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Kristina tells Alexis about her plan to use Cody to split up Ric and Ava, but Alexis doesn’t think Kristina’s plan will work and make the situation worse.

Laura asks Alexis if Elizabeth has a case to sue the car company that made Ric’s car. Alexis tells Laura she will talk to Elizabeth and see if she has a case against the car company.

The judge gives sole custody of Wiley and Amelia to Michael because the judge thinks Willow neglected the physical and emotional well-being of the kids. Willow begins to cry and beg the judge to reconsider her decision because her children need her. Willow cries harder and begs Michael to talk to the judge. The judge adjourned the court and tells everyone they can leave. Willow can’t stop crying and she faints from the shock. Nina and Drew take Willow to the hospital.

Elizabeth tells Nina and Drew that they have called in a psychiatrist because Willow still hasn’t said a word. Nina tells Drew that Willow lost her children and is in the hospital because she did everything he told her to do. Nina tells Drew that, if he loves Willow, he will leave her now and never look back.

Natalia tells Sonny that she got arrested for drunk driving and now ADA Justine Turner is pressuring her to give her some evidence to put Sonny in prison. Natalia tells Sonny that when she was CFO of Deception she took a deep dive into his finical situation since he is an investor in the company. Natalia tells Sonny that she found some discrepancies and, if she tells ADA Turner that information, she could start an investigation that could put him in prison. Sonny thanks Natalia for telling him and tells her not to worry because he will take care of everything.

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Michael tells Carly, Jason, and Sonny that if the judge gives Willow custody of the kids he is taking Wiley and Amelia and leaving the country.

Kai tells Trina that he overheard Curtis talking to Portia telling Marshall that he needs to find Jacinda so he can make sure Portia is safe from Drew. Kai tells Trina that Curtis is going to pay Jacinda to say that Drew took the ketamine himself. Trina tells Kai she has no idea what is going on with her parents, but it is none of their business and they should stay out of it.

Curtis hires Felicia to track down Jacinda.

Martin tries to persuade Tracy that she needs to hire him to handle the situation with Drew or she could go to jail for drugging Drew even though she didn’t do it.

Nina has a conversation with Drew where he tells her that Wiley heard what he needed to hear so Willow could get custody of the kids.

Michael takes Wiley and Amelia to the park and runs into Willow who is trying to clear her head. Willow tells Michael that it wasn’t supposed to be this way between them. Willow gets a text message telling her that the judge has made her decision.

Lucky says goodbye to Laura who is going to miss her but she wants him to be happy.

Elizabeth gets to the airport just in time to say goodbye to Lucky who tells her he will always think of her when he sees something beautiful.

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Martin returns home and tells Laura that he has been in jail because all of his ex-wives got together to put him in jail. Martin also tells Laura that his ex-wives took all his money and now he is broke. Martin asks Laura if he can stay with her until he gets back on his feet. Laura tells Martin he can stay with her as long as he needs a place to stay. Martin tells Laura that he intends for Tracy to pay for him losing all his money.

Tracy tries to persuade Brook Lynn not to seek revenge against Lulu and encourages her to concentrate on her marriage and building a relationship with Gio. Brook Lynn tells Tracy that she can do all three things at the same time. Brook Lynn thinks that Lulu must pay for hurting everyone.

Kristina tells Cody that Molly doesn’t like Ava being with Ric. Kristina wants to help Molly. Kristina wants Cody to seduce Ava so Ric will break up with her. Cody agrees to take the job because he needs extra money.

Ric finishes cross-examining Willow and the judge tells her she will consider what she has heard and do what she thinks is best for Wiley and Amelia. Drew tells Ric that staging that scene for Wiley at the hospital helped Michael not reach a compromise with Willow. Drew thinks that helped Willow give a strong testimony which will help her get full custody of Wiley and Amelia.

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Marshall and Jordan both advise Curtis to try and fix his marriage. Curtis tells Jordan that he can’t decide about his marriage until he knows Portia is safe from Drew.

Assistant District Attorney Justine Turner tells Anna that she intends to run for District Attorney and, if she wins, she intends to put Sonny in prison. Anna later tells Sonny about her conversation with ADA Turner and Sonny says that he is a legitimate businessman and the ADA isn’t going to find anything for which to arrest him.

ADA Turner decided to handle Natalia’s DUI personally and, while Natalia is waiting on her lawyer, she tells Natalia she wants to talk to her about Sonny.

Michael, Carly, Sonny, and Jason are at the hospital meeting the newest member of the family, baby Daisy.

Nina tells Sasha that she was the one who told Ric about her one-night stand with Michael. Nina tells Sasha that she didn’t intend to hurt her and she is sorry, but she had to make sure that Willow didn’t lose her kids. Sasha forgives Nina because she is too tired to hold a grudge against her. Sasha tells Nina that, as long as Willow is with Drew, she shouldn’t have custody of her kids.

Michael brings Wiley and Amelia to the hospital to meet Daisy, and since Wiley asks for Willow to go with them, all four of them go to the hospital nursery to see baby Daisy.

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Marshall stops by for a quick visit to see his family before going back on tour with Winton Marsalis. Marshall meets Kai and he is glad Kai makes Trina happy but he is worried that Kai thinks so highly of Drew.

Curtis and Portia pretend to be a happily married couple until they can bring Drew down and then Curtis wants a divorce.

Lucky and Elizabeth talk honestly and Lucky admits what Elizabeth always knew…that he doesn’t want to stay in Port Charles. Elizabeth tells Lucky that they will always love each other but they can’t be together because she wants to stay in Port Charles, and he isn’t happy unless he is traveling the world. Lucky tells Elizabeth that, since they can’t be together, he has decided to leave Port Charles.

Jack tells Josslynn that, if Anna starts asking questions, she has to say that she is just his research assistant and she doesn’t know about anything else. Jack tells Josslynn he will handle Anna, and she can’t get involved in that part of the investigation. Anna asks Jason to investigate Professor Dalton because they need to protect Emma and Josslynn.

Sasha goes into premature labor during Ric’s cross examination of her. Willow must help her deliver the baby because the ambulance can’t get through because of a Measure C protest outside the court house.

Carly is upset when she finds out Nina was the person who told Ric that Sasha was pregnant with Michael’s baby. Carly is angry and tells Drew that Nina was the one who hired the prostitute to drug him.

Sasha gives birth to a baby girl on the court room floor and is taken to the hospital when the ambulance gets there.

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Brook Lynn goes to Lulu’s house and tells her she should have minded her own business about Gio because she would have preferred he not know the truth about her and Dante being his parents. Brook Lynn tells Lulu that now Gio is in pain because he knows the truth. Brook Lynn wishes that Lulu would have come to her with her suspicions about Gio and let her decide if he should know the truth. Brook Lynn thinks that Lulu hates her so much that she didn’t think about Gio’s feelings.

Lucky gives Elizabeth a ring and asks her to marry him but Elizabeth tells Lucky she loves him but her answer is no.

Emma asks Professor Dalton if they can get together after class because she has questions about his research. Henry Dalton happily tells Emma that his office door is always open to her when she wants to talk to him.

Anna asks Jack Brenan to investigate Henry Dalton because her instincts tell her that he is doing something dangerous. Jack tells Anna she just wants him to investigate Dalton because he is Emma’s professor, and she is overprotective of Emma.

Jack later talks to Vaugn and tells him that he is afraid Anna may start her own investigation of Henry Dalton. Jack tells Vaugn that Josslyn doesn’t have enough experience as an agent to go up against Anna.

Michael testifies in court and tells the court that Willow grew up in a cult and is now being controlled by Drew. Diane ends her case by showing the court the video of Drew and Willow having sex in the kids playroom.

Ric calls Sasha to the stand and forces her to admit that she had sex with Michael after they got drunk at the Brown Dog bar and Michael is the father of her baby.

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Brook Lynn and Gio are both angry at Gloria and Lois for not telling them that they were mother and son after his adoptive mother Camila died. Gloria and Lois explain that Camila didn’t want Gio to be hurt by finding out that she wasn’t his mother. Brook Lynn tells Gloria and Lois to go back to Bensonhurst because she doesn’t want to see them anymore.

Lois later goes to Sonny’s house to ask him to take care of Gio because she is worried he is very angry with his family. Sonny promised Lois that he would keep an eye on Gio. Sonny assures Lois that Brook Lynn will get over her anger with her it will just take time. Brook Lynn asks Gio to stay because she knows they can talk through this because she loves him. Gio tells Brook Lynn he understands that Gloria and Lois both lied to them but she gave him away.

Jens Sidwell introduces Jordan to Professor Dalton and tells Jordan that Henry Dalton is doing research on fuel that will change the world. Jordan tries to find out more about his research, but Henry tells Jordan that his research has to remain top secret until he is ready to share it with the world.

Michael and Willow’s custody trial begins with Carly, Dante, Tracy, and Josslynn testifying for Michael. Kristina was supposed to testify for Michael but Ric calls Alexis and tells her that if Kristina testifies for Michael he will tell the court Kristina cut the brake lines on his car so Josslynn took Kristina’s place on the witness list. Diane and Ric are evenly matched on the first day of trial each bringing out key points that favor Michael and Willow.

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Brook Lynn tells Lois she will never forgive her for lying to her all these years about Gio. Brook Lynn tells Lois that, because of her lies, Gio doesn’t want to have a relationship with her again. Gloria tells Brook Lynn that she shouldn’t talk to her mother that way and that if she wants to have it out with someone she should have it out with her.

Emma and Gio have a long talk and Emma helps Gio realize that Camila was his mother and she loved him very much. Gio decides to go back to Port Charles with Emma and decide what to do about his family.

Nina tells Ava that she found out that Michael and Sasha had a one-night-stand on October 30 and Michael is the father of Sasha’s baby but she doesn’t want to tell Willow because she doesn’t want to hurt Sasha that way. Nina is also worried that if Willow knows this information she will get full custody of Wiley and Amelia and move to Washington DC with Drew and she will never leave Drew. Nina says that if she doesn’t tell Willow then there is a chance Willow will stay in Port Charles to be close to Wiley and Amelia.

Sasha tells Michael that Ric called her to testify for Willow at his custody hearing, but she doesn’t think Ric knows about the baby.

Alexis asks Kristina and Lucky to tell her everything that happened the day of Ric and Elizabeth’s accident. Alexis tells Kristina that she must continue to pay Ava and Ric until she can find Ric’s car.

Laura comes by Alexis’s office later and says she was looking over Ace Cassidine’s Estate papers and noticed that there is money missing from the Estate.

Curtis tells Portia that he has a way to neutralize Drew but they need to find Jacinda the escort Nina hired to slip Drew the ketamine and made it look like Drew slept with her.

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Emma tells Gio that she thinks Brook Lynn and Dante told him the truth that they didn’t know he was their son. Gio tells Emma that Dante hates him. Emma tells Gio that Dante doesn’t hate him and she offers to let him stay at Anna’s for a while, but he wants to get far away from Port Charles. Emma tells Gio that she will go with him wherever he wants to go.

Dante is angry with Lulu because she didn’t mind her own business and he thinks that Lulu was so determined to find out the truth about Gio because she wanted to get back at Brook Lynn. Lulu tells Dante she thought he deserved to know the truth so he wouldn’t lose any more time with his son. Dante tells Lulu that Gio doesn’t want a relationship with him at all. Dante also thinks Lulu did this to get him back and he tells her that he will never get back together with her. Lulu tells Dante she doesn’t ever want to get back together with him. Dante and Lulu decide to be coparents not friends with each other. Dante tells Lulu to stay away from Gio because she has done enough damage to him.

Michael tells Willow that the only way he will allow her to see the kids or have any relationship with them is if she breaks up with Drew. Michael tells Willow if she stays with Drew he will petition the court for sole custody, and she will never see the kids again. Willow tells Drew what Michael told her, and she considers breaking up with him but Drew assures her that they will find something to use against Michael in court so he won’t get custody of the kids.

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Brook Lynn explains to Gio that Dante never knew he had a child, and she tells Gio that she wasn’t ready to be a parent so she did what was best for him so he could grow up happy. Gio tells Brook Lynn that she gave him away and never thought about him once. Brook Lynn tells Gio that she thought about him always go to think about their problems. Every day. Gio wonders if she ever looked for him. Brook Lynn tells Gio she didn’t think it was fair to uproot his life. Gio leaves with Emma and Emma takes him to the bridge where Jason and Robin always go to think about their problems.

Ned and Olivia are both upset with Lois because she k didn’t tell them about Gio because, as Gio’s grandparents, they would have supported Brook Lynn ‘s decision. Dante is hurt that Brook Lynn didn’t tell him about Gio in all this time. Brook Lynn tells him that she didn’t want to uproot his life with this news.

Traci tells everyone that they shouldn’t blame Brook Lynn, they should blame Lois because she kept this secret from all of them. Sonny is the only one who isn’t angry with Lois because she let him have a relationship with Gio once he paid for his musical education.

Drew and Willow tell Mac to arrest Jason because he kidnapped Amelia. Mac goes to Carly’s but Michael tells Mac that he has a court order for temporary custody of the kids until the custody of the kids is resolved in the custody hearing.

Nina tells Maxie she is thinking about telling Willow she slept with Drew but she is afraid to lose her relationship with Willow. Maxie wonders why Sasha slept with a random guy at the Brown Dog bar when Jason is a good father and they were both single so why would she make up a story about her baby’s father. Nina asks Maxie when Sasha told her she had the one-night-stand, Maxie says that it was the day before Halloween she remembers because Sam died on Halloween. Nina goes to the Brown Dog bar and finds a bartender that was working on October 30 and she shows the bartender a picture of Sasha. Nina asks the bartender if Sasha was in the bar on October 30 and he says yes. Next, Nina asks the bartender who Sasha left with that night. Nina shows the guy a picture of Jason and he says Sasha didn’t leave with him. Nina shows the guy a picture of Michael and he tells Nina that Sasha left with him that night.

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Kai and Trina make love for the first time at Trina’s apartment after the Nurses Ball.

Gio goes to the Quartermaine’s to pack and Emma tells her that, if he wants to leave, she will go with him. Gio tells Tracy that he overheard Lois tell Lulu that Brook Lynn and Dante were his biological parents.

Brook Lynn tells Dante that she didn’t tell him she was pregnant because she was young, scared, and confused and didn’t know what to do. Brook Lynn also tells Dante that she didn’t tell him later on that she had the baby and gave it up for adoption because she didn’t want him to carry the burden of knowing that he had a child out there that he couldn’t see because it was a closed adoption.

Lois tells Brook Lynn that she and her grandma Gloria did the best they could at the time since they knew that their cousin Camila couldn’t have children they thought it would be the perfect way to keep the baby close and watch him grow up. Lois also tells Brook Lynn that when Camilla died it was too late to tell her because they didn’t want her to know that her child was so close and not be able to tell him she is his mother. Brook Lynn gets a text message from Tracy telling her that Gio is at the house and to come quickly. Brook Lynn and Dante head over to the Quartermaines and Brook Lynn tells Lois to stay away from her family.

Michael tells Wiley that he and Amelia will be having a sleep over at Grandma Carly’s house tonight. Willow gets a call from the babysitter who tells her Jason took Amelia to Carly’s house. Drew and Willow go to the police station and ask him to arrest Jason for kidnapping Amelia and taking her to Carly’s house. Michael thanks Willow for going with Jason to pick up Amelia and also for sending him the sonogram of the baby. Michael tells Sasha not to worry because he will keep his promise to not be a part of the baby’s life.

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The Nurses Ball continues with Lucy telling everyone that they are taking an intermission while the shocked members of the Corinthos, Falconeri, and Quartermaine families try to cope with the shock that Gio is a part of their family and nobody knew about it.

Cody tells Dante that he knew that Brook Lynn got pregnant in high school because he took her to the bus stop, but he didn’t tell him anything because Brook Lynn swore him to secrecy. Cody tells Dante he didn’t know about Gio until yesterday.

Sonny, Olivia, and Ned also didn’t know anything, but Sonny suspects that Lois knows since she was the first one to go after Gio when he ran off the stage. Dante and Brook Lynn talk privately and Sonny tells everyone to let Brook Lynn and Dante talk this out al Drew and Carly one.

Lucas goes to Elizabeth’s house to watch the Nurse’s Ball with her dressed in a tux and gives Elizabeth a paper tiara that he made for her.

Josslynn and Trina sing “I’ll be with You.”

Drew and Willow tell Carly they are willing to compromise and let Micheal take the kids every other weekend and two weeks in the summer since the rest of the time will be living in Washington. Carly tells Drew and Willow that she will see them in court.

The Nurses Ball closes with Georgie, James, Donna and Wiley singing the Jackson 5 hit “I ‘ll Be There.” Wiley sees Michael (now being played by Rory Gibson) and runs into his daddy’s arms. Michael looks at Drew and Willow and then tells Wiley “Come on buddy let’s go home.”

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The Nurses Ball continues, and Curtis tells Portia they are going back into the ballroom and pretend to be a happily married couple because they have to present a united front so Drew can’t know they are arguing because it would be dangerous for her and Trina they will talk about the end of their marriage later.

Chase sings “The Look of Love” while he is backed up by Cody, Dante, and Isiah. Ide sings her latest song, and Lucy mentions that she came from Los Angeles to perform at the Nurses Ball.

Carly sees Josslynn talking to Vaughn who introduces himself to Carly as a PCU student who has a class with Josslynn.

Gio goes to find Lois because he thinks she may have his ear piece and he overhears Lulu tell Lois that his parents aren’t Francis and Camila Palmieri but Dante and Brook Lynn because Brook Lynn gave him up for adoption. Gio leaves before he hears Lois tell Lulu that Brook Lynn doesn’t know Gio is her son.

Emma finds Gio and tells him he needs to get up on stage to play the violin for Anna and Chase’s tango. Emma can tell something is wrong and tells Gio that if he doesn’t feel like performing, she will tell her grandmother he isn’t feeling well. Gio tells Emma the show must go on because that is what his mom taught him to do. Gio goes on stage with Chase and Anna. Lucy introduces the tango. Gio begins to play the violin and then he tells everyone that he wants to dedicate his performance to his parents Dante and Brook Lynn who gave him away because they didn’t want him and they have lied to him his entire life. Gio then breaks his violin over his knee and throws it on the floor.

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