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[ Sighs ] Hey, Spinelli, please make sure you’re holding Bailey Lou’s hand. [ Cellphone rings ] Hey, Jason. Hold on one second. Georgie, James cannot have ice cream for breakfast. Sorry. If you called to talk to Spinelli, he’s off with the kids. No, actually, I wanted to talk to you. I need you to call Anna. Why? Uh, just to say hi and check in, and then just call me back and let me know she picked up. I’m gonna need more information. Maxie, please, can you just do it for me? I really need your help. Okay, okay, I’ll call her. Thank you.
[ Cellphone vibrates ]
[ Whispering ] Maxie. Anna. Hi. I’m calling in to check on you. Why? Um, because Jason weirdly called me and asked me to call you, say hello, see how you’re doing, and then call him back and let him know what you said. Well, I’m fine. Also, I think — Anna’s gonna have to call you back.
Hello again. I needed to see you. [ Exhales sharply ] I’m glad to hear it. Your visits almost make this unlawful incarceration worth it. Come on, Chase. Pick up the phone. [ Sighs ] Hey. Do not do this. You’re my brother. Stop avoiding me. I want to talk to my daughter. I am the only parent that Violet has left. She needs me, and I need her. Alright? Do not do this. Do not escalate this any more than you already have. Just…call me back. [ Knock on door ]
Hello, Finn. Ava. Dinner must have gone late last night. I didn’t see you before I went to bed, and you weren’t around this morning either. Yeah, you better get used to it because you’re gonna see a lot less of me from now on. Oh. Why is that? Some big coffee business in the works. You’re moving out.
Moving out? Where is this coming from? A few months ago, I offered to leave so you could have your space back. And you told me that it wasn’t necessary. In fact, you as much as asked me to stay. So? Well, I took that to mean I could live here as long as I wanted. You gave me no reason to think otherwise. That was then. This is now. Right, I know the saying. Then you understand that things change. Yeah, sure. But overnight? The arrangement no longer works for me. We are over. And that’s it. That’s all you need to know. Yeah, okay, well, I’ll — I’ll be out as soon as I find a place, then. Uh, no. No, you’re gonna be out like now. Avery is gonna stay with me, and, uh, until you find a place that’s comfortable. Sonny, you can’t just toss me out of here with no warning. We’re not gonna discuss this over and over again. You just — You can stay at the Metro Court or you can stay with whoever, you know, your friends that — that you have left that will put up with you, okay? But you’re not staying here another night. I don’t want you in my presence. You got to hear me now, okay? We are done. Am I dreaming? Last night really happened, didn’t it? Yeah. Yeah, it did happen. I’m really happy to be here with you. But, um… I-I can’t spend the day here, okay? No, no, no, no, no, no. Don’t go. Stay a little longer. I’m gonna make you breakfast. Actually, we’re not done with each other yet. Seeing you is the highlight of my day. But I doubt that you came here for the pleasure of my company. I didn’t. Well, don’t leave me in suspense. Okay. You used to work for the WSB, so you know how intelligence agencies operate. Regrettably, I have firsthand experience of bureau policy from both sides of the law. I need your expertise. I just don’t know if I can trust you. You can’t. Hey, did you get through to Anna? I did. She seemed really annoyed to be woken up or interrupted or whatever. Um, I told her you were the one who made me call and check on her. Okay. That’s fine. What’s going on, Jason? Why did you make me call and check on Anna? What’s she into, and why are you worried? And why couldn’t you call her yourself? [ Line beeping ] Maxie. Hold on. You know what? I got to go. Okay. Thanks again. Rude.
These are your copies of the documents. Now, legalese, I know, can be a little confusing, but I assure you these are very straightforward. And while I’m here, I’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have. But my advice is that you discuss all of this thoroughly with someone who is not involved with the case, perhaps your own lawyer. The case? I, um… I don’t understand. What is this all about? This document is a, um, emergency court order granting your brother temporary custody of the minor child, Violet Finn. And this document, as you can see, is a restraining order barring you from coming within feet of said minor child. You’re helping Chase steal my daughter from me.
[ Pots clattering in distance ] You need any help? Valentin: What? Oh, no, I got it. Make yourself comfortable. It’s almost ready. Okay, well, if you change your mind, you know…
We have shared custody. You can’t just kick me out and keep Avery here. Our little girl is so happy with — with all of us under the same roof. Me leaving would just hurt and confuse her. She lived with both of us apart for years. It’s not gonna take her that long to adjust. You don’t know that. Just step back and think this through. I gave this all the attention it needed. About five minutes last night. And I could have thrown you out right there, but I was — I felt generous. You’re lucky I didn’t humiliate you in front of all those people. What happened to our alliance? To helping each other out? I thought I was the only person you could trust. I was wrong. No, you weren’t. But you’re wrong now. Everybody else in your life has either cut ties with you or betrayed you. They pity you and judge you. Carly and Jason and your kids. You can’t rely on any of them. But I can rely on you, right? Is that right? Yeah. Yes! Yes, I have proven that I have your back. Why? I don’t know what you mean. Why are you fighting so hard to stay here? You have some kind of angle? No angle. Everybody has an angle. Money, power, revenge. Huh? Is that why you’re — you’re going after Alexis and all that? Is that ’cause of revenge? Okay. Huh? Be honest. So that’s what this is about. What? Kristina’s temper tantrum about her poor, aggrieved mother. God forbid Alexis take responsibility for the mess she’s made of her life. And the fact that she can no longer practice law. Because of you. She broke the law! It’s hardly my fault that she had to suffer the consequences of her own making. Alexis may have screwed up, but you didn’t have to sneak around with that secret affidavit and turn her in. I followed legal procedure. The affidavit was filed properly, and everything I said was true. Alexis committed perjury. Who are you to judge? You killed Connie. Maybe I should sign an affidavit against you. Understand what you are doing. You are taking a child from her father. Not according to the law. We have a court order, Hamilton. We would not have been able to get it if we had not presented proof that the child was not safe where she was, that her father was no longer trusted to be responsible for her. That’s a lie. That’s a lie, and you know it. For the last five years, I’ve been the only one responsible for Violet. The judge has seen photographic evidence to the contrary. Trust me when I say that the court takes very seriously the parent-child relationship. We would not have been able to get that emergency custody order without good reason. [ Envelope thuds ] What about you? Huh? Me? Yeah, you. What’s your reason for tearing a family apart? You are taking a child from her father. Her sole parent. Do you ever once stop and think about what does that do to her? “What kind of damage am I doing to a nine-year-old child?” Or does none of that matter as long as you get your billable hours with the Quartermaines? Okay. I have been asked to pass along the following message. Violet is doing great. She loves you. She misses you. She can’t wait till you are healthy so she can be with you again. And — I got to get this right — she is waiting to break her own record for holding her breath underwater until you can watch her do it. [ Sobs ] You can’t take my little girl from me. You can try, but I’m not gonna let you. Come within feet of Violet Hamilton, and you will be arrested. Think about what watching that will do to your daughter.
[ Door closes ] [ Groans ]
[ Sighs ]
Hi. Hey. I didn’t expect to see you today. Yeah, well, I had some free time and thought I’d stop by and check on you. You look worried. It’s Finn. You know, as bad as he was when you went to his place, things have gotten even worse. He’s spiraling, he’s out of control, and it’s affecting his daughter. Luckily, Violet has a lot of people who love her to look out for her, but I’m just really worried about her. Yeah, well, I’m glad Violet has a support system, But who’s looking out for you? And the boys? We’re doing okay. I started going to some Al-Anon meetings to better understand what Finn is going through, and they’ve definitely helped. And the — the boys are hanging in there. So, Jake, he’s — he’s doing alright? He is. Things have actually gotten better between the two of us. And I don’t think he’s quite as angry with you anymore. It definitely made a difference that he called you for help and you came through for him. Valentin: Breakfast is served.
Here we go. Oh, my goodness. That looks delicious. It’s not much, but it’s the best I could do with what I could find. This is not much? I’d like to see what it looks like when you go all out. You can, you know? I’d really like nothing more than to spend the rest of my life trying to impress you. You could have mornings like these every day. It’s not because I don’t want to. I do. It’s not because I don’t love you. I mean, I think last night answered that question. You — You have to admit that our lives, they just don’t fit together. They did once. I don’t know. I mean, that’s debatable. And even if we wanted to lie that our lives together were perfect back then, things have changed, and i-it’s really impossible for me to imagine a life together, you know, after… what I did to Charlotte. Impossible in Port Charles, but maybe not elsewhere.
Coming here was a mistake. Don’t be hasty. There’s no need to rush off. You just told me I can’t trust you. Because you can’t. The only person you can fully rely on is yourself. Don’t ever put all your faith in someone else. You’ll only be disappointed. That might be true for you, but there’s someone in my life who has never failed me. Then why aren’t you talking to them right now? Don’t get me wrong. I’m not telling you to push everyone away and go at it alone. I’d just advise you to think carefully about who you confide in, who you make yourself vulnerable to, to calculate both the risk and reward before confiding in anyone. Telling me your secrets might reward you with clarity. Unless you use them against me. But you see, I’d only do that if I had something to gain from it. [ Chuckles ] Well, at least you’re honest about that. The only thing I stand to gain if you confide in me is the chance of a return visit. Pentonville is dark and dreary, but you bring in the light. The FBI has evidence, a recording… …that I committed RICO violations and engaged in criminal conspiracy. just shoved them at me. My — My brother is filing for emergency custody of Violet, and there’s a restraining order. If I come within yards of my daughter, I’m gonna be arrested. She’s my little girl, Scott. Alright? I — I didn’t even have a chance to say goodbye. Okay, so… Please, you got to read this, and you got to tell me this isn’t real. Well, it seems like there was some sort of an incident with Tracy and Violet. W-What happened? I had a bad night. I’m not proud. I’m ashamed. But what — what’s in those — what’s in those papers, it greatly exaggerates what happened. I mean, it’s vile even for Tracy. I thought you and Tracy were friends. So did I. But she’s also Brook Lynn’s grandmother. And her and Chase have always had their eye on Violet. Now they figured out a way to get her away from me. I didn’t even get a chance to tell Violet this is not my choice, this is not what I wanted. I mean, she must — she must be so scared and confused, and who knows what other lies they’re telling her. Scott, I mean, listen, I need to get my daughter back, alright? But I can’t do it on my own. I need your help. Well, yeah, y-you need some help. You need somebody to go to bat, you know, with the judge. Maybe one of your N.A. people or possibly another doctor at the hospital. I, uh… I resigned at the hospital. You quit your job? Yeah. Look, I had no other choice. I mean, I-I saved that place with my patent, and all they want to do is slander me and ruin my reputation. Alright, listen, a good lawyer would have a great lawsuit against them, alright? You can represent me in both cases, Scott. Alright? Listen, you can keep all the money. All I want is my daughter back, alright? Wh– What do you say? I only said what I said to protect my family when my ex-husband was presumed dead. You do realize none of that matters? You still broke the law. Yeah, I’m aware. The FBI is using the evidence to blackmail my friend Jason. He became an informant in return for a promise from the FBI not to charge me. Did Jason tell you that? A hacker I know discovered the recording on the FBI’s database. I mean, they tried to delete the recording. But that’s — that’s impossible to do from the outside, given their security. That’s right. Well, you’ve gotten yourself into quite a situation here, haven’t you? So, what do you need to know from me? Will the FBI honor their agreement with Jason? Not a chance. Morgan would still be alive if it wasn’t for your family. Then you messed with his medication. Then your psychotic sister planted a bomb. If your family didn’t exist, my son Morgan would be alive. I am truly sorry about Morgan. I loved him. What happened to him was a tragedy. But I will not stand here and be lectured on morality by you. I have done some bad things in my life, I admit that. But take some responsibility, Sonny. I am not the reason that your broken family is in shambles. The blame for that lies squarely on you. Dante, Kristina, Michael, Morgan. There’s only one thing that all their troubles have in common. You. Port Charles anytime. I-I have no shortage of reasons to put this place behind me. But I couldn’t bring myself to leave. Something that always kept me here was you. I hate the idea of being far away from you. Of giving up the chance that maybe we may run into each other unexpectedly on any given day. I just can’t give up the idea that maybe one day we’ll find our way back to each other. I mean, there’s a lot of things to consider first, you know, I mean, if we were to be back together. I mean, how does that affect Charlotte? Don’t answer. Just consider it. Please? Just think about it? Would you do that for me? Alright. I — I really have to go now. I’ll walk you out.
Want to talk tomorrow? Yeah.
I’m really glad Jake reached out to me. And I’m gonna keep trying just to make sure that he knows that I’m there for him. If that’s okay with you. You’ve basically been Jake’s sole parent for years, so if you don’t want me to do it… I appreciate that. And, yes, I may be his mom, but Jake is his own person now, with a lot of strong opinions. So you don’t you don’t need my permission to try to build a relationship with him, you need his. Thank you for not standing in my way. And for reminding me that it might not be easy. But it’ll be worth it. So, Jake, he’s still into baseball, right? Are the Woodchucks still his favorite team? Oh, yes. And I think they have a big game coming up against their main rivals, the Red Wings. That’s great. I’m gonna get tickets. I’m gonna see if, uh… if Jake wants to go with me. Okay. But just so you know, um, I’m not gonna tell him what he should do. I need to protect my relationship with him by allowing him to come to you on his own terms. But I do hope he goes to the game with you. For his sake. And yours. Hey, I think I have a really good case against G.H. if that’s what it takes to get my daughter back. They made wild accusations against me with no evidence. And they made demands that vi– You think maybe you want to take some notes or something? I would be if I was taking the case, but I’m not. Why not? Scott, y-you can win this. We both walk away with something. I get my daughter back, and you get rich. Well, I don’t think you would come across very sympathetic to a jury. Scott, please. Don’t tell me you believe what’s in those papers. Ah! They’re just papers. Finn, let me ask you something. Do — Do you love your brother? Even with everything he’s trying to do to me? Yes. Does your brother love you? I’d like to think so. Which is why I can’t understand why he’s trying to take my daughter from me. No, he’s — he’s just doing what he has to do, not what he wants to do. Chase doesn’t know anything. Chase is just doing what he’s being told. He wasn’t even here last night. He’s being manipulated by Tracy into thinking that I’m out of control or I’m somehow a danger to my daughter. You have been barred from seeing your daughter. You’re not in control of anything right now. I can’t fix this legally. You have to fix yourself. And I know. Believe me, I know how hard that is. It’s tough. But if you just open up your eyes, Finn, you’ll see that you’re not as alone as you think you are. [ Sighs ] Anna. I ordered you a coffee. Oh, thanks. I appreciate you looking out for me, but you didn’t have to stay outside of his house all night. I was worried. Valentin’s dangerous. Not to me. Better safe than sorry. Why didn’t you just leave when you saw the light go off in the bedroom? I mean, things still could have gone sideways. I wanted to get to you as fast as I could if you needed me. Thank you. But let… Can we just coordinate that the next time, please? Because Valentin is trained in surveillance. It would have been such a royal disaster for all of us if he had discovered you. Kind of surprised he didn’t. He’s usually more careful. Sounds like he was preoccupied. I was able to search the house. He has a satellite phone that he has hidden on a bookshelf. I was unable to pull any information from it before Valentin came back into the room. But the obvious scenario is that he uses that phone to conduct business for Pikeman. Okay, we have to get our hands on that phone and turn it over to Cates. Now, I’m sure they can pull enough evidence off there to shut down Pikeman and put Valentin away for good. Your friend Jason — Morgan, I assume. He’s too useful for the FBI to let him go after a single job. They’ll keep finding more ways to use his knowledge until he’s tapped out. Or dead. They can’t do that. They’re the FBI. They can do whatever they want. Which also means that as soon as Jason stops being useful to them, they’ll use that recording to put you in prison. So the deal that they made with Jason was just a lie? The government may drop the ball in a myriad of ways. But they never leave charges on the table. Is something wrong? Well, why didn’t you tell me that Finn was in such bad shape? Honestly, I just felt it was wrong to talk about him to more people than I needed to. I didn’t want to turn his pain into gossip. I know, but I just wish that you had confided in me because, you know, I could have helped you and the boys. I appreciate you wanting to look out for us, but we’re okay. How did you hear about Finn? Well, he — he had me over to his place. And, you know, Diane Miller has filed a restraining order keeping him away from Violet, and the judge has given temporary custody to Chase. Yeah, I know. Chase has been keeping me updated. So I’m guessing Finn wants you to represent him? Yes, he does. Against his brother. And he also wants to sue General Hospital for defamation. Oh. I see. And I’m trying to get him to see that he’s in no position to be filing lawsuits, that he needs to get a different kind of help. Do you think you got through to him? No. I don’t. Now, if I know anything about hitting the bottle — my father, and the way I hit it — Finn has to hit rock bottom. And then maybe he’ll be able to turn himself around, Elizabeth. That’s what I’m afraid of. Since you were — you were just with him, do you think he’s there yet?
[ Sniffles ] [ Sniffles ] Yeah, I was, uh… I was just wondering if you deliver. That’s good. Uh… I need a h-handle of vodka. Actually, make it two. wish I could tell you, but every addict’s rock bottom is always different. Yes, they said something like that in my Al-Anon meeting. Yeah, and whatever his rock bottom is, no matter how far down he has to go, it’s gonna be just as hurtful for you to watch it. It’s killing me, watching Finn destroy his life like this. I know, but I want you to know something. No matter what happens, I am always here for you and the boys. Hey, uh, thank you.
No! [ Breathing heavily ]
This is never gonna be over, is it? I know how it feels to have the full weight of a law enforcement brought down on you. You have one thing going for you that I didn’t. Time is on your side. You can prepare yourself while Jason continues to give the FBI what they want. Prepare for what? Court. Hire the best lawyer money can buy and develop a strategy with them. Because as sure as I’m sitting here behind bars, one of these days you’re gonna have to defend yourself in front of a jury. Thank you. Thank you for your advice. Come back anytime for more. I’ve got plenty of it.
Do you think you’ll be able to get invited back to Valentin’s house? Anna? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. The way we left it, you know, he — he welcomed me back whenever I choose. You okay with that? You know, part of me feels like I’m betraying Valentin. Ah… I’ve done a lot of things that I’m not okay with in my career, right? The job is the job. And this job means hurting somebody that you care about. It’s not the first time I’ve done that either. But… we can’t allow Valentin to get away with his crimes. It has to be done. So I will do it. Move forward with the shipment through Port Charles as we discussed. Sonny Corinthos won’t be a problem. He’s isolated and coming apart at the seams. All it’s gonna take to push him off the edge is one last shove. I packed a few of my things. I’ll send for the rest. Fine. Get out. I’ll be back for my daugh–
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