valentin : i might say you 're welcome ... if you had n't been blackmailing me . [ scene_break ] julian : so , what 's all this ? kim : well ... [ sniffs ] ... a belated happy new year . julian : [ chuckles ] hmm . kim : [ sighs ] um , maybe some mimosas could get us back in the spirit ? julian : no , i do n't -- i do n't think that 's a good idea . kim : what 's wrong , charlie ? julian : [ sighs ] kim : hey . i - i thought you understood why i had to stay with oscar last night . julian : yeah , i did . up until i saw you and drew kissing . [ scene_break ] drew : listen , hank . um , i 'm sorry , but i do n't remember you . hank : [ laughing ] what ? that 's crazy , really . like , everything -- everything that we did together , everything that you did for me , everything we went through -- you remember none of that ? drew : just do n't -- do n't take offense , okay ? i would n't have called if i did n't want to talk . hank : oh , no . no , no , no . i 'm not . look , i 'm -- i 'm glad you called . i - i just -- you know , look , even after you told me about your accident , i mean , maybe i was naive , but i - i -- you know , i figured that you would remember me , you know . i mean , you and i , we were -- we were real tight in afghanistan . drew : yeah , jason mentioned you said that . hank : i was a -- i was a private contractor , but you and i crossed paths a lot , you know . we shared a little misery . we , uh ... made the most of the free time we had together . i mean , hell , we played a lot of poker . drew : was i any good ? hank : no . [ laughs ] yeah , you sucked . but , uh ... man , you were a , uh -- you 're a hell of a fighter . drew : hmm . hank : you were . you were totally fearless . drew : look , i hope this is n't too , uh , disappointing for you . and i 've had to do this for too many people in my life , but ... i lost decades of my memories . so -- no . no . hank : h - hey , look , uh ... here , hold on . check this out . maybe this 'll help . [ chuckles ] remember that ? drew : sorry , i do n't . hank : man , i really wish you could remember this , because you , uh -- you changed my life . [ scene_break ] kristina : i am so sorry for whatever i just interrupted , but at least i know it 'll be the last time . what do you -- what do you mean ? how do you know that ? kristina : i 'm moving out . today . sam : [ chuckling ] krissy , where do you think you 're moving ? kristina : there 's a room open at the group house were daisy lives . it 's also the same place where oscar was staying . sam : okay . i mean , i respect your decision as an adult . but ? but i 'm just a little concerned for your safety , knowing there 's some psycho out there who 's killing people . kristina : i ca n't just live my life in fear . sam : yeah , i -- i know that , but ... i 'm just more comfortable knowing that you 're asleep upstairs in -- in one of the bedrooms behind locked doors . that 's all . kristina : the house i 'm moving into has locks on their doors , too . it 's not like i 'll be alone . daisy and my other roommates will be there . how well do you really know these people ? [ scene_break ] ava : i think it 's best that we do not discuss kevin . lulu : i just want to know if you have noticed anything `` off `` about him lately . ava : off ? i -- you know , lulu , i have n't known him long enough to know what he was like before . all i can tell you is that kevin has been kind and compassionate and wonderful to me . lulu : there has n't been any erratic , unusual behavior ? ava : oh , i see . [ laughs ] i get it . of course . because in order to be with me , kevin would have to be having some kind of breakdown . is that it ? lulu : i did n't mean it like that . ava : well , that 's exactly the way it sounded ! so do me a favor , lulu , and get to the point or please get going . lulu : okay . i urge you to look at kevin 's behavior over the last few months and think about it from the perspective of people who have known him for years ! kevin has always been a steady , stable man who helps other people . ava : oh , he is ! he 's helping me . he is helping me get through the greatest tragedy that any mother could ever experience ! [ scene_break ] jordan : mary pat and kiki were both women working in the medical field ... curtis : [ sighs ] ... a potential link . yeah , and the killer has shown surgical precision . and now we have mr. mills . he 's an outlier . does n't fit the pattern of previous victims . perhaps the killer resented mr. mills for putting the spotlight on ryan chamberlain , wanted to reclaim it for themselves . a serial killer trying to trump another serial killer . perhaps we should consider when and where the bodies were displayed . floating rib , the haunted star , metro court -- all public places and all on holidays -- halloween , thanksgiving , and new year 's . ryan : there is one other common denominator ... mr. and mrs. ashford . you were both at the floating rib when mary pat ad was discovered . okay , but how was this an attempt to personally target us ? that killer had no way to guarantee that we would even be there . the killer definitely knew we 'd be in the honeymoon suite on the haunted star . ryan : curtis , you were led to the crime scene , likely to taint the evidence ... but also to taunt you , or jordan , or both of you . jordan : the killer 's taunting the town 's police commissioner and her private- detective husband . it 's a plausible theory . curtis : okay , so what ? what , innocent people are out there in these streets getting killed so this kil -- killer can do what ? clown us ? ryan : oh , i think the killer 's motives are more complex than humiliation . what are you thinking ? ryan : the killer chose halloween , thanksgiving , and now new year 's eve to display their handiwork . that would indicate a troubled relationship with traditional , festive events -- perhaps a childhood trauma experienced on a holiday or a related family gathering . the person you 're looking for is anti- social , isolated , and envious of others ' ability to experience joy . so you think they 'll kill again . ryan : it 's not a question of if ... but when . [ scene_break ] ava : this might be a new relationship , but kevin and i understand each other . lulu : so you 're aware of his psychiatric history ? ava : his practice ? lulu : no . his complete breakdown he had years ago . he became violent . he stalked and kidnapped felicia . ava : kevin ? ! lulu : yeah . the psychosis was precipitated by recovered memories involving his brother , but my point is , ava , kevin 's past is complicated and dark . [ scene_break ] sam : so you 're all packed ? kristina : just about . i did n't have all that much . sam : okay , that 's -- that 's great . maybe you can take a minute and tell us a little bit about the people you 'll be moving in with . kristina : oh , my roommates are a lot like me . they 're drawn to each other because they want to be a part of something bigger than themselves . jason : okay , h -- and how do they do that ? kristina : lots of volunteering wherever they 're needed in the community . daisy actually volunteers at my grandpa mike 's care facility . sam : look , i -- i think it 's really great that you 're surrounding yourself with such giving people , but how exactly do they afford rent ? kristina : oh , it 's kind of like a big family . you know , everybody shares things and pitches in with chores around the house . is anybody in charge ? kristina : shiloh usually takes the lead on , like , community outreach , but he keeps things egalitarian . he 's amazing . he encourages us to find happiness in ourselves , not to rely on others . we all look up to him . [ chuckles ] really ? any particular reason ? i mean , what -- what is this shiloh like ? kristina : what do you want to know ? sam : i mean , whatever you want to share . i mean ... [ scoffs ] you 're moving in with the guy . obviously , there 's something about him that you like . kristina : [ chuckles ] okay , you ca n't be serious . you think i 'm moving out because i 'm sleeping with shiloh ? sam : are you ? [ scene_break ] valentin : are you enjoying your freedom ? liesl : oh , yes . i 'm thrilled to be back with my family . nothing else matters in the world . valentin : let 's not forget who made it possible . and do n't ever put me in a position where i have to remind you . [ scene_break ] julian : you know , i should 've known to steer clear of g.h . , hmm ? clearly , you had other plans for midnight . kim : no . no , i did not . loo -- we -- [ sighs ] we were just talking , and -- and we got nostalgic ... [ sighs ] ... discussing a new year 's eve that we spent years ago in san diego . that kiss , i -- it was nothing . well , not to me . julian : [ sighs ] you know , after seeing you two together like that , i , uh ... [ smacks lips ] could n't stop seeing it all night . kim : i 'm sorry . julian : well , i found a way to move past it . kim : yeah ? julian : i slept with someone else . [ scene_break ] hank : yeah , i mean , it got a little rough over there , but we , uh -- we had some good times . drew : yeah ? hank : i hit the bottle a little too hard every now and again , but , uh , not you . you , uh -- you helped me through the dark days . as a matter of fact , you , uh -- you helped me through a lot , and i would really love to return the favor . drew : i appreciate that , but , uh , i 'm good . hank : look , man , forgive me for calling the question , but yo - your son is in the hospital . i mean , is there anything that i can do ? drew : that 's very kind , but , uh , oscar 's getting the best help that he can get here at g.h . kim and i have it covered . thank you . hank : oh , yeah . sure . that 's -- kim 's his mother ? drew : yeah , kim nero . did i ever mention her back then ? hank : no , i do n't think so . no mention of a son , either . drew : just found out that i had a son last year . kim and i lost contact when i was sent overseas . you know how it goes . hank : yeah . i 'm sorry , man . that 's a shame . look , i , uh -- i know that you 're not one to ask for help , but really , man , if there is anything that i can do , please do n't hesitate to ask . i mean , i - i do -- i owe you big time . drew : well , since i would n't know either way , i guess you can just let it go . hank : [ laughing ] no . man , no , i - i - i ca n't . i ca n't do that , drew . you see , you saved my life . [ scene_break ] sam : all right . all right , i 'm sorry . it 's just , you seem very taken by him . kristina : because he encourages me to do my part to make the world a better place ! god , it 's not like i just jump into bed with anyone that i find inspiring ! sam : okay , i 'm sorry ! i did n't mean that . my mind just went there . kristina : what about you ? ! did you just assume that i was sleeping with shiloh ? jason : no , i did n't , uh , assume anything . kristina : thank you . jason : but i can see why sam is concerned . i 'm concerned , too , kristina . we do n't know anything about these people . kristina : all right . fine . why do n't the two of you come by and see for yourself ? once you check it out , you 'll see that it 's like one , big happy family -- something that i need right now . sam : [ sighs ] kristina : [ scoffs ] i 'm sure i 'll see you soon . sam : okay , i 'm -- i 'm -- i 'm gon na need you on this right now , and do n't tell me that she 's old enough to make her own choices . jason : she said we can visit . i think we should . [ scene_break ] drew : the navy gave me my service records , but , uh , most of them were redacted , so ... hank : so you got no idea that you 're a hero ? [ sighs , groans ] hank : you , uh , -- [ clears throat ] you rescued me from an ied . drew : what happened ? hank : you were , um -- you were accompanying me and some other of the contractors on a , uh ... [ clears throat ] on a supply run , and , uh ... an ied lit off under the jeep that i was in . you were in the convoy right behind . and , uh , it was bad . i , uh -- i got hit really hard . jeep went up in flames . there was bullets flying everywhere , and that was it . [ chuckles ] i th -- i thought i was a goner . [ telephone ringing distantly ] hank : but you , uh -- you ran back in a hail of gunfire and you , uh -- you grabbed me and you pulled me out and you dragged me into this ditch to hide and you stayed with me and you protected me . you kept me from bleeding out . i mean , hell , the only reason why i 'm sitting here is , uh -- is 'cause of you . and after that , i , uh -- i was a changed man . that was , uh -- that was it . i cleaned up my act . i , uh -- i quit partying . i got my head on straight . i , uh -- i looked for you after i was recovered to say thank you , but you , uh -- you were gone . i did n't believe them when they told me you went awol . so what happened to you , man ? where the hell 'd you go ? drew : i have no idea . look , um , i - i 'd -- i 'd love to hear more about our time over there , but my kid -- he 's , uh -- he 's due for a test , so ... hank : oh , yeah , yeah . yeah , no . of course , man , go . yeah , you , uh -- you got my number . you can call , text , whatever , you know , whenever you 're ready . drew : yeah , i will . i appreciate it . hank : yeah . oh , hey , drew ? one more thing . thank you . i 've wanted to say that for a long time . [ scene_break ] kim : you slept with someone else ... [ sighs ] ... because you saw drew and me kiss ? [ sighs ] kim : [ stammering ] who ? was it -- was it alexis ? julian : it -- it -- it does n't matter , okay , because just ... seeing you and drew together like that , it just -- it just made me rethink everything that we 've got going on here . kim : okay , look , i know i have n't been very present lately . julian : kim -- kim , you 've done nothing wrong , okay ? kim : [ laughs ] well , clearly , i have ! julian : no , you -- kim ; otherwise , you would n't be giving up on us . julian : your son and his father ... they 're your priority right now , as it should be , a - and that 's okay . i do n't want to get in the way anymore , okay ? kim : oh , so that -- that 's it ? what , you 're -- you 're giving up on us because my life is complicated ? julian : maybe you ca n't see this right now , but ... i 'm a distraction . [ laughs ] okay ? so , i just -- i just ca n't let this go on for either of our sakes . that 's it . that 's all . kim : oh , right , right . i understand . [ voice breaking ] so -- so the way that you can make absolute sure that we are over , you go and you just jump into bed with someone else ? julian : [ huffs ] it was a bad night , but you know what ? i do n't -- i do n't regret it , because it just -- it made me see that i -- [ scoffs ] i have to let you go , okay , so you can focus completely on oscar . kim : you know what ? [ sniffles ] you want to break up with me , that 's fine . why do n't you just have the guts to come out and say it ? but do n't go and sleep with someone else and say that you 're doing it for me like -- like you 're some sort of martyr . you 're not , okay ? you 're just a coward . julian : kim -- kim , come on . you knew -- you knew my history when this started , okay ? you knew that being with me was a -- was a risk , okay ? kim : [ sniffles ] julian : so i 'm sorry , but i just have to end this , okay ? kim : [ scoffs ] [ sniffles ] go to hell . [ scene_break ] valentin : see , i think you 'd be more comfortable outside of port charles . maybe go back to switzerland . liesl : [ laughs ] and leave my beautiful grandson ? fat chance . i will be staying . and lest you be tempted to arrange for a tragic accident , your happiness with nina is entirely contingent on my continued good health . valetin : how so ? liesl : in the event that i disappear from port charles , i 've arranged for three letters to be delivered , recounting in detail how you passed sasha off as nina 's -- one for the d.a . , one for anna devane , who has always wanted proof of your treachery , and the last letter , of course , will go to nina . [ scene_break ] lulu : it 's no surprise that kevin has been acting strangely . his brother has been all over the news for weeks now . ava : said the reporter who 's been covering the story ad nauseam ! lulu : i thought that kevin had a handle on all the media until he suddenly left my mother . look , i 'm not telling you what to do or how to live your life , but i suggest you keep your eyes open . [ keys jingle , door opens ] ava : oh , hi ! uh , w - we were just talking about you . lulu came by to ask you some -- some questions about the -- the murder last night . ryan : well , i think the commissioner would be a better source . you 'll probably hear from her soon . [ cellphone beeps ] lulu : jordan is ready to give her statement . i should go . ava : okay . well , um , th - thank you for stopping by . lulu : ava ? i meant what i said . [ door closes ] ava : so , what did jordan have to say ? ryan : first , tell me what i just walked in on . ava : oh , just like i said . lulu came by to ask you some questions about the murder . ryan : that 's all ? ava : well , then she did have some choice words about your decision to end things with her mother , and she made allusions to your past -- even going so far as to say that you -- that you had some kind of a breakdown ? [ keys jangling ] ryan : well , that 's true . i did . i do n't talk much about it . it was a painful time in my life . ava : lulu mentioned that i - it had something to do with your brother ? ryan : yes . [ sighs ] and my mother . ava : what did she do ? ryan : she made terrible mistakes . ava : i 'm familiar with those . lulu mentioned that , um ... there 's something dark in your past ? ryan : lulu should mind her own business . she does n't understand me any better than laura does . they 're trying to tear us apart , and we ca n't let them . ava : no . we wo n't let them . [ scene_break ] lulu : jordan ! hi . thank you for the text . what can i share with my readers ? jordan : i 'm still preparing my official press release , but i will tell you something , with the understanding that it is strictly off the record . [ police radio chatter ] lulu : okay . jordan : we 're dealing with a serial killer -- one who will stop at nothing to get attention . and there 's no saying who the next victim will be . [ scene_break ] valentin : okay . i agree to your terms . but let 's be clear -- uh , nina is my life , she 's my happiness , she brings light to my days , but i 'm very comfortable in the darkness . in fact , i thrive there . so , should you choose to flex your muscle , reveal my secret , well , then i will have nothing left to lose ... and every reason to make you pay for it . liesl : [ laughs ] really ... [ chuckles ] what do i have to gain by revealing the truth about sasha ? i have bigger lies to reveal than your deceit with my niece . maxie : what 's going on between those two ? nina : oh , nothing good . [ scene_break ] -hey ! drew : -hey . that was fast . kim : yeah . um , where 's oscar ? drew : just got back to his room . he finished the test that terry scheduled . kim : okay , great . i 'm gon na go see him . drew : hey , hey , hey . hey . kim : [ scoffs ] drew : what 's wrong ? kim : julian broke up with me . drew : he did what ? kim : [ voice breaking ] yeah , um , i do n't want to talk about it . i 'm gon na go be with my son . [ scene_break ] sam : well , this is a lot nicer than i thought . let 's just hope the people inside are , too . [ doorbell rings ] [ sighs ] [ footsteps approaching ] kristina : -hey ! -that did n't take long . sam : well , you said to come , so ... kristina : i 'm glad you did . come in . it 's good timing , too . shiloh 's here . kristina : my sister 's here with her , uh -- jason . um , guys , this is shiloh . shiloh ( hank ) : welcome .	kristina tells jason and sam she is moving out . sam is not sure why she would . kristina is moving into the group home that daisy and oscar have been staying at . drew gets a visit from hank . he tries to offer him any help he can but he denies it . sam and jason are invited to visit the group home and jason recognizes the leader of the home who goes by shiloh as hank . kim goes to see julian and he admits he knew about the kiss between her and drew . he slept with someone and wants to break up . kim tells drew what happened .
sam : three , two -- jason : what is -- ? sam : happy new year . jason : happy new year to you . [ scene_break ] sonny : how 's your ankle ? carly : it 's not bad . sonny : no ? carly : no , whatever pain i had has been totally eclipsed by the bliss of being out of that corset . what was i thinking ? sonny : well , you must have been uncomfortable , but you looked sexy as hell . [ clock chimes ] sonny : oh , boy . look at that -- midnight . carly : midnight . happy new year , sonny . sonny : happy new year , carly . carly : bad idea . very bad idea . sonny : you 're right . if we start , we wo n't be able to stop . and making love would be a disaster for both of us . [ scene_break ] luke : all right . it 's lovely to have you back in my arms , my darling . woman : what is wrong with you ? let go of me ! luke : not until you tell me where the woman who hired you is . woman : i have no idea what you 're talking about . luke : helena cassadine ! where is she ? [ scene_break ] diego : this is for my father . courtney : diego , wait , stop ! lorenzo is your father . diego : you 're lying . courtney : no , diego . diego : you are ! courtney : ok , ok . diego : to try to stop me from killing him . but it 's not going to work . you murdered my father , you beat up my sister , and now you have to die . courtney : check with the hospital , diego . look , the d.n.a . tests are on file . just -- they 'll confirm what i 'm saying . lorenzo alcazar is your father . diego : is it true ? diego : answer me . are you my father or not ? lorenzo : diego , this is the first time i 'm hearing this . jax : diego ! diego , put down the gun . you do n't want to shoot your father . diego : you , too ? are you sure about this ? jax : i was with courtney when she got the d.n.a . results . it 's true . diego : no , no ! she said he was n't . jax : courtney was just trying to protect you . brook lynn : look , please -- diego , please , please put down the gun , ok ? it 's not worth what you 're going to have to go through knowing that you killed your father . please put it down . diego : you lied to me ? huh ? courtney : i 'm sorry , diego , i 'm sorry . diego : no ! no ! how could you do that ? courtney : i did n't -- i did n't realize -- diego : just stuff your apology ! it does n't mean anything ! lorenzo : would someone please tell me what 's going on ? diego : you burn in hell , you bastard . courtney : jax , call security . do n't let him leave the building ! lorenzo : no , let him go . courtney : i was n't talking to you . lorenzo : look , courtney , if he 's who you say he is and he 's my son , then he is no longer your concern . [ scene_break ] luke : relax . i 'm not going to hurt you . i just want you to answer some questions . woman : i told you , i do n't know any helena cassadine . luke : well , let me see if i can help you move this along a little bit , then . she happens to be , oh , your height , your weight , your build . she also has a penchant for extravagant headgear . she did n't really expect me not to see through this , did she ? woman : none of what you 're saying makes any sense to me . i do n't recognize your description . i 've never met anyone named helena cassadine . and if you do n't let me go , i 'm going to start screaming , and i 'm not going to stop until you 've been arrested for assault . emily : if you 're not working for helena , then why did you approach me ? luke : did you understand the question ? lucky : dad , let her go . hotel security is going to be here in about 30 seconds . woman : listen to him . let me go and this never happened . otherwise i 'm just as happy to press charges . luke : all right . all right , you can go . but you tell your mistress this is not over yet . connor : obviously , my impersonation of nikolas did n't fly . skye : no , do n't be so sure . connor : what are you talking about ? we 're right back where we started . if helena is alive , she did n't take the bait . luke : she sure did . that woman was here on helena 's behalf . i 'd bet my $ 2,500 green gecko and moss frog boots on that one . [ scene_break ] [ phone rings ] sam : do you have to answer that ? jason : yeah , i probably should . [ ring ] sam : yeah . go . god knows what could be happening , right ? jason : hello ? bridget : is this jason ? jason : who is this ? bridget : it 's bridget . bridget daly . jason : what 's going on ? bridget : i 've been arrested . i need you to come get me . i know that you do n't owe me anything but , please , do it for my baby . [ scene_break ] sonny : you know , sometimes i think how easy it would be just to reach out , try again . but then i stop myself because i know that in the end , we 're just too different . we just ca n't make it work , not for the long haul . but at least this time , you know , we 've managed to let go with grace . and that has to be enough . carly : oh , sonny , i fight those impulses , too . it 's like my -- it 's like my heart , my spirit is just so conditioned to fight for you and what we used to have . but i know -- i know this painful reality just starts crashing down ; that we are too different . you know , we 'd be fine for a while , we would be great . but then we 'd smack head - on , we 'd just be right back at it , our differences would reappear , and who knows what we 'd do , right ? how we 'd inflict the damage this time , on ourselves , on our children . it 's better this way . but i miss you . sonny : i miss you , too . alexis : max , will you calm down ? i 'm here to -- max : look , sonny does n't want to -- alexis : will you -- you 're stepping on my feathers ! now move ! honestly -- have the two of you no shame ? [ scene_break ] jason : i 'm sorry to leave , but there 's no way this can wait . sam : do n't worry about it . your work comes first , i know that . just stay safe , ok ? jason : yeah , sam , i -- [ baby cries ] sam : well , i have her to occupy my time . jason : you 're doing a great job with her . sam : i 'm just -- i 'm doing what you taught me and following my instincts . [ scene_break ] alexis : they 're together , they 're apart . they 're married , they 're divorced , then it 's revoked -- i do n't think you can do that , can you ? then they 're remarried again , and then they sue everybody for everybody 's -- [ ric whistles ] alexis : children . and , you know , that 's ok because who am i to judge , really ? it 's not right for me to judge because if it 's ok with you , if it floats your boat -- or , in your case , if it trips your trigger -- then it 's ok with us , right ? i just think it 's inappropriate to let a 2-year - old innocent girl happen to walk down and catch you in your bizarre mating rituals . ric : maybe you want to take it down a notch . alexis : oh , ok . if you want to have a reunion , you should maybe go upstairs and do it in your bedroom , preferably behind locked doors , because then she wo n't be able to catch you . carly : get a grip , alexis . alexis : or have you already scarred her for life ? yes or no ? answer the question . sonny : kristina is upstairs sleeping , like she 's been all night , alexis . carly : yeah , and if she had wandered downstairs by chance , the only traumatic thing she would 've seen was sonny putting an ice pack on my ankle . see , drunkie ? ice pack ? ankle ? alexis : right . sonny : you know what ? this is , like , a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of your mind . do you , like , spend all your energy and time just fantasizing about what we do when we 're together ? is that what you -- ? alexis : oh , my god ! that is a frightening thought . carly : oh ! sonny : oh , is it ? well , you brought it up ! carly : yeah , and be careful with the word `` frightening . `` look who you 're standing next to . ric : ha - ha - ha . alexis : oh . i 'm just making an assumption based on history . it was perfectly reasonable . sonny : hey , alexis -- alexis : reasonable , right ? ric : mm - hmm . sonny : how many drinks did you knock down at the new year 's eve party ? alexis : if you 're implying that i 'm drunk , i am not . i am very relaxed . and i want my daughter . where is she ? sonny : you know what ? i think it would be best if you picked her up in the morning . ric : yeah , i tend to agree with sonny . alexis : what ? ric : well , why do we want to wake up kristina , only to have to bring her home and put her down again ? why do n't we come back in the morning ? you know , we could take her to breakfast . it 'll be a lot of fun . alexis : no . ric : no ? ok . we 'll be back at 8 : 00 in the morning , ok , to pick her up ? just have her ready , all right ? come on . alexis : ok , i do n't really think that 's a very good idea . ric : come on , sweetheart , let 's go . come on . alexis : i am objecting , and i -- ric : it 's all right . overruled . good night , everyone ! alexis : is it new year 's yet ? ric : yes , it is . happy new year . alexis : happy new year , everyone . carly : i should get going , too . sonny : wait , whoa . you do n't have to go . [ scene_break ] courtney : this is exactly what i was trying to avoid . you have known diego as your son for all of , what , two minutes , and you 're already in charge of his life ? lorenzo : i 'm not in charge of diego . but neither are you . look , it is clear that you had good intentions , but it 's also clear that you are not capable of providing him with the supervision he needs . courtney : i 'm sorry -- not capable ? lorenzo : this kid has been running amuck since the day he came to see you , doing whatever he wants , getting in my face or sonny 's . and now , whatever trust or influence you had -- it 's been shattered , courtney . there 's nothing more you can do for him . so i will take responsibility for my son . courtney : well , i suppose i ca n't stop you . lorenzo : thank you for recognizing that . courtney : but i will make it clear to diego that he has alternatives . i am not throwing him out . i am not cutting him off . if he wants to know you , that 's his decision . but if he does n't , i can arrange that , too . lois : let 's table this conversation for now , ok ? we ca n't resolve anything without diego 's input , and this way nobody says anything they might come to regret . jax : that sounds like a plan . i 'd like to spend some time alone with you anyway . courtney : fine . lorenzo : thank you . lois : yeah , well , i could see that courtney was getting on your last nerve . some life - altering news , huh ? lorenzo : you could say that . lois : what are you going to do ? lorenzo : honestly , i have n't the slightest idea . [ scene_break ] luke : so , what do you think the chances are that a virtual body double for helena would show up at a party where her beloved grandson just happens to be ? connor : what , then you think it worked ? luke : yeah , so far , i do . skye : i 'm with luke . helena 's alive and eager to see nikolas , and tracy is in touch with her . emily : well , it makes sense that helena would be wary enough to suspect a trap . luke : yeah , so she sent a decoy . lucky : this whole body double thing was a little too convenient . but i saw that woman . you know what ? she was genuinely frightened , and i believe that she had never heard of helena . luke : she was acting . lucky : and we 're a long way from proving that helena 's still alive . emily : and even farther away from getting nikolas free . [ scene_break ] jax : you know , whether you like it or not , alcazar is diego 's father . there 's not much you can do about it . courtney : well , i have to give it to you . when you 're right , you are really right . i should 've told diego the truth from the beginning . instead , i lied and i completely destroyed our trust . [ phone rings ] courtney : courtney matthews . ofc . murphy : hi , this is officer murphy . your name is on the contact sheet of a minor we 've arrested for public drunkenness . courtney : diego sanchez ? ofc . murphy : no , a young girl named bridget daly . courtney : i 'll be right there . [ scene_break ] jason : good . mac , i 'm here to post bail for bridget daly . mac : she 's in there . jason : what happened ? mac : she got in a fight with a bouncer outside a club she was trying to get in , and she 's three sheets to the wind . we 're probably going to have to keep her overnight . bridget : you 're not going to keep me here . do you know who jason morgan is ? he 's adopting my baby . he 's going to get me out of here so quick you wo n't know what hit you . [ scene_break ] ric : ok , easy . alexis : is n't he the bastion of acceptable social behavior , sticking up his nose at me , and acting all superior -- ric : yeah . alexis : and saying that i 'm drunk . ric : oh , the nerve . alexis : whoo ! ric : whoa , whoa , whoa ! come here , come here . come on . alexis : this is kind of fun ! ric : yeah , yeah , yeah , let 's spin it around here . alexis : all right , here we go ! ric : let 's get it going this way . alexis : here we go ! ric : that a girl . ok , ready ? one , two -- alexis : just hoist me up ! ric : three -- that 's it . beautiful . why do n't i navigate that way , ok ? alexis : ok . now where were we ? ric : sonny -- alexis : oh , that 's right . ric : being the bastion of -- alexis : anyway , he sent me home , trying to make it look like i should go sleep it off , and i think that was highly inappropriate . you did n't side with him , did you ? ric : no , but sonny did have a point , you know ? well , you did have one or two -- just one or two drinks , and kristina might get the wrong idea about your condition . alexis : one or two drinks is perfectly acceptable , and let me just say , first of all , that i did not have a condition . ric : ok . alexis : and second of all -- ric : hmm ? alexis : huh ? ric : yeah . alexis : i 'm hammered . ric : yeah . but you 're cute when you 're hammered . alexis : could you do me a big favor ? ric : what ? alexis : if you really care about me -- and i know -- ric : mm - hmm ? alexis : could you go make me a nice , black , strong cup of coffee ? ric : ok . alexis : i need to get sober . ric : so you can be more awake ? alexis : so i could go to sonny 's . ric : nah , i do n't really think that 's a good idea . alexis : yeah , i do . i do because i really -- ric : no , do n't do it , really . alexis : i want to go get my daughter . ric : i know you do , but it 's probably safer if you stay here , really . no , do n't . no , alexis -- no , no . ok , all right , all right , ok , ok -- alexis : if you care , you 'll go get me some coffee because i really need to go get her . ric : ok , just stay here , all right ? alexis : thank you . ric : stay -- easy . alexis : you 're good to me . ric : stay . alexis : ok . ric : ok ? uh - huh . i think you 're making a big mistake , though . kristina seemed fine where she was . alexis : i 'm going to go get her . i 'm just going to take a little nap first . there we go . ric : what 'd you say , alexis ? i could n't hear you . [ scene_break ] sonny : you kind of look ridiculous . carly : you always did know how to flatter a girl . sonny : you 're probably going to get frostbite from your car to your apartment . carly : yeah , but , sonny , with kristina staying here in the guest room , there 's really no place for me to stay . sonny : you can have our -- you know , the bedroom -- you can have the master bedroom . i 'll take the couch . carly : no , i could n't ask you to do that . sonny : you 're not . i 'm offering . and stop being stubborn . get up there , take all this stuff off . get some sleep , will you ? carly : all right , well -- ok , this is just -- it 's the exception , not the rule , ok ? that . sonny : you 're welcome . carly : ridiculous -- [ knock on door ] max : steven webber . sonny : what the hell does he want ? carly : look , sonny -- sonny : what ? carly : be nice . max , just let him in . sonny : ahem . steven : hey . carly : hey , you got my note , right ? steven : yeah . is morgan ok ? carly : he 's fine . it was a false alarm . he was n't sick at all . michael was playing matchmaker . steven : ok , see , you have to admire that kid . i mean , he knows what he wants . carly : yeah , i wonder where he gets it from . steven : you look ready to go . i 'll drive you . carly : ok . thanks . sonny : i thought you were going to stay . carly : yeah , but steven 's here , so -- sonny : oh , right -- steven , yeah . steven : shall we ? carly : happy new year . sonny : right back at you . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : did you -- did you always want to be a mother ? lois : absolutely . it 's in my genes . lorenzo : that 's right . you come from a big family . lois : not just a big family -- italian . i 'm very high on motherhood . lorenzo : any regrets ? lois : no . she 's going through a difficult time , but brookie is the singular joy of my life . what about you ? did you want to be a father one day ? lorenzo : i probably would have had children with my first love if she had n't died . after i lost her , i just veered away from any kind of relationship that had the potential for anything permanent . lois : then you met carly . lorenzo : i was willing to change for her . but carly slipped away from me , too . and then i failed sage grievously . lois , i do n't think i 'm cut out for the whole family thing . other than money , i do n't think i have a damn thing to offer diego . [ scene_break ] brook lynn : hey . diego : hey . brook lynn : you ok ? diego : she 's still unconscious . brook lynn : i know , i 'm sorry . diego : yeah . i need her to wake up . i have so many questions . like , how long was my mother involved with alcazar ? why 'd she try to hide me from him ? did alcazar abandon her ? did maria know about the affair ? was it an affair ? i do n't know . maybe i 'm just a product of a one - night stand or a rape . brook lynn : look , diego , stop , all right ? i mean , there 's no reason for you to be standing here thinking the worst . diego : it has to be bad or maria would n't have gone so far to hide the truth . and courtney . brook lynn : diego , it does n't matter who your father is , all right ? only the person that you are , and you are an amazing person . diego : you really mean that , huh ? brook lynn : yes , i do . look , i believe in you . i really think that you should start to believe in yourself , too . diego : you 're the only good thing in my life , you know that ? [ scene_break ] jason : mac , bridget is the mother of the baby that sam is adopting . mac : i can see why you want to help , jason , but she 's a minor . i ca n't release her into your custody . jason : well , i ca n't just leave her in lockup ! courtney : jason , it 's ok . look , i 'll make sure that bridget is taken care of . mac : all right , good , a solution . i 'll authorize the paperwork . jason : thank you . courtney : so , what are the charges ? jason : drunk and disorderly . she tried to fight a bouncer . courtney : ok , well , how did you know that she was here ? jason : she called . courtney : she called you ? jason : she asked me to bail her out . courtney : only for the baby 's sake , right ? jason : well , yeah , something like that . courtney : jason , i do n't like this . i mean , i put bridget in a good home . she did n't even last a week , and now this ? we are dealing with a deeply troubled girl here , and her intentions may be good at the moment , but i -- jason : but the baby is all she 's got . and sooner or later , she 's going to want her baby back . courtney : maybe i 'm wrong . i hope i am . jason : so do i. i mean , sam already loves this baby . [ scene_break ] ric : here . alexis : mmm . ric : hello ? here 's that coffee that you ordered last night . alexis : oh . could you turn it down ? ric : what ? alexis : why is the sun so bright ? ric : it 's a conspiracy . come on , time to get up . we got to go pick up kristina . alexis : mm - hmm . oh , my god ! oh , my god . i went to get her last night . ric : mm - hmm . alexis : do you think that he noticed that i was a little -- ric : inebriated ? alexis : oh , my god . he 's going to find some way to use that against me . [ scene_break ] sonny : i see the eager beaver got you home all right . carly : is that really necessary ? sonny : what ? carly : steven 's nice . he 's considerate . sonny : oh . is that why you let him hang around , because he 's so anxious to please ? carly : i do n't let him do anything . i happen to like the guy . what -- whoa . why are you so smug ? sonny : ooh ! you sound a little defensive . carly : well , you sound a little bit condescending , like you 're better than steven somehow . sonny : oh , no , no , no . i think steven webber is the paragon of the universe . but i know what you like -- dark , dangerous . carly : you are so arrogant . sonny : and steven is kind and open , but too bad he 's not a challenge enough for you to , you know , hold your interest . carly : oh . oh , oh , oh , you are so wrong . sonny : not about you because i know what you like . i know what turns you on . and do n't tell me i do n't . right ? carly : michael ? hurry up , get ready . i got to take you and your brother home before i go back to the hospital and visit steven . [ scene_break ] [ phone rings ] sam : i got it . hello ? courtney : sam . hey , it 's courtney . is jason around ? sam : yeah , hold on . it 's courtney . jason : ok , take the blanket and -- ok -- sam : ok , i got him . jason : good ? sam : yep . jason : there you go . make sure that you keep that bottle up , ok ? hey . courtney : hey , listen , i managed to get bridget placed in a special school for troubled teens . jason : ok , well , i appreciate your help . courtney : yeah , well , hopefully , this school will help bridget turn her life around . jason : thanks . sam : is everything ok ? jason : yeah . you know , i need to tell you something . i wanted to tell you earlier , but i just wanted to make sure everything was ok . i was n't working last night . bridget got arrested and called me for help . sam : arrested ? well , maybe -- maybe it 's for the best . [ scene_break ] luke : you know , maybe it 's this hideous hour or all the partying , but i 'm thicker than usual . i ca n't figure out why we need to know a list of the hotel guests . skye : some people actually enjoy being up at this hour . can you imagine ? luke : no . skye : look , what we 're going to do is cross - reference the list to the people who attended the party , and maybe we can find something more about this helena double . luke : i got a better idea . excuse me . woman : oh , no , not you again . luke : no -- sorry . do n't panic . i just wanted to apologize for the rude and ungentlemanly way i treated you last night . i have no excuse except for the fact that i was blind drunk -- new year 's eve and all , you know ? woman : well , it happens . no harm done . anything else ? luke : no , no . i 'm just -- i 'm just amazed . i mean , the woman i mistook you for -- your resemblance to her is remarkable . woman : hmm . skye : if you do n't mind my asking , what were you doing at the party ? are you a friend of jax 's ? woman : no , i do n't know him , either . look , someone paid me to go . they sent me the costume , bought my airline tickets , made my hotel reservations . all i had to do was show up , attend a party , and collect 10 grand for my trouble . [ scene_break ] luke : i think we just hit the jackpot . skye : her name is tara mcallister . luke : she 's an actress from manhattan , hired because of her physical appearance . skye : and resemblance to helena . emily : did she ever actually see helena ? luke : no , emily . helena 's much too shrewd for that . she was hired by a go- between . skye : and supplied with your photo . that 's why she followed you and connor into the lobby when you left . emily : you were right about helena all along . luke : well , i 've had a lot of practice at this game . emily : but now she knows that we 're looking for her , so she 's going to disappear . luke : that i 'm not so sure of because she thinks we 've got what she wants -- nikolas . lucky : and what we got is connor bishop pretending to be nikolas . if there 's anyone able to spot a fake , it 's helena . luke : so keep working with him , both of you . and once he 's perfected the nikolas routine , we 'll take him on the road because i know , if not all , certainly most of helena 's favorite hiding places . [ scene_break ] lorenzo and carly : hey . carly : how are you ? lorenzo : do you have a moment ? carly : sure . lorenzo : last night you were trying to tell me something . was it about diego sanchez ? carly : i know he 's your son . i 'm glad courtney told you . lorenzo : yeah , well , it did n't work out that easily , but i appreciate you wanting me to know the truth . carly : i just figured with everything i 've gone through lately with sonny and alexis and me just finding out about my dad , it 's the right thing . does diego know ? lorenzo : oh , yeah . actually , i 'm here to speak to his mom , maria , to ask her why she kept the secret from me . [ scene_break ] steven : hey . elizabeth : hey . steven : have you seen carly ? elizabeth : she 's right behind me . but her focus seems to be on lorenzo alcazar at the moment . [ scene_break ] carly : so , what did happen with diego 's mom ? lorenzo : i 'm not proud of the way i treated maria . i met her less than a year after the death of sophie , and i was n't really interested in a relationship . i did n't want to make an emotional commitment . and then i discovered that she was using drugs , and you know what ? i did n't even offer to help . i just issued an ultimatum . i said , `` you stop using or i 'm gone . `` carly : well , did she stop using drugs ? did she ? lorenzo : i think she tried . but she could n't . carly , one night i followed her into an alley because i was suspicious she was going to sneak a fix . and as i walked out the back door , i was shot right in front of her eyes . so maria ran , and i never saw her again . it 's understandable , do n't you think ? never really gave her a reason to trust me . carly : that 's maria , right ? what about you and diego ? that seems to be what 's important now . lorenzo : i do n't know how to connect with him . carly : well , i 'm going to suggest that you figure out a way , otherwise you may spend your life alone . [ scene_break ] sonny : ahem . here 's mommy . alexis : hi , sweetheart . sonny : yeah . alexis : hey ! did you have a good time , huh ? did you ? if you 're thinking of letting any of this turn into a custody issue , you can forget about it , ok ? ok . sonny : what -- what happened last night ? ric : seems like kristina had a good time here . looks like the current arrangement is working out . sonny : yeah , i agree . alexis : why is your lawyer here ? jordan : you do n't have to answer that . sonny : oh , i do n't mind . no , no . we were just going over some final details of my divorce , and i asked her to come here because , you know , i did n't want to leave kristina . alexis : that 's commendable . ok . come here , sweetie . that 's a good girl . we 'll just leave the two of you to do your work . you want to say goodbye to sonny ? sonny : ok , ok , that 's `` daddy . `` kristina : bye - bye . sonny : that 's `` daddy , `` yeah . alexis : all right . sorry . sonny : oh , yeah , alexis -- tomato juice . alexis : what ? sonny : tomato juice with a little bit of hot sauce , two aspirin . it 's the best thing for a hangover . because i know at this point you 're probably nursing a pretty bad one . [ scene_break ] carly : i am so sorry that i left the party last night . i should have realized michael was making up a story to get me back home . steven : were you having fun before you were summoned ? carly : yeah , it was -- it was great . steven : let me take you out . let me take you out so you and i can show michael that he can not dictate what you do with your evenings . carly : steven , look , i like you , i really do , and we have so much fun together , and god knows i am in the market for that . but i do n't want to move too fast , and i do n't want to create any expectations that i can not keep . steven : as far as i 'm concerned , you and i are friends . i think it 'd be great if we got together . it 'd be a blast . whether that ever happens -- who knows ? take it as it comes . carly : ok , well , that sounds fair . steven : so then you 'll let me take you out ? carly : why do n't you call me and we 'll set something up , ok ? steven : sounds perfect . carly : all right . see you . steven : bye , carly . nurse : dr. webber ? steven : yeah ? nurse : lorenzo alcazar 's medical records , as requested ? steven : thanks . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : how are you feeling ? maria : like i got run over by a train . lorenzo : who did this to you , maria ? maria : my fiancé , eduardo -- ex - fiancé . he lost his temper . lorenzo : because he found out you have a son by me ? maria : what are you going to do now that you know the truth ? lorenzo : well , i thought as diego 's parents , we should figure that out together . [ scene_break ] jax : well , these numbers prove that the party was a huge success for the hotel and your foundation , so why are n't you smiling ? courtney : well , i still have n't heard from diego , and i just placed the mother of the baby sam and jason are adopting in a special school . jax : ok , that sounds more like a solution than a problem . courtney : if she stays there . but i doubt she will . bridget -- she 's a handful , jax . i mean , she 's been acting out ever since she gave that baby to jason and sam . jax : oh . so you think that she might reconsider the adoption ? courtney : bridget is an unpredictable teenager wielding a lot of power . i just think that 's a combination that could turn out badly for everyone . jax : hmm . [ scene_break ] sam : no , no , no , listen , i am not happy at all that bridget was arrested , but it 's obvious that her life is spinning out of control right now , and i think that now that the authorities are involved , they can help before she really hurts herself . jason : yeah , well , the good thing is the school that courtney 's going to get bridget into -- there 's counseling . sam : good . good . i hope they can help . you know , jason , i understand what bridget is feeling because i almost was bridget . i was alone and had no way to care for my own child , and thankfully i had you to turn to . and now this little girl has us . [ scene_break ] alexis : it 's oh - so typical of sonny , you know , to act like he does n't think anything happened last night and then throw it in my face as i 'm walking out the door , right ? ric : well , i think , all things considered , it turned out better than we had hoped , you know ? you got a chance to go out , loosen up . sonny let kristina go without a fight . there 's no real tension or jockeying for position . maybe the shared custody thing is going to work out after all . [ scene_break ] jordan : your divorce from carly was an excuse . you wanted me to be here when ric and alexis picked up kristina . sonny : smart lady . jordan : well , why ? if you 're not going to file a writ with the judge about alexis being inebriated last night , then why ? sonny : well , because , see , look , i own an island casino -- jordan : right . sonny : near puerto rico , right ? i want to take my kids there for a couple of days on vacation , and i want to bring kristina . jordan : puerto rico ? oh , i doubt alexis will agree to that . sonny : you 're right . she 's going to hate the idea . that 's why it worked out for me that she got wasted on new year 's eve because it gives me the leverage to take my daughter out of the country whether her mother approves or not . [ next_on ] ric : i just thought you might like to join me -- on our honeymoon . sonny : i got a call from michael . carly : well , he lied again . sonny : we got to do something about this . carly : maybe we need to do something about us . diego : why did n't you tell me that lorenzo alcazar was my father ? lorenzo : why did you come here ?	sonny and carly get intimate- but not in a physical way . then , a tipsy alexis bursts in , misinterprets the clinch as a reunion , and starts making an idiot of herself . ric gets her out of there . right after jason and sam share a new year 's kiss , brigitte calls , needing to be bailed out of jail . the woman luke is sure is helena is n't her , but someone she paid to trick luke . before diego can shoot alcazar , courtney tells him the truth , lorenzo is his dad , causing the boy to flee . the cops call courtney out her her argument with lorenzo to bail out brigitte , leaving him to confess his paternal worth doubts to lois . courtney meets up with jason at the station . lorenzo tells carly about his son . sonny plans how to use alexis ' weak points against her .
nikolas : what do you think ? you think people will be able to recognize colleen from these photographs ? emily : i think the pictures from the airport security video are pretty grainy , but it 's worth a try . nikolas : whew . i think maybe we should just admit that spencer 's been kidnapped . [ scene_break ] woman : welcome . colleen : thanks . i ca n't wait to get started . woman : well , first day at a daycare center is always a little challenging . colleen : huh . well , i love working with children . woman : hmm . colleen : this job is the perfect way for me to start my new life with my son . [ scene_break ] max : oh . sorry , mrs. c. mr. c said he 'd be busy all morning . carly : i 'll make sure he knows you tried to stop me . max : but i -- sonny : no , i just say just do it on -- ok . i ca n't right now . i got to -- carly : how do you like it ? [ scene_break ] lucky : i ca n't believe you slept with him behind my back . you 've carried his baby all the while pretending that it was mine -- what kind of woman are you ? elizabeth : i can explain . lucky : you 're the worst kind of hypocrite -- coming down on me taking a few pills , finding comfort with maxie when you and jason -- elizabeth : you know it was more complicated than that , lucky . jason , please tell me you understand . jason : i understand you lied to me . elizabeth : i did n't know who the father was and , lucky , you were so excited about the baby i was afraid that if you found out it could be jason 's , that you 'd go back to using again . lucky : that 's bull ! you were afraid to lose your high moral ground . jason : what would have happened if you had n't told the nurse the truth ? my baby could dead right now and you 'd be the reason why . lucky : well , at least you knew there was a possibility that the child you had was yours . elizabeth kept me in the dark , beating me over the head with guilt . elizabeth : i was trying to save you ! jason : what about the baby ? were you going to let our child believe -- believe a lie while it grew up ? elizabeth : i just thought it only mattered if i knew -- jason : i trusted you more than anyone ! how could you do this ? elizabeth : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . i never meant to hurt anyone . jason , please do n't leave me and the baby . no , do n't leave . lucky : i 'm right here , elizabeth . hey , you and our baby are going to be fine . [ scene_break ] nikolas : all right . i think going public with spencer 's kidnapping is the simplest solution , right ? emily : yeah , except it would take away the element of surprise . nikolas : yeah , i know . colleen would know that we 're searching for her , change her disguise , you know , move on -- emily : yeah . nikolas : while i 'm inundated with false leads provided by publicity seekers hoping -- hoping to get a reward . at worst , colleen could panic and abandon him or who knows what else . emily : look , nikolas , colleen seems to care about spencer . i -- i really do n't think she would ever do anything to hurt him . nikolas : no , this is a risk that i ca n't take . look , i 'm -- i 'm sorry . i know i keep going around and around . emily : no , no , no , no , no . nikolas : it 's just that -- emily : it helps for us just to think things through . nikolas : right , ok . um -- ok , so you and i are married . emily : yeah . nikolas : spencer is our child and colleen is my sister . emily : look , like i said , i mean , the -- the problem is you look like who you are -- upper class , wealthy , cultured . nikolas : ok , so i 'll change my clothes , whatever . emily : no -- nikolas , it -- it 's your whole manner . it 's your -- your bearing , your way of speaking . they 're -- they 're dead giveaways to your -- your breeding and your background . nikolas : well , what do you want me to do ? huh ? my son 's been kidnapped . i ca n't just sit around and wait for somebody else to find him . emily : i know , i know . i want this to work as much as you do . i -- nikolas : well , we have to practice . and i have to look , act , think like somebody else , like not me . colleen wo n't expect it and hopefully she wo n't see it coming . [ scene_break ] colleen : ok . oh . this job is ideal . i get to make a living and spend the day with my baby at the same time . woman : your job application said you were a single mother ? colleen : randy 's father is involved with another woman . woman : oh . colleen : she 's spoiled and selfish and wants him all to herself . woman : oh . colleen : i had hoped he 'd want to be a good father to his child , but he chose to be with her instead . woman : you must have been devastated . colleen : i was , but i had to do what was best for my son . woman : you could always sue for child support . colleen : i do n't want to be reliant on him in any way . woman : i know . colleen : i have a wonderful little boy whom i love and that 's enough . i doubt i 'll ever see randy 's father again . [ scene_break ] sonny : can i call you back ? yeah . carly : you grabbed me and you kissed me and it really was n't ok . sonny : can we discuss this later ? carly : later is n't going to make what you did any more acceptable , sonny . sonny : yeah , well , carly , it was new year 's eve . carly : and you took advantage of my goodwill and our sons ' innocent desire to have new year 's eve with both their parents , so -- sonny : no , no , no , no . that 's not -- [ knock on door ] max : boss , detective rodriguez is here to see you . sonny : oh . you -- ok . max : come on in . sonny : hey , detective . how you doing ? det . rodriguez : hey . i need to ask you a few questions , mr. corinthos . carly : sonny and i are in the middle of something right now . det . rodriguez : well , it 'll have to wait . the people of the city and county of port charles take precedence . carly : sonny 's not going to answer any of your questions -- you have to know that . det . rodriguez : i do n't want to waste your time or mine by having you detained for obstruction , so if you could just please wait outside . sonny : carly , i 'll call -- i 'll call you later . carly : you 're not ducking me on this . sonny : i 'm not ducking you . carly : i 'll be waiting for you outside . det . rodriguez : this will only take a minute . sonny : hey . i 'm -- i 'm , like , always happy to give the pcpd my full cooperation . det . rodriguez : then what do you know about lorenzo alcazar 's current activities ? [ scene_break ] lorenzo : find another way to move it . the risks are too great . well , given the current situation , there 's no way i can guarantee that . fine . i 'll await confirmation of the arrival date . skye : technically , i was n't eavesdropping . i was in plain sight . lorenzo : you should know what you 're in for with me . skye : might be wise . after all , we do have a daughter in common . lorenzo : for the most part , i 'm an independent contractor . i buy , sell , and move product all over the world . but occasionally , i am asked to be a middleman -- for people who can not risk exposure . it 's enormously profitable when it goes right , and lethal when it goes wrong . [ scene_break ] kelly : you and the baby have both recovered from your bout with hypothermia . lucky : and the baby was n't harmed ? kelly : the heartbeat is normal and the ultrasound looks good . lucky : thank god . kelly : hmm . thank elizabeth for taking such good care of herself , her body could withstand the shock . your child is developing normally and , barring anything unforeseen , you should give birth to a healthy baby in may . elizabeth : that 's great . kelly : hmm . i 've signed your release papers . you 're free to leave . elizabeth : thank you . kelly : yeah . elizabeth : you see ? i told you i was fine -- no reason i needed to spend the night in the hospital . i could 've just gone home . lucky : ok . well , i 'm sorry i 'm a little overprotective , but after maxie lost her baby , i just could n't stand it if anything happened to our child . [ scene_break ] spinelli : hey , you guys , you 're just in time to raid the fridge with me -- leftover chinese from new year 's . dillon : oh , hey , thanks . already had breakfast , though . spinelli : oh , suit yourself , but the goddess knows how to order . she laid out an amazing spread . lulu : ok , eat later . we came to work on the mystery , so have you found anything that -- spinelli : could you just keep it down ? the goddess and stone cold have n't shown their faces yet , which probably means they 're partaking in some morning , you know -- dillon : oh , ok . all right , that 's -- that 's too much information . spinelli : oh -- dillon : thank you . spinelli : well , look , i just -- i do n't want to alienate my hosts , you know ? i mean , you guys get to live in this big mansion , but if i get evicted -- i mean , pink room or not -- i mean , my life is sucky , so if you guys could just be a little more considerate ? [ knock on door ] spinelli : um -- there 's a lot of people that would like to see stone cold dead , so we probably should n't answer the door without asking who it is . lulu : ok . somehow , i do n't think killers show up to breakfast . who is it ? milo : lulu ? lulu : milo . come in . it 's good to see you . milo : uh -- me , too . i mean , you , too . [ lulu chuckles ] lulu : ok . are you here to see jason ? milo : i just came by to pick up some paperwork . lulu : yeah , well , he 's upstairs , so i -- i 'll just go up -- dillon : um -- hmm . it 's a bad idea . lulu : fine . well , actually , there 's papers here if you wanted to look -- spinelli : actually , you know , stone cold does n't like people , like , ruffling through his papers and stuff . lulu : seriously , what is wrong with you two ? i mean , you 're walking on eggshells like you 're afraid to offend the guy . dillon : shh -- lulu : why -- why are you so intimidated by him ? spinelli : i mean , do you really need to ask ? i mean -- lulu : you 're not , are you , milo ? milo : well , actually , i kind -- lulu : oh , come on ! you do the same things that jason does -- you work for sonny , you carry a gun , and you probably use it on sonny 's enemies . the only difference is jason is a jerk and you 're actually kind and -- and sweet . milo : oh . thanks , but i 'm just another -- lulu : no . really -- sonny is very lucky to have you . dillon : ok , ok , i 'm sorry . can you not , like , flirt with him right now ? really ? [ scene_break ] maxie : hi , georgie . a vanilla latte , please . hello -- earth to georgie ? think you could tear yourself away long enough to take my order ? georgie : yeah . i 'm doing research for the professor . maxie : why am i not surprised ? georgie : maxie , if you 'd like a vanilla latte , you can get it yourself . maxie : whoa . we all know you 're serious about your homework , but this is a little ridiculous . it 's kind of like you 're obsessed . georgie : maxie , i 'm a research assistant . that means i actually have to do the research . maxie : oh . why do n't you just admit you 're hot for your teacher ? georgie : you are so off - base . he 's asked me to get background information for his book and that 's what i 'm doing . there 's nothing romantic about it . maxie : is that why you gaze at him so adoringly when he gives you a compliment or why you have your head buried in that laptop ? georgie : unlike you , i can actually put focus into something other than my love life . i 'm sorry , i 'm sorry . i know you 're still dealing with the miscarriage . that was -- that was bad . maxie : i miss my baby every day , but i 've learned a lot about what i want and how i 'm going to get it . georgie : what 's that supposed to mean ? maxie : lucky , i 'm -- i 'm glad you 're here . i have something really important to talk to you about . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] max : uh -- would you like a cappuccino ? uh -- perhaps decaf ? carly : caffeine is n't my problem , max -- sonny is . see , he refuses to accept that i 've moved on , that i 'm engaged to another man , so now he 's hitting below the belt . jax has gone off to help his brother , jerry -- what does sonny do ? he takes total advantage of the situation , and i 'm not going to let him get away with it . i 'm not . diane : i assume he 's in back ? max : that 's right , ms. miller . carly : who 's ms. miller ? and why does she get to see sonny and i ca n't ? [ scene_break ] sonny : i avoid lorenzo alcazar whenever possible . det . rodriguez : come on , but you make it your business to keep track of his activities . sonny : no , my focus is on my business . you want information on -- on alcazar ? talk to his new best friend -- [ knock on door ] sonny : d.a . lansing . diane : i have cautioned you before about speaking without your attorney present . det . rodriguez : then tell me in front of her -- how do i stop the war that 's brewing between you and alcazar before someone else gets killed ? [ scene_break ] emily : we need to replace this with something more functional . and then we 're going to stop by a chain store and get you some casual clothes . nikolas : fine -- whatever it takes . emily : most importantly , do n't let your anger or frustration show through , nikolas . nikolas : how can i help it , emily ? my son is missing because of my own arrogance . emily : you did your best . nikolas : i did -- `` my best `` ? well , by refusing to hear your warnings , not acknowledging that i might be wrong about my handpicked nanny ? what -- what 's wrong with me ? huh ? how could i have missed the fact that colleen was capable of this ? how could i have neglected my own son that blatantly ? emily : you 've got to stop blaming yourself . nikolas : the decisions were all mine . i keep going over all the months that colleen worked for me , wondering how i could be this blind and i just -- emily : and looking back is pointless , nikolas , unless you can remember something that -- that 's going to help us figure out our next move , something that colleen said or did . nikolas : no . i keep replaying all the conversations we had in my head . and all i 'm left with are lies . [ scene_break ] spinelli : i mean , i 've got kind of a cushy arrangement here so , like , if i interrupt them , i get drop - kicked to the street . look , if milo needs the papers , he can wait . milo : i 'll -- be in the hall . let me know when mr. morgan comes in . lulu : no , no , no , no , no , no . do n't . stay here with us . milo : uh -- i do n't want to intrude . lulu : no -- you would not be intruding at all . we 're actually -- we were going to have some chinese takeout and you could have some with us . dillon : hey -- lulu : you know , we all -- dillon : hey , milo ? mi -- look -- look what i found . there 's an -- there 's an envelope and it says -- it says `` corinthos , morgan . `` milo : yeah . dillon : that 's -- that 's probably what you -- what you came for , right ? so why do n't you go ahead and grab that there and , you know , just -- you know , just -- just leave , like leave , like take off . milo : thanks for your help . dillon : oh -- oh , bye , milo . bye . bye , i 'll -- i 'll see you . lulu : bye . dillon : ok , bye . lulu : that was so rude . what has milo done to you ? spinelli : is n't it obvious , blond one ? dillon 's jealous . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] carly : sonny 's doing this on purpose . max : doing what , mrs. c ? carly : he never cooperates with the police . he 's doing this so i give up hope and go home , and it 's not going to happen . and who was that pushy woman you let walk right in there ? max : oh , that 's diane miller . that 's sonny 's new attorney . carly : you 're kidding . max : i would n't kid you , mrs. c . carly : he did n't tell me he had a new attorney . not that he has to tell me , you know , that he has a new attorney . i mean , i have my life ; he has his life . that 's why i 'm here -- i 'm trying to tell him to go on with his life . mike : hey , carly . carly : hey . mike : max , i need to see sonny . max : mike , he 's in a meeting -- not exactly a meeting . he 's in there talking to -- carly : rodriguez is questioning him on behalf of the people of the city and the county of port charles . how 's spencer ? mike : oh . nikolas and emily are up in denver chasing some kind of lead and they just need a lot more to go on . that 's why i 'm here -- i 'm hoping that sonny can -- can help with some kind of , i do n't know , unorthodox assistance . [ scene_break ] diane : detective , my client is a legitimate businessman . he has no intention of starting a war with anyone . det . rodriguez : alcazar was behind the ambush that almost killed jason morgan . alcazar 's son was killed in the same incident . sooner or later , he 's going to retaliate , unless your client gives us some cooperation , information on warehouse activities , a tip on a shipment -- anything that can help us bring alcazar down . diane : detective , my client has no information to offer . sonny : detective , i 've got no issues with you . you 're a good cop . you 're just trying to do your job -- i understand . det . rodriguez : well , then give me something . sonny : all right , i 'll give you something . diane : ahem . sonny : alcazar is in ric lansing 's pocket , or vice versa . if you get involved , you are going to be cutting your own throat . det . rodriguez : so you 're refusing to cooperate ? sonny : i suggest that you step back and you watch how it all falls out . det . rodriguez : i -- i appreciate the warning , but let me offer one in return . when alcazar makes his move , see , there 's not going to be a guarantee that you 'll be the last one standing . [ scene_break ] skye : i do n't want to know your business , lorenzo . but if we are to have any kind of future together , i have to know what i 'm dealing with . lorenzo : all right . my father and uncles established a profitable business trading in arms . i expanded that business with my brother luis . then luis was contacted by certain figures in government who wanted him to act as a front for them . what they wanted was for us to provide weapons to certain covert operation groups with no ties back to the government . skye : that 's where you come in ? lorenzo : i provide highly classified illegal weapons and make sure they get into the hands of the intended recipients . now , if these deals were ever made public , governments would fall . skye : how much longer can you keep doing this before something goes wrong ? or is that the idea ? lorenzo : what are you suggesting ? skye : maybe you feel so guilty about diego 's death you want to pay with your own life , which would be a terrible waste , not to mention completely unfair to your daughter and to me . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey , jason , it 's me . i just wanted to call and thank you for saving me . i would 've died had you not found me and brought me to the hospital . anyway , i 'm still a little hazy about the whole thing and -- and i 'm going to be at work later on today , so i thought if you want , you can come by and -- and see me . i would love to talk to you . ok , bye . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] maxie : so , i called the pound and nobody reported the dog missing . lucky : you want to keep him , do n't you ? maxie : well , it 's a really nice thought except it would n't be fair to my cat , so i was thinking that you should keep the dog . lucky : well , no , no , no , wait . i ca n't because pets are n't allowed in rooms upstairs . maxie : well , i ca n't just dump the little guy off at the pound . what if they do n't find him a home and then -- lucky : oh . maxie : oh , lucky , i 'm really sorry . it 's just i feel like i 've been getting emotional about a lot of stuff since we lost our baby and i just -- i could n't desert him . singer : i wish you could be the world to me the world to me lucky : we wo n't , maxie . singer : be the world to me the world tonight [ scene_break ] georgie : wait -- elizabeth ? elizabeth : you got me . do n't tell lucky or maxie that i was here , ok ? georgie : no , no , i -- i wo n't , but it 's not what it looks like . they 're just talking about the miscarriage , and -- elizabeth : it 's a devastating loss . georgie : yeah . it -- it 's -- it 's really sad . maxie will be , you know , fine one minute , and then something will remind her of the baby , and she 'll just -- she 'll lose it and break down , and the tears and -- talking to lucky seems to be the only thing that 's helping her . elizabeth : hmm . you know , i 've miscarried twice . and both times , the last thing i wanted to do was talk about it . georgie : i guess everybody 's different . elizabeth : yeah . it 's ironic , huh ? georgie : what ? elizabeth : well , since the miscarriage , the two of them have spent more time together than ever . [ scene_break ] lucky : i 'll help you take care of the dog . maxie : but if you ca n't have one in your room -- lucky : well , i 'll -- i 'll talk to bobbie . i 'm sure she 'll bend the rules a little . bobbie 's a soft touch . once she sees the dog , i 'm sure she 'll give in . maxie : ok . well , i wo n't leave you stuck with all the chores . we could split them . lucky : you know , i got some time before i 'm due at the station . do you -- you want to take the dog for a walk ? maxie : face it , lucky , it 's our dog now . [ scene_break ] nikolas : excuse me , i 'm sorry , this is -- this is my wife , and -- here , this is my sister -- emily : mm - hmm . nikolas : with -- with our little boy , spencer . i was hoping that you might have seen him somewhere . emily : ok . and why are you looking for him ? nikolas : well , my wife and i -- we had a disagreement , and then she -- emily : no , we were going to say we were going overseas . colleen was taking care of him . nikolas : i know , i know . see , it 's already -- it 's not going to work , emily . look , it 's not -- emily : ok , ok . well , we 're going to have to rethink our approach . nikolas : how can you be so calm about this ? emily : i get that you 're terrified . i 'm terrified , too . but spencer needs us , so let 's just figure out a way to find him . [ scene_break ] lulu : so , if alan was on duty the night that rick webber was murdered , then we know that he 's off the hook . spinelli : yeah . all i need is a couple minutes on the computer to know for sure . dillon : yeah , that 's great . well , since the jackal here is so confident , can we go ? like , do you even need us for anything ? spinelli : dude , defensive much ? i mean , just because i called you on your jealousy over the blond one does n't mean you have to get all -- dillon : whoa , whoa , whoa . dude , way off . way off . there 's not even anything to be jealous about . lulu : uh -- how do you know ? dillon : how do i -- milo 's a bodyguard . he just stands there . he does n't even say anything . spinelli : whoa , dude , that 's kind of harsh . lulu : well , when he does say something , it happens to be really sweet . and actually , he 's built like a greek god , so -- dillon : oh -- oh , my god . ok , all right -- thank you . all right , milo -- milo is a paragon . that 's -- that 's great . i 'm -- i 'm really happy for you . do you need anything ? can i go to the cafeteria and get some coffee , seriously ? spinelli : i think you should spend some time investigating your feelings for lulu -- dillon : spinelli , shh -- what do you need ? spinelli : about five minutes on the hospital computer . so , just keep anyone that 's -- uh - oh -- major roadblock -- um -- you guys want to try another floor ? dillon : oh , we do n't need to . lulu : um -- have you met epiphany ? she has this , like , internal radar where she knows all and sees all right away . spinelli : yeah , dude , she 's definitely developed her intuitive perception . i wonder if she used that website . lulu : what website ? spinelli : oh , it teaches you to -- to track people around you like blipping dots on a screen . you know , the ones that -- dillon : oh -- oh -- ok . um -- i may not be spinelli the jackal or milo the bodyguard , but i can handle this situation , thank you . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] carly : if you get in to see sonny before i do , i will kill him with my bare hands . max : take a seat . milo : oh . idiot . carly : ok , so , what 's your problem ? bye . mike : no , honey -- carly : mike -- mike : no , no , i will only be a minute , i promise . mike : hey , sonny , the -- diane : your security needs improving . sonny : no , this is my father . mike , this is my attorney , diane miller . mike : how do you do ? diane : yes , well , i 'm sure you trust your father . but there are certain conversations that should not be overheard . [ scene_break ] emily : so we 're all set with the new cover story ? nikolas : it 's at least as plausible as the old one . colleen 's less likely to be on the lookout for a woman asking questions , i suppose . emily : if you want me to do this alone -- nikolas : yeah , you know , you probably -- you probably should , but i want to be there for any possible leads on his whereabouts . [ knock on door ] woman : maid service . nikolas : no time like the present to see if this works . emily : yeah . nikolas : hi , hi . maid : i brought some fresh towels . emily : oh , i 'll take them . thank you . nikolas : thank you . i -- look , i 'm sorry -- i 'm sorry to bother you . um -- this is my wife 's sister here , and she took her baby son , right here , and ran away from her husband . we just want to help her , and i was wondering if you may have seen her . [ scene_break ] dillon : ok , so i -- i 'm taking a documentary filmmaking course at p.c.u . , and i really want to chronicle life inside a hospital from a nurse 's point of view . epiphany : you want to make a documentary about me ? dillon : oh , yeah . no , no -- yeah , i want to follow you around , you do your rounds . you deal with , like , crises , the life - or - death situations -- epiphany : taking temperatures , listening to complaints ? dillon : oh , yeah . no , no , exactly . i mean , i want to address the mundane of medical care . the grinding tedium as well as the excitement . epiphany : the exhaustion after pulling a double shift ? dillon : oh -- no , epiphany , i 'm saying , like , i want to see it all , you know ? i want to be in your shoes . i want to follow you 24/7 . epiphany : and exactly what part do you play in this ? lulu : um -- well , i 'm just going to -- dillon : lulu -- lulu 's my assistant on the project , um . and she 's going to be doing the audio for the project . epiphany : uh - huh . lulu : i -- i mean , i 'm -- you know , i 'll keep a low profile . you wo n't even know i 'm around . dillon : oh -- um -- you 're a surgical nurse , right ? epiphany : that 's right . dillon : ok , do you think there 's any way that we could get into the or with you ? epiphany : well , i 'd have to check with the -- [ computer beeps ] spinelli : huh . game over . epiphany : before i call security , why do n't you tell me what you 're really doing here ? [ scene_break ] pete : boo . georgie : oh , do n't do that . oh -- i could have just deleted all the information i found for you . pete : i 'm sorry . you know , i 'm starting to feel a little guilty . georgie : about what ? pete : well , i do n't want the research on my book to take over your life . georgie : it 's not , i promise . pete : you 're helping me at the expense of your classes . i 'm going to have to -- georgie : no , no . i have plenty of time for my other subjects , trust me . i just find this era of film history just fascinating . and your book 's going to be great . pete : well , if my book ever gets written , it 'll be thanks to you . [ scene_break ] edward : excuse me , elizabeth . have you seen that worthless son of mine ? elizabeth : i 'm sorry , mr. quartermaine , i just came on duty . edward : oh , i swear , if i 've driven all the way down here , and i find out that alan was too incompetent to even schedule another cabinet meeting , i -- oh -- of course , i do n't know what i would threaten him with . certainly could never disinherit emily . not that she needs a dime from me now since she went over to the cassadines . i do n't suppose you 've heard anything from them about little spencer , huh ? elizabeth : well , nikolas and emily are in denver , but they do n't have any leads . edward : hmm , ok . well , listen , you mark my words . you 're going to find out that that demented grandmother is behind all of this . and sometimes , i ca n't say i blame her . elizabeth : excuse me ? edward : no , no , do n't get me wrong . i have no sympathy for helena cassadine . but i know what it 's like to have a grandson who embodies all your hopes for the future and spits in your face at anything you -- you want to give him . now , all the cassadines are just a -- a dynasty of dysfunctional psychotics . but when i think of -- of the jeopardy that jason is in and how easily he could be killed , well , i -- i could almost kidnap a child that he had myself . elizabeth : almost , but you -- you would never really do it , right ? edward : desperate times call for , you know -- and besides , you were at the house the last time that we heard he had been shot . elizabeth : yeah , but he survived . i mean , jason 's ok . edward : but for how long ? he will probably die in an alley somewhere , alone and childless . all that potential wasted . yeah . and the quartermaine fortune will be squandered away by that pack of dysfunctional hyenas that i call family . oh , god , what a depressing way to start the new year . elizabeth : mr. quartermaine ? edward : what ? elizabeth : jason 's resilient . i mean , maybe one day , he will have a family . edward : huh . [ scene_break ] det . rodriguez : it 's a simple question , mr. alcazar . what was your son doing in the warehouse that night ? lorenzo : my son was shot in cold blood by sam mccall . det . rodriguez : i 'd still like to hear the details . lorenzo : i do n't know why he was there . det . rodriguez : so damian spinelli is lying ? he never did any work for you ? skye : spinelli was a friend of diego 's . diego introduced him one afternoon when i brought lila rae for a visit . det . rodriguez : did diego tell you how he knew spinelli ? skye : i guess they were working on some computer project together . i think they went to p.c.u . detective , if you have any further questions , i 'd be happy to answer them -- of course , with an attorney present . det . rodriguez : you seem like a nice lady , ms. quartermaine . i do n't think you realize what you 're getting into here . skye : i 'm simply telling the truth . det . rodriguez : things are about to get real ugly between alcazar and corinthos . you do n't want to be caught in the middle . lorenzo : i appreciate the support , skye . but rodriguez is right . you should not get involved in this . skye : you 're the father of my child . it is perfectly reasonable for me to care that you stay alive . [ scene_break ] sonny : i got to be honest with you , mike . the police are better equipped to handle the search than i am . mike : all right , all right . i 'm just -- i 'm worried about spencer . i mean , the nanny had to have been planning this for months . now , you know she 's well hidden , michael . sonny : you got to give nikolas a chance . mike : all right . right , right , right , ok . i just want to feel like i 'm doing something . sonny : do you need money ? do you need manpower ? you need any kind of leverage ; all you got to do is ask me . [ scene_break ] carly : you 're wonderful . why would n't lulu like you ? milo : i can barely talk when i 'm around her . carly : i 'm sure she finds that endearing . milo : oh , trust me , mrs. c , i -- i do everything wrong . carly : well , you know what ? then let 's teach you to do everything right . come on . get up . we 're going to pretend that i 'm lulu , and i 'm coming to meet you for a cup of coffee , and i walk in , and you say hello . milo : hello . carly : you may want to give that a little bit more energy , ok ? you 're happy to see me . give me a kiss . here . max : oh -- um -- milo : you think i should kiss lulu ? carly : sure ! it 's a friendly gesture . people do it . go ahead , give me a kiss . ok . now , tell me something about you , something that you 're interested in , a hobby . milo : i like to go to the shooting range . carly : right . you may want to skip that one . milo : oh . carly : what else ? milo : um -- i -- i ride my bike in the park on weekends . cay : that 's a good one ! that 's great ! you can ask her if she 'd like to go bike riding with you . go ahead . milo : hey , lulu . i was wondering if maybe sometime you 'd like -- carly : you 're going to have to stand a little bit closer . you want to make it a little bit intimate . ok ? you know what ? touch her hand . but make it look like it happened by accident . milo : oh . i 'm not that smooth , mrs. c . carly : that 's what i 'm here for . go ahead . milo : uh -- so , lulu , i was wondering if you 'd like to go bike riding with me . max : enough , ok ? carly : ok , i 'm going to go in and see sonny . bernie : sir , i need a word with the boss . max : almost -- it 's just going to be a couple -- ahem -- sorry . [ scene_break ] nikolas : does either of them look familiar to you ? maid : i 'm sorry . i have n't seen him or his mother . good luck finding your sister . emily : thank you . nikolas : thank you . thank you . well -- emily : yeah ? nikolas : think she bought it ? emily : definitely . and -- and she was sympathetic . i mean , she -- she wanted to help . [ nikolas sighs ] emily : you were right , nikolas . that story is so much better than the last . nikolas : all right . so , how do i look ? like a middle - class brother - in - law ? emily : yeah , let 's put it this way . you 're about as close as you 're going to get . nikolas : good enough . emily : ok . so only one thing is missing . we have to look married , right ? so -- nikolas : right . emily : here 's your ring . huh . nikolas : thanks . emily : are you ok ? nikolas : yeah , yeah . just had this quick fantasy of remarrying you , with spencer at the wedding . emily : we 're going to find him , nikolas . i promise . nikolas : yeah . let 's go find my son , ok ? emily : ok . [ scene_break ] colleen : oh . you 're being such a good boy . hmm . you getting sleepy ? huh ? you must be ready for your nap . woman : could you clean up the play area when you get a chance ? a couple prospective parents are coming to visit after lunch . colleen : oh . um , sure . woman : no big deal . just be friendly and answer any questions . colleen : do you get a lot of visitors ? woman : two or three a week . why , is that a problem for you ? colleen : oh , no . i was just being silly . thinking how nice it would be if randy 's father tried to make contact . but i know that 's impossible . [ scene_break ] epiphany : if i ever catch your lying , sneaking butts around this hospital again , i 'm skipping security and i 'm going to call the cops . dillon : hey , it was -- it 's not a cover story , ok ? i 'm telling you , it 's -- epiphany : save it , movie boy . dillon : ok , i 'm just -- i 'm just saying that i think that you would make a -- a very convincing character in a documentary feature , especially at the film festivals and -- epiphany : oh , boy . dillon : you know , this is so frustrating . lulu : i know , i know , but we will find another way to get into the computer system . dillon : i know that , but -- but what about epiphany ? i mean , she honestly could make a good subject for a documentary . not that i 'm doing that . i 'm just saying if we did -- spinelli : sorry to interrupt your angst , but i got it . dillon : got what ? spinelli : proof that your uncle alan killed rick webber . [ scene_break ] georgie : so , the studios used to keep apartments for their contract starlets . pete : huh . have you come across anything about connecting doors or passages from the executive suites to these starlet apartments ? georgie : wait , are you suggesting that the executives were sleeping with their starlets ? pete : well , i 'm counting on you to find out . georgie : all right , i 'll do what i can . pete : you know , i 'm really , really grateful for your help . i just wish there was a way to thank you . [ scene_break ] maxie : aw , you thought you were going to catch that squirrel , did n't you ? lucky : that squirrel was taunting him . maxie : i know . it was cruel . lucky : you know , and next time i 'm going to bring a tennis ball for him . maxie : it 's amazing how much fun it can be walking through a park with a dog . everything 's so new and exciting . must be what it 's like to go with a -- lucky : you know , i had a really good time . maxie : me , too . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey . kelly : elizabeth , you spent the night here as a patient . why not take the day off ? elizabeth : because i feel fine . and cameron is playing with his friends in daycare . and i just want to be kept busy . kelly : you want busy , you came to the right place . elizabeth : can i ask your opinion ? as a doctor and as a friend ? kelly : ask away . elizabeth : ok , so the timing of maxie 's pregnancy was convenient , to say the least . she used every chance she got to get closer to lucky . and every time lucky wanted to go to the doctor 's appointments , all of a sudden , now she 's had a miscarriage . kelly : where are you going with this ? elizabeth : well , i 've miscarried twice . and both times , the last thing i wanted to do was talk about it , even with the father . and it just seems like every time maxie 's with lucky , she 's confiding about the baby . and it does n't ring true . kelly : so you 're asking me -- elizabeth : she 's lied about so much in the past . is there a chance she could have faked the entire pregnancy ? [ scene_break ] sonny : rodriguez was here earlier . he practically warned me that alcazar 's going to make his move . bernie : right . what do you want me to do about it ? sonny : ok , i am taking preemptive action . bernie : mm - hmm . sonny : i 'm having jason intercept one of alcazar 's shipments as we speak . do you get what i 'm -- ? [ scene_break ] max : carly -- carly : all right , i am sick of being bumped to the back of the line . ok , we 're going to discuss that kiss , and if you want to do it here in front of bernie , max , and milo , so be it . let 's do it . sonny : that door was closed for a reason , carly . carly : yeah , so you could hide from me , sonny . sonny : no , because i do n't want anybody to hear what i 'm saying . for your protection and mine . so next time you think of barging in here , knock . otherwise , you may witness something you do n't want to see . [ next_on ] lucky : i just want to help you heal , unless you 're sick of me . epiphany : would you be pursuing this theory if you were carrying jason 's baby ? sam : we probably conceived our baby . jason : should we try one more time just to make sure ? i know that . i remember . i was there . that 's why i 'm the perfect person to help you make some sense of all this .	nik and emily try to figure out how to find spencer without colleen catching wind of their plans . their first query has no success . liz has nightmares about her secret 's revelation , but her baby is fine . carly is angry that sonny kissed her at midnight . he is not repentant at all . later , the police show up at both bosses ' homes to investigate the latest turns in the mob war , but get nothing . lucky and maxie adopt a puppy . liz tries to reassure edward that jason will be okay in life . lulu , spinelli , and dillon continue their investigation at the hospital until epiphany catches them . before they are busted , spinelli gets the evidence they are after . carly tries to teach milo how to romance lulu .
jason : why do you think brenda 's leaving ? carly : because she 's going to be marrying sonny . right ? you were there . you heard the big announcement . and there 's no love lost between me , luke , and tracy , but i think it 's really rude that sonny made that announcement at their wedding . jason : first of all , you do n't want brenda and sonny to get married . carly : no , i do n't . jason : and you 're gon na try to stop 'em . carly : no , i 'm not . jason : i do n't believe you . carly : that is terrible . i do n't lie to you , jason . jason : all the time . i 'm just better at catchin ' you than anybody else is . carly : you know what ? i think it 's a terrible mistake for brenda and sonny to get married , but that is sonny 's mistake to make . jason : oh , and now you 're telling me what i want to hear . carly : when did you get so paranoid ? jason : see , i know you . the calmer you are , the more trouble i have to deal with . [ cell phone rings ] carly : oh , look . morgan 's calling . did you know michael got to go on the trip ? jason : yeah . diane set it up . carly : oh . hey , baby . havin ' fun ? are you there yet ? morgan : no . we 're still on the bus , but it 's fun so far . i beat one of the kids 3 times in a row at wizard wars . carly : did you stop for dinner ? morgan : yeah . we ate at this cool , old hamburger place called sandy 's . they had the best onion rings . carly : onion rings ? and i do n't know about this place ? morgan : maybe olivia or steve webber can tell you how to find it . carly : oh . is michael having fun ? morgan : molly 's telling him the plot of these books that she likes , and there 's 4 in the series , so it 's a really long conversation . carly : okay . well , i think it 's great that michael 's hanging out with molly , but can you get him alone and tell him to hang out with kids his own age ? jason : carly . carly : jason says hi . [ thumping , skidding ] morgan : mom driver : oh , god . morgan : mom ! michael : all right , hold on ! hold on ! carly : morgan , what 's happening ? [ thumping , skidding ] steve : cameron ! [ all screaming ] michael : hold on ! hold on ! [ busy signal ] carly : my god , i just dropped the call . jason : what happened ? carly : i heard screaming , jason . i think their bus crashed . [ scene_break ] [ wind blowing ] [ `` hallelujah `` playing ] singer : i heard there was a secret chord that david played , and it pleased the lord , but you do n't really care for music , do you ? well , it goes like this , the fourth , the fifth , the minor fall , the major lift , the baffled king composing hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah [ scene_break ] carly : come on , baby . answer the phone . damn it . straight to voice mail . jason : same with michael . carly : jason ! jason : okay , we just need to stay calm . carly : how am i supposed to do that when i just heard my boys get in a crash ? jason : okay , we do n't know what happened yet . carly : i know what i heard . morgan is going on about how much fun he 's having , and i hear terrible screams and then a horrible noise . they crashed , jason . i know it . [ scene_break ] [ steve groaning ] steve : cameron . you okay , buddy ? that big old bus zigged on the ice when it should have zagged . can you stand up for me ? careful . nothin ' hurts ? good . boy , it 's a good thing you 're at the age when you still bounce . come on . let 's go check on the others . hey . anybody hurt ? boy : i do n't think so . steve : i got ta go check on the other passengers . can you stay with my nephew , make sure he stays warm ? boy : yeah . no problem . steve : okay , nobody wander off . the incline is way too steep . looks like a dangerous hike back up to the road . listen , cam . i have to go check on the other people , okay ? so i want you to -- what 's your name ? theresa : theresa . steve : i want you to stay with theresa while i 'm gone , okay ? until i get back . can you do that ? good . good boy . i 'm so proud of you . go on . get on up there . careful . i 'll be back . i 'll be right back . hang tight . [ scene_break ] [ matt groans ] maxie : my god , m. are you okay ? matt : my medical training tells me that my arm is n't supposed to be bent this way . maxie : let me help you up . matt : no . do n't touch it . my arm is broken . [ scene_break ] [ molly coughs ] michael : gon na be okay ? molly : yeah . yeah , i 'm good . thank you for holding on to me when the bus started skidding . michael : everyone else ? you all okay ? ali : just a bump on the head . kristina : i 'm good . taylor : i think i 'm good . michael : where 's morgan ? kristina : did he make it out of the bus ? michael : morgan , where are you ? ! [ scene_break ] luke : hey . lucky : this ca n't be good . luke : what kind of greeting is that ? lucky : what are you doing here ? luke : ca n't a father visit his firstborn son ? lucky : yes , but police make you break out in hives , and you 're supposed to be on your honeymoon . dad , you did n't . luke : did n't what ? lucky : i do n't know . do somethin ' to ruin your brand - new marriage . luke : no . no . your concern is very touching , but no . no , mrs. spanky spencer and i are taking to the skies later this evening . lucky : okay . good . so what can i do for you ? luke : i was hoping that you could help me locate a friend of mine in europe . lucky : a friend or a fence ? luke : you remember a little while ago there was this elusive billionaire who sold all those mines in south america just before they all collapsed ? lucky : yeah . a lot of guys died . authorities could n't prove that your buddy knew the mines were gon na collapse . that 's some friend you got there , dad . luke : oh , well , no friend . friend is a vast overstatement . but that 's not the point . the point is that i found out that he 's been layin ' low in the czech republic , and just recently , he came into possession of some stones that he wants to unload . lucky : okay . luke : matchless stones . except they match each other , all 3 of them . lucky : the 3 sisters ? you 're goin ' after the 3 sisters ? luke : all 123 carats . you wan na help balance the scales of justice ? lucky : look , let 's just put that aside for a brief moment . let me ask you another question more along of the lines of how you should be thinking right now . do you really wan na take a blowtorch to your marriage before it 's a week old ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : so luke took tracy to prague , and she let him ? brook lynn : yeah . she was fine with it , but i had the same reaction that you did . i mean , i do n't know . when i think honeymoon -- and not for me , definitely , but , you know , just in general , i think , you know , romantic and beachy . nikolas : it 's still beautiful . brook lynn : yeah . no , do n't get me wrong . it 's gorgeous , beautiful , but for a postcard , not for a honeymoon . nikolas : yeah . well , too each his own , i guess . brook lynn : yeah . well , as long as tracy 's happy , so ... nikolas : did you tell her about our little dinner date tonight ? carly : ... ski trip itinerary here somewhere . jason : ... resort and the route the bus took . yeah , we 're tryin ' to get that information right now . nikolas : excuse me . there 's something going on . jason : ... and heard what sounded like a crash . carly : it was a crash . jason : yeah . we tried the cell phones . there 's no answer . nikolas : everything all right ? what 's going on ? carly : molly , morgan , michael , and kristina were all on the general hospital ski trip . brook lynn : oh , my god . [ scene_break ] taylor : hold on . the blood kind of stops here , goes off that way . molly : taylor , that 's a drop - off . taylor : molly , you were supposed to stay with your sister and ali . molly : well , maybe i can help . i took a junior lifeguard 's course at the pool last summer , and we learned first aid . michael : just stay close . no wandering off by yourself , all right ? [ man groans ] molly : wait . listen . [ man groans ] molly : over there . michael : it 's the bus driver . molly : is he okay ? michael : he 's alive , barely . [ scene_break ] matt : ohh ! maxie : he 's going to be okay . i mean , we all are , right ? matt : i never thought i 'd actually ever say this , but i 'm really hoping you 're gon na tell me i 'm wrong about something . steve : yeah . well , sorry . matt : ow ! steve : your diagnosis was spot on . you got a nasty fracture . matt : crap . steve : i do n't see any exposed bone , but there 's a lot of swelling and bruising . maxie : a broken arm , that 's not so bad , considering . matt : i 'll try to be grateful . what about the -- [ winces ] others ? steve : sorry . sorry . matt : are they all right ? steve : yeah , i 'm gon na go look for 'em . matt : why do n't you try my cell phone ? it 's right there . steve : give me that scarf . maxie : oh , nothing ! matt : yeah . you know , figures . maxie : oh , it was worth a shot . matt : okay , easy . maxie : how close did we get to the resort ? steve : not very . we were supposed to take route 10 . the driver tried to beat the storm , took 55 . matt : what do you think about hiking out of here , get up to the road ? steve : no , no , no , no , no , no . let someone with 2 good arms try first . it 's dark and steep . last thing we needs another fall . maxie : wonderful . who knows how long it 's gon na take for somebody to figure out that we 're not where we 're supposed to be . taylor : we need a doctor bad . [ scene_break ] sonny : she make the ski trip ? alexis : she did . you should have seen the two of them . they could n't wait to get on the bus . glorious freedom . sonny : seriously , they just grow up way too fast . alexis : way too fast . i only have 'em at home for a few more years , and after that , i 'm gon na follow 'em to college . sonny : well , you know what ? your brilliant mr. hoffman is not on time . i got ta go pick -- alexis : tell her to take a cab . sonny : no , no , no , no , no , no . alexis : he 's gon na be here . sonny : i 'm sure he is . alexis : ... when he 's here , because i -- theo . theo : a marvelous barolo , mr. corinthos . classic structure , perfect note of bitter cherry . i look forward to another glass or two , along with all the complimentary entrees that come as a perk for handling your affairs . alexis : told you he was wily . theo : conan ! conan : yes ? theo : i 'll have the marinated calamari and another glass of this excellent wine . conan : right away , sir . sonny : you know , with all your research , you must have figured out that i 'll do whatever it takes to get brenda and my son out of this wrongful - death suit . and if that means having to listen to your arrogance , yeah , i can do that . 'cause they should not have to pay for a bastard who did n't deserve to live . theo : you 're used to making proclamations like that , are n't you , decreeing who lives and who dies ? sonny : he was a bottom feeder . theo : some would say the same about you , mr. corinthos . and even if he was , he was someone 's son . how would you like it if one of your sons was taken and killed in such a brutal , violent manner ? [ scene_break ] taylor : michael ! michael : over here ! taylor : through here ! here . steve : what can you tell me ? michael : he 's freezing , there 's a lot of blood on his chest , and his breathing 's labored . molly : we 've been talking to him , telling him to hang on . michael : letting him know everything 's okay . i was n't sure if he heard us . is he dead ? taylor : i got you here too late . steve : no . you guys did great . molly : i should have done rescue breathing . steve : honey , sometimes under the best conditions , with the best surgeons , you ca n't make a difference . michael : molly , i need your help . we need to find morgan . okay ? okay . molly : all right . we need to regroup , make a plan , and find morgan . taylor : should we get people up the hill ? steve : no , no , no , no . we 're losing light . first we need to find the rest of the passengers , and then hopefully by then , the rescue teams will be on the way . molly : well , what if they 're not ? michael : see what happens next . [ scene_break ] carly : i sent it . jason : all right , schedule 's on the way . thank you . brook lynn : what about sonny ? carly : i 'll call him on the way . jason , can you drive ? nikolas : will you call me if there 's news ? carly : yes . nikolas : i 'm sorry , but i 'm gon na have to cancel our date . i 'm sorry . brook lynn : do n't worry about it . do n't worry about it . just what do you wan na do ? nikolas : well , general hospital 's the biggest hospital around . if there 's any injuries , they 'll go there . i 'm gon na head over . i 'll have the driver take you back to the launch . brook lynn : no , absolutely not . i am going with you . nikolas : that 's not necessary . brook lynn : look , aside from the several other reasons why i should be there , you have family on that bus , nikolas . you 're gon na be there for them . please let me be there for you . nikolas : okay . all right . we got ta go . brook lynn : all right . [ scene_break ] kristina : i should have made molly stay with us . if she gets lost looking for morgan , she could freeze or fall . ali : i think we should start a fire . it 's only going to get colder . plus the light might help someone find us . kristina : how do we start a fire ? ali : with this . kristina : makeup ? ali : no , emergency kit -- a pocketknife , matches , and a compass . kristina : wow . you came prepared . ali : too many years in sunshine girls . they have merit badges for stuff you never dreamed of . look for wood and dried moss . it burns faster than twigs . kristina : what 's going on ? molly : the bus driver 's dead . kristina : are you sure ? molly : steve webber said there was nothing we could have done to save him . kristina : is anyone else hurt ? michael : cameron and maxie are okay . dr. hunter 's got a broken arm . kristina : well , what about morgan ? you have to keep looking for him . michael : no , we will . we 're gon na keep lookin ' for him . me and taylor are gon na go back to the bus . you guys just stay put . kristina : you think he 's trapped in the bus ? what ? michael : if morgan went in the opposite direction of us , he could have fallen into the ravine . [ scene_break ] luke : come on , cowboy . you ca n't tell me you do n't see the beauty in this plan . lucky : oh , i see the beauty . believe me , i do . especially if you were traveling solo or perhaps with me , but on what planet is it okay to pull off the diamond heist of the century dragging along your unsuspecting wife and making her an accomplice when she thinks she 's on her honeymoon ? luke : tracy 's innocence and her powerful , self - righteous indignation are the grease that make this wheel turn . do n't you see ? all i have to do is slip the stones into her traveling bauble bag . they 'll fit right in . and then if some fool stops us and questions her , oh , you kiddin ' me ? she 'll lay him flat . ha ha ha ! lucky : you 're insane . you know that ? you 're out of your mind . what if she gets some tsa guy who is n't afraid of quartermaine wrath and he cops a feel , looks in her bag anyway ? and then suddenly it 's bye - bye . you 're both in the slammer now . luke : that 's not gon na happen . lucky : you choose the most perverse times to be an optimist . you know that ? luke : okay , are you gon na give me an assist here or not ? lucky : i do n't know . i 'm thinking . [ sighs ] salvador torero . luke , accented : torero . [ normal ] right . salvador . lucky : okay , mr. torero . what do we got ? what do we got ? it does n't look like interpol 's monitoring him right now , and i think he 's in prague like you suspected . luke : perfect . thank you . lucky : i could still stop you , dad . luke : you think so ? you can try . lucky : okay . then i 'll grovel . please , dad . figure out a way to do this that does n't involve tracy . tracy : involve tracy in what ? luke : how 'd you know i was here ? tracy : i followed the smell of mendacity . lucky : nice . luke : good one . tracy : what are you cooking up , and how much is it gon na cost me ? luke : i did n't wan na tell you . tracy : [ laughs ] there 's a surprise . luke : no , i mean i did n't wan na tell you , because i did n't want you to think i 'm just some big old softie . tracy : aw , there 's no chance of that . luke : i 'm here as a concerned father . you and i are gon na be off the radar . lulu 's vulnerable . i wanted big brother here to take care of her , keep an eye on her , make sure she does n't get wedding fever while we 're away . tracy : is that true ? lucky : sure . tracy : ha ha ! i do n't believe either of you for a minute . luke : come on . let 's get this honeymoon started . lucky : have a great trip , you two . i hear prague 's beautiful this time of year . snow on the rooftops . ice in the trees all sparkly , like diamonds . lucky : hello . siobhan : forgot about me , did n't you ? [ scene_break ] sonny : you have to make sure the judge or jury understands that brenda 's the victim here . theo : that would be an easier sell if she had n't pulled the trigger and killed a man . sonny : you 're the lawyer , right ? so you should know that she killed that pig to save dante 's life . theo : we only have their word for that . sonny : well , my son 's word is good . theo : to you . an objective party might consider him biased in favor of his father 's fiancée . sonny : whose side are you on , anyway ? theo : it 's my job to look at all the angles . [ cell phone rings ] sonny : sorry . carly , listen . i ca n't really -- carly : sonny , there 's an emergency . sonny : what do you mean ? what happened ? carly : the bus the kids were on crashed , and we ca n't get anyone on their cell phones . jason and i are on our way right now to the mountains . [ scene_break ] lisa : okay . well , are the results from the postop in yet ? oh . well , keep him close till when you have that information . robin : hey . have you heard from your little ski bunny yet ? elizabeth : no , and it 's his first trip without me . i 'm sure he 'll call tomorrow . just you wait . little emma will be joining him very soon . robin : oh , do n't even go there . it 's frightening how quickly time passes by . elizabeth : oh , tell me about it . patrick : mr. lewis needs a postop . lisa : you must be desperate if you 're handing it off to me . nikolas : any injuries involving a bus accident come in ? robin : no . should there be ? brook lynn : the ski trip bus crashed , and carly heard it while she was talking to morgan . lisa : steve was on that bus . patrick : so was matt . robin : and maxie . god , and cameron . [ scene_break ] steve : bus driver did n't make it . matt : well , give it to us straight . how screwed are we ? steve : we did n't take the designated route , so no one knows we crashed . trip back up to the road is too dangerous , if it 's even doable , and we 've still got two missing , morgan and olivia . the fact that we have n't seen or heard 'em does not make me feel good . [ scene_break ] [ olivia groans ] taylor : over there . olivia : oh , god . oh , god . i got ta love your timing . [ groans ] michael : you okay ? olivia : i 've been better . michael : oh , look , look , steve 's around . he 'll take a look at you . olivia : okay . michael : have you seen morgan ? olivia : no . no , after we went in the skid , everyone just started screaming , and the next thing i knew , i was on the ground over there , and i tried to move , but this is about as far as i got . michael : i 'll go get steve . olivia : no . no . i 'm okay . i 'm okay . you go find your brother . michael : we 'll find morgan , too . we will . [ olivia panting ] michael : all right . [ scene_break ] robin : yep . we need all the ors prepped . cancel all the elective surgeries . lisa : right . it 's a possible triage situation , so we 'll need as many hands on deck as possible . epiphany : ... ready for hypothermia and exposure . i 'll be down to the e.r . to take over the desk . patrick : yeah . i 'll call you back . nikolas : excuse me . elizabeth . elizabeth : what 's wrong ? nikolas : carly was on the phone with morgan , and she heard a noise that may have indicated the bus crashed . elizabeth : oh , my god . cameron . nikolas : yeah . i know . it 's okay . [ scene_break ] olivia : sonny would be so proud of you right now , michael . michael : why is that ? olivia : the way you 're handling the situation . you 're calm . you 're focused . you 're a natural caretaker . michael : i 'm bluffing , screaming inside . if we do n't find my brother , i do n't know what i 'm gon na do . olivia : hey . steve : hey . show me where it hurts . olivia : i think it 's my stomach . aah ! steve : it 's pretty bad , huh ? olivia : only when i 'm conscious . steve : i got ta get her with the others , and that 's gon na be kind of tricky with this kind of pain . here . olivia : i can handle it , doc . steve : lay back . olivia : remember ? i 'm a touch chick . steve : yeah . with a heart of gold . [ scene_break ] matt : how 's cameron ? maxie : feeling pretty important . the kids are working overtime to keep him distracted . i think he likes the attention . matt : yeah . well , that 's smart , so he 's not afraid . maxie : you know , i was around cameron 's age when the doctors first told me i was sick . i mean , they said i needed a heart transplant , and all the adults said i would be fine , but i could tell they were freaking out . i could feel it . kids are not oblivious . they know when you 're lying . matt : yeah , well , your adults were right . maxie : that 's not always the case . you 're a doctor . you know better than i do that people die . matt : maxie , we 're not gon na die . steve : be careful . maxie : oh , my god ! thank god you found her ! steve : set her down there . maxie : are you okay ? olivia : i feel a little bit like cleopatra at the moment . maxie : oh , but the hair 's not right . matt : here . let 's get her up . come on . olivia : thanks , you guys . thanks for the save . you , michael , you go find your brother morgan . [ scene_break ] lucky : you , you look beautiful . siobhan : all dressed up and no place to go . correction . i had a place to go , but my date stood me up . lucky : i 'm sorry . i just , you know , got hung up with my dad . he needed my help committing grand larceny on his honeymoon . there was nothing i could do . siobhan : your father 's quite a character , no problem at all putting you in conflict with your badge . lucky : do n't say that too loudly around here . but you 're right . one of the biggest disappointments in my dad 's life was when i joined the police force . it would bring him untold joy if i walked away from law enforcement and joined up with him . siobhan : doin ' what ? lucky : just travelin ' the world , runnin ' scams , enjoying the spoils . siobhan : you 're going to try and tell me that there 's not a part of you that would thoroughly enjoy that ? [ telephone rings ] lucky : hold your thought . detective spencer . sorry . it 's kind of hard to hear you . did you say a bus crash ? how long ago was it called in ? [ scene_break ] [ owl hoots ] kristina : what are you looking at ? ali : keep hearing things . molly : nothing 's there . ali : there 's a lot of wildlife out there . once i was camping , and i saw a mountain lion . kristina : stop that . and you stop talking about animals that eat people . my brother 's out there alone and helpless . molly : morgan 's okay , kristina . kristina : you do n't know that . morgan could be dead by now . molly : do n't say things like that . it does n't help morgan , and it does n't help us . you think you 're the only one terrified and worried ? if you ca n't offer anything constructive , then just shut up . michael : we found olivia , no morgan . kristina : you have to keep looking . michael : that 's the plan . i got sidetracked on the way to the bus . i 'm headin ' back there right now . molly : i 'll go with you . michael : no , no , no , no . you should stay here . molly : michael , the bus got really smashed . you 're too big to crawl inside , but i 'm not . kristina : no . i 'll go . it 's about time i offered something constructive . michael : okay , can you stay and watch the girls ? taylor : yeah , it 's fine . michael : all right , let 's go . kristina : let 's find our brother . [ scene_break ] lucky : there have been no collision or accident reports from the cedar mountain lodge area , but search and rescue put up a helicopter . they 're canvassing . right now , i 'm just waiting for g.h . to send the complete list of passengers on the bus , so i 'll keep you posted , okay ? okay . thanks . i obviously wo n't be able to make dinner . siobhan : oh , no . it 's okay . you 've got an important job to do . we can go to dinner anytime . i 'm not goin ' anywhere . lucky : well , i 'll hold you to that . you know , there are a lot of frantic parents in port charles tonight . i do n't even wan na imagine the horror they must be going through . siobhan : family is everything . i know there 's nothing i would n't do if one of mine were in trouble . [ scene_break ] carly : it 's so dark and cold out there . i should have been with them . jason : we 're trying , carly . we 're trying . carly : no , i was supposed to go on the trip , but it seemed like too much trouble , so i sent olivia in my place . jason : you ca n't blame yourself because of an accident . carly : oh , god . i was so focused on such petty crap . when 's it finally gon na sink in that my kids mean more than anything ? i should have been with them . [ scene_break ] molly : you did n't find morgan ? michael : morgan either got out of the bus and he 's hunkered down somewhere , or he was thrown further up the embankment like near where we found olivia . molly : well , let 's go up there . michael : does the flashlight work ? taylor : yeah . think we should split up ? michael : yes . kristina : please do n't . no one should be out there alone . molly : yeah . that 's one of the first rules of wilderness survival -- do n't head off alone if you can possibly avoid it . so maybe we should split up into teams . taylor : fine with me . molly : someone should stay here , though , to coordinate operations . kristina : why do n't you , since you seem to be running everything already ? michael : look , guys , i do n't want to freak you out , but i do n't wan na get your hopes too high . it gets steeper the further north we go with the wreck . there 's rocks and trees . and even with the moonlight and flashlights , the chances of us finding morgan in the dark are pretty slim . molly : well , slim counts . ali : you guys , listen . molly : now what ? ali : i think i hear a truck . kristina : be careful ! [ scene_break ] epiphany : i 'm heading down to take over the e.r . desk . when the injuries are inbound , call me . lisa : okay , i will . elizabeth : i should n't be sitting here . i should be taking care of my patients . nikolas : no one will fault you for taking a moment under the circumstances . elizabeth : i 'm scared . i 'm really scared . nikolas : i know . i know . [ scene_break ] alexis : thank you . sonny : robin ... robin : i 'm so sorry . sonny : what 's goin ' on with the crash ? robin : there 's been no word from the site , and no injuries -- alexis : you do n't know anything specific about anything that 's going on ? [ beeper beeping ] robin : i 'm sorry . i have to take this . sonny : okay , listen . alexis : you 're kidding me , right ? i mean , my god . there 's a bus full of kids , and they do n't know anything ? you 're gon na tell me there 's no gps and no cell phones ? you know , this is a world of technology , and there 's a bus of kids , and there 's no gps ? sonny : alexis ! alexis : what ? ! sonny : got ta calm down now . alexis : i should n't have let 'em go . sonny : okay , you ca n't keep the girls under glass any more than i can michael and morgan . you got ta let them live their lives . that 's what you need to do . you understand what i 'm sayin ' ? alexis : yeah . i get it . [ scene_break ] patrick : dante . if you 're here about your mother , i 'm sorry . we do n't have any news . dante : what are you talking about ? what 's wrong with my mother ? patrick : you did n't know ? she went on the ski trip at the last second . she was on the bus that crashed . [ scene_break ] olivia : [ groans ] you know the ironic thing , doc ? i do n't even ski . i just wanted to go up to the mountains and , you know , look at the snow , maybe just sit in a nice lobby in front of a big fire , you know , with a good book and a hot toddy and just not move . steve : it 's okay to be scared sometimes . olivia : yeah . is that what 's goin ' on here , doc ? are you scared for me ? i 'm in pretty bad shape , are n't i ? [ scene_break ] lucky : no , i understand that , but i 'm still waiting for the final passenger list . okay . thank you . hey . did n't expect to see you so soon . siobhan : oh , i do n't mind slummin ' it with a copper over a roast beef on rye and tepid coffee . what i do n't want to do is hover or get in your way . in fact , i 'd like to help . is there anything i can do ? lucky : well , honestly , you might wan na consider goin ' over to g.h . and donating some blood . officer : this just came in for you . lucky : thanks . see , we might be lookin ' at a triage situation . okay . siobhan : what is it ? lucky : it 's my son . my son was on the bus . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : cameron was so excited . this was his first big - boy trip without me , his first time on skis . this was supposed to be a really fun experience for him . nikolas : i know . i know . you just have to try and keep faith , and i believe that cam will come home safe . accept no other alternative . elizabeth : you keep reminding me . nikolas : as much as you need me to . [ scene_break ] sonny : you all right ? alexis : no . i 'm not all right . it 's not fair . it 's not fair . i mean , they 're kids . they 're supposed to be having fun . they 're not supposed to be on some mountain road cold or hurt . sonny : listen to me . listen . our kids are strong in different ways . they 're gon na get through this . anything else is unthinkable . patrick : as soon as i hear something , i 'll let you know . [ scene_break ] brenda : you okay ? dante : this is just like a nightmare . i mean , bad enough that michael and morgan and kristina were on that bus , but my mother , too ? i 'm just scared , i guess . brenda : i 'm sorry . [ scene_break ] maxie : oh . did i jostle your arm ? matt : if you did , i 'm too numb to care . sorry about all this . of all the trips i decide to take you on ... maxie : no , do n't apologize . i wanted to come , and even if i 'm not glad to be in this situation , i 'm at least happy that i 'm here with you . [ scene_break ] steve : no self - diagnosing . let me be the doctor . here . open your mouth . put this under your tongue . when i make manicotti , you can comment all you want . olivia : you make manicotti ? steve : about as well as you ski . i ca n't even boil an egg . literally . i tried once , and i forgot about it . i mean , all the water boiled away , and they all exploded . [ olivia laughs and winces ] steve : sorry . sorry . i 'm sorry . olivia : you know , doc , i 've been known to overreact a little bit in my life . it 's what i do , and if that 's what 's goin ' on here , you feel free to never let me live it down , okay ? but , hell , in the meantime , just in case , you got ta promise me to find my son , okay , and you got ta tell him that i love him more than anything in the world . okay ? promise me . [ scene_break ] carly : can you go any faster ? jason : carly , i 'm trying . the roads are icy , okay ? it 's not gon na help anybody if we get into an accident . we need to keep watch on the roadside , look for skid marks or a break in the guardrail . you know , just check in with 911 . somebody should have reported something by now . [ scene_break ] ali : can you see them ? taylor : it 's too dark . kristina : i hope michael does n't hurt himself trying to get to the top of the embankment . molly : michael will be fine . he 'll get all the up just in time to stop the truck . we 'll get help , and emergency workers will search for morgan . taylor : just hang on , krissy . it 's almost over . [ scene_break ] [ truck engine fading ]	carly is on the phone with morgan when the bus crashes on interstate 55 . carly and jason are frantic to find out what happened . steven wakes up and finds cameron nearby . steven asks a fellow passenger to keep an eye on cam . everyone starts waking up . matt thinks that his wrist is broken . michael , molly and kristina are okay but wonder where morgan is . luke tells lucky about stealing some diamonds in prague . lucky hates the idea . luke refuses to tell tracy about his scheme . luke and tracy leave for their honeymoon . siobhan shows up at the police station . nikolas and brook lynn learn about the bus crash . steven confirms that matt has a wrist fracture . alexis and sonny talk about the ski trip then run into theo at the restaurant . sonny and theo get into a heated debate about the wrongful death suit . sonny receives an urgent call from carly . the bus driver is pronounced dead by steven . allie and kristina think about starting a fire . michael finds olivia . elizabeth and the rest of the hospital staff learn of the bus crash . lucky discovers that cameron was on the bus trip . carly blames herself for not being on the trip . dante learns that his mom was on the bus . olivia wonders if she 's going to die . alexis is worried about her daughters . maxie and matt share a heartfelt chat . carly calls 911 but there is still no sign of the bus . michael makes it back to the highway . morgan remains missing .
ewen : hell of a way to spend new year 's eve , do n't you think ? elizabeth : what are you doing lying on this bed ? ewen : unless you enjoy working on holidays . elizabeth : uh , not particularly . ewen : so , why are you here ? elizabeth : they called me in . it 's probably for the best . ewen : why is that ? elizabeth : well , let me count the ways . uh , for starters , lucky has `` gone luke `` on me . ewen : `` gone luke `` ? not familiar with that term . elizabeth : it means when you run away from your family and only god knows when you 'll be back . ewen : good to know . by all means , continue . elizabeth : okay , well , there 's that , and then my oldest son , cameron , is acting out . he blames me for his father going to ireland . so , let 's just say it 's not a real great way to start off the new year . ewen : that literally depends on how you look at it . elizabeth : i do n't know what that means . ewen : that 's the point . hop on . elizabeth : excuse me ? ewen : do you want to see things differently or not ? [ scene_break ] maxie : that 's her , right ? the reason you suddenly wanted me to upgrade your neckwear ? the mystery woman , all fashion - convention , flouncing around in winter white , looking all luminous and ... snowflakey ? spinelli : indeed . the niveous one . maxie : the who ? [ scene_break ] carly : michael 's not gon na tell you anything about jax , least of all where he is . sonny : you got no idea what michael 's doing or not doing , because with all your lies , i do n't think he wants to see you again , carly . carly : michael is just grieving over abby . sonny : right . right . carly : yeah . you know , he 's just lashing out because he 's -- alexis : he 's lashing out at you because you lied to him about your ex - husband . i - i 'm sorry . it 's not your ex - husband . it 's your current husband 'cause you refused to sign the divorce papers . you did n't want to get your hands out of those deep pockets . that should have been the first clue that he 's still alive . carly : what are you doing ? i thought you would be thanking me . i was trying to protect jax so sonny did n't finish what he started . alexis : you want me to thank you ? i want to kill you ! carly : [ scoffs ] alexis : you 're the one that just pushed him so hard , he had no choice but to file for divorce or custody , and then you drag him into it . carly : i did n't drag sonny into anything , alexis ! alexis : this is all your fault ! you 're the worst thing that ever happened to any of them ! [ scene_break ] maxie : well , what are you waiting for ? your girlfriend 's right there . are n't you gon na say hello , introduce me ? spinelli : uh , i 'm afraid not . maxie : are you ashamed of me , spinelli ? spinelli : what ? no . no . no . of course not . look , i - i have a difficult admission to -- to make . maxie : you do n't want me near miss snowflake out there because you 're afraid i 'm gon na throw some big , fat wrench in your romantic plans . you do n't want to have to explain me or our non - spousehood . you know , that is really insulting . you know , i never tried to hide you under a rock when i moved on to my new relationship . i mean , i never denied or minimized what our significance was to each other . a - and matt knew all about it from the very beginning , and he accepted it . so , if miss snowball or whoever out there ca n't handle the fact that there was an essential person in your life before she ever came on the scene , then she does n't deserve you , and i am about to do you a big favor . spinelli : uh , uh , wait , wait . maxie : oh , no . i 'm just gon na go introduce myself to little snow white out there and give her a history lesson and maybe a few fashion tips . [ sighs ] spinelli : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] lulu : that 's enough . all of you , stop . carly : you know what ? you can dress this up all you want , and you can try and blame this on me . sonny is the one that chased jax all around town with a gun , fired off the gun in robin 's living room , and then sabotaged the plane jax was on . alexis : because you drove him to it ! carly : no , i did n't , alexis . brenda did . do you remember her ? yeah . and then she took off with jax . she pissed sonny off . she hurt his pride so bad that sonny decided to kill jax . do you not remember that ? are you not gon na admit to that ? because your fan club is standing here waiting to hear all about it . see , they do n't see you for who you really are because then they might have to admit that they have the hots for some guy , some criminal who does n't give a damn about anybody but himself . sonny : i do give a damn about my children , though , okay ? and i thought that you did , too . but i guess i was wrong because you lied to michael , and you took morgan away -- my son -- for no damn reason ! carly : hey , alexis ! why do n't you tell sonny why i sent morgan away ? alexis : because you 're manipulative and vindictive . carly : that 's rich coming from a woman who spent , i do n't know , almost all of kristina 's life trying to come up with new and creative ways to keep her away from her father . alexis : and you were the first one to point out how wrong that was , because when you were with him , he was great . when you were n't with him anymore , he 's the antichrist . lulu : please do something . will one of you stop this ? pres : do n't you dare . this is good stuff . kate : carly , you knew sonny was having an episode , and you did nothing . in fact , you made it worse . carly : oh , but i let you take care of him , kate . is n't that what you really wanted ? you wanted to save sonny ? and , alexis , should n't you be just going off on kate , because you 've always wanted to save sonny and make him morally acceptable for your kid , right ? sonny : you know what ? you 're about to lose a child . how you gon na feel about that ? because michael does n't want to have anything to do with you . and you deserve everything you get at this point , carly . carly : michael is grieving . that kid is hurting , and you of all people should know what he 's going through . sonny : well , it 's your fault ! you lied ! do n't put it on me ! alexis : it 's not sonny 's fault that michael 's finally had enough . carly : who the hell are you to judge me ? i mean , really . who the hell do you think you are ? and , you know , i 'm wondering why you went back to work for sonny . he 's still the same criminal he always was . but , no -- suddenly now you 're willing to take him on as a client again . what 's sonny holding over your head ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i really should get back to work . ewen : come on . indulge me . you wo n't be sorry . elizabeth : [ sighs ] okay . just for a minute . ewen : excellent . now -- now lie back and look at the ceiling . elizabeth : [ chuckles ] okay . ewen : now tell me what you see . elizabeth : i see acoustic tiles , some of them stained , probably from a leak , and paint the color of baby formula . ewen : look beyond . expand your vision . elizabeth : you want to tell me how to do that ? ewen : squint . elizabeth : squint ? ewen : squint and tell me what you see . elizabeth : mmm ... how about you just tell me what i 'm supposed to see ? ewen : eliminate the concept of `` supposed to `` from your mind . you 're -- you 're your own person , uniquely you . you have an artist 's eye , trained for observation . see what you see . elizabeth : [ sighs ] yeah . ewen : the tiles above , the metal in between . see the light reflecting off it ? elizabeth : mm - hmm . ewen : now turn your head to see it from another angle . elizabeth : oh . they look like stars . ewen : precisely . that 's what i was doing when you happened by . elizabeth : hmm . ewen : contemplating the constellation . elizabeth : but technically , they 're not a constellation because your stars are n't aligned properly . ewen : oh , my constellation , which makes them perfectly placed . make up your own . elizabeth : my own what ? my own constellation ? ewen : yes . elizabeth : [ chuckles ] ewen : give it a name . elizabeth : okay . um ... hmm , it 's called the bottomless bedpan . ewen : [ chuckles ] points for originality ... elizabeth : [ chuckles ] ewen : ... canceled out by demerits for thinly veiled sarcasm . again . make it real this time . personalize . do n't censor . free - associate with whatever you 're feeling at the moment . elizabeth : okay . my constellation would be named ... the great stethoscope . and that star right over there , that 's -- that 's elizabeth , the survivor . and the one next to it is camus major , the angry child ... angry because i 'm here and his father is n't . and neither is his brother . ewen : keep going . elizabeth : and then the one right below it -- you see that group of stars ? you see , it 's a little boy riding on a bike . and that 's my son jake . [ scene_break ] jason : [ sighs ] michael . no . no , no , no . michael . no . michael ! [ scene_break ] sam : it ca n't be . franco : we have achieved the ultimate conceptual art . [ laughs ] we 're gon na be a daddy . [ scene_break ] tracy : no . no . a million times , no . i will not marry you for any reason , under any circumstances . anthony : that 's not very nice . guy gets down on one knee , the least you could do is show a little appreciation for the effort . [ groans ] tracy : oh . the knee hurts ? anthony : oh . you 're concerned . that 's a good sign . it 's just a little sore , but thank you for asking . ow ! what did you do that for ? tracy : consider it poetic justice for all the kneecaps you 've broken . anthony : why do n't you try on the ring ? we can get a pretty good idea of what it 'll look like on your finger permanently . tracy : help ! help ! somebody , please ! i am trapped in this damn elevator ! anthony : screaming is not gon na do any good , tracy . they 'll get to us when the problem 's solved . tracy : [ breathing heavily ] anthony : in the meantime , can we have a calm , rational discussion about why you 're going to agree to be my wife ? tracy : never . anthony : well , except i ca n't quite see you being happy in prison orange . washes out the skin tone . you would n't like that . marry me -- you avoid that fate . and as a wedding gift , i 'll even write off all that interest you owe me . tracy : what interest ? anthony : on the money you stole from the soleito family . tracy : `` what does that have to do with you ? `` she asks with dread . anthony : that money was earmarked for me . proceeds from a successful joint venture . when i found out you 'd appropriated it , my first instinct was to take it personally . then i got to know you , and you won me over . you see where i 'm going with this ? tracy : uh - huh . extortion . anthony : no . i prefer to think of it as friendly persuasion . either way , the wedding date is set . tracy : really ? is that when hell freezes over or when pigs fly ? anthony : much sooner than that . i 'll handle all the preparations . all you have to do is show up with your cuddle button turned to the `` on `` position . [ scene_break ] carly : i mean , really . how many times have we all had to hear you go on and on and on about how you will never represent sonny again ? i mean , how many jabs did you make at diane because she was defending sonny ? but , man , here you are back on retainer . he 's blackmailing you . alexis : that 's your tactic . carly : no . i mean , you 're going off on me for keeping secrets and lying . do tell , alexis . i mean , did you -- did you shove another someone off a balcony ? pres : i knew corinthos had something over here . diane : you may be right . might be time to intervene . alexis : do n't you ever get tired of being so hateful ? carly : no , i 'm so sick and tired of being looked down on by you . you turned your back on sonny because your feelings were hurt . he dropped your neurotic ass and came back to me , and you 've never gotten over it . alexis : and then he dumped you because you are a raging bitch ! jax fled to the other side of the world to get away from you ! you annoyed him so much that he faked his own death ! carly : jax is n't hiding from me , alexis . he 's hiding from your client . so , you 're gon na have to make a decision . if sonny tries to kill jax again , what are you gon na do ? are you gon na defend him , or are you gon na let sonny blow your big secret , whatever it may be , sky high ? diane : we will no longer engage . alexis : i 'm gon na kill her . diane : we 're not going to let any uncomfortable truths , whatever they may be , come to light . come on . come on . kate : well , are you satisfied now , carly ? have you got enough attention ? have you heaped enough blame onto everyone else for what you did ? carly : do you know how pathetic you are ? kate : how ? carly : i mean , sonny got you shot on your wedding day , and then he left tire tracks down your back running towards claudia zacchara so he could have a little piece of the claudia zacchara fortune . sonny : you know what ? back ... off ... kate . carly : do n't you mean `` connie '' -- i mean , your big , first true love ? or was that brenda ? or how -- wait . where is she ? was it olivia ? i mean , there has been so many , has n't there ? i mean , you love so many of them , and then guess what -- then you do n't . why ? because they see you for who you really are , and then they just run screaming -- until you find another true love . sonny : you know what ? can you think about michael for a second instead of doing what you love to do , which is tearing into me and trying to make me look bad ? i got a better idea . carly : hmm ? what 's that ? sonny : why do n't you send morgan home so i can see my son and repair the damage that 's already been done ? carly : it is so typical of you to use your kids ' pain to get what you want . [ cell phone rings ] kate : at least he 's thinking of his children , carly . for someone who prides herself for being such a great mother , you seem to care very little about how devastated michael is about what you did . carly : who the hell are you ? kate : who the hell am i ? lulu : enough ! enough ! dante called . there 's been an accident . [ scene_break ] jason : michael , it 's me . dante : ambulance is on the way . jason : michael ! it 's jason . can you hear me ? michael : [ inhales deeply ] jason : you okay ? michael : i 'm fine . you knew , did n't you ? jason : knew what ? michael : about jax being alive . mom tells you everything . i know she told you about this . jason : michael , when carly -- michael : did you even care about morgan grieving for jax , josslyn missing her father ? jason : it 's not -- it 's not like that . michael : you did n't even think about it , did you -- how much it hurts to lose somebody that you love ? i 'm not staying here . jason : michael -- michael : get off me . dante : michael . michael . [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] sam : jason ? jason : hey . do n't freak out . [ sighs ] there was an accident . i was on my way home , and ... sam : uh , where -- where are you ? jason : going to general hospital . meet me there , okay ? sam : yeah . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : the light went out for me the night jake was killed . i failed him , you know ? i was supposed to be watching him . ewen : we all have moments when we could have done better , should have . there 's no changing what 's done . jake is n't on this earthly plane anymore . but ... if we train ourselves ... you can choose to see him in any ceiling you like -- like nurse johnson . elizabeth : epiphany ? ewen : yeah . see ? directly above . hand on her hips , fire in her eyes . elizabeth : [ laughs ] oh , i see her . [ laughs ] matt : oh , i can not wait to hear what this is all about . elizabeth : hey . i bet this looks a little funny to you . matt : a little . [ cell phone rings ] elizabeth : well , ewen -- oh , excuse me -- dr . keenan was demonstrating a technique . [ chuckles ] matt : uh - huh . well , who needs a couch , right ? ewen : shadybrook . excuse me . i have to take this . matt : of course . ewen : dr. keenan . when did she leave ? matt : mm - hmm . so , what technique was the good doctor demonstrating ? elizabeth : well , he was adjusting ... my perspective . matt : ah . to include what ? elizabeth : well , if that tone is any indication , i 'd say maybe you need to work on yours , too . [ scene_break ] maxie : well , i guess your hot date could n't stand the competition . i mean , she practically left a vapor trail once she saw us together . spinelli : yeah , but maximista is not competition for her or anyone else . you have a man friend that is not me . maxie : okay , snowflake did n't know that . i mean , she was very threatened by my very existence . oh , and that outfit -- trying way too hard . spinelli : you know , i - i find it odd that maximista would object to a - a - a woman making a - a unique fashion statement . is n't that what crimson 's all about ? maxie : okay , the statement has to be correct , spinelli . spinelli : okay , by whose estimation ? maxie : uh , current trends . spinelli : yeah , but i - if someone were to be buck said trend , either because of independent spirit or a true sense of self , i mean , is n't that to be admired ? like yourself . maxie : [ chuckles ] spinelli : you have a delightfully specific style . if someone else were to have the same , is that wrong or irritating ? maxie : okay , spinelli . do you really want to debate me here on what 's appropriate to wear in winter ? i mean , come on . all right , so where 'd you meet this individual , anyway ? and please do n't tell me one of those online - dating sites , because crimson did an exposé on those , and people misrepresent themselves all the time . spinelli : hypothetically speaking , that would be my risk to take , right ? i mean , i am a free agent . maxie : well , i was just trying to help . but i guess you 're right . it 's not my business , so , uh , you know , i have to go meet matt . i have my own new year 's date . i - i do n't even know why i 'm here . spinelli : well , you insisted on coming . maxie : well , i am leaving now , so have fun and good luck with your little date . spinelli : [ sniffs ] [ cell phone beeps ] [ scene_break ] carly : are you okay ? michael : do n't , mom . carly : i know you 're angry with me right now . i just want to know if you 're okay . dante : look , i think he 's all right . why do n't you guys wait here ? i 'll take him to get checked out . sonny : michael , you get the hand checked out . call me , okay ? michael : there 's nothing to talk about . i 'm fine . carly : [ sighs ] sonny : see what you did , carly ? he could have died tonight . carly : i 'm not gon na fight with you here , okay ? i 'm not gon na do it . sonny : why -- why ca n't you admit what you did ? say you were wrong for lying . carly : okay , as soon as you admit that you tried to kill jax and as soon as you swear on our kids ' life that you 'll never do it again ! jason . hey . what happened ? jason : i - i was on my motorcycle , and it was dark , and michael just -- he walked out into the middle of road . i had to ditch my bike , and when i came to , he was a few feet away . listen , he needs to get checked for a concussion and a ct scan just in case . sonny : i 'm gon na go talk to the doctor right now . carly : what about you ? you said you blacked out . jason : i 'm okay . carly : [ voice breaking ] did michael tell you why he 's so angry ? did he tell you why he just wandered into the street ? jason : he knows that jax is alive . carly : he 's furious with me , jason . he -- he does n't understand that i was trying to protect jax from sonny . jason : it 's -- it 's not about jax . it 's about losing abby . carly : i know . i know . jason : he 's mad right now . he needs someplace to put the pain , and right now , it 's us . carly : us ? why is he mad at you ? jason : because he knew that you would tell me about jax . carly : but not till months later ! jason : i know , but it does n't matter right now . he does n't want to hear that . he just wants to lash out . carly : oh , i hate that he is hurting like this . you know , i want to help him , but he just keeps pushing me away . jason : carly ... carly : [ sighs ] jason : just be patient right now and give him some time . carly : [ sniffles ] patrick : mr. morgan , you have nice timing . i was enjoying a nice , quiet new year 's eve with my wife , and now i 'm here because you have a , uh , head injury ? jason : i had to ditch my bike . i was out for a couple -- it does n't matter . michael 's the one who you should be looking at right now . patrick : michael 's being taken care of . you , on the other hand , have n't been in for your post - surgical checkup . i thought i told you that the follow up was just as important as the procedure . carly : do you think jason 's okay ? patrick : about to find out . follow me . so , what 's going on ? that 's three different times you scheduled and canceled on me . robin 's worried . jason : i 'm , uh -- i 'm worried about robin , too . patrick : why ? is this a diversionary tactic ? you tell me you 're worried about robin and i forget that you 're my patient ? jason , is there something that i 'm supposed to know here ? sam : i 'm so glad you 're okay . jason : hey . sam : hey . how 's michael ? jason : they 're running tests . i did n't see him until it was almost too late . sam : it was an accident . patrick : you guys are gon na have to do this another time . jason was unconscious , so i 'm gon na have to check him out . and while you 're here , i 'll do the follow - up that you missed . how 's that sound ? sam : i think patrick 's right . it 's a good idea that you get those tests -- i mean , just to make sure you 're okay . jason : [ sighs ] okay , fine . let 's get it over with . sam : okay , i 'll -- i 'll wait outside . [ scene_break ] kate : if you want to do something for michael , why do n't you leave ? his father 's here . carly : i 'm not leaving my son . kate : oh , carly , i do n't think anyone 's buying your concerned - mother act . carly : you do n't belong here , kate , any more than you belonged here the night michael was shot . kate : i 'm here for support , carly -- something that you 're clearly incapable of . carly : i 'm capable of ripping your hair out by the roots if you do n't shut up . kate : [ chuckles ] what a piece of work you are -- playing the grieving widow , turning everyone in sonny 's life against him when you were the reason he spiraled out in the first place . carly : [ laughs ] sonny spirals out of control because that 's what sonny does . you need to get that through your head . sonny : [ sighs ] talked to the doctor , and , uh ... did tests -- he thinks michael 's gon na be fine . carly : [ sighs ] oh , thank god . thank god . sonny : so , if you -- you need to go see your daughter , whatever -- carly : i 'm not leaving . i 'm not going anywhere . sonny : so , everything okay here ? [ scene_break ] dante : [ sighs ] are you a sight for sore eyes . lulu : hey . is everything okay ? dante : uh - huh . neither jason nor michael are injured -- not physically , anyway . lulu : you mean michael -- dante : yeah , he 's pretty pissed off . lulu : and are you worried about him ? dante : yeah , i 'm always worried about my brother . he 's volatile . he 's trying to prove himself all the time . and abby was good balance for him . now she 's gone , and he 's gon na lash out because he 's trying to deal with his pain , you know ? lulu : i feel terrible for him . dante : yeah . yeah . whole drive to the hospital , he did n't -- did n't say a word . he just kept staring out the window . lulu : well , what are you supposed to say ? how are you supposed to talk about losing someone you love ? and even if you ca n't say it out loud , how is talking about it gon na make the pain any less ? dante : i do n't know . i was just trying to put myself in his shoes and see how i would feel if i lost you , and ... i ca n't even imagine my life without you , so i do n't know what i would do . lulu : are n't you the one who told me that we should n't take on other people 's pain ? i mean , i hope that we never know what it feels like to lose each other too soon , but in the meantime , let 's just be grateful and count our blessings . dante : wow . who -- who are you , and what have you done with my wife ? lulu : oh , you mean the former `` half glass empty `` lulu spencer that always saw the downside in situations ? dante : yeah . i mean , she was a beautiful girl but -- but was n't big on happy endings . lulu : yeah , it was a really weird thing . she actually went into a bar one day , and she was minding her own business , and this weird guy came up to her . dante : witty , charming , sexy ? lulu : uh , kind of dorky , but it turned out he was honest and loyal . dante : well , that sounds like a golden retriever . lulu : well , he actually kind of looked like a golden retriever . [ laughs ] but , fortunately , he was slightly more intelligent . dante : just a little bit more intelligent ? 'cause that does n't sound like someone who 's chock - full of , uh , you know , life - altering potential . lulu : you have n't let me finish . this guy was and is the one person that i trust with my heart , and he is the person that showed me that the glass is n't half empty . it 's completely full . and he taught me to believe in happy endings . and i do , 'cause i 'm living one . [ scene_break ] tracy : you ca n't make wedding plans with a woman who has n't accepted your proposal ! and , by the way , i would much prefer to be selling pencils on the street . anthony : making license plates is more the option you 're looking at , swapping ink with cellmates who think white - collar crime is for sissies . but no worries . i 'm gon na save you from all that . look for our engagement announcement in the paper tomorrow . tracy : you would n't dare . anthony : look at this face . is this a face that would lie to you ? tracy : oh , my god . you 're barking mad ! anthony : not anymore . i take my meds regularly . tracy : you can not -- i repeat , can not -- railroad me into marriage . anthony : do n't be so negative . we 're gon na have a great life , full of passion and larceny and , best of all , fun . you and me , kid -- we 're gon na have a barrel of laughs together . tracy : ooh ! [ machinery whirs ] anthony : nice . ooh . nice . i 'm flattered by your enthusiasm . however , restraint is the name of the game until we 're man and wife . tracy : that was not enthusiasm ! the elevator lurched ! anthony : ah , you took full advantage of the moment , tracy . but , like i told you , i 'm an old - fashioned guy at heart . i believe what 's worth having is worth waiting for . and the anticipation will make our wedding night that much more exciting . tracy : i - i think i 'm gon na be sick . anthony : well , that 's just butterflies . all brides get them . i assume we understand each other ? tracy : [ breathing heavily ] anthony : i 'm gon na go have this set so you can wear it when you spread the happy news . [ scene_break ] matt : okay , right there ... elizabeth : mm - hmm . matt : ... that is totally orion , except without the belt , a - and he does n't have the sword . elizabeth : no , no . you 're not supposed to find real constellations . you have to make one up . matt : but the constellations are fixed . o - otherwise , they would n't be constellations -- i mean , a - at least from our limited perspective . look , this whole game , it should not be called -- it should be , like , `` connect the dots `` or something . elizabeth : fine . call it whatever you want . you do n't have to be so literal . matt : there is a pen . elizabeth : a what ? a pen ? matt : well , a pencil . you like a pencil better ? elizabeth : you 're hopeless . this is not fun . i 'm not gon na play with you anymore . matt : this is totally fun . fine . whatever . it 's not the first time i 've heard that . it 's really not gon na be the last . oh , my gosh . i 'm so glad this year 's over . [ sighs ] how about you ? you happy to see it go ? elizabeth : well , it 's definitely not going down as one of my favorites . i 'm just trying to find something to be grateful for and , you know , find a little hope for the future . matt : yeah , easier said than done . elizabeth : yeah . but , you know , maybe it 's easier to start small and try to look for something to be grateful for today , you know ? matt : so , what would that be for you ? elizabeth : well , i 'm grateful that my boys get to spend so much time with my grandmother and that i have a job that can provide for my family and i do n't have to depend on anybody else . and i 'm healthy . [ laughs ] i am . i 'm healthy . i did n't drown in the boat cruise , and i did n't die from pneumonia . that 's good , right ? matt : [ laughs ] [ door opens ] [ scene_break ] jason : i told you there was nothing to worry about . sam : well , patrick said he did n't find anything out of the ordinary , but the tests are not back in yet . in the meantime , you should probably take it easy . jason : [ sighs ] well , you think i should have waited to talk to michael ? sam : in the er with sonny and carly going at it ? jason : yeah , i just -- i just wanted to make sure that he knew that carly told me about jax when she got to hawaii , you know ? sam : i - i really do n't think it matters at this point , jason . michael 's in so much pain over abby , he ca n't even see straight . he 's looking for a reason to lash out . and that would be it . jason : that 's exactly what i told carly -- that he just needs time , you know ? but i keep thinking about him out there on the road and he was n't paying attention . he could have been hit by a car . sam : yeah , but he was n't . if you were going any faster , jason , you could have really been hurt -- or worse . jason : but i 'm okay . are you ? sam : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] lulu : [ laughs ] have you made any [ laughs ] new year 's resolutions yet ? dante : have you ? lulu : um ... thank you . to find my own bliss . dante : i - i - i thought you already did that . lulu : other than you . dante : oh . lulu : yeah . dante : um , well , any ideas ? lulu : uh , it 's not gon na be cooking . dante : you got to be less hard on yourself about the cooking thing . it 'll get better with practice , you know ? lulu : is this your not - so - subtle way of saying that i should be at home with a hot meal for you every time you 're done with work ? dante : if i said `` yes `` to that , then i would definitely be as stupid as that , uh , golden retriever . lulu : [ laughs ] i just want you to be honest . dante : i want you to find your bliss . i want you to feel challenged . i want you to feel interested . lulu : well , what if it does n't pay a lot ? dante : then we just live off of whatever i make . lulu : wow . maybe we really should take sonny 's money after all . dante : mm . lulu : i 'm sorry . i did n't -- was that offensive ? dante : no , are you kidding me ? it 's -- it 's $ 100,000 . i mean , you could start up a business with that . you could go to school with that money . lulu : are you kidding me ? dante : no , i mean , the money 's legit . why -- why 's it -- why is it so important to me to prove my stance that -- that i have to refuse sonny 's money ? lulu : because of what happened tonight . i mean , watching sonny and carly really tear into each other was horrible . but the one resounding thing that came out of it was the fact that sonny was out to kill jax . the fact that he 's alive does n't mean anything . dante : right . you 're right . i should not fall for the caring - father thing and realize who he is and what he is . lulu : well , he 's your dad , so , you know , whatever that means to you , if you want to see him or not , that 's your choice . but -- i do n't know -- owing him money ? it 's gon na make things a little complicated . dante : you 're amazing . i - i married not just a beautiful woman , but you 're pretty smart and perceptive , too . lulu : yeah . pretty smart ? dante : yeah . lulu : well , you have n't told me what your resolution is . dante : all right . i resolve to , uh , love you each and every day . and i resolve to be grateful for the little things , like when i ca n't find my yankees jersey and i look around and you 're wearing it . and i resolve to be grateful for the big things , like , uh , you and i are here together , happy , healthy , finally got you to marry me . lulu : [ chuckles ] dante : and speaking of marriage ... lulu : this is the longest freaking resolution ever . dante : ... i resolve to make this the best year of both our lives and every year after this year to be the best -- better than the year before . lulu : are you done ? 'cause i have one more resolution for you . dante : all right . what is it ? lulu : can you resolve to dance with me ? dante : i thought you 'd never ask . singer : we live in the moments all : 10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ... 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ! happy new year ! [ scene_break ] ethan : you 're here . you 're really here , standing right in front of me , not running . oh , no . no . wait . wait . wait . singer : true love will finally win will finally last oh , love is a mystery ethan : [ chuckles ] happy new year ! [ scene_break ] singer : how will we know ... carly : i 'm warning you . now that you know about jax , if he so much as cuts himself shaving , i will come down on you like a ton of bricks , and then i will turn you over to the cops . and i want you to stay the hell away from michael . sonny : you think michael 's ever gon na forgive you ? he 's not , 'cause he 's done with you . and so am i . let 's go . kate : you ready ? sonny : yeah . [ scene_break ] michael : it 's michael corinthos . i , uh -- look , i - i want to set up a meeting to talk about where we go from here . [ scene_break ] jason : things are gon na be different now . i mean , what happened tonight scared the hell out of me . i almost lost michael because i was chasing franco . and i 'm done . i 'm done chasing franco until i have a solid lead . okay ? our life 's gon na be about us . just you and me . not franco . singer : when it is meant to be jason : starting right now . singer : and when to let go	trapped in an elevator at metro court , tracy refuses anthony 's marriage proposal and returns his diamonds to him . he tells her that marriage to him will be preferable to wearing prison orange . he reveals that the money she took from gino soleito was intended for him , but he has decided not to take it personally . he tells her to look for their engagement announcement in tomorrow 's paper .
all : 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... [ all cheering ] singer : should auld acquaintance be forgot carly : happy new year . todd : happy new year . singer : should auld acquaintance [ scene_break ] lulu : hello , 2013 . dante : yeah , i 'd say we 're getting off to a pretty good start . lulu : the year of the baby . our baby ! dante : yeah . lulu : i almost ca n't believe it . dante : believe it . lulu : let 's call maxie . we should wish her a happy new year . dante : okay . [ cell phone ringing ] [ scene_break ] maxie : i am sure you have new year 's plans , so just tell me where to sign , and i will get out of your hair . britt : we first need to discuss your condition . maxie : condition ? it was just another false alarm , right ? britt : maxie , i 'm sorry . you had a miscarriage . maxie : a miscarriage ? no , that 's im - impossible . i 'm still pregnant . tell me that i 'm still pregnant . britt : maxie , i ca n't . you lost the baby . [ television playing ] maxie : i do n't understand . it worked . the ... embryo implanted , and i was pregnant , and ... now i 'm not ? it 's just gone ? britt : these things sometimes happen . i 'm so sorry . maxie : do n't be sorry for me . it was n't my baby . [ scene_break ] [ fireworks exploding ] spinelli : i am not taking this lying down . [ scene_break ] [ vehicles approaching ] [ cell phone rings ] ellie : oh , a signal ! connie : hey , the fog is lifting ! did you hear that ? ! ellie : damian ! connie : oh , my god ! ellie : aah ! trey : whoa , hold on . i think i see it . michael : i forgot this is the same road that cole and hope died . starr : michael , look out ! no ! [ metal crunching ] [ scene_break ] ellie : hi ! you 've reached the voicemail of ellie trout . i will return your call at my earliest opportunity . have a wonderful day ! [ beeps ] spinelli : uh , well , it 's after midnight . [ cork pops ] spinelli : and i am -- [ laughs ] i am alone ! irrefutable evidence that you did not accept my earnest apology and never wish to see me again . i waited for you , ellie . i 'm here . where are you ? [ scene_break ] michael : [ groans ] starr ? starr , can you hear me ? starr ! starr : what happened ? michael : are you okay ? starr : are you okay ? michael : yeah , i think so . kristina ! kristina , can you hear me ? starr : trey ? kristina : hey . michael : you okay ? kristina : yeah . yeah . trey ? oh , my god , trey . trey , can you hear me ? trey . starr : trey ! trey : yeah , hold on . what 's going on ? where 's my cell phone . kristina : we were in an accident . trey : what ? michael : damn it . starr : what ? what 's wrong ? no cell service . we spun out trying to miss connie 's car . oh , god , johnny ! [ scene_break ] todd : you want to get out of here ? carly : i 'd love to . lulu : hey , baby mama , it 's bio mama and dante . we just wanted to , uh , call you and wish you a happy new year 's , but you must be exhausted and sleeping , so ... we 'll just see you tomorrow . bye . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] britt : hey . do you have any questions ? maxie : yeah . how did this happen ? britt : it 's actually quite common . i do n't mean that to sound insensitive . the unfortunate fact is , many early pregnancies end in miscarriage . maxie : is it something that i did ? britt : no , no , no . most likely , the embryo just was n't viable . it 's nature 's way of saying it just was n't meant to be . maxie : no , it 's meant to be . dante and lulu are supposed to be parents . britt : and i 'm sure they will be . maxie : oh , this is all my fault . they told me to rest , and i was , and then this stupid dog showed up . they 're never gon na forgive me . britt : maxie , there is nothing to forgive . maxie : no , you do n't understand . they trusted me with their child , and i fell . britt : that could 've had absolutely nothing to do with the miscarriage . maxie : is there any way you can tell that for sure ? britt : no . but in my honest opinion , the embryo just was n't strong enough . and it 's better to have this happen early than go through your first trimester . maxie : it would 've been better if this had n't happened at all . how am i supposed to tell them ? britt : do you want me to call lulu ? she might take the news better coming from a doctor . maxie : i feel like it should come from me . britt : okay . well , there 's no rush . feel free to stay here as long as you want . maxie : no . i need some air ... and to find a place to think . [ cell phone ringing ] patrick : britt . hey , what 's up ? [ scene_break ] spinelli : i even rented a heat lamp for our physical comfort . and now that will go unused , just like all the rest of the surprise i had planned , all because you let my ... friendship with maxie destroy us before we even started ! our coupledom is gone , much like 2012 . so , happy new rest of your life . [ footsteps approaching ] spinelli : ellie ? ellie , at long last . please disregard the last message i sent ! maxie ... wh - what -- what are you doing here ? [ scene_break ] ellie : [ gasps ] [ scene_break ] starr : connie ? connie ? where the hell is connie ? ! oh , my -- michael : she must have ran off . connie : somebody help me ! starr : she did n't get very far . michael : i 'll go . starr : no , no , no , no , no ! you , uh -- you have to get johnny out of the trunk somehow ! michael : okay . you sure you 're gon na be okay ? starr : yes ! i 'm not the one who 's in trouble here . please help him . michael : all right , there 's a tire iron in my car . just please be careful . starr : yes ! go , go , go , go ! connie : can anybody hear me ? ! help ! starr : whoa , whoa ! [ gasps ] kristina : what are you doing ? michael : just stay here . [ scene_break ] ellie : help . someone ... [ scene_break ] spinelli : you 're not supposed to be here . what -- i 'm sorry . this does not compute . maxie : i forgot about your plans . spinelli : i ... do n't recall revealing them to you . maxie : no , no , you did n't . ellie told me she was meeting you here . i did n't mean to crash . i 'm so sorry . spinelli : well , do you see ellie anywhere ? [ scoffs ] it 's funny . i 'm seeing two of most things right now , and i ca n't even conjure up one of her . [ chuckles ] maxie : she did n't show ? spinelli : no . no , she did n't . a not - so - subtle message that she does not return my affections . maxie : that does n't seem right . spinelli : no , it does not , but it 's the truth . if she wanted to renew our relationship , she was to meet me here at midnight . it 's over . we 're over . this news upsets you ? maxie : no , um ... it 's not that . i , um ... i 've messed everything up , and i do n't know how to make it right . spinelli : perhaps you can start by telling me what happened . [ scene_break ] patrick : i 'm glad you called . britt : i 'm glad you picked up . are you home ? patrick : yeah , i am . britt : i just wanted to apologize for tonight . i was really hoping to celebrate with you . patrick : yeah , so was i . britt : okay , well , um ... happy new year , patrick . patrick : happy new year , too . sabrina : i should go . i left , um -- i left a noisemaker for emma . patrick : sabrina , wait . i , um -- i did n't -- i did n't pay you yet . um ... i 'm a little bit short , so i 'm just gon na run to my bedroom -- sabrina : no , it 's really -- it 's okay . you can pay me next time . patrick : are you in a rush ? sabrina : no . no . patrick : okay . can you just -- i 'm just gon na run to my room , i 'm gon na check on emma , and then i 'll be back , so please do n't leave , okay ? sabrina : okay . [ scene_break ] todd : you want a night cap ? carly : uh , yeah . todd : yeah , night cap . 'cause , uh ... we have so much to celebrate , right ? 2013 . that lunatic connie has kidnapped that lying , cheating johnny , right ? that 's when you say cheers . cheers . carly : cheers . todd : cheers . what ? you 're not really worried about that guy , are you ? carly : no ! well , `` worried `` is a stretch . i 'm just wondering that , if connie 's gon na hurt starr , where does she draw the line with johnny ? todd : well , hopefully she wo n't . carly : i 'm trying to figure out what 's going on with connie . why is she on this rampage ? todd : still no messages . carly : no message from blair , huh ? todd : uh , no , carly . no message from starr . have n't heard from her since the stroke of midnight . carly : do you always hear from her on new year 's eve ? todd : well , after she was so cold to me on christmas , i was hoping she 'd throw me a bone . carly : you never told me why she was so mad at you . [ scene_break ] connie : why are you just standing there ? ! starr : you tried to run ? connie : so what if i did , huh ? clearly , i could n't see where i was going , the damn fog ! aah ! you have to help me , please ! michael : [ grunts ] come on , damn it ! [ lock clicks ] michael : johnny . connie : kid , come on . starr : i 'm not a kid , connie ! you killed my daughter and my boyfriend ! why should i do anything for you ? ! huh ? ! connie : aah ! oh , god ! [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] sabrina : [ gasps ] uh ... patrick ? someone 's at ... britt : happy new year ! you ! sabrina : dr. westbourne ! you 're -- you 're naked ! [ scene_break ] lulu : this is not normal . dante : well , maybe maxie went down to do laundry . lulu : and left the door wide open ? dante : ellie ! it 's dante and lulu ! lulu : maxie ? dante : i 'm gon na go check the bedrooms . lulu : was she in there ? dante : she 's not here -- no one is . [ scene_break ] maxie : i am a big fat failure who ca n't do anything right . spinelli : what ? ! how can you say that ? ! you are generously serving as dante and lulu 's surrogate ! i mean , you are literally a vessel of life ! maxie : no , spinelli , you do n't understand . spinelli : no , i do ! i understand perfectly ! look , you 're beating yourself up over nothing ! maxie : nothing ? spinelli : yeah , yeah , yeah . these are the hormones talking , okay ? they 're wreaking havoc on your emotions . maxie : you 're wrong . spinelli : no , no ! look , it 's new year 's . [ laughs ] was . and you 're feeling strange , right ? just like on christmas eve . maxie : spinelli , it 's different this time . spinelli : no , no ! maybe different dates maybe , but the physiolo -- physiological root is -- is the same ! it 'll get better , okay ? god , it has to . maxie : i do n't see how it can . spinelli : well , come on , look around . who 's the failure here ? come on . let 's ... evacuate the premises , okay ? it is frigid up here ... in more ways than one . i will take you anywhere you want . well , more accurately , i will accompany you , because i am in no way fit to drive . maxie : home . i just want to go home . spinelli : home it is . [ scene_break ] ellie : help . must stay conscious . numbness . bradycardia . neurogenic shock . pulmonary capacity dissipation . [ shuddered breathing ] critical ... [ scene_break ] connie : [ whimpering ] come on ! starr , come on ! i know you do n't like me ! starr : is that some kind of a joke , connie ? connie : no ! you ca n't leave me here ! starr : you 're right where you belong ! you killed my family ! you left them to die , connie , right here ! right here ! you took your shot , and you never looked back . well , now it 's my turn . connie : no ! starr : aah ! [ both grunting ] [ scene_break ] carly : you 're not gon na tell me why starr was mad at you at christmas , huh ? okay , fine . you do n't have to tell me . you can be all mysterious , but ... no , michael did not call me , but that 's not out of the ordinary , and if it really did bother me , there 'd be nothing i could do about it , anyway . todd : i ca n't stand it when starr does n't talk to me . carly : oh . todd : hey , you know what ? phones work both ways , right ? carly : uh , do n't do that . todd : well , why not ? carly : you do n't want to call them and ruin this moment . todd : aww . what moment , carly ? carly : i 'm talking about the kids , you know ? todd , they 've been living under the same roof for ... a few months now . todd : yeah , sleeping in separate beds . carly : okay , you 're delusional . those two are ringing in 2013 like every other couple . you know they are . todd : oh , no , no , no . carly : oh , where you going ? todd : i -- i 'm -- i 'm going to stop them . that 's where i 'm going . carly : no , you 're not . you 're gon na stay ... right here ... with me . [ scene_break ] michael : slow . you okay ? johnny : yeah . what the hell ? michael : you were in an accident . are you sure you 're not hurt ? johnny : yeah . fine . oh , god . starr -- michael : starr 's fine . connie knocked her out , but she 's okay . trey : michael ? johnny : who 's that ? trey : michael , it 's kristina ! come on ! johnny : who is that ? michael : try and find connie 's cell phone , okay ? and try to find a signal . johnny : oh , damn it . trey : we were talking , and she was fine . we were gon na go help you . then she just passed out . where the hell 's the ambulance ? michael : johnny 's working on it . kristina , it 's michael . can you hear me ? trey : no , no , no , no . michael : what ? trey : i do n't know if she 's breathing . connie : please help me up . please . please , for the love of god , what are you doing ? ! no , stop it ! starr , you 're gon na kill me ! ohh ! no ! no ! johnny : starr ! starr ! no ! starr , do n't do it . [ scene_break ] britt : what 're you still doing here ? patrick left the party before midnight . sabrina : i 'm sorry , but we just got to talking , and then -- britt : and then what , sabrina ? you just happened to be here with him when the clock struck midnight ? unbelievable . this is exactly what you wanted . sabrina : what ? no , no . it was n't even like that at all . it was just -- patrick -- dr. drake got home , and then , before we knew it , they started counting down , and -- britt : where is he ? sabrina : getting money to pay me . britt : here . sabrina : what ? britt : now go . sabrina : oh , my god , no . this is way too much , and i should probably say good -- britt : go . get a jump on your paperwork . yes , while you were getting cozy here , i was seeing patients . there 's a stack on my desk that needs filing . sabrina : right now ? britt : yes , now . i want it done by the morning . sabrina : but it 's new year 's eve . britt : goodbye . sabrina : [ scoffs ] [ footsteps approaching ] patrick : britt . britt : hi . patrick : this is a surprise . britt : hopefully a good one . patrick : where 's sabrina ? [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] dante : she left her phone . lulu : she never goes anywhere without her phone . something 's wrong . dante : try not to panic . lulu : well , it 's too late . what 're we gon na do ? maxie : all right , come on . lulu : oh , thank god . dante : hey , where you been ? maxie : what are you guys doing here ? dante : well , we called you a bunch of times , and you were n't answering , so we thought we 'd check in . lulu : we came here , and the door is wide open , the place is empty . what happened ? maxie : i was , um ... sitting here , resting , and i heard a scratch at the door . turned out it was a dog . dante : a dog ? lulu : oh , my gosh . olivia had another vision of a dog tonight . maxie : this ended up being a real one , and , um ... i know i was supposed to be keeping my feet up , and i was , but this dog just would n't leave , so i -- i got up to tell it to scram , and then it ran in here , and i chased after it . i tripped and fell . lulu : oh , my god . dante : um , did you go to the hospital ? maxie : yeah , i saw dr. westbourne . lulu : is the baby okay ? [ scene_break ] ellie : [ shallow breathing ] please , please move . oh , b.p . falling precipitously . oh . must stay conscious . chat or die . damian ... damian ... damian ... [ scene_break ] trey : come on , kristina , open your -- open your eyes . johnny : starr , come on , let me help you pull her up . starr : no ! i 'm not letting her back up ! connie : johnny , please help me ! johnny : starr , you do n't want to do this ! starr : yes , i do ! johnny : no , you do n't ! starr : johnny , she had you tied up and locked in a trunk ! for all you know , she was gon na kill you ! connie : no , i was n't , i was n't . starr : if i let you go , we can both live in peace . [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] carly : oh , um ... wait a second . wait a minute . wait . todd : um ... okay . carly : are we sure we want to do this ? todd : uh , 100 % . carly : i do n't want to regret being with you . i do n't want you to regret being with me . todd : the only thing that i 'm regretting is that we 're talking . carly : i 'm serious . todd : okay . okay . carly : are you doing this to forget about blair ? todd : pfft ! you 're the one that stopped us . are you doing this because you want to forget about johnny ? [ scene_break ] starr : connie took my whole life from me . it 's only fair that i do the same . connie : oh , god ! starr : god wo n't help you ! you 're a murderer . you murdered my precious little girl . johnny : no , she did n't . connie did n't kill cole and hope . [ scene_break ] britt : sabrina had to take off . she asked me to tell you good night for her . patrick : right , i -- i still owe her money for babysitting . britt : oh , no worries . i took care of it . patrick : okay , well , then , i owe you . britt : oh , no , no , no , no . [ chuckles ] it 's my treat . after all , sabrina was babysitting so you and i could spend the night together , so ... mission accomplished . patrick : i 'm just a little confused why she left so quickly . um ... britt : maybe she remembered something she had to do or a party she wanted to go to . patrick : right . britt : i know that i was sad being away from you at midnight . [ clicks off light switch ] i was hoping if i could make that up to you . patrick : there 's -- there 's no need for that . britt : i insist . three guesses what i 'm wearing underneath this coat . [ scene_break ] carly : if blair came to you and said that she made a mistake and she loved you , and she wanted you back ... what would you say ? todd : i 'd tell her it 's really nice to be vindicated but that ... she and i are done . carly : would you say anything else ? todd : yeah . tell her i was with you . carly : really ? todd : yeah . why ? what about you ? if johnny walked in right now and interrupted us , much the same way he did the last time -- carly : i would tell him to get lost . todd : you would ? carly : mm - hmm . todd : okay . even if he had some convoluted and yet still plausible excuse for having to marry connie ? carly : it would n't matter . todd : no ? carly : mnh - mnh . todd : so you two are finished ? carly : you know , this , um ... thing ... with us , i 'm ... i 'm thinking it 's a new start for me . todd : it 's a new start for me , too . [ scene_break ] starr : okay . so now connie did n't do it ? that 's crap ! connie : he 's telling the truth , starr . starr : then why did you tell anyone who would listen that you shot out anthony 's tires ? ! you ca n't make me save her , johnny ! johnny : i 'm telling you , starr , connie did n't do it . she never even fired a gun that night . starr : then why did she say that she was there , that she did it ? ! johnny : because she was covering for the person who did . starr : who ? johnny : me . starr : what did you say ? johnny : i shot out anthony 's tires . i took cole and hope away from you . [ scene_break ] ellie : [ whimpering ] damian ... i was ... on my way ... to see you . we ... b - belong together . maxie convinced me . [ shuddered breathing ] [ scene_break ] lulu : maxie ? say something . how 's the baby ? spinelli : wait . the wee one 's fine . i ran into maxie at the hospital , and all is well , and she -- she would have said otherwise if ... schnapps ? whoa ! lulu : well , thank god . dante : so we were worried for nothing . lulu : just do n't scare us like that . maxie : sorry . lulu : no , i mean , i -- i -- you know , i ... why did n't you call us ? i mean , we 're in this together . we would have taken you to the hospital . maxie : i know . i just -- it happened so fast , and i was scared . i did n't think . lulu : it 's okay . i understand . maxie : no , you -- you do n't understand how badly i feel . lulu : look , as long as you and the baby are okay , that is all that matters . dante : yes , i second that . just promise us that if this sort of thing happens again , you call her first , please ? maxie : i promise . lulu : adrenaline . i feel like i could run a marathon right now . maxie : me not so much . dante : okay , yeah , you must be exhausted . lulu : we 'll get out of your hair . dante : do you want us to take , uh , that ? maxie : no , you can leave that here . lulu : happy new year . happy new year , spinelli . spinelli : for some , not for others . dante : okay ... maxie : happy new year , guys . dante : you too . lulu : happy new year , little one . maxie : what just happened ? what the hell just happened ? spinelli : where 's ellie ? [ scene_break ] ellie : i 'm so sorry i was n't there , damian . i wanted to be ... [ scene_break ] kristina : [ gasps ] michael : kristina . trey : there we go . come on . michael : you scared the crap out of me . trey : yeah , me too . are you okay ? michael : do n't ever think about doing that again . kristina : i 'll try . everyone else ... okay ? michael : starr and johnny seemed fine . heard connie calling for help earlier , but starr 's checking it out . trey : go , go , go . i 'll take care of your sister . michael : you sure ? trey : yeah , yeah . kristina : i 'm in good hands . trey : oh , my god , kristina . i thought i was losing you . i swear , i saw ... i saw my life flash before me , and i ... i do n't want to live without you . kristina : me neither . [ scene_break ] starr : no ! why are you doing this ? connie : i 'm losing my grip . please . starr : shut up ! stop talking ! connie : just listen to him ! starr : you would have never let cole and hope -- you would n't have left them to die . johnny : i did n't know . i shot out my grandfather 's tires , i saw the car spin out of control , and i took off . i did n't hear about the other car until the next day . starr : but connie confessed . connie did . johnny : yes , because i convinced her to confess . starr : how ? ! why ? ! johnny : it 's not important , and we do n't have time for this right now , starr . connie did n't take cole and hope away from you . i did . she does n't need to answer for what i did . you want someone to pay ? i 'm right here . connie : help me ! i 'm falling ! please ! [ scene_break ] patrick : so ... you 're naked . britt : i can prove it to you , if you do n't believe me . patrick : uh ... do n't do that . do n't do that , because then ... then i 'm gon na have to take you up to my bedroom , and emma 's a light sleeper . britt : mm . i can promise to be quiet . patrick : even if she does n't wake up , she 's not ready to see you here in the morning . britt : i completely understand . do you hate that i came over like this ? patrick : believe me , `` hate `` is the last thing on my mind right now . britt : mm . well ... in that case ... maybe one of these nights we can try a hotel room again . patrick : deal . and it 'll be different . it 's a new year , and ... i 'm ready to move forward . britt : i really think you mean that . patrick : i do . britt : happy new year . patrick : happy new year . [ scene_break ] sabrina : oh , god . [ unzips ] [ scene_break ] johnny : come on , come on . connie : oh , god , do n't let go of me ! ohh ! okay . johnny , come on ! johnny : i got you ! connie : aah ! aah ! oh , god . took you long enough ! starr : you son of a bitch ! connie : whoa ! [ scene_break ] [ soft music plays ] maxie : [ sniffles ] how am i gon na tell them that there is no you anymore ? spinelli : [ sighs ] ellie 's not even here . probably out carousing . looking at the stars with someone new , no doubt . maxie : i 'm sorry . [ sniffles ] [ scene_break ] connie : where 's the girl ? johnny : what girl ? connie : the redhead girl . she was in the middle of the road . i think i hit her . starr : you think ? [ scene_break ] spinelli : do n't cry . everything will be okay . maxie : it ca n't be . spinelli : i promise it will . have -- have i ever broken a promise to you ? maxie : no . spinelli : everything 's gon na be okay . [ scene_break ] michael : oh , my god . trey : i 'm gon na go look for my cell phone , see if i can get us a signal , okay ? get some help out here . kristina : thank you . trey : for what ? kristina : saving my life . trey : there was n't another option . kristina : thank you , trey . trey : i 'll be right back , okay ? kristina : trey ! no !	the clock strikes midnight , leaving 2012 behind , giving way to the new year . couples kiss at the haunted star . todd and carly continue their new year 's kiss in his room . todd wonders why starr did n't call him at midnight . carly says michael did n't call either so they are probably ringing in the new year together . todd and carly make their own fireworks . dante and lulu are excited that this will be the year of the baby . lulu calls maxie to wish her a happy new year , but it goes unanswered because her phone is in the sofa cushion and she is at general hospital , where dr. westbourne informs her that she has had a miscarriage . maxie blames herself . dr westbourne says maxie 's fall probably was n't a factor and that the embryo was probably not viable . patrick and sabrina almost kiss at patrick 's house , but patrick 's ringing phone interrupts them . britt apologizes for not being able to celebrate with him and wishes him a happy new year . sabrina , meanwhile , quickly gathers her belongings and tries to rush out the door . patrick asks her to stay . while he is checking on emma and getting money to pay sabrina for babysitting , sabrina answers the door to naked britt . britt shoves a handful of cash into sabrina 's hand and tells her to go to the hospital and file her papers . patrick returns to the room , surprised to see britt , and wonders where sabrina is . britt says sabrina must have had somewhere else to go . she comes on to patrick and reveals that she is n't wearing anything under her coat . he tells her that he does n't want to wake emma and that emma is n't prepared to see britt when she wakes up , but that they can get together another time . he tells her that he is ready to move forward .
nathan : [ sighs ] dr. clay , you still have n't called me back . [ scoffs ] maybe you have better things to do than answer for your crimes . [ scene_break ] sam : [ chuckles ] good morning , dr. clay . silas : yes , it is . [ sighs ] sam : well , last night was n't too bad , either . silas : there 's no place i 'd rather be than right here with you . [ scene_break ] molly : i told your mommy that she did n't have to worry . she could just enjoy her date with -- you know , actually , that brings up a good point . do we still have to keep calling him dr. clay , or can we start calling him silas ? rafe : hey . molly : [ gasps ] oh , my god ! you scared me . rafe : sorry . i did n't mean to do that . molly : no . [ chuckles ] it 's okay . so , did you want something ? rafe : you . i want you , molly . [ scene_break ] tj : i was on my way out . shawn : you were avoiding me . tj : [ sighs ] shawn : we need to talk about what happened at the warehouse . tj : about how you almost killed that carlos guy for sonny ? [ scene_break ] sonny : i thought we were on the same page , lavery . duke : we are . sonny : i just need you to find out if anna 's looking at morgan for max 's shooting . duke : listen , sonny . i got into this to protect anna . exploiting our relationship was not part of this agreement . sonny : yeah , i understand that , but if you want to bring down the jeromes , then you 're gon na have to make compromises . all right . let me know what you find out . [ scene_break ] duke : [ sighs ] you left so early this morning , i thought you might need a real coffee . anna : have you read this ? have you read this trash ? duke : the paper ? anna : yes . duke : it seems like jerome is intent on keeping corinthos on the front page . i guess the scandal of organized crime -- anna : oh , this story about sonny shooting his own bodyguard -- it 's total crock . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] julian : [ sighs ] ava : yikes . i come in peace . julian : can not be too careful . ava : well , you 've got men at either end of the hall . although , i doubt you have to worry about sonny retaliating right away -- not with all the police scrutiny after the altercation at the coffee warehouse . julian : yeah . while we 're on the subject , where 's morgan ? ava : he 's at home . julian : by himself ? i told you not to leave him alone . ava : well , it 's a very secure building . julian : ah , do n't play dumb . i told you to keep him close . if morgan should get it in his head to confess ... ava : julian , relax . morgan is safely tucked away at my place , and he 's not going anywhere . [ scene_break ] morgan : excuse me . i - i 'm here to check on a patient . his name 's max giambetti . sonny : you want an update ? is that why you 're here ? morgan : i - i was -- sonny : what ? why you here ? morgan : to get an update on max . sonny : i 'll give you an update . morgan : i thought you were ... in jail . sonny : you were mistaken ... about a lot of things . morgan : look , i do n't want any trouble . sonny : you do n't want any trouble ? i 'm your father . what kind of trouble can i -- can i make for you ? i 'm gon na talk to you in private . come on . come on . morgan : i - i 'm just here to get an update on max , okay ? i swear , i 've been calling -- sonny : you want an update ... on max ? you almost killed him . [ scene_break ] anna : `` according to sources , the maladroit mafia don was cleaning his weapon when the gun suddenly went off , accidentally plugging his doddering deputy in the chest . `` as if . `` the p.c.p.d . was forced to release corinthos , as there are no formal charges being filed against the criminal butterfingers . `` it 's trash . it 's just ... duke : maybe sonny can sue them for slander . i mean , somebody at the newspaper 's putting a lot of work into making him incompetent . anna : this whole article is a blatant lie ... as is sonny 's statement , because there is evidence at the warehouse of a full - on gunfight . there 's the shell casings littering the ground like peanuts . and -- and ballistics -- they have confirmed now that there are strike marks from at least five different weapons . i ca n't get a statement out of giambetti , because every time i send somebody over there to interview him , he says , `` oh , i 'm just too `` -- you know , he 's -- he 's too drugged out . he -- he ca n't answer any questions . duke : well , so , you feel like you 're being stonewalled . anna : yes . sonny 's sticking to his story . i know julian jerome was involved in that shootout . i know it . [ scene_break ] ava : relax , julian . i 've got everything under control . julian : ah , famous last words . ava : i have proven myself time and time again , and so will morgan . julian : he is a kid , ava . you should have seen him after he shot sonny 's bodyguard . he panicked . you would have thought that he shot his own mother , standing there with a gun in his hand , apologizing . i 'm telling you -- if he tries that again , we have got a serious problem . ava : you should have known that dragging morgan into an armed confrontation with his father was an awful idea ! and now you 'll just have to give him time to deal with it . julian : you are not hearing me . one wrong word out of morgan 's mouth , and everything we 've worked for falls apart , not to mention we could both end up behind bars . that is , if sonny does n't shoot us first . ava : let it go , julian . julian : [ sighs ] ava : morgan is fine . julian : well , i hope so ... [ sighs ] ... for morgan 's sake . ava : and just what the hell is that supposed to mean ? [ scene_break ] sam : so , any regrets ? silas : regrets ? well , i 've had a few . sam : oh , really ? silas : mm . i should have bought in manhattan after the market crash , you know ? i never should have given up playing the french horn in the seventh grade . and i really should have done my junior year abroad . sam : your -- wait , wait , wait . your what ? silas : you know , my junior year of college . you know ? i should have , uh , spent that time living and studying , you know , in europe . money would have been tight , but i regret not taking advantage of that . sam : where would you have gone ? silas : florence , italy . sam : really ? you do n't even have to think about ? silas : no . beautiful city . you know , home of the `` david . `` the train station right there to any destination in europe . think about it -- all those museums and cafés , bars . i do n't know . [ sighs ] it 's something i really should have done . sam : aww . sounds disappointing . silas : cruelly . sam : [ chuckles ] silas : what about you ? any regrets ? sam : i asked you first ... if you had any regrets about last night . silas : oh , about last night ? sam : yeah . silas : only one . sam : what 's that ? silas : that we did n't get here sooner . sam : that 's a good one . [ scene_break ] nathan : all right , dr. clay . you wo n't call me back ? i 'll have to get creative . [ scene_break ] duke : well , perhaps the best tactic for you , anna , in this case is to rescue yourself . anna : sorry ? duke : you have a long and painful history with julian jerome . anna : you think i ca n't be objective ? duke : no , what i 'm saying is this is gon na dredge up old losses that are best forgotten . you 're the commissioner of police . you have the right to delegate . anna : but it 's down to me to make sure that this whole situation does n't get worse . i mean , yes , on a personal level , nothing would make me happier than to be the one to put julian jerome away for shooting max giambetti . there 's something wrong with my theory . you see , because if julian had shot max , why would n't sonny just say so ? you know , 'cause then julian would be off in jail , and his enterprise would be in shambles . why is sonny covering for him ? why would he do that , unless ... duke : unless what ? [ scene_break ] morgan : dad , i did n't mean to hurt max . sonny : then what did you mean when you backed julian jerome against your own father ? morgan : we were just -- we were just there to get carlos . sonny : so , you were so concerned about carlos that you were willing to shoot max ? is that what you -- morgan : no ! dad , no ! we were just -- we were trying to save carlos ' life , okay ? you kidnapped him . you were -- you were gon na take him out to send a message to julian . sonny : there are things that i never wanted to discuss with you . but now you forced my hand , okay ? you put yourself into this world -- my world -- and i want you to understand something . i will never apologize for doing everything in my power to protect my family ... especially when julian jerome is using my own son to destroy me . [ scene_break ] ava : are you threatening to have morgan killed ? julian : i 'm not gon na risk exposure because your boy toy has an attack of conscience . ava : do you think that morgan wants the cops to know that he shot max ? he 's the one with the highest price to pay if the truth gets out . julian : do n't you read the papers ? morgan did n't shoot giambetti . sonny did . granted , it 's not exactly front - page news , but , uh , i had my people run with it . sonny is officially `` the mobster who could n't shoot straight . `` ava : right . and since morgan will not contradict that story , what is your problem ? you 're in the clear . julian : not exactly . [ sighs ] there was another person at the scene the night of the shooting . [ scene_break ] tj : i could n't believe it when i found that carlos guy tied up . you were gon na kill him , were n't you ? shawn : you should have never been involved , tj tj : i live with you . you 're my guardian . i 'm supposed to respect you and follow your rules , but now it turns out you do n't just work for sonny corinthos , but you kill people for him . shawn : look , you saw what carlos is . tj : [ sighs ] shawn : you freed him , and how did he repay you ? by taking you hostage . tj : well , fine . if he 's so bad , then why not turn him over to the cops ? shawn : that was n't an option . tj : [ sighs ] look , shawn , i get it . you saved my life . if you had n't have gotten me away from carlos and dragged me out of that warehouse , i might be dead . all right , so thanks for that . but the rest -- man , i 'm sorry . i guess i might just have a problem with murder . shawn : look , tj , this is n't -- tj : and now you want me to be quiet so you can save sonny ? shawn : look , tj , this is n't about me or sonny . i 'm trying to save you . [ scene_break ] molly : i 'm sorry , rafe . is has been a weird time . there 's stuff going on that i ca n't even talk about . rafe : you okay ? molly : yeah , i 'm fine . i just do n't want to send you any more mixed messages . look , i - i said that we can just be friends , and you said you got it . rafe : molly , i know you feel something for me . molly : you 're my friend . rafe : yeah , and we could build on that . it could be so much more . molly : rafe . i have that with tj rafe : then why did you get so jealous when you thought i was with taylor ? because you feel something , molly . i know you do . molly : yes . okay , i - i did feel something , but i came clean to tj about it . we talked , and we decided we do n't want to give up on each other , so we 're working it out . rafe : yeah , well , it 's not gon na work . he 's bad for you . molly : no . he 's not . i want to be with tj i do n't feel that way about you , rafe , and if you ca n't accept that , then i 'm sorry . i ca n't be your friend . is that what you want ? [ both sigh ] [ scene_break ] sam : okay . silas : [ sighs ] sam : any regrets ? silas : one or two . [ both chuckle ] sam : next time , remind me to gag you . silas : ahh . `` next time `` ? sam : now i 'm leaving . silas : wait . that was amazing . sam : good . next time , i 'm gon na make you work for it . silas : i 've been working for it since the day i met you . sam : mm . really ? silas : mm - hmm . sam : that 's better . i got to go . silas : where are you going ? sam : well , i do have a son to think about . and you -- well , you 've got to think about next time ... and how long i 'm gon na make you wait for it . silas : ahh ! [ cell phone vibrating ] silas : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] nathan : [ sighs ] on my way , doc . [ scene_break ] ava : there was a witness ? julian : that kid -- um , tj ava : oh , right . tj julian : yeah . ava : your daughter 's sister 's boyfriend . well , that certainly complicates things for you , does n't it , `` daddy of the year `` ? julian : i 'm -- i 'm sorry . what does this have to do with me being a father ? ava : you do n't see the connection ? your witness , tj -- he dates molly . molly is sam 's sister . you remember her , do n't you ? she 's the little girl that you -- you left terrified in my apartment , afraid for tj well , she knows that you and morgan went to that warehouse to get tj and so , then , i 'm sure , correctly assumes that you were involved in the shooting . julian : yeah , except morgan covered for me with her . ava : morgan ... another person that you just threatened . do you see how this adds up , julian ? julian : [ sighs ] ava : if you set out to eliminate anyone who could possibly incriminate you , you 'll have to bump off not only morgan but two children . one of them is your daughter 's sister . i seriously doubt that will endear you to sam . julian : okay , so you just expect me to do nothing ? ava : yes ! that 's exactly what i expect you to do . just keep your mouth shut and let this be over . julian : over ? just -- just like that ? ava : sonny 's not gon na say anything , and neither will any of his people , and sooner or later , anna devane will just have to let this drop . julian : you know , forget the cops . corinthos is testing me . he 's the one who snatched carlos . ava : yes . and you got carlos out of there . he 's alive . julian : yeah , except he 's on the run , and he refuses to tell me where he 's hiding out . ava : and can you blame him ? he knows that sonny is after him . he knows it 's important that he lie low . and that 's exactly what you need to do . now , can i trust that you wo n't fly off the handle and do something stupid ? julian : i 'll see you later , ava . [ sighs ] ava : julian . julian : yes ? ava : be smart . julian : [ sighs ] [ sighs ] yeah , i need two people followed . i want to know where they go , what they say , and who they talk to . morgan corinthos and tj ashford . [ scene_break ] tj : why am i in danger ? i did n't do anything . shawn : you were there , tj you saw what really went down , which means you can contradict the statement that sonny gave to the police . tj : so , what are you saying ? sonny 's gon na take me out ? shawn : no . not sonny . julian jerome . tj : [ sighs ] shawn : you can place him and morgan at the scene of the shooting . if julian even has any reason to even think that you 'll turn him over to the cops , he 'll try and shut you up . tj : you mean kill me ? shawn : no , i 'm not gon na let that happen . tj : well , why do n't we just g -- go to the cops and tu -- turn julian in before he comes after me ? shawn : it 's not only about you . in a way , it 's also about molly . [ scene_break ] molly : i 'd like to stay friends , but if you ca n't accept that i 'm with tj , then maybe it 's just best that we take a step back . rafe : molly , you 're my only friend . okay ? the only one who gets me . you know about my father , what my mom and i went through . i mean , you believed in me when no one else did . molly : you can have more than one friend . reach out to some other people at school . rafe : okay , and next you 're gon na tell me to go out for a sport . molly : only if it 's something you want , something that interests you . rafe , not everyone is gon na judge you on who your father was . rafe : all right . you 're right . i - i need to lighten up and reach out to some people , and i will . but i want to stay friends , molly . and if that means accepting you 're with tj , then i guess i accept it . i still think he 's bad for you , but , you know , that 's -- that 's my issue , and i 'll get over it . [ scene_break ] tj : what does molly have to do with this ? shawn : morgan 's her cousin . well , more like her brother . i mean , the corinthos kids are all close . tj : okay , and she 's involved because morgan was there at the warehouse ? what ? shawn : that 's right . look , if you go to the police , julian 's gon na be worried that morgan 's gon na cut a deal and testify against him . look , you pull in the police , it puts both you and morgan in danger . tj : so i should just pretend it never happened ? shawn : you 're damn right . you should have never been in that warehouse . you saw things you should n't have seen . look , your best protection is to never to speak of it to anyone . can you do that ? can i trust you to keep your mouth shut ? [ scene_break ] anna : obviously , i did n't believe sonny when he said that he was the one who shot max . but ... why would he be protecting julian jerome ? unless there 's some kind of leverage or ... [ knock on door ] anna : yes ? yes ? nathan : commissioner devane ? anna : mm - hmm . nathan : i 'm detective nathan west , nypd . i believe you 're expecting me ? [ scene_break ] silas : you know , you wear that dress as well the morning after . sam : [ chuckles ] well , if i 'm gon na do the walk of shame , i might as well do it in style . silas : you know something ? you do everything in style . sam : bye . silas : no . till next time . [ footsteps approaching ] sam : [ sighs ] i 'll see you later ... if you 're lucky . ava : did you and my niece have a happy new year ? silas : get inside . ava : what is your problem ? silas : our problem . that cop is n't going away . [ scene_break ] nathan : if you 're not ready to see me yet , commissioner , i can wait . duke : no , no , no . there 's no need for that . uh , i 'll see you later . anna : yes . all right . thanks . come in , detective west . yes , please , take a seat . i got your personnel file and your request for a transfer . nathan : everything in order ? anna : i do n't know . you tell me . [ sighs ] you seem to be quite the hero , detective , and a rising star . nathan : thank you . anna : no , that was n't a compliment . it was just a statement of fact . you have a very impressive record for someone so young . and i - i would imagine that that 's provoked a little -- uh , shall we say -- envy among maybe some of your fellow officers , especially the older ones . you know , um , maybe they -- they feel they resent you a little bit in your success -- undermine you sometimes . so , you thought a strategic retreat was in order . nathan : no , ma'am . anna : no ? okay , then maybe there 's some incident , you know , that is n't in your file that 's causing you difficulty , and you thought maybe you should run away from that . nathan : no . no , ma'am . i do n't run . anna : then you need to explain this , detective west , because i do n't understand . you could have your pick of assignments , and you instead request to be transferred upstate new york . why ? why would you do that ? why would you want to come to port charles ? nathan : i go where the action is . [ scene_break ] sonny : what 'd you think was gon na happen ? huh ? you think i 'd let julian use you against me ? morgan : you 're wrong -- you 're wrong , dad , okay ? julian was n't using me . i 'm my own man . sonny : uh - huh . morgan : all right , i can make my own decisions . sonny : your own -- was it your decision to go to the warehouse ? was it your decision to carry a gun and point it at your dad ? is that what being -- being your own man means ? taking down your dad ? is that -- is that -- is that gon na prove something to you ? here morgan : what are you doing ? sonny : go ahead . [ cocks gun ] you want to be a man ? you want to be a man ? ! do it ! morgan : [ voice breaking ] do what , dad ? sonny : shoot me ! that way , you get rid of the father that you hate so much . sonny : come on . shoot me . is n't that what you want -- to get rid of me ? the guy who betrayed you , who did you wrong ? what are you waiting for ? put me in the ground ! end this ! morgan : please -- sonny : no , you do it ! come on ! do it ! what difference does it make ? morgan : just stop ! sonny : no ! morgan : stop ! please ! i do n't want to do this , dad ! take the gun ! sonny : then this has to stop . you got to walk away from the jeromes , [ voice breaking ] and you got to come home to me . [ scene_break ] anna : you 're gon na have to be a little bit more specific when you say you `` go where the action is . `` to what action are you referring ? nathan : the jerome crime family going up against sonny corinthos . anna : oh , i see . you 've heard about what 's brewing between our organized - crime factions up here in the city , and you want in . is that it ? nathan : you read my file . i get results , and it sounds like you need all the help you can get . anna : mm . well , i mean , my department is a little short - staffed at the moment . i 'm certainly in the market for dedicated , creative officers , but i do my own vetting , and what i look for in a potential recruit is integrity and the ability to give a straight answer -- neither of which you have displayed here . so , you know , we can call a halt to this interview , and you can go on back down to manhattan , or you can cut the crap . nathan : i -- ma'am ? anna : i do n't buy your story . why you would abandon a rising career in a high- profile market and hotfoot it up here to combat a developing mob war in the wilds of upstate new york is beyond me . does this sound like a naive country accent to you ? nathan : it 's a very nice accent . english , right ? anna : well , yes . you certainly do n't lack for charm , and i 'm sure that 's been very useful to you in the past , but i 'm not interested in that . i 'm only interested in honesty . so , you can stop wasting my time and tell me your real motivation for wanting this transfer . nathan : i was n't lying to you , commissioner . it -- it 's about the jeromes . anna : julian ? nathan : ava . and an old friend of hers ... silas clay . [ scene_break ] silas : so much for just ignoring this guy , all right ? he 's not gon na stop hounding me . ava : me , too , i 'm afraid . silas : you 've been contacted ? ava : not directly . an nypd detective called the gallery yesterday looking for me . the message was routed to my lawyer . silas : and ? ava : and what ? silas : how are you handling it ? ava : i 'm still weighing my options . silas : you know what ? i 'm sick of waiting . this guy wants to talk to me , he knows where he can find me . [ scene_break ] tj : i 'm out of here , all right ? shawn : [ sighs ] duke : is everything all right ? shawn : far from it . [ scene_break ] molly : tj , what 's wrong ? tj : hey . uh , nothing . nothing . hey , danny . molly : tj , i can tell you 're upset . what happened ? tj : i just talked to shawn . scratch that . he talked to me , and i just stood there . molly : is this about the warehouse ? tj : shawn says there 's no way we can take this to the cops . molly : [ sighs ] i had a feeling . this is so complicated , and considering who 's involved -- tj : yeah , shawn says if the police find out what really happened at the warehouse , and the jeromes find out that i went to the police , then ... molly : what happens ? tj : molly , i 'm as good as dead . [ scene_break ] sonny : this has gone on way too long . this is -- it 's got to stop ... before somebody else gets hurt like max ... especially you , because that 's what it 's gon na come down to . you 're gon na end up getting hurt , or you 're gon na be forced to hurt someone . we both know you do n't want that . you saw max in the icu . it broke you in two . morgan : [ voice breaking ] it just happened fast , dad . i do n't -- i did n't even know what i was doing , and then the next thing i know , i - i - i shot someone that 's only been good to me . [ sighs ] sonny : look at me . this is no life for you ... regardless of how you feel about me . being with ava and julian -- that 's not right . now , whether you come back to me , or you never come back to me ... you got to get away from them ... and you got to do that now , while you still can . [ scene_break ] molly : i grew up very close to an `` alleged crime family . `` tj : oh , that 's one way to put it , considering your sister and your cousins are all kids of the biggest mobster in the state . molly : yes , okay . so , the point is , there are certain rules , okay ? and one of them is you do n't volunteer information to the police . because once the police have you on record as a witness or even a person of interest , they 're gon na try to use you as leverage ... [ danny coughs ] molly : ... against the people that they 're really after . that would be my uncle sonny or julian jerome . tj : so you agree with shawn . you do n't want me to say anything . molly : i do n't want you to get hurt . and if the truth coming out means you 're in danger , then the truth ca n't come out . it 's that simple . tj : right , well , i guess there 's no other way . i just do n't like it . sam : you do n't like what ? hey , danny . molly : uh , shawn just tried a new recipe for the blt . sam : really ? why mess with perfection ? right , danny ? how was my little boy last night ? molly : oh , he was a perfect angel , as always . and what about your night ? sam : mm . molly : was dr. clay a perfect angel ? tj : i kind of have a feeling that sam was n't in the market for a perfect angel last night . molly : tj ! tj : what ? that 's what you meant , right ? molly : well , not necessarily in those terms . i just hoped that sam had a good night . sam : as a matter of fact , yes , i did . thanks for asking , molly . [ scene_break ] silas : i just want this to be over . ava : then do yourself a favor and stay away from that detective . silas : stonewalling him does n't work . ava : well , speaking to him is n't gon na do either one of us any favors . if he calls you again , just refer him to our lawyer . silas : you mean your lawyer ? ava : well , you do n't trust diane ? silas : no . i do n't . but , you know , you 're right . she 's probably the one person to get this cop to back off . ava : [ scoffs ] right . then i do n't see the problem . silas : well , it 's the same problem i 've always had -- i do n't trust you , either . ava : fine . [ clears throat ] then get your own lawyer . may i suggest alexis davis ? i 'm sure your lover 's mother would be delighted to hear what you have to say when she hears that the nypd has come calling . something tells me that your romantic idyll would be over as quickly as it started . [ scene_break ] nathan : and i 've been pursuing the case ever since . anna : yeah , that 's interesting . nathan : at the very least , it 's another angle on the jerome i - i 'd like your permission to continue digging , if you agree to take me on . anna : well , this crime did n't take place in port charles . nathan : no , but the guilty parties reside here . anna : perhaps . i 'm not looking to add any un cleared cases to our load , though . but , you know , if you manage to make any kind of headway with this matter , then , you know , we could definitely use it as leverage against jeromes . and we could bring down ava all together . nathan : so i 'm hired ? anna : i did n't say that . did i say that ? nathan : no , ma'am . anna : no , you 're jumping to conclusions , you see . now , that -- that is not a reassuring trait in a would - be detective . nathan : all due respect , commissioner , i 'm already a detective . anna : well , not in my department . not yet , at least . nathan : what can i say to convince you ? anna : nothing . it 's a judgment call , is n't it ? it 's my call . i was very young when i got my first job in law enforcement , and i was very eager . and i think that i was promoted probably too quickly , which led me to ... [ sighs ] ... make some large missteps , which , you see , on the one hand , would make me very sympathetic to your case , but on the other hand , it makes me wary , because why would you dredge up a case like this and follow it all the way to the hinterlands unless there was something driving you ? it 's not just for your health or because you fancy a challenge . something is driving you , and i have given you every opportunity to disclose it , but you 've dodged it at every turn . nathan : i 'm sorry . thanks for your time . anna : no , wait . why ? what are you doing ? you 're jumping to conclusions again . that is a very bad habit , and you need to break it , because it 's gon na be counterproductive . see , now , what a good investigator does is that he keep an open mind , right ? and you figure out what your theory is , and you work really hard to prove it , but then , if there 's some contradictory evidence that comes up , you 've got to just follow that . you 've got to follow it as far as it goes . you see ? even if it takes you somewhere that you do n't want to go . nathan : i appreciate the advice . anna : no , that 's not advice . that is an order . nathan : ma'am ? anna : that 's very good . see , that 's good . now you 're concerned -- you 're wondering whether my last remark means that i 'm gon na take you on after all . but you have n't -- you 're not making any presumptions , and that 's good . that means that you 're learning . a detective that 's willing to learn is very valuable . so , you ca n't let the pursuit of this case get in the way of your official duties . you see ? you will be assigned a full case load . nathan : understood . anna : and i want to be apprised of any and all developments . nathan : every step of the way . anna : okay . so , then your request for transfer is granted . welcome to port charles police department , detective west . nathan : thank you . [ scene_break ] silas : good morning . you know , i do n't know if i ever noticed before , but you have a very nice smile . sophia : thank you , dr. clay . you sure you 're all right ? silas : do i look all right ? sophia : you 're just unusually effervescent . silas : well , it 's a new year . sophia : [ chuckles ] so , i take it you had fun last night ? silas : first time in a long time , i rang in the new year right , i think . nathan : you and me both , dr. clay . silas : do i know you ? nathan : oh , not yet , but i 'm sure we 'll get real close . silas : i doubt that . you got a name ? nathan : detective nathan west . you know , the guy you 've been dodging ? looks like you finally ran out of moves . [ scene_break ] sam : silas and i had a wonderful night last night . thank you so much . and i am very grateful to you for watching danny . molly : oh , i love spending time with danny . and even if i did n't , it 's really nice to see you happy again . sam : yeah , well , it 's nice to be happy again . what about you two ? well , baby . where 's your hat ? well , i can assume your troubles are over ? tj : yeah . yeah . we 're in the clear . [ scene_break ] sonny : you speak to anna ? duke : yes . sonny : what 's the word ? duke : [ inhales deeply ] [ exhales deeply ] the investigation is currently at a standstill . and she knows your story 's a cover . she 's certain there was an encounter with the jeromes . what she ca n't figure out is your tactics for remaining silent -- why just do n't tell the truth and stick the whole port charles police department on your enemies . sonny : dante did n't tell her about his theory , so she has no clue that morgan 's involved ? duke : no . not yet . but do n't underestimate anna . she 'll figure it out sooner or later . sonny : well , by the time she figures out that i was protecting my son , the issue will be over . duke : how 's that ? sonny : well , i , uh -- i had a little chat with morgan . i think he finally wised up and ditched the jeromes and is gon na come home to his family where he belongs . [ scene_break ] julian : [ sighs ] you were supposed to lay low till the heat died down . morgan : i 'm sorry . i needed to see you . julian : well , it 's not safe for you to be out walking around . morgan : we need to talk . julian : about ? morgan : about what happened at the warehouse -- max , my father . i ca n't do this anymore . julian : what are you saying ? morgan : i want out . [ scene_break ] sonny : i just saw tj he seems a little nervous . shawn : yeah , i had a talk with him . you have nothing to worry about . sonny : he does understand that he ca n't talk about what happened at the warehouse ? and , you know , 'cause if he does , jerome 's gon na retaliate , and he could be a target . he knows that , right ? shawn : i talked to him . okay , no one 's gon na hear about the warehouse from tj [ scene_break ] sam : molly , you coming ? molly : uh , yeah . in a minute . are you gon na be okay ? tj : look , molly , if i thought i could tell the cops what happened at the warehouse and not put a target on me or anyone else , i 'd do it . but i do n't have a choice , okay ? the police can not know the truth . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] anna : come in . detective : you have time for a visitor ? kid 's a little agitated . anna : oh , yeah . yes , of course . come in . what is it , rafe ? what 's the matter ? rafe : there 's , uh , something i need to talk to you about . anna : is there something wrong ? are you in some kind of trouble ? rafe : no , not -- not me . anna : oh , it 's someone else ? rafe : [ exhales deeply ] anna : rafe , what is it ? rafe : it 's about that . anna : the shooting in the warehouse ? rafe : i know what really happened there .	ava tells julian that he should have known that dragging morgan into an armed confrontation with his own father was a terrible idea , but that morgan wo n't say anything because he has the most to lose . julian says tj ashford was a witness . ava says sam 's sister , molly , knows that they went to the warehouse , too , but neither of the kids nor sonny 's people will say anything . she says he should just let it drop . julian orders someone to tail morgan and tj . shawn tells tj not to say anything to anyone about what happened at the warehouse , because it will put both him and molly in danger from the jeromes . shawn tells sonny that no one is going to hear about the warehouse from tj . rafe eavesdrops on molly and tj 's conversation about the warehouse . tj says he is as good as dead if anyone finds out . rafe goes to the police station and tells anna that he knows what happened at the warehouse .
dante : okay , why do we have to do this ? lulu : because 2016 was literally the worst year ever , and now that it 's 2017 , we need to document our sanity and our survival . dante : all right , fair enough . here we go . [ camera beeps ] dante : there . you look beautiful . lulu : aw . wait , i got to check and make sure we look good . [ chuckles ] dante : what 's the matter ? lulu : i just accidentally clicked on another picture . dante : oh . charlotte ? lulu : we have to protect her , dante . we have to get my daughter away from valentin cassadine . [ scene_break ] nina : [ gasps ] when did you have time to arrange all that ? valentin : what , this ? nina : yeah . valentin : i can never sleep without roses on my bed . may i ? nina : may you what ? valentin : i think it 's traditional for the groom to carry the bride over the threshold . nina : you do n't have to do that . valentin : yes , i do . i think it 's good luck . nina : okay . valentin : i 'll take it when i can get it . valentin : all right . you feel lucky ? nina : i feel lucky . valentin : i do too . [ kiss ] [ scene_break ] [ cell phone buzzes ] [ scene_break ] sam : no answer . again . jason : you 're not gon na leave a message ? sam : no , i 've already left two already . i do n't like this , jason . i 've barely spoken to my mother since christmas . we still have to talk to her about that guy from the pawn shop , rudge , and if he was involved in morgan 's death somehow . jason : we need to talk to her . sam : i ... i know we need to talk to her , but it 's already past 1 : 00 . jason : okay , well , so , probably at home . and if she 's not answering the phone , then -- sam : which is not like her . jason : then we should probably go check on her . sam : oh . jason : what do you say , we go now ? sam : yes , when you 're right , you 're right . jason : i 'm right . let 's go . [ scene_break ] [ knocking on door ] elizabeth : do you know what time it is ? franco : i need to talk to you . elizabeth : [ sighs ] franco : happy new year . i waited until now 'cause i was hoping the boys would be asleep and you and i could talk . elizabeth : it 's okay , franco . i get it . franco : what do you get ? elizabeth : i get why you 're here . what i do n't understand is what happened at the police station after you were questioned . that knife the police have , the one used to kill tom baker -- franco : the opinel . elizabeth : yeah , the one that artists use . franco : like me . elizabeth : right . so i just need to know , was that knife yours ? franco : yes . [ scene_break ] carly : wait , wait , wait . wait , sonny . sonny : oh , no , no , no . what do you mean ? carly : i ca n't . sonny : why ? carly : i ca n't do this . sonny : what ? what 's wrong ? carly : i got to go . i got to go . sonny : do n't start the new year by running away from it . carly : i never should have come here , sonny . sonny : but you did -- why ? carly : i do n't know . i was trying to rationalize it . i mean , life 's short and there are no promises . and if tomorrow i get hit by a bus , i 'd regret not spending my last night with you . sonny : makes sense . carly : no , it does n't because the odds are i 'm not going to get hit by a bus , sonny . i 'm not . i 'm going to live tomorrow . and i 'm going to live years after tomorrow . and you are who you area and nothing 's changed , right ? your business is still your business , and i ca n't risk losing someone else i love . sonny : i accept that nothing 's changed . i accept that tomorrow morning you can leave . but i want you to stay . [ scene_break ] franco : i think that the murder weapon is mine . elizabeth : oh , my god . if you do n't know , just say so . franco : okay , look , i have an opinel a lot like the one that dante was holding in an evidence bag , so after i left the police station , i went back to my studio to look for my knife , and it was n't there . so chances are ... elizabeth : franco . franco : ... that tom must have grabbed it when he took off . elizabeth : you mean escaped ? franco : no , i 'd already let him go . you can not escape if you 've already been released . my point is that tom bolted with my knife , and then somehow , somewhere , someone must have killed him . the thing is , i 've been using that knife a lot lately . elizabeth : so your prints are all over it ? franco : yeah , and probably my dna . and the police have both my fingerprints and dna on file , so when they get the knife back from the lab , they 're gon na think that i did this . elizabeth : i do n't know why you 're telling me this . you should be talking to your father . franco : no , no , i do n't care about that . look , i do n't care about my defense . i do n't care about anything . the only thing that matters to me , elizabeth , is you . i told you that i did not kill tom baker . did you believe me ? [ scene_break ] julian : alexis . hey . you got to get up and go to your bed . come on , you got to go to bed upstairs . hey . alexis . [ knocking on door ] sam : mom ? mom , it 's sam . open up . julian : hey , come on . sam : come on , i can see the light 's on . i know you 're in there . i just want to make sure you 're okay . julian : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] valentin : to my unexpected bride . thank you for asking me to marry you . nina : thank you for saying yes . have you ever been married before ? valentin : no . you 're my first . and my only , i hope . nina : i 've been married twice . first time , i was young and foolish . and the second time , i was just foolish . valentin : third time 's the charm . nina : i think we did the right thing . for ourselves and for charlotte . [ scene_break ] lulu : i took this picture the afternoon we took charlotte 's christmas present out to wyndemere . that was a disaster . dante : you gave her the same gift that someone else already gave her -- big deal . i mean , she 's probably playing with both bead sets and ca n't even tell them apart right now anyway . lulu : that 's the point -- i want her to -- [ sighs ] dante : what ? lulu : never mind . dante : tell me . lulu : no , i would . i would , but there 's nothing more to say . i have nothing new to say . i 've done nothing but talk and think about charlotte all night . why have n't you left me yet ? dante : because you 're very pretty . lulu : you have been so supportive and reassuring about our plans to win custody of charlotte -- there really is nothing else to say . except that we have to win in court . [ scene_break ] valentin : charlotte is gon na love having you as her mom . nina : lulu 's not gon na like that . valentin : oh , that worries you , does n't it ? nina : well , i mean , she 's not willing to have shared custody . she 's the one fighting , not you . she wants charlotte all to herself . she 's gon na lose . she deserves to lose . valentin : you know , if it 's all the same to you , i 'd really rather not spend our wedding night talking about lulu . nina : i agree . valentin : give me your hand . oh . this hand deserves a magnificent ring . it should be on this finger right now . nina : you 've forgotten , i 'm a fashion expert . and part of knowing fashion is knowing jewelry . and this ring is priceless . i 'm never letting it go . [ scene_break ] sam : i 'm gon na use my key ! here i come ! alexis : hi . jason : hey . hi . alexis : hi , jason . everything okay ? alexis : uh , it 's so late , guys . is this important ? sam : i know . alexis : can we talk about this in the morning ? sam : mom , i called . i called , i left messages . alexis : i - i was working . i silenced my phone . jason : okay . sam : well , we need to talk to you . alexis : okay . [ sighs ] is this important ? because -- jason : it 's important . alexis : all right , well , is somebody dead or bleeding or broken or on fire ? sam : mom ! we need to talk now . alexis : so , uh , what is this all about ? sam : well , look , i get that you 're busy prepping for your meeting with the bar association . and no one wants you to get the job more than i do . i 'm glad this is sitting here . [ chuckles ] three missed calls , mom . alexis : i 'm sorry . sam : three . alexis : sam , i 'm sorry i missed your call , but it 's a little hard for me to respond to phone calls that i do n't know existed . sam : you know what [ sighs ] it 's fine . i just wanted to make sure you were okay . alexis : i 'm okay . why would n't i be ? jason : uh , there 's a bit of a situation . could be serious . sam : yeah . mom , you have -- you have to be careful . alexis : okay , you 've got my attention . what 's the situation ? sam : well , there 's this guy that jason is -- have you been drinking ? [ scene_break ] sonny : carly . we -- we belong together . it 's not just me , right ? carly : nope . it 's not just you . sonny : then why do you want to leave if -- why ca n't we just reconnect ? carly : it 's happening so fast , sonny , you know that . sonny : i know you 've been through a lot , and i know that i 've put you and our family through a lot , but deep down ... you know that we belong together , right ? you know that deep down -- you know how much i love you . carly : i love you . sonny : what do you really want ? if you -- if you got rid of all your doubts and fears and the whole thing , okay , would you stay here with me ? or would you walk out that door ? carly : i want to stay with you . [ kiss ] [ scene_break ] franco : i did not kill tom baker . do you believe me ? it 's a yes or no question . elizabeth : honestly , franco , i do n't know what to believe . you told me you locked tom in a dog crate . franco : yes , i did . i told you all about that . do i get points for being honest about that ? elizabeth : not when you did n't see anything wrong with it at the time . franco : yeah , no , i did n't . and that 's the operative phrase there , `` at the time . `` elizabeth : and after you admit to something like that , am i supposed to believe that you would n't do something worse to tom later that same night ? franco : falsely imprisoning somebody -- that 's a far cry from murder . elizabeth : franco , you lured a man to your studio , and you trapped him there after you promised me you would n't go near him again . franco : you 're right , i did break that promise to you . elizabeth : and this was after you attacked him and threatened to kill tom in public . franco : okay , threatening somebody , that 's a very different thing from actually killing them . and , yeah , there was a time , not so long ago , when i was very capable of killing or hurting somebody like tom baker , and actually enjoying it , but i 'm not like that , elizabeth . i 'm not . i 'm just -- i 'm not that guy . elizabeth : really ? franco : really . something happened . after tom left , i had -- i had an experience . i had like a life - altering experience . and there 's just no way that the person who i am right now would hunt down tom baker and kill him . there 's just no way . elizabeth : okay , so what happened ? franco : what ? elizabeth : what was this life - altering experience that changed you forever ? franco : i told you that tom turned the tables on me , but i did not tell you what happened after that . [ scene_break ] lulu : it really worries me that charlotte is so fond of nina , and i 'm not just being jealous . dante : it 's okay to be jealous . it 's your little girl you 're talking about . lulu : charlotte was over the moon that nina was spending christmas at wyndemere . she looked at me like i was covered in warts . dante : [ chuckles ] lulu : so , yes , i 'm jealous . my own issue to work through , and i 'm going to , but what really concerns me is the bond between nina and valentin . she was going to bring him to maxie 's wedding after he had maxie kidnapped ! dante : yeah , i do n't know what she 's thinking . lulu : well , valentin told nina that he 's innocent , and nina chooses to believe him , which translates into ramming him down maxie 's throat . dante : maybe it 's a good thing that wedding did n't happen . would have been a nightmare for a lot of people . here 's to nathan trying to talk some sense into his sister . [ glasses clink ] lulu : i get the feeling that nina sees herself as some sort of mother figure to charlotte . dante : yeah , i got that impression as well . lulu : it 's more than just an impression . today , nina looked me straight in the eye and said , `` charlotte loves us . `` `` us , `` as in nina and valentin , as a couple , as a unit . dante : how did that come up ? lulu : nina stopped by to see maxie , which makes sense -- she 's gon na be her sister - in - law -- but she mentioned who her plus - one was going to be , and i reminded her that valentin is a murderer . dante : okay . how did charlotte come into the conversation ? lulu : i might have mentioned to nina that we were going for sole custody . and then she said what she said , and then we got into a fight . [ scene_break ] valentin : you know , now that we 've consummated the marriage ... nina : did we ever . valentin : ... there 's no backing out . there 's no annulment . nina : oh , no , really ? i 'm stuck with you forever ? wow . did i make a mistake ? another fine mess i 've gotten myself into . valentin : careful , i 'm gon na get you all sweaty . nina : oh , god , worse things have happened to me . valentin : unless you want to join me in the shower . come on . nina : i would , except you ... promised that we 'd go out and celebrate our wedding and celebrate new year 's . i 'm holding you to it . [ scene_break ] franco : it may sound a little crazy , but i think getting knocked out and locked in a dog crate actually did me good . elizabeth : yeah , i do n't understand . franco : [ sighs ] well , when i was unconscious , i had these dreams -- visions , really -- of you . elizabeth : of me ? franco : yeah , of course , of you . you and sam and even myself , we 're all kind of hovering over the cage , talking to me . elizabeth : and what were we all saying ? franco : ahh . what i really needed to hear . which is that [ sighs ] i have to come to terms with who i 've been since the tumor was removed . and the good news is that all of the terrible parts of me really are gone . i 'm not awful . i 'm -- i 'm not a monster . elizabeth : no , you 're not . franco : but i 'm not a particularly good person . elizabeth : well , if we 're being honest , no , not always . franco : all right . but we can agree that i 'm not half as good as i think i am . so what happened was that i decided that i should be better . and i want to be better because of you . i need for you to know how i feel about you , elizabeth . elizabeth : i already know . franco : what do you know ? elizabeth : i know you love me . [ scene_break ] alexis : yes , i was drinking . sam : mom . alexis : it 's new year 's eve , sam . actually it 's new year 's day . thank god . i know i made a pact with you , but i 've had a crap year . sam : yeah , i know . alexis : i lost my law license , my husband tried to kill me , my life is a trash fire . so , yeah , i was drinking . sam : mom , i -- alexis : actually , i got hammered , and i slept really , really great , which makes me really , really happy . so , um , i 'm sorry i did n't hear your messages . sam : it 's okay . alexis : it was a one - time thing , but on this night , i felt entitled . you satisfied ? sam : yes , i 'm satisfied . i was worried about you . i 'm sorry . glad that you 're fine . alexis : and i appreciate that . usually . so , what is this situation about ? sam : jason . jason : do you know a man named winston rudge ? alexis : do i ? [ sighs ] jason : [ chuckles ] you do . he owns a pawn shop on van ness . sam : we know that he was here . alexis : how do you know that ? sam : he 'll explain that in a second . jason : this guy ? alexis : oh , yeah . yeah , he was here . jason : what did he want ? alexis : he wanted to talk to your father . [ scene_break ] singer : it 's never too late to just walk away maybe we should hold our breath and pray can this be a dream ? i wo n't even blink baby , we should hold on just for tonight it 's never quite as easy in the morning , and we can just ignore the sun 's warnings just for tonight [ scene_break ] lulu : then felicia and robin broke it up , and , uh , yep , pretty much covers it . dante : okay . uh ... you got to stay away from nina . lulu : how am i supposed to do that ? i am the matron - of - honor in her brother 's wedding . more importantly , we 're about to dive into a custody case over charlotte and that woman hovers over my daughter like a -- like a hand - that- rocks - the - cradle nanny from hell . dante : okay , that may very well be , but you have to be patient and careful . you ca n't get into another fight with nina . you ca n't even get into an argument with her . lulu : the odds are not great there . dante : okay , you know what , you got to make them great . 'cause all that stuff 's gon na make you look bad in court . lulu : how does my fighting with nina affect the custody case ? i 'm fighting valentin . nina 's not really a part of this at all . [ scene_break ] valentin : you 're very quiet . nina : suddenly have a lot to think about . starting with the gun that i found underneath your jacket . i was n't snooping , i was just cleaning up . valentin : i do n't advertise that i carry a gun . i 'm not secretive about it . i , uh , i 'm licensed to carry . this gun is registered in the state of new york , so it 's perfectly legal . nina : i do n't like guns . valentin : i do n't either . but sometimes they 're a necessity . nina : oh . wow , that sounds alarming . valentin : i have n't lived a blameless life . so i use that gun as a precaution . that 's what it is -- it 's a precaution . and i promise you one thing -- i will never allow you or charlotte to be put in harm 's way . nina : do you have to protect yourself in such a deadly manner ? valentin : i do n't let my guard down for anyone . except for you . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : at the police station , before we got interrupted , you said i was the woman you loved . i assume you meant it . franco : yeah . elizabeth : it all sort of got lost in the commotion with your dad coming in and then seeing dante with the murder weapon and ... but i had n't forgotten what you said . franco : i told the truth . i do love you . no , it 's okay , it 's okay . do n't . so i 'm gon na tell you what i learned when i was having conversations with the ghosts of franco past , present , and future . when someone feels about another person the way i feel about you , you do n't lie . and i 'm not gon na lie to you , certainly not about something that matters , right ? and i was n't lying about tom . i swear . [ sighs ] it 'd be really nice for me if right now you could tell me you believe me . [ scene_break ] alexis : rudge was here to see julian . he obviously thought we were still together and had n't split up , so i gave him his ava 's number and her address , and he said he already had it . and then he left . jason : how long was he here ? alexis : 5 , 10 , 15 -- i - i do n't know , he was very chatty . sam : well , what did he want to chat about ? alexis : i do n't remember . i was too annoyed to -- he said something about working with julian , not for him . so , what is this about ? jason : i had him followed . that 's why i knew he was here . alexis : and why did you have him followed ? sam : you know what , we do n't have all of the answers yet . and considering it 's late and you 're obviously really tired , we 'll -- we 'll just -- we 'll talk to you about this later . alexis : i think that 's a good idea . sam : okay . mom , if this guy rudge comes back , please do not let him in . alexis : okay . jason : and you call me . immediately . alexis : i will . sam : okay ? alexis : thank you . thank you for the warning . sam : of course . get some sleep . alexis : i will . i will . all right , guys . jason : happy new year . alexis : thank you , same to you . [ sighs ] what do you know about this -- this man rudge , and why was he in my house ? julian : alexis . [ sighs ] alexis : screw you . screw this . i do n't want to know . just keep him out of my house . julian : where are you going ? alexis : i 'm going to get some air . we seem to have run out . julian : okay , if you would just calm down , please . alexis : i 'm not gon na calm down , and i 'm not gon na let you feed me any more stories that are n't true . julian : do n't go out drinking . alexis : i 'm getting a car . and where that car takes me is none of your damn business . julian : if you would just hear me out , alexis . alexis : i 'm not gon na hear you ever again . all right , no more lies . whoever this man is , this rudge , just keep him the hell out of my house . [ scene_break ] carly : i never thought i 'd be here again . sonny : you know , i did n't think so either . you said we were moving too fast . what do you think now ? carly : uh , yeah . but i do n't really mind right now . sonny : i 'm glad you stayed 'cause it would have hurt me to be alone on new year 's eve . carly : mm . well , you owe michael a big thank you . sonny : really ? carly : mm - hmm . oh , especially sam . sonny : oh . did they say , `` sonny 's great `` ? [ both laugh ] carly : no , nobody said that . [ both laugh ] carly : no , they just made , you know , a few good points and ... told me to trust . they said something about , you know , our marriage and not throwing it away , but at that point , i just stopped listening . sonny : okay . well , i got two people i got to thank when i see them . carly : three . 'cause nelle is on your side , too . sonny : hey , carly . carly : hm ? sonny : there 's something i got to -- there 's something i got to tell you . and i 'm gon na tell you right now . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i believe you did n't kill tom . franco : you sure ? elizabeth : yeah , i 'm sure . it 's just -- franco : oh , it 's just -- right , ' course . all the other things i did to tom . all that stuff really bothers you still , right ? elizabeth : it 's a lot to process , that 's all . for you to have done something so extreme , to abduct a man and keep him locked in a dog cage and then turn around and say you 've changed , and you 're a better man who only wants to do good -- it 's just -- it 's a lot . franco : yeah , no , i get it . and you 're right , it is a lot . i mean , anyone can say that they 've changed , right ? people do that all the time , but to actually change , right , that takes time , that takes effort . i 'm just a little worried that i do n't have that kind of time . elizabeth : what do you mean ? franco : well , i 'm pretty sure i 'm gon na get charged for tom 's murder , and [ chuckles ] it 's ironic . ironic justice , is n't it ? i 'm gon na go down for this and be forced to actually pay for some of the crimes that i did commit . elizabeth : oh , franco , do n't say that . franco : ahh . the thing is , if that 's what happens , then no matter how much i strive to change , there 's a possibility that i wo n't get to be around you for any of the progress . now , back in the day , like last week , i would have tried to trick you and the boys into running off with me like a spur - of - the - moment vacation , and it was really just life on the lam . and i 'm not gon na do that stuff anymore . i 'm not gon na do stuff like that . it 's time to face reality . elizabeth : wow . franco : but the reality ... is scary for me , you know ? i face reality , that means i face the charges , and then i -- then i might lose the best thing that ever happened to me . [ scene_break ] lulu : nina may be offering valentin all sorts of emotional and moral support , and maybe she 'll testify for him at the hearing . so what ? nina is an outsider to this whole thing , and she always will be . dante : you said it . nina does n't matter . let 's get out of here . we 've welcomed in the new year . let 's go home and take a peek in at our son and remember we have something valentin does n't have . that 's very important to the judge . a family . lulu : aw . mwah . mm ! you always know what to say and do , and i love you for that . valentin : hello , dante . hello , lulu . i 'm gon na grab one last celebratory drink . you guys want to join us ? dante : nah , it 's cool . we were just on our way . let 's go . valentin : you sure ? 'cause we got news you 're gon na want to hear . [ scene_break ] sonny : you know i never pretended to be perfect , right ? carly : well , there were those few times that -- sorry , i 'm just kidding . sonny : when we lost morgan , i was -- i did n't know if i was coming or going . i could n't see through my own pain . i did n't want to . you know , i came to you , you turned me away . but i do n't blame you . at all for anything . i 'm just sorry that it was my actions that ... kept us apart . and we needed each other . carly : i 'm sorry . god , i 'm so sorry . i 'm so sorry i punished you . i mean , morgan would never want that . sonny : no , i do n't want you to be sorry . i do n't want you to be sorry for anything because it was a terrible time . and we -- we -- we said things and did things that we should n't have . carly : stop . because we 're here now . and we 're together . and that makes sense to me . [ scene_break ] sam : i could smell it on her breath . jason : i know , i know . and you do n't think this was a one - time thing . sam : do you ? she just got rid of julian , and he 's still causing problems . jason : you know , maybe rudge showing up there was some sort of message for julian . sam : oh , yeah ? how would that work ? jason : well , the only reason we know about the man is because curtis and i found that chinese take - out bag . sam : i know . and i ca n't believe the two of you went into that dumpster . that 's kind of disgusting . jason : yeah . i know . well , sometimes you have to do what you have to do . sam : yeah . jason : but that bag led us to the pawn shop , which led us to rudge . sam : who works with my father . jason : so you see where this is going , do n't you ? somehow , somewhere , julian is connected to morgan 's death . [ scene_break ] julian : rudge , it 's me again . look , we need to talk . call me back . fine . if you 're not gon na pick up ... [ text to rudge : `` we need to talk . my son - in - law and daughter were here and are suspicious . `` [ cell phone rings ] [ text from rudge : `` we know . `` ] [ scene_break ] bartender : what can i get you ? alexis : double vodka rocks . bartender : take it a little easy tonight . you almost got kicked out of here last time . alexis : you must have made a mistake . it was somebody else . the last time i was here was in november , and i may have had a little too much to drink , but i certainly did n't get kicked out of here . bartender : you stiffed me on the night of december 21st . you were drinking vodka . a lot of it . [ scene_break ] sonny : are you falling asleep ? carly : is that a problem ? sonny : not a problem at all . it 's just that you made it clear it was just for tonight . carly : i want to stay with you . sonny : and what about tomorrow ? carly : i love you . and i need you . and i see that now more than ever . it 's just , um -- it 's all undecided , okay ? sonny : all right . i 'll just be grateful for tonight . that we can be together . carly : me too . [ scene_break ] valentin : nina and i are married . dante : [ scoffs ] what ? dante : that 's absurd . valentin : ah , you 're sweet . no , i assure you it 's perfectly legal . lulu : how ? nina : how ? oh , well , we got to the church , and lucy had told us that j. and maxie 's wedding had been canceled . and it was so beautiful , there was a priest . valentin : i made a phone call , we got a marriage license , and here we are . nina : it was very spur of the moment . valentin : that 's a nice way to start the new year . nina : yeah , we wo n't forget our anniversary . valentin : and as happy as i am for me , i 'm twice as happy for charlotte . this is gon na do her a world of good . lulu : that 's why you did it . you tricked nina into marrying you to make yourself look good . nina : i 'm sorry , that 's insulting . i 'm actually the one who asked valentin to marry me . valentin : anyway , happy new year . nina : happy new year . [ scene_break ] sam : okay , well , it looks like julian was at least partly responsible for morgan 's death . i mean , he and this rudge guy . we 've got to figure out how they 're connected . hey . what are you thinking ? jason : well , if rudge told your mother that he was working with julian , how did he not know that they were divorced ? sam : i mean , even before the divorce , julian was staying at ava 's or he was in jail for months . jason : which means your mother 's story does n't add up . [ scene_break ] [ text from rudge : `` we understand the situation and will take care of it . `` ] julian : what does that mean ? what are you gon na do ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i know we 're in a challenging place right now . franco : wait , hold on a second , stop . i 'm not -- i 'm not giving up on us . i 'm not . and i 'm not resigning myself to go to prison for a crime i did n't commit . but i am saying that , until the police come up with another lead , maybe you and i , we should n't see each other until this is all over . elizabeth : are you sure ? franco : no . it 's just a guess . it 's my best guess . and i 'm not a praying man . but i 'm gon na pray that this is n't the end for us . and that somehow , some way the truth does come out about who killed tom . [ scene_break ] alexis : i do n't have any idea what you 're talking about . bartender : really ? you see this tree ? you would n't stop playing with it . tom : hey , there . we meet again . [ next_on ] alexis ( to diane ) : i have a confession to make . elizabeth ( to finn ) : are you taking zekenestrol ? franco ( to dr. obrecht ) : i did a lot more than just stalk tom baker . anna ( to andré ) : i 'm about to find out the truth , and you have to help me . nathan ( to maxie ) : this divorce is gon na happen one way or another . nina ( to valentin ) : what 's gon na happen when claudette comes back ?	franco goes to elizabeth 's to make sure she knows he did not kill tom , because he had an experience which changed him forever when he was locked up in the dog cage . he is now sure that he would never be able to kill anyone again , because of his great love for elizabeth . he is happy that she believes him . instead of asking her and her boys to run away with him , he 's now ready to face reality , but he hopes he wo n't lose her . he thinks elizabeth should stay away from him until the truth comes out about who actually killed tom .
courtney : is diego here ? lorenzo : not since we both found out i was his father . courtney : well , i was hoping he came here to talk to you . lorenzo : well , apparently he took your warning to heart and he 's staying as far away from me as possible . [ scene_break ] maria : you 're here . oh , do n't worry about me , diego . i probably look much worse than i feel . oh . diego : the doctor says you 'll recover . my `` sister `` is a very strong woman . maria : i guess i 've had to be . diego : why did n't you tell me that lorenzo alcazar was my father ? maria : oh -- oh , god . i -- i did n't see any good in it . diego : what about the rest ? maria : the rest ? diego : my mother . you lied about her , too , did n't you , maria ? or , should i say `` mom `` ? [ scene_break ] ric : what are you doing ? alexis : you 're going to make me lose my place . ric : mm - hmm . alexis : mm - hmm . ric : would that be such a bad thing ? alexis : mm - hmm , because i have appointments to keep , and i have to prepare for them . ric : all right . well , i realize how dedicated you are to your clients , so i spoke with your secretary and had her clear the next two weeks off your calendar . alexis : for what ? ric : well , i just thought you might like to join me -- on our honeymoon . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] carly : oh , god . ok , just give me a minute , ok ? i am so not -- i do n't mean to be rude . i was n't expecting you . sonny : i got a call from michael saying that you and leticia had high fevers , you were in bed , and he needed me to make him breakfast . carly : well , he lied again . sonny : ok , we got to do something about this . carly : maybe we need to do something about us , sonny . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : did you speak to brook lynn ? diego would probably be in touch with her . courtney : i came here first . lorenzo : i 'll ask lois to talk to brook lynn . courtney : diego is my responsibility . i prefer to handle this alone . lorenzo : then why did you come here ? courtney : it was a mistake . you know , diego barely knows you . hopefully it 'll stay that way . [ scene_break ] diego : i do n't understand . why did n't you tell me you were my mother ? maria : i could n't . i was too afraid . diego : afraid of -- of what ? maria , please , i have to know the truth . maria : i had an affair with lorenzo alcazar . i knew he was dangerous , but i did n't care . i was young , doing drugs . nothing mattered except the next good time . then i saw lorenzo get shot . i ran away , afraid for my life . nine months later , i gave birth to the most beautiful baby i had ever seen . diego : no , no , no , please do n't tell me that ! maria : you want the truth ? giving birth to you was the most important thing i ever did . diego : yeah . then why did you lie about me ? maria : i found out lorenzo was still alive . i was afraid he 'd take you away from me . diego : you 're my mother . how could he take me away ? maria : he had lawyers and money . i was an ex - drug user with nothing . i would n't have had a chance , if he even bothered to take me to court . diego : so it was easier to lie and call me your brother , right ? maria : it was n't because i did n't love you . it was because i loved you so much . diego : no -- maria : diego , i gave you the best life that i could . diego : up till you disappeared and had me moved around from foster home to foster home . maria : that was never what i wanted . when you were arrested for shoplifting , i went to pick you up and pay your fine . i never dreamed that i 'd be deported . i cried myself to sleep for months . diego : so did i . maria : diego , i 'm sorry . diego : you let me live a lie . that 's not how a mother acts . maria : i was saving money , living for the day when i could send for you . when i heard lorenzo was in port charles , i was afraid he 'd figure it out , that he 'd recognize a part of himself in you . diego : i used to spend hours , hours trying to figure out what my parents looked like . do you understand how stupid i feel ? huh ? knowing that my parents never existed ! maria : they were my parents , diego , your grandparents . and if they had lived to know you , they would have loved you as much as i love you . diego : oh , why should i believe you , of all people ? you lied to me about everything , everything ! jax : diego , you all right ? diego : leave me alone . jax : hey , hey , listen -- diego : what ? jax : slow down , ok ? do n't you think you 've been running long enough ? [ scene_break ] alexis : we ca n't go on a honeymoon . ric : why not ? alexis : because honeymoons are for people who have weddings . we got married in our jeans in the hospital , and i think our vows went something like , `` i 'm not sure this is going to work , good luck . `` ric : ok , ok . yeah , look , i realize that our marriage started out with that practical element , but i think that we 've , you know , explored other parameters since then . alexis : and it 's calmed me down , i think , do n't you ? ric : remarkably . alexis : the sex is good . ric : hmm . alexis : thanks . ric : all right , listen , will you do me one favor ? alexis : sure . ric : please just try to imagine , if you would , being on our honeymoon -- or , sabbatical , extended vacation , whatever you want to call it -- and the two of us are just lounging in the resort and exploring all those wonderful little things that you like so very much . hmm ? hmm ? alexis : ok . ric : what do you think ? this might be a good idea ? alexis : mm - hmm . ric : come on . alexis : ok , i 'll go . ric : yeah . alexis : two weeks -- two weeks is enough , you think ? ric : yeah , absolutely . alexis : all right . my daughter , remember ? kristina ? ric : oh , come on . yeah , i arranged for us to have a room right next door , with viola at the ready . she 'll be on the bunny slopes with kristina , and then we 're going to be , you know , going back to the room , enjoying each other -- alexis : did you say `` slopes `` ? ric : yeah . you know , they 're mountains with snow on them in aspen . it 's a whole ski trip that i put together . alexis : please do n't take this the wrong way , but i would rather stay home and regrout the bathroom tile . [ scene_break ] carly : well , michael has been seeing us together a lot lately during the holidays -- christmas , we spent new year 's eve together -- so obviously it 's inspired him to plot our reunion . sonny : you know what ? you 're right . we 've been giving him hope and , you know , we both know that our marriage is n't going to work . so what we got to do , we got to sit him down , make him understand that he ca n't keep -- michael : oh , hey , dad . thanks for coming . sonny : yeah , yeah . i had a feeling that your mom and leticia were n't sick at the same time . i 'm just curious why you told me they were . michael : is it possible that they got better really quick ? carly : not a chance . sonny : ok , can you sit over there for -- yeah , there you go . um -- you ever hear about the boy who cried `` wolf `` ? michael : sure . sonny : mm - hmm . michael : boy keeps saying that the wolf was coming to eat the sheep , but it 's a false alarm . then the wolf comes for real and no one believes him . sonny : mm - hmm . you see any connection between you and that story ? michael : well , we do n't own any sheep , and i never saw a wolf . carly : hey -- that is not what your father 's talking about , and you know it . michael : so what you 're saying is , do n't say people have a fever when they really do n't , because when they really get sick no one will believe me ? sonny : exactly . carly : mm - hmm . sonny : you see , when people lie , right , and they get caught , you know what happens ? michael : what ? sonny : nobody believes them the next time . carly : when people do n't trust one another because they 've lied , then they do n't have anything , because without trust you 've got nothing . sonny : i know that you 're sad because your mom and i are breaking up , and so are we . you got to believe that . but what happens is the more you keep pushing us to be together , it 's not going to change because our divorce is still going to happen . [ knock on door ] carly : hang on . sonny : who 's that ? steven : hey . carly : hey . steven : oh , wow . ok , see , that robe looks great . but it 's going to have to come off before we can work up a real sweat . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : diego and i do not know each other well . whether that changes will be our decision , not yours . courtney : you 're a professional criminal who only cares about himself . all you are going to bring to diego is more misery than he has already had . lorenzo : this is n't about diego , is it ? you still blame me for your miscarriage . courtney : you took me hostage and held me captive on your yacht . i jumped into freezing cold water to escape . yeah , i survived , but my child did n't . yeah , i blame you for that ! lorenzo : and because you chose to jump overboard , i 'm to blame ? i do n't deserve to be a father ? courtney : you deserve to be in prison ! lorenzo : i lost my niece , sage . she 's dead . do n't you think i have suffered enough ? courtney : all i am asking is for you to have the decency to stay away from diego . his life has n't been much to speak of so far , and having a father like you will only make it worse . [ scene_break ] jax : i know you 're angry . you have every right to be . nothing hurts worse than being lied to by the ones you love . diego : how would you know ? you probably have the perfect family . jax : well , i thought i did once . then it turned out i was wrong . my brother and father -- they laundered money for years through the family business and they did n't tell me about it because they knew that i 'd shut it down . well , when they got caught , we were all arrested , and i lost every dime i had . diego : well , you 're doing ok now . jax : well , i have a talent for making money . diego : are you trying to impress me or make me feel worse ? jax : no -- diego , the point i 'm trying to make is that i did n't think that i would ever speak to my father or brother again , but i did . now , even though they lied to me , i knew that they loved me . diego : yeah , well , you had a happy ending . it 's not going to be that way for me , jax . jax : well , with that kind of attitude , you 're probably right . diego : i do n't need this . jax : look , the beginning -- the first 17 years of your life you had no control over . but the ending , happy or not , that 's still up to you . diego : what am i supposed to do , huh ? tell mari -- tell my mother it 's ok she lied to me about everything ? jax : listen , your mother was younger than you are now when she had you , do you understand that ? and she was afraid of losing you to a powerful man , and so she made mistakes . that 's what makes us human . now , she deserves forgiveness , diego , from you , her son . [ scene_break ] eduardo : such a pretty face to be covered with bruises . is your nose broken ? maria : no . eduardo : good . there 's a bright side to everything . i 'm sorry for losing my temper , mi amor , but surely you understand the reasons . maria : oh , i understand that i 'm lucky our marriage will never happen . eduardo : you lied to me about who you are . i was nearly humiliated in front of my family . maria : you have a right to be angry , but not to beat me . eduardo : i apologized . it 's best now for us to forget about each other and move on . maria : i 'm not forgetting anything . you 're going to pay for what you did to me . eduardo : how much will it take to keep you quiet ? maria : oh , no . i 'm going to the police , eduardo . and when they ask me what happened , i 'm going to give them your name and tell them that you attacked me . huh ? eduardo : that would be a serious mistake . [ scene_break ] alexis : falling down in the snow has never quite appealed to me . ric : you wo n't know until you try . alexis : oh , i do n't want to . ric : alexis , you can have ski lessons . alexis : i do n't want to . ric : alexis , please , just humor me , ok ? this is our honeymoon . alexis : how about a honeymoon on a nice , hot beach with sunscreen and piña coladas ? please do n't subject me to frostbite and falling down a mountain with six - foot planks attached to my feet . ric : look , that 's only a small part of the activities on the mountain . alexis : i 'm full aware that there are plenty of activities on the mountain . you can go to the e.r . and then you can go get fit for a cast and -- ric : yeah , but -- i know that 's one way to look at it . see , i was looking at it more in terms of soaking in a hot tub privately , overlooking the snow- covered mountain . alexis : oh . well -- ric : yeah . yeah , see there 's a private sauna -- alexis : hmm . ric : indoors overlooking the rockies . hmm ? alexis : that does n't sound so bad . ric : look , look , look , look , look at this . all kinds of things . see ? alexis : oh -- oh . ric : it 's a private spa -- alexis : mm - hmm . ric : private steam -- alexis : ooh . ric : 32 different types of massage . alexis : oh . ric : you like that , right ? alexis : i do . ric : there 's shops . alexis : yeah . ric : there 's plenty of things to do -- nightclubs , all kinds of activity . do n't you want to just go up there and take a look at it , see what you think for yourself ? hmm ? please ? alexis : do i have to take one of those chairs that 's hanging by a wire ? ric : yeah , a chairlift . yes , you do . i 'll hold your hand the whole time . [ scene_break ] carly : look , steven , i 'm not quite ready to go running . so maybe if you want to go , you should go without me . steven : it 's totally ok . i 'll wait . sonny : you can run laps in the hall until we 're finished if you 'd like . carly : actually , you know , we 're almost done here , but can you just give us -- steven : absolutely . carly : we need a minute , ok ? hey , michael ? do you have any questions about what we just discussed ? michael : no , mom . sonny : how about i sweeten the deal here , ok ? you lay off the phony emergency calls and all that stuff , and i 'll take you and morgan to the island . michael : all right , dad ! sonny : ok , hold on . it 's got to be all right with your mother and stuff , right ? carly : it 's fine as long as you behave yourself . michael : i will , mom . i promise . sonny : all right , i will talk to you later , right ? michael : yes . sonny : ok . carly : thank you . michael : not an emergency call or anything . sonny : no , no . carly : yes . sonny : hey , you guys , do n't pull any muscles when you run . michael : i have to go tell leticia and morgan about the trip . carly : ok . sorry , just give me one second . i 'll change . steven : it 's fine . hey , carly ? carly : yeah ? steven : um -- with the kids away , this is a chance for us to do something special , just the two of us . carly : ooh . what do you mean by `` special `` ? steven : i mean it 's a chance to be alone , really alone . carly : ok , steven , i need to tell you a little something about myself . ok , the last -- hmm -- my history with men is that i get involved really quickly and i give way too much of myself away too fast , and i 'm not doing that anymore . i learned from my mistakes , so whatever 's happening between us and whenever we 're going and wherever we 're heading , it 's got to be at my pace or it ca n't be at all . ok ? [ scene_break ] john : hello , carly . carly : hello . john : can i help you with the packages ? carly : no , i 'm fine . i can handle them . john : if that 's what you want . you ok ? carly : yeah , i 'm fine . is there anything else ? john : i heard that you wound up with sonny on new year 's eve . carly : oh , you heard ? john : yeah , steven mentioned it . he said that michael got you guys together . carly : yeah , well , he 's having a little bit of a difficult time with us splitting up and we 're handling it . john : oh , so you and sonny are n't thinking about getting back together again ? carly : no . john : that 's good . carly : you know , john ? let me give you a little bit of advice here , ok ? gloating over your daughter 's divorce is not going to win you points with her . [ scene_break ] courtney : brook . brook lynn : hey . courtney : hey . brook lynn : have you heard from diego at all ? courtney : i was actually hoping he was with you . come in . brook lynn : thanks . courtney : so , what happened after he left the metro court ? brook lynn : he went to go see maria . courtney : what did she tell him ? brook lynn : nothing that i know of . last night i saw she was unconscious . i mean , we sat outside of her room talking in the hallway for , like , a few hours , but then my ma called on my cell , right ? so i had to go , but he said he was going to stay . and when i went back this morning , he was n't there . courtney : well , did you ever speak to maria ? brook lynn : that 's diego 's problem to solve . you know , he does n't understand why she lied to him . and he does n't understand why you lied to him , either . courtney : well , that 's easy . i just -- i hate lorenzo alcazar and i thought that it would be better if diego never knew the truth . brook lynn : no offense , but that 's not really your call to make . courtney : you 're right . brook lynn : i mean , who cares if you do n't like diego 's father , right ? that does n't mean diego should n't . and maybe you were wrong about mr. alcazar . i mean , i 'm finding i was , so -- courtney : all right , look , there 's no chance you 're seeing lorenzo alcazar in a new light because you found out he 's related to diego ? brook lynn : but maybe i 'm just willing to see him for the person that he is , you know ? i do n't know why you hate him , but whatever he does , you 're going to see it as some twisted , mixed - up thing , which i used to do , but i ca n't because it 's not fair to diego anymore . maybe you should give mr. alcazar the benefit of the doubt . [ scene_break ] maria : come any closer , i 'll call for the nurse . eduardo : go ahead , and call the doctor , too , because you 're going to need them both -- when the brakes go out on your car , or when you slip on the ice and crack your skull wide open . maria : the nurse will be here any second . maria : you let me -- eduardo : before i let you put me in jail , huh ? maria : let me go ! get your hands off of me ! diego : stop ! stop ! all right , old man ! nurse : enough ! let him up ! [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey , steven ? steven : hey , what 's up ? elizabeth : i need to talk to you . steven : ooh , this sounds serious . is everything -- ? elizabeth : when did you become lorenzo alcazar 's doctor ? steven : i did n't . you looked through my files . elizabeth : no -- steven : yes . elizabeth : no , i went to your office to see if you wanted to have lunch with me and his medical records are just sitting on your desk . steven : ok , listen , i just wanted to learn more about this guy . no , do n't -- what , how many times he 's been shot , what his overall health is -- elizabeth : why ? why ? why , because you 're competing with him for carly ? come on , steven , the guy 's obsessed with her and he 's the type that does n't play fair . steven : warning received . i 'm going to put his file away and i 'll never look at it again . elizabeth : ok , but you -- i think you need to do a little more here , steven . listen -- ok , just listen to me . steven : do n't , do n't . elizabeth : angela kellogg is a really nice girl . steven : angela kellogg ? elizabeth : she wants to go out with you . why ca n't you just give her a call and stop chasing around married women ? steven : `` married women . `` she 's getting a divorce . sonny and carly are getting divorced . elizabeth : trust me -- not for long . steven : i so appreciate your concern . i love it . but i know what i 'm doing and i 'm not going to get hurt . [ scene_break ] sonny : looks good -- fair to me , fair to carly . jordan : well , that 's how i thought you 'd want it . have you had a chance to look over the custody agreement for kristina ? sonny : yeah . jordan : oh . sonny : it 's already signed . jordan : thank you . sonny : and this is for you . jordan : oh , i do n't accept gratuities , sonny . my fees are high enough . sonny : oh , no , no , it 's not money . just look inside . jordan : a roundtrip ticket to puerto rico and then some island i 've never heard of . sonny : sorry about the commercial flight . see , my jet 's being renovated . jordan : so what 's the deal ? do you want me to go down there and meet people on your behalf ? sonny : well , my island 's got a hotel and casino . remember i told you that i 'm taking the kids all on vacation ? jordan : yeah . sonny : well , i 'd just like you to join us . jordan : oh . [ scene_break ] carly : hi . alexis : hello . carly : i 'm sorry . sorry , sorry , sorry . thanks . alexis : shopping therapy ? carly : yeah -- well , not really , actually . sonny 's taking the boys to the island . they needed a lot of things . alexis : carly -- carly : yeah ? alexis : nothing . good luck . carly : alexis , was there something you wanted to say to me ? alexis : does it ever bother you ? carly : what ? what ? alexis : that sonny 's taking your children on vacation ? do you ever worry that you 'll never see them again ? carly : no , i never worry that sonny is going to steal our children . alexis : unless he disapproves of what you 're doing or with whom you 're doing it . carly : alexis , do you remember what prompted you to tell me that sonny was kristina 's father in the first place ? alexis : we thought we were going to die . carly : and in the face of death , i was comforted by the knowledge that my children would be taken care of by a devoted father and you did n't feel the same way about ned or the quartermaines . and you regretted not telling sonny that he was kristina 's father . alexis : it was a desperate moment and i forgot in that moment that where sonny goes , bullets fly and cars explode . carly : ok , now we 're talking about security . i thought you were concerned with whether or not he would take your child . alexis : everyone in sonny 's life is exposed to danger and maybe you can live with that . i ca n't . carly : well , alexis , maybe you should 've considered that before you got pregnant with sonny 's child . look , there 's danger everywhere and wringing your hands about it does n't help anybody . alexis : you 're right . i should n't have brought it up . carly : look , we all have fears , alexis , and what matters is how we deal with them . instead of spending all your time turning sonny into the bogeyman , maybe you should take a look at your own behavior . [ scene_break ] sonny : a good attorney , you know , just does n't write documents that stand up in court . they got to make sure that their client is not overwhelmed by their legal problems . jordan : by joining him and his children on his private island ? sonny : well , you know , every client 's different . jordan : oh , yes , well , i have to agree with you there . um -- but really , sonny , it would n't be prudent . sonny : well , give me a good reason why it would n't be prudent . jordan : well , we have a professional relationship and -- sonny : yes . jordan : lying next to you on the beach would definitely be crossing that line . sonny : oh , ok . so i will stay at the pool ; you can have the beach all to yourself . jordan : do n't your children want to spend time alone with you ? sonny : yeah , but , you know , i 'll be with them from the morning till the sun goes down , and then by that time everybody 's going to want a break , you know . jordan : and that 's me ? i 'm the break ? sonny : well , look , we can have some dinner , take a walk on the beach , take our shoes off , nice sand there . you know , i do n't see anything negative about that . do you ? jordan : i do n't want to be another alexis davis . sonny : oh . well , see , alexis ' problem was she was n't honest , so let 's just put the cards right on the table . ok , i like you , you 're a beautiful woman , and the fact that we 're friends is fantastic . but i 'm just saying that , you know , i 'd just have more fun if you were there . your turn . jordan : oh -- [ sonny laughs ] jordan : um -- i like you , too -- sonny : right . jordan : and i think that we would have fun . but i have a policy against dating my clients and now would be a terrible time to break that policy . sonny : you know , i 'm sure there 's a loophole in that `` policy `` -- [ jordan laughs ] sonny : and i will find it . [ scene_break ] eduardo : i demand to see the police commissioner . ofc . murphy : i 'll see if he 's available . mac ? mac : hmm ? ofc . murphy : someone here to see you . mac : mac scorpio . what can i do for you ? eduardo : this hoodlum attacked me . i want to press charges . diego : he was threatening my mother . he 's probably the one who beat her up . mac : any witnesses ? ofc . murphy : ms. sanchez says the kid 's innocent , but the head nurse had to pull him off mr. sandoval . mac : all right . officer murphy will take your statement . eduardo : yeah . ofc . murphy : right this way . mac : you get one phone call . [ scene_break ] [ phone rings ] lorenzo : yes . maria : lorenzo , it 's maria . diego knows i 'm his mother . lorenzo : how did he seem ? maria : oh , he was confused and hurt . he left and he came back , probably to talk . but eduardo was here , and he heard him threaten me . lorenzo : and what did he do ? maria : diego attacked eduardo , which is what he deserved . but eduardo had diego arrested for assault . please , lorenzo , help your son . [ scene_break ] alexis : hey , viola . viola : hi . alexis : is she sleeping ? viola : she should be up in about an hour . alexis : ok . listen , why do n't you go relax , then , and find something to do . viola : thanks . i can use it . alexis : good . viola : ok . alexis : thanks . what are these ? viola : they came by messenger . they 're all addressed to kristina . alexis : oh . hmm . alexis : oh , my god . he did it . ric : hey . alexis : do n't move . ric : what ? what , what ? oh -- ooh . ok , am i being propositioned or thanked ? alexis : thanked -- ric : really ? alexis : for now . thank you -- ric : you 're -- alexis : for changing the destination to the beach . thank you . ric : i -- oh , but i -- i did n't do that . alexis : she 's going to love it . she 's going to love this . you have really good taste ! ric : well -- alexis : this is cute . you picked this out ? ric : no . you know what ? i think there might be a little bit of a mistake here . i did buy kristina clothing , but it was for the -- it was for the ski trip , not the beach . alexis : all right , all right , you do n't have to do that . ric : alexis , i 'm serious . alexis : i ran into carly , and she said that sonny was taking michael and morgan on vacation to that godforsaken island . he wants to take kristina ! [ scene_break ] steven : you wanted to see me , john ? john : steven . yes . i 've got a job for you . steven : a job ? i thought you were suspended . john : this is personal . you remember the mary bishop case ? steven : sure . we found traces of d.n.a . in the pills that were used to kill mary bishop and they were a close match to sage alcazar , which led us to her uncle , who basically confessed . john : exactly . well , i never filed that report . i always thought i could use it against alcazar in the future . steven : and this has what to do with me ? john : the future is now . we 're going to take down lorenzo alcazar before he becomes a problem . [ scene_break ] courtney : help . carly : ok , i 'll try . what 's going on ? courtney : diego went after lorenzo with a gun at the masquerade party . i had to stop him from firing , so i had to tell him that lorenzo was his father . carly : well , i ran into lorenzo at the hospital . i knew that he had told diego the truth , but -- courtney : oh , did he mention that he does n't want anything to do with his father or me ? i mean , he blames me for lying , he blames alcazar -- carly : for everything ? yeah , for not caring enough to find out about the truth ? courtney : how did you know ? carly : well , i have been there with both of my parents at some time or another . courtney : oh , god , carly , i just wish i had listened to you and told diego in the first place . i mean , as it is , i have n't heard from him since the masquerade . i 'm just -- i 'm worried about him , carly . i 'm afraid he 's going to do something crazy . carly : ok , well , hey , have you ever considered that maybe having lorenzo as the father could be good for diego ? courtney : lorenzo is a vicious , cold -- ok , i 'm sorry , but being with lorenzo ca n't be good for anyone . carly : look , i know lorenzo can be a difficult man , but he does have the ability to care for another person . courtney : carly , please do not try and sell me on lorenzo as a parent . carly : i 'm not trying to sell you on him for -- as anything . all i am saying is that -- look , i think they could be good for each other . all right , he 's never going to hurt diego , and once they get used to the idea , i think that lorenzo and diego could connect as a family . [ scene_break ] sonny : you see , in my line of work -- what , you know , looks like a vacation sometimes turns out to be a business trip , and it 's always a good thing to have your attorney present at all times . jordan : ok . well , i 'm not going to bill you for the time that you wasted trying to convince me to go away with you . but in spite of that , it 's been a pleasure , as always . sonny : yeah . you know what ? give me -- in two minutes , you 'll see what i 'm talking about . jordan : yeah , about you thinking that you need an attorney on call , i appreciate your -- [ knock on door ] sonny : ha ! what 'd i tell you ? right under the wire . alexis : you can send baby toys and baby clothes every day for the next year , but you are not taking my daughter on vacation . [ scene_break ] jax : hey . diego : hey . thanks for coming . i know courtney is my guardian , but i do n't want to see her . jax : what happened ? diego : i went back to mar -- to my mother , and eduardo was there , threatening her . jax : so you beat him up ? diego : well , yeah , just like he did to maria . jax : so where 's eduardo now ? diego : i do n't know . he made a statement and left . he claims i attacked him for no reason . jax : oh . mac ? has anyone taken a statement from maria sanchez ? mac : she told the arresting officer that diego did n't do anything . but if you take a look at the other guy 's face , you 'll know that 's not true . jax : well , the other guy , you know , put maria in the hospital . mac : do you have any proof ? diego : maria told me herself . mac : that 's hearsay , diego . you 're going to have to come up with more than that . jax : well , we will , just not now . now , what do i owe you for bail ? lorenzo : that wo n't be necessary , mr. jacks . i 'm taking responsibility for my son . [ scene_break ] carly : lorenzo 's lost a lot of people in his life -- his first love , his brother , sage just a few months ago . having a son is going to mean something to him , courtney . he 's going to want to make it work and be good . courtney : i do n't think he 's capable of being a good father . carly : well , you 're wrong . he is a much better person than you think . courtney : carly , please tell me you 're not going to go back to him . carly : no , i 'm not . courtney : are you sure ? because the way you 're defending him , i mean , it just seems like -- carly : look , i am trying to deal with a divorce right now . the last thing i want to do is concentrate on that . it 's enough for me to handle right now , ok ? courtney : oh , god , i 'm sorry . i have n't been here for you . i mean , it just seemed like -- i do n't know , it seemed like you were handling the divorce ok , you know ? i mean , you supported sonny through the custody thing . you spent the holidays with him . you agreed to be kristina 's godmother . i -- carly : and it 's not something i wanted to do . but sonny -- we talked about it . look , it 's not kristina 's fault . courtney : what about you ? carly : i do n't know , what about me ? i want to scream at sonny sometimes . i just want to scream at him , but what good is it going to do ? he 's going to scream back at me , and he 'll call me a liar , i 'll call him a liar , and the truth is we 'll both be right . and we 'll still be in the same situation we 're in right now . we 'll still be getting divorced , and we will be furious at each other on top of it . besides , courtney , i do n't like myself when i 'm fighting with sonny . i do n't like hurting him . he does n't like hurting me , either . i do n't know , we 're just -- we 're trying to let go . it 's just hard because there 's a lot that we 're still tied to . courtney : i did n't realize . i mean , i -- i should 've known how hard this would be for you , how much you would miss him . carly : it 's ok . it 's getting better . [ scene_break ] steven : i 'm not interested in helping you settle any old scores , john . so if you 're going to go after alcazar , you 're going to do it yourself . john : you still consult with the pcpd ? steven : of course i do , on occasion . john : and that 's where i need your help . i ca n't use the evidence myself . i 've been holding on to it for too long . steven : ok , you 're assuming that i 'm going to do this for you because if i help you get alcazar , it 's going to give me a better chance with carly . john : steven , i do n't want you anywhere near my daughter . she 's coming out of a divorce . she needs to be alone . steven : and what if she was n't coming out of a divorce ? john : i would n't want you within 10 miles of her . steven : i do n't need your approval , john . i can see carly whenever i want . john : yeah ? you 'd be making a mistake . steven : i 'd be making a mistake ? i have seen how you intimidate people . i 've seen it enough , i know how you like to do it , and you 're not going to do it to me . you got nothing on me . john : what about rachel ? steven : do n't you dare bring her into this . john : have you been keeping track of her whereabouts ? well , i did n't think so , but i ca n't say i blame you . if i were in your shoes , i 'd be hiding from her , too . [ scene_break ] alexis : may i suggest to you how people act in a civilized society ? usually when they make a request of another person -- say , taking her daughter on a vacation -- sonny : she 's my daughter , too . alexis : and i 'm the custodial parent -- why would n't you even think to ask me if you could take her on vacation before sending her all those clothes ? sonny : because i wanted to surprise you . ric : well , sonny , from a legal standpoint , it could be misconstrued as being antagonistic . jordan : there 's nothing in the custody ruling that says that sonny ca n't buy his daughter clothing . but if you think that you can prove -- sonny : ok , wait , wait , wait . do you want me to ask , i 'll ask . may i -- may i take kristina to the island ? alexis : thank you . no . you ready to go ? sonny : see ? jordan : there 's also nothing in the custody agreement that says that sonny ca n't take his daughter on vacation . ric : well , considering that his island is outside of the united states , ms. baines , i think that makes the contract null and void . jordan : well , there is a clause that makes a stipulation for foreign travel . ric : oh -- alexis : who do you think you 're talking to ? do you think that we do n't know how to read a contract ? you can take your stipulations and you can -- ric : whoa , whoa , whoa , whoa , alexis -- shh . alexis : you are not taking my daughter to a gambling casino to use as a playground . sonny : she 'd be on the beach . she 'll be collecting shells , not chips . alexis : no , she wo n't . sonny : because you say so ? alexis : because my daughter has other obligations that prohibit her from going . sonny : bah . [ next_on ] diego : forget it . i do n't want anything from you . emily : relax . you do n't have to pretend to be nikolas when no one 's around . connor : that 's all right . i 'm starting to like being nikolas . sonny : what 's so important that i ca n't take my daughter to the beach ? alexis : she has an interview . sam : i think that this little princess needs a name .	ric and alexis plan on taking a ski vacation with kristina . alexis adamantly refuses to allow sonny to take kristina to his island for a vacation with michael and morgan . jordan turns down sonny 's invitation to go to the island with him and his children . diego confronts maria over the fact that she is his mother .
michael : at least i got the holding part right . you 're so amazing , josslyn . you 're so little and innocent . you stare at all of us with that same joy . no judgment . no clue as to what a screw - up your big brother is , what hell i 've put our family through . do n't worry . i 'm not going to screw up with you . you 're my baby sister , with this whole journey ahead of you . [ josslyn coos ] michael : i 'm going to make sure that you do it different , better , than i did . [ scene_break ] [ door closes ] sonny : this franco 's a whack job . needs to be handled . dominic : well , as far as i can understand , franco 's got jason locked in some kind of freaky mind game . he stole claudia 's body for leverage . he 's trying to get jason to acknowledge that he 's some kind of fellow artist or some crap like that -- sonny : jason made a mistake . he underestimated how far franco would take things . now , he 's running around half - crazed , trying to figure out what franco did with sam . that 's why i 'm turning to you . we have to handle the situation . we ca n't let franco call the shots . you ready to go to work ? [ scene_break ] lucky : hey . i already figured out from your call this is about what is still being referred to as claudia 's disappearance , which we both know -- jason : i want you to arrest me for claudia 's murder . [ scene_break ] [ click , squeak ] [ shutter clicks ] sam : let me out of here ! franco : you do n't have to yell . that mike could pick up a breath . can you hear me now ? sam : what 's that for ? franco : oh . that 's for you . [ shutter clicks ] [ scene_break ] dominic : i think you know i 'll do whatever you need , or you would n't have called me , right ? sonny : you 're right . we got off to a rocky start . i had my doubts about your ability to make a place for yourself in my organization . but you know what ? you proved me wrong . not only that , you saved my life , for good measure , and i 'm just -- i 'm glad you got my back , dominic . so , as things stand right now , the police -- the only way the police can handle claudia is as a missing person . but , if her body turns up , then that 's a game changer . they 'll trot in the forensics team with their high - tech tricks and all that . you know how much police love that . they may even have proof of who killed her . and that can never happen , okay ? so , we got to get claudia 's body back . dominic : any idea as to how ? sonny : yes . i 'm , uh , i 'm sending you out to find her . dominic : well , that 's a tall order , boss . i mean , claudia 's body could be anywhere . it 'd be good if i could call jason . he 's had contact with -- sonny : no , jason , jason -- all jason can think about right now is finding sam , and i do n't blame him . we ca n't wait . dominic : okay . that 's cool . i just want you to understand i 'm sort of flying blind here . sonny : i have no doubt that you can do the job . i trust you . [ scene_break ] michael : you lucked out . because i 'm so much older than you , i 'm not going to be living here while you 're growing up . you wo n't have to be caught up in my impulse control issues . but you 'll have morgan . he 's the big brother that you should look up to and want to be like . [ josslyn coos ] michael : i just hope that nothing i 've done , or already done , is going to make it harder for you . i feel so terrible . i have n't known you very long , but i love you very much . carly : i 'm sorry to interrupt . i heard what you said , and you 're wrong . josslyn could n't ask for a better big brother than you . michael : i killed my stepmother . i was escorted to my surprise birthday party by a cop who stopped me for drunk driving . the only reason lucky did n't throw me in the tank is because he thinks he can manipulate me into giving something away about what happened to claudia . the big cover - up , the big lie that you are all forced to live with because of what i did . carly : what you did , michael , is you protected your family . you took care of your little sister . i could n't do that . i could n't even move after i had her . claudia could have sailed out of that cabin , and i would have never seen josslyn again if it were n't for you . god , it kills me to see you have to carry around this burden of claudia 's death , and i hate how much it is affecting you . but you have to remember what happened that night . what you did was n't from malicious intent , okay ? you were just trying to protect your family . that 's it . and we 're going to get through this . we 're going to get through this . [ sniffles ] hey . [ scene_break ] lulu : hey . you up for some company ? ronnie : a visit from a beautiful woman , yeah . lulu : how are you feeling ? ronnie : [ sighs ] like what i almost was -- road kill . it helps seeing your pretty smile . lulu : wow . well , you definitely look a lot better . it was touch and go there for a while . ronnie : yeah , so i hear . doc says if you had n't gotten me to the e.r . as fast as you did , i 'd be a goner . thank you . my wife thanks you , my kids thank you . lulu : it 's the least i could do . [ ronnie groans ] lulu : can i ask what really happened ? ronnie : well , i forgot the first rule anybody 's mother ever teaches them -- look both ways before you cross the street . lulu : that car did n't even slow down . ronnie : my guess , we were both distracted . lulu : okay . being subtle is n't getting us anywhere , so i 'm just going to come right out and say it . why would franco want to kill you ? [ scene_break ] jason : i think you already know that i would n't come to you if i were n't desperate . sam is missing and i need you to help me find her . lucky : you say missing . why do you think so , as opposed to sam had plans she did n't tell you -- jason : well , 'cause her plans were with me . i was supposed to spend the evening with her . i get to her apartment , the jacuzzi 's on , the candles are lit , but sam 's not there . lucky : all right . any sign of forced entry ? jason : no . lucky : struggle ? jason : no . lucky : maybe she just got called away unexpectedly . jason : she would have called me . lucky : maybe she did n't have time -- jason : look , i do n't have time to go around and around , lucky . i know what i know . i 'm asking you , please , will you help me ? lucky : jason , why do you want me to arrest you ? jason : do you know franco ? lucky : yeah . i went to his show at the proett gallery . his thing is crime scenes -- jason : no , his thing is death . he 's obsessed with it . and now he 's obsessed with me . lucky : what are you talking about ? jason : lucky , it 's such a long story . i -- lucky : condensed version . jason : franco did n't come to port charles to do an art show . he came to meet me . he was following me for weeks before anyone knew that he was in town . look , i know that this sounds crazy , but it 's true . he thinks that we 're alike , and at first he wanted us to work together . now he wants to prove that he 's better than me . lucky : you 're right , that does sound fairly -- jason : look , i 've tried to ignore franco , but he 's not having it . he keeps raising the stakes . do you know that he approached carly at the christmas tree lot with josslyn ? lucky : did he threaten them ? jason : no , no . he 's too smart for that . i mean , carly did n't even know who the guy was . but the next day , i get a package with josslyn 's hat inside . lucky : well , another message -- jason : and now , sam 's disappeared . franco has her . i know it . lucky : well , it could appear that way . i 've had my suspicions about franco . we 've sort of been tracking him . jason : well , how ? lucky : the way joey limbo 's body was posed . there was a photograph at franco 's exhibit that matched the crime scene a little too closely to be written off as a coincidence . all right , look . let 's just say that i believe everything you just said and franco did grab sam . jason : right . lucky : how does arresting you get her back ? [ scene_break ] [ shutter clicks ] franco : love the flair . i wish we had more time to do some more set - ups . sam : what 's the hurry ? franco : well , i have another project . is it inappropriate to say that it might be my masterpiece ? i know , pretentious , not to say premature , given i have n't produced anything yet . but you are a start . sam : so this is an art project ? franco : absolutely . i 'm calling it `` bait , part one . `` sam : for jason . franco : all i asked was a little recognition . give me some love and i 'll leave town without a trace . but he refused , so now he has to choose . [ shutter clicks ] sam : choose what ? franco : that 's a good question . who besides you ? sam : i 'm the only bait you need . franco : no . need two . ca n't choose between one . sam : okay . why are you even going to make jason choose at all ? if he 's disrespected you so much , the hell with him . franco : yeah . well , you know , i could flip a coin -- [ slaps pants ] what do you suppose i 've done with my lucky quarter ? [ microphone whines ] [ no audio ] [ pounding ] [ scene_break ] [ door opens and closes ] jax : hey . carly : hey . jax : you 're here . carly : yep , i 'm here . jax : i thought you were gon na go to work and , you know , get back up to speed with everything that 's going on at work . carly : i changed my mind . jax : you care to share why ? carly : i walked in here earlier and michael was holding josslyn , and he was telling her in the tenderest way possible how he was n't going to be around to tarnish her when she grows up . jax : oh . carly : and then it hit me that -- he 's 18 . he 's legal . that kid can move out of here , and i ca n't do a damn thing about it . jax : [ sighs ] okay . carly : where does the time go ? i mean , what happened ? it seems like just yesterday michael was running around . he was a rambunctious little boy . and now that 's morgan . in the blink of an eye , he 's going to be a man . i ca n't miss that with josslyn . i ca n't , you know . times with our kids are so precious , and i -- i do n't want to waste any of it . i 'm not going to go . i 'm gon na stay home . jax : okay . well , i like that idea . tell you what i 'm going to do . i 'm going to race to work real quick , have a meeting , and then i 'm going to come right back and spend the rest of the night with my family . okay ? i love you . carly : i love you . [ sniffles ] [ scene_break ] jason : franco 's been a step ahead of me from the beginning , which means he 's had all the power , and i got to find some way to gain the advantage . i got to throw something at franco that he does n't expect . and if i 'm locked up for claudia 's murder , sam does him no good . lucky : and he 's just going to let her go , just like that ? that 's not the impression i get with this guy . jason : lucky , i have no -- i have no idea what to do anymore . i got ta do something . if he thinks i 'm off the streets , maybe he 'll let his guard down and show himself . look , i have -- i have no right to ask you to put your job on the line . lucky : but you want me to make a big flashy scene of bringing you in and then let you slip out the back door ? is that it ? jason : franco would n't see it coming . please . it 's all i 've got . lucky : mayor floyd 's been riding my ass about wrapping up claudia 's case . and you know what ? i 'm about to make his day . [ scene_break ] [ johnny gasps ] olivia : hey . hey , come here . come here , baby . come here . it 's okay . it was just a bad dream . johnny : bad dreams end . olivia : you want to tell me what that means ? honey , i 'm worried about you . you were out half of the night . you came in , you collapsed on the couch , and now you 're screaming out in your sleep . what 's going on ? johnny : i was dreaming about claudia . she was begging me to find her , find the body . [ scene_break ] dominic : you know , if jason 's right and this is all about leverage , franco has no motive to dump claudia 's body with the cops . sonny : well , you 're acting as though franco acted in a logical way . dominic : well , do n't we have to do that ? step out the logical process of the baseline of behavior , then run off any possible tangents from there ? sonny : you have a unique way of breaking things down . but i like it . that 's what i was talking about earlier . it 's a great quality to have . dominic : well , look , before franco can do anything , he 's got to get claudia 's body to a safe place . that means off the beaten path , probably somewhere damn cold . sonny : freezer unit ? dominic : yeah . i mean , maybe we can really use spinelli 's help for something like this . sonny : no , no , spinelli -- he 's with jason . i do n't want him distracted -- michael : hey , dad . sonny : hey , buddy , can you knock next time ? how much did you just hear ? michael : why ? [ scene_break ] mac : why ca n't the mayor hold his self - serving press conference in his own office ? desk sergeant : he says there 's no space . mac : oh , good point . his big inflated ego will suck up all the room . here we go . mayor floyd : ladies and gentlemen , may i have your attention , please ? thank you . i 've asked you here to make a major announcement . this is a day the good citizens of port charles have anticipated in vain for far too long -- the day where i make good on my pledge to restore law and order , and , yes , civility to the streets of our fair city . jason morgan , number - one enforcer for the corinthos organization , a cold - blooded killer , who has thus far eluded prosecution , is finally going to be made to answer for his crimes . at least one of them . jason morgan has just been arrested for the murder of claudia corinthos . and here they come . ladies and gentlemen , detective lucky spencer , a grateful city offers you its thanks . nice work , detective . [ scene_break ] sonny : dominic , go ahead and get started on what we talked about . michael : no , i want to know what you were talking about . sonny : go ahead , just go , dominic . michael : dad , i know you 're pissed at me for drinking and driving . i actually came over here to apologize . but you already took away my car . you do n't have to punish me by throwing it in my face that you trust dominic more than me . sonny : that 's not what i 'm doing , michael . michael : then tell me what you were talking about . sonny : i ca n't , because it 's business . you know that . michael : then say it . i can handle it . did n't i prove myself when i got rid of claudia ? sonny : okay . listen to me . if i have to tell you a thousand times , i 'm going to tell you . you should not have been the one to kill claudia . and do n't think you 're gon na come into my business or be like me , 'cause that 's not gon na happen . michael : dad , it 's -- sonny : no , no , no . hold on . [ ring ] sonny : i 'm sorry , okay ? i got ta take this . [ ring ] sonny : yeah ? [ sighs ] all right , thanks for letting me know . michael : who was it ? sonny : um , it was a source at the police station . jason 's been arrested for claudia 's murder . michael : no , no , he ca n't do that . [ scene_break ] olivia : honey , those are just dreams . your sister 's not calling out to you from beyond the grave . johnny : well , she does n't have a grave . i know who took her . it 's this artist , this franco guy . olivia : i was there , i was at his show opening night , and i saw a lot of sick , disturbing images . but digging up somebody 's body , that 's just insane . johnny : okay , but claudia , her body 's just a means to an end for this guy . he 's using it to manipulate jason . olivia : yeah , you said that before when you told me at jake 's , but i do n't understand . the whole thing is just too sick and twisted . johnny : yeah , it 's a game . it 's a game between franco and jason to -- i do n't know what . and jason does n't even understand what the hell 's going on . and my sister 's body , my sister is just a freakin ' pawn in the whole thing . [ scene_break ] carly : marty , everything will be fine . you 've been working for me for a long time . i 'm not worried . you get to be my eyes and ears at the hotel . and ultimately responsible if anything goes wrong . ha ha . i 'm just kidding . calm down . you 're going to be fine , and you 'll love your next paycheck . okay . bye . [ josslyn cooing ] [ rattling on baby monitor ] [ static ] [ franco humming ] [ scene_break ] lulu : hey . dominic : hey . lulu : you here to see ronnie ? dominic : yeah . yeah , you ? lulu : mm - hmm . i just left his room . dominic : and ? lulu : he 's awake . dominic : okay ? lulu : okay , what ? dominic : look , lulu , i know you well enough to know that you were in there trying to get information about this hit and run . lulu : yeah , i asked him why franco would want him killed , if that 's what really happened . dominic : and what did he say ? lulu : the same thing he 's always said , that he should have been more careful crossing the street . why ? you do n't believe him ? dominic : will you remind me again what you said you saw that night ? lulu : not much . i turned a corner and ronnie was flying over the hood of a black sports car that was not even slowing down . i mean , it seemed deliberate to me , but who knows ? dominic : so ronnie gets mowed down , and franco shows up in his room and leaves his signature tag on a respirator . no way this hit and run is anything but deliberate . [ scene_break ] johnny : i do get it . i know that her body 's just housing , in that whatever made claudia claudia is gone . her spirit is gone and it ca n't be affected by anything that 's going on here . but the idea that some guy has her , that it 's this guy who turns death into art , it -- olivia : i know , it 's too horrible . johnny : what the hell does he want with her , anyway ? i mean , what is he going to do ? how far is he gon na go to rattle jason 's cage ? it just turns my stomach to think that -- [ sighs ] i 'm going to find him , i 'm going to find her , and i 'm going to bring her back , and i 'm going to give her a proper burial , where any so - called artists or none of these goons of sonny 's can find her and dig her up and use her for whatever perverted purposes they want . olivia : have you thought maybe you ought to go to the police about this ? johnny : no , i need to do this alone . olivia : okay , i get that . but where are you even gon na start ? i 'm assuming that you do n't know anything about this franco character . johnny : i do n't , but i 'm gon na learn . he 's been leaving his calling card all over town for jason , and i 'm going to find out exactly where that leads . [ scene_break ] mayor floyd : jason morgan has terrorized this city for years , but today his reign ends , as a direct result of the policies i 've put in place . i promised the citizens of port charles a victory over organized crime , and i delivered . thank you for coming . that 's all , ladies and gentlemen . thank you . carl , thank you . thank you , thanks . congratulations , commissioner . your department has finally lived up to my expectations . mac : uh , listen , if you 've sufficiently milked this , perhaps we could all get back to work . mayor floyd : ha ha ! you should be smiling , commissioner . this is a great day for law enforcement . [ scene_break ] lucky : i can always count on mayor floyd to be as predictable as night follows day . there . jason : mayor floyd has an ego . lucky : yeah , well , it worked for us . his bloated ego played right into our hands . floyd did n't even bother making sure you had in fact been arrested . he just called a press conference so he could break his own arm patting himself on the back . that speech is going to get major media . everyone will think you 're in jail , and i did n't even have to lie or file a false arrest report . jason : look , i do n't want this coming back on you . lucky : how is it my fault if the mayor 's office jumped the gun , you know ? and besides , as much as i hate it , you managed to beat most of the charges brought against you anyway . so , it 's just going to look like more of the same . the bigger issue is that i have reason to believe that sam 's been abducted and i 'm doing nothing about it . jason : please , lucky , no cops . this guy is not afraid to kill . it 's just business to him . lucky : okay . but you got ta keep me informed . and if there 's anything i can do to help sam get back safely , just let me know . jason : thanks . [ scene_break ] michael : this is my fault . sonny : you have to stop saying that , michael . michael : but it 's true . i 've been shooting my mouth off ever since i killed claudia , coming close to blurting out what really happened . obviously , i fed into every single suspicion that lucky had . sonny : this is nothing new for jason . the cops drag him downtown , arrest him when the power goes out in this town . and just like every other time , they got nothin ' . it 's just something that makes them feel good . mayor floyd can get a photo op . michael : i ca n't let jason take the rap for what i did . i -- sonny : wait a minute , no ! you 're not -- you 're not confessing , because that 's the last thing jason would want . it 's like spitting in his face . michael : but dad , jason -- sonny : but nothing ! listen , son , okay ? you 're always telling me that you 're not a kid . it 's time to prove that and man up . you have to stop letting your emotions get the better of you and just let this whole thing play out . [ michael sighs ] [ scene_break ] franco : i 've had it with the police in this town . why the hell are they arresting jason morgan ? he has n't killed anyone . lately . at least not anyone worth remembering . and meanwhile , i 'm kidnapping women right and left and no one cares . carly : uhh ! help ! help ! franco : help ! now that we got that out of the way . carly : you know , if you 're trying to lure jason here , it 's not gon na work . he 's in jail . franco : [ chuckles ] yeah , pretty convenient , if you ask me . think he got himself arrested on purpose ? carly : you know , i 'm sorry that jason ca n't come play with you , but there 's no sense in holding me . franco : why , sure there is . all we have to do is get him released . carly : so how do you plan on doing that ? franco : hmm . me ? you 're his ticket to ride . carly : i do n't have any pull with the cops . franco : [ laughs ] well , you underestimate yourself . all you have to do is tell them that jason did n't kill sonny 's wife . that it was your son , michael . carly : no . franco : no ? carly : no ! franco : no , he did n't do it , or no , you wo n't say ? you will do what i like . [ scene_break ] mac : interesting day . lucky : how so ? mac : big news . jason morgan arrested for claudia 's murder . our illustrious mayor calls a press conference , pontificates about how he practically single- handedly restored law and order in the streets of port charles . i mean , it does n't matter that jason 's just a ripple in the ocean , but the fascinating thing is , there 's no record of this groundbreaking arrest . and jason , well , jason 's nowhere to be found . lucky : well , after questioning him , i realized we did n't have sufficient evidence to take it through the booking process , so , i guess mayor floyd just got a little carried away . mac : i can see you 're amused , lucky . and , you know , i appreciate a good laugh as much as the next guy , especially when it comes at that windbag 's expense . what are you doing ? lucky : just a favor for a friend . mac : must be a week of favors for you . lucky : i 'm sorry ? mac : you called one in for , uh , records from nypd . preliminary reports on a murder in tribeca 2003 and a tagger busted a half a block away . what 's the connection ? lucky : as soon as i 'm sure there is one , i 'll tell you . mac : no nasty surprises . lucky : i hear you . [ scene_break ] dominic : there . lulu : thank you . you know , it is possible that franco hit ronnie by accident and then came to the hospital to see if he was okay . dominic : and he felt the irresistible urge to tag some hospital equipment before he left ? lulu : well , when you put it that way -- why ? well , what do you think really happened , then ? dominic : something i do n't like , like ronnie and franco are connected somehow , that this whole thing has been connected all along and i just did n't see it . lulu : how so ? dominic : it 's the tagging . it 's deliberate , it 's calculated , it 's all the same . and i was so green on that first murder scene back in ' 03 . i looked at the tagger bust as more of a distraction than anything else . ronnie told me not to make a big deal out of it , to slap him with a misdemeanor and boot him out . lulu : wait , ronnie worked franco 's case ? dominic : that 's just it . there was no case . i wrote up a citation and let him go . i missed what was right in front of me and i let a serial killer walk . [ scene_break ] johnny : franco started out as a wall tagger . a few months ago , this graffiti started popping up all over town , this co77x . that 's his -- calling card , i guess . so i 'm gon na check every building , every basement , every wall . olivia : yeah , but , honey , sonny is gon na have a whole army of people out there doing the exact same thing -- johnny : i have to find my sister 's body . her whole life , claudia was used , exploited , tossed aside , and i 'm not gon na let that happen to her in death . so , yeah , i 'm gon na find her body if it 's the last thing i do . [ scene_break ] sonny : i know how you feel , son . i mean , sometimes one of the hardest things we ever have to do is sit tight while someone we love is on the line . but then again , sometimes it 's the only course of action . michael : covering up what i did was one thing , but letting jason take the rap for what i did is something else . i should be the one arrested , not him . sonny : listen to me . listen to me . jason knows what he 's doing . he knows how to act in these situations . he knows he has to keep his mouth shut . he knows not to panic . sometimes , you know , we have to mobilize our resources . what you need to do is trust your father right now . okay ? because this is my world , and i know how to live in it . can you do that ? michael : okay . sonny : you swear you 're not gon na say anything to anybody ? michael : i swear . sonny : okay . um , i 'll give you a lift somewhere . michael : where are you going ? sonny : i 'm gon na get jason released . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] franco : you 're willing to let your best friend rot in jail to protect your son . wow . it 's a good thing for jason i 'm not giving you the choice . carly : what are you gon na do ? franco : me ? i 'm gon na curl up in bed , pull the covers over my head , and refuse to come out . carly : feeling neglected . you poor baby . franco : ah , humble artist in town to meet his equal . no malice in my heart . i 'm just out for glory . i reached out to jason and he bit the hand that would gladly feed him . carly : what does this have to do with my son ? franco : sonny jr. is a means to an end . as are you . carly : okay , i 'll help you . michael does n't have to be a part of this . franco : no , you had your chance . fortunately , i do n't need you . claudia 's body is my hole card , so to speak . carly : well , that only proves that she 's dead . franco : ah , well , not if you add the photos i have of michael kneeling over the corpse he 'd bashed straight to hell . more than enough for even the inept pcpd to let jason go . carly : okay , all right . what if i can get him out another way ? what if i can get him out another way ? michael does n't have to be a part of this . franco : [ chuckles ] who do i have to screw to get off this movie ? ! carly : i can make this happen . franco : right . okay , so , i just let you go , and then you go down to the police station , and then , presto , morgan the magnificent is on his way . carly : jason is gon na find you . franco : you 're damn right he will . and when he does , we 'll be waiting . [ scene_break ] dominic : hey . what 's going on ? ronnie : what 's up , pally ? what , no coffee and doughnuts ? i was a lot kinder to you when you were stuck in here . dominic : yeah , well , you 're on a liquid diet . doctor 's orders . ronnie : yeah , well , maybe you could bend the rules . dominic : that would be your specialty , would n't it , ronnie ? ronnie : what are you talking about ? dominic : i busted franco for tagging half a block from a murder scene back in ' 03 . my good buddy and mentor -- that would be you -- took charge of that bust . he said it was a misdemeanor , that it was n't worth the time when there were all these other crimes that needed to be solved . you know , i did n't see it then , ronnie , but it 's becoming real clear to me now . you were covering for franco . you need to tell me why . [ scene_break ] sonny : officer spencer ? desk sergeant : he 'll be back in a minute . you can wait at his desk . [ scene_break ] jax : are we trying to triple the heating bill ? carly ? [ josslyn crying over monitor ] jax : daddy 's here . [ josslyn fussing ] jax : hey . hey . it 's okay . come here . come here . it 's okay . [ scene_break ] [ beeping ] carly : jason , look out ! he 's waiting for you ! franco : yoo - hoo .	carly assures michael that he 's a good and protective brother for josslyn . sam wakes up in a cell to find franco photographing her . lucky pretends to arrest jason for claudia 's murder in order to save sam . he then sets jason free due to insufficient evidence . mac shares an arrest folder with lucky on the graffiti artist ( franco ) arrested by dante / dom a few years earlier . sonny tells dante / dom to find claudia 's body . when michael hears that jason was arrested for claudia 's murder , he wants to confess but sonny talks him out of it . johnny is haunted by dreams of claudia . dante / dom realizes that ronnie talked him into letting franco go a few years back . he plans to ask ronnie what the story is . carly finds franco in josslyn 's nursery . the artist then takes carly to his studio , insisting she reports michael as claudia 's murderer . when jax arrives home , he finds the baby unattended . sam 's cell has a live bomb in it . jason arrives at franco 's studio and starts shooting when he hears the artist speak .
patrick : i 've got extra gurneys , blood warmers . iv and bandages are standing by . robin : okay , and the on - call o.r . crew has been notified to come in . patrick : the radiology techs ? robin : already handled . patrick : did pediatrics send the extra ekg and defibrillators down to the e.r . ? lisa : yeah . we 've already got them . the e.r . 's all prepped . patrick : tell the lab to expect a rush . anything elective and nonemergency has to wait . [ scene_break ] alexis : i 'm terrible at waiting . sonny : i noticed . alexis : particularly when it comes to our children and i do n't know if they 're okay or where they are . sonny : who can blame you ? alexis : i mean , i can be patient , but , again , not when it comes to the kids . i have a vivid imagination , because there 's so many different ways they could be hurt . sonny : is it gon na help kristina for you to have a panic attack ? alexis : i 'm not panicking . i am very quietly , very circumspectly losing my mind . [ scene_break ] sam : hey , is epiphany around ? lisa : e.r . she 's manning the front desk . sam : oh . okay . i was just -- thank you . hey , what are you doin ' here ? alexis : there was a bus crash . the kids were in the bus . sam : are kristina and molly okay ? alexis : nobody knows . [ scene_break ] molly : the truck went past , huh ? taylor : maybe not . molly : yeah , we all heard it go off into the distance . taylor : the sound travels weird out here . you don't ali : the cold , it affects sound waves or something . kristina : if michael flagged down the truck , we 'd have heard the brakes , and the driver would have honked . molly : should n't the helicopters be here by now ? why is n't anyone looking for us ? [ scene_break ] carly : we 've been on route 10 since we left port charles , and we have n't seen anything . we passed 5 helicopters . why have n't they found something ? jason : well , you 're right . we 're too close to the resort not to have seen anything . we 're on the wrong side of the mountain . [ tires skid ] [ scene_break ] maxie : stranded in the snow with a broken arm after your bus skid off the road with no help in sight , getting colder by the second . you know , i am not a whiskey person . i 'm more of , like , a champagne , lemon drops kind of girl , but i would love a shot of whiskey right now . matt : you 're not supposed to drink when it 's this cold . yeah , is a buzz kill . i know . maxie : okay , we 're supposed to be cuddled up in front of a fire at a ski lodge right now . we really should have one of those flasks that luke 's always carrying around . you know , then your arm would n't hurt , and i could probably stop talking . matt : heh . that 's all right . someone 's gon na find us ... next spring when the snow melts . maxie : hey , i tried to warn you at christmas that dating me could get you killed . [ both laugh ] [ scene_break ] steve : hey . hey , i need you to stay awake . listen to me . olivia : promise me . will you promise me you 'll tell dante ? steve : i wo n't pass along any dying words , because you 're not dying . you ca n't . it would make me look bad . [ scene_break ] brenda : whoa . can you slow down ? dante : look , that bus was at least an hour outside of town . we got a lot of ground to cover . brenda : it 's not gon na help your mother if we skid off the road . dante : well , it 's not just my mother . my brothers and sister are on that bus , too . [ scene_break ] michael : morgan ! morgan ! morgan : over here ! michael : morgan . hey . morgan : thought no one was gon na find me . michael : what are you talkin ' about ? think i 'd ever stop looking for you ? all right . morgan : aah ! aah . ahh . michael : where are you hurt ? morgan : my leg . my leg . michael : you 're freezing . there you go . morgan : aah ! ahh . what 's wrong ? michael : i think you broke your leg . morgan : are bones sticking out ? michael : no , no . hey , of course not . can you stand up ? morgan : i think so . michael : okay . all right , get ready . morgan : aah . [ moaning ] michael : it 's okay . i 'm here now , all right ? now let 's go . i got you . [ morgan wincing ] [ scene_break ] patrick : let 's just hope that it 's a flat tire and that they 're out of cell phone range . robin : or carly overreacted . would n't be the first time . you know , i really loved spending christmas with you and our daughter . it was perfect . patrick : where did that come from ? robin : maxie 's always telling me that i 'm a fool for pushing you away , so this is me admitting i really need you to help me through this . i mean , obviously i care about everyone on that bus , but selfishly i care most about maxie . and i 've lost a lot this year , the house that i grew up in and possibly my marriage . patrick : well , not if i have any say in the matter . robin : not if maxie does either . she 's always telling me to be honest with you , so honestly i am glad that you are here with me tonight . patrick : so am i . [ scene_break ] sam : molly told me about this trip when we were decorating the tree . i just thought about going with them . i kind of wish i had . i could be taking care of them right now . nikolas : we have to believe they can take care of themselves . alexis : you know , a bus is a big , sturdy vehicle , so even if there was some sort of collision -- elizabeth : i just wan na know my boy is safe . alexis : they 're fine . they 're fine . i 'm gon na go with that , okay ? [ scene_break ] kristina : i 'm going after michael ! molly : kristina , we ca n't split up . someone could get lost and fall down the ravine . kristina : who made you wilderness monitor ? my brothers are out there , and i 'm going to find them . are you coming with me or not ? molly : my god . morgan . are you okay ? michael : hey , hold on . molly : where was he ? [ morgan screaming ] molly : morgan . michael : under some brush . i think he broke his leg . molly : morgan , you 're safe now . [ morgan winces ] michael : okay , i 'm gon na get steve webber . i 'll be right back . taylor : should we build up the fire ? ali : yeah . look around for pine cones or rotting logs , anything that will burn . kristina : do n't worry . everything 's gon na be okay . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you have n't gotten any accident reports at all ? lucky : just a couple of fender benders , but nothing on route 10 or anywhere in that area . elizabeth : it was a bus full of kids . it ca n't just disappear . lucky : well , we 've alerted the county sheriff 's department and state patrol . we 've got a couple of choppers working , so , you know , that 's good . elizabeth : god , i ca n't believe i just let him go . lucky : no . do n't do that , okay ? do n't blame yourself . this is n't your fault . i mean , i want cameron to learn how to ski and go on field trips and stuff , and there 's a good chance that he 's fine . elizabeth : i know , but this whole thing , it happened so fast . it came up quickly , and i 'm sorry . i 'm just really sorry . lucky : elizabeth , it 's not your fault , okay ? all right , listen . i 'll call you as soon as i hear anything . elizabeth : okay . i 'll do the same . lucky : okay . [ scene_break ] matt : well , this ought to teach me to try to impress you on the slopes . maxie : you 've permanently impressed me , and technically we 're on a slope , so it 's not a total loss . matt : heh heh heh . you 're amazing . maxie : no , that would be you . you 've been so good to me . i 'm sorry it 's taken me this long to figure that out . michael : i found morgan . he hurt his leg pretty bad . steve : ca n't you bring morgan here ? olivia : no . no , no , no , no . doc , the kid 's leg is hurt . you go . go . i 'll be fine . steve : you sure you 're gon na be okay ? olivia : i 'm gon na be okay . i 'm not goin ' anywhere . steve : i 'll be right back . olivia : okay . [ coughs ] [ scene_break ] brenda : all right , thanks , lucky . nobody 's found anything on route 10 . whoa . what are you doing ? dante : we 're on the wrong road . we have to be . somebody would have seen something . brenda : well , how many other choices do we have ? dante : 55 , or 19 . pick a number . brenda : well , which one is the most direct route to the lodge ? dante : the 10 is , but 55 is the best in bad weather , and i 'm assuming that 's what the driver did . [ scene_break ] carly : are you sure about this ? jason : sandy 's diner is on route 55 . carly : how do you know ? jason : because i used to run stuff into canada for sonny , and i stopped there a few times . but do me a favor . can you call spinelli and just make sure they did n't change location ? because right now it 's the best lead we 've got . [ scene_break ] [ morgan wincing ] steve : take it easy , morgan . take it easy . give me a scarf or a shirt or something . he 's got a broken tibia , broken leg . morgan : am i still gon na be able to play baseball ? steve : well , i think you 'll be down for a couple months , but you could probably make it to the prom . so who 's your favorite baseball player ? morgan : derek jeter . aah ! molly : morgan , you 're okay . you 're okay . steve : sorry about that , bud . molly : is it a compound fracture ? kristina : molly , now is not the time to impress us all with your potentially gross and painful injuries . molly : why are you being so mean to me ? kristina : because you 're not helping . michael : all right , look , guys . i 'm gon na head up to the road , see if cars are gon na come by . molly : should i go with you ? i can send an sos with a flashlight . kristina : is that okay , michael ? molly : i can keep up . do n't worry . taylor : i 'll go . michael : no , no . you stay with morgan and the girls . molly and i 'll be fine . steve : sounds like you have a plan . i need to get back to olivia . michael : how is she doin ' ? steve : those rescue teams need to get here soon . michael : hey , hey , try to stay warm . all right ? i 'm gon na come back with some help . okay . morgan : i 'm sorry . michael : sorry for what ? morgan : for breaking my leg , i guess . nobody else did . molly : morgan , you 're fighting debilitating pain . that makes you a hero . morgan : okay . i 'm good with that . michael : all right , let 's go . molly : okay . you okay ? there you go . universal distress code is di - di - di da- da - da di - di - di , which is actually morse code for s - o - s . [ scene_break ] carly : the boys are gon na be fine . wherever they are , whatever they 're going through , they 're gon na be okay . jason : that 's right , because you made up your mind on how that 's gon na be . carly : and michael does the same thing . i mean , look at everything he 's survived . jason : the kid is resilient . when things go bad , michael always steps up . that 's when he 's most like you . [ scene_break ] molly : so watch out for ice . michael : hey , molly , flash your flashlight right here . molly : does this one work ? is it on ? michael : please , please , please . molly : call 911 . michael : nothin ' . look , maybe when we get to the road , we 'll get a signal . let 's keep goin ' . molly : okay . you know , if you were a vampire like in my book , the cold would n't bother you . of course you 'd also be tremendously strong so you can carry us all up the road . michael : i 'm sorry to disappoint . molly : oh , no . i did n't mean anything by it . i 'm glad you 're not a vampire , michael . you have to die first , like the bus driver . do you think he was scared ? michael : hey , he had no idea what was goin ' on . come on . why do n't you tell me about that book ? the vampire thinks he 's gon na wreck that girl 's life , why does n't he just leave her alone ? molly : because they 're bound together by a love that transcends time . [ scene_break ] lucky : we 're expanding the search to cover routes 4 , 19 , and 55 , okay ? we have 2 civilian cars in the search now . one 's heading south from cedar mountain . the other one 's heading north from port charles . right . no , both vehicles are on route 55 . okay . all right . oh , look , siobhan , it 's gettin ' late . you know , if you do n't wan na stick around , that 's completely fine . siobhan : if i 'm making it more difficult , i 'll be on my way . lucky : no , it 's not that . i mean , i just do n't want you to feel obligated . i love having you here . i just wish there was more i could do . mac : lucky , i just heard about the crash . give me an update . maxie was on that bus . [ scene_break ] matt : how 's morgan ? steve : he 's got a broken leg , but he 's okay . how you doing ? olivia : about the same . what ? do n't look so serious , doc . the pain 's goin ' away . i think i 'm gettin ' better . steve : hey . hey . hey , i need you to stay awake for me . olivia : i think it 's gettin ' warmer here . do n't you think so ? steve : tell me about your son . olivia : heh . do n't ever ask an italian mother to talk to you about their only boy child . my dante 's absolutely perfect in every way . [ scene_break ] brenda : ca n't believe i 'm gon na marry sonny , and i do n't even know any of his kids , except for you , of course . dante : i do n't count , least not as one of -- brenda : oh , shut up . sonny loves you . dante : good for sonny , then . brenda : just stop . sonny would have loved knowing he had a kid . he loved stone . he was really good for jason after his accident . i mean , jason needed a lot . he was like a little kid . dante : yeah , and then he turned jason into his enforcer for his organization . great . brenda : it was n't like that . dante : why do you always insist on thinking the best about sonny ? brenda : why do you always insist on thinking the worst of sonny ? dante : when i found out that he was my father , i was pissed at my mother for a long time . i treated her like crap . and now i realize what it would have been like growin ' up as sonny 's kid , and i realize how good i had it . i grew up with a family around me with a lot of love , and my biggest concern was worrying about whether the yankees would make the playoffs or not . i was a kid . i got a lot to be grateful for , and that 's all because of my mother . [ scene_break ] michael : here . hold this for a second . i got a signal . molly : call 911 . michael : please , please , please , please , please , please , please . [ line rings ] operator : what is your emergency ? michael : there was a bus crash . there are serious injuries . we 're on route -- we 're on route 55 somewhere between port charles and cedar lodge . operator : we 're tracking your location from your cell signal . i 'll connect you with the pcpd . stay on the line . michael : okay . what are you doing ? molly : in case you lose your signal . lucky : spencer . michael : it 's michael . lucky : michael , are you okay ? michael : i 'm fine . i 'm fine . there 's 3 serious injuries , though . morgan broke his leg . matt hunter , he hurt his arm , and steve webber says olivia has internal bleeding . lucky : what about cam ? michael : yeah , cam is fine . he 's fine . he has kids lookin ' after him right now . lucky : and maxie ? michael : yeah , maxie 's fine . lucky : maxie 's okay . mac : thank god . lucky : okay , listen , michael . michael : lucky ? lucky : michael , can you hear me ? michael ! just lost him . michael : damn it . i lost the signal . [ scene_break ] maxie : you know , i still do n't understand why you do so much for me . matt : think we already had this conversation . maxie : okay , well , clearly it did n't sink in , because i 've been trying to explain to you that i 'm bad luck when it comes to relationships . matt : okay . well , maybe you do n't understand me . i always assume success , never failure . [ scene_break ] steve : so tell me about this so - called perfect son of yours . olivia : you 're just trying to get my mind off the situation , doc , are n't you ? steve : true . true , but i 'm also genuinely curious . olivia : i raised my baby . i did n't just dump him off with my parents and go out partying . steve : yeah ? so what 'd you do instead ? tell me one thing . olivia : a sofa . heh . there was this sofa , and it was the most beautiful thing i ever saw . it was this furniture store , you know , in the old neighborhood . i bet that place is n't even there anymore . steve : and ? tell me about the sofa . olivia : the sofa , it was an off - white color . it was eggshell , they call -- it was brocade , you know . it was like old - fashioned italian style . i scrimped , and i saved for a year . no ordering out . no goin ' to the city . and i got that sofa . heh . it was perfect . and i had it for one whole perfect day . steve : yeah ? what else ? olivia : then dante came home -- [ laughs ] coated with blood . steve : oh . olivia : some kid dared him to ride his bike down third street without using the brakes . can you believe he was just skinned ? you know , from his neck all the way down to his ankles , clothes were ripped , just covered in blood , and i did n't even think . you know , i did n't even think . i just laid him down on that sofa , and i screamed at him . i screamed at him for takin ' the stupid dare , and then i saw he was bleedin ' all over my white couch , and i started screamin ' at him for bleedin ' on the couch . poor kid . [ laughs ] and then that night , i had him all tucked in his bed , you know , all bandaged up and safe like a little mummy . and i 'm tryin ' to scrub the blood out of my sofa . i just burst into tears , you know . steve : because he bled on the sofa ? olivia : because my baby was safe . he was safe , and he could have been hurt so bad . my baby 's an adrenaline junkie , doc . any situation , he 'll just take it head - on , you know . oh , god . i got ta stop talkin ' , okay ? you must think i 'm a crazy person . steve : actually , i think you are pretty amazing . yeah . olivia : yeah ? [ scene_break ] brenda : okay , can i ask you a question ? can you please slow down ? look , i know you 're worried about your mother , but i mean -- dante : i 'm not worried about my mother . she 's strong , and she 's smart . she 's funny . she 's really strict . if i got in trouble at school , i 'd get in twice as much trouble when i got home . she 'd spoil me . brenda : she 'd buy you whatever you wanted ? dante : no . she could n't afford to buy me anything . she just -- it was all love . i was the reason she was put on this earth . at least , that 's what i told myself growin ' up . i mean , whatever i wanted , she tried to give it to me . i mean , food , she 'd make me whatever i wanted , and i was pretty picky . take me to yankees games . my uncles could n't take me 'cause of work . playoff games , she got me everything i wanted when i was there . it cost her a fortune . i do n't know how she paid for it . i was the center of my mother 's universe , in case you did n't know . brenda : you 're a good man . from the second i met you , i knew somebody raised you right . [ scene_break ] jason : i 'm glad lucky called . we 're not far from the site . carly : i ca n't stand the thought of morgan being out there in the cold with a broken leg . and , olivia , she 's only on that bus because of me . god , i hope she 's gon na be okay . please , be okay . jason : the boys are gon na be okay , carly . it 's gon na be okay . [ scene_break ] epiphany : i do n't wan na hear any excuses . bring those supplies to the e.r . room now . you understand me ? abby : excuse me . hi . excuse me . have the people from the bus crash arrived yet ? epiphany : the rescue teams have made contact , but no one 's arrived yet . abby : okay . i had a friend on the bus . will they bring the passengers here ? epiphany : we 're all set up for triage , so if your friend is hurt , they 'll be coming here . abby : okay . [ scene_break ] [ car approaches ] michael : it 's dante . dante : hey . you guys okay ? hey , hey , hey , hey , hey . all right . what happened ? michael : we 're fine , and nothin ' too serious , but -- dante : how 'bout you ? molly : i 'm fine . michael got me out of the bus when it flipped . i was n't hurt at all . dante : and what about my mother ? michael : your mom ? let me take you down to her . molly , stay up here , and she 'll show the rescuers the way down , okay ? brenda : yeah , we 're okay . hi . molly : you 're brenda barrett ? brenda : yes , i am . molly : i 'm molly lansing - davis , sonny 's niece . brenda : oh , i know . molly : it 's so good to meet you . brenda : nice to meet you , too . are you sure you 're okay ? molly : yeah . i 'm fine . brenda : okay . good . brenda : lucky , hey . no , no , no . i 'm here . i 'm looking at the crash site right now . i actually ca n't see anything . we would have passed it if molly and michael had n't have flagged us down . yeah , i think they 're okay . you 're okay , right , sweetheart ? molly : mm - hmm . brenda : okay , yeah . no , michael and dante went down to check on olivia . okay . okay , great . okay , bye . all right , so the rescue team is on its way . molly : the crash happened really fast . brenda : i bet . molly : i mean , i guess that would be kind of obvious . if there was such a thing as a slow crash , you 'd be able to avoid it . brenda : i know exactly what you mean . it kind of just came out of nowhere , right ? molly : yeah . i was sitting next to michael , telling him about the books i 'm reading , which i 'm actually rereading for the third time . now i wish i 'd been reading my first - aid manual from junior lifeguard so i would have known how to help the people who were hurt . brenda : oh , sweetie , you did perfect . you 're perfect . [ car approaches ] jason : all right , careful . carly : okay . molly . molly , are you okay ? molly : yeah , i 'm fine , but morgan 's got a broken leg . carly : where is he ? brenda : dante and michael just went down there . jason : can you get her in the car and get her warm ? brenda : yeah . jason : okay , carly , be careful . [ scene_break ] mac : check the coordinates again . yeah , look , we have one serious injury and some broken bones . lucky : both civilian cars are on site . what 's the eta with the ambulances ? okay . all right , we 'll check back soon . all right , well , looks like we sort of have a handle on the situation , so if you 're tired and you wan na go home and get some rest , you know , it 's fine . siobhan : are you gon na be okay ? lucky : yeah . yeah . i mean , you know , i kept telling myself that cameron would be okay , but just the possibility of him being hurt in some way , you know , and it 's your own kid . there 's nothin ' worse . [ scene_break ] kristina : are you okay ? ali : yeah . just a bump . no big deal . how 's your leg ? morgan : it still hurts , but at least i 'm warmer . carly : morgan ! morgan : that 's my mom . taylor : here ! carly : morgan ! taylor : we 're over here ! carly : oh , god . morgan : mom . carly : oh , baby . are you okay ? morgan : yeah . dr. webber thinks my leg is broken . carly : yeah , okay . we 're gon na get it checked out when we get to the hospital . what about the rest of you guys ? okay ? taylor : yeah . we 're fine . carly : kristina ? are you okay ? kristina : i 'm just a little cold . jason : okay , we 're gon na have to get her up to the road . can you guys help her ? ali : yeah , sure . no problem . jason : come on . ali : okay . jason : there 's two cars up there . just get her in front of the heater as soon as you can . taylor : sounds good . carly : do you know that you saved everybody ? if you had n't called me , i would have never known the bus crashed , and they could n't have started the search for hours . morgan : i knew you 'd find me . carly : i 'll always find you , baby . i 'll always find you . jason , do you think we can carry him up to the road ? jason : i think it 's too steep . we should wait for the rescue teams . carly : can you hang on a little longer ? morgan : yeah . i 'm okay , mom . i 'm glad you 're here . maxie : oh , my god . michael , you brought help . you 're amazing . michael : can you make it up ? matt : yeah . i 'm fine . [ scene_break ] dante : since when do you ski , ma ? olivia : carly made me an offer i could n't refuse . steve : she 's been telling me lots of stories about you . dante : really ? like what ? what were you sayin ' ? olivia : nothing that was n't true , baby . dante : you 're gon na be okay , all right ? olivia : yeah . i 'm gon na be fine , honey . nothing a few stitches wo n't fix . [ scene_break ] sam : okay . i 'm sure jason is with the kids right now , and you have to remember he 's really , really good in a crisis . he 's gon na take really good care of them . alexis : i wish you were there with 'em . sam : yeah , i know . me , too . alexis : if you were there . i would n't worry . you would have taken care of 'em . you probably would have built a fire by now . sam : hey , just do n't . thank you . you know , i wish you were there with them , too . you 're their mother . that 's what they need right now . alexis : i have really amazing children , all three of you . [ scene_break ] robin : thank you . sonny . sonny : what have we got ? robin : except for morgan 's broken leg , your kids are okay . sonny : i got ta tell you it was a fluke that michael was even on the trip , 'cause he got on the bus on the last minute . and i got ta tell you if he did n't have that cell phone and call for help , they 'd still be searching . robin : well , call it a fluke or fate or luck , sometimes the exact right thing happens at the exact right time . [ cell phone ringing ] sonny : hold on . i 'm sorry . hello . brenda : hey . hi . we 're at the road right above the crash site . sonny : it 's brenda . she 's at the crash site . how are my kids ? brenda : molly 's good , and i saw michael . he 's okay . he went down to help dante with olivia . and then jason and carly got here , and they 're going down to take care of morgan and kristina , who are still down there . did you hear about morgan 's leg ? sonny : yeah , they think it 's broken . brenda : yeah , but it does n't sound serious . and then molly says that kristina is okay . right ? robin : ask brenda if maxie 's okay . sonny : robin 's here . she wants to know if maxie 's okay . brenda : is maxie okay ? she says yes , thumbs up . sonny : okay , thanks for the update . it helps to know what 's goin ' on . brenda : of course . is there anything else you want me to do ? sonny : you 're with my kids . that means a lot . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : thank you so much . bye . thank you so much for stickin ' around and helpin ' me through this , and i really appreciate you staying , too . brook lynn : yeah , of course . i 'm really glad that cameron 's okay . [ scene_break ] robin : hey . it 's crazy how lucky we are , right ? maxie is okay , and matt 's injuries seem minimal . patrick : a broken arm for matt could be tragic for him , though . robin : at least he has his big brother to fill in for him . patrick : heh . well , it looks like i 'm gon na be busy doing everything that i have to do and then filling in for matt and of course moving heaven and earth to make it up to you . robin : sounds like a plan . [ scene_break ] alexis : okay , i want you to tell me the truth . do you think i 'm being unreasonable if i tell the girls they can never leave the house again ? sam : well , i do n't know . they went on a chaperoned ski trip with your permission . i guess they have to deal with the consequences . alexis : all right , well , how 'bout if i just never let them out of my sight and i follow them everywhere ? sam : oh , i 'm glad they have to deal with you and not me . alexis : yeah . [ scene_break ] mac : get as many ambulances as you can in there , all right ? we are n't sure how many people are hurt . and bring everyone to general hospital . siobhan : is there a problem with the evacuation ? lucky : well , the terrain 's rough , the wind 's picking up , and at least two people are gon na have to be carried out . [ scene_break ] epiphany : if it 's not life - threatening , reroute it to mercy . abby : guess it 's gon na be a long night , huh ? sonny : you here to see a doctor ? abby : i 'm waiting for word on a friend who has been in an accident . sonny : one of my kids got hurt . i 'm just waitin ' to hear how bad . [ scene_break ] carly : the rescue team 's gon na be here any minute , okay ? jason : you 're doin ' real good , morgan . morgan : i was scared before you got here . i was kind of a baby . [ sirens approaching ] carly : no . it was scary , okay ? why do n't you tell me what happened . morgan : i was talking to you on the phone , and i heard this big screech , and everything started bouncing around . then we went sideways , and then i heard this really loud crash . i woke up outside , and my leg hurt really bad . i kept yelling . no one could hear me . i guess i fell asleep . and then i heard michael yelling , and i thought it was a dream , but it was real . he found me , and he carried me back here and put me by the fire . jason : michael would do anything for you . morgan : but if my leg 's really broken , i ca n't ski all winter . i ca n't snowboard . and it 's gon na mess up karate for months . carly : god , morgan , when your leg gets better next summer , jax will take you skiing in australia . morgan : you do n't have to promise stuff like that , mom . i 'm not dying . carly : i 'm so sorry i was n't on that bus . i should have been with you . morgan : i do n't think you could have stopped the crash just by being on the bus , mom . [ horns honking ] maxie : okay , cam 's new friends are all getting ready to hike up the hill , but cameron said he wanted to go with us . matt : oh , okay . well , that sounds good , bud . i appreciate it . i messed up my arm . i could use all the help i can get . maxie : wait . no . maybe you should stay here , just in case you fall and break your fingers . matt : the rescuers have enough to worry about . they do n't need to be concerned with me . besides , if we 're climbing up with him , we can keep him between us , and we will keep him from falling . right , buddy ? maxie : come on , bud . matt : let 's go . we 'll be fine . we 'll be fine . [ scene_break ] dante : the rescue team 'll be here any second , okay , ma ? olivia : do n't be scared , baby . dante : i 'm not scared of anything . what are you talking about ? you just got ta promise me that you 're gon na be okay , because no falconeri mother would ever break a promise to her son , right ? man : hello ! fire and rescue ! michael : over here ! steve : we need a stretcher over here ! dante : they 're here , okay , ma ? you 're gon na get out of here . all right ? you 're gon na be fine . olivia : yeah . do n't be scared , baby , okay ? [ scene_break ] alexis : okay , so the rescue people are at the site . how much longer do you think it 'll be before they get here ? sam : i do n't know . alexis : well , i 'm very relieved and grateful , but i 'm gon na feel much , much better when i get them here , they 're in my sight , and i 've got my arms around 'em . [ scene_break ] kristina : i 'm cold . are n't you freezing ? molly : actually , i think that 's a good sign . brenda : yeah . we 're gon na be at the hospital soon . it 's gon na be really warm there . molly : may i ask you something ? brenda : yes . molly : michael says you 're gon na marry uncle sonny . brenda : yes . molly : and he also says that all the kids are invited to the wedding . brenda : yes , of course . of course . kristina : that 's so cool . brenda barrett will by my stepmother . molly : and you 'll be my aunt brenda . brenda : yes , that is correct . in fact , i would be really excited if you guys would consider being in the wedding . molly : are you serious ? brenda : yeah . molly : i live for weddings . brenda : you do ? molly : uh - huh . brenda : ha ha . wow . i would also be really happy if you guys might want to become friends until i have earned the right to possibly be considered a member of your family . [ scene_break ] abby : hey , is there any word on the bus crash ? epiphany : nothing yet . sonny : your friend was on the bus ? abby : yeah . i feel terrible . the only reason why he went is because i talked him into it . sonny : what 's his name ? abby : michael corinthos . [ scene_break ] olivia : i love you , baby . dante : i love you , too , ma . you 're gon na be okay , all right ? that 's what you always tell me , and it 's always true . paramedic : she 's all set . 1 , 2 ... dante : i 'll see you at the hospital , okay ? thanks for lookin ' after her . steve : yeah . she hung on for one reason ; you .	robin and patrick address the hospital staff . robin tells patrick that she enjoyed spending christmas with him . alexis and sonny are worried about their kids . sam learns about the bus crash . nikolas and sam talk about the crash . kristina and molly continue to butt heads . elizabeth confides in lucky about her fears . carly and jason search for the crash site . matt and maxie joke about their situation . brenda and dante are driving around , looking for the bus ; they bicker over sonny . michael finds morgan , who has a leg injury . michael asks steven to check out morgan 's leg . olivia is spitting up blood . jason makes the decision to go to interstate 55 . michael and molly head for the highway . carly wo n't stop crying ; she worries that olivia might be dead . michael manages to call 911 ; he speaks to lucky about the crash . to steven , olivia speaks warmly about dante . abby shows up at gh looking for michael . dante and brenda spot michael and molly on the side of the road . molly meets brenda . brenda calls lucky and gives him an update . molly tells brenda about the bus crash . jason and carly arrive at the scene . siobhan and lucky share a quick chat . carly hugs morgan ; she calls him a hero . kristina is an emotional wreck . dante finds olivia in bad shape . sam and alexis continue to panic . robin updates sonny about his children . brenda calls sonny and reassures him that she 's keeping an eye on the kids . elizabeth is in better spirits once she learns cam is okay . patrick tells robin that he 'll make up matt 's workload . mac makes calls about the evacuation . the weather is getting worse . sonny and abby start talking in the hospital lobby ; he is surprised to find out she knows michael . morgan , carly and jason go over the events leading up to the bus crash . paramedics arrive on the site . matt , maxie and cam make their way up the mountainside . kristina ca n't stop shivering . brenda asks molly and kristina to be in her wedding to sonny . olivia is carried out on a stretcher .
[ beeping ] robin : [ groans ] sighs ] patrick : mornin ' , sleepy . robin : hey . [ chuckles ] hey , i was trying to wait up for you . were you at the hospital all night ? patrick : yeah . looks like i got home just in time . robin : in time for what ? patrick : to say good - bye . were you gon na tell me where you 're going ? [ scene_break ] kate : hey , where 'd you disappear to last night ? olivia : i had to go . i could n't stand there and watch sonny and carly gouging at each other like that . it was literally making me nauseous . kate : yes , carly has the same effect on me . olivia : you know , maybe you noticed -- sonny was giving as good as he got that night , and when he gets all ugly like that , i just -- i ca n't be around it . kate : liv , please , carly provokes him . olivia : they provoke each other . and it 's a damn shame , too , 'cause if their kid ever needed their parents to act like rational , caring , loving adults , it was last night . kate : um , excuse me . she pretended that jax was dead and let sonny take all the blame . did she not ? olivia : kate , i was with sonny the night of that storm , trying to keep him under control . he was like the damn town crier , telling everyone that would listen that he was gon na kill jax , okay ? so before you blame the whole thing on carly , remember that she 's not the one that sabotaged any planes . kate : as a mother , she should have told her children the truth . olivia : yes , you would think . kate : thank you . olivia : okay . the only one blameless in this whole situation is michael . that kid has had to put up with so much pain and loss in his life , he should n't have to put up with these lies , too . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] michael : hey , dad . this really is n't a good time . sonny : i know -- i know you 're hurting . you 've been hit by a lot . i just -- i 'm here 'cause i want to help you . you were there for me when i felt like the whole world was coming down on me . i want to return the favor and be there for you . [ scene_break ] sam : jason ? where are you going ? jason : i 'm gon na go see michael . sam : okay . that 's a really good idea . but before you go , do you want to talk about last night ? [ scene_break ] steve : excuse me . everything okay over here ? maggie : depends on your definition of okay . i treat seriously ill kids for a living -- kids with cancer , kids born with heart defects , cerebral palsy , cleft palates . there 's nothing okay about what these kids have to go through . steve : one of those days , huh ? we all have them . you need to talk ? maggie : i 'm a little busy at the moment . steve : looking at the ceiling ? maggie : it 's just a little , um -- experiment . care to join me ? [ scene_break ] robin : remember the hiv conference i told you about before ? patrick : in africa . robin : yeah . well , a space opened up . one of my research friends called and told me . so i booked a flight for tomorrow . i was gon na tell you . patrick : it 's okay . i know it 's important to you . robin : it is . i 'm hoping one of the doctors at the conference can give me some recommendations about , um , my patient . i 'm really sorry . i would have said something sooner . i just did n't want to ruin new year 's . patrick : i 'm not mad . robin : [ sighs ] patrick : you 're amazing . robin : amazing ? patrick : mm - hmm . i do n't know any other doctor that would drop everything and travel across the world to help another patient . you just give so much . robin : well , i could say the same thing about you . mr. stay all night at the hospital . what was the emergency , anyway ? patrick : well , motorbike against pedestrian . robin : ouch . those never end well . patrick : luckily for jason , it did . robin : jason ? patrick : he 's fine . so is michael . robin : michael ? what happened ? patrick : michael was walking across the street in the dark , and he did n't see jason coming , and jason had to bail off his bike in order to avoid hitting him . robin : but they 're okay ? patrick : jason is fine . i did some tests on him . and he seems to be okay . and michael 's just got a cut on his hand . actually , jason seemed worried about you . robin : about me ? why ? patrick : i do n't know . i thought maybe it was a diversion -- get me from not doing a whole battery of tests on him . robin : well , i hope the diversion did n't work . patrick : i ran every test in the book , and we 're just waiting for the results . unless , of course , there 's something else you want to tell me . [ scene_break ] sam : i know how hard last night must have been on you . jason : it was dark . i did n't even see michael until it was -- it was too late . sam : yeah , i mean , michael just needs time to accept that abby 's gone . jason : [ sighs ] i should have done more for him , sam . sam : you know how much michael loves you and respects you . i do n't even think you could have gotten through to him . i mean , when i was in chicago , i tried everything . he shut me out . jason : i know . i just -- i should have stayed close . instead , i was off doing my own thing , chasing a ghost . i just got to go see him right now . sam : hey , wait a minute . if you do n't mind , i 'd really like to come with you . jason : yeah . okay . sam : yeah ? okay , um , i 'm gon na go get my coat , okay ? jason : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] sonny : you do n't have to pack the stuff now . there 's no time limit . michael : abby 's dead . you know , it 's not some story i 'm telling myself or everybody else , like mom did to jax -- 'cause her body was found . there 's no reason to hold on to any hope or pray that it was some kind of mistake . i saw her body . i do n't think i 'm ever gon na be able to get that image out of my head . sonny : michael , i 'm gon na call max and milo . and they 're gon na come and pick this stuff up , put it in a warehouse -- michael : it wo n't make any difference , dad . you know what i really need ? sonny : what ? michael : i need something to keep me busy , to take my mind off thinking about abby all the time . sonny : you can have your job waiting for you at the warehouse . michael : that 's not what i mean , dad . you know that 's not what i mean . sonny : well , i 'm gon na give you the answer i always give you . i ca n't do anything else , michael . michael : [ sighs ] i tried doing things the right way -- stay away from the business to keep myself safe -- to keep abby safe . that kind of life is n't gon na work out for me anymore . it 's not . sonny : there are other things that you can do that are legit that you 'll be good at . whoever 's responsible for beating up abby 's friends -- i do n't want you to worry about it , 'cause i 'm gon na take care of it . michael : dad , i got a better idea . why do n't you let me do that ? [ scene_break ] jason : i 'll trade you . you take the yellow . i 'll take the blue . jake : this crashed . err ! [ monitor beeping ] jason : [ sighs ] you -- you almost ready ? sam : one more second ! be right down ! [ scene_break ] olivia : [ sighs ] you know , i was thinking that after last night , maybe you and i could use a little damage control . kate : [ chuckles ] olivia : you know what they say . how you spend new year 's eve is how the rest of the year is gon na go . kate : `` they `` being whom ? olivia : uh , `` they `` being you . i 'm pretty sure i read that in one of your magazines . kate : oh . i hope i was wrong . because if this year is any reflection of last night , i have to spend a whole lot of time with carly . olivia : [ sighs ] you do know that sonny and carly share a bunch of kids . kate : yeah . so ? olivia : so if you and sonny are getting back together , you 're gon na have to deal with carly in pretty large doses . that 's just if -- if you and sonny are getting back together . kate : all right , can you keep it down , please ? we 're taking it slowly . olivia : [ groans ] kate : what ? olivia : [ sing - song ] that 's not what i heard . kate : [ sing - song ] what 'd you hear ? olivia : i heard that the two of you spent the entire holiday back in bensonhurst together . kate : let me guess . the falconeris have eyes everywhere . olivia : what did you think -- aunt josephine was n't gon na see you in finders keepers or whatever that store is ? i swore up and down that it could n't possibly have been you . i said , `` it would be unseemly for a woman of kate howard 's obvious fashion status to be seen making purchases at a second - hand store . `` kate : shut up . i do n't talk like that . it 's vintage . and , yes , we were there . olivia : so you admit it was you ! kate : i admit it was me . olivia : ah ! so the guy takes you back to the one place you spent your entire life trying to get out of . what a guy . kate : it 's a little more complicated than that , liv . olivia : it does n't sound that complicated to me . i 'm just saying be careful . kate : what do you mean by that ? olivia : uh , i mean the last time you got back together with sonny , you wound up bleeding all over me -- kate : well , this is n't the last time . olivia : you hope . kate : oh , here we go again . olivia : connie . kate : come on . olivia : you 're my family . i love you . i get to worry about you , whether you like it or not . kate : well , you know what ? worry about yourself , liv . huh ? how 'bout you ? why were you alone last night on new year 's eve ? olivia : uh , steve is a surgeon . he was cutting someone 's chest open . kate : was he working with his ex , maggie , at the time ? olivia : i do n't know . i did n't even think to ask . kate : no , you did n't want to know . chicken . since when do you back down ? olivia : i was n't backing down from anything . i was trying to show a modicum of tact for once in my life . kate : what are you not telling me ? olivia : okay . all right . i 've been having some dizzy spells for the last few weeks . i thought perhaps that i was with child . stop it ! i took a test . it turns out that it was not the case , all right ? but when steve found out that i might be pregnant , it freaked him out a little bit . i think maybe a little more than he 'd like to admit . [ scene_break ] maggie : come on . have a seat . i promise i wo n't bite . steve : i already know better . remember ? maggie : fine . suit yourself . but you have no idea what you 're missing . steve : uh , yeah , i do . it 's called rounds . it 's what we doctors do around here . maybe you should get back to yours . maggie : do you know that if you squint your eyes , all the little holes in the ceiling start to look like stars ? steve : fascinating . maggie : they 're like these mini little constellations without even having to go outside . steve : this one of those weird things you do with your patients to try to get their minds off what 's really going on ? maggie : they open up their minds , use their imaginations . when 's the last time you did anything like that ? or do you even remember ? steve : i 've actually been pretty busy using real medicine to treat my patients . maggie : boring . my patients are n't always able to voice exactly what they 're feeling . so i have to come up with alternative ways for them to express themselves . and i also think it 's a good idea for every doctor to step away from the ordinary . steve : i 'll pass , thanks . maggie : your call . but you should know that this is all the rage around here . steve : staring at the ceiling instead of treating patients ? ca n't wait for the media to get their hands on this . maggie : everybody has down time . and it 's actually kind of fun . i guess some new shrink at the hospital recommended it . and now everybody 's doing it -- nurses , orderlies . i even caught an anesthesiologist out here earlier . steve : was that before or after he inhaled nitrous oxide ? i 'm not big on fads . in the words of my gram , if everyone were jumping off a bridge , would you ? maggie : probably . bridge jumping is a total adrenaline rush . you should actually try it sometime . steve : why am i not surprised you have ? i 'm perfectly fine with my feet planted firmly on the ground . maggie : when did you get so old ? [ elevator bell dings ] steve : i think you know when that happened . johnny : hey , doc , i need a word . steve : not now . i 'm on duty . johnny : it was n't a request . [ scene_break ] sonny : if you follow me into the business , people you care about are gon na be used against you . they 're gon na be hurt in terrible ways . you want to carry that ? you think you want to do that ? 'cause i know what that 's about . trust me . michael : abby would n't have been in chicago if it was n't for me , dad . sonny : listen to me . what happened to abby was an accident . michael : claudia was n't . i wanted to stop her , so i did . sonny : look , you did what you had to do to protect your mother and sister . does not make you a killer , michael . and if you think you 're gon na go after , you know , this guy who 's beating up abby 's friends , it 's just gon na make things worse . michael : dad , i already knew you were gon na say this . sonny : then why are we having the conversation ? michael : look , if you 'd known jax was back , would you have gone after him ? sonny : look , the business between me and jax is personal . there 's a lot of history , a lot of years . but i will say this . it will not touch you , your brother , or your sister . michael : dad , i 'm not judging you , all right ? so you stop judging me . stop preaching to me what i should and should n't do with my life . it 's my life . it 's my decisions . sonny : that 's not what i 'm doing . michael : i do n't want to hear it anymore , okay ? look , i made up my mind . so here it is . look , either you give me what i want , or i 'll find a way to take it myself , just like you always do . [ scene_break ] kate : oh , hey , do you have any idea what 's causing these dizzy spells ? olivia : we 've been having some ventilation issues in the kitchen here . i 've been sensitive to the fumes . and then it happened the same way on the -- on that stupid cruise ship in the engine room . and then the night i was trying to fix your car . it 's like my body suddenly does n't like the smell of petroleum products or something . kate : well , it 's a good thing you ruled out being a car mechanic . olivia : [ chuckles sarcastically ] kate : no , seriously . what about this pregnancy scare ? are you guys using protection ? olivia : uh , who are you -- sister mary ignatius ? kate : liv , come on . just tell me what happened . olivia : what do you think happened ? ! i happen to know you got the same conversation about the birds and the bees that i got , 'cause i was sitting right next to you , praying to st. jude that the floor would swallow me up . kate : well , it did wonders for you . you got knocked up by sonny . 20-some - odd years later , you 're in the same position . olivia : um ... this is hardly the same position . i 'm not some wide - eyed teenage girl , and steve is not some wannabe gangster . kate : so you and steve are getting serious , then . olivia : there are real feelings there . we 're just choosing not to classify it . you know , we got a good thing going . i 'm -- i 'm his olivia . [ chuckles ] i mean , at least , that 's what he told his old girlfriend . kate : oh , she must love that . olivia : i do n't think she loved it very much . kate : what 'd she move here for ? she move to port charles to start -- to have another chance with steve ? olivia : he did go and recruit her from the hospital they used to work together in memphis , so -- kate : huh . yeah . you 're telling me i should be careful ? just saying . [ scene_break ] johnny : do you mind if we just have a quick word ? it 's kind of private . maggie : not a problem . i should get back to my rounds . see you later . steve : forget it . whatever it is , i 'm not doing it . johnny : you might want to rethink that . i know some things about you , after all -- things you probably do n't want spread around this hospital . [ chuckles ] steve : lower your voice . johnny : all right . fine . let 's just hope that dr. wurth remembers to censor her inside voice , too , all right ? steve : what do you know about maggie ? johnny : i know a lot of things . i know that the two of you used to work together in memphis , that you 're the one who arranged for her transfer out here . you probably , well , wanted to keep a closer eye on her , make sure she did n't tell anybody what you did or maybe what she helped you cover up . steve : that 's enough . just tell me what you want . what 's your favor ? johnny : [ chuckles ] i knew you 'd come around . steve : just tell me the favor . johnny : all right . i need your help with a referral . [ scene_break ] sonny : you 're giving me ultimatums now ? michael : dad , you can call it whatever you want . i 'm just telling you , i 'm doing this , whether i 'm working for you or not . sonny : from the second that i told you that i do n't want you in this life , you 've been fighting me ever since . michael : and that proves what ? that you ca n't count on me , that i 'm not trustworthy ? sonny : it 's not about trust . ca n't you get it through your head that i do n't want you in this life ? i want a better life for you . michael : how i decide to live my life is up to me . sonny : yeah , it 's up to you . yeah , it is . and you know what 's up to me ? how i run my business . and i 'm telling you that you 're never gon na be involved in it -- end of story . michael : [ sighs ] [ knock on door ] sam : hey , michael . um , we just stopped by to see how you 're doing . michael : well , you 're welcome . you 're not . jason : michael , i just -- i just wanted to explain -- michael : i do n't give a damn what you want . this is my apartment , and i want you to leave . sonny : ease up , michael . it was an accident . michael : that 's not what this is about , dad . jason knew jax was alive , and he did n't tell anybody . he went along with mom 's lie and let us all think jax was dead . [ scene_break ] robin : jason is only being protective of me , like he and sonny always are . patrick : well , maybe he 's seeing what i 've been seeing lately . it just feels like you 've been a little bit tense , and i understand everything that -- what happened with lisa -- but i thought it was gone once that case was closed , but i still feel like you 're holding on to something . robin : i do n't know . maybe i 'm just afraid that it 's gon na keep going . patrick : why ? robin : there are things from that night that i ca n't seem to get out of my head . patrick : well , you 're gon na have to , because reality 's waiting . robin : it sure is . patrick : time to get back to normal . robin : okay , fine . define `` normal . `` patrick : [ chuckles ] thank you . um , well , do you want your job back as chief of staff ? robin : you mean and go back to working 90 hours a week ? i mean , what about that is normal ? patrick : it was normal when we were residents . robin : when we were residents , i was n't married , with a kid . patrick : hmm . robin : i mean , if this lisa craziness has taught me anything , it 's that i need to do what 's important , and that is not spend all my time at work . i 'd rather be home with you and emma . patrick : the suitcase over there says something a little different . robin : i know . but that 's an important trip , and i really need to go . besides , did n't you just say i was amazing ? patrick : oh , yes . you are amazing . and i know it 's important to you . robin : then why are you giving me a hard time about it ? patrick : because i think this trip is more than just treating a patient . i think with what happened , i think you 're worried about your own hiv status . [ scene_break ] michael : so much for honesty and trust . josslyn and morgan are kids , but they still know what it 's like to feel grief and loss . how could you do that to them ? sam : hey -- hey , look , jason loves you , michael . he obviously has his reasons -- michael : reasons ? what -- what reasons ? and how can you back him ? he lied to you , too . jason : i did n't know about jax until carly came and told me in hawaii , and that was months after the fact . michael : you still owed us the truth . sam : hey , michael , you know what happened in hawaii . jax was the last thing on his mind . jason : i know that you wanted to go to new zealand alone to scatter abby 's ashes . michael : do n't say her name ! jason : i 'm just -- i 'm just saying i should have been there waiting for you when you got back , when you needed me . michael : you mean you should have protected me . [ scene_break ] steve : i do n't want to be involved . johnny : just -- take some time and think about it , okay ? decide whether taking the moral high road in this case is in your best interest . think about what will happen if that gets out , okay ? the co - workers -- what will they think ? what will olivia think ? steve : is that what you 're trying to do , make me look bad in her eyes ? johnny : considering what i know , i 'm not gon na have to try that hard . steve : do n't you think you 've caused her enough grief ? johnny : olivia 's a good person . i still care about happens to her . the problem is , she still thinks you 're a good person , and i know different . steve : you 're making a lot of assumptions based on one moment in history . johnny : that one moment in history could destroy everything you 've worked so hard to build for yourself . just take some time . the ball 's in your court . now i 'm gon na go find that dr. wurth to see if she 's free for drinks later . she 's a really attractive woman , and god knows there 's nothing i like more . steve : is that a threat ? johnny : no , it was just a simple observation , really . i think it 'll be pretty easy , too , to pull over the whole `` mysterious man `` routine on her . girls like her -- they love that , and they love a little danger in their lives -- although that did n't really work out too well for you , now , did it ? steve : stay away from maggie . johnny : oh , easy there , tiger . you are in no position to be making demands . you got me ? you do what i asked , get me that referral , and i might return the favor . [ scene_break ] robin : patrick , i 'm -- patrick : robin , you 're living proof that hiv can be controlled . when you first tested positive , it was a death sentence , and now it 's a manageable condition . robin : and i have been really fortunate for a very long time . patrick : yes , and now you feel an obligation to help people that are n't as fortunate as you . i totally understand that . but you -- you ca n't feel guilty because you 're healthy . robin : [ sighs ] i just want to explore all the options , you know ? i mean , focus on something positive instead of dwelling on the negative . patrick : mm - hmm . like lisa . well , lisa 's gone . that part of our lives is over . robin : i know . i know lisa 's dead , but it still feels like she 's with us . patrick : no , she 's not . it 's us . we 're here . we 're still alive , and we 're together . and i 'm not gon na let anything or anyone come between us . i promise you that . looking good ! you lost some weight . patrick : i have to go shower . i got to get back to work . robin : mm , already ? you were just there all night . patrick : monica 's got me doing a bunch of consults that ca n't be pushed back , so -- what time 's your flight in the morning ? robin : um , no , i just -- i can take a cab . patrick : i would like to drive you . robin : that 's very sweet , but , um , it 's a hassle , you know . i do n't want our last moments together being in the car , yelling at the traffic . patrick : fine , when you put it that way . robin : [ chuckles ] i 'd just rather you worry about emma . patrick : okay . you call me when you get there . robin : it 'll be in the middle of the night . patrick : i do n't care what time it is -- wake me up . i need to know you 're safe . and then you can say good night to me . how 's that sound ? what city are you flying into ? robin : um , nairobi . patrick : nairobi . why do n't these people ever come to manhattan ? ca n't you lobby the committee to make a change ? robin : get out . go shower . go . hi . this is , uh , dr. robin scorpio calling to confirm my appointment with dr. pierce . tomorrow . yes . my flight lands early in seattle , so i will have the car service take me directly to the hospital . thanks so much . bye - bye . [ scene_break ] maggie : could n't resist jumping off the bridge , could you ? so , what did johnny handsome have to say ? steve : johnny zacchara is volatile and unstable , just like the rest of his family , and i think you should stay away from him . maggie : how cute -- you being all possessive . steve : i 'm being protective , not possessive . there 's a big difference . maggie : so , any luck ? steve : [ breathes deeply ] looks like ceiling tiles to me -- old ones . it should have been replaced a long time ago . maggie : you just need to open up your mind a little bit more . forget about what makes sense and take a moment to just -- feel . anything yet ? steve : why do n't we just skip over the whole lecture about my lack of imagination and you tell me what you see ? maggie : okay . okay . [ breathes deeply ] hmm . i see lights -- millions of them -- lighting up the city below . over there -- beale street . see it ? and then if you go five blocks over -- court square . steve : the statue of hebe , right in the middle . maggie : exactly . see those two big yellow lines a few blocks up ? steve : you mean the big water stain ? maggie : exactly . perfect . the mighty mississippi . and there , two blocks up from the park . steve : 100 north main street . maggie : uh - huh . the biggest building in all of memphis -- and the most secure . that did n't stop us , did it ? steve : apparently , we were pretty determined . i 'd have to say , the view was worth the risk , though . maggie : the view , your guitar playing -- it really was a perfect night . [ scene_break ] olivia : trust me . i 'm not looking to get all tied down right now . when i thought that i was pregnant , i was more freaked out than steve was , not -- not -- not that he would n't be a great father . he would . i 've seen him with his nephews . the guy is a natural . kate : well , that 's his job , honey . he saves lives for a living , unlike your last boyfriend . olivia : uh , you sure you want to be judging me on that right now ? no , no , no , no , no . steve 's a great guy . he 's -- he 's -- he 's totally normal . kate : normal -- and that 's a bad thing ? normal -- too safe for you ? olivia : that 's not it . kate : liv -- olivia : what ? kate : you put yourself -- you put your whole life on hold to raise dante . olivia : and it was the greatest decision i ever made . i love nothing better in the world than being dante 's mother -- nothing . kate : but you know what ? he 's a grown man now . he 's married . it 's time to go after what you want . what do you want with steve ? olivia : why -- why are you pushing me so hard ? kate : because i want you to be happy , honey . can you blame me ? olivia : thank you . i 'm glad that you care about my happiness , all right ? kate : i do . olivia : or do you just want to make sure that i 'm all tied up with steve so that i keep my eyes off of sonny ? kate : olivia , you and sonny will always be connected because of dante . olivia : we 're parents , honey . that 's the end of it . any romance that sonny and i had was over when we were kids . i chose not to tell him that he was dante 's father because i did n't want that life for myself , and i certainly did n't want it for my kid , okay ? now , if you will excuse me , i have some work to do , and then i am going to meet up with my boyfriend , steve . kate : so , he is your boyfriend , steve . olivia : whatever . kate : whatever ? olivia : whatever . kate : you know what your mother used to say ? olivia : always cross your legs at the ankles , ladies do n't chew gum , spaghetti sauce from a jar will kill you , buy in bulk . kate : always use protection , liv . olivia : [ chuckling ] [ scene_break ] michael : you want to help me , jason ? why do n't you tell dad to let me into his business ? sonny : i already told you that 's not happening , michael . jason : i thought you liked the job at the warehouse . michael : i also liked waking up to abby every morning . things change . i have no reason to stay safe anymore -- no crime - free future to plan for . sam : michael . michael : thanks for coming by . i 'll let you know if i need anything . sonny : you need to get ahold of yourself , you understand me ? whoever is responsible for beating up abby 's friends -- i want you to stay out of it . i 'm gon na handle it . michael : dad , i am just as good and just as capable as most of the guys you have working for you . sonny : and smarter . you 're smart enough to know this is not a life for you . you know why ? 'cause this life makes you dead inside . michael : you know , dad , that sounds nice . but the truth is , is you 've never believed in me . sonny : okay , that 's not true . i just wanted a better life for you -- that 's all . michael : you know what ? you and mom are n't that different . she lied about jax , and now you 're lying right to my face . you think i 'm too weak to last in this business . sonny : i know you 're grieving , michael , so we 're just gon na -- michael : dad , just -- just get out . stop trying to manage me and get out . sonny : michael , you have to -- michael : i said leave ! [ scene_break ] steve : i think you 're a brilliant doctor , maggie -- one of the best i know . and i respect you , but that 's as far as it goes . maggie : you can relax . i know why you brought me here . you need to keep me quiet about what happened in memphis . it does n't mean i do n't miss the city or what we had . i mean , i - i still think about that night on the roof . if only things could have turned out differently , you know ? if only -- steve : i 'm sorry . it was probably wrong for me to push you to come here . i was being selfish . i should have considered your feelings , too . maggie : it 's okay . i 'm sorry . i do n't mean to get all weepy . it 's -- it 's just -- you know , i ca n't help but wish things would have turned out differently . steve : come here . [ scene_break ] sonny : i 'm sorry i 'm late . kate : oh , that 's all right . how are you ? sonny : i 'm good . how you doing ? kate : i 'm good . sonny : uh , i went by michael 's house , and he 's mad at the world , and he 's making bad choices because of it . kate : yeah . sonny : you know , you try to do everything you can to protect your kids , and sometimes you just ca n't do it . kate : yeah . i just , you know , think you have to be consistent with him and be there if he wants to talk to you . sonny : well , that 's the problem . he -- he wants to do all the talking , but he does n't want to do any listening . so i try to tell him something , and he does n't -- he does n't say anything , you know ? he just kind of -- he 's got a -- he 's got a lot of pain going on . kate : well , you know , michael 's an adult now , so he 's gon na do whatever he wants , no matter what you say . sonny : that 's the same thing he said . kate : is that right ? sonny : yeah . kate : you know , i think it 's time for you to focus on you , take care of yourself . i 'm gon na help you . sonny : oh , yeah ? 'cause i think that 's probably the only thing right now that 's gon na make me feel better . kate : well , i have to work tonight , but tomorrow i 'm free , if you want to cook me dinner . sonny : well , that looks like i 'm doing all the work , and -- kate : well , i thought you said cooking calms you down . sonny : no , it does , but , you know , it 's just that when i 'm cooking and you 're , like , watching me , it does the opposite effect . kate : [ chuckles ] sonny : but i tell you what -- i 'll cook for you if you promise that you wo n't bail on me in the last second . kate : why would i bail on you ? sonny : [ chuckling ] 'cause you 've done it before . kate : [ sighs deeply ] you know what ? i 'm not gon na bail on you , all right ? come here . sonny : perfect . kate : see you tomorrow at 8 : 00 ? sonny : yeah , that sounds great . kate : all right . sonny : all right . kate : and , uh , i promise to wear something `` stare - worthy . `` sonny : mm - hmm . kate : short . sonny : [ chuckling ] [ scene_break ] jason : i just -- i do n't know what to do . i do n't know how to help michael . sam : yeah , well , michael is going through a lot right now , jason . you ca n't take it personally . jason : i know that , but he 's trying to get back in the business , he 's not thinking clearly , and that 's just a bad combination . sam : well , once he processes everything , i 'm sure he wo n't be so angry . jason : i would n't count on that . he took the news about jax pretty hard . he 's pissed at me more than i 've ever seen him . sam : no . listen . i think that this is all very fresh to him , and he ca n't see what 's obvious to everyone else . if carly would have said something about jax , sonny would have went after him . she actually did the right thing for once . jason : [ sighs ] sam : jason , michael is gon na calm down , and he will forgive you for this . i know he will . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] johnny : hey . i got your message . what 's going on ? michael : thanks for stopping by . we have a lot to talk about . johnny : all right . [ door closes ]	patrick comes home and sees robin 's suitcase and he asks where she is going . robin covers quickly and tells him that she is heading to an hiv conference . she just forgot to tell him . patrick tells her about jason and michael 's accident and how jason seemed more concerned about her . he asks if there is anything that she wants to tell him . robin hedges and tells him that jason is just being protective . kate meets up with olivia and she defends sonny 's actions the night before . olivia tells her that both sonny and carly are at fault . olivia teases kate about spending christmas with sonny in bensonhurst . she warns kate about getting involved with sonny again . kate takes offense and asks olivia about steve .
todd : wow . carly : [ chuckles ] wow . [ sighs ] todd : wow . carly : that was surprising . todd : what ... was surprising ? carly : um ... [ chuckling ] oh , no ! not -- not during . i do n't mean that . i mean , that was , um ... that was -- well , clearly i have no words . [ laughs ] it was amazing . i 'm just -- i 'm just talking about i 'm surprised ... by the way i feel right now . [ laughs ] todd : why ? how do you feel ? carly : happy . [ scene_break ] steve : you are incredible . olivia : [ laughs ] you mean -- you mean i 'm incredible for a grandma - to - be , do n't you ? steve : total gilf . olivia : i do n't even want to ask what that means ! steve : `` grandma i 'd like to fool around with . `` olivia : [ laughs ] you know , why do n't you let grandma make your dreams come true ? steve : ooh . mm . wait . wait . olivia : are you serious ? steve : there 's something i need to ask you first . [ scene_break ] lulu : this may be the best ice cream that i 've ever had . dante : yeah . i was actually talking about what we did before the ice cream . lulu : oh . that was really good , too . dante : yeah ? that 's good . lulu : confession ? dante : okay . lulu : i 'm feeling really guilty . dante : why ? lulu : i mean , look at us . we 're just -- we 're eating what we want , we 're doing what we want while maxie 's out there , living like a nun . [ scene_break ] michael : i 'll be right back , okay ? kristina : trey ! no ! trey ! michael : i need some help over here ! starr : michael ? this is not over . [ gasps ] i know her . michael : spinelli 's date on halloween . starr : this must have been who connie was talking about . is she alive ? michael : she has a pulse , but it 's weak . we , uh , we got to get her out of here . starr : okay . [ scene_break ] johnny : you 're finally going down . connie : for what , johnny ? the girl came out of nowhere . she jumped in front of my car . they ca n't pin that on me . johnny : okay , so vehicular manslaughter is out . connie : no , no , see , 'cause that 's your department . johnny : oh , what about kidnapping , assault , huh ? something tells me i can make one of those charges stick . this is finally over . connie : oh , huh ? i 'll see you in lockup , johnny , given , the fact that you just told starr that you killed her family . kristina : help ! someone , please , help ! johnny : do n't you even think about going anywhere . hey , what happened ? kristina : trey , he was fine . he went to go look for his cell phone , and then all of a sudden , he just collapsed . you have to do something . johnny : hey . kristina : trey , you 'll be okay . you 're gon na be fine . just stay with me . please . please . oh , god . what 's wrong with him ? why did he pass out like that ? johnny : i do n't know . but we need a doctor to take a look at him . kristina : how ? ! i - i do n't even have my phone . should i go look for it ? johnny : no . [ sighs ] there 's still no service . kristina : what are we gon na do ? johnny : i -- just , please , okay , do n't panic . kristina : he 's not moving , johnny ! he 's not waking up ! how am i not supposed to panic ? ! johnny : it 's gon na be okay . kristina : [ crying ] [ scene_break ] michael : her name 's ellie . starr : okay . ellie ? look , i know that you are probably cold and tired , but please just try to open up your eyes . ellie ? michael : okay . starr : okay , good . good . michael : ellie , you 've been in an accident . ellie : i ca n't move . michael : we have to get her to a hospital . starr : no , no , no , no , no . you ca n't move her . we could hurt her worse or she could have internal injuries . um , we need an ambulance now . call . michael : damn it . no service . [ scene_break ] kristina : damn it ! why wo n't this stupid thing work ? ! johnny : kristina , you need to calm down . kristina : we do n't get him to a hospital , he could die . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey . what are you doing here ? thought you were babysitting emma tonight . sabrina : i was . and it was wonderful . elizabeth : uh , hanging out with a little kid on new year 's eve ? i mean , not that emma 's not the most precious little girl ever , but was n't she in bed by , like , 8 : 00 ? sabrina : oh , my god . it was so cute . she tried her best to stay up , but she was out cold by 9 : 00 . elizabeth : aw . sabrina : and then patrick came home early , and we were watching the countdown . and you know how it is . everyone 's hugging and kissing . elizabeth : did he kiss you ? sabrina : no . but there was this one moment that was just so beautiful where i thought -- i do n't know . i thought that he just might . and then the moment vanished . elizabeth : emma woke up ? sabrina : dr. westbourne called and then showed up . elizabeth : of course , she did . sabrina : oh , god . elizabeth , it was so embarrassing . elizabeth : i 'm so sorry . if it 's any consolation , i spent my night here , missing my boys and drowning in patient files . sabrina : well , hopefully someone somewhere is starting this year off right . [ scene_break ] todd : i guess happy 's better than surprised . carly : oh . [ chuckles ] yeah . yeah . todd : [ chuckles ] carly : [ sighs ] todd : what ? carly : uh ... it 's just , um ... i know i 'm sending you mixed signals right now . i 'm sorry . i 'm not trying to . and i 'm really glad we did this . i am . todd : yeah . carly : you 're gon na hate this . oh , my god . todd : what am i gon na hate ? carly : all guys hate this . they do . and i get it . todd : what , are you gon na stop and ask for directions ? carly : what did this mean ? the sex -- what does it mean ? todd : [ sighs ] it means we 're really attracted to one another . and we have been for a long time . carly : and we both agree that it was n't about , you know , forgetting other people . like the last time we almost did this . todd : mm - hmm . carly : so it 's just an urge , right ? you know , like an urge that needed to be filled and ... todd : is that all it was for you ? carly : i asked you first . todd : what if i said no ? what if i said it was n't just an urge ? carly : then i 'd say , `` what 's next ? `` are we together ? [ scene_break ] steve : do you remember the first time we made love ? olivia : [ sighs ] it 's kind of hard to forget the giant scrunchie and attacking you with a paintbrush , so yeah . steve : that image of you dancing ... so free , so alive . i ca n't explain it . i mean , i just -- i knew ... i wanted to be with you forever . olivia : steve . what are you doing ? [ gasps ] oh , my god . oh , mary , mother of god . steve : and if you do n't mind , i 'd like forever to start right now . olivia : [ gasps ] steve : olivia falconeri ... will you do me the honor of becoming my wife ? olivia : [ sniffles ] i do n't know what to say . steve : really ? 'cause one word in particular is popping into my mind . olivia : [ stammers ] it 's such a big step , you know , for b -- one that neither one of us has ever taken . steve : it 's a step i only plan on taking once . olivia : i know . i know . me too . me too . that 's not what i meant . steve : i love you . i love you . and i 'm ready for this , and i 'm banking on the fact that you are , too . olivia : so no more bachelorhood ? steve : excuse me ? olivia : i 've talked to your sister . she told me how no one in your family ever thought that you were gon na be ready to settle down . steve : nothing i love more than proving people wrong . you changed me . you made me realize that i want things that i never thought i would have ever wanted . olivia : going home to the missus every night ... sounds good to you ? steve : if that missus is olivia falconeri , heck yeah . you 're beautiful . you 're smart . you 're kind . you 're sexy . olivia : [ laughs ] steve : the magic you can do with a socket wrench alone ... olivia : i knew this was just about getting free auto service . steve : it does n't hurt . i want to spend the rest of my life with you . and i want the whole world to know it . so i 'm gon na take this from the top . olivia : okay . steve : will you marry me ? olivia : [ sniffles ] yes . steve : yes ? olivia : yes . [ gasps ] [ scene_break ] todd : you 're not even gon na wait for an answer ? carly : i did wait for an answer , and you did n't have one , which is an answer in itself . todd : okay . when you talk about us being together , you 're talking about us being a couple , right ? carly : that 's kind of what `` together `` means . yeah . yeah . todd : okay . is that something that you want ? carly : why do you keep answering a question with a question ? todd : i have a hard time believing that 's something you would consider with me , carly . i do n't have such a great track -- carly : i know ! todd : no , you do n't . carly : yeah ! yeah , i do . you 've made terrible mistakes in all your past relationships . so have i , okay ? todd : the recent history , okay ? let 's take blair , okay ? for whatever reason , she was in love with me , and so i decided to kill my brother , who was her ex- husband . oh , and pin it on her fiancé . carly : that was in the past . you swore to me . there are no deep , dark secrets . [ scene_break ] johnny : hey , if you see a car , flag it down . i 'll be back with help , all right ? it 's gon na be okay . kristina : trey , i 'm here . connie : shame on you , johnny , lying to a little girl . johnny : what the hell are you talking about ? connie : you just admitted to killing a girl and her daddy . must have felt great unloading all that guilt , right ? and now you 're thinking about the consequences . you 're thinking about , `` this would be the perfect time for me to take off , `` leaving me high and dry . johnny : you see that kid over there , huh ? ! the one on the ground ! look at him ! he 's your son ! and he could be dying ! does that not mean anything to you ? ! [ scene_break ] starr : okay , okay . this is all -- this is all we can do for her . i do n't know how much longer we can wait . michael , do you have any service ? michael : no . maybe if i walk around a little , i 'll pick something up . starr : go , go , go , go . go ahead . i 'll stay here with her . ellie ? it 's going to be okay , all right ? michael 's going to get help . ellie : damian . [ scene_break ] spinelli : [ sighs ] we just made a terrible mistake . [ scene_break ] lulu : i need to stop worrying so much . dante : did n't i just say that ? lulu : it 's not good for me . it 's not good for maxie . and probably driving her crazy , panicking every five seconds that she 's gon na lose our baby . no wonder she wants to keep us out of the loop . dante : did n't i say all that , too ? lulu : you better watch your mouth , or you 're not gon na get any more ice cream . dante : oh , says the girl who just ate the whole carton all by herself . lulu : i did not . dante : you did n't ? let me see . lulu : you do n't trust me . dante : absolutely not . no way . [ chuckles ] ha ! see ? wow ! lulu : okay . there 's more in the freezer . so you can relax . dante : relax . that 's exactly what you need to do . you just need to relax . lulu : i 'm going to try . i know . i mean , it 's not like every time the phone rings , something bad is gon na happen . dante : exactly . [ cell phone ringing ] dante : mm . [ grunts ] okay , just relax . relax . do n't worry . it 's just michael . lulu : i was n't worrying . dante : michael , what 's up ? michael : dante . thank god . dante : dude , i can barely hear you . what 's going on ? michael : i need your help . there 's been an accident . hey , i got through . starr : you did ? michael : yeah . starr : help is on the way , ellie . everything 's going to be okay . michael : i got through . help 's on the way . johnny : what , 911 ? michael : no . dante . he said he 'd take care of everything and help 's on the way . an ambulance should be here soon . what -- what happened here ? kristina : michael , we have to help trey . michael : [ sighs ] krissy . kristina : he 's not waking up . michael : look , i talked to dante . help 's on the way , okay ? kristina : what if it 's too late ? michael : do n't say that . he 's stronger thank you think . [ scene_break ] connie : sucks for you . you lost your chance to bolt . johnny : for the last time , i 'm not going anywhere . starr : good . because i need to talk to you . connie : well , this should be interesting . starr : when you said that it was you who shot out anthony 's tires , you were lying , right ? so that i would n't let connie die . johnny : i wish i was , starr . starr : it was you . the reason i lost my boyfriend and my little girl was because of you ? it was you ? ! [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i 'm sorry . did you just say dr. westbourne was naked ? sabrina : standing there in all her glory . and it 's pretty glorious . she clearly did n't think i was gon na be the one to open the door . elizabeth : oh , my god . she must have been mortified . sabrina : you would think , right ? elizabeth : what do you mean ? she was n't ? sabrina : no . more like angry than anything else . elizabeth : at whom ? sabrina : at me for still being there . and then she basically ordered me to come here and finish up her paperwork . elizabeth : [ scoffs ] happy new year to you , too , right ? sabrina : telling me . any action in e.r . ? [ telephone rings ] elizabeth : no , actually , it 's been pretty slow . emergency . where ? okay . how far out ? all right , we 'll be ready . car accident . looks like our night 's about to pick up . [ scene_break ] starr : i thought you were my friend . johnny : i am . starr : friends do n't kill each other 's families , and they sure as hell do n't sit around while someone else takes the blame for it ! johnny : starr , i am sick over what i did . if i could go back and change it -- starr : you ca n't go back , johnny ! [ sirens approaching ] starr : and you ! you went along with this lie ! why ? ! you know what ? i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . i was wrong about the two of you . you guys are an amazing couple . you absolutely deserve each other . do n't you ? ! michael : what 's going on ? starr : i 'll talk to you about it later . let 's just go to the paramedics . go . michael : two people are hurt . this woman was hit . we have n't tried to move her yet . and trey just collapsed . kristina : over here , please ! help him . help him . he needs you . trey ? trey , we got help . [ police radio chatter ] [ scene_break ] olivia : i love it . and i love you . steve : i love you , too . grandma . olivia : [ chuckles ] steve : soon - to - be mrs. webber . olivia : olivia webber . sounds pretty good . steve : sounds perfect . [ cell phone ringing ] steve : mm . mm . [ both sigh ] steve : i 'm sorry . i 'm on call . olivia : get it . i know . you have to answer it . steve : [ sighs ] [ groans ] dr. webber . how many injured ? [ sighs ] approximate e.t.a . ? all right . i 'll be right in . olivia : i did not see this coming . and it 's weird , because i see everything else . [ scene_break ] spinelli : sincerest apologies . maxie : spinelli , you do n't have to say you 're sorry for anything . spinelli : my actions were inexcusable , and i have no one to blame except myself . or maybe the demon alcohol . maxie : would you stop ? you did n't force me into anything . i was a willing participant . and , honestly , it was nice . spinelli : we have to get you to the hospital . maxie : what ? spinelli : no . there was jostling and -- and -- and lots of strenuous activity . what if -- what if we harmed the fetus ? maxie : you did n't . you could n't have . spinelli : how do you know ? [ scene_break ] carly : oh , let 's face it . neither of us are perfect . todd : that 's an understatement . [ sighs ] carly : you know what i mean . todd : i like to think of it that ... well , we both made really bad choices . carly : [ chuckling ] yeah . if we were smart , we would end this right now . todd : thank god neither one of us is smart . [ both chuckle ] carly : yeah . [ scene_break ] officer : you all right , ma'am ? connie : yeah , i 'm fine . officer : secure the road there . i 'm here . [ police radio chatter ] johnny : you see that kid over there ? ! huh ? the one on the ground ! look at him ! he 's your son ! and he could be dying ! does that not mean anything to you ? ! oh , what about kidnapping , assault , huh ? something tells me i can make one of those charges stick . this is finally over . connie : the hell it is . i 'm out of here . [ scene_break ] paramedic : post mva collapsed after standing up . unresponsive . b.p . is 85/45 . pulse -- 135 . sabrina : okay . well , come with me . we 've got cubicles waiting . i 'm sorry . they 're gon na need room to work . kristina : he 's my boyfriend . i 'm not leaving . please . sabrina : okay . kristina : [ breathes deeply ] [ scene_break ] doctor : guys , put her in the trauma room . give me vitals , please . paramedic : pedestrian hit by a motor vehicle , found barely conscious . b.p . 's 75/40 . pulse -- 46 . doctor : okay . put her this way . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey . are you guys okay ? michael : i 'm fine , but starr was already knocked out once . someone needs to check on her . elizabeth : okay . just a second , all right ? that does n't look good . johnny : yeah , maybe not , but i need to take care of something first . elizabeth : no , no , no . you need some stitches . just come with me . johnny : [ sighs ] elizabeth : i 'll get back to you , okay ? starr : [ sighs ] michael : [ sighs ] can i get you water or coffee or anything ? starr : trey and that girl are gon na be okay , right ? michael : i hope so . look , starr , you 're gon na be okay , too , okay ? starr : [ crying ] michael : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] steve : all right , let 's get stat films , run a second panel , cbc , type and cross four units , chem 10 , and a d.i.c . panel . [ scene_break ] starr : [ sniffles ] michael : it 's weird how when you 're in the middle of something , you just deal with it . it 's only when you 're okay that it actually hits you . but we are okay , starr . and we should probably tell our parents . they 'll hear about the accident , think we 're hurt , and get all freaked out . i 'll tell you one thing . i 'll never take cell service for granted again . starr : [ chuckles ] michael : i 'll be right back . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : dr. webber needs me right now , but if you start to feel dizzy , have me paged . johnny : thank you . [ scene_break ] carly : after the whole thing with johnny , i swore off boys . todd : after the whole thing with blair , i swore off girls , and look where that got me . right ? carly : yeah . todd : [ sighs ] so , um ... so , what do you think ? carly : what do i think ? a question ? really ? you 're asking me a question again . todd : okay . i 'll answer your question . carly : [ sighs ] todd : i do want this . and by `` this , `` i mean moving forward with you . carly : that was a good answer . i 'm scared . todd : we are officially going steady . carly : i think you should kiss me now . [ cell phone ringing ] carly : mm . todd : do n't get it . do n't -- carly : i have to get that . todd : are you kidding ? i 'm pretty sure we just agreed that we 're going out , and all of a sudden we 're -- carly : it 's my phone . it 's my son . hey , michael . everything okay ? michael : i 'm fine . carly : okay , well , you 're calling me late , you know , at this hour , so i thought -- michael : there 's been an accident . carly : what kind of accident ? todd : is he with starr ? michael : is todd there ? todd : carly . carly : yeah . yeah . michael : okay , well , tell him starr 's fine , too . carly : she 's okay . michael , what happened ? michael : connie happened . [ scene_break ] connie : come on ! [ engine sputtering ] [ siren wailing ] connie : [ sighs ] okay . these boots were made for walking . [ sighs ] sayonara , port charles . dante : whoa ! whoa ! you going somewhere , connie ? connie : dante ! god , i 'm glad you 're here . dante : yeah , sure you are . your car 's seen better days , it looks like , huh ? connie : do n't i know it ! johnny and i were out for a drive and -- dante : drive ? in this fog ? really ? connie : yeah . you know , fog 's romantic . and this girl , she jumps in the middle of the road , and i - i swerve to not hit her , and then we crash into this rock . dante : what happened with michael and starr ? connie : yeah , they -- they crashed , too . i hope they 're okay . dante : yeah . connie : yeah , i just -- i do n't anybody to get hurt . dante : so when you clocked starr upside the head and knocked her unconscious and left her in johnny 's office , what did you want then ? connie : what ? i do n't know what you 're talking about . dante : save it . connie , please ... i know you abducted your husband , and you brought him out here for what reason i do n't know -- a trip down memory lane ? you wanted to show him where you killed two people ? connie : no , you got it all wrong , detective . dante : well , please , educate me . [ chuckles ] connie : okay . see , the thing is ... i was driving johnny to the cops , because he confessed that he was the one that shot out anthony 's tires . yeah . can you believe that ? that bastard blamed me for what he did . dante : cuff her to the car . connie : wait , dante . dante : and then take her down to the station when you finish processing the scene . connie : whoa , whoa , whoa ! listen to me ! you do n't believe me , you go and you ask johnny yourself . dante : i will . i 'm gon na go to the hospital . i 'm gon na check in on the victims , and i 'll ask your husband to clarify this whole thing , see what he has to say . connie : okay , you do that ! and , dante , he will talk to you , because he 's very talkative these days ! hey ! oh , geez . [ scene_break ] johnny : look , i know i do n't deserve it . please just give me a chance to explain . starr : you 're right . you do n't deserve anything , johnny . johnny : i never meant to hurt anybody . starr : you shot out someone 's tires . johnny : okay , fine . i meant to hurt anthony . but i had no idea what i had done until i read it in the paper the next day . you have no idea what it did to me . starr : what it did to you , johnny ? ! johnny : okay . you 're right . starr : you took my whole life from me ! you took a part of me , a joy that i will never get back ! all because of you ! johnny : and that 's why from the moment it happened , i vowed to do anything to make it up to you . starr : like buying my recording contract ? ! johnny : i had to try . starr : johnny , you killed my boyfriend and my daughter . you could try for the rest of your godforsaken life , and nothing you do will ever make up for that . johnny : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] doctor : i know her . i 've seen her around . sabrina : she 's a lab tech . her name 's ellie . hey , do you want me to see what 's keeping radiology ? doctor : i 'll call down . but we should contact her family , let them know what 's going on . maybe the information 's in her hospital file . sabrina : yeah , i 'll check if i do n't get anything off her phone . doctor : okay . [ monitor beeping ] [ scene_break ] spinelli : maxie , we should really go to the hospital . maxie : spinelli , listen . i know you did n't hurt the baby because -- [ cell phone rings ] maxie : [ sighs ] spinelli : ellie calling . sabrina : this is sabrina santiago . i am a student nurse at general hospital . i understand you 're close with ellie trout . i hate to leave this over a message , but ... ellie 's been in an accident . [ scene_break ] michael : is that true ? johnny : yeah . michael : you accused my father , and the whole time , it was you who tried to kill anthony . johnny : yes . starr : oh , my god ! i almost shot michael 's father because of you . you knew the whole time , and you did nothing . johnny : i 'm not proud of my actions . starr : you 're not . okay , well , are you proud that you bought out my recording contract ? is that what you 're proud of ? johnny : you know what ? honestly , that 's the one thing i do n't regret . starr : right . because it does n't matter if you killed my family , right ? just as long as i get paid to sing . johnny : no , because i thought that maybe it would help . maybe it would give you some sense of healing , of -- starr : you do n't heal from losing your daughter ! you do n't , johnny ! there 's an ache and a wound there that i - i fall asleep with every night and i wake up to every morning ! johnny : i 'm sorry . starr : you put that there ! you did that to me ! michael : you 're pathetic . you did n't feel like carrying around all that guilt , so you pretended to be starr 's friend to feel better about yourself . starr : you 're a liar . you 're a snake , and i ca n't believe that i ever thought you cared about me . johnny : i did . starr : you say that again to me one more time , and you are gon na find out what happens to you . johnny : i did care about you , starr , and i always will . starr : i hate you . johnny : i do n't blame you . starr : you took my family from me ! i hate you ! i hate you so much , johnny ! you were my friend , and you took them from me ! [ scene_break ] officer : i think we 've got what we need . let 's pack it in . let 's get this prisoner to the station . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : what are you thinking ? steve : probably intra - abdominal bleeding . kristina : what does that mean ? steve : you should n't be here . kristina : he needs me . i 'm not going anywhere . [ scene_break ] michael : starr , it 's okay . it 's okay . he 's gon na pay for what he did . starr : but it wo n't bring cole and hope back , michael . it wo n't bring them back . [ crying ] dante : hey . hey , i just came from the scene . you guys okay ? michael : physically we 're fine . dante : yeah . what about the others ? michael : we have n't heard anything since they took them in . steve : and kristina ? michael : she 's worried about trey . have you seen connie ? dante : yeah , she -- she had a lot to say . johnny : bet she did . dante : you got anything you want to add , johnny ? johnny : yeah . i want to turn myself in . [ scene_break ] lulu : hey . is everything okay ? olivia : yeah . i 'm so sorry . i 'm sorry to come up here so late . but i - i just -- i figured you 'd probably be up since dante probably got called away , too . lulu : oh , `` too . `` steve -- for the car accident . olivia : yeah . sorry . i 'm probably not making a whole lot of sense right now . [ both chuckle ] lulu : did you have a little too much champagne ? olivia : i hope not . i just drove myself over here . but , listen , um ... i wanted to tell dante and you both about this together , but -- lulu : is this about the dog that you keep seeing ? because , i mean , you do n't have to worry , 'cause everything 's fine . olivia : why ? what happened ? lulu : well , maxie had a run - in with a dog tonight . she chased after it -- olivia : is the baby okay ? lulu : yeah . everything 's fine , see ? so now we know that your hallucinations did mean something , just nothing bad . [ scene_break ] spinelli : [ sighs ] maxie : do n't you want to call her back ? spinelli : why ? so she can gloat about the wonderful evening she 's having ? she probably did n't even mean to call me . she just probably rolled over on her cell when she was in bed with someone else . maxie : you were in bed with someone else . spinelli : yeah , but that was under entirely different circumstances . come on , let 's just ... forget about ellie . you were on the verge of -- of telling me something . maxie : yeah , something important . something really important . about dante and lulu 's baby . [ scene_break ] dante : you know what happens now , right , johnny ? johnny : yeah . carly : michael ? todd : starr . are you okay ? starr : dad . todd : um ... have you seen a doctor ? starr : no . todd : is there a doctor in this hospital ? starr : please stop . todd : you must have been scared . carly : dante , what 's going on ? starr : it was n't connie . carly : what was n't connie ? starr : connie 's not the one who shot out the tires and caused my car to go off the road . it was johnny . he 's the reason why i lost my family , and he 's been lying to us this entire time . johnny : it 's true . i just turned myself in . michael : you want a medal ? carly : no . that 's not possible . johnny : i tried to tell you so many times . i 'm not a good person , carly . there 's something you need to know . there 's something i need to -- carly : we do n't need to talk about that , okay ? johnny : but i have to . there 's something i need to tell you . carly : no , i do n't want you talking , okay ? you have to save your strength . johnny : i 've got to tell you everything ... everything that happened . carly : you did this . why would connie cover for you ? johnny : i ... because she had her reasons , but ... i married her because she was keeping my secret . carly : you lied to me every day , every night , just lying . johnny : i really loved you . i never lied about that . carly : i hope you rot in hell . dante : you have the right to remain silent . anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law . you have the right to an attorney . if you can not afford an attorney , one will be provided for you free of charge . do you understand these rights as i have explained them to you , johnny ? johnny : yeah . the last thing i wanted to do was hurt innocent people . i 'm gon na keep saying that till everyone believes me . dante : let 's go . carly : dante , wait . [ scene_break ] olivia : i 'm not here about little dogs or wacky hallucinations or anything like that . but i am here about the future . my future ... as mrs. steven webber . lulu : oh , my god ! seriously ? ! olivia : it just happened ! lulu : ah ! olivia : it just happened ! and i just had to tell someone ! i was about to go crazy . so i had to come over . lulu : i 'm so glad that you did ! this is so amazing ! olivia : [ laughs ] just think . pretty soon , we 're gon na have two new members of our family , steve and your adorable little baby . [ chuckles ] lulu : yay ! olivia : [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] spinelli : the room ... do you see -- do you see it spinning ? maxie : you 're the first person that i 've told about this . and if i think this is gon na be difficult ... spinelli , i am ... not pregnant anymore . i lost dante and lulu 's baby . [ sniffles ] [ scene_break ] doctor : well , still unconscious , but at least her vitals are stabilized . sabrina : how bad is she ? doctor : i ca n't say for sure until we run further tests , but i suspect spinal injury . [ monitor beeping ] [ scene_break ] todd : why do n't we let the nice officer do his job -- carly : i hear you . i ca n't believe i 'm saying this . i ca n't believe i 'm saying this at all . but i actually feel sorry for connie . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : b.p . is dropping . he 's going into v - tac . steve : he 's crashing . kristina : you said you 'd come right back , trey . come back ! [ alarm beeping ] steve : come on , trey . kristina : [ crying ] please come back . steve : come on . [ grunting ] [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm so glad the truth came out , because maybe starr can have some kind of closure . because i do . i regret every second i spent with you . i am so happy to finally be moving on with todd . johnny : oh , you think that 's smart , huh , moving from one criminal to another . carly : at least todd is honest about who he is . johnny : oh , i doubt that . you bare your soul ? did n't think so . carly : what is he talking about ? johnny : you want to tell her , or should i ?	it is after midnight , january 1 and couples ring in the new year in bed . carly asks todd if it meant that they are a couple now . he says he would never have thought that carly would want that with him , but if she does , then it definitely means that . steve asks olivia to marry him . she says it is amazing that she did n't see it coming since she sees everything else . maxie is and spinelli find comfort in sex . afterwards , spinelli says they made a terrible mistake and apologizes to maxie for taking advantage of her . he says they need to get her to the hospital to make sure the fetus is undamaged . sabrina tells elizabeth that she and patrick almost kissed and that britt showed up at patrick 's house naked .
[ franco & nina stumble into the apartment kissing ] kiki : [ clears throat ] hey . [ scene_break ] morgan : i 'm just , uh , just getting some fresh air , you know ? looking for a little solitude . you know what 's like . dante : you sure that 's all it is ? [ sniffles ] morgan : you know what , i - if i 'm gon na be honest with you , no . uh , it 's the meds . i 'm feeling a little bit closed in at the moment . dante : i 'm sorry , man . they can fix that for you , though ? make it better ? morgan : yeah . i hope so . um , what are you doing here ? is this police business ? dante : no . i 'm gon na go to the party at the haunted star . morgan : really ? dante : yeah , why ? morgan : well , i just -- given what 's going on with you and lulu , i mean , you showing up at her party , unannounced -- is that a good idea ? [ scene_break ] lulu : [ sighs ] what am i doing ? johnny : what ? kissing me . lulu : yeah . mnh - mnh . i ca n't , i ca n't . johnny : well , you just were . lulu : no , johnny . no . you do n't understand . johnny : [ sighs ] i think i can understand completely . you think you 're cheating on dante ? lulu : i - i would be cheating on dante . he 's still my husband . johnny : [ sighs ] w - what do you think your husband is doing with valerie right now ? huh ? [ scene_break ] [ laughter ] ellie : whoo ! vis à vis precipitation , i 'm starting to prefer the blankets of packing snow here in port charles to the mild yet gloomy winter rain of portland . spinelli : well , huzzah ! ellie : damian ? spinelli : uh ... yeah , oh , beg your pardon , precious ellie . it 's just that we - we are witnessing a seismic occurrence . ellie : okay , well , if you could just free me from the shackles of my coat , i 'd love to see what there is to huzzah . spinelli : behold . ellie : oh . [ cell phone rings ] jason : oh , i should get this . sam : yeah . sorry . of course . jason : [ clears throat ] hello ? [ sirens wail ] elizabeth : jason , you need to get here -- now . spinelli : this wondrous sight calls for libations . ellie : postpone celebratory cordials until we know more . spinelli : [ sighs ] curse the ill - timed communication . jason is the last person i thought would ever be enthralled to his phone . jason : okay , elizabeth , i need you to slow down and tell me what happened . elizabeth : it 's jake . jason : is he hurt ? elizabeth : no . he had a little scare , and frankly , i 'm kind of freaked out myself , but he 's asking for you . jason : what kind of a scare ? elizabeth : the police are here . jason : the police ? elizabeth : i need to speak with them . i will explain everything when you get here . jason : i 'll be right there . uh ... i 've got to -- i 've got to go . sam : okay , yeah , of course . i - is everything okay ? it sounded serious . jason : i really do n't know . i do n't know how long this is gon na be , but -- sam : go , go . do n't worry about it . we 'll finish this another time . jason : thanks . [ rock music playing ] spinelli : greetings and salutations , oh fair samantha . ellie : and a happy new year . sam : yes ! hi ! ellie : hey . sam : happy new year to you , as well . um ... [ giggles ] peppermint ? spinelli : yeah , well , yes , only the finest bavarian stock for us , right ? [ laughs ] ellie : uh , where did jason go ? spinelli : yeah , and how soon may we anticipate his return ? sam : i do n't think he 's coming back . he had to go handle something . it sounded serious . spinelli : oh . i hope it 's nothing to do with you two . sam : me ? us ? why ? spinelli : oh , good , well , then , um , please , uh , tell us -- how are things progressing with jason ? any rekindling of a romantic sort ? [ music continues ] [ scene_break ] franco : kiki . nina : yeah . kiki : franco . nina : yeah . kiki : nina . nina : hey , kiki . franco : did n't know you were here . kiki : yeah , clearly . franco : right . nina : so , um ... franco : so , uh ... how are you feeling ? kiki : i 'm a little tired . i got off work a little bit ago , so -- nina : oh , so , right , mm - hmm . kiki : so a few of my fellow service - industry employees and myself were gon na go out on the town , ring in the new year , you know ? franco : well , that sounds like fun . nina : that 's great . kiki : yeah , but , uh , then i decided what could be more fun than spending a quiet evening inside ? franco : well , i 'm sure we can think of something . kiki : yeah , so , uh , now -- franco : now ? nina : yeah , what now ? kiki : now i 'm thinking i want to go to the party at the haunted star . franco : oh ! well , come on . no , please , stay . i mean , do n't leave on our account . nina : uh , we do n't want to kick you out , kiki . kiki : oh , it 's okay . i 'll be back tomorrow . franco : well , if you insist . nina : oh , come on , kiki . wait . kiki : you two have fun . happy new year , kids . franco : happy new year . kiki : [ giggles ] franco : 2016 . yay ! nina , oh , my god . i thought she 'd never leave . where are you ? nina ? nina : hey . um , are you hungry ? franco : not for food . nina : [ chuckles ] um , you know , i 'm starved , and i have a really fun idea . let 's use cookie cutters to cut the bread into circles and stars because honestly , i do n't know what says , `` happy new year `` more than evocatively shaped bread . right ? franco : right . so kiki interrupting us kind of shattered the mood for you ? nina : [ sighs ] um , yeah . yeah . you know . it 's for the best . [ scene_break ] [ johnny sighs ] lulu : thank you for that visual . johnny : somebody had to tell you . lulu : you sound like my mother . johnny : well , that just killed the mood . lulu : well , i 'm just starting to wonder if either of you know me at all . johnny : okay , lulu , i ca n't speak for laura , but i feel like i know you pretty well , right ? lulu : really ? well , okay . well , then you should have known that i would n't use someone to have revenge sex to get back at dante . johnny : why not ? lulu : because it 's disgusting . johnny : okay . let me absolve you . if you need to be disgusted by somebody , lulu , be disgusted by me . if you need to use somebody , by all means , use me . lulu : if i was going to use someone to get back at dante , i would have revenge sex with someone he could actually find out about , and you are a fugitive . johnny : and ... ? lulu : and if dante ever found out about you , you would end up in jail or dead , and i do n't know , i do n't want that on my conscience . johnny : forget about dante . please . he does n't deserve another minute of your time or another ounce of your pain . lulu . this , tonight , can be about us . okay ? it can be our little secret and the perfect way to start out 2016 . huh ? huh ? lulu : mm - hmm . johnny : come on . lulu : it 's a terrible idea . johnny : that 's a lie . lulu : no , it 's not a lie . it 's a terrible idea . johnny : come on , lulu . do n't you deserve a little happiness ? [ scene_break ] dante : you 're my little brother , and i love you . morgan : i love you , too . dante : but you 're kind of a train wreck when it comes to relationships . morgan : i agree with you , and that 's why i 'm saying , you know , showing up at her party , unannounced -- that 's something i would do . dante : mm - hmm . morgan : so is that something that you should do ? dante : yeah . i do . i think it 's something i should do . i should be spontaneous with her . i should go and surprise her . morgan : why ? dante : [ sighs ] before christmas when her brother got hurt ... she leaned on me , and i feel like since we 've seen each other one or two times since then , it 's been -- it 's been better , and then maybe we can save our marriage . morgan : okay . hey , look . if you 're feeling it , go for it , but , i mean , obviously , i 'm not the one that needs to be sold . dante : right . all right . happy new year . morgan : all right . dante : see you . morgan : all right . [ scene_break ] lulu : of course , i want happiness . who does n't ? johnny : okay . then let me make you happy , lulu . just like i used to . [ scene_break ] nina : [ sighs ] listen . when we were at the haunted star and you told me i was , uh , beautiful and desirable and super hot and you gave me this ... i never felt so loved . franco : so then what are you afraid of ? nina : um , i 'm afr -- i 'm terrified . i 'm terrified ... that , um , 2016 -- we 're gon na ruin everything that we built together in one fell swoop ... ... with sex . [ scene_break ] spinelli : when ellie and i entered earlier to celebrate the new year with some liquid refreshment , we could n't help but notice you and jason gazing into each other 's eyes . sam : oh , come on . i would n't say i was `` gazing `` . ellie : uh , damian would . spinelli : yes , indeed . even from across the room , it was clear that your special and unique attraction for each other had returned , both body and soul . sam : that would be a serious overstatement . spinelli : well , i think the crackling electrical vibrations in the air would beg otherwise . sam : i would call that static electricity . ellie : damian , perhaps if we allowed samantha to offer her own account of the moment . spinelli : yes , please , please . uh , regale us with a detailed account of your rekindled romance . sam : what are you talking about ? we were -- we were playing pool . spinelli : uh - huh . sam : and then we were -- we just had -- spinelli : ooh , a spark ? th - that sets a flame that sets off fireworks ? sam : no . no . [ groans ] it was nothing . really . it was nothing . spinelli : uh , au contraire . your -- your reaction belies your admission . ellie : mm - hmm . sam : are you calling me a liar ? spinelli : no , i would never -- ellie : he did . spinelli : what ? ellie : but in the best possible sense . spinelli : look , i -- i understand your trepidation . it 's almost too good to be true . i mean , you had accepted that jason was lost forever . now -- now he 's returned . and as the two of you grow closer , the earth is back on its axis , the stars have realigned , and all is right with the world . sam : things are better . spinelli : yeah . it appears you have acquired his gift for understatement . uh , but where , actually , did he go ? what was that untimely urgent matter about ? [ rock music playing ] [ scene_break ] officer : thank you , ms. webber . elizabeth : sure . jake : dad ! you 're here ! jason : yeah , of course i 'm here , buddy . okay ? look , hey . whatever happened , it 's over now . all right ? you sure he 's okay ? elizabeth : yeah , physically , he 's fine . he 's just really shaken up . jason : it 's over now , okay ? it 's over . jake : i 'm scared . jason : okay , it 's okay to be scared , buddy . it 's okay to be scared . but it 's done now . let 's just talk about what happened . [ scene_break ] lulu : mm . mnh - mnh . nope . johnny , stop , stop , stop , stop , stop . johnny : stop acting on how we feel ? lulu : you know what i 'm going through with my marriage . johnny : oh , yeah . your marriage -- the guy who cheated on you with your cousin . yeah , i heard about that . lulu : it 's not like you do n't have problems of your own . johnny : what , you mean being a fugitive from justice ? lulu : yes . johnny : you get used to it . lulu : please do n't joke around right now . [ sighs ] i am serious pain , okay ? you -- you kissing me and dredging up old memories , it 's -- it 's confusing me , and it 's not helping . [ sighs ] i - i do n't want this . i just want things to go back to the way they were . [ knock on door ] dante : lulu . lulu : [ clears throat ] [ clears throat ] what are you doing here ? dante : i just needed to see you . what 's going on ? [ scene_break ] nina : what if we , you know -- franco : have sex . nina : okay . yeah . uh , get closer , and um ... you know , what if you do n't like me anymore ? franco : oh , nina , come on . nina : no , i mean , what if i do n't like you ? what if i do n't like you ? and what if , uh , it 's not that great ? not that special ? not a big deal ? and , um , what if i am bad at it ? i - i do n't want to disappoint you . i just -- i ca n't -- i ca n't take another disappointment . oh . franco : it wo n't be a disappointment . nina : you do n't know that . franco : well , actually , i do . nina : no , you do n't know that . what if we screwed up ? what if our time came and went and we let it pass by ? what if -- what if i did that ? what if i messed up , and you 've been so incredible and so lovely , so wonderful to me , and wh - what if i screwed it up ? what if i screwed everything up ? franco : what if the world ended today ? right now . right ? th - that 's so `` what if `` . what if , what if , what -- okay . if that -- if that -- if that were gon na happen , then i -- and you and i had not yet been together in some very meaningful way , i feel like we would both regret that after the world was over . i 've waited . tonight , i -- [ sighs ] weeks . a long , long time . right ? you , too . not be -- well , for me , not because -- not because i was waiting for you to stop being scared or skittish , or for you to chill out a little bit . i was waiting because -- no , hold on . i was waiting because i wanted it to be the right time . and i feel -- i really feel -- like this is the right time for us . and i 'm pretty sure that if you put aside all this talk and your sandwich- making and your incredibly imaginative avoidant behavior ... you would feel like this is the right time , too . nina : oh , franco . franco : you just said , right , a minute ago ... that you had never felt more loved than you felt tonight . right ? nina : i meant that . i 'm overwhelmed . [ sighs ] i do n't know what to do . franco : there 's nothing to do . do nothing . just be in love . just trust that your feelings are real . [ scene_break ] morgan : so the gun runner 's gone . there 's no evidence of that . if i just pack it in and go home -- mom and dad are gon na be all over me if i do that . i could go to the haunted star and watch my brother get shut down by his wife . no , i 'm gon na have another beer . that 's what i 'm gon na do . kiki : [ gasps ] morgan : what the hell ? kiki : morgan . morgan : shh ! kiki : what are you doing ? morgan : shh . sorry . you just scared me , that 's all . kiki : what is going on with you ? have -- have you been drinking ? morgan : no . what are you talking -- i mean , no , not really . kiki : morgan . i can smell it on you . morgan : okay , well , you have a good nose 'cause i had one beer . kiki : are you taking your medication ? morgan : you know what ? that 's enough , kiki . kiki : hey , hey . wait , no . this is n't okay . you ca n't keep skipping your medication . morgan : wow , thank you , dr. jerome . i appreciate the input . kiki : morgan , stop it . you almost broke my ankle trying to protect me from something that was n't there . morgan : you 're on the pier in the middle of the night . okay ? i ran into you , i pulled you aside for your safety . kiki : that was n't for my safety . that was exactly what you acted like at the cabin . morgan : wow , that 's great . okay , so what are you saying ? you scared of me ? you 're afraid of me again ? kiki : no . i 'm afraid for you . [ scene_break ] sam : jason had to leave because -- be -- i do n't know the details , actually . ellie : oh , well , i hope everything 's all right . spinelli : well , with jason to the rescue , i 'm sure all dragons will be slain and all those in peril will be saved . sam : [ chuckles ] spinelli : what ? but -- but i digress . sam : digressing is good . i think we should keep digressing . speaking of -- well , did you guys get to watch the bowl games ? ellie : yes , of course ! perhaps you are unaware , but i am an avid college football fan . sam : i had no idea . ellie : oh , yeah . paradoxically , it 's the opposite of science -- a world ruled purely by emotion . not that science does n't play a big part -- you know , physics , biology , they 're all important factors . but the game itself is completely illogical . i mean , players regularly make feats that seem impossible . anyway , it 's totally irrational and i love it . sam : and they look really good in their uniforms . ellie : oh . hear , hear . sam : hear , hear . spinelli : boy . damsels in simpatico . is there anything more formidable ? sam : well , i guess you 'll be watching the national championship ? ellie : mm - hmm . spinelli : yes , uh , will you and jason be watching , as well ? ellie : damian . spinelli : i 'm sorry . i - i apologize if my enthusiasm appears intemperate , but i assure you , it 's not hyperbole . you and i stood on the dock lamenting dear jason 's loss , and you in particular had a feeling that he was still of this world . and i mean , i 'm ashamed to admit that i had given up hope , but your bond with jason -- it defies , well , anything . sam : [ sighs ] thank you , spinelli . thank you very much , but i think that you might have saw something that actually was n't going on . spinelli : i disagree . ellie : damian . bear in mind that you are not privy to the conversation that occurred prior to the moment you witnessed . spinelli : yes , but i did witness the moment ! ever since jason has rediscovered who he was , you two have become closer , right ? sam : well , yeah , but -- spinelli : that 's the first steps ! that 's -- that 's all that matters . and as jason rediscovers his love for you , in turn , he 'll rediscover himself . [ scene_break ] jason : what do you have ? officer : all right , we 're canvassing the neighborhood , and we 'll make sure we talk to everybody . but so far , we got nothing . maybe it 's a new year 's eve drunk who stumbled in the wrong yard . elizabeth : okay . all right , well , thank you . will you keep us posted ? officer : will do , ma'am . elizabeth : thank you . officer : let 's go . elizabeth : [ sighs ] oh , god . jason : i need you to tell me exactly what happened . elizabeth : [ sighs ] i was letting the boys stay up to watch the ball drop and of course , cam and aiden fell asleep . so i took them upstairs to go to bed , and then i heard jake shouting . i - i came downstairs , and he said there was a man staring in through the window . jason : did you see anything ? elizabeth : no . no , but he was so upset and so convinced that the man was dangerous , i just called the police . jason : good . elizabeth : and then i called you 'cause he insisted . jason : no , that 's good . i 'm glad you called me . elizabeth : [ sighs ] fortunately , whoever it was is gone . and ... i do n't know . maybe it was -- maybe he saw like a branch or a cat or something and it just freaked him out . [ sighs ] jason : yeah , maybe . anyway . maybe . elizabeth : he 's calmer now , so , um , you know , thanks to you . i appreciate you coming over , but you do n't need to stay . jason : okay . hey , man . [ sighs ] everything 's okay now . the cops have left . they have it all under control . uh ... i 'm gon na leave . i 'm gon na see you in the morning . jake : no ! please do n't leave ! elizabeth : jake ! jake . hey , your dad needs to go . just say good night . jason : hey , buddy . it 's okay . [ scene_break ] lulu : nothing is going on . dante : why wo n't you let me come in ? lulu : 'cause i want some privacy . that hard to understand ? i -- why are you here ? dante : your staff said you were down in the staterooms . lulu : no , i mean , why are you here at all ? dante : well , i would have called , but i thought you would have just hung up on me . lulu : i would n't have . dante : no ? lulu : probably would n't have . dante : anyway , i -- i wanted to see you . there 's some things i wanted to talk to you about . lulu : can it wait ? this just is n't a great time . dante : it 's about to be a brand - new year . i think it 's a perfect time . lulu : okay . talk . dante : i know everything 's a huge mess . a huge mess , and i know that 's because of me . lulu : you 've said that . dante : [ sighs ] for our sake and for rocco 's sake ... look , can i just come in here and talk to you for a minute ? [ sighs ] what the hell ? what have you been doing down here ? [ scene_break ] franco : you okay ? [ scene_break ] dante : i know i heard you talking to someone . lulu : yeah , i was talking to myself . i have to do that now that i no longer have a husband to listen to me . dante : i think there 's something else going on . lulu : okay , fine , you know what ? if you must know , i came down here because i was upset . okay ? i -- it 's new year 's eve and my marriage just fell apart , so i needed a little break from the party . so i came down here , and i cried over us . i - i hope you 're satisfied . dante : so you 're not down here with anyone ? lulu : what if i was with someone ? i do n't owe you an explanation or an apology or anything else . you actually gave up the right to ask me that question when you slept with valerie . dante : i just thought that the night your brother got hurt and then over christmas ... that we connected , and i ... i thought there was still something there . between us . lulu : obviously , you thought wrong . dante : obviously , i was . so who is it ? lulu : what ? dante : who you down here with ? 'cause i know you 're not down here alone . [ scene_break ] ellie : damian , please . it 's -- it 's unfair to give samantha false hope . spinelli : no , no , it 's not false ! i -- i feel this in my bones , ellie . do n't you ? sam : i know how it must have looked , okay ? and there might have been ... a moment or a spark of some sort , but -- but jason does n't remember our life together , much less loving me . spinelli : it does n't matter . memory or not , i mean , the mutual attraction was palpable . so if you 'll forgive me for asking -- ellie : whoa , whoa , whoa , whoa , whoa , whoa . if you have ask forgiveness in advance , my love , perhaps the question just should n't be posed at all . sam : you know what ? i - it 's okay . you 're my friend . you love me . i know you love jason . jason would have never found out the truth if it were n't for you , so go ahead . ask me anything you want . anything . spinelli : okay . in your estimation , is this rekindled attraction between you and jason a fortuitous thing ... or not ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : your dad and i explained everything to you and your brothers , remember ? your daddy does n't live here anymore . jake : but i want him to stay . elizabeth : i know , and you can see him tomorrow or whenever you want , but he has his own place to sleep . he 's not gon na spend the night here . jason : hey , listen to me . you want to talk about this later ? you need anything at all of me ? you call me . i 'll answer any time of night . okay ? do you understand ? jake : but , daddy , what if the man comes back when we 're sleeping ? what if he hurts us ? jason : all right . you do n't have to worry about that . i 'm not going anywhere . i 'll stay right here . okay with you ? okay . [ scene_break ] franco : all the love i 've ever had in my life ... ... all the love i ever will have begin and end with you . nina : you changed my life . do you know that ? you changed my life . i was completely broken when i met you . [ sighs ] all those things that i thought were important , those crazy things -- when i look at you , they just go away . i love you . i love you so much . i love you so much . singer : a golden - red heavy sun is gone and you began touching my lips , hushing me with one kiss we 'll let the night come in tell me one thing take my heart tell me you 'll keep it safe and sound tell me one thing promise me here more than a love song with a whisper in my ear that i 'm in you and you 'll love me [ scene_break ] kiki : i love you . i loved you a lot . i did . i really thought that you loved me , too . morgan : oh , come on , kiki . i mean , you know i did . i still care about you . a lot . kiki : [ scoffs ] good . 'cause i do n't really have a lot of friends . i do n't want to lose you . morgan : you 're not . okay ? you 're not gon na lose me . kiki : yeah , morgan . i am gon na lose you . if you keep going on like this , one of these days , you 're just gon na stop being you , and i 'm not gon na be able to pull you back . i ca n't help you the same way that you helped me . i just do n't know enough . i - i 'm not a psychiatrist . if i lose you ... it 'll be bad , but ... if you lose you , that 's truly terrifying . morgan : yeah . kiki : you were drinking , and you were n't taking your medicine -- morgan : i know that . i told you that already , okay ? can we not beat that into the ground , please ? kiki : no , morgan , because you need to take your medication . if you do n't , it can get scary , and i know that you do n't want to hear it , but you have to -- morgan : do n't let that stop you . please . kiki : look , i 've been reading up because i care about you . and i know what can happen if you do n't take -- morgan : yeah , so do i , and i do n't need to read about it because everyone keeps telling me -- you , my parents , the doctor . that 's all i hear anymore . you know what ? i 'm the one with the condition . i know the risks . kiki : then what are you doing ? why are n't you doing anything to stop it ? morgan : because you know what ? i - i do n't like the way the medicine makes me feel , all right ? i feel at a distance with my own life . i - i feel dead inside , and i do n't like feeling that way , so you know what ? i skip doses . i have a beer when i 'm not dealing with the condition , because you know what ? at least i feel something . kiki : well , tough break . your condition is real , and not only does it hurt you , it hurts everybody who cares about you . and it 's definitely not just going away . [ scene_break ] sam : the truth is , spinelli , if he woke up tomorrow with all of his old feelings and all of his old memories , we would n't have our jason back . a lot has happened in the past year and a half . ellie : mm - hmm . sam : he now is sharing his son with elizabeth . when he went missing , he had no idea that danny was his . now he does , so there 's that . spinelli : and i 'm certain that he 's taking his newfound parenthood quite seriously . sam : not just with jake and danny . he 's grown close to all of elizabeth 's boys . spinelli : yeah , but how is that different from the way he was before ? you know , from the care and concern that he lavished on michael and morgan ? he was a devoted uncle and surrogate father . sam : you know , you 're right . i mean , in a lot of ways , he is the same as he was before . i mean , not just like a bad - ass , taking - care - of - things kind of way , but he 's honorable and -- and loyal and he 's really protective without being protective . spinelli : see . that 's what i 'm saying ! ellie : but there must be differences , as well . spinelli : well , yes , since his return , he formed a significant relationship with elizabeth . sam : he did , but ... it was n't what he thought it was . [ scene_break ] jason : he passed right out . elizabeth : [ laughs ] of course , he did . you can sneak out now . jason : i 'm not gon na sneak out . the kid needs me . i 'm gon na be here when he wakes up . elizabeth : it 's okay . jason : hey , look , i 'm sorry i overruled you . it 's just -- he was so freaked out . elizabeth : no , it 's -- no . no , you did what was best . for jake . you put him first . and i know he 'll feel a lot safer knowing you 're here . jason : you sure you 're okay with this ? elizabeth : yeah . yeah , it 's -- it 's all for the best . jason : what ? elizabeth : i just wish i had put what was best for everyone first when i had the chance . but i did n't . now here we are . so without crying or begging for you to come back , because i realize it 's way too late for that ... [ sighs ] i want you to know i 'm sorry . jason : thank you . it 's done . you know ? it 's done . elizabeth : i 'm gon na get you your pillow and some blankets . jason : hey , um ... look , i 'm sorry i did n't think this through . i did n't -- i did n't think it 'd be so hard on you , but since we 're not , you know , what 's going on , i -- elizabeth : yeah , no , it 's fine . [ chuckles ] it 's fine . it 's one night . [ scene_break ] dante : tell me who 's down here with you . lulu : i 'm not telling you a damn thing . you know what ? get out . get out before i call the police . dante : i am the police . lulu : oh , well , then i guess it 'll be pretty embarrassing when your colleagues have to come pick you up . okay . dante , get the hell out . [ scene_break ] nina : so . franco : so . nina : um ... franco : yeah , that was a mistake . [ chuckles ] nina : i do n't know . franco : you do n't know ? really ? nina : i -- i 'm -- i 'm not sure . there 's only one way to find out . franco : um , i 'm not so sure that 's a good idea . nina : really ? franco : no , i do n't know . it seems like it 's a lot of work , and -- nina : to do it again ? franco : yeah . nina : [ chuckles ] such a chore . franco : it is . you really want to start all over from the very beginning ? right now ? nina : yeah . there 's only one way to be sure . franco : well , when you 're not sure ... [ scene_break ] morgan : i know you 're right . you know what ? what i have is n't just gon na go away . i got to deal with it . kiki : good . and as far as your meds making you feel out of it or whatever , i mean , wo n't your doctor adjust that ? morgan : yeah , they will . kiki : great . then do that . i mean , it 's gon na suck for a while , but eventually , when they find the right balance , you 're gon na be more like you . morgan : well , listen to you . you really have become dr. jerome , the medicine woman , apparently . kiki : [ chuckles ] hey , i have my moments . morgan : [ chuckles ] [ cell phone chimes ] morgan : oh , well . speak of the devil . that is pill time . kiki : what are you gon na do ? morgan : you know what ? i 'm gon na take you to a diner . we 're gon na get breakfast . you 're gon na sit there . you 're gon na drink your coffee like a lady . and i 'm gon na man up , get some water , and take my pills . and i resolve that i 'm never gon na miss a dose ever again . how 's that ? kiki : well , that sounds like a brilliant way to start the new year to me . let 's go . [ scene_break ] dante : i do n't believe this . lulu : what ? dante : happy new year , lulu . lulu : what the hell just happened ? johnny : you saved my ass . lulu : no , you did n't see the way that he just looked at me . he just looked at me like he hated me . i - i 've never seen dante like that . johnny : lulu , i do n't know what to say . lulu : say that you are gon na get rid of valerie soon . he 's probably on his way back to her right now . johnny : hey . hey . do n't you worry . that girl 's gon na get what she deserves . lulu : [ cries ] [ scene_break ] sam : jason was going to elizabeth 's when he left . his son needed him , and that 's all i got to say about that . as for me and jason , i hope the new year brings me a chance to get to know him all over again . ellie : oh , well , i really hope it goes well . however , not to be too much the skeptic , but it is entirely possible that upon further acquaintance and without the allure of your shared past , you may not find yourself in love with jason . spinelli : oh , perish the thought ! sam : no , no , spinelli . you know what ? she 's right . the thought has crossed my mind . spinelli : oh , great , an hour into the new year , and 2016 is already in the proverbial commode . sam : you know what ? you know what ? but wait . i 've got to remind you something very important . spinelli : what ? sam : he 's still jason , and all the qualities that i love in him -- they 're still there . [ scene_break ] jason : thanks . good night . elizabeth : you , too . and happy new year . jason : happy new year to you , too . [ clears throat ] [ next_on ] paul ( to jordan ) : anna is relentless with those who cross her . anna ( to alexis & julian ) : are congratulations in order ? robin ( to dr. obrecht ) : i came here to get my job back . molly ( to sam ) : it 's time i moved out . sonny ( to michael ) : is something wrong ? sabrina ( to felix ) : i think i 'm having a contraction . [ jason reacts violently when elizabeth touches him to wake him up . ]	spinelli and ellie run into sam after new year 's at the floating rib . he is clearly `` preoccupied `` with finding out whether sam and jason are ready to `` rekindle `` what they used to have now that she 's gotten her long - lost husband back . she reminds spinelli that jason has no memory of his past or his love with her and ever since she ( and everyone ) has known `` jake `` , the man who ( unknown to everyone including himself ) is really jason , she has not seen him as the same man she and spinelli knew and loved as jason morgan . meanwhile , jake gets an urgent call from elizabeth after jake tells his mom he noticed a `` strange man `` staring at them through the windows . although she 's seen nothing , she calls the cops . they report they 've looked around but have seen nothing . jake arrives and assures his son all will be alright and the `` man `` is no longer there . yet jake urges his daddy to stay with them for the night because he 's afraid . at that point , jason feels `` obligated `` to stay although elizabeth tells him he is not required to do so . when they both realize he 's `` doing the right thing by putting jake first `` , she gives him pillows and blankets to sleep on her couch , although he makes it clear their relationship is over . johnny is privately in the room at the haunted star with lulu . they kiss and she pulls away telling him she can not use him to have `` revenge sex `` against her husband for cheating on her . right then , dante goes to see her . johnny knows he needs to hide , not only so dante will not see that he intends to sleep with lulu , but because johnny is an escaped fugitive and she 's married to a cop . dante comes inside and although he does not see anyone , he knows lulu is with someone and he leaves . while lulu regrets her argument with her estrange husband and is very upset to think that she 's `` driven `` him to go back to valerie , johnny consoles her and they are alone together . nina and franco spend a romantic evening together after she admits her reservations that he assures her she need not doubt his love for her . kiki finds morgan alone on the docks and expresses her concerns about his condition and his failure to take his meds . he tells her it 's easier said than done but she encourages him not to give up and they go off together knowing each is there for the other .
andré : hypnosis is a process that is widely misunderstood . i wo n't be placing you into a trace , or force you to do something you would n't want to do . instead , i 'll help guide you to a very relaxed place ... one in which your subconscious should feel safe enough to let down its barriers . then , you 'll be able to explore whatever experience your conscious mind is preventing you from remembering . anna : i - i want to know what happened at the wsb and how valentin knows me . that 's what i want to know . andré : i need you to relax . let the chair support you . your muscles heavy . close your eyes . concentrate on your breathing . this entire process is under your control . if at any time you want to stop , all you need to do is say so . [ scene_break ] valentin : i am so glad you had a fun new year 's . and i promise you that this year 's gon na be even better than last . how do i know ? well , because i have the most wonderful surprise for you , charlotte . [ scene_break ] nathan : max , max , are you sure you have to work today ? come on , i know nina would n't care if you took a sick day . maxie : i 'm not sick . [ coughs ] besides , if i stayed at home , i would just be feeling sorry for myself . you know , that we 're not married ? [ scene_break ] hayden : is that real food ? finn : [ chuckling ] yeah . hayden : [ sighs ] thank god . this really is n't cutting it . finn : yeah , sure , dig right in . no need to thank me . hayden : actually , i was hoping there was something else you could do for me . finn : yeah , what 's that ? hayden : get me released . i 'm so ready to get out of here . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hi . franco : hi . elizabeth : are you okay ? franco : yeah , i got this . elizabeth : hey . you do n't have to physically stay away from me . franco : actually , i do . [ scene_break ] alexis : hi . diane : hi ! alexis : thank you very much for meeting me because i really need that prep for the hearing with the bar association . diane : honey , what are friends for ? besides , gives me an excuse to sort of stay away from the office for the morning and enjoy a rare morning cocktail . i took the liberty of ordering you one . i 've been catching up on the news . [ rock music playing ] tom : hey , there . we meet again . diane : alexis , honey ? are you okay ? alexis : no , i 'm not . this man was killed on the 21st ? diane : yeah , it 's been all over the news . i 'm surprised you have n't heard about it . alexis : i 've had other things on my mind . diane : well , well , of course , you have . and look , i would never be one to wish death on anyone , but it sounds like this tom baker was no great loss of life . he had a nasty history of attacking women . last thing you should be doing is worrying about him . alexis : yeah , you 're right . let 's just focus on the task at hand . i - i 'll be much better when i get my law license back . diane : that 's the spirit . and with your legal eagle best friend by your side , you 'll be back in business in no time as the second - best defense attorney in port charles . alexis : here 's hoping . diane : [ chuckles ] hey , hey , hey . none of that , come on . 2016 was one of the worst years on record for so many people , but it 's gone , it 's over , it 's done with . it 's in the rear - view mirror . once we get our prep done for the bar association hearing , you 'll have them eating out of the palm of your hand . alexis : from your lips . diane : i have great faith in your powers of persuasion . they are second only to mine . yes , of course , it 's probably normal to have a slight case of the nerves , but you 've got nothing to worry about . pretty soon , this is all gon na seem just like a bad dream . [ scene_break ] valentin : [ chuckling ] what 's the surprise ? well , i 'll tell you that when i get to the house . that 's why it 's a surprise . all right . all right . i tell you what , i 'll call you when i 'm on my way home . [ speaking french ] oh , she really wants to know what the surprise is . nina : i 've grown so fond of charlotte . i love spending time with her . i 'm excited that it 's gon na be permanent . valentin : hope you 're a morning person . charlotte 's an early riser . nina : i 'll love getting up with her early in the morning and putting her to sleep at night . valentin : what is it ? what 's wrong ? nina : i just -- i just am thinking -- i wonder if charlotte 's gon na think it 's such a wonderful surprise having me be her stepmother . [ scene_break ] nathan : i am so sorry that we could n't get married on new year 's eve , max . i know you would have been a beautiful bride . maxie : uh , please ! uh , i was a complete mess . i mean , i - i was shaking because lulu threw me into a cold shower 'cause i took the wrong cold medicine . i - i spilled my coffee all over my wedding dress . i - i was a coughing , sneezing mess . i could barely keep my eyes open . nathan : i remember all of that stuff , and i thought you looked beautiful . maxie : you are biased . nathan : i 'm not gon na disagree with that . and i do n't know if i 've told you yet today , but i happen to love you more than anything . maxie : i love you , too . nathan : i ca n't thank you enough for how great you 've been , you know , dealing with all of this stuff . maxie : oh , uh , you mean finding out that you and claudette are technically still married ? nathan : yeah , yeah . max , i 'm gon na fix it , okay ? the -- the divorce is gon na get finalized , and then we 'll be free to spend the rest of our lives together . maxie : nathan , face it . how are you supposed to divorce someone who has vanished into thin air ? [ scene_break ] hayden : please tell me that i can leave this place . finn : [ chuckles ] now that you mention it , there might be a reason or two to celebrate . hayden : celebrate what ? finn : well , it 's possible you could be released today . i 'm just -- i 'm waiting for elizabeth to bring us some bloodwork . hayden : what about you ? are you free and clear now , too ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i understand that as long as tom baker 's murder remains unsolved , things are complicated between us . you do n't need to avoid me . franco : i appreciate you saying that , but i know you 're not exactly comfortable with everything that i 've done to tom baker -- you know , like putting him in a dog crate . elizabeth : you 're right , i am not , but we both work here . we 're bound to run into each other , and i think we should be able to go about our business without all of it hanging over us . seth : franco ! why in the hell are you walking around free when you killed my brother ? [ scene_break ] diane : so , we 'll be focusing on your community involvement , the way you 've been trying to get your life back on track ever since julian 's betrayal ... alexis : uh - huh . diane : alexis ? alexis : yes . diane : we 're dealing with the entirety of your professional life here . what is so interesting about the rather pathetic death of a miscreant ? alexis : i have a confession to make . diane : well , then you 're talking to the right person . i mean , who needs a priest when you 've got a lawyer ? [ chuckles ] alexis , what is it ? alexis : this man -- diane , i was with him the night that he died . [ scene_break ] seth : my brother went missing the week before christmas . you told me he was probably out somewhere hurting women , when he was really lying in an alley stabbed to death . elizabeth : franco had nothing to do with that . seth : how can you defend him ? franco hunted my brother down , killed him , and left him in an alley to rot . are you so blinded by your feelings for this guy that you ca n't see him for what he really is ? dr. obrecht : lower your voice ! may i remind you , sir , that this is a hospital ? nurse webber , do n't you have patients to attend to ? why are you harassing one of our staff members ? seth : this man attacked my brother in this very hospital . did n't matter to franco that tom spent years paying his debt to society , no . you had to make sure he paid with his life . [ scene_break ] finn : i 've been testing my own blood since we started taking the serum . my latest results should be coming back with yours . hayden : well , fingers crossed we 'll both get clean bills of heath . finn : [ chuckles ] [ knock on door ] hayden : speak of the devil . what ? it 's a turn of phrase . finn : forgive our patient . for some odd reason , hayden is eager to get out of here . by any chance , do you have her latest blood work ? elizabeth : right here . finn : thank you . [ scene_break ] maxie : a - ha ! nathan : found something ? maxie : mm - hmm . nathan : is there a way for me to divorce claudette without her physical presence ? maxie : yep , you can put a notice in the paper to claudette that you want a divorce . if she does n't object in the statutory time frame , then your divorced can be finalized . nathan : i can do that . what 's the time period ? maxie : three weeks . nathan : hey , three weeks is n't so bad ! maxie : it is when we 're supposed to be married already . why could n't claudette just sign those divorce papers when you originally sent them ? why put them in a drawer like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode all over our wedding plans ? it 's like she lives to ruin our lives . nathan : maxie , maxie , i promise , okay . this divorce is gon na happen one way or another . what are you thinking ? maxie : i 'm thinking this would be a lot easier if we could find claudette . [ scene_break ] valentin : how can you ask that ? charlotte loves you . she 's gon na be over the moon when she learns that you 're a permanent fixture in her life . nina : she loves me as a friend . but this new arrangement is completely different . i 'm gon na be in her life 24/7 . i - is charlotte gon na resent me for being a -- a mom to her , trying to be a mom to her ? valentin : you 're worried that she wo n't accept you as a mother ? nina : claudette is her mother . she 's the only mother she 's ever known . and she loves her . listen , i 'm gon na support you and stand beside you in this custody fight against lulu . but honestly , what 's gon na happen when claudette comes back ? valentin : she wo n't . [ scene_break ] andré : tell me , anna . where are you ? anna : i 'm in a corridor at the wsb . [ whistling ] andré : what do you see ? anna : well , there 's a door at the end of the hallway , and there 's a light coming from under it . and i hear ... andré : what do you hear ? anna : someone 's whistling . so , i walk towards the door ... and the whistling gets louder . andré : what now ? anna : i put my hand on the door , and i push it open , and i 'm about to step in . andré : what do you see ? anna : i ca n't ! [ breathing heavily ] no , i ca n't do this . [ scene_break ] nina : how can you be so sure claudette 's not coming back ? we do n't even know where she is or what she 's doing . valentin : well , exactly . if she wanted to contact charlotte , she would have reached out to me by now . i think she was just ... into griffin munro . nina : i ca n't understand a mother simply being okay losing contact with her daughter . valentin : well , charlotte is n't claudette 's daughter . she 's lulu 's . claudette knows that . she has absolutely no claim on charlotte whatsoever . nina : okay . right , right , right . so , we present a united front at the custody hearing , and we show that we provide a stable home for charlotte . although ... valentin : we 're married 24 hours , and you 're already having a crisis of faith ? nina : our spontaneous wedding was fun and romantic , but it does n't really scream stability for a child . i have a ribbon ring . we do n't even have pictures . valentin : well , i 'm sorry about that . i 'll make some calls . we can sit for a portrait . nina : [ chuckles ] that 's so old - school . valentin : well , i 'm a bit of a traditionalist . does that turn you off ? nina : mnh - mnh . i love that . i 'll take our own picture . valentin : oh , okay . nina : okay , ready ? [ both chuckle ] [ camera shutter clicking ] valentin : oh , that 's good . look , we 're the picture of ... nina : of wedded bliss , right ? i hope this makes up for the picture that you lost . unless you already found that one . valentin : no . but do n't worry about that . always got the memory . [ scene_break ] anna : [ sighs ] andré : here you are . anna : [ sniffles ] thank you . andré : are you all right ? anna : yeah . i 'm fine . i 'm okay . andré : what did you remember ? anna : nothing , i do n't know . [ sniffles ] [ sighs ] i open the door , but i ... i do n't remember . you have to put me under again . andré : anna , we 've obviously hit on something painful , something you blocked . i think it 's best if we stop for today and try again when you 've had a chance to calm down . anna : no , i told you . i 'm fine . andré : you pulled yourself out of the memory because some part of you is n't ready to remember . anna : i want to this . i can handle it . andré : anna ... anna : no , i -- there is nothing worse than not knowing . do you understand ? i feel ... like i 'm going to remember something . just hypnotize me again . just do it . i 'm about to find out the truth ... and you have to help me . [ scene_break ] diane : you were with tom baker the night he died ? alexis : i went to the bar , and while i was there , that 's when i met him . diane : and you 're sure it was the night he was killed . alexis : i 'm positive , because it was the 21st , right ? and that was the night of sam 's baby shower . diane : okay , so you meet tom baker at a bar . then what happened ? alexis : i do n't remember . [ scene_break ] franco : your brother never paid his debt to elizabeth . seth : you took care of that , did n't you ? dr. obrecht : stop this . mr. baker , do you have any proof that franco was involved with your brother 's death ? franco : no , he does not . seth : not yet . i already spent plenty of time with the police going over all the people who wanted tom dead , and you better believe you were at the top of the list . i told them everything i know , everything my brother told me about your harassment . i also told them that there were plenty of witnesses here at the hospital who heard him threaten my brother 's life . it 's only a matter of time before they run you in . dr. obrecht : what was that ? franco : [ sighs , clears throat ] that was some guy spreading rumors about me . dr. obrecht : that you killed his brother -- yes , i 'm clear on that much . but why ? i know you were tracking tom baker -- the less kind word would be `` stalking `` -- by using the gps on his phone . but how would his brother know that ? and even if he did , that 's hardly reason to go to the police . franco : actually ... i did a lot more than just stalk tom baker . [ scene_break ] hayden : well ? what does it say ? can i get out of here ? finn : in a word ... yes . your numbers are below the target . as long as you stay on the protocol , you should be down to zero in no time . hayden : and you ? what are your numbers ? finn : you do n't need to worry about me . hayden : what are finn 's numbers ? elizabeth : his are just as good . finn : hey , what happened to doctor - patient confidentiality ? elizabeth : sue me . hayden : so you 're officially cured . you wo n't have to take zen - zen anymore . elizabeth : wait , zen - zen ? are you taking zekenestrol ? [ scene_break ] nathan : well , the canadian authorities have been looking for claudette ever since she got on that flight to calgary and disappeared . maxie : and there 's no sign of her at all ? nathan : they have n't had any luck , and i do n't know if i told you , but i think they 're ready to declare her dead . maxie : is n't that just a formality ? you know , a way to close the case and file some paperwork ? claudette is just another missing person to them . maybe we should go to canada . nina : wait , wait , wait , wait . what are you doing here ? maxie : working . nina : that 's ridiculous . you 're sick . you have the flu . you postponed your wedding . nathan : that 's my point exactly . nina : okay , i want you to get this woman home into bed immediately . i 'm gon na call the deli for some chicken soup . maxie : oh , these are some beautiful flowers ! who are these for ? man : i 'm not sure . florist must have left the name off . happens sometimes . maxie : we can find the rightful owner . nathan : [ clears throat ] max . maxie : mm . man : thanks . maxie : yeah . the card says , `` to my beautiful bride . `` nathan ... nathan : [ chuckles ] maxie : ... you are the sweetest almost - husband ever . nathan : um , actually , max , i ... i did n't send those . nina : i think they 're for me . maxie : no , wait a minute ! what do you mean ? this card says , `` to my beautiful bride . `` whose -- whose beautiful bride are you ? nina : it 's complicated . nathan : yeah , what is complicated , exactly ? what 's going on here , nina ? nina : okay , well this is news you probably wo n't like , but i want you to really listen to it 'cause it 's wonderful news . and when you think about it , i 'm sure you 'll be supportive . nathan : of what , exactly ? nina : okay , well valentin and i , on new year 's eve , we -- we came to the church -- beautifully decorated church , candlelit , good job . and we were fully dressed and , uh , we came upon lucy coe , who told us that the wedding had been postponed . and then , a priest happened in , and he was certified to perform weddings . and valentin had a judge acquaintance that could give us a marriage license right away . nathan : no , nina , no , just ... maxie : so , you and valentin got married ? nina : yes ! yes , yay ! lookit , this is the ring that we made together . maxie : hmm . nathan : yeah , so i 'm gon na call diane and get you out of this . nina : i 'm gon na make myself crystal - clear , j. i do n't want to get out of it . nathan : yeah , obviously , you do , nina , because obviously , valentin coerced you into doing ... this . [ scene_break ] andré : all right , anna . anna : [ sighs ] i want you to go back to that same night at the wsb . are you there ? do you see the corridor ? anna : yeah , yeah , yeah . andré : this time , instead of opening the door , i want you to go back to a few minutes before then . [ whistling ] andré : what were you doing before you noticed the door ? anna : oh , i wound my watch . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : zekenestrol is a schedule ii narcotic . it 's illegal in this country . that 's why brad cooper had to notify the board when he found it in your lab . how long have you been taking it ? hayden : i 'm sorry , i did n't -- finn : believe me , it 's fine , it 's fine . hayden : no , it is n't . i do n't want you to get the wrong idea . finn was n't taking it recreationally . he was using it to manage the symptoms of blackwood 's syndrome . elizabeth : there was no other treatment ? finn : believe me , my life would have been a hell of a lot easier if there was . hayden : addictive and illegal or not , zen - zen kept him alive . now he does n't need it anymore . [ scene_break ] dr. obrecht : you did something else to baker ? what ? franco : look , it 's probably best that we do n't get into it . i would n't want you to have to be an accessory after the fact . and no , not to murder , before you ask . what i did to tom baker was n't very nice , but i did n't kill him , i swear . not that it matters , 'cause everyone 's gon na think that i did . dr. obrecht : yes , they will . franco : you know , i was hoping that you might be just a little more encouraging . dr. obrecht : there 's only way to save yourself from an undeserved prison sentence . find out who really killed tom baker . [ scene_break ] diane : what do you mean , you do n't remember ? alexis : i mean , i do n't remember . diane : alexis , tom baker is -- is a known sex offender . if he drugged your drink , if he -- if he assaulted you ... alexis : he did n't . he did n't . diane : but you just said you do n't remember what happened ! alexis : he did n't drug me . i woke up in my own bed the next morning . he did n't try anything . diane : okay . so , he did n't drug you . then why ca n't you remember what happened ? alexis , why do n't you remember what happened between you and tom baker at the bar ? alexis : because maybe nothing memorable happened . diane : and yet you 're the one who described this conversation as a confession . all right , listen to me . honey , i 've known you a long time now , and i 'm not just your lawyer , i 'm your friend . and it seems like you 're hiding something from me , and that has me worried . alexis , let me help you . alexis : when i saw that article about baker 's death , i ... remembered seeing him that night . i told you that i was n't going to have anything to drink during sam 's pregnancy out of solidarity , right ? diane : right . alexis : well , i - i broke that promise . diane : that 's all ? alexis : i was at sam 's baby shower , and kristina told me that she was gon na move out and get her own place . and then i went home and the house was empty , and i had nothing to do , because i have no job and i have no law license . and i thought about how much my life had changed , and i -- i went to a bar . diane : you -- you do n't get to beat yourself up for that . alexis : you know , my life is so awful that even the little things are disastrous . thank you for understanding that . diane : look , i am never one to discourage indulging in a libation to take the edge off . but i think the only thing that 's gon na make you feel better is being re - instated to the bar . alexis : i really , really , really need that hearing to go my way . diane : of course , you do , and it will . so , you have been volunteering at the legal aid clinic like i suggested , right ? alexis : i 've been so busy . you know , dealing with sam 's pregnancy and julian ... diane : julian ? julian 's not supposed to have any contact with you . alexis : the fallout in the last few months -- it 's ... you know , spiraled me into an abyss , and i ca n't shake it off . diane : well , try harder . julian is the whole reason that you are in this mess . do n't let him wreck any more of your life than he already has . cut a wide swath . we ca n't have anything at that hearing that 's gon na reflect negatively on you . alexis : i know . diane : do n't give the bar association any reason to deny your re - instatement . [ scene_break ] andré : you 're in the corridor . you wind your watch . then what ? anna : i 'm holding my watch when i hear the whistling . [ whistling ] andré : okay . i want you to take it slow . go through this step by step , and remember that i am here with you and whatever you see can not hurt you . [ whistling continues ] anna : okay . well , i see a light . it 's coming from a room ... and i approach it . andré : what then ? anna : i put my hand on the doorknob , and then i push the door open , and ... oh ! [ scene_break ] nina : let me tell you something . valentin most definitely did not coerce me into marrying him . in fact , i asked him to marry me . maxie : nina , are you out of your mind ? nina : this is sanest thing i 've done in a really long time . the sanest thing i 've done . valentin and i -- we 're really good together . and we 're gon na be really good for charlotte . maxie : okay . so , you married valentin , but that -- that does n't mean you 're charlotte 's mother . i got to go call lulu . nina : oh , do n't worry , because lulu already knows . valentin and i saw her at the metro court along with dante . nathan : nina , nina . nina : they know . nathan : nina , nina , come on , you got to know what an absolutely terrible idea this is , okay ? valentin is obviously using you , just like ric lansing did . nina : oh -- why are you bringing up ric lansing ? nathan : because , nina , this is another marriage out of nowhere , and that guy got you committed and tried to take your money . nina : i am a different person now . i run my own life , j. i run a magazine , all right ? i 'm stronger now . why ca n't my brother for once respect the decisions that i make ? nathan : nina , i do respect your decision , okay ? but you 're -- you 're locking yourself into this marriage for all the wrong reasons . you 're not even paying attention to the guy that you 're marrying . you 're only doing this , because you want to be a mother to his daughter . nina : i want to be a wife to valentin . and yes , yeah , i want to be a mother to charlotte . i want a family ! [ voice breaking ] i want a family of my own . what is wrong with that ? nathan : there 's nothing wrong with that , nina , but does valentin love you ? do you love him ? nina : not all marriages start with love . nathan : oh , come on , nina . nina : no , they do n't ! they do n't all start with love . it 's not that important . i mean , come on , we 'll grow to love each other . nathan : and if you do n't ? nina : w - what is so great about love ? ! i loved silas . he -- he broke my heart . i loved franco . so , w - what is so important about love ? do n't tell me my marriage is a mistake . i do n't want to hear it . do n't tell me it 's a mistake . it 's actually the smartest thing i 've ever done in my entire life . [ scene_break ] hayden : i 'm so ready to get out of here . finn : if you like , i 'll take you back to tracy quartermaine 's . hayden : i 'm not looking forward to the quartermaine mansion by myself on my first night of freedom . finn : oh , well , let 's see , you 're just getting out of the hospital after beating a near - fatal illness . what would you like to do ? a little , uh , little break dancing ? a little drag racing ? what 'd you have in mind ? hayden : really ? what do you know about drag racing ? finn : well , i have the internet . i hear things . hayden : [ chuckles ] we 've been through a lot these past few weeks . i think we need to celebrate . roxy , too . finn : mm , i think tonight 's her bowling night . hayden : she saved my life . i owe her . finn : oh . hayden : maybe we could swing by the pet store and grab a couple dozen crickets , and ... then we 'll order some room service and toast to our good fortune . what do you think ? finn : that 's a great idea . i 'll let you get dressed , okay ? hayden : okay . finn : i 'll be right back . [ breathing heavily ] [ scene_break ] nathan : nina , come on . just -- would you stop ? will you listen to me for a minute ? nina : i have a lot of work to do . i 'm taking these inside so i can look at them all day long . maxie : so , that went well . nathan : yeah , not so much . maxie : well , i left lulu a message . this is a mess . i can not believe nina did this . nathan : well , i - it seems like an impulsive decision . i hope it was . and -- and maybe if i give nina a couple of days , she 'll see what a huge mistake this was , and i will be ready with an army of lawyers to literally and legally kick valentin out of her life . maxie : i hope you 're right . nathan : she 's just so upset that i 'm not happy for her . maxie : look , sometimes you love someone enough to tell them the hard truths , and they do n't want to hear it . nathan : i know that there is no way that this thing with valentin does n't end badly for her , and -- and nina 's been through so much already . maxie : well , whether or not your sister wants to believe it , she 's got us . and we 're not gon na let this guy hurt her . nathan : i 'm glad we 're in this together . maxie : always . nathan : i guess before i figure out nina 's divorce , i probably better figure out mine , huh ? maxie : yeah , what do you want to do about that ? nathan : i think you 're right . i think i should go to canada and speak with claudette 's mom . i think she 's gon na be the best place to start if i 'm gon na track down claudette . maxie : excellent . i 'm going with you . [ scene_break ] nina : right there , right in front of me . you do n't know what you 're talking about , j. valentin cares for me , i care for him . together , we gon na build a family together ... with charlotte . i do n't have to dream about the child i might have some day . tonight , i 'm going home to the child ... that i have now . [ scene_break ] valentin [ whistling ] : do n't worry , nina . claudette will not be a problem now . [ whistles ] [ scene_break ] andré : remember , anna , i 'm here with you . what do you see ? anna : i see my watch . i 'm looking at my watch . [ gasps ] andré : anna , you 're safe . you 're in my office . take a few deep breaths . you saw more this time . anna : oh , yeah . yeah . i 'm ... andré : you all right ? anna : yeah , i 'm okay . i did , i remembered more . i saw ... my watch . i must have ... i must have dropped it in the corridor , because it was broken . and then , i could see it -- the face ... stopped . 11 : 05 , october 29th . andré : october 29th ? is there something significant about the date ? anna : yeah , it 's my birthday . [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] hayden : [ chuckles ] guess you 're my lucky christmas cactus . [ scene_break ] [ finn goes into an empty room and shoots up some zekenestrol . ] [ scene_break ] dr. obrecht : i hope that you 're happy , nurse webber . elizabeth : about what ? dr. obrecht : franco 's determined to prove himself worthy of you . elizabeth : yeah , i know he wants to change . do you believe he wo n't do crazy things anymore ? dr. obrecht : do you ? [ scene_break ] [ rock music playing ] gene : what can i get you ? franco : uh , can i get a double shot ... of the truth ? gene : i 'm here to pour drinks , not tell stories . franco : [ chuckling ] why not do both ? um , i ' d like to hear a story that 's true -- one that 's based on solid information . okay . um , this guy was in your bar on december 21st , and i 'd like to know who he talked to . [ alexis walks in ] [ next_on ] carly ( to sonny ) : i guess we should talk about what 's going on here . michael : is that a deal ? nelle : deal . franco ( to bartender ) : you know who the woman is ? julian ( to sam ) : what i expect you to do is back off . curtis : it 's time for you confess your sins . gene ( to alexis ) : we both know more than we 're saying about that night tom was murdered .	nina has second thoughts about being accepted as charlotte 's mother . valentin assures her that claudette will not return . nathan and maxie feel that this will end badly for nina , but she will not listen to them . completely enamored with having a child to care for , nina decides that love is not that important in a relationship . nathan & nina decide to go to canada to look for his wife , so they can marry . andré hypnotizes anna so she can remember what happened at the wsb training facility years ago , but she is very anxious and resists it . finally deciding that she must know , anna remembers looking at her broken watch as she hears valentin whistling . fearfully , she begins to open a door , but comes back to the present and remembers that it was october 29 , her birthday .
emily : look , this insignia -- it 's exactly the same as your tattoo . nikolas : but what -- what 's it doing in constance quartermaine 's journal , though ? emily : it 's not -- it 's not her journal . it 's -- it 's blackthorn 's , the pirate who took over the ship ! oh , my god . do you think he was a cassadine ? [ scene_break ] jax : the plane you saw samantha get on belongs to sonny corinthos so you might as well give up now because you will never see sam or that treasure again . [ scene_break ] sam : sam : you 've -- you got your necklace . now we 're even . sonny : it 's raining pretty hard out there , you know . sam : yeah . sonny : looks like we 'll be stranded here all night . you want another drink ? sam : no , i 'm pretty exhausted . i want to , i think , just go to sleep right now . but there 's only one bed and that 's a problem . sonny : why is that a problem ? [ scene_break ] emily : hey . nikolas : all right , so -- well , edward told me that blackthorn planned to take both constance and the treasure from the courage so -- he said that blackthorn fired on the ship just to -- you know , just to try and disable it , but the ship started to sink , so he then boarded the ship in an attempt to , you know , save constance . but the legend has it is that constance was in on the attack , that she and blackthorn planned to run off with the treasure , but the -- the ship sank with both of them still onboard and they -- they died in each other 's arms . emily : oh , blackthorn was a lot like you . nikolas : he got himself and his girlfriend killed , emily . emily : ok well , not exactly like you , but -- but love was more important to blackthorn than money . he was an incredibly brave and romantic man . nikolas : well , constance , she was -- she was just as brave . she was a woman who made her own decisions . she -- emily : who followed her heart . nikolas : like someone else i know . emily : ok . nikolas : uh -- emily : i want to find out what happened after that first meeting in the park -- you know , how blackthorn got to know constance , how they fell in love , all that good stuff . ok . wait . look . nikolas : what ? emily : someone -- someone ripped out a few pages from the back of the journal . nikolas : i doubt they were interested in the story of the doomed lovers . emily : huh . nikolas : let 's see . it -- it looks like the corner of a map or -- emily : do you think it could lead to more treasure ? nikolas : that 's exactly what i think . [ scene_break ] georgie : look , i can read you pretty well dillon and i know you like to take chances , play the movie out in your head . and if you think about it , the mob boss ' sexy niece makes a lot more sense in the scenario than georgie , the straight - a geek . dillon : i do n't think of you that way . georgie : well , you should because that 's what i am and we never had sex because every time we tried , i backed out . but sage did n't hesitate and neither did you . dillon : georgie , you said we were broken up , ok ? georgie : then i have no reason to blame you , right ? dillon : look , i told you i was wrong . i told you i made a mistake . what more can i do at this point ? georgie : this is why it was a bad idea to call you on new year 's . dillon : what does that mean ? georgie : you 're getting mad . dillon : i 'm -- i 'm frustrated , ok , i miss you . georgie : no , you feel bad because you 're with sage , but i do n't need your pity . dillon : no , i do n't pity you . georgie : good because the sooner you and i can stop living in the past , the better for both of us . dillon : you know , i went to kelly 's as soon as i got your message . if you had waited around , we might have been able to spend new year 's together ! georgie : it 's a hospital ! you should n't be yelling . justus : whoa . dillon : oh , i 'm sorry . i did n't -- i did n't even see you there . justus : not a problem . dillon : you just -- you saw everything that just happened , did n't you ? justus : it was hard to miss . dillon : yeah . yeah , her name is -- her name 's georgie jones and i love her . justus : that much i figured out . dillon : my mom and i were fighting about it that day that you -- the day that you came over to help decorate the christmas tree ? justus : oh , i take it tracy does n't approve . dillon : she set me up . she practically , like -- like shoved me into my room with this other girl and then sent georgie up there to -- to walk in on us . justus : walk in on you ? dillon : sleeping together , ok ? sleeping together . i 'm a jerk . i 'm a -- i 'm a useless slime who sleeps with a girl he does n't love and then breaks georgie 's heart and -- but you know what ? like -- like my mom -- my mom is a total liar and georgie knows that . she also knows that my family was , like , pressuring me . you 'd think if she loved me as much as she says she does that she 'd be a little more understanding . justus : in my experience , no one can truly understand a quartermaine except another quartermaine . [ scene_break ] brian : sorry , i should n't have done that . courtney : i 'm not ready for anything more than a friendship . brian : neither am i . kissing you just brought up feelings that i 'm not quite ready to deal with . i mean , it feels as if i 'm being unfaithful to karen and i know that probably sounds crazy . it was just a kiss , right ? courtney : brian , you loved your wife , you know . i mean , you thought that you were going to spend the rest of your life with her . brian : sometimes i just -- i still ca n't believe she 's gone . courtney : well , i 'm sure it will take a long time for that feeling to pass . brian : yeah well , people say my period of mourning should be over , that i should get on with the business of living . courtney : you know what ? there is no such thing as a set period of mourning . everyone is different . you just have to do what 's right for you . brian : i do n't know what 's right . it feels as if i 'm caught up in this balancing act between where i 've been and whatever comes next . [ scene_break ] [ carly screams ] carly : oh . jason : how long has this been going on with alcazar ? carly : what are you talking about ? jason : you were in the park . i could n't hear what you were saying but i saw enough . carly : oh , so you followed me ? jason : just give me an answer ! how long have you been cheating on sonny ? [ scene_break ] [ glasses clink ] sam : hmm . could you please keep it down , please ? sonny : you a light sleeper ? sam : oh . you 're intentionally trying to keep me awake . sonny : no , not at all . maybe you 're just nervous about something . sam : ok . i 'm awake . are you satisfied ? sonny : what are you all keyed up about ? this island ? sam : it 's just an island . sonny : oh . sam : i heard about it doing salvage work . it 's remote , nothing much going on . nobody will ever think to look for me here . sonny : has no connection to the treasure ? sam : that 's -- that 's ridiculous . sonny : really ? sam : yeah . sonny : my mistake . sam : how could this place possibly be connected to a treasure that 's in the bottom of the port charles harbor ? sonny : i do n't know . you tell me . sam : forget it . this conversation is over . sonny : did you find the treasure yourself or did you steal it from the people who were shooting at you when you jumped on my plane ? sam : on second thought , i am going to hike those five miles into town . sonny : ok . sam : thank you very much . sonny : yeah , have a nice trip . sam : yeah , i hope your wife enjoys the necklace -- ow ! ow ! [ scene_break ] emily : so the treasure was n't blackthorn 's , right ? it was the quartermaines ' . nikolas : right , but blackthorn was an infamous pirate . he must have had his own cache of gold and jewels that he 'd taken from the ships . emily : so if a map is torn out of his journal -- nikolas : it might show us where he stashed some of his stolen goods . emily : why would a wealthy cassadine prince become a pirate in the first place ? what , the thrill of it ? nikolas : he must have thought it was necessary . emily : to steal from others when he had so much himself ? nikolas : i do n't know . what if the prince 's family had fallen on hard times and he decided it was up to him to pay off the debts and rebuild the family fortune , just like it 's up to me now ? question becomes , how far am i willing to go ? [ scene_break ] dillon : maybe i should just move out , you know ? justus : you 're still in high school , are n't you ? dillon : well yeah , but that does n't matter . i mean , you and jason are like the only halfway sane relatives i 've got . i 'm not counting emily because she 's not biologically a quartermaine , thank god for her . justus : you think it 's the family 's fault you broke up with your girlfriend ? dillon : well , nobody forced me to hook up with the other girl but , god , you know , i 'm thinking , like , maybe i have some sort of genetic predisposition to being unfaithful . i mean how many illegitimate kids has grandfather had , seriously ? justus : two , i think , counting my father . dillon : sorry . was that insensitive ? justus : not at all . it was a statement of fact . dillon : yeah . well , like , alan 's cheated on monica a million times and ned 's had about four or five wives himself and my mom -- i 'm not even going to -- i 've lost track of how many husbands and boyfriends she 's had . justus : i think the point you 're trying to make is that you 're doomed . dillon : yeah , maybe i am . justus : look -- edward and lila have been together more than 60 years . monica and alan are still together . you could say that 's sainthood on the part of lila 's or insanity on monica 's or you could argue that both edward and alan have both made mistakes but refuse to leave the women they love . dillon : what about you ? justus : i 've never met the woman i think is worth fighting for once things got difficult , but that 's just me . maybe you 're more like edward and alan . dillon : oh god , i hope not . justus : they 're not all bad . dillon : yeah , that 's why you 're such a frequent visitor to the house . justus : excellent rebuttal . you ever think about going into law ? dillon : film school all the way . justus : more power to you . you -- you need a ride somewhere ? dillon : you know what ? i have to meet up with somebody . thank you for letting me dump all that on you . justus : like it or not , we 're family . we sane ones have to stick together . dillon : excuse me . has georgie jones left ? woman : yeah , she just left . do you want me to take a message ? dillon : no . you know what ? that 's ok . i 'll probably see her around . [ scene_break ] brian : you apologized once sending mixed signals . i know i 'm doing the same . courtney : it 's ok . i mean , you 've suffered a terrible tragedy in your life and i ca n't even begin to imagine the kind of pain you must have felt . brian : you 're hurting yourself a lot right now . courtney : yeah , but compared to you , my problems seem pretty insignificant . brian : yeah , but you 're still hurting . courtney : it 's more than that . you know , i 'm just -- i 'm really confused right now . brian : confused ? courtney : i know that i ca n't go back to my marriage , but i -- i still love jason . i 'm not sure that that 'll ever stop . so my emotions just keep going back and forth every day , every hour . brian : i could give you the same advice you gave me . it 'll take time . do n't rush it . courtney : i could n't even if i wanted to . you know , i have no idea what 's going to happen next and i do n't want to lead you on . brian : you 're not . courtney : i mean , i do n't even know how i 'm going to feel tomorrow or next week . brian : it 's all right . the way i feel right now is very grateful for where we are . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : looks like courtney 's moving on from jason . ric : does it matter to you ? [ scene_break ] carly : i am not cheating on sonny . jason : kissing alcazar is n't cheating ? carly : he kissed me . i pushed him away . jason : have you been calling him , meeting him at that footbridge ? carly : no , i went to the bridge to be alone , to get my head together and he just showed up . jason : or he followed you . carly : he said he needed to think . jason : ok , so why did you stay long enough to even speak to him ? carly : yeah , fine . jason : carly , you said -- you told me that you were better , that you loved sonny . carly : i do ! jason , i do ! i can not explain what is going on ! i do n't know what 's happening to me ! maybe it 's some sort of side effect from the shooting . i 've tried to talk to you about it . i tried to explain it . i asked you what it was like to have impulses that you could n't control , feelings that were so strong that you did n't know how to handle them ! jason : yeah , but feelings for alcazar ? carly : listen to me . i do not -- i do not love him . i do n't know what 's going on inside my head . i -- i ca n't explain it . listen , i do not want to be with alcazar . i do n't want to think about him . i just -- i just -- i just need to shake this and then i can get my life back under control . jason : you know , when sonny finds out about this -- carly : jason , please do n't . you can not tell him what you saw today . [ scene_break ] sam : ow . sonny : that hurts ? sam : yeah , a little . sonny : that 's a pretty bad -- could be poisonous . sam : no , it 's no big deal . i 'll be fine . sonny : hey , why do n't you just lay on the bed , get -- sam : no , why , so you can watch over me in exchange for another piece -- sonny : hey , come on . sam : of my treasure ? i do n't think so . sonny : do n't be stupid . sam : look , i do n't need your help , ok ? sonny : you all right ? whoa , whoa , whoa . [ scene_break ] emily : thanks . ok . `` i knew nothing of constance beyond her name and i resolved to return to the park in hopes of seeing her again . `` [ baroque music plays ] emily : `` shortly thereafter , destiny brought constance to me for a second time . `` man : give me your jewelry or i 'll cut your throat ! nikolai : get away from the lady or you 'll answer to me . nikolai : is today your day to die ? i 'm inclined to believe so . constance : who do i -- who do i have to thank for such a daring rescue ? emily : sounds like constance became a major complication in blackthorn 's life . nikolas : well , i 'm sure that he intended to pay court to her as prince nikolai , not as blackthorn the pirate . emily : well then , he should n't have kissed her when he saved her from the bandits . nikolas : he could n't help himself . he was overwhelmed by her beauty . nikolas : maybe it 's fate . constance and nikolai lost the treasure and you and i were meant to find it . [ scene_break ] ben : no one double - crosses me . cody : oh no , see , it was n't a double - cross . i just wanted to make sure that my daughter was ok . ben : what kind of chump you take me for ? cody : no , no , really . it 's true , i swear . see , i can even tell you where samantha is headed . there 's this map . it shows where the pirates hid their treasure . it 's like a mother lode and it makes everything that i pulled up from the courage look like pocket change . so samantha tore this map out of a journal and she took off in a plane with sonny corinthos . ben : they could be headed anywhere . cody : yeah , i know , i know but i happen to know where they are headed . the azure keys . we could go there first and we could split their treasure 50 : 50 . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you know , a few months ago i probably would have said i told you so if courtney broke up with jason , but now i 'm a little more forgiving . we all make mistakes . we all get hurt . none of us are perfect . ric : she sure hurt your feelings when she started dating jason . elizabeth : well yeah , but this was more my issue than hers . i mean , she was sneaking around , keeping the relationship a secret . i 'm the one who took it personally . ric : it 's understandable , sweetheart . elizabeth : i can see things a little more clearly with distance , you know , and i think courtney just got caught up in her attraction to jason and the life he leads , and now she 's made a decision to walk away from that life and i think i have an idea what that cost her . ric : that 's very generous of you . elizabeth : well , i have emily . who does she have ? carly 's her best friend . ric : wait , wait -- you 're going to try and help here ? elizabeth : i do n't know . we were friendly at one time and i think she could probably use a friend right now . ric : you know what ? you 're really a wonderful person , elizabeth , but i 'm not sure that courtney deserves your friendship , but i love you for it . [ scene_break ] brian : i feel like i 'm the one who 's been leading you on , saying that we should just be friends , then trying to kiss you , and then saying i should n't because -- courtney : brian , come on . you lost your wife . you know , you miss her terribly . that kind of feeling -- it does n't just disappear . it 's ok . i understand . brian : i think you do . [ pager beeps ] brian : work . thank you very much for the dance and the talk . courtney : anytime . brian : i may take you up on that . [ scene_break ] jason : sonny deserves the truth . carly : jason , i did n't ask for the kiss . i did n't want it . what good is it going to do to tell him -- jason : there 's no way you can hide this . he needs to hear it from you before he finds out some other way . carly : yeah and how is he going to find out , jason ? jason : he always finds out . then he realizes that you lied to him and the whole thing blows up in your face . carly : jason , i do n't feel like this is something i can control , ok ? i do n't want this . i do n't want to feel like this , but i do and there is no way that sonny can possibly understand that . jason : he understands that you had a brain injury . carly : so what ? it does n't matter , jason . he 's going to see this as a betrayal and it was n't . i have never cheated on sonny . i have always been loyal to him and i have always been faithful . jason : when you and sonny got back together , he asked for one thing -- honesty . he said he could handle anything as long as you never lied to him again , carly , and you agreed ! carly : and the truth is , jason , we both know that sonny can not handle everything . what about michael and morgan ? hmm ? this could just tear our family apart . is that what you want ? jason : i 'm not -- carly : do you ? i swear to you , jason , i do n't want to see alcazar again and the last thing i want to do is to hurt sonny or jeopardize our marriage . you do n't want us to go through that again , do you ? jason : no , i do n't . carly : thank you , jason . i swear , you will not regret this . i -- i promise you . [ scene_break ] emily : ok , we need to search the grotto where the treasure was stashed . maybe the missing pages from the journal will still be there . nikolas : well , whoever took the pages kept them to follow the map but we might find some other clues . all right . emily : oh my god . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hi . courtney : hey . you here for dinner ? elizabeth : no , just a cup of decaf tea would be great , thanks . ric has business at the haunted star so i 'm going to meet him in a little bit . do you have time to take a break ? courtney : yeah . yeah , sure . elizabeth : thank you . courtney : so , i guess you and ric have worked things out . elizabeth : yeah , actually , we got remarried and we 're expecting a baby . courtney : congratulations . elizabeth : thank you . thank you . courtney : you look really happy elizabeth : i am . i am . it 's hard to believe that this is all happening . courtney : so , how did you and ric get back together ? elizabeth : oh god , i guess i just realized i really loved him . courtney : it must have been hard for you to put the past behind you and move on . elizabeth : yeah . yeah , it was but i 'm glad we did . listen , i was kind of hoping that maybe you and i could do the same . i know we 've had our share of disagreements , but it all seems so very menial now , does n't it ? courtney : i -- i guess you heard that jason and i are separated . elizabeth : yeah , and i 'm sorry . i know that must have been a tough decision . courtney : it was but there 's no point in staying in relationships that ca n't possibly work . elizabeth : yeah , i saw you in here earlier with brian and i just wanted to tell you it 's a good thing that you 're moving on . [ scene_break ] brian : it 's going well . courtney started confiding in me about her feelings for jason . ric : good , i knew i picked the right man for the job . brian : it 's just a matter of time before you have all the information you need to arrest sonny and jason , eliminate the entire corinthos mob . [ scene_break ] sam : treasure . sonny : relax , no one 's going to take your treasure . sam : journal . sonny : you know what ? you should probably just rest . ok ? sam : i tore out the pages , the map . more treasure . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : we both felt what just happened . carly : just stop it , all right ? it 's over . lorenzo : you ca n't fight yourself forever . you ca n't fight yourself forever . you tell me you do n't want this and i will let you go . carly : god ! [ next_on ] nikolas : dead . emily : oh , my god . ric : i want you to get courtney to talk about jason 's business . elizabeth : are you having second thoughts about letting us raise the baby ? jason : i 'm going to do everything i can to make sure you never see carly again . carly : you saw me and lorenzo on the bridge tonight . what did you do to him ?	emily and nik read the treasure book and imagine what life was like back then and the love that constance and nikolai had . they find the last page of a map is missing . they agree to go look for it . carly and alcazar kiss on the bridge as jason watches and carly tells alcazar that she does not want him . she goes back to the penthouse and cries when jason comes in and tells her that he saw them . she says she does not love alcazar and needs to get him out of her system and asks jason not to tell sonny so he does n't destroy himself again . courtney and brian talk at kelly 's about how hurt they are . liz makes an attempt to be courtney 's friend , courtney is surprised but welcomes the friendship . dillon talks with georgie at the hospital , she tells him they need to move on , he gets upset and starts yelling . justus tells him to stick by the woman he loves . sam gets bitten by a scorpion in the shack and sonny takes care of her , while she is mumbling about the treasure map .
elizabeth : alexis , are you ok ? alexis : the chemo usually does n't hit me this fast . elizabeth : ok -- um -- can we get a wheelchair ? alexis : no -- ahem . no wheelchair . elizabeth : ok , but you can barely stand . alexis : i am perfectly capable of making it from here to the exit . elizabeth : alexis , please -- alexis : please , liz , i -- i appreciate it . i just do n't want a wheelchair , please . elizabeth : ok . will you at least sit down so i can call you a cab ? alexis : oh . ric : that wo n't be necessary . i can take you home . alexis : you ca n't be serious . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] sam : oh . jason is not here . carly : that 's ok . i came to see you . sam : ahem . me ? carly : yes . sam : ok . carly : jason and i were talking the other day , and he just mentioned that you guys were trying to get pregnant . sam : he told you that ? carly : i know jason better than anyone , which means i know that sometimes with jason , you have to help things along . sam : what do you mean by `` help `` ? what kind of help ? carly : let 's just say the sooner you get pregnant , the better for everyone -- especially jason . [ scene_break ] sonny : does alcazar know we intercepted his shipment last night ? jason : hey , if he ca n't figure it out , he 's in worse shape than we thought . sonny : he did n't try to retaliate ? jason : not yet -- sonny : well , you know what ? jason : but he will . sonny : alcazar ca n't afford to look weak too long . he 's going to be making his move soon , and when we does , we 'll be ready . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : you know what to do . woman : absolutely . [ scene_break ] ric : you just spent the last six hours in chemo , alexis . i do n't really think you 're capable of walking out of this hospital , much less driving yourself home . so , please , why do n't you just let me take you ? alexis : that 's transparent , ric , even for you . ric : there 's no agenda here , alexis . i just want to make sure you 're ok . alexis : you 're trying to prove that i 'm an unfit mother . ric : oh , really ? by offering you a ride home ? alexis : so you can tell the judge in family court that i was so debilitated from the cancer , that you had to help me . ric : the offer was made out of concern , alexis . forgive me if i still care about what happens to you . alexis : i would almost believe you if you had n't stood in my living room a few days ago , telling me that you were going to use the fact that i had cancer to take molly away from me . ric : ok , i do n't want to fight with you , alexis . i just want to make sure that you get home safely . alexis : i 'm not your problem anymore , ric . thank you . ric : how the hell is she supposed to take care of molly ? she ca n't even take care of herself . [ scene_break ] nikolas : did you check the rental car companies ? the bus station ? well , colleen could n't have just vanished into thin air . someone must 've seen her get off that plane . look , i do n't -- i do n't care if you have to take that photograph and -- and show it to every person in denver ! i -- i 'm paying you to find my son ! emily : that 's not going to work . nikolas : nothing is working . my son is missing and i have no idea how to find him . [ scene_break ] colleen : while i 'm working today , i need you to be on your best behavior . do you think you can do that for me ? hmm . oh , of course you can . you 're always such a good little boy . that 's why everything has turned out so well . i have a good job in a new city , and it 's all because of you . hmm . and once we save up enough money , we 'll move on and start our life together . [ scene_break ] sam : look , it took a long time for jason to even agree that we should try to have a child . i mean , at first , he was really concerned about me and my health because of the miscarriage , but then he was concerned about his job and his life . and , you know , he 's a big , strong , tough guy -- carly : but did he agree ? sam : who leads a tough life . carly : right -- did he agree ? sam : yes , of course , he agreed . on new year 's , he agreed . he seemed really excited about starting a family . but , you know , he 's been working a lot , so -- carly : i know how jason thinks . he 's already worried about you and the baby before there even is a baby -- that 's why you need me . sam : you ? what are you going to do ? carly : jason 's my best friend and i love him to death -- sam : right . carly : but he 's still a man . and sometimes you need to lead a horse to water and force them to drink . as soon as this baby becomes a reality , there 's no going back for jason . he 's going to be thrilled ; he 's going to be so happy . sam : ok , now , with that -- yes , i agree . once there is a baby , of course his whole thinking is going -- carly : you know what ? no more talking . sam : to be completely different . carly : you let me take care of everything . sam : wait ! wait , you never said what you were going to -- [ door closes ] sam : what you were going to do . [ scene_break ] sonny : shut down all the waterfront operations . i do n't want landing shipments until alcazar makes his move . jason : i 'll take care of it . sonny : he 's getting desperate . this is n't just about , you know , landing shipments or territory or whatever . this is about the death of his son , and he 's not going to stop until he gets what he wants . jason : losing his son should 've been a lesson . alcazar ca n't win this . sonny : well , you know what ? if he wants to protect , you know , the family he has left , he should go back to south america and do business from there . but he 's not going to walk away from this until he gets what he wants . but i 'm telling you right now , if he makes a move , we 'll take care of him . [ scene_break ] woman : i 'll call you when it 's done . lorenzo : great . you can come in . skye : i thought you were in a meeting . lorenzo : no need to explain , skye . this is your home ; you should come and go as you please . [ phone rings ] skye : are n't you going to take that ? lorenzo : not right now . skye : but i thought the whole purpose of having that phone was so that your government contact could reach you at any time . lorenzo : i 'll return the call later . [ phone stops ringing ] skye : what if it was important ? lorenzo : you know what 's important -- you . i want you to promise me that you will never answer that phone , no matter how often it rings . skye : i already told you i would n't . lorenzo : i 'm serious , skye . if these people find out that you know anything about the dealings , you and lila could be in serious danger . skye : is that why you 're ignoring your calls -- you 're worried about me and the baby ? lorenzo : there 's something i 'd like you to have . skye : what is it ? lorenzo : my will . you should look it over . skye : you have very competent lawyers . i 'm sure everything is in order . lorenzo : skye , i want you to read it . skye : no . lorenzo : well , it 's pretty straightforward -- i 've left everything i have to you and lila . skye : why are you telling me this ? lorenzo : because i do n't want you to worry . you and our daughter , you will always be taken care of -- should anything go wrong . [ scene_break ] [ nikolas sighs ] emily : it 's only been a few days , nikolas . we 're going to find them . nikolas : well , not if we keep wasting our time here . we 've been to every baby store in denver , and no one has seen a woman matching colleen 's description in any of them . emily : well , then we 'll try another city . look , littleton and aurora are both close . we 'll just start there and work our way up to boulder . nikolas : but we do n't -- we do n't even know if -- if colleen stayed in denver . emily : well , the police said that her grandmother used to live here , right ? nikolas : right , but she -- she died years ago . there 's no reason for her to come back here now . emily : yeah , but colleen knows the area . if she wants to start a new life with spencer , it makes sense for her to come back to familiar ground . nikolas : starting over is n't cheap . emily : yeah . nikolas : it 's going to take a lot of money for her to create a new life . emily : you did give her a pretty generous severance when she left . nikolas : well , yeah , but generous for -- for one person . it 's certainly not enough to support both her and spencer for that long . eventually , she 'll have to go back to work . emily : colleen 's on the run with a baby . what kind of job could she possibly get ? [ scene_break ] woman : glad we did n't scare you off yesterday . colleen : huh . i think it 's going to work out well here for me and my son . woman : well , i certainly hope so . you 're doing a wonderful job , sarah . colleen : thank you . it wo n't be like this forever . as soon as i make enough money , i 'm going to take you someplace new -- a place i 've never been before , but i 've researched it . i know the town and even the neighborhood i want . i 'm going to buy a house with a big backyard for you to play in . we 're going to have a good life together . i promise . [ scene_break ] maxie : well , look who 's late this time . georgie : yeah , i 'm really sorry . i found some great research for professor -- maxie : reviewing your special project with professor hottie ? georgie : no , i was doing research for professor marquez . maxie : right . do you really think you 'd be working this hard if he was 63 and bald ? georgie : yes . maxie : actually , knowing you , that 's probably true , but that does n't mean you 're blind , georgie . professor marquez is cute and he 's interested in you . and whether or not you want to admit it right now , you 're interested in him , too . georgie : why do you keep creating a romance that does n't exist ? maxie : why do you keep denying an attraction that obviously does ? georgie : it is against school policy for a professor to date a student . it creates a conflict of interest , and the professor would be more -- maxie : wait , why -- why are you reciting the pcu guidebook to me ? you 're the one spending all your spare time with your professor , doing research at his apartment . come on , georgie , i 'm not trying to judge you , i 'm trying to encourage you . georgie : no , maxie , you want me to be like you . you slept with lucky all summer long , you got him pills , and you eventually got pregnant -- he 's a married man . maxie : yeah , and i had a miscarriage -- do n't leave that part out . georgie : i 'm sorry you lost your baby , maxie , i am . but that does n't change the fact that you were sleeping with a married man , and you knew it was wrong and you did n't care . so you want me to do something equally as wrong -- i do n't know -- maybe it 'll make you better in comparison . but what it 's really going to do here is break mac 's heart all over again , and i have no intention of doing that . [ scene_break ] spinelli : congratulations . you 've officially hacked into uncle stone cold 's financial records . high - five . yeah ! all right , let 's see what he has in here . alexis : what are you doing here ? spinelli : oh -- oh , just teaching krissy the finer points of hacking . dude , she 's got , like , a mind like a sponge . alexis : honey -- spinelli : she just soaks everything up . alexis : go in your room , sweetie , and watch a video . spinelli : i love kids . alexis : i 'll be there in just a few minutes . spinelli : ooh ! alexis : out . you need to go , now . spinelli : what ? alexis : out . get your things , go . walk , walk -- no , run , run . out . spinelli : goddess mother , have i -- look , have i offended you ? alexis : yes , you have offended me . spinelli : look , i was just -- alexis : you ca n't go anywhere near my children . spinelli : hey , calm -- calm yourself . i -- i come bearing gifts of the herbal persuasion . alexis : i do n't want the gift -- spinelli : what -- alexis : anymore . spinelli : look , i 'm under strict orders from mr. corinthos , sir , to supply -- alexis : i understand , he -- he does n't . i do n't -- i do n't want the pot anymore . spinelli : well , but what about your -- your chemo ? alexis : look , it 's illegal , all right ? i 've made a mistake and i 'm rectifying it . spinelli : look -- look , goddess mother , look -- alexis : go . i 'm sorry . goodbye , mr. spinelli . [ alexis sighs ] alexis : oh . oh . [ scene_break ] ric : look , the last thing i want is to get into a long and drawn - out custody fight with alexis , but i -- i have to do what i think is best for my daughter . elizabeth : well , why does it have to be a fight ? if you want to do what 's best for molly , then come to a compromise before you get into court . ric : come on . does alexis look like the kind of woman who is willing to compromise ? elizabeth : she just got out of a round of chemo . she 's tired and irritable . you ca n't hold that against her . ric : she is keeping me from my own child . what am i supposed to do ? am i supposed to make excuses for her , and then i 'm supposed to live with it ? elizabeth : so much happened all at once -- the cancer , this thing with you and sam . ric : my marriage was starting to fall apart long before that night with sam ever happened . elizabeth : oh -- ok . i 'm just saying that alexis had one shock after another , and it 's human nature to -- to react -- even overreact -- defensively . ric : ok , look , i 'm not -- i 'm not trying to make excuses for what i did . i 'm just trying to say that alexis and i had more than our share of problems before i ever slept with sam . and up until that point , i was trying to make my marriage work because i wanted molly to have what i did n't , and that was to grow up with two parents in the same household . come on , elizabeth , you got to -- you got to feel the same way . is n't that why you took lucky back -- so that this child would know its father ? [ scene_break ] jason : the reports from the casinos . sonny : bernie said we had a good month , right ? jason : yeah -- holiday season 's always profitable . but , you know , bernie 's worried about the del playa -- sonny : i know what he 's worried about -- that the profits should be better -- but i do n't really agree with it . jason : ok , well , i would like spinelli to hack into the records , because we can kind of do an audit without really doing an audit . sonny : ok , wait , wait , wait . you want that freak of nature to audit -- jason : yes , sonny . ok -- sonny : one of our casinos ? jason : he 's a weird kid , but this kid is a computer genius . sonny : `` a weird kid `` ? carly : i knew it -- you 're here . jason : he could 've been here with anyone . sonny : no , this has to stop . jason : i mean , this is -- carly : i 'm sorry , but this is important . what are you doing here working -- correction -- sitting around , hanging out with sonny ? you should be at home making a baby with sam . [ scene_break ] emily : colleen needs to find a job , but she ca n't risk leaving spencer with a babysitter , so what does she do ? nikolas : find a place where she can take spencer with her ? emily : but that does n't give her many options . nikolas : well , all of colleen 's work experience is in childcare , right ? emily : mm - hmm . nikolas : well , she could find another job as a nanny . you know ? emily : what kind of a family is going to let their nanny bring their child to work every day ? nikolas : good point . emily : ok -- unless she was n't just working for one family . nikolas : what do you mean ? emily : if colleen got a job at a daycare , then it would n't matter if she brought spencer with her or not . nikolas : daycare , daycare , daycare -- right , right . emily : yeah . nikolas : uh -- i 'm just guessing , but there 's probably at least a hundred listings for daycare in the denver area . emily : ok , what part of the city did colleen 's family used to live in ? [ nikolas sighs ] nikolas : cherry -- uh -- emily : cherry -- nikolas : cherry hill . cherry hill . emily : ok . let 's start there . nikolas : ok . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you ca n't compare what went wrong in your marriage to what happened in mine . the situations are completely different . ric : yeah , but the results are the same . there came a point in both of our relationships where we realized that it was over , we had no choice but to leave , and now we 're left trying to protect our kids . elizabeth : when lucky was using drugs , his behavior was unpredictable at best . i ended my marriage because i did not want to raise my children in turmoil . alexis is undergoing treatment for cancer . i know things are a little unsettled right now , but molly still has a safe and secure home with her . ric : alexis is painting me as some evil , uncaring father here . how do you think that 's going to affect molly ? elizabeth : how 's it going to affect molly if you drag her mother into court ? and what about kristina ? i know she 's not your biological child , but you have been a major part of her life for as long as she can remember . i highly suggest that you and alexis come to some sort of compromise -- for the sake of both of your children . ric : well , you make decisions based on what 's best for -- for your kids and not what makes your life less complicated . that 's what makes you such a good mother , elizabeth . [ scene_break ] spinelli : oh -- oh , god , goddess , you got to help me -- ooh . sam : hey . whoa , whoa , whoa -- what happened ? spinelli : um -- oh , oh , oh , i was -- i was delivering some herbal relief to the goddess mother , and she totally had this massive meltdown and kicked me to the curb . and , see , when mr. corinthos , sir , finds out that i failed him -- sam : sonny -- wait , stop . what did sonny have to do with this ? what 's going on ? spinelli : well -- um -- mr. corinthos , sir , ordered me to keep the goddess mother pain - free -- he supplies the cash and i take care of the herb . sam : ok . why did alexis kick you out ? spinelli : no clue ! i was just -- i was just sitting there chilling with , you know , krissy . we were just hanging out -- sam : kristina ? kristina ? no . you did n't show her any pot , did you ? spinelli : have a little faith , awesome one . i was just teaching krissy some tricks of the cybertrade , and she was , like , on her way to becoming a half- pint hacker when your mom walked in and just lost it . sam : ok . spinelli : ooh , yeah -- sam : ooh -- spinelli : these are some delectable treats . sam : uh -- no . spinelli : you know , you 're so sweet to me . sam : i know -- no -- spinelli : oh -- sam : do n't even think about it , please . just listen , alexis gets overprotective of kristina , especially if there 's illegal -- illegal drugs involved . spinelli : yeah -- sam : even though it 's helping , it 's illegal . spinelli : look , i -- i totally respect that . i was just -- you know , i was trying to be sweet to the goddess mother , you know , and do her a favor and -- well , following orders from mr. corinthos , sir , and remaining alive . hmm . sam : all right . i 'll handle this . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : sonny made a move against me at the absolute worst possible time . there is a highly sensitive shipment that needs to move through without incident . now , in light of yesterday 's hijacking , the sellers are understandably concerned about my ability to guarantee the safety of their product . skye : oh , if this is so important , ca n't they move whatever it is through another port ? lorenzo : you know , i wish that were an option . unfortunately , the arrangements were made weeks ago for the exchange to take place here . if i try to change location , the buyer could back out , and i ca n't afford that right now . it 's imperative that this particular transaction go through without any problems . skye : is that why that woman was here -- to make sure sonny stays out of your way ? lorenzo : in a matter of speaking . what 's important , skye , is that you and lila are safe . skye : switzerland ? lorenzo : you leave tonight . skye : i 'm not going anywhere , lorenzo ! lorenzo : if you do n't , you and lila could be in jeopardy . this is the best way that i can protect you . skye : we are not leaving you here alone . lorenzo : you went into hiding for months in order to protect our daughter . why wo n't you do it now ? skye : because i made a commitment to raise our child with you , and i intend to see it through . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] woman : thank you . [ scene_break ] jason : i 'm not discussing this with you . carly : fine , then you can listen . you were meant to be a father , jason , and if you and sam had a baby , you would be happy . that means sonny would be happy , which means that my boys would be happy , and then i would be happy . jason : so this is about you ? carly : you do n't want me to be happy ? jason : no , i want you to stay out of my private life , ok ? carly : i 'm not going to stand by while you make a big mistake . jason : what -- what mistake are you talking about ? carly : and what is wrong with you ? with all these men you have here , you have to keep jason so he 's not home with sam -- where he should be ? jason : she 's -- she 's insane . sonny : you need to go home . jason : sonny , come on . we 're -- we 're in the middle of business here . we have some things to take care of , ok ? sonny : yeah , i got it covered , i got it covered . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] sam : hey , alexis . alexis : it 's not a good time , sam . sam : well , i just thought you should n't be alone . alexis : i 'm not -- viola 's in the kitchen with the girls . sam : not for long . hi ! viola : hey . sam : i called viola ; she 's going to take the girls to playland . does n't that sound like fun ? alexis : what a great idea . how fun . come here , let me fix your coat . ah -- oh . sweetie , i 'm ok , all right ? i 'm just tired . you go have a good time , and then we 'll play games when you get back , all right ? viola : come on , kristina ; let 's go so mommy can get some rest . alexis : go ahead , sweetie , have fun . sam : come on . alexis : bye , molly . sam : viola , could you call me on your way home ? viola : sure . sam : thank you . alexis : thanks for doing that . it 's so hard on kristina when she has to see me this way . sam : well -- uh -- now she wo n't have to see you like this . [ scene_break ] [ rock music plays ] jason : where 's sam ? spinelli : dropping some pot off at her mom 's . jason : what ? spinelli : um -- the goddess mother is seriously faded from her chemo -- [ music stops ] spinelli : so i was delivering her some herbal relief -- at mr. corinthos , sir 's , behest -- but she -- she , like , totally wigged out , so the goddess brought it over herself . but check it out -- she left us some tasty treats . jason : yeah , ok . yeah , that 's great . come on . spinelli : what ? jason : come on . see what -- what are you doing ? why are you rubbing crumbs on my floor like that ? spinelli : i 'll -- i 'll clean it up later . jason : you 're going to clean it up . here , see this ? i got some money for you . i want you to find someplace else to spend the night , ok ? spinelli : oh , dude , no , i -- i ca n't leave . the goddess is doing me a favor . it 'd totally be , like , rude to bug out on her now . jason : well , she 's going to be glad you did it , ok ? spinelli : wait a second , you -- you guys are going to get romantic ? oh , dude , that 's righteous ! you know , i 'm still not comfortable with that whole reproductive thing , but if the goddess wants to be a mom , i guess you 'd be a good dad . you just got to learn how to smile . jason : ok , do n't touch me . ok , let 's go . spinelli : good luck , big daddy . jason : thank you . [ spinelli laughs ] [ knock on door ] jason : i -- i told you to leave , all right ? elizabeth : ok . jason : oh -- wait , hold on , hold on . wait . [ scene_break ] maxie : can i help you ? lulu : i 'm just checking something . maxie : oh , really ? well , use of the hospital computers is restricted . lulu : oh , what are you going to do , report me ? maxie : why not ? lulu : because you 'd be making a fool of yourself , maxie . maxie : oh , i 'm not the one who got caught in the act . and i 'm sure hospital security and monica and alan quartermaine would be fascinated to know why you 're snooping around . lulu : oh , well , you know what ? at least i 'm not stealing drugs from here to give to a guy so that he 'll sleep with me . maxie : how do i know you 're not forging a prescription ? that 's illegal , lulu . i should -- i should call my dad and tell him there 's a crime in progress . lulu : oh , you know what ? why do n't you just cut to the chase and call lucky ? an while you 're at it , you can tell him that all your grief about losing your baby is really an act , and that you 're still the same selfish coward -- georgie : lulu , back off ! lulu : why are you always siding with maxie ? georgie : because she 's my sister , and she 's not the only one here who 's made mistakes . maxie : especially this time . lulu : huh . [ scene_break ] jane : oh , i hope you do n't mind . leticia was kind enough to let me in . carly : no , i do n't care . have you heard from jax ? jane : no , no , but i did receive a rather disturbing call from jerry . carly : what did he say ? jane : that he needed help . i tried to reassure him that jax was on the way , but the call was cut short . i 'm afraid that jerry is in worse trouble than i first thought . carly : well , what if jax is in trouble , too ? jane , i 've been trying to call him for days . i 'm leaving messages ; he 's not calling me back . what if whoever 's got jerry has jax , too ? jane : oh , i doubt that . jax has far too much sense than to follow blindly after his brother . he 's probably trying to arrange for a ransom or something . oh , i could just throttle jerry . all the pain his family 's been through -- he would know better than to get involved with gangsters . carly : jerry 's mixed up with the mob ? [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] max : michael -- michael : hey , can we have hot chocolate ? max : you bet . i 'll bring it to you . your dad 's in his office , all right ? michael : ok , thanks . max : hey , two hot chocolates , please . sonny : where is he now ? if alcazar leaves his house , call me . [ knock on door ] sonny : come in . michael : hey , dad . max said that we could come by after school . come on . come on , come on , come on . sonny : what are they doing here ? milo : uh -- i -- max : oh , hey . sorry , mr. c , i promised the boys we could stop by before i got the call from jason . sonny : oh . max : you know , he said that you did n't want any big changes , so i tried to keep things as normal as possible . sonny : yeah , yeah , yeah , he 's right . max : here we go , guys . michael : hey -- oh , thank you . max : these are hot cups . michael : oh , oh . max : all right . see you later . sonny : so -- uh -- michael : that 's good . sonny : how 'd it go in school today ? michael : good . mrs. dembrowski -- sonny : yeah ? michael : yeah , she wants me to bring a parent in for career day next week -- sonny : right . michael : and i was going to bring jax , but he 's out of town . sonny : why would you bring jax ? michael : mom says that he 's less busy than you . sonny : well -- oh , come on . i 'm -- i 'll do whatever you guys want to do , you know ? i 'm not busy for you -- for you guys . michael : seriously ? sonny : yeah . whatever it is you want me to do , i 'll do it . michael : you 'll do it ? thanks , dad . sonny : all right ? [ scene_break ] skye : i swear , the better i get to know you , the more confused i get . i do , but the one thing i -- [ phone rings ] lorenzo : yes ? woman : hi . your meeting 's on , and the holister file 's in the trash . lorenzo : good work . i 'm sorry , i have to go . skye : please be careful . lorenzo : do n't worry . i have a lot to come back to . [ scene_break ] jason : i 'm sorry . i thought you were spinelli . please , come in . elizabeth : if this is a bad time -- jason : no , no . it 's fine . it 's not . elizabeth : i can come back , because i can see that you and sam are in the middle of something . so , i do n't -- jason : no , no , it 's all right . sam -- sam 's actually with -- with alexis . alexis is having a hard time with the chemo . elizabeth : yeah , i know . i saw her after her treatment today . she could barely stand up . it 's great that sam is there to help her through this . jason : yeah . so , what -- what 's going on ? elizabeth : well , it 's -- it 's no big deal . we just did n't really get a chance to -- to talk after you -- after you rescued me . jason : yeah , you know , i 'm sorry -- i 'm sorry about that . i got your message on the cell , and i would 've stopped by the hospital , but there 's just been so much business stuff to deal with . elizabeth : no , do n't -- do n't apologize . i just wanted -- i just wanted to thank you -- for saving me . because if you had n't found me -- jason : well , you and -- you and the baby are ok , that 's all that matters . well , everything 's -- everything 's ok , right ? elizabeth : yeah . yeah . things are -- are fine . the baby 's perfect because of you . jason : do you even remember what happened ? elizabeth : um -- i -- well , just that i slid off the road and -- and i woke up in the er , but the rest is kind of blank . jason : yeah . i mean , you must 've gotten turned around in the storm , because you were n't on the road to audrey 's house . elizabeth : actually , i did n't get turned around . i was on my way to see you . [ scene_break ] alexis : you know , it 's ironic -- that i am the standard - bearer of law and order , and here i am using an illegal substance . it 's illegal except for medicinal purposes in all but 11 states , this not being one of them . it 's a felony . you know , i -- usually the charges get reduced to a misdemeanor . but even still , would n't be a good idea for me to be charged with anything , because i would n't do very well -- [ knock on door ] alexis : oh , my god . sam : here , you -- alexis : who is that ? sam : you put this away , i 'll get the door . do n't -- do n't panic , ok ? alexis : i 'm panicking here . sam : ahem . what do you want ? ric : how 's alexis doing ? [ sam chuckles ] sam : that 's funny -- it 's a little late for polite questions , do n't you think -- considering you really do n't care how she 's doing . ric : look , i did n't come here to fight . in fact , it would be in molly 's best interest if we found a way to compromise , and i 'm sure alexis would agree . sam : well , you know , i 'm sure alexis is n't up for a discussion right now . ric : it 's really not up for you to decide . i do n't want to drag you or molly through a messy custody battle . [ scene_break ] maxie : lulu was using a computer . georgie : lulu , that 's not allowed , do n't do it again . can we please move on ? maxie : wait -- hello , little miss `` everyone must play by the rules . `` what lulu was doing was wrong . georgie : maxie , lulu was using a computer . that 's not a federal offense , and if you turn her in , then you 're just going to look spiteful . maxie : all right . i do n't want to alienate lucky by making trouble for his sister , so i 'll let it go -- this time . lulu : thank you . georgie : i 'm assuming whatever it is you were doing was about the mystery . lulu : yeah . dillon and i turned up a really big -- georgie : that 's -- that 's great , lulu , but you ca n't just use the hospital computer whenever you feel about it . lulu : no , i -- i know , i know , i know . i was just getting impatient , but -- no , but i want you to know , you know dillon has been helping me a lot with this , but it 's on a strictly friend basis . it 's not -- georgie : lulu , you do n't have to do this ; you do n't have to explain . lulu : i know i do n't have to , but you just defended me against maxie , and i think that you should know that -- georgie : it does maxie no good to fight with you , and it does you no good to explain the relationship that you and dillon have , ok ? a lot has changed this summer , and i just have to accept that . [ scene_break ] carly : how long has jerry been in trouble with the mob ? jane : well , i really do n't have all the details , carly . carly : what do you know , jane ? jane : well , jerry has been involved in any number of illegal activities over the years . it 's no secret that he 's fairly adept at money laundering -- for which someone is willing to pay him a great deal of money for . carly : did jax know about this ? no . of course he did n't know about this , because he would 've never gone because he would 've known it was a setup . jane : how so ? carly : oh , i can not believe this . here i thought that jerry was out in the jungle being eaten by crocodiles . i am such a fool ! i should 've known that sonny would stoop this low . jane : do you think sonny arranged to have jerry caught up in this mess ? carly : yes , i do . he could n't stop me from marrying jax , so he 's going to use jerry as leverage . god ! jane : jerry is perfectly capable of getting himself in his own dire circumstances without any help from anyone . it may have nothing to do with sonny . carly : this has everything to do with sonny . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] lorenzo : tell your boss i 'm here to see him . milo : wait here . [ lorenzo sighs ] milo : he just walked in . sonny : bring him in . man : he 's clean . milo : go ahead . [ scene_break ] woman : oh ! oh , my gosh . oh -- clerk : are you all right ? woman : yeah , i 'm ok . clerk : oh -- woman : thank you . clerk : that 's ok . [ scene_break ] sonny : what do you want ? lorenzo : well , i 'll keep this brief . [ scene_break ] woman : sarah ? it 's time for afternoon snacks . colleen : oh . i 'll bring them right out . be right back . [ child laughs ] nikolas : hi . woman : oh ! may i help you ? nikolas : yes , yes . we need -- we 're looking into some daycare for our son , and we want to know if we could -- woman : oh . nikolas : take a tour ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i 've had a lot to deal with these last couple of months -- jason : yeah . elizabeth : and i thought i was handling things pretty well . but i realized there are some things that i just ca n't fix on my own . jason : you know i 'll help you any way i can . elizabeth : and that 's why i came to you the night of the blackout . you 're -- you 're the one person in my life that i can depend on . and i wish i could say that about lucky , but i just ca n't anymore . i want him to get well , but he has to do it for himself . he ca n't do it for me , and he certainly ca n't do it for this baby . and sooner or later , he 's going to have to face reality , and i 'm not making it any easier by lying to him . i -- i need to start thinking about my children and -- and what kind of life i want to bring this baby into . that 's why i need to start telling the truth . jason : the truth about what ? [ scene_break ] alexis : i think that we should settle this in court . ric : you 're not going to automatically get custody of molly just because you 're the mother . alexis : oh , we could have a contest to see who is more unfit , ric . i -- i have a lot of evidence against you , i think you know that . ric : alexis , we both made mistakes , ok ? the only difference is mine have not repeatedly put our child 's life in jeopardy . sam : that 's funny -- that 's a lie and you know it . and alexis would never , ever do anything to hurt molly . ric : oh , really ? she lets her hang around you , right ? even after you completely traumatized kristina by shooting a man right in front of her ? sam : oh , come on , ric , it was self - defense and you know it . ric : yes , that 's what a jury would 've decided -- alexis : you know what ? this is why we need to settle this in court -- so we do n't stand around here making accusations . ric : alexis , all i have to do is prove that this is an unsafe environment for our daughter . [ scene_break ] skye : your daddy wants you to have a good life , a place where you 'll always be safe and happy . that 's why he gave us these . i know he 's only trying to do the right thing . but if we go to switzerland , that means we 'll never see your daddy again . that would n't be fair to either one of you , now , would it ? well , we 're a family now , and i 'm going to do whatever it takes to keep us together . [ phone rings ] skye : hello ? no , alcazar 's not here . but i can pass on a message . [ scene_break ] sonny : you kill me , and jason 's going to kill you . you are never going to get away with this . lorenzo : you know , you 're forgetting one thing -- the da is in my pocket . so after you are dead , ric will arrest jason for something -- really does n't matter what it is . the point is your revenge will be out of commission . sonny : you 're going to bet the house on my brother ? you 're a bigger fool than i thought you were . lorenzo : no , i 'm out of options . milo : oh -- mrs. c , you ca n't go in there . carly : watch me . lorenzo : you decided to attack me when i have nothing to lose . sonny : that 's not true -- you have a baby ; you have skye . carly : sonny , i can not believe [ sonny shoots alcazar ] [ next_on ] woman : how old is your son ? nikolas : 10 months . do you have any other children his age ? elizabeth : it 's very clear what i have to do . jason : you know i 'll do whatever i can for you . elizabeth : i do n't know why i did n't tell you months ago . sonny : carly , get out now .	maxie tries to encourage a romance between georgi and professor marquez , though georgi has no intention of pursuing it . alexis refuses ric 's offer of a ride home , fearing he will use it against her , then comes home to find spinelli teaching kristina how to hack and delivering weed , which she refuses . nikolas and emily 's search for colleen and spencer goes nowhere . lorenzo tells skye how much of a problem sonny 's lastest moves have been for him and gives her his will leaving her everything and a ticket to switzerland . jane lets carly know that jerry is in worse trouble and with the mob , delaying jax more . georgi keeps maxie from turning lulu in for misusing a hospital computer . carly encourages jason to start a family . sam convinces alexis to smoke pot , right before ric arrives to work out a compromise on custody , thanks to liz 's advice . the niceness does not last and they both get hostile within seconds . liz goes to see jason and start telling the truth . skye refuses to go to switzerland . lorenzo goes to see and kill sonny , but carly walks in causing a distraction as shots are fired .
patrick : how you feeling , olivia ? olivia : like someone let the air out of me . patrick : well , you 're bleeding internally . i assume i have your permission to operate . olivia : they say you 're the best . patrick : well , that 's true . bp is 80 over 40 , tachycardic . o.r . 3 's open ? robin : let 's go . patrick : all right , let 's move . come on . [ scene_break ] lisa : the victims of the bus crash will be arriving at any moment . i know it 's your day off , but we 're asking every nurse on staff to come in . thank you , patty . i 'll see you soon . elizabeth : dr. niles , i 'm sorry . i should be making those phone calls . lisa : your son was in the crash . you just stay here and wait . i 've got everything covered . lucky : elizabeth . hey . elizabeth : lucky . lucky : what 's going on ? cam 's not in yet ? elizabeth : no . the traffic is really bad . there 's ice everywhere . lucky : yeah , well , that 's probably what happened to the bus . it slid on a patch of ice or something . but i 'm so thankful that cam 's okay . elizabeth : i know , i know . me , too . i just ca n't believe all this happened . the kids were so excited about going on the ski trip , and even steven was like a kid himself . he could n't wait to hit the slopes . i just ca n't believe this is -- lucky : it 's all over , you know ? all the kids are okay , so ... elizabeth : cameron 's going to be so happy to see his dad . [ scene_break ] jax : hey , carly just told me about the crash . are they here yet ? alexis : hey . uh , yes , they 're en route . jax : she said that morgan 's leg was hurt . how are the other kids ? alexis : they 're okay , physically . i 'm sure they 're traumatized . sam : yeah . michael 's fine . we heard that he helped take care of the others . jax : well , that sounds like michael . how are molly and kristina ? alexis : molly 's okay , and kristina is hypothermic . i 'm not sure how serious it is yet . [ scene_break ] sonny : if it does n't kill you , it 'll keep you awake . abby : thanks . sonny : uh , so , you 're ... you 're a friend of michael corinthos ? abby : yeah . that 's why i 'm waiting . michael was in the bus crash . you know him ? sonny : yeah , i 'm his father . [ scene_break ] cameron : mommy ! daddy ! elizabeth : honey , come here ! ohh ! i 'm so glad you 're okay . mwah ! lucky : hey , buddy , come here . let me see you . give me a hug . ohh ! wow , you got some cuts and bruises . you okay ? cameron : one here and one here . maxie : he was very brave . lucky : that does n't surprise me . man , you must have been freezing out there . cameron : i have a big jacket on . matt : he was also hanging out with all the big kids , so ... maxie : steve thought it would be better if he did n't see all the people who were too badly hurt . so the other kids kept him distracted so he would n't get scared . lucky : well , we 'll have to thank them . maxie : they should be here soon . matt : he was very brave . he helped me get up that hill . if it was n't for him , i probably would have broken my other arm . elizabeth : ohh ... siobhan : good for you , cameron . you 're a regular hero . elizabeth : all we need now is a doctor for you -- come here , buddy -- and a doctor for dr. matt . you need get that arm set properly . matt : no , it 's fine . i 'm all right . maxie : would you please stop acting so selfless . matt : no , other people need to be attended to , so -- maxie : you 're gon na get that arm taken care of . do n't even argue with me . lisa : dr. hunter , i understand you 're in need of my services ? maxie : no , there is no way you are touching him , you psycho . [ scene_break ] abby : this is kind of a coincidence . you know , the two of us sitting here , both waiting for michael . sonny : i could n't help notice the fishnets and the shoes . i used to own a strip joint . abby : yeah ? sonny : yeah . abby : michael did n't tell me . i mean , not that we 've talked about family much , but ... yes , i am a dancer at vaughn 's . sonny : how long have you worked there ? abby : just about a year . i 'm , you know , working my way through college . i 'm studying to be a paralegal . it 's just at the club , you know , i make a little money -- sonny : you 're trying to pay the bills and make a living . you do n't have to explain it to me . abby : that 's a relief . michael 's really nice about it , too . sonny : i 'm not going to ask you where you met michael because that 's his -- you know , i respect his privacy . but do you have any idea what he 's been through ? abby : i know that he went to prison , and i know why . sonny : so then you know that he 's on parole . abby : yeah . sonny : and he has to be careful about who he sees , where he goes . [ scene_break ] jax : michael ! i 'm glad you 're okay . alexis : oh , honey ! sam : thank you for finding them . not that i doubted that you would . alexis : no more skiing for you , okay ? we 're going to the beach from now on , and you 're gon na sit right next to me and read a book . molly : mom , i 'm all right . kristina 's the one with the hypothermia . alexis : i 'd expect that she 'd be here by now . where is she ? jason : they 're bringing her in by ambulance . [ scene_break ] jax : hey , thanks for helping track down the kids . brenda : oh , i did n't do anything . dante was the one who searched them , and michael found a way to call for help . jax : carly did n't come with you ? brenda : she 's in the ambulance , so they should be here any minute . [ scene_break ] alexis : what 's holding everything up ? michael : uh , i think the paramedics are trying to keep krissy warm , giving her i.v . drip , but i 'm sure she 's gon na be fine . molly : mom , michael was a hero . he found morgan and he carried him back , and then he took care of all of us . jax : good job . michael : got ta give molly a lot of credit . she climbed up to the road with me to signal for help . you 're great . alexis : you 're my miracle , you know that ? [ scene_break ] dante : hey , robin , has my mother arrived ? robin : olivia arrived a few minutes ago . patrick 's already working on her . dante : she 'll be okay , though , right ? robin : patrick 's doing everything he can . [ scene_break ] patrick : all right , everyone , the patient has suffered blunt traumas , has been bleeding internally for 4 hours . most of the damage is in the upper abdomen or in the liver and the pancreas . i 'm gon na need everyone 's best . let 's get to work . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : okay . the doctor said you 're absolutely fine , but he still wants to keep an eye on you . lucky : you 're gon na have to spend the night here , okay , buddy ? cameron : ca n't i go home ? lucky : well , uh , how about i sleep next to you in that chair over there ? how does that sound ? cameron : good . elizabeth : aww . but first things first . you need to drink all of this juice the doctor gave you , okay ? cameron : only if siobhan tells me a story . siobhan : now is not the time . elizabeth : well , if a story is what my little boy wants ... lucky : yeah , how about a -- what 's that one about that grovich or -- siobhan : grogoch . cameron : the what ? lucky : it 's a -- it 's an irish thing . here , i 'll let -- uh , here , have a gander . siobhan : the grogoch is a wee man , a bit like a leprechaun covered in fur . cameron : is he real ? siobhan : some say not . the truth be told , a few of my friends have caught glimpses of him in the forest . elizabeth : i need to pick up aiden and jake at gram 's . cameron : can they come visit ? elizabeth : well , maybe i can bring jakey back . what do you think ? lucky : yeah . yeah , i mean , i think our son 's a hero , and if he wants a visit from his little brother , he shall have one . elizabeth : but first you need to drink this juice . here . cameron : what about the story ? siobhan : well , the grogoch loves human beings , but he 's so eager to help , he often gets himself into trouble . and one time on the road to dublin , he found a shepherd who had lost his flock of sheep . and the grogoch tried to find them using his magic , but he accidentally turned all the sheep into rabbits , who then scampered away and hid underground . [ scene_break ] maxie : i 'm paging robin . she can examine you herself or find you another doctor . matt : maxie , i 'm fine . lisa can set my arm . it 's not a big -- maxie : matt , this woman is a card - carrying wack job , okay ? she gaslit robin , threatened her , and practically tried to kill her . lisa : yeah , you know me , rampaging around the hospital trying to kill defenseless patients . maxie : i would n't put it past you . lisa : maxie , i 'm an orthopedic specialist . matt : which is exactly what i need right now , and my arm is in a lot of pain , so -- maxie : okay , you know , you managed to convince everyone i was a liar when i saw you with that syringe , and matt might be too trusting to see how crazy you are , but i know . and i 'm not letting you go anywhere near him . matt : okay , all right , thank you for looking out for me . she 's a great orthopedic surgeon . she can set this , i 'm sure . i will be safe with you looking out for me . okay ? [ scene_break ] brenda : robin said that patrick is a brilliant surgeon , so ... dante : yeah , he 's -- he 's -- i mean , he operated on me , and my ... my mother , she was a wreck . she never left the hospital . that 's the way she 's been my whole life , you know ? she 's just watched over me all the time . she 's made a lot of sacrifices . michael : dante , when we were waiting to get rescued , steve webber tried to keep your mom talking to distract her from the pain . and all she talked about was you . dante : i do n't think she knows how to complain . brenda : she 's a fighter , you know ? she 's not gon na give up . dante : yeah . you 're right . brenda : and she likes to meddle in your life , right ? so she has to stick around to do that . dante : yeah , she definitely lives for that . [ scene_break ] molly : all i remember is michael holding me . kristina , ali , and taylor were near us . we all got up and we started searching for morgan . we saw blood in the snow . and then we found the bus driver , just laying there . he -- he died . alexis : oh , honey . i 'm so sorry you 've had to go through something like that . i really am . molly : no , it 's okay . i 'm okay . i just hope kristina is , too . alexis : honey , oh , my gosh . hi , sweetheart , are you okay ? ooh , can you get her a warmer ? steve : yeah . yeah . kristina : i 'm a little better . taylor was great . he kept me awake , and ali built the fire . steve : hey , can you guys get her in a room and start her on a warming treatment ? taylor : is it okay if i stay with her ? steve : no , just let her settle in with the staff . we 're gon na check for injury . nurse : here , let 's get you to an exam room , too . doctor will be in to check you out . ali : no , i 'm fine . it 's just a bump on the head . taylor : if i have to get checked , you do , too . ali : okay . okay , let 's do this . [ scene_break ] steve : hey . any word on morgan and hunter ? jax : i believe dr. hunter is getting his broken arm looked at . jason : morgan 's not here yet . steve : what about olivia ? jax : she 's in surgery with dr. drake . dante : hey , uh , there 's no word from the operating room ? steve : what was the diagnosis ? internal bleeding ? dante : yeah . robin said it was pretty extensive . steve : you know , olivia 's a strong woman . she has a really good chance . dante : you 're the expert . i mean i 'm counting on you being right . steve : michael 's the one who found her . he 's the true hero tonight . dante : hey . michael : hey . dante : i just want to say thanks . i do n't think you know how much i appreciate what you did . [ scene_break ] p.a . : dr. nicholson , dr. stan nicholson , please call the pharmacy . abby : no , i understand your concern . but you do n't have to worry . sonny : michael 's doing well in school . he 's applying to college . i do n't want him distracted . you understand ? abby : yeah . michael 's mother feels the same . she told me in no uncertain terms i was to stay away from michael . but , you know , it 's not her call , and with all due respect , it 's not your call either . sonny : you know what ? michael likes you , and i 'm sure you 're a good person . but i do n't want my son hanging around , you know , like strip joints and getting in trouble or fights . abby : mr. corinthos -- sonny : can you call me sonny ? abby : yeah . michael and i were just friends . he 's never been to the strip club and i would never invite him there . we meet at kelly 's for coffee . i mean , michael is safe with me . [ scene_break ] morgan : dad ! sonny : how you doing , buddy ? morgan : my leg hurts pretty bad . sonny : uh ... carly : he was so brave . but he needs a doctor . sonny : get -- we 're gon na take care of the leg , okay ? you all right ? morgan : yeah . michael found me . it was pretty scary until he showed up . sonny : your brother did great . get him -- carly : my son needs help over here . epiphany : we have an overflow of pediatric cases tonight , so we 'll get a doctor to you as -- sonny : we need now . now we need a doctor . epiphany : i ca n't help you right now . doctor : i 'm a pediatric surgeon . dr. terrell jackson . if you check your records , you 'll see i 'm scheduled for an interview tomorrow . epiphany : hmm . all right , so you are . and why are you wasting my time this evening ? terrell : look , the kid needs a pediatrician , lady . okay ? i 'm licensed and available . epiphany : okay , let 's do this . um , this is dr. terrell jackson . he 's fully credentialed , and he has graciously offered his services to help out tonight . sonny : we prefer a doctor on staff , if that 's all right . epiphany : then you 're going to have to wait . sonny : can you help my son ? terrell : that 's why i 'm here . carly : great . terrell : okay . hi . morgan , right ? i 'm dr. jackson . i 'm gon na take a look at you , okay ? morgan : will it hurt ? terrell : not any more than it 's already hurting . how about this ? i 'm gon na check you out , give you something for the pain , and then i 'm gon na work my magic . oh , great . [ scene_break ] [ lucky sighs ] siobhan : you 're wonderful with him . lucky : uh , yeah , well , he 's always been a great kid , you know ? he 's happy , good - natured , he 's kind to his little brothers . siobhan : well , it helps to have such a loving father . you 're so proud and supportive of your son . it 's lovely to see . lucky : you know , when cam came into my life , i was going through a really rough time with my own dad . siobhan : luke 's a bit of a free spirit , is n't he ? lucky : yeah . yeah , you know , being a dad now , i do n't know , i feel like i kind of understand my own dad better . i 'm not perfect , you know ? i make tons of mistakes . i mean , every parent does . siobhan : not a trace of bitterness . lucky : well , what can i say ? i love the guy . you know , in all fairness , he always comes back , eventually . his parenting just does n't come naturally to him . i think that 's part of his charm . watch the man . try the best he can . siobhan : you 're doing better . you 're putting the time in . you 're showing your kids they have value . i admire that , lucky . p.a . : dr. scorpio , 3404 . dr. robin scorpio , call 3404 . [ scene_break ] michael : hey . ali : hi . michael : how 'd the checkup go ? ali : oh , still waiting . i thought i 'd grab a bagel from the cafeteria . do you want to join me ? michael : no , i ca n't . i have to check on morgan . ali : no problem . send him my best . michael : yeah . ali : all right . michael : hey . uh , i really want to thank you for everything you did after the crash . ali : it -- it really was n't much compared to you . michael : well , you did get that fire going . i know you helped krissy a lot . ali : it 's all credit to the sunshine girls . i was actually thinking about sending my old troop leader an email , saying how all those lessons paid off . michael : well , tell them thanks for me , too . ali : yeah . yeah . i 'll be sure to tell mrs. graham that the hero of the day who saved us all and found help says ... thanks for teaching me to start a fire . michael : well , it 's nice to be called a hero , but all i really did was wander around in the dark until i found a cell phone . ali : and modest , too . [ scene_break ] sam : are you serious ? that sounds like you went through a lot , that 's for sure . alexis : how are you feeling , huh ? stay warm . kristina : good . alexis : good ? okay . kristina : how about you ? molly : i 'm fine . and i grew a whole inch since my last checkup . kristina : why ca n't that happen to me ? sam : i need a test for that . molly : maybe in a few years i 'll tower over you guys . kristina : hey , i 'm the one in the hospital bed . you should be nice to me . sam : well , i could go to kelly 's and get us some burgers . alexis : that sounds great , but i think it 's late . i should take molly home . molly : yeah , how about a rain check , when kristina 's released ? alexis : yeah . sam : okay , well , you 're on . how long do you have to be in here , anyway ? kristina : oh , just overnight . they 're keeping me for observation . alexis : listen , will you stay overnight ? sam : yes , i 'd love to . sure . kristina : no . mom ... alexis : what ? kristina : i 'm fine , really . just go home . alexis : are you sure ? kristina : yeah . i 'm planning on sleeping , anyway . i 'm fine , honestly . alexis : okay , but i 'm coming back first thing in the morning to get you , okay ? sam : all right . alexis : all right . love you . all right , girls . molly : mwah . alexis : all right , 1 , 2 , 3 . 1 , 2 , 3 ! do it now . molly : mwah - ah ! alexis : whoo ! all right . i love you guys . i love you , i love you . molly : love you . good night . alexis : all right , good , i 'm sorry , come on . kristina : love you . good night . molly : good night . [ scene_break ] terrell : all right , let 's see . your leg bone is broken here and here . now , how the heck did you do all that ? morgan : guess i 'm just a talented kid . terrell : ha ha ! also a stoic kid . you know , i treated a grownup with these fractures and he cried like a baby . morgan : you know , i felt like crying when i was in the snow . is it gon na hurt when you put on the cast ? terrell : no , not much . i mean , luckily for you , no bones broke through the skin . morgan : gross . terrell : yeah , very gross . but his bones are n't far out of alignment . the worst is over . morgan : so the bone with the 2 fractures , that 's the tibia , right ? terrell : ah , good call . morgan : and the other one is the fibula , right ? sonny : how long is he gon na have to wear this cast ? terrell : 4 to 6 weeks . then we can put him in a soft cast and a special boot . carly : there 's no permanent damage ? terrell : morgan 's gon na be as good as new . one of the benefits of being young . morgan : jax ! jax : hey , morgan . i 'm glad you 're okay . how you doing ? carly : the doctor just told us that morgan was gon na be fine . jax : great . morgan : and i 'm gon na have a cast for all my friends to sign . jax : oh , can i sign it , too ? morgan : yeah . sonny : hey , you -- i see what you do with my son . can you stay on as his doctor ? terrell : i 'll see what i can do . at the very least , i 'll keep in touch with whoever 's treating him . sonny : i appreciate that . terrell : bye . [ scene_break ] steve : any news on olivia falconeri 's surgery ? nurse : not yet . but i 'll go see if i can get an update . steve : thanks . dante : thank you . steve : i care about your mother . i just wish i could have done more . dante : yeah , i do n't even know what she was thinking going on a ski trip . she probably would 've broke her neck if she got there . steve : she was sure working up the courage to brave the bunny slopes . michael : maybe next year she can try skiing again . and i 'll teach you , too , if you want . dante : if my mom wants to go skiing , i will be there . [ scene_break ] brenda : have you seen sonny ? jason : um , i think he 's in the e.r . with carly and jax , just getting morgan checked out . brenda : i 'm gon na go look for him . [ scene_break ] lulu : dante . dante : hey . lulu : is your mom gon na be okay ? dante : i do n't know . i do n't know . i mean , no one knows anything . no one 's telling me anything . lulu : well , patrick 's operating on her , right ? dante : yeah . she 's in good hands , but by the time i got there , she 'd been out there for hours . she was barely conscious . lulu : well , is there anything that i can do ? dante : just hang out with me . keep me company . [ scene_break ] patrick : olivia almost did n't make it through the surgery . i told dante it was 50 - 50 , but -- robin : do you think they 're less ? patrick : i came down the hall and i saw him waiting , and i did n't have the heart to tell him the truth , but the odds are n't good . robin : well , every patient is different , and olivia does n't strike me as the type of person to give up too easily . patrick : but i do n't want to give him false hope , robin . robin : there is hope , and you gave a devoted son a reason to believe it . that 's not lying , that 's compassion . lisa : your brother will be able to perform surgeries again . patrick : that 's great . any complications ? lisa : no . matt : hey . lisa set my cast . i did n't scream once . patrick : well , i 'm glad you guys are both all right . it could have been worse , i think . robin : yes , it could have been a lot worse . patrick : so when are you back in the o.r . and trying to keep up with your big brother ? matt : about a month . is n't that right , doc ? lisa : as long as you follow instructions and take it easy . matt : lisa did a very good job setting my cast . can we at least admit that ? she did not try and poison me or stab me nor garrote me once . maxie : she was capable enough . matt : it 's nurse maxie , everybody . nurse maxie . maxie : you trust people too easily . you need me . matt : hey . let me ask you something . uh ... olivia , how 's she doing ? patrick : it 's not good . it 's touch and go . [ scene_break ] dante : is she -- things going good , right ? steve : well , at this point , the doctors have done all they could . it 's pretty much up to your mother now . dante : she 's pretty tough . i mean , she looks -- she looks delicate , but she 's pretty tough . lulu : maybe you should sit with her and talk to her . steve : hearing your voice might just be what saves her life now . [ scene_break ] terrell : i 'd like morgan to stay overnight , just as a precaution . if all goes well , and i 'm sure it will , he can go home in the morning . carly : okay , um , we 'd like you to stay on as morgan 's doctor . you said you 're interviewing for a position here at general hospital ? terrell : i 'm meeting with the great powers that be tomorrow . morgan : hey , thanks for being here . sonny : all you got ta do is just call me if you need me and i 'll always be there for you , okay ? terrell : okay , morgan , let 's get you admitted . so , um , either of you people familiar with the layout of this place ? jax : yeah , absolutely . follow me . right this way . sonny : all right , buddy . carly : uh ... i 'm glad you 're here . sonny : so am i . brenda : you okay ? sonny : yeah . yeah , i 'm okay . brenda : yeah . sonny : um ... i 'm glad that you called , and thanks for helping me find my kids . brenda : i , uh , molly and kristina are lovely . we had kind of a -- a nice talk . sonny : i 'm sure kristina 's thrilled , because she 's been dying to meet you , begging me , and ... i have n't , you know , i should have done it a lot earlier . brenda : yeah . it 's amazing to see you with your kids . you 're doing everything right . sonny : i hope so , 'cause they mean everything to me . [ scene_break ] [ ali knocking ] kristina : hey . ali : you , uh -- oh , look at you . your cheeks actually look pink again . kristina : i feel so much better . how about you ? ali : oh . i got sick of waiting . besides , except for this bump on the head and this headache , there 's nothing wrong with me . kristina : i do n't think you should be sneaking out without telling anyone . ali : i 'm telling you , are n't i ? kristina : have you seen taylor , anywhere ? ali : oh , his parents dragged him off in chains . kristina : i doubt that . ali : oh , close enough . taylor was mortified . he wanted to come and visit you , but his mom and dad were so freaked by the accident that ... it 's -- oh ... kristina : ali , are you okay ? ali : uh , my head has been hurting ever since the accident . it 's so weird . all of a -- ohh ! kristina : ali ! help ! we need a doctor ! [ scene_break ] jason : thank you . sam : hey . jason : hey . sam : where 's brenda ? jason : she 's in the e.r . with sonny , checking on morgan . how 's kristina ? sam : she 's gon na be okay . jason : that 's good . hey . elizabeth : hi . jason : is , uh , is cameron okay ? elizabeth : yeah , he 's fine . the doctors want to keep him overnight for observation , but we 're going to be able to take him home tomorrow . jason : that 's good . elizabeth : jake , do you remember jason and sam ? you do ? jason : hey , jake . elizabeth : i have to go see his big brother . i 've got to give him ... okay . [ scene_break ] brenda : are you gon na go to ... morgan 's hospital room with him ? sonny : it 's not good to have jax and me in the same room . brenda : oh . sonny : i try to avoid it as much as possible for the kids ' sake . brenda : i 'm sorry . that must kill you to step aside like that . sonny : [ sighs ] i got ta admit , you know , jax has a quality , he 's a good father , and he loves morgan , and ... anyway ... brenda : did you just , uh -- did you give jax a compliment ? sonny : well , you know , as long as he 's good to morgan , i ... i do n't care . robin : sonny . kristina is in hysterics . sonny : well , what happened now ? robin : her friend collapsed in front of her . she 's blaming herself . i do n't know why . but alexis already left . sonny : okay , i 'll go . let 's go . [ scene_break ] abby : michael , it 's me again . i 'm in the e.r . can you call or come by when you can , okay ? i just need to know that you 're all right . excuse me , do you know why those people were so upset ? epiphany : one of the kids from the bus crash just collapsed . abby : do you know who it was ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : only a kid could go through what cameron did tonight and be so carefree a few hours later . lucky : his little brother 's the best medicine . cameron : can jake sleep over ? elizabeth : no , baby . you need to get a good night 's sleep . cameron : but , mom ... lucky : cam , listen to your mother , okay ? elizabeth : but how about this ? how about if you guys say good night to each other now , jakey , you and i can go find nurse julie and her cookie jar , and if you ask nicely , maybe she 'll give you an extra cookie for this little boy over here . cameron : thanks , mom . elizabeth : does that sound good ? okay , give your brother a hug and say good night , okay ? say good night . jake : good night . cameron : good night . elizabeth : okay , come on , baby . ready ? 1 , 2 , 3 . thank you . bye , baby . i 'll be back soon . cameron : bye . lucky : [ sighs ] you sleepy ? cameron : nope ! lucky : no ? how is that possible ? it 's way past your bedtime . cameron : maybe i 'll get sleepy if you sing me a song . lucky : i do n't know . it 's been a while . i 'm a little rusty . cameron : please ? just one ? lucky : all right , maybe , uh , maybe just a short one here . snuggle up . [ scene_break ] dante : [ crying ] i 'm guessing this is payback , huh ? i never realized what i put you through every time i got hurt . i do n't want you to leave me . you spent ... most of your life raising me and looking after me . that 's an amazing sacrifice . i never -- i never thanked you for that . i do n't think i can thank you enough for that . i love you , mom . and you 're gon na live through this . live a long and happy life , because i 'm not going to let you go . [ scene_break ] patrick : those are our patient scans . i 'm not sure she 's stable enough for surgery . anesthesiologist : just barely . steve : the girl was alert when i saw her at the crash site . i thought she was fine . i should have foreseen the possibility -- patrick : she did n't show any symptoms , chief . it 's hard to tell , but i 'm guessing an epidural bleed depressing the lat ventricle . hey , you all right ? steve : yeah . patrick : let 's get started , everybody . [ scene_break ] sonny : you okay ? kristina : ali mentioned that her head was hurting , and i -- sonny : they 've taken her to the emergency , okay , sweetie ? kristina : it 's my fault . sonny : no , no , no , it 's not your fault . why do you say that ? kristina : i was the one who pushed ali on michael . the only reason she came on this trip was because i told her to . sonny : kristina -- kristina : and michael did n't even want me to set them up . sonny : kristina , you did not know that the bus was gon na crash . kristina : but ali mentioned that her head was hurting , and nobody even noticed because they were worried about my hypothermia . [ sobbing ] and there she was , walking around with her brain bleeding . and nobody even knew how bad she was ... sonny : sweetheart -- kristina : because they were focused on me . sonny : sweetheart , it was an accident , okay ? everybody did the best they could . you ca n't feel guilty for something that you could n't do anything about . okay ... okay , all right , all right . it 's okay , okay ? [ kristina sobbing ] sonny : it 's okay . [ scene_break ] sam : i 'll go back and check on her ... jason : no , she 's gon na be okay . sam : i know . she 's strong . she 's going to be all right . elizabeth : hi . i have to go drop off these cookies at cameron 's room , and i was wondering if maybe you wanted to watch jake for a little bit . sam : yeah , we would love to . elizabeth : yeah ? sam : yeah . elizabeth : go to sam , jake . sam : hey , buddy . elizabeth : you 're going to hang out with jason and sam for a little bit , okay ? mommy will be right back for you . sam : you are big . come on . so i saw that picture you drew for your brother . that was super cool . i bet he likes it , huh ? what have you got there ? jake : motorcycles . jason : yeah ? jake : this is a blue one and this is a yellow one . jason : and i actually have one , too . jake : where ? jason : where ? it 's in the garage right now . jake : why ? jason : why ? because it 's cold and i do n't really ride it much . jake : that 's a real one . jason : yeah , it 's a real one . jake : a real one ? jason : yeah . and i wear a helmet sometimes . you should always -- ow . you should always wear a helmet . jake : i like -- i like yellow ones . jason : you like this one better ? i 'll trade you . you take the yellow , i 'll take the blue . perfect . jake : this crashes . errr ! jason : ohh . [ jake making engine sounds ] [ scene_break ] jeff buckley : well , i hear there was a secret chord that david played and it pleased the lord , but you do n't really care for music , do you ? well , it goes like this , the fourth , the fifth , the minor fall and the major lift , the baffled king composing hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , your faith was strong but you needed proof , you saw her bathing on the roof , her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you , she tied you to her kitchen chair , and she broke your throne and she cut your hair , and from your lips she drew the hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah ... baby , i 've been here before , i 've seen this room and i 've walked this floor , you know , i used to live alone before i knew you , and i 've seen your flag on the marble arch , and love is not a victory march , it 's a cold and it 's a broken hallelujah , hallelujah , hallelujah	olivia is brought into the hospital . lucky and siobhan talk to elizabeth . jax gets an update about michael and morgan . sonny tells abby that he is michael 's father . abby admits that she works at a strip club . abby makes it clear to sonny that she is going to continue seeing michael . cameron reunites with elizabeth and lucky . maxie does n't want lisa setting matt 's arm . jason , brenda and michael arrive at the hospital . alexis and sam are relieved to see that molly and kristina are okay . michael thanks molly for her help at the crash site . dante asks about olivia . patrick operates on olivia . cam is admitted to the hospital ; he asks siobhan to tell him an irish story . dante confides in brenda about olivia . dante thanks michael for helping his mom . morgan is brought in on a stretcher . dr. terrell jackson , a new hire at the hospital , checks out morgan 's leg . siobhan thinks lucky is a great father . michael thanks allie for starting the fire at the crash site . terrell tells morgan that his leg will be in a cast for a while . jax shows up to support carly . steven hopes that olivia will recover . patrick does n't feel too good about olivia 's chances of survival . matt is told he ca n't perform surgery for a month . lulu arrives at the hospital to support dante . dante and lulu go to olivia 's hospital room ; dante sits beside his mom . brenda and sonny talk briefly ; she admires his parenting skills . allie visits kristina ; she starts complaining about a headache . allie passes out in kristina 's room . liz asks sam and jason to keep an eye on jake for a while . brenda and sonny argue about jax . robin asks sonny to visit kristina . dante starts sobbing while talking to olivia . allie flatlines on the operating table . sonny consoles kristina when she begins to cry about allie . brenda watches as sonny and kristina bond . abby runs into michael ; carly witnesses them hugging each other .
[ telephone ringing ] alexis : thank you . good -- sonny : i was just leaving . alexis : no , you are not leaving , because you know what i want to discuss with you . sonny : i do n't want to talk about jax right now . alexis : i do want to talk about jax because he 's alive and i want him to stay that way . sonny : well , he was always in pretty good health , right ? alexis : do n't you be flip with me , mister . i want your word right now that you 're not gon na track him down and try to kill him . [ scene_break ] sam : still thinking about michael ? jason : yeah . sam : it must have been really tough for you at abby 's last night . jason : it does n't matter that he 's taking this out on me . i do n't really care . i just hate the fact that he feels like i lied to him . sam : well , keeping quiet to spare somebody pain is n't really the same as lying . [ cell phone ringing ] hey , molly . what 's up ? molly : hey . where are you ? sam : i thought we were supposed to be meeting in like 20 minutes . molly : yeah , um , can you come now ? i got here early and i just ca n't wait to show you what i found at wyndemere . sam : okay , um , can you order me a cobb salad ? molly : okay . bye . sam : thanks . [ scene_break ] shawn : all right , boy . hey . ewen : so , you and wilson decided to make a go of it ? shawn : we 're still working out the living arrangements . ewen : we can set him up at the veterans ' home . shawn : yeah , he still needs more training . ewen : a trainer could work with him there . you could have unlimited visitation . just be sure before you let him go . josslyn : down . carly : hey . can we talk ? i 'm really worried about michael . [ scene_break ] johnny : i heard about abby 's death . i 'm sorry . she was a good person . if there 's anything i can do for you , please let me know . michael : there is . you can give me a job . [ scene_break ] patrick : hey . robin : hey . patrick : can i talk to you for a second ? robin : yeah , yeah . i was just getting some current files on my patient . patrick : why did n't you just e - mail them ? robin : i just would rather have the hard copies ? patrick : yeah , that would suck going halfway across the world and realizing you do n't have the right data . robin : yeah , about that `` halfway across the world `` part . thank you for being so reasonable . patrick : of course . robin : and you know that i would n't go , i mean , i would n't leave you and emma if it was n't -- if it was n't really , really important . patrick : of course i realize that . i know how you can make it up to me . robin : name it . patrick : be honest with me . [ scene_break ] sam : maybe you should talk sonny down before he goes after jax again . jason : i 'm not sure what sonny 's gon na do . sam : probably the same thing he did last summer -- try and go after jax and destroy him and instead almost destroy himself . [ door opens ] spinelli : oh , i apologize for the intrusion . jason : spinelli , you do n't have to sneak in and out of here . you live here . spinelli : yeah , um , about that . yeah , i appreciate your continued kindness and hospitality , but now that you 're mr. and mrs. stone cold , it 's time for me to depart . sam : what are you talking about ? you spend most nights at the office anyway . spinelli : yeah , that 's just temporary until i find a proper residence . sam : but we 're really happy to have you here . jason : yeah , it 's fine . spinelli : we 've had this conversation before , but i 'm standing firm . as they say , three 's a crowd . [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] lulu : i do n't know how i accumulated so much stuff in only a few years . dante : we do n't have to take all your stuff . we have plates . lulu : well , tracy gave these to me . they 're sentimental value . dante : well , then , in they go . lulu : and here 's fifi . dante : what 's fifi for ? lulu : i 've had fifi since i was little , so nothing gets between me and the fifster . dante : [ laughing ] okay . then in the fifster goes . i did n't mean to throw the fifster . how about -- how about this thing ? lulu : oh , my gosh . that was part of a weird halloween costume . you can get rid of that . dante : i do n't know . maybe we could find something to do with it . lulu : ohh . you know what i like about you ? dante : yes , i do . lulu : your creative mind . dante : [ chuckles ] [ door opens ] maxie : i am officially furious at both of you . lulu : what did we do ? maxie : well , you got married and you did n't even bother to tell me . i mean , i had to hear it from kate , who heard it from olivia -- kate , whom you do n't even like ! lulu : i 'm sorry . maxie : does n't even begin to cover it . i mean , whatever happened to , `` maxie , will you be my maid of honor ? maxie , will you help me plan my wedding `` ? dante : it was pretty spontaneous . lulu : he asked me , and we just did it . maxie : yeah , well , it takes 30 seconds to pick up a phone . lulu : well , it was just us two . dante : and my mother . maxie : and 50 other falconeris , right ? and now you 're moving out ? lulu : we are going to live together like a normal married couple . maxie : whoever said you were a normal married couple ? [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] carly : can we go somewhere and talk ? shawn : yeah . molly : shawn , when did you get a dog ? he 's adorable ! shawn : well , he 's a service dog or will be when he completes training . molly : oh , like a guide dog . shawn : sort of . he 'll be part of a therapy program for people like me with ptsd . molly : are you having a tough time because you gave me your rock ? shawn : nah . well , your sister was kind enough to return it to me . there were a few other issues i needed to work out . but dr. keenan over here , he 's a big believer in dog therapy . molly : oh , cool . is dr. keenan a specialist in ptsd ? shawn : well , yeah . amongst other things . ewen : was n't it carly who got wilson at a shelter ? shawn : dr. keenan , molly lansing -- one of my very first friends in town . ewen : nice to meet you , molly . carly : you know , maybe molly could hang out with wilson while we talk . molly : cool ! wilson , what do you think ? shawn : you guys have fun together , and i 'll be right back , okay ? molly : okay . carly : come on , baby . molly : hi . [ scene_break ] shawn : you said you were worried about michael . what 's going on ? carly : he knows about jax . he knows about jax and he outed me publicly in the middle of my new year 's eve party at the metro court . shawn : what did you do ? carly : well , i tried to explain while everyone else jumped on the bandwagon as painting me the wicked witch of port charles . shawn : you kept quiet for good reason . carly : i know . i was trying to protect jax from sonny , but now that sonny knows the truth , i 'm afraid this whole mess is gon na start all over again . [ scene_break ] johnny : you already have a job , michael , at your father 's warehouse . michael : i quit . johnny : maybe you should reconsider . michael : abby 's the one who wanted me to have a legitimate job , to keep me safe . it 's kind of ironic , is n't it , since she died ? johnny : abby 's death was an accident . michael : look , some freak is beating up abby 's friends . i want to stop them . johnny : i ca n't believe i 'm gon na say this , but maybe you should let the police handle it . michael : the police ? the police are sitting on their hands while he 's targeting his next victim . johnny : there 's nothing you can do . michael : with resources and organization behind me , i can get into places where cops ca n't go . johnny : what would your father say if you came to work for me ? or is that the point ? [ scene_break ] carly : listen , someone has to get sonny under control and it ca n't be me . shawn : i 'm guessing a lot of other people are trying , people he might actually be inclined to listen to . carly : that 's why i came to you . i knew you 'd understand . shawn : well , look , i 'm glad you came to me , but i feel bad you came under attack . especially since i talked you into keeping the secret . carly : no , jax clearly wants to stay under the radar or he would have been in touch with josslyn and morgan . shawn : and did you explain that to michael ? carly : i tried . i tried , but it 's like talking to a brick wall . he 's so hurt about losing abby that it 's like he has nothing to lose . [ scene_break ] michael : my father does n't want me in his organization . johnny : so why join the competition ? michael : it 's time i stepped out from under his shadow . johnny : and what about jason ? he 's had your back your whole life . you 're just gon na spit in his face ? michael : jason 's to worried about protecting me to let me live my own life . johnny : sorry , am i missing something here ? michael : you want the short story ? johnny : please . michael : jax is alive . my mom and jason knew it and did n't tell me or anybody else . johnny : i 'm sorry . what does that have to do with coming to work for me ? michael : my dad thinks i 'm too weak and jason still thinks i 'm a kid . they wo n't give me what i need to stop this guy . johnny : so you called me . michael : look , you made a pretty hard sell on me last time . you must have thought i had some kind of potential . johnny : michael , i like you . i think you 're smart . i think you 're eager . you 're willing to learn , but if i 'm being honest , your true potential was leverage over your father . michael : well , here 's your chance to get it . what do you say ? [ scene_break ] alexis : forget it . i do n't want your word . your word does n't mean anything . i want you to go up into one of the hotel rooms , get a bible , bring it down , and swear on it that you 're gon na leave jax alone . sonny : do n't ask a question you do n't want to hear the answer to . alexis : i defended you all night last night . i blamed everything on carly and defended you . sonny : take it down a notch . alexis : i 'm not gon na take it down a notch . i 'm gon na say to you , why should i defend you when what you do is indefensible ? sonny : what are you gon na do ? resign ? you ca n't . alexis : oh , that 's funny . you 're right . i ca n't -- because you blackmailed me . sonny : you knew exactly what you were getting into . you were happy about it and thrilled . alexis : i was happy ? are you kidding me ? you listen to me , my friend . if you touch him , i will go to kristina and i will tell her that this yale thing was all your idea , and she 's gon na believe me . mac : i heard i missed one hell of a new year 's eve party . sonny : i guess you could say that . mac : i thought you 'd both like to know that the investigation into jax 's death is officially closed . since the deceased is , uh ... apparently alive . [ scene_break ] spinelli : well , i 'm gon na start collecting my belongings and be out of here -- sam : no rush , spinelli . okay ? spinelli : sure . sam : okay . see you later ? jason : yeah . have fun with molly . sam : i always do . spinelli : i trust you had a pleasant new year 's ? jason : it could have been better . spinelli : i 'm sorry . is there anything i can do ? jason : where are you gon na live ? where are you looking ? spinelli : it 's a work in progress , but many things are at this point . it 's -- seasons change , as they say . jason : and you 're lucky sonny 's been busy because we need to find that $ 20 million now . spinelli : actually , that crisis has been averted . i repaid mr. sir . jason : you found the money in the offshore account ? spinelli : oh , i think i left my galoshes on the terrace . [ scene_break ] patrick : we need to talk about what 's going on . i know you 're still worried about lisa . robin : well , maybe going to africa will help me get over it finally . you know , i mean , a lot of times , distance can bring some perspective . patrick : we love each other too much to keep secrets from each other , right ? robin : of course . look , i do n't want you to feel responsible for what happened to lisa . patrick : i understand why you did n't say anything . i get it . you thought the case was gon na be closed and everybody was just gon na move on , and to a certain extent , it did , but i know that you 're still -- it 's still bothering you . briggs did n't kill lisa . and i understand that it was self - defense , robin -- robin : patrick , i know that you did n't have a choice . patrick : you needed to do everything you could because i know that she was trying to kill you . robin : me ? patrick : i walked onto the deck and i saw you passed out with the wrench right beside you . i know that you killed lisa . robin : no . patrick : what do you mean , `` no `` ? robin : i did -- no . i thought -- i thought you were the one that killed lisa . patrick : i did n't see lisa . once she left the stateroom , i did n't lay eyes on her . robin : but the last thing i remember was your hand picking up the wrench . patrick : yeah , i picked up the wrench and i threw it overboard because i thought that you killed her . i did n't do anything else . robin : so it was n't you ? patrick : it was n't you ? robin : thank god . [ scene_break ] lulu : how are we not a normal married couple ? maxie : well , for starters , you got engaged , then un - engaged , then re - engaged , then re - un - engaged , and then , on a whim , you disappeared to the black hole that is bensonhurst and got married . lulu : it was romantic , actually . maxie : i mean , how -- what is fun about a wedding when you do n't have some guests gasping about how you beautiful you are or you do n't have pictures so that when you 're old and decrepit , your grandchildren can look back and be like , `` oh , my gosh . you know what ? at one point , they actually were gorgeous . `` lulu : i think that you 're missing the point . maxie : [ scoffs ] no , lulu ! i mean , what happened to people dissing the traditional wedding all of a sudden ? i mean , what about music and flowers and bridesmaids and dancing and people thinking that you have a spectacular dress . i mean , what did you wear , by the way ? dante : she looked amazing . maxie : okay , shh , shh ! you do n't count because you 're infatuated . tell me . which designer ? lulu : it was off the rack . it was white . maxie : you did n't consult me ? you did n't call , no word , no text ? i mean , how could you do this to me , lulu ? lulu : believe it or not , it 's not all about you . dante : um ... okay . i 'm gon na go to the car . maxie : oh , no , no , no , no . because you know what ? you have no idea how instrumental i was in getting her to say yes to you . lulu : oh , my god . you 're going to take credit for this marriage ? maxie : i inclined my ear to you when you went on and on about how you 're crazy about him but that you have a dangerous job . lulu : i am so glad that our conversations are confidential . maxie : okay . you know what , lulu ? the point is i gave you great advice . lulu : yeah , you gave me not - so - great advice , too . maxie : fine ! fine , then . leave . move out . you know what ? there 's the door . but do n't come back to me when you and dante get in your first fight . dante : you 're acting like you 're breaking up with her . maxie : well , it 's kind of like a breakup , is n't it ? because i 'm losing my best friend . [ scene_break ] johnny : it 's a bad idea to make decisions when you 're driven by anger and grief . michael : i 've got nothing to lose that 's an asset . johnny : michael , you 're coming to me for all the wrong reasons . you 're impulsive and emotional . that 's when mistakes happen . michael : i 'm focused , okay ? i want to stop this son of a bitch before he hurts anybody else . johnny : your judgment 's way off . michael : no . you 're underestimating me . johnny : if you come to work for me or your father or anybody else for that matter , you 're a liability . michael : okay , are you worried about me or yourself ? johnny : michael , i am in the middle of a war with all the rival families and you 're at war with your own . [ scene_break ] shawn : do n't give up on michael . he 's just upset and angry about abby and just taking his anger out on you . carly : he thinks what i did was unforgivable . what if he never gets past this ? shawn : well , he just needs time to understand . carly : what am i supposed to do ? how do i help him get through this ? shawn : by calmly and rationally explaining why you did n't tell him jax is alive . carly : calmly and rationally ? i do n't do calmly and rationally . shawn : okay . you got a better idea ? carly : pray and hope for a miracle . shawn : look , you love your son . you 'll find the words . carly : you 're right . i guess -- what do i have to lose , huh ? thank you . thanks . shawn : i 'm just sorry i was n't there on new year 's eve . carly : well , we better go , huh , josslyn ? it 's time for lunch , huh ? thank you . see you later . say , `` bye , shawn . `` josslyn : bye , shawn . shawn : bye . carly : come on , sweetie pie . [ scene_break ] shawn : how 'd you and wilson get along ? molly : he 's amazing . shawn : and he 's also very patient . it 's time for his walk . come on , boy . thank you . molly : uh - huh . shawn : come on . molly : bye . ewen : you dropped these . molly : oh , thanks . ewen : i 'm guessing russian royalty ? molly : yeah . my mother 's family . you 're english ? ewen : australian . molly : mm . i love your accent . i wish i talked like that . it 's so much more exotic than my plain old american accent . ewen : but not as exotic as russian or greek . you 're interested in your family heritage ? molly : yeah , but i do n't know who half the people in this album are , where they 're from . ewen : from bara -- the northwest wind . molly : what ? ewen : just thinking of the tale i grew up with . it 's according to an old aboriginal belief . a spirit - child is brought in on the northwest wind , on the bara . and then it hides in the tall grass until it finds a woman , enters her body , and forms a child . molly : oh , does that mean the spirit is good or evil ? [ scene_break ] jason : spinelli . come on . get back in here . so , you 're telling me the $ 20 million you gave back to sonny was n't actually his $ 20 million , but another $ 20 million you came up with somehow . spinelli : that is indeed the case , yes . jason : how ? spinelli : uh , i 've recently discovered the facility for predicting the outcome of sporting events . and , you know , some find that to be a very marketable skill . jason : so , you made $ 20 million betting on games ? spinelli : no , no . others in my circle did the wagering . i just give advice and sometimes they return a percentage or sometimes a very gracious gift , which i donate most of -- except for my , you know , meager needs -- all to charitable causes . jason : okay , so you 're saying that sonny 's $ 20 million is still out there somewhere . spinelli : again , i do n't personally profit from the enterprise . this particular sum , this $ 20 million was a reward , and since it was so serendipitously akin to the amount i owed mr. sir , i kind of just -- jason : and these people who reward you . spinelli : yes . intense loyalty and secrecy are part of being an fos . jason : what the hell is `` fos `` again ? spinelli : `` friends of spinelli . `` you know , and may i point out that stone cold is my greatest and truest friend and you have my eternal loyalty and trust , but up to this point , what i 've just revealed to you has been known only to me . you know , others know parts of the whole , but only me and , now , you know the entire panoramic picture . jason : who are the fos exactly ? spinelli : an intricate network of people far and wide that provide me with video footage , data , information , anything i need . jason : so , stuff you used to do on the computer . spinelli : yes . precisely . only now i can utilize this and have other people do it for me . jason : what about leaks ? spinelli : no , they 're waterproof . jason : leaks in the system . spinelli : right . security is airtight and any information i get is anonymous , and , as of yet , my contacts have been able to provide anything that i 've asked for , so if someone were to be looking for something ... jason : or someone ? spinelli : that someone would most certainly be found . [ scene_break ] patrick : this is why married people are supposed to communicate . robin : [ laughs ] yes . so they do n't jump to a conclusion and think the other one is a killer . patrick : where did i go wrong thinking it was you ? robin : well , i mean , what were you supposed to think , right ? i was on the deck , lying there with the wrench right next to me . patrick : i thought at some point you were just gon na tell me what happened , but i did n't want to push you , because every time lisa comes up , obviously , it 's a sore subject . robin : yeah , obviously , because she was a hateful , horrible person . and we both had motive to kill her . i just did n't want to see you standing trial for her murder . patrick : oh , believe me . that scared me . there was enough circumstantial evidence to make me the killer and i could n't say anything about you because then i would be incriminating you . robin : so , then , what really did happen ? patrick : i do n't know . realistically , there 's enough people on that boat that hate lisa . robin : i know . all of our friends -- and , god , i hope it was n't maxie or matt . patrick : tell me again what happened with you . robin : [ sighs ] okay . well , i was fighting on the deck with lisa and she shoved me and i fell back on the stairs , hit my head , passed out . patrick : that 's what does n't make sense to me , because when i found you , you were about 10 feet away from the stairs . robin : so ? someone must have moved me . patrick : why would the killer do that ? robin : maybe it was lisa . maybe she was trying to drag me across the deck and throw me overboard . patrick : so , you think somebody saw lisa dragging you , they hit her over the head , she fell into the water , and they just dropped the wrench beside you ? robin : except the last thing i remember is your hand picking up the wrench . patrick : yeah , because i picked up the wrench and tossed it overboard because i thought that you did it , and then i picked up a black napkin 'cause i thought maybe you were holding the wrench with it and then it would have looked premeditated . i put it in my pocket and i did n't even realize or remember that i did it until mac asked for the clothes as evidence . robin : so you did n't give them all the evidence . patrick : no . i burned it . probably was n't very smart because then it would have framed both of us . robin : it 's okay . you were just trying to protect us . i love you for that . patrick : so this is why you were so worried about lisa , this is why you kept saying that lisa won . because you thought that i did it . we 're both innocent now , okay ? finally we can move on from lisa . robin : and we will . as soon as i get back from africa , we 're gon na focus on our future . patrick : good . [ scene_break ] molly : so , tell me more about the spirit - child that 's born as a human baby . ewen : the legend 's long . i could bore you for hours . sam : yeah , maybe another time . molly is all mine for the next hour at least . molly : dr. keenan , my sister , sam . sam : hi . ewen : nice to meet you . sam : yeah . you , too . molly : sam just got married , so we 're hoping she 'll have a baby soon . sam : molly ! molly : sorry . sometimes i say too much . ewen : i have some e - mails to check . have a good lunch . sam : yes . thank you . you are so not going there . molly : what ? sam : what do you mean , `` what `` ? last thing mom needs is for another one of her daughters to fall for some australian guy . molly : sam , dr. keenan must be , like , 30 . sam : yeah , i know . ancient . older . molly : [ laughs ] still , he 's interesting and funny , and he 's been helping shawn , which makes me like him even more . sam : oh , well , that 's nice of you . so , is this what you wanted to show me ? molly : yeah . is n't it amazing ? generations of cassadines dating back to the 1800s . sam : wow . who are all these people ? molly : i do n't know . i was hoping you would . sam : me ? no , you are way more interested in family history than me . molly : well , i just think it 's so fascinating . i mean , every one of these people had a full , eventful life . sam : and tortured and half of them were miserable . molly : well , yeah , but that 's what makes it even more intriguing . sam : i 'm kind of surprised that mom would let you have this . molly : mom does n't know i took the album . but look -- i found this on spoon island . sam : so ? molly : so it means someone 's been out there or is out there . maybe it belongs to the mysterious man that rescued elizabeth from the water . sam : or maybe -- maybe nikolas lost it when he left . molly : i vote for mysterious stranger . sam : or maybe elizabeth just made up that stranger 'cause she was a little bit delirious . molly : you 're so down - to - earth , sam . sam : oh , gosh . please . ignore me . stay exactly as you are -- innocent . you are so innocent and imaginative . molly : yeah . maybe too innocent . sam : what 's that supposed to mean ? molly : i do n't know . some of my friends just kind of changed when they started high school . sam : changed ? what do you mean ? changed how ? molly : most of them talk about boys and ... sam : ooh . molly : ... sex . sam : oh . molly : sometimes they do more than talk . sam : can you do me a favor ? and stay exactly who you are . you are very lucky to be in a state where life is uncomplicated . i envy you . molly : why ? your life is amazing . i mean , everything is going great for you and jason . is n't it ? [ scene_break ] jason : you 're a genius on the computer . how can you do the same job on a phone ? spinelli : your skepticism is understandable . perhaps a demonstration . assign me a task . jason : anything ? spinelli : yeah . the more obscure the better . jason : uh , okay . how about surveillance footage from k - world on the grove , december 12th . spinelli : what year ? jason : 2011 . spinelli : okay . i shall begin by querying yaz67 . he 's a most unusual fos ooh ! galoshes . indeterminable age , has a penchant for fries and mustard , of all things , and he intermittently communicates in swedish . jason : how long do we have to wait ? spinelli : your answer 's ready . jason : wow . you did it . spinelli : the world is quite literally at my fingertips . jason : what if i were trying to find somebody ? spinelli : franco ? i 'm most confident it could be done . [ scene_break ] mac : all i said was , `` jax is still alive . `` alexis : [ crying ] i know . i heard you . mac : and , so , you 're crying because you 're happy ? alexis : i do n't know why i 'm crying . i miss him . sonny : too bad he ca n't be bothered to call . alexis : oh ! because he 's in hiding because of you . it 's your fault that he 's all lost and alone . mac : i doubt jax is lost and alone -- lonely . sonny : or alone . pres : alexis , are you all right ? alexis : i 'm fine . sonny : do n't ask . pres : listen , i do n't mean to pressure you , but i was hoping for an exclusive . alexis : what is it with you ? i do n't want to go out with you . i do n't want to go out with you . and you -- i just want everyone to leave me alone ! pres : i 'm sorry . i meant an exclusive statement , not relationship . we 're doing a follow - up . jasper 's no ghost . alexis : [ sobbing ] sonny : what 's going on ? are you okay ? i mean , seriously . [ scene_break ] johnny : my truce with your father is shaky . we 've had a few incidents . michael : yeah , started by your father . johnny : who is a loose cannon . i do n't need another one . michael : like me , right ? johnny : michael ... i know what it 's like to grieve . i do . believe me . you want everybody in the world to pay . michael : look , i 'll settle for the guy who 's beating up your dancers , okay ? johnny : hiring you will upset the balance . michael : what if it was upset in your favor ? why wait for my dad to get the upper hand ? carly : michael ? michael ? what are you doing here ? [ scene_break ] maxie : i mean , what am i supposed to do without you ? dante : she 's just moving across town . you know that , right ? maxie : well , i mean , who am i gon na come to home to and whine about all kate 's ridiculous demands ? lulu : you can call me . maxie : okay , well , i could call you , but , i mean , who 's gon na stay at home with me and watch late - night movies in our bathrobes and fuzzy slippers , huh ? or what if i have a problem and i need you to stay up with me all night and talk it through ? i mean , i guess i could call you then , too . dante : you 'll be fine . lulu : you will . you will be fine . you will be fine . maxie : who 's gon na half of the rent ? lulu : i 'll take care of it until you find another roommate . but in the meantime , enjoy living here alone . now you do n't have to trip all over my shoes and you do n't have to worry about my towels not matching the shower curtain . maxie : okay , well , you make a good point . lulu : see ? you 've already stopped missing me . dante : i did double park , so i really should get this stuff . lulu : i 'll meet you down in a second . dante : okay . i 'll see you later , maxie . [ door closes ] maxie : i really am gon na miss you , though , lulu . lulu : we did have some fun , did n't we ? maxie : yeah . lots . lulu : well , honestly , you were the best roommate ever , and when you were n't , you were still my best friend . maxie : well , i 'm really happy for you and dante . i really , really am . okay , so , come on . dish . tell me about your wedding night . was it any different ? lulu : it was . it was . it was even better . maxie : seriously ? lulu : yeah . seriously . i mean , we got to show each other how much we love each other , you know ? maxie : so sweet . lulu : yeah . so far , so great . maxie : well , i am really thrilled for you . and you can still come back here , okay , when dante and you get in a fight . you can come back anytime . lulu : okay . well , thank you . i appreciate that , and i do n't think that 's gon na happen , so ... [ chuckles ] okay . maxie : okay , well , you can come back . lulu : i know . i got to go . okay . maxie : call me , okay ? lulu : i 'll talk to you soon . maxie : all right . [ door closes ] hey , matt . it 's me . i have a surprise for you , so call me , okay ? [ scene_break ] sam : jason and i are fine . molly : i 'm glad . sam : good . molly : you and jason are the perfect couple . i mean , you have so much in common and you complement each other beautifully . plus you 're so passionate . i think i 'd be deeply disillusioned about love if you and jason ever broke up . sam : we wo n't . ever . never . what are you talking about ? molly : good . so , um , what do you think about the button ? i was hoping with your pi experience , you might have an idea of where it came from . sam : yes . the button . hmm . well , i think it came from a coat or a jacket or something . [ laughing ] i do n't know . molly : okay . but it looks a little old - fashioned , do n't you think ? sam : just because it looks old does n't mean it really is . molly : hmm . it 's a mystery . sam : yes . it is a mystery . but i will leave it up to you to fill in the blanks . molly : well , i 'd rather know the real story . sam : yeah . i wish i could help you . molly , i actually have to run . is there any place i can drop you off or anything ? molly : no . it 's cool . i think i 'll stay here a little longer . sam : okay . i 'm gon na pay for lunch , okay ? love you . molly : love you . sam : here . that should cover it . waitress : thank you . ewen : nice meeting you . sam : you too . ewen : take care of yourself . sam : i will . [ scene_break ] spinelli : well , shall i alert the fos and cast a net for the demented one ? jason : i ca n't go chasing rumors . you got to find me proof . spinelli : well , that would be difficult given the amount of work that he 's done to cover his tracks . jason : i told sam that i would n't do anything till i had a solid lead . spinelli : well , i will use every method at my disposal to make sure the information is accurate . or are you saying that you do not wish for my assistance ? jason : i 'll let you know . [ scene_break ] johnny : abby was a good person . all right ? she was a friend . i just came here to offer my condolences to michael . carly : that 's thoughtful of you . johnny : i 'll leave you two alone . michael : no . stay . my mom 's the one who 's leaving . carly : michael , we need to talk ? michael : just stay . mom , i 've heard enough . you can go . carly : look . i know you 're angry with me , okay , but just think for a second . what would jax want ? he wanted to disappear . michael : do n't give me that , mom . you do n't give a damn what jax did or did n't want . johnny : why do n't you two just take a step back ? carly : i 'm trying to talk to my son . michael : now you want to talk ? ! after months of being silent , now you want to talk . carly : i did n't want to put jax in danger again , michael . michael : so you lied . you flat - out lied . carly : okay , ask yourself this . why did n't jax call ? why did n't he come back ? michael : you do n't get to play god , okay ? not with me . not with jax . carly : i did n't have any real proof , michael ! michael : just get out , mom . i 'm done , okay ? get out ! go ! [ door slams ] johnny : you need to seriously think about what you 're doing . michael : i have , all right ? i want a job . johnny : you come to work for me , you alienate any relationship you ever had . what would abby want ? michael : what would claudia want ? [ scene_break ] shawn : good boy . ewen : how are the training sessions going ? shawn : oh , wilson 's a smart dog . wo n't be long before he 's ready for whoever ends up with him . [ laughs ] molly : shawn , you 're not keeping wilson ? shawn : i do n't think i can . you know , a dog 's a big commitment . molly : but he 's so cute ! i can help you take him for walks . and if you ever need a dog sitter , maybe my mom would let me do it . shawn : well , thank you , molly , but wilson really is n't mine , anyhow . molly : unless you decide you want to keep him . right , dr. keenan ? ewen : i see the debate team in your future . shawn : yeah . molly : i just know shawn . he and wilson would be lucky to have each other . shawn : well , wilson is a bit like me , you know ? i help people who need me and then move on to help someone else . molly : are you leaving port charles ? shawn : i 'm not sure . you know , my job is done here . now i need to start thinking about where to go next . molly : why not stay here until you figure it out ? then you could be with wilson , and you 've made so many friends that would really miss you if you left . [ scene_break ] spinelli : hey . sam : already packed ? spinelli : yeah . my other belongings remain in the regrettably pink room , but i 'll be sure to send you my new address when i have one . sam : i 'm gon na miss you , spinelli . spinelli : and i , you . it is a great solace to me that we share a pi partnership . sam : yeah . spinelli : stone cold , um ... words can not express my gratitude for taking me in and giving me a home , and more importantly , for your -- for your valued friendship and guidance . jason : well , thank you for everything . spinelli : yeah . oh , if you change your mind on that other matter , pleased to assist , as always . sam : what 's spinelli up to ? jason : he 's got some new system on his cell phone and f -- sam : fos . jason : fos , yeah . he , uh ... he offered to find franco . sam : okay . i mean , i do n't care if you go after franco . i just do n't want it to be now . okay ? [ scene_break ] michael : i killed claudia , but you always held my dad responsible . johnny : he was . michael : that 's how i feel about abby , okay ? how she died was an accident , but the guy who 's beating up her friends is to blame . she deserves justice . johnny : you 're not the one who would be getting justice . michael : look , if you 're not gon na help me , i have other people to call , so ... johnny : do n't go calling any of the rival families . you got me ? michael : i wo n't have to if it can stay in yours . johnny : this is n't a game . michael : i know it 's not a game . look , just think about it , all right ? johnny : okay . you do n't do anything without calling me first . carly : what do i have to do to keep you away from my son ?	jax lurks about the metro court unseen . he listens while alexis demands that sonny leave jax alone . mac announces that jax 's case is closed because he is apparently alive . alexis cries . jax lurks unseen behind kelly 's , listening as carly tells shawn that she is worried about michael . michael asks johnny for a job . johnny tells him all the reasons michael should not work for him , but michael does n't care . michael threatens to approach the rival families if johnny does n't hire him . johnny agrees to think about it and tells michael not to do anything without telling him . carly is waiting outside michael 's door to ask johnny what she needs to do to keep him away from michael .
nikolas : it 's cody . he 's dead . emily : oh , my god . why would he do this to himself ? nikolas : maybe he did n't . emily : we need to get him down , nikolas . nikolas : we need to wait for the police . emily : cody stole from you and now he 's dead . what if the police think you killed him ? [ scene_break ] ric : i want you to get courtney to talk about jason 's business . i need something damaging . brian : courtney 's loyal . she wo n't knowingly incriminate her husband . ric : well , i can see that you admire courtney . is this going to affect the way you do your job , detective ? brian : my dad 's dead because of the mob . i 'm not going to forget that . ric : good , because this is the best chance that we 've had to get close to sonny and jason in a long time . elizabeth : ric ? are you still going after jason and sonny ? [ scene_break ] carly : hey sonny , it 's me . i guess you 're out of range still . i was just calling to say i love you and i miss you and i want you to come home . all right . love you . bye . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : what do you want ? jason : get inside . i 'm not asking . lorenzo : now what ? jason : now you 're going to sit here till sonny comes back . then all this will finally be over with . [ scene_break ] sage : i 'm bored . dillon : try the internet . sage : i 'm sure uncle lorenzo will let us watch movies on his big screen . dillon : i 'll pass . i 've got this assignment due after the break and i 'm nowhere near finished , so -- sage : well , i 've got a better idea . my uncle 's going to that new casino boat tonight . he said i could meet him there and you can come , too . nobody 's going to card lorenzo alcazar 's guests . we can gamble and do shots -- dillon : sage , i 'll pass , ok ? sage : are you really going to sit here in a diner pretending to work on a paper while you wait to see if georgie shows up ? dillon : i do n't mean to be a jerk , but i 'm done with this job . i 'm not your babysitter anymore , ok ? sage : do n't you mean bodyguard ? dillon : i 'm quitting . you -- you 've been in port charles for a while now . i just -- i think it 's time that you try to make some real friends , you know ? sage : my uncle is not going to be happy about this . dillon : well fine , whatever . i 'll explain . i just -- i think it 's better for all of us . sage : well , are you feeling guilty because you kissed me the other night ? dillon : you kissed me and i probably should 've stopped it . courtney : oh georgie , these flowers came for you . georgie : no way . courtney : mm - hmm . someone must think you 're really special . [ scene_break ] brian : all right , i got to go . a case just opened up . ric : go . keep me informed . brian : yeah . elizabeth : ok , we need to discuss this . ric : we do n't to discuss anything . look , i have to prosecute sonny and jason sometime , all right ? you know that . that is my job . elizabeth : i understand that . ric : yeah , but you 're also worried that i 'm going to lose perspective ; i 'm going to cross over the line into another vendetta . elizabeth : i want to believe that you 're past that . ric : so do i . look , brian is getting personally involved in this and i 'm going to show him by experience that revenge is not the way . now , sonny and jason are criminals , ok ? i 'm not -- i 'm not a saint by any means , but i am on this side of the law , elizabeth , ok ? i know the way to make and win a case is to do it clean . elizabeth : ok . ok , ok , i understand that it 's your job to prosecute jason and sonny . i 'm just glad you 're not making this a personal crusade . ric : i am going to do my job , but i am not going to let it consume me . i lost you once . i 'm not going to let that happen again , ok ? especially after everything we have to look forward to . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : you 're not going to keep me away from carly . jason : i just did . lorenzo : every time you or corinthos tries to hurt me , it pushes carly closer to me . jason : not if you 're dead . lorenzo : she wo n't forgive you . jason : she 'll be relieved . you 've been stalking her for months . lorenzo : carly 's tied to me . i can see it when i look in her eyes . you ca n't order her to stop feeling -- jason : i do n't know if you 're delusional or just stupid . you know what ? it does n't matter because i 'm going to do everything i can to make sure you never see carly again . [ scene_break ] faith : i have to be honest . i just do n't get it . carly : go away . faith : no , not until you explain the attraction . now , sonny and alcazar are two of the most powerful men in the northeast , and they 're chasing around after a glorified piece of trailer trash . what is your secret ? carly : i wo n't tell you again . faith : oh , come on , carly , it 's just us girls . tell me , who do you dream about at the end of the day ? sonny or alcazar ? now , i know it 's a tough decision . yeah , they 're both powerful , passionate men . unfortunately for you , neither one learned to share , otherwise maybe you could have both of them -- you know , say , like , alternating nights or three on a mattress . what is your private fantasy , carly ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : if the police even remotely suspect that i killed cody , the evidence will prove that i 'm innocent . emily : cody was after the treasure , ok ? maybe whoever killed him was looking for this . i 'll put it in a safe in my room before the - lucky : nikolas ? nikolas . nikolas : yeah , thanks for coming . lucky : you said you found a body hanging in the tunnels ? nikolas : yeah , come here , i 'll show you . lucky : looks like suicide to me . nikolas : i barely knew cody , but he did n't seem like the type to take his own life . emily : we need to tell lucky about the treasure . lucky : i 'm sorry , what ? nikolas : when -- when my freighter was sabotaged , it sank onto another ship , a ship that belonged to the quartermaines in the 1700s . emily : cody has a daughter sam and sam was supposed to salvage nikolas ' freighter . when she discovered the treasure , she tried to take it for herself . nikolas : at the time , i did n't know that sam and cody were related . anyway , cody claimed that he was an experienced diver , so i hired him to recover the treasure first before anyone else had a chance to . lucky : well , what about the quartermaines ? do n't they have a claim ? nikolas : the quartermaines and myself agreed to a 50/50 split of whatever we could recover . so cody dove the night of the haunted star -- the night it opened -- but he claimed that by the time he had gotten there , the treasure was already gone . we think -- we think sam took it . i mean , no one 's seen her , lucky . emily : yeah , and then cody showed up dead . lucky : so you think sam mccall killed her own father ? nikolas : no , it just does n't fit . she was too small to have lifted him up there . but see , there was another person involved , a -- a fence named ben that cody had warned was dangerous , so i -- lucky : well , then , we got a lot of people chasing this treasure . we just got to figure out who wanted it bad enough to kill . [ scene_break ] georgie : no one has ever sent me flowers before . i love them . courtney : well , who are they from ? georgie : i think i know . i 've been seeing someone new and we 're really into each other , but i did n't expect this . courtney : well , open the card . georgie : they 're from my boyfriend . that 's so sweet . sage : she is so easily impressed . those flowers look like they came from a grocery store . dillon : hey , did n't you -- did n't you have to go meet your uncle ? sage : he 's waiting for me at the haunted star , where we 're going to gamble and have lots of fun . last chance to join . dillon : no , no , i have to -- i have to do this . sage : your loss . georgie : i 'm supposed to be meeting him at the pier before we go skating , but i decided i 'd stop off here and grab a couple of lattes . he must 've read my mind . is n't that amazing ? courtney : well , he sounds really great . here are your coffees . georgie : i can not wait to give him the biggest thank - you ever . thank you . dillon : um -- i just -- i just spilled something . can i get , like , a rag or -- courtney : yeah -- no , i got it . it 's fine . i 'll take care of it . dillon : ok . [ scene_break ] faith : the truth hurts , does n't it ? you want sonny for the main course and alcazar on the side . carly : i 'm married to sonny . lorenzo means nothing to me . faith : well , is n't there something in the scripture about lusting in the heart being just as bad as doing the deed ? carly : do n't quote the bible , faith . you may burst into flames . faith : you 're the one that 's on fire , buttercup . lorenzo alcazar is under your skin and he knows it . he 's not going anywhere and you do n't want him to . oh , and remember -- if i can see it , sonny will too . [ scene_break ] jason : if he gets out , you 're going to answer for it . you understand me ? lorenzo : corinthos is out of town . he have any idea what you 've planned ? jason : i know sonny wants you dead . lorenzo : so you 're not following orders . you 're just blowing off steam because your woman moved on with another man . jason : shut up . you 're the reason courtney lost our baby . lorenzo : but i 'm not the reason she left , am i ? you are . she 's a very sweet girl . she just ca n't handle who you are or what you do -- [ lorenzo grunts ] lorenzo : is that an attack of your conscience ? jason : you tried to take sonny 's wife . he 's the one who gets to end this . [ scene_break ] lucky : i got detective beck up to speed . brian : so tell me more about this guy ben . lucky says that the victim contacted him about buying the treasure ? nikolas : cody owed him money , seemed to think that he would kill for the treasure . lucky : ok , you know what , we need to get as much information on ben as we got . brian : first , i have a few questions for mr. cassadine , starting with your whereabouts earlier this evening . emily : he was with me . nikolas found me unconscious in the grotto and he took me to the hospital . nikolas : the doctors released her and we 've been home ever since . brian : ok , but i still need to know where you were before you found ms. quartermaine . nikolas : i went to the haunted star to see jax . came here , found cody . we discussed the treasure . i warned him that he better find it . he left and then i went to look for emily . brian : ok , so as far as we know , you 're the last person to see cody mccall alive . nikolas : except for the killer . brian : mr. cassadine , you had both motive and opportunity to kill cody . i guess my only question is , did you ? emily : nikolas has been with me since right after cody left . lucky : unfortunately , you were n't conscious the whole time so that does n't help . nikolas : no , no , it 's ok . i 'll answer the detective 's questions -- emily : let me call alexis first . nikolas : there 's no need to because i did n't kill cody . we found the body hanging in the passageway , so we called the police like responsible citizens are supposed to do . so , unless cody really did commit suicide , the obvious suspect here is ben , ok ? lucky : ok , can you describe him ? nikolas : i -- i never saw him . lucky : ok , what about you , emily ? i mean , do you -- did you see who knocked you out in the grotto ? emily : i was hit from behind . brian : then it could 've been cody . emily : he was here , talking to nikolas . it was probably ben . brian : a man that no one 's ever seen . do you know his last name ? nikolas : no . cody never mentioned it to me . brian : then as of now , there 's no proof that ben even exists . you could 've made him up to cover your own guilt . [ scene_break ] justus : counselor . ric : mr. ward . celebrating your victory , i see . justus : how you doing ? you know , i have n't had a chance to do a postmortem on how sonny got himself acquitted . elizabeth : i can tell this conversation 's about to get extremely technical so if you do n't mind , i 'll be right back . ric : ok . zander : hi . elizabeth : hi . are you working ? zander : yeah , i 'm keeping an eye on the place . elizabeth : well , it 's good to see you . zander : i 'll make this easy for you . you 're just coming to make sure that i 'm going to let you and ric raise our baby . [ scene_break ] georgie : that was great ! he totally saw us ! maxie : gross ! georgie , we 're never , ever doing that again . gross ! that was so gross . [ scene_break ] courtney : hey , you 're back . brian : yeah , i 'm waiting on a forensics report . someone found a dead body in their house . it 's going to be a long night . courtney : oh , yeah . want some coffee ? brian : sounds good . courtney : are n't you supposed to stay at the crime scene until the forensics people are finished ? brian : it depends on the case . the forensic guys do all they can to get us out of there . makes them crazy to have us around the site , potentially contaminating it . courtney : oh , ok . so you 're here to hide out . brian : i 'm here to see you . i 've been thinking about our dance . i really liked holding you in my arms , moving to music . courtney : please do n't -- do n't read too much into it . brian : i wo n't . courtney : listen brian , you 've been really great , but i do n't want to hurt you . you know , i still love jason . there 's a part of me that knows i need to stop looking back and maybe i should just make a clean break and -- brian : no , you ca n't leave port charles . [ scene_break ] sage : carly corinthos . i 'm sage alcazar , lorenzo 's niece . is he here ? carly : i -- i have n't seen him . sage : well , i 'm supposed to meet him here and he 's never late . carly : ok , well , maybe he 's inside -- sage : i already checked inside and no one 's seen him . carly : ok , well , maybe he 's been delayed -- sage : what if your husband did something to him ? carly : sonny did n't do anything to your uncle . he 's not even in town . sage : oh , of course he 's not . that way he ca n't be blamed . you know what , maybe you 're in on it , too . carly : oh , my god . this is so ridiculous . what are -- sage : you probably lured uncle lorenzo somewhere so that one of sonny 's thugs could kill him , like that one you sent to our apartment the other day and if i had n't have walked in -- sage : does it make you feel important , knowing that my uncle would die because he loves you so much ? he would do anything for you and you do n't even care ! carly : because i do n't love your uncle . sage : well , then , there 's something wrong with you because my uncle is the best man that i have ever known . he 's smart and he 's brave and he 's caring and he would do anything for you . i swear , if he 's really hurt and if it 's your fault -- carly : you know what ? i do not care if he is hurt or not . lorenzo needs to stay out of my life for good . [ scene_break ] lucky : ahem . forensics will call as soon as they determine the cause of death . emily : lucky , you know nikolas did n't do this . lucky : of course not , but it would help if you guys could come up with something on ben . nikolas : i 've already told you everything i know about him . lucky : ok , sometimes in a case like this , a detail that does n't seem important is . i mean , you both got to think every time you 've been with cody . i mean , maybe one of you walked in on him when he was finishing a phone conversation ? nikolas : lucky -- lucky : did you see him in public ? nikolas : lucky , alexis hired him as a butler , ok ? his references checked out . but according to jax , he was an experienced con man , so i doubt he left any incriminating information behind . lucky : ok , i 'm going to start digging up cody 's past . maybe we can connect it to ben , you know , get a last known address . nikolas : ok . emily : all right , that would be great . thank you . nikolas : all right , i appreciate you coming by . lucky : you 're my brother . we 're in this together . nikolas : this is getting way too dangerous for you . i want you out of this . emily : no , listen , we 've already decided we 're doing this together . i told you that i would stand beside you through this whole thing and i meant it , nikolas . nikolas : all right . all right . i guess the first step is -- is trying to find ben . i mean if cody was in fact murdered , then this ben guy is obviously the killer . emily : all right , well , he 's probably gone after sam and she 's probably gone after more treasure . i think this journal can help . ok , what we know so far is that blackthorn the pirate was also a cassadine prince . nikolas : emily , you seriously want -- you seriously want to keep pursuing this like nothing 's happened ? emily : i do n't know what else to do , nikolas . nikolas : fine . fine , fine , fine , ok . well , i doubt that the courage is the first ship that blackthorn has raided , so -- emily : ok , well , then where did he stash the rest of his loot ? nikolas : that 's probably what 's in those missing pages . emily : maybe there are other clues in the text . nikolas : possible . emily : ok , well , then let 's get to work . we 'll just -- we 'll go over this page by page until we figure out where the rest of blackthorn 's treasure is . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : are you having second thoughts about letting us raise the baby ? zander : i 'm not ready to be a father and you are going to be a great mom and ric seems to want to be a dad , so that 's it . we do n't have to have this conversation again . cameron : alexander . you 're working here now ? zander : faith 's a partner in the casino , so , yeah . elizabeth is pregnant . i 'm the father . alexis : oh , well , that 's unexpected . cameron : you and emily just got divorced . i did n't even know you and elizabeth were dating . zander : we 're not . it was a one - night thing . elizabeth remarried ric lansing . cameron : so i 'm going to be a grandfather ? zander : congratulations , dad . i need some advice , alexis . alexis : i imagine you do . zander : elizabeth and ric want me to let them raise our baby . i need to know what my legal rights are in case i want to keep custody for myself . [ scene_break ] skye : enjoying the atmosphere ? justus : gets better and better . skye : well , i 'm flattered not to mention intrigued . you just won a high- profile case for a very guilty man and yet here you are in port charles . i should think the best law firms in manhattan would be banging down the door for guys like you . justus : maybe i 'm just trying to rediscover my roots . skye : you could n't care less about the quartermaines . it 's one of the things i like about you . justus : which begs the question -- why are you still here ? you 're smart , rich , and fortunate enough not to be related to edward and the rest of them . so why are you still around ? skye : just a glutton for punishment , i guess . justus : oh , there 's got to be more to it than that . skye : very good , counselor . i start asking too many questions and you turn the tables around , implying that i have something to hide ? justus : does n't everybody ? skye : very true . but just know this -- the more mysterious you are , the more interested i 'm going to get . justus : oh , then i 'm playing it just right . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : so , when am i going to be able to dance with my handsome husband ? ric : oh , you 're in a good mood . elizabeth : well , why should n't i be ? we 're finally back together , there 's a baby on the way . zander 's agreed not to interfere . ric : could n't be more perfect , could it ? elizabeth : i talked to him about , you know , making sure he was ok with the agreement and he is . ric : well , do n't be too sure . after zander left , he went to talk to his attorney . if i do n't miss my guess , right about now he 's discussing his paternal options as we speak . [ scene_break ] courtney : would it really matter that much to you if i left ? brian : well , you 're a beautiful , smart woman and my life has definitely changed for the better since i met you . so , yeah , i 'd miss you and i hope you stay . courtney : well , i -- i was never planning on leaving in the first place . brian : but you just said that you -- courtney : that i was thinking of making a clean break , not that i was going to leave town . brian : so you just let me go on and on ? courtney : well , you did n't give me a chance to explain . brian : now i 'm listening . courtney : ok . what i meant was that i 'm ready to take a step . you know , i 've been keeping you on the edge of my life , mainly as an acquaintance , and now i think that we could be more . you 'll feel so confident underneath it all . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i bet sam took those pages . emily : mm - hmm . makes sense . nikolas : wherever she went , i 'm sure ben is following her . he wants that treasure . emily : so if we can find the location of the remaining treasure , then we 'll find sam and probably ben , as well . there are clues in this text . i can just feel it . nikolas : i know , but so much of this is about constance 's romance with blackthorn . i 'm not sure it can help . emily : ah , but you 're being too literal . nikolas : too what ? i am ? emily : yes , you are . look , someone could tell a lot about me by looking at my relationship with you . i 'm in love and it affects me every day and it was the same with blackthorn . nikolas : give me . let 's -- let 's go to the entry after blackthorn saved constance in the park , all right ? emily : ok . nikolas : here it is . `` it did n't surprise me when constance came looking for me later that night . [ british accent ] when she entered , constance stood out like the aristocrat she was , not the kind of lady you spill your ale on . `` lady beresford : ahem . excuse me . i have a query for you . man : i do n't answer queries for free . lady beresford : oh , yes , naturally . i 'm looking for a man who carries these coins . tell me where to find him and you 'll be well paid . man : today 's my day for fortune . i 'd lost this piece and now you 've returned it to me . lady beresford : no , the coin belongs to another . return it immediately . man : i will -- for a kiss . lady beresford : a -- a kiss ? keep the coin . second man : ms. quartermaine does n't appreciate your filthy hands all over her , pegleg . man : oh , bloody -- come on . come on . lady beresford : pegleg ? pegleg ? what a ridiculous name ! you have two feet that i can plainly see . pegleg : they do n't calls me pegleg because i have one . they 's call me that because i give them to those who cross me ! [ men laugh ] man : well done . lady beresford : yes . well , you rescued me in the park and i 'm pleased to return the favor . man : i suddenly feel compelled to demonstrate my gratitude . lady beresford : prince nikolai . man : prince nikolai , the russian prince when i need to be and blackthorn the pirate when it suits me better . lady beresford : you have two identities ? prince nikolai : aye , ' tis true , mi'lady . but both prince and pirate are in love with you . nikolas : i ca n't believe he let his guard down and allowed constance to reveal his identity so quickly . emily : blackthorn obviously trusted constance . she was his one true love . you know what that 's like . nikolas : i 'll always come to your rescue . emily : yeah and i 'll always rescue you right back . [ scene_break ] cameron : before we get any deeper into his legal rights , i 'd sort of like to know how you feel about getting a girl pregnant . zander : it 's a little late for that conversation , is n't it dad ? cameron : well , do you care about this baby or the girl ? zander : ok , alexis , what do i need to know ? alexis : will you be on the birth certificate ? zander : they do n't want me to be . alexis : well , if you want any legal rights to this child , it will save you some money down the line if you 're on the birth certificate . cameron : do n't pressure him . alexis : i 'm not pressuring him . he asked me a legal question . i 'm answering it . you do n't have to make any decisions about this , you know , until after the baby is born . zander : right , but wo n't that make me look like i 'm neglecting the child ? alexis : it sounds like you 're being pressured to stay away from the baby , so if that 's the case , the judge is n't going to take kindly to that . zander : i do n't have a great record . alexis : i 'm not saying you 'll get custody . i 'm just saying that you do n't forfeit your rights as a biological father just because you do n't act on it immediately . you can wait until the baby 's born . cameron : that 's terrible advice . alexis : coming from a man who did n't look for his son until , what , how many years ? zander : she 's right . alexis : i 'm right . cameron : that 's why i know it 's wrong to drift in and out of a child 's life . if you do n't want this baby , why not let somebody who can care for it raise it ? i mean -- alexis : this is a very difficult decision but like i said , you 've got time to think about this , and you know that you can call me any time . zander : thank you , alexis . alexis : you 're welcome . cameron : you are such a hypocrite . i do n't hear you tripping over yourself to give legal advice to kristina 's biological father , whoever the hell he may be . alexis : i 'm an attorney . he asked me a legal question , i answered it . and my personal life has no bearing on zander 's whatsoever . ric : i could n't help but notice you talking to alexis davis . she 's still your lawyer , right ? zander : no , she 's also a friend and she happens to be dating my father -- ric : because if you 're thinking about changing your mind -- zander : i 'm not . as far as i 'm concerned , this baby is yours and elizabeth 's . [ scene_break ] dillon : looking for this ? georgie : i was . thank you . dillon : so , who 's tom ? [ scene_break ] jason : where were you ? carly : ah -- jason , you just took five years off my life . jason : where were you ? carly : i was at the haunted star . you know alcazar 's niece , sage ? she was there . she was waiting for him , said he never showed up . she thought sonny must have done something to him , and i thought she was being a hysterical kid . makes sense , jason . you saw me and lorenzo on the bridge tonight . what did you do to him ? jason : what were you doing on the haunted star ? carly : you answer me first . jason : you went there looking for alcazar , did n't you ? you promised me that you would stay away and the second i turn my back , you broke your word , carly . why ? carly : listen to me , jason . alcazar kissed me on the deck of the haunted star the night that the casino was robbed , and i thought if i stood there where it happened that i could just let it go . i could realize that i did n't even ask for it in the first place . jason : it does n't make any sense . carly : jason , i do n't want alcazar in my head . i do n't want him in my life . but i need to resolve this for myself . if he 's dead , then it 's never going to really happen . so what 'd you do to him , jase ? did you kill him ? [ scene_break ] emily : did you find any clues where blackthorn hid the rest of the treasure ? nikolas : yeah , maybe . listen to this . uh , yeah -- `` i 've left the only place that comes before the name of my one true love . `` emily : that 's cryptic . what do you think it means ? nikolas : i do n't know , but i think we just found our first clue . lucky : the report came back on cody mccall . he was murdered . ric lansing wants to question you . emily : all right , i 'll call alexis , tell her to meet us at the station in the morning . lucky : ric needs to question nikolas tonight . [ scene_break ] georgie : thanks for holding the card . can i have it back ? dillon : you did n't answer my question . georgie : why does it matter who tom is ? you 're with sage . dillon : you know , i still care about you . that 's why i 'm asking all these questions about the guy . you deserve somebody who -- who 's going to treat you great -- you know , somebody who wo n't hurt you . georgie : thanks . but you do n't have to worry . i mean , tom 's awesome . he -- he sends me flowers , he 's -- he never looks at other girls , and he 's honest . dillon : good . you deserve to be happy . georgie : i am . so , i 'll see you at school ? maxie : so ? georgie : so , dillon wanted to know all about the new boyfriend . maxie : yeah ? and ? georgie : and he told me i deserved someone great , but he still seemed a little sad . maxie : look , then why do n't you just be honest with him , georgie , and tell him that he 's the only guy you 're ever going to want ? georgie : i ca n't . look , i do n't trust -- i need to trust dillon , and i do n't . and no matter how bad he feels , he 's still hanging out with sage . i 'm not going to compete with her ; he needs to compete for me . maxie : well , then you 're going to have to find someone to make him jealous because i am definitely not kissing you again , not even on the cheek . georgie : you 're right . look , if i 'm going to convince dillon that i 'm moving on with someone else , then i need to recruit a real boyfriend . [ scene_break ] courtney : is everything ok ? brian : i 'm working up the courage to ask you to dinner tomorrow night . courtney : um -- look , brian , i 'm trying to take the next step but i -- i ca n't promise anything . brian : everyone has to eat , right ? if you decide it 's too much , you can just get up and leave . you know what , we 'll even have them serve us in takeout containers if that makes you more comfortable . courtney : ok . dinner , just the two of us . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : how much is corinthos paying you ? man : save it . if i let you out of here , i 'd be dead . lorenzo : i 'm not asking for my freedom . i 'll pay you to deliver a message . you tell carly corinthos where i am . [ scene_break ] jason : what difference does it make ? carly : i just told you -- jason : alcazar hurt you , he hurt courtney . he 's trying to ruin your family and you keep going back and defending him ! are you going to walk away from your marriage for this guy ? carly : i am not walking away from anything . jason : alcazar is sonny 's enemy ! carly , if you keep going near him , it 's like you 're spitting in sonny 's face . carly : jason , i am not being unfaithful to sonny . why do you keep coming down on me like like this ? jason : because you 're about to blow your life apart again ! carly : ok , jason , you know what ? i tried to explain this to you . i tried and you either ca n't or you wo n't understand , so just tell me where he is ! jason : no ! you need to forget about him . alcazar is out of your life . [ next_on ] zander : i want you to prosecute nikolas cassadine .	courtney and brian talk at kelly 's , she says she needs to make that step , she agrees to go to dinner with him . dillon sees georgie receive flowers from her new boyfriend , which she really sent to herself . dillon walks up on georgie making out with somebody in a ski hat , turns out it was maxie , but dillon does not know . carly goes to the haunted star to try and get alcazar out of her system . faith sees her and asks her why both men want her and asks her which man she really wants , carly punches her . then sage appears and accuses carly or sonny of hurting her uncle . carly tells her she does not love alcazar and wants him out of her life . jason takes alcazar to the panic room and beats him up after he tells jason that courtney left him because of the life he leads . nik and emily find cody hanging in the secret passageway . pcpd come and question them . nik and emily assure them that ben is responsible for the hanging . ric wants to question nik .
spinelli : oh , faithful cyber companion , holder of knowledge and wisdom , never , ever again will i leave you undefended against marauding hackers . and i swear that the fiend who violated you will pay and pay dearly . oh . winnifred : i do n't mean to disturb . spinelli : the jackal 's unrest goes far beyond any intrusion on his person , so -- winnifred : you look so intent on your task , which is understandable . i myself find clean air and open vistas conducive to work . [ scene_break ] ric : you 're acting like a man who has options . you do n't . i 'm it . lulu : do n't trust him . he 's working on your father 's orders . ric : you know how this goes , john . you can serve time for assault , or you can reconcile with daddy . [ scene_break ] [ grunting ] patrick : hey , i was getting the oil changed , and i saw this little doggy in the window , and i figured emma has n't had a present in , what , three or four days , so i thought -- what are you doing ? robin : i 'm never getting my body back . i 'm going to be fat and ugly for the rest of my life . patrick : hey , do n't say that . you 're beautiful . robin : no , i 'm not . patrick : babe , are you crying ? robin : no . patrick : what 's wrong ? [ scene_break ] jax : well , there has to be something wrong . we lost power for seven hours . we had to evacuate the hotel . new year 's eve was a disaster . engineer : yeah , i am sorry about that , mr. jacks , but as you can see , we did the system check and it came up empty . jax : well , we 're going to have to keep on looking . i ca n't afford for this to happen again . olivia : did you guys check for plumbing leaks ? [ scene_break ] jerry : now pay attention to the second clue . you 'll sleep sounder when you 've found it . that 's it . that 's the second clue , darling . i 'm afraid it 's not very original , but you see , i was a little pressed for time . you see , i had to break into sonny 's house and put incriminating dvds in all sorts of places -- very difficult -- and i hope i did a thorough job . i mean , it would be a tragedy if it fell into the wrong hands . i mean , tragic for you , because of your involvement in little michael 's shooting . i mean , it 's of no consequence to me , because i 'll either be dead or long gone . so , you have your second clue and my best wishes , so i 'll see you . or maybe i wo n't . best wishes , and sleep well , my darling . carly : i 'm here to see sonny . claudia : who the hell told you you could come barging into my house ? [ scene_break ] mike : hey , luke . what 's up ? you wanted to see me . luke : hi , mike . hey , could i set you up with something ? mike : oh , well , you know , being a chronic gambler hanging out at casinos ai n't in my playbook . luke : well , in that case , i 'll make it quick . barbara jean and i would like you to oversee the rebuilding of kelly 's . we figured maybe you could use the work . mike : well , since the diner burned and i spent way too much in the hospital , yeah , i could use the work . luke : good . salary will be generous . money 's not a problem . mike : so you decided to let sonny pick up the tab ? luke : hey , sonny 's the one who pissed off the russian mob enough to make them want to burn the place down . he wants to pay for it , who am i to stop him ? mike : yeah , well , i 've never been able to . luke : there 's one thing , though . barbara has this fantasy that the diner can be a mob - free zone . you think we can accommodate her ? mike : the mob 's the least of your problems . [ scene_break ] lulu : this is disgusting . johnny did not beat up some guy . ric : well , why do n't you tell me your version of what happened ? johnny : what lulu said . ric : how 'd you get that little bruise on your hand , john ? johnny : i punched a wall . ric : oh . johnny : i wish i 'd hit the guy who was interviewing me . it would have hurt a lot less . ric : that 's not what the police say . they have a man who 's willing to testify that you beat the crap out of him . lulu : well , that 's a lie . anthony had some guy beat up and paid him to accuse johnny . for all we know , it could have been your idea . it sounds like something you would come up with . ric : interesting theory , lulu . do you have anything resembling proof ? johnny : you know we do n't . my father covered all of his bases . ric : which brings us back to square one . look , we have a victim and a statement . we also have your arrest record , which includes several public brawls . add in that ugly little bruise on your hand , that equals to a guilty verdict . so unless you want to go to jail , john , you better start being practical . officer : i need to take the suspect for processing and fingerprinting . ric : be sensible , john . i 'm your ticket out of here . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] maxie : i have been getting that reaction a lot today . sam : no , i 'm sorry . maxie : like i 'm the third wheel . but i 'm not anybody 's third wheel , because i do n't do third wheel . sam : all right , if this is a relationship thing , i 'm glad to listen , but i have to warn you , given the state of my own personal life right now , i may do more harm than good . maxie : this is n't about romance . it 's about spinelli . he 's so sweet and innocent . he 's always seeing the best in people , even me . that 's why he 's such a good target for that ridiculous computer nerd , winnifred . sam : okay , so , what ? spinelli 's seeing someone else ? maxie : no , no , no , he 's not seeing anyone . she 's totally stalking him . sam : what ? maxie : yeah , apparently she likes to hang out with her computer on the pier in the exact same spot spinelli likes to hang out with his computer . she talks exactly like him and knows all the stuff he knows . she even knows about that computer game that spinelli created , the saga of stone cold . it 's like he 's some computer project she was studying . and i went off on her earlier , and she kind of ran off . you know what happened next ? spinelli asked if i was jealous . sam : are you ? maxie : he 's my friend , and i want to protect him . he 's done a lot for me . sam : okay , to me , it sounds like these two have a lot in common . and , i do n't know , sometimes that can be a very powerful draw . [ scene_break ] spinelli : the jackal often leaves the confines of casa de stone cold for open air and -- winnifred : oh ! spinelli : what ? winnifred : casa de stone cold ? spinelli : oh , yeah , it 's the domicile i share with the stone cold one . winnifred : there 's a real stone cold ? seriously ? he 's not just the star of your video game ? spinelli : and believe me -- cyber stone cold pales in comparison to the real thing . the true icon possesses superior prowess in all matters of danger . it 's incredible . winnifred : that is awesome . wow , how well do you know this guy ? spinelli : uh , well , he 's my mentor . and , you know , beyond that , a spiritual brother . winnifred : aww . spinelli : you know , all things that affect stone cold affect the jackal and vice versa . winnifred : that makes so much sense . a game as captivating as the saga of stone cold would have to have a basis in reality . nobody 's that good . oh , no , i mean you are that good . spinelli : well , i have constant inspiration . i mean , stone cold 's battles with nefarious foes are legendary . i just , you know , recorded them for posterity . it was a privilege . winnifred : dude -- spinelli : what ? winnifred : i have to know the truth . spinelli : oh , please -- i 'm sorry , but please do n't ask me to reveal secrets of my master . i ca n't -- winnifred : no , i 'm seeking a small reward for having reached level seven . it 's not like i 'm asking you to reveal stone cold 's true identity . it 's like peter parker can still be anonymous while m.j. watson lauds the exploits of spiderman , right ? i 'm dying -- i 'm dying to know . please , like in level five , okay ? level five , when stone cold confronts the demented destructor and his hostage - taking denizens of darkness . are they fabricated , or are they actual enemies of the real stone cold ? spinelli : well , having reached level seven , the priestess should be aware that revealing closely held secrets is cause for termination with extreme prejudice . winnifred : yeah . spinelli : however -- winnifred : go on . spinelli : okay , it would n't be wrong to draw certain parallels to a certain disaster at a local hotel . winnifred : i knew it . oh ! the better that i get to know the jackal , the more he dominates . [ scene_break ] engineer : well , i 'm afraid you misunderstand , miss . this is electrical . it has to do with wires , not pipes . olivia : right , well , your attitude certainly does n't seem to be fixing the problem , does it ? when i ran the parts department at the auto dealership , we had three power failures in a row , and it turns out there was a leaky water pipe that was causing the wiring to short out . engineer : well , that 's highly unlikely . jax : well , let 's not dismiss miss falconeri 's idea until we check it out . jax : very impressive . olivia : well , what if i 'm wrong ? jax : i doubt it . you see , i pride myself on being able to recognize when a woman is clever as well as beautiful . excuse me . alexis : hey , diane gave me this this morning , and i think we should go over it before the settlement conference . jax : ca n't we just get past the division of assets and move on ? alexis : you can , but you know carly . she 's not going to let this go . [ scene_break ] carly : do you like those curtains , claudia ? i picked them out . this couch ? my choice , too . this house is more mine than it will ever be yours . claudia : funny you should mention that . i just got off the phone with the salvation army . they 're coming to pick up the drapes . i made plans to redecorate . i 'm sonny 's wife , so i can do that . deal with it . carly : did you clear it with sonny ? he 's pretty finicky about how his house is decorated , and i doubt he has any faith whatsoever in your taste . claudia : well , your doubts are just really not my problem , and sonny 's not here , so get out . carly : you do n't get to tell me what to do , so why do n't you go back to playing on your computer or whatever you were doing that made you so jumpy . claudia : why do n't you get out , or i 'm going to have somebody throw you out . carly : if you think that max or milo will lay a hand on me , you 're more deluded than i thought . claudia : i 'm sonny 's wife now , and you 're choking on it , are n't you ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : hello . nadine : hey . nikolas : hey . nadine : if you 're here to check up on me , i 'm fine . it 's totally unnecessary but very sweet . nikolas : i 'm not , i 'm glad , i disagree , and thank you . no , i actually have a board meeting , and that 's far less entertaining than talking to you , so i just thought i 'd come up and say hello , so hello . nadine : oh , no . nikolas : what ? this is to inform you that the irs has frozen any and all assets owned and assigned to nadine crowell . internment -- they 're auditing your tax returns for the last five years . nadine : they ca n't do that . nikolas : it 's the irs . they can do whatever they want . nadine : the equinox corporation did this , did n't they ? they want my patent , and they 'll do anything to get it . what am i supposed to do ? i do n't even have an accountant . nikolas : hey , i do , okay ? i have a team of them . do n't worry . i 'll get my attorneys on this right away , okay ? nadine : they can audit every dime i 've ever made . i am not giving them that patent . [ scene_break ] sam : sometimes two people think alike , and they react to certain situations the same way , and it kind of gives them a common ground , but it does n't mean it 's romantic . maxie : please . even if it does n't start out that way , it always winds up there . this is -- this horrible . winnifred is as drab as they come , okay ? but as soon as she starts opening her mouth and spewing all that techno - babble , spinelli is a goner . sam : okay , i know , it 's not easy always feeling like an outsider , as if everyone else has this big secret and their lives are so perfect , and then finally you meet somebody , and then all of a sudden you get along , and you feel like you do n't have to be a phony . maxie : yeah , like you can act like yourself , and they 'll like you no matter what . sam : okay , well , then i do n't know . maybe you should be happy for spinelli . maybe this is n't such a bad thing . maxie : no , this is a disaster . there 's something not right about this winnifred situation . it 's too bizarre . she 's too needy . sam : i 'm just saying , maybe you should back off . maxie : and let her get her hooks deeper into spinelli ? no . sam : okay , look it -- the harder you push , the more sympathetic winnifred is going to look and the bigger chance that you 're going to push spinelli right into her arms . maxie : this is awful . you know , my whole life i 've always been the girl who 's stolen boyfriends from other girls . i 've never been in this situation before . not that spinelli is my boyfriend . he 's my friend . i care about him , and i do n't want to lose him . [ scene_break ] robin : i guess it just got to me when i was watching sonny holding emma . it reminded me of michael when he was a little boy . you know , there 's -- there are so many people around him that love him , and still , what happened to him is completely senseless , you know ? and it just reminded me how fragile children really are . patrick : robin , nothing 's going to happen to emma . robin : i know , i know . it 's different because , you know , sonny 's a mobster , and that 's why michael got shot , but things happen to kids all the time who are n't related to mobsters . i mean , i just do n't -- honestly , i do n't know what i would do if something happened to emma . patrick : what happened to michael was tragic , but those circumstances are one in a billion . robin : tragedies happen every day -- medical illnesses , you know , fluke accidents -- patrick : and there are also millions of children that live their lives happy and healthy with nothing more than an ear infection and a scraped knee . let 's at least give emma a chance to be one of those kids . healthy , happy , and safe . robin : listen , i know that you mean well , okay , and i want to believe you , but do n't you think it 's a little arrogant to think that we 're above all of that ? i mean , yeah , maybe i got lucky , and i did n't get full - blown aids , and i did n't die , but -- patrick : but robin , you 've successfully lived with hiv . that 's huge . robin : well , it does n't mean that i have n't had my share of illnesses and loss and now i 'm magically immune . i mean , there 's just -- there 's just so many things that could go wrong that i did n't even consider . patrick : what 's going on with you ? robin , this is n't like you at all . robin : what 's that supposed to mean ? [ scene_break ] luke : considering kelly 's long and storied career , it was never as mob - free as my sister likes to pretend . mike : yeah , but you know , maybe hiring me back is counterproductive . luke : no , no , mike , we both -- we 're very happy with the way you run the place . you treat it like it 's your own . mike : besides , if i do n't run it , maybe you 'd have to . luke : tie me down , i 'm out the door . mike : yeah . luke : so how are we going to convince barbara that you can keep the thick- necks out ? mike : well , we could print up a sign that says , `` no shirts , no shoes , no mob . `` no , wait a minute . look , luke , i 'm going to do my best , but i ca n't promise you there wo n't be the occasional situation , you know , with a bookie , a loan shark . luke : oh , that 's okay . that 's just atmosphere . mike : you know , call me crazy , but this -- this is looking exactly like the old kelly 's . luke : yeah , well , see , that 's the point . barbara does n't want it rebuilt , she wants it restored , and what my baby sister wants , she gets . mike : okay , okay , so we do it retro , right down to the broken - down deep fryer . luke : good . mike : good . you 're really enjoying this , are n't you ? at sonny 's expense . luke : well , i have a soft spot for the old place , you know . i spent many a troubled hour there as a youth . mike : yeah , and i thought that bobbie was the spencer with the sentimental streak . luke : i have my moments . mike : yeah , i know . so how -- how is your wife ? luke : good , everything 's back on . she forgave me . i 'm back in the house . the marriage is on again . mike : i 'm sorry . i , uh -- i meant laura . luke : go to work , my friend . mike : you got it , boss . [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm just going to sit here on the couch i picked out . claudia : are you sure you want to do it like this ? would n't it be better for us to coexist ? carly : i 'm just here to talk to sonny . if you have a problem with that , that 's your business . claudia : okay , so obviously it 's true what they say . you ca n't stand the idea of sonny with another woman . sonny gained access to my family 's business when he married me , and there 's no way in hell he 's going to give that up , carly . carly : we 'll see . claudia : oh , i know what you 're doing . you 're trying to drive a wedge between me and sonny . you think if you can just convince him to back out of his deal with the zaccharas , sonny will end up with no power at all , and your little jason will end up on top . [ scene_break ] nadine : how does one corporation get so much power that they can get the irs to audit me ? nikolas : it 's called the military industrial complex . it 's a network of complimentary interest . you have to have endless , far - reaching resources to fight these people . nadine : but i do n't . nikolas : i do . nadine : i 'm in no position to turn you down . nikolas : it would be an honor if you 'd let me help you with this . nadine : what if i did n't know you ? the equinox corporation would eat me alive . this is so wrong . it 's not what this country is about . nikolas : i know , i know . alexis : hey . nikolas : hi . well , hello there . your timing is impeccable . alexis : i was interviewing an assault victim . nikolas : really ? did you get what you needed ? alexis : i did . nikolas : good . alexis : what 's up ? nikolas : how would you feel about taking on the u.s. government ? [ scene_break ] winnifred : the jackal is extraordinary . as much as i excel at cyber games , i ca n't imagine having the courage to create one on my own . spinelli : and yet it was the jackal 's overconfidence that led to his cyber sanctum being breached . winnifred : dude . spinelli : it 's true . the ace of cyberspace has been hacked . winnifred : well , no doubt that the marauder got lucky while the jackal was attending to vital matters of his friend and mentor , stone cold . spinelli : one can only hope that the marauders were just trying to test my prowess , for if there was nefarious intent , myself and all those that entrust me with their secrets are at risk . winnifred : no doubt your pride got stung a bit with this incursion , but really , how bad could it be ? spinelli : the priestess has no idea of the potential for doom . there are access codes that open doors to unimaginable places . winnifred : well , perhaps if you would do me the honor of extending your trust , we could devise a means to find your hacker 's intent . maxie : well , i 'll let kate know . well , just send me an email , and i 'll check it when i get to the office . i have to go . spinelli : maximista will no doubt rejoice that we have -- maxie : enough . this stalking has got to stop . spinelli : no , but i was just sharing the details of my cyber troubles . maxie : and she just happened to show up again ? winnifred and spinelli : clean air is conducive to cyber tasks . spinelli : oh . [ winnifred laughs ] maxie : stop it . i 'm on to you , okay ? i 'm not going to let you get away with it . [ scene_break ] robin : you know , you do n't bring a child into this world because of some misplaced sense of entitlement , you know ? it takes a lot of thought . it takes a lot of planning , and i do n't know , a little bit of humility . patrick : robin , we 've thought about it plenty . we talked it to death . robin : never mind . obviously , i 'm not explaining it right . patrick : no , you 're explaining it fine . it 's just -- it 's an emotional time for you . robin : it 's an emotional time for me ? i 'm a doctor , okay ? i know all about hormones . patrick : okay , well , it 's one thing to know about them , and it 's another thing to live through them . maybe we should just go talk to dr. kelly about this . robin : no , we are not going to do anything . patrick : robin , is it possible that you 're suffering from postpartum depression ? robin : where did that come from ? patrick : you 've just been all over the place emotionally . robin : yeah , i had a baby , i almost died , and we got married within the span of a few months . i think i 'm allowed to be a little bit off . patrick : listen , i 'm not criticizing you . i 'm just -- i 'm concerned about you . robin : i ca n't believe you 're serious . just drop it , okay ? patrick : consider it dropped . [ scene_break ] claudia : it 's obvious where your loyalties lie . you 're all about jason . carly : this has nothing to do with jason . claudia : oh , come on . it has everything to do with jason . you manipulated jason into taking over so you could punish sonny for what happened to michael . carly : do n't bring my kid into this . claudia : well , it does n't take a genius to figure it out , carly . your game ? come on . you 've backed jason since he took over . sonny found a way around you , though . he aligned himself with the zaccharas , and now he has more power than jason . carly : is that what you think ? claudia : yeah . sonny 's in a position to take his good friend jason down , and you 're running around panicked , trying to stop that from happening . carly : i made a conscious decision to stay out of it , but if you wanted to change my mind , you 're doing a hell of a job . carly : sonny only married you to gain access to the zacchara muscle . claudia : yeah , and now that he has it , he 's not giving it up . carly : do n't be so sure . sonny would never be able to hurt jason . claudia : you underestimate him . carly : no , i know sonny . i know him . he 's ambitious , yes . but he knows he can only push jason so far . claudia : sonny will eliminate jason . you made that inevitable when you forced them to choose sides against each other . you tore them apart . you pushed sonny away . you shut him out . you practically pushed him right into my arms . so , carly , blame me all you want . you 're the reason those men are enemies . [ scene_break ] jax : makes you wonder how we all managed before we had those things , does n't it ? olivia : yeah . beats looking through the want ads . i can check the job stings , send out my resume , and set up an interview , all without leaving the comfort of your beautiful lobby . jax : oh , any luck ? olivia : auto dealerships certainly are n't hiring right now . i 'm sure a man in your position would n't understand this , but jobs right now are disappearing faster than you can say `` go knicks . `` that 's a basketball team . jax : yeah , i know . i 'm just wondering why you would think that i do n't know about the job market . i own a number of businesses . olivia : great , my bad . anyway , i 'm resilient . i 'll reinvent myself . engineer : mr. jacks ? jax : yes ? engineer : your friend was right . a leak shorted out the power line . sorry i did n't catch that . jax : oh , well , there you go . engineer : good catch , miss . olivia : yeah . happy to be of service . jax : thanks . olivia : what the hell are you -- jax : you wo n't be needing this anymore . you just got yourself a job . [ scene_break ] ric : you know , it 's going to be quite some time until john is processed . you might want to leave and come back later . lulu : you might want to stop telling me what to do . ric : just trying to help . lulu : how do you live with yourself ? i mean , really , do they pay you enough to justify the crap that you 're pulling ? ric : well , now , that 's an interesting attitude , considering i 'm trying to get your boyfriend out of jail . lulu : hmm . you helped anthony set johnny up . why do you bother messing with other people 's lives ? ric : lulu , you expect miracles . you want john to be an ordinary guy . lulu : that 's what johnny wants , too . ric : no , he 's not . he 's never going to be . and the sooner you accept that , the easier it 's going to be for everybody concerned , especially john . johnny : you 're still here . ric : well , we have to discuss your case . johnny : i 've asked for a public defender . ric : well , good luck with that . lulu : i hope you burn in hell , and i hope you bring johnny 's father with you . ric : nice seeing you , too . johnny : ric and my father may be evil , but they 're not stupid . they 've done a near - perfect job of framing me . lulu : no frame is perfect . we can fix this . [ scene_break ] nadine : my aunt raylene designed a plow coupling and had it patented , and then she licensed it to the equinox defense company , and now they 're using it as part of a weapons defense system . nikolas : nadine 's aunt passed away last month and left the patent to her . alexis : i 'm sorry . my condolences . nadine : yeah , thanks . i just ca n't believe that my aunt raylene would n't know that they 're using it as part of a weapon . it 's supposed to be farming equipment . nikolas : nadine informed the company rep that she would n't be renewing the license , and this was their response . alexis : oh . you know , these kinds of corporations are as powerful as they are corrupt . they 're making billions of dollars off the war and defense contracts , and they also have associations with very important people in government . the horrible thing is that there 's young men and women being killed and maimed so that these equinox people can line their pockets . nadine : so how do we fight them ? alexis : it 's not going to be easy . i mean , if this is as you believe , if this patent is a key element in the system , this is a matter of national security . [ scene_break ] maxie : i 'm on to you and your little game . i mean , really , who do you think you are ? winnifred : i 'm sorry ; i 'm not trying to make trouble -- maxie : that was a rhetorical question . i 'm not intimidated by your scary intellect , and all the techno - babble in the world wo n't make you pretty or fun or fix that horror you call a wardrobe , so why do n't you stop wasting your time and get lost ? winnifred : i wo n't waste any more of your time . spinelli : oh . there 's no need to retreat , let alone tender an apology . oh . maxie : trust me , spinelli , you 're better off without that weirdo . what a waste of space . spinelli : maximista , this is totally beneath you . [ scene_break ] robin : what ? i do n't know who touched this . there could be germs all over it . patrick : i guess you ca n't be too careful . robin : what 's that ? patrick : it is for you . robin : it 's for me ? patrick : yes . i was out and about , and i saw it , and i thought , you know what ? let me get you something for your -- our one - month anniversary . but then i thought , why not ? robin : well , i ca n't imagine what i 'd need . i mean , unless it 's those sheets for the crib . wow . that 's -- that 's really sexy . patrick : you 're still the sexiest woman i know . robin : come on . patrick : would i lie about that ? robin : well , i do n't feel very sexy right now . patrick : well , why do n't you go try it on ? maybe it 'll change . emma 's still sleeping , it 's perfect timing . robin : you know -- i 'm just -- i do n't think that i 'm ready . i 'm sorry . patrick : it 's okay . robin : but thank you for that . it 's really pretty . [ scene_break ] sam : hi , it 's me again . i know i 'm still playing phone tag , and i would n't be bugging you like this if it were n't important . it 's about spinelli . so i do n't want to -- yes -- i do n't want to say anything over voice mail , jason , just give me a call as soon as you get this . it 's really important . i need to talk to you about it right away . lucky : talk to him about what ? [ scene_break ] lulu : dad ? luke : down here , sweetheart . lulu : what are you doing under there ? luke : oh . i 'm just taking care of a little business . lulu : is n't that where the cheat button is ? luke : cupcake , you do me proud . so , what 's up ? lulu : well , johnny 's been arrested , and anthony framed him , and ric wants him to go back to his family , but that 's the last thing that johnny wants , and he -- luke : hold on , back up . start over . why did anthony frame his son ? lulu : because johnny left his family . he wants nothing to do with his father or the business . luke : and the old man did n't take it well . lulu : he 's not happy unless johnny is under his thumb , so he had some guy beat up , he had him paid to i.d . johnny , and johnny does n't have an alibi . and ric lansing agreed to represent him only if he goes back to the family . what do you think ? luke : these guys are good . lulu : but you 're better . luke : flattery . you really want me to do this , do n't you ? lulu : hmm . [ scene_break ] alexis : hey , melissa , it 's alexis davis . nikolas : this is just the kind of fight alexis can get her teeth into . if anything can be done , she can do it . alexis : all right , i just left a message with my friend in washington . here 's what i think . the best option is to go straight to equinox 's number one customer , which happens to be the united states government . nadine : so what do we do ? alexis : my friend has very good connections with the incoming administration . nadine : are n't they a little busy with the inauguration ? alexis : i guarantee it , they will jump at the chance to expose equinox , and now is the time . nikolas : you realize this is n't going to be easy , do n't you ? nadine : yeah . but they have to be stopped . i owe it to bruce and to everyone else who 's fighting over there . alexis : there 's no guarantee that you 're going to win , you know . nadine : we wo n't know unless we try . [ scene_break ] olivia : did i mention that i do n't take charity ? jax : who said anything about charity ? it 's obvious i need a plant manager at my hotel . olivia : and you think i 'm qualified because -- jax : because you just made my electrician look like a fool . besides , you said that you ran a business . olivia : oh , right , right , right . i ran the parts department at an auto dealership , which is very much like running a four - star hotel , except not at all . jax : well , you see , i need someone to help with ordering parts , work with vendors , and coordinate support services . does any of this sound familiar to you ? olivia : okay , okay . it 's not exactly the parts department , but you 're getting close . jax : good , so you 'll take the job ? olivia : but wait , wait , wait , wait . do n't i understand you and carly are co- owners of this hotel ? jax : oh , do n't worry about that . olivia : do n't you think you want to run this past her or anything ? jax : no , i have autonomy . olivia : and what does your autonomy say i 'm getting paid ? jax : i do n't know , whatever you were making before , plus 15 % . olivia : and benefits ? jax : god , i hope so . [ scene_break ] sam : i was just calling jason about some stuff that came up when we were questioned by the feds . lucky : yeah , what stuff ? sam : let 's not do this again , please ? lucky : meaning you do n't want to tell me . sam : no , meaning that i do n't think i have to go over every little thing all over again all the time . lucky : well , okay , if you walked in and i was talking to a woman , someone i used to live with , about setting up an urgent meeting -- sam : i go through that all the time with you and elizabeth . lucky : you ca n't compare the two . i 'm helping to raise two kids . sam : are you kidding me ? you guys talk about more than just that . lucky : let 's forget about lunch . i 'm losing my appetite . sam : hold on . that 's it ? lucky : what do you want from me ? sam : i want you to trust me . lucky : well , you 're not making it very easy . i mean , either you still have something for jason that you ca n't admit -- sam : i do not have anything -- lucky : or you 're still doing something illegal again and you wo n't admit it . sam : stop treating me like a suspect , please ? lucky : well , then , stop treating me like an enemy . i 'm just getting tired of being on the outside looking in . [ scene_break ] lulu : johnny would rather go to prison than go back to his family . luke : well , if he gets sent up , i 'll get him out . but let 's do n't get ahead of ourselves . first , we have to expose the frame - up . lulu : how are we supposed to do that ? johnny does n't even know the guy who claims he beat him up . luke : well , then , that 's where we start . lulu : we ? luke : papa still has a trick or two to teach you , princess . let 's go . lulu : i 'm coming . [ scene_break ] jax : thank you so much for taking care of this so quickly . just let me know when it 's done . okay . so , ms. falconeri , are you going to take the job , or are you going to go out for more tedious job interviews ? olivia : answer me one thing . jax : more questions . is it just me , or do you have trust issues ? olivia : it 's a brooklyn thing . why do you want to work with me ? jax : i do n't know . i mean , i love working with kate . you know , you 're a cousin , and i 've seen the way you handle people . you 're definitely as smart as she is . olivia : okay , okay . on the worst day i ever lived , i 'm more capable than connie . now , she 'll tell you that she got better grades in school than me , but she did all the homework . i did n't even show up for class . jax : oh . do you regret your misspent youth ? olivia : who said it was misspent ? i had a ball . jax : good , because i have no patience for regretful , brooding , unimaginative people . olivia : right , i 'll remember that . jax : is that a yes ? olivia : god , you are pushy . are you sure you 're not from brooklyn ? jax : come on , do something smart and take this job , huh ? you know you want to . olivia : what the hell . why not ? [ scene_break ] claudia : why do n't you warn sonny that i 'm no good for him ? i 'd love to see his reaction . carly : you 're the one who underestimates sonny . he knows who 's truly loyal to him . he respects people who live by a code , and you do n't . claudia : it does n't matter . you 're out of his life now , carly . and you 're not getting back in . carly : this has been an enlightening conversation . you 've managed to convince me that you are dangerous to sonny 's well - being and probably his life . now i just need to figure out a way to get rid of you . [ scene_break ] maxie : spinelli . i brought you a soda . spinelli : you owe me neither an apology nor a consoling beverage . but maximista appropriately owes both to the priestess . maxie : oh , do n't call her that . spinelli : why ? maxie : she has n't earned the right for you to give her a name . spinelli : i think that is for me to determine . maxie : everything i said was true . i mean , winnifred 's a pathetic drone . a hanger - on who 's got your head so far in the clouds , you ca n't even see she 's stalking you . spinelli : is the priestess not justified in thinking that the jackal has attributes that are , dare i say , worthy of her admiration ? maxie : of course you 're worthy , spinelli . no one knows how your attributes rock more than i do . that 's why it 's so frustrating that you ca n't see something is up with her . spinelli : you are being most unkind . maxie : you know , maybe it 's because you 're too sweet and gullible to notice to the truth . but i 'm not . winnifred has some weird cyber - obsession with you , and it 's creepy . you ca n't trust her . spinelli : maximista 's words are indeed disheartening .	claudia watches jerry 's second dvd . spinelli bonds with winifred . maxie tries to warn spinelli that winifred ca n't be trusted . maxie confides her suspicions about winifred to sam . jax offers olivia a management position at the metro court . robin voices her fears about emma 's safety to patrick . later , patrick is concerned about robin 's emotional state . luke asks mike to come back to work at the newly `` restored `` kelly 's . claudia is less than thrilled when carly comes to the house to see sonny . nadine is informed she 's being audited and she accepts nik 's help with the situation . alexis agrees to help but warns nadine to prepare herself for a difficult fight . sam worries about spinelli so she tries to reach jason . unfortunately for sam , lucky overhears the phone call . lucky gets upset that sam wo n't give him the details behind the call . luke agrees to help lulu prove that anthony set up johnny .
lucky : hey , epiphany , is elizabeth around ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : this thing between us is over . we 've got ta stop doing this . nikolas : but we 've tried , and it has n't worked . elizabeth : no , you 're not hearing me . nikolas : no , i hear you , and what i hear is you keep denying the truth . elizabeth : okay , the truth is we 've been friends for a really long time , and i just wan na go back to what we had . nikolas : go back ? that 's -- elizabeth , that 's impossible . look , you tell me . you tell me how i 'm supposed to stop feeling what i feel for you . go -- elizabeth : i do n't know . i do n't know . nikolas : look , i love you . all right ? i love you , and that 's not gon na change just because you 're telling me to stop . [ scene_break ] carly : hey , so are you guys packed ? morgan : i 'm not even sure how much to bring . jax : oh , you do n't have to bring that much , just enough for the trip , you know . we can get everything else in australia . morgan : should we call lady jane , tell her we 're coming ? jax : nah , i do n't think so . i think we 'll just surprise her . [ door opens ] carly : hey . uh , i was gon na call you . sonny : no , that 's okay . you and jax do what you think is right , but i want michael and morgan to stay with me . carly : look , i was gon na call you in the next 2 minutes , i swear . sonny : that 's no problem . carly : good . the kids ca n't stay with you , because they 're coming with me . sonny : you and jax can make all the decisions you want with josslyn , but not with michael and morgan . [ scene_break ] dominic : it 's a simple question , maxie . why are you here ? maxie : because the police are gon na get a search warrant on this place sooner or later , and my guess is that it 's gon na be sooner , and i do n't want them finding any compromising photos franco might have taken of me . dominic : well , i doubt these pictures are worth your life . maxie : that just means you do n't know me very well . dominic : okay , what if franco had been here ? maxie : then i will convince him to give me the photos and do the shoot for `` crimson . `` dominic : maxie , you 're really not getting this . franco is a killer , and no one knows how to stop him . [ scene_break ] jason : everyone franco 's gone after in port charles has been connected to me except for you . that means he knows you , and he wants you out of the way , and i want you to tell me why . ronnie : i do n't know anything . jason : that 's the wrong answer . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : nikolas , you do n't really love me . nikolas : what ? elizabeth : you only think you do because i was emily 's best friend and it 's another way to feel close to her -- nikolas : no , no , no , no . do n't patronize me right now . elizabeth : well , do n't bring this into my place of work . nikolas : okay , look , i 'm not confused . you 're not a substitute . i 'm in love with you . do you understand that ? elizabeth : but do n't you get that this is just very familiar and is comfortable ? and , yes , we share a lot of history . nikolas : we share a lot more than just history , do n't you think ? elizabeth : and having sex was one of the worst mistakes we could have ever made . it was selfish . it was self - destructive . we 've deceived everyone we love . i 've made it very clear to you that i need this to be finished . nikolas : okay . is that what you really want ? is that what you really wan na do ? elizabeth : what i want is a life with lucky and my boys . nikolas : oh , my -- that 's -- elizabeth : i just want a normal life with baseball games and kids that grow up way too fast , and i do n't wan na miss a moment of it , and i ca n't be having an affair with my brother - in - law . nikolas : all that is great , but it 's not gon na change how i feel about you . [ scene_break ] carly : franco got into the house . i heard a weird noise on the baby monitor . i went upstairs , and he was standing over josslyn . he forced me to leave the house with him . he blindfolded me , and he took me to his studio . jax : when i came home , the front door was open . josslyn was alone in the nursery with graffiti all over the walls -- co77x . i do n't know what that means . sonny : you all right ? carly : yeah , i 'm okay . jason found me . franco got away . sonny : you know what ? if you 'd just cooperated with me with the guard , none of this would have happened , jax . carly : it did happen , sonny . it happened , and i just want my kids to be safe . sonny : yeah , i understand . okay , thanks for callin ' , buddy . help your brother get his things so we can get out of here . michael : i called for myself , not for morgan . i think he should go with mom , jax , and the baby . sonny : yeah , but i want both of you to come home with me . jax : look , given that a madman is on the loose , does n't it make more sense to get your children out of harm 's way ? sonny : i will personally keep them both safe . michael : i know you 'll try , but sometimes things go wrong , like at the warehouse . i just do n't want morgan to get messed up like i am . [ scene_break ] robin : mr. stalcup did not develop this condition so you could have a workout in the o.r . patrick : mr. stalcup 's lucky to have me . robin : you keep telling yourself that . patrick : robin , the sooner he agrees to the surgery , the sooner he 's hittin ' the slopes . robin : it is a slow - growing tumor that may not even be life - threatening . there 's absolutely no reason for you to open up this guy 's brain . oh , yeah , except for you to show off . patrick : no . i can solve the problem . robin : so can i with far less risk , not to mention the expense . patrick : so what are you sayin ' ? the guy does n't deserve the best ? [ robin groans ] robin : why ca n't you get it ? sometimes the most aggressive solution should n't be the first line of treatment . patrick : why ca n't you just admit that you hate to be wrong ? robin : because i 'm not wrong . patrick : ho ho . robin : if you need to get all macho , why do n't you go -- i do n't know -- chop some wood or drive a car around a racetrack , but please just keep your hands off this poor man 's brain . patrick : okay , just let me know when the drugs do n't work . robin : oh , they 'll work . patrick : mm - hmm . okay . what about the side effects ? robin : what about the risks in any surgery ? lisa : well , they 'll be worth it with patrick operating . he 's brilliant . why are you standing in his way ? patrick : we were just about to get to the good part . [ robin sighs ] robin : you 're lucky lisa came to save you . lisa : i 'm sorry . what am i missing ? patrick : no , robin 's done some of her most impressive work just trying to prove me wrong . robin : we 're just picking each other 's brains . patrick : mm - hmm . lisa : i 'm sorry . i did n't mean to interrupt . patrick : oh , no . no , you did n't interrupt . robin was just about to admit that she 's wrong and i 'm right . [ robin sighs ] robin : if you could just get past your huge ego for a nanosecond , maybe you could get out of my way and let me do my job . patrick : i 'm not in your way . robin : yes , you are in my way . [ scene_break ] maxie : could you please give me some room ? dominic : okay , look , franco could come back here . maxie : you 're just invading my personal space . dominic : what if this is a trap or a setup or something ? maxie : if it were , we would both be dead , and i would really like to get this over with and get out of here , so maybe you should be helping me . dominic : all right , fine . what are we looking for ? maxie : you 'll know it when you see it . dominic : okay , is it really worth risking your life to get these pictures ? maxie : if these photos get to the media , i wo n't have a life . kate will fire me , as she should , for being stupid . i made `` crimson `` look bad , and i took compromising photos taken by a psychopath , which means nobody else will be hiring me either . dominic : okay , i 'll help you look , but let 's just make it fast , okay ? holy -- maxie : what ? what is it ? dominic : they 're specs for a bomb . [ scene_break ] jason : franco has taken someone who means a lot to me , and you mean nothing to me , so you better start talkin ' . ronnie : i knew franco from back in the day . he took the fall for me when i robbed a liquor store , and i returned the favor by bailing him out of jail when he got busted a few blocks from a murder scene taggin ' . jason : well , did franco do the murder ? ronnie : maybe . i do n't know . jason : well , that ca n't be why he ran you down . ronnie : i 'm not even sure it was him . jason : no , you know something about franco , something important . tell me where franco is . ronnie : i do n't know . jason : you 're wasting my time . [ door opens ] lisa : step away from the patient , sir . jason : get out . lisa : i 'm calling security . jason : get out , or you 're gon na watch me shoot him right now . you got one chance to save yourself , so you better give me something i can use . ronnie : i got nothing . i swear . jason : tell me where franco is . ronnie : i have n't seen him in 5 years . jason : you 're lying . ronnie : look , i got hit by a car , okay . maybe franco was driving . maybe he was n't . that 's all i got . jason : that 's not enough . [ ronnie coughing ] [ scene_break ] lisa : call security . there 's a man with a gun in a patient 's room . robin : uh , mr. dimestico ? lisa : how did you know that ? okay , why are n't you calling ? robin : the guy with the gun , does he have sandy hair ? he was wearing a leather jacket ? lisa : you know him ? robin : i 'll take care of it , okay ? lisa : okay , are n't you gon na go with her ? patrick : no . she 'll be fine . lisa : he has a gun . okay , i 'm calling security . patrick : you know what ? you do n't need to do that . the guy that she described , that 's jason morgan . it 's robin 's ex - boyfriend . [ scene_break ] jason : you ready to talk ? tell me how franco lives . ronnie : he 's rich . he did good . jason : what does he like ? ronnie : art . women . i do n't know . jason : does he have a schedule ? does he have a routine ? ronnie : i have n't seen the guy in years . jason : where would he hide someone ? ronnie : what ? you mean like kidnapping ? jason : okay , you know what ? does he like water ? does he work in warehouses ? he 's a tagger . does that mean he 's not afraid of heights ? does he climb buildings or billboards ? ronnie : i do n't know . jason : what about subways ? ronnie : the l in brooklyn . please . please . i remember now . franco used to keep his stuff in a shed near the l -- art supplies , spray paint by the case , ropes , climbing stuff . the train went by , the whole place shook . and the noise , you could n't think it was so loud . but franco loved the trains , how they never shut down -- 3 : 00 in the morning , 2 : 00 in the afternoon . and just a few inches of steel holding all those people above the street . `` chaos , `` that 's what he called it . `` the chaos of reality . `` [ door opens ] robin : if you hurt that patient , my life will become very complicated . jason : franco is going after people in my life -- sam , carly , maybe even you . robin : what do you mean `` going after `` ? jason : he grabbed carly this afternoon , and sam vanished . robin : oh , jason , i 'm so sorry . jason : and he might come after you . robin : me ? we have n't been together for so long . how would he even know about me ? jason : i do n't wan na assume anything . just please be careful . robin : okay . you be careful , too . [ scene_break ] maxie : well , how do you know that that 's for a bomb ? it just looks like a bunch of sketches and some numbers . dominic : ah , call it an educated guess . maxie : well , it could be a setup for his next art installation , so maybe we should just calm down and take a deep breath and look at franco for what he really is , a strange artist who 's very weird , but probably not dangerous . dominic : hmm . yeah . tell that to sam mccall . maxie : you know , the more i think about that , the more i believe that sam really is okay . franco probably just convinced her to let him take some pictures and they 're off someplace artistic . dominic : yeah ? then why has n't she called ? maxie : because franco likes to be really mysterious . i 'm sure sam is annoyed , but he would n't hurt her . dominic : well , i disagree with that . maxie : look , everything franco does is like for show . it 's like spinelli , kind of . you know , franco gets this idea of something in his head , like death , and he wonders , you know , what it 's about , who 's responsible for it , all those icky chalk outlines . he thinks about nothing else , makes piles of piles of money off of it , just like spinelli and his `` mighty warriors of the cosmos part ix . `` dominic : what , the video game ? maxie : yeah , spinelli loves it . he got it and got to the last level and racked up a zillion points in just a few hours , just like franco makes a fortune off his interpretations of violence and death . dominic : you know , that actually makes sense . maxie : yeah , franco manipulates these dark images to make them say what he wants as an artist , but sometimes , like spinelli , he forgets where reality ends and the game begins . dominic : okay , maxie , listen to yourself . if this guy is losing his grip on what 's real and what 's fake , he 's more dangerous than ever . [ scene_break ] carly : we may not have to be gone very long , sonny , and i would feel a lot more comfortable with my kids with me . sonny : where you goin ' ? jax : australia . sonny : i do n't want you takin ' my kids to the other side of the world . carly : okay , it would be easier for you and jason to find franco if you do n't have me and the kids to worry about , and we will be home as soon as it 's safe . morgan : when will that be ? sonny : okay , can i speak to your mom and jax alone ? can you guys go upstairs for -- michael : will you just let me come home with you without some big fight ? let morgan go with them . i should be with you and jason anyway . morgan : mom , what should i do ? carly : go upstairs , please . and , you , go with your brother . sonny : you guys do n't listen in to what we 're talkin ' about . jax : i do n't appreciate you ordering your kids around in my home , sonny . sonny : do you understand what you 're doing , jax ? he knows you hate me , and he 's turnin ' it on himself . you 're shuttin ' him out of his own family , and he feels tainted and ruined . he feels like he 's the bad son and he has to stay with me and send his little brother off to be with you . jax : that is not what 's happening . michael 's just trying to solve the problem . sonny : well , because you think michael 's the problem , and you make it worse by talkin ' down to me . he knows you hate me , and it 's affecting him . carly : stop . you know what ? stop . are you kidding me ? this guy 's dangerous , and he 's out there somewhere , and jason ca n't find him . so either stop arguing , or i 'm gon na take all 3 of my kids , and i will go find the most expensive beach resort , and i 'll send you a postcard . carly : franco has pictures of michael in the cabin kneeling over claudia 's body . sonny : did you see these pictures ? carly : no , but if there 's even the smallest chance that franco has proof that michael killed claudia , we got ta get him out of the country . jax : carly 's right . if franco decides to turn over evidence against michael , i want michael as far away from the pcpd as possible . carly : and with michael out of reach , franco wo n't have anything to threaten jason with . sonny : i just do n't think right now is a good time for michael to be runnin ' away . [ scene_break ] patrick : yeah , i do n't know all the details , but it started with stone cates . lisa : as in the aids wing ? patrick : yeah . he was robin 's first love . he had aids when nobody 'd even talk about it . he did n't know he had it at the time . lisa : oh . so that 's how robin contracted hiv . patrick : back when it was a death sentence , yeah . stone literally died in robin 's arms . she was just a high school kid , but she became really close with jason also . lisa : okay , how did robin ever become friends with a guy like jason ? patrick : it 's a little bit complicated . jason was recovering from tbi . he had severe damage to his frontal lobe with complications . you know , it 's amazing he has any functioning skills right now . you got ta see the scans . lisa : i take it you have . patrick : well , that 's how i got to port charles in the first place . robin tracked me down to operate on him . lisa : hmm . how long ago was that ? patrick : mm , 2 years ago . jason and robin will -- well , they 'll always be close . they respect each other . robin : crisis averted . jason 's gone . i 'm sorry he scared you . lisa : and he just left because you asked him to ? you must be seriously impressed . [ laughs ] wow . [ scene_break ] jason : hey . you got anything ? spinelli : no , not yet . jason : okay . we may have a lead . franco ca n't store claudia 's body at his studio . he does n't have any room . spinelli : well , did you check all adjoining spaces ? jason : yes . spinelli : what about larger spaces that he might have to build bigger projects like sculptures or -- jason : but see , that 's exactly what i 'm thinkin ' . maybe he has another studio and that 's where he put claudia . spinelli : well , would that be beyond port charles ? jason : uh , i do n't know . i want you to search large buildings anywhere near a train yard that might make a lot of noise . spinelli : okay , i 'll do a search for large rental properties in the vicinity of the port charles rail yard . jason : yeah . see if it 's been rented since september , and then we can check if we know any of the names . [ knock on door ] yeah ? come in . dominic : hey . franco 's more dangerous than we thought . he 's buildin ' a bomb . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : nikolas , you said we were better people than this . nikolas : i know what i said , but i can no longer pretend not to be in love with you , elizabeth . elizabeth : you do n't understand that i have a hell of a lot more to lose than you do . nikolas : wait . what ? woman on p.a . : dr. scorpio , 5 - 0 - 1 . dr. robin ... lucky : elizabeth . you okay ? seem kinda tense . nikolas : yeah . we were just havin ' a disagreement about her brother steve , the new chief of staff here . i ... lucky : you look pretty upset for a disagreement over hospital administration . nikolas : yeah . it 's really my fault . i overreacted . i did n't like some of the things that steve was tryin ' to do with the hospital , and i should n't have dragged her into it . it 's my fault . elizabeth : you 're putting me in a really awkward position . nikolas : yeah , i know . only , in the future , any issues that i have with him , i 'll just take it up with the board . all right ? i 'll see you guys later . yeah . lucky : okay . elizabeth : so are you here on a case , or did you just drop by to say hello ? lucky : actually , i 'm here about that artist guy , franco , i was telling you about . elizabeth : mm - hmm . lucky : anyway , turns out he 's extremely dangerous , might even be a serial killer . he 's already targeted carly and sam . he 's fixated on jason for some reason . elizabeth : you know it 's been a really long time that i 've been involved with jason . lucky : yeah , but your relationship is a matter of public record because of your testimony in the lorenzo alcazar trial , and franco 's done a lot of research on jason , supposedly . elizabeth : so how concerned about this should i be ? lucky : do n't panic . just be aware . elizabeth : okay . well , do n't worry . i 'm sure the boys and i will be fine . lucky : all right . i 'll let you get back to work . [ scene_break ] sonny : michael 's in a little trouble right now , as far as the drunk driving on his birthday . you know that was like a cry for help . he feels like the whole world is closin ' in on him . jax : he 's right . sonny : okay , he needs his family , he needs stability , and he needs to be in a familiar place . carly : i agree with you . i do , except that he 's a potential target for a crazy man who 's getting more dangerous by the minute , sonny . sonny : franco 's gon na be dealt with . carly : we do n't even know where he is . he was in this house standing over josslyn 's crib . he 's crazy , and he 's got jason all twisted with this game . i 've never seen jason this upset . sonny : if jason ca n't handle him , i got men who can . jax : oh , that is so typical , all the promises . you 're completely ignoring michael 's needs to feed your own ego . sonny : carly , do you really think it helps michael to hear him trash me ? i do n't think it 's good for morgan either . jax : well , i 'm just tellin ' the truth . sonny : well , i 'm just tellin ' you i grew up with a stepfather who already decided that i was n't any good . jax : are you really that narcissistic ? i said that you 're no good , not michael or morgan . carly : god ! stop . this is not good . we need to be the adults here and figure this out . sonny : franco will be taken care of . as far as josslyn , you takin ' her , you know , i ca n't say anything about that , and i ca n't force you guys to let the boys stay here with me , but i 'm just say -- you know , i 'm asking you , as a father , just trust my judgment . jax : i 'm not gon na put my family -- and that includes michael and morgan -- in danger just to keep sonny happy . he 's completely ignoring how dangerous franco is and how vulnerable michael is . [ scene_break ] patrick : so i take it everything 's fine with mr. dimestico ? lisa : well , he is n't dead , if that 's what you mean . patrick : not dead is always good . lisa : hmm . are you sure we should n't call the cops ? patrick : one of these nights over a couple beers , i 'll explain to you the million reasons why it is n't necessary . lisa : then i guess we are both glad that robin was here to take care of everything . heh . [ scene_break ] olivia : connie , i promise i will take care of it . yes , as soon as you let me get off the phone , okay ? yes . fine . maxie : hi . what are you doing here , and where is lulu ? olivia : i do n't know where lulu is , but your boss is so mad that her calls are rolling over into voice mail that she called me at work and insisted i come up here and figure out what 's going on . maxie : thank you . i ca n't believe lulu left . i told her i would be back as soon as i could . olivia : well , you will get to explain that kate , who will no doubt be calling back in under 5 seconds . maxie : i 'm sure kate will understand that i was dealing with the franco fallout . olivia : is that where you went ? maxie : yeah . i stopped by his studio just for a second . i still have n't given up on the idea of franco doing the shoot for `` crimson , `` and if i can convince him of that , i will be just as famous in my world as franco is in his . olivia : has anyone in either world pointed out that this guy 's an unmitigated wack - job ? [ scene_break ] robin : i appreciate your decision to not file a complaint about jason . ronnie : no , last thing i want is a bunch of cops around . i owe you , doc . yeah , i 'd be dead now if not for you . robin : no , no , you would n't . ronnie : you did n't see that look in his eye . he was -- pfft . he was gone . he was irrational . robin : jason is actually one of the most rational people i know . ronnie : yeah , not this time . robin : and he would n't hurt anybody that could n't fight back . ronnie : well , i did n't feel that way when he had the gun right next to my heart . robin : look , i do n't agree with jason 's methods , but he 's in a desperate situation right now . hey . patrick : you doing damage control ? robin : you mind ? patrick : i learned a long time ago to never get in your way when you 're doing what you think is right . [ scene_break ] dominic : there 's got ta be a faster way to do this . spinelli : the rail yard encompasses a large and poorly identified area with numerous vaguely referenced rental properties . it 's very difficult to find a mark . jason : okay , then we need to narrow the search . see if you can access any kind of delivery records and see exactly where they came from . spinelli : okay , and bomb materials would include ? jason : um ... dominic : plastique , wires , a timing device of some sort . jason : yeah . this stuff is not really delivered to train yards . spinelli : understood . dominic : hey , maybe , uh , try and find some parking tickets or noise violations , anything -- a number that would be public record . jason : yeah , from what lulu and carly said , franco drives a black sports car . dominic : which -- that also would n't be in a rail yard . look , this guy 's been pretty up close and personal with you . you offended him . you did n't show him any respect , so he sends you messages through your friends , to your face . he confronts you about it . this bomb does n't seem to fit the pattern . jason : okay , you 're assuming that franco 's gon na use the bomb against a lot of people . what if he is n't ? what if it 's just sam ? [ scene_break ] lisa : mm - hmm . robin : no , i got it . lisa : no , no , no , no . robin : no , i got it . lisa : first round on me . robin : that 's not fair , because i asked you . lisa : well , if you had n't , i would have . i really wanted a drink toda -- cheers . robin : all right . cheers . thank you . lisa : mm - hmm . your boy jason gave me a few dreaded gray hairs today . i would give him the bill for my root job if i did n't think that he 'd rough me up behind the salon . robin : sorry . i know jason can seem pretty scary . lisa : okay , that 's an understatement . it 's a wonder that that poor patient did n't end up with a full - blown cardiac arrest . of course there 's always a balance . patrick told me a little of your history . robin : oh . lisa : and jason was the one who encouraged you to go on the hiv protocol ? robin : and it was n't easy . trust me . i mean , i was lost . i was scared , ambivalent . i had just been handed a death sentence , you know , so why fight it ? lisa : and jason had another take ? robin : yeah . he made me wan na live . you know , jason was so , so patient and kind and just incredibly supportive . he saved my life , actually . patrick : hey . robin : hey . patrick : what 's goin ' on ? robin : nothing . patrick : do n't tell me nothing . you 're crying . robin : no , no . i 'm just teary . lisa and i were just talking about jason . [ scene_break ] jax : i thought we agreed that all 3 children would safer away from this mess . carly : sonny had some points . jax : not that i heard . carly : michael called sonny in because michael does n't wan na go . jax : well , michael has n't exactly been makin ' the best decisions lately , although i did hear him say that he wants morgan to go to australia with us . carly : maybe michael does n't feel he 's worth saving and wants his brother to go so he has a better life . jax : well , do you wan na let him make that sacrifice ? carly : no . jax : well , then we should insist that they both come to australia with us . the one thing that we ca n't do is stay here and wait for franco 's next move . carly : i do n't wan na have another fight with sonny . jax : we do n't have to fight with sonny . you have sole custody over morgan , and then michael is an adult now . carly : he is their father . i have to consider his wishes , just like i would consider yours with josslyn . jax : did you ever see me do with josslyn what he just did with the boys ? i would expect you to take her and run away as far as possible . carly : i know that you would never do what sonny just did . jax : aw , well , i hope not . carly : but he 's their father , and michael and morgan love him , and you know what ? when we say things like , `` sonny is bad , and he 's wrong , `` michael and morgan take that to heart . look at me . jax : no , i know . i know . carly : they take it to heart . jax : i know . carly : and then maybe they think , `` am i bad ? am i wrong , too ? `` you know ? jax : okay , but can we talk about this later , not when there 's a madman on the loose ? [ scene_break ] olivia : i do n't care how famous he is or how much he gets to charge for the so - called works of art . this guy is a sociopath . maxie : but you 've never met him . olivia : i do n't need to meet him to know that the guy 's dangerous . you 're lucky that you got away from this guy . maxie : he 's an artist . he 's allowed to be a little weird . and , yes , he 's obsessed with violence and death , but at least he found a way to make money off of his area of interest . olivia : this has got nothin ' to do with money . maxie : it has everything to do with money , olivia . franco likes to go around saying and doing outrageous things , and then he folds it all back into his work . just because he likes to act like a psycho killer does n't mean he actually is one . olivia : or maybe you just do n't wan na admit that you got taken in . honey , i know how hard kate was pushing you to get this photo shoot , okay ? you 're young . you 're ambitious . you 're beautiful . the guy took advantage . maxie : maybe a little . olivia : maxie , you got nothin ' to be ashamed of . okay ? just do n't rationalize yourself into another dangerous situation , okay ? if you hear from this franco guy , if you see him walking down the street , you do n't walk , you run in the opposite direction . [ scene_break ] jason : no . okay , thanks . okay , did you find anything else at the studio besides bomb specs ? dominic : no . maxie had the place pretty torn apart by the time i got there , not that it was neat and tidy to begin with . spinelli : i 'm sorry . fair maximista was at franco 's studio ? dominic : yeah . she said she was looking for something . spinelli : where is she now ? dominic : i think she went back to work . spinelli : i need to call her . jason : no ! spinelli , you need to continue to search for me , please . okay , dominic , can you go to `` crimson `` and just see what else maxie remembers ? dominic : yeah . jason : all right , just make sure that you 're patient with her and just be specific in what you ask her . dominic : okay . jason : thanks . spinelli : uh , success . jason : what ? spinelli : a garage and work space rented near the train yard , rented in the name of j. depp . [ scene_break ] max : mmm . milo : ugh . max : what ? milo : that 's really gross . do n't you know clams 'll kill you ? you need a little extra pick - me - up with diane ? max : those are oysters , idiot , and keep your voice down . milo : why ? the chef ca n't hear me . max : yeah , but the boss can . he 's in a foul mood , practically took my head off when he stormed past me . milo : yeah , maybe he got a whiff of those clams . max : so good . [ spray paint hisses ] max : what the hell ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i had a feeling you 'd be stopping by . lucky : listen , i do n't want to scare you , but this franco guy is really dangerous , and he 's completely unpredictable . elizabeth : well , i have double - checked all my locks and windows , and i ca n't help but notice the police cars drivin ' up and down my street . lucky : yeah . well , be careful just the same , 'cause he looks pretty normal and comes across friendly , so ... elizabeth : do n't worry about us . we 'll be fine . lucky : that 's not the only reason why i came by , actually . elizabeth : did something happen ? lucky : i heard you and nikolas talking today at the hospital . i finally understand why you 've been so upset lately . now that the truth is out , it all makes sense . [ scene_break ] jax : you know , maybe you should go back up to the nursery and take a look at franco 's artwork . i mean , the guy came into our house . he took you hostage . what if he 'd taken josslyn instead ? carly : it was n't about taking josslyn . it 's about hurting jason . even the pictures he has of michael kneeling over claudia 's body , it 's all leverage to get jason to cooperate . jax : cooperate how ? i do n't understand . carly : i do n't know . the way jason explained it , it 's about making a choice . franco wants jason to make a choice . he kidnaps me and sam , jason has to choose who he saves . jax : okay , so what 's to stop him from making another attempt ? carly : he does n't exactly have the element of surprise anymore . jax : what if he takes michael or morgan or josslyn next time ? carly : now you 're trying to scare me , jax . jax : no , i 'm not trying to scare you . i 'm following a hypothesis to its logical conclusion . i mean , if franco 's -- if franco 's idea is to hurt jason , the one way to do it would be to make him choose between sam 's life and the life of a child , and if we leave , it takes 4 potential victims off the table , okay ? that 's you , michael , morgan , and josslyn . you 're out of franco 's reach . i mean , not only are you saving your children , you 're , you know , taking some pressure off jason as well , so ... carly : heh . no wonder you 're a wonderful negotiator . you hate jason , and now you 're selling this as a way to help jason . jax : i do n't hate jason . i do n't like jason that much . i do n't like what he does . but i know -- also know that he would never , never put you or the children in harm 's way to , you know , save his own pride , so if you do n't wan na listen to me , you should listen to jason , because i thought i heard him say that he thought it was a good idea for us to leave and go to australia . carly : that was brilliant . totally manipulative ... jax : yeah . carly : but absolutely brilliant . and if there 's a flaw in your argument , i just ca n't find it . jax : does that mean we 're leaving ? carly : mm , tonight . jax : okay . whew . [ scene_break ] robin : sometimes it 's easy to forget how much i owe jason . patrick : that 's not a sentiment a lot of people would share . lisa : okay , this is on me . i brought him up . i just met jason waving a gun at a patient , and i was curious . and from what robin has said , jason can not hold a candle to the egocentric flamethrower of love that is dr. patrick drake . do you want a beer ? because you need to catch up , and i 'm buying . patrick : yes , please . i 'll have a light beer . thank you . lisa : i 'll get one . patrick : so you 're okay ? robin : yes . i 'm not allowed to get sentimental every once in a while ? patrick : depends who that sentiment 's for . robin : come on . you know jason holds a special place in my heart . hey , hey , if it was n't for him , i would n't be with you , i would n't be here now ; i would n't be a wife , a mother , a doctor . patrick : hmm . and he gets all the credit for that , huh ? lisa : okay , 3 beers on the way , and i am betting that patrick is dying to change the subject to something more of his liking . shall we talk about you ? patrick : that 's a great idea . lisa : yeah ? [ scene_break ] dominic : maxie . maxie : i 'm busy . dominic : can i just go over a couple things with you ? maxie : i 'm expecting a phone call from kate . dominic : great . when you were at franco 's ransacking his place , can you tell me what you saw ? maxie : i did n't find anything . the place was a mess . dominic : but maybe you thought something was important and it could actually help us find -- maxie : i really do n't have time to do this right now , okay ? kate is very upset lulu chose today of all days to just walk out of the office . actually , i thought she was with you , because she 's refusing to answer her cell phone . dominic : do you have idea where lulu might be ? maxie : i do n't know . maybe it 's another family crisis -- dominic : is n't that unusual for lulu to walk off the job , especially on a day where she said she 'd cover for you ? maxie : wait . i know where you 're going with this . dominic : what if franco took lulu ? [ scene_break ] [ beeping ] [ scene_break ] sonny : i 'll call you back . i was wondering when you were gon na show up . franco : yeah , well , it was n't exactly my choice . max : caught him right out front . he was tagging the window . sonny : so he wanted you to grab him . why ? franco : well , you 're the only one in town who appreciates my work . i thought i 'd leave you a little sample . sonny : you know what ? i 'm kind of an artist , too . yeah . your brain splattered all over that wall , what would that go for at an auction ? franco : gangsters are so colorful . sonny : yeah . you 're missin ' my point . franco : naw , i 'm startin ' to get it . sonny : yeah ? threatening my son was a big mistake . franco : and it 'll be my last , right ? i think i 'm startin ' to get this whole mob banter thing . max : this guy 's obviously crazy , mr. c. let us take care of him . sonny : you crazy , mr. franco ? you ca n't help yourself ? it 's what makes you a great artiste ? franco : it 's a gift . sonny : mm - hmm , a gift . is it worth dying for ?	sonny wants the boys to stay with him while jax and carly take the baby and head out of the country . michael says morgan should go along with jax and carly . lucky over hears nikolas and elizabeth discuss their affair . lucky says nothing when he sees nik and liz a few moments later . lucky later visits liz at home and admits he overheard her chat with nik . jason forces some information about franco out of ronnie . lisa sees jason holding a gun on ronnie but robin helps diffuse the situation . patrick explains robin 's past with jason to lisa . dante / dom finds maxie at franco 's loft . he also finds `` specs `` for a bomb there . spinelli finds a possible location for franco thanks to ronnie 's information . jason heads to the warehouse and finds a red case but no franco . olivia warns maxie to stay away from franco . max and milo find franco `` tagging `` the window at sonny 's office . franco is brought before sonny . the artist remains smug when sonny warns him about threatening michael . dante / dom worries when maxie says she ca n't find lulu . meanwhile , lulu is strapped to a chair in an undisclosed location and she has a bomb at her feet .
terrell : excuse me ; i 'm looking for dr. webber 's office . robin : down the hall , 1002 . actually , he may not be in there . we had a long night in the e.r . there was a bus crash and we had multiple injuries . most of them were kids . steve : he knows . he was in the thick of it . patrick , this is the pediatric surgeon i mentioned who pitched in last night . patrick : well , well , the good samaritan revealed . steve : i wanted the chance to thank you personally . i 'm steve webber . terrell : chief of staff . looks like i caught a break . terrell jackson . how 's morgan ? steve : he 's doing great . you did excellent work on him . robin : and i know morgan 's family will be grateful . terrell : i like that . the more brownie points i get , the better my chances . patrick : chances for what ? terrell : i 'm here to interview for the position in pediatrics . [ scene_break ] morgan : it barely even hurts , you know ? i would have already been out of here if mom had n't asked so many questions . the doctor kept me overnight just to calm her down . michael : well , sometimes you just have to humor mom . she seemed more scared than us after the bus crash . morgan : i know , but if we do n't stop her , she 's going to make them take x - rays of me from the top of my head to my toes . carly : too late . no one goes anywhere until the doctor assures me you 're both okay . [ scene_break ] sonny : i got you a little something . the doctor said you 'd be able to come home today . kristina : just in time for ally 's funeral . sonny : i do n't want you blaming yourself for what happened to your friend . kristina : why not ? ally would still be alive if i had n't convinced her to go on this stupid trip . sonny : okay , listen to me , all right ? i know it hurts when someone you love dies . and it 's hard not to take it personally . kristina : of course i take it personally . ally was my friend , and it 's my fault . [ scene_break ] lulu : hey . i brought you something to eat . dante : maybe later . thanks . lulu : is there any change ? dante : i was just thinking about the weirdest thing . lulu : what ? dante : when i was about 5 or 6 , i used to climb the fence in the backyard and walk along the top . until i fell off and hit my head on the bricks . lulu : one of the 6 times you 've been knocked unconscious ? dante : first and the worst . i woke up in the hospital , and my mom was right beside the bed . i do n't know if she was scared or pissed off . when she found out i was okay , she , uh , she went off on me pretty good . i think really she wanted to ground me for life . so i was just thinking maybe it 's time to return the favor . when she wakes up , i 'm going to be all over her for this . [ scene_break ] diane : is there any update on the wrongful death lawsuit against brenda barrett and dante falconeri ? theo : no one disputes the fact that brenda fired the shot that killed anton banovic . what remains in question is her motive , and her mental state . diane : i just do n't see how it could be all that difficult not to support her claim of self defense . i mean , why would she shoot at a man if he was n't threatening her ? theo : dante falconeri , who happens to be the son of a mobster . your mobster . who happens to be engaged to brenda barrett . believe me , none of this will escape plaintiff 's counsel . diane : well , it sounds horrible when you put it that way . spinelli : oh , oh , i 'm sorry . i did not realize the brusque lady of justice was in conference . but i do have a most urgent matter -- diane : i am working , mr. grasshopper . spinelli : regarding your prowess as a writer . diane : moi ? theo : this certainly can wait . [ spinelli sneezes ] diane : gesundheit . theo : do n't you realize that exposing innocent people to your germs is tantamount to assault ? [ scene_break ] terrell : you know , i came by last night just to get a sense of how the hospital works . steve : you got to see us under pressure . dr. niles , this is dr. jackson . lisa : hello . lisa niles . terrell : terrell jackson , nice to meet you . lisa : oh . steve : he 's interviewing for the peds position . lisa : well , that 's great . the more , the merrier . [ scene_break ] robin : that girl , kristina 's friend , once she got to the e.r , there was nothing that anyone could do for her . patrick : someone should have seen the problem , robin . robin : ally was asymptomatic . patrick : i still do n't like to lose anyone , especially someone as young and vibrant as her . i just keep thinking what if that was emma . and i wo n't make it . robin : okay , how to put this tactfully . um ... you 're not god , patrick . you never were . patrick : why does that sting just a little bit less coming from you ? robin : i do n't know , maybe you 're becoming immune . patrick : or maybe i just respect what you have to say . robin : why are you being so nice to me ? patrick : hmm . how to put this tactfully ... i really enjoyed spending the holidays with you even though i was in the guest room . and i 'm really , really bummed that our new year 's eve plans got messed up . robin : well , we were treating victims of a bus crash . patrick : yeah , we were , so how about a make up date ? robin : you 're asking me out on a date . patrick : i do n't like being back at the hotel room . i 'm constantly thinking about you and emma , and i 'm going over my patient files trying to find something that we can work on together . and , yes , yeah . i 'm asking you out on a date . robin : i 'm flattered . i 'm tempted to accept . patrick : but you 're saying no . robin : i 'm being cautious . but , you know , ask me another time . maybe you 'll get a different answer . lisa : ahem . do you have time for a consult ? because this is your chance to save a 9-year - old boy from living with a stint in his cranium . patrick : yeah . i 'll take a look at it . [ scene_break ] steve : so , how long did you practice in houston ? terrell : 5 years . i liked it a lot , but it was starting to feel stagnant . i 'm ready to move on . steve : is there any special reason you chose general hospital ? [ terrell chuckles ] [ scene_break ] morgan : the doctor said i 'd be out of my cast in time for the spring karate tournament . carly : let 's take it one step at a time , okay ? you 're so lucky to have walked away with just a broken leg . and you , only a few scratches . morgan : i can not believe how trashed the bus was . there was smashed pieces everywhere . carly : try not to think about that . let 's think positive . morgan : like getting out of here ? michael : just let the doctors run a few more tests , make sure there 's nothing wrong that they ca n't see , okay ? and i 'll come back later ; we can play some video games . morgan : okay , cool . thanks , michael . michael : for what ? morgan : for finding me in the snow and for getting everyone help . you were awesome . michael : you were pretty brave yourself . carly : you both were . get some rest , okay ? morgan : okay . michael : see you later , buddy . michael : he 's gon na be okay , mom . carly : i know . you both are . because you have family and friends who care about you . i noticed that your friend abby was here looking for you last night . [ scene_break ] kristina : it hurts to be the reason someone dies . sonny : well , you know , maybe i do n't know exactly how you feel because i 've never been as kind or as innocent as you . but i know ... what it 's like when someone dies and you feel guilty about it . i mean , people like us , we take it on ourselves . kristina : everybody loses someone . but ally had n't even had her 18th birthday yet . sonny : you want answers , right ? why them instead of me , what you could have done to stop it , especially when someone 's young . when my friend stone died , i knew that the world would be different without him . he died of aids . and if they just could have done something sooner , he might have lived . and i blame myself . kristina : i had n't known that . sonny : maybe i do n't know exactly what you 're feeling , but i have a pretty good idea . kristina : does the hurt ever go away ? sonny : uh ... you know , in time , it softens . one day goes by , a week , a month , and you do n't think about them . and then you feel guilty because you think you 're going to forget them , but the truth is , you never forget . what you have to do , okay , is you have to remember your friend in a way that it does n't tear your heart out . come here , give me a hug . come here . [ scene_break ] edward : maya , you seem to want financial freedom . heh . and ethan , you make no bones about craving for liquidity and autonomy . but what neither of you seems to realize is that it 's right here at your fingertips . maya : do n't pretend that this is about what we want . you want to steal luke 's son , co - opt him and groom him in your image . ethan : that 's a terrifying thought . edward : then you do n't want my million dollars . ethan : whoa , whoa , whoa , we never said that , okay ? let 's not be hasty . edward : if you are n't interested in my offering , there 's an investment in the cayman islands that will be happy to benefit from the million , and probably give me a tidy return . maya : great . well , do n't let us stop you . ethan : no , no , no , time out . okay , we ca n't change the terms of this agreement whenever we feel like it . there 's got ta be some way to keep the deal and the payoff in place . edward : no . either you two live together as husband and wife , or the offer 's rescinded . ethan : fine . i 'll pack a bag and move in tonight . edward : perfect . maya : no way ! edward : look , you kids . you have to work this out . ethan : sweetie , i do n't see why you 're fighting this so hard . it 's relatively painless . maya : okay , because , sugar plumps ... ethan : mm - hmm ? maya : i do n't enjoy my great grandfather dictating my life . edward : [ chuckles ] au contraire ! this is your chance for freedom , financial and otherwise . and you know something , i ca n't think of a better time than right now for you to try it out . you see , with luke and tracy on their honeymoon , you two can have the run of the place . ethan : oh , he 's good . tracy : alice , take my bags upstairs . edward : oh , unfortunate . tracy : i 'm home . without my husband . he decided to skip the honeymoon and go right to grand larceny . [ scene_break ] spinelli : an allergy to dust is not a crime . i assure you the jackal 's hygiene is above reproach . theo : this is precisely the sort of insensitivity that spreads disease and launches pandemics . diane : theo , really , no harm , no foul . theo : the world is fraught with unseen dangers . spinelli : well , then perhaps the bald bloviator should retreat to his antiseptic bubble . diane : eh , eh , do n't ! theo : you can tell mr. corinthos that i will not be able to adequately represent ms. barrett and mr. falconeri because this anthropomorphized germ has made me ill . diane : that wo n't be necessary . we can talk about my writing another time , spinelli . go . spinelli : yes . that would be most excellent . diane : theo , spinelli 's a good kid . he 's very , very useful , and i have never seen anyone more adept at using a computer . theo : mmm , which is why i travel with my own keyboard . your young computer genius is a menace . diane : i shall try and keep him out of your way . theo : good enough . now assuming that my immune system has not been compromised , i have an important witness to interview . [ scene_break ] lulu : i know what it 's like to sit at your mother 's bedside and wonder if she will ever come back to you , and i know that 's terrifying . but i also know that if she 's still breathing , there 's hope . dante : yeah , you know what , all right , you 're right . it 's not her time . she raised me , she looked after me , she made sure i did n't get sucked into a life like sonny 's . she actually told me i became the man she wanted me to be . now it 's supposed to be her time to live the life that she 's supposed to live . lulu : she 's going to . dante : ugh . i ca n't -- i do n't know , i ca n't just sit here . i do n't know what to do . lulu : what do you want to do ? dante : i do n't know . i do n't know what i 'm supposed to do . i do n't know what she 'd want me to do . lulu : she wants you to be the person that you already are , and everything that you 're doing is enough . [ scene_break ] sonny : you know , aww , i hate to see my little girl struggle with grief , even though i know it 's part of a loss , right ? maybe you 'll start , ally 's death will help you appreciate your life more . she 'll live on inside of you . kristina : i believe you . sonny : of course you do , because i 'm your dad . [ chuckles ] and , you know , you 're allowed to like me , even though you do n't want to maybe admit that . you got your mother 's smarts , which is , thank god . but the way you feel things so deeply inside ; the way you want to fix the world for the people you love , that 's what i do . it 's taken me until now to realize it 's pretty much out of my control . bad things happen , good things happen . it almost has nothing to do with me . kristina : i know . the bus crash was an accident . but ally would n't have been there if i had n't have pushed so hard . i just wanted to be a good friend . sonny : you did n't know it was going to turn out like this . kristina : i just thought that if we all spent the weekend together , that michael would start to see that ally was a lot better than ... sonny : what ? kristina : there 's this girl -- woman -- that michael likes . and her name is abby . i 'm sure she 's perfectly nice , but she 's way too old for him . ally was the least judgmental person i know . she was perfect for michael . sonny : you tried to do a nice thing for your brother . he 's very proud of you . so am i . [ scene_break ] michael : look , abby knew i was on the trip . when she heard about the bus crash , she rushed to the hospital to make sure i was n't hurt . carly : that 's nice . that means she was worried about you . michael : yeah . i would have done the same thing if it was reversed . carly : all for someone you 're just tutoring in math ? i think you 're seeing a lot more of abby than you 're letting on . michael : mom , i know you think she 's too old for me . you were n't exactly subtle . carly : look , i just ca n't imagine abby being the kind of person you 'd be attracted to . michael : when did you get so judgmental , mom ? carly : i 'm not being judgmental . i just do n't think she belongs with you . michael : no , what you 're saying is you do n't think abby 's the person that you want for me . but it 's not your call , mom , it 's mine . and not that it matters . abby 's just a friend . so you can relax , i 'm fine . [ scene_break ] morgan : are you a doctor ? theo : indeed i am . a doctor of jurisprudence . i 'm a lawyer . morgan : i do n't think i need a lawyer . i mean , i 'm pretty sure i did n't do anything illegal . theo : well , sadly , the same can not be said for your older sibling , detective falconeri . morgan : is dante in trouble ? theo : well , that remains to be seen . your father has retained me to protect your brother and a ms. brenda barrett . morgan : right . she 's my dad 's girlfriend . actually , they 're gon na get married . theo : hmm . well , that does not explain or excuse his neglect of your present situation . morgan : did you just say my dad is neglecting me ? because you 're wrong . theo : then where is he ? i can assure you , if my son had suffered a broken tibia , they would have to forcibly remove me from his side . morgan : you have a son ? theo : i had . my son was killed . morgan : oh . i 'm sorry . theo : it was a devastating loss . it opened my eyes to the temporary nature of life . no one has as much time as they think . no one can be certain their loved ones are safe . your father would do well to learn that . morgan : no offense , but my dad spends a lot of time and money keeping his kids safe . morgan : ah . well , you strike me as a young man of limitless potential . how fortunate you did n't get hurt worse in that bus accident . i 'm sure your father would be devastated if he lost you . [ scene_break ] edward : so luke is up to his old tricks , huh ? ethan : should we be posting bail ? tracy : i do n't know that he 's been arrested yet . maya : oh , god , after everything we did to get you and luke together . i mean , how is it the marriage barely lasted a week ? tracy : i 'm not divorcing him . i 'm just not saving him . edward : oh - ho , i 'll drink to that ! ethan : all right , what happened in prague ? tracy : well . luke had insisted that prague was the perfect place for a honeymoon , when actually , it was the perfect place for a diamond heist . ethan : and something went wrong ? tracy : yeah . he tried to steal a fortune without warning me . and i hope he gets caught . edward : and my point is made . now you can sneak around like a thief in the night and steal other men 's scotch and diamonds , or you can choose to pursue a far more lucrative and legal way to take what you want . now let me teach you , hmm ? ethan : let me think about it . and i think some of that single malt might help . [ edward chuckles ] [ scene_break ] woman on p.a . : dr. quartermaine , 2505 . dr. monica quartermaine , call 2505 . dante : can i help you ? theo : you are dante falconeri , are you not ? dante : ahem . yeah . the e.r . theo : oh , yeah , right , that is right . yes , my fellow opera enthusiast . we 've never been formally introduced . i 'm theo hoffman . i 'm with the law firm of mason , petrovich and miller . i 'm here to defend you and brenda barrett . dante : look , now is just not a great time , okay ? my mother 's not doing too well . theo : yes , i can see that . that is terrible . but you and ms. barrett will have to answer for killing a man . dante : okay . does it have to be right now ? it 's just not a good time . theo : i understand , but i did take the time to come here , and i would appreciate -- sonny : i do n't know if you heard him , but he said not now , so you need to just , right now , leave him alone . [ scene_break ] terrell : i 'm actually interviewing at a couple of hospitals in the area . but this is top of my list . mostly because of your reputation , dr. webber . steve : i did n't realize i had a reputation . terrell : oh , come on . your work in memphis with the trauma unit is well - known . the way that you run things , it 's exactly the kind of atmosphere i 'm interested in . steve : you definitely have the credentials and letters of recommendation . but i am more interested in the intangibles , like the way you stepped in last night . that took guts . so i 'm gon na go with mine . i 'm going to offer you a trial position . unless you need time to think about it . terrell : that works for me . steve : great , great . i need to get a few things done . i 'll get you down to h.r . as soon as i can to get the paperwork started . feel free to look around . terrell : will do . and thank you . robin : so are congratulations in order ? terrell : so it seems . i 'm sorry ; i did n't catch your name before . robin : oh , did n't give it . robin scorpio drake . welcome . terrell : thank you . dr. webber said i should get the lay of the land . i figured i should start with someone who 's been here a while . you qualified ? robin : well , born and raised in port charles . but i studied medicine in paris for a while . research , actually . but yeah , you could say that i know the territory . terrell : probably too well . you know , maybe you should send me to someone newer and a little more objective . or better yet , you could tell me who i should avoid . robin : ah , well , i 'm afraid i could n't be objective . terrell : uh - oh . you know , no matter where you go , there 's always somebody who 's bad news , is n't there ? robin : well ... [ scene_break ] theo : dante is a codefendant in a wrongful death suit . your son and your fiancé . that hardly feels like a coincidence . sonny : dante 's mother may die . your timing is not good . theo : i do n't have the luxury of time , mr. corinthos . none of us do . this case will proceed without regard to the condition of dante 's mother . sonny : i pay you to do what i need you to do . theo : i am the man who can save your son and your fiancé . a little gratitude is in order . this whole killing smells of collusion and cover - up . the obvious conclusion is that dante used his badge to help brenda get away with a vicious murder . sonny : is that your personal opinion ? theo : that is the case that the other side will make . if i am to present a viable defense , dante will have to begin cooperating now . sonny : okay , let me tell you something . dante is in that room wondering if his mother 's going to live or die . i pay you a fortune to do whatever it is that i need you to do . so unless they 're here to drag brenda off in chains ... you leave my son alone . theo : he 's your son . believe me , i understand . in fact , you and i have more in common than you realize , mr. corinthos . [ scene_break ] robin : it 's probably a good idea to let you make up your own mind about your future colleagues . terrell : oh , come on , that 's not fair . robin : believe me ; you do n't need the benefit of my cynicism . patrick : so what hospital are you planning on dazzling next ? robin : actually , i think dr. jackson is done dazzling . steve was impressed enough to make an offer . patrick : wow , that 's , uh -- congratulations . terrell : it 's a trial position , but i 'm not too worried . are either of you in pediatrics ? patrick : no . robin : no . terrell : oh , well , then . you should n't be worried , either . in fact , maybe you could give me a rundown on the staff . patrick : yeah , sure . if you want to keep your bones intact , do n't mess with epiphany johnson . she 's head of nursing . if you have n't figured out the chief yet , he does chest and tris mondays , wednesdays , back and bis , wednesdays and thursdays . robin here is a research extraordinaire . champion of non - evasive procedures . but do n't mess with her family . she 'll wipe the floor with you . robin : and i can cook . dr. drake , he 's never met a patient he did n't want to cut . the size of his ego is only exceeded by his surgical skills and his competitive nature . so if you do n't challenge him , you 'll get along fine . patrick : and i do n't cook . terrell : [ chuckles ] this must be nice . married and on staff together . robin : actually , um , we 're separated . terrell : oh . dude , i 'm sorry . i 've stepped in it before , but that ... patrick : it 's all right . there 's no way you could have known . i 'll see you later . terrell : yeah . [ scene_break ] michael : abby . abby : hi ! oh ! i was hoping you 'd show up here this morning . michael : yeah ? well , i 'm glad to show up anywhere after last night . abby : i know , gosh . i was at work and i started hearing customers talk about this bus crash ; how all the people from general hospital were on it . and all i kept thinking was , it was me who convinced you to go . so i made this ridiculous excuse and i grabbed my coat and i just ran straight to the hospital . michael : you did ? abby : yeah . michael : you did n't get in trouble because of it , did you ? abby : i do n't care if i did . i was n't going to rest until i knew you were okay . michael : yeah . well , it could have been a lot worse . abby : yeah , i know . michael : it was for ally . abby : ally . the girl you told me about ? michael : yeah . ah , she , uh , she did n't make it . abby : michael , that 's awful . i am so sorry . is there anything i can do ? michael : no , no . i mean , you already did . last night when you showed up at the hospital . i was just thinking about you , and then there you were . abby : well , i told you . i needed to know that you were alive . i do n't know if this means anything , but i was sitting next to this man while i was waiting to see you , and it turned out that it was your father . and i hope it 's okay , but i told him that we were friends . [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm proud of our kids . sonny : we 're lucky morgan 's leg is going to heal . i 'm a little worried about kristina , 'cause the loss of her friend -- carly : it was awful . she 's been through so much . you were great with her , though . you were great with morgan last night . he was so happy that you were there . i know it was n't easy to watch him go off with me and jax . sonny : i 'm just glad he 's okay . carly : thanks for not making a scene . i need to talk to you about michael . sonny : what about him ? carly : i 'm worried about him . sonny : he seems more confident . he handled the crash and the whole thing . carly : yeah , i 'm not talking about that . it 's something totally different . michael has a new friend , okay ? and her name is abby and she 's about 10 years older than him . and the first time i met abby , he said he was tutoring her in math . sonny : i did n't know he was tutoring . carly : it does n't matter if he 's tutoring her or not , okay ? the point is , i saw abby and michael in the e.r . last night , and she was hugging him . it was n't just a friendly hug . it was a hug - hug , sonny . this woman is older than michael , and i 'm telling you , she 's serious about our son . [ scene_break ] [ dante sighs ] johnny : what was olivia doing going on a ski trip ? dante : it was supposed to be carly . she asked her to go at the last second . johnny : oh . she gon na be okay ? dante : i do n't know . why do n't you go sit with her ? johnny : no , thanks . dante : she 'd like it if you did . johnny : not anymore . [ scene_break ] terrell : dr. niles , was it ? lisa : oh , yeah . terrell : can you tell me where the lab is around here ? lisa : you know what , actually , just follow me 'cause i was on my way myself . terrell : looks like you 're not winning miss popularity anytime soon . lisa : well , there 's plenty of blame to go around and i do n't deserve all of it . terrell : so why i am here , lis ? why did i arrange an interview ? and now accept a job , all on your say - so ? lisa : i want you to seduce robin scorpio . [ scene_break ] spinelli : ah ! ah ! the jackal is grateful to the brusque lady of justice for agreeing to meet . you must be exhausted after having to accommodate the bombastic braggart . diane : theo hoffman is brilliant and eccentric , qualities which i would think you would appreciate . spinelli : well , surely there 's no resemblance ... diane : stop that . at very least , he is eminently qualified to handle the pending lawsuit against brenda barrett . and i know how important that is to you . spinelli : i suppose i can accept the bald bloviator for the divine one 's sake , yes . diane : thank you , i would appreciate that . now , what is all this about ? spinelli : yes . i am haunted by your prose . you 've proven to be the most dynamic wordsmith . diane : ahh . [ spinelli giggles ] diane : well , i would n't call it an emergency . spinelli : well , one must strike while the muse is hot . and i can not imagine one of your ability being content with legal briefings and court filings . diane : spinelli , my creative writing skills have been on the back - burner since my college days . spinelli : well , i , the jackal , am prepared to offer you an opportunity . a vehicle to fully express your talent . diane : how ? spinelli : the brusque lady of justice will chronicle the exploits of one jackal p.i . diane : [ laughs ] oh ! oh , you 're serious . [ scene_break ] johnny : olivia and i broke up because of the life that i choose to lead . when she wakes up , she 'll be real happy to see you there , i guarantee you that . you know she 'd go to the wall for you . dante : yeah , i know . johnny : i do n't know , maybe it 's a good idea that we do n't take our mothers for granted , huh ? dante : that was your ex - boyfriend . he thinks i do n't appreciate you . i hope you do n't think that . i love you , mom . oh . [ sighs ] hey ! hey . olivia : what 's a matter , baby ? dante : nothing . nothing 's wrong . i 'm good . [ scene_break ] abby : there 's just me , you know , and this nice man . both of us worried and nervous . and he asked me who i was waiting for . of course i told him , michael corinthos . it 's just a small world , huh ? michael : yeah . well , i 'm glad my dad got to meet you , though . that 's great . abby : well , he figured out pretty quickly that i was a dancer . he said he used to own a strip club . michael : yeah , that 's right , he did . he gets it . all he really wants is for me to be happy anyways . abby : what makes you happy , michael ? michael : what makes me happy ? right now , sitting here with you . if you let me buy you breakfast , it 'll be even better . abby : okay . michael : yeah ? abby : yeah . [ scene_break ] carly : michael and abby , they 're more than just friends . watching them hug last night , it -- it -- this is the last person michael should be friends with . sonny : have you spoken to abby ? carly : yes . sonny , she must be after money or something . sonny : no , she 's not , 'cause she has a job . carly : how do you know ? sonny : i met her at the hospital last night . she was waiting for michael . we were both trying to wait to see how hurt he was . she seemed nice . carly : i ca n't believe that you 're okay with this . sonny : well , i 'm not okay with him hanging out at vaughn 's , because he could associate with people -- carly : vaughn 's ? ! the strip club ? sonny : yeah , on west elm street . carly : abby 's a stripper ? sonny : exotic dancer . carly : sonny ! this is not happening .	edward tells maya and ethan that he will nullify their agreement unless the two of them live together as a married couple . tracy comes home from her honeymoon alone . spinelli goes to alexis 's office to talk about her writing . theo berates him for bringing germs into the office . spinelli suggests that diane hone her prosaic skills on chronicling his exploits as a private investigator . theo goes to the hospital to see morgan . he comments about sonny 's absence from morgan 's bedside . he tells morgan that sonny will come to realize how fleeting life can be and that there is no way to know when one might lose a loved one . morgan , unaware that he is in the presence of the balkan , boasts to him about the time and money that sonny spends to keep his kids safe . meanwhile , sonny consoles kristina in her hospital room as kristina blames herself for ali 's death . dante sits vigil at olivia 's bedside . theo goes to olivia 's room to talk to dante . sonny comes in and tells theo to go away . johnny goes to the hospital and asks dante about olivia . dante suggests that johnny sit with her for awhile . johnny doubts that olivia would want that . olivia wakes up . carly gives michael a hard time about abby . michael tells her it is n't her call . carly goes to sonny and tells him that she saw an older woman hugging michael . sonny tells her that he met abby and that she is nice , although he does n't like the idea of michael hanging out at vaughn 's . carly is stunned to realize that abby is a stripper and she tells sonny it is not happening .
lorenzo : why are you keeping me alive as promised ? so sonny can kill a man who 's tethered to a wall and half starved ? he 'll be very proud of you . jason : mmm . first tell me what you did to carly . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] courtney : hey . you ok ? carly : ah -- courtney : what 's wrong ? carly : hey -- he 's in trouble . courtney : what happened to sonny ? carly : no , it 's not sonny , it 's alcazar , and i -- i do n't even -- i do n't know what to do . i ca n't handle this . i ca n't think , i -- i ca n't -- i ca n't drag you into this . courtney : hey , hey , hey -- if you 're this upset , i need to know what 's going on . carly : no , no , you do not need to know about this . courtney : carly , we 're friends . i mean , whatever it is , maybe i can help . carly : jason has alcazar and when sonny gets home , they 're going to kill him . [ scene_break ] nikolas : psst . emily : hey , the police let you go . nikolas : they did n't have enough evidence to hold me , of course . emily : the police would n't tell me anything . i -- i must have called alexis about a million times . nikolas : it 's all right . it 's all right . emily : they ca n't seriously believe that you killed cody mccall . nikolas : it 's early in the investigation . they have to question everyone . emily : but why do n't -- why do n't they go after that fence ? i mean , he tried to kill me . he probably -- he probably killed cody . nikolas : i -- i ca n't prove that he even exists . [ scene_break ] ben : i 'm tracking sam mccall . i need a boat and somebody who knows their way around azure key . i 'm doing a little treasure hunting . [ scene_break ] sonny : all right , how 's that feel ? huh ? sam : you 're so good to me . sonny : you should n't really talk , ok ? sam : no , i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry for the lies . sonny : eh , do n't worry about it . sam : look , you have to forgive me , ok ? sonny : ok , you know what ? sam : i ca n't stand it . i ca n't stand it . sam : i try . i try as hard as i can , but i 'm scared , ok ? i 'm just scared . sonny : it 's ok . you just got to get -- sam : i 'm scared . sonny : you got to get over , you know ? you got to get through this thing here , you know what i 'm saying ? sam : oh , i 'm scared . sonny : it 's all right . does that feel better ? sam : i love you , jax . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] faith : are you having a good time ? super . lovely . need anything here ? super . and how are we doing ? well , we 're raking it in tonight . zander : it looks that way . faith : and all it took was a robbery and a shooting . the haunted star is the hottest spot in town . zander : for the moment . faith : hello ? where are you ? zander : i -- i have a lot on my mind . faith : what could be more important than me ? [ scene_break ] sage : i do n't care ! what if sonny 's killed him ? dillon : stop , stop , stop , stop -- he 's probably out doing business or something like that and -- and if he is , you need to stay out of it . sage : maybe you 're right . dillon : ok . [ scene_break ] courtney : are you sure jason has alcazar ? carly : jason told me to forget alcazar . courtney : what , and that means sonny will kill him ? carly : you know , i should n't have told you this . it 's why you left jason in the first place . courtney : no , carly , i still love jason , but i still do n't understand the way he justifies the things he does . i mean , how -- how can i love a man who just kills anyone who gets in his way ? carly : oh , come on , it 's not that simple . courtney : yes it is , carly . that 's just the point . carly : no , no . courtney : we ca n't stop them . we ca n't change anything . all we can do is -- all you can do is just wait . carly : yeah , but you do n't need to be a part of this . you 've been hurt enough . courtney : hey , i want to help in any way i can . i mean , even if it 's just keeping you company . [ carly chuckles ] courtney : come on . we could rent some videos . we could make some popcorn with a ton of butter . i have a date , but i can cancel , no problem . carly : oh , you 're going out with the cop again ? courtney : you think it 's a bad idea . carly : well , i have my reasons not to like him , but hey , you know what ? if he makes you happy , you need to just go for it . courtney : hey , i would n't go that far . carly : yeah well , ok , that 's fine . it 's just -- listen , do n't cancel your date on account of me . i 'm good . listen , i 'm fine , really i am . courtney : are you sure ? carly : yeah , i 'm good . go . go , go , go , go , go . go . courtney : ok . oh -- i came over to volunteer for michael 's skating party . carly : great , i 'll put you on that chaperone list . courtney : thanks . carly : yeah , go . courtney : hey , let me know if you need anything , ok ? carly : yeah . just a way to explain to jason that killing alcazar is not going to help anything . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : i did n't do anything to carly . i did n't have to . jason : you 're taking advantage of her brain injury . lorenzo : i 'm being honest with you . carly 's supposed to love her husband . she 's trying to make her life work with sonny . that 's how loyal and strong she is . sonny ca n't be bothered to even stay in town for her . she deserves better than that . she 's starting to see that there 's life after sonny corinthos . all right , you want me to make this easy ? you can walk out this door , you can throw away the key , and you can leave me here to die a miserable death , or you can let sonny come back and kill me . it wo n't change anything . i 'm in carly 's head and i 'm in her heart . you ca n't change that . no one can . jason : you 're right . you 're free . go ahead , go to carly . but you 're going to have to get past me first . [ scene_break ] nikolas : how far did you get in blackthorn 's journal ? emily : pretty deep . nikolas : yeah and i 'll bet sam 's looking at his treasure map as we speak . emily : yeah , it was definitely ripped out . but , i mean , it 's weird , you know that -- that sentence about the only place that comes before his one true love -- he keeps writing it over and over . nikolas : maybe it 's a clue . emily : yeah , well , maybe you have to be a -- maybe you have to be a pirate to figure it out . my own personal pirate , with a tattoo just like blackthorn 's . nikolas : that 's right , that 's right . emily : what are you doing ? nikolas : what ? emily : bad idea . bad idea . nikolas : we have to get to that treasure before anybody else does . emily : ok . ok . nikolas : [ british accent ] and i want to find the whole fortune and lay it at your feet . emily : hmm , i love it when you talk pirate . ok , come on . nikolas : [ normal voice ] ok . let 's go . [ scene_break ] courtney : hey . how do i look ? waitress : you 'll knock jason 's socks off . [ scene_break ] ric : courtney 's a beautiful woman , is n't she ? she 's smart , she 's sweet , very strong - willed . but she 's the mark , detective , not the prize . brian : do n't worry about it . courtney and i are going out tonight . ric : lorenzo alcazar has been reported missing . if sonny grabbed him , then i 'm sure jason has something to do with it . brian : i 'll see what i can do . ric : the sooner the better on this . brian : i do n't want to push , all right , courtney will get suspicious . ric : well , think of it this way , detective . with jason out of the way , you have a clear shot at courtney . is n't that what you want ? courtney : hey . brian : sorry i 'm late and -- wow -- you look fantastic . courtney : thanks . so , you ready to roll ? brian : i 'm more than ready . courtney : ok . well , then let 's just have a fabulous night and leave all of our troubles behind . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : yeah , i could head for the door . you could tell sonny i tried to escape and you had no choice but to kill me . it might even make you feel better . but it will not change how carly feels . so go ahead , kill me if you want . she 's going to hate you for it . jason : i doubt it . lorenzo : but you do n't know for sure , do you ? if carly can survive this room , so can i . thanks for dinner . jason : make it last . [ scene_break ] carly : hey sonny , i -- i know you 're going to come home as soon as you can . i just -- i just wanted to hear your voice , even if it 's just on a message and i wanted to tell you i love you again . max : listen , little lady -- sage : stop it ! max : you ca n't go barging into people 's houses and -- sage : get your hands off of me ! max : that 's not how it works around here . you understand that ? sage : leave me alone ! let me go ! max : do you understand what i 'm saying ? you 're not going in there . carly : hey ! it 's ok , max . what do you want ? sage : i have to find my uncle ! carly : well , i already told you -- sage : where 's sonny ? carly : i have no idea . i -- sage : hey ! carly : ok , are you out of your mind ? max : that 's it , you 're -- carly : what , you came here -- you came here to shoot my husband ? max : that 's it , she 's out of here . sage : no . stop it . carly : no , no , no , no , no . no , no . leave her here . leave us alone . max : i do n't think that 's a real good idea , mrs. corinthos . carly : oh , you know what ? i am in no danger . max : i 'll be outside . carly : thank you . [ door closes ] carly : hmm , it 's very interesting . i used to run around town with guns . did you know that ? hmm ? i shot one of my ex 's in open court . i hit him too , and they had to put me away for it . i was young . i was desperate . i 'm guessing you are too . here . you go ahead . you do whatever it is you have to do . go ahead . sage : where 's my uncle ? carly : i do n't know . sage : where is sonny ? carly : he is out of town and he had absolutely nothing -- sage : stop lying ! carly : to do with your -- sage : you have to help me ! carly : why ? sage : because it 's all your fault ! [ scene_break ] emily : can you imagine if they made it to that island ? just constance and blackthorn and the treasure . nikolas : we need to figure out which island . emily : a proper quartermaine lady stranded with her pirate prince . nikolas : mm - hmm . emily : can you imagine -- just -- just picture them in the moonlight , dancing , and the moonlight turns the sand to silver . nikolas : that 's it , that 's it . that 's it . that 's where the treasure is . blood point . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] elizabeth : hey . ric : what 's wrong ? elizabeth : zander would n't sign the papers . he says we 're rushing him . ric : oh , he 's stalling . elizabeth : i do n't know . ric : i was afraid of this . elizabeth : maybe he just needs some more time , you know ? the guy 's lost so much already and now we 're asking him to sign away his child . i -- ric : maybe you 're right . elizabeth : maybe we just need to be more patient . ric : well , i could learn patience as long as you 're the one who 's tutoring me . elizabeth : well , let 's go check out that roulette wheel , get our mind off things . ric : that 's a good idea . why do n't you go get us some chips , huh ? elizabeth : why do n't you try not to harass zander ? ric : `` harass `` is such a strong word , mrs. lansing . elizabeth : jeez , you 're impossible . ric : elizabeth tells me that you 're reluctant to sign the papers . zander : well ric , there 's plenty of time . the baby 's not going to be born for months . ric : are we having second thoughts ? zander : it depends . ric : on what ? zander : how bad do you want the signature ? ric : i already offered you money . zander : forget money . what else do you bring to the table , mr. a.d.a . ? [ scene_break ] brian : well , you are an excellent roulette player . courtney : thanks . brian : ok , admit it . we 're having the date from hell . courtney : not from hell . purgatory . brian : ouch . courtney : i 'm kidding , really . brian : no , you are n't . you look exactly like my wife before she burst into tears and told me what was really bothering her . courtney : brian , i 'm fine . brian : please take this as a compliment , but you 're a terrible liar . courtney : yeah , i get that a lot . brian : can i help ? is something bothering you ? courtney : no . brian : well , should we call it a night ? courtney : no , no , no , not at all . of course not . brian : then what am i missing ? it 's serious , is n't it ? courtney : yes . [ scene_break ] carly : ok . ok , since you have a gun on me and all , why do n't you tell me why your uncle 's disappearance is my fault ? sage : my dad used to say that uncle lorenzo was the smartest man he 'd ever met . he never made a mistake until he met you . your crazy husband shot him four times ! carly : yeah and your uncle lorenzo was wearing a bulletproof vest and not that it is any of your business , but sonny was provoked . your uncle has done everything he can to destroy what i love most , which is my husband , our lives together , and my family . sage : yeah , well , uncle lorenzo is my family and if he dies , i 'll have no one ! carly : ok , listen to me . i honestly do not know where your uncle is right now . but i do know that he would not want you searching for him . he would not want you running around town waving guns at people , even if they are not loaded . come on , give me the gun , sage , give it to me . go home -- because that 's what your uncle would want you to do . go . get . max : do i go after her ? carly : no . it 's a big mess and i am the only person who can fix it . [ scene_break ] sam : i love you , jax . you got to promise me -- sonny : ok , first of all , i think you 're hallucinating a little bit , but you got to -- sam : there 's a map . sonny : what do you want me to promise you ? sam : there 's a map . sonny : a map ? sam : the treasure and there 's pages from the journal . you got to find them . sonny : where did you -- sam : and keep them safe , ok ? sonny : well , where did you put them ? sam : just find them . sonny : where did you put the map ? sam : just keep it safe . sonny : well , if you tell me where you put the map , i 'll keep it -- sam : just keep it safe , please . just -- [ sonny fingers through bag ] sam : keep it safe . sonny : if you tell me where you put the map , i 'll keep it safe . sam : keep it -- sonny : huh ? sam : no . sonny : whoa ! [ scene_break ] dillon : thank you . waitress : sure . dillon : hey , jason -- excuse me , jason ? jason : what ? what do you want ? dillon : i 'm sorry to bother you . alcazar 's niece said she 's -- she 's , like , worried because i guess alcazar 's missing or something like that , and she thinks something might have happened to him , so she came to me , and i guess i 'm supposed to ask you if anything -- i should stay out of this . jason : that 's right . dillon : you know , the thing is sage , she 's -- she 's not -- she 's not my girlfriend or , like , anything -- anything like that . i 'm not even really her friend , but -- but she 's scared , you know , and she 's been bounced around a lot and i understand that and -- and she 's not as tough as she pretends to be . jason : she showed up at sonny 's with a gun . dillon : did she shoot anybody ? jason : no . dillon : and she 's ok ? jason : she just left the penthouse . dillon : with the gun ? jason : no . dillon : oh , ok . all right , that 's good . that 's not great , but -- well , see , that 's what i 'm talking about . i mean , like , alcazar 's all she has . without him , you know , i do n't know what she 's going to -- jason : dillon , i ca n't -- i ca n't help you . dillon : all right . jason : and if you care about sage , you 're going to keep her away from -- look at me -- you 're going to keep her away from all this . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] courtney : you know , i just -- i ca n't stop thinking about carly . you know , she 's going through a really hard time right now , especially tonight . brian : any idea why ? courtney : no , i -- i almost bailed on you tonight so that i could keep her company . brian : glad you did n't . courtney : it 's ok . you know , carly -- she is the strongest person i know . you know , i used to envy her and the way that she could love sonny and ignore the things that he does . i thought that i could do that with jason . brian : are you sorry you ca n't ? courtney : sometimes . i mean , i -- jason 's life is n't what i thought . it was exciting and scary . i think i just thought the deeper i got into it , the safer i 'd feel , but i just felt more afraid . brian : i do n't blame you . courtney : anyway , i 'm -- i 'm better off away from all that , but carly , she 's -- she 's stuck right in the middle . brian : maybe more than she even realizes -- like when she warned alcazar that sonny was coming after him ? if she had n't and alcazar had been killed , carly would be just as guilty as the person who pulled the trigger . [ scene_break ] zander : you know how the law works in this town . you go after anybody you want . ric : if we think they 're guilty . zander : and if you do n't , you make them guilty . i know -- i 've been there . ric : all right , let 's just cut to the chase . what are you asking for ? zander : you want me to sign away my rights ; i want you to prosecute nikolas cassadine . emily : did you find anything ? nikolas : i 'm checking another site . there must be some antique maps online somewhere . emily : how 'd you come up with blood point ? nikolas : well , that -- that sentence that you said he kept writing over and over ? emily : yeah ? yeah ? nikolas : i thought it might be a code . i marked it in there . emily : oh . all right . `` i 've left the only place that comes before the name of my one true love , the key that rivals the gold in her hair and the sparkle in her eyes . `` ok , so `` key , `` `` gold , `` and `` sparkle `` could mean `` treasure , `` but how do you come up with blood point ? nikolas : well , what -- what initials come before constance quartermaine 's ? emily : um -- the -- the letters b and p . nikolas : b.p . , blood -- blood point . emily : oh . nikolas : it 's the only landing site in the journal that starts with those letters . emily : it 's a stretch . nikolas : yeah , i got it . here , look at this -- come here . look at this map . emily : uh - huh . nikolas : look , blood point -- emily : uh - huh . nikolas : is on the island -- emily : island of azure key . nikolas : azure key . emily : oh , my -- do you think that 's where the treasure is ? nikolas : well , it makes sense , do n't you think ? emily : yeah . nikolas : yep . well , it 's worth a trip . you interested ? oh ! emily : try and stop me . [ scene_break ] sam : you waited until i passed out and then you stole my map . sonny : ok , whoa -- wait a minute here , ok . that 's not -- you wanted me to look for it and then you thought i was jax and you know -- i was n't doing -- sam : no , no , no , no , i did n't . please do n't -- sonny : yeah , you were -- you were delirious , ok , so i just decided to , you know -- sam : did i tell you where the treasure is ? sonny : you wanted me to look for the map . you wanted me to keep it safe . what ? sam : you could be lying . sonny : no , i 'm not . i do n't care about your treasure . we are stuck here , right , together whether we like it or not . i need to know who 's coming after you . sam : no , no , no , you already -- sonny : ok ? sam : you know too much already . sonny : your life is on the line . so is mine . sam : then leave . sonny : you 're telling me what to do ? sam : leave me alone ! [ scene_break ] brian : i 'm sorry . we were supposed to leave all our troubles behind tonight and what do i do ? shove you right into them . courtney : sometimes it helps to get things out in the open and sometimes it does n't . you know , it 's just the sooner that i 'm able to let go of jason and that whole world , the better i 'll feel . brian : i agree . courtney : being with you helps . thank you . brian : you know , how about we cash in those chips and go have some dinner ? courtney : sounds like a plan . [ scene_break ] zander : ahem . faith : you seemed awfully chummy with the a.d.a . what could you possibly have had to discuss with the milkmaid and her new hubby ? zander : i 'll explain later . faith : ah -- zander : i got to go . faith : no , no , no . you come back here . wait a second -- oh ! i suppose `` excuse me `` would be too much to ask . jason : you brought in extra people . faith : yeah , i was robbed . i need more security . jason : you 're taking a risk . faith : and you 're being paranoid . look , i 'm not gearing up for another ambush . see , i do n't have to . sonny and alcazar are going to cancel each other out and then it will be just you and me . i 'm looking forward to that , are n't you ? jason : double the surveillance on the haunted star . sonny 's not reachable . i 'll handle things till he calls in . courtney : should n't you be guarding your prisoner ? lorenzo 's voice : i love you , carly . i always will . carly : no , no . lorenzo : mrs. corinthos . it 's a pleasure to meet you . you love me , too . you ca n't help yourself . you ca n't stop . carly : just stay . lorenzo 's voice : you do n't want to . you love me today , tomorrow , forever . you 're safe . you 're safe , carly . you love me . how would you know i 'm lonely unless you 're lonely , too ? you love us . [ carly screams ] carly : ah , it hurts ! lorenzo : we 're almost there . i think i see the head . carly : oh , god , help me ! ah ! carly : no , i do n't love you . god , i do n't -- i do n't love you . carly : oh , god , my head ! ah ! oh , god . carly : oh , my god , leave me alone . leave me alone ! [ scene_break ] [ noise ] sam : what are you doing ? sonny , how long was i out ? sonny : i did n't look at the map , if that 's what you 're asking . i did n't steal anything , actually . sam : why not ? sonny : because i do n't steal from women . sam : look , i thought i told you to leave . sonny : yeah , well , you know , usually , i do n't -- i do n't do what other people tell me to do , especially when they -- they yell at me . sam : well , you could 've called your pilot and flown away . sonny : yeah , i could have . you know anything about honor ? sam : it is n't what i 'm best at . sonny : well , you -- you know , you helped me out on a bad night and i 'm just returning the favor . [ scene_break ] emily : ok . i 'm ready . nikolas : maybe -- maybe i should go alone . what do you -- emily : would you like me to knit while i 'm waiting for you to come back ? nikolas : i -- i know you think i 'm overprotective , but i 'm not . emily : yeah , it 's a bad habit , but you 'll get over it . come on , let 's go . ben the fence could be stealing treasure as we speak . nikolas : do you know how crazy you make me ? do you know ? emily : yeah , but you love it anyway . nikolas : yes , i do . emily : ok . i think -- i think we better go now . nikolas : yeah , you 're right , or we may never leave at all . [ emily chuckles ] ric : leaving town ? nikolas : what are you doing here ? emily : what -- did you find out who killed cody ? ric : as a matter of fact , we did . nikolas cassadine , you 're under arrest for the murder of cody mccall . [ scene_break ] sonny : what are you doing ? sam : burning the treasure map . i memorized it . sonny : so now you 're the only one who knows how to find the treasure ? sam : yeah , that 's right . sonny : i thought you were smarter than that . sam : what ? the map was a liability . sonny : no , it was your insurance policy . sam : what is that supposed to mean ? sonny : well , it -- before , if somebody wanted the treasure , all they had to do was grab the map . now they 're going to grab you instead . [ scene_break ] emily : alexis ? i 'm so glad you picked up . no , ric lansing and some cop just arrested nikolas . yeah -- murder . yeah , i 'll meet you there . zander : well , they arrested nikolas , did n't they ? emily : zander , what are you doing here ? zander : what if i said i could make all this go away ? [ scene_break ] courtney : you 're holding alcazar so sonny can kill him , are n't you ? carly told me . jason : carly knows better than that . courtney : jason , she was upset . she needed someone to confide in . jason : listen , this is business . it has nothing to do with you . courtney : come on . alcazar is going to die because he tried to seduce sonny 's wife . that is n't business , jason . that 's as personal as it gets . jason : there 's nothing you can do about any of this . courtney : so is that -- is that what will happen to us ? if i date someone that you do n't like , are you just going to kill him , too ? [ scene_break ] dillon : hey , hold on a second . sage : let go of me ! dillon : what are you thinking , going to sonny 's place with a gun ? do you realize how incredibly stupid that is ? sage : you know what -- are you my babysitter ? no ! are you my boyfriend ? god no ! dillon : well , i 'm your friend or at least the closest thing you 've got to that . ok ? sage : then help me find my uncle . dillon : do -- do you ever think that maybe you 've got this backwards ? maybe your uncle does n't want to be found ? [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] [ lorenzo sighs ] lorenzo : i knew you 'd find me . [ next_on ] dillon : i am so in over my head right now . nikolas : you did n't have enough evidence to hold me after questioning . now i 'm being charged with murder ? emily : how did you even know that nikolas was arrested ? brian : you just love to make courtney cry , do n't you ? carly : leave town tonight or die .	nik and emily figure out that the treasure is hidden on the azure keys at bloodpoint . they get ready to leave when ric comes in and tells nik he is under arrest for cody 's murder . liz goes to the haunted star to get zander to sign his rights away over the baby . he said he does n't see the rush and needs time . he then goes to ric and tells him he will sign the papers if he prosecutes nik , in return , ric arrests nik . courtney visits carly and sees her upset , carly refuses to get courtney involved . sage shows up at the penthouse with a gun , carly takes the gun and takes the clip out of it , after sage takes the gun back and threatens carly to tell her where alcazar is , carly tells her she has no bullets in the gun and tells her to go home . sam hallucinates and tells sonny , who she thinks is jax that she loves him and to take the treasure map and keep it safe , sonny goes to get the map and sam wakes up and accuses him of trying to steal her fortune . sam kicks sonny out but finds him still there when she wakes up , he tells her he is an honorable man and since she helped him , he is going to help her . dillon tells sage to stay out of her uncle 's business .
emily : this is n't working . connor : will you just do this for me , please ? all right . now , look at him , all right ? look at him ; really see him and the way he smiles -- all that . are you there ? emily : yeah . connor : all right . all right , now , put yourself in the picture . now , watch him come to you . can you feel him close enough where you can touch him ? emily : yeah . connor : then just let go . [ scene_break ] alexis : it 's a good thing my daughter 's such a sound sleeper . ric : yeah , you were very loud . alexis : i was not . ric : it 's ok . i like it . alexis : we ca n't do it here anymore . next time , in the bedroom with the door closed , because i do n't want her walking in on us . ric : oh , ok , ok . i do n't think we 're going to have to worry about that with 10,000 square feet and six acres . alexis : hmm . about this greystone -- ric : mm - h [ phone rings ] alexis : i 'll ask you in a minute . ric : ok . alexis : hello . mm - hmm . that 's very interesting . and thank you for calling . ric : what was that all about ? alexis : did you happen to mention this greystone to sonny ? ric : yeah . why ? alexis : he just bought it out from under you . [ scene_break ] jordan : well , i had to significantly up the offer , but the house is officially yours . i 've got the keys in my hand . sonny : great . i 'll arrange to have them picked up . michael : hey , dad , you all ready to go ? sonny : almost . then you can be as excited about coming home as you are about going away . michael : what do you mean ? sonny : well , it 's a surprise , but i can guarantee you one thing . you , your brother , and your little sister are going to love it . michael : nice . [ scene_break ] brook lynn : diego ? diego : oh , hey . so , did you get the money ? brook lynn : well -- not exactly . [ scene_break ] sam : did she go to sleep ? jason : yeah , hopefully for a couple hours . sam : well , it must have been the bedtime story , so what changed your mind ? jason : i realized that you were right . hope should n't be deprived of anything that we have to give her . sam : good . jason : yeah . sam : do you think the music 's going to wake her up ? jason : music ? what are you talking -- how loud are you going to play it ? sam : loud enough for us to dance . jason : dance ? sam : yes . yes . jason : no , no , not again . sam : yes again . [ music plays ] jason : please . sam : jason , i happen to like dancing with you . jason : oh , man . sam : what ? [ scene_break ] [ creaking ] connor : who 's there ? emily : oh , god . [ scene_break ] diego : i ask you to get me money for a bus ticket , and you bring him instead ? lorenzo : i 'm your father , diego . whether it 's a bus ticket or an explanation as to what happened between me and your mother , i will be the one to provide it . [ scene_break ] jax : wait , wait , wait ! [ courtney screams ] courtney : no , no ! ow ! jax : you win . courtney : ow -- jax : you win . we 'll get pizza . ok ? courtney : ok . jax : but next time , i 'm going to cook you something absolutely spectacular . courtney : no , next time you need to consult me on your menu selections . jax : i could probably manage that . courtney : then why do n't just keep it simple , nothing too exotic . jax : well , i ca n't promise that , because i like introducing you to new things too much . courtney : hmm . really ? jax : see , this is what we need -- the two of us , a little time alone , no one else around , no disturbances . yum . courtney : thank you for reminding me . jax : you taste like -- [ knock on door ] jax : a giant cookie . do n't answer that . [ courtney laughs ] courtney : i have to . jax : no , no , we 're in fiji . courtney : i have to . jax : we 're not here . courtney : look at me . oh , my god . just a sec ! [ jax laughs ] courtney : grace . grace : i 'm afraid we have a problem . courtney : is it diego ? oh , my god . bridget , what happened ? grace : the school bridget 's been attending is no longer a viable option for her . courtney : or for any other child . god , who did this to you , bridget ? grace : bridget attacked her english teacher . she 's been treated for cuts and a broken nose . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] sam : did you hear the baby ? jason : no . no . you ? sam : no . you 're right . she 's down for the count . jason : what 's -- what 's wrong ? sam : nothing . i 'm fine . jason : no , you 're not ready for this . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] ric : you sure know how to throw a sucker punch , do n't you ? sonny : something wrong ? ric : oh , capitalizing on the holidays , all those warm - and - fuzzy feelings -- you know , the empathy , the compassion , the brotherhood . yeah , it threw me off my game . i forgot that we were enemies . thanks for snapping me out of my daze . sonny : can you get to the point ? ric : you bought the house that alexis and i planned to live in . [ scene_break ] sam : jason , really , i 'm all right . i just felt a little pull . i 'm fine . jason : you 're still recovering from an emergency c - section . sam : it was two months ago , and i 'm fine . and if you kiss me , i will -- i 'll be better than that . jason : look , sam , we 're -- we 're together . we can be together any time . sam : i do n't want to wait , jason . jason : well , i do n't either . but i will . you 've been hurt too much in too many ways . i 'm not going to let you be hurt again . [ scene_break ] courtney : why on earth would you hit your teacher ? bridget : she jumped on me with all these rules like she was a prison matron or something . that school 's like a jail anyhow . grace : bridget 's school administrators are pressuring social services to notify the police . they want her charged with aggravated assault . bridget : no way i 'm going back to juvie or some other stupid foster care . courtney : bridget , this is -- bridget : i 'm old enough to have a baby , take care of myself , and live wherever i want . grace : bridget -- bridget , come on , bridget -- courtney : wait -- grace , look , i might have an idea . [ scene_break ] diego : a couple days ago , you did n't want to know me . and what , all of a sudden you 're falling all over yourself to help me out ? lorenzo : i have no idea how to be a father , diego . diego : yeah , you got that right . lorenzo : look , i 'm a difficult man , hard to get close to , and i suspect you may be the same . diego : great . we have something in common . so let 's just go our separate ways . lorenzo : why do n't we spend some time together instead ? i 'd like to get to know you . i want you to know me . diego : ok . ok , let 's start with , did you love maria ? lorenzo : i was grieving over another woman . diego : i 'll take that as a no . if you had known she was pregnant , what would you have done ? lorenzo : i would have seen her through detox and rehab , and i would have bought her a home . i would have given her a large some of money . i would have sent monthly checks . diego : ok , so you would have paid maria off , made sure we were comfortable , but you would have just passed out on the father part , right ? lorenzo : honestly , i do n't know . diego : look , just no excuses . yes or no ? lorenzo : look , i was 23 years old . i ca n't go back , nor would i want to . we have to start fresh here , and i 'm willing to do whatever i can to -- diego : no , no , no . thanks , thanks , but , no , thanks , dad . i do n't want anything from you . lorenzo : well , you let me know if you change your mind . [ scene_break ] carly : hi . could you page dr. steven webber for me , please ? nurse : he 's with a patient . do you have an appointment ? carly : no . just tell him carly corinthos stopped by . actually , can i leave him a note ? nurse : all right . carly : thanks . alexis : we 'll go have a checkup . hi . carly : hey , alexis . hi , kristina . how you feeling ? alexis : she 's feeling pretty good . she 's doing much better . we 're here , by the way . so sonny 's taking michael and morgan on a vacation ? carly : yeah . they 're leaving for the island on , and it 's too bad kristina ca n't go , because michael 's very fond of her . alexis : i got to give you credit . you handle the blended family very well , carly . carly : thank you . i am not so sure you 're having an easy time of it . alexis : no , i 'm not , especially when he 's just acting spiteful and petty . carly : alexis , like you never acted spiteful or petty ? alexis : oh , i try not to do it without provocation . do you know that ric put an offer on a house and sonny bought it right out from under him ? carly : well , for your information , sonny bought the house that michael picked out . [ scene_break ] sonny : i have three children . i need a lot of space . ric : come on , you can check the real estate listings . sonny : well , alexis has been going on and on about security . i figured this was walled and gated . ric : it did n't matter at all to you that i had already put in a bid on the house , right ? sonny : i 've known about this since over the holidays . ric : really , and which did you let go ? sonny : no , i 've been thinking about it . ric : oh , come on ! sonny : your bid just was -- you know , was not the deciding factor . i just , you know , made the deal a lot sweeter . [ phone rings ] sonny : hello . how bad ? [ scene_break ] connor : i searched the whole ship . there 's nobody else here . i guess that noise you heard was just creaking deck plates or something . emily : yeah , well , i 'm glad about the interruption . do n't ever kiss me like that again . connor : emily , you 're the one who wants me to be a convincing nikolas . what do you want me to do ? emily : yeah , i asked you to act like him , to talk like him . connor : exactly , and i 'm supposed to do everything he does . emily : you know what ? save it , connor . you 're not doing this to get nikolas out of prison . you 're trying to get me into bed . [ scene_break ] courtney : please do n't call the police . i just left a message for my attorney on the off chance that she might be able to help with bridget 's case . grace : bridget gets physically violent . there 's no telling what she could do next . courtney : well , just give me a little time to track her down , ok ? i 'm sure i can get through to her . grace : bridget 's a very troubled girl . courtney : bridget has just given birth , ok ? her hormones are raging . she might be suffering from postpartum depression . i mean -- look , i have an idea where she might have gone . if i could just look there maybe i can ... grace : all right . i 'll wait a day or so before calling the police . courtney : thank you . bye . jax : you know , courtney , even if you do find bridget , you might not be able to help her . courtney : well , i have to try . [ scene_break ] alexis : i realize michael 's advanced , but when did he start looking at the real estate listings ? carly : he saw a piece of paper with a picture of the house under sonny 's christmas tree and he thought he had bought it for him . alexis : it 's what every 9-year - old boy should think . carly : it 's the truth , alexis . alexis : i just find it interesting that sonny bought the house right when ric was about to close on it . carly : hmm -- steven : carly . what a pleasant surprise . alexis : hi ! carly : i just stopped by to say hi . steven : that 's great . i have an extra half - hour after kristina 's checkup , so if you have time , we can grab a bite to eat . carly : oh , sure . great . steven : great . hi , kristina . how are you ? how 's she doing ? alexis : she 's great . she 's great . she 's got her energy back . steven : ok , great . well , that should make the checkup pretty easy . i 'll be right back . alexis : ok , here we go -- steven : hi , sweetie . alexis : with a doctor , you know . steven : want to come with dr. steven webber ? alexis : leave your coat right here , honey . steven : be right back . carly : anyway -- alexis : are you dating him ? carly : is it a problem for you ? alexis : it 's just so unsettling that somehow you and sonny are somehow connected to every aspect of ric 's life carly : ok , well , who i date and what house sonny buys , it actually has absolutely nothing to do with everything to do with pleasing ourselves , so -- alexis : hey . nice of you to come , she 's already had her checkup . everything 's ok . sonny : oh , i 'm here to see my lawyer . she was attacked on elm street pier . alexis : more proof that anyone who gets close to you is a target for violence . [ scene_break ] diego : i do n't need my father or maria . i can make it on my own , brook . brook : did it ever occur to you that maybe they need you ? diego : right . yeah . brook lynn : i 'm serious . look , alcazar -- he was being honest with you , diego . he was n't trying to sugarcoat his story or make himself look like a hero . he was -- diego : he could see there was no point . brook lynn : no , he was trying to connect with you . he 's trying to respect you . diego : he thinks i 'm a total loser . brook lynn : no . he 's trying to help you . diego : well , he 's doing it out of pity and guilt , brook ? brook : look , you are his son , ok ? it 's that whole `` blood is thicker than water `` thing . and maria -- my god , she loves you and she 's made bad decisions , but they were for you , diego . she did that for you . so she got deported , but it was only because she was looking after you , all right ? and did you ever think that maybe she was only marrying eduardo held send you money ? diego : she was living a lie . brook lynn : you have lied , diego . you 've beat up people . you 've broken the law . so why are you better than her ? connor : you said , you did , that we needed to act more natural . emily : yeah , and `` natural `` for nikolas is all the things i showed you -- champagne , how to use a salad fork . connor : and ? and ? how to act like we 're really in love . emily : that kiss was n't just for practice , connor . it was like the night at wyndemere when you grabbed me and you kissed me and then the next minute you were taking nikolas ' money , threatening to turn him in . connor : emily , if i 'm such a lowlife , then why did you look me up in the first place ? emily : i was desperate , connor . desperation makes people do crazy things . but you are n't anything like nikolas . he 's decent , he 's principled -- everything you are n't . connor : he 's also in prison . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : i 've opened a bank account in your name . maria : no , i do n't need your money . lorenzo : you 're the mother of my child . i 'd like to provide for you . maria : give the money to our son . lorenzo : diego wants nothing to do with me . maria : you saw him ? where ? lorenzo : he called brook lynn and asked her to buy him a bus ticket . she called me instead . maria : did diego say where he was going ? lorenzo : no . maria : ok , maybe he 's at the bus station right now . lorenzo : i took your advice . [ scene_break ] jason : two months ago , you almost died having an emergency c - section . sam : healed . jason : well , not completely or you would n't have felt something when i picked you up . sam : look , i swear to you it just -- it was a little soreness . that 's all . i -- does n't mean that i do n't want to be with you . jason : are you sure ? ah . [ knock on door ] courtney : jason ? sam ? it 's courtney . it 's important . hey . look , bridget ran away . [ scene_break ] alexis : how many bodyguards have you gone through ? sonny : you can not let this go , can you ? alexis : well , now i 'm just plain darn curious . how many ? how many drivers , managerial staff , people like benny abrams ? carly : hey , benny died of a heart attack . ric : if i remember correctly , i think benny had that heart attack when he was sent as proxy for sonny at a meeting with the five families . alexis : do you now understand why i get so worried about kristina being alone with you ? because nobody 's safe with you , not even your custody attorney . jordan : are you referring to me ? sonny : hey . you all right ? jordan : yeah . i was mugged on the pier . i 'm sure it could be worse . alexis : my point exactly . jordan : how is sonny to blame for some random thug knocking me out and taking my wallet ? alexis : nothing is ever that simple when it comes to him . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : diego asked me what i would have done if i 'd known you were carrying my child . i told him first , i would have seen you through detox and rehab , but you had the strength to do that on your own . maria : i hit rock bottom . i had no other choice . lorenzo : you could have stayed there . instead , you pulled yourself up and took care of diego . maria : i made so many mistakes . lorenzo : we all have . i told him i would have bought a home for my child and his mother . he pointed out that it 's not too late . maria : no . thank you , lorenzo , but i wo n't accept your money . i can provide for diego on my own . lorenzo : here in port charles ? maria : i 'd like to return to mexico . diego ? i know i do n't have a right to ask after all the lies i 've told , but will you come with me ? diego : yeah , i will . maria : i 'm going to back to school to finish my degree as a speech therapist , and you deserve a mother to be proud of . lorenzo : he has one now . maria : i 'm sorry things worked out the way they did . lorenzo : i am , too . could i ask just one favor ? maria : what is it ? lorenzo : that you stay in touch , let me know how you and diego are doing . maria : of course . lorenzo : thank you . i -- i 'm glad we finally met . it means a great deal to me to know that i have a son . diego : goodbye . lorenzo : goodbye . maria : i 'll be in touch . thank you for giving me another chance . diego : it 's all right , maria . i do n't think i could call you `` mom `` yet . maria : no , maria 's fine . i 'm still the same person i always was , and all i 've ever wanted is to give you a home where we could be together . god , i love you so much . i 've never loved anyone as much as i love you . diego : i love you , too . maria : ok . let 's start over , diego , away from this place . we could leave today , right now . what do you say ? diego : all right , but there 's something i got to do first . [ scene_break ] courtney : look , bridget 's school wo n't take her back . even grace powell , the social worker , is at her wits ' end . sam : and bridget has no one to turn to . courtney : well , she does n't have any family except for her child . sam : right , she 's on the run , she 's in trouble . she has to know that there 's no way she could provide a home for hope . courtney : maybe , but that child is the best thing in her life right now , so she may show up at your doorstep to try to connect with her . sam : all right , do you think that she 's going to try and take her back ? i mean , she ca n't , can she , being a fugitive herself and all ? courtney : look , i do n't know the legalities . i just thought i should warn you . jason : ok , what do you want us to do if bridget shows up here ? courtney : get her talking , keep her here as long as you can , and then just call me privately . i 'll come over and i 'll try to get through to her . jason : ok . courtney : ok , thanks . look , i just hope we can help her . jason : sam , i 'm sorry . sam : no . me , too . me , too . i really thought that bridget could turn her life around . jason , she loves hope . she wants what 's best for her . i ca n't imagine her wanting to take her back . [ scene_break ] jordan : i was the victim of a random street crime , not a mob - related attack . alexis : were you the victim of a random crime before working for him ? jordan : this is irrelevant . ric : oh , on the contrary , it is highly relevant . carly : jordan , you need to realize that alexis thinks that every crime on the eastern seaboard is caused by sonny from stock market fraud to stolen candy , but i 'm sure you realized that working on the custody hearing . jordan : yes , i 'm aware of ms. davis ' propensity towards paranoia . ric : she 's stating a fact , ms. baines . people that are close to sonny become victims of violent crime . you want to check his history . jordan : i do n't have to . a mugger hit me from behind , rifled through my pocketbook , and took my wallet and my watch . he left sonny 's keys to his new house , so that in itself proves that the crime was n't related . alexis : well , you sound just like i did when i worked for him -- in a constant state of denial . sonny : we get the picture . are you done now ? alexis : yes , i am . sonny : good . alexis : when i worked for him , it almost got me killed . i hope you do n't have the same experience . jordan : i 'm glad you 're here . i was just going to call sonny . i went to the courthouse and filed your divorce papers . i have a copy for both of you . carly : thanks . thanks . sonny : sure you -- you all right ? jordan : i 'm fine . sonny : hmm . fine enough to show me the new house ? jordan : yeah , there 's no time like the present . sonny : ok . all right , i 'll go ahead and talk to you later , all right ? carly : ok . sonny : all right . carly : bye . jordan : bye . carly : excuse me . could you just do me a favor and tell dr. webber that i will meet him in the lounge ? jordan : oh -- sonny : yep . jordan : almost forgot . sonny : oh -- jordan : keys to your new house . sonny : tell me something . is it as beautiful as it looks in the picture ? jordan : it 's better . i mean , the house is gorgeous , and the grounds are walled and gated . so you and your family and your bodyguards should be quite comfortable there . [ scene_break ] brook lynn : hey . diego : hi . i thought about what you said , you know , about being harsh on my parents . so i went to see maria . brook lynn : that 's great . diego : yeah . brook lynn : how 'd it go ? diego : well , you were right , as always , and it turns out she does love me and she 's been trying to do her best . brook lynn : good . diego : yeah . brook lynn : did you get to see your father ? diego : yeah . he was there . he offered maria some money for a house , but she would n't take it . brook lynn : see ? he does respect you . diego : yeah . brook lynn : he 's taking your advice now , so -- diego : yeah , but i think he would have done it anyhow . you know , it was guilt money for getting her pregnant or not knowing -- brook lynn : yeah , but still , you know . diego : or caring enough to find her , so -- brook lynn : well , he 's a better man than either of us give him credit for . diego : yeah , i guess . brook lynn : yeah . ahem . so what happens now ? diego : maria -- she asked me to live with her . brook lynn : ok . diego : and i said yes . she wants to leave for mexico right away . brook lynn : mexico . wow , that 's -- that 's like a whole other world away . diego : it 's not that far . brook lynn : right . it 's just too far to visit . you know , i always knew that you wanted to leave port charles , but i just -- i kind of thought that your father would change your mind . diego : are you saying you 'll miss me ? brook lynn : big - time . diego : this is not a goodbye . i 'm going to come back for you someday , i promise . i promise . [ scene_break ] emily : connor ! connor : if you 're here to tear into me again , i 'll pass . emily : listen , i 'm sorry , ok ? you were right about everything . i dragged you all the way back here to port charles and i involved you in this whole scheme to smoke out helena , and you did everything i said i wanted . i asked you to be just like nikolas . you did that , including kissing me . and i was wrong to accuse you of ulterior motives . connor : apology accepted . what made you change your mind ? emily : i realized that i was angry because i feel guilty . connor : why ? emily : when you kissed me , it felt like i was being unfaithful to nikolas . [ scene_break ] sonny : i tell you what -- michael 's going to love that pool . and how about that tree house ? wow ! jordan : wait till you see the interior . sonny : you know what ? i do n't have to see anything because i just -- it 's perfect . jordan : well , the grounds are beautiful , but i do n't exactly think of you as an outdoor kind of guy . sonny : well , i grew up in bensonhurst , you know , first , in apartments and then a cramped little row house . you know , i do n't know why it took me so long to realize that money -- it can buy you space and room to breathe . you know , when i first -- when i first came to port charles , i lived in this little ratty apartment above this nightclub that i used to own . i think i stayed there a little too long . when i finally moved out , i moved into the biggest penthouse with the best view of the city . but my kids , you know , they need more than that , they need more than an atrium and a city park to play in . they need a place where they can run , you know , without guards watching them every minute . this has got to be it , you know ? this is the home they deserve . [ scene_break ] courtney : i thought bridget would go over to jason and sam 's house . i guess i was wrong . jax : why do n't you call grace powell and just let the system handle it ? courtney : look , i do n't want bridget going to juvenile hall . i 'm going to call grace and tell her that she can live with me . jax : courtney , that is above and beyond the call . you do n't have to become a one - woman rescue organization . courtney : look , if i can get through to her , jax , maybe i can help her and she can trust me . jax : are you listening to yourself ? courtney : what ? jax : i mean , at first , it was diego , and now bridget ? and how many more ? why not just turn this place into a group home for troubled teens ? that way , you know , you could counsel them , and you could mediate with social workers and , you know , navigate your way through the juvenile justice system . wo n't that be fun ? and if you work really hard at it , you might just be able to rule out the possibility of leading any kind of life of your own . [ scene_break ] connor : pretending to be your husband ai n't easy for me either , you know ? emily : i know . connor : but you were right about me . i was n't just acting . when i kissed you and you closed your eyes and you were pretending that i was nikolas , i kind of felt like , you know , like you were kissing me . i got a little carried away , i guess . emily : if this is too difficult for you , then -- connor : no , no , it 's all right . it 's all right . i 'll just stay focused on freeing nikolas and do what you ask . emily : yeah , thanks . so , shall we try again ? connor : all right . emily : ok . when nikolas talks to me , he usually touches me . maybe he puts his hand on my shoulder -- alexis : hello ! emily : it 's alexis . alexis : hey , i 've got some good news . i just heard from pentonville , and they 've granted you a conjugal visit . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : carly . carly : hey . lorenzo . lorenzo : hey . interesting reading ? carly : it 's my final divorce settlement . oh -- lorenzo : ooh -- [ scene_break ] sonny : all right , go ahead . max is waiting in the car . michael : but are n't you coming ? sonny : yeah , i 'll be there in a minute . michael : ok . sonny : hey , can i ask you a favor ? jordan : actually , i have something to ask you first . sonny : yeah ? jordan : why did n't you tell michael about his dream house ? sonny : well , because it 's one treat at a time , see ? jordan : right . sonny : i 'm taking him to the island , right ? he 's going to be happy for several days . and then , well , on the way back from the airport , i 'm going to drop them off to see the new house . jordan : oh . sonny : right . jordan : well , you 're going to need to furnish it . sonny : yeah , that 's where the favor comes in . look , if i pay you an hourly rate , right -- jordan : mm - hmm . sonny : plus travel time -- jordan : mm - hmm . sonny : could you oversee the furniture and the decorating of the house while i 'm out of town ? jordan : you mean have vicarious fun living in , like , an exquisite mansion surrounded by majestic grounds , furnishing it with expensive furniture , and getting my full hourly wage ? sonny : yeah . would you like that ? jordan : yeah , that would be good . sonny : all right , good . all right , then that 's great . jordan : keys . sonny : oh , the keys , yes . here you go . jordan : thank you . sonny : enjoy . [ scene_break ] jason : sam , obviously , it 's best for hope to stay here with us , and i want her to , but we need to be realistic . sam : right , jason , and realistically talking , bridget just beat up a teacher . she knows she 's in trouble . the police are after her . i think she 's got to be feeling relieved that hope is safe and secure with us . jason : i hope you 're right . sam : yeah , she 's probably on a bus headed out of town right now to some place warm -- florida , texas . [ phone rings ] jason : hello . ok . no , i 'll be right there . all right . i got to go over to the house sonny bought and just take a look around . sam : ok . we 'll be fine . jason : are you sure you 're going to be fine ? sam : yeah . you know , i 'm going to -- i 'm going to make some dinner and i 'm going to light some candles , and i 'll have some champagne and music , your favorite . jason : ok . [ knock on door ] bridget : i 've come for my baby . [ next_on ] emily : when ? alexis : today , so we have to go . emily : let 's go . connor : no , you ca n't . sam : what do you mean ?	ric and alexis are upset when sonny buys the house they want out from under them . diego tells lorenzo he wants nothing from him . sam and jason get closer . emily warns connor never to kiss her as if he was nik again . when bridget runs away , courtney interrupts jason and sam 's romantic evening to warn them . with financial aid from lorenzo , maria and diego plan to return to mexico , but he promises to return someday for brooke . bridget wants her baby back .
flight attendant : so you two were both nominated for the same fancy attorney award . congratulations . diane : well , thank you . alexis : thank you . diane : it 's recognition long overdue . alexis : well , i appreciate you saying that . diane : i was referring to myself . although , alexis , it 's still an honor just to be nominated . alexis : it 's good that you feel that way . diane : and there 's always next year . alexis : true . flight attendant : but in the meantime , we wo n't be able to take off with your garment bags in your laps . they need to go up top . diane : oh . well , i 'm sure we can make room for mine right here while you squeeze yours into the overhead . i 'm carrying an original neela llorente on loan from kate howard . alexis : so am i . [ scene_break ] clarice : this is all there was . kate : well , fine . then call the overnight company and find out how many cartons they misplaced , mishandled , or just plain missed . clarice : right away . i can handle the unpacking . kate : oh , does n't it look like i 'm handling it ? clarice : why do n't you just call mr. corinthos and tell him you miss him ? kate : clarice , sonny knows that i miss him , and if i say it , then he 'll want me to come back to port charles and i ca n't . then -- i do n't know what i want to do . [ scene_break ] sonny : who rearranged my desk ? max : maybe you should call -- sonny : who , the desk people ? max : ms. howard ? looks like things did n't -- sonny : okay , somebody touched my stuff . are you going to argue with me about that ? max : no , boss . it 's obvious that you 're missing something . [ scene_break ] jason : sonny 's back , so we can -- we can meet at the safe house later . elizabeth : my sitter canceled . it 's -- it 's okay . i 'm going to figure something out , because i need time with you . jason : yeah , me , too . [ scene_break ] kelly : carly ? are you ready for your appointment ? carly : yeah . [ scene_break ] jason : i know that it ca n't make up for new year 's eve . elizabeth : it 's okay . i still have the champagne . jason : good . elizabeth : good . [ scene_break ] logan : excuse me -- i 'm looking for scott . have you guys seen him ? what are you in here for , or should i say what are you in for this time , hmm ? mac : suspicion of murder -- my daughter . johnny : you got nothing on me . mac : forensics found skin cells under georgie 's fingernails . it looks like she fought off her attacker . we match those cells to someone 's d.n.a . , we have our killer . det . harper : come on . maxie : if you killed my sister , i hope you get the chair . det . harper : let 's get a sample of your d.n.a . , tough guy . mac : back in the interrogation room . [ maxie sighs ] mac : you want to tell me what happened at kelly 's ? lucky says you trashed the place . maxie : i 'm sorry . i do n't have anything to say while she 's in the room . [ scene_break ] kelly : sorry about that call . i suddenly had a herd of pregnant patients . carly : oh . i wish i were one of them . kelly : i 'm sorry . carly : i saw this in a store window and i could n't resist . they 're giraffes . kelly : hmm . carly : and when michael was little , jason got him into giraffes . crazy , huh ? buying baby things when i 'm not sure if i can ever have another one . kelly : it 's positive thinking . the trick will be to keep being positive . carly : you 're right . i 'm a lot of things , but i 'm not a quitter . kelly : hmm . carly : i will try one more time on my own . i 'm a woman who usually gets what she wants . who knows -- maybe i can will myself pregnant . [ scene_break ] jerry : there he is , the ever - blinding white knight . be careful of that damsel -- she created her own distress . it appears maxie has had a meltdown . jax : well , who can blame her ? georgie saves maxie from being killed and then winds up being the next victim . i was looking for you . i 'm wondering why you 're walking away from a sure thing , jerry . jerry : you mean your proposal to do business together -- you know , to make the world a better place for our children ? jax : huh . you say that like it 's a bad thing . jerry : oh , well , it 's -- you know , it 's very noble and grand and wonderful -- you know , the very characteristics of a mother 's favorite son . but , you see , funny enough , these are not the traits i 've been accused of possessing . jax : well , you keep saying you 've changed . jerry : and you want proof ? jax : no , i want to ensure it . jerry : no , no . my reputation would undermine your cause , you know ? jax : why do n't you let me worry about that ? take another look at my proposal , jerry . jerry : well , i have my own venture to hatch , as it were . jax : really ? well , that 's wonderful . let me have a look at your venture and i can help you . jerry : no , no , no , not this time . i mean , some opportunities are so good that some people -- you know , beneficent , younger , well - intentioned brothers -- might want to butt in , so -- jax : or the police . jerry : oh , my god -- i mean , your lack of faith is clearly showing . jax : so is your lack of persuasion . jerry : then let 's call it a draw . jax : my offer still stands , jerry . jerry : as does my appreciation and my personal declination , brother . [ scene_break ] ric : i 'm not going to argue with you . look , molly 's taking her nap , honey . kristina : molly 's a baby . ric : i know , but babies are n't the only people that take naps . daddy ric takes naps all the time . kristina : molly got to play with blocks ! ric : okay , i know , and i know you want to go to the movies , but we 've been through this a thousand times , sweetheart . molly 's too little to go to the movies , okay ? she gets scared in there and it 's dark . i mean , i have to watch both of you , so we are staying right here at home , okay ? kristina : my real daddy would take me . ric : well , your real daddy 's not here right now . sonny 's a -- he 's a busy man . look , your mommy asked me to watch you . can we try to make it fun , hmm ? ca n't you think of something that we can all do right here to have fun together , huh ? huh ? nah , she 's nothing like her father . oh , boy . yeah , it 's me . yeah , hi . oh , nothing -- i 've just been held in contempt by a 6-year - old . i need your help . [ scene_break ] diane : when did you talk to ms. howard ? alexis : kate ? oh , this morning . her assistant clarice was going through the `` couture `` model room when i called , so it was just a happy coincidence . diane : `` happy `` ? alexis : yeah . it puts a new spin on attorney / client privilege . diane : are you still representing ms. howard -- kate , kate ? alexis : she likes me . mint ? diane : no , thank you . she likes me , too , you know . alexis : you think ? hmm . diane : ahem . alexis : off the record -- diane : what ? alexis : all i 'd have to do is file a motion , she sends me a new pair of shoes . i 've got a whole closet full of them . diane : can i get a cocktail ? flight attendant : once we take off . you know , is it possible for you ladies to place your garment bags up in the overhead like i asked ? thank you . diane : well , someone in the service industry got off on the wrong side of the food cart . alexis : yeah , i 'll say . diane : look , alexis , i hate to bring this up , but i get slightly claustrophobic on airplanes , so could you lean toward the window ? ahem . alexis : i 'm already closer than i want to be -- to the window . heights . diane : oh . oh . well , maybe we -- we could switch . alexis : you 're kidding , right ? diane : uh - uh , no . both : which way are you going ? alexis : i 'm going -- diane : which way are you going ? alexis : uh -- okay , just -- diane : you know what ? alexis : just go . diane : hey , ho , ho , ho ! alexis : just fit in there . get in your seat . diane : okay , okay , alexis ! alexis : drama out of everything . let 's go . oh -- excuse me . flight attendant : the sooner we are all in our seats , the sooner we can all make it to philadelphia . do you need assistance ? alexis : no , we 're good . just do n't touch my stuff . diane : oh , stop it . flight attendant : do you need -- diane : i just need a cocktail . flight attendant : and , you know , those garment bags are yet to be properly stowed . diane : okay , now you 're leaning toward the window . alexis : i 'm trying to stay out of the way of the aisle . they run their carts through there . i do n't want to lose a hand . i 'm going to need it to accept my award . diane : i 'd be happy to accept it for you -- hmm -- - except i 'm going to be the one winning . flight attendant : you know , you two are really working my last nerve . [ scene_break ] clarice : did you see this ? `` special delivery . `` uh -- is that an original rinaldi ? kate : hmm , from the art show . sonny bought it for me . bold and impressive , is n't it ? clarice : the painting or the gesture ? what 's it called ? kate : `` absence . `` and i feel it . clarice : then do something about it . [ scene_break ] felicia : maybe you should see someone . if you wo n't talk to me , if you wo n't talk to mac , maybe you should talk to somebody else . maxie : great , yeah . that 's a great idea . so , who would i talk to about getting my sister back ? georgie -- you do remember her , right ? felicia : i do . and if it makes you feel a little bit better or hurt a little bit less , you can hate me all you want . maxie : thank you , but i really do n't need your permission for that . if we 're done here , i need to get a head start on my community service for my big crime spree . i 'm due for my volunteer shift at the hospital . coop : oh . careful -- everyone 's tracking in snow and mud . i do n't want you to get hurt . i 'll keep an eye on her , all right ? felicia : thank you . [ scene_break ] logan : hey . scott : hey . logan : dad , how you doing ? scott : good . logan : listen , uh -- i need a favor . [ scene_break ] skye : see , dreams are just like blocks -- they come in all different shapes and sizes , and you can take one at a time and build it way up high , and when you 're done , you get the life that you want . kristina : but there 's no more . skye : well , that 's why you need more dreams . and i think you should take that nap and when you wake up , you 'll get to build more . kristina : to the sky ? skye : oh -- to the moon ! oh , i know working on those dreams is pretty tiring , is n't it , so how about that nap , huh ? ric : i 'll make dinner when you wake up , okay , honey ? skye : good dreams . ric : you made that look easy . skye : comes from having an overactive imagination . product of a horrible childhood . i found ways to entertain myself . just when i thought things could n't possibly get any worse , i find a way to make myself feel a little better . ric : where were you when i was 6 ? skye : well , when she wakes up , if she asks , just take a couple of blocks and say they came from her dreams . ric : why do n't you stick around for a while ? you can tell her yourself . [ scene_break ] diane : oh , i remember when airline travel was still special . alexis : in the 1930s ? diane : i 'm talking about the late 1960s when i was a child . alexis : huh ! diane : oh , the giddy anticipation i would feel as a wee tot ready to defy gravity and land someplace exotic . alexis : i do n't think going to philadelphia has ever been considered `` exotic , `` diane . diane : i 'm talking about the whole travel experience . you know , the planes were always filled with interesting people -- not every tom , dick , and harry with a maxed - out credit card ready to head for the beach with a beer in their hand . oh ! the seats were roomier , there were cocktails . dinner service . now , they just toss a bag of dried crumbs at you like you 're some starving squirrel . well , i have my own way of dealing with today 's airline travel . alexis : what ? diane : ahem . diane : i will see no evil ; you will hear no evil -- ahem . alexis : what ? diane : and if we can both speak no evil , we 'll be fine . okay , you 're on my side . alexis : i 'm sorry -- i ca n't hear you . diane : you 're on my side . alexis : how do you know that i 'm on your side ? i 'm not even touching you and you 've got those blindfolds on . diane : sky mask . and i feel you encroaching into my space . alexis : oh , you 're that sensitive to motion ? diane : i am . alexis : then how come you do n't know that we have n't even taken off the ground yet ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hi , it 's elizabeth webber again . i really , really need a babysitter . i 'll -- i 'll pay you double if that helps . can you just call me back ? thanks . bye . sam : if you 're looking for someone to watch the kids , i -- well , i 'm sure lucky would bring them over to my place . elizabeth : there is no way in hell i 'm letting you anywhere near my children . sam : you always say that like you 've had immaculate conceptions , and , boy , do n't we know that 's not true . elizabeth : if you 've come here to harass me , you can leave now . sam : look , i know you think that the whole world revolves around you , but i did come here to support my cousin because he has tests being run . sorry . they are lucky 's kids , too -- at least that 's what you want the rest of the world to think , right ? elizabeth : well , he can see them whenever he wants -- except when he 's with you . sam : well , that might be a problem because lucky and i do enjoy each other 's company -- a lot , actually . elizabeth : then i guess he 's going to have to choose -- his boys , or a lying slut . sam : come on , elizabeth -- who are you kidding ? you ca n't give lucky ultimatums . you need to keep using him so you can hide jason 's son . i mean , that is what you 're doing , right ? using lucky so nobody snatches jason 's baby for collateral ? i just ca n't figure out how you 're fitting jason into all this . elizabeth : i 'm not . we all agreed . sam : right . like you would be content with that after destroying everybody 's lives just to get your claws into him . what do you do ? huh ? do you sneak around and see him ? hmm . because if you ever think that you 're going to come first in his life just because i 'm out of the picture , think again . because jason is married to his work , or else he would have the freedom -- no , i 'm sorry , my mistake . he would have the guts to claim his child out in the open . so , i 'm sorry . i 'm -- i 'm sure that puts all your little fantasies to rest , so go ahead . go sneak off and see him . like i said , if you need a sitter , lucky and i are available . elizabeth : well , that 's not going to happen , and you know what else is n't going to happen ? you and lucky winding up happy together , or you interfering in whatever jason and i feel for each other . so , go ahead , sam -- do your worst . sam : watch out . i might take you up on that . [ phone rings ] elizabeth : hello ? jason : hey . elizabeth : you -- you 're not going to cancel on me , are you ? i -- i still do n't have a sitter , but i 'm working on it . jason : it could be tight . sonny 's got a problem he needs to deal with . [ scene_break ] carly : hi . jax : hey . i thought we were just having lunch . carly : we are . jax : i brought your favorites -- blts and potato salad . carly : thank you , but i thought we could go right to dessert . jax : really ? carly : mm - hmm . jax : what -- hold on a second . carly : what ? jax : what 's going on here ? carly : kids are in school , our schedules are clear , we 're in love , we 're married . do you want to keep asking questions or you just want to -- jax : no , come on . carly : oh . sonny : whew . jax : hey . carly : hey . why are n't you in school ? sonny : tell her . michael : i beat up some kid . carly : why ? sonny : tell her why . michael : he called dad a `` gangster . `` [ scene_break ] kate : oh . i know that i have pages of notes in here somewhere . i wanted to do a layout in the fall . i matched models with designers and photographers . ha- ha , there it is . oh , and here is something else almost equally as important . kate : you want me to do something about missing sonny ? fine -- drop everything -- i have an errand for you to run . [ scene_break ] sonny : is this a bad time ? carly : no . jax : no , it 's -- michael : can i just go up to your place tonight ? sonny : no , you ca n't . sit down , right there . carly : i want to know every single thing that happened . michael : i told you . somebody said something lousy about dad , and so i popped him in the mouth so he 'd be quiet . carly : you think that 's acceptable behavior , michael ? michael : so you 're saying it 's okay for wally `` the pill `` palanski to trash dad ? sonny : michael , we already had this talk . michael : and now i 've had it with wally . sonny : it 's -- you know what ? it 's not okay for you to hit somebody just because you do n't like what they say . michael : what do you do ? sonny : okay , what i do and what you do are two different things . michael : why ? carly : because we say so , that 's why . sonny : yeah . jax : it 's been kind of rough on you losing emily and leticia , has n't it ? michael : yeah -- what 's that got to do with this ? jax : how would you feel about morgan getting into fights ? michael : he 's too little . jax : no , he -- he does n't know that . see , you 've been around a lot longer , and he 's going to think that you know the right thing to do . michael : so , i should set an example so he does n't get hurt ? jax : so nobody gets hurt . michael : but he called dad -- carly : there are no `` buts , `` michael . jax : sure there are . i mean , it 's great that you want to defend your dad . that 's -- that 's great . but the best way to do that is to not dignify anything bad that anyone says about him , or you , or anyone else , for that matter . do you understand what i 'm saying ? michael : yeah . carly : and ? michael : i 'm sorry . sonny : okay , i 'm going to take him home . thank you , guys . let 's go . michael : all right . carly : there 's punishment to follow this , you know . sonny : you hear your mom ? michael : yes . carly : hmm . jax : i 'm sorry , i -- i hope i was n't out of line , you know ? i love michael to death , but he 's not my son . carly : any little boy or little girl would be so lucky to have you as a father . jax : oh , thank you . carly : mm - hmm . jax : now , where were we ? [ carly giggles ] [ phone rings ] carly : no , no -- jax : hold on . carly : no , no , no , no , no ! jax : it 'll be one -- just one second . it wo n't take long . this is jax . yeah . no , no , no , do n't do anything . i 'll be right there . carly : you 're not leaving . jax : it 's a management emergency at the metro court . it 's either you or me . carly : that 'd be you . jax : okay . do n't go anywhere , okay ? just sit right here . carly : right here . jax : i will be back as soon as i can . carly : oh . jax : i promise . carly : bye . jax : bye . [ scene_break ] skye : you know , it 's snowing . i should probably go . ric : oh , and i thought i 'd bring something to you to convince you to stay . a little hot chocolate , marshmallows ? skye : oh . how can i say no to that ? ric : mm - hmm . skye : hmm . although i have to admit , i feel like a teenage babysitter having her boyfriend over . do n't get weirded out . i was just using the `` b `` word as a metaphor . ric : you must have broken a lot of hearts . skye : i 'd like to think i did n't stop . although i do hope that my taste and judgment have matured , i 'd like to think that it 's going to take more than a class ring and a fast car to win me over . ric : you saw the convertible in the driveway , right ? skye : we 're not kids anymore . ric : no , no , we 're adults . wee much more in control of our destinies now . skye : are we ? ric : well , at least we have to be wiser . skye : you 're losing ground now . ric : okay . would you at least settle for the fact that we 're more realistic ? skye : fatalistic , perhaps . ric : there was no fatalism in that little speech that you made to kristina about hopes and dreams . skye : why spoil it for her ? ric : why spoil it for us ? unless i miss my guess , there is a genuine adult attraction here , hot cocoa and chocolate moustaches aside . skye : no , you are n't mistaken . ric : as an added bonus , i have my own place . you know , we do n't have to worry about parents coming home and catching us at the wrong time . skye : is this the wrong time ? ric : definitely . skye : then kiss me . [ scene_break ] logan : i 'm here for a job , but being a cop is not the best idea for me . scott : well , look , if you 're worried about your past , i can clean it up . logan : it 's not -- it 's not about my past . it 's not about where i 've been , it 's about where i may need to go . being a cop comes with certain set of rules . i 'm just worried if i get into a fight , do i really want to do it with one hand tied behind my back ? scott : well , let me see what i can find . logan : thank you . [ scene_break ] mac : what are you looking at ? felicia : oh , the photos that lucky brought in that had the footprints in the snow -- mac : right . felicia : around georgie 's body -- where are those ? mac : oh -- they 're over here . why ? felicia : it 's the print . the logo -- looks like dice . [ scene_break ] coop : you sure you 're going to be okay here ? maxie : yeah . you bringing me helped . being around you makes me feel safe , you know ? it 's kind of a funny thing to say to someone who once held me hostage . okay , i 'm sorry . i know you do n't like talking about that stuff , but your secrets are safe with me . i 'll see you later . [ scene_break ] logan : hi . hey . have you seen lulu ? she was getting something at kelly 's , she was going to bring it to her dad , and was supposed to meet me back here . elizabeth : well , have you checked luke 's room ? logan : no , not there . elizabeth : well , i have n't seen her , and i really have to go . i 'm sorry . [ scene_break ] sam : hey . kelly : hey . sam : i found this on the floor , and i thought it might be from one of your patients . kelly : oh . carly had it with her today . she must have dropped it . sam : really ? well , you know , i 'm actually going over to carly 's house to see jax about a show that i 'm doing , so maybe i could just bring it back to her . kelly : yeah . i 'm sure she 'd appreciate that . sam : i 'm sure she will . [ scene_break ] max : special courier , new york city . kate 's voice : `` you said rinaldi ripped off your son 's artwork . well , i found this in some papers . morgan painted it for me last summer . i guess i 'd have to agree . `` [ scene_break ] clarice : special delivery , port charles . kate : oh . it 's heavy . clarice : maybe it 's his heart . i 'll be at `` couture . `` sonny 's voice : `` it 's just a chunk off the wall between your place and mine . the rest of it 's still there , but at least we got an opening . `` [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you made it . jason : it 's -- it 's wonderful . elizabeth : thanks . i 'm messing around with charcoals instead of paint . but it 's not finished , because there 's nobody holding jake . i was kind of hoping that maybe you could pose for me . [ scene_break ] skye : i used to love days like today . i 'd curl up inside with a blanket , a bottle of vodka . as the snow got higher and higher , i 'd get more and more plowed . ric : i 'm sorry you had to go through that . from where i stand , you do n't look any worse for the wear . skye : one of the benefits of making yourself numb -- self - preservation . but then life exerted its inevitable sobering effect on me , and i found that it 's actually okay to feel something again . ric : how 's that ? skye : nice . ric : and that ? skye : very nice . ric : you know , i had my day -- my share of cold winter nights and long days . let 's go outside . skye : oh . where it 's cold ? ric : no , just out on the deck , okay ? the kids are asleep . we 'll hear them . i just want to see the snow on your hair . skye : hey -- are we starting something here ? ric : well , i hope so . skye , i know that you could be good for me , and i -- i 'd try my best to be good for you . skye : hey , just so you know , i draw the line at building a snow fort , okay ? ric : okay , agreed . we 've both built enough walls to last a lifetime . skye : oh . is that what you 're after here ? toppling my walls ? ric : well , i just think that we have a lot more living that we could be doing . join forces ? skye : ooh . you make it sound wicked . ric : no , i think it 's more formidable . i think we could be very good for each other , skye . and the fact that you -- you own lorenzo alcazar 's piers would make it very difficult for anybody to get in our way . skye : someone just got in our way . you . [ scene_break ] diane : can you give me one good reason why this plane is not in the air ? flight attendant : like i said , you two have really worked my nerves , and i do n't like my nerves worked on my flights , and i do not like people who ca n't manage to obey the rules , no matter how many times they have been laid out . now , either take those garment bags and place them in the overhead bins , or ball them up and shove them in the seats in front of you . diane : i beg your pardon . these are neela llorente originals ! flight attendant : i do n't care if they 're your aunt fanny 's . any questions ? alexis : i have one . i do n't mean to be redundant , but you still have failed to answer the question as to why we 're still on the ground . flight attendant : we 're too fat . alexis : sorry ? flight attendant : it 's an expression we use . the plane 's too heavy for us to safely take off . diane : well , exactly how overweight are we ? flight attendant : 200 pounds . diane : 200 -- you mean that small amount of weight on this gigantic plane makes that difference ? alexis : that 's ridiculous . flight attendant : f.a.a . regulations . alexis : well , how long will it take to have this dealt with ? flight attendant : until it 's dealt with . diane : excuse me . tempus fugit . flight attendant : pardon me ? diane : we have a destination . alexis : yes . diane : we have a function . we are lawyers who have been -- flight attendant : who have been nominated for litigator of the year . alexis : well -- flight attendant : you know , i think everyone on this plane knows . so while your tempus fugits , maybe you can use it wisely and place those garment bags in the overhead bin . you know , i 'm going to be the one needing a cocktail before this one 's over . diane : okay , excuse me , but i need just a little bit -- flight attendant : i 'm going to make an announcement to all of the passengers as soon as i have more information , not just to the special nominees . alexis : just one minute . diane : certainly . alexis : correct me if i 'm wrong , but this plane has been on the ground now , or parked at the gate for longer than we were supposed to be in the air . flight attendant : i am aware of the delay . so what ? alexis : so , you have us packed in , cooped up in this sardine can with no food , no water , no source of entertainment , and that 's an action that borders on -- diane : unlawful imprisonment . alexis : good . diane : thank you . alexis : then you tell us that you 've taken on too much weight , because you have undoubtedly overbooked this plane , a problem that you will solve by dumping the luggage of some unfortunate soul onto the tarmac where you will inevitably lose it , because you always lose the luggage . do n't they ? diane : mm - hmm , yep . alexis : they 'll probably end up in cairo or bangkok or something , and you wo n't care . flight attendant : and what would you suggest i do ? alexis : first of all , i 'd like you to get my friend a gin with anything and everything . diane : and a twist . alexis : yeah . then i want you to find a way to lighten this load , to service these poor customers , and get this damn plane to philadelphia , even if you have to push it ! diane : yes . see what happens when you make her mad ? brava . not bad for first runner - up to litigator of the year . pilot : excuse me . i could n't help overhearing . diane : oh . an ear witness . pilot : how much do you two weigh ? diane and alexis : what ? pilot : how much do you two weigh ? flight attendant : oh , i 'd say about 200 pounds . pilot : hmm . will you both come with me , please ? diane : see what you did ? alexis : what i did ? diane : what you did . you had to open your mouth . alexis : open my mouth ? diane : `` oh , i 'm not going to win , so i 'm going to be mad . i 'm just going to get mad . `` alexis : you talk -- i ca n't believe you 're saying this . [ scene_break ] johnny : i do n't care how many times moreau has called . i 'll get back to him about a deal or no deal on my time . let him think what he wants . like i already told him , he 's got nothing we want or need . [ scene_break ] lulu : let me go ! get your hands off me ! somebody , help me ! stop it ! let go of me ! hey ! let me go ! let me go ! [ lulu pants ] [ door closes ] lulu : who are you ? [ scene_break ] [ jason sighs ] elizabeth : can you hold still ? jason : i 'm getting -- i 'm getting hungry . elizabeth : all right . just a second . okay , i have some basics down . you can go now . no , uh - uh , not yet . but i need to know , can i draw this and leave it here ? jason : yeah . this is our place . nobody 's going to see it . elizabeth : oh . i thought you were hungry . [ scene_break ] [ doorbell rings ] sam : hi . carly : what do you want ? sam : oh -- um -- lose something ? carly : where did you find that ? sam : well , i was at the hospital , and i found it on the floor , and dr. lee said it belonged to you , so of course i told her i would return it to you . carly : thank you . goodbye . sam : you know , i had absolutely no idea that you knew . carly : knew what , sam ? sam : and then again , of -- of course you know , because you and jason do n't keep any secrets from each other , right ? carly : i have no idea what you 're babbling about , and i 'm pretty sure i do n't care . sam : the bracelet -- it is a present for jake , right ? carly : why would i buy a bracelet for elizabeth 's kid ? sam : okay , no . not even you can cover this good . i 'm really sorry . i guess you do n't know . sorry . i 'm sorry . my mistake . carly : okay , i give . what 's the game here ? sam : well , you know , it 's called a game of secrets , and i think i 'm going to sit this round out , so forget i said anything . carly : this is so like you . causing trouble , and when you 're not causing trouble , you 're lying on your back . thank god jason dumped your sorry ass . sam : oh , yeah , that 's right . you know jason inside and out . carly : i know him a hell of a lot better than you do . sam : oh , i would doubt that at this point . carly : if you have something to say , say it . sam : fine . it 's about jake 's father . carly : what about lucky ? sam : no . jason . [ next_on ] jason : it 's safer for jake if no one knows the truth . sam : jake is jason 's son . carly : he will tell me that this is a lie . sam : will he ? carly : get out ! jason : is this about you having a baby again ? carly : it 's about you having a baby .	jax helps with michael when sonny brings him over following his suspension from school for fighting . his advice gets through when carly and sonny 's admonitions do n't . sam offers to babysit when liz has trouble finding a sitter . kristina 's troublesomeness gives ric fits until skye comes over and gives him a hand . maxie and felicia just ca n't get along . having diane and alexis as seatmates creates a tense situation for the flight attendants . however , when the plane is too heavy to take off , they are the ones ejected . skye and ric begin to realize that they could have a romance , until he puts his foot in his mouth . while liz and jason have a tryst , sam finds and takes the opportunity to tell carly that jake is jason 's son .
maxie : i overnighted the new proofs , kate . and i also sent my article to the printer . i 'd be open for any kind of feedback . okay , thanks . have a great trip . yeah , i 've got everything under control . spinelli : wow . like an avenging angel , you have swooped down to stanch the flow of the jackal 's most precious data from a grievous wound inflicted by the cunning forces of darkness . winnifred : it 's cool that it does n't bother you . that a girl thwarted the cunning forces . spinelli : bother me ? priestess , unique and cyber - worldly , it is awesome to finally meet a member of the species that speaks my language . [ scene_break ] johnny : hey . luke : i 'm starting to detect a pattern here , junior . lulu : before you say anything , just let me -- johnny : let me guess , you want me to stay away from your daughter . luke : no . i gave up that exercise in futility . luke : i told him that you were framed , and he wants to help . johnny : yeah , well , it 's not going to be easy . i was framed by the best . luke : sit down , junior . you 're looking at the best . [ scene_break ] sonny : yeah , land it on pier 52 . yeah , let me -- just let me know how it goes . max : the mail . sonny : thank you . [ sonny sighs ] sonny : you got something else ? max : yeah , pier 52 , where you are going to land the shipment , zacchara shipment . sonny : yeah , yeah , i run the zacchara organization , so i 'm going to go ahead and do that . max : but that jason 's territory . sonny : i 'm aware of that . max : if you were in jason 's place -- sonny : uh - huh ? max : would n't you retaliate ? [ scene_break ] luke : lulu gave me the overview , but if i 'm going to get your neck out of the noose , i need the dirty details . johnny : i 'm not exactly sure what your angle is here , mr. spencer . luke : i got no angles , john . my casino , pure and simple , you 're my partner . i need you up and running , not languishing in some government hotel . lulu : my dad 's been trough this a million times . this is his thing . johnny : okay , well , it 's not that complicated . i cut ties with my family , and that really messes with my father 's plans for my future . he 's going to make it next to impossible for me to walk away . luke : so , anthony pays this guy , carl pervis , to take a beating , and i.d . you to the cops , giving you no options , but to go home . at that point , pervis 's memory will start to fade , and so will the case against you . johnny : yeah , my father does n't take too well to rejection . there are no lines he wo n't cross . luke : well , if it were easy , you would n't need me . and it would n't be such a challenge . johnny : well , it gets more challenging . i do n't have an alibi . and the afternoon that i was arrested , i punched a wall after a job interview did n't go so well . luke : so , when the cops came to arrest you for the pervis beating , you had bloody knuckles . lulu : they 're claiming it 's evidence to back up their story . [ luke chuckles ] luke : well , it 's not a real imaginative crew mac has out there . lulu : my dad will be able to turn this around , right ? [ scene_break ] spinelli : in this , the corporeal world , the jackal is but a pale shadow , but it is in the cyber - realm where i exist most fully , dominate even , and the priestess understands that world as few others do . maxie : i understand her perfectly . she 's playing you . spinelli : maximista 's mistaken . maxie : no , i speak her language . chat a guy up , pump up his ego , take him by the hand . winnifred : it was the ska hazerod communion . spinelli : yeah . maxie : the what ? winnifred : it 's -- there 's no simple explanation . maxie : i have one . spinelli : it was homage to the skills of the priestess . winnifred : oh , all i did was match the isp code at the nelson - listed root directory . spinelli : it is also the jackal 's pledge to repay the debt upon the asking . maxie : please , you do n't have to be a genius to see what 's going on here . the geek - ette was able to swoop in to the rescue because she knew exactly what was going on with your computer , spinelli . she probably hacked into it herself . spinelli : maximista has gone too far . [ scene_break ] max : with all due respect , mr. c. , if you keep pushing jason , he 's going to push back . sonny : okay , max , are you aware how many times i went to jason and asked him to let be back into the organization , and he said no ? he wants all the power , but he does n't really want to fight . look how long it took him to move against the russians . max : but he finally did . sonny : yeah . that 's because , what -- after they went after elizabeth and sam and jake ? come on . listen to me . all i 'm doing is moving a little product through his pier . max : boss , this is n't the first time . sonny : why would jason fight me on that ? come on . diane : i will be brief so that you may resume your meeting with mr. giambetti . max : aw , mr. giambetti is my father . diane : ahem . max : ahem . diane : the post - nuptial agreement you asked me to draw up between you and claudia . very clear , very self - explanatory . all it requires is your signature . sonny : mm - hmm . and that ? diane : this is my letter of resignation . max : what ? you ca n't quit . [ sonny sighs ] sonny : okay , let me guess . wow . conflict of interest . you ca n't be jason 's lawyer and my lawyer at the same time , so surprise , you 're siding with jason against me . [ scene_break ] carly : hi . they fixed the lighting problem , so it 's official . the spa renovation is complete . jax : yeah , that 's great . just a month late and $ 1 million over budget , but you got your bella rosa marble . that was important . carly : yes , i did . it 's beautiful , and it is going to make us tons of money . jax : mm - hmm . carly : mm - hmm . jax : yeah , i 'll probably end up paying for it . carly : wow . is this how you 're going to be through our entire disposition of assets ? [ jax laughs ] jax : i hope not , but we have lawyers on both sides sharpening their knives . it 's just the way it goes . anyway , i wanted to have a meeting with the entire staff of the spa , and i think that we both should be there . carly : great . i think that 's a great idea . the pool should be filled by then and , yeah , be ready for taking a dip . you game ? jax : no , i do n't have time for games , carly . carly : well , i think it 's a very important thing to do . i mean , this is our hotel , you know , we share this hotel , and i think if the staff sees a very bitter and angry divorce , and it will create a negative work environment . jax : you just -- no , no . you just want me to see you in your bathing suit , right ? carly : i just think that i want to take a swim in our olympic - size pool . jax : you know , from the start of our relationship , you 've always claimed that you were the fastest swimmer . carly : 'cause i am . jax : that 's why you pushed so hard for this renovation . because you want to race me in our new pool . carly : are you scared ? [ jax laughs ] jax : no , i 'm not scared . carly : i think you 're scared . jax : i 'm not . i 'm not scared . olivia : morning . carly : hey , olivia . jax : good morning . you 're right on time . carly : for what ? olivia : my first day at work . you did n't tell her , did you ? jax : no . [ scene_break ] luke : we 're in luck . lulu : do n't count on it . luke : never underestimate the power of guilt . how 's my favorite daughter - in- law ? elizabeth : former daughter - in - law . luke : sorry to tell you , elizabeth , but once you 're a spencer , you 're in for life . elizabeth : what can i do for you ? luke : well , we 're just over at the pcpd . you know , they 've got lulu 's boyfriend in lock - up . elizabeth : yeah , i heard about johnny getting arrested . luke : yeah , i know what it 's like , you know , when people expect the worst out of you , even when you 're innocent . now , i know this johnny -- he comes off tough , but he 's really broken up about this , about being a disappointment in lulu 's eyes . well , anyway , i 'm inclined to give the kid a break , you know ? and it got me to thinking -- this carl pervis , what kind of a man is he ? do you know anything that would give us a clue why he 'd want to do something like this to a nice kid like johnny ? elizabeth : come on , luke . you know the rules . i ca n't tell you anything about a patient if you 're not family . luke : elizabeth , i know blood is thicker than pervis 's i.v . drip , and rules are meant to bend in the face of truth . lulu : johnny 's never even met carl . it was all a set - up . his father had carl paid to be beat up and say that it was johnny . elizabeth : why ? luke : well , because the kid wants out of his father 's business , and the old man ai n't having any . elizabeth : have you told lucky all of this ? lulu : yes . elizabeth : and ? lulu : and he does n't believe it . he thinks johnny 's bad for me . luke : let 's face it . my son 's intentions are good , but he tries to control her choices , the way she lives her life . lulu : lucky just believes what he wants to believe , even though johnny 's innocent . elizabeth : look , as much as i feel for you , i still ca n't discuss anything . however , i can tell you that -- what do you know ? visiting hours just began , and mr. pervis is in room 1014 . lulu : 1014 . luke : 1014 . [ scene_break ] maxie : you are the jackal , ace of cyberspace , you have never been hacked , spinelli . never . not until this fashion - challenged stalker shows up . do n't you think it 's a little convenient how she miraculously was able to fix your problem ? maxie : maximista speaks of things that are beyond her knowledge . maxie : hey , i know how a girl works a guy . spinelli : okay , you are continuing to be most unfair and unkind . perhaps it 's because you resent that fair winnifred was able to help me in a way that you could n't . and , by the way , i 'm grateful that despite the unpleasantness of our last parting , you came to my aid and helped me . winnifred : the only reason the cunning forces were able to breach your security is because you 're so generous with your awesome skills and your willing to help the cyber - challenged . that 's what left you so vulnerable . maxie : are you saying it 's my fault , dweeb - girl ? spinelli : okay , i must vehemently protest these ongoing attacks . and you have yet to apologize for driving her to tears yesterday . winnifred : apologies are n't necessary . maxie : yeah , because she was n't really upset . she was just trying to make you feel sorry for her . spinelli : maximista , she helped me . maxie : great . say `` thank you , `` and let 's go . spinelli : i have further things to discuss with the warrior priestess . maxie : spinelli , she is working you in her own weird , cyber - geeky way . it 's your life . i just thought you were smarter than this . spinelli : i thought you were better than this . [ scene_break ] olivia : is there a problem ? jax : no , no . carly : yes . it 's great to have you on board . that 's not the problem . i was n't consulted . that 's the problem . olivia : i think you two need to talk . jax : that 's not necessary . carly : that 's exactly what i was talking about earlier . we need to maintain some kind of continuity , even though we 're getting a divorce , not let our personal situation affect business . we agreed to confer on all staff matters . why did n't you tell me about this ? jax : because olivia is not working for the hotel . olivia : i 'm not what ? jax : she 's working for me directly . she 's our new operations manager and my new girl friday . now , here are the specs of the various systems of the hotel . familiarize yourself with those . we will talk later . i have a conference call . excuse me , ladies . olivia : okay . do not ever call me that again . girl friday . i 'm the operations manager . and as far as being your personal assistant , we 'll talk . capisce ? jax : yes , absolutely , wonderful . i love this . this is going to be great . olivia : okay . before we send any guests into the spa , i want to double check that that wiring issue has been dealt with . carly : but the contractor already signed off on it and said it was fixed . olivia : well , he did n't even document what the actual problem was , and i do n't work on the honor system , so -- carly : well , it 's an interesting use of words , considering . olivia : considering what ? carly : well , it 's obvious that jax is using you to get to me . the question is , are you going to let him ? [ scene_break ] max : wait , you just ca n't walk out now . sonny : max , this is between me and my attorney . max : i 'm not saying this because of my personal relationship with ms. miller . i 'm saying it because she 's the best lawyer you 've ever had . yeah , she might be a little brusque . diane : max . max : i looked it up . it means she 's tough , and she 's not going to throw you any bull , which is a good thing for you , especially now with you running the zacchara organization . you 're surrounded by people with no honor . i trust this woman with my life and yours . excuse me . sonny : he 's right . you are the best . and i will be sorry to lose you . diane : i 've enjoyed working for you , mr. corinthos . you 're frustrating , but you 're never boring . you certainly paid well . and you 're smart . you 're smart enough to know why i need to do this . sonny : conflict of interest . i 'm not shocked that you would side with jason then , but just -- why are you picking him over me ? diane : it 's simple . the conflict arose with him . sonny : so , is there something going on with jason that i should know about ? [ scene_break ] [ knock at door ] maxie : you better not be here looking for spinelli . winnifred : no , my business is with fair max -- my business is with you , maxie . maxie : i do n't want to hear your babble , winnifred , or should i call you the priestess ? winnifred : you ridicule what you ca n't understand . the jackal respects my -- maxie : if this is your way of telling me that you and spinelli are some sort of cyber - soul mates and i should bow out gracefully , think again . winnifred : well , you would be well advised just to cease your annoying and obstructive behavior at once . maxie : if you expect me to stand on the sidelines while you help yourself to my best friend on earth , you 're not only a geek , and a fashion tragedy of epic proportions , you 're seriously delusional . winnifred : okay , if you get in my way one more time , if you tell spinelli or anyone else that this conversation ever happened , you 're going to regret it . [ scene_break ] lucky : hey . elizabeth : your timing was perfect . you called me just as i was signing out . lucky : well , that is one thing that 's gone right because i really need your help . elizabeth : well , i owe you for helping me put cameron 's pirate ship together , which he loves by the way . lucky : good , i 'm glad . prepare to pay up . elizabeth : what are you trying to do ? lucky : taxes . you were always so much better at this stuff . it makes me feel like my head is going to explode . and i swore that i 'd try to get this done before the end of the year . and lulu -- she even bought me this tax software stuff for christmas , but -- elizabeth : uh - huh , yeah , i see . i see . lucky : the problem is n't the program , it 's the human element . elizabeth : lucky , you did n't even organize your receipts . lucky : no , no , i did . i put them in all boxes . actually , two boxes and a folder . elizabeth : and you 're supposed to be claiming jake as a dependent , remember ? lucky : which happens to be another problem because most of that stuff was with you . elizabeth : well , i scanned all my receipts into the computer . lucky : do n't tell me that . elizabeth : well , it should make you feel good because everything we bought together for jake , i can just download and print . and the rest of it should be somewhere in this mess . my -- lucky , what is wrong with you ? this is from 2004 . lucky : oh , my god , i tore the house apart looking for this . i wonder how it got in there . do n't . do not start la -- you know what ? i did n't laugh at you when you messed up cameron 's pirate ship before i got there to bail you out . elizabeth : we all have our skills , and luckily for you , organization is one of mine , so take a deep breath , roll up your sleeves . we 'll tackle this together . lucky : thank you . [ scene_break ] olivia : everybody is using somebody for something . okay , i get a paycheck , jax gets an operations manager . carly : and someone to flaunt in my face . olivia : you guys have the best hotel in this part of the state . and you like those five little stars at the end of the name ? carly : that rating means everything to me . olivia : yeah , it means the same thing to jax . you think he 's going to jeopardize that by hiring some incompetent boob just so he can have a woman to flaunt in your face ? not to mention what you 're insinuating about me personally . carly : i was n't blaming you . olivia : well , you were suggesting that i would allow myself to be used . carly : jax and i are at that point in the divorce where we 're starting to split everything up . all the stuff . a cd that i bought , but he loved , we 're ready to go to blows over . olivia : well , it 's a symbol for the thing that you 're really losing . carly : i do n't like women . okay ? as a rule . and you and i have become , dare i say , friends . and we have a good time hanging out together and talking , and it really bothers me and freaks me out that jax is trying to take that away . olivia : hey , i 'm right here , okay ? carly : but you becoming his personal assistant , it just turns you into one of those things , just like the cd . olivia : jax does not own me , all right ? but you do own half of this hotel , so why do n't we get to work , make sure we stop any problems before they happen , okay ? carly : hey , max . is something wrong ? max : yeah , it 's mr. c. there could be some trouble . [ scene_break ] diane : i ca n't say anything further about jason without violating attorney- client privilege . sonny : of course . you warned me not to sign away my business to jason , that i would regret it . diane : and despite all of those warnings , despite my clear and emphatic explanation of the contractual agreement that you were about to enter into , you just assumed jason was going to give it all back whenever you asked . you never believed that this was permanent , sonny . and in that context , you now think jason stole from you , that he took something that was n't his to have . sonny : i was shut out . i did n't have anywhere else to go , diane . so i made an alliance with somebody else . it 's business . diane : in many ways , jason is the easier client . he 's more methodical , relatively even tempered . you 're not . you are vastly more experienced . you can read people much better than he can . and when it comes down to it , and when it 's necessary , you 're far more ruthless , which is why i 'm hoping this never becomes a fight . because i am certain that you will win . and that 's a not a victory that i think would hold any satisfaction for you . [ scene_break ] johnny : what are you doing here ? ric : just monitoring your situation , hoping you 'll be reasonable . johnny : hoping i 'll cave . ric : the longer you wait , the harder it 's going to be to get these charges against you dropped . johnny : i have n't changed my answer . i 'm not crawling back to my father . ric : no , that 's pride talking . johnny : it 's called having a spine . ric : oh , now you got principles , huh ? after all those years of being johnny bad boy , the mob prince , who got to do whatever he wanted . you knew you did n't have to pay for it ? you had your little handlers following you around , cleaning up after your messes . johnny : i 'm done with it and my old man . ric : you know what , john ? i was a lot younger than you when i saw my father for who he really was and did n't want to have anything to do with him or his life . johnny : and now you and trevor are a team . look at you . you look just like him . ric : yeah , look at me . chief legal counsel to anthony zacchara with enough power of my own . my father does n't put me in a corner or manipulate me -- or threaten to send me to jail if i do n't do what he wants . hey , listen , you can do whatever you want . you can hold out . you can tell all your little buddies in prison how you stood up to your big , bad , old man . or you can use the system to your advantage to protect yourself , maybe do some good in the process . johnny : is that what you 're trying to do here ? [ cell phone rings ] ric : lansing . man 's voice : anthony zacchara 's attorney ? ric : who is this ? man 's voice : carl pervis . your boss hired me to take a beating , then claim it was his son who did it . ric : what do you want ? carl 's voice : meet me at the elm street pier , or i tell the cops what really happened . ric : that would be a very big mistake . carl 's voice : fifteen minutes . [ line disconnects ] lulu : that was amazing . i thought when that loser pervis refused to cave we 'd be dead in the water , but you sounded just like him . and ric obviously bought it , so -- luke : hold tight , gumdrop . now comes the tricky part . [ scene_break ] spinelli : what -- hey , you sounded distressed on the phone . maxie : when was the last time you saw winnifred ? spinelli : perhaps for the sake of our friendship , we should avoid the topic of my cyber - compatriot . maxie : spinelli , she was just here , and she definitely has ulterior motives . spinelli : okay , clearly there are larger issues at play here . maxie : no kidding . the girl is a card - carrying psycho . spinelli : the disparities between maximista and someone of fair winnifred 's are -- maxie : there is nothing fair about her , spinelli . winnifred was just here , and she told me if i try to come between the two of you , i would regret it . she even warned me not to tell you that she was here . she 's very mental . spinelli : this is most distressing . maxie : i 'm sorry . i know you like the idea of somebody talking like you and actually playing your game . spinelli : no , it 's disheartening that maximista would fabricate such a terrible and hurtful lie . maxie : wait , you do n't believe me ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : and everything you paid for jake 's day care while you were working gets you a tax credit . lucky : yeah , well , i ca n't figure out what i did with any of this stuff . you know what ? forget it . i 'm not going to claim jake as a dependent this year . why do n't you just take both the boys and get the whole tax write - off ? elizabeth : no , absolutely not . you 're their father . lucky : it 's not a big deal . elizabeth : actually , it is . it allows you to claim head of household status , which gives you a big tax break , which you deserve , 'cause you 've worked hard , and you spend most of your free time with the boys . lucky : yeah , because i want to , not for tax breaks . elizabeth : i know , but sometimes being a good parent means looking at the bottom line . lucky : meaning it 's about time i started acting like a grown - up . elizabeth : you said it . lucky : hey , i found it . how about this ? elizabeth : oh , you can not write - off video games . lucky : that is quality daycare . it keeps those boys entertained like nothing i have ever seen . and it is -- it 's very educational . elizabeth : educational for you , because cameron has to teach you how to play them . lucky : oh , well , i 'd like to see you try . elizabeth : um , no , thanks . lucky : you know , sometimes being a good parent means you 're not afraid to get your butt kicked . elizabeth : remember you said that . lucky : is that a challenge ? are you hustling me ? [ scene_break ] carly : did something happen to sonny ? max : not yet . carly : is he in some kind of trouble ? max : i 'm sorry . this is kind of sensitive . olivia : right . i 'm going to go check out these specs . max : look , mr. c 's not in any trouble yet , but it could be coming as soon as tonight . carly : why , what 's going on tonight ? max : sonny ordered another zacchara shipment on one of jason 's piers . jason was n't happy about the last one . and i tried to talk the boss out of it , but he would n't listen . carly : he 's daring jason to retaliate . max : if mr. c keeps pushing , eventually jason 's going to have to push back . he 'll have no other choice except to turn the organization back over to sonny . i do n't see that happening . carly : i caused this , because i had jason help me get sonny 's boys away from him . max : look , the point is that jason and sonny are closer and closer to a war that nobody wants , all right ? and you are the only one , mrs. c -- carly , you are the only one that can pull him back . carly : i 'll talk to him . i 'll talk to him . max : thanks . carly : oh , great . look , i have to take care of something , okay ? olivia : i got plenty to keep me busy here . carly : all right , i 'll leave a message for jax . okay , here we go . i know that you 're jax 's new assistant , and i 'm not asking you to lie to him . but please do n't offer up the information that max came here to talk to me about sonny . it just would really make things a lot worse . olivia : okay . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : do n't you dare . lucky : someone has been practicing . elizabeth : oh , i am going to pass you . lucky : whoa , whoa , hey . is this what you and epiphany are up to at your nurse station all day ? elizabeth : oh , you 're just jealous of my mad skills . go , go , go , go . lucky : eat my dust . elizabeth : wait . what happened ? how come my guy 's frozen ? lucky : all right , just push both the green and the blue at the same time . elizabeth : well , how did that happen ? show me . i do n't get -- lucky : push these . elizabeth : do what ? lucky : right there . elizabeth 's voice : oh , i 'm lucky 's voice : you 're gone now . elizabeth 's voice : look at me . look at me , look how fast i 'm going . oh , no , i 'm catching up . i 'm catching up . i 'm going to get you . lucky : hey , stop doing that . elizabeth : what happened ? how come it 's frozen like that though ? why did it -- oh . [ scene_break ] luke : okay , keep your fingers crossed . stay out of sight . if that briefcase is full of money , you 're wasting your time . all i want is carl pervis to remember somebody else beat him up . ric : i do n't know what you 're talking about . luke [ as carl ] : sure you do , mr. lansing . that 's why you agreed to meet me down here . ric : i knew pervis sounded a little funny on the phone . luke : i want pervis to back off , or i 'm going to take this to the d.a . ric : knock yourself out . luke : i understand the d.a . does n't like you much , even though you share a child . i understand she 'd like to chop you off below the waist . ric : oh , really ? with what , luke ? the only person who said anything incriminating during that phone conversation was you . you lured me down here by impersonating the victim of a crime for the purposes of extortion . i mean , the only reason you would have to do this is that your daughter obviously dates john zacchara , which is interesting that you would make a move for pure love like this after you spent years denying the fact that you even had children in the first place . luke : i do n't try to control my children 's lives , ric , unlike your friend the psycho . ric : look , you made a play for father of the year at the wrong time . anthony zacchara wants his son back . and he 's going to do whatever it takes to bring john back into the fold . anybody who gets in his way is road kill . [ scene_break ] maxie : spinelli , wait , you have to believe me . winnifred was here this afternoon , and she threatened me . spinelli : these lies are so unbecoming . and they 're not representative of your true self , maximista . maxie : wait , wait , wait . you 're falling all over yourself for some weirdo , and i 'm unbecoming ? spinelli , something is really wrong with her . spinelli : yes , you seem very threatened indeed . maxie : think . who would follow you all over town calling herself the priestess ? who would hang on every word that you say , practically worshiping the ground you walk on ? why would anyone want to be your grasshopper ? spinelli : is it really so impossible to fathom ? maxie : i want you to stay away from her . [ scene_break ] jax : did you and carly play nice while i was gone ? olivia : you should have told her that you hired me . jax : yeah , i forgot to tell her . olivia : you just wanted to see the look on her face when i walked in the room . jax : is that what she told you ? olivia : she did n't have to tell me . and if you think for one minute that you can hire me to get back at your soon - to - be ex - wife -- jax : no , no , no , i hired you because i think you will make an excellent operations manager . the fact that you 're a beautiful woman is incidental . i 'm on my way to a staff meeting with carly at the spa , and i will be sure to talk to her . olivia : well , she wo n't be there . she got called away . there should be a message for you at the desk . jax : or you can just save me the time and tell me where she went and why . olivia : that 's between you and carly . jax : that spa has been her baby for the last six months . there 's only two reasons she would miss this meeting . one , something happened to morgan , which you would n't hesitate to tell me about . or two , she went to see sonny . [ scene_break ] [ sonny speaks spanish ] sonny : what 's going on ? is morgan all right ? carly : morgan 's fine . sonny : oh , okay . carly : he 's fine . i take it claudia did n't tell you i stopped by yesterday ? sonny : uh , probably slipped her mind . carly : yeah , okay , well , i want to talk to you about a plan i am working on . it 's a project to honor michael . sonny : whatever i can do to help . carly : good . i knew you would . and you and i , we can go over all the details -- sonny : great . carly : but first , i think we need to talk about what 's going on between you and jason . sonny : i 'd rather not . carly : we have to talk about this sonny . i know that i 'm the cause of the tension between the two of you . i wanted sole custody of michael and morgan , and jason took over the business to get that for me . i 'm the one that started this rift that keeps pushing you guys apart , and it 's just got to stop . sonny : it 's up to jason . carly : no , it 's not . it 's up to you . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : oh , i am so going to win this round . [ elizabeth laughs ] elizabeth : hey ? lucky : sam , wait . sam . [ scene_break ] maxie : okay , maybe i 'm not the most trustworthy person you know . yes , i have told a lot of lies , but not to you -- at least not recently . spinelli , you 're my best friend . i swear to you on my life that winnifred showed up here today . she told me to back off , and then she threatened me . spinelli : okay , pray tell with what ? maxie : well , nothing specifically , but she told me that i would regret it if i told you she was here . spinelli : well , and yet you 've told me , so -- maxie : why would n't i tell you ? it scares me to think of you getting involved with someone that you do n't really know . have you ever seen winnifred any place besides the pier ? does she have a job ? where does she live ? i mean , she could be some homicidal maniac that escaped from shadybrook and is now following you around . spinelli : you do n't need to demonize priestess winnifred to preserve our friendship . it is solid and true and from the heart . but it does n't preclude all other friendships . winnifred 's given me no reason to doubt her , and indeed she 's persevered despite all of your unwarranted attacks . maxie : well , then that should tell you something . spinelli : what ? maxie : that she 's a total loser . no one understands what she 's talking about half the time . she walks around in her own little world . and the only thing she cares about is some stupid computer game . spinelli : `` the saga of stone cold `` is in fact one of the premiere games on the internet . maxie : and only a wacko like winnifred would know how to find it , much less play it . who walks around calling themselves the priestess anyway ? spinelli : perhaps only the jackal would understand . maxie : spinelli , at first , i thought this girl was playing you , but it 's something more than that . she 's like obsessed . spinelli : i do n't think you understand the sting of your words . maxie : you know , if you were really my friend , you would believe me and stay away from her . spinelli : you do n't choose my friends , and i do n't choose yours . maxie : maybe it 's time for you to choose . which one do you want ? me or the priestess winnifred ? [ scene_break ] jax : thank you very much . olivia : um , about before -- jax : yes . olivia : i work for you . and i want you to know that you can count on me to be a very loyal employee . but you happen to be in the middle of a knock - down , drag - out divorce with the woman who 's also co - owner of this hotel . jax : do you swim ? olivia : what ? jax : do you swim ? olivia : uh , yeah , i was on the high school swim team . jax : oh , great . well , go to the boutique , get yourself a bikini , and meet me at the pool . olivia : no . jax : that 's your job . olivia : to go swimming with you ? jax : to inspect all facilities , all the time . it 's a good way to troubleshoot . olivia : um , i actually have a plan for that . you see , as operations manager of the hotel , i intend to operate under what we call a schedule . not at the whim of an owner who apparently has way too much time on his hands . jax : well , you see , the spa was just completed , and the pool needs to be inspected before it 's open to the public tomorrow . so , it 's not really recreational . it is actually work . olivia : it 's an up yours to carly , because she went to see sonny . does this look like a stupid face to you ? jax : no , it looks like the face of a beautiful , intelligent woman , who 's reading into this way too much . olivia : mr. jacks , you are a player . but you 're dreaming if you think you can play me . jax : what i think , ms. falconeri , is that you 're enjoying yourself very much already . so go ahead to the boutique , get yourself a bikini , put it on my tab , and meet me at the pool . [ scene_break ] carly : you can make peace with jason . all you have to do is walk away from this alliance with the zaccharas . sonny : peace is in jason 's hands . all he has to do is allow me back into the organization . carly : try to see this from jason 's perspective , okay ? he 's only doing what you asked , and he 's trying to run the business the best way he knows how . sonny : by shutting me out , when i needed him most , out of my own organization ? carly : you asked him to take over . sonny : yes , i did . carly : and now you 're going to force your way back in , are n't you ? you 're going to keep pushing and pushing until jason either has to fight or back down . how is that fair to jason ? sonny : i thought we were past this . you come in here . you 're pleading jason 's case . it 's pretty clear where your loyalties are . carly : is that what has you upset , because i can see this from jason 's point of view ? sonny : no , what has me upset is that you ca n't see it from my point of view . you 're either with me , or you 're against me .	spinelli continues to bond with winifred . maxie wonders if winifred `` hacked into `` spinelli 's computer . later , winifred threatens maxie . when maxie tells spinelli about the threat , spinelli does n't believe her . maxie is hurt that spinelli has sided with winifred . sonny plans to move some `` product `` in through jason 's territory . max is concerned about the friction between sonny and jason so he confides in carly . carly visits sonny to discuss the situation . carly blames herself for the tension between jason and sonny . she asks sonny to `` walk away `` from the zacchara family . sonny resents that carly is loyal to jason . diane resigns as sonny 's attorney .
sonny : max , milo , get out . max : why do n't you let us find jason , mr. c ? this is more his area . franco : yeah , get your boy toy . i ca n't get him to return my calls . sonny : and where 's sam ? franco : that 's for jason to know and you to find out . sonny : i 'm asking you . franco : you 're not going to shoot me . [ click ] franco : damn . you say i 'm crazy . sonny : let 's try this again . franco : yeah , fine . sonny : okay ? all right , good . franco : but i suggest those work better with bullets . and it 'll get all yucky . sonny : what does that mean ? franco : my present . go ahead . oh , that 's lunch money . i 'm going to need that . it 's in my other pocket . franco : need the piece now , tough guy ? [ scene_break ] carly : michael , morgan , let 's go . the pilot 's going to call when they 're ready . okay . michael : well , for the record , this sucks . carly : i 'm sorry you 're not happy about this . michael : well , dad did n't want morgan and i to leave the country . he was adamant about it . now , like magic , we 're leaving the country . carly : it 's for your protection . franco sailed into this house . he lured me up to your sister 's room . he could have taken josslyn . i 'm just trying to keep my kids safe , michael . michael : that was supposed to be jason 's job . carly : excuse me ? michael : open your eyes , jason screwed up . he 's getting soft . none of this would have happened if he would have just wasted the franco freak from page one . carly : you ungrateful little punk . jason 's in living hell because of you . [ scene_break ] maxie : and you did n't see her leave ? you 're sure ? okay , thank you for checking . our building super has n't seen lulu . dominic : damn it ! maxie : did you try her cell phone again ? dominic : yeah , she 's still not answering . maxie : okay , well , maybe this does n't have to be a doomsday scenario . maybe she just does n't want to talk to you . dominic : okay , i do n't think that 's the case , but let 's just say it is . would lulu really pick this day to walk off the job , not even leave a note ? maxie : lulu 's a spencer . they 're always getting into unexpected trouble . it 's usually in a jungle around the other side of the world . but maybe luke called , or lucky , or nikolas . the cassadines are always known for random disasters . dominic : lulu would have called me . maxie : you sound sure of yourself . dominic : i am . maxie : it does n't make sense , okay ? what would franco want with lulu ? she 's not involved . dominic : maybe lulu is n't who franco expected to find . [ scene_break ] [ lulu groaning and gasping ] [ timer beeping ] lulu : ow ! [ groaning ] lulu : come on ! [ scene_break ] lucky : i was coming to find you in the conference room , and i heard nikolas not exactly yelling , but his voice was raised . elizabeth : lucky , i 'm so sorry . lucky : look , i did n't mean to eavesdrop . it 's just that it sort of caught me off guard , you know , when i heard him talking to you like that . and i was -- elizabeth : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . i know i just said that , but -- lucky : no , you 've been saying it for months , elizabeth . and now i know why . elizabeth : if you can just keep an open mind , try to understand -- lucky : i understand that you have nothing to be sorry about . elizabeth : what ? lucky : it 's not your fault that nikolas decided to betray me by confessing his love for you . i mean , i heard you trying to back him off . i ca n't believe he would do something like this . i mean , it 's horrible the position that he 's put you in . you know , i do n't know what i 'm going to do . brothers do n't do this kind of stuff to each other . [ scene_break ] maxie : you think franco was trying to kidnap me ? dominic : yeah , i 'm starting to . maxie : that does n't make sense . jason barely tolerates me . dominic : you 're the perfect once removed . who hurts the most if something happens to you ? maxie : spinelli . dominic : spinelli , exactly . who 's like a brother to jason . this could be part of the `` choice `` franco 's trying to set up . you saw franco 's studio , so maybe he thinks you saw something you should n't have seen . maxie : i was blindfolded the whole time . dominic : really ? maxie : i am not having that conversation with you . dominic : still , franco might consider you a loose end , but he 's smart enough to tie those off along the way . no , i do n't think that 's it . i think you 're definitely a part of the choice jason has to make . maxie : what choice ? dominic : franco 's playing head games with jason . he 's torturing him , really . i mean , what better way to make someone choose between the two people closest to you , sam and spinelli . it 's a no - win . maxie : i 'm sorry , i 'm lost . dominic : [ sighs ] if jason chooses sam , the woman he loves , and franco turns you into a piece of death art , jason has to live with literally destroying spinelli 's life . if he chooses you , he loses sam . now , i guess franco came here looking for you . only you were n't here , lulu was . maxie : [ sighs ] what do you think he would do to her ? dominic : god only knows . [ scene_break ] [ train horn in distance ] [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] jason : yeah ? dominic : yeah , it 's dominic . i think franco 's got lulu . [ scene_break ] carly : you know , i was n't sure that you should know everything that 's been going on . but i think it 's time you did , so you have some kind of idea what goes into keeping you safe . first of all , jason did n't screw up . he is dealing with a psycho freak who 's fixated on him . franco , the artist , has been here for months , watching and following jason , figuring out how he works and how he thinks . michael : that 's crazy . carly : yeah . it gets even better , michael . he was at the cabin the night claudia was killed . michael : what ? carly : in the woods , with a camera . michael : how do you know ? carly : because he sent jason a picture of claudia 's dead body . michael : oh , that 's not possible . carly : oh , yeah , it 's possible . he followed jason that night . he watched jason bury claudia , and then he dug her back up . this is the same guy who got into your sister 's nursery . same guy who abducted me , used me as bait so jason would come to him . franco is sick and he 's scary smart , and the only thing he cares about is this game that he has going on in his head . he says he has proof that you killed claudia . he 's threatening to take it to the police unless jason does what he wants . so jason is in hell , running around in circles trying to stay one step ahead of this psycho freak , who would turn you into the police without a second thought . so you cut jason some slack . he 's trying to protect you . we all are . michael : who asked you ? any of you ? if i 'm such a burden , then why do n't you get the hell out of my way , and let me manage my own life ? [ scene_break ] sonny : max , milo , wait inside . and clear everybody out . no matter what you hear in here , do n't come back till i call you . go , go . franco : [ exhales ] that 's very impressive . the gun , the no witnesses speech . i 'm deeply intimidated . you mind if i try ? sonny : be my guest . franco : okay . tell jason i want another meeting . i 'll contact him with the time and place . he comes alone , no weapons , no cell phone , no back - up . see , i can talk mob , too . sonny : or what , you 're going to send this picture of my son to the cops ? franco : oh , that little thing ? please . that 's not leverage . that 's just to get your attention . i can do better . much better . sonny : where 's sam ? franco : well , sam 's hiding . [ chuckles ] see , one hot girlfriend plus an innocent bystander equals jason will do any old thing i please . sonny : not if i do n't give him the message . franco : well , of course you will . that 's what you do . you send your assassin into impossible situations while you hide behind your bodyguards . jason 's a killer . you , you 're a coward . sonny : you know what , franco ? you do n't have to try so hard to piss me off . you know why ? because i am so ready to kick your psychotic ass . franco : well , do us both a favor . try . [ scene_break ] lisa : you always loved that track in sobo . patrick : sobo track loved me . qualified second , followed the leader for 157 laps . on the 58 , took him on the inside for the lead . lisa : i do n't even want to know how fast you were going . robin : well , did you win ? patrick : did i win ? robin : sorry ! patrick : come on . lisa : do n't you just love riding with patrick ? robin : oh , actually , no , i do n't . lisa : no ? ! robin : no , i tried it once and i got sick . lisa : aw . robin : speed 's not my thing . patrick : needless to say , i 've turned in the racing stripes for a sensible mini van . lisa : oh , that is bad enough . please , just do n't tell me that you turned your racing helmet into a car seat for the little rugrat . patrick : it 's sitting on my desk . it 's a bowl of a candy for young patients . speaking of , should probably dust that thing off . another round ? lisa : no , thanks . robin : yes , please . patrick : yeah ? robin : thank you . lisa : what 'd i do ? robin : for so cleverly steering the conversation to racing . lisa : oh , i thought i was overstepping , bringing up the past . exes are always such , you know , tricky territory . robin : yes . thank you . [ beeper beeping ] robin : oh , sorry . i guess dr. webber has to see me at the hospital . patrick : do you need me to come with you ? robin : no , you guys stay . play and talk about lapsed cars . lisa : lapped cars . patrick : it 's lapped cars . robin : whatever . okay , bye . patrick : bye . robin : see you at home . patrick : okay . let me borrow that for a second . lisa : [ chuckles ] okay , tell me the truth . patrick : what 's that ? lisa : how much do you miss the old thrills ? on the track , and off ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : so you were only upset with nikolas because he said he loves me ? lucky : yeah . yeah , that about covers it . [ sighs ] elizabeth : how long were you there ? lucky : well , after nikolas professed his love for you , that was enough . i could n't handle anymore . i mean , i know i could have confronted him right then and there , but i did n't want to embarrass you in front of everyone and cause a scene . [ sighs ] elizabeth : well , thank you . lucky : how long has this been going on ? elizabeth : a while . lucky : a while ? how come you did n't say anything to me ? you do n't share his feelings , right ? elizabeth : no . no , of course not . and i did n't tell you because ... because i do n't want to be the cause of you and nikolas being estranged . lucky : so this is why he dumped rebecca , because he wants you . that son of a bitch . betraying cassadine bastard . elizabeth : please do n't say that . lucky : do n't defend him , elizabeth . he knew exactly what he was doing . elizabeth : i 'm not defending him . i 'm just -- i 'm going to try to explain . whatever feelings nikolas has for me , it is n't love . it 's another way for him to feel closer to emily . lucky : emily has been dead for two years . how long are we going to use her death to justify nikolas ' screwed up behavior ? elizabeth : i guess i empathize because when i thought i lost you in the fire , i turned to jason . [ scene_break ] franco : ahh . sonny : you know what , franco , people have it wrong about you . they think you 're some street punk who turned an obsession with murder into a career worth tens of millions of dollars . franco : well , it 's more than that , but who 's counting ? sonny : what you really are is a lovesick groupie who 's got a crush on a rock star hit man you can never have . franco : as opposed to say , a daddy who 's jealous his favorite has another suitor ? sonny : what do you want from jason ? approval , justification , partnership ? franco : too little , too late . sonny : so he hurt your feelings , so you want to kill sam and an innocent bystander ? well , that 's going to get his attention . he 's going to find you and bury you . franco : he 'll try . and that will be enough . sonny : you do n't want to die . you want to be needed . by people who do n't give a damn if you were ever born . that 's why i did n't pop you with the loaded chamber . but if you want , we can do it again . franco : sure . if i make it out of here alive , give jason my message . [ scene_break ] [ door closes ] jason : it 's not very encouraging , is it ? dominic : i was really hoping franco was n't building a bomb . jason : i think he 's built more than one . dominic : tell me why an artist needs this much fire power . jason : franco , i think , is staging something . look at this . some kind of a plexiglas enclosure . dominic : a bed , a chalk outline . jason : i 'm afraid he 's holding sam or lulu in this . dominic : man , talk about your innocent bystander . lulu was n't even supposed to be a part of this . franco was looking for maxie . jason : what , maxie was n't home so he took lulu instead ? dominic : that 's how i figured it . tell me how a mind can work itself into this kind of frenzy and still be quasi normal in the real world . jason : okay , so franco intended to take maxie to make her the other end of my choice . so i could choose sam or maxie , but not both . and maxie makes sense because of the connection to spinelli , but with lulu ... what 's the advantage ? dominic : how about we do n't let it get as far as an answer ? [ cell phone rings ] [ ring ] jason : yeah ? sonny : your freaky friend was here . jason : franco ? sonny : you need to do something about this whack job . and fast . [ scene_break ] michael : in case you missed it , i just turned 18 . no one is obligated to protect me . carly : it 's not about obligation . it 's not about how old you are . we 're family , and we love you . me , jax , jason and your father . we want to keep you safe . you already lost a year of your life when you were in a coma , michael . michael : and i woke up someone different ; someone that none of you can really love because you do n't know me . carly : that is not true ! michael : it is true , mom . i went into that coma an ordinary kid , as ordinary as i could be in this world that i live in . and i came out a killer . carly : you 're not a killer ! michael : then tell that to claudia . carly : claudia 's death was an accident ! and when the hell are you going to get that ? do i have to review it for you again ? and you know what 's alarming to me is how you 've rewritten all this in your head . as if this is some rite of passage for you ; an initiation into your dad 's business . and it 's not . and every time you say it is only tells mat you 're struggling to cope . and i get that . okay , i understand that . that 's normal . it 's natural . but you do n't have to struggle alone , okay ? you can own the struggle . it 's okay to ask for help , and it 's okay to accept it . michael : i do n't need help . i 'm handling it . carly : do you think i do n't see how much this is tearing you up ? i 'm your mom . and i 'm telling you , you do n't have to carry this burden alone . please , put it down . [ scene_break ] lucky : the situations are n't even remotely the same . you thought i was dead . it was natural for you to turn to someone else . and jason 's not my brother . it certainly makes hindsight a lot clearer . elizabeth : what do you mean ? lucky : well , my dad , for instance . he 's been really hostile towards nikolas lately . you know , he probably picked up on nikolas ' feelings for you . he kept trying to warn me . he was insinuating all the things , but he would never get specific . so i just basically told him to shut up and mind his own business . and it sheds new light on you . the conflict , the tears , how awkward you get whenever nikolas is around . elizabeth , i really wish that you 'd just said something to me . elizabeth : i know , and i 'm sorry that i handled the situation so poorly . i wanted to tell you . lucky : you wanted to keep peace between me and my brother . i know . yeah , i do n't see how that 's going to be possible at this point . elizabeth : but nikolas and i settled everything , okay ? because he knows , he knows that i love you and that i want to marry you and that we 're going to spend the rest of our lives together . and i know it 's asking a lot for you to forget what you heard . but maybe if you could just let it go and not confront nikolas ... let it go . lucky : i do n't know if i can promise that . i 'm sorry . i mean , there 's still a lot i need to wrap my head around . elizabeth : okay . lucky : but , you know , it could be worse . you could love nikolas back . [ both chuckle ] [ cell phone rings ] lucky : sorry , hold on just a second . detective spencer . dominic : yeah , it 's dominic . you need to see me asap . it 's about lulu . [ scene_break ] [ lulu groaning ] lulu : you let me go , or i swear that i 'm gon na -- franco : nothing on tv ? i 'm having a pretty bad night myself . lulu : you 're not sitting on top of enough explosives to send you into orbit . franco : you think i overdid it ? i looked online . i think that much plastique should seal the deal , but the internet 's so unreliable . lulu : what do you want ? franco : people keep asking me that . i thought i was pretty clear . you just got caught in the shuffle . lulu : you wanted maxie . franco : hmm . already had her . lulu : you bastard . franco : people keep saying that , too . but look on the bright side -- at least you got a 50/50 chance . now it 's up to jason . lulu : jason to do what ? franco : choose wrong . lulu : well , he 's not going to do that . so i guess it 's up to me . see you in hell . franco : have a nice trip . [ scene_break ] jason : what was the message ? sonny : slow down . jason : franco came out to give you a message for me . what is it ? sonny : did you tell franco -- jason : no , i 'm just starting to figure out how franco thinks , okay ? franco wants me to make a choice -- sonny : i do n't care what franco wants ! why are you letting him get to you like this ? here 's what 's going to happen , jason . you 're going to take the meeting , you 're going to take him alive , right ? you 're going to force him to tell you where sam and that innocent bystander is . and then when the hostages are safe , then we 're going -- jason : it 's lulu . sonny : what do you mean , it 's lulu ? jason : we 're pretty sure the other hostage is lulu . she 's not answering her phone . she 's not at work . i know franco meant to grab maxie , but he got lulu instead . so the only way to save sam and lulu is to do what franco tells me to do . what did he tell you , sonny ? sonny : he wants another meeting . he 's going to contact you with the time and place . he does n't want you to bring any back - up , no gun , nothing . but what you 're going to do is the exact opposite . jason : franco 's got explosives . there 's more than enough to rig two bombs for lulu and sam . [ scene_break ] [ explosion ] [ scene_break ] carly : it 's not healthy , sitting on your emotions . they back up on you , michael . they choke you . you still feel what you 're going to feel . it just comes out in different ways . you think i do n't see that you 're not eating and you 're not sleeping ? you 're angry , and you 're distant . you lash out at people you love . you 're taunting the cops . and now you 're drinking and driving . i 'm scared . i 'm afraid for you . michael : but if i ca n't fix anything else , if i have to sit around like an idiot while everybody else is cleaning up my own messes ... i should at least be able to get a grip on my own turmoils . why should i dump that on the rest of you , too ? carly : because that 's what most people who love each other do . carly : i dump everything on jason . you think i 'm weak ? michael : anything but . [ carly sniffles ] michael : and it 's not that i ca n't sleep . i do n't want to , 'cause i have nightmares . you know , i can feel the weight of the axe handle in my hands , and i feel my arms swinging , and i can see the startled look on claudia 's eyes . and then she 's falling . but not like that night , you know ? she just dropped . in my dream , she 's going down in slow motion , collapsing like in sections on the floor . and the worst part is the blood . it 's still warm . the blood 's alive , the blood 's still alive . i was just trying to stop her . i was just trying to help you and josslyn . claudia was not supposed to die . [ crying ] she was not supposed to die . carly : come here , co here . [ scene_break ] spinelli : maximista , what 's wrong ? maxie : spinelli , i 'm really nervous ! i did something stupid and reckless and now lulu 's going to have to pay for it . spinelli : okay , you 're distraught . can you tell me why ? maxie : lulu is gone . dominic thinks that it was supposed to be me , which makes sense , you know , because my life is just one wreck after another and lulu 's my best friend , why would n't she get run over , too . spinelli : i 'm not following . let 's use a more focused approach . you say lulu 's gone ? what do you mean ? maxie : missing , probably kidnapped . spinelli : by who ? maxie : franco . spinelli : did he leave a note , a ransom note ? maxie : no , nothing ! spinelli : okay , are you sure it 's franco ? maxie : dominic thinks it 's franco , but he also thinks that it was supposed to be me , that i 'm supposed to be involved in some death match that he wants to be involved in with jason ; how jason 's going to have to make some choice between me and sam , and it 'll be the most difficult decision he 's ever made in his life because of you . look , i do n't know . this whole situation is making my head hurt . but franco has lulu , and it 's all my fault . [ scene_break ] sonny : what 's taking him so long ? this is , like , what -- jason : i 'm calling him right now . max : the bomb hit an empty storage building over on first and metropolitan . milo : no people , no property , not even a lot of damage jason : okay , franco said he 'd contact me about when i 'm supposed to meet him . sonny : i do n't care . he gets his jollies from yanking your chain , and you know what , listen , if you ca n't do this , i will . okay ? you take max and milo , as many men as you need , over to first and met , and we 're going to take this bastard down , but keep him breathing because he 's going to know how i play the game . go . jason : that 's the exact wrong thing to do right now . sonny : what do -- jason : listen to me , franco 's got claudia 's body . he 's got pictures of michael kneeling over her body with blood on his hands . he 's got sam , he 's got lulu , and i 'm telling you right now , you can bet your ass , he 's not going to be at that warehouse . he set that bomb to send me a message . i have to respond in the right way , show up at the right place at the right time , or he 's going to use that evidence against michael and he 's going to kill sam and lulu ! sonny : jason , you keep playing franco 's game , he 's going to think he 's winning all the time ! go over to the warehouse -- jason : i 'm telling you right now , he 's not going to be at the warehouse ! the cops are going to be at the warehouse ! sonny : figure out a way to take care of this guy . i am sick of him . franco . [ scene_break ] lisa : it 's just one big surprise after another here in port charles . patrick : yeah , you think so ? lisa : yeah . i would have bet money that you were the wild man in robin 's life . so imagine my shock and awe to find out that the love that came before is this hot blonde mob enforcer . patrick : yeah . lisa : you must have seemed tame in comparison . patrick : tame ? lisa : mm - hmm . patrick : you think i 'm tame ? lisa : well , you seem to have end up that way . what , a minivan ? light beer ? patrick : okay . lisa : what ? well , oh , well . you know , you 're a husband and a father now . patrick : mm - hmm . lisa : you know , safety comes with the territory . i 'm sure glad that we ended when we did . patrick : why do you say that ? lisa : because i have all these cool memories of wild man drake . it 'll never be spoiled . oh . little girl 's room . i will be back . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : we need to talk . nikolas : no , thanks . i still got tire tracks across my back from our last conversation . unless you 're here to finally admit how you feel about me . elizabeth : stop it . listen to me . lucky was at the hospital this afternoon . he heard us talking . [ wind blowing ] nikolas : good . [ scene_break ] lucky : hey . dominic : hey . lucky : the warehouse on first street near the docks just exploded . corinthos property . dominic : fatalities ? lucky : there 's not even injuries . so what the hell is this place ? dominic : franco 's workshop . chock full of goodies . there 's enough explosive devices in here to send lulu and sam and whatever two buildings they 're in to kingdom come . if you suspect he 's being tracked or sees his mugshot on the news , this guy could just decide to say forget it and blow them up anyway just to torture jason one last time and head out , never to be seen or heard from again . we both know how good at disappearing this guy can be . lucky : i want this bastard . dominic : yeah , i do , too . we have to make sure that whatever we do does n't make this whole thing backfire . lucky : okay . what are you thinking ? dominic : in order for us to find lulu and sam , we have to keep this guy in town . we have to make sure he stays interested . we got ta keep this game with jason going . [ scene_break ] maxie : i do n't know how you can stand to look at me , after i betrayed you with someone who 's your polar opposite . i mean , you 're good and franco is so evil . i could n't let myself see that because i was so foolish and vain . and flattered that some larger than life artist would even be interested in me . turns out he 's a homicidal nutjob who wreaks havoc wherever he goes . and now lulu is gone . spinelli : you must n't blame yourself for what you ca n't control . franco came in with a master plan and he used you in its service . but you 're right to be afraid for lulu . i fear she 's in grave danger , but you sleeping with franco was not the cause . maxie : he wanted me here . he wanted to take me . but instead i was ransacking his studio , looking for pictures of myself , trying to save myself from some well - deserved embarrassment . and because of that , lulu is gone . what if i lose her like i lost georgie ? [ scene_break ] jason : yeah , diane , listen , i need you to meet me at the warehouse franco just bombed . the address is first street and metropolitan . hel -- hello ? no , i know there 's a bad connection . did you get the address ? the warehouse is at first street and met . first and met . first and met . no , forget it , i 'll call you back . [ tires squealing ] [ scene_break ] elizabeth : how can you call lucky overhearing us `` good `` ? nikolas : because if he knows we 're sleeping together , maybe we can stop this charade . elizabeth : he does n't ! all he heard was you claiming to be infatuated . nikolas : see , there you go again . constantly diminishing us . i 'm not infatuated with you ; i 'm in love with you . did he confront you about that ? elizabeth : i would n't exactly call it a confrontation , because he thinks the feelings are very one - sided , and i let him believe that . nikolas : oh , that 's a nice way to stand up . elizabeth : i 'm not going to blow apart my life for anyone . and i 'm going to lie until the day i die to preserve our relationship . you say you love me ? nikolas : you know i love you . elizabeth : then you 'll lie , too . you 'll say whatever it takes to make things right with lucky , because i know you do n't want to lose him , either . nikolas : elizabeth , elizabeth , all the lies in the world is n't going to change what we feel for each other . so you go ahead . you go ahead and deny it all you want . you marry lucky and you 'll buy that house , and you have a nice life . but you and i will always know that i love you and you love me . [ scene_break ] carly : what are you doing here ? sonny : may i come in ? carly : okay . what 's going on ? sonny : nothing good . i changed my mind , and you and jax can take -- obviously you were going to do it anyway , so why do i even bother ? carly : you do n't have to say it like that . you ca n't be mad at me , you know , i 'm just doing what i have to do to protect the kids . there 's good news . i think michael had a breakthrough . i think he 's going to be okay . [ scene_break ] [ michael exhales ] [ scene_break ] jason : where 's franco ? franco : you have to admit , it was clever . jason : what , first and met ? franco : where we first met . sometimes i amaze myself . jason : get rid of them . franco : you wo n't even notice they 're there . jason : why are they here ? franco : we 're making art . jason : you think these guys are going to stop me from killing you ? franco : what will stop you is what i know and you do n't . so how far did you get to first and met before you realized that i was here and not there ? jason : what difference does that make ? franco : makes all the difference in the world . you refuse to play . if you had just gone along with it , none of this would have ever -- jason : what have you done with sam and lulu ? franco : not so fast . first i have to see if you cooperated . given our history , i 'm guessing that 's unlikely . jason : i 'm unarmed . i got no cell phone ; i got no back - up . franco : mm - hmm . there 's only one way to find out . jason : what , you want to search me ? franco : i thought you 'd never ask . assume the position . [ wand beeps ]	franco shows sonny the picture of michael sitting next to claudia 's body . carly gets the kids ready for the australia trip , in spite of sonny 's objection . michael blames the entire franco mess on jason being weak . carly sets michael straight and tells him franco witnessed claudia 's murder and later stole the body . lulu tries to break free while dante / dom worries franco has her captive . lucky puts the blame on nikolas and tells elizabeth he heard nik confess his love for her . lucky says he walked away after hearing nik 's confession . lucky is angry with nik for making liz uncomfortable . liz asks lucky if he can `` forget `` what nik said and not `` confront `` his brother . liz later tells nik what lucky overheard and asks him to do whatever it takes to `` make things right with lucky . `` franco tells sonny he wants another meeting with a solo , unarmed jason . sonny calls jason and fills him in . lisa wonders if patrick misses his past . jason finds evidence of franco 's explosives . dante / dom tells jason his suspicion about lulu then he calls lucky . michael tells carly he thinks of himself as `` a killer `` and she does her best to talk him into accepting her help . michael says he dreams about claudia 's murder . michael breaks down and says he was trying to `` help `` carly , not kill claudia . jason tells sonny he has to go along with franco 's request in order to save sam and lulu . sonny disagrees but jason says he must play by franco 's rules . sonny wants franco taken care of . sonny later goes and tells carly he 's changed his mind and she needs to take the boys out of the country . maxie tells spinelli it 's her fault that franco took lulu . jason tracks franco down and the artist prepares to `` search `` him .
dante : how are you feeling ? olivia : a lot better than i did up on that mountain . dante : are you in any pain ? olivia : if i am , i ca n't feel it at the moment . dante : that 's all the -- all the meds . olivia : yay for meds . were you here all night , baby ? dante : when my mother 's flat on her back in an icu , where else would i be ? olivia : scared you , did n't i ? dante : nah . not even for a bit . [ olivia chuckles ] [ scene_break ] terrell : hey , it was great meeting everybody . i 'm looking forward to working with you . robin : ditto . lisa : yeah , welcome aboard . p.a . : dr. quartermaine , 2505 ... terrell : hey , you got a great facility here , and a great group of people . patrick : yeah . i like it . steve : dr. jackson . hey . i 'm glad i caught you . as it turns out , we need you to start today . [ scene_break ] sam : hi . okay , this is really embarrassing , but did i happen to leave ... leave my gun here ? jason : broke it down and cleaned it for you . sam : and people say you 're not romantic . jason : why 'd you leave so fast this morning ? sam : 'cause i had to work . jason : really ? that 's it ? sam : is she here ? jason : one of the guards is walking her . sam : jason , that 's horrible . jason : what ? sam : you make it sound like she 's a dog . jason : i just mean she 's out doing whatever she does , her mysterious errands that i really do n't care about or what to know about . but you took off fast . is that why , 'cause you did n't want to deal with brenda ? sam : okay , well , yeah , i mean , i admit that it can get a little stressful . jason : yes . sam : but i did have to -- i work . jason : i know , but you took off and i did n't get a chance to say thank you . sam : for what ? jason : for helping me with jake last night . [ scene_break ] carly : is this a joke ? you 're seriously standing there telling me that abby 's a stripper ? how does our son get involved with someone like that ? sonny : first of all , we do n't know if michael 's involved with this girl , so -- carly : she 's not a girl ! i would be happy and thrilled if he were dating a girl . she 's a grown - ass woman who takes her clothes off for money . sonny : all right . okay . that 's not fair , because you should n't judge a person 's character on what they do for a living . carly : of course you would think that . sonny : well , i 've known strippers . they 're , you know , nice kids who have bad families or who are down on their luck -- carly : okay , what you 're saying is you 're perfectly fine with michael dating a stripper . i 'm telling you , i 'm not . [ scene_break ] steve : a member of our pediatric staff , dr. sandborne , was called out on a family emergency necessitating a leave of absence . terrell : i have no problem starting immediately . steve : great . i 'll get the paperwork started , and welcome to general hospital . terrell : thank you , sir . patrick : nice timing . terrell : yeah , well , i 'm glad i followed my instinct to come by and scope things out . lisa : congratulations . robin : this is great . i 'm excited . terrell : okay . i 'm thinking it would be a good idea for me to start learning my way around this place . lisa : i can give you a grand tour . robin : i 'll do it . better not let you handle dr. jackson 's orientation . after all , we do want him to stick around . okay , this way , sir . [ scene_break ] dante : do you want to tell me what got into you , i mean , going on a skiing vacation when you 've never skied a day in your life ? olivia : you know me . i 'm always open to new experiences . dante : there you go . olivia : yes , i did . i thought it might be fun to hang out in a nice hotel lobby with a hot toddy and a roaring fire , a couple of good books , maybe treat myself to a couple of spa treatments . dante : i 'm sorry that did n't work out for you . you need to pamper yourself more often , i guess . olivia : well , it looks like i 'm gon na live to give it another try . steve : i heard you were awake . how are you feeling ? olivia : pretty good . steve : anything 's an improvement , huh ? [ olivia chuckles ] dante : here , you , uh , do what you 're gon na do . steve : vitals look good . i 'm telling you , your mom is one tough cookie . dante : yeah . she is . she gon na be okay ? steve : oh , better than that . you 're on the road to a full recovery . olivia : i never doubted that i would be . i was under the care of the very best . plus , i could n't make you look bad , remember ? thank you for being there , okay , as my doctor and as my friend . steve : it was my pleasure . [ scene_break ] sonny : you have to remember , michael 's been through so much stuff already . he ca n't deal with , you know , kids his own age , especially girls . ask kristina . we need to cut him some slack . carly : so we should encourage him to date strippers ? sonny : i think you 're overreacting . you do n't even know this abby . i 've met her in the e.r . she was genuinely worried for michael . hurried over to see if he was okay . carly : right . straight from a night of stripping at vaughn 's . i can not believe that you 're okay with this . where 's your brain ? i ca n't believe you did n't pay her off and tell her to get her ass out of town last night when you had the chance . sonny : i did n't want to disrespect michael like that . carly : you know what ? we 're not supposed to be michael 's friend . we 're supposed to be his parents . and when we see our kid going down the wrong path , we 're supposed to step in . and i 'm telling you , sonny , this is the wrong path for michael . [ scene_break ] michael : my dad can be protective , but he 's good at not trying to dictate my life . abby : well , i can see why he 'd have a problem . i 'm older than you . and i strip at a club . michael : he 's in no position to judge . not that it matters anyways . whatever we are to each other is for us to figure out , nobody else . that was weird . abby : what ? michael : molly should be all over us asking us embarrassing questions . abby : well , maybe molly is starting to learn the fine art of discretion . michael : i doubt that . well , anyway , uh ... hey , we still have n't had our dinner date . abby : no . michael : i was hoping maybe you might be free tonight . abby : oh , i 'm not . i have to work . michael : okay , what 's the rest of your week look like ? abby : i 'm off on wednesday . does that work for you ? michael : well -- molly : this is so stupid ! michael : molly , you okay ? [ scene_break ] jason : i 'm just not sure how to act around jake . you know ? i hardly know him . he does n't know me . to him i 'm just another person . i do n't want to scare him . sam : i know . i was actually kind of surprised when elizabeth asked to leave jake with us . but i do think it was her way of allowing you to spend some time with him . jason : yeah , maybe . it was nice . sam : yeah . jason : thank you . you were great . sam : oh . it was my pleasure . he 's a really sweet kid . he actually reminds me a lot of you . jason : what do you mean ? sam : what do i mean ? your personalities are similar . i mean , the whole motorcycle thing was crazy . he 's so determined . he talks a lot more than you do already . jason : that 's really ... he 's happy . you can see that for sure . sam : but you miss him . jason : [ sighs ] yeah , you know , just with ... how everything happened . jake 's got a good family . and he 's got a good life . and if i have to miss him ... it hurts , but it 's not a lot to pay . sam : hey , look , maybe your visit with jake was your reward for being so patient with brenda . jason : i 'm not patient . sam : yeah , i think you are , considering all the drama that she has brought here . you have been a saint . jason : well , now she 's all wound up about getting married , and she 's pretty much forgotten that she and dante are being sued . sam : well , that does n't matter , because even if the case goes to trial , dante and brenda are gon na , what , have to pay a lot of damages ? jason : yeah , but , see , the problem is , brenda gets confused with what happened here with the shooting with aleksander . and if that happens in court , if it comes out that dante helped cover up a killing , he 's gon na lose his badge , maybe even go to prison . but either way , it 's not gon na be good for michael . so if dante 's charged with murder or conspiracy , how long do you think it 's gon na take judge carroll to revoke michael 's parole ? sam : i do n't know . i mean , how do we keep brenda off the stand ? jason : the lawyer says that we ca n't . he wants brenda rehearsed to make sure she knows exactly what and what not to say . sam : that 's funny . has this guy ever met her ? jason : i told him that there 's no way that brenda 's gon na make it through the trial , but he says she does n't have a choice . he claims that he can protect her on the stand . sam : well , what do you think ? jason : he 's diane 's associate . she thinks highly of him . but i think there 's too much riding on this . i need to know more about him . sam : well , why do n't you let me investigate ? jason : yeah . just have spinelli run a background check . if something turns up , i will hire you guys for a full investigation . sam : wait a minute . hire us ? jason : yeah . you have a business . you need to get paid . sam : okay . yeah . jason : right ? yeah ? sam : okay . i think maybe i can work out a special ... jason : you will . sam : friends and family ... jason : you will work out a special ... sam : benefit . mm - hmm . brenda : uh ... sorry . sam : that 's all right . i was actually just on my way out the door . jason : hmm . sam : hmm . hi . brenda : hi . jason : sam . sam : yes , sir . please let me know if you need help with that project . bye , now . brenda : okay . i need your , uh ... i need your help . can you help me ? jason : with what ? brenda : what do you mean , with what ? i 'm about to marry your best friend . i need to plan the wedding , so i need your help . jason : do n't look at me . brenda : i am looking at you . i need help planning the wedding . help me . jason : no , i ca n't . sorry . [ scene_break ] diane : well , i 'm just still not sure that i understand what it is exactly you 're asking me , mr. grasshopper . spinelli : i thought i was succinct . i wish you to be the chronicler of the exploits of jackal , p.i . diane : is this your memoirs ? is it a novel ? is it fictionalized ? spinelli : no , no . every case that you will be memorializing has indeed happened or will most likely . uh , okay . just an example . the door opened . i looked up . she was standing in the doorway , just like i 'd imagined her there , full - blown . diane : who 's `` she `` ? spinelli : mm - mmm . blue eyes the color of billiard chalk . blond hair so bouncy , i wanted to jump all over it . legs that could cause a heart attack in a caribou . they went all the way up under her mink mini jacket . at least i hoped they did . diane : okay , i think i 'm -- i 'm sensing the tone that you 're going for here . spinelli : so you 'll do it ? you 'll help me write the book ? [ cell phone rings ] spinelli : ' tis i , the jackal . brenda : hey , spinelli , i need you to come back to jason 's penthouse right away , because it 's a really big emergency . [ hangs up ] [ scene_break ] michael : molly , why are you so upset ? molly : i 'm doing this project for extra credit , but i ca n't conjugate any of these verbs , and i never have problems with french . michael : okay , well , that stuff gets harder as you go along , right ? molly : maybe . but i knew it all last week and now it 's gone , like it was never there . michael : okay , well , your concentration 's a little shot . you were just in an accident . that 's totally natural for you to be a little off your game , so do n't worry about it . molly : no , that does n't make any sense . it 's not like i was hurt or anything . michael : just give it a few days . you 're gon na let things settle back to normal and in the meantime , stop being so hard on yourself . okay ? come on , i 'll take you home . molly : no , why should you interrupt your time with abby ? i 'm not some baby who needs to be taken care of . abby : it 's okay . you know what ? i 've got ta go to work anyway , and i do n't want to be late . but we are on for wednesday , okay ? michael : oh , yeah . abby : take care . molly : i 'm sorry i ruined things . michael : are you kidding ? you just helped me score major points . molly : how ? michael : you just let abby see me being all concerned for my little cousin . it melts a woman 's heart every single time . molly : who told you that ? michael : you did . i think . yeah , yeah , it was one of those books you used to read all the time . let me take you home . [ scene_break ] lisa : if robin had jumped in any faster taking terrell around -- she just ca n't wait to talk bad about me in front of the new guy . patrick : you know what , lisa ? robin can say whatever she wants . you gave her that right . and if the , uh , new doctor believes robin 's story and not yours , well , that 's one point for robin . lisa : god , you 're surly today . [ scene_break ] terrell : this was great , seeing the hospital through your eyes . it 's obvious how much you love the place . robin : yeah . general hospital 's been a part of my life since i was a kid . most of the people here are my extended family . well , most of everyone . you 'll fit right in . terrell : it feels good so far . robin : theo ? what brings you here ? i hope you 're not experiencing symptoms of any kind . theo : my health is stable at the moment , no thanks to the yahoos in charge of this hospital . robin : oh , dear . theo : i 'm following up on my malpractice suit . the gh attorneys have filed for a dismissal , but i wo n't be dismissed . robin : well , that is standard operating procedure . theo : yes , for people who wo n't accept responsibility . but i insist they do . and as this is our only legal recourse , i 'll go after much more in court than i would have taken for admission of negligence . robin : theo , no . this stops now . [ scene_break ] steve : patrick is the hero in this scenario . he got you into surgery with no time to spare and performed brilliantly . olivia : well , i will be sure and thank him as soon as i see him , but at the moment , my hero is standing right in front of me . you saved my life on that mountain , steve . steve : your mom exaggerates . olivia : no . he kept me talking , he kept me conscious , and he kept my mind off all the pain that i was in . steve : that was selfish . i enjoy your stories . olivia : ha ! those are brave words . i got a lot of stories . steve : well , you 'll just have to tell me more . olivia : well , i will , soon as i get out of this bed . i 'll cook you dinner , i 'll talk your ear off . steve : i 'll look forward to it . olivia : okay . steve : take care of her . dante : yeah . i , uh ... you 're gon na make me go back on my deal with god . olivia : you 're making deals with god now ? dante : yeah , i promised him that if he let you live , i 'd take a back seat in the attention department and let you live a life of your own . but i -- i got ta ask , what was that ? [ scene_break ] theo : you do understand you 're the one doctor i came in contact with who was n't named in my lawsuit ? robin : whatever affects general hospital affects me . and i have to say , theo , you 're being more than a little disingenuous . i mean , you came into general hospital with an unidentified medical condition . and that 's exactly what you got . every conceivable test was run . every great doctor was consulted , and we all agreed , you are as healthy as an ox . you should have taken your clean bill of health and smiled and said thank you . instead , you morphed into this ... shark . theo : would i have received better care if the staff had known i was a litigator ? let me answer that . damn right i would have . steve : you got the best this hospital has to offer . theo : that is very unfortunate indeed . robin : the truth is , there is absolutely nothing wrong with you . and i do n't know if that frustrated you . i mean , it would n't be the first time we 've seen someone fake an illness for whatever reason , but if that was the intent , you should n't have come to a truth - seeking institution . pursuing this bogus malpractice suit is mean - spirited and low - minded . i thought you were better than that . steve : your stay in this hospital was documented every step of the way . this suit wo n't hold up in court . patrick : it could end up being a blow to your reputation , actually . i know a little something about pride and ego , and you do n't strike me as somebody that would want to look like a fool . robin : if you decide to go forward , please add me to the suit , because , really , this is all my fault . there was something about you that i liked , and i wanted to assure you that you were not dealing with a life - threatening condition . so , please , sue me . theo : i have no desire to punish the one person who treated me with respect . and so because you asked , and only because you asked , i will drop my lawsuit against general hospital . robin : thank you . steve : from me , too . [ theo sneezes ] theo : let me clarify . the lawsuit is dropped for now . but if i get sick because i walked back into this cesspool , i will come after you with all my considerable resources . [ scene_break ] lisa : robin has been the bane of my existence for long enough . it 's just -- it 's time to render her irrelevant . and thanks to you , mr. slick , we 're halfway there , 'cause i can tell already that she likes you . terrell : discerning women always do . lisa : well , put your money where your mouth is and get her in the sack , and then we 'll talk about how irresistible you are . terrell : you know how i am when it comes to rising to a challenge . that 's why you knew i 'd go along with this little plan of yours . but i need more than that . before i go wrecking the life of a perfectly nice woman who i have nothing against , you need to spell out what 's in it for me . [ scene_break ] jason : why are you in such a hurry to plan your wedding ? brenda : because i 'm in love . and also because the sooner i marry sonny , the sooner i can leave your apartment with the bad lighting . jason : okay , yeah , i 'm good with that part . brenda : oh , you 're just good with that ? is that nice behavior ? i mean , you 're the one who makes me stay here and holds me here like a prisoner , and now i 'm trying to have a nice conversation with you and you 're gon na shift the whole entire thing around and make me feel like i 'm some kind of burden to you ? when you know i 'd be happy to leave here right now . i 'll leave here right now . i 'll go live in the woods right now . at my house in the woods . jason : not yet . brenda : yeah , well , this is our problem . to be honest , you know , you do n't want me here . right ? so why do n't you just let me leave ? jason : the second it 's safe , i will help you pack and i will carry you to sonny 's . brenda : you 'll carry me ? jason : yes . brenda : all right , well , in the meantime i just need to plan my wedding . 'cause it 's incredibly stressful for me that i do n't know what dress i am going to wear . i have no idea where the ceremony 's gon na be , i do n't know where the reception 's gon na be . sonny has all these kids with all these different women . i have to figure out a way to get them all to the ceremony . it 's a lot of outfits -- jason : why are you telling me this ? because i honestly , and to be honest , i do n't care . my job is to keep you alive so you can get married . the rest is somebody else 's problem . brenda : you care a little bit . spinelli : i am here to handle the divine one 's emergency . brenda : hey , listen , i 'm really glad you 're here , because i need help planning the wedding , and certain people refuse to help me to plan the wedding . so i just -- i 'm a -- [ exhales ] i feel a little overwhelmed because there 's all these decisions that i need to make right now . so i just wanted to make sure that i could count on you . spinelli : i regret to say that my answer must be no . [ scene_break ] carly : who the hell do you think you are ? sam : am i supposed to answer that ? carly : how dare you introduce my teenage boy to a stripper and then lie to my face when i asked you about it . sam : yeah , carly , i 'm sorry i did n't tell you the whole truth , but i was hoping to avoid exactly this , you going crazy when abby happens to be a really good friend to michael . carly : according to who , you ? you do n't get to meddle in my son 's life . michael 's my son , sam . sam : yes , i know that , and that 's not how it happened . carly : you know what ? here 's the deal . do not introduce my son to any more of your sleazy friends . are we clear on that ? sam : your son went to prison . he is not the same person as he was when he went in . people perceive him as different . he perceives himself as different . girls his own age make him feel really uncomfortable . he came to me and asked me for help . carly : what do you mean , he asked you for help ? sam : he came to me and he asked me to introduce him to someone who was more mature because girls his own age make him feel weird . and i happened to know abby , and she 's a really good person . so i introduced them . i am sorry if that pisses you off , carly , but i do n't regret it and i would do it again . [ scene_break ] olivia : so i 'm a little confused here , baby . why was it that you felt the need to make bargains with god , considering the fact that you were not at all worried that i would pull through , huh ? dante : all right , well , maybe i was sweating it a little bit . but more so for the fact that if you did kick the bucket , who would cook for me and do my laundry ? olivia : good question . now , this deal you made with god , would it by any chance entail you , um , coming to mass with me once in a while ? dante : no . what are you -- deals with the deity are confidential , actually . and , uh , i 'd love to go to church with you if you want to , when you get out of here . olivia : only if you want to , baby . god knows what a terrific person you are no matter where you are . i got ta say , i am so grateful to patrick and to steve and everyone at this hospital for saving my life . the whole time i was up on that mountain ... the thing that kept me drawing breath was you . i love you too much to say good - bye . [ scene_break ] terrell : what , you were so enthralled with your own deviousness , it never occurred to you that i might want something , other than the honor of helping you get patrick back ? lisa : well , you never mentioned anything . should i sit down for this ? terrell : it should n't be hard to figure out . i want you . lisa : you want me how ? terrell : back in my life . i miss you , lisa . lisa : okay . well , let 's cross that bridge when we get to it . your plate 's pretty full for the foreseeable future trying to get robin to sleep with you . terrell : yeah , yeah , i get it . you 've got some crazy thing for patrick . but what makes you think compromising his wife is gon na get him back ? lisa : you do n't know robin . she bathes herself in this saintly glow , and she radiates goodness to all of the mortals beneath her . it 's her act . and , you know , once that image is tarnished , there 'll be nothing there . and patrick will realize how god - awful bored he is and he 'll finally move on . terrell : got it all figured out , do n't you ? lisa : well , i 've had a lot of time to think about it . terrell : well , i still need to know what i get out of the deal . i mean robin 's , uh , cute and all . but she pales in comparison to you . lisa : now , see , that 's what i 'm talking about . i miss you , too , and i 'm happy to be back in your life again . and if you can get robin in the sack with your considerable charms , then i will then i will surely follow . terrell : what about patrick ? he 's the whole point ? lisa : well , yeah , today . but , uh , i do n't know , you might be able to change my mind . it would serve him right . terrell : now , that 's what i 'm talkin ' about . lisa : okay , but first you have to pull robin off of her pedestal . okay ? i 'm counting on you . terrell : you 'll have to keep me motivated . lisa : i can do that . [ scene_break ] brenda : wait , you really are refusing to help me ? spinelli : i -- i 'm very sorry to disappoint you . i can -- i can see that i have . but i can not be hypocritical or organize a wedding that i -- that i do not support . i fear in my heart of hearts that even with the best of intentions , you and mr. sir will be each other 's ruination , and since you will not heed the good advice of those who care about you , i have no choice but to refuse participation . brenda : okay , i got it . so i 'm following my heart . i will not apologize for that . spinelli : i know . you do not need to apologize . i just hope that you stop to think of what you stand to lose . a career that you 've worked so hard for . a cause that you deeply believe in that allows you to do great work in the world . and ... not to be too morbid , but you stand to lose your life . and i -- i 'm sorry , i must go now . i have business to conclude . jason : hmm . brenda : that 's perfect . i mean , you 're happy now , right ? jason : what do you mean ? brenda : wh - what do you mean , what do i mean ? he listens to you . i 'm not stupid . clearly , you 're the reason why he 's turned against me . so go tell him that you believe in me and sonny . just go tell him right now . [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm well aware that michael has a difficult time relating to kids his own age . but what he needs is support and encouragement . see , we need to rebuild his confidence , not set him up with inappropriate women . abby 's a stripper , sam . what the hell were you thinking ? sam : you do n't know anything about abby , carly . the only reason why she 's working there is so she can have enough money to put herself through school . i think that says a lot . carly : of course you do . you 're kindred spirits . abby 's out to get what she can , just like you were . sam : why are you being such a bitch right now ? carly : why ? because michael is a teenage boy who 's been damaged , and abby is not going to wreck him more . you stay the hell out of michael 's life or i promise you there 'll be hell to pay . [ scene_break ] spinelli : i thank you for coming back . i am well aware of the demands on the brusque lady 's time . diane : that 's true . i 'm very , very busy . i am also , however , rather intrigued by your proposal , mr. grasshopper . and i 'm curious . why a book , and why now ? spinelli : well , after the jackal 's recent romantic disappointment , i found myself in need of a creative outlet , and i was planning on creating a vastly improved new version of `` saga of stone cold , `` but stone cold has forbidden it . he does not wish for the attention . diane : probably a wise notion . spinelli : so , will you collaborate with me ? diane : you know , i think i will . spinelli : excellent ! aah ! diane : oh ! spinelli : ha ha ! ha ha ! ha . diane : to that end , i have actually taken the liberty of drafting an introduction . spinelli : oh , goodness ! i ca n't wait to hear it . diane : `` truth is n't relative . at least that is what she had come to believe . but a proposition had been placed before her that threw the truth out the window , in favor of adventure . `` spinelli : that 's terrible . it 's -- it 's so ... pedestrian . flat , vapid . you -- come on , you need to embellish a little . diane : perhaps someone does n't really need my help after all , mr. grasshopper . spinelli : okay , i 'm sorry , but this is not the time to grow a thin skin . if we 're gon na be writing partners , we need to be brutally honest with each other . and after all , this project is paramount . diane : fine . what do you suggest ? spinelli : i do n't know . um ... a note arrived , summoning me to a mysterious meeting . `` brusque lady , please meet the jackal at 10 p.m. sharp at the metro court bar . it 's somewhat past my bedtime , but i need to speak with you regarding many of your clientele . regards , the jackal . `` [ scene_break ] sonny : so how 's it going ? michael : thanks . uh , well , i 'm a little worried about molly and kristina . sonny : yeah ? michael : they -- they seem a little shell - shocked . sonny : well , they got every reason to be . this fun ski trip turns into an accident . some people get hurt . some ... a lot of people get hurt . some people die . but you were a hero . i 'm proud of you . michael : i 'll take proud , but i just did what had to be done . sonny : that 's exactly what a hero would say . how 's morgan ? michael : [ laughs ] milking his broken leg . being waited on hand and foot . sonny : well , that 's my boy , right ? how are you doing ? michael : [ clears throat ] i ... did n't get hurt or anything . sonny : no , no , no . i 'm talking about on the inside . michael : uh ... i 've been thinking a lot about ally . sonny : your friend who died . michael : seriously , how random was that ? she survives a bus crash and then falls dead 3 hours later in a hospital . it made me realize a huge mistake that i made . [ scene_break ] abby : mrs. jacks , you wanted to see me ? carly : sit down . did you think i would n't find out you were a stripper ? abby : i was n't -- carly : say nothing , okay ? this is how it 's gon na be . i 'm gon na write you a check , you 're gon na take it , you 're gon na be on the first plane out , and you will never contact my son again . abby : or ? carly : or i 'll make you sorry you ever did . abby : you 're a freaked - out mom , and i understand that , so i 'll give you some leeway . but i 'm gon na need you to back off , or the one who will be sorry is you . [ scene_break ] spinelli : the first clinch between the bouncing blonde and the intrepid p.i . is crucial to the plot . it must jump off the page . you have to put the reader in the room ! diane : it 's going to be difficult to get him or her to suspend disbelief . what you are describing is physically impossible . spinelli : not so . yeah . um , allow the jackal to demonstrate ? diane : all right . spinelli : okay , yes , that 's it . now , if you will simply shift your derriere . diane : oh , like this ! oh , that 's much more believable . jason : diane , would -- get off of spinelli . diane : oh , god . spinelli : apologies . i was just trying to -- jason : i do n't want to know ! i 'm just glad you 're both here . i need to run a background check on theo hoffman right now . [ scene_break ] theo : ah , detective . glad you could make it . brenda : oh . hello . theo : hello . brenda : what happened ? did i miss something ? dante : uh ... theo : well , i asked dante to come here . the three of us need to discuss what happened in the alley that night the man was killed -- anton banovic . brenda : okay . hey , can i ask for maybe , um , just a little bit of notice before our next meeting ? dante 's mother is actually in the hospital right now , and i just feel like this court case is , uh , coming a little too ... quickly . maybe we could get a continuance or something ? theo : because you 're inconvenienced . you know , a man 's son is dead , and he has every right to expect someone to pay for it . [ scene_break ] sonny : i know kristina 's feeling guilty about ally , but you , too ? michael : no , not guilty exactly . i know accidents , they happen . now i see how good i got it . i really do . i 'm alive , firstly . i ... i 'm healthy . if i do n't mess up my parole , i 'll be free soon . so ... sonny : so ally 's death gave you some perspective . michael : it makes you realize you ca n't waste your life looking back . sonny : well , i like to think of it like everything happens for a reason . you know , you 're here because you got a lot more to do . i should have been dead many times , and ... i wonder why i 'm not . the one thing i do know is that , you know , you kids are the reason that keep me going . you know ? you teach me how to be a better father . now i 've got unfinished business with brenda , and ... it 's good , though , you know , that you appreciate what 's important in life . michael : yeah . sonny : all right ? michael : yeah , i 'm kind of doing that with , uh , with abby . dad , it 's so unexpected with her . my first instinct was just to run away . but something about her would n't let me . and before i knew it , i was ... comfortable around her . sonny : yeah , i can see you like her . michael : she 's awesome , dad . she 's smart . she 's funny . she 's easy to talk to . she 's beautiful , too . but that 's the least of it , really . she -- she makes me feel good . like i 'm not some damaged freak . sonny : have you seen her work ? michael : look , dad , if this is the whole stripper lecture -- sonny : no , it 's not a lecture . i 'm concerned , you know , as far as -- you walk into a strip club , you 're in violation of your parole . michael : i -- i have n't been there . sonny : good . michael : that 's it ? sonny : that 's it . michael : thanks . uh -- sonny : no , no , that 's not it . your mother . you got ta be very careful because she is on a warpath . [ scene_break ] abby : i do n't want to get into a pissing contest with you . carly : that 's smart thinking . abby : there 's no need for it . my intentions with michael are not to take advantage of him , not even close . carly : you can stop the reassurance , okay , because i know better . i 've been you . i was never a stripper , but i 've done everything else . abby : i do n't even know what you 're talking about . carly : you 're trying to crawl your way out of the gutter . whatever it takes , and you 'll do it with a smile on your face . good for you . there 's nothing wrong with trying to better yourself . but it wo n't be on michael 's back . not as long as i 'm breathing . now , you can get some real money out of this , or you can keep taking your clothes off for dollar bills . it 's your choice . but the choice you do n't have , you will never have , is michael .	carly in incensed that sonny does n't seem to care that michael is dating a stripper who is ten years older than him . sonny reminds her of what he went through with kristina . molly frets because she ca n't grasp her french lesson that she knew last week . michael tells her that she is probably just shaken from being in the bus accident . sonny asks michael how he is doing and michael admits that he is taken aback by ali dying in the hospital after surviving the bus accident but it has made him put his own life into perspective . he tells sonny about abby . sonny says he can see that michael likes abby but offers two warnings . first , if he goes into the club where she works , he will be violating his parole and second , carly is on the warpath . carly storms over to jackal & mccall office and blasts sam for introducing michael to abby . sam says michael asked for the introduction because girls his own age make him feel uncomfortable . carly tells her the answer is not setting him up with inappropriate women . she tells sam to stay out of michael 's life . carly meets abby at kelly 's and tells her that she is going to take a check from carly and leave town or carly will make her life difficult . abby says she understands that carly is a freaked - out mother so she will give her some leeway but she warns her that if she does n't back off , she will be the sorry one . carly says abby can choose to keep dancing for dollar bills or she can choose to take real money from carly , but michael will never be a choice for her .
bryanne : someone 's here to see you , mr. quartermaine . michael : uh , tell whoever it is i 'm busy . bryanne : she says she 's family . michael : is it my mother ? bryanne : no . michael : well , then , send her in . michael : hey , grandma . bobbie : hey . well , it 's nice to know you still consider me family , even though my last name is n't quartermaine . [ scene_break ] tracy : okay , luke . i 'm gon na spoil the surprise . ned and his outer - borough bestie have surrendered the television set , and i have all the shows you 've missed waiting for you . i 've got a tray of snacks and our favorite beverage chilling on ice , so i 'm just gon na sit here and wait . call me back . i thought you 'd be done with your brunch with bobbie by now . tell me what 's got you tied up . [ scene_break ] fluke : fee , fie , foe , fum . i s -- god , you stink . miss me ? ! [ scene_break ] julian : hey . have you heard from that lawyer you hired for me ? he 's not returning my calls . we had a meeting scheduled . carlos : yeah . about that meeting ... it 's been canceled . julian : what the hell are you doing ? do n't point that thing at me . carlos : what are you gon na do -- call the cops ? [ scene_break ] anna : no , you listen to me , baldwin . i do n't for one minute believe all this evidence against my cops , current or former . i do n't . well , yeah , but you 're just being played for a fool , are n't you , scott ? that 's what 's happening here . true . yeah . i should look into it . okay . well , thank you . thank you so much for diverting me from my worthwhile cases . yes , and a happy new year to you , too . [ slams receiver ] dante : bad time ? anna : no , it 's fine . just business as usual with our ever - supportive da . why are you here ? i gave you the day off , did n't i ? dante : yeah , you did . i just came in to finish up some paperwork . anna : close the door . johnny zacchara 's sentence was vacated . dante : what ? anna : yeah . he was released from pentonville this morning . [ scene_break ] lulu : hi . i 'm a little early , but i have a reservation . it 's under -- johnny : lulu . lulu : johnny . what are you doing here ? johnny : is that a way to greet an old friend ? johnny : it has been a long time , huh ? lulu : two years . johnny : i hear you 're a mama now . lulu : i have a little boy . johnny : yeah . lulu : johnny , how are you standing here ? you 're supposed to be in ... johnny : prison ? i got out . lulu : if you escaped , you would n't be hanging out at the metro court , so i can only assume ... [ scene_break ] johnny : my conviction was overturned . [ chuckles ] i 'm a free man . dante : john zacchara confessed to killing anthony . anna : i know . according to agent sloane , officer delores padilla coerced the confession . johnny : i was pressured into making that confession . the only way i could keep my people safe was to take the rap for anthony 's murder . lulu : who pressured you ? johnny : the cops . they wanted that case tied up as quickly and quietly as possible . [ scene_break ] dante : there 's no way padilla coerced a confession . anna : i know . i know . but , apparently , she had some kind of questionable history with johnny , which was enough to raise some reasonable doubt , and he recanted his confession , so then that meant that the conviction was overturned , the sentence was vacated , and , you know , he walked out of pentonville this morning . dante : well , i do n't believe for a second that he 's innocent . anna : well , he 's not ! dante : i mean , it 's not like the world lost a great person when johnny killed anthony , and no one can blame him for doing that . anna : i know , but that 's for his lawyers to argue . dante : johnny zacchara is unpredictable , and he 's a punk . and his name still carries some weight around here . i 'm worried he 's gon na cause problems . i 'm not just talking about the mob . i do n't like his relationship with lulu . [ scene_break ] lulu : i 'm so sorry . johnny , it never occurred to me that you were pressured into that confession . the way you felt about your father , anthony -- i assumed he 'd pushed you too far and you finally snapped . johnny : well , you would have assumed right . you , more than anybody , knew how i felt about the old bastard . lulu : but you did n't kill him ? johnny : no . lulu : i should have known that . i should have given you the benefit of the doubt . johnny : you did . lulu , i confessed . you believed me . lulu : you have been locked up in pentonville for something you did n't do . i should have known . johnny : it 's the first familiar face since i got out . it must be fate , huh ? lulu : maybe so . johnny : well , how 'bout a hug , for old times ' sake ? hmm ? lulu : [ chuckles nervously ] [ scene_break ] michael : of course , i still consider you family . why would you even say that ? bobbie : well , i do n't know . because i have n't seen you since the wedding that was n't . and you moved in with monica and you wrote off both your parents , and you even changed your last name ? michael : yeah . sonny corinthos killed my father . i refuse to use his last name . bobbie : michael , you have every right to be furious with sonny . i know i am . but does that mean you have to write off your mother , as well ? [ scene_break ] carly : happy new year ! olivia : it is ? carly : yes , it is . so far , it 's a vast improvement from last year . i am just going over the receipts . this is great ! hey , where did you run off to last night ? [ scene_break ] tracy : ah , ah , ah , ah ! that 's not for you ! ned : i think you 're getting pretty stingy if you refuse to share snacks . tracy : yes . well , after you and your puppet michael ousted me from elq , i had to get very selective about sharing anything . ned : would you have preferred that we kept you in charge , so you could have just handed the company over to that imposter ? tracy : touché . ned : sorry . that was a cheap shot . tracy : yeah , it was cheap , but it was accurate . ned : why start the new year off fighting ? we have 364 more days to do that . tracy : you 're absolutely right , and we do it so well . ned : let 's try something new . mother , may i please have one of your snacks ? tracy : by all means . help yourself . ned : mmm . tracy : so , you must have had quite the new year 's celebration . alice tells me that your bed was n't slept in . ned : really ? you were checking up on me ? i 'm a little old for a curfew . tracy : well , that 's absolutely true . you are a grown man . you can do whatever you like with whomever you like . i 'm curious . alexis or olivia ? [ scene_break ] olivia : what ? it was new year 's eve . ca n't a girl celebrate ? carly : yes , and , fortunately , the rest of the town was partying with you . olivia : ooh ! looks like we broke last year 's record . carly : we sure did . you know , i thought everyone was gon na take off after we closed the open bar , but they stayed . olivia : must have been that new bartender you hired . carly : [ chuckles ] yeah , well , his repertoire is limited to pouring shots . customers did n't seem to mind . olivia : well , if all he cost was a comped room , then i would say he was quite a bargain . carly : hey , speaking of comped rooms , why did you give a free room to julian jerome ? [ scene_break ] julian : so , i take it my lawyer 's a no - show , huh ? carlos : he 's not gon na be rescheduling . julian : [ chuckles ] you know , i got to tell you , i 'm a little surprised that the boss sent you to take care of this . carlos : well , i 'm sorry . i like you , julian . you 've always had my back . but there 's no way out of this . the boss made the call . he said you got to go . [ scene_break ] fluke : i have had to endure a series of disappointments the last few weeks . eventually , you just have to say , `` enough is enough . `` and enough was just that ... enough . so , i had to take action . julian jerome is such an incompetent ass . luke : [ muffled ] the hell with julian . fluke : i 'm sorry . did you say something ? luke : take this gag off , and i 'll make myself clear ! fluke : did you speak ? luke : [ normal voice ] how long are you planning on leaving me in this pit ? ! fluke : kindly slip any complaints you have about the accommodations into the -- mnh . oh , damn . i forgot to install a suggestion box . you have to admit , this is better than the padded cell . and i thought you 'd be actually quite happy to be back here . luke : what are you talking about ? what do you mean , `` back here `` ? where am i ? ! fluke : [ chuckles ] tsk , tsk , tsk , tsk , tsk . [ scene_break ] dante : johnny was lulu 's first serious relationship . they were pretty intense for a while . anna : oh , i had n't realized . dante : yeah . lulu was pretty messed up in her late teens , early 20s . johnny 's just messed up , period . kept finding ways to trash himself . almost dragged her down with him . anna : but this all happened before you met lulu , right ? dante : yeah . some of it , she told me . some of it , i had to dig up on my own . but you pull johnny 's file -- you see he stood trial for killing scott baldwin 's son logan hayes when , in actuality , lulu killed him in self - defense . anna : oh , wow . so , he stood trial to protect her ? dante : yeah . he loved her -- a lot . ca n't fault him for that , but i can for everything else he 's done . this guy is his own worst enemy . he does something decent , and then he turns around and does something stupid and , most likely , illegal . anna : are you sure you 're being objective ? dante : [ laughs ] hell , no ! i know i 'm not . on top of all this , he dated my mother . anna : oh , dear . dante : she cut him off , but lulu -- i mean , she 's nothing if not loyal . i mean , he was with her for a very difficult time in her life , and she 's got a soft spot for him . and i 'm worried she 's gon na get hurt if it 's still there . [ scene_break ] johnny : you 're just gon na leave me hanging here or what ? lulu : sorry . i - i 'm just surprised . johnny : man . really good to see you , lu . i missed you . lulu : you know what ? so did i . [ scene_break ] bobbie : michael , i do n't want you to wake up one day and realize that you 've thrown away years that you could have spent with your mother . do n't hold on to a grudge . michael : this is n't just some petty disagreement here . she covered for sonny after he killed my father . bobbie : look , i am not defending carly . i know that you 've been hurt . but she honestly thought she was protecting you . michael : that 's an easy excuse . someone else deciding what i can and can not handle , someone else deciding what i can and can not know -- i 'd hate that under any circumstance , but this was my father 's life . bobbie : okay . well , for whatever it 's worth , i promise you will always get the truth from me . michael : thanks , grandma . bobbie : and that 's why you can believe me when i tell you that your mother loves you , and she 's not giving up on you . and if we 're all being honest , deep down , you do n't really want her to . michael : she lied to me . bobbie : yeah , but -- okay . she was wrong . carly was wrong . she 's been wrong before , and she 'll probably be wrong again . but she is your mother , and she misses you . ca n't you find it in your heart to give her another chance ? [ scene_break ] carly : i was just surprised when i was going over receipts this morning that you gave julian a free room . this is the same julian jerome that you evicted from this hotel a year ago . olivia : what did you want me to do ? ! the guy was drinking ! he was drunk ! did you want me to send him out in the night , drunk , driving ? he could get a dui , he could hit somebody , and then we get in trouble for overserving him and then get a lawsuit on new year 's . you want that ? carly : i just was thinking maybe you could have called him a cab . olivia : a cab . i mean , yeah , i guess i probably could have called him a cab . carly : your car was left where you parked it last night . olivia : well ... i took a cab . carly : great . give me the receipt , 'cause we can write it off . olivia : i - i do n't know where i left it . carly : why are you acting so weird ? oh , my god . you spent the night with julian jerome . olivia : be quiet . carly : oh , my god ! olivia : who cares if i did ? anyways , you 're not immune to it , because you went out with him , too . carly : no , no . hell , i almost married franco . i have no room to judge . but julian jerome -- the guy 's a slime . what were you thinking ? olivia : i was thinking i could make ned jealous . carly : oh . please go on . [ scene_break ] ned : olivia ? what are you talking about ? you know full well i 'm seeing alexis . tracy : so you say . ned : [ sighs ] tracy : what are you doing ? ned : i 'm just checking to see if i 'm dreaming , because if i did n't know better , i 'd say i 'm about to get a maternal lecture , which is not something we do . tracy : there 's a first for everything . ned : maybe there should n't be . tracy : ned ... i know that you are dating alexis , and i know that you and alexis have a history . ned : history ? we were almost married . tracy : uh - huh . but almost every night , you are huddled up here on this couch with mama celeste watching shoot-'em - ups . the whole house is talking about it . we 've had to abandon the den . in fact , monica last week tripped over your 3-d glasses and almost broke her neck . ned : olivia and i are just friends . well , we were . tracy : were ? ned : it got complicated . tracy : ooh , i was right ! ned : mother , it does n't matter , okay ? ! i 'm with alexis , and olivia is ... busy with julian jerome . [ scene_break ] carlos : the boss was pissed when you did n't kill jordan when he told you to . julian : because jordan switched sides . she 's aligned herself with lavery . we go after her , we start a war . you and i both know we 're not equipped to handle that . hell , we 're still recovering from the last war , carlos . carlos : i told him . i know . wait . stop . do n't . do n't . do n't , do n't , do n't , do n't . come on . julian : [ sighs ] carlos : he pointed out to me that this is not the first time that you have failed to produce results . julian : because his demands are ever - changing , okay ? ! the man is crazy ! his tactics -- carlos , his tactics -- they do n't make sense . carlos : yeah , maybe not , but he 's pulling all the strings , okay ? he 's made up his mind . i do n't do this ... i 'm next . i 'm sorry . [ scene_break ] fluke : you see ? this is exactly what i 'm talking about -- one irritating little disappointment after another . luke : get on with it ! where am i ? fluke : you do n't recognize the place ? luke : how could i recognize anything ? i 'm tied to a chair , most of the time in the dark . fluke : ring any bells ? luke : what ? a baseball bat ? fluke : look closer . luke : i 'll be damned . i 'll be damned . i know where i am . [ scene_break ] julian : what has gotten in to you ? since when are you a `` yes `` man ? every time i gave you an order , you were questioning it , which would annoy me , but you know what ? in the end ... it was for the better . it made me a better man . so , what are you gon na do now , huh , carlos ? are you gon na put a bullet in one of the only friends that you have left ? is that what you 're gon na do ? carlos : i take no pleasure in this , julian . it 's the price of doing business . julian : so , what happens when it 's your turn , and he comes after you ? because you know he will . the man is n't just treacherous . he 's demented . he 's working off some agenda only he understands . so , when he comes after you , and you 're the target , i 'm telling you , you 're gon na need an ally . carlos : it 's not worth my life to save yours . julian : geez ! carlos ! look , there has got to be a way to save both of us . carlos : maybe there is . i got an idea . [ scene_break ] carly : i did n't know that you had this thing for ned . olivia : i did n't know , either . i mean , he 's been such a good friend to me over the last couple months , and he asked me out , but i turned him down , because i did n't think i was ready for anything after everything that went down with sonny . carly : yeah , i hear you , trying to protect your heart . olivia : [ sighs ] yeah , and all the fat lot of good it did me , because all of a sudden , alexis , the big legal eagle , comes swooping in and snatches up her prey . carly : yeah , she 'll do that . olivia : and then -- and then , to add insult to injury , when me and julian are coming out of our hotel room this morning , who do we run in to but ned and alexis ? carly : oh ! olivia : oh , oh , and i 'm wearing a bathrobe . carly : [ laughing ] oh , no ! olivia : oh , yeah . yeah , yeah , yeah . carly : oh , god . okay . ow . ned and alexis know . olivia : oh , oh , yeah . and , needless to say , i was mortified , but i tried to be cool , you know ? i went to alexis , i tried to smooth things over , and all i get for my trouble is her accusing me of trying to seduce julian with the intention of sticking it to her . carly : oh , my gosh . leave it to alexis to make it all about her and her hypocritical relationship with julian . olivia : i did n't think you 'd noticed . carly : are you kidding me ? alexis is the queen of moral unethics , except when she 's not . i ca n't even count the number of lectures she 's given me over the years , because i 've turned a blind eye to sonny 's business . but look -- julian shows up , and all of alexis ' ethics take a vacation . she 's all hot and bothered and into him , buying in to the bs that he 's out of the business , and , surprise , surprise , when that turns out to be a lie , she acts all shocked and upset , and she dumps him . and god forbid someone go near him . olivia : yeah , and what about ned ? i mean , she 's totally using him . she 's stringing him along when she really wants to be with julian . she 's being blatantly unfair , and i told her so . carly : good for you . love that ! i am so happy that someone else is enjoying knocking alexis off her high horse . olivia : well , that 's one thing we got in common . carly : yeah . olivia : and there 's the other thing . [ scene_break ] johnny : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] tracy : olivia and julian jerome ? wow . she 's 3 for 3 . ned : what do you mean ? tracy : sonny , steve , and julian -- all three of them are either in prison or going back . face it , my darling -- that woman has a type . ned : olivia can make her own choices . tracy : ha ! gee , you do n't seem too happy about that . ned : and why would i be ? julian jerome is a dirtbag . he slandered me in that rag he calls a newspaper , not to mention the fact that he 's a reckless criminal . he 's the reason alexis ' house burned down . tracy : oh . so , this is all about concern for olivia and has nothing to do with a little bit of jealousy ? ned : why do n't you worry less about my significant other and more about yours ? i 'm assuming this spread is not all for you . tracy : you 're right . i was supposed to spend a rare lazy day with luke , but he 's still lollygagging over lunch with his barbara jean . ned : no , he is n't . they were together , but he left right after things got heated between them . [ scene_break ] michael : if i were to forgive carly , i 'd feel like i would be betraying aj . bobbie : aj knew how much you loved him . everybody does . you 're building a clinic in his memory . michael : yeah . yeah , if i can nail down a location . bobbie : oh . i thought that was all set . michael : no , it was . the site that we had in mind fell through at the last minute . bobbie : oh , i 'm sorry . that 's so disappointing . michael : yeah . well , we got an alternate location that should work perfectly . it 's on elm street . it 's a place you have some history with . bobbie : you 're turning my old brownstone into a clinic ? michael : i 'd love to , but the brownstone 's in a residential zone . no , i 'm talking about the house that you and uncle luke grew up in . [ scene_break ] luke : you 've got a perverse sense of humor , bringing me here . fluke : i ca n't believe it took you weeks to recognize this ... your childhood home . i suppose this belonged to you . not to promote any gender stereotypes , but i doubt your sisters played baseball . i do n't think patricia or barbara jean were particularly known for their slugging arms . luke : patricia ? fluke : do n't you remember your older sister that you have n't spoken to in 40 years ? barbara jean remembers her . we had a heart - to - heart about pat earlier today . luke : of course , i have n't forgotten her . i just have n't thought about her in years ... or my parents . fluke : yes , tim and lena . they raised their three adorable children in this insufferable dump . luke : how do you know about all this ? [ scene_break ] anna : from what you 've said , you know , this all happened in lulu 's life when she was a different -- a different person . i mean , she was barely out of adolescence . and now she 's a married woman , a mother . no history that she has with johnny can come close to competing with what she has with you and rocco . dante : from what i 've seen , first loves have a way of pulling you back to who you were at a different time . i 'm not saying johnny 's got a hold on who she is now , but he 's definitely got a hold on who that little girl was . anna : are you saying you do n't trust her ? dante : no . no . of course , i trust her completely . i just do n't trust that johnny 's gon na stay away from her . [ scene_break ] olivia : what , that 's it ? you 're out , just like that ? johnny : that 's what happens when you 're innocent . olivia : [ chuckles ] johnny : [ chuckles ] as soon as i spoke up about how officer padilla coerced my confession , all the evidence was on my side . lulu : i 'm surprised delores went that far . i have to say she was n't my favorite . i never really trusted her . johnny : look , olivia ... i heard about connie . i 'm really sorry for your loss . olivia : are you ? johnny : connie and i -- we ... had a complex relationship , and i admit i was not always a gentleman to her , but , quite frankly , when she was n't herself , she was n't always a lady . olivia : well , she was mentally ill , and i know that she put you through the wringer , but , uh , you could have stepped up and gotten her help at any time , and if you had , things might have turned out a lot differently . johnny : you 're right . connie deserved much better . she deserved to be happy . and i 'm sorry she never got that chance . olivia : that means a lot to hear you say that , john . thank you . johnny : yeah . olivia : so , what 's next ? what have you got planned ? johnny : well , i 'm kicking around a couple options . [ scene_break ] julian : so , if you 've got an alternative to killing me , i 'd really like to hear it right about now . carlos : the boss tells me johnny zacchara is about to be back in the fold . julian : i 'm sorry . i thought he had a life sentence at pentonville . carlos : from what i hear , he 's getting out . julian : how did he manage that ? carlos : [ clicks tongue ] let 's just say aspects of his confession have been brought into question . julian : so , johnny zacchara is now saying that he never shot anthony zacchara , that he was forced into a confession , and the cops are buying it ? carlos : [ chuckles ] they are , which means officially anthony zacchara 's killer is still out there . julian : okay . just to be clear -- so , you 're suggesting that i should turn to johnny zacchara for protection ? carlos : not exactly . [ scene_break ] tracy : you must be mistaken . luke and bobbie squabble on occasion , but she always follows his lead . i have never heard them have a real argument . ned : i 'm just reporting what i saw . tracy : wait . which was what , exactly ? ned : alexis and i were walking in to the restaurant at the metro court when we saw luke losing his cool . bobbie apparently brought up a sore subject . [ scene_break ] bobbie : our childhood home , huh ? michael : are you okay ? bobbie : [ sighs ] [ sighs ] you know , michael , luke and i did n't have the best childhood . it was n't a happy home . there were a lot of really bad memories there . and , honestly , i 've actually avoided that part of elm street since then . i mean , i have n't set foot in that place in decades . [ scene_break ] fluke : you 're barking up the wrong baseball bat , buddy . you got to stop focusing on the `` how `` ... and focus on the `` why . `` why do i know everything about you ? luke : well , i assume you 've been able to pass yourself off as me , because you 've been studying me -- studying my behavior , people that i know . but i have n't -- i have n't talked to anyone about patricia in years . [ scoffs ] you must have done meticulous research . fluke : i am nothing if not thorough . bam ! out of the park ! [ laughs ] luke : all right . let 's just forget about the `` why `` and the `` how `` and let 's get to what 's important -- `` who `` ! who are you ? ! [ scene_break ] michael : sorry , grandma . i did n't mean to upset you . bobbie : oh , i know that , sweetheart . and , you know , if this really is the best location for the clinic , then you have my blessing . the truth is i would n't mind seeing that place torn down and replaced with something that can actually help the community . michael : yeah , provided the owner 's willing to sell . bobbie : well , i wish i could help you , but i do n't know who owns the house now . michael : actually , i do . [ scene_break ] tracy : luke and bobbie have a sore subject ? ned : so it would appear . tracy : okay , ned . i 'll bite . what were they talking about ? ned : well , of all things , their cousin -- bill eckert . [ scene_break ] michael : your childhood home apparently belongs to a man named bill eckert . [ scene_break ] luke : who could possibly know this much about my past ? fluke : did you ever consider that i might be part of the family ? [ scene_break ] johnny : you look well . carly : thank you . johnny : yeah . hey , look , i realize we did n't exactly end on the best of terms , and i do n't expect us to be friends , but come on . you can at least be happy that i 'm free , right ? carly : if , as you say , you were wrongfully imprisoned . johnny : i was . carly : i never got a chance to thank you for giving me a heads up about morgan getting involved with gambling with the jeromes . thank you for that . johnny : of course . morgan 's a good kid . i did n't want to see him get hurt . he went and visited sonny the other day . carly : have you seen sonny in pentonville ? johnny : we talked . he mentioned to me that he was refusing to see you . carly : yeah . i hate not knowing what 's going on with him in there . johnny : i 'm not surprised . carly : i know he 's having a hard time , because the last time i saw him , he had been beaten . you would n't know anything about that , now , would you ? johnny : i wish i could tell you . but he 's sonny corinthos , carly . he 's got a lot of enemies in that place . [ scene_break ] carlos : so , what do you think ? julian : what do i think ? i - it 's ... crazy ! carlos : yeah , crazy enough to work . julian : no ! no ! it 's crazy enough that if i had another option -- carlos : but you do n't have another option , so get out of here right now so our stories track . remember , by the time i got here -- julian : yeah , okay . i - i got it . i do n't suppose i have time enough to call lucas or sam ? yeah , okay . i did n't think so . all right . carlos : good luck . julian : [ sighs ] yeah . you , too . and be careful working for that psycho . [ scene_break ] luke : you take another look at my family tree , genius . i do n't have any brothers , certainly not one that looks just -- son of a bitch . i know who you are ! [ scene_break ] bobbie : bill eckert ? michael : yeah . i , uh , did a search for the owner , and his name came up . why ? do you know him ? bobbie : he 's family . he was my cousin . michael : was ? bobbie : passed away 20 years ago . michael : i wonder why the house is still in his name . bobbie : well , i did n't even know he owned it . he certainly never said anything . to tell you the truth , i really thought that place was abandoned when luke and i were still kids , after we took off for florida to live with ruby . michael : well , bill is n't gon na sell his house to me . you ca n't strike up a deal with a dead man . [ scene_break ] luke : you 're bill eckert ! [ scene_break ] johnny : hey , how ' bout a round of shots for me and my friends here ? olivia : no , no . no . no , no . thank you very much . i 'm very happy for you , but i would say 2015 is the year i start making better life choices , so ... johnny : all right . uh , carly , come on . carly : oh , you know , i have work to do . i do . so , good luck , johnny . try and stay out of trouble . johnny : how 'bout you , lulu ? huh ? come on . you 're not gon na make me celebrate by myself , are you ? come on ! lulu : oh , what the hell ? johnny : there we -- that 's the lulu i remember . lulu : ooh . i 'm not sure that 's a compliment . johnny : what ? ! lulu : the lulu you remember was a train wreck . johnny : no , she was -- be nice to her , okay ? you were not . i , on the other hand ... lulu : could be awful -- and wonderful , frequently at the same time . johnny : oh , okay . [ chuckles ] do you ever , uh -- do you ever stop and think what would have happened the night we met if i had turned my car west and you and i just drove off , got lost together ? lulu : given all the people who were looking for you and all the people who were looking for me , i do n't think we would have stayed lost for very long . johnny : ah . so , you never think about it ? lulu : every once in a while , if a song comes on the radio or there 's a loud sound in the street ... johnny : okay . lulu : ... i think about how fast you used to drive and how i always had this feeling that we were running from something . johnny : we usually were . lulu : i do n't mean running from the cops or our families . i mean running from ... johnny : hey . lulu : wow . johnny : what ? lulu : [ sighs ] sorry . i do n't know where that came from . johnny : it 's black ice . it 's like on the road in winter , you do n't know it 's there until you hit it , and then you just lose control . hey , lu . we all got those patches inside of us . everything looks calm until you hit , and you just start to skid . lulu : that is the johnny that i remember -- part philosopher , part outlaw . johnny : yeah . [ laughs ] lulu : [ laughs ] johnny : all trouble . lulu : oh ! you said it , not me . i am so sorry that i never came to see you at pentonville . johnny : do n't be . i 'm not there anymore . lulu : i hate to think of you trapped there . johnny : i 'm not . i 'm here . and with that ... to being free , huh ? lulu : mm . you were always good at that . johnny : you were better . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] anna : come in . what do you want ? julian : i want to confess to the murder of anthony zacchara . [ scene_break ] michael : okay , do you have any idea who might own that house now ? bobbie : well , um , bill had a younger sister , jenny , and a son , sly , but i have n't been in touch with either one of them for years . michael : do you think luke might know how to contact them ? bobbie : oh , i do n't think so , and , honestly , i would n't say anything to him . michael : why not ? bobbie : because , coincidentally , the subject of bill eckert came up this morning when i was having brunch with luke , and he was not pleased . for some reason , luke really does not want to talk about bill . [ scene_break ] tracy : oh , i have n't thought about that man in years . i never liked him very much . he seemed to invite an unfavorable comparison to luke . ned : he was n't exactly the greatest brother - in - law , either . tracy : i wonder why that upset luke so much . he hardly knew the man . their paths barely crossed . in fact , luke had only just met him when his cousin bill died . [ scene_break ] fluke : bill eckert . hmm . bill eckert is as dead as disco . luke : died right in my arms . but bill is somebody who would know all about me . he would know about my family . he would know my past . most importantly , he could pass himself off as me easily . so , that 's it , is n't it ? that 's who you are . how did you survive ? tell me , bill ! you are bill ! you 're bill eckert , right ? ! fluke : i have to go . luke : no ! no ! damn you ! tell me the truth ! fluke : do n't worry . i 'll check in with you later . luke : are you bill eckert ? ! damn you ! tell me ! fluke : we 'll have a nice long chat . luke : tell me ! you ca n't live my life ... [ muffled screaming ] fluke : oh . try not to have any fun while i 'm gone . luke : [ muffled scream ] [ next_on ] lulu : ( to maxie ) guess who got out of prison ? dante : ( to johnny , with nathan ) stay the hell away from my wife . tracy : ( to fluke , who 's on the phone ) who are you talking to ? carly : ( to jason ) are you okay ? is something wrong ? sam : ( to nikolas ) i was hoping that you could help me . michael : ( to ned ) would you be willing to reach out to her ? sonny : look who is behind bars !	tracy tells ned that he overheard bobbie and luke having a heated discussion about bill eckert . michael tells bobbie that he is trying to acquire her childhood home to build his clinic on its site . he says it is owned by a man named bill eckert . bobbie informs him that her that her cousin with that name died 20 years ago and suggests that perhaps his sister or son may have inherited the place . luke realizes that he is being held in the basement of his childhood home and that fluke is bill eckert .
laura : [ gasps ] [ sighs ] kevin ! what are you doing here ? ryan : is n't it obvious ? i followed you . [ scene_break ] josslyn : chocolate chip cookies from kelly 's . fresh out of the oven . i had them made special for oscar : you did ? josslyn : no . [ laughs ] they just made a fresh batch and my timing was impeccable . of course , if you still do n't have any appetite ... oscar : i can eat ! i can eat . look , you see ? now that the immunotherapy trial is over , my appetite is totally back . josslyn : well , in that case , when they release you tomorrow , can we get lunch at kelly 's ? oscar : lunch would be a bonus . i just want to get out of this hospital room and get back to my life . [ scene_break ] kim : hi . are they in ? terry : not yet . it should n't be too much longer . kim : [ exhales sharply ] you know , it 's funny . i , um -- [ chuckles ] i have no concept of time . five minutes , five hours it 's like every second i have to wait to hear whether or not there 's hope for my son , it 's -- it 's like an eternity . terry : i 'm sorry . i knew you 'd be climbing the walls . uh , i know drew has a company to run and he ca n't be here every second , but , um , it 'll be best if you hear the results together . kim : yeah , you know , drew -- drew can be here at a moment 's notice . nothing 's more important right now than oscar . [ scene_break ] [ door slams ] julian : [ sighs ] drew : [ sighs ] what the hell 's your problem ? julian : well , it looks like you 've come here to tell me . drew : see , for months , it 's been , `` let me help you , kim . i 'm here for you , kim . you can count on me , kim . `` and now , suddenly , when the trial is coming to an end and she 's waiting to find out if her son can survive the tumor that is killing him , it 's just not working for you . julian : that about sums it up . anything else ? drew : you 're a glib son of a bitch . julian : [ chuckles ] drew : you never deserved her . julian : you know what ? you 're right . so maybe it 's a good thing that we , uh -- we both agree that the relationship is over , huh ? [ scene_break ] sam : i 'm a terrible sister . jason : what are you talking about ? no , you 're not . sam : yes , i am . kristina invited us over to her house to check it out . and i put her on the defensive as soon as shiloh walked in . jason : because the guy is lying and kristina ca n't see it . sam : mm , probably . jason : no . definitely . sam : definitely ? will you listen to me right now ? i am doing exactly what i tell my mom not to do , and i 'm jumping to conclusions . and i 'm judging her before i even know anything about this . [ knocks on door ] sam : yikes ! what if i do the same thing with scout when she gets older ? then what ? i 'll be exactly like -- mom ! hey . we were just talking about you . alexis : what have i done now , and does it involve your sister ? sam : well -- [ sighs ] alexis : actually , where is she ? i was hoping i could spend some one - on - one time with my favorite middle daughter . sam : i 'm sorry . i thought kristina texted you . she moved out . alexis : oh . did she move in with sonny ? sam : no , she moved in with daisy and some of her friends . alexis : oh , okay . well , is n't that nice house situation that oscar was living in ? sam : yes . alexis : oh , all right . well , i did n't know she was considering that , but good for her . what ? sam : `` what ? `` who are you , and what have you done with my mother ? alexis : they were very nice to oscar . there 's no reason to believe they wo n't be as welcoming to kristina . sam : oh , really ? how -- tell me how you feel . how do you feel about kristina ? alexis : i think she 's an adult . and i think she 's capable of making her own decisions , and i respect that . was i convincing ? because i think i nailed it . sam : yes , mom , it was . alexis : like they say in the program , `` fake it till you make it . `` sam : yeah . alexis : hi , jason ! good to see you . jason : hey , alexis . alexis : so , when did this move come about ? sam : well , kristina has been getting more involved with dawn of day people . and they had a space come open , and she grabbed it immediately . we had some questions . kristina said that we could come over and ask , and -- and we did . alexis : so , what do you think about this move ? sam : um , i think she feels like she 's at home . alexis : i kind of like this new system of you having to worry about it before i do . sam : my pleasure . alexis : seriously , thank you . and thank you , jason . it 's very nice that she has the two of you to look out for her . bye . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] josslyn : oh ! oh , i almost forgot . i have your critique of `` of mice and men . `` only an a - minus . oscar : mm . i 'm sorry to bring shame to you , my parents , and all of our ancestors . josslyn : well , do n't let it happen again . so , what do you wan na work on today ? i have history or science . oscar : actually ... i have a special assignment . josslyn : my favorite project . oscar : [ chuckles ] i 've been adding to it . look , june 21st is the longest day of the year , so i want to drive up to the mountains the night before and spend the whole day there -- sunrise to sunset . josslyn : i love it . [ scene_break ] julian : so , message received . you can go now . drew : oh , i 'm not done with you yet . what did she do for you to treat her this way ? did she spend too many nights by her son 's bedside ? did you not feel like you were getting enough attention ? julian : the relationship 's over , so there 's nothing to discuss with kim or with you . so you can get the hell out of my bar now . drew : no , no . you know , she trusted you . julian : [ whispering ] drew : oh , my god . she believed in you when everybody warned her not to . julian : [ louder ] well , i guess everybody was right , drew ! so you can congratulate them for me , will you ? drew : okay , `` charlie . `` julian : [ sighs ] drew : i got to give you credit for one thing , though . you were able to keep up that good - guy charade much longer than i thought you could . [ scene_break ] kim : oscar is looking so much better . and he 's eating , and josslyn terry : she 's a force of nature , that one . kim : [ laughs ] yes , she is . she has him doing his homework and thinking about things like the sats and where he wants to go to college . you know , the future . his future . terry : the important thing is that oscar has opened himself to love . which , i know how it sounds , i 'm embarrassed ... [ both laugh ] terry : but clinically , scientifically , love helps . kim : [ softly ] it does . [ scene_break ] ryan : you should n't be out here alone . not while there 's a killer on the loose . laura : [ scoffs ] is that why you followed me ? to make sure that i was safe ? ryan : well , yeah . times like this , you ca n't be too careful . laura : thank you . that 's really nice of you . and thank you for what you said at the town hall meeting . it was a little odd , though [ chuckles ] to receive an endorsement from one 's soon - to - be ex - husband . ryan : [ chuckles ] i just told the truth . port charles needs a fighter like you in office . laura : [ laughs ] well , i meant what i said , too , you know ? if i 'm elected , i will become an advocate for mental healthcare , and i 'll start with ferncliff and the patients there . ryan : well , i appreciate that . no one respects and understands your commitment to mental - health reform like i do . laura : thanks . ryan : but ... ... as mayor , you 'll need to prioritize the needs of the entire city . so while you 're looking after the greater good of the entire community , i volunteer to keep an eye on whatever happens at ferncliff . [ scene_break ] sam : okay , i understand why dawn of day appeals to kristina . it 's all about empowerment , emotional identity . `` confidence through community ; excellence through action . `` jason : is there any specifics ? sam : yeah , actually . there 's -- there 's quite a few . they do a lot of volunteering for food pantries , homeless shelters , soup kitchens , sponsorships . i do n't -- i do n't see anything that raises a red flag in here . jason : yeah . well , bad guys do n't usually advertise that they 're bad guys . sam : yeah , i know , but usually something 's just a little too nice -- a little too `` trust me , and send me your money . `` it 's all very sincere and all , but something 's up . they 're either hiding something or they 've got an agenda . i do n't know . how 's the book ? jason : uh , i mean , it 's basically everything he 's already told us , only a little more detail . uh , troublemaker hank goes to afghanistan , almost gets killed till drew saves him . listen to this . `` it was n't just my body that he lifted off the field that day -- my soul was in this man 's hands . only then did i understand that his singular , unquestioning choice to save me could indeed change not only my life but the world . `` sam : [ inhales deeply ] okay . i understand saving someone , but that 's just laying it on a little too thick . do n't you think ? jason : yeah , we get that . but kristina , on the other hand . sam : she 's looking for `` spiritual identity . `` she 's drifting ... jason : [ sighs ] ... and this is giving her direction . sam : and you do n't like the direction ? no , i do not . do you ? jason : i 'm more interested in his life before he became shiloh . why did hank have to reinvent himself ? what 's this guy running from ? [ scene_break ] oscar : do i have to learn to surf ? josslyn : it 's fun ! oscar : yeah , if your dad taught you before you could talk . josslyn : krissy ! hey . what are you doing here ? kristina : oh , i 've been meaning to check in on my favorite busboy . josslyn : hey . kristina : hey , oscar . oscar : uh , hey , krissy . oh , uh , josslyn , this is shiloh . josslyn : oh ! kristina : dawn of day is kind of his thing . shiloh : hi . josslyn ? josslyn : yeah . shiloh . it 's a pleasure . -it 's -- you , too . um ... -nice to meet you . no , it 's great to finally meet you . oscar 's told me many things . it was really nice of you to let him crash at your house . shiloh : well , it 's everyone 's house . and we all miss oscar . oscar : [ chuckles ] i did n't think you knew who i was . shiloh : of course , i know who you are . and i 'm looking forward to getting to know you better . josslyn : so , what is it you do ? shiloh : well , dawn of day is something that i started josslyn : no , no . i - i - i know what your group does . i was just wondering what you do specifically . shiloh : well , i suppose you could say that i provide space ... for people to listen and to learn how to trust themselves . josslyn : like a therapist or a guru ? oscar : josslyn . josslyn . josslyn : [ chuckles ] what ? i 'm curious . you lead a community . i 'm studying leaders . shiloh : well , i do n't really think that i `` lead `` a community . these guys do most of the work . i just pave the way . joss , you and oscar should join us at our next community event . oscar : oh , yeah ! that way i could start to pay you guys back for giving me a place to live . shiloh : that 'd be fantastic . you are more than welcome . you , too , josslyn . but , oscar , you owe me nothing . our community finds fulfillment in serving others . we give without wanting to receive . [ scene_break ] drew : oh , there he is -- the real julian . julian : you know what ? i do n't owe you any explanations , okay ? drew : you are a selfish son of a bitch , just like always . i guess a kid who 's dying -- it 's no fun to date his mother , right ? so , when did your clock run out ? julian : okay , you know what ? fine . i 'm gon na tell you . at the stroke of midnight new year 's eve , when i saw you kissing her . [ scene_break ] laura : so what are you saying ? that you do n't want me to fight for better conditions at ferncliff and advocate for the patients ' rights ? i mean [ stammers ] we both have mental - health issues in our past . i thought we agreed on this . ryan : and we do ! it 's just that i 'm concerned that some of the patients at ferncliff might use their voice for manipulation , to confuse and disrupt . if some of those patients were found sane , they 'd immediately be shipped off to prison . laura : yeah , but in your own words , what worse punishment could there be than to have to live with a broken mind ? [ lace stretching ] laura : kevin , stop . [ stretching stops ] [ scene_break ] ryan : [ lace stretching ] i 'm sorry . [ stretching stops ] it 's a -- it 's a nervous habit . laura : since when ? ryan : it 's new . i 'm working it through . laura : kevin , are you all right ? ryan : i 'm fine ! laura : you know , uh , take a look around . there 's nobody here , just you and me . we 're alone . kevin , is there something that you need to tell me ? because now 's your chance . ryan : you know me so well , laura . actually , there is something i 've been wanting to say to you ever since you came home . it just never seems to be the right time . but now that we 're here , alone , just you and me ... maybe that moment has finally arrived . [ door opens ] ryan : it 's just -- [ exhales sharply ] scott : oh ! laura , kevin , i 'm sorry to disturb you . i just came here to hit the heavy bag . you know , i might have to knock out some knife - wielding lunatic that 's running around our fair city ! ryan : leave it to scott baldwin to bring fists to a knife fight . scott : [ sighs ] well , and leave it to you to wear a suit to the gym . uh - oh . wait a minute . are you two getting back together ? ryan : no ! scott : look how quick he just answered me . ryan : scott , this conversation is none of your business . scott : well , it is my business ! laura 's my friend . ryan : actually , it is n't . scott : yeah . yeah , it is , okay ? now , they are offering a self - defense class at the pcpd , and i think everybody should take it because we got a lunatic running around this city ! and nobody knows who 's gon na be next . [ scene_break ] kristina : it turns out that your dad rescued shiloh in afghanistan , and that 's what inspired him to start dawn of day . oscar : my dad ? -mm - hmm . i mean , i believe you . that 's the kind of guy he is . but ... still . wow ! josslyn : [ chuckles ] how is it possible that you guys all lived together and nobody made the connection ? shiloh : you know , i had no idea who oscar 's parents were . i just knew that he needed a place to stay , and there were no other questions asked . oscar : did you see him ? did he remember you ? shiloh : i did . i did see your dad . uh , no . he did not remember me . he told me about his condition . it 's terrible . but , uh , he 's made quite an impressive life for himself . oscar : yeah , my dad 's a great guy . shiloh : you know , in all fairness , though , even if your father did have his memory , he still might not have recognized me . i mean , i 've worked very hard to put the angry boy that i was behind me . i 'm a completely different person now . oscar : could you tell me about my dad ? like , about his time in the service ? it 's just without his memories , there 's so much we do n't know . shiloh : of course . i 'd be more than happy to tell you everything i know -- as long as it 's cool with your dad . kim : ah ! i see someone threw a party and did n't invite me . [ laughs ] i 'm glad your spirits are up . hi . i am oscar 's mom . shiloh : hi . you have a wonderful boy . kim : oh , i do . but , um , do n't tell him that , because he gets embarrassed . oscar : [ laughter ] mom , this is shiloh . from the dawn of day house . kim : oh . yeah , where oscar was living . shiloh : i 'm sorry . i hope i did n't cause any friction . kim : uh , no , no , it 's -- it 's -- it 's -- it 's fine . i 'm just -- i 'm very grateful that , um , you gave oscar a place to stay while we were sorting things out . shiloh : yeah , well , we all love oscar . and as a matter of fact , we were wondering if you 'd be coming back soon . oscar : oh , thank you , but ... mom , if you do n't mind , i would really like to come back home tomorrow . kim : nothing would make me happier . oscar : [ chuckles ] kim : [ inhales deeply ] [ scene_break ] jason : mm . oh , here 's something . dawn of day 's first incorporation documents were filed by d.h. archer ... as a personal - growth marketing platform . sam : what does `` d.h. `` stand for ? jason : it 's david henry . why ? sam : oh , no . it ca n't be . because david henry archer ... is the only son and surviving child of henry archer . jason : well , who -- who 's henry archer ? sam : [ sighs ] one of my husbands . [ scene_break ] oscar : yeah . so , what it 's supposed to do is attack the tumor and shrink it down so that they can operate . kristina : did it hurt ? oscar : mm , not really . it just kind of made me really tired . kim : so now that my baby 's doing okay ... oscar : mom . ... kim : [ laughs ] i have a bunch of smaller babies to go check on . you guys have fun . it was really good to see you , kristina . nice to meet you , shiloh . shiloh : pleasure . terry : it 's time to call drew . oscar 's test results are in . [ scene_break ] drew : that 's it ? julian , you broke it off with kim because you saw a little new year 's eve kiss between exes ? julian : you know what drew ? do n't say it was nothing , 'cause that would -- that would be an insult to all three of us . alexis : if i may interject something before the two of you say things that you 're both gon na regret -- drew : i do n't think i 'm gon na regret anything . julian : well , lucky you . alexis : i - it does n't appear that anything that 's going on here is gon na help kim . so maybe the two of you just want to go to your separate corners . julian : you know what ? no , no , no . it 's -- thank you , but no . i - i want him to hear this . yes , drew , okay ? yeah , you know what ? i was tired of spending night after night alone . and new year 's eve , that was -- that was supposed to be our night . but since kim seemed to prefer spending the night with you -- well , let 's just say i responded in kind , okay ? drew : wow . [ chuckles ] you saw this little kiss . and instead of waiting two seconds to ask kim what was going on , you slept with somebody else ? julian : well , what 's good for the goose , am i right ? drew : [ cellphone chimes ] i 've got ta go . you never deserved kim . alexis : why did you just lie to drew ? [ scene_break ] sam : henry archer was one of my first big marks . he was huge in advertising , and ... he wanted a pretty , much , much younger - looking woman on his arm . jason : and you got him to marry you ? sam : i was his trophy wife . i - i was n't his first , and i 'm sure i certainly was n't his last . jason : okay . so if shiloh is archer 's son , y - you must 've met him . i mean , do you remember anything about the guy ? sam : no , i - i do n't remember meeting him . jason : he did n't go to the wedding ? sam : no , i think he refused on the grounds that his father was marrying `` a gold - digging tramp who was taking his inheritance , `` which was n't entirely wrong . jason : [ sighs ] i mean , archer must 've talked about him . sam : his father called him david . so him going by `` hank , `` i think , was his way of rebelling . and i got the impression that he was probably living off of his trust fund . jason : okay . even if you never met face - to - face , archer 's son must 've known about you or seen a picture . sam : i mean , would n't he have recognized me today ? jason : maybe he was waiting to see if you would recognize him . [ scene_break ] julian : it was n't a lie ! i , uh -- i saw them kiss , and i snapped . alexis : wow . you bail after one kiss ? that 's awfully wimpy of you . [ plates thud ] julian : mm . hey , it was n't just a kiss , okay ? clearly , i 'm not what kim needs right now . she and drew are going through a horrible ordeal with oscar . you know , it 's a family crisis , and i 'm not part of the family . it 's as simple as that . alexis : so you 're not walking away from her . you 're just giving up on her and sending her back to drew because you think , apparently , that 's where she needs to be . [ scene_break ] laura : yeah , i heard about it . scott : well , he was making a documentary about kevin 's brother , ryan . and he was a nice guy , you know ? he asked a lot of questions about ryan 's killing spree . but , see , now , that 's not the -- the creepy part . ryan : is this going to be a long story , scott ? scott : well , all of the interview footage -- it just went missing . laura : really ? do they think that the killer took it ? scott : well , that 's the theory here -- that peyton , the producer , stumbled onto something about ryan that the killer did n't want anybody else to know about . laura : but what could he have possibly found out about ryan that would have any consequence today ? scott : well , there 's a connection between the killer and ryan . that 's what the cops think -- possibly a copycat . ryan `` do the police have any leads ? scott : uh , i do n't know about that , but i think that they think he 's getting cocky and he 's gon na slip up , and he 's gon na try and kill the wrong person at the wrong time . and then , pow ! they 'll grab him , and they 'll send him to prison for the rest of his miserable life . [ scene_break ] oscar : how cool is it that shiloh came to see me and he knew my dad ? mm . that 's crazy . josslyn : very . okay , so , i 'm gon na direct our attention back to our first day out together . oscar : you mean tomorrow . tomorrow . i ca n't wait . josslyn : [ chuckles ] okay , well , i already told my mom that i 'm not going to school tomorrow . so lunch at kelly 's , then what ? oscar : the docks . josslyn : the docks . okay , why ? oscar : because i am so sick of staring at these walls . i just want to go there and look out at the water . josslyn : oh . well , that 'll be pretty . okay , done . next ? oscar : ping pong at the quartermaine 's , if you do n't mind losing . josslyn : oh , bring it . oscar : [ sighs ] josslyn : oscar ? oscar : i 'm sorry . it 's just ... what happens after tomorrow ? when i go back to school , does everybody know why i have n't been there ? do they know what 's going on with me ? i - i do n't want people to look at me differently . josslyn : it does n't matter what other people think . i will always be with you . no matter what happens , no matter what you face , we face it together . [ scene_break ] terry : okay . this is oscar 's tumor before treatment . and this is oscar 's tumor as of yesterday . [ somber music plays ] kim : [ sighs ] drew : okay . i 'm the only non - doctor in the room , so , um , you want to explain whatever she 's looking at to me ? terry : uh , it means that the tumor has n't shrunk . it 's almost nine centimeters with considerable growth into the brain tissue , and it 's entangled with major blood vessels . i 'm sorry . the treatment failed . drew : so this means , um -- kim : [ sniffles ] drew : [ voice breaking ] what 's this mean ? kim : [ sighs ] it means that the tumor 's still inoperable . [ voice breaking ] and oscar 's gon na die . [ crying ] [ scene_break ] ryan : scott , i admire your confidence in the police . you seem so sure the killer will be caught . scott : well , you know , for once , i agree with the pcpd . i mean , for crying out loud , a head in an apple barrel , kiki found at the honeymoon suite , the producer at the metro court ? this killer thinks a lot of himself . or herself . but , you know , nobody 's untouchable . ryan : no one caught the zodiac killer , or even jack the ripper . scott : oh , i 'm sure they paid for their sins , you know . our actions , they -- they do come back to us . ryan : you know , you never struck me as someone who believes in karma . scott : [ laughing ] oh , karma -- karma has bit me so many times . as my stepmother , gail , used to say , `` what goes around comes around . `` so you got to think before you act . laura : i remember that . scott : yeah , well , most of the time , i - i did n't think , and ... [ laughs ] ... i acted , and she was always right . laura : yes , i know . gail is a very wise woman . and i 'm sure she 's really proud of you and how you 've persevered . scott : oh , you know ... laura , i - i 'm sorry , kevin . i should 've told you this . [ sighs deeply ] gail passed away . [ scene_break ] sam : oh ! hank or -- or shiloh or whoever he is made no attempt to hide his personal history on the dawn of day website . come here . look . it -- it reads , `` growing up in the insulated and hedonistic world of extreme wealth was the chief motivator behind shiloh 's decision to reinvent himself to create a more meaningful , welcoming community . `` all these buzzwords -- it just seems like he 's full of crap . jason : there 's too many coincidences . i mean , your history with shiloh , shiloh 's connection to drew , and first oscar lives with him , and now kristina ? too many people we care about are in this guy 's orbit . [ scene_break ] alexis : first of all , you do know that you 're wrong about this . second of all , you do know that kim has a mind of her own . julian : yeah , obviously . she chose drew . alexis : she kissed drew . she chose you . obviously , she does n't want this to end any more than you do . julian : kim told me early on that oscar 's her whole world . and right now , her world is crumbling . alexis : and if that 's true , would n't she need you all the more ? julian : that may be so , okay ? but ... [ exhale sharply ] i 'm not the right man for the job . [ scene_break ] terry : unfortunately , kim 's assessment is correct . the immunotherapy did n't shrink the tumor , and it will remain inoperable . again , i 'm so , so sorry . kim : [ sniffles ] thank you . drew : uh , yeah . thank you . i , uh -- i appreciate how much you fought for oscar . terry : oscar 's a wonderful kid . it 's been my privilege to get to know him . kim : how much time ? how -- how much time do we have with him ? terry : i 'm not sure . up until recently , the tumor 's been slow - growing . the best we can do right now is monitor . i 'll continue to be available to you for whatever oscar needs . but as far as a timeline , it 's too soon to tell . kim : so there is time ? terry : there is . drew : thank you , terry . terry : i 'll give you some privacy . kim : [ sniffles ] thank you . thank you . drew : we knew it was a long shot . kim : [ breathes shakily ] yeah . it was . drew : [ exhales deeply ] we 're gon na have to tell him . kim : yeah . we are , but you know , um ... ... he 's having such a good day . you know , joss is here and , um , kristina came , and she showed up with a friend , and , um ... he 's eating . he 's eating again . and , um ... [ voice breaking ] what if this is his last happy day ? drew : it 's not . kim : we ca n't let it be . can we just wait ? [ laughs ] can we wa - wait another day and just let him have one more day of hope ? drew : one day becomes a week . a week becomes a month . kim : we do n't know how many of those we have left . [ sniffles , cries ] drew : okay , listen to me . i know this is hard . we gave him our word . this is his life , and whatever control he can have over that life ... ... we got to give it to him . [ scene_break ] laura : so sorry about gail , scotty . that is a tremendous loss . scott : yeah . yeah . you know , she -- she thought the world about you . laura : and i of her . scott : i just -- i feel like such an orphan all of a sudden , you know ? the baldwin family is just disappearing -- first lee , and , you know , now gail . she was so important to us when we were young ... i know . ... and were married too young , and , you know ... yeah . she would always have that -- that advice . she 'd walk the line . she would tell me , uh , what i was doing right and then what i was doing wrong , which was quite a bit of causing trouble . and now there 's no one to remember them but me . laura : [ sighs ] you know what , scotty ? why do n't you forget about your workout and let me take you to kelly 's for a cup of coffee ? scott : i would like that . laura : oh , you know what ? i 've got a better idea . let 's get the coffee to go , and we can walk down to the elm street pier and watch the ferry . scott : yeah . yeah , they used to love to fish there . laura : i know ! and then you can tell me all your stories about your dad and about gail , and there will be two of us remembering . so , uh , i - if you want to talk more , you can . ryan : never mind . just a passing thought . laura : come on , scotty . [ door opens ] [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] alexis : so , this person you slept with ... ... they do n't exist , do they ? julian : alexis , just -- [ exhales sharply ] alexis : why would you lie to drew , why would you lie to kim about sleeping with an imaginary person ? julian : because i knew it was the line i had to cross in order to get kim to give up on me . alexis : that ... so you made her think that you had a random hookup ? julian : i really need to get the bar ready for happy hour , okay ? alexis : oh , no , you did n't . julian : did n't what ? ! alexis : you did n't make kim think that it was me , did you ? julian : no . alexis : thank god . julian : [ sighs ] yeah . however , i did n't exactly , uh , deny it , either . [ scene_break ] sam : here 's what we have so far . jason : [ sighs ] [ tense music plays ] sam : let 's start with oscar ... jason : okay ... sam : who is your nephew , right ? jason : okay . sam : so we 'll put jason , you , down there , and then we go with drew because he 's your brother . drew saved hank - slash - shiloh ... so we 'll put him here ... ... who is the son of my old mark , henry archer ... ... who is now living with my sister , kristina . now , who 's in the middle ? jason : you . sam : and who am i ? jason : linda black . sam : [ sighs ] `` black . `` first , kristina starts hanging out with these dawn of day people . the next thing i know , i 'm getting e - mails from somebody using my old alias . jason : it 's not a coincidence . sam : no , jason , it 's not . not by a long shot . but i am right here , in the bulls - eye . [ scene_break ] kristina : i ca n't believe that out of all the people who need you , you took the time to come here with me . shiloh : no , we all need each other , kristina . that 's why i 'm here . oh , i just want to make sure -- you 're , uh -- you 're all settled at the house , right ? you 're good ? kristina : uh , yeah . i made it my home , just like you said . shiloh : well , that 's good , because it is your home . and i just want you to know that i am 100 % committed in helping you discover whatever it is that you need to learn about yourself . kristina : i know that . thank you . shiloh : you 're welcome . i mean , seriously -- whatever it is that you need , you can always come to me . [ scene_break ] [ knocks on door ] oscar : come in . hey , guys ! drew : hey . oscar : hey . what 's wrong ? kim : joss , honey , um , would you mind giving us a moment alone with oscar ? josslyn : yeah , of course . oscar : no , no , no , no . no . whatever it is , joss is with me . josslyn : only if that 's okay with you . drew : uh , actually , joss , i think it 's a good idea if you stay . [ somber music plays ] [ next_on ] cameron ( to oscar ) : this is exactly the kind of news i needed to hear today josslyn ( to carly ) : if i could just get oscar to one of these places , he would get better . kim ( to alexis ) : i do n't give a damn who julian slept with . sam ( to jason ) : i feel like i 'm being set up .	drew attempts to get julian to listen to reason with kim . julian has no desire to do so though . alexis shows up and asks julian if he actually slept with someone . julian says no . alexis wonders if he told her that it was her . julian did n't but he did n't confirm that it was n't . kim and drew are given oscar 's results . his tumor did n't shrink . kim begs drew to give oscar one last good day . drew thinks one last day turns into a week and a month . they tell him with joss present .
nikolas : started out as a routine investigation . ric : still is . nikolas : you did n't have enough evidence to hold me after questioning . now -- now i 'm being charged with murder ? what the hell 's going on lansing ? what happened in the last few hours ? [ scene_break ] emily : what do you -- what do you mean that you can make it all go away ? how did you even know that nikolas was arrested ? zander : i can get the charges dropped , if that 's what you want . emily : what gives you that kind of power ? zander : my life has changed . i know people who can help , people who can make things happen . say the word and nikolas is free . emily : in return for what ? [ scene_break ] courtney : we 're getting a divorce . so , theoretically , we live separate lives . but what 's the reality , jason ? i mean if i date someone that you do n't like or trust , is he just going to disappear like alcazar did ? jason : that depends . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : ah . i knew you 'd find me . is the guard outside ? carly : no . lorenzo : did anyone follow you ? carly : i do n't think so . lorenzo : you want to give me the gun ? you want to put it down ? you can help me get out of here . carly : i asked you to help me get out of here once . i was pregnant and i was scared , but you did n't care . you did n't listen , and you left me in here for weeks . lorenzo : i was wrong . carly : after all the terrible things you 've done for me , i got you breathing in that alley again . do you know what that cost me ? i warned you that sonny was coming to shoot you . how -- how -- how many times ? how -- how many times have i -- have i saved your life ? lorenzo : i 'll always be in your debt . carly : helping you is the worst mistake i ever made and it has to end . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : you do n't want me to die . carly : you should have left town when i got back together with sonny . lorenzo : if you 're back with sonny , why are you here ? carly : you have no right to ruin my life . lorenzo : i would never hurt you . carly : stop saying that ! after everything you have done to me ? you have made my life impossible and you wo n't go away . lorenzo : why is your life so unbearable ? you have everything you say you want . you got sonny . you 've got your children . what 's missing ? carly : you , right ? that 's what you want me to say . i wo n't do it . you ca n't make me love you , lorenzo . i 'm strong enough to shut you out . lorenzo : i know you 're strong . that 's why i love you . carly : stop ! will you stop saying that to me ? do you know that your niece -- she showed up at my house tonight waving this gun around with my kids upstairs asleep ? she is -- she 's scared , she 's worried , and she almost -- she could 've killed me . lorenzo : is she all right ? carly : she 's scared . lorenzo : yeah , she lost her father . if i die , she 's got no one left she can trust . carly : well , you should have thought about that before you invaded my life and tried to take me away from sonny . lorenzo : i never tried to take you , carly . i wanted you to see i can make you happier than sonny ever will . carly : stop ! stop saying that ! you do n't get to decide what makes me happy ! i love my husband and he wants you dead so i should kill you right now just to prove to him how loyal i am . lorenzo : you kill me now you destroy yourself and , eventually , the lives of your children . carly : ok , then you have a choice -- leave town tonight or die . [ scene_break ] sage : i thought you liked uncle lorenzo . do n't you even care that sonny has him ? he 's probably dead by now ! dillon : sage , sage -- your uncle can take care of himself . sage : yeah , i thought my father could take care of himself and look what happened . dillon : ok , all right . i understand that you 're upset . i get that , but -- but really , what good does -- does showing up at sonny 's place with a gun do ? sage : i was trying to save my uncle . dillon : have you ever thought that he 's not , maybe , in trouble ? maybe he 's on a business trip . and since his business is illegal , you should stay out of it . sage : dillon , my uncle was good to you . he gave you a job and he paid you money ! dillon : yes , yes , to protect you , and that 's exactly what i 'm doing right now . your uncle would n't want you walking around -- sage : no , you have no idea what my uncle wants . you 're a spoiled , trust fund baby with bad hair who nobody really loves at all ! no wonder your mother dumped you on the quartermaines . you 're a coward , a loser , a stupid little wannabe ! ned : what the hell 's going on ? dillon : i am so in over my head right now . [ scene_break ] ric : got the medical examiner 's report . apparently , cody 's skull was crushed , probably with a blunt object . nikolas : has nothing to do with me . ric : or he could have fallen . nikolas : look , there is a long list of people who might want to kill cody mccall . i 'm not on that list . ric : yes , but he was found in your home -- nikolas : he worked for me ! ric : yes , under an assumed name . now , cody mccall was a con man . he stole money from you . you could have argued ; you could have struggled . when cody was found dead , you could have strung him up in that room and then you could have pretended to discover the body . nikolas : i did n't kill him , ok ? ric : i do n't believe you planned to kill him , but things happen . i mean , he could have gone after emily . he could have attacked her . nikolas : i -- i told you a thousand times last night , emily and i both believe that cody 's accomplice , ben , is the one -- ric : look -- nikolas : who attacked her ! ric : we do n't -- we have not seen ben , but cody was there right in front of you . ric : look , if somebody were to come after elizabeth , i would feel the same way . so come on , you argue , right ? you struggled . maybe -- maybe you shoved him a little bit too hard . nikolas : i -- i did n't fight with cody . i did n't shove cody and i did n't kill him ! ric : all right . well , if you did n't kill him , then the evidence is going to show that . but if there was some kind of an accident and if there 's anything you want to tell me , now would be the time to do it . ric : oh -- lucky : we found this in the tunnel at wyndermere . ric : well , what have you got ? lucky : well , it could be a murder weapon . i want to send it to forensics . ric : i want to take a look at it . lucky : not much to see . ric : let me be the judge of that . get out of here . nikolas : someone 's setting me up . [ scene_break ] zander : come on , emily , you 're a quartermaine . you know how this works . it 's quid pro quo . you do for me and i do for you . emily : zander , i 'm sorry . i need to get to the police station . zander : yeah , would n't it be great if nikolas could come home tonight ? people owe faith , ok ? i could call in a favor , make somebody else take the fall . emily : nikolas and i would never let an innocent person take the blame , zander . zander : oh -- i 'm sorry . i keep forgetting how noble you two are . emily : you know what ? nikolas did n't do anything , zander . zander : i 've been on death row . you remember that ? that was back when i was ruining your life . and for a while , i believed that you saved me . emily : so now what ? what zander ? you -- you want to save nikolas ? zander : someone has to . emily : zander , you know he 's innocent . zander : is he , emily , or is that just what you want to believe ? [ scene_break ] jason : if somebody hurt you or used you or made you sad , i 'd kill them without a second thought . courtney : to protect me . jason : i love you and i want -- i want you to be happy even if you ca n't be happy with me . courtney : i 'm trying to want the same for you , but it 's -- maybe it 's just harder for me to move on . jason : you know , maybe you 'll find somebody . if he treats you good , you got -- you got nothing to worry about . if he takes advantage of you or hurts you in any way -- courtney : you do n't have to guard me jason . jason : i ca n't -- i mean , i ca n't promise i wo n't . you know , i want to stay away from you . i 'm not going to try to change your mind about anything . i know our marriage is over , but i 'll never stop caring about you . courtney : i 'm sorry jason . i know how much this is hurting you . jason : it 's nobody 's fault . brian : you just love to make courtney cry , do n't you ? courtney : jason did n't do anything . brian : well , then why are you crying ? courtney : look , i just -- i left my glove out here . i came out to get it and he was here . brian : you 're following courtney ? jason : are you ok ? just be careful . courtney : jason was n't following me . brian : then what was he doing here ? courtney : i do n't know . maybe faith called him . maybe he had business . brian : can i ask why you 're crying ? courtney : because we both -- we both just decided that we need to move on and it was harder than i thought . maybe it 's impossible . [ scene_break ] emily : you 'd love it if nikolas was guilty , would n't you ? zander : come on emily , he 's a cassadine . that 's what these people do ; helena , stavros . alexis even killed luis alcazar and she 's the best of the bunch . stefan tried to kill you . do you really believe that nikolas is that different from these people ? emily : get out , zander ! zander : hey , i 'm not -- i 'm not passing judgment , ok ? i am just saying that every family has its downside . my father drove my brother to kill himself . the quartermaines -- they use people up and they throw them away . the cassadines -- they do the same thing , literally , except for they are very creative about it -- this freezing and the poisoning and the stabbing and never stand too close to the edge of anything if a cassadine is near you . but then again , you know about it . emily : get out ! zander : you ever figured out the body count , give or take cody mccall ? emily : all right , i told you , get out ! zander : my offer still stands . nikolas needs a favor . let me know . [ scene_break ] nikolas : why is ric lansing so sure that i killed cody mccall ? lucky : i thought you were cleared as a suspect . nikolas : yeah , so did i , but something happened after i went home earlier . lucky : ok , we got back the medical examiner 's report . nikolas : yeah , which has nothing to do with me . lucky : if there 's no evidence , alexis will have you out of here in an hour . nikolas : how could there be any evidence at all ? lucky : nikolas , i 'm speaking to you as my brother , not as a cop . you understand me ? nikolas : you suspect me too ? lucky : you know i 'm going to do everything i can to help you , so you better be honest with me . do you have anything to do with cody 's death ? alexis : please do n't say another word . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : if you came here to kill me , i would be dead by now . carly : do n't be so sure . lorenzo : you came here to see me , even like this , to look into my eyes , hear my voice . carly : do n't even think about it . lorenzo : you hate yourself for needing me , but you ca n't stop . neither can i . you think i wanted this to happen ? carly : yes . lorenzo : you say your life ruined , what about mine ? i got a niece running around town with a gun , i 'm tethered to a wall , and i am going to die in this room unless you help me escape . carly : if i do , will you leave town ? lorenzo : i 'm not going to lie to you , carly . i 'm not going to promise to leave you alone when i know i ca n't . carly : if you think i am so great and you care about me so much , why do n't you listen to me ? why ? i want to be with sonny , i want to be with my children , and i will do whatever it takes to get you out of my -- lorenzo : killing me is not going to change how you feel . you 're still going to need me . i 'll be in your heart and i will always be in your mind . carly : i 'll get over it . [ footsteps approach ] jason : carly -- put the gun down . put it down . this ends now . [ scene_break ] alexis : whatever you say to lucky can and will be used against you , just like miranda says . lucky : i 'd never do anything to hurt my brother . alexis : especially if he keeps talking . nikolas : your question -- the answer is no . lucky : i got it . alexis : whatever you two just said to each other is admissible , by the way , even if you spoke in code . can i speak to my client , please ? lucky : no problem . nikolas : how soon can you get me out of here ? alexis : i do n't know . nikolas : you ca n't make them drop the charges ? alexis : i do n't know . you are in serious trouble . [ scene_break ] emily : ric , where 's nikolas ? ric : he 's in a meeting with his attorney . alexis has asked that they 're not disturbed . emily : i 'll wait . ric : look , why do n't you take a seat ? i 'll get you some coffee , some water . tracy : emily , thank heaven you 're here . what a horrible ordeal . emily : god , who told you about this ? tracy : it 's all over the news . have you seen nikolas ? emily : what do you want ? tracy : do n't worry about a thing . i 'll take it from here . emily : answer my question . tracy : delivering bad news is one of my specialties . i will gladly tell nikolas the engagement is off . [ scene_break ] dillon : you know , you -- you -- you told me to stay away from alcazar . i did n't listen . ned : look , why -- why do n't we go inside ? let 's talk . dillon : no , no , no , no , no . no , no . the cold helps me think . it 's good . ned : so , are you in any trouble ? dillon : well , alcazar 's missing and so sage thinks that , like -- like , sonny took him or something like that . and now she 's trying to recruit me to go after sonny . ned : it 's out of the question . you 're not going to do that . dillon : i know , but i ca n't just bail on her . alcazar 's all she has . ned : alcazar -- alcazar is a criminal . so , if he 's in any trouble , either he 's going to shoot his way out of it or someone 's going to shoot him . there 's nothing you or sage can do to help him . you 're teenagers . you should be worrying about your s.a.t . scores and deciding which college you want to apply to . dillon , you ca n't save the world . dillon : yeah , well that 's a relief . it 's a good thing the world is n't counting on me -- or anybody else , for that matter -- because it seems like every decision i have been trying to make lately , it 's the wrong one . ned : all right . then just slow down . take a step back and think about what you 're doing and why and ask yourself -- i 'm challenging you -- you ask yourself -- if you could have anything , anything in the world , what would it be ? [ scene_break ] georgie : maxie , i need a huge favor . maxie : i 'm sorry , i 'm not dressing up in drag and kissing you again . georgie : no , no , no , no . i need dillon to believe i 'm dating a really cool guy . maxie : well , then you 're just going to have to create one , wo n't you ? georgie : i 'm serious maxie . maxie : so am i . are you on break ? georgie : well , i am now . maxie : well , then , let 's create your fantasy man right here , right now . [ scene_break ] jason : carly , do n't do this . carly : i want this to be over . jason : it will be , i promise . do you trust me ? ok , i just need you to trust me right now . ok ? carly : yeah . jason : it 's ok . it 's ok . it 's ok . come on . hey , carly , i 'm trying -- i 'm trying to understand -- what are you thinking , coming over here ? carly : i ca n't keep going on like this , jason . jason : you did not bring alcazar into your life . it is not your job to remove him . carly : yeah , but he is in my mind and i ca n't get him out ! and -- and i figure i ca n't get over this and i ca n't get control of my life until he is gone . so i gave him a choice . jason : what kind of choice ? carly : it does n't matter . jason : well -- i mean , did you -- did you come here to kill alcazar or did you come here to save him ? carly : i do n't know what i 'm doing anymore . i ca n't even follow through on the simplest thought because what i want one second , i ca n't stand the next . everything 's mixed up inside , jason , and i ca n't -- nothing makes sense . nothing -- nothing feels real anymore . jason : michael and morgan are real . carly , they do n't need you over here pointing a gun at alcazar . morgan needs you to rock him to sleep . michael needs you to read to him . i mean , those boys are as real as it gets . carly : i know . jason : so go home . please , just go be with your kids and do n't come back here . [ scene_break ] brian : thanks for coming out with me tonight . courtney : are you kidding ? i must be the worst date in history . brian : neither of us could 've planned on running into jason . are you sure you 're all right ? courtney : yeah . you know what ? you worry too much . brian : i do n't like to see you cry . courtney : you know , jason -- he did n't say anything to upset me . you know , it 's just a difficult situation and neither one of us is angry at each other . we do n't fight . we just -- we ca n't be together . brian : i ca n't help but wonder why he just showed up . i mean , is that all he said -- that he 's letting go ? courtney : yeah , and -- and that he would go after any man that ever hurt me . brian : would he really do that ? courtney : jason does n't lie . you know , he -- he either says the truth or he says nothing . i 'm sorry . you know what ? you -- you must be sick of hearing about jason . brian : no , not at all , if it makes you feel better . courtney : maybe -- maybe it does . i do n't know . i 'm not sure . brian : i appreciate the fact that you say exactly what 's on your mind . courtney : that 's kind of a bad habit . brian : it 's a rare and wonderful thing . it 's extremely difficult for most people . [ scene_break ] maxie : ok , what about this ? georgie , meet tom . georgie : hi , tom . maxie : the perfect boyfriend -- georgie : right here in front of us . dillon : you busy ? georgie : yes . maxie : no . georgie : kind of . maxie : you know what ? i have some stuff that i have to do , so -- georgie : so -- dillon : so . georgie : are you ok ? dillon : i think about you all the time . georgie : me , too . i mean , you . i think about you . dillon : like what happened with us . georgie : exactly . dillon : i got so messed up so fast . georgie : right . i mean -- i do n't know . dillon : i think i do . georgie : really ? dillon : i made the first mistake . [ scene_break ] alexis : everything that i 've looked over so far is circumstantial , but it could be incriminating . nikolas : meaning what ? alexis : meaning that the police can give you motive for murder , for murdering mccall . he misled you . he could 've been the one that stole the treasure from the courage . he could 've been the one that attacked emily . nikolas : it could just as easily have been ben the fence . ben , ben -- i 've already told the police all about this . alexis : who 's ben ? nikolas : ben -- ben , i do n't -- i do n't know . we do n't know his last name , but we know he worked for cody . alexis : according to who ? nikolas : according to cody . i mean , come on . it makes sense . cody and ben teamed up to steal the treasure , emily was about to figure it out , so ben attacked her and left her for dead . alexis : do you know what ben looks like ? nikolas : no . alexis : does -- nikolas : no , i 've never seen him . alexis : does emily ? did she report it -- ? nikolas : no , she was hit from behind . alexis : so nobody 's seen ben ? nikolas : no . alexis : so how do we know that ben exists ? nikolas : cody -- alexis : cody ? nikolas : cody told us about him , yes . alexis : cody , the lying con artist who scammed you and emily ? nikolas : i did n't kill him . alexis : oh , nikolas , i hope the forensics god is smiling down upon you . [ scene_break ] emily : i do n't bail on people i love , tracy . unlike you , i do n't walk away when they need me the most . tracy : oh . so you 're prepared to walk your prince down death row ? emily : no , that wo n't be happening . nikolas will be out of here by morning . tracy : of course he will . but perhaps we ought to start planning a jailhouse wedding just in case . we 'll call it the marriage of the passionate prison prince . does that have too much alliteration ? emily : what are you really doing here ? tracy : i think alan would be delighted to walk you down the cell block aisle . the prisoners can bang their cups against the bars -- that 'll be a nice effect . ooh and we can have the ushers wear those smart little orange jump suits . emily : nikolas did n't do anything . tracy : you know , you and my mother are the heart and soul of the quartermaine family and by that i mean you live in denial . emily : tracy , he 's innocent . tracy : i rest my case . but denial is a very useful thing . otherwise , how could you agree to marry a cassadine ? they are lunatics , as my father says , and now they 're paupers as well . emily : of course you want the money . that 's why you 're here . tracy : well , i do n't particularly want to split the courage fortune with a psychotic killer , but , you know , maybe that 's just me . emily : who held grandfather 's heart medicine until he almost died , tracy ? who ran down ned 's ex - wife in a parking garage and abandoned dillon at our doorstep , and now you 're here bothering me ? you barely know me , tracy , and you do n't know nikolas at all ! tracy : you seem a little tense . ric : no , no . i think that 's enough , ok ? emily : ok , i can take care of myself , ric . tracy : of course you can . i 'm just here to help . ric : i think you should be leaving now . tracy : well , fine , if you insist . i do n't know what alan and monica were thinking when they brought you into the fold . [ emily sighs ] ric : sorry . i should 've sent her away a lot earlier . look , i know this is very difficult for you , but i 'm sure that the evidence is going to exonerate nikolas . it would be helpful if we could clear everything up now . look , nikolas needs an alibi . do you know exactly what time you were with him the night that cody mccall was murdered ? emily : i already told the police what happened that night . ric : maybe you left something out . what about you and mr. mccall ? did he attack you ? was nikolas upset ? did they fight ? emily : do you honestly believe that i 'll answer those questions , ric ? ric : emily , i 'm trying to help . emily : elizabeth loves you -- god knows why -- and she believes that you love her too , never mind that you lied to her or that you tried to kidnap carly . elizabeth forgives you . i do n't and why should i ? you know what ? and about your job , ric -- you should n't be prosecuting anybody . you should be the person in jail . elizabeth : uh -- excuse me . emily , what are you doing ? emily : nikolas has just been arrested for murder , he 's innocent , and ric here is n't doing anything to prove it . all right , i 'm done . elizabeth : oh , my god . i ca n't believe she said those things to you . ric : her nerves are shot . i ca n't say that i blame her . nikolas : oh . you 're shaking . emily : yeah , things keep getting worse . [ scene_break ] dillon : it 's like you -- you take the wrong exit , you know , on the way to new york city . you just want chips or something like that , but by the time you realize you messed up , you 're lost and -- and you ca n't go back , so you just keep driving . georgie : so working for alcazar was a wrong exit ? dillon : yes . yes , exactly . nobody understands me the way that you do , georgie . nobody is ever going to understand me the way that you do and -- and i know . you -- you warned me , and i did n't listen , and i should have . it was like i was -- i do n't know -- i was writing this screenplay in my head , and i wanted to live it , too . i wanted to live it , and i just -- i ignored the one person that ever cared about me , and -- georgie : me , too . dillon : and now my life is like this toxic wasteland . maxie : hey , georgie , georgie , georgie . you got an email and it 's from you know who . [ scene_break ] michael : you 're home . carly : hey , hey . what -- come on ? what 's the matter ? what happened , honey ? michael : i dreamed about a giant spider . it was after me -- carly : yeah ? michael : and i could n't find you anywhere . carly : oh , sweetie , i 'm right here . come on . now , the spider -- the spider 's not real . come on . michael : it 's still in my head . carly : it is ? michael : mm - hmm . carly : well , he wo n't be . he wo n't be if you just give yourself something better to think about . michael : like what ? carly : um -- like the ocean and the island . why do n't you just think about your toes in the sand and your -- water all around you , crashing into the waves headfirst ? michael : that was fun . carly : yeah . do you remember when your uncle jason used to hold you in the water ? michael : kind of . carly : yeah ? well , what about when you , me , and daddy -- we watched the sunset and the water -- it just all lit up ? michael : and we had hot dogs . even daddy . [ carly chuckles ] carly : yeah , because he let me have my way that night , right ? michael : yep . carly : yeah . sweetie , that 's how you 're going to make those bad dreams go away , ok ? you 're going to just fill your head up with good stuff and people you love and the ocean . michael : i 'll try . carly : yeah , and then you 're not going to have any room for scary things and creepy , creepy things that are not even real . [ scene_break ] sage : you 're jason morgan , right ? you work for sonny corinthos . jason : you 're alcazar 's niece . sage : where is my uncle ? what have you done to him ? please , you ca n't let sonny kill him . uncle lorenzo is the only thing that i have . [ scene_break ] maxie : you and tom must have had some night . georgie : i 'll look at it later . maxie : he sent a picture . is n't that great ? georgie : dillon and i are kind of in the middle of something . dillon : you know , it 's ok . i 'll see you around . maxie : perfect timing , right ? georgie : wrong . dillon and i were just getting somewhere . maxie : well , then maybe you should go after him . georgie : no . we 'll just get in another fight . it really is a toxic wasteland . maxie : what ? georgie : nothing . maxie : dillon 's jealous , georgie . i thought that 's what you wanted . georgie : i thought so , too , but now it 's too late to back out and i have to find a real boyfriend . what are the chances of that ? [ scene_break ] ric : look , i know that nikolas is one of your oldest friends . elizabeth : please , it has to be some mistake . nikolas would never kill anybody . ric : yeah , i hope you 're right . elizabeth : and i do n't blame you for doing your investigation . i know this is just part of your job . ric : thanks for believing me . elizabeth : now , when can you come home ? ric : i have some paperwork i got to take care of . you go . go on ahead . elizabeth : are you sure ? ric : yes . you both need some rest , ok ? elizabeth : you sure you 're ok ? ric : yeah , thanks to you . lucky : lansing ? we got the forensics report . nikolas : forensics will show i had nothing to do with this . we 'll be home later tonight , ok ? emily : ok , and on our way to azure key by morning , huh ? nikolas : yeah , yeah . it 'll be ok . lucky : your fingerprints are on the murder weapon . emily : but that 's impossible , lucky ! nikolas : i -- i do n't even know what the murder weapon is , lucky ! lucky : we found a candlestick in the tunnels . nikolas : so ? lucky : your prints are all over it . nikolas : wait -- well , that -- what , that ca n't be . what -- lucky : i ca n't argue with forensics . emily : wait -- lucky : i 'm sorry . i 'm going to have to take you down to lockup . emily : wait , you ca n't do this to your own brother , lucky . what are you talking about ? nikolas : it 's all right -- emily : this is crazy ! nikolas : it 's all right , it 's all right . emily : nikolas is -- nikolas : i 'm being framed , ok ? i 'm being framed . we 'll get through this , all right ? all right , i love you . come on , let 's go . [ scene_break ] zander : so , how 's it going ? ric : cassadine 's prints are all over the murder weapon . he 'll be charged with cody mccall 's murder . zander : ok . ric : all right , i 've done my part . now you do yours . sign over the papers . zander : no problem , as soon as nikolas is convicted . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : oh . i knew you 'd find me . you want to give me the gun ? you want to put it down ? you can help me get out of here . carly : helping you is the worst mistake i ever made . lorenzo : you want to give me the gun ? would you like to put it down so you can help me get out of here ? [ scene_break ] jason : i do n't think your uncle would want you out here looking for him . sage : uncle lorenzo 's dead , is n't he ? jason : not that i know of . sage : i 'm never going to see him again , am i ? jason : look , why do n't you let me walk you home ? it gets dangerous out here at night . i know your uncle would want you safe . [ next_on ] emily : someone is deliberately trying to set you up . faith : stay with me , zander . i will make it worth your while . ned : do n't let her get away with this . jax : i have no idea what you people are talking about ! sonny : if you go out looking for that treasure , you 're on your own .	dillon and georgie talk at the hospital , they are just clearing things up when maxie comes over with the picture of georgies new boyfriend , dillon is hurt and leaves . georgie says she needs to find a real boyfriend and fast . jason walks in on carly holding pointing a gun at alcazar , he convinces her to go home . she goes home and spends time with michael but afterwards still has erotic flashbacks . at pcpd nik 's prints is found on a candlestick , but turns out ric planted them there with a glass nik drank out of . at the haunted star jason and courtney agree to move on , jason tells her he will always care about her and watch out for her . sage approaches jason and asks where her uncle is , jason convinces her to go home and walks her home .
luke : how much did you pay that weasel to take the beating and blame johnny ? ric : i appreciate you wanting to help your daughter get her boyfriend out of jail . it 's very touching . but if you really want to help her , you 'll keep her out of anthony zacchara 's way . [ scene_break ] sam : i just dropped by to say hello . it 's really no big deal . i just -- i did n't like the way we left things . lucky : you know , it 's freezing out here . why do n't you come inside for a second ? sam : no , no , no , you two are obviously in the middle of something . lucky : elizabeth -- she just came by to help me with my tax returns and we kind of got caught up in cameron 's videogame -- sam : okay , look , no , no , no . you do n't have to explain . it 's okay . just call me when you get a chance . lucky : sure . sam : okay . elizabeth : if you want to go after her , go . i can finish up here . [ scene_break ] olivia : i am working , mr. jacks , as you can plainly see . jax : yes , and your work also includes testing the new spa facility , which includes the new swimming pool . olivia : i look forward to making sure your hotel runs as smooth as glass 24/7 . but the last time i checked , my job description did not include swimming with the boss . jax : well , your job is kind of new , so we can always tweak it a little bit , you know ? make it a little bit more fun for you . i always think better when i exercise . olivia : how nice for you . jax : okay , well , if you wo n't swim with me , then prepare to get wet . i have some memos to dictate . [ scene_break ] carly : you 're angry with jason and me and that 's why you went into business with the zaccharas . sonny : that 's business , not personal . carly : there are n't any boundaries anymore , sonny . this whole thing has been tangled up since you signed over the business to jason . sonny : and whose idea was that ? you 're right . i 'm angry at you and jason . no , i 'm hurt ... because both of you shut me out . [ scene_break ] ric : luke , the first time you tangled with anthony zacchara , you had a heart attack . the second time , you almost went to prison for money laundering . what 's it going to take ? luke : here you are with a briefcase full of cash . what do you think zacchara is going to say when he finds out you fell for this obvious scam ? ric : you ca n't prove that this conversation ever took place . luke : your boss is not one of those `` beyond a reasonable doubt `` kind of guys , is he ? as i recall , you did n't fare so well in your first meeting with him either . he collected you like a butterfly . ric : look , we have nothing to argue about here . i do n't wish you or your child any ill will . but anthony zacchara 's tragic obsession with his son knows no limits . he will do whatever it takes in order to bring john home . my advice to you is you stay out of his way . luke : okay , come out . lulu : i do n't believe him . why wo n't he just leave johnny alone ? luke : hang on , cupcake . daddy 's just getting warmed up . [ scene_break ] olivia : just to clarify , you hired me as an operations manager , not a stenographer . so you 're going to have to dictate your memo to someone else . jax : do you like to fly ? olivia : what ? jax : fly , as in jets . i 've got to catch up on some flight hours and , you know , it would be really good for you to familiarize yourself with some of my planes . olivia : right now ? jax : yeah -- yeah , right now -- now would be great . it 's beautiful above all this , especially with the snow . you know , it 's just -- it 's quiet up there . no one disturbs you . you just fly the plane . the world is exactly how you want it to be . alexis : just the man i wanted to see . forgive me for interrupting , but you and i should meet about the settlement conference that you have with carly this afternoon . jax : ah , yes . [ scene_break ] sonny : you know what ? we 're in -- we 're in a better place than we 've been in a long time . we 're trying to forgive each other for what happened with michael , trying to heal , and i do n't want to fight and mess things up . carly : you need to work things out with jason . sonny : it 's not that simple . carly : why not ? sonny : the truth came out after michael was shot . up until then , even , you know , during the worst of times , i always felt we had a special bond . and after michael got shot , you know , and for even months after that , you leaned on jason , and you basically turned on me , the father of your son . you never reached out . i 'm not saying you were wrong . i 'm not saying that you should have . i 'm just saying that it did n't happen . i not only lost my son that night . i lost you , i lost jason , and then , to top it off , you and jason teamed up ... to take my kids . sonny : do n't misunderstand me . i 'm -- you know -- what i 'm going through is nothing compared to what michael has to go through every day . but when it was going down , it was -- it was hard . i mean , i could -- i could fight jason or i could fight you , but i could not -- sonny : i could not fight both of you . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i hope alexis has some good news for us . nadine : why is she keeping us waiting ? alexis : perfect , you 're both here . come on in . could you shut the door ? nikolas : yes . alexis : thank you . all right , i just talked to a friend of mine from law school who happens to be an attorney inside the beltway who is on a short list for a very good job in the new administration . since defense is such a big issue right now , he was able to pull a couple of strings , and you have a hearing with a senate subcommittee . nikolas : really ? that 's -- that 's amazing . thank you . alexis : there 's a catch . the hearing 's in washington in six hours . i 've already arranged for the cassadine jet . i told them that you said it was okay . nikolas : it is , certainly . nadine : wait a minute . are you saying i 'm going to be speaking to a senator today ? alexis : you 're going to be speaking to two senators today . nadine : what am i supposed to say ? alexis : you just tell them your story , just like you said it to me , that aunt raylene patented a plow coupling and that it was turned over to you and that you refused to release it to -- to equinox because they were n't going to tell you what they were doing with it . and now they 've cited you . they 're harassing you with the irs , all of this . nadine , this is a national security issue . so trust me , the senators will be very eager to hear what you have to say . nikolas : well , thank you . thank you . i knew -- i knew that you 'd be able to help her . nadine : i ca n't do this . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : is this a duplicate receipt for jake 's new boots ? lucky : you know what ? i do n't know . elizabeth : why would you have two receipts ? lucky : yeah , all right , listen , you know what ? the first pair i thought were great , and then i realized they were too small so i took them back to the store . i do n't know why i have two receipts . elizabeth : okay , problem solved . lucky : damn it . i put them under household when it should be under clothing . elizabeth : why do n't we just finish this later ? lucky : no . elizabeth : you have plenty of time to file your return . lucky : no , i just want to get this done now . elizabeth : why do n't you just call sam now ? lucky : i will later . elizabeth : is everything okay between the two of you ? lucky : i do n't know what 's going on with sam these past few days . elizabeth : well , she was amazing in that cabin . i will forever be grateful to her for protecting my boys and bringing jake home safely . lucky : yeah , i 'll be grateful , too . but now sam is involved with something else that she wo n't tell me about and i think jason is involved . but who knows ? elizabeth : well , maybe she 's just looking for a crisis . you know , some people are like that . they can never just be settled with their lives . they have to move from crisis to crisis . lucky : yeah , that 's how i grew up . elizabeth : so it 's familiar to you . lucky : way too familiar . i 've had -- i 've had enough crisis . i know i 'm not being fair . sam is a good person who has a good heart . elizabeth : okay , i know i should n't say this , but -- lucky : no , it 's okay . just go ahead . elizabeth : if you 're having any second thoughts or doubts about sam , you really need to take them seriously because you 've worked way too hard to stay clean and sober . and how many times have you told me that you need to be completely honest with yourself ? lucky : i know . i do . it 's the only way my sobriety can work . elizabeth : and if sam is keeping secrets from you and your instincts are saying that it 's a problem , then maybe you need to listen . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] maxie : hi , thanks for coming . sam : oh , no problem . you sounded really upset on your message . oh , this is interesting . maxie : i figured if i made this place a little more livable , it might make me feel better . sam : uh oh , it 's the geeky girl who likes spinelli , is n't it ? maxie : yeah , she showed up here today . sam : really ? what did she say ? maxie : to stay away from spinelli . and then she told me if i told him she was here , i would regret it . sam : well , did she ask any questions ? maxie : what kind of questions ? sam : i do n't know , like what kind of work spinelli does for jason ? maxie : why would she ask about that ? she does n't even know jason , except for that stupid video game that spinelli created , `` the saga of stone cold . `` sam : well , does she know that stone cold is jason ? maxie : to her , stone cold is just a character in a video game . she and spinelli live in this weird cyber - realm with computer codes and some guy named nelson . i do n't know . one second she 's following him around town , calling herself `` the priestess . `` the next , she 's at my door telling me to stay away from him . she 's definitely a cyber stalker . sam : okay , well , i 'm assuming you told spinelli all this . maxie : yeah , he did n't listen to a word that i said . i have to save him . sam : ugh . maxie , does he want to be saved ? maxie : he does n't see the problem . sam : i -- i -- i do n't know if i do either . it just sort of kind of sounds like you want to be the only girl in spinelli 's life . maxie : spinelli is my best friend and i 'm not going to lose him to some dweeb . sam : maybe you just need to back off just a little bit . just kind of let things work out themselves . maxie : yeah , that 's what they always say before the stalker kills somebody . sam : oh , come on . you are overreacting . maxie : not a chance . winnifred wants me out of the picture so she can have spinelli all to herself . but she does n't know who she 's messing with . sam : oh , come on , i 'm not liking the sound of this . maxie : spinelli is my best friend and he 'll thank me , eventually . sam : for what ? maxie : i may not know about logic loops and that nelson guy , but i 'm pretty and extremely good in bed . [ scene_break ] carly : you know , i never looked at this ... through your eyes . and i 'm sorry that you felt so hurt and alone . but i could n't have turned to you , sonny , because i blamed you . i blamed you for taking my son away . and you did . [ sonny sighs ] sonny : well , you know what ? during that time , it was -- nothing seemed real . i mean , i could n't think . i could n't find any words . i could hardly look at -- look you in the eyes . i mean , how could i ... after what i let happen to michael ? if michael was n't with me at the warehouse , then ... he would be a -- carly : okay , you know , we -- we 're all to blame . we are -- me , you , jason , and we just got to -- we got to figure out a way to forgive each other . and we have to figure out a way to forgive ourselves . sonny : i could n't think about forgiveness that night . i just -- i was alone . i was -- kate was there . i mean , she was the only one who ... who defended me , who told me it was n't my fault . i needed to hear that , even though it was n't true , you know ? it was n't true , so -- carly : i would really love to leave her out of this conversation . sonny : i 'm just trying to explain to you that i was going through so much pain , i could n't think about how -- what was -- how it was affecting you or anybody else . it was n't like i was trying to pull back . i was just trying to get through it . carly : i really wish we could 've helped each other , you know ? i do . sonny : i know . so do i . carly : maybe we can help each other now . [ carly sniffs ] [ carly sighs ] sonny : you all right ? carly : yeah . it 's in here . oh , gosh . sonny : let me get that . carly : i ca n't get that . can you get that ? sonny : i do n't know . carly : oh , here it is . sonny : what is this ? carly : what is -- what is that ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : your testimony can help a lot of people here . nadine : yeah , but i 'm not a lawyer . i 'm a nurse . i 've never been to washington . i missed the school trip because uncle vance was sick -- nikolas : i 'll make sure that you 're -- you 're where you 're supposed to be when you 're supposed to be there , okay ? and i 'll stay as close to you as i can during the hearing . nadine : i tend to talk in circles on a good day . nikolas : then great , you 'll fit right in with those politicians . like -- like alexis said , all you have to do is tell your story . be straightforward and clear and do n't be afraid to say what 's on your mind . nadine : that is what usually gets me into trouble , speaking my mind . nikolas : but it wo n't this time , i promise . alexis : the fact that you 're giving up millions of dollars for the use of this patent will guarantee a lot of credibility with these senators . trust me . nikolas : hey , you 'll be wonderful , okay ? nadine : okay . but i have to go tell epiphany that i wo n't be there for my shift this afternoon . nikolas : okay . you want me to come with you ? nadine : no , i do n't want her to think that the prince of general hospital is pushing her around . [ nikolas laughs ] nikolas : okay , good point . but would you at least allow me to treat you to a new suit that 's appropriate for the hearing ? nadine : i ca n't do that . alexis : you guys do n't have time to argue , honestly -- hearing , six hours . nadine : oh , my goodness . thank you so much . okay , i 'll see you later . nikolas : yeah , i 'll be right out there . nadine : okay . nikolas : thank you so much for this . alexis : you 're very welcome . now tell me what 's going on with you and nadine . [ scene_break ] sam : look , you need to be honest with spinelli . you 've got to tell him that you 're worried , voice your concerns about winnifred . maxie : i tried that . he wo n't listen to me . sam : well , how is having sex with him going to help , exactly ? maxie : it 'll make him forget all about winnifred . sam : yeah , i know . but if you do n't really mean it -- maxie : i mean it . sam : no , come on . i mean like in the way spinelli means it . maxie : eventually , spinelli will be happy because i 'm trying to save his life . and he -- he 'll have a good time along the way . sam : i do n't know about this . i do n't think it 's a good idea . what if you just went to jason and convinced him to talk to spinelli -- maxie : yeah , because jason is definitely going to listen to me . sam : he cares , okay ? he cares a lot about spinelli . maxie : i have a better idea . sam : what ? maxie : what if you talk to jason about it ? sam : mm - mm , i do n't even know this girl . maxie : yeah , but you could tell him what i told you . please ? sam : oh . okay , i -- i -- okay , i 'll see what i can do . maxie : cool , thank you . maybe tonight ? sam : tonight ? all right , i 'll try . but listen to me . in the meantime , do n't do anything that you or spinelli are going to regret . good luck . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] spinelli : gracious thanks for such a timely response to my email . winnifred : to be summoned by the jackal is an honor , although i fail to fathom how i might assist you . spinelli : well -- [ winnifred laughs ] spinelli : while the jackal is very appreciative of the help provided by the priestess and i immensely enjoy our -- our cyber - compatibility , i just -- i -- i do n't want to give an erroneous impression as to any personal interaction . winnifred : if you do n't want to be my friend anymore , just say so . [ scene_break ] sonny : if i told maricella once , i 've told her a thousand times . put the cds back on the shelf . do n't leave them out of sight where no one can find them . carly : i feel sorry for her . i would hate to be a housekeeper for a neat freak like you . sonny : better a neat freak than a slob . carly : hey , clutter is the sign of a creative mind . sonny : how many years have you been telling me that ? carly : since i met you . sonny : right . carly : okay , now , back to the reason i 'm here . sonny : okay , i do n't want to fight about jason , i do n't want to talk about jason , i do n't want -- carly : i do n't , either . will you look at this , please ? sonny : what is it ? carly : well , it 's something i came up with on the ride back from visiting michael . sonny : really ? carly : it 's a fund , you know , to help kids with the same injuries as michael . i mean , not exactly the same , but you know . sonny : you want to do it at general hospital ? carly : yeah . sonny : wow . carly : the endowment would be partly patient care and partly research . i think it would be great to do something in michael 's name , do n't you ? sonny : yeah , whatever you want . carly : well , jax is -- is going to make a large contribution . and i would appreciate it if you could at least match it . sonny : yeah , i 'll double it . [ carly sighs ] [ sonny chuckles ] carly : thank you . i 'm going to hold a benefit at the hospital , in the boardroom , nothing big , just a cocktail party so we can go over plans and goals and i 'd really appreciate it if you could be there . sonny : absolutely . carly : thanks . i 'll let you know about the details . and i have to warn you , it 's probably going to be sooner than later . sonny : well , sooner would be better for the kids . carly : that 's the way i feel . this has been good . thanks for hearing me out . now , about you and jason ... sonny : let it go . carly : listen to me . just try to remember that you and jason have been friends longer than you 've been fighting . [ scene_break ] nikolas : ah -- nadine is one of the kindest people i 've ever known in my life . she 's smart , she 's funny , she 's different than anyone else in my life , and look , this is not some casual relationship we 're having here . i genuinely care about her . alexis : maybe you 're a little guilty that you 're not in love with her , and that 's why you 're doing so many wonderful things for her . nikolas : it 's not the only reason , but okay , yes , it does factor into things just a bit . alexis : clearly , i 'm in no position to give advice on relationships . i mean , i have the worst taste in men , and you 've never hesitated to tell me that , and that being said -- you really need to rethink this . nikolas : she stood by me when i needed her . now i 'm standing by her . simple as that . alexis : but it 's not fair to leave her in a position of hoping for something that is never going to happen . nikolas : well , maybe it will happen , or maybe it wo n't . i do n't know . damn . alexis : you know , it 's very painful to be in love with someone that ca n't love you back , no matter how much they want to , and it 's even more painful when you 're the one that has to figure that out . she does n't deserve that . nikolas : no , i -- i know she does n't . she deserves to be loved just like anyone else does . alexis : she d -- she does . nikolas : i know . i 'm just -- in my heart , i do n't think that i 'll ever love anyone but emily . [ scene_break ] jax : well , you 're troubleshooting the air conditioning system ? olivia : you 'll thank me in july . jax : okay . i 'll be happy to report the pool was very nice . olivia : good . jax : have you completely ruled out a flight in my jet ? you know , we could fly over manhattan tonight . it 's really beautiful . the lights all sparkle , and it 's -- it 's nice . it 's really nice . olivia : mr. jacks ? jax : yes . olivia : i grew up in a house full of brothers , surrounded by men . men everywhere . i practically am a man myself . okay , i know how men think . my brothers were always their very most charming when they were trying to avoid something . jax : yes . i 'm not sure i follow what you 're saying . olivia : you 're getting a divorce . you 're looking for a distraction . it 's not going to be me . jax : oh , no , no , no , i can find plenty of distractions . i ca n't find many beautiful and able assistants . olivia : operations manager . jax : well , i own the hotel . i can always change your job description to assistant / operations manager / girl friday . carly : hey , guys . olivia : hey . carly : how was the swim ? jax : it was great . how was sonny ? [ scene_break ] spinelli : no , i want to remain friends very much . winnifred : you do n't have to say that . i understand why maximista does n't like me . most people do n't . i 'm in the way all the time , and i ca n't tell when i 'm getting on people 's nerves until it 's too late and they 're yelling at me or making fun of me . spinelli : believe me , i can empathize . winnifred : god , i 'm so sick of people telling me how smart i am , because most guys wo n't even go out with me or speak to me in person . but in cyberspace i 'm -- i 'm safe , right ? and i 'm the priestess , and i 'm brave and wild . [ spinelli and winnifred laugh ] winnifred : it does n't matter what i look like , and it does n't matter what i 'm wearing or if i forget to comb my hair . i 'm talking too much . spinelli : no , never . winnifred : you know what ? i 'm lucky . you know , i got to meet the jackal in person , and it was fun to think that you liked me . spinelli : i -- i do like you very much . winnifred : it 's okay , okay ? i 'm the one that went overboard . i 'm the one that started making a fool of myself . you have been so kind to me , and i did n't mean to be a nuisance . spinelli : wait , wait , wait ! as someone who has often been called a nuisance myself , i would never , ever pin that cruel moniker on anyone , especially not the priestess , who i esteem and admire more every day . winnifred : you do n't have to say that . spinelli : no , but it 's -- it 's true . it 's true , i -- i -- i was merely attempting to convey the idea that while i truly do enjoy our camaraderie and our friendship , i can not and will not ever feel anything romantic because my heart truly and forever is taken by another . that is all . winnifred : well , fair maximista is -- she 's the luckiest girl on earth . [ phone rings ] spinelli : sorry . ' tis i , the jackal . maxie : spinelli , could you come over , please ? i really need to see you . [ scene_break ] jax : i figured out that you went to see sonny . olivia did n't tell me . carly : i knew she would n't . olivia : okay , i am going to disappear . you know what ? maybe i should n't say this , because i know it 's none of my business , but i do n't think the two of you are as far apart as you think you are . jax : do you agree with her ? carly : that depends . are we going to have another big fight about sonny ? jax : if you want to tell me why you went to see him , i 'll listen . carly : i went to talk to sonny about the pediatric head injury endowment . i told you that i was going to ask him -- jax : yes , of course . carly : about that , yeah . jax : yes , absolutely . i assume that he wanted to probably double my contribution . carly : yes , he did . [ jax laughs ] carly : the money is going to a very good cause , jax . you know that . jax : of course it is , i know . carly : i could use a swim . care to join me ? jax : i would love to , but we both have a place to be . we have to meet with our lawyers , remember ? carly : i was kind of hoping that you 'd forget about that . [ scene_break ] diane : hi , hi . i 'm sorry i 'm late , but i stumbled across your nephew trying to pick out , of all things , a business suit for that little farm girl he 's been seeing . alexis : her name happens to be nadine . diane : nadine , nadine , yes . anyway , i steered him toward a beautiful silk blend that wo n't wrinkle and a sensible pair of pumps . alexis : you 're stalling . diane : well , i 'm not in any rush to take your handsome client to the cleaners . alexis : oh , we 're flattering my client , are we ? that 's an interesting tactic in a divorce . you 're not going to wrangle a dime out of him , considering that your client is carly . how many times was she unfaithful to him ? diane : abandonment trumps infidelity any day . alexis : in what universe ? seriously , this is breaking my heart , because his heart is breaking right in front of me . diane : it 's going to be a nasty fight . alexis : where 's a biker and a beer when you need it ? [ diane chuckles ] diane : i totally agree , except make mine a martini . okay , so i have been thinking . alexis : and ? diane : there might be a way to turn this around . alexis : there might ? and how would that work ? diane : okay , will you stipulate that your client jax is still in love with my client carly ? alexis : yes , god help him . diane : fine , and i will stipulate that carly still loves jax , so can we not agree then that what they want is to be together ? alexis : now , you see , i know exactly where this is going . diane : and as respectable not to mention extremely expensive attorneys , is it not our job to see to it that our clients get what they really want ? [ scene_break ] luke : we 're closed . trevor : well , it certainly looks like you 're expecting somebody . luke : well , then you 'd better make it fast . trevor : you had a meeting with richard today . that fake phone call was a desperate move . luke : yeah , and your son fell for it . you must be so proud . trevor : richard is in over his head . luke : you think ? trevor : but my concern is with john , so i 'm asking you , one father to the other , please leave the situation alone . do n't place your lovely daughter between john and anthony zacchara . luke : do n't worry about my lovely daughter . and what is this with anthony framing his own son ? is he off his meds ? trevor : do n't get involved in the john situation . it can only cause you trouble . stay out of it . luke : did he send you here , or is this your idea ? trevor : it 's my courtesy call to you . i want to remind you never ever to put yourself between a man and his son . luke : mr. corinthos , thank you for coming on such short notice . sonny : what 's he doing here ? luke : i 'm trying to figure that out myself . would you like him to disappear ? [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] maxie : i 'm really sorry , spinelli . i do n't want you to be mad at me . i do n't like fighting with you . spinelli : no , i could -- i could never be mad at you , but i do deeply regret that you are so willing to disparage those slightly different than yourself . maxie : i swear to you that everything i said about winnifred was true . spinelli : okay , if you invited me over for another diatribe against the priestess -- maxie : no , no , no , please , please do n't go . maxie : maybe it was a good thing that winnifred showed up here earlier , because i was n't really sure how i felt about you until i almost lost you , and yes , you are my best friend , but it 's more than that . spinelli : how much more ? maxie : i 'm not perfect , spinelli . i 'm not even as wonderful as you think i am ... but i need you . [ scene_break ] diane : they love each other , the fools . they 'll probably end up together no matter what we do . alexis : even still , i owe jax due diligence . diane : but alexis , if you drag them through a divorce , carly and jax may not get another chance . alexis : well , that might be better for jax . diane : do you really believe that jax feels that way ? alexis : maybe , maybe -- okay , he 'd probably be thrilled if the divorce never happened . [ knock on door ] jax : hello . well , i would like to get this over with as quickly and painlessly as possible . carly : so would i . diane : do n't worry . alexis and i know exactly what we 're doing , do n't we ? [ scene_break ] spinelli : are you -- are you sure this is the wisest course of action ? i would never want to revisit the misunderstanding and self - recrimination of the past . maxie : spinelli , i 'm really sorry about before . i used you because i was scared , but i need you now . please do n't turn me away . spinelli : i could never . singer : just for tonight [ scene_break ] agent rayner : we 've got proof that damian spinelli has hacked his way into classified government databases . police reports , medical records -- this guy even found his way into interpol and the defense grid . thanks to you , we can lock up mr. spinelli until the end of time . he 's committed documented acts of treason and espionage . winnifred : i do n't -- i do n't think that the jackal -- i do n't think that damian spinelli is a threat to national security . i do n't even think that he understands that he 's committing a crime . to him , hacking is a challenge . it 's -- it 's like a big video game . he 's very sweet and harmless . agent rayner : damian spinelli is a means to an end . we 'll use him to bring down the biggest get of all . [ scene_break ] luke : it seems that anthony zacchara paid this low - life weasel to take a beating and then charged johnny with it . johnny 's now sitting in stir , and he 's going to stay there until he returns to the bosom of the family . sonny : so this was your idea . trevor : no , anthony 's . he wants his son back . sonny : well , it does n't really matter , 'cause he 's not in the organization anyway . what are we playing ? luke : five card . sonny : five card it is . trevor : you really think you 're a big shot , do n't you ? sipping brandy , smoking cigars , and playing poker . oh , i forgot . you two go way back , do n't you ? sonny : yeah , yeah , all the way back to frank smith . luke : may he continue to burn in hell . trevor : and you also think that you made yourself such a deal with the zaccharas . sonny , the truth of it is because you were still so angry and vicious and selfish , you let the real deal -- you let kate slip away . luke : oh , i hate it when that kind of thing happens . sonny : i 'm going to go ahead and put 200 . luke : okay , i 'm in . trevor : do n't misunderstand me . claudia is exactly the kind of wife that you deserve , but you did have a real chance at class . sonny : give me two cards . trevor : instead you got a predator . luke : two cards ? sonny : yeah . trevor : angry , selfish . she 's probably ransacking your house right now as we speak , and you know something , sonny ? one morning you 're going to wake up dead . luke : i 'll take one . trevor : with your throat slit . and it could n't happen to a nicer guy . sonny : i 'm sorry . i hear noise . luke : you want i should throw him out ? sonny : yeah , please . trevor : no , i 'm going to leave . mr. spencer , i 'm just here to remind you that a couple of months ago , you lost a draw bet to me . you were supposed to get your daughter out of town , so just think about what i told you . sonny : you know what ? do n't take this the wrong way . luke : uh - oh , more ominous words . sonny : is n't this about the time you find an excuse to leave town ? luke : well , usually it is , yeah , but see , i 've broken my back getting back with my wife , and if i get out of town now , she 's going to think i 'm chasing laura . sonny : you know what ? if you decide to leave , i 'll go ahead and run the place , if you 'd like . i mean , it 's up to you . luke : oh , i 'd appreciate that . listen , sonny , i 'm hearing things about pier 52 and what 's going down there tonight . sonny : yeah , i was just about to call you . luke : what 's up ? sonny : it 's pretty simple . tonight i take back what belongs to me .	ric warns luke to stay out of anthony 's way where johnny is concerned . trevor pays luke and visit on the haunted star and gives him a similar warning . carly tells sonny about the foundation she 's setting up to help children with head injuries . sonny admits that he 's still hurt that carly turned to jason during michael 's crisis . jax flirts with olivia . alexis and diane wonder if the best solution is to reconcile carly and jax . later , jax and carly meet with alexis and diane about the divorce . alexis sets up a meeting in washington for nadine . nik agrees to accompany nadine . liz tells lucky not to ignore any doubts he has about his relationship with sam . maxie vows to keep spinelli away from winnifred and later seduces him . agent rayner tells winnifred that he plans to use spinelli to `` bring down `` sonny . winnifred appears sympathetic toward spinelli . sonny tells luke he plans to get his territory back .
patrick : i know this is difficult to absorb . dr. webber gave me a full briefing . he explained to me that trey collapsed shortly after the car accident . connie : yeah , when he got out , he was fine , and then suddenly , he was n't . patrick : that 's normal for a person with that type of injury . connie : that 's good , then , right ? and you can fix it . patrick : i know that trey outwardly looks like he 's fine , but , internally , his condition is catastrophic . connie : well , people survive catastrophes all the time , doctor . patrick : i 'm sorry but not this time . it 's too late . trey 's gone . kristina : [ crying ] sabrina : ellie ? ellie , can you hear me ? ellie : damian ? maxie : i need to tell you something . i ca n't hold it in . i tried to say it last night . 12 hours ago , i was pregnant , and now i 'm not anymore . [ sighs ] i lost the baby . [ cell phone ringing ] sam : spinelli , it 's me . listen , i cut you some slack because this is the holidays , but the holidays are over , so i need your help , okay ? i still need to find jason , and you need to call me as soon as you get this . thank you . [ knock on door ] sam : oh . maybe that 's you . what 're you doing here ? carly : i came to tell you , you were right . sam : right about what ? carly : about todd . ellie : what happened ? where 's damian ? sabrina : you 've had quite the night . how -- how are you feeling ? ellie : numb . sabrina : that 's just the morphine . you got pretty banged up out there . do you remember anything that happened ? ellie : yeah , there was a car . and it came out of the fog , and it hit me . and there were other people . what happened to them ? sabrina : well , i do n't know , but i will find out as soon as i get a doctor to check on you , okay ? ellie : wait . wait . where 's damian ? sabrina : i tried calling him , and he did n't answer , so i left a message . ellie : okay . is he here , then ? did he come ? sabrina : i have n't seen him . ellie : what could 've happened to him ? maxie : do n't mind him . could you just say something ? like , anything ? it 's five even for the coffee and doughnuts . maxie : hang on . listen , about your baby -- maxie : no , no , no , it 's fine . you do n't have to say anything . i really just wanted to practice . here . this is a $ 20 . maxie : yeah . thanks for listening . sorry about your loss . [ cell phone rings ] spinelli . spinelli , come on ! your phone is ringing . [ ringing continues ] spinelli : maxie ? maxie : here -- drink this . spinelli : oh , thank you . mmm . how did -- how did you sleep ? maxie : horrible . i tossed and turned all night . you ? spinelli : oh . well , i could 've done without the alcohol , but -- you know , it 's funny -- i do n't remember nodding off or passing out , as it were . maxie : what exactly do you remember ? spinelli : hmm . i remember drinking an untoward amount of peppermint schnapps , and , um -- i -- i remember -- i remember us kissing and -- and -- and then , afterward , we were talking , and -- and you wanted to tell me something about the baby . maxie : yeah , i did last night , and -- and then you dropped off . spinelli : well , i 'm awake now . what 's going on ? carly : i thought that , since i gave you a hard time the other day in todd 's office , i owed it to you to tell you in person . sam : mm . carly : what 's all this ? sam : it 's confidential . carly : oh . jason . sam : okay , yeah , carly , fine . you caught me . i 'm looking for my husband . carly : todd was in on it . he was in on it with heather switching the babies . sam : wait a minute . i thought you said that you thought todd was innocent . carly : i was wrong . sam : what changed your mind ? carly : it all came out last night when johnny got arrested . sam : johnny ? carly : yeah , johnny . johnny is the one who shot out anthony 's tires and caused the accident that killed starr 's little girl and her boyfriend . sam : wait a minute . i thought it was connie . carly : connie was the cover , okay ? it 's a long story . the point is , when johnny realized he was going down , he decided to take todd down with him . carly : because johnny had two guys following heather the night of the storm . sam : i knew it . i knew it . carly : what 're you doing ? sam : can you do me a favor and watch the baby ? carly : no . why ? sam : because i 'm gon na find todd , and i 'm gon na break his neck . [ door opens ] dante : oh . johnny : [ coughing ] dante : how are the roomies doing ? todd : [ clears throat ] he snores . dante : yeah . what 're you doing with the pillow , todd ? todd : fluffing it . dante : yeah . bet you were . you know , a good , honest newspaperman like yourself , do you really want to add attempted - murder charges to your already long list of pending charges ? todd : are they , in fact , still pending ? dante : absolutely . i 'm gon na go take care of some police business , and then i 'm gon na come back and check on your arraignments . johnny : [ coughing ] dante : you two play nice . [ door opens ] johnny : [ coughing ] oh . todd : you sure you do n't want to get some more sleep , johnny ? it 's been a really stressful few days , right ? johnny : you really got to stop trying to smother me in my sleep . todd : twice . i 've tried twice . it 's not like it 's a habit . what , you have two drinks , are you an alcoholic ? johnny : killing me 's not gon na save you . you 're still going to prison . todd : no , i 'm not . no , i ca n't do that . you 're gon na make sure that i do n't . connie : no , he 's not gone , all right ? will someone please get me steven webber ? ! patrick : everyone did everything they could . but in addition to internal bleeding , there was another complication . connie : what ? patrick : trey had an aneurysm . connie : because of the crash ? kristina : yes , because of the crash . if it was n't for the wreck that you caused , trey would be fine , and we 'd be together right now ! patrick : there is no way to tell if the crash caused the aneurysm to rupture . though there may have been increased intracranial pressure , due to cerebral edema , once the aneurysm ruptured , there was nothing dr. webber could do . connie : he 's not a brain surgeon . you are , right ? and you 're the best ? right ? so fix my son . patrick : i 'm sorry . it 's too late . trey is brain - dead . connie : so what you 're telling me is that there 's nothing you can do to wake up my kid . there 's not a damn thing you can do . patrick : trey 's condition is irreversible . connie : no . there has to be a cure . patrick : there is n't . i am sorry , but there 's nothing that i or anyone else can do to bring him back . connie : we 'll see about that . sonny : let 's go get -- connie : i did n't want any coffee , sonny ! i do n't want any air ! i do n't want any support ! what i want is for you , dr. drake , to get your ass in there and fix him ! and if you ca n't do it , then you find someone who will ! kristina : patrick ? patrick : yes . kristina : can i see trey ? patrick : yes . kristina : thank you . patrick : i 'm sorry . sonny : michael ? michael : yeah . sonny : keep an eye on your sister . there 's something i need to do . kristina : oh , trey . why did this happen ? sonny : connie . connie : what do you want ? sonny : i was worried about you ? connie : why are you worried about me ? i do n't have feelings . only kate does , remember ? sonny : okay , you know what ? i was wrong about that . you do n't have to keep bringing that up . connie : right . sonny : listen -- connie : sonny , can you leave me alone ? sonny : just give me that . dante : i 'm sorry to break this up , but i need connie to come with me . sonny : why ? dante : did she forget to mention she 's under arrest ? sabrina : i 'm sorry , but mr. spinelli did n't pick up . ellie : i do n't understand . you left a message , right ? sabrina : yeah , several . ellie : that 's really unlike him to just not respond . sabrina : well , your phone indicates that there 's an unheard message waiting , and i wanted to respect your privacy . ellie : do you have my phone with you ? sabrina : yeah , it 's right here . here . spinelli : you did want to tell me something about the baby , right ? maxie : i did -- last night . spinelli : not -- not in the light of day ? maxie : i just do n't think that now 's the time . spinelli : why not ? is -- is ellie here ? did -- oh , my god . tell me she did not walk in -- maxie : will you please just stop thinking about ellie for like two seconds ? spinelli : did you tell her that we had our -- maxie : will you chill ? i did n't tell ellie anything . she 's not even here . spinelli : okay . then where is she ? maxie : i do n't know . the last i saw her , she was heading -- spinelli : heading where ? maxie : out . she did n't come home last night . spinelli : she -- she did n't come home ? maxie : no , but , i mean , it was new year 's eve , so maybe she 's still out partying . spinelli : come on . ellie partying ? where would she party ? who would she party with ? michael : i do n't know , spinelli . maybe she gathered some of her geek friends to memorize constellations or they 're out looking for birds that only appear on new year 's . i am not my roommate 's keeper . spinelli : okay , you do n't -- you do n't think she would have gone out and -- maxie : and what ? spinelli : slept with someone ? maxie : like we did ? sam : i should be back soon . i just got to find todd and johnny and make them pay . carly : they 're both in lockup . sam : great . convenient . should n't take too long , then . carly : johnny -- johnny spent months covering his tracks -- getting connie to lie for him . and todd -- who should have wanted to destroy the man , let 's himself get blackmailed into protecting johnny , the guy who killed his granddaughter . i mean , my god ! and then -- after all that , months and months of lies comes out only hours after i make the worst mistake of my life . sam : what kind of mistake , carly ? carly : what do you think ? sam : oh . no . no . do n't tell me you did . carly : yeah , i slept with him . i slept with todd . sam : hey , i ca n't say i did n't warn you . carly : that 's the funny thing is , todd warned me , too ! over and over again , he told me what a horrible person he was . and i thought , `` what the hell , man ? if he 's being honest about that , he 's gon na be honest about everything else . `` i thought -- i thought we had an understanding . i thought that we could be together and not judge each other and trust each other . but you were right . you told me todd was gon na make a fool out of me , and -- he did . johnny : you 're incredible . one minute , you 're trying to kill me , and the next , you turn around and you 're asking favors ? todd : i was n't trying to kill you . it was more like a wake - up call . johnny : oh . now you expect me to keep you out of prison . todd : yeah . johnny : what 's in it for me ? todd : what do you want ? johnny : one thing . todd : okay . name it . johnny : carly . spinelli : it 's after midnight ! and i am -- hoo - hoo - hoo ! i am alone ! i waited for you , ellie . i 'm here . where are you ? our coupledom is gone , much like 2012 . so happy new rest of your life . ellie : it 's a disaster . sabrina : oh , ellie , please try not to get too upset . you 're still in very serious condition . ellie : he thinks i did n't meet up with him last night because i do n't want to be with him . he has no idea how wrong he is . spinelli : you 're right . i am in -- i am in no place to judge ellie . maxie : we do n't even know if she did anything judgeable . this is ellie we 're talking about . i mean , she probably just talked someone to death about mitochondria , whatever the hell that is . spinelli : yeah , but even if she did bed some stranger , whether it was some -- you know , washed - up mathlete or goateed hipster academic , i could n't say a word because i did the exact same thing . not to say that you are or were a mathlete or had a goatee , but ... i am so hung over . maxie : it 's okay , spinelli . it was just sex -- sex i 've been waiting for months to have , but now it 's a total mess . spinelli : wait , i 'm sorry . what 's that ? maxie : you do n't have to pretend that last night was anything but a drunken one - night stand . spinelli : no , maxie , i -- i took advantage of you . maxie : spinelli , please . you could n't take advantage of anyone . spinelli : no , i think i could , and under the right or wrong circumstances -- maxie : no , you are the kindest , nicest , most considerate person that 's ever lived , even when you 've had slightly too much peppermint schnapps . spinelli : still , i feel like i have to apologize . i mean , you were not in a good place . maxie : neither were you . spinelli : oh , that 's true . i was not . it 's funny . it seems that whenever you are not in a good place and i am not in a good place , we end up in the same place . together . which makes me wonder -- are these ostensibly random -- confluences really an accident or -- is it kismet ? maxie : what do you mean ? spinelli : well , i -- i chose to be with ellie , right ? but at every turn , i -- i gravitated back to you . and , god , last night , i had this whole huge production on the g.h . roof planned for ellie , but she did n't show up . you did . and here we are -- alone -- together . maxie : what are you saying ? spinelli : what if this is the way it 's meant to be ? sonny : under arrest for what ? connie : none of your business . now , if you 'll excuse me , i have some phone calls to make . hey , liv ? hey , it 's me . sonny : do we have to do this now ? dante : sonny , she 's wanted for assaulting starr , abducting her husband , reckless driving , vehicular assault -- she hit a pedestrian , sonny . this all stuff she did before she fled police custody . sonny : she fled to see her son because he may not make it . dante : really ? sonny : yes . dante : because if trey dies because of an accident that connie caused during an abduction , she 's going away for felony murder . sonny : come on , dante . be honest with yourself . dante : what are you talking about ? all i can see that connie has done is left a trail of broken bodies and ruined lives in her wake . she can tell her sad story to a judge , for all i care . sonny : all that can wait . her son is in i.c.u . he 's brain - dead . she needs to be with him . dante : so now all of a sudden she gives a damn about him ? what if this is all an act ? sonny : it was before . it 's not now . [ monitors beeping ] michael : hey , krissy . let 's go for a walk , okay ? kristina : i do n't want to leave him alone . starr : no , no , he wo n't be alone , kristina . he wo n't . kristina : take good care of him , okay ? starr : i promise . i promise . kristina : okay . todd : you want carly ? johnny : you want freedom . i want carly . todd : carly 's not mine to give . johnny : then it 's my responsibility to tell you that cellblock `` d `` has the best view of the yard . todd : and even if i could give you carly , why would i ? carly and i have a connection . that 's not something that you would understand . johnny : yeah , i think you mean `` had a connection . `` todd : we 'll get it back . johnny : in 10 to 20 ? todd : so , you 're okay -- with destroying my life ? johnny : yeah , i am . todd : what about starr 's ? you killed her boyfriend . you killed her daughter . you really want her to lose her father , too ? carly : i know i have no one to blame but myself . i caught johnny in bed with connie , and that should have been it . sam : yeah , but you forgave him . carly : yeah . [ chuckles ] all so he could humiliate me all over again with connie but this time in front of a lot of people at a wedding . sam : well , at least you -- you did n't take him back after that . carly : oh , i did n't need to take him back because i had my good friend todd , yeah . and , i mean , people were lined up for blocks warning me not to spend any time with todd , but i knew better because we were kindred spirits . we were two misunderstood troublemakers . sam : it sounds like you saw yourself in todd . yeah , you should have known that was a huge -- huge mistake , carly . carly : you know , you can be a real bitch sometimes . sam : you know it takes one to know one . carly : [ chuckles ] you know , who knows ? maybe i can use this for good . i could get people -- women to line up their boyfriends in front of me , and if i 'm attracted to them , they know they should run -- run -- for their life . sam : oh , come on . what about jax ? carly : jax was wonderful -- and i loved him , but jax just could n't handle my life and the choices i made . there was only one person who could -- one man -- who would never fail me , and -- i guess that 's why i 'm here , you know ? because this is where i always came when my life would fall apart . and jason never judged me . he was always there for me . now he 's gone . sam : jason is not gone , carly . he may not be here , but he 's not gone . carly : sam -- i know that it 's hard to hear . it 's hard for me to say it . it 's hard for me to feel it . but we got to face the truth -- we both do . jason 's dead . carly : sam , you got to stop this . sam : stop what , carly ? ! looking for my husband ? my son 's father ? i am trying to bring jason home -- to you , to his friends , to his family . carly : there 's nothing i want more than to see jason again , but it ca n't happen because he ca n't come back . sam : do n't say that . you say that again , i will rip every hair out of your head . carly : jason was shot . sam : he 's been shot before . carly : he fell into the water . sam : it does n't mean that he did n't come out . carly : then why has n't he come back ? sam : i do n't know , carly ! i do n't know . maybe the guy who shot him still has him . carly : maybe he drowned . sam : why are you doing this ? how come ? how come , out of all people , you stop believing in him ? how come ? carly : jason was the strongest person i knew , okay ? but he 's not immortal . he was shot , and he fell into the harbor , and he 's dead , sam . sam : no ! that is a lie ! carly : no , it 's not ! i 'm sorry , but i am sick and tired of burying my head in the sand and not facing the truth when it 's staring me right in the face . i did it with johnny , and i did it with todd , but i will not do it with jason . i 'm not gon na dishonor what he meant to me , because he would want me to stand up and move on . he would want me to face this loss . sam : no . carly : yes , he would . look at me ! sam : no ! there is no body , carly ! if there 's no body , he ca n't be dead ! you have to have a body ! carly : jason died , sam . sam : no . carly : yes , he did , and i 'm sorry . because i know it hurts -- it hurts me , too -- but you 're just gon na have to face the truth . jason is dead . todd : you do n't really care about carly . you do n't want her to be happy . you 're willing to destroy whatever she 's enjoying with me just out of some kind of petty revenge . johnny : this is really not the way to convince me to do a favor for you . todd : carly is a strong woman , okay ? she can handle whatever life throws at her . but starr -- starr 's just a child . and you killed her entire family . this would be a way for you to demonstrate -- well , to make up for all of the suffering that you 've caused . you really want starr to lose me , too ? johnny : you 're gon na lose her when she finds out that you gave sam 's baby to your ex - wife . todd : she already knows . she knows . and she could have turned me in , but she did n't -- 'cause she loves me . because i 'm her father . [ breathes deeply ] and she understands that sometimes i do bad things to protect the people that i love . johnny : and sometimes to protect yourself . todd : i 've never pretended to be anything other than what i am . that 's something you do . johnny , call a few goons . come on . do n't you want to show starr that you actually are as compassionate as you say you are ? [ door opens , closes ] todd : do n't you want to prove to her that one day , you might be worthy of her forgiveness ? [ footsteps approaching ] diane : well , well , well . what have we here ? two clients , one cell . mama smells a shopping spree . todd : you got it . whatever your retainer is , double it . just get me out of here . diane : mm - hmm . i 'm gon na take you up on that . later . right now , i 'm here for johnny . sonny : i know connie ca n't go free , but can you just give her a little time ? dante : sonny , just because johnny 's the one who shot out anthony 's tires and caused that accident does not dismiss everything that she 's done . sonny : johnny confessed ? dante : yeah , we arrested him last night . he admitted to causing the accident that killed the little girl and her father . sonny : you said you did it . you made kate believe that you did it , that she held herself responsible . connie : i needed johnny 's help , sonny . that 's how i blackmailed him into marrying me . dante : this is the woman you want to help ? sonny : okay , kate is innocent , and someday , she 's gon na know she 's innocent . connie : oh , kate ? is that the reason why you 're stepping up , sonny ? so you can help kate ? no , thanks . i can take care of myself . dante : sonny , sonny , look at me . she does n't even want your help . why are you standing by her ? sonny : because i know what she 's going through . i understand it . with connie , it 's not just anger and games . this thing with trey , it 's hurting her , dante . dante : [ scoffs ] i 'll give her till the end of the day . that is it . and then she has to come in and face the music . connie : i do n't care if he 's in prison , all right ? if this doctor can do it , then get him a day pass ! do it ! where 'd your son , the detective , go ? sonny : he has other priorities . connie : i do n't need your help , sonny . sonny : dante knows you 're in a tough situation . connie : dante does n't give a crap about my situation , and i do n't care , either . trey is hurting , and it 's my fault . starr : i know that we were not , um -- great pals at first -- but you were a great friend . even though -- [ chuckles ] even though you ate like a pig . what i would n't give to have my friend back . ellie : oh , damian was so hurt and so angry in his message . i left him alone and in despair . sabrina : ellie , it 's fine . it 's gon na be fine , okay ? ellie : no . damian thinks i stood him up -- on new year 's , no less . how is that fine ? sabrina : we 're gon na track him down , and we 're gon na get him in here , okay ? and then you 're gon na be able to explain everything . how could he possibly stay upset when he realizes that the reason why you did n't meet him on new year 's is because you got mowed down by a car ? ellie : i suppose you 're right . sabrina : so i 'm gon na go try calling him again , this time from the nurse 's station . ellie : but i ca n't wait , though . i have to explain to him that -- sabrina : i 'm gon na need you to lay back , okay ? you 're still in a very serious condition . ellie : no , i have to find him now because i have to tell him ! maxie : are you saying that we might have a future as a couple ? spinelli : remember when you were telling me that you had feelings for me and wanted me back ? a part of me very badly wanted to say yes . maxie : so you did n't because of ellie . spinelli : right . but as it turns out , ellie 's given up on me , which -- was probably a wise choice . and , you know , maybe she was right . maybe the reason why i could n't adequately distance myself from you is because ... i did n't want to . maybe i 've been in denial , and all along , the woman that i 'm destined to be with is you . what do you think ? maxie : i -- i think -- spinelli : you think what ? maxie : i think my mascara might start running . spinelli : [ sighs ] sabrina : this is sabrina santiago . i am a student nurse at general hospital . i understand you 're close with ellie trout . i hate to leave this over a message , but ellie 's been in an accident . hey sis , maxie : you can do this . just -- tell him . it 'll be okay . [ footsteps approaching ] maxie : what 's going on ? spinelli : i have to go to the hospital . maxie : do you still not feel good ? spinelli : no , it 's not me . it 's ellie . maxie : what about her ? spinelli : she got hit by a car last night . maxie : oh , my god . spinelli : she was on her way to see me -- and she got hit by a car . i am so sorry . i -- i -- i have to go . i have to go see her . maxie : but what about -- todd : i 'm the one that has you on retainer . johnny : so do i . wait your turn . diane : oh , boys , boys , fight over me another day . right now , mr. zacchara and i have an arraignment to attend . todd : well , what about me ? when 's my arraignment ? diane : oh , i do n't know . the judge seemed to want to prioritize the alleged triple - murderer over the alleged baby - switcher . go figure . mr. zacchara , as your lawyer , i am now going to advise you to keep your trap shut . trap -- shut . the less you say , the less horrible your chances of ever seeing the sky again . todd : what are my chances ? diane : off the top of my head , i 'd say about equal to `` vickerman 2 `` being a hit . sam : yeah , carly , it sucks that todd and johnny screwed you over , but that does n't give you the right to come over here and take it out on me or on jason . carly : you know that 's not what i 'm doing . sam : really ? well , what did you come over here for ? you came over here for me to say `` i told you so , `` right ? carly : i 'm the poster child for ignoring reality , sam . jason used to call me on it all the time . he knew when i was lying to myself . you 're lying to yourself . jason 's gone , and you need to accept that for you and for that little boy up there . sam : get out of my home . sonny : you did not hurt trey on purpose . connie : so what , sonny ? ! he still got hurt . it was a foggy night and a slick , winding road in the middle of winter . i could n't see where i was going . i should n't have even been driving . but i 'm saving my own ass , trying to get out of port charles no matter who got in my way -- no matter who ! not even my own son , trey ! sonny : you heard patrick . it was an aneurysm . you know what ? the rupture could have been caused by the accident or not -- connie : no , but it was n't , sonny ! it was my fault ! sonny : come -- listen . patrick : i was looking for some family . i wanted to give them time to absorb the reality of trey 's condition before discussing the next steps . michael : which are ? patrick : um -- well , we need to determine if trey had a living will . people his age usually do n't , but if he does , we 'll know his wishes when it comes to life support , organ donation , among other things . michael : and once you find out what trey wanted -- what then ? patrick : well , that 's the family 's call . michael : he does n't have any family . his father died . patrick : what about connie ? michael : technically , she is his mother , but , i mean -- patrick : well , then it would be her decision , whether she decides to turn off the machines and let trey go . sonny : why do n't we go outside ? 'cause you need to take -- connie : sonny , when trey was a baby , i left him for dead , and then i forgot about him . i have to step up now . are you coming ? sabrina : ellie , i 'm gon na need you to lie back . you 've suffered a trauma . ellie : i have to find him . spinelli : i 'm here ! i 'm here ! ellie : oh , damian . you came . spinelli : yeah , i came as soon as i got ms . santiago 's message . thank you , by the way . sabrina : i 'll leave you two alone . spinelli : oh , my god . look at you . i -- has the doctor said anything about your injuries ? ellie : mnh - mnh , not yet . i 'm just -- i 've just been asleep . you know what ? it 's actually really fascinating what morphine can do to one 's dreams . spinelli : [ chuckles ] ellie : you know , i think that 's probably why they call it `` morphine `` -- named after morpheus , the god of slumber . spinelli : right . i 'm gon na go get your physician -- ellie : no , please do n't . please -- please do n't leave me . the attending will be here soon , and i can guess what they 'll say -- moderate internal hemorrhaging , broken femur , fractured tibia , a severe concussion , probably other -- spinelli : that 's awful . ellie : it 's somehow more bearable knowing that you 're here . spinelli : i would have come sooner , had i known , okay ? ellie : i know . no , that 's okay . i did n't get your message till this morning , either . spinelli : oh . right . about that , i am really sorry . ellie : no , no , do n't even explain . i completely understand why you leapt to that conclusion . but i just want you to know that , i swear , i was on my way to see you when my car broke down . my carburetor is just -- it 's bad , and especially when it 's damp , and i just -- spinelli : ellie , you do n't need to explain . ellie : i just need you to believe me . 'cause i wanted to be with you on new year 's eve . and i want to be with you right now . spinelli : you do ? ellie : so much . sabrina : oh , dr. drake . patrick : hi . sabrina : hi . um , it 's good that i ran into you . patrick : yeah , it is . listen , i wanted -- sabrina : listen , i just want -- [ laughs ] patrick : we need to talk about -- new year 's eve . kristina : she 's never wanted anything to do with him in the first place . she does n't get to decide . sonny : what 's going on ? kristina : patrick said there 's only one thing left to do . since trey does n't have a living will -- michael : trey 's next of kin has to consent to turning off the ventilator and let him go . connie : well , i say no ! i 'm his mother . i left him to die once . i 'm not doing it again . spinelli : i did think that you stood me up , and -- and that you made up your mind and decided that we were no longer meant to be . ellie : i 'm so sorry i made you feel that way . spinelli : no , no , please , please do n't -- do n't apologize . uh -- my misguided feelings of rejection are meaningless , especially in light of -- everything you 're going through . ellie : i just ca n't stand the thought of you up on the roof , alone -- awaiting for my arrival in vain , just assuming the worst . spinelli : i was assuming the worst -- but i was n't alone . maxie : i need to see you and lulu . can you guys come over ? dante : um -- you know what ? right now , i 'm a little busy . is it an emergency ? maxie : no , it can wait . [ elevator bell dings ] dante : hang on a second . hey , hey , listen -- connie falconeri is here in i.c.u . visiting her son . as soon as that visit is over , i want you to pick her up , take her down to the station for processing . oh . and she was mirandized on new year 's when she was arrested . make sure you read her rights again , just to make sure . maxie . yeah , hey , uh , i 'll be there as soon as i 'm finished up here . all right . todd : my name is todd . i have a daughter . her name is starr . i have a son . his name is jack . [ buzzer , door opens ] todd : god . a friend . her name is carly . [ footsteps approaching ] todd : oh , please tell me , diane . please tell me you 're getting me out of here . carly : not quite . sam : is carly right ? am i kidding myself ? are you never coming back ? oh , please , jason , just give me a sign . [ knock on door ]	ellie wakes up and asks for damian . sabrina calls him , but he does n't answer . she tells ellie that she has a voicemail message . ellie listens to spinelli 's kiss - off because she did n't show up at midnight . maxie practices what she will say when she tells spinelli that she lost the baby by saying it to the bakery deliveryman . she gives him $ 20 for listening to her . spinelli wakes up and does n't remember much about last night , but he remembers that maxie wanted to tell him something about the baby . she says she does n't think now is the right time to talk about it . he wonders if ellie is there . she tells him that ellie did n't come home last night . spinelli wonders if ellie slept with someone else . maxie tells him that he did . spinelli regrets taking advantage of maxie . he notes that whenever they are in a bad place , they end up together and wonders if it is fate . he says that since ellie has given up on him , that maybe he and maxie should try being a couple again . maxie runs into the bathroom . spinelli listens to his voicemail messages and finds that they are not from ellie , but from a hospital nurse informing him of ellie 's accident . spinelli rushes out of maxie 's apartment to go to the hospital . ellie tells him that she wants him to understand that she wanted to be with him last night and that she still wants to be with him .
ava : where 's morgan ? julian : uh , he left . ava : i thought we were gon na celebrate . julian : yeah , we were , but , uh , i had a better idea . ava : what `` better idea `` ? julian : i sent the boy home to his father . [ scene_break ] morgan : i did it , dad . i 'm out . sonny : what do you mean ? morgan : i mean , it 's over . i - i took care of it . i 'm done with the entire jerome family . [ scene_break ] bobbie : no , lucas , actually , honey , i 'm not sure when i 'm coming back . well , because i just feel as though i should be here for lulu . yeah . well , you know , she 's going through such a difficult time right now . [ lock clicks ] bobbie : oh , no , no . nothing -- nothing for you to worry about . heather : well ... that was close . [ scene_break ] franco : hey , carly . me again . um , i 'm still here in your restaurant . i 'm still drinking iced tea , only now i 've graduated to the long island variety . um ... i do n't know where you are . just checking in . you get back to me , okay ? scott : hey , dan , let me have a double bourbon , up , three fingers . luke : oh , it does n't look like barbara 's here yet . let 's wait at the bar . lulu : ooh , baldwin alert . luke : oh , yeah . i think we should go over there and say hello . lulu : now that he and mom are divorced , you and scotty have nothing to say to each other . luke : oh , but we do . i can go on and on about his failure in life . but why tonight , huh ? he 's unimportant . this is about you . lulu : thank you . luke : sit down , my love . so , uh , i take it you 've got something you want to say to your old papa . lulu : yeah , you could say that . luke : well , i 'm all ears . lulu : i , um ... i left dante . [ scene_break ] [ telephone ringing ] nathan : excuse me . i 'm looking for detective falconeri . dante : yeah , you , uh ... [ clears throat ] you found him . what can i do for you ? nathan : nathan west . i 'm your new partner . [ scene_break ] silas : well , i just dropped rafe off at home with a pizza and a severely broken heart , and i thought maybe if you had some time , we could talk about , you know , the best way to cheer him up . sam : yeah , of course . and , i do n't know , maybe after that , we can talk about your -- your wife . silas : i 'm sorry . what ? sam : your wife . the one you failed to mention the whole time we were seeing each other . you can tell me the truth , silas . are you married ? [ scene_break ] ava : you sent morgan home ? julian : yes . ava : to sonny ? julian : yes . ava : to sonny , the man whose bodyguard morgan shot after threatening to shoot sonny after barging into sonny 's warehouse , guns ablaze , with sonny 's sworn enemy ? julian : that is the one . ava : you sent morgan home to that man ? julian : the kid was begging to be let out of our deal , so i let him go . ava : but when i walked in on the two of you being all chummy , morgan was declaring his loyalty . julian : i recall . ava : and so , now you 're saying that when i was upstairs in the restaurant waiting for you , morgan did a 180 and -- and he begged you to release him , and you just did ? julian : why not ? ava : [ scoffs ] tell me something , julian . when you sent morgan home to daddy , did he teleport out of here , or did he fly off on a unicorn ? because either one of those scenarios would be just as believable . julian : what ? i let him go . i am a reasonable man . ava : no . you are reptilian . and this fiction you 've created does not make any sense . julian : all right , fine . you 're right , sis . it does n't make any sense . but if morgan knows what 's good for him , that is exactly the story he 's gon na get his old man to swallow . [ scene_break ] sonny : really ? morgan : that 's it ? you told me to get away from the jeromes , and i did . i thought this is what you wanted . sonny : it is . morgan : then what ? you said you loved me -- sonny : i do love you . morgan : ... and that you wanted me back , and now here i am , and -- and i thought this would make you happy . sonny : nothing would make me happier than for us to end this . but julian jerome loved having you on his team , and he threw it in my face . so forgive me if i find it surprising that he would just let you walk away ! [ scene_break ] sam : it 's a pretty simple question , silas . are you married or not ? silas : where is this coming from ? sam : wow . that 's a pretty sloppy dodge coming from an experienced adulterer . what -- what does it matter where it 's coming from ? silas : it was the cop , right ? he called you , did n't he ? sam : called ? oh , god , no . no . i was special enough for him to come here and actually give me a house call . silas : he came here ? i 'm gon na kill the son of a bitch . [ scene_break ] dante : uh , no one said anything to me about a new partner . nathan : i just got assigned by commissioner devane . you can check . come on . you gon na leave me hanging ? dante : oh , i 'm sorry , man . i just , uh , got kind of used to riding solo for the past year . nathan : i know the feeling . i was , uh , working cold cases solo my last couple months in the city . dante : hey , you 're a yankees fan ? nathan : yeah . you , too ? dante : yeah . yeah , i mean , too bad about the lack of playoffs last season . nathan : do n't want to talk about it . [ chuckles ] dante : well , apparently 2014 is gon na be our year . that 's , uh ... that 's what my wife says , anyway . nathan : my kind of girl . so , you 're married . any kids ? dante : uh , you know , man , i , uh ... do n't really want to talk about my personal life . [ scene_break ] luke : what do you mean , you left dante ? lulu : i mean i packed a bag last night and i left . luke : things are that bad between the two of you ? hey , where did you stay last night ? not in some fleabag motel . lulu : no , no , i stayed at carly 's with aunt bobbie . luke : oh . good . well , cupcake , i know that you , uh , you know you do n't have to talk your personal business to me . but since you invited me to dinner , i assume that you 'd kind of like to bend my ear . so ... let 's get at it . what happened between the two of you ? [ scene_break ] lucy : [ sighs ] i love this . look at this . it 's perfect . it 's like a paradise . and here we are , out to a nice dinner together , finally , husband and wife . and at the metro court , no less . kevin : i aim to please . lucy : oh , you do . you really , really do . so ... i think we definitely should go somewhere else . [ scene_break ] franco : what 's up , pops ? scott : go away . franco : well ... okay . but what kind of son would i be if i abandoned my own father when he was so clearly in three fingers of need ? scott : i do n't need you . franco : you do n't have time for me ? scott : we talked about this . franco : yeah , yeah , no , we did . you made yourself perfectly clear that i was supposed to keep my distance for the sake of your career , but when you said that , [ laughing ] you actually had a career . scott : i 'm still the d.a . franco : oh ! so , what ? i 'm just supposed to pretend that we 're not related ? you know , i 'm disappointed . i had really hoped that your latest display of world- class terrible lawyering had paved the way for our father - son reunion . [ scene_break ] [ wind whistling ] heather : you put your hands where i can see them . i do n't want any tricks . carly : i 'm not -- i 'm not gon na make any tricks . heather : good . it 's quiet in here . i have your word that your mother was the only one here ? carly : my daughter 's in australia with her father . heather : you better not be lying to me . carly : i 'm not lying . i would n't endanger my daughter by lying to you right now , okay ? heather : good . 'cause i do n't have any qualms about putting a bullet in that corn child . carly : it 's just us . heather : good . then there wo n't be any witnesses to what 's about to happen . carly : you do n't really want to kill me , do you ? heather : want to ? of course , i want to kill you . i 've been dying to kill you for months ! carly : because i 'm seeing your son ? heather : you say that like it 's not a good reason . carly : it 's not , heather ! heather : how some how in your deluded mind , you think you 're good enough for franco ? besides , it 's not like i have n't killed before . but we get ahead of ourselves . we 've got a lot to take care of before the fun begins . [ scene_break ] kevin : now you want to go somewhere else , but you 're always telling me this is your favorite restaurant . lucy : [ sighs ] oh ! bobbie spencer ! oh , look at her ! look at you ! you look absolutely fantastic . bobbie : lucy . thank you . lucy : oh , you 're -- you 're welcome . what is it ? is it -- do n't tell me . a new moisturizer . or you 've dropped a few pounds . or maybe it 's that moist air in -- in seattle . it really suits -- you look drop - dead gorgeous . bobbie : what are you up to , lucy ? lucy : what do you mean , what am i up to ? i 'm not up to anything . bobbie , what has happened to you ? i - i ca n't just say a few nice words without being greeted with guarded suspicion ? bobbie : because whenever you 're this nice to me , it 's because you either want something or you 're hiding something . so , which is it ? kevin : i am wondering the same thing . [ scene_break ] scott : so , do n't take this personally , franco ... franco : but no reunion is forthcoming . i understand . oh , well . so much for lucy going to bat for me . scott : the last thing i want to do is talk to you about lucy . franco : why is that ? i thought you and the lovely miss coe were besties times infinity . scott : lucy is my ex - wife . we had a kid together , and that 's it . she 's a married woman now , okay ? franco : methinks daddy dearest doth protest too much . [ scene_break ] julian : sonny and i have been in a stalemate for quite some time now . we hit him . he hits back . the only way to win this little chess match is if we know sonny 's next move . morgan is our ace in the hole . ava : enough metaphors . please just tell me what 's going on . julian : well , it 's quite simple , really . your little boy toy has been promoted . morgan is our new mole in the , uh , corinthos organization . [ scene_break ] morgan : i would n't say that julian just let me walk away . sonny : okay , just tell me exactly how it went down . morgan : i just -- i told him that after what happened at the warehouse with you and max that i was done . sonny : and he just wished you luck and he sent you on the way , just said bye ? is that what he did ? morgan : no . no . he gave me the -- the , you know , `` you ca n't just walk out of this life `` speech . sonny : okay . what -- what was your response ? morgan : i told him that -- that he could n't force me to stay and that even if he could , that there 's no way i 'd work with him . okay ? i realize what i did to you , dad , and i could n't keep going with it . i 'm just trying to make it right . [ scene_break ] nathan : i 'm sorry , man . i did n't mean to pry . i was just -- dante : no , no , no , it 's not your fault . uh , my wife and i are just going through some stuff right now . nathan : i 'm sorry . that sucks . dante : yeah . anyway , uh ... you came up from new york . how long you live there ? nathan : born and raised . dante : oh , yeah ? me , too . bensonhurst . nathan : ah . brooklyn , huh ? dante : [ chuckles ] yeah . let me guess . manhattan , right ? nathan : guilty . dante : yeah . well , i hate to break it to you , but our men 's room here , it does n't have bidets and attendants . nathan : [ laughs ] well , it 's okay . they did n't have bidets at one police plaza . dante : but they had attendants , huh ? nathan : yeah , they were the best . i never once had to wash my own hands . dante : [ chuckles ] well , i know my reasons for , uh , transferring upstate . why did you leave new york ? nathan : because of a case . somebody in port charles has been up to no good . [ scene_break ] silas : i 'm sure this is what they call harassment . sam : no , i 'm sure they call it adultery . can you drop the act and just tell me the truth , please ? i want some answers . do you have a wife ? silas ! silas : yes . [ scene_break ] ava : you sent morgan back to sonny so he could be our spy ? do you have any idea how dangerous that is ? julian : hardly . sonny would never lay a hand on any of his kids . ava : he shot his eldest ! julian : yes , well , in all fairness , that was before sonny knew it was his son , you know , at the time . ava : [ chuckles ] well , then vive la difference ! julian : oh , calm down , sis . sonny 's gon na believe what he wants to believe , and right now , he wants to believe that morgan has seen the light . ava : you are underestimating our enemy . julian : hardly . i just trust that your boy will sell it . ava : julian , this is a very , very bad idea . julian : really ? 'cause i think it 's kind of brilliant . ava : even if sonny believes that morgan has returned to the fold , he 's still gon na be suspicious . julian : why ? ava : because morgan and i are in a relationship . julian : not anymore , you 're not . [ scene_break ] morgan : i stood up to julian , okay ? i ended things with ava . i thought that was what you wanted . sonny : hey , i 'm relieved that you 're leaving the jeromes behind , okay ? morgan : okay , then what 's the problem , then ? sonny : because you know too much . you 've been around them . you know little bits of information about how they work . you may not realize that , but they do . you got a target on your back ! morgan : julian 's not gon na risk coming after me , dad . sonny : morgan , he 's gon na let you leave . that 's fine . but do you think he 's gon na allow you to keep breathing ? morgan : yes ! because the heat 's already on him from the gun fight we had at the warehouse , okay ? and i made it very clear that if anything ever happens to me , that you 'll see to it that this little mob war he 's created will get way out of control ! are you gon na protect me , dad ? [ scene_break ] carly : what are you talking about ? what do we need to take care of ? heather : i learned the hard way not to kill on the spur of the moment . like that maggie chick . i got caught trying to cover my tracks after the fact . carly : who 's maggie ? and what did you do to her ? heather : oh , like you have n't heard the story . i 'm not buying into your blatant attempt to try to hold on to the last few seconds of your life , lady . carly : it 's not just about my life , heather . you 're gon na ruin your life . heather : oh , shut up . let 's get busy . there are precautions i have to take ahead of time . carly : you 're never gon na get away with this . you wo n't . even if you kill me , franco will know it 's you . heather : oh , carly , i do n't think franco will suspect me at all . carly : why ? heather : why ? because he killed me . [ scene_break ] franco : what 's wrong , poppy ? come on . you can tell me . is something -- something the matter between you and lucy ? scott : you know , you and i should n't be talking about anything , especially family . dan , let me have the check . [ scene_break ] lucy : i am not up to anything . kevin : then why do you want to leave all of a sudden ? lucy : it -- it just hit me that we probably should go have dinner at the floating rib . kevin : pub grub ? lucy : yeah . pub grub . with our very best friends in the whole wide world , spend some quality time with mac and felicia . you know , it donned on me that they 're probably lonely because maxie 's off on her `` eat , love , pray `` journey -- kevin : i 'm sure they 're fine , lucy . lucy : you know what ? honestly , why does everybody always think i 'm up ... to something ? [ scene_break ] luke : well , i 'm really sorry to hear it 's come to this , baby . lulu : i know if you had a religion , it would go against it to offer any advice , but ... i 'm open to anything . luke : well , it sounds to me like your baby problems are not all because of dante . lulu : no , they 're -- they 're not . luke : so , level with me . what 's really going on ? lulu : every time i look at him ... luke : i know . i know what it is . you ca n't help thinking about how he refused to lie for you in court . lulu : i do n't know how i could ever get past that . [ scene_break ] dante : so you 're investigating silas clay ? nathan : he a friend of yours ? dante : not exactly . he 's an oncologist here . one of the best in his field . his bedside manner leaves a little to be desired . what do you got him pegged for ? nathan : well , for starters , dr. clay cheated on his wife . [ scene_break ] sam : finally some honesty . thank you . you can go now . [ sniffles ] silas : you do n't understand . sam : what is there to understand ? you just admitted to me that you are a married man . and i 'm the idiot who slept with you . silas : there 's more to it than all that . sam : how could you do this to me ? i trusted you , silas ! do you know how long it took me to -- i told you everything . it took me so long to be able to open up and be intimate with somebody ! get out of here . i never want to see you again . silas : you need to give me one second -- sam : screw you , silas ! screw you for making me the other woman and making me feel this cheap and pathetic ! you are a liar , and i never want to see you again . silas : fine . you never want to see me again ? you never have to see me again , but i 'm not going anywhere until you hear me out ! [ scene_break ] bobbie : all right . scott : all right . bobbie : have fun where you go . lucy : bobbie . [ sighs ] well , uh , look at us here together , um , right here , the three of us at exactly the same time . that 's nice . franco : hey , can i , uh , can i -- you know what ? never mind . never mind . kevin : would you excuse me for a minute ? i think i see a colleague . lucy : [ sighs ] [ sighs ] wow . uh , that was torture . scott : i did n't know you were such a master of the understatement . lucy : you do n't think that doc suspects anything , do you ? scott : lucy , i do n't know , and i do n't care . i love you ! lucy : shh ! scott : i want you back ! [ scene_break ] kevin : you missed your appointment . franco : i was busy . [ ice crunching ] kevin : how long you been drinking ? franco : not long . i mean , i started out with just iced tea , and then i had some of the hard stuff just before my dad got here . so in a lot of ways , it 's , you know , kind of perfect timing . kevin : you know , i 'm sure i do n't need to impress upon you the importance of keeping up on your therapy . franco : yes , i 'm sure the townsfolk and their pitchforks agree . kevin : you have a lot to sort through , franco . especially what you did to your mother . [ scene_break ] carly : um , at the risk of stating the obvious , you are very much alive . heather : not if you ask my derelict son . carly : what are you talking about ? heather : cards on the table , i did almost kill you a few weeks ago . you were in the shower . carly : you were in my home ? heather : oh , do n't be ridiculous . it was in franco 's hotel room . remember when he got that call for that job interview at pcu ? did n't take you long to make yourself comfortable . carly : that 's when you were going to -- heather : stab you . a lot . take you out janet leigh style . carly : what stopped you ? heather : my son . carly : franco saved my life ? heather : oh , do n't rub it in . he 's so smitten with you , he stabbed me with my own knife . carly : oh , my god . heather : i know ! that ingrate son of mine thought he murdered me . he dragged me to the cemetery , and he buried me alive . carly : i - i ... i do n't understand . then how are you -- heather : breathing ? 'cause i dug myself out , dragged myself to the e.r . , made up some foolish story that they bought , and i got the hell out of dodge . carly : that 's awful . i mean , that -- that is -- i mean , that 's awful . we should call -- heather : the police ? how stupid do you think i am ? carly : we should confront him , both of us . i mean , he has been lying to me this whole time . i mean , he keeps telling me that he 's a changed man ! heather : you 're right . we should teach that franco a lesson . carly : yes ! heather : he ca n't go around lying and stabbing and burying people ! carly : no ! heather : good . i 'm glad you agree . because the only way to make franco properly suffer is for him to lose the woman he loves . for good . [ gun cocks ] [ scene_break ] dante : i did n't know clay was married . nathan : yep . copy of the certificate 's in there somewhere . dante : well ... you know , cheating on your wife is a rotten thing to do , but it 's -- it 's not exactly illegal . nathan : no , but what he did to her is . [ scene_break ] sam : fine . go ahead . give me your side of the story . silas : thank you . sam : and when you 're done , i want you to walk out that door and forget you ever met me . silas : i 'm married . i should have told you that up - front . sam : yeah , no kidding . who is she ? silas : we met at columbia . i left home at 18 , and i was never going back . i found myself in new york city . i was -- i was alone . just trying to keep my head above water . i met this girl . nina . we started spending a lot of time together . we fell in love . after graduation , we got married . sam : what went wrong ? silas : little of everything . you know , we were young . her parents were rich . i was poor . they did n't approve of me . none of that seemed to bother nina . she helped put me through medical school . in many ways , everything that i am today is because of her . sam : seems like you two were really in love . silas : we were . sam : and this is how you repay her ? you 're starting a second life ? just pick up and go ? did you leave her in your fancy apartment in manhattan ? silas : she is in the city . she is not at my place . nina 's in what they call a long - term - care facility . sam : what ? silas : she 's in a coma . my wife has been that way for more than 20 years . [ scene_break ] dante : look , if we 're gon na be partners , man , you got to level with me here . what do you got on clay ? [ scene_break ] sam : your wife has been in a coma this whole time ? why would n't you tell me something like that ? silas : i should have . no excuse . but i need you to understand ... the woman i fell in love with , she 's gone . [ scene_break ] nathan : not long after nina clay slipped into her coma , her doctors declared her brain dead . dante : so she 's still alive after all this time ? [ scene_break ] silas : in my mind , my wife died more than 20 years ago . sam : and you kept her alive all this time ? silas : no . i 'm the one who wanted to take her off life support . [ scene_break ] nathan : nina 's parents got a court order to keep her hooked up to machines against silas ' wishes . dante : even though he was her next of kin ? [ scene_break ] silas : her family was rich , and they were powerful , and they convinced whomever they needed to , to take that decision away from me . they even made it so i could n't see her . sam : so , you have n't laid eyes on her since ... silas : i tried a thousand times . but i have n't seen my wife since they put her in that private facility . sam : i do n't understand , silas . if you were her husband , why would they -- why would they want to keep you away from her ? silas : they thought i was having an affair . i denied it at the time , but the truth is , there was someone else . sam : ava . silas : ava . [ scene_break ] ava : i beg your pardon ? julian : i 'm simply making your point for you . if morgan is still shacking up with you or even occasionally sharing your bed , sonny will be onto us in a heartbeat . so i ended it . ava : you ended it ? my relationship ? julian : what ? you were n't here . so i made an executive decision . ava : you do not get to make those decisions for me , julian ! you are not the person who decides if my relationship is over ! julian : and yet here we are . ava : morgan would never go along with this . julian : [ sighs ] [ remembers threatening max ] julian : who says i need to kill you , hmm ? there 's so many other options . got your mother , michael . well , of course , you do n't really care about them , so ... let 's see here . oh ! hey . i could always go back to the hospital , finish max off , huh ? julian : [ clears throat ] well , i hate to break it to you , ava , but , uh , morgan was perfectly fine with what i was asking of him . [ scene_break ] morgan : dad , i messed up . i messed up real bad . okay ? i should have never gotten involved with the jeromes . and if i could take that back , i would . but i swear to you , i never knew things were gon na get this out of control . i never knew things were gon na go to hell like this . i need you to know how sorry i am . i need to know if you can forgive me . [ scene_break ] kevin : i 'm not the one who can offer you forgiveness , franco . i 'm just your doctor . you 're the only one that can do that now that heather 's gone . franco : i do n't need forgiveness , not from you , not from anyone . kevin : oh . not even from carly ? franco : i did what i did to protect carly . and now that it 's done , i do n't think she needs to know . kevin : i got it . franco : thank you . kevin : franco . do n't miss any more appointments . [ scene_break ] lucy : you can not mean that . scott : but -- but i do . lucy : well , you ca n't . you have to take it back , because i am trying to get back with doc . we are working very , very hard to get back together . scott : but we 're partners in crime . we 're not just co - parents or best friends . lucy , come on . you -- you know me better than i know myself . lucy : scott , no , do n't -- scott : i 'm not sure that i believe in all that hooey balooey like you about soul mates , but i know what it was like waking up with you , being in sync with somebody . i 've been chasing that for years . now , can you honestly tell me that that night meant nothing to you ? ! lucy : shh ! please . [ sighs ] kevin : am i interrupting something ? [ scene_break ] luke : i 'm glad you 're here , barbie . you know i 'm not the best sounding board for this kind of thing . bobbie : why ? because you 're a man , or because you blame dante , too ? luke : i do n't blame dante . bobbie : well , good . i 'm very proud of you . luke : and you , daughter , whenever you need anybody to talk to ... lulu : well , i appreciate that you 're both here for me . especially with everything going on with lucas . bobbie : hmm . well , actually , i have n't told lucas yet that his biological father is alive . and i suppose i should be very happy that julian jerome 's return was n't national news . luke : why would it be ? who cares about some failed lowlife gangster from the ' 80s ? bobbie : well , i think lucas would be interested in that . [ sighs ] honestly , i do n't know how much longer i can keep this up . lulu : why ? luke : jerome already cornered bobbie and me . he 's been asking questions . bobbie : yeah . and we have n't heard from him since . i 'm just hoping against hope he 's got other things on his mind . [ scene_break ] ava : i 'm sure morgan is as fine with this as i am . julian : [ sighs ] ava : i 'm gon na put an end to this insanity right now . julian : what are you doing ? ava : i 'm calling morgan . i 'm gon na talk some sense into him . julian : i would rethink that if i were you . ava : you are hurting me . julian : look , i have tolerated your cougar - cub tryst long enough . party 's over . it 's time for you to get to work . ava : you do n't get to dictate what i do ! julian : morgan has finally manned up and did what he needed to . i suggest you do the same . or i 'll have to start wondering how to deal with you , too . [ scene_break ] lucy : nope . no , doc . uh , you were n't interrupting anything at all . um , scott and i were just talking about laura , and , um , i was trying to make him see that he really needs to find a way to get over his ex - wife . scott : i 'm sure kevin knows what it 's like to be madly in love with someone for a very long time . lucy : yeah . yes . yes , he does . um , i do n't know about you , but are -- are you in the mood for some ribs ? kevin : why not ? lucy : [ chuckles ] kevin : see you , scotty . scott : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] sonny : when you defected to the jeromes , you did n't just betray me . you betrayed our family . morgan : i know . i know . and i 'm so sorry -- sonny : you put people 's lives at risk . my people were attacked ! the organization that i -- that i spent building my whole life was at risk ! what do you think 's gon na happen if somebody else takes over ? we 're gon na clean our desks out ? ! collect unemployment ? ! they 're gon na take the old guard ! morgan : i 'm -- i 'm sorry . [ breathing heavily ] sonny : you 're my son . nothing 's gon na change that . we 're gon na get through this together . you understand me ? [ scene_break ] ava : is that a threat ? julian : i do n't make threats . just promises . [ both laugh ] ava : listen to you . playing the big mob boss . i ca n't wait to hear what 's gon na come out of your mouth next . what are you gon na do ? you gon na make me an offer i ca n't refuse , like you did morgan ? [ gasps ] or maybe you 're gon na climb to the top of something and shout , `` look , ma ! i made it ! `` boom ! julian : [ chuckles ] you know what ? i suggest you remember who 's in charge here , ava . ava : hmm . and you would do well to remember , dear brother , that i am not one of your lackeys . i am not carlos . i am not vince . i am a jerome . i am your partner . and if you are starting to question that arrangement , then so will i . now , i am choosing to forget how you manhandled me just now . but know this , julian . the next time you start shooting your mouth off with threats , you better be prepared to carry them out . because lord knows ... i am . julian : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] silas : the affair with ava ... that 's when kiki was conceived . sam : of course . silas : i 'm not proud of what happened , sam . i hated myself then . i hate myself now . but you know , at the time , nina and i had grown apart . we were fighting all the time , and then ... one night , instead of coming home , i went to that bar , that bar ryan 's i took you to , and that 's ... that 's where i met her . that 's where i met ava . sam : how long did that go on ? silas : long enough . when nina found out , she tried to kill herself . i found her . she took some pills . sam : i am -- i am so sorry . silas : it 's my fault . there 's no one to blame but me . i 'm sure you need some time to think about all this . sam : yeah . i do . silas , i just ... i have one more question before you go . if your wife tried to kill herself , what -- what do the police want with you ? [ scene_break ] nathan : so , official word is the wife od 'd after she found out about the affair . dante : but , uh , you think there 's more to it ? nathan : yeah , i think her husband intentionally caused her overdose . dante : so , you 're saying ... nathan : silas clay tried to kill his wife . [ scene_break ] bobbie : honey , are you riding with me ? if you want , i could take you back to your place . lulu : no , thank you , aunt bobbie , but i 'm coming back to carly 's with you tonight . luke : you sure you want to do that ? lulu : i 'm sure . it just ... it feels safer somehow . [ scene_break ] heather : we 've got a lot to take care of . [ doorbell rings ] carly : oh , god . franco : carly ! you here ? i 'm looking for you ! heather : you breathe one word , and i swear , i 'll kill you both here and now . franco : come on ! open up ! open up ! carly ! i guess you 're not home after all . heather : so close , yet so far away , my son . come on , carly . we 've got a lot of work to do before the big finish . carly : [ voice breaking ] you do n't have to do this . heather : i know that , sweetheart . but i already told you . i want to . you just have to accept the fact that you 're not gon na get out of this alive .	morgan goes to pozzulo 's and tells sonny that he is done with the entire jerome family . sonny is suspect about julian letting morgan walk away . he says morgan knows too much and therefore has a target on his back . morgan asks for sonny 's protection . julian tells ava that he sent morgan to sonny to tell him that he is out of the jerome organization so that he can be their mole . ava thinks it is a terrible idea because she and morgan are in a relationship . julian informs her that her relationship is over . he tells ava that morgan manned up and that she needs to do the same or he will have to deal with her . she tells him not to make threats he is n't prepared to follow through with , because she is prepared .
[ knock on wall ] nikolas : hi . sam : hey . nikolas : just finished reading about your father . sam : yeah , my family is full of surprises , huh ? nikolas : you okay ? sam : you know , i 've barely had time to process everything . i 've been too focused on a news story in the paper . nikolas : which one ? sam : oh . [ scene_break ] jason : hey . carly : hi , there . jason : how you doing ? carly : i 'm good . jason : so , what do you got for me today , huh ? put me to work . carly : wow . champing at the bit , huh ? jason : it 's my new year 's resolution . i 've got to earn enough money , so i can stop sponging off of people like you and elizabeth . it 's either that or shoveling snow . i do n't like shoveling snow . carly : ca n't have that , huh ? jason : no . [ chuckles ] so , what 's yours ? carly : my what ? jason : your resolution . carly : oh . jason : do n't tell me you did n't make one . carly : no , i think i did . i did . um , i 'm going to try and move on ... without sonny . [ scene_break ] sonny : [ laughing ] look who is behind bars . this is -- it 's just feeling to me like a family reunion , you know ? first , there was ava . i saw her yesterday . now you . it 's amazing . julian : mm - hmm . yeah , well , i figured you could use the company , since your son michael sure as hell ai n't coming to visit you . [ scene_break ] michael : damn it . [ knock on door ] ned : michael . busy ? michael : hey , i was just gon na call you . uh , it 's the waterfront project . i need your help . ned : with what ? michael : bill eckert . [ scene_break ] fluke : rivera , you incompetent punk . i give you one simple little task -- take out julian jerome . you assured me that it 's a piece of cake . i open this morning 's paper . what do i find ? jerome is safe and sound behind the walls of pentonville . now , what the hell happened ? why is he still alive ? ! tracy : luke ? who are you talking to ? [ scene_break ] maxie : so , i open the door -- lulu : wait , wait . this is before it struck midnight ? maxie : yes . we rang in the new year together . lulu : details , please . maxie : well , a lady does not kiss and tell . it was amazing , as in a - maz - ing . lulu : i knew it would be . maxie : we could n't function as normal human beings yesterday . lulu : all sex all the time ? maxie : all the time . lulu : oh , i am so happy for you , maxie . maxie : me too . [ giggles ] but i 'm ready to rejoin society , so fill me in on what i missed . lulu : actually ... something pretty big . maxie : good big or bad big ? lulu : possibly a little of both . guess who got out of prison . [ scene_break ] johnny : heh . home , sweet home . and you -- you 're just icing on the cake , pal . [ knock on door ] johnny : who is it ? dante : pcpd . you look disappointed , johnny . what were you expecting ? the welcome wagon ? [ scene_break ] ned : what 's this about ? michael : well , i 'm considering using luke 's old family home for aj 's clinic . turns out , it 's owned by bill eckert . ned : why would luke spencer 's house be in bill eckert 's name ? [ scene_break ] tracy : why are you so upset ? who was that ? and who should n't be alive ? fluke : 20 questions already ? not even a `` good morning `` ? tracy : good morning . what 's going on ? fluke : uh , that was , uh ... baldwin . actually , baldwin 's voicemail . i was giving him hell about this jerome situation . tracy : and then some . fluke : yeah , maybe i did go a little over the top . but this rat knew that i was in miscavige while cesar faison was sliming around here with my face . and he did nothing about it . i guess i should be happy that he 's in prison , but damn it , i want my day in court . tracy : julian jerome 's already in prison ? fluke : take a look . [ scene_break ] julian : yeah , yeah , i hear that michael 's still pissed at you for aj 's murder . ca n't say i blame him , though . listen , just so you know , i did my part to keep the peace . i did n't say a word , even after ava told me you were aj 's killer . sonny : it 's public knowledge why i 'm in pentonville . what about you ? all your dealings catch up to you ? julian : [ chuckles ] ah , you know -- lying about ric . sonny : oh , that 's right -- when you framed my brother for being the head of the jerome family ? i thought you beat those charges ? julian : i did . they picked me up again yesterday . sonny : oh , so it is a happy new year . [ chuckles ] so what is it this time ? and it better have nothing to do with my family , julian . julian : it 's not yours . johnny 's . sonny : you want to explain that ? julian : they got me for offing anthony zacchara . [ scene_break ] fluke : jerome confessed to killing anthony zacchara . tracy : i can see that . but that 's absurd . jerome did n't kill anthony . johnny did . and if anybody should know , it 's us . he framed us for it . well , he tried to . you remember what a mess that was ? fluke : god ... tracy : each of us thinking that the other had done it , accusing each other and then lying to the police ? we were so sure that johnny was the real killer . and now he 's free . [ scene_break ] maxie : johnny 's back ? i thought he confessed to killing anthony . lulu : apparently , he was forced into a false confession . now julian jerome is saying that he did it . maxie : wait . what ? lulu : according to the papers . johnny did n't get into details with me . maxie : hold up . you saw him ? lulu : yesterday . would n't you know , we ran into each other here . maxie : and how was that ? lulu : strange . normal . we ended up doing shots together . maxie : excuse me . shots ? lulu : to celebrate his release . maxie : well , that sounds like johnny , but it 's been a while since you 've done shots . lulu : he asked , and i accepted , for old times sake . things were going fine until dante showed up . maxie : after the shots ? lulu : during . maxie : i 'm sure he loved that . lulu : luckily , i got us out before anything went down . this time . maxie : dante 's not gon na let this go , is he ? lulu : what do you think ? [ scene_break ] johnny : good to see you again , dante . dante : wish i could say the same about you . johnny : who 's your friend ? dante : he 's my partner . nathan : detective nathan west . johnny : you guys should 've called first . i would 've bought doughnuts last night . nathan : you did n't tell me he was funny . dante : oh . johnny 's a funny guy . johnny : you got to have a sense of humor to survive in pentonville . otherwise , you go [ whistles ] . dante : or you should stop committing crimes , and then you would n't have that problem . johnny : well , i did n't do what they said i did . dante : no , no . you said you did . johnny : julian jerome killed anthony , and he let me take the fall for it . anyway , i 'm not in prison now . i 'm back , here to reclaim what 's mine . so , please , take your shiny new badge and your shiny new partner and get off my doorstep . dante : we 're not here to bust you , johnny . just here to tell you to stay the hell away from my wife . [ scene_break ] lulu : dante trusts me . maxie : but johnny , not so much . lulu : can you blame him ? [ scene_break ] jason : you want to talk about it ? carly : what 's there to talk about ? sonny 's in prison . he 's calling the shots . he does n't want to see me . that 's the way it 's gon na be . jason : you do n't think he 's gon na change his mind ? carly : he 's convinced himself that he 's doing this for me and michael , so , no , he 's not gon na change his mind . jason : well , he might be wrong , but i have to respect his reasoning . carly : okay . we 're gon na have a talk . [ both laugh ] carly : i mean , you 've never met sonny , but you seem to understand him more than i do . so , please , tell me . he wants me to move on and be happy . is that what he really wants ? jason : i do n't know . it 's what i 'd want . look ... if there 's somebody out there waiting on me , and i do n't know who they are or how to get back to them , i hope they find a way to move on with their life . i hope they find a way to be happy . carly : i do n't know about your hypothetical person , but i just feel wrong being happy right now . i just -- i do . jason : you deserve it , carly . carly : how do you know ? what makes you so sure ? jason : well , let 's just see what you did for me . you gave me a place to stay , a job , you gave me food , you gave me advice on elizabeth and sam . carly : did you take that advice -- not wasting another ounce of energy on them ? jason : i 'm working on it . [ chuckles ] you helped me put elizabeth out of my mind . and as far as sam goes , well ... i 'm trying to keep her hostility in perspective . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i 'm sorry we have n't had a chance to talk about this . sam : [ chuckles ] being held at gunpoint ? no biggie . nikolas : i 'm sorry . i 'm sure that it was terrifying for you . sam : well , it was n't the most stress - free half - hour of my life , but i 'm fine . my main concern is finding the guy who did this to me . nikolas : launching your own investigation ? sam : yeah . no luck so far . nikolas : gon na be hard to nail down if he fled with faison . sam : i actually do not think he did . i think the guy who did this to me is right here in port charles , and i was hoping that you could help me identify him . look , i hate to bring up a painful subject , but britt left port charles the same time faison did . do you know if they left together ? nikolas : spencer saw britt on the docks that night . they , uh ... said goodbye to each other . sam : no faison ? nikolas : no , not that spencer saw . sam : okay . well , what about the guy who grabbed me ? would spencer have said anything about the guy in the mask ? nikolas : well , he did n't , no . sam : are you sure he would 've told you ? nikolas : [ chuckles ] i -- i would like to think so . i mean , we 've had a lot of conversations about honesty lately . hopefully , at least one of them sunk in . sam : okay . so , he said goodbye to britt , and that was it . there was no one else there . nikolas : like who ? sam : your grandmother , helena . [ scene_break ] carly : maybe you were n't born with the talent to mix a cocktail . jason : yeah , maybe . carly : but lucky for you , mixology can be taught , and i still need a bartender . jason : are you sure ? carly : oh , yeah . someone that looks like you , i 'd be crazy to let you go . so , first things first . if someone orders a dry martini ... you put in a drop of vermouth , okay ? just a drop . so you try . whoa , whoa , whoa ! first of all , you got to hold the bottle by the neck . so put it down . grab here . just a kiss . [ scene_break ] maxie : when you think about it , all johnny ever wanted to do was protect you . lulu : which resulted in him breaking my heart . maxie : but maybe that 's the hard part for dante -- knowing how close you two were . lulu : and the fact that we managed to become friends afterwards . maxie : lulu ... lulu : yeah ? maxie : ... dante does n't have anything to worry about , right ? lulu : no . no , it 's just -- maxie : 'cause you can tell me anything , especially about johnny . lulu : seeing him yesterday , it was like ... a breath of fresh air walked in . it felt good . maxie : how good ? [ scene_break ] johnny : lulu know you 're here ? dante : here 's the deal , john . you do n't do shots with her , you do n't go into business with her , you do n't do anything with her . we clear ? johnny : crystal . dante : okay . johnny : just one question , though . why are you so insecure ? has she given you reason to be ? dante : no . no , we 're good . we ... got a kid . we 're happy . johnny : congratulations . dante : it 's you i do n't trust . johnny : i get that . lulu and i , we 've had history . i 've known his wife longer than he has . dante : what 's your point ? johnny : point is , dante , we were important to each other . you ca n't erase that , no matter how bad you want to . dante : [ sighs ] i can try . johnny : really ? dante , we both know lulu . we know she does n't like to follow rules and take orders . she makes up her own mind . who she sees is up to her . [ scene_break ] tracy : one good thing about johnny attempting to frame us for anthony 's murder -- you may have thought that i killed him , but you were never gon na give me up . fluke : and you would n't turn me in . you really are bonnie to my clyde , are n't you ? tracy : do n't you forget it . fluke : never . the one thing i wish i could forget is that you were hitched up with that dirt bag . you know , it was awful . he nearly ruined you , financially . i mean , if he was n't already dead -- tracy : i would prefer not to , uh ... rehash all that unpleasantness . fluke : but ... ? tracy : luke , we ca n't ignore how bizarre all of this is . we go for two years with nobody mentioning it , and now , all of a sudden , johnny zacchara waltzes out of prison , and julian jerome takes his place . [ scene_break ] sonny : johnny stood here yesterday , gloating about skating out of here . he said he was an innocent man . julian : you do n't believe him ? sonny : i do n't believe him any more than i believe that you murdered anthony . you were n't even here at the time . julian : [ chuckles ] well , the theory is , i was already planning my return . you know , trying to make room for the jeromes to expand , so we kill anthony , johnny takes the fall , and voilà -- now there 's room in port charles for both ava and me . sonny : well , that all sounds very pretty now , does n't it ? julian : mm - hmm . sonny : but you know what ? anthony 's been dead for a couple years , and johnny 's been in here , serving his time quietly as a model citizen . julian : what is your point ? sonny : my point is , who put you up to this ? ! [ scene_break ] tracy : i do n't like it , luke . and i certainly do n't like that johnny is free . i mean , who 's to say that he does n't have plans for us ? fluke : oh , you do n't have to worry about that , spanky . johnny zacchara is not gon na mess with us again . tracy : what makes you so sure ? [ scene_break ] michael : i have no idea why bill eckert would own the house that luke and bobbie grew up in and neither does my grandma , so that 's why i was calling you . ned : well , i do n't know anything about that house . michael : yeah , but you were married to bill 's sister , and i was kind of hoping maybe that she would . ned : oh . so ... you want me to contact jenny . michael : look , i 'd do it myself , but i never even met her , and i feel like she 'd be more responsive to somebody that she , you know , knows . so , would you be willing to reach out to her ? all you have to do is ask her if she knows anything about the house . ned : [ stammers ] i have n't really talked to her in years . um ... michael : did things end badly between you two ? ned : it 's all water under the bridge . in fact , i actually was her birth coach when she delivered her first child . michael : how did that happen ? ned : well , there was a mix - up at the hospital , and they contacted me instead of paul , her current husband ... which is a long way of saying she probably would n't hang up on me if i called her . michael : do you happen to have her number ? ned : i do , as a matter of fact . let 's hope she has n't changed it recently . [ scene_break ] tracy : you 're not worried at all about johnny zacchara 's newfound freedom ? fluke : not really . tracy : even though , if he had his way , one or both of us would be in prison for life ? not to mention his history with lulu . dante and lulu have finally found some peace , and i would say the last thing they would need in their life right now is johnny zacchara . fluke : well , i would n't worry about it , darlin ' . he 's not gon na mess with us , because we 're stronger than we 've ever been . and dante and lulu , too . but especially us . tracy : i appreciate your faith in us . and i especially appreciate the calm with which you are dealing with this new situation . fluke : well , that 's me -- calm , cool , collected . tracy : really ? is that how you would 've described yourself yesterday ? fluke : yesterday ? what are you talking about ? tracy : your reaction ... to bill eckert . [ scene_break ] julian : [ breathes deeply ] sonny : so , we lose johnny z. and get you . lucky us . julian : [ grunting ] sonny : even if you did kill anthony zacchara , you got away with it for years . why confess now ? [ scene_break ] johnny : it 's lulu 's choice who she wants to see , not yours . dante : but it 's my choice to protect her . johnny : i would never hurt your wife . dante : you know , johnny , you say one thing with your words , and then your actions prove otherwise , and ... to tell the truth , lulu ca n't cut you out because she 's soft on losers . nathan : sounds like you fit into that category . dante : your work , john ... your life makes you a threat . and i will not have lulu in danger , so you back off now , or i promise you , i will make you wish you were back in the pen . johnny : all right . god knows i do n't need you breathing down my neck 24/7 , so fine -- lulu is off limits . now , who does that leave me to hang out with ? dante : i do n't know , john . i 'm sure you 'll think of something . johnny : maxie jones -- she was always down to have a good time . we had fun together , back in the day . you 're not gon na be all over me about that now , are you ? nathan : well , maybe dante wo n't be , but i will . [ scene_break ] maxie : you 're not saying that you 're attracted to johnny again . lulu : no . i love dante . i love rocco . i 'm basically obsessed with my life . maxie : okay . good . then , um ... what do you mean ? lulu : i was so different when johnny and i were together , mostly in not great ways , but ... i was more impulsive , wild , i was more carefree ... maxie : less mom - ish . lulu : yes ! it felt good to throw a shot back and remember , even though i would n't trade what i have for anything . maxie : okay . well , that i understand . i mean , i was different back then , too . lulu : still the best friend i 've ever had . maxie : how can you say that ? lulu : because it 's the truth . maxie : i kissed johnny while you guys were together . lulu : you stopped it from turning into anything more , even though i know you wanted it to -- even though it might 've been the best thing for you both . johnny and i were never gon na work out . maxie : but you guys loved each other . lulu : yeah . he came into my life at this crazy , volatile time , and he 's what i needed . maxie : he needed you , too . lulu : i just wanted to save him ... rid him of his demons , but i could n't . you guys -- i do n't know . i always felt like you were more suited for him . maxie : is that supposed to be a compliment ? lulu : yes . i ca n't help but wonder what would 've happened if you never walked away . maybe you would have been his answer . maybe his life would have been different . maxie : that 's a lot of maybes , lulu . and i think that everything turned out great . you 're happy , i am happy ... lulu : oh , please . you are in a sex - crazed state of über glee . maxie : i am . and i think it 's great that we both found good guys , and we 're not fighting over the bad ones . lulu : we have come far , my friend . maxie : that we have . [ scene_break ] [ glasses clink ] jason : you 're the boss . you can hover if you want . carly : i 'm not hovering . jason : yeah , well , you can if you want . carly : okay . i wo n't hover . i 'm gon na sit over here and read the paper . wow . that was terrible . i ca n't believe they still have n't caught this guy . [ scene_break ] sam : alexis saw helena at miscavige , though , on thanksgiving . i mean , it could not have been a coincidence . nikolas : too much evil in one place ? sam : basically , what i 'm saying is , do you know anything about it ? was helena involved ? nikolas : yes , she was . sam : [ muffled scream ] [ scene_break ] carly : jake ? are you okay ? is something wrong ? [ scene_break ] sam : so , i am right . helena orchestrated faison 's release . nikolas : it appears that way . spencer saw her that night with britt , but she sent him home before faison and the gunman got there . i 'm sorry . i wish i had more information for you , but i do n't . sam : does anything about this guy look familiar to you ? maybe one of helena 's associates or something ? nikolas : no , no , i have n't had many dealings with helena 's associates , so i really would n't know . sam : i just need one person to back up my suspicions . nikolas : suspicions about what ? the gunman ? sam : i think i know who he is . [ scene_break ] carly : what just happened ? jason : nothing . carly : you 're upset , clearly . jason : [ clears throat ] i 'm just having a hard time with this , uh ... making cocktails thing . carly : that 's not true . stop , stop . do n't -- do n't do that . something about this article upset you . right ? talk to me , please . tell me . jason : you want to know what 's up with me and sam , why she does n't like me ? carly : yes . jason : she thinks i 'm this guy . [ scene_break ] lulu : life is good , huh ? maxie : yeah . i mean , georgie made my christmas the best christmas ever . and nathan gave me the best new year 's ever . lulu : what will valentine 's day have in store ? maxie : ooh ! hopefully lots of chocolate . lulu : and roses -- white ones . maxie : white ones . that reminds me -- thank you for all the help that you and dante did with the food and decorations . lulu : dante and i were happy to be of service . besides , i got to see nathan in a towel . maxie : ooh ! lucky . lulu : mm - hmm . i do n't know . dante did not seem as pleased . maxie : jealous ? lulu : not that he has any reason to be . maxie : no , he does n't . lulu : it is so fun to get him all riled up . what 's happening ? what 's that look ? maxie : uh , nothing . i was just thinking ... i do n't know if nathan 's the jealous type or not . [ scene_break ] johnny : your boy toy 's getting a little heated here , huh ? dante : is he ? nathan : my name is detective west . johnny : so you said . nathan : and maxie is my girlfriend . johnny : you ... are you kidding me ? i turn around for a sip of tang , and this guy -- nathan : you know the funny thing ? as long as i 've known maxie , she 's never mentioned you once . dante : probably 'cause he 's not worth mentioning . johnny : or 'cause i mean more to maxie than you ever will . same goes for lulu . oh ! [ scene_break ] julian : were you there when i was arrested ? no . then you do n't know what the hell you 're talking about . sonny : whatever , man . julian : [ grunts , gasps ] [ grunts ] oh . [ sighs ] sonny : you 're new to pentonville , so you have n't figured things out . between the guards and the visitors , we 're not cut off from the outside world . people talk , spread news ... so , you know , there 's no point in trying to keep secrets . your friend ? he 's gon na tell everybody your business . julian : [ chuckles ] so you 're gon na listen to that reject ? come on , sonny . when are caged inmates the voice of reason ? sonny : why do n't you just admit that you confessed , julian . [ scene_break ] fluke : bill eckert ? why would you dig him up ? tracy : because i know you lost it on bobbie yesterday when you had brunch with her . fluke : oh , do you ? who told you that ? tracy : ned . he said he saw the two of you squabbling at the metro court , and you went so far as to walk out on her . fluke : i was done with the conversation . tracy : apparently . what i do n't understand is why you got so upset about bill eckert . [ scene_break ] ned : thanks again . michael : well ? ned : it 's a little strange . so , jenny was the executor of her brother 's will , but she has no idea about this house on elm street . she does n't recall even its property being listed among bill 's holdings . michael : but the title 's in his name . ned : well , the bulk of the estate was passed down to his son , sly , and she 's gon na contact sly and see if he knows anything about this house . michael : that 's weird , though . bill eckert was the property owner . so why would n't the house be in his will ? [ scene_break ] fluke : bill eckert died because of me . my cousin died , and it was my fault . tracy : you did n't pull the trigger . fluke : no , but he was protecting my kid , tracy , from a man who wanted me dead , not him . it 's a sensitive subject . tracy : okay . no more talk about your cousin . fluke : thank you . tracy : or anybody else in your family , apparently , except lulu and bobbie . fluke : what now ? tracy : all these years i have known you , i have never once heard you mention your other sister . yep . that 's right . i know about patricia . fluke : so why are you bringing her up now ? tracy : because it 's part of a pattern . you do n't talk about her . you do n't talk about your parents . did they really exist ? luke : i 'm here , are n't i ? tracy : so why the big secret ? what are you hiding about your family ? [ scene_break ] michael : we do n't need the acquisition that badly . all right , if they do n't meet our terms , then we blow the deal . okay ? all right , let me know . what ? ned : i 'm just thinking of how happy grandfather would be right now . he always wanted you back in the quartermaine fold , and look at you -- running the family company . michael : yeah , it 's pretty surreal , is n't it ? ned : it 's what grandfather wanted since the day you were born . michael : yeah , i 'm still getting used to the last name . ned : how you doing with that , michael ? i mean , i know it must 've been really hard to turn your back on sonny , no matter how furious you were with him . any regrets ? [ cell phone rings ] ned : it 's jenny . jenny ? [ scene_break ] sonny : what would make a man confess to a murder ? julian : i do n't know , sonny . you tell me . sonny : i know my reasons . i 'm talking about you . you had no connection to anthony 's death , because you did n't do it . so why make a false confession ? julian : [ chuckles ] who says it 's false , huh ? sonny : come on , jules . you can tell me . did johnny get you to confess ? did he force you to take the rap for him ? is that what happened here ? is it ... you 're a bigger mouse than i thought you were . julian : okay , it was n't zacchara . [ scene_break ] fluke : what is the point of this ? tracy : to understand you and get to know you better . fluke : okay . i had two parents , two sisters , and a cousin . bobbie you know . she 's still with me . the rest of it ... i prefer not to talk about ... mainly because it 's just ancient history . tracy : they 're part of who you are . fluke : no , they 're not . i buried all that long ago . i 'd appreciate it if you would , too . tracy : maybe it would help if you opened up . fluke : like half the world 's population , tracy , i had a crappy childhood . i overcame it , i moved on , and that 's it . tracy : i 'm sorry . i did n't mean to upset you . fluke : well ... nobody ever does , do they ? i 'm gon na get some air . tracy : a walk would do us both good . i 'll come with you . fluke : no ! tracy : wow . you 're that mad at me ? fluke : [ sighs ] i just need to be alone for a few minutes . i 'm sorry . i apologize , because i 'm a little ... edgy . thank you for understanding . tracy : maybe when you get back , you 'll be more willing to share who you were before i knew you . [ scene_break ] dante : i heard you had a whole network of guys protecting you in there . who 's gon na protect you out here ? johnny : port charles ' finest , of course . nathan : you listen to me . you say one word to or about maxie or lulu , you even look at them the wrong way , and you are toast . you got that ? dante : you keep your nose clean , john . we 're obviously ready and eager to send your ass back to prison . johnny : are we done here , or am i gon na have to slap you with a harassment suit ? nathan : [ chuckles ] and there it is . johnny : there what is ? nathan : they always threaten a suit when they lose their stones . welcome home , john . [ scene_break ] maxie : i do n't think nathan is wired that way . besides , he has nothing to worry about . i only have eyes for him . lulu : what a coincidence . i only have eyes for dante . i mean , i 'm not blind . i can appreciate an attractive person . maxie : oh , yeah , carly 's new bartender . where 'd she get him from ? lulu : i do n't know . he 's a man of mystery . maxie : hmm . [ scene_break ] nikolas : you think that the gunman is this jake doe , the man that was living with elizabeth . sam : i 'm almost positive , yes . nikolas : how ? sam : how ? well , for starters , the way they talk . when he was holding me hostage , he used a certain phrase , and it sounded exactly like the same thing he said a little bit later . i know he was disguising his voice when he was holding me hostage , but -- they 're almost the same build . nikolas : that 's what you 're going on ? sam : i mean ... this guy , he comes out of nowhere , hit by a car , and then comes to with no memory . nikolas : so you think he 's lying about that . sam : i think it 's possible . and then nobody comes forward to say that he 's missing , and then your grandmother magically appears ? it 's all so -- nikolas : very convenient . sam : just listen to me . what if helena planted him here to do her dirty work ? nikolas : did you tell elizabeth about any of this ? sam : i tried to . she did n't want to hear it . i -- i guess i should be thankful that ric is in town , but i -- i ca n't believe i actually just said that . ugh . nikolas : okay . so where does that put this jake doe now ? sam : he 's moved on with carly . [ scene_break ] carly : sam thinks the man who held her at gunpoint and shot that detective is you ? why ? jason : apparently , something i said after matched up with what the gunman said that day . carly : that 's insane . jason : well , no , not to sam . she 's convinced . carly : okay . then she 's lost her mind , right ? because there 's no way you would help faison escape . [ scene_break ] sam : well , now that carly has her claws in jake , basically , i am not gon na get any answers . nikolas : no , she 's not exactly your biggest champion . sam : no , she 's not . she 's gon na get all proprietary with him just the same way she did with jason . i 'm pretty much screwed . nikolas : well , i 'm sorry , both for what you 're dealing with and that helena is likely involved . sam : do n't apologize . you 're nothing like your grandmother . and can you just let me know if you hear anything from helena or if there 's any connection to jake in any way ? nikolas : yes , of course . sam : all right . look , i 'm not gon na stop until i get to the bottom of the whole thing , okay ? [ scene_break ] jason : how could i have helped faison escape ? i do n't even know who the man is . carly : i 'm sorry . must be very unsettling being accused of something you did n't do . jason : yeah , well , i 've had better times . carly : well , do n't take it personally , okay ? do n't . faison is the one who killed jason . and the fact that sam was used to free him , that 's got to be eating her alive . not that i 'm excusing her odd vendetta against you . i mean , it 's crazy . you had nothing to do with taking her hostage . jason : that 's the thing . i -- i 'm not so sure about that . [ scene_break ] maxie : is it just me , or does that guy look more like a soldier than a bartender ? lulu : soldier or bartender , he looks good . dante : who looks good ? lulu : dante ! hey . what 're you doing here ? mwah ! dante : well , uh ... thought we 'd surprise you , and nathan ca n't stand being away from maxie . lulu : apparently . dante : yeah . so , who 's caught your eye ? lulu : oh , it 's the cute guy that works here now . dante : oh . lulu : but he does n't hold a candle to my baby . dante : well , that 's okay . that 's okay . you can look all you want . i 'm good with that . lulu : oh . how evolved of you . dante : yeah . just as -- you know , just as long as you 're not looking at john zacchara . [ scene_break ] johnny : oh , man . [ knock on door ] johnny : [ sighs ] just a minute . fluke : i thought we should talk face to face . johnny : you really do have luke spencer 's face . i 'd heard about it , but i ca n't believe how much you look like him . how 'd you pull that -- oh ! all right . [ scene_break ] ned : thanks again , jenny . you 've been a big help . thanks . bye . she talked to sly . he does n't know anything about this house . michael : but the property is in bill eckert 's name . and sly is his heir , so he 's probably the owner . ned : yeah , well , according to jenny , he has no interest in the property . he says you 're welcome to check it out if you can find a key . michael : okay , yeah . i 'll figure something out . i mean , who knows ? maybe turning this property into a source of healing might make up for the bad things that happened to luke and bobbie there . [ scene_break ] fluke : forget about my mug . i 'm sick of talking about it . tell me , how did you make jerome your `` get out of jail free `` card ? johnny : much as i 'd like to take credit for it , i had nothing to do with his confession . fluke : is that right ? johnny : yeah . my lawyers got me out of the murder rap but not because it was another suspect . fluke : so you 're saying jerome put himself behind bars ? johnny : why would he do that ? fluke : [ chuckles ] i do n't know . maybe 'cause i got a hit out on him . he thinks he 's gon na hide from me . now ... that 's too bad , 'cause that wo n't happen . if he thinks he 's gon na be safe in prison , he 's got a real big surprise coming . pentonville wo n't save his puny little ass . [ scene_break ] sonny : if johnny did n't force you to take the fall for his old man 's murder , who did ? who -- who 's left to slap you into submission ? not ava , because she 's in here . and faison 's not running around being a kingpin . so who scared you enough to put you in here ? [ next_on ] jason : ( to carly ) i 'm starting to wonder if they are actually memories . sam : i wanted to talk to you about jake doe . helen : ( on the phone , while nikolas overhears ) i 'll handle samantha morgan . fluke : things are finally falling into place . bobbie : ( to michael ) let 's see what 's in store . sonny : ( to julian , with two thugs ) have a nice life .	nikolas tells sam that helena orchestrated faison 's escape . sam tells nikolas that she thinks jake doe was her assailant , that he is lying about his memory loss , and that helena planted him . she says jake has moved on from elizabeth with carly . she concludes that carly is going to prevent her from getting any answers about jake . when jake sees a picture of sam being taking hostage , he has a flashback . he tells carly that sam thinks he is the man in the picture . carly thinks it is insane to think that jake helped faison escape . jake says he does n't even know who faison is , but he is n't sure that he did n't do it .
nikolas : are you sure i did n't miss the turn ? emily : it 's apple place , not apple terrace . just slow down . nikolas : colleen knows we 're on to her . we have to get to her before she takes off again . emily : nikolas , please slow down ! nikolas : she 's already had a head start , emily . we have to get to her before she disappears with spencer for good . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : thank you for returning my scarf . sam : ah . not until you answer the question . what do you want with jason this time ? [ elizabeth sighs ] sam : or do i already know ? elizabeth : look , jason and i are just friends . yes , i stopped by his house , but you have nothing to be upset about . sam : i have nothing to be upset about ? am i supposed to just ignore the fact that you slept with him ? elizabeth : okay , look , do whatever you want , sam . i have to get back to work . can i have my scarf ? sam : once you 've been with a guy who 's not your guy , it is just wrong to keep showing up on his doorstep . from now on , leave jason alone . [ scene_break ] carly : absolutely not . do n't even say it . and do n't you dare call sonny and tell him about it . jason : sonny 's probably talking about it with his lawyer right now . carly : i do n't care ! i do n't care . ric can drag me to the stand and make me testify . there is no way that i will ever again marry sonny corinthos . [ scene_break ] nurse : you have to wait here . skye : am i making the right decision ? patrick : i can save his life . skye : but what kind of life will lorenzo have ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : what is the address again ? emily : 234 apple place , apartment 2-b . hey , nikolas , if colleen sees a gun , she might panic and hurt spencer . nikolas : she wo n't have the chance . emily : are you prepared to use the gun with spencer in the room ? nikolas : i 'm getting my son back , emily . if i have to shoot colleen to do it , i will . [ scene_break ] lulu : how could the cops have missed rick webber 's datebook ? dillon : well , i think they already decided laura was the murderer , so they just walked right over the mother lode of all evidence . lulu : no , but we ca n't assume that this fell out of his pocket the night of the murder . someone could have easily planted it . dillon : yeah , no , but either way , it gives us a place to start . i mean , every -- every number in here is a clue . that 's what makes it such a good plot device -- if , you know , this were a movie . lulu : yeah , but i ca n't believe he put in all these numbers and there are no names . dillon : so why do n't you , you know , just start calling them -- see who picks up ? lulu : yeah , that would be the part where the stupid kids in the movie alert the killer . so yeah , we 're going to have to find some way else . dillon : `` we `` ? we 're going to -- like , you and me ? lulu : yeah . dillon : no . no , no , no . i -- i have -- i have an econ exam . i ca n't -- lulu : wait . no , no , no . are n't you -- do n't you even care about proving that my mom 's innocent ? dillon : yeah . well , you know , i 'm just here to offer my knowledge about , you know , classic film structure . and it 's either helpful or it 's not , but in the end , it 's your mystery , not mine . [ doorbell rings ] lulu : really ? unless the killer turns out to be a quartermaine . [ scene_break ] alice : hey . spinelli : dominator ! greetings . [ spinelli laughs ] alice : what are you doing here ? you 're not supposed to be hanging out here . spinelli : well , you 'll protect me , wo n't you ? alice : sure . spinelli : hey , you totally rocked last night . alice : you saw me at the civic center ? spinelli : oh , yeah . how could i miss the grudge match between the dominator and pam the punisher ? ooh , ooh , ooh -- ooh , that -- that -- that turnbuckle drop you did on her -- ridiculous . alice : about time someone around here appreciates my true talents . spinelli : appreciate it ? dominator , i 'm in awe . awe . alice : you know what ? i 've been working on a brand - new body slam . let me show you . ah ! got that ? spinelli : no -- i just got body slammed by the dominator ! [ spinelli laughs ] lulu : spinelli -- okay , you 're here , let 's go . spinelli : what -- oh , hey , oh , wait . what about dr. monica ? remember she told me to vanish ? alice : hey , do n't you worry about dr. m. i 'll take care of her . spinelli : i 'm depending on you , dominator . lulu : thank you for getting here so fast , but we really need you . dillon : uh -- well , lulu needs you . i 'm -- i 'm just good for today . lulu : he 's having a business major moment , so ignore him . spinelli : yeah . keep away , dude . lulu : how good are you at tracing phone calls ? spinelli : uh -- i 'm the jackal , remember ? no number can elude me . dillon : well , even if it 's disconnected ? spinelli : do n't insult me , conflicted film major / business dude . lulu : okay , there -- there have been , like , a series of calls made a lot here . dillon : look , rick webber called these two numbers especially in the last two days of his life , like , a lot . lulu : and we 're thinking maybe it 's the person who killed him . [ scene_break ] patrick : this patient has two surgical options . we 've reviewed the statistics for both . skye : he 's not `` this patient , `` he 's the father of my child . robin : i know , and he is very lucky to have you here watching over him . both options are viable . patrick 's way is a higher risk for fatality , but a lower risk for brain damage . patrick : that 's if we start right now . robin : and alan 's option carries a lower risk for fatality , but involves a surgery later , and a higher risk for brain damage . skye : are you sure about this ? patrick : my way is better . skye : okay , okay , go . go . do it . patrick : okay . robin : patrick 's the best . skye : yeah , well , he certainly seems to think so . but then again , i 've always been fond of arrogant men . robin : well , he can back it up , i assure you . skye : i believe you . and lorenzo would want me to take this chance . robin : yeah . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : we have nothing to argue about . now , may i have my scarf , please ? sam : not until you tell me you 're going to stay away from jason . elizabeth : no . jason and i have been friends long before you came into port charles , so i 'm not going to end a friendship just because you 're too -- sam : friendship ? it 's not a friendship when you 're married to a man and you sleep with another man . elizabeth : i 'm not going to discuss my personal life with you . sam : it 's not a friendship when you 're pregnant with your husband 's baby , but you want jason to keep saving you . elizabeth : would you be happy if he just let me freeze to death ? sam : it 's not a friendship when you manipulate somebody into taking care of your kids . elizabeth : you do n't approve of how he spends his time , then talk to him . sam : oh , that 's right , i forgot , i forgot . you are blameless , as always . elizabeth : okay -- sam : you know what ? i do n't buy your innocent routine for a second . elizabeth : i have to get back to work , thanks . sam : you know what i think ? elizabeth : hmm . sam : i think that you are trying to figure out a way to bail on lucky , go back to jason , and be the angel of port charles . elizabeth : thank you . sam : do n't walk away from me . iris : this is totally unacceptable . i am putting you both on report . epiphany : no , you 're not . [ scene_break ] carly : okay , fine . i should n't have told ric that sonny shot alcazar in self- defense , even though he did . jason : well -- carly : and that i saw the whole thing , when i did n't , exactly . but you know what ? i love jax . i love jax . i 'm going to marry jax . and when he gets back from helping his brother , we are going to elope . we are going to take the boys and we 're going to go away , and sonny ca n't do anything about -- did you help sonny set up jax ? jason : what are you -- what are you talking about ? carly : i do n't know . jerry 's got himself involved with some `` mobsters , `` and i 'm sure sonny had something to do with that . jason : okay , what , you think sonny knows everybody in our business all over the world ? carly : oh -- you know all he had to do was make a call , get jax out of the way so he could make his move . but it 's not going to work . i would be married to jax right now , and i would n't have been in that office to begin with . jason : sonny did not shoot alcazar to sabotage your wedding . carly : oh , come on . i would n't be so sure . jason : he was trying to keep alcazar from killing him . carly : which is self - defense . okay , fine , like i said . goodbye ! jason : okay , you 're absolutely right . but the prob -- the problem is you told ric that you saw everything , when all you really saw was sonny shooting alcazar . that testimony , in itself , can convict sonny . carly : so i 'll lie ! jason : no . perjury , okay ? and ric knows it . the only way to keep from testifying against sonny is to marry him . carly : i 'm not going to do it . jason : you will if you do n't want sonny to go to prison . [ scene_break ] patrick : all right , we need to get going , people . this guy 's brain is bleeding . alan : and it 's loaded with shrapnel . patrick : not for long . alan : i still think we ought to evacuate the hematoma , plate the fracture , and sew him up . patrick : more trash i leave in , then the higher risk he wakes up stupid . robin : skye made her wishes very clear . she wants to do it patrick 's way . alan : okay , well , i 'm going to stay and observe . after all , that 's the father of my grandchild on the table . patrick : all right . ladies and gentlemen -- [ music plays ] patrick : let 's rock and roll . scalpel . [ scene_break ] lulu : so dillon and i were -- we were reenacting the murder in the attic . dillon : i sort of fell on a manikin . spinelli : oh , dude , i do that all the time . lulu : um -- okay , well , that 's when we found rick webber 's datebook . it was under this sofa thing . dillon : see these two numbers ? he called those repeatedly before he died . spinelli : so you need the jackal to figure out who picked up the phone . [ scene_break ] tracy : who are you spying on ? monica : oh , god [ scene_break ] carly : so you want me to give up my own happiness to save sonny ? jason : if you do n't do this , he 's going to -- he 's going to end up in prison a long time . carly : i ca n't do it . i ca n't do it , jason . sonny and i are terrible together . we 're -- we 're bad for everyone around us . we have been a disaster more than once , but jax brings out the best in me , and i love him , okay ? jason : okay , fine , fine . keep loving jax , okay ? marry jax for all i care , eventually . but right now , you 're going to marry sonny -- carly : no ! no ! jason : so you do n't have to test -- all you have to do is stay married long enough to resolve alcazar 's shooting , that 's it . carly : okay , how long would that be ? jason : i do n't know -- carly : tell me how long . jason : i do n't know how long . long enough for a court to decide . longer if alcazar dies . carly : hmm . jason : okay ? but if you ca n't testify against sonny , ric is going to have to accept a plea of self - defense . that 's it . that 's all , carly . and then the case is going to be closed . i 'm going to fly you down to the dominican republic . you can get a divorce . carly : do you know how hard i have worked to have a life that is about me and not about sonny ? jason : yes , i know . i know you have -- carly : no , and i 've done it , jason ! i have . i have a -- i have a house . and i have a business , and i have a man who loves me . jax and i have boundaries , okay , because i know where i start and where he stops . but with sonny , it 's all twisted , and it gets all tangled . and i 'm already slipping , or i would n't have been in the office in the first place . jason : you do n't have to stay married to sonny forever . carly : okay , do you want to tell that to michael and morgan ? do you ? because i do n't . if it were anyone else -- if it were you or if it were anyone else , i -- i would -- i would already be married right now . i ca n't protect myself with sonny , okay ? i do n't know when to put on the brakes , and i just start skidding through every red flag , and i just go right over the cliff . [ carly sighs ] jason : you know sonny ca n't take being locked in a cell . you know that . carly : he does n't have to . i have a plan . come on . [ scene_break ] epiphany : what are you doing on my floor , ms. sneed ? iris : i 'm supervising ms. mccall . epiphany : ms. mccall is n't on duty . ms. spencer is n't your responsibility . so again , i ask you , what are you doing on my floor , ms. sneed ? iris : well , someone needs to keep these people under control . epiphany : you 're absolutely right . ms. mccall can come up here and yell at anyone she wants to . do you know why that is ? because you refuse to pay for enough hospital security . iris : oh -- well , that is beside the point . epiphany : how 's this for a point ? if you read the nurses ' union contract , you will see that you do not have the authority to place any floor nurse on report . iris : well , that does n't apply to file clerks . epiphany : file clerks are not my concern . do you have any further business here , ms. sneed ? or do i need to file a report with the union steward ? iris : i am keeping an eye on all of you . elizabeth : thank you , epiphany . that woman drives me insane . epiphany : go see about ms. hartman 's incision . elizabeth : okay . sam : all right , i guess this is where you yell at me for picking on elizabeth ? epiphany : elizabeth spencer risked her career to break you out of this hospital . do you know why she did that ? because jason morgan asked her to . i let him drag me out in front of a bunch of trigger - happy cops to help you get away . do you know why i did that ? because jason morgan asked me to . you need to show some respect . and you need to be grateful that elizabeth is jason 's friend , because we all helped you when you needed it . sam : okay . in other words , i am selfish , ungrateful , and wait , you forgot -- unprofessional . you know what ? i 'm just going to make everyone 's life a whole lot easier . i quit . [ scene_break ] singer : anytime at all you could count on me patrick : one more piece of shrapnel . we 're almost home . singer : you know that i resolve to make all [ alarm ] robin : blood pressure dropping . patrick : retract the dural fold . more . can you see the edge ? alan : get it with the kelly 's . patrick : kelly 's . nobody breathe . got it . robin : blood pressure 's still dropping . patrick : suction . more suction . get that blood out of there . good . got it . robin : blood pressure 's stable . rising . you did it . singer : anytime patrick : well , that 's what they pay me for . alan : nice work . singer : you could say the word the word catalyze this moment that you and i [ scene_break ] tracy : why are you eavesdropping ? monica : because this is my house . i 'm a quartermaine . tracy : so who 's in there ? monica : dillon and lulu and that computer slacker , spinelli -- who should n't even be in my house . tracy : what are they doing ? monica : i do n't know , but i do know that it is time for lulu to just get out of port charles . tracy : really ? monica : mm - hmm . tracy : do n't you think it would be a little easier to get spumoni out of the house ? monica : she needs guidance , tracy . and she 's not getting it from luke or you or dillon . she needs to be around people that are doing something with their lives . tracy : oh . that must be why you 're telling anybody who would listen that you think lulu should go away to college . monica : oh , come on , tracy . you want lulu out of this house just as much as i do , only you wo n't admit it because she 's your ticket to luke . [ scene_break ] spinelli : those are both cell numbers . lulu : okay . is that a good thing ? dillon : no , it 's going to make everything more complicated . spinelli : have no fear , sleuths . the jackal is patient and always catches his prey . tracy : okay , kiddos , fun 's over . [ scene_break ] sam : jason ? hello ? [ scene_break ] jason : it 's never going to work . carly : stop saying that . jason : they have no reason to help us , carly . carly : all i have to do is talk to skye and convince her that it was an accident and they should n't press charges . and then lorenzo and sonny can go back to doing everything -- jason : okay , you 're missing one thing . alcazar was desperate , or he would never have even gone to sonny 's office . carly : just wait here , okay ? jason : no , you 're not -- you 're not going in there alone . carly : well , you 're not coming with me . what if alcazar dies ? they 're going to blame you , then , okay ? just stay here . i will handle this . [ scene_break ] man : father ruiz -- this pacemaker will save my mother 's life . we do n't have insurance . and if you had n't brought it for us -- mateo : it 's okay . the church is glad to help . man : thank you . god bless you . [ scene_break ] epiphany : excuse me . can i have a word with you , please ? jason : yeah , sure , what 's wrong ? epiphany : your girlfriend was just here confronting elizabeth about daring to visit you . jason : okay , i 'm sorry about that . epiphany : look , i do n't need an apology . but i can not have sam up in here disturbing elizabeth while she 's trying to work . so i would appreciate it if you would tell sam to back off . elizabeth : jason . hey . jason : hey . epiphany just told me about sam . elizabeth : yeah , she was pretty upset . jason : she should n't have gone off on you like that . elizabeth : i do n't know . maybe sam 's right . [ scene_break ] robin : the surgery went very well . skye : it looked like things were pretty tense there for a few minutes . patrick : we removed all the shrapnel , stopped the bleeding . everything went as planned . skye : do you know if there 's any brain damage yet ? patrick : no . it 's too soon to tell . robin : all we can do now is wait . skye : thank you . both of you . patrick : yeah . carly : how 's he doing ? skye : lorenzo might have brain damage , thanks to you and sonny . carly : i 've been where you are , sitting next to the man you love , praying for him to come back to you . skye : what do you want ? carly : i was hoping we could reach an understanding . skye : here 's what i understand -- sonny shot lorenzo point - blank in the head while you watched . carly : we both know that lorenzo showed up to kill sonny . now , i 'm willing to let that go . it 's in everyone 's best interest to call this an accident , skye . skye : it was attempted murder . carly : you 're right -- lorenzo tried to kill sonny . skye : well , sonny should 've known what he was getting into when he stole lorenzo 's shipment ! carly : oh , so you 're saying sonny deserved to die ? skye : i 'm saying sonny 's been getting away with murder for years in this town . well , you know what ? that 's about to change because he 's going to pay . carly : i think we all need to keep the volume down here so we all get a way out , especially you . you do n't want to get caught in between alcazar and sonny -- do you hear me ? skye : you mean like you did , carly , when sonny shot you in the head ? you called that an accident . carly : it was an accident . skye : well , this is n't ! sonny tried to murder the father of my child and he is going to pay ! carly : that 's not what happened and you know it . and i 'm here to make sure that -- skye : well , you know what ? you 're just trying to keep sonny out of prison . you do n't give a damn what happens to me and my baby and you certainly do n't care what happens to lorenzo . well , i do , and i 'm here to tell you that sonny is going to pay . now , get out ! robin : what are you doing ? who let you in here ? patrick : you ca n't be in here . skye : no , you listen to me . one way or another , sonny is going to pay . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i have to look at the situation from sam 's point of view . i do n't blame her for being upset -- i do show up at your house a lot and i do confide in you all the time . jason : well , you and i are friends , okay ? friends help each other . you -- you saved my life . i 'm going to do anything i can to help you . carly : someone needs to get skye a shrink . she 's lost it . jason : okay , carly , what 'd you -- what 'd you say to her ? carly : i did n't say anything to her , but she 's out for blood . i 'm not marrying sonny . i do n't care what you say . elizabeth : i do n't even want to know what that 's about . jason : no . no , you do n't . look , i 'll talk to sam , okay ? elizabeth : no , i -- jason , i do n't want to cause any problems for you . jason : no , that 's fine . it 's no problem . [ scene_break ] nikolas : of course colleen gave the daycare a phony address . she 's probably flying out of here right now . maybe we can still catch her at the airport . emily : no , no , no -- hold on , hold on . i think colleen 's way too smart to give a completely fake address to a new employer . maybe it 's just fake enough to confuse anyone who 's looking for spencer . nikolas : what do you mean ? like -- yeah , maybe it 's just -- it 's just close enough to where if somebody were to check her out from work , she could just say it was -- it was a mistake -- emily : right . nikolas : to avoid any suspicion , right ? emily : exactly . i mean , it -- it has to be easy enough to remember . all the streets around here are named after fruit trees . i mean , it 's apple , pear , plum , so let 's just keep driving and we 'll try to find another 234 that 's an apartment house . we 'll get out , we 'll show the apartment manager colleen 's picture . nikolas : okay , okay . in the meantime , let 's make sure she does n't drive right by us . [ scene_break ] tracy : mr. spumoni , are you capable of showing yourself out or have you burned so many brain cells that you need alice to show you the way ? spinelli : look , i 'm providing valuable assistance for a very important situation , thank you very much . tracy : now . lulu : do n't argue with the stepmonster . spinelli : yeah , but you invited me . tracy : why did you invite him ? lulu : why does it matter ? we 're leaving . come on , let 's go before monica shows up . spinelli : look , you need my help and we just started tracking the -- dillon : shh . tracy : you just started what ? dillon : none of your business . lulu : let 's go where we 're welcome , please . tracy : okay . you going to tell me what 's going on ? dillon : no , probably not . tracy : right . oh , little lulu , not so fast . i 'm not done with you yet . i 'll take that . come on . lulu : oh . what is the problem ? tracy : thank you , sweetheart . close the door -- i need some alone time with lulu . dillon : no , you really do n't . tracy : okay . what the hell is going on ? dillon : well , it 's none of your concern , really . we 're doing research . lulu : how serious was monica about rick webber ? tracy : what does that dope - smoking weirdo have to do with monica and rick ? lulu : did alan have a reason to be jealous ? dillon : told her about the nursery . tracy : that was centuries ago . lulu : well , when rick came into town four years ago for my mom 's wedding , was monica happy at all ? was -- was she upset when he died ? tracy : i know why you 're asking these questions . [ scene_break ] alan : what the devil are you doing ? [ scene_break ] carly : oh . thanks for waiting . jane : oh . carly : thank you so much . jane : oh , it 's no trouble . i had a lovely visit with the boys , but sonny called several times . he says it 's urgent . carly : oh , you bet it 's urgent . i need to find jax and marry him right now , okay ? right now . jane : well , has something happened ? carly : do you have any idea where he is ? i mean , have you heard from a broker or an old business partner , anyone ? jane : well -- i can try some of them , but it 's a very long list . carly : okay , then you need to use that mother 's intuition thing and find out where he is , because if i do n't marry jax immediately , i have to marry sonny . [ knock on door ] carly : oh , god . that 's him . that 's sonny , okay ? do not let him in and do n't tell him i 'm here . jane : oh . max : hi . jane : no worries , dear . it 's that nice bodyguard . carly : hi , max . max : hey . hi . carly : max . max ? will you marry me , please ? [ max gulps ] [ scene_break ] bobbie : elizabeth , do you have a minute ? elizabeth : sure . bobbie : i just got an earful from rose sneed about you causing a disruption -- elizabeth : god . bobbie : with sam mccall . elizabeth : what is that woman 's problem ? i have not done anything to her . bobbie : well , she 's an equal opportunity pain in the butt . i just want to make sure that nothing 's wrong . elizabeth : yeah , sam and i did get into a fight . actually , it was more like i was working and sam came over and started yelling at me , and ms. sneed overheard it and went in with her big , official reprimand , and then epiphany told her she could n't do that because an administrator ca n't put a floor nurse on report . bobbie : ah , which would be why she came to me . elizabeth : are you here to reprimand me ? bobbie : well , i 'm sure that 's what she wanted , but actually i would try to help . elizabeth : oh . bobbie : so , what 's going on with you and sam ? elizabeth : she ca n't stand the fact that jason and i are friends . jason saved my life on new year 's eve . he found me unconscious and half - frozen to death in the snow when he brought me to the hospital , and when i woke up , i was so disoriented that i barely said two words to him , so i went to his apartment to say `` thank you `` and i guess i left my scarf there . when sam found it , she just -- bobbie : oh . she got jealous . elizabeth : yeah . yeah , pretty much . bobbie : well , you know , i can empathize with that because i 've been in sam 's shoes , or close enough . bad girl from the wrong side of the tracks finally lands the man of her dreams and is terrified of losing him , so he strikes up a friendship with a beautiful , virtuous girl . elizabeth : `` virtuous `` ? bobbie : absolutely . [ elizabeth scoffs ] bobbie : and you 're also a terrific nurse and you 're a loving mother . sam slept with her own mother 's husband . now , she 's got to be carrying around a lot of guilt about that and i 'm sure she does n't like herself very much right now , so maybe , just today , she chose to take it out on you . elizabeth : well , i 'm not going to be responsible for her paranoia . bobbie : absolutely not . and , you know , if she 'd stop to think about it , she 'd realize that you and lucky are having a baby and that you love him despite the breakup . but she 's coming from a place of insecurity . elizabeth : well , she has nothing to worry about because jason is loyal to a fault . he will never leave her . bobbie : well , i 'm sure that sam and jason will work out their differences . i 'm sure that you and lucky will work out yours , too . elizabeth : thanks , bobbie . bobbie : no problem . i 'll tell ms. sneed we talked . elizabeth : okay . [ scene_break ] sam : jason , i did something really , really stupid tonight . oh . i came home and i found elizabeth 's scarf and i was drinking and i -- and then i was drinking some more and then i went to the hospital and i did something really stupid and i just -- jason : yeah , i -- i know . epiphany told me . sam : why were you at the hospital ? jason : sonny shot alcazar tonight . sam : how bad is it ? jason : uh , it 's -- it 's a mess . alcazar 's in i.c.u . then i saw father ruiz at the hospital . listen , you just -- i need you to be very careful . okay ? and you do n't need to fight with elizabeth . sam : i know , i know . i know i do n't and i 'm really sorry . it 's just that every time i see her , i do n't -- i know it 's really hypocritical of me to do this , but when i look at her , jason , all i think about is you and her sleeping together . it happened here in our home . i 'm reminded of it every single day . i just -- i do n't know if i can get past that . [ scene_break ] skye : i hope you did n't hear me going after carly . it was n't exactly my finest hour . but how could she expect to walk in here and have me call it an accident ? we all know sonny shot you on purpose . and i 'm telling you , he 's going to pay . robin : skye , carly should 've never been allowed in this room . i apologize . skye : you should n't be apologizing for carly . she should be apologizing for herself . robin : how are you doing ? [ skye sighs ] skye : i just wish lorenzo would wake up . robin : well , that wo n't happen until morning at the earliest , so i suggest you go home and get some rest . and i 'm sure lila rae is wondering where her mom is . skye : yeah . i guess you 're right . [ scene_break ] emily : we 're not even sure this is the right place . nikolas : the manager identified colleen from the photograph . emily : okay , be careful . nikolas : all right . all right , stand back . whew . [ nikolas sighs ] nikolas : damn it . emily : wait . oh , my god . they were here . at least we know he 's all right . nikolas : how do we find them now ? [ scene_break ] tracy : lulu , i was n't here when rick came back and the incident happened with your mother . dillon : well , do you think he and monica -- you know , hooked up ? tracy : monica carried a torch for rick the size of a bonfire . however , it had nothing to do with his death , and what happened in the attic -- well , there 's just no way rick would hurt anybody . your mother just made a terrible mistake . [ scene_break ] monica : uh -- you did n't see me here . alan : what were you looking for in the bag ? monica : and you do n't want to know . alan : is it a diary ? monica : it is rick webber 's datebook . lulu and dillon found it in scorpio 's attic and they have been asking all sorts of questions about what happened . and the sooner we put a stop to it , the better . [ scene_break ] tracy : monica thinks you should go away to college . i 'm thinking it 's an awfully good idea . dillon : so why do you think now all of a sudden monica wants you out of town ? lulu : because maybe we 're getting too close to what really happened . dillon : well , good . well , it 's up to you from now on because i got to , you know , study for econ -- lulu : why wo n't you just admit that you 're really interested in all of this ? dillon : because , lulu , that was my old life -- the mystery and the adventure and figuring out the next plot turn . that was the old me and i 'm -- i 'm moving on . lulu : all right , fine . i will take it from here . the datebook is going to tell us -- datebook 's going to tell me who the killer -- the datebook 's gone . dillon : gone ? are you sure that 's where you put it ? lulu : yes , i 'm sure this is where i put it . it 's valuable evidence . i would n't have -- somebody stole the datebook out of my bag . dillon : it seems to me we 're getting close . lulu : and it seems to me someone 's on to us . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : jenny , hi . jenny : hi . elizabeth : how are you ? how 's the baby ? jenny : oh , we 're much better , thank you . elizabeth : good . i heard your husband was admitted with a concussion . jenny : yeah . he 's in rehab now , but we 're splitting up . elizabeth : oh , well , i 'm sorry to hear that , but i 'm really glad he 's getting help . jenny : yeah , well , that 's why i wanted to thank you -- for telling the truth about my baby 's father . elizabeth : well , we needed accurate information to treat your baby . jenny : yeah . you know , it 's funny , i -- i worked so hard to hide the truth and , well , it came out anyway and we 're all better off . elizabeth : good . jenny : bye . elizabeth : bye . [ scene_break ] jason : i understand how you feel . okay ? elizabeth and i -- we have been friends for a long time . she just -- you know , she saved my life . this -- this whole thing about us sleeping together here , it -- it happened once . it 's not going to happen again . sam : i know . jason : it 's -- sam : i know . i know , jason . i 'm not being fair . it 's just sometimes i -- i do n't know , maybe i 'm jealous . yeah , i 'm big enough to admit that -- maybe i 'm jealous because she 's pregnant and -- and even though it 's not your baby , i know that you 're always going to be around . whatever she needs , she 's going to get . you 're going to help her . jason : i feel like i should help her , okay ? but you have -- you have nothing to worry about . i love you . sam : i love you . i do n't know . maybe everything will change once we have a family of our own . [ scene_break ] carly : will you marry me , yes or no ? max : you do n't mean that . carly : that 's not an answer . max : when do you want to get married ? carly : now . right now you have to decide . max : no , i -- i ca n't -- carly : what do you mean , no ? max : i -- i mean , the boss -- i mean , i ca n't . carly : you ca n't -- oh , like -- max : but , mrs. c , that 's -- carly : no , you had your chance . okay , you need to do me a favor . you need to find jax and tell him that jerry has to wait and he has to get back to port charles and marry me immediately . jane : i 'll do my best . carly : okay . carly : that 's no . that 's a big , fat no . i want you to take this back to sonny and tell him that i will never , ever marry him again . do you hear me ? never , ever and that 's no . max : yeah . i was wondering if -- carly : no . oh . okay . [ carly groans ] michael : hey , mom ? carly : hey ! yeah ? michael : why are you putting furniture in front of the door ? carly : uh -- oh . [ phone rings ] carly : oh , do n't answer that . michael : i got it . carly : if it 's your father , do n't answer it . michael : how -- how do i know if it 's dad if i do n't answer it ? carly : well , if it 's your dad , just hang up the phone . michael : how do i hang up if i do n't even answer ? carly : do n't get technical , michael . and whatever you do , do n't answer the door , okay ? do n't do it . [ ring ] michael : why ? carly : because i 'm your mother and i said so -- that 's why . michael : must be bad . carly : no , no , it 's not bad . it 's your dad and he 's not going to get his way this time . he 's not , because i 'm not giving in . i 'm not giving in . not giving in . [ scene_break ] patrick : i 'm in the mood to celebrate my own brilliance . robin : oh . patrick : what do you say we go to -- robin : go check out the sofa . patrick : no , no , no . robin : yes . patrick : no sofa . no sofa . [ monitor flatlines ] [ alarm ] robin : he 's in cardiac arrest . patrick : clear . [ next_on ] lulu : we need to find that datebook so we know who really killed rick webber . skye : what 's wrong ? patrick : somebody 's still trying to kill mr. alcazar . [ knock on door ] sonny : it 's me , carly . marry me . carly : there has to be another way . sam : i 'm going to find another job .	skye puts her faith in patrick , who is confident she 's making the right decision . a mystery person lurks outside the operating room . jason tells carly she is going to marry sonny whether she wants to or not as it is the only way to prevent her from having to testify against him . carly believes she has a different solution . sam warns elizabeth to stay away from jason . elizabeth refuses to end her friendship with jason just because sam has a problem with it .
[ rock music plays ] alexis : we should leave . diane : if we run , we look like prey . if we just stay and act like we fit in , what could happen ? man : i will kick your -- [ man grunts ] [ glass shatters ] [ scene_break ] epiphany : you missed an entire section here . you know , people fought so that you could have good wages and good benefits . the least that you could do is take some pride -- you know what ? never mind . lucky : you went to carly , of all people , and told her that jake is n't mine , that jason is his father ? elizabeth : and now you know exactly the kind of vindictive trash you 've taken up with . jason : where -- where did you hear about this ? carly : is it true ? did you have a baby with elizabeth and not tell me ? jason : yes . jake is my son . [ scene_break ] man : move it ! [ rock music plays ] [ object falls ] alexis : do you think we could use your phone ? bartender : phone 's for paying customers . you looking to buy something ? man : or sell something ? [ men chuckle ] diane : i 'll have a dirty martini . bartender : all right , there you go . diane : or a beer . i do n't suppose there 's a glass to go with that ? man : you can put your lips right there on mine , sweetheart . [ laughter ] diane : thanks anyway . man : you said you liked it dirty . alexis : there 's really no need to be unfriendly . diane : do n't . bartender : look , the man offered you his glass . man : maybe she wants the shirt off his back . second man : i can be real friendly . diane : no -- uh -- look , i -- i 'm sure there are any numbers of ladies in your hood who would be more than receptive to your charming offer . bartender : wait a minute . are you two an item ? diane : no . alexis : no . do you think we could use your phone now ? bartender : well , there 's a two - drink minimum -- that means two drinks apiece . so what 'll it be ? [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] ric : i did n't expect you to come back . skye : i did n't , either . ric : i glad you did . skye : you may not be . ric : well , you were pretty adamant before about what a bad idea this would be . you change your mind ? skye : actually , i have a proposition for you . [ scene_break ] tracy : you are so busted . luke : how did you know ? you -- you ! cassius : what ? luke : you ratted me out . cassius : no . me , a dirty rat ? no . please . uh -- although , i wish i had , because it looks like there would 've been some perks in it for me . luke : did you have a tracking device embedded in my ass in that last operation ? tracy : why do n't you sit on your tracking device ? luke : i am not an invalid . cassius : no , but you are a cardiac patient with a lousy platelet count and skin the color of chalk , so -- luke : what do you know ? you empty bedpans for a living . cassius : comment like that -- that 's funny . uh , i tell you what -- if you collapse here on this floor , i 'm going to be the one responsible for picking you up . so , how about you save us both some trouble and some heavy lifting and sit your butt down ? luke : oh , god . tracy : i ca n't believe you actually bribed the janitor into letting you escape . luke : never underestimate the power of a good cuban cigar . how did you find out ? tracy : never underestimate the power of a good weekend in las vegas . the maintenance staff had a pool going about who you 'd bribe first . luke : i got to get out of here . tracy : you will , when it 's time . luke : you ca n't stop me from having myself released . tracy : watch me . [ scene_break ] lucky : is this what you wanted to tell me earlier ? sam : yes . elizabeth : but you would n't have told him if i had n't shown up . you were going to hold out for as long as possible till -- i do n't know -- well , maybe carly would get in some sort of fatal accident ? sam : what , now -- now you have me wishing people dead ? come on . elizabeth : you knew this was n't going away . you knew the second you told carly , she 'd be all up in my face , and she was . she was at my house , and the second she took a look at jake , she knew it was true . and then she went off on me , and she accused me of planning the whole thing and tricking jason into getting me pregnant -- just like you knew she would , just like you wanted her to . and , so , now what ? lucky : okay , damage control . elizabeth : with carly 's big mouth -- good luck . lucky : we did this for jake -- to protect him , to make sure that jason 's enemies would not come after him . that 's why i 've gone along with this whole lie that he 's mine . we 'll find a way to manage carly . elizabeth : sam here could care less about protecting jake . all that matters to her is getting payback . sam : no , that is not true . that is not how it happened . lucky : okay , then why do n't you tell me how it did happen ? [ scene_break ] carly : i ca n't believe you did n't share this with me . at least you did n't lie to me when i asked you again . jason : we 're talking about my son 's life , carly . carly : pretty ironic that i sat there and poured my heart out to you about wanting to have a baby , wondering if it were safe . jason : that 's why nobody was supposed to know , because my child is n't safe . carly : is that the line of bull that elizabeth fed you ? maybe she should 've thought about that before she let you knock her up . jason : you know what ? it was n't like that for us , okay ? at the time , we both felt that if -- carly : please spare me , you know , your feelings of the night you conceived a child with her , please ? i bet she could n't wait to run to you and tell you about this . jason : actually , i did n't find out until we were stuck in the elevator during the hostage crisis . carly : she was just going to lie to everyone ? oh , that miserable bitch . jason : stop , carly , do n't -- you know what ? do n't start badmouthing elizabeth . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] [ diane burps ] alexis : oh -- singer : it sounds so good sounds nice in my head say it again alexis : uh - diane : okay . we have -- agh -- finished our two drinks . [ diane burps ] diane : may we use your phone now ? bartender : sure . [ diane coughs ] diane : pick up the phone . alexis : no , you pick it up . diane : pick up the phone . alexis : no -- rock , paper , scissors . diane : fine . alexis : ah ! alexis : the phone is dead . why did n't you tell us the phone was dead ? bartender : you did n't ask . the phone 's been dead for a week . diane : hey , hey -- how are we going to get there ? what do we do , walk to philadelphia ? i want my award . alexis : it 's my award . diane : well , if we do n't get there soon and you somehow manage to garner the sympathy vote , you 're going to be pulling that award out of a boring little box days from now , sitting around in your bathrobe . alexis : all right ! we need a phone . diane : ahem . excuse me . i 'm sorry . might i borrow your phone ? man : that depends . can i borrow your friend for a dance ? diane : yes ! get out of the chair . [ scene_break ] ric : i just put the girls to bed . skye : this wo n't take long . i promise i wo n't do anything to wake them or embarrass them . ric : you said you had a proposition for me ? skye : a different kind of proposition , ric . you see , i 've been thinking about my time here in port charles and i realize i made a lot of impressions -- most of them unfavorable . ric : just shook things up a bit . skye : well , i have no intention of stopping now . you see , i 've made some decisions recently -- good ones , actually , for me and my daughter -- and i realized i have you to thank for that . ric : well , i hope you 've given it a chance to reconsider this whole thing between the two of us . skye : well , that means when i leave , you 'll have decisions of your own to make . ric : what 's this ? skye : paperwork for the transfer of lorenzo 's waterfront property -- the piers , the warehouses , the commercial rights . all you have to do is sign your name , and they 're yours . [ scene_break ] regina : all the patients have been assessed , the 8 : 00 meds given , and four tube - feedings hung . leyla : oh -- i 'll enter the charts . cassius : and i 'll take these files to storage -- if they 're ready . epiphany : yes , they 're ready . cassius : all right . epiphany : and you have a catheter to place . regina : in room 1016 -- it 's already been done . leyla : and check mrs. holt 's ventilator in 1007 -- her daughter keeps playing with it . epiphany : is this what it takes for me to get quality work done around here -- my son has to die ? [ scene_break ] nadine : mr. jackal ? hey . i did n't see you under that hat . do you mind if i join you ? it 's my night off before pulling a double shift at the hospital , and i ca n't decide whether i should just chill out and enjoy the downtime or blow it all out at a club -- although , i know there 's nothing less fun than a person trying to have fun . you know what i mean ? `` get your man `` ? oh . spinelli : no -- um -- no , no , oh , god ! no , it 's not what you think . nadine : i think `` to each his own , `` or `` every pot has a lid , `` as my aunt rayleen use to say . spinelli : shh -- shh -- i 'm actually trying to be quiet about this , so -- nadine : well , why ? there 's no shame in love -- whatever form it takes . spinelli : no , it 's -- huh . it 's not a dating site . it 's an online study for private detecting . nadine : oh . spinelli : i 'm going to be a private investigator . [ scene_break ] sam : i know what that little boy means to you , that you wanted to keep his paternity a secret , and i also know it was a terrible thing to tell carly , but -- elizabeth : but you did it anyway . lucky : let her talk . sam : she pushed me and pushed me , and i -- i did n't want to get sucked in , but you know how relentless carly is . elizabeth : please , you 've been looking for any excuse . sam : any excuse for what ? for lucky to hate me ? to confirm every lousy thing you and carly have ever said about me ? that 's exactly what i did n't want . but she attacked me , she called me every name in the book -- elizabeth : and you 've earned every one . lucky : back up here a second . sam : see , that 's exactly the way carly made me feel -- like her and her little inner circle were so far above me -- and i wanted to make her stop . i wanted to shut her up , so i said it . and i regretted it the second it came out of my mouth , but , what , i ca n't take it back , i 'm sorry . elizabeth : you ca n't take back what you 've done , either . lucky : what do you mean by that ? [ scene_break ] jason : elizabeth lied for lucky to protect him , carly . carly : she lied to protect her lily - white reputation . jason : no , she did it for lucky . he quit taking drugs ; he was staying clean for a kid he thought was his . carly : so she was willing to lie to everyone , including the baby 's father ? jason : what , you think this was easy for elizabeth ? carly : oh , god -- poor , poor elizabeth . jason : you see ? this -- this is exactly why i did n't want you to know . carly : you know what i see ? i see that elizabeth has found a dozen or more ways to manipulate you into giving up your child . she wanted it all , and as far as i 'm concerned , she deserves to lose everything ! [ scene_break ] nadine : `` do you crave adventure ? would you rather be a do than a watcher ? find missing persons and solve -- `` spinelli : okay , okay , look , the first rule about being a private eye is to keep the fact that you are a private eye private . nadine : uh -- you 're -- you 're doing this why ? [ spinelli sighs ] spinelli : my -- my life has become somewhat of a meandering path -- it has no destination or purpose . i 'd like to return to the proverbial fork in the road . nadine : i thought you liked working for jason . spinelli : well , i -- yeah , but the grasshopper can not remain the grasshopper to stone cold 's master forever . i need to -- i need to find my own way , you know , for myself , but also for someone who believed in me more than myself . i 'd like to think that her faith in me was well - founded . nadine : i should 've known this was about a girl . spinelli : not any girl -- wise georgie , who was heinously taken from this world , and as it turns out , from the jackal 's heart . nadine : georgie had a thing for you ? spinelli : uh -- revealed in emails that she did not feel she could send to me . nadine : that 's so sad . spinelli : yeah , and her killer is still at large -- a cowardly fiend who attacks women , stone cold 's sister among them . i -- i do n't know . i just -- i wish to help . nadine : well , most people would say `` leave it to the police , `` but -- spinelli : yeah , but , see , the police do n't know everything . and , see , as a -- as a private investigator , i would not be bound by the same red tape . i -- i can be a rogue . i -- i should probably come up with a gimmick , you know , to attract people to my services . you know , find a -- um -- a persona that sets me apart from the others , makes me different ? nadine : i think you 've already got that part covered . spinelli : huh . nadine : and as far as a way to create a positive buzz , uh , i would think the best thing would be to solve a crime . spinelli : well , i mean , while i would love nothing more than to bring the text - message killer to justice , see , i already have a -- um -- i already have an unofficial case . nadine : which is ? spinelli : epiphany , the silent carrier of loss , came to stone cold and asked him to find out who killed her son . [ scene_break ] epiphany : you act like you 're doing me a favor because you 're doing your jobs , like you want me to pat you on the head or give you a medal ! there are going to be food trays that need to be collected . and i have n't heard you say anything about checking the xs and os . [ alarm ] epiphany : and either mrs. holt 's daughter has taken off the ventilator alarm again , or you have a patient in distress ! monica : they know you 're in pain , and they want to help . you should let them . [ alarm stops ] monica : but if you ever feel that you need to talk to somebody , i sure as hell hope you understand i know what it 's like to lose a child . [ scene_break ] jason : i -- i know you love me , and i know you want to fight for me , but this is n't about me . carly : how can you say that ? you 're a father . i remember how you were when michael was a baby -- how wonderful you were with him , how wonderful he turned out because of you . jason : `` how wonderful michael turned out `` -- come on . carly : he 's going through a rebellious stage right now , you said that yourself . most kids his age -- jason : most kids do n't have bodyguards 24/7 ; they do n't have to deal with their nanny being strangled in their own home ! carly : that had nothing to do with sonny 's business ! jason : even if that turns out to be true , michael deals with violence or the threat of violence every day . carly : i trust you to protect him , i trust you with his life , jason . jason : you ca n't protect him from the life sonny and i chose . that 's what i 've been trying to tell you -- you ca n't protect him from what 's written in the newspapers , carly . it was -- it was different when he was little -- he could n't understand . but now even you can see the effect it 's having on him . carly : michael is not going to turn out like johnny zacchara , and neither is jake , and i know that 's what you 're afraid of . jason : michael wants people to pay for what happened to leticia and emily . carly : do n't you ? does n't everyone ? jason : he does n't just want justice , he wants revenge . carly : he 's a little boy ; he has no idea what he 's saying ! jason : michael wants to be like his father ! carly : he could do a lot worse ! and so could your son . i know the loving and compassionate man that you are , jason . jason : we both know what i do . carly : and the same thing is done in the name of the law . i know you . jason -- jason : i -- i do not want my son to be like me . [ scene_break ] lucky : are you taking a page out of carly 's book -- using sam as a punching bag -- or is there something you really think i should know ? [ phone rings ] lucky : god -- it 's work . i got to go . you come with me , or i think you should leave . elizabeth : no , i 'm not going anywhere . sam and i have a few things to get straight . sam : lucky , it 's fine , it 's fine . you go do what you got to do . we 'll be fine here . i 'm sorry . sam : all right , what now ? you want to have another cat fight like we did at wyndemere ? elizabeth : you give me one good reason why i should n't tell lucky the whole truth about you . elizabeth : carly thinks she practically owns jason . you knew it 'd make her crazy to find out that jake is his son , and that we 've kept it from her . sam : carly will have to get over it . elizabeth : she 's going to make my life a living hell -- and jason 's , too -- but that 's what you wanted , is n't it ? and , unfortunately , jake is the one that 's going to pay for all this . so , really , you 're the one who 's gotten away with murder here . sam : no , really , the truth was going to come out eventually , so -- elizabeth : yeah , when jason and i decided , but you took that choice out of our hands . and what do you have to lose for shooting off your big mouth ? sam : nothing , elizabeth . i have nothing left to lose . elizabeth : you have lucky . but i 'm sure you have a million and one tricks to make him feel sorry for you , to forgive you . unless -- unless he were to find out what a cold - blooded bitch you really are , and that you really do n't give a damn about jake . sam : come on , that is not true . elizabeth : oh , come on , you stood there and watched jake get kidnapped by a mentally unstable woman , and hired two men to threaten us with guns in the park ! sam : you were never in any danger ! elizabeth : you just wanted to be the hero . you wanted to drive home to jason that he 's a danger to his son and that he should n't be around us -- of course , that 's when you were still trying to get back with him . sam : right , he knows all this . it 's all out in the open , so -- elizabeth : and i wonder what 's going to happen when carly goes running to him with all of this . sam : no , look , `` this `` is none of carly 's damn business . elizabeth : oh , i doubt she would see it that way if i told her what you 've done -- to jason 's son . [ scene_break ] carly : you are the best father that that baby could have . jason : i wish that were true . carly : it is true -- i know it , you know it , elizabeth knows it . she 's being so unbelievably selfish by not letting you -- jason : elizabeth did n't talk me into this , okay , we all agreed -- even lucky -- that this is what 's best for jake . carly : i can see how she could convince lucky , but you i do n't understand . jason : you 're just mad i did n't -- i did n't tell you . carly : no , i 'm mad as hell at elizabeth for convincing you and manipulating you into not telling anyone -- that 's what i 'm mad at . jason : and sonny -- sonny knew that you would be like this , too . carly : sonny knows that jake is your son ? so who else knows ? jason : spinelli and lulu , emily even suspected . carly : you could trust them , but you could n't trust me . jason : look how you 're reacting . i did n't want you to come up with some crazy plan and try to find a way to get jake for me . carly : that 's exactly what i 'm going to do . [ scene_break ] lucky : what ? luke : well . i 'd say `` it 's nice to see you , `` but i have a feeling it ai n't . lucky : tracy called ; i thought something happened to you . tracy : something is going to happen if we do n't stop him . i want you to arrest him . luke : she 's crazy . tracy : you smuggled contraband tobacco into this hospital and endangered the lives of nonsmokers . luke : she ca n't do this . lucky : she can if she produces evidence . tracy : i intend to . luke : are you going to let it go that far , officer spencer ? [ scene_break ] ric : you 're joking ? skye : no . actually , it 's probably the cleanest thing i 've ever done . ric : we have n't even discussed a price yet . skye : there is none , ric . lorenzo 's money he left me is enough for 10 lifetimes . i know what goes on down at those piers , and believe me , i do n't want any money with blood on it , i do n't want that kind of thing following me . ric : you 're just giving me the piers ? skye : yes -- as a parting gift . i 'm leaving port charles . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] [ mouths words ] man : i can show you some real moves . diane : oh , a beer . yes , well , i bet you could . we 're just going to borrow your friend 's phone and be on our way . man : big dave look like he just warming up . diane : hmm . oh -- man : what you got in there -- gold ? diane : close -- high fashion . man : oh , you mean couture ? diane : you know that word ? man : had a girlfriend , that 's all she could talk about . diane : oh . man : fashion , fashion , fashion . me -- i just liked seeing her with her clothes off . how about you ? you shy around mirrors ? diane : i do my share of primping . man : i got a nice mirror myself . diane : oh ? man : i put it right up on the ceiling over my bed . dave : you girls off to a prom or something ? alexis : we 're going to an awards ceremony -- litigator of the year . dave : say what ? alexis : litigator -- we 're lawyers ! [ bar quiets ] [ scene_break ] cassius : uh -- nurse j , um , this package came for you . epiphany : i 'll get to it . cassius : okay . epiphany : it 's -- uh -- it 's stanford 's things . his personal effects . the police said they would mail it to me . i can fill thousands of boxes with the memories i have of that boy . i know what to do with his things . i just wish someone would tell me what to do with the memories . [ scene_break ] tracy : of course lucky will arrest you -- if that 's what it takes to keep you from killing yourself . luke : okay . i 'll be a good little , pathetic patient . your work is done here , officer turncoat . lucky : give me a minute with him , please . tracy : oh . [ tracy sighs ] [ lucky sighs ] lucky : you 've cheated death how many times ? luke : more than you can count . lucky , i just -- the last time i see death 's face , i want it to be in a blaze of glory . lucky : well , then why not wait until no one can stop you -- when the doctors say that you 're stronger and say you 're ready to be released ? luke : because , cowboy , more people die in hospital beds than anywhere else , that 's a fact . lucky : i do n't know what to tell you anymore , except that there 's a lot of people who love you and want to see you around . luke : i know . i did n't expect you to understand . lucky : do n't give tracy any more ammunition . luke : i wo n't . i will be the drooling , doddering old man who sips his soup through a straw and watches life go by on the tv screen instead of living it . tracy : lucky ? luke : you win -- again . i just hope i live long enough to see you in this position . and remember , when you were comatose and vegetating , i gave you the dignity of unplugging the machines . [ scene_break ] sam : i may have already lost lucky over this , and if you tell him -- yeah , i will . elizabeth : and if i do n't , i 'll be letting him live a lie . sam : do you know i hate what i did even more than you do ? elizabeth : i doubt that . sam : you doubt that ? do you understand , do you have any idea how twisted up i was about jason , about that baby ? elizabeth : are you trying to make me feel sorry for you ? sam : no , i 'm trying to make you understand , even if jason wo n't . elizabeth : no , he understood . that 's one of the reasons why he did n't want the truth to come out . because even though the two of you were n't together , he did n't want to see you hurt . sam : right , just like you did n't want to see lucky hurt . elizabeth : yes . sam : okay . well , you 'd be hurting him if you told him all the terrible things that i 've done . elizabeth : oh , please . i see where this is going . sam : i know you probably do n't want to hear this -- i mean , i would n't -- but lucky is actually really happy with me . and -- and i think that how this whole lie got started was to protect him so he did n't -- he did n't go back to drinking and drugs again . how much do you think he can take before he starts using again ? elizabeth : my god . you 'd say anything to get me to keep my mouth shut . [ sam sighs ] [ scene_break ] ric : you 're taking -- you 're just taking a little extended leave until this -- the dust settles ? skye : no . i 'm leaving . it 's time . ric : what about your family ? skye : oh , please , ric . the quartermaines are not my family -- a point tracy continually reminds of now that alan is gone . i -- i really do n't want lila rae to grow up as an outsider , you know ? i know what that 's like . ric : you 're going to get bored . skye : uh - huh . sure , eventually , but , you know , right now it 's -- it 's all i really need , it 's what i want . but you -- look at you with all that power , all that temptation . you can either use it against sonny or your father , or you can use it for you and your daughter . ric : do you realize what you 're giving me ? skye : damnation ? salvation ? really , it 's up to you . ric : i do n't know what to say . skye : i 'd say thank me , but there might come a time when you regret that . who knows , ric ? another time , another place , who knows what might 've been ? but this is now . i may get a chance to see you again , but in case i do n't [ scene_break ] [ rock music plays ] alexis : what -- what 'd i say ? dave : a dirty , six - letter word . man : `` lawyer `` ! the kids , the house -- that was bad enough . my ex wound up with my boat because of her damn lawyer . alexis : you should 've had your own attorney . man : i did . i was spending four months in county because the bastard forgot to file some motion . dave : bet he charged you double for that . man : and he sued me to get the money . diane : what -- well , naturally , there are incompetent lawyers -- just as there are incompetent plumbers . alexis : yes . man : hey , dave ? she 's comparing you to a lawyer . diane : no , no ! no , i -- i was n't talking about you or any plumber in particular ! bartender : you know , that 's an insult to any man working a hard day 's work for a hard day 's pay . man : what do you have when a lawyer is buried up to her neck in sand ? bartender : not enough sand . [ laughter ] [ diane chuckles ] bartender : why is a lawyer like a bait shop ? dave : because of all the leaches , night crawlers , and maggots . [ lamp breaks ] diane : next one takes out an eye -- or something else you might consider more useful . [ rock music plays ] diane : i 've killed a man before , i 'll do it again . now , my friend and i -- behind me -- my friend and i are just going to back out of this bar real slow , and no one 's going to do anything . get the door . diane : now ! alexis : you incited a mob ! diane : i saved us ! alexis : you were very convincing -- i actually believed you when you said that you really killed someone . diane : that was the truth . i have killed someone . [ scene_break ] spinelli : i -- i got your message . if i have not said so , i am greatly sorry for the loss of your son . epiphany : i still do n't get it . i thought that you two did not like each other much . spinelli : we were cyber - rivals . epiphany : well , what about in the real damn world ? spinelli : uh -- huh -- a begrudging respect . um -- but the cyber - world and this one have lost a good person . is he to be buried here ? epiphany : stanford wanted to be cremated . he -- uh -- he thought that humans took up too much space while they where alive , and he did n't want to waste space when he was dead . i 'll scatter his ashes when they send them to me . in the meantime -- [ epiphany sighs ] epiphany : here . for you and jason . i want you two to be the first ones to take a look at his personal effects . spinelli : for clues . um -- what about the police ? epiphany : hmm . stanford would never forgive me for handing them over to the establishment like that . i want you and jason to do right by my boy . spinelli : we will do more than that . i give you my solemn vow , we shall find out who ended his life . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i guess i should n't be surprised that you 'd try to turn this around and lay a guilt trip on me after everything you 've done . sam : no , i 'm trying to keep lucky from being hurt . elizabeth : well , then maybe i would be doing him a favor by telling him the truth -- letting him see what kind of woman he 's gotten himself involved with . sam : is n't it enough that i 'm going to pay ? elizabeth : oh , but you have n't . sam : oh , i have n't ? i pay every single time i see that little boy . i pay every time i see jason . i have to live with what i 've done for the rest of my life . and even if you never tell anybody , people take their cue from -- from you and jason and sonny , and i will be treated like the garbage of this town . is n't that enough ? elizabeth : i do n't know . sam : what are you going to do ? elizabeth : i 'm going to go home and love my children . and maybe i wo n't have to do anything to you at all . maybe i 'll just let carly do it for me . [ scene_break ] jason : i want you to leave this alone , carly . jake is where he belongs . carly : he belongs with you . i can see the pain in your eyes , you ca n't lie to me anymore , jason . jason : i was protecting my son . do you want me to apologize -- carly : no , no , i do n't . it hurts , but i know why you did it . jason : this -- this was my choice , it was not elizabeth . do not blame her . carly : i 'm going to straighten it out . jason : no , you 're not -- carly . carly : do n't worry , okay ? jason : carly ! [ door closes ] [ next_on ] logan : where 's lulu ? lulu : why do you have me locked up in here ? jerry : where is it ? you know what to do . carly : what 's best for jason is being with his son . sonny : you 're telling me you ca n't claim your son because of me ?	spinelli decides to pursue a career as a pi . epiphany turns her son 's effects over to him and jason to use to find clues . jason tries to calm carly down , but everything he says riles her more . elizabeth confronts sam and threatens to tell lucky exactly how evil she is . following luke 's failed escape attempt , tracy threatens him with arrest . skye decides to give ric the piers and leave town . diane and alexis walk into a hillbilly bar and barely escape with their honor or lives intact .
bobbie : anybody home ? michael : hey , grandma . thanks for stopping by . bobbie : hey , i just ran into ned on the way in , and he told me that he was able to get in touch with jenny eckert -- well , jenny hornsby now -- on your behalf . michael : yeah , um -- yeah . have a seat . bobbie : thanks . michael : we 're still not exactly sure who the real property owner is . apparently , jenny was bill 's executor , and most of the estate was passed down to his son , sly , but neither of them know anything about the house on elm street . bobbie : that 's odd . michael : yeah . well , the good news is sly gave me permission to , uh , inspect the property so i can see if it 's a suitable location for the aj quartermaine clinic . bobbie : sounds like you 're making progress . michael : yeah . that 's -- that 's why i wanted to talk to you . i mean , i know you have , uh , mixed feelings about the place , and , um , i would never step foot inside of there if it did n't sit well with you . bobbie : if you can find a way to use my childhood home to revitalize the waterfront , more power to you . okay ? you will get no pushback from me . michael : all right . well , thank you . bobbie : but i ca n't say the same for luke . [ cell phone rings ] fluke : yeah . hello . helena : well , i was beginning to think that you were avoiding me . fluke : it could n't be helped . i 've been dealing with the julian jerome situation . sonny : you did n't kill anthony zacchara any more than i did . that was all johnny . but you 're so happy to take the blame , are n't you ? julian : happy ? sonny : yeah , happy . julian : do i -- do i look happy ? you know what ? just leave this alone for your own sake , corinthos . god . sonny : wh - what are you talking about ? whoever forced you to make that confession could do it to me , right ? julian : [ chuckles ] i 'm telling you -- they can do much worse to you . sonny : i 'll take my chances . okay , if it was n't ava , johnny , or faison that put you up to this ... julian : [ sighs ] sonny : ... who the hell did ? fluke : we 'll meet up once i get this julian jerome situation handled . i ca n't run the risk that he might spill everything he knows . helena : well , i 'm disappointed , but i understand . by the way , i 've been very busy with a problem of my own -- samantha morgan . sam : dr. obrecht ? can i talk to you for a moment ? dr. obrecht : if you 're looking for your dr. feelgood , he 's in surgery . sam : feelgood ? what ? dr. obrecht : do n't play der dummkopf with me . it 's all over the hospital . you and patrick drake were spotted in a tawdry embrace celebrating the new year . sam : [ chuckles ] yeah , it -- it was new year 's , and i do not owe you an explanation . dr. obrecht : it 's of no concern to me . do what you will . just be sure to do it when dr. drake is off the clock and off hospital grounds . sam : mm - hmm . dr. obrecht : general hospital is n't seattle grace , thank gott . sam : uh , not that i need your permission , but i was n't here to talk about ... patrick . dr. obrecht : what , then ? sam : [ sighs ] dr. obrecht : is young daniel unwell ? more cancer ? sam : no , no . no , danny 's fine , thank god . i wanted to talk to you about jake doe . carly : how can you not know if you broke faison out of police custody ? you either did or you did n't . it 's really that simple . jason : yeah , it should be that simple . truth is i do n't know what i 've done or have n't done . i do n't know what i 'm capable of . julian : you know , answering you -- [ chuckles ] it 's just gon na get me killed . sonny : only if somebody knows we talked . julian : and i - i 'm supposed to trust you not to let that happen ? what do you think has changed between us ? you think just because we 're locked up in here , all of a sudden , we 're best friends ? come on . sonny : i think you 're alone . is that true ? huh ? nobody is watching your back in here . nobody 's working for you on the outside . faison has cut you lose , ava 's fending for herself , and johnny has co - opted your organization . and then there 's your -- your girlfriend , alexis , who 's neutered you like a dog . am i all you got ? julian : [ sighs ] sonny : seriously . julian : i do n't need you . okay ? what i need to do is keep my mouth shut . that keeps me and my family alive . sonny : okay , okay . gino : jerome . a word . sonny : you -- you were saying ? michael : you think that luke might try and stop elq from building the clinic on the site of your childhood home ? bobbie : well , luke does n't own the property , so he does n't really get a choice . michael : still , i would n't want to offend him . he 's still a well - known figure in this town , and one that 's not known to stay under the radar . it would be a dicey start for the clinic if luke spencer was publicly opposed . bobbie : actually , he could go either way , you know ? he 's ... luke is very sensitive to our youth , and there are n't a lot of [ clears throat ] rosy memories to choose from . michael : um ... you said that he was n't happy when the topic of bill eckert came up before . look , i do n't -- i do n't want to dredge up any bad memories for either of you . bobbie : thank you , michael . but ultimately , i think your clinic project might put all of that to rest . why do n't you just keep luke out of it for now ? just go check out the site , see if it suits your needs , and if you decide you want to move forward , you and i can work together to get luke 's blessing . michael : i was actually hoping to stop by there today . um ... this might be a long shot , but i was hoping that you might have a key to the place . otherwise , i 'd have to go to a locksmith , and things can get ... complicated . bobbie : as it happens , i do , i do . [ laughs ] actually , i ca n't believe i kept this thing . i - i dug it out of storage last night . you just got to keep your fingers crossed that bill never changed the locks . michael : well , you know what ? it 's worth a shot . [ sighs ] you want to come along ? bobbie : oh . i do n't know . it 's been forever since i 've seen that place . michael : well ... let 's make it a date . fluke : how could a lesser cassadine like samantha morgan worry you ? helena : that girl is just as troublesome as her mother . she washed up here at wyndemere earlier today , demanding , begging for an audience with nikolas . well , i just happened to overhear when she laid out her suspicions about faison 's escape . fluke : what could her pea brain come up with ? helena : she is on the trail of our soldier boy . fluke : how ? helena : it 's completely irrational . look , she does n't have a single piece of evidence . but she seems quite determined . fluke : you ca n't let her get any further with this . soldier boy 's too valuable to us . look what he did for faison . helena : worry not , my dear . i 'll handle little miss samantha morgan . [ footsteps ] sam : i 'm not gon na take up too much of your time . i just have a few questions about jake . dr. obrecht : delicate nurse webber 's favorite roadkill ? sam : yes , that 's the guy . dr. obrecht : then we have nothing to talk about . doctor / patient confidentiality prevents me from disclosing any details about his care . sam : uh , yeah . i - i understand that , but i was hoping that -- dr. obrecht : although it is no secret that mr. doe 's a sponge on society , having availed himself of weeks of top - notch care only to skip out on his bill . sam : [ chuckles ] look , i - i 'm sure the hospital can afford it . after all , you did dump in millions to assure your chief - of - staff position here at gh . dr. obrecht : i advise you to watch your tone . after all , you came here seeking my help , did you not ? sam : look , i do n't want to discuss what the hospital did for jake . i want to talk to you about what jake did to me . carly : okay , you 're saying that you do n't know if you got a gun , put on a mask , drove your car to the police station , took sam morgan hostage , shot a cop , and then helped faison escape ? you do n't know ? jason : i 'm saying that maybe i did all that and i do n't remember doing it . carly : let 's start with what you do know , all right ? carly : let 's start with what you do know , all right ? with what you 're certain of . and -- and we 'll figure the rest out together . jason : when sam first accused me of being a gunman , i - i dismissed it . i just thought that she was ... upset and she needed somebody to blame and she was just projecting onto me for whatever reason . carly : okay , well , that makes sense . jason : so i went to the pcpd . i thought sam was going to accuse me and they would open an investigation . so i just wanted to be as cooperative as possible . i figured that was the only way that i could exonerate myself . carly : all right . not a big fan of the police , but that seems logical . jason : so when i 'm there , i run into her , and we 're in the main hallway , the exact place where she was abducted . carly : okay , how do you know that ? jason : um , sam gained access to the police security footage . she 's got some hacker friend . his name is ... carly : spinelli . yeah . jason : spinelli . thank you . that 's him . anyway , i had seen the footage . she showed me the footage , so i knew what happened to her . and ... [ chuckles ] well , i knew what happened to her before she decided that i was the gunman . and there we are , standing there in the same place where she was taken , and it -- and it -- and she accuses me , and we just start arguing . and then she leaves , and i do n't know what happened . i just had -- it felt like a flash . this image comes into my head . carly : what kind of image ? jason : of me grabbing sam from behind , just like she said . i do n't know . it happened so fast . the image was just there , and then it was gone . carly : and you do n't remember anything else ? jason : oh , no . i remember plenty . i remember my entire day . i remember being out at the time of the breakout . i was looking for a job . i can account for my entire day . but that 's why this -- this image ca n't be real . i mean , i could n't have kidnapped sam . i - i could n't be in two places at once , right ? carly : no , you ca n't . jason : so that 's how i explained it to myself . i explained it away . i - i said that sam was just -- i do n't know . maybe she put that thought in my head . i do n't know . maybe it 's the power of suggestion . maybe -- i do n't know . carly : okay , so ... why is it still an issue ? jason : because it happened again , just now with you , when we were looking at that paper . carly : you saw more of these images ? jason : now i 'm starting to wonder if they 're actually memories . dr. obrecht : you think that jake doe is the party responsible for saving cesar ? sam : you call it `` saving . `` i call it unleashing a rabid dog . dr. obrecht : watch what you say about cesar . sam : okay , well , why do n't we look at jake as the guy who -- who shot your son ? dr. obrecht : fascinating . and not entirely implausible . sam : okay . okay , so you think it 's true ? dr. obrecht : i always thought there was more to that man than meets the eye . sam : like what ? dr. obrecht : for instance , why has no one ever seen mr. doe and batman together in the same place at the same time ? or spider - man , for that matter ? sam : stop , stop . dr. obrecht : he could be any one of a number of avengers . sam : will you get this out of your system already , please ? dr. obrecht : the notion is preposterous . the man in question was nearly a smear of dna on route 31 not long ago . and you claim that he stormed the police station a few days after he left the hospital ? sam : well , you were on his medical team . you tell me . dr. obrecht : [ chuckles ] we 've already discussed doctor / patient confidentiality . i have nothing to say on the matter . sam : okay . all right . fine . let 's change the subject , then . uh , let 's -- let 's change the subject to the fact that you came face to face with jake on the docks when he delivered faison to helena cassadine . fluke : what have you got planned for samantha ? helena : well , i have to go . uh , ta - ta . nikolas : do n't stop on my account . who 's this ? who were you talking to ? fluke : you better not mess this up for me , helena . things are finally falling into place . michael : grandma , you okay ? bobbie : yeah . i 'm okay . i 'm just -- i 'm sorry . it 's just been a while since i 've been on this block of elm street , and ... [ sighs ] since i do n't even remember when . the house next door is where the middletons lived . or , heck , they still might . and that tree . [ sighs ] i ca n't believe it 's still here . i 'd forgotten that tree ever even existed . luke used to climb that tree . [ chuckles ] i 'd try to follow him up . michael : well , it looks kind of tricky . bobbie : yeah , i was too little to , uh -- to be able to make it on my own , so i 'd reach out for luke and he 'd take my hand and he 'd pull me up into the branches . michael : well , that sounds like a good memory . bobbie : yeah , there were a few . michael : you want to hang out here and spend some time with your old friend the tree , and i can take a look around inside ? bobbie : [ chuckles ] no . i 'm fine . let 's go inside and see what 's in store . michael : okay . sonny : frick and frack . gino : your mouth healed real good . just in time to get more mangled . sonny : you want some ? come on . let 's go . gino : patience . it 's jerome 's turn . julian : and you are ... ? sonny : fojs . friends of johnny . gino : our boy made a special call . he wants us to finish was carlos rivera started . julian : okay , so you guys think you can come after me with all these guards around ? gino : look around . they 're on a paid break . julian : hmm . [ chuckles ] you 're gon na need more than two guys , i 'm telling you right now . gino : ask your friend . i do n't think he thinks so . take a walk , corinthos . unless you want to get blood on your clean clothes . sonny : yeah , i think he 's right . i do n't want to do that . so , you do n't need me anyway , right ? ciao . have a nice life . [ chuckles ] julian : now , hold on a second here . this is gon na end badly for you . i 'm just warning you , okay ? 'cause zacchara -- he 's not gon na last on the outside . he 's gon na be back in here , i 'm gon na be back on top , and then you clowns are gon na be working for me , so ... okay ? gino : [ chuckles ] yeah . so when that day comes , you 'll be dead . do him . sonny : clean clothes are overrated . dr. obrecht : i do n't know what you mean . sam : okay , well , then i 'll put it terms that you might understand . your baby daddy and your daughter skipped town and got on a boat arranged by your former boss , helena cassadine . she was spotted on the docks prior to their departure with you . dr. obrecht : [ chuckles ] preposterous . where are you getting this drivel ? sam : eyewitness . dr. obrecht : who ? i demand a name . i wo n't be slandered by an unidentified party . sam : spencer cassadine . dr. obrecht : [ laughs ] that boy tells more tales than the brothers grimm . now , if you 'll excuse me , i have a hospital to run . sam : fine . you do n't want to talk to me . i will tell my story to anna devane . helena : i do n't tolerate rudeness from that precocious little son of yours . now , what makes you think i will take abuse from you ? nikolas : the fact that i 'm not afraid of you . helena : oh , my darling , my affection for you goes only so far . nikolas : grandmother , if you have an issue with the way i run things around here , you 're welcome to move out . it is my home . helena : for now . but your little fiefdom can crumble to dust just like that . nikolas : i asked you a question . who was on the phone ? helena : i was speaking to a friend . nikolas : [ laughs ] you do n't have friends . you have bootlickers . helena : well , you do n't know who this was . just let it go . nikolas : you were talking about my cousin sam . helena : that ill - bred little bastard ? she 's not true family . nikolas , do n't worry yourself over her fate . she 's a waste of your time . nikolas : she 's family to me , and do n't forget that . i wo n't let you hurt her . helena : well , if you care so much , you should convince samantha not to involve herself in other people 's affairs . nikolas : is that what 's got you so nervous ? you do n't want sam asking questions about the gunman you sent to free faison . jason : i feel like i ca n't tell the difference between what 's real and what 's not . carly : okay , where are you ? jason : i do n't mean like that . i 'm not crazy . carly : right now , where are you ? jason : i 'm at the metro court . carly : who are you talking to ? jason : i 'm talking to you , carly . carly : okay . tell me something about yourself you know to be true . jason : i do n't know my own damn name . carly : something else . jason : i just learned how to mix a martini . carly : okay , i promise you -- all of that is real . jason : well ... what if the memory of me kidnapping sam is real ? what if i 've committed other crimes , i just do n't know it ? carly : you do n't have enough information to make that leap , jake , and neither does sam . jason : yeah . carly : seriously , have either of you come up with a good reason to why you would help faison escape ? jason : no , i have not . carly : no , you have n't . you know why ? because there is n't any . sam does n't have any evidence , and -- and you only have these images to go on . i think you were right the first time . i think sam has planted these accusations in your head . and -- and let 's not forget that you had a brain injury . jason : you know , i wake up every morning and i open my eyes and i ask myself , `` who am i ? where did i come from ? do i have somebody waiting for me ? `` i never get an answer . never . so i have n't forgotten that i have a brain injury , even if i have forgotten every other damn thing in my life . carly : i 'm sorry . jason : it 's not -- i 'm sorry . okay ? it 's just -- do n't pity me . you 've been great . you 've given me a lot . you 've been amazing , but i will walk out of here . you 'll never see me again . do n't pity me . carly : i meant i 'm sorry that i did n't look close enough to see how hard this was for you . jason : i just want to figure it out . you know ? i want to know that i did n't grab sam and i did n't shoot that cop . i want to know that these are things that i can not do , that i am not capable of doing . carly : okay . all right , then let 's find other reasons for these images . i mean , could it possibly be the result of an suv . to the head ? jason : dr. drake said something similar . carly : you told patrick ? he 's dating sam . jason : i know he 's dating sam . i did n't give him specifics , just broad strokes . he suggested i see a psychiatrist , some guy named , um ... kevin collins . carly : i know kevin . you know , that 's not bad advice . i think you should take it . jason : [ chuckles ] michael : so , this is where it all went down , huh ? the place where you and luke grew up . bobbie : yeah . well , you know , for a while . i mean , it was our first home . luke and i were children when we lived here . michael : [ chuckles ] i can not picture luke as a kid . he 's always been this larger - than - life figure . bobbie : [ chuckles ] yeah , well , as my big brother , he was larger than life to me , too , back then . so i understand what you mean . picturing luke running around , playing , doing chores -- that 's tough even for me , and i was there . michael : chores ? see , that 's what i 'm talking about . i ca n't imagine luke answering to anyone , let alone his own parents . bobbie : yeah , well , luke chafed under authority even then . he was never one to be tied down . [ footsteps approaching ] fluke : ugh . god . it still smells like an abattoir in here . helena : i have no interest in natasha 's brat . nikolas : save it , grandmother . you were listening in on my conversation with sam . you probably had your ear pinned to the door as soon as you saw the launch , did n't you ? as you heard , sam is trying to find out who held her hostage and helped free faison . helena : how samantha chooses to waste her time is of no concern to me . nikolas : oh , no ? because i told sam what spencer saw . you were on the docks with dr. obrecht and britt at the time of the jailbreak . and you obviously , as much as it pains me to say this , masterminded faison 's escape . the man who held a gun on sam was doing your bidding . helena : and if he was ? nikolas : if he was , sam could have been killed ! nathan west nearly was . they 're both cassadines . what happened to family loyalty , grandmother ? helena : samantha is no true cassadine by any stretch of the imagination . nikolas : what about nathan ? he 's victor 's son . helena : do n't tell me that you bought into that nonsense of liesl obrecht 's . nikolas , she was lying through her teeth . sam : anna devane has been trying to nail you for years . and it looks like i 'm finally in the position to provide her with just the charges she 's been waiting for -- aiding and abetting two international criminals . all i have to do is make one phone call . dr. obrecht : every time that scarecrow tries to take me down , i come out smelling like a rose . you have nothing on me . sam : okay , then . looks like i 'll be seeing you soon . dr. obrecht : halt . in the interest of peace between us , and with your promise to be discreet where the police are concerned ... i will agree to speculate on the nature of cesar 's escape and who made it happen . carly : you know , i 've known dr. collins a long time , and i think if there 's anyone who can get to the bottom of these images , it 's him . jason : [ sighs ] i do n't know . something about seeing a shrink just seems ... wrong . carly : yeah . would you rather wonder if you 're a masked gunman ? jason : no , you 're right . i need to know , one way or the other . carly : good . i 'm gon na call him and make you an appointment , and then you wo n't have to torture yourself , okay ? jason : what if i find out that i am who sam thinks ? carly : you wo n't . it 's not in you . jason : how do you know ? you do n't know anything about me . i do n't know anything about me . carly : let me tell you about my friend jake . he 'd rather work than take charity . he hates to be pitied . he 's an amazing listener . his mixology skills -- they 're a bit shaky , but if some guy shows up mouthing off , he 'll slam that guy 's head into the table like that . oh , and if new year 's eve has anything to -- to do with it , my friend jake -- he 's an amazing kisser . jason : how do you -- how do you know ? how can you be sure ? carly : oh , about the kissing ? from experience . the rest ? i trust my instincts . you should trust my instincts , too . jason : are n't you afraid of me ? carly : no , not at all . i save my fear for the people who deserve it . nikolas : so , you were aware that obrecht was falsely claiming her son was a cassadine , and it did n't occur to you to ask why ? have you suffered yet another blow to your head ? helena : let 's consider it a courtesy to liesl . she has reasons for letting her son think that he 's a cassadine , and i 'm sure they 're good ones . nikolas : i suppose there is honor among thieves and killers , but that is irrelevant . whether or not sam and nathan are family , they almost died on your orders . helena : i ordered no such thing . i do n't micromanage my underlings . how they achieve their goals is up to them . nikolas : so you admit that all of this has been done on your behalf ? you freed faison . helena : of course , i did . no , i owed him . nikolas , he had done me a great service . nikolas : what are you talking about ? what service ? luke : [ yells indistinctly ] fluke : ah , shut up . i 'm in no mood for your incomprehensible babble . you 've got it good -- this cozy little room . sure it stinks , but at least it 's peaceful . i got [ sighs ] tracy braying at me all day long , i got traitors at every turn , i got idiots working for me , and i got you to nurse . and now i got half the population of this miserable town wanting to reminisce . everybody wants to talk about luke spencer 's past . and all because of that big - mouth bobbie . bobbie : this is the chair where my dad used to sit . and he would unwind with a beer , and luke taught me early on -- give him his space . [ voice breaking ] and this -- oh ! mama 's rocking chair . my mother used to sit in this chair and shoot the breeze with mrs. middleton , and she 'd -- she 'd cut down dresses for me . michael : cut down ? bobbie : she 'd alter all of the hand - me - downs so that they would fit me . michael : i bet you loved wearing your mother 's clothes . bobbie : oh , those clothes did n't belong to my mother . they belonged to someone else . michael : who ? bobbie : my sister . julian : decided to come back , huh ? sonny : do n't make me regret it . get ready . gino : you should have stayed out of this corinthos . sonny : okay , i should have done a lot of things differently . now it 's your turn to walk , you understand me ? gino : okay . [ whistles ] [ cell phone ringing ] gino : it 's johnny . he 's probably wondering if the deed is done . you two -- kill them . [ ringing continues ] julian : even ? sonny : i would n't have been at risk if i did n't come to your rescue , tough guy . so technically , you still owe me . sam : you 're admitting you were there when faison got away . you know it was jake that made it happen . dr. obrecht : i admit nothing . all i 'm saying is that if i 'd been on hand when cesar was delivered to the docks , i would not have seen the man who brought him there because , like any good operative , he concealed his identity . anyone working for helena would know better than to unmask himself before a stranger like me . if you repeat this conversation to the commissioner or her minions , i will deny it took place . [ elevator dings ] dr. obrecht : guten tag . nikolas : what did you owe faison ? was he impersonating luke on your request ? helena : you were never quite so curious about my dealings before . nikolas : i was never quite so afraid for the people you might hurt . helena : then why not alert samantha to my presence ? is your concern for your fellow man being edged out because you want to hold on to all of this to ensure that your son is provided for ? nikolas : i can bring you down at any time . helena : if you do , you and spencer will lose everything . now , be warned -- the job market for dilettante princes is tight these days . nikolas , just play ball , and your son will survive . he wo n't suffer . in fact , he will be far , far richer . nikolas : what are you talking about ? helena : our expanding . take it . have a glance at it , if you wish . and then finally tell me that you are ready to take up the mantle to which you were born . michael : wait , you have a sister ? i thought it was just , uh , you and luke . bobbie : yeah , most people do . we do n't talk about her much . her name was patricia . michael : well , i do n't want to pry . i just -- i feel like i 've been putting you through the wringer today . bobbie : no , honey . it 's okay . i mean , it 's not like it 's a secret . michael : well , i have n't heard about her until , well , right now . bobbie : well , patricia is a subject that luke and i do n't talk about much . and most people do n't know to bring it up . michael : do you mind if i ask why not ? what happened to her ? luke : [ yells indistinctly ] fluke : i 'm sorry . did you say something ? maybe about that blabbermouth sister of yours ? god , she 's such a bloody bore . `` grandkids this , scotty baldwin that . `` she just does n't stop . oh , well . the truth is i 'd rather listen to her talk about her milquetoast life than have her wax nostalgic about the past . the other day , she could not stop talking about bill eckert . how much he and luke could have been twins except for the fact that luke is such a nice guy and bill was such a bastard . she went on and on and on . bitch does n't know what she 's talking about . she just yaps and yaps and yaps . [ sighs ] but you know what ? i know one sure way to teach her to keep her mouth shut . bobbie : what was that ? fluke : mm , mm , mm . that felt so good . mm . it 's gon na feel even better when i use this to crack barbara jean 's head open . [ chuckles ] sam : carly . jason : i 've got a doctor 's appointment , so please excuse me . sam : wow , carly . your taste in men never ceases to astonish me . carly : if you want to talk to me about franco , let me have it . he is a sadistic freak . i deserve all the hell i 'm going through because i ever went near him . and i am so , so sorry i ever defended him . sam : no . for the record , no one deserves franco , but i was talking about jake and you know it . there is a lot more to him than meets the eye , and none of it is any good . carly : well , you can stop right there about jake . i know what you 're accusing him of , and it 's crap . sam : well , i do n't agree . carly : [ sighs ] sam : jake shot a cop . and then he set faison free . jason 's killer is on the loose because of him . carly : based on what information ? you have no evidence , sam ! none . you ca n't even tell me why jake would do something so heinous . sam : i do n't know . maybe helena put him up to it . jason : hey , dr. collins . thank you for seeing me on such short notice . uh -- nikolas : elq ? fluke : i 've always been really good with this thing , you know ? but i 'm overdue for some batting practice . such a shame that corinthos and jerome are stuck in pentonville for the rest of their unnatural lives . i would love to crack their skulls wide open . boom ! zzzzz ! kch ! guard : two inmates are dead , one 's in the infirmary with a cracked skull , and you two -- you did n't see anything ? sonny : n - no . not any more than you did . julian : yeah , no , we were just standing here , minding our own business , and then these guys -- uh , they just started killing each other . sonny : yeah , we did n't want to get dragged into it , so we kept our distance . guard : yeah , yeah . and the blood ? sonny : the what ? guard : where 's that from ? sonny : the blood ? guard : yeah . sonny : i cut myself shaving . probably went -- came on my hands . julian : you know , what 's -- what 's weird is that there was no guards in the yard when this whole thing went down . sonny : nothing . julian : i mean , they must have been on a shift change or something . sonny : right . julian : 'cause this -- man . guard : get out of here . now . julian : hey . listen , um ... thanks for stepping in back there . sonny : okay , let 's not get weepy , all right ? 'cause , look , zacchara is after us both now . so that makes us an ally for now . julian : well , then , as a temporary ally ... sonny : uh - huh . julian : ... you need to know that zacchara 's just gon na send more men into here . sonny : i do n't care . shawn and duke will take him out . julian : okay . sonny : okay . julian : well , then you can wipe him off the face of the planet . it 's not gon na matter . he 's nothing . i 'm telling you -- he 's just a figurehead . sonny : what are you saying ? julian : look , zacchara -- he 's -- he 's not the guy who wants you dead . that 's what i 'm saying . sonny : if -- if -- okay . here 's what i 'm saying -- if you got a name , you need to spit it out . julian : i -- [ sighs ] i ca n't give you a name . i do n't know his name . all i can tell you is that he has luke spencer 's face . fluke : bam ! oh , it 's such a shame . i get so few chances to exorcise my demons . so , what do you say , puke ? how about i take a few practice swings at your head before i bash bobbie 's brains in ? huh ? bobbie : did you hear that crash ? michael : yeah , it sounded like it came from there . bobbie : that 's the door to the basement . michael : all right . i 'm gon na go see what that is . just get ready to call the cops just in case . bobbie : just in case what ? michael : just in case whatever that is has two legs and does n't like visitors , okay ? just -- i 'll check it out . it 's okay . [ next_on ] nathan : ( to maxie ) we got ta hurry . i only have an hour . carly : ( to sam ) helena cassadine ? what the hell does she have to do with this ? helena : ( to jason ) it 's always a pleasure to see you . sonny : ( to julian ) what the hell you talkin ' about ? lulu : ( to tracy ) what did aunt bobbie do ? bobbie : ( to michael ) when you hear a creepy noise , you do n't check it out ! fluke : ( holding a baseball bat to luke 's head , ready to swing ) 1 .... 2 .... 3 !	in wyndemere , nikolas hears helena talking on the phone with fluke about handling sam . he asks her if she is nervous because sam is asking questions about the gunman that helena sent to the docks to save faison . she says she has no interest in sam . she confirms nikolas ' suspicion that she masterminded faison 's escape and says she owed faison for a service he did for her . nikolas figures out that faison impersonated luke at helena 's request . helena tells nikolas that she can take away everything that he has or he can take his rightful place in the cassadine empire . she gives him a file to look over , containing her plans to take over elq .
dillon : do i smell , or is that just the fumes from the bus ? kiki : [ sniffing ] think it might be both . dillon : all that waiting at the detroit station only to catch a bus right back to port charles . kiki : yeah , i am so over eating out of vending machines . dillon : yeah . i feel like my stomach is corroding inside . [ chuckles ] kiki : hey , at least we made it home , finally . dillon : we should celebrate , right ? i mean , hot showers , comfy beds . we could celebrate like we did on new year 's eve . kiki : ooh , my breath -- ugh . [ chuckles ] i just want to brush my teeth for like an hour . dillon : i will brave it if you will . kiki : i do n't even know if we 're home alone . [ chuckles ] uh , franco , are you home ? [ scene_break ] franco : you know i 'm doing my own little investigation into tom baker 's death , and where better to start the investigation than where the guy actually died ? scott : yeah , well , why do n't you , uh , just leave it to the professionals ? franco : the police ? scott : yeah . franco : are you delusional ? any time there 's a crime in port charles , i 'm the top of the suspect list . scott : yeah well , you know , far be it from me to question ... franco : and i get it -- because of my past . and plenty of people did see me attack tom baker at gh . scott : yeah . you do have a good motive , dating all the way back to when this baker character raped elizabeth . franco : yeah , thanks for helping to build a case against me , pops . and then of course , there 's the murder weapon -- the knife . scott : oh , yeah . it 's a special knife , used by , um , artists . you happen to be an artist . that 's a coincidence , huh ? franco : yeah , what a coincidence . any idea when the police are gon na get the fingerprint test results back ? scott : any minute now . the million dollar question , though , is are they going to find your prints on the murder weapon ? hmm ? [ scene_break ] laura : elizabeth ? hey , did you happen to get a look at those pictures that kevin and i posted on facebook ? elizabeth : no , not yet . laura : oh , okay . well , your kids are really good little ice skaters . elizabeth : aww ! laura : yeah , we had a really good time . elizabeth : did you already drop them off with the sitter ? laura : i did . i had to , because i had to take kevin into the er for a twisted ankle . elizabeth : what happened ? laura : oh , do n't worry , it 's okay . he 's fine , really . well , except for maybe a little bit of a bruised ego . elizabeth : oh . laura : oh . [ chuckles ] he was , um , showing off for my grandsons . [ chuckling ] i know . and he ended up totally wiping out on the ice ! and then aiden thought it was hilarious . elizabeth : oh , geez . laura : i know ! [ laughs ] anyways , he 's fine . he 's back in his office . he 's got an ankle brace on . elizabeth : well , thank you for taking them anyway . i 'm glad kevin 's not too hurt . elizabeth : yeah , me too , yeah . and as much as the boys seemed to love watching kevin clown around , they could not stop talking about franco . [ scene_break ] franco : okay , yes , i -- i do own a knife that 's exactly like the murder weapon . and , yes , it is missing . but that does n't mean that tom baker did n't take it from my studio . all right , let 's say the knife is mine , and my prints are all over it . that does n't mean i 'm guilty . scott : [ inhales deeply ] franco : you believe me , right ? [ scene_break ] curtis : so , let me get this straight . rudge has a boss , and that boss is a woman ? buzz : that 's what i said . jason : did you get her name ? buzz : no , no clue . curtis : did you see what this woman looked like ? buzz : [ sighs ] no , i 'm sorry . i wish i could help you out . i did n't see her . i just heard her voice . i tell you one thing -- that woman meant business . curtis : so , you 're sure it was a woman ? buzz : she did n't say much , but yeah , i know a woman 's voice when i hear it . jason : okay , what did she say ? buzz : she said , `` kill the homeless loser who planted the bomb . `` [ scene_break ] rudge : afternoon tea -- i brought some cookies . thought that might be a nice surprise . [ clears throat ] i , uh , unfortunately have some bad news . i have n't been able to locate the homeless man who planted the bomb in julian 's car . [ woman 's fingers angrily tapping ] [ scene_break ] alexis : where are they ? ! julian : hello to you , too . where 's what ? alexis : i had two bottles of vodka in there . i had another one in there . julian : oh , relax . alexis : where are they ? ! julian : they 're all right here . [ sighs ] not that they 're gon na do you much good . alexis : you bastard . julian : i emptied the house of every drop of liquor , including that bottle you hid in the laundry room you thought nobody would find . alexis : you had no right ! julian : well , drastic times call for drastic measures , alexis . i 'm trying to stop you from killing yourself or anyone else . [ scene_break ] kiki : all right , turns out franco 's not home after all , so i guess we are by ourselves . dillon : okay . well , i can just go home . i mean , i can clean up there . kiki : you know what sounds good ? a bath in disinfectant , followed by a hot bleach shower . dillon : [ sighs ] and food , please . i mean , i would love to eat something that 's not wrapped in a plastic bag . kiki : i am so hungry . [ chuckles ] but first thing 's first -- shower , then food . lots and lots of food . dillon : lots of food . i mean , we could eat together . unless that 's pushing it too fast . we did kind of get a do - over when we realized we were leaving town for the same reasons . kiki : right , because we could n't stand the thought of running into each other , because we could n't be together . dillon : yep , and then you kissed me . did that change anything for you ? [ scene_break ] buzz : okay . are we done here ? i really do n't like to stay in one place too long . it gives rudge a chance to find me . maybe you can give me a special blessing , father . curtis : just as soon as we ask you a few more questions , okay ? [ sighs ] so ... when and where were you when you heard the woman 's voice ? buzz : i told you -- rudge 's pawn shop . jason : do us a favor . just take us through this one more time , if you do n't mind . curtis : and spare no detail . buzz : all right , on the day after that car exploded , i -- i realized that rudge had lied to me . it was n't a gps tracker he paid me to put in that car . it was a bomb . innocent kid was killed . not just any kid . it was sonny corinthos ' kid . i mean , i knew my life was basically over , right ? i wanted answers , so i went to the pawn shop to confront rudge . that 's when i heard the boss lady tell rudge to kill me . jason : so they did n't see you in the pawn shop ? buzz : no , otherwise i 'd be dead . curtis : we happen to know that that pawn shop is under surveillance pretty much 24 hours , so how were you able to get in and out without being noticed ? buzz : no , i ca n't . i 've said too much . [ scene_break ] alexis : who the hell do you think you are -- my keeper ? julian : no , alexis . i 'm trying to save you ! now , you ran me over because you were drunk . i 'm just trying to stop you from doing any more damage , especially yourself . i 'm sorry , but i love you way too much to watch you destroy yourself like this . and at the rate you 're going , alexis , you 're either going to drink yourself to death or you 're gon na have another accident . now , have you thought about that ? have you thought about how you would feel if you actually killed some innocent stranger ? alexis : [ gasps ] get off of me . tom : hey , hey ! what 's the big deal ? [ chuckles ] you were nice to me the last time we met . alexis : i -- i had too much to drink that night . tom : [ chuckles ] well , you 're a lot drunker this time . think of it this way . you 're so wasted , you probably wo n't feel a thing . alexis : oh , god . tom : and you wo n't remember it . alexis : [ gasps ] oh , my god . julian : what 's wrong ? [ scene_break ] franco : tell me that you believe i did n't do it . scott : well , we 're talking about a murder rap here . the pieces are starting to fit together . the police are going to build a case , and they are going to arrest you . franco : oh , my , you think i did it , do n't you ? scott : no , i do n't ! i 'm just saying that , you know , what we would need here -- is an alibi . how about that ? where were you the night of the murder ? people can back up that you were there . then we 're -- we 're somewhere . franco : really , you -- you -- you need an alibi ? scott : i do . franco : you ca n't just take me at my word ? you ca n't give me your vote of confidence unless i offer you proof that i 'm innocent ? scott : well , it 's like the -- the chicken and the egg -- you know , which came first ? what i need from you is for you to tell me what you were doing that night ! [ scene_break ] elizabeth : yes , the boys have grown very fond of franco . speaking of kids -- i hear you have a new granddaughter ! laura : oh , yes . yeah , difficult situation , but charlotte is adorable . elizabeth : i actually met her before i knew , but now that i do , i can totally see the resemblance to both you and lulu . laura : me , too . elizabeth : i 'm sure lulu and dante ca n't wait to have her home with them . laura : yeah , as far as lulu 's concerned , that , uh , custody hearing ca n't happen soon enough . elizabeth : good luck with that . if there 's anything i can do , will you please let me know ? laura : thank you , i will . elizabeth : and thank you again for taking my boys skating . laura : yeah . elizabeth ? elizabeth : yeah ? laura : i do n't want to pry , honey , but i ... i 'm a little concerned . elizabeth : about ? laura : well , your boys seem absolutely convinced that franco 's going to be a big part of their lives , and i just do n't get the feeling from you that you feel the same way about that . am i right ? [ scene_break ] alexis : well , you got a lot of nerve asking me that . you know , you tried to kill me , and now you 're trying to control my life ? i am done putting up with it ! i 'm done . i 'm out of here . julian : what are you doing ? you calling a car service ? alexis : you think i 'm gon na stay here and let you stage a one - man intervention ? you of all people do n't get to do that ! i 'm leaving , and you 're not gon na stop me . julian : well , that 's where you 're wrong . [ scene_break ] rudge : i promise , i will find him . but i think it 's safe to say that if he was going to go to the police , he ... would have already done so by now . [ sighs ] i 'm afraid i have some more bad news . [ scene_break ] curtis : buzz , anything you say remains within these walls . buzz : what about your altar boy here ? curtis : he 's a trusted friend . jason : yeah , i am a friendly altar boy . curtis : now can you please tell me how you got in and out of that pawn shop without anybody seeing you ? buzz : no . i ca n't tell you that . curtis : buzz , we ai n't gon na rat you out , man , not on anything you 've said to us . who can you trust if you ca n't trust father curtis ? buzz : okay . there 's a network of catacombs running under port charles . that 's how i hide from rudge , and that 's how i get in and out of the pawn shop without anyone seeing me . jason : you 're telling me that there 's a way into the pawn shop from underground ? buzz : yeah . one of the passages leads to the basement under the shop , and no camera there . i had look around , found out that rudge and boss lady have a secret office . jason : [ sighs ] curtis : [ clears throat ] [ scene_break ] alexis : what are you gon na do , julian ? you gon na tackle me ? [ bottles clank ] alexis : you gon na rip my shirt open and hold a knife to my throat ? you 're gon na have to catch me first , and i 'm pretty sure i can outrun a guy with a cane . julian : exactly , and why am i walking with a cane , alexis ? because you ran me over while you were drunk . i 'm recuperating in your house , because you 're out of control ! alexis : shut up . shut up ! julian : yes , i 'm not gon na tackle you . i 'm not gon na tie you to a chair . i would never do that , alexis . alexis : because you 're such a nice guy ? julian : but i tell you what , i will ask you to do one thing , alexis . i 'm gon na ask you to go 12 hours without having a drink . just prove me wrong . i mean , you 've got to like the sound of that . all you have to do is go 12 hours to prove to me you do n't have a drinking problem . that 's it -- 12 hours . alexis : yes , hi , this is alexis davis . my account number 's 5537 . i need a pickup at my house as fast as humanly possible . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : it 's difficult for me to talk about franco when the mere mention of his name tends to make people cringe . laura : [ sighs ] elizabeth , it 's me . i 'm the one who encouraged you to pursue a relationship with franco , remember ? elizabeth : i know . you really do n't judge me for being with him ? laura : no ! look , i had to learn a long time ago that everyone is capable of good and , well , doing harm . listen , i know for a fact that really good people can make a terrible , selfish choice . but if you regret it , and you want to make amends for it , everyone deserves a second chance , including franco . elizabeth : laura , you do n't know the whole story . [ scene_break ] scott : i 'm gon na need some help here . i - i 'm good , but i 'm not that good that i can do this without an alibi ! franco : okay , this conversation is protected by attorney - client privilege , right ? scott : absolutely , 100 % . franco : i could not have killed tom baker , because that night , i was locked in a metal dog crate . scott : elizabeth webber ? the -- franco : oh , no . scott : eww ! it 's the quiet ones . franco : cut it -- stop ! scott : wha -- what are you talking about , a kink ? franco : it 's nothing -- and elizabeth had nothing to do with it . scott : well , why would you be locked in a monkey cage ? franco : because tom baker put me in a dog crate . but kind of makes sense , because i did put him there first . scott : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] dillon : it makes sense , right ? because everybody kisses each other on new year 's eve . so if that 's all it was , i mean , i totally get it . it 's fine . it 's cool . i 'll , uh ... kiki : no , dillon , wait . when we were on that very long bus ride , um , there was a point where you fell asleep , but i did n't , and ... i started thinking about my life . dillon : and ... kiki : and ... i 'm always gon na feel guilty over my role in morgan 's death . but on the bus ... [ sighs ] it hit me . i can just focus on my guilt , or i can learn to live with it , and i can do something useful . dillon : such as ? kiki : i do n't know . um , i mean , i could volunteer at the mental health wing at gh , or i could even go back to school and learn how to help people who have mental health issues like morgan . dillon : well , i mean , i think that morgan would really like that , kiki . kiki : i hope so . well , first thing 's first . i really got to go shower . dillon : yeah , do you want me to leave ? kiki : uh , no . no , why do n't you get online and start looking into food options , so we can have something delivered ? you can shower after i 'm done . dillon : well i mean , we could shower together to save time , since water is such a precious resource and we 'd be helping the environment . kiki : do n't press your luck , d.q . [ scene_break ] rudge : julian texted me . it appears as though his daughter and son - in - law -- that would be sam and jason morgan -- have become suspicious . i can only assume that someone is watching the house , and saw me paying them a visit . [ woman pours hot water on rudge 's hands ] rudge : aah ! aah ! [ groans ] [ scene_break ] jason : do you have any family or anybody that would let you stay with them , set you up out of town ? buzz : if had a relative or family to set me up , i would n't be sleeping on the streets . curtis : well , listen , i have a friend , a really good friend , who runs a homeless shelter in baltimore . there 's his number . i 'm gon na call him and have him expect you , okay ? jason : you know what , uh , this should get you to baltimore in comfort . just , here , take it all , here you go . buzz : yeah ? jason : yeah . buzz : thank you . jason : no , thank you . you really helped us out here . buzz : you know ... just watch your step with those people . they do n't mess around . curtis : thanks , buzz . good call , man . jason : yeah , it worked out , right ? sam : so rudge has a boss ? jason : yeah . so , uh , what 'd you find out about julian ? sam : um , he started out lying . no surprise there . he claims that he occasionally bought rare pieces from rudge . curtis : so , he stonewalled . sam : not completely . he swears that he had nothing to do with the car bomb . he was desperate and really scared . i actually believe him . [ scene_break ] julian : come on , alexis . you 're telling me you ca n't go 12 hours without having a drink ? i mean , is n't that the textbook definition of an alcoholic ? alexis : i 'm not saying i ca n't go without a drink . i 'm saying i do n't want to go without a drink . this may be hard to believe , but you know what ? you 're not the worst part of my day . julian : uh - huh . and your only solution to deal with things is booze . i mean , face it , alexis . you 've become completely dependent on alcohol . otherwise , you would be thrilled to take that challenge to prove me wrong , but you ca n't . alexis : i do n't have to prove anything to you . julian : fine . then do n't do it for me . just , please , do it for our daughter . for our grandson . i mean , do it for molly and kristina , for everybody who loves you . but mostly , alexis , do it for yourself , okay , for the career that you want back so badly . for your self - respect . alexis : do n't you talk to me about self - respect . i do n't have any self- respect , because you took it ! julian : i know . i betrayed you last summer . i did that . i sent your whole world crashing down around you , and if you 're broken , alexis , i understand it 's because i broke you . look , i understand that i damaged you so badly that your only comfort right now is at the bottom of a bottle . i did that to you . i drove you to this point . so please , alexis , i owe this to you , to save your life . alexis : are you gon na save my life , or are you gon na take my life ? you got to pick one . julian : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . i understand that i hurt you . i -- i do . and i also understand that you 've got a lot going on right now . you 've lost your -- your law license . you -- i mean , kristina 's moving out . that 's a lot to process , alexis . it 's a lot of trauma , to be honest with you . alexis : do n't patronize me . julian : i 'm not . that 's not my intention . my -- my intention 's not to patronize you . i just want to let you know i understand where you 're coming from . i understand your urge to drink , to block out the rest of the world . i get it . alexis : [ remembers ] stop it . leave me alone ! tom : you know you want it . aah ! aah ! ow ! alexis : somebody help me ! tom : hey , hey ! alexis : somebody ! [ gasps ] tom : do that again , and you 're dead . [ horn honks ] julian : alexis , you take one step out that door , and the first call i make is to sam ! and she 's already suspicious right now . then i 'm calling kristina , molly , diane , and jax . and we 're gon na rally the troops , and we 're gon na stage a real intervention . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : every time i start to think i can be happy with franco , it all falls apart . laura : why , what happened ? elizabeth : [ sighs ] tom baker , the man who raped me , was paroled at the beginning of november . laura : oh , elizabeth . elizabeth : a few days before christmas , he was found dead -- murdered . the police suspect franco . [ scene_break ] scott : you 're telling me that you lured baker back to your apartment , you chloroformed him , and then you put him in some kind of a monkey cage ? franco : a metal dog crate . i swear to you ... scott : a dog crate ? franco : yes -- i was n't gon na hurt the guy . well , but that 's already assault and false imprisonment . franco : i was just gon na keep him there long enough that he would miss his parole meeting , and then they would have to send him back to prison . scott : you know that that 's crazy ? that 's like ocd thinking ! that 's nuts ! franco : no , i was trying to protect elizabeth . scott : [ sighs ] franco : and then , okay -- i realized [ clears throat ] that i might have been wrong , and i might have gone too far . scott : you think so ? franco : so i went back , and i let the guy out of the metal dog crate . but then he got the jump on me , and he put me in the metal dog crate . and then i was there all night and most of the next day , until i managed to get out . scott : so , you did n't kill tom baker ? franco : no . you do believe me now ? scott : well , i ... i do . it 's just that your whole alibi here , you know , that alone could put you right into sing sing . franco : that 's why i have to find the real killer . that 's my only hope . scott : [ sighs ] well , what have you -- what have you got so far ? franco : okay , so , uh , not much . i know that they found tom baker 's body in the alley right back there , and the owner of the place , he was pretty tight- lipped , but he did tell me that baker was here that night . apparently , with some woman who was drinking him under the table . scott : can he identify that woman ? franco : no , he said no . scott : well -- well , let 's say that , you know , you greased him a little more , you know ? do you think he might ... franco : greased ? scott : greased ! give him a taste ! franco : i gave him everything -- a taste ? everything in my wallet , that 's what i gave him . scott : okay , so what if i came in with a c - note ? do you think he might talk ? franco : i do n't know . he did not seem overly helpful . scott : so then , basically , you 've got bubkes ! franco : guess who i ran into , though , when i came back in to give the bartender my contact information ... alexis davis . [ scene_break ] kiki : hey , dillon , what 'd you decide you want to eat ? i really want italian and mexican . dillon : [ in only a small towel ] i want italian , too , and chinese . kiki : ooh , yes , i want it ... ... all . [ sighs ] dillon : uh , i -- i just forgot to grab my bag and bring it to the bathroom . i 'll be right back . kiki : oh , my . [ scene_break ] sam : julian seemed genuinely scared when we talked about rudge . he asked me to back off . jason : yeah , well , i 'm not gon na back off . sam : he said the deeper we dig , the more we know , the greater we are of being in danger . `` we `` meaning us -- danny and the baby ... curtis : whoa , whoa , wait . hold on . julian threatened you and your kids ? sam : y -- i ... i 'm not trying to defend julian , but i do n't think this was a threat . i think he was trying to warn us . he is afraid for us . i know i do n't have any proof , but i do n't think he 's responsible for the car bomb . i think he was a target . rudge was behind it . rudge is responsible for morgan 's death . jason : yeah , he and whoever he 's working for . curtis : hmm , okay . so , according to buzz , rudge 's boss is a woman who put a hit out on buzz for his involvement in the car bomb , just like she tried to take out julian and make it seem like sonny was responsible . jason : so , who the hell is this woman ? [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] rudge : it 's , uh -- not to worry . i 'll , uh ... i 'll take care of jason morgan and anyone else that 's working with him . [ scene_break ] alexis : i - i 'm sorry . i changed my mind . just add it to my account for the inconvenience . sorry . [ vehicle departs ] alexis : do you think that my friends and my family would listen to anything that you have to say ? they hate you just as much as i do . julian : well , then why did n't you get in the car ? because , like i said , you know that sam 's already suspicious , right ? alexis : because my daughter is pregnant , and she does n't need the stress of hearing anything from you . julian : well , i think it 's more stressful to have a drunk as a mother . [ sighs ] i 'm sorry , i 'm not telling you that to be cruel . alexis , i just -- i just want to be honest with you . you know , i mean , for as many times as i 've caught you drinking and being reckless , it 's only a matter of time before your daughters catch you , whether you tell them or not . and you honestly think that sam 's gon na let you anywhere near danny or her daughter if she thinks you 're drunk all the time ? how far are you gon na take this , alexis ? you 've lost your law license . you 've isolated yourself . how long until you have nobody ? alexis : you should know -- you do n't have anybody . julian : yeah , i wish you could look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself to be that strong , admirable woman that i fell in love with . [ scoffs ] a woman who did n't depend on anyone but herself . who pitied addicts , but also had compassion for them . the first one that would lend a helping hand . [ sighs ] and now , alexis , you 're so desperate for a drink , you -- you ca n't even help yourself , much less help anybody else . alexis : are you kidding ? you want me drunk , so that way you can keep me under your thumb . julian : then take away my power . stop ... drinking . alexis . it is n't just me and your family that you 're losing . it 's the entire world . everybody who you 've helped and defended . alexis : [ sniffles ] julian : you keep going like this , and you 're gon na deprive them of one of their most brilliant and unselfish champions . alexis : [ crying ] [ scene_break ] scott : alexis davis was here ? franco : day drinking . she tried to pretend that she was n't , but she made up some excuse about her phone being dead and she was lost , and she just stopped in here for directions . scott : well , not everybody uses their little phones to get all the directions in life . franco : you did n't see her . she was beyond nervous . scott : well , she has been off lately because of the jerome trial , but we need to find out who the girl was that was drinking with baker before he was murdered . franco : i do n't think the owner 's gon na rat out his own clientele . woman : post that picture online and tag us . say you were at gene 's branford roadhouse and maybe you 'll get us more business . okay ? franco : can i use your tablet ? scott : my tablet ? why ? franco : you 're on facebook ? scott : yeah , i 'm on facebook . i 'm on twitter . @ scottbaldwin , that 's how i get all of my clients . [ clears throat ] franco : you did n't friend me . scott : did you friend me ? ! [ cell phone chimes ] scott : wait a minute . it 's the pcpd . the analysis of fingerprints from the tom baker murder weapon are back . [ scene_break ] jason : did your dad mention who he thinks rudge might be working for ? sam : no . not a word . i 'm telling you , he was scared . i think he 's genuinely worried for us . jason : [ sighs ] you thinking what i 'm thinking ? curtis : yeah , that we now know a way to get in and out of that pawn shop without being noticed ? hell yeah . jason : yeah . let 's go . sam : no , no , no , no . no , wait . excuse me . did you just say that you 're gon na go into the pawn shop ? the same place that rudge and his mystery boss are ? the same place that my father 's terrified of ? jason : yeah , that 's why i 'm gon na go . this is n't about sonny or morgan anymore -- this is about us . this is about our kids . and i 'm way too deep into this now to back off , so if julian 's right and these people think they can hurt my family , well , i 'm gon na put an end to that right now . sam : oh , jason . wait , what about you ? curtis : well , i would n't be ladling soup or doing all of this if i was n't down . sam : ladling soup and breaking and entering and risking your life , t - t - that 's two different things , do n't you think ? curtis : it is , but if we do this smartly , we wo n't be risking our life . and i intend to do this smartly . sam : okay . curtis : right . sam : okay . jason : hey . sam : uh , and can you -- be careful . jason : i 'm always careful . sam : no , you 're not . i love you . jason : i love you , too . it 's gon na be okay . sam : okay . [ scene_break ] dillon : wait , you got to try this . this is amazing . here . kiki : that ? okay . mmm ! that 's so good . dillon : right ? kiki : i ca n't believe i missed that one . this whole meal ... dillon : i know . it 's the best ever . [ kiss ] [ scene_break ] elizabeth : franco told me he did not kill tom . maybe i 'm being naive , given everything i know about his past , but i believe him . laura : okay . then what 's the hesitation ? elizabeth : [ sighs ] well , he may not have killed tom , but he did try to carry out his own form of justice . and , laura , what he did was so troubling , i ca n't even repeat it . but the good thing is he realized he had gone too far and he went back to try to fix it , but then tom turned up dead . [ sighs ] laura : all right , well ... you do n't -- you do n't have to tell me what he did , that 's fine , but can you live with this ? elizabeth : i completely understand why he did it . and , yeah , i -- i can live with it . but , in a way , franco kind of made that decision for me . laura : what do you mean ? elizabeth : he 's pulling away from me . he feels until the actual murderer is found , he should keep his distance . laura : mm . but that 's not what you want . elizabeth : i do n't know . [ sighs ] part of me feels like i want to tell him i can handle it , all of it , and that i 'll stay by his side . at least that 's what my heart is saying . but my head is telling me that 's crazy , to look at the red flags and to stay away . laura : we are all very flawed people . you know ? only you can decide if the good in franco outweighs the bad . love you . [ scene_break ] franco : what ? what ? move , what does it say ? are my fingerprints on the murder weapon or not ? scott : no -- i 'm sitting on my briefcase . no , there -- there are no fingerprints . that means it must -- it must have been wiped down . franco : well , it does n't exactly clear me , either . scott : no . you 're not off the hook . franco : well , yeah , well , you 're not off the hook for not friending me . scott : wait a minute . franco : [ chuckles ] scott : you -- you -- you could be charged for murder , and you 're upset that i have n't friended you ? franco : they were taking a selfie , right ? so -- so what if somebody took a selfie the night that tom baker was murdered , right , and he accidentally photo - bombed it ? that would lead us to his drinking buddy , right ? so why do n't you hop on your phone there and -- and search for the # genebranfordsroadhouse , okay ? scott : um , you know , it 's a bit of a needle in a haystack here . franco : well , i 'm not giving up . i have to prove myself to elizabeth . [ scene_break ] julian : well , i 've been doing a lot of reading , and , apparently , i need to keep you nourished and hydrated during your withdrawal , so there you go . alexis : yeah , i 've been drinking a lot , but not enough to go through withdrawal , so sorry to disappoint you . julian : hey , listen . [ chuckles ] i hope you 're right , for your sake . but i 've also read it 's a good idea to keep you distracted , so i got a stack of dvds of the latest movies and that new series that you 've been wanting to watch , but never had time , all six seasons . also the experts say it 's a good idea to get some fresh air , which we can do right after you eat . so ... [ silverware clatters ] ... dig in . alexis : [ remembers ] [ grunts ] tom : no screaming . no fighting . alexis : [ chuckles ] tom : and you 're gon na be okay . alexis : you 're not the first guy that held a knife to my throat . tom : [ groaning ] alexis : [ breathing heavily ] you messed with the wrong woman . [ back to present ] alexis : [ shakily ] oh , my god . oh , my god . julian : what are you doing ? alexis : oh , my god . [ crying ] julian : what are you doing ? alexis : i 'm calling for a -- a liquor delivery . julian : aw , come on , alexis . i thought we were getting somewhere . alexis : [ sobbing ] no , no , no , no , no . i need a drink . i need a drink . oh , my god . i got to have a drink ! julian : hey , what -- what 's going on ? why are you freaking out ? alexis : [ whispers ] because you do n't know what i 've done . oh , my god . what have i done ? what have i done ? [ breathing shakily ] [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] jason : what the ... ? [ scene_break ] [ kissing ] kiki : did you hear ? i think , uh , that 's dessert . dillon : yay . kiki : yeah , well , once you taste these cream puffs , you 're gon na forget all about what we were just doing . dillon : i doubt that . kiki : oh , elizabeth , hi . sorry i thought that you were our delivery . elizabeth : oh , sorry . no , i 'm just looking for franco . is he here ? he 's not at the hospital , and i 'm on my break , so i thought -- kiki : i actually just got home , no , he has n't been here . have you called him ? elizabeth : no . i was wanting to surprise him . [ chuckles ] kiki : mm ! that 's sweet . yeah , well , i 'll just tell him when i see him . elizabeth : do n't . that 's okay . 'cause then it -- it would n't be a surprise , right ? [ chuckles ] kiki : yeah . elizabeth : thanks . kiki : all right . elizabeth : bye . kiki : what was that about ? [ chuckles ] dillon : oh , you did n't recognize that ? that is the same dance that you and i have been doing for the past few months . one step forward and two steps backwards . that is the fear of jumping into a relationship . kiki : oh , right . that . dillon : i think that we should wait . kiki : for dessert ? dillon : [ chuckles ] no . for what 's supposed to happen next with us . no pressure . [ scene_break ] franco : move over . scott : boy , this generation . they 're just obsessed with selfies . there 's thousands of them from gene 's roadhouse here , but none on december 21st , the night that tom baker was murdered . so maybe we should come back another night , find another waitress or a bartender , slip them $ 100 , and see if they can give us a description of the girl that baker was hitting on . franco : ohh . scott : what ? you got something ? make it bigger . [ scene_break ] julian : hey , alexis , you need to talk to me because whatever it is you did , drinking 's not gon na help it . so just slow down . tell me what you did . what 's got you so upset ? alexis : i was outside the bar at gene branford 's roadhouse , and i -- i was drunk and i did something . julian : yeah , i know , that 's where you hit me with the car . alexis : no , no , no , no , no . it was n't that . it was him . it was somebody else . julian : him ? okay , what did you do to this guy ? alexis : i killed him . [ next_on ] diane ( to sonny ) : what exactly do you know about this case that i do n't . nelle : i 'll take care of it . carly : now i got to tell sonny . he 's not gon na like it . curtis : please tell me that 's not -- jason : yeah . this place is on fire , man . we got to get out of here . let 's go . sam ( to ava ) : there 's a lot more to it than anyone knows . franco ( to scott ) : she 's been hiding her drinking . maybe she 's hiding something else . alexis ( to julian ) : i killed tom baker .	after pouring out all her liquor , julian challenges alexis to stop drinking for just 12 hours , but she decides to leave , so he threatens to call all her family and friends to stage an intervention . realizing he has her over a barrel , alexis stays at home but keeps remembering being attacked by tom baker . finally , she recalls taking his knife away and killing him . looking for clues at gene 's roadhouse , franco & scott discuss his alibi . franco opens up to his dad about locking tom in a large dog crate then spending the night he was killed in the cage himself . to their relief , scott & franco learn that his fingerprints are not on the murder weapon . after franco tells him that he saw alexis at the roadhouse , scott searches online for selfies by patrons on the same night and finds one of alexis and tom sitting together .
carly : hello ? we 're stuck in here . can anyone hear us ? hello ? great . the phone does n't work . lorenzo : it 's all right . we 'll get out of here . carly : really ? when ? hello ! we 're stuck ! we need help ! [ scene_break ] emily : nikolas and i can be alone ? no prison guards , no interruptions ? alexis : that 's right . emily : just the two of us ? alexis : yes . emily : when ? alexis : today . in fact , the visits are between 4 : 00 and 8 : 00 , so we have to go . emily : then let 's go . connor : you ca n't . [ scene_break ] courtney : i have a life of my own . jax : not if bridget moves in here . courtney : what do you expect me to do , jax ? what , you want me to just dump her into the court system ? jax : i do n't mean to be harsh , but bridget needs to take responsibility for her own choices . courtney : she 's not going to learn that in juvenile hall . jax : well , i guess setting her up here will accomplish one thing . you wo n't have to deal with me . [ scene_break ] bridget : i 've come for my baby . sam : what do you mean ? bridget : i just want to see her , that 's all , if it 's okay with you ? sam : yeah . yeah , of course . come in . [ key turns in lock ] sam : here . just be careful with her neck , okay ? bridget : okay . sam : be sure to support her head . bridget : i 've got her . sam : okay . and just make sure your arms are nice and relaxed , and just breathe . bridget : it 's so weird . i mean , she was inside of me all that time , and now my baby 's here . sam : yeah , it 's kind of a miracle , you know , when it actually happens . bridget : oh , i 'm sorry about your baby . i 'm such an idiot . sam : no , it 's okay . it 's okay . bridget : it 's just she was so close to me and i do n't even know what to call her . sam : well , we -- we actually named her hope . bridget : hope ? sam : yeah . do you like it ? bridget : you signed the papers . you can name her whatever you want . hey there , hope . do you know your name ? hope ? i do n't know if i 'm really holding her the right way . sam : here , i 'll take her . bridget : no . can i try for a little longer ? [ scene_break ] courtney : just because i ca n't drop everything and fly to paris for lunch every other day does n't mean you do n't matter to me . jax : then why do you keep throwing obstacles in the way ? courtney : why do you keep criticizing ? i mean , first i 'm moving bridget in here to avoid my own life , and now it 's to avoid you ? jax : maybe it 's both . courtney : oh , my god . did it ever occur to you that maybe i just want to help this girl ? jax : allowing bridget to take advantage is not helping her . courtney : maybe she wo n't take advantage . jax : and you know what , diego 's barely moved out , courtney . courtney : so ? jax : you could n't give diego what he needed , and maybe you ca n't give bridget what she needs . courtney : thank you for the vote of confidence , jax , really . jax : no , i have every confidence in you , courtney , i do , and i believe that you really want to help , but you need to start looking at this realistically . courtney : that is exactly what i 'm doing . jax : okay , okay . so how will you deal with the violence ? courtney : oh , god . bridget wo n't hurt me . jax : she attacked her teacher , courtney . courtney : well , if she loses it , i can defend myself . jax : yeah , but you should n't have to , especially in your own home . i mean , she 's been arrested for public drunkenness , for fighting . she 's run away from every foster home that she 's ever been placed in . courtney : bridget needs someone to believe in her , okay ? jax : yeah , and why do you need to surround yourself by chaos and confusion ? courtney : i do n't ! jax : you basically raised your mother , and then you just went from there . you need someone to take care of , preferably someone who takes advantage of you . i mean , this pattern is repeated over and over again . courtney : okay , maybe -- maybe i do n't want to live my life chasing the big deal or playing the stock market or raiding corporations that nobody has even heard of . maybe i think people are more important than money , and if i can just help one kid , it 'll make it all worth it . jax : you ever thought about what this is costing you ? courtney : i can afford it . jax : no , i mean emotionally . courtney : bridget needs me . jax : bridget needs rehab before anything else , okay , and then she needs rules , organization , and structure . courtney : well , she can get all that here . jax , her next stop is juvenile hall . if she goes into the criminal justice system , she may never get out . jax : or she decides to get her act together , to change her life . courtney : she can get all that here ! jax : i just -- i do n't understand why you always have to have somebody in your life to make things complicated for you and to treat you badly . courtney : oh , i 'm so sorry , jax , i am not healthy enough for you . you know what ? i wade into things , all right ? i get involved . i will never sit back with a martini and pretend like everything is okay . now , if that is co- dependent , if it 's dysfunctional , then that is me , and i am too messed up to change . is that what you wanted to hear ? god . jax : all i need is you . [ scene_break ] emily : you 're saying that i ca n't go visit my own husband ? connor : it 's a bad idea . emily : it 's none of your business . connor : what if helena follows you ? alexis : or one of her people will . she 's probably having you watched . connor : if helena thinks i 'm nikolas , why would she go to pentonville ? emily : to keep up the scam . connor , it 's going to look more suspicious if i do n't go . connor : why even take the risk ? i mean , if this plan works , nikolas could go free and then you can see him all you want . emily : look , i 'm going , okay ? i need to see my husband . he needs to know about the plan , especially if we think that helena 's closing in . alexis : you know what ? he may have a point . maybe we should reconsider . because if the plan works , nikolas is going to be released very soon anyway , and if we push this , then helena 's going to find out and it 's going to jeopardize everything , most of all your own life . emily : i 'm not afraid of helena . alexis : you should be . emily : alexis , she 's not going to stop me from seeing my husband . hey , i do n't care about the dangers or the risks or anything else . i 'm going . are you coming with me or not ? [ scene_break ] carly : hey , how long are we going to be stuck in here ? man : i 've got maintenance on the way . sit tight . lorenzo : you in a hurry to get somewhere ? carly : i have an aversion to being stuck in elevators . okay , last time it happened , it ruined my life . lorenzo : well , i 'm sorry to hear your life 's been ruined . carly : maybe that 's a slight exaggeration . but do me a favor -- do n't confide any deep , dark secrets just in case . lorenzo : okay , you 've lost me . carly : got my divorce papers today . lorenzo : yeah , i see . carly : mm - hmm . well , the last time i got stuck in an elevator , it was the beginning of the end of my marriage because i was in the port charles hotel fire with alexis and she insisted on telling me that sonny was kristina 's real father . lorenzo : because you did n't immediately tell sonny , he feels he has every right to divorce you ? carly : sonny is sonny . i knew that when i married him . lorenzo : well , now would n't be the time to tell you you 'd be better off without him , would it ? carly : you know what ; i 'm going to be just fine as soon as we get out of here . lorenzo : is there any way i can help ? carly : yeah , change the subject . what were you doing here in the hospital anyway ? lorenzo : i was saying goodbye to maria . she 's taking diego to mexico . carly : just like that ? lorenzo : my son wants nothing to do with me . maria 's not going to fight him . carly : neither are you , obviously . lorenzo : carly , i have no choice . they wo n't even take my money . carly : okay , so what if it was a business deal ? would you just let it go south that easily ? lorenzo : i understand business . i do n't understand being a father . carly : well , you need to figure it out . come on , diego deserves a father . you owe each other that much . [ scene_break ] man : mr. lansing . it 's been a while . what , you do n't remember me ? the lab tech who switched the d.n.a . test results for alexis davis ' baby ? hey , you know , i -- i heard you married her . that true ? ric : my personal life is none of your concern . man : no , hey , hey , you should be celebrating , right ? you wanted to steal your brother 's kid . you did it . congratulations . ric : why do n't we step over here out of the line of traffic , okay ? man : sure . ric : did n't expect to see you . man : yeah , i can imagine . has ms. davis figured out that you 've known who the daddy is since last spring ? ric : what the hell do you want ? [ scene_break ] carly : okay , not that i 'm any great family consultant , especially when it comes to talking about fathers while i am stuck in an elevator ! oh , my god , i hate this , i hate this . get me out of here ! okay . i just think diego deserves more . lorenzo : i agree . i have nothing to offer diego . carly : yes , you do . every kid deserves to know their father and wants to know them . i did for years . lorenzo : now you and your father are n't even speaking to each other . carly : yeah , but it 's good to know that he 's out there after wondering about him for so long . lorenzo : john durant came to this town to kill your husband . carly : so did you . lorenzo : point taken . carly : i just think , you know , it 'll help diego to know his family , to know what they look like , his relatives . i mean , my dad gave me a photo album and -- look , just being able to say `` dad `` -- lorenzo , if you can give diego just a little bit of connection , why not ? lorenzo : never thought about it that way . [ scene_break ] bridget : this looks bad , does n't it , me just showing up here ? sam : it -- it just may be a little confusing for her , that 's all . bridget : i said goodbye . i should 've just stayed gone . but do n't worry ; i 'm not changing my mind about the adoption . sam : we are going to give her a really good life , bridget . bridget : yeah . i mean , this place is amazing . i especially like the pool table and the view . i mean , this is the nicest apartment building in the city , and now my daughter gets to live here . i just -- i had a really , really tough day , and it feels so good just to hold her . i really , really need this . sam : bridget wanted to see the baby . bridget : hope -- it 's a perfect name . there you go . i 'm so glad i know it , you know ? now i can picture my baby as she grows up . sam : yeah , she is going to be really happy here . bridget : yeah . you seem like good people . you 're lucky , hope . i 'm jealous . jason : courtney -- she 's worried about you . bridget : she told you that ? jason : yeah , she really wants to help you . bridget : yeah , you mean turn me over to the cops . jason : no , no . i just called her . bridget : you what ? why would you do that ? jason : wait [ scene_break ] singer : let 's shut out the world let 's turn down the moon 'cause we do n't want this night ending too soon intoxicating connection and i lose track of time this moment 's perfection your heart beats with mine i 'm on cloud nine i want to feel your lips on my lips i want to feel your arms around me feel your love surround me when we kiss ooh , like this it 's addicting , baby and it drives me crazy every night and every day and it takes me away singer : and it takes me away [ scene_break ] carly : well , let 's say , for example , that you ask diego to live with you . lorenzo : i told you diego 's on his way to mexico . carly : it 's hypothetical . indulge me . all right , let 's say that tomorrow diego shows up on your doorstep . what are you going to do ? lorenzo : i do n't know . try to clean him up , buy him some new clothes , get a copy of his school records , and hire a tutor to teach him what he needs to know to get into college . carly : what if he does n't want to go to college ? what if he wants to go directly into your business ? lorenzo : well , i hope he wo n't . carly : what , you would n't forbid it ? lorenzo : i have n't thought that far ahead , even hypothetically . carly : well , my sons are never getting involved in the business . sonny has already promised me . lorenzo : so you want me to protect diego from my business ? that 's assuming i ever see him again , which at this point is highly unlikely . carly : oh , lorenzo , do n't kid yourself . courtney said that diego 's main ambition was to be a gangster , and now he 's got a father in the business . he 's going to come back and he 's going to probably ask you for a job . lorenzo : you know what 's ironic ? diego does n't remind me of myself . he reminds me of luis . because the little bit that i 've seen , he 's emotional and impulsive , and that in the end is what killed luis . i do n't think diego would be well suited for my business . carly : okay . this is just a suggestion , okay , but when you have to tell diego that , make sure that diego knows that he 's too good for this business and that you as a father , his father , you want better for him . make sure he knows that he means something to you . it may not be logical , but it 's what kids do sometimes with their parents . i know that i did . lorenzo : thank you for caring enough to try to help . [ scene_break ] steven : okay , where 's maintenance ? guard : at the main panel . steven : think carly 's in there alone ? guard : i hope so , with all that screeching . [ scene_break ] ric : you 're not supposed to be here . man : what if ms. davis finds out you knew about those test results ? ric : i do n't respond well to threats . man : yeah ? i had to leave town because of you . i deserve a little compensation . if you want your life to continue as you now know it , you 'll pay up . ric : you listen to me , all right ? i 'm not going to pay you one dime , do you understand that ? man : take it easy . ric : and if you say anything to anybody , i 'll kill you . [ scene_break ] steven : are you sure the elevator 's fixed ? man : we 'll see in about two seconds . steven : nice work . carly : my god , what took you so long ? hi . did you hear me yelling ? steven : yeah , me and everybody else in the hospital . are you okay ? carly : yeah , i 'm fine now . i just do n't know why that elevator just stopped like that . steven : i think i do . [ scene_break ] emily : luke has it all figured out . nikolas : luke ? luke is n't exactly my biggest advocate , you know . emily : but he hates helena and he 's really good at this kind of thing . nikolas : oh , yeah , i 'm sure he 's got some crazy plan that 'll never work . i 'm sure he does . emily : it could work . nikolas : what is it ? emily : all we have to do is trick helena . she 's going to come out of hiding . we 'll take her to prison to show that your so - called victim is still alive and -- nikolas : no , no , emily . what 's the plan ? the plan ? emily : okay . connor now looks exactly like you , as you know . nikolas : connor ? tell me you did n't go after him . emily : he was in ontario . i 'm teaching him to be exactly like you . nikolas : you -- you think connor bishop can convince helena that he 's me ? emily : luke suspects that helena 's blackmailing tracy , so dillon started this whole rumor -- nikolas : whoa , tracy ? dillon ? how many people are involved in this ? emily : too many , but i do n't think there 's any way around it , and so far it really seems to be working , so -- nikolas : what -- what rumor ? emily : that connor 's serving your time here in pentonville . nikolas : while i 'm , what , wandering around in port charles ? why would i do that ? emily : look , i already took him to the masquerade party as you in disguise , and helena fell for it . nikolas : why ? emily : she hired an actress to attend who was helena 's exact height , exact build . she was paid $ 10,000 to go to this party . an anonymous employer gave her a note and said that i was going to approach her . nikolas : but you did n't actually see helena , right ? no . and you wo n't because she 's dead . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : ric ? hey . ric : hi . i did n't see you come in . elizabeth : are you okay ? ric : yeah , yeah , i think so . you got a minute ? elizabeth : yeah , sure . ric : over here . ric : do you think i 've changed ? elizabeth : in what way ? ric : look , i know that you would be honest with me , but i need for you to be brutally honest . for instance , do you think that i married alexis simply because she 's the mother of sonny 's daughter ? is it less about making her and kristina a part of my family , or -- or is it more about getting back at sonny ? elizabeth : oh , ric . i watched you support alexis . actually , more than support . you kept her going through kristina 's entire illness . you never left kristina 's bedside . you held her hand , you played with her . i do n't think that was about spite or hating your brother . ric : hating my brother . hating my brother . i 'd love to be able to hate my brother if he was n't such a contradiction in terms . i mean , one minute he 's vicious as he 's loving , then he 's generous as he is selfish . i mean , one minute i want to kill him , and the next minute i swear i could see the two of us just getting along . elizabeth : well , i 'm glad you 're starting to see your brother as a human and not as this demon anymore . you and sonny may never get along , but i think you 're starting to figure out that he 's not worth living your life around . am i right ? which means marrying alexis was about alexis and what you feel for her . ric : uh - huh . thank you . elizabeth : it 's not that profound . ric : yeah . it 's generous , though . elizabeth , i have n't forgotten about what i did to you . elizabeth : ric , please , i -- i learned a lot , a lot from marrying you . and it got me the life i have now . i 'm happy . are you ? ric : i 'm getting there . [ scene_break ] man : hi . alexis : hi . you must have the wrong apartment . man : are you alexis davis ? alexis : yeah , i am , and you need to call my office . man : my name is jeff dulong . i used to be a lab tech down at general hospital , and a man just threatened to kill me . alexis : mr. dulong , i 'm dearly sorry , but you still need to call my office . jeff : that man happened to be your husband . [ scene_break ] courtney : no one is sending you back to juvenile detention . bridget : you 've got that right because i 'm not going to go . and i 'm not going back to that stupid school , and forget foster care . i 'd rather live on the street . courtney : bridget , i want you to come and live with me . bridget : yeah , right . courtney : i know what it feels like to have no place to go , to feel desperate . bridget : you do n't even know me . courtney : well , you need someone who believes in you , and you 're running out of options . bridget : so you 'd take me in , just like that ? courtney : if that 's what you want . bridget : what 's the catch ? courtney : there is no catch . only a few conditions . bridget : like ? courtney : you need to show me some respect , starting now , okay ? and if you do n't find a way to get your life together , if you keep making stupid choices and messing up , i 'm going to let the police take over . do we understand one another ? bridget : yeah . courtney : okay . then let 's go . bridget : sure . bye . give hope a hug for me , okay ? sam : okay . courtney : thanks for the call . sam : can you believe that ? jason : no , but i guess courtney 's just trying to help . sam : by taking in the mother of the baby we 're trying to adopt , jason ? seriously , what is she thinking ? sam : i finally got hope to sleep . jason : that 's good . sam : jason , i think bridget upset her . jason : babies usually pick up on that kind of stuff . sam : it 's just that i ca n't believe courtney wants bridget to live with her . i mean , it must be hard enough giving a baby up for adoption without staying close , but being there without really being a part of her life ? that 's got to be really weird . jason : why , you think that 's what 's going to happen ? sam : courtney 's your ex - wife . you guys have a lot of family in common . if bridget 's living there , she 's going to be hearing about hope all the time , right ? jason : okay , where do you think bridget should 've gone ? sam : i do n't know . i do n't know , jason , but there must have been a better way to help her . but this one keeps courtney involved in your life . jason : courtney and i are over . sam : i do n't think she agrees . jason : well , she 's the one who left me , she 's the one who filed the divorce papers , and she 's the one who 's been with jax ever since . sam : but i do n't think she 's over you yet . really . now , hear me out , because i do n't know if men do the same thing , but some women -- even if they ca n't be with the man , they still want to matter to him , to be important in his life . i do n't even know if courtney knows it herself , but she -- she wants to be a part of your life , i 'm sure . [ scene_break ] courtney : okay . bridget : it 's nice . courtney : thanks . so , your room is right through there . bridget : sounds good . courtney : okay , we need to get a couple things straight first . i have rules . now , either you follow them or you 're out of here . bridget : okay . courtney : okay ? you 're going to go to school every day . you 're going to get counseling . you are going to stop drinking , and no more -- absolutely no more drugs . got it ? bridget : i understand . courtney : all right . look , i know you 've been acting out to get attention . well , you 've got attention . so cut it out , okay , because i 'm not going to put up with it . bridget : okay , you 're right . courtney : all right . and you 're going to show me respect , right ? we 're clear on that ? bridget : mm - hmm . [ knock on door ] courtney : okay . bridget : you called the cops , did n't you ? courtney : hey . i told you i wanted you to trust me . courtney : hey . you remember bridget ? jax : yeah . hey , bridget . bridget : hi . jax : care for a ginger snap ? bridget : yeah , sure . jax : welcome to your new home . bridget : thanks . courtney : i 'm sorry that i yelled at you . jax : yeah , well , you know , at least you did n't resort to kickboxing . [ scene_break ] steven : you got keys to the elevator , do n't you ? lorenzo : of course not . steven : what did you do ? did you steal them ? carly : why , so he could get stuck in the elevator with me ? steven : come on , he 's done worse than that before . lorenzo : i do n't have time to listen to this , but you know what ? i suggest you develop a more regular maintenance schedule for the elevator . steven : is that what you suggest ? i 'm a doctor , i 'm not a janitor . lorenzo : of course . steven : yeah . lorenzo : always enjoy spending time with you , carly . carly : thanks . steven : you sure you 're all right ? carly : yeah . lorenzo did n't do anything to that elevator . steven : are you sure ? i pulled his file from the pcpd . he 's got money , he 's got connections , and i know that he is obsessed with you . carly : why are you pulling his police file ? steven : i 'm not going to stand around and let him hurt you again . [ scene_break ] nikolas : no , it 's -- the plan 's too complicated . too many people know about it . emily : look , luke 's good at stuff like this , nikolas . he 's motivated to catch helena . he 's wanted to for years . you 're just a means to an end . nikolas : what does connor get out of all this , besides unlimited access to you ? emily : connor feels terrible about what happened . nikolas : yeah , so much , he 's willing to put his life on the line to trick helena ? i doubt that . emily : it is the only plan that can work . nikolas : i do n't trust connor bishop and i do n't want him anywhere near you , okay ? emily : well , i do n't either , but what other choice do i have , nikolas ? do you really want to spend the rest of our marriage in a place like this ? nikolas : no , no , i do n't , but i do n't want you taking crazy chances in the name of false hope . helena 's fall was real . she 's dead . she 's gone . emily : i do n't believe that anymore . nikolas : you do n't believe it because you do n't want to believe it . you 're trying to take a shortcut to get me free , emily , and it 's not going to happen . emily : look , i want the truth to come out . i want helena to pay for what she did to you , for what she did to us . nikolas : i know . emily : all right , this can work . nikolas , we 'll get you out of here and all this is going to be over . helena : hello , nikolas . guard : time 's up , lovebirds . emily : you ca n't knock first ? guard : ooh , you like them a little spunky , do you ? emily : okay . i 'll see you soon . guard : some weather 's coming . you might not want to risk the drive back . emily : i 'll be fine . guard : there 's a little motel right up the road . [ scene_break ] connor : grandmother . helena : well , darling , why so glum ? connor : i was wondering when you would appear . helena : i did n't fool you at all ? connor : maybe a little . care for a glass of wine ? helena : how kind of you . yes . yes , certainly . connor : well , i hope this is drinkable . helena : salud . helena : are n't you angry with me at all ? connor : well , i did toss you off of a cliff . helena : there is that . connor : fortunately for me , however , connor bishop agreed to serve my time . helena : how did you convince him to do such a thing ? connor : i did n't . he offered . felt guilty , i suppose . helena : why ? does n't he know that you shot his pathetic little wife ? connor : yes . that 's why connor originally turned me in for killing you . helena : then why would he agree to serve your time in prison ? connor : he realized that there 's no point in revenge , that by destroying my life wo n't bring back mary 's . he 'll go free , however , as soon as the police know that you 're alive . he wo n't have to pay for the hell that you 've put me through . helena : but why do you care what happens to connor bishop ? why would you lift a finger to help that pitiful peasant who 's after your wife ? unless -- you 're not my nikolas at all . [ scene_break ] sam : if bridget were any other kid , courtney would be helping her through the foundation . so what makes her so special , huh ? you think i 'm crazy , do n't you ? jason : no . sam : yep , yes , you do . you do n't believe a word of this . jason : i believe that you believe it . sam : okay , i 'm going to be honest here . okay ? i am a little jealous of courtney . jason : why ? sam : you married her . you love her . you think that she is good and beautiful and special , and the list goes on . jason : but so are you . sam : oh , please . jason : what , you do n't -- you do n't think you 're beautiful ? because i -- i know you 're beautiful . you 're -- you mean a lot to me , sam . sam : okay , you need to stop . because you 're really starting to scare me . [ scene_break ] jax : well , i hope that you enjoy living here and realize how lucky you are . bridget : i do , believe me . jax : courtney never gives up on the people she cares about . bridget : i 'll try not to let you down . courtney : i know . bridget : well , i guess i should unpack . jax : okay . bridget : thanks again , for everything . courtney : hey . thank you . jax : you 're welcome . [ scene_break ] ric : alexis ? alexis : you 're very clever , i 'll give you that . ric : you okay ? alexis : you 're an excellent liar -- lawyer . sorry . sometimes i get the two confused . well done , though . i mean , the banter , the repartee . it was very good . ric : what happened ? alexis : i never thought that i would be able to really identify with your brother , but i can . i do . carly lying to him for months over coffee in the morning , trying to put the family together . i just did n't really realize that it would be that painful . ric : tell me what happened . alexis : did you honestly think that i would n't find out that you knew all along that sonny was kristina 's father ? that you knew about it for months , that you knew about it almost from the beginning ? ric : i can explain . alexis : of course you can explain . lawyers can explain . they 're trained to explain . it 's just the ones that can explain anything at anyone 's expense are the ones that give the rest of us a bad name . but do n't worry . despite everything that i believed , everything that i felt , you used me . you used me to get to your brother . [ scene_break ] man : do n't move . [ next_on ] emily : nikolas ! nikolas , no ! helena : you 're connor bishop , are n't you ? ric : everything was about sonny at the beginning . alexis : then you admit it . jason : how am i scaring you ? sam : by giving me what i always wanted . carly : you are making a big mistake . tony : wait . oh , hey , here .	despite saying she came for her baby , bridgette just wants to hold her . jax accuses courtney of co dependency . over connor and alexis ' arguments , emily goes to see nik . carly and lorenzo talk about parents and children while trapped in an elevator . nik is leery of emily , luke , dillon , etc 's plan . ric confides his doubts about whether he loves alexis or just wants to `` get `` sonny to liz . she comforts him . nik attacks a guard who propositions emily . while emily is gone , helena meets connor , as nikolas , but suspects who he is . sam is not thrilled by the idea of courtney taking in the mother of her adopted baby . alexis is angry about ric knowing the truth about her baby for months and not telling her he knew .
manny : i 'm not going with you . man : are you crazy ? manny : not anymore . man : there 's a car waiting , and a boat after that . we got work to do , payback to get . manny : i 'm not that man anymore , the one with no conscience , you know , who did terrible things . but i was once . i have to stand trial now and pay for it . man : hector always said you had a few screws loose , but this is just stupid ! now , stop fooling around and let 's get out of here ! manny : i told you , no . man : you act like you think you have a choice . manny : no , bro . man : no , get -- jason : this is for sam . ric : jason , do n't ! alexis : pull that trigger and i 'll have you charged with murder . [ scene_break ] courtney : i now that you rigged the results to the paternity test to make it look like you were the father and not nikolas . nikolas : is that true ? jax : yes . i rigged the test . [ scene_break ] emily : i might as well just ask out the first guy who gets off this elevator . elizabeth : whoa , that 's a bad idea . what if it 's malcolm from accounting with the sweaty palms ? emily : you know , i do n't care . i 'm putting this in the hands of fate . the next guy who walks onto this floor is mine . patrick : evening , ladies . elizabeth : do n't even think about it . emily : who am i to argue with fate ? elizabeth : emily , wait a -- emily : excuse me . hi . i 'm emily . i 'm trying very hard to forget about a guy , and you 're just the man to help me do it . [ scene_break ] sonny : why would n't emily and i work out ? carly : you know all the reasons as well as i do -- sonny : no . carly : starting with this . sonny : carly , carly , carly . where did that come from ? carly : that was just a reminder of what emily could never give you . [ scene_break ] max : hey . sam : hey . have you heard anything about jason ? there 's nothing on the news . max : word is the ruiz family went after manny . sam : well , did they stop him ? did he escape ? max : there was a shootout . sam : where ? max : old harbor road . sam , you ca n't go out there . sam : yeah . max : sam -- [ scene_break ] [ siren ] jason : it 's not my gun . ric : then you should have no problem putting it down . lucky : nobody move ! ric : oh , lucky . the ruiz family sent somebody to spring manny . you got two officers down . officer : harper 's dead . [ jesse groans , coughs ] lucky : jesse ? damn ! damn it . [ scene_break ] jax : when i realized that you were pregnant , i was ecstatic . i mean , i was happy . it was a miracle . and i knew that there was a good chance that nikolas was the father . and if that was the case , i also knew that you and the baby would be in constant danger from the cassadines , so i made a decision . courtney : yeah , you rigged the test results . jax : i went to dr. meadows and she was very sympathetic . she agreed to rig the test results , naming me as father . courtney : what , to protect me ? jax : you know what helena is capable of , ok ? i know what helena 's capable of . she 's evil . there 's no way she would ever leave nikolas ' child alone . i wanted you and the baby out of danger , ok , and that 's why i did what i did , and i also wanted a chance to put our marriage back together . courtney : how did you even know that i was pregnant ? jax : because i saw you with dr. meadows on several occasions . you said it was foundation business , but i had my doubts . you 've never been the best liar . so i -- i assumed that you were holding something back . now , i 'm sorry , it was wrong to rig the test , ok ? i am really sorry about that . courtney : you should 've told me , jax . jax : you hate this kind of conniving . ok , it would 've been a huge fight , and we did n't need that . besides , it does n't matter because the second paternity test proves that i am the father , so nothing -- nothing 's really changed . nikolas : but what if the second test had n't gone just your way , jax ? what if the baby was mine ? jax : that 's irrelevant now . nikolas : you know what , you 're right , nothing has changed . you 'll still say and do anything to get courtney and the baby , but i 'm telling you that stops right now . [ scene_break ] patrick : you know who i am ? emily : oh , everybody knows who you are , dr. drake . patrick : ooh , good answer . i know who you are , too -- emily quartermaine , daughter of our esteemed chief of staff and his brilliant wife , the head cardiologist . emily : mm - hmm . patrick : sister to jason morgan , whose life i saved , by the way . but more importantly , you are gorgeous , smart , available , and just my type . emily : oh . well , i hear a lot of women are just your type . patrick : well , my reputation precedes me . what can i say ? emily : you can tell me what time you get off work . patrick : i could . there 's a catch . emily : well , ok . this ought to be good . patrick : i do n't do rebounds . emily : meaning ? patrick : i 'm not the guy women use to forget about someone else . i 'm the one they try to forget about but ca n't . you do n't need me -- not yet , anyways . you need time to process , time to find perspective . [ scene_break ] sonny : carly , carly , listen -- listen -- what i do with emily is none of your business . all right ? carly : i disagree . it affects my children , jason , and you , for that matter . sonny : you do n't like emily , fine , but kissing me was a bad idea . carly : ok , maybe you 're right . we agreed that we were going to not go back , right ? sonny : yeah , we would only hurt each other , and i never want to hurt you again . carly : do you know there was a time when i could n't imagine living in my own home without you ? i felt less than whole if i did n't wake up with you next to me . you were my heart . you were everything , good and bad , and without you i thought i had nothing . sonny : you 're doing better now . carly : yeah . sonny : and i 'm glad for that . we 're never going to get back , you know , the time we lost , but we got two beautiful children now . we -- we 're going to have that bond forever . but kissing me , you know , it 's not a good idea for either of us . i came here tonight to check on michael . i did n't , you know -- i 'm not trying to push my way back into your life . carly : and that 's good . sonny : as a matter of fact , it 's just the opposite . carly : well , i did n't kiss you because i wanted you back . i kissed you because i was proving to you that i 'm strong enough to walk away , even though i will always miss what we used to have . sonny : me , too . but it 's not good to always look back and see the good parts -- i mean , on the island and those times we took the boys to bobbie 's and spent three days in bed straight , you know , on the beach , all those times on the beach when i 'd hear you laugh . those were great times , and i 'm glad , and i 'm glad we had them . carly : so am i . sonny : but it cost you . being with me , living with me -- i did n't mean to hurt you , but i did . and despite all those times that , you know , i wake up in the middle of the night , reach out for you , you 're not there , i think about the time when i saw you at the gates , curled up in a ball , crying like a baby , like nobody i 've ever seen , terrified . look , i -- i 've accepted now that being with me makes you less than what you are . i respect you and i love you too much to let that happen again . carly : you know , there 's this saying -- `` what does n't kill you makes you stronger `` -- and it 's a totally obnoxious saying , but i think it rings true , for me and for us . sonny : mm - hmm . carly : i survived the worst , and now i 'm back on my feet , and i have no plans to fall again . sonny : mm - hmm . carly : and what i want is for both of us , separately -- sonny : mm - hmm . carly : to be ok . so you know what , you do n't have to protect me from me . i just really want you to be ok . and i 'll do the same . sonny : so does that mean you wo n't be butting into my business ? carly : uh -- sure , as long as you wo n't butt into mine . sonny : i do n't butt into your business , do i ? carly : oh , no , no , no , you never , ever butt into my business , sonny , no . sonny : no . well , you 're still a pain in the butt , but -- a little bit . [ sonny laughs ] carly : it takes one to know one . sonny : yeah . [ scene_break ] emily : all right , that does it . i quit . i 'm finished . i 'm never going to look at another man for any reason , ever . elizabeth : ok , you are better off without him . emily : oh , god ! elizabeth : believe me , the guy is an egomaniac . emily : actually , he 's kind of charming , in an arrogant sort of way . elizabeth : what ? are you insane ? let me just tell you what happened at the top of my shift , ok ? he suggests that i become an o.r . nurse and then offered to take me out to dinner so we can discuss it . emily : wait a minute . patrick hit on you ? elizabeth : i flashed him my ring ; the guy did n't even blink . emily : ok , wait , hold on . patrick drake hit on you , my very married very best friend ? he hit on you , elizabeth , but when i practically threw myself at his feet , he ran for the nearest exit ? elizabeth : he did you a favor , believe me . emily : oh . elizabeth : you do not want to go out with patrick drake . emily : all right , do we need to review what the past 24 hours have been like for me ? all right , first , i humiliate myself with sonny . i had too much to drink and i told him that i love him , i ran into a lamp , and i fell down , elizabeth , right in front of him . i mean , he had to pick me up . and then , later , he kissed me and he swore it was never going to happen again , for god 's sakes . elizabeth : yeah , but somewhere in the middle you did save his son 's life . emily : yeah , and he still does n't want to be with me ! what is wrong with me ? what is it going to take ? elizabeth : nothing is wrong with you . emily : oh , god . sure , yeah . my ex - husband would rather be with a woman who 's pregnant with another man 's baby , sonny wants to be friends -- whatever that means -- and i just sent the biggest womanizer in the hospital fleeing in the opposite direction . elizabeth , he left a vapor trail . elizabeth , you 're laughing . elizabeth : i 'm sorry . i just have n't seen you like this in a really long time . emily : yeah , well , i 'm glad somebody 's enjoying themselves . ugh , i must be putting out some sort of a vibe to every man around that says `` run for your life . `` elizabeth : do not let some arrogant neurosurgeon shake your confidence in yourself as a woman . emily : elizabeth , what confidence ? elizabeth : oh , come on , em , he 's just a man , and he 'll be back when the time is right -- not that you 'll want him -- but he will be hopelessly drawn to your mysterious female powers . emily : i do n't have any mysterious female powers . elizabeth : guess again patrick : time 's up . you off the rebound yet ? good . let 's start over . emily : start over , doing what ? patrick : do i have to explain everything ? you asked me out , and i 'm going to return the favor . emily : ah . yes , i see how this works . patrick : right . so do you want to go out with me ? emily : yeah , i thought you 'd never ask . [ scene_break ] nikolas : ok , so you do n't have a problem with lying to courtney for months , with lying to me ? i mean , were you ever going to tell the truth ? jax : you know , rigging the test was n't my finest hour , but we 've all had our moments this year . courtney : oh . nikolas : yeah . jax : look , like it or not , we 're in each other 's lives , so we 're going to have to find a way to deal with one another . nikolas : you 're kind of making that impossible . jax : well , there 's a child involved now , ok , so we 're going to have to make that possible . i mean , this is a miracle . this is the miracle child that courtney and i both hoped and prayed for . nikolas : wow , you just -- you wo n't quit . courtney : nikolas , stop . nikolas : well , ca n't you see what he 's trying to do here ? courtney : just stop . will you go , jax ? please , just go . jax : you sure you 're ok ? courtney : go . jax : ok . courtney : oh , my -- nikolas : if he thinks that he can just tamper with a paternity test and walk away -- i mean , come on , think of what he 's going to do when the baby 's born . courtney : look , jax -- nikolas : courtney -- courtney : jax will want what 's best for the baby . nikolas : he 's going to use that baby to get between us just like he uses everything else . courtney : no , it 's not going to happen because i know what i 'm dealing with now and there 's no way i 'm going to let jax manipulate me anymore . nikolas : he just did . [ scene_break ] lucky : tell me what happened . manny : my family sent my cousin enrique to bust me out . but i did n't want to go . so i struggled with him ; i make him drop his gun . and then jason showed up . lucky : one cop is dead , another man was assaulted , my partner 's fighting for his life . you 're not going anywhere , so give me the gun . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i saw the look on your face when jax threw out that ridiculous line about the miracle baby . courtney : this is a miracle baby . nikolas : yeah , to you it is , and he 's taking advantage of that . courtney : well , why ca n't it be a miracle for jax , too ? nikolas : he is using that baby to manipulate you . i do n't understand why you ca n't see that . courtney : nikolas , jax is the biological father , ok ? he has a right to be a part of his child 's life . you said that yourself ! nikolas : do you honestly think that alternate weekends and every other holiday is going to be enough for him ? courtney : i do n't -- we 'll working something out , ok ? nikolas : he will never , never be satisfied with any sort of custody agreement because it 's never been about the baby . to him , it 's been about winning the game , and you and the baby are the prize . he 's not going to stop until he takes the both of you away from me . you know that . courtney : what do you want me to say , nikolas ? i want to be with you . i love you . i have tried to reassure you every way i know how . nikolas : you need to make a choice -- jax or me . [ scene_break ] maxie : jesse ? jesse , it 's ok . it 's ok . robin : you got to move back . elizabeth : maxie ? robin : it 's ok . elizabeth : maxie , come on . hey , come over here . just stay here and let them work , ok ? maxie : is he going to be ok ? elizabeth : now , just stay here . robin : any changes en route ? paramedic : no . his vital signs are stable , his breath sounds are equal bilaterally . but he 's unresponsive to pain or verbal stimuli . elizabeth : i 'll see if dr. jones is on call . robin : wait , prep the o.r . i know the surgeon for this . [ scene_break ] patrick : so what 's with this guy you 're trying to get over ? is he blind or just a fool ? emily : ah , see , the whole point of this is for me to forget about him . patrick : that 's right . by morning , he 'll be the furthest thing from your mind . robin : excuse me , i 'm glad i caught you . i have a cop in the o.r . that was shot in the back . he needs emergency surgery . emily : who is it ? robin : it 's not lucky . patrick : sorry to disappoint you , especially tonight , but duty calls . emily : no , i understand . robin : i did n't know you were going out with dr. drake . emily : no . robin : i mean -- i 'm sorry , i should say he 's completely the opposite of nikolas . emily : no , nikolas and i are divorced , you know , robin , and if anybody should ask , we -- we are n't dating . you know , patrick 's just a diversion . robin : a diversion ? from what , a guy or med school ? i mean , i know it can be pretty intense -- emily : no , no , no , no , med school 's fine . um -- robin : hmm . it is a guy . emily : it 's not just `` a guy . `` it 's -- you know , it 's -- it 's complicated , you know , kind of because of the people around us -- you know , not that there is an `` us . `` that was just a figment of my imagination brought on by too much proximity . robin : proximity ? it 's not sonny , is it ? [ scene_break ] carly : why is jason still in handcuffs ? john : carly -- carly : obviously manny is walking around alive and well . john : carly , you got to stay out of this . carly : and you have to stop railroading an innocent man who happens to be my best friend . john : i 'm not going to let morgan hide behind you and get away with attempted murder . not going to happen . lucky : one cop is dead ; my partner was shot in the back . john : look , officer spencer , i understand your frustration . believe me , somebody is going to pay . so , what do we have here , an attempt on manny 's life ? ric : well , according to our client , his cousin enrique showed up to set him free . manny did n't want to go , they struggled for enrique 's gun , and apparently that 's when jason showed up here just in time to retrieve it . alexis : the salient point being that manny refused to run . ric : exactly . john : right . ric : look , it 's not a popular decision among crime families , durant , but jason may have even saved manny 's life . john : really ? wow . deputy jason , our hero . so what happens ? the ruiz family shows up , ruins your little party , hit went bad ? now sonny 's brother 's trying to spin it , make it look like you 're a hero -- you saved manny 's life . ric : that 's what happened . john : yeah , and i should believe you why ? alexis : because manny 's my client , thanks to you . ric : and we like to keep our clients alive . carly : well , even alexis and ric are defending him , so obviously jason did n't do anything wrong . john : carly , you got to stay out of this ! carly : it 's called family , dad . i would n't expect you to know anything about that , would you ? jason : carly , i 'm ok . john : what -- what -- jason : you need to go home . carly : you 're wasting your breath because i 'm not leaving until you 've been released . john : carly , why do you refuse to see the truth about this thug ? sonny sent him to manny for one reason and one reason only -- to put a bullet in his head . [ scene_break ] courtney : maybe jax is manipulating me . but he 's doing it to you , too . look , we 're fighting right now . this is exactly what he wants . nikolas : well , at least you admit that much . courtney : hey , could we just please take a step back and take a deep breath , have a butterscotch brownie ? nikolas : no , stop -- do n't make light of this , please . i 'm serious . courtney : well , then stop giving me ultimatums , ok ? it 's just making things worse . nikolas : i asked you to make a choice . courtney : how ? no , i mean , seriously , how can i choose between you and jax ? jax is the father , you know ? he has legal rights . can you imagine what he 'll do if we try to shut him out of his child 's life ? it 'll only antagonize him . nikolas : i 'm just -- i 'm just saying that you have to set limitations , ok , or it 's just an open invitation for him to keep making our lives miserable . i mean , sabotaging my plane ? that 's just the beginning . courtney : jax swears he had nothing to do with it . nikolas : and you believe him ? courtney : yeah , i do . nikolas : you do -- will you listen to yourself for a second ? he just admitted just now to rigging a paternity test , ok ? he was willing to steal my child to hold on to you . you understand what i 'm saying ? courtney : well , it 's not your child , nikolas . ok , if it were , it would make things a whole lot easier . but jax -- he is the father , ok ? and he is going to be a part of this child 's life whether we like it or not , so we need to find a way to cope . nikolas : ok . does that mean that you 're willing to swallow any lie that he throws at you ? courtney : jax is n't lying about how much he wants this baby . nikolas : and now you 're defending him again . why are you fighting so hard to hold on to him ? [ scene_break ] georgie : hey , maxie . dillon : how 's jesse ? maxie : he 's in surgery . i have n't heard anything yet . dillon : do you want to go for a walk , maybe get some coffee ? maxie : no , i do n't want coffee . georgie : oh , maybe we should go to the chapel -- maxie : maybe we should go to our dad . you know , he 's the police commissioner . we could find out why there are all these people running around the city with guns , or -- or maybe when somebody shoots a police officer , they should actually pay for it . dillon : maxie , you need to take it easy -- maxie : i do n't want to take it easy ! i do n't want to take it easy , i do n't want -- i do n't want to go get a coffee , i do n't want to go to the chapel , i do n't want to pray ! i want to go out there and i -- i want to find the person that -- georgie : come on . it 's ok . [ scene_break ] emily : there is nothing going on between me and sonny , ok ? you know , i -- i was just there to help out with his children when carly was sick and that 's it . robin : ok . emily : yeah , yeah , i do n't know what kind of rumors you 've been listening to but , you know , his children needed me , and -- and i was just happy to help . and you know michael 's my godson and my nephew , as you know , and -- and he 's been through a hell of a year and he needed family around , and so did morgan . and , you know , sonny -- we 're just friends , that 's it . robin : all right . i -- emily : yeah , you know , we 're not having some super - secret , wildly passionate , you know , love affair . it 's like , no stolen kisses or longing glances or , you know , anything like that . there 's nothing of that going on at all . robin : right . if there 's nothing going on , then why are you so upset right now ? emily : you know what ? i ca n't do this anymore . [ scene_break ] alexis : manny had the chance to run and he did n't , so how on earth are you going to charge him with attempted escape ? john : so what are you talking about here ? you 'd like me to drop all the charges against him and let him walk , is that it ? ric : no . alexis : no , i would n't , and my client does n't want you to do that , either . he wants to take responsibility for the horrific things that he did . keep in mind that medical evidence states that he had an underlying physical condition that affected his range of choices . john : until , of course , he had his magical surgery -- whoo -- and turned him into a nice , fine , upstanding citizen . alexis : we 've all done terrible things , durant , and with the exception of jason , none of us can claim a physical excuse . john : well , except for you , of course , and your own defense of insanity . what was it -- what did you claim -- mental defect ? that was brilliant , by the way . alexis : which has absolutely nothing to do with this case . ric : look , mr. ruiz has stated that he wants to accept responsibility for his crimes . alexis : he did n't run when he had the chance . john : so that 's your story , huh ? the new - and - improved manny with his stitched- up brain refused to run when he had a chance , is that it ? jason : that 's what happened . john : all right . free to go . ric : thank you . john : hey , but do n't leave town . i want you nice and fresh for manny 's trial . and by the way , i read your deposition -- such as it was -- and i appreciate everything you 're doing to put manny behind bars . jason : ok , come on , we 're going . carly : no , i 'm going to stay here because i think i need to have a conversation with my dad . jason : no , i think you need to stay out of this . carly : i can stay here and talk to my father . jason : carly , i do n't have time to fight about this . carly : we do n't have to fight . look , i am going to be ok . i will be ok , i promise you . jason : no plans . carly : no plans . i promise , no plans . [ scene_break ] mike : so , listen , i 've got one piece of apple pie with your name on it . courtney : actually , do you have any of those butterscotch brownies ? mike : i -- i sold every last one to nikolas a couple hours ago . courtney : i just really wanted a brownie . it 's all right . mike : hey , princess , what 's wrong ? courtney : i do n't know what to do . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you look cheerful . nikolas : oh . hey , liz . sorry . yeah , it 's been a -- it 's been a frustrating day , to say the least . elizabeth : yeah , i kind of picked up on that . what happened ? nikolas : jax rigged the paternity test . elizabeth : the baby is yours ? nikolas : no . no , no , it 's -- elizabeth : ok , i do n't get it . nikolas : ok , basically what it is , is there never was a first paternity test because dr. meadows never ran one . yeah , jax approached her , and she agreed in advance to list him as the father . elizabeth : are you sure ? nikolas : yes . elizabeth : because i do n't -- i ca n't see dr. meadows doing something like that . nikolas : well , jax used the sinister threat of my evil family on me . he told dr. meadows that courtney and the baby would be in permanent danger as long as i was the father . so i guess dr. meadows agreed in order to keep -- keep the baby safe , she would rig the test and it would show that jax was the father . and courtney and i , we knew that something was off , which was why we had the second test -- one that jax could n't tamper with . elizabeth : and it proves that he is the father . nikolas : yeah . elizabeth : god , nikolas , i am so sorry . nikolas : yeah , me , too . elizabeth : courtney must be furious . nikolas : one would think so . elizabeth : what -- you mean she 's not ? nikolas : well , she just -- she kind of bought into the whole act , you know , that jax was just trying to keep the baby safe and her safe . elizabeth : well , there 's a little truth in that . i mean , jax knows firsthand how dangerous helena can be . nikolas : oh -- do n't you defend him . elizabeth : no , i -- no -- nikolas , come on , i 'm not defending him . i mean , what he did was completely manipulative and unfair . i 'm just saying that , you know , jax is n't the first person to do the wrong thing for the right reason . at least it 's an understandable one . nikolas : elizabeth , he was willing to steal my child to keep courtney . i mean , he 's proven that he ca n't be trusted , and courtney should want him out of her life , and you know what ? so should you . elizabeth : can i make an observation ? nikolas : oh -- yeah . sure . elizabeth : ok , no matter how justified your anger , it is still directed at the father of courtney 's child . now , i 've been in her shoes , ok ? when i was pregnant with jax 's baby , lucky was ready to implode on a daily basis . i did n't love jax , i never had , but it still stressed me out to worry about how lucky 's anger would affect the baby . nikolas : listen , i 'm sorry . i did n't mean for any of this to bring up the miscarriage , ok ? i 'm sorry . elizabeth : no , no -- honey , no , that is not where i was going . listen , courtney 's becoming a mother . she 's going to put her child 's needs first , not by choice , but because it 's a biological imperative . and she will always be vulnerable to jax , and there is nothing you can do about that . so if you love her , you need to find a way to support her , and if you ca n't , then be fair to courtney and yourself and let go . [ scene_break ] patrick : are you the family of jesse beaudry ? maxie : he does n't have any family in town . i 'm his girlfriend . dillon : is he ok ? patrick : he 's alive , if that 's what you 're asking . georgie : thank god . patrick : you should thank me . i 'm the one who removed the bullet that was lodged near his spine . maxie : what -- how close ? georgie : is he going to be ok ? patrick : i 've seen worse . dillon : you 've seen worse ? what is that supposed to mean ? patrick : the odds are good there wo n't be any permanent damage , but i 'm not making any promises . we wo n't know for sure until the swelling 's gone down . dillon : wow . could he be any less sympathetic ? that 's great . mac : maxie , how 's jesse ? maxie : i do n't know , dad . i do n't know if he 's going to live , if he 's going to die , or if he 's even going to be able to walk out of this hospital . but i do know one thing -- this is all your fault . [ scene_break ] sonny : i heard you got arrested again . jason : cops could n't hold me . sonny : manny still alive ? jason : the ruiz family sent manny 's cousin to grab him , get him out of town , ok ? sonny : right . jason : manny refused to go . he jumped his cousin , knocked him out . there was this whole scuffle , there was the gun , i picked it up . ric , alexis , and the cops showed up , of course , in the nick of time . sonny : why did manny refuse to leave with his cousin ? jason : i -- no idea . i 'm not sure . sonny : he thinks he can win in court ? jason : i heard the whole conversation , ok ? sonny : right . jason : manny says that he 's done terrible things , he has to pay , that he 's a changed man . sonny : ok , if i did n't know any better and i did n't trust you with my life , i 'm thinking maybe you might be believing that story . oh , i mean , hey , you woke up a long time ago -- jason : yeah . sonny : a different person , so maybe you think manny has . please , jason , tell me you 're not believing this bull that alexis is selling . jason : manny has to die , and he will . i just need some time . can you trust me to do that ? [ scene_break ] sam : where 's jason ? carly : he 's with sonny , probably . i got my dad to let him go . sam : ok , well , what are you still doing here ? carly : well , i 'm supposed to be talking to my dad , but i 'm really watching alexis and i 'm worried . she 's hateful , but no one said she was n't a good lawyer , and i 'm beginning to think that she 's going to get manny off . sam : ok , well , how do we stop her ? carly : i do n't know , but i 'm going to come up with something . sam : no , no , no . if you 're trying to come up with one of your infamous plans , do n't , because i know jason wo n't -- carly : do you want jason to go to jail ? because that 's what 's going to happen . the only reason my dad let him go is to set him up . sam : you just said that durant let him loose , so i -- carly : yes , yes , and he 's just waiting for sonny and jason to kill manny , and they will . sam : right , which is about one of a million reasons why we need to stay out of this . officer : mrs. corinthos ? carly : that 's `` ms. `` corinthos . what do you want ? officer : mr. ruiz is asking to speak with you . carly : me ? he specifically asked for me ? officer : yes . he 's in the interrogation room . clear it with the d.a . first . carly : thanks . sam : no , no , forget what the d.a . said . do not go in there until you speak with sonny . carly : i do n't get permission from sonny for anything . manny : there 's something i need from you . [ scene_break ] maxie : you know what , dad ? do n't tell me that getting shot is just part of being a cop , that it 's part of the job . you always give jesse the most dangerous assignments no matter what it is ! mac : i know it seems that way , but that 's not what happened this time . maxie : no , dad , why did you assign jesse ? why could n't you find anyone else ? you gave it to him because you hate him ! you do n't want us to be together ! deep down inside , you want something terrible to happen -- mac : maxie -- maxie , listen to me . maxie : why did you do this ? mac : listen to me . sweetheart , you 're afraid for jesse , ok ? so am i . every cop in my department is family to me . i take every precaution before sending anyone in harm 's way . maxie : why did you assign jesse to guard manny ? mac : he volunteered . i did n't ask him . and , yeah , maxie , you know , unfortunately , getting shot sometimes does come with the job , and so does waiting in the e.r . , dealing with rude doctors , getting mad at god . that 's why i did n't want you to get involved with jesse -- maxie : yeah . mac : or any cop in the first place -- because of what you 're going through right now . [ scene_break ] emily : nikolas . hi . nikolas : hi . emily : are you having a bad night ? nikolas : yeah , i 've had better . emily : is there anything i can do ? nikolas : no , no , no , but thank you . emily : are you sure ? you listened to me ramble on and on before . nikolas : well , saving michael 's life and finding confidence in yourself in becoming a doctor is n't exactly rambling on . emily : well , if you need someone to listen now -- nikolas : no , it 's ok . it 's -- it 's not really anything that i can talk to you about , you know ? emily : ok , i understand . nikolas : i mean , like we said , we 're both moving on , right ? emily : yeah . patrick : hey . emily : hey . patrick : why 'd you leave the hospital ? emily : did you follow me over here ? patrick : yeah , i 've been flagging you down for , like , two blocks . emily : you were running ? patrick : you really think i 'd let emergency surgery get in the way of our date ? [ emily laughs ] nikolas : have a nice time . patrick : so ? [ scene_break ] sonny : i know it makes sense to wait , to let the trial play out , but manny ruiz broke into my house . what if michael had been there ? he caused a train wreck that killed reese , almost killed carly and you and everybody else i care about . he has stalked , terrorized sam . how many times has he said he 's going to rape her ? he shot you , broke into the mental hospital where carly was at -- jason : i hate manny as much as you do , ok , but he 's very well guarded . i can get to him , but i might not be able to get away . sonny : what are you suggesting ? jason : i suggest that we just let the trial happen . manny might get convicted . if he does or he does n't , it does n't matter . we 're going to take care of him . no witnesses , nothing for durant to use against us , that 's it . sonny : ok . you 're going to do what you 're going to do . then just be careful , because another day that psycho lives is another day we 're all in danger . [ scene_break ] alexis : i 'm not saying that the operation magically erased all the horrible things that he did and the person that he was . ric : well , he 's done some very serious damage , that 's for sure . alexis : he certainly has . so have sonny and jason . the only difference is they made knowing choices and manny had a congenital defect . ric : if you can get that point across to a jury , i 'll be very impressed . alexis : right or wrong , the law is on manny 's side . if he was physically and mentally incapable of making better choices , then the law is not going to hold him responsible . ric : ok , well , you know what ? there 's a difference between legal theory and human emotion . let me ask you a question . do you forgive manny for the train crash that nearly killed you and our child ? alexis : i do n't know if i -- if i can , but i know that i should try . ric : well , just for the record , i ca n't . alexis : you 've been forgiven , i 've been forgiven . should n't we do the same thing for other people ? ric : alexis , what is this about , really ? i mean , does this have to do with more than manny ? alexis : when i was 16 -- anyway , the point is , is that by manny not escaping tonight , he gave us some very compelling evidence , and it actually could be the linchpin of our case . ric : except for one thing -- what if he 's faking ? [ scene_break ] manny : i did n't expect you to come in here . carly : so why 'd you ask me to come in here ? manny : because i did n't think you 'd even want to look at me after what i 've done . carly : what do you want ? manny : forgiveness . carly , i may not get another chance to apologize to you . if i could take back the terrible things i 've done , i would . but i ca n't . and i know i do n't have the right to ask you for anything , but i 'm still asking . if you could just please find it in your heart to forgive me , that 's all . sam : do n't believe a word out of his lying mouth . [ next_on ] luke : i want my finder 's fee and i want it now . carly : why are you in such a hurry ? sam : i want my life back in my control . robin : patrick is a dog . nikolas : emily in a bar fight ? coleman : tore this place up .	ric and alexis prevent jason from killing manny . jason admits to sonny there is a possibility that manny is a changed man . manny asks for carly 's forgiveness . sam warns carly not to believe anything manny says . sonny believes that manny should die .
[ knock on door ] carly : go away . sonny : it 's me , carly . carly : i know it 's you , sonny , and i want you to go away . sonny : you do n't want to upset the kids , carly . carly : well , the boys are sleeping , so if you go away , they wo n't be upset . sonny : if you open the door , we can discuss this like adults . carly : i 'm not opening the door . go away . sonny : okay , i 'm not going away , so you 're going to have to face it . there 's nothing to be afraid of . carly : do you know what ? i am not afraid . i 'm not afraid of you , i 'm not afraid of anyone . and the answer 's still no . [ scene_break ] sam : hey . jason : hey . sam : did everything go okay ? jason : yeah , so far , so good . you know , i want you to call me when you get to work and just let me know if there 's a change in alcazar 's condition . okay ? sam : i would -- if i were going to the hospital . jason : well , you 're dressed for work . sam : yes , i am . um -- okay , jason , look , when i had that blowup at elizabeth , i kind of lost my temper and quit my job . [ scene_break ] epiphany : lorenzo alcazar went into cardiac arrest last night . we resuscitated him , but he 's still unconscious . now , if it 's not a problem for you , i need someone to monitor his vitals . elizabeth : why would it be a problem ? epiphany : everyone knows how some of your nearest and dearest feel about mr. alcazar . elizabeth : i 'm a nurse , epiphany . i have a responsibility to my patients . [ scene_break ] patrick : alcazar should 've regained consciousness by now . robin : you opened up his brain in a highly invasive procedure . the recovery time varies with each patient . why do i have to remind you of this when you practically wrote the book ? patrick : because you think i botched the surgery . [ scene_break ] skye : lorenzo , lila rae needs you . i need you . you have to show me your ranch in venezuela . you have to teach lila how to ride . so i guess i 'll be the one taking care of you now . i have no idea who your enemies are , but i swear i will not leave you defenseless . do you hear me ? elizabeth : anything yet ? skye : no . elizabeth , do n't let him die . elizabeth : we 'll do everything we can . skye : what 's wrong ? elizabeth : i 'm not sure . i 'm going to go get a doctor . [ scene_break ] lulu : i 've gone through all the suspects , and i am convinced that monica stole the datebook out of my backpack . she was rick 's lover . dillon : no , but that 's too easy . the perpetrator 's never the first person you think of -- except for , you know , when it is . lulu : oh , great . that 's not helping . dillon , we need to find that datebook so we know who really killed rick webber , because now i 'm more sure than ever that it was n't my mom . dillon : my family are all lying , duplicitous backstabbers , okay , and certifiably insane , so any one of them could 've taken that book for god knows what reason . lulu : okay . well , what choice do i have , dillon ? that datebook is the closest thing we have to evidence that proves that my mom is n't a murderer . dillon : i 'm just trying to tell you that you have to beat the quartermaines at their own game , and it takes one to know one , okay ? so you need to trust me . you -- you go look through all the bedrooms . i 'm going to occupy them . [ scene_break ] maxie : you 're going to need a whole pot of that stuff after your late night last night . i told mac you were studying with a friend , but where were you until 2 : 30 in the morning ? georgie : studying with a friend . maxie : hello -- lying . georgie : well , not really -- i was helping marquez with his book research . maxie : oh . congratulations -- you found a great way to prove to dillon you do n't care about him and how he 's stuck to lulu like glue . besides , professor marquez is a great distraction -- his eyes are to die for . georgie : really ? i have n't noticed . he 's my professor and we 're friends , that 's it . [ scene_break ] sam : i did n't only confront elizabeth about her endless excuses to visit you , i also had a little run - in with ms. sneed . jason : your favorite person . sam : yes , my favorite person , and she was about to bust me and elizabeth for going at it , and then epiphany ran interference . and then once ms. sneed left , epiphany chewed me out because i was ungrateful to elizabeth . so i simplified everything for everyone and i just quit my job . jason : are you sure about this ? sam : oh , jason , i 've thought about it , and what else am i going to do ? i mean , yeah , i like the job , i hated ms. sneed . then there 's elizabeth , and we clearly do n't get along . so what am i going to do ? i 'm going to find another job . jason : all right . it 's your decision , you know ? sam : okay , let 's hear you say that if i decide to work for your family . [ scene_break ] sonny : i did n't invite alcazar into my office to kill me . carly : i did n't intend on being the only witness , but that 's life , right ? sonny : but you barged in there without knocking . i told you how many times not to do that , yet you -- carly : if i had n't walked in , you 'd be dead right now . i do n't want to be punished for saving your life , sonny . sonny : well , i 'm not going to have much of a life if i go to prison . and that 's what 's going to happen -- [ carly sighs ] sonny : if you take the stand . that 's why you ca n't testify against me , and the only way to avoid that is to marry me . carly : i ca n't marry you , i 'm marrying jax . sonny : so you 're going to put me in prison ? that 's how you 're going to get me out of the way ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i think the iv 's been tampered with . skye : could that be why he went into cardiac arrest last night ? you said that could be an aftereffect of the surgery . patrick : yeah , well , that 's what i thought -- even though cardiac arrest is uncommon for this type of procedure . robin : but there is precipitation in the i.v . line by the port . elizabeth : but none of the medication we 've been giving him would do that , unless somebody has injected another substance . patrick : did you see anybody in this room ? skye : i went home to be with our baby . he was alone most of the night . patrick : well , i think we should contact the police . skye : contact them ? why ? patrick : someone is still trying to kill mr. alcazar . [ scene_break ] sonny : under the law , husband and wife are considered one person . carly : well , that 's a bunch of sexist crap and you know it , sonny . sonny : maybe so , but spousal privilege is protected by the constitutional guarantee against self - incrimination . carly : wow . are you sleeping with your attorney again ? sonny : no , no , that 's just a quote . do n't change the subject . carly : you have been trying to mess up my marriage to jax for a long time and this is just the excuse you needed . sonny : i 'm about to be indicted for attempted murder or worse if alcazar dies . carly : so you do n't care if you destroy my chance at happiness ? you do n't care that i 'm in love with jax and that i 've committed myself to him at all , do you ? sonny : well , your commitment to jax is n't nearly as important to me as avoiding prison . carly : there has to be another way . sonny : you can move permanently to another country with no extradition treaty , or you can marry me . what do you prefer ? [ scene_break ] sam : okay , okay , just hear me out , okay ? there 's a position at e.l.q . that might work for me , and if they give me a shot , i think i could do really , really good . it 's just -- it 's -- it 's up to you , i mean -- jason : i mean , you can work for whoever you want to work for -- sam : yeah . jason : even the quartermaines , though i 'm not sure why you 'd want to . sam : i know , i know , but i just -- i know it 's hard for you to deal with them . jason : well , it 's better -- you know , it 's better than it used to be . the quartermaines -- we give each other space now , it 's sort of like a truce . sam : and if i throw myself in there , it might upset the delicate balance ? jason : now , i would just -- really , i would hate to see you think you 're going for a regular job , and then you get pulled into their craziness . sam : okay . well , i 'll consider myself warned . i think after everything i 've been through , the quartermaines do n't scare me . [ scene_break ] edward : what is this , dillon -- summoning me like i am some servant ? listen , your arrogance is exceeded only by your ignorance , young man . dillon : grandfather , all will be explained in a few minutes . edward : oh , yeah . sure . monica : can anyone tell me what this is about ? alan : tracy , he 's your son . why on earth is he calling a family meeting ? monica : and more to the point -- why is alice invited ? alice : well , someone has to keep order . tracy : he would n't waste my time . it must be important . edward : i did n't call a meeting . dillon : we have -- uh -- coffee . is anybody thirsty ? coffee , anybody ? edward : no , i do n't want coffee . i want to go to my club and have a nice quiet game of snooker . alan : and i 'm due at the hospital in half an hour . tracy : get to the point . dillon : we are facing a serious problem , and ignoring it is not going to make it go away . monica : oh , my god , what 's happened now ? edward : be specific , dillon . this house is filled with problems -- for instance , tracy 's very unfortunate marriage to that bigamous , philandering luke spencer . of course , a moment of gratitude is in order because he has n't graced us with his unpleasantness for quite sometime ! tracy : is a little compassion too much to ask ? monica : probably . alan : when did you ever show compassion for anyone ? monica : yes -- like your stepdaughter , for instance . it would really be an act of kindness if you sent her away from here , considering what happened with her and dillon this summer . dillon : um -- that 's not fair . alice : it 's not like she ever did anything wrong . alan : excuse me . alice , when we need an extra opinion , we 'll ask for it . [ scene_break ] georgie : so , shirley temple was supposed to be a loan to m.g.m . to star in `` the wizard of oz , `` but fox backed out at the last minute . so m.g.m . had to use one of their unknown contract players instead , and -- [ georgie snaps fingers ] georgie : that 's how judy garland became a star . oh -- um -- and -- here . louis b. mayer tried to punish clark gable by loaning him out to columbia , except gable -- the film that he made was `` it happened one night , `` which won him an academy award . could you imagine how ticked louis b. had to be ? pete : wow . this is great . maxie : excuse me , professor ? do you usually keep your students in your apartment until 2 : 00 in the morning ? georgie : ignore my sister . maxie : it 's just i 'm not the best student in the world , and that whole studying and research thing -- i really do n't know how it works . pete : you say that without the slightest bit of embarrassment . maxie : i know where my strengths lie . i 'm just curious -- is this standard practice , or is my sister special ? pete : well , being that you 're georgie 's sister , you should know better than anyone how special she is . maxie : why did n't you get a guy to be your research assistant ? pete : i 'm an equal opportunity professor . if anyone in my class who 's male or female would 've shown the thoroughness , the diligence , or the natural intuition that georgie did , they 'd have a job , too . maxie : i 'm sure it ca n't be that hard . pete : huh . anyone can go on the internet and get the facts , but georgie understands the colors and the textures of storytelling . and it goes beyond the research and actually helps in the storytelling . maxie : i 'm not sure i understand . pete : i 'm quite sure you do n't . georgie : i love that what i 'm doing is contributing to something creative . i feel like i 'm learning a lot . maxie : i bet you do . georgie : shut up , maxie . maxie : oh , that 's mature . pete : well , since you like the process so much , how would you like to read the next chapter ? georgie : i 'd love to . pete : great . so , how about coming to the apartment tonight ? same time ? georgie : yeah , i 'll be there . pete : perfect . georgie : i sure hope you like taking the bus , because i 'm not driving you anywhere . maxie : that 's okay . i know exactly where your car is going to be parked -- right in front of professor marquez 's apartment -- or , i 'm sorry , do you call him by his first name when you guys are alone ? georgie : he 's my teacher . maxie : you do realize this whole research thing is just an excuse , right ? he 's hitting on you . i say go for it . georgie : why do n't you mind your own business and focus on your own life for a change ? maxie : i do n't have to . for once , my life is finally beginning to fall into place . [ scene_break ] lucky : anyway , we should take this outside . robin : it 's possible that someone added something to the i.v . lucky : that 's kind of a leap . patrick : makes more sense than the patient going into cardiac arrest after that type of procedure . lucky : was alcazar alone at any time during the night ? skye : all night . the doctors told me he would n't wake up until the morning , so i went home to be with our baby daughter . det . rodriguez : dr. drake , could you explain to us why a patient in alcazar 's condition would n't go into cardiac arrest ? patrick : well , it 's possible but not likely . his vitals were normal and his blood pressure was level . lucky : robin ? patrick : i 'm going to warn you , dr. scorpio 's been into the worst - case scenario lately , so -- robin : i can answer this question , thank you . the surgery was completely successful . obviously , something caused a sudden plunge in blood pressure . so it is possible that someone injected something like a prusside agent into the i.v . , which would 've caused that . lucky : elizabeth , you were working last night . was there anyone hanging around who should n't -- like jason ? elizabeth : i did see jason here last night , but not anywhere near this room . he never went past the nurses ' station . det . rodriguez : what was he doing here ? elizabeth : i think he was bringing carly here to see skye . lucky : skye ? skye : yeah -- carly came to see me . elizabeth : and then jason left , epiphany can confirm it . lucky : jason could 've doubled back . elizabeth : or maybe somebody else with a stronger motive could 've sneaked in here when no one was looking . did you guys know that manny ruiz 's brother has been lurking around ? det . rodriguez : father mateo ruiz -- i 've already called him . he 's agreed to answer our questions . lucky : was father ruiz anywhere near this room ? elizabeth : he was in the corridor , but in the opposite direction of the icu . lucky : all right , thanks . skye , can you wait ? skye : what , i already told you -- i was home all night . lucky : did alcazar mention his life might be in danger ? skye : his life is always in danger . you know , you could start with sonny corinthos -- he shot lorenzo in the head , or had n't you heard ? det . rodriguez : with all due respect , ms. quartermaine , but your boyfriend was in sonny 's office with a gun . skye : you 're kidding me , right ? you 're actually buying his whole self - defense scenario ? why are you even questioning me ? you already made up your mind . det . rodriguez : sonny wants to avoid a murder rap , which means he needs alcazar alive . it does n't make sense why he would send jason or anyone else to kill alcazar . lucky : and if you know who alcazar 's enemies are , it could help us protect him . det . rodriguez : father ruiz . thank you for coming . mateo : i 'm glad to be of help . elizabeth : lucky ! no -- mateo : i was at the hospital last night to counsel one of my parishioners -- william connors . he 's been having some trouble on the street . lucky : how do i know you 're not another psycho freak like your brother ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : lucky wanted to know if jason was at the hospital last night . epiphany : well , did you tell him the truth ? elizabeth : yes , i did . i told him that he was n't anywhere near alcazar 's room . epiphany : well , if you told him the truth , what are you worried about ? elizabeth : i guess the last thing i need is jason and lucky in a position to hurt each other . [ scene_break ] patrick : i should n't have jumped all over you . you consulted on the case . you have a right to your opinion . robin : would you be apologizing right now if i had n't said you were brilliant ? patrick : when did you said that ? i must 've missed that part . [ robin laughs ] robin : it was in the subtext . patrick : oh , yeah -- like everything else . robin : so , i 've been thinking -- patrick : this ca n't be good . robin : honestly -- have you noticed the closer we get on a personal level , the harder it is to remain professional ? patrick : you know i respect you . robin : i know . but when two people are getting as close as we 're getting , it 's difficult to maintain boundaries . we start assuming what the other person is thinking , and that does n't leave much room for honesty -- and it 's not fair to our patients or our careers . patrick : what are you saying ? robin : i 'm saying since i have no intention of breaking up with you , i 'm thinking maybe we should n't work so closely together . [ scene_break ] maxie : oh , lucky -- oh . lucky : maxie , i 'm sorry . are you okay ? maxie : yeah , no . i 'm sorry , it was my fault . i was n't watching where i was going . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] carly : alexis ? alexis , come on ! alexis , i saw your car out front , i know you 're here . alexis : shh . shh . carly : look , i need to -- alexis : carly , please . i just got the kids down for a nap . carly : good , good -- it 's perfect timing for you to pay me back . alexis : for what ? carly : what do you mean , `` for what `` ? who was the one that got you to the hospital when you were too sick to get there on your own ? who 's the one that looked after your girls when they were staying at sonny 's ? i have been a pillar of strength and support for you . what do you mean , `` for what `` ? alexis : for expediency 's sake , i 'll stipulate that you have been very helpful to me -- in your way . so , what is this alleged kindness going to cost me ? carly : i need -- alexis : oh , dear . carly : some hypothetical legal advice , please . hypothetically speaking , let 's say a person walks in to an armed confrontation where one gangster 's about to shoot another gangster , okay ? and -- and this person causes enough of a distraction so the good gangster -- the one who 's about to be shot -- manages to grab a gun and shoot the bad gangster , who 's the one that started the whole thing . alexis : make a great bedtime story , too bad the kids are asleep . what 's your point ? carly : sonny shot alcazar . alexis : your other ex - husband ? carly : i saw sonny shoot alcazar , and ric knows that i saw sonny shoot alcazar . he 's going to call me to testify , so i need to know how i can avoid taking the stand -- short of remarrying sonny . [ scene_break ] sonny : carly 's acting like a 5-year - old child throwing a tantrum . you need to speak to her . jason : i told carly she has to marry you , that 's it . sonny : oh , can you tell her again , maybe in a different way ? jason : no , no , no , no . she gets it , okay ? she just has to put up this fight to prove she loves jax . once everyone 's convinced , she 'll marry you . sonny : we 're talking about a matter of days . jason : she 's not going to let you go to prison . sonny : well , she 's acting like marrying me signals the apocalypse , and i got to be honest with you -- hurts my feelings a little bit . jason : there is a painful history between you two and she 's afraid to go back there . just be patient . sonny : my future is in her hands . you know how that makes me feel ? jason : i understand that , sonny , but you need to trust her , okay ? just make it clear that she 's doing you a favor . and once you promise her that this is a marriage of convenience , she -- sonny : who said it 's a marriage of convenience ? [ scene_break ] dillon : my conscience has finally kicked in . i now realize that all the people who suffered at the hands of the faulty enduro condoms need to be fairly compensated . edward : conscience ? good lord , tracy , where 'd you find this kid -- under a bush ? he is n't blessed with one quartermaine gene . tracy : what made you change your mind ? dillon : it just felt like the right thing to do . edward : you know what , young man ? you are liable to give me heart palpitations and i do not need that . alan : i do n't disagree with dillon . i think this family has an obligation to the public . edward : listen to me , alan -- this family has an obligation to this family . monica : and i think lulu is behind this . told you , tracy -- we should get rid of her . dillon : lulu has nothing to do with this . alan : i think we ought to settle the class - action suit . it 's a small price to pay . tracy : oh , you never had one ounce of business sense . edward : oh , and here you go , young man -- following right in step with your uncle alan 's worthless thinking . you know something ? you 're a nincompoop . no , no , no -- worse yet , you are an iago . look it up . you duped me into trusting you , and now you want to bankrupt my company . dillon : oh , i 'm so sorry . i -- i must 've been under the impression that it was good business to treat the public ethically . edward : oh , please . tracy : sweetheart , i always knew you were idealistic , but this is ridiculous . alice : well , maybe dillon should just go back to film school . i mean , remember how happy he was then -- and it was a much better haircut . tracy : his hair is not your concern . you are wrong about this lawsuit . [ doorbell rings ] edward : this nincompoop is not to be allowed anywhere near the e.l.q . bottom line . tracy : would you stop calling my son a nincompoop ? edward : all right , fine . then you can compensate all those ridiculous ne'er- do - wells who should n't have been having sex to begin with . tracy : everybody knows it does n't make sense to pay off all the enduro users -- including dillon . so what is this about ? dillon : i 've had a spiritual rebirth , mom . alan and edward : oh -- monica : oh , my . dillon : a reinvention of my ideals , a new dawn of creativity and principle after the bleak and dark , bitter night of cynicism . to thine own self be true . edward : he 'll put me in my grave , i swear . alice : ms. mccall is here to see you , ms. tracy . tracy : i do n't have time for ms. mccall . dillon : oh , you know -- you know what ? you know what ? this whole -- this whole conversation is pointless , okay ? i was born into a rabid pack of wild hyenas , and my only wish is that i had been found under a bush . thank you very much . edward : listen -- dillon : thank you -- no , no , no -- edward : if i find out that you and your conscience have gone to the media -- alan : this poor kid 's in for a lifetime of therapy . monica : he 's out of control , tracy . you 've got to rein him in . sam : hey . tracy : huh . and what are you doing here ? sam : well , i am applying for a job . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : maxie , that was quite a fall you took . are you okay ? maxie : just embarrassed . one minute , i was walking and -- oh -- lucky : ooh . where does it hurt ? maxie : i 'm -- i 'm just having cramps from the miscarriage -- elizabeth : let me call dr. lee for you , okay ? maxie : no , no , no , it 's okay . elizabeth : no , really , it 's no trouble . maxie : i -- i do n't want to bother dr. lee . i 'd rather just get back to work . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : okay . your call . i 'll talk to you later . patrick : okay , i guess i can do a better job keeping our public and private lives separate . fewer pdas , less time in the supply closet . it 'll kill me , but i guess if that 's what you want , then that 's -- robin : you know that 's not what i mean . is it a problem for you ? patrick : i have to admit , your consults have proven useful to me . robin : is that your passive - aggressive way of saying that you need me ? [ scene_break ] lucky : i 'm sorry ; i should have watched where i was going . maxie : you looked kind of upset . lucky : we were interviewing manny ruiz 's twin brother . i felt like i was going to lose it , so i let rodriguez finish it up . i was just coming out to get some fresh air . maxie : well , that 's good . you took yourself out of a difficult situation . i respect that . lucky : just working the program . maxie : you should go . i 'll see you later . [ scene_break ] jason : carly wants to marry jax . sonny : do you really think jax is going to make her happy ? jason : it does n't even matter what i think , or what you think . carly 's going to do what she wants to do . sonny : if i do n't marry carly , i go to prison . it do n't get much simpler than that , jason . jason : okay , carly cares about you . when it counts , she is going to end up on your side . she will marry you to save you . but it would be unfair to take advantage of the situation . sonny : you go ahead . well , you know , you 're going to think what you want to think . i just -- she just needs to remember the good times , and -- it could be a second chance for us . jason : has she said she wanted a second chance ? sonny : i got to convince her otherwise . i 'm not going to hurt her this time . michael : hey , dad . sonny : whoa . hey ! morgan : hi . sonny : i did n't know you were coming over . michael : well -- sonny : what ? michael : we think that we should live here , now that you and mom are going to get married . [ scene_break ] carly : if i can avoid testifying , all ric has is circumstantial evidence . alexis : carly , if you 're subpoenaed , you 're going to have to tell the truth . carly : ric is going to twist whatever i say and make sonny look guilty . alexis : ric has to prove guilt . sonny 's attorney has to show there 's reasonable doubt so that it 's self - defense . carly : i ca n't do that . i ca n't hang sonny 's future on reasonable doubt . i ca n't risk that for michael and morgan . and i 'm not going to let ric use me to put sonny away . alexis : carly , if you lie on the stand , ric is not going to hesitate to charge you with perjury . carly : fine . then be a brilliant lawyer and get me out of this , please ? [ phone rings ] carly : oh . sonny , i am in the middle of something , and you 'll be very happy to know it 's all about you . sonny : do you know where your sons are ? [ scene_break ] lulu : what -- hey , what took you ? dillon : oh . about that -- yeah , i was just destroying my future at e.l.q . , so i hope you have what you 're looking for , because i 'm being disowned by my family as we speak . lulu : why ? what did you say ? dillon : i said that we should pay off everyone in the enduro suit . lulu : that 's crazy . dillon : yes . yes , it is . my grandfather called me a nincompoop . so i can kiss my e.l.q . internship goodbye . you know how hard it 's going to be to get those credits without it ? lulu : well , then why did you do that ? dillon : because i told you that i would distract them while you looked for evidence . so i came up with the most outrageous thing i could think of . and it worked . lulu : you did that for me ? dillon : well , consider it my contribution to proving laura 's innocence . i just hope it 's worth it . [ scene_break ] georgie : maxie , where are you going ? maxie : i was n't feeling well , so i signed out early . georgie : but you just got here . maxie : hence the phrase `` signing out early . `` georgie : okay , what is the nature of this sudden illness ? maxie : i 'm sorry ; did you get a medical degree when i was n't looking ? georgie : maxie , you were fine at kelly 's . maxie : yeah , and i took a fall . that kind of shook me up . georgie : a fall ? maxie : well , lucky was here working on a case . he had to interrogate this priest , father ruiz , who happens to be the twin of the tattooed super - psycho , manny . georgie : right , and that made you fall ? maxie : in case you forgot , manny 's the reason lucky broke his back . georgie : right , while trying to save elizabeth . maxie : that is so not the point . georgie : maxie , yes , that is the point . lucky broke his back trying to save the woman he loves . maxie : right . lucky and elizabeth , together forever until the end of time . except maybe not . georgie : maxie , when are you going to give this up ? maxie : i do n't even know why i bother . you are so determined to run me down . georgie : maxie , listen . consider this tough love . i would n't be a good sister unless i told you the truth . maxie : that 's your opinion , georgie . you do n't think lucky will ever leave elizabeth . you do n't think he 'll ever love me . but you do n't really know . you 're not psychic . and if you 'd been paying attention the last couple days , you 'd see how his attitude towards me since the miscarriage has completely changed . we hang out now . we -- we take the puppy for walks , and we talk for hours -- not about elizabeth or anything that happened this summer . but about music , which lucky still happens to love -- not that anyone bothers to ask him . and we talk about manhattan and -- and the clubs there , and the amazing stores , and how when you 're there , you 're free to reinvent yourself . georgie : so you think lucky is going to move to manhattan with you ? maxie : no . georgie : maxie , lucky and elizabeth are having a baby . and even if they do n't get back together -- which they probably will -- lucky 's not going anywhere . he 's going to want to stay as close to that baby as humanly possible . i 'm sorry , he 's not going to manhattan with you or anywhere . maxie : fine . consider me officially discouraged . now , like i said , i 'm not feeling very well . [ scene_break ] tracy : salvage , shipping -- oh , six months as a file clerk at the pcpd . oh , imagine the heights you will hit with a high school diploma . sam : i have taken my ged . i 'm waiting for the results . i do feel really good about it . tracy : wow . that 's special . edward : i 'll take it from here , tracy . jason is in love with sam , and that makes her family . and there is always a place for family in e.l.q . [ scene_break ] skye : are you alone ? jason : i am . why are you here ? skye : do n't think i 'm incapable of defending or avenging lorenzo . jason : okay . you have a child who may lose her father . do n't risk depriving her of her mother , too , by doing something stupid . skye : you can frisk me if you 'd like . i 'm unarmed , i 'm not wired for sound . jason : just tell me what you want . skye : someone tried to kill lorenzo last night . someone injected his i.v . with a drug that caused him to have a heart attack . i want to know what you know about it . jason : nothing . i mean , it was n't me . it was n't anyone acting on my orders . skye : then i want you to help me figure out who else wants lorenzo dead . [ scene_break ] sonny : before you start throwing accusations around , i did not invite them over here . i did n't encourage it in any way . carly : oh , well , you show up at my house demanding i marry you to save you . obviously , they overheard . sonny : we thought they were asleep ! carly : until you started yelling ! sonny : me ? you 're the -- carly : but you know what ? you can stand there with me while we tell them that mommy will not be marrying daddy , ever . sonny : the idea of us being together is important to them . do n't you want to see your kids happy ? carly : they 're kids , you know ? they 're resilient . and although us being together is a favorite pipe dream of michael 's , he can deal with the fact that it 's not going to happen . sonny : you know what i love about you ? that you -- you have all the answers . carly : you know what i love about you ? sonny : what ? carly : that you 'll do whatever it takes to get what you want , including use your children . sonny : oh , come on . carly : michael and morgan , get down here . sonny : hey , do n't forget to tell them how lonely i will be in jail . carly : i will tell them that i am looking into every possible alternative . michael , morgan , now . michael : what ? what ? carly : i would love to know who told you it was okay to pack your things and move back to dad 's . michael : well , dad said you had to get married . carly : no , what happened is mommy and daddy were having an adult conversation that you listened in on , and you should n't have . michael : mom ? carly : what ? michael : you were yelling . sonny : i rest my case . carly : okay . i get why you may have misunderstood the situation , but i 'm telling you right now that i am marrying jax . so i 'm very sorry that you got your hopes up . but i can not marry your father again . diane : i 'm so glad you brought that up . we need to address the marriage question . it might be our only option . [ scene_break ] robin : mr. alcazar ca n't have any visitors right now . mateo : i understand . i 'd only need to see mr. alcazar if he , or a family member , requested a priest . i 'm here to visit another patient . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i have had two miscarriages , and both times , i 've only had cramps for a couple of days . kelly : that 's normal . are you feeling okay ? elizabeth : oh , yeah , i -- i 'm fine . maxie jones -- she 's still cramping . kelly : yeah -- i checked maxie 's file . there was light bleeding following the miscarriage , but it was a completed a.b . with no internal damage . it would n't make sense for maxie to continue cramping this late . epiphany : you still think that maxie jones faked her pregnancy ? elizabeth : i just watched her purposely walk into lucky and pretend to fall . all i 'm saying is she could have easily done the same thing the night she said she miscarried . [ scene_break ] lucky : hey . maxie : amazing timing . want to go for a walk with us ? lucky : yeah . i 've got a few minutes . why not ? why are n't you at work ? maxie : i was . they sent me home . they said i needed to rest . i -- i looked pale . lucky : you know what ? maybe you should get some rest . maxie : i will , in a little bit , but i got this little guy to take care of . having him in my life makes me feel like i have some kind of purpose . it 's nice to be needed . lucky : you know i 'm really sorry . maxie : lucky , please . my miscarriage was an accident . i do n't even blame you , not even a little bit . lucky : you 've just been amazing . maxie : well , almost being the mother of your child has made me a better person . [ scene_break ] lulu : well , i looked everywhere and i could not find rick 's datebook . dillon : well , whoever stole it probably destroyed it . lulu : or they could have hid it in a safe - deposit box or something . dillon : why would they do that ? it 's proof of -- of guilt . lulu : well , because monica loved rick . if she killed him in a moment of passion , she still would n't have -- dillon : she still would n't have wanted to destroy something that belonged to him . lulu : exactly . i mean , unless alan 's the killer . then -- i should have made copies of the stupid pages . dillon : no , you know what ? it 's okay , it 's okay . we 're going to figure this out . i got a feeling . [ scene_break ] edward : there you go . sam : thank you . edward : i can easily see how you have outgrown salvage work . it 's really a job for -- for a vagabond , a gypsy . no , my dear young girl , i think -- i think you have other dreams in mind . sam : i do . i really do . i 've just been looking for something that 's -- i do n't know -- something maybe a little bit more consistent . edward : well , you see , salvage work is not exactly a career for a -- for a pregnant woman , or a young mother . [ edward chuckles ] edward : am i getting close ? sam : anything 's possible . edward : well , i have to tell you that -- that jason is my favorite grandson . he is . and as you can see from the debacle that was ensuing when you arrived , he is the only one with a modicum of -- of sense or backbone or ambition . and he 's the only one with lila 's eyes . sam : you know , i 've always thought jason had beautiful eyes . i only wish that i would have known lila so much better . edward : oh , yes . you see , i -- i imagine that you and jason have discussed having children , and i ca n't imagine that either of you would want to see your offspring grow up in the world that -- that jason inhabits . sam : mr. quartermaine , it -- edward : no , `` edward , `` please . sam : sorry . edward , it is way too soon for jason and i to be even discussing a future with children that -- edward : but listen -- sam : we do n't even have yet . edward : i can promise you this , dear . if you have jason 's baby , that child will be assured of its future . mm - hmm . boy or girl , that child will be my favorite heir -- the one to whom i will entrust , you know , the future of my company , and my family . [ scene_break ] jason : the quartermaines are my family , even if we ca n't stand each other half the time . they consider you family . so , here 's some advice . you should cut alcazar loose . skye : i ca n't believe that you , of all people , are actually giving me the `` danger `` speech . jason : i do n't do speeches . okay ? i 'm only saying that alcazar has some very powerful friends that can turn into powerful enemies . skye : yeah , well , i 've -- i 've dealt with mobsters before . i 'm not afraid of you . jason : no , these -- these people are in the government , skye . they 're untraceable and unstoppable . they would n't think twice about hurting you if you get in their way . skye : if the woman who had just given birth to your child was lying in a hospital bed , clinging to life , even if she had the most powerful enemies in the world , i ca n't see you walking away from her to save yourself . there are things and people worth risking everything for . [ scene_break ] carly : i ca n't marry sonny . it 's impossible . i 'm engaged to another man . so you are going to have to find another way to get me off the d.a . 's witness list . diane : well , then i guess you better explain the relevance of this to your ex- wife . sonny : ahem -- it 's a subpoena , which means you have to appear in court by next tuesday , and give a statement . otherwise , you 'll face criminal charges . carly : criminal charges ? michael : for real ? diane : of course , if you show up with a ring and proof that you are mrs. michael corinthos j.r. , you can avoid this whole mess . sonny : how does monday look for our fourth wedding day ? [ next_on ] edward : let 's get started because i have great plans for you . carly : if i do n't find jason , i 'm going to have to marry sonny . ric was working with alcazar ? spinelli : only since , like , day one . carly : can you prove it ? skye : what is it exactly that you want ? sonny : you need to convince her to marry me by tuesday .	sam tells jason about quitting her job at the hospital due to having to deal with ms. sneed and elizabeth . she is therefore considering working for jason 's family . her interview with tracy goes badly , but edward is welcoming . he promises her that her child by jason will be his heir . sonny and carly argue over the issue of her marrying and her testimony . liz , patrick , and robin notice that lornezo 's iv has been tampered with . dillon calls a family meeting to distract the clan so lulu can investigate . in the process , he alienates his family by suggesting that they pay off all the enduro users who were hurt by the defective merchandise . maxie tries to bait georgi and/or professor marquez into admitting that there is more to their relationship than student / teacher . robin decides that she and patrick should not work together so closely in light of their romance . maxie fakes a fall into lucky , making liz suspect she faked her pregnancy and micarriage . carly turns to alexis for help with the sonny situation , but gets little in the way of help . sonny 's lawyer also advocates her marrying sonny , since carly has been subpoenaed . jason advises skye , as family , to ditch alcazar .
nikolas : hi . i was hoping you 'd be here . emily : i told you -- i 'm where you want me to be . so you 're meeting with patrick about the brain tumor ? nikolas : yes , yes , he 's -- he 's trying to find a connection between the rage and -- and the blackouts , but we 've already gone over it . i told him everything i can -- everything except you . i mean , he 's -- he 's just going to confirm what i already know , what the doctors in zurich told me -- that it 's inoperable , it 's possibly genetic . i mean , how much more bad news can i get at this point ? emily : nikolas , do n't even think like that . there 's always hope . nikolas : is there hope that whatever this is here that i 've created -- whatever you are -- wo n't go away ? nadine : hi , mr. cassadine . who are you talking to ? [ scene_break ] logan : where the hell is lulu ? [ scene_break ] lulu : let me out of here ! you 're going to regret it ! you have no idea who you 're messing with ! i know somebody 's out there . who are you , and why do you have me locked up in here ? [ bang on door ] [ scene_break ] sonny : you should just put it up in neon lights -- `` organization is a mess , ripe for the taking . `` jason : what happened ? sonny : the warehouses are n't even halfway done , there 's a hold on the next shipment , johnny zacchara is n't dead yet where -- where have you been all afternoon ? jason : i 've been dealing with a different kind of hell -- carly knows about jake . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] elizabeth : carly . do you ever quit ? carly : not when it comes to jason 's best interest -- and his son 's . [ scene_break ] [ window shatters ] alexis : this is breaking and entering . diane : misdemeanor trespass . alexis : it 's also grand theft -- you took big dave 's gun . diane : oh -- if you 're so certain that you should be litigator of the year , then i 'm sure you will find some way to get us off should the need arise . alexis : i 've already won litigator of the year -- and i was n't there . diane : i won , and my lonely little trophy is as cold as i am -- although , not half as hungry . alexis : they stole our coats , you know . it 's not any warmer in here . we should 've stayed in the car . diane : oh , please . if it were n't for me , you would have left your neela llorente gown in the back of that car , and now you would have to explain to kate howard why it 's just a little pile of ashes . [ diane sighs ] alexis : so what now , sherlock ? diane : well , i 'm freezing , i 'm all wet , i ca n't stay in these clothes . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i 'm sorry . i was just thinking out loud , i guess , trying to remember all the -- all the questions i want to ask dr. drake . there 's a few things that i do n't want to lose sight of . nadine : oh , i talk to myself all the time . some people think it 's weird , but i have known people that talk to their pets like they understood every word , or stand in front of the mirror and tell the reflection to get it together and get to the gym . you know , some people just do it because they 're lonely and it helps drive away the bad stuff . nikolas : i 'm sorry , how -- how long will dr. drake be ? i have an overseas conference call that i ca n't miss . nadine : uh -- i know he 's a little backed up , but i will tell him that you 're in a crunch . nikolas : all right , thank you . nadine : um -- i never got a chance to tell you how sorry i am about your fiancée . she seemed like a very kind , loving , and beautiful woman . nikolas : yeah , she was -- well , she is , and that 's how i 'll always remember her . death ca n't take that away from her -- or from me . [ scene_break ] johnny : i have n't seen lulu . logan : she was supposed to meet me back at her father 's hospital room . she went to kelly 's , and she never came back . johnny : maybe she was trying to get away from you . logan : or maybe she got detoured by you . maybe you 're causing trouble again because you ca n't stand the competition . johnny : there is no competition . logan : yeah , right . like you do n't want her ? johnny : i do n't want her hurt . logan : she wo n't be , we 're in a good place . johnny : if it was so good , you would n't be looking for her . johnny : it 's me . trevor : johnny . are you avoiding me ? johnny : we need to meet , now . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] joe : the banker looked me in the eye , said he 'd come through with the loan ; 17 years i ran that garage , i ca n't believe i had to close the place . my father would kill me . mike : hey , come on , you and angie -- you 'll bounce back . joe : i have n't even told her yet -- i mean , she came down with something . she does n't need this on top of being pregnant and sick , you know ? [ spinelli sneezes ] mike : uh -- pull up a seat , mr. spinelli . spinelli : i should probably keep my distance in deference to your health . mike : hey , you coming down with something ? spinelli : so it would seem . i -- i venture forth for your famed chicken soup . wise georgie believed in its fortifying attributes . mike : yeah , well , i 'm sorry , kid , but i 'm all out . you know , the flu 's going around , and everybody and his dog wants my soup . spinelli : fortunate canines , indeed . joe : try one of these -- wife 's been taking them . spinelli : uh -- the jackal is wary of over - the - counter meds -- they seem to have a strange effect on his system . mike : ooh , that 's -- that 's hard to believe . spinelli : uh -- maybe just one ? what 's the worst that can happen , right ? singer : am i supposed to just sit here and pretend i care ? [ scene_break ] lulu : i have friends , very powerful friends -- the kind that you do n't want to mess with . people will come looking for me . monk : landry , is your niece all right ? jerry : oh , yes , yes , she is . you see , she 's extremely troubled monk : oh . jerry : you see , her -- her mother was not stable and her father turned to the bottle and she blames herself . monk : oh , poor thing . my god . jerry : in fact , she witnessed a crime and she ran away with her boyfriend , and then the police managed to find her and they were trying to get her into the witness protection program so that she could be safe and start fresh . monk : surely . jerry : and then somebody tried to kill her -- it was an inside job . monk : the police ? that 's horrible . jerry : i know -- it seems possible for the criminal - minded to infiltrate any institution these days . monk : well , your niece is very lucky to have you on her side , mr. landry . jerry : well , she does n't feel that way . i mean , she will do and say anything to get you to release her -- so that she can run away with a boy . you know , drugs -- it 's a terrible waste , terrible . monk : yeah , yeah . jerry : you can understand my -- my need for the most extreme privacy -- that 's why i 've adopted the robes , and that 's why there 's a guard for her protection . monk : it 's obvious you love your niece very much . well , rest assured that the brothers can keep tightlipped when need be . and you have been , well , most generous . jerry : well , it 's the least i could do . monk : no , no , no , the abbot is very grateful . the monastery , i 'm afraid , has been counting its last pennies . jerry : well , from now on , you know you can count on me . jerry : if anybody finds her , you know what to do . where is it ? okay . [ scene_break ] carly : jason could n't lie to my face about being jake 's father , so your hooks are n't in that deep . we had a long talk . elizabeth : oh , good . then you know what he 's decided about jake . carly : what you 've decided . elizabeth : no , everyone in jake 's life -- everyone whose opinion actually matters . we 've all agreed that it 's best that the world keeps on knowing that lucky is jake 's father . so you can leave now . carly : wow . you think you 're holding all the cards , huh ? you used jason 's love for his son to keep him dangling on a string . elizabeth : why would i do that ? carly : i do n't know -- you 're one of those women that just ca n't stand on her own two feet without a man to fall back on . elizabeth : oh . carly : yeah , you have jason and lucky dancing to your tune . who cares that jason 's heart is in pieces and that lucky 's whole life is based on lies -- and you fed him to sam -- as long as you got what you wanted ? elizabeth : what i want is what 's best for jake . carly : you can spare me . i 'm not lucky , and i 'm not jason . all you care about is yourself . but i have news for you -- you 're taking a back seat . jason comes first , what 's best for him . and what 's best for jason is being with his son . [ scene_break ] sonny : i know you 're not crazy enough to tell carly . how 'd she find out ? jason : sam . sonny : how the hell did that happen ? jason : i do n't know -- payback . sonny : you tried talking to carly ? jason : yeah , i tried talking to carly . sonny : you got nothing ? jason : i -- carly hates sam , she hates elizabeth , and now in the name of protecting my son , she has reason to go after both of them . she thinks i should 've fought -- fought harder for jake . sonny : well , i 'm not going to go there with you on that one . jason : okay , you know what ? sonny , please , elizabeth ca n't be in my life . i 'm not going to let our enemies know that i have a little boy . i wo n't let them use that against me . sonny : i have three kids , maybe you can do it . jason : yeah -- `` maybe `` what ? i have a job , okay ? part of that job is making sure you and your family and the people we care about stay okay . i would n't be able to do that ; i 'd be worried about jake and elizabeth all day long . sonny : you 're saying you ca n't claim your son because of me ? [ scene_break ] alexis : oh -- i 'm afraid if i sit down , i 'll stick to it . diane : here . alexis : oh -- gross . diane : i 'm sorry , alexis , but i just did not take you for this much of a priss . alexis : this is a neela llorente gown . diane : and this is a biker bar -- with a broken thermostat . and this is our $ 500-a - plate award dinner . hmm . to capable women . [ bottles clink ] diane : ooh . what ? alexis : i was just thinking about your sudden confession about how you killed a man . diane : well , i certainly did n't use one of these . i was a very young public defender who had just been assigned a client accused of a hate crime ; 27-year- old caucasian male -- blond - haired , brown - eyed william guidry . alexis : you still remember his name ? diane : i remember his crime . he raped a 16-year - old girl because -- as he so gleefully told me -- he could . and then he killed her because she was black . i found a procedural violation that would 've gotten him off -- and i did n't act on it . i could not look at the victim 's family and watch him go free . so he went to prison , and he was murdered -- stabbed doing laundry detail . and i still ca n't decide who committed the worse crime -- william guidry , or the men who executed him , or me -- for playing god and giving them the chance to do it . you know , maybe i 'm not really award material after all . diane : alexis davis , i present you with litigator of the year . alexis : yeah , well , it turns out i ca n't accept this award . diane : why not ? alexis : strangely enough , i killed somebody , too . [ scene_break ] lulu : why are you doing this to me ? monk : i brought you some food . you must eat , child . lulu : i do n't want to . monk : well , you 've got to keep up your strength . i -- i brought you a little supper . lulu : you -- first , you lock me up , and -- and -- monk : child ? [ lulu coughs ] [ thud ] monk : are you all right ? [ key turns in lock ] monk : oh , dear . what happened ? what happened ? lulu : i do n't know . i 'm so cold . monk : you 're cold ? monk : oh ! [ scene_break ] jax : dr. lee ? hi . do you have a minute ? kelly : have you come to take me away from all of this ? charm me with diamonds , lay the world at my feet ? [ kelly chuckles ] jax : talk about my wife , actually . kelly : that is not a female fantasy . [ jax chuckles ] jax : what are the chances of carly and i having a child together ? i mean , is that a fantasy , too ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : jake is not your child , carly . it is not up to you . you can not be this selfish . carly : `` selfish `` ? you 're talking to me about selfish ? elizabeth : i love jason . carly : really ? not enough to be with him . not enough to let him acknowledge his son , and certainly not enough to let him raise his son . do n't get me wrong -- i do n't think you 're good enough for jason . elizabeth : oh . carly : you would n't simplify his life , and you certainly are afraid of it . elizabeth : if that were true , i would 've never told jason about jake in the first place . carly : oh , whatever . i heard about your tearful confession in the elevator . yeah -- telling jason you were having his kid just about guaranteed you were going to get out of the hotel alive . elizabeth : god , you are unbelievable . i thought i was going to die and lose my baby -- i thought jason had a right to know . carly : no , jason was happy with sam . elizabeth : oh -- carly : he was losing interest in you , and you could n't stand it , so you found a way to grab it and keep it -- all the while , keeping his nasty little life at bay . i guess things could be worse -- you guys could be shacked up somewhere and jason could be losing all focus of his life . elizabeth : this is his life . you 're just not a part of it and it 's making you crazy . carly : not being with his son is making jason crazy . elizabeth : okay , look , it was a very difficult and painful decision for all of us , but jason believes this is what 's best for jake . he 's okay with the way things are . carly : he 's not okay ! no parent would be okay ! elizabeth : what is it that you want from me , carly ? carly : i would really , really love for you to disappear . elizabeth : oh -- carly : but since you would take jason 's child away from him , i 'm going to make sure you ca n't . [ scene_break ] sonny : elizabeth should 've told you about the baby from the beginning . lies , secrets -- you know , it always comes out eventually . you were always big on the truth no matter what , right ? jason : you 're right . you 're right , but the truth is i ca n't have my son . and now carly is going to try to make that happen , whether i want it or not , and she 's going to make a mess of all our lives . [ scene_break ] diane : you killed someone ? alexis : it was an accident . i accidentally pushed a man over a hotel balcony and to his death . there were mitigating circumstances . diane : well , there 'd have to be . i mean , he was , after all , a man . alexis : he was a monster -- killed my sister , got away with it . and then when i was in labor in the middle of nowhere , he was there and he left me there to die , so i snapped . diane : abandonment issues . alexis : hmm . diane : something tells me you came from no more of a loving parental relationship than i did . it says a lot about you -- no judgment , just an observation . alexis : so why do we do it ? diane : do what ? alexis : sonny and jason and ric -- diane : jerry . alexis : i 'm doing that for jax . diane : oh , alexis , and here i thought we were being truthful . alexis : i am just too tired to figure that one out . diane : no , you 're too uptight -- [ alexis chuckles ] diane : but we 'll get you there . [ alexis giggles ] alexis : okay . [ diane giggles ] [ scene_break ] trevor : so there you are . look , except for a couple of details -- which i 'm handling -- we are ready to meet moreau 's shipment in canada and bring it downriver . johnny : lulu 's missing . trevor : oh , is that why you were stalling me -- you got girlfriend trouble ? johnny : i checked around , and i -- trevor : listen , will you please forget about her ? your father tried to kill her ! leave her alone , she 's going to be fine . johnny : `` going to be fine `` does n't work for me . [ phone rings ] jerry : [ french accent ] johnny zacchara , you 're a hard man to track down . moreau here . johnny : i know who it is . jerry : we have arrangements to make . johnny : meet me face to face and we 'll talk . jerry : oh , yes . like a man , huh , a macho man ? you see , this type of a man is stupid , dies young , and spends the rest of his life in prison . but then your father should 've told you that , but -- you know . and if i was stupid , i would not have time for this meeting because my needs are pressing . johnny : i do n't care . jerry : oh , well , you know , johnny , there are different levels of caring -- you know , someone who cares for his father , cares for his dog , and , let 's say , cares for his pretty , blond girlfriend with a very powerful set of lungs . i mean , she must be an animal in bed . johnny : you son of a bitch . jerry : oh , so now you want to talk ? good . [ scene_break ] jax : i love carly , and i know that she would love nothing more than to give me a baby , and i would -- i would love that , too , but not at the expense of our marriage . so what do you think our chances would be ? kelly : i ca n't talk to you about carly . jax : right , of course , of course . yeah , i forgot about that part . kelly : right . but a woman in carly 's hypothetical situation -- jax : what -- what would she be dealing with ? kelly : the first line of treatment is drugs -- to cause her to ovulate or make more eggs . jax : okay . kelly : if that does n't work , she 'll move on to more invasive technologies -- possibly surgery to remove the scarring or unblock the fallopian tubes . jax : sounds romantic . kelly : yeah . if that does n't work , she 'd move on to assisted reproductive technologies -- artificial insemination , in vitro fertilization . jax : yeah , i remember some of that from when courtney was trying to get pregnant . kelly : if a woman in -- like carly decided to go this route , it would require the commitment of both partners . the longer it did n't happen , the more work and time you would put into it , and then -- jax : right -- the more strain it would put on the relationship . yeah . kelly : the most important thing is communication , okay ? jax : mm - hmm . kelly : you ca n't be working at cross - purposes or keeping each other in the dark , not telling each other what you want . jax : yeah . kelly : and my advice -- talk to your wife . you might be surprised at what you learn . jax : thank you . kelly : yeah . jax : thank you , thank you very much . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you 're not here out of care and concern for jason or his son . you 're jealous because it 's not your child with jason , and that you were left out of something important in his life . carly : that was your doing . elizabeth : no one makes jason do anything he does n't want to -- you should know that better than anyone . carly : you used his love for that baby . elizabeth : you know , carly , it 's no accident that jason left you on the outside . he knew you were going to make things worse like you always do . you are so afraid of being replaced in jason 's life . carly : i know one thing -- it wo n't be by you . jake needs his father , and i am going to do whatever it takes to pry him out of your hands . elizabeth : you 're a mother . how can you possibly advocate separating me from my little boy ? carly : i never said anything about separation . it 's called `` joint custody , `` and it works great for me and sonny , and it 'll work great for you and jason -- whether you like it or not . [ scene_break ] diane : all righty . pick your poison . alexis : cyanide . diane : you want to stay warm or not ? alexis : which one do you want ? diane : which one do you want ? alexis : that one . diane : i want that one . alexis : it 's a good thing nobody can see me in this . diane : poor you . [ alexis sighs ] alexis : god -- diane : hey , look what i found . alexis : whoa ! diane : so , you come to any conclusions ? alexis : about what ? diane : about the men in our lives . powerful men -- the sonnys and the jasons and the rics and the jerrys ? alexis : i do n't know . maybe it 's about control . [ music plays ] alexis : people fear them and respect them out of fear , then they come to us for help . diane : bingo . very good . but wait -- there 's more . alexis : hmm ? diane : i was raised by my father -- he was a powerful man . he was a judge , so he was respected and feared . but the man would 've starved to death if i had n't cooked dinner for him every night . so i was needed -- albeit , at a very cold distance . of course , this was before the cancer got him and he turned into a puppy . but by then , it was too late . there 's a reason why women like you and i are alone -- or we have an occasional dalliance and then go back to being alone . for us , it 's enough . alexis : is it ? singer : sometimes they 've never been sure [ scene_break ] nikolas : oh -- emily ? em -- [ knock on door ] nadine : dr. drake should n't be more than a few minutes . [ nikolas sighs ] nikolas : so what does that mean , another hour ? you think i got nothing else better to do ? nadine : hmm . i have 45 patients waiting for their meds , i share your frustration . nikolas : do n't -- do n't try to manage me . nadine : uh look , i 'm just trying to get you the best medical help possible as quickly as i can . nikolas : no , you 're not , you 're trying to cover for dr. drake . what , did he get held up at the tennis club ? nadine : okay , we 're not stamping sheet metal here , mr. cassadine . sometimes patient care takes longer than expected ; sometimes there are unforeseeable complications -- nikolas : listen -- listen , do you -- do you know how much money i give this hospital ? do you ? nadine : a lot . nikolas : a lot , a lot . you 're damn right , `` a lot . `` who do you think pays for this alan quartermaine wing that 's going up ? who , after this little string of disasters when the hmos were trying to take over , who single - handedly kept this hospital afloat ? nadine : you have been very -- nikolas : i did ! i did ! so what is it going to take to get some treatment around here ? huh ? nadine : it was my sister . she was -- she was the one responsible for that string of disasters , so i understand more than anyone -- patrick : what 's going on ? nadine : i -- mr. cassadine -- nikolas : she was -- she was just trying to convince me that you were -- that you were off healing the sick and the lame , instead of banging some nurse -- patrick : how long has he been like this ? nadine : a few minutes . patrick : and what triggered it ? nadine : i -- nikolas : you think you can just waltz in here any time you want ? sleep your way through the entire staff -- is that what you think ? patrick : nikolas -- nikolas : because no one would do a damn thing about it because you are the great god , dr. patrick drake . you went through robin , leyla -- you just threw them aside , broke both their hearts . hey , congratulations -- i guess you 're the new meat around here . i 'll tell you what -- you two can go ahead and have this nice , comfy bed -- i 'm out of here . patrick : okay , you 're not going anywhere , not in this condition . nikolas : you can not keep me here against my will ! patrick : you 're a danger to yourself -- nikolas : get off me ! patrick : hey -- nikolas : why do n't you do something and figure out what the hell is going on with me ? why do n't you do that ? em -- emily , where -- emily , where are you ? patrick : hey . [ scene_break ] monk : he has relieved us of our financial burden . i mean , it 's a miracle . our prayers are answered . father franco says that our benefactor is committed to our monastery . [ phone rings ] [ phone rings ] spinelli 's voice : hello . you 've reached the jackal , cyber - sleuth -- discreet , thorough . you know what to do . lulu : spinelli , it 's lulu . somebody grabbed me , i do n't know who . please tell jason , just hurry . with all the speed dialing , i do n't know anybody else 's phone number but yours , and i have no idea where i am . i 'm -- i 'm looking at a painting of -- of a guy in a robe with a spade and watering can , and i do n't know what 's going on here -- agh ! spinelli ! spinelli , help me ! spinelli , they 're taking me away ! [ scene_break ] jerry : [ french accent ] i will signal the shipment to head for the border . now , you move your ship out of new york to go upriver and i 'll consider that a significant gesture -- that we 've finally reached an understanding . johnny : lulu better not have a scratch on her , you understand me ? jerry : oh , she 'll be fine , and she 'll continue to do so -- if you do n't fail me , that is . okay ? johnny : moreau 's got her . trevor : i told you not to stall them . johnny : how do i know you were n't in on it ? trevor : kid , you keep mistrusting me like that , and you and your girlfriend are going to have a lot more than you know how to handle . logan : johnny , i 'm going to ask you this one more time -- where 's lulu ? johnny : somebody 's holding lulu hostage to make me do something i refuse to do . logan : i knew it had something to do with you . if anything happens to lulu , you son of a bitch -- johnny : i 'm going to go along with this guy , whatever it takes to make sure nothing happens . logan : no , no , johnny , we 're going to go to the cops right now , and we 're going to tell them everything . johnny : if we go to the cops , lulu dies . i 'll handle it . logan : correction -- we 're going to handle it . johnny : i do n't want you involved . logan : look -- hey , listen to me . you think your lawyer buddy , lansing , cares what happens to lulu ? no . you know i do , though . i want her back safe . now , that may be the only thing we have in common , but for right now , it 's going to have to be enough . [ scene_break ] mike : oh . so , joe , tell me , how long have you and angie been together now ? joe : been just the two of us for 12 years . i 'd die for that woman . mike : yeah . [ phone rings ] [ spinelli snores , coughs ] mike : i tell you what -- if you sound anything like him while you 're sleeping , she 'd probably help you . joe : okay , babe , i 'm on my way . yeah -- do n't worry , flu 's going around -- mike says everybody 's got it . all right , love you . i got to hit it -- she 's getting worse . mike : yeah . well , listen , if you need anything -- i mean , anything -- all right ? joe : thanks , mike . mike : take care . [ spinelli snores ] [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] diane : did you see the phone ? could you have told me about the phone ? i just finished putting all the sticky quarters i had found into that jukebox so we 'll have music for the rest of the evening . of course , it will also drown out the sound of the cockroaches carting off what 's left of the chips . singer : sometimes alexis : so do you think that we 've learned anything tonight ? diane : about each other ? maybe . alexis : so where do we go when we need something ? diane : ourselves . alexis : yeah . yeah , that 's enough . diane : is it ? singer : and when you fall i 'll know better than to [ scene_break ] patrick : take some blood , rerun every test . something 's not right . i know he 's been diagnosed with a brain tumor , but there 's more to it than that . maybe it 's a residual effect from the experimental drug that jerry was injecting into nikolas to control him . robin : well , he should be having these rage episodes all the time , so something is keeping them at bay . patrick : whatever it is , we need to figure it out . [ scene_break ] nikolas : oh -- where 'd you go ? emily : wherever i go when you do n't need me . nikolas : what ? i always need you . something just happened . i was arguing with a nurse . it 's only going to get worse , is n't it ? nadine : you should n't think that way , mr. cassadine . nikolas : i 'm so sorry . i -- i 'm sorry . [ scene_break ] diane : oh , it comes with the territory , i 'm okay . the important thing is that we get you okay -- and we will . so the next time you 're talking out loud , tell yourself this -- `` there 's always hope . `` and if we do n't see it , maybe it 's just because we 're looking in the wrong direction . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey , jake ? jake , look at mommy . hey , buddy everything 's going to be okay . yeah , you do n't have to worry about anything , okay ? what are you looking at ? do you see outside ? [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] singer : how does circumstance seem to cost us every chance of living out the truth in our hearts ? it seems the best - laid plans fall just outside our hands and leave us broken down and far apart but if faith plays a role i know someday i 'll hold you in my arms forevermore so let 's love like it 's ours to keep love [ scene_break ] johnny : you 're on a need - to - know basis about my business . logan : what i need to know is how to get lulu back . singer : and maybe this time the fates will be kind to us so let 's love like it 's ours to keep [ scene_break ] lulu : let me go ! singer : i wish there was a way that we could somehow stay in this perfect moment in time [ scene_break ] mike : okay , okay . singer : i 'd give up everything 'cause this is all i dream about whenever i 'm alone inside my mind i pray faith plays a role so that someday i 'll hold you in my arms forevermore so let 's love like it 's ours to keep love like we 've always dreamed and maybe this time the fates will be kind to us so let 's love like it 's ours to keep love like we 've always dreamed and maybe this time the fates will be kind to us so let 's love like it 's ours to keep i wan na love you like it 's ours to keep [ next_on ] sam : your son is going to pay the price . lucky : she would never do anything to jeopardize that baby . elizabeth : oh , my god -- jake ! regina : did you get your insurance worked out ? joe : yeah -- i made sure i brought it with me .	carly confronts liz , announcing her plans to make sure jason can be part of his son 's life and liz will not be . jax talks to kelly about hypothetically , how someone in carly 's situation might be able to hope for a baby . nikolas , while waiting to see patrick , discusses his lack of hope and fears of losing her with ghostly emily . spinelli stops at mike 's , but ca n't get the chicken soup he wants . jerry arranges for lulu to be held captive at an abbey , but lulu manages to knock out the abbot , but is recaptured . diane and alexis bond about abandonment issues and their homicidal histories . meanwhile , jerry calls and uses the girl 's disappearance to blackmail johnny , resulting in him teaming up with logan to find her . nikolas rages at nadine and patrick until he collapses .
sonny : i 'm not gon na tell you how to run your life or to choose your friends , but a strip club is a bad place to be . i know 'cause i was part of it . michael : abby 's going ' to college , dad . sonny : ok , abby 's going ' to college , but , you know , taking your clothes off in a room full of drunk men is not -- and i 'm not passing any judgment -- is not a great way to make a living . michael : ok , she 's only doin ' that to pay for her tuition . that 's the only reason she 's there . sonny : ok . that 's fine . like i mentioned before , your mother hates the idea . [ scene_break ] carly : you do n't wan na tangle with me . abby : michael 's an adult . his mother does n't get to put him off - limits to me or anyone else . carly : michael has been through hell , and he does n't need to hang out with someone like you , so this stops now . you get a nice chunk of change , and all you have to do is get the hell out of port charles . [ scene_break ] diane : i will be happy to send you theo hoffman 's resume . it 's quite impressive . jason : ok , find out who he 's represented , who he associates with when he 's not working and get me his financials . diane : ok , now , look . i 'll get you his resume , but i 'm not gon na stand here and condone an illegal investigation of a fellow colleague . i mean , theo hoffman 's one of the best lawyers in new york . we 're lucky the manhattan office -- jason : see if he has an offshore bank account , too , and if he does , track how he spends his money . diane : wait a minute . jason , do you really think i would bring a lawyer with a problematic background in to help deal with sonny and brenda , of all people ? i am certain that theo hoffman , as a person , as a lawyer , is above reproach . jason : then a background check should be no problem . i need it now . [ scene_break ] theo : a man died because of you , and you do n't have time to take a meeting with your attorney ? dante : all right , buddy . take it easy . theo : you expect me to sell the idea in court that ms. barrett 's wedding is more important than the man she murdered ? dante : actually brenda did n't murder anybody . theo : well , who was holding the gun ? who pulled the trigger ? brenda : you know i felt i had no choice . theo : well , the man 's family does not agree . they want justice . if you take the stand with this attitude , the jury will read it as no remorse , we will lose the case , and you will lose everything you love right along with it . [ scene_break ] jason : ok , diane , if brenda loses it on the stand , if she gets confused between killing anton banovic and aleksander , this whole thing 's gon na be over , ok ? dante could lose his badge , and most importantly , we do n't know how that 's gon na impact michael 's parole . diane : not positively , i can tell you . jason : ok , that 's why i have to know that theo hoffman is reliable . diane : but i 've already assured you , jason . he 's the gold standard . aside from myself , he is the best defense attorney money can buy . jason : well , i do n't like how he 's treating brenda . diane : he 's getting her ready to testify . jason : no , he 's pushing her too hard . diane : he 's doing exactly what i would be doing . let brenda get all the craziness out of her system in the office . that way , she can be ready to steel herself -- jason : that 's not how brenda operates . she just keeps getting crazier . diane : well , that 's not reassuring . jason : no . just see what you can find . let 's go . spinelli : fine . although your grasshopper has been feeling most creatively stifled as of late , and with all due respect , even researching the attorney charged with the divine one does not seem to fill the void . [ scene_break ] theo : you have the privilege of planning your future , do n't you , a wedding , and a career ? the dead man is not so fortunate . when the jury looks at you , you know what they will see ? a celebrity and a cop blithely stepping over a dead man and going on with their lives . dante : right , and then clearly you 'll point out that it was a case of self- defense and no crime was actually committed . theo : if you 'd like to try my case , detective , go on . dante : no , i 'm just saying ' brenda had her reasons . theo : it 's all very convenient , is n't it ? no witnesses . only mrs. barrett and her lover 's son . who 's to say what happened ? dante : well , we are telling the truth . theo : well , you 'll have to convince a jury of that . first , you 'll have to convince me , and so far , not so good . [ scene_break ] michael : i missed a lot when i was in that coma , and i 'm starting ' to realize that mom missed out a lot , too . she wants that time back . she wants me to be this regular high - school guy with sports and college applications and the prom . sonny : all your mom wants is to keep you safe . madison prep , safe . this girl , abby , not safe . she 's concerned that this abby girl wants to use you to get ahead . michael : she wo n't . we 're just friends . that 's all . sonny : ok . michael : when i 'm around abby , dad , i can just relax , can finally just be myself . sonny : i do n't care that you , you know , wan na be friends with this woman . what concerns me is her work , what she does for a living . michael : i know . sonny : and you got ta understand that your mother still , you know , has the crash on her mind , ok ? she was on the phone with morgan when it happened . for all she knew , 2 of her sons had died . and that , for any parent , is hard to imagine . she 's desperate to protect you , even from abby . [ scene_break ] carly : that should be more than enough money to move anywhere in the country . abby : i 'm not leaving . carly : if you think you 're getting more by sticking around , you 're wrong . abby : i work for my money . i do n't take handouts or payoffs . carly : ok , you have n't been with michael very long , so you clearly do n't understand who you 're dealing with here . abby : michael talks to me , and i listen . that 's what he needs more than anything right now . carly : ok , so now you 're telling ' me i do n't listen to my kid , i do n't talk to my kid ? abby : no healthy 19-year - old kid is really gon na talk to his mother . carly : michael was in a coma for a year . did he tell you that ? he still has rage episodes . he deals with judgment issues . michael is on parole . if he violates his parole , he goes back to prison . abby : spending time with me is n't a violation of his parole . carly : do you not get it , or do you just do n't care ? you 're bad for michael . abby : michael does n't agree . carly : michael could have died in that bus crash . his brother morgan was seriously injured . i spent hours looking for him . why ? because i 'm his mother , and it 's my job to protect him . i could fight you . i do n't want to . i just want you to leave my kid alone . [ scene_break ] siobhan : we 're open for business as of 5 minutes ago . would you consider wiping ' down the grill for a change and maybe changing ' out the oil for the fries ? lucky : hey . am i your first customer again ? siobhan : sneaking out to a pub while the town 's going to hell , are you ? lucky : well , i 'm on my break . siobhan : well , you wo n't eat here if you know what 's good for you . lucky : yeah . so listen . i might be able to trade out my double shift tonight . siobhan : why would you want to lose that kind of overtime ? lucky : oh , there 's an indie celtic band playing ' at the border bar . thought maybe you 'd like to check 'em out . siobhan : you do n't have to change your work schedule just for me . lucky : it 's not a big deal . when you getting ' off ? maybe we can catch the second set . siobhan : i 've got plans of my own . lucky : oh . really ? what kind of plans ? siobhan : well , i do have a few interests outside of the one and only lucky spencer , you know . lucky : you going ' somewhere ? siobhan : i ca n't say that i appreciate getting the third degree . lucky : this is the third degree ? siobhan : yeah . uh - huh . lucky : ok , look . this is n't a big deal , obviously . it 's just that not that long ago , i caught you in a lie . siobhan : what kind of lie do you believe that you caught me telling ? lucky : well , you get calls on your cell from your sister fiona , right ? siobhan : well , and the problem with that would be ? lucky : a few days ago , fiona called the land line at my place , and she was worried about you because she did n't have your cell number and she had n't heard from you in over a month . [ scene_break ] terrell : you still drinking sidecars these days ? lisa : that 's very subtle . we 're not supposed to know each other , remember ? terrell : nobody 's gon na see us in here . lisa : are you kidding me ? this is a major hospital hot spot . terrell : oh . and you 're hoping patrick 's gon na show up . lisa : would that be a problem ? terrell : you know , when you encouraged me to come up here , i thought it was because you wanted to get us back together . lisa : i do . i just need you to seduce robin first . terrell : so that you can pick up patrick on the rebound . now , where exactly does that leave me ? lisa : ok , i said i would be with you , and i will , and how long is negotiable . terrell : oh , please . even if i were to go for that pathetic attempt at a dodge , people are gon na realize that we knew each other in houston . you 've already pretended that we were strangers . so what 's your big plan , dr. niles ? what will you do when people figure out that you 're the reason i 'm here ? [ scene_break ] lucky : look , you 're obviously busy , so if you wan na talk about this later , that 's fine . siobhan : no , it 's better to get it out in the open . lucky : ok . go for it . siobhan : if i told you the truth , i 'm afraid to lose you . [ scene_break ] theo : if i were to present this case tomorrow , do you know what the jury would see ? two entitled people who managed to slip under the radar , shielded by celebrity and a police badge . but you know how celebrity works , do n't you , mrs. barrett ? brenda : i do n't appreciate your attitude with me . theo : society loves to push people to the top and then stone them on the way down . the dead man 's family already seems courageous because they have the audacity to file a wrongful death suit against you . dante : all right , whose side are you supposed to be on ? theo : well , i would be remiss if i did n't caution mrs. barrett about what 's to come . dante : all right , well , i get it , but maybe try and use a little tact . might help . theo : by all means . ms. barrett , excuse me . i apologize . i will treat you with kid gloves from now on so you will be even more vulnerable when you take the stand . brenda : i did n't intend to hurt anyone , so if you do n't mind , i would love it if you could just tell me what it is that you would like me to do , because i 'd actually just like to go on with my life . theo : a privilege the dead man can not enjoy . dante : ok , i think we get it . theo : well , i do hope that by the time we meet again , you will be able to muster up some remorse for killing a man . brenda : this is bad , is n't it ? dante : nah , it 's just a civil suit . i mean , we ca n't lose anything but money . brenda : i know , but what if i say the wrong thing ? dante : you wo n't . theo hoffman does n't know you shot aleksander , and he 's not gon na find out . [ scene_break ] sonny : you 've already survived what would have killed most people . you beat the odds . but we ca n't ignore the reality . you have issues with control . i do , too . now , i know you have n't been fighting lately , but it still happens . right ? you get in a fight with somebody at madison , it 's gon na land you in the principal 's office . you fight with some wise guy at vaughn 's , you 're gon na end up in the parking lot bleeding to death . now , look . what about your parole ? but even if you were n't on parole , you 're underage . michael : i do n't even know what age i 'm supposed to be . i 'm too young to be an adult , and i 'm too old for high school . sonny : ok , you are old enough to make your own choices , right ? michael : yeah . sonny : but i do n't want you hanging around a strip joint . but on top of that , look , if the girl makes you feel good , if she 's good to you , i 'm not gon na chase her away . but i 'm just telling you to open your eyes and be careful . you do n't even know this girl . michael : ok . dad , i will . sonny : and , you know , if you need me , you know i 'll always have your back . michael : all right . [ scene_break ] jason : oh , you wan na be creative ? then help brenda with the wedding . spinelli : i thought stone cold thought the marriage would be a disaster . jason : sonny and brenda can get married . it 's their business , spinelli . spinelli : so should i ignore my misgivings and facilitate the nuptials ? i mean , and if so , which task would take precedence , the wedding or the research into the bombastic theo hoffman ? jason : the lawyer , then the wedding . diane : i already told you theo hoffman is beyond reproach . jason : ok , that 's fine , diane , but this affects michael 's parole , and i need to be sure . diane : you know , your lack of faith in me and my firm at this late date is -- spinelli : i have a solution ! i have just been struck with a method to shield the divine one on her wedding day . diane : i do n't know if i like the sound of that . spinelli : the reach of the jackal , and i shall , as stone cold requires , rise to the challenge and do what must be done . [ scene_break ] carly : if you care at all about michael , you 'll walk right out of his life . abby : i understand you being uncomfortable with what i do for a living , but michael has agreed to never come to the club . carly : i 'm sure he has . and i 'm sure he means it . but you do n't understand michael . see , he 's impulsive . he does n't think things through . if he 's at the club and there 's a fight , michael ca n't walk away . he ca n't stop himself . so i 'm guessing you 've already seen that side of him . abby : it happened once , and michael felt terrible afterwards . carly : if michael gets caught fighting at vaughn 's , his life is basically over . do you get that ? abby : i have confidence in michael . carly : michael ca n't afford one mistake , and you are a mistake . abby : you 've made your position very clear . carly : then do n't make this difficult . stay the hell away from my son . michael : hey . abby : hi . michael . michael : i was hoping you 'd be here . abby : yeah , i 'm actually just on my way out . i ca n't be late for work . do n't worry . it 's all good , ok ? michael : what did you say to abby ? [ scene_break ] lucky : what 's so terrible that you had to keep it a secret from me ? siobhan : is there any chance that we can just let this go ? i mean , you can have your secrets , and i can have mine . lucky : i 'm not ok with that . siobhan : all right . if you must know , an old boyfriend has been calling ' off and on since he heard about donnie . he 's determined to see me , and i 'm trying to discourage him , but he 's not taking it very well . he 's calling tonight , and i 'm afraid that he 'll do something desperate if i do n't talk to him . lucky : then why did n't you just tell me that from the start ? i mean , why did you lie about it ? siobhan : because i wanted to keep my old life as far away as possible from this one . lucky : well , we 're all adults here , siobhan . i mean , we both have our histories , and i have n't tried to hide mine from you . i 've got an ex - wife and two kids . i think i can handle an old boyfriend from ireland . siobhan : i hope you never have to . but i do have to take his call tonight . lucky : ok . it 's not a big deal . you know , i could use the overtime , so ... siobhan : maybe we can see that band before too long . lucky : yeah , i 'd like that . [ cell phone rings ] siobhan : i 'm at work . you said you would be later . theo : your attitude is lousy . siobhan : what do you want ? theo : full compliance . siobhan : look , he 's getting suspicious of all your phone calls . theo : then reassure him . and , remember , you 're just a convenience , mrs. mckenna , a means to an end . no one is more disposable than you . [ scene_break ] sonny : i 've been expecting you . man : i 've put together some lovely selections . i kept your request for simplicity in mind . sonny : that 's pretty serious diamonds there . jeweler : yeah , but the settings are really plain . sonny : yeah . well , she 's petite , and big diamond 's kind of a cliché . you know , the gangster buys the lady a rock , right ? jeweler : i brought other jewels as well . sonny : yeah , yeah . emeralds are nice . i do n't want ruby , 'cause that 's what i bought my first wife . i just want something that nobody would expect , but at the same time , it 's inevitable . right ? heh heh heh heh . [ scene_break ] brenda : ah . hey , did you talk to spinelli ? jason : yeah . i explained the situation . you told me to talk to him , so i did . brenda : that 's great . jason : yeah . brenda : i need to ask you for something else . jason : no , if you want me help with the wedding , i told you i do n't wan na do that . brenda : well , this is something only you can do . jason : the security part . yeah , i 'm gon na take care of that . brenda : would you like to give me away at my wedding ? [ scene_break ] dante : hey , man . ronnie : hey . how 's your mother doin ' ? i hear she 's in bad shape after the crash . dante : she 's gon na be ok . thanks for asking . ronnie : well , send her my love , assuming she wants to hear it . dante : i will . i will . ronnie : so i know you did n't want me to meet you here for that . dante : this is true . ronnie : so you obviously need a favor , and spit it out , and you know i 'll try to help you . dante : there 's this lawyer , theo hoffman out of manhattan . i was wondering if you could take a look into him , keep it on the dl , though . ronnie : ok . what is it with this guy ? why do you need me to check him out ? [ scene_break ] lisa : ok , you know , we were in houston . it 's a major medical center . there 's a good chance that we never could have seen each other . it 's not like port charles , where everybody knows everybody . terrell : yeah , but everybody knew us , darlin ' . we were famous . lisa : we were not that famous . terrell : we got in the papers , our pictures . lisa : yeah , but that was years ago . no one 's gon na recognize us . terrell : people are still talking about it in some circles . lisa : i told you being on that stupid float was a bad idea . terrell : but you loved it . lisa : no . i did not love it . patrick : well , well . that did n't take long . best friends already , huh ? lisa : well , since i got shut out of giving him the grand tour , i decided to ask the new guy out for a drink , and guess what . turns out that we both lived in houston at the same time . [ scene_break ] diane : you 're making a terrible mistake , you know . this is n't helping . this is meddling . hey , i have an idea . let 's work on the book some more , take your mind off this whole mess . spinelli : artistic pursuits must be set aside , for the divine one is in desperate need . i should have taken action long ago . diane : yes , but not like this . spinelli : stone cold set two separate tasks , separate and specific tasks , and both must be completed forthwith . and with all due respect to my literary collaborator , you 're not helping . [ scene_break ] jason : you want me to give you away at your wedding ? brenda : no , down on the street corner . jason : i just did n't know if the ex - husband can actually give you away . brenda : why would n't he be able to ? jason : why do n't you ask edward ? brenda : oh , that 's a great idea . so edward 's gon na stand there at my wedding , try to talk me out of it ... jason : true . brenda : start a fight up at the altar , probably not let me walk down the aisle . jason : you 're right . brenda : anyway , you already promised you 're gon na be there . jason : i know , but i can do that without walking down the aisle , ca n't i ? brenda : well , i just , you know , want you to be there and celebrate and participate in the happiest day of my life and just have some cake and a shot of whiskey with me and sonny . ca n't you just do that ? jason : ok . brenda : ok ? i knew you 'd say yes . jason : that 's fine . but the rest of it -- no flowers , no dresses . you just leave that to somebody else , ok ? oh . [ brenda kissing ] jason : ok , that 's enough . thank you . all right . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] theo : i 'm busy . siobhan : i 'm sorry to be bothering you , but i 'm lookin ' for diane miller . theo : ms. miller is in a meeting with a client . siobhan : would you mind telling her i stopped by at the suggestion of lucky spencer ? theo : and you are ? siobhan : sorry . siobhan mckenna . i 'm sorry . i 've never been in an american solicitor 's office before . it 's a bit intimidating . theo : may i ask why you 'd like to meet with mrs. miller ? she is quite busy . siobhan : well , my tourist visa 's about to run out , and i need to make arrangements to stay . theo : do you have any idea how expensive diane miller is ? siobhan : lucky thought that we could work something out . but i 'll just find someone else . sorry to bother you . theo : i might be able to help you . siobhan : and on what terms , if you do n't mind me asking ? theo : do you know what `` pro bono `` means ? siobhan : i 'm not thick . i 'm not asking for any favors . i just need to arrange for a work permit . theo : well , how long are you planning to stay ? siobhan : well , i 'm not sure . theo : well , you 're going to have to tell the government something . siobhan : well , as long as i can , unless i have to go back to ireland . theo : and why would you need to do that ? siobhan : well , there may be a family situation . theo : hmm . can you give me any details ? siobhan : no . and i wo n't be spilling my guts to the u.s. government either . look , i just want to work without running the risk of getting arrested . theo : mmm . well , that is an honorable pursuit . i 'll be glad to help you if you 'd like . i need to file some free hours for tax purposes , so i 'm not doing you a favor . siobhan : good . theo : so , mrs. mckenna , what brings you to port charles ? [ scene_break ] michael : did you ask abby to meet you here ? carly : yes . michael : why ? carly : you 're not gon na like it . matter of fact , i know you 're gon na hate it . i do n't blame you . i would , too . but i just ca n't sit quietly by while you make this kind of mistake . michael : did you tell abby to stay away from me , mom ? carly : yes , and i offered her money . michael : and she rejected you , did n't she ? carly : yes . that 's because she wants to hit me up for more down the road . michael : no . no , she does n't , mom . she 's my friend . she understands me . carly : look at what 's right in front of you . she takes her clothes off for money . michael : yeah , just to pay for tuition . carly : and i bet you it 's hell , right ? michael : no . she says it 's not that bad . carly : you 're a way out , michael . a good - looking kid with connections to serious money beats the hell out of taken ' your clothes off at vaughn 's . michael : mom , i want you to stay out of this . carly : i 'm not judging abby . i 'm sure she 's a nice girl . she 's a bad influence for you . michael : did n't you sit there when a bunch of people said the same thing about dad and jason ? and you told me not to listen to them . look , abby does n't want to bring me to a bar or anything like that . she wants to be my friend , and i wan na be that , too . carly : the way she lives her life is not good for you , ok ? you 're in high school . you should be at baseball games . you should be thinkin ' about college , dating girls your own age . michael : i do n't understand how to be around those people . i have nothing in common with them , but abby understands me . look , she 's the best thing that 's happened to me since i got out of prison , probably the best thing since i woke up from the hospital , so stop trying to push her away from me . carly : i 'm your mother , michael . it is my job to protect you . michael : no , why do n't you try respecting me instead ? let me live my life instead of you going behind my back . what do you want from me ? what do i have to do to prove myself to you ? what ? i saved morgan and molly and a bunch of other people from a bus crash , and that 's still not good enough for you . you 're still trying to make my own choices . carly : i love you . i am proud of you . i tell people that all the time . michael : you do n't even know what 's going ' on with my life . you have no idea the struggles that i 'm going ' through . i 'm not even gon na discuss it with you . i 'm gon na be friends with abby whether you like it or not . and if you do anything else to abby -- mom , if you do anything else to abby , i 'll shut you out . you wo n't even be part of my life anymore . carly : you do n't mean that . michael : yes , i do , mom . do n't tell me what i mean . carly : you 've been through hell . so many horrible things have happened to you , things that i could n't protect you from . if i can stop you from making this mistake , you bet i will . michael : like abby ? i do n't want you to save me from abby , mom , and i wo n't let you . look , you made a lot of bad choices when i was little , and i never throw any of that back in your face . i know you love me , mom , but you ca n't run my life . carly : i would never wan na run your life . michael : just stop trying to push abby away from me . leave us alone . [ scene_break ] patrick : so , houston . lisa : mm - hmm . same town , different teams . terrell : go , cowboys . lisa : no , go , rangers . terrell : what happened to the houston astros ? lisa : oh , no , no , no . only root for the rangers . patrick : dr. jackson , how are you enjoying general hospital so far ? terrell : tell you what , dr. drake . i think you better make room for a big fish in a very small pond . lisa : what can i say ? that 's how we think in texas . terrell : yeah , yeah , yeah . i need to get out of here . i do n't wan na be late for my first procedure tomorrow morning . patrick : yeah . i have one myself tomorrow morning . elizabeth webber 's going to assist me . she 's the best surgical nurse . i just wan na make sure you know she 's not available . terrell : i 'll keep that in mind . thanks for the drink . lisa : anytime . patrick : good night . lisa : you 're so cute when you 're all territorial . patrick : oh , now , dr. niles , do n't misunderstand it . i just wan na make sure that dr. jackson respects my position here at the hospital . if he chooses to hang out with you on a personal level , well , that 's his choice . [ scene_break ] dante : no , i get that a lawyer 's got ta prepare his clients , but this guy 's being way too hard on brenda . ronnie : is there any chance you 're just being overprotective ? dante : no . there 's something off about this guy , i 'm telling you . just take a look at his client list , see his wins and losses , see if there 's anything shady going ' on with this guy . ronnie : yeah . dante : thank you . i owe you . ronnie : yes , you do . hey , lulu . how are you ? lulu : hi . good . ronnie : nice to see you . lulu : hey . what was that about ? dante : it 's just this theo hoffman guy who 's defending me and brenda . there 's something -- i do n't know -- something off about him . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] brenda : yeah ? sonny : brenda , it 's me ! open up ! brenda : well ... sonny : something came up at the last minute , and i just need to run it by you . brenda : hold on . hold on . hold on . no , no ! do n't look ! do n't look ! sonny : what do you mean ? what are you doing ? brenda : just do n't look at anything . sonny : all right . brenda : someone told me that it 's , you know , bad luck if -- i do n't know -- if you see anything before the wedding . not that i 've picked anything , but i just do n't wan na jinx anything . sonny : i 'm gon na break that jinx right now . brenda : how ? sonny : guess . brenda : first guess who 's walking me down the aisle . sonny : edward . brenda : jason . sonny : what do you mean , jason ? brenda : i asked him . he said yes . sonny : jason . well ... brenda : what ? sonny : michael wanted me to ask dante to be the best man . i was gon na ask jason . brenda : no , no , no , no . i just asked . it was not easy . i just asked jason . it was a whole thing . he finally said yes . i mean , come on . sonny : i 'm not gon na fight with you over this , so you asked him first . take him . he 's all yours . brenda : wow . that was amazing . sonny : yeah ? brenda : so we 're planning our wedding , and we have a house in the woods , and you 're gon na let me win ? huh ? sonny : mm - hmm . brenda : are we about to have it all ? [ scene_break ] sam : thank you again for fitting me in . kelly : oh , my pleasure . i 'll call you with official results , but everything looks good . sam : that 's great . that must be all the exercise and stress - free living . kelly : oh , there 's one other thing i wanted to discuss . sam : what 's that ? kelly : a new procedure . it 's still experimental , but it could address your fertility problems . sam : wait a minute . so there 's a way for me to have a baby ? [ scene_break ] jason : i just got your message . what happened ? carly : michael and i had a really bad fight . he 's very angry , and i 've never seen him like this before . jason : ok , if you were fighting about abby , there 's just no way you 're gon na win . carly : abby 's a stripper . it 's not healthy for michael to be anywhere near her . jason : ok , it 's a little more complicated than you realize , carly . carly : michael has been through hell . i 'm not gon na stand by and let one more bad thing happen to him . [ scene_break ] siobhan : why would the government need to know so much personal information ? theo : hmm . immigration is a political hot potato right now , and it looks rather odd for you to just show up here without some sort of personal relationship . siobhan : well , i 'm not here to stir up any trouble , if that 's what you 're asking . theo : you have any family in port charles ? siobhan : no . theo : did you come to port charles for a specific job ? siobhan : i did not . theo : hmm . why do i sense that a man has something to do with this ? siobhan : i 'm working . i want to stay for a while . why ca n't we just leave it at that ? theo : hmm . do you have anything in your past that might present a problem ? any arrests ? siobhan : what difference would that make ? theo : oh , it makes a lot of difference . any questionable activities , mmm , inappropriate associates , anything like that ? [ knock on door ] lucky : excuse me . oh , mr. hoffman . [ scene_break ] sonny : all right , now that we got jason out of the way , i wan na make one more thing -- brenda : i know . we have to figure out the date , so how 'bout yesterday ? sonny : i do n't care . whatever you want . brenda : well , i wan na do it right away , and i heard that valentine 's day is bad luck , so i was thinking maybe right after valentine 's day . how 'bout february 18 ? do you like the sound of that ? sonny : ok , let me -- brenda : what ? sonny : let me explain something . brenda : ok . sonny : nothing 's gon na stop this wedding . we 're gon na have our family , our friends . we 're gon na make promises to each other . spinelli : never fear . the jackal is here . heh . all your wedding issues have been solved . all organizational concerns are now under control . sonny : what are you doin ' here , spinelli ? brenda : he lives here , honey . spinelli : indeed , i do . and with all due respect to mr. sir and with deep admiration for the divine one , may i present carol cheng , wedding planner extraordinaire . carol : ms. barrett , carol cheng . it will be an honor and a privilege to plan this wedding , and i will do everything within my power to make it the event of a lifetime for you . brenda : huh . she seems sweet . [ scene_break ] dante : this case 'll get settled , and brenda can go back to rome . lulu : to rome ? she 's engaged to sonny . dante : i just do n't know if they 'll actually get married . lulu : well , they seem to think that they will . dante : you think they 're gon na get married in the middle of a wrongful death suit ? i mean , this could get ugly . i do n't know if she can handle this stuff . lulu : why do you care ? seriously , what 's your deal with brenda ? dante : what are you talkin about ? i 'm her codefendant . lulu : do you have feelings for brenda ? [ scene_break ] sam : so what 's the procedure called ? kelly : fertility reconstruction . sam : ok . you said its experimental , right ? kelly : i 'm gon na do further research . it could be an option for several of my patients . sam : whoa . yeah , i do n't think i 'm one of them . i mean , it 's just jason and i are n't really set up to be parents . i know that 's kind of ironic , considering the reason we got together is because i was pregnant , but after everything that happened , i kind of like our life the way it is . kelly : ok . i completely understand . i just wanted you to be aware . sam : yeah . thank you . kelly : ok . bye . [ scene_break ] carly : i know i made mistakes with michael , but i was doing my best . jason : we all make mistakes . michael understands that . carly : we taught him all the wrong things , jason , and now michael 's paying the price . jason : i know that , but abby , she 's all right . carly : she 's too old for michael . she takes her clothes off for money . and even if she were n't after michael for money , she 's got ta be a little emotionally damaged to be sellin ' herself like that . jason : michael is emotionally damaged , but he 's able to make a connection with abby . he 's reaching out . that 's a good thing . he 's starting to talk . we need to stay out of his way . carly : ok , so michael 's completely vulnerable to this woman , and there 's nothing i can do about it . i do n't know what to do . i am scared to death for him .	sonny asks michael to stay away from the strip club . carly tries to bribe abby with money but she wo n't end her friendship with michael . jason wants spinelli to run a background check on theo hoffman . theo questions brenda and dante about the shooting . lucky runs into siobhan at jake 's ; he confronts her about fiona 's phone calls . siobhan makes up a story that her ex - boyfriend keeps calling her . lisa and terrell play pool at jake 's . patrick finds out that lisa and terrell were both living in houston at the same time . michael is irritated to learn that carly told abby to stay away from him . sonny picks out a ring for brenda . dante asks ronnie to check out theo 's background . brenda wants jason to walk her down the aisle . siobhan shows up at diane 's office but finds theo there instead . siobhan wants to extend her work visa . lulu asks dante if he has feelings for brenda . kelly informs sam that there 's a possibility she could have a baby . brenda and sonny decide to get married on february 18 . carly confides in jason about her fears concerning michael . michael watches abby strip at the club .
[ knock on door ] julian : [ grunts ] morgan : this -- this is not what it looks like . sonny : looks like something . what 's going on here ? 'cause you swore to me that you were gon na get away from the jeromes . and i thought that included this one . michael : what the hell did you do to my mother ? ! where is she ? ! franco : i do n't know ! have n't you seen her ? ! michael : no , you know i have n't because you did something to her ! carly : no way . i 'm not signing that . there 's no way i 'm signing that . heather : sign it . or die . that 's what i thought . okay . special delivery time ! here we go . carly : [ grunts ] heather : sit tight . a.j . : what the hell are you doing here ? monica : a.j . ? how dare you talk to me like that ? carlos : you do it my way , patrick never has to find out about the baby . and you do n't have to take a leave of absence or hide your pregnancy . and the best part is you get to keep the kid . sabrina : how ? carlos : we raise the baby together . sabrina : together ? carlos : yeah . we start a family . yes . you , me , the baby . patrick : i know you 're her best friend , okay , and i can only imagine what you think of me , especially after the way everything shook out . but i care about her , okay ? i love her . felix : i love her , too . patrick : okay , then if something 's wrong , you need to tell me so i can help . felix : fine . but remember , you asked for it . patrick : okay . felix : sabrina 's pregnant . robin : sorry , i was just ... standing a few feet away . did i hear you right ? did you just say sabrina is pregnant ? kiki : stop ! michael , stop ! stop ! michael : not until he answers me ! my mom never slept in her own bed last night ! franco : the last time i saw your mother was yesterday afternoon at the restaurant , okay ? she left me to go find you . michael : that 's what you told kiki , and she might believe you , but i know better . my mom never went looking for me because i never saw her . franco : then something must have happened to her . a.j . : i 'm sorry , mom . you startled me . monica : well , obviously . what are you hiding ? heather : you thought i 'd been caught and you 'd be rescued . hallelujah ! but it was only that lug of a baby daddy of yours and his annoying mother . i just wish those quartermaines would keep their dysfunction inside . oh , well . no harm done . it 's not like they 're gon na be riding to your rescue anytime soon . no one will . michael : you think something happened to my mom on the way to see me , like what ? franco : i do n't know . something happened . she was carjacked , something . michael : yeah , or you 're lying to my face , pretending to be concerned ! franco : michael , i get it . i 've been paranoid in my life . i can see you have earned the right -- michael : the right ? you broke into this house ! little sister was six months old . my mom walked into her nursery and saw this freak holding her . kiki : michael , and i 'm sure that was horrible , but that was before -- michael : and then what happened then ? then what happened then ? or did getting that brain tumor removed magically erase all the other crap that you pulled ? well , here 's a reminder in case you forgot . you kidnapped her ! you held her hostage . and , what , it was so much fun the first time , you thought you 'd give it another go ? only this time , to change it up , you 'd actually be worried about her . franco : hey , i get it , all right ? ! i understand ! i have not seen carly , let alone do anything to her , okay ! we need to retrace her steps . that 's what we need to do . michael : we ? there is -- franco : hold on ! when was the last time you saw your mother ? michael : when me and kiki left the restaurant . franco : where did you go ? kiki : we went back to michael 's , we went on a hike , and then -- and then we -- we just got home . we were tired , we watched tv , and we never -- we never heard from anyone . no one called us . carly never came by . franco : okay , the last time i saw carly , she left the restaurant because she was gon na find you at your dad 's place . maybe somebody saw something there . that 's where we need to start . michael : no , there is no `` we , `` franco . i 'm gon na look at my dad 's place . all right , if i find out this is some sort of wild goose chase and my mom was never even there , i am gon na come back for you . and i promise you this time you 're not gon na get off so easy . shawn : i 'm only gon na say this once . you and your people stay away from tj forget you ever saw him at the warehouse , and i 'll forget your lackey carlos had a gun on him and used him as a human shield . understood ? julian : you 're telling me what to do ? hmm ? is n't that a little foolish ? considering what i know about sonny 's youngest son ? what if i go to the cops and tell them who shot sonny 's trusted bodyguard ? sonny : what 's going on , morgan ? you ca n't tell me that you walked away from the jeromes and i catch you here looking into her eyes . what were you whispering , sweet nothings in her ear ? like how to bring me down ? is that what you were doing ? morgan : come on ! sonny : then what were you doing ? ! morgan : we 're not sitting here , talking how to bring you down . all right ? i was telling this bleach - blond nympho to stay the hell away from me . that 's what i was doing . felix : i definitely did n't say that . i said sabrina 's pleasant . she 's most definitely a pleasant person -- patrick : stop it . you said `` pregnant . `` robin : are you sure ? felix : please do n't ask me to say anything more . patrick : hey , no . it 's a little late for that , okay ? what happened ? what 's going on ? how do you know ? felix : okay , sabrina was violently ill , and after eliminating not only the contents of her stomach but every other reason why she might be sick , we concluded the inevitable . and a test confirmed it . but , you know , those tests are n't that accurate . robin : yeah , only 99 % of the time . felix : see ? false alarm . i mean , she could have had a faulty test , or she could have done it incorrectly . robin : sabrina is a nurse . she would n't get that wrong . felix : ca n't you humor me ? robin : no . felix : okay , but sabrina was determined to keep it a secret . she insisted that you two never know about the pregnancy . patrick : why not ? felix : because she does n't even want a hit of britt to waft off of her . you 're back with your wife , and she does n't want you to think she 's trying to trap you or rend you two asunder in any way . she does n't intend to attempt to lure you back by dangling the baby between you two . and she 's definitely not gon na let me live long enough to break my new year 's resolutions , which is fair , because , you know , i deserve it after breaking her confidence . and if i do n't get to work , not only am i gon na be dead and remorseful , but i 'm gon na be fired , too . look , i 'm out . robin : oh , my god . patrick : i 'm sorry . robin : no , i - i should have known that it was all too good to be true -- having our family back together -- you and me and emma , a life with no complications . i was just waiting for the other shoe to drop , and ... now it has . carlos : just hear me out . why should you have to give your baby up for adoption just to make things easier on patrick ? sabrina : you do n't understand . carlos : yes , i do . you ca n't have him . so you want to protect him . this is how you 're gon na show him that you love him . you 've sacrificed enough already , querida . i know you want to have this baby . this is the way to do it . sabrina : it 's not gon na work . it 's not gon na work . because patrick 's gon na see that i 'm pregnant , and he 's gon na have questions about the timing . carlos : not if we leave port charles . morgan : what part of `` we 're through `` did you not understand last night ? because now you 're coming here to my father 's place of business , and you 're begging for me back . did you really think i was ever into you ? ava : i had that impression , yes . morgan : ava , you were my mother - in - law . okay , i was sleeping with you to get back at kiki and my dad because they screwed me over , and you just made yourself all too available . and i thought , `` wow , this is perfect . i can sleep with my wife 's mom , and then it was just bonus points that your brother happens to be a man that my father hates . okay , but sleeping with a cougar and doing business with your cold - fish brother got to be a little too much misery , so i stepped out . and then , thanks to my father , he did me , you know , a solid by telling kiki that i lied to her . because i do n't want a girl that does n't really love me . and i 'm over her . so now you need to do yourself a favor , and you need to get over me . i do n't want you now . i never wanted you then . so i need you to go . and please never come back here again . franco : michael , i understand how you feel about me . and i 've never given you any reason to believe in me . michael : yeah , you 're right . you 've never given me any reason to believe you . franco : i would never hurt your mother . kiki : calm down . he honestly seems concerned . michael : i warned her . i warned her being with you would only get her hurt , and , what , 24 hours later , she vanishes . franco : i would never hurt her . michael : yeah , like you never hurt anybody else . let 's go . kiki : do n't you think i should stay in case your mom comes back here ? michael : with franco ? kiki : franco 's not gon na hurt me . do n't worry about me , okay ? go to your dad 's house . go check there , okay ? i 'll be fine . michael : i meant what i said . if you did this , i am finally gon na make you pay . kiki : come on . love you . [ sighs ] franco : can i ask you something ? you believe me , right ? you know i 'd never do anything to hurt carly . a.j . : i - i found this . i do n't know . i guess some kids came out here . they must have been partying and left it . monica : oh , do n't insult my intelligence , a.j . i know you 've been drinking . a.j . : i have n't been drinking , mom . monica : well , then why do i smell alcohol all over you ? how could you do this , a.j . , after all that 's happened ? did n't you learn anything ? a.j . : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry , mom . heather : neither rain nor snow nor darkness of night ... nor monica nor her wayward son will keep me from getting this to my wayward son . carly : [ sighs ] monica : come on . a.j . : where ? monica : we 're going to get rid of the booze . a.j . : all right . heather : you know ... sometimes i think that sons were born to hurt their mothers . but i can get even with mine . i have the letter you wrote ... i have the master key to the hotel ... and my gun . do n't go anywhere . i 'll be back soon . franco : michael 's mother is the best thing that 's ever happened to me . i would n't do anything to screw that up . kiki : michael 's just freaking out because he 's worried about his mom . to be honest , i think you 're both worked up over what could be nothing because there could be a logical explanation . carly could walk in the door any minute now . franco : i do n't know about that . i ca n't shake this feeling that something 's really wrong . you know , maybe someone 's out to get carly . she 's not exactly the ambassador of goodwill and -- kiki : oh , my god ! oh , my -- my mom could have something to do with this . ava : oh , you 've certainly made it clear where you stand . morgan : come on . pack it in . let 's go . ava : all right , morgan . i guess i was just hoping that there was more to this , to -- to us than this . i understand now . and make no mistake . you are on the losing side of this war . and for the record , you will never find another woman who even comes close to me . morgan : bye ! [ sighs ] julian : morgan , the little pissant went `` whee , whee , whee `` all the way home to hide behind his daddy . the kid shot max , and now he 's hiding behind sonny . come on . shawn : you gon na tell the cops about morgan ? hmm ? tell them that you were at the warehouse , armed to the teeth ? that you sent your little soldier boy carlos to take a high - school kid hostage ? or that you ordered morgan to kill his own father ? how many charges is that , hmm ? assault with a deadly weapon , kidnapping , attempted murder , conspiracy to commit murder . no , i do n't think so , jerome . but what i do think is you 're gon na stay away from my boy . one step towards tj 's direction , i swear , you wo n't live to see the light of another day . sonny : i 'm not a fan of ava 's , but you came down pretty hard on her . morgan : well , what did you want me to do ? i meant what i told you . i 'm done with her and -- and julian , so , you know , i did what i had to do . i - i 'd do anything to make up for shooting max . [ cell phone rings ] morgan : i 'm sorry . sonny : i got to get this . it 's , uh , shawn . he 's having trouble with your old boss . morgan : yeah . sonny : all right ? morgan : yeah . sonny : yeah , shawn . [ door opens ] michael : morgan , what are you doing here ? morgan : i split with the jeromes . i 'm with dad . michael : you just changed your mind , decided to come home ? was dad okay with it ? sonny : hey . so , uh ... just want you to know that morgan had some bad times with the jeromes , but he finally realizes who his real family is . i could not be any happier . so i want both of you to resolve your differences . michael : actually , right now we got a bigger problem . mom 's missing . carly : [ grunts ] monica : am i gon na find anymore bottles were left by wayward teenagers ? a.j . : no , i usually only like to hide one at a time . monica : what ? what , this has been going on for a while ? since when , a.j . ? a.j . : since i was acquitted of murdering connie . tracy , uh , left a glass of champagne on the table . monica : are you blaming this on tracy ? a.j . : [ chuckles ] come on , mom . i mean , by now you do n't know ? i 'll blame anyone . anyone but myself . tracy was , uh , she was celebrating , assuming that i was gon na be convicted , and when i turned out to be acquitted , she and luke left the room , and she left the -- the champagne there . you and kiki and michael went into the kitchen for the big celebratory dinner that i did n't deserve . flipped on the tv , and they were interviewing one of the jurors . and she said that they were all convinced that i had murdered connie , but they just did n't have enough evidence to convict . i just ... i just felt so worthless . i ... mom , i killed her . i must have . you know , i just -- i could n't deal with it , you know . i mean -- i mean , she 's dead , and you guys are making me this dinner , and i just -- i just grabbed the champagne , and i chugged it , and i have been buzzed ever since . [ clatter ] a.j . : did you hear that ? monica : what ? a.j . : in the boathouse . i just -- i thought it was raccoons before , but i 'm not so sure now . [ lock beeps ] heather : [ groans ] franco : shh . heather : franco , why did you try to kill me ? why did you make me do this ? you drove me to it . i 'm sorry . but this is all your fault . carlos : we leave tonight . patrick never even has to find out about the baby . sabrina : uproot both of our lives just like that ? carlos : [ chuckling ] yeah . why not ? i 'm a marked man . i 'm hiding out here , afraid for my life . and you -- your baby daddy is happily married to someone else . now , we got nothing to lose but heartache . sabrina : where would we go ? carlos : puerto rico . home . sabrina : but could you really raise another man 's child ? carlos : yes . that 's how much i love you . i would raise it as if it were my own . it 's a fresh start for both of us . i get to leave this vida loca with the jeromes , and you -- you get to keep the baby . it 's the perfect solution . what do you say , carita ? let 's go home . patrick : i 'm sorry . i do n't know how this is happening right now . i mean , we were -- we were safe . we were -- we were being careful . robin : well , apparently one of you was n't careful enough . [ scoffs ] what are you gon na do ? patrick : i do n't know yet . okay ? we -- we do n't even know for sure if this is true . robin : well , just a wild guess -- i think it might be . patrick : okay . listen to me , okay ? i love you , all right ? this is not gon na come between us . we have spent too much time apart , and i am so happy to have you back that this is not gon na stop that . robin : patrick , it 's not just about us anymore . patrick : sabrina 's a good person . i mean , you heard felix . she did n't even want to tell us , all right ? she does n't want to come in between us . this is gon na be okay , robin . robin : how ? patrick : i just promise you , okay ? it will be . robin : [ sighs ] franco : your mother -- your lethal mother -- i should have thought of her before . kiki : i should have , too . michael and i ran in to her at the metro court yesterday , and she was all over carly . franco : ava said that carly was all over her . kiki : [ scoffs ] franco : she did . that 's what she said . and , okay , i know that this is a sensitive subject . you probably do n't want to talk about it right now , but let 's face it , morgan -- kiki : okay . no . no , no , no . carly 's just angry with ava because she 's with morgan , but that 's completely understandable . franco : carly has every right to be angry . kiki : right . franco : all right . so , maybe ava 's just retaliating . kiki : well , she was in full threat mode . franco : okay . when ? when was that ? let 's put a timeline on it . all right ? you and michael , you show up , you see that ava and carly are mixing it up . what happens next ? kiki : right . then carly led us to our table and ava left , and then that 's when you showed up . franco : okay . so , i show up , and then you all leave , all right ? and i stay at the restaurant because i 'm waiting for carly to come back or at least call , and she does n't do anything . all right . ava shows up , okay ? and she makes a point of sitting at my table and chatting me up and making it clear to me that she got into it with carly . kiki : so , what happened next ? franco : i defended carly . i let ava know that if she -- if she goes after carly , that she deserves everything she gets , and then ava left . kiki : that could be it right there . ava could be mad and went after carly . franco : it 's possible . let 's go find her . kiki : let 's go . let 's do it . franco : wait . wait . hold on a second . `` we ? `` you should stay here . you said you wanted to stay here in case carly comes back . kiki : this is not the first place carly 's going to go . franco : you 're probably right about that . kiki : right . so , let 's go talk to that lying , manipulative ... franco : scheming , cradle - robbing ... kiki : [ growls ] ... mother of mine . michael : mom invited me and kiki to lunch at the metro court to tell us that she 's dating franco . morgan : whoa . whoa , whoa , whoa . wait up . she 's -- she 's dating that psycho ? michael : she 's convinced the only reason he was dangerous is because of the brain tumor . with it gone , he 's just -- he 's a new , changed man . morgan : that 's a load of crap . michael : that 's basically what i said . i mean , i tried to warn her that franco was gon na hurt her , but she kept making all these excuses for him . and then he showed up for lunch . morgan : mikey , do n't -- please do n't tell me that you sat there like a good little boy and had lunch with that freak , because it 's one thing to coexist with the guy . it 's a whole ' nother thing to accept the fact that he 's dating our mom . michael : no . kiki and i took off . and that 's the thing . that 's the last time that i saw mom . [ sighs ] that night , i went to the house to try and talk to her , but grandma bobbie said that she had n't seen her all night . sonny : carly -- wait . carly was with franco ? michael : well , according to franco , mom left right after kiki and i left . and that she came here to talk to me . sonny : carly was here yesterday . she was looking for you . and she did tell me about franco . monica : a.j . -- a.j . , it is obvious you do n't want to talk about your drinking . a.j . : mom , i heard something . monica : okay . yes , and you 're probably right . it 's raccoons . they 're here all the time . a.j . : i think i should check it out . monica : no . you do n't have to . if they 're there , alice will take care of it . now come on . a.j . : [ sighs ] monica : now , if you ca n't remember whether or not you killed connie , why do n't you start believing that you did n't ? a.j . : do n't you think i 've tried ? i keep having this -- this fantasy in my head that somebody else went into connie 's office and shot her with the gun that i was holding . monica : well , maybe that 's exactly what happened . a.j . : oh , come on , mom ! we both know that i was the star of that security footage , right ? i mean , the only -- the only thing that was missing were the frames where i shot her . look , you know , it 's like i said . it 's a fantasy that i 'm innocent . the simple fact of the matter is -- the simple truth -- i got away with murder , and the only way that i can stop thinking about it is to stop thinking . and the only way that i can stop thinking is -- is to stay drunk or die . monica : is that what you want to do ? you want to die ? well , you will if you keep on drinking . or maybe you will just blackout and go and really kill somebody or maim them for life . my god , the least you 're gon na do is hurt the people you love . because you already have . a.j . : mom , i -- a.j . : come on . it does n't work ! it does n't work . i 've done it for years , and look at me . monica : it kept you sober . a.j . : oh , stop . until it did n't . you know , it 's useless . it 's -- it 's hopeless . monica : okay . i am done . i am done with your excuses . i 'm done with your self- pitying . you are not gon na do this again , a.j . -- not to you , not to me , and , most importantly , not to your son . you go to that meeting , a.j . , for michael 's sake . you go . michael : so , mom was here ? sonny : franco was n't lying about that much . michael : [ sighs ] do you -- do you know where she went after , by any chance ? sonny : no . she insisted that she -- you know , that she was gon na get through to you about franco , and then she -- i thought she went to track you down . michael : i never saw her . sonny : well ? morgan : well , what ? why did n't you call her or send her a text message ? michael : my -- my phone was off for most of the afternoon . i mean , kiki and i went for a hike , but i turned it back on afterwards . i had no missed calls or texts . [ sighs ] wait , dad . when mom came over here to , uh , tell you about franco , did she ... and you -- did you guys -- did you guys fight ? sonny : well , i certainly do n't think it 's a good idea for her to be going out with that psycho freak . michael : okay . did you use those words ? morgan : oh , was that not polite enough for dad to say that ? michael : no . i 'm just asking . was it -- was it an argument or were you guys , like screaming at each other ? sonny : michael , are you asking me if she stomped out here 'cause she was so upset , went straight to franco to prove me wrong ? michael : yeah . sonny : okay . we had a disagreement . we yelled a little bit -- not any more than what we usually do -- and we did n't get out of control . i told her that i thought she was lying to herself about franco , that he 's dangerous . she said i 'm entitled to my own opinion , and , yeah , i think i did push her a little bit . michael : okay . so , how ? sonny : [ sighs ] i told her that -- is franco worth losing you and if she keeps dating him , she 's gon na alienate you . and then she said , `` i 'm not gon na let that happen . `` and then she left . michael : dad , i think you might have been the last person to see mom . julian : [ sighs ] why are you still here ? shawn : wanted to make sure you heard me . julian : i heard you . shawn : and ? julian : and ... i have no interest in your kid . now ... get out of my way . sonny : you know i love your mother . she 's strong , she 's independent , but she can be impulsive and reckless . look , you have n't heard from her . that does n't -- michael : yeah , in 24 hours , i have n't heard from her . morgan : well , michael , have you called the hotel ? 'cause 24 hours -- she could have just stayed the night there . michael : she did n't a room comped . sonny : let 's not assume the worst about her and franco . that 's all i 'm saying . michael : mom would n't just take off like this without at least texting . morgan : mikey is right about that . mom would have at least texted him and let him know what she was doing . michael : look , we both know that -- that franco snowed mom into trusting him . we both know that was a huge mistake . i mean , what -- what other explanation is there for her randomly disappearing like this ? morgan : is that the plan , julian ? you 're gon na eliminate me for disloyalty ? why do n't you try ? 'cause my dad will bury you before i 've bled out . julian : who says i need to kill you ? there 's so many other options . you got , uh , your mother . sonny : where are you going ? morgan : i ca n't -- i - i ca n't -- i ca n't sit here . i got to go look for mom . michael : can your people look to this ? sonny : i do n't -- i do n't want you to think that i 'm taking this lightly , i just do n't want you and your brother overreacting , doing something you 're gon na regret . michael : it 's a little late for that . sonny : okay . you and your brother have both made mistakes . nothing that ca n't be fixed . michael : [ sighs ] like morgan coming home ? sonny : yeah . like that . michael : and leaving the jeromes . look , dad , i 'm thrilled about that , obviously , but , i mean , it was really sudden . is he seriously finished with them ? ava : [ muttering ] i know it was all an act ... but did you really have to go out your way to make me feel so ... what do you want ? what are you doing here with my daughter ? franco : we 're here to talk to you . ava : well , i think we 've covered all of our bases yesterday , franco . franco : yeah . you made yourself perfectly clear to me and kiki . ava : what do you mean you and kiki ? i never even saw the two of you together . there 's no reason that you should be together . kiki : you 're the reason . franco : you threatened carly , ava . did you make good on those threats ? monica : the only way you 're gon na turn this around , a.j . , is by dealing with your illness one day at a time the way i do . a.j . : okay . all right . there 's a lunchtime meeting downtown . monica : oh , thank you . thank you . [ rattling ] a.j . : did you hear that ? monica : now i heard it . a.j . : i told you . let 's go before i change my mind . monica : yeah , okay . heather : [ sighs ] hi , there , sunshine . did somebody have a good time while i was gone ? it looks like somebody tried to get rescued . i guess somebody failed . well , i did n't . the letter got delivered . that 's one item off the to- do list . now onto the next one . there we have it . felix : oh . um , hey . i 'm sorry about the news about sabrina . i - i should n't have said anything . but if you want to know the truth , i felt like patrick had the right to know . robin : it 's okay . i 'm not gon na shoot the messenger . it 's not your fault . you 're not the one who 's pregnant . sabrina : i have a life here with friends that i cherish . carlos : you -- you 'll make new ones . i mean , that 's gon na happen anyway with the baby -- the new mothers . i 'll get us a beautiful house on the beach , and we 'll make a home there together . sabrina : look , it 's a very sweet picture that you 're -- i appreciate what you 're offering me . i really do . look , carlos , you have been -- you 've been a lifeline to me ever since robin walked in to that church and stopped the wedding . but , baby , you 're not -- i do n't want to spend my life with you , and it -- carlos : why ? 'cause -- 'cause my life is a mess , hmm ? i do n't blame you . but i promise you , carita , i will change . i promise , sabrina , i will make you happy . i will be there for you and that baby . and this way , we leave town tonight , patrick will never even know you 're pregnant . [ knock on door ] patrick : sabrina , it 's patrick . can we talk ? sonny : look , i spoke to morgan at the hospital , okay ? and he was there to check up on max . he was broken up about that . i think i got through to him . he also told me he -- he 's done with the jerome family . i hope he is , and i hope he can , uh -- he can do it . michael : okay , so despite what morgan says , you 're not sure he 's being honest ? sonny : okay , you know what ? first things first . we got to figure out what 's going on with your mom . did you talk to everybody at the hotel ? michael : yeah . uh , yeah . i mean , everyone who there . i mean , i can go back again and talk to people who worked on the later shifts . sonny : okay . i 'm gon na have my people look into it . here 's the thing -- if your mom was spending the day at some spa or something , she 's gon na be pissed 'cause , you know , i got involved , so you 're gon na have to help me out on that one . michael : i will . i will . sonny : just tell her that you came to me for help -- michael : i 'll tell her that if she has to scream at anyone , she can scream at me . sonny : no , do n't worry about it , because if she 's safe , who cares , right ? michael : yeah . sonny : that 's all the matters . michael : i hope you 're right and i 'm overreacting . i just -- i - i do n't think i am . sonny : let me tell you something . even though , you know , your mother and i -- we could n't make our marriage work , four tries , does n't mean that we do n't love each other . she would walk through fire for me , and i would walk through fire for her . if somebody did anything to her , they 'd have to answer to me . michael : me , too . sonny : [ sighs ] morgan : you hurt my mom , hmm ? ava : i have no idea where carly is . franco : yesterday , you threatened her . kiki : yeah . i heard you . franco : and today , she 's missing . ava : i have no idea what this has to do with me . kiki : okay . ava : get your hand off me ! franco : what did you do to her ? kiki : franco , franco , please , let go of her . stop . stop . stop . i need -- i need to talk to her alone , okay ? i should . franco : sorry . ava : [ scoffs ] he 's an animal . thank you . shall we go somewhere and talk ? could we go somewhere and talk ? i want to mend fences with you . kiki : i was n't trying to protect you . i was n't trying to mend anything with you . i wanted you alone for one reason , and that is for you to tell me , your only child , the daughter that you supposedly love so much , what happened to carly . heather : this is the knife i was gon na use to kill you when you were in the shower , but franco stopped me from completing my mission . my own son used my own knife to kill me . the only difference is i came back from the dead .	sonny walks into pozzulo 's and finds morgan with ava . morgan says he was telling ava to stay away from him . ava plays along . julian opens his door . shawn rushes him , pushes him down on the sofa , and aims his gun at him . shawn tells julian to leave tj alone , and he will forget that carlos used him as a human shield . julian threatens to tell the police that morgan shot max . shawn doubts that . he tells julian that if he takes one step toward tj , he wo n't live to see the next day . the next time julian opens his door , shawn is still standing outside . julian says he has no interest in shawn 's kid and leaves .
[ carly recalls making love to sonny ] bobbie : carly ? carly ? earth to carly . [ laughs ] carly : oh , gosh . bobbie : welcome back . that was quite a trip . carly : i 'm so sorry . i 'm sorry . bobbie : are you okay ? nelle : ca n't you tell ? she 's a woman in love . [ scene_break ] [ door closes ] diane : your trial date 's been moved up , and the da wants your head on a platter . so we have our work cut out for us . are you smiling ? sonny : am i smiling ? what if i am ? diane : well , i would think your cheer is slightly misplaced . sonny : mm . diane : you 're about to be on trial for murder , after all . so , as i was saying , we have a great deal of work ahead of us , starting with voluminous prep , so let 's get started . sonny : well , i think the prep stuff is just not necessary . but i 'll do whatever you say . diane : what exactly do you know about this case that i do n't ? sonny : jason 's on it . [ scene_break ] jason : what the ... ? curtis : uh , well ... looks like old rudge and boss lady peaced out . jason : yeah , looks like it . [ scene_break ] ava : sam . what a lovely surprise . sam : i need to speak with julian . ava : i 'm sorry . he 's unavailable . sam : that 's not what i asked . julian ? [ scene_break ] julian : hey , what 's got you so upset ? i was outside of gene 's branford roadhouse , and i was drunk ... and i did something . [ scene_break ] scott : did you find something ? franco : sure did . scott : okay , make that a little bigger . i ca n't make out the woman . oh , man , that 's alexis davis . she looks sloshed . franco : she was with a dead man . [ scene_break ] julian : yeah , that 's where you ran over me with your car . alexis : i 'm not talking about that . it 's him . it 's someone else . julian : `` him . `` okay . what did you do to this guy ? alexis : i killed him . julian : no , no . no , alexis , you 're mistaken . right now , you 're in the grip of something so fierce that , uh , it 's affecting your judgment . alexis : i 'm not hallucinating . i 'm not having some fantasy . these are my memories , and they 're real . i killed tom baker . [ scene_break ] scott : i do n't get it . franco : yeah , i do n't get it , either . i mean , i thought -- i thought alexis was just drinking too much and then lying about it . scott : well , she 's had it rough . franco : yeah , but so this is her solace ? she comes and cozies up to a sleazy ex - con in a dive bar ? scott : people are complicated . you know what it 's like to be judged . franco : yeah , i do n't care what anybody thinks , except for elizabeth . that 's why i got to figure out who killed tom baker . and 10 minutes ago , i did n't have any leads at all , but now i do . now i have a big lead . scott : and you think it 's alexis . franco : i do n't know what to think . she 's been hiding her drinking . maybe she 's hiding something else . [ scene_break ] [ door closes ] ava : sam ? i 'll call him right now , all right ? sam : calling him where , exactly ? he is n't unavailable . he 's not even out for a while . that room is unlived - in . ava : it 's called a made bed . i 'll give you my housekeeper 's number . sam : no , it 's not . none of his things are in there , no personal items . so if he 's not staying here , where the hell is he staying ? [ scene_break ] alexis : i - i ca n't -- i ca n't . i ca n't . julian : what ? what ? ca n't do what ? alexis : i ca n't do this . i ca n't ! i 'm jumping out of my skin ! i got to get out of here ! julian : what are you gon na do ? go get a drink ? hey , hold on ! alexis , hold on , now . just think about this for a second . were you drunk when you allegedly killed this -- this tom ? alexis : it 's not what you think . julian : well , i 'll tell you what i think . you 're in a far worse situation than i thought . now listen to me . drinking got you into this , and trust me , alexis , it 's not gon na get you out . alexis : what is ? you ? you 're gon na fix it ? you 're my savior now ? julian : [ sighs ] well , you got a better option ? huh ? you want to call diane ? you can tell her about your problem ? now listen to me . i might have a way out of this . alexis : yeah , you always have a way out . julian : yeah , well , like it or not , hey , i 'm trying to help you , okay ? alexis : what , so i can become more dependant on you ? i do n't like it . i do n't like you . and i do n't want your help . julian : noted . now , do you want to listen to what i have to say , or do you want to keep going the way you 're going , racking up bodies and victims ? choice is yours . [ scene_break ] bobbie : you and sonny ? nelle : i 'm so sorry . i did n't -- i did n't mean to say anything . carly : that 's okay . nelle : i - i thought she knew . carly : that 's okay . i was trying to figure out a way to tell my mom . so , mom , sonny and i , we are trying to work things out . bobbie : and now i know . nelle : i 'm sorry . i just got so excited , and i started running my mouth . carly : i know . [ both laugh ] bobbie : maybe nelle should sign a nondisclosure agreement . carly : anyway , um , nothing is definite . we 're just taking it day by day . bobbie : but it sounds like you 're leaning in his direction . carly : would that be a problem for you ? bobbie : oh , no , honey . i just ... i just want you to be happy . and i want you to be heard . so any concerns you might have are valid and should be treated with respect . carly : you 're right . and sonny hears me . he does . he understands , and he would never betray my trust again . [ scene_break ] diane : has jason uncovered anything that 's going to be of benefit to this case ? sonny : nothing concrete so far . diane : well , i will be the judge of that . sonny : well , the evidence that jason has might confuse the issue . diane : confuse ? how so ? sonny : it points to julian . diane : what , julian bombed his own car ? why ? sonny : maybe . diane : to frame you ? sonny : we do n't know yet , okay ? but jason 's looking into it , and , uh , you know ... diane : well , sonny , while i have every confidence in jason 's abilities , we are up against the clock here . the trial date has been set , and we 've got a ton of work ahead of us . this new da , she 's hungry , and if she can bring down the great sonny corinthos , she can write her own ticket anywhere , and she knows it , so let 's please err on the side of caution , prep the case . go let jason do his work . we 'll do ours . [ scene_break ] curtis : huh . here 's how they knew you were in the pawnshop . boss lady probably saw you and called the cops herself . jason : yeah , looks that way , huh ? curtis : man , what is with this chinese fixation ? okay , check this out . this is stamped with the same reincarnation characters that was on the boat . jason : yeah . [ door slams ] curtis : oh , man , this is no good . it 's locked . jason : yeah , it 's gon na get worse , too . curtis : please tell me that 's not -- jason : yeah . this place is on fire , man . we got to get out of here . let 's go . come on . curtis : aw , come on . come on . jason : this is a trap . they knew we were coming . curtis : well , there 's no heat coming from the door . we can probably get back out through the tunnel if we 'd ever get this door open . jason : yeah , there 's no reception . curtis : hey , look , it 's an old - school lock . we could probably pop it with a credit card . jason : all right , well , do it , then . curtis : i left my wallet in the car . jason : you do n't have a wallet ? curtis : i do n't have it . jason : you got to be kidding me , man . here . [ coughing ] curtis : does it matter which card ? jason : man , just open the door ! curtis : i 'm gon na use the gold . [ scene_break ] ava : all right . please , if you 'll excuse me ... sam : actually , i think this is the perfect time to play catch - up . we do n't really get to spend any time together . figured maybe i could show you some pictures from the baby shower . or , i mean , we can talk about all my silly little cravings . we will have all the time in the world to catch up waiting for julian to get back . unless , of course , you want to tell me what i want to know . put us both out of our misery , please . ava : okay , sam . let 's just get this over with , then . what can i do for you ? sam : jason and i , um ... we have uncovered new information about morgan 's death . there 's a lot more to it than anyone knows . [ glass shatters ] [ scene_break ] diane : is it true , mr. corinthos , that you and your wife had your son morgan admitted to freedman in order to treat his disease ? sonny ? sonny : what ? okay . what -- what was the question ? diane : the question was , do you think you 're gon na look good in orange ? you got to concentrate . sonny : i - i know . it 's just , this whole thing with putting morgan into freedman and ... i 'm cooped up in here , diane . i feel like i 'm in some kind of prison . do you understand what i 'm saying ? diane : yes , i do . okay . all right , let 's take a break , because this work is n't gon na do either of us any good if it does n't stick . hey , is it true what max always says ? sonny : what does max say ? diane : that your refrigerator is always full to bursting ? sonny : pasta ? diane : [ laughs ] mmm ! that 's good stuff . sonny : yeah , olivia 's bolognese sauce . diane : mmm . well ... sonny : the best , i 'm telling you . diane : hear , hear to olivia . sonny : well , yeah . well , hear , hear to you , too -- a very dedicated and patient lawyer . diane : i will drink to that . sonny : mm - hmm . diane : yes , i am . you know , you 've never been the easiest client , sonny . but i 've always had a tremendous affection for you and your family . morgan was a good boy . he knew what he was up against , and he fought it . and i know that this line of defense is n't comfortable for you ... but morgan would n't want you convicted for something that you did n't do . you have to fight just as hard as he did . sonny : let 's get back to work . [ scene_break ] bobbie : i am happy for you and sonny . but that might not be such great news for nelle . nelle : of course , it is . why would n't it be ? bobbie : well , i just meant that carly might not need you as much . she might have to start picking out her own clothes . [ bobbie recalls ] bobbie : you were in sonny 's bedroom ? nelle : i was picking up something for carly to wear to wear to morgan 's funeral , and it was time for me to take my pill , and the bottle has this ridiculously hard child - proof cap , and they just spilled everywhere . i do n't get it . why are you always acting as if i 've done something wrong ? [ present time ] bobbie : but on the bright side , you 're gon na have a lot more time to yourself . it 's lucas . excuse me . carly : um , you know , my mom 's right . you probably are gon na have more free time , but i 'm always gon na need you . [ chuckles ] nelle : well , i am glad to help , carly . you know ? but maybe she 's right . maybe you should take some time and do something for yourself , you know ? maybe -- maybe put your family back together . carly : what do you mean ? nelle : well , you know , joss is due back from australia soon , right ? carly : yeah . nelle : maybe you should go and get her . you know , use the flight back to ease her into your reconciliation with sonny . carly : that 's a long trip . i mean , it 's really bad timing , with sonny 's trial coming up . nelle : yeah . i mean , joss is just -- you know , she 's just so upset , and i -- i do n't know . i just thought it would be a good idea . i do n't know . maybe michael can get her . carly : no , i ca n't ask him to do that . me knowing michael , he 'll say , `` sure , no problem , `` and he 'll offer to go , but he 's up to his neck in elq . [ sighs ] nelle : i do n't know . maybe i 'm making too big of a deal out of it . carly : no . no , you 're not . joss is like me -- she 's stubborn to a fault . and when she 's made up her mind about something , there 's no changing it , and she has definitely made up her mind about sonny . nelle : [ chuckles ] carly : and i should talk to her about all this instead of springing it on her when she gets home . nelle : mm - hmm . carly : okay . book me a first - class ticket to sydney tonight . hopefully , i can sleep on the plane . nelle : okay . carly : okay . nelle : i 'll take care of it . carly : now i got to tell sonny . he 's not gon na like it . he 'll understand , but he 's not gon na like it . nelle : well , i mean , if you want , i can check in on sonny while you 're gone . carly : no , you need to take a break . nelle : what ? carly : you need to take a break and spend some time with that secret guy . [ scene_break ] scott : you know , you have n't really got an ironclad case here . you got alexis davis lying about being here drinking , a picture of her drinking with tom baker , but you know , all of it amounts to a hill of beans . if -- if some prosecutor brought this to me , i 'd tell him to get out . franco : oh , well , you 'd be wrong , because this is big . this is -- this is something . scott : what ? what -- what 's big ? alexis -- it 's sad that she 's here alone , drinking in this place , but so what ? big deal . franco : would you go back to a bar where your drinking buddy had been stabbed to death ? scott : well , maybe they got really good liquor here and she -- she likes the crowd , you know ? or possibly maybe she was here doing some -- some recon . maybe she 's representing the real killer . franco : yeah , by throwing him back . and last i heard , she no longer has a law license . scott : maybe it 's just a coincidence . franco : or maybe she came back to the scene of the crime . scott : [ sighs ] franco : people do that . i know all about that . scott : you know , you 're , like , throwing spaghetti against the wall , see if anything sticks here . i mean , you 're trying to put a case together . i understand that , but there are a lot of questions here . wait a minute . wait a minute . wait a minute . where are you going ? franco : i 'm gon na go get some answers . [ scene_break ] alexis : my head is pounding . julian : well ... here . drink up so you do n't get dehydrated , okay ? here . now , tell me what happened . alexis : it was ... the night of sam 's shower ... and the night that you said that you were gon na move in here . and i did n't want you to , but you did it anyway , because i have no leverage and you have all of it . and here you are . julian : alexis -- alexis : i left ava 's ... to have one more night of freedom before i was your nurse for 24/7 . and i wanted to go someplace far away so i could be alone , so i went to that bar . and he was there . it was n't the first time that i met him . but when i met him before , i did n't know that he was -- had raped elizabeth . he came onto me , and i - i told him to leave me alone , but he did n't , so i - i left him , and then he followed me , and then i - i ended up in -- in an alley somewhere , and he was there . and i told him to leave me alone , and he said i was so wasted , i would n't feel anything . and then i remember ... screaming , and i remember ... he had a knife and that i - i got it -- i got it away from him , and ... aah ! you messed with the wrong woman . and that was it . [ scene_break ] sam : i 'm sorry if i threw you . i know morgan 's a sensitive subject . ava : you have a gift for empathy . sam : that 's why i thought maybe you would be interested . maybe you would want to help bring morgan 's killer to justice , but ... ava : well , i know that sonny 's trial will be starting soon . and i think if the da thought i could help , i would 've been questioned by now . sam : sonny had nothing to do with morgan 's death . but julian did . and maybe you did , too . [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] franco : hey . scott : oh , hey , listen , i - i got your text , but i ca n't wait for you to get back here . i 've got to go . franco : something come up ? scott : yeah , there 's a big four - alarm fire down in the asian quarter . franco : what does that have to do with you ? scott : well , somebody might be hurt . franco : right , ambulances need chasing . i got it . scott : okay . all right . i 'll see you at the metro court later on . goodbye . [ scene_break ] julian : alexis , you 've been dealing with this all alone all this time ? alexis : i deal with everything alone , julian . julian : [ sighs ] i was here that night . i would 've sensed if something was off . alexis : i do n't remember . i was in some sort of a blackout . i do n't remember anything . just little ... bits and pieces lately . julian : okay , well , what do you remember after you allegedly stabbed this tom baker ? alexis : i do n't know ! obviously , i called a car , because i ended up back here , in my bed , and i woke up with a hangover . and that 's it . that 's all i remember . julian : okay , well , if you called a car service , did they pick you up at gene branford 's roadhouse , or did they have a record of the address ? alexis : i do n't know ! i do n't know ! all i know is that the -- the police are looking at franco right now . julian : okay . well , that 's good . but -- but -- hold on , now . if -- if franco has an alibi , they 're gon na look elsewhere . so if they come after you , alexis , we got to be ready for this . alexis : you do n't think i - i understand that ? i - i - i want to be able to tell you more , but i ca n't . i - i just know that i was swinging at that tom baker . julian : wait , wait , wait . you were swinging . you did n't stab him , then . alexis : i was in the act of . julian : but you do n't remember , do you ? so , in fact , you might not have killed him at all . it could 've actually been franco . [ knock on door ] franco : yoo - hoo ! alexis ? [ knocking continues ] franco : it 's franco . open up . [ scene_break ] nelle : i do n't think i 'm ready to vacation with him just yet . uh , our situation is ... complicated . carly : well , i figured it was a long - distance thing . i have n't met him yet . you spent new year 's eve with michael . and then i was n't sure if you guys broke up or if something had happened . nelle : well , long - distance would be simple compared to what 's going on . uh , let 's just say he 's otherwise engaged . carly : oh . you know what ? be careful . i speak from painful experience that ... men who are unavailable tend to stay that way . and i 'd hate to see you get hurt . nelle : thank you . but do n't worry about that . you know ? i 'm tough . if anyone gets hurt , it 's not gon na be me . [ scene_break ] diane : let 's call it a day . i 'm in a post - pasta slump . but we 've done great work . sonny : [ chuckles ] yeah . gave me a lot to think about . diane : well , i 'm gon na give you one more thing to think about . carly . i know she 's not residing here at present . but as morgan 's mom , her presence and her demeanor toward you is going to hold great sway with the court . any insights as to what we might expect from her ? sonny : um , carly and i are fine . i mean , there 's no reason she wo n't be by my side when the time comes . [ scene_break ] nelle : okay . so , that 's a first - class round - trip direct flight . yes , confirmation and itinerary to be sent via e - mail . okay . thank you so much . bye . bobbie : relocating ? nelle : uh , no . that 's just carly 's flight arrangements . she 's gon na go pick up joss from australia . bobbie : joss can do that flight alone . she 's done it many times . nelle : well , i suggested that carly go pick her up . you know , use the flight back to prepare joss for carly 's reconciliation with sonny . bobbie : always thinking . you really do have a talent for anticipating carly 's needs . nelle : mm . you know , it must be my training . teaching is about communicating , and communicating is about understanding other people . some people are easier to read than others . like you . bobbie : is that so ? nelle : mm - hmm . you 've been trying to understand me ever since you met me . and i 've been trying to understand why it is you do n't like me . so , let 's communicate . maybe it 's time we finally had it out . bobbie : oh , sweetie , i thought you 'd never ask . [ scene_break ] carly : wow . something smells amazing . sonny : olivia sent a care package . you hungry ? 'cause diane left a little bolognese . it 's in the refrigerator . carly : diane was here ? sonny : let me take that for you . carly : thank you . sonny : yeah , we , uh , were prepping for the trial . carly : okay . how 's that going ? sonny : well , um ... diane 's planning on saying that morgan was bipolar , and , uh , the reason that i spoke at his memorial was because he inherited his illness from me . carly : how do you feel about that ? sonny : well , i did n't feel good about it , but she 's convinced that it 's the way to go . carly : i agree . sonny : yeah , well ... carly : morgan 's bipolar disorder played a big part . when he got into that car , he was in the middle of a manic episode , and you did n't plant the bomb . and if i have to testify , i 'll say the same thing . sonny : well , i appreciate you standing by me . carly : where else would i be ? anyway , i came by here to tell you that i 'm , um ... i 'm gon na be gone for a little while . i 'm actually gon na go get josslyn . sonny : from australia ? carly : yeah . i kind of want to , um ... tell her about us before i bring it home and spring it on her . sonny : well -- well , i mean , do what you got to do . carly : do n't worry . i mean , i 'll be back in time for the trial . and if you need anything , just call nelle . sonny : she should take a day off . carly : [ laughs ] i know , i know . sonny : you know what i mean ? carly : i do . i mean , if i did n't know any better , i would think that that girl does not have a life . sonny : well , maybe she should get one . carly : i think she does . yeah . i mean , there 's this guy that she 's been seeing , and ... i think he 's married . [ scene_break ] bobbie : for the record , i never said i did n't like you . nelle : oh , you did n't have to . it was pretty clear when you accused me of stealing from carly . and when you showed up at my apartment wondering why i was in sonny 's bedroom . and then just now , when you made the `` picking out her own clothes `` comment in front of carly . you know , if it bothers you so much , why do n't you just go tell carly instead of making passive - aggressive comments about it to me ? bobbie : so carly will defend you and doubt her own mom ? nelle : you see ? why the hell would i want that ? i do n't want to cause problems . you act as if i only want to cause problems , when i 'm the only one that solves them . bobbie : carly has done just fine all these years without you . and she does n't need you jumping into business where you do n't belong . nelle : what is that supposed to mean ? bobbie : [ scoffs ] nelle : you know , where -- where is it that i belong , bobbie ? hmm ? what have i ever done to your family besides give up a kidney when i was too young to consent to it ? ! i did n't ask for anything in return . i did n't even want to stay here . carly 's the one that asked me to stay and help out . bobbie : and you did . and became indispensable . nelle : yes . she offered me a job , and i 've worked hard at it , and i am proud of that . i never begged , borrowed , stole , or messed up my chances . bobbie : oh , yes , and you always make a point of looking diligent at all times . nelle : i 've earned my spot , and i did n't have to do it on my back , like you . you were a hooker . you 've got no right to judge me . bobbie : well , it seems the real nelle just showed up . now we can really talk . [ scene_break ] tv reporter : breaking news now . police , fire , and emergency personnel are responding to reports of a possible four - alarm fire in the asian quarter district . witnesses describe an inferno ... [ door opens ] jason : [ coughing ] [ grunts ] woman : you guys okay ? jason : okay . woman : hi . can i get you guys something ? jason : hi . uh , yeah , i 'd like a really big water , please . large water . woman : all right , you want something to eat ? jason : [ coughing ] curtis : actually , we kind of just left a smokehouse , so maybe just the water and give us a minute ? woman : sure . jason : thank you . we appreciate it . [ coughing ] curtis : you hear that ? an inferno . we 're lucky to be alive . jason : we inhaled some smoke . that 's all . you 're gon na live , i promise you that . curtis : yeah , well , it 's a wonder old rudge did n't have a sniper on the roof across the street just in case . curtis : thank you very much . jason : thank you . curtis : all of this for naught . [ coughs ] jason : well , we got this . they left that behind . [ clears throat ] can you , uh ... ? curtis : great . we got a picture of some kid . we got the surveillance photo of buzz , the homeless guy . it 's all very thin . [ coughs ] nothing i could take to jordan . jason : take to jordan ? no , we 're not involving the cops . curtis : the hell we ai n't . [ scene_break ] ava : i had nothing to do with morgan 's death . and i 'm really tired of this conversation , sam , so please leave ! sam : okay , so , there 's this guy , rudge , and he 's an associate of julian 's , and he 's working with someone . and it 's a woman . it 's you , is n't it ? you wanted back in the game . you wanted to be the boss . so you had to get rid of julian and sonny somehow , right ? so you and rudge cooked up a plan to kill julian and then frame sonny , but you did not count on morgan getting in the car that night , did you ? his was the only life you took . admit it , ava . it was you all along . ava : [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] alexis : what are you doing here ? franco : we need to talk about tom baker . alexis : i have no idea who that is . franco : mind if i come in ? alexis : yeah , i do mind . i do n't have time right now . franco : well , this wo n't take long . i 'm having kind of a problem . see , the police think i killed somebody , but they 're wrong , and i need you to help prove that . alexis : i do n't practice law anymore , so ... even if i did , i - i would n't represent you . franco : believe me , i 'm not asking you ... for any of your professional services . i just need you to tell the cops that i was not with tom baker the night that he was murdered . alexis : i told you i do n't know who he is . franco : well , this says otherwise . looks like a real humdinger of a night , huh ? oof . did not end well for tom baker . boy , talk about the ultimate hangover . see , the cops have been all over me since his untimely demise , and with good reason -- i hated the guy . but i did n't kill him . in fact , the night that he was making merry and getting murdered , i was indisposed . but i 'm having a hard time getting the cops to take my word for it . you know what that 's like . so imagine my relief when i saw a photograph of tom baker , perhaps moments before his death , with an upstanding citizen like you . so my hope was that you would be so virtuous and principled that you would come forward on my behalf if i asked . so , knock - knock . alexis : i told you i never met him . you had that photoshopped . franco : oh , please . look , this ... the only way it could be more you is if you had name tag . alexis : get out of my house . you 're trespassing . franco : fine . clearly , you 're in the middle of spring cleaning . you want me to recycle these ? alexis : get out . franco : okay . [ scene_break ] ava : [ laughing ] oh , sam . sam : what are you laughing at ? ava : [ laughs ] you and this -- this tale of yours -- that i plotted to bump off sonny and my own brother ? really ? and with the help of -- who is this , fudge ? ridge ? or who was that ? sam : rudge . ava : rudge ! [ laughs ] right . oh , it 's just -- it 's rich . it really is . but thank you for the laugh . i really appreciate it . almost made this visit worth it . sam : uh - huh . ava : you know what ? sam , i know that i give you a hard time here and there , but really , do n't change , okay ? 'cause you 're priceless . [ chuckles ] oh , julian ... what have you gotten yourself into this time ? [ scene_break ] curtis : [ coughs ] we may not have concrete evidence that sonny was n't behind the car bomb , but we definitely have enough for reasonable doubt . now , if jordan leans on buzz , we could shore the whole thing up . jason : oh , yeah ? and then what ? best case , buzz leads them to rudge , and the worst case is it drives whoever 's really behind this underground -- you know , after she kills buzz . curtis : okay , well , then the cops can put his ass in protective custody . jason : we do n't know who this woman is . we do n't know what type of reach she has . she could have fingers in the pcpd . curtis : all right , then we 'll just bring in jordan early . jason : [ chuckles ] man , i really do n't want to have to explain how easy it is to get a cop in this city on the payroll to you . just ... what we need to do is find out who rudge is really working for . [ scene_break ] sonny : so , uh ... nelle says she 's got a boyfriend who 's married ? carly : well , i do n't know if `` boyfriend `` is the word . i mean , she only brought it up because i was asking about her and michael . but this guy was n't around on new year 's eve or he was n't around during christmas . i do n't know . sounds really sketchy to me . sonny : yeah , sounds ... a little sketchy to me , too . carly : anyway , i 'm gon na have to get back to work and tie up a few loose ends and go home and pack . sonny : what , you have to go already ? carly : yeah . okay ? i 'll be back before you have time to miss me . sonny : i already miss you . [ scene_break ] bobbie : my past is n't exactly a secret . but you obviously thought bringing it up would , what , wound me ? sorry , honey . i wo n't be shamed over finding a way to survive the poverty of my past . now , i will admit , at first i was n't really sure about you . i thought maybe i was just a little resentful over the way carly leaned on you after morgan 's death . but now i see my instincts were right on the money . you 've studied up on the whole family , including me . so , now that we 're having it out , what the hell are you up to , nelle ? nelle : i only care about my job . bobbie : and what job is that ? because it sure as hell is n't the one that carly gave you . i 've got your number , missy . watch your step . [ cell phone rings ] nelle : yes ? sonny : come over . we need to talk . [ scene_break ] curtis : these guys are dangerous , they have an agenda , they 're organized , and they know we 're onto them . i just do n't think it makes good sense for us to go it alone . jason : stayed alive so far . curtis : barely . oh , speaking of ... there goes your credit card . jason : now you 're ruining my cred . curtis : mm . jason : great . curtis : welcome to my world . jason : look , let 's talk about these cops , man . curtis : you know what ? i ai n't making no promises . sam : hey . hey , guys . curtis : hey . sam : hey , curtis . i hope i did n't keep you waiting long . i had trouble finding the place . what is up with him ? jason : uh , difference of opinion . i think i made my point . good to see you . sam : mm . you too . why do you smell like a bonfire ? jason : [ coughs ] mm , well ... sam : `` well `` ? oh , no . that fire on the news -- you guys were n't there , were you ? jason : oh , yeah , we were there . we were definitely there . we 're fine . it 's -- it 's fine . we 're good . did you , uh ... find anything at ava 's ? [ coughs ] sorry . sam : um , dead end . i originally went there for julian , but he was long gone . jason : long gone ? what do you mean ? sam : he -- he was n't there . he moved out . [ scene_break ] alexis : that 's it . it 's over . i 'm done . julian : far from it . [ scene_break ] sam : well , i tested a theory on ava . i tried to shake her a little bit , rattle her , really , see if i would get anything out of her , but i did n't . i came up empty . she 's definitely not rudge 's boss . i do n't think she 's the woman we 're looking for . jason : worth a shot . sam : yeah . but ava is definitely hiding something , and it 's about morgan . [ scene_break ] ava : julian , give me a call as soon as you get this message . i just had a nice visit with your daughter . she had some interesting thoughts about morgan 's murder and your connection to it , as well as some other connections of yours . whatever you 're involved in , julian , it stinks to high heaven , and it 's about to come caving in on you . [ scene_break ] alexis : it 's over . franco -- he 's got a photo of me with baker on the night that he was murdered . he 's -- he 's -- he 's going to the police . julian : okay , alexis , you need to think about this , because you know this better than anyone . all that proves is that you crossed paths with tom . he 's just fishing . alexis : i know , i know . i should know that , should n't i ? i do n't know anything , and i do n't know how i 'm gon na get through this , because i ca n't think straight . julian : okay , okay . listen to me . you 're in an extreme situation here , okay ? but you 're gon na rally . you 're gon na fight this . you never give up on a client . you 're not gon na give up on yourself . alexis : how do you know ? julian : because i know you , and i believe in you . you 're gon na do this . but , alexis ... you got to be sober to do this . [ scene_break ] carly : oh ! mom , i am so sorry that i had to cut out on lunch today . bobbie : oh , that 's okay . i found something to do . carly : i 'm gon na make it up to you , i promise , when i get back . bobbie : deal . maybe you can bring joss , and we will all have lunch together . carly : oh , she would love that . that would be great . could you do me a favor ? bobbie : sure . carly : can you keep on eye on sonny and michael ? while i 'm gone ? you know , i just ... a lot going on right now . bobbie : of course . and you give joss a big hug for me . carly : [ laughs ] bobbie : i want you to both have safe travels home . carly : oh , i will . thank you . i 'll see you soon . bobbie : okay . i will take care of your family , and i will take out the trash , too . [ scene_break ] [ door closes ] nelle : sonny ? sonny : we need to come to a new understanding . [ next_on ] sonny ( to nelle ) : why did you tell carly you 're dating a married man ? julian ( to alexis ) : the only thing that can help you right now is a drink . sam ( to jason ) : i think i know who it is . kiki ( to franco ) : you look like you 've got something on your mind . valentin ( to charlotte ) : nina and i have something important to tell you . officer ( to maxie & nathan ) : i have some information about claudette beaulieu .	jason & curtis find themselves locked in the back room of the pawnshop which has been deserted by rudge and his boss . when smoke starts billowing in from the air vent , curtis succeeds in getting the door opened before the fire department arrives . they then go to the roadhouse to recover and meet sam . their alliance hits a snag when curtis wants to bring in jordan against jason 's wishes . after curtis takes off , sam tells jason that she tried to rattle ava by accusing her of being the boss who tried to kill her brother and frame sonny , but ava just laughed the suggestion off . while she was at the penthouse , sam noticed that julian has moved out . ava warns julian that his scheme is about to come caving in . franco works with scott in attempting to prove that he did not kill tom baker . at the roadhouse , they look at security video putting alexis & tom together on the night of his murder . franco then goes to alexis ' with his evidence , but she insists she does n't know tom and throws him out . coming out of his hiding place , julian tries to calm alexis down and assure her she can get herself out of this situation only if she 's sober .
guard : time 's up , lovebirds . emily : you ca n't knock first ? guard : ooh , you like them a little spunky , do you ? emily : i 'll see you soon . guard : some weather 's coming . you might not want to risk the drive back . emily : i 'll be fine . guard : there 's a little motel right up the road . emily : wait -- no -- nikolas ! nikolas , no ! nikolas ! guard : oh , he just flipped out for no reason ! nikolas : liar ! [ scene_break ] connor : [ as nikolas ] connor bishop will go free now that the police know you 're alive . he wo n't have to pay for the hell that you put me through . helena : why do you care what happens to connor bishop ? i mean , why would you lift a finger for a dimwitted peasant who 's after your wife ? unless you 're not my nikolas at all . you 're connor bishop , are n't you ? connor : connor bishop is serving time for your murder . no , that means that i can kill you now and no one will ever know . [ scene_break ] alexis : you lied to me . you knew that sonny was kristina 's father . you knew it for months . you knew about it almost from the beginning . ric : i can explain . alexis : of course you can explain . lawyers are trained to explain . it 's just the ones that can explain anything at anyone 's expense that give the rest of us a bad name . do n't worry , because despite everything that i believed , everything that i felt , you used me . you used me to get at your brother . ric : everything was about sonny at the beginning . alexis : hmm . then you admit it . [ scene_break ] man : do n't move . carly : whoever you are , you are making a big mistake . man : mrs. c ? carly : max ? oh , god . max : are you ok ? carly : what are you doing ? you nearly scared me half to death . jordan : he 's with me . [ scene_break ] jax : you know , if we do n't stop , then you might never be rid of me . courtney : well , that 's entirely possible . jax : you know what ? courtney : what ? jax : i should -- i got to go . i got to go . courtney : oh . jax : i should go because you and bridget really need to spend some time together to get to know her . courtney : no , wait . jax : what ? hmm . [ scene_break ] jason : how am i scaring you ? sam : by giving me what i always wanted . all this time i 've been chasing after money and luck and the next scam when i was really just looking for this -- you and me and that baby upstairs -- and i did n't know it , jason . i had no idea until one day it became my life . but now with that , i 've realized when you get everything , you have got everything to lose . [ scene_break ] connor : [ as nikolas ] why should n't i kill you ? let connor rot in prison ; spend the rest of my life with emily . helena : because in your heart , you do n't want to kill me . connor : but i 've already killed you once . confessed to it , case closed . all i have to do is kill you again . helena : stay back . connor : you wo n't shoot me . we both know it . helena : maybe you are my nikolas , and maybe you 're not . connor : you could n't live with yourself if you killed the wrong man . helena : but i could live very well in a world without emily , and i suggest you learn to do the same -- whomever you may be . connor : i wo n't allow you to hurt my wife . helena : my nikolas could be running the cassadine empire if not for emily . connor : you 're delusional . helena : emily is standing between my grandson and his destiny . no , she 's ruined his life and mine and she is destroying his future and all hope for the cassadine empire . [ scene_break ] luke : take it easy , blaze . skye : oh , it 's the most ridiculous thing i ever heard . luke : well , you just worry too much , that 's all . [ gunshot ] connor : get down ! luke : who 's shooting ? connor : helena . luke : stay here . skye : what ? so , how do you like helena ? is n't she fun ? [ scene_break ] emily : that guard was behaving inappropriately towards me . he suggested that i go to a motel room with him . he was deliberately provoking my husband . warden : is that what happened ? guard : the little lady 's upset , and who can blame her , being married to that hothead ? emily : you put your arm around me . you were antagonizing nikolas . admit it ! guard : i walked in and he jumped me , sir . emily : oh , that is not true . warden : take him to solitary . nikolas : no . warden : walk the lady to her car . nikolas : no ! stay away -- emily : ok , i 'm not going anywhere with him . warden : your husband will be in solitary until further notice . emily : and you 're going to be hearing from the quartermaine attorneys . warden : there will be no visitors , including you . [ scene_break ] ric : look , when i first found out that sonny was kristina 's father , i could n't resist . i mean , it was so simple . sonny would -- sonny 's obsessed with his children . i could raise one of them as my own . i could have a family ; i could have a good life . sonny would have to watch . did n't matter what he was looking at . if he realized it or not , i would know . but , you know , best - laid plans -- i never thought that i 'd care about you so much . alexis : at least you did n't say `` i love you . `` i 'm really grateful for that . ric : alexis , i do n't know when it happened . but at some point , being with you became more important than getting back at sonny . alexis : and yet you still did n't tell me the truth . ric : no . alexis : were you ever planning to ? ric : well , i was n't really looking forward to this moment . especially since you kept the same secret . alexis : do n't you turn around and make this my fault . ric : i 'm not trying to turn it around on you , alexis . i 'm just trying to say you understand what it feels like . alexis : really ? hmm . to devote my life to hating my brother , to be driven by jealousy for years , to manipulate people that i happen to care about ? no . i really have no idea what any of those things are like . have i made mistakes ? yeah . am i the picture of emotional health ? no . but i do n't understand what you 've done at all , and i 'm embarrassed and humiliated that i fell for it . ric : that 's not what it 's like . i 'm sorry . alexis : when were you planning to tell sonny ? when he was in prison for rico violations ? ric : possibly . alexis : and that way i would absolutely forgive you because i would be so delighted that he was in prison ? ric : that 's one scenario , yes . look , i admit i was wrong . secretly , you must be relieved . alexis : really ? why is that ? ric : because now you got a way out . [ scene_break ] carly : thanks , max . i guess i 'll see you later . i just want to check out the boys ' room and i can let myself out . max : yeah , yeah , yeah , no problem . carly : why are you decorating ? jordan : because sonny asked me to . and i 'm also keeping an eye on the house . carly : moonlighting as a security guard , are you ? jordan : no . i mean i 'm , you know , watching over the renovations , the contractors , the decorating , not the house itself . carly : oh . jordan : this is a little awkward . carly : why ? why ? if nothing 's going on between you and sonny . jordan : sonny 's paying me to oversee this project . apparently , he had no one else to ask . carly : can i see those ? jordan : by all means . carly : ok , first off , forget the greens . what do you think all the trees are for ? sonny likes browns ; he likes golds . jordan : really ? carly : yeah , he wants the whole place to look like a casino -- plush , luxurious . you can add some deep reds in there . jordan : ok . carly : you know , also be very , very careful though , because if sonny gets his way and you allow him to , he 'll make this entire place look like a cave and then he 's going to complain that it 's claustrophobic . jordan : i 'll keep that in mind . carly : great . you know , sonny and i -- we talked about buying a house like this . we used to fight about the penthouse . you know , i wanted to brighten it up a little bit , add some prints , some colors . sonny called it trailer trash . was n't allowed to touch that front room , but i think he ended up liking what i did with the rest of the place . jordan : the penthouse is beautiful . carly : thanks . jordan : mm - hmm . carly : yeah , i wanted to be an interior decorator a long time ago . jordan : what am i doing here ? you should be the one decorating this place . [ scene_break ] sam : good things -- they do n't last for me . jason , i make the wrong choices , i lie when i should tell the truth , and i go when i should stay . and sometimes i think being with you is the best thing that i 've ever done and i 'm just afraid that i 'm going to mess it up , which is why i want to stop talking right now because i know that you ca n't stand conversations like this . i think that -- jason : no , it 's ok . look , i -- i do n't usually worry much . you know , there 's no point . you make plans , and whatever happens happens . you live through it and you go on , and that 's pretty easy to do when you 're by yourself . but when , you know , another person needs you , counts on you , you know , everything 's different . suddenly it all matters more , you want things to last , you think about how to protect what you have , what you need to do to keep that person with you . that 's how i think about you . i want you with me , even though it means i have everything to lose . [ scene_break ] luke : no sign of helena . she 's gone . you want a drink ? connor : just give me a beer . that 'd be great . luke : you got it . connor : that 's one crazy old lady . luke : did she buy the scam ? skye : well , she must 've , or you 'd dead . luke : that 's true . as long as she thinks you 're her grandson , you 're safe . skye : excuse me , helena sent nikolas to prison for life . luke : well , yeah , but that was just for control , that 's all . she does n't want him dead . connor : excuse me . if i -- skye : well , how do we even know that it was helena ? connor 's never even met her . she could 've sent another actress just to check things out . luke : no , it was helena . skye : oh , you did n't even see her . luke : i sense her presence . connor : if you could listen to me for -- skye : oh , that 's exactly what you said at the masquerade ball . luke : and was i wrong ? skye : yes . connor : helena threatened to kill emily , ok ? luke : yeah , what else is new ? connor : well , i 'm not just going to stand around and let her do it . skye : well -- all right , what did she say exactly ? connor : mostly that emily ruined my life and -- nikolas , nikolas -- i mean , his life . luke : yeah , we know what you mean , soldier . actually , that gives us something to work with . [ scene_break ] carly : if sonny had wanted me to decorate his house , he would 've asked me , and i would 've said no . jordan : why ? carly : we had our chance at our dream house ; we blew it . anyway , sonny hates my ideas . jordan : i seriously doubt that . carly : sonny does n't like clutter and he does n't like noise . keep that mind . jordan : but he likes his kids around . carly : it does n't make sense , i know . jordan : no , what does n't make sense is my being here . carly : why ? you 're obviously interested . jordan : i 'm billing sonny by the hour . carly : that 's what alexis used to say . jordan : well , our relationship is strictly business . carly : she used to say that , too . jordan : well , i 'm not alexis davis and i do n't intend on making the same mistakes that she made . carly : good for you . anything else that you need to know ? jordan : furniture . carly : sonny likes high - end , top - of - the - line everything . do n't bother shopping around for a deal -- he does n't want it . he likes paying top dollar for everything because he can . it comes from him being poor . jordan : ok . carly : and do n't cover up the windows . do n't make it too dark . otherwise , sonny 's going to feel locked in . he likes to be able to look out at the water . jordan : ok . carly : you know , i 'll look at the boys ' room later . i -- i got to go . jordan : well , let me walk you out . carly : no , no , no , no , no . i 'm sure it 's safe out there . jordan : ok . [ scene_break ] alexis : why would n't i want a way out of this ? you lied to me ; you manipulated me . you dragged me and my daughter into this vendetta . you got my daughter to get close to you and care about you . which one of those things would make me want to stay ? ric : how 'd you find out ? alexis : generally , it 's not good practice to threaten murder if you 're the district attorney . ric : lab tech showed up here . alexis : i wonder if he 's going to show up dead . ric : so i do n't suppose there 's any chance that you could believe that i came into this one way , and i ended up another ? that i actually do care about you and kristina and that i would like -- i would like for this to work ? alexis : and why would i believe that ? ric : because neither one of us is the same person that came into this relationship in the first place , alexis . alexis : see , that 's what i thought , too , but then you lied to me . you kept a secret , knowing that i could find out about it at any time . what was that , some sort of a rush for you ? ric : when do you think i should 've told you ? alexis : do n't even try turning the tables into a hypothetical . it 's an old lawyer trick . ric : oh , so there 's nothing i can do or say to change your mind and make it better ? alexis : yes , yes . you can say that you have n't changed at all , and the only reason that you 're upset is because you got caught . ric : i would say it if it were true . alexis : then we 're right back where we started . ric : except for one thing . you 're going to wake up in the dead of night and you 're going to be alone . [ scene_break ] jason : sometimes i think i 'm not being fair . sam : what do you mean ? jason : nothing 's changed since the night you left , sam . i still ca n't talk about what i do . my job 's dangerous . i still have commitments to other people . and i know that you say it does n't bother you , but maybe it should bother you . i do know that i will do my best to make you happy . but it 's a hard life . it wears people down . sometimes it breaks them in the end . i do n't want that to happen to you . sam : so what , jason ? what are you supposed to do ? you 're supposed to keep your distance , be my friend who pays my bills and nothing more ? maybe you could live like that , but i ca n't . i do n't care about what 's dangerous or illegal . i just -- i care about being with you . [ scene_break ] courtney : ok , look , i 'm on my way , all right ? do n't worry , do n't panic . you 're not going to spend the night on the street . ok . jax : what 's the problem ? courtney : some landlord is refusing to take a foundation check . i have to go straighten it out . jax : well , i 'll come with you . courtney : no , no , no . hey , it 's my project ; i 'll take care of it , ok ? jax : you sure ? courtney : yeah , yeah , yeah . i 'll be , what , like , a half - hour , tops . jax : ok . courtney : will you wait for me ? jax : sure , i 'll wait , yeah . courtney : ok . well , why do n't you make yourself comfortable , maybe light some candles , put some champagne on ice . jax : really , some champagne on ice ? courtney : yes . i 'll hurry . jax : i might just take a shower because i still have flour down my back . courtney : ok . all right . jax : all right . see you soon . courtney : mm - hmm . jax : well . [ scene_break ] emily : you 're not going to believe what happened . connor : you all right ? emily : nikolas is in solitary . luke : that 's perfect . emily : luke , it 's awful . nobody can visit him , not even me . luke : not even helena . lucky : she was here tonight . emily : oh , she 's really alive . connor : yeah , but she knows that something 's off . luke : so we got to nab her before she puts it all together . i say we kick this up a notch or two . how about we dangle you in front of her , give her a lure , some reason to reappear ? connor : no . [ scene_break ] ric : i probably should 've told you the truth before we were married . alexis : yeah , you probably should have . ric : unfortunately , you were about to break . i just did n't think you needed one more thing to have to process . alexis : it would n't have made any difference because i 'm a fool . ric : you 're not a fool , alexis . alexis : i knew in my gut . all along i knew what the truth was , not the specifics but the state of mind . your anger , your vendetta , the power that it gives you -- you need those things and you need them more than you need me . ric : yeah , and you need to be alone , in control . you were desperately close to needing me , alexis , to trusting and relying and wanting our life together , and that 's unacceptable . so the first opportunity you have , what are you doing ? you 're running . you know , the truth is light , you would 've invented one . because the better things got between us , the more you need a place to run . now you got one . alexis : do n't you make this my fault . ric : it 's not your fault . secretly , you are relieved . you tell kristina that uncle ric said goodbye . [ scene_break ] sam : i think about you all the time , and i 've realized that you could never hurt me in any way , jason . you do n't lie to me and you do n't use me , and everything i 've learned about protecting myself and acting tough and not caring too much -- none of it applies when i 'm with you . even now , you 're standing there worried that you 're being unfair to me when the truth is you -- you could n't be unfair . it 's not in you . jason : i just want you to be sure . sam : i 'm sure of you . and for the first time , i 'm sure of myself . [ scene_break ] jax : oh , hey -- bridget : sorry . i just wanted to grab a soda . i was trying to make a run for it . jax : oh , well , i 'll get out of your way so you can get back to your room . bridget : yeah . perfect . jax : oh , sorry . we should hire a traffic cop or something . bridget : yeah . jax : go ahead . [ door opens ] bridget : oh , my god , that 's courtney . jax : not to worry . carly : well , since i drove all the way over here , i just have to ask . is courtney around ? jax : well , she 'll be back soon carly : ah . i 'll bet . bridget : look , i can explain . carly : hmm . cruising the high schools these days , huh , jax ? bridget : it 's not like that ! jax : this is bridget daly . she 's staying with courtney for a while . carly : how convenient is that ? jax : and , bridget , this is carly corinthos . bridget : oh , my god , like that sonny guy , the gangster ? jax : i 'm just going to go find my clothes . carly : yeah , that 's a good idea . bridget : i was n't , i swear . i mean , the candles in the room and everything -- it 's all for courtney . i -- i just wanted a soda , and i did n't think that jax was , you know , like , in this room . carly : is n't it past your bedtime ? bridget : yeah . definitely . it was nice meeting you . [ scene_break ] luke : what 's your problem ? emily agreed to be bait from the beginning . emily : that 's right . connor : yeah , that was before i met helena . luke : well , lucky 's going to watch her . she 'll be ok . lucky : yeah . emily : i 'll do whatever it takes . luke : all right , so we get the queen of the damned to come out to you . connor : this ai n't going to happen . luke : i grab her , i take her to the cops , nikolas is released , and mission accomplished , pardon the expression . connor : no . i 'm telling you , i think no . luke : we heard you . skye : all right , everybody , why do n't we just stop for a second and run the numbers here , ok ? luke : good thinking , good thinking . skye : ok . on the plus side -- nobody 's dead yet . luke : including helena . skye : plus , helena may actually believe that connor is nikolas . luke : there is that possibility , plus it 's good for us that nikolas is in solitary right now . skye : exactly . now for the negative . minus , helena may be setting us all up . luke : that 's possible . skye : minus , this yacht could blow up at any second . minus , she could wipe us all out in an instant . luke : that 's all very true . skye : minus , tracy , no matter what she 's up to . luke : that 's right . skye : minus , connor 's not too thrilled . minus , nikolas may not be as safe in prison as we thought . luke : so you know what all this means , do n't you ? we have to move fast . connor : i disagree . luke : well , of course you do . the longer nikolas sits in prison , the closer you get to emily . connor : it 's too dangerous . luke : emily knows what she 's getting into . lucky : listen , i got an idea . emily : we do n't have time for a better plan , lucky . connor : you better find time , because without me , you got nothing . luke : are you bailing ? connor : why should n't i ? luke : there 's the door , pal . lucky : listen , hey ! luke : what ? lucky : i have an idea . luke : well , let 's hear it . lucky : what if we tell everybody that emily is pregnant with nikolas ' child ? [ scene_break ] alexis : it 's ok , angel . you just had a bad dream . that warm milk will help you , ok ? you just close your eyes and you think happy thoughts . ok ? it 'll be all right . no more third parties , angel , it 's just you and me . uncle ric 's not going to be here anymore . he still loves you very much . it 's nothing you did . he did n't leave because of you . he left because of me . [ scene_break ] jordan : breaking and entering , counselor ? ric : i see sonny 's moved you in already . jordan : not exactly . ric : yeah ? what are you doing here , then ? jordan : decorating . ric : starting a second career ? jordan : no , i 'm doing a one - time favor for a very important client . what are you doing here ? ric : the lights were on . jordan : this house is n't exactly on the way to anywhere . ric : i just wanted to see what sonny snatched right up from underneath me . jordan : you and alexis will find another house . ric : there is no me and alexis . jordan : since when ? ric : tonight . jordan : i 'm sorry to hear that . ric : yeah , i am , too . jordan : may i ask what happened ? ric : high points only ? jordan : ok . ric : let 's see -- i lied , i manipulated alexis and kristina , and i got caught . alexis assumes that all i ever wanted was to get what was sonny 's . not this time . [ scene_break ] courtney : carly . carly : hi . chips ? champagne ? courtney : where 's jax ? carly : he did n't call you ? courtney : no -- well , my cell phone died . why ? what 's wrong ? are you all right ? carly : mm - hmm . i 'm fine . i just think that you need to think twice before leaving jax alone with your foster child of the week . nearly caught them in the act . courtney : what ? jax and bridget ? carly : mm - hmm . i was having a little bit of the blues . i decided to stop on by , and there was jax -- in a towel . courtney : so what ? jax takes a shower here all the time . carly : well , bridget was there , too , and let me tell you , she 's got some really fancy underwear for a homeless teenager . courtney : oh , come on . she was probably headed to the kitchen or something . carly : oh , no . i know a come - on when i see one . courtney : jax would never hit on a kid . that 's gross . carly : yeah , and it was the other way around . courtney : oh , my god , i do n't believe it . carly : courtney , why did you let her move in here ? courtney : because she needed a place to go . carly : well , she 's trouble . courtney : ok , look -- look , bridget has problems , but she 's going to work through them , carly . carly : oh , come on , courtney . courtney : she is . carly : i was exactly like her . the kid is working an angle . she is using you ; she 's using jax and anybody she comes in contact with . it is exactly what i would 've done at her age . courtney : ok , well , what if a friend had tried to reach out to help you when you were bridget 's age ? i mean -- carly : like a rich lady with an even richer boyfriend ? courtney : oh , ok . so what if a rich lady encouraged you to make the right choices ? carly : well , i 'd lie to her face and do exactly what i wanted , which is what bridget will do , too . courtney : where are you going ? bridget : i 'm leaving before you kick me out . courtney : ok , well , why would i want to kick you out ? bridget : what your friend saw , it was really bad . and now your boyfriend 's gone . he 's probably totally furious . courtney : hey , look , jax just called , he 's fine . i mean , you did n't really hit on him , did you ? bridget : no ! god ! i just wanted a soda . that 's it , i swear ! courtney : all right . ok . bridget : that 's it ? courtney : yeah . but you know what ? it 's pretty late ; you should probably be in bed . bridget : really ? courtney : really . bridget , i do n't want you to leave . bridget : why ? courtney : well , because , i mean , i -- i just -- i care about what happens to you and i really want to help . bridget : thanks . [ scene_break ] sam : hey , you mind some company ? jason : yeah . sam : somebody did n't feel like sleeping . jason : she 's probably not ready for her bottle . she just wants to know she 's not alone . sam : well , is n't that what everyone wants ? even if you think you 're fine on your own and even if you do n't realize it , one day your whole life changes and -- well , i know where i belong . [ scene_break ] alexis : hmm . mommy 's very , very smart . you know that , do n't you ? i understand a lot of things . i just do n't understand men . when they lie to me , i believe them . when they tell me the truth , i think they 're lying . when it 's a safe bet like ned , i run , and when it 's a long shot like ric , i want him back . hmm . oh , do n't worry , angel . we 'll be together , just you and me . i just wish ric were here . [ scene_break ] ric : you know , alexis and kristina and i could 've been moving in this house tonight . we came so close . jordan : why did n't you tell alexis the truth from the beginning ? ric : i do n't know . i guess i wanted the fantasy to last . i wanted to help alexis , i wanted -- i wanted to put together a family , no matter who kristina 's father was . jordan : did you tell her that ? ric : yeah , i tried . jordan : try harder . ric : i do n't think it 'd make a difference . alexis would never believe it . [ scene_break ] luke : that 's a great idea -- clean , believable , effective . lucky : thanks . luke : who taught you to think like that ? emily : helena would never hurt me if she thinks i 'm carrying the cassadine heir . skye : ok . all right , so , say helena actually believes that emily is pregnant with the cassadine heir . what 's she going to do next ? lucky : she 'll try and kidnap emily . luke : yeah , absolutely . connor : and when she finds out you 're not pregnant , she 's going to kill you . luke : we 'll get her first . connor : and what if we do n't ? luke : have you got another idea ? connor : no . luke : good . put him somewhere where helena ca n't find him . connor : wait a minute , why , why -- whoa -- why ca n't i stay with emily ? luke : because we 're trying to drag helena out to grab emily . pay attention . connor : listen , if i 'm nikolas and she 's pregnant with my child , i 'd never leave her side . luke : you would if you thought you might get busted and sent back to the slammer at any moment . you 're in greece or something . emily , you stay with the quartermaines . emily : oh , god , i 'm going to have to lie to my family . luke : yes . i trust that 's not a problem ? lucky : we have to get going , connor . connor : i do n't like this . luke : we got that . stay in touch . emily : you know , maybe -- maybe connor 's right . maybe this plan is just too dangerous . luke : look , if you 're afraid , we 'll stop right here . we 'll just go another direction . emily : but , i mean , is n't it bad luck to fake a pregnancy , you know , and then i 'm going to have to lie to everybody ? i 'm just -- i do n't know if i 'm going to be able to pull it off . skye : not even to save nikolas ? emily : he 's just going to hate every part of this idea . luke : he does n't have to know about it . emily , it 's the surest way i know to get nikolas out . emily : ok . i 'm in . luke : ok , good . now , we dangle you in front of the old lady and just wait for her to bite . [ next_on ] lois : you know what ? there are other guys out there . carly : diego needs you . try harder . lorenzo : why do you care what happens to me ? bridget : why do you care so much ? courtney : jason asked me to help . sam : this could possibly be the best day of my life . elizabeth : you 're pregnant ?	jason assures sam that he is n't in love with courtney and that he 's happy being with sam . after courtney leaves , a scantily clad bridget `` accidentally `` bumps into jax . carly warns courtney that bridget is going to be trouble . bridget is moved by courtney 's faith in her . connor manages to convince helena that he is nikolas . helena makes it clear to connor that she is going to kill emily .
carly : yeah , the first thing i want to do is revamp the corporate suites because they 're awful , and we have to change these outfits that all the guys are wearing around here . they 're terrible , too . oh , can you make me an appointment this afternoon with the food and beverage department ? yeah , i want to redo that . well , the room service is -- luke : look at you , in your element , striding through the lobby , barking orders on the cell phone . it 's time to pay the piper , niece of mine . i want my finder 's fee , and i want it now . carly : i told you you will get -- luke : i want it today ! carly : why are you in such a hurry ? jax : my guess ? luke knows that i 'm taking back your half of the hotel . [ scene_break ] robin : hmm . it 's kind of an interesting coincidence . elizabeth : what 's that ? robin : patrick and emily are both late for work today . elizabeth : maybe they were out late . robin : together ? elizabeth : people on a date are usually together . robin : oh , i thought that they canceled their date because patrick had to do emergency surgery on jesse . elizabeth : oh , no , patrick and emily definitely went out . courtney : who 'd emily go out with ? robin : dr. patrick drake . otherwise known as dr. slime . courtney : what is that supposed to mean ? robin : patrick is a dog . if emily went out with him , it was for the first and last time . it becomes apparent very quickly that under all that initial charm lies nothing . i mean , i would n't be surprised if emily walked out halfway through dinner . patrick : i did n't look at you and think `` hellcat , `` but you definitely proved me wrong last night . [ scene_break ] nikolas : hey . lucky : hey . nikolas : i really hate it when you summon me places and then do n't tell me why . so what is this about ? lucky : well , i 'm following up on drunk and disorderly assault charges that were filed last night in connection with a bar fight here . just thought you might want to know about it . nikolas : ok . well , that must mean that it 's someone i care about . lucky : mm - hmm . nikolas : lulu ? lucky : emily . nikolas : what ? come on , emily in a bar fight ? that 's impossible . coleman : yeah , the hell it is . emily tore this place up and , as the owner , i did n't appreciate it . [ scene_break ] jesse : been here all night ? maxie : where else would i be ? i 'm not going to trust your recovery to anyone but me , so you 'd better get used to this face . jesse : oh . i think i can handle that . [ knock on door ] alexis : hi . are you up for a visit ? jesse : come on in . alexis : ok . how you feeling ? maxie : not good . jesse took a bullet in his spine . jesse : near the spine . maxie : oh , whatever . the point is i do n't know if he 's ready to be grilled . i mean , that 's what you 're here for , right ? alexis : i 'm actually just here to ask a quick question . i promise i wo n't tire him out . jesse : it 's ok , maxie . alexis : you were shot by enrique ruiz , manny 's cousin . we 're trying to piece together what happened . did you hear or see anything that transpired between jason and manny ? is that a yes or a no ? jesse : i ca n't be sure , but i think jason threatened to kill manny . [ scene_break ] [ baby cries ] sam : mommy hears you . i 'm trying to find you . sam : my baby . my baby . no . no ! my baby ! my baby . jason : hey , hey , hey . it 's ok , it 's ok . you just had a bad dream . it 's ok . sam : jason , it was manny . he had my baby . he had my daughter . jason : it 's ok , it 's ok . [ scene_break ] patrick : we 'll definitely have to book an encore . emily : all right , well , i 'll look forward to it , so have a good one . patrick : i will , thanks to you . emily : hmm . patrick : morning , dr. sourpuss . i need the stillwell chart . how 's your day so far ? that good , huh ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you 're late . emily : just a little , yeah . so how 's the baby ? courtney : oh , i 'm about to find out . i have a sonogram i had to have rescheduled , so -- emily : oh . courtney : sounds like you had fun last night . emily : yeah . yeah . you know , much more than i expected . courtney : that 's great . emily : yeah . you know , nikolas and you are n't the only ones capable of moving on . courtney : wow . ok . i 'm going to go . emily : i hope i did n't come off as too edgy . elizabeth : oh , sure you do . so why do n't you tell me about this date , because according to robin and my personal observation , patrick is as shallow as a mud puddle and a total dog . emily : hmm . patrick is exactly what i needed . [ scene_break ] coleman : yeah , you know what , i should 've known it was going to be trouble when little miss rich pants graced my lowly establishment here with her regal presence . patrick : i did n't picture you a roadhouse girl . emily : yeah , well , i 'm expanding my horizons . patrick : well , i 'm glad to assist . emily : hey , let 's just be clear on something , patrick -- i 'm not interested in anything deeper than a game of pool and a couple of beers . patrick : that 's a good place to start . man : i was sitting pretty until corinthos came along . someone ought to kill that bastard , and jason morgan , too . coleman : hey , shut your trap . that 's morgan 's little sister . patrick : i should warn you -- i 'm not going to be very good in a bar fight . i ca n't risk my hands , so if you want to leave , now 's probably the time . emily : you know , we came here to have fun and that 's what we 're going to do . patrick : even if it kills us ? man : is it true ? you morgan 's sister ? emily : yeah , that 's right . man : your brother 's made some serious trouble for me . but i 'm going to give you a chance to wipe his slate clean . [ scene_break ] jax : you see , i paid dr. meadows to make sure that courtney 's first paternity test named me as the father . luke found out this information and used it to blackmail me into selling you half of the hotel . but the truth is out now . courtney had a second paternity test that proves that i really am the father . so luke , and you by extension , have nothing on me and i want you both gone . carly : well , it 's too late . you ca n't back out . jax : really ? carly : yes . money exchanged hands , contracts were signed , and i own half of this hotel . jax : oh . well , maybe you can sell me back half of the hotel or you 'll see me in court , at which point i 'll tell the judge about our previous partnership in club 101 . you remember that , right ? you remember embezzling from me ? carly : that was a misunderstanding . jax : well , we 'll have to let the judge make that distinction , wo n't we ? do yourself a favor , carly , ok -- just back out gracefully this time instead of the usual , you know , screaming and kicking and public humiliation . carly : you want a finder 's fee ? you better find something for me to use against jax or you can kiss your money goodbye . [ scene_break ] alexis : jesse , were you going to mention that jason threatened to kill manny ? jesse : you know , i 've been kind of unconscious . alexis : you were awake when i walked in . why do n't you tell me exactly what you saw or heard ? jesse : i could n't see anything from where i fell . i heard jason tell manny that , `` this is for sam . `` i know jason had a gun . i think he meant to use it . [ scene_break ] jason : can i get you something ? sam : no . no , i 'm all right . are you just getting home ? jason : yeah , it was a late night . sam : i guess i just -- i fell asleep on the couch . i was trying to wait up for you . jason , this dream i had , i felt so afraid and so helpless . manny , he had my baby and he would n't give her back , and i just -- i keep seeing that face and that twisted grin on his face . jason : i ca n't put myself in your place , but you do n't need to be afraid of manny anymore . i 'm not going to let him hurt you . i just need a little time . sam : i know that , and i right now am my own worst enemy . jason : well , how ? sam : you tried to tell me about giving manny so much power , not letting him invade my life and poison my dreams . anyway , i went to the police station last night and you were already gone , and manny was there and so was carly , and i was talking to carly and manny had come up to carly and he wanted to talk to her . he wanted to apologize ; i -- i think , and i think carly agreed just to test him . so there i was sitting outside the interrogation room watching , nothing in my head except manny and would he give himself away , how could i prove that he was as dangerous as ever . that 's not how i want to live my life , jason . i want my life back in my control . [ scene_break ] luke : i 'm fresh out of leverage . carly : well , that 's just great , luke . luke : apart from the paternity test switch , jasper appears to live a very clean life , and appearances are all that count when you have no evidence to the contrary . carly : i like this hotel . i have no intention of giving up my stake in it . luke : that 's the spirit , caroline . you hold on to it , and as long as you do , you still owe me . carly : you know what ? give it up , luke . your windfall is history , all right ? i plan on dealing with jax personally from now on . luke : you seem to be a little confused , niece of mine . allow uncle luke to explain . this whole deal was predicated on me getting you half ownership of this hotel . as long as you keep what i got you , you still owe me what you promised . now , what are you going to do to whip jax back into line ? carly : do n't worry about it . you did n't share your leverage with me ; i have no intention of sharing mine with you . i have no idea why you 're hounding me about this money . last time i checked , you were married to tracy quartermaine . [ scene_break ] nikolas : did you do anything to help emily , call the police ? coleman : that girl did n't need protection , man . man : oh , yes , you could definitely distract me from your brother -- and just about anything else . emily : you move that hand or lose it . man : lighten up , cupcake . be more like your boyfriend . it 's obvious he does n't mind sharing the wealth . patrick : em , duck . man : ugh ! coleman : break it up ! man : you work for corinthos , do n't you ? oh ! patrick : wow . coleman : yeah , so by the time the cops got there , you know , buzz had already come conscious . but i got to hand it to miss quartermaine , man , i mean , that girl can hold her own . she swung that pool cue like a -- like a louisville slugger . it 's no wonder her date was smiling when they left . [ scene_break ] patrick : hey , slugger . robin : `` slugger `` ? that 's a new one . emily : yeah , it 's a long story . so you were no slouch yourself , especially for someone who said straight out that he 'd be no help . so how did you develop ninja billiard ball skills anyway ? patrick : yeah . i was a pretty good little league pitcher , but i quit in high school when i decided i wanted to be a surgeon . did n't want to strain my tendons or wreck my motor skills . i got to watch the miracle hands . not that you needed any help . took care of old buzz pretty easy on yourself . emily : oh , god . patrick : you do that often ? emily : look at me . what do you think ? patrick : hey , sometimes still waters run deep , sometimes what you see is what you get . but i like surprises , and last night you were full of them . emily : uh - huh , well , yeah , not just to you . i kind of surprised myself . you know , i 've been doing a lot of that lately -- no pre - thinking just , bam , reaction . patrick : and that 's why you 're going to be a good doctor . it 's the people who overthink and second - guess themselves and everyone else who wind up paralyzed . [ scene_break ] lainey : what about sam mccall ? manny : i understand why she hates me . there is n't a day that goes by that i do n't feel regret for terrorizing that woman . lainey : and jason morgan ? manny : he scares me . lainey : fear can often trigger anger . are you angry with jason ? [ scene_break ] ric : relax , counselor . according to the medical evidence , manny no longer has violent tendencies . justus : is that why you 're all over alexis anytime she goes near him ? you know , you might be committed to manny 's defense , but you do n't trust for one second that his miraculous change of personality is for real . ric : lainey 's almost done with manny 's evaluation . alexis : i 've got something . jason morgan tried to kill manny . i filed the paperwork already . you need to arrest him immediately . [ scene_break ] jason : if you mean it -- i know this has been hard for you . if you really are ready to put manny behind you , i will do everything i can to help you . sam : hey , trust me , i am so sick of seeing that face in my head . i want to see you . i want to focus on us and our future together , the future i thought neither one of us were going to have . jason : you 're a little too stubborn to let me die . sam : ok , well , then , i guess it 's time for me to get stubborn again about -- jason : about ? sam : about the thing i want most , you know ? jason : mm - hmm ? sam : a family . so , how about that baby ? jason : you know , in hawaii , we thought we were running out of time , but things are just starting to get back to normal . sam : ok . so what are you saying ? jason : well , i 'm just saying that , you know , the pressure 's off . we do n't really have to rush into anything . sam : all right . you know , whenever the topic of `` baby `` comes up for discussion , you seem to get maybe a little bit uncomfortable . do you not want this anymore ? do you not want a baby ? jason : no , it 's not that i do n't want to . sam : look , i know that our lives have been chaotic in the past few months , and i ca n't imagine going through any of this pregnant because that would be awful , but there will never be a perfect time . starting a family is like taking a leap of faith , an act of love and trust and commitment and -- maybe that 's it . jason : what ? sam : maybe it 's too much commitment . jason : no . no , i 'm already committed to you for life , with or without a family . sam : ok , well , then are you scared because maybe having a baby 's a little bit too much responsibility for you ? because if that 's what you 're thinking , jason , you are going to be the most wonderful father that i have ever seen . you already have been to children who are n't even your own biolo -- is it me ? is it my parenting skills that you 're doubting ? jason : no , no , i -- ok , i 'm worried about your health . you know , last year , dr. meadows said that we should wait at least one year before we start trying again . and i know that i could n't say no when i thought i was going to be -- but now we know for sure and i just -- i want to wait . i do n't want to put you at risk . sam : but you take chances for sonny all the time . why ca n't i do the same for our family ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : hey , robin . robin : hey . nikolas : hey . have you seen emily around ? robin : she is working on this floor , so she 's around here somewhere . you can just wait if you like . nikolas : yeah , yeah , i will . um , what do you know about this patrick drake guy ? robin : oh , him again ? nikolas : yeah . robin : ok , let 's see -- he is a brilliant surgeon , which if you ask him he will be oh - so - happy to tell you about , with this overinflated ego and the morals of a dog in heat . that 's an apt comparison , by the way . nikolas : ok . elizabeth : hey , nikolas . nikolas : hey , hey . have you seen emily ? have you seen her around ? elizabeth : yeah , just a few minutes ago . why ? nikolas : well , i was just with lucky and apparently she got into some sort of trouble last night . i just want to make sure she 's ok . elizabeth : yeah . see for yourself . emily : i can personally attest that your hands are every bit as good as you claim . patrick : you have n't begun to experience the scope of my talent . i could show you some more handiwork talent . emily : oh , `` handiwork . `` that 's good . nikolas : wait , come on , you ca n't be serious . you ca n't be buying these lines . come on . patrick : who 's this , the conversation police ? emily : it 's my ex - husband . patrick : oh , no wonder he looks so sour . i 'm sorry , buddy , your loss is my gain . your ex is the definition of `` fire , `` and i 'm looking forward to making her even hotter . emily : whoa ! nikolas ! what are you doing ? stop ! patrick : you neanderthal . look what you made me do to my hand . [ scene_break ] dillon : oh , hey ! you know , if you 're going to summon certain people at a certain time , the least you could do is show up . i mean , who knows , we might have better things to do . lulu : yeah , like me . i 'm so out of here . tracy : sit . skye : well , whatever it is , you seem alarmingly sure of yourself . tracy : with very good reason . dillon : wow . whoa . it 's obvious somebody 's about to burst , so why do n't you just go ahead and spill it ? tracy : well , actually , i 'm waiting for my erstwhile husband . you know how i detest repeating myself . well , here he comes now . my darling , your timing is a thing of wonder . luke : alice , my love , can you scare me up a bone - dry martini and some of that moldy cheese i like ? alice : right away , mr. luke . tracy : alice , do n't even think about it . luke : what 's this ? what 's going on here ? why are you people sitting around ? why do you look so radiant ? dillon : oh , she has `` very good reason . `` maybe we 'll find out now . tracy : i just got the most fascinating phone call from jax . naughty , naughty . you 've been blackmailing him . luke : he was there . tracy : and poof , he 's gone . which means you 've lost your leverage . and by that , i mean the money that you were counting on to bludgeon me with has evaporated . pass the bludgeon . [ scene_break ] carly : how was the sonogram ? courtney : well , i 'm healthy . so 's the baby . carly : oh , great ! courtney : yeah . carly : why do n't you look happier ? courtney : nikolas and i had a fight . carly : oh . courtney : you know , a big one . carly : want to sit down and talk ? what happened ? courtney : well , you know that first paternity test that named jax as the baby 's father ? carly : mm - hmm . courtney : he rigged it . carly : really ? courtney : yeah . nice , huh ? carly : wow . so , um , did he rig the second one , too ? courtney : well , that 's the thing . what jax did was wrong , all right , but jax is the baby 's father . you know , i just -- i do n't want to hold a grudge , you know ? i want to be able to forgive him and try to be co - parents that get along for the baby 's sake . carly : well , i agree with that . courtney : well , nikolas does n't . he does n't . he wants this to be the thing that drives jax out of our lives , but it 's not realistic , you know ? i ca n't keep jax away from his child . carly : no . carly : i can see that . sorry . courtney : what should i do ? carly : well , you got a lot of stress going on , and that 's not good for the baby , and that should be your first priority , so you want my advice ? courtney : please . carly : leave nikolas . run , do n't walk , back to jax . [ scene_break ] tracy : here is how things are going to be from now on . you are going to start showing respect and minding your manners or you can take your ungrateful butt right back to granny leslie . you are going to keep her on a very short leash or resign yourself to a very long life under my roof . you no longer pamper mr. luke . you pamper me , miss tracy . you stay away from my husband . no more dark corridors with whispered promises of romance . luke is married to me for the duration . and you . if you let the smaller of your heads prevail -- luke : hey ! watch what you 're calling small . tracy : and cheat on me , i will haul you into court and sue you for adultery and you will end up paying me alimony . lulu : ok , sit on it , lady . my dad does n't need you or your money . right ? tell her , dad . tracy : is n't that cute ? your offspring still has faith in you . you want to tell her the awful truth or shall i ? oh , what the heck , i 'm on a roll . without jax under your papa 's thumb , he has absolutely no power . lulu : dad ? luke : it 's a temporary setback . tracy : alice , what are you still doing here ? you 're a maid ! act like one ! alice : yes , ma'am , miss tracy . tracy : oh , i like it . i 'm going to leave you all to make the necessary mental adjustments . dillon : um -- you 're playing possum , right ? that 's what you 're doing ? you have some sort of great plan to take care of genghis mom over there ? luke : relax , young spielberg . a plan shall emerge . [ scene_break ] courtney : wow . i mean , i 'm surprised . i never expected you to encourage me to go back to jax . you do n't even like him . carly : no , he 's not my favorite person , but my objection to you marrying jax was because i thought you should still be with jason . courtney : do you think i 'm stupid ? carly : what ? what are you talking about ? courtney : carly , the only possible reason you could have for wanting me back together with jax is so nikolas would be free to go back to emily . carly : oh , courtney -- courtney : no , carly , this is n't about what 's best for me and the baby , it 's about you wanting to keep emily away from sonny . i mean , it 's so typical of you , seriously . i mean , all roads , however convoluted , all lead back to sonny . carly : ok , listen , i get that 's the old carly , all right , but what emily and sonny do or do n't do is none of my business . i do n't care . you 're my friend and i was just trying to give you some advice . courtney : no , no , carly , you were looking out for yourself as usual . [ scene_break ] justus : you 've been awfully quiet since you wrapped up with manny . is something bothering you ? lainey : his reactions seem sincere and spontaneous . he even agreed to take a lie - detector test . justus : you think he 's faking it ? lainey : i have nothing to base that on , except a feeling . justus : you going to note that in your evaluation ? lainey : well , there 's no accurate medical term for `` manny gives me the creeps . `` justus : you know what , we need to get our minds off work , so we 're switching off our cell phones , our p.d.a . 's , and i 'm taking you to lunch . lainey : i should probably protest your proprietary attitude , but i think i will just say yes . [ scene_break ] ric : you know , i 'm sure you 've thought about this , but going after jason might blow up in your face . durant could turn it around and use it against you and say that you 're trying to bully jason into giving the testimony that you want . alexis : what are the odds that durant is ever going to paint jason as a victim ? i 've given him the opportunity to arrest jason . there 's no way he 's going to pass that up . [ scene_break ] jason : you get to take any risk you want , but all i 'm saying , if waiting a little while would guarantee that our baby and you would have a better chance -- sam : well , all i 'm saying is i do n't want to wait . i do n't want the fear of loss to rule my life anymore , jason . getting you back taught me a valuable lesson -- you got to go for it , just grab on to all the joy while you can while it 's here . i do n't know what 's going to happen from now until next june . for all we know , the world could end . but what i do know is we are here together right now and i know in my heart that having your child wo n't hurt me . trust me on this , please ? i know i 'm right . jason : i do trust you . sam : good . [ knock on door ] det . rodriguez : pcpd . open up . jason : yeah ? det . rodriguez : jason morgan , you 're under arrest for the attempted murder of manny ruiz . [ scene_break ] luke : thank you , my angel . alice : mm - hmm . tracy : alice ! i need you ! alice : scheme fast . i 'm not going to last long in this house with tracy reigning unchecked . lulu : ok , i think you and i need to come clean . skye : what 's the punch line ? lulu : ok , this is not me apologizing for anything that i 've done . skye : perish the thought . lulu : why would i trust you from the start ? to me , you are just some chick trying to get over on my dad , and i 'm protective of my mother . you can understand that , ca n't you ? [ doorbell rings ] skye : what changed ? lulu : i saw her , for one thing , and i realized that it 's not going to be a `` happily ever after `` with my dad . so if i have to choose between you and tracy , i 'd pick you any day . skye : well , i ca n't tell you how flattered i am . georgie : hi . skye : hi . georgie : alice just muttered something about tracy being `` drunk with power `` ? dillon : yeah . well , i 'll tell you one thing -- if this were a war movie , we 'd be the tattered forces of the rebellion , outnumbered and outgunned and -- oh , my god . luke : what ? dillon : that 's it . luke : what ? dillon : there was -- there was a great double feature on last night , `` casablanca `` and `` suspicion . `` are you familiar ? luke : no , not so far , but keep going . dillon : ok , well , `` suspicion `` is all you need to worry about . joan fontaine , she plays an heiress . she 's married to cary grant and she is convinced that he 's trying to kill her , so by the end of the movie , she 'll do anything she can to get him away from her . luke : i 'm not yet seeing your vision . dillon : luke , think about what i 'm talking about here . ok , the rich wife believes that the husband is going to kill her and she will do anything -- anything -- including shell out 15 mil -- to get him off her back . luke : uh -- ah . ah ! i think you 're onto something . huh . [ scene_break ] nikolas : what happened ? courtney : oh , my god . i did n't know you were here . did you let yourself in ? nikolas : you gave me a key , remember ? want me to give it back ? courtney : i was just saying that you surprised me . what happened to your mouth ? nikolas : what ? oh , it 's -- it 's nothing . it was stupid . emily got in some sort of trouble last night , i went to check on her , and -- courtney : oh , that 's just great . nikolas : what ? courtney : that 's great , why , you and i have one fight and immediately you 're trying to stick your nose in emily 's business again . nikolas : oh , come on , that 's not fair . courtney : no , you know what 's unfair , nikolas , is that you -- you still want to be the hero in emily 's life , yeah , but you want to try and force me to cut jax out of my life . nikolas : i 'm not trying to force anything , courtney . i 'm pointing out that jax manipulated a paternity test and lied to your face and probably will go on lying . but you know what , if that 's ok with you , if that 's ok with you , far be it for me to interfere . you know , but for me , i 'm not going to pretend like we 're not being manipulated here . jax wants us angry at each other and he 'd like nothing more than to see us break up and you are playing right into his hands . but , hey , do n't let me stop you . [ scene_break ] carly : if i had a white flag , i 'd wave it . jax : to what extent , continued participation in the hotel ? works to your advantage , not mine . carly : that 's not exactly true . jax : oh , ok . ok . what ? carly : courtney 's pregnant , ok ? courtney is pregnant and her emotions are all over the place and she 's confused and she needs someone that she can trust and confide in to help guide her . well , who better to help her than me , her best friend ? jax : what are you saying ? courtney : i 'll give her a nudge in your direction . jax : oh , carly , come on , give me a break . you hate me and she knows that . if you suddenly start advocating reconciliation , she 's going to see right through that . carly : i 'll simply be honest . nikolas tries to act like he 's common folk , but he 's a cassadine , just as self - entitled as alexis and helena and all the rest of them . deep down he thinks he 's better than everybody else , including courtney , and when that surfaces , she will be devastated . you , on the other hand , you have proven your commitment to courtney , you do n't treat her like she 's a prize , and you love her . i get that now . jax : hmm . it 's a pity i ca n't convince her of that . carly : leave that up to me . [ scene_break ] alexis : you might want to head out . i 've still got a lot of paperwork to do and i have to question manny , so -- ric : no , i 'm co - counsel , remember ? that means that we share the case equally . alexis : i 'm having jason arrested against your advice and i want you to know that i can handle the consequences alone . ric : look , i 've listened to your rationale , i accept your reasoning , and i 'm still going to stand by you . [ scene_break ] john : well , well , well . look who 's back . be prepared to stick around this time , hero . we got a police witness who heard you were trying to kill manny ruiz . sam : jason , i left a message with sonny and justus . we 'll get you out of here as soon as possible . john : no , not this time , sweetheart . jason 's going to be held without bail in a nice , new cell we got all picked out for him , right next to manny . enjoy . [ scene_break ] tracy : there 's room for improvement , but it 's a start . luke : i hope that drink is laced with rat poison . tracy : oh , yippee . my sore - loser husband . hi , hon . luke : you have the gall to sit here and gloat after humiliating me in there in front of skye and the staff and our children ? you 're a cold , heartless , horror of a woman , tracy . somebody should 've killed you a long time ago . all it would take , really , is putting my hands around your throat , squeezing slowly , until you gasp and then you choke and then you 're dead . i could get away with it , too . i could kill you right here , drag you down to the boathouse , and drop your lifeless body in the lake . nobody would be the wiser . [ luke chuckles ] tracy : did you hear that ? alice : what ? tracy : i -- i think luke means to kill me . alice : i do n't know what you 're talking about . i did n't hear a thing . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey . lucky : hey . elizabeth : how come you wanted to meet me here , of all places ? lucky : well , i did n't think it 'd be that big of a problem . i mean , your shift is over . elizabeth : we have a lot of laundry to do . lucky : laundry can wait . i 'm off - duty , and it 's been way too long since we spent some time playing pool and dancing slow . elizabeth : we 've never had an afternoon like that . lucky : then that makes us way overdue . [ scene_break ] emily : i do n't think there 's any permanent damage . patrick : there better not be . emily : there you go . patrick : ok , why do n't you just stay away from me ? nikolas : no , i 'm here to apologize , ok ? i had no right to jump into your conversation and i certainly had no right to hit you . i apologize . emily : no , it was a misunderstanding . nikolas : yeah . emily : right ? patrick : if you say so . robin : emily , a very large flower arrangement just arrived for you . you have good taste . nikolas : not from me . emily : oh , my god . robin : i should 've known . patrick : i did n't send them , either . i 'd love to take credit . emily : wow , how intriguing . emily : `` thank you again for saving michael . sonny . `` [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] carly : i 'm sorry . i 'm so sorry , and if there 's anything i can do to make it -- courtney : no , no , carly , hey , hey , hey . i 'm the one who should apologize . you know , look , i asked for your advice and then i bit your head off . carly : when i was pregnant with morgan and insanely hormonal -- courtney : yeah . carly : you were really patient with me . so now it 's my turn . what can i do for you ? courtney : honestly ? i do n't know . carly : oh . courtney : i do n't know . here , sit . i do n't know anything anymore . i mean , i -- i love nikolas , you know , but we 're fighting more and more , we 're growing further and further apart . and then there 's jax , who 's always there , relentless , charming . and -- i do n't know , i know that i should be furious at him for what he did , but the truth is i ca n't stay mad at jax , and i do n't want to . so how do i choose ? carly : maybe you do n't have to . i may have a solution . [ scene_break ] jason : there 's nothing you can do to get me released right now . just go home . sam : jason -- jason : sam , please , i 'm ok . just go home . sam : no . jason : just -- sam : you idiot . that is your own witness . why would you have him arrested ? john : slow down . it was n't my call . alexis badgered detective beaudry into giving a statement . she went to the judge , he issued a warrant . sam : so it 's alexis . ok . alexis : i 'll just be a minute . sam : you evil , vindictive bitch . alexis : sam , you need to control yourself . sam : no , do n't tell me to control myself ! you got jason arrested ! alexis : that 's what happens when someone attempts to kill someone . he 's where he needs to be . [ next_on ] lulu : is she really going to believe that you 're trying to kill her ? tracy : luke ? det . rodriguez : you have n't spoken to miss quartermaine ? sonny : was emily hurt ? robin : why were you so interested in who sent the flowers to emily ? nikolas : sonny ? ric : i want sam arrested right now . alexis : no . sam : forget it , lock me up and throw away the key .	jax cancels carly 's partnership with him since the truth about what he did has been revealed . sam has nightmares about manny . coleman and lucky tell nik about a bar fight emily got in on her date with patrick . lainey analyzes manny . alexis asks durant to arrest jason for attempting to kill her client . nik comes to the hospital to deal with patrick and winds up being punched . tracy finds out about luke 's blackmail scheme , and that removes the power he has over her . thus , she lays down the law to lulu , luke , alice , and jax . carly urges courtney to leave nik and go back to jax . jason is arrested right after sam tells him she wants a baby . lulu gives skye her blessing . dillon turns to hitchcock for inspiration on dealing with his mother . sonny sends emily flowers .
edward : well , beautiful and punctual . i like that in an employee . sam : well , good morning , mr. quartermaine . edward : oh . i thought we handled that yesterday . you call me `` edward . `` after all , we 're -- we 're practically family . sam : well , in that case , thank you for this opportunity , edward . i really do appreciate it . edward : you are a bright , focused young woman and any -- any company would be very fortunate to have you . sam : yes , but e.l.q . is not just any company . it 's a market leader with divisions in 17 different countries . edward : oh , i see . you 've done your homework . you keep that up and you 'll be climbing that corporate ladder in no time . so , anything else you need to know before we get started ? sam : well , um , i 'm glad you asked . actually , there is , yes . i would like you to tell jason exactly what you told me . edward : about the job ? sam : no , about the baby . jason : you know , the one you keep pushing her to have . [ scene_break ] skye : you fought so hard to be a part of your daughter 's life , lorenzo . you do n't get to leave her now -- do you hear me ? i know you 're tired , but you ca n't give in . you 've got to find a way to hang on , to hang on for your daughter and for me . we need you . please . please just open your eyes . [ door opens ] ric : i 'm sorry . i did n't mean to interrupt . how 's he doing ? skye : well , i 'm sorry to disappoint you , ric , but it looks like lorenzo 's going to pull through this after all . [ scene_break ] diane : well , alcazar is still unconscious , but he seems to be holding his own . sonny : that helps our case , right ? ric ca n't charge me with murder as long as alcazar 's still breathing . diane : sonny , self - defense is going to be hard to prove whether alcazar survives or not , unless of course he simply wakes up and admits that he walked into your office with -- sonny : i do n't think that 's going to happen . diane : the intention of killing you . i do n't think so , either . sonny : well -- diane : so we 've got to figure out exactly how the gun got in there in the first place . now , is there any chance that your bodyguard missed it ? sonny : if -- if milo said alcazar was clean , he was clean . you know what ? that gun was probably planted there for alcazar to pick up after he was patted down . diane : that means that alcazar had help , so if we can find whoever planted that gun , that speaks to premeditation on alcazar 's part and it undermines the d.a . 's case . sonny : all right , i 'm going to ask around , see what i can come up with . diane : tell you what , why do n't you let me handle that and you work on carly ? if she does n't marry you by next tuesday , she 's going to be the main witness for the prosecution . sonny : it 's -- it 's -- it 's almost settled . diane : `` almost `` ? sonny : well -- diane : well , `` almost `` wo n't keep you out of prison . i 'll be in touch . sonny : did you get what i asked for ? max : yeah -- frozen pizza , potato chips , all of mrs. c 's favorites . sonny : good , because i want everything taken care of before carly and the boys move in . max : all right . i 'll put these away , see about getting her old room ready . sonny : you do n't have to worry about that because she 'll be sleeping with me . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] carly : jase , it 's me ! open up ! jase ? spinelli : oh . awesome . [ spinelli chuckles ] carly : where 's jason ? jason ? spinelli : oh , he -- he and the goddess left , like , an hour ago . carly : where are they ? this is an emergency . i have to talk to him . spinelli : oh , well , fear not , valkyrie - like blond one . jackal is at your service . your wish is my command . carly : then find jason . he 's the only one who can save me . [ scene_break ] sonny : is there a problem , max ? max : no , i -- i just thought that -- sonny : you just thought that what ? max : um -- does mrs. c know about the new sleeping arrangements ? sonny : max , let me worry about carly . you just worry about taking care of everything before the wedding . max : when is it ? sonny : monday . we 're -- we 're having the ceremony here . it 's going to be a small thing , just us and the boys . matter of fact , can you get some flowers , order a cake ? max : yeah , yeah , if that 's what you want . sonny : um -- max : it 's not going to make a difference . sonny : wait -- okay . come back here . come back here . max : ahem . sonny : do you have something to say or -- what 's going on with you ? max : boss , why are you planning a wedding that she has n't even agreed to yet ? sonny : okay . carly and i are getting remarried . if you ca n't handle it , i can arrange for you to work at the warehouse for a little while . max : that 's fine by me . i 'd rather guard a bunch of crates than see you disrespect mrs. c 's feelings any day . [ scene_break ] carly : if i do n't find jason , i 'm going to have to marry sonny . spinelli : well , why would mr. corinthos , sir want to force you into not - so- wedded bliss ? carly : because apparently saving his life was n't good enough . now he wants to take the one that i was supposed to have with jax away so i can keep his butt out of jail . spinelli : look , i -- i so do n't follow . i 'm -- carly : okay . sonny could n't stand the fact that i was moving on with my life , so he sent jax on a wild - goose chase just so i would n't marry him . so i barged into sonny 's office to confront him , and if i had n't barged in when i did , sonny would 've been the one with the bullet in his head instead of alcazar -- do you get it ? spinelli : whoa , whoa , wait , wait , wait . mr. corinthos , sir wasted evil al ? carly : no , alcazar is alive , for now . but even if he survives , ric is going to charge sonny with attempted murder and he 's going to call me as a witness and i will be forced to testify . the only way i do n't have to testify is if i marry sonny because i ca n't be forced to testify against my husband . that is what 's going on ! spinelli : no , but do n't you see ? that 's so righteous because not only do you get to save mr. corinthos , sir and have him , like , in your debt forever , you get to share in his offshore dinero with -- carly : i am in love with another man , okay ? i am happily and madly in love with another man and he just may be the most perfect guy in the world . do you get that -- the most perfect guy . he is sweet , he is kind , and he is understanding , to an extent . if i call off this engagement and i marry sonny , i will lose jax forever . do you get that ? spinelli : well , see , it 's just like army for asgaard . carly : what ? spinelli : oh -- oh , come on , you 're kidding . you 're kidding , right ? oh , army -- hold on . i have it . army for asgaard ! okay . okay , see , there -- there 's this really hot valkyrie like -- like yourself named bryn who 's condemned by this -- this guy odin who 's this norse god who 's condemning her to marry beneath her when she 's really -- carly : what the hell does this have to do with me ? spinelli : everything ! okay , see , see , bryn has to get the goods on the bad dude so she can be with the good dude . now , in your case , it 's dudes -- you know , plural . see , see ? no , no , no , no . expose the d.a . 's secret alliance with evil al , the mafia marriage is dunzo . carly : ric was working with alcazar ? spinelli : well , only since , like , day one . carly : can you prove it ? [ scene_break ] ric : more times than not , mr. alcazar and i have landed on opposite ends of the law , but i can assure you that 's not going to keep me from doing my job . i intend to find the person or persons who are responsible for this and bringing them to justice . skye : find them ? you had sonny in your custody and you chose to let him go . ric : sonny will be prosecuted for the shooting . but it remains to be seen who gave mr. alcazar the injection that induced the heart attack . skye : am i supposed to be grateful for this noble pursuit of justice ? ric : we do n't have to be enemies here , skye . now , look , it could be days , could be weeks before alcazar wakes up . now , how long before you think mr. alcazar 's business associates try to capitalize on that ? you and your baby are going to need somebody to protect you . skye : meaning you ? ric : i 'd be happy to do anything to help . skye : i do n't need your help , ric . ric : no . i 'm suggesting that we help each other . skye : of course you would have an agenda . you always do . so what is it exactly that you want ? ric : i need access to mr. alcazar 's safe . i believe he has something that belongs to me . [ scene_break ] edward : do n't be ridiculous . nobody 's pushing you into anything , are they , young lady ? sam : i would like to think that you hired me because you think i 'd be an asset to your company , not to its nursery . edward : what on earth gave you that impression ? sam : well , yesterday when -- when we were talking , you said that you hoped that jason and i had a child so you can assure its future . boy or girl , you would make it your heir . edward : look , i was merely pointing out the fact that if jason has a child , it would be a quartermaine by virtue of birth . jason : why point it out at all ? edward : i do n't see why you are making such a fuss about this . given your line of work , i should think you 'd be glad to have a child with a stable and legitimate inheritance . [ scene_break ] [ thud ] emily : nik -- nikolas ? hey . hey . what happened ? nikolas : the drawer was stuck . i was trying to get it open . emily : why ? nikolas : colleen was in a hurry . she may have left something behind . emily : look , colleen 's way too smart to leave anything behind . nikolas : she left that . emily : yeah , to mess with you . colleen knew that if you saw that picture , you 'd tear this place apart looking for another clue . nikolas : i 'm not leaving until i find one . [ emily sighs ] emily : nikolas , ca n't you see that we 're playing right into her hands ? every minute that we waste inside of this apartment , colleen 's getting further away ! nikolas : i 'm not just going to give up . emily : i 'm not asking you to . i just think it 's time that we start looking for spencer a different way . emily : any plans colleen may have had went out the window the minute we walked into that daycare . she did n't have time to think . all she could do was run . nikolas : but where ? we have no idea where she 's headed , emily . emily : all right . that 's why we have to widen our search . if we can get the media involved , then the public can help us , all right , especially if we provide an incentive . nikolas : you want me to offer a reward ? emily : nothing gets people 's attention like money . nikolas : well , that 's what i 'm afraid of . if i go on tv and offer to pay for information , it could generate thousands of false leads . how could that help the investigation ? emily : look , listen to me . there is no such thing as bad publicity when it comes to a kidnapping . the more we can get spencer 's face out there , the greater chance we have of finding him . nikolas : not if it drives colleen further into hiding . emily : how can it ? she 's going to have nowhere else to go . [ scene_break ] spinelli : you see , evil al paid me a stack of cash to doctor up this flash drive with some bogus info . now , he said it was a special project for the d.a . now , had i known it was going to be used to frame the goddess , i totally would 've punked . carly : that 's why alcazar grabbed you and lulu -- to cover up his plan with ric . spinelli : yeah , and if stone cold had n't busted in when he did , i mean , it would 've been lights out for me and the blond -- carly : we 're going to need proof on this . do you get that ? spinelli : yeah , forget it . i mean , it 's -- i mean , i could totally re - create all the stuff on the flash drive , but we 'd still need the original to compare it to , and knowing our lovely d.a . , that 's going to be next to impossible . carly : man , ric took a risk teaming up with lorenzo , and you know what ? knowing lorenzo , he kept some kind of an insurance plan -- proof of the deal so he could blackmail ric , which is exactly why ric would want alcazar dead . spinelli : mystery solved -- ha - ha . uh -- maybe some gratitude 's in order because , see , usually a valkyrie would bestow a mere mortal with some mead and a kiss , but in lieu of a tragic lack of meads -- [ door closes ] spinelli : valkyrie ? [ scene_break ] edward : i have devoted my life to e.l.q . in hopes that this family would have something to pass on to future generations -- and i would like to think that you would want to do the same with your children -- but that 's not the reason i hired sam . sam : okay , then why did you ? edward : because i like your potential . you are an intelligent young woman and you 're determined to make something of yourself . listen to me . e.l.q . can open doors for you that you never imagined . sam : in exchange for what ? edward : hard work . i need someone with street smarts and business savvy . and this arrangement will benefit both of us , believe me . sam : okay , i wanted you to hear this so you know what i 'm dealing with . do you think he 's working me ? jason : yeah . edward : now , listen to me , both of you . i have been completely straightforward about my intentions . i do like sam , and i do hope she has your child , and i do intend to offer that child every conceivable opportunity . jason : you should do what you want to do . sam : i 'll take the job . edward : good . jason : good luck . sam : thank you . sam : okay , where do we start ? edward : well , i 'd like to start with a few ground rules . i do not appreciate being put on the hot seat like that . sam : okay . fair enough . but i do n't appreciate being used as a tool to get to jason . edward : all right . that 's fine . so , let 's get started because i have great plans for you . we have these forms to fill out , but you can put your name on [ scene_break ] max : boss , you 're making this all about what you want and what you need , but what about mrs. c ? i mean , does n't it even matter to you that she 's still engaged to jax ? sonny : so you 'd rather carly be with jax than with me ? is that what you 're trying to say ? max : no , no , no . look , all i want is for mrs. c to be happy . if jax can give that to her , it 's not fair for me or for you to stand in her way . sonny : max -- you 're a good man , you 've been working for me for years , but it does not give you the right to tell me who i can or can not marry . max : i just do n't want to see mrs. c get hurt again . sonny : she wo n't get hurt . max : you better think this through , boss . because if it goes wrong , you 're going to be hurting the people you most care about . [ scene_break ] man : yes , i 'm aware of the time constraints we 're under . unfortunately , it 's impossible to proceed without more information . no , no , no , that wo n't be necessary . i 'll get what we need , one way or another . man : i 'm -- i 'm terribly sorry . carly : must be one important phone call . man : well , i 'm a slave to my business . carly : good luck . man : thank you . no , it 's nothing to worry about . just a minor distraction . you 'll have it exactly as we agreed . [ scene_break ] skye : well , ric may be right about one thing . even though he 's self - serving , i do n't know how to protect you . i do n't know who your enemies are and i do n't know how to protect me or your daughter . lorenzo , lila rae needs you , i need you . please , wake up . carly : any change ? skye : i thought i made it clear that you are n't welcome here . carly : you know what , skye ? we can get into another pointless fight about what happened to lorenzo , or we can say what 's done is done and move on . skye : i find it hard to believe that you would move on quickly if this were sonny lying here recovering from a bullet that lorenzo put in his head . carly : i ca n't change what happened to lorenzo . skye : no , you ca n't , so why are you here , carly ? carly : because i thought that maybe we could help each other . skye : well , that 's funny -- ric just got through making the same offer . carly : that 's because ric is probably the one who tried to kill lorenzo . [ scene_break ] ric : my brother shot a man a few days ago -- business rival of his that got in his way . mateo : did this man die ? ric : hmm . might be better for me if he would . this man has been holding something over my head for weeks . i asked him to help me frame somebody . he fabricated some evidence and he 's been blackmailing me with it ever since . mateo : so this man is using your own wrongdoing against you . ric : well , i think it 's a matter of degrees , do n't you ? look , this man has lived above the law for years . he has built a life on other people 's pain and suffering . and now my brother , who is no better than him , tried to kill him , so it 's my job to make sure that my brother is punished for what he did . mateo : and does your brother deserve punishment ? ric : my brother deserves to burn in hell . he 's caused pain to so many people -- not the least of which , me . huh . i just find it incredibly ironic that it is my sworn duty to see that he is -- he pays for all of the pain that he 's caused . mateo : he 's still your brother . ric : not in any way that matters . sonny 's spent years making me feel like i was nothing . mateo : some of us have brothers who have done much worse than yours . [ scene_break ] sonny : with alcazar out of commission , we can go ahead and start landing shipments . jason : all right . well , i 'll call bernie , tell him to resume operations . sonny : while you 're at it , have bernie send me a list of everybody who was in or around the coffee shop the day of the shooting . if we can prove that alcazar came in there with intent to kill , ric has no case . jason : yeah , that would be the best thing for everyone . sonny : did carly come to see you ? jason : no , not yet . sonny : well , she will be because ric had her subpoenaed . if we do n't get married by monday , she has to make a statement . jason : okay , listen , sonny -- sonny : no , no , i know , i know , because max already gave me the third degree . he thinks , you know , it 's unfair that i 'm pushing carly . jason : look , carly is going to marry you to protect you legally , okay , but she does n't want it to go any further . sonny : why ? because she 's so in love with -- with jax ? you tell me , deep down inside -- [ jason sighs ] sonny : do you really believe she 'll be happy with jax ? jason : yeah , but that -- sonny : tell me -- that 's all i want you to do . jason : it 's not my problem . if you want to make it your problem , that 's up to you . sonny : but she listens to you . you -- you need to convince her to marry me by tuesday . [ scene_break ] emily : if there is enough publicity surrounding spencer 's case , colleen wo n't be able to walk down the street without getting recognized . nikolas : people will be looking for a woman with a baby . if colleen wants to blend in , all she has to do is get rid of spencer . emily : nikolas , we have been over this . i really do n't think that colleen would ever do anything to hurt spencer . nikolas : if we back her into a corner , there 's no telling what she 's capable of , and that 's a chance i just ca n't take with my son 's life . emily : what about your life ? nikolas : what do you mean ? emily : colleen took spencer because she was desperate to have a family . she wanted one with you , but you rejected her . three of the other men that she worked for died under questionable circumstances . what makes you think that she 's not going to try to kill you , too ? [ scene_break ] mateo : it is our duty to forgive the transgressions of others . ric : i 've spent years trying to convince my brother that i was worthy of his love and acceptance . i 've tried to prove myself over and over , and sonny does n't -- he does n't give a damn . he despises me . even tried to kill me . he put a gun to my chest and he spun the chamber and he pulled the trigger . how am i supposed to forgive that ? mateo : forgiveness is n't always easy , but it is necessary , and i would encourage you to keep on trying . ric : no , sonny does n't want a brother . he never has . you know , even before i was born , our mother had to choose between us . then she gave me up . you have any idea what that feels like ? hmm ? knowing that you 're always second - best ? knowing that your mother did n't love you enough to keep you ? i think it 's high time that sonny paid for all of the pain that he has caused . mateo : things gained through vengeful acts -- opportune or not -- only lead to more pain . ric : if it gets sonny out of my life , it 'll be worth it . [ scene_break ] carly : was lorenzo blackmailing ric ? skye : i try to stay as far away from lorenzo 's business as possible . carly : you live with the guy , you know if somebody visits . did ric ever meet with lorenzo ? skye , i 'm not asking you to betray him , okay ? i just want to help you . if ric was being blackmailed , he 'd have every reason to want lorenzo dead . if you know something , you have to tell me . it 's the only way to keep him safe . skye : you do n't give a damn if lorenzo lives or dies , okay , so do n't come in and pretend that you do . you only care about keeping sonny out of prison . carly : you 're damn right , because he 's the father of my children and i will do anything for them . skye : yeah , well , my daughter needs her father , and your children 's father shot him . so why should i even -- carly : and ric is standing back laughing at both of us . he is pulling the strings . ric put sonny and alcazar at each other 's throats , hoping that one would kill the other , and he wanted to prosecute whoever survived . now , do you think lorenzo would want ric lansing walking away winning the whole thing ? do you ? skye : okay , fine . lorenzo and ric had some business dealings of some kind . and lorenzo strongly implied that he was holding something over ric 's head . [ scene_break ] sonny : diane thinks this case is going to go to trial , whether alcazar dies or not . i 've already been tried for attempted murder against him once before . she feels like the previous incident would be admissible because it establishes motive . jason : the guy was holding a gun . sonny : yeah , but i could 've planted it on him . case is strong , jason . and if -- if carly testifies , i 'm a -- i 'm done . jason : she wo n't . sonny : yes , she will , because she 's in -- you know , she wants to be with jax , she wants to have kids with jax , she wants to -- spinelli : stone cold , i 'm so glad you 're home ! wait till you see what -- jason : whoa , whoa -- we 're in the middle of something here , okay ? you make it quick . spinelli : uh -- um -- no offense , mr. corinthos , sir , but it is most unrighteous to clip the wings off a golden valkyrie and trap her in unholy matrimony in your personal underworld . sonny : do you have any idea on half of what he says ? jason : i think carly was here . spinelli : yeah , and -- and seriously upset about her impending nuptials . i mean , she wanted stone cold to save her here , but since you were busy , i provided assistance instead . jason : what kind of assistance ? sonny : did you warn him about carly , jason ? spinelli : what , that she 's a superhot -- sonny : no , my wife -- ex - wife -- spinelli : time - out . ahem -- mr. corinthos , sir ? sonny : yeah ? spinelli : the valkyrie not your wife , and -- and , in fact , that she seems quite determined never being so again -- jason : spinelli , what kind of assistance did you give carly ? [ scene_break ] sam : e.l.q . makes pet products ? edward : mm - hmm -- we do now . last year , pet spending topped 35 billion . and it 's one of the few markets that is n't dependant on interest rates or fuel prices . and it 's much safer than condoms . sam : why not pair the manufacturer with this trucking division ? you 'd bring in more profits by keeping it all in - house . edward : that 's very astute . sam : well , when you work in salvage , you find multiple ways to save as much money as possible . edward : oh , god , i ca n't wait for you to go by e.l.q . and see what you can salvage there . sam : i 'll go down as soon as possible . tracy : absolutely not . if you want this trash to have jason 's baby , then pay her off and be done with it . do not embarrass this family by having her wander the halls of e.l.q . edward : careful , tracy . your desperation is showing . you know that if jason produces a child , that your son , the nincompoop , will be out of the running . tracy : dillon is not a nincompoop , and you have gone way past desperate . in fact , you are rapidly approaching pathetic . jason wants nothing to do with you . and hiring his barely literate bed warmer is going to do nothing to bring him or his hypothetical children home to roost . edward : give me that . sam stays . tracy : fine . see that she has as little to do with the corporate staff as possible . sam : i have what it takes to do this job . tracy : apparently , what you do n't have is any pride . edward : tracy is going to be your trial - by - fire . you survive her , and you 'll be able to withstand anything that 's thrown at you . [ scene_break ] emily : when those other men did n't return colleen 's feelings , they wound up missing or dead . i just do n't want the same thing to happen to you . nikolas : all of those deaths were ruled as accidents . emily : yeah , carefully planned , well - thought - out accidents -- with colleen close by . like she just happened to be there when i slipped down the steps at wyndemere , or when the cinch on your saddle was cut and you were thrown from your horse . are you trying to tell me that it was a coincidence that colleen was there to nurse you back to health ? she wanted you , nikolas . nikolas : yeah . and when she realized she could n't have me , she took who she could get -- my son . emily : colleen is not rational when it comes to spencer . there is no doubt in my mind that she will do whatever it takes to keep him . nikolas : i lost my son once before . i wo n't let it happen again . there has to be a way for me to get him back . there has to be a way . [ knock on door ] man : sarah , you home ? [ knock ] nikolas : who are you ? man : if sarah 's not here , i can come back later . i just came by to drop this off for her son . nikolas : get in here . my son . man : look , sarah never told me she was married . if she had , i never would 've asked her -- nikolas : is this sarah ? man : what ? nikolas : is this sarah -- yes or no ? man : yes . why ? is -- is sarah in some kind of trouble ? emily : her name is n't sarah , it 's colleen mchenry . nikolas : she worked as my son 's nanny . she kidnapped him on christmas eve . man : you must have the wrong woman . emily : you can call the police . they 'll be very interested in speaking with you . man : sarah seemed so nice . she was so good with her little bo -- your little boy . nikolas : do you have any idea where they may have gone ? man : i 'm sorry ; i wish i could help you . emily : if you remember anything at all , please , please give us a call . here . man : the mountains . nikolas : what ? man : my family has a cabin up in rocky gap . sarah seemed very interested in the town . she asked all kinds of questions about it . [ scene_break ] jason : do you know where carly went ? spinelli : yeah -- to stave off her impending doom . i mean -- i mean , just think about it , dude , she ca n't hitch up with mr. corinthos , sir when her -- her true happiness lies with the white knight . i mean , that would be a disaster of epic proportions . sonny : if this fruit cup says one more thing about me and carly , i swear to you i will kick him in the head . spinelli : no -- peace , mr. corinthos , sir . jackal has wisdom . i do . oh , oh -- check it out . jason : that 's the back -- that 's the back alley . spinelli : and those are the backstairs . and -- wait for it . oh -- look familiar ? sonny : the lobby . spinelli : yeah ! and , look , you can do a -- you can do a split - screen , too . it 's -- it 's pretty rad , huh ? jason : yeah , `` rad . `` how 'd you do it ? spinelli : oh , i just made a few discreet holes and spliced some cables together and hacked into the building surveillance system . and , see ? now the goddess can exit the pad in supreme safety . jason : okay , all right , listen -- hey , hey . you need to tell me what you said to carly and where she is , and i need specifics . i need a place and i need a name . spinelli : no -- no worries . the valkyrie is at large and in charge of her own destiny . it 's all good . sonny : what does that mean ? spinelli : well , it -- the valkyrie -- the one who you would shackle with marriage -- is taking down the dastardly d.a . in a fierce fight for her freedom . jason : carly went after ric . [ scene_break ] ric : well , this is quite a surprise . i would 've bet good money that you would 've dragged your feet as long as possible before you came in to make a statement on alcazar 's shooting -- that is , i mean , sonny 's attempt to murder him . carly : it was self - defense . ric : oh , careful , carly . anything you say in this office is admissible in court . if you want to avoid a charge of perjury , i suggest maybe you wait for your lawyer to arrive . carly : i did n't come here to make a statement , i came here to make you an offer . drop all charges against sonny , or spend the rest of your twisted , miserable life rotting in a prison cell . ric : for what , exactly ? carly : you made your own murder attempt . you poisoned lorenzo alcazar in the hospital to stop him from blackmailing you . want to make a deal ? skye : carly thinks that maybe ric 's the one who tried to kill you . maybe he did . i mean , after all , you do have the flash drive that he used to frame sam , and if he knew you had tapes of him confessing , i 'm sure he 'd want to maybe finish up what sonny started . oh , lorenzo , wake up , please . people are starting to ask questions , and how can i answer them when i do n't even have any answers , and i have so many questions of my own . [ scene_break ] man : i hate to disturb you , but i 'm a business associate of mr. alcazar 's . skye : i 'm sorry , do you have a name ? man : craig , james craig . skye : well , mr. craig , as you can see , lorenzo is incapacitated at the moment . whatever it is that you came for , you have to deal with me . [ scene_break ] emily : there it is . nikolas : yeah , yeah . emily : there it is -- rocky gap . nikolas : that ca n't be more than an hour from here . emily : close enough for colleen to drive . nikolas : right , but not a place where anyone would guess she would go . emily : makes sense . nikolas : she 's there . i know it . [ scene_break ] [ car door shuts ] helena : well , i assume you followed my instructions as agreed ? man : they bought every word . they 'll be on their way to rocky gap anytime now . helena : hmm . nikolas is making this so pitifully simple . he almost deserves what comes next . [ scene_break ] sam : mr. quartermaine has been very pleased with your company 's performance this quarter . yes , he 'd like to set up a meeting to discuss ways to increase your market share . how 's tomorrow at 9 : 00 ? okay . wonderful . we 'll see you then . edward : oh , i knew you 'd be a natural at this . sam : all i 've done is set up a few appointments . edward : listen , do n't let tracy make you cynical . i 've been very open about my reasons for wanting to keep you here , and she has been just as open about wanting to keep you away . but you have to develop a very thick skin where tracy is concerned . because my unfortunate daughter has chosen you as her latest target -- sam : oh . edward : and she 's going to be gunning for you . sam : well , edward , danger is relative , and i 'm not afraid of tracy . [ edward chuckles ] sam : hmm . edward : i like your style . [ edward laughs ] [ scene_break ] tracy : i expect this to be handled with the utmost discretion . samantha mccall . i want you to dig up every sordid piece of dirt you can on my father 's new executive assistant . [ scene_break ] james : before mr. alcazar 's recent misfortune , the two of us had been engaged in a rather crucial transaction . if it should fall apart at this late stage of the game -- skye : i 'm more than capable of handling lorenzo 's business commitments while he recuperates . james : hmm . i was n't aware that mr. alcazar had taken on a new partner . skye : well , it 's a fairly recent development . but i can assure that lorenzo and i have discussed the finer points of this business arrangements on several occasions . james : i hope so . we ca n't afford any mistakes . skye : there wo n't be . [ scene_break ] carly : you really thought you were going to get away with it , did n't you ? ric : what , exactly , do you think you know , carly ? carly : you teamed up with alcazar to frame sam . then he told spinelli that the doctored flash drive was a special project just for you . but then your frame job backfired on you because alcazar got ahold of the flash drive before you could destroy it . so he had you boxed in a corner , and there was nothing you could do about it , ric , except wait . and wait you did -- until sonny shot alcazar in self - defense . and you thought , `` hey , this is the time i can make my move . `` so with poor alcazar lying there in his hospital bed , you went in to finish him off . how am i doing so far ? ric : it 's an interesting theory . carly : really ? one i 'll keep to myself if you drop all the charges against sonny . jason : carly , come on . we 're leaving . carly : no , i 'm about to make a deal with ric . ric : oh -- oh , that we are . see , unfortunately , carly , you 're wrong about me trying to kill alcazar . see , at the time of the incident , i was with the state attorney general 's office -- along with 20 other witnesses who will corroborate -- carly : then you had someone else do it , ric ! ric : no , i have n't committed any crimes , carly -- carly : yes , you did . ric : you , however , just did . you see , your loyal little ex - wife here just blackmailed me into trying to drop the charges against you -- that 's called extortion , sweetie . sonny : i 'd love to see you prove it , ric . [ tape winds ] carly 's voice : and wait you did -- until sonny shot alcazar in self - defense . ric : how am i doing so far ? [ next_on ] elizabeth : we are not getting back together . lucky : i just hope you do n't live to regret it . sam : so , what is it you want to know about me this time ? carly : you ca n't arrest me . ric : you attempted extortion , it 's on tape . sonny : it 's only evidence if you use it , and i can guarantee you wo n't . nikolas : my son 's down there !	jason tells sonny he has no right trying to keep carly away from jax . sonny tries to justify his actions to jason . carly vents her frustration to spinelli , who tells her about making the incriminating flash drive for alcazar and its connection to ric . carly attempts to blackmail ric into dropping the attempted murder charges against sonny . sonny and jason arrive as ric arrests carly for extortion .
cassius : and voilà . luke : yikes . [ cassius chuckles ] luke : it breaks what 's left of my worn - out heart to think i 'm leaving this sumptuous banquet behind . [ cassius laughs ] cassius : well , i hear you 're going home today . luke : son , my home is the highway . tracy : your home is the quartermaine estate . luke : hello , dumpling . tracy : and there is nobody left that i have n't bribed . so there 'll be nobody to help you over the wall . [ scene_break ] skye : well , thank you , gerald . i wo n't be long . monica : oh . skye : i went by the house and alice said that you were here for a meeting for the hospital board . monica : of which you are no longer a member , so if you 're here to make some kind of -- skye : i came to say goodbye . i 'm leaving port charles . [ scene_break ] kate 's voice : this is kate howard . you may leave a message after the tone . if this is an emergency , contact my assistant , clarice bennet , at 212 - 555 - 0121 . carly : sonny , where 's diane ? sonny : she 's out of town . carly : we need to get her back . we need her to file papers for jason . sonny : for what ? carly : for custody of his son . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : cameron , you listen to me . i do n't care if freddy 's mom says that she lets him play with matches . in this house , we have rules , and we do not play with matches . do you understand ? okay , hand them to me , please . [ elizabeth gasps ] elizabeth : cameron , what -- just go , please ? just go . [ elizabeth sighs ] elizabeth : and do n't you slam the door , because it 's going to lock behind you , and you wo n't be able to get back in . [ jake fusses ] elizabeth : what 's going on , jake ? did i forget to feed you ? is it -- oh -- is it lunchtime ? do you want to eat ? i 'm sorry , baby . [ elizabeth sighs ] [ scene_break ] jason : why would you do it ? why would you tell carly about jake ? sam : because you hurt me , jason . i mean , i -- i guess it 's fine , because now we 're even . jason : are we ? [ scene_break ] skye : okay , thank you . staff member : you 're welcome . skye : thanks . jax : skye . hey . skye : hi . jax : monica tells me that you 're leaving . skye : mm - hmm . jax : she said that you feel it 's time to move on . why do n't you tell me why you 're really leaving ? skye : huh . well , guess i never could fool you , huh ? well , jax , i was on the brink of yet another bad relationship . jax : ric lansing . i -- i saw you . you were very close to him at the ball at wyndemere . skye : yeah . well , it had disaster written all over it . believe me ; i think ric is actually the first man i 've ever met who has more baggage than me . it would have gotten awfully crowded , i think . and if my insecurities could ruin a great thing with a good guy like you -- jax : no , it takes two . skye : three , actually . if i recall , after your long - lost love brenda showed up . jax : yeah . well , we both did the best we could , i guess . i have no regrets or malice . skye : neither do i . in fact , i think i have a lot less regrets about leaving than i thought i would . but you know something ? i think i 'd feel a little better when you 're happy . jax : hey , carly and i are fine . skye : oh , please -- jax : yeah , i mean , we 're -- skye : please ! nothing is ever `` fine `` with carly . i imagine you live on varying levels of disaster alert . so tell me , what are you now , on def - con three , four ? jax : hey -- yeah , well , we 've got some problems , you know ? but i do n't know how serious they are . skye : jax -- jax : i do n't know . skye : just -- and you know what ? go find her and talk to her , okay ? i -- i ca n't imagine why -- i ca n't fathom why you love that woman , but you do . i know you do . so just find a way to get past all that garbage , okay ? all those distractions -- everything that keeps you from the one thing that is most important in this life , okay ? the love that you two share , hmm ? jax : hey , think of next -- skye : okay . [ scene_break ] sonny : do n't you have enough to do with -- in your own life , carly ? whatever -- whatever happens to jake is between elizabeth and jason . carly : do n't you think elizabeth has already had enough to say ? she 's been manipulating the whole situation , including jason . sonny : yeah , but nobody manipulates jason , so -- carly : really ? do you think it was his idea to keep me in the dark about jake being his son ? i mean , the whole town knows . sonny : no , no , no , the whole world does n't know . that 's the point in not telling you . because it 's not your business . excuse me . carly : jason is my dearest friend , okay ? i 'm closer to him than anyone , including my husband . sonny : does n't that tell you something about your marriage ? carly : do n't you think that jason deserves the opportunity to love and raise his son just like any other father ? sonny : well , that 's a self - serving argument , and not to mention , hypocritical , since you tried to take my kids away from me . carly : that was different . sonny : well , of -- is -- of course you 'd say that . carly : we were married and divorced . we were two passionate , volatile people who were just trying to hurt each other . and i was wrong to try and take michael and morgan away from you . they love you very much , and their lives are better because you 're in it . they were the ones who would have suffered . sonny : well , i 'm glad that you came to this , you know , revelation now when it serves your agenda . carly : you know my agenda , sonny ? i do n't think we should be apart from the people we love , and i think we should do anything we can to be with them . that 's what i think . no one could love or care for jake more than jason , and i think jake deserves that . and elizabeth keeps jason out on the fringe because she 's too much of a wimp to deal with his life . sonny : well , not everybody 's you , carly , so , you know , we just leave it at that . carly : let me guess . kate left you again , huh ? and she 's not coming back ? [ scene_break ] kate : we go back to the original concept for the cover , warren . clarice , i want you to set up a meeting with the department heads , and get me the original mock . yes , warren . going with the hillary look - alike will raise eyebrows , but that 's the whole point . it 'll sell magazines . have i ever let you down ? clarice : i 'll schedule your conference call after your meeting with julius . everyone realizes you 're doing all this as a consultant . but it 's only a matter of time before you 're back at the helm . you are `` couture . `` word is , warren 's making the announcement at the museum party tonight , and then you 're off to paris . kate : hmm . hmm . yes . do i really need all these clothes ? clarice : more , probably . you 're going to be gone over a month . [ scene_break ] jason : you told carly about jake because you wanted revenge against me ? sam : no , jason . all i did was tell your best friend in the world that you were a father , something carly 's always wanted you to experience . i mean , as long as the mother was disposable , which , it seems , all the women in your life are disposable . jason : you knew what she would do . you knew the hell she would cause . sam : yeah , but you will forgive her , wo n't you ? because carly is unfailingly loyal , her love is unconditional . you come before anyone else in her life , including her husband . it must be nice to mean so much to someone . jason : yeah -- we 're talking about a child . we 're talking about my son , sam . sam : yes , jason , your son ! the child i could n't give you . there was a time that i thought maybe you would understand what that meant to me . you would understand how much that has hurt me . jason : i 'm sorry . i ca n't undo the past , but telling carly -- you knew -- sam : at least carly has the guts to stand up to you . at least she has the guts to tell you what she thinks -- unlike elizabeth -- jason : enough ! [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] elizabeth : oh , surprise , surprise . i told you the door would lock behind you if you slammed it . now , you 've got to be more careful until i get this doorknob fixed . now , come inside , please . lucky : cameron ! what 's up , big guy ? cameron : yeah ! [ lucky chuckles ] lucky : you being a good boy for your mama ? elizabeth : yeah -- we were just having a discussion about playing with matches . lucky : cameron , that is not a good idea . elizabeth : why do n't you come in ? cam , i need you to go up to your bedroom . cameron : okay . elizabeth : and i 'll be up in a minute , okay ? cameron : okay . elizabeth : please , go . whew . ugh . [ elizabeth sighs ] lucky : looks like you got your hands full . elizabeth : yeah . it 's been a really crazy day . i 've been running behind on everything . did i miss a visitation ? lucky : no , i -- i just wanted to talk to you about jake . [ scene_break ] tracy : you will be on a strict diet . three servings of fruits and vegetables a day . more fish , no cigars . luke : the fish , i 'll give you . that 's brain food , but the cigars -- that 's a deal breaker . tracy : ha , ha . what makes you think this is negotiable ? and you will start a regimen of exercise daily . luke : okay , now you 're talking . tracy : yoga , low - impact aerobics , no sex . luke : no sex ? that 's supposed to make me healthy ? tracy : well , until the doctor says it 's okay . oh , and a big one -- no booze . luke : you 're treating me like i 'm an endangered species . tracy : you are . and you 're someone i love and i intend to keep you alive , whether you like it or not . luke : look , wanting to be alive has never been the problem . how i live is the problem . ah , blaze -- right on time . help me . i 'm still in hell here . skye : i 'd like to speak to luke for a few minutes , if i could . alone . tracy : it 's not a good time . luke : it is a good time . it 's a very good time . as a matter of fact , it 's a perfect time . tracy : the last thing he needs is stress . skye : well , i did n't realize until this very moment how much i was going to miss you . luke : oh , no , no , no . you got the wrong idea . i 'm okay . i 'm not going anywhere . skye : but i am . [ scene_break ] leo : hey , are mr. spencer 's release forms done yet ? epiphany , mr. spencer ? epiphany : um -- his paperwork 's done . leo : great . thank you . nadine : you ordered mr. ericson discharged ? epiphany : the infected toe ? yeah . nadine : his b.p . went to 70 . the doctor thinks it might be sepsis . epiphany : well , then he 'd better be admitted for observation . nadine : and he has high blood sugar , so i put him on insulin . epiphany : huh . you know , i ca n't -- i ca n't believe i missed that . joe : hi . my wife is sick . she 's six months ' pregnant . we thought it was the flu . angie : i do n't know what happened . joe : she just collapsed making breakfast . regina : come with me -- angie : angie . regina : we 're going to find out what 's wrong with you and your baby , ms. angie . joe : okay . nadine : can i have your insurance card ? joe : oh . yeah , sure . nadine : thank you . [ scene_break ] jax : carly , it 's me . um -- look , i -- i just hate how -- how tense things have gotten between us lately . and , um -- i love you . you know that . i know that if we just take some time for the two of us , we can get past whatever -- whatever this is . so , i 'm wondering if maybe bobbie can look after the boys tonight and we can have a quiet evening , you know ? just the two of us so we can -- we can talk , okay ? so call me when you get this . jax : andrea , would you tell dr. quartermaine that i wo n't be able to make it to the board meeting ? andrea : oh , certainly , mr. jacks . is everything okay ? jax : yeah , it will be . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : okay , cameron 's watching a movie , jake 's asleep . it should be a little easier to talk . thank you . new friend , new phase . ca n't wait for this one to pass . i realize we have n't gotten a chance to talk since i barged in on you and sam . lucky : i 'm not here to talk about your problems with sam . elizabeth : good . that 's a good idea . lucky : there 's a little boy upstairs who wound up in the middle of this mess . he did n't ask for this . i 'd ask what you want to do , but i already know your answer . it does n't matter . it does n't matter what any of us want , not anymore . the only thing that does matter is what 's best for jake . in our own way , you , me , sam , and jason -- we made him . that means we 're going to have to find a way to protect him . as far as jake and his safety goes , nothing changed for me . i 'll stick to the story that he 's mine . i 'm betting jason -- he 'll do the same . elizabeth : and sam ? lucky : sam -- she ca n't stop herself sometimes . but i know in my heart that she would never do anything to jeopardize that baby . elizabeth : you really think so ? [ scene_break ] sam : you pushed me away . you shoved me out of your life . jason : i did that to protect you . sam : how , jason ? you made my choices for me . jason : i did what i thought was best at the time . i never said it was right . you ca n't keep using that as an excuse ! sam : no , i am not trying to excuse anything i 've done . this is n't about me . this is about you . this is about your choices . this is about the kind of life that you are offering your son . how do you even make it work with a woman like elizabeth ? she does n't understand you . she does n't understand your life . she does n't know how to stand by you for the man that you are . and elizabeth was your choice ? jason , it 's your son who 's going to pay the price . [ scene_break ] lucky : you know , sam -- she 's more complicated than anyone thinks . she 's not like you -- clear - headed , thinking things out . that comes from being a mother . from being a good mother . she has n't had that experience yet . having a life totally dependent on her . having to make all the choices and live with all the consequences . it changes you , in ways she 'll never know . elizabeth : yes , it does . and i feel bad for sam that she ca n't have kids , i really do , but she ca n't keep using it as an excuse . lucky : i 'm not trying to justify , just explain . you know , i had every intention of being a good father to jake , like i was trying to be for cameron . i messed up . and i 'm paying for it . i 'm aware of that after every n.a . meeting i go to . but there is something that i want to give to jake that i -- that i did n't have , and that -- stability . you know , somebody who 's there for him , someone he knows that he can count on . someone that can teach him the difference between right and wrong . to protect him . i know that 's a lot of me to ask , and this is mostly between you and jason . i just wanted you to know that i 'm willing . lucky : you know , for the next couple of nights , i 'm going to -- i 'm going to be on a stakeout . but i 'm still able to get my messages . jake 's a good little boy . i just want to make sure that he -- you know , that he has a chance to grow into a man . lucky : do n't take this the wrong way . i just hope that jake winds up with a lot more of you than his father . [ scene_break ] luke : where will you go ? skye : oh , someplace beautiful and green . luke : the inside of a money vault . skye : no , luke , i mean the countryside . away from all the hypocrisy and madness , and the danger . luke : good for you , blaze . you 're living life on your own terms . i admire that . sure beats the hell out of being run out of town on a rail . skye : which somehow , you 've managed to avoid . luke : huh . well , that 's because i know how to seize the moment , see ? like now . let me ask you something . do you think it 's better to keep an endangered species in a cage -- study it ? keep it safe , but study it ? or is it better to open the damn door and let it live the way it 's supposed to live -- free . skye : luke , what are you talking about ? luke : i have a little favor i 'd like to ask . [ scene_break ] clarice : i 'll go on ahead and arrange for your bags to be picked up . the car will be waiting to take you to the airport right after the party . and by this time tomorrow , you 'll be back in the world you belong . the one you lived in before this whole ugly mess even started . [ scene_break ] sonny : kate is off - limits to you , now and forever . carly : so you did break up ? sonny : why are you so interested ? you and jax having some problems ? carly : i could care less if kate dumped you . that i was right about her all along . now we can focus on jason . sonny : why are you putting your energy into everybody else 's life ? why are n't you getting -- you should ask yourself that . carly : do you know how wonderful it would be for jason to have jake , even if it 's part - time , sonny ? sonny : i already had this conversation with jason . he has his reasons to want everybody else to believe that lucky is jake 's father . carly : no , that 's because elizabeth is trying to convince him that he ca n't keep jake safe . you have to tell him how crazy that is . sonny : okay , whether we agree or not , it 's his choice . carly : we have to change his mind . sonny : well , he may -- jason : no , you do n't . carly : you have a child . i know what at means to you . jason : then you should know what it means that i want him safe , carly . sonny : okay , we got work to do . come on , let 's -- carly : no , what is wrong with you ? jason has already lost so much time with his son , time he 's never going to get back . sonny : carly , come -- leave -- ca n't you just leave him alone for -- carly : do n't stand there and pretend like you do n't agree with me . like -- like you do n't see how much your best friend is suffering and how much it rips out his heart to see -- jason : i told you to leave it alone ! can you do what i ask just one time , please ? carly : it 's not what you want ! it 's what elizabeth wants ! jason : if you want to get maternal , go have a kid with jax . leave my son out of it . [ scene_break ] sam : hey . i left a message for you . i -- i actually -- i left a few messages for you . lucky : i got them . sam : i -- i have n't seen you since you stopped by the other day when elizabeth was there . lucky : there was a problem with my dad . he was supposed to be released today , so i -- i can only imagine the problems are just starting . sam : well , did you have to spend the night in the hospital ? lucky : no . i just wanted more time to think , about you and me -- whether we can make anything work . sam : yeah , about that -- um -- i 'm sorry that i told carly and i 'm sorry that i picked a fight with elizabeth , but -- lucky : but you did . and a part of you got off on it . you 're not stupid , sam . you knew -- you knew exactly what you were doing by telling carly the truth about jake . you knew she would react , that she would -- she would cause trouble for jason and elizabeth . you 're still blaming them for what happened with you and jason , the fact that you ca n't have a child of your own -- all of it . you want them to pay for it . do i like it ? no . do i want to be a part of it ? no . but in some messed up way , i understand it . [ scene_break ] edward : skye ? so , this is it , huh ? skye : i do n't really like goodbyes . i 'm not very good at them . edward : neither am i . but god bless you and -- and lila rae , and i hope when she 's older you 'll tell her about her namesake . skye : oh , you know i will . [ edward chuckles ] edward : listen , if you ever need anything -- skye : thank you , edward , for everything . thank you . [ scene_break ] kelly : and when did you start feeling this way , angie ? nadine : temp is 101.2 angie : a few days ago . joe : she did n't want to take any medicine because of the baby , but the -- the pharmacist said the over - the - counter stuff would be okay , but it did n't help . angie : did i do anything wrong ? kelly : no , this is n't the side effect of the cold medication . i want to run some tests so i can get an idea of what 's going on , okay ? joe : yes . angie : thank you . iris : uh -- mr. smith ? joe : yes ? iris : there is a problem with your insurance . according your carrier , it 's lapsed . you missed a payment . joe : well , somebody must 've made a mistake with the paperwork . i -- i know i sent the check . iris : well , i 'm just passing on what i 've been told . joe : well , look , just take care of my wife . it 's a simple mistake ; i 'll take care of it . iris : no , i -- i 'm sorry , but we ca n't treat her . joe : well , well , what do you mean , `` ca n't `` ? iris : well , it 's hospital policy . you 'll have to take her to county . joe : do n't talk to me about policy , okay ? talk to me as a human being . now , my wife is here and she 's sick and she 's pregnant and we have valid insurance . now , somebody read the wrong thing on the wrong piece of paper -- that 's it , okay ? so just help my wife while i take care of that . angie : joe , it 's okay . joe : no , it 's not okay . you 're not okay . angie : she 's just doing her job . please , let 's just go . get my things . [ scene_break ] jax : carly ? hey . carly : what ? hey . what ? jax : i 've looked , like , everywhere for you . can we talk ? carly : i ca n't right now . i have to find jason a lawyer . jax : whoa , hold on a second . we need to talk . jax : you know , you really need to get your priorities straight . carly : what are you talking about ? why are you doing this ? jax : carly , there 's this -- there 's this growing distance between us . there 's something that you 're not telling me -- i do n't know what it is . i just want to have an evening where the two of us can sit down , relax . carly : i do n't have time for hearts and flowers right now . i 'm really sorry , okay ? jax : you know what ? our marriage is n't -- well , it 's not in trouble exactly , but -- carly : why would you even say the word `` trouble `` ? i do n't have time for this , okay ? i have to help jason right now . do n't you understand ? jax : no , you 're -- you 're so caught up in jason 's problem , you do n't even see it , do you ? carly : this coming from you ? you , who chased jerry around wherever he needed you ? jax : okay , you ca n't compare jason -- jerry 's my brother . carly : and jason is my best friend . jax : yeah , and when does it end ? where do you draw the line with jason ? i really want know . carly : when i know he 's happy . jax : when you know he 's happy . [ scene_break ] sonny : um -- kate had it framed . i got to tell you , after going to that art gallery , i think my kid 's got some talent . [ jason chuckles ] sonny : probably , you know , takes after carly . who knows what the hell he 's going to take after me . jason : `` love does n't make mistakes . `` it 's just something emily used to say . sonny : she 's right . love does n't mess things up , you know ? people do . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : all right , angel , are you ready for night - night ? come on . oh . i love you so much . all i want to do is keep you safe . [ scene_break ] lucky : pain can cloud your mind , make you think of things that you normally would n't . after my back injury , i got hooked on painkillers . i stopped caring about anything else but making that pain go away . it wound up killing my marriage . you got hurt , too , though -- only it was your heart , and all you want to do is hurt people back . that 's what you got hooked on . i got help for my problem , and it 's under control . there 's not a day that goes by that i ca n't slip , something that i battle with . sam : i do n't want to be like this . lucky : well , then you got to change it . you got to do something about it . sam : i know . i know , and i will . lucky : you know , i saw elizabeth today . i told her that i would keep up with the lie about jake . i also tried to explain to her why you went off on poor carly . i told her you were so full of anger against her and jason , and that you would never want to see any harm come to jake . sam : did elizabeth believe that ? lucky : what matters is what i believe . i think of that little boy as my son . i do n't know how else to think of him . i know i ca n't stand the thought of anything ever happening to him . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : cam ? cameron , where are you ? cam -- cameron , i told you we do n't play with matches . cameron , you get back here . come here ! [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] sonny : it 's been very difficult to get you out of my mind . [ scene_break ] luke : i ca n't thank you enough for smuggling me out of that hellhole . skye : so , where are you going ? luke : i do n't know . that 's the best part of the deal . skye : yeah , well , i just got through telling edward how lousy i am at goodbyes , so -- luke : so am i . you were one sweet touch of class around here , blaze . skye : please , luke , i was a distraction . i do n't think you ever took me any more seriously than that . luke : oh , you 're wrong . i took you much more seriously than you know . it 's just that you set a standard that i just could n't reach . skye : hmm . luke : you know you dance rings around people just by standing still . you think you 'll ever come back ? gerald : excuse me . skye : oh , yes . um -- i know , it 's almost time to pick up lila rae . i 'll be right there , thank you . luke : i looked a lot better in that suit than he does , do n't you think ? skye : if tracy 's not good to you , i may have to come back . skye : take care of yourself . luke : you , too . skye : see ya . luke : i hope so . [ scene_break ] lucky : the fact that you want me to have my boys with me , that you want to get to know them , is the only reason that i can still sit here and talk with you rationally about this . yes , i have my problems with jason , too . he breaks the law . he thinks he 's untouchable and he brings danger to the people around him . and i do n't want any of that danger near elizabeth or those two little boys , whether it comes from jason or anyone else -- including you . i care about you , sam . we could be heading somewhere -- i do n't know . i do know that if we were to have a future , it ca n't be about what we 've done -- but what we do from here on out . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you 've got to stop running out of the house every time you get in trouble . [ alarm ] elizabeth : is that the smoke detector ? elizabeth : oh , my god . jake . oh -- jake ! jake ! oh , my god ! jake , i 'm coming ! jake ! [ scene_break ] edward : oh , dr. ford , we needed to talk to you about the board meeting -- regina : we got a 45-year - old male coming in , severe knee injury . epiphany : what , a car accident ? regina : skateboard . epiphany : what kind of fool is this ? regina : the kind we elect . mayor floyd : te it easy , take it easy ! you 're going to break the other knee . ow . ow , ow , ow , ow , ow . epiphany : mr. mayor . mayor floyd : hi . leo : how are you this evening ? mayor floyd : i 'm -- i 'm in pain . could we do something about this , please ? come on , come on . hurry up . leo : sure , sure . mayor floyd : ow , ow -- easy , easy , easy , ow . leo : easy . cassius : right . leo : you all right ? cassius : okay , okay . [ scene_break ] angie : they 've already turned us away , joe . joe : they wo n't again . regina : did you get your insurance worked out ? joe : yeah , i -- i made sure i brought it with me . [ next_on ] jason : look into anthony zacchara 's medical condition , both physical and mental . anthony : what do you want ? elizabeth : jake ! joe : you just turned her away ? i am going to blow this hospital !	lucky talks to liz and assures her he will continue the masquerade , then confronts sam and is willing to continue with her , only if she does not endanger the boys . carly receives no sympathy from anyone , but jax does want to have some alone time with her . kate prepares to move back to new york forever . skye makes her good byes and luke is not at all happy that tracy intends to put him on a health regimen . an father decides to deal with the hospital 's rejection of his wife due to lack of insurance with a gun .
lucky : i was just looking for diane miller . i did n't expect to find you in a meeting with brenda 's lawyer . what are you doing here ? [ scene_break ] spinelli : ms. cheng is known as wedding planner to the elite , so when she told me she could make room in her busy schedule to accommodate the divine one , i could not believe my good fortune . or maybe i should say yours . carol : when mr. spinelli said he needed someone to plan a wedding for brenda barrett ... sonny : well , mr. spinelli does n't have a say in what -- carol : the face of cartullo , to the fabulous murphy sinclair , i could n't turn down an offer like that . brenda : oh , ms. cheng , um , it 's , uh , this -- this is , uh , my fiancé . carol : seriously , when does murphy get here ? [ scene_break ] carly : ever since the bus crash i have been in overdrive . and i ca n't stop thinking about what could have happened to my kids . do you know a girl died , jason ? jason : i know . i know you 're scared . you got ta put your focus into something good . carly : what 's good for michael ? 'cause it ca n't be abby . i want you to help me get michael away from her . [ scene_break ] [ music playing , men cheering ] woman : you 're looking so good , like nobody 's fool , all shiny and new , well , looks can deceive , you could be very , very good for me , and , baby , i could be bad for you . surrender , do n't open your eyes , do n't let me go until you come to know my sweet surprise , inside of the door , we 'll spend the nighttime amor , ca n't tell you all that i feel , a passion [ scene_break ] jason : michael is n't in danger from abby . carly : how do you know ? jason : i met her once , you know . she seemed concerned about michael . carly : how could you not have told me about this ? jason : carly , because i did n't want you and michael to fight . carly : you still should have told me about this . jason : i know , i know . i 'm sorry . carly : i want to know everything . i want to know when you met her . i want to know , did sam just bring her by the apartment and introduce her to everybody ? jason : sam introduced michael and abby in october sometime . carly : october ? this has been going on since october . jason : it was one time . and i did n't even know michael was still seeing abby until he called me one night and said he was in trouble . carly : what kind of trouble ? jason : michael was talking to abby in the street and one of her ... customers or , you know , guys that she knew came up and started hassling her , and michael went off and he took the guy and he slammed him into the wall , and it was just -- carly : this is exactly what i 'm talking about , jason . that 's a parole violation . michael ca n't afford for that to happen . jason : i know . i understand that . i explained it to michael . he understands that he ca n't take those risks where he could get violent . carly : but he 's still seeing her . jason : because he can talk to her . carly : he can talk to you ! jason : no , he ca n't . carly : he can talk to me . why ca n't he come to me ? jason : when i got out of pentonville , i did n't want to talk to anybody of what happened in there . the guy that i killed , i did n't want to talk about that . the stuff i saw . and i could deal with that stuff . i talked to sam a little bit about it , but that 's it . michael is a kid . he went through a hell a lot worse than me . and he 's trying to deal with it right now , and for whatever reason , abby helps . carly : we should get him counseling . jason : no , he 's not gon na go to counseling . he 's making choices right now . we need to respect them . carly : i 'm so scared for him that it hurts . [ crying ] jason : i ... i know you can do anything for michael . okay ? even this . you just got ta stay cool about abby . i mean , you can scream at me , carly , all you want . please do not fight with michael . do not make him fight with you . carly : being a parent is so hard . it 's so impossibly hard . [ scene_break ] spinelli : the jackal fears the esteemed enchantress of nuptial niceties has leaped to a mistaken conclusion . sonny : what 'd he say ? brenda : uh , i was actually just about to introduce you , to , um , my fiancé sonny corinthos . carol : oh . it 's a pleasure to meet you -- corinthos , the gangster ? sonny : oh , good , she reads the papers . how did this happen , spinelli ? spinelli : in my desire to show complete support for the nuptials of mr. sir to the divine one , i may have forgotten to clarify , but i assumed she -- carol : i just assumed that the breakup with murphy was a p.r . move to generate buzz for his new film and for your cartullo campaign . but under the circumstances , i can see why your publicist would want to keep this new engagement under wraps . brenda : what 's that supposed to mean ? sonny : you know what , ms. cheng ? chang , whatever ... carol : cheng . sonny : you can back out anytime you want . it 's not too late . spinelli : i 'm not so sure that would be fair to the divine one . brenda : no , no . you know what ? i do n't need a wedding planner . carol : no , no . it does n't matter to me who you marry . really . i do n't care if you 're engaged to your plumber . brenda : wow . sweetheart , you know , we can just do this ourselves . carol : wait . why do n't you take a look and then decide . brenda : wow ! where 's that ? carol : that 's florence . do you like it ? brenda : it 's what ? ! spinelli : ms. cheng 's reputation is worthy of the divine one 's special day . brenda : uh , honey ... sonny : come here . brenda : i , uh -- sonny : do you want that ? is that what you want ? 'cause if that 's what you want , then that 's fine . brenda : no , but i do ... carol : see , there 's one phrase you wo n't have to rehearse . so , um , any chance murphy sinclair will attend the wedding ? [ scene_break ] lulu : this is awkward . dante : i 'm sorry . i do n't mean to leave you hanging -- lulu : it 's a very simple question . do you have feelings for brenda -- yes or no ? dante : okay , yes . i know her . she 's a friend . she 's my dad 's fiancé . she 's about to become my stepmother . lulu : are you attracted to her ? dante : did you miss the part where i said she 's gon na be my stepmother ? lulu : you know , you could ask to be reassigned from brenda duty . dante : on what grounds ? lulu : the fact that it 's a conflict of interest , that you guys are codefendants in a lawsuit , that your dad is marrying her and it makes you uncomfortable . there 's a lot of very easy reasons . dante : why is it such a problem for you all of a sudden ? lulu : because , dante , you 've changed since she 's come here . you 're more guarded . you 're not sleeping . i do n't know if it has to do with brenda , but some distance from her can only help . [ scene_break ] theo : ms. mckenna 's tourist visa is about to expire , and there 's little i can do . but you can do something . why not marry detective spencer ? siobhan : that 's a terrible idea . lucky : siobhan , you said you had questions about immigration . that 's why i suggested that you talk to diane miller . but i had no idea that there was a serious problem . and with all due respect , mr. hoffman , where do you get off suggesting that a green card marriage is the solution ? theo : well , there 's an obvious attraction between the two of you , and why not take it to its logical conclusion and help the young lady out ? unless detective spencer is already married . lucky : [ sighs ] divorced . siobhan : which is irrelevant . theo : well , marriage , then , is the perfect solution . lucky : you were brought in to defend brenda and dante in a wrongful death suit . am i correct ? theo : mm - hmm . lucky : why are you anywhere near siobhan 's business ? [ scene_break ] michael : i really want to hurt somebody right now . jason : i can see that . why do n't you tell me why ? michael : i went to the club where abby works and i saw her dance . jason : so you risked your parole to go to a strip club . michael : these guys there , they 're losers and they 're drunks . they look at abby like she 's some piece of meat . jason : michael , we already talked about this . it 's a strip club . that 's her job . you ca n't risk getting into trouble . michael : abby says it 's just a job , but i can see in her face , her eyes , some faraway look like she 's not even there . then some guy started throwing money at her . i wanted to snap his neck . jason : but you did n't . michael : it made me sick . it made me feel like i was trapped in my cell with carter again . [ scene_break ] abby : oh ... sam : abby ? hey , are you okay ? abby : i have to find michael . i need to know that he 's okay . damn it ! sam : what ? abby : i told him not to come to the club . i never wanted michael to see me at work . sam : he showed up at vaughn 's . abby : he saw me on stage . the look on his face -- i looked out and i saw him . and then he just got up and ran out . sam : abby , i am so sorry . i never meant for this to get so complicated . abby : i am not sorry that you introduced us . he 's the best thing that 's happened to me in a long time . the kid 's mother is dead set against us , and what just happened makes her right . he was devastated . that 's why i have to find him and fix this . [ scene_break ] siobhan : i went to see ms. miller to find out about my legal options . lucky : yeah ? siobhan : mr. hoffman happened to be here and he 's theo : happily , i am an expert in international law , immigration matters included . and i 'm agreeable to taking on a case for tax reasons . lucky : siobhan does n't need a handout . siobhan : after everything we 've been through , the best you can come up with is a green card wedding ? and then you embarrass me further by bringing it up in front of lucky without asking my permission . lucky : if it 's a matter of money , i already told you , i can cover the cost . siobhan : but that 's the reason i did n't want to tell you . you 've done enough without having to marry me or pay the likes of him . lucky : well , it 's your call . siobhan : excuse me . lucky , wait . i 'm sorry . i did n't know he was going to bring up marriage . lucky : it 's okay . it 's fine . you know , it 's not the worst idea . siobhan : [ laughs ] lucky ... [ scene_break ] ethan : there was nothing wrong with that last apartment . maya : for starters , the `` city view `` they advertised was of a brick wall . and did you see those roaches in the oven ? ethan : they said they allowed pets . maya : how could you not love the other one ? ground - floor apartment . ethan : first of all , see , my cash flow is unreliable at best . and the hospital pays you next to nothing for your thankless task of saving lives , which , in my opinion , is criminal . how do they get away -- maya : stop . stop changing the subject , okay ? did you not see the cute little garden in the back ? ethan : `` little `` being the operative word . maya : we can grow our own herbs . and the bay window off the kitchen with the window seating ... ethan : yeah , you throw in the leaky ceiling and the ancient plumbing , it 's move - in ready . maya : okay . you 're right , it does need some work . but by the time we 're done with it , it could be really cozy . ethan : by the time we 're done with it , our year 's going to be up . maya : yeah , you know , you 're right . we should just get a furnished apartment and rent it month to month just in case either one of us wants to bail . ethan : hey , hey , hey , whoa . nobody said anything about bailing , okay ? i 'm just saying there 's no need to waste money on unnecessary work . maya : i agree , ethan , okay ? so just take `` yes `` as an answer . [ scene_break ] dante : okay , yeah , it 's true . it 's weird having brenda here . and i 'd like nothing more to not be guarding her anymore . lulu : then that 's good , that 's that . dante : i ca n't just quit the job . lulu : you just said that you wanted to . dante : yeah , i want lots of stuff , lulu . i want world peace . i want my mother out of the hospital . lulu : i 'm not trying to be insensitive . dante : you 're not being insensitive . i 'm being an insensitive jerk . my mother 's going to be fine . she has nothing to do with me guarding brenda . that was a cheap shot and i apologize . the fact is , i was assigned a job and i have to see it through . lulu : [ sighs ] i just do n't know if you 're trying to be a good cop or if you 're just trying to be brenda 's hero . [ scene_break ] carol : okay , designers will be lining up to do your dress . please tell me you 're not exclusive to cartullo . brenda : oh , well , not personally . but i was thinking about giving cartullo a little shot at making the dress , just out of loyalty . carol : oh , that 's quaint . why not . have we chosen a date yet ? brenda : yes , february 18th , right ? carol : okay , a little over a year . it 's tight , but i can -- brenda : no , this february . it 's going to be ... carol : what do you mean , this february ? sonny : yeah , all we need is a bottle of champagne , right ? and a minister . brenda : yeah , and a few flowers and , you know , just a little cake . and a small little reception , right , honey ? carol : okay , well , i 'm afraid that 's impossible . spinelli : difficult , certainly , but for the field marshal of matrimony , nothing is -- carol : no , no , no , it ca n't be done . no , not the kind of wedding you 're admiring in my portfolio . i do n't think you understand , the hand - dipped heart- shaped chocolate truffles alone are ordered 3 months in advance . brenda : oh , we do n't exactly -- carol : no , do n't speak . and , you know , i ca n't have my name associated with some cut and paste ceremony . i have an idea , why do n't you just get married in an off - the - rack knock - off by some elvis impersonator in las vegas ? brenda : no , no , i have an idea . why do n't we just go get married at a sports bar and maybe i 'll just wear my jeans , and we do n't need you at all ! carol : good . that 'd be great . spinelli : i 'm sure this can be salvaged . i would love for you to have the wedding of your dreams . brenda : no , i am going to have the wedding of my dreams because sonny 's going to be there , so i do n't care where it is or what it looks like . carol : okay , well , thanks anyway . maybe next time . brenda : bye ! sonny : wait a minute . all i 've heard since you 've arrived is about your reputation , how important you are , your creative genius , right ? brenda barrett 's wedding 's going to look good on your resume . tell me something -- what 's in it for brenda ? spinelli : mr. sir , i 'm sure -- brenda : no , no , no , shh . sonny : i 'm just curious , okay ? when you look at brenda , you see the face of cartullo , you see a celebrity . when i look at brenda , i see a woman with hopes and dreams who wants to begin a new life , who wants to celebrate the greatest day , i hope , of her life . i owe it to her . she deserves it . brenda 's wedding has nothing to do with me , with spinelli , or you , ms. cheng . it has to do with her . so maybe you do n't got what it takes -- carol : no , are you through ? because that 's about 10 less minutes we have to make the impossible a reality . spinelli : you changed your mind ? carol : no , he 's changed my mind . spinelli : i am certain that the field marshal of matrimony will create a beautiful ceremony that will embody the commitment that mr. sir so eloquently just stated . sonny : whatever you just said , spinelli , figure it out , 'cause we got some place we got ta go . spinelli : oh . brenda : let me get my jacket . [ scene_break ] michael : all those guys watching abby , they were -- they do n't know anything about her . they do n't know she 's sweet , smart , fun to be around , that she cares about other people . she has plans , you know . she 's not going to be a dancer forever . those guys are sick ! like carter was sick with the stuff he said and when he -- jason : carter 's dead . michael : yeah , and i wish i was the one who killed him . you know , for a second tonight he was like one of those people that was watching abby . and i wanted to fight him . i wanted to use everything you taught me to beat him down and make him pay . but carter was n't there . it was just a bunch of guys watching abby do her job . [ scene_break ] abby : michael 's mom threatened me and tried to pay me off ! sam : oh , i know that well . trust me , i 've been on the receiving end of carly 's outrage . when jason and i first got together , she called me a gold digger and a user . abby : that pretty much sums it up . plus carly is all over this age thing . i know michael is young , but what is too young ? has n't carly ever been with anybody much older than her ? it 's hypocritical . sam : i know , but that is his mother and she 's overprotective . i should have warned you about that in the beginning . abby : look , the truth is , i 'm not sure i know how to defend myself . i really like michael . but carly 's not wrong about me . i make a living taking off my clothes for strangers . i mean , what part of that makes me any good for michael ? sam : no , no , abby , do n't do that . abby : you know what , i just thought that i was just going to do you a favor and move on . [ sighs ] i did n't expect michael to be so ... special , you know ? and he is much more mature than i expected , and he 's been through so much . i 'm just , you know ? sam : i 'm trying to understand this . are you developing real feelings for him , or are you feeling sorry for him ? abby : no , it 's not that at all . i mean , michael respects me . do you know how refreshing that is ? i mean , that first night , you know , when we were in the hotel room ? sam : yeah ? abby : michael insisted that i tell him my real name . he wanted to know me . a guy that 's this great at making me feel special ... i 'm not walking away from that . sam : well , good . 'cause i do n't think you should . and if i see michael , i 'm going to tell him that you 're looking for him , yeah . abby : okay . sam : are you going to be okay ? abby : yeah . sam : are you sure ? abby : i am going to be okay . thank you , sam . sam : please call me if you need anything . abby : okay . good . thank you . sam : yeah . [ abby sighs ] brandon : hey , abby . abby : brandon . how did you find me ? brandon : i missed you , baby . how about a smile ? [ scene_break ] brenda : why am i so happy here ? sonny : well , any place where spinelli and that annoying wedding planner , is not ... brenda : yeah , she 's an idiot , but she has great taste . sonny : but you know what ? brenda : hmm ? sonny : from the look on your face when you saw that portfolio , i knew she was good at what she does . and if she 's going to give you the wedding that you want , then that 's all that matters . brenda : what kind of wedding do you want ? sonny : whatever makes you happy . brenda : you always have an opinion about everything . sonny : well , only about the bride . as long as she 's smiling . and when i grab her hand and tell her that i want to spend the rest of my life with her , she 's going to know that i believe it . brenda : she 's me , right ? [ laughs ] sonny : you remember the first gift that i gave you ? brenda : of course . i remember that gift . you gave me a diamond tennis bracelet . jason was there when i got it . he told me i had to give it back to you . sonny : and you tracked me down at the port charles hotel . brenda : yes , i did . sonny : and i was with some girl . brenda : no , no , no . no , you were with -- no . that was a pretend date to try to make me jealous . sonny : but it worked . because when you walked in there , you were like so upset -- brenda : yes , i was . sonny : you were ready to throw a tantrum . then you said that the clasp was stuck and then you left . but i liked that , you know why ? 'cause i knew that you liked the bracelet and you wanted to show it off . brenda : i did ! sonny : and then you told jason to give it back to me when we did n't get married . brenda : yeah . diamonds at the start , diamonds at the end . sonny : you know that i used to stare at that bracelet , 'cause i kept it . i used to get drunk ... ah . i do n't know what happened . the bracelet disappeared . but i might have thrown it into the ocean . but it was probably good 'cause it was just a lot of bad memories . woman : i 'm sinking fast sonny : i want to do it right this time . i got something here for you . brenda : you -- you do ? sonny : yes . brenda : oh , gosh . sonny : you know , here . brenda : wait . sonny : um ... you ready ? brenda : mm - hmm ! sonny : i want you to keep these diamonds forever . woman : so far from where we 've been [ scene_break ] jason : so how come you went to the club ? michael : i was telling dad about abby . they met at the hospital the night of the bus crash . and i was trying to tell dad how special she was , 'cause i figured sitting next to somebody in the e.r . does n't exactly tell you much . dad brought up the strip club he used to run . jason : paradise . michael : yeah , that 's it . have you ever been there ? jason : no , it was luke 's club by the time i went to work for sonny . michael : yeah , dad said i could n't possibly understand what it 's like to work in a strip club , and i thought , you know , yeah , he 's right . i had to see it for myself . [ sighs ] it makes me sick to think abby 's there every single night . jason : and does she ever say that she does n't want to be there ? michael : no . jason : well , it seems like it 's her choice to make . you know , whatever abby 's reasons , you and i ca n't judge . michael : tell that to mom . she completely jumped -- jason : i 'm more concerned with what it was like for you watching abby dance and how much it upset you . michael : it made me angry . it was completely demeaning . jason : it made you want to hurt someone . michael : yeah , that 's why i got out . jason : that 's good . michael , that 's good . you 're aware . you did the right thing . now you need to decide if it 's a risk worth taking again . [ cell phone dings ] michael : it 's her . it 's abby . [ scene_break ] siobhan : what in god 's name am i doing here ? theo : i 'm disappointed in your job performance , ms. mckenna . the flow of information has slowed to a trickle . siobhan : i 've got nothing to report . lucky and his friends have made no progress finding you . theo : do they believe the late mr. jacks was the balkan ? siobhan : they are n't easily duped , especially lucky . i mean , they realized it was a little too convenient that i gave them the name jacks and then i witnessed the man 's demise . and for him to turn out to be the mysterious balkan ? well , it makes it all too easy . so they 're suspicious . they 've got no leads pointing to you . theo : you 're clearly impressed with lucky spencer . siobhan : oh , i 've had to work overtime to keep his trust . and it does n't help when you summon me with no advanced warning . i had to give him a cover story . and the quickest way to lose someone 's faith is to get caught in a lie . theo : would it trouble you to lose lucky spencer 's faith ? siobhan : i ca n't very well keep spying for you if lucky does n't tell me things , now can i ? theo : i sense a sentimental attachment . siobhan : i 'm doing my job . theo : mmm , well , just keep doing it . and remember , if you fail , the cost will be ... substantial . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] lulu : is there any chance i can just take back what i said ? dante : which part are you talking about ? lulu : brenda is your job and i 'm not going to interfere . dante : look , i do n't want to be doing this anymore . okay , it just does n't feel right for me to do not do the assignment right now . lulu : okay , then just do n't resign . that 's not -- look , if you did it and something happened to brenda , i know that would eat you alive , and that 's the last thing that i want . i do n't want you carrying that guilt . and selfishly , i do n't want to carry my own . dante : but you 've got nothing to feel guilty about . lulu : i 'm trying to trust you and i 'm being insecure . dante : no , you 're not . you 're just being honest . i want you to do that . i want you to tell me about things when they bother you . lulu : really ? dante : i think so . lulu : 'cause , um , you know that brown leather jacket , the one that makes you look like serpico ? dante : yeah , that jacket 's pretty amazing ... lulu : yeah , that jacket bugs me . [ scene_break ] sonny : this is the ring that i should have gotten you a long time ago . i know it 's been ... you know , i 've owed it to you for 13 years . but here it is , okay ? will you take it from me ? brenda : yes . i 'm sorry , i did n't do my nails . sonny : that 's all right . this one symbolizes how much i love you . and i will honor you , and i will be there at the wedding , you know i will . i will be there for you , for richer , for poorer , for better , for worse . woman : waking up this heart of mine , this crazy love sonny : and this one ... brenda : what ? sonny : nothing . this one will be for our wedding day , assuming that you want it . brenda : i do . sonny : and when you have this one on you , it will mean that , you know , it will be complete . we 'll be together for the rest of our lives . [ scene_break ] ethan : look , please believe me when i tell you i do n't want to hurt you . maya : where is all this coming from ? ethan : we have a boatload of potential , okay . unfortunately , i have a tendency to blow a good thing when i stumble across one . maya : well , you know what , that sounds like your problem , not mine . ethan : without a doubt . i do n't know how to do the long - term relationship thing . maya : wow , there 's something you do n't hear guys say . would you like your get out of jail free card now ? ethan : well , there was this girl i used to know , when my adoptive parents died , she told me that any hope i had of having something good last died with them . maya : it 's called fear of abandonment , ethan . ethan : no , it 's called being realistic . this is why luke and i get along so well . he is the personification of my lack of hope and faith , okay ? he 's here one minute , gone the next . maya : [ chuckles ] i do n't know what gave you the impression that i 'm interested in anything long - term , because i 'm not . ethan : oh , right . maya : i mean , this is a business arrangement , right ? ethan : yeah . maya : you know , i could use that money to put my sister through school . to give me the financial independence that i want . you could go on one hell of a walkabout with yours . better yet , you could let edward groom you into the next ceo . i saw your face light up when he mentioned shopping for private jets . ethan : oh , you think you can read me ? that 's cute . that 's really charming . maya : okay , well , we have a year to figure it out . now , we just need to find a place that we can live , one that we can both agree on . ethan : you know , your eyes get a shade darker when you throw up that wall that you hide behind . maya : focus . now , there 's a third floor walk - up on pine . ethan : oh , pine . how posh . let 's go . [ scene_break ] sam : hey . jason : hey . sam : hi . look , we need to talk about michael . jason : i know , i know , michael went to vaughn 's tonight . sam : i was at the hospital when abby called , and she was completely freaked out . jason : whoa , whoa , why were you at the hospital ? sam : annual check - up . everything 's fine , though . jason : you sure ? sam : yeah , i 'm the picture of perfect health . anyway , about michael , abby was so upset , i really did n't know what to tell her . jason : i think we should just let michael take care of it . i calmed him down ; he 's going to be okay . sam : okay , but was he as upset as abby said he was ? jason : yeah . yeah . he was -- brought a lot of stuff back from prison . basically michael feels powerless , and he thinks abby feels the same way . sam : yeah , of course , jason . this is out of control . jason : no , but it could be good . because michael 's actually starting to talk right now . that 's a good thing . sam : no , this is not a good thing . this is n't just michael 's problem . abby was so upset . it is clear , she has real feelings for him . [ scene_break ] abby : you got my text . michael : yeah . look , i need to explain . abby : michael , i asked you not to come to the club . michael : i know . you did n't want me to see what you do . abby : because you do n't belong there . you could have got into trouble . michael : abby , why did n't you tell me how much you hated dancing ? abby : i do n't . michael : now do n't lie to me , abby . i saw your face . those guys made you sick . abby : it 's just work . it 's how i make my money right now . you know , but i hope it does n't change things between us . that we can still be friends . you know , that when you look at me , you do n't just see me taking off my clothes for other men . [ scene_break ] jason : carly stopped by . she 's going crazy . part of it 's the bus crash . sam : oh , i should remember that . i should remember that and be a little nicer . jason : well , carly has no right to disrespect you . sam : i know . i know , jason , and i can stand up to carly , but i understand why she 's mad at me for introducing abby to michael . i just thought it was the best solution . jason : well , you know , at first i did n't really agree with it , but , i mean , abby has done more for michael than anybody else . sam : i know . jason : but i just got carly calmed down . and when she finds out that michael went to vaughn 's , she 's going to go absolutely crazy . sam : jason , do n't tell her . jason : if michael was your son , would n't you want to know ? sam : yeah , of course . jason : i mean , just last night i was playing with jake , and he was a lot like michael at that age . i just remember it so clearly , reading and playing cars and taking him to the park , and always wondering what michael 's life would be like . who exactly michael would grow up to be . [ sighs ] here we are . sam : here we are . look , michael is a survivor and you taught him that . so for everything that you think he did wrong , you have got to start giving yourself credit for the things that you did right . jason : i 'm just thankful that jake 's not going to have to go through what michael has . [ scene_break ] abby : i told you . when i 'm at the club , i 'm not even myself . i am candy . i mean , she is the one who does the dancing and the stripping . i mean , i do n't even see who 's in the audience . michael : i should n't have went to the club , i told you . abby : you know what , you should n't have , michael . but it 's okay . michael : no , it 's not okay , abby . i went back on a promise . and i do n't want to be the kind of guy who does that . like what you want is n't important . everything about you is important to me . i never felt anything like i feel when i 'm with you . you are amazing . abby : you 're amazing , michael . i would have been so sad if you walked out tonight and i never saw you again ! michael : i 'm not going to walk out . i need you , abby . you 're the only one . [ scene_break ] siobhan : lucky ? lucky : hey . siobhan : hi . you mad at me ? lucky : no , no , i 'm not mad at you . i just wish you would have told me how serious your immigration problems are , you know ? siobhan : in case you have n't noticed , i 'm very independent . lucky : i have noticed . siobhan : i believe in taking care of little troubles before they become bigger problems . lucky : yeah . yeah , that 's all great , it 's just , it 's made me feel like an outsider , you know ? like , um , you ca n't come to me if you need help with something . siobhan : look at you . your brow all furrowed . there 's nothing you can do about my troubles , lucky spencer . lucky : sure . sure there is . i could marry you . what ? come on . okay , just look at this way . if immigration is about to ship you off and you 're in dire need of a green card marriage , i 'm the first in line . [ scene_break ] sonny : brenda veronica , i will love you , honor you , cherish you and keep you , forsaking all others . for richer , for poorer , for better or for worse . for as long as we both shall live . brenda : sonny ! sonny : brenda ! brenda : hmm ? are you okay ? sonny : yeah . brenda : you sure ? sonny : yeah , go back to sleep . it 's okay , it 's all right . i 'm all right .	lucky is surprised to find siobhan meeting with theo . theo suggests that siobhan marry lucky . lucky is suspicious of theo 's motives . siobhan tells lucky that theo knows a lot about immigration laws . maya and ethan talk about looking for an apartment . maya and ethan both agree that they are not looking for a long - term commitment . carol , the wedding planner , assumes brenda is marrying murphy sinclair . carol is shocked that brenda would marry a well- known criminal . carol and brenda bicker over the wedding planning . lulu wishes dante would stop guarding brenda but he hates the idea . lulu apologizes for her insecurities . carly wants jason 's help in splitting up michael and abby . carly asks jason how michael met abby . jason tells carly that abby is good for michael ; he asks that carly stay out of michael 's love life . abby is horrified to discover michael watching her dance at the strip club . michael tells jason that he saw abby dance at the strip joint . michael talks about carter and how he wishes he could have killed him . abby confides in sam . sam is worried how michael will react to seeing abby dance . abby understands where carly is coming from but refuses to stop seeing michael . brandon , abby 's ex - boyfriend , shows up unannounced . sonny and brenda share an intimate moment at the cabin in the woods . sonny presents brenda with an engagement ring . siobhan and the balkan meet in a confessional booth . theo assumes siobhan is falling for lucky ; he warns her to stay focused . jason and sam talk about michael and abby . jason apologizes to sam for carly 's behavior . abby meets with michael . abby wishes that michael had n't seen her dancing at the strip club . michael and abby share a passionate kiss . siobhan and lucky have a heartfelt chat . lucky says he 'll marry siobhan if needed . sonny dreams about marrying brenda .
todd : `` i knew johnny had caused the accident that killed my granddaughter and her father , and i stood by and let connie use the information to blackmail johnny into marrying her . i let you get hurt , and that was wrong . that 's not how a friend treats another friend . i hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me . i hope it 's not too late for us . `` mcbain : i would n't count on it . [ scene_break ] carly : starr . starr : hi . carly : hey . uh , is -- is michael here ? starr : no . i 'm sorry . he 's at the hospital . carly : right . he would want to be with kristina right now . starr : yeah . i mean , i 'm heading over there in a minute . i just came to pick up a change of clothes for michael and ... is everything okay ? carly : yeah . it 's fine . it 's fine . it 's awful . [ chuckles ] and i just wanted to salvage what 's important in my life right now , and that would be my relationship with michael . [ scene_break ] sonny : i appreciate you being here , michael . it means a lot to me . michael : yeah . where else would i be , dad ? sonny : your sister 's gon na need you , so you got to be there for her . you understand what i 'm saying ? michael : she can count on me , okay ? so can you . [ footsteps approach ] michael : hey , how 'd it go ? alexis : the legal department is sending over the forms that connie needs to sign . sonny : okay . i 'll go get her . alexis : okay . michael : how are you holding up ? kristina : i 'm okay , i think . kind of just numb . i just keep focusing on them setting trey free . sonny : [ sighs ] kristina : dad ? where 's connie ? sonny : she 's gone . kristina : what do you mean , she 's gone ? she 's supposed to be in there with trey . wh - where 'd she go ? [ scene_break ] [ indistinct conversations ] connie : i 'll have another one . bartender : you got it . connie : hey . yeah , you . can i buy you a drink ? i mean , no offense , but you look like you could use one . bitch of a day , huh ? a.j . : honey , you have no idea . connie : yeah , well ... i really hate to drink alone . so , what do you say , huh ? can i buy you a drink ? a.j . : why the hell not ? [ scene_break ] steven : [ sighs ] hey . what 's wrong ? olivia : oh , steve . thank god . steven : what 's wrong ? olivia : i 'm sorry for barging in like this . i just -- steven : baby , you 're shaking . olivia : i needed to see you . i just -- i do n't want anything to happen to you , okay ? steven : i 'm fine . i 'm fine . besides , what 's gon na happen to me here ? you afraid i 'm gon na slip in the shower or catch a cold ? olivia : no , i know it 's so silly , but ever since we decided that we were gon na get married ... steven : mm - hmm ? olivia : ... you know , committed to spending the rest of our lives together , i just -- [ sighs ] i do n't know what i would do if i lost you . steven : oh , baby . [ scene_break ] connie : hey ! bartender ! what 's a girl got to do to get some service around here ? my friend needs a drink ! coleman : keep your shirt on ! or do n't . connie : [ chuckles ] coleman : either way , it 's a hell of a view . [ laughs ] good to see you , kate . connie : ah , it 's connie now . coleman : ah . so i hear . connie : mm . coleman : what , you getting back in touch with your bensonhurst roots ? connie : oh , well , you know , i 'm getting in touch with a lot of things lately . coleman : mm . connie : what do you say , coleman ? you want to take a spin , for old times ' sake ? hmm ? coleman : sounds very tempting , sweetheart -- in other circumstances [ smooches ] almost irresistible . connie : what 's wrong with the circumstances right now ? coleman : 'cause i do n't need your kind of trouble . connie : trouble ? what are you talking about ? coleman : the last place i want to be is in the middle of sonny and his girlfriend . [ scene_break ] alexis : i thought you said that connie agreed to take trey off of life support . sonny : she d -- she was ready to sign the papers . kristina : then why did she take off ? sonny : i do n't know . i mean , maybe she saw her son and then she panicked . kristina : oh , please , dad . connie does n't panic . that 's not what happened , and you know it . sonny : what are you saying , kristina ? kristina : connie does n't give a damn about trey . she was just playing you the whole time . [ scene_break ] carly : you know , i do n't want to keep you . can you just tell michael i stopped by ? starr : yeah , of course . carly : all right . thanks . how is trey ? i mean , have there been any changes ? starr : [ sighs ] no . carly : i 'm sorry . i know you guys were close . how are you holding up ? starr : it just feels like a nightmare -- like everything that 's happening just really is n't happening . carly : i know the feeling well . starr : do you want to come in ? it 's just , uh , i saw how upset you were when you found out , well , everything about my dad . carly : that 's an understatement . starr : if it 's any consolation , he 's in jail , so ... carly : i know . i went to todd 's cell earlier , and i wrote him off -- for good . [ scene_break ] todd : you here to gloat , mcbain ? mcbain : if that was the case , i would have brought popcorn . so , what you writing ? todd : young - adult fiction . i 'm pandering to your demographic . mcbain : actually , i prefer comic books , but , you know , that sounded a lot like an apology , todd . todd : well , that 's how you know it 's fiction . mcbain : now , let 's see . the question is , who would you be apologizing to ? who would rate an apology from todd manning ? that list is ... long but distinguished . it could be sam . could be marty . it could be téa . could be starr . it could be ... you been writing a letter to carly . todd : huh . mcbain : yeah , that 's it -- carly . todd : it 's a private correspondence . mcbain : `` dear carly , i 'm sorry i screwed up your life even worse than johnny zacchara . xoxo , todd . `` todd : you 're just bent out of shape because she did n't buy your hero act . she did n't listen to all your dire warnings . that 's why -- that 's why you think it 's so funny . mcbain : no , all i need is seeing you here behind bars . from the moment you walked after killing your brother in llanview -- todd : oh , shut up . you hated victor as much as i did . at least i had the guts to kill the guy . how long has it been since you 've seen your wife and your child , john ? i was dragged away from my family . you -- you chose to turn your back on natalie and liam . mcbain : whatever floats your boat , manning . you know , at the end of the day , you 're the one trapped behind bars . hey , you know what ? maybe we can capture this moment for posterity . maybe i 'll get one of the guards to take a picture of the two of us . ah , what the heck ? no one 's around . just grab this one myself . todd : what are you doing ? you ca n't take my picture . mcbain : smile . todd : what are you talking about ? mcbain : that 's nice . todd : hey , give me that camera ! mcbain : give it to me . work it ! work it ! [ cell phone beeps ] mcbain : yeah . there we go . [ scene_break ] carly : i know how much your dad loves you . and i know how devastated you must have been to find out the truth . starr : yeah , well , i knew about the babies . he had told me that . [ sighs ] carly : since when ? starr : oh , after sam got her baby back , i went to the police station and confronted my dad , and that 's when he told me . and i know -- i know i should have told the police . i - i just -- i could n't send my own father to prison . carly : no , no . i mean , i get why you did n't want to call the police . what i do n't get is why todd could tell you the truth and then turn around and lie to my face . [ scene_break ] mcbain : i 'm a photographer . i think that 's pretty good . what do you think ? you know , maybe you can , you know , attach one of those headlines to it that you like so much at the sun . you know , what is it ? `` sunset for sun boss `` -- you know , something like that . todd : that headline sucks . that picture sucks . mcbain : really ? todd : yeah . mcbain : i think the composition 's nice . look at the lighting and everything . i think you could sell a lot of newspapers with this picture . todd : why do n't you leave the publishing to me and you stick to what you 're really good at -- moping around and not solving any crimes ? mcbain : you know what i could do with this photo ? i think i could send it to téa . you know , maybe seeing you behind bars may bring her some peace , bring her some sense of justice after all the things that you 've done to her . that 's what i 'm gon na do . todd : you know what ? you judge me all the time . but when it comes right down to it , you 're no different from me , john . [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm not naive . i know todd could n't say anything to me when mcbain was in the room , but afterwards , i asked him over again , and he swore on your life that he was innocent . starr : okay . then no offense , but if you knew what he did , why did you believe him ? carly : [ sighs ] 'cause i wanted to . todd said that he was my friend , and , to me , a friend is someone that you can count on and who accepts you and who takes your side , even when they know you 're wrong , and i would have been that friend to your father if he would have just trusted me . so , there you go . starr : well , you really were his only real friend . except for my 8-year - old cousin , but he was -- he was really afraid to lose you . carly : well , look where we are . how 'bout that ? starr : he did n't tell me that johnny was the one who caused the accident that killed cole and hope or that he knew for so long . i found that out when you did . carly : [ sighing ] oh , god . you know what 's crazy ? is that the least heinous out of the three of them is connie . starr : [ chuckles ] carly : i mean , she 's gross and she 's a skank and she wants to take people 's money , but she ... does n't stand here and trash your father to your face like i 'm doing . i 'm sorry . i got to go . starr : carly , no . look , i know my father more than anyone else in this entire world , and he -- he can be kind and sweet and loving and charming , but -- carly : he can . starr : but he also hurts people ... like me and my mom and téa , and i 'm just really sorry that you had to be another one to get hurt . carly : no , no , it 's okay , because , you know , the truth was staring me in the face . i chose not to see it . [ scene_break ] michael : it 's possible that connie thought she could sign the consent forms , but then she saw her son lying there , hooked up to all those machines , and -- kristina : [ laughing ] connie does n't give a damn about trey . sonny : if that 's true , after the accident , she 'd have taken off and just kept going , but she did n't . she came here . alexis : you know , i think your father has a point . as skeptical as i am about connie 's motive -- kristina : connie 's motive was to escape police custody , which she did ... thanks to dad . michael : kristina , that 's not fair . he posted connie 's bail . kristina : what 's not fair is that trey is in that room , lingering , breathing from a machine , and the only person who can help him from his suffering is nowhere to be found . so , please -- please do n't tell me that connie ran away because she 's his mother and it was too much for her to take . it 's obvious that connie only cares about connie . sonny : you did n't see her , kristina . kristina : [ sniffles ] sonny : she was broken up about trey . i know it 's hard for everybody to believe this , but it 's killing her . kristina : why are you giving connie so much credit ? and why are you defending her ? [ scene_break ] connie : see , you are behind the times , my friend . me and sonny -- we are -- we 're gone . we 're history . coleman : that 's right . that 's right . you 're mrs. johnny zacchara now . connie : yeah , in name only , at least for tonight . my husband 's in the hoosegow , and they do n't allow conjugal visits at the pcpd , so for tonight , you can do with me as you please . coleman : so , what 's johnny in for now ? connie : triple murder . coleman : yeah ? connie : but do n't let that stop you . coleman : maybe next time . connie : ahh . coleman : you still a champagne girl ? connie : ah , no . vodka -- extra cold . and , uh , one for my friend here . wh - what was your name again ? coleman : [ chuckles ] a.j . quartermaine . a.j . : coleman . coleman : yeah , i saw the headline in the paper . the prodigal quartermaine returns . a.j . : the son who was lost was found , was dead , and now he lives again . connie : so , you two know each other ? coleman : a.j . and i go way back . in fact , if it was n't for him , i would n't have this bar . connie : do tell . coleman : well , i used to have this sweet little club called the oasis . a.j . : strip club . coleman : great location , great clientele , beautiful women , until a.j . took himself out for a little spin and plowed right into the front of it . so , his girl at the time wanted to work off the damages , and i agreed , having no idea that was gon na cross the line with sonny and jason , so the oasis became an indirect casualty of their displeasure , and i wound up here . a.j . : that was back in the good old days , when this place was called jake 's . connie : well , you seem happy here , coleman . so , you two must be friends , huh ? [ both chuckle ] coleman : not exactly . [ scene_break ] sonny : i 'm not gon na fight with you about connie . it does n't matter why she left . we just have to find her . alexis : maybe she 's in the hospital somewhere . sonny : i do n't know . michael : she could be in the cafeteria , the chapel . kristina : or the airport or the train station or canada . in the meantime , her son , who she suddenly supposedly cares so much about , is trapped in his own body . alexis : well , at least we know he 's not in any pain . kristina : what if you 're wrong , mom ? what if his soul is still in that room because his body 's trapped in that bed ? i do n't care why connie left . what that woman is doing to trey -- it 's cruel . alexis : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] steven : it 's okay . you 're stuck with me . i ai n't going anywhere . come on . olivia : i know you 're not planning on going anywhere , but ... fate is a funny thing . steven : yeah ? you ca n't stop it , either , so why do n't we just not worry about it and let ourselves be happy ? olivia : [ chuckles ] `` do n't worry , be happy `` ? steven : mm - hmm . olivia : you know what ? i 'm a catholic , and also i 'm apparently psychic , so that ai n't gon na happen . steven : [ chuckles ] well , i 'm not a psychic , but i can see our future , and i think it looks pretty darn good . we 've got a wedding , a grandchild ... olivia : [ chuckles ] steven : ... a honeymoon . [ chuckles ] so , why be upset , huh ? [ smooches ] olivia : i know . steven : unless you 're having another one of your visions . olivia : no , no , no , honey -- nothing like that . i 'm just a mess today . i 'm so emotional . i got another -- another message from connie . apparently , they are gon na declare trey brain - dead . steven : that 's my understanding , yeah . olivia : i just ca n't get that poor kid out of my mind . you know , he 's my cousin 's son , and i never even took the time to get to know him , and now ... i never will . and what 's worse -- neither will kate . [ scene_break ] connie : i sense some lingering tension between you two -- some unresolved business , perhaps ? coleman : a.j . gave me the money to open this bar . connie : oh , well , that 's very generous of you . coleman : i guess that 's one word for it . connie : really ? well , if you did n't do it out of the goodness of you heart , then why 'd you do it ? coleman : a.j . burned down the oasis , all right ? and then he gave me the money to keep my mouth shut . a.j . : you got exactly what you deserved for blackmailing my wife and turning her into a stripper . coleman : not my finest hour , man . i regret doing that to courtney . but to tell you the truth , i was pretty fond of sonny 's sister . connie : whoa , whoa , whoa , whoa . wait , wait . were you married to sonny 's sister ? [ scene_break ] mcbain : this is interesting . do tell . in what universe are you and i alike ? todd : well , we both act without thinking . we both disregard the rules when it suits us . at least i admit when i do that . mcbain : if you 're saying that neither one of us is even close to perfect , you 'd be right . todd : okay . mcbain : but there are degrees of imperfection , are there not ? todd : i see your point . you never swapped any babies . but you did cheat on the woman that -- well , the mother of your child . mcbain : yes , todd . i kissed another woman . i have made a mountain of mistakes , of course , but most of my mistakes are not felonies . most of my mistakes , you 're not gon na be sent to pentonville . yours are . todd : what happened to us , huh ? what happened to our relationship , john ? mcbain : what relationship ? todd : we used to be pals . mcbain : if this is the beginning of a temporary insanity plea on your part , it 's a stretch . todd : i 'm just saying when i got back to llanview , you helped me out . you let me stay at your apartment . that was cozy . mcbain : okay . we , uh -- we had a few laughs . where are you going with this ? todd : well , you did n't always think i was such a son of a bitch . i think you liked me . mcbain : no , i never liked you . todd : you saw me for who i was -- just some lunatic who wanted to be reunited with the people that he cared about . look at me now . not much has changed . i 'm not such a bad guy . in fact , i 'm gon na prove to you that i 'm one of the good guys . mcbain : how ? todd : i 'm gon na get natalie and your kid back for you . [ scene_break ] starr : you know , for what it 's worth , um ... michael does know that your history with a.j . is complicated . he does n't blame you for how you feel . i just think he wants his own relationship with a.j . maybe if you stop fighting him on it , it 'll be a lot easier . carly : you know , it may seem that if i were a more reasonable person , i would be able to do what you 're asking , but i know a.j . better than michael does . he 's weak . he 's entitled . he 's pathological . starr : i know that 's who a.j . was , but maybe he 's changed . carly : if that 's the case , why did he provoke sonny at the boxing gym -- set it up so michael would walk in as sonny was beating him ? and thank you for recognizing that , by the way . carly : okay , let me tell you something . a.j . is the same person he has always been . he sees michael as a trophy , a way to say , `` a.j . has finally won . `` starr : i just think michael wants to give him a chance . carly : a.j . has trashed every chance he 's been given , and he has hurt so many people along the way . i do n't want michael to be one of them . and this is way more of a conversation than i wanted to have with you right now . starr : no , it 's okay ! i wanted to talk about it . carly : well , but you know what ? i mean , look what 's going on with trey . that was my kid a few years ago . michael almost died , and now he 's strong and he 's healthy , and you just got to count your blessings , you know ? trey and michael ... need you . and they 're lucky to have you . thank you . [ scene_break ] alexis : all right , listen -- let 's check the common areas in the hospital , all right ? i 'll check the cafeteria . you go check the chapel . sonny : you stay with your sister 'cause she needs you . michael : yeah . look , you should probably check the roof , too . it 's quiet up there . it 's a good place to clear your head . ms. kimberly : i 'm sorry to interrupt . i 'm ms. kimberly from administration . these are the papers authorizing the patient 's removal from life support . where is the next of kin -- mrs. zacchara ? sonny : we 're -- we 're working on that . um ... here . alexis : yeah . thank you , mrs. kimberly . we 'll contact you as soon as we hear from mrs. zacchara . okay . here it is . it 's all ready . we need connie 's signature . sonny : yeah , i 'm gon na go find -- i 'm gon na go find her right now . alexis : good . [ scene_break ] connie : so , sonny stole your son ? you mean michael ? a.j . : yeah . michael 's my boy . connie : oh , yeah . yeah , i can see the resemblance . michael 's one fine physical specimen . i see where he gets it from . a.j . : [ chuckles ] connie : hey ! lover ! why do n't you get mikey 's daddy a drink here ? coleman : what , are you off the wagon again , aj ? what are you drinking ? it 's vodka , right ? connie : shut up . coleman : [ chuckles ] connie : what the hell was that about ? you a drunk or something ? a.j . : [ sighs ] i have n't had a drink in years . connie : ahh . well , like you said , bitch of a day , huh ? so , uh ... [ clears throat ] why do n't you tell me what happened ? a.j . : that 's -- it 's a long story . connie : well , give me the condensed version . a.j . : michael and i were supposed to work together . i had big plans for us to run elq , my family 's company . just as it was about to happen , the deal just -- just fell apart . connie : well , that sucks . a.j . : yeah . connie : but , you know , like i always say ... there 's always another opportunity around the corner . a.j . : you see , i never really got to have a relationship with him growing up , and now that this thing with elq 's not gon na happen , i do n't think i 'm gon na ever get to be a father to him . connie : yeah , i know what that 's like . i have a son . i do n't think i 'll ever get to know him , either . a.j . : well , you know , you just said there 's always another opportunity . connie : shall we drink to that ? [ scene_break ] [ monitor beeping ] alexis : okay -- what are you doing , kristina ? kristina : if connie wo n't help trey , then i will . [ scene_break ] mcbain : you ca n't get natalie and liam back for me . todd : i 've been keeping tabs on your situation . mcbain : oh , have you ? todd : yeah . clint buchanan is using his considerable resources to make sure that you never see your child ever again . mcbain : it 's not exactly a secret . todd : if clint buchanan gets his way , you wo n't ever see liam again -- at least not until he 's shaving . or ... mcbain : or what ? todd : or i go to war with clint on your behalf -- yours and your son 's . [ scene_break ] alexis : have you lost your mind ? you ca n't do that . kristina : why not ? alexis : 'cause it 's murder . that 's why . kristina : how is it murder ? trey 's gone . he 's never coming back . alexis : the law still applies . kristina : so , pulling the plug before we have connie 's signature is a felony but doing it right after is an act of mercy ? that does n't make sense . alexis : it 's another miracle of american jurisprudence . kristina : [ sighs ] alexis : you do not go near that ventilator again . do you understand me ? kristina : it 's not right , mom . keeping him alive like this -- it 's not fair to trey . you know , why wait around for connie ? why does connie get the right to make this decision ? she caused the crash . she 's the reason he 's in this bed . she 's the reason he 's gone ! she should be in jail . alexis : all right . well , if that happens , then he 's never gon na be released , right ? connie 's the only one who can do this , honey . i 'm sorry she 's his mother . kristina : why do people care so much about biology over love ? i mean , look at michael . his real dad kidnapped us . he 's a pig , and michael 's somehow just supposed to love him anyway ? and connie suddenly just is supposed to get all this credit for being his mother 'cause she decided to be ? alexis : it is wrong . it 's unfair . it 's horrible . but there 's nothing we can do about it . connie is the next of kin . kristina : [ crying ] what if she never comes back ? what if she 's gone for good ? [ sniffles ] what are we gon na do then ? [ scene_break ] sonny : yeah , max . just keep me posted , will ya ? all right . bye . olivia : hey . so , i heard that connie agreed to take trey off life support . sonny : she agreed . then she took off . starr : she what ? ! she took off before signing the papers ? sonny : max and milo are trying to track her down . they went to johnny 's , they went to the metro court -- no luck . olivia : is n't there anyone else who can sign those papers ? sonny : she 's the next of kin . i mean , that 's all we got . michael : well , i hope they find her soon , because kristina 's bouncing off the walls . olivia : yeah , leave it to connie to cut and run just when her kid needs her the most . [ scene_break ] connie : oh , bite me . you do n't know what the hell you 're talking about , so shut the hell up . ahhh . coleman ! get me another one ! what the hell 's the matter with you ? you said you were having a bad day . a.j . : i am . connie : well , drink up . you said you lost your son . so did i . this is a perfectly good reason to fall off the wagon -- perfect timing . come on . salud . [ glasses clink ] singer : a lonely life a.j . : [ sighs ] carly : wow . my lucky day -- two of my least favorite people bonding . connie : i did n't know it was skank night at the floating rib . carly : why else would you be here ? and a.j . quartermaine having a drink -- so much for sobriety , huh ? a.j . : yeah , you really got to watch her because she might slip you a mickey . next thing you know , you wind up in an alley , covered in alcohol . connie : oh , honey , i do n't take it personally . if she did n't do those things , she could never get a man , huh ? a.j . : [ chuckles ] connie : come on . down the hatch . carly : yeah , drink up . but do n't get behind the wheel and drive and leave someone else with brain damage like you did jason . [ scene_break ] mcbain : and how do you propose going to war with clint buchanan ? todd : i can afford to assemble a legal dream team . mcbain : clint can afford a better one . todd : not better than diane . i guarantee you . it may take a while , but my redhead will get you back your redhead and your little redheaded kid , too . mcbain : liam 's got brown hair , and you think you can do all this from prison ? todd : yeah , well , see , that 's the thing , right ? it 's gon na be very difficult for me to help you from pentonville . so , you 're gon na get me out . [ scene_break ] a.j . : you know , i do n't know what the hell you 're complaining about . you seem to like the way jason turned out . carly : oh , i thought jason was perfect , but that does n't change the fact that you slammed his head into a tree . you know , just because people have the strength to survive your damage does n't absolve you from it . connie : carly , preacher , no one asked you to join us , so why do n't you go find another murderer or baby snatcher to sleep with , please ? we 'd like to drink in peace . carly : oh , you should drink in peace . i mean , who cares that your son is lying brain - dead in the hospital ? you need to party , right ? remember trey , the baby you left for dead and , years later , when you find out he survived , you gave him crap for living ? you remember that ? huh ? do you remember that ? ! connie : you do n't know what the hell you 're talking about . carly : and now all you have to do is sign a few pieces of paper , and he 's out of your hair for good . connie : i 'll have another drink . carly : yes , have another drink for the father and the mother of the year , right ? trey 's friends are holding vigil at the hospital , and you 're here hanging out with this loser . just proves to me what everyone says about you is true . you do n't care about anybody , anything , not even your own kid . [ glass breaks ] connie : you do n't know what the hell i care about , carly , so why do n't you shut your mouth and leave me the hell alone ? ! carly : with pleasure . how 's it going ? long time , no see . coleman : yeah . too long since you graced this place , toots . what are you drinking ? el rey sol ? carly : no . i want something stronger . a.j . : go ahead and have that one . i 'm not gon na be needing it . [ scene_break ] alexis : sweetheart , we 're gon na do everything in our power to find connie . kristina : and then what ? what happens if she still refuses to sign ? what do we do ? alexis : well , we 're gon na hope that she comes to her senses . kristina : and if she has n't ? alexis : then we 'll just keep trying to get through to her , but you can not take the law into your own hands . you even try to pull that ventilator out and you 'll be arrested , and i do n't want to visit my daughter in prison . kristina : so , what do we do ? we just sit around and wait and hope connie appears ? [ monitor beeping ] [ scene_break ] olivia : what the hell ? everyone 's going crazy looking for you ! what are you doing drinking at a time like this ? ! steven : i got this . that was n't connie , liv . olivia : okay , maybe -- maybe it 's not connie . maybe she 's not standing there right now , but i just -- i saw her standing there . she was drinking shots . sonny : olivia , what are -- what are you talking about ? olivia : i 'm talking about i saw connie . she was standing there . she was throwing 'em back just like she did at her bachelorette party at the floating rib . steven : do you think she might be there ? olivia : look , i do n't know . i got no guarantees , but so far , my visions have been pretty accurate , so ... sonny : okay . i do n't know what 's going on here . i want to go check it out , okay ? [ scene_break ] carly : you are two of the most selfish , despicable people i know , and you deserve each other . connie : [ sighing ] god . i hate her . a.j . : me too . connie : looks like we got something in common , b.j . a.j . : it 's a.j . connie : oh , sorry . a.j . : so , uh , you 're sonny 's girlfriend ? connie : [ sighs ] yeah , i was -- past tense . when sonny and i were together , i was n't really myself . a.j . : how so ? connie : forget it . actually , i was just beginning to think that maybe sonny was n't so bad . a.j . : what gave you that mistaken impression ? connie : because i got arrested , and he bailed me out . a.j . : i 'm sure you already know that sonny 's , uh , generosity usually comes with a price . connie : yeah , no kidding . 'cause , you see , he was just softening me up so that i would pull the plug on my own kid . a.j . : you know , i heard what carly said about your son . i 'm -- i 'm very sorry . carly : coleman , i 'll have another vodka . keep 'em coming . coleman : just in case , who do you want me to call ? carly : call for what ? coleman : well , on those rare but festive occasions when you would come in here to get hammered , i always knew if things got out of control , i should call jason . carly : why do you think i 'm here drinking ? i lost my best friend . and i did n't get to spend the last days with him because i was with my new friend , who is great and we are kindred spirits , and then i find out he 's been lying to me the whole time . twice in one year that i was played for the fool , so that 's a record for me . coleman : so , who should i call ? carly : there 's no one to call . there 's no one to believe in . there 's no one to catch me , so maybe that 's a good thing , right ? maybe it 's time for me to start catching myself , 'cause men suck . no offense . coleman : none taken . hey , how 'bout -- how 'bout if i get you something from off the menu ? carly : how 'bout you just get me drinks and just line 'em up ? coleman : [ laughs ] okay . [ scene_break ] todd : i 'm offering you what everybody wants -- a second chance , all expenses paid . mcbain : in exchange for you helping me with my case , i break you out of jail ? todd : well , starr managed to do it once . how hard could it be ? mcbain : you 're not serious . todd : no , i 'm not serious ! i know you 're not gon na break me out of jail ! i know you 're not gon na break me out of jail . but you are gon na make sure that my case is thrown out . mcbain : i thought that 's why you have that fancy lawyer . todd : what if you looked into the details of my case , and you found some kind of procedural glitch ? mcbain : procedural glitch ? todd : yeah , a procedural glitch , like dante did n't mirandize me or something , right ? okay , no arrest is perfect . you just have to find something that taints the case , and that way the d.a . does n't want to prosecute . mcbain : and what if i find out that your arrest was totally kosher ? todd : you need to find something . mcbain : [ sighs ] todd : come here . mcbain : what ? todd : just come here . you need to find something , and then you get your kid back , and you get natalie back , too , 'cause she can see that you 're trying to do the right thing . mcbain : how do i know you 'll hold up your end of the promise , huh ? todd : well , you 're just gon na have to trust me . mcbain : i do n't trust you . todd : well , okay , fine . what if i put a million dollars into liam 's college fund ? would that instill trust ? mcbain : well , then , you 're saying this is kind of a - a bribe . todd : no . i 'm putting you on retainer . mcbain : yeah , but at the end of the day ... todd : no . it 's a show of good faith . mcbain : oh , good faith . what you 're really saying is -- todd : do you have to be so superior all the time ? it 's a bribe . fine , okay ? it 's a bribe . i 'm bribing you . mcbain : all right . that 's what i thought . [ groans ] todd : you 're taking more pictures ? mcbain : no , no visuals . just -- just audio this time . mcbain : gotcha . todd : wait , what -- what did you just do ? mcbain : i think i just recorded you bribing me . todd : why -- what -- what did you do that for ? mcbain : well , it 's not really that hard . you just press this little button . you can record the whole conversation . these things are amazing . todd : but why ? why would you do something like that ? mcbain : well , insurance , of course . you know , in case you start to walk on these charges , i play it for the d.a . nothing says `` guilty `` more than a million - dollar bribe . [ scene_break ] starr : i brought you a change of clothes . hopefully , the hospital will let you use the locker room to shower . michael : oh , thanks . you are so good to me . starr : you 're welcome . oh , your mom stopped by . she wanted to see you . michael : oh , okay . yeah . i 'll call her or text her later . starr : could you actually call her ? she 's in really bad shape because of my dad . [ scene_break ] todd : whatever . it 's not gon na stick , right ? it 's -- that 's entrapment . you just entrapped me . mcbain : no , entrapment would be if i tried to get you to bribe me . this is more like ... foresight . but i got to say , todd , a million dollars ? i got to admit , i was feeling pretty down about myself . my sense of self - worth right now has sky - rocketed , you know , and to get to add to the list of crimes that you 've pulled bribing an officer , well , that 's just the icing on the cake . todd : it 's inadmissible . you ca n't record somebody without their consent . mcbain : in pennsylvania , maybe , but this is new york . i only need one person 's consent . todd : yeah , mine . you need my consent . mcbain : no , i do n't need your consent . i got my consent . todd : why would you give -- you 're the one making the recording . that does n't make any sense . mcbain : and yet there it is . todd : it 's stupid . it 's blackmail at the very least . blackmail is still a crime in new york . mcbain : it 's only blackmail if it 's quid pro quo . todd : fine . you know what ? i do n't even care . diane 's gon na get this thrown out . she 's good like that . mcbain : well , i 'm hoping she tries , you know ? you know , i just want to say ... i 'm glad we 've had this time together . it 's been nice , but i 'm gon na let you get back to your writing , all right ? 'cause if you are writing an apology letter to carly , well , it 's gon na need a lot more work . then again ... maybe she 's already moved on . [ scene_break ] [ mid - tempo music playing ] carly : ahhh . [ inhales deeply ] coleman : you sure about this ? carly : yeah , i 'm sure . so , why do n't you let me drink ? go away . [ sniffs ] [ music continues ] [ pool balls clack in distance ] singer : for a much bigger man carly : ahh . [ scene_break ] alexis : i know this is hard , but you have to be strong and patient . kristina : it would n't be so bad if trey 's so - called mother was n't a fugitive psychopath . alexis : well , she is , and there 's nothing we can do about that , unfortunately , so let 's hope that your father is right and that connie will somehow accept the situation . kristina : this is what trey wanted . how hard is it to accept that ? alexis : making a decision to let go of your child is a struggle for any mother , even if it 's a mother like connie . [ monitor beeping ] [ scene_break ] steven : did you still want to say goodbye to trey ? olivia : yeah , i do . steven : [ sighs ] olivia : 'cause god knows what connie 's gon na do to get out of signing those papers and letting that poor boy go . and what -- what if she 's not at the floating rib , like i told sonny ? steven : if that 's where you saw her , odds are she 's actually there . olivia : yeah , i hope shots are the worst thing connie 's doing right now . [ scene_break ] connie : hey , come here . i have a new rule . a.j . : i did n't think you liked rules . connie : well , i like rules when i make them , there , all right ? so , this new rule is no more sad talk . a.j . : all right . i 'm down with that . connie : all right ? so , you and i are gon na forget about all our troubles just for tonight . a.j . : you know , connie , i kind of like that idea .	todd writes a letter to carly asking for forgiveness . john torments todd in lockup . he takes a picture of todd and says he is going to send it to téa . todd says he can get natalie and liam back for john if john gets him out of jail . john records the conversation until he gets todd to admit that he is bribing john . he says a million dollar bribe will be good evidence against todd . carly and starr talk about todd . carly wonders why todd was able to tell starr about switching the babies , but lied about it to her . starr wonders why carly believed todd . carly says she believed him because she thought they were friends . starr takes a change of clothes to michael at the hospital and asks him to call his mother because she is in bad shape because of todd .
jason : there it is . elizabeth : that picture was fine when i left the room . someone must have broken in . jason : where are the kids ? elizabeth : um ... cameron and aiden are at gram 's , but jake 's upstairs . i sent him to his room . [ scene_break ] maxie : johnny ? what are you doing here ? johnny : uh ... regrouping ? lulu : okay , maxie , do n't freak out . maxie : do n't freak out ? ! johnny : yeah , yeah , that ? do n't do that . maxie : how am i supposed to not freak out when i walk in and my best friend is harboring a known fugitive ? lulu : okay . you know , people that live in glass houses should -- maxie : no , no , no ! this is not -- this is not happening to me again . okay . you know what , johnny ? i 'm sorry . i really like you . i do . but i 'm turning you in . johnny : no , no , no , no , no , no , no , no , no . maxie : uh , i do n't think so ! [ scene_break ] carly : i need you to promise me that you 're going to keep an open mind about the new doctor . sonny : i 'm always open - minded . carly : promise me you will give him or her a chance , please ? sonny : look , i 'm happy that patrick and robin are starting a new life with their little girl , but they could n't have waited till i started walking ? carly : sonny , there are a lot of great doctors in this hospital . there are . here comes one now . hi ! lucas : hey . hey , sis . sonny : hey . any -- any -- any chance that you could be my new doctor ? lucas : uh , sorry , man . no chance . i 'm just here to perform introductions and make sure everything goes [ clicks tongue ] smoothly . carly : hmm . [ scene_break ] nikolas : this lawsuit that michael has filed ... is gon na take on a life of its own . it 'll be tied up in court for years . and in the end , elq could end up in the hands of the quartermaines . hayden : i think i know a way to prevent that . nikolas : [ chuckling ] really ? then by all means , fire away . hayden : marry me . nikolas : oka -- i mean , i know we 've been getting close , but i do n't -- hayden : indeed , we have . nikolas : [ laughs ] i do n't -- something tells me that this marriage proposal does n't mean that you 've all of a sudden fallen madly in love with me . hayden : what if i have ? nikolas : come on . what is this really about ? hayden : besides true love ? it 's about protecting elq . [ scene_break ] alexis : i really wish you were n't so determined to move out . sam : [ sighs ] alexis : it 's that picture , is n't it ? sam : that is n't the reason . it 's not exactly compelling me to stay , either . alexis : you 're being very disloyal , you know . sam : mom , look at it this way . you and dad will finally have some privacy . molly 's going off to live in a dorm . kristina 's probably gon na be in school in a few days . you 're gon na be alone . finally . [ kristina goes through her mom 's mail and finds a letter from wesleyan college announcing that she 's on academic probation for failing to earn their minimum gpa . ] alexis : there you are ! kristina : hey , mom , what 's up ? alexis : oh , please tell me you 're not going back to school right away . [ scene_break ] jason : no one 's in the basement . no one 's on the first floor . nothing seems to have been touched . elizabeth : jake 's not in his room . [ scene_break ] kristina : you 're sick of me already ? alexis : never . kristina : nope . i get it . sam and molly are moving out , and you are visioning spicy kitchen sex with julian . alexis : are n't children supposed to be repulsed by the idea of their parents having sex ? kristina : yes , but after your rhapsody to molly the other day about what great gift sex is , i got over it . alexis : that rhapsody was intended to make you feel good about your sex life . you should still be insanely uncomfortable with mine . kristina : why ? no , seriously . i applaud your healthy attitude . you know , why ca n't you and julian act like teenagers ? who cares about things like , uh [ scoffs ] discretion or , um ... you know , dignity ? alexis : are n't you supposed to be back at school on monday ? kristina : no , actually , it 's next monday . it 's , uh , only for kids who are doing the winter intensive classes . alexis : okay . good . so then you can keep me from suffering from empty nest syndrome . sam : now what ? do n't . you 're not trying to guilt me , are you ? alexis : who , me ? sam : yes , you . alexis : all right . so , when exactly do classes start , anyway ? kristina : sam ! sam : what ? kristina : did jason notice that necklace that i found ? sam : actually ... yes , he did . yeah . kristina : well , i want details . sam : well , he just said that he remembered putting it around my neck and ... he remembered kissing me . [ scene_break ] jason : found him in your room . he was burrowed under the covers . elizabeth : oh , baby . jake : i heard a noise . i thought the bad man came back . jason : i searched the entire house . everything 's okay . jake : was the bad man here before ? jason : if anyone was here before , they 're gone now . jake : but he was here . he got in , did n't he ? elizabeth : uh , jake , listen . come here . listen to me . [ breathes deeply ] yeah , someone was in the house . jake : how ? without you hearing them ? elizabeth : i do n't -- i do n't know . i was in the kitchen . i must 've had the water running . jake : what happened to our picture ? did the bad man break it ? jason : all right , buddy , i need you to hear me . you do n't need to worry about this . your mother and i are gon na make sure you 're okay . nothing 's gon na happen to you . i 'm sure there 's a simple explanation for this . okay ? jake : okay , dad . jason : okay , buddy . now , look , can you be the brave kid that i know that you are and go upstairs while your mom and i sort this out ? can you do that for me ? jake : i 'll be okay as long as you 're here , dad . jason : i 'm right here . i 'm right here . let 's go . hey , call the police . [ scene_break ] nikolas : none of this would be an issue if jason could be reasonable . i tried to explain to him that this lawsuit hurts the quartermaines just as much as it hurts me . hayden : i saw it happen over and over again when i was working in new york . the court battle damages the company . the quartermaines might pull a medea and kill elq completely so you wo n't get your hands on it . nikolas : [ chuckles ] appealing to my love of greek tragedy . hayden : and your royal russian sensibility . nikolas : meaning if we arrange a marriage between us , i get to keep my ... corporate kingdom intact . hayden : exactly . nikolas : how ? hayden : well , one of the best ways to protect privately held companies is to put all the assets in the spouse 's name . nikolas : so you 're saying if we get married , you want me to give you part of elq . hayden : yes . [ scene_break ] sonny : who 's gon na be handling my case from now on ? carly : do you know the new doctor ? lucas : i do . yeah , he 's on staff here at gh . obrecht brought him in . sonny : oh , that 's just -- that just gets better and better by the second . lucas : well , he 's got a solid background in spinal injuries , and he 's highly regarded . carly : but ? sonny : eh , his bedside manner 's a little lacking . clearly , since he 's late . carly : hey , he 's not that late . okay ? just please try and relax . sonny : i 'm -- i 'm relaxed . what are you talking about ? carly : lucas , how are things with brad ? sonny : oh , i love when you change the subject . carly : yeah . so , have you set a date ? lucas : no . we 're still working out a few details with that . carly : long engagement . lucas : long marriage . sonny : long waiting for the new doctor . carly : hey . sonny : well , i mean , he 's -- lucas : oh . well , here he is now . dr. mayes : dr. jones , i got a patient being prepped for surgery . let 's get this out of the way . lucas : okay . uh , dr. mayes , this is the patient , sonny corinthos , and this is his wife , carly . dr. mayes : i only need to meet the patient , thank you . sonny : you know what , doctor ? if -- if my case interferes with whatever you 've got going on , maybe we should just reconsider . [ scene_break ] johnny : maxie , you would really turn me in , huh ? huh ? ha ha ha ha ! maxie : yes , i would . because the last time i helped you , it almost broke up my relationship . nathan could have -- hell , he should have arrested me after you forced me to help you get away . johnny : no one forced you . lulu : uh , you told me that you voluntarily left the room to take that shower so you could leave your wallet and keys out for johnny . maxie : yeah , after he used our ... personal checkered history against me . johnny : you could 've said no . maxie : no , i could n't have . you were just so ... johnny : `` so ... `` ? maxie : ... vulnerable . it would 've been like leaving a puppy in the gutter . johnny : oh , maxie , come on . as far as aiding and abetting go , your offense was very minor . you only had 20 bucks in your wallet . did n't get me very far . maxie : uh , my car sure did . the cops found it after you ditched it in kansas . johnny : okay . but are n't you gon na give me any credit here ? i mean , i purposely ditched that car in a small town across the street from a police station so you could get it back intact . maxie : seriously , johnny , where have you been ? after all of this time , nobody has been able to locate you until now . johnny : maxie , nobody has really been looking for me . it 's a cold case , and it 's not -- [ gasps ] hey ! maxie : do n't make this worse for yourself , johnny . no , no , no ! i 'm going to call nathan . i owe it to him . lulu : [ sighs ] johnny : maxie , give me the phone . maxie : no . nathan has been working around the clock on a special , super - secret case , and ... oh , my god . what if it 's about you ? johnny : it 's doubtful . i 'm nobody 's idea of most wanted . maxie : okay . methinks the mobster doth protest too much . johnny : what , `` methinks `` ? what , is spinelli back in town ? maxie : stop changing the subject . okay , i 'm going to call nathan and do what i should have done last year , which is turn you in . johnny , i do n't think so ! lulu : no . you 're not . maxie : oh , you better give me that back . lulu : not until you hear me out . if you turn johnny in , then you are sending me to prison , too . maxie : no , i 'm not . lulu : yes . i willingly helped him . i chose to help him . maxie : so ? you could just say that you were doing it to keep him here until he was apprehended . lulu : i 'm not gon na do that . maxie : then i will say it for you . lulu : please , maxie , in the name of our friendship , do n't tell nathan that johnny is here . johnny : yeah , maxie , in the name of our old friendship , too , please . maxie : really ? [ scoffs ] where 'd those flowers come from ? lulu : uh , are we really talking about flowers right now ? maxie : no , no . i ca n't see you buying those for yourself . johnny : maxie , okay . i bought them for her . can we please get back to the subject at hand ? huh ? maxie : oh , my god . johnny : what ? maxie : you guys are sleeping together ? [ scene_break ] dr. mayes : i want to get your initial consult out of the way , and now is as good a time as any , so ... dr. jones , thank you . i 'll take it from here . lucas : i 'd like to stick around for this first visit , actually . mr. corinthos is my brother - in - law . carly : that makes us family . dr. mayes : i 'm not a family doctor . and , lucas , are n't you needed in the er ? lucas : i 'm sure they 'll page me if necessary . dr. mayes : yes , and i 'm sure dr. obrecht will have something to say about you unnecessarily double - teaming me here . your family can bring you up to speed when i 'm done , or you could read the chart . i 'm sure you 're capable . good night . lucas : check in with you guys later . carly : yeah . dr. mayes : mr. corinthos , dr. drake brought me up to speed on your condition . i understand you were shot by some rival crime lord . sonny : what does it matter who shot me ? carly : yeah , the point is , sonny has had some progress . he 's had movement in his leg . that 's encouraging . dr. mayes : i 'll need to examine mr. corinthos myself before i can say what is or is n't encouraging . carly : okay . wait a second . you do n't believe that movement and feeling are encouraging ? dr. mayes : i 'll need to draw my own conclusions before making a prognosis . i 'm sure you can understand . now , if you do n't mind , i would like to see the patient alone . [ scene_break ] alexis : so , more of jason 's memories are coming back ? kristina : did he finally realize that he 's in love with you and that you and danny are a family and that you guys are supposed to be together forever ? what ? sam : you sound like spinelli . kristina : no one sounds like spinelli . what else did jason remember ? from where you left off , he was kissing you ... sam : [ sighs ] that was it . that was the whole memory . kristina : well , where did this happen ? i mean , maybe his environment , you know , jogged his memory . sam : um , we were actually at the penthouse . we were looking for a place to live . alexis : you 're not moving in with him , are you ? sam : no , no , no . i actually explained to jason that it was his place . he insists that danny and i take it . anyway , we got to talking , and he said he remembered the necklace , and ... you know what ? i 'm glad that something came back to him . that 's all . kristina : so he remembers kissing you , but he does n't remember anything else about you ? sam : come on . do n't sound so disappointed . jason and i are actually getting closer . we are . he asked me out for coffee . kristina : oh , i hope coffee was n't the only thing steaming . sam : kristina , stop . really , or i 'll tell mom that you 're studying pre - law . alexis : what ? she -- she is ? you are ? sam : yeah , i think you inspired her . [ cell phone ringing ] alexis : yes . i got to get that . oh , my gosh ! all right , listen , a lawyer 's work is never done . kristina : sam , please do not get mom 's hopes up about that . sam : what are you talking about ? you said it was the class you were doing best at . kristina : yes , but ... it 's my news to explain , okay ? [ sighs ] sam : okay . sorry . kristina : i know how you can make it up to me . while mom 's on the phone , you can tell me what 's really going on with you and jason . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : the police are on their way . how 's jake ? jason : he 's a little scared , but who can blame him ? elizabeth : yeah . god , it 's just , he 's been through so much , you know ? he was just getting used to this home and the family , and now it 's all falling apart . jason : i know . elizabeth : and i 'm fully aware that i 'm the one who did this . my choices are now hurting our son . jason : you need to stop it . stop . breathe . we need to focus on what 's happening right now . who else besides you and the kids have a key to this house ? elizabeth : my grandmother , laura . i think that 's it . do you think the guy that jake saw looking through the window could 've come back ? jason : uh , i -- i do n't know . [ knock on door ] man : pcpd . we received a call about a break - in . jason : but maybe the cops can figure this mess out . [ scene_break ] hayden : if , as your wife , i hold your shares , you will be that much less vulnerable . michael can sue you , but he ca n't touch my portion . none of those quartermaines can . and no matter what happens , you would still be in charge . and when it 's all over , i would just sign everything back to you . nikolas : just like that , huh ? hayden : of course . i know how much this company means to you . nikolas : it 'll take years for cassadine holdings to recover . elq is a lifeline to spencer and me . i wo n't lose it . hayden : marry me , and you wo n't . nikolas : how do i know that you just wo n't steal it right out from under me ? [ scene_break ] sonny : you know what , doctor ? i understand you 're new , so you may not know how things work here -- carly : hey , it 's okay . it 's okay . sonny : no , it 's not okay for me . you do n't get to tell me whether my wife can be at my exam . carly : sonny , m - maybe you need to have a chance to get to know dr. mayes without making -- sonny : carly , please . dr. mayes : there you go . see ? she gets it . sonny : well , here 's what you need to get . i would n't be as far as i am right now if it was n't for my wife . so if you do n't want her around , i do n't want you around . you understand , doctor ? dr. mayes : you know , i 'm sorry to hear you say that , 'cause i 'm the only doctor on staff who can treat you . [ scene_break ] sam : i already told you , jason and i had coffee . that 's it . why do n't you quit changing the subject every time i ask you about school ? alexis : that was diane . she 's planning a trip with max . kristina : oh , awesome . i 'm so glad they 're back together . is he taking her fishing ? alexis : she did n't say . kristina : i wonder if there are places where you can fly - fish in the winter . sam : i 'm sure diane does n't care what she does , as long as she 's trapped in a cabin with max all by herself . alexis : all right . on that happy note , uh , jason has a pretrial hearing coming up . it 's strictly procedural , but diane asked if i would cover for her . kristina : and you said yes , right ? alexis : i said i would be happy to . sam : you do n't sound happy . [ glasses clack ] alexis : diane gave me a little rundown on the case . nikolas and hayden have already given their statements , and both of them swear that jason intentionally shoved nikolas off the terrace . [ scene_break ] officer : well , a holiday prowler is one thing , but with two of these incidents , i 'm recommending that we send a team and do a thorough investigation . jason : that sounds great . what have you found so far ? officer : well , whoever broke in , they did n't pick the lock , they did n't use any force . so once csi gets here , they 'll lift prints off the door , and they 'll lift prints off the picture . hopefully , we 'll get a match for somebody who 's in our database . jason : okay . full disclosure -- uh ... i 'm in your database . my prints are gon na be on the door , they 're gon na be on the picture , they 're gon na be all over this house , so ... officer : all right , thanks for letting us know . we 'll look for the match . jason : you should also know that i 'm out on bail and i 'm awaiting trial . not that i did this , but , uh ... look , i can account for where i was , who i was with during both incidents . elizabeth : wait . jason , stop . he did n't do this . officer : any idea of who did ? do you have any enemies ? [ scene_break ] hayden : you really think i 'd cheat you ? nikolas : let 's just say i 'm not signing elq or anything else i own over to you . hayden : but just a few days ago , you said you wanted us to trust each other . nikolas : yeah , i meant emotionally , not financially . hayden : well , either you trust me or you do n't . trust is trust . nikolas : no , it is n't . not to me . look , you came to this town -- right ? -- working a con . this could just be an attempt to get elq . hayden : and this is the thanks i get for coming up with a way to protect your company ? nikolas : are my concerns unfounded ? i mean , were n't you something of a shark on wall street ? who 's to say that you 're not pulling a fast one and trying to rob me blind ? hayden : okay . i 'll sign a prenup . we 'll make it ironclad . will that prove that i 'm not trying to scam you , that i want to protect you ? [ scene_break ] sam : nikolas claims that jason pushed him ? it was an accident . alexis : unfortunately , you were n't a witness . hayden was . honey , you need to know that the deck is stacked against jason . and i do n't even know why a judge let him off on bail . i 'm surprised he did . sam : well , there has to be someone else at the metro court who saw the fight . i refuse to believe that hayden barnes is the only witness . alexis : diane said the police interviewed everyone , including the guests . sam : well , they 're wrong . i 'm gon na figure out who was involved . [ door opens , closes ] kristina : see ? this is the beauty of our legal system . you are presumed innocent until proven guilty . and with two great lawyers -- well , now he has two -- i think there 's a good chance that jason is gon na go free . alexis : look at you , appreciating the legal system . kristina : well , i did grow up with a great lawyer , so ... alexis : and now you 're gon na become one . i ca n't tell you , it means the world to me that you 're gon na follow in your mom 's footsteps . [ scene_break ] dr. mayes : i 'm used to having one - on - one relationships with my patients . that way , i can focus on the patient without having to field opinions and questions from their loved ones . sonny : well , you 're gon na have to keep this loved one up to speed . if she has any questions or opinions , you got to respond to that . carly : okay , um ... can i have a moment with my husband , please ? hey . it 's okay . i have to go to work . sonny : what do you mean ? it 's getting late . carly : yes , and it 's my turn to do the end of the day reports . please give dr. mayes a chance . if lucas says he 's okay , then he probably is . sonny : yeah , we 'll see about that . carly : look at me . i mean -- look at me . i want you to concentrate on getting better . i love you . sonny : love you , too . carly : i 'll see you at home , okay ? dr. mayes : i assure you , this is for the best . i have a tried and true method of working , so what do you say we get started ? [ scene_break ] hayden : okay . if you 're just gon na throw my past in my face ... nikolas : t - that 's just it , hayden . i do n't know your past . hayden : yes , you do . ric lansing hired me to come to town to con somebody . it 's not like it worked out . nikolas : it 's not just that . you were lying to me for a very long time . you claimed to have lost your memory , but you did n't . hayden : i thought we were past all of that . nikolas : maybe . but i 'm just saying that you certainly enjoy everything that my money has to offer . hayden : you offered . no , you know what ? you insisted . do i like living at wyndemere ? it 's a castle , nikolas . who would n't ? yes , i appreciate good food and great wine , but it 's not like i 'm just some freeloader . i mean , i am working , are n't i ? nikolas : yes , but , you know , that could be a ruse , as well . hayden : you know , i had a career making money for other people -- while increasing my own bank account , that 's true . but you want to know what i learned ? money corrupts every bit as much as power does . i 've seen money suck the love out of families and replace it with hate and bile and revenge . couples that were in love are suddenly at each other 's throats , trying to choke out every last penny . brothers and sisters seethe with envy and greed and stab each other in the heart over the family fortune . money destroys love . nikolas : sometimes , yes . i suppose it does . hayden : well , i do n't want to be any part of that cycle of destruction . all i want to do is help you . so , marry me and let me protect you from whatever the quartermaines have in store . [ scene_break ] jason : the door was open when i got here . i did n't notice anybody who seemed out of place in the neighborhood , no cars driving away . officer : and is that that something you normally notice ? jason : you could say that i 'm fairly observant . officer : you mentioned you 're out on bail . any disagreements while you were in custody , somebody who might be looking for payback ? jason : no . no , sir . i did n't have any contact with anybody when i was in custody . and i do n't really feel like i 'm the target here . both incidents happened after i moved out . officer : all right , well , the two incidents , they might not be related . it could just be a coincidence . jason : yeah . anyway , to be safe , could you , uh , put a patrol car outside ? officer : well , unfortunately , there 's just not enough threat to warrant that . jason : really ? officer : mm . jason : [ chuckles ] elizabeth lives alone with three young boys . i mean , in this day and age , how much of a threat do you have to have to warrant putting a cop car outside ? does she have to have a knife to her throat ? officer : i 'll do what i can , but , uh , the rules are the rules . i am sorry . good night . elizabeth : good night . jason : thank you , guys . [ door closes ] jason : call your grandma . we 're gon na gather up the kids and , uh , we 're gon na get out of here . we 're gon na stay somewhere else tonight . [ scene_break ] maxie : dante thinks that you 're sleeping with dillon , but you 're not . lulu : no . of course i 'm not sleeping with dillon . maxie : no . of course not . you 're sleeping with johnny instead . lulu : maxie ! maxie : i mean , he 's the one that you were with on new year 's eve . how could you do this ? lulu : how could i do this to dante ? maxie : no . to me . you 're hitting the sheets with a still sexy but fugitive ex- lover , and -- johnny : thanks . maxie : and you did n't tell me ? lulu : no , i did n't tell you because i -- maxie : because you 're moving on from your cop husband with lightning speed while committing a felony ? lulu : stop talking and listen to me . johnny and i did not sleep together . johnny : yeah , for the record , not my choice , which i still disagree with . maxie : you guys did n't even ... mess around a little ? lulu : he kissed me . okay . that was it . maxie : okay . then , um -- [ clears throat ] what happened with dante to send him on a warpath with dillon ? lulu : i was in one of the staterooms with johnny when dante showed up . he realized that i was n't alone . i do n't know . i guess he assumed that i was with dillon . maxie : just to be clear , i am very upset with dante . i think what he did was really wrong . but he is rocco 's father , and his mistake does n't cancel that out . lulu : agreed . maxie : all right . um , dante would be really upset if he knew you left him for a criminal , especially this criminal . no offense . johnny : none taken . lulu : i know that . but i am not sleeping with johnny . i wo n't . johnny : still hope for that , right ? maxie : okay . things will be over with dante if he finds out you are keeping johnny here . if you want to salvage your marriage at all , johnny needs to go . lulu : johnny will leave soon . maxie : that 's not good enough . i really care about you , lulu , but if i do n't turn johnny in , i am keeping yet another secret from nathan . johnny : okay , you know ? maxie , this is n't like last time . you 're not directly helping me out . you 're just not telling anybody you saw me . maxie : okay , but it 's still helping you out . oh , my god ! what if nathan finds out that i saw you here ? johnny : i wo n't tell him . lulu : neither will i . johnny : no . maxie : okay , but it could still come out . do you realize that this is something we could go to prison for ? johnny : only if somebody finds out , which they wo n't , because you 're not gon na tell anybody . maxie : look , i know that you 're in a crazy place right now , but [ sighs ] i need you to think about rocco . we are parents . we have children . we ca n't do stuff like this . johnny : maxie ! maxie : yes , what ? johnny : how is your little girl ? maxie : she 's great . thank you . i got to see her for christmas . i could n't make it to portland on time , so nathan arranged for spinelli to bring her here and surprise me . johnny : i always liked the jackal . he 's one of the good ones . maxie : yeah , he is , and so is nathan . johnny : mm . maxie : he 's really good to me , and i can not risk my relationship with him by keeping this . lulu : maxie , please . just give me a little bit more time . maxie : why ? what do you need johnny for ? lulu , you need to tell me what is really going on . [ scene_break ] sonny : i 'm gon na save us both a lot of wasted time and just end this before it starts . dr. mayes : mr. corinthos , i do n't want to be blunt ... sonny : [ laughs ] why stop now ? dr. mayes : ... but i am one of the best in this field . sonny : yeah ? dr. mayes : dr. drake personally requested that i take over your case . sonny : well , you know what ? i 'm sure that he meant well , but the way you treat people , i do n't want you anywhere near me . now , you said you had a patient waiting . get the hell out of here , doctor . dr. mayes : but who 's gon na treat you ? sonny : anybody but you . dr. mayes : your loss . sonny : nice . lucas : how 's it going ? dr. mayes : ask your brother - in - law . sonny : [ sighs ] lucas : i do n't like him , either , man . sonny : do you have a plan `` b `` ? lucas : i got an idea . [ scene_break ] carly : i had to turn over the names of every guest and staff member that were here on new year 's eve . not one of them saw the fight between nikolas and jason . sam : yeah , well , maybe it was someone who did n't want to get involved , someone who had something to hide ? carly : well , it 's a hotel . that could be a lot of people . so where the hell do we start ? sam : i would start in that tower , the rooms looking down on the terrace . carly : because anyone in those rooms would 've seen the fight . sam : yeah . hopefully , they 're willing to talk . carly : i will get you a list . sam : oh , i really hope they saw something and they 're willing to talk to me , or else nikolas could put jason in prison for years . [ scene_break ] jake : were the police here ? elizabeth : yes , honey . they just left . jake : so , is it safe now ? jason : you know what ? your mother and i were talking , and , uh ... why do n't we stay somewhere else tonight ? jake : are you coming with us ? elizabeth : no , no . you do n't need to . jake : what if the bad man finds us ? jason : hey . i 'm not gon na let that happen . you 're gon na be fine . elizabeth : jason , i can figure out where the boys and i are gon na sleep tonight . jason : yeah , i know you can , okay ? but just , please , do n't fight me on this . let me make sure you and the boys are safe . [ scene_break ] nikolas : very well . i believe that your intentions are sincere . and , uh -- hayden : do you ? really ? nikolas : yes , i do . and i appreciate your attempt to keep elq in my hands . it 's just ... hayden : but you 're not going to do it . nikolas : look . [ sighs ] look , i have a fleet of attorneys working to find grounds to dismiss michael 's lawsuit . they 'll find a way to defend elq . there 's no reason for you to enter into a sham of a marriage just to protect my company . hayden : who says it would be a sham ? nikolas : [ chuckles ] hayden : i have feelings for you . they 're very real and very deep . why do you think i panicked when i thought you were going to die ? nikolas : uh , i do n't know . i fell off a building , and panicking is a perfectly reasonable response . hayden : yeah , well , it had nothing to do with your money or your house , and it sure as hell had nothing to do with elq . it had to do with you , nikolas -- how you make me feel , the way we are together . i thought my feelings mattered to you . nikolas : they do . hayden : so ? we 're two people who care about each other , who 've gradually found a way to trust each other , who are happier together than apart . are n't those good enough reasons for us to promise to spend the rest of our life together ? [ scene_break ] johnny : like i said , i 'm just in town to take a breather , pull myself together . that 's it . maxie : oh , okay . so this is like a spa weekend for you while you 're endangering your friends . johnny : i will be back in the wind in no time . and you can forget you ever saw me . maxie : [ scoffs ] look , johnny , do n't get me wrong , okay ? i am super - happy to know that you 're still alive . johnny : thanks . me , too . maxie : but you know , i just ca n't make any promises . lulu : [ gasps ] no ! maxie ! maxie , please ! johnny : lulu , it 's fine . she 's bluffing ! lulu : please , no ! if maxie feels guilty enough , she will tell nathan . johnny : i 'm not worried about nathan . lulu : i 'm worried about dante . maxie was right . if dante finds out that i was hiding you here , he will never forgive me , and there will be no hope for us at all . johnny : i think that 's for the best . lulu : excuse me ? johnny : i heard the way he spoke to you on new year 's . lulu : yeah , because he thought that i was sleeping with dillon . johnny : god , lulu , stop making excuses for him . trying to explain away the fact that he does n't treat you well , that he does n't trust you or give you the benefit of the doubt . lulu , he may be your husband , but he does not treat you the way you should be treated , period ! lulu : we just need to finish this thing with valerie , and then you have to go . johnny : really ? you want me to go ? lulu : no , i do n't . but you have to . you have been here long enough . i should be telling you to leave right now , but , honestly , getting rid of valerie is the only prayer i have of ever reconciling with dante . [ scene_break ] lucas : yeah , i got a patient here at gh . who really needs your help . okay . i 'll e - mail the records right over . all right . thanks , man . let me know what you think . bye . sonny : okay , i 'm not gon na beg some doctor that i 've never met to treat me . lucas : you want the best , right ? sonny : the best just moved to california . lucas : this guy that i just spoke to is brilliant . he 's on par with patrick drake , and if he agrees to come here to gh . to treat you , you 'll forgive me i ever tried to force dr. mayes on you . sonny : well , we 'll see . [ scene_break ] alexis : i can not believe that you took pre - law and you did n't tell me . i am so excited . all right . how 'd you do ? whoops ! i bet you aced it . kristina : um ... i mean , i 'm sure that i did . alexis : did grades come out yet ? kristina : no , i keep looking for them in the mail , but nada . alexis : well , no news is good news . i am so proud of you . i really am . you managed to do this , and you had a really tough semester with your breakup and your dad being in the hospital . kristina : yeah . that all kind of sucked . alexis : well , but you got through it , 'cause you are my resilient girl . kristina : i try to be . alexis : i 'm really excited about your future . because when you are arguing in front of the supreme court or you are one of the justices yourself , i 'm gon na sit there , and i 'm gon na go , `` that 's my girl . that 's my girl . `` [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] hayden : we agreed to trust each other about our feelings . so trust this . we have a huge connection . you ca n't deny that . i -- nikolas : no . no , you 're right . i -- i ca n't . and i honestly want to see where this goes . hayden : well , great . so what 's the problem ? nikolas : i just -- i think getting ... married right now , for whatever reason , is a huge burden on what is a very new ... relationship . and i do n't want to sacrifice what we have , you know , what we 've built , just to hold on to elq . hayden : wait a minute . did you just ... choose us over elq ? nikolas : i 'm just -- i 'm just saying it 's too much ... too fast , and i do n't think that we 're ready for -- for that . what do you say we just , like , explore our relationship and ... and our hearts -- right ? -- and ... see what happens ? hayden : okay . [ scene_break ] jason : i am going to set you and the boys up at the metro court . elizabeth : no , jason , please . you do n't have to do that . jason : there were two incidents here recently . elizabeth : but the officer said it could 've just been a coincidence . jason : you do n't believe that . i do n't believe that . i 'm pretty sure the cop does n't believe that . for whatever reason , somebody 's trying to frighten you , and i 'm gon na put an end to it . elizabeth : thank you ... for watching out for us . jason : of course . [ scene_break ] carly : how 's jason ? have you seen much of him ? sam : here and there . carly : things look promising ? sam : uh , we 've had a few conversations . carly : you know , it has to be tricky for him . it does . he does n't understand why we love him so much . sam : mm - hmm . carly : and every time we try and tell him , it must feel like pressure . sam : yeah . i -- i do n't know . he seemed a little bit more open to hearing about his past . maybe 'cause i 'm not pressuring him . carly : yeah . sam : i kind of accept him for who he is . it 's nice . carly : how awful would it be if he finally remembers who he is and he 's sitting in a cell in pentonville ? sam : mnh - mnh , no , no . we 're not gon na let that happen . carly : no , we 're not , okay ? sam : yeah . carly : all right , the guests who had a view from the terrace that night . sam : okay . who is it ? carly : um ... oh . what ? okay . this is someone you talked to . yes ! sam : who ? carly : someone who would have every reason not to want to get involved . [ next_on ] anna ( to jordan ) : there might be a break in the rivera case . paul ( to raj ) : it would be bad business not to pay me in full . kiki ( to ava ) : do not try to manipulate me . michael ( to sabrina ) : i care so much about you and the baby . morgan ( to andré ) : i do n't really know where i fit in with my family . sonny : i 'm gon na take care of everything !	sonny goes to the hospital to meet his new doctor who 's replaced patrick . this guy is cold , completely robotic and regards patients and people as nothing more than business objectives . he tells sonny he does not want carly or any of his `` loved - ones `` present or involved in sonny 's pt or recovery although sonny tells him he wo n't accept that , does not like the way he treats people and will only work with a doctor who includes carly and his family in the process . lucas is there to help with the transition and makes some calls to find a doctor whom sonny will like . hayden offers to `` help `` nikolas with his rivalry with jason for elq by marrying him . she explains that jason can not take nikolas ' assets if he places them in his spouse 's name . instantly nikolas suspects she just wants to get her hands on his money although she assures him she is developing feelings for him , thought he felt the same and she wants to help , support and protect him . he concludes that he has feelings for her and would like to see where things go in their relationship . for that reason , he does n't want to resort to drastic measures to get elq back if it means jeopardizing what they have together . alexis is ready to represent her nephew and believes they have a case if hayden can serve as a witness that jason pushes nikolas off the ledge and tried to kill him . sam is obviously not ok with that , wants to protect jason and goes to talk to carly at the metro court about that . jake is still afraid and concerned about the man who was looking in the windows at him over new years . although neither of his parents nor the cops see or are able to find out anything about that , jason wants to make sure his son , as well as elizabeth and the boys are protected so he arranges for them to stay somewhere where he will be nearby .
zander : you got a pretty bad temper underneath all those manners , even violent . was it the last thing cody mccall realized before you hung him from a rafter ? emily : zander , stop it ! nikolas : was it you , zander ? huh ? did you frame me for murder so you could get a clear shot at emily ? well , let me tell you something , it 's not going to happen , not in my lifetime . ric : ok , come on , come on . let go . let go of him , nikolas . let go . you know , you 're not doing yourself any favors here . going after zander only makes you look guiltier . [ scene_break ] sonny : he 's dead . sam : are you sure ? sonny : yeah , i 'm sure . sam : did -- did you hear him say that he killed my dad ? i mean , he was lying . sonny : right . hey , hey -- sam : jax , what are you doing ? you came after me ? jax : i thought a dangerous man was after the treasure and might hurt you to get it . sonny : he tried , but i stopped him . jax : well , i guess i had nothing to worry about . sam : i know what you 're thinking . nothing happened between me and sonny . [ scene_break ] michael : oh -- courtney : that 's a good one . jason : i did n't realize you 'd be here . courtney : well , leticia had to leave . jason : where 's carly ? michael : mommy went out . jason : she say where she was going ? courtney : no . according to leticia , she just ran out . [ scene_break ] zander : thank you . your timing is great . you can be a witness when they charge nikolas with assault . ric : i did n't see anything illegal occur . zander : did you miss the part where he tried to kill me ? emily : oh , that 's ridiculous zander . zander : ridiculous ? you saw what happened . ric : look , ok , you 're not the worse for wear . i think you should take this as a clue to keep that temper of yours in check . you 're only going to make my job a hell of a lot easier . nikolas : i 'm not going to prison -- not for assaulting zander and not for killing cody mccall . i 'm innocent and i will be proven innocent before we even get to trial . i assume i 'm free to go ? zander : what the hell just happened ? i gave you the perfect opportunity to add and you just pat him on the head and send him home ? ric : did you not hear anything that i said to you earlier ? huh ? rein it in , zander . you stay away from nikolas and this case or you 're going to make it look exactly like what it is -- the two of us conspiring against nikolas to frame him for cody mccall 's murder . zander : all right , fine . you make the charges stick . i do n't sign any papers until he 's convicted . elizabeth : i hope you guys are n't arguing about the baby . [ scene_break ] justus : is this what it 's come to ? you putting a bullet in me ? faith : looks that way . first i want to hear you beg for your life . you 're such an eloquent speaker . justus : you have every right to be angry . faith : i do n't need you to tell me that . justus : killing me wo n't fix anything . a life for a life -- it does n't work that way . you ca n't bring back the dead or right wrongs . faith : i want to know one thing , one thing before i blow you off this pier . did you take that case on purpose ? huh ? made sure he went to prison so you could have me for yourself ? skye : put the gun down faith . i have this phone preprogrammed to dial 911 . now , you 're going to let justus walk away right now because if you try to stop him , i 'll report an attempted murder in progress . faith : it 'll be too late . skye : what matters is you wo n't get away with it . faith : you better say your prayers tonight because you just got real lucky . skye : justus , come on up here . watch your back . make sure she does n't shoot you when you 're walking away . justus : i have a feeling we 'll be seeing each other again real soon . faith : you got that right . hey , buttinsky . you and i need to have a meeting real soon about that contract you want for the casino . seems i have a major problem with your counsel . skye : well , i 'm available all day tomorrow . just do n't show your face tonight in the casino because if you do , i 'll have you arrested . [ scene_break ] sam : where did you take ben 's body ? sonny : there 's a shack out in back . jax : yeah , we 'll tell the police where to find the body when we get back to the mainland . a hurricane 's about to touch down . we 'd better go before it gets too dangerous . sonny : yeah , you two go ahead and go . i 'm going to wait it out . sam : excuse me ? are n't you the one who told me that it was risky and dumb to stay on this island ? sonny : yeah , my pilot 's on the way . jax : look , sonny 's a big boy . he can take care of himself , ok ? let 's go . sam : no . jax : no ? sam : i 'm not leaving without my treasure . jax : are you out of your mind ? now you want to wait out a storm ? sam : too many people know about it and if i do n't grab it now , some other ben will come along and take it , ok ? i 'm not leaving . jax : look , i was going to wait to tell you this , but maybe you should hear it now . maybe it 'll give you some perspective . sam : he was lying . jax : who ? sam : ben . he said he killed my dad , but he was lying , right ? jax : sam -- sam -- sam : i mean , cody is n't dead . he was just -- he was lying so -- jax : sam -- sam : it would distract me -- jax : sam -- sam : so i would n't fight him , right ? jax , please -- jax : sam -- sam , sam . i 'm sorry . your father 's gone . [ scene_break ] jason : hey michael , where 's that -- where 's that game you promised you were going to show me ? michael : it 's upstairs . you want me to go get it for you ? jason : yes , i would love to see it . ok , did leticia say anything about how carly was acting ? courtney : no . she was upstairs . i spoke with carly earlier and she was about as fragile as it gets . why would n't she be , jason ? i mean , she 's going to blame herself for alcazar 's death and she 's going to carry it around with her for the rest of her life . is that what you want for your best friend ? michael : i got a new cartridge for christmas . do you want to play it with me ? jason : you know what buddy , i got to leave . michael : but you just got here . jason : i -- i know , i 'm sorry . i wo n't be long , ok ? michael : ok . are you mad at courtney ? jason : why would you ask ? michael : because you did n't kiss her goodbye . are you guys fighting ? is that the reason why you guys are n't living together anymore ? [ scene_break ] carly : what -- what are you doing ? lorenzo : i -- carly : huh ? lorenzo : i ca n't go on . i ca n't do it like this . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : so you 're sure the two of you were n't arguing ? ric : not at all . zander : we were n't talking about the baby . that is settled . elizabeth : oh , all right . well , you guys just looked awfully intense . zander : i was talking to ric about the case against nikolas . it sounds like he 's guilty . killed cody mccall -- that 's pretty hard to believe . elizabeth : yeah , well , i guess it makes sense that part of you wants to believe that nikolas is guilty . zander : i would n't shed any tears if he went to prison . never liked the guy , do n't pretend to . i 'd still be with emily if it was n't for him . elizabeth : you know , she never meant to hurt you . zander : things happen . they can happen back the other way . oh -- by the way , elizabeth , do me a favor . next time you see emily , would you mind reminding her of the favor that i offered ? just tell her the offer still stands . it 's like quid pro quo , right ? ric knows a little bit about that . i 'm doing a pretty big favor for you guys , so just think about it . elizabeth : why do i feel like we 've just been blackmailed ? ric : well , he 's definitely not the most subtle individual i 've ever met . elizabeth : it 's like if i do n't push him and emily back together , then he 's going to challenge us for the baby . honey , i do n't like this . he 's making me nervous . ric : no , no , no , i think you 're overreacting . elizabeth : well , i wish i was . ric : zander 's obviously nursing a broken heart , all right ? he wants emily back . you 're best friends with her . it 's the obvious -- look , i do n't want you to read anything sinister into his motives . they 're pretty clear to me . elizabeth : well , maybe i should just say something to em just in case . ric : no , no . do n't you stress over zander . i promise you if i have anything to say about this -- and i do -- he 's not going to come anywhere near this baby . [ scene_break ] sam : how did he die ? jax : there 's an ongoing investigation . right now nikolas cassadine is the prime suspect . sonny : cops are wrong as usual . jax : yeah , well , we can exonerate nikolas when we get back to the mainland . now listen , this storm is getting really bad . i 'm going to go turn the plane around and get it ready for takeoff , ok ? sam : whoa -- jax , listen , i -- i lied to you and i took off with the treasure . i went behind your back . thank you . jax : hey -- we 'll keep at it , all right ? maybe one of these days we 'll learn to trust each other . [ door closes ] sam : after jax and i take off , you 're going to go after the treasure . sonny : no . sam : right . sonny : i got more money than i 'll ever be able to spend . i -- i give you my word . i will go nowhere near that treasure . sam : well , that 's halfway consoling , but if you do n't go after it , someone else will . my father died for that treasure . i ca n't -- i ca n't let it go . [ scene_break ] jason : no , i 'm not mad at courtney . we 're just -- um -- disappointed . michael : why ? jason : well , we thought that -- uh -- you know , we were going to be together always and it does n't look like it 's going to happen . michael : what changed ? jason : oh , michael . it 's -- it 's just so hard to explain . you know , sometimes things do n't work out no matter -- no matter how much you want them to . michael : but you and aunt courtney love each other . jason : yeah , you know , it 's just -- it 's just better this way . you got to trust us , ok ? i 'll see you . michael : i know i 'm supposed to understand , but i do n't get it at all . courtney : i know sweetie . sometimes i do n't either . come here . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : get dressed . carly : is n't this what you wanted ? lorenzo , is n't this the whole reason you set out to destroy my marriage ? why you pursued me ? why you drove my husband so crazy that he ended up shooting you without even thinking that he might hit me ? lorenzo : carly -- carly : huh ? because this is it ! lorenzo , this is the big payoff for all your lies , for all the times you sat down at my bedside waiting for me to come out of the coma . i am here . i am finally willing and ready . i am ready to betray my husband and he is never going to forgive me -- never -- and my life is going to be shattered . what the hell do you care though , right ? this is exactly what you wanted ! this is exactly what you wanted , so why are you backing away from me now that i am willing and ready ? now that i have destroyed everything and lied to everybody i am supposed to honor ! what do you want from me ? lorenzo : what i have always wanted from you carly . your love . [ ethereal music ] [ scene_break ] emily : well , at least you 're out on bail . that 's a step in the right direction , right ? nikolas : yeah , if it did n't cost me two steps back . i never should 've lost it like that . lansing 's right . attacking zander only makes me look worse . emily : you know , usually i hate it when you and zander fight , but this time -- god , he really deserved it . nikolas : i ca n't give him that much control ! damn it . i hate being stuck in here like this while my fate 's in somebody else 's hands . i should be on that island -- tracy : well , i guess i could n't come at a better time . emily : oh god . what are you doing here tracy ? tracy : i 've seen the light . i have come to declare a truce between the quartermaines and the cassadines . [ scene_break ] brian : you wanted to see me ? ric : i need a progress report . have you gotten any information from courtney that we can use against sonny and jason ? brian : nothing yet . ric : oh , good . brian : look , i told you it was going to take a little bit of time . ric : ok , you know what , i 'm going to make this real clear to you detective . the only way that we can move forward , the only reason that you were brought into this town is so that you could successfully help my office prosecute corinthos and morgan on rico violations , ok ? you assured me that this was n't going to be a problem , you can get the information from courtney . now , if something has changed -- i think maybe , oh , your feelings for courtney -- then i will have you transferred out of this town so fast it 'll make your head spin . brian : look , you 're forgetting something . i 'm at least as motivated as you are to put sonny and jason behind bars . ric : then make it happen . brian : do n't worry . courtney 's trusting me more each day . i 'll have something for you soon . ric : you 'd better . [ scene_break ] courtney : i 'm sorry , sweetie . you are going to have to wait for your uncle jason to get back . i am beyond hopeless at video games . michael : he -- jason can do a lot of things . courtney : i know . michael : he can make baby morgan stop crying . he 's been all the way around the world . he reads stuff . courtney : michael , you do n't have to talk me into loving jason because i already do and for all the reasons you just said and a whole lot of others as well . michael : like what ? courtney : well , jason is honest almost to a fault . he is incredibly gentle and passionate , and he does n't envy other people or care what they think . and , well , he believes in himself and all the people he loves , too , and he would do anything in the world to support them . michael : see , i 'm right . jason 's perfect . but why do n't you want to be with him ? courtney : well , jason 's work is complicated -- michael : no , it 's not . his job is to protect my dad . what 's bad about that ? why do you want him to stop ? courtney : well , that 's just it sweetie . i do n't want him to stop . hey , there is nothing more important than keeping you and your family safe . [ scene_break ] carly : i do n't understand you . lorenzo : if i try to explain , will you listen ? will you try to hear me ? carly , i am a prisoner here . this time tomorrow i could be dead and i am not going to die knowing that i am the reason that you hate yourself . carly : you know what ? it did n't seem to matter to you before . lorenzo : well , i 'm not going to take advantage of a brain injury . if i live and what we have is as real as i think it is , then you will come to me willingly , with your heart open . carly : i ca n't be here anymore . lorenzo : did you bring dinner or did you have a sudden urge to beat me up again ? carly : oh , my god . jason : you seem to be holding it together pretty well for a guy who 's shackled to a wall waiting for your death sentence from sonny . lorenzo : yeah well , everyone dies eventually . jason : you know it 's coming soon . or do you think you 'll find a way out ? lorenzo : if you or sonny want to kill me like this , there is no way out but i can tell you one thing -- it 's not going to accomplish what you want . it wo n't make sonny and carly happy and i can promise you it wo n't make carly forget about me . [ scene_break ] skye : well , i 'm fairly certain that i saved your life tonight , although i 'm not quite sure why . what exactly does faith rosco have against you ? justus : my prior association with faith is n't something i 'm proud of . skye : well , tell me about it -- `` inquiring minds `` and all of that . justus : one of the realities of being a lawyer is losing . sometimes when your clients are guilty , you lose . that 's one of the ironies . skye : so where does faith come in ? justus : i defended one of her boyfriends before she married rosco . i lost . he was convicted and died in prison . as you can imagine , faith was n't happy . skye : was he guilty ? justus : are n't we all ? skye : i 'm asking if there 's any way you could 've saved him . justus : no , not at all . [ scene_break ] zander : you should n't be out here without a guard . faith : i thought you quit . zander : well , the perks are too good . are you -- are you all right ? faith : not really . ahem . would it surprise you to know that i used to be a completely different kind of person ? zander : i do n't know if i really want to touch that question . faith : well , i was . till the man that i loved got arrested . zander : you talking about rosco ? faith : no , i never loved rosco . he was a means to an end . i did n't have much back then , but what i did have i sold or pawned . got loans -- legitimate or otherwise -- all to get the best attorney money could buy . never believe what people say , zander . zander : what happened ? faith : my attorney decided he wanted me for himself . lo and behold , he mysteriously lost a case he should 've won in his sleep . zander : and your lover went to prison ? faith : he died there and my heart died with him . now , far be it from me to question fate . i mean , i became a more efficient businesswoman . and look where i am , look at all i have . that lawyer walked away without paying . it 's not going to be like that anymore . [ scene_break ] tracy : i am prepared to fly to azure key myself with my own work crew as soon as the weather clears up . we will retrieve the treasure and split the profits 50/50 . nikolas : and what am i supposed to bring to this partnership ? tracy : the exact location . i 'm sure it 's written somewhere in that pirate 's journal i keep hearing so much about . nikolas : well , that treasure has been around for hundreds of years . it can wait till i 'm free to claim it . tracy : what about sam ? she 's relentless . if she gets that treasure off the island , you and i can kiss it goodbye . nikolas : well , that 's a risk i 'm willing to take . what i 'm not interested in is any kind of partnership with you . tracy : you 're an arrogant fool . you 're looking at a murder rap . how dare you look down your nose at me . emily : ok , that 's it . get out tracy . tracy : gladly . let me clue you in , pal -- you 're not going to make it in prison . [ scene_break ] jason : carly ? carly ! carly : why are you yelling ? did something happen ? jason : did michael or courtney tell you i was looking for you ? carly : i -- michael mentioned that you 're going to come here ; you 're going to help with some game . jason : where you been ? carly : is this an official interrogation ? jason : well , last time you took off i found you in the panic room with a gun in your hand . i just want to know where you went . carly : um -- i had a session with dr. lewis , if that 's all right with you . jason : and you were with him the whole time ? carly : you want to ask me something , jason ? ask me . jason : fine . did you go to alcazar ? carly : i went to the spa and i had a massage because i wanted to relieve some of this terrible tension that i have and i have not seen alcazar since you pulled me out of the panic room . [ scene_break ] jax : where 's sam ? sonny : she left . jax : what do you mean she left ? sonny : what i mean is she picked up her stuff ; she kind of walked through that door . jax : she went after the treasure ? sonny : that 's what she said , jax . jax : the woman is out of her mind with grief . we 're in the middle of a hurricane ! did it maybe occur to you to stop her ? sonny : it 's not my week to babysit a grown woman , jax . besides , she looked rational to me . if she wants to go after the damn treasure , then you know what ? who am i to stop her ? jax : in other words , you have no further use for her , so you do n't care if she goes and kills herself . sonny : you know -- you know what your problem is , candy boy ? you 've been rich your whole life , so you do n't know what it 's like to want something so bad that you 're willing to risk everything to get it . jax : do you have any idea how bad a hurricane is ? sam wo n't last five minutes out there . now , i do n't suppose you know anything useful , like which direction she went in , or perhaps exactly where she went ? sonny : matter of fact , i do . [ scene_break ] emily : are we reading for romance or clues ? nikolas : how about both ? emily : ok , you know even if we find something that points to the exact location of the treasure , we -- we ca n't go to azure key , right ? i mean leaving the country would violate your bail . nikolas : let 's -- let 's find a clue first and then we 'll decide what to do about it , ok ? emily : ok . so , where did we leave off ? nikolas : here . emily : so constance had found a place to meet with blackthorn -- the pirate tavern . [ music plays ] [ constance gasps ] constance : if that 's the pirate blackthorn , i love you madly . if it 's another , there 's a dagger in my hand poised to strike where it will do the most damage . nikolai : oh , no knife wound could hurt more than you not recognizing my touch . constance : i have awful news . nikolai : what ? constance : it seems my parents have promised my hand in marriage to a spaniard -- a nobleman . nikolai : that 's -- that 's impossible . you 're already spoken for . you 're to marry me . constance : my parents would never consent . they think prince nikolai cassadine is a half - mad , russian fop . nikolai : aye . well , blackthorn the terrible pirate will just have to kidnap you . constance : no ! when do we leave ? nikolas : i do n't blame blackthorn . he loved constance . he was willing to -- he was willing to do anything for her -- rob , kidnap , even -- even kill . i 'd kill for you . [ scene_break ] sam : ok . all right , follow the tunnel to the left at the cave wall end . ow . ew . ugh . oh . all right . oh , come on , it has to be here somewhere . the skulls -- ow ! my god . ow . what is this ? oh , my god . blackthorn 's sword . [ scene_break ] courtney : i 'm so sorry . i -- i left carly 's late , and i had to go home and change . brian : it 's no problem . courtney : did we miss the movie ? brian : we missed the 7 : 00 but we can catch the 8 : 00 or we can go to dinner . it 's completely up to you . courtney : uh -- movie . i 'm in the mood to do something mindless and fun . brian : as opposed to real life ? courtney : hmm . i mean , you -- you never realize what a complicated mess that you 've made of things until you try to explain it to a kid . brian : boys michael 's age can ask the really tough questions . courtney : uh - huh . well , michael adores jason and the only thing he really knows about jason 's work is that he keeps sonny safe and , you know , i ca n't be the one to tell him that means doing unspeakable things , so i talk around it . i reassure him that jason 's a good man and if michael ever knew what jason really -- oh . sometimes i forget that you 're a cop , and i should n't . you know , i 've -- i 've told you way too much . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey . ric : hey . elizabeth : i ca n't believe i fell asleep . ric : you 're allowed . you 're pregnant . elizabeth : is everything ok ? ric : yeah , just some stuff 's going on at work , that 's all . elizabeth : oh . well , anything you can tell me about ? ric : i 'm overseeing this -- this undercover operation and the agent that i 'm working with is getting too close to the person that he 's working for information . i mean , it happens , i know that . but i just -- i just ca n't afford to be a romantic . i need for him to do his job . elizabeth : well , do you think this agent is unreliable ? ric : no . elizabeth : well , then trust your judgment . ric : just like that , huh ? elizabeth : yeah honey , just like that . ric : you know , it means everything to me that you have faith in me again . elizabeth : well , you believed in me when i did n't deserve it . ric : yeah well , that 's all past us now , right ? the important thing is that we found our way back to each other . we love each other and there 's a baby on the way , right ? elizabeth : mm - hmm . ric : what can be better than that ? elizabeth : zander signing the custody agreement ? i 'm sorry to obsess about it , but i 'm not going to feel secure until those papers are in our hands . ric : no , do n't worry about it , ok ? i 'm moving heaven and earth to make sure that that happens . elizabeth : thank you . [ scene_break ] emily : why do n't we take a break ? nikolas : yeah , might as well . it does n't look like there 's anything else in this journal that we can use to help find the treasure . emily : you know , in a way i 'm relieved . at least you wo n't be tempted to jump bail . nikolas : i still ca n't believe i 'm being charged with murder , that i am going to go to trial for something that i did n't do . emily : uh - uh . that wo n't happen . you 're innocent . nikolas : yeah , i do n't think it 's going to be that easy emily . i mean alexis does n't seem all that confident that she can even get me acquitted . emily : no , she 's pessimistic . attorneys are that way by nature . do n't worry , ok ? everything 's going to work out . nikolas : ok . i 'll put my faith in the system . i 'll stand trial and i will trust that the truth will see me through to the other side . emily : yes . nikolas : but you need to know that if it even looks like i 'm going to be convicted , that 's where it stops for me . emily : what do you mean ? nikolas : i wo n't go to prison , emily . i will run . i will disappear . i will start a new life on the other side of the world . i need to know -- will you come with me ? emily : yeah , in a heartbeat . nikolas : ok . [ scene_break ] [ phone rings ] sonny : yeah ? jason : hey , what 's going on ? sonny : some bad news . i 'm stuck on an island called azure key . i 'm waiting for my pilot to pick me up . do me a favor -- can you tell carly and the kids that i love them , and unfortunately i 'm not going to be able -- a hurricane hit . i 'm not going to be able to get out of here so it 's going to be a few days or whatever . but -- what 's going on there ? jason : um , you know , there 's a little problem with carly . [ static ] sonny : i ca n't hear you . can you say -- ? [ phone disconnects ] carly : what were you trying to tell sonny about me ? [ scene_break ] jax : sam ? sam ! sam : jax ! i 'm down here ! i found the treasure ! jax : sam , the storm is hitting . we got to go . sam : this is the safest place on the island . look -- oh ! there 's more ! jax : come on , sam , we -- sam , we got to go . [ rumbling ] jax : what was that ? sam : it 's a trap . jax : get out of the way ! [ sam screams ] [ next_on ] jax : sam ! i 'm coming , ok ? courtney : you and i are on opposite sides . brian : i 'm not going to give up on you . courtney : maybe you should . jason : you 're not just betraying sonny ! you 're betraying me , your kids , and yourself !	carly visits alcazar in the panic room and they make out , alcazar stops carly telling her he does n't want to take advantage of a brain injury . jax sees sonny with sam in his arms , ben is dead . jax confirms that her father is dead , he tells her not to go after the treasure , sam does anyway and jax finds her in a cave getting the treasure . emily and nik talk about the charges and if he is found guilty , they will run away . faith and justus come face to face , history prevails and turns out that justus was faith 's old boyfriend , he ended up being found guilty and died in jail , faith is seeking revenge until skye shows up and threatens her to let him go . michael asks jason if he is mad at courtney , jason tries to explain their situation but is at a loss for words . courtney tries and still ca n't make michael understand . jason sees carly leaving the panic room , follows her home , she lies and tells him that she was at the spa to clear her head . zander tells liz to tell nik and emily that his offer still stands . ric tells brian to get info out of courtney soon .
emily : hey . hi . elizabeth : hey . hi . emily : have you been waiting long ? elizabeth : no , but is everything ok ? lucky : hey , i just got your message . congrats . elizabeth : wait . congratulations for what ? lucky : what -- you mean she has n't told you the good news ? emily : lucky -- elizabeth : no . lucky : i 'm going to be an uncle . elizabeth : you 're pregnant ? [ scene_break ] lorenzo : whoa , that looks like more than you can handle . carly : what ? oh -- yeah , thanks . lorenzo : sure . carly : i -- mike called , said that the customers were tired of tripping over all of michael 's stuff . lorenzo : why did n't you get one of the guards to help you ? carly : i like being independent . lorenzo : hmm . even when it 's more than you can carry . carly : truthfully , i should have michael carry all this stuff home , but he 's on the island right now with sonny . lorenzo : well , that must be an adjustment -- to be left out of a family vacation . carly : i 'm glad that michael and morgan can spend some time with their father . maybe you could try something similar with your son . [ scene_break ] bridget : you 're in a hurry . courtney : well , i need to go over to social services to pick up some paperwork . bridget : is it about me ? courtney : sort of . it 's actually forms for the baby 's adoption . bridget : and you 're just going to make sure everything goes ok ? courtney : well , i want to make sure everything works out good for everybody . bridget : why do you care so much ? i mean , you run this whole foundation . what makes me and my baby so special ? courtney : jason asked me to help , and -- well , jason and i -- we used to be married . [ scene_break ] jason : good morning . sam : you know , it 's better than good . this could possibly be the best day of my life . jason : yeah , there we go . sam : do you have to work today ? jason : well , there are some things i should do . why ? sam : because hope and i are going to go out . jason : go out and do what ? sam : well , i 'm going to take her shopping . i figured she needs a lot of things , so i 'm going to start off with getting her a new snowsuit , because i think she 's kind of growing out of the one that she has and i do n't want her to be cold when we go for walks in the park . jason : hmm . sam : and i also saw this commercial with those toys that kind of hang in the archways and it has the thing hanging down -- jason : yes . sam : and i was thinking , i do n't know , after a nap she could play with it . jason : you know , you can get anything you want to get . [ hope coos ] jason : and i think she agrees . sam : it 's amazing how much one tiny , little , teeny , tiny person needs . she 's so tiny . jason : she 's very little , a lot of work . sam : i know . but there 's major fringe benefits , though , right ? jason : hmm . sam : i mean , having her with us last night , the three of us in bed -- that was nice . does it seem weird to you ? jason : no . sam : no ? jason : no . sam : good . jason : what ? sam : because i read in some books that a family bed is normal in some cultures . jason : oh , so you want her with us every night ? sam : no . no . no . i like the idea of thinking of us as a family , that 's all . jason : hmm . sam : i like you . jason : oh -- ok , come on . ready to go . [ scene_break ] carly : try to be a little patient with diego . you know , finding a parent is n't easy . trust me , i 've done it twice . lorenzo : well , diego thinks i 'm acting out of guilt . he wants nothing to do with me . carly : he 's a teenager . lorenzo : he told me to stay out of his life . carly : come on , you have defied the law and a slew of dangerous business associates . you telling me that you ca n't handle one angry kid ? lorenzo : it 's not that simple . carly : diego needs you . you 're a good man , lorenzo . your heart 's just been broken too many times . lorenzo : you should know . carly : look , i 'm talking about your only surviving relative . you lost your brother . you lost sage . you 're diego 's father . he 's never had a home . you can give that to him . lorenzo : i tried . carly : try harder and try again . it 's not like you to give up so easily . lorenzo : is that your expert opinion ? carly : i know you pretty well , lorenzo . lorenzo : oh , i agree . i guess the real question is , why do you care what happens to me ? [ scene_break ] lois : hello ? french fries are n't even tempting you ? i give up . oh , i know . how about i drive you to coney island , we get some zeppoli ? brook lynn : ma , i 'm not hungry , ok ? lois : you wo n't eat . you wo n't sing . i 'm pretty sure you have n't been to school . brook lynn : look , i 'm bummed out , all right ? lois : because diego left town ? brook lynn : look , i know that you think that what happened to diego is , you know , just me having a crush on somebody and -- look , i know you 're going to say something because he was able to leave without even thinking about me . lois : baby , i am sure that diego was thinking about you . but diego has gone through a rough time , and you know what ? there are other guys out there . brook lynn : i do n't want other guys , ma . i want diego . lois : have you tried calling him ? brook lynn : he did n't have a new number when he left . lois : ok , well , your number is the same . i am sure that diego will be calling you . brook lynn : i know , but when ? lois : soon . in the meantime , why do n't we go do some damage with my charge card ? brook lynn : no . i 'd rather be alone , please . [ scene_break ] lucky : here we go , two hot teas , for you and for me . elizabeth : it 's decaf , right , because you know you 're not supposed to be drinking caffeine now that you 're expecting . emily : right . elizabeth : look , i know it 's got to be hard not having nikolas here and , you know , it 's not easy being a single mom , but lucky and i are going to be here help you . right , lucky ? lucky : yeah . elizabeth : nikolas is going to be so excited ! emily : you know , i just realized i 'm supposed to be at the hospital . i 'm so sorry , you guys . i will -- bye . elizabeth : i ca n't believe i just did that . i mean , emily -- she looks like she 's in hell , and i 'm just going on and on about -- lucky : elizabeth -- elizabeth : you know , i 'm just so excited about it , you know ? i mean , nikolas and emily have been forced apart , and this baby is going to be such a -- lucky : emily is n't pregnant . it 's just part of the plan to lure helena out of hiding . we just want everybody -- we 're trying to make everybody believe that emily is carrying nikolas ' baby . [ scene_break ] luke : helena 's determined to continue that cassadine bloodline , but the last two generations have been a terrible disappointment to her . there was stavros , the apple of her eye who , unfortunately , i had to kill . twice . and then there was stefan . what an annoying , whining , little poseur he was . and , of course , nikolas who , according to helena , has terrible taste in women . skye : oh . so , this baby would be helena 's last chance to get it right . luke : yeah . the perfect heir to the house of pain . skye : oh . but do you really think that the potential for a new cassadine heir will lure helena out of hiding ? luke : faster than you can call 911 . skye : but , luke , what if helena waits to make her move until the baby is born ? i mean , emily 's not really pregnant , you know . luke : helena will make a move the minute she hears there 's rumaki in the oven . skye : oh . yes , i guess lucky has been told to spread the word in public places . luke : yeah . and i prefer the bolder approach . skye : ooh . do i dare ask ? luke : here 's what you do -- rally the quartermaines , get them all together , tell them emily has something very important to tell them , and then we get emily to spring the news . skye : oh . luke , come on , really , now . do you want emily to lie to her entire family about a fake pregnancy ? emily : i 'm sorry . you guys , i ca n't lie about having nikolas ' baby . [ scene_break ] sam : in about five minutes this jacket is going to be way too small for her . jason : here you go . you got it ? sam : yeah , i got it . jason : that 's why you 're going shopping . sam : are you sure you ca n't come and grab something to eat with us ? jason : you be careful now . i got to get some work done . sam : ok . well , i 'm going to pick you up some lunch , ok ? and then we 're going to go shopping and it 's going to be great because of this beautiful day out and i 'm going to get you so much clothes , right ? i know , i 'm laying it on too thick , are n't i ? jason : you 're happy . it 's nice . sam : `` nice `` ? jason : it 's really nice to see you this way . i should go . sam : you remember this place , do n't you ? yes , it 's called kelly 's and it 's a diner and it 's delicious . [ scene_break ] luke : how many times has helena threatened to slash your throat ? skye : luke . luke : no . i heard that she said she would kill you at all costs . emily : that 's right . luke : emily , she means it . it 's not a joke . this fake kid would -- emily : i just do n't feel right -- luke : and i think that if you and nikolas had a kid while he was in prison , it 'd be the greatest thing that ever happened . elizabeth : it 's ok . i know the truth . luke : what , did you sent out a press release ? lucky : we can trust elizabeth . elizabeth : i just want to help . and i 'm really sorry about going on and on about babies at kelly 's . emily : no . listen , it was a natural reaction . look , you guys , i just do n't feel right lying about something that 's so important . skye : well , luke thinks we should tell the quartermaines as soon as possible . lucky : i agree . it 's the fastest way to lure helena out . emily : i just do n't want my family , especially my parents , to invest in this lie , all right ? lucky : em , when nikolas is out of prison , you can start a family for real . emily : what if i tell my parents the truth and ask them to play along ? come on . luke : you 're taking too big of a chance with tracy in the house . alan and monica could have a private conversation and blow the whole thing . skye : oh , we can trust alan . luke : the risk is too great , skye . i 'm telling you , one mistake and you 're going to get your pretty little neck slashed from ear to ear . lucky : dad , that 's enough . skye : must you be so graphic ? luke : i am trying to be realistic here , people . the truth is ugly . do you want this to work or not ? [ scene_break ] dillon : hey . just looking for you . georgie : yeah , we figured you 'd be downing cappuccinos at kelly 's . brook lynn : yeah . i wanted to be alone . georgie : well , now you 're not . dillon : we 're actually going to go to , like , an ' 80s film festival tonight , if you want to come . georgie : yes , popcorn movies , molly -- dillon : ringwald . georgie : ringwald , and rob lowe ? dillon : lowe . georgie : yeah . dillon : and tom cruise dancing in his underwear . georgie : right . dillon : huh ? georgie : nothing black and white . brook lynn : well , it does seem better than standing and staring at the phone waiting for diego to call . georgie : hey , lucas . lucas : hey , guys . brook . brook lynn : hey . what 's up ? lucas : you going to the movies with us ? brook lynn : oh -- you asked lucas to go ? georgie : why not ? i figured we could all go together . brook lynn : right . what is this , huh ? like i 'm just supposed to forget about diego now and just run off with the next guy that comes walking around ? lucas : well , just because you decided to blow me off for a few weeks does n't mean that i 'm still available . brook lynn : i did n't blow you off , lucas . i 'm sorry -- lucas : whatever . georgie : oh , wait -- wait a minute ! i figured we could just all hang out like we used to . lucas : does n't look like it . see you , georgie . georgie : lucas -- no , wait ! could you have been any less sensitive ? brook lynn : i 'm sorry ; i 'm not the one trying to hook lucas up all over town . georgie : no , no , no ! lucas -- you were into him for weeks , and then diego came along , and all of a sudden lucas does n't exist ! brook lynn : yes , and so what ? what if dillon was , like , 3,000 miles away ? would you just be able to replace dillon -- ? georgie : this is nothing like -- brook lynn : with the next guy that came walking by ? georgie : this is nothing like my relationship with dillon ! brook lynn : how is that , georgie ? georgie : first of all , diego is nothing like dillon . brook lynn : oh . what 's that supposed to mean , huh ? [ scene_break ] jax : hey , bridget . bridget : hey . sorry about walking around half dressed last night . i did n't think anyone was in the room . jax : oh , well , neither did i . bridget : just so you know , i was n't going to try anything . jax : oh , the thought never crossed my mind . bridget : ok . jax : and if you 're worried about what carly might say , do n't be , because she 's marginally sane on a good day , so you should just ignore her like i do . bridget : all right , thanks . jax : yeah . is courtney around ? bridget : oh , yeah . she went to get the final adoption papers for my -- i mean , baby hope . jax : oh , ok . well , i 'll come back later , then . oh , is there anything you need ? bridget : actually , i do . jax : shoot . bridget : you and sam were really cool the night that i had hope in the diner , and i 'm trusting sam to give my baby a better life than i had . jax : yeah , well , sam already loves your daughter very much . bridget : but i do n't know anything about this guy jason she 's with . i mean , courtney said that she used to be married to him ? jax : yeah , but they 've been divorced for quite sometime . bridget : yeah , that 's what freaks me out . i mean , courtney had to break up with him for a reason . do you know jason ? jax : oh , you know , we 've crossed paths . bridget : do you think that he would be a good father for my baby ? [ scene_break ] courtney : hi , sam . sam : hi . if you 're looking for jason , you just missed him . courtney : oh , that 's ok . i just thought you 'd like to know that i am picking up the adoption paperwork today . sam : that 's great . do we need to come by your office to sign them ? courtney : well , i can just bring them by the penthouse . sam : ok . hope and i were going to go shopping today , but this is obviously way more important , so -- courtney : well , you can drop off the paperwork tomorrow , but if jason 's going to be at the penthouse later , i could just leave them with him . sam : ok , or you could just leave them with the guard . vic will drop them under the door to save yourself the trip upstairs . courtney : ok . great . look , there 's no rush on getting them back to me . sam : no , no , we want to look at them right away . i want this to be official as soon as possible . courtney : you know , you and hope look really happy together . sam : we are . yes , we are . and jason , too , right ? you know , a few weeks ago , if someone were to tell me that i would be happy right now , i would have thought they were crazy . i missed my baby so much . i still do , you know ? hope ca n't ever replace her , but i know my daughter would want me to move on with my life . and hope needs us so bad , so -- courtney : well , that 's an optimistic way of looking at it . sam : that 's how hope got her name , you know . i was telling jason that she made me believe good things could still happen . right ? yes . courtney : well , it sounds like you 've turned a corner . sam : she changed my life . she made me realize that anything is possible , and then all of a sudden everything just changed . right ? i mean , you -- you 've got to know what that 's like , right ? after the fire , you inherited all that money and you 've been doing such great things with it ever since , and now you have jax . courtney : yeah , that 's right . sam : so it 's sort of like you turned a corner , too . well , you do have everything you want . [ scene_break ] jax : well , you know , i know a lot of people who genuinely respect jason , most of them women and all of them very intelligent . bridget : but is he good with kids ? jax : yeah . from what i hear , he 's very good . he 's very consistent and loving , and he 's very protective . bridget : you hate the guy . i can tell . jax : well , we 're not friends . bridget : is it because he was married to courtney ? [ scene_break ] stan : yeah , so we still have to install the sensors upstairs in the hallway and out back on the patio , and we could have all that done by the time sonny gets back . jason : ok , good . turn on the system in the kids ' room . i want to test it . stan : got it . jason : look who 's trespassing . lorenzo : it was easy enough to get in . there 's more than a dozen contractors out front . jason : what do you want ? lorenzo : i have a business proposition for sonny . tell me how to reach him ; we can set up a meeting . jason : call the office . lorenzo : well , i know he 's out of town . when will he be returning to port charles ? jason : you mean how long will you have to work on carly ? [ scene_break ] carly : well , you look like you 've been hit by a bus . courtney : i need you to tell me all the reasons i ca n't be with jason . carly : what ? courtney : our marriage did n't work . we both tried really hard , but we 're just too different . we realized that we 're better off apart , and eventually -- eventually all the residual feelings will fade and we 'll both move on . carly : ok , slow down , slow down . what happened ? courtney : jason and sam are sleeping together . [ scene_break ] jax : my difficulties with jason started long before i got involved with courtney . bridget : so there 's some other reason you think he 's slime ? jax : no . he and i just have different ideologies , you know ? we 'll never be friends . bridget : so i should n't trust him with my baby ? jax : no . i mean , just because , you know , we have differences and -- it does n't -- look , i know that he would never purposely hurt a child . he 'll love and protect hope , and so will sam . bridget : i just do n't want my kid to grow up like i did . jax : yeah . sam will make sure that she always has everything she needs . and you 've got courtney watching your back , so you can turn your life around , too . bridget : yeah . she 's pretty awesome , huh ? jax : i think so . bridget : i mean , she 's super smart , she has her own business , and she does n't seem selfish at all . i 'm living in her house , and she barely even knows me . jax : yeah , she 's very generous . bridget : guys must be fighting over her all the time . jax : jason and i are n't fighting over courtney . she chose to -- bridget : no , i did n't mean -- jax : you know , she chose to divorce jason . their marriage was over long before she and i got together . bridget : yeah , but they still said vows and stuff . it 's got to hurt to give up on something like that . jax : yeah , i 'm sure it does . but courtney 's over jason , and she 's with me now . [ scene_break ] courtney : jason and sam were kissing like they were the only two people in the world . they had the baby between them . carly : wait -- you know , sometimes a kiss is just a kiss . courtney : no . uh - uh . this was the real thing . oh , god , you know , i mean , they 're living together , carly . they 're adopting this baby . and you and i both know when jason commits to something he does n't back out . carly : are you sure ? courtney : yeah . i mean , i could tell by the way he was looking at her . carly : honey , i 'm so sorry . i am . but , you know , you could n't -- you could n't handle jason 's life . courtney : god , i know . i mean , that 's why i do n't understand why i 'm feeling like this . i mean , i ended the marriage . carly : but it was n't because you did n't love jason . courtney : i know , but i moved on first , carly . now i 'm with jax . jason is n't betraying me . carly : wait . do you want to be with jason again ? courtney : oh -- no . i just -- oh , god , it 's just really hard to see him move on . [ phone rings ] carly : hello . ok , just -- just a second , ok ? just -- it 's my dad . he says it 's something really important . courtney : oh , it 's ok . no , i have to go , anyway . carly : no , no , i 'm going to call him back . courtney : no , carly , i 'm fine . i 'm fine . seriously , i am . you told me exactly what i needed to hear . carly : courtney , it 's -- courtney : it 's ok . i 'll call you later . carly : yeah . what is going on ? what information does steven have against lorenzo ? [ scene_break ] lorenzo : my relationship with carly is none of your business . jason : you and carly do n't have a relationship . leave her alone . lorenzo : i am . carly knows how i feel . if she wants to get back together , that will be her choice . [ scene_break ] luke : elizabeth , you 're a new mother . fill emily in on all the gruesome details on the bloating and the cravings and the backaches and the anxiety -- emily : yeah , all right , we get the picture , luke . luke : and the sleepless -- elizabeth : come on , em , we 're late for the hospital . lucky : could you be a little harder next time ? luke : this is not a polite game , cowboy . helena has threatened to murder emily . skye : i think the image of emily getting her throat cut went a little too far . luke : well , i do n't think it went far enough . lucky : my dad 's never been compassionate or have any sympathy , and subtle has not been his specialty . luke : this is your friend we 're trying to save . lucky : that look in your eye is not about protecting emily . it 's about getting even with helena , because dad 's got to always have to be one step ahead . but sooner or later , there 's not going to be any more cassadines to chase . you 're finally going to have to face yourself for real . i just hope you can face the good for once . luke : that piano only plays one tune . i 'm terribly sick of it . skye : lucky just happens to be worried about you , luke . luke : lucky is a cop through and through . i do n't know what happened to the boy 's imagination . he does n't understand anything that does n't fit within the parameters of his very tiny , little world of right and wrong . and he 's decided that it 's his job to police my life and my behavior and my motivations . skye : well , he asked a very reasonable question . when this is over and done with , are you going to crash and burn ? luke : i do n't know . how the hell am i supposed to know that , skye ? and why are you people all determined to get updates on my potential behavior ? i 'll tell you one thing you can take to the bank , one thing for sure . when this is over , i 'm going to get blind drunk , and maybe i wo n't wait until it 's over . skye : you know what ? i ca n't even deal with you when you 're like this . but then again , maybe that 's exactly what you want . [ scene_break ] brook lynn : so , what , i 'm sorry , dillon is , like , the perfect boyfriend ever now and diego 's , what , trash ? is that what you 're saying ? dillon : hold on . hold on a second . georgie : no , dillon and i have a relationship . you barely knew diego . brook lynn : oh , i knew him a lot better than you think . georgie : really ? dillon : we know that you like diego . georgie : no , no , if you and diego have this amazing connection , then why has n't he called ? brook lynn : what do you care , georgie ? he just moved to a different country ! georgie : or maybe , maybe it was just as easy for diego to dump you as it was for you to dump lucas ! dillon : hey -- hey , stop it ! stop . brook is having a really hard time with this whole thing , and you 're not making it any easier , and georgie is just trying to defend her cousin , whom you dissed . so , both of you , stop taking it out on each other . brook lynn : i guess you 're right . i mean , i did kind of blow lucas off for a while . georgie : you ca n't help who you like , brook , and i know how it is to wonder when someone 's going to call and wonder what they 're doing all the time . brook lynn : i know , it 's just diego was so intense when he left , you know ? it was like nothing could get in between his feelings . dillon : i know . not that i 'm defending diego at all , but i 'm telling you , in guy time , he 's been away for , like , two seconds . georgie : and , brook , he really liked you . he will call . [ scene_break ] luke : no . skye : ok , then . let 's be a little speculative here . let 's say this plan does go off without a hitch and helena is arrested . luke : i never promised that . skye : i know . i 'm just being a little hypothetical here , ok ? let 's say helena is arrested and thrown in prison or she definitely , truly dies , luke . what next ? what comes next in your life ? does your life feel empty ? do you feel like there 's nobody else left in the world to fight ? luke : i 'm a combative person , blaze . i can always scare up an enemy or two . skye : you 're not going to answer my question , are you ? luke : what am i going to do if helena finally dies ? i do n't even know that she can be killed , frankly . i mean , she may be an immortal for all i know , the devil 's daughter . the cassadines are the worst thing that ever happened in my life . and a lot of bad things have happened . my son and i used to be best friends instead of whatever the hell it is we are now . i think he is a judgmental , pompous ass . and he thinks i 'm just an ass . yeah . yeah , the cassadines have blighted my life in a way that , i mean , we do n't have time to go into it all . i just -- especially helena . so , yeah , i want her dead . i 'm so sick of dragging this past of mine around . i just want to -- i want to get on with my life . and that 's all because of you . [ scene_break ] jason : courtney . courtney : hey . i was just dropping off the paperwork for the adoption . i ran into sam earlier , and i just -- i told her i 'd slip it under the door , so -- jason : thanks . courtney : you know , you might have some questions about some of the legal stuff . i 'd be happy to answer them , if you want . jason : yeah , sure . just come on inside . courtney : most of the form is pretty standard , but there is one area that can be kind of tricky . jason : yeah , what 's that ? courtney : domestic relationships . jason : they want to know if sam and i are married ? courtney : or cohabitating . jason : is it going to be a problem , you know , adopting hope if we are n't married ? courtney : well , social services will require you to declare your relationship in some legal way . i 'm sure it 's too soon for you and sam to even discuss any of this . jason : well , you know , obviously , we 're not married , but if it will help our chances , you know , adopting hope , we can be . courtney : well , that 's your decision , of course , but i do n't really think it 's a good idea to get married just to better your chances at custody . jason : it 's more than that . sam and i , we 're together now . courtney : wow . you really said it . jason : are you ok ? courtney : yeah . it just hurts to hear it . i know it should n't . jason : sorry . courtney : do n't be . jason : you know , i never thought i 'd -- i 'd want this again after we separated . i thought i was done with relationships . courtney : sam changed your mind . jason : yeah , she did . courtney : well , i 'm really glad that you got what you wanted . you can drop the paperwork at the foundation tomorrow . bye , jason . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : it 's obvious you 're upset about -- about the pregnancy . do you want to talk about it ? emily : yeah . you know , luke said that we should be careful about talking in public . elizabeth : no one can hear us . i 'm really worried about you . emily : the truth is that , you know , a baby would be a blessing , elizabeth . i 'd love to be pregnant . you know , and even if nikolas and i ca n't raise the baby together , i 'd have a piece of him with me every day until he 's free , you know ? but this plan of luke 's , it 's like i 'm tempting fate in a bad way or something . elizabeth : like you 're jinxing yourself for when you really do want to get pregnant ? emily : you know , stranger things have happened . i mean , our lives have been so crazy , elizabeth , and nikolas is in prison , and we 're talking about a life that he and i would create , and that 's sacred . elizabeth : yeah , but if you go along with luke 's plan now , then nikolas will be free to have the family you want . [ scene_break ] skye : wow . i mean , i never -- well , i mean , i 'd like to think that i made your life better , but i never thought you actually agreed . luke : well , then , my communication skills are even lamer than i thought . skye : oh , do n't misunderstand . you 've been very clear about your feelings to me , and that has meant the world to me . and just so we 're clear , i 'm head over heels for you . but you have this -- this powerful history , you know ? this great lost love . it 's only natural for you to want to look back , to want to keep that alive , even if that means keeping up this fight with helena . luke : no , no , blaze . the past is the past . i mean , that 's why they call it the past . it 's over , it 's done , good , bad , or indifferent . it 's finished , and i know that . it 's just that i keep losing sight of it . that night i broke into your house , everything changed . you 're a complicated woman , skye . i like that . sometimes you 're a pain in the butt , but you 're smart and you 're beautiful and you 're funny and you 're never boring . and from the minute we met , i was totally hooked . i do n't know what 's coming , i do n't know what the future holds , but for the first time in so many years , i feel like i might have a future , a future that i 'm actually looking forward to , because no matter what happens , if you 're there , all the rest of this will be worth it . [ scene_break ] bridget : courtney ? courtney : bridget . hi . bridget : are you ok ? courtney : yeah , it 's -- it 's just been kind of an emotional day . bridget : because you had to go see your ex - husband ? courtney : it 's just jason and i , you know , we almost had a baby once . but there was an accident and i lost it and -- bridget : my god . that must be awful , and especially now that jason and sam are adopting my baby . are you jealous ? courtney : no . no . i want jason to be happy , i do , and i guess i just want to be happy , too . it 's just hard to move on , you know ? bridget : do you want to go back to jason ? courtney : no . jason is with sam now , and i 've moved on , too . bridget : are you sure ? courtney : hey , jason and i were n't meant to be together . [ scene_break ] sam : hey . jason : hey . wow , looks like you had a good morning . sam : yes , we had a great time . we went shopping , and it was beautiful out . are those adoption papers ? jason : yeah . courtney left them . sam : you saw her ? jason : yeah . she was sliding the envelope under the door . i really think she wanted to talk . sam : about the papers ? jason : about you and me , kind of wanting to know what was , you know , happening between us . sam : what 'd you tell her ? jason : i told her the truth . sam : i saw her down at kelly 's , too , and it was a little awkward , but i told her the truth , as well . i said we were happy . jason : yeah . i think she 's hurt by it , but she said she was happy for me . i 'm just glad she understands that you 're the one i want to be with now . [ scene_break ] ofc . murphy : dr. webber . steven : yeah . what can i do for you , officer ? ofc . murphy : they have the case files you requested ready at the station . steven : what files ? ofc . murphy : the mary bishop case . john durant called in , said you were doing some additional work and that the forensics pointed to a new suspect . [ scene_break ] carly : lorenzo . i 'm sorry . i 'm glad you 're here , though . lorenzo : carly . carly : you 've got some trouble . my father claims that steven webber has some information that proves that you killed mary bishop . lorenzo : when did he tell you this ? carly : just now . he thinks that steven 's going to go to the police with the file and -- [ next_on ] luke : you 're going to help us slay the dragon . monica : is everything all right ? emily : i just need to make an announcement . [ knock on door ] michael : why are you here ? sonny : michael . jordan : you were expecting carly . steven : john , i am done being your lackey . lois : my god . did you kill mary bishop ?	brooke feels lost without diego and her friends are less than understanding , especially lucas , but dillon mediates . courtney is upset by the knowledge that jason and sam are together . emily begins to doubt the idea of faking a pregnancy to lure out helena . brigette questions jax when she gets a bad vibe from jason . skye worries how luke will cope with helena 's death . he admit to wanting a new start with her . jason agrees to marry sam to better their chances of custody , and because they are together . carly warns lorenzo that john is planning on revealing his part in mary 's death .
tracy : luke ? thank god . mmm . oh , my -- god ! what are you doing ? you could have killed me ! alice : sorry . i missed . luke : rats . tracy : what ? luke : rats . we have a nasty infestation . but do n't worry , love of my wife . i know just how to deal with vermin . [ scene_break ] sonny : what can i do for you , detective ? det . rodriguez : following up on an incident that happened at jake 's last night . sonny : i was n't there . det . rodriguez : i 'm aware of that . sonny : then what do you want from me ? det . rodriguez : do you know a buzz ordwell ? sonny : buzz -- no . does n't even ring a bell . det . rodriguez : hmm . sonny : uh - uh . det . rodriguez : well , he knows you . well enough to threaten you with great bodily harm or worse . sonny : i do n't know anything about it . det . rodriguez : then you have n't spoken to ms. quartermaine ? sonny : emily ? what does she have to do with it ? det . rodriguez : ordwell made the threats to emily when he accosted her . [ scene_break ] robin : outside of five - star hotel lobbies , i think that 's the biggest floral arrangement i 've ever seen . patrick : yeah , somebody is definitely trying to impress emily . robin : jealous ? nikolas : hey . um -- i just -- i want to thank you for accepting my apology back there . i acted like a jerk . emily : mm - hmm . as long as you do n't make a habit of it . nikolas : nice flowers . emily : yeah . i think so . nikolas : yeah . emily : so -- well , duty beckons . nikolas : sonny ? [ scene_break ] courtney : of course , of course . here i 've been agonizing for months . you know , caught between my love for nikolas and being pregnant with jax 's child , and you come up with a solution inside of five minutes . carly : i do n't know why you did n't ask me sooner . you know i 'm an expert at handling men . courtney : yeah . ok , all right , i sit at your feet , o wise one . shine the light of your superior knowledge - carly : wow . courtney : please . carly : get yourself far away from both of them as soon as possible . [ scene_break ] sam : you evil , vindictive bitch . alexis : sam , you need to control yourself . sam : no , do n't tell me to control myself . you got jason arrested ! alexis : that 's what happens when someone attempts to kill someone . he 's where he needs to be . ric : well , i hope that was worth it . i want sam arrested right now . john : well , that should make for a cozy little night . you , manny , jason , all in a row . jason : back off , durant . ric : look , alexis is an officer of the court . she was assaulted in front of witnesses . i want her arrested . i want her arrested or i 'll -- john : hey , do n't get testy . all right , you 're under arrest . alexis : no , i do n't want anybody to do anything -- ric : i do . alexis : no . it 's not up to you . i 'm -- if you get her arrested , i 'm going to have her bailed out . ric : why are you doing this ? sam : why ? if you do n't know , i certainly do . it 's not going to work . you might as well arrest me . [ scene_break ] tracy : there are no rats in this house , at least of the four - legged variety . put that thing away . put it away ! alice : well , mr. luke gave me a job to do , and i 'm being vigilant . tracy : look , even if there were nasty little rodents running around , did you really intend to -- to blast them to smithereens with a shotgun in the living room ? luke : she has a point . at ease , soldier . we 'll have to come up with a more subtle approach . tracy : you know what ? i 'm not going to be party to this insanity ! alice : so what 's the plan , boss ? luke : well , the key is the queen . we eliminate her and the rest of them will just scatter to the wind . tracy : did you say `` queen `` ? luke : yes , i did . as in rodent queen . tracy : there 's no such thing ! luke : sure there is . you obviously are not well - versed in rodents , my dear . the rodent queen rules with an iron -- paw . paw ? is that -- well , whatever . she 's vicious , she 's ruthless . she eats her young . she 's very much like you , love . so we got two choices . either we go with the direct , obviously more messy approach -- shotgun blast to the head -- or we take the slow , poison death to the queen . alice : i like it slow . luke : i know you do , baby . poison it shall be . tracy : too bad you do n't have any . luke : i can get more ! so , conspirators , how 'd i do ? dillon : oh , that was brilliant . that was great . skye : tracy was so terrified . georgie : i do n't think i 've ever seen her like that . dillon : you know , i did n't know my mom was capable of fear . luke : daughter ? lulu : yeah , i do n't know . i mean , yeah , tracy was scared , but for how long ? i mean , she 's not stupid . is she really going to believe that you 're trying to kill her ? luke : yeah she is , if i can count on all of you to help . [ scene_break ] det . rodriguez : according to officer spencer , emily and the -- dr. patrick drake were at jake 's . sonny : together ? det . rodriguez : that 's my understanding . buzz was at the bar , good and inebriated , berating you and your people , jason morgan specifically . coleman pointed out that morgan 's sister was in the room . that 's when buzz approached her . sonny : was emily hurt ? det . rodriguez : actually , buzz got the raw end of the deal . ms. quartermaine whacked him over the head with a pool cue . sonny : wow . so what about emily ? det . rodriguez : a room full of witnesses tagged it self - defense sonny : all right . det . rodriguez : but commissioner scorpio -- sonny : uh - huh ? det . rodriguez : he 's a little concerned about another outbreak of mob violence . so we 'd like to know the nature of your history with mr. buzz ordwell . sonny : well , i would n't know the guy if i tripped over him . but i appreciate your concern . so you can go ahead and tell the commissioner that his fears are understandable , but unfounded . adios . det . rodriguez : hmm . sonny : max ? get the car . now . max : right away . [ scene_break ] patrick : jealous ? me ? robin : that 's who i asked . patrick : well , you 're obviously unclear on the concept . i make other guys jealous , i do n't feel it myself . robin : hmm . then why were you so interested in who sent the flowers to emily ? patrick : curiosity . a desire to know the playing field . robin : those flowers just scream challenge to you , do n't they ? now you 're going to go after emily with a vengeance . and you know what ? i would most feel sorry for her . but i have a feeling that you 're the one people are going to feel sorry for . patrick : oh , yeah , yeah , yeah . godfather of port charles and his loyal soldier , jason . why do you care ? robin : i do n't . patrick : then why are you so concerned about whose cages i rattle ? unless of course you want to keep me intact for yourself . robin : do what you want . it 's your funeral . nikolas : i 've got to hand it to sonny . his taste is certainly extravagant . emily : you know , sonny thinks big on a normal day . nikolas , i saved michael from drowning . this is his way of saying thanks . nikolas : oh . you believe that ? emily : what are you getting at ? nikolas : oh , i just -- it seems like a mixed message to me . i mean , you move out of his house , and now he sends you big , romantic bouquets ? emily : since clearly you 're fishing , let me save you some time . sonny and i are friends , nothing more . that 's how he wants it . [ scene_break ] carly : you 're having a baby . an experience you never thought you 'd ever have in a million years . and instead of being able to savor the wonder and the joy , you 're stuck in the middle of having to play referee between two grown men who insist on fighting over you like two teenage boys . you need to lose the stress and the anxiety , and hold on to the wonder and the joy . courtney : do you really think that i could do that ? just go away ? carly : why not ? why not ? you 're over 21 . you 're certainly allowed to have your baby in peace , and i can make it happen for you . pick any location in the whole world . you just pick it . you can -- you can sit on a beach watching the golden sunset and listening to the surf as you fall asleep . a mountain cabin . the location does n't really matter . as long as you concentrate on bringing this precious life into the world , instead of feeling like a wishbone being pulled apart by two men who really need to figure out their raging hormones . courtney : it would solve a lot of problems . carly : yes ! of course it would . let 's make it happen . courtney : oh , i 'm tempted . carly : great ! i can do this for you . courtney : what would i tell people ? carly : who cares ? i 'll be your middle woman . courtney : no , wait . i -- i ca n't do it . [ scene_break ] ric : just -- sam : you want me to owe you so i will convince jason to testify your way at manny 's trial . forget it . lock me up and throw away the key . john : hey , we can do that . jason : no , no , no , no . hold on . john : ok , great , now that we 've heard from the peanut gallery -- would you like to spend the night next to your boyfriend , or should we put manny in the middle ? alexis : you know what ? stop it , all right ? i want to talk to her by myself . john : at least let me cuff her . alexis : leave her alone . she 's not going to attack me . john : i 'm going to remind you that you said that . ric : are you sure about this ? alexis : yes . ric : all right . i 'm not going far . alexis : i 'm trying to help you now , and i would like it if you could put your animosity aside long enough to hear what i 'm saying . sam : oh , i think this is a mistake already . alexis : i 'm not unsympathetic to you , sam . i know that you 've had a hard life , and i know that you 've been knocked around , mostly by men . and you 've been used . i know you 've been abandoned . and i know that you think you 've found the holy grail in jason . but you have n't . it may in fact be the worst thing that 's ever happened to you . jason has dumped you right smack in the middle of a very violent life . the only reason you were around manny in the first place was because of jason and nothing is going to change , just the names , just the faces , and manny will be replaced with another thug . jason 's choices will continue to threaten you as long as you stay with him . sam : i am safer with jason than i have ever been with anyone in my entire life . and you have absolutely no room to criticize after you went and got yourself knocked up by a mobster . alexis : and i have spent every day worrying about protecting her . i 'm sure you would have done the same thing in my position . sam : what , you mean lie and do whatever i can to keep her away from her father ? alexis : i mean do what any mother would do to protect her child . [ scene_break ] luke : make sure the queen does n't scurry in unnoticed . alice : do n't worry . i 'll head her off . luke : i know you will , sweet cheeks . ok , people , suggestions , comments ? skye : how long do you think it will take for us to accomplish our goal ? luke : well , it 's hard to tell . first we have to make sure that she really believes i 'm serious about knocking her off . georgie : ok , i have a concern . luke : speak . georgie : tracy 's a witch , i agree with that , but she 's also dillon 's mother . is it really right to make her think her life is in danger ? lulu and dillon : yes . skye : yes . alice : yes . luke : sounds like -- georgie : ok , just asking . luke : sounds like you need a refresher course . let 's call this tracy is -- standing in the way of true love out of pure spite . lulu : blackmailing me to spy on my own father . dillon : threatening to keep me out of college unless i police her around . alice : forcing me to ignore poor mr. luke 's needs and treating me like a servant . skye : and you have your own list of charges . how about all those terrible things tracy did to keep you and dillon apart ? luke : and beyond all that , she holds all the cards . she 's got that big ax hanging over every one of our heads . you think life around here is a third ring of hell now ? you ai n't seen nothing yet . unless we get her under control , she 'll have us all peeling her grapes . skye : tracy should thank her lucky stars no one 's out to kill her for real . alice : you 're right about that , ms. skye . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : oh . oh , ho . all right , pay up . lucky : i 'm kind of low on cash . elizabeth : you knew that when we made this bet , did n't you ? lucky : i was kind of hoping we could work something out . elizabeth : oh , really ? what 'd you have in mind ? hmm . lucky : how do you feel about double or nothing ? elizabeth : oh , feeling reckless , are we ? well , you 'd better be careful , because i just might beat the - coleman : mr. c. what can i get you , man ? sonny : emily quartermaine was attacked here last night . why did n't you stop it ? coleman : i tried to stop it . sonny : emily is under my protection from now on . do you understand what that means ? coleman : well , it means she 's a lucky lady . sonny : a charmed life . that 's what i want -- even when she has lapse of judgment and walks into this place . do we understand each other ? coleman : yeah , i read you . loud and clear , man . sonny : what happened last night never happens again . [ scene_break ] carly : i thought you liked the idea . courtney : well , i did -- for about five minutes . carly : ok , so the question becomes , which one are you sticking around for ? courtney : nikolas . i love him , carly . and yeah , the last few months would have been a lot easier if i did n't , but there it is . carly : something bigger than both of you , huh ? courtney : yeah , something like that . carly : nikolas love you ? courtney : yeah , i know he does . i mean , he is still around . carly : so , you staying in town has absolutely nothing to do with jax ? courtney : oh , well , i did n't say that . i mean , like , taking off would provoke jax and he would come after me , try to get custody of the baby , and -- carly , fighting in court scares me to death . you know , i mean , i 've seen how awful it was for sonny and you , and sonny and alexis . and i just -- i do n't want my child surrounded by all that anger and bitterness . carly : same old courtney . trying to make everybody happy . you know , you 're the poster child for kids of addicts . when are you going to start taking care of yourself ? courtney : i am comfortable with my decision . i 'm staying here . carly : ok , fine . reserve the right to change your mind . let me know when you do . just being married to sonny -- i 'm really good at making people disappear . do n't knock it . comes in handy sometimes . [ scene_break ] sam : you need to stop judging everybody 's experiences by your own , because you know absolutely nothing -- and i mean nothing -- about the world that i live in . alexis : you 're wrong . i do . i know that the crimes do n't stop . i know that the violence does n't stop . and i know that everybody suffers from the anonymous business rival to innocent children who have no voice , who have only their mothers to depend on to keep them safe . is that what you want ? have you thought about this at all ? because jason is in this for life . he 's not getting out . he 's just been arrested for the nine millionth time . is that the kind of environment that you want your children to come up in ? jason : shut up . alexis : i suggest you take a step back . ric : do n't do something that you 're going to regret . jason : i 'm not . get her out of here while you can . alexis : you 're just upset because you know what i 've said to you is true . jason : do n't talk to sam about kids after you attacked her when she was pregnant . ric : alexis ' fight with sam had nothing to do with the miscarriage . jason : oh , that 's what you 'd like to believe , is n't it , ric ? alexis : you can turn this around all you want . but the fact remains that your life is violent and it puts everyone around you at risk . i would certainly think twice about having children with that -- jason : get -- ric -- ric : ok , all right . jason : get her out of here , now . ric : you 've made your point . come on . det . rodriguez : all right , show 's over . jason : all right . just give me a minute . [ scene_break ] [ doorbell rings ] luke : i 'll get it . delivery man : package for luke spencer . tracy : oh , i 'm mrs. spencer . luke : it 's not addressed to you , mrs. spencer . tracy : what is it ? luke : nothing . tracy : oh , i want to see what 's in the package . luke : go away . tracy : what is it ? `` dale 's hardware `` ? luke : it 's oil . oil . oil for my engine . tracy : oh , please , that heap runs on bitterness alone . what 's in the package ? luke : none of your business ! tracy : you ordered more rat poison . dillon ! dillon : why are you yelling ? tracy : call the cops . luke is planning to murder me . [ scene_break ] coleman : come on , i would n't lie to you , man . i mean , emily did n't need any help , dude . that girl packs quite a wallop with a pool -- i mean , she had poor , unsuspecting buzz laid out with one blow and the whole thing was over before it even started . sonny : all right . coleman : i swear to that . i 'm telling you , i would n't -- you know i would n't let it escalate . sonny : i 'll take your word for it . but if it happens again , i 'm going to hold you accountable . coleman : huh ? yeah . yeah . yeah . elizabeth : i bet you do n't come around here much . sonny : i try not to . i just had to speak to coleman for something . yeah . lucky : i wonder what that could have been about . sonny : well , since you mention it -- what do you know about patrick drake ? elizabeth : i guess that depends on what you want to know . sonny : well , i 'm just curious . is there anything going on between him and emily ? [ scene_break ] ric : ok , i think we need a new strategy here . have a seat . alexis : thank you . ric : seeing as how jason and sam pretty much think the same way , inviting arguments with sam might not be the best tactic . alexis : i know . you 're right . i 'm sorry . i tried . i tried to make her see something different than what she sees and it did n't work . ric : i know . alexis : and i -- that 's not going to do it anymore . carly : you know what ? i am half owner of this hotel . and as half owner , i have the right to refuse service to anyone i choose . and i 'm going to exercise that right . i do n't want you guys here . ric : oh , come on , carly . alexis : ok . no , that 's all right . let 's go . she probably found out that i had jason arrested . let 's just leave . carly : you did what ? alexis : i 'm sorry , i thought you knew . ric : hey -- [ scene_break ] tracy : i caught him red - handed . mac : with what ? why am i here ? tracy : what i told you on the phone . i wo n't give him a divorce , so he 's decided to get one the old - fashioned way -- over my very dead body . mac : well ? luke : oh , mac . my wife and i have a few spats now and then like all couples , but i love my little spanky buns to death ! just an expression , dear . tracy : you 're about as subtle as a mack truck . no offense . but everybody knows what you 're up to . and i am not about to stand idly by while you put rat poison in my drinks . lulu : i ca n't believe you would accuse my father of something so horrible . you are hateful , tracy , just hateful . dillon : oh , good , that 's -- that 's great . guess who has to go comfort her now , mom -- me . thanks , thank you . mac : wait a minute . is there any truth in what your mother 's claiming ? dillon : you want my opinion ? i think they 're playing one of their weird , kinky little married couple games and although it 's sick and gross , not deadly . i 'm going to need a feminine touch for this . georgie : yeah . i 'm -- dillon : whew . mac : skye , well ? anything to add ? tracy : oh , please . they 're plotting my demise together and that one , too -- she 's in on it . she fired a shotgun at me earlier . mac : is that true ? alice : i was shooting at rats . mac : rats ? alice : rats . tracy : ugh , that is so ridiculous . there are no rats in this house . it 's just a ruse to justify them buying rat poison , which i confiscated , and then mr. gall master , luke , went and ordered some more , had it delivered right to the door . i took that one , too . here , open it . luke : uh -- i 'd rather that you did n't open it . tracy : aha ! what did i tell you ? mac : luke , is there a reason why you do n't want me to open this ? luke : well , i 'd just be more comfortable if you did n't . mac : mm - hmm . birdseed ? tracy : what ? that 's impossible . mac : see for yourself . luke : you caught me . mac : doing what exactly ? luke : oh , mac , now , being the kind of mushy spud that i despise . it seems that i 've just sort of got a soft spot for some of the little feathered , fine , featured , fluttering bird things that are out in the back and , you know , winter and pickings are slim , and i just thought maybe i 'd help them stay fat and healthy till spring . mac : thanks for wasting my time , tracy . it wo n't happen again . luke : bye - bye . really appreciate it if this bird - loving thing did n't get around town . skye : tracy , i always knew how desperate you are for attention , but really -- you 've gone too far this time . alice : what she said . luke : may i have my birdseed , please ? thank you . tracy : dim bulb mac might have bought your ridiculous story , but i 'm onto you , you snake . luke : tracy , you called me a snake . that really hurts my feelings . by the way , snakes eat rats . do n't they ? [ scene_break ] ric : what the hell is this -- attack - my - wife day ? here . alexis : honey , just take a deep breath and -- . ric : yeah . what , are you rushing to get back to roselawn , carly ? carly : what kind of trumped - up charges did you fabricate against jason this time , huh , ric ? ric : ah . alexis : that 's the beauty of it , carly -- i do n't have to trump up anything . i just wait for him to commit the next crime , and in this case , it was -- he attempted to kill manny ruiz and we have witnesses . carly : witnesses . you want to compare witnesses ? because i can come up with about a dozen who have firsthand experience of manny stalking , maiming , and murdering his way through a train . meanwhile , jason is risking his life , seizure after seizure , to protect everyone from your psycho client . oh , let 's not forget that jason just had brain surgery . but what the hell -- let 's kick him while he 's down . that 's the only way you can beat him , right ? alexis : you are n't by any chance finished , are you ? carly : no , i 'm not . you keep throwing around words like `` principle `` and `` justice . `` well , there 's none of either in your defense of manny . all i see is the same tired agenda -- you trying to get back at sonny and jason and for what , alexis ? because they know you for the calculating control freak that you are ? is that it ? ric : ok , that 's enough , carly . carly : yes , it is , and like i said , get the hell out of my hotel , now . jax : hey , hey , hey , hey , hey . carly , carly ? carly : what ? jax : back off , ok ? alexis is my friend . and believe me , you 'd be thrown out of this hotel long before she ever would . [ scene_break ] jason : alexis gets paid to manipulate the truth into whatever she needs it to be . do n't let her get to you , sam . sam : ugh . i know , i know . it 's just you have no idea how much i hate this . you are on your way to jail , manny is on his way -- what , home -- and what can i do about this ? nothing . jason : i know , i know . i 'm going to keep you safe . you can get through this . sam : jason , it 's just hard . it 's hard sometimes , ok ? jason : well , what did alexis say that i did n't hear ? she 's -- john : well , apparently , justus ward got sam 's call about your arrest . he managed to convince a judge that detective beaudry 's ear witness information and testimony was not enough to hold you , so you 're free to go . uncuff him . sam : great . we 're out of here . john : yeah , well , for now . you 'll be back . i 'm sure we can all agree on that . jason : hey , sam . [ door closes ] jason : you know i love you . sam : i love you , too . jason : ok . now you need to tell me what 's wrong . sam : it 's just that -- jason : what ? sam : i want to go home . come on . [ scene_break ] lucky : i understand your concern . when i heard that emily was in a bar fight , i was -- well , i was a little worried to say the least , but emily was n't hurt . elizabeth : actually , she seemed kind of pumped . sonny : ah . well , what was emily doing here ? elizabeth : it was her first date with patrick . sonny : and he brings her to this dump ? elizabeth : well , it was her idea . sonny : it was her idea ? well -- elizabeth : i think she -- she was just following an impulse . you know , she 's kind of had a rough time lately , and it 's good . it 's a good thing she 's getting out . sonny : yeah , yeah . well , the only thing i know about this patrick drake is that he saved jason 's life . what do you -- do you know anything about him ? lucky : he 's pompous , conceited , fancies himself as a player . elizabeth : and she seems to like him right now . sonny : well , maybe he 's just trying to take advantage of her . elizabeth : it was one date . sonny : right . thanks . elizabeth : this is n't good . i think sonny is falling for emily , too . [ scene_break ] skye : hey . lulu : oh . so much for my lookout skills . skye : what 's going on ? lulu : dad 's setting up for tracy . do you think that this is really going to work ? skye : well , i do n't know , but it 's certainly worth a try . and , by the way , i was very impressed with your performance earlier . it 's not that easy to cry on cue . lulu : yeah . i roll with the punches . skye : well , you 're your father 's kid , all right . lulu : you say that like it 's a good thing . skye : well , there are worse people to resemble . lulu : i always thought i was like my mom . skye : physically . but in spirit , you 're all spencer . lulu : you know , i -- i do n't get it . awful people like tracy always seem to win , and my mom 's just -- well -- alice : where do you want the martini shaker ? luke : uh , right here , darling , next to my wife 's glass . alice : ok . luke : and now , just enough to look careless . there we go . what 's wrong , alice ? alice : look , i really want things to work out for you just the way you want them . but the problem is if that happens , then you 're going to leave . i 'm going to be here without you and you know , i 'm going to miss you because -- because you 've brought life into this house and into my heart . luke : oh . ooh ! oh . [ scene_break ] sam : i 'm ok , really . i 'm just stressed and i 'm tired and -- that 's it . jason : do you want to take a walk or go for a ride on the bike ? so alexis did get to you ? sam : no . jason : no ? you 've been acting pretty quiet since she talked to you . sam : it 's not alexis . jason : ok . i just -- i do n't understand . sam : you were so mad at alexis . it just makes me wonder if she was right , if you were that angry because you knew what she told me was the truth . [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm part owner in this hotel and i want alexis out of here . jax : well , i do n't really care what you want . alexis and ric -- they 're my friends . they 're always welcome here . i apologize for carly . ric : get used to that . jax : listen , why do n't you guys go upstairs and order whatever you want . it 's on the house . alexis : thank you . jax : you 're skating on thin ice . carly : not as long as you need me , and trust me -- you do . alexis : does n't matter what i say . carly and sam are going to twist it into my getting back at sonny . ric : yeah , i know . they were both way out of line . it always does come back to being all about sonny . jax : you know , i am so sick of this deal that i 've been blackmailed into . i do n't need you and i want you out . carly : you better be nice to me , because i 'm the woman who 's going to deliver courtney and your baby on a silver platter . [ scene_break ] patrick : excuse me . sonny : no , wait , whoa , whoa . you and i need to have a conversation . patrick : i ca n't imagine why . i 've got a patient , so -- sonny : no , it 's not going to take long . as a doctor , you know it only takes a second to lose or save a life , right ? huh ? [ scene_break ] luke : thank you , darling . alice : mm - hmm . tracy : ah , ah , ah , ah , ah . no more booze for you . it makes you lose control . alice , where 's my martini ? alice : where it always is . tracy : ew . you and i are going to have to have a little conversation about your bad attitude . tracy : oh ! oh ! luke : what 's wrong ? tracy : there 's something in my drink ! oh ! i knew it ! you really are trying to poison me . now i have proof . luke : and the catch of the day takes the bait . alice : you know , that may not be all she took . there 's something weird in this glass . luke : what do you mean ? alice : you did n't really poison her , did you ? luke : oh , my god . oh , my god . tracy ? where is she ? dillon : she went to the police station . luke : ooh ! tracy ! [ car departs ] skye : luke ? what 's wrong ? luke : too late . [ scene_break ] patrick : all right , if you insist on having this whatever it is , i 'd appreciate it if you 'd get to the point . sonny : ok . you know something ? i 'd shake your hand , but i see you got hurt there . i just want to thank you for saving jason 's life . he 's got nice hands . you take good care of them ? patrick : i try . sonny : you ever busted a finger , broken a bone ? patrick : never . sonny : yeah , me , either . i hear that it 's extremely painful , hand injuries . i also hear that you 're dating emily quartermaine . patrick : we went out , yeah . sonny : they went out . huh . ok , she 's a wonderful woman and i would n't want anyone to take advantage of her or , you know , cause her any pain because if that were to happen , i would have to take it personally . emily : sonny ? what are you doing ? [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] nikolas : hi . i 'm sorry . courtney : i 'm sorrier . mmm . i hate fighting with you . nikolas : me , too . yeah . courtney : come inside . you know , when i was talking to carly , i realized that i -- i have been overcompensating with jax . nikolas : oh , yeah , i mean , you 're afraid that he 's going to take your baby away . and you 're probably right to worry about that because jax wants what he wants when he wants it and he wants his wife and his baby , like , yesterday . but i want you more . i 'm not going to walk away from you . [ scene_break ] jax : well , you sound pretty sure of yourself . carly : i 've already made progress . courtney trusts me , she 's my friend , and i only want what 's best for her . jax : right . altruistic carly will aim courtney in my direction for her own benefit . carly : do you want her back or not ? jax : that 's very nice of you . carly : start by backing off , no more poking your nose in her medical records , no more relentless pressure . she 's a bundle of nerves when she should be enjoying the experience of her pregnancy , so try being a little more sensitive to that , all right ? jax : that 's very , very good advice . thank you . carly : you 're going to be thanking me for a lot more than that when you get your family back , jax . jax : and all this is going to cost me your continued partnership in my hotel . carly : i want to stay partners after you and courtney are back together . jax : whoa . wow , you drive a hard bargain . carly : well , you know the definition to a good one ? when both parties get exactly what they want . [ scene_break ] alexis : thank you . getting pregnant with sonny was a tragic mistake , but i would n't give up one second of kristina 's life . ric : i understand . alexis : it was the one time i led with my heart and look what happened . ric : oh , really ? alexis : mm - hmm . led with it . ric : right . alexis : i did n't mean to hurt sam . i just wanted to warn her of the consequences of bringing a child into a violent life . and if i had any chance of getting through to her , it was worth the slap in the face . ric : oh , do n't forget the drink . alexis : hmm . it was worth it . hmm . [ scene_break ] jason : first of all , i 've never agreed with alexis about anything . sam : are you sure ? because the way you keep putting off having a baby , it makes me think that you think that our lives are a little bit too dangerous to add a child into the mix . jason : why are you actually even listening to this woman ? sam : i am listening to you , jason . you know , that 's -- maybe we should just forget the whole thing . [ next_on ] luke : i 'm as good as charged with attempted murder . jason : forget alexis . do n't let her stop you from wanting a family . nikolas : i want to spend the rest of my life with you . will you marry me ? patrick : he 's going to break my hand if i ever hurt you .	justus gets jason released from jail . alexis shakes sam 's confidence about jason and their future together . sonny threatens patrick and warns him to never hurt emily . carly clashes with alexis .
tracy : i want names , places , pictures -- the bigger the scandal , the better . i want sam out of e.l.q . before she collects her first paycheck . come on , there must be some information that will force e.l.q . to terminate samantha mccall . sam : name - dropping , tracy ? tracy : i 'll call you back . sam : so , what is it you want to know about me this time ? [ scene_break ] james : if i ca n't get the information i need from mr. alcazar , we 'll have to pull the plug . skye : what ? james : no , on the project -- not the patient . skye : oh . yes , well , the doctors have assured me that lorenzo will be regaining consciousness soon . but in the meantime , i will be handling his business matters . james : oh , that 's very good news . then you can tell me the arrival schedule for the shipment . [ scene_break ] lucky : hey , have you heard from emily or nikolas ? elizabeth : no . oh -- have you ? lucky : well , maybe no news is good news . elizabeth : yeah , i hope . i sure am worried about spencer . lucky : you know , i wanted to ask you about that trouble with alcazar . elizabeth : i already told you everything i know . lucky : well , sometimes people see things that do n't register at the time , but later it can just pop in your head when you least expect it . elizabeth : why are you really here ? [ scene_break ] carly : you ca n't arrest me , you bastard . jason : not another word , carly . ric : no , too late . she 's already said enough for me to charge her with extortion . carly 's voice : you teamed up with alcazar to frame sam , then he told spinelli that the doctored flash drive was a special project just for you . but then your frame job backfired on you because alcazar got ahold of the flash drive before you could destroy it . so he had you boxed in a corner , and there was nothing you could do about it , ric , except wait , and wait you did -- until sonny shot alcazar in self - defense . and you thought , `` hey , this is the time i can make my move . `` so with poor alcazar lying there in his hospital bed , you went in to finish him off . how am i doing so far ? ric : note to self , carly -- never threaten the d.a . in his own office . carly : you ca n't do this . ric : hey , look , you attempted extortion , it 's on tape . in legal circles , that 's known as evidence . sonny : it 's only evidence if you use it , and i can guarantee you right now you wo n't . [ scene_break ] emily : no sign of colleen ? nikolas : we 're too late . if we hurry , maybe we can still catch her . let 's go . sheriff : put your weapon down now ! [ scene_break ] edward : so what 's going on ? sam : i heard tracy mention my name on the phone , and if there 's something that she wants to know about me , she just has to ask . edward : what 's going on , tracy ? tracy : i was talking to human resources and you insisted on hiring this woman and she has n't filled out the paperwork . edward : oh . ha . i do n't have the patience for that paperwork . tracy : fine . i 'll have them send it to her over here . edward : no , do n't bother . we 'll pick it up on our tour . tracy : tour ? edward : mm - hmm . i have some files that need to be picked up at the office , and sam is going to -- oh , thank you -- sam is going to drive me , and i 'm going to take the opportunity to show her my company . tracy : our company . edward : only because i was coerced into letting you run it -- temporarily . so do n't get too attached . shall we go , dear ? sam : yes . tracy : darling -- dillon : ca n't talk , mom , got to go . tracy : no , got to stay here . got to help me protect your future . [ scene_break ] skye : mr. craig , i ca n't give out the details . this is far too delicate of a transaction . with all due respect , i think you need to rethink where you have these kind of conversations . the hospital is hardly a secluded location . james : yes , but i need to confirm the shipment 's e.t.a . skye : oh . really ? is that all ? well , you see , the thing is , although i 'm sure you are who you say you are , i do n't think you 'd appreciate it if i gave out that kind of information to just anyone who claimed to be you . so i will need to confirm your identity , and then we can continue having this discussion . james : and how long will it take ? skye : i can not even begin to think about that until i 've talked with lorenzo 's doctors . but once we do , we can discuss this other matter . james : you 're being very evasive . epiphany : this is n't a church social , folks . this is an intensive care room . so , you can stay , you ca n't . james : sorry . you 'll hear from me . epiphany : who 's he ? skye : i wish i knew . [ scene_break ] lucky : i really am following up on this attempt on lorenzo alcazar , but i 'm always glad to have an excuse to see you . elizabeth : you do n't need an excuse . lucky : i 'm not blind , elizabeth . every time i see you , when i try to talk to you , you make an excuse and leave . do n't deny it . elizabeth : i 'm not going to deny it . it 's too hard for me to be close to you . lucky : if this is about those pills at my desk , they are not mine . you know i 'm not using . elizabeth : just finding those pills made me realize all i 'm doing is waiting for the other shoe to drop . i am so coiled up inside , lucky . i can not live like this . lucky : okay , do n't -- elizabeth : it is not good for me , it 's not good for cameron , it 's not good for this baby that 's not even born yet . i 'm trying to be fair to everyone , lucky , and you need to understand that we are not getting back together . [ scene_break ] ric : so , first , carly threatens me , and now you ? so what 's the plan , sonny ? sonny : hmm . ric : you going to have jason take the tape and then smash it into a bunch of pieces , and then maybe put me in the hospital just for good measure ? sonny : no , you got it all wrong , ric , because i want the tape . i want the tape intact , as a matter of fact . that way , carly can play it for everybody in the building . ric : well , i 'd be happy to play it for you at my press conference . sonny : go ahead , play the whole tape -- especially the part where you and alcazar conspired to frame sam , and where alcazar was blackmailing you . carly : yeah , why do n't you let the press hear all about that ? how you and alcazar connected to do that phonied - up flash drive ? it 's all on tape . sonny : i know , i know , i know . go ahead , ric . if you think you can handle the heat , file all the charges you want . [ scene_break ] nikolas : we got the name of the town and a description of the rental car from a man who lived in colleen 's building in denver . we drove right here . sheriff : what 's his name ? nikolas : his -- i -- i do n't know his name . emily : it -- it was neil . we -- we did n't get a last name . we can give you his address . he knew colleen as `` sarah . `` he did n't do anything wrong . nikolas : we do n't have time for this . sheriff : why should i believe you ? emily : colleen took spencer from a manger . nikolas : if you want to confirm all this , you can check with the authorities in port charles , new york . but colleen is getting away with my son while we 're standing here . emily : right , you have got to help us . sheriff : why have n't i heard -- why have n't i seen anything about this ? no kidnapping report , nothing on the wires . nikolas : because we did n't want to create a public spectacle , that 's all . sheriff : somebody should 've told the local authorities . nikolas : the woman is unstable . there 's no telling what she 's capable of at this point . emily : you 're right , officer . we 're so sorry . we should 've let you know . it was our mistake . nikolas : here . this is the name of the detective working at the denver police department . he 's working with the port charles police . call this number , ask for mac scorpio . he 'll put you in contact with the f.b.i . agent working on the case . emily : there are a lot of people looking for that little boy . you could be the one to find him . sheriff : i 'll call him . nikolas : so how long will that take ? sheriff : just a few minutes . in the meantime , i 'll order a police helicopter in the air . there 's only one road down the mountain -- juniper drive . your suspect is likely headed for the interstate . emily : thank you . nikolas : i just want to get my son back . sheriff : we 'll get him . you 're staying here . your days as a vigilante are over . [ scene_break ] dillon : mom , i promised lulu i would help her with something and i 'm already late , so -- what ? tracy : your little mysterious project with lulu will have to wait . sam is after your inheritance . dillon : jason 's sam ? tracy : dillon , you 're not the only game in town . in fact , after your little episode about the enduro lawsuit the other day , you will never be able to prove yourself to your grandfather . trust me ; i 've spent a lifetime trying . dillon : uh -- wow , i 'm really going to regret this , but , um , what does that have to do with sam ? tracy : for heaven 's sake , dillon , jason has always been your grandfather 's favorite grandson . he could have e.l.q . on a silver platter . dillon : he would n't e.l.q . on a cardboard platter , mom . tracy : no , but his progeny is the next best thing . dillon : oh , he and sam are having kids now ? tracy : not yet . but your grandfather has hired sam as his executive assistant , and he 's all but bribing her to carry jason 's baby . he believes that she will give birth to the next quartermaine golden child . dillon : um -- mom , i hate to break it to you , but you ca n't stop jason from having kids , and when he does , you ca n't stop grandfather from making one of them his heir . so get over it , move on . tracy : i am going to stay here and fight for your rightful place in this family , even if you wo n't . [ scene_break ] lucky : so you 're giving up on our marriage ? on us ? that 's -- uh -- that 's a big decision to make over a conversation at work . elizabeth : this is n't sudden , lucky . we -- i -- we have gone over this . i 've told you over and over . lucky : so you 're giving up on me ? once an addict , always an addict ? elizabeth : the only way we could be together is if i promised to support you and believe in you no matter what , and i ca n't do that . lucky : so you do n't believe in my recovery ? i guess i 'll just follow your lead -- start moving on . i just hope you do n't live to regret it . [ scene_break ] skye : come on , lorenzo , wake up . you have to tell me who this mr. craig is and what i 'm supposed to do for him . he wants a shipment date for this transaction and i do n't have a clue ! i do n't know if i can trust him . i know you . you probably have records somewhere , right ? probably in that p.d.a . -- you know , the one that drove me crazy because you would n't give me the password . well , i bet you 're sorry now . all right . let me think . most people 's passwords are usually the names of people they love , like `` lila rae `` or `` diego `` or `` luis `` or -- dare i say it ? -- `` skye `` ? oh . lorenzo , we barely know each other . how am i supposed to know all the names of the people you care about ? all right . i 'll have to believe that your password is the name of somebody you love , or else i am totally lost . oh . okay . i 'm going to go home . i 'm going to try to figure this out and pray that i 'm on the right track . [ scene_break ] ric : well , you may be right , sonny . after all , carly is my key witness against you in the alcazar shooting . why do i want to jeopardize my case by slinging mud at her ? you can go . carly : i do n't want to go . i want to -- sonny : wait , wait -- no , no . jason : that 's enough . carly : what are you talking about ? sonny : go , go , go . go with jason . jason : let 's go . that 's enough . carly : jason -- jason : stop . that 's enough . sonny : okay , you want to come at me , you go ahead and do that as much as you want , but do not threaten carly . ric : she threatened me , sonny . you know what ? thanks , i will come after you -- i 'll convict you , as a matter of fact . i filed a motion this morning to include your previous history with lorenzo alcazar to be used as evidence . your lawyer 's going to get it all in the discovery . i think the fact that you tried to shoot the man once before is going to help me prove premeditation . sonny : ric , alcazar came into my office and threatened to kill me ! ric : you planted the gun after you shot alcazar , all right , and i am looking forward to proving that . sonny : oh , that 's -- ric : you are going to prison , big brother . and the best part of this whole thing , sonny , the best part ? i had to do very little . carly 's testimony is all the weapon i need . [ scene_break ] dillon : hey , lulu , it 's me . um -- uh -- sorry i bailed on you . i was just thinking , if you 're not doing anything , i was thinking maybe we could question audrey hardy , because i 'm sure she could fill in some of the blanks about rick webber -- and i got to go . i got to go . bye . tracy : so , have you thought about what i said ? we need to work together . dillon : you are a broken record . stop . it 's like one dire warning after another . and -- news flash -- i 'm not going to ruin sam 's life or anybody else 's just because of my inheritance , okay ? tracy : you need to repair the damage you did with your grandfather . you need to prove to him you are not a nincompoop , and there is -- dillon : oh -- tracy : business flowing through your blood . dillon : oh , okay . oh , so because i have , like , a few hobbies and because i have a conscience , i 'm a nincompoop now ? edward : of course you 're a nincompoop . anyone who would suggest that we compensate every user of enduro condoms is a disgrace to the quartermaine name . sam : i think dillon was trying to do the right thing . besides , it 's good p.r . for the company to take care of its consumers . dillon : thank you . thank you , sam . congratulations on the job , by the way . i know you 'll be great , good luck , and -- sam : thank you . dillon : watch your back . sam : okay . tracy : my son does n't need you to defend him . edward : no , but you do . you know , you nearly cost us a million dollars . but , thanks to sam , a catastrophe has been averted . [ scene_break ] nikolas : did i hear you right ? your helicopter spotted colleen ? sheriff : mm - hmm . yeah , we 'll follow his progress on the two - way . chopper one , russell here . over . pilot : we 're on juniper , about six miles south of town . we have a visual on the suspect 's car . it 's a woman , caucasian , dark hair , is driving . a baby seat 's visible , but i ca n't tell if there 's anyone in it . over . nikolas : can you get any closer ? pilot : suspect is driving at unsafe speeds . over . sheriff russell : back off , chopper one . stay back -- but do n't lose them . acknowledge , please . over . pilot : all right , we 're backing off . sheriff , the car hit a skid . she 's losing control . nikolas : what 's hap -- what 's happening ? pilot : this is chopper one requesting a police rescue team immediately . over . sheriff russell : what 's your status , chopper one ? over . pilot : the suspect car crashed through the guardrail . she 's at the bottom of the gorge . [ scene_break ] lucky : rodriguez has a witness in the alcazar shooting . he 's with her now . ric : `` her `` who ? lucky : this woman -- she was in the corinthos coffeehouse when alcazar was shot . we ran a background check on her . it turns out she 's got a criminal record . ric : where -- where the hell did she come from ? lucky : she 's a bodyguard of some kind . she lied about her identity and what she saw , but now she wants to talk . ric : she lied , which means she 's unreliable , which also makes her irrelevant . lucky : what , you 're going to worry about -- she 's going to weaken your case against sonny ? ric : no , i 'm not worried about anything , lucky , i have my witness . carly 's going to give us everything we need to put sonny away for murder . [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] carly : okay , maybe i got the details wrong , but i know ric is involved in this . jason : the details -- blackmailing the d.a . does not help , it 's the opposite of help . carly : lorenzo has all kinds of incriminating evidence against ric . why would n't he try and poison him , especially if it means turning the knife in sonny 's back at the same time ? jason : fine , fine -- if you were so sure about this , why not come to me instead ? i can maybe investigate , instead of almost getting arrested . carly : because you want me to marry sonny and i refuse . sonny : whew . so you just go ahead and get married on monday . you do n't have to wear white if you do n't want to . carly : i am sorry that you have to go to trial , but you know what ? it is not my fault . that 's your fault . you 're a gangster , okay ? that 's in your job description -- lawyers , guns , and money . i , sonny , would be a gangster 's ex- wife . i no longer have to watch my every move or worry about overhearing something that i should n't . i have moved away from your life and i 'm trying to make one for myself . in fact , i am in love -- truly , madly , deeply in love -- with the next man i am going to marry , who happens to be jax -- just in case you 're wondering . okay . sonny : what do you want from me ? you want me to tell you that i need you ? it 's obvious -- carly : oh -- how about `` i love you `` ? wow , you want me to marry you ? how about `` i love you `` ? sonny : are you serious ? of course i love you . [ scene_break ] lulu : `` talk to audrey hardy `` ? dillon : well , yeah . you know , because i thought that since she was there for the original romance -- lulu : dillon , we are so far past the `` were monica and rick having a summer affair ? `` phase . we are into `` did monica kill rick webber ? `` and that 's why we need evidence , and that 's why i came up here looking for evidence , and you were supposed to be helping me . dillon : uh -- lulu -- lulu : but i 've been up here -- dillon : lu , i 'm here . i 'm helping , okay ? lulu : well , it 's too late , dillon . i 've been up here for , like , an hour looking through floorboards and drawers and boxes , and all i found were a bunch of spider webs and two really attractive dead rats , and nothing that proves that anybody but my mom killed rick webber . dillon : oh -- okay . so , you know , you hit a dead end . big deal , it happens . it would n't be called a mystery if it were easy to solve . lulu : well , i wonder how you would feel if your mom went crazy over something that she did n't do . dillon : wow . okay . uh -- not that it matters , but my mom 's a little busy right now driving me crazy . you know my grandfather hired sam mccall , jason 's girlfriend , to be his , like , assistant ? lulu : i know who sam mccall is , dillon . dillon : okay . well , maybe you did n't know , then , that my grandfather 's practically paying sam to have jason 's baby , and my mom 's freaking out because if jason and sam have said baby , the rest of the quartermaines -- including myself -- may as well not exist . and my mom spent god knows how long giving me a lecture on how she 's going to save my inheritance , and i ditched her , i came here to help you . and not that i would , you know , expect someone like you to appreciate that or thank me , but it 'd be nice if you did n't bite my head off . lulu : okay , dillon -- dillon , i 'm sorry , i 'm sorry . i am just -- i 'm really frustrated right now , okay ? i thought we were getting somewhere , and i stupidly left that datebook in my backpack -- dillon : lulu , you 're not stupid . lulu : i just -- i 'm not -- i 'm not mad at you . i am mad at me because this is really important . it 's the only thing that my mom has ever asked me to do , and i 'm completely blowing it . [ lulu sighs ] dillon : okay , so you hit a setback . it 's okay -- great screenplays are full of them . now , as our protagonist , you have two choices . you can either walk away , or you can move on . now , i vote for moving on . lulu : me , too . dillon : come on , let 's -- i 'm here ; we 'll do one more search thing with this -- with this attic , okay ? lulu : okay . dillon : okay . lulu : yeah , let 's get started . [ scene_break ] tracy : i doubt ms. mccall could even spell `` catastrophe , `` much less avert one . edward : oh , come on , tracy , do n't be a snob . sam : someone missed the memos from the e.l.q . attorneys about a deadline at midnight tonight . tracy : deadline ? sam : yeah -- to file for continuance on the enduro lawsuit . i guess someone needs to check their mail more often . edward : you know , tracy , what you is an assistant as competent as sam is . you see , she caught this in the files , and she saved your bacon . so if you would just sign these two places -- right here and here -- then she can get it to the proper people , and e.l.q . will not be brought to its knees . there we go , and -- and thank you . tracy : stop . edward : there . now , sam can just take these to those people , and then when you do , you may take the rest of the day off . and may i say , dear , very nice work . sam : thank you . edward : bye . sam : have a good one , tracy . edward : ooh . hmm . edward : ooh . hmm . tracy : you know , you 'd save us all a lot of trouble if you 'd just pay her $ 2 million to get knocked up . edward : i know i would , but i do n't want to . no , i want the satisfaction of winning sam over . i want her to see me as a father figure , someone that she can trust and rely on . tracy : oh , i can tell her how trustworthy and reliable you are . edward : oh , you see , i wanted her to know that i have her real interests at heart so that when she does have her baby , she can come to me for help and guidance . tracy : she might be that stupid . edward : do n't sell her short , tracy . no , i happen to like sam very much . she has very good instincts . tracy : she 's your broodmare -- and jason is your prized stallion . edward : no . together , sam and jason will produce a beautiful and bright child with lots of backbone -- and maybe with your mother 's eyes . and that child will be the heir to everything i 've built . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : what 's this ? epiphany : a c-35 form to pull files from the central stacks . elizabeth : you want me to call up someone 's records ? epiphany : you suspect that maxie faked her pregnancy . so get her records , and check to see if there 's any evidence to back up your suspicion . if there is n't , put it aside . if there is , get your revenge . either way , you can put this whole thing behind you . elizabeth : if she did lie about this whole pregnancy , i 'm not sure what good it 's going to do to expose her . epiphany : `` and the truth shall set you free . `` elizabeth : i ca n't stand the way she manipulates lucky . but i do n't want him to think that i 'm fighting to get him back . epiphany : and you 're not ? elizabeth : i ca n't . epiphany : put yourself in lucky 's position for just a minute . if someone lied to you about something as important as a baby , would n't you want to know ? [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] carly : when was the last time you looked at someone and told them that you loved them for real ? sonny : you really doubt how i feel about you ? jason : you know what ? i should -- i should go . sonny : yeah , you should go . go . carly : no , no , really , i want you to stay here . i want you to stay here and witness this . say it . sonny : say -- carly : no , look me in the eye and -- and tell me you love me for real . i 'd love to hear that . sonny : it 's a lot -- we 've been married three times . we have -- we have children together . we 've been to hell and back , and we always figure out a way out . carly : that 's not the kind of love you marry for . jason : this marriage is a legal tactic , that 's it . carly : no , go away . you 're right -- you should go . i have been married too many times for the wrong reasons -- even to stop you from going to prison once before . and i plan on getting married one more time . i am going to promise to love and honor jax for the rest of his life simply because it is what 's good for me . i love him , and that 's not to punish you or to get back at you for anything . i love him , and i desperately need you to understand that , sonny . diane : ahem . i am sorry to interrupt , but i 'm afraid i have some bad news . sonny : that 's great . whoa , can we talk in my office ? okay , you go ahead and stay here and explain to jason how much of an inconvenience i am to you . and you might want to write down a list that has all the reasons that you 're justified -- sending me to prison . [ scene_break ] det . rodriguez : this is joanna adams . she 's got relevant testimony on the alcazar shooting . ric : have a seat , ms. adams . so , now , tell me , why is it that i should believe anything that you have to say ? joanna : i do n't want to go to prison ? ric : well , you 've already lied about who you are , um , what you saw , and why you were at the coffeehouse . joanna : which means that you can charge me with a whole raft of stuff . so here 's the deal . i tell you what you want to know -- the truth -- for total immunity . ric : that 's a pretty tall order for a proven liar . det . rodriguez : she 's agreed to take a polygraph . joanna : you want to solve the case or you do n't ? lucky : he does . ric : okay , fine . why do n't you tell me what the d.a . 's office needs to hear ? joanna : you guys heard him -- full immunity . ric : that 's right . joanna : okay . ric : so why were you at the coffeehouse at the time of the shooting ? joanna : lorenzo alcazar paid me to plant a gun for him . det . rodriguez : where ? joanna : in a trash can . i stashed it there so he could get to it after he was padded down . he also paid me to create a diversion so no one would notice when he pocketed the gun . det . rodriguez : so you 're saying mr. alcazar went into mr. corinthos ' office with the intent to kill him ? joanna : i never asked what his intent was and he never told me . all that i know is i hid the gun , and alcazar had it when he entered the man 's office . i also know the meeting was alcazar 's idea , not corinthos ' . det . rodriguez : that puts a whole new spin on things . lucky : it means sonny acted in self - defense . [ scene_break ] [ helicopter flies ] nikolas : help ! oh , god ! no ! emily : nikolas , do n't ! it 's dangerous , stay back . sheriff russell : hey -- do n't get crazy ! nikolas : i -- sheriff russell : it 's a sheer drop to the river . nikolas : i need to get to my son ! sheriff russell : my men are able to get down because they have special equipment . nikolas : that 's my son down there ! let me get my son ! sheriff russell : this is russell , go ahead . man : sheriff , this is maloney . we 're at the bottom of the ravine . the car is partially submerged . nikolas : give -- give it to -- was there a baby ? was there a baby down there ? did you find a baby -- maloney : i 'm sorry , sir , there 's no sign of anyone in the car . the doors flew open when it came down the mountain , and whoever was inside must 've been thrown out . the baby seat was n't properly secured , either . the river 's really moving fast . it 's a good bet the bodies washed downstream . [ scene_break ] maxie : lucky -- hey . i was n't sure you got my message . lucky : yeah . i 'm sorry i did n't get back to you . we got a break in a case today and i just had to wrap it up . maxie : oh . that 's good . lucky : it 's been a long time since i did something i could be proud of . maxie : well , i 'm proud of you . i know it had to be tough -- you going back to work with the whole force knowing you were in rehab . and i 'm sure mac 's been riding you , even though i told him what happened was as much my fault as it was yours . you got yourself through a really tough time . i could n't be happier for you . lucky : thank you . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : well , everything looks normal . i guess i should be glad that i do n't have to -- epiphany : what ? elizabeth : her pregnancy test shows that her blood type is o - negative . but on her permanent chart , it says right here that her blood type is b - positive . epiphany : so it was n't her blood ? elizabeth : she stole someone 's sample and passed it off as her own . now , why would somebody do that unless she was n't really pregnant ? she faked the whole thing . epiphany : in my hospital , on my watch . i 'm getting her butt thrown right on out of here . elizabeth : wait . epiphany : i thought you 'd want to confront her lying self . elizabeth : i do n't know what i 'm going to do just yet . [ scene_break ] diane : i tried every trick i know . but the judge is going to allow your prior history with alcazar into evidence . sonny : yeah , i know -- d.a . told me all about it . diane : well , once that comes out in open court that you shot alcazar before , it 's going to make this shooting look premeditated . so if carly wo n't marry you , i need a plan b -- and fast . sonny : i know you do , and i 'm telling you carly will come through for me . she always does . [ music plays ] carly : you think i 'm being unreasonable . jason : i understand that this is hard for you . carly : i want you to be honest with me . how hard is sonny looking for a way out of this trial ? jason : okay , you want honesty ? you 're a witness . the only way to keep you from testifying is to marry sonny . carly : there has to be another way that does n't turn my life upside down or hurt jax and my boys ! jason : jax is n't even here right now , carly . carly : well , he 's coming back . and when he does , i ca n't be married to sonny . you know , what jax and i are planning is a real marriage , not -- not some legal maneuver or some ploy to serve his best interests . jason : `` some ploy `` ? he just wants to stay out of prison . carly : you think i 'm being selfish . oh . okay . you know , okay . maybe -- maybe there 's nothing wrong with a marriage in name only . he 's not asking me to love him , and i 'm certainly not going to let anything get physical , so it 's no different than what you had with brenda , right ? jason : yeah , fine , you can look at it that way . carly : i was really mean . i guess all he wants is a get - out - of - jail pass -- marriage of convenience . diane : what you are asking for is a legal maneuver . sonny : that 's -- that 's how carly and i began . we 've been together ever since -- you know , off and on . carly : it 's going to be different this time , okay ? i know . i mean , sonny and i -- we 're sane and sober . who knows ? maybe this marriage will be a chance for us to say goodbye to each other . who cares what the marriage license says ? i know in my heart who i love . it 'll be fine . [ scene_break ] nikolas : okay , i 'm -- so , i 'm going to need you to get a team together . comb the river . get a topographical map . get some people down there -- sheriff : mr. cassadine -- nikolas : do whatever you have to do . sheriff : mr. cassadine , it 's pitch black out here . everything is covered with ice . if we try to do anything before first light , the rescuers ' lives will be in danger . nikolas : my -- my son is down there . okay ? i 'll -- i 'll pay whatever the cost -- double the cost . but we ca n't wait until morning . sheriff russell : i am sorry , mr. cassadine . i am afraid there is no chance anyone could have survived a crash like this . i 'm a father myself . i ca n't imagine your pain . but even if your son , by some miracle , survived the crash , the river -- nikolas : what would -- what would you do if it was your son , sheriff ? what would you do ? emily : nikolas -- nikolas , there 's nothing we can do . sheriff russell : tomorrow morning , we will organize a recovery effort . we will make every effort to recover your son 's body . nikolas : there 's still a chance , right ? emily : yeah . nikolas : still a chance . god . nikolas : he 's not dead ! he -- he 's not -- oh , god ! oh -- no , he 's not dead ! [ scene_break ] helena : boo . a - boo . oh , finally , my little prince , you are traveling in the style that you deserve . yes . oh , that nanny , colleen -- that wretched girl -- you will soon forget her . but her death will be the touch of authenticity that we need to convince your father that you are really gone . yes . oh , and poor nikolas -- he will be sad for a while , but he 'll have other children . and the happy news is that you , my love -- you are always going to be the cassadine heir . and i will rear you to be the prince that you were meant to be -- with your father none the wiser . no . and guess what . guess what . we have to find you a new name . hey , how about that ? huh ? what was that ? [ scene_break ] sam : what are you doing here ? jason : i 'm just waiting for carly . it 's a -- it 's a long story , and it 's getting longer every minute . how was work ? sam : well , your family , the quartermaines , are complicated . jason : hmm . sam : tracy 's up to no good all the time . but besides that , it 's going pretty good . jason : good . i 'm glad . sam : edward -- he 's got his own agenda , but i -- i do really like working for him . i think i 'm going to learn a lot . [ scene_break ] tracy : you know that i will not tolerate excuses . if you ca n't come up with something on sam mccall , then i will find somebody who can . really ? that sounds promising . get me a hard copy as soon as possible . i ca n't wait to see how sam reacts to this little piece of her history . [ scene_break ] skye : someone was in the house . when i got home , the place was ransacked . oh , thank god lila rae was out with her nanny . i took them out to the quartermaines ' , so they are safe for the moment . but , lorenzo , i really need you now . what do i do ? see , here 's the thing . i do n't want to abandon you . i really do n't . but if you do n't wake up right now and give us the answers that we need to get us out of this mess , i 'm going to have to take lila rae out of the country . i have friends in geneva . no one will look for us there . please , lorenzo . oh , we do n't have a lot of time . [ scene_break ] sonny : go ahead . go ahead and make the arrangements for my marriage to carly . diane : i hope you 're right about this , sonny , because i am fast running out of options for you . [ phone rings ] diane : diane miller . well , what do you know about that ? thank you very much for the phone call . it seems the police now have a witness in custody who is willing to testify that alcazar went to the warehouse to shoot you . so we are now back to self - defense . and this one , i can win . sonny : ric does n't have a case against me ? diane : uh - uh . oh , he 'll try for voluntary manslaughter . but now that i can prove alcazar 's intent , i think the judge will be willing to plead you out to involuntary manslaughter . worst - case scenario -- you get a suspended sentence . but i think i can push for a complete dismissal . sonny : but what about carly ? diane : her testimony is irrelevant at this point . you do n't have to marry carly . carly : hey . carly : i will marry you . [ next_on ] elizabeth : do i tell lucky that maxie faked the pregnancy ? epiphany : here 's your chance . carly : this is a marriage of convenience . lulu : are you sure you can pull this off ? diane : there 's no reason to marry her . sonny : no one else can know that , especially carly and jason .	tracy warns dillon that if sam has jason 's baby , he 's out of luck inheritance wise . he 's unimpressed . skye does her best to handle lorenzo 's business . liz tells lucky they are over . a local cop shuts down nik 's vigilante quest when he and emily reach the cabin . the police find and pursue colleen 's car , but her vehicle crashes into the river . no bodies are found . helena cradles spencer in her limo and plots colleen 's death . sonny warns ric not to use the tape of carly trying to blackmail him . a witness says that lorenzo paid her to hide a gun in the coffee warehouse . ric no longer has a case and sonny 's attorney is convinced that they can get at most a suspended sentence . liz and epiphany find proof that maxie 's pregnancy was fake . jason talks carly into marrying sonny in name only . tracy has sam investigated . skye finds lorenzo 's home ransacked .
fbi agent : if you can not afford one , one will be appointed for you . do you understand these rights ? maxie : what are you doing ? spinelli is a law - abiding citizen . you ca n't treat him like a violent criminal . spinelli : perhaps the men of law have mistaken my identity ? agent : no mistake , mr. spinelli . we have evidence that you are a threat to national security . this way , please . [ scene_break ] nikolas : my sole interest in this matter is to carry out ms. crowell 's wishes . she 's a patriotic american who questions the ethics of the equinox corporation , not her country . all she wants is for her aunt 's invention to be used for good , not just for profit . senator : may we have your name again ? nikolas : nikolas cassadine . senator : mr. cassadine , you 're not a citizen of the united states . is that not correct ? [ scene_break ] carly : i love jax , and i know he loves me . diane : i do n't dispute that , but are you prepared for the financial cost of dragging out this divorce ? [ scene_break ] jax : all i 'm asking you is that you stall the divorce . alexis : indefinitely ? jax : well , for as long as it takes . [ scene_break ] carly : today was a breakthrough . jax finally heard me . [ scene_break ] jax : i 'm not ready to stop being carly 's husband . [ scene_break ] claudia : sonny , the entire shipment is blown to bits . daddy 's going to blame you . you know he 's going to blame you for this . sonny : let him . jason : from now on , you stay out of my way . [ scene_break ] maxie : how could you ? mac : come here . what am i being accused of now ? maxie : you made good on all those threats to keep spinelli away from me . mac : i do n't know what you 're talking about . maxie : oh , please , how many times have you told me that spinelli is too dangerous for me because he works for jason and he does all those things on the internet that might not be strictly by the book legal ? mac : a lot . maxie : yeah , so i did n't listen to you and you had to have him arrested by the fbi ? mac : maxie , the fbi said they 'd be using our facilities to process a prisoner . they never said it was spinelli . maxie : well , it is and it 's awful . mac : what happened ? maxie : spinelli and i were on the pier and these fbi guys came out of nowhere . they put handcuffs on him . they took his laptop . dad , he was scared out of his wits . you have to do something to help him . mac : maxie , this is the fbi , all right , the federal government . do not , i repeat , do not get involved . inspector rayner : commissioner scorpio , we 're bringing in the prisoner now . maxie : you . you did this to spinelli . [ scene_break ] alexis : you 're my closest friend , and i happen to think you 're the most wonderful man on the planet . and honestly , i think it 's doubtful that i would consider any woman worthy of you . jax : you 've warned me about carly before . i heard you . i understand your concerns . i do . alexis : despite her best intentions , can she really be trusted ? [ scene_break ] diane : jax could easily realize that you are intentionally stalling the divorce . carly : so , we 'll have to go for something big , something he wants . diane : something of material value . carly : something on an emotional level . diane : and according to my records , that something should be diane and carly : the silent lady . [ scene_break ] alexis : i think that you need to consider the possibility that carly may be incapable of a mutually supportive relationship . jax : carly loves me , okay ? i 'll be happier with her than anyone else . [ scene_break ] carly : jax named the silent lady after me , but his name is on the paperwork . it 's perfect . tell him i want it . diane : consider it done . carly : i knew you were the perfect lady for the job . diane : it 's what keeps me in shoes . let 's just hope it 's enough to accomplish our goal . carly : jax 's parents had an amazing relationship , and i know jax wants that for himself . he 'll give our marriage another try . diane : if he does , it may very well be his last try . [ scene_break ] jax : carly and i have had such wonderful times together . alexis : as opposed to the not wonderful times ? jax : well , i mean , they outweigh the bad ones . we had wonderful vacations , trips to montreal . we had picnics in the park , sailing the silent lady . alexis : i just do n't want to see my friend get hurt again . jax : yeah , that makes two of us . [ scene_break ] diane : jax has reached the end of the line with you , carly , and i must say , i wholeheartedly agree with him . carly : you 're supposed to be my lawyer . diane : but if you throw jax over for sonny again , you 're going to have to find yourself a new lawyer , because you will deserve exactly what you get . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i am a greek national . my problems with my resident alien status are due to an oversight on my part . senator : thought you could fly under the radar ? nikolas : no , not at all . i actually feel very much at home in this country . perhaps i took that for granted . my mother is an american citizen . all i did was neglect to apply for the same privileges that she -- senator : we do n't care about your immigration problems . we 're here to determine if the u.s. government should intervene on the part of the equinox corporation , to enable them to secure and use the patents for weapons manufacturing . and frankly , as a foreign national , your motives here are suspect . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : cameron , let 's park ourselves on this bench here , okay ? sam : here , i 'll help . elizabeth : oh , my blanket . look who it is . it 's sam . sam : hi . elizabeth : thank you . i 've been dropping stuff all day . sam : i 'm sure you brought too much . i do n't know how you juggle it all . elizabeth : here , put your stuff on the bench . sometimes neither do i , but i just count my blessings every day . sam : what are you guys up to ? elizabeth : well , we are meeting lucky for the parade of lights . sam : that sounds like a lot of fun . elizabeth : cameron really likes watching the boats all lit up , going to the point and back . [ explosion in the distance ] sam : all right , that 's a boat on fire . elizabeth : close to jason 's piers . [ scene_break ] jason : i evacuated the ship before i had it blown up so none of your people were hurt . i ca n't promise that is going to be the case the next time . sonny : well , thank you very much , but how much do you want to push me ? jason : what are you -- you brought a shipment through my lanes and tried to land it on my property . sonny : well , i know the docks . i 've been using them for years . jason : well , you 're running shipments for anthony zacchara now , sonny . sonny : what do you want me to do ? i run it where i want it and when i want it , which means you 're going to have to back off . [ scene_break ] carly : one citrus martini on the house , at least my half . diane : thank you very much . a delightful distraction from me being concerned about you throwing over jax for sonny . carly : it will never happen . diane : you say that with conviction . carly : i do n't want to be with sonny . i want to be with jax . sonny and i have gone our separate ways . diane : one could hardly call your ways separate . carly : sonny and i have a history . we have two children together . i want my future to be with jax . he 's good for me . i want to be good for him . diane : that 's an admirable sentiment . carly : i mean it . diane : all right , then be realistic , carly . in alexis ' office , you gave jax a very winning speech about love , but as soon as sonny 's in crisis , you are unable to turn your back on him . that 's not a criticism . that 's just a fact . so , why has the pattern changed ? what 's different this time ? jax : hi . carly : hi . jax : alexis abandoned me for a meeting with the mayor . i see we 've ditched the paperwork and replaced them with martinis . carly : we 're mixing business with pleasure . jax : it 's a great idea . a very productive meeting , i assume . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hey , buddy , i 've got your toys out . stay on this bench while i talk to sam , okay ? elizabeth : i wonder if the parade of lights will be canceled . sam : okay , i 'll be the one to say it . i know you are probably wondering if jason is on that ship . elizabeth : i ca n't have feelings about it one way or another . after jake was taken , i ca n't be with jason . it was a mutual decision , and i 'm not going back on it . sam : elizabeth , you are a great mom . elizabeth : my kids are my responsibility . no one 's going to keep them safe and happy but me . i 've jeopardized them long enough . i 'm not going to do it again . sam : all right , look , i 'm going to go check things out and i 'm going to see if jason 's okay . i 'm sure if you know it might be a lot easier . elizabeth : i do n't want to know . [ scene_break ] jason : sonny , this is my territory . you try to move in , i have to defend it . claudia : let 's get out of here before the cops show up . sonny : in a minute . sonny : we 've got to stop this before it gets out of control . jason : then you need to stop this . sonny : no , no , we need to compromise . jason : you 're trying to take back your territory . i do n't see how that 's a compromise . sonny : no , first of all , i asked you to let me in here . we could do business here together . it 's not about right and wrong . you just -- jason : no , if you start using my lanes things will become unstable . i 've got a lot of people working for me , okay ? i 'm responsible for them . sonny : you think i would jeopardize my former employees ? jason : i think you already have jeopardized them . sonny : if we work together , we wipe out the bad guys . i do n't think you want a war , but that 's where this is headed and it 's going to blow up in our faces . claudia : can we stop talking like this is mutual ? this is jason 's fault . he took away your children and now he 's blowing up your shipments . [ scene_break ] maxie : i thought you were a whack job , but you 're really some undercover federal agent ? mac : maxie , that 's enough . inspector rayner : this is a matter of national security . spinelli : i 'm most certain there has been a grievous error in judgment . agent : this way . maxie : spinelli , do n't you say another word to those creeps . mac : a matter of national security ? spinelli ? maxie : this is insane . these people are lying . they 're setting spinelli up . mac : i told you that 's enough . inspector rayner : further discussions with the suspect will be private . maxie : dad , please do something . you have to help him . mac : maxie , i 'm sure the paperwork is in order . inspector rayner : i 'll have more information for you once i 've interrogated the prisoner . maxie : how could you turn on spinelli like that ? winnifred : he violated national security . maxie : what now ? are you going to file assault charges against me ? go ahead , use your badge to bully me like you did to spinelli . winnifred : the investigation was n't personal . maxie : spinelli thought you were his friend , and you took advantage of his kind and generous nature . winnifred : well , i have a feeling you did it before me . maxie : yeah , i did , and i feel awful , but do you feel the least bit of remorse ? i mean , with all the horrible people out there doing awful things , do you feel bad that you wasted your time targeting poor spinelli ? [ scene_break ] inspector rayner : are you aware of your multiple crimes , mr. spinelli ? spinelli : no , no , not at all , sir . inspector rayner : hacking into government defense systems , interpol , witness protection data , high - level security files and monitoring systems . pretty intense stuff for the local computer whiz . spinelli : i assure you , it was not intended to harm . inspector rayner : it was espionage and high treason . [ scene_break ] cameron : daddy . lucky : hey , oh , wow . it looks like your mommy brought a nice picnic . i brought some cookies , if it 's not too much sugar . elizabeth : no such thing on a night like this . how exciting . lucky : hey , i heard about the explosion on the police radio . elizabeth : what caused it ? lucky : we do n't know yet . elizabeth : well , sam was here earlier . she and i were wondering if maybe jason was involved . lucky : sam went to check it out ? elizabeth : she wanted to know what happened . lucky : what about you ? you must be worried , too . elizabeth : i am , but i 'm trying to teach myself not to be . [ scene_break ] claudia : this is a big port . there 's plenty of room for all of us . you guys could coexist . you could live and you could let live . sonny : claudia , stay out of it . claudia : what ? i 'm saying the same thing you are . jason : does your wife speak for you ? claudia : hey , you know what ? sonny was bringing in a shipment and you just blew it to bits , jason , no warning , just boom , gone . how do you expect him to respond to that kind of betrayal ? sonny : okay , i extended an offer of peace . jason : no , no you did not . you moved in on my territory without my permission . sonny : okay . jason : that 's not peace . sonny : say what you want to say . just watch your back . [ scene_break ] [ phone vibrates ] sam : [ whispering ] hello ? maxie : sam , it 's maxie . you have to help me find jason . it 's an emergency . spinelli 's been arrested by the fbi . sam : jason -- whoa , whoa -- hold on . i 'm sorry . i was n't spying on you . maxie 's freaking out . spinelli 's in trouble . can you please talk to her ? [ scene_break ] tracy : i try never to engage in futile endeavors . keeping you on the straight and narrow is the essence of futility . luke : now , there 's the pragmatic spanky - buns that i 've come to know and love . tracy : pragmatic , yes , but i do n't think anybody would call me stupid . luke : well , i certainly never would . tracy : well , perhaps it has slipped your mind , as inconvenient facts often do , but i have a lot of money invested in this place . more than i thought actually , because you seem to have helped yourself to my bank account over the weekend . luke : i 'm going to put it back in . i mean , i did n't realize that you would notice it so quickly . tracy : i always notice money , but truthfully , when it comes to you it 's secondary . you are my primary concern , keeping you alive that is . luke : well , take a good look , sweetheart . i 've never been more vibrant . tracy : luke , perhaps you 've been distracted by your recent tale of two wives to notice that all hell is breaking loose in port charles . and i 'm not talking every day , run - of - the - mill mob activity . i 'm talking off the charts . luke : petunia , you have to agree , i 'm sure , that i know a little more about what 's going on in this town regarding the mob than you do . tracy : do n't you patronize me , luke . i was married to a mob boss , and when he died , i took over the organization . i know a mob war when i see one . luke : well , not to diminish your street cred or anything , sweetheart , but in this particular situation , i know more than you do about what 's going on . tracy : okay , let me tell you what i know then . i know that smarmy sociopath , sonny corinthos , has aligned himself with the psychotic zaccharas . i know that you and sonny are buds from way back , just enough to raise alarm bells . and your sonny is seriously losing his grip . brides are being shot at the altar , young girls attacked , diners blown to bits , and alliances solidified by marriages of convenience . sonny is on a suicide mission , and i know that attracts you . i know danger and recklessness , it attracts you , luke . please do me a favor , do n't get involved . [ scene_break ] diane : okay , fortification for the hours of divorce addendums ahead . prepare to be fleeced . jax : thank you . well , i guess this divorce is going to take awhile . carly : yeah , looks like this is just the tip of the iceberg . jax : wonderful . carly : i hope alexis is giving you the ex - husband discount . jax : no , no . i 'm sure diane 's not giving you a discount either . carly : well , what the heck . you know , i mean , it 's worth every penny , is n't it ? jax : yeah , is it ? carly : okay , i have to put my cards on the table . i asked diane to stretch this out as long as possible . jax : why ? carly : i was hoping i could use that time to make you fall in love with me again . jax : i 'm sorry , carly , but that 's not possible . jax : i ca n't fall back in love with you , because i never fell out of love with you , carly . that 's what makes this so difficult . carly : or easy . jax : loving each other and being compatible , you know , are two different things . carly : jax , compatibility is meaning that we have things in common , and we do . we own this hotel together . you 're a great stepfather to my sons . we both love to travel . we like to have a nice life . jax : yes , a life that we ca n't seem to sustain , because i always run away , and you always get pulled back into sonny 's drama . carly : okay , that 's not going to happen . i know that if you give this marriage another chance , it 's going to be our last chance . and there 's no way i 'm going to screw that up . jax : i know you believe that . i know . carly : you know what we 're doing ? do you see what we 're doing ? we always do this . you hold back , and i 'm trying to convince you to give this marriage another shot . jax : yeah , yeah , it seems to be a pattern of ours lately . carly : then let 's break the pattern , okay ? can we do that ? jax : okay -- carly : you love me . just trust that . jax : you put the cards on the table . i will put my cards on the table . i asked alexis to stall the divorce as well . yeah , we both had the same idea . i was -- do n't look at me like that . i was the one pushing for this divorce , and i realized that maybe that 's not what i want . [ scene_break ] jason : maxie , maxie , maxie , just calm down . tell me what 's going on . maxie : spinelli was arrested by the fbi . they 're in the interrogation room right now . the senior agent is some guy named rayner . he 's obviously grilling poor spinelli . he looks like a deer caught in the headlights . you have to do something . jason : okay , i want you to call diane . if they let you in to see spinelli , i want you to tell him to say nothing at all . and i 'm on my way . maxie : hurry , please . jason : i 'm going to fix this . sam : that was quite a promise . jason : maxie said something about agent rayner . he wants me to cooperate . i do n't know what he would want with spinelli . sam : oh , damn it . jason : what ? sam : well , it 's just that spinelli came over to my apartment the other day , and i tried to warn him because rayner had mentioned his name . but he could n't focus because somebody hacked into his computer . jason : somebody hacked into spinelli 's computer ? sam : yes . jason : well , if it was the fbi , they have all the evidence they need . [ scene_break ] spinelli : i do not intend to trespass on the federal ones . inspector rayner : mr. spinelli , i am going to give you a piece of advice . say nothing and admit to nothing . the seat you 're in is hot enough as it is . do n't make it any hotter . [ scene_break ] maxie : oh , diane , i was just about to call you . you have to help spinelli . diane : do you know exactly what he 's been charged with ? maxie : treason , or espionage , or something crazy like that . and you know spinelli . he 's going to try to explain it away in his convoluted spinelli speak , and the feds are going to think he 's confessing to hijacking the space shuttle or something . diane : maxie , just calm down . i will do the best that i can . alexis : i just got a call . diane : what is going on ? alexis : i just got a call . there 's a suspect in custody , and the fbi took jurisdiction . diane : but on what grounds do they have for arresting spinelli ? alexis : violation of the homeland security act , treason , and espionage . diane : oh , come on , not to put too fine a point on it , but spinelli would be hard - pressed to hurt a fly . alexis : that 's true , which is why i suspect he 's merely a means to an end . [ scene_break ] claudia : you 're mad at me . sonny : do n't interfere when i 'm talking to jason again . claudia : what i said was true . sonny : i have history with jason . you do n't . claudia : that 's exactly why i can see it more clearly than you can . sonny , playing nice with jason is not the answer . you have to hit back and hit hard . sonny : i thought you had a soft spot for jason . claudia : if you let him get away with what he did , it 's going to make you look weak to daddy . sonny : oh , daddy -- i do n't give a damn about daddy . i 'm in charge now . i do n't answer to anyone . claudia : that was daddy 's money and daddy 's shipment . jason made a stupid move by blowing that shipment up and leaving you untouched . you have to use it to your advantage . you have to get the upper hand here . sonny : what if i do n't ? [ scene_break ] luke : before you work yourself up into a lather here , just hear me . i had nothing to do with sonny corinthos ' business . we were discussing politics here and my continuing neutrality . tracy : okay , how long do you expect that to keep up ? luke : as long as i want it to . i mean , come on , tracy , i am not some mob- infatuated , dumb - ass kid . i know that life . i 've been there , and i left it behind . and i 'm certainly not going to jeopardize us , by fighting battles that are n't even my own . tracy : what if sonny ca n't hold up his end of the bargain ? what if some outside faction bombs this place just to make a point ? luke : well , that would be a different situation would n't it ? because i do protect what 's mine , but i do n't anticipate those kinds of problems . why are you bending yourself out of shape when your shape is so perfect ? tracy : one reason , because i want you here with me . i want you alive and kicking and infuriating and stealing my money and stealing my heart . do n't you know that you are the best time i have ever had ? and i am nowhere near ready to give it up . new rule , if you get killed , only i can do it . luke : i can live with that . [ scene_break ] claudia : look , it 's simple . it 's really simple . someone 's going to pay for that shipment . do you want it to be jason , or do you want it to be you ? sonny : i was reasoning with jason , and you lit a fire under both of us . so , what 's really going on here ? you think that if jason and i make peace that i 'm not going to need anthony anymore ? and this whole deal , this marriage , is just going to go out the window ? actually , that 's a good thing . so , what 's the down side ? claudia : when my father was in charge , i was nothing but his despised daughter . my father has really old - fashioned ideas about women and their place in the home . but i knew a lot about the business . i learned a lot from my time in italy and working with my uncle . come on , you might not be the most enlightened guy i 've ever met , but you 're smart enough to know that i 'm smart . and i 'm capable , and i think you wo n't admit it . but you know i 'm looking out for your best interest . sonny : well , you 're working pretty damn hard to convince me . claudia : well , you did a good thing . you did a really good thing . when you went against my father , you stopped him from framing john . sonny , you made my father really angry , really angry . you could not afford to lose a shipment on top of it . the only way that you 're going to redeem yourself and save face in my father 's eyes is to retaliate . sonny : do you really think jason is a threat ? claudia : he blew up a shipment . he sent a very clear message that peaceful coexistence is not in the cards . so , yeah , i 'd say he 's a threat . sonny : i 'll deal with it my way . claudia : sonny , a line has been crossed . my father is going to be out for blood . so , if you want to cement your position with my father and prove to him whose side you 're really on , you 're going to have to take jason down . [ scene_break ] maxie : even you have to admit spinelli 's a wonderful person . winnifred : i do admit it , but he still broke the law . maxie : what spinelli does is n't criminal to him . he loves that cyber stuff . he 's a genius at it . and when he 's behind his computer , he feels useful and important . there 's no malice or evil intent . and now he 's in there , scared out of his mind , because you took advantage of him . winnifred : this was my first field assignment . i did not know this was going to happen . maxie : i do n't care . spinelli will probably feel better if he could see me . you should arrange it . winnifred : i ca n't arrange it . look , spinelli is in real trouble . and unless someone pivotal comes forth on his behalf and makes a deal , he 's going to end up in prison , maybe for the rest of his life . [ scene_break ] inspector rayner : i have to hand it to you , mr. spinelli , our own tech experts could n't have pulled off half of what you did . spinelli : anything i may have accomplished , i simply -- inspector rayner : hey , what did i say about keeping quiet ? spinelli : i do n't understand . if you do not wish to squeeze a confession out of me , then why am i here ? [ scene_break ] diane : i assume that the fbi is hoping that this is going to lead to a conviction for jason . but it could be argued that anything on spinelli 's computer is his own work and does not implicate jason . alexis : my guess is they 're trying to persuade him to testify against jason . diane : i doubt that mr. grasshopper would ever consider such a thing . alexis : you 're his attorney , maybe you should let him know it might be in his best interest . good luck . jason : where 's spinelli ? alexis : he 's in the interrogation room , jason . who you are and what you do , i do n't think has ever been real to spinelli until this moment . jason : how bad ? how bad is this ? diane : it 's bad , jason . the fbi alleges that spinelli has hacked into multiple law enforcement databases , defense grids , tax returns . you name it . the list goes on . jason : do they have proof ? diane : if they do , then spinelli may very well be beyond our help . [ scene_break ] nadine : do you think it 's a good or a bad thing they asked for a break ? nikolas : we 'll soon find out , wo n't we ? senator : we 've been conferring , and quite frankly , i still do n't see why a foreign national should be able to decide the fate of a u.s. military weapon . nikolas : senators , i have nothing but respect for this country and the privileges it has provided me . i make my home here . i pay my taxes here . i abide by its laws , and i think serving in the armed forces is one of the most honorable choices a person can make . but the companies that provide arms to those men and women are culpable themselves , and they should not be profiting off the soldiers ' sacrifice . and quite frankly , i just ca n't see why this weapon is essential to the victory of this country . it 's only essential to the equinox bottom line . senator : how do we know that you wo n't take this patent and make your own fortune by selling it on the international market to the highest bidder ? nadine : stop . you ca n't have your bacon and eat it , too . uh , what i mean is , can i say something ? [ scene_break ] carly : well , alexis is n't my biggest fan . i 'm sure she gave you lots of reasons why you should proceed with this divorce . jax : no , alexis thinks you love me . she does . carly : well , that 's a step forward . jax : yeah . she thinks you 're terrible for me , but you know -- carly : i do n't care . you told her to stall . jax : stall , being the operative word . i did n't say stop . carly : i can work with stall . i can do stall . jax : i know you can , because you told diane to do the same thing . carly : yes . jax : i 'm just wondering , how were you going to stall the divorce proceedings ? by bickering about who owns what ? carly : i told her to go after the silent lady . jax : ah , yeah , that 's a good one , so i would remember all the good times we had on it . carly : just like i do . jax : i 'm supposed to take her out tonight , you know , for the parade of lights . i could n't do it . carly : do you remember when we sailed her from manhattan to newport ? jax : yeah , the weather was supposed to be really bad . carly : but it was beautiful . and when we pulled into the harbor , the sun was setting , and you popped open a bottle of champagne . it was amazing . jax : and you were terrific . you know , the crew thought that you were going to just laze around on the deck , but you did just as much work as everybody else on the boat . carly : we had fun like we always do . i do n't want this night to end . let 's do dinner , my house , just the two of us . what do you say ? jax : well , that depends . carly : on what ? jax : whether you 're going to cook or not . [ scene_break ] nadine : look , i do n't know much about the politics of war . i hear about it on the news just like everybody else . but i did have a boyfriend who fought in iraq . he was a good and honest guy , and he was really proud to serve his country . i want to believe that he had the best possible equipment . and i would n't want to deprive anybody else of that . but i also think it 's wrong for these big corporations to be profiting off of him and off of this war . i know i ca n't stop this , but i do n't want to take part in it . this is my fight . it has been ever since my aunt raylene left me her patent in her will . nikolas took it on because he knows how emotional i get . but it 's not his job . it 's your job to protect my right as an american citizen to do what i want with what i own . so , i hope you 'll let me do that . that 's all i have to say . senator : you 've made a very convincing and compelling argument , and we 're inclined to agree . the equinox defense analysis and construction corp henceforth will be barred from using your patent . nadine : oh , my gosh . thank you so much . nikolas : wow , you did it . nadine : oh , i never would have had the courage to speak up in there without you . [ phone rings ] nikolas : hang on for one second . hello , nikolas cassadine . yes , actually she 's right here . one second . it 's alexis ' friend , the guy who set up this meeting . nadine : uh , hi , this is nadine crowell . yeah , actually it went really well , thanks . someone in the white house wants to speak with me ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : oh , my goodness , look at those festive lights . i love it . which one 's your favorite one ? cameron : that one . elizabeth : that one ? lucky : the one that 's lit up like a pirate ship . elizabeth : oh , i could n't guess that . you know which one 's my favorite ? cameron : what ? elizabeth : the one with the really tall mast , right next to yours . cameron : oh . lucky : so , you 're having a good time ? cameron : yes . elizabeth : yeah . lucky : thank you very much for suggesting this . elizabeth : it just feels right . you know , all of us being together , safe and happy and well . lucky : yeah , well , i 'm glad to be a part of it . elizabeth : well , thank you for pulling me back from the brink . cameron : look . lucky : what is that ? that one right there , it looks as big as an ocean liner . elizabeth : wow , that one 's amazing . [ scene_break ] sonny : do me a favor . do n't tell me who to take down . claudia : i 'm trying to respect the history that you have with jason , but can we just face something ? you have a great , big blind spot when it comes to him . and he is taking advantage of it . sonny : you know , it 's amazing . he did n't even want run the organization . we made a deal . i insisted . claudia : okay , fair enough . maybe his motives were totally pure when he started out , when he first took over . but power changes people . i mean , come on , the guy took orders for years , and now he 's giving them . i 'm guessing he likes it a lot . and now he 's comprised you , and he 's compromised your new position . sonny : it was business . claudia : exactly . business is no place for friendship . jason is a threat that has to be removed . sonny : okay , stop telling me what to do . claudia : fine . you know what ? i do n't have to tell you , because you 've already thought it out , and you 've already come to the same conclusion , have n't you ? [ scene_break ] maxie : spinelli , are you okay ? inspector rayner : step back , please . maxie : he 's not a criminal . you have to let him go . you ca n't do this . diane , tell them he 's innocent . inspector rayner : miss , you 're interfering with a federal investigation . maxie : i 'm not just going to stand here and let you guys lock up my friend . mac : maxie , let it go . inspector rayner : mr. morgan , we need a private moment . diane : not without benefit of counsel . inspector rayner : come if you will , but it will be better for mr. spinelli if your client confers with me alone . diane : i do n't -- jason : it 's okay . maxie : spinelli , it 's going to be okay . spinelli : i figure optimism is completely mistaken . maxie : no , no , no , but diane is here , and she 's the best attorney around . and jason promised that he was going to fix it . spinelli : even stone cold can not sway the federal ones . i 'm scared . [ scene_break ] inspector rayner : have a seat . jason : you arrested spinelli to get to me . inspector rayner : that 's right . and make no mistake , damian spinelli 's freedom , and quite possibly his life , are on the line unless you do exactly as we say .	maxie watches as the fbi arrests spinelli . winifred 's real occupation as an fbi agent is revealed to maxie . maxie calls winifred on her betrayal as spinelli looks on . rayner questions spinelli and brings up all of his `` crimes of espionage and high treason . `` maxie calls on jason and diane for help . rayner talks to jason privately at the pcpd . rayner says spinelli 's future is in jason 's hands . spinelli admits to maxie how afraid he is . winifred informs maxie that spinelli could go to prison for life unless `` someone comes forward . `` jax and carly separately decide to `` stall `` the divorce . carly insists to diane that her days with sonny are long over . later , carly and jax admit their stall tactics to each other . jax agrees to a quiet dinner at carly 's house .
[ footsteps ] jason : how 'd you know where to find me ? sam : well , i knew you would come back to the scene of the crime . thank god no one else was in there . where have you been all night ? jason : looking for franco . [ scene_break ] sonny : how come you 're not with your mother and brother ? michael : it 's okay . mom and jax decided not to go out of town . sonny : ahh . michael : ahem . i thought you 'd be glad . sonny : no , i am . i am . but i just got some news . and i need you to be strong . michael : what happened ? sonny : the police might have found claudia 's body . [ scene_break ] lulu : the front desk held on to this envelope for three days before delivering it up two floors ? desk clerk : it was put in the wrong place , but -- lulu : yeah , but i 'm not interested in excuses . how are we supposed to do business ? desk clerk : perhaps i can make this right . lulu : no , you ca n't , because ms. howard needed this by yesterday . so there 's no excuse for incompetence . carly : okay , you know what , i 'll handle this . no one died . lulu : this is an important document . carly : i meant that literally , lulu . no one died . you did n't die . it was close , and you 're traumatized . yelling at people is not how you deal with it . [ scene_break ] lucky : how long were you planning on lying to me ? you 're in love with my fiancée . nikolas : lucky -- it was n't supposed to happen . lucky : yeah , but it did . what made you think that it was okay to try to steal elizabeth from me ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : thank you so much for picking them up . steve : i 'm just making up for lost time with my nephews . so here 's the deal , chief . i need a word with your mom , so you need to take your little bro upstairs . and i promise i 'll be up to play with you before i leave , okay ? cameron : deal . steve : cool . elizabeth : all right , go on . jakey , go upstairs , honey . go with your brother . you guys go play upstairs for a minute , okay ? thank you . [ chuckles ] steve : gram said you dropped the boys off in the middle of the night . that it was an emergency . you know me . god forbid i miss out on a crisis . except there was no emergency . you were n't even on the job last night . elizabeth : it was a personal emergency . steve : i assume everything turned out okay . because if there were a crisis , you 'd let me know . elizabeth : nikolas made plans to leave the country , and i freaked . and i was very overwhelmed by that feeling . [ both sigh ] steve : okay . what feeling ? elizabeth : i do n't know , fear , emptiness . i could n't let him go . and i know that contradicts everything that i 've told you ; everything that i 've told myself -- that i should let him go and end things with him . the only thing that matters is my relationship with lucky . but when i was faced with the prospect of losing nikolas , i panicked . [ scene_break ] nikolas : there 's really no point in discussing this right now . lucky : maybe you could put your morning ride on hold to help your brother understand something . help me understand how you just happen to fall in love with your former and future sister - in - law . nikolas : well , lucky , as a man who loves elizabeth like you do , you 're the last person on earth who should have to ask me that . lucky : so you 're not denying it . [ nikolas sighs ] lucky : what am i supposed to do with that ? nikolas : i do n't -- i really do n't know . same thing i do , i guess . wake up every morning and try and hold on to your sanity . look , this is a conversation that you need to have with her . lucky : i did . what the hell were you thinking , huh ? nikolas : thinking had nothing to do with it . i do n't know what to say . i fell in love with her . i do n't know how , when , why . just one day , there it was , and i 've been beating myself up ever since . lucky : look , i 'm sorry that two years ago , your life got turned upside down , that you 've been hurting . okay , i really am . but why ? why did you have to drag elizabeth into your mess ? and why did you have to tell her ? i mean , you could have just kept your mouth shut until it passed ! nikolas : i tried to do that , and it did n't work . i just felt like i needed to tell her how i felt . lucky : dad saw it . he knew something was going on with you , that you 've been sniffing around elizabeth . nikolas : lucky , it 's not like that ! lucky : then what is it like ? look , just forget for a second what an absolute betrayal of trust this is , but have you considered the impossible position that this puts elizabeth in ? did it even occur to you how she would suffer because of your selfishness ? [ scene_break ] carly : my cousin 's had a rough 24 hours , so we 're going to let this go for now . but tell the staff they need to be more aware . desk clerk : okay . it wo n't happen again . you have my word . carly : that 's good enough . lulu : carly , i really do n't have time for this . maxie has the morning off . as you can see , my desk is swamped . carly : you were taken hostage . you almost died . what the hell are you doing here ? lulu : life goes on . this is n't the first crisis i 've been in . i 'm fine , really . carly : not according to the parking attendant in the garage . you bit his head off , much like you did to that poor desk clerk , and it 's not like you . lulu : well , maybe if you ran your hotel a little more efficiently . carly : you were traumatized . you were tied to explosives , lulu . i 'd be a puddle on the floor . lulu : no , you would n't . carly : you need to take time to process . and just because you 're a spencer does n't mean you do n't get to have a reaction . so whatever you 're feeling -- anger or terror or , i do n't know , relief , you need to let it happen . lulu : okay , can you stop being such a drama queen ? it was close , but dominic came to my rescue . and i 'm fine . [ scene_break ] jason : and i searched every warehouse , every alley from the train yards down to the harbor . i must have rousted 20 homeless guys . no sign of franco . sam : well , let 's just hope that he 's on his way out of the country , permanently jason . because if he were to stay here and get arrested by the cops , he would have probably said that michael killed claudia . this is better . you won . jason : it does n't feel like it . sam : well , then you at least got ta call it a draw . you 're safe . franco 's on the run , michael 's safe . it 's over . jason : it 's not over . [ scene_break ] patrick : hey . i need to get up to speed on the patients that you 're turning over to me . robin : yeah , i 'm finishing updating the charts right now . patrick : okay . epiphany : do you mean that you 're going to trust drake jr. to take care of your patients while you 're away in london ? now that 's what i call real trust . robin : it 's pure desperation , epiphany . some of my patients simply ca n't wait until i get home . epiphany : well , it 's for a good cause . baby drake 's waited far too long to see her secret agent granny . robin : i know , we ca n't wait . okay , this one is a non - aggressive tumor . mr. nelson is very proactive , very involved in his treatment . patrick : you got him in drug protocol and radiation therapy ? robin : that 's right . and we reached that decision through intensive research and a lot of discussion . so if i find out that you 've improvised while i was gone -- patrick : what were you just saying about real trust , epiphany ? [ epiphany laughs ] lisa : five hours , one patient . fyi , i just completely rebuilt this woman 's leg , hip to femur . yes , it is true . i rock . [ all laugh ] robin : congratulations . lisa : thank you . patrick : what 's the range of motion ? lisa : full mobility . even better than i expected . epiphany : well , if that 's the case , we just had an emergency spinal fusion come into the e.r . do you think you can handle prelim and prep until dr. owens gets here ? lisa : oh , forget owens , i 'll do the cutting . epiphany : oh -- lisa : what ? i 've got my second wind . okay , get the o.r . ready , and i 'll call you from downstairs . robin : are you sure you 're ready to do another surgery now ? lisa : absolutely . patrick drake 's not the only rock star in this town . ha . i 'm fine . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : what a mess , huh ? steve : this has got ta be tearing you apart inside . elizabeth : thank you . i keep telling myself that i can handle it . i 'm walking around in constant anxiety , like i 'm going to explode at any minute . i guess what comes around , goes around . i 've known women to be caught between two men before , and i always thought they were weak . and now i 'm the poster child . steve : you did n't ask for this . do n't torture yourself . elizabeth : nikolas is still grieving over emily , and he 's vulnerable -- steve : so are you . you do n't even see it . you 're always strong for your sons and for lucky . and whenever there 's a crisis , it 's you who wants to take care of everybody else . you want to be the one that everyone else counts on . but who do you get to count on ? elizabeth : lucky . i realized when we got back together how much i need him . and when i 'm with him , i feel very centered and i 'm at peace . and my feelings for nikolas are very different . they hit me in waves . and when i realized he was leaving , i just felt very empty inside . i do n't know how any of this happened . i mean , i can i be so in love with lucky , and all of a sudden , fall in love with nikolas , too ? steve : well , maybe that 's progress . elizabeth : progress ? what , that not only i 'm physically unfaithful to lucky , now i 'm emotionally unfaithful to him , too ? steve : it 's probably along the lines of letting yourself admit that maybe there 's something real between you and nikolas , but you 're not writing it off as temporary insanity or some irrational , you know -- attraction that will pass like a bad cold . elizabeth : are you trying to convince me to be with nikolas ? steve : i 'm not trying to convince you of anything , peanut . [ both laugh ] elizabeth : come on , do n't try to make me feel good . this is way worse than that time i ruined mom 's favorite dress . steve : oh , wearing it outside playing dress - up . you were in your own world . traipsing around in those shoes and that pink dress . oh ! that you used to wear . it was trailing around on the ground . elizabeth : i got in so much trouble . steve : and then there was that movie that you and sara wanted to see . and she got to go , and you had to stay home as punishment . you were so miserable . elizabeth : i know , but you took me out driving in the dirt roads . and you let me steer , which is a really big deal for a six - year - old . i do n't think letting me steer this time is going to fix anything . steve : did n't realize it back then . i was just a teenager myself . but all i wanted to see was my little sister smile again . in retrospect , i did a smart thing when i let you steer . i gave you power . i put you back in charge . which is what you 've got ta do for yourself now , lizzie . you got ta stop coming from this place of fear and take control . elizabeth : oh , please . if i had any self control , i would n't be here in the first place . steve : ahhh ! there you go again . you 're bad , its your fault , you 're no good . come on . there are three people involved here , and they are all contributing , even lucky . [ scene_break ] lucky : it suddenly makes sense . you did n't dump rebecca because she ran a scam on you . you decided to fall in love with elizabeth , so you did n't need rebecca anymore . nikolas : my change of heart with rebecca had nothing to do with elizabeth . i did n't want to lead her on . so i tried to do the honorable thing and let her go . lucky : you think this is honorable ? compromising elizabeth and betraying me ? for what ? do you even get what you 're doing ? you and elizabeth have been friends for years . she does n't want that ruined because of some infatuation . and she 's terrified that this is going to destroy my relationship with you . nikolas : i know that . lucky : elizabeth had to keep your secret because she wanted to protect me , nikolas . do you have any idea the amount of stress that you 've put her under ? nikolas : it 's not that black and white . [ scene_break ] lulu : give me a little credit . instead of getting hysterical about what could have happened , i 'm focusing on the positive . dominic got to me in time . carly : you did n't know that when you were standing there waiting to die . when claudia took me hostage , i was scared to death . and i kept looking for a way out , and i did n't see one . and there i was , about to give birth . i suddenly realized how it felt o be completely out of control . and to be completely helpless . so i have a little bit of an idea about what you were going through . lulu : i felt like i was outside of my body . i just think that this is going to sound really weird . carly : why do n't you try me ? lulu : [ sighs ] watching the detonator count down , i knew that it was going to blow me apart , so i did n't want to be inside of my body . carly : it 's funny , the ways we choose to survive . lulu : i remember thinking , if i 'm going to die , i just want to tell my mom and my dad that i love them . i remember actually thinking , i wish that i had a cell phone . but them dominic came and then it was fine . and i -- ah , give dominic such a hard time , and i 'm always coming down on him about his assignment -- carly : what assignment ? lulu : it 's just something that he 's doing for sonny . it 's not important . the point is that he has come through for me again . [ scene_break ] dominic : well , you look like crap . ronnie : thanks . what 's the bad news ? dominic : well , franco got away . try not to be too excited . ronnie : why not ? maybe now you can actually focus on your assignment , which is putting corinthos behind bars . dominic : you know , i know you 'd like it to be that easy . but franco , that freak , kidnapped lulu . so that was a game changer for me , okay ? so i went back into his old arrest to see if i could find any clue as to where he might have taken her . i went as far back as 2003 , when i busted him for tagging adjacent to that murder scene . and i noticed something that i missed before . ronnie : well , what 's to notice ? it was a misdemeanor bust . dominic : [ chuckles ] the evidence list from the murder scene included a book of photography . and on one of the pages , in the margin , was written `` co77x , `` franco 's tag , tying him to the killing in tribeca . and you know what , i never caught him , because you did n't want me to . [ scene_break ] patrick : i 'm always blown away by the detail in your case notes . robin : my patients appreciate it . patrick : yeah , well , so do i. i 'm gon na miss you . robin : aww , i wish you were coming with us . patrick : yeah , so do i . a little too last minute , though . besides , you and your mom and our baby girl have some female bonding to catch up on . robin : no , shopping . patrick : whatever floats your boat . robin : hey , um , patrick ? patrick : hmm ? robin : do you want to take a look at the scans of the spinal patient lisa 's doing ? patrick : why , is there a problem ? robin : it 's just a lot to do two complex surgeries back to back . maybe she could use your help . patrick : lisa 's a good doctor , robin . i think she 'll be okay . robin : maybe she has something to prove . come on , you did two huge surgeries on new year 's eve . you were the talk of the hospital , for good reason . patrick : well , you think she 's trying to show me up ? robin : i think she 's competitive . patrick : hmm . well , lisa 's not one to care what her co - workers think of her . robin : she cares what you think . i do n't know , maybe she 's trying to prove that she 's better than you , which , of course she could n't , because you 're the best . patrick : well , not that i disagree , but i think you 're overanalyzing . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : lucky has done nothing but love and trust me and nikolas . we are the ones who are betraying him . steve : did n't you tell me that lucky was the one who pushed to get remarried ? when you wanted to leave things the way they were ? now , keeping in mind that i 'm your brother and i 'm biased and i 'm inclined to defend you , it sounds like lucky was paying more attention to this idea in his head of the two of you being together than to hearing what you actually wanted . elizabeth : the thing is , i do want to get married . i want to marry him because i love him . we had the best time new year 's eve . we danced and we talked and he played the guitar for me . and i loved it . i loved every moment of it . i loved being with him . and i thought , this is it . this is it , i 'm done with nikolas . i remember , this is who i am . and then when i see nikolas , everything goes out the window . and the only thing i know for sure is that i do n't want to lose lucky . steve : so tell him the truth . elizabeth : really ? i mean , come on , be honest . if you were in lucky 's shoes and you were in love with a girl and you had stood by her and you forgave her and you took in her kids , and you found out that she was sleeping with somebody you trusted ? how would you feel ? steve : well , i 've never been in lucky 's situation , but i 've been close . i loved somebody and found out she did n't love me . she fell in love with a friend of mine instead . elizabeth : why did n't you tell me ? steve : because i did n't see any point in unloading my drama on top of what you 're going through . elizabeth : well , tell me now , what happened ? steve : [ sighs ] all right . charlotte ? elizabeth : mm - hmm ? steve : i found out charlotte fell in love with somebody else , and she sat me down one night and told me so . i mean , what was i supposed to do but wish them well , you know ? i mean , yeah , it hurt , and i felt a great sense of loss . but i knew them both . and they were good people . hurt , it 's not like they planned this . it 's just how it happened . elizabeth : are you still friends with them ? steve : i do n't see them as much as i used to , no . elizabeth : are they still together ? steve : they 're expecting their first child . elizabeth : [ inhales sharply ] oh . is that why you left memphis ? steve : i left memphis because i had a chance to take the job our grandfather held for years . and move close to gram and my sis , who i miss . [ both chuckle ] steve : i was n't running away from the happiness i did n't get . but i got ta tell you , i 'm not going to lie . it made it easier to leave . elizabeth : i 'm so sorry . i 've been so self - absorbed . i have n't asked you anything . steve : i did n't come here for you to throw me a pity party . i 'm only telling you this now because i just thought maybe my experience could inform yours . the first person you 'd have to live with is yourself , peanut . and you 've got ta find a way to do that . a way to find your own self respect . and go from there . and that is all the advice that i am giving you today . so feel free to disregard every word . elizabeth : not a chance . [ scene_break ] lucky : it 's pretty black and white from where i 'm standing . nikolas : look , you just laid out a - to - z why i should n't love elizabeth , and i get all that . but i did n't expect to fall in love with her , it just happened . and once it did , there was n't anything i could do about it . lucky : you poor soul . what , you just could n't help yourself , huh ? you just had to have her ! nikolas : she 's made it very clear to me that you are her one and only choice . lucky : this is so surreal . how is this supposed to end , huh ? nikolas : i wish i knew . i do n't know . i suppose you 'll just go on with your plans with elizabeth , and i 'll applaud you from the sidelines and hope that someday you 'll forgive me . lucky : you 're not only in love with my fiancée , the love of my life , but you lied to me . nikolas : when did you wish that i would have told you the truth ? when would have been a better time to hear that i 'm in love with elizabeth ? and how ? at christmas dinner , or something ? lucky : you 're messed up , man . look , i 'll let myself believe that this is just some side effect of losing emily . now they say you 're not supposed to judge other people 's grief . but that does not give you a free pass to abandon your moral compass and walk all over me . just because you 're lost , does n't mean you get to drag the rest of us down with you . [ scene_break ] dominic : yeah , i was fresh out of the academy when i caught franco in the act . and you , my good friend and mentor , told me to write him d up on a citation . told me that the guys in the precinct would think i was an overzealous jerk for making such a big deal about a tagger , that i should focus on the bad guys and let the graffiti artist go . and it took me right up until now to realize that you were playing me and covering for franco . ronnie : i knew franco from a long time ago . he helped me out of a jam once . dominic : oh , wow , that must be some jam . you were willing to cover for a murderer ? ronnie : [ sighs ] right before i got accepted into the academy , i was short of cash and i was worried i might not get in . i got stupid . i hit a liquor store . franco got busted for it . i knew that if anything like that ended up on my record , there was no way i was going to get into the academy . so i let him take the fall . dominic : so i bust franco for tagging and he what , blackmails you into covering his tracks ? ronnie : he did n't have to . i just figured i owed him . dominic : owed him ? owed him what , a free pass on a homicide ? ronnie : i did n't know he was the tribeca murderer . [ sighs ] i did n't want to know . there was no hard evidence . now do you get why i 've been riding you so hard ? you lose your objectivity , you end up compromising yourself . [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] sonny : i 've been waiting for you show up . jason : i was looking for franco . nothing , not a trace . sonny : oh , that 's not what i wanted to hear . franco 's got the evidence that proves michael killed claudia . you should have taken out the son of a bitch -- jason : he had sam and lulu as hostages . i could n't take that risk . sonny : no , i understand that , but lulu and sam are just the final match . i mean , you were on the defensive with this guy from the beginning with you forced him to make it personal . he got under your skin . that 's how he beat you , jason . [ scene_break ] robin : dr. weber ? steve : well , i figured you 'd be on your way to the airport by now . robin : heh . not before getting your signature . authorization form for the patients that patrick 's taking over of mine while i 'm away . steve : you excited ? robin : yes . well , i 'm a little nervous , actually . it 's emma 's first plane flight . steve : ooh . you 're taking a one - year - old on an airplane ? that will be hellacious . robin : well , thank you for the reassurance . i 'll have you know that my baby 's very , very well - behaved . steve : there ai n't no such thing on a transatlantic flight . oh . robin : yeah . steve : i 'm just jealous [ robin laughs ] steve : london is my favorite city . robin : really ? me , too . my mom has this darling little flat in earl 's court . it 's out the size of a postage stamp , but it 's in a great area . steve : i 've heard stories about the legendary anna devane . i remember elizabeth telling me some -- robin : what 's the matter with the paperwork ? steve : this ca n't be right . lisa niles went from a reconstruction straight to an emergency spinal fusion ? robin : it was an emergency . steve : where was dr. owens ? ? robin : lisa said she could handle it . steve : without taking a break ? no , no . that 's not good . i 'm going to the o.r . to see if she needs backup . [ robin sighs ] patrick : where 's the fire ? robin : dr. weber thinks lisa may have chewed off more than she can handle . do you get really annoyed if there 's a crying baby on your flight ? what ? steve : i ca n't believe you just gave up lisa to the chief . [ scene_break ] [ police siren wails ] dominic : hey . this is the last place i expect to find you . lulu : i 'm just trying to get some insight on why this happened . in case you 're wondering , i did n't . dominic : can i , uh , take you somewhere ? lulu : no . i already tried to go back to work . you know what they say , get back on the horse . but i bit a parking attendant 's head off , and then , i flipped out on a desk clerk , and i almost slipped to carly that you 're really a cop . dominic : hmm . that would have been bad . lulu : yeah , i know . i caught myself before i said too much . and so , i thought i would take a walk before i did anything else stupid , and i was getting fresh air , and i ended up here . looks like someone dropped a bomb on the place , huh ? dominic : [ chuckles ] you 're , uh , you 're shivering . lulu : it 's not because i 'm cold . if it was n't for you , i 'd be dead . [ scene_break ] jason : franco was able to anticipate everything i did . and every time that i thought i had the advantage , he would just come at me from another direction . sonny : he did n't kill you . jason : [ sighs ] that 's not his game , sonny . this whole time , he was just trying to prove that we 're alike . he was trying to make me angry enough and desperate enough to kill somebody . sonny : you say he outmaneuvered you ? jason : i am saying that he understood me . sonny : franco had 3 months to study . you had , what , a minute ? if you had the same amount of time to study that sick freak , he 'd be at the bottom of the harbor the night of the opening because no one is better at what you do . what you got to do is just get back to work . we got damage control . we got to keep michael safe and get back to -- jason : you do n't understand , sonny . you do not understand . franco laid out the rules before he left . for every person that i kill , he 's going to kill somebody , too . [ scene_break ] lucky : lulu ? lucky : [ sighs ] lulu , it 's lucky . i came by your office , but you 're not here . i really need to speak to you , if you could call me back . thanks . sam : is lulu here ? lucky : no . sam : oh . that 's too bad . i wanted to make sure she was okay . lucky : could you just leave it alone , sam ? lulu has enough to deal with without making it okay for you that jason chose to save you instead of her . [ scene_break ] lulu : just ignore me . i 'm feeling sensitive . dominic : you have every reason to be . lulu : but it 's over , last night , and i 'm moving right along . dominic : look . this kind of thing can stay with you a long time . believe me , i know . lulu : yeah , yeah . you 're used to facing death in your line of work -- in both of your line of works , actually , the one with sonny , and the one that we do n't mention . dominic : well , let 's not -- forget about work . we almost died last night . i mean , when that bomb went off , the last thing i thought i was going to feel was your hand in mine . and i 'm not supposed to admit it , but i was pretty shaken up , too , and this is going to stay with me for a long time , too . lulu : are you trying to make me feel better ? dominic : no . i had to wake myself up from bad dreams constantly last night . lulu : like what ? dominic : like when jason 's call came , and he told me i had minutes to reach you , but the ground turned to quicksand , and my feet and legs weighed a ton , and no matter how hard i tried , i could n't get to you . lulu : but you did get to me . dominic : while you were yelling at some poor parking attendant , i was at the hospital going off on ronnie about the compromises he 's made . i mean , i was pissed . now , standing here with you , i realize none of that would have mattered if you did n't live . but you did . we 're both alive . and i think everything else will just take care of itself . [ scene_break ] kristina : what are you doing ? michael : nothing . why are you so stressed out ? kristina : i called to ask why you 're not at school , and you say you 're blowing it off . michael : today 's a pretty good day to cut class and catch a movie . kristina : michael , you almost got busted for a dui on your birthday . you ca n't risk getting in any more trouble . come on . come back with me . you 'll get a tardy , but at least you wo n't have to tell dad you cut school . michael : dad gets me . he knows what the rules are , you know , for people too scared to take risks . kristina : i hate it when you get like this . you sound exactly like dad . michael : mmm . i 'll take that as a compliment . kristina : why ? our father is a violent criminal . michael : shut your mouth . [ scene_break ] jason : for every life i take , franco 's going to take another , and he 's not going to be selective . sonny : what do you plan to do about it ? jason : i have no idea . sonny : well , you ca n't keep making the same mistake . you 're handing him control . you 're letting franco call the shots . he sets up a trap . you walk right into it . i mean , he forced you to make a choice , and you make the wrong one ? you ca n't keep doing that is what i 'm saying to you , understand ? carly : if anyone 's being played by franco , sonny , it 's you . [ scene_break ] robin : you seriously think that i went to dr. weber and told him about lisa ? patrick : robin , you made it clear that you disapproved of her taking the second surgery -- robin : no , i did n't disapprove . i just brought up the possibility -- you know what ? never mind . this is n't fourth grade . i do n't tattle on people . patrick : really ? steve : [ sighs ] that went well . lisa : dr. weber ? all due respect , but the next time that i want you to scrub in , i 'll ask you . steve : all due respect , in the future , do n't take back - to - back surgeries when there 's another qualified surgeon around . patrick : how about trusting your surgeons instead of second - guessing them ? steve : this does n't have your name on it , drake . robin : he 's right . this is between them . let 's just stay out of it . patrick : robin , you 're my wife , not my mother . do n't tell me what to do . [ scene_break ] sam : so you think jason made the wrong choice ? lucky : well , you were n't in danger of dying , were you , sam ? sam : jason did n't know that . nobody did except the freak who set the bombs . lucky : bomb , singular , set to blow up my sister . sam : yeah , and she 's okay , thank god . lucky : because dominic rescued her . sam : because jason called dominic . [ lucky sighs ] sam : this makes me sort of wonder what choice you would have made . lucky : what , between you and my sister ? sam : no . what if franco would have taken elizabeth and locked her in the same cage he locked me into ? what if he made you choose between elizabeth and lulu ? tell me , lucky , who would you have chosen ? [ scene_break ] michael : do n't be stupid . you do n't know what you 're talking about . kristina : i know what i 'm talking about . dad is a murderer . michael : you do not know that ! kristina : he killed claudia and who knows how many other people . michael : you need to stop listening to your mom . she brainwashed you . kristina : it 's the truth , and you know it . michael : you 're a spoiled brat . you do n't know what you 're talking about , and you do n't know when to keep your mouth shut . dominic : all right , michael . michael , back off . michael : stay out of this . dominic : would you stop yelling ? you do n't scream at any woman like that , okay ? you should get out of here . kristina : glad to . michael : look , just because my dad likes you does n't mean you get some kind of special privileges , dominic . you 're an outsider . do n't interfere in the corinthos family . [ scene_break ] sonny : carly , we 're in the middle of something right now -- carly : you 're in the middle of beating up on jason . jason : carly , he 's right . carly : he 's not right . you made a call to dominic . he got to lulu on time . it all worked out , jason . jason : no , no . sam was never in danger . franco knew i would pick her , so he set it up so i 'd have to carry lulu 's death . carly : but she did n't die , and if you keep second - guessing yourself , you 're going to drive yourself crazy . sonny : best thing jason can do right now is just to go back to work . carly : he ca n't go back to work , sonny . he needs some time . sonny : we do n't have time , 'cause there 's a body in the morgue that could be claudia . carly : i see . so what if jason was seriously messed with by franco ? if he ca n't shoot , then he 's no good to you ? sonny : okay . he let franco win -- jason : no , franco did win . sonny : see -- okay . can we not fight over this psycho freak ? because if the body turns out to be claudia 's , it 's up to us three to make sure the cops never find out that michael killed her .	jason spends the evening searching for franco and finds nothing . carly and family decide to stay in port charles . lucky confronts nikolas about his feelings for elizabeth . the brothers have a heated discussion and nik admits his feelings for liz . nik says he did n't plan on falling in love with liz . steven and liz discuss her inability to `` let go `` of nik . steven tells liz to stop being afraid `` and take control . `` carly worries that lulu is n't coping well with what happened with franco . lulu confides her feelings in carly . robin makes plans to visit anna in london with emma . dante / dom fills ronnie in on what happened with franco . dante / dom confronts ronnie about `` covering `` for franco in the past . ronnie says franco once took the blame for a liquor store he ( ronnie ) robbed . steven is n't happy when he learns lisa is performing back- to - back major surgeries . patrick gets upset and assumes robin reported lisa 's actions to steven . dante / dom finds lulu standing outside the warehouse . jason tells sonny that per franco 's `` rules `` he will likely `` kill someone `` soon . dante / dom tells lulu he had nightmares about being unable to reach her on time . kristina worries that michael is crossing the line when he skips school . michael gets offended when kristina calls sonny `` a violent criminal . `` dante / dom steps in and tells michael to stop yelling at kristina . carly gets in the middle of jason and sonny 's disagreement over franco . lucky is less than friendly with sam because jason `` chose `` to save her over lulu . sonny says michael must be protected if the body in the morgue turns out to be claudia .
tv : breaking news on the shooting reported at the port charles waterfront last week . the harbor patrol search was hampered by strong currents for several days , but conditions have improved . lucky : hey . got a minute ? tv : authorities announced that a body believed to be jerry jacks was pulled from the harbor late last night . more when we return . jax : is that what you came to tell me ? lucky : the , uh , the body 's unidentifiable . they 'll need to check the dental records . jax : wow . well , uh , it 's likely that jerry really is dead this time . leaves me with some mixed feelings . i will mourn the brother he was , but not the man he became . [ scene_break ] sam : they found jerry 's body ? it has n't been identified . and unless we know for sure , you 're still a target . [ scene_break ] johnny : i do n't know where ethan was . i personally told him to be there and receive the shipment . [ pounding on door ] johnny : all right , well , extend my apologies to senor trujillo , please , and tell him i will more than make up for it . hey . ethan : hey , mate . you got an ice pack i can borrow ? johnny : ethan -- ohh ! damn it . [ scene_break ] steve : whew ! make my life easy and say yes . patrick : you know how i feel about working with dr. niles . steve : you sucked it up before . i 'm asking you to do it again . patrick : there are plenty of doctors that can do this procedure . steve : that 's not true . it 's a delicate operation . you and lisa are the most qualified doctors for the procedure . lisa : oh , are you talking about the neck trauma in e.r . ? you saw i want in , and you 're right , patrick 's definitely the best neurosurgeon for that job . [ scene_break ] maya : you 're getting off duty ? take me with you . i 'm wiped . elizabeth : yeah , but i 'm coming back for another shift . maya : split shifts . i do not know how you do it . i mean , i do n't even have kids and i would be a basket case . elizabeth : yeah , well , i 've gotten used to it . [ maya sighs ] steve : can i have a word with my sister ? maya : yeah . get some sleep . steve : maya 's right . i saw the rotation . morning and evening shifts ? elizabeth : yeah , well , i really do n't have a choice . i mean , after losing my savings in that failed investment , i need to make money . steve : that was my fault . i never should have gotten you involved in that . elizabeth : oh , please , do n't say that . i mean , you invested and lost , too . steve : i was prepared for it . you were n't . why do n't you just let me give you some money to make up for the loss ? elizabeth : no , no . thank you , but i think i 'll be okay . you do n't have to worry about me . steve : how are things with lucky ? is he helping out with the boys ? elizabeth : he always does . he 's a perfect dad . steve : nothing more ? elizabeth : you know he 's with siobhan . steve : yeah . i 'm sorry . elizabeth : me , too . i got ta go . see you later . steve : you heading home to take a nap ? elizabeth : um , no . i 'm gon na take aiden over to windermere and have a little daddy time with nikolas . steve : is n't that usually earlier in the week ? elizabeth : i thought i 'd surprise him . [ scene_break ] brook lynn : do you know how long it has actually been since i spent the whole night clubbing ? nikolas : it 's longer for me , i 'm sure about that . brook lynn : wait , i 'm sorry . longer ? nikolas : yeah . brook lynn : longer or never ? mm - hmm . nikolas : i had a great time , i really did . brook lynn : me , too . nikolas : and i 'm glad that you convinced me to duck out of that boring upper east side dinner party and go to the soho club instead . that was fun . brook lynn : well , you know , you got ta keep me around , 'cause i know all of the good places . nikolas : really ? like the lincoln avenue subway line ? brook lynn : what was wrong with that ? nobody got mugged . no . your driver picked us up -- here you go -- your driver picked us up , he dropped us off at the airport . everybody was fine . you know what ? you liked it . nikolas : i know . i know . it was the perfect cap to the holiday season . but i have to admit , i was dreading it this year . but i enjoyed myself . because of you . brook lynn : are you hungry ? i made the 3-cheese cure , so ... nikolas : i 'm afraid to ask what that is . brook lynn : it 's really good . it 's actually macaroni , ricotta , it 's got -- it 's got , um , jack and cheddar , and it 's been in the fridge the whole night . it 's perfect , perfect right now . and it is the thing to eat after a night like last night . and , actually , just so you know , alfred insisted that he help me make it . he was so cute . nikolas : of course he did . he thinks that you are ... [ imitating alfred ] a most charming lady . brook lynn : lady ? wow , well , i must be faking it good enough for alfred , so ... nikolas : no . you are a lady ... where it counts . what ? brook lynn : oh , nothing . nikolas : what ? brook lynn : nothing . i just , um ... i was actually , i was thinking about you dancing last night . nikolas : really ? well , you know , i got a few moves in my repertoire . brook lynn : a few moves , yeah ? like a few kind of like ... chicken moves ? nikolas : excuse me ? brook lynn : yeah , i 'm sorry , it was so cute . you 're like dancing the beat and you 're doing this , like , it was kind of like a flapping thing . yeah . nikolas : i was n't moving my arms like that . brook lynn : yes , you did . it was totally -- drunk chicken . drunk chicken . nikolas : okay , fine . brook lynn : i 'm sorry , this is pitiful . but i promise , promise i will take you dancing , but i will teach you moves so you can rock the dance floor next time . nikolas : okay . i 'll take you up on that . brook lynn : good . um , 3-cheese cure coming right up . nikolas : ohh , you know what ? uh , you go ahead . i 'm so -- i 'm so exhausted . brook lynn : oh , okay . you want to take a nap first ? nikolas : hmm ? yeah . yeah , that sounds good . i 'm gon na -- i 'm gon na take a nap first . [ scene_break ] johnny : you look like you got hit by a truck . ethan : it feels more like 10 . johnny : what the hell happened ? did sonny 's guys do this to you ? ethan : no , no . there were these high rollers . they wanted high stakes . i was n't very discerning about their character , so i opened up the back room at the star . johnny : i 'm not following . you 're a smart gambler . ethan : yeah , well , not this time . i wanted easy cash , so i got in over my head . johnny : so you gambled with money you did n't have . ethan : yeah . johnny : stupid . ethan : ha ha ! well , i realized that about the time i was face - down on the floor covered in fresh boot prints . johnny : i give you good money to work for me . why this sudden need for cash ? ethan : this bet with edward , you know , maya and i stay married for a year , we get a million bucks . it just seemed like a no - brainer . all we got ta do is stay together and we get a payout . johnny : so what 's going on , you and maya not getting along ? ethan : no , no , it 's the -- it 's the opposite . we , uh -- she 's amazing , you know ? it 's a good deal . johnny : i 'm not seeing the problem , ethan . ethan : i -- i do n't trust myself in relationships . a year 's gon na go by , it 's gon na get better and better , and i 'm going to have to break maya 's heart . you know ? she deserves better than that . and i thought if i could get the money , she would n't have to go through with the bargain . johnny : okay , so let me get this straight . you care for maya deeply , so you 're going to give her money to break up with you . [ scene_break ] lucky : do you think that your brother is or was the balkan ? jax : i do n't know . i would n't put it past him . lucky : did he ever confide in you ? jax : ha . no . no . and if you think that i somehow helped him in all of this , all the damage he 's caused , you 're wrong . lucky : no , i do n't think that . i just know that you 're pretty much the only person that jerry cared about . jax : yeah . that 's why when he showed up this time , he pointed a gun at carly and threatened to shoot her . and he would have . i do n't know who my brother is anymore . lucky : well , the thing is , even if the body is jerry 's , i still need absolute proof that he was the balkan . jax : well , it seems like your interest in this is more than professional . lucky : the balkan 's men kidnapped siobhan as leverage to get to brenda . and then the plan did n't work , but siobhan could have been killed . jax : so the balkan knows she matters to you . lucky : yeah . and if he 's still alive , the danger to siobhan is as great as ever . [ scene_break ] brenda : do you notice anything ? did you notice anything different ? ha ha ! spinelli : oh -- they 're very beautiful . brenda : do you like them ? spinelli : yeah . brenda : they 're eternity bands . sonny gave them to me last night . spinelli : it looks like that first one is ... rose gold . brenda : yes , it is rose gold . so that one symbolizes , uh , the day we met . and then he gave this whole romantic speech . it was really kind of adorable . jason : i 'm sure he did . can you just do me a favor and not go see sonny without a guard ? brenda : why , has there been a new threat ? jason : do you always have to question . can you just do what i tell you ? brenda : i 'm marrying your best friend and so i 'm gon na ask you for the hundredth time , why do you have to suck the joy out of our wedding ? jason : because there 's not gon na be a wedding if you 're dead . [ scene_break ] kristina : molly ! ready to go ? alexis : oh , good , there you are . come on . we got ta hustle . we have to get there . we 're gon na be late . molly : are these shoes okay ? kristina : they 're fine . let 's go . molly : i think i 'm gon na change . alexis : honey , the shoes are fine , really . we have a half hour before it starts . we got ta go . molly : i 'll just be a minute . kristina : molly , no one 's going to be looking at your shoes . alexis : they 're not . they 're gon na be looking at you , your beautiful face , this girl who 's gon na be standing in front of the school being honored for her heroism during the bus crash . it 's pretty cool . [ all screaming ] molly : why is everyone pushing me ? alexis : we 're not pushing you , sweetie , we 're just looking forward -- molly : well , stop ! it 's my award . who cares if i 'm one minute late . i get to wear the shoes i want . kristina : it 's not that big a deal . alexis : are you okay ? molly : i am so sorry i was snappy . i do n't feel so good . alexis : you do n't , honey ? what 's wrong ? do you have a headache ? molly : it 's mostly kind of ... an ache all over . kristina : i hope it 's not the flu . alexis : here , let me see if you have a fever . molly : no , it 's okay . i do n't have a fever . kristina : yeah , but if you ache all over , then -- molly : well , it 's mostly in my stomach . i do n't know , maybe i ate something that did n't agree with me . could i stay home from school ? i 'm sure i 'll feel better tomorrow . alexis : how about we just go to the ceremony and i 'll bring you right home ? molly : no . what if i throw up on stage ? kristina : you really feel that bad ? alexis : honey , is it that bad , really , that you 're not gon na go ? is n't that gon na be disappointing ? molly : yeah , it really is . alexis : you sure ? all right , i 'll -- i 'll call viola and see if she can -- if she can come take care of you . i 'm really sorry about this , honey . if anyone deserves to be recognized by the whole school , it 's you . [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] elizabeth : oh . [ sighs ] ahem . nikolas : oh . elizabeth : hope i 'm not interrupting . nikolas : hey . no , no . what -- hey -- how -- brook lynn : oh , my god , i 'm so sorry . i think i sat down and must have dozed off . i 'm sorry . nikolas : no , no , no , it 's okay . no apologies necessary . brook lynn : i 'm so sorry . we were just , um , exhausted . elizabeth : oh , that 's -- no , that 's fine . late night ? nikolas : oh , we were in manhattan for a business function . brook lynn : yeah , and then i dragged him to a dance club kicking and screaming . nikolas : i would n't -- i would n't exactly say that . brook lynn : yeah , me either , once we got you on the dance floor . nikolas : do n't listen to her . brook lynn : what ? no , wait , you were -- he was great . he was brilliant . we found that he loves to dance . who knew ? but anyway , we had a great time and we got home this morning , and that 's why we 're so tired . elizabeth : well , it sounds like you guys had fun . nikolas : yeah . so , hey , hey , aiden , uh , hey . elizabeth : say , `` hi , daddy . `` nikolas : so -- i 'm sorry , did we schedule some daddy time and i somehow tuned out or something ? elizabeth : no , no , i just had a little time off of work , so i wanted to surprise you . but if you 're tired , i can come back . nikolas : no , not at all . i 'm glad you guys came by . this guy 's got more hair . how did that happen in 2 days ? elizabeth : oh , they change fast . nikolas : okay , so listen , i 'll go and get changed and then i 'll be right back down . [ scene_break ] lisa : okay , so i will repair c2 and c3 vertebrae while you 're working on the head . it 'll be obviously close quarters , but we 've done that before . patrick : should n't take more than an hour . lisa : uh , the only time i have available tomorrow in my schedule is the end of day . does that work for you ? patrick : that should be fine . lisa : maybe we can grab something to eat if we 're hungry afterwards . johnny : hey , gorgeous . lisa : excuse me . johnny : i had a great time at the napa grill the other night . we 'll have to do it again sometime . lisa : we 'll see . steve : olivia 's regained consciousness . she 's doing well . johnny : glad to hear it . steve : dante 's in with her now , so if you 're here to see her ... johnny : look , i wish olivia well , and i 'm very grateful to dr. drake for saving her life , but , uh , the only person i have plans with today would be you . you 're gon na have lunch with me and i am not gon na take no for an answer . lisa : oh , you know , actually , patrick and i , we have a patient that we need to examine , so -- patrick : you know what ? i can go over it myself . i 'll just leave you the notes when i 'm done . johnny : great . we 're on . let 's go . maya : uh , johnny , hey . have you heard from ethan ? i left a message , called him last night , and have n't heard from him . johnny : no , i have n't heard anything from him , but in the event that i do , i 'll have him call you . come along . steve : what was that all about ? patrick : i do n't know , but something tells me it 's not good for robin . [ scene_break ] lisa : so you dragged me here for this ? ethan : this ? [ groans ] `` this `` can hear you . johnny : ethan got the crap beat out of him by several guys . he lost consciousness at least once . i 'd say that qualifies as serious . lisa : well , if you 'd warned me what i was in for , i could have smuggled a portable x - ray . johnny : if i had warned you , you would n't have come . ethan : ow ! ow ! ow ! come on . lisa : you 're such a baby . ethan : damn right i am , especially when you punch something that 's broken . lisa : it 's not even broken . ethan : as opposed to all the others ? lisa : okay , you know what ? there 's not much else i can do without the right equipment . ethan : fine . get out of here , then . you 're a psycho anyway . you 'd probably make me worse just for fun . lisa : okay , i 'm done . johnny : like hell you are . lisa : have you even listened to him ? he does n't even want me to treat him . this is a waste of my time . johnny : you 're just bitter because i dragged you away from patrick . lisa : really . ethan : hey , do n't let the door hit you on the way out . johnny : hey , both of you , shut up and cooperate , all right ? i still got the syringe that you were gon na use on robin , so fix ethan up or your career 's trashed . and you , suck it up . if you refuse help and you end up in the hospital , maya sees you got beat to a pulp . she 's gon na want to know why . [ ethan breathing hard ] [ scene_break ] [ diane laughing ] spinelli : how -- diane : may i just say i am relishing the stunned expression on your face , mr. grasshopper . spinelli : how did the brusque lady of justice enter my locked headquarters ? diane : perhaps you will recall in our lat book - writing session your vivid description of lock - picking . hello . i tried it . it works like a charm . spinelli : oh . well , may i just caution the brusque lady to use her newfound skill with discretion ? diane : hmm . well , maybe . all right , shall we pick up where we left off ? after all , my time is money , and i do n't have all day to chronicle the detective cases of jackal , p.i . spinelli : well , i am profoundly grateful , and , yes , i am ready to toil in the trenches once again . diane : begin . spinelli : precisely where were we in `` the secret life of damien spinelli `` ? diane : ahem . `` she slipped into a curbside parking spot like she was slippin ' into a booth at jake 's -- real easy . `` spinelli : ah , yes , yes . i followed her into the metro court and up to her room . she kept going , heading for the spa . it gave me some time to look around . i had a key , borrowed from a friend . diane : can we perhaps heighten the sense of danger ? again , you had to pick a lock . spinelli : excellent suggestion . the corridor was free . a perfect setting for some breaking and entering . diane : better . spinelli : the lock was stuck . it required all the jackal 's skill , and the dame could return at any moment . diane : no , no . damien spinelli is a man of action . we need tension , drama . you burst through the door . spinelli : oh . the brusque lady does indeed have a keen mind for creative writing . diane : oh , well , well , thank you , spinelli . continue . spinelli : i kicked the door and went in packing heat . lucky : spinelli ? diane ? [ door closes ] spinelli : gracious greetings , daring detective . what brings you to the jackal 's door ? lucky : uh ... i need to know what you 've got on jerry jacks 'cause i think brenda and siobhan might still be in danger . [ scene_break ] siobhan : oh , jason . lucky just left . jason : actually , i 'm here to speak to you . siobhan : come in . what can i do for you ? jason : uh , i have some questions about jerry jacks ' involvement with the balkan . siobhan : oh , you probably know more than i do . jason : no , you 're the first person who put us on to jerry , and you heard the balkan 's guy say jerry 's name in a phone call , right ? siobhan : that he did . jason : you were also the last person to see jerry alive . siobhan : not a pleasant memory , that 's for sure . jason : can you tell me what you saw that night ? siobhan : i already told it all to lucky . he wrote up a full report . i 'm sure he 'd be more than glad to share it with you . jason : no , no . i 'd like to hear first - hand . [ scene_break ] jax : hey . this is a nice surprise . what brings you by ? brenda : i , uh , i just heard that they pulled a , um , a body from the harbor . i was wondering if maybe you thought it might be ... jerry . jax : yeah , well ... if it is , uh , no one will shed a tear . neither will i . brenda : you loved your brother once , you know . and i know you must be grieving over the man that he used to be . i 'm sorry . i just ... i just wanted you to know i was thinking of you . jax : thanks . i -- i appreciate it . so i heard sonny gave you a ring . brenda : uh , yeah , yeah . yeah , he gave me two , and then he 's ... he 's supposed to give me the third one on our wedding day and our eternity , uh ... jax : right . brenda : we have this crazy wedding planner . [ laughs ] and , um ... listen , we 're getting married february 18 . jax : wow , that 's , uh , that 's soon . brenda : yeah . look , i , uh ... i just ... i owe you a lot , and -- i just wanted you to know that , uh , that i 'll always love you . jax : i love you , too . you know that . brenda : and i 'm happy , so ... just like you , right ? you 're really happy , too , and i was thinking that maybe , um ... well , maybe you want to come to the wedding ? jax : oh ... you know , i wish you every happiness . i really do . i ... i just ca n't come to the wedding . brenda : why not ? jax : because , honestly ... i believe that sooner than later you 'll realize that you made a bad decision . [ scene_break ] alexis : all right , viola 's gon na be here in a half hour . kristina , can you stay with your sister until then ? kristina : no problem . alexis : thanks . okay , i 'm gon na -- i 'm gon na be in court , so if you need me , you text me , okay ? molly : okay . alexis : all right , and i know your tummy hurts , but you might want to try eating something . maybe some toast , a banana , something bland ? okay ? and if you get a temperature , it 's okay for viola to give you some medicine , but she needs to call me first . molly : mom , i 'll be fine . i just need to rest . alexis : okay . i love you . molly : love you . alexis : okay ? i 'll call you in an hour . molly : okay . alexis : all right . thank you . i 'll see you later . bye , girls . kristina : goodbye . alexis : bye . kristina : you 're not really sick . you 're just ducking the award ceremony . molly : no , i 'm not . kristina : molly , you 're a really bad liar . molly : well , mom believed me . kristina : that 's because mom thinks you 're the most truthful kid on the planet . plus , it 's unimaginable to her that you would n't want to accept your award . and i do n't get it either . you really were a hero . you hiked up to the road with michael , found a cell phone , called mom . molly : you would have done the same thing if you had n't had hypothermia . kristina : you were truly courageous that night . why do n't you want to be honored for that ? molly : i just do n't feel like going to the ceremony . kristina : why ? molly : i 'm not really lying . the truth is my stomach does hurt , and i think it 's because i 'm afraid of the crowd and the noise and all those people staring at me . [ scene_break ] [ elizabeth making kissing sounds ] brook lynn : i 'm so sorry . i left my cell phone . elizabeth : brook lynn , aiden and nikolas and i are going to have a family day , so you do n't really need to be here . brook lynn : oh , yeah , no problem . i would never want to interfere in nikolas ' time with aiden . elizabeth : okay . all right . good . just so we understand each other . brook lynn : yeah . you know , just so we understand each other , if we 're gon na play this game , i 'm gon na make it known that i did not , you know , overlook the fact that here you are banging on his door , ready to manipulate nikolas again . elizabeth : i 'm really sorry if you have a problem with it . i would send aiden over by himself , but he is n't walking yet . brook lynn : that 's so funny . you know , liz , i actually need to hand it to you , because you 're tougher than you look . elizabeth : nikolas ' is aiden 's father . we do n't want our child growing up rootless or unwelcome . brook lynn : of course not . i would n't either . but i actually get what 's going on here . see , you woke up and you realized you 're not getting lucky back . and so that leaves you , a single mother of 3 , struggling , and then , you know , boom , off goes the light bulb . nikolas is rich , and nikolas can take great care of you guys . so here you are trying to parlay this mommy gig into getting him back . it 's not gon na work . elizabeth : i think you 're a little bit jealous . nikolas : okay , i 'm back . so , what shall we do ? you want to go for a walk , hmm ? i know you love the horses . you want to go down to the stables ? elizabeth : what do you want to do ? [ scene_break ] lucky : what do you know about aleksander janacek ? diane : why do you ask ? lucky : well , we 're investigating a possible link between him and jerry jacks . diane : the man was killed years ago . whatever trail of evidence he might have left has certainly grown cold by now . lucky : you know exactly what happened , do n't you ? i mean , as jason and brenda 's lawyer , you know that she killed aleksander and dante helped to cover it up . you probably know what happened , too , do n't you ? spinelli : the jackal predicts the phrase `` hypothetically speaking `` is soon to be bandied about . diane : wise observation , mr. grasshopper . i certainly can not discuss anything covered under attorney - client privilege , but i 'd be happy to discuss any scenario you might care to put forth as a hypothetical . lucky : okay , well , hypothetically , we need to know more about janacek . where he 's from , who he did business with . you know , his father on record may not be his real one , but it could be a lead to finding the balkan . can we do that ? spinelli : the jackal has made repeated efforts , but i 'm happy to renew my search . the jerry jacks angle might prove to be an effective avenue . you know , follow the money , as they say . diane : do you have reason to believe that the balkan is someone other than jerry jacks ? lucky : i 'm hoping it 's jerry and that he 's dead . diane : in which case , your girlfriend siobhan would be safe . and that 's really your primary concern in this entire matter , is n't it ? lucky : you 're a good lawyer , are n't you ? diane : mm - hmm . not to get too personal , although that does seem to be a habit of mine . let 's say the danger is truly over . will siobhan remain in the united states , or will she go back to her native ireland ? [ scene_break ] siobhan : everything i saw the night jerry got shot ? jason : from the beginning , please . siobhan : i was walking near pier 52 when i -- i heard a man 's voice . he was angry . arguing . i looked to the edge of the pier and i saw a man staggering back with blood on his chest . it was clear he 'd been shot . i did n't hear a sound , so the gun must have had a silencer . the man fell back into the water . jason : and at the time , you did n't know it was jerry jacks ? siobhan : well , lucky had showed me a picture . i thought i recognized him . jason : and what did you do after jerry fell into the harbor ? siobhan : well , i ran , of course . i was terrified . then i called lucky . jason : did you see the shooter ? siobhan : no . i wish i had . jason : because from where jerry was shot , the shooter should have been in plain sight . siobhan : well , perhaps he was and i just did n't see . i mean , i was too shocked to be thinking clearly . and i 've been over this a hundred times with lucky . jason : thank you for going through it again . you know what ? can you just have lucky give me a call ? siobhan : sure . good luck with your investigation . if jerry 's still alive , i hope to god you find him . jason morgan is suspicious . i ca n't just back him off by batting my eyelashes . jason is relentless and smart . he 's going to figure it out , and it 's not fair to punish me for it . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : are you sure it 's okay for us to stay ? brook lynn thought you might be a little tired . nikolas : no , no , not at all . i always have time for you and aiden . brook lynn : see ? i told you , liz . i told you even though he 's really tired , he would always , always have time for you and aiden . nikolas : you want to hold him ? brook lynn : yeah . of course . elizabeth : actually , you know , aiden 's had a little cold and i 'd really hate for you to get sick . brook lynn : oh , yeah , um , no , thank you very much . i actually have a lot of errands to run . so i 'm just gon na go . bye . nikolas : i 'll call you later . brook lynn : okay , sounds great . see you soon . bye . nikolas : oh , uh , thanks for bringing him by . elizabeth : oh , sure . aiden really misses his dad . and so do i . [ scene_break ] lisa : okay , so you want to put hydrogen peroxide on the wound twice a day , and do n't put your greasy fingers all over it . ethan : my insides hurt like hell . lisa : you probably cracked a few ribs , but there 's nothing i can do about that . so you should come up with a plausible cover story , 'cause this is gon na be black and blue for quite some time . ethan : well , do try to contain your grief . lisa : well , whatever you did to get beaten up , i 'm sure it was stupid . ethan : johnny , can you curb stomp her for me ? lisa : all right , i 'm leaving . johnny : i 'll expect you to check up on ethan once daily for the remainder of the week . lisa : i 'm sorry . so i tend to you and now you expect me to just wet - nurse this idiot ? how am i supposed to cover my job ? johnny : you wo n't have a job if i turn in the syringe . lisa : fine . so if i nurse him back to health , can you give me the syringe back ? johnny : i 'll think about it . [ scene_break ] jason : how 's jax ? brenda : uh , he 's waiting to hear about jerry . jason : so does he think jerry is the balkan ? brenda : actually , i did n't really get into it with him because i just thought i 'd show some respect for the fact that , you know , he does n't know whether or not his brother 's dead , so ... and then i invited him to the wedding . i mean , i do n't think he 's gon na come . jason : well , sonny will be glad . brenda : oh , and also , heads up , i guess i have to go look at wedding venues tomorrow . jason : no . brenda : well , i have to , because carol the wedding planner says it 's really important . jason : you 're not going to take any unnecessary trips right now . brenda : she says it 's necessary because we have to have an actual place to have the wedding . why do you have to try to wreck everything ? [ scene_break ] lucky : hey . siobhan : welcome home . lucky : you okay ? siobhan : jason was here , interrogating me . lucky : about what ? siobhan : he wanted me to tell him about jerry 's shooting . he was relentless . asking me questions , acting like he suspected me of god knows what . lucky : well , jason can be pretty blunt . siobhan : now , there 's an understatement . lucky : do n't take it personally . he just wants to get at the truth . so listen , uh , that body from the harbor was n't jerry . he might still be alive . siobhan : not from what i saw . lucky : well , until we know for sure , i just want to keep you safe . that 's the top priority . siobhan : i feel you 're investing too much in me , lucky . [ scene_break ] johnny : if anybody finds out you got beat up playing poker , the cops will be on it . ethan : well , i 'm more concerned about maya . i mean , i can tell her i took a fall snowboarding . johnny : hey , you think she 'll buy that ? ethan : probably not . she knows i hate the snow . johnny : okay , back to the drawing board . ethan : i could tell her it was your fault . a deal gone wrong with the trujillos , something like that . johnny : or here 's a novel concept that i know may be farfetched coming from me , but how about the truth , huh ? why not tell her that you do n't want her taking money from edward , so you thought you 'd make some for her . ethan : i do n't want maya to know . johnny : you do n't want maya to know you lost it playing cards . ethan : [ laughs ] it would ruin my reputation . also , it would risk my thinking i did a noble deed . i need her -- i need it to be her idea to break up with me . johnny : uh - huh . wow . you know what ? this is so messed up . how about i just save you the trouble and tell maya for you ? ethan : no , johnny , swear you wo n't tell her . johnny : oh , overreact much ? ethan : no , i 'm serious , johnny . look , i do n't want to hurt maya , okay ? she 's -- she 's a great girl and she deserves someone just as great , you know , someone who 's gon na fall for her and -- and commit and the whole nine yards . johnny : well , you 've got the falling part covered . ethan : i would n't go that far . johnny : ethan , you 've made your feelings for maya abundantly clear . you think maybe it 's time that , i do n't know , man up and tell her ? [ knock on door ] maya : johnny ! johnny , are you there ? johnny : time to man up . ethan : no . no , no , no , no , no . [ knocking ] maya : hey , it 's me , maya . [ knocking ] maya : johnny . johnny : hi . what 's up ? maya : i 'm really worried about ethan . i still have n't heard from him . have you ? [ scene_break ] patrick : neck trauma patient notes are on your desk . lisa : hey , i 'm sorry about johnny pulling me away like that . patrick : it 's all right . lisa : no , it 's not . he 's -- he even surprised me , he was so insistent . patrick : awkward situation . lisa : yeah . you could tell by my discomfort ? patrick : yeah , it was kind of hard to miss . lisa : yeah , i do n't know what to do about this whole johnny situation , 'cause we went on a couple dates , and it was no big deal , and now he 's like we 're in some sort of a relationship . and obviously he 's more interested in me than i am in him , so -- patrick : i doubt that . lisa : i 'm sorry , what do you mean by that ? patrick : there was something that did n't ring true between you and johnny , so , well , the more i thought about it , i remembered seeing johnny in the corridor the night you tried to inject robin 's i.v . i looked into it and it turns out johnny had an appointment with dr. patterson the same evening . lisa : so ? there were a lot of people in the hospital that night . patrick : they never found the syringe that night . you handed it off to johnny , did n't you ? [ scene_break ] lucky : i 'm not trying to pressure you . siobhan : of course you are n't . you just dragged me to stay in a country that was foreign to me . lucky : are n't you the girl who 's lived in dubrovnik and berlin and barcelona ? i mean , come on . siobhan : i do like my freedom . lucky : so do i . look , i do n't know where we go from here . siobhan , all i know is that i want us to be honest . okay ? all of our cards on the table . 'cause if there 's one thing i 've learned through ... hard experience , it 's that secrets and lies destroy . so , here 's the truth . yes , i care about you . more than i ever thought that i would . and i do n't want this to end . siobhan : well , then , i guess we 'll need more practice , in case i need that green card marriage after all . [ cell phone rings ] [ ring ] [ scene_break ] jason : it 's just too easy that the balkan is jerry jacks , who conveniently gets killed by a witness that i do n't believe . brenda : yeah , well , what if you 're being paranoid ? jason : well , maybe i am , but you 're still in danger . brenda : let me just ask you something . you 're giving me away , right ? you 're not gon na back out on that , too ? jason : i 'm gon na give you away , but can you just put off the wedding a little bit ? i need more time . the wedding is a perfect chance for the balkan to grab you . brenda : all right , i get it . jason : you do ? brenda : yeah , of course . you want to find a reason to cancel the wedding because deep in your heart you do n't want me to leave you .	a man 's body is pulled from the port charles harbor . lucky tells jax that the man could be jerry . lucky asks jax if he has had any contact with jerry . lucky fears for siobhan 's safety . jason is not convinced that jerry is dead . brenda is getting on jason 's nerves . molly is acting strangely ; she refuses to go to the awards ceremony at school . ethan shows up at johnny 's place ; he has been beaten up . ethan tells johnny that he lost money gambling . steven consults with patrick concerning a patient . steven is worried that liz is working too many shifts at the hospital . brook lynn and nikolas talk about their night of club hopping . brook offers to cook for nik . elizabeth and aiden find brook and nikolas asleep in each other 's arms . elizabeth , nikolas and aiden share a family moment . johnny comes to the hospital looking for lisa . patrick appears to be jealous . johnny thanks the hospital staff for saving olivia . maya ca n't get a hold of ethan . johnny asks lisa to check out ethan 's injuries . spinelli is impressed by diane 's lock picking skills ; they talk about their upcoming book . jason questions siobhan about jerry and the balkan . brenda stops by the office to see jax ; she tells him about her wedding to sonny . after alexis leaves the house , molly confides in kristina . lucky asks spinelli and diane about aleksander janacek . diane wonders how far lucky will go to protect siobhan . johnny threatens lisa if she does n't comply with his demands . brenda confides in jason about her visit with jax . siobhan tells lucky about jason 's interrogation ; he informs her that the body found is not jerry jacks . ethan is worried how maya will react to his bruises . maya shows up unannounced at johnny 's apartment ; ethan hides in the other room . lisa talks to patrick about her situation with johnny . patrick suspects that johnny has the syringe . lucky and siobhan agree to be honest with each other . brenda senses that jason does n't support her marriage to sonny .
nathan : [ speaks french ] maxie : translation ? nathan : translation -- `` we got to hurry . i only have an hour . `` maxie : i love when you get all demanding , especially in french . ooh ! you know , not that i 'm objecting to sex on your lunch break ... nathan : good . maxie : but you practically kidnapped me . nathan : could n't help myself . want to make sure you only have eyes for me . maxie : as opposed to ? nathan : as opposed to that guy you were checking out at the metro court . maxie : who ? nathan : what ? maxie : did you say something ? nathan : [ speaks french ] jason : hey , dr. collins . thank you for seeing me on such short notice . uh ... helena : well , it 's always a pleasure to see you . carly : i know what you 're accusing jake of , and it 's crap ! sam : i do n't agree . jake shot nathan . he sprung faison from police custody . because of him , jason 's killer is on the loose . carly : based on what information ? you have no evidence ! you ca n't even tell me why jake would do something so heinous ! sam : oh , i do n't know . maybe helena cassadine put him up to it . carly : helena cassadine ? what the hell does she have to do with this ? nikolas : [ sighs ] elq ? lulu : tracy , hi . tracy : hi ! you know , i feel like we never see each other since your dad got rescued . lulu : i know . i was so glad you wanted to meet for lunch . i was actually in the neighborhood doing some shopping after my breakfast here with maxie . tracy : wait a minute . you had breakfast here with maxie ? why did n't you tell me ? we could have gone anywhere . lulu : oh , it 's fine . truth be told , i love their salads . i was hoping that , uh , dad might tag along . tracy : yeah , well , about that . your dad and i had a little [ clears throat ] disagreement , thanks to your aunt bobbie . bobbie : did you hear that crash ? michael : yeah , it sounded like it came from there . bobbie : that 's the door to the basement . michael : all right , i 'm gon na see what that was . um , just get ready to call the cops just in case . bobbie : just in case what ? ! michael : just in case whatever 's done there walks on two legs and does n't like visitors . it 's okay . i 'll check it out . bobbie : are you crazy ? ! there could be a psychotic killer down in that basement ! fluke : poom ! oh , it feels good . so good to let your aggressions out now and then , do n't you think ? poom ! yeah , i do n't get nearly enough chance to exercise my demons . what do you say , puke ? shall i take a couple of swings at your head before i bash your sister 's brains in ? hmm ? sonny : you ready to give up a name , spit it out . julian : i ca n't tell you what the guy 's name is , all right ? all i can tell you is ... [ chuckles ] ... is that he 's got luke spencer 's face . [ sighs ] sonny : what the hell you talking about ? fluke : batter up ! luke : [ muffling ] fluke : what 's the matter ? you a coward ? you better hold still , you coward . i have to get just the right angle here in order to get maximum torque . i 'm gon na put your lights out ... and crack your skull open on the first swing . more humane that way . so , here we go . one ... two ... three ! f m tracy : thank you . lulu : what did aunt bobbie do ? tracy : well , she had brunch with your dad on new year 's day , and she brought up a couple subjects that luke did n't like . lulu : such as ? tracy : bill eckert , for one . fluke : hah ! a swing and a miss ! [ laughs ] [ laughing ] oh , god , you should see yourself . you 're trembling like a virgin at a nudist rodeo . you really thought i was gon na bash your head in , did n't you ? luke : [ muffled ] sick son of a bitch ! fluke : nah , nah . no , it 's barbara jean 's brains i want to splatter against the wall . so , come on , louis . let 's go find her . what do you say ? louis . that 's short for louisville slugger , you know . of course you know . this is your bat . this is that beloved relic of your idyllic childhood . yeah . louis and i are going upstairs now . it stinks down here . luke : [ muffling ] i swear to you , i 'll kill you ! fluke : say what ? [ laughs ] michael : okay , what are you talking about ? what psychotic killer ? bobbie : have n't you learned anything ? when you hear a creepy noise , you do n't go check it out ! you run away and you call the police ! michael : right , i think you 've been watching a little too many horror movies there , grandma . bobbie : [ sighs ] yeah , well , i ca n't help it , you know ? [ sighs ] between josslyn 's corn movie and lucas and brad 's love of `` american horror story , `` i am inundated . but there 's one thing i know for sure . because whoever goes to check out the creepy sound first becomes the killer 's first victim . michael : you do know those are n't documentaries , right ? i promise you there 's no psychotic killer in the basement . julian : look , i was n't gon na tell you this 'cause i thought i was safe in here , but after those meatheads tried to kill me , obviously i 'm not . sonny : okay , get to the point . julian : faison was just a decoy . so this guy who 's been impersonating luke for these last few months , the impostor who married tracy , who tried to take over elq , who 's been living luke 's life , he 's still living it . helena : have a glance at it if you wish . and then finally tell me that you are ready to take up the mantle to which you were born . alexis : a penny stock for your thoughts ? sam : i have reason to believe that helena masterminded faison 's escape . spencer said that he saw her on the docks . carly : spencer cassadine ? you 're now questioning little children ? sam : he is my cousin , and he told his father that he saw helena on the docks and that faison was there and he jumped into a boat for parts unknown . carly : spencer saw faison ? sam : no , for once , helena did the right thing and actually sent him home , but the police believe that faison escaped by boat after the gunman set him free . so , if jake was the one who grabbed me hostage , then i think that he 's acting on helena 's orders . carly : let me get this straight . you now think jake works for helena cassadine ? helena : you 're active . jason : i 'm what ? what does that mean ? helena : oh , i am so pleased that you do n't recall . that means that your conditioning is working perfectly . jason : my conditioning ? what are you talking about ? where 's dr. collins ? helena : oh , he 's been delayed . allow me to introduce myself . jason : helena cassadine . yeah , i know who you are . i met you on thanksgiving , then i saw your picture in the paper the next day , and elizabeth explained everything about you , what you 've done to her family . helena : we had another meeting the day after thanksgiving . you completed a very important mission for me . do you remember ? maxie : [ sighs ] okay . now that we 're a little more coherent ... nathan : coherence is overrated . maxie : again ? ! it has n't even been close to 20 minutes ! nathan : well , i 've only got an hour for lunch . i want to make the most of it . besides , i do n't want your attention wandering . maxie : [ scoffs ] you know , i just got finished telling lulu that i did not think that you were a jealous guy , and what ? you 're getting a little possessive 'cause you heard me say that i think the bartender at metro court 's cute ? nathan : [ speaks french ] maxie : english ? nathan : yes . i am getting all caveman because you were checking out that bartender . maxie : well , i think it 's super - sexy when you get all caveman , but you have no reason to be jealous . i never even met that guy . nathan : so , i should only be jealous of guys you have met ? hmm ? maxie : you should n't be jealous , period . although he was super - attractive . i did tell lulu he looks more like a soldier than a bartender . nathan : you could be closer to the truth than you realize . maxie : truth ? what truth ? nathan : the guy 's name is jake doe . sam is pretty sure that he 's the guy who held her hostage and shot me . jason : i did n't complete any mission for you , lady . helena : you do n't remember because you were ordered not to . jason : okay . you know what i do remember ? you 're a criminal , so i 'm gon na go call the cops , let them deal with you . just wait right there . helena : do n't take another step . jason : why ca n't i leave ? helena : because you were ordered not to . you work for me . jason : i do n't work for you . helena : well , if you insist on being literal , you are an asset . you were conditioned to take my orders . jason : why ? helena : because you are the best at what you do . now , take a seat . we need to have a little chat about samantha morgan . sam : i think it 's possible that jake is working with helena , yes . carly : that 's crazy . sam : what do you mean , crazy ? you do n't even know the guy . we do n't even know his real name ! carly : the man has a brain injury , sam ! hell , he was hit by a car ! no , correction -- he was run down by an suv ! sam : an suv ! i know ! i 'm not saying that the accident was fake , but the memory loss -- that sure as hell can be faked . i mean , it 's an easy way to dodge questions about his past . carly : he 's not dodging anything ! sam : really ? how well do you really know this guy ? carly : i know the guy does n't have any money . i know he was working for me on new year 's eve and taking out the trash the next morning . i know that i had to comp him a room because he did n't have a place to stay . sam : [ sighs ] carly : so -- so why would a guy need all that if he has such a sweet deal with helena cassadine ? sam : why ? because maybe that 's his cover ! carly : cover for what ? ! what is he covering for ? ! sam : i do n't know ! i 'm trying to figure that out ! come on , carly ! you 're not stupid . think about it . first he was shacking up with elizabeth , and now he 's cozying up to you ! carly : he 's not cozying up with me . outside of a job , jake has asked me for nothing . sam : yeah , because he 's not stupid . he wants everyone to like him . carly : come on , sam . this is n't about jake . it 's about you . sam : me ? carly : yeah . it 's about you . sam : [ scoffs ] carly : faison escaped . the man who killed jason is free , and you 're the reason the cops could n't go after the gunman . sam : [ chuckles ] really ? you think that i blame myself ? carly : i know you 're blaming yourself . you should n't , but yes , you are . you ca n't accept that faison 's probably on the other side of the planet , so you 're putting your misplaced anger and grief on an innocent man . sam : he is not innocent . he shot a cop , and he set faison free . carly : you have no proof of any of this . you have no proof whatsoever , sam . but you 've convinced yourself that this is true . and now you have jake wondering if he did it . sam : wait a minute . what ? what did you just say ? jake is wondering if he did it or not ? nikolas : alexis , you caught me dealing with a business matter . alexis : yeah , i recognize stock certificates when i see them . so , they from a new company you 're investing in ? nikolas : yeah , something like that . alexis : well , not only am i a cassadine . i am also your attorney , so if you need some help ... nikolas : no , i appreciate the offer , but i 'm still in the early stages , investigating all the possibilities . when i know more , i 'll let you know . alexis : okay , well , just so you know , i 'm happy to help . nikolas : thank you . so , what brings you by ? alexis : well , i just want to check in on you and see that you 're not too lonely now that britt has ... nikolas : what ? fled the authorities with her sociopath father ? alexis : well , i was n't gon na put it quite like that , but now that you have , how are you ? nikolas : angry at myself for letting her back into my life . alexis : i know how you feel . nikolas : i let spencer believe that she could be part of our family . he 's devastated that she 's gone . i ... i do n't know . i guess i - i never realized just how much he wants a mother . alexis : aww . well , i 'm sorry , but you know , spencer is so resilient , and there 's so many people who love him . nikolas : yeah . alexis : he 'll be okay . nikolas : if he ever talks to me again . alexis : oh , you 're getting the silent treatment ? i hate that . so , what have you been doing ? you just been hanging around the house with no one to talk to ? nikolas : no , there always seems to be someone coming or going . alexis : hmm . nikolas : always happy to see you , however . alexis : sure you are . nikolas : i should be asking you how you are . i 'm sure you 've got a lot on your mind with julian jerome behind bars . sonny : wait a minute . are you telling me that miscavige was staged ? is that what you 're saying ? julian : i did n't know it at the time , all right ? i really thought that alexis and i were saving luke . but this impostor guy , he found out about our plan , and he changed places with luke again . sonny : how could he have known ? julian : i 'm telling you , this guy has ears and eyes everywhere . he 's working with faison . he 's working with jerry jacks . he 's working with helena cassadine . sonny : what is this ? the league of psychopaths ? is that what we 're dealing with ? julian : yeah , he 's got some powerful allies . i 'm -- i 'm telling you , this guy is dangerous , okay ? he wants to take over our territories . he 's in a prime position to do it . i mean , he 's settling in at the quartermaine mansion . he 's -- he 's making all his plans from there . i 'm telling you , this guy -- [ scoffs ] he 's our true enemy , okay ? he 's armed and he 's dangerous . bobbie : luke ! michael : you scared the crap out of me . fluke : well , you startled me , too . what the hell are you two doing here ? bobbie : i think the better question is , what the hell are you doing here ? lulu : i only vaguely remember the story of bill eckert . i think my family was in hiding when he was in port charles . he 's the guy that took the bullet that was meant for my dad ? tracy : died in luke 's arms . lulu : well , i guess that 's why dad was upset when bobbie mentioned him . tracy : that part i understand completely . it 's the rest of it that 's troubling . lulu : what do you mean ? tracy : well , you know your dad does n't like to talk about his childhood , not his parents , his other sister , their life together -- lulu : i 'm sorry . wait a minute . what other sister ? sam : did jake tell you something ? did he confess to you ? carly : no , he did n't confess , sam . there 's nothing to confess to . but you and jake were in the pcpd , right , where you were taken hostage , and you kept hammering him , telling him that he was the one who grabbed you . it flipped him out to the point that he had a false memory . sam : what makes you so sure it was false ? helena : shall we talk about samantha ? jason : she 's accusing me of taking her hostage at the pcpd , using her to liberate a prisoner . helena : faison , yes ? jason : yes . i told her it could n't be me because i was out looking for a job , but , uh ... i get this ... flicker . it 's like a memory of grabbing sam . helena : describe the memory . jason : just -- just snapshots . i ca n't tell you what happened right before or right after , but ... the image is in my head . it seems real . helena : why consult dr. collins ? jason : so he can examine me . tell me that i 'm innocent . but i 'm not innocent , am i ? helena : you ... are guilty as sin . nikolas : i spoke with sam . she filled me in on the situation with julian . alexis : ah , yes . the situation . nikolas : so , he confessed to a - a murder someone already went to prison for ? alexis : yeah , another surprise . julian claims that he killed anthony zacchara , although i do n't know why i 'm surprised anymore , because this is the same man that knew that luke was in an asylum and did n't lift a finger to help him . sonny : if this guy is n't faison , who the hell is he ? julian : [ sighs ] i thought i knew , but i do n't . i do n't even know his name . after luke 's supposed rescue , i really thought that my boss was faison in a mask . but then this whoever impostor , he approaches me again . sonny : was this -- was this before or after he escaped from prison -- faison ? julian : after . sonny : okay , what if -- what if it was just , you know , faison all over again ? you know what i mean ? julian : [ scoffs ] sonny : no , i 'm just saying . julian : no , look , i 'm telling you this guy that was threatening me was definitely not faison in a mask . i do n't care how high - tech it was . look , i do n't know what to tell you . this guy -- he has luke spencer 's face . sonny : how is that possible ? julian : no idea . sonny : okay , let 's say it was the impostor that was rescued at the loony bin at , uh , you know , on thanksgiving . where 's the real luke spencer right now ? fluke : well , since our non - breakfast new year 's day , i 've been doing a lot of thinking . you brought up some bad memories for me , barbara . it upset me . bobbie : i picked up on that when you stormed out without eating . fluke : well , i did n't expect that out of you . you blindsided me . we never talk about the past . what do you know ? michael : nothing specific . i mean , i know that you and grandma did n't have the happiest childhood . fluke : [ chuckles ] that 's putting it mildly . anyway , i decided to confront the ugliness face to face . and then guess what ? i found this old key . bobbie : me , too . [ chuckles ] who would have thought we 'd both hold on to our last connection with this place ? fluke : [ inhales deeply ] the past has a stronger hold on me than i thought . i 've been doing a lot of reminiscing about the bad , old days . you know what i mean ? lulu : what are you saying ? you 're saying that my dad and aunt bobbie have another sister ? tracy : you did n't know ? lulu : no ! this is the first i 'm hearing of it ! tracy : well , i never met the woman . i did hear my mother mention this sister patricia a couple of times , and i 'm assuming that she did not move to florida with luke and bobbie . lulu : well , what happened to patricia ? you think she 's still alive ? tracy : i have absolutely no idea . when i brought it up to your father , he just shut down . should have dropped the subject , but i wanted to get him to acknowledge his childhood . instead , he said he needed to take a walk , get some air , and clear his head . i hope that 's what he 's doing right now . bobbie : yeah , i know what you mean . soon as we pulled up in front of this house , i was swamped with memories of things that i have n't thought about in decades . and then ... came here , i saw mama and dad 's chair and transported me back to our childhood . so , yes , i do know the power that the past can hold . fluke : i knew you 'd understand . bobbie : that explains what you 're doing here . why were you in the basement ? maxie : believe me , i want t inc p the only fda approved , maxie : believe me , i want the guy who shot you arrested and prosecuted . i mean , talk about a crime , marking up that gorgeous body . nathan : the criminal charges are for shooting a cop . maxie : i know . but you 're , like , a sexy cop , so there should be additional charges . just not against that jake guy . i do n't think he did it . nathan : how do you know if you 've never even met the guy ? maxie : okay , if faison paid you to break him out of jail , would you hang around to get a bartending job in the same city where that jailbreak happened ? or would you be laying on a beach somewhere where there is n't an extradition treaty ? nathan : okay , you make a good point . according to dante , sam 's convinced . he 's the guy that held her hostage . maxie : i think it 's more complicated than that . how much do you really know about sam 's husband , jason ? nathan : well , i know that he was an enforcer for sonny corinthos , and i know that faison killed him . maxie : sam 's had a really rough life . i think jason was the first person who made her feel stable and gave her a home . she really loved him . and right when they got their son back , jason was gone . they never even found his body . grief like that , it does n't really go away . you just find a way to live with it and move on , but the anger is still there . and you want so bad to ... put a face to your loss , you know , find someone who 's responsible . carly : jake has suffered a traumatic brain injury . sam : mm - hmm . carly : he ca n't even remember his own name . and you 're badgering him , insisting that he did this terrible thing . you planted this in his head , and now he 's remembering things that are n't even true ! sam : what do you mean , they are n't ? how -- how can you be so sure ? carly : because jake was out looking for a job at the time of faison 's escape , okay ? he remembers everywhere he went , every single person he talked to . you ca n't be in two places at once , can you ? sam : you can if you 're lying about job hunting , carly . yes , you can . carly : okay . well , jake is in kevin collins ' office right now proving he 's an innocent man . jason : so , i took sam and i shot that cop ? helena : you executed your orders perfectly , as i knew you would . nikolas : i 'm sorry about julian . believe me , i know something about having feelings for someone that will never be the person you need them to be . it 's very difficult . alexis : yeah , well , now julian is olivia 's problem . nikolas : olivia falconeri ? alexis : yeah . they slept together on new year 's eve . did n't you hear ? nikolas : no , i must have missed that bulletin on the local news . alexis : well , they were running around the metro court half - dressed . i 'm surprised channel 7 did n't break in regular programming . [ sighs ] anyway , i 'm dating ned now . nikolas : yes , sam mentioned that , too . going well ? alexis : yes , yeah . yep . really good . we have a lot in common . nikolas : sure . alexis : and , you know , we were almost married . nikolas : right , right . you ran out of the church like it was on fire . alexis : we 're more mature now . and we 're just dating . we 're not -- we 're not getting married . nikolas : [ laughs ] i 'm not the one who mentioned it . you did . alexis : hmm . yeah , okay . uh , well , he , uh , he 's a great guy . he 's not a criminal . he 's also an upstanding businessman . nikolas : so , ned is back at elq ? alexis : well , michael 's running it , but ned is helping out . nikolas : really ? alexis : mm - hmm . he has a much more active role now . nikolas : what about tracy ? lulu : so you and dad have this fight ? tracy : ah , ah , ah , ah ! minor disagreement . lulu : minor disagreement . tracy : thank you . lulu : how have things been between the two of you otherwise ? tracy : well , i guess you would know if you bothered to visit every once in a while . lulu : oh ! i was giving you space so you could get reacquainted . tracy : thank you for the space . and to answer your question , things have been really good with me and luke . he 's getting back in the swing of things , and he 's like his old self . i ca n't tell you how much i missed it . lulu : that 's great . tracy : it is . maybe every once in awhile he 's ... well , a little distant . but not to worry . it 's nothing compared to what i went through when i was living with that impostor . fluke : i was just taking a look around . i found this down there . remember ? my old louisville slugger ? bobbie : yeah . i ca n't believe that thing is still here . michael : yeah , we , um , we heard a crash downstairs . are you okay ? fluke : oh , yeah , no . [ chuckling ] i just , uh , i broke a whiskey jug getting this off the shelf . do you remember how much i used to love baseball ? [ sighs ] how much fun we used to have when the old man was n't around ? you would throw the ball , and i 'd smack the hell out of it ? [ chuckles ] bobbie : well , i do remember you had to climb that tree out back a time or two to get the ball back . fluke : yeah . i would n't mind taking a couple of swings right now . but it would n't be right with michael here . that 'd be kind of rude . we 'll have to do our batting practice some other time . [ sniffs ] so , what are you doing here ? you 're reminiscing , too ? drag your grandson along for the ride ? michael : uh , actually , no . i want to take a look at the place . i have big plans for the property . sonny : you know what ? whether luke is alive or dead , you knew your real boss was holding him prisoner , and you kept your mouth shut ! julian : okay , this guy is n't exactly a reasonable dude , all right ? i 'm sorry i 'm not gon na risk my entire family to go against him . sonny : i do n't want to hear excuses . i 'm just praying that luke is alive , 'cause if he is , he 's gon na need some help , right ? julian : right . sonny : you said the impostor 's still out there , so we got to stop him . julian : that would be difficult under the best of circumstances , which clearly these are not ! sonny : okay , i hate to say this ... julian : [ sighs ] sonny : we got to go to the cops . julian : we ca n't do that . alexis : what do you mean , tracy ? nikolas : where does she stand in relation to elq ? now that ned 's back , i assume his mother is , too . alexis : no , actually . she does n't hold any shares in the company anymore . nikolas : why ? what happened ? alexis : she got tricked into handing them over , both hers and alice 's , to jerry jacks . nikolas : je -- you 're telling me that jerry jacks has the actual original stock certificates ? alexis : you know jerry . he 's nothing if not thorough . he even had someone hand - deliver them to him in europe . why are you so interested in this ? tracy : enough about me and luke . i want to hear about you . lulu : well , i 'm great . rocco 's great . dante 's great . tracy : [ sighs ] that is an embarrassment of riches . lulu : i am beyond blessed . although dante is n't so happy that johnny zacchara is running around town again . tracy : yes , well , luke showed me the newspaper article , and we got to reminisce about how johnny tried to frame us for murder . lulu : [ laughs ] i do n't think dante 's any happier about this than you are . they had a little run - in . right here , actually . tracy : they had a run - in ? lulu : johnny came straight here when he was released to celebrate . i just happened to be here . i had no idea that he had been released . i got over my shock , and then we were talking . tracy : oh . chatting with a convict . lulu : he was exonerated . dante did n't care about that detail , either . tracy : good for dante . lulu : honestly , i think he 's a little jealous of my history with johnny . tracy : first of all , lulu , that was not a golden time in your life , and you would do us all a big favor if you do n't revisit it . and second of all , i think dante is smart enough to not be threatened by that degenerate anthony 's son . even in death , that man is nothing but trouble . lulu : i loathed anthony , but it 's not his fault he was murdered . tracy : something 's fishy about it . all of a sudden , johnny is innocent and julian jerome is guilty ? lulu : i know . something seems strange . tracy : yeah . really strange . trust me . there 's more to that story . julian : come on , now . the cops ? they ca n't help us . this guy is out of control . as our earlier run - in with those goons proved , okay ? he 's obviously using johnny zacchara 's contacts in prison here . sonny : two are dead , and you know what happened to the other one . julian : so what ? we got rid of two or three . big deal . guess what ? he 's got a million more cockroaches where they came from . with zacchara under his thumb ... sonny : mm - hmm . julian : ... he 's got a direct line to all these guys . sonny : we 'll figure out another way . julian : okay . this guy thought i betrayed him . sonny : right . julian : he tried to shoot lucas , okay ? he tried to have my son killed , and he did the same to you . sonny : what ? julian : you remember one night a hitman showed up at michael 's apartment trying to put a bullet in his face ? sonny : yeah . julian : guess who sent him . fluke : a clinic , huh ? michael : yeah , um , our original location fell through , but this one fits our needs thanks to the proximity to the waterfront . bobbie : do n't you think it 's a wonderful idea ? fluke : i do n't know how i feel about it . you know , michael , i came to you and offered help with elq , and you told me to buzz off . you said you did n't want to work with anybody whose face was the same as the guy who 'd given you so much trouble . you turned me down , michael . why would i let you tear down our house to build anything ? michael : well , with all due respect , it 's not really up to you . this house belongs to your cousin , bill eckert . carly : i got jake an appointment with kevin collins . he can hypnotize jake . he can pull out the true memories . and jake will find out what he did or did not do . sam : oh , oh , that sounds like a good idea . carly : yeah , it is , because when jake comes out of that office , we 're gon na prove you wrong . jason : you say i 've been conditioned to do what you tell me ? it must be true , because there 's nothing more i want to do than leave this room and i ca n't . helena : not until i tell you to . jason : so i just do whatever you say , right ? carry out your missions , shoot whoever you want shot , and then i just forget ? helena : exactly . jason : why are you doing this to me ? to the people who are here to help me ? why ambush me in a psychiatrist 's office ? helena : as opposed to ? jason : i 'm your asset . why do n't you have me stationed somewhere in a room waiting for your next set of orders ? why do n't you do that ? helena : well , this arrangement makes your downtime between missions so much more pleasant . jason : this is pleasant to you ? it 's not pleasant to me . helena : well , i do n't suppose it is , but it suits me . it suits me to have you hiding in plain sight . jason : you 're not afraid i 'm gon na turn on you ? helena : you wo n't remember anything as soon as you walk out that door . but before you do , there is another thing that i 'd like you to take care of . nathan : i could , uh , i could call dante , tell him i got caught up . see if he 'll cover for me . maxie : do n't tempt me . i have to get over to my mother 's . can you believe tomorrow is inauguration day and they still have n't declared a winner for the mayor 's race ? nathan : [ sighs ] okay , well , can i see you tonight ? maxie : yeah , you better see me later . text me so we can figure out where we 're gon na go . nathan : someplace other than the metro court ? maxie : you can not still be jealous . nathan : yeah , i can . [ speaks french ] maxie : whatever you said , was it romantic ? nathan : yes , it was . maxie : i hope sam gets to feel this . nathan : you what ? maxie : no ! no ! not with you . no , not ever . you 're reserved for me . nathan : good . glad to hear it . maxie : i just mean [ sighs ] sam and patrick might be getting together , and , i do n't know , i kind of hope it works out for her . i want her to get a fresh start like i did . sometimes you have to get past the pain so you can open your eyes and see what you found , like i found you . jason : sam . sam : jake . jason : [ clears throat ] carly : i , uh , told sam why you were in seeing kevin . sam : yeah , so was he able to hypnotize you ? what did he say ? jason : dr. collins said that my original memories are accurate . they had nothing to do with the faison escape . i was out looking for a job the whole day . carly : i knew it . that 's great . sam : so , what about these flickers that carly says that you were having ? these memories of being the gunman ? jason : dr. collins says it 's the power of suggestion . you put those thoughts in my mind , and my brain , which is still recovering from the accident , just went with it . carly : are you satisfied ? can this please be the end of it , sam ? helena : so , we 're clear on what you 're going to say to samantha ? jason : yes . helena : still , i ca n't be sure that she wo n't drop her accusations . which is why i need you to kill her . nikolas : why am i interested in elq ? i 'm not , not any more than any other company . but i 'm a businessman . never hurts to be aware of the competition . [ cell phone rings ] alexis : mm - hmm . mmm . ah . it 's felicia . i 'm supposed to have a meeting with her about the election . i should probably go . nikolas : go ahead . alexis : all right . love you . nikolas : love you . alexis : hey ! felicia , it 's me . i 'm on my way . lulu : johnny insists he 's innocent . tracy : yes , well , whatever that means to a zacchara . lulu : some judge somewhere was convinced . i mean , it must be true considering julian is now locked up in pentonville . tracy : exactly where he deserves to be for letting luke rot in miscavige for almost a year . lulu : amen . but what i 'm really wondering is how julian and sonny are getting along . i ca n't imagine pentonville is big enough for the both of them . julian : whoever 's posing as luke tried to have michael killed once before . he could do it again , no problem , especially if you 're threatening to expose this guy . sonny : you 're saying this impostor lives at the quartermaines ' ? julian : yeah . sonny : so does michael . if we ca n't call the cops ... what the hell do we do ? fluke : bill eckert again ? huh ? bobbie : luke , i know you do n't want to talk about him , but it 's true . michael : i did a title search on the property . bill is the owner . fluke : that makes no sense ! the man 's been dead for years ! bobbie : i know , but apparently it fell through the cracks . michael : yeah , the , uh , bulk of bill 's estate went to his son , sly . the house was n't in his will , but sly is the presumptive owner . he gave me permission to inspect the property . bobbie : i do n't think jenny or sly is gon na have a problem with michael wanting to build a clinic here . michael : luke , i 'm just trying to do some good for the community , okay ? i do n't want to upset you . look , why do n't we all go somewhere and i can fully explain my plans to you , huh ? fluke : yeah , why do n't we do that ? maybe you can explain to me how bill eckert ended up with title to our house . let 's go . [ next_on ] maxie : no , nathan , you are the problem ! lulu : ( to nikolas ) what is that ? nikolas : what 's what ? press : ( to felicia , with mac ) did you steal the election ? anna : ( on phone , with sloane nearby ) i need you to execute a warrant . luke : ( to duke ) this is such a mess ! alexis : ( to scott ) election tampering ... jordan : ( to shawn , in bed ) i can not stop thinking about what we did , shawn . spencer : ( running into the room and sliding to his knees ) stop !	maxie and nathan engage in a little love in the afternoon during his lunch break . he is a little jealous that she found the bartender at the metro court attractive . he tells her that the bartender 's name is jake doe and that sam thinks he is the gunman that abducted her and shot him . sam tells carly that she thinks jake works for helena . carly says sam is projecting blame onto jake because the cops could n't go after faison because of her . she says sam has been so rampant with her accusations that even jake wonders if he did it or not . jake goes into kevin collins ' office for his appointment and finds helena is there instead . helena tells him that he really was the gunman . she explains that he takes her orders and then forgets what he did . she orders him to tell sam that dr. collins said the flashes he is having are not memories , but images that sam planted by her accusations . she also orders him to kill sam .
sonny : where are you ? i 'm coming to help you ! just tell me where i can find you ! you 're gon na be okay . i 'm gon na take care of everything . where are you ! ? morgan : dad , dad . sonny : [ grunts ] morgan : hey . hey . sonny : sorry , i was dreaming . looks like you were having a nightmare . sonny : it was a good dream . [ scene_break ] raj : mr. district attorney . paul : is that for me ? raj : who else ? as agreed . you 're welcome to count it . i 'm sure that wo n't be necessary . paul : it would be bad business not to pay me in full . [ scene_break ] kiki : hello , and welcome to the metro court . can i start you off with a drink ? ava : well , you can start by saying , `` hi , mom . `` [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] jordan : uh , come in . andré : hey . jordan : hey . andré : is this a good time ? jordan : definitely . what brings you by ? andré : i was here giving testimony in a case and thought i 'd try to find your office . and i have something for you . jordan : and to what do i owe this honor ? andré : it 's a jaguar . in pre - columbian mexico , it was a symbol of power . naturally , that made me think of you . [ scene_break ] michael : thank you . hey , anna . anna : hi , michael . michael : so have you , uh , heard from robin ? how are they surviving the move to berkeley ? anna : yeah , yes , i just got a text from her . they 're starting to settle in . uh - huh . michael : oh , well , give my best . anna : of course . michael : hey , sabrina . sabrina : hello , michael . michael : uh , h - how are you feeling ? sabrina : i 'm -- i 'm okay . thanks . how are you ? michael : i 'm okay . uh , no more braxton - hicks , uh , contractions ? sabrina : um , no . not so far . michael : all right , well , let me know if you need anything . sabrina : michael . [ sighs ] this is n't right . both of us just -- just acting like we 're strangers ? [ sighs ] it 's breaking my heart . michael : i do n't want to cause any more stress for you and the baby , so i - i 'll just keep my distance from now on . sabrina : no , michael , that 's not what i meant . you 've been nothing but polite . i 'm ... [ sighs ] i just mean that there 's just this wall between us , and i know , okay . i know that i 'm the one who built it , but i just miss so badly the way that you and i were before . michael : yeah , i miss it , too , sabrina . and , you know , i - i wish i was different , you know . i - i wish that it did n't matter to me so much that you could n't be honest , but ... it does . sabrina : i know . i - i get it . i understand . michael : and look , i -- [ sighs ] i still care so much about you and the baby , okay ? i do , and like i said before , if you need any help financially ... sabrina : michael , i told you , i do n't want your money . i -- michael : well , at this point , it 's all i have to give . [ sighs ] anna : sabrina . why do n't you come sit down ? here . sabrina : thank you . [ scene_break ] morgan : so , uh ... since when do you believe in the power of dreams ? sonny : that depends on the dream . this one , i was ... walking , running . i was in a hurry . a person needed me , and i had to get to them . and i did n't feel trapped . i did n't feel useless . i felt like i - i could get to them . i could save them . maybe what the dream is telling me is i 'm able to handle what comes next . i 'm able to -- to run the business . morgan : mm - hmm . was n't , uh ... was n't max handling things ? sonny : he 's doing a great job , but i - i want to be hands - on . morgan : so , please ... just hear me out on this -- sonny : no . morgan : [ chuckles ] you do n't even know what i 'm gon na say yet . sonny : you 're gon na tell me you want to -- you want to help max . morgan : i would be careful , dad . i just want to handle the little things that max does n't have time to do . sonny : how many times do i have to tell you ? i do n't want my kids in the -- in the business at all . morgan : i just want to help ! i want to help you . sonny : you want to help me ? morgan : yes ! sonny : keep going to the psychiatrist . stay on your medication . morgan : you know what ? i really wish that you would trust me to handle something serious , you know ? sonny : you do n't think bipolar is -- is serious ? after everything that i 've been through ? who knows more than me ? morgan : i mean an actual threat . sonny : what makes you think someone 's actually threatening me ? [ scene_break ] paul : since your trial run through port charles went smoothly , can i assume there will be more shipments ... of greater volume ? raj : you assume correctly . we 'll be in touch . [ scene_break ] kiki : here you go . ava : thank you . kiki : well , i 'm on my break , so do you have a minute to talk ? ava : yes . [ laughs ] yes , of course . sit . please . kiki : [ clears throat , sighs ] well , first of all , carly did me a huge favor by hiring me here , and i do n't want her to think that i 'm taking advantage by slacking off at work . ava : i do n't -- i do n't think anybody could characterize you as anything less than conscientious . kiki : you ca n't just keep stopping in here every time you like and assuming that i will ignore my other customers to chat with you . ava : uh ... i 'm sorry . i ... i guess i was thinking after the progress that we made over the holidays that ... kiki : it was nice ... spending christmas with you , getting to see avery . and i 'm truly grateful that you let me take her to see sonny , but ... that does n't just wipe away everything that 's happened . ava : i know that . kiki : do you ? because every time i see you , you act like i 'm supposed to tell you that you 're great and that i love you and all of the horrible things that you did -- poof -- they vanished . we do n't have to talk about them . we do n't have to think about them . they 're gone because you said so . ava : i just do n't see the point in re - hashing a lot of painful mistakes . kiki : right . yeah . what good could possibly come from talking about what you 've done wrong ? hostess : are you joining someone ? paul : not just yet . ava : i do n't want to fight . kiki : no . you 're right . i 'm sorry . i just ... i want to set some boundaries so that i can be around you and avery without my ... my anger getting in the way . i do . i want things to get better for us ... ... mom . [ scene_break ] jordan : [ sighs ] a symbol of power , huh ? andré : mm - hmm . jordan : you know , most women would count themselves lucky if you send them roses . andré : well , i mean , i could take it back if you 'd rather have flowers . jordan : eh ... no . i , uh , i am suitably impressed with my little jaguar friend here . but i am curious . how do you know about power symbols from pre - columbian mexico ? andré : archeology is a hobby of mine . probably something to do with the fact that i watched `` raiders of the lost ark `` far too many times in my youth , but i am fascinated by ancient civilizations . i 've even visited some of the mayan ruins . jordan : so , mr . amateur archaeologist ... andré : [ chuckles ] jordan : ... is there anything that you ca n't do ? andré : well , you know i 'm not much of a dancer . jordan : no , i -- hey . i disagree on that . judging from your performance new year 's eve , uh , you 're -- you 're uniquely talented . andré : let 's just say i could benefit from your instruction . would you risk going out on another date with me ? jordan : gladly . andré : great . i 'll call you tonight and set up a time and place . meanwhile ... enjoy your jaguar . [ scene_break ] morgan : i know you 're always gon na be a target . i just want to make sure you 're protected , that 's all . sonny : i 'm aware of the situation , morgan . i 'm -- i 'm handling it . you do n't have to worry about anything , you know ? you have my word . morgan : okay . thanks . sonny : what about you ? you adjusting to the meds ? morgan : yeah , it 's getting , you know -- i was gon na say `` easier `` , but that 's not really the word . um ... it 's becoming more manageable . you know , i do n't really love the way they make me feel , but i get how important it is that i take them . sonny : it takes a while to find the right dosage . you got , you know , you and your doctor -- he 's gon na help you ... get the right balance . morgan : do you ever wish that ... you did n't have to take the medication ? sonny : most of the time , i 'm all right with it . sometimes i hate it , but i know how -- how much it matters . you do , too , right ? morgan : yeah , uh , speaking of that , i got an appointment with dr. maddox right now , so ... i love you , dad . all right ? sonny : love you , too , bud . hey , listen . if you need anything , you know i 'm here , right ? morgan : appreciate that . thank you . michael : hey . this a private party , or can anyone join ? i brought plenty if you want to stick around . morgan : oh , no thanks . i got an appointment with my shrink . michael : oh , right . how 's that going , by the way ? morgan : everything 's fine . hey , mikey , worry about your own life . sonny : is there something going on with your brother that i should know about ? michael : he seems fine to me . besides , i ca n't blame him for being defensive . it 's got to be , uh , kind of hard having your parents -- well , your entire family -- watching your every move . sonny : maybe we -- we should watch him , uh , less and trust him more . michael : [ sighs ] that 's easier said than done . sonny : like your mom . you know , what distracts her is the hotel , and i 'm gon na distract myself right now with you . how 's sabrina ? michael : um ... i do n't know , i actually just ran into her at kelly 's . sonny : how 'd it go ? michael : not good . she , uh , she said she misses ... the way we used to be . sonny : what about you ? michael : i -- [ sighs ] i miss what i thought we had . [ sighs ] i miss , um , what i imagined for our whole family , you know ? i ... but it was n't based on anything real . sonny : you sure about that ? [ scene_break ] sabrina : congratulations . i heard that patrick and robin got re - married and they already moved to california . anna : yes . mm - hmm . sabrina : that 's great . anna : it is . they -- they both got jobs as co - chief of -- of a hospital in berkeley . sabrina : wow . i 'm so happy for emma . she finally got the family she always dreamed of . anna : what about you ? i 'm sorry , but i could n't help but notice the tension between you and michael . sabrina : yeah , michael and i broke up . anna : oh , i 'm sorry to hear that . i assume he 's still gon na provide for the baby . sabrina : he offered . i refused . no , um ... michael and i broke up because ... [ sighs ] well , i mean , he -- he 's not ... [ sighs ] he 's not my baby 's father . anna : oh , that must make things very difficult . uh ... the father -- is he still part of your life ? [ scene_break ] ava : what kind of boundaries would you consider fair ? i mean , in addition to respecting your place of work . kiki : well , um ... let me set the pace . if i want to see you and avery , i 'll text you . and if it 's not a good time , just -- just tell me . i wo n't take it personally . but that goes both ways . if you want to do something with avery and me and i turn you down , take `` no `` for an answer . do n't read anything into it , do n't make it into some big drama , and most importantly ... do not try to manipulate me . ava : i accept your terms . and i would like to extend to you an invitation . kiki : ahh . all right . ava : [ giggles ] i want to take you shopping . we 'll make a day of it . we 'll bring your little sister . you can help her develop her eye for fashion . [ laughs ] [ cell phone chimes ] [ kiki receives a text from morgan : `` at shrink apt . will stop by after . `` ] kiki : no , thank you . ava : kiki , what just happened ? kiki : uh , you gave me an invitation , and i turned you down . according to the boundaries that we just set , you 're supposed to accept that . ava : no , no , no . something changed just now when you read that text . kiki : it was from morgan . ava : how 's he doing ? kiki : you 're not allowed to ask that . and ... boundary number one is going to be that we do not discuss morgan ... ever . ava : i promise . on my honor . kiki : interesting choice of words . well , my break is over . got to get back to work . ava : yeah . oh , thank you ... for taking the time to talk to me and -- and set up those boundaries . and i can tell you , i will do my very best to respect them . kiki : i hope you do . ava : but fair warning ... you 're gon na get a text from me sometime very soon . [ laughs ] for mac and cheese night with avery . kiki : sounds like fun . ava : [ sighs ] paul : you spend so much time with your daughter , i thought you 'd forgotten all about me . ava : oh , no . never . and i must confess , i prefer meeting here . it 's too cold for a clandestine rendezvous in a dark alley . paul : well , you 're gon na be even more pleased when you see what i brought you . lucky lucre . [ scene_break ] andré : how are you doing , morgan ? are you having any trouble staying on schedule with your meds ? morgan : uh ... i miss a dose , you know , here and there . andré : so you accidentally forgot to take them ? morgan : yeah . i mean , [ sighs ] it was on -- it was kind of on purpose , but i took the dose after right on time . andré : morgan , we knew going in that we were going to have to fine - tune your medication . it takes a while to find the right balance , but we ca n't make an accurate assessment if you do n't follow the protocol . morgan : no , i - i - i get that . i need to take my -- my pills on time , and i need to stay away from alcohol , also . andré : have you been drinking ? morgan : no , i ... i mean , i - i had like a -- like a beer on new year 's , but i did n't even finish that . andré : [ sighs ] i was very clear on this , morgan . you need to stay away from alcohol . morgan : i know . i know . you do n't have to worry . a friend of mine already set me straight about that . andré : a friend . morgan : mm . yeah , she 's , uh , she 's a good friend . she 's been through a lot and , uh , she 's made some mistakes herself , so she does n't judge me , but she also -- she listens to me when i need to talk , and she lets me be me and she 's ... she 's been really supportive . and i 'm actually starting to think i - i can do this . andré : good . good . anything else ? morgan : uh ... eh , it 's stupid . andré : now , do n't judge it . say it . morgan : okay . i do n't really know where i fit in with my family . [ scene_break ] michael : trust is a huge part of love , and sabrina did n't trust me enough to be honest about the baby . and i ca n't pretend that does n't matter . sonny : okay , if i had to guess , i would say sabrina 's ashamed that she lied to you . i know something about that ... because i love you and i lied to you . i destroyed the relationship . i could n't -- i did n't know how to fix it . you did that by forgiving me a - and letting go of your anger . michael : i 'm not angry with sabrina . sonny : because y - you ca n't let yourself be . you ca n't turn your rage against sabrina 'cause she means too much to you . that -- you got to find a target for that anger . i guess against someone who deserves it . michael : who ? sonny : carlos . michael : carlos is dead . sonny : perfect place to bury it . [ scene_break ] sabrina : the baby 's father is , um ... he 's out of the picture . anna : he does n't want to participate in his child 's life ? sabrina : eh -- [ sighs ] he does n't factor into my decisions . i love michael . and i wanted to raise a baby with him . and so i stupidly and selfishly lied , and not just once . i - i ... [ sighs ] i deceived michael for months . when he realized that the baby was conceived in may , he knew that he could n't be the father , and ... i lost him . anna : so michael does n't want to raise a child that 's not his own . sabrina : oh , no , that 's not it at all . no , michael said that he would love the baby no matter what , it 's -- it 's me . because [ sighs ] michael broke up with me because i ... i could n't trust him enough to be honest . anna : so ... the baby was conceived in may . sabrina : oh , um , yeah . anna : was that the night of the nurses ' ball ? when carlos came to your apartment ? sabrina : that 's right . carlos is the father . anna : i know carlos coerced you into helping him . did he assault you ? sabrina : oh , no . no , no , no , no . he would never force me . anna : okay . sabrina : no , uh ... [ sighs ] carlos was my first love . he , um , he was my first boyfriend . um , i knew i side of him that -- that nobody else did . and , um , that night , he came to me , and he was desperate , and he was in trouble , and he needed -- he needed me , you know , and i let myself ... [ sighs ] go back to the girl that i once was , and we spent the night together and then ... the next morning when he started talking about running away together , i just -- i - i realized that i just made such a stupid mistake , and i told him he had to leave . anna : so that 's when he tied you up so that you would n't be accused of aiding and abetting . sabrina : yeah . i , um ... i played along to protect myself , and because i did n't -- i - i did n't want michael to know that i had been with him , you know . anna : oh , you two were n't together at that point . sabrina : well , i mean , [ sighs ] we -- we did n't even sleep together till maybe like a month later . then when i realized i was pregnant , i kept , like -- i kept trying to convince myself , you know , that it could be michael 's , but deep down i knew , then the sonogram confirmed it . carlos is the father . anna : you said earlier that you knew a side of carlos that no one else did , and i believe that . we 're all capable of good and evil . a - and sometimes the best of us belongs to someone else , and i think the best of carlos belongs to you and lives on in your baby . sabrina : i hope so . [ chuckles ] anna : look , regardless of my feelings about him ... i 'm just sorry that he died before he knew he was going to be a father . [ cup clanks as sabrina spills it ] sabrina : oh , oh , gosh . [ sighs ] anna : it 's okay . here . [ scene_break ] sonny : michael , do you feel like , uh , sabrina betrayed you with carlos ? michael : no . [ sighs ] no , it was -- she swore it was a one - time thing , and it happened before sabrina and i even agreed to date . sonny : he probably went to her for help the night he shot duke . do you resent her for that ? michael : [ sighs ] i do n't think so . i do n't -- i - i do n't think so . look , sabrina has known carlos since she was in high school . there 's history there . i - i - i understand how that works . sonny : does she know how you feel ? michael : probably not . okay . i was pretty open about hating carlos . sonny : do you see how she could 've misread the situation ? how -- why she was afraid to tell you she 's not having your baby -- she 's having the baby with carlos , the man you hate ? [ scene_break ] andré : why do n't you feel like you have a place in your family ? morgan : well , 'cause i do n't have any accomplishments . i mean , i just have a long list of screw - ups . andré : i disagree . accepting your diagnosis , going on medication , getting healthy and staying healthy are all major accomplishments , morgan . there are plenty of gifted , brilliant people who struggle with bipolar disorder their whole lives and never manage to achieve that kind of equilibrium . morgan : i have n't been at this very long . i 'm sure i can find a way to screw it up . andré : so you learn to prioritize -- avoid triggers , situations that may make you want to act out . promise yourself that you wo n't drink or go off your meds . remind yourself stability is everything . morgan : is it really , though ? andré : yes . morgan : really ? because i - i always hoped that i would do a lot more with my life than just stay stable . [ scene_break ] paul : impressive , is n't it ? ava : it 's a lot of money . but it makes me wonder . were you considering announcing our alliance on social media ? paul : [ sighs ] okay . come out with it . what seems to be the problem , ava ? ava : you just gave me a suitcase full of very dirty money in a very public place -- a place where my daughter works . what happened to keep -- keeping our dealings secret ? paul : i 'm an art collector . you 're an art dealer . there 's nothing objectionable to the two of us meeting to discuss a piece of art that i 'd like to acquire from a private collector in argentina . ava : [ laughs ] a piece from argentina ? really ? paul : yeah , good art down there . ava : what about the piece from port charles who walked in on us the night of the nutcracker gala ? huh ? has tracy retaliated ? paul : well , if you really want to know , she had me evicted from her sister - in- law 's house . ava : monica threw you out , huh ? paul : [ chuckling ] no , it was actually tracy who did the honors . she thought it would be cliché if she tossed my clothing out the window , so i was , um , lucky enough to find my bags neatly packed . i 've taken a room here at the metro court . any other questions ? ava : yeah . paul : [ chuckles ] sure . ava : [ chuckles ] do i get a key ? [ scene_break ] michael : you know what ? if sabrina thought that my hatred for carlos meant that i could n't love the baby , you know what ? then she does n't know me at all . sonny : she misjudged you . she assumed that you were gon na turn against her , that you were gon na abandon her . she never gave you the chance to prove that you 're better than that . guess what , michael ? you got that chance now . [ scene_break ] anna : um , are you all right ? did you burn yourself ? sabrina : yeah , no , i 'm fine . it 's just ... anna : oh , god , i think women are hard - wired to say that . i swear , you know , if they -- if they did a survey of every language and every culture in the world , women would have an equivalent of `` i 'm fine . `` sabrina : [ chuckles ] anna : lord knows i said it over and over after duke died . i mean , i - i - i felt if i said it often enough , it would be true . i 'd be fine with the grieving and ... about how angry i was at what life had done to me . or worse , what i had done to myself . i was n't fine . i kind of still feel that that 's unattainable , in a way . sabrina : anna ... carlos did that to you . he took duke away from you , and i 'm so , so sorry . anna : no ! you do n't apologize for that . carlos was responsible for his own actions . in a roundabout way ... he paid for it with his own life . and now you 're left to grieve and raise a child without a father . in a way , you are paying a higher price for his choices than he ever did . sabrina : i - i 'm -- i 'm not gon na -- i 'm not gon na blame this on carlos , you know . i 'm the one who chose to lie . otherwise , i 'd be raising this baby with michael . anna : you did something you regret . i mean ... i know how that feels . [ chuckles ] i really do . um , sabrina ... if you ever need anything ... an errand or ... someone to babysit or ... i mean , even if you want to spill tea with someone . sabrina : [ laughs ] anna : you have my phone number , okay ? sabrina : thank you , anna . anna : you have to focus on this baby . you do what 's right for this child . all right ? honestly , that 's the best advice i can give you . bye . sabrina : bye . anna : you take care , okay ? sabrina : okay . [ chuckles ] thanks . [ cell phone rings ] jordan : anna . anna : yeah , are you at the office ? jordan : yes . anna : i 'm coming over . there might be a break in the rivera case . [ scene_break ] andré : what did you envision yourself doing ? morgan : i thought something significant . you know ? like , something special , e - e - especially to my -- to my family , to my dad . andré : and why is that important to you ? morgan : because i 've been an ass to my dad , and i 've done a lot of stupid things , and i 've blamed it all on him . and i was mad at him , because he did n't believe in me , but i never gave him a reason to . andré : if you could do anything for your father , what would it be ? morgan : run his business . i think i would be good at that . andré : why ? morgan : because i 'm a lot like him . not just with -- with this , with the bipolar , but , you know , you got to ... you got to take risks . you got to live your life on the edge . andré : have you said any of this to your father ? morgan : no . i mean , there -- there 's no point . he does n't want any of us near his business , even though he needs me more -- more than he knows . andré : and is that important to you ? morgan : being needed ? andré : mm . morgan : yeah , i 'm ... it 's everything to me . i mean , taking care of someone instead of everybody taking care of me . andré : so how do you become a person others can rely on ? someone they can trust when they need to ? morgan : you 're good . andré : what do you mean ? morgan : i guess i become a person that people can rely on by staying stable , and if i ca n't do it for me , i guess i do it for them . andré : you said it , not me . morgan : you know , it 's like my dad . he wants to walk for himself , but he wants to walk more for the rest of us . you know , so he can -- he can protect us , he can be the man that we need him to be . andré : and he 's setting one hell of an example . pay attention . [ scene_break ] paul : as much as i would like to give you a key to my hotel room , for right now , we just need to be discrete . ava : are you sure that you 're not being ... a little bit overly cautious ? paul : your work as an art dealer is the perfect cover . there is no cover if you 're seen leaving my hotel room . ava : who 's gon na be watching ? paul : tracy , for one . ava : [ chuckles ] i thought you told me she 'd kicked you to the curb . paul : that woman is nothing if not vindictive . now , for the time being , we just need to keep it strictly business , okay ? proceeds from the first shipment that we moved for raj , and i want you to , uh , make sure you invest it in some valuable art . i trust you 'll be able to handle it with your usual finesse ? ava : i will . paul : good . try not to miss me too much . you know , waiting can make the reward even sweeter . ava : [ sighs ] kiki : uh , so ... is that the district attorney ? ava : uh , yeah . yeah , that 's right . kiki : what did he want ? are you in trouble with the law again ? [ scene_break ] sonny : you want to -- you want to be a father to sabrina 's baby ? you want to help her raise this child ? build a life together ? michael : i thought i did . i thought i did before , but ... look , it 's all different now . sonny : y - you 're -- you are a protector . you like to take care of your family . well , now 's your chance to make your own family , but it 's not my decision . it 's got to be yours . michael : i do n't know . i do n't know if it can work . i do n't know if i should even try . sonny : michael , you 're doing what you always do -- try to stay objective . you got to look at it from all angles . you have to think ... with your heart , not with your head . ask yourself ... ... what 's gon na make you happy ? [ scene_break ] singer : misplaced , turned around ca n't break out , there 's no getting through it here 's what i am sabrina : carlos , it 's me . um , call me as soon as you get this . i need to talk to you . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] jordan : hey . anna : hi . jordan : okay , so what 's the development on carlos rivera ? anna : oh . just had a very revealing conversation with sabrina santiago . is that a mayan god of power ? jordan : yeah . yeah , it was a -- it was a gift from andré . i did n't even know anything about those until he explained it but , uh ... anna : yeah . jordan : yeah , i have to say , i kind of like it . anna : it 's actually a very nice piece . i 've seen the original . anyway , i 'm off track here . um , so ... sabrina revealed to me that she 's broken up with her boyfriend , michael , and that the father of her child is actually carlos rivera . jordan : oh , that 's too bad . poor woman . anna : i know . and then -- and then when i talked to her about carlos ' death , she practically jumped out of her skin . jordan : everybody deals with grief in their own way , i mean -- anna : no , this was n't grief , this was guilt . she knows carlos is alive , and i bet she knows how to contact him . jordan : is there any proof of this ? i mean , an e - mail ? a recording ? anna : well , no . i mean , we have to get proof . we need 24-hour surveillance . we need to monitor her phone calls . jordan : well , i 'll have to get approval from the da 's -- anna : well , i was hoping that we could avoid tha -- jordan : oh , speak of the devil . that 's perfect . uh , we can ask him in person . [ scene_break ] ava : relax . i 'm not in any trouble . kiki : you sure ? ava : yeah . mr. hornsby is an art client , that 's all . you know , kiki , you remember the rules , right ? art collectors , they -- they pay a high price for discretion , and a broker does n't discuss with -- with anybody what they 're buying or how much they 're paying . kiki : okay , fine . i wo n't say anything . i just -- i had to make sure that you were n't in any trouble . ava : it means a great deal to me that you care . morgan : hey , kiki . is your , uh , mom bothering you at work ? ava : no , morgan . i 'm not bothering her . i 'm having a discussion with her . morgan : uh - huh . ava : and as it happens , i 'm about to leave . morgan : that 's good . kiki : uh , morgan , was n't there something that you wanted to say to my mother ? morgan : uh , yeah . thank you for letting kiki bring avery to my dad 's on , uh , christmas eve . ava : you 're most welcome . i 'm hoping that we can all find a way to be civil with one another . morgan : anything 's possible , right ? kiki : all right , well , morgan , let 's go . morgan : hey . you , uh , you sure you 're okay ? you all right ? kiki : yeah . yeah , my mom and i are just , uh , getting used to each other again . it 's a good thing ... mostly . what about you ? how was therapy ? morgan : you know what ? it was n't horrible , actually . i feel better about a lot of things . kiki : well , that 's good . that 's the whole point , right ? to feel better ? yay ! [ laughs ] raj : ms. jerome . ava : may i help you ? raj : the kid that you were just speaking to -- he 's a corinthos . ava : so ? raj : so , i saw him on the pier on new year 's when i was meeting up with one of my guys about a shipment . he seemed really interested in our business . kiki : hey . i am so happy for you that i am going to break all of my own rules and i 'm gon na hang out with you instead of waiting tables . how 's that sound ? [ next_on ] jordan ( to anna ) : why do n't you tell your boss what 's going on ? maxie ( to nathan ) : my boyfriend is a cop . valerie : ( to olivia ) : i 'd rather shovel snow in the streets than work for a self - righteous hypocrite like you . sabrina ( to carlos ) : what are you still doing in port charles ? dante ( to michael ) : she slept with someone on new year 's eve . [ lulu gasps as a man dressed in black runs up to her and grabs her , putting his gloved hand over her mouth to stifle her scream . ]	at the metro court , ava tells kiki she respects her boundaries but is always looking out for her daughter . kiki reveals she appreciates that but also reveals she 'd rather spend time with morgan than with her mom . morgan has just talked to his dad , admitting that he feels useless and wishes he could be powerful and contribute to his family and be more than just someone with bi polar who has to see a shrink and take meds . he also has that discussion with dr. maddox who encourages him to know that he can make it and not have to be discouraged as long as he follows the protocol . however , we see a guy who is doing dirty business who informs ava that he saw morgan wanting to get involved in his dirty business . right then , ava is concerned and worried when she overhears her daughter expressing that she wants to spend time with morgan and he is a big priority in her life . meanwhile , sonny admits to michael that he can put two and two together that sabrina is pregnant with carlos ' baby . yet , believing as they both do ( incorrectly ) , that carlos is dead , he encourages his son to consider putting that aside and being a father to sabrina 's child who needs a dad . anna is also able to find out from sabrina that carlos , instead of michael is her baby 's father . as soon as she talks to sabrina about carlos ' death , sabrina reveals that she is keeping a secret . anna instantly concludes this can only mean that sabrina knows what she ( anna ) suspects , that carlos is alive . anna immediately rushes to inform jordan . they consider monitoring all of sabrina 's calls to find out if she 's in contact with carlos although they realize in order to do that , they need authorization from da hornsby , whom anna knows he can not trust with that very subject .
nathan : max ? hey . you okay ? maxie : mm - hmm , i 'm -- i 'm fine . it 's sweet of you to ask me how i 'm doing when you 're the one that had to tell claudette 's mom that her daughter is gone . nathan : yeah . yeah , it 's been rough . maxie : well , we 're home now , and i just want to sleep . we 're gon na crash on the couch for a year . nathan : sounds like a plan . maxie : i just want some peace and quiet . ooh . aah ! nathan : w - what the hell ? maxie : lulu . lulu : hi ! [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] anna : we need to talk . valentin : about ? anna : about this . [ scene_break ] laura : elizabeth . elizabeth : hi . laura : hey . i was hoping i 'd see you . elizabeth : i 'm just getting off duty . laura : oh , okay . elizabeth : congratulations on joining the hospital board . i 'm really happy for you . laura : [ laughs ] elizabeth : and happy for this hospital . sorry i did n't say something sooner . laura : well , you have been a little bit busy . but thank you . it was quite an honor . elizabeth : and a lot of work . laura : yeah , let 's just say that the hospital is facing a very challenging time . elizabeth : yeah , i know the feeling . laura : yeah . were you able to sort out anything with franco ? elizabeth : well , i did go to his house yesterday . laura : and ... ? elizabeth : he was n't home . laura : oh . well , maybe later today ? elizabeth : i was kind of hoping he 'd break down by now and reach out to me . but he 's keeping his word . he 's staying away until he 's cleared of tom 's murder . or convicted of it . laura : and i know that 's not what you want , but do n't you think he 's really just trying to protect you ? elizabeth : then maybe it 's for the best if he does stay away . [ scene_break ] franco : elizabeth . [ remembers ] but i am saying that , until the police come up with another lead , maybe you and i , we should n't see each other until this is all over . elizabeth : are you sure ? franco : no . it 's just a guess . it 's my best guess . and i 'm not a praying man . but i 'm gon na pray that this is n't the end for us . and that somehow , some way the truth does come out about who killed tom . [ sighs ] [ knock on door ] franco : [ sniffs ] oh . widows and orphans , huh ? dante : even better . we have a search warrant . franco : oh . may i ? what 's this about ? dante : well , i think you know what it 's about . franco : no , really , i do n't . dante : really ? jordan : well , we 're looking for evidence connecting you to the murder of one tom baker . [ scene_break ] julian : hey . alexis : what are you doing ? julian : i 'm just trying to get you through the dts . alexis : do n't you ever touch me -- ever . julian : [ sighs ] where are you going ? alexis : i 've got to get some water or some juice . julian : okay , well , there 's no booze in the house . we got rid of it yesterday before we started sobering you up , remember ? alexis : i remember . julian : what do you remember ? alexis : everything . julian : okay . so you remember that you admitted that you finally needed some help ? alexis : no , that has n't changed . [ clears throat ] julian : what are you doing ? are you calling around , looking for a meeting ? alexis : i 'm calling the police 'cause i 'm turning myself in . [ scene_break ] lulu : what are you guys doing here ? maxie : we live here . lulu : you texted me that you and nathan were leaving town . i thought since you had the time blocked off that you went on your honeymoon . maxie : if only . nathan : that 's -- that 's on hold for the time being . maxie : not -- not that i mind , but what are you doing here ? what are you recycling ? lulu : i 'm still on matron - of - honor duty , so i stowed away all your wedding gifts so you can open them all later , and i was just about to throw the boxes out when you scared me . maxie : oh , well , thank you . lulu : you 're welcome . at the risk of being rude , it 's pretty obvious that something is wrong . is there something i can do , or would you rather i just go ? nathan : no , no , no , no , no , please . not at all . maxie : you 're right , though , something is wrong . we went to canada to find claudette so that nathan could get his divorce . lulu : i take it you could n't find her . maxie : oh , we found her . she 's dead . [ scene_break ] anna : my granddaughter found it in wyndemere when we were there at christmas . valentin : does emma make a habit of rummaging through other people 's things ? anna : oh , i have impressed upon her the fact that it 's technically illegal and , not to mention , unforgivably rude . valentin : and what inspired her to do it ? you think she misinterpreted something you said ? anna : she 's a little girl . little girls are curious , are n't they ? so , that 's a photograph of me when i was in training at the wsb . how did you get it ? why do you have it ? valentin : well , i do n't remember the picture , so i certainly do n't remember losing it until you just told me . anna : do n't lie . valentin : am i lying ? anna : i have learned a great deal since the last time we talked . that you were at the wsb training academy at the same time that i was there . you were at my birthday . [ scene_break ] laura : have you started to doubt franco ? i mean , because yesterday , you seemed absolutely positive that he was telling you the truth when he said that he did n't kill tom . elizabeth : no . no doubts . i know he 's innocent . laura : oh , okay , then . so , what 's going on ? it 's okay . you know what ? you do n't have to talk to me about this . i do n't want to pressure you . elizabeth : no , it 's okay . franco insists he 's changed . laura : and do you believe him ? elizabeth : i believe that he believes it , and he really is doing everything he can to be a better person , but maybe rushing over there yesterday without thinking things through was not the best idea . laura : elizabeth ... you really need to give yourself some time , you know ? take a deep breath , see if you can sort of loosen your grip on this one . right ? sleep on it , sleep on it again . you might know how you feel then . elizabeth : unfortunately , given everything that 's going on with franco , i do n't think i have a lot of time . [ scene_break ] franco : i already cooperated , commissioner . officer falconeri brought me down to the station , and i admitted that i threatened tom baker at the hospital , but at no point in that interview did we discuss my studio , so i do n't know what gives you the right to come here . jordan : well , this warrant has -- is n't solely based on that interview , so ... franco : okay , fine . you want to tell me what 's in this warrant , or do i have to read it , which , by the way , would constitute cruel and unusual punishment . [ dante finds the cage ] franco : what ? i had a dog . dante : `` had `` ? franco : yeah . i gave a dog to jake , and then jason flipped his lid and threw me against a wall and threatened me at the hospital . you want to go search is artist studio now ? dante : what happened to the dog ? franco : monica has the dog so that jake can visit the dog while he 's at grandma 's mansion . dante : but you kept the cage . franco : yeah , i 'm pretty sure the quartermaines can afford their own cage . dante : but why 'd you keep the cage ? franco : well , look around . oh , i 'm sorry , that 's what you 're here to do . so go ahead , look around . does it look like i ever throw anything away , ever ? what are you doing ? are you live - tweeting about my mannequin ? jordan : no . no , no , no . you wanted proof how we got probable cause to search your place , i 'm gon na show it to you . this right here is a picture of a knife that was used to kill tom baker . look familiar ? franco : yes . [ scene_break ] julian : you 're not calling the police . alexis : like hell i 'm not . julian : no , not right now . you 're still detoxing , so now is not the time to be making any big life decisions . alexis : you 're right . last time i made a big life decision , i married you . julian : you do n't have all the facts , okay ? you 're not feeling well . you ca n't take on any more . alexis : i 'm fine . julian : you need to concentrate on one thing and one thing only , okay ? staying sober for more than one night . so from here on out , any big life decisions you make , you need to be of sound mind and body . you want to get out of this ? you need to be at the top of your game . you want your career and your family -- alexis : i get it ! i get it ! julian : okay . alexis , hey , hold on . alexis : good god ! ca n't you just leave me alone for two seconds ? julian : okay . calm down . you said last night that you wanted help . do you still feel that way . hm ? are you gon na throw everything away , or are you truly ready to change ? [ scene_break ] laura : do you think franco is going to be arrested ? elizabeth : it 's a real possibility . i mean , he 's always the first suspect . laura : i 'm sorry . elizabeth : with good reason , i know . he did threaten to kill tom in front of a room full of people , and now tom is dead . but still , i ca n't help but thinking maybe i 'm being too cautious with him . and i know , saying that out loud , it sounds pretty stupid because franco is franco . but after everything he 's done for me and my boys , if i ca n't move on from his past and embrace the man he 's become , the man he 's fighting to be , then it 's a cop - out , and i 'm a coward . and i do n't want to be that . sometimes you just -- you need to stand by people even when we do n't completely understand them . laura : i think in this case , you do . elizabeth : right . thank you . laura : for what ? elizabeth : for listening . laura : always . elizabeth : i have to go . laura : i know , sweetie . good luck . [ scene_break ] franco : that right there is an opinel . it 's a knife popular with artists . they use it to sharpen their pencils . jordan : do you own one ? franco : currently , no , i do not . jordan : could one have somehow made it into your possession temporarily for any reason ? franco : okay , first of all , that is not a weapon , and second of all , this warrant is to search the studio . it is not a warrant for my arrest , right ? okay , so i 'm out of here . i 'm not talking to you guys anymore . just knock yourself out . do me a favor . lock this door when you 're done . jordan : all right . uh , let 's see what franco 's been hiding . wow . this portrait of elizabeth , it 's -- it 's beautiful . it 's very delicate . dante : did n't realize you were an art aficionado . jordan : no , i had to brush up on it before going undercover at ava 's gallery . the brushwork -- it 's -- it 's just hard to imagine that someone who created this would also be capable of murder . dante : how about the person who created this ? [ scene_break ] alexis : i am going to take a shower , and then i will change , and then i will go to an aa meeting . julian : okay . that 's good . alexis : i know that i need help , a lot more help than you can give me , and i will find it . julian : okay . i just want you to know that i 'm here if you need me . alexis : [ sighs ] i know where you are . thank you . julian : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] nathan : officials are calling it a suicide . lulu : oh , i do not buy that . nathan : that was my first reaction , too , but honestly , the more i think about it , the more it seems less impossible that -- i mean , look at the way she was acting and all the lies that she told ? it was obvious that claudette was a deeply unhappy person . maxie : it 's possible that she finally realized she alienated everyone , and in a moment of utter desperation , she ended it all . lulu : right when you two were headed to canada to find her ? i do n't buy it . nathan : well , according to the officials , claudette 's been dead for over a month . lulu : we can say there were many reasons why claudette might want to kill herself , but there is one very good reason why she may have been murdered . claudette crossed valentin , and that man is a killer . [ scene_break ] valentin : your birthday . what are the odds ? well , i guess 1 in 365 , but i do n't know when your birthday is . anna : october 29th . valentin : you 're a scorpio . yeah , that figures . anna : and you would know that because you were there at the academy , for at least one of them . and i want to know how you got this picture of me . valentin : i have n't told you ? anna : no . valentin : hm . how about that ? so your theory is that you and i were trainees at the wsb , and i was at your birthday party ? anna : you were in my room . valentin : yeah , i was . [ scene_break ] lulu : claudette tried to keep charlotte from valentin . the next thing we know , he shows up in port charles with full custody of charlotte ? and claudette vanishes and then turns up dead ? this is not a coincidence . nathan : we do n't know for sure that that 's true . lulu : oh , well , i 'm sure . i 'm sure that i have to get charlotte away from him . maxie : well , that 's what claudette thought , and now look at her . i do n't want you to end up the same way she did , okay ? do n't do anything dangerous . [ cell phone rings ] nathan : it 's work . i 'll be right back . lulu : i hear you . i do . maxie : and you 're gon na be a stubborn spencer and do whatever you want anyway , right ? lulu : i do n't know what i 'm gon na do . maxie : yes , you do . you just have n't decided how yet . lulu : look , can we just talk about you guys ? obviously , what happened to claudette was horrible , but there 's a silver lining , right ? legally , there are no impediments anymore . you and nathan can get married . maxie : no , we ca n't . [ scene_break ] anna : i am surprised that you would admit that . valentin : yeah , you and me both . anna : so , what happened there . hmm ? what went down on my birthday , in my room that has such a hold over you ? why ? right ? after all these years , why does it even matter to you ? valentin : you 're fishing . you do n't remember . certainly not the juicy , important stuff . anna : no , i have n't pieced it together yet , but i will . it 's just a matter of time . [ scene_break ] alexis : i found a meeting at gh , and i called a cab . julian : well , i wish i could go with you . alexis : afraid i wo n't make it ? julian : that 's not what i 'm saying . alexis : afraid that i 'm gon na stop off at a liquor store or a bar ? julian : people have friends and family go with them to 12-step meetings all the time to support them . that 's all i want to do for you . alexis : but we 're no longer family , and we 're definitely not friends . so ... [ car horn honks ] alexis : that 's my cab . i need to go . [ door closes ] julian : [ sighs ] do it . now . [ scene_break ] franco : hey , pops . i appreciate you meeting me , but really ? here ? scott : you do n't like gene branford 's roadhouse ? it 's established in 1975 . i thought we were becoming regulars here . franco : hey , you know what ? who does n't want a shot and a beer for breakfast now and then ? really , you did n't answer me . why are we here ? scott : well , ever since our conversation last night , i wanted to make up some sketches . franco : oh , sketches . great . i 'm finally gon na see where my artistic side came from . oh , no . nope . still a mystery . scott : well , i want to compile a list of , like , the bar sweeps , you know , the regulars , day drinkers , the bartender . franco : look , i appreciate you doing all of this . scott : nobody says that if they mean it . franco : no , no , no , i do . i really do mean it . but it wo n't help . not anymore . i mean , things are moving a lot faster than we realized . scott : what 's happened ? franco : the cops have issued a search warrant . they 're tossing my studio as we speak . scott : are they going to find anything incriminating ? [ scene_break ] dante : that 's baker , right ? jordan : yeah , it sure looks like him . let 's bag it up , take it with us . [ knock on door ] elizabeth : franco , it 's me . franco ! what are you doing here ? dante : uh , we have a warrant to search the place . elizabeth : without franco 's knowledge ? i 'm sure that 's illegal . i 'm gon na call scott baldwin . jordan : franco knows . dante : elizabeth , can you tell us , is that tom baker ? elizabeth : could be . could be a personification of one of franco 's moods . look , if he 's not here , can you tell me where he is ? dante : he left . jordan : he did n't really tell us where he was going . elizabeth : okay , then i 'll leave you to it . dante : what 's wrong ? elizabeth ? elizabeth : nothing . nothing . it 's been a really long day at work . i just need to go home . jordan : you 're lying . [ scene_break ] gene : okay , okay . look , hey . i do n't know why this guy grabbed me in the parking lot of my bar or what any of this is about , all right , but whatever it is , i swear -- julian : gene , gene , it 's all right . you can relax now , okay ? this is your lucky day . or at least it can be . that part 's up to you . gene : okay . look , whatever you need . julian : all right . now , here 's a question for you , gene . do you know this woman right here ? gene : yeah . yeah , i do . julian : no . no , you do n't . [ scene_break ] [ elevator dings ] laura : alexis ? alexis : oh ! ah , laura , hi . laura : hi . alexis : it 's nice to see you . laura : you , too . what are you doing here in the hospital ? you 're not sick , are you ? alexis : i 'm a little under the weather , but , um , i 'm on the mend . laura : good . um , you know something ? it seems it 's been forever since we sat down and really talked . alexis : i know , and i can only imagine the hell you 're going through over nikolas . laura : and you must be , too . i know how much you loved him , and i know how much he loved you . alexis : i 'm really sorry that i was n't able to stop valentin from getting the cassadine estate . laura : mikkos laid it out that way in his will . there was nothing you could have done . alexis : even still , i think that i 've been letting a lot of people down lately , so i just wanted to say that i 'm sorry . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : excuse me , commissioner , i realize you 're in charge here , but i do n't appreciate being called a liar . jordan : i 'm sorry , elizabeth . sometimes i 'm a little too abrupt , okay ? i 'm used to dealing with criminals , so i forget my manners when it comes to concerned citizens . elizabeth : let me remind you , franco is not a criminal . you have a warrant to search . that does not make him guilty of anything . now , since he 's not here , i 'm gon na go . jordan : before you go , elizabeth , would you be up to answering some questions about baker and franco and the night that tom was killed ? elizabeth : no , i would n't . dante : really ? i do n't understand , elizabeth , 'cause when we were down at the station , you were willing . and in fact , you volunteered . elizabeth : right , because there was an attorney present . jordan : you know , i want that cage transported to the lab right away . i 'm gon na test it for prints and dna . dante : yeah , i 'm on it . [ scene_break ] franco : it is quite possible that the police find something incriminating , albeit circumstantial , when they look in my studio . scott : enough to build a case against you ? franco : maybe . probably . scott : okay , i 'm gon na say this . you 're not gon na like it . franco : okay , in response , i 'm torn between `` then do n't say it `` and `` when has that ever stopped you before ? `` scott : as your lawyer , i advise you . as your father , i implore you -- go to the authorities and tell them that you think alexis davis could be the killer . [ scene_break ] julian : here 's the thing . you 've never seen this woman in your life , okay ? she 's a complete stranger to you . gene : okay , but -- [ grunts ] julian : ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , gene , gene , was i at all unclear ? gene : no . this -- this lady , right , the one i never met ... yeah . gene : ... she ran out on her tab on the night of december 21st , but she already came back and paid for it . julian : but that 's the thing , gene . she was never in your bar . she was n't there on december 21st or any other night . does it -- you understand that , right ? gene : yes , sir , i understand . julian : oh , you should . gene : yes . julian : okay , we 're good . good , good , good . well , now that we 're all clear on this , here 's a little token of my gratitude . okay ? chad here will take you back to your place of business . gene : if this is what you 're offering , all you had to do was ask . julian : well , i felt it best to be clear about what would happen if you went back on your word . now , listen to me . if i hear that you did go back on your word , well , let 's just say i 'm gon na be very , very disappointed . you do n't want that . gene : look , you got nothing to worry about , all right ? i understand . julian : good . now , listen . you -- you 're good to go . you can go back to where you came from and just wait for chad . he 'll be out there in a moment . you make sure gene understands . [ sighs ] 'cause i 'm gon na save alexis . [ door closes ] julian : no matter what i have to do . [ scene_break ] maxie : once upon a time , claudette was nathan 's wife , and i do n't think he has feelings for her anymore . lulu : of course , he does n't . he 's been in love with you since the moment you met . maxie : yeah , he has . but they were married once , and her death is going to impact him . i ca n't push for a wedding right now . i mean , unselfishly , i need to let him process this . lulu : and selfishly ? maxie : i do n't want him thinking about her while we 're getting married . for a lot of reasons , this wedding is not gon na work right now . lulu : that 's really perceptive . i think you 're also making the right call . you know , you 're being so amazing about all of this . i know that it must be really difficult . maxie : the hardest thing and the weirdest thing is , with everything going on right now , we have n't set a date for our wedding . everything is just in limbo . [ scene_break ] anna : whatever game you are playing , you really need to stop . valentin : if anyone 's playing games here , anna , it 's you , showing up with a photograph that your granddaughter innocently stole from my home ? dangling whatever scraps of information you 've managed to piece together in the attempt to do what ? find the truth , because it 's so damn important to you ? i tell you what , why do n't you keep that , and maybe it 'll jar your memory one of these days . anna : or you could just tell me what happened on my birthday . what happened the other side of that door . [ scene_break ] laura : valentin 's arrival in port charles did have something of a silver lining . it turns out i have a granddaughter that i did n't know about . alexis : i did hear something about that . laura : it 's a very complicated situation . lulu wants to sue valentin for sole custody . alexis : i do n't have my license back . laura : it 's okay . i realize that , i just -- lulu and dante and i could use a little bit of guidance on how to combat valentin . [ cell phone rings ] laura : it 's lulu . i got ta take this . alexis : you know my number . laura : yes , i do . thank you . we 'll talk . leader : we have all admitted we are alcoholics whose lives have become unmanageable , but we also know that a power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity . man : yes . leader : is there anyone here who would like to introduce themselves ? [ scene_break ] jordan : did franco say anything to you about why he has a dog cage on the premises ? elizabeth : [ remembers ] just tell me what you did to make him miss his meeting . franco : [ clears throat ] i locked him in my studio , and then i drugged him , and then i put him in a metal dog crate . elizabeth : what ? franco : it was a big crate . it 's like a supermax big crate . i mean , look , i had a job and a life that i had to maintain while i was holding tom captive . i mean , i needed to do something to make sure that he did n't get away . elizabeth : are you listening to yourself ? franco : look , i was n't gon na keep him in the crate forever . i just -- it was just long enough for him to miss the parole hearing , and then i was gon na let him go . [ back to present ] elizabeth : i 'm sorry . there 's nothing i can tell you that will help you . jordan : i really hope that you 're telling me the truth , elizabeth , 'cause i would hate to call you a liar again and be right . elizabeth : i 'm leaving . jordan : you know you ca n't save him , right ? if there 's anything that you know that happened ... elizabeth : all i know is that he did n't do it . can i go now ? dante : commissioner , over here . jordan : if you 'll excuse us . [ door closes ] jordan : what is it ? [ scoffs ] bingo . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : franco , where are you ? [ scene_break ] franco : no . no , no , no . scott : franco , listen to me . franco : no . i have visited enough pain on sam and her family . i refuse to hurt any of them ever again . scott : so , you would rather go to prison for something you did n't do ? franco : i am not gon na save my skin by throwing someone else under the bus . scott : okay , listen . i ... i have become very fond of you , and i like that you 're taking steps to be a better person , but nobody is that noble -- nobody . franco : i hear you , and i appreciate what you 're saying , but i 'm going to keep saying what i have to say until you hear me . i know who killed tom baker , but i am not going to turn them in . scott : yeah , but i can work this . franco : that 's the end of this discussion . scott : okay , okay , i 'll drop it for now . franco : thank you . scott : i figure you 'll change your mind once you 've been arrested . franco : maybe i 'll just leave town , all right ... scott : no . no , no . no , no . franco : ... without a trace . i 've done that all before . i 'm good for that . scott : do n't do that ! franco : hey . scott : do n't you dare do that . franco : where 's gene ? wait , do n't do that ? is that what you just said ? scott : i said it . do n't do it . franco : did you say that as -- as my father or as my lawyer ? scott : well , as both . franco : no , no . come on . scott : i ca n't defend you if you 're not -- franco : come on . say it . just say it . `` i 'm gon na miss you , franco . `` go ahead , say it . scott : of course , i would miss you , dummy , but that would just be an admission of guilt if you left town . franco : no , maybe no one should be punished for killing tom baker , right ? the guy was a total creep . maybe this is one instance where justice does n't need to be served . scott : no , it does . all rapists should go to jail . that being said , now , do you really -- really -- want to leave that pretty elizabeth behind ? [ door opens ] gene : tell your boss i 'm not gon na say anything . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] maxie : you want to buy a house ? nathan : well , yeah . i was -- i was thinking three bedrooms , maybe one for you and me and -- and one for georgie when she comes to visit , and , uh , you know , maybe one for her brother or sister when the time comes . maxie : wow , you 've really been thinking about this . nathan : i wanted to build a life with you since i met you . i do n't want to wait any longer than i have to . what do you say ? maxie : when can we move in ? nathan : really ? maxie : really . [ chuckles ] nathan : wine ? maxie : it 's cranberry juice . i 'm pretending it 's pinot . let me guess . you 're going into work ? nathan : yeah , i 'm sorry . maxie : i should head in , too . nathan : i could give you a ride . maxie : okay . let me put my stuff away , and i 'll go with you . nathan : all right . maxie : sorry . nathan : yeah , hey . hey , it 's me . listen , i need a favor . [ scene_break ] lulu : they say that claudette 's death was a suicide , but -- laura : but you think it 's valentin . lulu : no doubt in my mind . laura : oh , honey , you must be so careful now . lulu : hey , mom -- laura : listen . valentin has already killed one woman to keep charlotte . i ca n't lose another child . lulu : okay , i understand your impulse to protect me , okay ? i feel the same way about charlotte . that poor little girl just suffered another loss , so now more than ever , i am ready to truly be her mother . i can not stop now . [ scene_break ] valentin : you 're the spy . all that wsb training , you ca n't handle the investigation . you want me to just hand it to you ? no . you want to know what happened ? figure it out . anna : i will , i will . no matter how hard you have covered your tracks or how carefully , i will find out what you did to me or whatever -- valentin : you are so smug . you are so sure of everything . what if you 're mistaken , anna ? maybe it 's not what i did to you ? maybe it 's what you did to me ? [ scene_break ] scott : all right , listen , you 're not gon na leave elizabeth . ergo , you 're not leaving . franco : if i did ... scott : you 're not . that 's it . end of discussion . now here 's what 's gon na happen . franco : no , no , no , no , you just said , `` end of discussion . `` scott : yeah , i know , but i 'm starting a new discussion . now , i know i 'm not gon na like this , but what are they going to find that 's incriminating at your apartment ? franco : well , it 's my studio . the big - ticket item is that i never got rid of the dog cage that i kept tom in . scott : oh , well , that 's not good , because that 's -- you could be arrested for that . franco : i 'm just saying . forewarned , forearmed . scott : i can deal with it . you can give me all the other horrible things later on as i deal with this . franco : i am not going to prison . i just -- i ca n't do that . scott : do n't worry . i 'll keep you out of the orange jumpsuit . i promise . franco : thanks , pops . scott : okay . so , call me -- if they arrest you . franco : oh , you always know just what to say . all right , alexis . why does it always have to be you ? [ scene_break ] leader : well , do n't everybody raise your hands at once . it 's okay . you can introduce yourselves when you 're ready . i want you to feel safe , and the long- time members really want to get to know you , so we can be of help to you during the early days of your sobriety . so , no one ? alexis : hi . my name is alexis ... and i 'm an alcoholic . [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] julian : talk to me . good . well done . [ scene_break ] jordan : this right here is a receipt from an art - supply store . among the purchased items is an opinel knife , which franco claimed that he did n't even own . dante : clearly he does 'cause he bought it with his own credit card . jordan : i think we got him . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : come on , franco . please pick up . [ ringing ] [ cell phone ringing ] [ just as franco 's about to answer his phone , someone hits him on the back of the head and knocks him out in the snow . ] [ next_on ] dante ( to valentin ) : i have some news about claudette . nathan ( to nina ) : i have to tell you something . maxie ( to dillon ) : that 's too much to ask of me . i 'm leaving . alexis ( at the aa meeting ) : there is something wrong with me . kiki ( to elizabeth ) : i 'm trying to convince franco to go to the police . franco : ( with a bloodied head ) okay , what happened ? hayden : finn , what are you doing ?	jordan and dante execute a search warrant at franco 's studio and gather evidence against him , such as the large dog cage , from which they can lift prints and dna . they find a receipt for his knife , which is missing . when elizabeth goes looking for franco , she finds the police there and insists he is innocent but refuses to answer questions without an attorney . franco and scott meet at gene 's roadhouse to discuss strategy . scott adamantly urges his son not to leave town , as franco suggests , but rather to expose alexis to the police . franco insists that he will never do that , but scott thinks he 'll whistle a different tune after he 's arrested . once outside , someone hits franco on the back of the head and knocks him out .
dr. novarro : kristina is making excellent progress . alexis : oh , good . how 's her weight ? dr. novarro : up another three ounces . alexis : oh , great . how about her heartbeat ? dr. novarro : well , all her vital signs are strong and steady . her color is good and her muscle tone and reflexes are improving rapidly . alexis : i am so happy to hear you say that . thank you . dr. novarro : enjoy your visit . alexis : thanks . dr. novarro ? i have another matter that concerns my daughter 's well - being . dr. novarro : what 's that ? alexis : i 'd like to request that ned ashton no longer have access to my child . [ scene_break ] ned : `` dressed to kill `` is suddenly taking on a whole new meaning . faith : hmm , you think people will notice me ? ned : do n't they always ? faith : well , i need to be seen in public tonight -- the innocent , young widow out for a stroll . ned : hmm , what distinctly non - innocent activity is this a cover for ? faith : we 're sending our first message to sonny corinthos any minute now . ned : you do n't waste time . faith : well , why wait ? carly 's already started work on her new club . ned : yeah , a venture her husband is putting up all the cash for . faith : sonny has made a very poor investment . ned : yeah . the beginning of a terrible streak of bad luck for mr. corinthos . [ scene_break ] [ phone rings ] cameron : yeah ? what happened ? yeah , i 'll hold . cameron : yeah . what 'd you do now ? i 'll be right there . [ scene_break ] carly : my husband is not out of town . scott : well , he 's not here , he 's not at the office . carly : well , he must be out at a business meeting then . scott : oh , he 's out , all right -- out of port charles , could be out of the u.s.a . carly : sonny ca n't leave the country because if he did , he 'd be violating his bail . scott : right . he would never break the law . carly : oh , never . scott : uh - uh . let 's just cut it out here , okay ? he 's gone and i 'm issuing a warrant for his arrest . carly : you 're going to look like a fool when he comes walking through the doors of the pcpd . scott : i 've looked like one before . i 'll take that chance . carly : well , you know that the whole town knows that you have a vendetta against sonny . you sure you want to risk losing the little bit of faith they have left in you ? scott : yeah . [ knock on door ] scott : uh - oh . who 's that ? marco : you have a visitor . carly : ah , well , show them in . faith : good evening . [ scene_break ] jason : so you saw alcazar holding someone prisoner in south america . how can you be sure it was ric ? brenda : because i saw his face . it looked just like ric . jason : and you 're just starting suddenly to remember this ? jax : she knows what she saw . jason : what made you remember it was ric , exactly ? brenda : i do n't know . i 'm having memories , just , you know , little flashes of them , ever since i 've been off the drugs , and then you came in and i made the connection . you know , maybe it 's because the first time i ever saw ric was with you in court . and i knew that i 'd seen him before . see , and we were thinking , right , that this might be someone from luis ' past . so i was trying to remember , did i ever meet any of his business associates ? no . but i remember some people coming to the house in south america -- jason : and ric was one of these guys ? brenda : yeah . they were in the room . they were arguing . i walked over . i heard luis yelling at him , saying he had stolen from him . i peeked in and i saw ric 's face . jason : when was this ? brenda : had to be over a year ago . jax : now , what about -- what about the guy you saw in the hallway the night alcazar was murdered ? jason : what guy ? brenda : the guy that i saw right before you grabbed me . jax : yeah , he had a gun . i mean , could that have been ric ? [ scene_break ] sonny : alcazar had you put in prison in south america . that 's why you planned to kill him , right ? ric : it 's complicated . sonny : you wanted revenge . so you got out of prison and you tracked alcazar to port charles . ric : now you 're making assumptions . sonny : you going to deny it , ric ? ric : all right , i admit i followed alcazar here . sonny : then you went to his room and you shoved him off the balcony . ric : no . sonny : then you covered your tracks by positioning yourself to defend jason when the prime suspect -- ric : all right , yes -- sonny : do n't lie to me . ric : yes , i -- i hated luis alcazar , all right ? i wanted him dead . but somebody got to him before i did . the closest i got to him was in the alleyway outside the port charles hotel to look up just in time to see him fall from that balcony onto a parked car . i did not kill him . [ scene_break ] brenda : it could 've been ric . jason : no , you said you never saw his face . jax : she saw enough . brenda : wait , are you talking about the guy in the hallway ? jason : yes , the guy in the hallway . brenda : well , yeah , i did n't see his face , but he had the same hair color , he was the same height . i 'm almost positive that it was ric . jason : almost is n't good enough , brenda . jax : why are you badgering her ? jason : quit leading her to think something , jax . brenda : i 'm having a gut feeling about this . i think it was him . jason : no , no , jax just put that idea in your head . jax : why are you resisting this so much ? jason : because she needs to be sure about this . brenda : but the pieces fit , do n't they ? jax : i think brenda 's right . ric imprisoned alcazar , then he came back to town for revenge . he killed alcazar and now he 's framing brenda . brenda : yes ! jason : now , where you going ? jax : i 'm going to find ric . jason : and do what ? jax : stop him from getting away with murder . jason : well , you got no proof . all you have is brenda 's word . jax : good enough for me . jason : yeah , i know , of course it is , but she 's the prime suspect . it 's never going to fly . jax : all right , fine , if you 've got a better idea , i 'm listening . jason : hey , if ric is the killer , okay , you 're going to need proof because if you do n't have it , you 're just going to give him time to cover his tracks . jax : so , in other words , you want to wait . what , for sonny 's input ? you know , sonny keeps stringing brenda along , telling her that he 's going to get her out of this . so what 's the plan ? i mean , how many more witnesses are you going to threaten ? how many people are going to end up at the bottom of the harbor to rig this trial ? i 'm sorry , but i 've moved on to plan b . jason : i 'm just saying it 's not smart ' til you have proof . jax : i 'm not going to put brenda 's life in the hands of some thug and hope for the best . jason : okay . jax : okay . [ door slams ] jason : you need to stop that idiot before he gets you put in prison . [ scene_break ] sonny : brenda saw a man in the hallway of the hotel the night of the murder . was that you ? ric : yes , it was . sonny : you were on your way to alcazar 's room to kill him ? ric : no , alcazar was already dead . i saw him fall . sonny : then why did n't you leave ? why did you go into the hotel ? ric : i thought it was a good idea to maybe go into his hotel room and remove any documents -- sonny : well , that 's pretty risky there , is n't it , ric ? ric : it was a chance i thought i should take . sonny : well -- thin story you got there . ric : come on , sonny , it 's the truth . i went up to the 14th floor and i went to the hotel suite . that 's when i saw brenda running through the corridor , panicking and hysterical . she looked like she did n't know where she was going . sonny : so you turned away ? ric : i did n't want her to see me . sonny : you ai n't said nothing to the cops . ric : why would i do that ? what would that achieve for either of us ? sonny : you 're not looking out for brenda . you 're out to try to save your own skin . you know why ? because you 're the killer . you 're the one who found ida hanged in her room . you paid her to lie , say she saw brenda , and then you killed her off to lock her testimony . ric : okay , so why would i stick around town , huh ? why would n't i just cut my losses and just leave ? why would i come to you and try to get a job ? sonny : because you wanted to get close enough to jason to frame him . ric : oh , come on , sonny . sonny : you wanted to work me . it did n't work . then you try to work my wife ! get her to trust you , impress her with your legal skills . i do n't care about that stuff . ric : all right , fine , fine , you 're so convinced , you turn me in . do it . but i 'll tell you something -- you do that and you 're going to be the one who puts the final nail in brenda 's coffin . [ scene_break ] zander : dad , i do n't know what happened . cameron : you killed him . you killed your own brother ! man : hey , zander . what 's up ? oh , you still pretending you do n't know your friends from your dealing days ? zander : no , i remember . there 's just a couple things i wish i could forget . man : you need a ticket to oblivion , i 'm your man . [ scene_break ] cameron : could you explain your rationale for shutting off ned 's visitation rights to his child ? alexis : i thought that i already had . checking up on me , i see , huh ? cameron : a colleague told me about it . alexis : cameron , i should never have discussed this with you in the first place . it 's between ned and me . cameron : alexis , there are fathers out there who want nothing to do with their children . if you shut ned off from his daughter -- alexis : ned is not kristina 's father , okay ? cameron : alexis , this has nothing to do with biology , and you know it . alexis : why is this so hard for everyone to understand ? cameron : you 're ignoring what 's best for her . you 're so wrapped up in your own agenda that you 've thrown reality out the window . alexis : are you going to talk to me now about reality ? cameron : ned is the baby 's father . if you come between him and kristina now , you 'll create a rift that will only grow worse with time . alexis : cameron , your feeling that you were a failure with your children is not the issue here . what happened with you and your sons is an entirely different matter . cameron : do n't be so sure . [ scene_break ] scott : well , well , well . what do we have here ? a little get - together of the mob wives ? carly : i barely know this woman . scott : what 's the occasion ? game of canasta ? bake sale ? turf war ? carly : yeah , what is the occasion ? faith : i just happened to be in the neighborhood , thought i 'd drop in for a visit . carly : oh , did you ? scott : yeah . excuse me , carly . i 'm sure you could use all the friends you can get right now , with your husband gone and all your enemies just circling around . faith : i 'm handling it . scott : i 'm sure you are . faith : yeah , could you give carly and i a minute alone ? you know , that bake sale 's coming up soon . scott : hmm , i would love to taste your cookies . give me a call when they 're baked . faith : hmm . i 'll keep that in mind . scott : okay . carly : scott ? scott : yeah ? yeah . carly : bye - bye . scott : listen , so long , girls , but if your husband is not back by tomorrow , he 's listed as a fugitive . [ door closes ] faith : sonny 's out of town ? carly : what do you want ? faith : i came about the club . see , i happened to be passing by kelly 's and i thought i heard a sound in the basement . carly : really ? what kind of sound ? faith : i 'm not sure . running water , possibly . but , then , people are always saying they hear all kinds of things coming from there -- you know , restless spirits and so on . not that i believe that kind of thing . carly : you just happened to be passing by my club ? faith : oh , well , i feel a connection to the place . i mean , after all , it belonged to my family . carly : right , so the sounds could be the ghosts of your ancestors -- i mean , if you believe in that sort of thing . faith : well , you know , i did read a book about that once . this family was murdered in their home , and then the new people moved in , disturbing the spirits , unleashing a curse . bad luck befell the new owners and all sorts of terrible things started to happen . carly : well , sounds like the writer of that book had a very vivid imagination . faith : oh , no , people were hurt , some even died . carly : well , how 'd they break that curse ? faith : they did n't . they gave up . they moved out . but , you know , i do n't want to scare you . it 's just a story . [ phone rings ] carly : excuse me . hello ? really ? flooding in kelly 's basement ? well , did you check ? yeah , it sounds like a pipe burst . okay , i 'll be there . faith : what a shame . i hope the club is n't ruined . carly : listen , i do n't believe in ghosts and i do n't believe in curses , but i can spot sabotage a mile away . faith : hey , i was just trying to be helpful . you know , i 'm sure sonny has invested quite a bit of money in your new little venture , and it would be tragic if he were to lose it all . carly : i do n't respond well to threats . faith : just a friendly little warning . [ scene_break ] nikolas : hey . gia : hey . nikolas : think i could -- gia : i just need to finish this one last paragraph . hey , wait , wait , i need those . nikolas : well , know what -- they 're right next to the bed . gia : no , seriously , i do n't want to lose my train of thought . this is really complicated . nikolas , what 's wrong with you ? nikolas : forget it . forget it . gia : it 's too late now . spill . nikolas : i just -- i just came from the hospital , gia , okay , and they would n't let me in to see my baby cousin . gia : yeah , alexis is restricting kristina 's visitors . nikolas : oh , so you knew ? gia : well , you know , i dropped by some papers for the nurses and they told me . look , i 'm sorry . i should 've called you , but i 've just been really , really -- nikolas : really busy . yeah , so i 've heard . why do n't you tell me , what 's going on with alexis ? [ scene_break ] ned : hey . how 's my beautiful little girl ? how did her weekly checkup go ? nurse : very well , mr. ashton . ned : good . listen , if anyone needs me , i 'm going to be with kristina for the next hour or so , okay ? nurse : um , you ca n't go back there . ned : what are you talking about ? i thought that she 's doing well . nurse : she is . uh , but you 're not allowed to visit her . ned : what ? nurse : i 'm sorry , the doctor gave specific orders . ned : is alexis in icu . right now ? nurse : yeah . ned : okay , good , you tell her that i need to speak to her right now . you tell her that it involves the youngest member of the corinthos family . [ scene_break ] zander : it 's all there ? man : good riddance to the new , improved zander . zander : what was so improved about him ? man : you faked it pretty well for a while there . zander : well , you ca n't walk away from what you were . it 's always there , right behind you , walking in your footsteps . [ scene_break ] ric : ida was a suicide and i did n't kill alcazar . there 's no forensic evidence linking me to the crime . sonny : that 's because you know how to cover your tracks . ric : no , i told you before , see , i was in the alleyway . i looked up , i saw him fall from the rail . sonny : you want evidence ? i got witnesses who will testify you and alcazar were enemies . ric : okay . all right . but even if you can connect me to alcazar , can you prove that i saw him in port charles ? can you prove that i was at the hotel suite ? i was n't . but see now , brenda , that 's a different story . see , brenda 's already admitted that she tried to kill alcazar with a knife . i mean , her fingerprints are all over the weapon . sonny : no , she admitted stabbing him , not killing him . ric : no , no , there are two eyewitnesses on record saying that she killed alcazar . sonny : they lied . ric : well , sonny , you know , it 's their word against hers . you know , who do you think the jury 's going to believe ? now , i doubt you want to be the one to make her case any worse . sonny : brenda 's innocent because i 'm looking right at the killer . ric : okay , you know what , let me put it in terms maybe that you 'll understand . if you go to the police and you tell them that i was at alcazar 's hotel that night , i 'm going to be forced to testify that i saw brenda running through that corridor all panicky and hysterical and jason leading her out of the hotel . see , i 'm the eyewitness that can prove the d.a . 's theory of a murder conspiracy . my testimony could convict both jason and brenda . sonny : okay , let me put this in a way that maybe you can understand . it would be very , very unwise for you to testify against jason and brenda . ric : i 'll be fine as long as you and brenda reciprocate . now , look , i have n't gone to the cops yet and i do n't plan to . i do n't want to cause any trouble . sonny : i do n't want you to come near me or my family again . as far as carly , you cut off all ties you have with her . it 's done , okay ? ric : you 're making a mistake . sonny : no , the mistake is you should 've run when you had the chance . [ scene_break ] jason : you got to stop running your mouth to jax . brenda : oh , okay , i 'll just stop talking to jax . jason : no , see , why do you have to have this attitude ? okay , you and i are in this together . jax may think he 's helping us , but he 's making the situation worse for both of us . brenda : i ca n't control jax . jason : going after witnesses ? smart . brenda : i 'm not his keeper . what do you want me to do ? he 's not stupid , you know . jason : just stop him from screwing up this case . brenda : listen , he is on our side . what are you so worried about ? jason : he 's about to hand you a murder conviction , brenda . brenda : he wants us both to go free . jason : okay . brenda : he does . jason : yeah , sure he does . that 's why he went to baldwin and tried to sell me out . brenda : no , you 're going to bring up the thing with alexis . jason : no , i 'm just telling you -- brenda : he made a mistake ! he freaked out . jason : okay , that 's exactly my point . jax might be smart when it comes to business , but when it comes to you , it 's like he 's -- brenda : he 's in love , yes , he 's in love . i 'm sorry . you know , i do n't know if you know this or not , but people do n't always act rationally when they 're in love . jason : yeah , but this is a murder case . brenda : well , i trust him . jason : i do n't . brenda : i do n't care if you do n't trust him . i 'm not going to cut him out of my life because you do n't trust him . jason : you 're going to lose him anyway when he gets us sent to prison . brenda : listen , he loves me , all right ? yeah , he did the stupid thing . it 's over . he 's not going to do anything else that 's going to bug you , all right , i promise . just let him go and do this . i mean -- you know what ? forget it . you could never understand this because you do n't love anybody . i mean , maybe you could try and think back far enough to when you actually loved someone and you would do anything for them , you know , you 'd break any rule for them . jason : you do n't know anything about me , brenda . [ scene_break ] gia : any better ? nikolas : yeah . sorry that i jumped on you . gia : no , i should 've seen that you were upset . nikolas : yeah , well , that does n't mean that i should take it out on you . okay ? gia : my stuff is all over the place . nikolas : yeah , well , i agree , and that can be a little annoying at times . gia : well , i could work at the library from now on . nikolas : no . please , no . i would barely see you , like i do now , okay ? gia : well , then we 're going to need another maid because obviously mrs. lansbury 's falling down on the job . nikolas : okay . gia : look , about the hospital -- i do n't know what 's going on , but i 'm sure alexis did n't mean to keep you away from kristina . nikolas : how would i know that ? you know , i mean , i barely recognize alexis anymore . she 's so erratic with her pregnancy , this trial . i mean , i 've never seen her like this . gia : i think alexis is overcompensating . nikolas : for what ? gia : maybe it 's because she had a baby with her sister 's boyfriend or maybe because she never backed off work when she knew she was putting her baby at risk . anyone would crack under that kind of pressure . nikolas : i know , it 's just that she does n't have to do it alone , okay ? gia : well , for whatever reason , alexis is n't all that receptive to getting help , including mine . nikolas : so it 's been that bad , really ? gia : let 's just put it this way -- i could do without the short temper and the demanding voicemail . nikolas : all right , so let me ask you something -- why are you sticking around ? gia : she needs help . i 'm available . nikolas : no , i think it 's more than that . it 's because she 's my family and you 're doing this because of me . [ scene_break ] alexis : i got your message . ned : good . so , you 're cutting me off from seeing kristina because you saw me with another woman ? alexis : that 's hardly the problem . ned : then what 's the problem ? alexis : ned , you and i need to take a step back from this and assess what 's going on here . ned : i know what 's going on . kristina is my daughter . i plan to be a part of her life . alexis : ned , she is not your daughter . ned : do n't start in on this again , please . i beg you . alexis : when you stepped up and told sonny that you were the father of the baby , i thought that was incredibly noble and incredibly rash , and i told you so at the time . ned : until you realized it was your only chance of keeping the truth from sonny . alexis : i did n't feel like i had any other choice at the time . ned : you went right along with it , alexis , right down to my name on the birth certificate . alexis : i wish i had thought about the long - term repercussions . ned : wait a minute . so what are you saying ? you now see me as an unfit father ? alexis : i did n't at the time , but now there are other factors . ned : such as ? alexis : such as what appeared to be a legal threat in the form of trying to pay kristina 's medical records . and then , of course , it 's your choice in women . ned : what do you care what women i see ? we 're hardly in a relationship . alexis : you 're dating a mobster 's widow . ned : oh , hardly dating . alexis : everything that you and i have done has been to keep kristina from having any connection to organized crime -- ned : give me an ounce of credit here , okay ? alexis : and you 're sleeping with faith rosco ? ned : i know how to separate my personal life from my duties as a father , all right ? alexis : another factor -- your motive in all this , your motive in persisting in this , ned . you 're a bachelor . you have places to go , people to see . does n't a child complicate your life ? ned : kristina is hardly a complication . i love that child and i plan to be a part of her life . and i know you may not believe this , but my feelings for this little girl have nothing to do with you . alexis : ned , i 'm the reason that you claimed to be her father in the first place . ned : yes . that 's true . you 're right . and i did have a fleeting idea that you and i might be able to work things out , but you straightened me out on that a few months ago and i am past that . alexis : i 'm concerned about your motives . ned : no , that child is my daughter and i love her . and if you 're saying that i am not the father , then you must be saying that sonny is . and i may just have to let him know . [ scene_break ] ric : oh , what the hell -- ric : yeah , elizabeth , do you have the number to the plumber that you use at kelly 's ? okay . okay , thanks . carly : oh , great , great . ric : yeah , looks like that rusty pipe finally burst . carly : no , these pipes have been fine all these years . but it is strange , though , how they burst right after faith rosco showed up making thinly veiled threats . ric : oh , you think she had something to do with it ? carly : oh , she picked the wrong person to mess with because we are going to take her down so fast , she is n't going to know what happened to her . i want you to get a list of all of her assets -- ric : look , i ca n't help you . carly : what ? no , benny knows all the former associates . ric : no , carly , i need to tell you i ca n't work with you anymore . carly : why not ? ric : something happened . carly : something like sonny ? that was him on the phone earlier , was n't it ? it was n't a paralegal . sonny 's back in town and he wanted to talk to you . ric : he thinks that i killed luis alcazar . carly : well , did you ? [ scene_break ] jason : you know , just because i do n't run around like you and jax , screaming about your great love for everyone to hear , does n't mean i ca n't feel , okay ? i have people that i care about , and sometimes you might make a wrong decision because you do n't want to hurt that person because doing what they need is more important than doing what 's right or what 's easy . brenda : what are you talking about ? jason : what do you mean ? brenda : i mean , are you talking about robin or -- or are you talking about someone else ? jason : no , i was just making a point . brenda : it 's fine . just i 've never heard you talk that long before . you 're not talking about robin , are you ? jason : no , will you just drop it , okay ? brenda : well , you know , i am your wife . i mean , i do have the right to know , you know , if there 's another woman . jason : well , i do n't even know what you 're talking about right now . brenda : just give me a clue . just give me a clue about who you 're talking about . is she blonde ? are you talking about a blonde girl ? what , is she brunette ? is she short ? is it elizabeth ? jason : why do n't you go find jax . brenda : do i know her ? all right . i have to know her . everyone knows everyone in this town . she 'd have to be passive , domestic , definitely a girly - girl . well , just tell me ! why do you have to keep it a secret ? jason : will you just shut up ? brenda : what 's the big secret ? what , is she married ? sonny : hey . what 's going on ? brenda : oh . i 'll just ask you . [ scene_break ] gia : do n't mistake me for someone selfless . i get a lot out of working for alexis . nikolas : mood swings , sudden disappearances ? gia : and legal training and brownie points from my amazing fiancé . nikolas : mm - hmm . gia : who just happens to come from an extremely difficult family . nikolas : gia , come on , my uncle -- he never checks in , my mother 's in a hospital 3,000 miles away . what family ? gia : you 're feeling a little disconnected . nikolas : yeah , i am . and you 're spending all your time helping alexis , and that 's great . gia : just give her time . alexis loves you . nikolas : i love her back . you see , but the thing is you -- you 're my real family . you know , you love me by choice , not by obligation . gia : do n't say it like it 's such an achievement . you 're easy to love -- most of the time . nikolas : yeah , well , then the rest of the time , you love me back . that 's what i love . see , you do n't give up , and that 's why i know that you are going to be an amazing wife , not to mention an incredible attorney , okay ? gia : i love that you believe in me . nikolas : i do . i do . and we will have everything and anything you want , no question . hey , that 's what you want , right ? gia : i always thought so . now i 'm looking at what 's happening with alexis , and she 's so smart and driven , you know . she makes being a superlawyer look easy . and i guess i just figured it would be the same when she became a mom . nikolas : okay , so what -- what are you saying ? gia : that maybe to do one thing right , you have to give up the other . nikolas : no . no , see , not you . you 're different . besides , you are forgetting one really , really important thing . gia : what 's that ? nikolas : you 'll have me every step of the way by your side , okay ? [ scene_break ] alexis : i should 've spoken with you before cutting off your visitation . ned : you ca n't keep me from seeing kristina . alexis : apparently not . why are you doing this ? why are you trying to force your way into the life of a child that is n't even yours ? ned : kristina is mine in every way that matters . i was with you throughout your pregnancy . i was there for the miracle of her birth . i 've sat with her every day since . she 's named after your sister , a woman i loved and who died because of our secret . alexis : which is why i 've tried to protect her all the more . ned : and i feel exactly the same way . alexis : then why are you threatening me ? ned : because you 're threatening me . i only have kristina 's best interests at heart . alexis : it seems otherwise . ned : because of faith ? alexis : because you 're scaring me . i know in my heart , ned , that you would never intentionally do anything to hurt me or the baby because you and i have a past . kristina 's real father , you know he would stop at nothing to gain sole custody . he would threaten you , bully you , sue you , bribe you . he would even kidnap her . you know that , do n't you ? alexis : yes . ned : well , all i 'm asking for is reasonable visitation . i love this girl . i 'll never hurt her or bring violence into her life . so what do you say ? who do you want to be kristina 's father , me or sonny ? [ scene_break ] sonny : you driving jason crazy ? okay , now , i got information about the murder that can prove your innocence . brenda : really ? sonny : ric and alcazar were business associates in south america . alcazar put ric in prison . brenda : i just remembered this . ric and luis were both at the house . luis was really mad . he was yelling at him . sonny : okay , when ric got out of prison , he came to port charles to kill alcazar . brenda : see ? that is the guy who i saw in the hall . sonny : okay , we need more evidence before -- jason : well , it 's too late for that because brenda just told jax everything and he took off after ric . sonny : okay . brenda : so what ? he 's just trying to help us . sonny : what 's he going to do , drag ric into the pcpd ? jason : yeah , who knows what he 's going to do . brenda : well , exactly . none of us know what he 's going to do , so i 'll call him and i 'll find out . sonny : he 's going to ruin everything . brenda : he 's just trying to do -- sonny : that stupid boyfriend of yours is going to put you behind bars for the rest of your life , brenda . [ scene_break ] ric : yeah , it 's true . i did come here planning on killing alcazar , but i never got the chance . carly : you sure had motive . ric : well , i hated him . i spent months in that prison imagining how i could get my revenge on him for putting me in there in the first place . i had the whole plan worked out , every detail in my head . carly : sure is a coincidence that you showed up at the exact moment that someone else was throwing alcazar off the balcony . ric : yeah , well , maybe , but that 's how it happened . carly : and then you went upstairs . ric : well , i was n't going to let alcazar hurt me after he was dead . so , yeah , i went up to his hotel suite . i wanted to make sure i got everything out of there that could connect me to him . that 's why i was in the hallway and that 's why i have n't come forward . carly : why did n't you just leave town ? ric : maybe i should have . carly : you are a smart guy . you cover all your bases . you must have known that it was risky to stay , but you did . drawing up business plans for sonny , doing everything you could to get close to his life . why is sonny so important to you ? jax : good , you made this easy for me . carly : jax , what are you doing here ? jax : carly , would you mind stepping aside ? carly : excuse me . what ? jax ! ric : okay , whoa , whoa , whoa . jax : you killed alcazar , and brenda remembers everything . she saw you in the hallway that night . ric : no , i was there that night , but i did not -- jax : shut up . shut up and get moving . carly : jax , stop it right now . ric : carly , carly , stay out of this . jax : you heard the man . you and i are going to take a little ride . let 's go . get moving . ric : all right , all right . jax : go . carly : what are you doing ? jax : stay out of this . [ scene_break ] ned : your daddy 's here . here i am . i love you . i love you so much . i 'm going to watch over you and i 'm going to protect you . and i will never , ever , ever let you down . [ scene_break ] faith : well , if it is n't ned 's little errand boy . zander : not tonight . faith : is there something you want ? zander : what if i want you ? [ scene_break ] jason : brenda never saw the guy 's face . sonny : so how can we prove it 's ric ? jason : we ca n't . jax decided it was ric because brenda said the guy 's coloring was the same . sonny : that 's not proof . brenda : well , there has to be a way . we know it 's him . sonny : there 's no evidence . going after ric is a mistake . brenda : all right , well , i do n't even know for sure if that 's what jax went to do , so maybe i should call him and check . sonny : brenda , all the evidence is pointing at you . brenda : so what ? ric has motive and opportunity , too . sonny : he also saw you running from alcazar 's room ; jason taking you away . ric 's testimony puts a lock on the murder conspiracy . if , you know , jax takes him to see baldwin , ric 's going to do whatever he can to clear his name , okay , and that means telling what he saw . we have to leave him alone until we have proof he 's the killer . brenda : right . all right . let me go call him . [ scene_break ] carly : jax just took ric away at gunpoint . scott : what 's this all about ? jax : done your job for you . scott : you escorted jason 's lawyer to the courthouse ? thank you . jax : he killed luis alcazar . you might want to arrest him . scott : i think you 're getting a little crazy , jasper . jax : no . brenda saw him outside alcazar 's hotel suite the night of the murder . he had a gun . scott : i hope you got a permit . jax : you know what , you might want to take this seriously because this is new evidence and brenda 's a witness . scott : no , brenda 's not a witness , she 's my number one suspect , so her credibility is at rock bottom -- and so is yours , as a matter of fact . jax : you know what , you can not ignore this , baldwin . scott : oh , come on , you 're desperate now . you 'll do anything to get brenda off . you gave a phony confession . you 're trying to set him up . you know , i 'm going to ignore -- you know what , good - bye . jax : what 's this ? what have we got here ? reporter : what 's the big break in the alcazar murder case ? have you come up with new evidence ? second reporter : mr. baldwin , will you be making an arrest ? third reporter : are brenda barrett - morgan and jason morgan innocent ? jax : you know , i have uncovered the real murderer and brought him to scott baldwin , but the d.a . refuses to investigate because he 's not interested in justice . his only goal is to frame brenda barrett to get to sonny corinthos . is n't that right , d.a . baldwin ? [ next_on ] faith : i have a perfect way for you to take out your frustrations . courtney : are you so mad at jason and me that you would want him prosecuted for murder ? jax : all you have to do is go down to the police station and identify ric . brenda : i ca n't . sonny : i got to take care of this myself . carly : and what are you going to do ?	ric tells sonny that he did n't kill alcazar . sonny does n't believe him and threatens to turn him in . ric says if he is turned in , he will tell the police that he saw brenda there , which will strengthen the da 's case against her . zander sees cameron outside of kelly 's but hides so he wo n't be seen . he remembers his father blaming him for his brother 's death . an old drug dealer friend offers him drugs , so zander takes them . cameron yells at alexis for keeping ned from seeing kristina . she counters that he is just having empathizing because of his own pain at losing his sons . ned & faith chuckle about their plot to make trouble for sonny and carly 's new club ; she is dressed to go out in public so she can have an alibi . ned is furious when he tries to see kristina and is told he ca n't , so he has an argument with alexis about how much he loves kristina . he only wins because he threatens to tell sonny that he 's the father . scott tries to intimidate carly about sonny being out of town , but it does n't faze her . faith visits carly just as scott is leaving . she tells carly again that she thinks kelly 's basement ( the old speakeasy ) is haunted . carly is skeptical but then receives a phone call saying that kelly 's basement is flooded . she is wise to what faith is up to . a drugged - out zander visits faith to say he wants her . jax , jason , and brenda argue about whether ric is the murderer . ric and carly go to kelly 's about the same time to inspect the damage . he tells her about what happened with sonny . jax rushes in and takes ric away by gunpoint . jason and brenda argue once again about jax 's involvement in their case . she says that he does n't know what it 's like to be in love but he gives her a little speech about what it 's like to protect someone you love , so she wonders who his new girlfriend is . sonny arrives and tells them about what he learned about ric , and brenda fills him in on what she remembered . sonny says they ca n't get ric arrested until they have more evidence because he could hurt her case . brenda is just about to phone jax to warn him not to go after ric when carly arrives to give them the bad news . outside the courthouse , jax brings ric to scott and tells him that he is the murderer . scott blows him off but then the press rush in ( called by jax ? ) and so jax tells them that scott is only interested in going after brenda and jason , even though they might be innocent .
lucky : you ready to launch this thing ? emily : yeah . i just paged my parents . elizabeth : have you heard from luke ? lucky : yeah . he and skye are set on their end . emily : ok , this plan is going to work . lucky : yeah , my father is convinced that helena wo n't believe that you 're pregnant with nikolas ' child and there 's no way that she will kill you . elizabeth : but she wo n't be able to stay away . lucky : exactly . helena will show herself , and that is the game . all right , we 're going to take her in , proving that there 's no murder that 's been committed , and nikolas gets released . em , we 're almost there . [ scene_break ] luke : tracy ! tracy : whoa ! luke : good afternoon ! tracy : you almost gave me a heart attack . what are you doing here ? luke : you people must have really fallen on hard times . i remember when this bar used to pour the best hooch in town . tracy : why do n't you just get out . right , well , what is this ? luke : you 're going to help us slay a dragon . [ scene_break ] sonny : these are incredible shell -- what are you going to do with these ? michael : well , i told mom what a great time we were having , and i could tell that she wanted to be here , too , and -- so i promised her these shells -- sonny : right . michael : in case she actually did come after all . [ knock on door ] michael : ooh , maybe that 's her now . [ scene_break ] lois : my god . is it true ? am i hearing right ? did you kill mary bishop ? carly : i 'm sorry . i thought you were alone . lorenzo : so did i . lois : so it 's true ? it is , is n't it ? i can see it all over your face . i came to you , and i asked you point - blank did you have anything to do with the death of mary , and you flat - out denied it to my face ! lies , lorenzo -- it 's all lies with you . [ scene_break ] emily : it 's , like , i understand it 's necessary , elizabeth , but i hate lying to my family . i mean , my parents are going to be thrilled about having a grandchild , and grandfather -- he 's just going to be over the moon , you know ? elizabeth : i know , em , but the fact that your baby is a cassadine heir is what 's going to make a difference . emily : yeah . lucky : here they come . monica : well , hello , everybody . alan : hi . we got your page . monica : yeah , is -- is everything all right ? emily : yeah . i just need to make an announcement and gather the family at the house , say , in an hour ? monica : ooh , em , i have a department review , actually . alan : and i 've got a meeting with the board . emily : hey , you know , i would n't ask if it was n't important . alan : why ca n't you tell us now ? emily : because i just need everyone to be there together . alan : why does everything always have to be a big secret in this family ? monica : look , it would n't be that difficult to change a few appointments if it is that important , and obviously it is , so we 'll be there . emily : ok . thanks , mom . monica : ok . see you . emily and elizabeth : bye . elizabeth : your dad raises a good point . why did n't you just tell them ? emily : it was just -- it 's not the plan . lucky : yeah , yeah , emily is safer this way . if my dad has had any luck with tracy , watching emily 's back moves to the top of the priority list . [ scene_break ] tracy : why are you all looking at me like i killed your puppies ? dillon : because we know , mom . tracy : sweetheart , you have to stop being so cryptic . what do you think you know ? skye : that helena did n't fall to her death from that cliff , that she 's very much alive . luke : which is no surprise to you , because you 've been her , shall we say , accomplice the whole time . shame on you , tracy . tracy : that is the most ridiculous thing i 've ever heard . dillon : oh , stop ! stop denying it ! do you remember new year 's eve when i told you that connor was in jail and nikolas was out and nikolas and emily went to that ball together ? setup . luke : you walked right into it . skye : dillon was barely out of the room when you were on the phone spilling your guts to helena . luke : look , we know you did n't work with her out of spite or greed . we know she forced you into it by appealing to your ambition . tracy : you really need to get a hobby . luke : helena offered you a financial deal that blew up in your face and put e.l.q . at risk . so far nobody knows but you . skye : oh , and us , of course . luke : i 'm guessing that she promised to bail you out if you were her eyes and ears , and if you were n't -- tracy : here 's a suggestion . why do n't you put that fevered brain of yours to work at something other than spinning elaborate cassadine conspiracy theories ? luke : we do n't have time to take a spin around the dance floor . tracy , i 've got a paper trail here , something with your name on it that connects you to kleos industries , a subsidiary of cassadine enterprises ? skye : unless , of course , you 'd like to deny that that 's your signature , in which case edward -- tracy : all right ! it 's true . it 's true , but the deal was either i give her what she wants or she destroys e.l.q . skye : so you 're admitting that helena 's alive ? tracy : well , i have n't actually seen her . i 've spoken to her on the cell phone , and she does n't make me privy to her plans , so i have nothing to tell you . skye : well , helena intends to kill emily . tracy : i thought she was past that . luke : well , you 're wrong . tracy : i 'm always wrong , luke , so what happens next ? luke : we grab her and turn her in . skye : emily is saved and nikolas is released . dillon : and you can actually help make that happen . tracy : no , sweetheart , i ca n't . luke : yes , you can . the plan kicks off with a big announcement -- emily is pregnant with a cassadine heir . now , i think helena should be part of that blessed event , do n't you ? [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm going to leave so you can deal with this . do nothing about what i told you . let me handle steven and whatever it is he has against you . i suggest that you just do whatever lorenzo says . lois : well , is n't she the good little mob moll . do n't expect me to be . i 'm not going to follow orders or keep my mouth shut . lorenzo : no one 's asking you to . lois : why did n't i follow my instincts ? warnings from everybody under the sun ? no . your life is a cycle of violence . somebody you love is murdered , and the killer has to pay in kind . lorenzo : no one gets away with hurting my family . lois : i get that . so who 's next to bite the dust , huh ? steven webber , for having evidence that proves you killed mary ? me , for being at the wrong place at the wrong time and finding out something that you never wanted me to know ? my god , lorenzo . what kind of man are you ? [ scene_break ] stan : sonny 's got himself an amazing place . max : yeah , it 's a beauty , all right . it 's awfully big . can it be secured ? stan : yeah , it 's going to take some work , but once everything 's in place , it 's going to make the penthouse situation look like a dinosaur . max : good , good . mr. c. will be glad to know that he and the kids can sleep safely here . [ scene_break ] michael : now , why are you here ? sonny : michael , go to the beach with leticia and morgan . i will find out what ms. baines is doing in puerto rico . michael : ok . sonny : michael . michael : i 'll take these . sonny : mm - hmm . jordan : you were expecting carly ? sonny : i was n't expecting anyone , least of all you . jordan : well , it 's about your house . supervising the designer is a much bigger job than i anticipated , so -- sonny : you did n't have to have an excuse to , you know , change your mind to come out here . jordan : that 's not what 's happening . sonny : oh . jordan : you said that you wanted your house completed by the time you got back to port charles , right ? sonny : yeah . jordan : has that changed ? sonny : no . jordan : ok , good . then i have some decisions that need to be made that i 'm not comfortable making . sonny : like what ? jordan : colors , patterns , fabrics . i do n't know you that well , so i do n't know your particular likes and dislikes . sonny : yeah , well , you know , usually when i like something it 's -- it 's pretty obvious . jordan : well , then , this wo n't take very long . i put all the colors on two different boards -- sonny : right . jordan : and you can pick which one . sonny : ok . jordan : and i 'm thinking that you 're going to like this one better . sonny : this one ? jordan : yeah . sonny : all right , let 's see what we got here . gold and brown , bright kitchen , comfortable furniture -- wow , there 's -- i mean , what 's not to like ? how 'd you know ? jordan : nothing on this board is a suggestion of mine . sonny : carly . am i right ? these are carly 's ideas ? jordan : well , yeah , clearly . it 's your taste , down to the silk sheets . i mean , who else but ? sonny : and how did this come about ? did you guys just , like , run into each other , you know , on the street and -- with your fabric swatches and she just had to give you her opinion ? jordan : no . she was at your house . sonny : at -- at my house ? jordan : yeah . sonny : right ? that quick ? that 's quick , even for carly . did she like it ? jordan : yeah , she seemed to . she particularly appreciated the grounds and the tree house . sonny : hmm . let me guess . then she , you know , she wanted to be boss and she started , like , you know , barking out orders and -- like she 's moving in ? jordan : no . actually , she just made me realize i was in over my head . and i asked for her input , she said no , that your house was none of her business anymore , and then she agreed to give me some guidelines . sonny : you know what ? jordan : what ? sonny : you 're here , right ? why do n't you stay ? jordan : oh , i -- no , i do n't think so . sonny : you see , that is your problem . you know , you work too hard , right , and you think too much . jordan : mm - hmm . sonny : you need to let your hair down , you know ? i 'm not going to bite , right ? we could take a walk on the beach and , you know -- we 'll make a night of it , right ? i guarantee you by the time you get back to port charles you 'll have a better understanding of what pleases me . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : we 've been over this . you know exactly what kind of man i am . you suspect it , you feared it , you 've been attracted and repelled by it , and i confirmed it for you . i told you straight out -- `` i 'm a gangster . `` and gangsters kill people . it comes with the territory . lois : other bad guys , maybe , but mary bishop -- lorenzo : ah , ah , ah , stop right there . do not mention that murdering lunatic to me . i 'm the man whose niece she stabbed to death brutally and mercilessly . lois : you 're right -- lorenzo : and if she 'd had her way , emily quartermaine would be in pieces right now . lois : i get it . i get the point . you do n't want excuses for mary . i understand that . what about steven webber ? or that creep that beat up diego 's mother ? huh ? who 's next on your very seemingly long hit list ? lorenzo : lois , i do what i must to protect myself and my family . that 's the kind of man i am . you asked . that 's it , straight up . i 'm not going to change for anyone . i could n't for carly , and i ca n't for you . so either accept me for who i am or let 's both move on . lois : it 's that simple for you ? lorenzo : there 's no point in going around and around only to end up in the exact same place . so , if mary bishop 's death weighs that heavily on your conscience , then walk away from me and go to the police . i wo n't stop you either way . [ scene_break ] steven : what the hell are you trying to pull , john ? no , no , no , you listen -- no , you listen to me . if you want lorenzo alcazar in jail for the murder of mary bishop , you do your own dirty work . john , i am done being your lackey . [ scene_break ] tracy : it 's me . something big is about to happen . helena : i 'm listening . tracy : emily has called a family meeting . she has a big announcement . helena : oh , emily is irrelevant . no , she 'll be dead before she can follow through . i 'm ready to move . tracy : this may change your plans . emily is pregnant with nikolas ' baby . helena : well , that -- that is a fascinating turn of events . tracy : i thought you 'd think so . helena : keep me apprised . coleman : well ? helena : it seems that the wretched creature has gotten herself pregnant with my grandson 's child . coleman : yeah , well , that puts a whole different light on the subject , does n't it ? helena : why should it ? coleman : you want me to kidnap and kill a pregnant woman ? helena : if you do n't have the stomach to do a job that i 'm paying you a fortune to do -- coleman : look , sweetheart , i 'm a lot of things , ok , but i 'm no baby killer . so you know what you can do with the money , all right ? helena : well , you impetuous boy . relax , no one has to die -- not yet . now , i will take care of emily 's abduction . you are going to get a plane for immediate departure to greece . coleman : hmm . well , emily -- she does n't know how lucky she is , does she ? she got herself a little reprieve . helena : emily is carrying a cassadine heir , nikolas ' only child . now , she has to stay alive long enough to deliver it , and then she 'll be of no further use to us . [ scene_break ] lucky : elizabeth ? elizabeth : yeah ? hey , it 's just me . so ? how 'd you do ? nice disguise . lucky : thanks . but this was the easy part . skye : did helena give any indication as to where she might be ? tracy : no . luke : did you hear anything in the background , a clue of any kind ? tracy : no ! skye : well , what did she say when you told her emily was pregnant ? tracy : she said what she always says to me whenever i give her information -- nothing . luke : the mark of a true strategist . skye : luke , you actually sound like you admire that psycho . luke : she 's always been a worthy opponent . you have to respect that and understand it . otherwise , she 'll get you in a trick bag you never saw coming . tracy : i can vouch for that . what happens next ? luke : nothing you need to worry about . tracy : excellent . does that mean we 're done ? luke : for now . we 'll let you know if we need you again . tracy : i 'm thrilled . skye : i do n't know . there is still one huge part of this plan that just does n't sit well with me . luke : say it . skye : our using emily as bait . even with the precaution of helena thinking that emily 's pregnant , we are putting that girl in some terrible danger . luke : well , that ca n't be helped . we ca n't risk helena smelling a conspiracy . emily is the draw . she has to show up alone . skye : maybe there 's a way to split the difference . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : ok , luke left specific instructions on what you 're to wear tonight . they 're in his office . are you sure you 're up for this ? emily : absolutely . lucky : you know , it 's not too late to back out . emily : what , and do what ? let nikolas rot in prison for the murder of a woman who is n't even dead ? no , i do n't think so . i want my husband back . i want my life back . so we go ahead with the plan so that someday nikolas and i can announce that we 're pregnant for real . ok ? elizabeth : ok . i see you have n't lost your touch . lucky : that 's good to know . wait , wait -- how do you mean ? elizabeth : well , putting emily in your winter uniform coat and hat -- that was brilliant ! i probably should n't be having so much fun with this , right ? i mean , i do know that this is deadly serious business and there are people 's lives and freedom at stake here . but what we 're doing -- does n't this kind of remind you of something ? lucky : yeah , you know , we 're the four musketeers . elizabeth : oh , we used to do outrageous stuff like this all the time . i mean , taking giant risks for each other , not caring about the consequences . [ scene_break ] jordan : we discussed this . there are certain lawyer - client lines i 'm not comfortable crossing . sonny : well , i mean , you 're picking out silk sheets for my bed . i mean , i think the lines are already kind of cro -- are you hot ? jordan : well , when i got up this morning , i did n't exactly dress for tropical weather . sonny : here , let me help you out here . jordan : no , that 's -- no , i got it , i got it . sonny : it 's even hotter at night , you know ? jordan : you want to give me a break ? sonny : you want professional ? i can give you professional . look , you stay , right , we have some dinner , a few hands of blackjack , and we 'll talk about as many legal matters as you want . and , look , you can write this trip off as a business expense . come on . you know you want to . jordan : yeah , i guess i could take the last plane out . actually , you know what ? i ca n't . sonny : why ? jordan : i did n't pack a bag , and this is all i have to wear . sonny : oh , you know what ? your clothes are going to be the least of your worries . [ scene_break ] carly : i understand you are in possession of explosive information . steven : hello , carly . i 'm fine . how are you ? carly : there is no time for any pleasantries . you 're going to get yourself killed . is that what you want ? steven : no . carly : well , then , if you really do have proof that lorenzo alcazar killed mary bishop , then do n't use it . steven : are you asking me or are you telling me ? carly : i am telling you that lorenzo will have you eliminated if you go forward with this . steven : you 're talking to the wrong person . your father thought lorenzo killed mary . he asked me to run some tests . i gave him the results . yeah , the tests linked alcazar to mary . but john 's the one who wanted to use them , not me . carly : fortunately , that makes sense . he 's made no secret that he does n't want lorenzo in my life . steven : he 's not crazy about me , either . carly : look , mary bishop was a homicidal wack job who murdered lorenzo 's niece . he was in terrible grief . i mean , it 's not like somebody was falsely accused . steven : hold on . suddenly i do n't feel like i 'm the one you 're worried about . who are you trying to protect , carly , me or your old flame lorenzo ? [ scene_break ] luke : you are some kind of babe , babe . not only are you gorgeous and sexy , but you 're so smart , it 's alarming . i could n't have come up with a better plan myself . skye : oh , thank you . i do try . so , dillon , how are you holding up under all this intrigue and turmoil ? dillon : ok . i 'm ok . skye : i do n't think that 's entirely true . you 're upset with your mother , are n't you , for teaming up with helena ? dillon : i 'm so mad at her . i 'm just -- i 'm furious and i 'm ashamed . but surprisingly , i do n't want her to die . you know , no matter how horrible she is , she 's still my mom , and everybody here is worried about emily . that 's fine , but i got a question . what happens if this whole thing blows up in our faces ? helena finds out my mom is setting her up ? who 's going to watch my mom 's back ? skye : dillon , i do n't think you have anything to worry about , ok ? we all have each other 's backs , and that includes tracy 's . luke : young spielberg , i 've known your mother for a very long time . trust me , she 's turned self - back watching into an art form . dillon : that 's your way of saying you do n't really care what happens to her ? luke : no . that 's my way of saying it makes no sense to anticipate problems that may never happen . we do n't have time for that . lucky , elizabeth , and emily need to be brought up to speed on what 's going on . now , this is the keys to my office and my desk drawer . there 's something in there that lucky will need . dillon : aye , aye , captain . skye : well , you could have been a little more sympathetic to him . luke : he 's got you for that . besides , because of your genius , this thing is going to work so well , i anticipate no casualties on our side . skye : well , i hope so . you know , i -- nikolas and emily have a chance at having everything that i -- luke : everything that you what ? skye : everything that i never had a chance to get at their age , you know ? true love , always and forever , that sort of stuff ? luke : i had that . it all went to hell . i 'm not one for dispensing advice , but i will say this . anticipating problems makes no more sense than looking back with regret . all you 've got is now , this moment . this moment is all we have , right here . [ scene_break ] carly : steven , i just have a bad feeling about this . if my father goes through with this against lorenzo , something horrible is going to happen . steven : to ? carly : who knows ? whoever gets in the way of flying bullets -- lorenzo , my father , you ? look , all i know is that i have learned to trust my gut , and right now it is telling me that some disaster is about to strike , and this is the only place i see it coming from . why could n't my father just have gone back to new york ? you know , i 'm so sick and tired of him sticking his nose in my business in places it just does not belong . i am not 15 years old . he does n't get to pick and choose who i can care about and destroy whoever it is he decides he does n't like . steven : it 's john durant . good luck changing that tune . carly : this is my life , and i will make my choices , and i will choose whether i want to see you or if i want to date lorenzo or -- wow , here 's a concept -- chill by myself for a while . right now i think that 's exactly what i 'm going to do . [ scene_break ] michael : dad ? sonny : yeah . i 'm in here . how was the water ? michael : great . sonny : yeah ? michael : except for leticia made us come in because it 's getting a little dark . sonny : well , hey , you know , that 's good . she 's doing her job . michael : she 'd let us stay out there a little longer if you came . sonny : ca n't . i got to take jordan out to dinner . michael : why is ms. baines here ? because of the divorce ? sonny : she 's doing something for me , and you 're going to be so happy when you get home . michael : give me a hint . sonny : ca n't do that . michael : yes , you can . sonny : no , i ca n't . michael : yes , you can . sonny : get up . i got to go take a shower , ok , so do not give leticia any lip , ok ? michael : ok . [ phone rings ] michael : hello . man : may i speak to mr. corinthos ? michael : he 's not available right now . who 's this ? man : island security . to whom am i speaking ? michael : his son michael corinthos iii . man : oh . i have a few questions for your father , but i can ask you . how are you , by the way ? michael : i 'm fine . how are you ? man : very well , thank you . was the house in order when you and your father arrived ? michael : yeah , everything 's cool here . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : so , was that kiss something that you 've been wanting to do , or was i just talking too much ? lucky : you were right about this feeling like old times . kissing you seems natural -- taking a risk , not thinking about the consequences . are you sorry ? elizabeth : no . emily : ok , so , tell me the truth . do i look like little red riding hood ? elizabeth : no . you look like the governess in those gothic romances we used to read . [ noise ] elizabeth : someone 's coming . dillon : at ease , people . it 's just me . lucky : what are you doing here ? elizabeth : hey , did something go wrong ? dillon : no . my mom contacted helena , told her that emily is in fact pregnant with nikolas ' baby , so we 're a go . there 's one slight alteration you should probably know about . he said you 're going to need that . elizabeth : all of a sudden , this does n't seem like so much fun anymore . lucky : hey , if you want out , no one will blame you . elizabeth : are you kidding ? one for all and all for one , remember ? lucky : where 's a brownie when you need one ? elizabeth : oh , god , if we pull this off , i 'm going to bake everybody a batch . lucky : oh , well , there 's something to look forward to . elizabeth : are you making fun of my brownies ? lucky : absolutely not . i loved your brownies . you know that . elizabeth : so does cam . he 's going to be a chocolate freak , just like his mom . lucky : is cam old enough to eat ? elizabeth : lucky , he 's been eating all along . lucky : oh , i know , but chocolate ? elizabeth : not really . just a little . lucky : just -- oh . you light up when you talk about cam . you know that ? elizabeth : i love that little boy more than anything in the world . and i 'm going to make sure he knows it every single day . lucky : you know , i 'm going to have a little extra time on my hands with the suspension . maybe i can spend some time getting to know your son better . elizabeth : we 'd like that . lucky : hey , did you speak to my dad ? emily : yeah , yeah . i still have reservations but , you know , luke 's convinced this is the way to go , so i trust him . dillon : luke just gave me the go - ahead . emily : all right . let 's do it . [ scene_break ] alan : well , i got here as fast as i could . hi , tracy . where 's emily ? monica : not here yet . alan : father ? monica : well , not down yet . alan : well , this is great . i break my neck to get here and nobody 's here ? you 're unusually quiet , tracy . tracy : maybe i 'm just bored to tears at the thought of another family announcement . alan : well , maybe we should take a page out of your book and not announce anything . justus is really wondering how you came across that big windfall that put e.l.q . back in the black . monica : yeah , trace . i 'd be interested in the details of that little coup . how many bodies are buried under that deal ? tracy : why do n't you just be happy they 're not yours ? monica : hmm . alan : hmm . monica : well , all i can say is i hope emily 's news is n't bad . [ scene_break ] georgie : hey . dillon : hey . georgie : did you get my message ? dillon : i did . i 'm sorry . really inconsiderate of me not to call you back . i 'm just kind of involved in this whole `` bring helena to justice `` plan . georgie : so you 're not here to meet me ? dillon : i 'm actually on the way to my car . i have to get back to my family 's house and lie to them about where emily is and why . and , oh , by the way , just because i 'm losing my mind and track of who knows what , she 's not pregnant , ok ? georgie : ok . dillon : not -- not that you care . georgie : wait -- no , i mean , i would be happy if emily was having a baby , but am i supposed to care ? you know , am i supposed to play along like -- dillon : oh , no , yeah , definitely . if you see emily at all -- big smile , big hugs , congratulations on the blessed event , that type of thing . georgie : oh , ok . dillon : yeah . georgie : dillon , are you ok ? dillon : no . no , i 'm not , at all . helena -- she 's -- i do n't know how to put it -- she 's evil . and she 's threatening my mom and -- not that my mom needs much encouragement to do anything awful -- but i 'm running around like a hamster on a wheel trying to lie to everybody and cover up this whole thing , and i think luke is more concerned about playing games with helena than getting nikolas out of prison and having her locked up for good . georgie : well , you know , you might be right because , you know , luke has a tendency to go a little adventure crazy , but if you think about it , skye is in it for emily and luke is in it to impress skye , so it kind -- dillon : should center him -- like you do me . georgie : i do ? dillon : yeah . always . thank you . oh , god -- i got to go . i got to go . georgie : ok . bye . dillon : bye . [ scene_break ] jordan : ready or not , here i come . sonny : whoa . you look beautiful . jordan : oh , thanks . i 'm just shocked everything fits . sonny : something 's off . jordan : what ? did i put it on backwards ? sonny : no , no . i think you might have left out another piece . here . jordan : oh , my god . sonny , really , it 's -- will you help me put it on ? sonny : yeah , turn around . let 's see what we got here . jordan : a lot of hair . sonny : yeah . jordan : oh , i see you 've done this before . sonny : yeah , but not exactly the same way , you know ? jordan : hmm . and what happens next ? sonny : well -- i do n't know . you tell me . [ scene_break ] carly : penny . hey . has my father been in ? lois : i 'm here . maybe you 'd like to speak to me instead . carly : listen , i do n't have time for that right now . lois : make it . carly : fine . what do you need ? lois : you went to lorenzo to warn him that trouble was coming . why ? carly : what does it matter ? lois : forgive me , but i was under the impression that you wanted nothing to do with lorenzo , that you hated him for coming between you and sonny , except here you are , running all over town trying to save him from the consequences of his own actions , which makes me wonder , are you still in love with lorenzo ? carly : ok , you know what ? this is really starting to bug me now . why is it suddenly that everyone seems to know what i feel better than i do ? here are the facts , ok ? i am not in love with lorenzo , and if you are and you 're afraid that i 'm going to swoop down and steal him out of your arms , i can assure you that 's not what i 'm about right now . ok , i 'm just trying to prevent a disaster . lois : unfortunately , you may already be too late . [ scene_break ] alan : you know , this is ridiculous . emily calls me away from work for an important announcement , then she does n't show up . monica : oh , settle down . she 'll be here . tracy : look , i know you 're upset with me . dillon : mom , it 's bigger than that . i am torn between not wanting anything to happen to you and killing you myself . tracy : shh ! dillon : i think i actually saw emily pull up in the driveway , so she should be here in a second . [ scene_break ] helena : do n't make me use this . i 'd hate to harm my great - grandchild . skye : now , that would n't do at all , would it ? luke : game 's over , my darling , and i win . [ scene_break ] emily : lucky ? oh , my god . oh , my god . lucky ? lucky ! [ emily screams ] [ scene_break ] jordan : now , this is all very flattering -- the dress , the jewelry , the look in your eye -- calculated and guaranteed to hook any woman except this one . i -- i 'm not going to be your crutch for you to get over carly . i do n't do thankless , let alone hopeless , and that 's all that this would be . so if i hurry up , i can get the next plane out of here . and i 'll return the dress tomorrow , and i 'm going to start on your house . sonny : are you sure ? jordan : i am most regretfully sure . sorry . sonny : well -- [ scene_break ] man : it 's me . if you turn on monitor one , you should have a nice view of mr. corinthos ' new entry . oh , i also made the phone call . i 'm ready to move when you are . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : thank you . steven : so , what ? what ? why the mysterious message to meet you here ? lorenzo : i got a message from you to meet you here . steven : i did n't call you . lorenzo : all right . maybe john durant was acting on your behalf . you have information that compromises me ? so , how do you want me to buy your silence ? with cash or with a promise never to see carly again , which is what i know you really want . mac : lorenzo alcazar , steven webber , you 're both under arrest , you , for the murder of mary bishop , and , you , for trying to cover it up . [ next_on ] bridget : this is the first job i 've ever tried to get . courtney : so there 's no reason to be nervous . skye : luke ! luke , stop it ! emily : please do n't hurt me . i 'm pregnant . carly : you ca n't do this . they 're being set up . mac : they 're guilty , carly . jason : what we have is right now , and that 's enough .	durant makes a move against alcazar and steven . the mystery person continues his work at sonny 's house and makes contact with his associate . helena gets a surprise when she makes her move against emily , who is in danger . sonny is surprised when jordan arrives on the island .
sam : as much as i want a child , the truth is our lives are in constant danger and that 's not going to change . i accept the risks you take , but is it fair to inflict them on the child ? maybe it 's best if we just continue the way we are and , you know , not have a family . jason : no way , forget -- forget alexis . do n't let her get in your head . do n't let her stop you from wanting a family and having our child . [ scene_break ] courtney : you know , when i was talking to carly , i realized that i -- i have been overcompensating with jax . nikolas : well , yeah , i mean , you 're afraid that he 's going to take your baby away . you 're probably right to worry about that because jax wants what he wants when he wants it , and he wants his wife and his baby , like , yesterday . but i want you more . i 'm not going to walk away from you . nikolas : i want to spend the rest of my life with you . will you marry me ? [ scene_break ] sonny : he 's got -- you got nice hands . you take good care of them ? patrick : i try . sonny : you ever busted a finger , broken a bone ? patrick : never . sonny : yeah , i mean , i hear that it 's extremely painful , hand injuries . i also hear that you 're dating emily quartermaine . patrick : we went out , yeah . sonny : they went out . huh . ok . she 's a wonderful woman , and i would n't want anyone to take advantage of her or , you know , cause her any pain , because if that were to happen , i would have to take it personally . emily : sonny , what are you doing ? patrick : mr. corinthos was just explaining that he 's going to break my hand if i ever hurt you . [ scene_break ] tracy : ooh ! ah ! luke : what 's wrong ? tracy : there 's something in my drink ! oh ! i knew it ! you really are trying to poison me . now i have proof . luke : and the catch of the day takes the bait . alice : you know , that may not be all she took . there 's something weird in this glass . luke : what do you mean ? alice : you did n't really poison her , did you ? luke : oh , my god . tracy ? where is she ? dillon : she went to the police station . luke : ooh ! tracy ! [ car pulls away ] skye : luke ? what 's wrong ? luke : too late . she 's already past the gates . skye : was n't that the plan ? to get her to run to the cops and have her dismissed as paranoid ? luke : only one problem . there really may be rat poison in that shaker . dillon : whoa ! hey ! how the hell did that happen ? luke : i do n't know ! but if she takes that cocktail shaker to the cops , i 'm as good as charged with attempted murder . [ truck horn ] [ tires screech ] [ scene_break ] courtney : i do n't know what to say . nikolas : say yes . say you 'll marry me . courtney : but i have n't even divorced jax yet . nikolas : it 's ok . we 'll just fly down to the dominican republic . it 's easy . courtney : hmm . that 's ironic . nikolas : why ? courtney : jax took me down there to get a divorce from a.j . nikolas : oh . well , then , hey , he wo n't be surprised . come on . it 's the fastest way to get divorced . what do you say ? courtney : yeah , it 's also the fastest way to make jax furious . nikolas : yeah , well , you know , jax wants to control both you and the baby . anything that you do is going to make him angry . courtney : i know . i know but -- nikolas : and also , also -- let 's see -- if you 're in a stable marriage , then it would help you in a case if you had to go to family court . see ? see ? another reason why we should get married . courtney : what about love ? [ scene_break ] jason : you are going to be a wonderful mother . sam : i know , but she had a point . this is far from a perfect environment for a child to grow up in . jason : sam , come on , nothing 's perfect , no matter who you 're with , no matter what situation you 're in . you know that . sam : i know , i know , but -- jason : and who is alexis to judge ? she does n't have the answers . she can warn you based on her failures , but she does n't know what kind of person you are . i do , and i think you 're going to be a great mother . sam : ok . what about you ? do you really want to have a family ? or would you just be giving me what i want ? [ scene_break ] emily : would you excuse us , patrick ? i need a private word with sonny . patrick : please do . just so you know , i had no intentions on hurting emily . emily : sonny , what were you thinking ? why would you threaten patrick like that ? he 's a well - respected doctor who agreed to -- sonny : he 's a slimeball . emily : you do n't even know him . sonny : he has a reputation for having a big ego , sleeps around , the whole -- emily : i think i can judge for myself without you having to step in as some kind of an enforcer . sonny : i 'm responsible for you going out with him because , you know what , the only reason you 're giving patrick drake one minute of your time is because i sent you away . [ scene_break ] luke : the tire tracks skid right through the guardrail ! dillon : that 's mom 's car in the water ! georgie : dillon , do n't you dare ! it 's way too dangerous . luke : stay here , i 'll get tracy . skye : luke -- luke , wait ! [ splash ] i promise . dillon : luke , luke , where 's my mom ? is she ok ? is she trapped ? what ? skye : luke , your coat . luke : she 's not in the car , but her window 's broken . maybe she got out . dillon : well , it 's cold outside and it 's dark and you ca n't see a thing , and she -- she ca n't swim , so -- luke : listen , your mother 's a survivor . she 'll be ok . dillon : that 's fine , but how do we find her ? georgie : dillon , i called 911 . they 're on their way . lulu : oh , maybe you should n't be here when the ambulance comes . luke : great minds think alike . can you get me home in your car ? skye : yes , of course . ok , now , listen , when the cops get here , you do n't say a word about the phony murder plan , ok ? dillon , your mom 's tough . she 's going to be ok . luke : do n't worry , they 'll find her . skye : come on . dillon : i hope so . you know , i just -- this was supposed to be like an innocent little caper . [ car starts ] dillon : i did n't mean for my mom to get hurt , i did n't want for my mom to get hurt , and now she has . and i just wish i could rewind this whole thing so i could go back and -- and she 'd be safe . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i love you , and i know that you love me . i mean , what better reason is there to get married , you know ? courtney : none . nikolas : hey , remember that night at alcazar 's stables ? you remember that ? courtney : yeah . yeah , you -- you told me about emily , and i -- nikolas : yeah . courtney : confided in you about jax . nikolas : you were just so easy to talk to , and i knew that night that we had something special , you know ? we were connected then , and i think that we have been ever since . courtney : i can be myself around you . nikolas : yeah . courtney : you know , i do n't have to apologize or pretend to be something different or act in a way that 's not real . i just -- you have been so wonderful . you know , you 've been warm and honest and loyal . i do n't know how i could 've gotten through these -- these last months without you . nikolas : me , either . i want to make a commitment to you , ok ? you and your baby . please . courtney : nikolas , i know that you want to protect me from jax . nikolas : no , no , no , listen -- listen , this is n't just some reaction to jax 's pressures , ok ? and you know what ? that 's been our problem all along . we 've been centering our lives around him and him trying to get you back instead of focusing on ourselves , and that 's what it 's about . courtney : well , it 's been hard to separate the two . nikolas : i know , and just -- when we first met each other -- when we first met each other , our marriages were already stumbling and it made us feel guilty , and we just -- we need to let that go . you know , we 're together right now , and it 's time to make it about us and no one else . if you love me and you want to spend to rest of your life with me , say yes . but if you 're not sure about your feelings , then -- courtney : no , no -- nikolas : please tell me right now . courtney : nikolas , come on . i love you . please do n't ever doubt that . i 'm just not certain that i can marry you . [ scene_break ] jason : ok , that 's a fair question . there are things that worry me about having a child . number one , your health . sam : ok . well , assuming i get permission from my doctor , what else ? jason : ok . if we have children and start a family , they deserve the best of us . we owe it to them to put them first and make sure they grow up in a home that 's safe . and that 's going to be up to me to make that happen , sam , and , honestly , i do n't -- i do n't know if i can . sam : jason , no one is ever perfectly safe . i mean , we do the best we can . think about everything we have to offer , like the way we both love children . i mean , can you just imagine a little boy running around this house , following you all over the place , looking up at the sky and watching the stars with you and building model airplanes ? and i can just see our little girl . i can picture her , i can see her on your shoulders -- because she ca n't see the parade . and -- and building sandcastles in hawaii . oh , gosh , will you listen to me ? we 're going in circles . i -- you convince me that i 'm going to be a good mom , and now i 'm giving you all sorts of reasons why you should be a dad . jason : but you know what ? you 're right . it 's a leap of faith , just like you said . so if dr. meadows says you 're healthy , i 'm going to make us as safe as possible . let 's do it . let 's start a family . [ scene_break ] emily : if i choose to date patrick , it 's my business , not yours . sonny : i just do n't want you to do something you 'll regret -- emily : this is my life . i make my own choices , sonny . you 've told me to stand tall , to follow my dreams , right , to be my own person ? sonny : yes . emily : well , that 's what i 'm doing , and i do n't have to answer to parents or a husband or you , for that matter . sonny : i just do n't want you to make a mistake . the guy is a major mistake ! emily : what do you want from me , sonny ? you reject me , and then you send me these flowers . sonny : right , right . emily : we kiss , but then you say you did n't mean it . sonny : right . emily : then you threaten patrick because we went out on a date . i have feelings for you , but you do n't return them . so what do you want from me ? sonny : you do n't understand . i do care about you . you 're -- you 're amazing with my kids , you 're -- you 're great with me . emily : all right , you know what ? forget it . sonny : what ? emily : i 'm going to go look -- i 'm going to see a patient . [ scene_break ] mac : look , we 're doing everything we can to find your mother . dillon : i do n't -- i do n't think that she could make it from the car to the shore . i mean , she can barely dog - paddle . mac : tracy 's not a woman who gives up easily , dillon . if there 's a chance she could make it , she will . georgie : dillon , mac 's right . your mom 's a survivor . mac : why was she driving down this road tonight ? do you have any idea where she was going ? dillon : no , we -- we showed up after the accident , and her car was already in the water . mac : look , from the evidence , it appears she was speeding away from the family estate . you think it might have anything to do with her previous accusation that luke was trying to kill her ? dillon : she was concerned about that , yeah . mac : did she have reason to be ? dillon : no -- you know what ? my mom and luke fight all the time . it does n't mean they want to kill each other , ok ? mac : as far as you know , dillon . georgie : tracy stormed out of the quartermaine house . we do n't know why . she just gets that way sometimes . mac : tracy can be temperamental , all right , but she 's not stupid . maybe i should 've taken her more seriously . think . think -- did anything happen , anything at all that could 've reinforced tracy 's belief that luke was trying to kill her ? [ scene_break ] luke : thanks , thanks , thanks . alice : oh , my god , mr. luke , are you ok ? [ luke groans ] alice : you 're soaked to the bone . what happened ? skye : well , tracy 's car went out of control , she skidded into the lake , and luke -- luke went in to find her and he could n't . alice : oh , my god , no one wanted miss tracy to get hurt . i mean , not permanently . luke : you 're right , alice . nobody wanted tracy to get hurt , especially not me . you remember that when the cops question you . alice : ok , got it . skye : oh , please . mac 's known you for years . he 's not seriously going to believe you were trying to kill tracy . luke : blaze , come on . if tracy 's found at the bottom of that lake with the cocktail shaker , they 'll have enough evidence to fry me . skye : who did put that poison in that cocktail shaker ? alice : it was n't me . luke : edward ? skye : no . edward and ned were away on business . besides the three of us , only georgie , dillon , and lulu knew about the plan to spook tracy . alice : we got a mystery on our hands , mr. luke , and you 're the man who can solve it . luke : yeah , we do . well , i ca n't solve it here . skye : well , where else would you go ? luke : on the road . skye : luke . alice : what ? skye : please , you ca n't ! luke : i 'm not going to stick around here and be arrested . skye : we 'll -- we 'll make a full disclosure and mac will understand . now , he 's used to dealing with the quartermaines . luke : oh , listen , it does n't matter . if he 's got enough evidence , he has to arrest me . skye : well -- lulu needs you , and i need you . alice : this house is an arid wasteland without you , mr. luke . luke : you 'll all be fine . skye : luke , come on , it is too soon to give up ! now , the police could still find tracy and -- do n't go , please ? have some faith in my faith . alice : yeah . [ scene_break ] courtney : if i get married again , i want it to be forever . nikolas : yeah , i do , too . courtney : what , are you sure about me , considering i 'm coming off my third failed marriage ? nikolas : i -- so ? i -- listen , i do n't care what happened in the past . i do n't . i love and accept you just the way you are . i will do everything , everything that i can to make you happy . courtney : what about emily ? i mean , are you sure that you 're ready to get married this soon after your divorce ? nikolas : yes . listen , listen , my marriage was over long before the final paperwork was even filed . courtney : yeah , but jax and i -- i mean , we got married quickly . you and emily have fought so hard to be together . nikolas : `` fought . `` fought , past tense . emily and i both wanted the divorce . we both agreed that the marriage was over , ok ? courtney : ok . all i 'm saying is if there is the slightest chance that -- nikolas : no , no , no . look , listen to me . emily moved on , ok , and so did i. i have my entire life ahead of me , and i want to spend it with you . courtney : i 'm just trying to be fair to you . nikolas : then follow your heart and give me an honest answer . will you be my wife ? yeah ? courtney : yes . nikolas : yes ? [ scene_break ] jax : excuse me . have you seen emily quartermaine ? patrick : she left about a half - hour ago . i doubt she 's coming back tonight . jax : really ? what happened ? patrick : sonny corinthos , lord of the underworld . if you value your hands , i 'd stay clear of the guy . jax : thanks for the advice . patrick : you the one that sent the flowers ? jax : nope . patrick : well , then it 's safe to say they 're from a not - so - secret mob admirer . jax : hmm . patrick : want me to leave her a message ? jax : no , that 's ok . i 'll come back . patrick : ok . [ scene_break ] sam : remember when i was pregnant ? i used to have those panic attacks about not being able to take care of kids -- let alone , god forbid , taking care of my own . and then you used to tell me all the things that you would do with michael . jason : mm - hmm . and we 're going to do all those things with our kids and you 're going to be great with them . sam : i want to give our child the family that i never had . not that i 'm complaining , because i love danny more than anything , and you -- you are my family . but i 'm talking about the whole traditional family thing . jason : mm - hmm . sam : you know , i want to raise children with you and sit by the dinner table and tuck our kids in at night , send them off to school and watch them graduate and , you know , have -- have our grandchildren , grow old together and -- i know it sounds corny . jason : not at all . [ knock on door ] emily : oh , good , you 're home . jason : uh , what 's wrong ? emily : you are , jase ! you 're keeping me and sonny apart and i 'm asking you to get out of the way . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hi . i need to talk to you about emily . sonny : there 's a lot of that going around lately . elizabeth : you know she cares for you . sonny : yeah . elizabeth : and based on what i saw at jake 's , it 's -- it 's pretty obvious you have feelings for her , too . there 's -- well , i guess there 's no easy way to say this , so , sonny , i 'm asking you to -- sonny : leave emily alone ? any relationship between the two of us would end up in disaster ? i 'm only going to end up hurting her ? i 'll just cause her pain and misery , and , ba - ba - ba - ba - ba . elizabeth : i take it you 've heard this before ? sonny : chapter and verse from everybody from monica to nikolas to the guy who cuts the trees in the backyard . elizabeth : well , i do n't think i would 've said it quite so harshly . sonny : you know what ? i 'm not disagreeing with you , so there 's no reason to figure out a way to say it to me or whatever . i get the message . elizabeth : except that 's not what i came here to say . sonny , i need the biggest favor i will ever ask of you . [ scene_break ] dillon : i should not have gone along with luke 's plan . how many times have i said that before ? it 's like i have a learning disability or something . georgie : dillon , you had no idea where this was going to lead . dillon : every time luke comes up with a crazy scheme , i get an instant case of amnesia about the last time and i go right along with it . and i -- it 's like i never learn anything , and this time -- do you know what the worst thing is ? it was my idea . the original -- georgie : dillon , do n't be so hard on yourself . dillon : no -- georgie : no , you were just trying to help . dillon : you 've told me time and time again . you 've tried to teach me about my mom . she ca n't resist pushing luke , luke ca n't resist pushing back , and i ca n't resist getting stuck in the middle . what , did i think some good was going to come out of this ? you ca n't teach my mom a lesson . and this time of course the whole thing 's going to blow up -- maybe for good . georgie : no , dillon , you do n't know that . dillon : my -- my mother can not swim at the beach on a good day with the sun shining . you tell me how she 's going to survive in that lake . mac : any sign of tracy ? det . rodriguez : no . but the divers entered the vehicle , found a cocktail shaker strapped to the passenger seat of her car . mac : get it analyzed . det . rodriguez : you got it . mac : was your mother drunk when she left the house ? dillon : no . mac : then we might 've found our first solid evidence of foul play . [ scene_break ] skye : running is only going to make you look more guilty . luke : oh , come on , i always look guilty ! skye : so we spin it . come on , you 're a master at that sort of thing . alice : she 's right , mr. luke , you are . skye : yeah . everybody knows you and tracy fight a lot . she 's a drama queen . we 'll simply say that she misinterpreted your desire to poison some rats . luke : yeah , rats who like their cocktails shaken , not stirred . skye : well -- all right , so the story has some holes , but it 's getting there . luke : i 'm still stuck on that car in the lake . there was no body in it . so if she did get out , where is she ? is she in hiding ? skye : you know , i hate to say this , but it is very possible that tracy did drown . luke : or -- or she is in hiding . she got out , and she 's in hiding . skye : are you suggesting -- luke : no , look , of course . yeah , maybe she -- maybe she put the poison in the cocktail shaker herself to frame me , and then she faked the crash . skye : oh , my god ! would she really sink that low ? oh . yeah . forget i said that . really , i mean , who else could be framing you ? everyone who knew about the plan was on your side . luke : so the question remains -- where is tracy ? skye : all right , alice , i want you to go around this house and you erase any evidence that could be used against luke . do you hear me ? alice : i 'm one step ahead of you , miss skye . i 've already wiped down the bar , gotten rid of any rat poison . there 's nothing this house that could link mr. luke to what happened . luke : i love her . i 'm telling you , i absolutely love you . skye : do you see ? your alibi is strengthening by the moment ! now , please luke , wo n't you reconsider leaving town ? and me ? lulu : dad -- luke : huh ? lulu : you have to run . mac thinks that you killed tracy and he 's going to be here any minute . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : if i had my choice , i would like to see emily with -- with nikolas , but it 's not up to me , and she has feelings for you . and now that i know you share those same feelings , i 'm just asking you , sonny , to please be careful with her . sonny : you do n't have to worry about that . elizabeth : i know you mean well but -- sonny : i respect emily . i would never purposely hurt her , you know ? elizabeth : emily 's been through the worst kind of hell any woman could ever face , and she 's only just recently started putting her life back together again . no matter how good your intentions are , there are so many differences between the two of you ; so many things that could go wrong . and if they do , emily 's going to be crushed . sonny : i know . that 's why i 'm not going to be with her , ever . [ scene_break ] sam : you know , i 'm going to leave you two -- emily : no , no , stay , sam . you know sonny . maybe you can explain why my brother thinks it 's such a disaster if sonny and i get together . jason : ok . what happened ? emily : he was at the hospital today , threatening to break patrick 's hands if he hurt me . jason : what , did patrick do something to you ? emily : he took me out on a date , jase . sam : oh , ok , emily , look , patrick flirts with every single girl at he sees . maybe sonny got a little bit protective . emily : jason , sonny claims that he only thinks of me as a friend , but that 's not how he reacted today with patrick , all right ? he has feelings for me . did you ask him to stay away from me ? jason : i 'm not in charge of your life , ok ? what you and sonny do or do n't do is up to you . emily : wait , wait , this is how you spoke with sonny , is n't it , saying it 's `` our choice , not yours , `` but making it clear that you do n't approve ? jason : well , i do n't approve ! ok ? there it is , i said it . but sonny gets to make his own decisions . emily : yeah , and he respects your opinion , jase , so i 'm going to say this one last time , all right ? i appreciate your concern , i really do , but it 's none of your business and i need you to stay out of it . jason : all right , just be careful . emily : all right . of what ? jason : of getting hurt . emily : ok , i 'll keep that in mind . sam : hey , look , i do n't want to say this , but i kind of think she was right . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] nikolas : ready ? all packed ? courtney : i 'm all packed and ready to go . nikolas : good . courtney : by this time tomorrow , i will be divorced from jax . nikolas : it 's your last chance to back out right now . courtney : are you kidding me ? i can not wait to get to the airport . nikolas : good . good . courtney : you , too . nikolas : me ? courtney : last chance , now or never . nikolas : no , no , no , no . remember , i 'm the one who suggested that we go to the dominican republic . remember that ? courtney : mm - hmm . nikolas : when the divorce is final , we can start our new life together . go get your bag . come on . courtney : oh , it 's going to be so great . [ courtney laughs ] [ scene_break ] jax : elizabeth . hey . elizabeth : hi . jax : so rumor has it that -- that sonny sent these flowers to emily . is that -- is that true ? elizabeth : yes , it 's true . jax : wow . i guess things are developing with those two . elizabeth : they are to thank emily for rescuing michael . beyond that , i 'm not discussing it . jax : all right . i was just curious . elizabeth : no , you mean you 're up to your old tricks . you want to get back together with courtney , so if emily 's free to be with nikolas , then you 're halfway there . jax : you 've always been a big believer that emily and nikolas belong together . elizabeth : but emily has moved on , and no matter how hard you try to manipulate the situation , that 's the way it 's going to stay . jax : you really believe that ? elizabeth : jax , you have got to face reality . yes , courtney is the mother of your child , but right now your marriage ca n't be repaired . you need to come to terms with that so you can co - parent this baby with courtney just like you were going to do with me . jax : we had a different situation . elizabeth : no , it 's not . it 's about doing what 's best for this baby . and if you do n't change your attitude by the time this baby 's here , your child is going to grow up surrounded by resentment . is that really the example you want to set ? [ scene_break ] dillon : still no sign of my mom ? mac : no . no , but we 're going to keep looking . dillon : well , that water is freezing . how long do you think she can survive in that ? mac : it 's hard to say . look , the current is strong . she may have been pulled downstream . dillon : oh . so you might not find her at all ? mac : dillon , we 're not giving up . we 're not giving up . listen , i 'm sorry . georgie . georgie : yeah ? dillon : thanks . mac : help him , all right ? this does n't look good . dillon : my mom drove me nuts , you know ? she drove everyone nuts . she 'd say something horrible or do something horrible , and then i 'd get furious and i 'd write her off . but i knew she loved me . i loved her , too . i just -- it 's kind of why it was ok that we argued all the time , and i knew that -- i do n't know , i just knew that if something ever really bad happened to me , she 'd be there . she 'd be fighting for me the whole time , and all i can think about right now is the last time that i saw her . she thought her life was in danger , and i laughed in her face . [ scene_break ] skye : i 'm going with you . luke : thanks for the offer , but i really need to do this alone . lulu : what about lucky ? luke : tell him what happened , and keep an eye on dillon . i 'm concerned about him . lulu : yeah , me , too . skye : so that 's it ? you 're just going to disappear again ? how long is it going to be this time ? luke : i do n't know , blaze . until tracy 's found and this whole thing blows over . skye : so , what , we 're just supposed to wait , huh ? you wo n't call , you wo n't write , you wo n't leave a trace as to where you are . that is not ok , luke . luke : did you miss the part where i 'm possibly going to be arrested for murder ? skye : oh , please . this whole tracy fiasco is just another excuse . you 're running from me . luke : this is not the time to have a relationship conversation . skye : and you 're running from your daughter , too , when it 's starting to look and feel like a real family . and you 're pulling back by the best way you know how , and that 's by disappearing . luke : that 's not fair . skye : oh , it 's not fair , luke -- the way you treat me , leaving me behind and treating me like an afterthought . no , it 's not fair , and it 's not going to happen again . lulu : she 's mad at you . luke : what about you ? lulu : not really , which is weird because i should be furious . luke : that 's because you 're cool in a crunch , cookie . that 's those dominant spencer genes again . lulu : well , you should get going before the cops come . luke : well , you be good -- or as close to good as you can be . lulu : back at you . luke : take care of yourself , sweet pea . lulu : stay safe , dad . [ scene_break ] sam : so how did that feel , hearing your kind , lovely sister get all mad at you ? she did make some good points , though , you know . jason : like what ? sam : you have this passive - aggressive way of dealing with people you love . jason : how ? sam : well , people ask your opinion , and you tell them that they 're free to make their own choices -- jason : mm - hmm . sam : then you make it obvious how you really feel , like with emily and sonny . you say that it 's up to them to decide whether or not they want to be together , but then you make it crystal clear -- crystal clear -- that you would be happier if they were apart . jason : well , in a perfect world , i do n't want them together . that 's why i 'm trying to stay out of this . i 'm not going to tell them what to do . sam : yes , you can , if you feel strongly enough about it . or they can reject your advice the way emily just did . jason : that 's exactly why i 'd rather stay out of it . sam : ugh . ok , jason . i 'm -- ok , i 'm going to have to play junior shrink here , ok ? [ jason groans ] sam : call me crazy , but i 'm going to do it . i think that you are still so burnt about your family forcing whatever it is that they wanted onto you that you refuse to tell people , people close to you , what it is that you want . jason : sam , what -- i tell you what i want . sam : not always . jason : what are you talking about ? sam : what am i talking about ? like , just the whole discussion we had about me getting pregnant and having babies . you kind of put it on me to make the decision . jason : well -- sam : but you know what ? it 's our decision to make . you 're the father . we 're in this together , jason . jason : yeah . sam : you have got to want a baby every bit as much as i do . jason : right . sam : so -- [ phone rings ] jason : so ? sam : there you go . hold on . jason : you talk a lot . sam : hello ? danny , what 's wrong ? [ scene_break ] emily : i 'm returning these , sonny . i 'm tired of the back - and - forth . so stop doing things that i 'll misinterpret , because it 's not fair to either one of us . you want us to be friends , let 's just leave it at that . sonny : i already told you i care about you . i think you 're wonderful . what do you want me -- ? emily : so do n't do this . if you want me , you need to say so . forget carly and jason and all the other people that are judging us . forget all the reasons it could never work and just tell me how you feel . [ scene_break ] woman : you 're courtney 's ex - husband , are n't you ? jax : uh , well , we 're not divorced yet . woman : oh . well , i live next door and i 'm looking after courtney 's place while she 's gone . jax : oh , really ? where is she ? woman : on vacation . jax : did she say where she was going ? woman : no , but it was a sudden decision . she was really excited about it . she mentioned packing summer clothes , so i assume she 's off to a warm climate . jax : right . did she go by herself ? woman : uh , no , she left with her boyfriend jax : thanks . [ scene_break ] nikolas : should be landing pretty soon . courtney : we 'll both be free , and our plans for the future can finally come true . nikolas : yeah . i ca n't wait to share my life with you . courtney : you have made me so happy . nikolas : it 's just the beginning , i promise . [ scene_break ] skye : hey . well ? what did they find ? georgie : nothing yet . the water 's freezing cold , the current 's really strong and , i 'm sorry , mac 's not hopeful . alan : what the hell is going on ? i just got a voicemail from tracy saying someone 's trying to kill her . then i look out the window and there are rescue boats and patrol cars -- dillon : there was an accident , alan . mom 's car went off the road and -- alan : is she all right ? mac : there 's still no sign of tracy , but forensics analyzed the cocktail shaker found in the car . it was covered with luke 's prints as well as tracy 's , and the liquor inside was laced with rat poison . alan : so my sister is right . luke 's trying to kill her . [ scene_break ] sam : all right , i 'll check in with you tomorrow . i love you more . bye . jason : you are great with your brother . sam : he was just beating himself up for something so minor . i do n't know . maybe it 's fate he called when he did , jason . maybe we should n't have kids after all . [ scene_break ] sonny : i want you to be happy . you 're not going to be happy with me . my life 's a mess . every woman i pull into it -- emily : i 've heard all this , but i do n't believe it . sonny : well , you should because it 's the truth , emily . emily : the truth is that jason asked you to stay away from me , but he 's not in charge of my life . i 'm a grown woman and i make my own decisions ! i need you in my life . do you need me in yours ? sonny : i -- i want you with me . and i miss you when you 're gone . but that 's being selfish because you are so much better off without me . do you understand what i 'm saying ? emily : i do n't want to leave , but i will if that 's what you really want . sonny : whoa , whoa . [ next_on ] jax : we had a deal , remember ? where are they ? man : your divorce from jasper jacks is now official . if you 'll just rise , we 'll get on with the wedding . jason : is this about danny ? sam : maybe it 's not fair to risk that for our child . sonny : i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . emily : why ?	emily yells at sonny for threatening patrick . when she tells him he 's sending mixed signals and she knows he does not return her feelings , sonny tells em she 's wrong . luke panics , thinking tracy may really have ingested rat poison and driven to the police . when it appears her car has gone off the road , he dives into the river to try to rescue her . he finds the car empty , but no sign of tracy . nik proposes to courtney . sam asks jason for his real feelings about having a baby , and he admits to some concerns . jax looks for emily . emily goes and asks jason to quit interfering and keeping her and sonny apart . liz asks sonny not to hurt emily . courtney and nik plan to go to the dominican republic so she can get a divorce . luke prepares to vanish . dillon suffers guilt . skye is angry with luke . emily demands sonny tell her the truth and when she starts to walk away , he stops her with a kiss .
nadine : who would have thunk it ? nadine crowell from ohio taking on the equinox corporation and actually winning . nikolas : well , not just equinox . you 've opened the eyes of the senate subcommittee as well . nadine : you know , i can actually feel aunt raylene smiling down on me . if she knew that her invention was being used to make weapons , she never would have licensed it to the equinox corporation . oh , do you really think that the irs will drop their audit of me ? nikolas : well , the senators promised that they would take care of everything , so -- nadine : you 're right . those big bullies have officially been stopped . i guess our work here is done . nikolas : well , we still have to celebrate . nadine : oh , right . [ scene_break ] claudia : sonny , it 's a great big pie . you can have it all to yourself as soon as you get rid of jason . sonny : and you as my wife get to share the power . imagine , you get to lord that over your father , who you hate so much . claudia : yeah , i imagine that quite a lot , actually . sonny : so you think it 's a good thing , being at my right hand ? good place to run things ? [ scene_break ] diane : no , bernie , it 's like talking to a brick wall . make that two brick walls . i ca n't get any response . bernie , just find out everything you can and get back to me . maxie : do n't worry , spinelli . we 're going to get you out of here . spinelli : the situation bears a striking resemblance to the seventh pit of hell , sans the snakes , of course . maxie : well , jason 's going to fix it . you know he will . [ scene_break ] jason : you want to come after me ? you come after me directly , and you leave spinelli out of it . agent rayner : we want sonny corinthos and anthony zacchara , and you 're going to give them to us . and unless you cooperate , your friend spinelli goes away for life . [ scene_break ] [ baby crying ] patrick : robin ? hey , emma 's crying . hey . i 'll get her . robin : all right , fine . i 'll unpack these , then . patrick : robin , we ca n't keep doing this . [ scene_break ] nadine : i could n't have done any of this without you . nikolas : nah . i know you do n't believe me , but i thought that you handled yourself beautifully in that room . you were articulate and convincing . nadine : you 're right , i do n't believe you . nikolas : well , it 's not just me . why would the transition team have called you on it ? nadine : my stomach does flip - flops just thinking of that call . i mean , do n't they have more important things to be dealing with right now ? nikolas : no , obviously , you made quite the impression . word travels quickly in the beltway . someone wants to hear from the girl who could n't be bought by equinox . nadine : yeah , i have high hopes for the incoming administration . it 'd be really cool to be able to help them in some way . nikolas : yeah , what if -- what if they were to offer you something like a position ? what would you do ? [ scene_break ] claudia : you need me , sonny . you hate to admit it , and you hate it , but it 's the truth . sonny : i have not needed anybody since i was 15 years old , so if you think that just because politics landed you in this house that you [ knock on door ] max : boss , mr. zacchara is here to see you right now . sonny : yeah . max : come on in . claudia : hi , daddy . anthony : you need to mind your own business . what goes on between me and my son has nothing to do with you . claudia : daddy , johnny was getting -- anthony : shut up . this is between me and sonny . i was about to get johnny back home , and you blew it . and then to add insult to injury , today i lost a valuable shipment . sonny : you lost a shipment ? you 're just along for the ride , anthony . shipments do n't belong to you anymore . anthony : what a zacchara giveth , a zacchara can taketh away . sonny : you want to change our agreement ? anthony : you 're running out of rope , my friend . you got 24 hours to take care of what has to be done . sonny : i do things on my time table . anthony : retaliate ! you have to kill morgan . it 's the code we live by in our business . you cut off jason 's head and leave it on a post to rot . [ scene_break ] agent rayner : the bureau does n't have to press charges . play this smart , and we can archive the evidence , and damian spinelli can walk out of here tonight a free man . all you have to do is provide us with the information we need on corinthos and zacchara . [ scene_break ] diane : this is ridiculous . god only knows what they are in there talking to jason about without benefit of council . do n't panic , mr. grasshopper . i 'm quite certain that you are not the fbi 's primary target . maxie : you have got to get him out of here . diane : okay , look , is there anything that you have n't told me that you could tell me , if you could say it in public . spinelli : i do n't think so . maxie : spinelli , i need to tell you something . spinelli : i appear to be a captive audience . maxie : i am really sorry for all those things i said to you . spinelli : why ? maximista speaks the truth . geek is what i am , or it is what i always have been . you know , in your analysis , you chose to overlook my foolish and unfounded overconfidence . i brought this entire disaster upon myself . [ scene_break ] agent rayner : we want to know how corinthos and zacchara run their operation , who they do business with , financial information , whatever it takes to bring them down . jason : and spinelli would be free and clear ? agent rayner : sure , while we decide your next assignment . you 're more useful to us than an undercover informant . see , you 're not handicapped by all those inconvenient laws that our agents have to abide by . you can get into places that we ca n't . with you working for us , we can slice deeper . we can hit more targets . you 'll maintain your position as head of the corinthos family , only you 'll have a silent partner -- us . tick - tock , mr. morgan . your friend 's about to be transferred to a federal prison , and given that mr. spinelli has been charged with violating national security , we have the right to hold him indefinitely . this will be your only chance to save him . [ scene_break ] nadine : who would n't be flattered ? and if a position actually existed for me -- not that it would , because i mean , what do i really have to offer -- but if it did exist and if they offered it to me , then i would have to consider it . i mean , it 's not often that we get a chance to serve our country . nikolas : no , no , it is n't . nadine : but i 'm not holding my breath . nikolas : things like that can happen fast sometimes . nadine : i 'm picturing us in a couple of months laughing about this , and i will remind you that for once , i was not the naive one . nikolas : would you stop underestimating yourself ? nadine : no , it 's not that . it 's just -- how many times has someone been promised something by washington only to end up with broken dreams and empty pockets ? besides , i like my life the way it is . nikolas : you know , that 's one of the things i like most about you . everyone else is obsessed with money and ambition . you get excited about things like wrist duckies and plows and things like that . nadine : oh , and supportive men with kind hearts . and fundraisers ! nikolas : whoa , what ? nadine : yeah , i almost forgot . you know the hospital fundraiser , the one that carly jacks is spearheading ? nikolas : yes , to raise money for pediatric head trauma ? nadine : mm - hmm . nikolas : yes . nadine : i really wanted to go , and since you 're on the board , you 're practically obligated . so i was thinking -- hoping that maybe you 'd go as my date . nikolas : i 'd -- i 'd love to . i just was n't actually planning on going . nadine : okay , but maybe now that i asked you , you 'd think about it . nikolas : yeah , yeah . look , listen , it 's just that normally i 'd jump at a fundraiser like this . it 's just that it -- it falls on emily 's birthday , so -- nadine : oh , um -- nikolas : no , no , you know what ? she would be the first one to tell me to do something positive to remember her , so yes , i would love to take you to the benefit . nadine : okay , then it 's a date . nikolas : okay . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : no . lucky : you sure ? elizabeth : yeah . carly : oh , no , oh , no , oh , no . oh , gosh . lucky : okay . carly : thank you . lucky : yeah , you bet . carly : you have no idea how bad that would be . lucky : well , it 's just groceries . carly : no , no , no , no , it 's from the gourmet store . yes , there 's pate , olive bread , imported cheeses , all of jax 's favorites . this is very important . lucky : jax ? i thought you and he had -- carly : yeah , well , anything 's possible , clearly . [ boat horn ] just got to stay positive . lucky : we 're watching the parade of lights . carly : oh . lucky : yeah , when it comes to boats , cameron just ca n't get enough . carly : oh . look , here . i have an extra bag of cookies right there . take it . lucky : cookies . carly : yes , give it to them for me . lucky : great , more cookies . thank you . carly : have fun . lucky : i will . you , too . carly : okay , thanks . gosh . lucky : cookies . elizabeth : from carly ? lucky : yeah . elizabeth : what got into her ? lucky : well , she and jax are trying to get back together . elizabeth : again ? ugh . no , you know what ? no , it 's good for them . i hope she works things out . lucky : yeah , well , you ca n't even stand carly . elizabeth : well , she gave us cookies . lucky : true . elizabeth : and this past year , i have learned a little bit of humility and tolerance . and we all know that carly has made some horrific mistakes , and so have i . and if that woman can find a little redemption and happiness , then there 's hope for me , too . [ scene_break ] anthony : jason has to die , and you have to be the one to take him out . sonny : you said you would accept my decisions . anthony : that was before you started making so many mistakes . claudia : they 're not mistakes , daddy . they 're choices . anthony : i sure as hell did n't think you 'd start taking advice from her . claudia : oh , well , if you had an ounce of respect for me or you bothered to ask , you 'd know that i 've been calling for jason 's head , too . anthony : well , then , i guess your husband does n't have any use for your opinion either . you 're useless . get the hell out . sonny : do n't speak to my wife like that . anthony : she 's your wife because i ordered her to marry you to cement our alliance . i should have had my head examined . you let me believe you could kill off the competition , that you had the spine -- sonny : i 'm running things because you ca n't . you let things crash and burn . i do n't . it 's not my style . i think things through . i wait for the right moment . i will take care of jason when i think it 's best . anthony : you made me lose my son , and you made me lose a shipment to your former partner . sonny : all in a day 's work , anthony . anthony : you know what that looks like to me ? sabotage . [ scene_break ] jason : i 'll give you my full confession . you can send me to prison , but you have to let spinelli go . agent rayner : you 're no good to us in prison . jason : anthony zacchara . i 'll give you anthony , but not sonny . agent rayner : you are in no position to negotiate . now that corinthos is working with zacchara , what condemns one condemns the other . [ scene_break ] maxie : wait , wait , wait , wait . where are you taking him ? spinelli : there 's no need to accessorize , really . i 'm quite comfortable in my cage . maxie : no , no , no , no . spinelli : where 's the brusque lady of -- maxie : you ca n't take him to prison , okay ? you can not . oh , here 's your lawyer . she can fix it . diane : just a moment . my client has rights . now , i am getting a court order because the evidence you have was illegally obtained . agent rayner : hold on . release mr. spinelli . diane : thank you . i 'm going to assume that there will be bail to post ? agent rayner : not at the moment . he 's free to go . [ scene_break ] patrick : she went straight to sleep after her bottle . robin : oh , of course she did . emma always behaves for her daddy . patrick : robin , i think -- i think we should go see kelly , maybe even lainey , about what 's going on . robin : why ? you think they know how to put together this swing ? patrick : this is n't -- this is n't going away . robin : we already discussed this . patrick : no , i brought it up , and you shot it down . robin : look , you know what ? i hate stress just as much as the next person , but you have to be fair , okay ? there 's a lot going on here . this is all about being a new mother . patrick : robin , this is n't normal stress . i mean , i could hear emma crying from down the hall . you were acting like nothing was happening . robin : well , because i 've been reading about that . you know , there 's this whole school of thought that sometimes you should let a baby cry for a reasonable amount of time . patrick : when they 're going to sleep . when they 're waking up , they either need to be changed or fed or even just held . i 've read , too . robin : okay , okay , really , if you start lecturing me on how to be a good mom , i think my head might explode . patrick : then you know what ? we have to stop denying this . get a checkup . maybe if it 's not postpartum , maybe it 's something else . robin : this place is n't working anymore . patrick : what do you -- what do you mean ? robin : this place , our apartment . it 's too small . i admit it . i think -- i think we should move . [ scene_break ] spinelli : you know , i could have just gone home . i do n't need monitoring or supervision . maxie : no , the way jason took off , it was obvious he had other things on his mind , and i do n't want you to be alone . i want you to be here with me . spinelli , you have to know how sorry i am . spinelli : there 's no need for an apology . this was n't your fault . maxie : i yelled at you and called you names . i had sex with you under false pretenses . what kind of person does that make me ? spinelli : but you were right . the jackal is everything you said and more . now you can add to those dubious distinctions the moniker of criminal , and not even a very good one . maxie : stop it . you are not a criminal . yeah , maybe you work for one , but i know you would n't hurt a soul . you go out of your way to help people , especially me . spinelli : you sugarcoat my dubious deeds . the jackal 's a villain , not a hero . and now i fear i have placed my friend and mentor in a most untenable and compromised position . [ scene_break ] sonny : do n't kid yourself that i work for you . i 'm not one of your handlers . if you 're not happy with my methods , i do n't care . last thing i 'm going to do is jeopardize my own interest , which happen to be your interests , too , anthony . anthony : not from where i 'm sitting . sonny : you do n't like my day to day ? you do n't like the way i run things ? go home , have a nice conversation with your roses . anthony : it 's called dead - heading , cutting off the useless flowers to make way for fresh growth . i know enough to be ruthless about it . now it 's your turn . sonny : i know enough when to handle jason . and as far as johnny , he wants nothing to do with you , and i 'm not going to let you waste valuable resources wanting to bring him home . max ! anthony : i 'm not satisfied . sonny : i do n't care . i got work to do . tell mr. zacchara 's handlers that he 's ready to go home and spend some nice quality time with his flowers . anthony : come on ! we 're not done . claudia : bye . claudia : you played that perfectly . sonny : oh , i 'm not playing . claudia : okay , well , you realize my father 's not going to stop until you get rid of jason . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] jason : okay , i need your help . carly : what 's wrong ? jason : are you alone ? carly : not for long . jason : okay , this fight between me and sonny is about to blow up , and i really need to talk to him , but i do n't want to approach him cold . carly : why not ? jason : because i blew up one of his shipments . carly : jason . jason : carly , i think he 'll listen to you , okay ? maybe you can help me start brokering some type of peace . carly : how am i supposed to do that ? jason : i want you to set up a meeting with sonny here tonight . [ scene_break ] robin : and you know how hard it is for me to admit when i 'm wrong . but i admit it . this apartment is smothering me . patrick : well , i 've always thought it was too small , but that 's not the point . robin : that is the point . that 's the point . because that means that we can move , and everything will be better , and i can breathe again . patrick : so you really think that getting more room is going to help you fix whatever 's happening . robin : yes , yes . i mean , our lives are changing every day . you know , some days are harder than others . and when you mentioned postpartum it threw me and made me doubt myself , okay ? but you have to put things into context . i am still healing from major surgery . i 'm trying to raise a baby . being sleep - deprived does n't help either of us , and you know , you have n't been an angel either , but i 'm not accusing you of having some sort of mental breakdown . patrick : well , i 'm sorry i made you doubt yourself . i just think it 's healthier for both of us if we were n't pretending that you were n't in a funk . robin : all right , well , i 'll make you a deal . how about you listen to me more instead of trying to fix me , and i 'll be happier and things will be a lot more comfortable around here ? patrick : okay . [ scene_break ] maxie : that scary sasha woman ? that 's what you call a villain . or jerry jacks . and you 're not like either one of them , spinelli . you 're good , and wonderful , and you 're a genius . spinelli : okay , perhaps maybe i 'm not a villain per se , but i 'm most definitely a dupe . the priestess -- winnifred , was working undercover for the fbi . she blinded me with flattery and now is privy to my every deed . laws were broken . and now i must deal with the consequences like any other mortal . i was so caught up in my own arrogance , my misplaced confidence that i opened pandora 's box , and it nearly put me in federal prison . maximista , i have never been so scared in my entire life . maxie : but the fbi let you go , and maybe you 're not in trouble anymore . spinelli : the jackal speaks as one who is not nearly as smart as he thought , nor a good judge of character . winnifred was a fraud . not trustworthy . i would have done very well to heed your warnings . maxie : spinelli , the reason that i dissed winnifred and was so horrible to you was because i was jealous . spinelli : jealous ? [ scene_break ] lucky : so you 're having fun ? yeah ? elizabeth : i got him . you get him dressed . lucky : come on , i 'll help . i 'm going to wrap you up . elizabeth : this glove is going to eat your hands . sam : i guess it 's over . lucky : yeah . i 'm sorry you missed it . elizabeth : okay , stand up , baby . i let lucky know that you came by earlier . sam : good . lucky : is jason okay ? sam : he 's fine , yeah . lucky : see , that was n't so hard . hey , you know what , i think i 'd better help elizabeth get cam home , but if it 's all right , i 'd like to come by . sam : uh , you know , you 'd better call first , because there 's some things i have to follow up on . lucky : another case ? sam : no , actually , i 'm just worried about spinelli . i think he may be in trouble with the fbi . elizabeth : is there something you can do ? lucky : no , it 's the fed 's jurisdiction , but if i hear anything , i 'll -- sam : yeah , me , too . i 'll just , uh -- i 'll call you later , okay ? lucky : okay . elizabeth : is everything okay ? lucky : yeah , it is for me . i 'm having a great time . i 'm not going to let anything ruin that . [ scene_break ] carly : is there any way that you can go to sonny on your own ? jason : no , no , i ca n't . he told me to watch my back . so if sonny sees me coming , he might think it 's for revenge , and this is just too important to risk any kind of misunderstanding . carly : why do you think he 'll be receptive to me ? jason : because -- i 'll tell you why . because when you let him see morgan at christmas , it changed things . and with our history , i know -- i know that he 's going to accept you as a go - between , carly . i just know it . carly : jason . i love you . i would jump in front of a train to save you . but jax is coming over here tonight . it 's my last chance to try and save my marriage . jason : i did n't even know -- carly : i ca n't cancel with jax to save you and sonny again . i just ca n't this time . i cancel and i drop everything when you and sonny need me , but you have no idea what it 'll cost me . i ca n't risk this one tiny chance i have left with jax , i just ca n't do it . jason : okay . you know what , i 'm sorry for even bringing it up . it 's not your problem . carly : oh , i 'm sorry . i 'm so sorry . jason : no , no -- no , carly , it 's okay . i mean , you -- you deserve your own life . carly : you can fix this , you know . you can fix this . jax : this looks like another crisis . jason : no , it 's not carly 's problem anymore . jax : what just happened ? carly : i chose you . [ scene_break ] sonny : jason could n't have picked a worse time to take a stand . claudia : let me ask you a question . be honest now . if somebody you did n't know went after one of your ships and blew it up -- sonny : mm - hmm ? claudia : you would n't go after them with everything you 've got ? sonny : no . what i would do is i would plan an effective response , which is what i 'm doing right now . claudia : okay , but the bottom line is , if you do n't go after jason , then you become the target . that 's how my daddy rolls when he does n't get what he wants . and that 's not just the opinion of a bitter , unloved , uninformed daughter . it 's the simple truth . sonny : why are you warning me ? i mean , despite the marriage , we 're not exactly close . claudia : well , let 's just say that whatever i have with you is a hell of a lot better than what i had before . i 'd just as soon keep it that way . sonny : give me the insight on your dad . claudia : my father does not really want to fight with you , sonny . he needs you . he needs an ally ; he needs someone he can trust . sonny : mm - hmm . claudia : he wants to protect his own interests . so this whole thing , this whole confrontation with jason -- it 's just a test . and if you pass , you can pretty much write your own ticket . [ scene_break ] carly : so here . it 's a pinot grigio i thought you 'd like . jax : you know , i do n't think we 're going to have a very good evening if we ca n't talk about what just happened with jason , so -- carly : okay . jason does n't get upset easily . i do n't know what it was about . he did n't say , and i did n't ask . jax : well , that 's not like you . carly : that 's because i did n't want to get sucked into whatever was going on . he just asked me to set up a meeting between him and sonny . jax : for tonight ? carly : mm - hmm . jax : why does n't he get diane or max to do it ? carly : you know , since sonny and i have figured things out , i guess jason decided that i was the best one to smooth the way . jax : oh . well , you could have said yes . i mean , that 's what you 've always done for them in the past . i mean , you love being the hero . carly : it 's sonny and jason 's problem . they 're the ones who have to fix it . i have my own life , i have my own priorities . my life used to be about them . now i 'd like it to be about us . [ scene_break ] maxie : the way you bonded with winnifred , i thought maybe you found somebody you liked better than me . spinelli : you must know , no one could ever replace you in my affections . maxie : well , it seemed that way at first . you and winnifred got along really well . obviously , it was total manipulation on her part , but it just showed me that there are definitely people out there who would make a better friend for you than me . i mean , i do n't understand all that cyber stuff and we could n't be any more different . spinelli : what is it they say about opposites ? maxie : the point is that i overreacted , and i selfishly tried to undermine your friendship with winnifred by having sex with you to get attention . spinelli : okay . please understand , i am most honored by your affections . maxie : i 'm just really sorry . spinelli : look , what 's past is past . there 's no need to dwell . maxie : it just worried me , you know , because winnifred seemed like the exact perfect person for you . and instead of hoping that you would find happiness , i went out of my way to hurt you and trashed the best thing in my life . spinelli : the best thing ? maxie : you 're a wonderful man , spinelli . and i could n't imagine starting my day if i did n't think you 'd be there to go through it with me . [ knock at door ] sam : maxie ? are you there ? hi . maxie : hi . sam : when i got to the police station , they said that you already left . is everything okay ? spinelli : well , the jackal was faced with indefinite imprisonment for crimes which , sadly , he did in fact commit . and unfortunately , stone cold saved me . [ scene_break ] diane : you owe me an explanation . agent rayner : ca n't you take yes for an answer , ms. miller ? diane : what changed your mind , agent , hmm ? is there going to be any further action toward mr. spinelli or mr. morgan ? because i 'm going to expect a full status report on the case . agent rayner : the investigations are ongoing . your clients have been released . beyond that , i 'm not obligated to discuss any details . diane : oh , come on , agent . what deal did jason morgan make with you to get damian spinelli released ? agent rayner : i 'll tell you what i told mr. morgan . damian spinelli is guilty of espionage and treason . we have enough , potentially , to put him away for life . if things do n't go well , that just might happen . for the sake of your clients , do not get in my way , ms. miller . your job is to remind jason morgan what 's at stake here . [ scene_break ] sonny : this is the second serious mistake you 've made tonight . the first one was blowing up my ship . jason : you would have done the same thing . sonny : unless you 're here to say you 're sorry or that you 're going to let me back into the organization so i can remind you how it should be run , what are you going to say to me ? i do n't understand . jason : just listen to me . i 've made allowances for you , sonny . i 've told myself it 's because you 're grieving for michael . but i can not make excuses for you anymore . it was your choice to take over the zaccharas . so if you do n't step down now , i ca n't save you . [ scene_break ] robin : wow , i ca n't believe all of that square footage and a yard . i mean , it 's perfect . patrick : it is a little further from the hospital than you wanted . robin : but you do realize elizabeth lives literally around the corner from there , and she loves the neighborhood . she says it 's a great place to raise a family . patrick : well , the house does look awesome . robin : well , what do you say we go over there tomorrow , and if we love it , we 'll make an offer ? patrick : okay , whoa , whoa , wait a second . we 're not going to put an offer on the first house we see . robin : well , why not ? you know , sometimes you get an instinct about things . patrick : yes , i know . robin : i have always wanted a back porch . we could screen it and we could sleep there in the summertime . patrick : it would make a great nursery . robin : you mean better than a closet ? patrick : yes . robin : you know what ? i think that a real family needs a real family home . so let 's agree -- if we love the house , make an offer . [ scene_break ] spinelli : are the jackal 's legal travails so renowned as to be broadcast far and wide ? maxie : no , no , no . after you were arrested , i wanted to find jason , so i called sam . she helped me find him . sam : yeah . how did jason get them to drop the charges ? maxie : we 're not exactly sure they did drop the charges . spinelli : yeah , the federal ones are being less than forthcoming . one moment , i was being shackled , ready to be transported to federal prison . the next , i 'm free . does fair samantha think that stone cold took drastic action to get me released ? sam : no , no , no , no . do n't worry about it . all that matters is that you 're free . spinelli : well , despite the fact that i actually did commit the crimes of which i 'm accused . maxie : stop it , spinelli . sam : yes , stop it . you made a mistake . come on , we all make mistakes . just learn from it . maxie : exactly . spinelli : what if he was threatened by the agent of doom ? what if they -- what if they twisted his arm into doing something unthinkable ? sam : well , you know what ? that 's jason 's decision to make , and he is your friend , spinelli , and i think that sometimes , you 've got to learn how to let your friends take care of you . maxie : sam 's right . just like i 'm your friend , and i 'm going to take care of you tonight . you really need to stop worrying . spinelli : maximista makes a nearly impossible request . if he made a bargain with the federal ones , it could irrevocably impact our future . this is most dire . [ scene_break ] carly : so , i have all of your favorite things . those cheeses that i ca n't pronounce any of their names , and there 's some pate , and i 'm pretty sure if i knew how that was made , i would n't go anywhere near it . here . jax : probably not , huh ? this is very nice , really . so what 's the main course ? carly : well , there are many answers to that question . jax : i 'm just curious what you ordered in , that 's all . carly : this is it . jax : this is it ? carly : mm - hmm . jax : a meal of appetizers ? carly : yes . jax : oh . carly : it kind of goes along with taking things slowly , you know ? bit by bit . taste by taste . whenever i sit down to a huge meal , i get all stuffed , and i regret it afterwards . i mean , sure , it feels really good at the time . i just do n't want to be sorry when i 'm done . jax : hmm . carly : hmm . jax : leave them wanting more . carly : worth a shot . jax : mm - hmm . you 've put some thought into this , have n't you ? carly : have n't thought of much else . you know , if i thought you would stay longer , i would have ordered in a 12-course meal , but i think this one snack at a time is all we can handle in our delicate situation . jax : i know what you said to jason before was a big deal . and i just wanted you to know that i appreciate that . carly : i chose what would bring me happiness . what 's important in my life . and that 's you . [ scene_break ] sonny : save me ? now i have to treat you like any competitor who would put me in a bad position , any enemy . you 're about to find out , you know , that i know a hell of a lot more than i taught you . jason : put you in a bad position ? you 're the one who put yourself in this position by going against your own organization to join the zaccharas . unfortunately , the innocent people around us , they do n't have a say in this , so let 's just -- you know what , let 's just be clear right here , right now . as long as this is your choice , i do n't owe it to you to protect you anymore .	anthony demands that sonny kill jason . anthony and sonny argue . claudia later tells sonny that anthony is testing his loyalty . rayner tries to work a deal with jason spinelli 's freedom in exchange for the dirt on sonny and anthony . jason offers to go to prison in exchange for spinelli 's freedom . rayner says he needs jason on the outside . rayner instructs diane to stay out of his `` way . `` spinelli is released and maxie takes him to her place . spinelli beats himself up over being duped by winifred . spinelli and maxie make amends . spinelli worries for jason . nikolas agrees to be nadine 's escort to a charity function . patrick worries about robin 's mental health . robin suggests that they buy a house . jason asks carly to set up a peace talk meeting with him and sonny . carly refuses jason 's request so she can spend an evening at home with jax . jax is surprised by carly 's decision . later , jason tells sonny to cut his ties with the zacchara organization if he wants to be `` saved . `` sonny calls jason his `` enemy . `` jason says he is no longer obligated to `` protect `` sonny .
brenda : sonny ! [ gunshot ] [ scene_break ] diane : hello . for you . sonny : what 's this ? diane : it 's a prenup . it 's very straightforward , simply stipulates that whatever you -- sonny : are you serious ? i just got engaged , and you 're plannin ' my divorce ? diane : it 's a precautionary measure . that 's all . sonny : well , i do n't need a prenup , and i sure as hell do n't need you tellin ' me that my marriage is gon na fail before it even starts . diane : why should you care what anybody , myself included , says or thinks ? that is , of course unless you 're having doubts yourself . [ scene_break ] jason : you wan na marry sonny , that 's fine . just wait till the balkan 's out of the picture . brenda : well , i 'm just saying you do n't have to use the balkan as an excuse because you would like to keep me around . jason : this is about keeping you alive . why ca n't you understand that ? brenda : why ca n't you just admit that you 're gon na miss me ? [ scene_break ] [ cell phone ringing ] lucky : ignore it . siobhan : it may be important . lucky : they can leave a message . [ knock on door ] siobhan : you expect me to ignore that , too ? lucky : for cryin ' out loud . spinelli : you were right . aleksander janacek may be the key to uncovering the balkan 's true identity . lucky : you found a lead ? spinelli : well , scouring the recesses of cyberspace , the jackal unearthed a seemingly innocuous file that the law - abiding ones overlooked or may not have been able to access . not surprising , given the jackal 's superior sleuthing skills and -- lucky : spinelli , just what the hell are you tryin ' to tell me ? spinelli : oh . well , the jackal is unable to divulge his discovery in the presence of those not directly affiliated with the divine one 's defense , so if you 'll excuse us . siobhan : oh , forget it . i need to hear this , too . [ scene_break ] dante : and you checked the dental records ? and you 're sure that 's not a match to jerry jacks ? you notified the family ? all right . thank you . michael : hey . dante : hey . any luck ? michael : found it in a pile of dirty clothes in the bathroom . dante : nice . i 'm sorry about that mess , by the way . the laundry 's kind of piled up since my mother 's been in the hospital . i will eventually cave and have to do it myself . michael : or we can just move . probably better than teaching you how to work that machine . dante : it 's not like i do n't know how to do laundry . it 's just my mother likes to think that i need her . michael : well ... dante : all right . i need her . i needed this , too , so thank you . i appreciate it . i owe you . michael : no problem . dante : just i 'm sorry you had to come down here when you 're not meeting with your parole officer . michael : it 's fine . so how 's your mom ? how 's your mom ? how 's she doin ' ? she 's okay ? dante : she 's good . dr. webber says she 's gon na make a full recovery , thanks to you . ronnie : hey , dante . vice raided a strip joint . i could use help takin ' statements . michael : abby ? michael : abby , what happened ? you all right ? abby : i 'm fine . just go . you should n't be involved in this . ronnie : listen to her , michael . last thing you need is a parole violation . michael : whatever you think abby did , you 're wrong . ronnie : yeah , obviously you do , and i hope you been wearin ' protection , kid -- abby : michael , stop ! dante : what are you doing ? you got ta calm down . listen . you wan na go back to prison ? michael : abby 's a friend . you got ta help her out . she does n't even belong here , man . dante : what 's with the cuffs ? ronnie : michael 's friend was picked up for prostitution . [ scene_break ] siobhan : i 've put my life on the line more than once to help draw out the balkan . i think that earns me the right to hear whatever information you might have on him . lucky : siobhan 's as much a target as brenda , and besides , i value her opinion . spinelli : the jackal in no way meant to diminish your flame - haired friend 's contributions or imply that she was less than trustworthy . i generally abide by stone cold 's edict that the less someone knows , the safer they are . siobhan : well , i stopped playin ' it safe when i teamed up with lucky in ireland . now , if you 're done trying to protect me , i 'd like to know what you found . spinelli : great . though great care was taken to bury any records alongside the balkan 's son , the jackal was able to procure an atm receipt . aleksander made a withdrawal from a swiss bank account in ' 07 , an account that has also been accessed by jerry jacks on occasion . lucky : really ? well , they could have been doin ' business together , maybe used the account to fund the deal . spinelli : the unhinged one made a wire transfer from said account prior to his plunge in the harbor , but given the extreme measures that jerry has taken in the past to protect his privacy , you know , changing his appearance and the like , it seems unlikely that he would hide his ill - gotten gains in an account shared by others . lucky : but if aleksander were his son , then jerry would n't mind giving him full access . spinelli : precisely . i 'm going to go share our suspicions with stone cold . lucky : okay . thanks for the update . that 's an interesting theory . it 's not bad . i mean , if jerry and aleksander are a dna match , then this could all be over . siobhan : well , i would n't count on it . lucky : why ? [ scene_break ] sonny : i pay you to be my lawyer , not my shrink . diane : i am acting in my capacity as your attorney ... sonny : but you 're buttin ' into my personal life , you know , shovin ' a prenup in my face that i did n't ask for , so ... diane : i want what my clients want . sonny : yeah ? since when ? diane : ideally you and brenda will stand the test of time , have a long and happy marriage , but should that not happen , i want to make sure that your assets are protected . sonny : all brenda wants is the life that we should have had a long time ago . diane : well , you must have had some reason for not going through with that wedding . sonny : well , you know how my first wife died . diane : car bomb . sonny : all lily wanted was to love me , and she died because of it . i did n't want the same thing to happen to brenda . diane : brenda would n't still be living with jason if her safety were n't a concern . sonny : look , it 's not like i do n't know about the danger . that 's the life that i chose , and , you know , it seems like the people that i love and care about end up payin ' the price . not a day goes by that i do n't think about michael , how he got shot , how i held him in my arms and told him to wait for the ambulance . i 've never felt so helpless in my life . diane : so if you are so concerned about the people that are closest to you getting hurt , why are you going through with this wedding ? because aside from a very flimsy truce with the zaccharas , nothing much has changed . sonny : brenda is goin ' into this with her eyes wide open . she knows what could happen . i guess she feels like i 'm worth the risk . diane : the question is do you ? [ scene_break ] maya : i mean , ethan would n't just take off like that without telling me . i mean , before edward 's offer , yeah , sure , but ethan 's disappeared for days at a time , and then he comes back with a wad of cash and a smile , bragging about how he conned some sucker in a game of cards , but he does n't have a reason to make a quick buck like that anymore . he has a half - million guarantee . johnny : as long as you two stay married . maya : yeah , i know . ethan 's not the type to settle down , he 's a lot like luke , but i know nothing 's more important to him than money . johnny : well , it 's got ta be important to you , too , or else you would n't be in this , right ? maya : okay , i tried to tell myself that it was about the money , but the truth is ethan is important to me now , too . i know . i know it 's crazy , but something happened in vegas . johnny : yeah . you got drunk . you got married . maya : i lost control , and it felt incredible . i mean , those few days were the best days of my life . johnny : you told ethan that ? maya : god , what 's the point ? it 's not like this marriage is gon na last , and as soon as the year 's up , he 's just gon na take the money and run . that 's what ethan does . i mean , why would this time be any different ? [ scene_break ] patrick : you see , what i could never figure out is where you ditched the syringe from robin 's room to when steve and nikolas caught up to you . the police searched every square inch of the hall and could n't find it . but now i know why . you handed it off to johnny when you went running by and just hoped that he would n't say anything . except , johnny is n't the kind of guy to do something like that for free , and , well , now he 's come back to collect on that favor . lisa : okay , the police did n't find a syringe , because there was n't one . robin 's delusional . robin : is there a problem ? patrick : no . lisa and i just have a difference of opinion on how to treat a patient . robin : what 's the case ? lisa : a construction worker with a crushed c2 and c3 . terrell : sorry . sorry to keep you waiting . you ready ? robin : yeah . patrick : ready for what ? terrell : oh , rounds . robin 's letting me shadow her till i get the lay of the land . lisa : oh , how nice . you know , but actually robin just got back to work herself . she probably has a lot of work that she needs to catch up on , so i 'd be happy to let you shadow me , show you how things work around here . robin : we already have it figured out , but thanks . [ scene_break ] lucky : did jerry say something before he was shot ? siobhan : well , he did n't have to say anything for me to know that it 'd be foolish to trust that he was dead and gone . i mean , it 's too convenient . besides , the only proof that we have that jerry is the balkan is an atm receipt . lucky : yeah , it 's a slim link , but it would explain a lot . siobhan : that 's what worries me . when has anything with the balkan been wrapped up in a pretty , little bow ? lucky : where 's all this coming from ? [ knock on door ] lulu : hey . lucky : hey . lulu : do you have a second ? i just wanted to talk to you . lucky : yeah , i mean , siobhan and i are kind of in the middle of something , but ... siobhan : no , it 's okay . i 've got ta get goin ' . see you later , lulu . lulu : something i said ? [ scene_break ] sonny : i let brenda go before . i told myself it was the best thing for her , and it hurt her anyway . diane : yes , i 'm sure brenda was devastated when you left her at the altar , but in spite of that , she went on to build a life for herself , a very successful life . sonny : you can have all the money , power , fame in the world , but you may still feel like a piece of you is missin ' . that 's the way brenda and i feel when , you know , we 're not together . diane : it is obvious that you love brenda , so my concern in all of this is why are you still planning a wedding when the balkan could be ... sonny : i understand that , diane , but after everything i put her through , she deserves to be happy . believe me . she wants this wedding . i am not backin ' out . [ scene_break ] brenda : you know , i just wish that you could admit just that i bring some sort of purpose to your life , i mean , something . i know you got , like , you know , hot girls hanging around , but it 's not like you have a lot of smart and funny girls knockin ' down the door to hang out with you any carly : hey . i need to talk to you . alone . brenda : oh . okay , well , i live here , too , so unless jason wants to tell me to take off -- carly : if you need a groupie , you could go find spinelli , but jason 's my friend , and i -- jason : tell me what 's goin ' on . carly : you told me to come to you if i needed to talk to you about michael . brenda : what 's going on with michael ? [ scene_break ] michael : when can i see abby ? dante : she 's bein ' processed . michael : well , ca n't you pull rank , get her released ? dante : no , it does n't work that way , michael . solicitation is a serious offense . if abby has priors -- michael : she 's not a hooker . she 's a dancer . dante : at a strip club . michael : well , does that make her a bad person ? you think abby likes takin ' her clothes off for money ? she only works at vaughn 's to pay her college tuition . she 's gon na be a paralegal . that 's what she -- dante : okay , and you 're a senior in high school . michael : if you 're gon na tell me i should date girls my own age , save yourself the speech . dante : no . no . no . i get that you like this girl , but how well do you know her ? michael : she 's a nice girl . she would never take money for sex . i know that . dante : how did you two even meet ? vaughn 's is 21 and up . michael : sam introduced us . they 're friends . dante : okay . forget about the age difference for a second . why would sam set you up with a stripper ? michael : because unlike you and ronnie , sam looks past what she does to pay her bills . dante : i 'm lookin ' out for you , michael . i do n't wan na see you get hurt again . okay ? michael : look , abby knows all about me being in prison . she 's easy to talk to . i can trust her not to judge me . she 's done a lot to help me out , so i wan na return the favor . please . dante : all right . i 'll see what i can do . michael : thank you . [ scene_break ] abby : how 's michael ? dante : look . i do n't want to see my brother get hurt . abby : neither do i . dante : okay , good . so why do n't you be straight with me and just tell me , have you been lying to michael ? [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm not gon na discuss my son with you , and you better not either . brenda : okay . well , i just , you know , wan na help if there 's anything i can do . i mean , i 'm gon na be his stepmother , so -- carly : marrying sonny does n't make you anything to michael . brenda : look , i just wan na be part of his life . i understand if you do n't like that , but i 'm not going anywhere , so -- carly : and you have n't made it down the aisle yet . brenda : i do n't suppose you wan na be girlfriendy and look at the rings that sonny gave me . carly : okay , look , if sonny wants to marry you and let you trash his life again , that 's fine , but my son 's been through hell . you better tell her to stay out of it . brenda : can i do anything to help ? what 's going on with him ? [ scene_break ] abby : i ca n't speak for the other girls at the club , but i have never taken money for sex . dante : then why 'd vice bring you in ? abby : i do n't know . you 're gon na have to ask them . dante : michael tells me you 're a student . abby : yeah , at city college . i work at the club at night to pay for my classes . dante : well , that 's got ta be tough using tips to pay your tuition . abby : i manage . dante : i mean , i 'm sure it would be nice to have someone help pay the bills . abby : you think i 'm using michael for his money . dante : look , i do n't know . you 're an attractive girl . you can have any guy you want . why hang out with a teenager ? abby : michael is not like other kids his age . dante : but he is a kid . he 's gone through hell , gone through worse stuff than most people . abby : that those other trust - fund babies at his private school will never know a thing about . michael ca n't talk to them . he ca n't talk to anybody . dante : but he can talk to you ? abby : if all i was interested in was money , i would have named my price when carly tried to pay me off . i care about michael . i 'd never hurt him . [ scene_break ] dante : all right . you can go in . michael : thanks . dante : hey , you got any proof that this girl 's been takin ' money for sex ? ronnie : we got an anonymous tip . some guy claimed to be a customer . [ scene_break ] lucky : siobhan did n't run out because of you . she 's just been under a lot of stress lately with all the threats from the balkan and watching jerry jacks get shot right in front of her . lulu : have you found out if the body was his ? lucky : it was n't . he 's still listed as missing . but , i mean , siobhan saw him get shot in the chest , so it 's doubtful that he 's still alive . lulu : and if it turns out he was the balkan , then the danger 's over . lucky : yeah . i hope so . i mean , if would be nice if brenda and siobhan did n't have to keep lookin ' over their shoulders , you know . lulu : so if the threat 's gone , then siobhan goes back to ireland ? lucky : not necessarily . lulu : oh . 'cause i think she can only stay in the states if she has a visa or green card or unless she marries a u.s. citizen . [ scene_break ] siobhan : i 'm here . what do you want ? theo : i want to remind you of what you stand to lose if you ever hang up on me again . check under the bench . i left a gift for you . siobhan : you bastard . theo : watch the name - calling . somebody could get hurt . siobhan : if you touch one hair , i 'll kill you myself . do you hear me ? i 'll kill you ! [ scene_break ] maya : this whole marriage is a fluke , a drunken night in vegas that ethan and i were ready to laugh off with a quickie annulment . johnny : after enjoying the perks of marriage first , of course , right ? maya : okay . i 'm not gon na lie . i have fun with ethan , mainly because he lives in the moment , which is about as long as i thought this marriage was gon na last until edward approached us with his insane offer . johnny : well , some might call it good business , maya . edward is gon na need somebody to take over at elq , right ? this way , edward gets a year to groom ethan . all of a sudden , a million dollars seems like a small investment . maya : edward may be willing to invest in ethan , but i ca n't afford to . [ cell phone rings ] johnny : yeah . i 'll be right there . i got ta go take care of somethin ' , but feel free to stay . and , hey , who knows ? maybe ethan will face his wife like a man . it 's about time you two had an honest conversation , huh ? maya : do you have any idea how worried i was ? holy crap . my god . i was about to hit you , but it looks like somebody already beat me to it . maya : what is the point in being married to a doctor if you are not gon na let me help you ? ethan : last time i checked , you were still a few years shy of opening your own practice . maya : okay , i do n't need to pass the boards in order to check a cut . now , who did this to you ? ethan : if you 're thinking i got beat up and lost a fight , then you 're wrong . i just locked myself out of my apartment . maya : do not hand me that sad story about how you were climbing down your air shaft again . you got beat up . ethan : no . you know those action movies where the hero jumps off the building and grabs the fire escape ? yeah . it looks easy , right ? not so much . maya : so you were jumping off your building ? ethan : no , of course not . just one of those big rubbish bins , you know ? trying to grab the ladder , i missed , obviously , and ate asphalt . maya : and fell on a few fists on the way down . ethan : no . they were rocks . maya : you 're not fooling anyone . ethan : neither are you . you know , you 're trying so hard to pretend like you do n't care , but i heard what you said about vegas . maya : okay , you might not wan na bring up that whole eavesdropping thing right now . i am in a position to inflict a lot of pain . ethan : what happened in vegas is something you never would have done . maya : you mean if i was sober ? ethan : no . you had no inhibitions . that 's what made it so great . you know , you were n't overanalyzing or worried about who would get hurt . we were just there together , and i just wan na get back to that . you did say it was the most fun you 'd ever had . maya : well , i do n't think you are in the condition to have fun at the moment . ethan : well , i would if i was in the right hands , say , a doctor 's , you know . [ winces ] we could work on that bedside manner , hmm ? [ scene_break ] patrick : so where 's terrell ? robin : down in peds checking on a patient . he should be back soon . patrick : was the shadow thing his idea or yours ? robin : mine . why ? patrick : i do n't know . just seems weird that he jumped in and helped all the patients from the bus crash , was n't even on staff yet . now that he has got hired , he needs help and showin ' around the hospital . robin : okay , do n't take it out on terrell just because you got into it with lisa . what were you guys really fighting about ? patrick : we did n't fight . robin : it sure looked like it . patrick : well , then , i need to work on my poker face , do n't i ? robin : well , anything short of slapping her in the face in front of the staff is the picture of restraint . patrick : you slapped her for a reason . robin : maybe , but i wish i had n't done that . all i did was give her the reaction that she wanted and let her know that her games were getting to me . patrick : well , you 've done a really good job keeping professional since , not letting her get to you or at least not showing it . [ scene_break ] lisa : asking to shadow robin was a nice touch . the thought of you two spending so much time together is already rubbing patrick the wrong way . terrell : i did n't have to ask . robin offered . lisa : see , i knew that charm of yours would n't be wasted on her . terrell : you know , you got robin pegged all wrong . she 's a sweet girl , smart , good with her patients . kind of cute , too . lisa : you know , this whole seduction thing is n't gon na work if you actually fall for her . terrell : never happen . lisa : i 'd hope not . robin : how 's your patient ? terrell : sad case . 7-year - old with graves disease . you know , after we finish rounds , maybe you can take a look at his chart , give me your thoughts on any thyroid drug therapy and r.a.i . that is , if you have time . i know i been takin ' up a lot of it lately . robin : oh , do n't feel bad about it . i 'm happy to do it . [ scene_break ] lulu : lucky , your undercover job in ireland was your chance to get away and to clear your head about all this elizabeth stuff . lucky : it was my chance to work with interpol , lulu . it had nothing to do with my personal life . lulu : well , i think the lines of your personal life and your professional life are starting to get blurred . lucky : okay . so what ? look , from the beginning , there were huge gaps in my cover . i needed to fill 'em with something , so i drew from experiences in my own life , and i told siobhan things that , you know , i have n't shared with anyone , not even elizabeth . what 's the big deal ? lulu : well , you were vulnerable then , and you 're vulnerable now , and considering marrying someone to help them get their green card is a very big mistake . lucky : whoa . we 're not considering anything , okay ? look , siobhan , she went to diane 's office and spoke to a lawyer about extending her work visa . he 's the one who brought up a green - card marriage . she shot it down right away . lulu : well , good . i mean , it 's not i do n't want you to be happy . that 's not ... lucky : you just do n't think that i would be happy with siobhan . is that what you 're saying ? lulu : i think getting this serious about anyone is a bad idea . lucky : why are you doing this ? lulu : lucky , healing from having your heart broken takes time . caring too much too fast about anyone is a huge mistake . [ scene_break ] theo : i do n't wan na keep addressing the issue of your temper tantrums . siobhan : please , just tell me what you want . theo : i understand that lucky 's father is a close friend of sonny corinthos . siobhan : you want information on luke ? theo : i want you to quit interrupting me . as an old friend , lucky and the entire spencer family will be invited to brenda barrett 's upcoming wedding . you 'll be there as lucky 's date . siobhan : what if he is n't plannin ' on goin ' ? theo : persuade him . i want your eyes and ears at the ceremony when i take my revenge on brenda . [ scene_break ] robin : there are several credible studies that show that music can cut down on recovery time . terrell : yeah , well , i 'm pretty sure they were n't talkin ' about the music on your playlist . robin : well , wind chimes and waterfalls have their place , but the goal with this is to get the patient on their feet , so why not give them something to dance to ? terrell : i actually ca n't argue with that logic . how 'bout you , doc ? you think music speeds up the recovery process ? robin : patrick does not operate unless there 's some kind of music blaring in the background . patrick : it 's not my music that saves the patients . it 's my skill , and i 'd be happy to show you on your graves ' kid if you need . terrell : actually , robin made a compelling case for giving the r.a.i . drug protocol a chance . robin : yeah , and terrell agreed . i have to say it is nice having a doctor around that does n't think every problem can be solved with a scalpel . patrick : have you seen lisa ? robin : why ? patrick : we have a surgery tomorrow morning . i wanted to go over it with her before i left . robin : i thought you were on till 6 : 00 . patrick : i have something to do across town . [ scene_break ] dante : you just happened to get an anonymous tip about prostitution at the same place michael 's friend works ? ronnie : yeah , i was n't aware that michael had friends who are strippers , and i doubt his parole officer is either . dante : this is about you tryin ' to get back at sonny , right ? you wan na take this to the judge and threaten to revoke michael 's parole so that sonny can make a deal , right ? ronnie : you know , so much for that favor , okay ? check out the new lawyer yourself . dante : i do n't need you to do me any favors . i do n't want you using michael to get to sonny . ronnie : i was acting on a tip . it was a legitimate bust . dante : did you catch her with a john ? ronnie : there were a lot of girls workin ' , okay ? how can i be sure which ones were doing more than stripping ? dante : so she might even be innocent , then . ronnie : well , who is n't in your book ? johnny : hey . i heard a couple of girls from vaughn 's were picked up . ronnie : what 's the matter ? you lookin ' for a lap dance ? johnny : what , you offerin ' ? i 'm here to post their bail . dante : wait . are they friends of yours ? johnny : they 're employees . i 'm majority owner of the club . [ scene_break ] michael : dante 's gon na get this straightened out . you 'll be out of here in no time , all right ? abby : not the best first impression , you know , being dragged in wearing this outfit . michael : you got nothing to be ashamed of . abby : still , it 's humiliating . i am so sorry that you had to see any of this . michael : hey , at least i 'm here now to make sure you get treated all right . abby : thanks . [ scene_break ] ronnie : you know , solicitation is a misdemeanor , but promoting prostitution can be charged as a felony , da 's discretion , so i 'm guessing you 'll be sharing a cellblock with your wacky father real soon . johnny : those girls are paid to dance . as far as i know , that 's all that goes on . ronnie : you know , you think you 're so untouchable . give me a break , johnny , really . bigger names than you have been brought down , okay ? all it takes is one text message or some woman lookin ' to sell her story . i 'm sure the `` port charles herald `` would probably pay a pretty penny to see the inside life of johnny zacchara , pimp and mob prince . then again , so might the prosecution . johnny : so where do i post bail ? dante : no charge has been filed yet . there 's paperwork that needs to be filled out , though . johnny : is michael in some sort of trouble ? dante : no . you 're free to go . michael : good . i told you dante would take care of everything . dante : it 's not over . this is an ongoing investigation . you 're gon na have to come back and handle some more questions , probably . abby : i have nothing to hide . dante : that 's good . abby : i 'm sorry we had to meet under these circumstances . michael : abby , do you want me to drive you home ? abby : no . no . [ scene_break ] diane : `` it was a dreary kind of morning . the rain was coming down in buckets . `` blah , blah , blah . boring . port charles gets a different kind of rain . it 's not the bluesy southern kind they see in new orleans or memphis , the kind that makes you wan na sit on your front porch with a bowl of grits . with a bowl of cheese grits until you remember exactly why your wife left and ai n't never comin ' back . carly : spinelli here ? diane : no . he is off on p.i . business , and i 'm just using his state - of - the - art computer -- carly : when will he be back ? diane : i do n't know . i 'm sorry . i do n't know . carly ? are you all right ? is there something you 'd like to talk about ? carly : i have to stop sonny and brenda 's wedding . i mean , if they get married , it 'll be a disaster for everyone . brenda will fall to pieces , which will destroy sonny , and it will hurt all of his children , and no one seems to care . even jason is willing to stand by and let all of this happen . diane : tissue ? carly : i need help from someone who totally understands what 's at stake . [ scene_break ] jason : max , i do n't care if brenda could hear every word i say , okay ? do not talk to her about michael . it 's none of her business . if brenda starts buttin ' in , carly 's gon na go absolutely crazy . i got ta go . spinelli : oh , stone cold . i have triumphed . no one can elude the jackal , not even the pernicious , probably deceased jerry jacks . jason : did you find somethin ' ? spinelli : i succeeded where interpol has failed . jason : what did you find ? spinelli : is the divine one here ? she might wan na know about this . jason : no . max took her to see sonny . what did you find ? spinelli : has stone cold warmed to the idea of a divine one / mr . sir wedding ? jason : yeah , i want brenda out of here , so i want sonny to marry brenda , but a big wedding is n't safe . spinelli : alas , i fear physical dangers may be the least of her worries . [ scene_break ] [ johnny winces ] johnny : ethan ? maya ? you two kiss and make up yet ? [ knock on door ] johnny : doc . what do i owe the pleasure ? patrick : you have a minute ? johnny : yeah . come on in . i get you a drink ? patrick : no , i 'm fine . thanks . johnny : somethin ' on your mind ? patrick : listen , johnny , i 'm gon na cut to the chase . maybe you do n't know how crazy lisa niles is , or maybe you just do n't care , but she 's been terrorizing my family for months now , going as far as kidnapping my daughter and trying to kill my wife . she 's gotten away with everything , and somehow she 's managed to keep her job at general hospital . johnny , i know that she handed off the syringe to you that night that she tried to drug robin , and i 'm guessing you still have it , using it as leverage for something . but i need that syringe . i need that piece of evidence that 's gon na bust lisa and end this once and for all . [ scene_break ] terrell : whoa , whoa , whoa . back up . now , how does a girl who studied at the sorbonne become a fan of funk ? robin : well , actually my high school boyfriend , stone , he had a lot of friends in the record business , and he was the one that got me into the music . terrell : what was your first concert ? robin : eddie maine and the idle rich . stone , he was working the concert as a favor , and he got us tickets , and we had a great time . terrell : you still keep in touch ? robin : no . stone died of aids . terrell : i 'm sorry . robin : we might as well get this out of the way now . i 'm hiv positive . [ scene_break ] spinelli : the divine one has had several failed attempts at matrimonial bliss . i think she views this ceremony as an opportunity to get it right , but i fear that if mr. sir and the divine one get married , nothing but heartbreak will follow . jason : if you 're worried , why hire a wedding planner ? spinelli : i was following your advice to be supportive , and i think in my heart of hearts , i was thinking that the continued presence of the balkan would put the nuptials on hold . but now there 's evidence of jerry and the balkan being one and same , there 's no excuse for -- jason : whoa . what evidence ? spinelli : stone cold , this will not end well for the divine one . you have to stop the wedding . if you do n't stop the wedding , the valkyrie most certainly will ! [ scene_break ] diane : brava . your technique is truly a thing to be marveled at . i do n't think there 's a jury in the world that would not be swayed by your sentiment , no matter how phony it may be . carly : i open a vein , and you mock me ? that 's nice . diane : oh , the canned indignation is really unnecessary , because you see , i know when i 'm being worked , so why do n't you just save us both a lot of time and trouble and just tell me what you want . carly : okay . you know how jason 's always telling me to mind my own business and to stay out of it ? diane : yeah . he and sonny seem to have the phrase on repeat . carly : yeah . i did n't listen . diane : oh , really ? well , color me surprised . is there a point to this story ? carly : well , that depends . is this conversation covered by attorney - client privilege ? diane : yes . you are covered by jason 's very generous retainer . carly : okay . great . well , well , i may have bent a few laws obtaining this information which proves that dante and brenda not only slept together , but they had a child , which means sonny will be marrying the mother of his grandchild . i need help getting my hands on a legitimate copy of this proof , and that 's where you come in . diane : you want me to help you blow sonny and brenda 's wedding apart ? [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] sonny : oh . dante : hey . sonny : i 'll try not to take it personal . dante : what ? sonny : well , i left you a message it seems like hours ago now . dante : i 'm sorry . i was busy doin ' stuff , and then you said it was n't important , so ... sonny : well , i said it was personal . does n't mean it 's not important . dante : okay . well , i 'm here now . sonny : yeah , and i should be happy , 'cause , you know , we could n't be in the same room a little while ago , and i thought we 'd be in a better place by now , but i do believe we 're makin ' some progress . i know it 's never gon na be easy like it is with me and michael . i know i 'm rambling , so here 's the deal . michael suggested that i ask you to stand up with me at my wedding . dante : wow . that 's not at all what i was expecting . sonny : so i 'm askin ' you if you would be -- well , if you wan na be my best man . dante : it means a lot that you would ask me to do that , but i 'm sorry . i ca n't . sonny : why ? brenda : hey . hey .	diane brings sonny a pre - nup . sonny says he does n't need it . carly asks diane to help her stop brenda and sonny 's wedding by getting a legitimate copy of the proof she has that brenda and dante had a child together . spinelli tells jason that he has to stop the wedding or carly will do it . sonny asks dante to be his best man . dante says he ca n't .
nathan : uh , we only get a single drawer for active cases ? dante : yeah , they think it 'll make us solve the cases quicker . i 'd love to know what the genius who came up with that is getting paid . nathan : well , it does n't matter . i 'm focused on one case right now . think i can get my file back ? dante : [ chuckles ] yeah , man . nathan : thanks , man . so , what do you think ? dante : well , there 's some incriminating stuff in there , for sure . i do n't know that i would 've left the nypd for the boonies over it . nathan : this case has been waiting to be solved for over 20 years , and i 'm the guy to do it . silas : hey , you wanted to see me ? i 'm here ! alexis : is this a bad time ? sam : no , not at all . come on in . danny just went down for a nap . is everything okay ? alexis : everything is fine . i 'm missing my first - born . i have n't seen you since new year 's . sam : yeah . well , i 've been a little preoccupied . alexis : how 's silas ? molly said that you had a very nice new year 's day . sam : she 's obsessed . alexis : she 's happy that you 're happy . i 'm happy that you 're happy . i think it 's wonderful that someone appreciates you for the amazing woman that you are . he does appreciate you , does n't he ? sam : yes , of course he does . alexis : good . uh , can i assume that things are getting serious ? sam : um , you can assume that , yes . i mean , they were . they were getting serious . alexis : what do you mean `` were `` ? sam : well , mom , they were getting serious until i found out that ... silas has a wife . carlos : i promise , sabrina , i will make you happy . and i will be there for you and the baby . and this way , leaving town , patrick wo n't even know you 're pregnant . [ knock on door ] patrick : sabrina , it 's patrick . can we talk ? [ knock on door ] patrick : sabrina , please , i need to talk to you . sabrina : hide . carlos : what ? sabrina : shh ! just please , you need to get out of here now . carlos : wait a minute . wait , wait . what are you gon na say ? sabrina : i -- i do n't know . i do n't know what i 'm gon na do , but whatever it is , it 's ... you 're not part of it , okay ? just go , please . [ knocking continues ] patrick : sabrina ! sabrina : please go . patrick : please , i need to talk to you . sabrina : [ breathes deeply ] [ knocking continues ] sabrina : patrick , the whole building can hear you . is there a problem ? patrick : can i -- can i come in ? sabrina : it 's kind of a bad time right now . patrick : i need to ask you a question . are you pregnant ? morgan : you hurt my mom ? ! hmm ? ! julian : you need to calm down . have you lost your mind ? you know we ca n't be seen together . morgan : answer me ! do you know what happened to my mom ? ! kiki : i wanted to talk to you alone so i could ask you , as your only child , as the daughter that you say that you love , what happened to carly ? ava : you think i know ? is that what you think of me ? do you honestly believe that i could 've done something to make carly disappear ? kiki : yes . franco : it 's from carly . heather : this is the knife i was gon na use to kill you ... when you were in the shower . but franco stopped me from completing my mission . my own son used my own knife to kill me . the only difference is ... i came back from the dead . alexis : did you just say that silas is married ? sam : um , technically , yes . alexis : what do you mean `` technically `` ? he 's either married or he 's not . it 's like being `` a little bit pregnant . `` sam : mom , stop ! do n't badger the witness , please . yes , he is married , but there 's an explanation . alexis : oh , great . turns out i 've got time . sit down . start at the beginning . tell me everything . this i got to hear . nathan : there a problem , dr. clay ? silas : you want to question me , do it , but you leave samantha morgan out of it . dante : all right , take it down a notch . silas : going to her house ? ! she 's got nothing involved in this , and you know it ! nathan : yeah , well , i felt she had a right to know that her boyfriend is a married man ! silas : you do n't know anything , you little punk ! dante : hey , stop ! stop . listen , doc , someone comes in off the street and assaults a police officer , we arrest them , take them down to lockup . okay ? you just did this in front of a room full of witnesses , me included . my very best advice to you right now is you get control of yourself . how do you want to play this ? nathan : dr. clay ? you willing to answer those questions now ? dante : doc , he 's giving you a pretty good offer here . either we arrest you for assaulting a police officer and you spend the next probably 48 hours in lockup -- deal with the bother and expense of the judicial process -- or you can cooperate . what do you want to do ? silas : fine . nathan : we 'll be in the interrogation room . dante : yeah . nathan : after you . [ door opens ] [ door closes ] nathan : you 're good . dante : oh , hey , whatever . he left himself pretty open there when he barged in here and jumped a cop . just , uh ... do n't mess it up , okay , partner ? michael : dante . dante : michael , what are you doing here ? michael : i need your help . julian : what the hell are you talking about ? ! why would you think i did anything to your mother ? morgan : because she 's missing , all right ? and you made it very clear that you had no problem hurting her . you threatened the whole family , but you specifically mentioned my mom . julian : okay , i 'm glad you were paying attention , but -- morgan : okay , yes , i heard you loud and clear . now no one can find her , so just tell me if you know anything about it . ava : sweetheart , i know that carly and i have had our differences , but do you honestly believe that i could hurt her ? kiki : anything is possible because you 've certainly shown that you have motive . ava : motive ? what ? i 'm a criminal now ? kiki : i heard you tell carly you would wipe her off the face of the earth ! ava : was heat of the moment . i was upset . and if you take a minute to think about it , i 'm sure you 'll come up with many other suspects . what about franco ? kiki : franco already told me he had nothing to do with it . ava : oh . and you will take him at his word but not me . you will believe the word of a serial killer but not the word of your own mother . kiki : as far as i know , franco has never lied to me , and you have never told me the truth . carly : dear franco , i told you i 'd talk to michael and get him to accept our relationship , but the more i thought about it , the more i realized what a bad idea that would be . sonny made me see that i was putting my relationship with you ahead of my son . i can not lose my son over you . my relationship with you put everything in my life that i hold dear at risk -- my relationship with my children , my family 's safety , and my own . how do i know you are n't still the same dangerous psychopath you were before ? if you want to know the truth , i 'm scared to tell you this face - to - face . i have no idea what you 're going to do or how you 're going to react . so i 'm going to leave this letter in your room and then i 'm gon na get out of town for a few days . i did n't want to end things this way , but i think it 's best for everyone . i 'm sorry , franco . always , carly . carly : [ muffled ] no , wait ! i have something to say ! i have something say . heather : last words ? all right . what is it ? carly : help ! help me , please ! help ! heather : oh , really . did you think i would remove the gag if there was anyone around that could hear you ? if you 've got something to say , carly , you might as well say it to me . or should we just get on with it ? carly : no ! you can not kill me ! you ca n't kill me , heather . heather : why not ? carly : because we 're two of a kind sabrina : pregnant ? where would you get that idea ? patrick : felix . sabrina : felix . why would he say that ? patrick : look , do n't be mad at him , okay ? he did n't want to tell me . i practically had to stick bamboo shoots under the guy 's fingernails . i could tell that there was something wrong , and i -- i was worried about you . sabrina : what exactly did he say ? patrick : he said that you were pregnant and that you did n't want to tell me , so , sabrina , you just ... you just , you have to tell me the truth , okay ? are you pregnant ? sabrina : yes . i am . i 'm pregnant . alexis : so , his wife is in a coma ? sam : yes , and has been for over 20 years . she took an overdose of antidepressants . alexis : and he 's just telling you this now . sam : i know . mom , i know . i know . it 's a lot to take in , trust me . alexis : you and silas have been close for months now , so why did he keep this secret about his wife , only to reveal it now ? sam : he , um -- he did n't . actually , i -- i found out from a cop . nathan : there you go . see how civilized this is ? silas : is that what you call it ? a choice between interrogation and lockup ? nathan : i told you , i just want to chat . silas : i 'll talk to you about anything you want , as long as you leave samantha morgan alone . nathan : i 'd be happy to . [ tab pops ] nathan : all i want is to ask you some questions about what happened to your wife . silas : i answered all these questions for the cops 20 years ago -- you know , back when your biggest problem was trying to figure out which cartoon to watch on saturday morning . nathan : i do n't have much use for cartoons . but i do have a job , so ... about those questions . silas : what do you want to know ? nathan : talk to me about what happened the day your wife ended up in that coma . silas : i 'd went to work , usual time , 7 : 00 a.m . i was at the hospital till after 8 : 00 p.m . when i came home , i found nina unconscious on the floor . nathan : she had taken an overdose of her antidepressant ? silas : yes . nathan : why would she do that ? silas : i do n't know . she did n't leave a note . nathan : well , you were aware that your wife was taking an antidepressant . silas : yes . nathan : so , what did she have to be depressed about ? maybe she found out about you cheating on her with a woman named ava jerome . ava : i wish our relationship had n't come to this . i love you , kiki . and i swear to you , i did n't do anything to carly . i do n't know what else i can say to convince you . kiki : nothing . you have lied to me over and over again , and i do n't have a choice . i ca n't trust you . i do n't believe a word you say . ava : i 'm sorry you feel that way . kiki : [ breathes deeply ] julian : now , wait a second , kid . did something happen ? you did n't tell sonny that we 're still working together . morgan : no , of course not . i 'll be keeping tabs on him from the inside , just like you asked me to . julian : okay . so , then why would you think i did anything to your mother ? morgan : i told you -- because she 's missing , and you were making threats . what am i supposed to think ? julian : my point is , i would n't hurt your mother unless you did n't follow my instructions . so unless you 've given me some reason ... morgan : i did exactly what you asked , okay ? i told my dad that i was done with you and ava . i even -- i went off on her to prove the point . julian : i 'm sorry . you went off on ava ? morgan : yes . okay ? as if lying to my dad 's face was n't bad enough , on top of everything , i had to humiliate ava . ava : hey , julian ? are you there ? it 's ava . morgan : what part of `` we 're through `` did you not understand last night ? because now you 're coming here , to my father 's place of business , and you 're begging for me back . did you really think i was ever into you ? i do n't want you now , i never wanted you then , so i need you to go , and please never come back here . michael : look , no one 's seen my mom since last night . dante : i know , michael . bobbie came by here earlier to tell me that carly did n't come home last night . michael : okay . so what are we gon na do about it ? dante : look , all i can do is tell you what i told her earlier -- until your mother 's been missing for 48 hours , i ca n't call an official search . michael : okay , look , i know that is procedure , okay ? but this is my mom we 're talking about . ca n't we make an exception ? just talk to some of the people at the metro court , all right ? i talked to some of the staff , but i 'm not a cop . i do n't know the right questions to ask like you to find out if they saw anything suspicious . look , i 'm afraid that something happened to my mom . dante : why ? what are n't you telling me ? what do you think happened to your mom ? michael : did bobbie tell you that franco and my mom are seeing each other ? dante : yeah . michael : mom invited me and kiki to the metro court yesterday for lunch to tell me about franco . he showed up there to join us , but i took off before he sat down . dante : ca n't say i blame you . michael : yeah , according to him , my mom went looking for me at my dad 's restaurant . i was n't there . they talked , she took off , and that 's the last time anyone has seen her . dante : yeah , bobbie said franco showed up at your mom 's house this morning looking for her . michael : yeah , he claims that he has no idea where my mom is , but he 's ... i do n't trust him , okay ? we both know the guy 's a psychopath . dante : apparently , the doctors say that 's because he had a tumor . michael : tumor ? you do n't believe that , do you ? come on . dante : well , i have my doubts , but i 'm not a doctor . michael : well , franco is all about the games , right ? setting people up , manipulating them . i mean , what if he 's still doing it ? what if he took my mom just to see if he can get away with it ? dante : apparently , that 's who he used to be , not who he is now . michael : i believe he 's still dangerous , and i think he did something to my mom . please , dante , help me . dante : okay . let 's go . michael : okay . heather : [ chuckles ] `` two of a kind . `` you and me . you must be joking . carly : no . heather : we have nothing in common . carly : we do ! w - we do ! we 're both mothers to two boys . you have franco and steven lars . i - i have morgan and michael . heather : well , that much is true . we both have sons that went to prison for murder -- steven lars for killing a patient and michael for killing claudia zacchara . carly : yes . yeah , see ? we do have things in common , and -- and ... we love our boys , more than anything , and we would do anything to protect them . heather : of course we would . carly : yeah . heather : but do they appreciate it ? [ laughs ] my two ungrateful sons both turned their back on me . but franco was the worst . not only did he break my heart ... he stabbed me with my own knife . it 's why i have to do this . carly : heather , no ! patrick : thank you . here , sit down . how you feeling ? sabrina : i 'm fine . any morning sickness or ... ? sabrina : yeah , some . patrick : i do n't know how this happened . i mean , i do . i know -- i know this kind of stuff happens , but we were ... we were pretty safe . sabrina : i know . i know . patrick : i have to ask you something , okay ? when i came to talk to you on christmas eve , to tell you that i was going back to robin , did you know ? sabrina : no , patrick , i did n't -- i did n't know . i did n't find out until after christmas . patrick : okay . have you thought about what you 're gon na do ? sabrina : it 's quite a shock . patrick : listen , i , uh ... you know , you 're not gon na be alone in this , okay ? whatever you decide to do , i 'm gon na support you . carlos : you know what ? you do n't got to worry about that , doc . 'cause it 's not your baby . it 's mine . sam : so , this detective nathan or something -- i ca n't remember his last name -- he transferred here from manhattan , and he came to the door the other day , and he started asking me all these questions about silas . and that 's when he mentioned the wife . but , mom , i swear to you , he was just trying to get me riled up , getting me to doubt silas . and then i asked silas about it , and he told me the whole story . alexis : okay . you said this overdose was 20 years ago . sam : yeah , that 's what silas told me . alexis : why are the police still on it ? sam : i asked him the same exact thing . alexis : and ? spit it t , honey . sam : okay . silas told me that when his wife went into a coma , the police suspected that he was responsible . nathan : you 're not gon na deny your affair , are you ? here 's a copy of the birth certificate . now , you 're named as the father , and ava jerome is listed as the mother . silas : yes , i had a relationship with ava while i was married . nathan : before your wife slipped into a coma ? when you were questioned by the police at the time , you denied the affair . making a false statement is a felony , by the way . silas : it 's not something i 'm very proud of , all right ? i did n't think it was relevant to my wife 's overdose . nathan : and maybe it was n't . but this is . julian : what 're you talking about ? why were you with ava ? i told you to stay away from her . morgan : i did n't go looking for her , okay ? she came to my dad 's restaurant to see me . julian : you got to be kidding me . that idiot . morgan : it 's fine . i covered it , okay ? i went on and on in front of my dad about how i was done with both of you . no one knows i 'm working for you . julian : oh , man . dante : morgan . michael : what 're you doing with him ? kiki : franco ? franco : yeah , come in . kiki : ava 's gone . the coast is clear . franco : that 's good . i do n't think i could deal with her right now . kiki : ava said she does n't know what happened to carly . franco : yeah . for once in her life , i think ava might be telling the truth . kiki : ooh . franco , i 'm sorry . franco : yeah . do n't be . she did n't write that letter . heather : [ panting ] pull yourself together , heather . carly deserved that . and so does franco . now ... all you got to do is get rid of the evidence . patrick : what the hell are you doing here ? carlos : sabrina 's having my baby . where else would i be ? sabrina : carlos , please -- carlos : it 's okay . we can tell him the truth now . patrick : no , i do n't believe anything that you say , carlos . carlos : come on , doc . think back , hmm ? remember the night of your non - wedding ? you know , where you almost pledged yourself to sabrina for the rest of your life , but then you ended up kissing your long - lost wife ? this ring a bell ? the next morning , you found sabrina in my apartment . patrick : where sabrina told me that nothing happened . carlos : she lied . we did sleep together . and now we 're having a baby . alexis : why ? do you believe that the police think that silas purposely gave her the overdose ? sam : i think so , but silas swore he had nothing to do with it . alexis : and do you believe him ? sam : of course i believe him , mom . he 's the most dedicated doctor i know . he would never do anything like that . alexis : i 'm -- i 'm not trying to cause trouble . i 'm just saying that this story is a little fishy . sam : what do you mean `` fishy `` ? alexis : well , for one thing , most overdoses are n't accidental . sam : i know , and i do n't think this one was , either . alexis : okay . but do you know why his wife would purposely o.d . ? sam : yes . because she found out that he was cheating on her . silas : what is that ? nathan : that is a prescription for antidepressants . silas : i already told you my wife was taking antidepressants . it was in her medical records . i 'm sure you have a copy in your little file there . nathan : mm . did your wife take her medication by pill ? silas : that 's how most people take it , yeah . nathan : that 's what i thought . silas : is there a point to this ? or are you enjoying digging up this painful personal history of mine for the fun of it ? nathan : the prescription is for the antidepressant in its liquid form , dated the day your wife fell into that coma . silas : well , that 's unusual , but i still do n't see what my wife 's prescription has to do with me . nathan : yeah , the prescription ? it 's not for your wife . it 's for you . dante : what 's going on here ? morgan : nothing . i was ... just telling this guy to stay the hell away from me or you 'll have my family to deal with . julian : well , if you did n't hang out at the hotel where i live , you might have an easier time avoiding me . now you best stay out of my way . you made a mistake crossing me , kid . michael : why were you talking to julian ? dante : yeah . michael says you quit working for that guy . morgan : yeah , i did . i just ran into him when i was looking for mom here . kiki : what do you mean carly did n't write this ? is n't this her signature ? franco : yeah , she might have physically written this , but she was not in her right mind if she wrote any of this . we were really , really special , you know ? the time we spent together was really ... we were really good together . kiki : i guess she just ... changed her mind ? franco : no . look , okay , so maybe , you know , i -- i -- i thought ... that michael might have been able to get her to reconsider , but -- it 's like he said , you know ? she never even caught up to michael after she left me at the metro . kiki : no , she did n't . michael and i went on a hike . franco : and she told me , to my face , she said no one , not even michael , would be able to come between us . so why would she change her mind like that ? what could possibly have happened that would get her to do such a drastic 180 ? [ engine shuts off ] [ keys rattling ] [ door beeps ] job well done , even if i do say so myself . it 's all coming together . kiki : hey , hey , it 's me . um ... i found out something important about your mother . do n't worry about her . she 's fine . i 'll tell you all about when i see you . at least michael wo n't have to worry about his mom anymore . franco , are you okay ? franco : okay . i 'm fine . i know that it 's -- that it 's hard , but if this is how carly feels , it -- it 's better that you know now . franco : feel like i 've been hit by a truck . [ clears throat ] kiki : right . but might feel like a truck now , maybe a little sports car later . franco : why you doing this ? why are you being nice to me ? kiki : what do you mean ? franco : everyone in this town thinks i 'm crazy . your own boyfriend thinks that i 'm a psychopath . we both know that i 'm not your father . you 're under no obligation to be nice to me . kiki : i know that i 'm not obligated , but even if you were my father , i would n't have to be here . franco : why are you being nice to me ? kiki : because ava lied to us . she let us start a relationship thinking that we were father and daughter , and just when we got close , the truth came out . just because that happened , just because we 're not related ... it does n't mean that i do n't care about you . sam : [ sighs ] alexis : silas cheated on his wife with ava ? sam : yes . and i think that 's why silas blames himself for her condition . he feels like he drove her to overdose . alexis : well , certainly gives her a motive . sam : but , mom , he says he regrets it and it was the biggest mistake of his life . alexis : okay . so how do you feel after you 've learned all this ? sam : i do n't know . i just found out that he has a wife . it 's -- it 's a lot to take in . alexis : well , given the circumstances , i can understand why he was reluctant to tell you that , but on the other hand , he needs to be honest with you if he 's gon na commit to a relationship with you . sam : i know . that 's the hard part . i do n't know if he would 've ever told me about this on his own . alexis : i do n't know how he kept this a secret . i would imagine it would have been a lot of work for him to maintain his wife 's care and yet he kept it hidden . how much has he kept hidden ? sam : mom , it 's not like that . he did n't keep this hi -- silas had no choice . he could n't talk to his wife for over 20 years . the family would n't allow him to have access with her . he could n't communicate with her . for him , it was like she was already gone . alexis : well , if they did n't let him have any contact with her and they did n't give him any updates , i can understand that it would be easier for him to deal with her as if she were dead , but -- [ cell phone beeps ] alexis : hold on one sec . oh . shoot , honey . i got to go . i 'm due in court . sam : go . go , mom . of course . alexis : all right , well , i do n't want to go because i want to be able to work this out with you . sam : okay . all right . we can figure it out . alexis : all right , well , you 'll call me if you need me . sam : i know , yes . thank you . thank you for caring . alexis : caring ? are you kidding me ? i love you . sam : i know . alexis : all right ? and i know how difficult this was for you , to allow yourself to get close to silas . i just do n't want you to get hurt . sam : mom , i 'm -- i 'm not gon na get hurt . i trust him . silas : i 've never been given a prescription for antidepressants . nathan : no one gave it to you . you did . you wrote it yourself . silas : i 've never seen this paper before in my life . nathan : so ... so that 's not your signature ? silas : no . it looks like mine , but i never wrote that prescription . nathan : dr. clay , i think you wrote it , filled it , and injected your wife in an attempt to kill her . silas : let me tell you something -- i love my wife . i would never hurt her ! nathan : but you cheated on her . silas : i admitted that . nathan : no , you got caught . your daughter 's birthday proves that you were lying when you denied your infidelity . silas : and i 'm gon na regret that till the day i die . nathan : yeah . what about your wife ? when was she supposed to die ? see , i think you set this up to make it look like your wife o.d . 'd on her own medication . and you 'd get away with murder . you 'd be free to go run off with your mistress . silas : is that the best you got ? huh ? apparently so . am i under arrest ? nathan : well , that depends . do you want to confess ? silas : no . and now i 'm leaving . nathan : mm . silas : and you know what ? next time you want to waste my time with one of these silly little theories of yours , call my lawyer first . nathan : all right . that 's miller with two l 's , right ? silas : two i 's . ava : oh ! hey . there you are . where have you been ? julian : hello to you , too . what 's got your panties in a bunch ? ava : morgan . or should i say morgan 's boss . which happens to be you . i am not at all happy with your latest manipulation . julian : mm - hmm . you mean you 're not happy about morgan insulting you in front of sonny . julian : i heard . kid came by , told me that you went by his dad 's restaurant . he had not choice but to tell you to hit the road . ava : wait . you were with morgan ? are n't you the person who told me that we both had to stay away from him ? julian : yeah . and you promptly ignored me . unlike you , i did n't seek morgan out . the kid practically attacked me downstairs in the parking garage . his mother is missing . accused me of having something to do with it . kiki accused me of the same thing . julian : yeah . it occurs to me that you have been , um ... increasingly unhappy with carly . just yesterday , you threatened to tear her limb from limb . so , in the interest of covering our collective asses , did you make carly disappear ? ava : no . did you ? julian : no . ava : hmm . well , then i wonder who did . michael : yeah , we 're looking for mom , too . we thought the metro court would be the best place to look . dante : we 'll head inside , see what the employees know . morgan : i thought you already talked to them . michael : yeah , i was hoping that dante could find something i missed . morgan : okay . sounds like a plan . i 'm coming with you guys . dante : morgan , did you see your mother at all yesterday . morgan : no , i have n't seen her in days . michael : we know what time she left the metro court . dante : whoa , whoa , whoa , wait . what is that over there ? patrick : you got sabrina pregnant on the night of our wedding ? carlos : yeah , that would explain things . come on , doc . i could n't help but overhear some of your conversation . you said you and sabrina were always really safe . i ca n't say the same thing for sabrina and i . and we had a lot to drink that night , and , well , protection was the last thing on our minds . you 're off the hook , doc . sabrina is pregnant , but it 's my baby . patrick : sabrina . is this true ? silas : i 'm glad you 're here . can i ... ? sam : yes , of course . come on in . hey , what 's going on ? silas : just got back from the police station . sam : did they pull you in ? is that detective harassing you ? silas : i went down there to tell him to back away from you . sam : okay . well , something else must have happened . silas : yeah . he showed me some evidence that indicates that ... nina may not have taken that overdose herself . sam : wait a minute . what ... ? what does that mean ? silas : he showed me a prescription , in my name , written by me , dated the day that nina went into her coma . sam : [ sighs ] okay . so they think that you wrote the prescription for the medication that she o.d . 'd on . silas : but i did n't -- i did n't write it . you know that . some -- someone else must have forged my signature , someone who wanted to hurt nina . sam : what about ava ? [ cell phone rings ] alice : this is ava jerome . nathan : ms. jerome , this is detective nathan west with the pcpd . i need you to come down to the station . franco : i appreciate that , kiki . i do . thank you very much . i got to get out of here . i got to go find carly . kiki : [ sighs ] maybe that 's not the best idea . you know , if that 's really how carly feels , she might just need time away . franco : how can that be how she feels ? she -- if -- if she sees me , if i could just see her ... if i could just talk to her ... i could get her to see ... there 's nothing for her to be afraid of . i do n't know where to find her . i do n't even know where to start looking . kiki : i want to help you , okay ? franco : yeah . dante : morgan , what is it ? what do you see ? michael : mom 's car . morgan : okay , that 's not good . mom would n't just leave her door open like this . michael : oh , my god . morgan : is that blood ? dante : we got to pop this trunk . michael : look -- mom 's keys . dante : no , no , no , no . let me get that , let me get that . [ keys rattling ]	morgan confronts julian about carly 's disappearance . julian says he did n't do it . kiki confronts ava about carly . ava says she did n't do it . michael goes to the police station , where dante informs him that he already told bobbie that he ca n't file a missing persons report until after 48 hours . michael accuses franco of abducting carly . franco finds the note that heather left in his hotel room . the note , supposedly from carly , says carly is breaking up with him and will be out of town for a few days . he shows kiki the letter and says he does n't believe carly would write that in her right mind . kiki calls michael and leaves a message that carly is ok . franco asks kiki why she is being nice to him . she says she bonded with him when she thought he was her father and that finding out that they are n't related has n't made her stop caring about him . she offers to help him find carly . dante and michael go to the metro court and see morgan talking to julian in the garage . morgan and julian act like they were just randomly passing each other . ava and julian confirm to each other that neither of them made carly disappear and wonder who did . heather shows carly the butcher knife that she was going to use to kill her when she was in the shower in franco 's room , but then franco killed her with her own knife . she says carly wo n't come back from the dead , as she raises the knife to strike . heather drives carly 's car to the metro court parking garage . she hides when morgan spots carly 's car . morgan , dante , and michael go over to the car and find blood smeared on the side of it and the keys on the floor . dante opens the trunk .
lulu : ta - da ! maxie : well , your first campaign poster has been officially posted . lucy : whoo ! felicia : guess there 's no turning back now . maxie : mom , you 're not having second thoughts already , are you ? mac : hey , your mother 's no quitter . felicia : well , no , no . i 'm not . it 's just that i did n't exactly think things through when i announced my candidacy . mac : we talked about it . felicia : no . well , we joked about it . lucy : okay . okay , okay . fine . it 's a good idea . i do admit that it was my fault , 'cause the only reason you announced your candidacy was to distract the reporters from my latest fiasco . but it 's good ! it 's good ! anna : well , in that case , i think the city owes you a debt , lucy , because you 'll make a fabulous mayor . duke : well , you do understand , if felicia becomes mayor , then she will become your new boss . anna : yeah . duke : which means she may be inclined to fire you as commissioner and give the job back to mac . mac : uh , no , no ! anna 's an excellent commissioner , and i love being a civilian . besides , i just bought a bar . maxie : mom , it 's a shame that the election 's not tomorrow , 'cause you could help levi with his immigration problems . felicia : now let 's just all hang on just for a second . you know , i appreciate the love , but there 's no guarantee that i 'm going to win . anna : i do n't know . i think you might . the unions despise lomax , and i 'm not sure the public trusts her very much , either . felicia : she 's the incumbent and a ferocious campaigner . maxie : mom , enough with the negativity . our thoughts manifest our reality . mac : maxie does no interviews until this is over . [ laughter ] maxie : levi says it 's all about law of attraction -- what you want wants you -- so you need to put it out there that you want to win this race ! felicia : okay . lucy : now listen to me -- she is correct , because you have to believe in yourself as much as all of us believe in you . i have such a really , really good feeling about this ! okay . `` felicia `` on three ! 1 , 2 , 3 ! all : felicia ! [ cheers and applause ] lucy : i had such a very good feeling about this . duke : mm . lucy : felicia was gon na win , kevin was gon na take me back ... oh , my god . i was so naive . now kevin 's written me off ... i 've lost scott ... duke : and i 've lost anna . anna : oh , make yourself at home , agent sloane . agent sloane : somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed . anna : no , actually . i was having a very nice day until right now . agent sloane : well , maybe this will cheer you up . i brought you a present -- a search warrant . anna : how thoughtful . i thought you and i agreed that you were n't going to investigate me anymore . agent sloane : hmm . thanks to your old pal frisco ? relax . this has nothing to do with you or the new head of the wsb . it has to do with his ex - wife . anna : felicia ? you 're joking . what could you possibly have on her that would justify having a search warrant ? agent sloane : well , for starters , election tampering . reporter : felicia , where 's the elm street ballot box ? reporter : what happened to the votes ? did you steal the election ? reporter : is lomax right ? did your campaign tamper with the results ? how can you govern with this scandal hanging over you ? felicia : [ sighs ] oh , my god . i thought it was bad in the weeks after the election . i ca n't even poke my nose out there . mac : i told you we should issue a statement . alexis : no , you do n't do anything . you let me handle it . election tampering ? seriously ? because if you 're trying to be funny , it 's not funny . scott : morning , alexis . alexis : it 's one thing for her to play politics . she 's a politician . but you 're supposed to be following judicial guidelines , and there 's no basis for these allegations . scott : well , let 's go over the facts , shall we ? felicia and mayor lomax were in a statistical dead heat . one ballot box from the elm street area was left to be counted . the police claim that it was dropped off by an election official and then disappeared under mysterious circumstances . alexis : my client has done everything to cooperate with this investigation . mayor lomax : except she 's the one responsible for the disappearance of that ballot box in the first place . anna : so , you expect me to believe that you have evidence connecting felicia to this missing ballot box ? agent sloane : she is a close friend of yours . and given the number of cases that you 've bungled , you need her to win this election if you 're gon na keep your job . anna : i 'm not sure if you 're up for this measuring contest . i 'd like to see how you stack up . agent sloane : tempting . anna : so , what ? do you want me to search her purse or maybe glove box or her panty drawer ? agent sloane : oh , i 'm not suggesting that felicia rigged the election . no , i think her chief campaign contributor did -- nikolas cassadine . maxie : that was ... nathan : uh - huh . maxie : your apartment is definitely conducive to mind - blowing sex . nathan : whose apartment ? last i checked , it was yours . maxie : yeah , but i 'm still living at my parents ' house . nathan : so , you spend more time here than you do there . maxie : are you complaining ? nathan : hell no . maxie : [ giggles ] no ! no ! we ca n't . we will not get out of bed . nathan : so ? you got someplace else to be ? maxie : i actually do have someplace to be . today is inauguration day , and i should be going to my mom 's inauguration . i even have the perfect little dress picked out , but ... unfortunately , they still ca n't find that missing ballot box , and that crook lomax is gon na use it as an excuse to stall when my mother so deserves to be mayor . nathan : no arguments here . maxie : i just want her to win . she really deserves it , you know ? and i worked so hard campaigning for her , even though you did your best to try to stop me . i really appreciate your help with this . lulu : aww . it feels like old times . oh ! do you remember that warehouse photo shoot ? maxie : when the prep crew just did n't show up ? lulu : oh , we had to hang all of those backdrops . maxie : yeah , and then move all that heavy machinery after the photographer thought he wanted it for ambiance and then changed his mind . lulu : the entire time , maha chang 's people were calling from hong kong -- maxie : yeah , 'cause she did n't like that double page that her people insisted she get , even though i said it would look anticlimactic after that fabulous cartullo spread . lulu : you miss it , do n't you ? maxie : no , no . fashion is superficial and fleeting and distracts me from my spiritual path . lulu : speaking of spiritual paths , not that i do n't love working with you again , because i do , and i must say that we make an excellent team ... maxie : we do . it 's such a collaborative effort . we really complement each other . lulu : except when we come up short , as in vertically , as in we could use someone taller . where is levi ? maxie : did n't i tell you ? he 's with diane , trying to navigate through that immigration nightmare that nathan put him through . lulu : you do n't know for sure that nathan made that -- maxie : okay . before you defend nathan , let 's just skip to the part where i tell you he might be beautiful , with gorgeous eyes , but you are wrong about him being a totally nice guy . now come on -- we have like a hundred of these left to put up on the waterfront . nathan : i , um -- i ca n't let you do that . maxie : look who it is -- detective buzzkill . lulu : hi , nathan . nathan : hi , lulu . maxie : what 's your problem today ? nathan : the docks are public property , and you need a permit to put up posters . maxie : who says we do n't have one ? nathan : all right , then . let 's see it . no ? maxie , like i said -- maxie : do n't you have something better to do , like handcuff yourself to a perp and lose the key or call immigration on levi again . nathan : i did n't do that . maxie : liar . nathan : dunkleman is here illegally , all right ? now whether or not i did that , and i did n't , he 's the problem , not me . maxie : no , nathan , you are the problem -- you and your rule book . if my mom does n't win this election because we do n't have enough posters up , i 'm blaming you . i was n't about to cut you any breaks back then . but i swallowed every lie levi told me , and he played me for a fool . nathan : you are nobody 's fool . nobody 's . maxie : okay . 10 more minutes , but then we get up . nathan : okay . [ cell phone rings ] [ both sigh ] maxie : it 's anna . here . nathan : yeah , chief . anna : nathan , i need you to execute a warrant at wyndemere . [ door closes ] lulu : hello ? hello ? nikolas : hey . lulu : hey . nikolas : lulu , what are you doing here ? lulu : uh , i 'm sorry . i - i should 've called first . is it okay that i 'm here ? nikolas : of course . of course . what 's going on ? lulu : i 'm feeling overwhelmed by all these preschool brochures for rocco . i know you never sent spencer to preschool , but i -- nikolas : a decision i sometimes regret . uh , he 's having a difficult time making the adjustment from private tutors to a classroom , you know ? lulu : okay . well , mostly , i just need you to be my reassuring big brother . let me vent . nikolas : okay . lulu : dante wo n't admit it , but he 's just as stressed as i am , and i know that we are just talking about preschool -- okay ? -- but you hear these moms at the play group , you would think that we are applying to college . i 'm serious . i ... nikolas : what ? lulu : what is that ? nikolas : what 's what ? lulu : that ... over -- oh , my god . that 's the missing ballot box from the election . what are you doing with it ? felicia : nikolas cassadine ? scott : he financed your campaign . mac : we had a lot of contributors . scott : that was nickels and dimes . nikolas and his save port charles pac gave thousands and thousands of dollars . alexis : there is nothing illegal about forming a pac or contributing to a political campaign . mayor lomax : no , but it 's very illegal to steal a ballot box . alexis : my nephew did not steal a ballot box . scott : well , you better stop thinking of him as your nephew and as his client , because he 's gon na need you , because we have a warrant , and they 're bringing him down to the station . alexis : you 're ridiculous . i was just at wyndemere yesterday . i think i would 've noticed if nikolas stole a ballot box . lulu : nikolas , this box -- it could decide who 's going to become our next mayor . do you realize how bad this looks ? you practically financed felicia 's entire campaign . nikolas : i can explain , if you would just -- dante : i 'm afraid you 're gon na have to do your explaining downtown . i 'm sorry , nikolas . you got to come with us . lulu : is this really necessary ? nathan : lulu , we do n't have a choice . there 's warrant . lulu : there 's got to be some kind of misunderstanding . nikolas : there 's no misunderstanding . lulu : no , no , no . do n't say anything . nikolas : do what you have to do , dante . dante : nikolas cassadine , you 're under arrest . you have the right to remain silent . anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law . you have the right to an attorney -- spencer : stop ! cuff me ! i 'm the culprit ! i 'm the one who took the ballot box ! anna : i refuse to accept this . agent sloane : well , an eyewitness saw cassadine 's driver loading the ballot box onto the launch . anna : well , everything on the island is provisioned by boat . could have just as easily been a box of bananas . agent sloane : well , it 's enough for a warrant . anna : which we are executing . satisfied ? agent sloane : never . anna : yeah , well , you 'll have to excuse me . i have to go to the station to prepare for this avalanche of paperwork that i will have to endure when it comes clear that you are barking up the wrong tree . agent sloane : well , i can not wait to see the smug smile wiped off of your face . the box is at wyndemere , and your friend felicia is going down . maxie : mom . hey , what 's going on ? nathan said he had to arrest nikolas for election tampering ? felicia : maxie , i swear , i had nothing to do with this . maxie : well , i know you would never and neither would nikolas , so there has to be another explanation . spencer : lock me in chains ! drag me away ! nathan : nobody 's dragging you anywhere . spencer : but i 'm guilty . nathan : spencer , look , i know you get in trouble sometimes , and you 've been grounded ... dante : a lot nathan : ... but you would n't steal a ballot box . spencer : yes , i would . father , tell them i 've sworn to tell the truth . nikolas : alfred found the box in spencer 's toy chest last night . i 've been up half the night trying to figure out whose attention i should bring this to . dante : then we showed up . lulu : wait . spencer , why did you have these votes ? i know you were n't trying to rig an election . spencer : i did n't know what they were . lulu : okay . well , then , how did you get the box ? spencer : it was new year 's eve . father was out celebrating . i wanted to see the fireworks , but my gran -- my babysitter would n't let me . so i snuck out . chandler : your great - grandmother insisted you be in bed before midnight . spencer : great - grandmother insists on a lot of things , but she left without telling my father , and she put you in charge , and you work for me . so , let 's go . then that 's when i saw it . dante : saw what ? spencer : a man and a woman dropping this box into the water . lucy : oh , duke ... this is such a mess . i never , ever should 've gotten involved in this . i should n't have done this at all . duke : no use beating yourself up . it 's in the past . come on . you 're gon na catch your death of cold . nathan : i 'm gon na get this to city hall . hey , behave yourself . spencer : am i going to prison , uncle dante ? dante : no , no , no . listen to me , buddy -- no one 's going to prison , but i do need to know how you got that box after it was dumped in the water . spencer : okay . chandler : you ca n't take off like that , master spencer ! now come on . it 's well after midnight . spencer : we 'll go home ... after you dive into that icy water and retrieve a box for me . chandler : why on earth would i do that ? spencer : listen , chandler , i 've already gone through a `` ross , `` and if i come home late , and you get in trouble , i bet you there 's a `` joey `` waiting in the wings . you feel me ? chandler : now can we go home , master spencer ? spencer : wow ! it 's ... really cold out here . chandler : yeah . spencer : let 's go before i freeze . chandler : [ sighs ] dante : so let me get this straight -- you saw a man and a woman dumping the box into the harbor , and you got your driver to fish it out ? spencer : yes . dante : but you had no idea what was in that box ? spencer : no idea whatsoever . dante : so why did you get your driver to get you a box out of the harbor that you did n't know what was inside ? spencer : i did it for uncle sonny . mayor lomax : you know , i 'm not surprised you 're covering for nikolas . what 's one more lie when you 're already corrupt ? felicia : what ? you 're the corrupt one . you closed those lanes on the port charles bridge just to stick it to your rival councilman from queen 's point . mac : the public never forgets . mayor lomax : oh , please . once msn - pc got a shot of you punching out one of their reporters , they moved on to the next scandal . and once the media attention goes , so does the public 's . felicia : mac hit that reporter because that reporter made a callous remark about my daughter , who was in terrible danger at the time . maxie : it 's okay , mom . i 'm fine now . and do n't worry -- i 'm sure all of those voters , who are also parents , sympathized with you . [ door opens ] mayor lomax : little girl , if you -- nathan : somebody looking for this ? alexis : are you kidding me ? you found it at wyndemere ? so , nikolas -- nathan : no , no , no , no . not nikolas . it was the other prince of the castle . alexis : [ scoffs ] dante : so , what did my father have to do with this ? spencer : remember those two people who were dumping the box into the water ? i heard the lady say , `` should n't you run this past sonny ? `` and the man said , `` sonny 's not in charge anymore . `` i thought they were dirty , rotten traitors who were gon na betray uncle sonny , so i took the box . i was planning on giving it back to him when he gets out of prison . when is he getting out ? lulu : sweetie , uncle sonny wo n't be getting out for a very long time . dante : listen -- listen , buddy . i need you to help me figure out how the box got to the docks in the first place . so , you say you saw a man and woman dump it in -- into the harbor ? can you tell me who they were ? lucy : [ breathes deeply ] duke , i do n't think i can live with myself . duke : well , we 'll have a relaxing cup of tea . and you 'll feel better . just the two of us . dante : spencer , you recognize the man and woman with the box ? nikolas : uncle dante asked you a question . lulu : look , if you tell us what you know , you 'll be helping uncle dante with a very important investigation . you 'll be a hero . okay ? so think , spencer -- did you recognize the man and woman ? spencer : i saw them at the nurses ' ball . dante : who were they ? shawn : hey . did you get any sleep last night ? jordan : no . no , i just -- i ca n't ... i ca n't stop thinking about what we did , shawn ? shawn : [ sighs ] jordan : you know , we tampered with an election that people voted and -- shawn : look , let it go . we did what we had to do . shawn : you got to stop thinking about it . jordan : shawn , an election fraud . that 's -- that 's a federal crime . shawn : well , jordan , i hate to break it to you , but federal crime -- that 's what we do . jordan : mm . that 's different . shawn : how ? jordan : well , first of all , the people that we deal with are just as dirty and bad as we are . i mean , that 's not who we screwed over this time , okay ? there are poor people on elm street who stood in line for hours and waited to vote , and we took that away from them . you know , we took away the one thing that makes them equal to every quartermaine and every cassadine in this town -- we took away their voice . shawn : look , no one can track it back to us , okay ? the only proof is lying on the bottom of the harbor . jordan : are you sure about this ? should n't you -- should n't you check with sonny ? shawn : sonny 's not in charge anymore . you ready ? on 3 ? 1 ... 2 ... 3 . [ water splashes ] jordan : it 's not about getting caught , shawn . look , i did n't sign up for this . shawn : you signed up to work for this organization , and this is what it costs . look , duke made it clear -- taking care of this for him ... was the price of admission . duke : you did play a great part in saving our territory . jordan : and i 'm prepared to do it again . shawn : so does that mean she 's in ? duke : i 'll need further proof of your loyalty . there 's something i need you to do for me . jordan : anything you want . duke : there 's something in the trunk of my car that needs disposing of . if you can get rid of that successfully , then i 'll happily welcome you back into the fold . jordan : disposing , like -- like a body ? duke : no . of course not . nothing like that . i do n't suppose either one of you have heard about the missing ballot box from elm street . jordan : look , obviously , duke wanted to fix the election , which means one of the candidates is in on it . do you know who that is ? shawn : i 've learned it 's best not to look for answers that are n't offered . it 's gon na be okay . you 're safe with me now . all right ? jordan : all right . shawn : well ... i 'm gon na go jump in the shower . care to join me ? jordan : maybe in a little bit . shawn : okay . duke : good morning , anna . anna : hello , duke . lucy : anna , um , you look very ... nice today . anna : oh , thank you . thank you . you do , too . lucy : thank you . duke : let 's try this again , shall we ? i 'm duke lavery . you are special agent sloane for the justice department . agent sloane : that 's right . duke : if you do n't mind telling me , what is a federal agent doing spending so much time in port charles ? agent sloane : well , at the moment , i 'm investigating your mayoral election . [ cell phone ringing ] anna : this is anna devane . please leave a detailed message at the tone . [ knock on door ] jordan : hey . dante : hey . jordan : what are you doing here ? dante : uh , i just came from wyndemere . spencer cassadine says he saw you and shawn dumping the ballot box into the harbor . is that true ? jordan : yeah , it 's true . dante : what -- what 's going on ? what are you thinking , getting involved in that ? jordan : well , i did n't have much of a choice , you know ? it was the only way that duke was gon na bring me into their corinthos organization . if i had refused that , he would 've -- he would 've cut me off . dante : so why did n't you just come and tell us ? jordan : because i 've been -- i 've been with shawn . i have n't had a moment alone since new year 's . he 's in the shower now , so actually i was just calling anna , and she did n't pick up . dante : so , wait . are you saying duke is behind this and wanted to rig the election ? jordan : i could n't tell you . i 've told you everything i know . dante : so now i got to break the news to the commissioner . shawn : breaking what to the commissioner ? agent sloane : well , thank you , mr. baldwin . anna : what was that about ? agent sloane : one of your officers actually did some good work today . the ballot box has been recovered and returned to city hall . jordan : um , apparently , some kid claims to have seen us with some missing votes ? you know , um ... and i told dante to tell his boss that we had nothing to do with it , and if she does n't back down , then we 're gon na sue her ass for harassment . dante : i will , uh , convey the message . jordan : you do that . shawn : you sure you 're all right ? jordan : yeah . yeah , it 's nothing . actually , um ... i think you 're right . i think that i just need to ... get my mind off some things . mayor lomax : i 'm supposed to believe that some precocious child just happened to have the votes needed to determine this election ? how gullible do you think i am ? nikolas cassadine funded felicia 's campaign . how do we know he did n't tamper with the votes ? scott : well , the seal is intact . the box does n't look like it 's been monkeyed with or opened . mayor lomax : that can be faked ? scott : well , you can challenge the validity of the votes once the tally 's in . so ... the count resumes now . lucy : i do not think a cup of tea is gon na fix this . duke : anna . anna : i just got off the phone with detective falconeri , and he says that two people on your payroll were seen disposing of this ballot box . duke : well , did they question these two supposed employees of mine ? anna : yes , of course they did , and they said they had no knowledge . duke : well , there you have it . anna : well , there you have it . exactly . you 're saying you have no involvement in the tampering of this election ? duke : no . no , what i 'm saying is i 'm not prepared to answer questions at this time . not unless , of course , you have any evidence to back up these ludicrous accusations . anna : all right . okay . we 'll be in touch . lucy : oh , my god , duke . i -- i am so sorry . duke : it 's not your fault -- lucy : of course , it 's my fault ! i am the one who stole the ballot box in the first place ! lucy : i have done some wildly stupid things in my life , but this takes it to a whole new level of catastrophe . duke : it 's going to be all right , lucy . lucy : all right ? how could it be all right ? anna is breathing down your neck for a crime that i committed . i do n't know what happened . i do n't know what got into me election night . i was just so upset because yet another wedding i officiated at ended in total discord and utter devastation , to put it mildly . and you -- you had just been arrested . felicia : duke was arrested ? lucy : it was horrible . anna dragged him off in handcuffs . i need alexis . is she here ? i know she 's the attorney for your campaign . is she here ? felicia : she went to the hospital . it was some family emergency . lucy : what ? we need a quote . felicia : excuse me . lucy : okay , okay . luck , luck . hey . what is going on ? what 's all the commotion about ? mac : the election is a dead heat , and there 's still one uncounted ballot box from the elm street area that 's being contested . lucy : contested ? why ? mac : there was a misprint on the ballot . they listed my wife as felicia jones and not felicia scorpio . lucy : wow . that 's awkward . mac : yeah , i 'll say . not to mention it probably confused a lot of the people that wanted to vote for her . that 's why we 're petitioning the election board for a revote . mayor lomax : you 're reaching , scorpio . the board will never go for it . this town has known your wife as felicia jones off and on for 30 years . they 'll rule in my favor , and when they do , i 'll win . elm street has always been lomax territory . mac : times change . mayor lomax : did i ever tell you how much i enjoyed firing you ? mac : you did me a favor . i enjoy being a civilian . you 'll know what that 's like soon enough . felicia : mac , we need you . mac : duty calls . lucy : um ... ms . mayor lomax ... could i just have a tiny , weeny bit of your time ? mayor lomax : mm - hmm . make it quick . lucy : look , i really need to speak with you on behalf of duke lavery . mayor lomax : the corinthos stooge ? [ scoffs ] commissioner devane did the right thing for once when she arrested that thug , and i , for one , can not wait until your ex - husband throws the book at him . oh . lucy : i -- i was beside myself . i so wanted felicia to win that election , and i knew that that lomax chick was gon na railroad you . and so as i was leaving , i saw my chance . oh ! officer , hi ! do n't you look handsome today . um , are those the ballots from elm street ? officer : yes , ma'am . lucy : oh . the commish just radioed . she wants us to follow up on a tip from the hot line about nina clay and the missing baby . officer : we got this ballot box we got to -- you 're board of elections , right ? lucy : sure am . next thing i know , the cops hand me the ballot box that would give lomax the election . so i just grabbed the box , i walked on out , stuffed it in my trunk , drove home , and there it sat , in the lighthouse , for two months . and you know , i kept feeling like it was taunting me . it was like my guilty conscience come to life ! you know , like that book . duke : `` the telltale heart . `` lucy : `` psycho `` ! duke : ah . lucy : so i did it , all right . i did it . i 'm the one who took the ballot box , i tampered with the election , i left us all in limbo without a mayor ... i am so sorry . i should not have burdened you with all of this . i 'm sorry that i told you what i did . duke : oh , lucy , do n't be silly . you were right to come to me . lucy : you and me spend new year 's together ? duke : i do n't see why not ? we 're old friends , we 're both unattached . why should n't we ring in the new year together ? i may not be a baldwin , but i certainly am a scot . [ both laugh ] lucy : that 's very good . why not ? it will be fun . duke : of that i 'm certain . lucy : besides , if scott happens to see a very delicious , handsome man on my arm , all the better . duke : that 's the spirit . lucy : besides , i really need this . i - i just have had , um ... something else weighing on my mind other than scott . duke : what 's weighing on your mind other than scott ? lucy : oh , i -- i do n't -- i do n't want to burden you with it . i 'm -- i 'm in deep . deep , deep , deep ... deep . duke : lucy ... you can tell me anything . lucy : i did something ... very bad . duke : i was happy to help . i just wish i could 've been more successful and made the ballot box disappear completely . all i wanted to do was just protect you . lucy : hey , you did more than enough . thank you . duke : i do n't want you to worry . even if anna can connect this to me , there 's no way i 'd ever sell you out . lucy : no . no , you 'd have to . i -- i would never sell you out . besides , i -- i just hope that this does n't torpedo felicia 's chances of becoming mayor . [ camera shutters clicking ] anna : hi . oh , there she is . felicia , do they have a tally yet ? felicia : they 're still counting the votes . scott : okay . listen up , everybody . the votes from the elm street polling place have been tabulated . we have a clear victor . we can finally announce who won the election . spencer : may i just say that rocco is very lucky to have you for a mother . lulu : oh , spencer , thank you very much . nikolas : okay . off to your room . you remember what i said last night ? spencer : that i 'm grounded for eternity ? nikolas : i think the term i used was `` indefinitely . `` spencer : [ sighs loudly ] lulu : well , he 's one of a kind . nikolas : thank god . could you imagine two of them ? lulu : aww . go easy on him . it 's not like he knew he was interfering with an election . hey , everybody , they 're about to announce the results of the election . lucy : this is it . oh , my goodness . this is it . reporter : the votes from the elm street polling plaza have been accounted for and tabulated . and the election committee has determined the winner . our next mayor is ... janice lomax . felicia : congratulations . you 'll have my full support -- mayor lomax : bye , felicia . shall we ? scott : all right , then . janice lomax , do you solemnly swear -- mayor lomax : i , janice lomax , do solemnly support the constitution of the united states , the constitution and laws of the state of new york ... felicia : i 'm sorry . i just needed a moment . mac : you fought hard . i 'm proud of you . maxie : me too , mom . i 'm proud of you . nathan : uh , felicia ? i 'm sorry . i did n't mean to interrupt . and i know i have n't been in port charles very long , but i just wanted you to know that i think you would 've done great things for this city . you 're generous and kind , and you 've certainly welcomed me into your family with open arms , and ... you always have everybody 's best interest at heart . and i think you would 've been a fantastic mayor . so if in two years you decide to run again , you 've got my support and my vote . felicia : thanks . that means a lot to me coming from you , detective west . nathan : nathan . anna : i 'd like to offer my congratulations , mayor lomax . mayor lomax : thank you . anna : yeah . mayor lomax : as my new term 's first order of business , i 'm firing you . alexis : what ? anna : you ca n't do that . what ? mayor lomax : i can , and i did . the truth is , you 're quite popular with the townsfolk . i had to wait until after the election to kick you to the curb . you compromised yourself when you took the law in your own hands , not to mention your relationship with a known mobster . i ca n't have your lifestyle tainting my administration . anna : okay . i will fight this . mayor lomax : be my guest . but you should know , i have your replacement lined up . reporter : we 're getting word from our source inside the courtroom . it appears anna devane has been fired as commissioner of police . she 'll be replaced my federal agent kyle sloane . jordan : no . shawn : what 's it to you ? anna : should 've seen this coming , should n't i , really ? how long have you two been plotting against me ? mayor lomax : no one 's been plotting against you , anna . you got what you deserve . anna : alexis , can i discuss hiring you ? alexis : gladly . scott : excuse me . mayor lomax , the press is clamoring for a statement . mayor lomax : ah . well , the limelight is all yours , baldwin . i know how much you love it . scott : i 'm photogenic . mayor lomax : yes , you are . congratulations , commissioner . agent sloane : and to you , madam mayor . mayor lomax : thank god you switched out the real ballot box last night . i could n't believe it when you told me that felicia actually won elm street ... that she would be the new mayor of port charles . agent sloane : well , it 's all taken care of , thanks to our mutual friend . mayor lomax : mm . i 'm just glad mr. cassadine saw things the same way we did . [ next_on ] carly : michael ? are you here to see me ? maxie : ( to nathan ) so this is about revenge ? patrick : what are you doing here ? nikolas : ( to helena ) we need to talk about elq . sloane : ( to anna ) what are you doing in my office ? ( jake gets a gun , and sam locks a door from inside an office or room )	lucy and duke reminisce about the day felicia 's first campaign poster went up and think about the high hopes they had at the time . they are disappointed that he lost anna and she lost both kevin and duke . agent sloane takes a search warrant to anna and tells her that felicia is suspected of election tampering . he accuses nikolas of being responsible for the disappearance of a missing ballot box . mayor lomax accuses felicia of taking the ballot box . the ballot box is in nikolas ' parlor . lulu drops by wyndemere , barges into the parlor , and sees the ballot box . dante and nathan arrive with a warrant and proceed to read nikolas his rights . spencer bursts in and confesses to taking the ballot box , says he did n't know what the ballots were . he recounts the events of new year 's eve when he saw a man and a woman dropping the box into the water . he says he made his driver , chandler , fish the box out of the harbor . dante asks him why he wanted to get a box out of the water when he did n't know what was in it . spencer says he did it for his uncle , sonny , because the man said sonny is n't in charge anymore . dante asks spencer if he recognized the man and woman . spencer says he saw them at the nurses ' ball .
[ indistinct conversations ] [ nathan walks up behind maxie and covers her eyes with his hands ] maxie : fair warning -- my boyfriend is a cop . nathan : oh , really ? well , you are under arrest for crimes against fashion . report to bed for punishment . maxie : i missed you so much . nathan : i know . i got your texts and your e - mails . maxie : no more out - of - town assignments . i mean it . nathan : no desire to leave you or port charles again , especially since my case just brought me back here . maxie : oh . tell me more . nathan : [ breathes deeply ] i ca n't get into that right now . so , uh , fill me in on everything i missed . how were your holidays ? maxie : oh , my god . johnny ? nathan : maxie ? anything earth - shattering ? maxie : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] lulu : [ gasps ] [ screaming ] let go of me ! johnny : whoa , whoa , whoa ! hey , hey , hey ! uncle ! all right , i give up ! i give up . lulu : [ gasps ] [ scene_break ] michael : hey . how long are you gon na be on the heavy bag ? dante : ah , till it 's dead . michael : why do n't you leave a little bit for the rest of us ? you 're not the only one with issues to work out . [ scene_break ] felix : i know that look . sabrina : what look ? felix : thinking about your baby daddy . sabrina : you do n't know the half of it . felix : hm . [ cell phone rings ] sabrina : hello ? carlos : i was so happy to get your message , querida . sabrina : carlos ? carlos : yeah , baby . it 's me . [ scene_break ] jordan : i have the weston file in this interrogation room . you did n't have to come by in person for that . paul : oh , it 's no trouble . gives me a chance to catch up with you and my chief investigator . i believe you had something else to ask me . jordan : well , i 'll let anna take the lead on that . why do n't you tell your boss what 's going on ? [ scene_break ] olivia : may i help you ? valerie : ms. falconeri . hi . i was just filling out an application . i thought carly might consider me . olivia : yeah , your cousin does n't handle the new hires . i do . valerie : i forgot -- you own half the hotel . my mistake . olivia : not your first . and it probably wo n't be your last . valerie : what 's it gon na take to make things right between us ? olivia : a time machine . barring that , i think you should leave . valerie : [ scoffs ] do n't worry . i 'm leaving . olivia : no , no , no . i - i do n't mean leave my restaurant . i think you should go home to pennsylvania . [ scene_break ] michael : you should aim higher . dante : what , are you -- you an expert now ? michael : i 'm just saying . my cousin dillon 's a little taller than where you 're aiming . dante : well , look , i do n't like the guy , but he did n't total my marriage . i did . michael : still beating yourself up about that ? dante : well , you know , it 's either that or drink myself to death , and i do n't think that would be fair to do to my son . michael : i thought you and lulu were doing okay at christmas . dante : yeah . well , that moment passed . michael : well , uh ... what about counseling ? dante : [ chuckles ] hey , man , i appreciate it . i love you . but there 's nothing you can say that will save my marriage . michael : trust me , you 're just a little too close to the situation . once you give yourself some distance , you 'll see that everything 's -- dante : i saw . i tried , and she took the opportunity to , uh ... pay me back . she slept with someone on new year 's eve . michael : oh . wow . uh ... yeah , i 'm sorry . dante : well , i have no one to blame but myself . she did the same thing i did to her . but i got to say , she sent me a pretty strong signal . if i did n't know it before now , it 's over . [ scene_break ] lulu : are you kidding me ? ! johnny : what ? lulu : grabbing me in a park in the middle of the day ? ! johnny : i was just messing with you . no bigs . lulu : what if someone saw what happened and the police are on their way right now ? johnny : i do n't hear any sirens . do you hear sirens ? i do n't hear any sirens . lulu : why are n't you just hiding out on the haunted star ? johnny : 'cause i missed you . lulu : so you showed up in a ski mask ? to what -- surprise me ? johnny : well , i was thinking ahead . no one 's recognized me so far . lulu : okay , johnny , johnny , you ca n't take these kind of chances . okay , dillon knows that you 're here . maxie knows that you 're here . h - how long do you think that she is gon na last with that secret , by the way ? johnny : maxie 's not gon na give me up . i know her just as well as i know you , and trust me -- she 's solid . [ scene_break ] nathan : so , tell me everything i missed . maxie : well , uh ... it 's like what they say about `` southwest general `` -- miss a day , miss a lot . nathan : i know . it 's such a good show . maxie : i 'm sorry . what ? nathan : i catch some of it when i can , online . maxie : wow . you think you know someone . i had no idea . nathan : [ chuckles ] nina made me watch it with her when i was little . if that gets back to the pd , we 're done . maxie : oh , my lips -- sealed . nathan : let 's move on to a safer topic . [ both laugh ] nathan : how were your holidays ? maxie : well , one pretty big thing actually happened . um ... nina : j , hey ! nathan : hey . nina : i missed you . nathan : i missed you , too , sis . nina : oh , my goodness . no texts , no postcards , nothing . nathan : not while i 'm working . nina : oh . speaking of working ... um , did maxie tell you ? [ clears throat ] here you go . first issue of crimson . nathan : wow . congratulations . nina : thank you , thank you . nathan : it 's so ... green . nina : yes , it 's green . that 's the whole point . we 're challenging the fashion industry . yes . this is our call to arms . this is our fashion revolution , actually . we 're fashion forward , fashion outward , right ? the fashion industry , they need to interact with people all over the world , not just fashionistas . maxie : [ clears throat ] basically , the printer screwed up our order , and the entire print run was green . but nina found a way to cover it up . nathan : i bought it . maxie : yeah , her speech maybe , but i know you did n't buy the magazine , because i have n't seen one person reading crimson . nina : well , that 's because i bought out every magazine on every newsstand within a mile radius to give them out for free . [ chuckles ] nathan : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] anna : i was just catching the commissioner up on my investigation into carlos rivera 's murder . paul : i thought we had put that matter to rest . anna : you know i 've never been convinced that carlos shot sonny . so i decided to make a formal inquiry . and i needed jordan to reopen the case . paul : is that what i walked in on ? anna : yeah , i realized that i made a wrong move , circumventing your authority . i - i should n't have gone around you . you 're the da . how are you supposed to effectively do your job if you 're left in the dark ? paul : my thoughts exactly . anna : you need to know everything that goes on around here . jordan : which is what i told anna ... in addition to denying her request . i 'm not in the business of reopening an investigation . as far as the pcpd 's concerned , the corinthos shooting , the rivera murder -- they 're all closed cases . paul : agreed . carlos rivera is dead and buried . let 's leave him there . [ scene_break ] carlos : you made my heart smile when you left that message , querida . i 've missed you so much , sabrina . sabrina : uh , i ... i missed you , too , dad . i need to talk to you . carlos : so , you 're not alone , huh ? sabrina : i am now , for the moment . hey ... i just ran into anna devane . carlos : what did she have to say ? sabrina : she started asking a lot of questions . i do n't know . i think she might know that you 're alive . carlos : no way . that 's not possible . sabrina : she kept mentioning you . i - i 'm sure that she knows something . anyway , wherever you are , just stay there , okay ? do not come back to port charles . carlos : oh , well , that 's gon na be kind of hard , 'cause ... i 'm already here . sabrina : what ? ! you came back ? carlos : i never left . sabrina : are you kidding me ? carlos : but i 'm ready to leave now . but not without you . [ scene_break ] nina : whoo ! maxie : you seriously bought all of these copies ? nina : yeah , i 've been handing them out for free . maxie : do you understand what this means ? nina : yeah , free magazines equal free promotion . it 's a pretty great plan , right ? maxie : wrong . nina , we ca n't get an accurate read on the sales if one single person is buying all of the crimson magazines and handing them out like candy . nina : come on , maxie , relax . one trip to the newsstands is n't gon na break us . also , when we get this magazine into the hands of trendsetters and bloggers and all the cool kids , their friends are gon na find out and wonder what the big deal is , and boom -- second printing . i mean , it 's pretty genius in its simplicity , right ? [ chuckles ] nathan : what ? look , i - i support both of you in your passions . i just -- i do n't read fashion magazines . nina : maxie , come on . come on ! you believed in me once . actually , you believed in me twice . you have to have some faith in my ideas . maxie : i do n't know what to say . nina : do n't say anything . allow me to prove myself here . you take one side of the room . i 'm gon na take the other . we 're gon na make history . maxie : or this magazine is going to be history if she keeps this up . i do n't know what your sister 's thinking . nathan : she 's thinking she 's got a plan . i know we said we were gon na catch up , but i got to go . maxie : no , i need to tell you something . nathan : and i 'm sure -- no , no , no , come on . i 'm sure it can wait till later . i 'm sorry . i got to go . maxie : okay . yeah . i do n't think johnny 's leaving town any time soon . [ scene_break ] lulu : as maxie rightly reminded you , the last time she covered for you , it almost cost her the best relationship she 's ever had . johnny : maxie 's got a good heart , lulu . she does n't want to see me locked up in prison or you charged with harboring a fugitive . lulu : maxie 's intentions have nothing to do with this . she is terrible at keeping secrets from nathan . eventually , he 's gon na figure out that she 's hiding something from him , he 'll ask her , and she will crack . johnny : well , then it 's a good thing my plan is in its final stages . lulu : really ? johnny : yeah . it 's only a matter of time before valerie spencer gets exactly what she deserves . [ scene_break ] valerie : is that the answer to everyone 's problems ? i should just pack up my bags and leave ? olivia : no one is standing by you after you wrecked a marriage . okay , this is dante and lulu 's home , and they will find a way back to each other . it would be a lot easier if you just were n't around . surely , you must have some friends back in pennsylvania . valerie : my home is here . and i 'm not gon na uproot my life just to make you feel better about your own failings . olivia : excuse me . my failings ? valerie : you must blame yourself in no small part for dante and lulu 's problems . olivia : i certainly do not . valerie : you led by example . you lied to dante his entire life about his father , and then you turned around and made the same damn mistake decades later with leo . after all this time , you 've learned absolutely nothing ... grown not one inch . yet , somehow , you feel superior to me ? [ scoffs ] it 's true . i screwed up -- huge . but at least i owned it . at least i learned from it . i suggest you get used to seeing me around ... because i 'm not leaving port charles . but you can keep your job . i 'd rather shovel snow in the streets than work for a self - righteous hypocrite like you . olivia : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] michael : i wish i could do something to help you . dante : i 'll just learn from my mistakes , i guess . lulu and i , we had -- we had everything . we had a home . we had a family . but i guess we did n't respect how blessed we were . if you are ever lucky enough to find ... a love like that , you hold on to it . all right ? and you just know that , once that newness wears off , that shiny feeling wears off , that 's when you got to start working to stay together . and you got to be there for each other and take care of each other and ... be honest with each other and ... forgive each other . michael : nothing comes easy , right ? dante : hell , no . this requires effort , man . [ sighs ] lulu and i , we never meant to hurt each other , but ... we did , and ... and we could n't forgive each other , and now we 're paying the price , and most of all , so is rocco . [ sighs ] i 'm sorry . i was just , uh , going off . michael : uh , no , no . i hope it helped you to say all that . it definitely helped me to hear it . dante : yeah , well , bag 's all yours . michael : you know what ? you keep it . i got to go . dante : you just got here . michael : yeah , i have to see a girl about a kid . [ scene_break ] sabrina : carlos , what are you thinking ? what are you still doing in port charles ? carlos : could n't leave you and our baby here . i 've made arrangements for us to leave together . but we got to go tonight . sabrina : look , i told you , i ca n't just up and leave . carlos : what ? what are your ties to this town ? sabrina : i have considerations , okay ? carlos : like michael ? sabrina : michael and i broke up . carlos : then you have to come . we can be a family . come on , baby . let me take care of you now . sabrina : this is just -- this is really all just too much for me right now , okay ? why -- why did n't you leave port charles when you had the chance ? carlos : 'cause i love you , querida . i love you now more than i ever have . sabrina : okay . please just stop . carlos : if you do n't come with me tonight ... i 'll turn myself in to anna devane . and she 'll kill me . sabrina : she would never do that . carlos : well , she 's tried before . sabrina : what ? carlos : this time , i 'll let her succeed . sabrina : do n't say that . carlos : without you and our baby , what do i have to live for ? sabrina : carlos , please , do n't do this to me , okay ? you know that i do n't want to see you get hurt again . carlos : then come with me . i 'm on pier 54 . our boat leaves in half an hour . if you 're not here by then ... just [ clears throat ] know that i love you forever . and please tell our child that ... i 'm sorry i could n't be a father . [ scene_break ] anna : i apologize for not following protocol . paul : well , given your emotional connection to the people involved , it 's somewhat understandable , but you did bypass me with the medical examiner and now with the commissioner . anna : i understand your position . i do . and -- and i 'm prepared to drop it all . sonny , carlos -- the whole thing . paul : [ chuckles ] forgive me for not taking you at face value , but -- anna : how can i convince you ? paul : i - i -- i 'm sure we can work something out . it is one minor indiscretion in the grand scheme of things . and i 'm a forgiving man . i have an appointment . i must be on my way . i 'm glad we had this little chat . it 's good to clear the air . i 'm confident that we 'll work this out . anna : absolutely . paul : you 're too valuable of an asset ... to lose , anna . jordan : thank you ... for understanding . paul : thank you . jordan : do you want to tell me why you 're lying to the da , or should i just guess ? anna : you remember our discussion , do n't you ? about the corrupt force inside the law enforcement ? and you wanted a name ? jordan : yes . anna : i could n't disclose it . jordan : are you telling me that the mole inside the pc -- anna : is paul . [ scene_break ] lulu : time is not on your side , johnny . the longer you keep running around town , the more likely you 're gon na get caught . johnny : hey , relax . i 'm on a mission , okay ? valerie always goes for a jog around this time . i 'm gon na set up a chance encounter . lulu : okay . johnny : so you just need to relax . i 'm gon na wrap this up tonight . but you need to scram , 'cause valerie will be here any minute . [ scene_break ] dante : hey . valerie : hey . dante : no class today ? valerie : i finished before lunch . i 'm gon na go run and relieve some tension . dante : how 's everything going ? valerie : fine . thanks . hey , about the other day ... i appreciate you offering to help . i just really think it 's best if we keep our distance . dante : yeah . valerie : i hope you finally work things out with lulu . dante : thanks . have a good run . [ sighs ] what ? no , you know what ? never mind . do n't say anything . [ scene_break ] paul : my instructions were clear and direct -- leave and do n't come back . now , what part of that was not clear ? carlos : i 'll be out of here soon . paul : well , it 's not gon na be soon enough . carlos : i - i got -- why are you so worried all of a sudden ? paul : i got a feeling someone 's onto us . [ scene_break ] anna : i told you there was someone in the pcpd that was systematically working against us . jordan : and it 's paul hornsby , the district attorney ? anna : yes . think about it -- he 's in a perfect position . he can pull strings , he can cover his tracks . that is why this whole investigation has to be kept under wraps . jordan : okay . what -- what about motive ? what would he gain from helping carlos rivera fake his own death ? anna : there is n't enough evidence yet . all i know is that paul is involved in a criminal conspiracy , and the only way we can prove it is to bring rivera in and have him reveal everything he knows to us . jordan : then we start with the one person that he always goes to -- sabrina santiago . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] michael : hey , felix . is , uh , sabrina here ? felix : why ? michael : can i come in , please ? felix : sure . but you 're gon na have to hear me out . michael : okay . [ door closes ] felix : i 've always liked you , michael . thought you were good for sabrina . and after losing patrick and gabriel , i thought i 'd never see my girl smile again . you found that smile , and you made her happy -- for a while . and then she lied . and , yes , it was a big lie . but i thought , of all people , you would be able to understand it . michael : felix , that 's why i 'm here . i want to tell sabrina i want to be the father of her child . felix : well ... that 's a damn shame . michael : why ? felix : you 're too late . sabrina 's gone . [ scene_break ] paul : okay , okay . now listen to me , carlos . this is it . now , i want you to get on that boat , and i want you to never come back . are we clear ? carlos : yeah . paul : you sure ? carlos : do n't worry . once i get on that boat , you will never see me again . paul : i hope that 's true ... because you have to stay dead to the rest of the world , okay ? it 's the only way that you stay safe , along with the people that you care about . carlos : beautiful day . calm water . smooth sailing ahead for both of us . paul : so you say . carlos : i am not a danger to you . and neither is anyone that i care about . paul : see that it stays that way . [ scene_break ] anna : if sabrina suspects for one second that i believe that carlos is alive , she 's gon na warn him , and he 's gon na run . jordan : you 're good , anna . i do n't think that she would have picked up on that . anna : well , she 's the only lead we have . we need to act immediately . i need 24-hour surveillance on her , and i need her phones tapped before she warns carlos to get out of town . [ scene_break ] carlos : [ gasps ] querida . querida . [ laughs ] i did n't know if you would come . does anyone know you 're here ? [ scene_break ] michael : sabrina , it 's very important that i talk to you , okay ? just please call me . felix : voicemail again ? michael : yeah . look , felix , if you have any idea where she is , you have to tell me . felix : it 's not my place . michael : do n't do this . come on . felix : michael , i 'm not getting involved in your situation . michael : i -- i get -- i get you protecting your friend . felix : you really hurt her . michael : okay , so you 're telling me she wants nothing to do with me anymore ? felix : look , i 'm not speaking for sabrina . she can do that all on her own . michael : not when her phone is off ! look , i have to tell her that it 's all going to be okay . felix : looks like you waited too long for your moment of clarity . if sabrina does n't want to hear from you , you 're just gon na have to live with it . [ scene_break ] carlos : you did n't tell the police where to find me ? sabrina : i - i did n't tell anybody that i was meeting you . carlos : perfect . our boat leaves soon . let 's go start our new life . what 's wrong ? you [ laughs ] you did n't even pack a bag ? sabrina : what were you doing with paul hornsby ? [ scene_break ] anna : the sooner we get the surveillance on sabrina , the sooner we get carlos . and i think we should bring dante and nathan in on this , because their integrity is beyond reproach , they 're not connected to paul , and it should n't be too difficult for them to plant the bugs . jordan : we 're not bugging sabrina . [ scene_break ] dante : how was the out - of - town assignment ? nathan : well , let 's say that i 'm glad the out - of - town part 's over with , but the assignment part 's still ongoing . you know -- i ca n't talk about it . dante : yeah , yeah . nathan : hey , listen , about valerie ... i did n't mean anything . dante : no , you know what ? it does n't matter . there -- there is no more `` me and valerie . `` nathan : want to talk about it ? dante : not really . not really . there 's not much to say . uh , i do n't even know if we 're friends anymore , which will make everybody in my life very happy . [ scene_break ] nina : hello , olivia . i have something very special to show you . olivia : what the ... nina : yep . it 's our new issue of crimson . it has all the special features of the crimson that you know and love with a little touch of antiestablishment thrown in the mix . olivia : it 's green . nina : yes . it 's our green issue . like picasso 's blue period , the beatles ' `` white album , `` but better . olivia : you know , uh , my cousin started this magazine . it 's basically a fashion institution . nina : yes , i am aware of that . maxie made sure that i was well - versed in crimson 's history . olivia : so then why did you make it green ? nina : okay , listen . to be honest , i 'm trying to save the magazine . the tried and true was tired and old . we ca n't keep on doing the same thing over and over again and expect it to change . we had to identify the issue and change it and learn and grow . olivia : but the name of the magazine is ... you know what ? who am i to judge ? [ scene_break ] johnny : no , you are not the only game in town . do you want to find out what happens if you get here late ? i did n't think so . get your ass here now . son of a bitch . valerie : greg . hey . johnny : valerie spencer ! it 's not even my birthday . [ scene_break ] maxie : here -- brighten your day with a green crimson . nina : oh , my god . is n't this great ? all my copies are gone . maxie : yay for you . nina : hey , wait . what 's the feedback ? what are people saying ? how come you still have magazines ? maxie : i 'm sorry . i 'm just trying to figure something out . nina : well , i understand that , but why would that impede your ability to hand out magazines ? what 's going on ? maxie : i 'm worried about my future with nathan . nina : oh . go on . maxie : have you ever [ sighs ] been in possession of knowledge you thought maybe , possibly , kind of , sort of nathan should have ? but if he had this information , it would mean big trouble for a whole lot of people , so maybe you or i should just not tell him . nina : oh , well , you know , i was pretending to be wheelchair - bound , so i could get back at silas for cheating on me . maxie : oh , right . yeah . nina : but then , i should have told j. i should have told him , because he could have helped me straighten my head out . maxie : so i should tell him what i know ? nina : although that entire mess brought me to franco , so ... maxie : okay . so i should n't tell nathan . nina : i 'm not sure . what do you think ? [ scene_break ] nathan : let me ask you something . dante : hmm ? nathan : what happens ... if valerie graduates from the academy and joins the department ? you guys gon na be able to work together if you do n't even know you 're friends ? dante : well , i do n't think we 'll have a problem working together . we do n't have to be friends to coexist . she 's gon na do her job , and i got to do my job . nathan : you think that 's possible ? dante : look , nothing good was gon na come from us being together . she 's focused on her career . i got stuff of my own i got to sort out . it 's best for both of us if we keep our distance . nathan : at least it 'll give you some time to figure out what 's next for you and lulu , right ? dante : yeah . nathan : maybe you guys can patch things up . here 's your chance to try . [ scene_break ] johnny : i 'm sorry about the language on the phone earlier . that ... valerie : oh , do n't worry about it . you 've got nothing on the cadets at the academy . johnny : [ chuckles ] valerie : so , what 's going on with you ? johnny : oh , just not seeing eye to eye with the tow - truck company . valerie : tow - truck company ? johnny : yeah . you know that `` check engine `` light that pops up on your dashboard every now and then ? stays on there for months . does n't mean anything . valerie : yeah . it meant something this time ? johnny : it sure did . valerie : and you were n't able to fix it ? johnny : hey , what i fixed on your car was minor . what 's going on with my car , it 's -- it 's pretty major . it 's completely dead , and the tow company 's quoting me an hour . i ca n't seem to catch a cab . damn . you know , maybe i should try that , uh ... texting that car company , huh ? valerie : no , you do n't need to do that . i can take you . [ scene_break ] anna : we are up against the clock here . if sabrina tips off carlos , he 's gon na go on the run . jordan : okay . but we can not put a phone tap on sabrina 's phone without a warrant , right ? as soon as i send a request to the judge , paul 's gon na know . anna : okay . yeah . all right . you have a point . jordan : this is why i think we should go straight at sabrina . we bring her in , we put the pressure on her , and we hope that she gives up the information that we need to know . anna : all right , let 's get sabrina . jordan : yeah ? anna : yeah . [ scene_break ] michael : look , felix , i - i ca n't let sabrina go without telling her that i want to make a family with her and the baby . okay , just ... just please tell me where she is . felix : [ sighs ] i honestly do n't know . bri walked out of here a little while ago , did n't say where she was headed . michael : okay . okay , i 'll check the park . i 'll check kelly 's . i 'll find her . felix : wait , wait . sabrina said if you got in touch that i was to give this to you . [ scene_break ] sabrina : you were having a pretty intense conversation with the district attorney . carlos : yeah , well , i did n't want to tell you . [ sighs ] i made a deal . sabrina : what kind of deal ? carlos : i contacted hornsby when things started going bad with julian . i told him that i 'd turn state 's evidence . so he hid me . sabrina : [ scoffs ] why have n't you told me any of this until now ? carlos : the less you know , the better . and besides , i only made the deal to buy us enough time so we could get out of here . sabrina : wait . so you 're double - crossing the district attorney ? carlos : i am not gon na testify against julian . i 'd be a dead man . sabrina : [ sighs ] carlos : so yes . yes ! we are gon na get on that boat ... and we 're gon na go far , far away from here . please , querida ... disappear with me . this place ... port charles ... it holds so much pain for both of us . let 's get out of here . let 's go start a new -- a new life . a whole new life . as a family . what do you say ? [ scene_break ] olivia : not bad . nina : thank you . [ cell phone rings ] nina : hey , mel . how 's my favorite circulations manager ? good . um , listen ... do you have numbers for me ? um , is crimson a success ? thank you . thank you . oh , my god . we 're back in business , baby . [ gasps ] [ scene_break ] dante : what are you doing here ? lulu : i thought i should come tell you in person that tonight 's not really a good night to pick up rocco . dante : uh , we agreed on tonight . lulu : i know we agreed , but rocco has picked up a bug at a playdate . dante : so ? lulu : well , i do n't want him shuttling back and forth . dante : [ scoffs ] that 's it ? that 's -- that 's your thing ? lulu : that 's my thing ? i 'm sorry . do you think i 'm lying ? dante : i do n't -- i do n't know anymore , lulu , with you . i do n't know . for all i know , you want to have rocco and you and your new boyfriend , dillon , all hang out together . i do n't know . lulu : rocco 's staying with me tonight . when he 's feeling better , i 'll let you know , and you can have a visit . dante : oh . [ sighs ] see you later , lulu . lulu : bye , dante . nathan : well , did you tell her you and valerie are over ? dante : [ laughs ] did you see that ? that 's not gon na make any difference . our problems are , uh ... much bigger than that . nathan : yeah . i 'm sorry . you need anything ? dante : need to get back to work . you know -- something i can actually do some good at . nathan : well , i did hear back from the lead investigator on my out - of - town assignment . i could update you -- maxie : there you are ! nathan : hey , max , i 'm in the middle of something . dante : that 's all right . nathan : this ca n't wait . dante : all right . go ahead . maxie : thank you , dante . go , go , go , go . nathan : i was gon na call you . i promise . i 'm sorry i had to cut our visit short . i just -- i - i 'm sorry . maxie : no . stop . okay . what i have to tell you is more important than whatever it is you 're doing with your assignment . nathan : yeah , max , my assignment is a top priority , and it directly affects you . maxie : wait . what ? no , i - i have n't done anything bad recently . i mean , i did jaywalk , and i was speeding , like , a wee bit on van ness , but that 's -- that 's it . nathan : maxie , can i explain ? maxie : please . nathan : okay . i was sent out of town , because we got a lead on a fugitive , and we traced that fugitive back to port charles . and i think that he may contact you . maxie : [ chuckles ] what fugitive would want to contact me ? nathan : johnny zacchara . maxie : [ sighs ] it 's funny that you should say that . [ scene_break ] johnny : [ sighs ] valerie . val . i ca n't ask you for a ride . valerie : it 's fine . i 've got time . johnny : but i 'm interrupting your jog . nice pants , by the way . valerie : thank you . johnny : yeah . valerie : no , i 'm finished . i 'm just cooling down . johnny : [ sighs ] i do n't want to put you out . valerie : i owe you . if it were n't for you , i 'd still be standing on the side of the road , waiting for that same tow truck . johnny : [ chuckles ] valerie : let me repay you . johnny : all right . if you insist . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] anna : hey , sabrina . it 's anna devane and the police commissioner . we 'd like to talk . sabrina ! felix , can you open up ? carlos could have her in there . the last time , he had her tied up . she could be in real trouble . jordan : okay . well , that 's enough probable cause . anna : okay , okay . police ! [ scene_break ] sabrina : `` dear michael , the few months we had together were among the happiest of my life . i 'll always be sorry that i returned the favor by lying to you . you deserve better than i was able to give . `` [ scene_break ] jordan : this place is empty . sabrina 's not here . [ scene_break ] carlos : our boat 's leaving soon . the choice is yours . [ boat engine idling ] carlos : you coming with me ? or are we staying here ? sabrina : i 'm coming with you . carlos : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] sabrina : `` i 'll always be grateful for the gift you gave me , returning possibility to my life . one day , you 'll give the same gift to someone else ... someone who will know it when she sees it ... someone who will cherish and treat you the way that i should have . i wish i could be there to see the smile on your face when you find her . i wish it could have been me . i 'll always love you . but i 'll do it from a distance . port charles is your home , michael , but it is n't mine . goodbye . `` [ next_on ] julian ( to alexis ) : what in the hell ? olivia ( to lulu ) : if your marriage was so perfect , how could valerie have come between the two of you ? nathan ( to dante ) : maxie 's got something to tell you about johnny zacchara . johnny ( to valerie ) : once i 'm done with my thing tonight , it 's time for me to bounce , say adiós to port charles . michael : sabrina 's gone . [ anna & jordan point their guns at the front door as the handle jiggles ]	sabrina gets an urgent call from carlos informing her he 's been hiding out in port charles hoping she will go away with him and now he has to leave before terrible consequences happen to him . at first , she refuses to come with him but realizes he is the father of her child , she 's broken up with michael and there is not much left for her in port charles any more than there is for carlos . meanwhile , anna briefs jordan on her theory that carlos has to be alive . sabrina must know that . and paul hornsby is involved in carlos ' underhanded business . they know the only way to find out about carlos is through sabrina . meanwhile , dante encourages michael not to give up on being a husband and father , the way he fears he has regretfully done with lulu . this motivates michael to find sabrina before it 's too late . by the time he gets to her apartment , she 's not there but felix gives him a letter she wrote to him about how she regrets lying to him and that she needs to leave town because port charles is his home and not hers ' and he needs to find the right person who is not herself . anna and jordan go to the apartment . but right at that point , carlos convinces sabrina to go away on the boat with him and it 's too late to find her . maxie is wondering if she should give johnny up to nathan , knowing that they can not have lies in their relationship as she sees how it has ruined the relationship of so many others around her . nathan then admits to her that he 's been investigating a suspected fugitive which he reveals to her is , in fact , johnny zacarra . meanwhile , johnny finds valerie , determined to run her out of town as lulu wants . olivia makes it clear to valerie she wants her to leave town but valerie adamantly tells olivia she wo n't be intimidated . she realizes , however , it 's over between herself and dante . she does n't have too many friends in town . so maybe johnny is the one person she trusts , or so it appears to her .
zander : i 'm not here tonight as ned 's errand boy . faith : apparently not . zander : i was thinking it 's time that you and i got to know one another better . faith : now , why would i want to do that ? zander : a few good reasons . faith : well , that 's a very intriguing offer but impossible right now . you see , i have too many other interests . but i could change my mind at any point , as long as you prove yourself . zander : forget it . i 'm sick of proving myself . faith : what 's got you in such a hostile mood ? cameron : you did this , alexander . you killed your own brother . zander : why do you care ? faith : i bet you 'd like to take it out on the whole world , would n't you ? make someone else pay ? zander : i 'm always the one who pays . i 'm sick of it . i 'm sick of it . to hell with all of them . faith : well , i have a perfect way for you to take out your pent - up frustrations . i 'll even pay you for it . of course , it 'll have to stay between you and me . ned must never know . zander : that 's fine by me . [ scene_break ] jason : jax took ric away at gunpoint ? carly : yeah . i do n't know where he took ric . jax said that they were going for a ride . i 've never seen him like that . he claims that ric killed alcazar ; brenda saw him the night of the murder . jason : brenda , jax is out of control . brenda : yeah , all right , you know what ? i 'm just going to go find him . jason : yeah , well , try the pcpd . i 'm sure jax turned ric in to baldwin , his best friend . sonny : you need to get jax to back off these accusations . if ric is pushed , he 's going to say he saw you at the hotel . carly : well , that 's going to prove that he went to the room himself . i mean , how are we going to explain that one ? jason : we ca n't explain anything because we have no proof that ric killed anybody . sonny : all jax is doing is handing baldwin another witness against brenda and jason . jason : brenda -- brenda : what ? jason : just make sure the best -- look , the best thing jax can do for you -- tell him to leave ric alone . brenda : i 'll tell him . sonny : okay . jax is brenda 's first loyalty . if he tells her to admit she saw ric , she 's going to do it , okay ? i got to take care of this myself . carly : okay , what are you going to do ? [ scene_break ] courtney : um , bobbie called me . she said she did n't know why kelly 's was closed , so she asked me to reopen it . elizabeth : yeah , i got the same message . courtney : okay . so , you want to start on the tables ? elizabeth : i was planning to . courtney : okay . well , then , i guess i 'll get things going in the kitchen . elizabeth : courtney ? there is no reason we both need to be here . courtney : look , elizabeth , i like my job here at kelly 's . i do n't want to quit . elizabeth : fine . do what you want , just like you 're doing with jason . courtney : okay , i tried to explain to you , elizabeth , we did n't -- elizabeth : weeks of lying to me are kind of hard to get past . courtney : can we at least just try to find a way to work together here ? elizabeth : sure . just do n't make any more funny overtures of friendship . courtney : elizabeth . [ radio turns on ] announcer : this is a breaking news update from city hall where jasper jacks has called a press conference alleging that d.a . scott baldwin has overlooked a major suspect in the alcazar murder investigation . jacks claims that attorney ric lansing , currently defending suspect jason morgan , is in fact the killer in this high - profile murder case . [ radio turns off ] courtney : whoa , whoa , wait . i want to hear the rest of that . elizabeth : this is awful . courtney : it 's wonderful . [ scene_break ] jax : you ca n't keep ignoring the facts . scott : there are no facts ! this is speculation . jax : you 're railroading an innocent woman . scott : oh , come on , you 're trying to pin this on one of the defense attorneys . jax : ric lansing had motive and opportunity . reporter : mr. jacks , do you have proof of a connection between mr. lansing and luis alcazar ? jax : ric lansing and luis alcazar had a business partnership that went sour . alcazar had ric thrown in prison in south america . when he got out , he followed alcazar to port charles . he was seen outside alcazar 's hotel room the night of the murder . and ric lansing is a far more likely murder suspect than brenda barrett . i 'd like to see the charges against her dropped . reporter : mr. baldwin , will the d.a . 's office take these allegations seriously ? second reporter : will you follow up on the investigation and drop charges against ms. barrett ? scott : no , no , we 're not dropping charges . you see , he 's desperate . he 's got no proof to back any of this up . he 's had an ongoing love affair with ms. barrett for some time , so he 'll do anything to disrupt the case . jax : i knew you could n't be trusted to follow up on this information . that 's why i invited the pcpd to join us . taggert : make a hole . jax : thanks for joining us , commissioner . i think i may have found the real killer for you . [ scene_break ] courtney : you know , if ric really is the killer , then that means that the charges against jason will be dropped . elizabeth : that 's a big `` if . `` courtney : you know , jason had a bad feeling about ric all along . elizabeth : ric is his attorney . courtney : jason did n't choose him , and he definitely does not trust him . elizabeth : he does n't trust anyone . not completely . courtney : you know , i think that jason 's instincts about people are pretty good . elizabeth : i do n't know . i mean , maybe -- maybe scott 's right . maybe jax is so in love with brenda that he does n't care whether she 's guilty or not and he 's making this whole thing up about ric . courtney : no , jax would n't take it this far if he could n't back up his story . elizabeth : well , people cross the line all the time , especially when their emotions are involved . courtney : are you talking about jax or jason ? elizabeth : well , everyone does it at some point or another . and from what i understand , there 's a pretty solid case against brenda . courtney : well , maybe these so - called eyewitnesses are being bribed by someone who wanted to frame jason and brenda . elizabeth : why are you so convinced that ric is guilty ? courtney : well , why are you pushing the idea that jax is lying ? are you so mad at jason and me that you would want him prosecuted for murder ? [ scene_break ] sonny : i 'll be at the pcpd , okay ? carly : all right , well , see if you can convince brenda to keep quiet about seeing ric at the hotel that night . because if she accuses ric , then she 's going to make it worse for herself and for jason . i think you 're the only one who can get through to her . sonny : yeah , all right . jason : he 'll handle this . carly : you know , if you 've ever doubted that i love you , i just proved it right now by sending sonny off to deal with brenda . jason : you have nothing to worry about . carly : i 'm worried about you , jason . you 're going to end up in jail if sonny ca n't straighten all of this out . jason : you know how you can help me . do n't do anything crazy . carly : oh , come on . me ? what about brenda ? tell me what she has done right so far . jason : nothing . nothing . she does n't stop and think , she does whatever she wants , and that 's what makes her dangerous . carly : yeah , well , for once i hope that she listens to sonny instead of jax . [ scene_break ] jax : d.a . baldwin is completely biased against brenda . he 's proved it by ignoring the suspect i 've brought in . scott : ah , he 's so desperate to save brenda , he gave a phony confession . here you go , news at 11 : 00 -- jasper jacks is so obsessed with another man 's wife , he 's willing to obstruct justice . reporter : is the d.a . 's office forging ahead with charges against brenda and jason morgan ? mac : that 's enough . we 'll answer any and all your questions at a later date . thank you for your cooperation . go on , thank you . thank you very much . jax : mac , what are you going to do about ric ? mac : mr. lansing 's connection to alcazar and his whereabouts the night of the murder will be thoroughly investigated . jax : there 's also an eyewitness that can testify that ric and alcazar had a hostile relationship . that same eyewitness saw ric outside alcazar 's hotel suite the night of the murder . taggert : who is this mysterious witness ? reporter : mrs. morgan , can you comment -- taggert : guards -- reporter : on mr. jacks ' new accusations ? taggert : get them out of here . jax : brenda , why do n't you tell mac and taggert what you saw . brenda : uh , yeah . i need to talk to you . scott : wait a second . come on , this is ridiculous . jax is not a cop . he 's just trying to screw up my case . jax : there is no case . you 're just abusing your power to settle a score with sonny corinthos . scott : why do n't you save that for the press . mac : all right , we 'll take mr. lansing into custody . jax , you 've done your part . jax : yeah . you might want to have someone else in the room when baldwin interrogates ric . scott : that 's enough . jax : how 'd you find me ? brenda : well , i heard that you dragged ric away at gunpoint , so i figured you 'd be here . jax : look , everything is going to work out fine . mac and taggert are going to make sure that justice is done . all you have to do is go down to the police station and identify ric . brenda : i ca n't . [ scene_break ] cameron : peter died because you were n't paying attention . zander : dad , i thought i saw movement behind the trees . i thought it was a deer . cameron : you knew he was close by ! zander : i did n't think he was -- cameron : no , you did n't think ! you never do ! we buried your brother today because of you . zander : i 'm sorry , dad . cameron : sorry ? `` sorry `` wo n't bring peter back . nothing will . no more guns in the house . never ! carly : stop it ! [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i do n't want to see jason convicted . i 'm not that vindictive . i just do n't think ric is the real killer . courtney : and why not ? elizabeth : call it a gut feeling . courtney : but you barely know the guy . elizabeth : and you barely know jason , yet you 'd do anything to defend him . courtney : yeah , well , that 's true . elizabeth : you know , when jason and i were close , i thought we had this -- this special understanding . i thought we could make it work because i knew about his life , i knew how to be a part of it . i also thought that he was the most honest man i had ever met . and as long we kept being honest with each other , well , anything was possible . but i was wrong . because for jason , what sonny wants always comes first . courtney : yeah , well , working for sonny is his job . elizabeth : it 's his life . and if you do n't know that by now , you 're in for a rude awakening . courtney : okay , i understand that there are things that jason ca n't tell me -- elizabeth : i 've been there , okay , courtney ? you open up to him , you tell jason everything about yourself , and somehow that leads you to believe that he 's been completely open with you , too . but he is n't . courtney : you know , you do n't know anything about me and jason . elizabeth : there are things about jason he wo n't even let you know . he keeps a part of himself in reserve , and he feels completely justified doing it . courtney : jason let you believe that sonny was dead . he let me believe the same thing . see , the difference is i understood why it happened . i did n't stop trusting jason . elizabeth : trust this -- jason will do anything sonny orders him to , no matter how wrong . well , he was in the hotel the night of the murder . obviously , it was for sonny . courtney : you know what ? fine . believe whatever you want , elizabeth , but you 're right about one thing -- there 's no reason for both of us to be here , so i 'm going to go . elizabeth : to jason ? courtney : yeah . [ scene_break ] brenda : if i identify ric , he 's going to turn around and identify me . jax : there 's a lot of evidence that demonstrates that ric hated alcazar . brenda : yes , that 's true , jax , but there 's even more evidence making it look i did this . you know , ric saw jason pull me out of the hotel . scott 's going to be all over this . he 's going to use ric as his key witness in this whole conspiracy theory . jax : jason tell you to keep quiet ? brenda : yes . jax : brenda -- brenda : what ? jax : the guy has tunnel vision , okay ? he does n't trust cops , he will never , ever cooperate with law enforcement . brenda : yeah , well , obviously , he might be right . scott is foaming at the mouth to convict me and he knows i did n't do it . jax : i think mac and taggert are honest . brenda : oh , and how would you know that ? i mean , they 'd be big men on campus if they got sonny . they 'd love to see sonny in prison . jax : yes , but not you . especially mac . brenda : why not ? i 'm the prime suspect . you know , my testimony is n't even going to mean anything because scott is just going to try and say that i 'm trying to get myself out of it , which i am . you know , it just so happens that i 'm also telling the truth . jax : baldwin is n't all - powerful . now , as much as mac and taggert want to see sonny put away , they 're not going to let baldwin break the law to do that . brenda : okay , you -- you need to stop because -- jax : what ? brenda : we need to go with my plan on this . i 'm not sure if you completely realize or not , but you 're not being rational , jax . you tried to bribe scott into framing jason . that was n't the best idea . jax : well , maybe that was a mistake . brenda : yeah , well , maybe this is , too . jax : no , no . a mistake would be to do nothing , okay ? there 's an excellent chance that ric lansing is the real killer , and telling the police is the right thing to do . brenda : i do n't even know what the right thing to do is anymore . jax : well , i do . the only thing left is the truth , brenda , so we need to use that . brenda : what if no one believes me ? jax : at least your testimony about ric will make mac and taggert realize that there 's a lot more about that night that they do n't know . brenda : mac did say he 'd follow up . jax : right , so give him something so he can start the investigation . tell the police that you saw ric in the hallway that night . alexis : before you do anything , you need to consult your attorney . where did this information about ric come from ? brenda : i remembered seeing ric with luis , and then sonny just confirmed it . [ scene_break ] taggert : hey , hey , baldwin . where you going ? scott : i 'm taking lansing up to my office and interrogate him . taggert : yeah , well , mac wants him in the interrogation room . scott : what difference does it make ? taggert : `` what difference does it make `` ? scott : yeah . taggert : it 's procedure . you got a problem with that ? scott : not with procedure . what i do have a problem with is mac telling me , the district attorney , what to do . taggert : okay , you know what ? ric , let 's go . scott : i 'll tell you what -- farrell , take him up to my office . i want to talk to you . officer : farrell , farrell -- you got that file from last week ? ofc . farrell : i do n't know what you mean . what are you talking about ? ofc . farrell : easy , easy . taggert : things do n't run so smoothly , huh , without alexis davis there to grease the wheel , huh ? sonny : i 'm just here to see ric . taggert : bad luck , there , hiring a murder suspect to be your defense attorney . who else would be desperate enough to take the case , though , right ? scott : oh , corinthos . if you 're here to see ric , it 's not going to happen . sonny : well , i have a right to visit whoever i want to visit here . scott : so you can threaten him , scare him , like you did ida ? we all know what happened to her . sonny : do we ? scott : if i was you , you know what i would do ? i 'd go outside , i 'd breathe in the fresh air , enjoy your freedom because once the trial starts , i 'm going to convict jason , and then i 'm coming after you for conspiracy to commit murder . sonny : ric lansing is a prime suspect in the murder case , right , of alcazar ? so that means you 're dropping the charges on jason and brenda ? scott : no , no , no , no . he 's not a suspect , he 's a potential witness for the prosecution . we 've taken him into protective custody . sonny : i do n't know if you know this , but ric lansing used to work for alcazar . he was imprisoned in south america on alcazar 's orders . scott : uh - huh . sonny : he shows up here right before alcazar dies , and he 's a hell of a lot more capable of shoving alcazar off that balcony than brenda is . you calling this a witness ? scott : you bet . and in your zeal to protect your ex - girlfriend , you and jax have proven that she 's guilty . [ scene_break ] courtney : hey . jason : hey . courtney : i knew you 'd come to tell me the news , but i already know . i heard it on the radio at kelly 's . jason : yeah , jax is even dumber than i thought . he went to the media . courtney : but this is good news , is n't it ? i mean , the announcer said that jax had evidence that ric is the one that murdered alcazar . jason , this whole nightmare can finally be behind us if the police will investigate . they 'll arrest ric and you 'll be free . jason : that 's not how it 's going to work . [ scene_break ] alexis : any time that there 's a new development in this case , you need to advise me . jax : well , consider yourself notified . brenda saw ric outside alcazar 's hotel suite . now , if she goes to the pcpd -- alexis : bad idea . jax : why ? alexis : because if brenda saw ric , it 's a logical assumption that ric saw brenda . and she was probably with jason , which is exactly the testimony that scott baldwin needs to corroborate his murder conspiracy theory . jax : there was no conspiracy , okay ? all the guy saw was a man helping his wife down the stairs . alexis : you believe that . you believe that because you 're in love with her . the jury does not have that same investment . they will receive a very convincing scenario about how brenda 's husband cleared the way for his wife to kill her tormenter . jax : what jury is going to believe that a professional hit man did the prep work so his wife could kill somebody ? alexis : scott is a very clever attorney and he has a score to settle . he will probably say that brenda stabbed him , jason took him over the balcony . it 's the perfect murder team scenario . it 's the tabloid - twisted version that everybody likes to write about . brenda : okay , okay , so advise us what to do . alexis : do n't go to the authorities about ric . jax : it 's too late . brenda : well , maybe it 's not . i mean , what if he has n't been interrogated yet ? jax : wait a second . you would let a potential killer go and be prosecuted for something you did n't do ? brenda : well , no , but -- alexis : you need to back off and let me do my job . i mean it . jax : i know you 're good , alexis , but scott baldwin is a corrupt man with a vendetta . and it 's obvious that he 'll do anything , even destroy brenda , to get to sonny and jason . [ scene_break ] carly : zander ! zander , what is wrong with you ? have you lost your mind ? zander : it 's called payback . carly : oh , you can not still be mad at me . zander : why would i be ? all you did was lean on me , confide in me , act like we were friends . then when sonny came along , called for you to come home , you came back without even thinking a word . but , hey , no big deal , right ? forget about it . carly : i thought you were past that . zander : some things are hard to get over , carly , like always being the reject , the screw - up , the one who 's replaceable . carly : hey , hey ! hey ! oh , great , great ! so smashing up my club is making you feel better ? zander : i do n't want to feel anything , carly . you go . go tell sonny what happened here . you tell him to come after me . tell him to come after me with everything he 's got . i do n't care . carly : look at you . you 're high as a kite . zander : what gave you the first clue ? carly : what happened , zander ? zander : life happened , carly . life and all those wonderful people who cut me loose along the way . carly : we can still be friends . zander : after you drop - kicked me ? carly : hey , i am not the one who ended our friendship . you did by spiraling out of control , exactly like you 're doing right now ! zander : that 's right , that 's right . i 'm sorry . you are perfect , blameless . i forgot . carly : oh , oh , okay . you know what ? you want to hate me , you can hate me . do n't do this to yourself , zander . there are places you can go to get help . zander : i do n't want any help ! carly : you see , zander , you just -- you ruin your life when you get angry . you self - destruct . it is your pattern . zander : talking to some shrink is n't going to change a damn thing . the past keeps coming back . it never lets you run away , carly . it always finds and tracks you down . carly : ow ! [ scene_break ] alexis : hi . elizabeth : hi . alexis : you know , i left my glove outside earlier . elizabeth : oh , oh . alexis : oh , you found it ? elizabeth : yeah . alexis : oh , good . elizabeth : this one ? alexis : yes . thank you , thank you . elizabeth : mm - hmm . alexis : i was here earlier , but it was closed . elizabeth : oh , yeah . electrical problem , but we 've got it taken care of . do you want some coffee ? alexis : i would love some , thank you . elizabeth : i heard on the radio that jax turned in ric lansing to the police ? is he seriously a suspect ? alexis : i think at this point he 'll be whatever scott baldwin wants him to be . thank you . thanks . elizabeth : mm - hmm . alexis : well , you 'll be pleased to hear this . cameron : what now ? alexis : ned has secured his position as kristina 's father . elizabeth : oh , hey . kelly 's is open . no jason , no courtney , no reason you ca n't just go right on in . [ scene_break ] jason : baldwin -- he does n't want ric . he wants me and sonny . i mean , even if ric did murder alcazar , there is no physical evidence and baldwin sure is n't going to go out and try to uncover any . he 's got the suspects that he wants right now . courtney : god , i mean , this is so frustrating . why is it so hard to prove that you did n't do it ? jason : because brenda 's prints are on the knife . and she admitted to baldwin that she wanted alcazar dead . and i ca n't explain anything i did that night . courtney : well , you can tell me if you -- jason : no , i -- look , there are things that i ca n't tell you and questions i ca n't answer . courtney : i can deal with that . but as long as , you know , your not telling me does n't mean that you 're shutting me out or pushing me away . jason : i 'll try not to . well , i 'll come back when i can , you know , and stop by . the media 's going to be all over this trial . courtney : i understand . i mean , it 's not fair and i do n't like it , but i 'll manage . jason : and , look , if -- if you do n't want to deal with this right now , i understand . courtney : jason , i 'll be here whenever you want . but on one condition . [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] carly : hey . [ door slams ] carly : how 'd it go with brenda ? sonny : i did n't actually -- i did n't see her . you all right ? carly : yeah , just -- i cut my hand . what happened ? sonny : i went to the police station . ric was there . baldwin did n't let me see him . and now they 're bringing ric in as a witness for the prosecution . carly : what ? ugh ! what is wrong with jax , huh ? i mean , why did n't he see this coming ? sonny : jax is an idiot . carly : yeah , he is . i should 've hit him over the head with something when he was taking ric away . you know , he is so worried about saving his precious little brenda that he is going to get both jason and her convicted . sonny : you know what ? i should 've found a way to turn this case around when i had the chance before it got this far . carly : yeah , well , i could 've done about a hundred things differently , too , starting with how i dealt with brenda . sonny : you did better than i expected . what are you talking about ? carly : oh , well , what did you expect ? sonny : well , i thought , you know , that you might give in to temptation , find a way to maybe , like , run her out of town or something . carly : oh , me ? sonny : nah , maybe not . carly : well , i did actually think about it a lot . but then i thought , well , if sonny finds out , he 'll just be furious with me and then he 'll go after her . sonny : you 're my beautiful wife . i 'm not going after anybody . carly : yeah . well , i know . but then i was n't thinking so logically . i was too caught up in worrying about losing you . now it 's jason who might lose . sonny : jason 's going to be all right . there 's a way out of this . i just -- i just got to find it . [ scene_break ] scott : i did the usual background check on you . you 're a model citizen , not so much as a jaywalking ticket . of course , there is that time you were lost in south america , but there 's no record of you being in prison . however , there is proof that you worked for alcazar . now , that 's not good for you unless you got a little story to tell . ric : no , you go ahead , mr. baldwin . you 're much better at it than i am . scott : okay , well , how about this one -- you saw brenda kill alcazar and you got a glimpse of jason lurking in the hallway ready to help out . ric : well , unfortunately , i did n't see anybody at all . [ scene_break ] cameron : thank you . alexis : for the record , this decision was not based on any advice that you gave me which , as usual , favored your own idiosyncrasies rather than textbook psychology . cameron : you say that like it 's a bad thing . alexis : it is . let 's just say that i was coerced into allowing ned visitation . cameron : well , nobody really forces us to do anything . alexis : did i mention that he threatened to tell the real father the truth if i did n't ? cameron : so he was desperate to be part of kristina 's life . alexis : apparently . cameron : the good news is he adores kristina . alexis : you know , ned and i used to have no trouble meeting in the middle . cameron : and now ? alexis : it 's -- it 's different . cameron : it happens . is he making any other demands ? alexis : just visitation . cameron : so , what 's the problem ? alexis : i do n't like being threatened , and i regret setting the precedent . cameron : kristina has a loving father who wants to be a part of her life without any romantic entanglement with you . do you know how many single mothers would envy you ? alexis : cameron , not that long ago i would 've agreed with you , but he 's changed . cameron : everybody changes . alexis : he has become unpredictable . he is doing things that he would never do , he is saying things that he would never have said , and he 's socializing with people that he would never have socialized with before . cameron : he 'll still love kristina . alexis : but what kind of influence will he be on her ? will he respect my position as her mother ? i was fine about ned being in kristina 's life as much as he wanted to be . that was the ned that i used to know . now he 's gone off on some course . i 'm afraid that i wo n't even recognize him . cameron : you 're worrying too much about the future . alexis : i ca n't help it . because if ned and i continue like this , eventually there will be an impasse , and by then it 'll be too late because kristina will have gotten used to him . this could mess up her life or , worse , it could eventually drive her away . [ scene_break ] courtney : you have to promise me something . if this trial starts to go against you and it looks like you 're going to be convicted , you 'll run . jason : you want me to leave ? courtney : one more condition -- you 'll ask me to go with you . jason : would you ? courtney : i 'm not sure . but i want the choice , okay ? you , on the other hand , you do n't have the choice . jason : really ? courtney : jason , come on , i could n't -- i could n't stand the thought of you being in prison . jason : i 'm not going to go to prison . okay ? i did n't kill alcazar and i 'm going to find a way to prove it . courtney : okay , well , then could you do it soon because this whole thing is driving me crazy . jason : yes , i 'm -- we 're working on it . you know , when this is over -- courtney : what ? jason : i want to be with you . courtney : you mean , we could date like normal people ? care about each other without having to hide it ? jason : yeah , if you want to . courtney : i do , more than anything . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] brenda : come in . jax : do n't worry , i came in the back just like you asked me to . there 's really no point anymore . brenda : what do you mean ? you know that we ca n't announce to the world that we 're together right now . jax : it 's too late . scott baldwin just announced it to the press . you know what , i do n't care because i love you , brenda , and i do n't want to hide it anymore . brenda : that 's so sweet . jax : charade 's gone on far too long . brenda : i know that everything that you 're doing right now is for me , but i need you to remember i am not in this alone . jax : jason has sonny working full - time to free him . now , i might not like sonny , but he 's very good at getting what he wants . i 'm sure jason will be fine . brenda : no , he 's not going to be fine , jax . how many times do we have to go over this ? jason stayed at the scene of a crime longer than he had to to help me get out of the hotel . now , he did n't have to do that . he does n't even like me . i need you to let me stand on my own two feet . all right ? i -- if you really want to help me , just give me the space to do that . i mean , ca n't you just love me ? i do n't need to be rescued , jax . jax : loving you is the easy part . i always have . i always will . [ scene_break ] scott : you expect me to believe that you did n't see brenda or jason that night ? ric : i wish i could be of more help to you . now , if there 's nothing else , i 'd like to be released . scott : if you 're not going to cooperate , i 'm going to charge you with obstruction of justice . ric : you do whatever you have to do . scott : do you think sonny is going to reward you for your loyalty ? you know , he is so paranoid right now , he does n't trust anybody that 's not in his inner circle . now , you think about that . do you have a story for me ? ric : are you suborning perjury by trying to coerce me into saying something that is n't true ? oh , mr. baldwin , that 's highly illegal if you 're caught . scott : all right , listen to me , you little lap dog . i 'm holding you overnight . farrell ? put him away . maybe after you 've had your chipped beef in the morning , you 'll have a story to tell me . ofc . farrell : let 's go . officer : farrell ? ric : what are you doing here ? elizabeth : well , i heard about you on the radio , and i do n't think jason or sonny are going to be rushing in to help you . ric : no , obviously not . elizabeth : and i 'm pretty sure you do n't have any friends or family in port charles , so i thought i 'd come down and see if there was something i could do . ric : thanks . i 'll -- i 'll let you know . [ scene_break ] sonny : alcazar got what he wanted , even if he had to die to do it . brenda 's -- you know , she 's worse off now than when alcazar had her under his control . and you got jason now -- look how much trouble he 's in . carly : it makes me crazy . i ca n't help it . brenda causes this drama wherever she goes . sonny : it 'll be over soon , okay ? carly : okay . do n't worry about me , i 'm not going to panic , do anything crazy . i 'll focus on my club -- whatever 's left of it . sonny : what do you mean , `` whatever 's left of it `` ? carly : i found zander down there -- sonny : yeah ? carly : smashing it up with a crowbar . sonny : what the -- what the hell for ? carly : he was high on who - knows - what and angry at everybody , everything , and lashing out . you know how he gets . sonny : i 'll take care of it . carly : no , do n't , do n't , do n't . sonny : what do you mean ? carly : it 's okay . sonny : i 'll take care of it . carly : do n't , okay ? zander 's mad at me , not at you , and i deserve at least some of it . sonny : no , you know what ? you deserve a good life . that 's what you deserve . carly : i have a good life . sonny : and i know things have not been easy , but it 's going to get better , i promise . carly : well , i 'm glad to hear that . sonny : and i appreciate everything that , you know -- you 're always so supportive and -- carly : you 're welcome . sonny : yeah , you know what i 'm talking about . carly : yeah , i do . [ phone rings ] sonny : uh - uh , uh - uh . hello . ofc . farrell : it 's farrell . sonny : what do you got ? okay . well , let me -- let me know if anything changes . carly : what ? what now ? sonny : well , ric kept his mouth shut . carly : well , trying to impress you . sonny : oh , i 'm impressed , all right . whatever ric 's after , it must be pretty big for him to be going through all this . [ next_on ] nikolas : your dad 's off in london trying to see mom again . gia : i just hate to see someone ruin his life . why would you want to get back into drugs ? skye : give me it ! coleman : you ca n't go to court tanked ! carly : what is going on now ? jax : brenda 's missing . so i guess this is sonny 's way of saving her , huh ?	at the police station , jax tells the press that scott is only after brenda , not justice , because of his vendetta against sonny . scott tells them that jax is in love with the married brenda and that 's why he 's bringing forth a false suspect . jax tells the press that ric murdered alcazar . mac comes in , with taggert , and gets rid of the press . jax says there is a witness that proves that ric was involved in a bad business deal with alcazar and also that he was in the hotel when he was murdered . mac asks who just as brenda arrives . brenda wants to talk to jax . scott says that ric is a witness against brenda as mac takes ric off to be questioned . brenda tells jax that she ca n't testify against ric because his testimony will be worse for her than hers would be against him . he does n't buy it but she tells him that he 's not acting rational . they argue until alexis comes up . she is upset that she was n't told about the latest evidence and she confirms what brenda said . faith tells zander that she ca n't sleep with him right now but if he can do an errand for her ( and not tell ned ) , then she might consider it in the future . zander remembers his dad , cameron , yelling at him for shooting his brother , as he takes a crowbar to carly 's bar . carly finds him and stops him . he claims he 's angry at her still for how she treated him . she can tell he 's high and asks him not to self - destruct like this . he leaves and sees cameron talking to alexis inside kelly 's . alexis tells cameron that ned has ensconced himself in kristina 's life again . they discuss it and she shares her concerns about how ned is acting and how it might affect kristina in the future . elizabeth and courtney go to kelly 's to open it at the same time , after a power outage . things are very chilly between them . they hear on the radio about jax bringing ric in for questioning . courtney thinks this means jason will go free , but elizabeth is upset by the news and lashes out at courtney . sonny goes to the police station and glares at ric , then tries to talk to him , but scott and taggert wo n't let him . scott questions ric in his office , leaving mac out of the loop . he tries to get ric to say that he saw brenda and jason that night , but ric wo n't say anything . scott locks him up for the night . later , sonny gets a call from one of his men who works at the station that ric has not given up brenda . carly tells sonny about zander but asks him not to do anything to him . jason meets courtney at their secret place . she wants to celebrate but he fills her in on the situation . she asks him to promise that he will run away if he thinks he 's going to have to go jail , and to ask her to go with him . he assures her that he 's not going to jail .
jax : what are you doing ? the treasure 's that way . sam : i 've decided to live after all . so you can help me dig . [ scene_break ] zander : you let nikolas go on bail . that was not part of our deal . ric : it is n't that simple . zander : sure it is . all you have to do is convict nikolas and then i will sign away my rights . ric : yeah and with nikolas in prison , i assume that you think that you 'll have a clear shot at emily ? lucky : you wanted to see nikolas ? here he is . emily : you 're going after the wrong person , ric . ric : let 's get a positive i.d . first and we 'll go from there . zander ? zander : he did this . nikolas cassadine attacked me . [ scene_break ] jason : alcazar 's going to stay there till sonny gets back . if carly shows up , you call me . sage : um -- about the other night when i was so upset -- my uncle called . he 's out of the country . some super - secret business trip . anyway , i should n't have assumed that you and sonny had done something to him . i was wrong to think that . [ scene_break ] cameron : have you seen my schedule of today 's appointments ? i thought i had it right here . nurse : one of your patients just showed up . cameron : who ? nurse : carly corinthos . she seems very upset . carly : i -- i need your help . cameron : well , you 're a little early , but we have an appointment at 9 : 00 . carly : ok , just forget the appointment . i need you to commit me . [ scene_break ] maxie : hey , have you talked to dillon ? georgie : maybe this whole thing was a bad idea . i mean , i -- oh my god . hey , what happened ? dillon : it 's no big deal . georgie : let me help you please . tracy : have n't we been over this a thousand times before ? stay away from my son . darling , are you all right ? [ scene_break ] sam : 99 bottles of beer on the wall , 99 bottles of beer , you take one down and pass it around jax : what are you trying to do , huh ? make the whole place cave in ? sam : you do n't know the song ? i 'll teach it to you . 96 bottles of beer on the wall , 96 bottles of beer , you take one ow ! damn ! jax : what happened ? let me see . sam : no , no , no , i 'm ok . ow . jax : hold still , ok ? put some water -- sam : what are you doing ? you 're going to waste the water . jax : just hold still . you want to get your hand infected ? [ sam sighs ] sam : ouch ! jax : i 'll clean it . hold on . there . sam : i bet you wish you probably just sent an email by now , about my dad , huh ? jax : you needed to hear it in person . just -- hold that . sam : ow . um -- i 'm surprised cody lived as long as he did , anyway . jax : sam , your father loved you . sam : when he needed something or saw a chance to cash in . i really did n't have the relationship with my father that you had with your father . jax : yeah , i had a lot of good times with my father . i wish i could have done more in the end , but i know that he would n't want me to dwell on it . so what 's your best memory of your father ? sam : he could have sent me to foster care and he did n't . his life would have been a whole lot easier . jax : hmm . i 'm sure it would have . sam : there was this one time we -- we ripped this -- this boat off from this really rich guy in rhode island and it was -- this storm that came out of nowhere . and it was -- it was freezing , and we had to put the sails down , and the rain was coming down really hard , and it was really windy , and my hair was -- was all over the place and i could n't see , and -- my dad , he cut this fishnet , and he -- he put my hair back in a ponytail right there on the deck in the middle of the storm . and i could see , but it was like -- that 's a really stupid thing to remember . jax : no , no , not at all . sam : i 'm wasting oxygen . jax : we 'll come back for the treasure , sam , i promise . you know , in honor of your father . sam : at least he ca n't steal it out from under us . [ scene_break ] skye : hey ! faith : that contract you 've been whining about ? forget it ! skye : now you made me lose my place . faith : our association is over . skye : oh , so that means you 're stepping down ? good idea . faith : not a chance , sweetie , and this time when i throw you overboard , no one 's going to pull you out . justus : is n't it early in the day to be threatening bodily harm ? skye : i 'm not that worried . faith : you should be . justus : there are better ways to negotiate a contract , you know . faith : you know what ? i do n't need a contract . the casino is mine . justus : you 've thought this through , as usual . skye : you know , i 'm not really wild about this partnership either , but the fact is you need me . and why ? because this club has been doing turn - away business since the day it opened . and why is that ? oh , because i know how to run a club without killing someone . faith : hmm . skye : you really ought to think about trying it next time . so you see , if you ca n't come to some kind of formal agreement with me about your role in this casino , i 'm going to get my lawyer to get an injunction barring you from the premises . justus : that should n't be too hard given your criminal past . by the way , did you file a tax return on that money you claim to have invested in the haunted star ? faith : you 're good , justus , but so am i . skye : well , that 's a matter of opinion . faith : has anyone seen sonny ? justus : if i did , i would n't tell you . faith : you know what ? he 's been away too long . alcazar 's disappeared , jason is trying to hold it together , but -- man : mrs. rosco -- faith : not now . he does n't have the brains to keep his operation running . now i do . if they would just come to their senses and -- man : excuse me . faith : what ? this better be good . man : it 's important . the last shipment -- it was intercepted and destroyed . justus : imagine that . faith : you did this . [ scene_break ] jason : your uncle cares about you . sage : that 's why he called -- so i would n't worry . jason : that 's right . sage : i know about carly and i do n't blame sonny for being angry . i mean , uncle lorenzo went after his wife . who would n't be mad ? jason : you know what ? all i can tell you is that you should stay as far away from the situation as you can . sage : uncle lorenzo just fell in love with the wrong woman , that 's all . it happens . [ scene_break ] carly : i do n't have any other choices . cameron : carly , i know you 're upset right now but locking yourself away is n't the answer . carly : i almost slept with lorenzo alcazar last night and if he had not stopped me , i would have been unfaithful to my husband . cameron : well , that 's a good starting place for our work together . carly : what ? that i almost cheated on sonny ? if i am unfaithful to him , i will lose my marriage . there 's not going to be a second chance , there 's going to be no forgiveness . it is not the way that my husband thinks . cameron : i do n't think sonny would want you to have yourself committed . carly : yeah , i think he would . yeah . if i was going to sleep with his enemy , yeah . listen , i can not lose my husband . i 've been through hell to stay with him . cameron : that 's all the more reason for you to stay at home . carly : why ca n't you understand this ? why ? i am out of control . i tell myself over and over and i promise that i wo n't go to alcazar , but i ca n't stop myself . there 's no -- there 's no rehab for sexual attraction , so shadybrook -- it 's my option . cameron : carly , having yourself committed is a huge step . carly : i have been locked up before . first , shadybrook , then -- then ferncliff . cameron : yeah , i know , i saw it in your file . ferncliff is for the criminally insane . carly : i was faking it , ok ? i wanted to get out of -- of going to prison for shooting somebody . this is different . i need your help . cameron : you do n't seem to be a danger to yourself or others . i think you need your family around you now more than ever . why not spend the time with your kids ? carly : and which -- which part of this would be good for my kids ? hmm ? would it be when i 'm hallucinating and i think that alcazar 's in the room with me and he 's not , or when i actually go to him ? what if i lose it in front of my boys ? cameron : carly , you have support -- a live - in nanny , your mom , courtney . they can help with the day - to - day . you need balance in your life right now , not isolation . carly : ok . if i -- if i were a drunk , if i were a junkie , you 'd put me in rehab . cameron : trust me , this is n't the same thing . you have a brain injury . it 's part of the healing process . carly : and i do n't care anymore why it is happening . it just has to stop . god , i mean , for the longest time i just -- i felt that -- that everything in my life , everything i touched i destroyed , ok ? it was just who i was . it happened , and i could n't help it -- and then i met sonny and i never felt that anyone could love me the way he does , and i do n't want to destroy this . please , dr. lewis , you have to lock me up . because otherwise , i 'm going to lose everything . [ scene_break ] dillon : i do n't need a cat scan . tracy : of course you do dear . does that hurt ? dillon : only when you touch it ! tracy : i hate seeing you like this . it hurts me , it really does . i think i 'm in worse shape than you are . georgie : dillon -- tracy : are you still here ? georgie : what happened ? dillon : i got into a car wreck . tracy : he crashed ned 's car , drove it straight into a ditch . nobody knows why . it was clear weather and he was n't drinking , ok ? georgie : this is all my fault . tracy : are you flattering yourself ? georgie : look , i know why you did this . tracy : go away ! shoo ! dillon : just go , all right ? tracy : tell me she had nothing to do with this . dillon : oh , of course not . tracy : ok , so you 're lying to protect her . it 's understandable . you 're still a teenager . you still believe in true love , but trust me it passes , like acne . you 'll be fine . maxie : he 's looking over here . georgie : he drove his car into a ditch because i made him think i was hooking up with someone else . maxie : well , do n't you think that 's kind of romantic ? i mean , at least you know he still cares for you . georgie : maxie , this whole thing -- it -- it is n't turning out like i thought . [ scene_break ] faith : you told jason to destroy that shipment , did n't you ? justus : jason does n't take orders from me . faith : ok , so you called sonny and called in a favor ? justus : i do n't run the lives of my clients . you should know that by now . since you wo n't negotiate a contract , i got a court order . faith : give me that . justus : it bars you from making any decisions until luke returns . if you cause any more problems , skye gets your share . skye : nice work . justus : thank you . faith : you think i wo n't contest this ? justus : oh sweetheart , do you really want to meet me in court ? faith : i have no use for the courts , not anymore . and in case you have n't noticed , i 'm all grown up now . you wo n't stand in my way again . skye : care to elaborate on your mysterious past with faith ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : it was a fair fight . zander : the guy tried to kill me . emily : you provoked him zander . zander : oh , so it 's my fault ? is that what you 're saying ? ric : i did see you in a prior altercation with zander . emily : oh , come on ric . ca n't you see what zander 's doing ? ric : you either assault somebody or you do n't . that was your choice , you made it . you are responsible . nikolas : i agree . ric : i 'm afraid you 've broken the terms of your bail . you 're going to have to be incarcerated until the trial . alexis : excuse me , i 'm sorry . i thought i -- i heard you just said that you were going to threaten to take my client back to jail . ric : well -- alexis : or am i mistaken ? ric : well , he -- he attacked zander and put him in the hospital , and he positively i.d . 'd him , so yes , i am . alexis : he did positively i.d . him ? did he do it in a police lineup ? did you inform my client that it was a police matter and did you give my client the option of waiting for his attorney to arrive ? see , i did n't think so , so good luck getting your i.d . into court , counselor . lucky : damn , you 're good . alexis : are you feeling ok to have a chat with an old friend ? ric : you 're under no obligation to speak to opposing counsel . zander : it 's ok . alexis : would you mind giving us a minute ? emily : do you think alexis can reason with him ? nikolas : look , i allowed zander to provoke me . i 'll live with the consequences , all right ? lucky : why have n't you put an a.p.b . out on ben ? ric : when you put out an a.p.b , it 's usually best to get a picture or some reliable information , both of which we do not have . lucky : yeah , well , i 've seen bulletins issued with a lot less . ric : well , as far as the state is concerned lucky , nikolas cassadine is the only suspect in cody mccall 's murder . lucky : do n't you railroad my brother . ric : you know , you 're not being very objective about this case . lucky : what , because i 'm trying to follow up on all the leads ? ric : no , because you 're becoming a professional liability to me and to the department . so as of right now , you are off the case . [ scene_break ] zander : so , does kristina still like those canned peaches ? alexis : she wo n't even consider the fresh ones . zander : she 's a sweetheart . i 'm glad everything worked out for you , alexis . alexis : me , too and as much as i love talking about my daughter , i came here to talk to you about you . zander : i know . alexis : you 're better than this zander . i knew that the first time i got you out of trouble and i know it now . zander : maybe you 're wrong . alexis : i 'm not wrong . i saw the kind of man that you became when you were with emily . i 'm sorry she hurt you . zander : things happen . alexis : i know that you 're still in love with her and i know that you must be hurting , but this is n't going to help anything . zander : what exactly am i doing , alexis ? alexis : there 's something not right about this case and i have n't quite figured it out yet , but i will . zander : nikolas attacked me . that 's it . alexis : all right , i 'm sure that he did and i think that he should be held accountable for it , but he did n't kill cody mccall and i know that you know that , too . so i am asking you as your friend to drop the assault charges . let him free to go find out who really killed mccall . zander , please , do the right thing . zander : i understand that nikolas is family and you have to defend him and , i mean , that 's -- that 's great . i mean , he 's -- he 's lucky , you know ? alexis : has cameron visited you ? zander : no , i 'm not even sure he knows i 'm here . alexis : why do n't you let me call him , zander ? zander : no , please . alexis : why ca n't we just come up with a compromise ? and then the two of you can just walk away from this . zander : what do you want me to tell you , alexis ? that he did n't beat me up ? alexis : i mean , did you have good reason for wanting him in jail ? because nikolas thinks that he was framed , and this makes it look like you were involved . zander : i had nothing to do with that . alexis : then make that clear to everybody , zander . drop the assault charges . zander : look , when i lose my temper , i have to pay . why should n't nikolas ? alexis : i know that he ran off with the love of your life . i know how upset you are . you have a right to be , but think about what you 're doing . zander -- zander , do you understand that i need to do whatever is absolutely possible to help nikolas ? zander : yeah . alexis : do you know what that means ? zander : family 's family . no hard feelings . ric : i have a uniform on the clock out here . what 's the decision ? are we dropping the assault charge ? zander : no . ric : fine . alexis : zander , i 'm sorry . zander : so am i . ric : nikolas cassadine , you are under arrest for assault , a violation of bail . emily : do you realize how ridiculous that sounds , ric ? ric : read him his rights in the car . lucky : i 'm going with you . ric : be careful , spencer . lucky : do n't worry about it . remember ? i 'm off the case . alexis : you took lucky off the case ? ric : yes . do i need to clear that with you , ms. davis ? emily : hey , i need to take care of a few things . do n't worry , ok ? i 'll be right behind you . ok , i love you . ric : let 's go . emily : you 're framing nikolas for this murder , are n't you ? that 's why you wanted him back in jail . zander : not at all . emily : then why did you show up at wyndermere two seconds after nikolas was arrested ? why did you offer to make the murder charge disappear , zander ? zander : i thought it would make you happy . emily : how do you know so much about this murder , unless you killed the guy yourself ? [ scene_break ] courtney : hey . you sounded awful on the phone . is it about alcazar ? carly : how did you know ? courtney : is he -- did jason kill him ? carly : no . no , but -- um -- i need to go away for a while and you need to stay with the boys . courtney : carly , what 's going on , ok ? carly : i 'm checking myself into the shadybrook mental institution . courtney : what ? why ? carly : because i ca n't stay away from alcazar . almost had sex with him last night , courtney . i ca n't trust myself , and i just -- i need to go away . courtney : ok , what does dr. lewis think ? carly : dr. lewis thinks it 's a terrible idea , but he does n't even know sonny . he does n't know how he thinks and if i do n't get over this -- this -- i do n't know what it is -- this obsession that i have with alcazar , i 'm going to ruin everything . courtney : ok , carly , you have to give yourself a chance to think about this , ok , and if you 're still upset tomorrow , i will go with you to shadybrook . carly : no , i need to go right now . courtney : why ? why ? carly : because . because sonny 's going to come home soon and jason is going to tell him that i was with alcazar . courtney : jason knows -- he knows it 's not your fault . carly : no , jason is furious with me ! he thinks that i am throwing my life away and i am . it has to stop courtney , it just has to stop , and i just -- i want to lock myself up until i get well again . courtney : you have already spent too much time in the hospital , carly . come on . carly : i have to do this , ok ? i have to because otherwise , i 'm going to lose sonny . i 'm going to lose my family . i am going to lose my life . ok ? just please -- just please help me with this . courtney : god , you know i will . come here . carly : oh , my god . i 'm so scared . [ scene_break ] jason : hey , are you ok ? emily : yeah . oh , thanks for getting here so quickly . jason : i heard nikolas got out on bail . emily : yeah , he just got arrested again . he beat up zander on the docks and zander 's pressing charges . jason : oh ok , what do you need me to do ? emily : i ca n't believe i 'm actually saying this , but i think zander may have killed cody mccall , and he 's framing nikolas . could you ask around , find out if anyone saw zander heading to wyndermere the night of the murder ? also , any solid information on this guy -- his name is ben rogers -- could really help . jason : all right , i 'll see what i can do . emily : ok . thanks . thank you so much . faith : are n't they sweet ? jason : you have no business here , faith . emily : it 's ok , i 'm leaving . bye , jase . faith : give my best to nikolas . jason : what do you want ? faith : you just ca n't understand the meaning of `` truce , `` can you ? my last shipment did n't even make the harbor . heard you grabbed alcazar . killed him , did n't you ? so that means i 'm next . just so you know , i wo n't go easily . [ scene_break ] justus : you 'll let me know if faith shows up again ? skye : you 're excellent at dodging questions , are n't you ? justus : and i 'm not even billing you for your time . skye : let 's see -- i do know that you got faith 's boyfriend put in jail and he died there , but i 'm guessing there 's more to the story , right ? justus : not if you want me to be your attorney . [ scene_break ] jax : we 're running out of air . sam : put the torches out . jax : grab the flashlight . sam : maybe we should wait for sonny to rescue us . jax : that 's a sure way to die . [ scene_break ] faith : we have a problem . sonny is away somewhere , alcazar has vanished , and jason is off his leash . zander : how you doing , zander ? great , thanks for asking . faith : you know what ? i do n't appreciate it when my people end up in the hospital . it wastes time , it attracts attention , and it stops them from doing their jobs , which would explain why jason so easily took out that last shipment . oh , by the way , he and his sweet , dear little sister are out in the hall . zander : ok , talk to me . faith : emily 's life would be much easier if you just disappeared . zander : is that what they 're talking about ? faith : who knows ? but with sonny out of the way , jason has no brakes , and you are directly in his path -- probably even more than me . zander : ok , then we need to get sonny back in town . faith : yeah and distract jason while we 're at it . zander : do you have any ideas ? faith : i 'm sure something will occur to me . [ scene_break ] sage : dillon quartermaine -- e.r . said he 's up here . i have to find him . tracy : sage ? sage : i heard about the accident . tracy : it 's very nice of you to check up on him . sage : is dillon ok ? tracy : well , he hit his head . i insisted on a cat scan . sage : did he really run his car into a ditch ? tracy : ned 's car , unfortunately , but he was n't badly hurt . i -- at least , not physically . sage : tell me what happened . tracy : well , it somehow has something to do with georgie jones . that girl is relentless . sage : if dillon really loves her -- tracy : what could possibly be the end of that sentence ? sage : maybe we should stay out of it . tracy : oh , do n't be ridiculous . if you care about him at all , you will make sure that he stays away from georgie girl . [ scene_break ] cameron : all right , let 's get through these so that i can go check on my son . nurse : we 're almost finished . cameron : carly corinthos . i 'm really concerned about her . i want you to get her chart over to shadybrook as soon as possible . she 's having herself committed today . [ scene_break ] carly : ok , morgan , watch your big brother . here we go . michael : ready ? ready ? go . carly : go ! whoo ! look at that ! courtney : here you go . michael : want to do it again ? carly : ready ? michael : ready ? carly : ready ? watch . here we go . whoo ! michael : whoo ! carly : got it ? got the ball ? huh ? hey , do you know that you are the best big brother ? michael : well , someone has to teach you , little boy . carly : well , i 'm glad he has you . come here . oh . michael : you 're squeezing me , mommy . carly : oh , i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . michael : are you ok ? carly : yeah , i will be . i will be but i need to go away for a little bit . michael : no . carly : yeah honey , i need to go to a special hospital . michael : mom , you ca n't go . what if i dream about the spiders ? carly : well , your aunt courtney will be able to help you get back to sleep . she 's going to stay here for a while . michael : you 're going to be living with us ? courtney : yeah , until your mommy gets better . michael : where is the hospital ? carly : it 's not far from here . michael : can i come and see you ? carly : i 'm not sure . michael : what about daddy ? carly : well , your daddy -- he wants me to get well , too . michael : why ca n't you get better here ? carly : oh sweetie , i -- i just -- i ca n't , ok ? michael : do you want us to be quiet ? we can be more quiet , right morgan ? carly : ok , i want you to know something . this has absolutely nothing to do with you and morgan . i love you both so , so much . i know it 's not fair . i know , but once i get completely well , everything will be better , and it is just the best thing that i can do for the two of you and for daddy . come here . just come here . oh , i love you guys . [ scene_break ] sam : would sonny really leave us here to die ? jax : he already has . sam : you really hate him , do n't you ? jax : i 've just seen the destruction that he 's caused up close . [ jax sighs ] sam : i still think he 's going to come save us jax . jax : well , odds are against you . you want some ? sam : no . see , my theory is that i do n't think he 's really going to give up the chance for you to owe him . jax : uh - huh . well , you 're pretty smart about people , are n't you ? sam : cody taught me well . i used to pick all the marks and i was right almost all the time . jax : huh . that 's a pretty useful skill . jax : hmm . we 're not going to die , sam . sam : but if we did -- jax : sam -- sam : what would you change jax ? jax : we 're not going to die , ok ? sam : would you please just answer the question ? jax : i would have taken the cards directly to my father . sam : i would have helped you . jax : i would have been a lot kinder to you . sam : i was the jerk , not you . jax : no . i underestimated you , sam . i set standards that no one could meet . sam : no , i was selfish and -- and stubborn . i -- i was wrong . jax : no , you did that so you could push me away , right ? sam : it worked . jax : yeah . i guess we 're both pretty good at that . sam : you have more finesse , though . jax : ca n't argue with you there . sam : maybe we had a chance ; maybe we did n't . i guess we 'll never know , huh ? jax : we 're not dead yet . [ scene_break ] dillon : mom ? good . georgie : dillon -- dillon : i 'm fine . georgie : i need to tell you something . dillon : no , you do n't . georgie : you know what you said about that toxic wasteland ? dillon : yeah , it was a stupid thing to say . georgie : no , it -- it was brilliant , and you 're right . look , i 've made a lot of mistakes . dillon : georgie , you found a new guy . is there a problem ? georgie : you know when you think you see something , but you really do n't and it 's kind of like a movie where -- dillon : yeah , not one that i want to see . georgie : ok , fine , forget movies . look , i 'm trying to tell you something really important here . sage : dillon ? how long have you been here ? i 'm so sorry you had to wait . your mom asked me to come pick you up and drive you home . are you ready ? [ scene_break ] courtney : oh , no ! michael : i win , you lose ! i win ! courtney : shh . if you wake up morgan , you are going to have to get him back to sleep , mister . [ michael giggles ] michael : i win . [ door closes ] courtney : hi . jason : hey . michael : aunt courtney 's moving in with us . jason : she is ? michael : mommy 's in a special hospital . courtney : i think it 's time for you to get ready for your play date . michael : you want me to go upstairs , do n't you ? jason : yeah , just for a little while , buddy , ok ? courtney : and then i 'll take you over to the brawers ' , ok ? michael : ok . courtney : ok . jason : what 's he talking about ? where 's carly ? courtney : carly had herself committed to shadybrook . jason : she 's there right now ? courtney : yeah , she 's there with dr. lewis . jason : why 'd you let her go ? [ scene_break ] carly : at least it 's clean . cameron : you can leave anytime . the sooner , the better , as far as i 'm concerned . carly : i need to get well . cameron : yeah , i know that carly , but do you have to go to this extreme ? carly : if you could just see the big picture -- cameron : carly , are you afraid of your husband ? carly : i am afraid of myself . i -- i have this tendency to blow my life apart and wreck what i love most and you know what ? i 'm not going to do it again . cameron : well , i 'm not well acquainted with the staff here , but they have an excellent reputation . carly : yeah , when i was here before , they treated me ok . i learned how to make some great key chains . cameron : we 'll have a session every day . [ knock on door ] carly : sounds good . woman : carly corinthos ? carly : yeah . woman : patricia grimes . cameron : i 'm cameron lewis . i 'm carly 's psychiatrist . patricia : well , i 've read your file on your patient . we 'll do everything we can to help her . cameron : we 'll both appreciate that . patricia : i 'll stop by after rounds . carly : ok . i 'm not going anywhere . patricia : fine . faith : dr. grimes ? patricia : yes . faith : i understand you have a new patient -- carly corinthos . [ scene_break ] georgie : well , it looks like tracy signed everything so you get the copy , i think . sage : can you believe they do n't have professionals working at this desk ? georgie : here you go . dillon : thanks . sage : i 'm sure you ca n't wait to get home . your head must be killing you . dillon : can you just hold on one second ? did you have something you wanted to say to me earlier ? sage : we got to go . georgie : it 's nothing . um -- i hope you feel better . dillon : ok . so i guess things are pretty serious with the new -- new boyfriend ? georgie : it looks that way . dillon : well , good . i wish you luck and all that . georgie : yeah , you too . um -- i have to get these upstairs . sage : dillon , if you want to go after georgie , go . dillon : it 's too late . sage : up until now , i 've behaved really badly . i guess it 's typical , but i really care about you dillon . i 'm glad you 're going to be all right . [ scene_break ] courtney : checking into shadybrook was carly 's choice . just like it was your choice to call sonny and try and tell him that she had been with alcazar . jason : he has a right to know . courtney : even if it ends their marriage ? jason , carly would never do that to you . she is trying to get well . i mean , you of all people should -- should understand that and cut her some slack . you 've been where she is . jason : i never hurt anyone . courtney : what about your mom and your dad and edward and lila and ned ; everyone who ever loved you ? who was kind to you , jason ? who was your friend , no questions asked ? carly . she never once passed judgment on you and now , when she needs you more than ever , you scared her into a mental institution . jason : all right , i know that i was hard on her . courtney : you think ? no wonder carly locked herself up . hey , she does n't even trust herself and now , she thinks that she ca n't trust you , either . jason : i got to get her out of there . [ door opens and closes ] [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] carly : um -- it -- it -- it just happened again . i had -- i had another flashback . dr. grimes : that must be very distressing . carly : the images -- they 're just -- they 're crowding out the people that i love most in my life . i -- dr. grimes : i 'm sure that we can help . [ scene_break ] sam : thanks for coming after me . jax : i 'm sorry we wasted so much time . sam : so am i . jax : let 's try to do a little better when we get out of here , ok ? sam : yeah , if we get out of here . jax : we 'll get out of here , trust me . sam : i trust you . [ hammering ] sam : hello ? jax : hello ? hello ? sam : hello ? hello ? jax : get out of the way ! get down ! sam : oh ! [ explosion ] [ next_on ] nikolas : you need to stay away from zander . alexis : i know what you 're doing zander , which means that other people will know too . carly : dr. lewis ! dr. grimes : calm down . carly : get somebody ! help me ! dr. grimes : mrs. corinthos has been sedated . she ca n't be disturbed . sonny : am i interrupting ?	sage finds jason on the docks and apologizes for accusing him of doing something to her uncle lorenzo . alexis approaches zander about assaulting nik and why he is really pressing charges , she tells him she is onto him and so will everybody else . zander refuses to drop the charges . lucky is taken off the case per ric . emily tells zander that he knows to much about cody 's murder and suspects zander to be the killer . carly approaches cameron and tells him she needs to be committed to a mental institution before she does anything else with alcazar , cameron tells her it 's a bad idea , carly insists . dillon gets in a car accident and georgie blames herself for it . emily goes to jason for help with zander and the murder , he agrees to find out any info he can . faith and justus argue in the casino , faith wants skye out of the business , justus reaffirms faith that she has to wait until luke reappears to do anything . georgies tries to tell dillon that tom is fake but does n't . she then sees sage and dillon kissing in the elevator .
sam : help ! jason ! [ sam coughs ] sam : ow ! ow ! ow ! ow ! oh ! not funny . [ scene_break ] helena : do n't make me use this . i 'd hate to harm my great - grandchild . skye : now , that would n't do at all , would it ? helena : what -- luke : all right , my darling , game 's over , and i win . helena : oh -- skye : luke ! luke , stop it ! luke : now just hang on . give me 10 seconds . [ scene_break ] emily : who are you ? are you working with helena ? what do you want ? coleman : have a seat , have a seat . emily : listen , please do n't hurt me . i 'm pregnant . coleman : yeah , well , you better hope you stay that way . it 's the only reason you 're still alive , sweetheart . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : is that what you really want ? mac : lorenzo alcazar , steven webber , you 're both under arrest . you , for the murder of mary bishop , and , you , for trying to cover it up . carly : mac , you ca n't do this . mac : i have a lab report in my possession that states alcazar 's d.n.a . was found on a pill left over from the dose that killed mary bishop . it was signed by dr. webber , and never turned in . carly : it 's not what it looks like . they 're being set up . mac : they 're guilty , carly , and this time they 're going to pay for it . take them outside . we 'll read them their rights . let 's go . ofc . murphy : come on . [ scene_break ] luke : put the gun down . skye : luke , i 'm not about to let you get arrested for murder . luke : you would n't shoot me . skye : i 'm telling you , let her go or i will shoot . i mean her . then i 'll go to prison , and it 'll be all your fault . luke : well , you really know how to get to me , do n't you ? all right . you know , one day you 're not going to dodge this bullet . helena : thank you . skye : oh , save it . come on , luke , we 've got her . the plan worked . helena : do n't be so sure . luke : you 're not going to be able to sweet - talk your way out of this , baby . skye : oh , no sirree . we 're taking you to the police station . the police are going to see you 're alive , and nikolas will be released . [ phone rings ] helena : well -- excuse me . skye : give me that ! helena : what -- skye : hello ? coleman : hey , it 's me . i 've got emily . skye : where are you holding emily ? helena : if i 'm not there in 10 minutes , kill her ! skye : what -- where 's emily ? hello ? oh , my god , they hung up . luke : where 's emily ? helena : oh , calm yourself , luke . you should have known i 'd have a backup plan . luke : yeah , so do i . it 's called the squeezing the life out of you ! skye : no , no , no , luke ! luke , please , you have to let her go ! helena : yes . skye : otherwise , he 'll kill emily . helena : think about it . i mean , at least my grandson 's unfortunate bride will outlive me by two , three short minutes ? skye : luke , please ! luke : all right . helena : you are so sexy when you 're angry . do n't try to follow me . luke : what are we going to do ? skye : i do n't know , but as long as helena believes that emily 's pregnant , she 'll be safe . monica : what ? alan : who did you say is pregnant ? [ scene_break ] lorenzo : the charges will never stick . mac : oh , you could be surprised . this time i think we finally got you . ric : this is the results of a d.n.a . test run on the remaining pill from the dose that killed mary bishop . it shows conclusively that your d.n.a . was on it , mr. alcazar . lorenzo : i did n't kill mary bishop . i was out of town at the time of her death . ric : this report says otherwise . lorenzo : well , reports can be erroneous . ric : really ? well , it was signed by a qualified expert in the field . you want to take a look at that ? steven : first off , those findings are false , and secondly , that 's not actually my signature . ric : what are you talking about ? steven : your evidence is a forgery . [ scene_break ] jason : got the baby back to sleep . how 's the chicken ? sam : we 'll never know . jason : well , why did n't you tell me you were going to try and make dinner ? sam : because i really thought you would enjoy a home - cooked meal . you have terrible eating habits , and it 's a miracle you 're not sick all the time . jason : you 're worried about my nutrition ? sam : yes . no . no , i just -- you know , i just wanted to do something nice for you , that 's all . jason : oh , you do enough for me . sam : yeah , well , i completely disagree . i think we have a totally lopsided relationship . jason : what are you talking about ? sam : oh , come on , do n't pretend you do n't know what i mean . you have seen me through the darkest time in my life , and you 've given me a home and support and the sense that i am wanted and accepted . i can never repay that . so i just wanted you to feel , in some small way , what i 've been feeling -- that someone in this world truly cares about you . [ scene_break ] bridget : are you sure i look ok ? courtney : you look fine . look , there 's no reason to be nervous . bridget : how about this is the first job i 've ever tried to get ? courtney : seriously ? well , what have you been doing for -- no , i -- do n't tell me . i do n't want to know . bridget : i never stole from anybody who could n't afford it . courtney : i 'm sure you did n't . ok , listen to me . my father is a really great guy . all you have to do is go in there and ask him if he needs a waitress . just relax , be yourself . i mean , what 's the worst he could do , right ? bridget : call the cops ? i do n't know , throw a cup of coffee in my face ? courtney : bridget , stop , come on . all he can do is say no , and that 's not going to happen , all right ? hey , you can do this . hurry up before you lose your nerve . bridget : i do n't have my nerve . will you come with me ? courtney : ok , sure . come on . bridget : ok . courtney : dad -- mike : hey . courtney : i 'm sure you remember bridget ? bridget : hi . mike : hey . well , you know , once you 've seen a woman give birth , you never forget her face . how you doing ? bridget : good . nice to see you . mike : good to see you . bridget : um -- i was wondering -- i know i do n't have any experience or anything , but i -- mike : you 're perfect . when can you start ? oh , excuse me . i just got a very prestigious customer . well , hi there , sweetie pie . how you doing today ? oh , listen , i 've got some fresh cookies in the back . how about -- alexis : oh , listen , no , i do n't want to keep you from work . mike : hey , when it comes to my granddaughter , there 's nothing that ca n't wait . listen , kids love having family around . spending time with sonny will be good for kristina . [ scene_break ] jordan : your men are going to have to start working faster because i want the house completed by the time mr. corinthos and his family come home . man : have you picked the wallpaper for the nursery ? jordan : yeah , i taped a sample to the wall . all you have to do is put it up . and there 's -- follow me -- something else missing . [ scene_break ] ric : any chance that the test was fabricated ? mac : anything 's possible , but it looked authentic to our forensics people . steven : the conclusions on that report are false . i would never have signed it , and i did n't . lorenzo : you 'll be hearing from my attorney -- mac : hold on . how do we know webber is n't bluffing ? steven : my professional opinion is enough to put people in jail . i 'm hoping it 's enough to keep me out . ric : ok , you know what ? we 're not going to argue about this here . we 're going to get another test done . we 're going to see if mr. alcazar 's d.n.a . turns up a second time . serino , i want you to get that pill out of evidence . take it over to general hospital . make sure that they get a second test run asap . ofc . serino : yes , sir . ric : and make sure also that their guard is stationed at the door . nobody who does n't work for the hospital gets in or out . ofc . serino : got it . ric : you two are n't going anywhere until we get the results of that test . lorenzo : that 's outrageous . mac : you 've been arrested for the murder of mary bishop . i 'm holding you for questioning , pending further investigation . let 's go . carly : hey , what happened ? steven : hey . they have a phony report linking alcazar to mary bishop 's death . my signature 's on it , but i 've never seen it before . carly : so why are n't they letting you go ? steven : well , they 're going to run another test . and if alcazar 's d.n.a . is on it , we 're both going to jail . carly : ca n't let that happen . [ scene_break ] jax : hey . lois : jax , hi . thanks for meeting me . jax : well , you said it was important . so what 's up ? lois : a leopard does n't change its spots . jax : oh . oh , i see -- we 're going to have a cryptic conversation laced full of cerullo family stakes . lois : ok , it 's what my grandmother used to say that she actually happened to be correct . a leopard 's spots are a permanent feature . they ca n't just wake up one day and decide to reform or turn it into stripes . if they have spots , that 's it , it 's spots . jax : i assume we 're talking about lorenzo alcazar . lois : you are very perceptive . jax : no , not really , i was just paying attention the night he found out that diego was his son . you were extremely fixated on him . you stood up for him , and then , you know , you stepped in before he and courtney could tear each other to shreds . lois : want to know why ? jax : i already do . you 're in love with the guy . [ scene_break ] jason : anything that i 've given you , you 've given back just as much . sam : oh , come on , jason , you do n't have to polite . jason : well , sam , i do n't know how to be polite . i only know what i see . you know , this place -- it feels like a home . the love you have to give to hope , the smile on your face when i walk into a room -- those things have changed my life for the better , so you know what ? i would say we 're even . sam : i just feel like sometimes i push too hard , and that i understand where you 're coming from in saying that we have to , you know , be prepared for losing hope . jason : right , right . sam : and i 've got to do that . jason : you were right , there is no point anymore in dwelling on it . what we have is right now . me and you in this moment , and that 's enough . [ scene_break ] skye : emily called us all here to tell us that she 's pregnant . monica : she told you before she told her own parents ? luke : well , she told skye . i just happened to be there . alan : why are you here now ? luke : i 'm going to be her birth coach . you ca n't get started -- monica : what ? luke : early enough . alan : you 're her what ? skye : oh , please , pay no attention to luke . he just happened to be here because i told him to meet me here -- monica : forget about luke ! where is emily ? skye : this is very emotional for emily , you know ? she 's getting herself together . and she will be here momentarily . luke : so why do n't you go practice looking surprised ? and we 'll call you when she arrives . monica : i really do n't appreciate being ordered around in my own house . alan : this is your house ? oh , i almost forgot . luke : you could just stay here and watch me drink your alcohol . monica : ok , i give up . tell alice we 'll be in our room . come on . dillon : something went wrong , did n't it ? luke : yes , it did . but do n't worry , we 'll handle it . why do n't you go placate . skye : boy , that was close . luke : well , hopefully , the doctors quartermaine will spend a lot of time arguing about babies ' names and -- lucky : dad -- somebody broke into -- luke : yeah , we know . they grabbed emily . helena told us . elizabeth : she was here ? skye : yes . and the plan almost worked . luke : well , but the plan did n't work . otherwise , she would be here with us now . lucky : dad , i 'm sorry . somebody just came up from behind me and knocked me out unconscious , and -- luke : well , it happens . are you ok ? lucky : yeah , i 'll survive . skye : well , did you see the person who took emily ? what 'd he look like ? elizabeth : i do n't know . he was wearing a mask . [ scene_break ] emily : listen , whatever helena is paying you , my parents will pay you double if you let me go . coleman : quiet . emily : sooner or later , helena 's going to kill me . and this is n't going to be a kidnapping anymore . you 're going to be an accessory to murder . coleman : you know , one more word and you 'll be wearing a gag , too , ok ? emily : let me go now , and i 'll make sure that no charges are brought against you . helena : i do n't believe that you are in any position to promise anything , my dear . poor , sweet little child . what am i going to do with you ? [ scene_break ] bridget : hey , how come mike hired me before i even asked for the job ? courtney : well , i do n't know . i guess he could just tell that you 'd be a good waitress . bridget : i do n't think so , courtney . courtney : ok , fine . i told mike that you needed a job , and he said yes . but i still wanted you to go through the interview process . unfortunately , mike blew it before you got a chance . bridget ? bridget : oh . sorry . i guess -- i guess i should just say thank you . i mean , nobody 's ever tried to help me out like that before . courtney : yeah . i am sure you can do this . and who knows , you know ? if you really like the restaurant business , maybe you can -- bridget ? bridget : oh , sorry . it 's just that mike 's granddaughter is so beautiful . courtney : huh . you know , it was a big surprise to find out that kristina was a part of our family . yeah , her mother , alexis -- well , she did n't want my brother sonny to know that kristina was his child until kristina got sick and she needed a bone marrow transplant . that 's how sonny found out . bridget : so did sonny save her life ? courtney : actually , no . sonny 's bone marrow was n't a match . in the end , it was the stem cells from sam 's baby that saved kristina 's life . bridget : i thought that sam 's baby died . courtney : well , they used the stem cells from the umbilical cord . i know , i do n't agree with the way alexis handled things with sonny , but she did do everything she could to fight for her child 's life . and , you know , i -- i admire her for that . [ scene_break ] alexis : did judge phillips ' office call back yet ? and not even -- opposing counsel was supposed to call back . they were supposed to have notified us , today , if they agree to the postponement . i know . i know . will you call them ? and call me back . thanks . kristine -- kristina ? [ scene_break ] lois : what makes you think i 'm in love with lorenzo ? am i making that big a fool of myself ? jax : no , no , not at all . you know , i 'm sure people -- they 're -- you know , they assume that you 're having an affair , and it 's -- some emotional attachment that goes with that . but this is more , is n't it , because you ca n't seem to walk away from him . thanks . lois : ahem . jax : thanks . do you want -- lois : no , i have -- i 'm going to give you one more grandma saying . jax : ok . lois : ok ? `` what goes around , comes around . `` if i had told brenda once that sonny was not going to be able to make her happy , then i told her a million times . i pointed out that love does n't change a man . that as committed as he was to her , he was really married to his deep , dark , violent life . and her love could not save him . naturally , my warnings fell on deaf ears . naturally , the woman had to figure it out for herself . me -- i 'm so much smarter than that , right ? i know better . but i walked into exactly the same trap . i need you , my really good , unbiased friend , to tell me it 's time to get out . jax : oh . ok . um -- you should give up on alcazar . he 's bad for you . you 'll be happier without him , and -- i ca n't -- i ca n't tell you to do that , because i refused to give up on courtney . [ scene_break ] carly : hey . doctor : is there something i can do for you ? carly : oh . i 'm not disturbing you , am i ? i 'll be done in just a minute . bobbie : what are you doing here ? [ scene_break ] luke : this guy who grabbed emily -- was he tall , short , bald , ponytail ? anything you can -- elizabeth : he was above average height . lucky : what about his speech ? high voice , low voice , accent , lisp ? elizabeth : he did n't say anything . luke : are you sure it was a man ? elizabeth : yes . yes , that 's -- that 's all i can tell you . skye : all right , look , this is going to be all right . emily will be safe , as long as helena believes she 's pregnant . [ scene_break ] helena : i do n't believe that you are pregnant . emily : why would i lie ? helena : well , maybe luke persuaded you to . emily : listen , carrying nikolas ' child is sacred to me . i would never let luke use that in any way . helena : tracy lured me to the quartermaine estate by telling me that you were pregnant . but when i arrived there , luke was already there , which means that luke enlisted tracy against me . oh , he knows that i could n't resist the promise of a cassadine heir . emily : no , my child will never have anything to do with you . helena : you do n't have a child . luke was trying to give me an incentive not to hurt you , but now i realize the truth . there 's no reason for you to live . [ scene_break ] steven : d.n.a . is all over that pill , but that report is a fake . lorenzo : durant forged it ? steven : yeah . he forged my signature and he went and handed the report in to the police . lorenzo : he wants to make sure i ca n't get near carly . so do you . steven : i 'm not going to do it by incriminating myself , though . look , this is durant 's way of making sure that we both stay away from his daughter . [ scene_break ] lois : i can not believe that you of all people are drawing a parallel between courtney and lorenzo . jax : well , i mean , they do n't compare on any moral or ethical level . hey , no offense , but alcazar is a gangster who belongs in prison . courtney is a sweetheart , but she is a co - dependent who goes looking for people to make her life miserable , which probably explains why she took in another troubled teen . and she ca n't seem to get over her ex - husband . lois : sorry . jax : why are you apologizing ? lois : because i was blinded by the dazzle . you guys -- you 're a golden couple . really , you 're gorgeous together and you 're always smiling when i see you and i made the mistake of judging by appearances when truly , as your friend , i should 've asked you how you really felt . jax : i love courtney . i do . i 've told her a couple of times . she just ca n't say it back , you know , probably because i 'm not damaged enough . you know , courtney needs to feel needed . she likes chaos around . she does n't seem to mind , you know , scrambling to pick up the pieces of someone else 's life . and she 's always teasing me about , you know , being shallow . she 's the one that 's afraid to commit . lois : well , that must be painful . jax : yeah , well , you know , we fight about it and then i walk away , and a couple of times , i 've even promised myself that i was done . but i 'm not because i trust courtney and i believe that she 's strong enough that -- that she will -- she 'll figure out that we 're good together . so i hang on and wait for the leopard to change her spots . lois : hmm . do you think courtney wants to love you ? jax : yes , i do . lois : then my advice to you is to hang in there . courtney is a smart cookie and she is going to come to love you . ahem -- lorenzo , on the other hand , i 'm not so sure . i 'm going to leave you with one more saying from my grandma . jax : ok . lois : `` if a man does n't respect your principles , he does n't respect you , and without respect , there can be no love . `` i think i need to give that saying a little more thought . jax : come on . [ scene_break ] bobbie : dr. lee , you told me an hour ago i 'd be getting mrs. rizzo 's chem 7 results , and her family 's waiting . what 's taking so long ? dr. lee : the district attorney 's office threw me a rush job . my orders were drop everything and get this done . bobbie : any idea when you 'll get around to mrs. rizzo ? dr. lee : i can show you the first half if you 'd like . bobbie : anything , please . dr. lee : a couple of things i need to explain . [ scene_break ] emily : helena , please , if you love nikolas , then you -- helena : never question my love for nikolas . emily : well , then accept the truth because like it or not , nikolas loves me . helena : oh , i am sure he loves you . he will mourn your passing , and i promise i will do everything i can to find your killer . emily : of course . you 're going to blame this on someone else . helena : oh , you still have no idea who you 're dealing with , do you ? emily : look , i am carrying your grandchild . you kill me and you 're going to lose your chance at rebuilding the cassadine dynasty . helena : oh , please . now have some dignity . i know you 're not with child . emily : well , how can you be sure ? you know , it 's still very early on in the pregnancy . so what if you 're wrong , just this one time ? helena : i 've never been wrong . any last words ? emily : just tell nikolas -- just go to hell . helena : i was just there on vacation . terrible climate . coleman : not here . helena : why not ? coleman : well , dead quartermaines are n't good for business here at jake 's , sweetheart . put it down . emily : jake 's ? coleman ? helena : brilliant . brilliant . now she 's identified you as my accomplice . coleman : kill her . [ scene_break ] bridget : hey . you 're kristina , right ? my name 's bridget . you know , i have a daughter of my own . she 's just a baby right now , but someday she 's going to be just as beautiful as you . ric : you know , it 's a shame . right about now , we 'd be taking that ski trip . alexis : i know today we were supposed to leave for our honeymoon . ric : this is stupid . [ pager beeps ] ric : some lab results just came in . i need to get back to the office and follow up . alexis : ok , well , i do n't want to keep you . excuse me . hi . bridget : hi . alexis : she walks over and talks to you ? bridget : yeah . she 's a cutie . alexis : hi , honey . thank you , thank you . sweetie , want your hot chocolate now ? ok . thanks . ric : kristina ? bye - bye . [ scene_break ] carly : hey . any news on the lab report ? ric : we just got the results a little while ago . turns out dr. webber was right . steven : hey . carly : oh . you mean alcazar 's d.n.a . was not on the pill that killed mary bishop ? ric : no , not a trace , carly . you 're both free to go . carly : do n't take it too hard , ric . you 've been wrong before , you 'll be wrong again . [ scene_break ] dillon : hey . i 'm sorry , i 'm sorry , i 'm sorry . you must be freezing . georgie : no , no , honestly , i have n't been waiting here that long . dillon : ok . georgie : are you ok ? dillon : no . not even close . georgie : dillon , what happened ? dillon : i do n't know . i do n't know -- that 's the worst part . i do n't -- i do n't even know what happened . this whole thing is like being a bit player in an espionage thriller . it 's like `` go to unnamed tropical locale , meet the man in the red hat , deliver the envelope , but whatever you do , do n't ask questions . do n't ask questions . `` it 's -- it 's not like a james bond popcorn movie , you know , where it 's bimbos with funky names and cool gadgets and everybody 's wearing tuxedos . it 's like -- it 's like costa - gavras meets orson welles meets graham greene . i do n't know what 's going on or whose life is at stake , and worst of all , i do n't know what i 'm supposed to do . georgie : what do you mean ? dillon : something went really wrong and luke 's not telling me what . he told me to just lie to my family some more , which i did until i felt like i was going to throw up , and then -- and then i called you because i -- i need help figuring out what i 'm going to do next . georgie : dillon , i really do n't know what you can do . dillon : call the police . georgie : you 're serious ? dillon : yeah . i 'm -- i know . it would make me hopelessly , hopelessly uncool and any respect that luke ever had for me , i 'd probably lose . but i -- you know what ? i 'm starting to think that luke is more concerned about the whole contest between him and helena than anything else . he 's forgetting that people 's lives are at stake , which is why it 's a good idea to involve the cops . i mean , put out an a.p.b . for crying out loud or something . georgie : on helena , who 's supposed to be dead ? dillon : no , she 's not . she 's not dead . she 's alive and well and crazy and dangerous and she might have emily . georgie : no -- no offense or anything , dillon , but you 're too guilty to think straight . dillon : i know -- i know you 're right . but if i were to just stay out of it and then helena gets ahold of emily and -- and i 've been doing nothing , i 've been standing around doing nothing -- georgie : but , dillon , dillon , you have n't been doing just nothing . you 've been doing every little thing luke , skye , and emily have asked . and all you can do now is wait and i promise , dillon , i promise i 'll wait right here with you . dillon : you 're amazing . georgie : no . no , i just love you . [ scene_break ] helena : you know , it did n't have to be this way , emily . now , i gave you every opportunity to go away on your own . coleman : not here . i still do n't want her killed in here . it 's too risky . helena : all right , all right . where do you want to take her ? coleman : all right , look . i know a place in the woods . i 'm going to untie her , you go have the driver bring the car around back . helena : all right but make it quick . coleman : well , let 's go . let 's do it . coleman : it 's about time you got loose . i could n't have made it any easier for you . emily : can you help me escape ? coleman : well , kidnapping 's one thing . i never signed on for murder , ok ? and here -- take this and get out of here . emily : thank you . coleman : all right , wait -- i need you to hit me . emily : what ? coleman : here , as hard as you can . do it -- go . emily : ok . it 's going to be my pleasure . [ scene_break ] sam : ok , you have to try this . jason : what is it ? sam : it 's delicious , that 's what it is . jason : no , no , no , no , no . sam : come on , just close your eyes . jason : squid ? sam : come on ! close your eyes . do n't even think about it . jason : are you serious ? sam : yeah . ok , you do n't have to close your eyes . jason : ok -- aw . sam : what ? jason : it 's not going to replace hamburgers any time soon . sam : are you kidding me ? did you just crack a joke , because if you -- if you did , i think i 'm hearing things . jason : well , you 're -- you 're hearing things . i 'm going to eat this right here . sam : all right . it 's all yours , go ahead . so , i 've been thinking about what i could do to make myself useful around here . jason : i already -- i told you not to worry about that . sam : ok , well , i ca n't cook . i think we 've established that . and i ca n't clean , obviously . i ca n't do windows because i 'm too short and they 'll get all streaky and stuff , but if you give me some scuba gear and a salvage operation , i can definitely get the job done . jason : i 'll keep that in mind . sam : and -- i 'm an expert safecracker , excellent shot with a handgun . if you ever need my help , i 'm good backup . jason : no , you 're -- you 're kidding , right ? sam : yeah . i am . jason : ok . sam : but if you do need my help ever -- jason : but seriously , sam ? you have to promise me that you 'll never get involved in my business . sam : i was really just kidding . i understand that your work is completely off- limits and to be honest with you , i would n't want to , you know ? whatever you do , you do and that 's fine and that 's part of being with you . jason : and you 're ok with that ? sam : yes . i told you , jason , i 'm not afraid of you or your job and i 'll never judge you and i do n't think anything you could do could ever change how i feel about you . jason : then there is something that -- that you can do for me . [ scene_break ] alexis : come on . come on . look it ! look it ! do you see snow ? is n't that pretty ? huh ? kristina : pretty . alexis : it 's so pretty . come on , you want to feel it ? look at that . see ? do you know that every snowflake is different ? if you really look at it you can tell -- does n't that feel funny ? mike : oh . brr . alexis : hey ! mike : look at the snow . alexis : hi . mike : bye , sweetie pie . i 'll see you soon . alexis : can you say `` bye , grandpa `` ? mike : oh , she got a wave . alexis : good girl . oh , she is -- ooh , oh , look at the snow , baby . hey , mike ? listen , i -- you 're really sweet with her and i am sorry if i seemed hesitant at all . mike : hey , hey , come on . it 's ok , i understand . alexis : you 're just really good with her and i just wanted to let you know that . mike : do n't worry about it . alexis : eh , eh , eh , eh , eh . where are you going , missy ? [ alexis chuckles ] alexis : it 's so funny you can now walk away from mommy . i got to keep my eyes on you . [ scene_break ] carly : excuse me . excuse me , hi . i 'm sorry . i was in here earlier and i think i left my gloves . waitress : sorry . you 'll have to ask the manager . lorenzo : looking for these ? carly : thanks . lorenzo : on the contrary , i 'm the one who should be thanking you . carly : for what ? lorenzo : you saved me from being charged with murder . carly : i do n't -- i do n't know what you 're talking about . lorenzo : all right , have it your way -- i wo n't press . but , carly , i have been waiting for proof . tonight , i got it . carly : proof of what ? [ scene_break ] emily : hey . helena kidnapped me ! elizabeth : emily ! luke : are you all right ? emily : yeah . lucky : yeah , how 'd you escape ? emily : coleman was working for helena . he could n't go through with it , so he let me go . skye : go through with what ? emily : helena was ready to kill me . she does n't believe i 'm -- i 'm pregnant . luke : where are they now ? emily : at jake 's . luke : ok . lucky , you and elizabeth take emily over to the house where we 're holding connor , make sure you 're not followed . do n't go on the main roads . lucky : ok . elizabeth : ok , now , you 're sure you 're ok ? emily : yeah , i 'm fine . i 'm just worried that helena 's going to disappear and we 're not going to be able to get nikolas out of prison . luke : no , it 's not like her to give up so easily . the best thing we can do now is get you out of sight . emily : ok . lucky : you ready ? emily : yeah . listen , i know that you all have worked really hard to help me and nikolas and i 'm sorry that it did n't work out tonight . skye : oh , emily , please . it 's not your fault . emily : no , listen , you guys , i 'm just asking you not to give up . luke : we 're not going anywhere , emily , ok ? now , get -- get out of here , all of you . skye : hey , luke , i 'm coming with you to find helena . luke : no , my dear . helena is mine . [ scene_break ] bridget : working was so much fun . i mean , taking the orders and bringing the food , and the tips were great , too . i have a job , and in five days , i 'll have my first paycheck . courtney : i knew you could do it , bridget . congratulations . bridget : thanks . i wonder how hard it would be to get a restaurant of your own . courtney : well , all it takes is hard work and determination and there 's no reason you ca n't do it . bridget : wow . it 's like my life was this ship that was on its way to getting sunk and all of a sudden , it 's just cruising straight ahead . thank you so much , courtney . i mean , without you , none of this would 've happened . courtney : hey , all i did was point you in the right direction . bridget : and keep me out of juvie and give me a place to stay . but you know what meant most of all ? what you told me about kristina 's mother fighting for her child . courtney : why is that ? bridget : i made a decision tonight . i 'm going to take my baby back from sam . [ scene_break ] sam : great . i finally get to do something for you , so if you just name it and tell me what it is , then i 'll make sure it -- it happens . jason : will you marry me ? [ next_on ] lucky : you 're going to be safe here . emily : lucky ! carly : no , no , do n't , do n't . lorenzo : why ? courtney : you want to stop the adoption ? jason : i want to marry you . i love you .	mac arrests lorenzo for mary 's murder and steve for falsifying evidence . however , the report is forged . luke and skye are forced to let helena go when she tells coleman over the phone to kill emily if she does n't show up in ten minutes . jax ca n't help lois give up on alcazar . lorenzo kisses carly . thanks to coleman , emily escapes helena . bridgette gets inspired to take back her child and jason proposes to sam .
carly : hello , alexis . what can i do for you ? alexis : i thought maybe we could go over a few details about your divorce . carly : should n't i be discussing that with diane since she 's my attorney ? alexis : okay , so i 'm not here on a professional capacity . i 'm here because i care about my friend -- jax : oh , that 's very nice . rest assured , alexis , the feeling is mutual . [ scene_break ] patrick : wow , nice natural light . robin : wow , it 's bigger than it looks from the outside or on the website . patrick : i like the fireplace . robin : yeah , i can tell you do . patrick : it 's nice . robin : i think this place is the answer to our prayers . when do you think we can move in ? patrick : okay , hey , do n't you think we should at least finish looking around before we commit to paying for this for the rest of our lives ? robin : i just have a very good feeling about it . i think we should call the realtor . patrick : okay , robin , slow down . robin : why ? i can feel it . this is our house . i mean , we should just take it before somebody else does and we regret it for the rest of our lives . patrick : first of all , you are going to tell me why you 're pushing so hard . [ scene_break ] jerry : congratulations for making it so far . now , pay attention to the second clue . you 'll sleep sounder when you 've found it . claudia : sleep , sleep . sleep sounder . kate : what on earth are you doing ? [ scene_break ] spinelli : you were out all night . jason : yeah , i know that . so what ? spinelli : well , i was deeply concerned . your disappearance coincided with my release from the clutches of the fbi . so my guess is either you went riding on your bike to shake off any deep seeded anger , or more to the point , you were doing nefarious government business promised in exchange for my release . [ scene_break ] robin : are you exaggerating to make some obscure point ? because i 'm not saying that we should put a down payment on the house without looking at the bathrooms first . patrick : well , that 's how it sounded . sorry if i misunderstood . robin : all i 'm saying is that the house looks good so far . and , yes , i 'm the first to admit i am very motivated to get out of that apartment . i had no idea how much space a baby takes up . and we are surrounded by clutter , which maybe , i do n't know , you 're used to because of all your years of bachelorhood , but for somebody like me who 's neat and tidy , it 's driving me a little bit batty . patrick : i understand , robin , but i just -- robin : you know , do n't patronize me , okay ? we both looked at this house online last night , right ? patrick : right . robin : and we both thought it was great . and now we 're here and we know it 's great , and i just do n't see the point of putting off the inevitable . patrick : so i do n't even get a vote in this anymore ? robin : of course you get a vote , but i can tell you like it . you like it , do n't you ? patrick : in the five minutes we 've been here , yes . i do n't see anything that alarms me , but i think we should maybe look around . i mean , but , you know , do n't let my boring practicality get in the way . robin : fine , then let 's go inspect the house . [ scene_break ] alexis : so here 's what i 'm thinking . i 'm thinking that in the harsh light of the day , this may have been a mistake . okay , i 'm just going to come out and say that it 's highly inappropriate that i should be seeking her out when you are my client and i 'm representing you . you are my primary concern . so it 's really not any of my business to question whether she 's being honest about how much she loves you -- it really should be a lot -- or whether you believe what she 's saying . it 's just none of my business , so i 'm just going to apologize right now for overstepping . carly : amazing . it 's amazing how you can make an apology sound vaguely insulting . jax : i 'm sure carly understands you 're just acting out of concern . carly : yes , yes . acknowledged and accepted . jax : you 're one of my dearest friends , alexis . it would worry me if you were n't concerned about me . no offense , but what goes on between me and carly is really , you know , a personal matter . alexis : no offense taken . i got it . so i 'm going to leave now . jax : okay . carly : okay . alexis : nice flowers . carly : so is she horrified or mortified ? jax : oh , definitely horrified . carly : oh , wow . jax : i mean , i 'm sure that she thinks we spent the night together . carly : i 'm sure she does . and you could have taken pity on alexis and told her she was wrong . why did n't you ? [ scene_break ] claudia : i 'm sorry ; did i miss the part where you were just allowed to stroll into my bedroom whenever you felt like it ? kate : your bedroom ? claudia : yeah , that 's what i said . kate : that 's really funny , claudia , because i do n't see any of your things here . claudia : well , i 'm still moving in . kate : okay , do n't even bother trying . you do n't share this room with sonny , all right ? and sonny will catch you in that lie as soon as he finds out , which will be pretty soon . claudia : oh , but it 's not now , because sonny 's not here . and for the record , my husband and i take turns sleeping and doing whatever else comes naturally in every room of this house -- our business . what it 's not , is any of yours . so why are you here ? kate : i do n't know , claudia , why do n't you think really , really hard . maybe it 's to see sonny . claudia : well , the guard should n't have let you in . i 'll have to talk to him about that . kate : okay , well , you can save your breath because the guards know to let me in , claudia . you may be sonny 's wife legally , but sonny has made it very clear that i am welcome in his home , in his life . i 'm a fact , claudia . i suggest you figure out a way to get used to it . [ scene_break ] maxie : i ca n't believe spinelli 's not returning my phone calls . lulu : you ca n't be surprised . from what you 've told us , you ripped his heart out and pretty much bludgeoned it . maxie : well , rub it in , why do n't you ? i 'm going to be tying myself in knots trying to make up for it . but there 's something bigger going on here , something that takes precedence over everything else . it 's called treason . i 'm never going to be able to get that out of my head , those fbi agents manhandling spinelli , cuffing him . oh , we have to pay rent today . lulu : no , not until the end of the month . maxie : are you going back on our deal ? we said we were going to pay rent a few days early so it does n't fall through the cracks and we end up paying penalties . lulu : i know , but i 'm cash poor right now . so how about half this week and half next week ? maxie : that 's not how rent works and you know it . lulu : what do you want from me ? i only have half . johnny : i 'll kick in the difference . lulu : you do n't have any money either . that 's why you 're looking for a job . johnny : no , i have cash left over from the lease refund . i 'll pay lulu 's half . maxie : well , that works perfect . now is a good time . lulu : no , absolutely not . [ scene_break ] jason : the situation is being handled . that 's all you need to know . spinelli : i do n't think that 's particularly fair . jason : you can think whatever you want to think , just stay out of trouble . no more hacking into government files . no more hacking at all . spinelli : i 'm painfully aware of my narrow escape . i realize that i was inches away from being swept out of my happy existence and into the maw of the federal criminal justice system , but i was undeniably guilty of the charges against me . the penalties were clear and irrefutable . incarceration was imminent . and then all of a sudden , the federal ones did an about face . i was set free , and it could n't have been because you asked nicely . some major concession had to be made , and i just fear that stone cold compromised -- jason : spinelli ! we are not discussing this . spinelli : well , the jackal can only interpret stone cold 's unaccustomed snappishness as proof that he has indeed entered an unholy alliance with the federal ones on my behalf . jason : okay , spinelli , you 're a great friend , okay ? you 're somebody that i trust and that i rely on . the problem is that i relied on you too much . i mean , you 're so smart that i forget that you 're a kid , that you 're eager to please , that you want to help and you want to play a part , and that 's exactly what you did . you helped me so much that i lost sight of what working for me could cost you . spinelli : you did n't force me into anything -- jason : i took advantage of you . i put you in harm 's way , and i just want to say that i 'm sorry for that , okay ? it was wrong . i ca n't undo what 's happened , but what i can do and what i will do is i 'm going to watch your back . so no more talking about business and no more questions , okay ? spinelli : the jackal , as usual , obeys . [ scene_break ] [ knock at door ] sam : hey . lucky : hey . sam : well , how 'd it go last night ? lucky : cam , he was exhausted . he was out like a light as soon as he hit the bed . sam : good . that 's good . i mean , it 's not every day you get to have a picnic at night and see the parade of lights . lucky : yeah . so were you able to fix what was going on with spinelli ? sam : yeah , i mean , i do n't know . it seems to be okay right now . i just have a feeling it 's not going to stay that way . lucky : well , i would n't lose any sleep over it . sam : wow , that 's a charming thing to say . lucky : you know spinelli has influential friends , and i 'm sure jason will twist the law to get him out of any trouble that he 's in . sam : would you like to help me fill out this application ? lucky : application for what ? sam : well , i have decided to go for my p.i . license . what ? lucky : did it ever occur that you might want to discuss this with me first ? [ scene_break ] patrick : well , did you see anything to change your mind ? robin : no , i did n't . did you ? patrick : nope . i mean , it 's big enough for us spread out , but not too overwhelming . classic architecture , which i prefer , newly remodeled kitchen , big backyard . plus , that oak tree is plenty big for emma 's first little tree house . two car garage -- enough room to tinker . robin : tinker ? come on , we both know that you are helpless at fixing things . patrick : okay , with the exception of cars . so i guess we could continue to look around , but the house is good . the price is right . robin : i love this house . i love this neighborhood . and at the risk of sounding pushy , i want to move in as soon as possible . [ scene_break ] claudia : here 's something to think about . if you 're such a huge fact of sonny 's life , how come you did n't know he was n't here ? i mean , should n't you be intimately familiar with his comings and goings at all times ? kate : yeah , you 're probably right about one thing , claudia . i should n't be here . next time i 'll just have sonny come to me . you know , skip the middle man altogether . claudia : good , you do that . beg , cry , whine , plead for him to come back to you . who knows , kate , you might catch him in a moment of weakness . but here 's a tip -- he does n't have a lot of those anymore . kate : but sonny loves me still , always . claudia : maybe . maybe . unfortunately for you , love does n't rank high on sonny 's list of priorities . for instance , it ranks well below power . power -- that 's sonny 's favorite . that 's what he gets from being married to me . so no matter how much you hope or wish for it , he 's not going to divorce me , kate . that pretty much relegates you to the role of mistress , does n't it ? which , by the way , i 'm fine with that . [ kate chuckles ] kate : really ? claudia : mm - hmm . whatever works for my husband , that 's what i 'm about . but here 's another tip . the mistress does n't barge into the bedroom . the mistress accepts her secondary position on the ladder of respect , something that my husband and i are really big on . and the mistress stays out of the wife 's face . got it ? bye - bye . kate : wow , okay , well , now that i 'm all familiar on mob rules , i 'll be sure to tell sonny that i saw you searching his room . claudia : do that . kate : bye - bye . [ scene_break ] carly : share . jax : what ? no . carly : tell me . why did you let alexis leave here thinking that we had spent the night together when we did n't ? jax : i do n't have to explain myself to alexis . this is my personal life . if she wants to jump to conclusions without knowing all the facts , then how am i to stop her ? carly : all right , it 's driving me crazy that i can see things from alexis ' point of view , but she has a right to be concerned . jax : really . carly : yeah . jax : how is that ? carly : well , i mean , she 's repping you in the divorce . if you and i are intimate , well , that means the divorce is off the table , right ? jax : well , that has n't definitely been decided yet , so -- carly : oh . you 're paying her a lot of money to stall the divorce . jax : well , it 's because i know that my instincts are good . carly : really . jax : yeah , i think that we have a real good shot at getting back together or at least moving in the right direction . so let alexis and diane rack up the billable hours , and we 'll just continue what we 're doing . we 'll keep the momentum going , you know -- if that 's okay with you . carly : works , works for me . jax : good . okay , well , i have to get back to the hotel . carly : okay . thanks for coming by and setting up morgan 's v - tech v - motion . thank you . jax : anytime . carly : okay . jax : okay . i 'll see you later . [ scene_break ] sam : would you like me to be honest ? lucky : always better than a lie . sam : okay , the answer is no , it did not occur to me to consult you . lucky , this is a life decision about me that has to be made by me . lucky : well , i thought us being a couple meant all important decisions affect us both . sam : well , i 'm very sorry if you felt left out . it certainly was n't my intention , but i have just come to the realization that i am uniquely qualified to be a p.i . shall i count the ways ? lucky : yeah , i 'm listening . sam : okay , let 's see . i am pretty good at running cons . i know how to research a subject . i 'm pretty cool under pressure , yeah ? i 'm sort of a jack of all trades . and guess what ? i know how to work a firearm . lucky : i think this whole p.i . license just justifies putting yourself in dangerous situations . just curious , will this job include hot - tubbing with the men you 're investigating ? sam : oh , that 's really nice , lucky . throw jerry in my face any chance that you can get . i thought that you 'd forgiven me for this , but i guess i was wrong . lucky : no , i thought i could if you actually wanted to be forgiven , but you think what you did was just fine . [ scene_break ] [ claudia groans ] spinelli : mr. sir ? spinelli : mr. sir ? [ claudia screams ] spinelli : i 'm sorry . claudia : what the hell are you doing here ? you scared the crap out of me . spinelli : i did n't mean to alarm vixenella . i only wish to speak to mr. sir about a matter of paramount -- claudia : next time you use the doorbell or you 're going to end up dead . [ scene_break ] jason : no . information , bernie , okay ? that is the new priority . i need to know who the zaccharas are working with , what 's on the ships that they are landing . no , no , i do not want you to intercept the shipments , okay ? i need intel . that 's what i need right now , anything and everything on the zaccharas that you can get me . hold on , i got another -- you know what ? just get back to me as a fast as you can , okay ? i got another call . yeah ? no , no , i 'm at home . you should n't come here . okay , fine . i 'll be waiting to see you . [ knock at door ] carly : are you okay ? jason : yeah , i 'm fine . carly : i heard something break , jason . jason : that 's -- it 's fine . i 'm just , you know , i 'm venting . carly : well , that 's not fine because you do n't vent . that 's out of character for you . okay , i 'm sorry that i did n't help you set up that meeting with sonny last night . did you see him on your own ? jason : yeah , i saw him . it was a complete waste of time jason : you know , you did the right thing last night by not getting involved , and i 'm actually sorry that i asked you and i 'm really glad that you just turned me down . carly : i did n't have a choice . i want jax in my life and i ca n't get caught up in sonny 's drama again , but that does n't mean i do n't care , jason . jason : yeah , i know . i know that . carly : okay , you 're calm and steady in the worst of times , so if you start throwing objects across the room , things must be pretty bad . jason : i never -- i never looked at sonny as an enemy . you know , i never hated him . i never wished him any harm no matter how wrong he was . i 've always considered him to be my best friend and things are changing . and i do n't think i can look at him that way any more . so i have to realistically decide right now how far i have to go to protect him . carly : i do n't understand . protect him from what ? jason : from himself , from his destructive choices . i mean , who am i to talk , right ? look at the choices i 've made . you know , just -- they catch up to you , you know ? one way or the other , they 're going to catch up to you . carly : stop talking to me in riddles and tell me what 's going on . jason : i ca n't tell you anything . and i do n't want you to worry because i know what i 'm doing , okay ? i 'm just -- you know what ? i 'm glad that things are going good for you in your life . are you and jax getting back together ? carly : it 's not official . you know , we put the divorce on hold . i 'm hopeful . jason : that 's great . that 's great . good . so you just dropped by for what , exactly ? carly : okay , well , i came by to remind you that the benefit to kick off the michael corinthos fund for pediatric head injuries is tomorrow night . jason : all right , so you 're looking forward to that , right ? carly : yeah , i am . i do n't expect you to put on a suit and hang out with the good people of port charles , but i do expect a big fat donation . mostly , i came here so i could tell you face to face that i love you and i really hope whatever you 're struggling with right now does n't cause you too much pain . jason : yeah . [ scene_break ] spinelli : the jackal was under the apparently mistaken impression that his relationship with the vixenella was a cordial , even friendly one , so why would she threaten him with death ? claudia : i 'm sorry . spinelli , i 'm sorry i snapped . i like you . i really do . i do . um -- you work for jason and jason just made a whole lot trouble for sonny by blowing up this vital shipment , so there is an ugly confrontation coming . it 's going to be sonny against jason . and until it 's over , you 're in the enemy camp . so sonny 's not going to want to see you or hear from you . and the guards are about to get their asses handed to them for letting you on the property . they are going to be more cautious next time and might be trigger - happy . and the last thing i want to do is walk up on you with a bullet in your head in the courtyard , so , you know , do n't tempt fate . go away and do n't come back until it 's over . spinelli : i see your point and will comply with your request , but i do request something in return . if you could ask mr. sir to call me , it is a matter of utmost importance . claudia : okay , i 'll ask , but i ca n't guarantee that you 're going to hear from him . [ scene_break ] sam : okay , i know you do n't agree with me , but yes , i believe it was the right thing to do to go after jerry . because if i had n't , what would he be doing right now ? he would be creating havoc all over town . and no , i 'm not particularly proud of the methods that i had to use , but guess what , lucky ? i went with what got results . lucky : the end justifies the means ? sam : in this case , absolutely . lucky : yes , and all other cases that you will come across in your new career . sam : will you do me a big favor and please , please just try and look past how much you hate my recent decisions and see it from my perspective ? i am a fiercely independent woman with very limited job prospects . being a p.i . is one of the few things i 'm actually suited for , and guess what ? i was really very excited to pursue it . and i was hoping , i was praying that i would get your support instead of you being judgmental , or is that too much to ask for ? [ knock at door ] sam : great . alexis : hi . well , did i come at a bad time ? lucky : no , your timing could n't be better . i 'm sure you and your mom have lots to talk about . sam : oh , yeah . alexis : i think he was in a bad mood . sam : lucky does not want me to be a p.i . i 'm sure you want to weigh in , too . [ scene_break ] robin : wow . we just bought a house . patrick : nervous yet ? robin : i 'm a little dizzy . [ robin chuckles ] robin : i feel very -- i feel very adult . patrick : yes , yes , definitely the biggest single purchase of my life . robin : i know , and it happened so quickly . i ca n't believe the realtor said we could move right in because it 's unoccupied and our escrow is going to be so short . patrick : okay , so any buyer 's remorse we should talk about ? robin : no . no , i ca n't wait to move in . i think it 's going to make all the difference . patrick : okay , come here . one little thing here that i ca n't seem to wrap my head around . robin : what ? patrick : we actually have a white picket fence . [ knock at door ] robin : oh , look . our first visitor . hello . elizabeth : hey . i thought i recognized your car in the driveway . are you guys thinking about buying this house ? patrick : we were . robin : and then we did . howdy , neighbor . patrick : just so you know , proximity to you was a definite point in the house 's favor . elizabeth : i just ca n't believe you guys are my new neighbors . and this house is amazing . it 's a little sudden , though , is n't it ? robin : well , sometimes it happens that way , right ? elizabeth : well , then when are you moving in ? patrick : as soon as we can arrange it . elizabeth : let me think , what can i tell you ? you 're not living blocks away from the hospital anymore . this is the other side of town . but our street practically has no traffic , which is really great for the kids . however , we are the last to get snow plowed , so you better invest in a blower or shovel or something , because you know the storm 's coming . patrick : that is a good point . see , these are things we have to think about as new homeowners . i 'm going to going to go to the garage and see if the other owners left anything of use . robin : okay . robin : what have we done ? [ scene_break ] lulu : i was specifically told not to accept any excuses -- kate 's word , not mine . bottom line , their deadline is non - negotiable . if those sketches are not on kate 's desk first thing tomorrow , you 're history . sorry . good luck . carly : wow , kate sounds like a fun lady to work for . lulu : you have no idea . carly : all right , what 's so important that brought you here in the middle of a work afternoon ? lulu : um , this is really hard for me . i hate to ask anybody for anything . carly : i hate that , too . lulu : um , i -- i want to be independent . it 's extremely important to me . um -- carly : can i -- can i save you the pain ? you want to borrow some money . lulu : i 'm a little short , and maxie insists on paying the rent early . carly : come on , you can have whatever you want . lulu : thank you , thank you . i will pay you back , i swear . and i know you 'll let me . that 's why i 'm asking you and not nikolas , because he would sweep in and buy the building i 'm renting and put a million dollars into an account for me . carly : wow , see , that 's the difference between you and me . if i had a sinfully rich brother who offered to buy me a building , i 'd say okay . lulu : no , i do not believe that for a second . you 're the most independent woman i know . you totally stand on your own . that 's what i 'm going to do . that 's what johnny 's doing . he 's out getting a job right now . [ scene_break ] epiphany : i suggest that you take a couple of classes at the local junior college . it will help since you have , well , no real experience . johnny : okay , but i thought the only requirement for an orderly position was a high school diploma . epiphany : that 's true , but times are tough . look , two convalescent hospitals closed a couple of months ago . that put a surplus of over - qualified candidates back out on the market , which means that people are considering jobs that they would n't have before . i 'm sorry , john . i have a feeling that you would have made an exemplary employee and i wish i could hire you . johnny : so do i . epiphany : look , why do n't i keep your information on file and let you know if anything changes . johnny : okay , i appreciate you being so nice , but i 'd rather have honesty . i do n't stand a chance , do i ? epiphany : with your lack of experience and education , not really . [ scene_break ] sam : i have always been a disaster when it comes to office work . alexis : i remember . sam : and my very brief brush with fame as miss everyday heroine -- you know what ? that convinced me that i never , ever , ever , want to take the road of show business ever again . alexis : you do n't have to justify your choice to me . if you want a p.i . 's license , then go for it . sam : i am sorry . i still think i 'm in my conversation with lucky . do you know what he said to me ? he thinks that i get off on putting myself in dangerous situations . and you know what ? he may be right . but guess what i have learned over the past ? that i am not going to make myself over for anybody else because it never , ever turns out well in the end . alexis : i agree . in fact , i think you go at something with honesty about yourself , about other people . it 's an honorable way to live . and to whatever extent that i can help you , i will . sam : wow . that was a nice surprise . alexis : what ? sam : i do n't know . i just , um , i expected you to resist , i guess . alexis : nope . nothing . sam : well , that 's good . thank you . i just , um , you know , i wanted you to know where i was coming from . alexis : i appreciate that . and in that spirit , i want to tell you that i know that you 're friends with spinelli , and he is in some big trouble . and it 's out of my jurisdiction , so i ca n't help him , and i thought maybe you 'd just want to know . sam : thank you . i do know . i found out last night . but thank you for caring enough to tell me . [ scene_break ] [ knock at door ] spinelli : hey . maxie : spinelli ! oh , my god , why have n't you returned my phone calls ? i 've been so worried about you . spinelli : i 'm really sorry to have alarmed maximista , but i fear i 'm not done . i bring most unsettling tidings . maxie : the feds can not still be after you . jason said he fixed that . spinelli : indeed , he did . there 's been no subsequent contact from the feds , but i have this sinking suspicion that stone cold either placed himself in grave danger or betrayed his moral code to affect my rescue . maxie : i can see how you 'd be worried . i 'm sure you came with a big price tag on your head , but you have to keep remembering that it was jason 's decision to make . and you trust him , right ? spinelli : implicitly . maxie : did he tell you to stay out of it and that it was handled ? spinelli : yes . maxie : then please , believe him , spinelli . he just wants to make sure you 're safe . let him . for my sake , if not for yours , please , just let him . [ scene_break ] [ phone rings ] epiphany 's voice : nurse johnson , sixth floor . lulu : perfect . just the person i wanted to talk to . epiphany : who is this ? lulu : lulu spencer . i know that johnny had scheduled an interview with you today . epiphany : ah , well , john 's already come and gone . lulu : oh , that was quick . how 'd it go ? epiphany : well , we did n't have a place for him . i 'm sorry . lulu : me , too . well , um , thank you anyway . johnny : hi . lulu : hey . johnny : can you come up with a good enough excuse to ditch `` crimson `` for the rest of the day ? lulu : why ? johnny : well , because i want to spend as much time with you as i can . starting tomorrow morning , i 'm going to be working -- a lot . lulu : really ? johnny : yeah , i got the job at the hospital . lulu : really ? wow . that 's -- that 's -- congratulations . johnny : thank you . go change . [ scene_break ] jerry : well , well , well . are n't you a resourceful little thing ? no doubt you 're chomping at the bit to find the next dvd that reveals your involvement in little michael 's shooting , so i 'll take pity and make this easy for you . you will find what you seek in sonny 's plush , if somewhat over - decorated , study . until then , you 're on shaky ground , darling . of course , if sonny finds my missive first , it will simply be the end . no doubt you 've realized there 's a clue somewhere , so good luck deciphering it . i hope you live to see me again . bye , darling . [ scene_break ] robin : i just hit critical mass with my apartment . that place was way too small for a family of three . i mean , all i did was clean and straighten up and nothing ever seemed to stay that way . elizabeth : i know , it is mind - blowing how much paraphernalia a baby really needs . taking a trip to the park is like taking a trek across the himalayas . robin : exactly . but you never seem rattled . elizabeth : oh , god . i have told you before , any calm you think you see is just an illusion . believe me , there are days when i feel like i 'm way in over my head , especially since my marriage fell apart . but i learned if you just do one thing at a time , eventually everything gets done . and you know what the best part is ? it 's that little emma loves you whether your house is clean or not . patrick : hey , i 'm going to make a quick run to the hardware store to make sure we 're stocked up for the snowstorm . elizabeth : check my garage first . make sure we 're not buying duplicates . patrick : yeah , that would be great . elizabeth : one of the benefits of knowing your neighbor . call me if you guys need help with anything , okay ? robin : thank you . patrick : our new home . robin : our house . patrick : yeah . we did the right thing , right ? robin : moving in here is going to fix everything . [ scene_break ] jason : our arrangement wo n't stay much of a secret if the fbi keeps showing up at my door . rayner : you do n't seem to grasp the reality of your situation . your game flipped last night . you 're not calling the shots anymore , and i 'll come here whenever i deem necessary . and you will provide us with what we need in order to convict corinthos and zacchara or your protégé , spinelli -- jason : i know the terms of our agreement , okay ? i do n't have anything yet . if i did , i would call you and make arrangements to meet somewhere else . rayner : well , there 's a new priority , something we think you can help us with . a truck carrying cargo from the equinox defense analysis and construction corporation was hijacked near the canadian border . now , it could have been corinthos acting on behalf of the zaccharas , it could have been anthony acting on his own , it could have been an independent group -- a biker gang and the like . use your connections to find out . jason : yeah , i 'll ask around . but i 'll tell you one thing . if i find out who 's behind this hijacking and your agents swoop in and make these big arrests , you do n't think it 's going to come back to me ? rayner : well , then handle it so it is n't so obvious . we need to recover that shipment as soon as possible . your job is to help us get it . your methods are up to you . i need to recover that equinox truck with its cargo intact .	robin falls in love with the house she and patrick look at so they buy it . the house is close by to liz 's house . spinelli worries about how jason secured his freedom . jason snaps at spinelli and refuses to discuss it . jason apologizes to spinelli and promises to watch out for him in the future . alexis goes to see carly and is surprised to find jax at the house too . alexis assumes jax and carly spent the night together and nobody corrects her assumption . while looking for the next dvd in sonny 's bedroom , claudia gets an unexpected visit from kate . later , claudia finds the dvd . spinelli goes to see sonny but ends up sneaking up on claudia instead . claudia is frazzled she tells spinelli not to make a habit of coming over for a visit . later , claudia watches the dvd while kate lurks outside the door . sam decides to get a pi license . lucky is n't crazy about the idea but alexis is supportive . carly goes to see jason and tries to be supportive of his rift with sonny . johnny interviews for a job at gh but does n't get hired . lulu calls the hospital and epiphany fills her in on johnny . later , johnny comes home and says he got the job . carly loans lulu some money . rayner reminds jason of his agreement to get info on sonny in exchange for spinelli 's freedom .
nikolas : hi . i -- i did n't -- steve : did n't expect to see me ? my sister 's not home . but come in anyway . nikolas : thank you . [ scene_break ] morgan : this place is awesome . i mean , the ski lift 's practically right outside of the door . and have you seen the fresh powder ? it 's practically up to our butts ! carly : that 's supposed to be a good thing , right ? jax : mercedes , josslyn 's gon na sleep with us , okay ? mercedes : i 'll get her settled . jax : you know what , morgan ? let 's take this stuff to the room already . right this way . [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] sonny : come in , mac . can i get you a coffee ? mac : i 'm not here to socialize . sonny : i figured as much . 'cause when you called me , your voice , it -- it seemed kind of , uh , tight , you know ? like ... you know how cops talk sometimes when they 've got something on their mind and -- mac : formal notification , sonny . sonny : yeah . mac : claudia 's autopsy results are in . they confirm your wife was murdered . try and contain your grief . it 's unseemly . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] olivia : hey . you look like hell . what 's going on ? dominic : [ groans ] maybe there 's a reason for that . maybe it 's you , ma . olivia : what did i do ? dominic : well -- johnny knows that i 'm undercover . but you already know that , do n't you ? what is ... what is with you ? i mean , where are your priorities ? i 'm your son ! you do n't even warn your own cop son that your boy toy could blow my cover anytime he feels like it ? johnny : well , maybe your mother just decided to trust me . dominic : you 're so desperate to hold on to johnny that you let him have a keg of dynamite over my head and not even tell me to look up ? olivia : are you finished ? are you done ? 'cause i 'm gon na talk now . i got people on both sides of this thing that i love and that i care about . i give new meaning to the word `` stuck in the middle . `` okay ? and for all the good it 's done , which , granted , dante , it may not be much , but i 've run myself ragged trying to protect everyone involved in this thing , but nobody more than you . dominic : yeah ? well , nice job protecting me . nice job protecting me ! sending me into the lion 's den every day , with no idea , no clue . your boyfriend could have sold me out anytime he wanted to . johnny : hey , you know what ? nor did she warn me that you were an undercover cop , all right ? you 've been building this case for months that could land me in prison . all the while , you were working beside me pretending to have my back . dominic : look , i told you , this not about you . my target is sonny . dominic : you 're right , sonny 's the target , and you know what ? that 's one of the only reasons i got no problem letting you do your thing . [ scene_break ] mac : the autopsy was the first domino down . now that there 's been a determination that claudia was murdered , the csi team can do their work . those people are amazing . i mean , they can figure things out from the tiniest shred of evidence . imagine what they can do with a whole body . looks like claudia 's gon na get the last word after all . her body is gon na tell us everything we need to know so we can put this case to bed . you 've got nothing to say ? sonny : it brings me comfort . mac : comfort . sonny : yeah . 'cause it 's terrible not knowing . and i do n't expect you to believe me , but i 'm just glad that there 's closure . mac : because you loved claudia so much . sonny : okay , i 'm not gon na lie to you , mac . i never loved claudia . but i -- i liked her . mac : is that why you called her out in front of half the town ? sonny : she made me angry in front of a crowd , okay ? and i 'm not gon na get into why she made me angry . but sometimes when i get mad , you know , i -- i forget what i say . mac : do n't worry , sonny , we 'll be happy to jog your memory . sonny : is that judgment i hear , mac ? 'cause you got no room -- ha ha -- ahh ... mac : excuse me ? what does that mean ? sonny : you know , a lot of times you do n't know what goes on behind closed doors . and , you know ... i do n't have to explain this to you , but i 'll be happy to . sometimes there 's a couple , they look perfect . like a -- like -- or a match made in hell . but on the inside , it 's the opposite . like everybody thought that claudia and i , we were a disaster . but in actuality , you know , we had a pretty decent dysfunctional relationship . you and felicia ... on the other hand , were like destiny . you guys could do no wrong -- mac : sonny , trust me , listen -- corinthos , you do n't want to go down this road . sonny : i 'm just illustrating a point ! you do n't know ... what went on in my house . i 'm just glad that my wife ... i 'm just glad that i know what happened to her . mac : i take it that means ... you want whoever was responsible for claudia 's death to be brought to justice , then ? sonny : why would n't i , mac ? [ scene_break ] michael : hey , this is gon na be way better now that you 're off bunny slopes . morgan : everyone has to start somewhere . i 'm fierce now . jax : hey , yeah , well , do n't be too fierce . and wear your helmets , please , both of you , at all times . carly : mmm . oh , you 're not dressed . i 'm dressed . michael : what , you 're not coming with us ? carly : mm , you know , i know i said that i wanted to go skiing and everything , but i really want to curl up on the couch and read a good book and eat my chips . morgan : bor - ing . besides , the whole point of this vacation was to spend time together as a family . jax : yeah , right . and the snow is really good . we got awesome powder . you should come . carly : yeah , i can see that from the window , okay ? i do n't have to get dressed up like an eskimo to get all close and personal with it . michael : that 's okay , mom . we get it . you 're just , uh ... scared . carly : you did not just call me scared . [ scene_break ] [ wrench clanking ] nikolas : you know , we can discuss this like a couple of gentlemen . steve , laughing : i 'm not scary monster brother ready to brain you . elizabeth needed repairs . something about jake , an army of toy soldiers , and a bathtub drain . nikolas : nice . that was , uh , smooth the way you segued into elizabeth 's children . look , i think about those boys , and i worry a lot about how this situation could blow up the lives that they 're already settled into here . do you honestly think i want to be responsible for all the people i love getting hurt ? steve : plumbing 's not my strong suit . neither are relationships . i know just enough about both to get in over my head very quickly . to answer your question , no , i do n't think you just woke up one morning and decided an interesting way to shake things up around here would be to fall in love with your brother 's fiancée . and i do n't envy you the turmoil you must be going through . [ scene_break ] [ elevator bell rings ] lulu : elizabeth , i need to talk to you . elizabeth : oh , actually , i 'm on my way to see a patient . lulu : this ca n't wait . elizabeth : okay . what 's going on ? lulu : i saw lucky last night . and he told me how he overheard nikolas proclaiming his love to you , and he confronted him on it , and he did n't even try to deny it . nikolas actually believes that he 's in love with you . elizabeth : i know , i know , and i feel really bad about the whole thing . lulu : that 's really good to know , but i 'm not concerned about your feelings . lucky is a different story . do you realize how flipped out he is about this ? elizabeth : okay , thank you for your concern or lack thereof , but , really , this is none of your business . lulu : actually , it is , since lucky came to me thinking that i was covering for you , again , like the time you cheated on him with jason . elizabeth : but you told him you were n't , 'cause you had no idea what was going on . so , you see , it 's completely two different scenarios . lulu : are they ? elizabeth : i 'm not quite sure what you 're implying here . lulu : no , i 'm not either . i 've been working this out as we go along and making a lot of mental adjustments in a very short period of time . for example , i 've never actually pictured you as some sort of femme fatale before . elizabeth : please . i 'm anything but . come on . you know what a rough time nikolas has had since emily died . that 's the reason why he glommed onto rebecca in the first place . lulu : and that 's -- elizabeth : she looks exactly like emily . that 's why he 's kept her around for so long . lulu : so somewhere along the line he just glommed onto you . elizabeth : i was the next closest thing to emily . i am a temporary place for his misdirected emotion . lulu : okay . this seems very logical and clinical , but i 'm getting hit by a lot of bad memories of you getting pregnant by jason and lying about it . and the reason i kept that a secret for so long was because i thought knowing would send lucky spiraling back into drugs , and i also believed that you and jason were victims of bad timing . but now here we are again , in a very similar situation with nikolas . you 're not pregnant , are you ? elizabeth : no , god , of course not . lulu : thank god for that , but do you see where i 'm coming from ? i -- i just think that this is a little to hard to write off as coincidence or as bad timing again . i think that you must be doing something . you 're sending signals first to jason and now to nikolas that you are available for something more than just friendship . elizabeth : what exactly are you saying ? lulu : i 'm saying that consciously or not , you are in a mess of your own making . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i appreciate you understanding . i have n't gotten much of that lately . i know it may not seem so at face value , but all i really want for elizabeth is her happiness . steve : i have no problem believing that . nikolas : but you want her to be with lucky , right ? steve : oh , i would n't presume to think i know where or with whom my sister belongs . i mean , i like lucky . he 's been a vital part of my sister 's life , and he loves her in a way that makes me believe . but there is a difference between love and obligation . people grow , they change . and sometimes , another love comes along , a love you do n't look for or expect . maybe you have to see where it goes . lucky may have to face that . nikolas : well , he should n't have to . i mean , i could have just left her alone . but i did n't . and i certainly ca n't claim ignorance . i had a front - row seat to them falling in love and everything that they 've had to go through to be together . that still has n't stopped me , has it ? no . i 've been pursuing elizabeth relentlessly , making her miserable in the process . i do know one thing , though . if the situations were reversed , lucky would never do this to me . anyway , thanks for listening . i 'll let you get back to work there . just tell elizabeth i stopped by , would you ? actually , on second thought ... do n't tell her . [ scene_break ] patrick : hey . lisa : hey . patrick : well , if you 'd like to know , mr. monahan 's test results came back positive . he 's gon na make a full recovery . lisa : that 's excellent . patrick : yeah . lisa : have a seat . patrick : thank you . i 'm just gon na get something and go now . lisa : uh , because it 's so much better to stuff a sandwich in the on - call room with a bunch of whiny , suck - up interns . patrick : wow . mike : hey , patrick . here you go , honey . uh , listen , what can i get you ? patrick : you know what ? that looks perfect . i 'll have that . mike : hey , listen , you gon na have a little bit of a blowout on sunday for the playoffs since the wife and kid are in london ? patrick : i 'm gon na be on call . lisa : yeah , patrick knows better . robin 's got him all good and housebroken . mike : well , on that note , i think i 'll get your order up . patrick : thank you . lisa : i 'm so sorry . that was supposed to be funny . i did n't mean to insult you . patrick : well , it 's okay . because i 'm such a fabulous guy , i 'll let that one slide . lisa : okay . patrick : in fact , i 'll go even further . scrub in with me later on this afternoon . a spinal cord injury . i 'm gon na take the woman 's bone marrow stem cells and inject them into her spine through alternative routes . lisa : that sounds fascinating . patrick : it is . lisa : but i will have to pass . patrick : what ? you 're gon na pass on an opportunity like this ? how are you gon na dethrone me as gh 's number one surgeon when passing up opportunities ? lisa : furniture . patrick : furniture . lisa : mm - hmm . my landlord finally agreed to replace the crap in my furnished , and the super who 's replacing it is , uh , well , he 's a -- he 's a super guy when he 's sober . [ patrick and lisa laugh ] lisa : i feel the need to make sure that my new stuff does n't end up on the street . but do n't get comfortable . because i will be dethroning you tomorrow . [ scene_break ] michael : snug enough ? carly : uh , how would i know ? morgan : just right . jax : all right ? carly : okay . jax : how do they feel ? carly : ha ! let 's say i have some kind of an idea what cement shoes would be like . are you kidding me ? all right . let 's get this started , 'cause i have a hot toddy calling my name . jax : let 's do this , okay ? step over here . put your right foot right here . gon na try these bindings , i want to make sure that they are tight enough . carly : right there ? jax : yep , that 's it . push down . other side . there we go . all right , lean forward . carly : ohh ! jax : whoa ! whoa ! carly : are you kidding me ? jax : okay . good . it 's a little awkward , but you 'll get used to it . okay ? i 'm gon na have you skiing in no time . morgan : you ? i thought mom was just gon na take a lesson . you , me , and michael were all gon na do the terrain park . jax : uh , no , i think i better stay with your mom until she gets her ski legs . michael : oh , that 's gon na be loads of fun . jax : yeah , well , someone 's got ta make the sacrifice , and i do n't mind . ooh ! ooh ! steady , steady . carly : whose bright idea was it to put boats on the end of boots and go skiing down a mountain ? morgan : hey , you can chicken out . michael : yeah , we wo n't hold it against you or torment you for the rest of your life . morgan : not even a little . michael : no . carly : you certainly wo n't . because by the end of the day , you guys are gon na be eating my snow dust . let 's go . jax : i 'll get -- wait , whoa , whoa , let me take these off . carly : ow ! jax : there we are . [ scene_break ] johnny : all right , you know what , dante ? sonny means nothing to me , except the fact that he 's a pompous ass that used my sister more than anybody in her life , and that 's saying something . so i got no problem if he ends up behind bars . in fact , it would uncomplicated my life quite a bit . but the real reason , the only reason that i 'm not blowing your cover here is your mother . she loves you more than anything and would be devastated if anything ever happened to you . and i will not cause her any pain intentionally . dominic : wow . am i supposed to be touched by all that ? olivia : why do n't you try a little gratitude ? dominic : you know , the fact that i 've been put in a position to feel grateful to your boyfriend for anything makes my stomach turn . okay ? you should have warned -- olivia : get that finger out of my face . i make no apologies . i 've always done what i felt was best for you . dominic : ma , just be honest . what you did was to save your pathetic relationship . okay ? olivia : you know what ? you 're gon na want to leave this apartment , and do n't you dare come back until you can keep a civil tongue in your head . go . dominic : just so you know , i 'm gon na bring this case . your sister 's death will not go unsolved . i may not have liked claudia , but she does deserve justice . [ scene_break ] lisa : what are you doing here ? patrick : the surgery got canceled , so i figured you could use a hand . lisa : ah . come in , please . you must be psychic . uh , my super managed to get everything in , but , uh , he never came back . so i -- i just started to arrange things . patrick : do n't get me wrong . i 'm here to help , but i had a different scenario in mind . you know , maybe hang a few pictures , place some tchotchkes ... lisa : hmm . grab the other end of the couch . come on . patrick : oy - yoy - yoy . [ scene_break ] kristina : this is turning out to be the best day . kiefer : because we got out of school early ? kristina : thank god for teacher in - service . plus , i get to spend the entire afternoon with you . i ca n't wait to stick my face in a giant bag of buttered popcorn . kiefer : guess what . change of plans . kristina : we 're not going to the movies ? kiefer : my parents had to fly out of d.c. to receive some philanthropy award . so , you know what that means . we get the whole house to ourselves . kristina : i doubt your parents would take off without sending someone to check on you . kiefer : believe me , they fully trust me . kristina : i really wanted to see the movie . kiefer : so we 'll catch it when it comes out on dvd . this 'll be so much better . i can fire up the jacuzzi . and then we can spend the whole day in bed . kristina : that 's all you ever want . i 'd like to go out on an actual date , you know ? go to the movie , walk in the park , go out to dinner . i 'd like to have an actual conversation without feeling like it 's just something to get out of the way before we have sex . kiefer : okay , where 's this coming from ? huh ? was n't it you that called me the other night , all crying and freaked out because of your criminal father ? and was n't it me who dropped everything to come and get you , even after the way you 've been disrespecting me by hitting on ethan ? kristina : i did n't hit on ethan . kiefer : that was me , was n't it , holding you in my arms while you cried ? kristina : and then we had sex . kiefer : yes . but i did n't hear you complaining . kristina : i just want us to be about more than just a hook - up on demand . kiefer : why are you always jerking me around like this ? ethan : hey , hey , hey ! i 'm not gon na tell you again -- let her go . [ scene_break ] olivia : that meant a lot to me what you said to dante there . i 'm not used to having anyone jump to my defense like that . johnny : look , i 'm not gon na let him treat you like dirt , all right ? even if he is your son . olivia : oh , my god . he 's so -- he is so angry with me . johnny : i know . i 'm sorry about that . i need you to know that i 'm not , uh , so blinded by this need to avenge my sister 's death that i do n't see how conflicted you are . you got your loyalties branched out all over the place . dante , me , sonny . olivia : we do n't have to go there . johnny : look , ignoring sonny is not gon na make him to away . believe me , i 've tried . you love him and you do n't want to see him end up in prison . i get that . but that 's exactly where this is headed . you got ta know that . that sonny 's the target of a major law enforcement takedown , and your son is gon na be the one to set it off , so ... you need to prepare yourself for what 's about to happen . [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] dominic : i understand claudia 's autopsy results are in . any idea if they managed to come up with anything besides the fact that she was killed with a blow to the head ? any convenient proof of who did it ? ronnie : not so far . dominic : i do n't get this . why are n't we being kept in the loop ? ronnie : you know how bureaucracy works . maybe the information just has n't filtered down the chain . dominic : what if they have nothing to report ? what if forensics got nothing ? do we still have a case against sonny ? ronnie : yeah , we got sonny ripping into claudia in public and a roomful of people who heard him accuse her of putting his son in a coma . that 's -- that 's motive . people have killed for a lot less . dominic : and we got a witness who can testify seeing sonny come home at 3 a.m . the night claudia died with blood on his shirt . that same shirt was found in sonny 's fireplace . ronnie : yeah , obstruction of justice , destroying evidence . dominic : right . and it contained claudia 's blood and sonny 's dna . ronnie : and a recording of sonny referring to claudia 's death while she was still considered officially missing . and let 's not forget the cabin where carly gave birth right after claudia kidnapped her . it burned to the ground in a rainstorm . dominic : and this is all circumstantial . ronnie : a neon sign pointing right at corinthos . dominic : come on , any good attorney will punch holes in all of that . we need dna evidence recovered from claudia 's body , solid evidence that will prove without a doubt that sonny killed her . [ scene_break ] lisa : no -- no -- right . patrick : okay . lisa : split the difference . patrick : splitting ... the difference . okay . lisa : okay , now -- patrick : no , it 's time - out . that 's fine . we 'll move it again . oh , see , i know how this works . when robin and i first started dating , i was in the market for a new couch . she insisted that we pick the thing out together . it took us forever to mutually agree , but when we finally found it , got it back to my place , i put it where i wanted it . i go to work , come back , robin had moved it completely across the room where she wanted it . very funny now . this thing took days to figure out where we needed it . so i get what women do . i just need a break in between . lisa : patrick , it 's furniture . i just need a couch by the door to dump my junk on and a couch lined up with the tv . and once i have that , i am a happy girl . i 'm gon na go get us some snacks . [ scene_break ] carly , sighing : i can not believe i waited all this time to ski . jax : i told you you 'd be a natural . michael : honestly , i thought you would n't last 5 minutes . morgan : see , mom ? skiing rocks . carly : it does , and what an incredible rush . michael : yeah , i remember the bunny slopes . real exciting . [ all laughing ] carly : scoff now . wait till i get back out there . jax : yeah , okay , the secret is not to go faster than you can control . now , i realize i married an overachiever , but try not to break anything . carly : you said i was a natural , hello . jax : after just one lesson . carly : i do n't care if i had one lesson . look out , black diamond ; i 'm comin ' to get you . morgan : hmm . [ scene_break ] [ kiefer breathing hard ] kiefer : you know , i 'm getting really sick of you sticking your nose in my personal business . k and i are fine . look at that . we do n't need you playing referee . right , kristina ? kristina : speak for yourself . i 'm not fine . ethan : you know , now would be a good time to walk away . kiefer : you 've been giving this guy an open invitation for weeks . he shut you down and now you resort to playing the victim ? wow , congratulations . you just got yourself rescued -- from me . ethan : what do you see in that guy ? kristina : kiefer 's usually very nice . ethan : really ? no , i do n't think he is . kristina : he just gets mad sometimes . ethan : hey . that 's no excuse . you ca n't let him keep mistreating you like that . kristina : he 's jealous of you . i know , it 's dumb . ethan : okay , listen to me . you do n't need to put up with that , okay ? i mean , look at you . you 're gorgeous , smart , talented . any guy would be lucky to have you . kristina : you really think so ? ethan : yeah . i know so . [ scene_break ] johnny : hey . olivia : you want to know my worst fear in all this ? johnny : hmm ? olivia : it 's not even that sonny could go to prison . it 's that he could retaliate from there . he could put a hit out on my kid . johnny : that 's a very real possibility . olivia : i tried . i tried everything i could do to get my kid off this case . i really did . but with him , it 's like -- it 's like hanging on to a moving train and just digging in your heels and willing the thing to stop . it 's just not gon na happen . so i tried to convince myself that sonny would never hurt dante . you know ? because he 's my kid , because sonny loves his kids more than life itself . i tried to convince myself that somehow his compassion would overrule his need for revenge or his need to make some kind of a statement . johnny : well , when claudia was sonny 's wife , they made and lost a child together , and that did n't cause him to show any compassion or mercy for her at all . like you ... the past -- for sonny , the fact that dante 's your kid , it 's all gon na go out the window when sonny finds out he 's been betrayed . and that 's how he sees it . that 's the worst betrayal in a whole series of them . [ scene_break ] p.a . : dr. o'leary to o.r . 4 ... sonny : how 's the recovery ? ronnie : it 's coming along . thanks for asking . sonny : you know , i came all the way out here just to find out . ronnie : i appreciate that . i 'm honored . sonny : you know , uh , you know , i have n't forgotten that you stepped up when i took over the zacchara organization . you 're a loyal soldier , and , um , i 'm just glad that , uh , you 're getting better . ronnie : yeah , well , thanks for checking . sonny : do me a favor . when you 're done with him , can you come to the office ? i need to talk to you about something . dominic : yeah . sonny : all right . ronnie : take care . dominic : see , how do you figure a guy like that ? cold and ruthless in business , yet takes the time to come and check up on a low - ranking guy he barely knows ? ronnie : careful . this is what i 've been warning you about . letting things get personal . dominic : yeah . i know . ronnie : listen , pal . you think it sits well knowing that i left franco , i did him a favor and then let a killer walk ? be better than i was . determining sonny 's guilt is up to the courts . you -- your job is to provide the evidence , all of it , no matter how badly you might feel about the fallout for people you 've come to know . dominic : look , you do n't have to worry about me . i 'm in this thing till the nasty , bitter end . [ scene_break ] lisa : where are you going ? this bookshelf is weird . patrick : okay . where 'd the girl go that just wanted somewhere to put her junk on ? lisa : wrong . i am not turning into holly homemaker . but look at it . this bookshelf , it 's wrong . it 's throwing off the whole room . patrick : just so you know , you sound very feng shui . lisa : aah ! [ laughing ] patrick : okay . [ lisa laughing ] patrick : go ahead . graceful . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : hi . thank you . steve : plumbing problems are fixed . i even retrieved quite a few toy soldiers none the worse for the journey , put new batteries in the smoke detectors , and i even fixed the garbage disposal . elizabeth : oh , my goodness , you 're a godsend . steve : oh , and nikolas stopped by . though i do n't think he wants you to know . elizabeth : did you guys fight ? steve : no , no . we actually had a fairly deep conversation . and if you ask me what it 's about , i wo n't tell you . elizabeth : okay . i guess i should be grateful he had someone to talk to . who also happens to be a really awesome handyman . steve : not to mention your brother who loves you very much . elizabeth : i could use a little of that right now . steve : bad day ? elizabeth : i had a little run - in with lulu . i guess lucky interrogated her on how much she knew about nikolas ' feelings for me . steve : lulu gave you a hard time ? elizabeth : she was n't all that sympathetic . she managed to just stop short of basically accusing me of leading him on . which is pretty much what she thinks , and i ca n't even argue it because she has every right to think that . i ca n't even imagine all the hostility and judgment people are gon na have towards me if they find out what 's really going on . i 'm just so tired of feeling guilty and wrong every single day . and i just do n't think it 's gon na change anytime soon . [ scene_break ] ethan : why do you put up with kiefer 's crap ? kristina : he 's really not a bad guy . you know , he 's just immature and insecure like most guys my age . this must seem so mundane to you . you 've traveled all over the world . i ca n't even imagine the things you 've seen and done . ethan : no , no , it 's not really that glamorous . i 've seen the inside of many a bar and casino . that 's about it . kristina : well , a big day for us is going to the mall . i ask myself that question all the time . why do i put up with kiefer 's moods ? ethan : and what do you tell yourself ? kristina : that he 's a goal accomplished and nothing feels better . i 've dreamed about a boyfriend like kiefer for so long . good - looking , popular , older than me . i thought it would change everything . well , it has . i mean , things have n't been the same since i started dating kiefer . just ... not in the ways i thought . ethan : you know , you could always just leave him . kristina : i do n't -- i do n't know if i could do that . ethan : well , i really wish i could help . i -- i do n't know what to say in these situations . kristina : do n't say anything . but there is one thing you could do that would make me happy . ethan : what is it ? kristina : teach me how to play poker . ethan : are you serious ? kristina : my mom would have a cow , but who says we have to tell her ? ethan : okay , your mom is one of the last people i want pissed at me . kristina : i 'm sure your dad could talk to her . please ? ethan : oh , okay . all right , poker it is . [ scene_break ] dominic : you want to see me ? sonny : yeah , close the door . something 's been bugging me about this hit and run . dominic : ronnie versus franco . sonny : yeah . it does n't make any sense . i mean , look , franco was all about jason , right ? and everybody he targeted or , you know , brought into his freaky games , was connected to jason . why ronnie ? dominic : well , i just figured ronnie was an opportunity . franco hit him and then used it to leave signature items in ronnie 's hospital room . bread crumbs for jason , right ? sonny : yeah , but maybe franco wanted to talk to ronnie . dominic : talk to ronnie about what ? sonny : about something that could be useful to us . dominic : useful in what way ? sonny : to steer the police investigation in another direction . [ scene_break ] steve : i 'm gon na offer a suggestion . you 'll have to bear with me . i 'm taking a circuitous route . unless you want me to keep my opinions to myself . elizabeth : no , no , please , i want to hear anything you have to say . steve : we were blessed and cursed with a pair of outward focused , overachieving , save the world parents . awe - inspiring and role model worthy , but not so warm and not so hands - on . mom and dad were way too busy with higher causes . physically and emotionally unavailable . and we kids suffered for it . especially you . the youngest , the surprise . the rebel ? i mean , you definitely got the short straw when it came to having any sense of security or grounding in our family . so when lucky came along , that had to mean the world to you . finally , you came first . what you were feeling mattered to someone who loved you as unconditionally as you loved him . so , of course , yes , you 're gon na hold on for dear life . but to cling so close to something you 're afraid to let go , you might be doing a disservice to lucky . and to nikolas and yourself . [ scene_break ] lulu : okay , i am not meddling . i am with dad -- people 's business is their own . i can barely handle my own . but that being said , lucky 's furious with you and he 's about two seconds away from going completely off . nikolas : i know that and i 'm sorry you got dragged into this . lulu : well , he thinks that i was covering for you and elizabeth because i covered for her and jason before . nikolas : but if that were true and you had been , the situations are n't remotely alike . lulu : are you and elizabeth reading from the same bad script ? the same thing here is lucky 's betrayal , and the only villain he can see in this piece is you . he should be just as mad if not more so at elizabeth . and if he 's wearing blinders , i 'm not . i know that you did n't fall in love with elizabeth out of nowhere , without her active participation . [ nikolas sighs ] [ scene_break ] carly : i ca n't believe it . i was doing so well . i was weightless . it was like i was flying . all of a sudden i was flying , right into that tree . jax : that 's why i encouraged you to stay on the trail . michael : it was pretty funny . morgan : you should have seen your face -- all o 's , saucer eyes . carly : [ laughing [ oh , my gosh ! i 'm glad you guys found that so funny . where 's my daughter ? i want my daughter . i want the one person who was n't there to see my utter humiliation . morgan : i 'll get her . carly : thank you . unbelievable . jax : really . carly : i 'm cold . jax : you 're gon na be okay . carly : i 'm cold . jax : you know what ? i 'll get some more firewood . michael : oh , relax . i 'll grab the wood . jax : thanks , michael . carly : funny . here she comes . here she is . put her right over here . ooh , careful . ahh ... look at her . my baby girl . you 're cold . hey , are you cold ? [ chuckling ] [ scene_break ] mac : hey . sly : hey . did you find the judge ? mac : sure did . as the lead csi in the claudia corinthos investigation , you 're hereby ordered to seal the forensics and autopsy results . sly : consider it done . [ scene_break ] sonny : we need plausible deniability on claudia 's death . best case -- we misdirect to another suspect . dominic : yeah , and i take it you have a lucky winner in mind , right ? sonny : yeah , freaky franco . timing 's perfect . uh , he was in town , right ? he 's a known whack job . he blew up the building where they found claudia 's body . claudia 's body . who 's to say he did n't pick her up the night she disappeared ? [ scene_break ] mac : what do you got so far ? sly : splinters from the weapon that was used to kill ms. corinthos are a match to samples from the torched cabin . [ scene_break ] carly : hi . thank you . come here . you want to come with me ? you do ? [ scene_break ] sonny : here 's what i want you to do . you go , you talk to ronnie , right ? and you tell him to go to the cops and tell them that franco confessed to killing claudia the night he went into ronnie 's hospital room . [ scene_break ] sly : all we need is a dna match in hair collected from the scene , and we 're in business . mac : good . i want this case wrapped as soon as possible . [ scene_break ] carly : hi . hi , daddy .	lulu confronts elizabeth about nikolas . lulu accuses liz of leading nik on and even asks if liz is `` pregnant . `` while on vacation with the family , michael relives the night of claudia 's murder . the boys dare carly to try her skills at skiing . mac tells sonny that the autopsy `` confirms that claudia was murdered . `` sonny tells mac he wants claudia 's killer found . dante / dom gets upset with olivia because johnny knows his real identity . nik goes to liz 's house but finds steven . steven tries to be understanding of nik 's feelings for liz . nik takes all the blame for the situation . johnny tells dante / dom and olivia he wo n't lose any sleep if sonny is found guilty of claudia 's murder . patrick offers to help lisa settle into her apartment . kristina wants to see a movie but kiefer seems to only want sex . ethan intervenes when he sees kiefer push kristina . dante / dom promises johnny that claudia 's killer will be found . dante / dom tells ronnie they `` need dna evidence `` to prove sonny guilty of the murder . kristina opts to stay with ethan and sends kiefer away . ethan wonders what attracts kristina to kiefer . sonny comes to gh to supposedly check on ronnie . sonny is suspicious as to why franco would have run ronnie down and left him for dead . steven wonders if liz chose lucky because he 's the more stable choice . lulu pays nik a visit to discuss lucky . carly suffers a minor injury on the slopes . claudia 's forensic report and autopsy results are `` sealed . `` evidence is found linking claudia 's death to `` the torched cabin . `` sonny tells dante / dom they should pin claudia 's murder on franco .
sam : can you believe we only have three pictures of you and daddy ? i was so sure there was gon na be some time for more . [ chuckles ] but look at you two . look at that . you are so handsome -- both of you . you are just so handsome . mcbain : hi . sam : hi . mcbain : how are you ? sam : oh , you know , i 'm hanging in there . it 's kind of tough to curl up [ chuckles ] in a ball when you got this little guy to look after . mcbain : yeah , i know how that goes . sam : i am so sorry it took me so long -- to f -- figure out the truth . i mean , jason deserves a memorial to be celebrated by his friends and -- and family . [ sighs ] yeah , i have to put my husband to rest . [ door opens ] monica : hmm . you do n't even bother using the front door anymore . lucy : oh , um , well , the driver actually dropped all my bags at the front door so that your housekeeper could carry them all up . monica : carry them ? lucy : yeah , to my room , of course . you know , i 'm really thinking i want that room that is the east - facing , that overlooks mother quartermaine 's beautiful rose garden . monica : i do n't like the sound of this . lucy : oh , well , that 's not very welcoming , considering i am moving in . monica : well , try this for welcoming -- over my dead body . lucy : well , if you do n't like it , i suggest you take it up with our sister - in- law . tracy : michael . michael : tracy , i really do n't have the time to -- tracy : i 'm sorry . starr : [ sighs ] michael : for what ? what are you talking about ? tracy : you have n't heard ? i won . more aptly put , a.j . lost . no regrets , no plain outfits kristina : did dad find connie ? is connie gon na come and let trey pass in peace ? alexis : no , honey , it 's -- it 's not about connie . kristina : then what ? alexis : [ sighs ] just stay focused on trey . kristina : [ sighs ] olivia : [ sighs ] connie is volatile on a good day . steve : and this is not a good day . olivia : if i was right , and connie actually is at the floating rib , god knows what sonny 's walking into . because i got what you want sonny : okay . come on . get off of her . connie : what 's the matter , sonny -- you jealous ? sonny : son of a bitch , a.j . connie : thought so . sonny : i knew you would do something like this , would n't you ? a.j . : what are you gon na do about it ? carly : do you keep up your property - damage insurance on this place ? coleman : yeah . why ? carly : [ chuckles ] i think you 're gon na need it . todd : [ breathing heavily ] [ groans ] [ inhales deeply ] all right . [ breathing deeply ] come on , manning . it 's nothing you have n't done before . [ groans ] oh , come on . now , the end result is worth it . the end result is worth it . [ strained ] end result is worth it . johnny : what -- are you praying now , manning ? todd : mnh - mnh . johnny : hate to break it to you -- god ai n't listening . mcbain : how 's the little guy doing ? sam : he 's doing pretty good . mcbain : yeah ? sam : he 's being very patient right now , and we 're waiting for my mother - in - law to come . i want to get her in on the memorial plans . [ sighs ] oh , i ca n't believe i 'm saying that -- a memorial for jason . just -- mcbain : i 'm sorry for everything you 're going through , sam . well , you know , look , if it 's any consolation , i , um -- just came from manning 's cell . sam : oh , yeah ? mcbain : hmm . sam : was he miserable ? mcbain : yeah , you could say that . sam : good . mcbain : hmm . sam : yeah , that 's some sort of consolation . mcbain : hmm . sam : wait , uh , w - why exactly did you go ? mcbain : just wanted to make sure he does n't walk on the charges , not after what he did to you and tea . sam : okay , how 'd that go ? mcbain : pretty good , i think . i mean -- offered me a bribe on tape . sam : seriously ? mcbain : mm . might be the insurance that we need to keep him behind bars . todd : you ca n't put him in that cell over there ? shut up . todd : you shut up . johnny : [ sighs ] todd : what are you doing here , johnny ? why are n't you in pentonville ? johnny : i 'm not going till after my sentencing . todd : [ exhales sharply ] johnny : it 's gon na be fun , is n't it -- you and me wasting away in prison together ? todd : well , you 'll be there all on your own . but do n't worry -- i 'll teach you all the gang signs . johnny : how do you figure ? todd : it 's not hard . it 's all in the wrists . johnny : no , how do you figure you 're not going to prison ? todd : oh , well , i 've been to prison . i 'm not going back there . coleman : so , who 's the guy ? carly : ahh . [ pool balls clacking ] carly what ? coleman : you always drink beer , and now you 're downing vodka like there 's no tomorrow , so it 's got to be a guy problem . so spill . what did the s.o.b . do to you ? carly : which one ? connie : get out of here , sonny -- leave me alone . sonny : not with him . not with him . carly : what ? who are you -- my father now ? sonny : you 've got to get back to the hospital . trey needs you . come on . a.j . : hey , she said get lost . sonny : get your hands off me , or i will put you back in the hospital again , a.j . ! michael : i thought a.j . was going to convince lucy to side with him . tracy : a.j . exaggerates . i 'm sure he said that elq was in the bag , but , unfortunately , the bag had a big , fat hole in it . michael : [ sighs ] [ clears throat ] what did you give her ? tracy : beg your pardon ? michael : you had to have done something to win her over . what did you do ? tracy : [ sighs ] [ clears throat ] michael , the important thing is that lucy broke the tie and i remain in control of my father 's company and your father gets nowhere near it . monica : first of all , do not refer to tracy as your sister - in - law . lucy : which she was . monica : two seconds ! lucy : okay , fine , my -- your sister - in - law won me over fair and square . monica : how ? lucy : well , she 's letting me live her , she invited me , and she appointed me -- c.e.o . -- co - c.e.o . get what i 'm doing ? monica : oh , my god . lucy : c.e.o . -- co - c.e.o . monica : no . no . i do n't . [ chuckling ] i do n't get this . i do n't get this at all . lucy : okay , i 'll explain it to you . i am helping to run elq alongside tracy . is n't it fabulous ? monica : [ sighing ] oh , my god . a.j . is gon na be devastated . lucy : oh , pooh . there are plenty of other jobs out there . monica : not like this one . a.j . was n't just planning for his future . he was planning for michael 's . tracy : there you have it . i am sorry . michael : yeah , you seem like it . starr : we should really get back to trey . tracy : trey mitchell ? joe 's son ? what 's wrong with him ? michael : [ sighs ] he was in a bad wreck on new year 's eve . starr : yeah , we all were . tracy : i 'm sorry to hear that . uh , and trey -- is he all right ? did he break a bone or something ? michael : no , it 's a lot worse than that . tracy : how much worse ? is he gon na be all right ? starr : no , he is n't . michael : trey 's gon na die as soon as his mother takes him off life support . steve : have you heard anything on connie ? alexis : no , just an update , uh , from olivia . olivia : why ? why ? what 's -- what 's going on ? what 's wrong ? steve : trey is an organ donor . olivia : and ? steve : and there 's been a big bus accident up in rochester . olivia : oh , god . no . steve : someone whose blood type matches trey 's needs a liver and a kidney . kristina : trey would want to help . i know he would . olivia : i 'm -- i 'm sure you 're right , honey . obviously , you 're right if -- if he 's got himself listed as an organ donor , but we -- we still need connie 's permission , right ? steve : [ sighs ] and , unfortunately , by then it might be too late . kristina : mom , please , this is a way for trey 's death to mean something . is n't there anything we can do ? alexis : maybe there is . monica : you give a.j . elq , and i will guarantee you that room right overlooking the rose garden . lucy : well , thank you . that 's very gracious , except for the fact that i already have that room overlooking the rose garden , and now i would just like to settle in . monica : you be out of my house by the time i get back . lucy : [ sighs ] very rude . very , very ... rude . sam : [ chuckling ] nice work . i mean , there 's -- there 's no way todd can weasel his way out of that one . mcbain : yeah , could n't happen to a nicer weasel . sam : well -- i really appreciate you doing that for me and for -- for us . mcbain : hey , a little bit for me , too . sam : [ chuckles ] implicit . can i ask you something ? mcbain : maybe . sam : [ sighs ] i mean , when -- when todd offered to help you find liam and natalie , were you tempted to take him up on the offer ? todd : i 've got better things to do with my time than go to jail . johnny : even if diane could get you acquitted of the baby - switching charges -- which , by the way , is far - fetched -- you really screwed yourself over by trying to bribe that mcbain guy . todd : you -- how do you know about that ? johnny : i was just upstairs . they 're celebrating it like you would n't believe . todd : you know , of all the people that could have followed me from llanview , why 'd it have to be him ? johnny : [ chuckles ] because he 's a cop and you skipped bail . [ sighs ] maybe you should start praying again , although it 's probably not gon na help . todd : no , i do n't need prayers . johnny : oh , you 've accepted your fate ? todd : hell no . i 'm gon na escape . carly : i let myself get played by someone -- two someones . you know , the first was , um -- i do n't know . i was delusional . i needed a distraction , whatever . but the -- the second was , uh -- let myself believe in him , you know ? i would have gone to the wall for him [ sighs ] and we was lying to me the whole time . a.j . : do you want to take this outside ? fine by me . sonny : i do n't have time for you right now , a.j . i 'm not here for you . i 'm here for connie . let 's go . a.j . : well , that 's too bad because , you know , connie and i , we were just getting to know each other , were n't we ? connie : that 's right . tracy : trey 's gon na die ? michael : yeah . starr : wait , i - i did n't know that you were close with trey . tracy : i - i was n't . i was with him -- when his father passed . it was , uh -- it was terrible . i tried to let him know that , despite everything , his father really loved him . starr : i think that trey knew that . tracy : i hope so . i 'm very sorry for your loss . and i am very sorry for going on about elq . i did n't know . michael : it 's -- it 's okay . starr : [ sighs ] tracy : well -- please accept my condolences . michael : [ sighs ] starr : that was weird . michael : yeah . yeah , tracy can surprise you . i mean , she 's usually pretty awful , especially to her family , but then she can turn around and be somewhat decent . starr : are you bummed about the a.j . thing ? michael : i do n't know . if there 's a silver lining , at least my mom wo n't feel obligated to rescue me from elq anymore . starr : oh , i know , but were n't you excited to work with your dad ? michael : that does n't really matter to me , but it 's different for a.j . i mean , running elq was a big deal for him , a chance for him to finally prove himself . now what is he gon na do ? [ sighs ] sonny : feel like a man ? real winner , a.j . ? a.j . : i 've felt worse . sonny : yeah , i can believe that . connie : will you just let it go , sonny ? sonny : did she tell that , uh , her son 's dying ? that she -- she ca n't deal with it ? connie : i 'm not pulling the plug on my kid . sonny : you know what needs to happen , connie . right ? you just ca n't do it , right ? connie : right . i changed my mind , okay ? sue me . sonny : what happened ? connie : nothing happened . sonny : you saw trey , right ? connie : yeah . i saw trey . sonny : okay , you walked into the room -- you saw your son dying -- you said goodbye -- and you just could not do it . connie : [ sighs ] alexis : a couple of hours ago , when i saw the way that things were going , i applied for a court order to have trey 's life support removed . kristina : but you said that could take forever . alexis : and it could . steve : like i said , time is of the essence . alexis : i understand . but that young man does have a mother , and , technically , she should be the one to remove . kristina : no , not -- not when she 's the reason that trey 's -- brain - dead in the first place . olivia : honey , i am not defending anything that connie 's done , by any means , but she is still his mother . she carried him inside her . they share dna . she 's got to be part of this . kristina : [ voice breaking ] so we -- we -- what ? we ju -- we just pray that dad gets through to connie ? olivia : that 's assuming that he even found her . sonny : if it were my kid , i 'd -- i 'd -- i 'd be praying for a miracle , too . connie : well -- sonny : but trey is not with us anymore . if you do n't go to the hospital , he 's gon na die anyway . connie : everybody dies eventually , sonny , right ? sonny : i 'm not talking about eventually , connie . i 'm talking about right now ! connie : what do you mean , right now ? sonny : alexis is getting a court order as we speak . they are taking trey off the ventilator . connie : they ca n't do that ! see , because i 'm the mother , and i get to choose when that happens ! sonny : that 's right . you are the mother . do you really want your son to die -- and you not be there ? connie : [ sighs ] with depression , simple pleasures can simply hurt . mcbain : i would do just about anything to see my son , but throwing in with manning is not an option . monica : oh ! [ chuckling ] hi . sam : hi . monica : look at you ! oh , i think you have grown inches since i 've seen you . sam : it 's possible . this little [ chuckles ] guy eats like nobody 's business , do n't you ? monica : oh , he looks absolutely gorgeous . do n't you , handsome fellow ? you 've obviously been taking very good care of him . [ chuckles ] sam : yeah , i 'm trying . mcbain : well , listen , i 'm gon na give you two some time , okay ? [ daniel cries ] sam : actually , i was hoping maybe you could stay and help me tell monica what happened in switzerland . monica : is this about jason ? [ chuckling ] are you right ? is he still alive ? sam : i 'm so sorry . monica : so they have recovered his body ? sam : no . no , they have n't . monica : but they 're -- they 're going to , right ? sam : even if they do n't , monica , i have to accept that my husband is dead . tracy : well , i see you 've made yourself at home . lucy : oh . well , i am attempting to , but monica is making it a little bit difficult . tracy : do n't worry about monica . she 's all bluster . i will , uh , see that she alters her attitude . lucy : thank you . that 's excellent . tracy : is there anything else you need ? lucy : oh . well , now that you 've asked , all this bickering and moving and bickering has left me rather famished . i would kill for some of cook 's salmon florentine . tracy : cook 's gone . lucy : cook 's gone ? you mean cook quit ? tracy : no . cook died . lucy : oh . well , that 's horrible . well [ sighs ] i guess that salmon is n't gon na cook itself , now , is it ? tracy : what ? me ? no . pbht ! ha ! i do n't cook . lucy : come on . please . think of it as a little tribute to cook your faithful , long - lost servant . tracy : [ sighs ] lucy : oh , oh , oh . tracy . tracy : yes ? lucy : uh , listen , um , remember this about fish . if you overcook it , then that poor , dear creature died for nothing . alexis : we got it . starr : does that have something to do with trey ? alexis : a court order allowing us to have [ sighs ] the life support removed from trey . the court is faxing it over right now . kristina : so that 's it , then ? before long , trey 's gon na be gone . olivia : you sure got shortchanged , did n't you , honey ? only family you ever knew was your dad . [ voice breaking ] i wish i could have got to know you , trey -- from the very beginning . if your ma would have just stuck around , would have had you home like i did with dante -- [ sniffles ] -- god , honey , you would n't have been able to get rid of us . we would have been there with you embarrassing you at every graduation -- dancing with you at every wedding . we would have loved you -- so much . and i hope you can feel that right now . and i hope you can take that with you . i just do n't want you to suffer , honey , any more than you already have , okay ? and we 're doing everything in our power to make sure that does n't happen . [ sniffles ] trey : okay . everything 's gon na be okay . olivia : [ gasps ] connie : there 's no court order . you 're lying . sonny : alexis filed the petition . the judge just granted it . i know this is hard , probably the hardest thing you 'll ever go through . connie : no , the hardest thing i ever go through , sonny , is leaving my son there to die . sonny : then do n't let it happen again . if you 're not there when they take trey off the machines and you let him go through this alone -- connie : [ sighs ] sonny : this is your chance to be a mother . you 've got to take it . where are we ? sonny : come on . connie : all right . i will go see my son . sonny : stay the hell away from her , a.j . carly : [ sighs ] a.j . : [ sighs ] carly : i was hoping to have a ringside seat while sonny beat the crap out of you . [ glass thuds ] carly : ahh . johnny : you ca n't be serious . todd : as a heart attack ... which is something i considered , you know , faking a heart attack to get out of here . it was too easy to prove that i was faking . johnny : so that 's your plan ? you want to end up in the hospital . todd : well , it 's easier to bust out of a hospital than it is to bust out of here , man . i was just getting started when you interrupted me . johnny : interrupted you doing what ? todd : banging my head against the wall until it bleeds . i 'll need medical attention . johnny : well , you want to bash your brains in , have at it . just do n't get any blood on my cot . todd : right . johnny : [ sighs ] todd : would n't want any blood on your cot , johnny . johnny : what are you waiting for ? do it . todd : [ giggles ] i do n't have to . johnny : no ? why ? you scared of a little pain ? todd : got a better idea . i 'm gon na get you to do it . mcbain : faison swore that 's the last he saw of him . monica : sinking to the bottom of the harbor . mcbain : i 'm sorry . monica : what a monster . treating my son like a piece of garbage . [ sighs ] how does faison get to stay breathing while jason -- sam : i know it 's -- it 's so wrong . mcbain : for what it 's worth , they tell me faison will spend the rest of his miserable life in prison . sam : [ sighs ] monica : good . mcbain : if you need me , i 'll be over here . sam : god , i 'm so sorry . i should have handled this better , or told you some other way . monica : no , listen . sam , no . i -- [ sighs ] i knew -- i knew that -- that jason was gone . sam : and you just did n't want to believe it . monica : well , the fact that you thought [ sighs ] that maybe he was all right , that -- that kind of gave me a sliver of hope . sam : and that 's just been taken away . monica : for you , too . sam : it 's just -- the thought of letting go . monica : you know , i remember -- i remember that last morning with you and danny and jason . jason was just watching you and he was smiling . sam : [ sniffles ] i loved him so much . more than -- anything . monica : and he loved you the same way . you have to hang on to that . sam : [ sighs ] olivia : trey ? honey ? are you awake ? [ sighing ] [ sniffles ] no . you 're not . [ sighs ] but you 're gon na be okay . thank you . thank you for telling me . lucy : mmm ! mmm - mmm - mmm ! that smells wonderful . tracy : [ sighs ] lucy : it does n't really smell like salmon . tracy : no salmon -- i just defrosted the first thing i could find . lucy : well , thank you . it looks absolutely wonderful . mm - hmm . [ sighs ] wow . and you said you could n't cook . tracy : oh , i 'm really glad you like it . lucy : oh , i do . this is like [ smacks lips ] five - star cuisine . tracy : oh , would you like some of my mother 's relish ? it goes with everything . lucy : oh , i love that -- pickled lila . [ gasps ] thank you . tracy : that is the last jar of my mother 's famous condiment . my father left it to me in his will . lucy : mmm - mmm - mmm . whoop . mmm . mmm . this i recognize . i love that relish . but , you know , i do n't really recognize that flavor . what did you say it was ? tracy : uh ... duck something . lucy : did you s -- did you say duck ? tracy : yes . lucy : [ gags , coughs ] [ gasps ] how could you ? tracy : you -- i did n't think you were a vegetarian . you said you ate fish ! lucy : i 'm not a vegetarian ! how could you serve me [ gasps ] duck , when you know about my beloved sigmund . [ sighs ] [ monitor beeping ] kristina : how do we know ? olivia : how do we know what ? kristina : if what we 're doing is the right thing . that he 's gon na be okay . olivia : we know . kristina : but how ? olivia : because he told me . trey told me . [ sniffles ] [ sighs , sniffles ] alexis : i 've checked it twice . the papers are all in order . connie : tell me you have n't done it yet . [ sighs ] is he gone ? kristina : no , but -- but we need to do this now so his organs -- they can save someone else 's life . olivia : it 's what he would want , connie . connie : how do you know that , liv ? did you ever talk to him , other than the christmas party ? because i never saw you talk to him . kristina : i talked to him , connie . i know he 'd want this . connie : well , i do n't know that ! kristina : [ voice breaking ] when they turn off those machines , when trey stops breathing , a piece of me is gon na die , too , okay ? but this is the right thing . it 's the only thing . and despite how i feel about you , you 're his mother , and -- and you should be a part of this . connie : [ sighs ] you knew and loved him more than i ever did , kristina . so if this is what you say we have to do -- kristina : we 'll do it together . connie : i 'm ready . carly : coleman ! when i said keep them coming , i meant keep them coming , okay ? coleman : yes , ma'am . [ sighs ] a.j . : so why are you getting so wasted ? carly : why do you care ? a.j . : actually , i do n't . carly : are you hoping to have another one - night stand with me ? a.j . : ha ! carly : huh ? hey , i bet you 'd actually remember this time . a.j . : um , not a plus . trust me . carly : [ laughs ] well -- i bet you connie is willing to sleep with you . a.j . : hey , well , take it easy , all right ? i just met the woman . carly : so what ? johnny did n't know her , and he had no problem hopping right into bed with her . coleman : small sips -- please . carly : yes . a.j . : all right . fine , carly . i 'll bite . who 's johnny ? carly : my ex . a.j . : mm . the list just keeps on going , do n't it ? carly : [ chuckles ] [ sighs ] yeah , he turned out to be a waste of space , just like you . a.j . : mm . carly : and just like todd . johnny : you want me to beat you to a pulp ? todd : come on , johnny . [ breathing heavily ] break my nose . put a scar on the other side of my face . knock yourself out , knocking me out . johnny : would n't be as much fun knowing you want it . todd : it will still be fun for you . come on . i know you want to do it . johnny : what am i -- eight ? huh ? you think you can goad me into beating you up ? todd : what if i told you -- that on new year 's eve , and well into new year 's day , i was banging the hell out of carly ? johnny : [ screams ] monica : are you gon na have a memorial ? sam : i am . i was hoping you could help me with that . monica : oh , i 'd love to . i would . sam : good . i , um -- i 've already picked out some music that i know jason loved , and so did i . and i went through some -- some pictures . i mean , we did n't have many . monica : [ chuckling ] oh . sam : if you could pick out -- monica : you have some with jason in them ? sam : yeah . monica : i think it 's a good idea -- laying him to rest . it 's good for you . it 's good for him . and i know that he would want you to find peace , the kind of peace that will be able to have you start living your life again . sam : yeah . i mean , is that -- is that what you did with alan ? monica : i have my -- my days with alan , but i get through them . and you will , too . [ sniffles ] sam : thank you . thank you so much . thank you for being here . monica : this is between me and you and your family . find a way to work through this and move on . sam : we will . okay . monica : okay . sam : i love you . monica : i love you , too . kristina : so , what happens ? when they shut off the machines , how long will he stay alive ? steve : it 's different for everyone . i mean , it could be a few minutes . it could be several hours . and based on the severity of trey 's injuries , i - i do n't expect it to be too long . it 's good that you 're here . i 'll let you know when you can come in . tracy : where are you going ? lucy : did you not hear what i said ? i 'm completely famished , and so i need to find myself a decent meal . tracy : lucy , please do n't let this jeopardize our new relationship at elq . lucy : [ chuckles ] we -- shall see . tracy : mother -- you have to help me . todd : [ grunts ] johnny : [ breathing heavily ] you wanted this ? you got it . [ both grunt ] todd : [ groans ] johnny : only you 're not gon na escape , manning . todd : [ groans ] [ gasps ] johnny : i 'm gon na kill you first . you son of a bitch ! [ grunting ] officer : hey , get off of him ! get off of him . hey ! carly : i hate you . a.j . : shocker . carly : [ laughing ] i mean -- you rise from the ashes , and you try and turn my son against me . and you paint yourself as the victim , and michael 's buying it . and now you want to drag him to that hell - hole , elq ? what the hell ? a.j . : i would n't worry about that . that 's not gon na happen . carly : michael not gon na support you , huh ? a.j . : lucy coe has signed with tracy . looks like auntie 's gon na be running the family company . carly : [ laughing ] oh . oh , i 'm sorry . i should n't laugh . no , i should laugh . you are still the same loser you always were . you are . you should drink . you should . you should drink until you feel like a winner . 'cause i 've got to tell you -- it 's working for me . a.j . : [ chuckles ] you 'd like that , would n't you ? carly : mm . a.j . : i slip up , and michael writes me off for good . i tell you what . if you want your son back , you 're gon na have to work a lot harder than that . [ monitor beeping ] kristina : trey , it 's me . you 're not alone , okay ? [ crying ] i love you so much . connie : i 'm here , too , trey . took me long enough , huh ? but i made it . [ crying ] i love you , trey . you can go now . your mother 's here . [ monitors beeping ] starr : we 're all here , trey . everyone that loves you is surrounding you . michael : center of attention . just the way you like it . starr : [ chuckles ] we 're not going to leave you . not till you leave us . [ crying ] monica : where 's lucy ? tracy : [ sighs ] she 's gone . monica : really ? well , this is something to smile about . so , you told the bottom - feeder that she had to find lodgings elsewhere . tracy : not in so many words . monica : how many words ? tracy : none . monica : so she still thinks she 's staying ? tracy : i guess so . monica , please do n't ruin this for me . if you see her in the morning , dressed in tacky lingerie , grin and bear it like the rest of us . sam : i think i 'm gon na go splash some water on my face . do you mind watching him for a second ? mcbain : oh , no . go . we 'll -- we 'll be fine . sam : mommy will be right back , okay ? you be good . mcbain : hi . how you doing , buddy ? you know , liam , he had one just like this when he was your age . yeah . what ? no . i 'm -- well , i 'm not really sure what he 's into right now . what ? really ? well , maybe i 'll get him one of those . what color would be good ? lucy : i have got to get something to get the taste of duck out of my mouth , like a b.l . -- oh , my god . oh , my god ! caleb . a.j . : classy . carly : [ sighs ] you know what ? this has been a blast , but i 'm out of here . a.j . : what are you doing ? [ keys jingle ] carly : i 'm leaving . a.j . : give me these ! you 're not driving . carly : give me my keys back ! a.j . : i 'm not gon na let you wrap yourself around a tree . carly : oh , yeah , you care . like you did to jason ? give me my keys ! a.j . : god knows i would n't miss you , but our son probably would . carly : he 's not your son ! he 's sonny 's son . a.j . : i 've had enough of this -- i 'm taking you home . carly : no , you 're not taking me anywhere ! i 'm gon na get my coat out of my car , and i 'm gon na walk to the hotel , and they 're gon na send a car for me . a.j . : they 're gon na send a car -- and if you fall , you 're gon na freeze . carly : you would love that . a.j . : probably . let 's go . carly : put me down ! put me down ! johnny : keep an eye on him . he 's gon na make a run for it . e.m.t . : prisoner 's in no condition to run anywhere . [ monitor beeping ] [ flatline ] steve : he 's passing now . kristina : [ crying ] what are you seeing ? olivia : he 's at peace . kristina : [ sobbing ] olivia : it 's okay .	tracy tells michael that lucy is voting her share against a.j . michael tells tracy about trey 's condition . steve tells alexis that trey is a match for a bus accident victim that needs a kidney . olivia talks to trey and tells him that she wishes she had known him from the beginning because she would have loved him . he opens his eyes and says everything is going to be ok . she looks at his monitor and sees that it is unchanged . realizing that it was a vision , she thanks him for telling her . she relays the message to kristina . sonny finds connie at the floating rib . a.j . tries to prevent sonny from taking her to the hospital . connie tells sonny that she could n't bring herself to sign the papers to end trey 's life . sonny tells connie that alexis got a court order to take trey off the ventilator without her signature . he asks her if she wants her son to die without her being there . connie and sonny leave to go to the hospital . carly tells a.j . that she is disappointed that sonny did n't beat the crap out of him . she says he should have sex with connie . he says he just met connie . carly says that would n't matter and it would n't be the first time . she tells him that she hates him and his efforts to turn michael against her and recruit him into elq . he tells her that that is n't going to happen because lucy sided with tracy . carly laughs and says a.j . is still the loser that he always was . she tries to convince him to drink his sorrows away . he tells her that she will have to do better than that to get him to slip up . she gets up to leave . he tries to take her keys from her so she wo n't drive drunk . she resists . he picks her up , throws her over his shoulder , and insists upon driving her home . connie and sonny arrive at the hospital . connie says kristina loved trey more than she ever did so if kristina thinks this is what trey would want , then she is ready to do it . she signs the papers . she and kristina go in to sit with trey . connie kisses him , strokes his hair , holds his hand , and tells him that she loves him . michael , starr , alexis , sonny , olivia , and steve go into the room . starr tells trey that everyone that loves him is there . they make a circle around the bed and hold hands . steve disconnects the ventilator . olivia sees trey step out of his body and leave the room . she tells kristina that trey is at peace now .
morgan : well , that 's not good . mom would n't just leave her door open like this . michael : oh , my god , dante . look at this . is that blood ? dante : we got to get in the trunk . michael : mom 's keys are right here . dante : okay , okay . leave 'em . leave 'em . leave 'em . morgan : [ sighs ] dante : there 's nothing in here but a suitcase . morgan : oh , thank god . i thought -- i really thought mom was gon na be in there . [ sigh ] michael : how do we know she 's not ? dante , what 's in there ? sonny : [ sighs ] [ sighs ] morgan : i did it , dad . i 'm out . sonny : what do you mean ? morgan : i mean it 's over . i took care of it . i 'm done with it -- the entire jerome family . olivia : hey ! you blew right past me ! sonny : hey . olivia : mm . sonny : how you doing ? olivia : okay . i just came from the hospital . sonny : yeah ? olivia : they 're discharging max tomorrow . he 's coming home . is n't that great ? sonny : that 's great . that 's great . olivia : what 's the matter ? what 's bothering you ? robin : [ sighs ] [ sighs ] elizabeth : hey . robin : hey . elizabeth : you okay ? robin : uh , yeah . [ chuckles ] i just put myself in the running for ... chief of staff . elizabeth : good for you ! did you tell patrick yet ? robin : no . no . i was gon na wait until he gets back . elizabeth : where 'd he go ? robin : to talk to sabrina . apparently , she 's pregnant . carlos : you 're off the hook , doc . sabrina is pregnant . patrick : sabrina ... carlos : it 's my baby . patrick : ... is this true ? sabrina : patrick , i ... patrick : okay , you got to tell me , all right ? is carlos the father of your baby ? silas : west had a prescription in my name , supposedly written by me , dated the day that nina went into her coma . sam : okay . okay . and this prescription was for the medication that she o.d . 'd on ? silas : yeah , but i did n't write it . i swear . someone must have forged my signature -- someone that wanted to hurt my wife . sam : silas , what if it was ava ? what if ava is the woman who tried to kill your wife ? ava : excuse me . i 'm looking for detective west . nathan : yeah , right here . what can i do for you , miss ... ? ava : jerome -- ava jerome , owner of the jerome gallery . now , i do n't know who pointed the finger at me -- franco or my daughter or whomever -- but i can assure you i do n't know a damn thing about whatever 's happened to carly jacks . nathan : i 'm sor -- who 's carly jacks , and why does anybody think you know what happened to her ? morgan : what are you talking about ? she 's obviously not in there . michael : there was blood smeared all over the side of the car . dante : i know . i know , michael . i saw it . we do n't know whose it is or how it got there . michael : we need to open the suitcase . morgan : why -- so we can see a bunch of clothes ? just shut up . michael : no . morgan , we have to consider the possibility -- morgan : mikey , shut up , dude ! that does n't even make sense ! how is she gon na fit in there ? ! oh , you 're sick , michael . you 're sick . dante , can you tell him that he 's wrong , please ? dante : you know what , guys ? maybe you should both get out of here . michael : no , we 're not going anywhere . open the suitcase . brad : must be my lucky night . felix : hey , brad . brad : i just finished with my shift . what about you -- off duty ? felix : yeah . um ... just hanging out . brad : uh , there are ... better places than this . [ chuckles ] want to grab a drink ? felix : some other time . brad : did i miss something ? last i checked , we were past the whole `` freezing me out , `` `` turning me down , `` `` pretending i do n't exist `` stage . felix : you 're right . i 'm sorry , brad . any other night , i 'd love to go get a drink , but tonight is just not a good time . brad : ahh . any chance you 'll tell me why ? maybe i could help . felix : there 's no helping this . i blurted out to patrick and robin that sabrina 's pregnant . elizabeth : sabrina 's pregnant ? robin : apparently . elizabeth : ohh . robin , i 'm -- i 'm so sorry . god . when did she tell patrick ? robin : [ sighs ] she did n't . her friend , uh , felix blurted it out just in time for me to overhear it . elizabeth : oh , felix . he means well . he 's just not always ... robin : discreet ? elizabeth : yeah . god . he really should have let sabrina tell patrick on her own . robin : that 's the thing , elizabeth -- she was n't going to . sabrina did n't want patrick to know . patrick : you can -- you can just tell me the truth , okay ? is carlos the father of the baby , or am i ? carlos : you got something wrong with your hearing , doc ? the baby is mine . patrick : i 'm not talking to you . i 'm talking to you . sabrina , was carlos the one that got you pregnant ? yes or no ? sabrina : yes . yes , it 's true . this baby is n't yours . [ bag unzips ] dante : just clothes . morgan : damn it , mikey . thank you for freaking us all out . michael : is there anything else in there ? morgan : what is wrong with you , dude ? do you want to find her in there ? michael : no , morgan ! i want to find out what happened to her ! dante : looks like she was in a hurry . it 's just clothes , literally . there 's no toiletries , not even a hairbrush . was your mom going anywhere -- on a trip or anything like that ? morgan : i - i have no idea . it 's been a while since i talked to her . michael : she did n't say anything to me , but she goes on business trips for the hotel all the time . dante : well , let 's say that 's what she was doing . looks like someone tried to stop her . [ footsteps approach ] franco : what 's going on here ? ava : i 'm sorry . there 's obviously been some sort of miscommunication . nathan : well , whatever you were just talking about , it sounded pretty interesting . what was her name again -- carly ... ? ava : jacks . and if you did n't ask me down here to talk about her , why am i here ? nathan : well , what i wanted to talk to you about was silas clay . silas : all these years i thought nina tried to kill herself , and now you 're saying you think it was ava ? sam : it makes sense , does n't it ? i mean , the same day that your wife went into a coma , someone wrote a prescription for you on your pad in the liquid form of the medication that put her into a coma . and if you 're saying you 're not the person who did it -- silas : i swear to you i did n't . sam : okay . then someone else did . is n't it possible that that person is ava ? ava : you want to talk to me about silas ? nathan : well , i 've -- i 've left several messages for you ... at your gallery . ava : so , you 're the detective -- the one from the n.y.p.d . nathan : nathan west . your assistant did n't tell you my name ? ava : must have slipped her mind . nathan : mm . ava : well , you 're a little out of your jurisdiction , are n't you , detective ? nathan : i just transferred to port charles . ava : congratulations . and in the future , you can kindly direct all questions you have for me about dr. clay to my attorney , diane miller . she should n't be too hard to find . she 's made quite a name for herself . good night . nathan : so , then , you do n't know anything about silas clay trying to kill his wife ? ava : dr. clay is married ? nathan : are you sure you want to start this off by lying ? ava : excuse me ? nathan : why do n't we have a seat ? ava : very well . i just hope this does n't take too long . i do have other places to be . nathan : i 'll try and keep it brief . silas clay is listed as your daughter 's father . her date of birth proves that you were sleeping with him when he was married to somebody else . ava : like i said , any questions you have for me can be directed to my lawyer . nathan : there 's no need to get your lawyer involved . i 'm not after you . i 'm after clay . ava : silas would never hurt his wife . nathan : well , the toxicology report says otherwise . dr. clay injected his wife with the overdose that put her in that coma . ava : is that right ? nathan : ms. jerome , if you know anything about what he did to his wife , you need to tell me now . silas : it would be convenient to blame ava , but -- sam : but you were having an affair with her at the time , correct ? did she have access to your prescription pad ? silas : i do n't -- i suppose she could have . sam : okay . so , then , it is possible that ava took your prescription pad , scribbled your name on it , and had the medication filled that caused your wife to overdose . silas : why ? why would she do that ? sam : why else would she do it ? to get your wife out of the way . ava wanted you for herself . michael : you know damn well -- kiki : michael , hey ! stop ! morgan : hey , hey , kiki , let him go , okay ? ! after everything franco 's done , he has a right to tear him apart ! franco : i do n't want trouble from either one of you , all right ? dante : mike , let it go . get back . get back , okay ? you want to find your mother ? you let me do my job . i ca n't stop you from attacking him the whole time , okay ? so , cool down . relax . i 'm gon na call in a c.s.u . you -- you do n't touch anything . kiki : michael , i honestly do n't think franco had anything to do with this ! michael : back off ! kiki : stop ! let him go ! franco : is this your mom 's car ? is that blood ? morgan : what does it look like , asshat ? yeah , it 's blood . michael : and why do n't you tell us how it got there , since you 're the one who did this to her ? ! sonny : have you seen carly -- e - mails or business -- you know , hotel business -- or anything like that ? olivia : no . why ? sonny : okay . she did n't come home last night , she 's not answering her phone , and i guess i was the last person to see her , and that was yesterday afternoon . olivia : well , have you called the hotel staff ? sonny : um ... michael did . my boys are very worried , and i 'm worried . olivia : okay . sonny : okay . now , i did get in a fight with her , but maybe she 's upset about that . olivia : like what ? sonny : on a scale of 1 to 10 , we did n't yell at each other that much and it 's not like she left upset . olivia : well , you know , she 's been spending a lot of time with franco . sonny : what do you think we were fighting about ? now , carly 's an adult . i ca n't tell her what to do . but here -- here is my thing . what is she -- why is she seeing this freak ? olivia : sonny , what are you gon na do ? sonny : i 'm gon na get shawn to look for her . if he ca n't find her , then i 'm gon na get personally involved . olivia : is there anything i can do ? sonny : yeah . you can do exactly what you 're doing right now . olivia : well , that 's easy enough . sonny : i wanted to thank you for , you know , spending time with max . olivia : ohh . sonny : no , no -- not that you do n't want to do it , but i should be doing it a lot more , but i 'm dealing with a lot . olivia : sonny , i know how much you got on your plate right now . sonny : right . olivia : okay ? max is family . my god . it 's the least i can do . sonny : and i also want to apologize for not spending time with you at christmas . no . i mean , we wanted to do a big deal -- right ? -- with dante and lulu , but i know they 're going through a lot . olivia : you know what ? there 's always next year , 'cause i 'm not going anywhere . sonny : you know what you are ? olivia : hmm ? sonny : you are ... my rock . what do you mean ? olivia : what ? sonny : [ laughs ] olivia : mm . kiki : can someone please tell me what 's going on ? morgan : well , it 's exactly like franco said -- this is our mom 's car , and she packed a bag like she was going away , and somebody stopped her . michael : yeah . it does n't sound like anybody knew where she was going . kiki : ew . franco , i 'm sorry . michael : what ? what do you know ? brad : so , sabrina 's pregnant ? felix : great . now i 've told you , too . brad : man , it 's okay . i 'm not gon na tell anyone . felix : not that it matters . the person i was n't supposed to tell -- patrick and , of course , robin . but would n't you know it ? she walked up just in time to hear . brad : walked up where ? felix : to the nurses ' station . brad : you told patrick that sabrina 's pregnant in the middle of the hospital ? felix : i did everything i could to get away from him . i made excuses . i pretended that epiphany was after me . but he just kept asking and asking me about sabrina , and he dragged it out of me . brad : oh , okay , wait -- so , patrick already suspected sabrina was pregnant ? felix : are you kidding ? he did n't have a clue . brad : well , then , how did he drag it out of you ? i mean , how could he make you tell a secret he did n't know you were keeping ? felix : are you implying that i wanted to tell him -- that i went running straight to the man who dumped my best friend at the altar and told him that she 's pregnant ? brad : maybe subliminally ... felix : subliminally ? brad : [ sighs ] come on , felix . you do have a tendency to ... mind other people 's business . i mean , look at the thing with me and britt . felix : oh , you mean the thing where she got you to father her child and then lie about it so she could pass it off as patrick 's baby ? that thing ? and then when the truth came out and the child was born , you wanted -- you still want -- nothing to do with him -- your own child . brad : he 's not my child ! felix : what ? brad : i 'm not the father of britt 's baby . felix : then who is ? elizabeth : why did n't sabrina want patrick to know she 's pregnant ? robin : [ sighs ] well , according to felix , uh , she did n't want patrick to feel obligated . elizabeth : ah , she did n't want to be a britt . robin : i guess not . elizabeth : wait , wait , wait . you 're not worried ? i mean , you do n't think this baby could pull sabrina and patrick back together , do you ? sabrina : patrick ... please say something . patrick : so , when you told me that nothing happened between you and carlos after -- after -- carlos : after what ? after you left her at the altar ? sabrina : carlos . patrick : is that -- so , you did sleep with carlos after what was supposed to be ... the day that we got married ? sabrina : yes . patrick , please understand -- the moment i saw robin in that church , i knew that we were over . and then when you ran up to her and you kissed her like that at our wedding -- patrick : i 'm sorry . i said i was sorry . sabrina : that 's just the thing , patrick -- you should n't have to apologize for kissing your wife , but that does n't mean it did n't hurt . and that night ... i was devastated , and carlos comforted me , and ... carlos : you have no one to blame but yourself , doc . sabrina : ... i did n't want to tell you the truth ... because i was upset , and i did n't feel like i owed you an explanation . then when you and robin did n't get back together right away , i thought -- i do n't know -- i thought that we might still have a chance , that i could get you back . so , i did n't want you to know the truth that -- that carlos and i slept together . carlos : okay . you heard it . come on . hit the road . patrick : yeah , i 'm going . but i just -- i - i got one question . how do you know that the baby 's not mine ? nathan : so , ms . jerome , do you have anything to share with me ? [ cell phone rings ] nathan : excuse me . what 's up ? dante : hey . i need you to meet me in the metro court hotel parking garage , level 1a . nathan : crime scene ? dante : uh , maybe . maybe not . morgan : you know what ? obviously , you two know something , so why do n't you just tell us what it is ? kiki : i think we should wait until your brother the cop comes back . dante : you know what ? i got to go . bring a c.s.u . michael : wait for what ? look , if you know something about what he did , you have to tell us . franco : just back off , all right ? morgan : hey , screw you . who are you to tell my brother to back off ? where 's our mom at ? franco : i do n't know . i had nothing to do with this . michael : yeah ? ! then who did ? franco : it was her mother . it was ava . dante : do you have proof of that ? franco : well , define `` proof . `` kiki : carly wrote franco a letter saying she was going out of town for a few days , okay ? dante : a letter ? wow ! where 's this letter ? franco : it 's upstairs . i 'll go get it now . dante : okay , well , hold on . hold on . i 'll get guys to go pick that up for you . franco : why wait for them when i can just run really quickly and go get it myself ? dante : no , because the only place you 're gon na go is down to the station . nathan : i 'm sorry . i have something i have to deal with . ava : pressing police business from this decade ? nathan : i should be back later tonight . ava : oh , you do n't -- you do n't honestly expect me to wait here for you just in case you come back ? nathan : well , you could leave , but then i 'd have to drag you back down here and make you a material witness . ava : trust me , detective -- you wo n't be dragging me anywhere , and you will greatly regret it if you try . nathan : i could put you in a holding cell , or you could just wait at the desk . ava : may i at least call my lawyer ? nathan : please be my guest . silas : i always thought nina did this to herself because of how i hurt her . sam : hey , no , no , no . it was n't your fault . you are not responsible for this . silas : yes , i am , sam . i still had the affair . and ava -- if she really did do this , then i 'm the one that brought her into nina 's life . i put her in harm 's way . sam : okay . i 've got a question . at the time , did you have any idea that ava could be dangerous ? silas : no . she was n't -- she was n't like that then , you know ? she was full of life . she would never be the kind of person that would go after my wife . sam : she was obsessed with you , not to mention that she was in league with the mob this whole time . it -- it 's possible . silas : yeah , i suppose it is . sam : okay , i have a question for you . i mean , do you think ava is capable of killing someone ? silas : ugh ! ava : you go near my daughter , and i swear to you , i will kill you . [ cell phone rings ] silas : yes ? ava : silas ... it 's me . silas : well , speak of the devil . [ camera shutter clicks ] dante : hey , can you bag this ? thanks . [ camera shutter clicking ] [ police radio chatter ] [ clicking continues ] dante : you 're welcome to read the case file , but the short version is franco 's got a long history of terrorizing my brother 's family . nathan : would n't his family also be your family ? dante : michael 's biological father is a.j . quartermaine . franco was obsessed with them . now he 's moved on to michael 's mother . given how defensive he got when we asked where she was , i 'd say franco 's the lead suspect in carly jacks ' disappearance . what ? nathan : that cold case i 'm working ... dante : yeah ? nathan : ... i called in a witness today . before i could ask her any questions , the first thing that came out of her mouth was she did n't know what happened to carly jacks . dante : who 's the witness ? nathan : ava jerome . silas : what can i do for you , ava ? ava : i 'm at the police station . that detective tricked me into coming down here . did you know that he works for the p.c.p.d . now ? silas : as a matter of fact , i did . ava : well , thank you for the heads up . silas : sorry . i 've had other things on my mind lately . ava : well ... what am i supposed to tell him ? silas : why do n't you tell him the truth ? why do n't you just go ahead and tell him everything you know ? ava : the truth ? ! silas : yeah , the truth . in case you get confused , it 's a short little word meaning `` actually what happened . `` ava : are you crazy ? you expect me to tell -- morgan : ava . what are you doing here ? ava : i 'm gon na have to call you back . silas : what -- sam : did i -- did i hear `` detective `` ? silas : mm - hmm . sam : okay . she jumped off pretty quickly . silas : yeah , just when i brought up honesty . go figure . sam : okay . okay . all right , listen -- if the police are taking her down to the station , do you think that they 've connected her to what happened to your wife ? morgan : hey . is everything okay ? ava : yeah , it 's nothing . i 'm fine . wh - why are you here ? morgan : uh , my mom -- it 's -- something happened to her . sonny : [ sighs ] what are you thinking about ? olivia : morgan . sonny : [ chuckles ] olivia : what ? sonny : okay . olivia : oh , shut up ! sonny : [ laughs ] all right . olivia : sonny , i 'm just -- i 'm so relieved that he 's come home . my god . it 's got to be such a weight off your shoulders . sonny : yep . olivia : [ sighs ] unless it 's not . sonny : no , do n't worry about it . olivia : clearly , there 's no reason to . sonny : [ sighs ] i saw morgan at the restaurant with ava . olivia : oh , god . for the love of god , sonny , please . sonny : yep . yep . olivia : i beg of you , tell me that he kicked that good - for - nothing tramp to the curb . sonny : that 's what he says . olivia : but what -- you 're not buying it ? sonny : well , he claims that she followed him and that she was trying to win him over and -- but he -- olivia : well , she did n't get to him , did she ? sonny : well , he made it clear that he does n't want anything to do with him or that family . olivia : well , good . sonny : right . olivia : so , he 's finally learned how to make better decisions . sonny : i hope so . olivia : okay . sonny , the psychic visions -- they only take me so far , all right ? at some point , you sort of got to talk to me -- tell me actual words . do you have reason to believe that morgan is not done with that woman ? morgan : dante -- he told me to come down here , you know , to make a statement , except i do n't know anything that can help them find her . ava : do n't jump to conclusions . you know your mother . carly 's probably just off somewhere blowing off steam . morgan : yeah , ava , but there was blood . ava : look , you do n't know that it 's hers . and until you do ... morgan : hey . ava : ... do n't assume ... morgan : hey . i 'm s -- i 'm sorry for all those things i said . i mean , you know i did n't mean any of that , right ? ava : yeah . of course i do . and even though no one can know it , you still mean the world to me , and i will always have your back . [ door opens ] felix : wait . so , you were n't britt 's sperm donor ? brad : no . felix : then why 'd you say you were ? brad : britt said i was . i just went along with it . felix : why would you do that ? brad : the reasons are n't important . felix : they are to me . brad : look , are you not getting this ? i 'm not a deadbeat dad , so you do n't have to call out my failures as a parent anymore 'cause i have n't failed . i 'm not a parent . felix : why did n't you tell me this before ? brad : i 'm -- i 'm telling you right now . felix : after months of thinking there was this insurmountable obstacle between us . brad : why insurmountable ? why was it so important to you if i was or was n't britt 's sperm donor ? felix : because she tried to trick patrick . brad : exactly -- patrick , not you . so , why were you even involved , hmm ? i mean , really , who -- who appointed you the monitor of everyone else 's lives ? sabrina : maybe i ca n't be 100 % sure , but , patrick , you and i always used protection , and carlos and i did n't . patrick : yeah , but , even still , robin and i used protection , and , lo and behold , we had emma , so there might be a chance that this baby 's mine . sabrina : no . no . there is n't . i - i - it 's not -- [ sighs ] look , once -- once we got engaged , you and i were so wrapped up in planning the wedding that i spent most of my nights here , so , you see , it would n't make sense . the timing -- it just -- it would n't make sense that the baby was yours . patrick : okay . let me know if you need anything . sabrina : thank you , but , um ... carlos and i can handle it . you should really get back to your wife . [ sighs ] robin : i do n't want to believe that this baby will make patrick go back to sabrina , but -- i do n't know -- i just ca n't shake this feeling . elizabeth : hey , listen to me . patrick came home to you and emma . he chose your family . he chose you . nothing 's gon na change that . robin : i guess . but -- elizabeth : what ? but what ? robin : [ sighs ] patrick asked me if we could have another baby , and i said no because i did n't think that the time was right . i mean , i still do n't . elizabeth : okay . well , that 's -- that 's fine . you can say that . robin : except now that sabrina is going to give patrick something that i said i would n't -- elizabeth : robin , look at what you and patrick have been through . not even death could keep you guys apart . this complication is nothing . robin : okay . thanks . i -- it 's late . i do n't want to keep you from your family . elizabeth : i can stay with you . robin : i 'm okay . go home to your kids . elizabeth : okay . hang in there . you and patrick are gon na figure this out , okay ? silas : i do n't know . it 's -- it 's possible the detective is on to ava , but ... he seemed pretty convinced it was me . even if he does suspect ava , there 's no way she 's gon na incriminate herself . sam : okay . well , wait . silas : she gets cornered , she 's gon na give me up in a new york minute . sam : even the way ava feels about you , do you think she would protect you , maybe have your back to score points so she could get you back ? silas : from what i understand , she 's over me . she 's got her hooks into somebody else now . michael : i 'm sorry . i thought you two were finished . kiki : what ? ! since when ? michael : morgan came home and told my dad he was done with her and her whole family . morgan : yes , i - i am done with her , okay ? i came down here to give a statement , like dante wanted , and the next thing i know , she 's got her hands all over me . ava : i saw you were upset . i was just trying to comfort you . contrary to popular belief , i am capable of compassion . morgan : yeah ? well , no one wants your compassion , ava , okay ? i do n't even know why she 's here . kiki : maybe it has something to do with what happened to carly . morgan : okay . why would she have anything to do with what happened to our mom ? that does n't even make sense . kiki : i saw ava threatening your mom . michael and i were both there . michael : all right , kiki . no offense , but i think you 're trying to find anyone else to blame except for the person who really is responsible for this . dante : when ava blurted out that she had nothing to do with carly 's disappearance , did you believe her ? nathan : you know , my gut 's telling me she 's not involved . dante : well , is your gut aware that she 's got mob connections and has a long history of being involved in dicey situations ? nathan : yeah , my gut and i are aware of all that . you know , i 'm still not liking her for this . dante : yeah , whatever this is -- murder , kidnapping . nathan : how are you related to ms . jacks ? dante : i 'm not . carly 's my dad 's ex - wife , and we do n't really get along , but she 's greatly loved by a lot of people that i greatly love , and if something has happened to her , it could be very , very bad . nathan : if you 're too close to this , i can take over . dante : no . no . i want to do this for my brothers and for all those other people , but i could probably use an extra set of eyes in case i miss something , so speak up . detectives ? found something . [ camera shutter clicking ] felix : just because i 'm a concerned friend does n't mean i 'm monitoring anything . brad : concerned friend ? no , no , no . felix , you are a pathological buttinsky . you could n't mind your own business to save your life . felix : okay , i may be a buttinsky , but at least i 'm not a liar . that would be you . brad : this may shock you , felix , but most people have been known to lie at some point . felix : so , you do n't see anything wrong with conspiring with britt ? brad : i think what britt and i do is our business , not yours , just like sabrina being pregnant and telling patrick or not telling patrick is her business , not yours . and maybe the reason you 're so obsessed with policing everyone else 's life is because you 've got no damn life of your own ! [ elevator bell dings ] robin : so ? is it true ? patrick : but it 's not , uh , what you think . sabrina 's pregnant , but it 's not my baby . sabrina : [ crying ] carlos : you okay , querida ? sabrina : no ! no , i 'm not okay ! you should n't have done that ! carlos : hey . you said you did n't want patrick to know about the baby . i was trying to help you . if you 're gon na be mad at anybody , you should be mad at that felix friend of yours . sabrina : oh , trust me -- i will be having quite the talk with felix . carlos : sabrina , this is what you want , okay ? you were more than willing to go along with this lie . sabrina : i did n't have a choice , did i ? ! carlos : yeah , you did . you could have told him the truth . you saying that 's what you wish you would have done ? sabrina : no . robin : you do n't want to know what was going through my head . i 'm -- never mind . it does n't matter , because it 's over now . it is over , right ? patrick : yes . it 's over . robin : oh , god . oh . carlos : trust me -- this is the best solution for everyone . we 're gon na be okay . it 's gon na be okay . robin : everything is really gon na be okay . silas : now that ava 's moved on from me , there 's no telling what she 'll do to protect herself . sam : yeah , and it does n't help that detective west seems hell - bent on putting you away for this . hey , good thing you 've got a p.i . on your side . silas : no , i -- i mean , not that i do n't appreciate it , but why specifically ? sam : well , it does n't seem that ava is gon na come out with the truth about this , and i really do n't think that you want to be thrown under the bus , do you ? silas : mnh - mnh . no . hell , no . sam : okay . good , because the best way for you to prove that you 're innocent is to prove that ava 's the one who tried to kill your wife . michael : no , this is the person who 's responsible for my mom disappearing . kiki : you do n't know that , michael . michael : yes , i do ! you need to find out what this freak did to my mother . franco : shut your mouth , michael . i know i 've done terrible things to you and to your family , but i have nothing to do with this , and the more time you piss away accusing me , the more time she has to get away with what she 's done to carly . sonny : i 'm worried about morgan . he was really hurt over what happened with michael and kiki . olivia : okay . but he 's getting through it , right ? i mean , he 's come home . he 's put the jeromes in the rear view , so ... sonny : hey , look , i know how upset he was when he saw max at the hospital . i mean , that 's probably one of the reasons why he got away from julian and that family . olivia : right . sonny : okay . olivia : so , what 's still bothering you ? sonny : i still do n't understand ... how he can just ... walk away from them . ava : i said it before , and i 'm happy to say it again . i had nothing to do with carly 's disappearance , franco . you know that , do n't you ? morgan : i really do n't know what you 're capable of , ava . franco : you 're wasting your time . you really should be talking to her . kiki : see , mom ? michael thinks you had nothing to do with this , but i know that something 's up . ava : no , kiki . nothing is up . i swear it . kiki : oh , you swear ? that only means you 're lying through your teeth . you 're at the police station for a reason . you 're clearly hiding something . and if it has something to do with michael 's mother , i 'm going to find out . dante : what do you got ? damn .	felix tells brad that he accidentally blurted out to patrick and robin that sabrina is pregnant . brad tells him that he is n't the father of britt 's baby ; he just did n't contradict britt when she said he was her sperm donor . felix asks him why he did n't say so sooner . brad says it was n't felix 's business any more than sabrina 's baby is felix 's business . he concludes that felix is so obsessed with getting into everyone else 's business , because he does n't have a life of his own . robin tells elizabeth that she just applied for the chief of staff position and that she is waiting for patrick to come back to tell him . she says patrick went to talk to sabrina because , apparently , she is pregnant . she says they found out from felix , and sabrina did n't want patrick to know . robin confides that patrick said he wanted to have another baby and she said no . at sabrina 's apartment , carlos claims to be the child 's father . sabrina says it is true . robin is relieved when patrick tells her that he is n't the father of sabrina 's baby .
maxie : i still can not believe this . my mom had to wait all that time just to find out that she lost . i thought mac and my mom would , for sure , be living in the mayor 's mansion , and now ... nathan : i know . felicia deserved to win . maxie : thank you for saying that . nathan : i believe it . this lomax is an idiot , obviously , since the first thing she does after getting re - elected is fire my boss . sloane : what are you doing in my office ? helena : good morning , my darling ! nikolas : is it ? helena : ooh . you do n't agree . nikolas : depends . we need to talk about elq . michael : bryanne , where are you ? i need an assistant who 's on time . just e - mail me the spreadsheets when you get in . carly : michael ? are you here to see me ? sam : ha ! thank you , spinelli . okay . jake ... doe . see what you were really doing in here yesterday . helena : so we 're clear on what you 're going to say to samantha . jason : yes . helena : still , i ca n't be sure that she will drop her accusations , which is why i need you to kill her . [ echoing ] to kill her ... nathan : lomax has been in office for two years . maxie : and now two more , unfortunately . nathan : but that 's my point , though . if she was unsatisfied with anna at any point , she could have fired her . why last night ? maxie : because , unlike their feelings about the mayor , people in this town actually like anna . lomax figured she would n't win if she ousted anna . nathan : it 's like a bad dream . i mean , lomax gets re - elected , and then she fires anna , and replaces her with some hot - shot outsider who -- big surprise -- has a huge grudge on her . i swear , since the day that sloane has got here , he has been gunning for anna . maxie : well , it looks like he hit his mark . anna : what does it look like i 'm doing , huh ? i 'm vacating my office . your office . sloane : then why are you still in it ? anna : good god ! would it be too much to ask for me to just have a little bit of time to put my things together ? of course it would be . what am i saying ? sloane : i just thought you might want to get in to do it a little earlier , but maybe you wanted us to cross paths ... so that you could congratulate me . [ scoffs ] sloane : anna , cut me a break here . i had no idea lomax was gon na fire you , let alone give me your job . anna : oh , do n't give me that load of crap . nikolas : these are private stock certificates . they work the same way as bearer bonds -- whoever holds them owns them . helena : which makes them ours . nikolas : well , tracy and alice turned these over to jerry jacks as ransom for luke spencer . jerry , of course , uh ... in turn , double - crossed them , which is not a surprise . what is surprising is how you came into possession of his ill- gotten stock . helena : jerry jacks is a good friend of mine . nikolas : [ chuckles ] which would explain why he has made himself comfortable on cassadine island from time to time . what do you plan on doing with these ? helena : those shares , my darling , are the first step to taking over elq . carly : so , did you get my text i sent you , wishing you a happy new year ? michael : no , i changed my number . carly : why ? why would you ... ? you did n't want me to be able to reach you . i know you 're upset . i know you 're so hurt , but it 's been a while , and ... just wondering , you know , m - may -- maybe we could talk . michael : no , you misunderstood . i 'm not here to see you . i have a business meeting . my associate chose the location . carly : regardless , it 's really wonderful to see you . rosalie : michael . michael : rosalie , hey . rosalie : hi . is your mom coming back ? i wanted to ask her about the job she posted online . michael : job -- uh ... trust me , you do n't want to work here . rosalie : i take it you 're still upset with her ? michael : `` still `` -- why does everybody keep saying `` still , `` like i 'm gon na get over it somehow ? carly 's out of my life , and she always will be . what ? rosalie : no , nothing . it 's just , if you 're trying to avoid your mother , what are you doing here ? michael : i have a business meeting . rosalie : oh . hence the suit . you look very nice . michael : thank you . so , what 's the position that carly posted about ? rosalie : reservation clerk . yeah , it requires some fancy computer skills , which , shockingly , i actually have . [ chuckles ] and i desperately need the money . michael : so come work for me . [ knock on door ] carly : jake , it 's carly . uh , are you awake ? i - i really need to talk to you . [ keys rattling ] patrick : thank you , angie . and please tell dr. collins that i appreciate him letting me use his computer while mine 's down . angie : he wo n't be in today , so take your time . patrick : okay . thank you . angie : just lock up when you leave ? patrick : i will . thanks . sam : hi . sam : what are you doing here ? patrick : i came to use dr. collins ' computer . what are you doing here ? sam : you know , actually , it 's a pretty funny story . patrick : yeah , i 'm sure it is . sam : you 're not gon na believe it . patrick : no , i wo n't , not unless you tell me that you picked the lock to get in here , and then you hacked into his computer to check his patient files . sam : wow . you 've become a really good pi . patrick : and you used the amsterdam key chain i gave you ? i mean , come on . is this not sacred to you ? sam : are you mad at me ? patrick : no . i 'm not mad , but i am curious . whose file are you so eager to see that you broke i do n't know how many laws to try and do so ? [ knock on door ] carly : jake , are you in there ? jason : yeah . i 'm here . just a minute . okay . i 'll be right there . morning . hi . carly : hi . this is so unfair . i ca n't just barge in here whenever i -- jason : it 's your hotel . carly : no , i 'm taking advantage , and i 'm gon na go . jason : carly , it 's fine . carly , please come in . please come in . what 's wrong ? carly : it 's michael . it 's michael . jason : okay , okay , okay . michael : you need a job ? i 'll give you one , especially if it spares you from working here . rosalie : oh . that 's , uh , really nice of you , michael , but ... thank you . ... i do n't know anything about stocks or corporations or any of that . michael : no , no , no , not -- not at elq . i 'm talking about at my -- the clinic i 'm opening up in my father 's name . i told you about it . rosalie : oh . michael : yeah . i mean , we 're not even close to being up and running . had a few setbacks for the location , but i finally found one . rosalie : michael -- michael : as soon as i close the deal on the property , i 'm gon na fast - track construction . i can put you on retainer until we 're in business . that is , if you want to be a nurse there , of course . so ... what do you think ? rosalie : um ... i -- i think ... no . nikolas : you want to take over elq now , huh ? why ? it 's not as if you need the money . helena : well , i have my reasons , not the least of which is pure satisfaction . [ chuckles ] the faces on that irksome family when their company is pried away ... nikolas : you 're not prying anything with only 15 1/2 % . you do realize that , do n't you ? helena : oh , i am aware that i need a majority , yes . nikolas : well , good luck with that . because the quartermaines hang on to their shares with white knuckles . helena : and it 's up to you to loosen their grip . anna : mayor lomax 's approval ratings were -- they were in the toilet . sloane : well ... anna : and yet somehow , she managed to get re - elected . sloane : maybe she ran a solid campaign . anna : oh , no . i do n't know . maybe you two teamed up to make sure that she would win . sloane : i hardly know the woman . anna : right . so that was all a coincidence , was it ? then you happened to be at the courthouse last night so that she was able to appoint you police commissioner herself ? sloane : well , i did n't just stroll in off the street . i was at the courthouse investigating the mission ballot box in my capacity as a federal agent . anna : well , that 's an excellent point . how does that work , exactly ? sloane : how does what work ? anna : well , the fact that you 're employed by the united states government -- at least , you were until last night . sloane : and ? anna : and that comes with a great deal of responsibility . i mean , i would think that they would need a little advance notice when you 're going to have a career change . i ca n't imagine that they were all that pleased when you suddenly upped and quit . sloane : well , what transpires between me and my employer is none of your concern . anna : oh , just admit it , kyle . you did n't suddenly get my job . you were guaranteed it . you knew this was coming . maxie : what is this guy 's problem , anyway ? nathan : who , sloane ? anna used to be an interagency liaison . for a while , she was with justice . she used to train their agents . she mentored sloane . guy was on a fast track to a promotion until anna called him out on some breach of ethics ... maxie : let me guess -- he did n't get the promotion . nathan : well , anna said the guy was a solid agent but that he had a propensity for cutting corners . i think her hope at the time was that if she held him back , it 'd benefit him in the long run . sloane ... does n't seem to agree . maxie : so this is about revenge . nathan : looks that way . maxie : and somehow lomax is involved ? nathan : it seems random to me that she would just hire some -- some special agent that she just met to be her new police commissioner . maxie : yeah . a federal agent who is also a known rule - breaker and ethics violator . this is outrageous and probably illegal -- nathan : max , that might be a little -- maxie : no , no , i 'm not scared to say it . lomax 's re - election campaign was rigged . michael : you 're turning me down ? rosalie : about the job offer . michael : i thought you needed the money . rosalie : i do , but -- michael : is this because we slept together ? look , rosalie , i care about you . rosalie : you do ? michael : yes , that night was important to me . i was going through a hard time , and you were there , and i ... i 'm -- i 'm very grateful . but it does n't have to mean anything , going forward -- if you -- you know , if you do n't want it to . what i 'm trying to say is , do n't let what happened between us mess with an opportunity here . we can be as little or as much to each other as you want . it 's completely up to you . rosalie : michael ... michael : i just made everything more awkward , did n't i ? rosalie : no . no , not at all . that night was important to me , too . and that 's not the reason that i ca n't join your nursing staff . michael : then what is ? rosalie : i 'm not really a nurse . nikolas : how am i supposed to bleed shares of elq from the quartermaines ? helena : well , you once had a dalliance with ned ashton 's daughter . you know , the brunette with that dreadful name -- brook lynn ? she was undoubtedly disappointed when you broke things off . nikolas : so what ? helena : rekindling that romance should be child 's play . she 'll be begging you to take her shares . another 6 1/2 % . nikolas : which brings you up to only 22 % . helena : us , with minimal effort . oh , nikolas , think of the possibilities ! elq with you at the helm will be the richest , most powerful conglomerate in the world . now , why the hesitation ? well , you did n't seem to mind when you resorted to underhanded methods when you conspired with a federal agent to fix the mayoral election . sloane : well , since i 'm here , put me to work . garbage or shredder ? anna : you made a previous arrangement with lomax , did n't you ? yeah ? that 's right ? sloane : that 's ridiculous . anna : she promised you my job , maybe weeks ago . sloane : see , now you 've gone from irrational to paranoid . this has n't been some master plan , anna . anna : no ? really ? sloane : how could lomax promise me a job ? she did n't know she was gon na be re- elected . anna : unless she did . nathan : we 're both close to him , not to mention your mom . i mean , what if -- what if i 'm just jumping to conclusions 'cause i do n't want to work for sloane ? maxie : and i 'm hoping there 's a conspiracy because i ca n't accept my mom lost fair and square ? no . something does not seem right about this . nathan : and i 'll look into it , all right ? i promise . maxie : okay . nathan : you know what else seems off here ? you and me in bed , talking about politics . maxie : that is wrong , is n't it ? nathan : it is the wrongest . maxie : that 's not a word . nathan : that 's okay . sam : i came in to dr. collins ' office to go through his notes on his session with jake doe . and before you get all judgey on me ... patrick : judgey ? when am i judgey ? sam : ... i ran into jake and carly here yesterday . patrick : in the office ? sam : no , not here in the office . in the hospital . and carly slipped up , and she happened to mention that jake had some sort of a memory about helping faison escape . patrick : an actual memory ? sam : kind of . it was more fragmented . jake was n't sure if it was real or not . patrick : so he booked an appointment with dr. collins . sam : i have a feeling that carly insisted on it . patrick : okay . so how did it go ? 'cause i 'm gon na assume that you were to find out . sam : do not make me sound like a stalker . patrick : do n't act like one . go on . the session ? sam : oh . that . yeah . it went really great . so , apparently , dr. collins told jake that he was never at the police station and ... that the false memory was caused by the power of suggestion . f.y.i . , ' caused by me . patrick : and you do n't believe it . sam : no . patrick : so you came in here , snooping around , to try and find out what really happened ? sam : yes . patrick : okay . sam : what do you think ? patrick : about what ? sam : well , are you gon na help me ? adventure buddy ? come on . carly : sorry about that . jason : it 's okay , it 's okay . is michael all right ? is he hurt ? carly : um , he 's fine . [ chuckles ] he 's fine . he , um ... came by the restaurant this morning , and i thought he was there to see me . jason : he was n't ? carly : no . he was cold and distant , and , um ... he even changed his cell phone number . jason : does n't necessarily mean he did that because of you . carly : he does n't want me to be able to reach him . jason : did he say that ? carly : he did n't deny it . jason : i 'm sorry , carly . i am . i just ... just stay a minute . do n't go anywhere , okay ? let me get ready . carly : of course . i 'm sorry . jason : i 'm sorry . carly : [ breathes deeply ] oh , god . nikolas : you think i had something to do with that election ? helena : well , apparently you thought it would be to your advantage to control both the mayor 's office and the police department . nikolas : do n't tell me you 're disappointed . helena : oh , nikolas , on the contrary . i 've been waiting years for you to exert your authority . but i - i am curious . you were so determined to cling to those dreary morals and ethics . now , what spurred the change of heart ? nikolas : life . love . how those two things will never coexist as long as emily is gone . helena : oh , enough with that insipid quartermaine girl . nikolas : do -- do not speak of her that way . she was everything to me . my one shot at happiness . not that i did n't try to move on . foolishly , as it turns out . helena : well , no woman is worthy of you . nikolas : grandmother , it 's -- it 's not them . it 's me . sloane : i 'd be careful tossing around accusations like that . anna : okay . why ? what are you gon na do ? you gon na fire me ? i believe this election was rigged . and as you so eagerly point out , you were chosen to oversee the missing ballot box investigation . so , is that a coincidence ? i think not . sloane : yeah , and -- and yet it was your detectives that retrieved it from spoon island . i mean , i was nowhere near -- anna : that does n't stop you from fixing it . sloane : after that cassadine kid found the box , detectives west and falconeri went out there . detective west took it to the courthouse and handed it personally to d.a . baldwin in front of both candidates . and yet , you insist that lomax and i somehow tampered with the ballots . but how could we have possibly done that ? helena : you were made for so much more . nikolas : but it does n't work that way , not for me . all of my attempts just absolutely blew up in my face . britt , even elizabeth . i was never gon na find love with them . all i was doing was torturing myself searching for something that simply did not exist , making a fool of myself in the process . but you know what ? i am -- i am sick of trying to be good . suppressing everything that comes natural to me . and i 'm done with it . helena : yes . nikolas : all that belongs to emily now . it 's time to be a cassadine now . helena : nikolas , you chose the perfect moment to embrace your true self . using a child 's innocent mistake to corrupt an election and then turning it to your advantage ? oh , my darling , that is a cassadine move . well done . patrick : want me to give you some advice ? sam : yes , please . patrick : let it go . sam : let it go ? are you kidding me ? this person held me at gunpoint . patrick : you do n't know that for sure . sam : yes , i do . patrick : and even if it is him , then we should let the police handle this . sam : the way they handled everything else , the way they handled the person that ran you off the road ? the cops are useless . patrick : you really believe that ? sam : [ scoffs ] patrick : are do you just want to find faison 's gunman so bad that you 're willing to do anything , including possibly going after the wrong man ? jason : hey ! sorry about that . carly : oh , i 'm sorry . i was just trying to push it -- jason : it 's okay . cleanliness is not one of my virtues . carly : [ chuckles ] we have that in common . jason : so , tell me about michael . carly : i was so happy when i saw him . i was . i was so happy . i thought , `` this is it , `` you know . enough time has passed , and he knows that i 'm not with sonny , and ... maybe he was ready . jason : but he was n't . carly : no , he was just as closed off as he 's ever been . jason : did you get in a fight ? carly : no . he did n't even raise his voice . he treated me like i was nothing . [ sniffles ] i just ca n't believe that he 's -- that he 's acting like this . i mean , i know that he 's extremely hurt . i know that he is . and -- and i know that he shut down before to protect himself . but he 's never done that because of me , you know . [ sighs ] jason : do you have faith in your son ? because michael struck me as a very strong man . and speaking from personal experience , it 's not easy to bounce back from a tbi , but he managed to do it . carly : he 's the strongest person i know . jason : well , then trust that he 's gon na get through this . it 's gon na be messy . it 's gon na take some time . but he 'll do it . carly : i 'll try . i just miss my son . you know , i just really miss my kid . [ sighs , sniffles ] jason : i mean , i do n't know . if you think it 'll help , i can talk to him . michael : you 're not a nurse ? rosalie : no . michael : so , what ? you just played one with nina ? rosalie : [ chuckles ] you do n't think i 'm awful for lying about it ? michael : actually , i 'm kind of embarrassed i did n't see it sooner , considering nina never even needed a wheelchair . rosalie : yep . it was all part of the plan to trick dr. clay . michael : so , why -- why did you agree to it ? rosalie : the money , which was generous , and because nina did n't really give me a choice . michael : right , the , uh , the blackmail . look , i , um , i have a lot of resources . okay , maybe i can make whatever nina 's holding over you go away . you just have to tell me what it is . nathan : i got to go to work . maxie : nope . nathan : i ca n't be late on sloane 's first day . maxie : yeah , that would be a really bad idea . i should probably go check on my mom , see how she 's doing after everything that happened . nathan : give her my best ? maxie : i will . nathan : maybe while you 're there , you could pack up some of your stuff and move it home . maxie : as in ... here ? i , um , had n't really thought about that . nathan : i mean , you 've seen staying with your parents for months now . maxie : yeah . ever since our , uh , crichton - clark adventure . nathan : yeah , and it was great that you let me move back in here , but the apartment 's still yours . and now that we 're together ... maxie : where would i put my things ? nathan : what do you mean ? maxie : well , like , your room or my room ? nathan : well , i was thinking my room . you know , you 'll need a room for when georgie comes to visit . maxie : yeah . i will . nathan : but ? maxie : [ chuckles ] i love the idea . i do . it 's just ... nathan : i mean , we 've been spending every day together since new year 's eve . it 's not like anything would change . maxie : nathan , we would be living together . nathan : the last thing i want to do is pressure you , okay ? so if you 're not ready ... maxie : [ clears throat ] if it were up to my heart , i would want to be handcuffed to you for eternity . but my head is telling me to take things slow , and i want to listen to it . nathan : okay . maxie : i just -- i do n't want to mess up a good thing . have i told you how highly skilled i am at that ? nathan : yes , you have . maxie : i really need this to work , okay ? just , i do n't want anything to happen to us . nathan : neither do i . maxie : so ... [ chuckles ] my answer for you is ... no , i do n't think we should move in together . nathan : okay . so , um , what do we do about our current arrangement ? maxie : you 're gon na have to move out . anna : i do n't know how you did it , but you did . sloane : [ chuckles ] anna : you somehow managed to turn the results in lomax 's favor . sloane : and how did we make lomax win ? magic ? i mean , i 'm powerful , but i 'm not that powerful . anna : you 're a liar , kyle . you 're a liar . and that is not something i taught my protégés . sloane : no , you taught us about honor and ethics and following the letter and the spirit of the law , even if it would be more expedient to ignore it . but in the end , you could n't practice what you preach , and that 's what this is really about . your little stunt with faison came back to bite you , and you lost your job ! and these accusations of election tampering are nothing but sour grapes . you 'll blame anyone as long as it 's not anna devane . anna : who 's got you in their pocket ? hmm ? for whom did you corrupt yourself ? nikolas : agent sloane approached me the other day . he knew that spencer had found the ballot box but was willing to look the other way . helena : for a price ? nikolas : yes , all would be swept under the rug if i was willing to help him with his plan . helena : so you did . well , i see that our chat before christmas had the desired effect . oh , it feels good to take the power back , does n't it ? from trifling women like elizabeth and britt . but , nikolas , why stop there ? what better way to prove your true worth than by seizing control of elq ? michael : tell me what the secret is . i 'll fix it . rosalie : [ sighs ] i 'm tempted , but , uh , i do n't want to drag you into my mess . michael : you sure ? rosalie : yes . thank you , though . um , and thank you for the job offer . [ chuckles ] guess i 'll just keep pounding the pavement . michael : right , um ... look , what i said before about the metro court , if you think this job fits you ... [ cell phone rings ] michael : ... then go for it . rosalie : really ? michael : yeah . finally . it 's my assistant with the information i need for my meeting . just give me one second ? rosalie : of course . michael : hey . carly : you would talk to michael for me ? jason : yeah . i 'm not making any promises , but when i talked to him before , he seemed pretty willing to listen . i could at least see if i can get him to come around . carly : thank you . i mean , really , that is so sweet for you to even think about it , let alone to actually go through with it . but i do n't think that 's a really good idea . jason : you think it would backfire ? carly : that conversation you had with michael , it sounds like it was really good for you both . i do n't want to mess with that . especially when you do n't have a chance in hell of succeeding . jason : [ chuckles ] i see . carly : i do n't want michael to end up hating you the way he hates me . michael : okay . rosalie : what happened ? michael : my assistant just quit . rosalie : why ? michael : she and her boyfriend eloped in vegas last night . they won the jackpot or some crap . i do n't know . she 's not coming back . rosalie : that 's crazy . michael : this could n't have happened at a worse time . we have so much going on right now . rosalie : do n't worry . i 'm sure you 'll find somebody to replace her . michael : how about you ? jason : well , if you can think of anything else i can do for you , i 'd love to . i 'd love to return the favor . carly : which one ? jason : ha ha . touché . carly : [ laughing ] i 'm just kidding . jason : no , no , no . you should n't be . i mean , a room , a job , free food on occasion . you even got sam off my back . thank you . carly : i hope so . i mean , now that you 've met with kevin collins , we know for sure it was n't you who grabbed her . nikolas : know that there are lines i will not cross , including hurting my family , even those you consider not to be true cassadines . sam : i do n't know what i 'm doing anymore . patrick : come on . it 's okay . sam : no , it is not okay . what if it were n't you who found me in here ? patrick : then i would be bailing you out of the police station . sam : i questioned nikolas . i questioned obrecht . i asked you to go against your principles . patrick : yeah , about that . uh , hospital policy says that i am gon na have to turn you in now . sam : are you ? 'cause i 'm really sorry . patrick : do n't be sorry . i just want my sammy back , the one who 's not distracted all the time . sam : [ chuckles ] the one who pays more attention to you ? patrick : is that so wrong ? sam : no . i kind of miss her , too . patrick : hmm . sam : i was hoping that maybe you could coax her out . patrick : oh , i 'm -- i 'm up for any and all suggestions . sam : [ chuckles ] patrick : little bit more than that , i think . sam : little more ? patrick : yeah . okay ? sam : [ sighs ] thank you . patrick : welcome back , sammy . sam : [ chuckles ] helena : do n't worry about sam . i wo n't lay a finger on her . no , i 'd much rather focus on our new alliance , assuming we have one . are you ready to become the man i know you can be ? nikolas : yes , i am . maxie : do n't get me wrong . i still want to be with you all the time . but i also want that anticipation stuff , you know , like you ask me out and i get to say yes and then i go home to get ready and you go home to get ready . the key in this scenario is we do not share a bathroom , so that when i open the door looking fabulous , you think it happened by magic . nathan : it 's okay . i understand . maxie : i just want to take our time with this , like , beginning stage . nathan : maxie , it 's all right . maxie : you 're not disappointed ? nathan : that you want to take your time and do this right ? no . no , i 'm grateful . i am a little surprised , though , i got to say . this is , uh , uncharacteristically level - headed of you . maxie : thanks . nathan : [ chuckles ] maxie : but that 's how important you are to me . nathan : [ speaks french ] maxie : what was that ? nathan : `` back at you . `` all right , well , uh , i 'll pack up my things , and i 'll be out of here before you know it . maxie : i 'll miss you . nathan : i 'll miss you , too . maxie : you have to promise to ask me out a lot , okay ? nathan : and you have to promise to say yes . maxie : yes . sloane : well , this is a nice chair . back support . anna : do n't get too comfortable , 'cause i got all the time in the world to find out how you rigged that election , how you got my job , and who else is in this with you . [ door opens ] [ door closes ] nikolas : i can take care of brook lynn , but her shares wo n't be enough . how do you intend to procure the majority ? helena : i have a secret weapon . rosalie : you want me to be your new assistant ? michael : yeah , why not ? i mean , you said you 're good with computers , right ? and i 'm assuming you can answer a phone . rosalie : yeah , but ... michael : what ? rosalie : how can you hire me knowing what you know ? nikolas : be more specific . what kind of secret weapon ? helena : i have arranged for an ally to be on the inside at elq . michael : you have your secrets . everybody does . playing nurse to a fake invalid is hardly the worst i 've heard . rosalie : and what about the thing hanging over my head ? that does n't bother you ? helena : michael is hiring a new assistant as we speak . but she 'll really be working for us . michael : if it was brought to light , could it cause trouble for elq ? rosalie : no , no , nothing i 've done would be an issue for you or your company . michael : okay , then i have only one thing to say . welcome aboard , rosalie . carly : so , sam has n't bothered you since your session with dr. collins ? jason : thanks for pushing me to go , by the way . i really did n't like the idea of getting help from a shrink , but , uh , talking to him really took a load off of my mind . carly : well , i 'm glad . jason : and if you change yours about the michael thing , i 'm -- carly : i know who to call . jason : [ chuckles ] you okay ? carly : i 'm better . i 'll see you soon ? jason : yeah , count on it . carly : thank you . jason : yeah , of course . carly : thank you . okay . jason : [ clears throat ] see you later . carly : bye . jason : bye . helena : so we 're clear on what you 're going to say to samantha ? jason : yes . helena : still , i ca n't be sure that she wo n't drop her accusations , which is why i need you [ echoing ] to kill her ... sam : so , why do n't we pick up from where we left off on new year 's eve ? patrick : new year 's eve ? i do n't remember new year 's eve . i 'm a little -- little cloudy . tell me again what happened ? sam : i do n't think you 're a little cloudy . and yes , i am still sure . patrick : well , in that case , are you free tonight ? sam : hmm . yes . and guess what ? patrick : hmm ? sam : so is my place . patrick : no molly , no alexis , no danny ? sam : no , molly 's in manhattan with her father , my mom 's working on a case , and danny 's at a sleepover with monica . patrick : [ whistles ] sam : mm - hmm . patrick : does n't sound like luck . that sounds like fate . and the timing is perfect . sam : and tonight will be , too . jason : i 'll get her out of the way tonight . [ next_on ] jordan : ( to anna ) with you out , where does that leave me ? sloane : ( to nathan and dante ) are you going to have a problem reporting to me ? rosalie : ( to michael ) thank you for taking a chance on me . helena : ( on phone , with nikolas near by ) get michael out of there . now . fluke : ( yelling at johnny ) how the hell did that happen ? sonny : ( to shawn ) gather the troops . we 're going to war .	jake finds a duffel bag containing black clothing and a gun in his room . he has a vague memory of helena ordering him to kill sam . sam breaks into kevin collins ' office to hack into his computer , thanks to spinelli 's help , so that she can find information about the outcome of jake 's appointment with kevin . patrick goes into the office to use kevin 's computer and wonders what sam is doing there . she admits that she is there to find out if kevin really said jake was having false memories as the result of the power of suggestion from sam 's accusations . he tells her to let it go . she says she does n't know what has gotten into her and that she wants to get her relationship with patrick back on track .
alexis : who 's bothering you ? julian : nina . she 's at the office . wants me to know she 's working late and burning the midnight oil . alexis : maybe she should be burning the issues if they 're as bad as you say they are . julian : oh , yeah , every page , green . i could n't have planned this disaster any better if i tried . [ chuckles ] alexis : so , why is nina there , anyway ? should n't she and maxie have , uh , gone home in defeat ? julian : uh , i do n't know . maybe they 're just letting the bad news sink in . i mean , their one shot at publishing glory just went up in a big , slimy ball of green . alexis : [ chuckles ] julian : although i probably should thank her for the noble effort , i suppose , right ? alexis : honey . julian : hmm ? alexis : look up . julian : what in the hell ? [ scene_break ] robert : here 's to a wonderful ceremony that you presided over -- to robin and patrick . mac : well , i hate that they had to leave , but i 'm thrilled they found their happy ending . robert : um , look , just a note here , but should the newly ordained reverend malcolm scorpio be seen in a bar guzzling the hard stuff ? mac : getting ordained was just for robin . you know i 'd do anything for her . but i 'd say , oh , my colorful past does n't really gibe with being a man of the cloth . no , tonight i 'm here to toast my brother . and even though your back is n't loving the rollaway bed , think about sticking around for a while . here 's hoping . robert : yeah , well , do n't get your hopes up too high . mac : [ exhales sharply ] robert , i 'm not kidding . what do i have to say to convince you to stay ? [ scene_break ] jordan : nobody 's here . the place is empty . anna : sabrina 's not picking up her phone . jordan : well , nothing in her room appears to be disturbed . i mean , she might still be in town , just out . anna : you know what -- i bet that while we were wasting time with our esteemed da , she made contact with carlos . jordan : yeah , i mean , it would be too easy for her and carlos to actually return here . anna : mm - hmm . yeah . [ doorknob turns ] [ scene_break ] nathan : and why is it funny that my assignment involves johnny zacchara ? maxie : because you were right thinking johnny might try to contact me . nathan : you spoke to him ? maxie : oh , uh , face - to - face . nathan : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] [ cell phone rings ] dante : hey , ma . olivia : hey , honey . i was just getting ready to pick up leo and , uh , bring him over to your place for his playdate with rocco . dante : no , uh , change of plans . scratch that . olivia : well , what happened ? dante : lulu says he 's sick . olivia : what does that mean -- `` lulu says `` ? dante : nothing . he 's sick . that 's it , ma . nathan : dante . dante : look , i got to go , okay ? olivia : okay . i love you , honey . dante : i love you , too . [ sighs ] nathan : maxie 's got something to tell you about johnny zacchara . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] johnny : [ sighs ] thanks for the lift . [ exhales sharply ] valerie : well , the ride is n't free . johnny : what 's it gon na cost me ? [ seatbelt clicks ] valerie : well , i have a test coming up . you can quiz me while i take you to your friends . i really need to ace it . johnny : well , lucky for you , i 'm not afraid to crack the whip . valerie : [ chuckles ] johnny : oh , before we get going and lose cell reception , let me text my friends , let them know where i am . last they heard , my car was broken , and i was n't gon na make it . [ scene_break ] lulu : hey , denise . denise : hi . lulu : how 's rocco ? is he feeling any better ? denise : he ate everything you left for him , so i think so . we played a mean game of `` hide and seek , `` and now he 's down . lulu : oh , good . thank you . i hate when he 's not feeling well . denise : thanks . uh , this is genius , by the way . lulu : oh , you know what , keep it . my friend is the associate editor , so i 'll grab another copy . denise : thank you ! and tell her great job . lulu : will do . denise : bye . lulu : i 'll see you soon . bye . denise : bye - bye . [ cell phone dings ] [ lulu receives a text from johnny : `` all systems go on operation v. she 'll be out of your life by tomorrow . `` ] lulu : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] michael : oh , geez ! jordan : oh , michael ! michael ! michael : whoa ! jordan : calm -- calm -- calm down ! michael : it 's just me . anna : it 's okay . it 's okay . jordan : it 's okay . michael : what are you guys doing here ? who did you expect to walk through the door ? jordan : we 're continuing our investigation on carlos rivera , so we 'd like to get more proof that he was the one that shot your father . we 're not gon na go on third - party information from ava jerome . michael : okay , so , i do n't understand . wait , uh , carlos was -- was fished out of the harbor dead . what could you possibly be investigating ? anna : there were some unsolved crimes that happened prior to his death , and we feel that there was an accomplice involved . jordan : so we 're thinking that sabrina might have talked to carlos , and he might have mentioned someone . anna : look , i - i know this is very difficult for you right now , michael . i spoke with sabrina , and she told me that you guys had split up and that , um , carlos is the baby 's father . michael : really ? she told you all that ? anna : yeah . we became close when she was with patrick , because of emma . so i think ... she seemed really upset . she wanted to talk to someone , so ... michael : yeah , i wanted to talk to her , too . anna : about what ? michael : [ sighs ] i want to tell her that i made a mistake , that i want her back , that i 'm excited and ready to step up and be that baby 's father . [ sighs ] jordan : so sabrina 's in town ? michael : no . no , i was too late . [ sighs ] sabrina 's gone . [ scene_break ] mac : admit it , robert , port charles is home for you . robert : maybe . as good as any place , i guess . but i 've got too many responsibilities with the wsb . mac : so make this your home between field assignments . robert : it 's not the same . now , robin is ... and no granddaughter . mac : i miss robin and emma as much as you , but i can accept the fact that they needed a fresh start . come on . you 've still got ties here . me , felicia , maxie . laura 's back in town . did you know about that ? and , of course , there 's always anna . robert : [ laughs ] come on . she 's the last person who wants me around . mac : actually , you could not be more wrong . [ scene_break ] julian : i do n't get it . every single table 's looking at that green disaster . alexis : looks like nina turned limes into limeade . julian : okay , you know what , it is n't funny . i mean , it looks like this issue of crimson 's actually gon na make money , which means i 'm screwed . [ scene_break ] nathan : okay , tell dante what you told me . maxie : look , can we , like , not make a big deal out of this ? nathan : maxie , this is a big deal . all right , beyond being a wanted fugitive , we think that johnny 's connected to some illegal arms trading that we 've been tracking . plus , his trail led back to port charles . and you 've helped him before . maxie : i would not help johnny escape ... again . nathan : and i know that , all right ? but just bring dante up to speed , okay ? uh , when did you see him ? maxie : today . uh , this morning . nathan : where ? maxie : my apartment . he just showed up at my door . dante : wait a second . lulu 's staying there with you . was she there ? was my son there ? maxie : no ! oh , no . they were out . dante : lulu was just here and said rocco was sick . why -- why would she take him anywhere ? maxie : i do n't know , okay ? i was on a call with milan , and then i got ready to leave for work . and when i was walking out the door , lulu and rocco -- they were gone , so ... nathan : and that 's when johnny zacchara knocked on your door ? maxie : yes ! which is how i know for sure that lulu did not see johnny . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] olivia : hey . lulu : hi . olivia : hi . lulu : uh , how did you know that i was here ? olivia : dante . he told me that rocco was n't feeling too well . lulu : checking to see if your grandson was really sick and that i 'm not just making up excuses to cut into dante 's time with him ? olivia : no , no , no , honey . i would never do that . i -- okay , maybe just a little bit . how is rocco ? lulu : he 's better . he 's sleeping . olivia : good . then you and i get a chance to talk . come here . i had a little run - in with valerie today . lulu : wow , i ca n't go one single day without hearing that woman 's name . i wish she would leave town . olivia : yeah , and that 's pretty much what i told her -- that everyone would be better off if she would just go home to pennsylvania , or , honestly , anywhere other than port charles . lulu : good for you . olivia : not really . um , valerie made a pretty strong point to me that she is not the only one that 's made mistakes here . and , honestly , who am i to talk ? lulu : i 'm sorry . are you kidding me ? olivia : look , i will always feel that i did the right thing keeping sonny away from dante , but dante never knew that sonny existed . and julian -- i convinced that man that his son was dead . all of that pain and the suffering -- that 's on me . lulu : what does this have to do with valerie ? olivia : it just got me thinking . maybe it 's time we stop putting all the blame on valerie for what went wrong between you and dante . [ scene_break ] johnny : your car seems to be running well , huh ? valerie : yeah , ever since you fixed it . johnny : ah . valerie : tell me again why you need a tow ? are n't you a mechanical genius ? johnny : oh , please . all i did was check a couple of connections . my car is requiring a full mechanical intervention . valerie : ah . so , where am i taking you ? johnny : you 're gon na go west on 51 . i 'm meeting my friends at this restaurant called the farmer 's table . it 's all locally grown , seasonal cuisine . [ smooches ] valerie : oh , i should check it out . i love cooking with fresh ingredients . johnny : wait a minute . uh , let me -- let me -- let me get this straight . you not only help out stranded men , you 're beautiful , and you like to cook ? [ imitates gunshot ] okay . i do n't buy it . valerie : nope . if you 're flirting with me , stop . i 'm on a dating break . johnny : oh . valerie : the sample test is on the side of the door . quiz me . johnny : okay . dispatcher : robbery in progress at liberty liquors . johnny : wait . you have a - a - a police scanner ? uh , i thought you were just a cadet . valerie : well , i like to be prepared . [ scene_break ] maxie : [ sighs ] so , are we done ? dante : but you have n't even told us anything . maxie : what 's there to say ? i mean , clearly , johnny thinks i 'm some sort of push - over since i made it super - easy for him to help himself to my car and the cash in my wallet last time -- which i would never do again . nathan : well , what did he want ? maxie : help , i guess . i mean , i did n't really give him a chance to say much . i told him , the last time that i helped him , you and i almost broke up , and if he did n't leave , i was gon na call you . dante : why did n't you ? maxie : because i did n't know this was the case nathan was working on . dante : what difference does that make ? you know he 's a fugitive . maxie : i started to call you guys , and he -- he grabbed my phone . nathan : he what ? max , did he hurt you ? maxie : no ! calm down . johnny would never do that . nathan : [ sighs ] all right , look , maxie , i know that at one point , you guys were friends , all right , but zacchara 's been on the run for a year . you do n't know how desperate he is . maxie : which is exactly why i told him that he could n't stay . i told him that i did n't want to know where he 'd been or where he was going . i just wanted him to leave . so he left . dante : why did n't you call us then ? maxie : look , i was scared . and i did n't want any trouble . nathan : it 's all right . it 's all right . you 're telling us now . dante : [ sighs ] does he know that lulu was staying with you ? maxie : i did n't catch him up on any of the town gossip , so there 's no way that he could know that lulu and rocco are living with me . dante : did he mention lulu at all ? if he went to you for help and you shot him down , [ sighs ] lulu 's got to be his next logical step , right ? nathan : dante , dante , lulu was just here . you think she would have mentioned something if she 'd seen or heard from him ? [ scene_break ] johnny : police scanner already , cadet spencer ? valerie : [ chuckles ] it helps me to hear the dispatches . johnny : ah . valerie : it 's kind of like an ongoing mini quiz of all the proper terms . johnny : okay , i guess i have to add `` overachiever `` to the long , building list of qualities . valerie : [ chuckles ] let 's just say i 'm totally focused on my career right now for many reasons . johnny : oh , right . the break from dating . what , uh -- what caused that ? valerie : there was a guy , but i called it quits . johnny : hmm . so he was a jerk ? valerie : no . he was actually one of the good guys . but he was still hung up on his ex . and i refused to be the other woman , so i backed off . [ scoffs ] for everyone 's sake , i really hope he works it out with his wife . johnny : hmm . [ scene_break ] lulu : since when did you decide that valerie was blameless in wrecking my marriage ? i thought that you were on my side . olivia : honey , i did not say `` blameless . `` and i am on your side , always , always . lulu : dante and i were fine until my instant cousin showed up . olivia : we ca n't blame her for wanting to get to know her family once her mother passed . lulu : yes , you 're absolutely right . valerie had every right to get to know her family -- me , bobbie , carly , lucas . but she skipped right over all of the spencers and made a beeline for my husband . why did n't she ask me for a job on the haunted star ? or carly at the metro court ? why did she have to work at the pcpd ? because that 's where dante was . olivia : valerie did n't sleep with dante against his will . as much as i hate to say this , i got to put some of the blame on my son , too . lulu : oh , do n't worry . i blame dante , too . olivia : honey , at some point , you have to stop reacting out of anger and pain ... lulu : [ laughs derisively ] olivia : ... and start seeing that the problems in your marriage are bigger than just valerie . i mean , think about last year -- how upset dante was when johnny wanted to get back into business with you . lulu : he was afraid that johnny was getting into something illegal . olivia : maybe , maybe , maybe . or maybe he was jealous 'cause he knew that you and johnny had been together . lulu : [ scoffs ] olivia : and -- and -- and then things just spun out of control when he realized that you lied about what was going on between you and dillon . lulu : so dante 's affair was all my fault ? olivia : no , no . lulu : that 's what you 're saying ? olivia : i 'm saying that valerie took advantage of a situation that was already there . honey , be honest . if your marriage to dante was so perfect , how could valerie have come between the two of you so easily ? [ scene_break ] anna : sabrina makes it very clear that you two are n't together anymore . i 'm very sorry , michael . michael : yeah , me , too . jordan : well , she really does n't give any information as to where she 's going . michael : yeah , i - i thought she 'd go to her family in puerto rico , but i talked to her dad and her cousin . they have n't seen her since the holidays . jordan : or that 's what she asked them to say . michael : no , they seemed every bit as worried as me . that 's why i came back here . um , felix told me he did n't know where sabrina is , but , um , they 're so close . i was hoping he might be lying . anna : mm - hmm . felix : this crimson issue is crazy good . i mean , i did n't get it at first until i saw the insert of nina . no , no , no , no . i saw you plugging it on your show . [ chuckles ] yeah . okay , well , come over after you 're done . [ keys rattling ] felix : i have food and wine . i definitely need some company after what happened to sab -- donny , i 'm gon na have to call you back . what are the police doing in my apartment ? did something happen to sabrina ? jordan : no . anna : all we know is that she 's left town . felix : yes , of her own will . so why are the police here ? michael : felix , it 's okay . sabrina 's not in trouble . jordan : yeah , we 're just looking for information on carlos rivera . we think that he might have been working with an accomplice , and it 's very possible that he mentioned this person to sabrina before he died . anna : she 's not taking my calls , and we thought since you two were so close ... michael : look , felix , you did n't tell me where sabrina went , but now the police are asking . felix : you 're right . i do know where sabrina is . i hear from michael that sabrina 's not in any kind of trouble , but i 'm gon na need to hear it from one of you . anna : she 's in no trouble whatsoever . we just feel that she can shed some light on an ongoing investigation . michael : where is she ? felix : she told me she went to puerto rico . she 's staying with her cousin juan santiago and his wife , becky . michael : i spoke to juan . he swore that sabrina was n't there . jordan : wait , juan santiago , the recording artist ? that 's her cousin ? felix : yeah , that 's the one . he and her are very close . anna : he might have covered for her with michael . jordan : i think that if juan hears from the police commissioner , he -- he 'll cough up some information . [ scene_break ] mac : you know what i say when people ask me if i have any kids ? i tell them i have three daughters . i mean , i know maxie is biologically frisco and felicia 's daughter , and robin is your daughter with anna . but what does `` daughter `` really mean ? it 's just a word . i raised those girls . robert : [ chuckles ] you 're not trying to make me feel bad now , right ? mac : no , i 'm not trying to make you feel bad . [ exhales ] robert , the world needs heroes , right ? people like you , anna , frisco , who will drop everything at a moment 's notice to race around the world to fight the bad guys . we need people like you . but i think heroes come in all shapes and sizes . when maxie skinned her knee , i got to put the bandage on it . when a boy made georgie feel bad , i held her hand until she stopped crying . and when robin contracted hiv , i got to be the one to tell her i love her , to hug her , and to tell her she 's not gon na be alone . robert : so , you want me to stick around in port chuck as penance for being a deadbeat dad ? mac : robert , you can really be dense sometimes . yes , your daughter and granddaughter no longer live in port charles . but there are still people here who need you , like me , like anna . robert : hey . man , you 're talking about heroes , anna 's at the top of the heap . most capable woman i ever married . mac : you do n't think heroes can have a bad day , that they occasionally need someone to lean on ? robert , anna is struggling right now . and i do n't care if you consider her your colleague or ex - wife or co - grandparent . she is in your life , and she needs your help . [ scene_break ] alexis : why exactly are you screwed ? julian : well , like i 've mentioned before , i owe the irs a lot of back taxes . alexis : right , and you wanted crimson to fail so you could use it as a write- off . but if crimson is doing well , then that 's good , right ? i mean , more money to give to uncle sam . julian : if the irs sees that my legitimate business is actually starting to turn a profit , they 're gon na throw a big red flag on me . alexis : uh , i 'm not following you . money is money . julian : [ sighs ] okay , yes , the irs always wants more of my money , but there 's another branch of the government that is still frustrated that they were n't able to bust me for my less - than - legitimate businesses . so back taxes could give the justice department the opening they never had before . alexis : and you 're worried you 're gon na go the way of al capone ? julian : well , they were never able to convict him on any serious crime . alexis : but they got him for tax evasion . julian : [ sighs ] yeah . 11 years in the pen , to be exact . [ scene_break ] lulu : olivia , you know that i love you . you 're like a second mother to me , but you are wrong about this 100 % . olivia : do you honestly think that if valerie left town that all of your problems would just get on a bus with her ? you guys could just go on as if none of this ever happened ? lulu : i think that we would at least have a chance . every time i go to the police station or to the loft , i tense up because i am afraid that i 'm gon na see her , that i 'm gon na see them . my whole family knows . they 're all stuck in the middle because valerie 's their cousin , too . and pretty much everyone else in the town just pities me . just the poor , abandoned wife . olivia : i am not trying to minimize your pain here , lulu . all i 'm saying is that getting rid of valerie is not a magic bullet , here . your problems are bigger than her , and if you and dante could just get in a room together , just talk honestly about what went down and the mistakes that you both made ... [ sighs ] honestly , i think that you would see that the trust you had in your marriage was already starting to crumble . lulu : maybe you 're right . olivia : honey , i really believe if you just take all the focus off of valerie , the two of you could finally start to heal . [ scene_break ] dante : i do n't know anymore what lulu would or would not tell me . nathan : well , what did she tell you when she was here ? dante : that rocco was too sick for me to pick him up . i think she just wanted to have a little date time with , uh , him and her new boyfriend , dillon . maxie : you got to stop that , dante . lulu is not seeing dillon . dante : all right . can you tell me anything else about john zacchara -- was he armed ? maxie : if he had a gun , i did n't see it . nathan : did he give you any kind of reason for coming back here -- a place where he is easily recognizable ? maxie : uh , he -- he said he needed a breather from running and a chance to pull himself together and that as soon as he was done here , he was gon na disappear again . nathan : done with what ? maxie : i did n't ask , and he did n't say . nathan : all right , well , zacchara 's used a number of aliases before , but he usually poses as a mechanic . dante : i guess that 's something to go on , right ? maxie : okay , so , we 're done here . i can go ? nathan : i 'm sorry . we need an official statement . maxie : what are you guys gon na do ? dante : we 're gon na put out the word that john zacchara 's been positively id 'd here in port charles . [ door closes ] [ scene_break ] dispatcher : drunk and disorderly in the floating rib parking lot . johnny : so , you want your ex to get back with his ex ? that 's awfully selfless of you . valerie : not really . i just wised up . my mistake was thinking that they were over and there was actually a chance for him and me . so , what about you ? you certainly flirt like you 're single . johnny : yes , i am very solo . valerie : ah , so all those `` chance `` meetings -- are they actually a coincidence ? johnny : if you 're asking me if i was stalking you , the answer is no . valerie : [ chuckles ] johnny : matter of fact , after you drop me off , you 'll probably never see me again . valerie : why 's that ? i can actually use a new friend . johnny : nah , this town is not for me . [ sighs ] once i 'm done with my thing tonight , it 's time for me to bounce , say adiós to port charles . dispatcher : attention all units , the pcpd has issued a bolo for fugitive johnny zacchara . [ scene_break ] julian : you know , i finally got away from the mob , and now i might go down for tax evasion . alexis : listen , i am not just your fiancée . i am also your attorney . and i am not gon na let anyone put you away . julian : you know , when i was younger , single , i had a lot less to lose , but now i have three kids , one of which i 'm actually looking forward to watching grow up . the last thing i want is for leo to come visit me behind bars . alexis : did you not hear what i just said ? i will take care of it . [ sighs ] i will cut a deal . i will do what it takes . your kids are not gon na visit you in prison , all right ? julian : you know , when i put nina in charge of crimson , i actually thought it was guaranteed to take a loss , you know ? honestly , what does she know about running a magazine ? looks like this green issue is actually putting crimson back on the map . alexis : this green issue is a fluke . by the spring , no one 's gon na know about it . you and i are gon na be married . we 're gon na be floating around in our big , bad tub . lucas is gon na marry brad , and you are going to witness leo 's graduation from college . julian : you know , alexis , when you say it like that , i actually start to believe it . alexis : you are about to become my ball and chain , and i am not going to let anyone -- even the feds -- take you away from me . julian : that 's so romantic . alexis : mm - hmm . [ chuckles ] julian : mmm . [ scene_break ] johnny : golly . you cops with all your fancy lingo . what 's a `` bolo `` ? dispatcher : zacchara is 5'10 `` , brown hair and eyes , mid 30s . he 's wanted for multiple felonies , including attempted murder , and may be working under an assumed name , posing as a mechanic . valerie : [ chuckles ] what kind of a description is that ? johnny : hmm . valerie : sounds like half the male population of port charles . johnny : yeah , i know , right ? what exactly is a bolo , anyway ? you guys putting on a country - western party ? valerie : [ chuckles ] `` be on the lookout . `` so , you really leaving town ? johnny : yeah . really no point in me staying here . you know , you and i -- we actually have something ... pretty big in common . we 're both in love with people who , well , are emotionally unavailable . i came to town for a girl , and it turns out that , uh , well , she 's just not that into me . [ scene_break ] lulu : maxie , you are not gon na believe what olivia -- maxie : lulu , listen to me . there 's no time . i am at the police station . lulu : oh , no . maxie , please tell me that you did n't -- maxie : i had to tell nathan about johnny . i would n't have been able to live with myself if i had lied about this again . lulu : what exactly did you say ? maxie : i did n't breathe a word about you , i swear . lulu : okay , thank god . i - i - i - i 've got to warn johnny . i 'm sure that nathan has already told the entire precinct that johnny is in town . maxie : no , no , lulu , hang on . ugh . there 's more . um , dante was here , so he knows that johnny 's in town . and i did n't want to say anything about the haunted star , so i told them that johnny came to see me at my apartment . lulu : where i am currently staying ? he 's probably on his way here right now ! maxie : look , i was n't thinking , okay ? ! uh , they -- they asked me if johnny had contacted you , and i said i did n't know . i am really sorry . lulu : no , it 's my fault , maxie , not yours . do n't be sorry . [ knock on door ] lulu : i think dante 's here right now . maxie : lulu , please , you have to tell dante the truth , okay ? if you do n't , i am afraid that this whole thing is gon na blow up in both of our faces . promise me ! lulu : i 've got to go ! if you came to see for yourself that rocco 's sick , he 's asleep . dante : yeah , i will , in a minute . first i want to give you an update on john zacchara . he 's been spotted in port charles today . have you seen him ? [ scene_break ] jordan : well , if anything should change , you have my number . mm - hmm . unfortunately , michael , juan was telling the truth . sabrina 's not with him . i mean , he says he 's left her voicemails , but -- but he has n't heard anything . michael : and you -- you believe him ? jordan : he sounds worried sick . anna : that 's pretty much what i got from sabrina 's father , too . felix : this makes no sense . sabrina and i tell each other everything . i was the first one to figure out that carlos was the father of her baby . and for the record , i told her to tell you . i just do n't get it . why would sabrina start lying to me now ? michael : okay , if sabrina 's not with her family ... [ cell phone alert plays ] michael : ... where is she ? jordan : i have to get back to the station . there 's another situation . michael : about sabrina ? jordan : no , it 's another investigation . anna : okay , i 've got this . jordan : okay . michael : [ sighs ] okay , guys , look , look . sabrina 's due in a few weeks , here . she ca n't be alone right now . anna : well , she 's a very smart girl . i have a feeling that she 's not alone . felix : wait , if she 's not with her family , how do we even know where to start looking for her ? michael : no , she could be anywhere now . [ scene_break ] robert : if carlos rivera is alive , why is the da passing him off as dead ? mac : and if the dead body he 's so eager to cremate is kyle sloane 's , how did he wind up with two bullets in his chest ? robert : da 's trying to cover something up . mac : that 's why anna is so desperate to find carlos . if she gets him , she can bust the da . robert : who is this da , anyway ? mac : oh , your paths crossed years ago when he was working for the cartel , but he switched sides at the 11th hour , claiming he was being coerced . robert : paul hornsby ? that 's who 's making life difficult for anna ? i did n't even know he was back in town . mac : allegedly , he came back to be close to his son , dillon . but then suddenly , the mayor appoints him da , and he maneuvers anna into taking a job as his special investigator . robert : he wants to keep an eye on her . mac : yeah , so it would appear . robert : so how much danger do you think she 's in ? mac : well ... not a lot , as long as hornsby stays in the dark about what she 's doing . but anna is not at her best right now . that 's why i 'm worried . robert : so she needs my help . mac : you know anna . she 's a proud woman . robert : [ chuckling ] oh , that would be a no . she does n't need my help . in fact , she 's gon na resent my sticking my bit in . mac : well , then , tell her you 're staying around for me . because your little brother does n't want you to go . which , by the way , is true . [ scene_break ] alexis : i forgot to mention this , but when olivia co - opted the mantel of our fireplace with that god - awful picture of the three of you , she saw this , and i do n't think she was that thrilled about it . julian : she seemed fine when i got home . actually , you were the one who seemed stressed . alexis : shh . julian : you did n't actually seem thrilled -- olivia : guys ! julian : hello ! olivia : i finally get a chance to congratulate you both properly . julian : oh , that was so sweet . alexis : thank you . olivia : well , actually , it 's pretty dry . i remember from last new year 's eve you like your champagne dry and your ... [ exhales ] julian : yeah , we , uh -- we 've come a long way in the last year , have n't we ? olivia : yeah , that really was a crazy night . you pining for alexis . i just wanted to be with ned . i am really happy for you two , that you 've overcome all of your obstacles . julian : well , it 's amazing what can happen when you , uh , get out of your own way . olivia : and you -- you really have welcomed me into your home like i was a part of your family . alexis : hmm . yeah , well , i did n't have much choice . olivia : well , and i want you to know that leo and i really do appreciate it . and to show you just how much , i want to throw you guys a really great , beautiful , festive engagement party right here . [ scene_break ] johnny : okay , next question . the best reason for you to consider the possible motive for each subject is -- `` a , `` to prevent the person from making false statements , `` b , `` to appe -- valerie : the answer is `` d , `` to recognize biased information . johnny : wow . smart . add that to your long list of qualities . okay , next question . valerie : hold on . how far are we from the restaurant ? johnny : uh , not far . it 's actually that next right . valerie : really ? kind of seems like we 're in the middle of nowhere . johnny : yeah , well , supposedly , it 's part of its charm . you know , off the proverbial beaten path . [ scene_break ] lulu : why would johnny reach out to me ? dante : because last time he was in town , you two got pretty chummy . why would n't he reach out to you ? lulu : it 's funny . your mother was just talking to me about this exact thing -- how needlessly jealous you got when johnny and i got back into business together last year , like i could ever -- would ever have cheated on you . dante : this is important , lulu , okay ? have you heard from johnny or seen him ? i need you to be honest with me . lulu : like the way you 're always honest with me ? dante : but , lulu , this is n't about me cheating on you . the guy is a murderer . lulu : johnny would never hurt me , okay ? i know that . dante : yeah , maxie said the same thing . i know you got a history with the guy and that you think of him in a certain way , but he 's been on the run for a year . there 's no telling how desperate he might be to avoid being arrested . lulu : well , since he last heard , i was married to a cop . he probably went out of his way to avoid me . dante : i 'm checking on our son . maybe you can use this time to think about something . maybe -- maybe something about john zacchara . maybe you 'll decide to tell me . [ scene_break ] mac : are you ready ? robert : um , i think i 'll stick around , maybe have one for the gutter . give you a chance to have some privacy . you know , both of you can run around with nothing on except soft music . mac : ooh , that 's felicia 's favorite look . how 'd you know ? robert : i 'm a spy , remember ? mac : think about what i said . robert : i will . hey . mac : what ? robert : do n't think i have n't noticed you 're sticking me with the check . mac : well , if you stay in town , i 'll get the next night out . maybe . [ scene_break ] julian : well , thank you , olivia . i love that idea of having the engagement party here . alexis : yeah , it 's something that we 'll discuss . and thank you for the champagne and a very generous offer . olivia : you know , alexis , you really do make `` thank you `` sound like a dismissal . julian : okay . what is going on with you and olivia ? alexis : nothing . nothing . julian : really ? 'cause i get the distinct impression you do n't want to have the engagement party here . alexis : i do n't want to have the engagement party , but it 's not because of olivia . julian : all right , so , where do you want to have it ? alexis : nowhere . i do n't want an engagement party . i do n't need an engagement party . i want to marry you . let 's just set a date . julian : sounds good to me . alexis : good . julian : mm . mm . [ scene_break ] robert : yeah , bud - o , you can cash me out . anna : are you leaving so soon ? robert : ah , well , that 's a commonly asked question . [ chuckles ] anna : yeah . it 's nice having you here . why do n't you stick around ? robert : why do i feel you did n't ask that out of nostalgia for the last of the red - hot lovers ? anna : yeah , no . it 's more on a professional level . i need someone with international connections . so , what do you say ? for old time 's sake ? want to help an ex - wife out ? robert : all you had to do was ask . i 'm all yours . [ scene_break ] michael : when i ended things , it never occurred to me that sabrina would leave port charles . felix : and she -- she lied to you , michael . she was ashamed of herself . i guess the thought of running into you was just too painful . michael : i got stuck on the lie , you know . the fact that she could n't trust me . i should have seen that she was scared , she was confused , you know ? i should have realized the three of us could be happy . you know , sabrina , the baby , and i . now -- now -- now it 's too late to tell her anything . felix : look , do n't give up hope . anna and the police commissioner seem really determined to find sabrina . michael : [ sighs ] felix : i guess that accomplice of carlos must be really important . michael : yeah , yeah , i hope you 're right . sabrina should n't be alone when she gives birth . [ scene_break ] jordan : hey , i just got your text about johnny zacchara . are there any leads from the bolo alert ? nathan : well , not yet , but it just went out a few minutes ago . jordan : okay , uh , i 'm gon na be in my office , if anything comes up . maxie : all right , i finished giving my statement . is there anything else i can do ? nathan : no , no , no , no . that 'll do it . maxie : okay , then . nathan : maxie , thank you for today -- for telling me the truth about johnny . it means a lot after last year , when you let him go . maxie : [ sighs ] [ scene_break ] dante : i could watch that kid sleep all night . lulu : yeah , me , too . i felt bad for him with his little stuffy nose . dante : hmm . i do n't like that you guys are here alone , especially since maxie said johnny stopped by today . i 'm not trying to be tough on you . i mean , you would tell me , right , if he tried to contact you ? lulu : i 'd tell you . dante : [ sighing ] okay . at least we can , uh , agree on that . lulu : i know that you 're worried about johnny , but do n't be . okay , johnny would never hurt me . dante : i hope you 're right . let me know if he contacts you . be careful , okay ? [ lulu sends a text to johnny : `` call off the plans for valerie immediately . and get out of town ! `` ] [ scene_break ] [ cell phone alert plays ] johnny : ah , it 's probably just my friends wondering where i 'm at . valerie : i do n't understand . why did we stop here ? do n't you want me to drive you up to the restaurant ? johnny : oh , no , no , no , no , no , no , no . the road 's getting icy , and , uh , well , i do n't want you ending up in a ditch . i can walk the rest of the way . valerie : i can drive on ice . johnny : no , no , no , seriously . you have done enough , valerie . and , hey , good luck on that test , huh ? you know that material inside and out . valerie : thanks . good luck to you , too , wherever you wind up . johnny : hey , who knows ? maybe we 'll run into each other again sometime . valerie : you never know . johnny : [ chuckles ] thanks . [ door closes ] valerie : [ gasps as johnny opens her driver 's side door ] johnny : game over , val ! you made yourself a big mistake ! [ laughs ] [ imitates dog barking ] gotcha . [ next_on ] sam : help me , dr. sheinberg . you 're my only hope . nikolas ( to hayden ) : he made his choice . let him rot behind bars . elizabeth ( to jason ) : i ... i know we 're not together , but being here with you ... it 's difficult . dante ( to dillon ) : why are you in such a hurry ? tracy ( to hayden ) : this is the voice of doom calling to check in . lulu ( to laura ) : what are you doing here ? johnny ( to valerie ) : keep your mouth shut and let me think !	johnny informs lulu that he 's ready to `` accomplish their mission `` with valerie as he runs into her and gets her to give him a ride . right while that is happening , however , maxie goes to the station and informs nathan and dante that she has spoken to johnny although she denies that he 's been with lulu nor that lulu has helped him hide . right then , they get her to give a formal statement to the police commissioner . right as johnny is riding in valerie 's car , he discovers she listens to a police scanner . and right then , they hear the apb announcement that johnny zacchara has escaped , with a physical description , noting that he 's wanted for murder and may be in port charles under an assumed name working as an auto mechanic . valerie listens but suspects nothing at that point . dante goes to find out if lulu really has not seen or heard from johnny . she denies it although she knows he does not necessarily believe that . meanwhile johnny gets valerie to transport him out of town in the dark in the middle of nowhere and reveals to her that he can not be trusted and may be `` dangerous `` as she appears scared . jordan , anna , michael and felix all know that they have no information about where sabrina has gone . the present and former police commissioners know not to reveal to the two guys that they suspect carlos is alive and probably with sabrina . yet anna runs into robert after mac has encouraged him to reach out to her and told him about their theory regarding carlos and paul hornsby . right then , robert knows he may be needed in her life .
curtis : oh wai -- ... valentin . w - where 's nina ? valentin : why ? are you meeting her here ? curtis : i did just want to say hi while i 'm here evaluating the metro court security system for carly and olivia . by the way , you might want to make sure that your security system is on point at wyndemere . at least until the serial killer is caught . valentin : uh , my house is a fortress . i would never take risks with charlotte or nina 's security . curtis : nina 's still staying with you ? [ scene_break ] liesel : there is something you need to know about `` your daughter . `` nina : there are a million things i need to know about my daughter . i mean , i just found out that she was alive . and i tried to pack in a lifetime of experiences into the few weeks she was here without overwhelming her , and i think i succeeded . i 'm not sure . there 's miles to go . i 'm enjoying the journey , aunt liesl . i really am . and nothing you say is gon na diminish my joy . liesel : wait and see , meine naive nichte . joy will turn to disappointment one day . [ scene_break ] [ door opens ] carly : [ gasps ] what are you up to ? franco : you almost gave me a heart attack . carly : if only . what are you doing ransacking kevin 's office ? franco : i 'm not ransacking . i 'm -- i 'm -- i 'm doing a little search . i 'm trying to figure out why kevin has been treating me like dirt . carly : what do you mean ? franco : he 's avoiding me . he -- he 's putting me off . and when i do talk to him , nothing he says makes any sense . [ scene_break ] ryan : i think the two of us should leave town . ava : i 'm not in any mood for a vacation . ryan : not a vacation . forever . i think the two of us should leave port charles for good . ava : wh -- i 'm not understanding ... you want to move away ? with me ? ryan : yes . far away . lisbon . rome . madrid . ava : it 's just a few weeks ago that you convinced me not to leave town , and n - now you want me to go . i d -- i do n't understand . ryan : i was selfish . i did n't want you to walk out of my life . i also did n't anticipate the opposition to our relationship . but more importantly ... it was before kiki was killed . if you go away , you wo n't be haunted by memories of her , around every corner , in every restaurant , in your own home . ava : remembering her there ... at the haunted star . when i caught the last glimpse of my girl in a body bag ... [ scene_break ] sam : wow . you should n't have . alexis : oh , i did n't . this is for your sister . but i can buy you one if you want . sam : w - why ? alexis : [ chuckles ] uh , no , i got this for her new -- new home . even though she never told me that she had moved out of yours . sam : mom ... i 'm not judging . alexis : no ... but , you know , since she did n't give me her address -- i 'm still not judging -- i thought maybe she 'd be here today working . sam : [ exhales sharply ] well , i came with the same idea . alexis : hmm . where 's your gift ? [ scene_break ] sonny : what 'd you need to see me about ? jason : hey , um , i got some information about kristina ... sonny : what about her ? last time i talked to her , she seemed confident and positive . jason : yeah , sam says the same thing , but i think there 's some things you may not realize . has kristina ever mentioned the name `` shiloh `` to you ? sonny : who 's shiloh ? jason : [ sighs ] uh , he 's the leader of the people that kristina moved in with . sonny : what do you mean ? they have a leader ? jason : y - yeah , i was -- i was surprised by that , too . because kristina made it sound like she was just moving in with a group of friends , but there 's definitely a guy in charge . he calls himself shiloh . sonny : what did this `` shiloh `` call himself before ? kristina : i do n't believe this , jason . why do you want my dad to worry about me ... ? sonny : is there something that -- that , uh , i should be worried about ? kristina : no . [ exhales deeply ] i 'm not giving you and jason my power . sonny : what 'd you say ? kristina : i allowed myself to react negatively to your actions . but i can change that by focusing on the positive energy i 'm getting from collecting food to donate to the soup kitchen . sonny : okay , so these are the same people you spent thanksgiving with ? your -- your new roommates ? kristina : yes . sonny : is that what -- okay . and i 'm beyond happy . [ scene_break ] alexis : just yesterday , you gave kristina 's new house your blessing . and i took kristina down three notches on my anxiety list which keeps me up at night . do i need to put her back up on the top ? sam : no , no . i - i - i - i 've got this . that 's why i 'm here . i came to talk to her . alexis : this does n't have anything to do with the serial killer , does it ? sam : no ! mom , no . come on . it 's not that bad . she 's safe in a house full of people who all care about each other . [ scene_break ] nina : sasha would never hurt or disappoint me . the only person who 's doing that right now is you . what happened ? listen , i regret going along with your delusional plan to keep peter captive , but i thought we trusted each other . liesl : we did . and that is why i 'm trying to help you . so that you do n't end up with a broken heart once again . nina : just because britt broke your heart does not mean that my daughter 's gon na do the same . liesl : britta was pragmatic -- as i have taught her to be . nina : she tricked you into coming out of hiding and returning to the states . liesl : she used the situation to her advantage . she is out of prison , for which i am grateful . nina : okay , you deny it all you want , but she betrayed you to save her own skin . my daughter and i would never do that to each other . i pushed in the beginning , but i 've done nothing to alienate her . [ scene_break ] franco : this is unusual . you and i are in agreement ? carly : okay , w - we agree that kevin has been acting strangely . but how we deal with him is very different . because i showed up here to talk to him , and you decided to ransack his office . franco : no , no , no , i -- carly : there are confidential patient files here that you have no business looking at . franco : i 'm not snooping . i 'm just looking for my file because i 'm switching doctors . carly : really ? things have gotten that bad between you and kevin that you 're gon na start all over with somebody else ? [ scene_break ] ryan : i 've already thought about that . my associates can take over my patients . truth is , i 've been so focused on helping you , all my patients have taken a back seat . all i want is to be with you . ava : i want to be with you , too . ryan : and as for my friends , they all turned on me when i left laura . well , with friends like that ... and if you want to continue to work with artists , we can open a gallery anywhere in the world . there will be investors there and artists there who will appreciate what you can do for them . i 'd do anything to make a life with you . [ scene_break ] valentin : do n't act so surprised . marcus : well , you got ta admit , valentin , it 's a little unexpected . i mean , she did seem pretty determined to stay away from you . valentin : uh , when two people love each other , why should they be apart ? marcus : right . so , i guess finding her daughter was the key to her heart ? valentin : well , it did n't hurt . marcus : yeah , i know sasha was wary at first , so i 'm glad she warmed up to nina . but , of course , who would n't ? valentin : my sentiments exactly . listen , thank you for everything you did tracking down sasha . it made nina happy , which makes me happy . i 'm actually gon na go see her right now , so ... marcus : yeah , well , you know , give her my best . i will . tell her to be careful ... [ scene_break ] nina : what is wrong with you ? dropping all these vague hints about how sasha will disappoint and hurt me -- when you know nothing about her . why are you doing this to me ? liesl : because i hate to see my niece wallow in the blindness that often accompanies love . comparing sasha to nathan . basking in your renewed relationship with valentin . please , nina , keep your eyes open . do not be taken by surprise yet again . at least i was aware of cesar 's true nature . you refuse to see valentin 's . nina : how dare you compare valentin to faison ? faison shot your son . he killed my brother . [ scene_break ] sam : i 'm trying to figure out how to handle all this without alienating kristina , 'cause she 's really crazy about this shiloh guy . alexis : who 's shiloh ? sam : shiloh . oh . he is the head of the charity that kristina is working with . wait one minute . here he is . the dawn of day . alexis : that 's a hopeful name . a little new - age - y . sam : they d -- alexis : he looks nice . it 's nice he 's doing charity work . sam : the -- the dawn of day is also the house that kristina 's living in . and she 's -- she 's crazy about this guy , mom . she says that he has completely turned her life around . alexis : why do n't you like him ? sam : what is in this box ? alexis : i wa -- that is n't even an artful dodge . i expect better from you . listen , i would like to get 100 % behind kristina , to change our dynamic . but from what you 're telling me , she seems to be in over her head with this shiloh fella . [ scene_break ] sonny : all jason told me was this guy that runs this organization that you seem to like so much , his name is , uh , shiloh . kristina : but you said it , like , in a really ominous way , did n't you ? sonny : [ sighs ] kristina : like it 's a fake name because he 's running from the cops ? jason : from what i found , shiloh has no police record . kristina : you had to qualify it , did n't you ? sonny : kristina , if this guy is so important to you , i want to hear about it . if you do n't want jason to tell me , you tell me yourself . kristina : yes , his name is shiloh now . okay . it used to be david henry archer , and he went by hank . and he changed his name after a major upheaval -- after drew saved his life in afghanistan . sonny : drew cain ? he knew him ? kristina : yes . shiloh was a defense contractor and drew pulled him out of a firefight . and when shiloh returned to the states , he started a charity to serve the marginalized and underserved community . but sam and jason think he 's too good to be true . sonny : [ scoffs ] jason : no , we were just asking some questions . that 's all . kristina : you questioned everything about him for no reason . shiloh has taught me so much . and i love helping people . it makes me happy . sonny : okay , kristina . i - i 'm happy to hear that . kristina : yet sam and jason continue to be paranoid . sonny : kristina , we 're just -- kristina : no , i - i get it . you guys are just looking out for me . and i appreciate that . i 've got ta go . got hungry people to feed . sonny : i love you . you know that , right ? kristina : i love you too , dad . sonny : okay ? okay . what 's really going on here ? [ scene_break ] ava : as wonderful as it would be to get away from all the horrible memories and hateful people around here , i could never leave avery . ryan : i 'm sorry . i did n't even consider avery . that was thoughtless of me . of course , you would n't want to leave your daughter . ava : thank you for understanding . ryan : but there 's an easy fix . we take avery with us . we 'll be a family . ava : no . [ laughs ] no , kevin . that 's just -- that is not possible . ryan : why ? [ scene_break ] carly : i can see how being fired from your therapist would be disconcerting . franco : kevin sat right there and coaxed the most horrible memories out of me . and now he 's telling me that we 've `` plateaued . `` and he does n't want to see me anymore . and he is pawning me off ... on another therapist . carly : okay , well , uh , kevin 's in crisis . he 's pushing everyone away , including his wife . and now he 's hanging out with ava . i mean , if that 's not a cry for help , i do n't know what is . franco : so you 're saying it 's okay that he 's dumped me ? [ scene_break ] nina : valentin killed nikolas cassadine in self - defense . he is nothing like the freak that faison was . and what does this have to do with my daughter ? liesl : just be alert , lieber . your tante is only looking out for what 's left of my family . nina : okay , as usual , your love is the most hurtful thing about you . please leave , and do n't come back until you 're happy for me . liesl : remember what i said . valentin : thought the door was gon na come off its hinges . what did you say to nina ? liesl : nothing that would warrant killing me and triggering the fail - safe i put in place . valentin : tell me . liesl : nina is convinced she can see similarities between nathan and sasha . valentin : oh , yeah . there 's a resemblance . [ scene_break ] franco : i dealt with a lot of patients at ferncliff , and they were n't , like , a super chatty group . can you give me something else i can work with ? carly : well , he knew morse code . franco : anything else ? carly : well , did you hear the staff mention his name ? kevin said that wilson ritter was a notorious serial killer . franco : mm - hmm . carly : the worst of the worst . franco : well , uh , the administration did not allow me to work with the violent patients because they said that they were too far gone for art therapy , which is crap , by the way , but it did keep me from getting stabbed with a paintbrush . carly : have you ever heard of wilson ritter ? franco : no . carly : your art was super - obsessed with death . you never came across him in your research ? franco : no . carly : me neither . i could find no mention of wilson ritter online . i mean , if he were that big of a psycho , how would he be able to avoid the publicity ? franco : no idea . lucky psycho . publicity follows me around like toilet paper on the bottom of my shoe . carly : there 's something fishy about what kevin told me . there 's something that 's not right . [ scene_break ] ryan : we 'll make arrangements with sonny and carly . certainly , they have to be amenable to having avery visit for longer periods of time . ava : [ chuckles ] have you met sonny and carly ? i 'm pretty sure the word `` amenable `` is not in their vocabulary . i had to fight for the right to see avery on a regular basis in the first place . ryan : but it 's in avery 's best interest to spend time with her mother . ava : well , of course , it is . i agree with you . but sonny does n't . you know , he -- he keeps threatening to drag me back to court , and it 's just awful . and now with kiki gone , i just do n't think that i could handle that kind of fight again . [ scene_break ] sonny : does kristina know that sam conned shiloh 's father ? jason : no , not yet . but sam and i confronted him . sonny : and ? jason : well , shiloh claims it never occurred to him that sam was the woman who conned his father out of a fortune . sonny : you think otherwise ? jason : well , before shiloh came onto our radar , sam started receiving e - mails from someone who clearly knows about her past . and shiloh said he was n't involved . but , i mean , come on . who else could it be ? [ scene_break ] sam : do you remember that obit i got from one of my former `` husbands `` in the mail ? alexis : yeah . what does that have to do with kristina ? sam : well , a lot , actually . [ door opens ] alexis : oh , hi . kristina : wow , sam . you and jason are definitely on the same page . i just left him warning my dad about shiloh . sam : oh . oh . alexis : it 's so funny . i was n't expecting to see your sister here . is n't that nice ? that she 's h -- i got you a present for your new home . ooh , it 's a little heavy . you know , it -- it 's -- it 's this new kitchen appliance . it cooks food fast and uses 50 % less energy . kristina : really ? alexis : yeah . kristina : wow , mom . that 's an incredibly thoughtful gift . thank you . alexis : oh , you 're welcome , sweetie . um , i hope it comes in handy . sam : hey , i 'm sorry things got a little heated with me and jason and shiloh . kristina : thank you for the apology . i should , uh , get going . julian agreed to let me collect the unused perishables from the pub to , um , use at the soup kitchen . sam : whoa , whoa , wait . do n't -- do n't go yet . please . there 's -- there 's something that i need to tell you . i do n't want you to feel like i 'm double- teaming you right now . mom happened to be in here looking for you . and this is something that i think , uh , you both need to hear . kristina : all these dire warnings because shiloh used to be named david henry archer ? [ scene_break ] carly : what kind of answers would be in that box ? franco : i do n't know -- it 's locked . [ clattering ] franco : hmm . carly : no ! stop , okay ? just leave it . i will take the simple route . i 'll ask kevin when he gets here . sure . now help me clean this mess up . franco : good luck getting anything of value out of kevin . carly : okay , you know what ? kevin is obviously having a very difficult time , and that -- hey ! that does n't negate the good that he did for me -- or for you , okay ? so if kevin 's telling you that his work with you has `` plateaued , `` then maybe you should just accept that and move on to another therapist . [ scene_break ] ava : and do n't take this the wrong way -- but a gentle soul like you ? you 're no match for sonny and carly . you 're far too civilized to go up against them . ryan : you know , in the right circumstances i can be very determined . ava : [ chuckles ] i 'm sure you can . but i 'd prefer it if you did n't get involved . i will raise the subject with sonny . although i do not expect that he 'll be very receptive . ryan : so , what are you saying ? that you just want to give up ? [ scene_break ] sonny : well , i hope you 're wrong . because i want this new life to make her happy . i know . you know that , right ? jason : yeah , but that 's why this is a tough call . because w - we do n't want to hurt kristina . we do n't want to make her think that we 're questioning her judgment , but -- sonny : she gets defensive every time you say anything . jason : i know . oh , man . i know . i just thought i should give you a heads - up . i mean , we 're staying on top of this . [ scene_break ] sam : you met daisy -- and shiloh -- when i started receiving messages from someone who knew about my past . kristina : and you think shiloh 's responsible ? sam : well , it certainly seems like a possibility ... kristina : not if you knew shiloh . sam : [ sighs ] kristina : he has no ill - will towards the woman who married his father and then emptied his bank accounts . alexis : and how do you know that ? kristina : he writes about it in his book . i mean , he never mentioned the woman 's name because it was an alias anyway . right , sam ? sam : yes , kristina . i used an alias when i married henry archer . but you do n't think it 's a coincidence that you end up in his son 's group ? kristina : this is my life . i - i -- how can you be making this about you ? sam : [ scoffs ] alexis : does seem to be about sam , though . kristina : i mean , do n't you get it ? sam could 've been anyone who -- who took shiloh 's father for millions and left shiloh broke . he does n't care who she was . all he knows is that she was a bridge to his betterment . alexis : b -- w - what ? [ scene_break ] valentin : i gave nina her daughter to bring her joy . liesl : you gave her a lie to get her back in your bed . when the lie is exposed , it will break her heart . valentin : you 're the only one who knows . so if the lie 's exposed , i 'll be breaking a lot more than her heart . liesl : what about sasha herself ? what if she slips up ? any irregularity will make nina begin to doubt . she is quite intelligent . sasha may be highly motivated , but not everyone is as good as we are at subterfuge . valentin : she 's no longer in port charles . she 's back in chappaqua . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] nina : come in . hey . i missed you . valentin : i missed you . nina : [ chuckles ] valentin : what did , uh -- what did liesl want to talk to you about ? nina : oh , um ... i should have known better than to give her an opening . she predicted that my daughter would disappoint me . and she compared you to faison . hey , i mean , she made me feel like my daughter would be snatched from me and that you would let me down . valentin : tell me what i can do to reassure you . nina : nothing . you 're doing it . just by being here . and i just got off the phone with sasha . we 're gon na spend two weeks in paris together . and i 'm really excited about it because i 'll get to know her better . valentin : that 's wonderful . but , uh , what about charlotte ? you know , everything she 's going through in school . i think you 're her champion . i ... nina : you do n't want me to go ? [ scene_break ] liesl : are you sure it 's wise to be out alone , with a serial killer on the loose ? franco : never mind the serial killer -- last time you and i were here you knocked me out cold . liesl : es tut mir leid . and after you said such kind words to me about our friendship . franco : i meant what i said . liesl : you were trying to prevent me from killing peter august . franco : does n't make what i said any less sincere . liesl : it 's good to see you , my friend . franco : good to see you . how 'd you beat the charges ? how 'd you manage that ? [ scene_break ] ryan : carly . a bit late for therapy . carly : i 'm not here for therapy . you told me the ferncliff patient who tried to communicate with me by using morse code was wilson ritter . ryan : yes . we 've been through this . carly : yeah , well , if he were a sociopath or a serial killer -- why is n't there any mention of him online ? are you trying to hide something about him , kevin ? or something about ferncliff ? ryan : well , maybe you could n't find anything about him online because maybe someone else decided not to glorify someone like ritter . would n't that be refreshing ? to not reward brutality with fame . [ scene_break ] sonny : about avery ? ava : yes . i need to leave town . there are just too many memories of kiki here . sonny : no , i - i get it . i get it . you can leave . i mean , avery can stay with me . but it does n't mean you get extra time on the back - end . ava : no . [ sighs ] no , i 'm -- i 'm not being clear . i , um -- i 'd like to move . i - i 'd like to relocate to a - another country , maybe . and the only way that i can do that is if you let me have avery for extended periods . sonny : how extended ? ava : weeks , or maybe -- maybe a month at a time . sonny : [ laughs ] [ scene_break ] sam : will you please consider the possibility that shiloh could be as much of a con as i used to be ? kristina : [ scoffs ] you two are like reactionaries who protest art and movies before they 've even seen them . sam : [ sighs ] kristina : you have n't even bothered to find out what shiloh and dawn of day are trying to do . alexis : which is what ? kristina : to affect change and growth in an individual . because being our best selves can change the world . w - why do n't you two try one of the seminars ? alexis : seminars ? kristina : i mean , if you 're asking me to , you know , reevaluate whether i should be associating myself with shiloh , i think it 's only fair to ask you to reevaluate your attitude towards him . oh , look , mom . i found one for you . `` loving without judgment . `` whoa . oh , perfect timing . i just found a dawn of day seminar for you and sam . this one 's called `` handling personal relationships . `` you guys should definitely check that one out . sam : kristina , come on . you 're not even listening ... please ? kristina : if you really want what 's best for me , then you 'll explore what i 'm discovering . you 'll understand . until then , i do n't think there 's really much left to say . thanks again , mom , for the present . alexis : oh , honey . mwah . you 're so welcome . all right . okay . sam : [ clears throat ] alexis : you know , some of what she said made sense . all right , truthfully , that was the calmest discussion she 's ever had with me . so , i - i grant you , that 's a little woo - woo , and ... you know , it does n't seem to be doing her any harm . i say we check it out . you game ? [ scene_break ] valentin : i 'm being selfish asking you to postpone your trip with sasha , are n't i ? nina : you 're being honest . we can wait until charlotte 's summer break , and we can go together as a family . valentin : yeah ? nina : yeah . valentin : see , i think that would be great . [ scene_break ] franco : [ laughs ] uh ... someone bailed on me . i 'm just trying to figure out my next move . liesl : who betrayed you ? tell me . franco : someone who knew all of my secrets . and i 'm not gon na tell you who it is . i 'll take care of it myself . i do n't want to see anybody else tied to a bed . liesl : be careful . secrets can be destructive in the wrong hands . franco : what secrets are you keeping ? [ scene_break ] ryan : i suggest you stop thinking about ritter and ferncliff and start focusing on what 's really important : your family . carly : a - are you implying that i 'm neglecting my family ? ryan : i 'm pointing out a pattern . do you remember when your obsession with nelle got so out of control your own family believed you could throw her down a flight of stairs ? carly : [ scoffs ] nelle tripped . you know that . ryan : i do now . but back then , no one could be sure . i 'd hate this fixation with ritter to drive you into that kind of a frenzy . carly : frenzy ? ryan : carly , you 're waiting in my office in the middle of the night to accuse me of , what ? lying to you ? think about it . why would i do that ? now please , stop thinking about this pitiful patient and put your energies into your children : you know , josslyn , michael , and that adorable little avery . carly : i am always there for my kids . and this is not at all the same situation that i had with nelle . so nice try . i will get to the bottom of this . [ scene_break ] sonny : how far away are we talking about ? ava : i 'm not exactly sure . somewhere in europe ? sonny : europe ? well , i mean , avery is gon na stay here , you can go to europe , and you just have to come to port charles to visit her . ava : come on . ca n't you understand how difficult it is for me to be here without kiki ? sonny : no , i understand more than anybody . i - i have to spend every day of my life without morgan . partly because you messed with his medication . ava : sonny . sonny : no , i 'm just saying . i 'm -- i - i miss morgan , i miss kiki , too , but i am not ... i 'm not gon na add avery to the list of people i 've loved and lost . ava : [ sniffles ] [ sighs ] [ sighs , sniffles ] [ cellphone ringing ] ryan : ava ? [ next_on ] anna [ to griffith ] : how bad was the damage to my eyes ? finn [ to chase ] : how did you let yourself get dragged into this ? franco [ to aiden ] : why did n't you tell us you like baking so much ? elizabeth [ to willow ] : is there something about aiden that makes him a target ? josslyn [ to cameron ] : why are you on probation ? oscar [ to kim and terry ] : what 's it going to be like when i 'm dying ?	curtis is shocked to find out that valentin and nina are back together . valentin says they were able to bond again . obrecht confronts nina about not getting her hopes up over her daughter . nina really does n't seem to want to hear it . valentin shows back up and manipulates her into not spending alone time with sasha . ryan pleads with ava to move with him out of the country . she considers it and asks sonny if she can have avery for extended periods but he is not interested .
summer 's voice : `` summer , sorry to pull a vanishing act , but you 've pulled a few of your own . something came up that ca n't wait . i 'll call you when i get back . luke . `` lucky : if they gave college credits for blindsiding somebody , you , my friend , would have a phd . [ scene_break ] tv announcer : no comment on the startling revelation that ric lansing , jason morgan 's attorney , is now a suspect in the case . but according to -- [ elizabeth turns tv off ] courtney : oh , hey -- elizabeth : do you mind ? courtney : i want to watch the news . elizabeth : yeah , well , it 's distracting for the customers . you know what ? ric is n't going to turn on jason and brenda , if that 's what you 're worried about . courtney : well , how do you know what ric is going to do ? elizabeth : i saw him at the police station when i went to offer my help . courtney : okay , wait -- jason 's on trial for murder and you went to help the guy who could be the real killer ? elizabeth : come on , courtney -- the guy lives upstairs . he 's nice and we happen to be friends . courtney : wow . does it make any difference to you -- a.j . : coffee to go , please . do i sense hostility ? now , since one of you was dumped by my brother , who 's now sleeping with my unfaithful wife , my guess is -- elizabeth : okay , a.j . , carly and bobbie have barred you from the diner . i was about to do you a favor , but i 've changed my mind , so could you leave ? a.j . : watch your back . she lied to me , she can lie to you . courtney : thanks . elizabeth : do n't . i only told a.j . to leave because i do n't like him enough to tell him i agree with every word he said . [ scene_break ] alexis : if there 's going to be a trial , it 's not going to start today because i 'm petitioning the court for a continuance . taggert : yeah , well , if scott was n't the da , you might have a chance . alexis : well , luckily , scott does n't rule the universe . taggert : really ? you might try telling him that . [ scene_break ] scott : now , why is it that brenda barrett saw you at the scene of the crime , but yet you failed to notice her ? ric : look , i do n't know how else to put this to you . we 've been going over it for 12 hours here . like i said , i was taking a shortcut through the alleyway of the port charles hotel . suddenly , i looked up and i saw a man fall out of the sky . when i got closer to see if by some miracle he had survived , i saw that it was luis alcazar and that indeed he was dead . at no time did i see brenda barrett or jason morgan or anyone else for that matter . scott : all right , listen , the last part of that is a lie . it 's the first part that we got to prove is true -- that you were n't on the 14th floor , but you were in the alley when alcazar took the dive . now , you tell me -- you tell me how can we do that ? ric : i do n't know , counselor . that 's your job , not mine . all i can do is tell you the truth . on the night in question , i was taking a shortcut through the alleyway of the port charles hotel . that 's when i looked up and i saw -- scott : what is she doing here ? taggert : she 's waiting to find out if she gets a continuance on the case . scott : well , she 's not . the trial is today . now i need you to do something for me . you got to get out there . you got to find a witness that saw lansing in the alley when alcazar took the dive . taggert : yeah , and where am i supposed to get this witness -- down on the corner of the street holding up a sign saying `` will perjure myself for food . thank you . god bless you `` ? scott : well , taggy , now you 're starting to get inventive . you may not be wearing that whistle instead of this badge after all . [ scene_break ] skye : oh , great . what was so urgent we had to meet right away ? coleman : i thought you might need some caffeine to fortify you for the trial . here . skye : this is why we met -- so you could give me coffee ? coleman : oh , you 're in a bad mood , huh ? skye : you know what ? i do n't want to be late for the trial . coleman : well , hey -- skye : hey -- what -- oh . coleman : give me -- oh , i see . nice , very nice . what is this , huh ? huh ? skye : give me it ! coleman : you ca n't go to court tanked . what if they call you to the stand today , huh ? what if they call you to the stand ? you will blow everything . there you go . skye : i ca n't function like this , okay ? look , i 'm -- i 'm shaking . i -- i just need something to take the edge off . coleman : okay , why do you think i brought you the coffee ? now you 're going to court sober . put that away . put it away and drink the coffee . drink . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] jax : brenda ? jason : jax , what are you -- what are you doing ? jax : have you seen brenda ? jason : not since she left to try to stop you . jax : damn it . jason : what -- what 's going -- when was the last time you saw her ? jax : last night . jason : when last night ? jax : sonny , open up ! is your husband home ? carly : what happened ? jax : sonny ! jason : is sonny here ? carly : no . he left before i woke . what is going on now ? jax : brenda 's missing . so i guess this is sonny 's way of saving her , huh ? by running off with her . [ scene_break ] summer : i have already apologized for making you spend the night in jail because of me . i do n't know what else to say . lucky : i 'm not talking about the night we got busted or the night we spent -- through no fault of yours -- in jail . you signed up for an introduction to acting class . so did i , except only one of us showed up this morning at 8 : 00 a.m. , and i had to pretend to be an elephant for , like , five minutes . summer : so i basically get you arrested and you 're upset that i skipped an acting class . lucky : yeah , well , a night in a cell is really no big deal . but acting class is its own form of torture . you really got to check this thing out , and if it 's just for me and no one else , you got to pretend to be an elephant for at least five minutes . summer : i thought acting classes were all about pretending to be other people . lucky : yeah , well , i thought that you were going to be there at 8 : 00 a.m. this morning . summer : well , can we get our money back ? lucky : for that answer , you 're going to have to buy me a cup of coffee . summer : deal . lucky : all right . [ scene_break ] zander : where the hell have you been ? john : sorry . i hooked up with this chick last night -- zander : all right , well , next time , we 're not meeting in some place that 's grand central station , okay ? john : you know the number ? zander : yeah . gia : been there , done that , have n't you ? is n't this where i came in ? [ scene_break ] monica : reginald , have you seen brenda ? edward : oh , hey , get that -- reginald : no . monica : sorry , jax . she has n't been here . well , is this going to affect the trial ? okay . well , call us if you hear anything . thanks . bye . edward : is there a problem ? monica : well , jax ca n't find brenda and he does n't know if that 's going to affect the trial now that ric lansing has been arrested . where is the paper ? edward : i have no idea . alan : i have n't seen it . edward : reginald 's probably working a crossword with it . [ edward coughs ] edward : my throat is -- get me some orange juice , please . alan : sure . is it going to be cold again today ? edward : oh , i think about the same -- same as it has been . monica : yes , well , it will be definitely a cold day in hell if either of you think about going to that courthouse . edward : well , monica , i have every right to be there . alan : it involves three of my children . edward : oh , thank you . monica : all right . let 's just say you are going to go -- not that you are . where would you sit ? alan : behind skye . edward : behind brenda . [ scene_break ] skye : great . just what i need -- something to give me more jitters . coleman : you 're sober . that means you can drive without hitting innocent people , and afterwards , you 'll remember what happened . so what 's the problem with that ? a.j . : skye , what do you think you 're doing , standing around out in public talking to coleman ? gee , why do n't you just announce he 's helping us frame jason and brenda ? skye : do n't you think you 're overreacting just a little bit ? a.j . : you see this ? skye : no . a.j . : yeah , well , everything we have worked for is now officially blown out of the water . coleman : why do n't you just cool your jets here . you are upsetting your sister . a.j . : yeah , well -- coleman : okay ? a.j . : jason 's attorney is being held for alcazar 's murder . it turns out this ric lansing was his enemy . he was in the alley when he saw alcazar fall , but he 's got no one to corroborate his story . coleman : simple glitch . easily handled , okay ? a.j . and skye : how ? coleman : how did you two ever manage before i came along , just out of curiosity ? [ scene_break ] carly : okay , none of sonny 's clothes are missing . jax : that does n't matter because they can buy whatever they need when they get to wherever he 's taken her . carly : list to me -- sonny 's and my marriage is solid , and he is over brenda . jason : is sonny there ? jax : well , you know what ? jason : okay -- no , he 's not answering his cell phone . when was the last time you saw him ? if you see him , have him call me right away . carly : been all over him for months . jax : what are you talking about ? sonny grabs every opportunity that he can to run into brenda . carly : okay , you know what ? you should 've just kept her out of the country because , you know , if you had , we would n't be in this mess right now . jax : what ? carly : but , no , brenda had to come here back to sonny . she had to find him , right ? is n't that the deal ? jason : tell him to call me right away . carly ? carly : what ? jason : just calm down , okay ? carly : did you find him ? jason : not yet , but i 'm going to find him . jax : sonny does n't want to be found . jason : i promise i will find sonny . [ scene_break ] sonny : i need to speak to you . alexis : i 'm not interested . sonny : jason 's attorney is in police custody . i need you to take his case . alexis : i 'm not interested in what you need at this time . sonny : okay , i do n't need help and i probably never will , but brenda does and jason 's her co - defendant . this case is going to start in , what , about an hour ? you and i both know brenda and jason did n't do it , and you also know that if jason 's convicted , brenda will be , too , so if you want to win this case , you 're going to have to defend brenda and jason . alexis : for someone who never finished high school , you seem to be something of an expert on judicial process , do n't you ? sonny : consider your options . you 'll do the right thing . you always do . i know you will . scott : sonny just whistled . is this where you run like a little bunny to him ? ric : i did n't incriminate jason or brenda . i have no intention of doing so . sonny : why ? ric : you are something else , you know that ? what 's a guy got to do to get you to trust him ? sonny : i do n't know . but keeping your mouth shut is the first thing you 've done right . scott : you know , maybe i need to remind you of the people and the events that led up to your sister 's death . it was all set in motion when brenda came back to town with alcazar . alexis : you do n't need to remind me how and why my sister died , and as far as how i 'm going to proceed in this trial , i have priorities now . i have a family , i have a daughter that i need to protect , and i 'm not enthusiastic about taking on another gangster . i 'll let you know how i 'm going to proceed . [ scene_break ] jax : could have gone to sonny 's islands . jason : sonny did n't go anywhere with brenda . jax : sonny 's gone , brenda 's gone . the trial 's about to start . put two and two together . carly : where have you been ? jax : where 's brenda ? jason : brenda took off . sonny : what the hell did you do , jax ? [ scene_break ] courtney : hey , i 'm going to take off . elizabeth : so you can go to the trial ? courtney : well , if it 's still going on today , yeah , i want to be there . elizabeth : you know , courtney , if you and jason are trying to hide the fact that you 're sleeping together , you probably should n't be showing up at the trial . courtney : okay , elizabeth , you know what ? if the d.a . convicts jason or brenda , the next person who 's going to be indicted is sonny , my brother ? you know , the one who you said helped you whenever you needed it ? okay , even if i had never met jason , i would still want to be there for sonny . okay , listen , thank you for not mentioning anything about jason and i to anyone . [ scene_break ] maxie : see that girl over there with lucky ? georgie : yeah . maxie : what 's the difference between her and me ? georgie : she 's older than you ? maxie : right . which is the exact same difference between you and anyone that lucas would date . [ scene_break ] summer : what ? lucky : so , you know , the teacher keeps saying `` lucky , be specific . `` specific ? i mean , what is specific about an elephant ? really . nikolas : hey . hi . sorry to interrupt . listen , i need to speak to you . lucky : okay . nikolas : you got a minute ? lucky : yeah , yeah , yeah . my brother , nikolas . laura . laura and i are taking a class together at p.c.u . summer : hi . nikolas : hi . summer : good to meet you . nikolas : great to meet you . lucky : excuse me for a second . nikolas : sorry . hey , sorry . lucky : no , that 's no problem . what 's going on ? nikolas : uh -- your dad 's off in london , trying to see mom again . [ scene_break ] gia : why would you want to get back into drugs ? zander : bored , self - destructive , ca n't do anything right -- take your pick . gia : you 've been building something these last couple of months . headed in the right direction . did something happen with your job with ned ? zander : did we become friends somewhere and no one told me ? gia : no . i just hate to see someone ruin his life . zander : you 're years too late for that . my life was trashed long before i discovered pharmaceuticals . gia : do you really want to go back to kidnapping girls from parking lots ? zander : well , none of my other pick - up techniques have worked , so why not ? it was fun while it lasted . gia : nikolas still talks to emily on the phone every few weeks . she still asks about you . she can hear that you 're working hard for ned , getting your life together . or she can hear you 're getting high and wrecking yourself . or she can hear you did n't learn anything from her broken back . it 's your call . [ scene_break ] alan : my daughter gets no support from this family because you 're all too busy rallying around brenda , and she 's the one who stole skye 's husband . edward : brenda was an honorary quartermaine long before skye inflicted herself on this family . alan : oh , really ? where was i when that happened ? monica : it does n't matter , because neither one of you are going to the courthouse . edward : well , if -- monica : jason loathes you , edward , and he 's really uncomfortable around you . so the last thing he needs to see in that courtroom is his family . alan : what about skye 's needs ? she and a.j . are bonding together because nobody in this family will give them the time of day . edward : and jason could n't care about us one way or the other . he did n't care if we 're in the courtroom or not . but brenda would care , and she needs our support . monica : if you set one foot in that courthouse , all of your belongings are going to be moved to the east wing . alan : that 's your answer for everything , is n't it ? monica : oh , alan . i really do n't care how bad skye has been treated . that 's no excuse for her to testify against brenda . it 's even less an excuse for what a.j . is doing to jason . edward : well , why does it surprise you that a.j . is acting like a treacherous ferret ? that 's what he 's always been . reginald : um -- excuse me -- does anyone know why there 's a boat missing from the boathouse ? edward : well , maybe because it 's been stolen . why are you bothering us ? ca n't you see we 're having a meeting ? all right , listen -- just go make yourself useful and call the police . reginald : hi , yeah , i 'd like to report a missing boat . [ scene_break ] taggert : and i 'm not finding you a witness that 's going to say whatever you -- scott : taggert , i got to go to court . now , you find someone that backs up lansing 's story . taggert : if a witness magically appears , i 'm going to go to mac , i 'm going to go to the mayor , the president , whoever else i can find -- scott : are you questioning my authority ? now , i 'm going to break the power that corinthos has over this town one way or another . you got it ? taggert : breaking sonny is not going to happen by being dirty . [ scene_break ] coleman : d.a . baldwin ? i 've got some important information about this alcazar murder trial . [ scene_break ] sonny : brenda ran because you wore her down . you kept pushing her to sell jason out . jax : you and jason pressured her to protect you at all costs . sonny : and then you proved you 're an idiot by calling a press conference to turn ric lansing over to the police with no evidence ! brenda probably realized , `` hey , you know what ? jax is out of control . i better get out of here before he gets me convicted . `` jax : brenda 's in this mess because of you , sonny . let 's not forget that . and baldwin would n't be pushing so hard if you had n't ordered jason to knock off alcazar that night . and if you would have left her the hell alone , she would n't have been arrested in the first place , because baldwin 's not after her , he 's after you and jason . jason : this is n't helping , okay ? we got to find brenda before the trial . jax : i want you to stay the hell away from her ! sonny : you ca n't go anywhere . you got to be at the courthouse , jason . carly : jason , sonny is right . you need to get dressed for the trial . go prove your innocence and forget about brenda . jax : well , carly and i finally agree on something . i want you to stay the hell away from her . carly : i can not believe that brenda ran . i 'm sorry , i thought that she had more courage or more loyalty than that . sonny : well -- so did i . carly : well , at least now the trial will be postponed . sonny : and when it finally starts , jason 's going to be worse off than ever . i -- you know what ? brenda comes off tough , but inside , she 's not . she 's fragile , and i should 've seen -- i -- i should 've seen that she was going to crack . that 's all i got -- carly : well , then what ? then what would you have done ? were you going to hold her hand 24 hours a day ? you think that would 've helped ? sonny : no , it may -- it would 've driven her away faster . carly : okay , so any way you look at it , she would 've run , and now she 's gone ahead and left jason to pay for all of her mistakes . sonny : jason 's not going to pay . we 've all paid enough . [ scene_break ] coleman : so i looked over and i saw this guy coming down the alley towards me , but , you know , i was off in a shadow area and i do n't think he saw me . and then this body falls out of the sky and crashes on this parked car . scott : so you saw lansing in the alley when alcazar fell ? taggert : oh , come on . how much did you pay this guy ? coleman : yeah , lansing was maybe , i do n't know , 15 feet away from where alcazar fell . scott : taggert , this is what a good citizen looks like . taggert : really ? this is a good citizen ? let me tell you a little about this good citizen . he blackmailed sonny 's sister into stripping for him at his bar . next , he takes a bribe from her husband to stalk her . scott : nobody 's perfect . taggert : and he ended up getting shot by a gun that jason morgan gave her . oh , yeah , and he also happens to own a bar that skye quartermaine drinks at . no , he 's got no connection to any of the principles in this case . you know what ? there 's no reason why i should have a little bit of suspicion that he has a vested interest in who gets set free or convicted . no . scott : taggert , type up his statement and have our good citizen sign it . taggert : you know what ? next time you want to play good citizen , you might want to think about stopping by the barber . coleman : you got to watch out for those barbers , tag . but then i guess i do n't have to tell you that , do i , buddy ? and i 'm not playing at anything , okay ? i 'm helping an innocent man . ric : i -- i guess i owe you my thanks . coleman : hey , man , glad to help out . ric : yeah , i just do n't know who or what inspired you to come forward since you were n't in the alley that night . no one was . i was alone . so , what are you trying to accomplish ? coleman : nothing you got to worry about , ric . take care , man . [ scene_break ] georgie : lucas is n't that much older than me . maxie : yeah , well , it 's not just about the age . i mean , lucas is popular and you 're kind of a geek . georgie : thanks for your support . maxie : i 'm just trying to be honest . i mean , you can chase after you - know - who all you want , but he 's never , ever going to look at you as more than a little sister . lucas : who is georgie chasing ? do you have a crush on someone ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : your dad said he wanted to see mom before -- before he gave permission to put mom on drug therapy . lucky : and dad knows mom better than anyone . maybe he 'll see something the doctors did n't . nikolas : no , the doctors are afraid that seeing mom might push her to the point of no return . lucky : if she 's not already there . nikolas : you think one of us should go after him ? lucky : it 's not going to make a bit of difference , nikolas , if he 's determined to see her . dad loves mom more than life itself . he has the right to check on her . and if nothing else , you know , maybe her seeing him will spark something inside of her . nikolas : right , right , right , like the last time when she ended up catatonic ? look , listen to me , i 'm not -- i 'm not blaming your dad for wanting to try , okay ? i 'm just afraid that he 's going to make it worse . lucky : mom would want it . nikolas : you think so ? lucky : we got to remember that . if you ask yourself before she got sick who she trusted and who she 'd want if there was any sort of trouble -- nikolas : she 'd say luke . lucky : exactly . nikolas : okay , all right . look , i got to get to a meeting . i asked the doctors to call if any change came up , so i 'll let you know what happens . lucky : thank you . nikolas : okay . see you . summer : i 'm not going to ask if everything 's all right because it 's pretty obvious that it 's not . do you want to talk about it ? lucky : my mom 's in some serious trouble . [ scene_break ] scott : trial 's on . a good samaritan came trotting into the police station to alibi ric lansing . so the theory that ric lansing killed alcazar is just a last - ditch attempt on your client 's lover -- not to be confused with a husband -- to distract everybody from the truth . like his confession , it just makes brenda look all the more guilty . alexis : a thousand witnesses vouching for lansing wo n't restore his credibility as jason 's attorney , and temporary lack of representation is grounds for continuance if there ever was one . scott : well , not when it 's a delay tactic on your part . see , the judge has got a public defender standing by , ready to represent jason . alexis : without even interviewing him ? scott : ah , so what ? even if you gave him months with an attorney , he still would n't say anything because he 's too stupid to let his lawyer help ! alexis : thanks to you , my client is tied to jason , and if he goes to prison due to inept representation , then my client goes down with him and i wo n't let that happen . i will not let my client go to prison for one day for a murder that she did n't commit . now , if you push me , i will be forced to represent jason , as well . scott : so that 's why sonny was talking to you . he wants you to represent jason , never mind the fact that he helped get your sister killed . what is it ? why wo n't you ever turn him down ? why ? [ scene_break ] carly : jason ? jason , if you 're getting dressed , do n't . jason : carly , what -- what happened ? did they get a postponement ? carly : no , not that i know of . jason : okay , well , then i got to be in the courtroom in half an hour . carly : okay , well , not wearing that . jason : what are you talking about ? you always told me i got to dress up for these court appearances . you gave me a whole speech . carly : well , you are on trial for murder , okay ? put this on . i bought it for you . jason : i have a shirt on . carly : yeah , well , you need to wear this one . jason : carly , look , i do n't have time for this right now . carly : jason , it does n't matter if you are late as long as you walk into that courtroom looking innocent . jason : what does that have to do with the shirt that i 'm wearing right now ? carly : look , this one 's better . it matches your eyes . i went through about 50 of them . will you please -- look -- if you put this on , it 'll make you appear more soft , more gentle . more like the person that you are inside , and not like sonny 's hired killer , which is exactly what scott is going to try and convince everybody that you are . jason : okay , carly , slow down , okay ? i appreciate what you 're trying to do . i like the shirt , and i promise that i 'll wear it , but not today , okay ? carly : jason , this is the beginning of the trial . jason : you know what ? i do n't even know if there is going to be a trial . i do n't know where brenda is . carly : she ran away ? jason : no , no , she did n't run away . carly : well , jason , do n't try and even give her the benefit of the doubt right now . what the -- jason : look , brenda 's a pain , okay ? she 's selfish . she was safely out of the country with jax and she came all the way back . now , why would she go through all that trouble just to disappear on the morning of a trial , especially alone ? carly : well , maybe she realized that there was nothing for her here . maybe she realized that she did n't want jax after all , and since sonny 's not an option , she decided there was no reason for her to be here in port charles . you know what ? it 's not like she gives a damn if you go to prison . jason : actually , she does . [ scene_break ] lucky : my dad 's on his way to visit my mom . summer : they 're separated ? lucky : no , my mom had a breakdown . she 's supposedly at the best kind of hospital for her problem . my dad does n't know how to help and it 's killing him . summer : well , he obviously loves her very much . lucky : yeah . watching them when i was growing up , they made being in love look like the best thing in the world . i mean , they had their problems , right , but they worked through them . then my mom lost grip , and my dad risked everything to pull her back . summer : nothing worked ? lucky : my dad blamed himself , then something inside him snapped . i do n't even think my dad 's ever going to be the same until my mom 's better -- if my mom 's better . summer : wow . sounds so much like this guy i know , only his wife is dead , but he lives his life through his memories of her . it 's weird , it 's like -- it 's almost like everything that he does is like his way of trying to come to grips with the fact that she 's never coming back . i mean , in your parents ' case , it 's different because your mother 's still alive , so , you know , there 's always hope . even though he might not be able to get through to her this time , that does n't mean that it 's not going to happen ever . lucky : i keep telling myself maybe they 're going to come up with a new form of treatment for her or -- i -- summer : they could . they could . or your mother could just spontaneously get well . i just watched this movie the other night . i swear , it was based on a true story , and it was about a guy who was in a coma and one day he just came out of it . nobody knew why , just his brain decided to wake up . lucky : mm - hmm . summer : you know , this kind of stuff happens all the time . you ca n't rule out a miracle . [ scene_break ] lucas : so , are you going to tell me or am i going to have to guess ? do i know him ? come on , georgie , you know i 'm not going to give up . maxie : let 's just say that it 's -- georgie : nikolas cassadine . do n't laugh . lucas : i 've got to go with maxie on this one . nikolas is too old . i mean -- and plus , he 's engaged to a model . i just think you should go for a guy who 's your own age . you know , i 'm sure there 's a guy in your classroom who 's -- georgie : i have to go to the library . lucas : did i say something wrong ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : oh , great . ric : hey , lady , you got a cup of coffee for an ex - con ? elizabeth : you 've been released . ric : yeah . cleared of all charges . elizabeth : hey , that 's great . are you still jason 's attorney ? ric : no , sonny 's not comfortable with me , and jason never was . elizabeth : oh , well , you know , do n't take it personally . ric : yeah . elizabeth : so , how was your night in jail ? ric : well , there was one bright point -- you showed up . [ scene_break ] jason : okay . carly : you are on your way to court to be tried for first - degree murder . you would n't have even been arrested if brenda had n't needed to be saved again . jason : yeah . carly : okay , she used you , she deserted you , and now you 're defending her ? jason : i 'm saying we should n't jump to conclusions so fast . carly : the trial is about to begin . she 's not here . jason : no , she 's not home , okay ? she could be anywhere . she could be taking a walk . maybe she 's out buying a new pair of shoes . who knows what brenda thinks is a good idea on the morning of a trial ? maybe she had a fight with jax . or maybe she just needed five minutes to think without people telling her what to do , what to wear , how to look in court , that it 's her fault this is happening . but if she does the right thing , she can still get out of this , and one day that 's leave the country , the next day that 's trust this lawyer , trust that lawyer , cut a deal to testify . you know , maybe she 's just tired of everyone telling her that everything 's always going to work out . carly : jason -- [ jason sighs ] carly : are you afraid ? jason : what , am i scared to go to jail ? i just know that whatever it takes , i wo n't let myself be locked up . i do n't want to do this , carly . i do n't want to sit in that courtroom for days with people staring at me , telling me how either i 'm this vicious person or that i 'm this brain - damaged idiot who did n't know what i was doing . and i do n't want to watch sonny cut himself open because he thinks he put me in this position . and i do n't want you buying me shirts because you think i wo n't get convicted . i -- i just -- i do n't like seeing you scared , or courtney . or anyone that i care about . carly : okay , you know what ? how about this -- how about i wo n't tell you what to do until the end of the trial . i wo n't buy you any more shirts . i 'll just be on your side , okay ? whatever it takes , whatever it means , i 'm on your side . jason : oh , thanks . all right , let 's go . carly : okay . wait , wait , your jacket . you need a jacket . jason : okay . carly : you set ? [ scene_break ] a.j . : excuse me . what the -- coleman : ric lansing 's been cleared . my conscience got to me and i admitted that i was in the alley when alcazar 's body fell and i saw lansing there , too , so he could n't be the killer . a.j . : good work , as usual . courtney : now i get it -- you 've been helping a.j . frame jason . bailiff : all rise . this court is now in session . people vs. brenda barrett morgan and jason morgan , the honorable lucius hudson presiding . jax : alexis , there 's a problem . [ judge pounds gavel ] alexis : where the hell are jason and brenda ? judge : all right , let 's come to order . bailiff : be seated . judge : ms. davis , where are the defendants ? [ scene_break ] lucky : i 'm sorry . i do n't need to be bringing you down with my family problems . summer : no , no , no , no , no . hold on , i asked . and besides , you 're not bringing me down . it 's quite the opposite . i find this to be very inspiring -- listening to how much your father loves your mother . you know , i had forgotten that people can care that much about each other . i do n't know , maybe this is a sign since i 'm running into this all the time now . lucky : of what ? summer : caring . i do n't know , maybe i 'm entering a new and better phase in my life , populated by new and better people . trust me , the way my life has gone , this is cause for celebration . lucky : well , then why do n't you ? summer : i do n't have anybody to celebrate with . what are you doing the rest of the day ? [ scene_break ] ric : you know , i got to say i was surprised when you appeared in the squad room . have n't had many guardian angels , you know . in spite of my best efforts , i ca n't seem to find many supporters in this town . elizabeth : you have one . [ scene_break ] courtney : you know , when that ida woman came out of nowhere and claimed that she saw brenda kill alcazar , and that jason paid her to change her story , i knew it was a lie . i mean , i knew that somehow a.j . paid that woman to frame jason and brenda . now i know how he pulled it off -- he hired you to do his dirty work , again . coleman : what are you talking about ? a.j . did n't hire me to do anything . courtney : oh , god , there is no job too low for you , is there ? i mean , blackmail , stalking , and now murder ? coleman : look , i have never killed anybody . courtney : oh , so , what , now old ladies do n't count ? coleman : i did n't kill that old lady and i do n't know who did . courtney : you know what ? just save your explanations for my brother . i 'm going to let sonny deal with this . coleman : wait , look -- wait -- courtney : no , do n't -- do n't -- coleman : okay , okay . courtney : do n't ever touch me again . [ scene_break ] alexis : your honor , there has been a great deal of confusion today as to whether or not the trial would be starting as originally planned , and i admit , regretfully , that i inadvertently gave mrs. barrett morgan and mr. morgan the wrong answer . scott : your honor , she 's lying . we 've been discussing the start of the trial all day . alexis : mr. baldwin has not been with me every second of this day , and as is frequently the case , he does n't know what he 's talking about . scott : it 's obvious that the co - defendants have fled the jurisdiction . ms. davis is trying to buy them some getaway time . jason : your honor , i apologize for being late . judge : mr. morgan , where 's your wife ? alexis : your honor , may i have a moment -- judge : no ! mr. morgan , i 'll ask you again -- where is your wife ? [ scene_break ] nikolas : hey . gia : how 'd it go with lucky ? nikolas : well , he -- he thinks luke 's doing the right thing , and i told the doctors to call me if there 's been any change with -- in my mother . what is that ? gia : i think people who pollute the river and throw garbage in it should be forced to drink straight from it . nikolas : no , gia , that 's -- that 's not garbage . it 's a body . [ next_on ] nikolas : my fiancée just said that she 's trying to give cpr . she ca n't feel a pulse . can you guys get down here , please ? lucky : are you asking me out on a date ? zander : emily ? courtney : coleman 's the one who found that bogus eyewitness . taggert : sorry for the interruption . i 've located ms. brenda barrett morgan . alexis : where is she ?	summer is wondering where luke took off to so suddenly when lucky comes up and gives her a hard time for not showing up to their class ; they have coffee . elizabeth defends ric to courtney . a.j . comes in and makes snide comments so elizabeth tells him to get lost , but she also tells courtney that she agrees with his comments about not being able to trust courtney . alexis does n't think there will be a trial today , but scott has other plans . ric tells scott again that he did n't see brenda or jason at alcazar 's penthouse . courtney goes to leave for the trial ; elizabeth gives her a hard time for being seen supporting jason , but she reminds liz that sonny is her brother and she 's there for him . but she does thank liz for not telling anyone about her and jason . maxie points out to georgie that lucas is too old for her and when lucas comes up and wants to know what they 're talking about , she says that georgie has a crush on nikolas . lucas laughs and says she should find someone younger , in her own class , so a mortified georgie runs out . lucky introduces nikolas to summer at kelly 's . nikolas tells him that his dad is off in london trying to see laura again . luke wants to see her before he gives his permission to do drug therapy , but the doctors think it 's a bad idea . lucky talks to summer about his parents . summer is happy to hear about people caring for each other and asks lucky out .
emily : yes , i accused zander of framing you . nikolas : directly to his face , you did ? emily : he knows too much about this murder , nikolas . at the very least , the police should be questioning him . nikolas : did you tell him that ? emily : maybe not directly , but i -- i told ric that i suspect zander . nikolas : then let ric deal with it . you need to stay away from zander . [ scene_break ] [ coughing ] sam : are you ok ? [ sam coughs ] jax : are you ? sam : yeah . sonny : am i interrupting ? [ scene_break ] jason : what the hell was carly thinking ? courtney : well , that she has to get over her obsession with alcazar before you tell sonny about it . jason : no , i told carly that i would n't lie for her . i did n't mean she should have herself committed . courtney : she 's desperate , jason . she does n't want to lose sonny or their family . jason : carly needs to be surrounded by people she loves . she needs to feel safe right now . courtney : are you sure that we can give her that ? jason : you mean `` we `` as in `` us `` ? [ phone rings ] jason : yeah . how bad ? [ scene_break ] carly : um -- i -- i do n't want drugs . patricia : the medication will help you relax . carly : i am supposed to be getting therapy . patricia : well , this will help . carly : no , it wo n't . where is dr. lewis ? patricia : dr. lewis approved the medication . carly : no , he did n't . dr. lewis does n't even want me in here . are you -- ? patricia : carly -- carly -- carly : you can get away from me . excuse me , let -- let go of me ! patricia : try and calm down ! carly : are you out of your -- let go of me ! dr. lewis ! get somebody . help me ! patricia : you will feel -- carly : this is not -- ow -- supposed to be happening ! patricia : better very -- carly : this is a mistake ! patricia : very soon . carly : do n't -- do n't touch me . patricia : breathe . carly : ow . [ scene_break ] alexis : this is the last place that i expected to see you . zander : is emily here ? alexis : she 's at the police station with nikolas . zander : would you mind telling her i stopped by please ? alexis : think about what you 're doing , zander . you said nikolas put you in the hospital ? zander : he did . he admitted it . alexis : and because of those assault charges , you know his bail was revoked ? zander : it 's not my problem . alexis : and now you 're standing here in his house looking for your ex - wife ? do you have any idea how that makes you look ? zander : why do i care how it makes me look ? alexis : you need to care , zander . you need to step away from this and think about what you 're doing . we all know that emily broke your heart ; we all know that it 's unfair , but you need to get over it and let it go . zander : you going to bill me for this legal advice ? alexis : have i ever billed you for a penny of my legal advice ? zander : it 's pro bono -- is n't that what they call that ? alexis : zander , i 'm talking to you as your friend . this is going to hurt you more than it is ever going to hurt nikolas and emily . look what it did to stefan when he tried to get in the way between the two of them . you still have a chance to get out of this . zander : why would i want to do that ? alexis : because emily thinks that you killed cody mccall . zander : she 's just upset . i do n't even know who the guy is . alexis : and i believe you , but a jury may not . zander : what are you talking about , a jury ? alexis : it 's against the law to frame a man for murder , zander . zander : alexis , how in the world am i going to frame nikolas cassadine ? the cops in this town hate me . alexis : stop it ! zander : i got no power here . alexis : stop it . we all know you 're in a perfect position to get anything that you want . [ scene_break ] nikolas : zander wants revenge against me , ok ? that makes him dangerous . emily : i 'm not afraid of zander , nikolas . i broke his heart . he 's reacting badly , but that does n't mean he 's going to hurt me . nikolas : emily , trashing his own life by working for faith is one thing , but blowing up my freighter , framing me for murder ? come on . you just said he may have even killed cody himself . emily : you 're innocent , nikolas , and once we prove it , zander 's going to back off . nikolas : oh . look , i know that some part of you still believes in him , but i know better , ok ? stay away from him . do n't talk to him . cross the street to avoid him . please ? [ scene_break ] ric : so what do you mean that courtney 's been putting on the brakes ? brian : i 'm a detective , jason 's a criminal . courtney 's smart , ok ? she wo n't risk incriminating him . ric : i brought you into this department , detective , to nail sonny and jason . courtney is the best way to do that . brian : courtney likes me , but she 's just being cautious . ric : then you find a way to reassure her . andy : we just hauled some kids in . we caught them throwing snowballs at cars over on westfield . ric : so ? andy : is n't that sonny corinthos ' boy ? [ scene_break ] jax : what are you trying to do , save us or blow us up ? sonny : i do n't even get a `` thanks `` ? jax : sam , let 's go . sam : yeah , one second . jax : leave it alone , sam . [ sam screams ] [ scene_break ] courtney : is sonny all right ? jason : yeah , he 's stuck on an island called azure key . the pilot -- he ca n't reach him . he 's probably ok because i talked to him . he said he was just going to wait out the hurricane . it 's just taking a lot longer than anyone thought . look , i got to get to shadybrook and get to carly . courtney : look , i could n't stop her , jason . i tried , i swear . jason : i know you did . courtney : ok -- um -- i deal with the kids . you just take care of carly . jason : ok . thank you for -- for helping . i know you wanted out of all of this . courtney : michael and morgan needed me . of course i 'm going to help , but i want to . jason : can you separate family and business ? courtney : look , sometimes i hate what you and sonny do , jason , but that does n't mean that i hate who you are . my family 's all i really have and i -- i ca n't break that connection . [ scene_break ] faith : is everything ready ? man : almost . faith : great . this is just what i need to get jason 's focus off killing me . with any luck , by the time he gets back sonny 's wife will be hopelessly attached to alcazar . sonny will kill alcazar or alcazar will kill sonny -- i do n't care which . they cancel each other out and i will be the last one standing . let me know when you 're done . faith : is she ready ? patricia : mrs. corinthos is in a highly receptive state . faith : perfect . poor baby , are you feeling better ? good . you know what you need , do n't you ? the man who makes you feel whole . you ca n't wait to see him , can you ? he 's on your mind first thing in the morning , and he 's the last thing you think of at night . he gives you the courage to get through the whole day . he makes everything worthwhile . he 's the air you breathe . he moves through all of your dreams . he 's your future , your soul mate , your reason for living . he is your very heart and you are his . you are lorenzo 's heart . [ scene_break ] alexis : i know what you 're doing , zander , which means that other people will know too , eventually . zander : i 'm not doing anything . alexis : you told me that elizabeth is pregnant with your child and then you asked me what your legal options were and then you told me that ric is pressuring you to sign over your legal rights . those are tactical errors , by the way , if you plan on winning this particular game . zander : i 'm sorry , alexis , you just lost me . alexis : you have n't signed over your parental rights yet , have you ? zander : obviously , you 've just taken yourself out of that loop . alexis : holding out for ric to do whatever you want ? must be a very powerful feeling to have the a.d.a . by the throat and you know what ? it 's working because he 's fabricated a really good story against nikolas based on nothing . zander : again , that 's not my problem . alexis : and do n't get me wrong . you know , i think that you should take your time about whether you 're going to sign over your parental rights because it 's a very difficult decision , zander . zander : yes , it is . alexis : what are you holding out for , 30 years or life in prison ? zander : that 's it , alexis . you played the system and you got away with murder . you 've proven that you will do anything to save yourself or to save your daughter . now you 've created this wild story to save your nephew . alexis : do n't ever underestimate the truth , zander , and do n't underestimate ric lansing because he 's meaner than you are . actually , i 'm told that he does n't have a conscience at all . zander : you think i have a deal with ric lansing ? let 's get him on the phone . run that theory past him , see what he thinks . [ scene_break ] dillon : hey , maxie ? maxie : georgie told me you left . dillon : yeah , i 'm back . um -- is she around ? maxie : she 's working . dillon : ok , what floor ? maxie : why do you care ? dillon : uh -- because i 'd like to see her , if that 's ok with you ? maxie : actually , it 's not . dillon : why are you being so hostile ? maxie : you have to ask ? dillon : look , i -- i know that i -- that i hurt her , but if i keep -- maxie : can you do us both a favor here and skip the part about how it really was n't your fault that you had sex with sage and broke my sister 's heart ? dillon : whoa -- wait a minute , wait a minute , stop . since when are you georgie 's big protector ? you just spent the entire summer ridiculing her , making her feel miserable , or just plain ignoring her existence while you were chasing after kyle ratcliffe . maxie : you 're right dillon , i was awful to georgie and i 'm making up for it now . dillon : well , maybe i 'm trying to do the same thing . maxie : you want to know the difference -- is i 'm her sister and i 'm guaranteed a second chance . you 're just some slime that lied and slept around on her . dillon : that 's not what happened . that 's not what happened . maxie : oh , i 'm sorry . i must 've imagined the time that my sister came bawling her eyes out to me after she walked in on you and sage having sex in your bedroom . that could n't have been a whole two hours after you came here and swore up and down your love for georgie , and that you 'd never , ever accept a breakup . i 'm just curious , was that original dialogue or did it come from a movie , because to me , it sounded really sincere . dillon : you know what your problem is , maxie ? maxie : yes -- my sister got her heart stomped on by a spoiled , rich boy . dillon : no -- you got your heart stomped on by a self - centered loser , and his name 's kyle . now , he used you , he hurt you , and now you think that all guys are the same way . maxie : no , dillon . just go . dillon : look , i made a mistake and i know that , all right ? it was wrong and i 'm sorry , but -- but if i really did n't care about georgie , why would i keep coming here trying to apologize to her ? if all i cared about was sex , why would n't i just be with sage ? maxie : are n't you ? dillon : no . maxie : well , you might as well tell sage that . dillon : you hate me , do n't you ? maxie : dillon , my sister believed in love . real , true , romantic , forever love , and she believed that she found it with you . and i watched her . i watched her beg you to stop working for alcazar . i watched her get more and more insecure about sage . i watched her sit , staring at her phone for hours , while you were away on some island with sage . dillon , you broke my sister 's heart long before you cheated on her . dillon : yeah . yeah , i get that now . maxie : so , if my sister just ca n't forgive you and take you back , i say good for her . dillon : what about tom ? maxie : what about him ? dillon : does he love her ? are you sure he 's -- he 's better for her than i am ? maxie : georgie really seems to think so . [ scene_break ] courtney : ric ? ric : yeah ? hey . courtney : i just spoke with miles brawer 's mother . this whole thing is a huge mistake . michael did n't throw any snowballs . he and miles were in the backyard the entire time . so if you have any questions , you can call mrs. brawer . ric : good . courtney : and i 'm taking my nephew home . ric : no , no , no , no . i ca n't let you do that . courtney : why not ? ric : well , legally , i ca n't release michael in anybody 's custody except his parents . courtney : sonny 's out of town and carly 's unavailable . she asked me to take care of her children , ok ? ric : did she sign a paper to that effect ? courtney : i 'm his aunt and i 'm taking him home . ric : well , i 'm his uncle . why should n't i take him home ? courtney : do you want me to call a lawyer ? ric : you can call whoever you want to , courtney , but legally i have to turn him over to social services if his parents ca n't be bothered to come down and pick him up . courtney : ok , you listen to me , you evil freak . i 'm going to walk in that room and i 'm going to speak to my nephew and if you try and stop me , i 'm going to throw you across the room . ric : i have no doubt about that . courtney : hey , kiddo . it 's all right . michael : i did n't do anything . courtney : i know , sweetie , i know . michael : miles and i were in the backyard . his older brother and a bunch of other kids started throwing snowballs . courtney : i know , i know . mrs. brawer explained everything . michael : will i have to go to jail ? courtney : oh , sweetie , did somebody say that you had to go to jail ? michael : no . was it -- i had to ride in a police car , and i did n't talk -- but i did n't talk to anybody , just like daddy said . courtney : that 's -- that 's good , michael . you did just what your daddy would 've wanted . michael : can i go home now ? courtney : well , i 'm working on it . i just need to make a few phone calls , ok ? michael : do n't leave me in here . [ knock on door ] ric : excuse me , courtney , but i have to take michael to social services now . courtney : hey , if you go anywhere near this child , ric , i swear -- brian : it 's a bad idea . with all due respect , he 's not going anywhere . [ scene_break ] carly : courtney . is that you ? faith : shh . close your eyes . no need to focus . lorenzo will be here soon . you 'll feel lorenzo 's breath on your skin , his touch , the fire he lights inside you . a fire no one else can imagine . do n't fight your love for lorenzo . you know your own mind . you know what you need . you belong to lorenzo , body and soul , and he belongs to you . if anything should stand between you and lorenzo , you have to fight it and if anyone tries to keep you away from lorenzo , they are not really your friend . [ scene_break ] jason : excuse me . where 's carly corinthos ? nurse : she has requested no visitors . jason : i need to hear that from her . patricia : mrs. corinthos has been sedated . she ca n't be disturbed . [ scene_break ] nikolai 's voice : `` we both were aware of the danger . we did n't care . we knew constance did n't belong in my world . we did n't care . we knew that our love was dangerous . we did n't care . we were together . nothing else mattered at all . `` [ music plays ] nikolai 's voice : `` nothing could keep us apart . not money , social position , certainly not her parents . she was betrothed to a spanish nobleman . she would have married him -- until the faithful night we met . after that , the world shifted . nothing would ever be as it was before . and we did n't care . `` constance : oh . i never experienced love like this before . i never knew there was such a feeling . nikolai : nor i . constance : to think i might have spent my entire life with another , never knowing -- nikolai : you must n't , must n't think about that right now , my love . constance : my heart is bursting with love . oh blackthorn , i 'd rather go to a convent than marry that man . nikolai : ok , let 's see . i do n't see a convent in your future . constance : thank god ! nikolai : you will be abducted by pirates , however . constance : ah , splendid . nikolai : you will be swept away . you 'll vanish , never to be seen again , long before you take vows from your spanish nobleman . [ constance giggles ] [ music stops ] constance : it 's him ! we 're found out ! nikolai : do n't be afraid . constance : no ! [ music plays ] nobleman : in the name of his highness , the king , i place thee , blackthorn , under arrest . [ scene_break ] [ jax coughs ] sonny : what the hell was that ? [ jax coughs ] jax : where 's sam ? sonny : she 's behind all this ? jax : oh -- yeah , if she 's still alive . [ sam coughs ] [ scene_break ] ric : look , if a -- if a child 's parents wo n't release him from police custody , i have no choice . brian : have you even tried to contact mr. corinthos ? courtney : no , he 's unreachable , and carly 's back in the hospital . ric : look , my hands are tied . i have to turn this case over to social services . it 's the law . courtney : ok , fine . then i 'm going to call justus ward and we 're going to sue you . brian : there 's no need to drag this into court . look , he 's got family here . why do n't we just let him go ? ric : the law is the law . brian : michael 's a kid , not a criminal , ok ? he 's done nothing wrong . he should n't have been brought here in the first place . ric : and you can take that up with police commissioner scorpio . brian : i ca n't believe you 're taking out your frustrations about sonny onto a little child . it 's a gross misuse of department resources and your own power . ric : well , i 'm sorry i 'm not more flexible , detective , and i really , really , for the inconvenience that this must 've cost you -- i 'm so sorry for that . courtney : you call this an inconvenience , ric ? brian : let me try to present this to you in another way . picture these two on the news tomorrow morning , right after courtney and i file charges for child abuse . courtney : yeah and i 'd file a lawsuit like this department has never seen . brian : how will you explain that to scott baldwin and how will he justify your appointment to the voters ? how will -- how will you explain that you ripped a little child away from his family because he was playing in a friend 's backyard ? courtney : maybe we could get the press down here right now and they could tape what happens when you try and take michael away from me . ric : ok , fine . fine . you can take him home . brian : that 's good work . courtney : i 'm just glad that you showed up when you did . brian : it 's no problem at all . [ scene_break ] jason : why did you sedate carly ? patricia : are you a family member ? orderly : that 's jason morgan . jason : i 'm carly 's brother - in - law . patricia : well , then you are n't immediate family . jason : you know , she should n't even be here and she never agreed to be drugged . patricia : mrs. corinthos ' condition is confidential . jason : mrs. corinthos is checking out of this place . patricia : call security . jason : carly , i 'm getting you out of here . carly : i knew you 'd come . in my heart , i knew you 'd never let me down . jason : carly -- carly , what are you doing ? carly : lorenzo , thank god you found me . jason : carly ? carly ? it 's me , jason . do you recognize me ? carly : jason ? jason : yeah , that 's right . carly : oh . where -- where am i ? jason : we 're at shadybrook . carly : wait ? why ? what -- what happened -- ? jason : no , no , no , no , no . it 's ok -- it 's ok . i 'm going to get you -- i 'm going to get you out of here . carly : you will ? jason : yes . do you understand what i 'm saying to you ? ok . ok . just hold on to me , ok ? hold on . hold on . it 's ok . patricia : do n't let him take her out of here ! jason : i 'm taking carly home . do n't try to stop me . patricia : what 's wrong with you ? go after him ! cameron : jason ! for god sakes , do n't do this . [ scene_break ] courtney : you know , if it were n't for you , michael and i would still be at the police station . brian : ah , you could 've managed ric lansing . courtney : well , not as well as you did . michael , i think that you should thank him . michael : thank you for saving me from the bad guy who kidnapped mommy . brian : uh -- you 're welcome . courtney : sweetie , why do n't you run upstairs ? leticia will run you a bath . michael : ok . courtney : ok , i 'll be up in a second . brian : good night , buddy . michael : good night ! brian : `` the bad man who kidnapped mommy `` ? courtney : from my wedding , no less . there are a lot of things about ric lansing that you do n't know yet . i 'll have to fill you in sometime . brian : sounds like an excellent idea . courtney : well , the short version is that ric will do anything to destroy sonny and jason , no matter who he hurts along the way -- even an innocent child . brian : oh , fortunately , michael and morgan have their aunt looking out for them . you 're wonderful with those boys . of course , i 've known that since hayes ' landing . courtney : thanks . listen , i have to put michael to bed , but after that , i could sure use a cup of coffee . how about you ? brian : sounds good . courtney : ok . i wo n't be long . [ key turns in lock ] max : all right . these are instructions from me . corinthos regarding the next shipment . man : got it . max : mr. corinthos has made a big investment in this shipment . nothing can go wrong . [ scene_break ] jax : sam , answer me ! sam : i knew it . jax : sam , are you hurt ? sonny : this place is about to fall in , jax . jax : why do n't you shut up and help . sam : i knew it . sam : ok . sam : oh -- sonny : did n't you used to be better at this , jax ? jax : shut up and help . sonny : rescuing women ? i mean , you know , i thought you could do it in your sleep . why do n't you just grab sam , get her out of here ? jax : because she was reluctant to leave . sonny : well , do n't give her a choice ! pull her by the hair , get her out ! jax : no , that 's not -- that 's right , that 's your answer to everything , is n't it -- violence ? sonny : not -- not really . but when it comes to sam and this stupid treasure , you ca n't argue with her . jax : oh , so you 're an expert on sam all of a sudden , is that right ? sonny : no , i barely know her . but she 's fixated on this -- [ cave rumbles ] [ scene_break ] nikolai 's voice : `` the man was consumed with jealousy and rightly so . he was driven by hatred of me and was not without power , for he had influence in the king 's court . i was thrown into prison and feared i 'd never see my constance again . `` constance : please , i know i 've wronged you . i 'm begging for forgiveness . nobleman : we are long past forgiveness , dear lady . constance : no , i never intended to fall in love with blackthorn . nobleman : as i never intended to fall in love with you . constance : you were my first suitor and a true one . when we were betrothed , i was happy . we could 've had a fine life . nobleman : we will have a fine life . constance : no . my heart has broken free . i ca n't call it back . it loves who it will . i can only follow . nobleman : you will not follow the pirate . constance : please , i know i 've hurt you and i 'm sorry , but please do n't unleash your anger on blackthorn . nobleman : as the cock crows tomorrow , blackthorn will meet the hangman 's noose . constance : no . no , dear god ! do n't kill him ! nobleman : i will not -- if you marry me tonight . [ music plays ] constance : i do n't -- i do n't love you . nobleman : you did once . constance : the man i -- the man i loved would 've never done this . nobleman : then you will learn to love the man who has , forever . ugh ! oh ! [ scene_break ] maxie : georgie , did you not hear that page ? georgie : nope . maxie : i 've been looking everywhere for you . georgie : why ? maxie : dillon came here to see you . georgie : it 's a good thing he did n't find me . i probably would 've burst into tears . maxie : why ? georgie : i saw him kissing sage in the elevator . maxie : that slimy -- that disgusting pig -- georgie , why do you even bother to make him jealous ? he deserves sage . georgie : what is wrong with you ? maxie : dillon came here and gave me this whole heartfelt `` i 'm so sorry , i care about georgie , i 'm trying to make amends `` speech , and i actually started to buy it . georgie : wait a minute , what did you do ? did you admit to him about tom -- that -- that it 's just a made - up thing to make him jealous ? maxie : no , no , of course not . i was a total witch to him and , of course , he turned all psychological on me , telling me that i was taking out what happened between me and kyle on him . georgie : are n't you , kind of ? maxie : are you insane ? you just told me that you saw him kissing sage . georgie : yeah , it 's not completely his fault . maxie : wait , now you 're defending him ? georgie : yeah . sage is all over dillon every chance she gets , and dillon 's mom is constantly pushing them together , and dillon thinks that i 'm with tom , sleeping with him -- tom does n't even exist . so , yeah , i can see dillon kissing sage . maybe he 's trying to make me jealous . maxie : no matter what dillon does , how bad he hurts you , you 're always going to want to believe in him . georgie : i love dillon and i want him back . but i have to trust him , and he needs to prove that he loves me , and he needs to compete with tom . that 's what i need to do . maxie : what ? georgie : make tom even more wonderful , make him do something that will make dillon so jealous , he 'll want to fight for me . [ scene_break ] max : if you have any questions , you call jason , ok ? he took out faith 's latest shipment and she 's going to try to retaliate . jason wants to be ready . [ door opens ] [ door closes ] [ phone rings ] ric : lansing . brian : ric , i have an update . courtney : what is the update about ? [ scene_break ] jason : she should 've never been admitted to this place . cameron : she insisted . jason : no , she 's scared , and she hates it and i 'm getting her out of here . cameron : then you 'll be violating her wishes . jason , she believes she needs to be here . jason : did you prescribe drugs ? cameron : no . jason : then why 'd they give them to her ? cameron : i 'm not sure , but i 'll find out . jason : do you even know what they gave her ? cameron : look jason , she 's been experiencing extreme flashbacks , agitation , confusion . she probably just woke from a nightmare . jason : `` probably `` ? you do n't even know ? carly 's your patient , she 's your responsibility ? how could you let this happen ? [ scene_break ] carly : what took you so long ? lorenzo : i 'm so glad i found you . i 've been searching for you everywhere . carly : i was scared . lorenzo : you do n't belong here . carly : i want to leave . lorenzo : of course you do . we 're in love . they do n't understand that . that 's why they want to keep you here -- to tear us apart . we ca n't let anyone stand between us , carly . come away with me . cameron : they probably sedated her for her own protection . jason : that does n't mean she belongs here . cameron : do n't be so sure . [ mouths words ] carly : just stay close . [ mouths words ] carly : i have been waiting for you just so , so long . [ scene_break ] [ emily gasps ] emily : what are you doing here ? zander : i think you know . emily : uh - uh , you should leave -- zander : i want you , emily . i always have and i always will . emily : please go , zander . zander : nikolas took full advantage of your illness and he moved in on you . emily : no , that is n't what happened . zander : if you had never gotten sick , he never would 've had a chance . emily : do n't think that way , zander . zander : look , i know and i believe in the love that we shared . it was real from the start and it 's real now . emily : zander , get away -- no ! zander : oh ! oh ! emily : no -- let go of me ! zander : you know what i think ? i think you still love me and you 're afraid to admit that . emily : get the hell out of here or i swear to god i 'll call the police ! [ scene_break ] jax : sam , it 's ok , we 're right here ! [ scene_break ] ric : so , did you get into the apartment ? i take it that courtney fell for the whole good - cop / bad - cop thing ? brian : one second . courtney : why are you talking to ric lansing on my brother 's phone ? brian : you want the update ? you go after little michael corinthos again and i 'm calling internal affairs . ric : courtney 's there , is n't she ? brian : you 're damn right , i 'm serious ! look , we all know you 're obsessed with corinthos , but dragging his kid into it ? that 's crossing the line . ric : all right , make it good . courtney 's no fool . brian : damn straight it 's insubordination ! oh , go ahead , fire me . see what happens . oh , by the way -- i know what you did to sonny 's wife . courtney : did you call ric or did ric call you ? brian : i called him . courtney : why ? brian : it was a mistake and i know i probably should n't have called from here , but it hit me . look , he -- he kidnaps carly -- god knows what he did to her -- he goes after little michael -- i mean , come on , lansing 's out of control . courtney : he 's been that way for a long time . brian : i probably should n't even be here . i 'm putting you in an impossible situation . courtney : no , i -- i asked you over to stay for a cup of coffee , to say thanks , that 's all . brian : understood . courtney : and you 've been a huge help tonight . really , i mean , it 's amazing . actually , `` amazing `` is n't really the word i 'm looking for . it 's -- it 's more like `` incredible . `` as in too good to be true . [ scene_break ] carly : how much i love you . i always will . cameron : jason ? i checked with dr. grimes . carly was given a standard sedative . she just had an extreme reaction . jason : either you 're lying or dr. grimes is . i 'm taking carly home . cameron : look , why do n't we let her sleep it off tonight ? if you feel the same way in the morning , we 'll take it from there . jason : look , if she wants to go home tonight , i 'm going to take her home . if she wants to stay overnight , i 'll stay . cameron : i 'm not sure that 's possible . jason : it 's how we 're doing this . carly : i 'm so glad to see you . jason : carly , you do n't need to -- you do n't need to be here . you need to be home . carly : home ? jason : yeah , courtney 's there now , and she 'll stay with you . we 'll take care of the boys , you can rest , clear your mind . that 's all you need -- just more time . lorenzo 's voice : carly , do n't listen to jason , he 's lying . jason : everything will make sense again . look , the doctors -- lorenzo 's voice : he wants to trick you . jason : you know , they want you to stay the night -- lorenzo 's voice : he 'll say anything to keep you away from me . jason : i 'll stay with you . lorenzo 's voice : jason does n't understand we need each other -- jason : no more drugs . lorenzo 's voice : and we love each other beyond all reason . [ knock on door ] lorenzo 's voice : do n't let jason take you away from me . he 'll drag you home to sonny . do n't allow it . come with me , carly . come away with me . jason : what are you doing ? you ca n't give that to her . agh ! [ next_on ] ric : you 're going to get everything you want , but you better let me do my job . jax : we need to find sam . sonny : what makes you think she wants to be found ? courtney : why was this file sitting open in front of you ? cameron : carly -- carly : get away ! you did this ! lorenzo : i want to see jason . where is he ? faith : i 've always wondered what you would be like in bed .	jason goes to the penthouse to find courtney taking care of the kids . courtney tells him carly has committed herself into shadybrook . jason gets mad that courtney let her . courtney explains she tried to stop her , jason and courtney have a good moment . faith overhears cameron committing carly and bribes the doctor to give carly a dose of `` love potion `` and talks to her while she is `` highly receptive `` and makes carly love alcazar and do anything to be with him . jason finds carly at shadybrook and while the doctors are giving her another dose , carly grabs the syringe and stabs jason . brian saves michael from being sent to social services , he takes them back to the penthouse and overhears one of sonny 's men handling business on the phone . he calls ric to give him an update when courtney overhears him on the phone and sees an open business notebook on the desk . sonny finds sam and jax , sam still wanting the treasure ends up getting hit in the back of the head . emily reads the journal again and envisions zander obsessing over her , in real life , zander does go to wyndemere and tells emily he loves her and wants her . she pushes him off and tells him to leave .
epiphany : are you going to use that file or put it back ? elizabeth : i do n't know . do i tell lucky that maxie faked the pregnancy and that what he feels for her over this miscarriage is just a lie , or is that going to make things worse for him ? epiphany : make a decision because the longer you wait , the harder it 's going to be . here 's your chance . [ scene_break ] nikolas : eight hours searching with police and rescue teams , and i got nothing ! emily : nikolas , he must 've been thrown clear when the car fell off the ravine . there 's still a chance that he survived . nikolas : he has to be alive , right ? emily : yeah . nikolas : uh -- you stay here and sleep , okay ? emily : okay . nikolas : i 'm going to go back to -- emily : listen , the -- the police are going to call us if they find anything . nikolas : that 's my baby , emily . emily : i know , nikolas . it 's been a long night . you 're so tired . just -- nikolas : i have to go . emily : okay . okay . nikolas : i love you . emily : i love you , too . and i 'm going to keep praying . nikolas : okay . okay . emily : whew . [ knock on door ] colleen : did you think i made this easy for you ? huh . [ scene_break ] tracy : you 're right on time . sam : i take my job seriously . tracy : i can see that . and i 'm embarrassed to say that i think i misjudged you . my father is clearly delighted with your work and i was wondering if it would be okay if we started over on better terms . sam : oh , wow , that is very gracious . so what 's the catch ? [ scene_break ] carly : hi , i need you to baby - sit . leticia had a family emergency and i have to marry sonny today . lulu : you -- um , okay . what -- uh -- why would n't you want your kids at the wedding ? you 're remarrying their father -- i think they 'd be a little bit interested . carly : i 'm marrying their father to keep him out of prison , okay , and i do n't want the boys to get the wrong idea . this is not a marriage about love . it 's strictly a legal maneuver -- that 's all . lulu : then why do you seem so nervous ? [ scene_break ] diane : we were interrupted yesterday when carly barged in , so perhaps i did n't make myself clear . we have a witness to support self - defense . sonny : yeah , yeah , i got that . diane : well , the point is carly 's testimony ca n't hurt you . there 's no reason to marry her . sonny : diane ? no one else could know that . especially carly and jason . [ scene_break ] lucky : do n't worry . i 'm not here to see you . elizabeth : okay . lucky : well , you made it clear that you ca n't allow yourself to trust me anymore , so i 'm backing off , no pressure . i 'm tired of trying to convince you that i 'll stay clean . elizabeth : then why are you here ? lucky : official business . elizabeth : hey , dave . lucky : hey . dave : hey , lucky . miss spencer . elizabeth : hi . dave : lucky told you about the -- lucky : no . elizabeth : no . dave : no ? elizabeth : no ? dave : turned up a witness that broke the alcazar shooting wide open . elizabeth : wow . well , that 's -- hey , that 's great . congratulations . lucky : yeah , i 'm just doing my job . come on . epiphany : i guess lucky will never know that maxie faked her pregnancy . elizabeth : just not yet . [ scene_break ] skye : is he showing any signs of regaining consciousness ? patrick : he 's responding to painful stimuli . his pupils are even and reactive . he could be waking up any minute . skye : all right , you know what ? i ca n't wait . i want to put the necessary paperwork through . i want to have him transferred to a hospital in switzerland . patrick : if you remove mr. alcazar , it could compromise his recovery , possibly put his life at risk . skye : lorenzo is in more danger if he stays here . [ scene_break ] tracy : you would not be my first choice of an assistant for my father . however , he never listens to me . edward : and with good reason . tracy : daddy , believe it or not , i do try to protect this family and you . edward : tracy , you only protect one person and that 's yourself . tracy : fine . keep the blinders on . excuse me , wo n't you ? [ edward chuckles ] edward : i wish -- i wish i could tell you that -- that tracy 's bark is worse than her bite . oh , but i must admit that woman has one nasty set of fangs . sam : well , do n't worry because i can handle her . edward : well , if she gets to be too much of a problem , just let me know because i have ways of -- of neutralizing her . see , i want to support you and i could not be more pleased with your work , hmm ? sam : thank you . is there any way i could take off , like , two hours early today ? i have a wedding to go to . edward : oh . whose ? sam : sonny and carly . edward : oh , my god . sam : i know . edward : what is this , their 10th ? [ edward chuckles ] edward : oh , and jason , i suppose , will be there . sam : yeah , of course , yeah . i will be going with jason . edward : then by all means , go . maybe this will inspire my -- my wayward grandson to set a wedding date with you , huh ? sam : oh . [ edward laughs ] [ scene_break ] sonny : i was just telling diane that i 'm going to need you today , you know , with carly and -- jason : yeah , carly 's really nervous about the wedding . sonny : yeah , i mean , you know , she was -- she had it all set to marry jax , but , you know , this takes priority . jason : no -- yeah . she said she knows she has to marry you so she ca n't testify . she 's loyal and she wants to protect you . sonny : carly bolted last time we were going to get married . he 's the one that talked her into going through with it . jason : sonny 's not -- sonny : she counts on him . jason : listen , carly 's not going to let you be convicted of murder . sonny : is the ceremony set for today ? diane : i 'll go -- sonny : how 's everything going ? diane : i 'll -- i 'll call and confirm with the judge . jason : okay , look , i -- i just want you to know that carly is making a sacrifice for you . she really does n't want to do this . [ scene_break ] carly : i 'm not nervous , okay ? i 'm not , not in that soon - to - be - bride kind of way . lulu : hmm . could 've fooled me . carly : look , sonny and i have this history . we break up , we get back together . i do n't want michael and morgan thinking that this is what that 's about . lulu : that you 're getting married for real ? carly : yes , and they 're not the only ones , okay ? my mother -- my mother will be all over this . she 's going to make tons of assumptions and she 's going to give me those looks . that 's why i ca n't ask her to watch michael and morgan -- because the three of them will get together and they 'll come up with all kinds of crazy ideas . lulu : okay . well , what -- what about sonny 's bodyguards ? carly : michael has max and milo wrapped around his finger . that 's why i need you to baby - sit . can you please do this ? lulu : yeah -- no , no . i can -- i can baby - sit them , but you said that this is just a legal maneuver to keep sonny out of jail , right ? so it 's only temporary . carly : yes . right . lulu : then what you 're doing is n't that hard to understand . carly : except the person i need to understand -- jax -- i ca n't get in touch with him to explain it . lulu : why do n't you just call him ? carly : because he went to rescue his brother in some godforsaken corner of the world where they do n't even have satellite phones . lulu : okay . well , jax is a -- he 's a reasonable guy . i 'm sure even if you ca n't get in touch with him , he 'll -- carly : we 're engaged to be married , lulu . we 've had to postpone the wedding twice . when he finds out about this , he may not stick around long enough for me to explain it . lulu : all right , okay . no offense , but if -- if -- ugh . if jax does n't give you a chance to explain your side of the story , then he does n't love you very much . carly : you do n't understand ! sonny is a very strong man , okay ? he thinks i belong with him . he 's been trying to break me and jax up for months . lulu : well , then if jax was really worried , he could just call . carly : no . jax is n't the problem , lulu -- it 's sonny , okay ? we have spent years in this push - pull , love - hate , wild , tumultuous , intense relationship . we have saved each other . we have practically died for each other and -- lulu : and he still gets to you . [ scene_break ] colleen : helena tampered with my car . that 's why i lost control and went into the ravine . emily : does helena have spencer now ? colleen : yeah . she found us in denver before you did . she took spencer and set me up to crash . i 'm sure you wish i 'd died . emily : no , no , you 're wrong . colleen , helena wanted to kill you but you did n't let her and i really admire that -- colleen : oh . emily : about you . you care for spencer as much as nikolas and i do . what do you think that helena 's planning to do with him ? colleen : she does n't care about spencer at all . she just wants him because he 's the heir . it 's all about controlling the cassadine money for her . emily : so we 've got to stop her , colleen . colleen : `` we `` ? huh . emily : yeah . colleen : nikolas hates me , and that 's partially your fault . emily : no , no , no . nikolas understands why you took spencer . colleen : i wanted him to have a good life . emily : you acted out of love . colleen : i do love spencer like a son . [ emily groans ] colleen : you lying bitch ! [ scene_break ] skye : lorenzo is surrounded by enemies , and i 'm not just talking about sonny corinthos . there are other people that we do n't know about , and i ca n't leave him in port charles . and i ca n't stay here because it 's not safe for the baby . patrick : the surgery i performed was successful . if alcazar 's condition had n't have been compromised by whatever brought on the cardiac arrest by now , he would -- skye : that is the whole point . the reason he 's unconscious is because somebody injected a lethal drug into his i.v . patrick : and it did n't work . he 's stabilizing . as his doctor , i 'm telling you it 's better for him to wait here and wake up . skye : what , so the same person can come and finish the job ? patrick : in a fully staffed hospital , that 's not likely to happen . skye : look , i 'm not interested in playing with the odds , okay ? i am interested in keeping lorenzo alive . patrick : so am i , which is why i 'm telling you it 's better for him to stay here . robin : why do n't we do some tests , get some scans , and see if alcazar is actually stable enough to be transported ? [ scene_break ] carly : yes , i 've always had a hard time resisting sonny . i mean , the first time we got married , it was for the same reason -- he was in legal trouble and i was a potential witness . lulu : and then -- then that 's when you guys fell in love ? carly : no -- a little more complicated than that . i knew i loved sonny , but i did n't know that he loved me , and then he got shot and almost died and he told someone to tell me that he loved me . i mean , sonny and i are never simple and we are always complicated . he would do something to drive me crazy and vice versa , things would get ugly , but we always loved each other . lulu : okay , wait a second . carly : oh . lulu : if you guys have this magnetic attraction and he still gets to you after all these years , then why do n't you just admit that you guys belong together ? carly : because i ca n't live with sonny -- we bring out the worst in each other . lulu : really ? not -- that 's not what i 've seen , because i think you guys actually work really well together . carly : sonny has these codes that he lives by , okay -- these rules , and i do n't do so well with rules . lulu : yeah . i can relate to that . carly : no , it 's true . i would walk outside of the rules and sonny would get mad . we 'd go at each other and the marriage would be over . lulu : that sounds a little extreme . carly : yeah . well , to sonny , it 's not . one time , i hid the truth from him -- i lied . and it was for a good reason , but sonny said it was betrayal and the marriage was over . lulu : okay . like sonny has never lied ? he 's a gangster -- is n't lying part of the job description ? carly : i know , but sonny does n't look at it like that . he does n't understand that . he said he could n't forgive me and he filed for divorce and after divorce number three , it gets really hard on the kids . lulu : okay . all right , then -- then here 's a simple solution -- do n't marry sonny . carly : i have to marry sonny because he 's going to go to prison if i do n't marry him . lulu : carly , if you know sonny is bad for you , then do n't do this to yourself . just let sonny solve his own legal problems . carly : i have checked out every angle , lulu , okay ? i 've even gone to alexis . i have to marry sonny and i can . lulu : and you -- you , okay . you can without falling into your old patterns ? carly : i 'm just going to tell myself this is a marriage of convenience , okay , that i am helping out the father of my children . that is going to be my new mantra . lulu : carly , are you sure you can pull this off ? carly : i love jax . i 'm going to marry jax as soon as all this is over . [ scene_break ] jason : carly 's afraid of losing jax . okay ? and i think even more afraid of falling for you all over again . i mean , she has worked hard to -- to get on with her life and stand on her own two feet , sonny . sonny : and now she 's with jax . you know deep down inside , she does n't love him , and you know what ? honestly -- if -- if she still wants jax after this is over , no one 's stopping her . jason : okay , my point is i pressured carly to marry you . i convinced her that this is the right thing to do and she trusts me . i 'm just saying do n't take advantage of her . sonny : it 'll -- it 'll be good for carly and it 'll be good for my kids . it 's all going to work out . [ scene_break ] colleen : you should 've broken your neck when you flipped on those stairs . emily : it was you . colleen : of course . and nikolas kept me on because he was hoping i 'd finish the job ! emily : nikolas never looked at you as anything other than spencer 's nanny . colleen : liar ! emily : oh ! ah ! colleen : ah ! emily : you 're never going to do that to nikolas or anyone else ever again . nikolas : emily , do n't . [ scene_break ] james : what happened to lorenzo ? skye : he 's having some tests . do n't you even think about threatening me . i have taken added precautions since you ransacked our house last night . james : i do n't ransack . it must 've been our competition . they 're after the shipment . skye : assuming there even is competition . james : they ca n't get their hands on the shipment . i have to intercept it and move it to a safe location , and you need to tell me when it 's arriving . skye : i 'm not prepared to take your word for anything . james : hmm . you 're in a dangerous business . figure out who your friends are or you could end up as collateral damage . [ scene_break ] carly : hi , come in . sonny : how come you 're not dressed ? carly : i 'm not changing , sonny . it 's a civil service and i 'm glad you 're here early because we have to talk to the boys and make sure they understand what 's going on . sonny : yeah , yeah . everything 's going to be fine . carly : sonny , we need to make sure they know that yes , we 're getting married but we 're not getting back together , okay ? sonny : well , that 's a pretty fine distinction to make for a kid . carly : well , morgan might not understand , but michael will -- unless someone misleads him . sonny : come on , carly . what are you talking about ? carly : i do n't want the boys to be hurt in this , okay ? sonny : you 're just over - thinking things . you know , you 're making problems where they do n't exist . carly : right . boys ? can you guys get down here , michael and morgan ? hey . morgan : wait for me ! carly : hurry up . michael : you can run , morgan . carly : come on . you 're going -- let 's go , let 's go , come on . morgan : do we have to ? carly : yes , on the couch . your father and i need to tell you something . okay . well , um -- your father 's having legal problems . michael : did you do something wrong ? sonny : i did n't do -- i did n't do anything . carly : no , he did n't , but some people are trying to say that he did and they 're trying to get me to say that he did . michael : you would n't , right ? carly : no , i would n't , but if they get me to talk , they 're going to twist my words and they 're going to make your father look bad , so we 're trying to come up with a way so i do n't have to testify . michael : what are you going to do ? sonny : buddy ? all the troubles , they 're going to go away because your mother is going to marry me . michael : does jax know ? [ scene_break ] sam : i like it . it looks nice . it 's low - key , yet romantic . i know , it -- it 's just a legality , right ? it seems like it 's a little done up for something that 's not supposed to be so special . jason : yeah . uh -- i 'm not -- i 'm not sure sonny 's real clear on that . sam : okay , hold on , let me guess -- sonny knows that carly 's doing this just to bail him out , but he 's expecting something a little bit more , no ? jason : i just think he regrets divorcing carly . sam : gosh , why does n't he just say so ? sonny turned his back on carly before . maybe if she knows that he will fight for her , she would change her mind . [ scene_break ] tracy : all of this is very interesting , but i asked you to get me something incriminating on sam mccall and you 've given me no proof that it 's her . man : take a look . tracy : well , well . i doubt that she 's told anybody about this . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : i hate that maxie lied to lucky , i hate that she 's taken advantage of his sweet heart and that she 's manipulated his grief over a child that never even existed . epiphany : so then tell lucky that maxie 's playing him . elizabeth : but that 's going to make him feel so stupid . epiphany : look , he is not the only one that 's believed all of maxie 's lies . elizabeth : yeah , but he 's not going to be able to see that right now . god , he 's put so much pressure on himself . when he finds out , he 's going to be humiliated and you know what ? that could push him right back over the edge to taking drugs again . epiphany : you are making this too complicated , honey . elizabeth : but there 's a lot at stake . i do n't want him to get hurt any worse . epiphany : hmm . if the situation was reversed , would n't you want lucky to tell you ? [ scene_break ] maxie : lucky . hey . do you think maybe later , you 'll want to go with me and the puppy for a walk ? lucky : yeah , i 'd like that . ahem . elizabeth : lucky , i need to talk to you . elizabeth : hey , epiphany , dr. drake ordered an i.v . for mrs. milhouse ? epiphany : yeah , he wants her back on an antibiotic drip . elizabeth : oh , because of the elevated bi - count ? epiphany : well , it seems mrs. milhouse had complications after her last surgery . so dr. drake is just taking precautions this time around . elizabeth : oh . okay . you know it 's illegal to tamper with medical records . maxie : yeah , so you should n't mess with mine . elizabeth : i did n't change a thing . it 's all right here in black and white . you know that blood test you took to prove you were pregnant ? it was n't even yours . and you did n't follow up on your exams or your prenatal care -- because there was no baby to check . it was all a lie . maxie : yeah . you 're right -- i faked my pregnancy . and you should be really happy that i did . [ scene_break ] michael : yeah ! lulu : okay -- how about i order a pizza , and we watch a d.v.d . or something ? michael : uh -- that 's fine . morgan : yeah . michael : mom was acting kind of strange . do n't you think ? lulu : strange like how ? michael : well , she was mad at my dad . lulu : well , i think -- i think your mom has mixed feelings about remarrying your dad . um -- i just went through something very similar with my parents , and it 's really bizarre when you realize that they 're not perfect examples of love and commitment . parents -- they get nervous , and they make mistakes , and they love someone , but they get scared that it 's not enough , for whatever reason . and i think your parents are just under a lot of pressure . and they want to make sure that this is okay , especially for you two . michael : what if my mom backs out ? my dad could go to jail . lulu : well , parents are supposed to guide us , but sometimes they need their kids ' help to get things right . [ scene_break ] sam : so sonny and carly 's wedding was moved to the courthouse . edward : why ? sam : why ? she 's having mixed feelings about the whole thing . she does n't want any personal touches , no flowers , no friends . no nothing . edward : so you are n't even going back anymore ? sam : no , i was uninvited . edward : oh . i swear , you could learn a lot about what not to do from carly . you know , when michael was born , we all thought that he was jason 's son . but when it turned out that a.j . was the father , either way , he was a quartermaine heir . and we would have given him and his mother the world . carly threw it all away for sonny . sam : well , sonny was the man she loved . edward : oh . when i think of what sonny and carly have put each other through over these years -- i swear -- the infidelities , the breakups , the numerous gunshot wounds -- i tell you , the quartermaines may have our share of dysfunction , but the corinthos clan puts us to shame . sonny and carly have been a serial disaster for themselves and their children for years . and now they want to do it all again ? i tell you , i do not know what goes through that girl 's head . sam : me , neither . but i do wish them all the best . edward : that 's a very mature attitude . you know , you -- you 're a very smart , levelheaded young lady . sam : well , thank you . edward : and -- and jason was very wise to fall in love with you . and someday when -- when you do have jason 's baby , you and the child will have everything that carly threw away . hmm ? [ scene_break ] [ jason sighs ] diane : you know , the judge is n't going to wait all day . jason : sonny and carly will be here soon . diane : why a sudden change of venue ? i 'm beginning to wonder if sonny and carly are going to go through with this at all . jason : well , sonny has to marry carly . it 's the only way to stop carly from testifying . diane : you know it is conceivable that i could coach carly so that her testimony is n't as damning to sonny . jason : you know , i 'm sure you could . but that 's a risk , because ric is a good attorney , and carly talks before she thinks sometimes . and there 's a possibility that ric would trip her up on the stand . diane : yes , well , that 's why sonny feels that this is his only option . once he and carly are married , she 'll have spousal privilege . she ca n't be forced to testify . carly : all right , let 's get this over with . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you lied to lucky about being pregnant , and you used it to stay tied to him while he was in rehab , struggling to recover from a drug addiction to pills that you helped him get hooked on . maxie : i love lucky , and i want to be with him . elizabeth : oh -- what , by shoving a fake pregnancy in his face ? and to make things worse , you staged a miscarriage ? you played off of his grief , working him when he was at his most vulnerable . maxie : lucky was happy when he was with me . elizabeth : oh -- maxie : i know you want to believe it was the drugs . elizabeth : he did n't want you , maxie . he did everything he could to get rid of you . but you kept pulling him back in by -- by playing off of his concern for this nonexistent child . maxie : speak for yourself , elizabeth . you used the baby you 're carrying to jerk lucky around every chance that you get , because you 're a cold , judgmental shrew . and yeah , lucky was too good of a guy to walk away from you , so i helped him do that . and now he 's free , and we 're finally connecting . elizabeth : over a lie . maxie : you do n't even want him ! you throw his mistakes in his face every chance that you get , because you think he 's a loser . well , guess what -- i believe in lucky , and i know he 's a great guy . i know he 's trustworthy and loving . why ca n't you just see we 'd all be happier if i was with him ? even you . lucky : back off . [ scene_break ] nikolas : it 's a pattern with her . she did it with lucky , she did it with my mother . she was kidnapped all those years ago . if colleen had n't survived that crash and come looking for revenge , i -- i might have gone on believing that he was dead . emily : but you -- you never believed it . you refused to give up hope . nikolas : helena 's going to need support , people in her pocket to pull this off . my guess -- she 's going to greece . [ scene_break ] helena : oh , you are such a magnificent boy . and you deserve an equally magnificent name . now , what about stavros -- my son ? he 's your grandfather . or mikkos , my beloved husband , hmm ? no ? well , perhaps those names are ill- favored , given how they died . [ helena gasps ] helena : what about nikolas ? yes . he 's your father . oh , he is such a splendid young man . he has courage and dignity and bearing . i always hoped he was going to be -- well , a prince of our family . take on the family heritage . but no . his strength was sucked from him by his uncle stefan . huh . the weak - willed stefan . [ spencer coos ] helena : yes . but then there was the insipid emily , too . but you know what ? this time things are going to be very different . yes . from now on , you -- [ spencer babbles ] helena : yes . well , you know . you are nikolas ii , and i am personally going to do everything i can to make sure that you are a cassadine -- oh , no , you 're going to be worthy of the name . a cassadine worthy of the name . yes . yes , you are . [ scene_break ] patrick : the tests indicate your husband is stable enough to be moved . skye : well , good . start the paperwork . patrick : i still advise that it 's better that you keep him here . skye : we 'll let you know when the paperwork is ready . robin : once you give someone your opinion , it 's best to stand back and let them make their own decision . patrick : this coming from a woman who 's constantly intervening ? robin : i already admitted it . i should have never told people what they could and could n't do . [ scene_break ] skye : lorenzo , please wake up . i do n't want to risk injuring you even more . but i need you here , because i am bluffing in a game where i do n't know the rules , and i need you to tell me who 's a friend and who 's an enemy . you know , the last thing you said to me was that i need to protect myself and lila rae , so if that 's what i have to do -- lorenzo ? can you hear me ? lorenzo : skye -- skye : oh -- lorenzo : skye ? skye : lorenzo -- lorenzo : skye -- skye : oh , my god . lorenzo : hey . skye : hi . hi . lorenzo : hey . [ scene_break ] sam : okay -- edward : there you are . sam : i will get this right over to e.l.q . , make sure they follow your instructions . edward : i really like your efficiency . sam : thank you . [ edward chuckles ] tracy : before you go to the office , we have a little something we need to discuss , ms. monroe . sam : what did you just say ? tracy : that is your other name , is n't it ? angela monroe ? [ scene_break ] sonny : thank you , judge ramos , for doing this . i apologize for the last - minute change of location . it was just one of those things that come up . judge : are these your witnesses ? sonny : yeah , that 's diane miller , my attorney , as you know , and then this is my best friend , jason morgan . judge : well , let 's get going , then , shall we ? sonny : okay . judge : mr. and mrs. corinthos -- sonny : yeah ? judge : please , stand in front of me . sonny : all right . hey , welcome . you want -- go ahead , you get over here . carly : one second . sonny : what ? carly : come here . we 're clear ? sonny : what ? carly : this is a marriage of convenience , right ? sonny : yeah , i got that . carly : we will not -- we will not consumate this marriage . we will not get our boys ' hopes up ; we will not freak out my mother because we 're back together . we 're not really together . this is just a legal transaction , right ? sonny : yeah , absolutely . carly : all right . we 're ready . judge : ahem . `` we are gathered here to join this man and this woman in matrimony , which is an honorable estate -- `` carly : can we , uh , just make it quick -- condensed version ? judge : ahem . `` michael corinthos jr. , do you take this woman , caroline leigh corinthos , to be your wife ? will you love her , comfort her , honor and keep her in sickness and in health , forsaking all others , so long as you both shall live ? `` sonny : i will . judge : `` caroline leigh corinthos , do you take this man to be your husband ? will you love -- `` mike : oh -- do n't let us interrupt things . bobbie : sorry . mike : no , go ahead , go ahead . carly : they 're not supposed to be here . sonny : i did not invite them . judge : is there a problem ? carly : yes , there 's a problem ! sonny : no , no , just go ahead . continue , please . judge : ahem . `` caroline leigh corinthos , do you take this man to be your husband ? will you love him , comfort him ? honor and keep him in sickness and in health , forsaking all others -- `` carly : i ca n't do this . [ next_on ] lucky : what did you say to her ? elizabeth : what ? maxie : she thinks i faked my pregnancy and my miscarriage . sonny : carly , carly , come on , please . take my word on this -- carly and i are going to get married today , i promise . tracy : what would jason think if he saw that ?	sonny warns his lawyer not to tell jason or carly that he does not need to marry carly any longer , thanks to the new witness ' testimony . carly asks lulu to babysit for her during the wedding and then proceeds to vent to her about her emotional turmoil . edward continues to encourage sam and defend her to tracy . sonny promises jason that he will let carly alone if she still loves jax after this situation is past . colleen shows up at nik and emily 's room and tells emily that helena has spencer . when emily tries to get her to help them find helena , she realizes that emily 's friendliness is faked . skye wants to move lorenzo , against medical advice . tracy 's p.i . seems to have found something on sam , an alias of angela monroe . epiphany encourages liz to tell lucky about maxie 's lies . lorenzo wakes up . helena ponders what to name spencer . after considering stavros and mikos , she seems settled on nikolas .
nadine : okay , great . perfect ! thank you so much . nikolas : nurse crowell , good to see you . nadine : hi , right back at you . nikolas : has the -- has the board meeting started yet ? i 'm late , but i 'd like to make an appearance , if i could . nadine : oh , it must be your lucky night . they have n't even started yet . nikolas : oh . so what 's got you so chipper ? nadine : i just got ticket to a sold - out chieftains game for this weekend . nikolas : local basketball , right ? nadine : uh - uh , hockey . i take it you 've never been to one of their games ? nikolas : no , no . no , i have n't . actually , i 've never gone to a hockey game , period . nadine : oh , man , you 're missing out . i love hockey , especially when the players start throwing punches and knocking each other against the boards . oh , my gosh , it 's great . and one time , i even caught a puck . it was -- um -- i will see you later . nikolas : okay . emily : see ? hockey games . huh . just one more thing you have n't gotten to do yet . that 's why you ca n't give up hope that patrick 's going to help you . [ scene_break ] patrick : hey . i was looking for you . leyla : here i am . patrick : you have a minute ? leyla : yes , doctor . patrick : patients carter and steinberg both need alterations to the medication . steinberg 's not responding to the heparin , and carter needs to up his -- something on your mind , nurse ? leyla : this is really easy for you , is n't it ? patrick : what , being a doctor ? leyla : huh -- i suppose that 's part of it . patrick : what is `` part of it , `` leyla ? leyla : being a man , a player . i suppose that 's what it takes to be a good surgeon ? slice , mess with someone 's head , and move on . do n't let emotions get in the way , eh ? [ scene_break ] kate : i ca n't believe you 're here . sonny : well , i ca n't believe you tore up a ticket to go to paris and was on your way back to -- kate : home ? sonny : uh - uh . kate : you were going to say `` home . `` sonny : no . kate : what ? i 've lived in manhattan so long , it is my home . sonny : yeah ? kate : do you hear that ? sonny : hmm ? kate : that , the sounds of new york . i know them so well ; i know them like the back of my hand . the brakes of the taxicabs -- [ siren ] kate : the clicking of the $ 500 pair of heels , the stressed - out phone conversations , the shopping bags . you know , new yorkers -- we have this term for people who live outside the city . it 's called `` bridge and tunnel . `` you may have heard it . it 's supposed to be an insult . it 's hard to believe that i actually grew up on the other side of that bridge listening to the belt parkway . sonny : well , it 's just a place that we both knew . i mean , it 's not -- kate : you know , my mother -- she -- she used to say that home is not a place that you live , it 's the place that lives inside of you . and i guess if that 's true , you 're my home . sonny : well , that means that it 's a good thing that i 'm here , right ? kate : no , sonny , it 's not . you have to go . [ scene_break ] [ phone rings ] [ scene_break ] joe : everybody on that side of the room now ! now ! you two , let 's go . elizabeth : no , you do n't understand . there was a fire in my house . i had to go in and get my baby . we need to see a doctor right now ! joe : yeah , well , you got your child . my wife collapsed . we could lose ours . leo : all right , look , mr. smith , all right , look , we are able to help you both . that 's not a problem . joe : look , my wife needs treatment , go someplace else . elizabeth : no , i wo n't ! we need a doctor ! epiphany : elizabeth , give me the baby . joe : you know what ? everybody , stop ! just stop right now ! now , you go , or we 're all going to blow up . now ! sam : no ! [ scene_break ] sonny : what -- what do you mean , i got to go ? i dropped everything to come here for you , and then you were about to drop everything -- kate : okay , there is a restraining order against you . you are not supposed to be in manhattan . sonny : yeah , i know -- the little worm who badmouthed me at the party . i had to introduce his head to a wall -- who cares about him ? kate : if anyone finds out that you are here , you will be arrested . sonny : i take risks all the time . you 're worth it . kate : well , it 's not worth it to me if i have to see you in jail again . sonny : come here . come here . we 're safe here , you know why ? because nobody knows what happens behind closed doors , or who 's behind them . you know ? kate : hmm . sonny : see what i 'm saying ? kate : mm - hmm . julius : knock - knock , gorgeous , it 's party time ! but this was obviously private . [ scene_break ] robin : i was n't eavesdropping . i just wanted to tell you that i ordered another autopsy on mrs. quinn . patrick : patient we lost on new year 's eve . why ? robin : that 's just it -- we should n't have lost her . patrick : you picked me to be the surgeon . now you 're saying it 's my fault she died ? robin : okay , you know what ? please , do n't take your bad mood out on me . patrick : sorry . got raked over the coals once and i was expecting it to happen again . robin : mrs. quinn was under my care for months , and i am having a problem with the fact that she 's dead . patrick : it was n't your fault . she got hit by a drunk driver . we did everything we could and she bled out . robin : it should n't have happened . patrick : she was anemic , robin . robin : i know . i had her on a new prescription drug that seemed to be working fine . but when we did surgery on her , her platelet count was so low , it was like she was n't taking it at all . patrick : maybe she stopped taking it . robin : that 's not like her . patrick : we lose people in here . sometimes it does n't make sense . robin : anyway , there 's another reason for her death , and i will figure it out . and by the way , i know it 's none of my business , but i do n't think you understand how hard leyla fell for you . you may be this brilliant surgeon , but when it comes to women , you are dumb as a box of rocks . [ scene_break ] nikolas : spencer 's supposed to be tested to see if he has the genetic marker for the tumor . the doctors say it usually does n't show -- show up before the age of 5 , unless -- unless it 's passed directly from the parent . i should have brought him in by now . emily : but you 're afraid to . nikolas : well , what i 'm afraid of is losing him , like i lost you . and maybe -- maybe my father passed it along to me . maybe that 's why he was so crazy all the time . i do n't know how i could live with myself knowing that i gave something to my son that could possibly kill him . leyla : mr. cassadine ? nikolas : yeah ? leyla : hi . um -- ms. sneed sent me to tell you that the board meeting 's been postponed . apparently , half the board is n't here yet , so -- nikolas : what -- what -- leyla : we 're going to page dr. ford and -- nikolas : what the hell is wrong with this place ? what , you people ca n't be bothered to meet and discuss the future of this hospital ? emily : nikolas , stop . nikolas : no , no , i 'm not going to -- why -- why should i keep pouring money into this place if nobody knows how to use it ? robin : nikolas , calm down . nikolas : what ? what ? no , why should i make adjustments for everybody else around here ? emily : because you 're sick . patrick : because you 're sick . nikolas : who the hell are you ? are n't you supposed to be a -- a doctor or something ? what -- what exactly have you been doing except canceling all my appointments and nailing every nurse you can get your hands on ? robin : nikolas -- all right , we 're going to find someplace for you to lie down . nikolas : no , no , i do n't want to lie down ! patrick : robin [ scene_break ] sam : joe , listen to me . elizabeth is a nurse here in this hospital . she 's family here . let her stay and get help for her baby . joe : why ? why should i care about her ? angie 's my family . [ jake cries ] joe : and she 's still laying on the floor . nobody 's working fast enough to help her . what is this girl , a friend of yours or something ? sam : no -- not exactly , no , but i do know her , and i know that she would not bring her child here unless it were something serious . there are enough doctors to go around . elizabeth : okay . epiphany : come on , give me -- give me the baby . joe : hey , i did n't say you could move . angie : joe , do n't . sam : come on , turning her away is no different than the way you were turned away -- maybe even worse because you actually know what she 's going through . she 's asking for your help , joe . give it to her . joe : okay , fine , fine ! but nobody else gets in here . and would somebody get my wife up off the floor , please ? epiphany : okay . i need o2 sats and vitals . get me a carbon monoxide level , blood gasses , and a b.m.t . , regina . come on . elizabeth : thank you . oh . leo : oh . are you okay ? elizabeth : no , i cut myself . [ scene_break ] mayor floyd : well , obviously , the d.a . is n't picking up . that 's why i 'm calling you . scott : where are you calling from ? mayor floyd : general hospital . scott : uh -- yeah -- um -- that was quite a spill you took at the opening of the skateboard park there , mayor floyd . mayor floyd : just listen , baldwin . we have a situation here , and i need you to handle it , and handle it quietly . you do a good job , we 'll see about moving you up that ladder . [ scene_break ] sam : kelly will take good care of her . she 's a good doctor . you do n't have to do this anymore , joe . joe : yes , i do . look , we do n't go anywhere until i find out what 's wrong with angie and the baby , and that they 're going to be fine . so everybody get nice and calm , because i 'm not . jason : where 's elizabeth ? joe : whoa , whoa -- who are you ? jason : okay , easy , i just -- i just came here to see a patient . there was a fire . sam : elizabeth is here with jake . jason : i need to see them . joe : yeah , why should i let you go anywhere ? who the hell are you ? are you the father or something ? [ scene_break ] alexis : we could always send them back with a thank - you note . diane : i was thinking more of a ritual burning . alexis : nobody said that we could n't keep them . diane : you really want to relive that night ? alexis : i kind of see them as a badge of honor . diane : given that neither of us made it to the `` litigator of the year award `` ceremony -- alexis : and that we lost to a blood - sucking beverly hills attorney , of all people . diane : in a cheap knockoff . alexis : was n't even this year 's . hi there . come on in . ric : this scares me on some level . diane : i 'll tell you what 's scary . what 's scary is now both of us having to face kate howard and explain how we ruined not one but both of the dresses she loaned us . alexis : we 'll do it together . there 's power in numbers . diane : do you want to do it before or after the insurance hearing on the damage and subsequent theft of the rental car ? [ alexis laughs ] alexis : yeah , well , do n't forget about the fact that we 're going to be sued by the airlines and that awful flight attendant . diane : bitch with wings . alexis : you got it . ric : did you two bond or something after biker bar night ? diane : we found a form of kinship , yes . i think it really kicked in on the bus ride home . alexis : that was nice , was n't it ? diane : it was cold , but nice . alexis : not that we 're still not going to go head to head in court . diane : absolutely . where 's the fun without the friction ? alexis : exactly . but you 'll still be our favorite ass to kick . diane : okay . i know a terrific dry cleaner who i think can even get this stain of -- god only knows what this stain is -- out of the camo . alexis : good luck . diane : and we will go from there . alexis : all righty . so you 'll call me , then , huh ? diane : you call me . alexis : oh ! diane : i 'll call you . [ alexis laughs ] alexis : okay . so i made a friend . why the long face ? ric : well , it 's nothing . alexis : yes , it is . you have been subdued and enigmatic since i got back . what 's going on ? ric : no , i just -- i want to -- i want to -- i want to say goodbye to kristina and molly . alexis : where are you going ? [ scene_break ] kate : you remember julius . sonny : how could i forget ? kate : and you remember sonny . julius : of course , the boyfriend . dramatically escorted out in handcuffs like we were in some old prohibition film . i love that . who knew we 'd be seeing him again so soon ? well , at least he has good taste . kate : sonny surprised me . we were just talking . you know , i 'll come to the party late . sonny : if -- if at all . kate : you go on without me . julius : warren 's going to announce your official return to `` couture . `` kate : i do n't need to be there for that . [ julius sighs ] julius : all right , i can go stag . enjoy your evening . make it worth her while , dimples . she 's going to miss a hell of a lot of adoration . sonny : yeah , i 'll make up for it . julius : no doubt . kate : julius julius : yeah ? kate : no one can know that sonny is here . julius : oh , yes . we all heard about the restraining order . kate : promise me . julius : lips are sealed . anyways , i love you . anything for you . sonny : you said it was a party . you did n't mention anything about them celebrating `` couture `` for you . kate : hmm , party , paris -- what difference does it make ? you 're home , right ? oh , but i am serious about you leaving . sonny : well , i 'm serious about staying , because i got some -- i got big plans for tonight . [ scene_break ] nikolas : what happened ? patrick : get away from her . leyla : he had another blackout . patrick : leyla and nadine , get me a gurney . we need to get robin to an exam room . robin : i 'm fine . do n't be ridiculous . patrick : no , you 're not . we need to get you checked out . you need to do the same . nikolas : i 'm sorry . patrick : hey . nikolas : i 'm sorry . leyla : i know . nikolas : did you see this ? leyla : there really was n't much to see . i mean , you seemed agitated , you were rubbing your head , and when i first walked in , you seemed to be talking to someone , but there was nobody here . [ scene_break ] jason : the woman is a close friend . joe : well , then you 're close enough where you 're standing . jason : well , what 's the harm in me going to see her ? joe : i do n't know . maybe i 'm a little nervous because you got a gun under your jacket . well , i 'm packing more power here . but just to be safe , why do n't we take it out and put it on the floor , huh ? oh , come on , just do it ! jason : nice and easy . joe : you a cop ? jason : what are you doing ? who are you ? joe : i asked you first . monica : i 'll tell you who he is . edward : monica -- joe : i was n't talking to you . monica : he 's a hit man for the city 's most notorious gangster , and he brings violence down on everybody he touches , so i 'd be very careful if i were you . it 's not safe . you can ask my daughter . oh , well , you ca n't do that because she 's dead because of the company he keeps . and the worst part of it all is that he happens to be my son . [ scene_break ] emily : i tried to stop you . nikolas : i know . after you died , the blackouts stopped . seeing you seemed to calm me down . but not this time . it 's getting worse . [ scene_break ] patrick : hey , will you please stop being so stubborn and let me examine you ? robin : will you please stop being so overprotective ? we are not a couple anymore . [ robin sighs ] robin : i need you to just back off , okay ? [ scene_break ] ric : i , um -- i need to get away . alexis : what have you done to sonny ? ric : ha . that 's funny . that should be your first reaction . i guess it would be my reaction , too . it 's been my life here . pretty much everywhere . well , some kids were born with a birthmark , i was born into hatred by my father . alexis : because of sonny . ric : yeah . i was punished for sonny my entire life . hell , i could n't do anything but hate him . everything that i did was -- was about that hatred , and now , i finally realize that it 's punishing me . so i need something new , i just do n't know what . alexis : so if you want to run off with skye for a couple of weeks , then you should -- ric : no , skye 's gone . skye left town . alexis : why ? ric : i do n't know . i think she was done . she just needed one more -- one more push to send her packing , and i guess that was me . alexis : i see . ric : you know , we had started to -- started to find things that we had in common . you know , dangerous things . self - destructive things . you know , things that i guess would cause me to act in a way that i 'd have to be running from sonny . only problem is , you ca n't run from something like this . i 'm kind of tired of running , you know ? i just need to kind of wander off and -- and think about -- maybe even deal with this obsession for my brother before it destroys me completely . [ scene_break ] kate : should i even ask what -- well , how port charles is ? sonny : no , no , it 's -- the phone call has nothing to do with port charles . i told you , i have plans for tonight , so -- kate : mm - hmm . sonny : you know . kate : yeah . presumptuous of you . sonny : no , optimistic . i know what i want . i know what stands in the way . i 'm not presuming anything . kate : hmm . sonny : i love you , and i 'm willing to make adjustments to prove that to you . kate : you do n't have to prove anything to me . i know how you feel . sonny : how do you feel ? [ knock on door ] officer : open up , police ! [ knock ] [ scene_break ] edward : monica , jason mourns his sister , too . monica : good , he should . but he does n't mourn like i do , not like a parent . kelly : i want to take angie into a cubicle . joe : no , you -- you do what you do right here . kelly : i need to examine her in private . edward : you have to trust somebody . joe : i love you , baby . you 're going to be okay . do n't worry about me . angie : oh , i do . joe : i know you do . but what matters now is you and our son , okay ? angie : okay . kelly : okay . joe : okay . kelly : come over here . all right . joe : and that 's it . nobody else gets in . russell : i have to call a lockdown . joe : do it , because nobody 's getting out , either -- not until i know my angie and my baby are okay . [ scene_break ] kelly : you have to leave . mayor floyd : what ? but i 'm injured . kelly : there is a guy out there with a bomb . if we do n't help his wife , kaboom . now give us some room . mayor floyd : yeah . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : my baby -- my baby . leo : hey -- hey , i promise , he 's in good hands , okay ? right now , we need to focus on you , all right ? you lost a lot of blood and we want to make sure we do n't miss anything , okay ? just relax . epiphany : hey , dr. julian ? leo : yeah ? epiphany : when you 're done here , we need you in the next cubicle . leo : okay . elizabeth : but jake needs me . leo : hey , no , no , stay still , stay still , stay still . just relax , relax , relax . i promise , he 's fine . relax . epiphany : jason 's here . i thought that would calm you down . now , you did good . just relax and let us do what we do . okay ? [ scene_break ] jason : it looks like you 're having a rough time . and i 'm sorry , but i need to see about my friend . she needs to know that i 'm here . joe : what , are you giving orders now ? you ca n't give orders . sam : no , jason , jake - he suffered from smoke inhalation and -- jason : i need to hear it from a doctor . joe : i 'd be a little bit nicer to this lady if i were you . she 's the reason i let your friend and her kid get treated , rather than put them back out in the street . [ scene_break ] patrick : i realize we 're not a couple anymore , but it does n't mean i ca n't care about you . robin : okay , yes , but it also means that you have to have boundaries , which you do n't understand because it 's so easy for you . patrick : okay , you know what ? everybody needs to stop saying that or i 'm going to get a complex . robin : that 's just it -- you ca n't get a complex . patrick : so now i 'm unfeeling ? robin : no , you just pick and choose when you feel , which is very confusing to the rest of us , you know ? you -- you tell me that you love me but not enough to compromise to have a child with me , and then you turn around and do everything you can to interfere with the fact that i am trying to have a child without you . patrick : i know kelly referred you to a sperm bank website . i did n't interfere with that , did i ? robin : no . by the way , i picked a donor . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] kate : oh , officer ? is there a problem ? det . janco : yeah , someone reported that sonny corinthos is back in town -- in this hotel , probably in this room . kate : oh . well , i 'm alone . det . janco : if mr. corinthos is here , he 's broken the restraining order that was filed against him and he will spend more time in jail . kate : yeah , you look very familiar . are n't you detective janco ? det . janco : yes , i -- kate : yeah . you unfairly arrested my friend at the art gallery opening . det . janco : oh , mr. corinthos assaulted a man . kate : no , i remember telling you how mr. lambere was inebriated and tripped , and by the way , how 'd your wife like the show ? det . janco : well , she liked it . i fell asleep . well , look at that -- room service for two . looks like you 're not alone . you know , this could be aiding and abetting . kate : why ca n't you just leave us alone ? det . janco : i 'm going to have to search the premises . julius : the hell you will ! hmm . [ scene_break ] alexis : look , you and i have n't been very close lately but i certainly know how you operate , and there 's something missing here . there 's -- there 's a catalyst missing . i do n't know exactly what 's going on with you and skye , but you have not been together long enough for that to have this kind of effect on your mood . ric : look , skye made a very profound exit . she left me with a bit of a challenge -- a chance to change my life or torpedo it to hell once and for all . alexis : how 'd she do that ? ric : she left me lorenzo alcazar 's waterfront property . i know , i know . huh . it 's like giving aroub child a bomb to play with . is n't it ? lucky : why all the secrecy pulling me off my stakeout ? scott : look , i just got a call from mayor floyd . he 's in the hospital ; he took a little bit of a spill . now , there 's some wacko in there who 's holding the whole e.r . hostage . the guy 's wife is sick . he has no insurance for her , so he 's taken out his own insurance -- he 's strapped a bomb to himself . lucky : where 's mac and the bomb squad ? scott : well , the mayor wants this handled rather discreetly , lucky . lucky : mayor floyd 's being held hostage and he 's worried about his image ? scott : well , he just does n't want this to turn into some big circus like the metro court where the guy gets a little nervous , panics , and he blows everybody up . lucky : so what do you want me to do ? scott : i want you to take the guy out . lucky : we have men trained for that . scott : well , there 's a little bit of a time factor . besides , we 've got morgan in there . he might come in handy . [ scene_break ] jason : how far along is your wife ? joe : six months . [ scene_break ] angie : after the second miscarriage , we stopped trying . [ scene_break ] joe : i knew angie was disappointed , but i almost lost her that last time . [ scene_break ] angie : the look on his face when he came in and held me and said we 'd never do this again . [ scene_break ] joe : i wanted a girl , but i know that 's not what most guys want . [ scene_break ] angie : i wanted a boy . [ scene_break ] joe : i wanted angie to have somebody to fuss over besides me . [ scene_break ] angie : i thought joe needed somebody to teach all the wonderful things he knows how to do with his hands . [ scene_break ] joe : you know , i thought the garage would make it . i -- i really thought people cared , but i was wrong . they -- nobody cares . [ scene_break ] angie : nobody cares more than joe . he 's so gentle and kind and romantic . we 're still like teenagers . the baby was an accident . [ scene_break ] joe : the baby was a miracle . [ scene_break ] angie : we were n't ready for it . [ scene_break ] joe : yeah , if anything happens to it , i do n't know what we 'll do . [ scene_break ] ric : my father wanted this property -- the piers , the warehouses , shipping lanes , all of it . so did sonny , so did luke , and so did jerry . probably should keep this to myself seeing as how i have n't signed my name to the transfer of the property . i do n't know . i do n't know -- i 'm resisting temptation . for what , i do n't know . alexis : are you going to be okay ? ric : i do n't know . that 's a big question , is n't it ? hmm , guess you 're going to have to tune in tomorrow to find out what ric lansing does with his bomb . alexis : is that why you 're going away ? ric : well , i need a change . i do n't know where i 'm going or -- or what i 'm going to do . but i had put in for a leave at work , and penciled your name in as temporary d.a . alexis : you 're giving me my job back ? ric : you 're just going to have to tell them whether you want it or not . alexis : oh . ric : and i 'm kind of hoping that you 're going to save my place for me . scott baldwin 's already looking to scratch my name off the door . you know what ? i 'm -- i 'm going to check in on the girls and -- look , you got my phone number , right , if you need to contact me about them ? alexis : okay . ric : but i do n't want to talk about business , either , you know ? i do n't particularly care what happens in this town and -- who knows ? i might not even want to be the d.a . when i come back . alexis : yeah , well , we 'll cross that bridge when you go . ric : that 's the big question , is n't it ? it 's one i have n't asked myself in a lot of years . `` what does ric want to be when he grows up ? `` [ scene_break ] julius : sorry i 'm late , sweetheart . traffic was a nightmare . ah . thank god you already ordered . i could n't be more parched . and you would be wasting this fabulous woman 's time because det . janco : this is for the two of you ? julius : yeah . kate : he thinks i 'm harboring sonny corinthos . julius : huh . oh , my dear man , there are a dozen robberies , several cases of prostitution , drug use happening in your precinct right now as we speak not to mention the seven fashion crimes that i passed in the lobby -- actually , make that eight . and you 're wasting our time searching for al capone ? ms. howard and i are expected at a party that the mayor -- her personal friend -- will be attending , so could you please gives your name so that we can have you busted down to garbage detail ? det . janco : i 'm not giving you anything . julius : katie , sweetheart , did tall , dark , and disheveled give you a search warrant ? kate : do you have a search warrant ? det . janco : no . julius : and that means -- kate : hmm , we could be talking harassment . julius : yes , and -- kate : a very public civil suit . julius : yes , a mismatched one , too . det . janco : enjoy your party . julius : toodles , cookie . hmm . oh . it 's freezing outside and i -- kate : julius ? julius : forgot my scarf . kate : thank you . julius : yeah . sonny : thanks . julius : you know , you may think you 're all that and a french baguette . i did that for this one - in - a - million lady , ms. kate howard . i personally do n't know if you 're worth all the trouble , but she is . hurt her and you will never forgive yourself . i love you . kate : hmm . sonny : you know , it 's funny -- i 've never been compared to a baguette before . [ kate chuckles ] sonny : he 's right about -- about one thing . i mean , hurting you hurts me . i 've been here , what , not even an hour and i 've brought everything down on you ? [ scene_break ] kelly : it looks like you could have a respiratory problem . angie : i -- i have asthma , then i got the flu . kelly : did you go to the doctor 's ? angie : even when we did have insurance , we tried to keep doctors ' visits down . i use over - the - counter remedies . can you go outside and see if joe is -- kelly : if i go outside without any good news , it 's going to be bad for all of us , so let 's find some . [ scene_break ] cassius : nurse thompson ? dr. julian needs you in cubicle three . regina : okay . [ baby cries ] cassius : aw . how 's the little guy doing ? epiphany : he 's stable for now . he 's a fighter , just like my stanford was . [ scene_break ] joe : your job is to hurt people ? jason : if you 're worried about what happens after this -- you do n't have to worry about me unless someone i care about gets hurt . sam : this is a lot more serious than i thought . russell : this is still my hospital . sam : right now this is joe 's hospital . you do n't want to do anything that 's going to spook him . edward : then what do you suggest we do ? joe : what are you talking about ? sam : nothing . i was just asking if they heard anything or if they could find out anything about anybody . mayor floyd : hey -- oh ! joe : and what are you doing ? get back over there . crawl if you have to -- i do n't care . [ mayor floyd groans ] joe : so that 's what all the good thoughts were about , huh ? you know , i should have known . sam : oh , no . no , no , no , no , no -- monica : no ! joe : you know , we all know how your mother feels about you . but let 's see how you feel about your mother , because if i go , it 's a sure bet she goes , too . [ scene_break ] kate : i ca n't blame you -- sonny : mm - hmm . kate : for the uncertainty that comes with your world any more than i would want you to blame me for the foreign , eccentric trappings that come with mine . but -- sonny : but -- they do n't fit . and we -- we keep having to fight one or the other to try to be together to see how -- how it all fits . kate : i do n't know what to do . sonny : i do . i told you i had -- i had plans for tonight , right ? but our two worlds keep colliding . i got a third one i want to take you to . \ [ scene_break ] patrick : hey , the e.r . 's on lockdown . you know what 's going on ? robin : just that they 're not letting anyone into the hospital and they 're not evacuating anyone , either . it 's probably just a false alarm . patrick : yeah , maybe . look , i do n't want to sound overprotective or out of line , but have you got checked out since your fall ? robin : no . i 'm too busy going over dr. lippman 's notes for nikolas . so he has an inoperable tumor and i really do n't think they 're going to find anything else . patrick : yeah , i 'm convinced there 's something else there , something 's hiding on us . nadine 's taking blood right now and i 'm going to try and get another sample under altered circumstances . robin : what does that mean ? patrick : i 'm going to try and take blood while nikolas is having one of his angry episodes robin : and how are you going to do that ? i mean , they 're too random to predict . patrick : i 'm going to try and bring one on . [ scene_break ] nadine : dr. drake wanted me to draw some blood . nikolas : oh . nadine : so i guess princes do n't have time for things like hockey games ? nikolas : no , not -- not cassadine princes . we 're too occupied with brooding , living in big houses on foggy islands , or we 're too busy making asses of ourselves in public . nadine : hmm . well , it sounds , uh -- nikolas : what ? nadine : lonely ? no wonder you talk to yourself . nikolas : excuse me ? nadine : uh -- i 'm sorry . i did n't mean anything by it . i was just wondering -- are you talking to yourself , or are you talking to emily ? [ scene_break ] joe : anybody who 's not being useful , sit down ! [ scene_break ] lucky : i want you to double back and make sure that nobody comes down here . [ scene_break ] joe : the threat 's still here , and i 'm not going away . nobody moves , i mean it . [ scene_break ] lucky : i think i can take him out . scott : shoot to kill . and if you do n't , maybe morgan being there will count for something and he can take him down the rest of the way . we all know how he 's waiting for the chance to play the hero . [ scene_break ] jason : his finger 's on the detonator , the bomb is engaged . if he lets go for any reason , it 'll explode , and we 're all close enough to go with him . [ next_on ] robin : you want to provoke an emotionally unstable person . emily : maybe i should go away . joe : why do you people keep trying to pull things , huh ? lucky : jason just got in the way . scott : accidents happen . take the shot , spencer .	sam convinces joe to let liz bring in jake . when jason gets to the scene , he finds himself helpless to do anything for those he loves and monica there and still hostile towards him . patrick 's overprotectiveness irks robin ; she confides in him that she has chosen a sperm donor . scotty pulls lucky in to help with the hostage crisis and adds that mayor floyd is among the prisoners , so things should be kept quiet . as they return from their road trip , diane and alexis are now friends . ric is unimpressed ; he needs to talk to alexis about skye 's parting gift to him . he tells her he is leaving town and she is to take over his job . at the risk of imprisonment , sonny goes to see kate . when a cop almost catches him , kate 's gay assistant comes to the rescue , pretending to be kate 's guest , allowing sonny to keep hidden . joes uses monica as a shield against jason attacking him . he also sets the bomb so that if he moves is finger off the pressure , they all blow up .
patrick : call o.r . 2 . tell them to stop the surgeon . do not let matt operate on that patient under any circumstance . [ scene_break ] monica : this patient is just minutes away from going into v - tach . did lab bring the blood up yet ? leyla : they said it 's on its way . monica : good . matt : are we good ? man : good to go . matt : scalpel . [ baby crying ] monica : hold please . matt : bovie . monica 's voice : leyla , has he gotten at least a liter in ? leyla 's voice : i 'll check . matt 's voice : cyndy , i 'm really going to need you to follow with suction . i have a feeling it 's going to be a mess in there . and i 'm going to need as much visibility as possible . monica 's voice : [ indistinct ] [ baby crying ] leyla 's voice : dr. quartermaine , the blood came up . monica 's voice : oh , good . hang the first bag , and pour it in . he 's going to need every drop he can get . matt 's voice : well , i think i found the problem . yeah , his stomach is severely distended . i 'm going in . scalpel . matt 's voice : heads up . we got a bleeder . suction . monica 's voice : elizabeth , peons . matt 's voice : there 's so much blood . i can not see a thing . no , more , more . below , below . yes . okay , i think i see the bleeder . something is wrong here . [ indistinct chatter ] [ all exclaim ] patrick : stop ! matt , no ! get out of the room , matt ! get out , get out , get out of the room ! no ! matt ! [ overlapping yelling ] patrick : no ! get out of the room ! no ! [ scene_break ] patrick : i 'm a neurosurgeon , okay ? i 'm trained to stay detached , and a lot of people might say , my wife being one of them , that i 'm almost too good at it . robin would ream me out on a regular basis for being unfeeling , for treating patients as projects and not people , and i would always explain in my own condescending way that when you get emotionally involved , you ca n't make effective decisions , because you care too much about the outcome , about who lives or dies , emotionally speaking , and that 's what i was trying to do when i showed up to work that day . i was trying to stay detached , but i could n't stop thinking about my -- i could n't stop thinking about my family . [ scene_break ] patrick : hey . what do we got ? epiphany : are we keeping you up ? patrick : no , it 's just . well , emma 's sleeping four hours a night , which is great , but she 's still only sleeping four hours a night . epiphany : and here you are yawning , making a big deal out of nothing . i 'm sure that robin is the one that 's up with that baby at night . patrick : actually , we 're both pretty slammed right now . epiphany : mm - hmm . patrick : hey , emma 's my baby too , especially at 3 : 00 in the morning . epiphany : you talk a good game . i 'll give you that . leyla : i think it 's rather sweet . patrick : oh , that i 'm sleep deprived ? thanks a lot . leyla : no , that the doctor who prided himself on never making a commitment has turned out to be such a wonderful father . patrick : yeah , well , it 's early in the game . leyla : ah , you 're doing just fine . epiphany : did you happen to watch the news while you were up feeding little miss emma in the wee hours ? patrick : yes , i know there is a storm coming in . epiphany : and that means that we are going to be up against it for at least the next 24 hours in the e.r . , so i 'm going to ask the doctors to stick around until the blizzard 's over . patrick : no , hey , no , not this time . i 'll be on my beeper . epiphany : nurse mir , will you please post the emergency overtime procedures in the break room and the locker room ? i need all the nurses and support staff to stick around until the blizzard 's over , especially since the doctors are refusing to cooperate . leyla : yes , nurse johnson . epiphany : falling asleep on the job , dr. drake ? patrick : no , just thinking about emma 's mom . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] robin : one second ! [ knocking continues ] elizabeth 's voice : robin ? robin : coming . robin : hi . elizabeth : hello , welcome to the neighborhood . robin : you did not bring me a casserole . elizabeth : i could n't help myself , and now we are officially neighbors . robin : you are hands - down the most thoughtful person that i know . elizabeth : i am just so excited to have a friend living close by , and i know how stressful it is living with a baby , so i thought you might be a little overwhelmed . robin : oh , are you kidding me ? i am so excited to be out of that tiny little apartment . elizabeth : i 'm sure emma is , too . robin : yeah , yeah , yeah , she 'll be -- you know . once everything is all put together and done , everything will be perfect . [ scene_break ] carly : i have a confession to make . jax : you do ? carly : i knew that would get your attention . jax : am i that easy ? carly : no , i can safely say , mr. jacks , you are definitely not easy . jax : and you 're a walk in the park ? carly : i am . what are you working on ? jax : oh , it 's just the deal in hong kong , helping lady jane close it , putting out some fires . it 's nothing serious . carly : i actually do have a confession to make . i have to steal dana and chip tonight for michael 's benefit , which means the metro court has to go without their two best chefs . jax : wow , well , i mean , you own the hotel , too . you do n't have to ask me . carly : they 're going to want to bring the top three servers . that means you 're going to have to call in temps . jax : no , it 's fine . if this benefit helps the michael corinthos foundation get up and running , we should do everything we can , right ? carly : it 's off to a good start , and if the weather holds up , we should be fine . jax : you okay ? carly : yeah , yeah . michael loved snow . jax : yeah . carly : i was just thinking how he said the bigger the snow storm , the better . do n't know why that popped in my head . jax : hey . i 'm proud of you , you know that ? carly : thanks . jax : it ca n't be easy putting this benefit together . carly : you know what 's funny ? that when michael was here with us , i would n't let him anywhere near the quartermaines , and now i 'm hitting them up for money . jax : oh , it 's fine . you know , they 're the quartermaines . they 're used to this kind of behavior with family , you know . carly : i should have let him be part of their lives . jax : you made the best decision you could at the time , just like you are now . i mean , you 're turning your grief into something positive , and that 's great , really . i was n't supposed to tell you this , but all of the restaurant staff asked if they could work the benefit . carly : really ? jax : yes , really . i told them thank you . of course that -- you know , that you were organizing the details . they 're pooling tips to make a donation . carly : out of all the donations you brought in , that one means the most . jax : you 're welcome . carly : now i have something i have to tell you , and i really do n't want to spoil this , you know , mood , but -- jax : okay , i 'm listening . carly : sonny called , and he wants me to come over so we can discuss some of the details of the benefit . is that going to be a problem for you ? jax : what if i said yes ? [ scene_break ] spinelli : gracious thanks to the low - browed one . sonny : what 'd you call him ? spinelli : oh , apologies . yes , that was abrasive and unnecessary , but thank you to mr. sir for his willingness to take the meeting , and along the same lines , grateful thanks to vixenella for -- if she 's here , for passing along my urgent request , and now the jackal shall get to the objective of his -- sonny : okay , you know what ? i 've told you this a lot . just can you -- seriously , can you speak clearly , briefly , then leave ? spinelli : would that i could . sonny : okay , try . just try real hard , all right ? spinelli : you know , while the jackal has been driven from these premises on many occasion and therefore does not want to incur any more wrath from mr. sir 's direction , although that does seem inevitable at this point -- sonny : okay , that 's not brief , that 's not clear , and that 's wasting my time . spinelli : um , uh -- the jackal is -- the grasshopper 's greatly concerned about his stone cold master 's general well - being . sonny : i do n't want to hear about insects or anybody 's masters . spinelli : i got jason in big trouble with the fbi . [ scene_break ] carly : well , if you 're uncomfortable with me going to see sonny , i can make other arrangements . jax : oh , i assume this meeting is about the benefit . i mean , not that i mean to interrogate you . carly : no , not at all . yes , it 's about the benefit . jax : and it makes it easier to see him in person ? is that what you 're saying ? carly : it would be easy to deal with it in person , but not if it 's going to cause problems for you and me . jax : no , it wo n't . [ jax stammers ] no , it wo n't . carly : are you sure ? jax : yeah . carly : 'cause i do n't mean to be rude or -- it 's just this whole 180 thing has been a little -- jax : you mean , all of my 180 's ? carly : yeah , your 180 . jax : yeah , i 'm sick of those , too . [ carly laughs ] jax : i must have driven you crazy with those 180 's . carly : that 's okay . we 're here . jax : right . carly : yeah . so the hong kong deal -- what 's going on with it ? jax : oh , they were just slowing everything down for lady jane . it 's really starting to piss me off . carly : really ? jax : yeah . carly : well , last time you got mad , you bought an entire conglomerate and sold it off in pieces . jax : and i did n't have any more problems with those guys , did i ? carly : no , you did n't . jax : no . carly : well , do you need my help ? jax : no , no , you go deal with sonny and the benefit . i 'm fine . carly : are you sure ? jax : yeah , i 'm sure of it . i ca n't police your life . you know , you have to make your own decisions . carly : i really appreciate that . jax : yeah , and i appreciate your honesty , really . i hope that this is the first of many benefits for michael and to help other kids with head trauma . carly : we 're being really polite and nice to each other . jax : well , it beats the alternative . carly : mm - hmm , it does . it definitely does . good luck with the deal . jax : good luck with sonny . carly : okay . jax : okay . i 'll see you . carly : all right . [ scene_break ] jason : canadian border ? where ? you sure it 's the equinox truck ? okay , any i.d . on the hijackers ? no , listen , if it 's sonny 's people , i 'm going to deal with it . we need to figure out who the hijackers are . [ knock on door ] jason : bernie , it 's a semi . it 's not going to be that easy to hide . can you just get our men out looking for the truck and find the truck ? okay , i 'm going to call you back . stay in touch . maxie : i know spinelli 's not here . i came to see you . jason : you should n't be here either . maxie : you know , you say that every time , but here i am , just the same , and i think you 're glad , even though you wo n't admit it , because i came here to talk to you about spinelli . he 's upset . he ca n't stop thinking about that deal you made with the fbi , not that there officially is a deal , but something obviously went on , and he thinks he let you down . jason : well , he did n't , 'cause spinelli was following my orders . that makes me responsible . maxie : that 's why you saved him , right ? i mean , speaking for myself , i 'm very grateful , but also selfish . spinelli 's the most generous person i know , and he feels like he ruined your life . do you always have to be so silent ? it 's not very reassuring . jason : what do you want ? maxie : i understand that communication is n't exactly your strong point , but spinelli is beside himself . he does n't understand why you would n't tell him about the deal . jason : it does n't matter if he understands or not , maxie . maxie : but he hero - worships you , and he thinks you 're mad at him . jason : you know , i 'm the reason that spinelli got involved in illegal activities in the first place . maxie : that is not true . when you found him , he was working for alcazar . spinelli thought of this thing as a big computer game from the very beginning , but now he understands how wrong it is , and he feels like you 're being punished for his mistake . i am worried he 's going to do something stupid . jason : like what ? maxie : it 's the jackal . anything is possible . jason : well , there 's nothing i can do about that . maxie : yes , there is . you can tell me what the deal is . what kind of deal did you make with the fbi to let spinelli go ? jason : none of your business . [ scene_break ] spinelli : the jackal was arrested , handcuffed , and detained by the feds , who accused him of such crimes as treason and breaches of national security , dreadful accusations and true , even provable because the jackal allowed his firewalls , both personal and virtual , to be breached . sonny : okay , you know what ? you talk way too much to the wrong people . spinelli : person . winnifred , yes . sonny : winnifred ? you let yourself get busted by a fed named winnifred ? spinelli : aka , the priestess . it is true . sonny : do n't talk to me about women priests . go on . spinelli : okay , whilst in the custody of the federal ones , the jackal was threatened with lifetimes of harsh imprisonment and even the death penalty . the brusque lady of justice could do nothing . the devoted d.a . stepped aside . all was lost until stone cold arrived . sonny : and let me guess . alexis and diane showed up , right ? they could n't do anything , so then jason showed up . something like that ? spinelli : right . sonny : i 'm starting to understand you a little bit . spinelli : so he was briefly sequestered with the leader of the federal ones , and then with no warning , all charges against the jackal were dropped , and he was set free . now , although stone cold refuses to explain what happened , i am certain that some sort of unholy bargain was struck , and i fear for stone cold 's safety and his honor . sonny : did jason tell you to come talk to me ? spinelli : no , he did not . in fact , he beseeched me to remain silent . sonny : and you came here anyway ? what are you -- what 's wrong with you ? i mean , you think jason told you to keep silent for no reason ? spinelli : but in the spirit of honor and friendship , i wanted to be -- i wanted to do something . sonny : honor ? if you honored him , you would have kept your mouth shut , and as far as friendship , i mean , the fact that you guys are like friends is beyond me . spinelli : i just -- i just wanted to help . sonny : oh , i -- i -- i know . i know . so what you need to do is you need to honor what he wants , right ? keep your mouth shut . spinelli : but he would n't tell me the terms of the deal . sonny : why would he ? you 'd be blabbing it all over the place . now he saved your life . be grateful . respect his wishes . and just one more thing . just do me a favor . find yourself another line of work , okay ? 'cause you 're way too weird for this business . get out . [ scene_break ] robin : okay , so i want to put the lamps over here . and i have to figure out , somehow , how to plug them in . and the boxes should be relabeled because i have no idea what 's inside of them . and just finish stacking those shelves here . elizabeth : okay , relabel boxes . got it . you know , you 're getting quite a list going on here . i 'm sure you 're going to enjoy presenting it to patrick when he gets home , the coward . robin : he had rounds . elizabeth : whatever . it 's not an excuse . robin : you know , he actually said that he would take the day off to help me , but i said that i could handle it . maybe i was a tad overconfident . elizabeth : hey , do n't worry about it . you 've got this list . you 've got some mac and cheese in the fridge , which is always my favorite comfort food when i 'm feeling overwhelmed . robin : there 's that word again . elizabeth : okay , i 'm sorry , i 'm sorry . i wo n't say it again . robin : you know , have you been talking to patrick or something ? elizabeth : about being overwhelmed ? no . but i did give him grief for sticking emma in a closet and calling it a nursery . robin : well , that was mostly my fault , i 'm afraid . but we 'll have a lot more room here , eventually . elizabeth : once you get a plan , everything will move a lot quicker . robin : i mean , i really -- i ca n't believe we crammed all this stuff into that tiny little apartment . oh , put on the list find a place for the stroller and the baby travel gear . elizabeth : got it . robin : i 'm sure i 'm going to have to put some built - ins in emma 's , and -- elizabeth : okay , just focus on one room at a time . robin : okay , where should we start then ? elizabeth : let 's take care of these books . what do you want to do with these books ? robin : that 's good . i always feel better when my books are in order . elizabeth : okay , well , i 'll bring them over and you organize them . robin : okay . elizabeth : okay . robin : sounds good . elizabeth : here , start with these . [ emma crying ] elizabeth : aw , it sounds like somebody 's hungry . robin : uh , you know , you 're here . do you mind feeding her for me ? elizabeth : are you serious ? that 's the best part . you do n't want to do it ? robin : you know , come to think of it , there 's so many -- i really should -- i should run some errands . and her bottle 's in the fridge . just put it in the microwave for a couple of seconds , shake it up , and then put it back in for 10 more . elizabeth : well , okay , but , you know , robin , she does n't really know me that well . maybe you should just stick around and make sure she 's comfortable . robin : oh , she 'll be fine with you . i 'll be back soon . elizabeth : okay . [ emma crying ] [ scene_break ] maxie : you obviously do n't understand how traumatized spinelli is , but how would you ? you never pay attention to his feelings . i 'm worried . do you remember when he went after the russians with that gun and all of the other stupid things he did to try and prove himself to you ? jason : he 's past that now . maxie : i 'm not so sure . but i think if you talk to him about what 's going on with you , he might calm down . jason : just let me say this . spinelli is free . he was going to go to prison for a long time . do you think he 's the type of guy who would do well in prison ? all charges have been dropped . that 's all anyone needs to worry about . maxie : but why ? what did you do ? spinelli was already in a terrible place when those fbi guys arrested him . we had a really bad fight . i think maybe i mentioned that to you . i said all these horrible hurtful things to him , but what made it worse is i was just trying to keep him away from winnifred . not that i knew she was a fed , but i thought is was very weird how she was following him around all the time , and -- i slept with him . jason : that does n't even make any sense . maxie : it does if you care about how spinelli feels . that night we spent together was so sweet and beautiful . and then when he found out i had an ulterior motive , we had an even bigger fight . he was really , really upset , and i told him how he was a geek and a nerd and no one would ever want to be with him , even though that 's not true . my point is , it is possible to hurt spinelli 's feelings when you 're trying to help him . especially when you 're trying to help him . jason : just stop , please . what i did to get spinelli released was my choice . i 'm not going to discuss that with spinelli , and i 'm definitely not going to discuss it with you . maxie : but spinelli feels like he really messed up . he feels like you 're paying the price . jason : he needs you . that 's what he needs right now . so do n't let him down . do n't get mad at him and do n't sleep with him unless you mean it . just be his best friend . you guys do n't think about the fbi stuff anymore . both of you , stop . maxie : in other words , do n't let this awful deal be made in vain ? jason : yeah , please . because if you calm down , he 's going to calm down . you just pay attention to him , make sure he does n't do anything stupid . if he starts obsessing about the deal , you tell him not to worry . that i 'm going to do whatever it takes to keep him safe . [ scene_break ] carly : what happened to max and milo ? claudia : why is that any of your business ? carly : sonny would never let you fire them . claudia : i 'm busy . carly : doing what ? claudia : i live here . carly : playing on your computer ? doing some online -- claudia : hey , you know what ? do n't touch my stuff in my house . carly : it 's not going to be your house much longer . sonny : hey , carly . carly : hey . sonny : thanks for coming by . i know it 's a tough day . claudia : oh , yeah , carly 's got a lot on her mind . starting with figuring out a way to move me out of here so she can get back together with you . carly : it will be a cold day in hell before i ask claudia zacchara 's permission to come in this house . but if that 's what you want , that 's fine . we can handle this at the metro court over lunch . we can just do it via e - mail . i ca n't handle a fight today , sonny . i just ca n't do it . claudia : why , what 's today ? sonny : claudia . carly comes as she pleases any time she wants . she 's part of my life . get it ? claudia : sure , just like kate , everybody else in town , apparently . let 's just be clear . carly 's first loyalty is not to you . it 's to your biggest enemy -- jason . carly : sonny , jason 's not your enemy . right ? this is where you say , `` no , carly , he 's not . that as grim as things seem , we will eventually be able to work things out . `` sonny : i -- carly : you can not be buying into what the hell she 's saying . sonny : i did n't ask you over here , okay , to discuss business . carly : okay , fair enough . fair enough . i will be happy when she 's out of this house . sonny : are going to go over the guest list ? carly : yes , yes , consider the subject officially changed . here , this is the guest list . the quartermaines are coming . jax is going to be there . nikolas cassadine is going to be there . sonny : what about jason ? carly : jason does n't like cocktail parties , and you know that . here , there 's the official copy right there . do you want me to invite him ? sonny : well , it 's up to you . `` alexis davis , jasper -- `` carly : you know , this might be a good time for you and jason to remember michael and the way we all used to be . sonny : those days are long gone . carly : the memories are n't gone . and this might be a good chance for you and jason to try and work things out instead of tearing each other apart . [ scene_break ] maxie : clarice , stop calling here . kate is n't here now . she was n't here five minutes ago . well , i do n't care what the art director said . kate wants to lead with the fall silks . no , she pulled the story on the sample sales . because most of our readers shop online . no . no . yes . clarice , i have to go , okay ? no , this is me hanging up the phone . wait , one more thing . how 's your story comparing the stock market to skirt length coming along ? that 's hilarious . of course you started . kate wants to see the finished product by 5 : 00 this afternoon . what do you mean you had no idea ? i was standing right there when she told you . do you need me to cover for you , because i 'm sure i could think of something . well , then i suggest you hurry . good - bye , clarice . matt : that was very impressive . whoever clarice is , she must be hyperventilating by now . maxie : i am busy . matt : you 're very good . maxie : do i come charging into your o.r . when you 're trying to work ? matt : so , i had a really good time at the wedding . i assume that you did , too . so , i was wondering what you were doing this saturday night . maxie : i 'm busy . matt : meaning ? maxie : meaning , has it really been that long since a woman told you `` no `` ? matt : yes , actually , now that you mention it . oh , there was that one girl in fourth grade . i think her name was susie beecham . but i was pulling her pigtails at the time , so -- maxie : that poor girl . she has no idea what she missed out on . matt : you want to find out ? maxie : i 'm not interested . matt : sure you are . unless you 're actually serious about dating spinelli . [ scene_break ] patrick : keep pushing fluids in mr. bishop and set him up with some p.t . i want him moving around more than he is . let me know if there 's any change with the cranial bleed in 14 . i 'll be on my pager or obviously you can call me . epiphany : i need my doctors here in the hospital , not stuck out in the blizzard . patrick : we just moved into our new house . there 's so many boxes to unpack . epiphany : your new house is halfway across town , and it 's not a couple of blocks away anymore . that means it 's going to take you that much longer to get back here when the blizzard starts . patrick : how did you know that we moved across town ? epiphany : it 's my job to keep track of all of the doctors in this hospital and make sure that we 're adequately covered for every emergency . patrick : yeah , but if you could see how many boxes we have , i really need to get home . epiphany : look , i 'm sure that dr. scorpio would be very happy to unpack on her own and put things where she wants them . i 'm sure that she would love for you to stay here so she can unpack in peace . patrick : yeah , i do n't think so . epiphany : is there a problem ? patrick : no , not really . it 's just this whole experience has been a lot , especially for robin . you know , she 's recovering from her c - section , she had a baby , we got married , we just moved into a new house -- epiphany : go home . patrick : okay , but what about the blizzard -- epiphany : we 'll manage , we 'll manage . patrick : i do n't know whether to be grateful or suspicious . epiphany : i 've been working with you for a while now , dr. drake . and i know that you would n't be going home when you know i need you if you were n't really worried . patrick : thank you . let me know . [ scene_break ] [ knock at door ] robin : hi . jason : hey . robin : i know , i know . i should have called . jason : are you okay ? robin : yes , yes , i 'm good . amazingly good . are you in the middle of something ? jason : no , come in . robin : it 's good to see you . jason : you , too . robin : we barely crossed paths since before the wedding . jason : it 's probably just not safe , you know , for you to be here . robin : oh , come on . anyway , patrick and i , we moved across town , much further away , so i just wanted to make sure you had our address . jason : okay . robin : can i ? jason : yeah , yeah . robin : and while i was unpacking , i was going through all of my stuff , and i found some pictures of emma , and i realized you 've never even seen her . jason : i 'm just -- i 'm so glad she 's part of your life . wow . robin : is n't she cute ? jason : she is beautiful . that 's great . robin : so , what do you think ? do you think she looks more like patrick or more like me ? jason : uh , i think she looks like a baby . a happy and healthy baby . robin : yeah , she is , she is . you know , most of the time . and i try to be a happy , healthy mom , but i do n't -- i do n't know . i 'm sorry , i just -- i had nobody else to talk to and -- what was is like when carly had postpartum depression ? robin : thank you . jason : i 'm not sure carly would want me to say anything , but -- robin : it 's not really about carly . it 's about her situation . jason : yeah . robin : when did she realize that there was a problem ? jason : when she was afraid to touch michael . robin : and that happened right when he was born ? jason : yeah . i mean , michael was really sick , and carly was sick , and she did n't really get a chance to hold michael . but , you know , she still -- she wanted to connect with him , you know , to try to at least touch him . so , i took her down to the nursery , and michael was right there in the incubator , and i just remember she really tried . she did try to do it , but she could n't , and she panicked and i had to take her back up to her room . robin : carly 's always been a problematic mother . jason : a couple days later , she came to me and she said , `` i got to get out of here . i 've got to leave port charles . you 've got to give me money so i can get out of here . `` robin : yeah , that 's right , and she abandoned her baby . jason : right , but she promised she 'd come back , and that 's exactly what carly did , and no matter how much she tried to make herself touch him , she could not do it because she was afraid that she was going to do something wrong . you know ? mess him up somehow . but with all the other crazy stuff carly had going on in her life , it 's just -- robin : well , you know , i mean , i 'm nothing like carly . i never have been . i do n't have any issues with holding emma . i certainly would never abandon her . jason : yeah , you 've been great with babies . i mean , you taught me how to deal with michael , remember ? robin : yeah , that was pretty simple back then when we lived in that little cottage together . jason : robin . robin : what ? jason : you have your own child . i mean , you have a great life , and emma is so lucky to have you for a mother . robin : thanks for saying that . i really needed to hear that . jason : why are you so upset about this ? robin : well , because patrick suggested that , you know , that there 's something wrong , i have some problem with being a mother , and that i just do n't want to admit it . jason : but why would he even suggest that ? robin : because he 's a perfectionist . he likes to worry , you know , and we 're both doctors . so , if there 's a glitch , we just slap a diagnosis on it . jason : are you , you know , having problems with emma ? robin : you know , i think we all need to just relax . i needed to talk to you . i feel better now . jason : well , hold on . i do n't even know anything about postpartum depression , except for what carly went through , but i know it is for real and you can get help , you know ? so , if you think there 's a problem -- robin : well , there 's no -- no , because there 's not a problem . jason : well , there 's nothing wrong with asking for help . you know that , right ? robin : which is exactly what i did , and i appreciate you talking to me about it . and thank you . i really do -- i feel better . [ scene_break ] patrick : hey , how 's the most wonderful woman in the world doing ? elizabeth : well , i 'm great . thank you . but probably not the woman you had in mind . patrick : hey . elizabeth : hi . patrick : wow , the place looks great . elizabeth : thank you . patrick : where 's robin ? is she in with emma ? elizabeth : no , she had to run a couple of errands . patrick : what kind of errands is she running ? elizabeth : i do n't know , but she asked me to stay with emma , and i fed her and changed her and now she 's sleeping . she is so sweet . patrick : yeah , thanks . so , robin did n't say where she was going ? elizabeth : no , i think she just needed to get some fresh air . you know , with all this mess and the baby crying , and -- patrick : is that when she left , when emma started crying ? elizabeth : yeah , but she just needed a break , that 's all . [ scene_break ] maxie : what makes you think making fun of spinelli will make me go out with you ? matt : well , who 's making fun of spinelli ? maxie : you 're acting like i would never date someone like him . matt : have you ? yeah , where , you know , genuine pick you up at 7 : 00 , get dressed up , you 're out in public , everyone knows that he 's with you sort of date ? maxie : yeah , spinelli and i are n't really like that . he 's better than any date i could ever have . he 's kind and sweet and trustworthy , the best friend i 've ever had . matt : do n't forget soul mate . maxie : spinelli , hi . spinelli : i fear i 'm interrupting something . matt : no , no , not at all . maxie was just telling me how the two of you will never be more than just friends . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : these flowers are so beautiful . i just hope she sees them as soon as she walks in . patrick : yeah , she loves having fresh - cut flowers . you know , i 'm going to call her real fast here . elizabeth : no , no , no . give her a few minutes . she 's got enough going on without her feeling like you 're checking up on her . patrick : i know . it 's just going to start snowing anyway . i do n't want her to get caught in the blizzard . elizabeth : she wo n't . she 's going to come home and you guys can sit down and have a glass of wine and admire your brand new beautiful house and everything is going to be fine . patrick : thanks for helping out with all of this . elizabeth : here is robin 's list and where everything else goes . please , please , please do not lose it . patrick : i wo n't . do n't worry . elizabeth : you know , it 's an adjustment , having a baby in the house and robin 's just getting used to it . patrick : i hope you 're right . elizabeth : i mean , you got a baby and you 're moving and work and no time . i would still be living out of boxes if emily had n't helped me . patrick : it 's going to be really nice having you close to us here . elizabeth : well , thank you . and thank you for helping me through the whole jake nightmare . i 'm going to really enjoy having you as a neighbor , too . patrick : you know , maybe -- maybe i have been a little too worried . it 's just there 's something else going on and i do n't really know how to handle it . elizabeth : just because she 's having a tough time does n't mean there 's something wrong with her . you know , every new mother is entitled to a few bad days . patrick : yeah , it 's just that i feel that it 's more than that . i 'm starting to get concerned about her state of mind . [ scene_break ] jason : yeah , no , i 'm on my way . i just -- you know , i 'm trying to leave . i just got held up . so , i 'll be right -- [ knock on door ] jason : now someone 's at the door . so , listen -- just keep up the surveillance on the zaccharas , but clear everything with me first . sonny : there 's something you need to know . i know why you showed up at my house the other night . it had nothing to do with the shipment . spinelli came by . jason : he came to your house ? sonny : yeah . he said the fbi busted him for treason and other serious crimes and he started babbling something about the death penalty . i do n't understand half of what he says . but as they were hauling him off to prison , all the charges were dropped . you got him off , did n't you ? is that what happened ? jason : yeah . sonny : you made a deal to save spinelli . jason : yeah , that 's right . sonny : you promised to give me up to the feds , did n't you ?	patrick tries to stop matt from performing an operation . matt does n't get patrick 's warning on time . monica and matt get hit with the patient 's tainted blood . monica drops to the floor .
felix : i know . i 'm late . i swear it could n't be helped . there was an emergency at the gym . sabrina : what happened ? is everyone okay ? felix : it was magic milo . poor thing . he was just laying there . sabrina : oh , my god . felix : oh , at the bench press . he needed a spotter . sabrina : that 's your emergency ? felix : what was i supposed to do ? leave him to lift that heavy weight up and down by himself ? it 's no wonder i lost track of time . so , anything fabulous happen here ? sabrina : well , not in icu . they took a 25-year - old patient off life support . shawn : is it over ? alexis : well , i got a court order . turns out , they did n't really need it because connie showed up and gave her consent . shawn : hey , i 'm sorry . alexis : i 'm fine . i 'm just worried about my daughter . connie : sonny , you can go . thank you for taking me home . sonny : hey , hey . let -- let me help you . let me help you . here . let -- let me help you . [ keys jingle ] felix : i did not release a torrent of endorphins to have you only bring me down . can we talk about something more upbeat ? sabrina : sure . like what ? felix : like how did the meeting go for the nurses ' ball ? did , uh , the quartermaines cough up the cash ? sabrina : actually , i am pleased to report that the nurses ' ball is officially a go , thanks to ms . lucy coe . lucy : oh , my god . oh , my god . caleb . mcbain : uh -- lucy : you -- you just stay there . you stay away from me . mcbain : okay , lady . i 'll , uh , i 'll stay away from you . no problem . lucy : do n't play games with me . i know who you are ! caleb morley , king of the vampires . felix : did i not say that the divine miss coe is a beacon of sanity and justice in a cruel world ? sabrina : not quite in those words . felix : ah . spill , spill . okay , so , from which one of those tight - fisted quartermaines did my beloved lucy get that money ? sabrina : tracy . felix : oh , man . that 's bad news for a.j . a.j . : you -- you need a little help with that ? carly : i got it . a.j . : okay . so , you 're living in a hotel these days , huh ? too good for the old double - wide ? carly : [ chuckles ] i own a house on harbor view road . right down the street from your parents . a.j . : then why are we here ? carly : because todd manning lives here . do you have a room prepped ? dispatch was supposed to call ahead . felix : what happened ? guy got himself beat up . todd : well , i do n't know about that . you should see the other guy . felix : [ chuckles ] do n't you worry , handsome . we 'll get you fixed right up . just tell me who would mar a mug like yours ? johnny : guard ! i got to make a phone call ! guard ! diane : whoa . there 's no need for that . i came as soon as i was notified . johnny : finally . i got to tell you what happened . diane : i know exactly what happened . you were n't satisfied with your three counts of murder , so you decided to attack todd manning . todd : are you my doctor ? felix : doctor ? no . oh , you are sweet . [ chuckles ] no , i 'm just a lowly nurse , but i will do everything in my capable hands to ensure your comfort . todd : you 're a pleaser ? i get it . well , i do hope that you have someone at home that takes as good of care of you as you take care of everybody else . felix : as a matter of fact , i do n't actually -- sabrina : let 's get him into a cubicle . felix : no , this is mine . e.m.t . : actually , he 's mine . felix : i like bad boys . sabrina : listen , this is n't just any bad boy . this is todd manning . he 's the one who refused to underwrite the nurses ' ball . felix : all right . i do n't like them that bad . you need to take handsome to another hospital . unh - unh . he 's not going anywhere . mcbain : i 'm sorry . did i -- did i hear you correctly ? did you say `` vampire `` ? lucy : yeah . mcbain : whoa . lucy : vampire , strigoi , fanger . take your pick . mcbain : all right . all right . just take it easy . there are no vampires here . lucy : [ chuckles ] you do n't have to lie to me , caleb . i am just am impervious to you as i was the day you arrived in port charles with that stupid band of yours , thinking you could hypnotize everybody with a glamour . well , you ca n't glamour me . mcbain : okay . i ca n't glamour you . i get that . let 's have a little talk . but we ca n't talk until you put that knife down . lucy : you 're right . a puny knife 's not gon na do me any good , is it ? not against the king of vampires . well , you know what ? i have some other stuff , maybe , that just might work . mcbain : that 's great . lucy : hey . mcbain : whoa . lucy : leave the baby alone . get away from the baby . mcbain : you leave the baby alone ! you get away from the baby , all right ? ! i would never hurt a baby ! lucy : you 're damn straight you 're not gon na hurt the baby , 'cause i 'm gon na give him back to his mother ! mcbain : his mother is right here . sam : hi . mcbain : relax . lucy : livvie ? livvie ? sam : who ? alexis : oh , baby . how you doing ? kristina : [ sniffles ] i 'm okay , mom . i 'm just -- michael : kristina , just , why do n't you sit down for a while ? starr : yeah . come on . we 'll go right over here . alexis : go ahead . [ sighs ] all right , i 'm gon na take her home and put her to bed . how 's molly doing ? shawn : t.j. 's keeping her company at my place . alexis : okay . good . i 'll pick her up on the way home . michael : alexis ? alexis : yeah ? michael : why do n't you go get molly ? i can take -- alexis : no , no , no . michael . michael . you 've already done enough . michael : it 's okay . it 's okay . i want to . really . steven : hey . i really hate to bother you guys , but is connie still here ? starr : no . sonny took connie home . why ? steven : i , uh , have trey 's personal effects . diane : what am i going to do with you ? johnny : he manipulated me into attacking him . diane : i am out there busting my elegant , expensive , personally trained ass for you , and for reasons beyond my comprehension , you are systematically destroying your defense at every turn . and now that you 've tied my hands by confessing -- you wo n't let me go to trial -- you pile on an assault charge . johnny : he wanted me to assault him . diane : `` he wanted me to attack him , so i did . `` why , pray tell ? johnny : so he could get taken out of here , taken to the hospital , and escape . that 's why . sabrina : one , two , three . todd : my god . hospitals make you worse . i think you just broke my ribs . sabrina : good to go , guys . thank you . e.m.t . : thanks . good luck with him . todd : oh , no . officer : i 'll be right outside if you need any help . sabrina : thanks . todd : why would she need help ? i 'm the one that 's in pain . sabrina : we 're gon na help you , mr. manning , even though you turned me down . todd : i 've never seen you before in my life . sabrina : what ? i came to your office to ask if you could help with the nurses ' ball . remember ? an event to help raise money for charities like h.i.v . and aids . you shot me down . todd : well , they should just go get jobs . sabrina : what ? todd : i do n't remember you . felix : ' brina , please page dr. webber . i do n't get paid enough to suffer these fools . [ elevator bell dings ] sabrina : excuse me . are n't you todd manning 's daughter ? starr : yeah . sabrina : if you 're looking for your father , he 's in cubicle one . felix : what have you got against the nurses ' ball ? todd : nothing . i love balls . felix : [ chuckles ] no sense in trying to sweet - talk me . no matter how cute your banged - up face might be . todd : you keep talking like that , you 're gon na make me swell up . felix : [ sighs ] dr. webber will be with you in a moment . a.j . : you know , when you insisted on coming to the hotel , i did n't think we 'd be breaking in to some guy 's room . carly : i own the hotel . they 're all my rooms . a.j . : yeah , but that does n't give you the right to come waltzing in whenever you want and just make yourself at home . come on . carly : you -- you just walked away from three counts of kidnapping and manslaughter . you 're really afraid you 're gon na go down for trespassing ? a.j . : um , is n't this guy , todd manning , the guy that you have it in for . you know , the one you say betrayed you ? carly : yep . the one and only . a.j . : and now we 're waiting for him to come home . which , i got to hand it to you , that 's actually a record even for you . carly : i 'm not waiting for him . he 's in jail , and we 're done . a.j . : well , then , why are you here ? carly : revenge . b.b . lucy : livvie . livvie locke . livvie ! sam : no , my name is sam morgan , actually . lucy : my god . you worked your voodoo on her again , did n't you , caleb morley ? sam : who 's caleb ? mcbain : he 's the king of the vampires . lucy : livvie , please listen to me . you need to move away from him . get away . do n't listen to him . he 's evil . sam : him ? him ? this is not caleb . his name is john , and he is my friend . you -- you , i do n't know . lucy : yes , you do ! you know me . think . think , livvie . i 'm lucy . i 'm lucy . think about doc . remember doc ? your father and i tried to protect you from caleb from turning you into a vampire ! sam : i am not a vampire . this is not caleb . this is -- this is john , and he 's not a vampire , either . he 's a cop . a cop . lucy : oh , great . just perfect . so now you 've infiltrated the police , too . mcbain : no , actually , it was a pretty standard hire . lucy : shut up , prince of darkness . mcbain : a minute ago i was the king . i 've been demoted already . sam : i 'm sorry . lucy : listen to me , livvie . please listen . i know you can feel this . i know you can sense that this is very wrong . do n't you see ? he has now turned the police department into his own personal coven . sonny : found some pizza in the fridge . i could heat it up if you want . connie : no , thanks . sonny : it 's no trouble -- connie : i do n't want any food , sonny . i just want to drink . you want one ? sonny : no , thanks . connie : come on , sonny . johnny 's got a fully stocked bar over here . we want for nothing at chez zacchara . we got a , uh , 24-hour doorman , 10,000 channels , personal shopper . i got money , status , big - time job . hit the jackpot , right , sonny ? [ sniffles ] come on . let 's drink to that , huh ? to a brooklyn girl who made good . [ glasses clink ] sonny : cheers . connie : cheers . all i had to do was marry a lout , take the rap for killing two kids , sonny . [ sniffles ] but hey , truth is out . i ditched the lout . so , i got everything i want , right ? everything but my son . diane : so , you really expect me to believe that todd manning goaded you into beating him so badly that he had to be taken to the hospital but not badly enough that he could n't escape ? sounds a bit byzantine to me . johnny : have you met todd ? diane : yes . that 's very true . but he 's not likely to get far with that face . johnny : got the means . diane : all his means have been frozen . johnny : sure about that ? diane : as sure as i am that you are systematically destroying any chance you ever had of avoiding a life sentence . johnny : hmm . you know what else you can be sure about ? is you 're gon na lose two cases , mine and his , unless you stop him from escaping . starr : obviously i know that he 's in custody , but i 'm his daughter , and you 're gon na let me in to talk to him . thank you . dad ? todd : hi . what are you doing here ? starr : they told me you were brought in . todd : you came here to see me ? starr : what happened ? todd : johnny . idiots put us in the same cell . he just , i 'm sleeping , and -- he 's psychotic . he just started beating me . starr : of course . and you did absolutely nothing to provoke him , right ? todd : of course not . starr : okay . todd : why would you even ask me that ? starr : because this is exactly what you say every time you 're lying to me . whatever johnny did , you deserved all of it . todd : ow . have a heart , kid . starr : a heart ? what ? so you can break it ? like you did when you let the man who killed cole and hope just go free instead of turning yourself in for stealing sam morgan 's baby and giving it to tea ? todd : if you lump it all together like that , it -- starr : yeah , you betrayed my trust ! again . todd : i 'm sorry . starr : not as sorry as i am . i came to make sure that you were breathing , and that 's it . todd : wait . starr : wait , what ? todd : if you 're never gon na talk to me again , i just want to make sure that i tell you that i love you . a.j . : revenge , huh ? what are you gon na do ? uh , book a frat party next door ? skip on the mints on the pillow ? carly : [ chuckles ] a.j . : hey . carly : you know i can do better than that . a.j . : okay , um -- carly : much better . a.j . : listen to me . be careful with those , all right ? take it easy . carly : what 's wrong ? a.j . : uh , you . you 're all drunk and stabby . carly : i know exactly what i 'm doing . a.j . : okay , listen , i thought you wanted revenge on -- on todd manning , not on me . carly : just be careful . this wo n't hurt a bit . sonny : you really should eat something . connie : should i ? sonny : if you do n't want pizza , i can make something . connie : i do n't want any food ! do you hear me ? sonny : how about a sandwich ? remember aunt theresa used to make those tomatoes and peanut butter sandwiches that you used to love so much , right ? connie : you son of a bitch . i know what you 're doing . sonny : i 'm just trying to get some food in you . connie : you think by wining and dining me , you 're gon na make kate come out , beg for you to save her ? sonny : i 'm just trying hard to keep you from falling apart . connie : but you 'd like that , would n't you ? because now if there 's any time for her to come out of me , right now . kristina : [ sighs ] i thought opening my letter to yale was hard . next to this , it 's nothing . [ sighs ] such a -- small thing to do . i do n't know if i can . [ sniffles ] michael : you can put it away . or you can give it to me . i 'll -- i 'll hold on to it until you 're ready . keep it sealed as long as you want . kristina : and say goodbye to him again all over someday ? [ sighs ] [ sighs ] steven : how 's our prisoner ? officer : same old , same old . steven : good news . your attacker did n't do any lasting damage . todd : really ? it 's not how it feels at the moment . steven : we 'll patch you up and you 'll be free to go back to jail . todd : oh . i ca n't thank you enough , dr. drake . steven : mr. manning , who is the president ? todd : you kidding ? steven : no . todd : it 's easy . it 's dorian lord vickers . no , i 'm sorry . dorian lord vickers buchanan . steven : you just stay put . um -- i 'll -- i 'll be back in a minute to take you down for a ct . and we 'll find out if you 're disoriented or just lying . diane : [ gasps ] [ whispers ] what do you think you 're doing ? ! a.j . : you having fun ? carly : i 'm having a blast . a.j . : really ? really ? 'cause the carly i know , she would n't really be enjoying herself unless the intended victim was here to witness -- carly : well , you do n't know me , okay ? you do n't know me at all . thought this would make me feel better . it just does n't . a.j . : well , you thought sonny was a good father , too , so you 're 0 for two . carly : why are you here ? a.j . : what ? miss the show ? come on . carly : [ chuckles ] get out . a.j . : whoa , whoa . just take it easy , all right ? carly : get the hell out ! get out ! a.j . : give me this . huh ? now what ? carly : what do you want ? a.j . : what do i want ? carly : what do you want ? a.j . : i am with the woman that i hate more than anything in the world . now , what do you think i want ? lucy : okay , livvie , listen to me . please listen . we 're gon na just stay calm here . this should -- should hold him at bay , but i got to find something i can kill him with to get rid -- sam : whoa , what are you talking about ? did she just say kill ? mcbain : sure . that 's it . let 's wrap it up . i want to put -- i want to put some distance between you and danny from buffy . lucy : livvie , listen to me ! mcbain : buffy , i 'll be right back , all right ? lucy : listen to me ! you are in mortal danger ! livvie ! please ! mcbain : i 'll be right back . oh , goodness . sam : have you ever seen her before ? mcbain : no , no . clearly she missed her medication and she thinks she 's seen me before . lucy : okay , think . think . think , lucy . you 're not prepared for this . you 've got to think ! something to kill -- kill him with . aah ! sam : what was that ? mcbain : okay . all right . that 's it . let 's get -- let 's get you and danny out of here , all right ? sam : whoa . wait a minute . what about you ? mcbain : me ? i 'll be fine . sam : fine ? really ? you 're the one she 's threatening . mcbain : no . i got a lot of experience dealing with drug addicts , okay ? let 's get you guys out of here , all right ? sam : okay . mcbain : all right . i 'll see you later . sam : be careful . please . mcbain : yeah , i 'll be careful . lucy : aaaaaah ! sam : john ! people do n't realize that taxes and health care are connected . kristina : trey used to talk about how much he meant to him . he kept it even after he found out what kind of man his father really was . michael : yeah , when you have a father that does things that are wrong , things that you despise , it just -- it does n't cancel out the love . just -- makes it a lot more complicated . kristina : i could have told trey every day that he would never be like joe , that he was a good person . but now i 'll never get to . what -- what if i did n't tell him enough ? [ voice breaking ] michael , what if he never knew ? [ sobs ] connie : see , i know what you 're thinking , sonny . i can see it in your eyes . you 're thinking that now that everybody knows that i did n't kill those kids , just a matter of time that kate -- till kate comes back . sonny : that 's not what i was thinking at all . connie : or better yet , the son that i never knew died , so there 's no conflict . there 's no living reminder of the rape that made kate fragment in the first place , so you 're just gon na wait around and be nice to me , wait for kate to come back for good . sonny : one thing good that came out of this -- connie : what the hell was good that came out of my son 's death ? sonny : in my heart , i know you or kate were not responsible for starr 's family dying . you do n't have it in you . connie : oh , i 'm a saint . never mind the kidnapping charges against me . my son 's an organ donor . and i 'm sure they 're gon na try to put me away for that , too . as your daughter keeps reminding everyone . because i caused the crash that left my son brain dead . sonny : you do n't have to think about that . you worry about that tomorrow . connie : what if i 'm not here tomorrow , sonny ? what if i skip town ? there goes all your bail money . sonny : you 're not gon na jump bail . connie : how do you know that ? sonny : because your son just died . there 's no running away from that . and no matter what happens , i 'm gon na see you through this . connie : yeah . yeah . another chance to get back to kate . sonny : whether kate comes back or not -- connie : she 's not coming back ! ! sonny : kate 's not here right now . you are , right ? you 're the one who lost trey . you 're the one who needs help . and i will do that for you . if you 'll let me . carly : what are you gon na do ? kill me ? a.j . : i got to tell you , that is real tempting . carly : [ chuckles ] you do n't have the guts . maybe if i turn around . i mean , you shot your dad in the back , so stabbing me should be a piece of cake , right ? a.j . : really ? for all the times that you 've messed with me and for all the people that you 've messed with all these years , hell , they 'd probably call it justifiable homicide . carly : then take your best shot . go for it . a.j . : you 'd like that , would n't you , huh ? would n't you ? be able to prove to michael that i 'm every bit the monster that you say i am . carly : you are a monster , and that started long before you met me . a.j . : you could have helped me . you could have pulled me up instead of pushing me down . carly : well , now 's your time for payback . [ chuckles ] a.j . : you know what ? somebody 's gon na do it one of these days , carly . but not today . and it 's not gon na be me . 'cause frankly , i 'm having too much damn fun watching you suffer to end it now . carly : because you never change . you 're still a coward , and you 're still a loser . a.j . : you go ahead . you bitch and moan and call me names and insult me . it does n't matter . you know why ? because you did this to yourself ! not johnny ! not todd ! honey , you did this all to yourself ! diane : [ normal voice ] you 're trying to escape . todd : whatever gave you that idea ? diane : raise your hand . raise your other hand . right . and i 'm gon na assume that cop took the cuffs off you . todd : what are you even doing here ? diane : johnny ratted you out . todd : johnny . why ca n't johnny just leave me alone ? diane : because he thinks if he has to pay for his transgressions , you should pay for yours . todd : i will pay for my transgressions , thanks to `` stick in the mud `` detective mcbain . what happened to the days when a good , old - fashioned cop would take a good , old - fashioned bribe ? diane : not hearing this . not hearing this . todd : i am leaving . i 'm running away . i will send you your last payment from an undisclosed location . diane : not if i have anything to say about it . lucy : give my regards to the devil , vampire ! sam : come here . come here . i got you . i got you . stay with me . stay with me , john . alexis : what the hell hap -- lucy ? ! lucy : i am trying to keep port charles safe from the forces of darkness ! combust ! you 're supposed to combust , vampire ! i slayed you ! combust ! what is wrong with you ? ! maybe you 've gotten stronger . i need something else . i got to get another chair . shawn : i think you 've done enough staking for one night . lucy : no , let me kill him while he 's down ! let me finish him off ! let me go ! let me go ! alexis : give me the phone ! i got it . sam : call 911 , please . alexis : hi . sam : how you doing ? you with me , okay ? you stay with me , john . do n't leave me . please , i ca n't have you leave me , too . come on . there we go . come on . diane : you realize , of course , if you do this , you 're not just running from the law . you 're also running from carly . todd : carly hates my guts . diane : she 'll get over it . todd : [ scoffs ] you think ? diane : i know . she 's gotten over much worse . listen , you stay and i will run down the highlights of sonny 's transgressions . todd : sonny and carly have a kid together . all carly and i have is -- well , had -- is a friendship . diane : all right , well , what about your daughter ? i 'm given to understand that she 's really the only other person who will even speak to you , so if you do this , you 'll -- you 'll be running not only from carly , but from starr . are you prepared to spend the rest of your life away from them ? todd : if i go to prison , i wo n't see either of them anyway . diane : fine . you escape , you 're on your own . you take your chances on the lam , you 're gon na do it without me . lucy : let me go ! shawn : sam ? alexis : no . not yet . i was just upstairs with t.j. and molly . she 's babysitting danny , which is keeping her distracted from this . shawn : did you tell them what happened ? alexis : well , i said there was a fuss down here . i left out the part about bloodlust and the undead . [ sighs ] let me go check on -- on lucy . shawn : okay . alexis : i 'll be right back . lucy : does n't anybody remember this 10 years ago ? the town was overrun by vampires ! do n't you remember this ? let me go ! i 've got to get him ! please let me go ! alexis : i got it . i got it . lucy : alexis , thank -- let me go ! alexis : yeah , let her go . just let her go . lucy : thank you . someone with reason . you got to listen to me , please . alexis : all right , lucy . calm down . lucy : okay . alexis : okay . deep breath , everyone . [ exhales deeply ] now , number one , hello , lucy . lucy : oh , good grief . alexis : nice to see you . secondly , why did you stab mcbain ? lucy : because it 's not mcbain . his name is not mcbain . he has mesmerized everybody to think so . his name is caleb morley . he is a skilled and remorseless killer . i caught him about to kill that little baby in there ! alexis : he 's not gon na kill the baby , lucy . he knows the baby . i know the baby . that 's my grandson , and sam , that 's my daughter . lucy : oh , my god . he 's gotten to all of you , has n't he ? listen to me , alexis . pay attention . that girl , her name is livvie . that 's not your daughter . her biological mother is grace reese , and her father is kevin ! alexis : kev -- kevin ? lucy : yes ! alexis : collins ? lucy : kevin . kevin collins . as in my kevin . we have got to act right away . we have got to get livvie and her baby away from caleb before it 's too late ! please ! e.m.t . : male . his vitals are stable . sabrina : oh , my god . e.m.t . : ma'am , come with me . let 's get him registered . sam : okay . felix : how 's our patient ? officer : doc 's checking on a concussion . sabrina : felix , i need a hand ! this guy just got stabbed ! felix : uh , check his vitals . i 'll page dr. webber . sabrina : oh , doctor , i 'm so glad you 're here . i need your help . todd : [ british accent ] no , i - i - i - i ca n't . i 'm due in the o.r . i - i 've , uh , it 's byob . sabrina : i 'm sorry , but there 's no other doctor around . this -- this patient desperately needs you right now . todd : hmm . it 's just your average staking . probably hurts much worse than it looks . perhaps i should leave . mcbain : manning -- [ door opens ] starr : hi . michael : hey . starr : where 's kristina ? michael : uh , taking a shower . starr : how 's she doing ? michael : not good . i can tell her that grief gets better with time , but she wo n't believe me . starr : no , of course . not yet . but in time , she 'll get there . until then , she has you , and she has me , too . michael : i 'm glad i have you . starr : oh . michael : so , how did everything go with your dad ? starr : oh , gosh . well , he got into a fight with johnny , and then he -- okay , that 's not important right now . how -- how is your dad ? a.j . , i mean . michael : yeah , i called him . he did n't call me back . i do n't know . i 'm starting to get a little worried about him . starr : why ? because the vote went against him ? michael : running elq was really important to a.j . i just hope this one setback does n't make him do something nuts . a.j . : i 'm just curious , carly . how many times did those losers take you for a ride ? i bet it was more than a couple , huh ? carly : [ chuckles ] you are running your mouth about something you were n't even around the whole time for . a.j . : yeah , but see , i do n't have to be . see , i know how you think . i bet there were people lining up at the door to warn you away from them . but you said , `` no , no . you do n't know johnny - slash - todd the way that i do . no , they 're -- they 're really good guys . `` i 'm just curious . did they tell you they loved you ? did they -- they say that they cared about you ? because i bet you just ate that up . carly : shut up ! a.j . : when did you become such a soft touch ? 'cause i got to tell you , i remember when you first came to town . man , there was nobody that could lie like you . do you remember when you -- when you skanked your own mother 's husband right out from under her ? i got to tell you , i bet tony is just lying in his grave laughing his ass off . it 's unbelievable . i mean , you have spent your entire life using people . you have . and now johnny and todd have used you , and i just , i got -- i got to ask you . how does it feel now that the whole damn thing has come full circle right back to you ? carly : how do you think it feels ? i feel sick , and i ca n't stand the sight of myself . but i can change . i can change . because i can be different . and i do n't need to trust anybody anymore . and i do n't need anybody anymore . a.j . : carly , come on . carly : and i do n't want to feel anything anymore ! a.j . : stop , stop , stop ! carly , stop it ! stop . just stop , okay ? carly : [ voice breaking ] i do n't want to feel anything anymore . a.j . : i know . it 's okay . let go . let go . shh . carly : [ sobs ] a.j . : [ sighs ] okay , come on . it 's okay . stop . septic disasters are disgusting and costly , but avoidable . michael : i 'd go over to the house to check on a.j . , but there 's no way i 'm leaving kristina like this . starr : i 'm sure he 's fine and he knows that we just lost a friend . michael : kristina and trey were planning their futures , you know ? they were gon na move to the west coast , start over . what 's she gon na do without him ? connie : you want to help me , sonny ? you tried to have my son commit me . you kept me captive in a warehouse to try to get kate back . why the hell am i gon na trust you ? sonny : i was not there to protect you from joe jr. or anything else before . i just -- i want to make it up to you . connie : no , you want to make it up to kate . sonny : i 'm not talking to kate . i 'm talking to you , connie . you 're the one who needs support . all right , you know what ? i 'm gon na -- i 'm gon na leave you alone 'cause i know you need your space . but if you need anybody to talk to or yell at -- i 'm there for you . connie : would sitting here -- mean `` anything at all `` ? 'cause i might be okay with that . sonny : that 's fine . connie : [ voice breaking ] yeah ? [ sniffles ] i do n't want to talk about anything . i just want to sit here . sonny : we 'll just sit down , you know ? [ sighs ] but if you need anything -- connie : i do n't want to talk . carly : [ sobs ] a.j . : damn it , carly . i swear , only you could take all the joy out of a revenge rant . come on . come on . come on . i got you . okay . [ sighs ] [ sighs ] sam : how 's kristina ? alexis : michael took her home . how 's john ? sam : they 're still working on -- mom , i got -- i got to go . can i call you back when i know something ? johnny : did you find him ? diane : find who ? johnny : who ? manning . diane : eli or peyton ? you know , they say his comeback is going to be one of the greatest in sports . oh , you mean todd manning . yes , i ran into him at the hospital . johnny : and were you able to stop him from escaping ? diane : todd manning is resourceful , but he is not fooling anyone . todd : [ normal voice ] more morphine ! morphine ! sabrina : morphine ? todd : morphine ! sabrina : but in his state , could n't morphine kill him ? todd : he needs morphine ! stat ! mcbain : he 's trying to escape . todd : stat , stat , stat , stat ! mcbain : escape -- todd : okay , i know you 're not gon na believe this , but i actually feel bad about what i 'm about to do . i 'm really sorry . mcbain : [ groans ] todd : okay , i 'm not that sorry . mcbain : [ groans ] steven : sabrina ? sam : wait , wait , wait ! hey ! hey ! going somewhere ? sabrina : i 'm back . i had to get the morphine . steven : morphine ? mor -- morphine could kill him . and what the hell are you doing leaving a patient alone like this ? sabrina : i - i did n't . i left him with that other doctor , the one who ordered the morphine . steven : what other doctor ? forget it . let 's -- let 's get to work . john , can you hear me ? this is dr. steve webber . can you tell me what happened ? who did this ? mcbain : [ groans ] manning . steven : todd manning drove a stake through you ? felix : like a vampire ? sabrina : why would mr. manning do that ? mcbain : lucy . lucy coe . shawn : so , you actually know the crazy lady who impaled mcbain ? alexis : oh , i do . lucy coe . she 's the reason i originally came to port charles . i was defending her significant other , who stalked and kidnapped felicia . shawn : and did the guy walk ? alexis : nope . she dropped the charges . she was n't happy about it , but it turns out that kevin was n't responsible . he was yet another person from port charles that had a little break with reality . shawn : yeah , well , it looks like your friend lucy caught the bug . johnny : so , did manning give up ? are the cops on to his plan or what ? lucy : you have to believe me ! please believe me ! the entire town is at risk ! you can not let caleb marshal his strength ! you have to act ! please ! johnny : who the hell 's caleb ? diane : i have no idea , but this sounds like a potential client . lucy : listen to me . caleb morley is a vampire ! he is a vampire , and he 's going to kill all of us ! please listen to me ! ow ! todd : i , uh , i should go . i - i have to go perform an lmfao . sam : what was that ? i ca n't really hear you . son of a bitch . todd : i really should go . sam : no . hey ! get over here ! police ! i need your help ! got your prisoner ! stop it ! todd : [ groans ] sam : we 've got some unfinished business . looks like we 're about to finish it . todd : [ sighs ]	lucy goes to kelly 's and mistakes john mcbain for caleb morley , king of the vampires . she tells him to get away from the baby . she takes a cross out of her purse and holds it in front of john . then she mistakes sam for livvie locke and warns her to stay away from caleb . john gets sam and danny out of there . lucy breaks a chair . john tells sam that he can handle the crazy woman because he has a lot of experience dealing with drug addicts . lucy charges john and stabs him with a stake that she made from the broken chair 's leg . shawn and alexis arrive at kelly 's and see sam trying to help john and lucy standing over them yelling , `` combust , vampire ! `` shawn subdues lucy and takes her inside . alexis calls 9 - 1 - 1 .
lucy : mm . okay , remind me again why i ever denied you . scott : 'cause you got rocks in that pretty head of yours . lucy : [ chuckles ] well , then , that means we were made for each other . scott : well , i know what you like , and you know what i like . lucy : you like my glasses . scott : i do . the sexy librarian . lucy : [ chuckles ] oh , yeah . scott : and i have a book that 's way , way , way overdue . lucy : oh , wow . i think it 's the `` tropic of cancer . `` [ gasps ] and , young man , you know what ? all the pages are stuck together . so , i 'm sorry , but you are going to have to pay a fine . scott : well , i hope it 's a very steep fine . lucy : just remember , i do not take cash . kevin : oh , lucy . does your husband appear in this romantic idyll ? lucy : [ screams ] kevin : [ screams ] lucy : kevin ? kevin : lucy . lucy : what are you doing here ? kevin : i live here . lucy , you woke up screaming . what 's the matter ? scott : update on carly jacks . go ahead . anna : i have n't heard anything from forensics about the knife found near carly 's car yet . scott : light a fire under them . anna : they 're aware of the urgency , obviously . scott : are they aware that the long carly is missing , the worse it makes the police department look ? anna : almost as bad as when you botched the case for a.j . quartermaine . can you put that in my office ? scott : there was a shoot out on the corinthos property , and there was not one arrest made . anna : your point ? scott : point is get it together , commissioner , because you better find carly safe and sound . otherwise , there are gon na be a lot of people looking for your head on a stick . michael : are you sure you have n't seen this woman ? nurse : the police already came by . they distributed her photo and checked the e.r . for anyone matching her description . michael : okay , well , you know what ? that was hours ago . she could have been admitted later and missed . can you , please , look again ? sonny : any word on carly yet ? shawn : nah , no sign so far . sonny : well , you got to do what you got to do . michael and morgan -- they 're just worried sick about their mother . shawn : looks like they 're not the only ones . sonny : we got to do whatever we have to do to get carly back . shawn : you know , speaking of morgan , am i supposed to believe he cut ties with jerome ? sonny : you do n't ? shawn : i just wanted to know if you 're buying what he 's selling , that 's all . [ doorbell rings ] nathan : morning , ma'am . i - i 'm hoping you can help me . anna : where are we on this ? dante : uh , we are waiting for the lab to type the blood and match the fingerprints on the weapon . anna : we should have had that information hours ago . dante : yeah . i know . forensics ' computers were down . i.t . 's on it . anna : really ? ! i mean , without these results , we do n't have anything to connect carly 's disappearance to our prime suspect . scott : all right , you . it 's just me and you , so i want the truth . what did you do with carly ? sonny : shawn , if you got something to say , say it . shawn : is it possible that jerome set morgan up , you know , to come begging for forgiveness to get morgan close so he can feed information ? sonny : you do n't think it -- it ever occurred to me ? shawn : no , i think julian 's hoping you want your son back and you wo n't look for an agenda . sonny : there was a moment when i -- when i saw morgan , i thought to myself , `` could he sink any lower ? `` shawn : he held a gun on you . sonny : yeah , he did , but he did n't -- you know ? he did n't kill me . and i know why he did n't . because deep down inside , he loves me . and , you know , that 's what saved me , and in the end , that 's what saved morgan , too . felicia : have you seen this ? duke : oh . yes , i have . it 's a horrible story . felicia : bobbie must be going out of her mind . duke : well , have you talked to her ? felicia : no , but i will . at least anna 's on the case , right ? it would take a far better man than franco to dupe her . [ chuckles ] or far worse . anna : you read the newspaper ? dante : yeah . brutal . nothing like exploiting a potential tragedy to sell some newspapers . anna : i - i know carly 's a member of your extended family , and i realize that your brothers must be giving you a lot of pressure . and even your father is probably equally concerned . dante : you know , i have n't even heard from sonny yet . but we are gon na have to interview him , because he 's probably the last one to have contact with carly . anna : well , what i 'm saying is that if you feel emotionally compromised or like this is a conflict of interest , you can recuse yourself . dante : i have no doubts about my ability to remain professional . anna : okay . good . because given carly 's connections with important people in this town on both sides of the law , this whole situation has the potential to get ugly fast . dante : oh , i know . anna : look , i 'm relying on you , dante . you 're my most trusted detective . i need you to lead us to carly . dante : hey , i 've been here since the crack of dawn chasing down leads . so has west . anna : oh , yeah ? really ? huh . dante : yeah , the new guy , uh , nearly clocked in before i did . lulu : help you how ? nathan : pcpd . i 'm here investigating the disappearance of carly jacks . lulu : come in . [ chuckles ] i do n't know ... how much help i 'll be . i do n't know much about it . nathan : you may know more than you think . lulu : ask away . nathan : no offense , but i 'm more interested in what ms . jacks ' computer has to say . lulu : oh , okay . uh , it 's right over here , actually . nathan : so , you the nanny ? lulu : no . i - i 'm carly 's cousin . nathan : but you live here . lulu : i 'm just crashing here for a little bit . i 'm sorry . i did n't get your name . nathan : [ chuckles ] i did n't give it . detective nathan west . lulu : are you new ? nathan : [ chuckles ] why ? do i reek of out - of - towner ? lulu : [ chuckles ] reek ? no . might have been a little whiff . i know a lot of people on the force . nathan : gotcha . lulu : i 've never heard your name before . nathan : well , maybe you know my partner , then -- dante falconeri ? anna : yeah . he 's a go - getter , that nathan , is n't he ? dante : yeah . he , uh -- he pulled his weight at the crime scene last night . anna : how are you two getting along ? dante : he 's a yankee 's fan . he 's got that going for him . anna : i know it 's early days , but what do you think of him a - as an investigator ? dante : he 's steady , you know ? did n't seem to lose his cool or fly off the handle , but , you know , that 's all i can really say so far . anna : good . where is he ? dante : he 's , uh , checking out another angle , but i still think our go - to evidence is gon na be these results from forensics . anna : okay . we need to keep a lid on that , because i do n't want this knife becoming any kind of media fodder for julian jerome before we 're good and ready . dante : no . that 's understood . michael is on the war path right now . he thinks franco 's behind this whole thing . until we know it 's franco 's fingerprints and carly 's blood on that knife , we should make sure no one finds out about this . anna : okay . bobbie : find out about what ? michael : you know , if you ca n't help me , can you at least tell me who can , because you obviously do n't know -- kiki : michael ! what are you -- i 'm sorry . excuse me . michael , honey , take it easy . michael : look , my mom has been missing for 48 hours . kiki : i know , but that nurse has n't seen her . no one here has . michael : her car was abandoned . there was blood smeared on the side of it . i just keep hoping that somehow she showed up here to get help . kiki : i know . i made another round to the e.r . , and she was never admitted , which might be a good thing . maybe that means she was n't hurt . michael : no . all that means is she 's still at the mercy of franco . franco : i did n't do anything to carly . scott : well , her mother and the two boys think differently . franco : yeah . are you surprised ? they hate my guts . and they 're so consumed with worry , i 'm the only one around here who 's thinking straight . scott : god help them if that 's true . franco : it 's true . scott : well , how come anna devane keeps saying `` franco this `` and `` franco that ? `` franco : i have no idea . they 're wasting their time . they 're looking at the wrong guy . they should be looking at ava jerome . scott : why do you say that ? franco : because the last time ava saw carly , ava threatened her . scott : did you witness that ? franco : no . michael and kiki were there . ask them . scott : i intend to . franco : good . and while you 're at it , you can call your dogs off of me and point them in the direction of ava jerome . scott : that would work out great for you , not so much for me . franco : why 's that ? scott : well , i ca n't be seen influencing a police investigation to benefit my ... son . franco : right , right . would n't want to influence the police to actually catch a criminal . i 'm innocent , okay ? and by the time you realize that you should have thrown your weight around , it might be too late for carly . lucy : i - i just had a dream . that 's all . kevin : some dream . lucy : it wa -- yeah . it was ... a nightmare . the worst . kevin : you want to tell me about it ? lucy : no . no , no . i could n't possibly tell you . kevin : lucy , lucy . lucy : no . kevin : you 're shaking . lucy , let it out and let it go . i promise it will make you feel better . lucy : okay . um ... i was backstage , uh , preparing for the nurses ' ball . kevin : sounds good so far . lucy : and -- and suddenly , there was richard simmons . he -- he was in head - to- toe spangles , and he was carrying a great big ol ' boom box . kevin : did n't that really happen ? lucy : yes . yeah . but it was happening again , and he did that silly juice fast again , and he was just completely out of control again . it was bad . kevin : mm . is that all ? lucy : well , yeah . um ... why ? should there be more ? kevin : lucy ... are you cheating on me ? lucy : me ? cheating on you ? that is simply preposterous . where would you get an idea like that ? kevin : lucy , lucy . kidding . ow . lucy : there 's absolutely nothing funny about adultery . kevin : oh , guess not . lucy : no . there 's not . and if -- if you decide you want to crack another joke , mister , than try cracking a smile . you know , that would go a long way -- kevin : all right . sorry . okay ? lucy : okay . you should be . [ sighs ] kevin : from now on , i 'm as serious as a heart attack . lucy : also not funny . kevin : wow . that nightmare really shook you up , did n't it ? lucy : yeah , yeah . you -- i can still hear the boom , boom , booming of the boom box -- that awful retro tune . kevin : i 'm sorry . you know , part of my job is to interpret dreams , but , uh , richard simmons ? i got nothing . [ chuckles ] lucy : [ chuckles ] kevin : i was just trying to lighten the mood . you know , i figured you 'd get a kick of it , because , you know , we both know my lucy is true blue . lucy : [ chuckles ] [ sighs ] franco : you worry too much , father . no one would ever accuse you of giving me preferential treatment . we are related by dna only . you 've made yourself perfectly clear . you do n't give a damn about me , about my welfare , but i 'm pretty sure you give a damn about carly . you might . i know you give a damn about your own career . is n't that right , d.a . baldwin ? look ... i had nothing to do with carly 's disappearance . i just want to find her . i just want to make sure she 's okay . please . scott : i 'm not making any promises . but i will ask anna devane if she has any other suspects . franco : thank you . scott : but know this , wise guy -- carly , i 'm not that crazy about , but bobbie , i am . if you had anything to do with her disappearance , i will hunt you down to the ends of the earth . anna : detective falconeri and i were just discussing police business . bobbie : business as in carly 's disappearance ? an , please . she 's my daughter . anna : well , yes . i understand that , of course . bobbie : i have a right to know what 's going on . just think if it were robin . anna : nobody knows better than i what you 're going through . i know it 's torture . bobbie : okay , then . anna : look , we are doing everything we can to find carly and bring her home . bobbie : which means you still do n't know where she is . anna : we 're hoping that maybe you can change that . do you think you can ? dante : uh , were you able to get what we asked for ? bobbie : yeah . it 's carly 's . dante : thank you . i 'll get it to the lab . anna : oh , yeah . yeah . great . you know , with any luck , we 'll be able to lift dna from her toothbrush and ... match it to the knife found on her vehicle . bobbie : and if it does match , will that be enough to arrest franco ? felicia : anna must have her hands full with carly 's disappearance and the mounting tension between sonny and julian jerome . pretty soon there 's gon na be a full - out mob war . duke : yeah . and that 's not the most comfortable position to be in . but the pcpd -- they 've got anna 's back , and , you know , she 's got things under control . felicia : i have no doubt . duke : then why the look ? felicia : well , i just keep remembering victor jerome and how he owned port charles , or at least thought he did , julian and the crazy sister olivia vying to take the reigns . duke : mm . good times . felicia : [ chuckles ] it ca n't be easy to watch julian resurface after everything that family put you and anna through . duke : no . i eagerly await his downfall . felicia : just leave it at that , okay ? the jeromes already tore you and anna apart once . do n't let them do it again . duke : oh , believe me , i wo n't . shawn : if it 's good enough for you , it 's good enough for me morgan : sorry i 'm late . i got , uh -- i got held up on the phone with joss . sonny : i thought josslyn was with jax . morgan : yeah , yeah . she is . mom was supposed to skype with here , but then jax called me . sonny : but carly did n't answer the phone ? wh - what did you tell him ? morgan : uh , that mom lost her phone , but , i mean , that 's not gon na fly for long , and if she does n't show up soon , we 're gon na have to call jax . sonny : no , hey -- shawn : it wo n't come to that , okay ? i 've got everyone working overtime . she 'll show up . sonny : you got to keep searching , 'cause there 's nothing more important . shawn : all right . morgan : [ sighs ] sonny : your mom 's gon na be all right . morgan : yeah , but ... what if she 's not , man ? i mean , i - i have been such an ass , and i 've treated mom like dirt , and ... what if i do n't get to make it up to her now ? sonny : you will . you 're gon na get your chance . duke : oh , i better get going . felicia : already ? felicia : hey . watch who you 're calling old . duke : [ laughs ] felicia : so , where are you off to ? duke : i 've got a volunteer commitment . felicia : of course you do . duke : well , i have to do my part . and besides , since my employ ended with , uh , derek wells , i 've got to fill my time somehow . felicia : well , if you 're looking for work , you can always call mac . i know he needs help at the rib . duke : you know , i shall bear that in mind . but this philanthropic work is about as much as i can handle right now . felicia : it 's one thing i 've always loved about you . duke : [ chuckles ] what is that ? that i 'm always busy ? felicia : no . that you 're one of the good guys . michael : i should never have walked off and left my mom with franco . i should have stayed there and tried to talk some sense into her . kiki : i know that you 're worried about your mom , but for carly 's sake , let 's not jump to conclusions about what may or may not have happened or who was involved . michael : what , you do n't think franco did this ? kiki : honestly , i do n't . michael : he 's a so - called reformed serial killer with a history of obsessive behavior , and he 's currently obsessing over my mother . kiki : he 's currently dating your mother . michael : so , you do n't think it 's possible that he had anything to do with this ? kiki : okay , i 'm not saying that , but ... there could be someone else involved . michael : who ? like your mom ? kiki : yes . michael : look , kiki , i 'm hardly a fan of your mom , but i do n't buy that anymore than you do . franco is the reason that my mom has gone missing , but you -- you -- you 're too blinded by his hard - luck story to see it , the same as my mom . anna : it -- it 's a bit soon to talk about any kind of arrest yet . we do n't know that a crime has been committed , and right now , all we 're doing is collecting evidence . that 's ... bobbie : anna , we 've been friends a long time . do me the courtesy of being honest . my daughter comes to her senses and ditches franco . he 's a known psychopath and killer . and then she vanishes , leaving nothing behind but her car keys and a trail of blood . come on ! anna : we do n't know yet that that 's carly blood on her vehicle . we do n't know that . bobbie : franco took her . he hurt her or , god forbid , worse . now , something needs to be done . and if you wo n't do it , i will . lulu : you 're dante 's partner ? nathan : yeah . you know him ? lulu : what are you looking for ? on the computer , i mean . nathan : i 'm not at liberty to discuss that . lulu : right . i mean , i 'll find out eventually . unless you confiscate the computer . nathan : [ chuckles ] lulu : maybe i can help . nathan : yeah ? you 're trained as a detective ? lulu : from what i understand , it 's all about asking the right questions . nathan : such as ? lulu : do we know the last person to see carly ? nathan : her ex - husband sonny corinthos , at the restaurant . lulu : when was this ? nathan : approximately 48 hours ago . lulu : anything else to indicate her movements ? nathan : `` indicate her movements ? `` lulu : humor me . nathan : [ chuckles ] her car was found parked in the hotel garage , a door ajar , and the keys on the ground beside it . lulu : anything else ? nathan : later that night , a letter signed in carly 's name was found in franco 's room at the metro court . lulu : so , if you can prove that this letter came from her computer , then it -- nathan : it 'll back up our theory that she dropped the letter off at his room and was snatched shortly thereafter . lulu : from the garage . nathan : you 're good at this . lulu : i 've had some practice . um ... what about carly 's work computer ? nathan : no , we tried that already . uh ... ah . bingo . it 's here . lucy : oh , hi , you . are n't you a sight for sore , baggy , in dire need of under- eye concealer eyes . felicia : please . you 're stunning as usual . lucy : oh , yeah , yeah , yeah . thank you for lying . felicia : did n't get much sleep , huh ? lucy : none at all . felicia : late night with kevin ? lucy : no . with scott . bobbie : [ gasps ] scott : hey , hey , bobbie . is there any new developments ? is carly -- bobbie : i do n't know . i do n't know . that 's the problem . my daughter is still missing , and the police are letting the one person who knows where she is run free . scott : just -- bobbie : scott , please , you got to put franco behind bars . get him to confess what he did to carly . franco : oh , thank god . kevin : franco . franco : yeah . kevin : did we have an appointment ? franco : does that matter ? kevin : yes . franco : you 're always on me to come see you . here i am . kevin : i 'm always on you to not miss any more sessions . showing up unannounced is unacceptable . franco : yeah , well , this could n't wait . kevin : [ clears throat ] all right . is it about heather ? franco : no . it 's about carly . kevin : okay . what happened ? franco : nobody 's seen her in two days . two days , okay ? then they find a car -- there 's blood on the car . kevin : wait . uh -- hers ? franco : well , yeah . i mean , they 're assuming kevin : who 's they ? the police ? franco : everyone ! and everyone thinks that she 's been kidnapped or hurt and that i 'm somehow responsible , which is outrageous , because i would never do anything to hurt carly . and why are n't you agreeing with me ? kevin : by your own admission , you killed heather webber , which would indicate that you are capable of murder . franco : yeah . and ? kevin : so , if you hurt carly , then i have no choice but to come forward with what i know . franco : oh , no . you ca n't do that , doc . you ca n't turn me in . franco : i come to you , i talk to you . you 're gon na throw me to the wolves ? kevin : i 'm not doing anything of the sort . franco : you just said -- kevin : your actions in regard to heather webber are protected by doctor / patient confidentiality , remember ? franco : right . unless you believe that i 'm somehow a threat to myself or to someone else . kevin : i do n't . franco : you -- wait , you do n't ? okay , good . because this whole thing with heather is something completely different . kevin : in what way ? franco : well , i had to get rid of her . kevin : heather ? franco : yes ! i had to kill heather to keep her from murdering carly . see , right -- right there . that 's what -- why would i do that ? why would i do something to protect carly then turn around and hurt carly ? it does n't make any sense . it 's like that stupid letter . kevin : what letter ? nathan : thanks for pointing me to the printer . lulu : did carly really write this ? nathan : you do n't believe she did ? lulu : i do n't know . it 's just a complete 180 ° -- her breaking things off with franco so suddenly . nathan : had you spent a lot of time with them ? lulu : [ chuckles ] no . uh ... it 's just -- it was a couple weeks ago . carly was asking me to hire him , and when i said that i would n't , she defended him , like , big time . nathan : people have falling outs . lulu : mm , yeah . dating franco -- this was huge for carly . nathan : 'cause of his reputation ? lulu : and everything he did to her family and her friends . for her to be able to look past all of that and see some man that she would want to be with ... nathan : so she was conflicted . lulu : no . carly 's mind was completely made up . it 's not like her to back out of something just because some people do n't approve . nathan : that sounds like you were one of those people . lulu : what gives you that idea ? nathan : so why did n't you like him ? lulu : franco tried to kill me . nathan : seriously ? lulu : he strapped me to a bomb . if it had n't been for dante , i -- well , let 's just say that you and i would not be talking right now . nathan : so , you do know my partner . [ chuckles ] dante : all systems go . we should have the dna results soon . anna : well , it 's not soon enough . the family is so panicked . bobbie : but you are the d.a . ca n't you do something ? scott : bobbie , i - i want carly to come home as much as you do , but i got to be very careful here . i 'm not supposed to get mixed up in ongoing investigations . bobbie : no . no , no , no . you 're not gon na let procedure get in the way of saving my daughter . scott : bobbie -- bobbie : scott ! put the screws to franco now , because if you do n't , we 're gon na lose our chance to find carly . scott : no . that 's not necessarily true . bobbie : you know , scott , we were really special to each other once . and i really need you now to come through for me , okay ? please . please , do n't let me down . felicia : you spent last night with scott ? ! lucy : well , not in the literal sense . it was ... a dream . felicia : [ chuckles ] [ sighs ] you might have wanted to lead with that . lucy : a horrible , terrible dream . felicia : and scott was in it ? lucy : he was all up in it . hey , but if anybody were to just ask about that dream , then just say it was about richard simmons . [ chuckles ] oh , thank you . thank you so much . felicia : lucy , a dream is just that . it 's not real . i have dreams about frisco every now and then . lucy : you do ? ! felicia : well , they 're mostly nightmares . lucy : that 's it . that 's exactly what this was . mm . mm . it was just a big , fat nightmare that i ca n't get out of my head . hey , could i get another one ? mmm . mm - hmm . and could you make it a triple , please ? and -- and look ! could i get more sugar ? like , a lot more sugar , like i want it mud , okay ? okay , good . felicia : listen , you know , we 've been friends for a really long time , and whatever 's going on , it 's not just about this nightmare . lucy : oh ! how do you do that ? how do you always do that ? you always see right through me . felicia : well , talk to me . lucy : okay . my life is a di - sas - ter . felicia : it 's never as bad as it feels . lucy : oh , no ? i sl -- i slept with scott . scott : i love you , bobbie . you know that . bobbie : then help me . scott : i 'm -- i 'm trying to . it 's just that the evidence does n't really implicate franco . and he -- he claims that he had nothing to do with it . bobbie : oh , come on , scott ! what did you think he was gon na say ? scott : well , it just -- there might be other suspects . bobbie : suspects ? really ? or are you just a father trying to protect your son ? duke : sonny , uh , shawn ... told me you were -- morgan , is n't it ? morgan : yeah . duke : i 'm duke lavery . it 's a pleasure to meet you . morgan : yeah . you , too . duke : i 'm sorry for dropping by like this , but , uh , anna and i were giving a party for -- sonny : no cover . morgan : wait , wait . what 's -- what 's going on ? sonny : it 's time to get you up to speed on what 's going on with , uh , julian . duke 's key . morgan : he is ? sonny : he and julian -- they go way back . to put it mildly , they 're not very fond of each other . morgan : oh , so , an enemy of julian 's is a friend of yours ? sonny : yeah . nobody knows it , but lavery 's with me ... just like you are . [ pats him ] scott : i 'm not covering for franco . i do n't even really know the guy , and i feel no fatherly love . i 'm just trying to do my job and do it well , and you should want that for carly . i mean , god forbid she falls prey to some shoddy investigation . bobbie : what does it matter if she 's already fallen to prey to your son ? nathan : so , how well do you know dante ? lulu : pretty well . why do you ask ? nathan : you know , so -- i do n't know -- maybe you can give me the lowdown . i can ... not insult him or start things off on the wrong foot . huh . interesting . lulu : what ? nathan : the time stamp on the letter -- it was printed here after carly 's meeting with sonny two nights ago . lulu : so , this letter is legit . nathan : it looks that way . lulu : oh , i hate this . i was out with my dad that night , wrapped up in my own issues . if i had just stayed here with carly , then , you know , maybe things would be different . nathan : different how ? lulu : maybe we would have talked . i would have made her stay in and watch a movie . i do n't know . just ... whoever hurt her , maybe they would n't have had a chance to . nathan : first of all , we 're not even certain she 's hurt yet , okay ? but if she is , that 's not on you . that 's on whoever got in carly 's way . got it ? [ cell phone buzzing ] dante : hey , west . call in , man . we need word on that letter . anna : have n't heard from him ? no ? scott : well ? anna : uh , well , what ? i thought i made it clear that i would contact you if i had any news . scott : still nothing ? anna : we 're working on it . scott : what 's taking so long ? anna : forensics . they will be here momentarily . scott : now , i want you to keep me in the loop every step of the way . anna : of course . scott : i would hate to get to court and find out you or your people botched things up for me . anna : how would me and my people do that ? scott : the usual -- not considering every aspect of the case , every possible suspect . anna : oh , god . dante : what does that -- what does that even mean ? scott : it means it better be airtight . if you bring me franco , you better be damn sure that he 's the one and not someone else . anna : oh , mr. district attorney , do you have an idea of someone else that it might be ? would you care to share ? scott : well , i hear some whisperings about ava jerome . anna : uh - huh . those whisperings -- what ? do they come from your son , by any chance ? is that where they come from ? scott : do your job . do it fast . kiki : i guess i 've just gotten to know a different side of franco . michael : right , so -- so -- so , his twisted , evil side no longer exists ? is that what you 're saying ? kiki : okay , look , michael . i see where you 're coming from . given franco 's past , he could very well be behind all this , but it 's not going to help your mom to jump to conclusions about what 's what . michael : [ sighs ] kiki : right ? michael : yeah . kiki : okay . look , i want to find your mom just as much as you do , and i will do whatever it takes to make that happen . michael : i suppose . we 're a team here , right ? kiki : [ chuckling ] yes . yes . always . franco : so , supposedly , carly did n't have the guts to say any of this to my face , so she put it all down on a note she left at the hotel , and then she split . kevin : so , carly broke it off with you . franco : no , wait . you 're not paying any attention to me . franco : no . carly did n't break up with me , because carly did n't write the letter . kevin : why are you so convinced ? franco : because ... i ... am . kevin : [ clears throat ] okay . fine , but ... are n't you always afraid that carly will , quote , come to her senses , unquote , and realize that you 're just as bad as everybody says you are ? you 're always trying to prove yourself , not just to her , but to you . is n't your greatest fear that the surgery did nothing , that removing that tumor had no effect whatsoever , that you really are just evil ? is n't it possible that your fear came true -- that carly left you just as you dreaded she would ? franco : yeah . i mean , i thought about that for , like , a minute . kevin : mm - hmm . why just a minute ? franco : because it does n't make any sense . why did -- there 's blood in the car , there 's a note , it 's all so neat . it 's like somebody wanted to hurt carly and then make it look like i was the one that hurt carly . kevin : and who would do something like that ? franco : oh , no , no , no . do n't do that . that 's -- no . it 's not okay what you 're doing . kevin : i do n't -- franco : it 's condescending . kevin : now you 're projecting . franco : i do n't even know what that means . this is not helpful , okay ? we 're not helping anybody here . i need to go find carly , and i - i need to figure out what 's going on . lucy : [ sighs ] felicia : so you did sleep with scott last night . lucy : in my dream . oh . felicia , in reality , i - i slept with scott last month . felicia : oh , lucy . lucy : i know . i know , i know , but listen to me . please believe me . there were extenuating circumstances . you see , doc and i had kind of hit a rough patch , and we had this big ol ' blowout of a fight , and we vowed our marriage was over . so , i just walked out . and then , in a short time , i walked right in to scott 's hotel room , and ... he was sort of in a mood , and i was sort of in a mood . felicia : you saw him , and then one thing led to another . lucy : uh - huh . but -- but when i woke up the next morning , i was in a state of shock , because even though i thought my marriage to doc was really and truly over , i , um -- i am still a married woman . felicia : so , you got out of there right away . lucy : no . no , i did n't , because doc showed up . felicia : kevin saw you in bed with scott ? felicia : no . he did n't see me because i was hiding like a cheap coward , and doc just stood there and poured his heart out . felicia : about you ? lucy : uh , yeah . yeah . oh , thank you . thank you so much . well , yeah , about me . he actually told scott that he wanted our marriage to work and that he loved me very much , and it was so darn beautiful . so , when doc finally left , i took scott , and i told him , `` look , this has to be over . we -- we ca n't do this , 'cause i 'm gon na work things out with doc . `` felicia : good . lucy : yeah ! felicia : you made a mistake , and it wo n't be repeated . has it been repeated ? lucy : no . felicia : but you want it to be . felicia : stop it . stop it . lucy : what am i gon na do ? felicia : do you love kevin ? lucy : with all my heart . but we do seem to have problems , you know ? and that can be a bit discouraging . felicia : well , how do you feel about scott ? lucy : [ sighs ] that 's the million - dollar question , is n't it ? felicia : mm - hmm . lucy : okay , okay . last night , we went to dinner . kevin and i -- we thought we 'd have this special dinner at the metro court . you know , we booked the best table and everything , and -- and then , all of a sudden , there was scott . and do you know what he said to me ? felicia : what ? lucy : that we 're not over . that we belong together . felicia : where was kevin ? lucy : he -- he was at the bar talking to somebody . felicia : so what do you think ? lucy : about what ? felicia : belonging with scott . lucy : oh , all i can say is that scott got to me , and i ca n't seem to be ungotten . how long do you think before kevin notices ? kevin : hello , ladies . someone mention my name ? morgan : all right . so , we 're -- we 're all in this together ? sonny : hopefully not for very much longer . we got a plan that we 're gon na -- i want to take julian down . morgan : okay . sonny : and you 're here just in time , you know , to help . morgan : right . how does this -- how does this work ? sonny : we 're gon na get to that . we just -- i just need you to , you know , be clear that nobody should know that duke 's involved . he 's very close to anna devane . morgan : the -- the police commissioner ? duke : one and the same . sonny : anna has no idea that he 's working with us . duke : and it 's imperative that it stays that way for all our sakes . [ cell phone buzzing ] nathan : i missed a call from dante . dante : yo . everything okay ? you did n't pick up before . nathan : yeah , sorry . phone was on vibrate . what 's up ? dante : commissioner 's looking for a progress report . nathan : letter checks out , and the record on the computer backs up our theory . dante : nice . good work . nathan : no problem . i 'll be in soon . i just want to have a last look around , see if there 's anything to nail franco . michael : all right . i 'm sorry for jumping down your throat . kiki : you 're worried . you 're allowed . michael : [ sighs ] and i 'll try and keep an open mind , okay ? kiki : okay . michael : at least for now . kiki : you want to go to the police station , see if there are any updates ? michael : yeah . franco : michael ! michael , michael ! look , no . hey , hey , hey . i get it , all right ? i know you want to tear me to pieces . i understand . that 's how i feel about whoever 's done this to your mother , but it was n't me . i swear . michael : okay , okay . kiki asked me to give you the benefit of the doubt . okay , and it goes against my better judgment , but i will ... until evidence proves otherwise . dante : hey . west hit pay dirt with the letter . it came from carly 's computer , and it syncs up with our timeline . anna : i just got word from forensics . dante : and ? anna : blood on the knife is carly 's . dante : and the prints ? anna : franco 's .	franco tells scott that ava jerome threatened carly the day that she disappeared and tells him to confirm it with michael and kiki . michael goes off on a nurse who has told him that his mother has n't checked into the hospital . kiki tells michael not to jump to conclusions . franco goes to kevin 's office and tells him that carly is missing and everyone thinks he did something to her . franco fills kevin in on the letter and the car and says none of it makes sense . kevin says franco always feared that carly would leave him and asks if it is possible that his fears came true . franco supposes it is possible , but he does n't think so because everything seems so neat , as if someone is trying to set him up . franco runs into michael at the hospital and swears that he would never do anything to hurt carly . michael agrees to give him the benefit of the doubt for now . bobbie brings carly 's toothbrush to the police station so they can get a dna sample from it . she badgers anna and scott to arrest franco . scott tells bobbie that they ca n't arrest him until the evidence implicates him . he mentions that there might be other suspects . she accuses him of protecting his son . scott suggests to anna that she look into ava jerome . anna asks him if he got that idea from his son . anna asks dante for his opinion of nathan west . dante says that as far as he can tell so far , nathan is steady , level - headed , and pulls his weight . detective west goes to carly 's house to look at her computer . lulu lets him in . when he says he is dante falconeri 's partner , she does n't reveal their relationship . he finds a copy of the letter that franco received on carly 's computer . lulu says she does n't believe carly wrote it because being with franco was a big deal to carly and she would n't break it off suddenly just because someone did n't approve . nathan finds the time stamp on the letter and calls dante to tell him that the letter checks out with the timeline . anna tells dante that the forensics report is in and shows that the blood on the knife is carly 's and the prints are franco 's .
anna : hi , hi , hi ! oh , god , i 'm so sorry for the delay . jordan : no , that 's fine . i guess packing your desk took a little longer than anticipated . anna : good news travels fast , then . jordan : mm . i only heard what i saw on the news -- that you 're out as police commissioner and sloane 's in . drinks on me ? sloane : anna devane has left the building . too bad she could n't take all the favoritism and secrecy she cultivated . now do n't worry . i will tolerate officers loyal to anna who put her interests ahead of the department . let me call you back . detectives . thanks for stopping by . dante : well , you know how it is . the boss calls , we come a - runnin ' . sloane : that 's what i like to hear . keep it up , detective falconeri , and you will go far . dante : you mean like making the leap from federal agent to local police commissioner in one fell swoop ? sloane : hmm . you find that hard to grasp ? nathan : it just seemed a little sudden . dante : mayor lomax gets re - elected , anna gets fired , and you get her job . how does that work ? nikolas : if you expect us to be collaborators , you need to keep me in the loop . helena : so be it . as i explained , michael corinthos / quartermaine 's new assistant will actually be working for us . nikolas : the name of the assistant . helena : an unrefined type ... by the name of rosalie martinez . michael : ta - da . rosalie : cozy . so ... what ? are you gon na move in here ? michael : [ scoffs ] uh , no , no . i 'm just getting in touch with my roots . rosalie : ah . and here i thought you came from money . michael : well , i do , i do ... but my mother 's side , not so much . rosalie : ah . so , your mother grew up here . michael : uh , my grandma . yeah . this is also the place i 'm thinking of turning into the clinic . rosalie : you want to build it here ? michael : yeah . i mean , it 's better than just sitting here vacant . nobody 's getting any use out of it . fluke : ah . johnny : hey . fluke : young zacchara . sit down , have a drink . let 's toast to julian 's jerome 's demise . johnny : got to take a rain check on that one . he 's still alive . fluke : what ? how the hell did that happen ? ! johnny : sonny corinthos , man . sonny : thanks for getting here so fast . shawn : are you hanging in there ? sonny : you know , could be better . it 's just hard being in here when everything 's going on out there . shawn : what do you mean ? sonny : someone 's gunning for us . shawn : mm - hmm . sonny : we got to gather the troops . we 're going to war . sloane : well , mayor lomax has not shared the details of her decision to fire ex - commissioner devane , but if i had to speculate , i imagine that the long list of unsolved cases and unsuccessful prosecutions had something to do with it . nathan : pcpd closes cases all the time . just because they do n't make headlines in julian jerome 's newspaper does n't mean they do n't happen . dante : yeah . and we know there was no love lost between lomax and the ex- commissioner . what puzzles me is , why wait till after the election ? sloane : well , if you 're really that interested , detective falconeri , i can set up a face - to - face , and you can ask the mayor yourself . she loves meeting with her constituents , especially those that work for her . dante : nah . i 'm good . sloane : well , let me know if you change your mind . in the meantime , i wanted to ask you two a very important question about your jobs , namely , do you still want them ? nathan : of course we do . dante : yeah . why would n't we want our jobs ? sloane : well , i know you two were anna devane 's go - to guys . dante : really ? i mean , if you say so . nathan : look , the commissioner -- sloane : ex - commissioner . nathan : she did n't play favorites . sloane : well , even so , i 'm sure you 're not very happy that i 've taken her place . so let 's just get this out of the way , shall we ? are you gon na have a problem reporting to me and not ex - commissioner devane ? jordan : i still ca n't even believe that lomax fired you . anna : oh , god . i can . oh , she killed two birds with one stone . you know , she got rid of a commissioner that she 's gone out of her way to obstruct . and she gave her ally sloane a shiny new job at the same time . jordan : yeah , but he has n't been in town now long . do you really think he 's working with her ? anna : yeah . i 'm sure . and i 'm pretty certain he helped her steal the election out from under felicia . and , no , i do n't have proof yet , but when i get it , i 'm gon na -- i 'm gon na take them both down , get my office back . jordan : look , um ... i know this is a really difficult transition for you , and i hate to make this about me , but ... i have to wonder , with you out and sloane in , where does that leave me ? shawn : are you sure you want to get into it with johnny right now ? i mean , look -- duke has his eyes on him , and so far , he 's keeping a pretty low profile . sonny : because somebody else has him on a leash . johnny 's not the real enemy . he just answers to him . shawn : not carlos rivera . sonny : yeah , he 's just a soldier . shawn : well , they ca n't be answering to julian . i mean , he gave up all of his power when he turned himself in . sonny : julian tipped me off as to who 's really in charge . luke spencer . shawn : luke spencer . sonny : or whoever 's pretending to be luke spencer . johnny : you see , my contact in pentonville had three guys come down on jerome . and he would be in the morgue right now if sonny did n't do a complete 180 . fluke : yeah , but he did , did n't he ? johnny : that does n't make any sense . nobody hated jerome more than sonny , right ? so when my guys came after him , why did n't sonny just walk away ? fluke : he did n't walk away 'cause he saw an opportunity to turn jerome . now they 'll be working together . johnny : with all due respect , did n't julian get himself thrown into pentonville to hide from you ? i sent my three guys after him . that was all i could do . fluke : well , it was n't enough . now jerome 's singing like a canary , telling sonny that his old friend luke is after him . johnny : we got to stop them from spreading that word . fluke : oh , yeah . you know what ? that is a great idea . why the hell did n't i think of that ? why did n't i think of somebody stop jerome before any of this could happen ? oh , wait . i did ! johnny : hey , nobody could 've predicted sonny 's turnaround . the beauty of it is , now we know who we 're working with , right ? so leave it to me . i will take out jerome . fluke : no . no , no , no , no . i 'll handle this myself . if there 's any blood to be spilled , i 'm gon na do it . it 's the only way i know that it 's gon na get done . nikolas : right . i do n't know a rosalie . helena : well , you hardly run in the same circles . nikolas : then how did you settle on her for the job ? helena : well , word reached me of ms . martinez 's talents . she once worked for mrs. clay . nikolas : the same woman that ran off with ava jerome 's baby ? helena : well , rosalie was not actually an accomplice in the kidnapping , but she , over time , did work for mrs. clay . she did all manner of subterfuge . nikolas : well , how can you be sure that she can get the job done ? how can you trust her with that ? it 's not like any of nina 's plans ever actually worked out . helena : no , i can assure you that rosalie can be counted on to carry out orders and be discreet . nikolas : how can you be certain of that ? helena : because rosalie knows that i have her by the scruff of the neck . oh , if she so much as mentions a word of her true purpose at elq , i will give air to her dirty little secret . michael : so , you care to take a look around ? rosalie : why ? i mean , if you 're just gon na tear it down ... michael : it 's still the place my grandmother grew up in . and she actually still had her key . rosalie : really ? that looks brand - new . michael : this one is . i had a copy made . she had hers for so long , i did n't feel right asking her for hers . rosalie : you have to be the most considerate person i 've ever met . michael : [ chuckles ] well , thank you , but do n't give me too much credit . last time i visited here , i did n't really get to see much so i want to check it out again . rosalie : okay . michael : so , uh , want to start in the basement ? my uncle luke was down there the other day . he said there was n't much , but i just want to check to make sure . rosalie : lead the way . michael : okay . [ doorknob rattles ] michael : uh , that is weird . when we left the other day , i do n't remember luke locking the door . rosalie : well , let 's start with the rest of the house today , and then we can look at the basement the next time . michael : actually , let me -- i 'm gon na go look and see if there 's an extra key in , like , a kitchen drawer or something . i 'll be right back . rosalie : okay . i 'll poke around outside . maybe there 's a different way into the basement , like a window or something . michael : that is good thinking . i knew i hired you for a reason . rosalie : michael . michael : yeah . rosalie : i 'm glad you did . thank you for taking a chance on me . nikolas : what is rosalie 's big secret ? what did she do that was so horrible she 'd rather spend her time following michael than allow it to see the light of day ? [ cell phone rings ] helena : ah . speak of the devil . rosalie , i was just talking about you . rosalie : all good , i hope . helena : well , that depends on what you have to report . rosalie : step one worked . michael hired me on as his assistant . helena : gold star ! tell me everything . rosalie : i do n't know much yet . we did n't start our day at the office . michael took me to some job site instead -- the house his grandmother grew up in . helena : is that right ? rosalie : yeah . uh , we 're trying to make our way into the basement right now . helena : rosalie , get michael out of there now . shawn : so you 're saying that after faison escaped , he stuck around and continued to impersonate luke ? sonny : according to julian , faison was just a decoy . he let himself get caught to take the heat off the guy who 's really calling the shots . shawn : and everyone thinks faison was the man in charge . sonny : right . now , the real boss is still out there , posing as luke , free hand to run johnny 's organization and julian 's . the threat is not over . he is still out there . johnny : there 's no need to get your hands dirty . i 'll take care of julian and sonny . fluke : talk is cheap , johnny . i had a lot of faith in you . gave you a very important task , and you blew it . in fairness , the failure is mine . i should 've anticipated the problem . i thought you could succeed where julian failed . johnny : i need you to trust me . fluke : based on what ? you 've done nothing so far to earn that trust . johnny : and i still got guys in pentonville , all right ? i can have them go after julian as soon as this heat dies down . you 've got to give me one more chance , man . fluke : i do n't know . i do n't know . i gave julian a whole bunch of chances , and look where that got me . you messed up . nathan : i do n't have a problem working with you , commissioner sloane . dante , you ? dante : hmm ? no . this is n't my first regime change , you know ? mac scorpio brought me on board , and when lomax was elected , he was replaced with anna . i stuck around then . i 'll stick around now . sloane : mm . and how about you , detective west ? were you a mac scorpio hire , as well ? nathan : no . no , i was brought in by commissioner devane , but the chain of command is the chain of command . i respect the badge , regardless of who wears it . sloane : even if it 's me ? nathan : our highest priority is to protect and serve the people of port charles . that 's all we expect of our leaders . dante : wow . could n't have said it better myself . sloane : well , i 'm glad to see you two falling in line . your dedication to the job will make this a lot easier . dante : make what easier ? sloane : sharing every secret operation that anna was running . jordan : well , now that you 're out and sloane 's in , i 'm gon na have to now build a relationship with the new commissioner . anna : no . no , i would advise against that . jordan : excuse me ? um , look , sloane may very well be in league with the mayor , but he 's still the commissioner and still therefore my boss , so i 'm not gon na just cut him out of the loop . he has my file . anna : no . he does n't . jordan : you did n't give it to him . anna : no , damn straight i did n't . jordan : sloane does know about me , though , right ? i mean , if not by name , please , for the love of god , tell me that you have at least told him that he has an agent working deep undercover in port charles with the premier crime family . please tell me that . anna : no . sloane does n't know a thing about you . if i have my say , he 's not going to . dante : uh , secret operations , sir ? sloane : undercover cops , confidential informants , wire taps , official and unofficial . nathan : if anna was running any classified op , she did a really good job of keeping them classified . i 'm not aware of any . are you ? dante : huh ? no . no . why ? what gave you the impression that she was ? sloane : well , 'cause she 's a spy . wsb - trained . undercover ops are in her blood . that and i spent all last night familiarizing myself with the department 's budget . i came across a discrepancy in the figures . dante : you could have hilda in accounting take a look at that . sloane : i can read a spreadsheet , falconeri . there 's an expenditure dated a month ago . it 's described as `` payment to an outside contractor . `` nathan : for what services ? sloane : it does n't say . but in my experience , `` outside contractor `` is code for `` confidential informant , `` so is one of you two detectives going to tell me who 's been feeding anna her intel ? jordan : how are you just gon na hang me out to dry ? anna : i 'm doing no such thing , jordan . jordan : it sure seems like it , anna . i have given my life to this operation , okay ? and in the process , i 've destroyed my relationship with my son . and for what ? for what ? for the damn greater good ? and now you 're gon na tell me that you think that the man in charge should n't be let in on it ? anna : yeah , sloane is not to be trusted . i just told you that he helped the mayor to steal the election . god knows what else they 're involved in . i am trying to protect you . jordan : by isolating me from the very police force that you promised would have my back ? anna : no , by -- by not compromising your identity to people who will blow your cover and get you killed . i know this is coming at you fast , but i -- i have not forgotten about you . you are not isolated . jordan : right . says the ex - commissioner . you know , i 'm ... i 'm done . i am gon na just pack it in . anna : no , do n't . no , that 'll be premature . jordan : no , no , that 's not your call to make anymore . i want to stop lying to t.j . i want to stop lying to shawn . i want to stop lying to myself , for that matter . i want this over , okay ? so you give me one -- one -- good reason why i should n't do that right now . shawn : look , how do we know that julian is even telling the truth and this is not something just to distract us while he and johnny are plotting a takeover ? sonny : no , julian had a parting of ways with his former allies , and he 's marked for death , so he thought by coming into pentonville , he 'd be safe . shawn : [ scoffs ] how 's that working out ? sonny : did n't work out very well , 'cause johnny almost did him in . if it was n't for me ... julian would be dead . shawn : if it was n't for you ? hold on a second . johnny was gon na take out julian , and you stopped it ? sonny : yeah . and julian knows i 'm the only one watching his back . shawn : what if he 's making up this story about luke -- okay ? -- just to buy your protection from johnny ? sonny : you know , anything 's possible . stranger things have happened . that 's why i need you to check around . shawn : all right , name it . sonny : i need you to tail luke , 'cause i want to make sure that this story is legit . shawn : and if it is ? sonny : then we i.d . whoever 's posing as luke , and we find out where he is stashing my friend . rosalie : whoa . chill out , okay , lady ? helena : cross me at your peril , girl . rosalie : oh , great . more crazy . awesome . look ... no one is crossing you , okay ? i just do n't understand the urgency . what 's in that basement , besides a whole lot of mold ? helena : oh , never mind what 's down there . no one is to enter . and if you allow michael or anyone else to gain access , i will let loose your little secret and bring your world to an end . are we clear ? rosalie : crystal . and i 'm sorry , but how do you suggest that i keep michael from going down into the basement ? helena : by any means necessary . rosalie : any means ? helena : yes , you heard me . now , the next time you call , you had better have good news . nikolas : what 's your mole trying to dig her way out of now ? helena : i ca n't talk now . i have to make a call . lulu : hi , guys . someone want to tell me what 's going on ? fluke : sure . i decided i would surprise you with a little father - daughter lunch . and i came here and ran into pentonville 's most notorious con . johnny : ex - con . we were just catching up . fluke : yes , we were , but we 're done . lulu : well , dad , i would love to have lunch with you ... right after i say hello to johnny . fluke : johnny 's leaving . lulu : dad , i love you . fluke : i love you , too , sweetheart . lulu : i know . so lay off johnny . fluke : look , daughter , i know that you have a soft spot for stray mutts ... lulu : johnny 's my friend . i do n't tell you who you can hang out with among your very motley crew . fluke : yeah , well , it 's different with me . lulu : why ? 'cause you 're a man ? fluke : no , because you chose domesticity . the mother of a small child should not be hanging out with an ex - con . i know johnny talks a good game . no matter how hard he tries , he always seems to disappoint . johnny : you know , the same thing could be said about you in the past , huh , luke ? but look at you now . when it counts , you come through . same goes for me . lulu : johnny 's done a lot of things in his life that i 'm sure he regrets ... johnny : you do n't know the half of it . lulu : ... but he has been cleared of anthony 's murder . fluke : yeah , well , speaking of ... that ... you do recall that he tried to frame tracy and me for that crime , do n't you ? johnny : and nothing happened to you or tracy . i 'm the one who got sent to pentonville for a crime i did n't commit . lulu : johnny was innocent . in my book , he deserves another chance . i 'm gon na give it to him . johnny : thank you , lulu . that means the world to me . and i would be eternally grateful to get the same treatment from you , luke . fluke : [ breathes deeply ] i 'll consider it . johnny : i 'm not gon na let lulu down -- or you , for that matter . i will do anything to prove i am worthy of your friendship . fluke : well , since my beautiful daughter seems to want to give you a break , i suppose i can take a chance . but only once . i 'm giving you one more chance , zacchara . johnny : yes , sir . fluke : do n't disappoint me . [ cell phone rings ] fluke : [ chuckles ] i bet i know who that is . yes , the old ball and chain . lulu : tell tracy i say hi . fluke : i will . hello , my darling . helena : young michael is giving us trouble again . fluke : how so ? helena : he 's back at that house -- you know the one . he 's trying to enter the basement . rosalie : did you find the key ? michael : uh , no such luck . rosalie : well , it 's probably for the best . who wants to go explore a creepy old basement anyway , right ? michael : well , i did , though find this . rosalie : great . michael : i know , right ? ca n't unlock the door ? we 're gon na pry it open . shawn : do you , uh ... have any leads on where the real luke might be ? sonny : i do n't know . i think they did have him in miscavige , but he 's not there now . shawn : well , you know , considering how this imposter operates , there 's a possibility i think we need to consider . sonny : that luke 's dead ? yeah , i wonder about that . but you know what ? it 's luke . you know , he gets through anything . shawn : want me to start looking ? sonny : yeah , luke 's priority . shawn : all right , i 'll get right on it . sonny : yeah . shawn : and , uh ... maybe bring someone else in on it , too . sonny : who do you have in mind ? shawn : jordan . anna : you want me to give you a reason why you should n't break cover ? if you come in now , you will truly be unprotected . jordan : so what am i supposed to do ? become a career criminal like duke and shawn ? anna : it 's temporary , jordan . jordan : it does n't feel like that . and it has n't for a very long time . anna : covers can last for months , years ... for the time being , you are undercover . jordan : no . no , i 'm not -- not without the sanction of the police commissioner . i am not . and if you 're not in charge , anna , i do n't have anyone to report to , i do n't have anyone to -- anna : i 'm telling you , jordan , that 's not true . you do have someone . you have two people . sloane : come on , detectives . is n't one of you gon na cough up the name ? nathan : respectfully , commissioner , if you 're trying to get us to give you the name of anna 's c.i . , you 're wasting your time . dante : yeah , i mean , anna knew better than to trust us with that kind of stuff , even if we were her `` go - to guys . `` sloane : devane and i may have had our differences , but i am all about good police work . if she had something going that was yielding results , i see no reason to put a stop to it . but i ca n't continue to authorize payment to a c.i . without being informed of the operation . nathan : honestly , we 're as in the dark about this as you are . sloane : so you expect me to believe that the two of you have no idea what anna was up to ? dante : believe it or do n't , but we ca n't help you . sloane : well , maybe someone out there can tell me who 's working for anna , hmm ? sonny : i know duke agreed to have jordan on board . i just -- i need to hear it from you . you trust that she 's legit ? shawn : she 's proved herself so far , right ? she 's led us to ric , she 's done everything duke has asked of her , plus , she would have crossed paths with luke 's doppelganger when she worked for julian . you know , she may have knowledge relevant to luke 's whereabouts that she is n't even aware of . sonny : but ? shawn : there 's something about the situation that just does n't sit right with me . i ca n't quite put my finger on it . sonny : shawn , could it be that you care about her too much ? shawn : maybe . sonny : i think it 's best to leave jordan out of it , at least for now . shawn : no problem . sonny : look , i do n't want anybody else in the loop on this . it 's a last resort . and you know what ? it 's for her own safety . if this guy wants her dead , what 's he gon na do when he finds out were onto him ? shawn : maybe he 's gon na attack first ? sonny : [ sighs ] you know , julian did n't even want to tell me 'cause he thought this guy would target our families . he already shot lucas jones , and he went after michael . shawn : wait , wait . it was the luke impersonator who sent the hit man after michael and not julian ? sonny : yeah . and when julian was denying everything , he was actually telling the truth . shawn : mm . sonny : this guy with luke 's face is dangerous . i do n't want any more innocent blood shed . fluke : thank you , my dear . i 'll take care of it . helena : no need . i have it under control . i ordered my lackey to divert him . fluke : nope . that 's not good enough . helena : have you forgotten to whom you are speaking ? fluke : look , normally , i would trust you to handle this , but lately , i have ... had one too many headaches from friends that i trusted to do things who did n't come through . i 'll handle it myself . i 'm so sorry , cupcake . we 're gon na have to put off the father - daughter surprise lunch to another . lulu : is everything okay with tracy ? fluke : yeah , she 's just got herself tied in a knot , and i 'm the only one who can undo it . [ chuckles ] anyway ... i 'll call you , baby . lulu : okay . johnny . johnny : good seeing you again , luke . fluke : i hope i see you again ... soon . lulu : exactly what did i walk in on between you and my dad ? johnny : nothing you need to worry about . lulu : really ? johnny : yeah . lulu : i should n't worry about the shattered glass or the bourbon drying on my wall ? johnny : noticed that , did you ? lulu : i noticed that . johnny : your father , he does n't trust me . who would except ... you ? lulu : mm - hmm . what brings you by , johnny ? johnny : why would n't i be here ? after all , i own the place . michael : it 's working . rosalie : maybe you should stop . you might hurt yourself . michael : why do n't you ... [ grunts ] why do n't you give me a hand ? rosalie : i - i could do that . or , uh , why do n't we call a locksmith and come back tomorrow ? michael : oh , i almost got it . almost ... rosalie : aah ! michael : rosalie ? ! rosalie : oh . i ca n't believe this . my first day on the job , and i twist my ankle . my boss has to drive me home . you should just fire me right now . michael : i 'm not gon na fire you . rosalie : that 's very generous of you . michael : i 'm not gon na take you home , either . i 'm gon na take you to a doctor to get this ankle looked at . lulu : you 're joking , right ? johnny : why would i be ? i own the haunted star . lulu : uh , no , you do n't . i do . johnny : okay , okay . i stand corrected . i own half the haunted star . lulu : johnny , before you left for pentonville , you sold your half . johnny : right . yeah , i just bought it back . here . here 's the signature right there in black and white if you do n't believe me . lulu : you really bought it back ? why ? johnny : why not ? what , did this place spring a leak while i was gone ? i thought you 'd be pleased . lulu : i am . it 's just , it 's a surprise . johnny : yeah , maybe you 're right . maybe it 's a bad idea . maybe i should just find -- lulu : i did n't mean to discourage you . johnny : no , you 're not discouraging me . it 's just ... maybe you and me going into business together is not such a good idea . dante made it adamantly clear he does n't want that happening . lulu : wait . what ? johnny : nothing . lulu : it 's not nothing . have you seen dante since you got out of pentonville ? johnny : yeah . he came to see me the other day , warned me to stay the hell away from you . dante : again , mr. commissioner , with all due respect , why do n't you call anna and ask her yourself ? nathan : i 'll bet she 'd tell you the name of her c.i . sloane : mm . dante : just got to be polite , of course . sloane : get out . dante : go ... out ? leave ? sloane : yes . dante : we 're done ? sloane : now . we 're done . nathan : all right . welcome . please let us know if we can be of any help in the future . sloane : anna devane is a disgrace . and she will never , under any circumstances , hold this office again . now , i do n't know what kind of game you two are playing , but you had better get with the program , or i 'll make you wish you turned in your badges right along with her . jordan : you want me to report to west and falconeri ? anna : they 've agreed to be your handlers until i 'm back in place . jordan : but they do n't have any authority . anna : i know . it 's a temporary setback . jordan : `` temporary . `` there 's that word again . it 's not very reassuring . nathan and dante , they share my concern about sloane , and they believe in this operation , wholeheartedly . jordan : enough to risk their badges ? anna : they risk so much more every day . jordan : well , maybe for you and for their loved ones , but ... come on . i 'm just -- i 'm just a c.i . , all right ? and if the new commissioner , if he finds out that we 're working together without his authority , this whole thing comes crashing down , all right ? and they lose their jobs . i lose my life . anna : they understand the risks . they do . they are good , dedicate detectives . they wo n't let you down . jordan : i understand that you and your detectives will do everything in your power to protect me , but ... is that really gon na be enough ? anna : oh , god , this is such a difficult situation . jordan : yeah , that 's an understatement . anna : i hate myself for letting it get this far , but , really , it is too late to turn back now . we have got to see it through to the end . jordan : i believe you , all right ? but i just need to know when that end will be ? anna : well , we -- we 've got julian and sonny already in pentonville . and , uh ... we have to get shawn ... and duke ... to join them . and then , the mob 's hold on this city will be -- would be broken . so then that 's when our job will be done . sonny : watch your back . shawn : you too . rosalie : [ grunts ] i really do n't think this is necessary . michael : okay . you may not be a real nurse , but you are a real patient , so i 'm gon na get you to a real doctor . rosalie : i can just elevate it and ice it . i 'll be fine . michael : you got hurt at work , and as your boss , i insist you get that ankle looked at , all right ? and that 's final . nikolas : i thought we were in business together . helena : we are . nikolas : i thought that you wanted me to take my place as head of the family . helena : oh , i 've wanted that for you all your life . nikolas : but if you want me to be the cassadine you say i was born to be , you ca n't leave me fumbling in the dark . i mean , are we partners or not ? helena : we are . nikolas : then who are we dealing with here ? helena : [ sighs ] very well . if you want to know , i will tell you . it 's luke spencer . anna : look at all the good work you 've done here . jordan : yes , yes . anna : yeah ? jordan : oh , yeah , getting the wrong man arrested while julian jerome and cesar faison just run free . anna : you 're selling yourself short . i mean , the drug trade has taken a big hit here because of you . and ric lansing is alive today because of you . so you ca n't quit . please . organized crime has been a cancer on port charles for decades . jordan : yeah , and it does n't really show any sign of remission . anna : well , that 's because you 're out in the field . you ca n't see the big picture . we -- the police -- we have never been this close to eradicating the mob , ever . we could n't have done that without you . jordan : you 're just saying that now . anna : no , i 'm not . if it was n't true , i would cut you loose . i would . i would get you and t.j . into witness protection . i would n't leave you out there if i did n't think it was worth it . please stay with it . please do n't give up . just help me get rid of these people that are ruining this city . sloane : detective west . glad i caught you alone . nathan : what can i do for you , commissioner ? sloane : first , i wanted to apologize for my outburst -- for the tone , of course , not the content . nathan : of course . sloane : also ... i 'm on my way to meet with the mayor , but i wanted to make something clear to you . i am gon na fix what ails this department . by the time i 'm done , the pcpd will be held up as new york state 's premier police force . anybody not on board with that is gon na find themselves out in the cold . nathan : i 'm with you 100 % , commissioner . sloane : are you ? nathan : absolutely . and so is detective falconeri . sloane : well , i 'm gon na hold you to that , detective . [ cell phone rings ] nathan : oh . sorry . sloane : need to get that ? nathan : yeah . just a sec . no , this is -- this is my girlfriend . sloane : no , go ahead . take it . nathan : all right . hey . hey , boss . so , uh -- so how 's the sabbatical ? anna : it 's just been a day . it already feels like an eternity . nathan : yeah , it feels like a long time to you . you did n't have to endure the conversation that dante and i just had with your successor . anna : well , i have news that might brighten your day . our c.i . has decided to stay undercover with you two as handlers and me providing support from the outside . nathan : well , that 's great . anna : mm - hmm . yeah . if we can pull it off . we have a lot of work to do , and we have to do it all under the radar . nathan : yeah , i hear you . nathan : hey , just so you know , sloane 's already asking about your informant . dante and i stonewalled him , for now . anna : you can stay on top of that , right ? sloane : forgot my phone . nathan : yeah . anna : we ca n't allow sloane to get wind of what we 're up to . nikolas : luke is your accomplice ? no , that 's not even possible . helena : and yet it has come to pass . nikolas : he would never throw in with you . he hates you . helena : there 's far more to luke and me than simple hate . nikolas : no , no . what 's -- what 's really going on ? are you back in league with faison ? is that who you 're talking about ? helena : oh , absolutely not . the mad dane has done his part and moved on . nikolas : so that 's it ? you 're partnering up with the real luke spencer ? helena : stranger things have happened . lulu : dante said what to you ? johnny : forget it . lulu : johnny ... johnny : no , i never should 've opened my big mouth . lulu : my husband told you to stay away from me ? johnny : dante and another cop stopped by my place to lay down some post- pentonville ground rules . lulu : and one of those rules is that you ca n't get near me . johnny : that 's actually the only rule . that makes it easier to memorize that way . lulu : what happens if you do n't obey this one rule ? johnny : i 'm an ex - con . dante 's a cop with a badge and the entire weight of the pcpd behind him . use your imagination . lulu : no , dante had no right to threaten you . johnny : yeah , he did . he 's your husband , and he 's doing what any guy would do for his wife -- he 's protecting you . lulu : from my friend ? i may be dante 's wife , but i 'm not his ward . if he has a problem with me being friends with you , he should have told me . instead , he sneaks behind my back and `` lays down the law `` without even talking to me first ? just wait until i get my hands on him . johnny : here 's your chance . [ next_on ] patrick : i hope i 'm not too early . sam : no , you 're right on time . elizabeth : ( on the docks ) jake , is that you ? dante : ( to johnny ) why do n't you shut your mouth ? this is between me and my wife . michael : excuse me , doctor ? ( looks surprised ) fluke : i have to search the house . ( shawn lurks nearby ) sonny : ( to julian ) if luke is still alive , i 'm not givin ' up on him .	commissioner sloane tells nathan and dante to reveal all of anna 's secret operations and informants . dante and nathan suggest that he ask anna . anna tells jordan that she is pretty sure that sloane conspired with mayor lomax to steal the election . anna has jordan 's file in her purse and says sloane must never know that she is an informant because he is dirty . anna says jordan can report to nathan and dante . she says their jobs will be done when duke and shawn join sonny and julian in pentonville . sonny tells shawn that someone is gunning for them so they have to prepare to go to war . he reveals that johnny is n't the real enemy ; he answers to whoever is pretending to be luke spencer . he tells shawn that the luke spencer lookalike already has the zacchara and jerome territories . sonny tells shawn to tail the imposter , identify him , and find out where he is stashing the real luke . shawn suggests bring jordan in on it . sonny thinks it is best to keep as many people out of the loop as possible .
elizabeth : jake , only one more video game , and then i want you to read a book . [ knock on door ] jason : hey . elizabeth : hey . any news ? jason : no , cops still do n't have any leads . elizabeth : well , did they find any fingerprints on the picture that got smashed ? jason : just the family members . i 've been watching the house , but no one 's shown up . elizabeth : okay . well , in that case , i 'm gon na take jake home . jason : [ scoffs ] why ? elizabeth : staying here another night is n't a good idea -- not for jake ... or for me . and i think we both know why . [ scene_break ] tracy : ow ! masseur : mm . you 're very tense today , ms. quartermaine . tracy : ahh ! it 's probably transference . masseur : beg pardon ? tracy : that 's a little joke i have with myself about a certain business associate . she 's the one that should be feeling tense right now . ow ! [ scene_break ] hayden : there you go . there you go . nikolas : i can -- i can fluff my own pillow , so -- hayden : yeah , well , then you might have to turn , or you 'll hurt yourself . nikolas : really ? [ grunts ] hayden : fine , but if you tear or pull something , do n't come crying to me . they gave you a private nurse , and you sent her packing , so now you 're on your own . nikolas : [ sighs ] what 's wrong ? hayden : nothing , i just keep thinking about you going over that railing and in the hospital . nikolas : it could have been a lot worse . hayden : wow , such utter macho posturing . nikolas : oh , geez . hayden : [ laughs ] oh , sorry . nikolas : well , look , on the upside , we seem to , uh , be working this incident to our advantage . hayden : even if jason wo n't withdraw his support in the quartermaine lawsuit ? nikolas : look , i -- i told him i would n't implicate him in the fall if he backed off . he declined my generous offer , so it 's his own damn fault if he spends the rest of his life in prison . hayden : you sure about that ? the events of the night are open to interpretation . nikolas : right now the only statements that matter are ours . [ scene_break ] dr. sheinberg : veronica , you 're early . sam : hi . i 'm really sorry to bother you . dr. sheinberg : it 's no bother , but clearly , you have the wrong room . sam : no , i -- i have the right room . dr. sheinberg ? dr. sheinberg : how do you know who i am ? never mind , i 'm afraid you 're gon na have to leave . i 'm expecting someone . sam : you 're expecting someone else . i know . it 's gon na have to wait . help me , dr. sheinberg . you 're my only hope . [ scene_break ] dillon : uh , excuse me . have you seen valerie spencer ? we 're going to dinner , and i was supposed to meet her here . officer : have n't seen her . oh , hey . uh , commish wants to make sure all the neighboring jurisdictions got that bolo on johnny zacchara . okay . dillon : i 'm sorry , did you just say there 's a search on johnny zacchara ? nathan : yeah , there is . maxie saw him in port charles today . dillon : today ? [ scene_break ] lulu : [ sighs ] damn it , johnny . [ knock on door ] lulu : please , do n't be dante . do n't be dante , do n't be dante , do n't be dante . laura : hi . lulu : mom . what are you doing here ? laura : what a lovely greeting . i was watching the news , and i saw that johnny zacchara is back in town . lulu : i heard . i was shocked . laura : lulu , please tell me that you do n't have anything to do with this . [ scene_break ] valerie : help ! somebody help me ! johnny : save your breath . [ breathing heavily ] we 're miles away from the road . nobody can hear you scream . [ scene_break ] jason : can i make a suggestion here ? elizabeth : okay . jason : let 's have cam and aiden stay here with us instead of with your grandmother . look , three boys can enjoy a hotel for a few more days . we 'll get this all sorted out . it 'll be over quick . elizabeth : i 'm afraid having the whole family here seemingly together is only gon na confuse jake even more . jason : okay , i get what you 're saying , but i think we 've done a pretty damn good job of keeping the boundaries , you know , it 's -- elizabeth : jason , we 're staying in your hotel suite . jason : no , you 're staying in this hotel suite . i 'm in the room down the hall . it 's not like we 're staying in the same bed . elizabeth : but if there 's no danger -- jason : hey , look . someone broke into your home . they smashed a picture of our family on the floor , and they left it there for you to find . for you to go back before we figure this out , that does n't make any sense to me at all . jake : dad ? dad , you 're home . jason : hey , buddy . ohh ! [ scene_break ] nathan : johnny showed up at maxie 's apartment sometime this morning . dillon : wow . that 's -- i mean , i -- i had no idea johnny was back in town . nathan : well , nobody did . that 's why we mobilized a search . dillon : well , i hope you find him . good luck . nathan : hey , hang on . hang on a sec . desk sergeant : uh , detective . we need you . nathan : do n't go anywhere . dante : whoa . dillon : whoa . dante : hey . dillon . why you in such a hurry ? dillon : i 'm not . dante : sure you are . what 's going on ? [ scene_break ] lulu : dante was just here . he told me that johnny had resurfaced . actually , johnny stopped by here to talk to maxie . laura : johnny contacted maxie but not you ? lulu : of course not . why would you even think that ? laura : what i 'm thinking is that luke spencer 's daughter should be a better liar . lulu : where is this even coming from ? laura : after the nutcracker gala when i came to visit you at the haunted star -- it 's obvious that you were keeping some kind of a secret . please tell me that you were not hiding johnny . [ scene_break ] johnny : trust me , val -- the less you struggle , the easier this is gon na be . valerie : no , you should really let me go . johnny : i would if i could . valerie : what 's stopping you ? johnny : it 's complicated . valerie : that time i had car trouble and all those other times you happened to run in to me -- it was all planned . why ? johnny : see , the question you should really be asking yourself , cadet , is , `` how can i best resolve the situation ? `` valerie : you wanted me to give you a ride . what was the goal ? i 'm nobody important , yet there you were trying to convince me to trust you . johnny : yeah . god , you ask way too many questions . anybody ever tell you that ? ! shut up ! valerie : i know what it is . you used to work for my uncle luke . he 's a part of this , is n't he ? johnny : yeah , that 's it . valerie : damn it ! johnny : no , it is n't . no , it is n't . and , honey , i 'm not gon na tell you a damn thing , so keep your mouth shut and let me think ! [ siren wails ] [ scene_break ] nikolas : spencer , i know your heart is in the right place , but ... [ chuckles ] ... mason 's parents worked very hard for those toys . i think they 'll be insulted if you offer to replace them with better ones . y - yes . even if the toys are european . [ laughs ] all right , i 'll tell her . i love you , too . good night . yep , that was my son , the toy philanthropist . hayden : that 's so cute , but is he trying to buy friendships ? nikolas : no . thank you . it 's nobler than that . once he discovered that his mother was , in his own words , a `` townie , `` he decided to embrace the townspeople . he sends his love , by the way . hayden : hmm . is n't he sweet ? nikolas : certainly lucky to have him . hayden : hey . nikolas : hmm ? hayden : where 'd you go ? nikolas : oh , sorry . i just , you know , do n't know what i would do without that boy . i really do n't . jason , on the other hand -- hayden : jason refused to cooperate when you threatened to separate him from his own sons , even by sending him to prison when he tried to kill you . even though his actions could be interpreted as self - defense . nikolas : yeah , he just got his boys back . why -- why would he risk a minimum -- a minimum -- of 20 years in prison ? what ? for elq ? he made his choice . let him rot behind bars . hayden : is our case against him really that strong ? i mean , i did contradict myself to the police . nikolas : from my understanding , when the case goes to trial , the da 's office will likely suppress your second statement , the one you made to dante when you were more unclear . hayden : yeah , so my original statement , the one i made right after it happened ... nikolas : right . the one where you said that he deliberately pushed me . hayden : yeah . nikolas : that 's the version that will likely be used as evidence , which perfectly corroborates my statement . hayden : and then there 's jason 's statement . nikolas : right . which is uncorroborated . hayden : mm - hmm . nikolas : look , you 're looking at a man with a long history of violence . he 's gon na need something more to avoid conviction . and that something more simply does n't exist . [ scene_break ] [ horn honks ] dr. sheinberg : young lady . sam : i - i 'm sorry . i do n't mean to intrude . uh , my name is sam . i do n't have a lot of time , and i know you would probably really like to get back to your evening , so i 'll just cut to the chase . i know that you check in to this room once or twice a week , using an alias , and you stay with someone other than your wife . dr. sheinberg : so that 's what this is about . did my wife send you ? sam : no . she did n't . in fact , i 'm -- i 'm actually on your side . dr. sheinberg : is that right ? how 's that ? sam : i also knew that you were staying here the night of the nutcracker gala right before christmas . dr. sheinberg : what if i was ? sam : you checked in . you ordered room service , and right before room service got here , a fight broke out on the terrace of the metro court restaurant . obviously , you have a spectacular view of that terrace . i think that you and your guest witnessed that fight . dr. sheinberg : look , i value my privacy . sam : i understand that . i do . i know discretion is very important to you . but i - i need to confirm a suspicion that i have about the fight . and if you can do that for me , i 'll get out of your hair . you can get back to your evening . just please . please , i 'm begging you . tell me what you saw . dr. sheinberg : [ sighs ] well ... we were at the window , uh , taking in the view . it -- it was a beautiful night -- clear , cold , lots of moonlight . um , we saw a light - haired man trying to leave the terrace . a - a dark - haired man stopped him . words were exchanged . then the dark - haired man threw a punch . sam : okay . w - wait . hold on . i 'm sorry . this is really important . are you sure the dark - haired man threw the first punch ? dr. sheinberg : no question . the dark - haired man was -- was clearly the aggressor . the light - haired man appeared to be trying to disengage . uh , the dark - haired man rushed at him . uh , the light - haired man sidestepped . and then , the dark - haired man 's momentum carried him over the railing . it -- it was shocking . sam : i - i can only imagine . dr. sheinberg : yes , well , now , if -- if that 's all ... sam : it 's not , actually . can i please ask you for just one more favor ? dr. sheinberg : [ sighs ] sam : just one ? dr. sheinberg : yes ? sam : can you tell the police exactly what you just told me ? dr. sheinberg : what ? no ! that 's a -- you know i ca n't do that . sam : okay . well , if -- if you 're not gon na tell the police and they do n't hear from you ... ... they 're gon na hear it from this . [ scene_break ] jason : i 'm gon na catch up with you in a minute . first i need to talk to your mom about some grown - up stuff , okay ? jake : okay . jason : thank you . thank you . [ sighs ] i see what you mean . elizabeth : even though you 're staying right down the hall , you were here when he woke up this morning . you offered to take him to ice cream tonight -- which , by the way , it 's getting kind of late . jason : i know . i 'm sorry . i meant to be back earlier . elizabeth : i 'm just afraid the longer we stay , jake 's gon na get the wrong idea about what the situation really is . jason : mm - hmm . you also said that this is hard for you . it 's not good for you . elizabeth : well , not for the same reason . i ... i know we 're not together , but being here with you ... it 's difficult . letting you be so good to jake and me , after everything i put you through ... jason : look , i - i do n't want to relive this at all . jake 's my son . you 're his mother . i 'm gon na make sure you 're safe . elizabeth : yeah , see , that 's the problem . the nicer you are to me , the more i regret what i did . i know we 're not together . i know i have only myself to blame . but the love we shared does n't ... it does n't just go away . [ scene_break ] [ siren wails ] johnny : ahh ! i knew that was n't for us . valerie : no , you did n't . johnny : [ mocking ] `` no , you did n't . `` really ? you 're gon na be like that ? valerie : the next police siren ? johnny : that will be for us . sweetheart , i got bad news for you . we 're in a state forest in a ranger cabin that no one 's gon na need at least until morning . and you know what ? i do n't want to lose battery power . come on . seriously ? ha - ha ! voilà ! by saving battery power , we 're gon na use less light , and by using less light , we wo n't attract unwanted attention , now , will we ? see ? i 'm always thinking . valerie : this was n't your plan , was it ? bringing me here ? you 're just making this all up as you go along . johnny : okay . valerie : you know , sooner or later , someone 's gon na find us , and then you 're going straight to prison . the da will be a lot easier on you if you just turn yourself in . johnny : yeah , well , that 's not gon na happen . man , you are more trouble than i ever thought you would be . valerie : ugh ! johnny : and , fortunately for both of us , i just figured out a solution . [ scene_break ] tracy : stop , stop , stop ! it 's not working . i just ca n't relax . masseur : is there anything that i can do to help ? tracy : as a matter of fact , there is . [ scene_break ] nikolas : because of the fall and ... all of its aftermath , i think i kind of know who you are . hayden : i 'm not sure what you mean by that . nikolas : well , it 's ... you know , you show the world this tough , hard - as - nails exterior . and i 'm not saying that that is n't true , but i 'm just saying because of the fall , i see how much you care about me . and that you do have a loving and generous heart . [ cell phone rings ] nikolas : go ahead . you can get that . hayden : no . i 'm sure it can wait . nikolas : it 's probably just the nursing company calling to verify that i sent the nurse away . [ ringing continues ] hayden : hello ? tracy : why , good evening , hayden . hayden : yes , this is she . tracy : this is the voice of doom calling to check in . i am a little sick of calling you hayden . but you probably prefer that to rachel . hayden : yes , that 's right . tracy : so , tell me , rachel , how are things going with nikolas ? hayden : great . tracy : [ laughs ] can you be a little more specific , rachel ? hayden : well , he 's right in front of me . tracy : it 's a bad time . nikolas : who 's that ? hayden : uh , the nursing company calling to follow up . [ chuckles ] nikolas : well , give me the phone . let me talk to them . [ scene_break ] johnny : [ sighs ] valerie : who are you calling ? johnny ! [ johnny reads a text from lulu : `` important : call off the plans for valerie immediately ! and get out of town ! ! ! `` ] [ scene_break ] lulu : i am so tired of all these accusations . from you , of all people . you 're my mother , for god 's sake . and you could n't be more wrong . i did n't know that johnny was back , and i do n't know anything about where he is . laura : then who was your mystery guest ? and why are you working so hard to cover his tracks ? lulu : fine . do you want to know who was staying in that room ? laura : mm - hmm . lulu : it was me . i was upset about dante , the fact that my family is falling apart . i went into that room , because i needed some time by myself . i ended up crashing there for a few hours . so the next day , the room was a mess . i was cleaning it up . laura : not bad . except for the duffel bag that you would n't let me get near . [ cell phone rings ] laura : you think that 's johnny , do n't you ? lulu : no . johnny : hey , it 's me . i got your message . do not call me back . just come to the north end of the forest preserve . there 's a ranger cabin there . bring my cash and a bag . you need to do this for me now . you owe me . i 've run into some complications . [ scene_break ] dillon : i was just here to see valerie , but she 's obviously not here . dante : valer -- unbelievable . you 're seeing her now , too ? dillon : what ? no . valerie and i are just friends . not that that 's any of your business . i 'm just gon na go . nathan : hey , no , no , no . whoa , whoa . what was going on with you before ? dillon : what do you mean ? nathan : i was talking about johnny zacchara , and you got weird . dillon : no , i was n't being weird . i do n't -- i do n't know what you 're talking about . dante : no , no , no . come on . what do you -- what do you know about john zacchara ? you know something about him ? dillon : no . it 's not like johnny zacchara and i actually run in the same circles . why would i know anything about him ? dante : you know he 's a criminal , right ? withholding evidence that could lead to his arrest is a felony ? [ telephone rings ] dillon : okay , maybe i do have something to say about him . privately . but you are not gon na like what you hear . [ scene_break ] dr. sheinberg : how dare you record me without my consent ? sam : i 'm -- i 'm sorry . i had to make sure the authorities would hear your account of what really happened . dr. sheinberg : that ca n't be admissible . sam : actually , it is in the state of new york . you only need one person to consent . clearly , i 'm consenting . dr. sheinberg : how convenient for you . sam : look , this recording may be able to stop the case from being prosecuted , but an affidavit from you or your friend , just telling the truth about what you saw that night -- it would be really helpful . dr. sheinberg : unbelievable ! you push your way into my room , you manipulate me into saying what you want , and -- and -- and you record me without my knowledge , and then you expect me to go public ? sam : i 'm sorry . i really am . please , accept my apology . i -- dr. sheinberg : you keep your apology . you say you 're prepared to go to the authorities ? do it . i 'll say i was lying to get you out of my hotel room . veronica : milton , darling ... what 's going on ? [ scene_break ] nathan : if you do n't mind , i 'm gon na record your statement . dillon : no . anything i 'm about to tell you is gon na be off the record . nathan : yeah , well , i was n't really asking . dante : it 's fine . let 's hear what he has to say first . dillon : and i 'm going to need some assurances . nathan : [ laughs ] assurances ? dillon : [ sighs ] anybody that was helping johnny zacchara will not be charged . dante : [ laughs ] are you freaking kidding me ? nathan : you know we ca n't agree to that . dillon : well , then i am not gon na agree to say anything . and since you 're not charging me with anything , i 'm gon na go . dante : fine . you 're under arrest for obstruction of justice and interfering with a police investigation . dillon : and i 'm gon na call my attorney , who also happens to be the da . nathan : well , your dad may be the da , but you are not . what do you think you 're doing ? you 're gon na come in here and force us to make a deal with you ? dillon : damn it ! this is n't even about me . dante : if it 's not about you , then who 's it about ? if you 're not helping johnny , then who is ? damn it . not lulu . [ scene_break ] laura : honey ? lulu ? i need you to do me a favor right now . and i know you 're not going to like it , but i want you to do it anyway . lulu : what ? laura : show me the phone . lulu : i do n't believe this . do you really not trust me that much ? laura : lulu , you are working way too hard to sidestep , to evade . look , nobody manufactures that much righteous indignation unless they are guilty . show me that phone . lulu : okay , you know what ? maybe -- just maybe -- the call was from johnny . but it does n't matter , because i 've already dealt with it . laura : what does that mean ? lulu : it means ... johnny showed up at the haunted star a while back , and i let him stay there , but it was just briefly . laura : oh , my god , lulu , why ? lulu : okay , i was n't having an affair with him . it does n't even matter , 'cause he 's gone , and the whole thing is over with . laura : oh , right . yeah . except for the manhunt that is closing in on him right now . lulu , why would you let him stay at the boat even for a little while ? lulu : because none of this would have happened if it was n't for valerie . laura : what has valerie got to do with any of this ? [ scene_break ] [ wind howling ] valerie : you know , i have dinner plans with a friend tonight . johnny : take a rain check . valerie : my point is -- people are going to know that i 'm missing ... if they do n't already . johnny : well , trust me -- i have heard more than enough about your friend to last me a lifetime , so shut it . valerie : what is that supposed to mean ? johnny : [ sighing ] man . battery 's off . [ breathes deeply ] come on . please get here . [ scene_break ] jason : i really am sorry if you 're uncomfortable . elizabeth : oh , god , jason , please do n't apologize . jason : and i do n't want you to get the wrong impression , either , but this is about his safety and yours . so if he gets the wrong assumption about a few things , we have to let him down easy , that 's just the price we 're gon na have to pay . elizabeth : but the longer this goes on -- jason : look . listen . you said you made an appointment for jake with a child therapist , correct ? elizabeth : yes . jason : when 's that ? elizabeth : tomorrow . jason : then can you please wait and stay in the hotel for another night ? hey . jake : dad , are you still taking me for ice cream tonight ? jason : you know what , bud ? elizabeth : go . jason : it 's a little late . what ? elizabeth : just go . i mean , who knows where we 'll all be tomorrow , right ? [ chuckles ] jason : tonight it is then , i guess . jake : you coming , mom ? elizabeth : um , i 'm tired , baby . i just want to get ready for bed . but i 'm gon na wait up for you , so do n't be too late , okay ? go . jason : okay . well , have you thought about what type of ice cream you 're gon na have ? huh ? huh ? [ scene_break ] dr. sheinberg : this woman was just leaving . sam : veronica , hi . my name is sam . i 'm -- i 'm -- i 'm only here because of the fight that you witnessed on the terrace right before christmas . dr. sheinberg : do n't say anything , darling . she 's recording . sam : no , i 'm -- i 'm not . dr. sheinberg : no , you 're not . you 're not . you 're leaving or i 'm calling security . sam : you do n't have to do that . i - i 'm going to leave . can you just give me a couple of minutes , please ? dr. sheinberg : i have listened long enough . sam : please . everything that he has just said about me is true . i - i was recording . um , i am -- i am so sorry . but the important thing is , is that light - haired man that you were talking about , the one that you said was defending himself -- he 's gon na be charged with attempted murder , and everyone in this room knows that he 's innocent . dr. sheinberg : but what you 're asking us to do -- sam : is just do the right thing ! please ! dr. sheinberg : perhaps so , but at what cost to us ? look , i - i 'm sorry for your client . i really am , but -- sam : no , he 's not my client , actually . he 's my husband . well , he -- he was my husband . look , it 's -- it 's a really complicated situation . but what 's not complicated is just for the two of you to do the right thing , please . dr. sheinberg : well , surely , there must be some other way to exonerate him -- with security cameras or -- sam : if i had other recourses , i would take them . i do n't . i have cared about this person for a really , really long time . he was shot three years ago , and he was missing , presumed dead for all of that time . and i 'm just -- i 'm so sorry to drop this on you . i - i ca n't imagine losing him again , so i hope you understand . please . dr. sheinberg : but you want veronica and me to risk losing each other so you wo n't risk losing your husband again ? how is that fair ? sam : i know . i know it 's not fair . i can go to the police with this recording , but my husband would have a much better shot at freedom if you came forward . you have a - a really , really great man 's future in your hands . so , please , i 'm just -- i 'm asking you to do the right thing . [ scene_break ] nikolas : give you the phone ? hayden : why ? because you 're the big , strong , forceful man ? if i ca n't handle this for you -- nikolas : okay , okay . [ laughing ] if it makes you feel better about yourself . hayden : um , you know what ? we really do not need you tonight . i - i 've got this . tracy : you 'd better . because if you do n't have elq back for me by the time i get home , nikolas -- and everybody else , for that matter -- is gon na know exactly who you are , rachel . do not disappoint . hayden : believe me , i understand . wow . they certainly are thorough . nikolas : probably just making sure i do n't sue them . hayden : yeah . no doubt . i 'm gon na let you rest , okay ? nikolas : hey , hey . go ? you ca n't leave . i do n't have a nurse . hayden : [ laughs ] well , if i stay ... nikolas : yes ? hayden : ... you still wo n't have a nurse . nikolas : not a real one . hayden : you want me to pretend to be your nurse ? [ both laugh ] nikolas : i just -- i just want ... hayden : [ laughs ] i see what -- you just want what ? a little tlc ? nikolas : i do . hayden : okay . nikolas : we 've got the whole house to ourselves . hayden : do we ? nikolas : mm - hmm . now , see , by me admitting that i need you , i 'm showing you that i 'm not afraid to be vulnerable , and that 's very sexy . hayden : is it ? nikolas : yes , very . hayden : mm . i do n't know . i mean , you 're still recuperating . wo n't it hurt if i touch you like -- like here ? nikolas : yeah . yeah , yeah . that still hurts . hayden : sorry . nikolas : if you could find another place , that 'd be great . hayden : what about here ? nikolas : yeah , it still hurts a little . hayden : well , i do n't know . i do n't know what to say to you . nikolas : i can think of one place where it would n't hurt . hayden : where ? [ laughs ] clearly , you have great powers of recuperation . [ scene_break ] veronica : [ sighs ] i 'll support whatever you decide , milton . but i think we both know what the decision should be . milton : veronica and i love each other very much . i do n't know what i 'd do if i lost her . but if i did and then i somehow got her back , there is n't anything i would n't do to keep her . sam : [ sighs ] so , uh , are you saying that ... milton : i 'm saying perhaps it is time to go public . and if a man 's life and freedom are at stake , then what choice do we have but to come forward about that , as well ? sam : wow . um ... oh , my god . i - i ca n't thank you enough . uh , listen , i have a - a friend at the da 's office . her name is michelle torres . i will have her contact you tonight , and you can just go see her first thing in the morning . milton : yes . yes , we will . i - i promise . but , now , if you 'll excuse us ... sam : i - i 'm gon na try and be there , as well . i just want you to know that michelle -- she 's gon na want you to sign an affidavit . um , i brought one , thinking that you would sign it here , but you can sign it in front of her . you just have to be very specific about the details . and , um , just to confirm , these are the two men that we 're talking about , correct ? veronica : oh , i - i remember these men from the newspaper . the dark - haired man is -- is nikolas cassadine , and -- and that 's jason morgan . sam : yeah . milton : jason morgan ? sam : yeah . w - why ? does that mean something to you ? milton : now i understand why mrs. corinthos told you about us . he 's very important to her , as well . sam : yeah . they 're -- they 're like best friends . milton : i ran the dna test that confirmed , uh , mr. morgan 's identity . sam : are you kidding me ? that was you ? milton : yes , it was . and now it appears i 'm helping him all over again . sam : yes , you are . you absolutely are . [ scene_break ] jason : okay , you can have any ice cream you want on that menu . jake : [ gasps ] jason : yes , you can . however , just one scoop , because any more sugar than that , and your mother will have my head , i promise you . jake : can we do this every night , dad ? jason : [ laughs ] ice cream ? not a chance . good shot , though . however , you and i will be doing lots and lots of things for a very long time . you need to focus on the task at hand . do you want chocolate chip or do you want caramel - toffee explosion , hmm ? tough decision . [ scene_break ] nathan : wait . lulu ? lulu would n't help johnny zacchara . would she ? dante : have to ask dillon . dillon : i saw johnny once , okay ? it was weeks ago , before christmas . dante : where -- where did you see him ? dillon : the haunted star . lulu was hiding him . nathan : you said this was weeks ago . dillon : yeah . and lulu insisted that it was just for one night , but -- nathan : but you do n't believe that . dillon : i mean , when i saw her last , she said he was gone , except -- dante : you think he stuck around , stuck around maybe through new year 's ? nathan : w - why would he think that ? dante : 'cause i confronted him . accused him of being in a stateroom with lulu on new year 's eve . she was definitely with someone , but it was n't you . dillon : no . it was n't . dante : it was johnny . dillon : i - i did n't see them . but when i went to lulu and i questioned her about why you came after me , she denied that she was with anybody . but after you guys said that johnny was spotted today ... ... i think they were together . [ scene_break ] laura : i know how much you 've been hurt . and i know that valerie is at least partly to blame for that . but how is valerie responsible for any of this stuff with johnny ? johnny : lulu , trust me , okay ? once we 're done with this , dante 's gon na want nothing to do with cousin val . lulu : if it was n't for valerie , i would n't have ... laura : you would n't have what ? [ scene_break ] johnny : ca n't wait any longer . valerie : for what ? johnny : damn it . now my phone 's dead . valerie : what are you waiting for ? johnny : shut up ! you ask too many damn questions , you know that ? i did n't want to have to do this , but , hey , at least i wo n't have to listen to you anymore . valerie : [ muffled shouting ] johnny : [ mocks shouting ] shut the hell up , valerie ! there we go . there we go . you like that ? huh ? this may seem a little contradictory 'cause i tied you up for asking too many damn questions . here 's the deal . i 'm gon na answer a couple of them for you , all right ? that way , you do n't totally freak out when i leave you alone . valerie : [ muffled screaming ] ah , ah , ah . johnny : you 're gon na be fine . you 're gon na be fine . people are gon na get here , but i will be long gone . valerie : no ! do n't leave me here ! johnny : except i do n't want to leave any loose ends . [ scene_break ] [ hayden & nikolas make love ] nikolas : [ groans ] hayden : oh , did i hurt you ? [ laughs ] nikolas : yes . [ they continue kissing ] [ scene_break ] tracy : mmm . much , much better . thank you so much for getting my phone for me . oh , that call really helped . masseur : you do feel more relaxed . tracy : i am . you know , i 've had so much taken away from me in my lifetime , but , thankfully , all of that 's about to change . mmm . [ scene_break ] jason : well , look at that . you got to be faster than that . ha ! [ laughs ] this is good . milton : i beg your pardon , but are n't you jason morgan ? jason : yeah . why ? milton : we wo n't keep you long . we just wanted to tell you that , um , my friend and i -- we witnessed the altercation you had on the terrace . jason : you did ? milton : yes . and we 're going to the authorities tomorrow morning to help you clear your name . jason : uh ... that 's amazing . i do n't know what to say . thank you . it 's -- it 's fine . thank you . [ laughs ] thank you . veronica : do n't thank us . thank your wife . milton : yeah , she managed to track us down and convince us to , uh , come forward . she 's quite a woman . and you are one very lucky man . [ scene_break ] sam : jason ? hello ? are you there ? i 've got some really good news . [ scene_break ] dillon : dante , i know what you 're thinking . dante : is that right ? dillon : please do n't blame lulu . dante : i got to go . [ door opens ] officer : detective falconeri ? dante : yeah . officer : you need to see this . [ mouse clicking ] [ scene_break ] johnny : in my line of work , it 's bad business to leave witnesses . you know that ? lucky for you ... i 'm a softy . lucky for me , we got gas on the way out here , so i can make a clean getaway . valerie : no ! johnny : hey , relax . valerie : [ muffled screaming ] johnny : relax ! i 'm a boy scout when it comes to those knots . you 're not going anywhere . valerie : no ! johnny : watch out . valerie : [ muffled screaming ] [ grunting ] [ scene_break ] lulu : if it was n't for valerie , i would never have filed for separation , and if dante and i were still together , i would n't have even considered helping johnny . you can see that this is all valerie 's fault . laura : you know , i hate what valerie and dante did to you , but that is a real stretch , lulu . [ baby cries ] lulu : [ groans ] he has n't been feeling good all day . you want to try to calm him down ? i 'm sure he 'd be happy to see grandma . laura : okay . but we are going to continue this conversation . [ crying continues ] [ scene_break ] lulu : [ listens to a voicemail from johnny ] : `` hey , i got your text . do n't call me back . just come to the ranger cabin at the north end of the forest preserve . bring cash and my bag . you need to do this now . you owe me . i 've run into some complications . `` [ scene_break ] valerie : [ grunting and struggling to escape from her bindings , knocks over a candle and sets a fire in the cabin . ] [ next_on ] sam : oh , i thought this was jason 's room ? elizabeth : it is . jason ( to jake ) : what did you mean when you said that sam is n't as good as she thinks she is ? sonny ( to olivia ) : i do n't want him anywhere near you . lulu : [ shouts in the forest ] where are you ? jordan ( to dante ) : what 's the latest on the search for johnny zacchara ? valerie : [ struggles to free herself ] help me !	the manhunt is on for johnny . he is able to tell , while listening to valerie 's police scanner that the cops have an apb on him and he 's wanted for murder . dillon goes to the station looking for valerie since they have dinner plans and finds it odd she 's nowhere to be found . dante and nathan ask him if he might know the whereabouts of johnny . he tells them he does not although he admits that around christmas , lulu was harboring him at the haunted star although she told him it was just for one night . at that point , they realize that lulu may be aiding and abetting johnny . meanwhile , johnny has kidnapped valerie and leaves her tied up and gagged at an abandoned cabin . she struggles to break free and only knocks over a candle that causes the cabin to catch on fire while she 's there alone and unable to get out . sam is determined to clear jason 's name knowing he could get charged with murder if she can not find a witness to corroborate that he did not intend to push or kill nikolas . carly shows her where to find dr. shepherd , who happens to be the doctor who helped her prove that jason is really jason although nobody else knew . at first , he and his mistress to not want to get involved in police matters and be found out . yet sam urges him to help her with the man she loves . when he finds out the man in question is in fact jason , he and his fiancé assure her and assure jason that they will help him because they owe him that . meanwhile , nikolas is happily with hayden assuming there are no witnesses that can testify on jason 's behalf so he is in the clear , although he is unaware that is not true . unknown to sam , elizabeth and jake are staying at the metro court not far from jason 's room . she goes to announce the good news to jason and sees elizabeth in his room , assuming the obvious .
anna : i need to know . did it work ? am i gon na be able to see ? [ scene_break ] elizabeth : so , all you have to do is just cut along the dotted cookie dough . franco : yeah ? elizabeth : ... 'cause if you try to pull it apart , you 're gon na end up getting too much or too little of it . aiden : okay . but we ca n't use packaged cookie dough . that 's cheating . elizabeth : oh , but we 're gon na put candies and -- and sprinkles on them . aiden : but we 're raising money to save the planet . everything 's supposed to be homemade . elizabeth : uh , i - i have a really important meeting . this is gon na be faster . i promise we can make them from scratch next time . okay ? aiden : i do n't want to bring fake cookies to school . elizabeth : [ sighs ] franco : well , then , you wo n't , okay ? you want to bake them from scratch ? we 'll bake them from scratch . let 's go check for supplies . here you go . aiden : yay ! elizabeth : wait . really ? franco : have fun . yeah , really . why ? ah , come on . what could possibly go wrong ? [ scene_break ] joss : cameron ? cameron : [ exhales sharply ] joss . hey , what are you doing here ? joss : i 'm waiting for oscar . what are you doing here ? are you doing drugs ? [ scene_break ] michael : how was gail 's funeral ? monica : oh , i - it was lovely . it really was . and meaningful . she 's gon na be laid to rest next to lee , which is what she wanted ... they had many good years together and loved each other very much , which is about all you can ask for , right ? michael : yeah . look , it sounds like you , uh -- you got a lot on your plate . i hope you take some time for yourself . monica : [ sighs ] michael : you know , why -- why do n't we , uh , take a day , drive into the city , and we can , like , see a play or something ? monica : [ chuckles ] that is so sweet . thank you , but i - i ca n't . i ca n't leave right now , not with what 's going on with oscar . michael : no , i - i understand . monica : but i want a rain check , okay ? michael : [ chuckles ] you got it . sometimes we have to , you know , force ourselves to get away . but , um , you ca n't help anyone else unless you take care of yourself . monica : wow . wow . that is -- that is something gail used to say to me a lot . and flying back home , i realized i was so very lucky to have her by my side . just as i am lucky to have you by my side now . it made me realize that it 's really important to show up ... even when it seems like the world has cut you off at the knees . [ scene_break ] willow : before you ask , i did n't pick this place . one of my students ' parents insisted on meeting here . julian : well , look , i hope you can avoid it in the future . look , willow , it 's -- you know , it 's not good for you to be here -- you know , so close to people who are connected to ... willow : to my son . julian : yeah . why put yourself in this position ? willow : maybe it 's unavoidable . i 've started to realize how connected people are here . it seems a lot of them have ties to the baby i gave up . [ scene_break ] terry : hi . kim : hey . terry : oscar 's coming , right ? kim : yeah . um , i just -- i wanted to , uh ... speak with you alone first . terry : sure . what 's on your mind ? kim : um , i want you to be as direct and candid with oscar as possible . he 's got some tough questions about what comes next ... terry : of course . kim : drew and i , um -- we 've discussed it , and we want complete transparency . so we do n't want you to soft - pedal any of your answers . if our son is brave enough to ask the tough questions , then we all need to be brave enough to give him the truth . [ scene_break ] alexis : oscar . hi . oscar : hi . alexis : it 's good to see you out of a hospital bed . oscar : yeah . thanks . it 's good to be out of that hospital bed . alexis : has there been any change ? oscar : no . nothing has changed since the last time we talked . so i want to finish up my will . make sure everything 's taken care of ... alexis : i 'm so sorry your treatment did n't work out . oscar : look , i - i - i 'll call you about the will , but right now , i have a very important meeting to attend . see ya . [ scene_break ] cameron : mm . i 'm not doing drugs ! i just have to do some counseling sessions and a ridiculous amount of community service as part of my probation . joss : cameron , what -- what are you talking about ? why are you on probation ? cameron : um ... you , remember that time i was wearing the suit , you know , the other day ? joss : yeah , for your grandma 's victory party ? cameron : yeah , i lied . i had to go to court because i was busted for buying weed . [ scene_break ] willow : thank you . julian : [ inhales deeply ] can i ask you something ? willow : go ahead . julian : have you considered that it might be easier for you to leave port charles ? hmm ? start over somewhere else where there are n't so many ... reminders ... willow : this is n't an out of sight , out of mind situation . moving to another state wo n't make me forget my son . julian : but he is n't your son . he 's lucas and brad 's son . willow : legally , that 's true . but my heart says otherwise . [ door opens ] - elizabeth : hi . -hi . i 'm sorry . i hope you were n't waiting too long . willow : no , not at all . julian : can i , uh , get you coffee ? elizabeth : um , sure . thanks . hope you do n't mind meeting me here . i 've just got to get home later and then onto the inauguration . willow : oh , yeah . aiden is so proud that his grandmother is the new mayor . elizabeth : aww . willow : congratulations . elizabeth : aww , thank you . we 're very proud of laura . and i know you must be really busy with the bake sale tomorrow and ... i 'm heading home to bake cookies ... willow : oh , fun . elizabeth : well , i really appreciate you meeting me about aiden . willow : it 's no problem at all . it 's very important to me that children are happy . [ scene_break ] franco : vanilla ? aiden : check . franco : okay , this is the last one -- chocolate chips ? aiden : check . franco : you know , yeah , i think we too , uh -- we need to try some of these first . this is called quality control , kid , and it 's really , really important . so let me know what you think . what do you think ? aiden : okay . these are really good . franco : no kidding . so we 're ready to do the -- what do they say on that show that you like to watch ? aiden : bake ! [ scene_break ] chase : okay to come in ? anna : is that chase ? chase : yeah . finn : what are you doing here ? griffin : i called him . i thought , uh , finn here could use a little backup . finn : no , i 'm -- i 'm -- i 'm fine ... no , it 's -- it 's -- it 's nice . it 's nice . anna : chase ? - chase : yeah , i 'm still here . anna : okay . um , could you take your brother for coffee ? because [ stammers ] he 's hovering . finn : h - h - hovering ? who 's -- who 's hovering ? anna : you 're hovering . finn : i 'm hovering . chase : yeah , let 's take a walk to the cafeteria . finn : okay . i 'll be back . - anna : i know . [ door closes ] anna : that was nicely done . griffin : [ chuckles ] it was your idea ... oh . i 'm here . anna : [ chuckles ] well , the execution of it was very smooth . you know , if things do n't work out for you in medicine , you 'll always have a place in counterintelligence . griffin : oh , well , i will , uh -- i will keep that in mind . anna : is there anyone else in here ? griffin : no . anna : can you just tell me ... how bad was the damage to my eyes ? [ scene_break ] oscar : am i late ? kim : hey . no . no , no , honey . i just -- i wanted to talk to , uh , terry first , anyway . oscar : what about ? kim : do n't worry . there 's no agenda . i just -- i know you 've got a lot of questions , and i wanted to make sure that dr. randolph answered them all directly -- no matter how difficult . terry : i 'll do my best . kim : oh , sweetheart . oscar : i 'm ready . terry : so , where do you want to begin ? oscar : what 's it going to be like when i 'm dying ? [ scene_break ] chase : would you slow down ? when anna said to grab a cup of coffee , she did n't mean a 30-second dash to the vending machine and back . finn : i want to be by her side , okay ? chase : oh , so this is about what you want , not her . finn : what does that mean ? chase : look , anna wants two things . a little space and to know that you 're taken care of . finn : oh , so you 're an authority on her now ? chase : no . i just have eyes and ears . she 's worried about you , and this is her way of -- it 's her way of taking care of you . finn : she can be surprisingly thoughtful in a -- in an annoying , bossy kinda way . chase : no comment . [ chuckles ] finn : how 'd you let yourself get dragged into this ? chase : cause someone you care about 's sick . thought you could use the support . finn : okay . thanks . chase : you 're welcome . [ scene_break ] griffin : the , uh , surgery went well . we were able to stop the hemorrhaging in your eyes , but ... we ca n't predict if your sight will be fully restored . now -- now , that being said , we will remove the bandage once we get clearance from the optic surgeon . and u - until then [ inhales deeply ] i 'm sorry , you 're just gon na have to wait ... okay . anna : i understand . [ sighs ] i 'm glad finn went out for some air , you know , get out of here 'cause he 's hovering all over me . griffin : [ laughs ] oh , stop . stop pretending you did n't enjoy it . anna : you ca n't make fun of me . you know , i 'm kind of ... it 's not fair . griffin : anna , you are a force of nature , okay ? and you 're -- you 're -- you 're lucky to have someone like f - finn ... ... to fuss over you ... anna : hey , griffin , are you okay ? griffin : yeah . yeah , i 'm -- i 'm fine . anna : it 's got to be hard for you , too , you know , this ... are you thinking about kiki ? you know , that -- that makes sense . and you 're right . you 're right . i - i am so lucky to have someone like finn to fuss over me . but , um ... you know , he 's used to take - charge anna . i do n't know about ... blind anna . and i know that -- i mean , that might be more than he 's bargained for , 'cause he 's very precise . you know he 's very particular . griffin : anna , hey . that is your fear talking , all right ? finn -- finn is totally in love with you and unflinchingly by your side . [ chuckles ] i think maybe you 're the one who got more than you bargained for . [ scene_break ] willow : i have n't witnessed any overt bullying since aiden and charlotte spoke . elizabeth : so do you think it 's over ? willow : well , classroom dynamics can take a while to change . aiden still prefers to avoid the other kids . he stays with me at recess , goes to the library at lunch to read . he might not feel safe around his classmates again for some time . elizabeth : do you think he could be getting bullied by other kids ? willow : it 's possible . oftentimes , kids bully out of `` teacher range . `` on the playground or in the hall or lunchroom . elizabeth : i do n't understand why these kids would turn on him . is there something about aiden that makes him a target ? [ scene_break ] alexis : hi . i need to talk to you . julian : hey . w - what 'd i do now ? alexis : you need to put aside your misguided nobility and go see kim . [ scene_break ] cameron : so i figured i 'd just buy the weed and then flush it -- but right in the middle of the deal , a police detective showed up , arrested us both , brought us down to the precinct , and just blew up after that . joss : why did n't you call me ? i could 've gotten sonny 's lawyer down there in five minutes . diane 's the best -- i do n't even know how many times she 's gotten charges dropped against sonny . cameron : i really wish i 'd known that ... joss : [ chuckles ] cameron : ... because my mom got me , alexis davis . and i had to show up in court -- in front of a really unfriendly judge , i might add . and i got probation . so now i have to pick up garbage on the side of the road , work at the hospital , and attend drug counseling . counseling 's the worst . i mean , i do n't even do drugs , but i do n't want to wreck my chances at that soccer scholarship , so i have to show up , and they look at me all seriously , and , like , they ask me questions about how i feel and stuff ... joss : [ chuckles ] cameron : and now you 're laughing at me . joss : no , no , no . i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . i 'm sorry . it 's just -- it 's the most twisted , wonderful story i 've ever heard . i mean , you cared enough about oscar to do that . that 's -- that 's awesome , cam . cameron : i just wanted to help . you know , now that oscar 's feeling better , he 's never gon na let me live this down . joss : yeah , i know , and ... i know oscar did n't want to tell you . cameron : tell me what ? joss : it 's not right to keep it a secret . especially since you got arrested trying to help him . cameron : wait . what secrets ? joss , what 's going on ? joss : oscar 's never gon na get better . [ scene_break ] oscar : if i can understand what comes next , i wo n't be so afraid when things start to change for me . this way i can prepare as much as possible . will my headaches get more painful ? terry : we 'll manage your pain with medication ... but the pain will get worse and more severe ... oscar : how about my balance ? will i start falling down all the time ? terry : eventually , you may have difficulty maintaining your balance ... oscar : what about having a stroke ? or losing my ability to walk or talk ? terry : those are all possibilities -- but symptoms differ . you may feel relatively normal for some time . oscar : how much time do you think i have ? terry : i 'm not trying to be vague , oscar . but i ca n't give you a definite answer . kim : okay , terry , um ... w - what is the longest you have had a patient ... with a similar prognosis survive ? terry : seven to eight months . kim : and the shortest ? terry : six weeks . kim : it 's okay . come here . come here . oscar : [ crying ] [ scene_break ] willow : we both know that kids can be cruel . elizabeth : [ sighs ] willow : they can form this kind of pack mentality , singling out a particular child . you know , aiden 's a very sweet kid . he loves to take care of the class guinea pig . he likes to read ... he 's not into the games the other kids play on the playground . i feel like he 's taking the first steps toward discovering his own identity -- and he needs the freedom to do that . elizabeth : and that 's totally fine with us . he lives in a - a nontraditional family . we 're -- we 're very open , but i still want to protect my kid . willow : i can tell you 're a very caring and involved mother . and i know it 's hard to watch aiden go through this . please be assured that i 'm monitoring things . and remember , this is just one chapter in his life . elizabeth : so this too shall pass . i hope so . and soon . i just want aiden to be happy . [ scene_break ] aiden : sifting the flour is important . did you get the hand mixer ? franco : n - no . y - yeah . aiden : we have to cream the butter , then add the sugar , then the eggs ... is the butter room temp ? franco : um , i do n't think so . i 'm really impressed by you , aiden . where 'd you learn all this stuff from , tv ? aiden : some , and they have some books in the library . i like the ones with pictures best . hey , next time , can we bake a three - layer chocolate cake ? franco : yeah , sure , i do n't -- i do n't see why not . i - i 'm kind of blown away . i did n't know you were that into this . why d -- why -- why did n't you tell us that you liked baking so much ? you know , w - when i was your age , i was really into drawing , and i did n't tell anybody about it 'cause i thought it was just -- it was just my special thing . is that why you did n't tell anybody ? aiden : i just did n't want to be laughed at again . [ scene_break ] alexis : i ran into oscar at the hospital earlier . julian : oh , how 's he -- how 's he doing ? alexis : you need to call kim . julian : what , the drug trial 's not working ? [ glass thuds ] julian : he 's dying ? alexis : she needs you . julian : she has drew . alexis : she needs you . and of all the times for you to back away , this is not a good time . [ scene_break ] cameron : so , oscar 's at home ? joss : because the trial did n't work . there 's nothing else the doctors can do for him . cameron : i 'm such an idiot . i - i went on and on about how he was my inspiration and how he beat cancer . joss : you know , i think ... i think he did n't want to tell you ... because you thought he won , and , um ... ... for a little bit , he wanted to pretend like he did . cameron : i ... i just thought he would never die , you know , that they would be able to save him . joss : [ quietly ] yeah , me , too . cameron : [ exhales sharply ] is there anything i can do for you ? for oscar ? joss : just be our friend . cameron : always . i 'm here for you both . joss : good . just please -- just -- just stay out of jail . cameron : [ chuckles ] joss : [ sniffles ] [ scene_break ] kim : i have something for you . oscar : but dr. randolph just said , at best , six months ... probably less . kim : do n't you put a clock on it . you cross off as many things off this list as you possibly can , and i will help you do it . i promise you . you go , okay ? you go be with joss , and you have fun . oscar : i love you so much . kim : i love you . oh , sweetheart . oscar : bye . kim : bye . [ scene_break ] finn : you heard from the schoolteacher ? chase : she was my date to new year 's . finn : are you ... blushing ? chase : what ? no . no . finn : you are . you 're totally blushing . chase : [ chuckles ] finn : you must really like her . chase : yeah , i - i think so . but , um , you know , you never told me what made anna go blind . finn : oh , smooth topic change . chase : obviously not . but i -- but i really do want to know . finn : from what i can tell , it 's some -- some sort of virus . still waiting for the labs to come back . [ footsteps approaching ] griffin : it 's , uh -- it 's time to take the bandages off ... anna would like you with her . finn : of course . i 'll -- i 'll be right here . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : yeah . thank you , again , for meeting with me . aiden is awfully lucky to have such a thoughtful teacher like you . you really do have a gift with children . willow : i appreciate that . we 'll stay in touch , okay ? elizabeth : yes , absolutely . willow : bye . elizabeth : bye . [ cellphone chimes ] elizabeth : buy a what ? [ scene_break ] franco : all right , baker man . what 's next ? aiden : want to see the video where they make breakfast pastries ? franco : yeah , i do . you better believe i do . aiden : come here . [ scene_break ] joss : i stayed up the whole first night , looking for cures on the internet . cameron : [ scoffs ] joss : i had these plans to go to mexico , new zealand , kansas ... cameron : kansas ? joss : yeah . yeah , there 's a surgeon there that operates on inoperable tumors . anyways , the whole time i was looking at these cures , i had this weird feeling ... it was almost familiar . then i remembered the tournament against seaton . cameron : what about it ? joss : we were losing . badly . i was n't even in the game -- i rolled my ankle . coach took me out , would n't put me back in . so i was sitting on these sidelines , watching this game . in my head , i was imagining all these plays , you know , this or that would score us points -- 21 points all by myself . it 's completely unrealistic . wishful thinking ... ... to avoid the fact that we lost . so when i was looking for all of these cures on -- on the internet ... ... i realized that that 's exactly what i was doing . i was avoiding ... facing the fact that this is it . oscar 's gon na die . cameron : so you 're not looking for cures anymore ? joss : no , oscar and i decided not to . um ... we do n't want to waste the time he has left . so we 're just ... we 're just gon na make the best out of every day . cameron : that sounds like a good plan . [ cellphone vibrates ] cameron : shoot . i - i 'm late . if i do n't get home , my mom will kill me . but i do n't want to leave you here . joss : no , you 're -- you 're fine . oscar 's gon na come in a little . cameron : i 'll text you later . joss : okay . cameron : joss , i 'm here for you . for both of you . joss : thank you . [ scene_break ] [ knock on door ] monica : hi . do n't -- do n't get up . i hope i 'm not interrupting . mnh - mnh . i just , uh -- i 've heard about oscar . i am so sorry . kim : [ sniffles , inhales deeply ] i want to thank you for being so welcoming to oscar . being part of the quartermaine family has meant the world to him . monica : [ inhales deeply ] well , it has been a joy getting to know my grandson . thank you . thank you for sharing him with me . the times we spent together , i will treasure always . how are you ? kim : i do n't know what to do . monica : i know . kim : [ chuckles ] monica : i know . they do n't , uh -- they do n't really have a guidebook for parents on how to deal with -- with a child 's death . kim : so what do i do ? [ sighs ] how do i let go of my son ? - [ scene_break ] griffin : okay , here we go . anna : yeah . griffin : try and be patient . anna : oh , god . oh . yeah , yeah . yeah , it 's -- it 's -- i can see stuff . it is blurry . griffin : it 's okay . anna : i can see stuff . thank goodness . finn : that 's good . just -- just -- just give it a moment , all right ? just keep breathing . anna : you have the most beautiful eyes . [ voice breaking ] thank you . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : mmm , something smells really yummy . franco : oh , my goodness . elizabeth : what is this all about ? franco : come here . i 'm gon na introduce you . give me that . elizabeth : okay . franco : you have to meet the chef . come on . elizabeth : oh , okay . all right . franco : all right , are you ready to unveil your creations ? aiden : ta - da ! ta - da ! chocolate chip , oatmeal , and sugar cookies with sprinkles . elizabeth : you made all of these ? all three kinds ? right ? franco : aiden has been watching a lot of cooking shows , and it turns out your son is , like , a kitchen prodigy . elizabeth : wow . oh , now i understand your text . franco : sorry about the mess , though . uh . elizabeth : [ chuckles ] cameron : hey , i 'm home . aiden : hey . cameron : [ sniffs ] hey . you baked ? - elizabeth : uh , not me . this is all your brother . how was counseling ? cameron : uh , it was okay . i saw joss and -- aiden : have a cookie . cameron : oh , thank you . mmm . dude , these are really good . aiden : you mean it ? cameron : oh , yeah . thanks , man . this -- this is really what i needed . [ scene_break ] michael : hey , stranger . willow : hi , michael . michael : uh ... missed you at the meetings . willow : yeah , i have n't been going as much . michael : well , that 's -- that 's good , right ? that means you found some peace ? [ scene_break ] julian : oh , hey . kim : oh , hey . sorry . i just -- what ? julian : no , it 's fine . i - i was just out getting some mini marshmallows . we , uh [ chuckles ] had a run on hot chocolate . kim : well , it 's , uh -- it 's still cold out ... julian : [ chuckles ] oh , yeah . look , i heard about oscar . i am so sorry . kim : me , too . julian : he is such a good kid , and he loves you so much , kim . you know , i do hope you take some comfort in that . kim : i try . [ chuckles ] you know , for , um , a jerk who slept with someone else ... you sure are a good guy . julian : do you want to , uh , come in for some hot chocolate ? i 've got plenty of mini marshmallows ... kim : yeah . [ scene_break ] finn : she 's good . chase : [ exhales deeply ] finn : anna 's vision is -- is perfect -- full recovery . chase : that 's great news . i 'm so glad . finn : uh , you want to come see her ? chase : no , no , i - i got to get going now that everything 's good . yeah . i have to meet someone ... finn : oh ... someone . chase : yeah . someone . [ chuckles ] but tell anna i 'm -- i 'm so happy for her . finn : i will . you and someone have fun , all right ? chase , um ... i 'm glad you were here . chase : me , too . [ scene_break ] griffin : looking good . no permanent trauma ... let me have a look at these labs finn ordered ... well , that 's strange . anna : what is ? griffin : i do n't recognize some of these markers . well , maybe finn will have better luck . [ scene_break ] oscar : sorry , you had to wait . took a little longer than i thought . joss : no , it 's -- it 's okay . it 's quiet in here . i do n't mind . oscar : look , i 'm sorry we have n't had a lot of time together lately . joss : well , there 's a lot of people who want time with you . oscar : joss , the doctor said i -- joss : okay , not to be rude , but you 're on my time now . so there 's really only one thing that i want to know . oscar : oh , yeah ? joss : mm - hmm . oscar : what 's that ? joss : well , we have the whole afternoon in front of us . what do you want to do today ? oscar : [ chuckles ] [ scene_break ] anna : what is it ? finn : mm ? anna : what is it ? finn : the virus that caused your blindness is one that i 've never seen in north america . anna : how could i get it ? finn : i honestly do n't know . anna : do you think someone ... gave it to me intentionally or something ? finn : what would be the point ? anna : and you do n't know what caused it at all ? finn : no , i do n't . [ scene_break ] aiden : thanks , mom ! elizabeth : here you go . you 're so welcome . i ca n't believe how happy he is . franco : i know , right ? you should 've seen him . he was so excited . he 's chatty , and he knows all these tips and these facts . this kid 's ready for his own cooking show . elizabeth : that 's -- i -- i 'm just amazed . i do n't know how i missed this . franco : well , he was just keeping it to himself . but this is who he is . we need to stop worrying about aiden fitting in and just let aiden be aiden . elizabeth : funny , that 's kind of what his teacher said , cameron : aiden , what 's the password ? aiden : `` donut . `` but the `` o `` is a zero , and the `` t `` is a cap . [ tablet bloops ] cameron : okay , i got it . um , changed my mind . it 's a stupid game , anyway . aiden : that 's okay . want to see the book mom got me ? cameron : oh , sure . do you know how to make macaroons ? aiden : yeah . they take a whole lot of steps to make ... cameron : mm . [ scene_break ] chase : hey . am i late ? willow : i finished my meeting just a little while ago . so you 're right on time . chase : oh , okay . [ scene_break ] julian : two hot chocolates . kim : [ chuckles ] cheers . julian : cheers . kim : mmm . mmm . julian : yeah ? better than a cortado ? kim : [ chuckles ] well , i 'm not sure . i 'll just have to sample it again to find out . julian : good idea . kim : maybe this is the secret . julian : what 's that ? hot chocolate ? kim : just staying in the moment . not thinking about the future . enjoying what 's good -- while it 's here . [ scene_break ] joss : okay , the dog show is coming off the list , and you snuck that one in there anyway . oscar : okay , look , only if we can take `` make your own pottery `` class off . joss : okay , done . [ page rustles ] oscar : but i totally want to do midnight paddle - boating under the stars . joss : okay . i 'll , um -- i 'll check the dates , and i 'll -- i 'll see when that is . but hold on . oscar : this one right here , this one 's non - negotiable . joss : `` be with joss . `` yep , it 's totally non - negotiable . oscar : [ chuckles ] joss : are you ready to start ? oscar : let 's do this . let the end of my life begin . [ next_on ] jordan [ to maxie ] : cancel lucy 's book event before it becomes a crime scene peter [ to lulu ] : ca n't get someone at the pcpd to talk , i 'll someone that will . ava [ to scott ] : you 're not going to be seeing me around anymore . laura [ to ryan ] : my new role compels me to decline your request . mike [ to sonny ] : you see me coming , you better walk the other way .	anna has chase take finn out of her hospital room because she can tell that finn is hovering even if she can not see it . chase tries to calm finn down . anna later gets her sight back . finn tells her that however this happened it was a virus that he had never seen in this country before . anna assumes someone did this to her . finn would n't understand why . elizabeth and willow meet at charlies and discuss how aiden is different and that is a good thing .
lucky : maxie looks like she 's about to burst into tears . what did you say to her ? elizabeth : what ? why do you automatically assume this is my fault ? lucky : just fill me in and i 'll decide . elizabeth : fine . i 'd be more than happy to . maxie : no . if lucky 's going to hear this , he 'll hear it from me . what elizabeth is dying to tell you is that she thinks i faked my pregnancy and my miscarriage . she 's right . i did . [ scene_break ] tracy : so your father was a con artist ? sam : common knowledge . tracy : and you worked as his accomplice sometimes ? sam : yes , i did . ancient history . tracy : so was angela monroe a name you adopted when you struck out on your own ? sam : tracy , i have no idea what you 're talking about . [ scene_break ] skye : oh , i ca n't believe you 're awake . lorenzo : yeah , i appear to be . why are you crying ? skye : oh -- oh , okay . let 's take your pick -- um -- there 's something in my eye , or i 've decided i hate the color of these walls , or how about i am so happy to be looking in those beautiful blue eyes again ? [ scene_break ] judge : i do n't understand . is there a problem ? sonny : no , there 's no problem . judge : uh -- shall we continue ? sonny : yeah , yeah , absolutely . judge : ahem . `` caroline leigh corinthos , do you take this man to be your husband ? will you love him , comfort him , honor and keep him -- `` carly : i ca n't . i -- i ca n't . sonny : carly , carly , come on . please , do n't -- [ scene_break ] lorenzo : if you 'd done that sooner , i would n't have been out of it for so long . was i out of it long ? skye : days . do you remember anything ? lorenzo : i remember standing in sonny 's office holding a gun , was threatening to shoot him . did i ? skye : no . sonny shot you in the head . lorenzo : great . tell me . skye : well , apparently , carly showed up , which was just the distraction that sonny needed to grab his gun and fire -- so now they 're claiming self - defense . anyway , you were rushed here in extremely critical condition . it was really touch - and - go there for a while . and then patrick drake performed a very risky brain operation which you should 've come out of days ago , but you did n't because there was a complication . lorenzo : a medical complication ? skye : no . i went home to check on lila rae . when i came back , i found out that somebody had injected some kind of lethal drug into your i.v . and i -- i assumed it had something to do with that mysterious shipment you were expecting , because all of a sudden , out of the blue , this man appeared , claimed to be your business associate , asking all kinds of questions which i had no idea how to answer . lorenzo : what man ? james : me . [ scene_break ] lulu : this is my fault . sonny : what are you talking about ? lulu : oh , carly did n't want me to bring the boys , but they wanted to be here . and i thought it was going to help , but now it 's made this huge mess , and i 'm going to fix it . i 'm going to fix it . sonny : can you help lulu ? carly will listen to you . jason : you 're the groom . you need to get her , sonny . [ knock on door ] lulu : carly ? i 'm really sorry that i brought the boys , but would you just come out so i can explain -- or , at least let me in ? carly : lulu , please , just go away . lulu : carly , your kids just wanted to see you go through with this marriage so that they know that their dad would be safe . okay ? i -- i do n't know why mike and bobbie showed up , and i -- i did n't know that you were going to freak out . i thought i was helping , but i -- i can take them home if you want . and , for what it 's worth , michael really does get it . he knows that you 're marrying sonny only to help him . so , carly , it 's really okay . carly : no , lulu , it really sucks . [ scene_break ] sonny : if i go after carly , we 're going to end up fighting ; she 's going to get hurt . i do n't want that . i just -- i just want to get married today , that 's all . jason : this marriage is what you need for legal purposes , for carly to save you . do n't confuse that with what you think you want . sonny : what are you trying to say to me ? jason : i see something . i 'm just trying to keep you honest . sonny : okay . i get that . michael : hey , dad ? i 'm sorry . me and morgan -- we kind of forced lulu to come down here . and now mom 's too mad to get married , and you 're going to go to jail . sonny : buddy , it 's not going to happen , okay ? your mom and i are going to get married today . i promise . [ scene_break ] carly : you know , you actually did me a favor , lulu . because the second i saw those innocent faces with false hope , i knew that i could n't go through with this wedding . you know , that sonny and i pretending to be married is just going to confuse them more than they already are , so it 's fine . lulu ? lulu ? jason , i know you 're out there . okay ? and it 's -- you 're wasting your time , and you can just save your breath , because no matter what you say , i am not going to come out and marry sonny . [ scene_break ] tracy : you do n't have to be self - conscious . we have all done things we 're not proud of in our youth . in fact , when i think of the things that i wish -- sam : like i said , i do n't know of anyone named angela monroe , and i 've certainly never called myself that . tracy : really ? is that true ? oh , i 'm so embarrassed . i 'm sorry . i apologize . i was misinformed . although , i -- i have to admit i do find that a little surprising , because as far as p.i.s go , mr. dickenson is usually very , very accurate . but you know what ? i 'm going to chalk it up to one more con . no level too low to sink to make a buck -- hate people like that -- not as much as my father , however . sam : you know what , tracy ? i would love to just hang out with you and spend the day and just chat away , but i 've got a lot of work to do . i 've got to bring these papers over to e.l.q . i 've got to pick up some contracts for edward to sign for the merger . remember -- work ? tracy : of course you do . the , um , trucking company and the dog food people . sam : cat food . tracy : right . what a clever idea . i ca n't believe i did n't think of it myself . sam : well , sometimes when you 've got a new pair of eyes looking at something -- i do n't know -- bells go off . tracy : i was wondering if i could trouble you just for one more favor ? then i would n't have to go to my father at all . could you tell me what kind of bells go off when you look at this -- angela ? [ scene_break ] emily : hey . is everything okay ? nikolas : no . no . i -- i would say it is n't . agent : yeah , apparently -- a cassadine pattern . prince cassadine here feels he 's too good for the airport security measures that apply to everyone else . nikolas : no , i -- i do n't believe that i 'm above anything . i just happen to be in a hurry . agent : then perhaps you should n't have landed here . nikolas : we needed fuel . agent : and i need answers to a few more questions , then you can be on your -- nikolas : i -- i ca n't afford to sit on my thumbs while you indulge in a power trip . agent : the first thing you can do is give me one good reason why i should n't `` put you on your thumbs `` in a detention cell . emily : will the truth suffice ? [ scene_break ] lucky : this makes no sense . how could you fake a pregnancy ? you were being examined by doctors . i -- i saw blood work , a sonogram . you started to show . maxie : i know you ca n't wait to show lucky your proof , so feel free . elizabeth : the blood test that maxie used to convince everybody she was pregnant belonged to another woman . maxie : on second thought , this is my story . i thought i was dead in the water when mac decided to be all paternal and insist i get a prenatal care exam from dr. lee . but a woman came in having a false labor , and they drew her blood . so i took the vial and put my name on the label . the sonogram -- i stole that . and i put a pillow underneath my clothes to show . lucky : oh . this is so unbelievable . i mean , how long did you think you could pull off a scam like this ? maxie : i knew i was on borrowed time , but you came through for me at the exact right moment -- that night at kelly 's when you got mad and were accusing me of planting drugs in your desk drawer ? i was on my period ; i knew i could fake a miscarriage , so -- lucky : okay -- maxie : i fell . lucky : who are you ? lucky : do you have any idea what you put elizabeth and me through , thinking that i was having a baby with somebody else ? pretending to lose a baby and be in mourning ? damn it , maxie , you 're just sick ! maxie : i was in mourning -- for the girl i was before i looked in the mirror and saw a pathetic loser who had to fake a pregnancy to get you to notice me , to distract you from your fixation on a woman who does n't even want you anymore . lucky : do n't make this my fault . maxie : i 'm not . i 'm trying to get you to see what motivated me . when i looked at you , lucky , i saw the man i loved . but when you looked at me , you saw an easy way to get high and laid . but what you missed was how good we were together . and i thought if i could hold on to you for just a little bit longer , you might see that . lucky : i want you to listen very carefully , and know without a shadow of a doubt that you are , by far , the worst mistake i ever made in my life . i want you to go . and you stay away from me and elizabeth . maxie : of course -- it always comes back to elizabeth . but you know what , lucky ? she still does n't want you , and that leaves you with no one . so i guess , in the end , we all get what we deserve . lucky : whoa . what a fool i 've been . elizabeth : that 's not true . [ scene_break ] emily : you 've got to forgive nikolas . he is used to getting his way . huh . but more than anything , he is a father who 's in hell because someone kidnapped his little boy . agent : is this true ? nikolas : unfortunately , it is . emily : there are plenty of numbers in the states that you can call to verify it . agent : there 's no need . i can see the truth in mr. cassadine 's eyes . i apologize for the delay . i shall have you cleared for takeoff immediately . emily : thank you . agent : i wish you luck in your search . nikolas : thank you . emily : oh . nikolas : and thank you . emily : well , someone has to step in and save you . nikolas : you want to know why i did n't tell that agent what was really going on ? emily : yeah , if you want . nikolas : because every time i hear myself say that my son 's been kidnapped , it makes me feel so incompetent , unworthy of the blessing of a son . spencer was stolen right out from under my nose . how -- how does a father let that happen ? emily : you 've got to stop blaming yourself . you had no idea that colleen was going to do this . [ nikolas sighs ] nikolas : you did n't trust her . i should 've listen to you . now my -- my son 's been stolen by my grandmother because i was too stupid or blind to see what 's right in front of me . emily : okay , nikolas , you have got to get control of your temper . if helena realizes that we 're on to her , she 's going to use your emotions against you and disappear with spencer for good . nikolas : well , you 're right -- come here -- again . [ emily chuckles ] nikolas : at the end of this , when spencer is at home and safe , it 's only because i had you to help . okay ? [ scene_break ] skye : mr. craig showed quite an interest in your recovery . lorenzo : is that so ? skye : hmm . he looked in on you more than once . he expressed concern about this shipment you two were expecting , enough so that he asked me to clarify the details of its arrival . james : but your lady was a daunting combination of charm and discretion . she told me nothing . lorenzo : my `` lady `` is as smart as she is beautiful . she knows not to trust a man just because he claims to be trustworthy . skye : lorenzo , you 've just regained consciousness . do you want me to call a doctor ? lorenzo : no . i think mr. craig and i have a few things to discuss -- alone , if you do n't mind ? skye : okay . i guess i could go call and check on lila rae . lorenzo : hey , hey -- this should n't take long . skye : well , then neither will i . james : i supposed you 're going to take exception to -- to my asking skye a few harmless questions . lorenzo : if you wanted to back out of the deal , you should 've said so -- instead of trying to kill me . [ scene_break ] tracy : i think the photographer has quite a gift -- you look beautiful . however , i certainly understand why you would want to keep angela monroe tucked away . i mean , what would my father think if he saw that ? sam : what do you want , tracy ? tracy : oh , i want your immediate resignation from e.l.q . come up with a plausible explanation that will satisfy my father and deflect responsibility from me . you accomplish that , and this photograph and all the other juicy tidbits that mr. dickenson has come up with will be destroyed . and you will be able to sleep soundly , secure in the knowledge that nobody -- especially jason -- will ever have a clue . [ scene_break ] jason : carly , i -- i knew you would do this -- and you probably did , too -- so just go ahead and let it all out , all right ? then , please , come out here , and go back in there and marry sonny . carly : if i marry sonny , it means i have to give up jax , and i 'm not going to do it . jason : no -- no one 's asking you to give up jax . carly : sonny is ! you know his tricks -- he 's going to look at me with those puppy - dog eyes and he 's going to try to make this marriage real and emotional and binding . and you know what ? not because he 's so scary in love with me -- because he does n't want to lose to jax . jason : what if it is about love ? [ scene_break ] diane : sonny ? i am your lawyer , so i 'll do whatever you pay me to do . sonny : good to know . diane : but i 'm also a woman . sonny : yeah , i 've -- i 've noticed that . diane : and as such , i have a great deal of empathy for carly . sonny : what does that mean ? diane : what it means is , why do n't you consider telling carly and jason and your very worried children that the police have the woman in custody who planted the gun for alcazar ? that your plea of self - defense is going to fly ? sonny : okay -- diane : and that there 's no longer any need for a phony marriage to carly . sonny : this is a very difficult situation . and i 've come too far now . i -- i ca n't tell the truth . diane : yes , obviously , because in this case , the truth would not set you free . but how about telling it because carly is in love with someone else ? sonny : diane , you do n't know me very well , so you 're going to have to take my word on this . i know that deep down inside , carly loves me more . [ scene_break ] carly : jason , you know better than anyone that i have never completely fallen out of love with sonny . but we ca n't be married without wrecking each other or emotionally scarring our children , which makes this decision really easy for me . jason : it 's temporary , carly . i told you i would fly you down to the dominican republic as soon as sonny was cleared . carly : why should i believe you ? you 're on sonny 's side , you always are . jason : not this time . listen to me , if you step up for sonny , i will get you that divorce as soon as possible . you have my word , carly . [ scene_break ] elizabeth : you are n't the only one maxie fooled . everybody thought she was pregnant -- from her family to the doctors . and she was diabolical enough to time her fall and her miscarriage with her period , so no one was any the wiser there , either . lucky : i 'm a cop ; i 'm supposed to be able to read people . elizabeth : yeah , but you had no reason to suspect maxie of anything , so you took her at face value . you wanted to do right by the child you thought you created . there 's nothing to be ashamed of . in fact , you should be proud of yourself . you stood by your principles . you had no way of knowing you 'd committed to a lie . lucky : you knew . you cared enough to tell me , and that means a lot . [ scene_break ] james : why would i want to kill a man this deal hinges on ? i ca n't sell what you do n't deliver . lorenzo : well , call me cynical , but it occurs to me that you might want to cut me out -- now that the hard work 's been done and the risks already been taken . james : well , the work , yes , but the risk is just beginning . considering your shot in the head while a deal of this magnitude was on the table , you 're allowed a bout of healthy paranoia . but i mean you no harm . lorenzo : until the shipment arrives . james : i think it would be prudent for both of us to know the time and date , just in case . lorenzo : well , just in case you are the one that messed with my i.v . , i 'm going to keep that information on a need - to - know basis . right now , that does n't include you . so in the meantime , i would suggest you give me and my family a very wide berth . james : i do n't like threats -- even when they 're veiled . epiphany : anyone who is not a patient or staff needs to clear this room right now . that means you . james : i 'm sorry , sorry . speedy recovery . [ scene_break ] edward : back from e.l.q . already ? sam : i had the paperwork messengered so we could talk . edward : oh , i like your style , dear , because you are so enterprising -- sam : mr. quartermaine -- edward : what ? sam : edward , sir ? i have really enjoyed working for you . edward : hmm . sam : it has -- it has challenged me and reminded me that i am more than a capable person . edward : mm - hmm . sam : and i 've learned a lot that i will take forward with me into the future . but , unfortunately , that future is not going to be with e.l.q . edward : what are you saying ? sam : i 'm saying that i really appreciate this chance . i just do n't see it working out , so i am resigning -- effective immediately . edward : like hell you are . [ scene_break ] judge : would you like to start at the beginning ? or we could start in the middle -- carly : we know the drill . you do n't have to get all warm and fuzzy . we can just go . judge : oh . morgan : hey , mommy , you forgot these . carly : thank you , sweetie . okay , maybe a little warm and fuzzy . sonny : go ahead , go ahead . judge : ahem . carly : oh . judge : `` the union of husband and wife , in heart , body , and soul , is intended for their mutual joy . that they may stand side by side in times of happiness , and remain even closer in times of adversity . `` do you have rings ? carly : no . sonny : yeah . i got rings . yeah , i got the ring right -- okay . ahem . i -- i give you this -- this ring as a symbol of my love , and as a solemn vow to protect and keep you for as long as we both shall live . go ahead . why do you have the ring on ? take it off . carly : i 'm -- there 's another guy . judge : i take it you do n't have a ring for the groom ? carly : no . no . no , i do n't . judge : well , then , i now pronounce you husband and wife . michael : yay . yeah . agh . judge : you may kiss your bride . michael : you 're named after him , you know ? [ scene_break ] emily : you 've been so quiet since we took off . nikolas : oh . what -- what if i 'm wrong ? here we are , halfway to greece chasing my grandmother . what if we should be heading in the other direction ? emily : okay . you remember when spencer was first born ? huh ? how you felt an immediate connection to him ? nikolas : mm - hmm . right , right . even when jax was claiming that he was the father , i -- the feeling never really wavered . emily : so turn off your brain right now . nikolas : what ? emily : what 's your heart telling you ? nikolas : that we 're on the right track . emily : then we probably are . nikolas : yeah . emily : do you want to go straight to the cassadine island , or -- nikolas : no , no , i -- i do n't think that she 's there . it would be too easy to find her . we 'll spend the night in athens , get some rest , and figure out what our next move is . we 've already lost one day of travel . da -- damn it . emily : what ? nikolas : i just remembered . i forgot your birthday . [ scene_break ] maxie : is n't this perfect ? i can get the whole miserable ordeal over with at once . lulu : am -- am i supposed to know what you 're talking about ? maxie : you will in one second . lucky knows the truth -- i was never pregnant . [ scene_break ] edward : since you seemed very well - pleased with your job until half an hour ago , i can only be drawn to one conclusion -- tracy . what has she done ? sam : can i tell you something about that woman ? that woman is evil . she is insecure , she 's manipulative , she 's bitter , and she 's unhappy . i 'm sorry -- no offense . edward : none taken . i happen to agree with you . so , what did tracy do that -- that caused you to quit the job that you so obviously enjoyed ? sam : i mean , really , this -- this does n't have anything to do with tracy . it 's more about jason . you know , he 's made such an effort to distance himself from the family expectations , and here i am -- job - searching him right back into the thick of it , and it 's really unfair . i do n't want to do that to him , and i just -- edward , i hope you understand . edward : oh , i understand , my dear , more than you know . [ door opens ] jason : ready to go ? edward : jason , how mean - spirited and selfish have you become that you would force sam to quit her job ? [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] sonny : whew . carly : why did you do this ? it 's not like it 's a real wedding . sonny : well , i just -- i remember a lot of things -- like you love white roses . i was going to get you a frozen - pizza wedding cake , but they -- you know , i had to kind of settle for -- carly : vanilla , yeah , with peanut butter and chocolate filling . why are you doing this ? you 're starting already . you are . you were sincere at the courthouse when you said you would n't start anything , and now -- now you 're getting me junk - food wedding cake ! sonny : i -- i know how much it cost you to do this . you might as well take advantage of my gratitude while it lasts . thank you . michael : oh , this is good . hey -- can i have champagne , too ? carly : no , you ca n't . sonny : well , you know what ? maybe if -- if we ask nicely , bobbie can pour you some cider , and you guys can pretend and -- what do you think ? mike : yeah . bobbie : i think that 's a great idea . mmm . max : congratulations . morgan : mom ? michael : this is good cake . carly : do n't say that , it 's not real . sonny : get over here . morgan : hi . sonny : shh . hey . carly : there 's something i need you to do for me . max : huh . yeah ? [ scene_break ] maxie : i had to come clean . elizabeth left me no choice because , god forbid , she 'd mind her own business for once . lulu : it 's elizabeth 's fault for finding you out ? georgie : maxie , why in the world would you fake a pregnancy ? lulu : oh , i can answer that -- your sister 's a lying whore . elizabeth : thank you . lucky : great . elizabeth : it 's okay . we can go to eli 's . maxie : no , no , no . do n't bother . i know when i 'm not wanted . i know you 're mad at me right now . but i still care about what happens to you , so please be careful . elizabeth 's not here because she wants to start over . she sees you as an addict , and she 's afraid you 're going to use what happened to get high again . [ scene_break ] edward : sam showed an amazing aptitude and promise at e.l.q . she 'd have had a wonderful future there , i 'd have seen to it . but now she 's walking away because of you . sam : edward , please -- stop . jason did n't know about any of this . jason : you quit your job ? edward : oh , do n't play innocent with me , it does n't become you . all i hope , young man , is that the sacrifices that sam is making for you on a daily basis really count for something . jason : i do n't -- i do n't get it . i thought you liked working for edward . what happened ? [ scene_break ] [ music plays ] carly : i 've been feeding myself for years , thanks . sonny : that 's what i 've always liked about you -- that you 're so capable . you 're so -- carly : uh - uh . michael : are you guys going to dance ? carly : no , we 're not . michael : why not ? just -- come on , please ? one . sonny : we do n't want to disappoint the boys . i mean -- mike : yeah . one . sonny : like michael said , just once . right ? michael : please ? sonny : just one , right ? michael : please ? carly : you put them up to this , you know . sonny : no , it -- the boys just love to see us , you know , having a great time , being parents , laughing . carly : then we should 've sent them to disney world . sonny : it 's not so bad , is it ? carly : no , it 's great , but , you know , i need to dance with my son . michael : what -- what -- huh ? carly : dance with me . michael : fine . carly : huh . max : i am sorry to interrupt . we have an emergency . [ scene_break ] skye : i brought you some juice . lorenzo : oh , thank you . but you 're also to be credited with sending epiphany in to run interference ? skye : well , she was intimidating , not to mention available . but beyond that , i will not answer any more of your questions until you answer mine . now , what is going on ? who is this craig person ? lorenzo : mr. craig is a middleman . i get the shipment from the sellers , give it to him , and he gives it to the buyers . skye : a shipment of what ? lorenzo : skye , you already know too much for your own good . skye : i beg to differ , lorenzo -- i did n't know enough . now , you almost died -- twice -- and i was n't just terrified . i had to scramble to protect you , armed with not nearly enough information . now , i am still willing to do that , okay , under one condition . you fill in the blanks right now , or we are done -- for good . [ scene_break ] nikolas : i mean , it 's -- it 's not like i can , you know , sneak out and buy you a dozen roses , jump out from behind the curtain and yell `` surprise . `` emily : it 's no big deal . nikolas : it is . emily : nikolas , i completely spaced out on my birthday , too . i 've been so worried about spencer . nikolas : it is a big deal , and you 've been the best thing in the world to me on this . you kept me focused , positive . you even kept me out of a german jail . i should be celebrating you in style . emily : well , some women might think that flying to greece on a private jet with a prince was pretty stylish . nikolas : it is , but you deserve more . emily : my only birthday wish is that you get some word on spencer . nikolas : yeah . but when we do , when we get him back , we 're going shopping , okay ? emily : okay . nikolas : and the only caveat is that you have to buy something extraordinarily impractical . emily : oh . nikolas : deal ? emily : i think i can manage that . nikolas : all right . but for now , the best i can do is happy birthday , emily . emily : that works for me . [ phone rings ] nikolas : yes ? yes , i 'll -- i 'll be in touch the moment we land . helena was spotted boarding a plane at st. petersburg -- with an infant . [ scene_break ] jason : if you really quit because of me , i do n't -- i do n't want you to quit . i -- i meant what i said about you can work for whoever you want , even if it 's , you know , the quartermaines . sam : i know , i know you said that . jason , i quit because i needed to . okay ? i could already feel edward sucking me in to the quartermaine way of -- of thinking , of life . and , you know , to be honest , i -- i do n't want the pressure of producing an heir , you know , not on -- not on either one of us . so , trust me , quitting e.l.q . is the best thing for both of us . [ scene_break ] lorenzo : thank you . now , tell me why you did n't take our little girl and head to geneva like i told you to . skye : if i had , you 'd be dead . is that what you want ? lorenzo : what i want is a life with you , away from these business connections , to get out from underneath all this . if i move this shipment , that could possibly happen . skye : i see you deftly avoided answering my question , lorenzo . what is in the shipment ? lorenzo : i really do n't know -- that 's the god 's honest truth . and the fact that they wo n't tell me makes this possibly the most dangerous shipment that i 've ever tried to move . hop on the next plane now ? skye : it 's too late for me to bail on you . lorenzo : i hope you wo n't be sorry about that . skye : that makes three of us . one more question -- where does sonny fit in ? [ scene_break ] max : hey , boss , how did it go ? sonny : how did it go ? not the way i expected . it turns out bernie was on his way to the missis -- max : mm - hmm . sonny : and he never summoned me for an emergency meeting . so i 'm trying to put two and two together . how could you screw up a -- a message like that ? max : uh -- you know , i do n't know . i -- sonny : `` i do n't know `` ? you do n't know ? what ? max : well , maybe , you know , the -- the festivities tonight , i -- i just got the time wrong or something . sonny : uh - huh . when did you become so damn domestic ? max : um -- i -- well , i was just trying to help out . sonny : the question is , help out who ? max : mm - hmm . sonny : well , you know what ? i got to give credit where credit 's due , and that was a beautiful red herring -- you got me . you proud of yourself ? max : i 'm sorry . sonny : carly 's not here ? max : not exactly . sonny : and the boys ? max : no . sonny : i 'm good to you , right , max ? max : oh , yeah . sonny : i pay you well -- max : mm - hmm . sonny : and most importantly , i trust you . max : yes . sonny : and you scam me out of my own house , while my wife takes my kids out of here on my wedding night . max : boss -- um -- uh -- carly asked me to -- uh -- help her . sonny : you hurt me , max , right in my heart . so maybe you should go somewhere and think about what you did . [ scene_break ] carly : you boys are going to love aspen . it 's beautiful this time of year . michael : why are we running away from dad ? carly : we 're not running away from dad . i 'm just setting some boundaries now so i 'm not sorry about it later . [ next_on ] man : we got the couch you ordered . patrick : i did n't order a couch . robin : i did . lucky : can i take you to dinner ? elizabeth : what would you do if you could save someone you love just by being with them ? sam : what if you found some information ? could you erase it ?	carly bolts from the courtroom when it comes time for her to say `` i do . `` carly tells jason she fears sonny will end up wanting a real marriage and that she does n't want to give up jax . carly marries sonny but is unsettled by sonny 's seemingly genuine sincerity .

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