General Hospital Transcript
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[ Siren wails ] I need your help with something. Um, something that needs to stay between us. Okay. What’s going on? Brad’s been blackmailing someone here at the hospital. I guess I should be glad that the press conference went well. It’s a good program. And it got Drew off of my back, at least for now. Maybe he’ll move to D.C. full
time, and you can let this all go. Yeah, but there’s no guarantee that he will. Well, you know what your options are, right? So what do you want to do? Um… Um… If you don’t want my legal advice, what exactly do you think that I can do for you? I need you to take care of my daughter. Oh, Charlotte. What are you doing here? I’m here to see Papa. I know he’s been arrested, Anna. Please, just let me see him. Drew: Did you remember to lock the safe? I can never go near Jack Brennan again? I get that you’ve had a problem with him from the very beginning, but I never expected you to try and give me an order! Well, you didn’t give me a choice. I’m used to Sonny giving orders, but you’re not supposed to tell people what to do, Jason. I
I try not to, Carly. Then try harder! None of this is easy, okay? It’s not easy for you. It’s not easy for me. Since when?! What happened?! You almost died! Do you blame your stepfather, Sonny Corinthos, for your brother’s injuries? No. Who do you blame for your brother receiving third
degree burns over 40% of his body? The person who set the bomb. What would you do if you were face to
face with that person? I know you couldn’t be rummaging through my safe looking for money
because you’re a rich, spoiled brat, and you always have been. Maybe… Maybe you’re in there looking for something to use against me. Right. Well, I’ll save you the trouble. There’s nothing locked in that safe that I have any reason to hide from you. Drew, I am just protecting my daughter. If you get her to move in here, trust me
she will lose her children! No, she won’t. That’s just something that you’re trying to convince her of. You’re just using the kids as cover. Cover? For what?! The truth! You want me all to yourself. And if you can’t have me, then nobody else can. Especially Willow. I should preface this by saying Brad did all of this in hopes that we’d get back together. And you don’t have to be involved if you don’t want to be. I’ve already heard Brad’s name and I heard the word “blackmail.” I’m involved. Lucas. I’m your friend. You’re my family. Being the Head Nurse, if something wrong is going on here, I need to know. Like, now. Not later. So start talking. Now, I’m not sure if there’s anything in Drew’s medical record that you could use against him, but if there is, and you do, well, that would be a pretty serious HIPAA violation, don’t you think? Is this a lecture on medical ethics right now? Listen. I would probably dig through this and use whatever I could. I would probably do a lot worse. But it’s not something you should do. Portia, what you’re contemplating could leave you exposed! I have to do something. Okay, well, if what you do has anything to do with any information in that file, Drew will know exactly where it came from. But there are ways! Portia! I can hide something. You are a smart woman. Please don’t let fear and desperation make you do dumb things. Or you will just end up compounding the very thing that got you in this situation in the first place. Jason, I understand that you’re worried about me, but I’m responsible for my own choices. I know. I know. But you haven’t been so willfully naive. What are you talking about? I have been with dangerous men before. This is different! You are in over your head. Okay. You’re gonna have to explain that one to me. Okay. You don’t know this world. This is a world where people get their hands on polonium and military
grade weapons. You’re talking about an international syndicate with powerful people, with armies and countries at their disposal who appear and disappear at will! I know Jack! The WSB is more than Jack! And you don’t know him as well as you think you do. Okay. You don’t know that! And you don’t know Jack’s world. And that right there is what this is about! You’re not upset because this isn’t my world. You’re upset because it isn’t your world! This is a world that you don’t know and you can’t control! You don’t know it either, Carly! And this whole WSB is not a game. You’re in over your head with a guy you barely know, and you almost died, and it’s got to stop! You have to get out now! If I were face to
face with the person who hurt my brother… …I would do my best to subdue them and call the police. Brennan: How are we doing, Agent Vaughn? Excellent. That’ll be all. What the hell was that question about my brother? Conditioning. Adversaries won’t ask comfortable questions, so we don’t, either. Well, a heads
up would have been nice. Well, you’re never gonna get one. Not in this agency and not in the field. You are gonna be in a position to be tested and challenged, where your life and the lives of others depend on your ability to regulate your emotions and keep complete composure while you lie through your teeth. Now, is that something you think you can handle, Jacks? Charlotte doesn’t need me to look after her. She has a mother who I’m sure is more than happy to make up for lost time with her daughter. Lulu has certainly proven that. And Laura is a wonderful grandmother. But, hell, if you need Charlotte to have a connection with the less diabolical side of the Cassadine lineage, you know that I’ll be there for her. Well, thank you, but that’s not actually what I’m talking about. You’re trustee for the Cassadine estate. I’m so delighted. I’m on very good terms with the estate lawyers in Greece. Makes perfect sense. Which is how I was able to point them towards Ava and encourage them to use whatever legal means necessary to claw back funds that she received from Nikolas after their divorce, including the sale of Wyndemere. That was you? I felt that the funds were better served in furtherance of the Cassadine heirs than Ava’s ridiculous collection of animal prints. Well played, sir. But why are you telling me? I was the one who made sure that you were trustee of the estate. [ Sighs ] Why? Because I need you to support my daughter financially. Anna! Anna: Oh, Lulu. Thank you so much for getting here so quick. I was already on my way when I got your message. Charlotte snuck out, so I figured she heard that Valentin got arrested. Right. Yeah. She’s upstairs in my office. Thanks. I’ll just grab her and take her home. C
Could you just give me a second? Um, Valentin is headed for Steinmauer, possibly for the rest of his life. And this could be the last time that Charlotte gets to see her father when it’s not through a pane of bulletproof glass. And I was wondering if you would consider letting her say goodbye to him. You’re asking me if I can handle jerks like Vaughn throwing my burned brother and my dead boyfriend in my face? Yeah. Okay. Got it. What’s next? Your mother. She’s in the hospital. Is this a test or is she in the hospital? She was admitted to General Hospital last night. Why? What happened? She was poisoned. Polonium. Polonium?! How? She’s being treated. She’s gonna make a full recovery. Can I go see her? Well, of course you can. This isn’t a prison. Okay. Just know that if you do leave… you won’t be coming back. I know that you think I’m naive, but I am aware that the WSB is not a game. I said you were naive. I don’t think you’re naive. I just think you’re stubborn. [ Scoffs ] I know you see all the red flags surrounding Jack. I know you do, but you’re ignoring them because you’re stubborn. Did you know the explosive device that hurt Michael is an intelligence weapon? Did you know that? No. A weapon only professionals like the WSB have access to. Don’t do that! If you’re gonna stand there and tell me that Jack had something to do with Michael’s injuries, you better have proof, Jason! I’m not ruling it out! This isn’t fair. You’re using Michael to try and get me to do what you want me to do. I would never use Michael. I’m just trying to make you see what’s at stake by having Brennan involved in your life. Do you hear yourself? Talking to me about risks and what’s at stake? How many times have I heard that about Sonny? How many times did Sam hear that about you?! Kudos to you for wrestling the family funds away from Ava. I mean, I’m gonna be smiling about that all day. But I can’t do what you want me to do. I can’t use money from the estate to financially support anyone, even Charlotte. My legal position is to keep the estate intact for Ace when he turns 21. I understand your position, and that is why I lobbied so hard to put you there, but I think you are vastly underestimating your creative accounting capabilities. Flattery is not gonna get you anywhere. Listen, Alexis, I’m not asking you to give her the estate. I’m asking you to carve out a portion for her. Will you at least consider it my commission for making the estate whole again? You’re gonna have to settle for a pat on the back, Valentin. Like I said, I can’t do it. But what I can do is make sure that Charlotte has everything that she will ever need. She will have all the love and support that she could ever want. And you know why? Why? Because you have made the ultimate sacrifice as her father by bringing her home. I have no idea what got into you and why you did the things that you did. But I never once doubted your love for your daughter. And you have proven that I’m right by doing the right thing. Are you asking for Charlotte to see Valentin for her benefit or his? Oh, I
I think both. You know? She loves him. And for all his faults, he’s a devoted father who loves his daughter. You don’t need to defend him to me. Just like you don’t need to advocate for him in regards to seeing my daughter. Yeah, I
I understand. Do you? Hm. Yeah. Because you’re framing this last goodbye as if it’s something that would benefit them both, but it feels like your concern is more for Valentin than for Charlotte. No. You’re wrong. I do have genuine concern for Charlotte. I think I always will. I’d like to go get my daughter now. Sure. Lulu. You are delusional if you think that I am pining for you. If you weren’t so disgusting and destructive, you would be laughable. Okay, why don’t I just lay this out in language that you can understand? Well, I’ll try and keep up. Michael and Willow are headed for divorce court. They have two children. Michael has been away for months, enduring painful burn treatments. He finally comes home to his beautiful wife and children that are living with the man, his uncle, that blew up his marriage. And in what world do you think Michael won’t move heaven and earth to get his children away from you? He can certainly try. And explain to me how that is not going to happen. And don’t
don’t snow me with the explanations that you’ve been feeding Willow. How are you going to keep my daughter from losing her children?! Willow: Mom? What are you doing? Brad blackmailed Portia into letting him attend a medical symposium in Miami. That’s why he got to go. Oh, I wondered why a lab tech was going to a physicians symposium. But blackmailing our co
Chief of Staff? What does he have on her? No clue. I didn’t want to know. But whatever it is, I need to neutralize it. Well, yeah. I mean, this is bad on so many levels. Obviously, it’s bad for Portia, but it’s also really bad for the hospital if the Chief of Staff is under a lab tech’s thumb. I know. And I feel responsible for all of it. Why? Because he did this to worm his way back into my life. And did he? So what you’re telling me is I’m screwed. Right? I just got to sit around and wait for Drew to blow my life apart? I can’t do that. Maybe you should tell Curtis what’s going on, then. Secrets are what ruined his marriage to Jordan. I just don’t want it to destroy mine. But you know what? It’s probably too late to even tell Curtis the truth. If that’s true, you have to find another way out or find a way to cope with living under Drew’s thumb. Right. I’m gonna lose everything. Everything that I fought for. Everything I’ve worked for my entire life. And Drew’s only gonna keep my secret as long as it benefits him. Or until he gets bored. I could go to prison because of this man. Alright. Alright. Just don’t
Don’t get ahead of yourself. What you need are new resources
resources to fight Drew with, resources that can’t so easily be tied back to you. Yes, I need that. I need that, a secret bank account, a hit man. Yes. Something. I’m kidding, Ava. You need an ally. I thought you were my ally. I’m your friend. You need an ally. Someone who is just as interested in Drew’s downfall as you. What are you doing here? I thought you left when I left. I was leaving, but then I realized that I forgot, um
She forgot she had a lot to say to me. I came back home, and I found her here. What did you have to say? I just have some concerns. We’ve all heard your concerns, repeatedly, so that can’t be the reason you came back. I I just wanted to
Don’t bother. [ Chuckles ] Whatever you say, I’m not gonna believe it. Willow, please! You came here to convince Drew that the kids and I shouldn’t move in. That’s what you were doing, wasn’t it? Excuse me. I’m just gonna step inside. Are you here to see Valentin? Oh, no. I’m here to get Charlotte. She came to see him. I just finished up with him, so if you want to take her inside… That’s okay. Um… It’s nice to see you, Lulu. You look well. Alexis! Yeah. I owe you two things. My gratitude… and an apology. Did I see you talking to Lulu? Yeah. She’s here to pick up Charlotte. Is Charlotte here? I want to see her. Will you go get her, please? Yes, I’d like to. It’s up to Lulu. If Charlotte’s here, she wants to see me. I need you to get her. Will you please go get her? I just
I am trying to get Lulu to allow Charlotte to come in here to say goodbye. I know how much it would mean to you. I don’t want you to go to Steinmauer without seeing your daughter one last time. You leave Sam out of this. No! No. I am making a point. Because Sam loved you. And no one had the right to tell her that she couldn’t be with you, that the risks were too high. That was Sam’s choice, Sam’s decision to make. And if I decide that I can’t handle Jack’s life, I will make that choice for myself. Have some faith in me. I’ve always believed in you. I know. And you’ve always wanted what’s best for me. But you don’t get to choose what that “best” is. What’s best is for you to be around for your kids. And right now you’re risking all of it. And you’re fighting me because you know I’m right! Maybe…you are! But if I’m wrong, I’m betting you’re still gonna have my back. It’s my life, Jason. And I know I’ve made some spectacularly bad decisions. But you’ve never quit on me. Don’t start now. Brennan: This is a live feed from General Hospital. As you can see, she’s fine. This is really live? You have my word. Okay. She’s with Jason. She thinks I’m on Easter Island. I’ll just stay there. How did this happen? Is someone targeting you? I mean, nobody’s purposefully poisoning my mom with polonium. Valentin Cassadine sent a bottle of champagne to my hotel room. It was compromised, and Carly drank a glass. And you didn’t have any? I was in the shower. So my mom was in your hotel room drinking champagne, and you were in the shower? Yes. We ordered room service. Any other questions? Yeah. I have one. Do you care about my mother… or are you using her? Does it matter? It’s clear that you’re seeing each other. And now you’re asking me if it matters? Yes, it matters if you’re using her. It matters if you’re in my family home on Christmas Eve. It matters if you’re sleeping with her for your job and you don’t actually care about her. It all matters! Well, maybe you should warn her, then. Well, if I tell her the truth, then she will hate you. Quite possibly. But if you tell her any of this, you will never be a WSB agent. You will just be another unfulfilled soul desperately searching for your place in this world. You’ll be bouncing from job to job, hoping one of them sticks or at least becomes tolerable. This…is…the job. I’m…not…leaving. Glad to hear it. I have a helicopter I have to catch back to Port Charles. Jack. If you’re using my mother, she will find out. She’s not stupid. No, she’s not. I am so sorry for not coming to see you. I
It’s long overdue. Lulu, you don’t need to apologize. And you don’t need to do this. I do. I’d like to say that I didn’t come because I was so focused on bringing Charlotte home. And that’s true, but… that’s not why I didn’t come. It’s okay. I’ve just been afraid
to face you, to face what me being here means for you. And most of all, I was afraid that you wouldn’t want to see me because seeing me would make you
Would make me miss Sam. Alexis, I don’t know what your feelings are toward me, but I am truly sorry that I wasn’t brave enough to face it. I am so sorry for your loss. I am… so grateful to Sam for… my life. Thank you. Why are you helping me? Oh… You’re a good father. You love your daughter. That’s not it, is it? No. No, it’s not. Well, you said so yourself. I just care about you. I know. You saved me
in so many ways. Why couldn’t you have just left well enough alone? You were free, Valentin. Why couldn’t you have just left it all behind? The WSB. The lies and deception. Pikeman. Oh, Pikeman. Why did you let it pull you back in? I was never free. Oh, you were! Don’t give me that. You made choices. You could have had it all. You could have had your life, your daughter. Why did you put yourself in a position where you could lose it all? Because of you. No, no! You had me. Why wasn’t that enough? Yes, it’s true. You and I, we just talked about it, but I was trying to explain again to Drew that you moving in here with the kids would only provoke Michael. You can’t keep doing this, Mom. I’m sorry, honey. I
I have been patient and I have listened to everything you’ve had to say, even if I didn’t like it or agree with it, but to go behind my back with Drew? That is not okay. It’s manipulative. I’m not trying to manipulate you. I think Willow’s trying to say that the methods that you’re using to impart your wisdom are what she’s being thrown by. I don’t mean to put words in your mouth. If that’s wrong
No. What you said is exactly right. When you go behind my back like this, it feels manipulative. And Drew and I don’t do that. No, we don’t. And Drew would have told me about this conversation. Of course, I would’ve. Fine. Then I’ll tell this to both of you. Whether you like it or not, Michael will have to be accommodated, and the only way to do that is if you do not move in together. At least not right now anyway. Willow, I was wrong, and I shouldn’t have gone behind your back. I’m sorry. Thank you. You two can figure this out on your own. Do you really think that I would let Brad back into my life after finding out that he’s blackmailing someone? Especially someone like Portia? Oh
I’m just checking. I know you have a soft spot for him. And not that I’m judging. Look at me and Ric. I’m constantly looking past his faults to find some good. Well, you are a much better person than I am. Yeah. Not true. Ric. Rick met with Portia! Are you sure? Yes. I saw him on his way to see her. He said it was “professional.” But why would Portia be hiring Rick? Why would she even let him in her office? There’s a lot of tension between Ric and the Ashford
Robinson family because of Heather Webber. Do you think that Ric has something to do with whatever Brad’s got on Portia? I
I don’t know. Well, ask him. I can’t. Attorney
client privilege. Why don’t you ask Brad? Because I slammed that door shut, and I want to keep it that way. You know… if we go digging around and we find out that Portia has a legal issue that’s professional in nature, we might uncover something that we really don’t want to know. Yeah, and that’s the problem. What if Portia is caught up in something we can’t turn away from? Hi. Thanks for coming. Yeah. It’s fine. I just had the worst meet
Are you sick? No. No, no. I’m perfectly fine. Oh. Okay. I’m not sure why I’m here, but it is nice to see you, Portia. You too. Have a seat, Nina. Oh, this is starting to feel serious. Well, it is. I brought the two of you together because at the moment the most serious problems in your lives have a common source. Now, for reasons that you don’t have to share with one another, you both need leverage to take down Drew. Now, I don’t know how you’re gonna get it, but I know that if you combine your resources and your advanced intellects, you’ll come up with something.
Where are you going?
Wait. Are you leaving?! This isn’t my fight. But if you need me, you know where to find me. Get to it. [ Door closes ] Oh. Drew: Even if you hadn’t have walked in here, I would have told you about that conversation with Nina, right? I mean, it’s just so important that we’re able to tell each other everything and
and be truthful. I’m counting on it. So… tell me the truth now. Is there a risk I could lose my children if I move in here with you? [ Knock on door ] Great. You’re warmed up. Ready to go another round? Sure. You’re putting yourself through a lot of unnecessary hassle. You don’t have the self
control to make it as an agent. I have plenty of self
control! [ Chuckles ] Not from what I saw with Brennan. You were watching that? We’re always watching. Oh, you know, somewhere a paranoid person just gained their wings. If you saw me with Brennan, then you saw me keep my cool. Not when he told you he was getting it on with your mom. Ohh! Watch that temper, Jacks. Fine, Carly. Just do what you want. You always do. Wait. Jason! No. You’re right. You’re right. I have been against Brennan from day one. For good reason, by the way. But you’re right. This is your life. You get to choose. Stay involved with Brennan or don’t. Your choice. Why can’t we just agree that we
I just agreed with you on that! There’s one thing to keep in mind. Okay. By keeping Brennan in your life, you should worry about your kids and your family, but what you really need to worry about… is what it will do to Brennan. Mom, what are you doing here? What do you think? I came to get you. We’ll talk about you sneaking out later. Papa is here. I can’t leave without seeing him. Please, Mom. It’s good to be able to say goodbye. We don’t always get the chance. Alright. Let’s go see your papa. Thank you. Excuse me. Could you ask the Commissioner if we could come in for a minute? Oh, yes. Please let them in. Yes. Come. Papa! Thank you. Brennan: Valentin. Your chariot awaits. Nina’s got you worried for no reason. Okay? I’m
I’m a U.S. Congressman. My influence far outreaches Michael’s right now. Not that I think we’re even gonna need that. You’re not just saying that to make me feel better? No, I’m not. I’m saying that because it’s the truth. And that’s how we are with each other. But Michael has… the Quartermaines supporting him. Plus, Sonny and Carly. And he almost died because of Wiley and Amelia’s grandfather, who, on the best of days and the best circumstances, lives a very dangerous life. But the Quartermaines will argue against that. They’ll argue against everything. Okay. I mean, let ’em. I mean, it doesn’t matter, not in court. I fell in love with you. That’s not a crime. I know. But my kids are my everything. Of course, they are
because you’re an incredible mother. And Michael knows that. And I know things are tense right now, but at his core, Michael is a good man, and the most important thing to him are his kids. And we still have plenty of room for compromise. I guess. Look. Even if things get nasty and this turns into an ugly fight, because of who I am, and, most importantly, because of the wonderful mother that you are, you will not lose your kids. I promise I won’t let that happen. Well, this is a little awkward, but it doesn’t mean that it can’t be productive. Right. Right. Well, I respect you, of course. And I trust Ava. So her bringing us together means that you are probably as desperate as I am to bring down Drew. You could say I have an interest in gaining leverage over Drew. I don’t need to know your reasons, but I will give you an insight into mine. I’m doing this solely for my daughter and her children. That’s completely understandable. Because there is no stopping Drew. He will always want something. He will always take something. Well, you’re right about that. This has already been a slow
moving nightmare, and I haven’t figured out a way to stop it. At least not by myself. Well, Portia… you don’t have to be in it all alone. As long as it stays between us. This, um, hold that Drew has on us, it won’t end unless we end it. So I’m in. I can’t have Brad running around blackmailing people, especially my boss, because of me. Even if it is tangential. And if Portia is willing to put herself and this hospital at risk, it must be really bad. I sort of knew that you’d feel this way. That’s why I came to you. [ Groans ] She’s not gonna tell us what it is. If anything is even going on. Okay, bottom line
we are medical professionals, and we can’t hide from what this is. Mnh
mnh. We can’t afford to. Because we already know that something’s wrong. And we are professionally obligated to figure out what it is. So…you were watching me talk to Brennan. Were you listening, too? Sure was. [ Both grunt ] That was a private conversation. Welcome to the WSB. We see everything. We hear everything. And we’re even tracking your body temperature right now. How are you getting my biometrics? I’m not wired to anything. [ Chuckles ] Infrared monitors. [ Grunting ] Ooh! I should ask Cohen to read off your metrics right now. With that temper, your blood pressure’s probably off the charts. [ Grunts ] [ Punch lands ] You could bail and go warn your mom about Brennan right now. What’s stopping you? Look, I know you don’t think you’re in any danger right now, and you may not care about saving your life, but maybe you should care about saving Brennan’s. What do you mean? I’m making you… …a promise. Whatever happens to you… will happen to him. If you get hurt because of him… he gets hurt. If you happen to die because of Jack Brennan… …I’ll kill him. [ Door closes ] Alright. I’m officially releasing Valentin into your custody, Jack. See that he arrives in Steinmauer safely. If anything happens to him, I will hold you personally responsible. And you don’t want that. Time to go, old friend. Let me say goodbye to my daughter? I love you, ma petite. Always. I love you, too, Papa. Take good care of our girl, okay? I will. I promise. Till next time.
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