General Hospital Transcript
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[Knock on door] Sonny: Come in.
Sorry to interrupt you, boss, but there’s a woman here to see you. She actually told me to tell you there’s a “broad” here to see you. Her word, not mine. Yeah? She wouldn’t tell me who she was, said it would spoil the surprise, but, uh, she said you guys were old friends? Sonny: Are you the broad who wants to see me? Hello, handsome. Mm!
[ Both chuckling ] Eddie! There you are. Today is the big day. I am on my way to go sign a major new client — blaze. Congratulations. That’s great. Thank you. I’m meeting her at charlie’S. Actually, do you want to come with me? She’s super nice and very down-to-earth, especially for someone that special. A-and, you know, she sings lots of different genres of music. Maybe she’d be interested in that new song you’ve been working on. Oh, well, thank you for the invite, but I think I’ll pass. And when I finish writing that song,
I’ll be the one who sings it. Well, suit yourself. As for me, I am gonna go make some music history. Or…you could stop hiding from me and sit down and discuss your future.
[ Indistinct conversations ] Well, well, well. Look who it is. You’re back. Maybe I couldn’t stay away. Feta and carrots are ready to be added. Mmm. Perfect. How are those potatoes coming along? Potatoes? Potatoes. They are ready to be put on the barbecue. And the steaks? A few more minutes of marinating, and they will be ready to grill. Great. Hm. Oh, you know what? I didn’t tell you. Cameron is dating a girl from college. I don’t think he’s completely over josslyn yet, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction. Wow. You know, I know you and cam are close, but it still surprises me that he tells his mom about the new girl he’s dating. Oh, he didn’T. No. Jake did. Ah.
[ Laughs ] I still can’t believe I have two kids old enough to date. Ugh. I’m dreading the day that violet’s old enough to date. Teenage boys, run!
[ Chuckles ] Well, prepare yourself ’cause it’s gonna be here before you know it! I’m not comfortable with this conversation anymore. Enough marinating. Let’s grill. Alright. Ready to eat in 15 minutes? Can’t wait. Wish me luck. Good luck. You’re amazing.
[ Chuckles ] Dr. Ashford. Hello. Um, yeah, I — I’d buy you a drink, but little miss bartender seems to be very busy. I didn’t come here for a drink. I… we need to talk about your cousin — mason.
[ Chuckles ] Oh, laura. Welcome home. Thank you, ava. It’s good to be home. Happy to see you and happy to know that you survived your journey to chechnya. Yeah. Yeah, it was hard. But I’m glad I did it. Oh, by the way, I heard about the kidnapping. Yeah. Yeah, it was hard. But I’m glad I did it. Oh, by the way, I heard about the kidnapping. I’m so glad that you’re safe and you got through that ordeal. Yeah, well, you know, I prefer not to think about it. I’m just so fortunate that I was rescued by sonny’s bodyguard and dante. And now I’m just — I’m focused on getting my life just back to normal. Yeah, well, I hate to bring you more bad news, but I just wanted you to know that we weren’t able to actually find nikolas. Oh, I’m so sorry. I-I know that you will never stop searching for your son. I just think it must be so difficult and so frustrating to — to exert all that time and energy and hope and to come up with nothing. Well, I wouldn’t say nothing. Really appreciate youstaying with the boys for me. Oh, and tell aiden that tomorrow we are gonna go get him apples for his pies, and we promise to pick them ourselves.
[ Laughs ] Oh, gram, I have to go ’cause dinner’s ready. Love you. Bye. Everything okay at home? Yes, yes. I was just calling to check in. Me too. I called chase when I was outside. He said violet’s doing great, and everything is well there. Oh, good. So now that we’ve both checked in at home… maybe tonight can just be about us. That sounds really nice. I don’t understand what you’re trying to say. I mean, either y-you found nikolas or you didn’T. Oh. I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be confusing you. What I’m saying is…
[Sighs] I don’t actually know where nikolas is today, but… kevin and I did find definitive proof that he is alive and well and he’s living somewhere in europe, I think. Ohh! Did you talk to him on the phone or…? No, no. No, no. We found out that he was making financial transactions. -Financial transactions, huh? -Yeah. I mean, is there any proof that it was actually nikolas d-doing that? I mean, anybody could have hacked his accounts and been doing that, right? No, no, it’s nothing like that. You see, w-we went to geneva and we met with his personal banker, who told us that nikolas had been in the bank in person several times in this past month. I don’t give a damn about my cousin mason. I’M… very grateful to you. Austin. Austin, stop! Tj, get out of here. This doesn’t concern you. I don’t give a damn…
[ Mason coughing ] …About your cousin’s life! Okay? I care about yours. There’s a cop right outside. Mason’s not worth it. I was about to throw my whole life away. But you stopped me. Thank you, tj. I’m not hiding from you, granny. I just don’t live in this house. So we’re not gonna run into each other anymore. And I have zero interest in discussing my future with you because of the way you’ve treated me. You will have no part in my future! You can talk a good game now… but sooner or later, missy, you’re gonna need me. And when that day comes, I’m gonna forget this ever happened. And you will sit down and talk about your future with me at deception. Do you really think that threats and blackmail are the most effective way to influence your granddaughter? Always worked with you. I’m here because I have a meeting with brook lynn. I’m signing the final contract for her to manage my music career. Get out! That’s so exciting! Well, I won’t keep you. Oh, the meeting’s not for a little while. I came in early hoping you’d be working. You know, I don’t work every day. So you could have texted or called to make sure I was here.
[ Scoffs ] What’s the fun of that? Besides, I decided to leave it up to chance. I figured if you were working, that would be a good omen.
[ Cellphone chimes ] Hm. Everything okay? Ugh. It’s lucy coe. Again. She won’t stop hounding me about the offer she and maxie jones made me to be the new “face of deception.”
[ Door opens ] Uh-oh. What? That’s her. Sasha gilmore — A.K.A. The woman I would be replacing. So I knew you were in town, but I was figuring out when you were gonna come visit me. Same old sonny. Never misses a beat. Always knows what’s happenin’. So, what are you in town for? Not that I care, ’cause I love seeing you. I’m here to see brook lynn. Oh. Tracy screwed her over on a business deal, so I wanted to make sure my daughter was okay. Well, brook lynn is — is tough like you. She’ll be able to take care of tracy. Trust me. Yeah, well, she shouldn’t have to. But I don’t want to talk about the quartermaines. I want to talk about what’s going on with you. Because I heard you eloped. Carly must’ve loved hearing about that. Um, carly’s fine. You know, we’re just trying to get along for the family. Yeah? Yeah. How’s that working out for you?
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Put it in ch so how’s the old neighborhood? Oh, it hasn’t changed a bit. Everything is exactly the way you remember it. Yeah, well, that’s what I like to hear. Oh, although, old mr. Peluso, the butcher. Yeah. He retired, and his grandson took over. And all of a sudden, the cuts of meat were not up to their expected proportions if you know what I’m saying. Right. So I had to take him in back and show him what’s what. I’m sure you terrorized him when you yanked the cleaver out of his hands. I did! And I never even had to touch the cleaver. Nice to see that nothing has changed.
[ Chuckles ] Why are you making this so much harder than it needs to be? Just offer the company to brook lynn, and if she turns it down, take no for an answer. Wow. There are so many things that I find annoying now that you’ve decided to live your life as eddie maine. Middle-aged man running around like a frat boy… your music…. but most of all, your intentional naivete! Oh, for the love of god! Tracy, would you give it a rest?! Stop badgering eddie! Olivia, I know that you are not responsible for my son losing his memory, but you are responsible for how you’re handling it. You are his wife. You have a legal right to have him committed. And if you don’t think that the shock therapy is appropriate, at least get him some intensive psychotherapy! Unless, of course, you are starting to prefer eddie over ned. Blaze, this is my sister sam… hi. Good to see you. …And our good friend sasha gilmore. Blaze: Hi. You look so familiar. Oh! I saw you perform at the nurses’ ball! You sang a duet with chase, right? Guilty as charged. You were incredible! And the way you stood up to your manager was really inspiring. Thank you. I appreciate you saying that. I have to go take care of something. Can you tell brook lynn I’ll be right back? -Sure. Yeah. -Nice meeting both of you. Sasha: Nice meeting you. You know, I remember seeing mason in your office a while back, and at the time, I said that — that I thought I had met him before. Right. Yeah. I-I remember that. I finally made the connection. Do you have any idea what your cousin did to me? No, I have no idea. But knowing mason the way I do, I’M… reasonably sure it was something terrible, so… yeah, I’m sorry for whatever my cousin might have done to you. You were willing to smother mason, so he must have done something pretty bad to you. But didn’t you have any other alternatives? No, I don’t think I could have done anything any differently. Except, well… yeah, I could have turned my cousin in to the police. That… that probably would have saved a lot of grief for everybody. Right. Ava? Are you okay?
[ Stammers ] Yeah. I’m sorry, laura. I just… I just need a moment to… absorb your news. I’m sorry. I-I really am. I… let me apologize for my son. I-I know that he treated you unconscionably during parts of the marriage and certainly the divorce. Hm. Well…
[ Chuckles ] If it makes you feel any better, I gave as good as I got… and then some. That’s just such a shame… because I know how much he really loved you. And I believe that you really loved him, too. Who knows — maybe after enough time passes, he’ll change his mind. He’ll come back to port charles, and maybe there’ll be another chance for you two. Hmm. Oh, I don’t know, laura. Um, if nikolas ever did love me… he doesn’t anymore. So, then my aunt kiki, who’s had one too many glasses of chardonnay, falls flat on her face after toasting the bride and the groom, but, without missing even a beat, she jumps up onto the bar, she does a full split, and then she grabs the bartender by the face and kisses him right on the mouth! Tall blonde? She was a character. Oh, yeah, she was. Well, this was before she married my uncle, who was a fireman. She had a thing for firemen. Hm. You know, we were a lot wilder back in the day. Yeah. Speaking of which… hm? Have you seen ned or eddie or… I don’t know what he’s calling himself these days. I have. Right. It is so bizarre. Uh-huh. I mean, all of the quartermaines, every one of them, has a different theory about what’s going on with him. What’s your take?
[ Sighs ] I honestly don’t know. I’m still trying to figure it out. As I have said repeatedly, tracy, I am not having my husband committed! And I can’t even believe that you would use the term “shock therapy,” which they haven’t done in about half a century because it is considered barbaric! I am just trying to motivate you into doing something. Well, that’s gonna be a problem, tracy, because I’m not gonna force him into therapy that he does not want to do! If he wants to strum his guitar and be eddie maine for the rest of his life, I’m gonna make peace with it! Of course you are. ‘Cause why should you accept an executive husband, responsible father when you can have “eddie maine” — a permanently arrested-development adolescent rock-and-roller? Hey. Sorry we’re late. I got sucked into helping dante run some errands. They were working on some home-improvement project, and this guy’s impressively useless at a hardware store. -Oh! Enough! Come on! -Stop! Were you able to find the stud finder? Well, I said sam doesn’t need a stud finder… oh, boy. …Because she already found a stud. That’s true. Right? Yes. But, yeah, I got you a stud finder. I can’t believe that’s what it’s called. I told you. For the record, it totally sounds like a made-up tool to me. Right? It’s ridiculous. Wait a second. I know he’s maybe done some odd jobs in construction, but how in the hell did you know what that was? Oh, well, baby, there’s still a lot that you don’t know about me. Hm. Blaze is going to be here any minute. So what am I supposed to say to her? “Hey, there. Guess what. Our majority stockholder had a temper tantrum and overrode my great idea.” I don’t understand something. If all you wanted to do was rescind your offer to blaze to be the new “face of deception,” you didn’t have to set up a meeting. You could just call her. No, no, no, ’cause I don’t want to rescind my offer. I am not going to rescind my offer because I’m not bowing to tracy! Blaze is the perfect spokesmodel right now for our company. And it wouldn’t hurt sasha. I-I promise you it wouldn’T. We’re supposed to meet here. Of course you are. ‘Cause why should you accept an executive husband, responsible father when you can have “eddie maine” — a permanently arrested-development adolescent rock-and-roller? Hey. Sorry we’re late. I got sucked into helping dante run some errands. They were working on some home-improvement project, and this guy’s impressively useless at a hardware store. -Oh! Enough! Come on! -Stop! Were you able to find the stud finder? Well, I said sam doesn’t need a stud finder… oh, boy. …Because she already found a stud. That’s true. Right? Yes. But, yeah, I got you a stud finder. I can’t believe that’s what it’s called. I told you. For the record, it totally sounds like a made-up tool to me. Right? It’s ridiculous. Wait a second. I know he’s maybe done some odd jobs in construction, but how in the hell did you know what that was? Oh, well, baby, there’s still a lot that you don’t know about me. Hm. Blaze is going to be here any minute. So what am I supposed to say to her? “Hey, there. Guess what. Our majority stockholder had a temper tantrum and overrode my great idea.” I don’t understand something. If all you wanted to do was rescind your offer to blaze to be the new “face of deception,” you didn’t have to set up a meeting. You could just call her. No, no, no, ’cause I don’t want to rescind my offer. I am not going to rescind my offer because I’m not bowing to tracy! Blaze is the perfect spokesmodel right now for our company. And it wouldn’t hurt sasha. I-I promise you it wouldn’T. Because every success that deception has would be a succ– she’s here. Hey, there! Look at you! You look so lovely! I don’t know if you’ve met my, um — my boyfriend. Martin gray. Martin gray. Yes. A pleasure to finally meet you. She speaks incredibly highly of you. Well, it’s nice to meet you, too, mr. Gray. Hey, would you grab a chair? Would you please join us? Actually, no, because I don’t want to drag this out. While I’m flattered by your offer to be the new “face of deception,” I’ve thought about it a lot, and I’m gonna have to pass. And not that you’ve asked my opinion, but for what it’s worth, I think you should stick with the face you’ve already got. Bye. Hey! Kristina. Have you seen blaze? We’re supposed to meet here. Yes, she told me to let you know she had to run a quick errand but she’ll be back shortly. Oh. Okay. Thanks. Yeah. Can I get you anything while you wait? Um, sure. I’ll take just a club soda. I need a clear head for what I’m about to do. Sorry, ava. Duty calls. Ohh. I-I totally understand. Yeah. I have to get going. It’s so good to see you back in your gallery safe and sound. Oh, well, as bad as it was, I know the worst is behind me. Time to f-focus on my future. And that’s very smart of you. We’ll talk soon, okay? Yeah, yeah.
[ Door closes ]
[ Groans ] Ohh…
[ Breathing shakily ] Hm.
[ Cellphone rings ] Ava. Hey. Finally. I’m really happy to hear from you. My gallery. Now. You’d think I would be able to recognize the symptoms and diagnose my own ocd years ago. Well, you know what they say. Doctors make the worst patients. And I have to say… I never stop learning new things about you. I don’t think having ocd is that interesting.
[ Chuckles ] I think you’re the fascinating one. No. Really. You are this… amazing artist.
[ Scoffs ] You’re als– no, don’t do that. You’re also this compassionate healer who happens to be the head nurse at a major metropolitan hospital. You’re just being nice. You know, I’ve been described a lot of ways over the years, and… “nice” is never on the list. Trust me. Ask anyone. Well, I don’t care what anyone says because I know you’re nice. And handsome. And so, so smart. The whole backgammon and reptile thing, I can take it or leave it. Okay. We’re breaking up. And I also know that you’re a really good friend, an amazing father, and an excellent doctor. Okay. Okay. I can’t — shh! I can’t listen to any more of these compliments. Makes me very, very uncomfortable. So… I’m gonna kiss you now before you can say anything else about me. Ah. My plan worked.
I’m amazed at the way you know me
those old sayings are true, that you show me
like love isn’t love ’til you give it away
so, darling, I’m not holding back
I’m gonna love you now
I’m gonna love you now
dancing in the dark
bodies close
hearts so warm
wrapped tight ’round my arms
I won’t let you go
and you won’t let me, so
so let me let you know
got a taste how it feels to be loved by you
I’m no longer the same
that’s okay, I’d change for you
so let me let you know and those are my grandkids. That’s rocco, which is dante’s son. He’s so grown-up and he’s so handsome, just like his grandpa! Thank you. Mm-hmm! And that’s michael’s kids, amelia and wiley.
[ Laughs ] Aww! I can’t wait until brook lynn has kids. Really? Oh. She and chase would make
beautiful children. I think he’s a good guy. Do you know him? Yeah. He works at the pcpd with dante. Yeah, I know, but, you know, cops aren’t your favorite. What are you talking about? I-I love everyone. Oh, you do? Yeah. Everybody? Well… oh. What about the feds? ‘Cause I heard they called you in last month. What was that about? Simple case of mistaken identity. Ohh. I owe you a big thank-you.
[ Scoffs ] For what? You accept me for who I am. And you defended me. You defended my right to be myself. I’m not gonna try and make you be someone that you’re not. I mean, you’re — you’re a spectacular musician. You’re a wonderful, kind-hearted man. Thank you. But I’m never gonna stop missing my husband. We don’t even know if — if sasha still wants to be the “face of deception” after the hell she went through. You know, she really is still recovering. I mean, we don’t know if she’d be camera-ready or even could ever be camera-ready. I have products — I have lots of classic products I need to rebrand, and I have new products I need to launch. And blaze would have been absolutely perfect. Except for the part where she doesn’t want the job.
[ Scoffs ] The reason that is — that we can’t do this is because of tracy! She really did bulldoze everybody so she would get her way. I didn’t — I didn’t even have a chance to do my full-court press to win blaze over, you know? I could have had her signed up, locked down, and she wouldn’t even have time to reconsider. So you wanted to trap her? No. What I want to do is not take this lying down. I am not gonna take this lying down. You know what I’m gonna do? I need to show tracy exactly who she’s dealing with. Ha ha! Mwah! I actually took a look at your family-room renovation plans, and if we really made a push, we could probably finish it in like four days. -Are you offering to help? -I am. Count me in, too. Brook lynn. Sorry to keep you waiting. Don’t worry about it. Why don’t I give you two some privacy? Thanks, kristina. So…let’s get down to business. You’re beautiful. And I’M… just so glad you’re okay… and that you called, that you’re… you’re drunk. Yeah. Been a hell of a day. Yes, it has. Because I just found out… that nikolas… is very much alive.
You can feel it…
when your dream
becomes a pursuit. There she is. Baby sister, come here! Ooh! I’m so happy you are back! I’ve missed you so much. Mwah! Come on, come on. I missed you, too, marty. I’m really sorry that I didn’t reach out sooner. No. Come on, now. I can only imagine how busy my sister the mayor is with managing the city and our wacky family. Yeah, I know. So… what are we gonna do about our wacky brother? Nikolas is alive? Yes. Laura tracked him to geneva. And while she didn’t see him, his banker told her that he had been into the bank several times in person. T-that’s great. Right? I mean, isn’t that great? No more blackmail, right? Yeah. Yeah. That occurred to me. For months now, I’ve been following orders from you and mason and your mystery boss because if I didn’t, well… you would deliver nikolas’ body to the police. But if nikolas is alive and well in switzerland, then I… I just need to know one thing. Did you know about it?
[ Monitor beeping ] What’s up, doc? You, uh, come to finish what my cousin started? I’m a doctor. I took an oath to save lives, not end them. Oh. So I guess you expect me to thank you for saving mine. No. I came back here to explain why. Mason, I don’t ever condone murder, even for someone as despicable as you. Sure, austin would have most likely been caught, and it would have wrecked the rest of his life. That was a factor, but the biggest reason I stopped him was that would be letting you off way too easy. Because once you’re convicted of your many crimes, you’re gonna spend the rest of your life in prison. And, sure, it’ll be for what — what you did to ava, not what you did to me. But as long as you’re locked up forever, I see that as a win.
[ Door closes ] In some ways, you’re different, but in other ways you’re the same old sonny that I know and love. Different how?
[ Inhales sharply ] I don’t know. Maybe you’re more…confident, if that’s even possible.
[ Gasps ] I know what it is. You’re more centered. Hey. I don’t know about you, but I’m starving. And that biscotti, it’s just not doing it for me anymore. I can get the chef to make something for you. Or I can make something for you. Sonny! What? I’m gloria’s daughter. Don’t insult me like that. Kitchen’s in the back. Thank you. Here it is — the official copy of our contract for me to become your manager. Now, as I promised, it’s everything we discussed and agreed upon, but I encourage you to read it again. You and I both made the massive mistake of signing those contracts with that sleaze linc brown. Look. I learned my lesson. I will never again fail to read the fine print, and I advise you to do the same. I also made sure that my attorney kept the legalese to a minimum so you will know exactly what you’re signing. Thank you. I do appreciate that you’ve been where I’m at and that you have my best interests in mind. But just in case, I’m gonna read it through anyway. Just to be clear, I want to help, but I have zero experience with carpentry or any kind of home improvement. But I am a hard worker and I’m willing to take direction. Alright. So… sam. Dante. What do you say? I don’t know. I just feel bad, I mean, accepting your help. I-it’s a lot of hard work. Yeah, and at the end of the day, all you would be getting is beer and a couple pizzas. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Look. I-I know you guys both mean well, but if you don’t cut it out, you’re gonna start hurting my feelings. Look. We’re offering to help because we’re your friends. Everything about this was magical. Thank you for planning such a special trip. You don’t have to thank me. It was amazing. I had so much fun today. I loved tapping those maple trees. I’ll never think of maple syrup the same way again.
[ Chuckles ] Me neither. My mental health was much better. But I struggled with uncontrollable movements called td, tardive dysk learn how abbvie and ironwood could help you save on linzess. Just for you, old friend. Though I gotta tell you something. That kitchen in there — it needs work. Oh, really? Mm-hmm. You should be happy that you got a friend who will tell you the truth. Did I tell you how happy I am that you’re back? I’m happy to be back.
[ Chuckles ] Dante, you’ve always been a good friend to me. And, sam, in the short time I’ve gotten to know you, proven that you’re someone I can count on. So I’d offer my help even if you hadn’t just both put yourselves on the line to take down dr. Montague. But you did, so… as a friend, I’m doubly motivated to help you. I feel the same way as cody. You saved my sanity and my life. Well, I am just glad that that whole nightmare is over. Yeah. Time for a fresh start. Okay. You say let’s do this? -Yeah. -Yes! -Alright. Cheers to it. -Cheers. Cheers.
[ Laughter ] Thanks. This contract seems pretty straightforward. Oh, wait. Hang on. We need a witness. Kristina, will you join us for a sec? -What’s up? -We need a witness to blaze signing this contract. Happy to help.
[ Pen scribbling ]
[ Paper slides ] Okay.
[ Pen scribbling ] That’s it. We are official. Thanks for being my witness. Anytime.
[ Chuckles ] Congratulations… client. Thank you… manager. Wait, wait, wait! Something to celebrate.
[ Laughter ] Here’s to making beautiful music.
[ Sighs ] You wanted to see me? Yeah. I did. Okay. You win. Sasha will continue to be the “face of deception.” And there’ll be absolutely no contract for blaze. I know. We decided this days ago.
[ Inhales sharply ] But you should know that’s the last decision you get to make for deception. My dream. My vision. And it’s my company.
[ Sighs ] That I own 51% of. Martin: Well, I got to admit. When cyrus had that coronary, I was worried. Isn’t that something? No matter how angry I get at our brother or how little I trust him, I couldn’t help but care. Do you believe that his religious conversion is genuine? I’m not sure. I mean, you know better than anybody how suspicious I was of all that when it started, but now I’m not certain after seeing him in that hospital bed. Man nearly died. Changes a person. You know, one of the arguments for his early release was that he’s an old man in poor health and therefore couldn’t hurt anyone. Does that sound like cyrus to you? No. It sounds like he’s playing possum. Yeah. Yeah, that’s — that’s kind of what I thought, too. His heart attack might have brought him closer to god, but it definitely bought him his freedom. And that kind of makes me think that… our brother is just as shrewd as he ever was. It’s a simple question, austin. Did you know nikolas was alive or not? No. I had no idea. None. I-I thought you were gonna go to prison for murdering nikolas, and that’s why I did everything that mason asked me to do. Because I was trying to protect you. No, I-I… had no idea that nikolas was alive. And mason is a liar who lies all the time. He lies to everyone about everything. Ava, please. Y-you have to believe me. Do you know what really scares me? I really want to believe you.
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