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[ Door opens ] Hi. Hi. Were you all as surprised as I was to get a text from molly? She’s not typically prone to spontaneity. I know. Nails and dancing on a weeknight. Very un-molly like. But hopefully now this means she’s out of her funk. Uh, or it could be her latest coping mechanism. Or that. I mean, you can only distract yourself with work for so long. Whatever it is, she’s entitled to have some fun. Whatever her mood, we’re gonna support her, right? Right. Yeah. Yeah, right. Yep. Thank you. Yay! We are all here. Look out — the davis girls are on the loose. I think I should be heading home before your rush. Whoa, wait. Are you sure? It’s going to be a good night, pop. Mnh-mnh. I’m sure. Son… am I gonna see you at home tonight? Uh, maybe. You know, things could get crazy busy here…

[ Sighs ] …So probably just crash in the back. Yeah. What? You and portia are never gonna fix things if you refuse to be in the same room. Hey. Hey, T. Are you okay? Boy, you look like you just lost your best friend. What if I have? Did you give anybody the password? Maxie: Of course not. Okay. What about that assistant that just quit? Be honest — I didn’t give my password to anyone, lucy. Okay, how about this? Maybe you wrote it down somewhere accidentally and left it around, left it out.

[ Sarcastically ] Oh, sure. Where anyone could come and find it. How careless do you think I am? You know, I don’t really think you want me to answer that right at this point. Are you for real? I’m just saying that you have been a teeny, tiny bit distracted lately. Yeah, yeah, I’m sure. Because I’ve been handling the extra workload with zero help from you. Oh. What exactly is this proposition you speak of? As entertaining as you find lucy coe, a man of your standing… “my standing”? …Needs more to occupy him. I’m prepared to offer you a challenge, if you’re up for it. I have been busting my behind to get the deceptor off the ground. Yeah, sure you have. Until martin calls, and then off you go, leaving me holding the bag. Oh, excuse me. Well, sue me for having a personal life. You know what? I think it would do you very good to get one. That’d be great. And then nobody would work here. I give everything to deception. I am always here. I give everything. Everything. I used to think so, but lately, not so much. Wow, that is low. You have gone low. You know what? You started it! I did not start it! That’s enough! It was me.

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What’s going on? I can’t stay long. Molly’s out with her mom and sisters. She says she’s gonna end up here, so… so that means you have to go? I just don’t want to be in the way. Since when have you been in molly’s way? Did something happen?

[ Sighs ] I’m sorry, man. That’s rough. Look, I know you and molly, and you’ll figure it out. This time, I’m not so sure. Okay. Alright. Come on. Lay it on us. Lay it on us. Remember how I-I told you that molly and i were trying to have a baby? Yeah. Yeah. That’s not something you easily forget. I’m sorry I hadn’t checked in since I got back from greenland. Don’t worry about it. I’ve been busy, too. And honestly, I haven’t really talked to anyone about it much because we barely had the chance to start trying when we found out that… that molly can’t get pregnant. What do we think, gals? Super cute. Ooh, that looks nice. Real good. Help. Which one? Uhhhh, this. It goes with your dress. Really? Yeah, and I’ll take that one. Thank you. Oh, I see how it is. Uh-huh. So, moll… so, mom. Yeah. What are we celebrating? What do you mean? Uh, you’re…so festive, and the champagne and the nails and the dancing…

[ Inhales deeply ] Do you have any news? If you’re asking about the doctor’s appointment, don’T. You snuck onto my computer after I left? What the hell, brook lynn? Sorry. I didn’t realize it was such a big deal. Such — in what universe is this not a big deal? I was trying to prove myself, okay? Ever since I came back to work here, everything’s been so busy, and the deceptor’s blowing up, and I just… I wanted to prove myself as an asset to this company. So you were, what, trying to learn about the deceptor? I-I wanted to familiarize myself with the product so that I could create a-a social media campaign, you know, to solidify the deceptor as the must-have item of the summer. Okay, then why all the secrecy? It wasn’t a secret, per se. I mean, maxie was swamped when she was called away from her desk, and I was just trying to be proactive, so I used her computer to download the files. Files on a shared drive that you had absolutely no access to! I-I didn’t put two and two together that the information was under lock and key. Do you know the two words “trade secret”? Trade secrets. That’s what it is. Do you know what would happen if our competitors got a hold of this information? We could kiss our cash cow bye-bye. Ms. Quartermaine, with all due respect, whatever your opinion may be, I am in love with one ms. Lucy coe. So, as regards to your other forward offer, I’m just gonna have to say thanks, but no thanks.

[ Laughs ] Somebody thinks very highly of himself. I’m offering you a business challenge, not a romantic one. Oh. Elq is a dumpster fire, and there’s nobody to put it out. With valentin gallivanting off god knows where, and my son…mia — why would you care? I mean, I was given to understand that you’d completely divested yourself of any interest in the company, so… I have no interest in taking a leadership position. But it is my family’s company, and the situation is precarious at best. Disastrous at worst. So, with the ceo and second-in-command out of commission, it occurs to me that the next obvious choice to run elq… is you. Rough day? Yeah. I could use a new top. Oh, um, I’ll relocate. No, no, no, no. Y-you’re good. Uh, why am I not surprised to find you eating in here?

[ Chuckles ] Well, nothing worse than break room small talk. Well, I think that book would scare everyone away. Worms and food — it’s quite the mix. You’re kidding. This book’s on a lot of hot summer reading lists. Okay, I’ll take your word for it. Yeah? Um, so…how’s it going, head nurse? It’s going. Epiphany made it seem so easy.

[ Chuckles ] So will you. You think? I know. So, about last night, um… yeah. Uh… look, uh, thank you for, um, staying and — and helping with violet. I love that little girl. You know I’d do anything for her. Including going along with her pretend date. Look, I’m so sorry about that.

[ Laughs ] Don’t be. However, your daughter knows an awful lot about romance. Yeah, that’s — that’s not unsettling at all. She was very sweet with me. It’s been a minute since someone’s given me flowers. Uh…as promised, though, I-I did — I-I talked to violet, and — and she understands she can’t be playing matchmaker like that, so, uh, you can rest easy. There’ll be no more… romantic evenings, uh, for us in the future.

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I don’t want to talk about all that right now. I want to talk about drew. I heard he reported to prison. Yeah, speaking of fun… well, sorry, that was a terrible segue, but I’ve been thinking about scout. How is she doing? Not good. I mean, she’s taking it really bad. Well, how could she not? Maybe I could take her to the movies this weekend. Some aunt molly time. Um, you know, that’s really sweet of you, moll, but you have so much going on. Maybe another time. Yeah, y-you’ve got a lot on your plate. More than most. And that’s when I usually neglect my personal life. And I’m not doing that anymore. I want to focus on the things that matter again. Marshall: Tj, I am so sorry. Yeah, me, too, man. I can’t imagine how hard it is for both of you. It’s clearly worse for molly. She feels like her body has betrayed her. And I get that. Or I’m — I’m — I’m really, really trying. But it’s, like, now? When we need to lean on each other the most? She keeps shutting you out. It scares the hell out of me, uncle. Molly and i cannot go on like this. The last thing we need, do you understand, is any of our numerous rivals — if they were to duplicate our design and poach our sales, do you get how serious this is? This is a horrible offense! And I-I realize that now. Okay, I think we just need to all calm down for a minute. All calm down? I am not gonna calm down! Yes. Calm down, lucy. What? Ugh.

[ Exhales deeply ] Brook lynn was just trying to do her job, okay? She started right before we launched the deceptor, and what a whirlwind, right? I mean, it was so successful that I’m sure none of us took the time to talk to her about how proprietary it was. I certainly didn’T. Okay, fine. Neither did I. But this is still a great, big problem. Do you understand? Look, I’m really, really sorry. If I knew what we were dealing with, I obviously would have asked for permission. I cannot stress enough the value of this product. That is why, remember, our lawyers said, “do not share this. Just keep this between the executives.” Only us. We have access. And the information needs to stay in the office. Copy that. Will not happen again.

[ Sighs ] Yay! Okay, hand it over. Hand what over? The files. Hand them over. Where are they?Um, they’re on a flash drive, and I took them home.

[ Laughs ] You took ’em home. She took ’em home. Go get them now! Right now. Oh, my gosh. She took them home. I’m gonna go get gummies because I need my gummies. I want gummies. Well, I am flattered, but I think you’re forgetting I’m only an attorney. Don’t limit yourself. Valentin says in his absence, you have his power of attorney. That makes you his mouthpiece. I suppose that’s true. And therefore, you are the perfect person to fill in for him, to ensure the company’s stability until he returns, or, god willing, my son snaps out of his delusion. Think of it as protecting your client’s interests. When you put it like that… did I make you an offer you can’t refuse? Alright. I accept. Oh, wonderful. Welcome to the board. Thank you. And now for the first order of business. Already? I have something I want you to do for me. I don’t know, how can I trust a guy who doesn’t even put child locks on his phone?

[ Laughs ] Yeah, well, violet said she got the message, but, um… you know my daughter. Strong-willed? To put it mildly. I-I can’t promise that she won’t try to do the same thing again. May not be the worst thing. Yeah. Well, yeah, we’ve been totally negligent about getting us all together. Jake and aiden have kind of been a little lost since cameron moved out. It would be good for them to spend some time with their cousin. Right. Yeah. No, violet would — she would love that. So let’s plan a family night, you know, for the kids. Mm-hmm. For the kids, yeah, and maybe if violet’s distracted enough, she’ll let up on her campaign to get us back together. ‘Cause that’s what we want. Right?

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I don’t know about you,but… what I want is a little more complicated. Okay, I think we should probably talk about what happened last night. Hi! If it isn’t my favorite head nurse and infectious disease specialist. Hi. Hey. Chief, hey. Um, well, I, uh… have a patient to see. That’s what they all say.

[ Chuckles ] Right? Uh, then I have to meet violet at the metro court for a tea party. Well, have fun.

[ Chuckles ] Thanks. And, uh, we’ll plan that family get-together real soon. Okay. Sounds good. Bye.

[ Door closes ] I am so sorry. For what? I obviously interrupted something. Oh, no. I-it was no big deal. I know you, elizabeth, for way longer than either of us care to admit. Do you want to talk about it? Finn and I had a date. Thank you. How long are we going to ignore that there is something blatantly wrong with molly? I haven’t decided yet. Bottling things up is never healthy. What are you two whispering about? You’re giving me a complex. Why did you want to go out tonight? Because it’s ladies night at the savoy, and I thought it’d be fun. Yeah, except that is never your idea of fun. You’re the one who’s always telling me to loosen up. Yeah, but you don’t listen. Well, I’m listening now. Why now? Kristina… does it matter? No, it doesn’T. I disagree. Look, under normal circumstances, I would be all for this. Champagne, nails, dancing — yes, please. But you are obviously avoiding something, and I think we all know what that something is. Like you’ve never avoided the realities of your life? More times than I can count, but it’s never worked out the way that I wanted it to. In fact, it always makes things worse. So, molls, we are your family. We care about you. Let us in. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe it’s not that molly is shutting you out. She might just need time to process. And I get that. That’s a big blow — being told your future isn’t going to look the way you thought it would. But it doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful. And incredible. And fulfilling. See, I told molly that. That we can still start a family, that we have options. She just might not be ready to hear that right now. But she will be. I think the hardest part is that she is not acting like herself. In what way? She passed off one of her big cases to a colleague, and then this morning, she decided she didn’t want to go to work, so she called out. Oh, t, people do that. People do. Not molly.You’re both grieving, son. You’re both grieving. And grief could do a number on us all. Good thing, though, it’s fleeting. You know that old saying, uh, “time heals all wounds”? Well, it’s true. I would never tell molly how to deal with her grief or when I think she should be done with it, but I’m worried that it’s more than that, and ultimately, it’s gonna tear us apart. I mean, really, who does that? Who really does that? A professional person taking home confidential files to their house. Wait a minute. Who really hired brook lynn back? Who did that? You did. No, I didn’T. I did not. You know what? I know I didn’T. Look, lucy, the important thing is we know who downloaded the files. It was brook lynn, and she is really sorry. And the files are being retrieved as we speak, so the crisis has been averted.

[ Exhales deeply ] Now, if you’ll excuse me, I am going to go home and relieve my mom and mac. Mom, you’re supposed to be with james. Hi. What’s — what’s wrong? I am stepping in for valentin. Established. Okay, well, normally, he doesn’t answer to you. Which begs the question, why would I?

[ Sighs ] What part of “my family’s company” is tripping you up? No, I understand the concept. Do you also understand that the quartermaine annual G.H. Fundraiser is next week? The picnic? That’s the one. And if you’re gonna be running the company, it would behoove us to bolster our professional relationship. And all of that by way of saying I would love it if you would attend as my honored guest. That’s the favor? Yes. Well, I am flattered. Does that mean you’ll come? Well, I have to check my calendar, of course. Well, clear your schedule, ’cause it’s the social event of the year, and it’s an opportunity for us to get to know each other better, and you can bring your fl– lucy. If you haven’t flamed out by then. Well, if that’s the case, then I would be delighted to attend your little soiree. Pleasure doing business with you. I have been looking all over for you. Why? We have a problem.

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Everything’s fine. Mac is watching james. You couldn’t have texted me that before showing up here, so I didn’t have a heart attack? Oh, honey, I’m so sorry. I guess I wasn’t thinking. I just came by to talk to lucy about something. Oh, it must be pretty important. What’s going on? Well… well, um [Stammers] I-I need a gift. Um, um, I-I’m really looking to get a gift for martin. And this was a good reason to abandon your grandson? You’re acting like I left james at the nearest fire station. He’s with his grandfather, and it’s a very special gift. So special. It is so special. In fact, it’s — it’s a gift of a personal, uh, nature. Um…erotic in nature. Oh, wow. Okay. Yes. And you know what? If you want to stay and help us pick it out… nope. …I have a few samples.Nope, nope, nope. I’m good. I’m good. You two, uh… …have fun. Bye, maxie. Ta-ta. Erotic?! Oh, lucy. Shh, shh! Oh. Okay. That’s the best I could come up with on the fly. Look, I really don’t want my business partners to know I have concerns about martin. He really, truly is acting squirrelly every time I mention the deceptor. You don’t want to alarm them unnecessarily. Exactly. You’re right. And who knows? You know, maybe there’s a perfectly logical… innocent reason for his behavior. Yeah, there could be, but I don’t think that’s the case.

[ Sighs ] Please tell me this isn’t about your father. Deception. You want to discuss that here? Why not? Exhibits a and B. Brook lynn! Hi, cutie.

[ Chuckles ] Is uncle chase with you? Oh, I wish. I’m stuck with this one. Oh, charming. Do you remember me? Of course. Auntie tracy. She came up with that one all on her own. Daddy said I had to ask before giving you a hug. Of course. And I appreciate you asking for permission. Violet was hoping to get a-a proper shirley temple. With an umbrella. With an umbrella, yes. Huh. Well, get on over there, my friend. I’ve seen you rule that bar. Daddy won’t let me pay on his phone after what happened with aunt elizabeth. Brook lynn, why don’t you do the shirley temple honors? I’d be delighted. Thank you. Come on, I bet we could get some extra cherries. What do you think? Yeah.

[ Sighs ] Hi. Hi. How’s ned? Ah, well, he is fully committed to his rock star persona and refusing to acknowledge his family. I’m sorry, tracy. Me, too. So what was that face? Face? What face? The face you made when violet brought up elizabeth. Call me crazy, but I think there’s a story there. So finn and i went along with it because, you know, we didn’t want to hurt violet’s feelings. And he explained to her afterwards that we were never gonna happen. Because you’re over each other? We’re great as friends, you know? And we had a really nice night. We just — we talked and we took care of violet together. Oh, almost sounds like nothing’s changed. Except everything’s changed.

[ Scoffs ] Not really. You and finn were friends first, then you developed feelings for each other. Who’s to say the same thing won’t happen again? Okay, well, there was this one moment — I knew it. But it didn’t mean anything. Probably not to him. Did he say that? Not outright, but it was implied. Oh, and nothing’s ever gotten lost in translation before. I’m just saying, instead of jumping to conclusions, why not ask finn for the truth? I can’T. I understand that we each need our space sometimes — that’s natural. But…this feels…what? Different? She’s pulling away from me — emotionally, physically. And if we don’t face this challenge together, how does our partnership survive? You’re in a tough spot. I’m not gonna pretend it’s otherwise. Infertility can be devastating, and a lot of relationships have separated because of it. But you and molly, you’re not just any relationship. I see you. I see how good you are together, how — how loving and patient and kind… and you need to lean on that patience. Molly will come around, and when she does, you will be there waiting for her. I hope you’re right. Molls, tell us what happened. Only if you want to. I’m guessing this had something to do with the doctor’s appointment that you mentioned earlier? Can you not give me one night off from talking about my fertility issues? Hey!All it’s been is endometriosis and eggs and babies, and I’m sick of it. Okay, well, we don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to. Apparently we do. Look, the last thing in the world I want to do is upset you. So if you really don’t want to talk about it, we’ll drop it. But we — we love you, molly. And in my experience, keeping things in doesn’t help, but we can. My eggs aren’t viable, okay? I can never have a biological child. Oh, molly. Alexis: I’m sorry, honey. Yeah, tj can, but I can’T. Are you satisfied? No, I’m not satisfied. Molly, I’m so sorry. Okay, I just… I need a minute. Molly. Oh. Really?

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Just go ahead. Just tell me whatdid — what did you find? A quarterly bank statement. It was shredded, and I pieced it together.

[ Inhales deeply ] And? Every month of the last quarter, martin has been receiving deposits of $50,000. Fi– $50,000? Yes. 50 grand?! Okay. Okay. Okay. Yes. Maybe… could he be receiving that from valentin? Well, it’s not likely, since the deposits come from a bank in pine valley. Pine valley? No, no. Martin doesn’t have a license to practice law in pennsylvania. Well, you know, maybe he does and just never mentioned it. No, because martin only likes to take local cases. And really, valentin is his bread and butter. No, no. Gotta be something else.

[ Exhales deeply ] Something illegal? Based on my experience, under-the-table transactions rarely show up on bank statements. Right, and based on my experience, which is rather extensive

[Chuckles] As you know, big deposits like that every month scream affairs. But no, marty is devoted to me. And wouldn’t that be kind of weird? I mean, h-he’s the one getting payments. No, no, no, no, no. This has got to be something else. So what could it be? Well, how is it? Delicious. Yum. Well, don’t move a muscle, okay?I’ll be right back. Oh, if it isn’t brook lynn quartermaine. Hi, martin. Saw you earlier with my grandmother. You did. Suddenly, she’s expressed an interest in having me help out with elq. Temporarily, anyway. Even invited me to your family’s picnic. Me and lucy. Didn’t realize you and grandmother were so close. We’re not. Definitely more like acquaintances. I got to hand it to her, though. That woman is nothing if not sharp. She’s got a shrewd business sense. Just be careful, okay? Meaning? I love my grandmother, but, um… she can be opportunistic. Just stay sharp around her. Duly noted. Little gossip isn’t usually your thing. Yeah, well, I read something about elizabeth and nikolas trapping a pregnant girl in a tower? Good times. I was surprised to see that elizabeth was involved. It surprised me, too. There it is. Well, in her defense, she was going through a bit of a rough patch. A rough patch your relationship couldn’t withstand. Well, it wasn’t just on her, trust me. Some people just aren’t compatible? We’re still friends.

[ Chuckles ] Although, it’s a concept that violet is having a hard time wrapping her head around. Maybe she misses having a mother figure around. Yeah. Or your oh-so-perceptive daughter can tell you still have feelings for her aunt. What do you mean you can’t? Of course you can. It’s easy. “Finn, how did you feel about our date?” Fake date. Whatever. I have no right to ask him for the truth. Not after I destroyed the trust between us. Finn understands why you had to lie to him about that pregnancy. Oh, let’s not forget about all the months I shut him out while I was trying to figure out what was going on with my parents. And he was understanding about that, too. Understanding and trusting are two different things. I don’t think he will ever open himself up to me like that again. But you don’t know that. So isn’t it time you got out of your own way and found out? Hang in there. Alright. Hey, son. I will see you at home. Come on. Whoa.

[ Laughter ] I’m gonna look for you. Well, t, uh… I wish I had an easy answer for you, but I will say we are here to support you. I know. And believe me, that means everything. Family — it is a bond that cannot be broken. I was just really looking forward to adding to that family. I know, but like you said, you and molly still have options. Except I’m not sure molly wants kids anymore. Okay, so I’m the worst sister ever. No.

[ Sighs ] She just needs some space.

[ Sighs ] I’m sorry for storming off like that. No, I-I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have made you talk about what’s happening. This whole situation is just… awful. It’s — it’s gut-wrenching. It’s impossible to navigate. Yeah. All of the above. Hey, um, you know, we can change the subject if you want. Yes, please. There’s no use in tiptoeing around it now.

[ Chuckles ] You’re welcome? Alright, well, I guess maybe the good thing is, maybe you can actually start making a plan, and, like, look into surrogacy or adoption. I can’t even begin to think about that right now, because if I do, it feels like I’m gonna break. And if you break, we’ll put you back together, okay? Promise? I promise.

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Moll, we don’t have to go out if you don’t want to. Or we could go to my house, and we could watch a movie and have ice cream. No, no, no, no, no, no. Tj and I will revisit having a family, but tonight, I need to get out and remind myself of everything that I love. I’m sorry, does that include us? All of us? It definitely includes you, kristina. Well, my nails are dry, so… yes. And what’s that? I’m sorry. I-I think I hear the savoy is calling us, and it is time for the davis girls to cause some trouble. Yeah. Alright. Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go, let’s go. You’re not really gonna cause trouble. Oh, only a little trouble, mom. Yeah, you’ve already caused a lot of trouble. So molly has given up on starting a family altogether? Molly said that she wants to take a break from the planning. Right, well, I guess that makes sense after everything you’ve been through. And I don’t disagree. But it’s this lack of communication. It’s so foreign. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I don’t know where her head is at. Okay, but your feelings haven’t changed, right? You still want to try to have a baby, whatever that looks like? Yeah. But what if molly doesn’t? What if she becomes so overwhelmed that she decides having kids isn’t worth it anymore? Two very big what-ifs. That’s all I can think about. Okay, well, then let’s game this out, okay? Alright, worst case scenario — molly doesn’t want to have kids, but you do, and you can’t get on the same page. What does that feel like for you? What does that mean for you and molly as a couple? I would be lying, you know, if I said I hadn’t thought about elizabeth. My take? Sure, why not? Whatever residual feelings you have for elizabeth, you should squash them now. Things got messy once before. You know what they say about history repeating itself. And do you really want to risk violet losing her aunt again? She’s already lost her mother. Hey. Where — wait. Where is the — where’s the shirley temple? I drank it.

[ Chuckles ] That was so fast. It’s like a record. Thank you for taking her, brook lynn. Anytime. Can I borrow you? If you must. Excuse me. I’ll see you later. See you, violet. Are you ready for dinner? And dessert. Dinner first. Fine. Fine. Ooh, can we see aunt elizabeth soon? I’ll tell you what. I’ll — I’ll — I’ll check the calendar, okay? If the issue between you and finn was lack of honesty, the solution is not to make the same mistake again. How can you regain the trust if you’re still keeping things from each other? We’re finally in a good place. As friends. I don’t want to jeopardize that. Even though you want to be more?

[ Cellphone chimes ] Patient. Saved by the bell. For now. I know it seems complicated to you, but from an outsider’s perspective, it could not be more simple. Tell finn how you feel. Are you and martin happy?

[ Exhales deeply ] Yeah, blissfully. Well, then, if he’s not doing anything illegal and he’s not having an affair, is it really worth it for you to turn over this rock? It could cost you your relationship. I don’t know. I don’t know. You know, I don’t — I don’t — I don’t know if I can just ignore it because my intuition is never wrong. And…

[ Sighs ] Whatever martin is involved with, I feel like I got to know. You’re sure? No, but yes. I — listen, do it. Just turn over whatever little pebble, or spin it, or throw the rock in the water. Do something with that rock now. Okay, in that case, then next step is for me to go to pine valley and suss out who is sending those payments.

[ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone rings ]

[ Whispers ] It’s him. Why are you whispering? I don’t know. Answer it. No. Okay.

[ Normal voice ] Hey, you. I just had a nice conversation with tracy quartermaine. Huh. That’s weird. “Nice” and “tracy” in the same sentence? Mnh-mnh. She’s invited us to the family picnic. Oh. When is it? Next week. Next week. Well, that is — that’s nice of tracy. I’m — I’m just not sure that I-I can make it back. Where are you going? Something came up. A-a little business trip out of state. What for? What else? Deception. So I-I need that flash drive, stat. Is that really necessary? Uh, let’s see. Lucy knows I have it. She asked for it. So, yeah, I’d say it’s really necessary. And if I don’t bring it, then they’re gonna get suspicious, and where does that leave you?

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hey. Hey. Come on in. Beautiful. Oh, yes, it is. It’s a beautiful day. That too. You know, I have everything I want — a man that I love, I have a wedding on the horizon, and there is barely a cloud in the sky. I don’t see any clouds. Well, just one. Willow’s gonna be home soon. That’s a good thing. But without me. I think my bubble should include nina. Look, I-I know how you feel about her, but if I can only be with a few people each day until my immune system kicks in… yeah. You want your mom to be one of them. We’ve been given a miracle here. Shouldn’t we share it? Not only with the people who deserve it, like your mom, but also with the people who don’t, like mine. You’re not thinking of refinancing the house, are you? No. No. I don’t think I could afford the monthly payment. Besides, I don’t think the bank would refinance me. Okay, good. So we can take the idea of mortgage off the table? Absolutely. ‘Cause I’m selling the house. I appreciate your punctuality. It’s the little things that engender trust. Well, I’m glad you find me trustworthy, but I was on my way to meet a client when I got your urgent message. Have a seat. Thank you. Do you also meet with the quartermaine legal team poolside?

[ Chuckles ] No. They do not have the ability that you do to think outside the box.

[ Chuckles ] Thank you for the flattery, tracy, but it’s absolutely unnecessary. Just tell me what you would like. I’d like to hire you. Hang on. Stop the presses. Did you just say you consider me a friend? Aw, you’re so lucky to have a friend like mac, cody. It’s a wicked world out there. Y-you can easily make the wrong choices, you know?

[ Sighs ] Hey! Is it true? It’s what true? That cody’s been cleared. Olivia texted me the good news. The charges have been dropped. Wow. That is so awesome. You must be absolutely thrilled.

[ Laughs ] I wouldn’t go that far. Okay, listen to me. You are entitled to feel happy for your friend, okay? And we’re gonna celebrate that, all the good news, as soon as we take care of business. Oh, where is maxie?!

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[ Chuckles ] Well, that’s a very impressive opening offer, tracy, uh, but I should tell you, I already have all the clients I can handle. Ah, yes, I’m sure a client with the career of sonny corinthos does keep you busy, not to mention carly and all her current legal woes. But I have a feeling that once you hear what I have to say, you’re gonna want to fire all your clients and represent me exclusively.

[ Laughs ] Well, you will notice I have neither accepted your check, nor have I pushed it back across the table. So please continue. I’d like to report a robbery. That’s a matter for the police. I’m not talking about a car or a computer. What I’m talking about is worth a king’s ransom, or if you prefer, a queen. And this queen would like the thieves to pay dearly for what they stole. Well, I’m intrigued. So what was it exactly that was stolen? The deceptor? I don’t get it. Why is this meeting so hush-hush? Are we introducing a new product that’s gonna be bigger and better than the deceptor? Um, actually, you will know soon enough. Um, hey, uh, the twittersphere didn’t have a lot of detail. What happened? How did — how did cody skate on those charges? Yeah, was cody telling the truth? Did gladys really plant that bracelet in his jacket pocket? No. Turns out that the bracelet was just misplaced, and gladys made an honest mistake in blaming cody. Huh. So you and gladys are on good terms, then? Never better. What about you and cody? Dante, dante, dante. You and your wicked world. When we were kids in summer camp, dante was always full of these, uh, stories, urban legends, tall tales of these, uh, these mysterious creatures that were half man, half monster, that’d stalk the forests and eat lost campers. Or so he claimed. Uh, they’re real. They’re real. They look like scott baldwin.

[ Cellphone rings ] -Oh, excuse me. -Ah. Hey, maxie, what’s up? Mac. Is my mom with you? Uh, georgie and bailey lou are with liesl, but I am late for a meeting, and I have no one to watch james. Grandpa, I need my own bedroom. Sounds like you need an entire swat team. No worries. I’m on my way. Problems? Big trouble — the kind that every kid can get into, like every parent knows. Congratulations again on getting those charges dropped. I just hope you can take advantage of it. Martin, did you take my advice about lucy? Oh, yo u mean about, uh,not keeping things from her? Yes. Thank you. Uh, the advice was taken. Glad to hear it. Well, have a nice day. Nice suit. Now that sonny is planning on marrying nina, we can’t keep wishing that she’s going to disappear from our lives. Like it or not, sonny and nina are part of the family. Y-you’ve still backed off on your vow to take down your dad, right?

[ Sighs ] I still haven’t forgiven or forgotten what he did to my mom and our family. But, no, I’m not — I’m not wasting any more time on a vendetta to try and make him pay for the pain that he caused. I’m proud of you for that. But I also just — I don’t want to waste any more time, either. You know, I’ve missed so much already. When I… almost… hey, no. But you didn’T. Okay? You came back to us. Nina is part of us, michael. She’s part of me, whether I like it or not. Look, I don’t expect you to forget or forgive her, but for me… I spent all of those years trying to build a relationship with harmony, despite her many flaws, because I believed she was my mother. Well, nina is my biological mother. Shouldn’t I give her the same consideration? I want to get to know the mother I never had… …and let her get to know me. Yo u know, I can go to ghand speak to willow. Now that she’s had that, you know — this life-changing experience, maybe she could see things different. Thank you. But, no, you can’t do that. That’s exactly what michael said that he didn’t want you to do. And I’m not gonna put you in that position, honey, to — to act as a go-between, plead with willow. If it came from willow herself, that’s one thing. But we both know that she will never give me a chance. Never say never. You thought you lost her before. You found her. And then, again, you thought you lost her to leukemia. That’s right. And what happened? So are you saying where there’s life, there’s hope? Well, sonny corinthos, I never took you as the greeting-card type. No, it’s not that. It’s — it’s — I’m a realist. I’ve seen the toughest guys just kind of melt over holding a baby in their arms. And I’ve also heard that there are women who are not even as big as willow pick up an suv with an injured child underneath. You know why? Because I believe in miracles. It was a miracle that I didn’t die in that river. And where did I end up? Nixon falls, where you showed up. Nixon falls. Well, you’re not only a realist, but you are also a romantic. And i love that about you. But we have to be honest. There are some people out there who think us finding each other wasn’t a miracle, but… …more like a catastrophe. You’re gonna sell the house? Carly, you can’t mean that. Well, I mean, it’s not like I want to, but come on, sam. At the end of the day, it’s just a real-estate transaction. This house is too big for me and donna, anyway. And josslyn — she’s gonna be going to pcu in the fall. Hell, she and trina are gonna move out of the dorms and into an off-campus apartment. This is perfect. Uh, sure, it may sound perfect, but you need to, please, think this through. Oh, come on. It’s not like I grew up in this house. I mean, far from it. And with the money we make off this sale, donna and I will be able to move into a condo off charles street and live off the rest. Okay. Yeah, sure, that — that makes a lot of sense. Except for one thing. What? You keep calling this a house. You’re wrong, carly. This is your home.

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You know I am talking to you as your friend, right? So I-I’m just urging you to please consider the consequences of selling this house before you just minimize it down to a real-estate transaction. Okay, I don’t have the luxury of being sentimental. I mean, look at drew. He sacrificed himself for me — his freedom. I mean, sacrificing a house, or a home — I mean, it just seems so small in comparison, sam. Okay, well, speaking of drew, what do you think he would say, knowing what you’re planning on doing with the house? Well, he wouldn’t like it, but he doesn’t have to know. Right, sam? Please don’t tell him. Oh, no, of course I’m not gonna say anything to him. It’s not my place. He’s bound to find out. I know he’s gonna find out. But, you know, by then it’ll be too late. It’s my choice, right? I mean, it’s my decision. Yeah, of course it’s your choice. But… when you put that “for sale” sign out on the front yard, think about how donna’s gonna feel. She loves this house. I know. I know. I know she loves it. And I know she’s gonna miss it. But she’ll understand. Okay. She will. She will. Sure. But will you? Carly, when you and sonny got divorced, the only thing you held on to, the only thing you fought for, was this house. Are you really ready to just let it go? Look, we both know, uh, we can’t turn back the clock. We can’t undo the hurt we caused in the past. But you got to understand something. If it wasn’t for your aunt liesl, willow wouldn’t have had the bone marrow transplant. She — maybe she would have died. You did that for her. You gave her a gift — a gift of your family. And if michael and willow can’t acknowledge that… listen. Your family saved her life.

[ Cellphone rings ] Um… I was — I was just thinking about you. How’s the patient? Well, we, uh, just got the all-clear. Willow’s going home. You must be thrilled to be going home. I can’t thank you enough for all the care that you gave me. It’s all part of the job. No, I may not have worked here as a nurse for very long, but… you went way beyond the call of duty. You were the one who got me to see this… isn’t all about me. I assume you mean being reunited with your little ones? Yes, of course. But also someone else. I was right, wasn’t I? A girl needs her mom. Before willow leaves the hospital, there’s, uh, something that she needs. Of course. Just name it. She needs her mom. As you can see, the file contains a timeline detailing the development of the deceptor and the skyrocketing sales once it was released. Tracy, these documents look very confidential. How did you get them? Ah, home already. I take it you have something for me. Here. All the proprietary information on the deceptor, from the current sales report to the first communications about it last fall. Never mind how I got them. How did deception get them? And do not tell me that they sprang fully formed from lucy coe’s questionable brain. No, no, of course not. A product like this often has years of research and development, but — and yet — and yet, the timeline confirms they suddenly showed up in deception’s files as early as last autumn. Okay. Cards on the table, tracy. Are you saying that the deceptor is stolen intellectual property? I’m not saying it. You are. Yes, cody is my friend, and I am very glad that his name was cleared. Hmm. No thanks to gladys. Yeah. Gladys was pretty useless as my assistant, but she did seem pretty dedicated to nailing cody. Look, from gladys’ point of view, she was just looking out for me. The only crime she made was caring too much. I know you feel loyal to her, but you’re still gonna push for her to end this guardianship over you, right? Yes. I am more determined than ever. And thanks to the help of my psychiatrist, dr. Damon montague, I believe the court is ready to decide I am able to be on my own. In fact, I am gonna go celebrate my upcoming freedom with a latte from perks, if you ladies will excuse me. -Oh. -Oh. So, uh , what were youand scott talking about? Look, I bet you 10 to 1 the words “get rich quick” were involved. Scott and I have a connection, remember? Right. Dominique baldwin. Yeah. Not only was she my mom, but she was also the love of scott’s life at one time. Okay, so why does that connection mean so much to you when the other connection — mac being your dad — how come that doesn’t mean anything to you? How many times do I have to say it? Mac’s better off not knowing.

Mac’s better off? Yeah. Or you’re better off? ‘Cause it seems like whatever you and scott got cooking is on the wrong side of the law. And, look, I-I’m the law, right? I’m the law. And if you’re in over your head, like you kind of have been ever since you fell in that pool — just drop it, dante. Okay? Okay. All right. You want to talk to me? I know who you can talk to. Ah! Grandpa, can I live with you? I’m tired of being the only boy. James! Hey. Go to your meeting, maxie. I got this. Oh, mac. Are you sure? Go, mommy. We got this.

[ Laughing ] Okay. Oh, maxie, I am so sorry I am late. Tell it to the cops. Apparently, they got this.

[ Laughter ] Hey. What kept you? I took a job. What kind of job? The kind I know best. I am not only your grandma. I’m also felicia scorpio, private eye.

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Grandma,what’s a private eye? It means that I solve mysteries, like your “hardy boys” books or your “scooby-doo” cartoons. You do what grandpa does? Yeah. Yeah, it’s very similar. Okay, james, now I’m gonna need your help. Can you find me one of your mommy’s old sheets? The rattier, the better. I know where to look. Oh, good job. Um, if this is about cody, you can stand down. The charges were dropped. Oh, that’s good news, mac. But my case has nothing to do with cody. I’m doing this for an old friend. Someone I know? Grandpa, that’s private. Remember? She’s a private eye. And “private” means you don’t talk about it. Yeah, grandpa. Okay, james, now that you are my official sidekick, I need you to spread the sheet out on the floor. And maybe grumpy grandpa will help you if it feels like it. Well, I don’t know how I feel about that title, but, okay, I’ll help.

[ Laughs ] Okay, private eye, here we go. And, uh, well… now what? Next we get to work, and we look for clues… …by sorting through garbage. Awesome.

[ Felicia laughs ] You want me to talk to mac scorpio? Geez, dante, talk about beating a dead horse. You know that he’s literally the last person I can talk to. No, he’s literally the person you’re choosing not to talk to. And he’s your father, man. Look, if scott’s gotten you into some trouble, talk to mac. Tell him. Tell him what’s going on. He’ll hear you out. Maybe he’ll help you get out of whatever mess you’re in. Yeah, well, what if I don’t want out of it? What if I’m the one driving the situation, not scott? You ever consider that? I know, I know. I’m late. I’m sorry. What is this big emergency? Good. You are here now. I can break the news. What news? Well, I don’t know how to say it, really. There’s no easy way to say it, so I’m just gonna say it. We have a snake in our midst. It makes me very happy that a lawyer as sharp as you is thinking what you’re thinking, ’cause it makes me believe the judge might agree with you. Okay. So are you actually accusing lucy and sasha and maxie, and not to mention your own granddaughter, of stealing the idea for the deceptor? I’m not accusing anybody of anything…yet. Well, then what am I doing here? Can you at least tell me who it was stolen from? It is time for you to put your cards on the table. Are you in, or are you out? This house has been my home for a long time, and I’m not gonna deny how much it means to me. It’s the only house that donna’s ever known. And after my marriage ended with sonny and after I lost the metro court, this house was the one thing outside of my kids that I could hold on to. Even now, I can stand in this room, and I can hear every laugh, I can feel every tear, I can even taste every meal we’ve shared. And the memories of josslyn growing up here, the memories of morgan, those memories… they’re gonna be in my heart forever.

[ Sighs ] So are you really ready to let that all go? I don’t have a choice. I mean, I-I’m a survivor, and I have to adapt. And as hard as it’s gonna be to walk out that front door and never come back, that’s what I’m gonna have to do. Nina: When willow finds out that I am the one that turned in carly and drew, any chance that I have of forging a relationship with her is gone. Nina, what’s wrong? I’m, uh — I’m not as brave as I thought I was. I-I’m gonna mess this up. I can’T. I can’t do this.

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Excuse me. Are you willow’s mom, by any chance? Yes. Yes, I am. Willow told me she asked to see you. I’m so happy for you and your daughter. But you’re going to need to put this on first. Yeah. Thank you. It was nice meeting you. Okay. Nina. Willow’s ready to see you.

[ Monitor beeping ] I am sorry. You didn’t come over here to hear all my problems… no, don’t do that. …Listen to this. Don’t, don’T. Don’t be sorry. I asked how you were feeling, and I’m glad that you feel close enough that you could lean on me. Carly, it hasn’t always been that way. My loss. Mine, too. You know, I always considered you jason’s friend.

[ Chuckles ] I’m glad that’s changed. See, I’m not just losing a house. I’m gaining a friend. You never lost me. And as far as selling the house, I say we just, like — w-we put a pin in it. We can, you know, just think things through, see if you have other options. I don’t have any other options. And those memories I talked about, they’re not bound by four walls and a roof. They’re gonna come with me wherever I go. And they’re gonna be the foundation I build on. And — and not just the home I create, but the new version of myself. Aw. There we go. There’s that fighting spirit. Yeah. I’ve done this before. I have. And this time, when I’m finished. I’m gonna get back everything I’ve lost. Willow’s amazing. I knew she was tough enough to take on cancer, but to open her heart to nina was — I mean, that’s — well, she didn’t — she didn’t open her heart. She just opened a door. And it remains to be seen if nina will make willow regret it. Considering everything you’ve been through, you look wonderful. Some color in your cheeks again. And your eyes… the staff here have taken excellent care of me. But now it’s time to go home. Yes. You must be… really anxious to get back to, uh, wiley and amelia. And is there anything I can do to help you? As a matter of fact, yes, there is. Once I get settled in at home, I’D… …like you to come for a visit. A snake? Who’s the snake? Uh, it all began with what I thought was just gonna be, you know, a normal, routine report from our it department. But instead, it was anything but routine what they found yesterday — an unauthorized download from our executive shared drive. That download contained data that was highly confidential about the deceptor. Wait, that data is password-protected. Yeah, it was. Only us. We know the password. So you’re — you’re saying one of us logged on to the shared file and stole all the data on the deceptor? Nope. Not what I’m saying. I’m not saying one of us. I’m saying you, maxie. You stole it. Tracy, if I’m gonna take you on as a client, I need more. There’s plenty more where that came from. Ah. I’m not talking about the money… entirely. I-I need to be able to connect the dots, starting with who actually owns the intellectual property rights, and ending with who has them now and how they plan to reproduce the product. I will get you everything you need to proceed, once you let me know that you are truly on board. Otherwi–

[ Chuckles ] Mm-mm-mm. Right. Well, if what you say is true and a judge agrees, then you and whomever you are working with are gonna get a huge payoff. I know. And you will be entitled to a quarter of it.

[ Laughs ] You’re cute. No, uh, I will be entitled to a third. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go see other clients. Diane. Tracy. Oh, what the — hello, marty. Weren’t you gonna say hello? What are you doing with all this garbage? Well, we’re looking for evidence. Wait a minute. If you obtained this garbage illegally — excuse me. Garbage is fair game. Depends on how you got it. Well, if you must know, I got it from the housekeeper. It’s the honest truth. Grandpa, what’S…

[Haltingly] Hummingbird cake? Hummingbird cake is a cake that’s popular in the south. Whose garbage is this, anyway? James, do you know what this is? This is the jackpot.

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Looks like someone was in a rush to put their bank statement through the paper shredder. That explains why some of the pieces are larger than others. Okay, come on, you two. Let’s see this as a jigsaw puzzle. All we have to do is put the pieces together. Grandpa, what is this? Martin: Why, tracy quartermaine. Long time no see. Uh, the last time our paths crossed — you were behind bars. Yeah. It was that unfortunate misunderstanding with alexis. I don’t believe I ever properly thanked you for representing me. Did I? You know, come to think of it, you didn’T. So, by all means, where do I send the bill?

[ Laughs ] Don’t ever lose your sense of humor. You still with lucy coe? I am. Why do you ask?

Chacun a son gout. Come again? “To each his own taste.” Actually, my dearly departed brother also found lucy coe irresistible. Of course, that was never a match made in heaven. You know, that sounds vaguely like a warning. Mnh-mnh. It’s a prediction. What’s the matter, falconeri? Is that really so hard to believe that your old pal could come up with a plan on his own? Not just some harebrained scheme, but an actual way to hit pay-dirt? I think you’re smart, cody. It’s just your judgment I question. Yeah, well, I can’t afford what you consider judgment. I don’t have a father with the same connections as yours. I don’t have a sam in my life or kids or family or friends. Hey, look, I’m not — I’m not trying to throw myself a pity party here. I’m just saying I’ve had to scratch and claw for everything I’ve ever gotten. Yeah, by choice. ‘Cause you got friends, cody. You got me, you got sam, you got sasha. You have a family. You have a dad. You just got to let them in. Or maybe the money is of more value to you. You think I stole from my own company?

[ Sighs ] No, I don’t really think that. I don’t want to think that. But it was very, very clear. The unauthorized download — that data came from your computer and your computer only. Okay. Y-yes, I access the shared file all the time, lucy. I was looking around in it yesterday, but I definitely didn’t download anything. And brook lynn can back me up. She was with me. Remember? I was surprised to see you. I thought you had the day off. Of course I remember that. Okay. Okay. Good. Fine. Do you remember seeing maxie download anything, or — or anybody, anybody at all, download anything from maxie’s computer? My immune system is still going to be compromised for a little while. And, um, the hardest part will be keeping amelia and wiley at a distance for a few weeks. It also means allowing a small bubble of friends and family to be in the same room with me. And you’re including me in this bubble? I want to be very clear that carly will be part of it, too. I-I asked you this once before when I thought I was…dying. But it’s even more important to me now when I have so much to live for. Feuding and the need for vengeance have to stop immediately. If you want to be a part of my life, you have to make peace with carly. I’m so sorry I’m late. I ran into tracy quartermaine. Ooh. Oh, enough said. But your timing’s perfect. Really. Oh, okay, I guess that’s my cue to go. You’re in good hands. It’s good to see you, diane. You, too. Bye, sam. See you later, carly. Okay. Okay. Because of you, you made sure that I got this house when sonny and i got divorced. Mm-hmm. Now I need you to make sure that I will get top dollar when I put this house on the market. Are you seriously thinking of selling? Please don’t talk me out of it. Please don’t try to do that, because I just went through that with sam, all right? This is the only choice I have. There’s nothing else I can do. Oh, my friend, how you underestimate me.

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Okay, yes, my computer may have been the entry point, but why would I download files I already have access to? What would be my reason for doing that? Okay, that is curious. You’re right. But if you didn’t do it, then who did? You know, doubtless you have your own history with lucy. Fortunately, my lady love and I share a great many things in common, including an unshakable faith in each other. That’s adorable. But I was wondering if you would be interested in a little proposition. You can think what you want, but I’ve learned not to count on anyone but myself. And how’s that working out for you? It’s a quarterly bank statement. Look at that. $50,000 is automatically deposited every month. This puzzle isn’t any fun. All the pieces are the same. I’m getting a cookie. Okay. Get one for me, please. Odds are those monthly deposits were made by martin’s biggest client, valentin. Yeah, but why aren’t the checks drawn from a bank here in port charles? You’re right, mac. They come from a town in pennsylvania. Pine valley. I give you my word. My feud with carly is officially over.

[ Knock on door ]

[ Monitor beeping ] Nina, are you okay? I’M… …better than okay. Willow, she — she invited me into her bubble of friends and family.

[ Laughs ] Are you upset by my decision? No, no, no. Never. Look, willow, if you want nina included in your circle, I’m not gonna stand in your way. Because your happiness means everything to me. Everything. Carly: I don’t understand. The equity in this house is all I have. Unless I sell it, I won’t be able to afford anything. Carly, who’s the lawyer here? At least let me make my case. Come here.

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[ Knock on door ] Okay. Hi. Hey. Thanks for coming by. Yeah, of course. I really appreciate you coming over on such short notice. Yeah. You know, it’s been a pretty busy morning. I just took scout to say goodbye to her father before he reported to prison. Then I spent the next hour consoling her because it was pretty hard to come up with something to say. She’s devastated. She just got her dad back, and now she’s lost him again. Sorry to show up unannounced like this. No, it’s alright. Uh, isn’t today… I start my sentence at pentonville today, yeah. Those judges are out for blood. Given the alternatives, I just, uh, made the best choice that I could make. Well, what brings you here instead of spending your last hours with your family? Unfinished business. So, there he is, back behind the desk. Gonna make it permanent?

[ Chuckles ] Been there, done that. Doesn’t mean you couldn’t do it again. Could get a lot of arguments in with your brother that way. Oh, I don’t have to be police commissioner to do that. Ha! I’m interim until someone can be appointed. But I’m glad you stopped by. Something interesting crossed my desk. Something I think you’d like to see. So, have a nice chat with dr. Montague, but don’t push yourself too hard. I know you’re itching to end the guardianship, but you can’t rush mental health. What in the world? I just got an e-mail from gellhorn jewelers. They’ve dropped the larceny charges against cody. Huh. I’m sure they have their reasons. And something tells me you know what they are. Scott: So, once you finally sign this affidavit, I can file it with the clerk’s office and we can get down to business with the wsb. Right. Yeah, business. Yes, and as you know, the wsb doesn’t like to have their cage rattled, so they’re probably gonna play hardball. Oh, hardball? Wait, are you saying that they’re gonna investigate me?

[ Sighs ] Well, you do know what the “s” in the wsb means. Security. Okay, yeah. No, I didn’t know that. Well, like most agencies, they thrive on intel. That’s their bread and butter. Is that gonna be a problem?

[ Monitor beeping ] How’d you sleep? Barely. I think I’m just too geared up to hear what dr. Randolph has to say today. I just heard that dr. Randolph won’t be meeting with us today. Does that mean we’ll have to wait to get the results? Apparently she’s sending somebody that is familiar with the case. Hey, willow, willow, look. You’ve been getting stronger every single day. We have to believe that it’s good news. This cancer journey’s been such a roller-coaster ride. I’m almost afraid to predict what will come next.

[ Knock on door, door opens ] Good. Good. You’re both here.

[ Door closes ] How are you feeling, willow? Pretty anxious at the moment. Glad to see you, though. Do you have the results? I asked dr. Randolph if I could deliver this news. It’s life-changing.

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Friend, I felt thismight be better coming from me. And it’s my honor to report that the absolute neutrophil count we ran on you the last three days shows an anc of 500. And my platelet count? Holding steady at 30,000. Oh! Those are the markers that dr. Randolph said we needed for engraftment. Does this mean that — that liesl’s donated cells are creating new ones? From all accounts, the bone marrow transplant was a success.

[ Crying ] This — this is what we hoped for. Does this mean that willow’s in remission? Gellhorn jewelers dropped the charges against cody? Apparently the insurance company has determined that the clasp on the bracelet gladys was wearing that night was faulty. Faulty? Witness came forward. Says here a waiter found the bracelet in the dressing room and thought it belonged to the jacket above it. That’s weird. Yeah, well, our helpful waiter slipped the bracelet into cody’s pocket. Unfortunately, leading me to slip cody into a pair of handcuffs. Well, you were just doing your job, mac. Life’s bitter ironies. I, uh — I imagine myself cody’s father, not his arresting officer. Cody: I screwed up. I don’t know how to make it right. You lied… about the first dna results. You said the mac wasn’t your father when in actuality, he is. Well, hey, you know, at least it didn’t go any further. Uh, cody’s gonna be relieved. I-I’m gonna go see him right now, actually. Mind some company? I’d like to deliver the news myself. I’m no choirboy, scott. Well, who is? Listen, you don’t have to be squeaky clean to be on the winning side of a lawsuit. And I’ll drive home that point, and so you do a nickel upstate. A nickel? For what? Grand larceny. 5 to 10. Oh. Oh, right. The bracelet. Um, yeah, I-I — I don’t think that’s gonna be a problem. Really? Well, last time I checked, there were some charges pending from all that hoopla at the nurses’ ball. Yeah, something tells me those won’t stick. Good. Hey, you don’t have to tell me what’s going on. It’s gonna be worth it. Yeah. All it cost me was a new friend. You didn’t seemat all surprised or upset when I just told you that cody was in the clear. What’s going on, gladys? Okay, the insurance company contacted me about it earlier. Apparently a waiter found the bracelet and slipped it into cody’s jacket pocket. What? Yeah, the guy was in the dressing room and thought it fell out or something. I don’t know, but he admitted that he put it into cody’s pocket. I-I was gonna tell you after your appointment. Is that so? Oh, yeah. And is that all you’ve got to say? W-what do you mean? Are you finally ready to admit the truth, gladys? What truth? That you were wrong all along about cody. I said goodbye to most of the quartermaines already and been spending a lot of time with scout. In fact, I saw her this morning again. That must have been difficult. Yeah, I was hoping never to have to say goodbye to a child of mine again. At least with scout, it’s not forever. Does that have anything to do with the unfinished business? Yeah, this is, uh — it’s for ned — or eddie maine. I mean, I heard he was staying with you. I got to admit, I never saw that coming. You and me bo– whatever he calls himself. Here we are. Oh, that’s decent of you, sonny. I’m just hoping that, you know, his — I don’t know, his favorite guitar can help bring back some memories, some real memories. Well, that’s pretty decent of you. But you could have given it to him yourself. But he — he took off. Is that safe for him to be out? I got my eye on ned. And don’t worry about it. He’s not the only one. Carly: Drew’s the reason i reached out to you this morning. I want to know how you’re feeling about all this. Okay. And I want you to be honest with me. No holding back? No holding back. Right. I am, uh — I’m not happy about it. I’m actually pretty angry, carly. I wish drew would have made a different choice. So do I. Drew was determined to do this. He was very concerned about what a long fight would do to our families. No, I get that. I do. But drew deserves some peace and happiness, and yet he continues to sacrifice all of that. And he’s doing it again because — because of me.

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I don’t blame you for feeling this way. I’m the one who bought the shares. It’s my fault. It is all on me.

[ Exhales deeply ] I thought that, too. At first. But not anymore. Carly, I mean, I realize you were trying to help drew and michael keep control of elq. You didn’t see this coming. But I should have. At the very least, I should have talked to a financial adviser or listened to michael and drew when they told me not to do anything. Instead, I went behind their back, which is classic me. Yeah, but you were not out for personal gain. You were just trying to help. I get it. I can’t tell you how much it means to me to hear you say this. I’d give anything to fix it. I want to fix it so bad for him. I know you do. But drew wants to fix this for you. Which speaks volumes as to how much drew really cares for you. I appreciate you stepping up, taking responsibility. ‘Cause I know they made you an offer… to flip on me and take me down. How did you know about that? Been doing this a long time. I know what you and carly did, and I’m sure she was target number one. You know my business. You know what I do, the things I — you know. You could have given them damaging information. You didn’t do it. Carly would never flip on you. Neither would I. Sonny, sacrificing you, that wasn’t even a consideration. This was my debt to pay. You protected her. You protected both of us. I’m not gonna forget that. I got some guys in pentonville that are gonna keep their eyes on you. I appreciate that. Hopefully I’m not gonna need it, but it’s good to know that it’s there. To a certain extent, there’s — there’s only — you know, I can only go so far. Keep your eyes open… and your chin up. Okay, I was wrong about cody. But he was wrong about me. I’m not some diabolical mother-in-law. I never said that you were. But why didn’t you tell me? Why did I have to get an e-mail from the jeweler? Honey, I-I was gonna tell you after your appointment. I-I-I just didn’t want to distract you. And I figured you’d be angry at me. Why would i be angry at you? Because I blamed your friend. Can you forgive me?

[ Sighs ] Of course. It was all a big misunderstanding. The person you should apologize to is cody. I’m ready for you, sasha. I hope this doesn’t cause problems for you and cody. There is no me and cody. You will have plenty of friends once you sign this affidavit. And you know what? All your friends, they’re gonna look like benjamin franklin. Here we go. Alright, so, you’re saying this affidavit will be enough to prove that I’m leopold taub’s son, right? Yes, yes, yes, it should be. I mean, taub has no living relatives. I-I — nobody’s gonna contest it. I think with this and your birth certificate, that’ll do the trick. Unless the wsb wants to go through the trouble of exhuming taub’s body. Wait. W-w– they would do that? Well, if they do, we could tack on another $10 million. Can you cry on cue?

[ Stammers ] What? Well, the wsb, they were very stupid and careless, you know, losing the — the necklace in the first place. Number two, you, the grief, the suffering that you’re gonna go through when they have to dig up dear old dad. Come on. That’s a pot of gold. I think we should push them to dig up dear old dad. No, no, no, no, no. God, no. Please — please don’T. It’s still too soon to say if I’m in remission, isn’t it? We need six months to a year to see if blood counts remain normal without an infusion. But we’re encouraged. There are no visible leukemia cells in the blood or bone. Really? That’s — that’s good. Very. Better still, these test results mean willow can go home. She doesn’t need a-a sterile environment anymore? Not strictly. Willow’s immune system is still compromised, so precautions will need to be taken. You’ll have to prepare your home per our instructions. Is — is this a dream?

[ Chuckles ] S-so, what, she’ll — she’ll be discharged in a — in a-a week, a couple of days? How’s a couple of hours? Once you get your meds and your instructions, you can go home. I will be home and in my own bed by the end of the day? This isn’t a good idea.

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I mean, we need more time. The gatehouse isn’t ready. We still have to sterilize and prepare a space downstairs. You’re not climbing the stairs right away. I’m sure the quartermaine staff can help with that. Or we can stay somewhere else temporarily. I don’t care where I am, as long as I get to hold my babies again. Willow, I want that, too, more than anything. But is that safe right now? I mean, kids carry germs. We can’t risk infection. We’ve come this far. Shouldn’t we be following the best protocols for the long term? I hear you, michael. And, willow, he is right to be careful. The first year after a transplant, your immune system is like that of baby amelia’S. All your past vaccinations have been completely wiped out. So exposure to illnesses like chickenpox could be deadly. But we’ll — we’ll go over all of this. Of course. Yeah. Um… but it sounds like when I go home, I’ll still be in isolation. I think I realized the two of you were a couple before you even did. I’m happy for you both. I-I truly am. So if there really actually was no way out, I really appreciate the way drew stepped up for you. I mean, we need drew. But your family needs you, too. Thank you, sam. Thank you. I miss him so much already. I know.

[ Sighs ] Okay, you know, enough of this. Can I get my friend a cup of coffee? You sure can.

[ Laughs ] Especially since I haven’t had a cup all day today. What? I told you it’s been a busy day. So, yes, I will take you up on that offer. Oh! I find that hard to believe. I know you have bags of corinthos coffee at your house. Yeah, I do. But dante is the one who brews it ’cause he kind of does all things in the kitchen. Oh. Yeah. So it’s really his — oh. Um… I’M…so sorry. Hey. Yeah. Here you go. I’ll take that. Yeah. Um… okay. Carly.

[ Sighs ] If you need to talk… about my pending financial crisis? No, sam, I’ll pass. No, carly. About all that you’ve lost. What can I do for you, gladys? Oh. [ Chuckles ] New hobby? I don’t have a lot of time. Sorry. Um… yeah. Did you talk to sasha about not ending the guardianship? Yeah, I talked to her. And? And… I don’t blame you for being concerned. Sasha: Deception is having a banner year since we unveiled our new product, the deceptor. And I’m just feeling really engaged and useful. For the last 15 minutes, you have given me a laundry list of everything that’s right in your life and work. Things are back on track. Sasha, I don’t want you to view these sessions as just a way to prove yourself to me. I don’t understand. My chief purpose is to evaluate whether the judge should grant your petition to end your guardianship. But I’m also here to help. Which means I need you to be honest. Oh, I am. Work is going great, and I’m feeling more stable. I don’t doubt that. But you’ve seemed troubled since you walked through that door. You want to tell me what’s making you anxious? Sign it. It’s not gonna sign itself. Cody! We have news. Uh, what’s, uh — what’s the news? The, uh, company that insures gellhorn jewelers dropped the charges. Oh, that’s great. “That’s — that’s great.” That’s it? Man, you’re more excited about a chicken parmesan. Well, to be fair, mama q’s chicken parm is breaded to perfection with the perfect ratio of cheese to sauce. That’s true. Plus, I didn’t do it, so I knew I was innocent the whole time. What changed their minds? A witness stepped forward with new information that made it clear that you didn’t put the bracelet in your pocket. Ah! See, there you are. The truth prevails here, so it’s smooth sailing from here on. Excuse me, gentlemen. I’ve got to go file a document. Uh, cody, can I talk to you? Uh, yeah, sure. Can I talk to you, actually, for a minute?

[ Sighs ] No, no, no. Listen, I’m late. I got to go. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I’m sure you are. But I-I just wanted to know… what are you and cody up to?

[ Sighs ]

I’ve been spending half the time

for you to come and find me

don’t know exactly why

that I can’t feel free till I’m with you

you who

can stand me up like I’m ten feet tall

you who

turn around and you watch me fall

you who

can change a man into smoke

just light him up, take a toke

breathe out until he’s used

[ Handcuffs clicking ]

And you know it’s true appreciate the hospitality. Cyrus: It’s certainly not the metro court, but it may be one step up from a leaky makeshift prison on a greek island.

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I’m glad the charges were dropped. I had to do it, even though it never set right with me having to arrest you. Don’t sweat it, mac, you know. I won’t hold it against you. Thanks. And I’m glad to see you and scott are on good terms, considering you punched the guy when you first came to town.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, scotty’s all right. So you — you trust him, then? Careful with that. That letter I saw cody sign, is that something to do with the jewelers, or is that something else? I’m not at liberty to talk about that. Why, are you representing him in another matter? Come on, you do know about lawyer-client privilege, right? You could have just said “yes.” So, what is it you’re accusing your friend of doing? Cody getting scammed by you. What isn’t making me anxious these days? Tell me more about that. Oh. I mean, I guess I just feel the pressure of getting all this right. Mm-hmm. I want to give my colleagues the support that I couldn’t last year. I want to strike the right life/work balance, be there for my friends, one of whom is battling leukemia. I want to recover relationships that I’ve lost. You don’t want much, do you?

[ Chuckles ] This all sounds normal, sasha. What you’re feeling is completely understandable. We all have varying levels of stress. There are many different ways to manage it. You ever tried meditation? I learned it when I went to rehab. But I prefer doing yoga. Oh, yoga’s great, but I want you to try 10 minutes of mindfulness without movement each day. I have an app I can recommend. Sounds good. I would like to feel more centered. I have something else for you. Be right back. Michael, your concerns are valid. But we’re not trying to keep willow away from the people she loves. We’ll have to exercise caution, especially at first. Only close physical contact with immediate family and a small, select number of friends. It’s crucial that you avoid close contact with anyone who could be sick — anyone. I advise you and your visitors to both wear masks during visits. Yeah, we’ll follow the instructions to the letter. We’re both terrified of taking a step backwards. Understandable. But you are well on the road to recovery. And you couldn’t have a better advocate than your husband here. My husband. That never gets old. A nurse will stop by with your medications and talk self-care and follow-up appointments. We can’t thank you enough, tj. I’m just the messenger. You are more than that. You’ve been with me from the start. You’ve been invaluable as a doctor and as a friend. Gonna go before I blush.

[ Chuckles ] Right. Could it be? Our nightmare’s over.

[ Both chuckle ] Maybe we’ll get our happily ever after, after all. I mean, to be honest, sam, it’s really hard for me to wrap my head around everything I’ve lost in the past two years. My husband. Jason. My hotel. Now drew. I mean, $5 million kind of pales in comparison. Ooh, $5 million? Yeah. That’s how much the sec is charging you? Do you have it? Well, even if I’m able to secure this loan without much collateral, I still can’t afford what I owe the government. Oh, carly, what are you gonna do? I don’t know. I don’t know. I mean… I’m sick thinking about what drew could be facing in prison. And I worry so much about what I’m gonna face out here. I don’t know.

[ Voice breaking ] I don’t know. Ohh. I am so sorry. Me too. But you know what really pisses me off? Drew and I are in this position purely because of spite. You clearly know who I am. Care to tell me who you are? I am your brother in christ. Even the metro court stopped including bibles in their bedside tables. Their mistake. “Blessed are ye who weep now, for ye shall laugh.” It gladdens my heart that you don’t weep over your circumstance. Yeah, well, I’ve learned that… time passes either way. Well said. My group would benefit from your outlook. We meet twice weekly in the library. Your group? Unlike other prison factions, our brotherhood is founded on shared values, not on prejudice or partisanship. And the minute I got word you were headed to pentonville, I knew your place was with us.

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T, the gatehouse willbe spotless for your arrival. It’s still hard to believe that I’m going home. Well, believe it. And wiley and amelia will be waiting for you. All the q’s will want to visit. But don’t worry. I have no problem gate-keeping. Your health is all that matters. I’ll be good, I promise. But, uh, even I can’t keep away my mother or josslyn or brook lynn, for that matter, so… I wouldn’t want you to.

[ Chuckles ] So, shouldn’t just be my family on the visitor list. Who do you want to see? Sasha? Chase? Yes to both. But there might be someone else I want to add to that visitor’s list. Look, you don’t have to do this alone. You have people who can help you. I’m not gonna take a handout, sam. I’m not going — I’m not gonna take it from michael, josslyn, or sonny, especially sonny. But you have a child to support. What about donna? Well, thankfully, she will always be taken care of by her father. Well, what about donna’s mother? I mean, the stress that you must be under. Look, I’ve managed a setback before. I mean, losing the metro court, it was a real blow. But I handled it. And I will handle this. I-I just don’t know how yet, but I will. I admire your grit. That’s something we have in common.

[ Laughs ] Yes. Guilty as charged. We are both pretty self-reliant, aren’t we?

[ Laughs ] We are. But something that I’ve learned over the past several years is that it is okay to ask for help and to push your foolish pride aside. Sasha admitted she struggles with grief and she’s nervous about ending the guardianship. See? She’s not ready. It all seems realistic to me. There is nothing that sasha said to me that tells me she can’t handle herself. So if she’s ready and the doctor and the judge says yes, we are gonna stay out of her way.

[ Door opens ] My pa filled this for you. Take five milligrams three times daily. What is this? It’s a benzodiazepine. It’s a mild sedative. It’ll help you manage your anxiety. Take the edge off, so to speak. And it’s okay to take with my antidepressant? This class of drugs is often prescribed in conjunction. And is it habit-forming? Because I have a history. Dr. Montague: The drug can be habit-forming if used other than prescribed. But I will be monitoring your intake, and I am confident that you are far enough in your recovery that that won’t be a problem. Unless you feel otherwise, like you can’t be in control? Oh, no. I am in control. Totally. I’ve known cody a long time. Okay, he just got in the clear. I don’t want to see him getting into any new trouble. Listen, everything we’re working on is aboveboard. There’s no scheme here, detective. It seems like you’re always warning me about someone, mac. You mean like selina wu? Look, I’m not putting scott in selina’s category, but I do want you to be careful around her. But, hey, I told you I wouldn’t interfere, and I won’T. Scott’s my legal counsel, mac. That’s it. Sorry. I’m prying. Maybe you’re glad we’re not related. That way I won’t be on your case so much. It doesn’t mean I still don’t want what’s best for you, cody. So, why all the interest in me? Oh, don’t be so modest. Your story’s well-known. Business mogul, prominent family, philanthropist, navy seal hero-turned-prisoner- turned-free-man. Turned prisoner again. Yet one more chapter in your fascinating story. Far from the end. It is easy for faith to wither on the vine behind bars. I believe your presence at our meetings could help restore hope to some of our brothers. And I think you’ll find great comfort in this book of prayers. I’m sorry. I asked, but I didn’t catch your name. Just call me brother cy. Cy? As in cyrus? Renault. Laura’s brother. How is my dear sister? The cyrus renault whose drug trafficking caused overdoses and nearly killed sasha gilmore. My past is lamentable. And who tried to kill britt westbourne. Thank god I wasn’t successful. Well, you can thank my late brother jason morgan for that. And god help you if you approach me again.

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Your dischargepaperwork is being processed. You can stay here as long as you need to sanitize your place. But you’re free to leave once you’ve reviewed all of your medications and instructions. Now, I can’t stress enough how important it is to protect your immune system. No visitors from any people not in your very limited bubble. We got it. Thank you. Thank you, tj. I am so happy for you guys. Take care. Thank you.

[ Sighs ] He has been a godsend through all this. So, is, uh, tj who you want to add to your bubble? Absolutely, yes. But I was thinking of someone else, and you might not be happy. Whoever you want, willow. I hope so. Because… I think my bubble should include nina. Maybe I am being prideful, but this is my mess. I have to clean it up. But I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let it crush me. I have risen from the ashes before. Well, I trust that you will get the clarity you need. As long as you keep that iron will, a roof over your head, and your freedom, you’ll think of something. You’re right. And thanks to you, I’ve figured out a way to use all three. She has no concept of how stressful it’ll be to be on her own. Having responsibility for her finances, having to make decisions where deception is concerned? I mean, she might buckle under the weight. Gladys… you’ve made your point. You don’t think sasha should end the guardianship. But you got to understand something. Okay. What? It’s not up to you anymore! Give it up!

[ Door closes ] You did good work today, sasha. If that continues, I’m confident I’ll be able to relay a positive report to the judge who’s hearing your petition. Thank you for listening to me, dr. Montague. That means everything, and it really helps me the most. Well, we all need support. Talk therapy, meditation, and that prescription I gave you are all parts of a consistent wellness plan. I’ll see you next week.

[ Door closes ] Hello, gladys. Did you — did you do it. Just as we discussed. Your daughter-in-law is on a new prescription regimen. It’s only a matter of time. You’re not having second thoughts? Because I can invent an excuse to have sasha bring back the medication. No. Let’s move forward. It’s the only move I have left. I want your word there’s nothing shady going on here, cody’s not gonna get burnt by whatever it is that he just signed that you’re about to file. What kind of a lawyer do you take me for? A sketchy one with a bag of tricks. Ah. No, this time it’s torts, not tricks. And just for your information, all lawyers have a sketchy bag of tricks. Tort? Like a civil lawsuit? Don’t worry about your friend cody. He’ll be fine. So long. I don’t mind you looking out for me, mac. It’s kind of nice, you know? Unnerving but nice. Well, then how about this? Don’t think of me as a cop. Think of me as a friend. I already do. Unlike us, the word of the lord is free. No strings attached. You’ll forgive me if I don’t believe that. Oh, I do. I am a believer in the power of forgiveness, as I am in second chances. Take the book. Don’t throw it away before you peruse its pages. You’ll find its lessons very useful.

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[ Ringing ]

It’s trina. I can’t take your call right now. Please leave a message and I’ll call you back.

[ Beep ]

Trina. Call me. I made you an ice pack. Esme! Get out!

[ Exhales sharply ] I’m sorry. What are you apologizing for? Honestly, I’m not even sure. I just thought I should. Oh, you don’t have to be sorry. Tonight was really, really nice — daddy, daddy! Hey, hey, hey, hey. What’s the matter, sweetheart? Aunt elizabeth can’t leave. Not yet. Glad you came by. Good to see you. Of course. You know I always love spending time with you. Can I get you anything, or…? No, no, I’m fine, thanks. I’m just a little curious. What did you want to talk to me about? Your future.

Spencer: Esme! Get out! I’m sorry, trina. I’ll call you again later.

I am so sorry for keeping you waiting. [ Sighs ] But I’m glad you’re here. I’ve been wanting to talk to you. Well, that works out, because I’ve been wanting to talk to you, too. Really? About spencer? No. About curtis. I know what he did.

[ Cellphone ringing ] Hello? Jordan. Glad I caught you. Um, I know it’s late notice, but are you free for dinner tonight? I’m free, but I have no interest in spending my evening with you. Come on. Don’t you think we need to clear the air? As far as I’m concerned, the air is crystal clear. We’re done.

[ Knock on door ] Hold on. Yes?

[ Grunts ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

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did you have a bad dream? Was it — was it the shadow again? Yeah. And it was scary. I tried to find you, but I couldn’T. Aunt elizabeth was gone, too. Oh, sweetheart, we’re — we’re both right here for you. Yeah, daddy’s been here the whole time. Really? I promise. And you’re here, too. We’ve both been here. But what if I fall asleep again? What if the shadow comes back and I can’t find either of you again? It’s okay. It’s okay. That is not at all what I was expecting you to say. Gladys and I were talking. She says you’re ready to end the guardianship. That is true. I will forever be grateful to gladys for everything that she has done for me, but I don’t want to be a burden on her any longer. You’re not a burden. To any of us. We just — we just care about you. We want you back on your own two feet. That means a lot. But my decision is only partly about gladys. I just think it’s time. What if I told you gladys thinks you’re not ready? Gladys came to see you about me? Yeah, um, she seems to think that you’re rushing things a little bit. And she’s worried. So am I. I told you I’m fine! Now go! I am not going anywhere. You could have a broken rib or internal bleeding. I don’t have either. I think I would know. Right. Because of all the medical expertise you have. What happened to you, anyway? Did someone attack you? We just got in a little fight. Who is “we”? Someone you know? Or did you get in a fight with a complete stranger? Would it matter? Why do you care? Ow! What the hell?! Did — did you think what would happen if you got hurt or arrested? Did you even stop to think what that would mean for — no, it all just happened kind of fast. So the answer is no, you didn’t think.

[ Sighing ] God!

[ Door closes ] I’m sorry. I can’t talk right now. Jordan! J– well, I can guess what you’re here about. Well, it’s not to get into an argument, if that’s what you’re thinking. I’m really not angry. Good, because you shouldn’t be. Well, not at me, anyway. I just don’t understand why you would tell portia about our kiss when we agreed that we would keep it to ourself and that it was best. And if you changed your mind, why wouldn’t you talk to me first? Look, I tried to warn you. Right, and then, so you decided you knew what was best and that all of a sudden telling portia couldn’t wait. I didn’t say a thing to portia about our kiss. I never wanted her to find out at all. Well, if you didn’t tell her, who did? Obviously, I-I-I’m extremely hurt.

[ Scoffs ] Curtis and I have both made mistakes. Why are you letting him off the hook that easily? I’m not letting him off of the hook, trina. This is — this is complicated, okay? Mom, he kissed another woman. His ex-wife! Why aren’t you angrier with him? Why are you getting all riled up at me about this, sweetie? Because he was wrong. Are you really just gonna roll over and let him treat you like this? This has nothing to do with you! You really have to make the bed right now? I’m — I’m still in it.

[ Sighing ] Okay. Pants. Shirt. Sock. Where’s the other sock? It’s on the sconce. Oh. This is weird. Is this your thing? Is it a thing, like a postcoital cleanup thing? ‘Cause that… I mean, I’m okay with it, but it’s a — it’s a little neurotic. I am not neurotic. You’re orderly. You’re neat. You’re — you’re tidy, right? You gonna come back to bed? Okay. Um… so, not too long ago, you and I, w-we were — we were almost yelling at each other, and we were kind of at each other’s throats. And then we decided to do something else instead. And is that something that we need to talk about? No. Nope, there will be no talking. And I will not be coming back to bed, because you are leaving. Now.

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you know what? I’ll be right here if you need me for anything, alright? Okay, but can aunt elizabeth come in with you? Well… aunt elizabeth has to go home to her kids. But I promise you, she’ll come in and say good night to you before she leaves. I like it when she’s here. Don’t you, daddy? I really don’t want to get in the middle of this, curtis. This is between you and portia. What? Oh, so now you want to respect boundaries? After the damage has already been done? Look, you can believe me or not. Well, you obviously knew it was coming, or you wouldn’t have tried to warn me. So, if you didn’t tell portia, then who did? N’neka. N’neka? N’neka, yeah. She was at the club that night. You really think n’neka saw us kissing and then went running to tell portia? What am I supposed to think? Who else could it have been?

[ Sighs ] It was your brother-in-law. Zeke was the one who told portia. Why are you trying to protect me? I’m not a child anymore, mom. But you’re always gonna be my child, trina. And I’m not protecting you. Not in the way that you think. Trust me, this is my attempt at being fair. I’m a grown woman and I need to figure out my relationship with curtis on my own. But why? I’m right here. You can tell me anything. I appreciate you so much for saying that. Listen, I don’t want you involved in any issues that I have with curtis or in my marriage. I don’t want you to have to think about any of that. I don’t want you to have to have baggage when you’re dealing with curtis. You shouldn’t have to be taking sides or keeping secrets or anything like that. I just… I don’t want you to worry about any of this.

[ Cellphone rings ] It’s — yeah, go ahead and take that. No, it’s just… it’s just spencer. Wow. You usually can’t pick up the phone fast enough for spencer.

[ Chuckles ] You feeling okay?

[ Chuckles lightly ] Did you two have a fight? No. We didn’T. But spencer did. “If left untreated, rib fractures can have serious short-term consequences, such as severe pain while breathing, pneumonia, and death.” Well, I thought that you didn’t want to be around me. “Long-term consequences are also possible, such as decreased lung function and chronic pain.” Now, tell me, how are you gonna yell at people if your lungs are damaged? Did you ever think about that? Aww, I didn’t realize you cared so much. I am calling a doctor. No, esme, don’t do that. I don’t have a broken rib. You might not know that until symptoms develop later. If they do, then I’ll contact a doctor at that time. Please, stop worrying about me. Who said I was worried? I just don’t want to have to take you to the emergency room in the middle of the night. It — it would throw off ace’s whole sleep schedule. Oh, my mistake. It’s not about me. Which makes sense because in your eyes, I’m not worth worrying about. To you, I’m always gonna be my father’s son.

[ Keys clatter ] Take a hint, will you? You’re throwing me out? Wow, nothing gets by you. Well, except my keys, apparently.

[ Laughs ] Oh, come on. We — we both know this was a mistake. But we’re adults, so we can skillfully pretend that it never happened. N-now get a move on, because your shoes are next. And I’ll have much better aim. Y-you don’t need to do that. I-I don’t want to stay somewhere I’m not wanted. But just so you know… I-I feel that what went on here was not a mistake. If it weren’t for nikolas’ accidental death, we wouldn’t even be here. We would hardly know each other. Yeah, but we do know each other. And we are here. And I think that there are actual, literal scratches on my back that let me know that you might think that there are worse ways to spend an evening.

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Yes. I like it when elizabeth is here. But don’t you think your cousins would miss her if she was here all the time? They could come, too. Or we could go there. Oh, boy. How’s it going out here? Oh.

[ Gasps ] Aunt elizabeth! Guess what I have. How would you like some of my very special sleepy time magic milk? Hey, how did you know about that? Oh, all the mommies know. Oh. Did you make sure to add the secret ingredient? Well, of course. It wouldn’t be magic without it. It tastes different than when daddy makes it. Mm! Aunt elizabeth’s is better. Aw. But yours is good, too, daddy. Yeah. Thank you, sweetheart.

[ Both laugh ] I think I’m doing the right thing by ending my guardianship, but I wish that I was sure. Alright, listen, tell me what doubts you’re having. Um… it’s just that… some days, I feel strong and confident and healthy. And then other days, are just…so-so.

[ Chuckles ] Where everything just feels off and it feels like I’m just pretending to hold it together.

[ Exhales deeply ] But those… those don’t bother me that much. I’m — I’m used to those. I think we — we all have so-so days, right? Probably.

[ Both laugh ] Those are not the days that — that scare me. The — the days that terrify me are… the bad days. The days when the darkness just comes back. Because it will happen for no reason at all. I will be putting sugar into my coffee, and then suddenly I’m remembering when I was pregnant and I couldn’t have caffeine. And it was the worst. But it was totally worth it ’cause I already loved my baby so much, and… I just couldn’t wait to meet him. Of course you couldn’T. And then I’m remembering… that my baby is gone. And the sadness just takes over. And it just feels like A… like a weight is pressing down on my heart and… and it scares me because I don’t know — was that a memory or — or was it just a delusion? Did I somehow think that I was pregnant again? We both know what grief does. Plays tricks with your mind and messes with your sense of time. That’s what I think, too. Because, you know, the next day might be so-so again. A-and the day after that might even be good. So, does it scare me to think about being on my own again and — and make my own decisions? Yes. But something inside of me is telling me that I am ready. And… I think it’s time that I start listening to that voice. But maybe I’m making a mistake. What do you think, sonny? Do you think that I am doing the wrong thing by trusting myself? I can see that you don’t w antto discuss our relationship. We don’t even have a relationship! We’re being blackmailed together. That’s it. I do enjoy your company, ava. We were just yelling at each other not too long ago. Well, almost. I-I mean, there was A…

[ Sighs ] We were trying to release a lot of pressure and, clearly, sexual tension. Oh, you are really sure of yourself. No, I’m — I’m not, actually. Not at all. I-in fact, it’s really difficult for me to let people in. And I don’t mean to presume to speak for you, but I think I-I — it’s really hard to make a human connection. And I’m just saying, let’s be honest. L-l-let’s admit to one another that we just had a profound human physical connection. You lied to me, you kidnapped my daughter, and now you’re saying that I — I owe you honesty? Oh, okay. I can see where you’re going with this. Okay, so — so, under certain terms — I have a little advice for you. Don’t ever pull a stunt like that again. Because if you do, the next body I dump in the stables… …is gonna be yours. I don’t know much about nikolas except that he kept me locked in a tower because he wanted to keep my baby away from me. And I know if given the chance, you would do the same. Just in case. I just want to take care of my brother ace, so… well, I guess that is the difference between the two of you, because at least you’re here. He isn’T. And since we’ve moved into your grandmother’s, you have been pretty reliable. Up until now. What happened tonight? I got into a fight. Why? With josslyn’s new boyfriend. And I did it because I was angry and because I don’t like him and I don’t like what he did. Josslyn was dating my friend cameron when she met dex, and she was still seeing him when dex and josslyn got together for the first time. Then why are you mad at dex? Uh, isn’t that josslyn’s fault? You wouldn’t understand. There’s more — there’s more to it than that. You don’t know why you hit him, do you? I don’t understand why we’re talking about this. Because you’re literally the last person that I want to confide in, esme. Well, that’s dumb. Because I might be the only person who actually understands. Yeah? Why is that? Well, because I do it, too. I mean, I-I-I get angry, I lash out, I make choices that I regret, I make mistakes. And the worst part is when I do get mad, everyone’s just looking around and judging me like, “oh, look, there she goes again. Back to her old lying ways. I knew she couldn’t be trusted.” And you have confirmed all of their worst suspicions about you. And they have no idea that the entire time, you were just trying to do the right thing. Spencer and I went to the highsider. The highsider? The — the biker bar where oz haggerty worked? Yeah. We were looking for evidence to use against esme to prove that she’s guilty. And let me guess, this little excursion was spencer’s idea? Not exactly. You know, I-I don’t even care whose idea it was. I-I don’t like you going to that place. Mom. We weren’t just going to that place.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ] Anyway… so, joss had the same idea. She brought dex. And spencer picked a fight.

Again. So, it looks like spencer is back to his old ways. Yeah. And I don’t even recognize him anymore. Really? Because I can. To me, he will always be the boy who lied to my daughter, put her into harm’s way. How does zeke know what happened between you and me? I told him. What — why did you do that? Because I didn’t know who he was. I’d just found out that you were moving back in with portia, and I needed someone to talk to. Zeke was just a friendly stranger with a sympathetic ear. We met at the metro court, and I started venting. I didn’t use any names, just told him I had kissed my ex but it wasn’t going anywhere. If you didn’t use any names, how did he figure it out? Portia introduced us. It didn’t take zeke long to put two and two together. I told him to keep it to himself, but he said he had to tell her. I just don’t understand how you could tell someone, a perfect stranger, something so personal about us. That’s just not like you.

[ Scoffs ] I needed someone to confide in. You had portia. And I was all alone.

[ Knock on door ] And now that you know, I don’t see what else there is to talk about.

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Curtis. If I didn’t have time to talk to you on the phone, what made you think I wanted you to come by my office? Well, it’s not like I knew curtis was gonna be here. Didn’t you tell my sister it was over between you and jordan? That’s none of your business. Mm. Don’t you think you’ve caused enough problems between portia and me? Well, I wouldn’t be involved if you had just been honest with her from the beginning. I bet you just can’t wait to run back to portia and tell her you found me here tonight. After what you put my sister through, what do you expect? I expect you to keep your damn mouth shut, zeke. Or you and me… we’re gonna have a problem. I remember how spencer treated me. But he’s changed. Has he, though?

[ Scoffs ] Because the fight that you’re describing makes it sound like maybe he’s still working on it. You think I’m being naive? I didn’t — I didn’t say that. I didn’t say that. Look, I-I do see what you’re saying with spencer. He has made significant strides in growing up since you’ve met him. Yes. And it’s largely because of you. Yes, he has. He’s more mature now, asking for help when he needs it. And he seems like he’s really, you know, taking the responsibility of ace seriously with esme. And esme’s even open to taking a parenting class with spencer, which goes to show his responsibility, right? That sounds like a good sign. But by the look on your face, maybe it’s not a good sign. No, I mean… I’m glad spencer is being responsible towards ace. Mm-hmm. But what?

[ Sighs ] It’s nothing. Sweetheart. Honey, it’s me. I’m your mom. I know you. You can talk to me. I don’t care about the class. But I can’t stand the thought of spencer spending even one extra second with esme. Sounds like we’re both trying to be better people. You’re just now figuring that out? Yes. Obviously, I have been trying to be better. It’s possible that I haven’t been giving you much of a chance. Whatever. It’s not a big deal. I actually get how it might be harder for you. For me? Why? Well, because you remember the terrible person that you were. I just have to be told about myself over and over. Yeah, that’s hard. Yes. I mean, constantly hearing what a terrible person you are from everyone. You know, you’re the only one who never talks about our history. We… dated in boarding school, right? Mm-hmm. For like a year. What were we like as a couple? I don’t like to remember that time. Understandable. But just tell me, were we really these awful people destroying everything we touched?

[ Chuckles ] No. Not always.

[ Both laugh ] Um… I was very unhappy when we met. I was estranged from my father and I had a big chip on my shoulder because of that. I didn’t have any friends, just people who wanted to get close to me because I had money. So, I was a bit of a jerk in return because of that. You? A jerk? No way. And then I met you and you really listened to me and you took an interest in my life. And you didn’t just tell me what I wanted to hear because I’m a cassadine. And I started to depend on you, more than I think you knew. But it was all… none of it was real. And you were manipulating me the entire time. You were my first love. And you were just using me. How is she? Finally asleep. Your milk did the trick. Apparently, yours is more magical than mine. It’s the cinnamon.

[ Chuckles ] I can’t thank you enough. You’re really good with her. I’m glad you feel that way. I was hoping that I-I wasn’t overstepping by making the magic milk.

[ Chuckles ] No. Not at all. You know, my boys are growing up, and with cameron all the way in california, I’ve just been feeling it lately. They’ll always need you. I know, but not in the same way. Guess I got to let them grow up at some point. Or so I’ve been told.

[ Chuckles ] You know, violet’s always here if your mom urge gets real strong. You know how much she likes seeing you. Careful. I’ll be over here every night making magic milk.

[ Chuckles ] I’m kidding. I’m just kidding. Yeah, no, I know. Well, I should get going — would you like a cup of tea — oh.

[ Both chuckle ] You need to get home to the boys. Yeah. Yeah, I should. Even though they won’t be nearly as happy to see me as violet was.

[ Laughs ] Violet…and — and me.

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what do I think? Uh, well, I mean, you didn’t tell me if you’re fine, if you’re alright, it’s all — you know, you don’t need anybody, and you’re all better.

[ Chuckles ] I only wish I was that confident. Well, it’s a good thing, ’cause if you would have said that, then I’d say that, you know, you need to spend a few more months with gladys. ‘Cause in my experience, people who say that everything’s great all the time, you know, usually aren’T. That makes a lot of sense. You can’t be great all the time, especially… after what you’ve gone through. Let me explain something to you. You can handle a lot more than you think. That’s why I think it’s time for you to be on your own. Now, don’t get mad at me ’cause you kissed jordan. I had to tell portia. Did you? Yes, I did. And neither one of you would have done the same thing if you were in my position. That’s not even what I’m talking about. You told trina, right after I found out that she was my daughter, to steer clear of me. I didn’t even get into any specifics with her, alright? That’s even worse, because you let her imagination run wild. She was just beginning to trust me, man. Well, maybe she shouldn’T. Maybe neither one of you should be trusted. Jordan, why don’t you remind me just how you two met in the first place? I’m starting to see why you’re so angry with me. I’m angrier with myself. For letting myself be manipulated by you. Okay. Sure. The old esme was calculating. But I seriously doubt someone could fake a relationship for a whole year. Who are you trying to make feel better here — me or you? Maybe both. Um… I [Chuckles] Think the old esme must’ve really liked you. Even just a little. That’s doubtful. Although… what?

[ Laughing ] No. No. What? There was this one time when I was trying to figure out what to get you for your birthday, and I didn’t really know what to get you, so I was asking around. I asked the same friends who were still leeching on me for money, and they told me that I should get you jewelry. Something expensive. Which makes sense, right? So I did. Generous. But then there was this snow globe that I got when I was a kid. And I had taken it with me to school. And it was so cheesy. It was like two skiers on top of a mountain with a log cabin and fir trees. It was hideous. I don’t know why you liked it, but you did. You loved it and you played with it every single time you came into my room. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why. So, at the last minute, I grabbed that as well. Instead of the jewelry? No, no, no, no. I gave you both just to be safe. Oh. Okay. Yeah. And don’t get me wrong, you liked the jewelry. But your face when you saw this snow globe… I mean, the expression was one of pure joy. I’d never seen anything like it before in my whole life, esme. And I still — I-I can’t figure out why someone would have liked a regifted snow globe so much.

[ Both laugh ] I can. The old esme really liked you. It wouldn’t bother me that much if it was anyone other than esme. After what she did to me, joss, and cam, I-I… ugh! The thought of her being with spencer makes me sick. Esme deserves to pay for her crimes, and — and hopefully the evidence is found to bring her to justice. But the pcpd, they’ve been down this road already and they’ve come up empty. Maybe they’ll never find anything. Then what? Esme will just be in my life forever? Honey, nobody can predict the future. But, um… if spencer’s in your life and ace is in his, then esme will be in yours.

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Uh, thank you. A-and I’d keep that on for another 10 minutes. I can’t accept that esme will always be in my life. I want to be with spencer. Or at least I thought I did. Just not like this. He’s either spending all of his time with esme or raising a child on his own. That’s what I’ve been trying to get you to see, trina. You have to have your own life. Honey, you are smart. You’re beautiful. You have opportunity. There are so many experiences out there for you to have. You have this whole big world that you haven’t even tapped into yet. Please, please, don’t make it smaller. Not when you don’t have to. I can see what’s going on here. Back off, curtis. It’s none of your business. I can handle my own ex-husband, thank you. But zeke’s right. Stay out of it. Look, I don’t care what happened between you. But my daughter — that is my business. Zeke better think twice before he interferes in our business again.

[ Scoffs ] Well, that was awkward. Now that he’s gone, we should talk. There’s nothing to discuss. You know the way out.

[ Sighs ]

[ Door closes ] I am so glad that we had this talk, sonny. I wasn’t sure if I was making the right decision, but you made me feel good about it. Well, you know, you can never be 100% sure, but I can tell you what — you’re — you’re on the right track. That means the world to me. And listen, just because you’re ending the guardianship doesn’t mean that you’re on your own. I’m always here to back you. You know that. And I think gladys is, too. Now get out of here. Go live your life.

[ Laughs ] Enjoy yourself. Thank you, sonny. Really, I mean it. Thank you. I had a really good time, too.

[ Chuckles ] But you’ve just gone on an 8-year-old’s version of the perfect date.

[ Laughs ] And I can’t thank you enough for letting her do that. It was fun. Really. You don’t have to say that. I’d offer you a ride home, but…

[ Chuckles ] Your baby’s asleep. And I drove myself here, so… okay. Good night. Good night. If I leave now, I got to wake the boat launching guy. So wouldn’t it just be better if I spent the night? You could always swim. Really. The water is really very warm this time of year. Okay. Yeah, I-I couldn’t do that. I can’T. I’m exhausted. And I think you know why. In fact, I-I’m willing to bet that you’re gonna sleep pretty soundly tonight, ava.

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hi. Hi. Hi. Uh, come on in. Well, um… …this is a pleasant surprise. What can I do for you? Well, you tell me. You invited me over here, didn’t you? Oh, god. Did I misread the text? Aunt elizabeth. Good. You’re right on time for your date. You son of a bitch. You set this whole thing up, didn’t you?

[ Pounding on door ] Austin: Ava! Come on, now. Open up.

[ Pounding continues ] We need to talk before you get us both killed. Hey. Yeah. You okay? I… I can’t believe thisis our last night together for possibly three years. It just feels wrong. It feels so wrong. It’s the only choice I could make. I couldn’t look at myself in the mirror. I couldn’t — I couldn’t be a father to — to scout. I couldn’t even hold my head up if I did otherwise. I know it was short notice when I asked you to stop by.

[ Chuckles ] And you brought the baby! Yeah. Oh, he’s so adorable. Thank you. He’s really growing, right? Yeah, um, I just came from work, and ace was supposed to get picked up by spencer at daycare, but he had other plans, so… that’s actually one of the reasons why I called you over here, um, because there’s something that I think that we should discuss. Okay. Um, what about? You and spencer. And how you plan to co-parent ace. You and joss came here alone? We sure did. There was a bar fight. The cops had to come. We got carded. And hopefully this visit will be less eventful. Esme certainly picked the right spot to score a black market phone. I’m just hoping that we can find a witness who can confirm that oz haggerty sold her one. Trina, this whole thing is convoluted. We already had the evidence that we needed. Yeah, but I’m talking about real proof. Maybe a-a bartender or a waitress saw oz negotiating with esme, maybe even giving her the phone. You don’t feel that this is a waste of time? We need something real, not some made-up evidence that your uncle victor left you. Have a little faith. Well, forgive me for not being overly optimistic about getting help or cooperation from a bunch of lowlifes. Oh, maybe you’re the wrong person to be asking. Well, to us and a well-deserved night out… where no one will ever find us. Oh, no. I hate to disappoint you.

[ Sighs ]

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I do not want to see you right now. I don’t recall offering you a drink. Oh, I-I think a drink is the least that you owe me after what I did for you today. Oh, you mean scaring me to death? Making me believe that my child had been kidnapped? No, I mean staging an incident that got the nanny out of the way without “a,” getting avery kidnapped for real, and, “b,” not getting your nanny killed. Because make no mistake, ava, if mason had thought for even one second that pilar was somehow inhibiting your ability to spy on sonny… pilar would meet with a very unfortunate accident.

[ Sighs ] And that’s just not something I can live with. So, yeah, I made the call. I thought it was better for pilar to lose her job than lose her life. Bottoms up. What the hell have you gotten me into? Spencer is ace’s brother, not his parent. Ace’s actual father, nikolas, decided to run away rather than face justice for keeping me prisoner. That leaves me ace’s only parent, right? From a legal standpoint, you are absolutely correct. But the day-to-day realities of raising a child? Sometimes they’re not so cut and dry. In fact, if I can remember correctly, they’re exhausting and — and — and messy. Believe me, I-I get it. You know, I’ve been there. I’ve been in your situation, and I know what it feels like to have somebody who’s really supporting you in it, 100%. Yeah. And for me, that was my ex-husband, marcus taggert.

[ Chuckles ] And for you, that appears to be spencer. He ‘s clearly extremely devotedto his baby brother. Yes, um, spencer does care a great deal about ace, but when it comes to actual caregiving, sometimes spencer is available and accommodates. Other times not. I mean, it’s like a constant negotiation. That’s why I was thinking that it might be a good idea for you and spencer to take a parenting class. Together. Wow. This place has not changed at all. I still can’t believe that the two of you came here like undercover agents, trying to get dirt on esme. Yeah, and here we are again. Great minds think alike. Only this time with backup. In case you guys start another barroom brawl?

[ Laughs ] Technically, we didn’t start it. Alright, never mind. Never mind. I’m just happy that we both have backup, so… is this the kind of place that you’re used to, dex?

[ Scoffs ] I’ve seen my fair share of places like this, especially in the service. They’re all over the world. They have their advantages. Well, hopefully we can find something real that ties esme to haggerty. “Something real”? Mm-hmm. As in…not fake? Like the evidence your uncle victor left you. It just kind of came out. Listen, I get why you would want to use that, alright? We all know that esme is guilty. That’s kind of my point. It’s not considered framing someone if the person actually did the crime. And I know that my uncle victor was insane, but he was also a pro. The evidence he left me would hold up to scrutiny. And I just feel like we’re wasting a lot of time when we already have what we need to take esme down. So, you’re saying you kept the fake evidence? I wonder what those four are up to. Hey, you know what? I don’t give a damn what they’re doing here. I’m off duty and with my girl at the bar of her choice. Mm-hmm. As far as I’m concerned, we’re the only ones here. Okay. Okay? I should have done more. I feel so responsible. Hey, carly. Carly, we’re not — you don’t understand. No, no, we’re not doing this tonight. Listen to me. Michael came to me. He wanted me to flip on sonny. He had proof. He had proof. And he said if I testified against sonny that the feds would probably back off and they could keep you out of it all together. But I didn’T. I couldn’t do it, drew. I just couldn’t do it. Because it’s not who you are. I would never expect that. But you’re not culpable. You’re not. All you did was tell me about the plan to merge elq and aurora. I’m the one who acted on insider information. I’m guilty. You’re not. Sonny’s not. I mean, well, sonny’s guilty of a whole bunch of things, but he’s not — I don’t care about sonny. My going to prison has nothing to do with sonny. It has everything to do with me. You’re going to prison to protect me, and I don’t know if I can live with that. Wow. Those are gorgeous. Mm. Where did you get them? I ordered them on your phone, but they’re pink, aunt elizabeth’s favorite. Mm-hmm. Do you like them? I love them.

[ Gasps ] I forgot the candle. You can’t have a romantic dinner without candles. And I know I can’t light them, so, daddy, will you please help me? I will light the candles. Cool. Clearly, violet and i need to have a long conversation about boundaries. Looks like we’ve been set up by a pint-sized matchmaker. I guess we’re having a date.

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What if I told you that my going to prison isn’t — isn’t really about protecting you? I’d call you a liar. Okay, I do want to protect you. But it’s not only about you. It’s about your children and the extended family that we both share. I think about it a little bit like — I think about it like — like a cost-benefit analysis. If I go to prison, it causes the least amount of collateral damage. It’s just the logical choice. This isn’t spreadsheets and algorithms. There’s nothing logical about this. You’re in this mess because of me? No, it’s the other way around. I’m in this mess because of you. Because you killed your husband and left him in the tack room. It was an accident! I didn’t mean to kill nikolas. I was just trying to stop him, trying to keep him from taking my daughter. You know this! Okay, yeah, but he’s dead, and you left his body out where any-old-body could find him. And guess who did? Mason. And now he’s got us exactly where he wants us. I’m in this mess, ava, because of you. And if you go down for murdering your husband, then I’m gonna go down as an accessory. I’m gonna spend the rest of my life in prison for a killing I had nothing to do with. You offered to help me. Yeah, because you asked. You — aaah. Yeah, and now they’ve got all the leverage over me they could ever possibly want unless they decide to, you know, just let mason do his thing and get us out of the way. Alright, enough with the “they.” Who is the “they”? Who is behind you and mason? Finn: Mm-hmm. Voil! I think you forgot a place setting, sweetheart. Where are you gonna sit? Not with you guys. This is a date, just for the two of you. I’m going to be your server. Please, have a seat.

[ Sighs ] Thank you.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, I’ll get the drinks. Okay.

[ Sighs, chuckles ] It’s, um… it’s been a minute since we spent time together outside of work. I know. That’s why, when I got your text, I-I was thinking that — well, I mean, now I know it wasn’t your text. It was from violet, but I-I… yeah. Never mind. No, no, I-I’d — I’d really like to hear. Ooh. Ahh, look at that. Yeah. Oh, okay. Here you go, sweetheart. Let me — allow me. I got that.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Knock on door ] Oh. Daddy, dinner’s here. You…ordered dinner from my phone? Dessert, too.

[ Door opens ] You know, I, uh — I don’t think I told you, but, um, you did an incredible job officiating at michael and willow’s wedding. Wow. Where did that come from? I don’t know. We just… I-I’ve wanted to tell you, and we haven’t had a lot of time to do this, to just sit and connect with each other ’cause everything’s been so crazy. But you looked so beautiful in that pink dress. You somehow managed to find a way to be, like, appropriate and official, but super, unbelievably smoking hot, all at the same time. I don’t know how you do it. Thank you. Thank you. I mean, I-I-I think. Yeah, you were just warm and loving and… …you looked like you were really happy for them. And you made it about them, not you. Well, ’cause it really was about them. I mean, it was about michael and willow. It was — it was their wedding. Yeah, but not to me. They were saying their vows, and the only thing I could look at was you. I kept the evidence as a plan b, trina. I saw no reason to get rid of it. Right now, esme is being marginally cooperative. But if that should ever change, if she should regain her memories or, uh, revert to being her old self, or worse, take ace and then try to leave the co– I-I don’t know. But then I would at least have some recourse, something that I could go to the cops with. In my experience, taking evidence to law enforcement is more complicated than you think. What makes you say that? I just know that if you show up with this miraculous boatload of evidence, the cops will vet it. And if even one piece doesn’t hold up, you’ll be arrested and charged with obstruction. And what makes you the expert, mr. Combat vet? Let me ask you something. If you were so good, if you were such a talented soldier, why take a job opening doors for my uncle? Joss, let’s go. Lovely as always. There’s no helping this jackass. I don’t want your help. Trina: Spencer! Oh, my god, spencer. You okay?

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never met before. They’re not your run-of-the-mill mafia types, okay? They don’t care about codes or territory. They — they could care less about family or honor or any of that. They’re gonna get what they want by any means necessary. And right now, what they want is information about pikeman from sonny, and you’re gonna get it for them. They’ve made that abundantly clear. What isn’t clear is what exactly they want me to give them. Give them what they’re asking for, ava, or they’re just gonna keep ramping up the pressure until you do. Or — or worse. They’ll just get you out of the way and come at sonny a different way. You’re afraid of them, aren’t you? I can see it. Your fear is real… even though everything else about you has been a lie. I understand that you’re scared. I’m scared. I’m guilty. And I can’t stop thinking that it should be me. That would be — I should take the fall. No, that would be a terrible idea. No, because if it were me, they’d probably send me to spring ridge. No, you don’t know that. You don’T. The feds made it pretty clear they were interested in you because of your relationship with sonny. So, in order for you to save yourself, think about it — you would have had to give evidence up… against sonny, which would have torn your family apart. Kristina, avery, even donna someday would have resented you for that. And if you didn’t give up sonny, then joss and michael would have blamed you for sacrificing yourself for a man that they feel betrayed you. It was a lose-lose. But none of that is your fault. It’s my mess. Outcome of my choices. I’m the one who chose to marry sonny, to have kids with him, to have knowledge about his business. That’s on me. Why should you have to pay for it? Well, the answer to that is really simple, carly. Because I love you. G.H. Happens to offer parenting classes. And one starts next week. I appreciate you thinking of me, but I’m — I’m really not sure. I mean, I have work, and I don’t think spencer would… some of the topics are just so practical. Like how to get your baby to sleep through the night, which can be extremely helpful now that you’re working.

[ Chuckles ] And also how to tell the difference between common baby ailments and something more serious. I suppose that would have been useful when ace had colic.

[ Chuckles ] Probably. The main thrust of the course is just to get partners on the same page, to be able to communicate effectively a-and set goals for the baby. And I think that that would be extremely helpful in your case. We do have a lot of last-minute changes. Mm. Having predictable schedules, it can really help with frustration and disappointment. And I get it. Things come up, adjustments need to be made. But if you and spencer really do plan to work together, you can support each other in a calm and organized way. And I just think it would be better for the both of you and especially… ace.

[ Laughs ] You do make some really good points. I’m just not certain that spencer will be willing to take a class with me. It doesn’t hurt to tell him. And you know what? Why don’t you tell him that you are going either way, and then you can give him the option to attend it with you. You know what? He might surprise you. Did you see that? Damn it. Yes, I did. The first one is free. Second one will cost you. Spencer, stop it. Okay, everyone, calm down. Relax. Let it go.

[ Grunting ] Stop it! Spencer! Oh, my god. Are you okay? Okay. Alright. Break it up. You know what? I’m off duty. I’ll handle this, okay? I know these guys. Thank you. Can you get up? Trina: Just breathe. What’s the problem here? Okay, spencer punched him. Yeah, I know. I saw. I saw, too. So, I guess you could press charges on assault if you wanted to, dex. No, I don’t want any trouble. Joss and I’ll just go. Okay, that’s probably the best thing to do. You know, I-I don’t know how many of you guys are actually over 21 to begin with. Alright. I’ll call you. Come on, get up.

[ Groaning ] Let’s go.

[ Groaning ] Hey. As an ex-con, I really don’t think you want a barroom brawl on your record. Okay? Think about that next time.

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Let’s see. You first came to town a long-lost, forgotten quartermaine. And when that didn’t pan out… you latched on to maxie. And when that didn’t pan out, you latched on to me. All of your kindness. You were so solicitous, so supportive after I was stabbed by the hook. Was any of it sincere? Or were you just following orders? Have I ever been anything to you? Have I ever been anything to you… other than just your patsy? Sure I can’t help you with that? No, thank you. Did you enjoy your dinner? Oh, pizza is one of my favorites. Daddy likes it, too. Sometimes we even have it twice a week.

[ Gasps ] I’ll get the desserts.

[ Laughs ] Busted. Now you know all my parental failings. Not only do I allow open access to my phone, I resort to biweekly pizza. Well, I’ll tell you a secret. My freezer is well stocked with tater tots and chicken tenders, ’cause sometimes that’s all you can do. Mm-hmm. And jake wouldn’t eat anything green for years.

[ Chuckles ] Violet: We have a selection. They’re not as good as aiden’s, but they’re still yummy. You have to pick one first. Okay. Dex has no idea the kind of havoc that esme has caused in our lives. He has no right jumping in, trying to tell me what to do. And neither does joss, for that matter. First of all, joss is my best friend. And don’t forget, she has stakes in this, too. She had to agree to drop the charges against esme, and she did it because of your baby brother. So, if you’re upset that I told joss and that’s why you lashed out at dex — no, I just don’t want joss — I don’t want her help, and I don’t want her neanderthal boyfriend’s help, either, trina. Oh. Oh. That’s very interesting choice of words, because the only neanderthal that threw the first punch was you, after you lied by omission about holding on to the fake evidence. I explained! It’s like everything in greenland never happened! It’s like you come back and — and you turn into this selfish, entitled jerk that you’ve always been. I can’t — aaah. I can’t stand when you do this! Maybe this is just you. Maybe this is just who you are. Trina, I’m sorry. No. I can’t hear another meaningless apology.

[ Chuckling ] Oh. That did not go well. No. Poor spencer.Poor trina. I love you, carly. And I wish we didn’t have to spend our last night rehashing all the things that we can’t change. I wish I could just sweep you up, take you someplace exotic and romantic and we could go dancing all night and maybe walk on the shore at dawn so I could tell you everything that’s in my heart. That I want us to be together. I want — I want us to move in together. I want to wake up every morning with you, go to bed every night with you, together. And instead… …we’re here. And that’s okay. The world, the sec — they got in the way. It doesn’t change how I feel. It doesn’t change what — what I want. We can still have that life together. It’s just gonna get delayed a little bit.

[ Exhales sharply ] I love you, too. So much. And I’ll wait as long as it takes for us to have our life together. But we have tonight. And tonight is ours.

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how are you adjusting to your role as head nurse? Still finding my way. Hmm. Some of my teammates are still “adjusting” to my new title. Sometimes I feel like I got this, and other times I don’t know how epiphany managed for so long. No, you — you got it. You absolutely got it. I mean, your styles are different, but you both mix strength with compassion. I mean, epiphany was kind of this force of nature, and you’re a little more soft-spoken, but with a-a core of pure steel. Oh. Steel. Well, I hope that’s a compliment. It absolutely is. I think you are… …remarkable. And on top of all that, a really good sport for going along with all of this. Oh, it’s my pleasure. I haven’t had pizza in weeks, so violet planned a perfect dinner. Okay. Oh. She’s exhausted. She really went all out. Yes, she did. You want help putting her to bed? Yeah, I’d like that. Thanks. Yeah. Hey, sweetheart. Are you ready for bed, honey?

[ The paper kites’ “by my side” plays ] I’ve got a love, I’ve got a love for you I’ve got a place in this old heart for you and I want to tell you that I want you any way I can I want to take you in my arms, I do I’ll light a flame and let it burn for you and if I ran, then I would run to you every time by my side your place by my side it’s where I want to be by my side forevermore I love you. I love you. I want to talk, I want to talk with you I want to tell you anything, I do and when I go and when I leave, it’s you on my mind I want to vanish in the night with you I want to take you round the town, I do I’m gonna make some kind of life for you any way I can by my side it’s where I want to be by my side the only place by my side forevermore

“the lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him and I am helped.” Oh, hey, I guess, uh, trina and spencer’s table is free. No, bad juju. I will pass on that. Mm. I know he can be a bit of a brat sometimes, huh? Sometimes? When he was a kid, he was cute, but now I — he — it — come on. That is appalling.

[ Snorts ] What? I feel kind of bad for him. Huh? Well, there’s nothing worse than doing something stupid and pissing off the woman that you love. And then he tries to flex and gets his ass handed to him instead. And then his pride’s hurting, and then his body physically is hurting. And, you know, he can’t be comforted by his woman because he’s so deeply embarrassed. And then she gets even more mad, and then he blows up at her. I mean, you can’t do that anyway, but now he’s just got to go grovel to her and try and win her back. Mm, that’s very insightful, falconeri. Has that ever happened to you? Well, um, I’ll plead the fifth. Uh-huh. Okay. Well, maybe from trina’s perspective, you know that your guy is hurt, but you don’t know how badly, and he’s completely embarrassed himself. And that temper, you got to wonder if that’s something that you’re gonna have to live with as long as you’re together. But right now, your guy, he’s on the ground. He’s in pain and vulnerable, and you’re torn between wanting to yell at your guy for doing that and yell at the other guy for hitting your guy. So what are you gonna do? Are you gonna… what? Walk out? What? No. You’re just gonna walk out? Is that what you — stop. I think — you know what I would do? I would have — I would have taken a chair and broken it over the other guy’s back. A chair. But I know I don’t ever have to worry about being in that position with you, because I believe you have more sense than to ever start a bar fight. I tell you…what. What? I can think of a lot of other cool stuff to do in this place here than start a bar fight. I’m sorry. What?! Why are you apologizing? You did nothing wrong. You came with us to help. You told spencer that if he uses that fake evidence, he’s the one that’s gonna get arrested. And you were right. And how does he repay you? He sucker-punches you? Again? God, it’s like the only time he could land one against you. You’re really mad. Yeah. I’m mad. Why aren’t you mad? Why are you smiling and laughing? I’m — I’m smiling because you’re beautiful. And I’m laughing because… you make me happy. Your lip is bruised.

[ Grunts ]

[ Knock on door ] What happened to… …you?

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You want help with the dishes? Not necessary. Aren’t too many since dinner came from a pizza box. And a cupcake box. Yeah. I promise I will have a conversation with violet about playing matchmaker. I love her, but we can’t be together… just because she wants us to. Yeah, of course. I mean…there has to be more between us than that. I should get going.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, no, I’ll, uh — I’ll walk you to the door. Yeah. Okay. Um, I had a really, really lovely time. Yeah. Oh, wait, wait. Uh… don’t — don’t forget these. But they look so pretty on your table. Violet got them for you, and… pink is your favorite color. So that’s what you think? You think I’m just a sucker, right? Instead of going to the police like a normal person, you do that thing that you do, and then, what, I just… help you cover up the fact that you killed your husband? Stop saying that. I didn’t mean for him to die. Well, I only have your word on that. Well, I only have your word that I can trust you, that you’re on my side. If I weren’t on your side, I would just let them kill you. Why don’t you? Because I don’t want you to die. Why? Why?

[ Laughs ] You are one hell of a dancer. Well, that’s easy when I have one hell of a partner. One who, by the way, would never walk out on you. Trina? Oh, my goodness. What a wonderful surprise. Oh, it’s awfully late, though, right? Yeah. I, um, was passing by and decided to stop by to see how you were doing with…things. That’s very kind of you.

[ Sighs ] Curtis and I are in limbo at the moment. But when that changes, you’ll be the first to know, okay? Yeah. It’s really hard when you have a strong connection with somebody, and things happen to make you question it. I appreciate the understanding. And the visit.

[ Chuckles ] I thought you might be out with spencer or something tonight. Yeah, uh, I wasn’t feeling it, so I said my good nights and decided to swing by here. Lucky me. Did you fall, or did someone punch you? Does it matter? Y-you blew up and ran up to your room so fast, I got worried. I mean, you forget that I was attacked in this place, and ace was kidnapped. I mean, slams and bumps make me — there’s nothing to worry about. As you can see, I’m fine. Thanks. If you say so. Does it hurt? A little. What about here? No pain at all. Well, I should probably test it and find out. Mnh-mnh, mnh-mnh. You’re injured. Stay down and let me take care of you. Some nights and days drag on forever. But nights like this are over too soon. Morning’s gonna come, and you’re gonna be headed to pentonville. We still have a few hours left. We don’t have to… we don’t have to start saying goodbye just yet. You have to promise me that you’re gonna be careful. I know you have the skills to protect yourself, and you’re gonna have to prove that at first. But after that, I want you to keep a low profile, and I want you to stay out of trouble. I want you to be a model prisoner, and you do your time, and you come home to me. Promise me. I’m gonna come home to you, carly. I promise. Cyrus: A new prisoner starts tomorrow. I know him. He’s a friend. His name is drew cain.

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What are you thinking, my love? Are you going to give me a thrill, go for another dip in the pool? Uh, no. No, I couldn’t possibly. You know, what do they say — that 20-minute rule after you eat? Something like that. After you eat? You haven’t touched your burger.

[ Sighs ] That’s true. But I absolutely devoured your hummingbird cake. You know what? Hm? You are my hummingbird cake.

[ Sighs ] Okay. What is it, lucy? What’s wrong? Why do I get the feeling something’s weighing on you? Whoa. Is the storm over, or should I hide under the desk? Hi, brook lynn. I am sorry it’s so messy in here, but my assistant just quit so she could “find herself,” whatever that means. So now I find myself drowning in the extra work that comes with the success of our company. I don’t even know if I’m going to have time to eat lunch. Well, I had a feeling, so I brought lunch to you. Didn’t you say that you and lulu used to have lunch together all the time back in the day? Yeah, we did. That’s so sweet of you. Thank you. Hey, didn’t you ask to have today off? What are you doing here? Aunt tracy! Scout. Wow. I’m — I’m sorry. Leo’s not here. Olivia took him to the park. Or if you’re looking for our resident horse whisperer, I think he’s probably out mounting a defense for something else he’s done. At least that’s what I would bet on. Well, we’re — we’re not actually here for my mother or for cody. Oh, well, to what do we owe this visit? I asked them to bring my daughter to see me. Hey. Hi. How was the pool? It was fine. I saw dex, and i got to catch up with trina. Oh, great. Why didn’t you stay there? Well, trina had things to do, and I wanted to check on you. I’m fine. How could you be? The judge giving drew three years? Not in spring ridge, but in pentonville? When there’s a deal in place? What’s the judge’s problem? I don’t even know where to begin. Apparently, judge kim saw an opportunity to be tough on a so-called “privileged defendant.” If by “privileged,” you mean “decorated navy seal” who — who just helped save a bunch of people from victor cassadine in greenland. That doesn’t count for anything? Judge kim didn’t want the public to think that drew was going to get away with a white-collar crime because he had done some heroic things. But three years? And no one even got hurt? I-I don’t even know what to say. Yeah, you do. So you should say it. You think I made a huge mistake by not turning in sonny. I appreciate you sending your goon away, but I would have appreciated even more if you’d called him off before he tracked me down and manhandled me back here.

[ Stammers ] Nobody — nobody wants to hurt anyone. It’s just, sonny is worried about you. Yeah, well, I’m not a problem for you anymore. In fact, I’m not a problem for anyone in this town anymore. So if you’ll excuse me, I got a train to catch. You’re not going anywhere. Avery?! Avery, where are you?! Ms. Jerome, we’re here to help. What are we dealing with? Someone’s taken my daughter. Yeah, everything’s taken care of.

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It’s no secret what i think.I mean, do you regret not giving the feds the evidence against sonny? No. It’s a line I can never cross. But I do see the consequences to drew, and I can understand why you would say, “I told you so.” That’s not really our style, is it? Calling each other out like that? I mean, probably because we agree on most things. Except this. Listen, I may never 100% agree with you about sonny, but I’ve had a change of heart since the last time we talked about him. I mean, what you said really opened my eyes. I think I have been a little too focused on defending you and protecting dex. I…think I did lose my way a bit. But, to be clear, I just — I cannot forgive him completely for what he did to our family. But if you and michael are willing to let go of your anger, then so can I. I mean, at least for avery and donna’s sake.

[ Whispering ] That makes me so happy, josslyn.

[ Chuckles ] I think I just struggle because sonny, I mean, he’s just guilty of so much, but he gets to walk around free, and now drew’s going to prison for three years. Scout has already been without her father, and she’s about to lose him again. Sam must be going crazy about this. Thanks for the hug. Hey, guess what? I saw a bunch of new flowers in monica’s garden. They just sprouted up. They’re so beautiful. Maybe dante would love to see those. Sure, daddy. Yeah, go show him. Yeah, let’s do it. This way. Alright. Thanks. I’m, uh, sorry I couldn’t be at your hearing yesterday. It’s probably a good thing. It wasn’t exactly a crowd-pleaser. Wait, what am I missing? You didn’t see the news? Obviously not. Some of us can’t watch the news 24/7. What happened at the hearing? Well, the judge rejected the plea deal. Instead of six months at spring ridge, I got three years in pentonville. That’s unconscionable. That is a miscarriage of justice. I agree, but it’s what the judge imposed and I plan to comply. The real question is, how are we going to break this to our daughter? I thought I would come in and help out with the social. You know, so many people are engaging with the brand online now because of the deceptor. Are sales really that crazy? Oh, brook lynn, you have no idea. What are you looking at? The shared-drive file that shows all the various products that we’re selling. You can see over the last three weeks, we’ve had to up the number of deceptor units we’ve produced, and we’re still selling out. I’ve never seen anything like it. I’m sure there’s a limit. We’ve just not reached it yet. That’s really amazing. I mean, you guys have obviously hit a sweet spot. The more you sell, the more word of mouth, the higher the engagement. Good. Yeah, the difficult part is, it’s just hard to keep up. I have not had time to find a new place to live. You’re looking for a house? I’m a mother of three kids. I think I’ve made a two-bedroom apartment work for a really long time.

[ Chuckling ] Yeah. I need a bigger house with a backyard, and, honestly, it’s something I should’ve done years ago. Well, especially because you’ve been raking in the dough for quite some time now.

[ Chuckles ] So why do you think you haven’t? Um… …’cause of nathan. I see where this is going. Just for the record, sonny, I borrowed your computer last night and did some online research about you. Oh, quite the eye-opener. I’m sure it was. You didn’t mention that you had a kid with olivia. Yeah, it was a long time ago. His name’s dante. He’s a police detective. He’s grown up with a family of his own. You also didn’t mention that, uh, well, you have this professional reputation. Are you going to break my legs now if I don’t stay here in port charles and keep olivia happy? Olivia and I have a lot of history. It’s surprising how far I’d be willing to go for her. But I know olivia. She would want her husband in one piece. Now, as far as my professional reputation, some of the stories are true, some are not true. But on that note, I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse. Thanks. Alright, tell me what happened from the beginning. Avery was with me. You’re her nanny, correct? Yes. Pilar rodriguez. Avery loves this spot. We come here at least twice a week. I turned my back for one second, and she was gone. Okay. Williams, can you take ms. Rodriguez’s statement? We’re losing time, right? They say that the first 24 hours after a kidnapping is the most important. Isn’t that what they say? It’s possible that avery just wandered off. Look, I did it all the time when I was a kid. I drove my dad nuts. At this point, there’s — there’s no reason to believe that avery was kidnapped. Oh, you don’t understand. I have every reason in the world to believe someone kidnapped her. And why’s that?

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You probably didn’t find this when you were doing your research last night, but I have connections to every industry in port charles. Music venues, radio stations, even boutique record labels near charles street. Okay. You got my attention. Now, I can’t make you be part of the quartermaine family, but because olivia and brook lynn are so important to me, as long as you stick around port charles and you let them know that you’re nearby and safe, I may introduce you to the right people. And who knows? They may even sign you to a record label. But the offer only stands if you stay in town. What do you say? Ava, do you have a reason to believe someone would want to hurt your daughter? If mason lays one finger on avery, I’ll kill him. You refuse to accept how ruthless mason is. There’s no one who’s off-limits. I mean, avery’s father is — is sonny corinthos. He has too many enemies to count, right? That makes all of his kids targets. That includes avery. You can’t just assume that she wandered off. Okay, I’m going to call this in and get a pcpd missing child alert. We’re going to find her. Promise.

[ Sighs ] Sonny. Hey, you two. Look at this. This is amazing. I had no idea you were going to be at the pool today. What a wonderful coincidence. Well, it was sort of a last-minute thing. I mean, I’ve got some paid days off coming, and, out of the blue, felicia insisted that I spend one of them enjoying the pool. We insist that you join us. Please. You know, mac, I have had my mind set on a poolside piña colada all morning long. Would you get one for me, please? Coming up. Thank you. That sounds absolutely yummy. Um, could I have a poolside piña colada, too, please? You still got half your first one.

[ Scoffs ] Look at this.

[ Laughs ] Mmm. Mmm-mmm-mmm. They just disappear so fast. Where do they go? Please? Okay. Hey, also, it would give you a chance to maybe bond with mac. Bond with mac? That’s important because…? Because mac and felicia are my best friends. And ever since I got divorced from doc, I just haven’t been as close to them. I mean, you know, you lose out on those couple outings and it would mean so much to me if the two of you hit it off. So please maybe have small talk at the bar, get us some lounges, pretty please? Your wish is my command. Mac. Two more large ones. Okay, lucy, the coast is clear. Shall we discuss why you really asked me here? I’m so rry. I didn’t mean tobring up an emotional subject. No, no, it’s fine. My apartment, it’s just — it’s where nathan and I met. On new year’s eve.

[ Breathes sharply ] He showed up to sublet it, and I was leaving town. We talked for a few minutes and then went our separate ways. Looking back, it — it was the night that changed my life. And then nathan and i fell in love. And that apartment is where we shared our life together. That’s also where nina and i planned his funeral. Never thought of it that way. I know when I move into a house, I’m going to make memories with my kids there. Great memories. But I’m not going to make any new memories with nathan. My apartment, it’s become like an adult emotional support blanket.

[ Voice breaking ] I’m afraid to let it go. Well, you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. But sometimes change can be good, right? Yeah.

[ Chuckles ] I mean, look at us. Can you even remember a time when we couldn’t stand each other?

[ Laughs ] And now you’re bailey’s second mom, and I trust you with my life. You really shouldn’T. Tracy: Drew, I know we don’t have any use for each other, but my brother is turning over in his grave about this. Tracy, there’s nothing to do about it now. Wrong. You can change your plea and throw carly under the bus. Josslyn, I haven’t given up hope, okay? We filed an appeal. There has to be some way to set this right. Hey, carly. Hey, josslyn. Carly: Hey. Josslyn: Hi. I was just telling josslyn how we filed an appeal on drew’s behalf. And now that the hearing is over, will you be able to represent him? I cannot, because your case is still being settled. Although, I do have some good news. I will take anything right about now. As of tomorrow, your accounts will be unfrozen. Oh, thank god. Oh, thank god. Yes, thank — thank god, indeed. However, the courts have determined a financial amount that you’re going to have to pay as restitution for your part in drew’s crime. Mom, how much do you have to pay?

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I know. And I tried to talk the judge down. He would not budge. He assessed you the maximum fine. $5 million? That’s — that’s my entire savings. And that’s not counting property taxes and food and insurance and bills — hey, listen, listen. I have my trust fund. No! Josslyn, drew didn’t make this sacrifice so the financial burden lies on you. What — what about — what about michael? Or — or sonny? I’m sure they’d help. Oh, no. No, no. That cannot happen. Tracy, I’m not going to relitigate this, okay? The judge imposed a sentence. I have every intention of serving it. Nothing is final. Not with a sharp lawyer and deep pockets. You have both. You know, I hate to say it, but I actually agree with tracy. Thank you. Wait, what? The deal you made with the U.S. Attorneys was for a six-month sentence at spring ridge. Now that that deal has been altered, maybe there is a little wiggle room for you to change your plea to not guilty. But what good is it going to do? I mean, the outcome is still going to be the same unless I say that carly — it was all her idea — which, obviously, I’m not going to do that — this is for the best. For who? For carly, not for your daughter. Look, scout has a loving and a safe home with you and with dante, okay? And, yes, I know she’s going to miss me, and it’s going to kill me to be away from her again, believe me, but the disruption is minimal. Taking the deal even with the extended prison sentence, it’s — it does the most amount of good for the most amount of people. The most amount of — for what? And you’re supposed to be the sacrificial lamb for the greater good? How is that fair? Well, nobody said life was fair, sam. Self-sacrifice is a highly overrated virtue. I violated the rules, everybody. I’ve got to pay the penalty. The least I can do is face the consequences. What about the consequences for carly? Why are you the only one being punished? Drew: Sam, you got to drop this. Mommy, daddy, why are you fighting? What do you mean I shouldn’t trust you? I just mean I’m no angel. Don’t you think I know that? We were coconspirators when we passed off my baby as yours. Yeah, but that was for a good cause — to protect bailey louise from peter.

[ Telephone rings ] Hold on one sec. Hello? Oh. Okay, yeah, I’ll be right there. That was distribution. They’re having an issue. They’re having a hard time keeping up, as well. This might take a minute. Okay.

[ Sighs ] Still logged in to the shared file. Oh, maxie, you shouldn’t make this so easy. There’s the deceptor file with all the deceptor information. Just have to copy and paste.

[ Exhales slowly ] If I accept your offer and sign with a local label, how do I know they’ll make me a priority and not focus on some local indie nonsense? Because if I introduce you, you will be a priority.

[ Cellphone ringing ] Ava. Sonny, I’m — I’m at the park with pilar. Someone has taken avery. What do you mean someone took avery? She was with pilar, and then suddenly she wasn’t with pilar. And the cops think that she might have wandered off, but I have a really bad feeling. Send me a pin. I’ll be right there. I got to get out — no, I heard. Go. I love you.

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Wow. Four in a row. Perfect. And a great location to get a tan. Oh, yeah.

[ Sighs ] On the other hand, you can’t be too careful about uv radiation these days. So , uh, is lucy forcing usto become fast friends? Chief of detectives, remember? It’s my job to figure out people’s motives. Well, let’s put it this way. I wouldn’t put it past lucy to try to re-create the same couples dynamic she enjoyed when she was married to kevin. Yeah, the four of us had a lot of fun. Yeah, so I hear. You know, about that, I-I’m sure that dr. Collins is happy with my sister these days, but I have to confess, I-I’m more than a little surprised the good doctor would be willing to walk away from somebody as wonderful as lucy. And I know she’s made her fair share of mistakes, but I just naturally assumed he’d be as charitable and forgiving as she is.

[ Laughs ] Did I say something funny? Lucy? Charitable and forgiving? Obviously, you’ve never crossed her, and I wouldn’t advise you start now. So you said martin has been acting strangely. How so? Okay. Actually, it’s really been ever since I got out of the safe house. But it’s especially glaring these last few days. Okay, give me some examples. Okay, so his phone rings — he doesn’t answer it. He sends it right to voicemail, and he won’t let me know who called. And then he’s especially cryptic about all business matters. And the way he — he just clams up as soon as I say, “oh, you helped me invent the deceptor,” no, clams up. Bizarro. What do you mean? I mean, when I’m telling people, I’ll say, “martin and I had this great talk, and he inspired me to create the deceptor.” And so I try to acknowledge his contribution? Mm-hmm. Unh-unh. Shuts the conversation right down. Is it possible that he doesn’t want to hog the spotlight from you? I mean, you did do all the legwork. Yeah, you’re right. But, no, I-I thought of that. But you know how I do. I take pride in being in touch with the universe. So what is the universe telling you? Something is very fishy. And I just — I really just do not know what to do… sure you do. That’s why you asked me to meet you here. You want me to spy on your boyfriend. I promise, mommy and daddy –we weren’t fighting. Sure sounded like a fight. Yeah. Honey, that’s just because mommy and daddy were a little scared. Yeah, do you remember how scared you got when I let you stay up and watch “the wolf man” with me and rocco that night? Mommy was really mad. Yeah, she was.

[ Chuckles ] Wolf man wasn’t the only one in the doghouse that night, right? Daddy, why are you and mommy scared? Well… I think “scared” is probably not the right word. More like a little worried. About what? Here, let’s sit down. Come on. Okay. There you go. Good. Okay, um… do you remember when daddy told you that he made a mistake at work and the police weren’t very happy about it? Well, um, yesterday, I went to court and because of that mistake that I made at work, I have to go to prison for a little while. Mommy had to go to prison a long time ago. Danny and I went to visit her. It was scary. It can be scary, yeah. I mean, it’s, um… it’s hard to have to stay there, but your mommy came home, and — and so will I. Are you sad? I am sad. Mostly because I’m going to be away from you. But sometimes in life, you — you got to do things that you don’t like to do. So I’m going to go, and I’m going to make the most of it. And when I get out, the first person I’m going to see is going to be you, my love. Promise? I promise. Hey, scout. How about you show me those beautiful new flowers? I can come and visit you, right, daddy? Every weekend. Rain or shine, baby. Carly, if you have economic ties to sonny, that will only force both of you under the forensic financial microscope together. I can’t believe this. Trust me, trust me, that would not end well for either of you. Diane, what about michael? Michael sailed through this whole debacle unscathed, but if the sec starts looking in his direction, say, hypothetically, did he know what you and drew were up to? Understood. Alright, good. Because if michael offers a sum of money to a party involved in his company’s insider trading, even if that party is his mother, that will force the sec to ask even more questions. In the grand scheme of things, it’s only money. Drew’s losing his freedom. Scout’s losing her father.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Okay, I have to go…

[ Sighs ] …Finalize paperwork with the feds, so just wish me luck. Carly, I know it doesn’t seem like it now, but this is actually a good deal.

[ Scoffs ]

[ Sighs ] What are you going to do? What happened? Mr. Corinthos, I’m so sorry. I turned my back for two seconds, and she was gone. Alright, that’s not important right now. Right now, what — what is important is we find avery. Frank, check around. See if you can see anything, find anything. Come back and let me know. Got it, boss. Corinthos, my team’s got this. Yeah, well, so does my team. I’m just warning you, if there are other elements at play, there is a risk that your presence could elevate the situation. You know what, detective? I don’t care how you feel about my business, but right now, I am a parent first. I’m going to have dante get involved if that’s what — sonny, you need to listen to me. There’s something that you need to know. Austin: You all looking for someone?

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Avery, are you alright? I was so worried. Contact dispatch. Tell them to cancel the missing child alert. Sweetheart, what happened? Where did you go? Okay, so I-I was out for a run, and I saw this little one running around by the pond all on her own. I saw a bunch of balloons in the air, like 10, and I wanted to see where they were coming from. And I could tell that something was up ’cause there was nobody around, there’s no adults, pilar wasn’t anywhere to be seen, and, luckily, she remembered me and saw me as a familiar face. And so I-I asked her if she would allow me to go get her a balloon in exchange for bringing her to find pilar. Avery, don’t do that again. Do you understand me? Never run from mommy, daddy, or pilar. You know better than that. Yes, daddy. Let me tell you something. You never let her out of your sight. A call came up on my caller id as my grandmother, but when I answered, it was a telemarketer. And when I looked up, avery was gone. I’m so sorry. I… it’s alright. It’s alright. I was scared out of my mind. Everything’s going to be okay. I’m going to take avery home with me. When you’re finished with the police, you just come by. Is that alright? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that’s great. Thank you. Alright, come on. Bye, sweetheart. I don’t want you doing that again. You understand me? Where was avery when you spotted her? Austin: She was on the south side of the pond by the boathouse. I-I usually run around the meadow, and then I go around the pond. And I was coming around, and I saw this little girl. Nina: It’s, uh, sonny. He just texted. Um, they found avery. She’s — she’s alright. She just wandered off and — chasing a balloon. Oh, my god. I am so relieved. Can’t imagine. Having kids? Must be terrifying all the time. Which is why I never wanted that baggage in my life. Well, you’d be surprised how children can make your life a lot more meaningful, even if it’s painful. Yeah, well, I need the room and the time to follow my passion — music. And part of me feels that, even if I stick around port charles, being near these kids who think I’m their old man, I could grow soft, turn into someone like the man they think I am. Right. I think it’s great that you’re considering sonny’s offer. Being a big fish in a really small pond — there’s nothing wrong with that. How so? Well, you know, the boutique labels here, there’s no national reach. There’s no touring infrastructure for you like there is in L.A. And in the city. Stay here, it’s just for the love of music, right? You play in people’s basements and living rooms. But if you go out there in the world, you just will be chasing fame… and glory… and attention. That’s not what you want, is it, eddie? Sorry that took me so long. I… brook lynn? Oh, drew, I just feel so horrible about your sentence. Mnh. That judge was just so arbitrary and unfair. The opposite of justice. I just wish it didn’t have to be this way. Oh, me, too. Believe me. Me, too. But I-I have to say, your support, all of your support, it really means a lot to me, so I thank you guys. I, um… I should check in with carly. I, um… we should — I don’t want tracy… yeah. …To corrupt our daughter for too long. Mm-hmm.

[ Chuckles ] Hey, sam, um… what you said to scout about visiting me in prison on the weekends, are you — are you sure that’s going to be a good idea for her? Yeah, she was able to handle it when she came to see me, so… I mean, she’s made of steel, like her mom and dad. Hey, if you happen to get into any trouble in there, let me know. I might be able to help. I’ll do it quietly, obviously, so as not to alert anyone to the fact that you have connections in law enforcement. I appreciate that a lot. Honestly, the — the best thing that you can do for me is, you know, what you’ve been doing. Be present for scout. That means a lot. Done. Thanks, man. Okay. Good luck. $5 million. $5 million. That’s a fortune. Okay, but I’ll figure something out. I’ll get a job. I mean, I’ll — I’ll get a job. I just haven’t because I thought I was going to get the metro court back, but it’s been a year. I’ll get a job. That’s my reality now. You — okay. You don’t deserve this. Please let me help you. No. And I don’t want you to worry about me.

[ Scoffs ] I will figure it out. When I came to port charles, I had absolutely nothing. I started on the bottom, and I clawed my way to the top. I mean, this is a setback, right? It’s a blip in my life. I am carly spencer. I will get every single thing back that I lost. I promise you that.

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well, you know, I mean, I really only asked you here to confide in you, my very, very best friend in the whole entire world. I would never dream of suggesting, you know, I don’t know, maybe you put back on, for the benefit of me, that P.I. Hat of yours, and, um, perhaps try to get to the bottom of all the mysterious circumstances plaguing my relationship. Okay, well, if that’s the case, forget I ever brought it up. It’s okay. No, no, no. Okay, you win, you win. It’s fine, really. I-I just need to know what is going on, so please, please, my friend, will you help me? Of course. Okay, and who knows? You know, it might just end up being a big fat nothingburger. In the spirit of our new friendship, let me give you a piece of advice. Lucy doesn’t hold a grudge too often. I mean, she forgives a white lie, a transgression, even a crime. But the ones she never forgives are the ones who dismiss her, who think she’s stupid or easily manipulated or lacking agency. I see. But the two of you are equals, you’re on the same level, so I don’t see a problem. Martin: Oh, god.

[ Groans ] Hey, janine, it’s maxie. Uh, is brook lynn in her office? She left her salad in my office, and I was going to… uh, what do you mean she didn’t come in today? I just saw her. Ah, home already. I take it you have something for me. Here. All the proprietary information on the deceptor, from the current sales report to the first communications about it last fall. Last fall? Wow, that’s a lot sooner than we thought. We? You’re holding out on me. Are you working with someone else to take down deception? Yours is not to ask questions. Yours is to do as I say, or else. When you say you’re going to figure it out, I believe you. You should. The world may be kicking us while we’re down, but I kick back. 10 times harder. We’re going to get through this.

[ Knock on window ] Hey. Hi. Come here. Good to see you. Yeah. Good to see you. I’ll give you two a second. Okay. I’ve been looking forward to seeing you all day. Now that I’m here, it’s just, uh… it’s all happening so fast, you know? This is where we say goodbye. You’ve given me something to think about.

[ Sonny chuckles ] Nina! Hi, sweetheart! Oh, my gosh! What happened to you? Are you okay? Yeah, she wandered off, but she’s doing great. Oh. How about we go into the kitchen and get a snack? Okay. Alright, let’s go. Come on. You must’ve been scared there for a second. Now you must know how your family, uh, feels. Except I’m a grown man, and I don’t owe the quartermaines anything, just like the quartermaines don’t owe me anything. Look, sonny, I, um — I have some reservations about staying in this town and about how much a local label could actually accomplish for me, but that being said, a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. So I am willing to give this arrangement a chance — for now. Thank you both for answering my questions. Right place, right time, right? I can give you a ride home if you need one. Thanks. Miss jerome — we’ll finish this conversation tomorrow. Well, I mean, lucky for you, I was around when your nanny was out to lunch — you son of a bitch. You set this whole thing up, didn’t you?

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[ Breathes deeply ] Ohh! Hoo! You should stretch. I will when I [Inhales sharply] Can breathe.

[ Breathes deeply ]

[ Sighs ] You really pushed yourself today. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it was a really good idea to go for that run. I’m glad you think so. All I could focus on was my next breath, that next stride. And for a shimmering moment, I just almost forgot that my father doesn’t know who I am. Sorry. Where’s trina? She’s getting us drinks. Still worried about drew? I’m not worried about him. I know that he can protect himself. But three years in pentonville? It’s just wrong. My mom’s trying to be brave about it. She told me to have fun today. But I can’t help but feel a little guilty about being here. I hear that. It’s hard when someone you love is going through something and you can’t help them. Grandmother, are you sure that I can’t drive you to the airport? That’s sweet of you, honey, but I have a driver, and I will be busy with mayoral business right up until I get there. Is that all you’re taking to chechnya? I used to travel quite a bit, and I got pretty good at packing light. I-I don’t want to sound too repetitive, but I do think that this trip is too risky. Spencer’s right. Besides, we need you here. I understand your concern, um, and I have arranged for some backup for the two of you, uh, while kevin and i are out of town. What kind of… backup? You’ll see. But I feel, uh, quite confident that the two of you will be able to come together and work out your relationship for ace’s sake. I made such a mess of things last night. I-I-I was so worried about him coming home that I just — I pushed him further away. None of us would have fared any better. I know I wouldn’T. You really think so? Ned thinks he’s eddie maine. Not one of us knows how to deal with that. We just hope that he comes to his senses soon. How long you been up? Hi. Uh, an hour or so. Yeah. You seen ned? Um, no, not yet. Should I go check on him? I mean, he has a brain injury. And isn’t it a bad sign if someone with a concussion wants to sleep a lot? Doctors say that rest is the best thing. So… so I called olivia to check in on what’s going on, and she — you know olivia — gave me the rundown. And maybe he’s going to wake up and, you know, remember his life. I don’t know. Yeah. Here’s hoping. Right? Right? Shh. Hey. Good morning. Can someone tell me what I’m doing here?

[ Door opens ] What are you doing? Oh, god. My god. Are you all right? Of course I’m all right. Why wouldn’t I be? Have a look for yourself. -That’s it? -Yeah.

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Well, what it lacks in subtlety, it certainly makes up for in style. I guess that happened when I was asleep. You didn’t hear anything? No. There’s no sign of forced entry, so… didn’t set the alarm off. Must just be kids. You think this was kids? Yeah. Probably read the article in the newspaper and knew where I live. Just a prank. Where are you going? I’m going to get something to clean it off. I’ve given it some thought, and I’ve changed my mind on that. I can’t — I can’t get pilar fired. Nannies come and go, right? Mason is a very impatient man, and if he feels like we’re dragging our feet on this, he’s going to come up with some very creative ways to motivate us. Broken bones come to mind. Well, he’s not going to get any information at all if he incapacitates me. Who says it’s your bones he’s going to break? I’m sorry. I’m a little bit tired. Ace was up half the night. Yeah, he’d settle down, or seemed to, and then five minutes later, he would be crying again. And you both got up with him? Why not trade off? I see. Because neither one of you trusted the other to take care of ace. I need more coffee. Esme, we’ve talked about this. I know. You don’t have to do absolutely everything for ace. Look, I just understand what ace needs better than spencer does.

[ Sighs ] Well, good for you. Now, let spencer figure it out so you can get some sleep. Spencer is very good with ace. You’re not wrong. I think that if you could bend just a little, spencer would meet you halfway.

[ Knock on door ] And there she is. Morning! Hey! Good morning, beautiful, beautiful baby sister. Morning. Oh, nice greeting. How are you, huh? I’m good. Very good. Oh. Lucy. Hi. Wow, what a surprise. Come on in. Oh, thank you. Um, I hope this isn’t an imposition. Um, marty told me you were heading to russia today? And we’re here to see you off. I’m so glad that you’re here to help me through this. If there’s anything you need me to do, just ask. Well, you could come inside with me, grab some water. Desperately need to hydrate. Why are you shiny? It’s sweat. We went for a run. Someone chasing you? Ha ha. Funny. What is? Any news on dad? You don’t remember me, uh, bringing you here last night? Of course I do, but I didn’t get a good look around. So when I woke up this morning and saw that view, it was amazing, man.

[ Chuckles ] Really. Nice digs. Yeah. Maybe one day when I’m on tour, I’ll be able to stay in a place like this. I’m glad I can make you feel comfortable. Comfortable? It was luxurious. Really. Thank you for letting me crash here. Any time. Listen, olivia’s like family. Yeah. Yeah. About her. Don’t get me wrong. She seems, you know, like a nice lady. Oh, yeah, she is. But I had to get out of that club last night before I said something I regretted. I don’t know how to convince her that I can’t be who she wants me to be.

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If mason lays one finger on avery, I’ll kill him. You refuse to accept how ruthless mason is. There’s no one who’s off-limits. All right, fine. Fine. Do you have an idea? How should we get rid of pilar? We tell sonny that she stole something.

[ Scoffs ] She wouldn’t do that. And he wouldn’t believe it. No. Something else.

[ Door opens ] Oh, good. You’re both here.

[ Door closes ] Unfortunately, so are you. All right, you called this meeting. Let’s get it started. Great idea. So, what you got for me? So how long is the flight to russia? Keep in mind, it — ho ho! Martin! Lucy! What brings port charles’ most vivacious couple by? Uh, well, your uncle marty here is the backup that I was telling you about. Uh, just, you know, here to help out while kevin and laura are away in russia, you know, where americans are advised to leave. Well, that’s fantastic. We could certainly use all the help we can get. How are you with changing diapers? I’ll be acting in a strictly advisory capacity in that regard, you know, someone to call in the middle of the night should trouble arise. Uh, yeah. Oh, and you know what? Um, you can count on me. I mean, although I’m not officially a member of the family, I’m a phone call away any time. Promise. That’s great. Martin, I am curious, uh, have you held a baby before? Spencer, don’t be rude. Martin happens to have many, many, many hidden talents. In fact, you may think he would know nothing about skin care, but he was instrumental in the conception of the new deception product. Oh, now, now, let’s not start. Thank you. Thank you, my little petal blossom. You were. But you were instru– I appreciate your unwarranted and unwavering support. Listen, I don’t see kevin. Where is my newly minted brother-in-law? He’s at the hospital wrapping a few things up. He will meet me at the airport. Ah, so that means you two really will be all by your lonesome. Does that, you know, caring for a baby bring you together? Um, we both love ace, and that is the most important thing. Right, spencer? That’s right. So, dex, how long have you been in port charles? Uh, a little over a year. Oh. So where were you before that? All over the place. I joined the army when I finished high school. I did a tour. When I got discharged, I bounced around, did a bunch of odd jobs, and then I, uh, ended up being the substitute manager at volonino’S. What? Joss never said that. Is that where you two met? Okay. Obviously not. Uh, I met joss when I was working… for sonny. There was a misunderstanding. Oh! No, no, there was no misunderstanding. Joss threatened to call the cops on me. I threatened to call the cops on sonny. Dex was collateral damage, so I changed my mind. Oh. [ Chuckles ] Lucky you. Oh, it wasn’t luck. It was joss. I asked her to cut me a break, and she did. As far as anyone knows, ned is still at sonny’S. Olivia went over there under the flimsy pretext of taking him some clothes. Is that really a good idea? Well, she also took him some dessert pasta, so one can only hope. I understand why olivia feels she has to do this, but I’m just concerned that she’S… going to overdo it? Push him too hard? Drive him farther away? What are the odds? Well, if you’re so worried, why didn’t you stop her? Because olivia is ned’s wife. She’s fighting for her husband. And if there’s a 1% chance that it’s going to work, who am I to stop her? Don’t you think you should get changed? I mean, even a business as slipshod as deception can’t think that that is appropriate office attire. I took the day off. Why would you do that? Because her father almost died and he doesn’t recognize her anymore. Give her a break. She needs it. Look, I am sorry, but I have to go. I have to work this afternoon. Oh, yeah. Because you got your police badge… detective shield. …Back. You must be so grateful that you got to go back to a job you love so much. I sure am. I don’t doubt it, because sometimes work is the best thing for us. Olivia! Come in! Good to see you.Yeah, it’s good to be seen. Keep it together, will you? Yeah. Okay. Okay. Ned: I’ll be in my room. Please — uh, please stay. Just a second. Um… I’m so sorry about what happened at the savoy last night. Yeah, I’m sorry, too. Um… I made you some, um, ricotta ravioli. It’s — you like it. I mean, at least you used to. Uh, it — it, uh, looks really — it looks delicious. Maybe we can have it for dinner? Uh, it’s — it’s actually — it’s a dessert or a — or a — a snack. Just whatever. Just eat it whenever. Uh, I’ll put it in the fridge for now. Okay? You sleep okay? I did. How about you? Not so much. Um, I — I brought you some clothes. Oh. Thank you. Uh, that’s very considerate. I’ll go change. Could you just give me five minutes? Please?

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Bye, T. Bye! You two look happy. We are. And you’re okay with dex working for sonny? No, but I know the type of guy that dex really is. One who works for sonny. Yes. But there’s more to him. Yeah, okay. I get it. You see a side of dex that no one else sees. I see a side of spencer that he usually keeps hidden. Really? Anything specific? Okay. Before victor died, he falsified evidence that could put esme in prison. That’s what victor left spencer in his will. Oh, my god. That’s fantastic. Why hasn’t he used it? Because the evidence isn’t real. So? Esme really did commit those crimes. So what’s wrong with setting her up to make her pay for them? It’s only been like five minutes since you last threatened us. You can’t possibly expect results already. You’re sonny’s baby mama, but you can’t get him to talk. For the last time, sonny and I are not friends. Sonny and i have never been friends. You know what? We have a great plan. We just need a little bit of time to execute it. Have I not made it clear the information I need is time-sensitive? What information? Maybe if you told us what you were looking for, things might move a little faster. Anything on pikeman — shipping dates, cargo manifests, anything. So quit stalling. We are working just as quickly as we can. See, I don’t think you are. I know that two intelligent, capable people such as yourselves can do anything you put your minds to. Or maybe you just need a little more motivation.

[ Cellphone rings ] I have to take this.

[ Ringing continues ] What is up with her? Thank you again for coming to tracy with that. I’m so glad that there’s surveillance footage of my dad’s fall. Otherwise, it would be her word against drew’S. Actually, that’s not true. Someone else witnessed ned’s fall. So, um… well, here is, um… here’s, uh, us when we were renewing our wedding vows. And… here’s — here’s one of you. You’re singing at leo’s birthday party. And there’s thanksgiving. If it’s thanksgiving, why is there pizza? You really don’t remember, huh? There’s — there’s always pizza at a quartermaine thanksgiving. Mm. Look, I can see how happy everyone is in these photos, but they don’t mean anything to me. I’m sorry. Maybe just — here, just — just — just keep taking a look. Just look through it. Just pick a page, any page. Just…you never know. Maybe — maybe something will — something will ring a bell. Maybe s– something. Wait. That’s me? Russia? Chechnya? I know the situation is volatile there. Oh, well… okay? I do. But kevin’s going to be there. Oh. Valentin will be there. What could possibly go wrong? I mean, if kevin can’t make the russians feel better about themselves, I’m sure valentin could arrange for a-a group of mercenaries to exfiltrate you. Marty, you’re an optimist after all! What can I say? You bring out the hopeful… just do me a favor. Take care of yourself. I mean it, baby sister. Be careful. I will. You come home to us. Okay. Do you not think that the police should see this? I’m not calling the police, valentin. Why not? Because it’s — it’s a prank. It’s A…juvenile act of vandalism. This is not a prank. This is an attack. And for all we know, this is a — this is a-a warning shot. I think you’re overreacting. And I think you may be underreacting. So until you can face what is, I’m staying. Uh, no, you are going to russia with laura. No, I’m not. Yes, you are going. Listen, we have a situation. This is a threat literally on your doorstep. And I can handle it, thank you, on my own. Because if it’s kids, it’s nothing. It’s not nothing. And it’s not kids. Well, and if it isn’t, then I will handle that, too. But I’m telling you, kevin and laura cannot handle chechnya on their own. They need you there. All right? I love you. And I want to protect you. I love you. And I love that you want to protect me. And I like worrying about you, even if you don’t need me. I think I need you more than I want to need you. I’m listening. I need… your voice. I really like how you make even the most mundane things sound very sexy. Go on.

[ Chuckling ] Oh! I really like the way that you say, um, “breakfast is ready.” Breakfast is ready. I like that a lot. And then along comes a full english breakfast, like 10% larger than it really needs to be. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, darling.

[ Chuckles ] And I like your bad jokes. I’ve never told a bad joke in my life. Okay. Sure.

[ Smooches ] I just need you.

[ Sighs ] Because when I’m with you, I can breathe. I don’t have to watch my back because you’re watching it for me. And also, you — you kind of understand the pain of… past mistakes. Yeah, I do. Is that what this is? You want me to leave as atonement? Some sort of righteous self-punishment for your sins?

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What is — are those supposed to be mine? They are yours. Don’t worry. You can keep that. There’s plenty more on nikolas’ body. Oh, come on. A few of my hairs on his jacket? That doesn’t mean anything. Hairs and dna. The cops know that you were the last person to see nikolas before he “disappeared,” so it won’t take them long to come to the right conclusion. You murdered nikolas. Okay, look, e-everybody here in this room, we all understand the stakes. So we’ll — we’ll get you something soon. Promise. I hope so, cuz. I really do.

[ Door closes ] You would really be okay with giving the police false evidence to put esme away? Trina, after everything that girl did to us, yeah, I would, in a heartbeat. So you’re saying the ends justify the means? No. I’m saying that, in this situation, sometimes the system needs a little help to get justice. And I think that spencer would feel the same way. He did. What did you say to esme? Same thing I’m going to say to you. Ace needs both of you. No, I s– I still think that my brother would be far better off if esme was not in the picture, grandmother. Well, you can think that all you want, spencer, but it’s not going to happen. Esme and ace are a package deal. It’s not too late. I mean it. Spencer… we can leave this box locked. We can walk out of here. I know my uncle victor, and there is no good that is going to come from opening this box, trina. Do you really not want to know what this box might be protecting your family from? Esme is not going to disappear, no matter how much you may want her to. Very interesting. When I came back last night — not going to deny it — I — I was looking for some righteous retribution. And then, um, laura and felicia and robert came round and did their best to bolster me up. And I did my best to be appropriately grateful and appropriately receptive, I think. In other words, you couldn’t get rid of them fast enough. I couldn’t get rid of them fast enough. And then when they’d gone, I was left alone with that newspaper and that brutal headline. And I started to think about my entire career, everything I’d ever done. Everything. The — the good… and the bad. And all the people that I love, the people that I saved, people I betrayed. And I realized that even with all of my past spread out across the newspapers, the world didn’t stop. Well, listen, I think you’ve worked hard to make up for the time you spent working for the dvx. You think so? I really wanted to try to balance the scales. You have. Thank you. And with people like you around to remind me of that, I think I’m going to be fine. And if those vandals come back with their spray cans, then I’m going to be here to show them exactly what I’m made of. Ned: I look good. Olivia: Yes, you do. What about the girl next to you? You remember her?

[ Sighs ] It’s on the tip of my tongue. Her name was lois. She’s our old friend from the neighborhood. She — she was actually your manager. Wow. No, I-I-I can’t place her. I guess the bump on my head is to blame.

[ Gasps ] I remember this guitar.

[ Laughing ] Yeah! The guitar?

[ Chuckles ]

[ Chuckling ] You don’t remember your wife or your family. You — you remember a guitar from the ’90s?! Hey, look, look, look, look. I don’t need to upset you any more than I already have, okay? I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Where — where are you going? I-I’m getting out of here. Okay? I need some air. I’m not a prisoner here, am I? No, of course not. Thank you. Uh, eddie? Eddie! You know, you’re the only one who calls me that. Yeah. It’s your name, isn’t it? Yeah. But no one here wants to believe that, except you. I hadn’t heard about another witness coming forward. She didn’T. “She” who? Nina reeves was there when ned fell. You could see her plain as day on the security footage. But if nina was there, why wouldn’t she say anything? I don’t know. But it’s weird, right? When am I ever anything but focused? Of course I know how important this is. Do you want to criticize? Why don’t you come here and do it yourself, okay? That’s what I thought. Let me remind you that we are partners. You are not my boss. Good. Now, leave it to me. I will get the information on the deceptor that we need. I promise you.

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Drugs. Okay, so family connection or not, sonny wouldn’t like it if he thought that pilar was using drugs. We are not planting drugs on avery’s nanny! You need to stop saying that things aren’t going to work and come up with something that is going to work. Because if we don’t give mason something, we’re going to, oh, uh, what’s the word? There’s a thing that’s going to — die. Yes, that’s what’s going to happen. And then…

[ Cellphone beeps ] …What’s going to happen to your daughter? All right, f-fine, fine. I’ll do it. I’ll think of something, after I spend time with my daughter. This was, uh, clearly a bust, uh, which gave me a lot to think about. So, uh, I’m going to go. Are you sure? Oh, yeah. Ned — I’m not calling him eddie. Ned says he wants space. I’ll give him space.

[ Sniffles ] I just wish I wasn’t so terrified that he was going to skip town. If anyone had to come after me, I’m glad it was you. Oh, really? Yeah. You don’t pressure me like the other two. I’m really, really sorry that this is happening to you. But no one should force you to be someone that you’re not. You’re right. Which is why I’m thinking that… maybe it might be best for everyone if I just left town. Lucy? Hmm? Are we okay? Why ever would you ask me that? ‘Cause I’m getting the distinct impression that you’re upset about that discussion we had regarding marriage. Nope, no. No, no, no, no. I want to believe you. I do. But you’re not exactly acting like yourself. I could say exactly the same thing about you. What on earth — what? You shut me down when I — I was just extolling your virtues to spencer. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold on. No, you — no, no. You shut me down. Darling, we talked about this, okay? Deception is your company. You can’t be out there saying that I helped you design the deceptor. Why not? And I didn’t even bring up the pillow talk. There was no bedroom mention. I was very — listen. Please. Just promise me that you won’t tell another soul that we even talked about the deceptor. Okay. If that’s what you want. Thank you. Did victor leave any kind of note that specifically said, “hey, this is the fake evidence that can get esme convicted”? No. So you don’t know for a fact that the evidence is fake. Not for a fact. Okay. Well, we got — we got to go tell spencer. Okay, we can’t do that. Spencer already destroyed the evidence. Really? What is that supposed to mean? Do you really think that you’re going to find my father? Spencer, all we know is that when your father was hiding out — uh, no. When he was pretending that he was dead for three years. He let the whole family believe it. Yes. That time. Uh, it was victor who gave him refuge at his house in — yes, he left my father the home in his will, the home in chechnya. Right. And I may or may not find your father there, but even if I don’t, I may find a clue as to where he is and what he’s up to. But do you really think that it’s worth all of that effort? Yes, spencer, he’s your father. Look, I know that esme manipulated me into trying to separate my father and ava, and I take full responsibility for the part that I played in that. Good. Now, that being said, my father has done some unforgivable things, and I don’t want to risk losing you on the off chance that he is in chechnya. You’re not going to lose me. Okay. And you know something? I think as you get older, you will see that there are few things that are truly unforgivable. People change if you let them. Don’t you two ever stop? Only when absolutely necessary.

[ Scoffs ] Let me know what you decide. I will. Be safe, okay? Okay. Now that he’s gone, don’t you think you should be — why? Why are you pushing so hard? What do you want from deception? And why is it more important to you than your own son? Olivia: Thank you. Sonny, I can’t tell you how much this means. Any time. Don’t give up, okay? Give up? Who are you talking to? Sonny, this is family. I’m going to fight like hell.

[ Cellphone chimes ] You take that. I’ll see myself out.

[ Sighs ] Well, that’s definitely something to… it’s okay. Don’t be scared. I’m leaving. Um… enjoy the ravioli. If you ever want to call me, uh, sonny has my number. That was brutal. Yeah. Um… I’m sure the more you see the quartermaines, the easier it’s going to get. But until then, every time you run into them, it’s going to — it’s going to be tough, because there’s a lot of them. This is why I love life on the road. It’s all about the music, being onstage, making people happy. I mean, that’s — that’s where I’m alive. Yeah. That sounds amazing. You know, I sometimes dream about running away, you know, being free. Well, as far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing keeping me here.

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Don’t be long. The moment you’re away will be an eternity. Josslyn: I didn’t mean anything. I’m just a little surprised that he decided to destroy that evidence. Well, fasten your seatbelt, because not only did he destroy it, he agreed with me when I said that it would be wrong to use it. Wow. You must be a really good influence on him. Hey, it’s me. Meet me at the pool. I need your help. Something is up with martin. Aha! My driver is here. I really wish you weren’t leaving. Oh, sweetheart. I know you’re scared, but you’re going to be just fine, okay? Don’t be afraid to let people in. I’ll try. Good. All right, well, if you must be going, then I will walk you out. Okay. Um, actually, I think I can manage that suitcase on my own. Be safe, or else I’m coming to chechnya to find you. I love you. I love you, too. Be civil to esme. You can count on me. I hope I’ve convinced you to go and help laura. And, look, forgive me if I’m projecting, but I think that it’s important for you to do this. I think that you need to help her. I do. So then go, find nikolas, and then come back here and find me. Of course nothing is more important than your father. But as much as I hate to say it, there is nothing we can do for him right now. Yes, there is. We have to show him how much we love him, convince him he’s better off with his family. Olivia: I’m sorry, honey. It’s not going to work now. Your dad doesn’t think of us as family anymore. He thinks of us as, uh, strangers… just really pushy strangers. You didn’t have any luck with him? No. Nothing. I really thought that — that looking through some pictures, going through that album might — might trigger something, but, no, nothing, not even a glimmer. I-I just — I just made him feel worse. Okay, so now what? Because we’re not giving up on my dad, so… no, we’re not giving up on your dad. I am going to get my husband back. But [Sighs] We have to figure out a new tactic… just as soon as I figure out what that is. Okay. You heard her. He doesn’t want to see us. So…? I guess I’m going back to work. Sonny! What happened? Where’s ned? I am so sorry. I-I couldn’t stop him. Ned’s gone. What? Uh, I just wanted to say that, um, I’ve given it some thought, and I am willing to work together if you are. For ace. For ace.

[ Knock on door ] Dex: Boss, it’s dex. Come in. Ms. Jerome! Help! What? What is it, pilar? Where’s avery? Avery is gone. She disappeared.

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How about I just sit here and you show me… and then I’ll watch? Okay. Legs straight. Cross over. And then crack your back. Just stretch it out. Yeah, I’m not gonna do that. Looks like it hurts. Well, you have to do something. No, I’m not gonna do that. You’re not gonna warm up? I’m not. No — confession. I asked you to meet me here because I didn’t think you would be able to. I didn’t think you — you would be free this evening. Really? Hm. Well, the joke’s on you because while, yes, carly’s case has been infiltrating many of my evenings, she is not facing a prison sentence. So here we are. Warm up. Carly’s very lucky to have you as a lawyer. Yep. But carly’s not the reason I thought you wouldn’t be free. Well, then what is? I was assuming it was…

[Singsong voice] Robert. So, we’re all in agreement? Yeah, absolutely. I think we go in there and we persuade anna to join us at the savoy. She’s been cooped up for a long time at home. And, well, remember what valentin said. No matter what, don’t take no for an answer. Um, can you smell something burning?

[ Sniffs ]

[ Door opens ] Anna. What are you doing? Just burning my past. Hey. Are you — are you warming his bottle? Um, you know, now that it’s officially summer, I was thinking I’d just make popsicles out of his formula, so I’m freezing it. Please tell me you’re joking. Obviously. I guess since laura and kevin aren’t here, I’ll have to share my good news with you. You’ve decided to turn yourself in for your many crimes? I just got my first paycheck. Ohh! Spencer: Honest pay for honest work. How does it feel? It felt great. Until I saw the amount. I was hoping it would be more. Yeah. I’ve been there. You worked? Mm-hmm. At kelly’S. It is a shock at first, but you get used to it. Yeah, well, here’s hoping. So how is the job? Um, well, you know, ace is loving daycare, and everyone at the daycare adores ace. I mean, who wouldn’t? He’s adorable. No argument there. And the invader staff seems to hate me much less now that I am transferring calls to the right people — mostly. That’s great. What? I’m just not used to you being nice to me. Well, uh, you know, grandmother asked the two of us to get along, at least while she and kevin are away, so… y-yeah, well, I mean, that’s just it, isn’t it? I mean, laura’s the reason we’re managing to get along even this well. I mean, and — and now laura’s going to chechnya to track down ace’s father. I’m just afraid that this is all gonna fall apart.

[ Ace fussing ] Where’s ned? Brook lynn: Maybe they just took him for some tests. No, he’s gone. No. He has to still be here! He doesn’t know who he is, so he wouldn’t even know where to go, right?! Right? How’s carly handling this? Well, how do you think? She’s ready to go to war for drew. War with who? I mean, look. This — even if — if ned’s responsible, he doesn’t even know who he is. Yeah, that’s convenient for ned and the worst possible outcome for drew. Ava, I didn’t plan for this to happen, but now that it has, I mean… there is a tiny part of me that almost — almost — feels sorry for carly. What is she going to do without drew for three long years? I know. It’s just — I feel so awkward. A-ava. L-let me call you back, okay? Just the person I’ve been looking for.

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Are you insane? Do you realize how rarely the wsb gives out commendations? Yes, but it’s useless now, isn’t it? No, it isn’T. But you didn’t burn this newspaper instead. Look. I’m so sorry. I don’t mean to be rude, but I really intended to spend the evening alone, okay? Or you could come along with us to the savoy and maybe have a good time? You haven’t been out of the house in days. How do you know that? We’ve been surveilling you. Valentin reached out to us. He’s worried about you. Well, that’s just because he feels guilty. You know, we’re not spending his last night in port charles together, so… he told us that you insisted that he spend his last night with charlotte before he left for chechnya with kevin and me. Yeah, okay, so, apparently this is coming as a shock to all of you, but I am not very good company right now. Anna. Look. I have been enlisted to get you to come along to this club tonight. Now, the basic idea was valentin’s, and you know how much I despise him. So why don’t you come along and endure it? If I can do it, you can do it. That sounds like a lovely invitation. Just come with us. I don’t want to! I want to stay here — with my thoughts and my fire, alright? And you’re fine, right? Yes. Really? Yes. Then… what are you doing reading trash like this? Every word of it is true. I was a double agent. And innocent people were hurt because of me. And I really think that it’s about time I dealt with that. I have not been seeing robert. You said “have not,” and not “haven’T.” And when you do that, something’s wrong. I just don’t wish to discuss it. That’s all. Alright. I’m not gonna meddle. I’m just gonna pry. What happened with robert? Absolutely nothing! He chose holly. Holly left town. And that, as they say, is that. So if he chose holly, why did she leave town? I have no idea. Well, did robert say that he chose holly? No. He just didn’t call and he didn’t write. Ergo, he was at home nursing a broken heart. And as you know, I am nobody’s rebound. And as you know, I don’t wait by the phone. Hell no, you don’T. Mm-hmm. You deserve better.

[ Chuckling ] Damn right. Okay. I’m exhausted. Let’s go. You didn’t do anything! That’s how I exercise. You didn’t exercise! Let’s go get something to eat. You can’t eat! You haven’t exercised! Well, wait for me! Watch me. Alright, alright, alright. Grandmother wouldn’t have left us here alone if she didn’t think that we could handle it, esme. I’ve been doing everything that I can to share in this responsibility with you. Yes, you have been really helpful. I’m just wondering, will your commitment be the same when laura’s not here? I mean, what happens when it’s just you, me, and ace?

[ Knock on door ] Here. Will you please take him? I’ll get that. No, no. I-I’ll get it. Don’t listen to her. I’m not going anywhere. I thought you were staying in tonight. Here’s ned’s wallet. There’s no cash. Do you know if he was carrying any? I-I don’t remember. I don’t know. Alright. I’m gonna go talk to the nurses. Ned would not have left G.H. Eddie maine, however, is foolish, immature, and thoughtless. You know what? You know what? That is still my husband that you’re talking about. Yeah, well, in the immortal words of eddie maine, “lady, I don’t know you.” Okay. Listen! If they didn’t take dad for tests, maybe he just went for a walk or is raiding the vending machines, okay? We don’t know that he left the hospital. Chase will find out for us. This is not a reason to panic. Give it time. You were looking for me? Yeah. Let me buy you a drink, and you can tell me all about this place. The savoy? Yeah. Well, like, what kind of talent do you bring in here? And how are the crowds? They’re good, depending on the band. I-I’m sorry. I just have to ask you. Aren’t you supposed to be in the hospital? Ohh. You think you know me, don’t you? Well… you don’T. But you will soon. You and anyone else with a lick of taste and an ear for good music. My name’s eddie. Eddie maine. Nina. Nina reeves. Pleased to meet you, eddie. Nice to meet you. Let’s get that drink… nina reeves. Michael: At the moment, he doesn’t even know who my mom and drew are or the fact that he turned them in to the sec for insider trading. I was a silent partner in l&b records when eddie maine was touring. Ned lived a double life, but he always knew who he really was. Yeah, and now he thinks he’s eddie. How sure are the doctors? You think he’s lying? I didn’t say that, but I need to see it for myself. Well, here’s your chance. Let the good times roll.

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uh, fine. They printed the truth. But it’s all ancient history, and you’ve more than atoned for all of it. Have I, though? I-I feel as if I threw myself into work so I wouldn’t have to face the truth of what I did… and that if I ran fast enough or far enough, then my past wouldn’t catch up with me. Right? And now it has. Oh, anna, you’re not running from your mistakes. If anything, you’ve owned up to your past. Laura: Look at it this way. Think of all the times you put your life at risk to help others. Now, were you doing that because you wanted to atone or because that’s just who you are? Some people may never know, but the fact is those acts of heroism and — and all the good that you’ve done, that can’t be denied. Laura’s right. You’re still a hero. I’m also a traitor. And you’ve called me that. And I just don’t want to involve you all in this by association. You know what, robert? Why don’t you, uh, go ahead and get us a table at the savoy? That’s a good idea. We’ll meet you over there. I’ll see you out. Yeah. What ever happened to not taking no for an answer? Yeah, well, we still haven’T. Get us a good table. Not too close. Perhaps for drinks, too? Oh, of course. Yes. I know what this looks like. But I’m not wallowing. Alright? I’m not. I think you’re taking stock. Yeah, I think that’s what I’m doing. Thank you for understanding. Of course. But what I don’t understand is why you’re shutting us out. Ned: I’ve been away from port charles for a while, so I’m just trying to get my bearings. I’m trying to find all the happening spots in town. What’s going on? Nina: Hey, honey. T-this is eddie maine. And he was just asking about the music scene here in port charles. Eddie, this is my fiancé, sonny corinthos. Oh! Well, I must say, your fiancé is one lucky guy. Yeah, I am. I apologize if I overstepped. What do you mean? Don’t worry. You didn’T. How about you let me buy you a drink? You know, I was just wondering why you’re in a nightclub when you just got out of the hospital. Now, how’d you know about that? Oh. Right. Well, sonny, hospitals are for sick people. Uh-huh. And lucky for me, I’m not sick. Right, right. So why don’t you let me buy you a drink? Michael, my son. We were j– michael. Eddie. Hey. Nice to meet you. Likewise. We w ant to hear all about yourmusic stories and everything. Weren’t you gonna make that call for me? Yes. Yes. Thank you for reminding me. It’s a business thing. I’ll be right back. Right. Excuse me. Uh, so, what — what kind of music do you play?

[ Line ringing ]

[ Sighs ] Come on, olivia. Pick up.

[ Cellphone rings ]

[ Scoffs ] This is the last thing I need. It’s nina. I can’t even begin to think about the metro court right now.

[ Cellphone rings ] Oh, my god! Just stop! Okay. I spoke to one of the nurses, and… don’t panic, but ned checked himself out.

[ Gasps ] How could they let him do that? He signed a form saying he was leaving against medical advice. What name did he use? If he signed out as eddie maine, they should have put him in a straitjacket instead of letting him run free.

[ Cellphone rings ] Okay. It doesn’t matter how he got out of here. The fact is that he’s gone and we got to figure out where. Ned would not have left the hospital. Eddie maine is probably busking on a street corner somewhere. What? I just wish I could think you were wrong. Well, where do musicians hang out?! You guys keep brainstorming. I’m gonna call this in to the station, see if they can help track down ned. Okay. That was nina. Oh, my god. She’s calling you?! What is her problem?! She found dad. Where? Where is he? At the savoy. A nightclub. Why didn’t we think of that? We better go before he tries to break loose again. Come on. Let’s go. Well, can’t nina just keep him there? Well, how?!

We couldn’t! Am I in trouble? Did I forget something? No. You didn’t forget anything. Oh. Okay. But I know how busy you’ve been, and I thought maybe we can have a chill night in. And I-I even brought some snacks. Well, it’s so good to see you, snacks or no snacks, but… are you guys gonna watch a movie? W-we — we haven’t decided yet. Well, I mean, there’s a lot of movies and shows on streaming right now. Yeah. Y– there — yeah. You guys don’t mind if I join you, do you? Um…

[ Trina and spencer chuckle ] I’m just kidding. Okay. I am going to go feed ace and then give him a bath, and then it’s bedtime for both of us. Um, isn’t that right, little guy? Want to go to bed?

[ Cellphone beeping ] Oh, there’s that timer. Sorry. I’ll, um — I’ll grab that. Oh, no, no, no. You have company. I’ll do it. Okay. Yeah. Yeah.

[ Sighs ] Wow. What? Just — it’s just a shock to the system to see you and esme together like this. Like what? Just… on the same side, like you used to be.

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Right now I’m a front man without a band. Need to get one together. You got representation? No, not currently. I’m gonna put out some feelers, though. It’s been a while. Yeah. I know how that is. I’m sure — you know a few people in the music business, I’m sure, right, dad? Yeah. I don’t see why I can’t reach out. You’re not into music, are you? Uh, sure, yeah. Yeah. Really? Yeah. What was the last show that you went to? Uh, actually, phideaux. Right here on the stage. Phideaux. Never heard of him. Well, you should. But, then again, that was a long time ago. Since then, I’ve been kind of busy taking care of my family and running the business.

[ Chuckling ] Oh. Right. All business. You’re all business, aren’t — life is short. You got to live a little, kid. Right? Relax. How’d it go? Uh, great. Uh, the issue is headed to — to the press. Issue? I run a magazine. So, eddie, what do you think of the savoy? After some of the dives that I’ve played in, this place is a palace. And, look, you’re the mayor of port charles. You should not be seen with me. What if someone were to take our photo? I don’t care about that. Well, maybe you should. You know? You’re a politician. Yeah, you know, I didn’t get elected to office by trying to hide my past. And I am well aware of the complexity of yours. And I would be honored to have my picture taken with you. I would challenge anyone to compare the good you’ve done against the wrongs they’re writing. It’s no contest, anna. I appreciate that. And I knew, of course, that you wouldn’t turn your backs on me, no matter how much I want you to. But it isn’t about what other people think of me. This is what I think of me. And I had come to terms with my past and even the crimes that I was part of, you know? Because of my work as an agent, I felt that somehow I was balancing the scales. But now I’m no longer an agent, and I won’t ever be again, I realize that I’m not ready to let go of that part of my life. Because I feel like my work isn’t done. I invested in a small record company back in the ’90s. One of the co-owners was a friend of mine from the, you know, old neighborhood. Very ambitious. And she brought in two singers. One of them made it really big. Uh, I don’t know what he’s doing now. He’s just living the crazy life, I guess.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Oh. Uh, I am so sorry. I got another work call. Okay. You see? A beautiful woman like that, and she can’t even enjoy a night out. Take my advice, michael. Don’t let work consume you! Ned. Good to see you. Glad to see you out and about. I’m sure olivia’s delighted. Um, corinthos. A word? Hey, my friend. I’ll be right back, okay? Right. How can I help you? Well, I’m curious. Mm-hmm. Why does sonny corinthos need someone else to fight his battles for him? What battles are we talking about here? You’re gonna have to narrow it down. Okay. No problem. Well, actually, it is a problem… when you start using diane miller — diane miller? What are you talking about? Excuse me, district attorney. You’re not accusing my client of something without his attorney being present, are you? Esme and I are in no way on the same side. We’re just trying to make the best of a very, very messed-up situation right now. That’s fine. In fact… I’m glad your living situation is more…tolerable.

[ Chuckles ] Unfortunately, it means that you and i have less time to spend with one another, and for that, I am really sorry. I felt terrible when I had to leave curtis’ birthday party early.

[ Sighs ] What? Something happen?

[ Scoffs ] When is something ever not happening with my family? My family… which curtis is. Care to get more specific?

[ Exhales deeply ] Curtis and I were just starting to get closer and learn how to talk to one another… and he did something that really upset my mom. Do you want advice, or do you just need me to listen? I don’t think anybody can give me advice on this. Well, then, listening it is. Just an informal chat. Nothing official. I still don’t know what we’re chatting about, and at this point, I’m starting to lose interest. I don’t like the fact that you’re using diane miller to get confidential information from me.

[ Stammers ] Let me handle this. By all means. Where’s ned? He’s with sonny and michael. Alexis: Can’t take you anywhere. Where is he? Nina, where is ned? You said he was with sonny and michael. Well, he was. He was just here a second ago. What, you lost him?! Olivia, he can’t be far. We’re gonna find him. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the savoy!

[ Cheers and applause ] Alright. So, I have some good news and, of course, some bad news. First, the bad news. Unfortunately, our opening act, caterwaul, got stuck in customs.

[ Patrons groan ]I know, I know. But the good news is, our headliner, the retrobates, will be out in just a few…minutes. Um, excuse me, sir. You can’t be up here. Well, if you need an opening act, I’m the man. How are ya? Poor charles! How’s everyone feeling tonight?

[ Applause ] Yeah! Port charles! How are we all feeling tonight?! Come on! Make some noise!

[ Cheers and applause ]

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Okay. Everyone having a good time? Let’s get this party started! Ned! Come down from there! Oh, I don’t know that song, but here’s one you might recognize.

[ Guitar strums ] Ned!

[ Patrons gasp ] Ned! Ned! You’re okay. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I’m okay.

[ All murmuring ] I’m alright. I’m alright. Nina. Thank you so much. If you hadn’t called me, we would have never found him. I-I’m just glad I could help. Well, thank god he’s not halfway on his way to vegas by now. Ned’s gonna be fine. He’s sitting with michael. He’s gonna be okay, I think. Just needs some water. Look. I’m good, right? The crowd’s all warmed up. I need to get back out there. No, no, no, no. Hey, hey, hey. Look. The crowd can wait. And so can you. Sonny, he won’t listen to me. He thinks he’s someone else. He thinks I’m a complete stranger! It’s that bad? Yes. He doesn’t remember anyone. He didn’t remember brook lynn or tracy. He denied leo to his face. I mean, my — my little boy was devastated. I’m sorry. What do you want me to do? He doesn’t trust me. He doesn’t trust anyone in his family. Because you want him to be somebody he doesn’t remember being. I was talking to him. He didn’t seem all that — wait, wait, wait. Y-y-you didn’t mention that you knew him before? Not yet. Is that right…?

[ Clears throat ] Sorry. I just came to grab ace’s binky. Did you give him his bottle? Yes. And you turned on the noise machine? Maybe he needs to be swaddled. No, he’s too old for that. I came here to grab a pacifier, not attend a forum on parenting strategies. If I need anything, I will call you, but don’t hold your breath. So sorry about that. What were you saying? No. It’s okay. No, it’s not okay. I don’t like the way that she just spoke to you.

[ Sighs ] She’s tired. And if someone who didn’t have kids gave me unsolicited parenting advice, I would also be a little upset. Oh, no. Now I’ve got you defending her, as well. I told you. It’s alright. Except for that — okay. Yeah. Alright. Fine. I just don’t like it. I don’t like this whole…situation. Yeah, neither do I. I don’t, either. But this is how it’s got to be for ace — for now. Until we can find a way to get rid of esme. Just in case. We just have to find real evidence, evidence that we can trust. And once we do that, esme will be out of our lives forever. What the hell was that about? I hate the fact that corinthos thinks he can use you to get to me. Use me? Like you and holly used me? Or is that different? My goodness. You think so little of me, don’t you? No. It’s because I have so much respect for you. Oh, do you, now? And I hate the fact that sonny uses you to do his bidding. Okay, well, let’s get very clear. For one thing, I don’t do anyone’s bidding. I protect my clients. Like sonny. You know who I work for! For heaven’s sakes! I needed some information, so, yes, I asked you for it. Did sonny corinthos also need that information? Well, that’s attorney/client privilege. How convenient. And accurate. Besides, what do you care? I care probably a whole lot more than you realize. As an agent, as a cop, right, I felt that I had a purpose, like I-I was where I belonged. And now I don’t have that anymore, I — I’ve been asking myself the question… you know, what now? I completely understand. Felicia: So do I. In our own way, we all have had to reinvent ourselves. Yeah. Have you talked to valentin about it? I did, but, you know, I don’t want to burden him because he’s leaving with you. Um, I could tell him to stay here with you. No. Don’t do that. Please. You need him. I mean, I know you’re very capable, but a U.S. Government official isn’t supposed to travel to chechnya. Valentin — he has a lot of contacts there, and… and he speaks the language. Yeah, I think you really need him. Well, to be honest, I was really surprised when he offered to go with me, and it actually meant a great deal to me, so… and right now I-I need all the help I can get. Good. That’s settled, then. I’m gonna come with you to chechnya.

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You know how much I value our friendship. Our…relationship.

[ Chuckling ] We don’t have a relationship, robert. Last time I checked, we were simply two colleagues who occasionally find ourselves on opposite sides of a courtroom and, even rarer, on opposite sides of a dinner table. It doesn’t have to be like that. Would you be saying that if holly hadn’t left town? You are absolutely right. I can’t wait for that day. Sorry to interrupt again, but ace won’t go down for bed. What is that silly song you sing to him? It’s not a silly song, esme. You just don’t sing it right. Okay, well, why don’t you sing it to him and I will listen so I can try and learn it better? Or is it too much asking you to sing to your baby brother? You know what? You guys seem to have your hands full. I’m just — I’m gonna take off. No. Stay. Please. No. It’s okay. You go sing your silly song to your brother and put him to bed. Trina, I — I don’t want it to be like this. Neither do I. But it’s not gonna be like this forever. Right? And with her track record, we won’t have to wait for long. I can’t really imagine what this must be like for you. I know that you don’t remember me and that you — you don’t want to be pressured into — into feeling things that — that you don’t feel — or — or — are you sure this is a good idea? Olivia wanted to talk to ned alone. Olivia: …That we love was in an accident… well, what do you think now that you’ve seen eddie maine up close? Ned is not faking it. No matter how I feel about him, he would not put his family through this. Olivia: …But we know that you were. Just come back to the hospital. Why? I’m not sick. But — but you just got dizzy on the stage and had to be helped off! I was — I was a little dehydrated, but I just had some water and I’m — I’m right as rain. No, no. What you had was a major head injury and — and chest compressions!

[ Guitar plucking ] And — could you stop tuning that thing?! It’s not even yours! Well, whosever it was, they shouldn’t have left it on the stage. Yeah, just like a man with a head injury who doesn’t know who he is should not be just walking out of a hospital! I couldn’t stand being in that hospital room one more second, being told what to do, when to eat, when to sleep, being told who I am or who I’m not. I know who I am! I know that — I know that you think that you do. And, please, if you can’t come home for me, I understand, but… but please believe me. Your kids are your kids. Could you do it for your kids? Look. I appreciate what you’re trying to do. And I think I even know what you’re going through. And I’m truly sorry. I am. That I’m causing you pain. I don’t want to hurt anyone. Then stop! But I can’t be someone I’m not. Right. And you can’t love someone that you don’t know. You upset about something? Yeah. Well, it’s just I hate seeing ned’s family in so much pain. That’s what I love about you. You got a big heart. Yeah.

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oh then you take me by the hand I feel better again oh I feel better now ned, please! It’s “eddie.” Please. O-okay. Eddie. Eddie. If — if you’re not going back to the hospital, could you please just come home? Or you know what? You know what? Why don’t you come back to my place? Come back to my place. You can even have your own room. I appreciate the offer, but I, um… it doesn’t feel right to me. I need to be on my own. Shh. Okay, well, I will call you tomorrow and we will set up an actual date? Yeah. I would like that.

[ Ace fussing ] Esme: Shh. I know. I know. Hey, spencer. Where’s ace’s piggy? Spencer, the piggy. Go find the piggy. I know the way out. Okay. Spencer: Believe it or not, esme, the toy pig is in the toy bin. Please give him to me. Thank you. Hey. Lullaby and good night in the sky stars are bright wild roses in bloom fill with fragrance the room lay you down now and rest may your slumber be blessed

[ Indistinct conversations ] Olivia, I’m gonna pick him up and I’ll bring him back to my place. Thank you. Go after him. Please. Please. Yeah, yeah. Of course. Of course. Thank you. Alright. You good? Yeah. Come on. Okay.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sobs ] I-I have a lot of contacts, you know, more than valentin. And I was kind of thinking, you know… why have one fallen wsb agent when you can have two? Anna, you’ve just been accused of being a double agent. How do you think it will look if you suddenly just… take off? And go to chechnya? Of all places! I thought you didn’t care about optics. I don’t care about how this looks for me. I’m worried about how it looks for you. Do you think that this would somehow make my reputation look worse? I think it will look like you’re running away. Well, what am i supposed to do, then? What am I supposed to do? I help people. That is what I do. It’s who I am, laura! And if I’m not an agent for the wsb, who am I? You don’t need the wsb to give you purpose. There are plenty of people in the world that could use someone like you on their side. Maybe you’d be one of them. Oh, are you kidding me? Before all this happened, you would have been my first phone call. But it did happen. And now helping me will do nothing to help you. Okay. Anna. I promise you… you will find a new path. It may even find you. I know that ned and I have been at odds lately.

[ Chuckles ] Not anymore. Because he’s not ned. I know. Olivia. Olivia. But he will be again. Alright? I-I promise you, I’m gonna do everything I can to help you and ned through this, okay? Okay. Where’s my dad? He left. I tried to get him to come back home, but… well, we have to find him. He’s not safe out there. Sonny went after him. He’ll look after him tonight. Okay. Well, that’s great. Well, what about tomorrow night and the night after that? And the night after that and the night after — chase: Then we will cross that bridge when we come to it. In the meantime, I have a feeling that eddie maine can handle himself. I don’t get what holly’s leaving had to do with anything. I specifically asked you to call me when you had decided who you wanted to be with. And you never called. That’s because holly left town. So you thought your decision had been made for you. Robert, answer me this. Do I look like someone who would appreciate being chosen by default? Exactly. See, it’s just not good enough. And I can’t believe you thought it ever would be.

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I’m sorry. What did you just say? Oh, good. You’re back. What do you mean, “cody may feel something more than friendship” for me? You know, she was just saying that maybe — you know what? It doesn’t matter. Because you couldn’t be more wrong. You need me to repeat any of that for you? It does seem like she could use “a refresher,” as they say. Well, uh,

we have evidence that proves that you planted the bracelet on me, evidence that will show that your testimony is bogus. So do the decent thing and recant, ms. Corbin. Or what? Or it’ll be you heading upriver, not me. Sure. I’ll go. Thank you. As soon as you tell me what’s up. Krissy, please. Now is not a good time. Why? Because you’re so busy? We’re literally sitting here alone, sam. No. Because I’m on a job.

[ Gasps ] Oh, fun! P.I. Stuff? No, not “fun.” It’s important. Okay. So what are we working with exactly? Adultery? Fraud? Criminal investigation? Come on. What is it? Come on. Where are we going? Anywhere but here. Well, given mr. Vaughan’s history of stroke, I want to rule out any underlying neurological conditions before we proceed with treatment. Okay. Thank you. Let me know when you get it set up. My son the doctor. Hey, dad. How are you? I’m alright. Busy day? Relentless. It’s a good thing I’m getting the hell out of port charles. Tracy. Alexis. How’s ned?

[ Voice breaking ] Don’t you mean eddie maine?

[ Footsteps approach ] Hey. Hey. I can’t believe that today is the day. I know. Feel a little bit like a kid waiting to hear his punishment. Punishment you don’t deserve. You don’t deserve either, carly. Are you ready? I don’t know. I mean, is anyone ever really ready to sign away their freedom?

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Come on. You know you want to fill me in. I’m doing some surveillance. How’s that? Uh, not nearly as informative. Come on. I saw spinelli out there. Dante’s friend… cody. Cody! Yeah, so — so, what are they doing with gladys corbin? Do you know what the “p” in “P.I.” Stands for? Yes, I know what the “p” in “P.I.” Stands for. Tell me. Private. Good job. Come on. What do I get? Like, a gold star now maybe? No, not this time. Nothing? Alright. Fine. I’ll drop it. But if you have a minute, I would love to have some big-sister time, talk. Yeah, sure. Is everything okay? With me, yeah. I’m just worried about molly. Yeah, I think I’ll pass. That’d be a mistake, gladys. We have you dead to rights. Do the metadata thing again. Oh, it’s gonna take more than made-up words to trip me up. “Metadata” is actually a technological term. I don’t care! You don’t care that we have evidence that could send you away? If said evidence actually existed, you would have turned it in by now. So tell me, boys… why are you here with me instead of at the pcpd? Cody and I are just friends. If you say so. I do say so. Okay. That’s great. It’s not like that between us. Okay, well, of course, no one was suggesting there was anything romantic going on. You know what? I think we should get back to work. Then what are you suggesting, lucy? Just that, you know, on your end, it might be strictly platonic, but maybe things are “developing” for mr. Bell. You’re leaving town? Wh– no, not permanently. Oh. Thank goodness. I meant — I meant vacation, which I thought you’d get, being that it was your idea. You know, you, me, violet, chase, disney world. Ring any bells? Right. Right. But as I recall, you said it wasn’t a good time. Yeah, no, it — it wasn’t, but now violet’s out of school, right? And I got a couple weeks coming up where I can take some time off. And chase? Well, definitely gonna be more difficult for him ’cause he’s just getting his badge back, but he’s working on it. I even got violet — I got her this little set of purple mickey mouse ears. So what do you say? You in? It sounds wonderful, hamilton, but I’m afraid things have changed on my end. Yeah, I’m just kind of going over it in my head again and again, and I know that the right thing to do is accepting this plea deal, but, you know, now that I’m here and — it’s hard. It’s really hard. Yeah, it is. Drew, you don’t have to do this, okay? You don’t have to do this. Please? It’s the only way. Hey. Mom. Drew. Hey. Michael. Hey. I told you you didn’t have to come. No, I know, I know, but I wanted to, for both of you. Well, we appreciate you being here. I know you got enough on your plate with willow and the kids. Willow and I checked all the boxes. I had breakfast with wiley and amelia. Oh, rather, amelia watched from a rocker chair while wiley and I ate, but… yeah, I was about to say.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, and then melanie took her to the park, and I checked in on aurora, and then I spent the rest of the morning with willow. How was she? Oh, she must be doing better because she’s back to bossing me around. Yeah, she basically insisted that I come. She sends her love to both of you. Send it right back to her. Yeah. For me too. She also wanted to tell you that, um — well, that it’s painfully obvious that if it wasn’t for you, drew, willow probably wouldn’t be here. Let’s not even think about that. No, I know. Just, still, it’s true. And we are — we are eternally grateful. Yeah. So am I. So, how’s ned? Ned. Actually I was gonna check in on him this morning. Then brook lynn — she told me the latest. Is that — is that right? Yeah. Ned doesn’t even remember who he is. He thinks he’s, um, eddie maine. I can’t imagine how hard that is for olivia. I mean, I do — I feel terrible for the family. I — I do. It’s just, uh… it’s just what? Uh… what? I can’t help but… I can’t get past the fact that the reason that we’re here, the reason that your life is being blown up — I mean, it’s because of ned.

[ Sighs ] Hmm. Well, you answered my question. I stopped by to see him, and I was told “eddie” wasn’t accepting visitors. Well, that’s a blessing. Imagine if he took one look at you and he launched into that “eddie’s angel” business. Right. ‘Cause I’ve caused enough problems in his marriage. Yeah, well, you said it. I didn’T. You know, I’m gonna be nice and, despite our history, I’m just gonna say to you I’m sorry and I’m sure that this is very difficult for you and your family. You know, alexis, a, uh — a midlife crisis run amok is annoying and definitely bad for business. But this is different. This is — this is so much worse. My son doesn’t know me. And, worse, he doesn’t know leo. When luke died, I thought I could withstand anything. But I honestly think this is more than I can handle.

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Hey, michael, I get that you’re angry. And you’re not? I am very angry. We both are. But this is happening for a lot of reasons. It’s not just ned. Zeke! Hey. Hey. Zeke, this is carly spencer. This is michael corinthos. This is josslyn’s brother and mother. Ah, yes. Your daughter and your sister is a wonderful woman. You know josslyn? Yeah. Zeke is trina’s uncle. Oh, no way. Yeah. Portia’s my sister. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. We absolutely adore trina. Oh, yeah. I hit the jackpot in the niece department. That’s for sure. Carly: Yeah. So what’s good? Oh, so, I spoke to the prosecutor, and the feds have accepted the deal. So all that’s left is for the judge to sign off, you enter your plea, and then I take care of the rest. What is the deal, if you don’t mind me asking? Six months, minimum-security prison. And in return, carly doesn’t have to do any prison time. Oh, that’s — that’s not it, is it? No. Your attorney will reach out to you for the financial penalty. There’s no way this could blow back on my mom, is there? Well, essentially, drew is taking responsibility for the insider trading, so the sec is satisfied and they’re not looking to throw the book at the both of them.

[ Cellphone rings ] Oh, excuse me a minute. Zeke robinson. Look, if I haven’t already said it… drew, thank you so much for doing this for my mom. Yeah, I told him he needed to change his mind, that it wasn’t a good idea. But this is the best outcome for everybody involved. Really? The best outcome is for you to go to prison? When you consider the alternatives, yes, it is. I know what you’re giving up. And I just want you to know that you don’t have to worry about anything when you’re gone. We’ll check in on scout. I’ll keep aurora running. Your life will be waiting for you just the way you left it when you get back, okay? I believe that coming from you, michael. Thank you. Yeah. Thanks. Well, have you talked to molly? No. That’s the problem. Ever since she told us about her endometriosis, she’s been so distant. And I keep reaching out, of course, but she either doesn’t respond at all or, if she does, with some lame emoji. Emojis. Yeah. She’s doing the same thing to me. Okay. So what do we do? Nothing. Just…back up. You think cody is interested in me? That is not what lucy said. Uh, that’s kind of exactly what I just said. And you think that I should be receptive to that? No! No! Good. Because you’re still grieving and you’re not ready to date. And that’s fine. Unless you are ready to date. And that’s totally fine, too. I’m not. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Then all I was saying is that cody — cody is a man… and you are a smart, beautiful woman. And he — he did ride right in to rescue you at “home & heart.” As a friend. A really caring and sweet and thoughtful friend. You know, I love how you bring out the chivalrous side of cody. Because let’s be honest. He can be a little rough around the edges. You think? But with you, he’s — he’s different. I had my reservations about cody at first, but it turns out he’s a really great guy. And a very good friend. For now. Lucy! Lucy! I am sorry! It just slipped out! I wanted to give you the chance to do the right thing for sasha’s sake. You don’t care about sasha. That’s where you’re wrong. Let’s face it, gladys. You and I both know there are details at play here that are best kept on the D.L. That’s intriguing. Would you care to expand on those details, ms. Corbin? So here’s the way I see it. There are only two possible reasons you came to me instead of going to the police. Either you got bupkis and you’re trying desperately to save your butt… or you obtained this so-called evidence illegally. I’m not a betting woman, mr. Bell, but if I was, this is a bet I can’t lose. I recently accepted a job at the invader — on their editorial board. Congratulations, dad. Thank you. Yeah. I’m glad you finally made it official. You seem to be really enjoying your time there. I-I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner. Um, I — our schedules haven’t lined up since I started, and I’m still getting used to the grind of a daily newspaper. Hey. There’s no need to apologize, alright? Although, consider yourself lucky you didn’t mention anything about the trip to violet, ’cause she’d never let you hear the end of it. Don’t worry about it. W-we’ll do it next year. No. No? What does that mean? No. Uh… next year is too far away. I mean, who knows how long violet’s princess phase will last? If god has mercy, not much longer. No, I have to make it happen sooner. But not too soon. I know better than to ask for time off less than a month into the job. Hm. I take it this means you and alexis worked things out? She’s a good friend. Agreed. I wish we could say the same thing about some of your other friends. Everyone else is an adult. We understand what’s going on. But this is hugely traumatizing for leo. The father he loves suddenly doesn’t recognize him and wants nothing to do with him. Hm. So how is leo handling it? Not well. And who can blame him? Honestly, I thought ned was made of sterner stuff. How do you mean? Eddie maine was an alter-ego that ned created years ago. I know. He wanted to be a performer. No, he wanted to escape his real life. So you think he’s doing the same thing again? It is no secret that ned is facing accusations from half his family for turning in carly and drew to the sec. Add to that, he is working overtime to try to fix the business disaster that was valentin faking his own death. Are you suggesting that ned fell on purpose?

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court is now in session. The honorable judge albert kim presiding. Be seated. This is united states vs. Cain, in which the defendant, andrew cain, has been charged with insider trading. How do you plead? I plead guilty, your honor. You’re talking about tracy. Ding, ding. That woman is a piece of work. Yeah, tracy is, uh — she’s an acquired taste. You don’t acquire a taste for arsenic. You avoid it.

[ Laughs ] That’s a little harsh. I understand the skepticism, but believe it or not, tracy’s been a really good friend to me. So you keep saying. Yes, and I know you didn’t like how she treated chase. You mean when she tore into him and attacked his character? I didn’t like it, either. But to tracy, family is, uh — is everything, and in her mind, she was just looking out for her granddaughter. Yeah, well, your “friend” needs to find another way to express herself. Trust me — there’s more to tracy than the prickly exterior. Y-you just have to dig a little deeper. I am suggesting that deep inside ned’s psyche, he is relishing the idea of getting away from it all. And this accident affords him that opportunity. That’s quite a stretch. Is it really? It wouldn’t be so bad if it was just him alone, but he has a family. And olivia is beside herself. And brook lynn is a wreck. So what do the doctors say? They’re useless. They say, uh… “be patient. Time heals.” Blah, blah, blah. Sounds reasonable to me. I wonder if there’s somebody in this hospital that’s willing to go to extreme measures to turn “eddie maine” back into ned. Look, I hate this for molly, but all we can do is love her and be a safe haven for her. Yeah. I just can’t believe this. Also, I can’t believe that out of three of us, I am the only one with functional plumbing. Like, really noct a single issue. Rub it in, why don’t you? I’m just saying. I did do some research online. Endometriosis? Yeah, I just — yeah, I didn’t want to bother molly with all of my questions. It’s a really painful condition, sam. Yeah, I know. Can you believe that she’s been suffering all this time — alone? I hate that for her. No, I — I know. I hate it, too. Do you think it’s weird I’m not ready to move on yet? No. No. It’s not even been a year since brando died. Not that there’s a timetable. No, not at all. I mean, I think it’s natural to just not know how and when and if you’re able to just let go. Did you feel that way with nathan? Well, after nathan died, the thought of moving on without him, starting a whole new life, it was the most overwhelming feeling in the entire world. I mean, of course, I want that for myself. Yeah, but if you can’t see it yet, really, it’s okay. Everyone grieves differently, sasha. And at different paces. You’re doing great. Hey. You really, really are. You couldn’t have lifted anything off my fitness app. I didn’t bring my phone with me to the ball. Who leaves their phone at home? Someone who couldn’t fit it in her purse. Ha! What’s that?

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This looks like a directional microphone. I have no idea what that is. They’re meant to record conversations from a distance. Did you record me? Did one of you drop this? Uh — sure didn’T. Yeah, but how fortuitous that you picked it up so no one would trip. Yeah, we wouldn’t want that on such a lovely day, would we? Forgive me if I seem intrusive, but I’m sensing some tension amongst the three of you. Is everything alright? Uh, everything was alright until these two showed up and started harassing me out of nowhere! Hardly harassment. Out of nowhere? And this is nothing that you need to concern yourself with, ms. Wu. We know how busy you are. Don’t we, gladys? Well, I’m not too busy to resolve a conflict. Shall we put our heads together and come up with a solution? It’s not necessary. Nonsense! Have a seat over there. I’ll help you iron this out. Alrighty, then. Thank you. I’ll take it from here… mr. Spinelli. Just think of where you were at this time last year. We are so proud of you. I almost feel like a different person. You’re still you, just stronger and wiser. Oh, and infinitely more resilient. I am so lucky to have you two in my corner. Always. Always. And on that note, I’m going to visit the powder room myself, so if you ladies will excuse me, I will be right back. Do you think anyone has as much energy as lucy? No.

[ Cellphone rings ] I pray to be that vibrant at her age. I pray to be that vibrant at any age. Right? Hey. Uh, it’s georgie. I’ll hold down the fort. Thanks. Hey, sweetie. What’s up? Brando. I have come a long way, haven’t I? But it’s true. I’m still not over you. And I have to wonder if I will ever be. To want to be a mother and then to find out you might not be able to? I mean, obviously, I can’t relate, but that must be pretty awful. Yeah, it’s awful and isolating and devastating and a million other not-so-fun feelings, but I think once the dust settles, molly and tj are gonna be okay. They’re going to be able to have a family. It’s just gonna — it’s just gonna be a longer, windier road to get there. I hope they do. Try to have kids another way. Molly and tj would be the best parents. Hey! Wait. What am I — chopped liver? You? No. No. You are — you are super mom. That’s what you are. And I’m super aunt, obviously. Yeah, well, I don’t know about that. What? I — scout told me that the last time you took her and danny out to dinner, you didn’t let them have dessert after. Oh. Really? Well, that’s because I let them have dessert before. Oh. And you thought that was a good idea? Why? Scout left that part out, did she?

[ Chuckles ] Absolutely. I have taught my niece well. Apparently. You really think that highly of tracy quartermaine? In a realistic and appropriately tentative way, yes. Well, I trust your judgment, so I’ll reserve mine and give her another chance. But I won’t put up with her demeaning my son. As you shouldn’T. But maybe… perhaps I did push back a bit too hard. I should probably clear the air, shouldn’t I? No. I’ll apologize for the last time we spoke. With tracy? That’ll get you absolutely nowhere. I understand the prosecution has reached a deal with the defendant. We have, your honor. And both sides are in agreement with these terms? That’s correct. We see eye to eye on all points, your honor. Well, that’s where you lose me. I’ve reviewed the deal and the facts of the case, and I find it a miscarriage of justice. It’s my opinion that the defendant knowingly colluded with ms. Spencer in order to drive up the stock price of aurora media, with the desired result being significant and personal financial gain. As such, I see no reason why mr. Cain shouldn’t face the maximum penalty for his crimes.

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your honor, the maximum penalty for these charges is 20 years. I am aware. So we — and by “we,” I mean the defense and the prosecution — believe that a sentence of that magnitude is too harsh in a case like this. And I believe what you are proposing is too lenient. Your honor, mr. Drew cain has run aurora media with integrity since he founded it. Not a single misstep or example of shady business practices. Until now. But he is a family man as much as he is a ceo, maybe even more so. When he proposed a merger of aurora and elq international, it wasn’t for his personal gain, as you suggested. It was to benefit his family’s company. In fact, the merger never even came to pass, meaning my client, mr. Cain, never saw any of the benefits, professional or personal. Just the opposite, in fact. The company lost money. So the true miscarriage of justice here would be to make an example of a man who has no history of securities fraud. He simply made an error in judgment, trying to help the people that he loves. Spinelli. What happened? Did someone push you in the pool again? Again? I thought we had an agreement that stayed between us. Sorry. No! No, no, no. Courtesy of ms. Selina wu. Ohh. Kristina, why don’t you go get that panini? Huh. Subtle. Do you want anything? No. I’m good. Thanks. Spinelli? No, thank you. Okay. Start from the beginning. Weren’t you listening? No. I got waylaid by kristina. Oh, okay, well, we were “working” gladys, just like we discussed, and we were inches away from success when ms. Wu just sauntered in and ruined everything. See to it we aren’t disturbed. You got it. I’m sorry, guys. We’re closing the pool for a private function. I have a meeting shortly, so let’s not waste time. I had hoped you two could resolve this issue without requiring my intervention, but it seems my hopes were naive. Well, he started it.I did n– this has gone on long enough! I can’t have both of my favorite players at odds. My game is a place of harmony. Make peace now. I can’t make peace while he’s still spreading lies about me. Who’s lying? You’re trying to get me sent to prison! You — quiet! This is how it’s going to work. You see to it that the charges against mr. Bell are dropped. With all due respect, that’s not my call. It’s gellhorn jewelers’, but you’re their star witness, and without you, they don’t have a case. Amend your statement. Say you since remembered that on the night of the nurses’ ball, the clasp on your bracelet was loose. Then what? Fell off her wrist and into my jacket pocket? I’m confident a cater waiter from that evening will come forward and testify that they found it on the floor near your things. The waiter assumed it belonged to you and put it in your jacket for safekeeping. Matter settled. Eh, that sounds good to me. What about you, gladys? Hmm? Dr. Montague! Hi. I was on my way out when I noticed you sitting here. Thought I’d say hello. I don’t suppose you missed the part where I was talking to a picture of my dead husband? I may have noticed that, yes. I’m not losing it again. I promise. Is it okay to sit? Sure. I don’t think you’re losing it. What I observed was a grieving woman expressing her emotions in a healthy way. Really? Yes. It’s good to let your feelings out. Just look what happened when you bottled them up after your son died. The fact that you’re allowing yourself to go places that you used to be scared of is progress, sasha. Thank you. That means a lot. I’m looking forward to our next session. Me too. How do I put this? You know… tracy is not the touchy-feely kind of person. You don’t say. No, I do say. She’s got zero patience for this kind of thing. Then what do I do? Chase is in love with her granddaughter. Hopefully, chase and brook lynn will be together for a long time. Wouldn’t it behoove us all to get along? I don’t know what to tell you, dad. It’s — you can try to make some inroads there, but I just — I don’t think you’re gonna succeed. That sounds like a challenge. It most certainly was not. You never know. Tracy might come around. I mean, I’m a grown-up. She’s a grown-up. If I come to her calmly and honestly, why wouldn’t she respond in kind? Define “extreme measures.” Because the last time you went to those, it didn’t work out so well for me. Do you want to rehash the past? No. Okay. So what I mean by extreme measures is the medical equivalent of shaking him until he snaps out of it. That sounds possibly unethical. Definitely illegal. What would you suggest? I would suggest a gentler route. Instead of challenging ned’s world view, which will just make him dig his heels in deeper, just go along with it. Go along with what? Let him believe he’s eddie maine.

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I mean, it was curiously suspicious how deferential both cody and gladys became when ms. Wu entered the scene. And she really took it upon herself to play peacemaker? Yeah, she wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. And of all people, why would she desire to assist them coming to an understanding? And what is the nature of selina wu’s relationship to gladys and to cody? I can’t just amend my statement. I’ll look like a complete flake. A-and what about sasha? What about her? What’s my daughter-in-law gonna think? Eh, let’s see — that you’re the lying liar that you are. On the contrary, everyone will be grateful that no one was unjustly punished. You’ll be a hero. Fine. W-we’ll do it your way. And you. Whatever problem you have with gladys, you’re going to drop it. You don’t understand. So, sasha’s my friend — there will be no unnecessary conflict in my games. Why are you protecting her? Simply put, that’s none of your business. Have a nice day. Not so fast. Li, would you please take ms. Corbin to the bar for a drink? Don’t mind if I do. No one can know you work for me. I get it. Except I don’t think you do. If you did, you’d know better than to make trouble that could draw unwanted attention to my business. There’s a lot of money at stake, mr. Bell. Keep your mouth shut. Or I’ll shut it for you. Permanently. Sorry about that. Yeah. Sorry for me, too. I ran into a big deception fan of our products, but, boy, could that woman talk. Unlike you?

[ Laughs ] Very funny. Hey, I want to apologize, really, for bringing up all that cody nonsense. I’m glad you did. Really? Well, a few minutes ago, you weren’t so glad. I don’t want to live in denial anymore. I did that before. It sent me down a dark path. And I don’t want to go backwards. That’s good to hear. I have enough to handle with ending my guardianship. So as for whether or not cody has feelings for me, it doesn’t matter, because it’s clear that his presence in my life makes things more complicated. With gladys, you mean. She means a lot to me. She has helped me in ways that no one else could understand. So I am resolved to ending my guardianship and maintaining a relationship with gladys. Gladys, you never responded to my text. I was worried something had happened to you. Um… the first installment. I’d hoped you’d pay back the entire amount. I will, but like I told you, I have to break it up into chunks. If I transfer a huge amount all at once, sasha will notice. Very well, but don’t forget about the interest, which makes it in your best interest to pay the loan back as soon as possible. Li: Ms. Wu. Hello, monty! One moment? Take your time. Ms. Corbin. Pleasure seeing you again. Is it? You know, I couldn’t help but overhear. Sounds like you’re in a tough spot with our friend selina. I owe her money. Oh, well, I’d be happy to help settle your debt. You’d do that for me? Of course. But not without a favor in return. Alexis: If ned thinks he’s eddie maine, why not treat him like he’s eddie maine? Oh, please. That is the worst idea I have ever heard. Okay. Never mind, then. So what you’re saying is that in order to rid ned of his delusions, we should lean into them. I’m saying that if you allowed ned to work this out on his own without constant opposition from you, that maybe you would actually help him get over it. Oh! And when did you get your therapist certification? Was that handed out with your last sobriety chip? You’re impossible! You’re an idiot! Committing a crime, even if the motivation is one’s family, is still a crime, I’m afraid. However, considering the defendant’s record since founding aurora media, along with the fact that the merger was never finalized, I will allow that the maximum penalty is not warranted. Given the charges, the proposed deal of six months is still too lenient. I hereby sentence the defendant to serve three years.

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Oh given the charges, the proposed deal of six months is still too lenient. I hereby sentence the defendant to serve three years. Zeke: Your honor, this is not — no! You can’t do that! Look. You seem like a really nice person. Trust me. I don’t belong here. I feel fantastic. Go ask the shrink. I just need to check your vitals, and I’ll be out of your hair. Please, don’t excite yourself, mr. Quartermaine. Eddie! It’s eddie maine! Here you go. Thank you, honey. Thanks. Oh. Dr. Collins. Please tell me ned’s gonna be okay. Will my dad be my dad again? Those are valid questions, but I’m afraid there’s no easy way to say this. No. My father really believes he’s eddie maine? He doesn’t just believe it. He is eddie maine. So, your solution to rid my son of his delusions is to lean into them? I’m simply saying that if you would let him try to work this out on his own in his own time, without constant opposition from you, that it might help him get better a little faster. And when did you get your therapist certification? Did they hand it out with your last sobriety chip? You’re impossible. You’re an idiot! Charming. And, by the way, you’d think your 12 steps would teach you to not impose your neuroses on my son. I was too much of a gentleman to say it last time, but back the hell off! I should be headed home. Mnh-mnh-mnh. Wait. Just wait. Let me say something. So, I want to apologize for bringing up all that cody stuff earlier. I was bad, and I-I just want to promise I will never do it again. Thank you. Except just let me just say that if you worked out… lucy! …The timing — it would be great just if both agreed — lucy! Okay. O-okay. Then I will say that, you know what? Cody could just be snapped up like that by somebody else. Oh, don’t be greedy. You have a guy. I do, don’t I? And I would not trade marty for anything. All I’m saying is, you know, at the beginning, it’s kind of delicious when you’re wondering, not knowing. You find that delicious? Yeah. I always found it torturous. No, no, not me. Even when I was a little girl, I would get a daisy, you know, and do that old petal-pluck thing. “He loves me, he loves me not… he lo–” he definitely loves you. Mm!

[ Laughs ] Nothing is too good for the woman I’m gonna marry. Hm. You’re making me blush. No easy task. Get used to it. Hm? Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah? Get over here. Hm. Mr. Corinthos. Ms. Reeves. I guess we had the same idea. Do you know how it’s going for drew and my mom? Ms. Spencer, one more outburst, and I will have you removed! Mom, please. Carly. Your honor, I am sorry, but there’s been some kind of mistake! There was a deal on the table! You agreed! Six months in spring ridge, not three years. There was a deal in place, however sentencing is up to the court. And not just duration, but also location. Given the gravity of these charges, the court has decided that the defendant, andrew cain, will serve those three years in pentonville penitentiary.

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You do make a habit of sticking your nose into other people’s conversations. Thank you, but I won’t need defending from tracy. I’ve had years of practice. But I see that you’re somewhat familiar with her, too. Oh, we just met the other day when she was berating my son, chase. Oh, do you mean when I was reminding him of everything my granddaughter did to get him reinstated as a cop? And they’re back together, so you’re welcome. Feel free to apologize anytime. Actually, I was hoping to clear the air when I saw you again, but after seeing how you just treated my friend here, I think you’re entitled to something else from me. And what would that be? A lesson in etiquette. And I’m happy to teach it free of charge. But this is only temporary, right? I mean, my dad will be my dad again. Of course he will. And ned is gonna be back just as impossible and lovable as ever, right? Is there something you want to say, dr. Collins? I wish I could say that everything would return to normal in no time, but I can’T. As you know, dr. Ashford ordered a battery of neurological tests, and the team has gone over the results. Now, we are dealing with a traumatic brain injury. But the neurological indicators and the behavior of the patient himself would suggest that this is something…else, something more than a simple case of memory loss. You’ve got to just break it down for us, dr. Collins, please. I understand. For everything that we have learned about the human brain, it’s still a mystery. For some reason, ned’s brain has superimposed over the thoughts and feelings of ned quartermaine with the thoughts and feelings of… eddie maine. M-a-I-n-e — like the state in new england! I’m telling you, there’s nothing wrong with me that some fresh air and a room of my own won’t cure! So, please, get me out of here! Of course I will. What the hell?! What are you giving me?

[ Sighs ] Oh. How did you know? How did you know I was actually thinking about daisies? Well, it’s a gift. Actually, no, don’t believe me. It’s a lucky coincidence. I’m using your favorite flowers to apologize for being so incredibly busy lately. After today, my client’s gonna be breathing a whole lot easier, and I promise I will have more time to spend on us. Hm. Wow. Well, you know, you are a winner… oh, don’t start. Come on. …Baby! And you are. You are the best lawyer in town. You are! It’s not my client’s case, okay, but they definitely have a stake in the outcome. Sounds important. Who’s the client? Anyone I know? I give you my word that I will do everything I can to make sure that no one finds out it was you that tipped off the sec about drew and carly. I’m sorry, sasha. Attorney/client privilege. I’ve already said too much. Anyway, what are you two stunning creatures up to today? What do you think? Deception and more deception. But specifically… the deceptor. Sales are through the roof! Seems our customers really appreciate a product that does what it promises to do. I think you’re right. I’m telling you. This deceptor is gonna change the lives of women and men and human beings everywhere, especially the three humans sitting at this table. And to think… I owe it all to you. I haven’t heard anything from the courthouse. Well, I’m just happy my mom’s not facing prison time. Thanks to drew. Yeah, it was very noble of drew to sacrifice his freedom for carly. Yeah, some people know how to put their own needs aside for the sake of others. Josslyn, can I talk to you for a second? Sure. You know, dex, we really haven’t had a chance to get to know each other. And now that sonny and I are, well… why don’t we start at the beginning? Please call me nina. Nina. You know, dex, despite what you may have heard about me, you and I want the same thing. Why would you sentence drew to pentonville?! He hasn’t committed a violent crime! He hasn’t committed a crime at all! This is one big mistake! Ms. Spencer, sit down before I hold you in contempt! You can’t go. You can’T. You’re making things worse. Let drew’s lawyer handle this. I know. Ms. Spencer is out of order, your honor, but the point that she was trying to make is valid. My client has admitted to insider trading. He’s taken full responsibility for his actions. The us attorney has agreed to sentence him to a minimum-security facility — standard practice for a nonviolent crime. Standard practice is subject to circumstance and interpretation by the presiding judge. But, your honor, mr. Cain is not a common criminal. He’s a respected member of his community. He’s a decorated navy seal. Why, recently, he even worked with the government to help save hostages that were taken by victor cassadine. Are all these things just gonna be ignored and forgotten? On the contrary, it’s actually because of all of those things that I cannot look the other way. Look, there aren’t two sets of laws in this community — one for the privileged, yes, heroes included, and one for the rest. No one is above the law. That’s why I am ordering mr. Cain to be taken from this courthouse and be remanded to pentonville effective immediately.

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Your honor, we ask that you give mr. Cain time to get his affairs in order. Mr. Cain has a family, including a young daughter, in addition to all the people at his business, aurora media, who depend on him. He’s not a flight risk. The government has no objection to counsel’s request. And I agree with you, your honor. No one is above the law. The days of privilege superseding accountability are rightly numbered. But with that being said, I also believe that justice without mercy is hollow and meaningless. Wouldn’t you agree, your honor? Stop. You are being too modest. Accept the compliment. No, no, you stop. No. You’ve got to learn to take compliments. You — you — you — you know you’re giving me way too much credit. Now, the deceptor is 100% your baby, therefore the credit is 100% yours. Come to think of it, you just walked into the office one morning and started spinning this amazing new idea. You never said martin had something to do with it. Because I didn’T. Yes, you — yes, you did. Stop it. Come on. I love the fact that we did this together. Okay. I want details.

[ Chuckles ] Okay. Well, as you probably know, every good story begins in bed. Isn’t that right, my magic man? If anyone needs an etiquette class, it’s you. And you ought to get your other son to give you lessons because finn knows how to behave. Alright, alright, alright! That’s enough! Take a breath. Everyone to their neutral corner. I’m gonna leave you to your friend because I have real issues to deal with — my son and my family. Real issues that need real compassion. Something you wouldn’t understand. Oh, I understand a lot more than you think. Just do us both a favor and stay away from chase. If you’re as smart as your son — and I mean finn, not the other one — you will stay the hell away from me. Friend of yours? Ohh… my father’s brain wants him to be eddie maine? I don’t understand. Ned has everything a man could want. A loving family. Successful job. Standing in the community. Why would he want to forget all that just to relive his glory days? This is all my fault. This is all my fault. If I would have believed him when he said he wasn’t the one that turned carly and drew in to the sec, this wouldn’t be happening. If only I believed him sooner. Oh, please! Leave it to olivia to make this all about herself. Brook lynn: Don’t listen to her, olivia. She’s just scared like the rest of us, except granny’s fear comes out as mean. Scared? Me. What ned needs is a cold splash of water and a stern talking-to. Tracy, that is the last thing that he needs right now! I understand that emotions are running high, but turning on each other won’t help ned. No wonder dad wants to be eddie maine. Can you blame him for wanting a break from this family?

[ Monitor beeping ]

[ Door opens ] Is he okay? I had to give him a sedative to calm him down. Brook lynn: Poor daddy. This whole nightmare started when we all thought that you were the one who blew the whistle on carly and drew.

[ Sighs ] If there’s someone else who’s to blame, why wouldn’t they come forward? Dex, we both care about sonny. And don’t tell me “it’s just a job,” not when you took a bullet for him. Thank you for that, by the way. Boss dies, I lose my health plan. Dex, you like him. I love him. Which puts us both on team sonny. Got it. And now that we’re getting married, I hope you keep an open mind despite what others might say about me. By “others,” you mean josslyn? All I’m asking for is that you reserve judgment until you realize that I want to keep sonny safe and happy even more than you do. And you want me to convince joss to give you a chance? I’m surprised you two are still together. Why? Well, you came to my office. You wanted me to fire him. You didn’t want him working for me. Yeah, and you told me that it was up to him to talk to you about that. Uh, yeah, it was. And he wants to stay in the organization. Yeah. He wants more than a paycheck. He wants to belong. He made peace with me. How about you? I’m granting mr. Cain one week to get his affairs in order. However, he must surrender his passport and remain within the city limits of port charles until he turns himself in to the authorities for transport to pentonville. Thank you, your honor. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Mr. Robinson, should your client fail to appear, he will be treated as a fugitive. Rest assured those three years in pentonville will seem like a long weekend. This hearing is adjourned.

[ Gavel bangs ] Bailiff: All rise! I have my client’s passport and paperwork prepared.

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Hell happened?! It was supposed to be six months in spring ridge! Six months! This isn’t over. Hey. I know it’s tempting with your skill set to disappear, but — w– no, no, no. When I — when I give my word, I keep it. Okay.

[ Sighs ] Oh, my god. Look. I’m — I’m gonna be here a while. I got to wait around. So, michael, maybe you should take your mom home. I’m not leaving. It’s gonna be a while. We have seven days. Seven days. Look, drew, whatever you need, any resources I can provide, I’m here — just like you’ve been for me and willow. I appreciate that, man. I remember there was a half-moon shining through the window, and I was lying in marty’s arms, and it was almost like the moon was winking at me, you know? Like it knew something. And I remember this is so yummy. And it made me a little bit sad ’cause I know we missed out on a lot of time together when we were apart, and I just thought, “oh, I would love it if I could just stop the clock.” And it was so interesting. All of a sudden, I guess he heard me ’cause he said, “what if there was a way? What if there was a product or a formula that could simply stop time?” Oh, for god’s sakes. I was just thinking out loud. Now you’re being modest again because you were buzzing with so many ideas. You had so much going on. And I fell asleep with all of that going on in my head. And then? And then… that’s the best part. Because when I woke up, it all seemed possible. It wasn’t a dream. It was actually a product that could cosmetically conquer time or at least delay it. And that — that is when the deceptor was born. And marty was my magic muse. Oh. No. No, no. Wow! No, no, no. No, sasha. Don’t you dare believe her. I’m telling you. I swear to you, it was — lucy coe took a — took a raw idea. It was just a concept. Perfected it. She’s the one. Made it her own. ‘Cause she’s one sexy genius. Hm, and you are a sexy, handsome, gallant muse. Wow. Wow. All this story needs is a fairy-tale ending. So how about it, you two? When are you getting married?! Never!Never! Finn warned me that tracy could be quite the dragon, but as you can see, she barely laid a claw on me. Are you okay? I mean, what she said about you not dealing with any “real issues” was just awful. And she has a heart of stone, but even she wouldn’t have said that if she knew what you were actually — she won’t, and there’s no reason she should know anything about me. But what I don’t understand is why she came down so hard on you. There’s obviously history there. What did you do to her? It’s what she did to me. Did you ever hear of the expression, “first hurt, then hate”? Oh, that’s tracy to a “T.” That’s her M.O. Go on. How’d she hurt you? I’m going to see my son. No, you are not! Tracy, sit down and shut up! I’m his mother. And I’m his wife. And what he needs is love and understanding right now, the kind he’s gonna get from his daughter, not some horrendous, bitchy monologue from you! And I think we’ve just had a window into why ned might prefer to be eddie maine. Get away from his mother? Or his marriage. Let’s not look at it as an escape, but rather a journey to find his true self. Looks so peaceful. Like all his problems are a thing of the past. You want to solve my problems? Bust me out of here. Now. Seven days? Seven days is like a-a lifetime. We just — we just got to put it in perspective and then think about — think about that everything that willow and michael have been through and how they live day by day. I want more time. Well, then we’re just — we’re just gonna have to live every day, every — every minute like it’s our last, and we’re just gonna create enough memories to last until I get back. What about scout? You’re gonna have to spend time with her. I will. I will spend time with scout. And when I’m not with scout, I’m gonna be with you. I can’t believe this is happening. Hey. Hey. Let’s not think about it like — like three years, okay? We’re gonna think about it like, um — like, I don’t know, 36 car payments. Huh? Okay? I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. It’s gonna be okay. Isn’t a good relationship between me and josslyn also good for sonny? No disrespect, but while I’m loyal to mr. Corinthos, I’m also loyal to josslyn. Well — and she gets to make up her own mind. I understand that, but we’re talking about peace. And peace is always a good thing. I wouldn’t even suggest for you to intervene, dex, if I didn’t think it would be helpful for everyone, including you. I’ll think about it. But just to be clear, I would never let anyone hurt mr. Corinthos or josslyn. Or sonny’s wife, I trust. That goes without saying. As long as you’re important to mr. Corinthos, you’re important to me. Dex had this job before I knew him. It’s his life. It’s his decision. I was wrong to go behind his back and to go to you and ask you to fire him. And you were right to turn me down. So, yeah, I have made my peace with him working for you. I’m glad to hear it. But that’s not the question I asked. Have you made your peace with me?

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What’s wrong with marriage? Nothing. For just over half the population. So happens I fell into the other half — over and over again. You know what they say about baseball? Three strikes, you’re out? I’m out. You do understand, don’t you, my love? Oh. You betcha I do! Mm-hmm. You know, I-I do have a history of saying “I do” when I wish I didn’T. What marty and I have is — is perfect. Why spoil it with a prenup and a trip to reno? Oh, I forgot. I-I got to get out of here. I have a conference call. After that, I am gonna relax by the pool. In the meantime, you should think about putting these lovelies in some water. What do you say? Mm-hmm. What do you say? I say, go get ’em, tiger. I thought you were the marrying kind. When did that change? It hasn’T. I was hoping when I said “no,” marty would talk me into saying y-e-s, yes. And then wouldn’t you know it? Chase was the arresting officer. I-I can’t believe what I’m hearing. That’s diabolical. Yeah. Tracy thought she was saving ned from my evil clutches. You and ned? Yeah. We almost got married. A-a long time ago. And then… a couple of years ago, he was married, and I was drunk, and we had a regrettable evening. You know, two lost souls. Yeah. Say no more. I hope chase was smart enough to see through tracy’s scheme and clear your name. It took a village, but, you know, in — in some way, tracy actually did me a favor. I didn’t do any of the things that she was framing me for, but, you know, I was out of control. And from that moment, it turned my life around. I admire you for rising from the ashes. But tracy’s frame-up could have had a very different ending. Let it go. She’s not worth it. I agree. But my son is. Sir, I’m a police officer. I’m gonna need you to release brook lynn’s wrist. He’s not hurting me, chase. I’d still like to see you let her go. I promise you, as soon as the doctors give the okay, I will take you home. To vegas? You have a home in port charles, too. I need to get to vegas. Look. I understand. I know how it feels to perform, to feel the love back from the audience. There’s nothing like it, is there? I can think of something. What’s that? The love of the people who know you best, your family. Tracy: The only “journey” I want ned taking is the one back to his senses. Tracy, have you considered the possibility that in his mind he is being sensible? Wait. Y-you’re saying that ned being eddie maine is a good thing? Eddie maine isn’t real! It’s a stage name! To you. But to ned, eddie maine represents freedom, gratification, simplicity… and maybe just a touch of the fantasy that he needs. I need ned. I know it might be selfish, but I just want my husband back, warts and all. And leo needs his father. I mean, isn’t there some way that we could — we could coax him back? “Coax” him? He needs another bump on the head! Sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to keep you updated. I’ve requested a meeting with the judge. Okay. Is he willing to listen to reason? He is willing to listen, but only after drew is remanded to pentonville. Okay, just as long as I’m held accountable and prove that I am not above the law. That could take months or even a year. And the whole time you’ll be locked up in pentonville. Carly, I’ve been to afghanistan. I’m a navy seal. I’m not worried about pentonville. And the moment they take you to the prison, I’ll begin lobbying for that meeting. Yeah, anything. Anything just to expedite this, please. Got it. And I’d offer you a ride, but I get the feeling you probably have better things to do with your time. Okay. Hey, zeke. Yeah? Thank you. This isn’t over. This is a significant setback. We’ll talk soon. Yeah. Okay. Hey. You know what? Enough about me. We got to talk about you. Because you’re about to face a very stiff financial penalty. What? That’s my problem. No, it’s not. It is not. It’s our problem. And I know how we’re gonna solve it. I’m working towards acceptance. You are who you are. And you did what you did. And I don’t have the power to change that. When I’m angry at you, I hurt some of the people that I love who also happen to love you. So… I don’t know if that counts as “making peace,” but that’s the best I can do right now. I hope someday we can both do better. But for now, I’ll take that. Hey. What’s going on, michael? I don’t know. Josslyn texted me that she’d be here with dex. Um, look, you all need to know. I just came from drew’s hearing. And, uh, well, the judge gave him three years in pentonville. Oh, my god. Son of a bitch. It wasn’t supposed to be that way! Oh, really, nina? How was it supposed to be?

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It’s my fault for bringing up marriage in the first place. No. No, no, no. No. It’s not. Really. Don’t feel bad. I-I don’t mind the topic. It’s just I can’t believe that marty said “never.” You know, I thought if I say “never,” then he would say, “oh, little snookums, never, ever say never.” But he didn’t say that. Well, I mean, with three marriages and divorces, I guess you can’t blame the guy for being a little gun-shy. Yeah, maybe. According to marty, those three wives made his life a living hell. I just wish I could exorcise it right out of his head, and then that would open him up to the idea of marriage again. Well, either way, he loves you, lucy. He’s not going anywhere. You really think so? Not every guy would stay up late encouraging their partner to follow their dream and then help that dream become a reality. You’re right. Do you know he has not asked for any share of the profit? Not one single penny. That’s true love for you. Yep. Every month like clockwork. Trust me, lucy. Marriage would only spoil everything. No offense, but the more I hear about your father, the less I envy him. Family life is nice and all, and I can tell that you really love the guy, but corporate life and all the ulcers that go with it… ha! Not my style. And I have a feeling it’s not yours, either. Kevin: I’m unaware of a traumatic brain injury being cured by another traumatic brain injury. Tracy, if you even think of taking a hammer to my husband — settle down, both of you! I was kidding! Yeah, well, there’s nothing about this situation that’s funny, alright? Money is no object. Whatever it takes. Honestly, I’m in uncharted territory, as well, but I do know a few experts in the field. I’ll consult with them. I’ll draw on every resource and database I can find. But in the meantime, I do think ned should start therapy. Ned or eddie? ‘Cause we’re supposed to be calling him eddie now, right? How long do we have to buy into this fantasy?! And there’s the disconnect, tracy. Not his. Yours. You can call it a fantasy, but to ned, it’s his life. Whatever you do, don’t deny his reality. Give him space. Dad wants more than space. What did he say he wants? Tell me! A one-way ticket to vegas. I-I mean, there was supposed to be a deal in place, wasn’t there? There was, but the judge overrode it. Mom must be devastated. I’ll reach out to drew, help any way I can. I already did.

[ Cellphone rings ] The us attorney was — was shocked as the rest of us. Excuse me. This is completely on the judge. And he wanted to send a message that there was no… ava. Oh. You heard. I just — I just did. I-I know. It’s awful, isn’t it? I’m just gonna get my affairs in order, I’m gonna put aurora media up for sale, and then we’ll use the proceeds to pay for your financial — no! Absolutely not! Aurora is your creation. It’s — it’s your legacy for scout! Scout? Scout is too young to care about that. She’s gonna be fine. She’s got elq shares. I’ve made other investments for her. That’s not — I’m not gonna let you give aurora away! You need it when you come back! Whatever the penalty is, I’ll figure it out. I don’t like that. I don’t want to think about this right now. I want to make the most of whatever time we have left.

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Okay. So I’m thinking. You know how marty planted the idea of the deceptor in my head? Why can’t I plant the idea of wedding bells in his? Sure. Why not? Right. Why not? Okay. To the future. And may all those ex-wives and the damage they’ve done be a thing of the past.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Hm. Oh, god. Look at this.

[ Groans ] I swear… the only thing worse than number two in a swimming pool is number three.

[ Grunts ] I am — don’t faint — headed to the gym. I was thinking maybe we could meet for dinner afterwards. What do you say? I’m thinking thai food. What, are you worried I’m gonna track tracy down and put the fear of god into her? First of all, you’re assuming that tracy fears god. Second of all, you’re too civilized for this. Right? Chase can hold his own. But after what you and finn have told me about tracy, it’s clear that woman fights dirty. Gregory, do not sink to her level. You have a lot more important things to worry about. There’s nothing more important than my sons. Tracy: Did you hear that? My son thinks he’s a vegas lounge lizard. This has gone on long enough. You can keep your therapy. I’m going old-school. Where are you going? To knock some sense into your father. How can you be so calm? Hm. After weeks of uncertainty, now I know what I’m facing. Right? I can prioritize. I can do what means most in the time that I’ve got left. We have to be strong. Hey. We will be. Seven precious days before I turn myself in. Let’s not spend another second in this courtroom. Okay? What do you say we get out of here? Okay. My mom’s not responding to anything. Her phone must be off. Let’s go find her. Okay. I’ll call you. Go. Okay. How’s carly handling this? How do you think? She’s ready to go to war for drew. War with who? I mean, look. This — even if — if ned’s responsible, he doesn’t even know who he is. That’s convenient for ned and the worst possible outcome for drew. Ava, I did not plan for this, but now that it’s happened, there is a tiny part of me that almost feels sorry for carly. Well, no, I-it’s a tiny part. I mean, what is she going to do without drew for three long years? I know. I just feel awkward.

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are you sure he’s coming? Yeah, he’ll be here. ‘Cause I can think of at least one reason why he wouldn’T. I didn’t tell him

that reason. And besides — I endeavor to never be late when it comes to you, my dear. Spinelli. Hey, buddy. Long time. No way. Wait, wait. No, no, please. 15 minutes. That’s it. 15 minutes. Okay, fair samantha, you know full well that there is little I can refuse you. So just clear up this moment of confusion. Um, last I checked, you didn’t trust mr. Bell as far as you could throw him. So what changed? Well — can’t your illegal algorithm tell you that? You know, funny — without threat of physical violence or blackmail, I have no reason to employ it. Uh, you were “employing it” long before I got to town. Okay, well, I don’t need an algorithm, proprietary or otherwise, to tell me that you’re no stranger to our system of jurisprudence.

[ Chuckles ] Weren’t you, like, best friends with sonny corinthos’ old business partner? Pretty sure that guy was no stranger to “jurisprudence.” Hey, hey, hey, stop. Enough. Enough. Both of you. Deciding which one of you is the bigger criminal mastermind is not our major concern right now. Then what is? Catching the person who is a bigger criminal mastermind than the two of you combined. I feel so sorry for brook lynn. She’s been at the hospital, worried sick about ned, and now, on top of that, she has to miss this meeting. I know. She’s been the poster girl for professional dedication since you hired her back, lucy. Uh, no, you — you hired her back. I didn’T. No, I-I — of course I’m happy to have her back, but I’m pretty sure — no, I’m pretty sure — I just hope that ned makes a speedy recovery. I mean, the situation is hard on everybody, but brook lynn told me that leo is really struggling. Yeah, she said he was hiding out in the stables. Oh. Kid lives in a humongous mansion and chooses to hide in a smelly stable with the horses? Anyway, she said cody was there and he managed to talk leo down. Cody has a gift for calming people down. Must come from working with horses. Please. The only thing worse than horse crap is the person who shovels it. Oh, give it a rest, gladys. You don’t know the first thing about cody bell. I’m sure everything is fine. Are fast results a bad thing?

[ Chuckles ] The speed with which ultrasound results are interpreted doesn’t mean anything, good or bad. You’re young, you’re healthy. Chances are, your ovarian reserve is high. You’re right. There’s nothing to worry about. So, what’s the word, dr. Navarro? How many eggs am I working with? Portia: So jordan just kissed you out of nowhere? Curtis: No, it was mutual. But jordan made me realize how much I want to give our marriage a second chance. Oh, my goodness. Lucky me. Oh, wait. No. Let me send her a card and thank her. That came out wrong. What I meant — I know exactly what you meant. I didn’t want to hurt you. And that’s why you didn’t tell me. Not when things were still so… fragile between us. Were you ever gonna tell me?

[ Door opens ] We’re closed. Any exceptions for family? Always. Hey, what a nice surprise. Can I get you anything? No, no, um, I’m good. Thank you, though. So, what brings you by? You and my mom. What happened between the two of you yesterday?

[ Knock on door ] Come in. Portia. What can I help you with? You can help me understand what on earth possessed you to kiss my husband.

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The hope is, once you’ve compiled the evidence and presented it to gladys, that she would feel compelled to exonerate cody. I see. Quick query — is, uh, cody’s freedom the only thing at stake here? Because that’s not a great inducement for my participation. Ouch. Burn. No, actually, there’s more. How much do you know about gladys corbin? Quite a bit, actually. Um… gladys, cousin of sonny corinthos’ late father, mike corbin. Former resident of bridgeport, connecticut, where she was employed as a waitress — so of limited financial resources, and as a result, gladys became somewhat mercenary, some might say avaricious.

[ Chuckles ] To wit, claimed that her son, brando, was dead to collect an insurance payment, then got ensnared with cyrus renault, perjured herself when claiming that she saw jason morgan dispose of the gun that killed franco baldwin. Just, in short, without the good offices of her late son, brando, and her daughter-in-law, sasha… gladys corbin’s presence in port charles would likely not be tolerated. Okay. Uh, well, it’s the daughter-in-law that I’m worried about. Sasha’s had a very public breakdown, right, after back-to-back devastating losses. She’s been working really hard on building back her life, but she’s been leaning on gladys because she’s brando’s mother. But gladys does not deserve sasha’s trust. I didn’t even know about the insurance fraud or framing a guy for murder. But just watching gladys messing with sasha’s finances is enough to convince me. Sasha has no idea who her mother-in-law really is. And if we don’t expose gladys, sasha is going to get hurt. Which is why I think we can put aside our differences and use our collective powers for good. I’m not gonna lie — that would be a refreshing change. Okay. Thanks. Alright? I stand to benefit also. But, I mean, if the trial goes against me and I get convicted of theft, whatever. I’ve — I’ve lived through worse. Sasha’s the one at risk here. Why do you care? Because, unlike me, sasha is a good person. Spinelli, look, man — I messed with you. I did. There’s no doubt. But I’m sorry. You have my sincere apology. Please don’t let your totally justified anger towards me keep you from helping sasha. Because we don’t have a prayer of pulling this off without you, man. For fair samantha. Oh! And for sasha. Okay. So you will help us stop the law from running this one out on a rail?

[ Cowboy accent ] Yes, ma’am.

[ Normal voice ] I’ll help you rustle up the real outlaw as well. Thank you. I know one thing about cody bell, and it’s all I need to know — he’s a thief. Wow. Wow! What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Look, I know that I had my reservations about cody, but I really warmed up to him. He’s got this low-key self-confidence thing that I really like. Not to mention, he’s great with kids. Liesl said he and james were sharing a sundae together the other day. So, nobody’s bothered by the crime he committed against me, or sasha, or the good people of gellhorn jewelers? I care, gladys. You know I do. But this is a business meeting, which means that we should talk about the numbers for the deceptor. Happily. Okay.

[ Lucy chuckles ] Demand for the deceptor is outpacing supply, so we need to find a new supplier who can handle that kind of volume. Exactly. And we need to do it before the new product is in the hopper. New product? So top secret for now. Huh? Oh, in that case, I’ll let you talk confidential business. I have an important meeting. With a cocktail. I’m sure gladys didn’t mean to be rude. Actually, she probably did. I apologize on her behalf. Well, you know, I don’t think anybody would ever call gladys a sensitive type, but she sure is quick to get her little feelings hurt. Let’s be real. Gladys can dish it, but she can’t take it. I cannot believe the things she was saying about cody. I don’t get it. Everyone was enjoying your birthday party. For the first time in a long time, things just felt…perfect. I know. I felt it, too. So what happened? One minute, things were fine, and then the next, my mom runs off. I can’t even get her to talk to me. You haven’t heard from your mother?

[ Cellphone ringing ] Who’s this? Uh, don’t hang up. It’s cody bell. There’s no escaping you today. Weird, but okay. What do you want? To meet up. What for? It’s for your benefit. Okay. What’s to my benefit is a strawberry daiquiri by the metro court pool. Huh. Before breakfast. That’s, uh, classy. There’s fruit in it. I’m hanging up.

Okay, yeah. You know what? I should probably take what I learned about you directly to sasha. Anyways, enjoy your breakfast of champions. Okay, let’s hear it. Come tell me what you think

you have. So, are you ready to make a splash at the metro court pool again? Maybe without a parachute this time?

[ Laughs ] My mom and i have been in touch, but when I asked her about yesterday, she said it’s between you two. Yeah, it’s complicated, but I promise it has nothing to do with you. It has everything to do with me. My mom’s feelings are important to me. So are yours. But I can’t do anything to help if neither one of you tell me what’s going on. Hasn’t there been enough of that in this family already? I heard curtis’ side. Now I would like to hear yours. It was one kiss, portia. That’s all. That’s what curtis said. We wouldn’t lie to you. It was fleeting. Don’t downplay it, jordan. I know that there were feelings that were involved, right? There were. Confusion, history, and unresolved emotion. Are they resolved now? Absolutely. I’m done. And I won’t be interfering in your lives again. Aside from sleeping with my brother.

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Your ultrasound indicates that your ovarian reserve, your egg count, is normal. You were right. There’s nothing to worry about. However, egg count is just one factor in fertility. Egg quality is another, and in many ways, more important. Were you able to determine the quality of my eggs from the ultrasound? Based on the number of activated follicles I counted in your ovaries and in the blood work I ran, your endometriosis has had an adverse effect on the quality of your eggs. What does that mean? It means that conceiving a child using your eggs poses a real challenge. I’m not sure we should have this conversation before you have this conversation with your mom. Why? What are you hiding? You know I would never hide anything from you, but I think you should talk to your mom first. You haven’t talked to her since your party? Well, she didn’t come home last night. What? But don’t worry, she — she — she texts. She’s at the hospital. She’s fine. Okay, fine. Then I’ll go there to get some answers. Trina, please. Hang on. Don’t push your mom, especially at work. Okay, this is — this is officially freaking me out. If there’s another huge secret, then I need to know, if not from my mom, then from you. Zeke was right. I-I should not have come here. Zeke? What does your uncle have to do with this? Zeke said I should keep my distance from you. Zeke told you about our recent night together? Not at first, but I pressed him about it, and I think that he could tell that I wasn’t in the mood for the nonsense. That’s disappointing. Because he admitted to your fling? Or because he exposed your designs on my husband? Which one? It wasn’t like that. But, yes, I’m disappointed in the recent choices I’ve made with men. I wish I hadn’t kissed curtis. But it wasn’t just a kiss, though, jordan. You know that it wasn’T. It didn’t just come out of nowhere. You two were talking and hanging out, sharing things. Confidences. Did you talk to my husband about our marriage? Hmm? About his feelings for trina? What conversations did you have with my husband behind my back? You’re torturing yourself for no good reason, portia. You’re with curtis. I’m not sure about that one. You might finally get what you want, jordan. And that’s curtis, free and clear. You are so right. Gladys definitely has strong opinions about cody. I feel like she disliked cody even before the whole thing with the bracelet at the ball. Well, dominique stanton taub baldwin was a very, very, very dear friend of mine, and she was my daughter serena’s biological mom, and she’s cody’s mother. So that makes serena and cody half-siblings. So, you know, naturally, I’m sort of predisposed to believe cody, and I don’t know him that well, but truthfully, if I had to really choose between believing cody or gladys,

[Whispering] I would choose cody always. Oh, same here. Not that I’m doubting the facts. I know that the jewelry was found in cody’s pocket, but there has to be some other explanation. That’s what I’ve come to believe. What if someone stole the bracelet off gladys and slipped it into the first pocket they saw? I think that cody and gladys are both victims. I wish they could both see it. Just because there’s friction between gladys and cody, that doesn’t mean it needs to affect your friendship with cody. It already has. Cody. Always a displeasure. What’s he doing here? Gladys, we’ve both known that you planted that bracelet on me. Now I have the evidence to prove it.

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don’t want curtis. Not anymore. Please. Jordan, please. Okay. Yes. There was a time I fantasized about reconciling with curtis, but… even then, I didn’t want to disrupt what you two had. Not until you found an opening, though. I can’t believe I just praised you and I thanked you for looking out for trina, not knowing the whole while, you had just kissed her father. The father you never intended to tell her about? Your uncle has no right to come between you and me. If there is a you and me, it’s because there’s mutual respect and trust. We — we have that. We don’t if you’re keeping secrets from me about my mother. I’m going to find out, if not from her or you, then from zeke. And he implied that it’s your fault that she’s upset. How would he know that? Okay. Unless portia told him. Who cares? Is it true? Yes. It’s my fault. What did you do? I kissed jordan. What? Like, recently? Since the wedding. And I didn’t tell your mother. What about fertility medication? Molly has a high level of estradiol, which I believe is suppressing her body’s production of follicle stimulating hormone, or fsh. Which will make it even harder for her ovaries to respond to medication. So what? That’s just it? We can try a clomid challenge test to measure how your body responds to the stimulation of fertility drugs. Okay, but statistically, what are the chances that my eggs are viable enough to create an embryo? Without further testing, it’s difficult to cite a specific percentage. I-I understand, but are we talking low, extremely low, nonexistent? I’d say extremely low. Cody came to your rescue at home & heart, and that was after his arrest. So he doesn’t seem to be holding gladys’ accusations against you. That’s the kind of person he is. Cody saw some of the hateful tweets the producers at home & heart were putting out. He realized that I might be in trouble, and he showed up to help. But when I tried to thank him, he basically said that we can’t be friends unless I pick a side. Cody insists that gladys isn’t the person I think she is. Mnh! Mnh-mnh, mnh-mnh. Okay, wait — wait a minute. Gladys is still your guardian. So do you really think cody wants you to turn your back on the person who controls your money? What? I-I happen to be a pragmatic woman.

[ Sighs ] Gladys will always be my family, but she may not be my guardian much longer. You’re delusional.

[ Chuckles ] Thinking you could frame me and get away with it, that’s delusional. Now, it’s on you to get the insurance company to drop the charges, gladys. How am I gonna do that? You’re imaginative. You’ll figure it out. And if I don’t? I’ll show everyone in town the evidence that proves you set me up. You’re bluffing. The pcpd and the insurance company investigated. If there was evidence that I set you up, they’d have found it. Fascinating. Oh, it speaks. What? You haven’t once said that you’re innocent. Hey, stranger. Come here often? Kristina. Live and in person. So, what are you up to? Overactive bladder? I’ve been there.I also used to plan my days around finding a bathroom, in fear of an embarrassing bladder accident. You’re not alone , and you don’t have to live like this. I don’t! I found real relief with axonics therapy, a proven non-drug solution, and I got my life back. Go to findrealrelief.Com to get started. Ask a bladder specialist if axonics therapy is right for you and to discuss potential risks. Results and experiences may vary. Your life is waiting! Hmmm! Twix with cookie and cookie dough? Kinda make s you wonderwhich came first. The cookie or the cookie dough? Kakaaaw! So embarrassing! When it comes to your hair, ingredients matter. That’s w hy herbal essences is packed with naturally derived plant ingredients you love, and none of the stuff you don’T. Our sulfate-free collections smell incredible… and leave your hair touchably soft and smooth. Herbal essences life happens out there.The joy of movement.

I made mistakesin my marriage to marcus. Happiness? And that you didn’t expose me, saint jordan. You’re never going to let me forget that you kept my secret all those months, are you? And that you didn’t expose me, despite your strong feelings for curtis, right? Believe it or not, portia, all I ever wanted was for you to be happy. At the expense of your own happiness? I care about you and curtis. I prayed for you on your wedding day. I know I made mistakes in my marriage to marcus. I know that. And it must have been extremely difficult to let go of a man like curtis. But you had to know how much it would hurt me not to hear about the — the kiss from you or from curtis. I almost told you at G.H. Why didn’t you? Because curtis asked me not to. Now I know why my mom left the party. And why you’re not my uncle’s favorite person at the moment. We were separated, but I still understand why she was hurt. Why didn’t you tell her right away? Because I wasn’t sure what the kiss meant. I wanted to work that out first. Well, have you? Worked it out? My future is with portia. If she’ll have you. I’m sure hoping that forgiveness goes both ways. So, how do you feel about things? About me?

[ Sighs ] I hate that you hurt my mom. And I hate that she hurt you. I like you, but I don’t like secrets. Maybe it’s hereditary. I had the day off, so I’m doing some research for my foundation. I figured I’d multitask and catch some rays at the same time. That’s, um, good for you. And good luck with that tasking. Yeah. Well, I always have time for my big sis. That is good. Of course I’m innocent. Cody here is the criminal. You should consider the company you keep. Mr. Bell is a lot of things. A photographer who was backstage at the nurses’ ball has photos of you with and without the bracelet. Really narrows down the timeframe that your bracelet was “stolen.” Funnily enough, that timeframe happens to more or less be when I was changing. More or less? That’s your big evidence. Well, that’s just exhibit “A.” Mr. Spinelli, uh, would you be so kind as to present exhibit “b”? I had my first session with a psychiatrist who’s doing my guardianship evaluation. That’s great! How’d it go? Pretty good, I think. Dr. Montague seems nice enough. It’s really hard to tell with these guys. Okay, so when will the judge make the decision? I don’t know. I have to hope that I can eventually convince dr. Montague that I am in full control of my faculties again. Well, who would doubt that now? Well, you did. At least when you asked me to step down as the face of deception. That was just ancient history, you know? And it was a business decision. One that we weren’t all on board with. I got a lot more respect when I was dead.

[ Clears throat ]

[ Sighs ] We’ve all seen how far you’ve come, sasha, and I am sure that the judge will see it, too. Well, nina wrote me this wonderful letter of support to add to my petition, and I was hoping that maybe — done, I’ll do it. A-and brook lynn can put it on the deception letterhead. No. Sorry. No, I — I would really, really like to do it. Truly. I-I just feel like I want to attest to your strength of character and how hard you worked in recovery and your commitment. And look at you. Look how far you have come. I am so lucky and so grateful that the people I work with are also my friends. Dr. Navarro: While the chances are extremely low that your eggs are viable, it’s not impossible. But you may want to begin exploring other options. It’s a lot to take in. I know. I’ll give you some time to process.

[ Door closes ] This is just a setback, molls. It’s not the end of the road. Okay? We can still have a biological child. You can have a biological child. I can’T. Hey. Hey. We don’t know that yet. Not for sure. I’m just connecting the dots. It’s not just that I can’t conceive a baby or carry a baby. I can’t even create one.

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Your eyes. Your curly biology isn’t everything. There are all kinds of families and all kinds of ways to create one. I know, but I fantasized about our baby. Your curly hair and your stubborn streak.

My stubborn streak, huh? Your eyes. And your smile. Don’t you want a baby that’s a blend of both of us? Of course.

[ Sighing ] But I have the original, you. And whether we — we foster or we adopt or whatever, our child will be remarkable because you will be their mother. Dr. Navarro is right. It’s — it’s a lot to take in, and I just need to think about it. About the — the test she recommended? About all of it. More needles won’t change the fact that I just need time to make a decision. I get it. No pressure. I know this affects you, too. And you’ve been amazing through all of it. Anything for you. How about an honest answer? How are you going to feel if this doesn’t happen for us? You have lots of friends, sasha, even ones you think you’ve lost.

[ Sighs ] And, yes, I am thinking of one hunky friend in particular. I hope that’s true. Okay, let’s get back to manufacturers. Good idea. No, I can’T. I’ve reached my limit of what I can do without coffee. What?! The waiter was just here. Why didn’t you order it then? Okay. Well, I didn’t — okay, I — I have to go powder my nose, so I will let the waiter know that you want a coffee. Thank you. But this time, I need an espresso. Okay, stronger. Uh, one pump nonfat vanilla and raw sugar and four dashes of cinnamon? Okay. Tell the truth. What are you thinking? What exactly is the story of cody and sasha?

Testis unus,

testis nullus. Exhibit “b”‘s an anatomy lesson? What? No, no, it’s latin. No, it means one witness is no witness. That’ll come in handy next time I’m on “jeopardy!” No, you’re the only one claiming that cody stole your bracelet.

[ Stammers ] Well, my account was enough for the insurance company and the pcpd. Which is why you should recant. And soon. Otherwise, you’ll be the one facing the judge. You should be really proud. Once I pushed past my hurt pride, I took your advice. Yeah. I am really doing my due diligence with my foundation plans, handling things in a logical order, and, um, yeah, I’m going to stay practical. That’s good. That’s — that’s — that’s great. And I’d love to hear all about it — later. Why not now, big shot? On what charges? Falsely reporting a crime is a crime itself, gladys, punishable for up to seven years in prison. Yeah, but you already knew that, having provided false testimony against jason morgan, claiming that you saw him dispose of a murder weapon that he never touched. So, given that your previous unreliable, patently false testimony is a matter of record, I can’t imagine the police will have any trouble believing that you’d lie again. It’s the truth. Hmm. Not according to your location at the time cody was getting dressed for his nurses’ ball performance. As much as my mom’s hurting right now, I know you were going through the same thing not that long ago because she was keeping something from you. And I know it’s not the same, but transparency, or the lack of it, that’s the common denominator in all of this. I was always going to tell your mother, but point taken. I shouldn’t have waited. You know, one time, spencer pretended to be on esme’s side so that he could entrap her. And he was going to tell me eventually, but I suffered a lot until he did. And if he was just upfront with me, or if everyone was just upfront… it would save a lot of pain and heartache. You’re right. Very wise. Your mom and taggert raised you well. They did. But, lately, I’ve had to learn a lot of lessons, despite my parents. Curtis wanted to hide this from me. Jordan: I don’t think he viewed it that way.

[ Scoffs ] How, then? I think he wanted to protect you while he sorted through his feelings. So curtis wasn’t sure which one of us he wanted. That’s not what I said. You didn’t have to. None of it matters anymore. I’m out of the picture. And whose choice was that? Jordan: I hope you find what you’re searching for here, curtis. And I hope you and portia can be happy, whether it’s together or apart. And you? I have to truly let go. Finally. Two years was too long to put my life on hold. I can’t wait a minute more. Portia: Jordan. Who walked away? Was it you or was it curtis?

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you know, I try not to question freebies, you know what? Why don’t you go to the tell you what — why don’t you grab us two mimosas, and then you can tell me all about your plan? Alright. Ooh, breakfast panini? Yeah, whatever you want. Just — you know what? Why don’t you go to the bar downstairs? Because the one up here is super slow. You know, I try not to question freebies, but why do I get the distinct feeling you are trying to get rid of me? Because I am. Beat it. I know you’re sonny’s I.T. Whiz kid, but even I know you can’t pinpoint an exact location by room. You can with the right tracking apps. Uh, and you hacked into my phone and installed one? I didn’t need to, gladys. You did it for me. Take it from me — don’t overanalyze what happens during a separation. You’ll drive yourself crazy. Well, at least you don’t have to worry about an ex-wife still pining for your husband. Your husband would have never kissed me if you had just taken my advice and told him the truth before the wedding. So who are you really mad at here, portia? Me? Curtis? Or are you mad at yourself?

[ Door opens ] Everybody’s human, even parents. That’s true. We all make mistakes. But out of my three parents, only one of them has kept their marriage vows — my dad, marcus taggert. And he’s not perfect…

[ Chuckles ] …And he has not made the best choices, but he is a great example of fidelity and forgiveness. Well, I want to be that for you, too, trina. Not off to a great start. The more we talked about it, the more I fell in love with the idea of having a family with you. And while the emotions have been intense for both of us, you’re the one that has to go through the physical ordeal. So I understand not wanting to be poked and prodded anymore. It’s not just about the physical discomfort, it’s everything else. I mean, work, friends, us — it’s all taken a back seat to the tests and the doctors appointments, and it’s been overwhelming. So you — are you saying you don’t want a baby anymore? No, I’m just saying that I need a break. D-don’t you? It has been a bit consuming. Don’t you want to sleep again and go to the movies and dance at the savoy and love the life that we’ve been living? I do, but can’t we do that and plan a family? Eventually, after some time. I can give you time. I love you. I love you. How about that coffee? My whole day is free. Let’s do it. Well, sasha and cody haven’t been hanging out for long, but I know their friendship means a lot to both of them. Well, obviously, because he did not hesitate when he thought she needed help at home & heart. I mean, he put his butt on the line — literally put his butt on the line. And to me, that is a very grand gesture for just chums. You know, lucy, I don’t like to speculate. Really? Come on, maxie jones. You know I can read your mind. You are thinking exactly what I’m thinking. Fine. I think what cody feels for sasha is more than friendship. What are you talking about? 14,000 steps and eight flights of stairs the day of the nurses’ ball — I mean, that’s — that’s pretty impressive, wouldn’t you say, cody? Very, very. How many miles is that? Mm, uh, just over seven. I mean, given that gladys’ average stride length is between 2.1 and 2.5 feet… yeah. What is this? Oh, it’s the metadata from your favorite fitness-tracking app. You know, the one you use to map your walks? Now, mr. Spinelli, uh, could an app like that place a user, say, I don’t know, in a dressing room near a certain jacket? You know, geospatial metadata is surprisingly advanced. It can pinpoint exact latitude and longitude coordinates, complete with geotagging and timestamps. Huh. You know what that is, gladys? That’s nerd for “gotcha.”

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