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Just what do you think you’re doing? I am the tanning butler. [ Laughs ] And how do I know that you’re qualified? You’re just gonna have to trust me. I love seeing my daughter hard at work. Hi. I’m just trying to schedule these swimming lessons. You must be Giovanni. I’m Carly Spencer. I wanted to welcome you. Nice to meet you. And please call me Gio. Well, Olivia can’t stop singing your praises. I’ve only heard good things. I’ll take the compliments, but, uh, my Aunt Olivia might be a tiny bit biased in my favor. Hey, I don’t think so. I think you’re doing so good as a pool attendant. Even if it is a waste of your talent. Thank you for coming. Uh, no problem. What’s going on? What’s going on? Uh, well, quite a bit, actually. Ever since The Invader printed that article about me, uh, trying to get Heather freed from prison. I have a really hard time believing that you had anything to do with that. But…it’s your paper. Well, I’m still Editor in Chief, but the culprit for that particular piece was Adrian DeWitt and his insatiable appetite for clickbait headlines. Okay, well, it is definitely clickbait, but the information that I had requested Heather’s court records, that was leaked. Seems likely. And while I don’t approve of Adrian’s tactics at all, I do believe in freedom of the press. So do I, but the First Amendment does not allow us to scream fire in a crowded theater. Well, I don’t think that’s quite what happened. This headline was intended to get people riled up. And it was successful, by the way. Well, on a related topic, uh, you said you were not able to give me an answer about whether or not there would be a pathway to reopen Heather’s case without reading her court files. So, as per your request… Gio is an amazing musician, and I’m sure he could be doing something other than folding towels. No, I’m actually enjoying folding towels. It’s easy work and you can’t beat the Metro Court pool for ambience. Um, well, welcome. If you’ll excuse me… Who’s that guy? I remember him from the wedding. Jason Morgan. He looks familiar. I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere besides the wedding. Maybe in a photo at the Quatermaines’. He used to be one. Thank God. Where have you been? Did you get my messages? Oh, I got all your messages and your texts. Didn’t you get my text back that I was okay? Yes, but you never admit when you’re hurt. But I wasn’t hurt. But you could have been. You were almost killed. I had to see for myself that you were okay. Okay. You’re seeing me now. Two days after the fact. Where did you go? I thought you were gonna disappear again. Hi, Mom. Will you let me know if you hear from Kristina? I’m not worried. I just want to know how she’s doing. Thanks. Love you. Bye. Hey. Hey. Why, uh… Why ask your mom about Kristina? Why not bypass Alexis and ask Kristina directly? It’s, um…Not — not that simple. Why not? I’ve been keeping something from you and I feel terrible about it. Our relationship has always been built on trust, and I don’t want that to stop now. It’s about Kristina, and you have every right to know. [ Knock on door ] Mr. Corinthos. Hi, Blaze. Is Kristina here? Ali. What — Hi. Can I…come in? I just want to talk to you.
How are you? Fine. Tired. But I guess that’s to be expected. You look beautiful. Thanks. I’m gonna go take care of some errands. No, you go ahead and stay. I need to… I need you to hear this. I owe you an apology. What you saw between Dex and me at the wedding that night was unacceptab– Unacceptable. It was ugly. It was vicious. And I never wanted you to see that part of me. But I did see it.
When you dropped those dishes and I saw — I saw you there. That expression on your face. I can’t — I can’t stop thinking about it. I had a lot of rage that night. I don’t know what got into me. I know it’s not an excuse. I’m responsible for my words and my actions, and I’m sorry. It should have never happened. And then when I — when I followed you, I only followed you because I wanted to explain to you. And then I — I got to you and you were crying. And I went to touch you, and you backed away. And it’s like you were scared of me, and I don’t — I never want that. That’s not — You know… I was shocked. That was like — It hurt. It hurt me bad. But I don’t — Look, I don’t blame you for that. I understand that that’s not how a father should act. That’s not how… I should act. And I know that you were there to comfort her and everything. And I appreciate that. And I thank you for that. I’m just glad I was there. I have some calls to make. Is it okay if I use the kitchen? Yeah. Go ahead. It’s fine.
I know… we’ve always been honest with each other. If you tell me you want me to leave and never come back, I will. I had coffee business. Really? Yes, really. I met with the coffee broker in New York, and when I got back, Jake called. Jake called? Yeah. Elizabeth, uh… She had a little bit of a situation, and he wanted me to help her. Is she okay? I think she will be. [ Sighs ] Wow. I know it’s a big deal that Jake reached out to you. I know that made you happy. Yeah. I’m just… I’m just glad he trusted me enough to call. Me too. So are you gonna explain to me what happened at the warehouse, please? I thought Sonny told you. Sonny showed up at my place, and he told me that an attempt had been made on your life, that you were okay and he wasn’t responsible. And I think he’s being honest, by the way. No, he is. The gunmen had nothing to do with Sonny. Thank God. Well, then who sent them? They look pretty intense. Why not? Because I don’t want you… Oh. Yeah. My mom’s probably talking him into doing something he doesn’t want to do. Does it happen a lot? It happens pretty often. Yeah. I mean, they’re best friends, and I don’t think Jason’s gonna be spending too much time at the pool. But if he does, everything should be comped. He’s, like, the ultimate VIP. This is interesting. Do you see grounds to reopen her case? Laura, I can’t say for sure. I mean, I’d have to spend a lot more time studying this. But I do think potentially there’s grounds for appeal. That’s good news. I’m glad to hear it. And to be clear, that does not mean that I wish to excuse Heather from all the heinous crimes she committed. I do think that she should be punished, but… If she was not in control of her actions at the time… As I’ve said before, she pled guilty. The judge sentenced her. But all of that was before she was diagnosed with metallosis. Yes, exactly. So nobody knew that her crimes were — were being influenced by or perhaps even created by the cobalt poisoning. That was something that was completely out of her control. Correct? So why can’t you use that to somehow craft an argument? Bu-bu-bu-bu — I’m gonna have to stop you. I can’t do anything. I’m not a lawyer anymore. And if, by the way, things went in Albany, I’ll probably never be a lawyer again. So you’re gonna have to find somebody else. But do you think it’s worth pursuing? I think a good lawyer would argue that there are legitimate grounds to reopen Heather’s case. This is so relaxing. It really is. The sun feels so good. I could do this all day. I’ll do it if you will. Deal. It was really nice of Mama Q to comp us. So nice. Yeah. I mean, I don’t want to sound ungrateful. It’s really terrific that the Quartermaines let us use their pool, but — Yeah. No, no, no, I totally get it. When we’re there, it still feels like we’re working. Here, other people have to serve us. Um, speaking of… My man, could I get, uh, two mock mojitos, please? Yeah, coming right up. Thank you. Oh, getting some drinks is the least that I can do to thank this lovely lady for all the delicious meals I’ve enjoyed already. I really like the salmon with capers. I take that as high praise. I know you’ve had Cerullos and Falconeris cooking for you your whole life. Exactly. I know good food, and yours is just excellent. Sonny attacked Dex, threatened to kill him, and Kristina saw the whole thing. Kristina idolizes her father. That can’t have been easy for her. She ran out of the room crying hysterically. She wound up sobbing on the bathroom floor. She was able to call for Blaze, who came to get her, took Kristina back to her hotel room and took care of her. And the baby? Thankfully, our baby is fine. How long have you known about this? Not long. I didn’t even find out until days after it happened. And then from Kristina? No, I mean, I guess I can understand why. I’m the A.D.A., and Sonny committed multiple crimes that night. I’m sure Kristina knew that telling me would just put me in a bad position. Molly, how did you find out about this? I ran into Blaze, asked how Kristina was doing, and just the way that she answered, I could tell something was off, so I pried it out of her. Not my proudest moment, interrogating my sister’s girlfriend, but it worked. Yeah. Okay. Thank you for finally telling me. Well, where are you going? Where do you think? Someone needs to remind your sister that this baby she’s so careless with, that it’s ours. TJ, no. No, no, no, that’s not gonna make the situation any better. And it’s okay now, okay? Nothing really happened. It could have. Okay. What if Kristina tried to physically intervene? You know how emotional she gets. You know that she acts without thinking. Her — She could have been hurt. Our baby could have been hurt. Sonny is out of control. He is dangerous to anyone that comes in his orbit. I’m done. I’m done. Until this baby’s born, Kristina has to stay away from her father. People always warned me about you, told me that I wasn’t seeing things clearly. That I didn’t really know you. But I was sure that I knew you better than anyone else. And that is why I reacted so strongly that night. Because I couldn’t even fathom that that man I saw attacking Dex was the same loving father that I had grown up with my whole life. No, no. I’m sorry that you had to see that. I really am, honey. Yeah, I am too. Seeing you commit that violence, hearing you scream those threats, it’s like I was watching a stranger. Half of me was saying, “That’s not my father, and I must be hallucinating it or dreaming it,” and the other half of me knew, “No, this is real. This is real.” And then I realized that everything anyone has ever said about you was right. They were right all along. I don’t blame you for feeling that way, but that’s not… That’s not who I am. You say that, but I don’t — I don’t know. What happened that night? Dex worked for me. He betrayed me. He showed up at the wedding. Walking around like a peacock, like he belonged. Talking to family… and friends. Like he was just the — you know, the guy. I told him… …to stay away from me. And he refused. So I walked away. He grabbed my arm. And I snapped! I’m not proud of it. But I lost my temper. It’s the same damn temper that I’ve been trying to get rid of my whole life. I lost control. But it’s never gonna happen again. I understand losing your temper. I have one, too. I assume I got it from you. You’re my daughter. You’re the best part of me. And I just wanted to come here and let you know that I… …that I need you. And I love you. And that I want you to know that I would never hurt you. I have to ask you something. Please don’t lie to me. Go ahead. When you said — When you said you were gonna kill Jason and Dex, did you mean it? After everything that happened, I knew I had to… make it right with Dex. We talked. We struck a truce and we came to the agreement he can live his life as free as he wants, and I’m not gonna interfere. So you came to a truce. That’s not exactly peace. Well, the next step is up to Dex. He knows where I stand, but that’s… He’s not what’s important here. You are. There’s nothing more important to me than you. Nothing, and I mean nothing is worth the cost of losing you.
I don’t want to lose you either, Dad. It’s not gonna happen. Ever. Because you know what? Even if you never want to see me again, and I… I’m still gonna be your father. I’m gonna — I’ll cheer you from afar. I’ll root for you for your happiness. I’m gonna love — love you till my dying breath. And that’s never gonna change.
I got a present for the baby. Um…
[ Laughs ] I used to have one just like this when I was little. Yeah, I know that because I got it for you. You did? Yes, I did. I didn’t know that. And your face lit up. Like it’s lighting up right now, it lit up back then. And you never would get rid of that thing. Nobody could take it away from you. Your mom had to snatch it when you were sleeping because you would not get rid of it when you were awake. I actually — I think I remember that part. [ Laughs ]
Well, thank you for the gift and…the sweet memory. Yeah. So you good? You good? Everything’s fine? You’re taking care of yourself, the whole thing? Yeah, the baby’s good. Um…it’s healthy. Just kicking up a storm. Okay. You let Blaze take care of you, okay? Yeah. She is. And I’m sorry if I upset you in any way when I was talking about Dex. It’s just — I get — I get very intense. Yeah, you do. Alright. Well, I probably should get going. Okay. I hope I see you soon.
[ Sighs ]
I know you’re upset. I was, too, when I found out. But you can’t run over there and confront Kristina. You’re just gonna put her on the defensive and she’ll shut us out completely. She has to deal with us. She’s carrying our baby. No, actually she doesn’t. Kristina is the egg donor, too. So in the state of New York, the baby is legally hers unless and until she signs adoption papers. None of this would have ever happened if we had hired a surrogate to carry our baby like I wanted to, but no, no, no, no, you had to have your sister, right? What did you think, Molly? Really? That after a lifetime of making impulsive decisions that suddenly Kristina is gonna be stable and reliable, right? And now Kristina gets to make decisions about our baby. So what would my next step be? Well, I think you need to find a lawyer. And I think you’d be able to do that easily because this case is interesting. I mean, this is a point of law that has not been fully explored, and an attorney might be interested in arguing it and setting a precedent. Okay. Is there anyone you can recommend? Well, I’d have to give that some thought, but I want to give you fair warning. By setting a case like this into motion, you’re not gonna be able to determine the outcome. It will be unpredictable. Well, you’re not saying that Heather could actually go free, are you? That depends on the judge. It depends on the argument. It depends on the precedence. But the bottom line is she may get a lesser sentence, she may be moved to another facility, or she may be freed outright. There you go. Let me know if you two need anything else. Thank you. Thanks, man. Wow. You just started and you are killing it. You’re great at this job. Sasha was impressed. Well, it’s in the Cerullo DNA. We can talk to anyone. Well, it’s a great skill to have. I’ll tell my Zia Gloria you said that. So how do you know Sasha? She dated my brother Michael. Oh, uh, lives in the gatehouse. Willow is his wife. Wiley and Amelia are their kids. Yeah. You got all four names correct. If I can keep all my aunts, uncles and cousins straight, Quartermaines and their affiliates are gonna be a piece of cake. [ Laughs ] Okay. The attempt on your life — Do you think it was a one-time thing, or do you think it’s gonna happen again? And do you think it happened because you’re an informant for the FBI? Hey, I didn’t get a chance to ask, Carly. I’m being serious. You’re in trouble, and I want to help you. And you should let me. You can help me by just staying out of it. Or you can tell me what the hell is going on. Carly, please, stop. I have so much going on, I don’t want to worry about you getting caught in the crossfire. Just please let it go. Fine. But at least we know it wasn’t Sonny who put the hit out on you. And he won’t admit it, but I know he was worried about you and relieved that you weren’t hurt.
Sonny. I’ll leave you two. Brick told me what happened at the warehouse. Somebody targeted you again? Yeah. Lucky I was a better shot than they were. I assume that Anna, uh, thinks that I was the one who ordered the hit. Did you think that, too?
You are looking red. I think it’s my turn to play tanning butler. Enchanté. [ Laughs ] It’s a pretty nasty bruise you got there. What happened? Oh, yeah. Uh, well, James was [laughs] He almost fell out of his saddle the other day. He was trying to jump this little thing, and I stopped it from happening. I came in. But Comet, uh, kind of caught my leg a little bit when I was rushing in to catch him. Pretty heroic. Nah. That was nothing. Anyone would have done the same thing. Probably. But you did it because you love James. I mean, I really like the kid. I wouldn’t say I love him. Then you’re fooling yourself. You don’t see how your eyes light up when you talk about him. You don’t just like James. You’re not just fond of him. You love that kid, and he loves you right back, even though he has no idea that he’s your nephew. I mean, imagine how happy and excited he would be if you just told him that you’re Mac’s son. [ Sighs ] I knew I shouldn’t have left you alone with your father. No, I’m glad you did. You are? Why are you crying? Because. The man that just walked out that door was the dad I always believed I had, the dad I love and the dad I know. It is so incredibly confusing. Don’t act like I made this decision alone. You agreed that Kristina being our surrogate was a good idea. Oh, come on, Molly, don’t act like I actually had a choice. Yes, you did. I specifically stopped you outside Kristina’s apartment, to be sure, before we accepted her offer. And you said yes. Right. And I think I made it perfectly clear that I had reservations. But you obviously wanted this. And I know for sure that I wanted to make you happy because I loved you. “Loved” as in past tense? Damn it, Molly, you know that’s not what I meant. Well, it’s what you said. I love you. I want to make you happy. But I knew that we should have waited. Everything inside of me was screaming that we should not use Kristina as our surrogate. That we should… We should use someone that is not related to us. You don’t get to play the victim now. You have a voice. You could have used it. Why didn’t you say something? I did in the beginning, but you made it perfectly clear that you would be devastated if I objected. Okay? All you could see was how you wanted a baby. You wanted it so badly, that’s all you could see. Not just a baby, our baby. I wanted to have a baby with you, TJ. I know you do, and I want that, too. But using Kristina’s egg? Now, we are tied to your erratic sister and her violent, erratic father. This isn’t fair. This is not my fault. Kristina was found sobbing on a bathroom floor because she witnessed her father attack and threaten to kill someone. But hey, hey, hey, hey, at least they’re related to the baby, right? Are you happy now? I admitted I wanted to have a biological connection to our child because it kills me that I cannot carry this baby myself. I am devastated that I will never experience pregnancy or giving birth. But — but you wouldn’t get it because there’s never been any question that the baby would have half your DNA. That is not my fault. And it feels like you’re blaming me for it. No, I’m not. I am not blaming you for any of this, but you are blaming me because I just want to have a connection to our baby. Look, I know that things have not gone according to plan, but what do you want for me? An apology? It wouldn’t hurt. Well, you’re not gonna get it. I trusted Kristina to be our surrogate, and I shouldn’t have. I admit it, but Kristina is very fragile right now, so the best thing that we can do is just leave Kristina alone, not upset her anymore, and just let her be so that we don’t provoke her even more. We just need to let Kristina get through this pregnancy, carry the baby to term, give birth and not upset her. Or else… Or else? Mm. Or else what? Say it. Fine. What if Kristina decides to back out of our agreement and keep the baby for herself? She could. There’s nothing stopping her. My dad got me a stuffed animal just like this when I was a little girl. I loved that thing so much. I took it everywhere with me. I slept with it. Everything. And he brought me this today as a gift for the baby. Well, that was nice of him. It was. It was very thoughtful. And I can tell from your reaction that it means a lot to you. Yeah. I don’t know. Am I crazy for feeling that way? Not at all. He’s your father. Kristina, no matter what else he’s done, it’s obvious that he loves you. And I love him. I do. [ Sniffles ] He’s always there for me and he knows exactly what — what to do to make me feel better. He never judges me or comes to me with a list of all these things I’m doing wrong. Today he came here to give me this gift for the baby. And I know that this little one is gonna love this just as much as I did.
The last thing I want is for Heather to go free. The families of her victims — they would be outraged, and I wouldn’t blame them. Laura, then you need to drop this. I mean it, you need to forget about it and walk away. And just leave Heather in a super max prison for the rest of her life because… because that would make my life easier right now, right? No, I can’t do that. Well, this is quite a dilemma for you. I get it. I mean, this is not just an esoteric conversation about a point of law. People have lost their lives and other people have had their lives altered. I mean, this is — and I can’t believe I’m saying it — a time where I’m kind of glad I’m not a lawyer. Come on. You just fought so hard to become a lawyer again to defend people’s rights. What would the old Alexis Davis say about all this? So, yeah, at first, I did think you were behind the hit. You could have given me up to Anna. I’d probably be behind bars. But you didn’t. No. And I never would. I was wrong anyway. You didn’t send the guys. No, no, I didn’t. It’s good that you believe me. Even if I did want to tell Mac that I’m his son, I’ve kept it hidden for way too long. I’ve lied about it so many times, there’s no way that he trusts me. Look, I-I get it, I really do. I lied to Nina for months when I made her think that I was her daughter, and she was so angry when she found out. And so was everyone in Port Charles, but Nina and I, we got past it, and so did everyone else. Hey, give Mac a chance to forgive you. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the outcome. I don’t know. I mean, there’s a big part of me that does want to come clean to Mac, but I don’t know if I’m brave enough. Ah, the Cody I know is plenty brave. You broke me out of Ferncliff. You saved me from Dr. Montague. Alright. That was a completely different situation, Sasha. You needed help. Mac has a great life. He’s got a happy and — and — and fun family. They adore each other. And I don’t want anything to ruin that, much less me. Plus, I don’t even know if Felicia has come clean to Mac about, you know, doing a secret DNA test on my hair to see — your hair actually to see if I’m his son. I don’t want to be the one to blow that secret. You’re making excuses because you’re afraid of what will happen. I get it, but… Look. It’s really hard to maintain a lie forever. And there’s something really freeing about telling the truth. I mean, that’s what I found, at least. Maybe you will, too. The old Alexis Davis, who devoted most of her life to the law and deeply believes in it, would say that if the justice system decides that Heather should have a lesser sentence or even if she should go free entirely, she would say, “Let the law take its course.” [ Knock on door ] Come in. Trina. Hi. Laura. I’m gonna take a longer look at this and I will get back to you. Okay, thanks. Thank you. -Nice to see you. -You too. I think I know what you’re here to see me about. I don’t think you do. [ Sighs ] Feeling better? A little. Thanks. I’m glad. [ Sighs ] Can I say something? Yeah. Sometimes I wish this was our baby.
You’re not wrong. There is nothing stopping Kristina from keeping our baby. And what are we gonna do? What? Sue her? And what it’ll do to your family. I mean the law, it’s on Kristina’s side. This is such a nightmare. How did we get here, TJ? All we wanted was… I know. Be careful what you wish for, I guess. Right?
I have to go to the hospital.
[ Sobs ]
Glad to know that when you had the chance to give me up, you didn’t. Part of me w… Part of me wants to trust you again.
But I can’t. I can’t.
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