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I’m so sorry to keep you waiting. Crisis averted? More like, um, handled for now. [ Chuckles ] Okay, good, because I am gonna need your undivided attention. I only want to have to do this once. Oh. Do what? I know why Jason let us think that he was dead. I’m having dinner tomorrow night at Valentin’s house. I will find the opportunity to search, and then I will get the evidence that he is running Pikeman. Okay, my way is simpler. Well, if by your way, you mean you will break into his house, you will search, and then if you don’t find anything, you’ll beat the truth out of him, that’s not gonna work. No. Yes. It won’t. Your way — Your way will? Yes, because I am his blind spot, Jason. I can take him unawares. You know, you — you just — you just have to be a little patient. I’ve sacrificed over 2 1/2 years to protect Carly. I know. I will not let this go to waste. I need to prove to the FBI that Valentin is their guy. You really went all out on dinner. It’s our first home-cooked meal as a married couple. It’s a big milestone. Is it? Yes. Doesn’t matter that I’ve cooked for you a ton in the past. This was the first official one. Okay, well, then I officially declare it delicious. Really? How would you rate it? Five stars. Wow. And the food was pretty good, too. Okay, Bailey Lou has had her second bath and is in bed. Mom, tell Georgie I didn’t throw food when I was a baby. They’re still fighting about this? Who’s winning? I think it’s a tie. That means I won. No, it doesn’t. Okay. We’re all winners. Violet, why don’t you go get your stuff together and I’ll take you home? Mom, we really don’t want Violet to go home. Can she please sleep over? Oh, hello, family and the lovely Violet. Sorry I missed dinner. You also missed cleanup. How was work? Uh, fill you in later? Okay. Please can Violet stay? Um, maybe next time. I think Violet’s dad really wants her home. It’s okay, James. I had a lot of fun today. But I have to go home now. My dad gets really sad and lonely when I’m not there.
♪ Who’s gonna leave me When you go [ Coughs, gasps ] Use me and drain me Ever so Slow Who’s gonna get me When I’m feeling low Can’t you see I need you?♪
What happened? Ah.
Don’t go [ Grunts ]
♪Who’s gonna trick me ♪
Ah! [ Groans ] [ Grunts ]
What you’re about to hear is not all about you, even though I know you’re gonna try and make it that way. But my life and my children have been affected, Elizabeth and Jake and anyone who’s ever loved Jason and mourned his death. Okay, where did you get this? And how do you know it wasn’t altered? Oh, it’s — it’s real. Spinelli got it from the FBI’s evidentiary database. And, of course, you will be able to confirm its authenticity. [ Beep ] Carly: As you all know, my husband is dead. But his organization isn’t. It’s still strong and stable. The only thing that’s changed is the person who sits in Sonny’s seat. And from now on, that will be me. [ Sighs ] Where is she? Where’s who? Don’t play games. I know Anna was here. And now she’s not. What did you two talk about? You better have been smart enough to record it. I never record conversations. Then we have a problem. Unless you figured out another way to prove that Anna is the one running Pikeman. You’re not gonna find anything on Anna because there’s nothing there. Or does proving it not even matter anymore? I’m sorry I’m a bit late. Don’t worry about it. Just glad you weren’t canceling. Oh. Uh, yeah. I did think about it. But I-I wanted to see you. I’m glad. Mmm. Whatever you’re cooking smells delicious. Coq au vin. Oh, the classics. They never get old. You know, I-I’ve always loved how you decorated this place. Oh, that makes me happy, because it’s all for you. I mean, I bought this house hoping that you and I would share it. You know what goes well with coq au vin? A Bordeaux I brought back from Mérignac. Would you like a glass? How can I say no? You can’t. Be right back. Take your time.
Thanks for walking me up, Kyle. Anytime, Violet. Tell your dad hi.
Dad? Dad! Dad, I’m home. Wake up!
[ Beep ] [ Cellphone ringing ]
Oh. Well, it’s about time. I have left you three messages. I was beginning to think that you were avoiding me. My dad needs help. Violet? What’s wrong? I think he’s dead. I-I’ll be right there.
I need to, uh, report an emergency. 347 Portside Road, Apartment 9. Hmm. Seems as though you may be somewhere else. [ Stammers ] Is everything okay? Is something wrong? No, no, I’m just, uh — I’m worried about Violet. Something happen when you dropped her off? It was a completely normal drive. I just really heard what she was saying when she was here, how she needed to get home to be with her dad because she was worried about him. It kind of sounded like she was raising Finn and not the other way around. She does seem responsible for her father. But maybe that’s just their normal relationship. After all, in the dictionary, under the word “precocious,” there is a picture of Violet. Even so, it’s possible for a child to be too sensitive. I don’t know. I just — I feel like there might be something going on at home. Violet. He won’t wake up. Oh, sweetheart, I-I called an ambulance. Would you go wait by the door and let them in when — when they get here? Go on. Go, go, go. Finn. Finn. He’s over there. Hi. His daughter found him like this when she came home. Luckily, she had the good sense to call me. I think your dad is just sleeping. On the floor? Well — Did he fall? Um…maybe. Probably. Why is there blood on him? Oh, I think he cut his hand when he fell. But the paramedics will take care of it, and we need to give them room. I’m gonna go talk to them, okay? You stay right here. Don’t move. Don’t move. Uh, how bad is he hurt? The cut? Well, yeah, did you check his airways and his heart? I’m sorry to put it this way, ma’am, but drunk is not an emergency. Yeah, right. I know that. You know that. She doesn’t know. I-I, uh — I got to get her out of here, so I’ll be back. Okay, so the paramedics want a little time to help your dad. And is that your bag? Okay, well, grab your bag, ’cause I think we should go visit your Uncle Chase. I’ve already been gone already too long today. Sweetheart… your dad didn’t hurt himself because you were gone, and you know how happy it’s gonna make your Uncle Chase to see you. And I will come right back here and make sure your dad is good as new. I don’t want to go. I understand. But I would say that your dad needs to rest, wouldn’t you? What if he doesn’t wake up like Grandpa? This isn’t the same thing. Your grandfather was really, really sick. Do you remember all the doctor’s appointments and the special things he needed to walk and to breathe? Your dad just needs a little time to feel like himself again. You sure? Yeah. I am. Okay. Can I give him a kiss before we go? I wish you could, but we need to give them room to work. Okay? Okay.
I can’t believe this. You didn’t know the FBI had evidence against you? No. No. All Jason told me was that he was an informant. I just assumed they had evidence against him. I — It never occurred to me — That it was you? I can’t believe this recording even exists. Sam, it took place over three years ago with the heads of all the families under incredibly tight security. Well, obviously not tight enough, Carly, because the FBI was able to record the whole meeting, including your declaration that you were taking over for Sonny as the head of his organization. Why did you even go looking for it? Because I wanted to know what the FBI was using to force Jason to cooperate. So I was able to get a copy — well, borrowed and copied Agent Cates’ credentials, and Spinelli was able to hack into the evidentiary database. And our plan was to get rid of the evidence once we had it. But Cates’ access did not allow for him to alter or delete the file. So all Spinelli could do was make a recording of the audio file. I can’t believe Jason was protecting me. Everything he’s been through… God, poor Jason. He is not the victim here. Jason abandoned his children and let everyone who ever loved him think he was dead.
[ Cork pops ] [ Drawer closes ]
Sorry to keep you waiting. Oh, yeah. Oh, gosh. Some things are worth the wait. Do you find what you were looking for? Hi. Sorry to come by unannounced, uh, but I told Violet how happy you’d be to see her. Of course we are. I could always use some more Violet time. Come on in. Hey, sweetie. Uncle Chase and I were just talking about how much we miss you and want to hang out with you. And here you are. Perfect timing. Know what? I just made dessert, apple pie. And we were about to dig in. I’m sure you want a piece. That’s okay. I’m not hungry. Do you want some hot cocoa? You can put all the marshmallows you want in it. I’m fine. Except I was in the pool all day, and I put my wet swimsuit in my bag, and it gets all gross if I leave it in there, so… That’s okay, sweetie. Here, come with me, and we’ll go hang it up.
Why is Violet with you, and what is going on? Oh, you caught me. [ Chuckles ] I was just looking at all your titles that you have on your books here. They’re so interesting. And you know me. I’m always pretending that I’m gonna read at night instead of just falling asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. I always loved the untouched stack of books on your bedside table. You’d never let me move them ’cause you said you were gonna get to them. I will. I will, I promise, one day, when I retire. It sounds like your work is actually very busy. Oh, yeah, police commissioner’s job is never done. Try the Bordeaux. What? You’re gonna like it. Oh, yeah. Mm-hmm. Mmm. Oh, that’s delicious. Yum. I’m glad you like it, because there’s plenty more where this came from for us to share in the future. Wow, that’s a bit presumptuous of you. Hope springs eternal, darling. You know, I-I did actually… find out a very interesting piece of information in my line of work about Jack Brennan. Jack Brennan? No, he’s ancient history to me. It’s not so ancient, you know. He was injured recently in Pentonville and he was taken to GH for treatment. H-He got caught in a — in a — in a knife fight. That’s unfortunate. Still, you can count on Jack to make enemies of those he’s stuck with behind bars, right? [ Chuckles ] Yeah, and I was alerted, you know, when he was taken in for treatment. Jurisdictional courtesy and all of that. And so I went to see him. And? You know Jack. You never get a straight answer out of him. But he did strongly imply that he’d stabbed himself in the hopes that he’d get a visit from Carly, of all people. Well, hopefully he’ll recover. I’m really not interested in discussing Jack. I’d really rather discuss you. Oh, my God, you’re so good at that. You’re so good at deflecting. I learned from the best. Come on, let’s adjourn to the patio and have dinner. Okay. The good people of Port Charles may have been fooled into seeing Anna as a dedicated public servant, but you don’t have to dig very deep into her background, especially her time with the WSB, to uncover evidence that proves that Anna is the head of Pikeman. The evidence can be interpreted any way you want, and you want Anna to be guilty. [ Scoffs ] I will not be lectured by a man who spent years working for Sonny Corinthos. You’re derailing your investigation by targeting the wrong person. I am following the evidence. And if you won’t — or can’t — find me the proof I need to shut down Pikeman and close this case, I will not go back to Quantico empty-handed. I will take Carly Spencer with me.
Okay, Sam, come on. You know Jason didn’t want to leave Danny and Jake or anyone else he loved. He was doing it to protect me. Yes, because he loves you more than he loves his own kid. This isn’t Jason’s fault. Okay, if you want to blame someone — If I want to — What, blame you, Carly? Don’t worry. I do. I think you’re just as responsible for this as Jason. You showed up at a mob meeting. You claimed to be running Sonny’s organization. You incriminated yourself. And instead of paying for your actions like the adult that you are, Jason abandoned his children, he abandoned his life to cover for you. Jason was doing what he thought was right. Oh. Well, how convenient for you. You don’t ever have to pay for your mistakes. Okay, why don’t you direct some of this anger towards Agent Cates? He’s the one that started all this, not Jason. Ugh, you will always stick up for Jason, like he always sticks up for you. But, Carly, just what about everyone else? What about the people who believed in Jason? What about the people he left behind… for you?
[ Door closes ] Oh, my… in on her father passed out… drunk and bleeding on the floor. Bleeding? He’d cut his hand. It wasn’t serious, but it was messy. Violet didn’t know that it wasn’t serious. She actually thought that he might have died while she was having fun on a playdate. She blamed herself because she left him alone all day. How did you find Violet? She actually saw missed calls from me on Finn’s phone, and she called me back and she told me that — [Sighs] she told me that her father needed help. Oh, poor Violet. You should have seen the look on her face when I walked in there. She was…terrified. And you wanted to get her out of there, so you brought her here. She adores you, and I thought maybe you could distract her from what you just saw. Okay. Where’s Finn now? He is at home with the paramedics. I had called 911, and hopefully they’ve got him bandaged and sobered up by now. I will soon see. Okay. I’m coming with you. No, you’re not. Of course I am. Why wouldn’t I? Because… when Finn wakes up, he’s gonna want to see Violet, and he just can’t, not like this. So I want you and Brook Lynn to take her back to my house. Why? You don’t have the room here for Violet to stay here. And what if Finn decides to come and get her back? Do you really want him pounding on your front door, putting her through that after everything else she’s been through tonight? God, no. I can handle Finn. You need to comfort your niece. She needs her Uncle Chace to make her feel safe. Okay. I’ll do it your way. But you have to keep me posted on his condition. I will. I-I have Violet’s keys, so I can let myself back in. Thank you for all of this. You know I love Finn. He’s my friend. And I also know that this is what your father would want, and I am… grateful that I can… help his son any way I can. I can’t believe Finn would let Violet see him like this. I mean, the pain he must be in to let this happen. I-I want to be here for my niece, but I feel like I am failing Finn if I don’t go with you. You’ve done everything you can to help your brother. And truthfully, I can say things to him that you can’t. And what I’m going to say to him… he really needs to hear.
[ Knock on door ] Ugh, are you expecting anyone? Uh, no. Great. [ Laughs ] Sam. Hi. Come in. Maxie, hi. Thank you. I’m so sorry I didn’t call before coming over. I wanted to see if I could talk to you, Spinelli. Oh. Uh, yeah. You know what? I owe those kids some butterfly kisses anyway. Uh, you left me earlier quite expeditiously. Dare I ask where you were going? I want to see Carly. Oh, I thought you’d go see Jason. Uh, I should have anticipated your need to confront Carly. Yeah, I wanted to see what she knew about Jason and the FBI. You played the recording for her? Carly can lie like a pro, but her reaction was genuine. Tonight was the first time she knew that Jason spent the past two years under the control of the FBI so she didn’t have to face charges of racketeering. [ Knock on door ] Come in. Got a few minutes? I’m a little busy. I promise I’ll make it worth your while. Full disclosure, even though you own half the hotel and could get this bottle for free, I charged it to my suite. You didn’t expense it to the FBI? Who do you think pays for my suite? [ Chuckles ] I just never thanked you properly for… coming to my rescue that night in the alley or spending the night nursing me in my suite. Things could have gotten a lot worse had you not been there. And I appreciate your help. You’re welcome. I am also grateful that you didn’t tell anybody about it like I asked. And that deserves an expensive bottle of champagne? I just thought I should celebrate. My investigation’s almost finished. A little more time wrapping things up, and… well, I’ll be heading back to Quantico. Well, I’ll be sorry to see you leave Port Charles. I won’t miss much about Port Charles, but I will miss you. That was so delicious. Really, your coq au vin was perfect. Well, I’m glad you liked it, but I can’t take full credit. It’s not my recipe. Oh, my gosh. How I appreciate honesty. It’s all so rare these days. And all the more precious because of it. Yeah. In the spirit of honesty, I have an Armagnac. Makes the perfect digestif. [ Cork pops ] Bordeaux was so nice. I’ll have a little bit. Just a — Thank you. What should we drink to? Gosh, I don’t know. A lovely conversation under the stars. Well, that is cause for celebration. Or… we could talk about something that we haven’t touched on yet. Like your success at ELQ. You seem to be jetting around all over the place lately. What exactly are you up to these days? Well, most of my trips to Europe are just excuses to pop in and see Charlotte. You know, that’s one of the perks of having access to a corporate jet. I wouldn’t know. And the rest of the time? I’d bore you to tears with all that corporate stuff. I think your work is far more interesting. What cases are you working on now? What mysteries are you solving at the moment? Everything I’m working on is classified. Which reminds me, I have a very big day tomorrow. So… This was really lovely. Thank you. I have to go. No. Please don’t. There’s something I have to tell you. serious. Should I be concerned? It is serious. We’ve been dancing around this for a long time. A long time ago, the trust between the two of us was damaged. I expect that’s true for both of us. I mean, I really only believe 30% of what you tell me. Oh. [ Laughs ] That’s interesting. My percentage for you is a lot lower. I suppose I deserve that. Well, if I haven’t completely drained the trust tank, I’d like to say something to you. And I think that you’re going to understand that it’s completely honest. And that is? I love you. I always have. It’s in my DNA, Anna. It’s — It’s like the color of my eyes. Being apart from you is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. And I keep wishing that this hopeless feeling of loving someone that I can’t have will fade away. But it doesn’t. I don’t think it ever will. Well, since you’re opening up a bottle of fancy champagne and celebrating and heading home, does that mean you rounded up all the bad guys and you put them in prison? Wouldn’t that be nice? Does that mean you haven’t? Investigations are rarely cut and dry. One thing about bad guys — there’s always one more out there. Oh. So is this “one more” really dangerous? I’m not sure what they’re capable of, but this person has done some very bad things. Really interesting choice of words — “this person.” Does that mean the bad guy is really a woman? Was Carly worried about the information about her that the FBI is holding over Jason’s head? We really didn’t talk about it. She was more concerned about what Jason was up to. Well, perhaps when she has time to process, she’ll realize the grave jeopardy. The recording incriminate her for possible RICO violations. Wait, whoa. Why are you worried about Carly being charged? That’s never gonna happen. Jason made his choice. He turned his back on everyone else to keep Carly safe. Now he’s gonna have to live with those consequences. Look, I know you’re scared and you’re worried about your dad, but I promise you, he is gonna be okay. How do you know that? Sometimes grown-ups just know things. He’s not lying to you, sweetie. Your Uncle Chase is a cop. He’s telling you the truth. Uncle Chase, do you know how to cook? I sure do. Do you think you could teach me how to make stuff besides sandwiches? Maybe my dad won’t look so tired or be so sad if I can make him some good things to eat when he comes home from work. You know, Violet, I-I know you want to help your dad, but it’s not — It’s — It’s — It’s not that hard to make something special. How about this? We’re gonna go and spend the night at the Quartermaines’, and in the morning, I will make some French toast. Sasha can cook for everybody else, but you, me, and Brook Lynn, we’re gonna have our own thing. It’ll be my special recipe with cinnamon. With whipped cream on top? Of course. It’s no good any other way. [ Chuckles ]
[ Lock clicks, door opens ] Hello? They just left him like that.
[ Sighs ]
Hmph.
[ Camera clicks ] [ Camera clicking ]
[ Sobs ] [ Camera clicks ] t know any better, I’d say you were trying to worm confidential information out of me. Well, you’re the one that showed up here with champagne trying to lower my defenses. Maybe I just want to celebrate the beginning of the end. By all means. And as for the gender… of that elusive bad guy… …a good agent never tells. Are you a good agent? The best. I’ll drink to that. [ Glasses clink ] Much as I try to fight it… …I’m still very much drawn to you. And like you, I — I wish I didn’t feel it. It’s late. I-I really — I should go. I’ve had such a lovely evening. Thank you.
I loved it, too. I just wish… it didn’t have to end. Maybe it doesn’t.
Spending the night at the Quartermaines’ will be fun. But I didn’t bring my PJs. Oh, don’t worry about that, sweetie. Scout has a bunch at the house you can borrow. Okay, but I still need to ask my dad if it’s alright, because he cut his hand and it was bleeding, so he might need my help tonight. You know, why don’t I give your dad a call to make sure it’s okay? I think I left my phone in the kitchen. Would you mind grabbing it for me? Sure. Thank you. [ Sighs ] All she wants to do is take care of Finn. It’s breaking my heart. I know. Me too. I didn’t think I could love you any more than I already do. But watching you be such a good uncle to that little girl… Are you kidding me? I would do anything for that girl. I just hate lying to her. It feels — feels wrong. No, no, no. It is not wrong. Look, there are certain things that children need to be protected from. And what Finn is going through right now is one of them. Violet is too young to understand the truth of what’s going on. It would only scare her. We are keeping Violet safe. So any time that you start to feel guilty, just remind yourself of that, okay? Violet, sweetie, I found my phone. I called Dad, and he said it’s okay for you to spend the night at the Quartermaines’.
[ Sighs ]
[ Sniffs ] [ Coughs ] [ Groans ] What the hell? What happened? You tell me.
Where’s Violet? Where’s my daughter? She’s gone.
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