Month: May 2024

General Hospital Transcript

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

Hey, jason. You free? ‘Cause I’d like to, uh, clear the air.

[ Siren wails ] Elizabeth. Hey. How are you? I am so sorry about your dad. And I’m sorry you and brook lynn couldn’t go on your honeymoon. It’s okay. There’ll be other opportunities to travel. I’m just glad we didn’t get on that plane. Yeah. You know, I didn’t know your dad for very long, but he really touched my life. And my boys were really fond of him. Cameron was sad to hear the news, but he sends his best. I know he was fond of your family. And he loved you, elizabeth. The feeling was mutual. If there’s anything I can do, any support I can offer, will you just tell me? Oh, well, in that case, uh, my dad named me executor. Do you know who I can talk to to get a couple copies of his death certificate? I need them for insurance, social security, and a couple other things. There’s so much red tape. Yeah. Normally, the funeral home can provide a copy of that. Right. I knew that. Um, I am so scattered right now. I’m sorry to bother you. Wait. Actually, you know what? The hospital’s record department should have it. You’re already here. Let’s figure this out. This is just absurd! They’re acting like I’m leading the charge to have heather’s conviction overthrown, to have her walk out of prison a free woman! All I have done is request copies of her records.

[ Sighs ] We could have a problem here. And I was well within my purview to do it, too. Not as the mayor. As a citizen. Because, for better or worse, heather gave me her power of attorney. We’ve got to find out who got their hands on this information and leaked it to the press. Curtis: I th ought I should bethe one to show you this. I’m glad you haven’t seen it yet. Portia: Wait a minute. She’s really going through with this? No. No, no, no. H-how could laura even think of letting heather webber walk free after everything that she has done? I thought jordan was overreacting when she spoke with aunt stella and trina about revisiting heather’s case. Honey, I’m just as shocked as you are to learn that they’re moving forward. But there’s got to be something more to this story because the laura I know would never do this. Fbi. Alright, brennan. Let’s go. Where’s your jumpsuit? Dry cleaners? Well, let’s hope we can find you another one. What you got on is gonna be a little drafty where you’re going. And that is? Back behind bars where you belong. You’re a dangerous prisoner. And a flight risk. And the sooner you’re back in pentonville… the safer we’ll all be. Carly! Hey, molly. Hi. Hey. Um, do you have a second to talk in private? Ohh. I’m so busy right now. I’m so sorry. Oh, please, please. It’s about what happened at brook lynn and chase’s wedding reception. I just — I need to know what happened with kristina.

Thank you. Okay. The records department will have your copies in 20 minutes. Oh. Thanks, elizabeth. This helps a lot. I was dreading having to track this down. It’s one thing I can check off my list. And if I’m being honest, it’s a pretty long list. You’ve got a lot going on. It seems that way, although maybe it’s because the reality of my dad’s death keeps hitting me in the face about every 30 seconds. It’s like I’m moving underwater… like everything is slower because — because I’m slower. Well, it’s good you recognize that. And if you can stand a little advice, just accept that what you’re going through is a lot. And don’t be afraid to ask for help. I just did. And you came through. Um, now that we have a little bit of time, can I talk to you about something else? Sure. Uh, it’s about finn. I thought you might ask. Uh, he was drinking when you showed up? He was. In retrospect, I may have handled that wrong. Finn wanted some time with violet, so instead of going straight from the airport to his place, we went back to the quartermaines’ first. But I-I didn’t want him to be alone, and I thought that violet could use the support, so I called you. Obviously it blindsided him when you walked in. Chase… finn… he’d already been drinking by the time I got there. Yes, I surprised him, but his reaction was his own. It had nothing to do with the timing, and it certainly wasn’t your fault for calling me. Finn realizes he was out of line, and I-it really shook him up — not just that he drank, but, you know, how it made him feel acting the way he did towards you. But he’s doing all the right things, okay? He’s going to the meetings. He’s doing the work. He told me. Finn is gonna be okay. He’s not gonna keep turning to alcohol. I wasn’t at chase and brook lynn’s wedding or their wedding reception. I was at home with my feet up. So I don’t really know what I could tell you. So you don’t know that sonny attacked dex? Look. This isn’t an official inquiry, carly. I’m not here as the A.D.A. And you’re not the first person I’ve spoken to. I talked to anna, off the record. But I don’t know what else I can tell you. You’re — you’re family. Carly! You were kristina’s stepmother for years and my aunt by marriage, which shows you just how convoluted our family ties are. But what I mean is… you’ve known me my whole life, and I’m asking you for help. I don’t know what I can tell you. I wasn’t there. But jason was. Jason tells you everything, right? Kristina witnessed an altercation, and she had a physical response, one that could impact the baby she’s carrying for tj and me. I would ask her myself, but I-I just… I can’t risk upsetting her right now. She’s too fragile. But I think I have a right as the mother of the baby she’s carrying to know what happened. As long as you understand that what I say stays between us. If you turn this into a statement for the D.A., I will have no recollection of his conversation whatsoever. Understood. I still can’t imagine laura taking this on. Well, I can. No, she is testing the waters on this, and this article is proof of that. This is another step on the road that ends with heather webber being released. [Scoffs] Okay. Honey, we’re not gonna let that happen. Alright? That’s what I’ve been trying to say. But, um, realistically… what can we do? If laura finds a lawyer to take heather’s case and a judge to reopen it? How are we gonna fight the whole justice system? Excuse me? Dr. Robinson? Yes. I need you to sign this patient’s outtake form. Oh. Just give me one second. You know what? Uh, I gotta go. And we’ll talk tonight. Yeah, you better believe it.

[ Sighs ] No. No, no, no. This — this isn’t right. Who ordered this? Since when does the fbi supervise prisoner transfers? Only when the prisoner was the head of the wsb and arrested for violations of the national security act. And I haven’t overlooked your involvement with pikeman or how you funneled money between pikeman and the bureau. You’re no garden-variety criminal, brennan. You’re a trained intelligence agent. You are dangerous by definition. You should be insulted if i didn’t show up to take you back to the pen. You know, it’s not unusual for the feds to feel inferior to the wsb. Don’t play into it. Dr. Robinson. Say goodbye to your patient. He’s leaving immediately. Agent cates, I hate to disappoint you, but this patient isn’t going anywhere. Uh, it’s been a while since you stopped by. Yeah. Yeah. I’m not gonna stay long. I just wanted to let you know that I reached an agreement with dex. I’m done with him. He’s free to do whatever he wants to do. He wants to be a cop. Doesn’t matter to me. I’m not gonna get in his way. That sounds like the right call. I want to make the same deal with you. How would that work? I want you to go work for the fbi, whatever it is that you’re doing. I don’t want to have anything more to do with you.

Finn was very apologetic and embarrassed for what happened, both for the drinking and just his behavior. He said that he was — he was in shock after finding your dad… but that talking to you really helped. Finn came home from dropping violet off from school, expecting to see my dad up and waiting for him. Instead, he found him dead. Finn is the one who had to call 911, who had to sign the paperwork, who had to watch our father — watch his body be taken away. If that bourbon wasn’t in the apartment, there is no way that he would have gone out to find a drink of alcohol. Chase, you don’t have to defend your brother. I understand the sequence of events. What I didn’t understand is his reaction to me. He was argumentative and angry with me for suggesting he go to a meeting, which he refused. And I know finn feels terrible about that. Violet was in the house. I feel terrible about that. I get it. Finn made bad choices, and he knows it. Look. We’re all pretty raw right now. I know I’m not at my best. All I’m saying is my brother screwed up. Nobody’s questioning that. But don’t you think, that given the situation, he merits a little understanding? Alright. Look. The first time I had heard that anything had happened is when jason called me to tell me that sonny went after dex and kristina witnessed it. Now, then jason asked me to come to the metro court for sonny. I never saw kristina, but I do know that sonny tracked her down first. Do you know what happened? I-I know that sonny was upset. He didn’t go into detail, but from what I understand, when jason was pulling sonny off of dex, they realized kristina saw the whole thing. She ran off. Sonny took off after her. He found her in a ladies’ room right off the ballroom, and he tried to explain to her what had happened, but kristina was really upset. He said she was hysterical and that she was afraid of him.

[ Scoffs ] Can you blame her? No. No. And I — I think that kristina was scared of sonny because she saw him act in a way that she had never seen before. I mean, kristina grew up hearing whispers about sonny being a mobster. I mean, I’m sure you heard it, too. Absolutely. And I just think that kristina told herself that, in sonny’s case, being a mobster in this day and age, it’s just somebody with some shady business practices. So witnessing the attack and then hearing sonny threaten to kill jason and dex… I mean, I’m sure that was devastating for kristina. Yeah. For the first time, she realized what they all mean by “mobster.” Sonny, we had this conversation months ago. My position hasn’t changed. Coffee business is half mine, and I’m not leaving. The offer to buy you out still stands. What’s your price? I’m not — I’m not selling. Did the fbi order you to stay here so you can keep tabs on me? I’m not selling because this is our business. We founded this company together as equal partners. The partnership was based on trust. That trust has been broken. You broke it. So I’m offering you a way out. If you’re smart, you’ll take it. I’m not staying for me. I’m staying for you. With all due respect, dr. Robinson, this man’s a security risk. He’s handcuffed to the bed, and he’s guarded around the clock. Look, I don’t have to like the patients that find themselves in this hospital, but I do have to provide them with the absolute best medical care possible. And his surgeon hasn’t cleared him to be released. I don’t think you realize who this man is. He’s a former intelligence agent, a national security risk, and well-trained in the art of disinformation, making things look like what they’re not. You’re playing right into his hands. You think this is a game for me? ‘Cause I’m certainly not playing it. Mr. Brennan was wounded severely and was bleeding excessively, and it required surgery. And he will not leave this bed until his surgeon says that he is okay to be released. Now, I’m not sending him back to prison so his wound can open up and he can bleed out. My decision stands. This patient stays right here. You were saying, agent cates? Donald. I have a favor to ask. Jordan ashford would like to come down and talk to you about a confidentiality concern that we have. Thank you. Yes. She’ll be down later this afternoon. Thanks. Bye-bye. Okay. Donald rollins — waiting for you in the records room. Here you go. Okay. Mm-hmm. I’ll check it out. I know you warned me that this might happen. And… I just want to say thank you for not saying “I told you so.” Well, I didn’t expect it to happen this fast, but I really think you should get ahead of the story — now. Issue a statement saying you have no intentions of reopening heather webber’s case and of trying to mitigate her sentence. I don’t want to paint myself into a corner, making a promise that I might not be able to keep. Yeah, but you don’t advocate for freeing heather, correct? Correct. Then draft a statement saying that.

[ Knock on door ] Come in! Hi, laura. Hi, curtis. What can I do for you? You mind if we talk for a minute?

Jordan. I am sorry ifI’m interrupting your meeting. Oh. No worries. We were just wrapping up. Curtis. You look wonderful. It’s so good to see you up and about. Thank you. Feels good to be up and about. Yeah. Well, um… I’ll get going on that project we were just discussing. I’ll be in touch. Yeah. Good to see you, curtis. Likewise. Okay. I think I might know why you’re here. Laura, a few months ago, around the time of heather’s initial diagnosis, portia was worried that you were looking into — into heather’s diagnosis, her case being reopened. I didn’t pay it too much concern at first because I didn’t think you would do that. Fast-forward to today, and I read an article in the invader that says just that. Please sit down. That article should never have gone to print. I agree… if it’s a lie. But I don’t hear you saying that it is. The headline is a lie. I am not looking to get heather freed. So you’re not examining the legal ramifications of her medical diagnosis? I am exploring whether or not there are any legal ramifications. And since I’m not a lawyer, I need to consult one. In order to do that, I needed to request copies of heather’s records from the time of her arrest through her sentencing. Curtis… I can’t predict how a judge will decide. I can’T. But I can tell you it’s my personal feeling that in light of heather’s recent diagnosis, she deserves to have her case reopened. You know, um, we are family. And I’ve seen the relationship between kristina and her father. She is truly a daddy’s girl. Yeah. And sonny loves her so much. But she was going to have to see sonny more realistically at some point. I’m sorry that it happened now. Yeah. I’m still trying t o figure outhow I feel about it all. I bet you are. What are you gonna do about it? Nothing. I think. Just gonna sit on it. I mean, I can’t tell tj. He would just go straight to kristina and confront her, which would only make things worse. So I will just sit on pins and needles and send up a silent prayer, hoping that kristina will be alright, that she will do the right thing — for herself and this baby. Everything else is out of my control. Wow. You already sound like a mom. You do! I mean, all those feelings you’re talking about. They’re always gonna be there. I don’t mean to scare you, but you’re gonna be afraid and you’re gonna be worried. That’s never gonna go away. And you’re gonna constantly be sending up those silent prayers, praying that your kids are happy and healthy, all the while knowing that it’s all out of your control. Kristina’s made of good stuff. I have a feeling that she and the baby… they’re gonna be just fine. Thank you, carly. I really appreciate you being honest with me. Okay.

[ Both chuckle ] I have to stay because corinthos coffee is your only legitimate business. It’s your only shield left against rico charges. Is that what your handlers told you to say just in case I try to push you out? Who do you think has been running the business while you were doing whatever you were doing? You pay no attention to this place. It was barely operational when I came back. I increased the inventory. I added some staff. I’m trying to build this business back up. Because it’s the best cover that you have. You’re not protecting me. You’re spying on me. I want you out of my business. Out of my life. I am your friend. I’m your friend for as long as I can remember. And I’m telling you right now… …you are in real trouble.

I know finn feels bad about his behavior, and I am sympathetic to what your family is going through. Maybe it’ll get easier. Or things will make more sense once the memorial is over. I keep telling myself that finn and i will start to feel closure. I hope you both find that. My dad wanted his ashes scattered. We’re planning a small gathering of those closest to him — just friends and family. I’d love it if you were there. Finn already told me. And of course I’ll be there. It’s been 20 minutes. Your copies should be ready. I’ll go get them. Oh, no, no, no. I’ve imposed enough. I can bypass the line. I’ll be right back. As the good doctor pointed out, I’m still recovering from surgery. I tire easily. Care to clear out and give me some rest? Since I can’t take you back to pentonville… …I’m just gonna have to question you here. Oh, you can ask all the questions you like. I have nothing more to say to you without my lawyers present, and they are

very busy people. Maybe it’s time for new lawyers. I mean, it isn’t it curious that you spend months behind bars without your case being brought to trial? What are you paying these people for? What’s the holdup? You’d have to ask the justice department. I have. It seems your lawyers are very busy asking for postponements, and their justifications are flimsy at best.

[ Chuckles ] Almost as if they’ve been given a directive to stall. You better watch that legal bill. It’s gonna be a doozy. Yeah, I-I told them to take their time because I wanted the full pentonville experience. My stay just wouldn’t be complete until I’ve been stabbed in the showers. Yeah, maybe I’ll tell them I’m ready for them to move things along now. Or maybe you’re waiting for something else to happen. Maybe you don’t want to leave… until the time is right. -Hey. -Hi. Thanks for stopping by. Couldn’t get away. Yeah. Here’s your phone. And yours. I promise. I will get a different-colored case. Bound to happen eventually. I’m just glad I wasn’t on call. Yeah, you didn’t miss anything important. Your gym membership is about to expire. Oh. I get many calls? Not really. I, uh… kind of expected to see some calls from kristina, but nothing. No. Yeah. I-I saw her at my mom’S. She okay? If you mean kristina, she seemed fine. If you mean my mom, she’s pretty sure she’s gonna lose her case. But she’s not that worried about it right now. I think, um, gregory chase’s death really put things in perspective for her. I, uh, called your office a little while ago. They said you were out? Yeah, I-I’ve been on the go. I just was, um… wrapping up a meeting at the metro court when you called, and I came straight here. So the paper was right. You do want to set heather free. No. I don’T. I am advocating to have her case reopened, taking into consideration that she was suffering from an undiagnosed illness at the time she committed those crimes. Even if it results in a lesser sentence?

[ Sighs ] Curtis… I-I know how upset you are about this, but really, at this point, this is all just speculation, okay? All I’ve done is ask for some records. There’s — no action has been taken yet. “Yet.” If I decide to go forward with anything, I will let you know first, okay? Trina’s family does deserve the truth. We deserve justice. I do understand that sentiment. Laura, it’s not just a sentiment! Imagine if it was your child that watched their friends and their mentors being stalked, attacked, and killed. Now imagine if it was your child who was the real target all along, that the killer was just waiting for an opportunity. Would you still be okay with “mitigating” the sentence, a-as the article put it? Or would you want that killer locked away in a super-max so they would never have the opportunity to hurt your child again? You attacked a police cadet at a wedding. You threatened to kill me and dex not 200 feet from your closest friends. And kristina saw the whole thing. She saw a side of you thatshe never even knew existed. Sonny, you’re making sloppy decisions. You’re not — you’re not thinking clearly. You’re not thinking things through. You have to rein it in. Please let me help you. I’m trying to be friendly. Just for the record… you’re turning me down. So I’m not gonna be friendly anymore. You don’t get out of my way… you’re done, you’re gone.

I can tell you this much. My lawyers aren’t stalling. They’re trying to make sense of the charges. Well, they’re pretty straightforward, actually. You’ve been charged with, among other things, criminal conspiracy and attempted murder. Just who did I try to kill? Carly spencer? Even she doesn’t believe that. Anna devane. And dante falconeri. When anna and the detective showed up — with their guns drawn, I might add — I wasn’t holding a weapon. I made no threatening moves whatsoever. Now, granted, there was a slight misunderstanding with ms. Spencer. I had neglected to tell her that I was the director of the wsb, and she mistakenly thought that she had to defend herself. Now, anna, on the other hand, she knew exactly what she was doing when she came through that door. That was a nice deflection.

[ Chuckles ] I was talking about the hit you put out on anna and dante at the pier. But let’s talk about anna’s involvement in your takedown. Very convenient, wasn’t it? Well, that’s not how I felt when she had a gun trained on me at point-blank range. And I happen to know from prior experience she’s an expert shot. Now, if this lackluster interrogation is over, I’m getting very tired. You and commissioner devane were at the wsb together in the ’80s, weren’t you? You know we were. So, what are the odds that when you get busted your old friend crashes through the door at the perfect moment to take you down? I’ll catch up with kristina later. It just seemed strange that she’d go radio silent. She’s in her final trimester. The baby’s due in august. It just stands to reason that we would want to know how our baby’s doing. Maybe go with her to her next doctor’s appointment. I could check with dr. Navarro. I-I wouldn’T. You know how kristina feels about boundaries. Molly, I understand boundaries, but I also understand that we are the baby’s parents. Yes. So we — I am so sorry to interrupt. Molly, I really need to speak with you as soon as you have a free moment, okay? Oh. No, no. Yeah, I-I’m free now. What’s up? Tj, would you mind giving us a moment? I’ve got rounds. Uh… see you at home, moll. What can I do for you? Have you seen the invader today? No. Um, I’ve been pretty busy today. Why? Well, laura collins is attempting to free heather webber, and I’m extremely concerned. I would just like to knowhow the D.A.’S office would plan to fight this. I understand completely how you feel. You want to protect trina, and you have every right. What about everybody else’s rights? Brando corbin. Rory cabrera. Britt westbourne. Those young people had a right to live. Heather killed those people. What about the survivors? Ava jerome. Diane miller. Have you once asked them how they feel about you reopening heather’s case? Heather does not deny her crimes. Okay? I am having a hard time locking this woman away for the rest of her life when she may not have possessed the — the mental capacity to tell the difference between right and wrong. Those people are dead still either way. I know that! But metallosis could have been the deciding factor there! Now, I think that should go — I think it must go in the record. And if it alters her sentence? That’s for the court to decide. Okay. What i can tell you is that no motion has been filed that I’m aware of. There’s no hearing scheduled. Whatever’s in this article, it’s pure speculation. Would your mother maybe know more? I doubt it. She’s been out of town the last few days, and she only just got back. She’s probably going to be livid this got published without her. It’s full of holes. But if a motion is filed, how are you gonna fight it? Heather’s attorney is probably going to argue that heather is not guilty because she lacked the mens rea to commit the crime — there was no way for heather to be in control of her actions because the cobalt poisoning was controlling her behavior. Therefore, she is not responsible for what she did. And if she’s no longer responsible and no longer a danger to others — no, that woman

is a danger to others. And don’t give me this technicality about the diagnosis of cobalt poisoning. Really, allowing this woman to walk free? I mean, isn’t it the D.A. Office’s duty to see that justice is done and to ensure that this woman remains behind bars? You owe her victims that much.

[ Carly laughs ] Carly: Sonny. Sonny! Hey! What are you doing here? Where are you going? Uh, I have business to attend to. Okay. Well… have you talked to kristina? Not today. Today I’m dealing with jason.

Sorry. That took longer than I thought. Here are 10 copies. Thank you, elizabeth. I really appreciate you going through all the trouble. Just glad I could help. You okay? It’s just so official. So formal and real. This is all that’s left of my dad. No.

You are what’s left. You and finn and violet. He loved you guys. He’s always gonna be with you. I haven’t seen any motions to reopen heather’s case, but I feel confident that, should that happen, the D.A.’S office can successfully argue against any mitigation of her sentence. Look, I want to believe you, molly, but I can’t just sit here and relax and hope that you take it from here. I am gonna fight against any type of release because I’ve learned the hard way that when it comes to heather webber anything is possible. Laura, this whole thing reeks of what happened to heather’s daughter. Esme was never held accountable for her actions because of her supposed amnesia. My daughter, trina, didn’t press charges against the “new” esme because esme wasn’t aware of what the “old” esme had done. So look at what we have now. What if some legal loophole puts heather back on the street? Do you want to open the door to that possibility? It is up to the court to decide.

[ Scoffs ] I still think it’s the fair thing to do. Life is not fair, laura! Certainly wasn’t fair to those young people who were murdered by a poisoned hook. Now, you know… you know I respect you and I consider you a good friend. But you’re wrong on this one. You’re wrong. And you’re leaving portia and me no choice but to fight you on it. And we will. You can trust and believe we will with everything we got.

[ Door closes ] I’m not sure I understand. Why are you bringing my prior relationship with anna into this? Maybe you and anna planned that bust. That’s interesting. Why? Maybe you were too conspicuous as the head of both pikeman and the wsb. But I’m not head of pikeman. Maybe that bust was a hand-off of power from you to anna. What’s her role in pikeman, anyhow? Oh, you’ll have to ask anna about that. Don’t worry. I will. Heal fast. He’s all yours. You were dealing with jason? What’s going on? Did you guys talk? I offered to buy him out of the coffee business, gave him a chance to walk away. He refused. So… what happens next is on him.

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Josslyn, if you got something to say, say it. It’s a fantastic opportunity, drew! And what a compliment — that he wants you? Yeah, it’s, uh… definitely intriguing. “Intriguing” was the total eclipse a month ago. You are being recruited to run for a powerful congressman’s seat — by that very congressman! Aren’t you excited? Well, possibly not as excited as you are, but, no — yeah, I am. It’s — it’s a rush. It’s kind of crazy and — and obviously an honor, but what makes you think that I can do this? And I’m not fishing for compliments here. I-I really want to know. Are you kidding? You single-handedly changed the course of my life — and my family’s life. You risked your life for me, drew. You — you genuinely care about people. Think about what you could do with — with more resources on a wider scale and a bigger stage. Oh. Drew. Hey. Hey. Is this — is this about the new tomorrow institute? I’m not interrupting a work session, am I? Actually, drew has something important to tell you. So, I hear this wedding was really something. Very eventful. Uh, yeah. Why? Did you, uh — did you talk to kristina? Sam. I haven’t actually talked to kristina much since the wedding. I’ve just a lot going on at work, and, um, I need to tie up a bunch of things so I can take time off when the baby comes. Oh, yeah. The baby. Congrats again. Yes. [ Chuckles ] Uh, do you have, uh, tj painting the nursery or something like that? No, but I should. Yeah. You should. Yeah. -Yeah. -That’s a good idea. -Get him working. -Thank you. Soon. Very…soon. Hmm. Um, well, I’d better get going. I’ll — I’ll see you later, dante. Yeah. Yeah. See you around.

[ Exhales sharply ] Thanks for meeting me. Hi! Allie!

[ Chuckles ] Molly! Been a minute. I know. My family calls me a workaholic, and I’d love to deny it, but…

[ Both chuckle ] Um, hey, have you seen kristina lately? I just left her at her mom’s house. At your mom’s house, actually. She wanted to see how alexis was doing. Yeah. No. I-I’m headed there, too, after I just drop something at the courthouse. The davis girls will be in full support. We should hang out soon. Kristina and i and you and tj. Yes! I would love that! Maybe we can all talk about what went down at this eventful wedding.

[ Chuckles ] No pro blem, mom. Just gethere as soon as you can. No, molly is not here yet. Okay. I’ll see you soon. I love you. Did she say anythingabout gregory? How did she sound? Okay…ish. I hope she’s alright. I mean, she’s just been so upset since gregory passed. Yeah, I know. Gregory’s death hit her pretty hard. I mean, she and gregory were supposed to go to the wedding together until the hearing came up. Yeah, I know. I hope it was worth it. I just worry that if she loses her law license, she — no, no, no, no, no, no. Don’t — don’t — don’t — don’t say that please. Because I worry, too. But we have to remember that sometimes mom is a lot stronger than we give her credit for. Yeah. And so are you. That’s a lovely sentiment. Why are you looping me in with that? Because sometimes things can get… conflicted. And you are fiercely loyal and protective to the people that you love. But in the end, you have to be just as fiercely loyal and protective to yourself. And I believe that you will. You believe I-I will what, sam? Uh, well, when push comes to shove, I believe that you will do the right thing. Even if it comes at a cost to sonny.

Alright, so the reason your “minecraft” log-in has been so glitchy is because of, well, cookies.

[ Gasps ] I warned you not to eat over your keyboard. -I don’T. -Oh, that’s interesting. Why is there all this dried frosting caked around the touchpad? Okay, well, the cookies I’m talking about are more of a cyber variety. I suspect james has accumulated an ungodly amount of those pesky website cookies, which can slow down your processor. But I’ve run a quick cleanup app, and voil…

[ Beeping ] You’re back in business, bud. -[ Laughs ] -Thanks. You’re the best. -Ohh! -Thanks, dad.

[ Maxie clears throat ] Oh. Maxie, you’re home! Hi, honey! We were so engrossed with spinelli’s wizardry, we didn’t hear you come in. Clearly. Yeah, I tried for two hours to figure out what was wrong with the computer. Dad fixed it in, like, 10 minutes, the same as he did that one night that I was writing a paper and the computer crashed and I thought I lost it, but he saved it. Yeah. Your dad is a tech genius. There’s no question about that. Yeah, and he’s super-handy to have around. Yeah, it was great when he lived here. Can’t you move back in? Pl-e-e-ease? Don’t worry about kristina. I mean, she’s still a bit fragile, but she’s doing better. She’s fragile? Why? You were just talking about the wedding. I thought you knew. Okay. Seems we just got our wires crossed. What? I-I think you should talk to her about it. Oh, but — but you’re right here. That’s not my business. If kristina wants to tell you everything, that’s up to her. Well, but — and you just said she’s fragile, so kris might interpret any well-meaning questions I might ask as an interrogation, and that would really blow things up between us, so… okay. Okay. Um… her father went after dex. And kristina saw the whole thing.

[ Sighs ] She called me from the ladies’ room hysterical, sobbing, hyperventilating. At first, I was afraid it was the baby, but it wasn’T. Okay? I-in fact, I suggested that we go to the E.R., But kristina didn’t want to. She just needed to calm down. I just caught a glimpse of dex’s face inside. He looks really banged up. I mean, if kristina saw that, no wonder she’s so upset. Well, she was, but… she’s doing fine now. Really. Okay. Um… yeah. Thank you. Thanks for letting me know. Blaze: Bye. Obviously you know about what happened at the wedding, so who told you? Sonny. He stopped by looking for dante, and he gave me his version of the story. That’s why dante’s been blowing up my phone. You haven’t spoken to dante? I’ve been busy! What, busy avoiding his phone calls? Dante is worried about you, kristina. And so am I. Wait. You just got finished telling me how strong you think I am.

[Chuckling] Wow. Wow. You were actually listening to me. Sam. Strong people hurt, too. And I’m just worried that you’re carrying this weight about what to do with sonny, and it’s wearing on you. Sam, it’s already been decided. Dex isn’t filing charges. Oh. Well, how do you feel about that? How do I feel about that? How do I feel that my dad isn’t potentially facing prison? Well, yeah, that…and the fact that he hurt dex and isn’t gonna have to face any consequences. You know, look, at the end of the day, he has to face himself. And he — he knows what he did, and he knows that i know what he did. So… it’s wrong!

[ Door opens ] It’s — hi. Kristina: Hi! Hi, girls. Not a word to mom.

[ Door closes ] Hey, mom. I’m so sorry about gregory. Oh. Uh…

[ Chuckles ] Thank you. Sam: How are you doing? I’m, uh — I’m okay. Um… you didn’t have to upend your day and come over here. But I’m glad you did. We brought lunch. How sweet. That’s sweet. How was albany? Um, how about we talk about that when molly gets here? You look pale. Me? No. That’s ’cause she stays out of the sun. You should try it sometime. She’s fine. Are you doing okay, man? Up a few stitches, down a deductible.

[ Sighs ] I guess it looks like it could have been worse. Yeah, thanks to jason, it wasn’T. I guess you have a decision to make. It’s already made. I’m not filing charges. Really? You’re not? Why not? Partly for kristina. She was a witness. And I’m not gonna put her through that, with the baby and all. I can’t do that to her… even though she told me not to back off for her sake. She did? Kristina’s always been a friend to me. What kind of a friend would I be if I made her testify against her father? So, you said part of the reason was kristina. What’s the other part? Best case scenario, sonny gets a year and some change behind bars. That’s after a bitter court battle where I end up getting dragged through the mud. So is it worth it? And why bother for such little benefit? Sonny would still have reach. He’d still probably run his organization. And on his release, he’d have me killed… assuming he even waited that long. I’m not wasting my breath sharing my thoughts with you. And you’re not gonna listen anyway. Maybe not, but you can get it off your chest. We used to be honest with each other, sonny. You were my stepfather. You were there for me when oscar died. You were there for everyone with mike. But you’re not that person anymore. You think that you can do whatever you want to anyone at any time, and you never have to pay for it. You’re very young, josslyn. You don’t know what I’ve been through. I know that you should be in jail for what you did to dex. You should be locked up praying that all of your prior crimes don’t get diane laughed out of court. I bet you’re not even grateful to dex. Grateful for what? For him trying to rat me out to the pcpd?! Sonny! You attacked dex unprovoked. You threatened to kill him! But you lucked out, again, because dex isn’t pressing charges. Why’d he back off? Out of concern for the people that you so willingly shoved aside. He did it for your kids.

You’d be taking mcconkey’s seat and he — and he’s — he’s backing you? Well, he’s, um, retiring, and he thought I’d make a good candidate. He came to drew and proposed it to him. Isn’t that amazing? Yeah. No, it is, it is. I just — I had no idea you were interested in politics, drew. I’m not disinterested. I mean, obviously I’ve never thought about running for office until he pitched it to me. Well, mcconkey made the right call. I’d vote for you. What about you? I value your opinion. I want to hear it. I mean, obviously, there’d be implications for aurora.

[ Sighs ] Okay. Um… well, off the top of my head… I think that it’s a dicey time to split focus with the launch of the wellness division. Curtis at the helm of wellness is the right choice, but he lacks c-suite experience, and we were counting on your supervision there. I mean, he’d catch on. I’m not worried about it. Plus, you could help with that. Drew, if you’re elected, you’re gonna have to put your stock into a blind trust, and you know the sec is gonna be watching. No doubt about it. And you’ll have to take time away from the company, robbing aurora of your vision and guidance. All valid points. Look. I’m sorry. You asked. If you were hoping for a blanket endorsement, I-I’m sorry. I can’t — I can’t give it to you. So, so sorry. Gregory was such an amazing guy. Yeah. It’s hard to believe he’s gone. You know? Yeah. I mean, you know, I knew he had als, and I know what that meant. And I knew that he was declining, but I-I just didn’t expect it this way this soon. I mean, we just jumped out of a plane together!

[ Laughter ] Well, we all know the parachute opened and the jump worked. How about the appeal? Alexis: How about the appeal? That bad? Wasn’t good. Turns out that neil’s brother, fergus byrne, sat on the disciplinary committee when my case first came up. Neil’s brother? That’s a massive conflict of interest. Yeah, that’s what we said. And we gave a strong argument. We fought hard, and he fought dirty. H-he put a tainted take on everything I said. Well, hopefully the judges will see right through that. You know, I don’t think the odds are very good. So I’m gonna prepare myself for a ruling against me. How long will that take? 30 days. A month. That long? They’re really gonna make you wait that whole time? Hey, you were right to fight. However this goes, I’m proud of you for standing up for yourself and making the appeal. Yeah, well, at least we know who turned me in for perjury. Ava jerome. Sam: What? I was with dex when michael asked him to reconsider turning you in. Michael? Yes, michael. Your son. The one that you had renounced. Kristina was such a wreck over what might happen to you that she went to michael and she asked him to “fix it,” which meant going to dex, and that’s what michael did. So, what? I’m supposed to be grateful to michael?

[ Chuckles ] No. That would mean that you can see the good in other people instead of focusing on yourself, so, no, I don’t expect you to be grateful. Just know that if you lift your hand against dex again, the only reason you can is because the man you wanted dead had the grace to let you go. Sonny came to me and told me what happened.

His version of the story. At least that’s how I found out. I see. I told him I wasn’t gonna step in. So I’m not here on his behalf. Didn’t think you were. But I also didn’t arrest him, either. The least I thought I could do was warn him, try and make him understand the gravity of the situation, that if something had happened to you or something does happen to you, he’s the one we’re coming looking for. Think it made a difference? I don’t know. In the past, when I’ve had these conversations with my father, they have deterred him, but right now I don’t know — I don’t know what’s going on. He’s got his temper, sure, but he never openly flouted the law. And right now he’s acting like he’s untouchable. So I don’t know. I guess I misjudged my father… like I misjudged you.

Ava? Of all people? S-she murdered connie, she sabotaged morgan, and — and she goes to the bar and tries to get your license taken away for essentially what amounts to a white lie? Ava’s vicious and ruthless, but she’s smart. She knew how to hit you where it would hurt you the most. I mean, as far as I’m concerned, she took away your law license. Well, she had help. Fergus byrne. That guy should have been disbarred. Not you. No kidding. We pointed out the conflict of interest, and I don’t know that if it swayed the judges or not — I hope so — but at least it’s on the record. Mom, I’m proud that you stood up for yourself. Yeah, and when the outcome we want isn’t guaranteed.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Oh. It’s dante. I-I gotta handle this. Hey. Why don’t you let me drive you there? Okay? Thank you for coming by. You girls always make me feel better. -Love you. -Love you, too. -I love you, mom. -Alright. -I’ll see you soon. -Alright, honey. Alexis: Be careful. Sam: You know we will. -Bye. -Bye.

[ Door closes ] Okay. So what’s up? You didn’t even touch your food. Oh. Um… I don’t want you to worry that I’m gonna start drinking. Alright? I’m sober. Resolutely so. I’m glad to hear you say that. And I meant what I said. I’m really, really proud of you. I’m sorry. I just have a lot on my mind. What’s on your mind? No. Today’s not about me. No. Today’s about us. So, again, what’s on your mind? How did kristina seem to you just now? Pale. Subdued. Why? Because apparently sonny lost it and assaulted somebody at the wedding right in front of her. I’ve been avoiding you at the station because I didn’t want people thinking I was indirectly trying to pressure you to protect sonny. Well, I’ve been avoiding you, too. To be clear, I never felt any kind of pressure from you. I will admit, I was a little worried when you asked to meet with me today.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah. But the problem is, by giving distance, I’m also probably making you think I doubt you as a cop — and I don’T. I think it’s pretty cool you’re trying to turn your life around. That’s all I’m out to do. I should have never gotten tangled up with sonny. Working for him was turning me into someone that I never — never meant to be. I just want to put that behind me. I want to… do better and be better. Earn a badge and be worthy of it. That’s good. That’s good to hear. Look. I appreciate you. You helped save my life. And I am grateful that you aren’t pressing charges, mainly for kristina. Look, I’ve witnessed how much sonny loves his kids. He’s probably shaken up about letting kristina down. Ahh. I don’t know, man. I used to think that, but right now… right now I just don’t know. James, um, whose idea was it for you to ask spinelli to move back in? Was it georgie’s or grandma’s? It was my idea. Georgie: But it’s a good one, and I’m here for it. Please, dad. Move back in. We love having you around, and you’re really helpful around the house.

[ Gasps ] Good point.

[ Gasps ] O-okay. Who wants ice cream? Come on! Let’s, uh, go find a treat! Follow me! Yeah, that’s grandma’s way of giving them time to talk. Felicia: After you.

[ Door closes ] I thought you were coming over for dinner. It’s a little early. Yeah, I was. And I hope to still stay. Um, I don’t think georgie and james engineered my early arrival. I think the computer was truly buggy. Well, I-I’m glad it was. Glad? A cookie-fied laptop is no trifling matter. No, spinelli. I’m glad it was because it — it gives us a moment to talk. I didn’t want to say this in front of the kids, and I don’t want to put you on the spot, but… I miss having you here, too, and I would love it if you would move back in.

Michael, I thought you’d understand why it’s so important for drew to run. No, it’s okay, willow. I asked for michael’s opinion. I wanted to hear what he had to say. That’s what he has to say. And he’s pragmatic. He’s looking out for aurora. Looking out for me. This is what I need to hear. Mcconkey was already facing a real challenge from an opponent who’s had their ground game up and running for months. I mean, you’re — you’re late coming in. Drew has a name and his own money. His opponent will try and accuse drew of buying a congressional seat. Politics gets dirty. Opponents say anything. Yeah, speaking of — the opposition’s research is going to be daunting, so expect mudslinging that’s going to be very hard to shake off. I can handle that. And let’s not forget about mcconkey’s endorsement. That’ll only get drew so far. Look. Okay.

[ Sighs ] Worst case, you lose… and the wellness division’s roll-out is compromised and aurora is destabilized right when we were recovering from the stock inflation scandal. All sound arguments for why I shouldn’t run. You asked for my opinion. I just — I think you have more to lose than you do to win. I couldn’t disagree more. Josslyn: Blaze. Josslyn. How was your run? Ah. It was good. I had to let out some steam. Ha. I hear that. Nice seeing you. Good to see you. Hey, um, how’s kristina doing? She was doing better… until I let slip to molly about what happened between dex and sonny… and how kristina reacted. Molly is the last person kristina would want to worry about her. Welcome to the madness.

[ Exhales sharply ] I’m sorry that you’re pulled into it. Kristina’s worth it. I just… wish I had a better perspective about things weeks ago. And, in fact, I owe you an apology.

[ Scoffs ] For what? You were right about sonny. Blaze said that kristina witnessed sonny going after dex and just got all hysterical. And then I did some quiet checking with anna, and, yeah, sonny assaulted dex. I mean, apparently it would have been much worse if jason hadn’t pulled sonny off. And kristina witnessed the whole thing! It must have been terrifying for her. I imagine it was terrifying for dex, too, though he’s elected not to file charges, which is his own right. I can’t even worry about him right now. I’m just worried about kristina and the baby. She didn’t even call me! She hasn’t said a thing about it! If I hadn’t run into blaze, I wouldn’t know that she had some meltdown in the ladies’ room! She didn’t mention it to me. I-I’m sure she didn’t because she worried that I had too much going on. I don’t know if kristina is keeping quiet because I’m the A.D.A. Or because she doesn’t want me hovering, which, of course, is my natural instinct because she’s my sister and she’s carrying our baby! And now I’m tiptoeing around her boundaries. But what about mine? I mean, don’t I have a right to know about her emotional and physical state?! I understand. She should have told you. No I can’t even bring it up to her without risking setting her off, and so now I’m in this horrible position of having to choose whether to tell tj or hide it from tj, knowing full well that he will go straight to kristina if he knows, which will absolutely set her off, so what am i supposed to do? Sam said dad came looking for you yesterday, so I assume that’s why you wanted to talk to me? Yeah, he did, but that’s not why I’m here. I’m here for you — because you’re my sister and I love you. Sorry. I’ve just… been kind of a mess since the wedding. Well, yeah. You — nobody should be subjected to that. You shouldn’t have witnessed something like that. Dad tracked me down after, and he tried to justify it, but anything he said or ever says is never gonna make me forget that image. I-I just — he was hitting dex, and — and the blood was just, like, dripping down his face. And then he was yelling at dex that he was going to kill him — and jason. It was awful. Look. Dex is okay. I just talked to him. Well, I’m not okay. I’m all over the place. All I kept thinking about at first was just like, “this can’t be happening. This can’t be happening.” And then I was looking at him and I just kept thinking, “that can’t be my dad.” But it was. And look. I know that my dad has flaws. And I know that he’s, you know, hurt people, but not like that. Not, like, directly, physically like… or maybe he has. I don’t know. I don’t know. Just — the man that I saw, he was so ugly and — and full of rage and… I don’t know, dante. It was like he was, like, wearing a mask or something. Or maybe he’s been wearing a mask this whole time whenever he’s with me.

[ Sighs ] Look. It’s, um… it’s a complicated situation. But you’ve seen him like that before, haven’t you? When he shot you. Uh, no. Actually, he was quite the opposite. He was like a stone. Unemotional. It was like… shooting me was nothing. Except it wasn’t on purpose. It was an accident, right? T-that’s why he didn’t go to jail. Uh, no. No. I lied about that.

I never should have kicked you out. I overreacted. You were wonderful. The kids really miss you being here, and so do I. Will — will you move back in? I can’t believe I’m saying this, um, but I must respectfully and regretfully decline. Maxie… I love you. I don’t want to be roommates. I-I want to… I want us to be partners. I want to be a couple. Well, I do, too. Okay, well, then, how would this work? Would we — would we share a bedroom? I mean… are you ready for that? Uh, no, not yet, but I am open to that in the future. It’s just…the kids. Yes! No, no. Right. Georgie’s at the age where it could be awkward. Look, spinelli. I-I do want to be a couple, but I think we need to take things slowly. I mean, can’t we just be roommates for now? You can move back in — into the guest room. Or would that be too difficult if we’re not… “together, together”? Relax. I just want to talk to you. How’d you find me? You probably know by now I can find anybody I want to. You gonna invite me to sit down? I’m unarmed! I’m alone! You wanna frisk me? If this is an ambush and you came to finish the job, I won’t take it lying down. Noted. I heard you opted to keep what happened… in-house. I’m not in your house. Not anymore. No, I’m not filing charges, but I didn’t do it to help you. I did it to help kristina. It would have been bad for her. I appreciate that. That’s why I’m here. I just want to let you know that… as far as my part… this is over. Let’s just sit here and put our emotions on the side and put our lawyer caps on, okay? Mm-hmm. What’s the primary goal? A healthy baby. And how do we accomplish that? With a calm and centered kristina. And how are you going to assist in that? By not confronting her.

[ Groans ] Don’t rile her. What? So just tread lightly? Treat kristina like a minefield keeping me from my baby? As you know, I didn’t know sonny was my father when I was working undercover. But I got to meet you guys. And I fell in love with all of you. I mean, michael the fixer, morgan the wise ass, and you — you’re the princess. I felt like we were all family even before we knew we were. And I wasn’t gonna take him away from you. And I didn’t want to take him away from me, either. It’s, uh… it’s really hard growing up without a father. I mean, I had a lot of family. Look. They were great. They made a lot of noise at my little league games, but I — I didn’t hear that one voice that I always wanted to hear. And in the playground and in the street when kids are saying all sorts of things about my mom because we didn’t know who my father was, like… look, I gave as many bloody noses as I got, but I’d always say something stupid like, “you guys are gonna get it when my dad shows up.” But, um… he never did. And after a while, I stopped kidding myself that he ever would. So when I woke up at G.H. With a bullet hole in my stomach and lulu told me I had a father… …I justified not turning him in. For his kids. For you. But I’m one of his kids, too, so I did it for me, too. Finding out I had a father, that was a gift, and I wasn’t gonna give it back, no matter who he was. So I did what I had to do to keep my dad out of prison. I know that dex is keeping quiet because of me. And, honestly, part of me feels relieved that I don’t have to testify. But the other part of me is scared that I’m making everything worse.

Waited years for you, maxie. Suppose I’ve always been waiting for you. So, yeah.

[ Chuckles ] I can wait. As long as needed. So… you’ll move in… and we will date. Nothing would delight me more than being here with my family.

[ Door opens ] Felicia: We’re back!

[ Laughter ] We got you rocky road and birthday cake. What?! Those are your favorites, right? Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Dad, we’re bribing you. Please say you’re moving back in! I’m moving in.

[ Laughs ] Yay! Everyone is so tired of politics. Reason being, why bother? Why believe in someone? Most of the time. It’s ugly and people aren’t listening to each other, any more than the politicians are listening to the people. And congressman mcconkey was one of the rare ones, who actually tried to govern fairly. He didn’t suffer fools gladly, and he has hand-selected drew because he recognizes drew’s potential, his desire to make a difference, to serve the people. He’s a decorated war hero who has already served our country, a man of determination and strong character who can more than withstand any bad press the opposition might throw at him. And as for his wealth, no need to shy away from it because it’s actually proof that drew won’t have special-interest groups behind the scenes pulling the strings. And as for aurora, michael, you know you can handle it without drew. You’ve done it before. Whatever expansions are on the horizon, you’ll manage them. Because right now drew has something more important to do. Contributing to a functioning government is worth a few sacrifices. Wow. Maybe I should get you to be my campaign manager. I would say yes, but I want you to have someone who knows what they’re doing. Well, I gotta say, uh, you have convinced me. Yeah. Me too. I mean, I was on the fence, but… willow, you made me realize that I have an opportunity to make things better. And if I turn it down, it’s like I’m skipping out on my duty, and I can’t do that. So if I do this, I’m gonna need some help from you two. Yeah, you got it. We’re all-in. Yeah. Congressman cain. Hm. Aside from likening yoursister to an explosive device, you’re on the right track. Just tread lightly. All I can do now, I suppose. And I will serve as a buffer between her and sonny. No, mom, I don’t want you getting involved with sonny now. Trust me. I can handle him. I’m concerned about my girls. One needs to calm down, and the other needs to get some rest, ’cause you’re gonna need all your energy when you become a mom. I can handle anything if it means keeping this baby healthy. Yeah. And in a couple of months, I will not need to be relying on kristina anymore. When this baby comes, I am going to keep kristina and her drama far away. This is not on you. No. It’s not. This is on sonny. Okay, but what about tomorrow or the next day or the next year, or the next time that he does something like this? Then it is on me because I didn’t stand up and stop him when I had the chance. Okay. If that’s the way you want to be about it. If it’s gonna be on you… then it’s gonna be on me, too. I thought you were way out of line.

[ Chuckles ] Now I see you were just trying to warn kristina, make her see her father for who he is. I see how kristina could have illusions about sonny. But now the blinders are off… and she’s seen what he’s capable of with her own eyes. And a part of me really wishes she hadn’T… and that she was still safe in those illusions. It’s ironic, isn’t it? I’ll see you. This thing between us, this bad blood. It’s over. Just like that? You’re a distraction. A distraction I don’t need. I got more important things to deal with. You’re not one to back off a grudge. You don’t know me as well as you think you know me. As a matter of fact, I don’t — I don’t even want you to think about me at all. Please. You want to be a cop. Be a cop. You’re not worth my time and energy. You’re nothing to me now. For your sake… keep it that way.

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hey. Good morning. Want some coffee, or are you gonna go back to bed? Uh, coffee. I have to meet my brother, and I don’t want to be late. Well, I’m sure he’ll understand. Uh, no, it’s not like that. I have to support him. I need to make sure he doesn’t feel guilty or alone or whatever he felt yesterday that had him reaching for a bottle. Look, finn’s grieving. Okay? And — and he’s not just grieving the loss of your dad. He’s also grieving the time he stayed away. He’s gonna feel what he’s gonna feel. And you think I should just let him feel it? There’s no stopping it. Look, you can reach out, offer your support. I know finn would really appreciate that. I’m so sorry about your dad. I know he meant a lot to you, too.

[ Sighs ] Come in. Thanks. You just get back? Yeah, 10 minutes ago. I wanted to get here before you did because I, uh — I made some coffee, and if you — I figured you’d want that. And while we’re waiting, I thought maybe we could talk. How did things go in albany? I want to talk about your dad.

[ Crying ] I’m so sad. I’m so sad that I missed the wedding.

[ Sighs ] You know, um… it wasn’t perfect, but it was close. There was A… there was a moment where I didn’t think my dad was, uh, gonna be able to finish the wedding. Yeah. But then tracy and violet — they got him back on track and… he just willed himself through the rest of the ceremony and… it was beautiful. I know how much that would have meant to him. I do, and I’m so glad that his last day was beautiful. I am. -Hey. -Ooh. Thank you. -This one’s for you. -Thank you. And thank you so much for meeting me. As soon as ava gets here, we can head out, and then we can check out those apartment listings. Of course. Yeah. Um, but I thought you had the day off. Yeah, I don’t know. All I know what happened was that ava called me. She wanted me to open up. She said that there was an emergency meeting at “crimson.” These deception ads are gorgeous. Yeah, the camera really loves blaze. I can’t wait to run them. Be careful, maxie. Integrity isn’t nina’s strong suit. Not that that’s news. Madison! Oh, she’s not at her desk. She couldn’t have stopped me anyway. Note to self — buy madison a taser. Ava! As you can see, we are busy. So how about you go out there, make an appointment for, I don’t know, next millennium? I’d be happy to see you then. You’ll see me now. You broke our deal. I wanna know why. Hi, boss. [ Chuckles ] Come in. Well, I’m not hereon business, so you can just call me mr. Cain. Oh. Sir, yes, sir. Ha, ha! Is michael around? There’s something I want to run by him. So this isn’t entirely a social call? Nope. Not entirely. It was michael’s turn to run wiley to school. But he’ll be back soon if you’d like to wait. Happy to. Great. Coffee? Always. But what I really need from you is… I need your opinion on something. About what? Well, there’s something that I want to run by you, but you gotta promise that you’re not going to tell the rest of the quartermaines.

For the apartments… mm-hmm. …Location-wise I’m thinking around pcu, but does that work for you?

[ Sighs ] I don’t know. I-I haven’t decided whether or not. I’m going back after my semester off. But if I do, I’m done with dorm life. It just — it reminds me too much of spencer. Well, I hear you there.

[ Chuckles ] And to be honest, I’m pretty tired of drunk people no, yeah. In our halls at all hours of every day… …and the cafeteria food. And I’m tired of smelling everybody’s takeout, and it’s coming through our walls. Yeah, and just the noise of other people in general.

[ Chuckles ] What? Nothing, except… I don’t think you are in a position to be complaining about other people’s noises when you made your fair share of noise yourself. Right. I did not. Because you only made those noises at dex’s house.

[ Laughs ]

[ Chuckles ] Okay, okay. Uh, you know what? It — it doesn’t even matter now. So when was the last time you ran into dex? At the wedding. So how was it? Um, it was surprisingly good. Mm. Yeah. My parents told me that it was really beautiful. Yeah, it was. And so was the reception… right up until sonny attacked dex. I am not sure what deal you are referring to, but you are more than welcome to forward a copy to my assistant. You know very well what deal. You promised me that you would devote two pages to the U.S. Debut of harriet nekaya at the gallery. Oh, now I recall that discussion. Yes. The assistant editor that you lobbied lobbied me, and I had every intention of including it. Then why isn’t it in here? Space. Space? You see the size of this magazine? Of course I see it. I published. Then how is it possible there isn’t any space? Like I said, ava, I have every intention of putting her in the magazine. But in this issue, I needed to make space for something a little bit more timely. Like what? Like an in-depth profile on an exciting new charity initiative that my daughter’s involved in.

[ Scoffs ] Willow doesn’t even talk to you. Since you and i aren’t friends anymore, how could you possibly know what’s going on between me and my daughter? Or a gentleman friend that I may or may not be seeing? Let me guess. I wouldn’t know him, right? He lives in canada.

[ Laughs ] Yeah, I would love to stand here and dish with my bestie, but since you put a knife in my back, that’s not you, so how about you leave and report back to sonny? You know something, nina? I think it’s really sad that your head trip as — as queen of crimson is all you have left in your… little life.

[ Sighs ] That was nuts. Right? I mean, she was

way out of line. Yeah, she was definitely out of line, but I was talking about you. Me?! Nina, why would you antagonize ava jerome like that? So, I happen to know that congressman mcconkey is not gonna be running for reelection next fall. And I met with mcconkey recently and… he’s urging me to run for his seat, which means — wait, wait, wait, wait. I just want to make sure I understand. Larry mcconkey wants you to run for his seat in congress? Yeah, that’s what he said. I mean, I haven’t fully wrapped my mind around this yet. Are you going to do it? You would be perfect! Took violet to school. When I got home, I found my dad had… passed in his sleep. But I don’t think he felt any pain. Well, at least that was a blessing. Uh-huh. Then I called 911, and they took forever. And while I was waiting, I… I looked over and I saw this — this bottle of bourbon, this gift from the cerullos that they gave to me at the rehearsal dinner. And I was gonna give it away. Instead, I drank a third of it. Okay. You don’t seem entirely surprised. It’s okay, finn. You know, I keep asking myself, would I have drank yesterday if I didn’t accidentally drink that glass of champagne the night before? And I’m 99% sure I-I wouldn’t have. But then there’s that 1% of me that’s not so sure. And that’s the part that’s winning. You have to try to look at it objectively. I’ll try. I mean, regardless of you slipping the night before, you woke up the next morning, and — and… it was tragic. It was heartbreaking. So you have, um, a pretty sympathetic reason to break your sobriety.

[ Sighs ] Doesn’t excuse it. Forget about excuses because I’ve learned that, you know, nothing really excuses anything. There’s just explanation and forgiveness. And after everything you’ve been through, it can certainly be explained. Hey, you know, I’m not the only one that has suffered a difficult loss here. How are you? You mean, do I want a drink?

[ Chuckles ] Yeah.

Did you drink? No. No. And I have no intention of it. Yeah, well, neither did I, but here we are. I think maybe it’s — it’s a two-a-day meeting kind of thing for a while, huh? Way ahead of you. I was at a meeting this morning. That’s — that’s why I didn’t pick up when you called. Yeah, that’s a damn good reason. I drank. But I’m never gonna drink again. For now. Yeah, for now. So… you know, the thing to really remember is you know, you and me…

[Voice breaking] We have each other. Yeah.

[ Both chuckle ]

Why am I antagonizing ava, maxie? Yeah. Well, um, maybe it has something to do with, I don’t know, telling me that she was going to go to bat for me with sonny and help me save my marriage… I know that — …then sandbagging me because she wanted to get her claws into sonny herself. All that was awful — she implied that if I sold the metro court to jason, that sonny would approve of that, knowing full well that sonny hates jason now. Okay, nina, do you regret selling the metro court? No. Do you regret signing the divorce papers? No. I regret

having to sign them. But sonny and I were broken beyond repair. Then why take the time to make ava your enemy? Becoming my enemy was her choice. That woman has a history of murder and mayhem with a touch of poisoning. Please, who doesn’t? Maxie, come on. I don’t think I’m in any physical danger. Okay, maybe not today. But if you keep this up… I’m telling you, though — did you see that scowl on her face? Now, that — that was almost worth a little arsenic. Chase: I’m so sorry. What do I tell you about apologizing, huh? That this is how we’re spending your dream honeymoon. Honeymoons are two things, okay? First of all, they are a vacation. Italy’s not going anywhere. We will take that trip later and make up for all the lost time. I like the way you think. I know. What about the other honeymoon? The other honeymoon is this — everything else. Ah, forever. This is my dream. Coffee and scones? Being with you through good times and bad. And, yes, the coffee and scones are a definite bonus. Are you sure you don’t want another one? Yes. If I haven’t made myself clear, whatever I can do for you, for us, for our family, if — if that’s jumping in and helping or giving you time to grieve with finn, or both, I’ll do it, okay? I got you. You are amazing. I really am. I love you so much. Ditto. How are you? Not great. I’ve since learned there are greater losses than my law license. I’m so sorry about gregory. I know how important he was to you. I called him last night, and chase answered the phone. That’s how I found out. Any word on the — from the court of appeals? Well, the wheels of bureaucracy do not accelerate to steamroll over you, no matter how much it seems like they want to. Any new insights? I thought we stood a really good chance of at least having your disbarment reexamined, if not completely vacated. Yeah. And now? Now it’s clear that your disbarment was motivated by personal animus, no vigilance toward the law, and that animus stemmed from two conspiring sources — ava jerome and fergus byrne. By the way, I’m going to be filing a harassment complaint against counselor byrne a little later on today. Maybe more than one, depending on my mood. Well, if you need any ammo… please. …We had a little run-in at a diner in albany. Say more. I was just sitting there, minding my own business, drowning my sorrows in a salad, and the avenging angel strolled by. What did he say? You know, it’s not what he said. It’s what I think is true. It’s not about his vengeance. It’s about his guilt because he was estranged from both his brothers when they died about some inheritance issue. Oh, interesting. Maybe I can use that. Oh, go ahead. You know, if I’m being blamed for destroying two of the byrne brothers, might as well make it a trifecta.

[ Chuckles ] I like the way you think. I’ve been getting all the flack for this, anyway. It was harmony who killed neil in my bed and then shoved his brother brendan off a cliff. So why is that idiot after me? I’ll make sure to ask him at his disciplinary hearing. In the meantime, I am off to general hospital. I’ve got to meet with gregory’s sons for the reading of his will. I’m glad that he retained you. After I represented the plaintiff suing his son, even I was a little surprised. He knew you were just doing your job. I mean, we both know that the justice system works best when there’s capable attorneys on each side. And you are capable attorney. You’re not as good as I am. Oh. But you’re a capable attorney. Okay. I’m really glad he retained you. Listen, you are mentioned in this will. You want to attend? Amy said you’d be in here. Is this okay? I want to — I need to apologize. I was wrong, and you were right. And I never should have spoken to you that way. I have no excuse. I was grieving my father, and I drank to numb the pain. Again, that’s not an excuse. It’s just what happened. But chase — he talked me through the worst part of it, and I’ll never drink again. I’ve already been to one meeting this morning. I ju– I just wish I had the words to explain how sorry I am to you. Thank you for saying all that. I know you mean it. And I’m really glad to hear that you’re doing what you need to take care of yourself. But I hope you understand that I wasn’t trying to take charge or tell you what to do. It was only thinking about violet and how she just found out that she had lost her grandfather, forever, and… I needed to put her first. I understand. Good. Because you didn’t seem to yesterday.

You know what’s funny?I didn’t think this was a thing, but now that we’re married, I feel different. In what way? It’s kind of hard to explain. It’s like, you know when you’ve been away for a while and you finally come home and you crash in your own bed? Oh, yeah. Yeah, it’s like that, but everything is better. Even the bed is better. And somehow you love everything even more. It’s like your capacity to love has just leveled up in a way that you didn’t even know was possible. And here you are. Here we are. We’re home. We belong, and we’ll always belong, because the person we belong with is always by our side. And it’s not like some huge, major revelation. It’s just like remembering something that we always knew but now we won’t forget. Because here we are. Because here we are. So is dex okay? Is he — is he gonna press charges? How are you feeling? I’m pissed off. I’ve been so angry at sonny for so long. God, it’s like I’m permanently stuck like this. Yeah, I hear you. So is — is dex… well, I took him to the E.R., And we had to wait there all night because he needed stitches. Dex needed stitches? Oh, it could have been a lot worse had jason not been there to pull sonny off of him. Josslyn. You more than anybody should know better than to spread gossip. Um, it’s not gossip. I was there. Oh. You saw sonny hit dex? No, but I saw dex right after. So, no, you didn’t see anything. And yet… and yet kristina saw

everything, and she was very freaked out by it. And how far along is kristina? Now, what you girls wouldn’t know is that when you’re pregnant, sometimes the — the littlest thing can freak you out. Oh, this was not a little thing, sorry. But what you do know, both of you, by now, is that when men drink, they fight. And I’m sure this encounter between dex and sonny wouldn’t have escalated if jason hadn’t insinuated himself. Okay, you know what? This conversation isn’t going anywhere, so maybe we should just dead it here. And we have those apartments to go see, yes? No, you know what, trina? You’re so right. And I shouldn’t argue with your boss, who wasn’t actually

at the reception — I can’t imagine why you weren’t invited — um, and couldn’t have possibly known what actually happened. I’m not gonna go to the reading. I think that’s for finn and chase. Oh, honey. I’m sure they’d welcome you. Besides, I have to pay a visit to a certain gallery owner. Ah. Give ava hell. Anyhow, I think I know what gregory would like me to do from his will. You can guess, but I can neither confirm nor deny till the will is read. He wants me to be literary executor, and I’m proud and happy to do it.

[ Chuckles ] I had a feeling you would be. I really wish that I had gone to the wedding… …and seen him in his proudest and finest moment. I just really never thought that it would be his last.

Violet has always been your first concern. But yesterday, you…

[ Sighs ] You made it seem like she was something that belonged to you that I shouldn’t take, instead of a little girl who had just lost her grandfather and probably needed a lot of reassurance. Not only have I never seen that side of you before… …I honestly didn’t think you were capable of it. You’ll never see that side of me again. And I want to thank you for looking out for my daughter.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

[ Sighs ] I’m sorry. Um… chase is here. Is he okay? Yeah. He’s, uh… diane miller’s coming by my office to read my father’s will. So there is a subtle but clear narrative direction that — I mean, who does ava think she is telling me that I don’t have a life? I’m literally a trendsetter. The question isn’t whether or not we should — anyone can hang paintings on a wall. I dictate fashion. It’s more like how much space to — I mean, the woman doesn’t even have a place to live. She’s imposing on the father of her child, a man who will never, ever love her. Okay, since we’re obviously not going to talk about the ads, which is the actual reason for this meeting… I’m — w-what are you doing? What — I’m sorry. What were you saying? No, no, no, it’s too late for what I was saying. You clearly need to get this out of your system. Um, who was the gentleman friend you were mentioning to ava? Maxie. You know. Yeah, but I was hoping I was wrong. You and drew are still, um… whatever? Yeah, well, he’s no gentleman, and he’s certainly not a friend, but we have a good thing going.

[ Sighs ] Nina, he’s your boss. It doesn’t hurt business. And you two don’t like each other? Well, that definitely doesn’t hurt business. Can the sex really be that good? It’s a huge decision. I mean, this is gonna affect everybody that I care about. But you want to do it, right? You want to run for mcconkey’s seat? I mean, I didn’t even take it seriously at first. I thought he was kidding when he brought it up. But the more I think about it, I mean, I do see the upside. You seem to think it’s a good idea. Uh, no, I think it’s a great idea. But it’s crazy, right? I mean, it’s nuts. I mean, would I even have a shot? Absolutely. Government needs people like you. Really? People with no previous government experience? Because that typically doesn’t work out very good. Well, it does when those people are unselfish and open-minded, when they get involved in order to try and help make life better for people. Yeah, those people typically stay out of politics. Which is exactly why we need more of them in politics. And if you don’t mind my saying so, I think — I think it’d do you good. How so? Well, you were in a very dark place for a while, and I know you’ve made it out the other side, but that darkness — it stays with you. And you think me running for public office is gonna cure whatever is ailing me? I think being in office, making a difference — no, it won’t cure it, but it will help. It’s why I loved being a school teacher and why I’m going to love being the spokesperson for the new tomorrow institute. Raising awareness of the need for bone marrow donors will make a difference. It will help make people’s lives better, or it’ll help them live at all. And I will — I will get to help make that happen because you offered me the chance to. And I’m very glad that I did. Okay, I promise I will not say a word to anyone else about you possibly running for congress, but I really, really hope you’ll do it. Hey. Hey. Oh. Come on in. So how are you this morning? I’m okay, all things considered. How are you? I didn’t sleep much. Ended up sitting in dad’s room half the night, trying to feel close to him, I guess. I didn’t drink again. Matter of fact, I went to a aa meeting this morning. Good. I’m glad you’re doing what you gotta do. Just so you know, I’m not checking up on you. Really? Why not? Because I trust you to take care of yourself and violet. Ah, alexis. Good morning. Are you shopping for yourself or somebody else? No. I just got back from albany. I met an old friend of yours. How? I don’t know anybody in albany. Oh, sure you do. Fergus byrne. Fergus byrne. Hmm. Any relation to those other two byrnes whose lives you destroyed? Actually, it was harmony miller who destroyed their lives. But, yes, he’s their brother. But, of course, you already know that because you hired him to get me disbarred. Oh, him.

[ Chuckles ] Of course. I remember him now. How’s he doing? I imagine he’s having a very, very good day. You know what I’m really curious about is why you chose to be anonymous. Because I would’ve thought you’d be thrilled at the thought of me knowing that you were responsible for the implosion of my career and my life. No, alexis. You are responsible for that. But I was more than happy to help. Will that be all?

“I, gregory chase, being of sound mind and unsound body, et cetera, et cetera” — and just so you know, in addition to the regular legalese, he actually wrote out, “et cetera, et cetera” — “the first order of business, I suppose, is to name my executor. And that would be my son, harrison chase.” Wait, what? Yes, sir. You are responsible for seeing to it that your father’s wishes are followed. Uh, okay. Um, what are his wishes? Brief and clear. Just take a breath. Don’t worry. If you need any advice, I’m always here to help. Thank you. I will take you up on that. “While harrison will be the executor of my estate, such as it is, I also name alexis davis as my literary executor. As for my rather modest estate, it is to be divided evenly between my two sons, harrison and hamilton, with the exception of my library, which I leave to my brilliant, imaginative granddaughter, violet, to enjoy when she is ready.” She’s gonna love that. Yeah. “Finally, I request that my body be cremated. Rather than a church ceremony and a burial, I want an open-air memorial with my family and closest friends gathered to witness the scattering of my ashes near my favorite tree in the park. Violet knows which one. I want my family to focus on life, not death — the sky and the world around you, not a hole in the ground. In setting my body and spirit free into the air, I can happily return to the earth, which has been so generous to me.” Well, if that’s what dad wanted… that’s what we’ll do. I’m not talking about sex. That’s really not part of it anymore. Oh, no. Nina, are you developing feelings for drew? What? God, no! You know that saying about protesting too much? You are, like, the literal illustration right now. No, it’s just that…

[ Sighs ] Somehow the — the frenemies with benefits really did have benefits. Because of drew, I’m back on semi-speaking terms with willow. Okay. What’s he getting out of it? What else is he getting out of it? I got him a meeting with congressman mcconkey on this big urban-renewal project aurora’s working on with the city. Okay. Hmm. Yeah, I know. We’re actually, like, business partners, sort of. I still have to ask, what — what are you gonna do if temptation a-arises again? Maxie, don’t worry. For me, drew cain is the opposite of irresistible. Nina, if that were the case, why do you keep

not resisting him? Why would you go out of your way to destroy my career? Oh, alexis. It wasn’t out of my way at all. And as to the why, you knew my brother loved you very much. And you used that against him over and over again, leading him on, drawing him in, only to cast him aside. It didn’t matter that he saved your life more than once, or that he dried you out after you ran him over with your car while out on a bender. Actually, I was on a bender after being manipulated by julian to defend carlos rivera, who he then murdered, which your bestie fergus described in glorious detail to the court. Well, I wish I could have seen that. So you’re still blaming julian for all your failings? No, ava, I’m blaming you for getting me disbarred. I see, so here you are standing in my gallery, blaming me, even though you committed perjury. I mean, did I call the bar and make a statement? Yeah. Did I tell them you committed perjury? Yep. Which you did. So don’t blame me. Blame yourself.

The more I learn of public service, the — the more I like it. But the campaign could get nasty. I was in prison not too long ago for insider trading. Which you’ve owned up to. And now you’ve seen firsthand what prisons are like, so you can campaign on reform. You’ve paid your debt to society, which appeals to those who value accountability. You’re an ex-navy seal, which appeals to the military-minded. You’ve already shown a commitment to the public good, which appeals to mcconkey’s base. Wow! Will you be my campaign manager? Thanks, but I’m busy. Oh, yeah? Really? Well, you’re fired. Oh, okay.

[ Laughs ] Oh, I love the sound of that — “congressman cain.” Yeah, yeah. Mcconkey had something to say about that, too. Hey, thank you. Really. This is… this is way more than I could have hoped for. You can thank me by agreeing to run.

[ Knock on door ] Thought you’d still be here, even though you’re not working today. Yeah, I figured since I was here anyway, I might as well catch up on some paperwork, maybe it would help keep my mind off…things. Is it working? Eh. What do you got there? Dropping off x-rays seems like it’s beneath the head nurse’s pay grade. I’m never too busy to help the people I love. Thank you for that. How’d it go? The reading of your dad’s will? He left all his books to violet. Sounds like him. Instead of a funeral, he wants his ashes scattered in an open-air memorial. That sounds beautiful. Yeah. And if you don’t mind my asking… ask me anything. …When’s your next meeting? In about an hour. Do you want me to pick up violet from school? Is she even at school? Yeah. I didn’t — I didn’t want to disrupt her schedule. And she insisted it’s what her — her grandpa would want. She’s probably right. Then consider it done. Thank you. I’m — I’m sure violet will love that. I should get back to work. Yeah, me too. How’d the reading go? Uh, good. My dad made me executor. Really? Wow. What an honor. Yeah. I always thought I would go to finn because he’s the oldest, but it’s almost like my dad knew that he’d be struggling and shouldn’t be burdened. Or maybe your dad just trusted that you could take care of things. Yeah, I guess that’s a possibility. So how are you feeling with everything? Better. I’m glad that I have one more thing that I can do for my dad. Now I just have to not let him down, or anybody. Stop putting so much pressure on yourself, chase. Well, not only do I have to carry out my father’s wishes, but I have to worry about finn and violet. I have to get them through this. Wow. Yeah. It’s just so awful that you don’t have anyone by your side to help you through any of this. Oh, wait. There you are. Here I am. Don’t you forget it. Did you even see the affidavit I signed? Yes. Was there anything in there that wasn’t true? Nope.

[ Chuckles ] Then what in god’s name are you objecting to? I’m objecting to your cruelty, ava. You have only two ways of dealing with adversity. Just two. You either deflect blame, or you inflict harm. My brother would be alive today if he hadn’t been on the receiving end of what you call love. I got nothing to apologize for. You mean nothing that you’ve been caught and prosecuted for…yet. Which makes me miss being able to practice law that much more. But license or not, you’re going to regret making that complaint.

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