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I have to admit, um what happened on the haunted star. And even though i love my independence, knowing that someone will be there to catch me, it means the world to me.

That’s what happens when you become a parent.

[Dramatic music]

Spencer cassadine?

Yes?

Just need your signature.

Have a nice day.

What is it?

Let’s find out. This is an invitation to the reading of my uncle victor’s will.

What do you think he left you?

More trouble.

Tj, hi. It’s your mom. I feel like I’ve spoken to your voice mail more than you lately. Anyway, I was just thinking of you, hoping that maybe you, molly, and I can grab dinner soon? Anyway, let me know. Text if you must, but a phone call would be most welcome. I love you.

You–you want something, water, candy?

You know what I want, for you to relax because I’m already nervous enough for both of us.

I’m–I’m relaxed. I’m–I’m very– I’m very relaxed.

You’re such a liar.

[Scoffs] What, you– you kicking me out?

God, no. I–I need you here. My mind is racing. No matter what i try to think about, I just keep coming back to the same question. What if I can’t get pregnant?

Baby, it’s too soon to go there. We need more information, ok?

I know. But I can’t help it. I’m terrified.

And down this hallway is where the senior offices are. Hi. This is a surprise.

Oh, so is this. What’s going on?

Robert, lovely surprise.

Nice try, holly. But it’s not gonna work. You’re up to something.

What exactly do you think I’m up to?

Conspiring with selina wu.

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Sring ridge. You asked me about maggie fitzgerald. You said she was my former nanny. But you said that you were a private detective. Did–did you lie to me? Do you really work at “the invader”? Were you just trying to use me to get the scoop that ryan chamberlain was my father?

No, no, no, no, I– I am a private investigator. And that’s my mother.

Y-your mother. But–

yeah.

Isn’t your last name mccall?

It is.

But you’re a cassadine too.

Long story. Maybe some other time.

Oh, no, no, no. I get it. You tried to manipulate me just like every other cassadine. And you’re really supposed to make me believe that you don’t have some ulterior motive for giving me this job?

What are you getting involved in here? You know what selina wu does for a business. What’s next, drop in on sonny corinthos?

Oh, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Yeah, I know you. And you love to play fast and loose with the law.

For goodness’ sake, robert.

Excuse me. Who let you in? We’re closed.

N’neka, is it? Robert scorpio, district attorney. I’m here on official business.

Which is now over.

I–you don’t get off that easy.

You’re right. Maybe you do need to be filled in. Can we discuss this somewhere more private?

As we suspected, your biopsy reveals that you have endometriosis. And unfortunately, it’s severe. You hadn’t complained of pain previously.

[Cries] I mean, there’s–there’s been some cramping, more severe lately. But warm baths helped. And an occasional missed period, like right now. But I’m not pregnant?

I’m sorry. Ir regularity in your cycleis common with endometriosis. Any additional symptoms? That’s good. Per your request, we conducted a fertility test.

I know you told me to wait six months before I try and have a baby.

And you insisted you didn’t want to wait.

No, I mean, I– I need all of the information before I make any decisions about treatment. And I don’t want to delay trying to get pregnant. What’d the fertility test say?

I’m sorry. It’s not good news.

[Cries]

Will trina ever be free from this horrible family?

Well, victor’s dead now, so there’s nothing he can do to harm trina.

Yeah, well, in the meantime, spencer and trina are closer than ever.

I know that you’re wary of spencer. But I witnessed firsthand how he stepped up for trina in greenland.

Your uncle victor tried to control you. And when he realized he couldn’t, he turned against you. Nothing in this will is going to be good for you.

Probably not, which is exactly why i should deal with it now instead of putting it off till later. If uncle victor had succeeded, there would be no need for this will.

Right. He planned on ushering in the new age.

Yeah, this–this is worst-case scenario. This is a–this is a contingency plan in case of disaster. In order for this will to mean anything, uncle victor would have had to assume that he was, a, dead, and, b, that his plan had failed.

So why let him have the last word?

Because if this will is uncle victor’s last shot at revenge, if it sets something in motion, I’m gonna need to be the one to stop it.

Spencer didn’t even care about himself. He was only concerned about trina. He put himself in the line of fire to protect her.

And so did you. And I am grateful to you for bringing trina back home. Thank you.

I care about trina too.

I know you do. And she cares about you. I could see the look in her eye when she looked at you. I mean, I think you have a permanent place in her heart.

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Dad.

Oh, how is my baby girl?

When I woke up this morning, you were gone.

We were up so late last night celebrating your return that your father crashed in the guest room.

[Sighs] You wanted to gocamping in the living room, like we did when I was little. Sorry for being a party pooper and asking to sleep in my own bed.

Oh, no, it makes total sense after you were gone so long, but we did do the fireplace s’mores, which is the next best thing.

[Chuckles]

Ms. Robinson, mr. Ashford, mr. Taggert, the lab’s ready for you. Who’s first?

[Dramatic music]

Esme works here now?

Meet our new receptionist.

[Scoffs] No, I–I’m out. I should have gone with my first instinct. I can’t believe I keep getting fooled by you people.

You must be so awkward. Esme. I’m sure you must be very scared. And now that you’ve lost your memory, you must be so confused. But my nephew nikolas has disappeared. Nikolas, the father of your son. So my only motivation is to keep the rest of my family intact. Now, whether you like it or not, your son is a cassadine. And through your son, you are now extended family. Esme, I have offered you a job so that you can financially support your son. Isn’t that something any mother would be grateful for?

Fine. I will try.

Good.

For now.

That’s all. You can go down the hall to hr, complete your paperwork. And when you’re done, you can start immediately.

What’s going on?

The results of the imaging and hormone testing indicate it’s likely that you will not be able to conceive. I’m so sorry, molly.

Wait, wait, many women with endometriosis are still able to get pregnant. Why can’t molly?

In some cases, the diagnosis doesn’t necessarily mean infertility. Unfortunately, molly’s case is different.

Because my condition is severe?

There’s still a lot of uncertainty around how the condition affects some women compared to others. Your diagnosis is severe based on where the endometrial tissue occurs in the body and how far it’s spread and how much tissue’s in those areas, which certainly contribute to infertility. But the condition can also affect fertility on a microscopic level. Endometriosis can change the hormonal environment around the eggs, as well as alter the quality of the eggs. And the reasons aren’t well understood.

So that’s it? I’ll never be able to have children?

[Cries]

I’ll go first.

This way, please.

Trina, honey, are you doing ok?

Yeah, I want to do the test.

It’s ok to be nervous.

It’s totally understandable.

I really want to do it. I really want to take the test and put an end to all the secrets. But what if we find out that curtis is my biological father? How do things not change?

No test is gonna tell me how I feel about my girl. You are and you always will be my–my little girl.

I hope so.

You can count on it. Now, bring it here.

I do need money. But it’s not for me. It’s for ethan.

What, is he in trouble already?

He stole from the wrong people.

Who?

It’s a long list– oligarchs, dictators, a hedge fund billionaire or two. Ethan only kept a little bit of it. And the rest of it, most of it, he gave away.

Yeah, worthy causes, I’m sure.

I can give you the contact information of the orphanages that he supports if you don’t believe me.

I believe you. And I believe him. Yeah, he’s got a larcenous soul, but… he’s not greedy. He likes the rush. So did luke. So do you.

These are people with obscene amounts of money. And they’re willing to spend it to see ethan dead. That’s why he’s gone back to australia to try and hustle enough money to pay them back.

Yeah, well, that’s a whole bunch of problems in itself, isn’t it?

Hence why I need a large influx of cash.

Why didn’t you come to me? I care about ethan. And I sure as hell care about you.

If this was as simple as asking a friend for a loan, I wouldn’t have spoken to selina wu. I even inquired about working for the wsb. But that wouldn’t have paid off fast enough. The only way to get these people off ethan’s back is to compensate them. And I have to do that before they find him.

[Scoffs] Why didn’t you bring this to me earlier? I–I still could have helped you.

Isn’t it obvious?

Not to me. I mean, you and I, we help each other. That’s what we do.

But I’ve got you in so much trouble already. And I don’t want that for the man I love.

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I am gonna check in with my uncle’s attorneys and try to get more information about the will reading.

You know he did that so we could be alone.

Is that ok with you?

I’m happy you’re here, mom. I know this is hard on you too.

The hardest part is that I had to put you in this position in the first place. But I’m really proud of your courage, you know. I wish I was as brave as you are in the very beginning. When I found out I was pregnant, I should have told curtis and marcus that I was not sure who the father was. And you never would have had to make this decision.

[Chuckles]

[Sighs] I’m sorry.

I know we haven’t unpacked everything.

[Dramatic music] And I’m still angry that you chose to not be honest with me. I’m not as mad as I was anymore.

It means the world to me to hear you say that.

[Sighs]

Come here.

Spencer?

Esme.

Are you ok? Where’s ace?

Oh, he’s with your grandmother. I hated leaving him, but I had no choice.

What are you doing here? Why are you at the hospital?

Oh, I’m here to drug test for my new job.

You’ve never worked a day in your life. Who would offer you a job?

Your aunt alexis.

I fully expected that look.

Do I have to remind you what happened the last time you invited a snake into your life?

My eyes are wide open as to who esme is or isn’T. She’s not snowing me. I really am doing this for the family.

How?

Because when i went to the lawyers, esme was halfway out the door with that baby. She was gonna take ace and leave with nowhere to go and not a penny to her name because that’s how much she doesn’t trust laura and spencer or anybody else.

Well, victor did try to steal her son.

You know why I’m doing this.

I know, mom. I know what you’re doing. You–you get her a job at the paper to keep her in port charles. And this keeps her in close proximity to you, which gives an extra set of eyes. I get it.

Exactly. Laura asked me privately to help her keep esme here so that she and spencer wouldn’t be separated from ace.

Ok, well, that’s lovely for them. But you’re the one who has to work with her. So what happens when this noble gesture comes back to bite you?

Duly noted. Now, why don’t you tell me why you’re here?

[Knock at door] Come in.

Alexis davis?

Yes, what can I do for you?

Just need a signature.

Oh, all right. Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Thank you. Looks like I got invited to the party too.

You know about this?

You got one too? So did laura and so did anna.

Oh, victor hated both of them.

Hated me too. Never very fond of me for rejecting his call for family solidarity.

Ok, so anyone victor disliked or outright hated was invited to the reading of his will? That doesn’t bode well, does it?

No, it doesn’T.

Robert, I– I love you, not just in the past but in the present. I’M…in love with you.

Holly.

Let me finish. We’ve been through so much since I returned last year– victor taking ethan, staging the fire in the cabin, greenland. And I just didn’t have time to dwell on my feelings. But now that victor has been dealt with, I realize that… I’m still hugely in love with you. I want to– I want to be with you. I want to devote myself to you and us. But first, I have to help my son. And if–if that takes me to shady places, then so be it. But I refuse to pull you in. We played fast and loose enough with scotty. But I will not drag you down. You are the da.

Yeah, and I take those duties seriously. But there are things that are more important in life– ethan, like you.

I can’t keep asking you to cross the line for me. I don’t want to keep asking you that. I love you too much. I can handle this on my own.

But you don’t have to. It’s you and I. It’s us. You don’t have to do it on your own. And you shouldn’t have to.

Is this your choice?

Question: Where does this end?

[Sighs]

Hey, boss.

Hey, n’neka. How’s everything looking for tonight?

Well, the sound system was glitching when I tested it. But the technician is already on his way.

Ok, thanks. Would you meet the delivery driver out back? I’ll take care of the paperwork.

Yeah.

Ok, thank you.

I realize this is a lot to process. But there are options.

But conceiving a child isn’t one of them.

It’s not impossible to get pregnant. As I said, we still don’t fully understand the condition or how it affects fertility.

But the possibilities are slim.

Well, let’s–let’s not– let’s not call it a day yet, molls. There–there are still– there’s plenty of treatments.

Tj’s right, molly. I’m happy to discuss all treatments available for your condition, as well as alternatives to help you have a child. I’ll give the two of you time to talk. But please don’t– don’t lose hope. We’ll find the best option for you.

Thank you.

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this is a pattern with you. You get involved in all these below-board things with questionable payouts and varying degrees of nobility.

[Scoffs] I mean… if, as you say, you love me but you don’t want to drag me in with you, I don’t get what kind of a relationship that is.

I don’t know. I just know that I love you.

And love is certainly part of the equation. But if–if this is your– your life and your life says you’ve got to keep things from me, how–how does that work? I mean, maybe we– we’re not compatible. Maybe there’s not meant to be a me and you. All I know is… I’ll always be there for you.

[Dramatic music]

You don’t have to say it. After all these years of trying to make us work, maybe I’ve missed my chance.

Is this official business?

[Sighs]

I just wanted to see that you were all right. Is that a problem?

Of course not. Thanks.

Are you ok? Something bothering you?

I’m–I’m good.

Ok, curtis. It’s me. What’s up?

Jordan, did I make a mistake going through with that dna test?

[Sighs]

To determine if you or taggert is trina’s biological father?

I might be upending a perfectly happy family.

You’re working for my aunt?

Oh, believe me, it was not my first choice.

When did this happen?

She was visiting your grandmother, and I was about to leave with ace.

Leave and go where?

I hadn’t decided yet. But your grandmother ran down the list of reasons as to why it was a bad idea. And I said that I wanted to be independent, which I do. And that is when your aunt offered me a job. I just came from hr.

What’s going on?

Esme got a job at “the invader.”

As a receptionist.

So, what, she just offered you a job out of the blue?

She didn’t do it out of the kindness of her heart. She did have an agenda, just like every other member of your family, but I can play the game too. And if I am going to build a life with ace far away from here, then I will need money.

Esme, wherever you go with my little brother, I will be right behind you.

I won’t let you take ace away from me.

That’s not what I mean. You can leave port charles. You can go to the ends of the earth. And I will be right there to buy a home next to you.

As long as I am with ace, i really don’t care what you do.

What is my aunt alexis thinking?

Spencer… this is a good thing.

Whatever victor had in mind, I’m not up for.

I’ll give him your regrets.

Yeah, regrets with regrets.

Well, let’s be grateful for the fact that spencer and that baby are back safe, victor’s stopped, and nobody else was harmed.

I am. I am grateful for that. And I do have to tell you that the story you put in “the invader” was pretty amazing.

I had help.

From whom?

Gregory.

Wait, the last time we talked, you said that you never thought you would see gregory again.

Yeah, well, he’s full of surprises. As soon as you left, he showed up.

Did you work things out?

Has a–a doctor tried to help you with your cramps?

No.

What do you mean no?

There’s nothing they can do. I have als.

I thought so.

You thought so? What does that mean?

Gregory told me what it is that he’s been dealing with.

Ok. Well, that’s good, isn’t it?

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All these years of false starts and missed chances, I always thought that one day, it would be our moment.

Never is.

Now I see that. Never is.

[Dramatic music] And it never will be.

I will always love you. Nothing’s ever gonna change that.

[Cries] But you’ll always be you. And I’ll always be me. And I so wish that you were wrong. But you’re not. Love can’t fix this.

[Cries]

What now?

I don’t– I still have to help my son one way or another.

How you gonna do that?

Oh. Don’t ask questions that you don’t want the answer to. But I will take care of it. You don’t have to worry about me.

Too late.

Did you and gregory get into another fight?

No, we didn’T. In fact, after he told me what was wrong with him, I thought that he would be more accepting of my help. And from what he told me, he could use the help.

Ok, I’m assuming he probably swore you to secrecy.

He asked me not to tell anyone.

Ok, so I’m not gonna pry. It’s just that this must be pretty hard on you.

What’s really hard is I don’t know if this radio silence means that he’s in some kind of trouble, because apparently, I’m the only one that knows about this. So if that’s true and he doesn’t tell me, how can I help him?

Well, did you reach out to him?

I am not comfortable doing that.

Why not?

Because he asked– he insisted– that I respect his privacy.

Ok, well, you can respect his privacy without ignoring him.

If I recall, you were the one who told me to trust him. And if he needs me, he’ll reach out.

And he did. I mean, didn’t that change everything?

If esme can afford it, she’ll disappear with my brother.

Or the job can be a reason why she stays. The longer esme stays in port charles, the more time you have to convince her that your brother needs you. You and your grandmother will show her how important it is for ace to have a support system.

But what about you? The more involved esme is with my family, the more you’re exposed.

[Sighs] Don’t worry about me. I’ve gotten used to having esme around. And she’ll always be part of your family, job or no job. It’s part of the deal when you have a family.

Have I told you lately how amazing you are?

[Laughs] About 1,000 times.

God.

But you can tell me again.

What’s wrong?

Oh, just history repeating itself. But this time–this time, I’m ready for it.

How are you responsible for what happens to trina’s family? Did you push for the dna test?

No, that was trina’s choice. She wanted that.

Then why are you blaming yourself?

[Sighs] Because I am the complicating factor. Everything was perfect between trina and the parents that raised her. They had the perfect stable dynamic for over 20 years, and then here I come, complicating things.

Well…[Sighs] Their so-called stable dynamic was already complicated– and not because of you. Portia made her choice. And…[Sighs] Right or wrong, it was what she needed to do at the time. But with the revelation that she doesn’t know who trina’s biological father is, that dynamic was bound to change.

But it doesn’t have to. Taggert is always going to love trina as his daughter, and she’s always gonna love him as her dad. So wouldn’t the best likely outcome be to–for those results to show that he is in fact her biological father? Because if that’s the case, then trina can go back on living her happy life.

Spoken like a true father.

Honestly, I just want what’s best for trina. But selfishly, I want those results to show that I am her father. Jordan, I want that so bad it hurts. And the only thing that would hurt worse is finding out that– is finding out that I’m not her father.

I’m sorry.

Hey, for what?

I feel silly.

Baby, you just had a bomb dropped on you, ok? Of course you’re upset.

Yeah, but I mean, I’m a logical person. My brain completely understands that we can still have a child. And we will–we will love that child whether I carry it or not.

We will.

[Cries]

But your brain is not your heart. And your heart is broken.

[Cries] I feel like I just got hit by a baseball bat.

[Cries] I mean, I came in here expecting the worst. But then when dr. Navarro actually said the words, that it’s unlikely I’ll get pregnant…

unlikely is not impossible, baby.

I told myself that it didn’t matter either way. You know, I’m not a very traditional person. And if we have a baby by nontraditional means, no one would be surprised.

[Chuckles]

But… I think it took finding out how unlikely it would be for me to realize just how badly i wanted to be pregnant, just how badly i wanted to carry your baby.

[Cries] I’m sorry.

I don’t know how difficult this is. I cannot imagine what you are going through.

[Cries]

But we are here together. I am with you. We are in this together.

[Cries]

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Explain to me how I can insert myself into his life and then let him reach out to me at the same time.

I’m not telling you to press him to talk. I’m just saying that you can reach out to him without being intrusive. You can just call him, mom. Send a text or a voice mail letting him know that you’re his friend and you’re there for him if he needs your help.

You mean act like a normal grown-up? How did you get to be so normal and so wise?

[Chuckles] Come on. What is normal anyway?

Mm.

It’s in my dna.

Oh. Yeah.

[Chuckles]

Dr. Navarro downloaded a bunch of information on endometriosis for us to look at whenever you’re ready.

Is it ok if I’m not ready yet?

More than ok.

[Sighs]

As dr. Navarro said, baby, you need to process.

Hey, we both do. You don’t have to just make this about me.

I know. I’m thinking positive here. And we can and we still will grow our family.

[Dramatic music]

Just not in the way that we thought we would.

I should go.

Right now?

Why prolong this? I wish we could stay together and shut out the rest of the world, but we can’T. Letting go of you is gonna be the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

But–

it’s what we both need. I truly want you to be happy. And I think that the best is yet to come for you.

[Sighs] Goodbye, robert.

Take care of yourself.

I always do.

Goodbye, holly.

Ready for the dna test?

[Sighs] The lab tech hasn’t returned.

Well, she’s probably waiting for you. May I walk you to the lab?

You may.

[Sighs] I am just as upset as you are about this. But no good is gonna come from you continually warning her about spencer.

This is beyond talking, marcus. It’s time for action.

What are you saying?

I’m saying I’m not gonna stand by and watch him take our daughter down. I’m gonna make sure that spencer is out of trina’s life for good.

I am so sorry you’re hurting. But if there’s one thing I know, it’s that curtis ashford is strong enough to weather whatever comes his way.

[Sighs]

And he won’t have to go through it alone. You have so many people who love you. And they’ll be right by your side no matter what.

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Valentin?

[Soft dramatic music]

“My darling anna, back to work at elq. “But every day I wake up beside you is heaven. Love, valentin.” Mm.

[Knocking on door]

[Chuckles] Sorry about not calling first. I hope I’m not interrupting.

Uh, would it stop you anyway? It hasn’t before. [Chuckles]

No, probably not. Um, I really need your help.

How could i refuse you anything after what you did to bring victor down?

I hope that you mean that because I need a job.

Do you know how much I live for this?

Coffee and croissants?

Quality time with my husband. Mac? Mac, what happened to the romantic man that I married?

I’m sorry. I’ve left about a half a dozen messages for my brother, and robert hasn’t even bothered to text me back.

Well, robert’s had his hands full lately.

With what? Diane, would you mind joining us for a moment?

Of course. What’s it about?

My brother.

I’m expecting something from judge taylor’s office.

Hm.

[Mumbles] No, there’s nothing here marked da scorpio.

Well, then I would expect a degree of initiative at this point, and you can go track it down. It’s important!

Hey, robert. Uh, what’s going on?

I put in for a warrant. It should be here by now.

Oh, well, maybe I can look into that for you. What’s the warrant for?

I’m pursuing a violation of the rico act.

Oh, racketeering, huh?

Well, I prefer to call it enterprise corruption.

Am I familiar with the location of the alleged operation?

You can hardly miss it. Got a big sign above the door which says “the savoy.”

[Cell phone chimes]

Welcome home, stranger. When’s the ticker tape parade in your honor?

The savoy’s closed, and all I want to do this morning is go over last night’s receipts.

So back to normal, is it? I can’t blame you, after what you’ve been through. The invader painted quite the vivid picture. But look at the bright side. You may be rewarded for your heroism, and I don’t mean a key to the city.

Then, what do you mean?

From what I understand, your reward might be a brave and beautiful daughter.

Oh, excuse me? Excuse me. Um, I’ve been wanting to take a dna test for an hour and 15 minutes.

I’m sorry for your wait. It shouldn’t be too much longer.

That’s what you said half an hour ago.

I’m sure that you can find a way to expedite the process. Trina is far too fine a person to mention this, but her mother actually works here at this hospital, dr. Portia robinson.

Look, I’m not looking for any special favors.

But we will take them, if you have them.

Let me see what I can do.

Thank you.

I don’t need you fighting my battles.

I thought that we agreed that we would fight for each other, back on the “haunted star”?

Good morning, portia. I came as soon as I could. You said that you wanted to talk about trina. Is she ok?

Yes. No, no, no, she’s fine.

Oh, good. I was so relieved that she came through that nightmare in greenland without so much as a scratch.

Yes. Yeah, by some miracle. And that’s why I asked you to meet me here today. I plan on keeping my daughter safe and sound.

Well, I’m all for that. How can I help?

That’s exactly what I wanted to hear.

Alexis, please come in. Thank you so much for coming over.

No problem.

I could use all the help I could get right now.

I understand. I brought this for ace.

Aw.

I assume he might be a bit tired after the adventure in greenland?

Oh, no, he’s doing absolutely fine. It’s his mom who’s turning out to be quite a handful.

You don’t say.

[Laughs]

Has her memory come back yet?

Uh, no, no. It’s not about that, not at all.

Mm.

Come on, sit with me. You know, it’s just that… kevin and I have done everything we can to make her feel at home here, you know? And to be honest, I think that spencer has done the same thing. But it’s just– esme?

[Chuckles] Look who stopped by. It’s, uh, ace’s aunt alexis.

Uh, I’m sorry. This is a bad time. Ace and I were just leaving.

Where are you going?

I mean, does it matter? Anywhere but here.

[Dramatic music]

Esme, I -that’s it? -Yeah.

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Living in an apartment with four adults and a baby doesn’t afford you much privacy. But you can’t just take off to parts unknown.

Yeah, well, why not? I mean, I have my baby. He’s all that matters to me. Plus the charges that were pending against me have been dropped, so what’s to stop me?

Ok, well to start with, where are you going? And how are you going to get there? Because you don’t have a car. And then, how will you pay for all of it?

I have a trust fund.

Which you don’t have access to. You remember that, right?

Right, because my trustees pulled the plug because of all of the things that people said, that I was a terrible person and so on. But I mean, they can’t keep my money from me forever, can they?

Well, it’s complicated.

But, why? I mean, I’m not the same person who did all of those bad things. So, I mean, they have to give me what’s mine, right?

[Sighs] Yes, esme. But in the meantime, you have to think about your baby, you know? You have to put his needs first. Can you do that?

We were fighting for our lives on the “haunted star.” Now, I’m just trying to take a dna test and make it to my afternoon classes, which I don’t know why it’s taking so long. All I gotta do is swab my cheek, and compare the dna with the dna test results with curtis and my dad. It’s not that big of a deal.

I think if curtis turns out to be your real dad, then yes, it is a big deal.

Correction. If that’s the case, curtis would be my biological father. No matter what that dna test result says, marcus taggert will always be my dad.

Look, I get it. You’re still facing the possibility that you could be curtis ashford’s daughter.

Where did you get the idea that trina and I have–

could be related by blood? It’s not exactly a state secret, especially if one knows people who know people at the gh lab.

Right, your nephew used to work there.

Did he? I have to say, trina robinson is a lovely young woman, also very brave, given everything she’s been through– being arrested, going on trial only to be acquitted. Not to mention the latest adventure you shared on the high seas. To learn that you’re her biological father would be a very happy ending to that story. Or perhaps you don’t want.

Trina thinks of you as such a wonderful mentor.

Well, I’d like to think we’re friends as well.

Mm-hmm. And that’s why I asked you to meet me here this morning. I want to see if maybe you could help me out with trina.

The two of you haven’t patched things up yet, huh?

Well, when she got back from greenland, I got a nice big hug.

[Laughs] And it was wonderful. But, um, after the initial reunion, things are still strained, I would say, between us. So she’s not really likely to listen to me or my input. And I am concerned at some of the choices that trina is making, and I think she’s gonna get into trouble.

Oh, well, I would love to help if I can. What–what choices are you referring to?

The one she made to be with spencer cassadine.

Mac, I’m sorry, but I don’t really keep tabs on robert. Outside of the courtroom, I don’t know what he does.

Well, would you tell me if you spoke with him this morning? I understand you two have been texting a lot with each other lately.

Um–oh! Oh, you mean about, like, a pending case?

Well, yes, of course. What else would I mean?

Why is the da’s office interested in curtis’s nightclub? It’s a legit operation.

I’m not accusing curtis of anything, except maybe a questionable choice of friends, one of them being selina wu.

So selina and curtis are in business together?

Our last venture proved fruitful to us both, did it not?

It certainly did.

Robert. Does the chief know about this?

Where’s my warrant?

I’m sorry, sir. The warrant’s not ready yet.

What kind of job are you looking for then, holly?

I’m thinking of getting back into the spy game. I was hoping you could put in a good word for me with the wsb.

What? That’s what got you involved with victor in the first place. Robert nearly lost his mind with grief, searching for you from here to monte carlo to wherever.

Happily, victor is dead.

Yes, but you and I both know that there are other people out there like him. Why would you want to put yourself through that? Not to mention, robert.

The last thing I want would be to hurt robert.

So stay out, stay safe. Really, I can assure you that the rush of espionage is not worth the downside.

I don’t want the job for the rush.

Well then, what?

I need the money.

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Proper tea.

Yes.

Thank you.

You’re welcome.

Yeah, I– I need money to help my son.

Oh, no. What, ethan’s in trouble again already?

Yeah. Yeah, my son has a bit of a robin hood complex.

He steals from the rich to give to the poor, actually.

Minus, as he puts it, a small commission.

Oh, I see. [Laughs]

Trouble is, some of the rich that he’s robbed aren’t very happy. They either want their money back, or they want him killed. So he’s gone back to australia. He knows the players there, the deep pockets. My son is as good with cards as anybody I’ve ever seen. He’s much better than me, and he’s better than his father. But if he makes enough to pay back the people who want to kill him–

he risks creating another loser who would want revenge.

If I don’t settle his debts, my beautiful son is a dead man walking.

Mac, this is really none of our business.

We’re talking about my brother.

Mac, let’s just say that robert has some issues he needs to work out.

What kind of issues?

If you want answers to those questions, you’re gonna have to ask your brother. Excuse me.

Ok, there is more to this story, and I’m gonna get some answers.

No, no, no. Mac, diane is right.

About what?

You need to talk to your brother. Ask robert what is going on.

Ace is my whole world. I mean, there isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for him. But I also need my freedom and my independence. And living in a place where people are constantly looking at me sideways and waiting for me to commit a crime– I mean, it’s suffocating.

All right, I can certainly appreciate that. But your life is going to get better, esme. I promise you that. You just have to be a little patient.

I have been patient. Look, I admit that you and kevin have been very generous to let me and ace live here for free. But that also means that spencer is constantly looking down at me, and making me second guess every decision that I make about my son. And when do I get to live my life on my own terms?

Esme, perhaps there’s a way to make that happen. That is, if you truly mean what you say.

To be perfectly clear, I don’t think that spencer is gonna follow in his great uncle’s footsteps. I don’t think he’s interested in world domination. To me, it seems like he follows in the footsteps of his father. Just like nikolas, spencer is entitled. He’s reckless. And what’s most concerning to me is the content of his– his character. Just like his father. I mean, what kind of man sleeps with his son’s girlfriend? A cassadine–someone who is entitled, spoiled, oblivious to consequences. And that’s why I’m so afraid for trina.

For what it’s worth, if nikolas didn’t come back to town for the birth of his own son, I don’t think he’s coming back at all. And so his influence over spencer is done.

It’s too late. He’s already had, what, 18, 19 years of bad parenting? The mold is set. The damage is done. Spencer is who he is, and he’s a danger to trina. She–

[Sighs] She throws all common sense out the window, which she never used to do. And she jumped on that damn boat and almost died. And I need your help to make trina see reason.

I understand what you’re saying, portia, I really do. And believe me, I have my own regrets about becoming involved with the cassadine family. But I love trina, and so I have to be honest with you. I think you’d be smarter to not move against spencer.

What the hell are you implying?

I’m not trying to suggest you wouldn’t be proud to call trina your daughter. The way I see it, it’s not who she is that is the issue. It is the strings that bind her to her mother that might be problematic, and do you really need that complication in your life right now?

Why don’t you just spit it out, selina? What are you driving at?

As I explained, I have access to the labs at gh. I can make that dna test result go any way you want.

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Why would I tamper with dna test results? Because that’s just compounding one lie with another. Trina is a wonderful young woman that I love very much already.

All true. But you used to be a risk taker, a man who lived on the edge and liked it. Perhaps you felt that kind of rush again while playing the hero in greenland.

[Scoffs]

I’m sure the wsb was impressed you could do something that they couldn’T. And maybe you’d like more. And having a daughter might get in the way of that.

[Phone buzzing] That’s true, isn’t it? Then, why let anything or anyone tie you down?

Excuse me, the hostess told me you’re ava jerome. I have a delivery for you.

Oh. Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Thank you. Um, sorry.

I guess I’m just a little surprised. I’m surprised that you don’t want to support keeping trina away from spencer. I–I guess I just figured you of all people would understand what a wrecking ball that family is.

Yeah, well, I agree that the cassadine family can be bad news. And I–I don’t blame you for being concerned about trina’s decision to stick with spencer.

But you won’t help me make trina see the light of day?

[Scoffs] I’ve seen a different side of him. He’s changing and maturing. He took a very principled stand when it came to his baby brother. I understand why trina feels the way she does, and that’s why I can’t help you. If I have any advice at all, it would be for you to leave it alone, and let trina make her own decisions about her life.

I hope that curtis will always be in my life, no matter what the test results show.

Yeah. I wish I could say the same about esme.

I have to say, though, after dr. Gatlin-holt checked out ace and gave him the thumbs up, watching you walk out with laura and esme and ace, you kind of looked like A…

we were a family. Trust me, we’re not. I would give anything for esme to let go, and relinquish the responsibility of raising my brother to me.

I don’t know. Despite everything esme has done to me, I can’t help but feel for her. She doesn’t remember how she used to be or how she acted. And if you think about it, ace is all she’s got.

[Dramatic music]

Trina robinson, you’re a genius.

Thank you. What did I say?

Right now, ace is all esme has. She needs to open her eyes and expand her horizons, broaden her worldview. As long as she is solely focused on ace, she’s never gonna give him up.

Ok. That’s a good idea, but how?

Right, yeah. That’s the hard part, because somehow, we’re going to need to get her to come to that conclusion on her own.

I meant every single word of what I said. I want to stand on my own two feet, and I want to make my own choices. And I want to live where and how I want to live.

All right. What if I can make that happen?

You can help me get my hands on my trust fund?

I don’t think that’s what alexis means.

No, that isn’t what alexis means. I’m not offering you a free ride. I’m offering you a chance to earn that independence you crave.

And how would you do that, exactly?

I have an opening for a receptionist at the invader.

A job answering the phone.

I’m sorry, do you have a college degree or any work experience at all?

No.

[Quietly] Not really.

Then, this seems like a very appropriate job for you to start. Unless, of course, all that talk about you standing on your own is just talk.

Look, this isn’t a fishing expedition. As the da, it’s my job to investigate any hint of criminal conspiracy.

All due respect, I thought we as cops did the investigating, and you guys did the prosecuting.

Let me give you a refresher course in the chain of command. I sit on top of it.

And the judge, who has to sign off on your warrant?

I’ll light a fire under that damn judge right now. I’m sick of waiting.

Come on, felicia, we’ve always been honest with each other. What do you know that I don’t?

[Cell phone ringing] What’s up, dante?

Uh, mac, hey. Calling you about your brother.

What about my brother? Thanks for calling, dante. Bye.

What is it?

That’s what I need to find out.

You’re not the only one who cares about ethan and would want to help him. Robert still regards him as the son he never had. I’m sure he would help in a heartbeat.

Oh, I–I know he would. But if I involved him in ethan’s not quite legal activities– I mean, he’s a respected district attorney. The scandal could bring him down, and I would never do that to him.

Robert still means that much to you, huh?

Yeah. From the moment I first realized that I loved robert, I always have and I always will.

[Chuckles]

So tell him about ethan, and then let him make the decision whether he gets involved or not.

Well, it’s not quite as simple as that. There are things that I don’t want robert to know, for his protection. And if I’m honest, for my own. It’s like what diane miller said.

Oh, wait. Sorry, you spoke to diane about robert?

Yeah. She asked me why I thought that things would work out between robert and me this time, when they never have before.

She has a point. But she also has a horse in the race.

Yeah, I’m keenly aware.

So what, you’re gonna drop out of the race, and let her win?

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I barely know diane, but I get the impression that we’re alike in one way. We are both too proud and self-reliant to stoop to pulling out each other’s hair over a man, even if that man is robert scorpio.

No.

[Laughs]

But my point is, is that the last thing that I would want to do is hurt robert by damaging his reputation. And if I end up having to take another path to get the money I need for my son–

is there another path?

Well, there’s always another path. Sometimes, I’ve taken it and lived to regret it.

Yes. I remember.

So will you contact the bureau and help me get my foot in the door before it’s too late?

Well, holly, I have to be straight with you. You know, my influence over there is limited. They’ve replaced frisco because he refused to give the order for the airstrike over the island. And, um, I just got back from a thorough debriefing in london. And the new director is, uh– well, suffice to say he’s not really enamored with me or anyone associated with frisco.

Oh, I–I see.

But I still know some people.

[Chuckles]

I mean, I can make some calls. And I think I would be careful about taking that other path, if I was you.

Can you believe it? The judge won’t sign off on the war– warrant.

[Chuckles] Let me guess. Detective falconeri calls our baby brother, who makes a beeline for the station.

Detective falconeri was doing his job. It’s time to talk.

[Soft dramatic music]

You can forget about the warrant. The savoy is off limits.

Like hell, it is. Look, we both know that wu was a regular customer in there. And I have reason to believe that holly’s now got herself–

so holly’s in trouble again, and you’re her knight in shining armor riding to the rescue.

Mac, you know what she’s like. She’s her own worst enemy. Now, if I can just simply intervene–

intervene, and you’re gonna screw up all the surveillance that I put in place to get the goods on selina wu.

Why wasn’t i informed of this?

I’m telling you now. Stay out of it.

May I?

I–um–

mac is really worried about his brother.

Well, I’m sorry about that, felicia. But I actually have to get through these notes before I head on over to court.

Don’t try so hard, diane. I know you care about robert.

Absolutely, I do. There’s a professional respect, yes.

Robert and i go way back, and holly is a very good friend of mine.

I’m–I’m more than aware you were with holly last night when she arrived at my table to have a frank discussion of present circumstances. And if I didn’t say it then, I want to thank you and alexis for allowing holly and i to have that conversation in private.

I’m not sure you fully understand the present circumstances. It’s time you did.

Trina loves you. She’s gonna come around. But I’ve also seen the way that she looks at spencer. I’ve heard the way she talks about him. She–she was already smitten before everything that happened in greenland. And I’m telling you, painting spencer in a bad light is just gonna make it more difficult for you to heal your relationship with trina.

I’m her mother. If I see her in a situation that’s bad for her, what–

[Sighs]

I’m–I’m really just trying to give you the benefit of my regret. Portia, please don’t push your daughter away. Do better than I did.

Fortunately, my grandmother has a way with esme, so she can encourage her and help her begin to search for things that might fulfill her other than ace, and…

[Sighs] I really am self-absorbed. I’m sitting here going on and on about my problems, when you’re waiting to take a test that could literally change your whole life.

Look, firstly, I was happy for the distraction. And secondly, if you have problems, I wanna hear about them.

Well, I want to hear about your problems.

[Chuckles]

So I guess we’re stuck together?

Looks like.

Well, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Neither would I.

[Soft music]

Selina, if you’re offering to fix the dna test results, there must be something in it for you.

When did you become so cynical?

Why don’t you just admit it? You don’t give a damn if I’m trina’s father or if I’m not. You just like having something over me.

What else do I need? I already have our little game in the back room, payback for putting your father’s arrest record into your hands. Whether you like it or not, the two of us are joined at the hip.

For now. But hear me clearly. Do not do me any favors by doctoring those results. Oh. This is your tab from last night.

[Ominous music]

Did you put alexis up to this? Is this your way to keep me in town, by chaining me to a desk so I can never leave?

[Scoffs] You know, esme, some people might see it as an opportunity. I know I did when I was asked to answer phones for elq when I was your age.

[Baby crying over monitor]

Um, I should go check on ace. Just..

[Crying continues]

[Sighs] You know, it’s–it’s a great opportunity for her. She can put down roots. She can create a home for herself and for her son, with her son’s family’s assistance, of course.

So why do you look so worried?

I am worried, but not about esme. I’m actually worried about you.

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Esme may not currently be able to remember all the terrible things that she’s done, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that she won’t revert to her old behavior.

I’m very well aware of that, which is why I was worried about her living here with you.

But what choice did I have, you know? She holds the fate of my grandchild in her hands.

I know that. I know that, which is why I think this was–

uh, alexis. Um, I thought about your offer.

There’s no rush. You could take your time.

Yeah, you don’t have to decide now.

Except I have decided. I’ll take it.

Excuse me, I’m having some tests done today. And my question is, how is the lab security system? I mean, how absolutely certain are you that no one can tamper with the dna test results? And what safeguards do you have in place?

Why all the questions?

Curtis, is something wrong?

Well, you know. You know I ask a lot of questions. I just want to make sure the results are gonna be accurate.

Thanks for your concern, but I haven’t even been tested yet.

It won’t be long now. And it will be accurate.

Sorry, I stuck my nose in.

It’s ok. You have a nice nose.

I wonder if it runs in the family.

I hope you don’t think I’m telling you how to parent because I’m not. I’m just–I’m hoping that you can learn from my mistakes.

I appreciate hearing your perspective. But I can’t stand by. I can’t lose trina.

So what are you doing to do?

I don’t know.

Robert and holly have 30 plus years of history, but that doesn’t mean that he’s ready to upend his life for her now. Whatever’s going on with you and robert, I know it–

there is nothing going on with me and robert, except a court date, which I have to keep.

You are the ultimate professional, diane. But I know the signs. You care about robert.

And holly sutton is the love of his life. End of story.

I have no interest in compromising the pcpd’s surveillance of wu.

Then, stay the hell out of it.

I can’t do that. Hey, where’s my warrant?

Tell the da he can wait till hell freezes over.

Ok, why don’t we just sit down and discuss this?

Screw the warrant.

[Dramatic music]

[Knocking on door]

Anna devane?

Uh, yes?

Just need a signature.

Oh, sure. Thank you. Mm-hmm, thank you.

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Good, then I’ll tell her to expect you.

[Knocking on door] The starting salary is what it is, but you do get health care benefits and day care.

Wait, does that mean that ace can come to work with me? I won’t have to leave him with spencer and laura? Oh, my god, thank you. Thank you so much.

[Tender music]

Hi.

Mom, um, we’re just waiting to get our dna tests.

Trina, just remember whatever happens, you’re not alone.

I’ll make sure of that.

Then, we’re all in agreement. Trina comes first. Always.

[Dramatic music]

Oh, right.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

I can’t wait to tell ace mommy’s got her first job. This is our first step on our path to independence. Thank you.

Looks like I got myself a receptionist.

Yeah.

What’s that?

Uh, I don’t know. It was just delivered by messenger.

A messenger? That’s old school.

[Phone ringing]

It is, isn’t it? Oh, excuse me. Hi, anna.

Hey, laura. Did you by any chance just get an envelope delivered to you by messenger?

Yes, just this very moment. How’d you know?

Because I got one, too. It’s an invitation to the reading of victor’s will.

Robert and holly are my friends. I just want them to be happy.

Well then, felicia, there’s nothing left to say, is there?

Just this. Seeing robert with you and knowing his very complicated history with holly, I’m not so sure where their happiness lies.

Da scorpio. If you’re looking for curtis, he just left.

Actually, I’m looking for you.

Oh, really? What can I do for you?

What is the hold that you have over holly sutton?

I suggest you ask the lady herself.

[Ominous music]

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[Baby crying]

Sasha?

Sasha? Are you all right?

Well, you haven’t been in front of the cameras for quite a while. Looks like someone’s got a little bit of the jitters.

[Baby crying]

Crank the baby crying in sasha’s headset up to eight.

Got it.

[Dramatic music]

Come on, sasha. Hang in there. Hang in there.

Sasha, you don’t look so good.

What was I thinking? What do you mean?

Look, I get why you want to go on the rescue mission.

Oh, good, because as far as motives go, stopping a genocidal maniac is self-explanatory to me.

It’s one thing to go up against victor. It’s another thing to take on a virus which has an 80% kill rate.

I know. But there are worse odds. And you and I have faced those.

Were you thinking about your daughter? Were you thinking about noah? Were you thinking about emma? How about even me? I mean, you’re gonna run off and die with this guy. Shouldn’t you be putting your family first?

Don’t say that. Don’t ever say that i have prioritized anyone or anything above my family. Don’t do that. You would have done the exact same thing.

We’re not talking about me.

Ok, but you know that I’m right. You would do anything. You would risk everything for the woman that you love.

First I got to choose the woman.

Sorry I’m late. Really I am. I have work, and I can tell you all about it, but I know you don’t want to hear about it. What’s the occasion?

I know I did the right thing, but I need you to tell me that I did the right thing and I didn’t make A…

there she is.

Fool out of myself.

I’m so lookingforward to a drink.

[Laughs]

You want to tell me what’s going on?

Not really.

Where’s your handsome husband? I thought he was joining us.

He was, right up until he got called into the station on a case.

Ugh, that’s the trouble with law enforcement. Always on duty. He should become a criminal. They have very flexible schedules. Apparently.

Oh, well, I’ll suggest it when he retires.

Much though I’d like to celebrate with mac, I’m actually quite pleased that it’s just you and me. A girls’ night.

Yeah, honestly, me too. Now, I know what you’ve been up to, but what’s next? Are you back in port charles for good?

Uh, that’s the idea, if I’m wanted.

How am I supposed to get that much money together so quickly? It’s impossible.

There might be another way for you to repay your debt.

Venmo? Crypto? I mean, will you take a check? I can write you a check.

No. Let’s step away, shall we, and talk about this somewhere more private.

[Tense music]

[Knock at door]

Come in. Thanks for coming.

Thank yo u for calling meand asking me. We were interrupted at the hospital, and there’s still so much more I have to say.

I’m listening.

[Dramatic music]

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No. No, thank you.

Ok. Well?

Well, like I was telling you at the hospital, I’ve been doing some soul searching, carly. And I realized that I have been acting from a place of fear and that fear has led me to make some poor decisions. I hurt people, most of all willow. And in that fear and jealousy, I blamed you for the distance between me and willow, and that was wrong. But I think it’s easier for me to hate you than accept the consequences of my own actions. I know it’s late. I understand that now. I’m so sorry.

Is that it?

I don’t have the money now, but I can get it.

Who’s that, your steno?

I was under the impression that you’re sasha’s guardian.

That’s true.

And as her guardian, you have complete control over sasha’s finances.

Right, but it’s a lot of money to move all at once. Sasha might have questions. But I suppose it’s not impossible. I just need to be subtle about it.

I understand your quandary. Availing yourself of sasha’s money to pay off your growing debts could put you in an awkward position, with sasha certainly, but legally as well. But like I said, there are other ways for you to make good. After all, money isn’t everything.

[Baby crying]

There’s a problem, I think, with my earpiece.

A problem? What kind of problem? I don’t hear anything in mine. What are you hearing, exactly?

Something is up with sasha.

Ok, maybe maxie pushed her too soon into this. You know, really, maybe she’s not ready.

No, that’s not it. Look, something’s wrong with her earpiece.

The deceptor is a portable home spa device for the woman on the go.

Louder, I want that baby wailing in her ear.

Ok.

You know what, forget the wailing. Just cut the sound, or I’m gonna start streaking.

You what?

Cut the sound now, or I’m gonna start streaking. By the way, it’s huge, the fcc fine, so cut the sound now.

[Dramatic music]

It’s easy to use and–

and just look at deceptor’s design. I mean, so much thought went into that.

Now, flora, I’m sure our viewers would really rather hear all about it from the face of deception herself. Go ahead, sasha. All eyes are on you.

What do you mean by that? Choose the woman?

You’re tired. It’s late. And I’ve kind of overstayed my welcome.

Well, you did that when you rang the bell. You can’t– this is so typical of you. You come barging in here, pick a fight with me just because you have something else on your mind. So what is it?

Holly has indicated that she wants to have a relationship with me.

Ok. Good. I know you care about her. What’s the problem?

The problem is… another woman.

Does this mean ethan’s safe?

Not really. But australia is familiar territory. He has to replenish his funds if he is going to–

pay back the people he stole from.

Make restitution.

Oh, is that what they’re calling it these days?

It’s not entirely his fault. He’s young. And both his parents have been known on occasion to avail themselves of things that aren’t necessarily theirs.

Case in point.

I may have given robert a slight ultimatum.

How slight?

I told him not to call me until he had decided between holly and me.

Shall we relocate?

Why?

I just thought this might be a little awkward.

Well, it’s only awkward if we make it so. And actually,if robert’s fond of diane, then I should take advantage of this opportunity to get to know her a little bit.

It’s early days for robert and me, but I’m not going to waste my time if he is in love with holly.

May we join you?

Hi. Yes.

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First of all, haven, flora, and especially the viewers at home, I am so sorry. My earpiece was making this horrible noise. You want to know what it sounded like, haven? You know what, it’s not important. Once again, viewers, thank you so much for staying tuned in. I promise you will not be disappointed.

Well, don’t keep us in suspense, sasha. Tell us all about the deceptor.

The deceptor is a revolutionary new product. It’s the home spa device for the woman on the go.

Ooh. And how does it work? I’m dying to know. Right, haven?

Right, right.

It’s really simple. Would you like to be my model, flora?

Oh, I would love to.

I think you’re going to love the results.

[Soft music]

Of course, join us.

Actually, alexis, would you and felicia mind if I had a moment alone with ms. Sutton?

No, not at all.

Why don’t we order the second round?

Great idea. You know what I like.

Diane?

I have everything I need right here.

Well, all right. Ok. You can have my seat. Help yourself.

You think they need a referee?

Ms. Sutton–

please, holly.

Holly, of course. Now, you and I don’t know each other very well, but you strike me as a woman who is direct and to the point.

Guilty as charged.

So let’s lay our cards on the table, shall we?

They’re both brilliant, funny, amusing. While holly is electrifying, diane, well, there’s an ease about her. I can talk shop. Hell, I can talk anything.

And there’s little to no chance that you’d have to prosecute her in the next few months, whereas holly–

yeah. Well, you said that, not me.

Just ’cause you’re thinking it.

Mm. Yeah, well, I– what should I do here?

I don’t know. Maybe witness protection or something.

Come on. You’re being picky.

I don’t know what you want me to say. I mean, you’ve always managed to make your own decisions in the past.

Yeah, but this one’s kind of got me a bit twisted.

[Soft music] Diane has stated in no uncertain terms she will not compete for my attention.

Good for her.

And holly–

yes, I’m sure that she has no problem with competition.

[Sighs] Every time I see her face, it’s like I’m– like I’m home. Diane, she challenges me.

And holly doesn’t?

Well, yeah, she does, but it’s– it’s like, well–look, I come to you because you’re always honest with me, sometimes when I don’t want you to be. But what do I do here?

Well, that’s all we have time for tonight, so I would like to thank my special guests, flora gardens–

oh, always a pleasure, haven.

And the face of deception herself, sasha gilmore. So until next time, happy homes and warm hearts.

[Upbeat music]

And we’re out.

Well, that went great, sasha.

It did. I’m sorry to disappoint you. You’ll be hearing from my lawyers. I did it!

You sure did. You were amazing.

You did do it. You did do it. You did do it. You were so amazing, really. But you got to tell us what happened at the beginning of the segment.

Someone was piping a sound effect into my earpiece, a crying baby.

Oh, they did not. No, no.

I knew you did something to that poor girl’s earpiece, but a crying baby?

I did no such thing.

Oh, don’t you lie to my face, haven. Of all the rotten, lowdown, despicable things to do to a woman who lost a baby. I mean I thought the tweets were bad enough, but, I mean, to try to push poor sasha over the edge on live tv–

there was obviously a screw-up. I will find the culprit.

Oh. I think we’re looking at the culprit. And you know what else I think? Maybe I don’t want to be the number one seller on a show where these kind of mistakes happen. I quit!

Flora, wait. Those baby sneakers are not going to sell themselves.

Look, I’m ok. Yes, I had a second when I thought history was repeating itself, I was imagining it.

It’s horrible. It must have been terrifying.

It was. But then I can’t explain it, but I knew that the sound coming through my earpiece was real. It wasn’t a hallucination. It wasn’t liam. I knew that I was being manipulated and that I could keep going.

Ms. Gilmore, I’m really sorry. There’s just one more caller, and they are insisting on talking to you about the deceptor. Can we patch her through?

Oh, wow, wow, wow. You know, you must be as morally bankrupt and deranged as your boss to think that sasha would trust you, or this show, or anybody here anymore.

Lucy, it’s ok. I can handle it. Patch it through.

Hey. No stunts. Do you hear me? No, ok.

It’s not a stunt.

You swear no stunts?

Yes, yes. Ok. Yeah. Ok. You’re live.

This is sasha.

– Sasha?

Sasha gilmore?

It’s me. What can I do for you?

– You’re back. I’d heard your baby had died and then your husband died. Such a tragedy for a young person like yourself.

Yes. It was a tragedy. But thanks to the support of my family and friends, I am doing much better.

– Isn’t that a miracle?

It is. And you know what else is a miracle? A new device we call the deceptor.

I know better than to think that you would accept my apology.

If you were me, would you accept your apology?

You know what I would do, carly? I would at least acknowledge it.

You want acknowledgment, a blue ribbon for self-awareness? You talk about what you want from willow, but you don’t talk about what you want for willow. Now, me, I want willow to be safe, happy, and healthy. Can you say the same?

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and willow pulls through, I want my daughter to have a happy, long, healthy life. That’s all I want, and… even if I’m not part of it.

I almost believe you.

But if there is a way that I can be part of it, if there’s a way that I can repair our relationship, I’m just telling you that i am willing to do anything.

Nina, you just don’t get it, do you? You just don’t get it.

Get what?

The more you push, the more you drive people away. And what do you mean, repair your relationship? What relationship? What is there to repair?

You’re right. When I first met willow, when she was charlotte’s teacher, I made her life miserable, I did. And I should not have done that, even if she wasn’t my daughter. But when I found out that she was mine, I tried and I’m trying to heal our relationship. But of course, that’s after I scorched the earth ten times over. And we all know that. And that’s why…

[Soft music] In hindsight, I’m relieved that she had you, carly, because willow needed a mother, and I couldn’t be that for her.

But you could. And you did. And for that, I am truly thankful.

You don’t waste any time. I like that.

Who wants to go first?

May I?

Please.

I apologize for kissing robert in his office. Obviously, we had no idea you were there.

And by that, I shall infer that you know. All right. Robert and I had been on exactly one date. And I don’t ask for exclusivity until well into the second. As such, my relationship with robert, whatever it may be, is still in the nascent stage, so there’s no apology necessary.

Well, still, it wasn’t appropriate.

Well, that’s between you and robert. Here’s where I stand on things. And I have told this to robert as well. I will not compete with another woman for a man’s attention.

Fair enough. And you should know that i have strong feelings for robert.

And you have told robert of these feelings?

Why hold back? I mean, robert and I have been dancing around each other for 30 years.

And you believethat robert has these feelings for you as well. That’s what you’re trying to say, isn’t it?

Robert and holly are two of my oldest friends. I just want what’s best for them.

Yeah, I want what’s best for diane.

Of course you do, but you know, with holly, she knows what she wants or what’s next.

You sound like you don’T. That doesn’t sound like you.

Well, I’m not exactly lost and aimless.

Oh, I am. Trust me. It’s not fun.

Well, actually, I’m looking for a new project, something I can get excited about, kind of like with you and “the invader.” I mean, you’re on a mission to serve the community and make real positive change.

That was the plan from the start.

Not now?

Well, it’s still the plan. It’ll always be the plan. If I’m going to be perfectly honest with you, “the invader” actually isn’t what I wanted it to be.

You were just amazing. You know, you seized the day. You beat them at their own game. I’m so, so, so happy.

Good news, ladies. The deceptor is flying off the shelves.

Of course it is because it’s a wonderful product. But also, you know, pain sells. But you already knew that, didn’t you? Listen, you wimpy little weasel, you and haven, and “home and heart,” you’re going to make this right. You hear me? You are going to make this right!

Well, well, well, cody bell. What are you, a big fan of the “home and heart” shopping channel?

How else could I add to my porcelain cat collection?

You didn’t see those inflammatory tweets that the show had people post?

I do not understand. What are these tweets you speak of?

I saw you talking to that pa. You got her to stop that sound effect.

If you say so.

Right. Well, anyway, we’re gonna go celebrate at the savoy. You in?

I want to pull out haven’s hair. If I had any idea this was going to happen, I wouldn’t have put you through it ever. But you did…

I got a thing. Next time.

Your loss.

But hey, make sure sasha has fun. She deserves it.

[Soft music]

You have options. There are things I value more than money.

Such as?

Assets, of which you have many.

Not really. I mean, I guess I could finally unload my house back in bridgeport.

I’m referring to your connections.

Connections? You think I have connections?

Don’t sell yourself short. You may hold knowledge of certain business dealings, certain arrangements that could prove useful to me and my organization.

Business dealings? Oh, you want the skinny on what goes on at deception because I can– wait. Are you talking about my cousin sonny?

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I can’t tell you what to do.

Well, tell me what not to do. That’s the next best thing.

Um, I don’t know. I mean a new person is always very exciting, whereas an old love is kind of comforting.

Holly and I certainly know each other inside and out.

Yes, you do.

On the other hand, diane takes the law very seriously, and you do also.

And holly looks upon it at best a challenge, at worse an obstacle.

It’s very exciting though, isn’t it?

I’m back to square one.

Ok. I mean, I can totally understand why you don’t know how to make this decision because you never thought that you would ever be in a position like this, right?

No, I didn’T. But for what it’s worth, I’m not surprised. You’re quite the catch. You do have your moments, you know, rare as they are.

Oh, I got to go. I got–

are they just quite–

tell what’s-his-face goodbye.

You mean good night.

Yeah, that too.

[Sighs]

[Soft music]

I thought he’d never leave.

My god.

Robert and I fell in love decades ago. And those feelings never went away, certainly not for me, and I don’t think for robert either. But to answer your question, in typical robert scorpio fashion, he has neither confirmed nor denied.

Well, good to know that’s his mo.

Exactly. And I wanted you to know this because– and I realize this is going to sound patronizing.

But you’re gonna say it anyway.

I don’t want you to get hurt.

[Laughs] Well, thank you for your concern, but, really, I’ll be fine. As I said to robert, I have no intention on going to war over a man, especially one who, at this stage, is still just a friend.

And you should remain friends. I would be completely comfortable with that.

Would you? Well, that’s good to know. That’s very generous. So let’s say I bow out, and you and robert pick up right where you left off.

The ideal situation for me.

Yes. So here’s what i don’t understand. What makes you so confident that your relationship will work out this time?

The news that I want to report is just a fraction of the news that needs to be reported. And there’s administrative and economic issues. Well, “t he invader” may not beexactly what you envisioned when you started there, but I mean, it’s become a respected publication. And that’s because of your leadership.

Thank you. I really do appreciate that perspective.

Am I wrong?

I think you’re very kind. I spend most of my time finding advertisers, managing investors, managing staff. And to be perfectly honest, it’s a little disappointing that my dream for “the invader” just really hasn’t entirely come true.

Yet. But if anybody can make it happen, alexis, it’s you.

N’neka, your best bubbly, ok? We’re celebrating.

Ok, I promise. I promise you I was very, very polite when I cornered the “home and heart” producer. I just said russell, russell, russell, I mean, intentional infliction of emotional distress, et cetera, et cetera, lawsuit, lawsuit. Guess what. We ended up with five more spots for deception– primetime.

That’s amazing, lucy.

Of course, comes with one condition, mine, not theirs.

Ok. What is it?

I want you to be deceptor’s spokeswoman.

Ok. I’ll help with willow.

Oh, my god. Thank you so much. That’s more than I even dared to hope. Of course, we don’t want to do anything to make willow feel uncomfortable, right? So I was thinking that maybe you could set up a phone call.

Nina.

Then if that goes well, carly, we could maybe–

ok, stop, please. I want to be really clear here. I will help you with willow by supporting whatever decision she makes for her family. If she decides to let you in, I promise you I will not stand in the way. But if willow decides she wants nothing to do with you, I won’t advocate for you.

[Soft music]

I should have known that you weren’t going to help.

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I don’t know anything about sonny’s business.

But you’re close.

No, not really. Sonny doesn’t like me that much.

Even so, you might know more about his business than you realize.

I’m telling you I don’T. Trust me. That’s asking for trouble that neither of us wants.

I don’t understand why you seem so bothered by the suggestion. After all, it’s one way for you to settle your ever-increasing debt.

I can get the money. I just need a few more days.

You have until tomorrow. Noon.

That’s not enough time.

I grow tired of making allowances for someone who won’t take a gift when offered.

Oh, listen. I am so thankful for your patience. Really.

Perhaps I’ve been too patient. Noon tomorrow. And if you can’t pay, perhaps sasha will.

[Tense music]

Thank you both for being so supportive.

Never doubted you for a second.

I did. I mean–sorry. If I’m being honest, I did actually have some doubts. I was fearing the worst, but then–I don’t know. You just pulled it together, and you became this magnificent creature that I knew you could be.

Well, thank you regardless. Honestly. I don’t know what I would have done if you two weren’t there.

Well, that’s very nice of you to say, but I think you would have made it. I mean, even when you got distracted, you weren’t falling apart.

Mm-mm, you got right back on your feet, and you just did it. There was no stopping you.

Right. I mean, you kept your focus. You kept the segment going. And you really stuck that landing like a boss.

You know what, you’re right. I feel more like myself than I have in a really long time.

Ok, that’s good, really. Just don’t rush it too much. I mean, if you want to, then you know me, I say go for it, pedal to the metal. But just pace yourself.

Maybe it’s the rush talking, but now I’m wondering, maybe it’s time that I get back in the driver’s seat. What do you think, brook lynn?

I think you know when you know. But from where I’m standing, absolutely.

Ah, yummy. Perfect timing. Please, ladies.

Oh, my god. It can’t be that late. I told maxie that I was going to stop by her place and bring her some soup. Anyway, thank you so much for the chat. I mean, you’ve really given me a lot to think about.

Same here.

I cannot believe that I came here groveling and begging for your forgiveness and help. I never should have listened to drew.

Drew? What the hell did drew say?

He said that I should come here and acknowledge my mistakes and be honest. But you, carly, you don’t listen.

Nina, no one can save your relationship with willow but you.

But I’m standing here asking you how.

Then stop. Stop. Stop pushing through every boundary that willow sets a million miles an hour and have some patience, patience for a young girl battling cancer. I mean, all you do is put your needs ahead of willow’s time and time again.

You’re such a hypocrite.

Maybe I am. But maybe I’m not. But we both know right now I’m right. I’m right about you. And I’m right about willow. You want to be her mother, you’re going to have to do it on her terms.

That is an annoyingly good question.

I know.

Ok, so the reason that things between me and robert are going to work out this time is that, this time, there are no obstacles.

What about the fact that he’s a district attorney and you lead, shall we say, a very colorful life?

So there’s one obstacle.

Doesn’t it concern you that,despite the rich tapestry that is your history with robert, at present, the two of you currently reside in completely different worlds?

I’m not going to apologize for the way I live my life.

No one’s asking you to apologize, holly. Quite the contrary. I think you should write a book about your escapades. But has the universe really been working overtime to keep you and robert apart, or is it more likely that things have not worked out because they can’t and probably never will?

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Deceptor sales are off the charts.

Oh, even without a total meltdown. Well done, us.

Oh, my god. Haven de havilland.

This is a closed set.

No, I know. I almost just ran across it during the broadcast, naked.

Oh, you did what?

Mm-hmm.

That’s how i got your pa to cut off that cute sound effect you were using to gaslight sasha.

Ok, show’s over pal, so why don’t you move–

you know how many bones are in this hand? You want to find out?

What do you want?

Nothing. I just wanted to let you know that if you ever threaten my friend sasha again with a stunt like that, your sales figures will be the least of your problems.

[Tense music]

Honey, are you threatening me?

Why yes, ma’am, I am. And you don’t want to see me make good on any of my threats.

N’neka. Is ms. Wu still in the club?

She is. Do you want me to tell her you’re looking for her?

No, no. Thank you.

It’s been a really long time since I allowed myself to trust my instincts. Now that’s all going to change. I think it’s time to let gladys off the hook and end the guardianship. I’m ready to take the reins again.

Hear, hear.

[Glass clink]

I’ll give you this much, carly. You didn’t drive the wedge between me and willow. But once you saw it was there, you didn’t hesitate to take advantage.

If by take advantage, you mean care for the young woman who my son is in love with, the young woman that you abused relentlessly, yeah, ok, I took advantage of her.

And to think I felt guilty about–

guilty about what?

About blaming you forthe estrangement from willow when it’s clear that you will do everything in your power to keep us apart.

Nina, you can lash out at me all you want. It doesn’t make what I said any less true.

Good luck with the sec, carly.

[Tense music]

I don’t think I’ve spoken out of turn, have I?

Not at all. I appreciate your frankness.

Well, then what’s left to say except, you’re welcome? And now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to call it a night.

Not on my account.

Oh, no, no, no. I have to be in court tomorrow morning. Who knows, maybe one day I will get to defend you.

I would trust my freedom to no one else.

Nor should you.

How’d it go?

Not half bad. I actually think I kind of like her.

Oh, that’s nice. Why don’t you sleep on it? See how you feel in the morning.

Listen, I’m not too proud to admit that holly sutton has some very interesting qualities. I almost feel sorry for robert having to decide between us.

Really?

Almost.

So what did he want?

He’s having a really hard time making a decision. And he wanted me to make it for him.

Did you?

No. I didn’t, not this time.

We ll, while you were solvingyour ex’s life problems, your current, which is me.

Oh, yes. I remember him.

Was putting the finishing touches on dinner. And not to brag–

as if.

But it’s the greatest amatriciana ever made. Even I’m impressed.

[Gasps] And you’re not one to be impressed.

Are you hungry?

I could eat.

[Soft music]

Ms. Sutton. I’m so glad to see youback in port charles.

I’m glad to be back, especially since there was a moment where I didn’t think I’d be back here, or anywhere else for that matter, ever again.

Since you’re here safe and sound, I wonder if you’d be open to doing a little more business. Our last venture proved fruitful to us both, did it not?

It certainly did.

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I have to say goodbye.

[Tense music]

Goodbye? Why would you say–

I am so sorry, joss.

Hey, why are you making it sound like you’re leaving?

I am.

[Sighs]

Oh, sasha, is this is your first time wearing a baby carrier?

Well, you put it on like an old pro.

Miss gilmore?

Please, call me sasha.

I’m julie.

Nice to meet you, julie.

We actually met before. I–I was here when–

oh. Fun times, huh? I’m sorry for not remembering your name.

Don’t be silly. There was a lot going on.

[Chuckles] Here. Come on.

That is one way of putting it.

How are you doing?

I’m okay, really.

That’s good to hear. Well, welcome back to home & heart. And here’s a production schedule.

Thank you. I was hoping to see the display for the deceptor, make sure everything is in order. Is it cool if I go on set?

No, it is not cool. If you think I’m gonna work with someone as unstable as you, you really are crazy.

[Dramatic music]

N’neka, let me have another martini.

[Dance music playing]

And another round for you too?

Oh, I’m done with seltzer. I’ve been dying for a real drink all night.

Okay. What can I get you?

Scotch, straight up.

Yeah.

Had to stay sharp up until now, for all the good it did me.

[Sighs]

Rude.

[Clapping] That was an epic crash and burn in there.

Go away.

You’re on the hook for a lot of cash, gladys. What–what’s the game plan? Got another garage you’re gonna secretly sell, or…

you cheated.

I didn’t need to cheat. Let’s face it, gladys. You are a lousy poker player whose luck ran out a long time ago.

[Sighs]

[Keys jingling]

[Object clattering]

[Dramatic music]

Did something happen with willow?

She’s, uh, she’s hanging in there, handling the chemo as well as can be expected.

Well, that’s good. What brings you by?

Look, I need things to change before it’s too late.

 

[Dramatic music]

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[Suspenseful music]

Don’t shoot.

Why not? You’re an intruder.

[Tense music]

One that cooks.

Mm.

Mm.

Hi.

Hey.

I’m glad I ran into you.

You are?

Yeah. You–you rescued aunt liesl, and because of that, willow now has a fighting chance. I’m really grateful. Thank you.

Well, you’re welcome. I’m–I’m so thrilled that this is happening for willow, and all that’s left to do now is pray.

Yeah. I’m on it.

Okay.

Is everything okay, or–

you mean since the sec dragged me out of here?

Yeah, that.

Thank you.

[Indistinct chatter]

Do you want to say hello?

I better not. Ever since I arrested cody at the nurses’ ball, things have been tense between us.

Imagine that.

Excuse me.

Mr. Baldwin.

Oh, goody, it’s you.

[Chuckles] It’s good to see you too, scotty.

Just keep your grubby, sticky fingers away from my wallet.

All right, I did not steal that damn bracelet, okay? I was set up.

By who?

Well, you agree to represent me, I’ll tell you.

I am so worried about maxie. She sounded just awful on the phone.

Well, at least she took your advice and got someone to fill in for her. Who was it, anyway?

Hmm, maxie didn’t say.

This was not our agreement. Where is maxie jones?

Maxie is sick. She asked me to fill in. I explained all of this to your producer, russell.

Well, no one informed me.

Trust me, haven. Your audience is going to love the deceptor, and I’m more than capable of co-hosting the segment.

Oh, hello, miss de havilland, you are looking at the face of deception.

So? Will someone get me russell, now?

Boy.

Thanks for the assist.

Oh, anytime.

Wait. What are you doing here? You don’t work for deception anymore.

Maxie didn’t tell you? I’m back.

What are you talking about? Where are you going?

I don’t know. I’m so sorry, joss, but I can’t stay in port charles. I can’T.

Of course you can.

No, not anymore.

The video of sonny during the pikeman deal, that’s footage of him breaking the law. You gave that to michael, right?

Yes, but–

okay. Then it’s only a matter of time. Because willow’s gonna get the transplant, and she’ll be fine. Then michael’s gonna give the video to the feds. And then sonny is gonna be arrested.

But that’s just it. Michael’s not turning sonny in.

[Scoffs] What?

Sonny’s not going to prison.

Since when?

Since michael backed out of our deal.

First of all, I wanted to say thank you for throwing the sec off of drew’s trail. It bought him time to find liesl and bring her back home. So willow and I are forever grateful for that.

Well, I’m just glad it all worked out and willow’s gonna get the bone marrow transplant.

Yeah, that’s why I’m– that’s why I’m here. Willow. She–she asked me to call off the war between us.

It was never my war.

And to honor your place in the lives of people I love.

Well, you think you can do that, michael?

For willow and for my family, yes.

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Wait a minute, brook lynn. I’m confused. Last week, you said you needed to be freed up to follow your passion.

Well, I realized that was a mistake. I love this company. And there’s no reason why I can’t have it all, right? Music and deception– I’ll make the time.

Wow. That’s awesome. Welcome back.

Thank you.

Hey. Hi. Wow, it’s so sweet of you to come support sasha here today.

Oh, that’s what teammates do.

Teammates? What, did you join some sort of sports team or something together?

Oh, no, the deception team.

I’m not following.

Brook lynn is back at deception. She already spoke to maxie.

That’s right.

Really? No, because I just spoke to maxie not two minutes ago. She did not mention anything about it.

Oh, you know what? She just must have not realized it in her feverish state. Anyway, today is not about me. It is about you and your big comeback.

Okay, you.

[Sighs] Are you sure? Are you absolutely sure you’re ready for all of this?

The last time sasha gilmore was on this show, it was a disaster. And she thought a doll was her dead baby.

That was almost a year ago. Maxie’s assured me sasha’s stronger now. And besides, if she did freak out on camera, would that really be so bad?

Is that an actual question?

Our ratings were at an all-time high after sasha’s breakdown last july. It reminded our viewers that anything can happen on live tv.

You know, our ratings have been a little sluggish lately.

Right?

Maybe we could make this work to our advantage.

Scott, listen–

don’T. You want me to represent you.

Yeah. It should be an easy gig, considering I’m innocent.

Says you. But unfortunately, you can’t afford me.

I got 10k in my pocket that says otherwise.

Well, that’s pocket money. Uh, so no.

Okay, fine. 20k.

I’m not interested.

I knew it.

What?

That you had an ulterior motive, not only when you said that you would come tonight, but you picked the savoy as well.

[Sighs] I love holly. And of course I want to celebrate her safe return. What better place to do it at?

Mm-hmm. Chief scorpio, why are we really here?

Oh, two of my favorite people.

Since when?

Mind if I join you?

What can we do for you, scott?

Well, for starters, why is holly sutton running around chloroforming people when she should be in a burn unit in europe?

I’m sorry this is happening to you.

Yeah. Look, I’m told this is an ongoing investigation. And beyond that, I’m– I’m just not comfortable discussing it with you.

Yeah, understood.

Okay. So you, um, you here to see willow?

Oh, don’t worry. I’m not gonna go into her room, you know? The last thing I want to do is to upset willow or michael. I just feel better being close by, you know?

[Somber music] Hey, drew, have you ever wanted to go back in time for a redo?

Once or twice, yeah.

There’s a lot of things that I would change. I love my daughter.

I believe that.

And all I want is for this transplant to be a success so she can go back to her family.

A family that you would love to be a part of.

Desperately.

Willow made me see that by rejecting you, I was forcing my siblings to choose.

Donna and avery, you mean?

And krissy too, to an extent. And dante’s the only one who can truly navigate this. It’s not fair to the rest of my siblings. Sure, I can tell them to have a separate relationship with you and not factor me in, but those are just words.

What about wiley and baby amelia? You feel the same way when it comes to them?

My kids should be able to know and spend time with their grandfather and their aunts and uncles who love you. And that’s–that’s more important than my anger. So for the good of my family, yeah. I want peace.

Michael backed out?

[Sighs] Out of all the ways this could have gone down, michael pulling the plug is probably the last one I expected.

Me too.

How could he do this to you? How could he do this, period?

He did it for you.

What does that mean?

For all of you. Michael doesn’t want sonny going away to cause a permanent rift in the family because you know it would have.

Of course, it would have. And that sucks. But I thought we all agreed that it was worth it. What is happening? This is so wrong.

It doesn’t matter.

How can you say that?

Because right, wrong, whatever, michael isn’t gonna change his mind.

I can’t believe this.

This is the situation, and these are my options. I have to go.

Then I’m going with you.

No, you’re not.

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Hunting cabin was staged.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Why did holly steal the ice princess necklace in the first place?

Because victor ordered her to.

He needed it to find mikkos’ bunker in greenland.

Those cassadines, they like to keep things interesting, don’t they?

I’ll say.

Well, wait a minute. Wait a minute. If holly survived this fake explosion, did the necklace as well?

Yeah. We wanted victor to think that it was destroyed while holly tried to figure out where he was holding ethan.

So where’s the necklace now?

We don’t know, scott. It was lost when the wsb sank the haunted star.

Well, that necklace is worth about 35 million clams, wouldn’t you say?

It’s worth nothing now, seeing how it’s gone.

This is way too far

[Indistinct chatter]

She’s on her way.

Excellent.

[Tense music] Is it done?

Everyone on our production staff is on social media, talking up sasha’s appearance tonight and speculating what could possibly go wrong.

Oh, that’ll get them watching.

[Laughs] And when they watch, they buy.

Exactly.

[Chuckles]

I know that the last time I was here, I almost tanked the company.

[Sighs] Look, I am worried about you, not the company right now, okay? I think it’s so brave of you to step up and take maxie’s place. But if you’re not ready, you do not have to do this. I mean, come on. I could do this segment in my sleep.

Thank you, lucy, truly. Your support means everything to me. But I am the face of deception, and I am a partner in the business, and I really want to pull my weight.

Well, how does it feel to be back here?

It was a little overwhelming at first. But I’m okay now. I keep telling myself that this is an entirely different situation. I was self-medicating back then. I was deep in my grief for liam. And then to be asked to model a baby carrier–

out of nowhere, by the way.

I wasn’t prepared.

Oh, come on. No one–no one– would have been prepared. You weren’t expected to be prepared for that. What they did was absolutely awful. But look at you now. Look how far you’ve come. It’s so good. And I’m so proud of you.

And if anyone tries to interrupt your segment tonight, I will tackle them before they even reach the set.

[Laughs] I would love to see that.

[Tense music]

Sasha?

Sasha? What on earth are you doing here?

The cards weren’t in your favor tonight.

I–well–I thought I had a strong enough hand. But then that damn cody bell with his flush.

Mr. Bell had luck on his side.

[Scoffs] Either that or he’s a big, fat cheater.

No one cheats selina wu.

Right. [Chuckles] Of course. Mm, I guess I should be getting home.

Not until we discuss how you plan to cover the money you borrowed.

Change of plans, my friend. I will represent you.

I thought you said $20,000 wasn’t enough.

Ah, that’s chump change compared to what we’re gonna get. N’neka, another martini.

Oh, my goodness. What is going on in my kitchen? That smells amazing.

I am making you my amatriciana sauce. It’s simmering. I’ve also just recently uncorked a very posh bottle of chianti.

[Gasps]

And I’d like to let it breathe.

Oh, would you?

But something tells me you could use a glass.

Yes. Just fill it to the brim, please.

How was the briefing?

[Groans] It went on forever. I mean, seriously, I just–ugh. I feel like somewhere in the metaverse, I’m still answering questions. They wanted to know everything about greenland and your father and the pathogen. And I’m very tired. I just want to drink wine, eat pasta, and fall asleep in your arms.

That’s all you want to do, is it?

Depends how good your pasta is.

[Chuckles]

[Doorbell rings] Oh, just ignore them, and they’ll go away. Oh, my lord. Do you know–

[Doorbell rings] There are only two people that ring my doorbell like that. One is obrecht. And the other is– hello, robert.

Word of advice. Next time you want to pretend you’re not home, don’t leave the lights on.

[Dramatic music]

Obviously, the idea of running away with you sounds amazing. But I have no one, joss.

You have me.

No. You know what I mean. I don’t have any friends or family to fall back on. I don’t even have the military anymore. It’s just me and my skill set. But you, you have this incredible family that not only loves you but needs you. I got to meet two more of them today. And wiley and amelia are the sweetest. Wiley hero-worships you.

[Somber music]

I think he was more impressed by you.

No, I’m just some guy that used to be a soldier. But you, you’re his aunt joss, who’s gonna be a doctor, by the way. You love being pre-med.

I do, but–

no buts. I cannot possibly be to you what you are to me.

And it would be incredibly selfish of me to say yes, run away with me so that you end up needing me as much as I need you.

I do need you, though.

You like me, and you want me.

But you have so much else going on in your life. And that’s a good thing. If you came with me, it would be exciting at first– new identities, new lives.

Hey, we can make it work.

For a while, till one day, you wake up next to me, and you realize that you don’t want to be a waitress named trixie.

Well, I would never pick the name trixie.

You’d realize that you miss your friends, you miss your family, that you miss your life. And that would be my fault.

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you lost what you came in with, then dipped into my bank for $85,000.

I–I–I– I’m good for it.

I should hope so.

Can we discuss a payment plan?

You know the rules. When players borrow from the house, payment is due at the end of the night.

I–I understand, but I don’t have that kind of money at my fingertips.

Sasha gilmore does. And don’t you control your daughter-in-law’s finances?

I’m so sorry. I had no idea I’d be seeing you here tonight.

Well, the feeling is very, very, very mutual.

Is one of your products being featured?

A new line of baby bath salts called change your moody. The little ones just love it, and so do their momm–

it’s okay. It’s okay. You can talk about motherhood and babies in front of me. I am so sorry for my behavior last time.

No, no. Don’t you dare apologize. I feel terrible about what happened to you and about the role I played, however unwittingly, in it all, which begs the question, why, of all people, would I be asked to participate tonight?

Because someone is trying to push sasha over the edge.

[Tense music]

Okay. So leopold’s necklace was not destroyed in that explosion?

No. Due to the wsb’s itchy trigger finger, the jewels went to the bottom of the ocean.

So I’m back to where I started.

Well, that’s where you’re wrong. Because the necklace is part of dominique’s estate, meaning that you and serena are owed a portion of that money.

Well, yeah, I agree with you 100%. But regardless of how the necklace was lost, it’s still gone.

Well, the wsb is the reason why your big payoff and serena’s went the way of the titanic.

Wait, so you’re saying–

yeah. We sue the wsb.

Nina, I know you think that carly is the reason that you don’t have a relationship with willow.

Well, I actually just spoke to carly about this.

Right–three-plus years of treating willow like dirt because you dislike her– obviously, that’s the reason. And I know that everything changed once you found out you’re mother and daughter. But everything didn’t change for willow.

No, I get it, and I’ve given willow more than good reason to be untrusting of me. But drew, for the first time, my daughter asked something of me.

Really? What’s that?

She wants me to stop fighting with carly, and I want to give it to her. But I don’t know how to do it. If we–if we could just start fresh–

nina, you’ve got to accept that’s– that’s just not an option.

Peace is what I’ve always wanted, but I appreciate you meeting me halfway.

Yeah, well, give willow credit.

No. It takes strength from you too. I mean, you know, I shouldn’t be surprised that you stepped up for the greater good. I mean, that’s why you gave her avery back at the end, because you didn’t want to tear the family apart.

So we have an understanding?

When it comes to you, your sisters, and your kids, yeah. What about when it comes to nina?

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[Somber music]

Please talk to me.

I don’t know what to say.

Anything. Whatever you’re feeling.

Well, I feel conflicted.

Fair.

I mean, am I ready to– to give up all of my life to be with you? Am I ready to say that?

I’d be worried if you were.

But I like you…a lot.

I like you too.

I like what we have. And I want to figure out where it could go. I don’t want this to be over, and I don’t want you to leave. But I really don’t want you to die. And I really don’t want you to spend the rest of your life in prison.

Both of which are now possibilities if I stay in port charles.

So yeah, I understand, conceptually.

You’re ready to go, and you probably should. But, um, the thought of losing you… hurts my heart, and it makes me very scared and anxious.

I don’t want to lose you either.

 

[Dance music playing]

Looks like scott’s gonna be cody’s lawyer.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

For all his faults, scott’s a decent defense attorney.

Does that mean you want cody to beat the charges?

[Phone ringing]

It’s the department.

I’ll give holly your regrets.

Chief scorpio.

I won’t steal from sasha.

Didn’t you already cross that line when you sold me your son’s garage?

Exactly–sold. I didn’t give it away.

You and I both know I hardly paid market price.

I can’t do that to her again.

Then it would appear you and I have a problem.

The only thing we can prove is that the necklace belonged to taub. There’s no evidence that he gave it to dominique outright.

Yeah, but either way, the money is yours and your sister, serena, that you’re gonna share with her, right?

Yeah. No, absolutely. Where do we start?

Okay. Come by my office tomorrow, and I’ll have an affidavit for you to sign, testifying that you are taub and dominique’s son.

[Tense music]

Bye.

Bye.

“Face of deception returns to h&h–meltdown part two? Stay tuned, #home&heart.” Home & heart is implying that sasha’s gonna have a meltdown tonight on the air to get people to watch.

That is despicable. I refuse to be part of a disgusting sales grab.

[Laughs] Oh, haven and her producers better buckle up, ’cause I’m about to lift off.

Lucy. Lucy, don’T. Let it go.

Sasha, you can’t be okay with this.

No!

The more people watching, the better for the deceptor debut. It’s free publicity.

But it’s exploiting your mental health. Okay, you know what? Haven is obviously trying to rattle you. Why else would I be here, you know? I say we just call the whole thing off.

No. Haven is betting against me. Time to show her she’s making a huge mistake.

Nina’s part of my life, and she’s not going anywhere.

I understand that. I even respect that. But I need you to respect the fact that it’s up to willow to decide what kind of relationship, if any, she wants to have with nina.

That’s fair.

Can you–can you get her to back off, help her to understand that willow, you know, she’s fighting for her life?

Nobody knows that better than nina.

I know. I’m just–I’m asking you to stop her from pressuring willow.

I can’t tell nina how to deal with her own daughter any more than I want anybody to tell me how to deal with mine. I got to give her that courtesy.

Okay. Well, then, can you promise me not to advocate for nina, not to pressure willow or me?

You feel pressured?

Not openly. You’re too smart for that. We both know you’re very good at getting what you want.

I agree to let nina and willow figure out their relationship on their own. Can you do the same?

I can live with that.

Okay. I should get back to gh.

Hey, listen. If… willow needs anything, and I mean anything, I’m here.

Okay. Thank you.

I’ll see you at the hospital tomorrow. And I just want you to know that we’re gonna keep our distance. But we don’t want to be kept from our family.

Are you saying that carly will never forgive me?

No, I’m saying that you can’t erase the past or wish it away. A quick fix just doesn’t exist in this case. And to assume it does sabotages the future that you say that you want.

Drew, listen, I do want it.

Okay. All right. Great. So are you willing to work for it?

Whatever it takes.

So you gotta be honest, nina. You gotta be honest with yourself– I mean really honest. And with everybody else, you have to acknowledge your mistakes. And then maybe, maybe willow will find a place for you in her life.

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Stay.

[Somber music]

What?

Stay, and we’ll figure something out.

Even if it means I continue working for sonny?

Yeah, for now. Together, we’ll come up with a solution, okay? Just don’t give up on us.

Okay.

Really?

I cannot imagine never seeing you again. I’ll stay.

We’ll think of something, I promise.

All right. Is an affidavit really necessary?

Yes, it’s just very important that we establish that you’re leopold taub’s son. Do you understand?

No, no, no. This is horrible.

Felicia, what’s wrong?

Sasha is on home & heart tonight, and they’re promoting it by suggesting she’s going to have another breakdown.

Okay, I have to go.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute, you. You’re still on board, right?

Yeah, sure. Yeah, I’ll call you tomorrow.

[Sighs] How am I supposed to get that much money together so quickly? It’s impossible.

There might be another way for you to repay your debt.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Tense music]

Hey, you– you sure about this? We can bail at any time.

I am sure.

All right. They’re coming.

Everything set?

We’re a go.

Great. Flora, darling, what a lovely surprise.

Is it, though?

Whatever do you mean?

You know exactly what I mean, you little how–

live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Action.

[Soft music]

Welcome back to home & heart, everyone. I’m your host, haven de havilland. And tonight, I have two very special guests, flora gardens and sasha gilmore.

Thank you for having me, haven. Your viewers are in for a treat.

Oh, I hope so.

Robert, I just got off a long flight. I am very tired. It would be great if you weren’t here.

Hmm.

Or you could just help yourself to a glass of wine, I suppose.

[Wine pouring]

Oh, valentin, I see you made it out in one piece.

Yeah, thanks to the lovely anna.

Yeah, I heard– heard all about the heroics. Ah. Dashing into the chamber of death to save your sorry carcass again.

Yeah, we–we take turns. Sometimes she saves me. Sometimes I save her. Sometimes we get trapped together. We like to mix it up.

Next time, try doing it by yourself, and leave her out of it.

I chose to go on the rescue mission, robert. I chose to do that.

Much fun as this is, I’m gonna go put the pasta on.

I like mine al dente.

I have no idea why I would need to know that.

You need to stop. Because I know what you’re going to say.

Good. Then let’s say it together. Anna devane, what were you thinking?

Michael, I’m gonna light a candle for willow.

Okay. Willow will appreciate that. And I do too. See you tomorrow.

Yeah, tomorrow.

[Somber music]

So, sasha, this is your first television appearance since last year.

It is.

How are you holding up?

I am fantastic. And I am thrilled to introduce deception’s newest product, the deceptor.

Ooh. I’m still using my deception products, and I just love them.

I am so happy to hear that.

But it must have been a very trying year for you.

And now meet the deceptor wand.

Ooh! What does it do?

I am so happy you asked. The deceptor will help any woman of any age look her absolute best.

Oh. Well, we could all use that, am I right, ladies?

[Laughs]

Absolutely.

[Tense music]

[Baby crying]

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hey.

Hey. Hey, finally. Let’s get this party started.

Thank you.

Trina and your aunt are home safe and sound, which means willow has her donor. So what should we drink to first? Hm. You don’t look like you’re in the mood to celebrate anything. What’s wrong?

I have to say, not having to hide our relationship–

makes the whole sec investigation worth it?

I wouldn’t say that.

Ah.

But it is the one silver lining.

Don’t mind me.

Hey.

Welcome home.

Thank you. I’m so happy to be here. You have no idea.

Actually seeing you, it’s like confirmation that everyone’s going to be ok; willow, trina, spencer. Thank you so much.

[Tense music]

Nina and I have never had a relationship, not a good one, anyway. Us being estranged doesn’t affect anyone. There’s no collateral damage. But with you and sonny, it affects everyone you love. And I truly believe that keeping our family whole is more important than bringing sonny to justice.

You, and all your lies, your disloyalty, violence, crimes, eventually that will be forgotten, like you never even existed.

I love you. You’re my son. I’m always gonna love you.

Yeah, so you keep saying.

But I’m not gonna forget this. And if you want me to forgive, you’re gonna have to beg.

Your guest is here.

Let him in. Hail the conquering hero.

Hello, sonny. Uh, you can just call. You don’t have to send your staff.

Yeah, I don’t mean to inconvenience you, but there are some matters that we have to discuss and no one’s leaving this room until we do that.

[Dramatic music]

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Have you talked to trina? Have you seen her?

No. She’s with her mom and dad. I mean, she texted me that she and spencer are alive and back in port charles. Thank you. I mean, you rescued my best friends.

Are you kidding me? It was a huge team effort. Spencer and trina were pretty heroic themselves.

I am just so grateful that you were able to get dr. Obrecht back in time to save willow. I mean, seriously, you are a hero.

Ok, let’s not get carried away here, people.

Josslyn’s right. Although you didn’t get the hero’s welcome you deserve.

Wait, why? What happened?

Ava, I really appreciate you coming out with me tonight.

But?

Well, maybe you should go see trina. I know how worried you were.

Trina is–she’s safe. She’s with her parents, and we should celebrate. At the very least, we should raise a glass to your aunt liesl. She survived being kidnapped by victor cassadine again and she made it home in time to save willow’s life. I mean, she did, didn’t she?

Yes. My aunt liesl had the procedure to donate her bone marrow and willow is going to get that transplant as soon as she completes her chemotherapy.

Ok, well, that’s wonderful. So why so glum?

This morning, willow– she offered a way for me to make peace.

Another reason to celebrate.

It would be, except I already screwed it up.

[Monitor beeping steadily]

[Knock on door]

[Phone ringing]

[Breathes heavily] Hello, aunt liesl.

I’m sorry I kept you waiting, but I was abducted by a homicidal madman.

Don’t let it happen again.

Don’t worry, it won’T.

I’m just glad you’re all right.

I too am quite pleased by my survival.

[Chuckles] It was a great relief to donate my bone marrow today.

So it’s done?

Yeah.

Are you ok? Did it hurt?

I had the easy part. I was under anesthesia. And aside from some mild soreness, I feel absolutely fine.

I don’t know what to say. Thank you doesn’t even… begin to cover it. I’ll be able to watch my children grow up…

[Sobs] Grow old with michael. I’ll be alive, all thanks to you.

I did what I had to. After all, you’re my family.

[Tender music]

Hey, dex. Look, um, thank you for helping josslyn bring wiley and amelia to see willow at the hospital. It meant a lot to the both of us.

I was happy to help. How is willow doing?

She’s tough. She’s determined to pull through for her family. But true to form, she’s more concerned with others than herself, which is, uh, why I called you here.

I think I know what you’re gonna say. I’ll admit, I thought you’d want to wait until your wife was better to turn sonny in.

[Dramatic music] Is there another problem?

I spoke to anna. She told me how you got trina, spencer, and liesl home.

Well, he was my father. It was kind of on me to stop him.

Whatever the reasons, nina got her aunt back and now willow is gonna get her bone marrow transplant that I hope saves her life.

I’m just glad that liesl made it back in time.

You know what? You stepped up. I’m not gonna forget that.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Now, can we talk about how your associates nearly got me and my people killed?

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Ok, so that there’s no mistake, I would never get in the way of your operation, much less do anything to harm your people.

Let me explain the new developments in the pikeman deal, which you facilitated. It seems like you left out a few important details.

With respect, I told you everything that I know. I’m just a middleman. They’re not gonna give me the specifics.

Ok, well, you went on the run right after this, so let me fill you in.

Fine. I’m listening.

I was preparing my first shipment and a sniper tried to take me out. Fortunately, he missed.

[Dramatic music] When we were discussing this deal, you said something about there’s gonna be significant risks. Was that code? Did you or did you not know that I could have a target on my back?

I truly am grateful for everything you’re doing and have done. It’s just–

you don’t really know me, certainly not well. And I understand your fear that accepting me into your life also means accepting nina, whom you think you do know well. But I want you to know that I have no agenda. Regardless of how you feel about me, I– I consider you family. I have lost almost all of my relatives. When that happens, we tend to latch on to whatever family we have left. Sometimes we even put too much pressure on those relationships.

If that’s a hint for me to be more receptive to nina–

there’ll be a time and place for you to consider what role, if any, you want nina to have in your life. It doesn’t matter right now. The important thing is that you heal so that someday you may have the opportunity to make that decision and a lifetime of other happier ones.

I can’t make any promises about nina. Right now, I’m just praying I come out the other side of this.

You will.

You sound so certain. Why?

Because I’m aware of the tribulations you’ve endured in your life. Tell me, does it annoy you when people assume you’re fragile? Or do you use it to your advantage and get them to underestimate you?

I don’t know that I’ve ever thought about it that way.

No matter. I see you for the strong woman you are. Even in this weakened state, it’s obvious. You are a survivor. I know… because it’s in your blood.

My daughter asked me for a favor, which she’s never done before. So I think that’s a step forward.

Sounds promising. What’s the favor?

Unfortunately, it’s something I can’t give her.

Well, what is it? What does she want?

She wants me to drop my vendetta against carly.

Oh, that’s all?

[Chuckles] I mean, I fail to see the problem here, nina. I know how much you hate carly, but compared to having a relationship with your daughter– listen to me. Do it. Do this for willow. Lay down your arms.

Ava, it’s too late. I made sure of that when I ratted out drew and carly to the sec.

Yeah, then diane showed up and she kind of shut the whole thing down, at least for now.

I cannot believe they dragged you out of there after you risked your life to rescue victor’s hostages.

Ok, the important thing is, is that we haven’t been charged with anything yet. This is an ongoing investigation.

That’s right, and diane is on her way here now to discuss the case.

Ok, well, if diane’s on it, then I’m not gonna worry too much.

I do need you to know that while the sec is conducting this investigation, our assets and accounts have been frozen.

Ok, well, do you need me to get money out of my trust fund?

No. No, no, I just want you to be aware. I don’t want you worrying about me because diane is working on it and we’re gonna figure it all out. Ok?

Well, how long do they think this is gonna take?

There’s really no way to tell, unfortunately.

[Phone ringing] Oh. These are the lawyers from aurora. I got to take this.

Oh, go. Go, go.

This is drew.

It’s really great to see you two together, out in the open. And I can tell that you’re so happy, despite everything.

Yeah, we are. But speaking of a secret relationship being out in the open, you showing up here with dex, you want to talk about that?

 

I’ve decided I am not using the pikeman evidence against sonny.

Did you find something else to use against him?

No. I’m not turning him in at all.

Why not?

Because willow helped me realize that by sending sonny to prison, I’ll just be tearing my family apart.

But you said you were willing to accept that.

Yes, for myself, but not for my siblings. Yes, josslyn, she wants to see sonny face justice. But kristina, she’d never forgive me. And my younger siblings, donna and avery that we stuck in the middle, it’s not fair for them to have to choose between kristina and josslyn or me and my father.

You’re the boss. You have the right to change your mind. But I was hired to do a job, a job I have risked my life for a year now getting done. I have been shot, hung from a meat hook, beaten, and threatened with torture. I’ve had to spend every day with the knowledge that if sonny finds out I’m working against him, I’m dead.

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Then I came to work for you. I decided it was worth it. I’ve since come to understand sonny better, but that doesn’t change anything for me. My options are limited here.

I know, look, dex, I know I put you in a tough spot and for that I am sorry. But look, for my family’s sake, I can’t turn sonny in.

Great. Really happy for all of you. One question, michael. Where does that leave me? Because the way I see it, I only have two options here. Either I keep working for sonny indefinitely or I put him away.

There is one more option. You disappear.

Look, pikeman has a lot of enemies, the kind of people that are gonna want to keep pikeman’s merchandise out of their own enemy’s hands. Ok? Now, I didn’t know you were going to be targeted. I can’t say I’m entirely surprised.

The pikeman… rep gets cagey every time I try to ask him about any information.

That’s gonna be the case with any pikeman employee. It’s all need to know, sonny.

The sniper was a ghost. But here’s the thing. He wasn’t a mob hitman. He was a black ops from the espionage world, your world.

I’m not gonna get anyone to pikeman to confirm or deny that. But listen, I have good news.

What’s that?

I spoke to my source at pikeman. They’re very happy with the way the shipment went down. They want to work with you again.

Tell them I’m not interested.

Hey, hi. You’re back.

Yes.

And in one piece, I might add.

I am unharmed. I should be going.

Oh, wait, wait. Did you hear that I moved heaven and earth to try and find you? And I got chloroformed for my trouble.

Yes, I heard.

Yeah, I’m sorry. I almost got you blown up. But liesl, I had to do something.

On the bright side, your misguided efforts to save me rather effectively blew up victor.

Good riddance to him.

Yes. As I said, I should go.

Wait, wait, hang on a second. You know, listen, liesl, I know that we’ve had a lot of problems before victor grabbed you and we got a lot of stuff to work out. But, you know, I– I think about every morning when I wake up and I think about you before I go to sleep, except the trouble is I don’t sleep anymore. So I was wondering if you feel the same way. I mean, not that you don’t sleep, I wouldn’t wish that on anybody. But maybe we might be able to get things back on track? I mean, is there any way that things might work out with us?

Dex was a big help getting the kids here to see willow. And there’s no real reason that we have to hide our relationship anymore now that sonny knows.

But you could’ve told me.

Hello, you two. Am I interrupting a mother-daughter catch-up?

No.

I can come back.

No, no. No, nothing we can’t talk about later.

Ok.

And we will. Thank you so much for coming here. You know, I didn’t want to stray too far from willow.

Of course, I understand.

Well, I’ll leave you two to it. I know you have a lot to talk about. Diane, now that I know you’re the one helping out, I’m sure it will all be ok.

I appreciate the vote of confidence. Have a great meeting.

Yeah.

Bye.

Bye. Where’s drew?

Oh, he went to take a call. Thank you so much for getting him released.

Yeah. It was a little too easy. That said–

diane, thank you so much for coming. Sorry to interrupt there. So let’s hear it. What are carly and i looking at?

Well, unfortunately, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.

I hate that I turned in carly and drew to the sec. You know, I just–I let my jealousy get the better of me, for carly becoming more like a mother to willow. And now I did something that I can’t take back.

When willow asked you to make peace with carly, did you tell her it was too late?

Not exactly. I lied a little bit and i told her that I wouldn’t get into it with carly anymore.

Technically, that’s not a lie, though, because you tipped off the sec before you promised willow, right?

Well, I don’t think that’s gonna matter to willow. That I took revenge on carly before she asked me not to. That loophole is not gonna work for me here.

Yeah. Knowing carly, she will weasel her way out of it somehow, hopefully after she suffers a little bit. And either way, you’ve bought yourself some time here to find a way out of this.

That doesn’t change what I did to drew. That man, he went to greenland, he faced off victor cassadine to bring aunt liesl back so willow could get a bone marrow transplant. Almost as soon as he brought aunt liesl to gh, he was intercepted by the sec.

Ooh, that is not ideal.

No, I was there. It was horrible.

Yeah, it sounds like it. But you know, there’s nothing you can do. What’s done is done. You can’t change it now.

Maybe so, maybe not.

Nina, what are you thinking?

I need to mitigate the damage here. So the only thing I can do, ava, is tell willow the truth.

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I have been working to get carly’s private bank accounts unfrozen.

And?

Unfortunately, the judge has ruled that they will remain frozen for the duration of the investigation.

Ok, well, I’m sure I can arrange a loan from quartermaine assets.

No, no. No, no, I strongly advise against that. Drew, while the sec is investigating whether or not you used your very close relationship with carly to divulge business secrets, how is it gonna look if you loan her money?

Diane’s right. You know, I don’t want you getting in any more trouble.

Well, then what are you gonna for money?

I have some liquid assets to keep me afloat. And besides, diane is gonna get our names cleared. It’s gonna be ok.

Uh… yeah, about that, unfortunately–

no, no, no, you’ve been saying that word a lot today.

I know. I’m sorry. However, I cannot represent both of you.

[Dramatic music]

 

I have just been through a harrowing experience with victor.

Yeah, I know. That’s why–

please, let–let me finish.

Ok. Anything you want, my schnitzel.

I dreamed of you calling me that. I will confess that in the moments my survival was in question… I did think about you. You have my heart, scott.

Listen, you have mine as well. So with that, we could probably get through anything.

If only it were that simple. But my heart does not belong to you alone. You share that space with my children, who are no longer with me. Nathan and britta.

I know that I hurt you, and I will do everything in my power to make it up to you.

Sadly, you cannot. I was a captive on the haunted star, the very vessel where my britta breathed her last breath. When the airstrike destroyed it, I thought, it’s gone, the place where my britta had the best night of her life and I my worst. I didn’t know what to think, how to feel. But then I heard that you were instrumental, however inadvertently, in its destruction. And it felt like… a gift.

A gift? Well, maybe I did do something right.

You’ve done many things right. But as much as I love you, scott, it’s just hard for me to even look at you right now. All I can see is elizabeth and how you sided with her. And while I understand you see her as a daughter, I must side with a memory of mine. That is our truth,

meine liebe, and unfortunately, it does not set us free.

Look, dex, I’ll give you all the money you need to start somewhere new, okay? Somewhere sonny can’t touch you. It’s the least that I owe you.

That isn’t what I agreed to. The deal was I would get evidence for you to put sonny away forever and then I would get out of his business.

You did everything that I asked you to do. You gained sonny’s trust, you braved the brutality of his world. And I can’t thank you enough for everything that you’ve done. And I realize, me changing the terms like this, it comes at a great risk to you.

But you’re not gonna change your mind, are you?

No. No, I’m not.

Then I am screwed.

Dex, dex, you knew that this job could go wrong a million different ways. You signed up for that, too.

No, I signed on for a job with exactly two possible outcomes; either sonny goes to prison or he catches on to me and I end up dead. And since option one is off the table now, the only one left is me not breathing.

Listen, there’s a way for you to escape with your life. If you let me help you get away, sonny, I’ll protect you from him.

If I disappear, I have to give up my life. And I’ve gotten very attached to– to this city.

You’ve grown attached to the city or attached to josslyn?

Josslyn. I’m so happy to see you.

I’m surprised you’re even awake. How are you feeling?

Well, if I’m being completely honest, this chemo is taking a lot out of me.

I bet.

But it’ll all be worth it, provided liesl’s donation takes.

It will. Is there anything that I can do for you? Anything at all?

Yes. Tell me what’s going on. What’s happening in the outside world?

Oh, right, um…

this doesn’t have to be anything major. Just tell me something small and personal. Like, how are you studying for your finals? Are you a flashcards or an outline student?

[Chuckles] Ok. You have lowered the bar. We can do better than that. Um… I’m sort of seeing someone.

Right. Well, michael and carly sort of hinted that you were, but they didn’t give me any details. I was very annoyed that they respected your privacy like that. So tell me, is he anyone that I know?

The cargo was a lot riskier than we discussed.

What was the cargo?

Oh, just one of the most powerful plastic explosives in the world. Did you know that?

I knew that they dealt explosives. I didn’t expect them to ask you to traffic it, not on your first job with them, anyway.

I’m not in the market of arming terrorists.

No, you’re not arming terrorists. Their main client is the us military. They make limited, covert exports to small countries who need to defend themselves against larger, better equipped hostile forces.

Meaning that there are other countries who have vested interest in making sure that pikeman doesn’t move their merchandise.

Yeah, that’s right.

Right.

And that would go to extremes to eliminate anyone facilitating the movement of said merchandise.

There is no way I’m gonna sit back and be pikeman’s collateral damage.

So you want me to tell them no deal?

 

Nina, I love you, but that is a terrible idea.

It’s the only thing that I can think of. I mean, this whole thing is horrible. They froze drew and carly’s assets.

[Chuckles]

Is that funny? It’s not funny. It’s not–

I mean, it’s not funny when it comes to drew. But carly, considering she lost her shirt in the very deal she’s being investigated for, she’s lucky she has any assets left to freeze. It’s funny, and it’s delicious.

You know willow’s not gonna see it that way. They are in a lot of trouble. They’re gonna face serious prison time. And if there’s any way of salvaging this, building any kind of relationship with my daughter, I’m just gonna have to come clean. I’m gonna have to apologize to willow for all the pain that I put her and her family through.

Nina, let me remind you something. None of the current or former members of the corinthos family are forgiving people. That includes willow. If you come clean, she will be furious with you.

Yeah, but what if she finds out from someone else later?

Then she’ll be furious later. If you admit what you did, carly will be out for your blood, not to mention michael and drew and the whole quartermaine clan. And of course, there’s sonny.

What about sonny?

Carly is the mother of his children. Do you really think he’s gonna be fine with you turning her over to the feds?

No, but he loves me.

Yes, he does right now. But if he finds out that you threw carly to the wolves, I promise you, that will change.

I know, I know there’s gonna be consequences. Shouldn’t I face them?

When you dropped the dime on carly and drew, were you lying?

No.

No, you weren’T. Exactly. They committed an actual crime. All you did was report it. If they didn’t want to go to prison for insider trading, then maybe they shouldn’t have done it. Nina, all you will get for your honesty are lifelong and very powerful enemies. You will lose willow forever. You will lose sonny forever. Do you really want to throw away everything that makes you happy?

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Just tell me this. Are you happy?

Yeah, I am.

Good.

[Tender music] Thank you for sharing at least that much with me.

I’ll share everything with you eventually, ok? I promise.

I’ll hold you to that. And thank you so much for being here. It means the world.

Well, it’s not just me. It’s michael and my mom and drew. We’re all here and we’re gonna be here for you every step of the way, ok? All of us.

The love and support from the whole family has kept me going through all of this, the way everyone’s coming together.

We love you.

I love all of you, too. And… as nervous as I am about the transplant, I’m also feeling hopeful for all of our futures again. Bye.

Bye.

I feel the same way.

I want you to deliver a message for me. I might be open to another deal, one that would facilitate another shipment, the way it was before, not under these circumstances. Pikeman needs to get their affairs in order, figure out who came after me. Then… we can move forward, but not until then.

I will convey that message, and I’ll get back to you.

You bring up some good points.

Mm-hmm. That you obviously hadn’t considered.

So where do I go now? I mean, do I just go forward with this huge secret hanging over me and everyone I love?

Yep.

What if I get caught?

How? Is anyone besides me aware that you knew carly and drew were romantically involved at the time of the merger?

Well, martin grey.

Attorney-client privilege. He can’t say anything.

He’s the one who informed the sec about the insider trading and he assured me that there’s no way to trace that tip back to me.

Well, great. I’m not gonna say anything. So good news, nina. You’ve already gotten away with it. You’re the last person anybody would suspect.

Why would you say that? My animosity towards carly isn’t a secret.

No one’s animosity towards carly is a secret. Aurora’s assets were frozen, too, right? And aurora owns crimson, so why would you undermine your own business?

Oh. That’s true.

Nina, you’ve gotten away with murder. Don’t tell anybody where to find the body.

Drew, I was only too happy to step in and get you released. But moving forward, it would not be in your best interest to have the same representation as carly.

I don’t understand. Won’t it help if we have the same strategy?

No, because the sec is gonna pit the two of you against each other. If this goes to trial, you will be separate defendants, so you should have separate attorneys fighting your respective charges.

Well, then you should represent carly.

No. You are the ceo of aurora. You engineered the merger. You should have the better representation.

The qs have a shark tank full of lawyers that I can use. I mean, you should have somebody that knows you implicitly, somebody that’s represented you and your family for years.

But– diane, what do you think?

I think he’s a very smart man that makes a very compelling argument.

Ok, that’s what we’ll do.

Good. I’m glad that’s settled. Carly, I will be in touch. In the meantime, the two of you look great together.

[Dramatic music]

 

Now what?

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Oh.

Is that scott?

Oh, he’s got that lost puppy dog look.

He’s ok. Hey, scott.

Hi.

Are you all right?

What’s up?

Oh, hiya, girls.

Oh, what happened? Are you ok?

Well, I tried to mend some fences with liesl, but, uh, we’re finished.

No, she’s just been through a lot.

No, I know. I thought she might, you know, come to my waiting arms, but no such luck.

Just give her some time.

Yeah, yeah, the woman obviously loves you.

What do you mean, obviously?

Well, if she didn’t, she wouldn’t be so mad at you. What did she say exactly?

Well, she said that our truth does not set us free, which translates to me that even if you love somebody, if you mess with their family, there is no coming back.

Ok. So how do you think the sec is gonna pit us against each other?

Look, if they want to play dirty, let them. We can handle whatever they throw at us.

That’s right.

The way I see it, we can take on the world as long as we’re together.

[Dramatic music]

 

All right, girls, I’m not good company. I’m gonna go have some martinis.

Oh.

So what are we doing here? Are we celebrating? Or are you planning to ruin your relationship with willow?

All right, you’re right. You’re right. I can’t tell willow that I turned in carly and drew to the sec.

Exactly. Trust me. Nothing good will come of clearing your conscience.

At least not this time.

Almost never. Ok, to– to seeing reason. Everything is going your way. Liesl is gonna save willow’s life. Carly and drew will– they’ll face the consequences of their actions. Best thing for you to do is keep your mouth shut and your eyes forward.

And hope for the best.

 

Hi. Why did you need to see me? Hey, what’s going on?

I have to say goodbye.

[Knock on door]

Come in.

You have another visitor.

I’m not expecting anyone.

You’ll want to see this one.

Send him in.

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

I recall you saying you felt you owed me for helping to get chase reinstated, and you were wondering when I was gonna ask you to pay up.

Right, you accused me of being just like my father, only thinking in terms of money and stock market shenanigans.

Yeah, well, relax. I’m not gonna ask you for money or stock. But I have thought of something that you can do for me that will settle the account.

I really do wanna pay you back, okay? But right now just isn’t the right time. With willow’s life literally hanging on by a thread and michael needing our love and support, everyone is distracted. It’s not the right time for me to take on a new project.

Exactly. The family is distracted. It is the perfect time for you to do something without attracting unwanted attention from our nearest and dearest. And lucky for you, I know exactly how you’re gonna do it.

You want me to take your place at the home & heart shopping channel? Go back on the very same show where I had a nervous breakdown on national tv?

Okay, I wouldn’t be asking, but I have this stupid sinus infection. And you’re the only person who could step in at a moment’s notice and tell the world about the wonders of our beauty breakthrough, the deceptor!

What about lucy?

The whole world thought she was dead. And knowing lucy, she would feel the need to explain that she wasn’t really dead, she was being held captive by victor cassadine, she’d make the whole thing about herself, and the product would get lost. No. No, gladys. It has to be sasha. [Sighs] My last appearance was a literal nightmare. I hallucinated liam, which almost cost us the company, not to mention the toll it took on my mental health. Besides, I can’t even imagine that home & heart would want me back on the air. I’m sorry, maxie, but the answer–

sasha gilmore, if you say no– okay, I will forgive you. I will. But there is one person who never will.

Your usual, ms. Wu: The house mocktail with a twist of lime.

Kind of you to remember, my dear. Oh, as for my private party?

Yes, I had instructions to reserve the back room for your nephew’s birthday party.

Excellent. Then everything’s being taken care of.

Well, not everything. I mean, you still need someone who knows his way around a deck of cards.

[Applause]

Thank you. Good to see ya.

Ah!

Hey.

Yes! He’s back.

Good to be back.

Yeah?

Aw. And here I wondered if anyone cared that I was finally back to work.

Oh, here. I care. I especially care, because these, my friend, these are for you. Have at it!

Whoa.

So how’s it feel?

Honestly, it kind of feels like I never left. Wait. Why aren’t you at gh?

Well, I was, but willow’s in isolation now, and honestly, there’s only so many times I can tell michael it’s gonna be okay.

How’s willow doing?

She’s weak, but everyone’s optimistic because drew’s back with obrecht.

The bone marrow transplant’s gonna work. It has to.

I know how much willow means to you, so here’s hoping. In the meantime, I’m gonna distract myself by digging into this case.

Is there anything I can do to help?

Yeah, those.

[Somber music]

[Sighs] Things look pretty bad for your friend cody.

Well, yeah, you know, sometimes things aren’t always what they seem.

Oh, sweetheart, you finally made it home.

[Squeals]

And we have you to thank for that.

Oh, it wasn’t just me. We–it took a whole team to make this happen.

Yeah, it took all of us.

Mom, I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for curtis and laura and all the others, but most especially, I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for spencer.

[Suspenseful music]

 

[Dramatic music]

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I think I can speak for everyone when I say that the only thing that matters is that trina’s home safely.

Yeah, curtis is right. You’re safe, and so are all the other people that could have been hurt if victor had his way.

Well, the good thing is that uncle victor didn’t get his way.

Amen to that. And now it’s time to focus on the living, starting with my sweet little grandson, who will hopefully be growing up in a much better world. But first and foremost, we need to check him out and make sure that he didn’t suffer any injuries during his captivity or his rescue.

Oh, oh, of course. Let me take you to pediatrics?

Oh, that’s okay, portia. They’re waiting for us.

Okay.

Thanks.

Do you want me to come with you?

Thanks, but I think that me and my grandmother can handle this. I think it’s probably best that you be with your family right now.

Now, despite everything that spencer’s baby brother has gone through, he is far too young to understand anything that’s happening, so I think he’s gonna be fine.

Okay.

But you, on the other hand, I need to make sure that my little baby girl is all right.

I’m fine, really. But there’s one thing that I need.

Anything.

I need to talk to my dad.

[Suspenseful music]

There is someone who won’t forgive me for not going back on home & heart? Are you talking about valentin or some of the other deception investors? I embarrassed them once, and I won’t risk another meltdown on air.

Okay, sasha, if you don’t get back on that horse or bicycle, or whatever metaphor you wanna use, the only person who’s never gonna forgive you is you! The last time you were at home & heart, you were in a really bad place. And I saw you get through that. I know that you are stronger now than you ever have been before. I wouldn’t be asking you to do this if I didn’t fully believe that. Let’s be real. You’re not just another partner in this company. You are the face of deception. And sadly, it is true that some people get a twisted thrill out of watching others fall down. But you know what people love even more? A redemption story. There’s not a woman out there who didn’t feel your pain, and they wanna see that you’ve come back from that. You absolutely cannot say no.

Maybe sasha can’t say no, but I can.

[Dramatic music]

This is yours for the taking.

If that’s supposed to be your calling card, it should be a joker. As for tonight’s poker game, your presence won’t be required.

Since when?

My guests enjoy playing for high stakes, not with known common criminals. Not only were you foolish enough to steal a bracelet at the nurses’ ball, you made it worse by getting caught.

I’m innocent.

Yeah, for your sake, I hope that’s true. Prison can be so confining. Regardless, didn’t you recently tell me you wanted out of the game?

Yes, I did, but, you know, times change, okay? Defense attorneys don’t come cheap. So come on, have a heart. Let me play for my usual cut.

You may dream big, but at the end of the day, you’re just a petty thief. And there’s just no room at the table for that.

Look, I know that cody is your friend, but do you really buy that someone planted a bracelet in his pocket?

Ever since I’ve known him, cody’s found trouble. I mean, he’d tell you that trouble finds him. But when he landed in town last year, I thought maybe he left all that behind. It looks like maybe he’s still working angles whenever he can. However, this friendship with sasha, it seems legit. And why would he steal her mother-in-law’s bracelet? What, hide it in his coat pocket? It’s ridiculous.

Wasn’t cody friends with britt westbourne? Didn’t that involve some jewelry too?

Yes, but sometimes people do the wrong things for the right reasons. I know I get that, and I’m thinking you’re familiar with that concept as well.

Helping chase get his badge back is worth any price, okay? How much do you want to make us even?

I want you to go back to work at deception– the sooner, the better.

What?

[Laughs] You want me to get my old job back?

Why wouldn’t you? You didn’t burn any bridges when you left, did you?

No, of course not. Those women are all my friends, but… I only started working there in the first place to help maxie. I was pretending to be bailey lou’s mother, and the only way that maxie could see her child was when I brought her to daycare at work.

And when maxie got her child back, you stayed at deception, correct?

I did. I liked working there– you know, the people, the products. But that is not what I wanna do with my life, okay? My passion is in music, or do you not remember telling me as a kid not to follow in my dear old dad’s footsteps when he was singing as eddie maine? You know, it’s a good thing I didn’t take your advice, because not only have i reclaimed the rights to my songs, but all these opportunities are opening up for me now, you know, to produce music and–and rep musicians.

Uh-huh. Well, you can write all the songs you want after you do this for me.

What part of “I quit” is unclear to you?

Un-quit. Tell maxie that you, uh– you miss working with her. Make nice to sasha. And, god forbid, flatter lucy coe. Tell her you wanna learn from her.

This doesn’t make any sense. Why do you care if I work at a cosmetics company? What are you really after, huh?

[Suspenseful music]

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I want you to be a standout employee. I want you to make yourself indispensable.

I always try and do that.

And while you’re at it, keep your eyes open. I want you to find out what’s happening at research and development.

Research and development?

I don’t wanna know what the next hot thing for summer is. I don’t wanna know what’s gonna sell in the fall. I wanna know what’s down the pipeline.

I don’t get it. [Laughing] You don’t care about elq, and all of a sudden, you’re all into the cosmetics biz?

Let’s just say I’m curious. From time to time, I will check in with you, and you’ll tell me what the next big thing is. You can do that for me, can’t you, after what I did for chase? Does that sound like a fair deal to you?

What it sounds like is corporate espionage. Are you asking me to be your personal spy?

Sure, I made my share of mistakes, but stealing expensive jewelry isn’t one of them.

That’s good.

[Chuckles] It’s also good to have you back where you belong.

Well, I didn’t do it on my own. I had help.

Right. Right, so you and brook lynn–

you know, if you would have asked me before the nurses’ ball, I would have said no way.

Uh-huh. But then she did that thing where she stood up to her dirtbag ex-manager?

Saved me the trouble from smacking the guy again, not that I would have.

No, no. You’d never. Never.

It’s like you said with cody. Sometimes a person does the wrong thing for the right reason.

– You vouch for me, the other players will come around.

What keeps the poker games running smoothly and profitably is avoiding the curious eyes of authorities. And yet you expect me to allow a common jewel thief to sit down at the table? How could I explain that to my guests? How could I retain their trust?

You can tell them the truth.

And what is that?

That I’m not a thief. I was framed.

I’m sorry, maxie, but I can’t let you use my daughter-in-law to sell some newfangled beauty product, not when her mental health is at stake.

Gladys, thank you for standing up for me, but I know that maxie only means well.

Well, maybe if it was a different show or at a different studio, but to go back to the same place where you had your breakdown? I won’t agree to that.

You’re actually kind of proving my point, gladys. It is sasha’s well-being that I’m thinking about, and she needs to face her fears by doing the same show.

Oh, and what if she’s not ready?

Isn’t that for sasha to decide?

Maxie, are you sure there is no one else to make this presentation?

You and I are the only ones that have been following the deceptor since its planning stages. Nobody knows how to sell it like we do. I wish I were up to the challenge, but my sinuses are holding me back. But you’re up for it. I know you are.

Maybe you’re right. Maybe the only way to conquer my fear is to face it.

You asked if it’s up to sasha to decide. Legally, it is up to me, and I won’t let her do it.

[Suspenseful music]

Are you sure that you don’t need to see a doctor or–

no, it’s just cuts and bruises. Really should have seen the other guy.

[Laughs] I wasn’t only afraid for trina. If anything had happened to you…

portia.

I don’t know–

it’s over.

Is it, curtis?

Hi, it’s laura. Listen, we’re all here at the hospital. I think you’d really wanna be here.

I promise you, little brother, this exam is not going to hurt.

Hey.

Hey.

How’s he doing?

He’s good. I was just telling them that when you used to take me to the doctor… [Laughs] You told me that if I was good, then I would get a lollipop. And I don’t know, I still wish that things were that simple.

Yeah, they’re not that simple because things change, but some things never do.

Okay, so it’s just the two of us. You need to tell me something about this spencer boy?

No, no, no. This isn’t– this isn’t about spencer. This is about you and me. And I wanted to tell you first what I’ve decided because it could impact you more than anyone else.

Okay. So what are you deciding?

I changed my mind. I wanna take the dna test and learn the truth.

[Suspenseful music]

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I wanna be absolutely clear. No matter what that test results say, you’re always gonna be my dad.

Like I’d ever let you forget that.

Dad, I’m serious.

Yeah, I know. I know. I just was– just trying to make it easier for you. Um…

[Sighs] But can I ask you why you changed your mind? [Sighs heavily] Because of the last few days and everything I’ve been through. When things were at their worst, I saw how spencer loved his little brother, and it reminded me that there’s nothing more important than family. And that’s when I made the decision that if I made it through, that I wasn’t gonna let secrets come between me and my family ever again.

Like your mom did.

20 years ago, my mom swept things under the rug because she was afraid to face the truth. And one day, in the future, hopefully, I’ll forgive her. But I’m not repeating her mistake. We all need answers, and I’m the only one that can get them.

When you walked through the door, my heart, it just– it skipped a beat because I wasn’t sure…

[Voice breaking] You know, just the thought that I might never see you again.

I’m not gonna lie that there were times when I was out there that I just didn’t think that I was gonna–

excuse me. Curtis ashford?

Who wants to know?

My name is hursley. I’m an agent with the wsb.

I was already debriefed in greenland.

Yes, but not by me. Can I ask you to join me for some additional questions?

[Uneasy music]

Okay, let’s get it over with.

Why plant me back at deception? Oh, don’t tell me you want my employee discount for wrinkle cream?

I don’t have wrinkles. I have character. The only interest I have in cosmetics is lining my pockets with green. You can have all the music you want, but this way, you can also have health insurance. Sounds like a win-win to me.

No, not a chance. I don’t know what you’re actually up to, grandmother, but music is my life. [Cackles] Oh, so you’re telling me that chase has no part in it? Honey, you called me in tears. You begged me to help you because the board was about to deny his request for reinstatement.

Yes, and I have repeatedly expressed my gratitude for your help.

Well, that help, much like that shiny badge, comes at a price, or are you deluded enough to think that that little speech you gave the board single-handedly convinced them to give chase another chance? Ooh, I wonder how chase would react if he knew that he owed his badge not to you, but to me and the very expensive strings I had to pull.

Brook lynn never would have gotten mixed up with linc brown again if she hadn’t been trying to help me get my badge back.

So you’re saying there’s a chance?

Don’t you have a lot of work to do?

Ah-ha, yeah. I actually do. I wanna start digging into that sec case and see what they got on drew and carly. Do you know the entire quartermaine family, my mother included, believe that ned was behind it? I guess I’m not convinced. But then again, I wasn’t convinced when they found a stolen bracelet in cody’s pocket either.

Gladys corbin set me up, okay? She knows that I’m onto the scam that she’s running, trying to bilk her–her daughter-in-law. So she’s trying to discredit me before I blow her and her plan out of the water.

Cody, I simply don’t care.

Okay, look, and I respect your point of view, but I’ve been a regular in that backroom poker game for a while now. So suddenly, if I’m a no-show, the other players are gonna start asking questions.

Such as?

Why was a petty thief allowed in the game to begin with?

Gladys, it is not up to you to let sasha do anything. She’s a grown woman with a mind of her own.

I know that. But it’s also my responsibility not just as her court-appointed guardian, but also as a member of her family.

So what you’re really saying is, you’re worried you’re gonna lose money because sasha could have another meltdown?

That’s a low blow, maxie.

[Scoffs] Okay, you’re talking about her facing her fears. What if those fears are too strong for her right now? What if she cracks again, and we can’t pick up the pieces?

You’re right, gladys. You do have a say. But my friends and partners at deception have stood by me, and I am ready to return the favor and start living my life again.

[Warm music]

Thanks, grandmother. Orange, too. I like orange. [Laughs] This brings back memories. I just wanna get the all-clear from the doctor so that we can go home.

I know.

Which I know means more time around esme, and I haven’t even told her that we’re back in town yet. But I know that she has every right to be here because she is ace’s mom.

Yes, and I knew that you were gonna feel that way. So I hope you don’t mind, but–

you hope that I don’t mind what?

Where’s my baby?

[Gasps] Here you go.

Hi.

[Soft music]

 

[Crying]

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Oh, you would be so proud of your son. He was just as brave, if not braver, than everyone on the “haunted star,” right?

We all made sure that he was safe and warm.

And by we, you mean you and laura, right?

Yes, the two of us helped, but trina also did a lot.

Oh, well, tell her that I owe her a huge thank-you, especially after all the things people say I did to hurt her. I–

if you knew trina, you’d know that she’d never take it out on ace.

I am just glad that the nightmare is over and that victor cassadine is–

is dead. It’s really okay to say it. The world is a better place without him.

[Knocking]

Hi, everybody. I’m here to examine ace. Right, so, esme, you’re his mom, so you can stay. But mayor collins and mr. Cassadine…

[Clicks tongue] Let’s go.

Okay.

[Whispers indistinctly]

[Sighs] So it’s been three months since my whole world turned upside down and I found out that it might be possible… that curtis–oh–

oh, I get it. I get it. You wanna know.

Want to? No. But I feel like I need to know. If curtis is my biological father, that means that I’m related to stella and that marshall would be my grandfather.

Hey, you know what? I appreciate you sharing your decision with me. You know, that’s very kind. That’s who portia and me raised you to be. But you know, just with that said, you don’t need my permission.

Yeah, maybe not, but I would like your blessing.

You have it, baby girl. Today, tomorrow, forever.

[Pensive music]

And I agree with you. Secrets tear families apart.

[Sighs] So you go learn whatever you need to learn, okay? But if you think that these results, whatever they are, are gonna change how I feel about you or me being your dad–

oh, never, ever.

So wsb agent wants to talk with me alone. Is this where you get rid of me to close the book on victor cassadine?

We don’t play those games anymore.

I’m sure. So if you don’t wanna silence me, what exactly do you want?

The bureau was very impressed with the way you handled yourself amid all the chaos in greenland, even if you went rogue in doing it.

Well, I tell you what, I would do the same thing all over again if it meant saving someone I love. Call it reckless if you want to.

We call it initiative.

Agent hursley, I’ve been around the block a few times. And I know that if you’re looking into me, you already did research into my background. So you know it wasn’t all pretty.

We know you were a damn good cop before– well, let’s just say you made some bad choices. But that was a long time ago, and the bottom line is, we can use a man like you.

I already have a job. I assume the wsb already knows that.

The bureau can’t be everywhere at all times. We need assets in the field– strictly off the books, of course, but ready and able to help when needed. So what do you think?

That is the sasha gilmore that I know and love. And I’m not the only one. Your one appearance on home & heart made quite the impression.

I bet.

Not in a bad way, sasha. People sympathized with you. They’ve been following you ever since. They will be rooting for you.

That’s nice to hear. If I can just find a way to look into that camera again and think about the people watching as my friends, as people who have problems, just like I do, then maybe I can help them as well as help myself.

Have I ever told you that you’re my hero? And there’s nobody else I would rather–

[Sneezes] [Groans] The last thing I want is to hold you back. If you really think you’re ready for this, I won’t stand in your way.

Thank you, gladys. [Groans] I just hope you don’t regret it later.

[Soft music]

Okay.

 

[Door shutting]

Okay, fine. I can admit that you may have made the review board more receptive to giving chase his job back, but chase also proved that he deserved to be reinstated.

I agree. Chase is a straight shooter. Exactly my point. How do you think he’s gonna react when he finds out you went behind his back to me? Better yet, let’s find out. [Scoffs] You’re bluffing.

Am I? As luck would have it, I have him on speed dial.

What?

[Phone rings] What, who’s calling you?

I don’t know. I don’t recognize the number.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. Maybe it’s that anonymous sec source.

This is detective chase. How can I help you?

Detective chase, this is tracy quartermaine. Our paths crossed at michael and willow’s wedding, remember?

[Suspenseful music]

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There was a part of me that enjoyed all the action in greenland. Who wouldn’t wanna kick ass and take names, especially when the name is cassadine?

So I can tell my superiors we can count on you?

I’m not saying that exactly, see, because there’s still a part of me that enjoys working at my nightclub, listening to live music, and making sure that my customers are okay, and letting someone else be the tough guy.

I’ll take that as a maybe. There’s no need to give me a definitive answer right now.

[Phone chiming]

I just texted you my private number. Think about it, and give me a call, because that nightclub of yours may seem a little tame after saving the planet.

Do not overplay your hand with me. The guests at my table trust me.

No doubt. But you’ll still have a lot of explaining to do. Don’t you think the better play is to double down on your faith in me?

Don’t listen to him. [Chuckles] What’s the matter, gladys? Guilty conscience?

I don’t know what pack of lies cody’s been feeding you, but the man was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, so to speak. If you’re as smart as I think you are, you’ll get rid of him.

You’re half right, gladys, because I was thinking about getting rid of both of you.

Yes, of course I remember you, ms. Quartermaine.

Well, aren’t you sweet, detective chase?

So what can I do for ya?

My granddaughter told me that you just got reinstated. Congratulations.

Yeah, well, actually, I owe your granddaughter for standing up for me.

Ah, yes. Well, she’s nothing if not loyal. Since I’m back in town for a while, I’ve decided I wanna take a greater interest in the community. Shall we have lunch?

Lunch?

I’ll be in touch.

[Suspenseful music]

Your mom’s married to ned, right? So you speak quartermaine? What the hell was that about?

So what’s it gonna be? Are you gonna take the deal, or am I gonna take the lunch?

I didn’t mean to hurt my mother-in-law’s feelings, but I can’t depend on gladys forever. Sooner or later, I have to take charge of my own life, my own choices, my own mistakes.

Well, the biggest mistake would be trusting gladys more than you trust yourself. I’m not at all saying that gladys doesn’t care about you, but she seems to think of you as– as some sort of victim, someone who needs protecting.

And how do you think of me?

Besides the fact that you are completely gorgeous, I see you as strong, capable, someone who has grown leaps and bounds this past year and is ready to take on the world again. But before you step in front of those cameras, the only thing that really matters is if you feel the same way.

Is my little boy gonna be all right?

Well, considering he survived an adventure on the high seas and narrowly escaped an international incident, I’d say he’s doing all right. But he could really use one thing.

Well, please tell me.

His mom.

Hi, ace.

[Somber music]

Trina and taggert still up in your office?

Yes. Is everything okay?

Nothing I can’t handle.

[Elevator dinging]

Good.

Hey, why don’t I just take off?

No, no, stay. I told this to my dad, and I wanted you to both hear this from me so that we could stop asking questions and start living like a family again. And in order to do that, I wanna get a dna test.

[Suspenseful music]

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How’s ace?

Your little brother? He’s doing great.

Oh, good.

Ready to go home.

Home, as in all of us going back to living at my grandmother’s place, assuming that’s still okay with you.

You know, normally I don’t like to speak for kevin, but this is one time I can say with real confidence that we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Thank you, doctor.

Anytime.

After you, my dear.

Why do you think brook lynn’s grandmother wants to have lunch with me?

Well, if it was anyone else, I’d say she probably just wants to talk about you and her granddaughter. But it’s tracy quartermaine, so I bet she’s got another agenda.

You think I should stay away?

You could, or you could be a detective and go out to lunch.

Just remember, detective chase is only a phone call away.

That won’t be necessary. Just as always, you win. When do you want me to start working back at deception?

How do I feel about going back on the cameras at home & heart? Honestly, part of me wants to run and hide. But I won’t give in to that fear. Even if I fail–

which you won’T.

Thank you. But I won’t know until I try.

Wait, so you’re in?

I’m in.

[Both laugh]

Yes.

It’s his fault.

It’s her fault.

Consider yourselves warned, both of you. Now, cody, if you can play your cards tonight like you’ve played them with me, you can have a place at the table.

Thank you. You won’t regret it. [Clears throat] I haven’t forgotten about you, gladys. You, too, have a place at the table. Who knows? Maybe your luck will change.

[Soft music playing]

I wish that I had never put you in this position in the first place, but I’m so proud of you for wanting to know the truth.

Yeah, I second that.

Thank you. That means a lot to me.

[Elevator dinging]

[Sighs] The doctor gave ace the thumbs-up that he’s healthy, so all of us are gonna take him home now to grandmother’S.

Okay. I’m glad your little brother is okay.

[Somber music]

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Ned: For the thousandth time, I did not turn them in.

It was a smart business tactic.

It was a gross betrayal.

I didn’t do it!

You double-crossed michael and drew with valentin when you tanked the merger with aurora by becoming chairman of the board of elq. Why do you expect us to believe you now?

Ok, I admit, I threw in my lot with valentin. But that is standard quartermaine family politics. It’s a far cry from turning drew and carly into the sec. Drew is family. The q’s stay loyal to each other.

You talking about me behind my back?

Drew, I heard you brought back dr. Obrecht from– oh!

Whoa, whoa, easy there. This is hardly a fair fight.

You ratted me out to the sec after I come to you. I come to you trying to put this family back together. This is what you do? Ned, guess what? You want a war? You got one.

You’re really doing this, huh?

You know I am. I do not need an ice pack.

The ice pack is for a sinus infection, which is a lot more effective if you’re lying down and not going to work.

Mom, we’ve been through this. I have had sinus infections before.

Well, then you know you probably need antibiotics and you definitely need rest.

I will rest after, ok? Spinelli has the kids. I’ll take the weekend to recover.

Why can’t you reschedule?

Because we are lucky that the home & heart shopping channel is letting us pitch our products again after what happened the last time we were there. Calling in sick at the last minute? Not an option. The future of my company is at stake.

[Coughing]

[Dramatic music]

Oh, I’m so glad you’re here. It’s so good to see you.

Try keeping me away. I heard that everyone has been found, they’re safe. Does this mean that obrecht can be willow’s donor? Is willow getting the transplant?

Yes, it looks like it’s happening. I mean, willow just started her final round of chemo. And they did put her in isolation, you know, to protect from possible infection.

Whatever anyone needs, gladys and I are here. I know that you are going through a lot yourself, since–

since I’m being investigated by the sec.

[Clears throat]

That’s funny, I didn’t realize we had an audience.

You did. You might want to consider locking your door, or at least closing it.

It’s entirely my fault. There’s something about saving the world that makes a woman act on impulse.

Marcus.

Portia.

Thank goodness you’re back. Oh, it’s been a nightmare.

I tried to get my field office involved. They balked. I couldn’t stand the stone wall and I lost my temper. I wound up getting detained.

Well, you’re not the only one. Robert scorpio almost got into trouble with the wsb.

I should have stayed. I could have gone with curtis. I could have gone with laura.

Don’t do that. It’s ok. Trina is safe. She’s on her way home.

Yes, but I still could have helped her more.

Maybe you still can. Trina might be on her way home, but she’s not out of danger, not while spencer cassadine is in her life.

You holding up ok?

I feel like I can breathe again. We made it.

We should be landing soon.

That’s good.

Yeah.

[Sighs] Well, we did it. We saved the day. The world has no idea.

Yeah. And as per the wsb, they never will.

Yeah, but it’s still good to have the W.

Winning exacts a high price. I can’t help but think about what I’ve had to pay to reach this moment.

[Dramatic music]

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Are you insane?

Everyone needs to take it down a notch.

Having me picked up by federal agents and hauled off the second I get home– is that taking it down a notch? I just gotta know.

We all appreciate what you’ve done, drew.

No, I don’t need to be appreciated. Willow’s life was at stake. But not having me detained, that would have been appreciated.

Drew, I didn’t make that call. It wasn’t me!

Of course you did. You said you were gonna do it, man, and you did it.

This is a different side of you.

Ok, I don’t care how angry you are at ned, you do not bring violence into this house.

I can’t believe you’re defending him. I thought carly was your friend. Of all the petty and the spiteful things that you could have done, now you’re going to put carly through this now?

For the last time, I didn’t contact the sec.

Come on, ned, of course you’re gonna deny it. It’s disgusting. You wait until I leave, then you stab me in the back and you cover your tracks like the coward you are.

The timing couldn’t be worse, you know? My family needs me right now and I have no idea what’s going to happen with this sec business.

I’m so sorry, carly.

Thank you. But right now I just want to focus on willow’s health. And thank god drew found liesl and they’re home safe.

It’s a miracle. Gladys and I were so relieved when we heard.

Where is gladys?

She’s on the phone with a customer service issue.

Yes, a family emergency. No, I have to cancel our trip. That’s right. The deluxe spa package with all the add-ons. I know, I know. We were supposed to leave tonight, but like I said, family emergency. What do you mean non-refundable?

I thought deception stock stabilized.

For now, but in order to keep it that way, we have to take our company to the next level. And being blacklisted by the home shopping circuit, not particularly helpful.

I get it. But sasha’s on-air meltdown wasn’t her fault.

Oh no, trust me, I know that. But still, I had to call in favors to get us back on home & heart. Look, if our product is successful there, that will open doors for us. Everything is riding on this.

What new product?

Mom, we are launching a skincare product called the deceptor.

From the start, you know that spencer has been a problem. The whole reason that trina got involved with that esme prince mess was because he lied to her. And spencer keeps dragging trina into all these dangerous situations. And for some reason– some reason trina is always willing to forgive him.

You don’t have to break it down to me, portia. I do not trust that boy and his family one little bit. But I also know it is not the time to push trina on anything. I’m just thankful that she’s coming back to port charles and she’s safe.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, she’s safe now. But we both can’t ignore the fact that she would have never been on that boat in the first place if she wasn’t infatuated with spencer.

Want me to hold ace for a while?

No, it’s ok. I don’t mind. I’m just glad that we got him out of there and out of victor’s influence.

I still can’t believe you jumped off that boat before it was hit.

Hardly. I almost didn’T. When I heard the drones, I knew what they meant. I froze. My mind told me that I had to do something, but my feet were paralyzed. And then I heard your voice clear as day.

Really? What did I say?

You said, “spencer, you idiot, what are you doing? Get off the boat, jump.”

The one time you listen to me.

Yeah. I remembered your face and your voice and your laugh, and I knew that I had to get back to you. So before I could stop myself, I dove overboard. And I could see the explosion happening above me. And all I could feel were the shock waves going through the water. And I thought I was gonna drown. So I thought of you again and I swam to the top and I made my way to shore. Trina robinson, you saved my life.

I’m glad we came through this ordeal unscathed. But experience has taught me it’s the psychological scars that take the longest to heal.

Are you speaking for spencer and trina or for yourself?

Both, maybe.

Well, you have been dealing with the cassadines for a long time.

Yes, since I was trina’s age. My god, my feud with the cassadines, it’s gone on for what? 40 years. My goodness. It– it has affected me. It has changed me. You carrying around that kind of anger towards that family has been a weight on my soul. And now the haunted star and my last link to luke and the cassadines has exploded.

You’re right. It’s exploded, it’s gone and everything that was attached to it. Does that lift the weight?

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That’s enough! You don’t come into my house and attack me with wild accusations.

I can’t stand being in the same room as you, ned. I’m out.

Drew, wait. Dad, can’t we talk about this calmly?

Look, you and michael tried to screw me out of elq by merging with aurora. And you told carly about it and that’s how this whole thing started. So don’t pretend like I’m the only one who’s making deals behind the other’s backs.

You wanted control and your ego wouldn’t let you consider anything else, ned. Well, congratulations, man, because now carly and I might go to prison. And you know what? At least you got what you wanted.

I had nothing to do with it!

[Dramatic music]

Leaving so soon?

If you’re asking me to apologize, that’s not gonna happen.

That’s the last thing I plan on doing.

So you’re moving into at-home skin care devices?

Yeah, yeah, we’re branching out. But brooklyn quit because she decided to become a full-time music manager. And lucy lost all credibility when she faked her own death. So it’s up to me to launch our hot new product and show people how excited we are about it. Achoo.

You don’t sound excited, you sound sick.

Mom, I took some medicine. It’ll get me through.

Ok. Are you sure you’re gonna be ok? Because I have to get to the station to see mac.

I’ll be fine.

Can I just give you some advice before I go? Delegate. This company cannot ride solely on your shoulders, no matter how capable or brilliant you are. I’ll be back with soup.

Well, could I reschedule? At your prices, I’d expect at least some flexibility, especially since our emergency is a family member dealing with cancer. Thanks for asking, by the way. My tone? What about your tone?

How are you doing? The whole heather webber fall out, I haven’t had time to check in.

I’m all right. I got my closure. I’m doing what I need to do to take care of myself.

Good. Don’t forget what they say on the airplane, you know?

Yeah, you need to put on your own oxygen mask before you can help anyone else.

That’s right.

[Laughs] Oh, hi.

Hi.

Carly, I’m so sorry about everything going on with you.

Thank you. We’re all just focusing on willow’s health right now.

Gladys, are you ok?

Well, I tried to cancel our trip. But the snooty hotel manager is refusing a refund. And I asked about rebooking, but he said it’s more expensive because of the high season.

Oh, book it.

Don’t you want to know the cost?

We can afford it.

Ok. I’ll book it right now.

What would I do without gladys?

I’m curious to see how my life will unfold now, you know? Maybe nicholas will come home. Or maybe I’ll just– just find the peace that I’ve been chasing after. [Laughs] I know that race. Chasing peace is more like a marathon. But I’m here if you need some cheering on.

Yeah, well, right back at you. I’m so grateful to you for everything you’ve done for us. My grandsons and i owe our lives to you.

Laura, I’ll always help you. But full disclosure, I had selfish reasons for making sure everyone made it home safely.

I hope things will open up a little more for you and trina now. You know, I didn’t want to pry before, but how are things going?

Something deep inside told me that I had to follow you onto that boat. I’ve never done anything that crazy in my life. But I don’t like to think about what might have happened if I hadn’T.

Neither do I. You think ace is going to remember? He was with that creepy nanny.

[Chuckles] I don’t know. He seems to be good.

Yeah.

Happy to be in your arms.

Yeah.

And we’ll get him checked out when we get home. And he’ll be surrounded by family.

I just want to protect him. I really love this little guy. – Saving the world? How exhilarating and so modest.

The only thing missing was robert.

Yeah, I was kind of busy at the time, stopping a situation from blowing up, literally.

I don’t want to interrupt story hour. So I will be on my–

diane, please, stay.

Do, because I was just leaving. And I’m sure you two have important legal things to discuss.

Uh… I, uh– I want to apologize.

No, no. I’ll settle for the truth.

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[Dramatic music]

[Coughing] How dare drew barge in here and accuse me without a shred of evidence. Then again, what can I expect? My own family doesn’t even believe me.

We don’T.

We don’T.

I am not gonna get into what ned did or didn’t do. And I do not condone physical violence.

But?

Your actions not only helped willow, but they avenged luke. So you get a pass from me this time. So what are you going to do about the sec investigation?

Well, that’s for me and my lawyer to figure out, tracy. I’m not gonna spitball with you just to satisfy your curiosity.

Well, I was just wondering if you had considered who the sec is actually after? Is it you, a decorated former navy seal or carly corinthos?

Spencer.

Oh yeah, that’s right. She changed her name. Uh, yeah, and she is still the ex-wife and confidant of the most powerful mob boss in the state of new york. Don’t you think the sec might be interested in hearing any dirt she has on sonny?

So is the guardianship thing with gladys going well?

Absolutely. It’s given me the time and space to really put myself together, you know?

Good. That’s great. I mean, I have to admit, I was concerned, given gladys’ history.

Gladys is still gladys. But she has really stepped up for me, always acting with my best interests in mind. She’s been a real life saver.

That’s right, the upgraded package with the new dates. Perfect. I’ll check my email for the confirmation info. I look forward to my journey, too. Smug little creep. – Well, I mean, if you’re feeling better and you’re feeling more grounded, maybe you don’t need a guardian.

Honestly, at first, it was all I could think about. But barring one major difference of opinion, things have been going really smoothly. I guess I’ve gotten complacent.

[Phone chimes]

Oh, that is maxie texting. Work emergency. I should run.

Ok. All right, well, it was so good catching up with you and seeing you. Thanks for coming by.

Absolutely. I’ll be in touch.

Yes, please.

Yes. Bye, gladys.

There has to be a way. There has to be a way to keep trina away from spencer. Now you know it’s gonna be a mess, him trying to fight esme for her own child. And what’s he gonna do? He’s gonna pull trina right into that mess. And what if spencer tries to get trina to help him raise that child? And nicholas, what if nicholas comes back? All of a sudden, he comes back, wants to be a daddy again. What about then?

Portia, slow down. You’re just letting your mind take it all kind of worst case scenarios.

But all of them are possible though, aren’t they?

Ok, in the first place, if nicholas was to come back, he more than likely is going to get arrested for unlawful imprisonment. But you are forgetting the most important thing. We can’t tell trina what to do.

Ok, ok, so what you’re telling me is that you condone trina having a relationship and being in this messy lifestyle with spencer?

No, no, no. No, not even a little bit. All right, I don’t want my daughter anywhere near that boy or his lunatic family. But what are we supposed to do? If we forbid her to see him, that’s just gonna make it worse.

Trina needs to see how dangerous and destructive spencer is.

So you think she’s gonna listen to us? Or are you just gonna drive more distance between you and your daughter?

It was hard with trina after the wedding. Neither one of us knew what to say to each other, you know? But it’s gotten better since, slowly.

Well, after our time in greenland, it’s pretty obvious to me that she cares about you.

Yeah. I appreciate that. But… she still is hesitant about taking the dna test. She’s not ready. My fear is she never will be.

And what do you want?

I don’t think it matters what I want. I wasn’t the man who raised her. So it’s not for me to pressure her.

I just want my little brother to have the chance to be something that I never could be, a normal kid. I mean, look at what we just went through, all of the danger and the violence. And ace, you were right in the middle of that, weren’t you? I don’t want that kind of upheaval for him. My grandmother thinks that i need to be patient with esme. I know what is best for my little brother. I will protect him.

And you will.

You’re damn right. I’m more certain than ever that I will be my brother’s guardian.

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Are you suggesting that I turn against carly to save myself?

I’m simply watching out for a member of my family, that’s what I do.

And what a family it is. Do me a favor, don’t help.

[Dramatic music]

I am your wife, and I will stand by you. But I’m not ok with this.

I swear on my grandmother lila’s memory, I did not call the sec. Tell me you believe me.

I’ll go get you that ice pack.

Anything to add?

I may regret this, but I believe you.

And you know, it’s not even trina’s fault she’s in this terrible position. I don’t want to put added pressure on her.

I see. And what about you and portia?

Laura, I don’t know.

Curtis, no matter what portia did wrong, she still brought that fabulous human being into the world. Now I don’t want to compare nicholas with portia, but nicholas’ indiscretion is what gave me that wonderful little grandson. And if it turns out that you are in fact the biological father of trina–

I would be so honored.

Ok. Then maybe you can do what I’m doing, which is I balance out my feelings of anger and disappointment in nicholas with happiness that something really good came out of it.

No, the wound is still too fresh. Maybe you can let go of your anger. But for me, it’s easier said than done.

Oh, of course it is, it is. But we should still try.

No, no, uh-uh, you hate the cassadines, you have ever since nicholas was involved with your sister. Don’t tell me now that you’re nonchalant about trina having a relationship with spencer.

I can’t stand the cassadines. I don’t want my daughter with one of them. But if we come down hard on her about her relationship with spencer, it’s gonna backfire in your face.

Then you do it then. She’s sensitive to you right now. She will listen to you. Tell her how dangerous that family is.

And have her pull away from me too?

[Sighs]

No, we gotta be realistic. Just think about what trina and spencer just went through.

Yeah. And it’s only gonna bring them closer together is what it’s gonna do.

Trina has always made up her own mind.

Yeah, but she’s wrong this time, she’s just wrong. And I don’t want her to learn the hard way. Spencer’s influence is growing on trina. And he’s leading her into dangerous situation after situation. He’s taking my daughter away from me when she’s the most vulnerable.

She called you from greenland, didn’t she?

Only because she knows my number by heart, marcus.

I’m willing to bet it’s because she knew that you’d be there to help and she wanted to hear her mother’s voice.

You have no idea how much I want that to be true. I’m just so afraid that I have damaged my relationship with trina and it’s beyond repair.

Holly, you’re back.

And still in one piece.

Oh, thank god everyone made it safe and sound.

Victor, not so much.

Do you see me crying? How’s ethan? Does he know?

Yes. I spoke to him. He’s back in australia. And I am so relieved. With victor dead, I’m like a whole new woman.

Fantastic. I don’t think I could be that optimistic after everything you’ve been through.

Well, when you almost lose everything, it clarifies what you want to hold on to, which is why I’m here. I wanted to talk to robert.

Oh, how’d that go?

Well, let’s just say our conversation ended with a kiss, a very nice kiss.

Holly kissed me and I was totally taken aback.

You misunderstand me. I don’t care who kissed who behind the bleachers during seventh period. I’d rather not know the particulars.

Well, then what do you want?

Clarification.

[Clears throat] Because I will not build a relationship with a man who doesn’t want to be with me.

I am totally enjoying the time we’ve spent together.

The time we’ve spent together. Well, consider me swept off my feet.

Look, give me a break here. I’m not too good at this touchy-feely stuff.

Yeah, yeah, I’m beginning to understand that. So I’m gonna make it real simple for you, robert. Because the direct way is the best way. So here it goes. I will not be in competition for your feelings, especially not when my competition is the love of your life.

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I’m so happy to see you. How’d it go with the sec?

Not great. No, but sam did call diane for me so that’s gonna help a lot. But we really gotta talk about our next steps, ok? And I kind of let my anger get the best of me.

What did you do?

I punched ned in the face.

Really?

Yeah.

Is he ok?

Well, he’s gonna be fine. But the weird thing is, he insists it wasn’t him, even after I hit him.

Michael, josslyn, sonny, that’s all, no one else knew.

And olivia.

Well, then olivia told ned. Oh come on, we know it was ned. He threatened us, specifically you.

Ok, well, the bottom line is, the date of the stock purchase that implies insider trading.

Then it has to be ned. Who else stood to gain from pointing that out to the sec?

You believe me?

Did you really mean what you said about great grandmother lila?

Of course. I would never take her name in vain.

Then yes, I believe you.

That means the world to me. Oh. I appreciate your faith. Now I need to find some aspirin.

My granddaughter, the humanitarian.

Why doesn’t that sound like a compliment?

While we have some time alone together, I need to speak with you about a certain matter.

Can this wait? I was hoping to stop–

not so fast. You need to hear what I have to say.

Does that surprise you?

Well, I don’t want to speak out of turn, but robert is kind of seeing someone.

Yeah, diane miller, yeah. I wasn’t sure, but then she walked in on robert and me kissing and the look on her face spoke volumes.

Well, for the record, diane is good people.

Well, hopefully, she’ll understand that robert and I have been dancing around each other for years. We have history that isn’t finished yet. That’s why I came back to port charles. I want to tell robert exactly how I feel about him. Life’s too short, felicia.

I think it’s wonderful that you’re so sure about your feelings for robert. But do you know if he feels the same way?

Who’s talking about competition? I mean, holly and i have a lot of history.

History implies the past. What I just walked in on, definitely present.

Ok, so she kissed me and I didn’t exactly shrink in horror. But in some sense, I’m always gonna love holly, but as part of my past.

The more I get to know you, robert, the more I know not to expect some grand gesture or– or statement to prove how you feel about me. Although midday champagne, that’s very lovely. I will not build a relationship with a man who is preoccupied with someone else, hence my question. Have you really left holly behind?

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Is something wrong?

Not necessarily. I recall you mentioning that you owed me for helping get chase reinstated. And you were wondering when I was going to ask you to pay up.

Yeah, you accused me of being just like my father, only thinking in terms of money and stock market shenanigans.

Well, relax. I’m not gonna ask you for money or stock. But there is something that you can do as perhaps a way of settling your account.

I just find it hard to believe that ned would be so cold blooded, like, especially while I was away trying to rescue liesl to save willow’s life.

Olivia must have been out of the loop because she would have warned me. How could ned be so stupid? Does he want to ruin his relationship?

On the other hand, there is an upside to this whole mess.

Ok, you’re gonna have to enlighten me on that one.

Well, we’re busted. Our secret’s out. Which means that I don’t have to look over my shoulder to do what I’ve been wanting to do since the moment I got back.

Oh, yeah? What’s that?

Come here, let me show you.

I’ll say this, if that kiss is any indication, then there is definitely still a spark between robert and me. But you know robert, he can be a bit slow to act.

Yeah, well, some might say cautious.

He needs time. Now that I’m back and free of encumbrances, there’s nothing to stand in our way.

Here’s what I know about me and holly. When I thought she’d been killed, it was like someone had kicked a hole in my stomach. The life went out of me. When I found her alive, ah, everything was so much lighter. Knowing that holly is alive and living her life is a whole lot different than wanting to live it with her.

Well, thank you. That was honest. It was also the long way around of saying that you’re still figuring things out. Robert, you take all the time you need. You got a lot of thinking to do. But don’t call me until you know what you want.

Thanks for getting here so quickly.

Of course. We would have picked you up some chicken soup on the way, but you said it was an emergency.

Yeah, we’re in a jam, ok? I am not fit for television. And we have to debut the deceptor today.

Well, tell home & heart you need to reschedule.

Uh-uh, no, none of that. I had to practically beg for this spot. And I still only got it because I promised them two free tickets to next year’s nurse’s ball.

Ok, no worries. I’m sure we can find someone to take your place.

You know, there’s only one person I trust to do the job. I know it’s gonna be difficult, but we have no choice. It’s gotta be you, sasha.

Thank you for talking me off the ledge–

you’re welcome.

And making me see reason. But most importantly, thank you for still being a friend, especially after everything.

Portia, I told you before, we’ll always be family.

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 [Soft dramatic music]

[Knocks]

Yeah, come in.

You asked to see me. I’m assuming it has something to do with a plea deal for the Randall case?

I recused myself from that. You’re going to have to deal with ADA Lansing-Davis on that one. No, no, no, I want to talk to you about something else, something a little more sensitive.

Going somewhere?

Uh, the office. Got a lot of damage control to do.

Hmm, sure you’re not going to meet with the SEC, you know, to follow up with them after you gave up Carly and Drew for insider trading?

I wish we could stay like this forever

maybe not forever, but for an afternoon.

[Chuckles]

Except I cannot turn my mind off. I keep wanting to hear from Trina again, or something about Drew and Liesl or something about Willow’s bone marrow transplant.

It might help to have something else to focus on.

Any suggestions?

I know Dr. Randolph has gone over all this with you, but I have to remind you that Willow now needs to undergo a strong round of chemo to destroy her diseased bone marrow so that it can be replaced by Dr. Obrecht’s healthy marrow.

I also know that during this process, my immune system will be completely compromised.

You’ll have to be in isolation.

So I was just talking to Nina.

Really? How’d that go?

Well, you know, Nina and I, we have, like, a not so great history.

Since when, she came to Port Charles?

Yeah, she was kind of obsessed with her first husband, but he was a big support for me when Danny was sick. Anyway, that’s ancient history. I just–I feel like I have to step carefully around Nina.

Hmm.

But Sonny loves her. So for his sake, I’m willing to make the effort.

That’s great.

Mm-hmm. I wish Michael and Carly would do the same.

You know, that’s kind of ironic, because I just told Nina that she should make an effort with Carly.

Carly, please, can I have a minute?

I was wrong…

and I’m sorry.

Sorry for what?

For all the blame that I heaped on you, for trying to make it your fault that I’m estranged from Willow.

I didn’t get along with her when she was Charlotte’s teacher. I didn’t get along with her when she became Wiley’s stepmother. And at my best, I was critical. And at my worst, I was combative. And I regret my actions more than I can say.

But I’m standing here, desperately wanting a connection with my daughter.

Please, Carly, will you help me?

[Laughs]

[Dramatic music]

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We’re going to move you to an isolation room. Everything will be wiped clean daily, you’ll be given a low bacteria diet, and anyone who comes in contact with you will need to be gloved, gowned, and masked.

Is, um– is Willow allowed visitors?

There’ll be a protective barrier between Willow and the door. You can’t go past it. It’s very important that friends and family keep their distance. No physical contact to avoid the transmission of bacteria.

I remember all this from nursing school. I never thought it would apply to me.

Hey, um, could–could Willow and I have a minute alone?

Of course. You’re going to do great, Willow.

We, uh– we knew this was coming. Isolation is pivotal to the transplant’s success.

I know… but it scares me thinking this could be the last time I hold your hand.

[Dramatic music]

You want to cook for me?

No, I want us to cook together.

Oh, well, that sounds good. But there’s a problem. I don’t cook.

Not at all?

I can scramble eggs or make a sandwich, sometimes bake some cookies. Other than that, that is the limit of my repertoire.

Well, that’s more than I could do when I started. I was limited to grilled cheese sandwiches and anything I could pop in the microwave.

[Laughs]

That’s why I wanted to learn how to cook, so I could actually enjoy what I was eating. So when I started following online tutorials and following recipes, I started to actually enjoy it, both the process and the result… and a few disasters.

[Laughs]

I’m learning as I go.

Well, it sounds like you’re enjoying yourself.

Cooking takes me out of myself. Instead of worrying about what’s going to happen next and creating contingency plans to deal with that, just in the moment, hopefully enjoying what I’m making.

It sounds like just what I need right now.

All right. Well, let’s figure out what we want to make together.

Ok.

I, uh–I want to apologize for using you during that, uh, Holly business. But I know you– you know that.

Thank you.

For me personally, it snowballed into something else quite different. But then again, you were unaware of that.

Interesting.

I want to thank you, though, for stepping in the other night and helping me during that, uh, that bureau business.

My pleasure.

Yeah, I know. I–you get that twinkle in your eye whenever you use the law to mess with people.

[Laughing] Present company very much included.

Anyway, that, uh– that brings me to this little get together now. I’m the DA, and you’re the highly respected defense attorney. We’re dancing very close on ethical lines here between sparring and flirting, unless of course, we agree to do it by mutual consent.

I will tell you as many times as you need to hear it. I was not the one who turned in Carly and Drew to the SEC.

Well, you threatened to.

More than once.

I’m a Quartermaine! And chairman of the board. I make threats all the time, but I don’t always carry them out. And I especially wouldn’t turn in Drew and Carly while Willow was fighting for her life. I’m not that heartless.

No, not heartless, but you are a world class rationalizer. I could see you telling yourself that with a little pressure on Drew from the SEC, he wouldn’t be around much at ELQ, and that would ultimately be a good decision for the company. It was just a tip, Dad, right? It wouldn’t generate more than a phone call or two. I’m sure you never intended for it to go as far as, you know, Carly getting picked up at Michael and Willow’s wedding.

It was after the wedding, and I was just as shocked and upset as everyone else.

Especially the groom.

Michael–Michael was completely out of line, assuming that I was responsible.

Michael was out of his mind with worry over Willow. By the way, he has no reason to trust you. And it kills me to say this, Ned, but you sold out Drew and Michael to Valentin Cassadine. What would stop you from selling out Carly and Drew to the SEC?

Can’t a man get any peace and quiet in his own house without being hounded by his family?

[Sighs]

Where is the coffee? And the croissant? Have the standards in this house fallen that far?

Tracy, your breakfast niceties are going to have to wait. We’re in the middle of something right here.

Another crisis nobody told me about.

Olivia and Brook Lynn still think I’m responsible for turning in Drew and Carly.

Well, of course you did. And good for you.

Are you ok? Let me look at you. Oh, my god.

Thank god and my rescuers, especially Drew.

What happened?

When Victor’s demented plan started to unravel, he tried to escape with me as his hostage. It was Drew, with an assist from Holly Sutton, who stopped that from happening. I use this word sparingly, but Drew is der held, a hero.

That’s no surprise there.

[Chuckles] Scout can’t wait to see her hero dad.

Oh, I can’t wait to see my daughter. I cannot wait.

Welcome home.

Hey, thanks, man. Thanks. And I appreciate all the kudos, everybody, but obviously I was part of an amazing team, so let’s just–you know.

You can be modest later. Without you, I would not be here, and Willow would not have a chance at life.

Elisa, let’s– let’s talk over here.

Hey, are you ok?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m fine. I’m fine. Hi.

Hi. Um, you know, there’s been a lot going on.

Are you ok?

Yeah, I’m ok.

What’s going on?

Drew Cain?

We’re with the security exchange commission. We were told we’d find you here.

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What’s this regarding?

We have some questions for you regarding allegations of insider trading.

This is outrageous. Don’t you have eyes? The man just returned from a dangerous rescue mission. Why don’t you take your bureaucratic drivel and be gone?

You have the option to refuse to speak with us, but we can get a subpoena, and if necessary, a warrant. So if you want to clear this up, you’ll come with us voluntarily.

You know, if you want to fight this, I’ll back you all the way.

Oh, thank you, Sam, but there’s nothing to fight.

We have a credible allegation that says otherwise.

How do you know the allegation is credible? By its very definition, an allegation is something which has not yet been proven. You are wasting our time with this lacherlich doublespeak.

Don’t let these government drones bully you.

Liesl, it’s ok. I can handle this, all right? You need to focus on Willow. It’s fine. Guys, let’s go. Come on.

It wasn’t me. However, Carly and Drew did commit insider trading. The date of Carly’s huge stock purchase pretty much speaks for itself. All anyone had to do was realize the two of them were in a personal relationship. Not hard to pick up on. Anyone could have turned them in.

Oh, really? Name one. Yeah, exactly. Look, Carly made an investment months ago. Why would the SEC only start caring now?

They’re bureaucrats. It took ’em a while to get around to it.

It took you pointing them in Carly and Drew’s direction.

If Drew gets investigated, it could spill over onto ELQ, where he is a major shareholder. Now, you can accuse me of any nefarious thing, but do not accuse me of being a bad strategist!

That is your defense?

[Chuckles] Despicably turning over your cousin Drew and your other cousin Michael’s mother to the SEC is bad strategy?

Technically, Michael’s my second cousin.

That’s not the point!

Sweetheart, I applaud your technique, deny, deny, deny. And when that doesn’t work, obfuscate. Daddy would be proud.

That is exactly what I’m afraid of! He’s turning into Edward right in front of my eyes.

Robert, do you regret kissing me the other night when your car broke down?

Hell no. Just the opposite. In fact, I’d kind of like to see where this can go. But not if you feel that I’m using my position to pressure you.

Well, I appreciate your sensitivity. But no, I don’t feel pressured in the slightest. In fact, I’m intrigued by the prospect of spending more time with you. We are two sophisticated adults who understand boundaries, and I’m sure we can keep our private and professional lives separate.

I was hoping you’d say that.

Well… on that note… why don’t we celebrate our newly formed social status?

[Laughs] Well, while I appreciate you waiting until we came to terms to bring out the champagne, I’m going to point out that it’s noon.

Yeah, well, that’s the great thing about Champagne, you can drink it any time.

[Laughs]

[Tender music]

Right.

To us.

[Phone ringing]

Excuse me.

[Phone ringing]

It’s a client. Yes, what can I do for you?

I promise you, this is not the last time that we’re going to hold hands. Ok, you’re just going to be in isolation until your body accepts the new transplant and you start producing healthy cells, ok?

Listen to you, overnight medical expert.

Nah, you’re the nurse. You’re the expert here. I’m just parroting back what the doctor said.

[Heart monitor beeping]

Michael… you know how weak I am. There’s a chance I won’t live through–

Oh, hey, whoa.

[Soft dramatic music]

You’ve beaten the odds already. You’re going to beat them again, ok?

Your love is what’s gotten me this far. I don’t need to hold your hand to feel it. I can feel it in my heart.

I want you feel it too.

I do feel it. So do our children.

Your love is the most precious thing that we have.

Now would be a really good time to kiss me so I can take that with me.

It’s time.

Butter lettuce.

Lettuce.

Make sure it’s butter lettuce. It’s what the recipe calls for.

Ok. And raspberries and avocados.

And don’t forget the radishes.

God, there’s a lot of fresh ingredients on here.

Normally, I get my produce at the farmer’s market.

There’s a farmers market here?

Yeah, right next to Rice Plaza.

Oh.

We can go together.

You’re right, we can go together. Now that Sonny knows about us, there’s no reason to hide anymore.

Ok, tell the truth. How freaked out were you when Sonny busted us after the Nurses’ Ball?

Oh, I think paralyzed by fear would be accurate. I didn’t know what to say. Thank god you did.

Well, it was no use denying it. He had us dead to rights.

It’s a poor choice of words.

That’s the part about Sonny that’s so tough. Ok, we lied to him for months about being together, and he knew all along, but he didn’t retaliate. He just–he gave me credit for covering him during the warehouse ambush.

Sonny gave you credit for saving his life?

Yeah. And then he just let it go. He said it was up to your mom and he didn’t want to be the romance police.

Sonny said that?

He did.

Well, then we can take him at his word. We don’t have to hide anymore.

Unless you don’t want people to know that we’re seeing each other, which I would totally understand.

[Phone ringing]

It’s Michael. Michael, what can I do for you?

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This is outrageous. How can government flunkies show up at the hospital and drag Drew off? For what, insider trading? Why were they not investigating Victor using those resources instead of letting him to come within a hair’s breadth of taking out half the world? This world has gone crazy. Question a man who saved lives, who risked his own life so that Willow could live. But no, the SEC only cares about going after a good man who made this world a better place.

Oh, Liesl, enough!

I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

You know, it’s– it’s what Drew said. Let’s just focus on Willow. I mean, she’s a priority.

Of course.

Why don’t we go and see her and tell her you’re back.

Yes. Absolutely.

Come on.

Yes, yes, yes.

Drew’s coming into this blind. He had no idea the SEC was investigating him.

Drew is going to keep a cool head. He’s not going to give the SEC a reason to use anything against him.

Dante, would you mind going to the PCPD and see what’s going on with him?

Yeah, I was planning to do that anyway.

Thank you.

Ok, see you.

You know, it’s ironic. Drew asked me over and over again not to buy any Aurora stock. I didn’t listen.

[Both laughing]

Oh god, what happened to Willow?

My father was a wonderful man.

He was also a liar, a cheat, and a serial philanderer.

I loved Grandpa Edward to pieces, but he kind of was. That’s why we’re all related to Austin. Jimmy Lee Holt, remember?

Oh, don’t mention that name. The too-tight pants, the unfortunate hairstyle still makes me shudder.

Ok, we are getting off topic! The subject is Ned and the unconscionable, underhanded way that he behaved toward Drew and Carly.

Really not cool, Dad. After all of those lectures about family loyalty?

I swear, it wasn’t me! Call the SEC. They’ll tell you.

Well, what, it was an anonymous tip? Anonymous just means that they won’t reveal your name. And you know that. You’re counting on it! Look, the more you try to get us to believe that you’re innocent, the guiltier you look!

When are you going to learn it’s not the crime, it’s the cover up.

It’s not a crime to tell the SEC about insider trading.

Ah-ha!

Which I did not do! But if I had, it wouldn’t be a crime.

[Dramatic music]

Oh good lord, what are they doing here?

Our inquiry concerns the failed Aurora ELQ merger and the inflation of the ELQ stock immediately prior to the merger falling apart. Now, you’re a majority shareholder in Aurora. You own a large block of voting stock in ELQ, but you’re not the majority shareholder.

Your point?

Carly Spencer, formerly Carly Corinthos, had never owned stock in Aurora prior to the failed merger. Is that correct?

Well, hello, agents. How unfortunate we have to do this all again.

My client has nothing further to say.

[Sighs] Waste of good Champagne.

[Soft dramatic music]

Holly?

Well, looks like I’m just in time to celebrate.

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Has Monica instituted an open door policy, anyone can just walk right in?

I apologize for my mother-in-law’s rudeness. Sweetheart, you are always welcome here.

Since when?

Since she’s Michael’s sister and a part of our extended family.

I don’t like your tone.

Mother, Josslyn was at the wedding.

Her hair was different. And who is he?

It’s Dex. He works for Sonny.

Oh! Well, that’s better. Now we can all be relieved that he’s gainfully employed, carrying brass knuckles and a gun for Sonny.

Who happens to be the father of my first born son.

And you were a teenager! Otherwise, you hopefully would have had better judgment and maybe even better taste.

I think Olivia showed great taste. Uncle Sonny’s the best.

The best at what, racketeering, extortion? And when did we start welcoming his employees in this house?

Don’t worry, we’re not staying.

Because you’re not invited.

All right. We’re here to pick up Wiley and Amelia. Michael wants to see them at the hospital.

[Soft dramatic music]

Willow’s been moved to isolation on the third floor, but she’s starting– she’s starting chemo to kill her diseased bone marrow and ready for the transplant.

Oh, I knew that had to happen. I’m so sorry that I panicked.

Hey, it’s ok.

Willow’s doing her part. It’s time I did mine. I will confer with Dr. Randolph and get prepped for my donation procedure.

I’ll walk with you, ok?

Liesl… what you’re doing, giving Willow a chance at life, it means everything to me and my children.

It is my privilege. Willow is family.

I just can’t believe that something that started with the best of intentions turned out so badly. All I wanted to do was support Michael and Drew. And suddenly, Ned turned it into insider trading. It’s crazy!

I know. I think it’s incredibly harsh considering everything that’s going on with Willow. But I guess when it comes to Ned, nothing else matters but ELQ.

SEC’s still in there, huh?

They are. Shouldn’t be in there long. The guy they’re questioning is represented by Diane Miller.

Yeah, Diane will have him out of there in 10, 15 minutes. I don’t think they’re going to get anything out of him.

Should you choose to move forward with this matter, you will have to calendar an interview and submit all of your questions to me in writing.

We already have enough to issue a subpoena.

[Chuckles] By which I gather you do not presently have a subpoena for my client in this matter.

No.

No. Then this interview is over.

[Dramatic music]

Not that I ever had a problem with it before, but when did you go back to drinking in the middle of the day?

Go back?

The ’80s, we were married. Do you recall?

I remember that, yeah.

Well, we drank a lot of Champagne at all hours.

It was your favorite.

Still is. So you won’t mind if I help myself?

Have a glass. Have the bottle. Just tell me what happened in Greenland.

It was quite an adventure.

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[Police radio chatter]

Hey.

Hey. So Diane’s representing Drew. Agents left a little while ago. From the looks on their faces, they got nothing.

Short term, that could be great. But long term… Drew could be in a lot of trouble.

Well, your timing was impeccable. Thank you.

You can thank your ex-wife. It was Sam who called and alerted me.

I will do that. You seem to have a really good handle on this case, so I’m grateful that you’re representing me.

This was a one-off, my friend. We will have to discuss further representation down the line.

First, I got to figure out what the hell is going on.

What’s going on is you and Carly are alleged to have a personal relationship, and Carly took advantage of said relationship to make a stock purchase in anticipation of the Aurora ELQ merger.

Who brought these allegations to the SEC’s attention?

We don’t know. It was an anonymous tip.

I was on the first flight back with Drew and Obrecht. And the WSB are organizing additional flights to get the rest home.

But–I– I don’t care about the travel arrangements. I want to hear about Victor and how you stopped him.

He was running away with Obrecht as his hostage, but I was waiting there.

And you shot him.

No, I couldn’t because he was using Obrecht as a shield. However, I distracted him with the unwelcome news that he could no longer father children. You may ask how I know that, but last time I was here, I arranged for him to drink a special cocktail as punishment for kidnapping me and Ethan and forcing me to frame Anna.

Payback really is a bitch.

It was obviously a sensitive subject because Victor lost it. He tried to take a shot at me. And that gave Drew an opportunity to jump him and take him down. But during the struggle, Obrecht fell. But whilst Drew and I were focused on her, Victor ran away.

She all right?

She bumped her head. But when she came around, she was able to tell me how to save Valentin and Anna.

Save Anna?

Michael confirmed that Dr. Obrecht is back. Willow is being prepped for her bone marrow transplant.

So why do you look like you just lost your best friend?

Well, the chemo that Willow is on is really strong. Next few days are going to be tough.

But once the treatment’s over, she will be in remission, yeah?

Fingers crossed. But I’m thinking what Brook Lynn is thinking. Willow is very weak. She might not recover.

I am banning all dark thoughts from this house. The right attitude can make all the difference. Willow has so much to live for. She is going to beat this.

She has held on longer than anyone would have predicted. She can make it through.

Thank god Drew was able to find Liesl Obrecht and rescue her from Victor Cassadine and bring her back home.

Yeah, would have been a real bummer had the SEC picked up Drew before he left for Greenland.

Hey. Well?

Willow has been moved to isolation and Liesl has been admitted. She’s getting prepped to donate her bone marrow.

Oh, my god, this is what we’ve been praying for. A miracle is happening.

I know. It’s going to work. She’s going to live. Just–just the hardest part of the treatment, you know, the heavy chemo, the isolation. I just wish I could hold her and comfort her.

Hey, Willow knew it was going to be hard, but she also knew it was going to be worth it.

Yeah, and I think I found a way to show her.

Daddy!

[Laughs]

Hey, buddy.

Hey!

I see you have a new friend.

He’s Aunt Josslyn’s friend. His name’s Dex, and he was a soldier. Isn’t that cool?

Yeah. Yeah, that’s very cool. I didn’t realize aunt Josslyn was going to bring Dex along.

Well, I just wanted a little extra help with Wiley and Amelia.

Where is Mommy? Can I see her?

Well, that’s why I had Josslyn and Dex bring you and Amelia along so you can see Mommy, and so Mommy can see you.

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Valentin was infected with the pathogen. Anna took a huge risk going to him and staying with him. Obviously, she could have been infected too.

[Sighs] Damn that woman.

Luckily, Obrecht was able to hide the antidote nearby, and I managed to find it and get it to Anna and Valentin.

Well, thank god for you, but what was she thinking?

Well, obviously, she loves Valentin very much, enough to put her life on the line.

Tell me something I don’t know.

Are you upset?

Only that she’s so reckless with her life.

It doesn’t bother you? You’re not jealous?

I wish her well. And Valentin, he’s her mistake to make.

That’s a relief.

Why?

[Soft dramatic music]

There were a few moments… in Greenland where I was pretty sure I was going to die.

And there was only one thing I wanted to do.

This.

So that was your family.

Extended family. One branch of it anyway.

Oh, jeez. How are you all connected?

Well, remember I told you about Tracy, Michael’s great aunt? Michael’s biological father, AJ, and Ned were first cousins. So I guess that makes Michael and Ned second cousins.

Will there be an exam on this later?

I know, it’s a lot.

That’s only one branch. What are the others?

The Spencers, the Corinthos. I might not like Sonny that much right now, but there’s this big blended sibling group and then various assorted nieces, nephews, and cousins.

And you’re ok with all those people knowing we’re together?

I want them to know.

Is that why you brought me along today to get the word out?

No, Wiley’s a lot on his own, and then we had Amelia. We had to get Amelia into the car seat, and then the car seat into the car, and then getting her back out again.

If you can stitch up a bullet wound in the middle of your brother’s living room, I’m pretty sure you can handle two kids in a car seat.

Did I put you on the spot? Did you not want to come?

No, I loved it. Getting to meet Wiley. Getting to hold Amelia while you wrestled that car seat.

I told you, it’s complicated.

I just wonder if you brought me along for help or if you were trying to make a statement.

Carly is convinced that Ned is the one that turned her and Drew in.

[Sighs] Ned reports Drew to the SEC with Carly as collateral damage? That sounds extreme.

Bu t who even knew that Carly and Drew were together? And of all the people who knew… who stands to gain the most from exposing them?

Heroism is one thing. Business is quite another. And since Drew was foolish enough to confide the merger plans in Carly, and Carly was greedy enough to try to cash in, they brought the SEC on themselves.

No, they did not. Ned brought the SEC on them when he turned them in.

For the thousandth time, I did not turn them in!

It was a smart business tactic.

It was a gross betrayal.

I didn’t do it!

You double crossed Michael and Drew with Valentin when you tanked the merger with Aurora by becoming chairman of the board of ELQ. Why do you expect us to believe you now?

Ok, I admit, I threw in my lot with Valentin, but that is standard Quartermaine family politics. It’s a far cry from turning Drew and Carly into the SEC. Drew is family. The A’s stay loyal to each other.

You talking about me behind my back?

Drew, I heard you brought back Dr. Obrecht from–

[Groans]

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

[Dramatic music]

Ok, you got me. I wanted Michael to see us together out in the open. It was bonus that my mom was there. She’s known for months about us, but I think she was hoping I’d change my mind.

Why?

When she was my age, she had someone like you. And she said that he was the best thing to ever happen to her. Losing him almost killed her. She doesn’t want that for me.

What do you think?

[Sighs] I think that history doesn’t necessarily always repeat itself and what happened to him doesn’t have to happen to you. I mean, I’d rather be happy now than give this up because I’m scared of what might happen in the future.

So you’re happy now?

I could be happier.

How?

[Tender music]

I’ll show you.

[Heart monitor beeping]

Say hi. Hi.

You see, your mommy’s awake.

Hi, Mommy! We love you.

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[Knocking on door] – You said it was urgent. I cleared my calendar. – Thank you. – So what sort of charges might be pending against you? – Uh, it’s not me. It’s carly. – Ah. – Yeah. I want to know what the sec has against carly. – Yeah. Well, that is privileged information. And as such, I cannot disclose it to a third party. – Diane, since when am I a third party? – Since your divorce. You are no longer entitled to or protected by spousal privilege.

[Dramatic music] – Hey. – Hey. You wanted to see me? – Yeah. I know I’m putting you on the spot. But do you have any information or any details about the sec’s case against me? – Carly, I don’t– – oh, wait. I already know everything about your dad, so there’s no reason to waste your time. – What about my dad? – Look, the feds were prepared to hold me for 24 hours. The only reason I was allowed to go home was because of sonny.

– Sam. – Nina. – Hi. – Did you come to check in with michael? – Yeah, I wanted to see if he or willow needed anything. – That’s very kind of you. – Hey, sam, i was just wondering if I could talk to you for just one second. I– – yeah, sure. What’s up? – I was hoping you could tell me about… my daughter’s wedding.

[Gentle music]

[Machine beeping] – [Sighs] – What are you so happy about? – Well, being married to you has a lot to do with it. – Good answer. – And the fact that drew and liesl are on their way back, and you’re gonna get your bone marrow transplant. You’re gonna live, willow. – Say it again. – You’re gonna live.

[Knocking on door]

[Somber music]

– What’s wrong? – They can’t find spencer.

[Wind blowing] – The wsb doesn’t mess around, huh? It feels like they got this place set up in seconds.

[Sighs] Don’t worry, ace. They’re gonna find your big brother. They have to. Any word on spencer?

[Dramatic music]

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This is where you get to say “I told you so.” – What, me? No, no, never. – What you never did was give up hope or stop believing we’d get a miracle. And it worked. Our miracle’s on its way. – Now you’re the miracle, willow. And you fought so hard to hold on. And now we get to spend the rest of our lives together. Actually, a fact that we get to properly celebrate in paris. – Paris? – Yeah. Remember? Before the whole nightmare began, we were planning a trip to paris. – I couldn’t find my passport. That’s what started the search for my birth certificate in the first place. Wow. It feels like a lifetime ago. – So when you’ve recovered from your transplant and you’re up for travel, our first stop will be paris. – How is that french coming along? As I recall, you were working pretty hard on it. – Oui, oui, mademoiselle. – [Laughs] So you’re in the exact same spot? – Pretty much. Yeah. – [Laughs]

[Sighs] You and me in the city of lights. I can just picture it. – Well, even better, we’re gonna live it.

– So I guess we’re done. – You know what, diane? You have been my and carly’s lawyer through two divorces and one remarriage. – And? – Don’t you think it’s a little too late to be a stickler for rules? – Sonny, I was born a stickler. It’s the knowledge of those rules and the adherence to them that gives me the power to maneuver within the legal system. – You can maneuver all you want. I just want to know what carly is up against, and how do we get her out of it. – Can I ask you a question? – Shoot. – Why do you care? – Why do you think my dad is the one who got you released? – Because the sec wants drew’s location. And he’s magically located on a flight manifest from san diego to hawaii? – Yeah. Yeah. He was actually in greenland on that rescue mission. – Yeah. Well, someone sent the feds on a wild goose chase to buy drew more time. We both know it was sonny. – You were the officiant at the wedding. – I was. – So any details you feel comfortable sharing, I would love to hear them. – Well, sonny didn’t tell you about the ceremony? – Oh, yeah. He did. But you know how guys are. I asked him about the flowers and the dress, and he said they were nice.

[Chuckles] – Nice? Well, that’s–

[Laughs] That’s an understatement. – It’s what I was imagining. – You know, willow, she was a vision. – She was? – Yeah. Come here. Her dress was understated, but very elegant. – Yeah, just like her. – Just like her. And the bouquet of flowers was just beautiful. – What about the kids? – Oh, the kids.

[Chuckles] Wiley was the cutest ring bearer you would ever see. – So proud! – So proud. And–and avery and donna, they were the most amazing flower girls. And they had these flower crowns on their head. – Oh, donna loves a good crown. – Yeah. And the vows, they were… heartfelt. – Was it sad? – Sad? No, no. If anything, I would say that it was real. I think it was– it was hopeful. I mean, you’ve never seen two people more in love. And I would– I would think that michael and willow would both say that the wedding was perfect. Until, of course, the sec showed up and ruined it. – So spencer? – [Sighs] Trina called me from a wsb satellite phone. – From greenland? – Mm-hmm. – How was that connection? – About as good as you would imagine. We only talked for a minute, but she said everyone’s safe. But the haunted star exploded and they can’t find spencer. – Was he on board at the time of the explosion? – It’s unclear. They’re still searching for him. I could just hear it in her voice. I mean, she’s so terrified that he’s dead. – When a buddy’s missing, we don’t say out loud if we think they’re gone. It’s like a–a superstition. – Why? Because then it’ll make it true? But what if it is?

[Tense music] – I’m sorry, trina. There’s no sign of spencer. – I’ll be back. – Sit down. Let me tell you everything I know.

– How are you feeling? – I’m feeling better. Thank you. Say what you will about liesl, but she was able to outmaneuver my father and get me the cure. She saved my life. – Thank goodness. That’s–that’s amazing. Um, is there any update on the haunted star? – Wsb is searching the wreckage and all the nearby shoreline. Anna devane is in london meeting with the director, and senior officials, and a number of disgruntled diplomats who want to know of victor cassadine’s affiliation with the bureau. Curtis is being debriefed. And as soon as that’s finished, there’s a plane waiting to take us all home. – What? No! No, I’m not leaving without spencer! He’s still out there. I can feel it! – We’ve recovered a body from the wreckage.

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Uh, look. Things have been strained between you and my father since even before your divorce, right? – Things have been strained since sonny came back from nixon falls. – Right. Ok. Let’s not re-litigate who did what to who and why. But bottom line is, you expected him, what, to step back and let you handle your own problems? – Something like that. Look, sonny doing what he did last night, you know, that just kind of showed me that sonny may be different in many respects. But at his core, he’s still the man he’s always been. – I–I heard carly had some trouble after the wedding. – Well, whoever decided to tip off the sec has the most heartless timing. – No, martin. I haven’t changed my mind. Just the opposite. I want you to go all out and expose drew and carly for engaging in insider trading.

Just make sure to keep my name out of it – at least the ceremony was over, and michael and willow were officially husband and wife by the time the feds showed up. – Was willow really upset? – Um, I mean, how could she not be? – Your most recent divorce, while legally straightforward, was… [Chuckles] Acrimonious, to put it mildly. – I’ll give you that. – When carly severed ties, she meant it. She waived her right to millions of dollars in shared assets. All she wanted, all she would accept, was her home and joint custody of donna. – You just answered your own question. – How so? – Carly and I share donna. She is donna’s mother. You think I’m gonna allow donna’s mother to go to prison? – So all this is being done for donna? – Yeah. – Well, then, I got to hand it to you. I’m very impressed, you know, considering the temptation. Because don’t tell me you haven’t thought about it. Come on, sonny. If carly goes to prison, you now have sole custody of donna. Not only that, but you can share her with nina.

[Dramatic music]

[Monitor beeping] – Is there an eta on drew and liesl? – Um, they are still en route, but they will be here at some point today. Actually, in the meantime, though, how about we look at some potential accommodations in paris? So what do you think, how about a five-star hotel, where all of our needs are taken care of? Or we can do the whole authentic parisian route and rent an apartment. Let’s see. – Michael? – Yeah? – Do you still have the footage on there that incriminates your father? – I do. – But have you turned it over to the fbi? – No, not yet. – Good. I want you to delete it.

[Tense music] – [Sighs heavily] Oh, it’s not him. It’s not him. It’s not him. It’s not him.

Ah!

It’s not him. It’s not spencer! He could still be alive!

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I love nina. – That much is apparent. – And you know I’m thrilled that the– nina and my girls have a relationship. But for me to be thinking about that we’re gonna raise donna, that’s a nonstarter. – Because carly is not going to prison? – Well, that’s why you’re here, so we can strategize and figure out how we can ensure that. Are you done poking around in my personal life? – [Laughs] Ok. I can talk about carly’s case in the hypothetical. How’s that? – I’ll take it. – Ok. Hypothetically speaking, the sec is putting together a strong case against carly. – How strong? – It is my belief that the sec can prove insider trading. And all of that is to say that if the case goes to trial, carly will lose. – Well, the case can’t go to trial. Can it? – I really hate that my family’s divided. But I won’t pretend to be ok with sonny’s choices. I mean… – I–I–I get that. – Yeah. I mean, specifically the way he sided with nina, going after michael and willow– I know, I know. You don’t want to get into it, right? We don’t want to talk about that. – Look, everything went downhill pretty much from the visitation hearing, right? – Right, and then I didn’t tell willow that nina was her mother. And sonny got all upset about that. – Well, that’s understandable. Regardless of how you feel about nina, sonny cares about her. And if she’s hurting, then he’s gonna be hurting, too. – She’s hurting. Yeah, ok. Well, sonny and i are pretty far apart. But when I realized he was the one that helped me last night… I wasn’t really surprised. – Willow was worried sick about carly, but not only for michael’s sake. But willow and carly forged a relationship. Carly’s become a friend, a mentor. – Carly’s become the mother that willow has never had. – Willow, I went through a lot of trouble. And somebody in particular took a lot of risk to get this footage. – I understand. – I mean, this isn’t doctored. This isn’t a setup. It’s–it’s–you know, it’s proof that my father was involved in an illegal arms deal, a violation of federal laws. Why shouldn’t he be brought to justice? – Because it will hurt a lot of people you love, specifically your little sisters. – Yeah, I– I thought about that. – Have you, really? What will avery and donna do if their father is in prison, especially if carly’s there, too? Avery will have ava, but donna will have no one. – That’s not gonna happen. – You don’t know that. – But I– I will move heaven and earth to ensure that my mom does not go down to insider trading charges. Donna will not be alone, ok? Not for anything. If sonny’s in prison, my sisters are gonna be a lot safer. – You truly think they’re in danger? – Everybody in sonny’s orbit is.

[Sighs] And, yes, I know that my father, he does everything in his power to protect his family. And more often than not, he’s successful. But even if donna and avery are physically safe, eventually, they’re gonna find out that their father– – who they love. – Is breaking the law, and he’s doing things that they have to pretend they don’t– they don’t see or hear. – They’ll become complicit in sonny’s way of life. – Just like it was with morgan and I. And I don’t want that for my sisters. – Ok. Those are all valid points. – Ok. I’m sensing a but here. – But if you turn sonny in, donna and avery don’t only lose their father. They lose you, too.

[Tense music]

– I’ve known spencer for such a long time. And for most of that time, we were fighting.

[Chuckles] – About what? – Everything. He was… an entitled, spoiled kid who liked things his way. – No wonder you clashed. You were two of a kind. Kidding. – Excuse me? – Kidding. I’m kidding. – I will admit, I was indulged as a kid and I liked things my way. And I still do. But at my worst, I was maybe a seven. – Ok. And spencer? – Off the charts. – [Chuckles] But you liked him. – Yeah, I couldn’t help it. When spencer wasn’t spencer, he was… fun. He kept things entertaining. – I could see that. – I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that that funny, infuriating kid I grew up with could be gone.

[Somber music]

– I knew it. I knew it. Ok. I knew spencer was still alive. Can I tell you something about your big brother? He can be a real pain in the a–

[Laughs] Butt. But he’s definitely worth it.

My only wish for this christmas is to wake up and have these last few days just be a bad dream. – The past few years for me. I would change everything, except coming back to port charles, because then I wouldn’t have met you. I’d ask if you’re stalking me, except I’m happy to see you. – Here for me? – Always. And the only thing that I know for sure is that I want you in my life. – I mean, I don’t know who I am anymore! – I know who you are. You’re the sweetest, smartest, and bravest person who I know. Will you promise me that you’ll be careful? – Of course I will. – I can’t stand to lose you, too. – You can’t get rid of me if you try. Definitely.

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[Tense music] – [Exhales sharply] I’m standing here, wondering what I’m supposed to say to you. A word of regret? Some wish that things could have been different between us? Nah, I don’t think so. You always told me that you watched over me from afar while I was young. I’m grateful– grateful you stayed away. I was a full-grown man by the time I learned I was your son, and I’m grateful– grateful I wasn’t raised by you. Victor, I’m grateful for the family name, which, as of today, is no longer yours. It’s mine. And I’ll make sure that it’s one that future generations of cassadines can be proud of. But mostly, I’m grateful I never have to think of you again, and that this is the last time I say… goodbye, father.

[Dramatic music]

– Tony and I have always come through for each other. – Even when you can’t stand each other. – It’s comforting to know that that hasn’t changed, that I can count on sonny if I need him. – It still boggles my mind. – Wait a minute. Wait, wait. Which part? – The whole thing! I mean, willow’s devotion to carly, even though carly withheld information that could have spared willow this entire ordeal– I mean, think about it. If carly would have told willow and I the truth, that we were mother and daughter, we could have started testing for donors when she was diagnosed with leukemia. And then my aunt liesl would have been identified as a match months ago. And, willow, she wouldn’t be on death’s door. – Ok. Listen, I understand that– that you see it that way, but willow doesn’T. I mean, in–in willow’s eyes, carly has been nothing but kind, and loving, and supportive. She accepts her just as she is. – And I haven’t? – From willow’s perspective, no. – I made mistakes. I made a lot of mistakes.

But I am still willow’s mother. – Sometimes knowing that, it makes things worse. – If you turn sonny in and he gets arrested, are you planning to hide your involvement? – No, no. I’m not a hypocrite. I’m gonna tell sonny and my family that I was responsible. Yeah. – That’s what I thought, and that’s exactly why you can’t do it. Because when sonny gets sent to prison, your siblings are going to blame you and hate you for it. All right, maybe not dante. He understands the complexity of the situation. But christina? – Yeah. Christina adores our dad. He can do no wrong, as far as she’s concerned. – And then avery and donna, all they’ll understand is that daddy’s gone and it’s your fault. At best, they’ll be conflicted and confused. And at worst, they’ll turn away from you. Michael, that can’t happen. Those little girls need you too much. Your whole family does. – At this point, no charges have been filed. No arrests have been made. Right? – Because the feds want to wait to move forward until they have had a chance to talk to drew. – Right, so there’s still an opportunity to make this go away. I’ll–I’ll–you know, I’ll put out some feelers and I’ll contact some and people and I’ll do whatever I’ve got to do. – You have contacts with the ability to suppress a federal case? – Well, it’s not a case yet. We’re still in the preliminary investigation stage. Right? – Ok. So you think that, you know, with just the right amount of pressure the feds will just say, forget it. We’ll make this go away. – It’s possible. – It’s not possible– – why? – Sonny, because it’s way too late for that! The feds were acting on a tip from a legitimate source. And now they have uncovered evidence to corroborate the allegations. You can’t walk that back. – You do if you discredit the source. – Well, of course, but we don’t know who the source is. – So let’s find out.

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Look, whatever strings that sonny had to pull on my behalf, I don’t expect that from you. But if you have any information you can share, that would be great. – Well, I don’t have the sec’s notes or know what evidence they have, so I can’t say anything with certainty. – But if you had to guess? – Well, if I had to guess, they’re moving pretty fast. I’d say maybe they got a case. – Oh, man. All right, well, I guess I need to talk to diane and hope that she can beat this thing. – Well, you know, for the record, I– I hope she can, too. And if there’s anything I can do legally, I’d be happy to help. – Thanks. – When I found out that alexis was my mother, let’s just say it wasn’t welcomed news. – Oh, you and alexis, you didn’t get along? – No. No, not–not at all. In fact, I resented the implication that just because we were related, that I had to instantly love her. – Well, you love each other now. How did you get there? – Mm. Time. Shared experience. A lot of trial and error for alexis and me to form that mother-daughter bond. – Time might not be something that willow and i will ever have. – I bet you carly could help you with that. – We talked about this when I suggested you invite sonny to the wedding. – Yes, I remember. – And do you remember what you said? – Yeah, that donna and avery are more important than anything going on between me and my father. – Has that changed? – No. No, it hasn’t, just the opposite. I mean, can’t you see? I–I’m doing this for them, my sisters, to protect them. – And I can understand the argument that they’re better off without sonny, but you will never convince me that they’re better off without you. They count on you, michael. – Yeah. I–I’m not going anywhere. – Physically, maybe. But in order to lean on you, your sisters need to trust you. They need to know that you would never do anything to hurt them. – I wouldn’T. – And no matter how you look at it, sending their father away will hurt them. Not only that, it will draw a line in the sand that can never be erased by making donna and avery feel that by loving sonny, they’re betraying you. Don’t do that to them. Don’t make them choose between you and their father. – Sonny, you cannot compel the sec to reveal the source of their tip. – So this person screws over carly and drew and just gets off scott-free? – Ok. The bigger problem is the timeline and the corroborating evidence. Carly made a substantial purchase of aurora stock right before the proposed merger with elq. She drove the stock price up. And had the merger gone through, she would have made a fortune. – But it didn’t go through. – Doesn’t matter. Carly was in possession of privileged information, thanks to her personal relationship with drew. And that can be corroborated. And that is the textbook definition of insider trading. – I don’t see how it benefits the sec to take carly down. She lost a lot of money with the deal, and she’s not like a hedge fund manager or a corporate ceo. But drew is. – Thank you for listening. I know you don’t exactly have fond memories of spencer. – [Chuckles] We couldn’t stand each other. But I understand there’s a side of him that I didn’t get to see. – God, are we really talking about him in past tense? – Tell me about when he came back. – To port charles? – Yeah. – Oh, he was a real peach.

[Chuckles] No. He was… cynical and bitter, almost willfully shallow. He had put up this wall around him. Trina was able to break through it. – Brave girl. – Right? Trina saw another version of spencer. She gave him chance after chance. She believed in him, so much so that she followed him onto the haunted star. And now we’re here. She’s gonna be so devastated if he’s really gone. And I just can’t help thinking, why do I get to be the lucky one? – It’s time to go. – Where? – Mr. Ashford has been debriefed and is waiting on the plane. – We’ve been cleared to leave for port charles. – We can’t just take off without spencer! – [Sighs] Ms. Robinson, the odds that your friend– – we searched the wreckage. – Then search it again. – There are no survivors. There are just bodies waiting– – no. – To be identified. – No, you’re wrong. You’re wrong! Spencer’s alive. They have to keep looking for him! – Of course, the bureau will keep looking. – Good. Then we’ll wait. – Trina, you need to take ace back to his mother. Your loved ones are waiting for you as well. – I can’t leave. I can’t leave him. He made it. I would feel it if he didn’T. Spencer’s alive. – There’s nothing more to do here. It’s time to go home.

[Somber music]

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Carly would never help me. – But have you ever asked? I mean, instead of constantly being on the defensive and going tit for tat over who’s more wrong, have you ever thought about just, like, stepping back and saying, “I’m sorry. I need your help”? I don’t know. It’s just my opinion, but good luck.

[Somber music]

– Are those sec guys still there? No, huh? Any idea where they went? All right. Thanks. Yeah. – Hello. – Hello. Mm. – Who were you talking to? – The other woman. – Oh. What? Aka, the station? – Yeah, I’m helping carly out with something. – That’s nice of you. – Yeah, it is nice. Well, I’m a nice guy. You know, I mean, her and my dad may be at odds. But family’s family, you know? – I love that. – I love you.

[Gentle music]

– You also need to consider your own children. Don’t you want wiley and amelia to grow up with donna and avery? – Of course I do. – Then don’t create a rift between them. I’m not asking you to forgive sonny or even make peace, but I grew up without a family, which makes me recognize how precious ours is. And I realize that might make me sound hypocritical, given my stance on nina– – no, the situations are completely different. – Nina and I have never had a relationship. Not a good one, anyway. Us being estranged doesn’t affect anyone. There’s no collateral damage. But with you and sonny, it affects everyone you love. And I truly believe that keeping our family whole is more important than bringing sonny to justice.

[Knocking on door] – I have good news. Drew cain and dr. Obrecht just landed and are on their way to gh. – Really? – Time to get you prepped for the first step of the transplant. – It’s time to save your life. – The feds are after drew. Carly’s the leverage. – Well, that would explain why they were so willing to release her last night, once they got a location on drew, who, let us not forget, is the ceo and major shareholder of aurora. You know, he’s the one who broke confidentiality. He’s the one who violated the sec rules when he told carly about the merger in the first place. – You think–you think they’re going to offer carly a– a deal to give up drew? – If they do, do you think she’ll take it? – One step at a time. First things first. Let’s wait to see if that deal is on the table. – Once again, sonny, I am representing carly, not you. – [Scoffs] Anything I do is in carly’s best interest. – I have to wonder. If the situation were reversed and you were the one facing federal charges, do you think carly would be doing all this for you? – No doubt. – Trina and I both took chances this year. Big ones. Trina fell for spencer. – And? – Oh, you’re gonna make me say it? – Oh, yes, ma’am. – Then I fell for you. – I think that makes me the lucky one. – I think that makes us both lucky. And once michael turns in the evidence that you got him against sonny, then he’ll be arrested. – We both know that’s not gonna happen overnight. And I doubt michael is thinking about anything except willow undergoing her transplant. – Well, I will wait as long as it takes. Because at the end of it, you’ll be free. And then we can finally figure out what we mean to each other out in the real world. – Oh, out in the wild? – Yeah. – [Laughs] – A chance that trina and spencer never will.

[Somber music]

– Huh? Spencer? Spencer! Spencer! – Oh! Oh.

[Uplifting music] – [Panting]

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I’m – we heard about willow. How’s she doing?

Michael’s with her now.

What happened?

She collapsed, and we’re waiting to hear from dr. Randolph, but we talked to tj, and her condition is deteriorating.

How bad?

Hopefully, drew can find your aunt liesl and bring her back here in time to have the bone marrow transplant. But until then, willow has to stay in the hospital.

Thank you for agreeing to stay at the hospital.

Well… the whole, “if you go home, you won’t make it back” argument was pretty persuasive.

Guess I pulled out all the stops.

You were right, too. You made me see I need a controlled environment for now so I can go home to you and our kids later. And michael… I’m fighting with everything I have to stay with our family.

[Dramatic music]

Jordan? Jordan, can you hear me?

Yes, I can hear you. Where are you?

On the haunted star with spencer and ace.

Trina, listen to me. You have to get off that boat now.

Yes, we know, but–

– no buts. There are drones on the way with orders to drop bombs on the entire island, and we have no way to stop them. Take the baby and get to the seaplane before it’s too late.

[Whispering] I can’t leave my grandmother behind.

Or curtis. Jordan, what about the others?

Every second counts. Take the baby and get off that island now.

Trina, you take ace, and you try to get to the seaplane. I’m gonna try to warn my grandmother.

No. What if you run into victor or his guards? I’m not leaving you.

– Spencer, it’s felicia. You and I both know that your grandmother would want you and ace to be safe.

Exactly. Your job, both of you, is to get yourselves and the baby to that plane

before it takes off.

Drop the gun, victor.

Now, why on earth would I do that? Especially as you’re gonna drop your gun and let me pass.

Why would I do that? Obviously, you’d shoot me if I did.

Stop talking, and shoot him!

Oh, careful, miss sutton! You might hit liesl.

I accept the risk. Now, shoot him!

Well, now, what about poor willow? Anything happens to you, and she’ll die.

I’ll instruct you how to harvest my marrow from my dying body. Now, pull the trigger!

Okay!

Anything happens to me, we all die.

 

[Gasps] Valentin! Oh, my god!

[Monitor beeping] What– talk to me!

Anna. No, you’re not real. You’re an illusion.

What? What?

[Sobbing] You’re just like helena. I’m imagining you.

No, no, you’re not. No, I’m here. I’m absolutely real. Valentin, you have to hang on.

God… if you can hear me… please keep trina and curtis safe. Just bring my family home.

[Knock at door] Come in.

[Clears throat]

Hi. Hope I’m not interrupting. I just wanted to check on you.

Marshall was here with me earlier. [Chuckles] But, I, uh–I sent him home ’cause he needs his rest.

He’s not the only one.

Yeah, I know. I’m so tired. But I just can’t stop thinking about… what if I never see curtis and trina ever again?

– Wait a minute. The displayon this computer, the–

[Computer beeping] The program that it’s running, I’ve seen that before.

You’ve seen it where?

Oh, my god. 40 years ago, in another underground bunker also owned by mikkos cassadine. Wait a minute. Look at this. Look at this. The displays–

“temperature,” “target area.” “New york, new j–” it’s a map of the mid-atlantic states.

It’s all the same.

Same as what?

I think there might be another weather machine.

[Sighs]

[Dramatic music]

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Okay, we get what you’re saying, but the others have to be warned.

I promise you, we’ll find a way to tell everyone in the bunker about the drone strike.

You need to get to the seaplane now, otherwise you’re putting yourselves and ace in grave danger.

They’re right.

Jordan… please tell my mom and dad I love them.

I will, and then you can tell them yourselves when you get home. Now get yourself to the plane. Good luck, and stay safe.

Okay, we have to hurry. Let’s bundle ace up the best that we can, and– trina–

right, okay.

Trina, we can do this.

Together.

It’s one thing for trina not to speak to me. I get that she’s angry. She should be. I’ll take the silence. But for her to listen to spencer, someone who’s been known to hurt every single person that’s cared about him–

spencer can be difficult.

All I was trying to do was give trina some time, some time and some space to process everything that had happened. And now, the window that I had to make things right– it might be gone forever.

Portia, no, no.

I just don’t know why I waited. Why didn’t I just go to her? Go to her and done everything in my power to make things right while i still had the chance to do it.

Trina is as big-hearted as she is stubborn. And when she gets back– when– two of you will be able to work things out.

[Knock at door]

Come in. Is there word?

We just heard from trina and spencer.

[Dramatic music]

Valentin, focus! Look at me, valentin.

The real anna’s in a hospital. My father shot her. She told me to come and get him.

I know I told you that. But I came after you.

God, I wish you were really here so I could hold you against me one last time, tell you how much I love you.

Hey. I love you, too. Listen… valentin… I love you. That’s why I’m here… to help you. I’m gonna get you out of there, all right?

No. You can’T.

Hey, hursley!

Da scorpio. Very brave of you to speak to me without your lawyer present.

Unless you’re here to tell me that the bureau now realizes how stupid it is to bomb an island with ten people on it, then get out of my face.

Eh, but I’m under orders to stay and monitor the situation.

Do it where I can’t see you.

Let’s keep each other posted, shall we?

I’m gonna talk to this director myself, see if I can get through to him.

I had heard stories that the cassadines had a machine that could control the climate, but I thought it was just an urban legend.

No. No, it wasn’T. It was absolutely real. It was based on something called carbonic snow. You see, the weather machine was capable of creating an artificial blizzard in a targeted area, and in the summer of 1981, mikkos cassadine aimed that thing right at the city of port charles. A group of us–luke, robert, tiffany hill, and I– we all managed to stop him, and that weather machine was destroyed. But this is the same program.

Okay, well, the computer’s from the same era. If it’s the same program… is it hooked up to another weather machine?

Hey, brook lynn told me willow was here.

Thanks for coming.

[Sighs] Nina.

I am so scared.

 

Michael is not going to like that sonny and nina are here.

No. Let’s hope they have sense enough to keep their distance.

Thank you.

How is willow? Any updates?

Well, the updates are not good. Her condition is getting worse.

I know that this must be agony for you, for everyone. Is there any word on liesl?

Nothing.

Give up, victor. Backup is on the way. There’s nowhere to run.

Come on, holly. That old trick? You disappoint me.

It’s not a trick.

Look, you’re wasting your time here. Just let me go, and then you can get on with looking for your son, ethan.

Ethan’s perfectly fine, thank you. Felicia and I found out about the auction– sick, little affair that it was– and ethan is now safe and far from your reach. You failed, again.

Well, it doesn’t matter. Once I release this pathogen, it has an 80% mortality rate, and I’m the only one with the antidote.

At this point, victor, why bother?

Why bother? Try to save the world? Why bother living?

But what’s to live for for you, bearing in mind your unfortunate condition?

What do you mean by that?

I’d have thought by now you’d have figured out, victor, that it was me who arranged for a little addition to your cocktail.

And a lot of good it did. He’s still alive and kicking.

Yeah, well, alive? Yes. Kicking? Not so much. And I’m glad we’re finally face-to-face, victor, ’cause I really want you to know that it was me.

You don’t mean–

no more heirs for uncle victor. In fact, victor, you can’t even… try, can you?

You bitch!

[Grunts]

[Gunshot]

[Struggling efforts]

[Victor groans] Ah!

[Dramatic music]

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You’re awake?

I am.

I don’t wanna interrupt.

You could never.

Oh, I could. You should ask him.

Yeah, yeah. She definitely could.

[Laughs]

So, what’s up?

Sonny and nina are here. They heard what happened.

You know, I don’t really think I can think about them right now. Could you tell them to just–

michael, wait.

Drew!

Liesl, no, no, no, no! No!

Liesl, can you hear me?

Was she–was she hit?

[Dramatic music]

 

You can’t open that door, anna. I’m infected.

I know. We’re here to help you.

Where’s victor and obrecht? They have the cure.

I don’t know where they are. The others are looking for them.

The others? Oh, my god. [Sobs]

Just don’t worry about them. All right? God. Um– what I’m gonna do is, I’m gonna try to find you a hazmat suit or something that we can put on you, and then we can get you to safety, okay? I’ll be right back.

No, don’t go!

No, you don’t understand! We don’t have time!

No, I love how you never give up, but it’s already too late.

You know, we could be looking at an electronic ghost– an old program that started up when the computer booted up. Well, as long as it’s not connected to an actual weather machine, should be harmless.

Except that mikkos cassadine was never harmless. He was relentless. He was obsessive and absolutely thorough. And he knew– he absolutely knew that there were agencies, including the wsb, tracking him, trying to stop him.

Seems like a guy like that would have backups.

I think you’re right. Oh, my god.

Well, then, that explains this. Why would mikkos cassadine equip a bunker in literally the middle of nowhere without telling his brother? So he could retreat, if he needed to, with two weapons, two ways to hold the world hostage: The pathogen and the weather machine. Laura, this is real, and it’s running. We gotta stop it. I’ll find a way to kill the power.

No, no, wait, don’t do that. We can kill the power to this computer, but that doesn’t mean that we can kill the power to the weather machine.

You’re right. If we interrupt the power, the computer might shut down and lock us out entirely, and we’ll never find them.

Yeah. It’s calibrated its target. It’s the same as last time.

Port charles.

[Dramatic music]

Trina and spencer agreed to head straight to the plane. With any luck, they should be home before daybreak.

[Laughs]

Oh, and… trina says she loves you.

Thank you, jordan.

[Distant siren wails]

Is that snow?

[Ominous music]

Oh, my goodness.

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Willow seems stable. Everything– so can we just go?

No, I wanna just stay a little bit longer, sonny, just in case.

Michael? How are you doing?

I’m okay, all things considered. Nina–

I’m not gonna– I’m not here to cause trouble.

No. Willow wants to see you.

[Melancholy music]

Come on, liesl. Liesl. Please!

She’s got a pulse.

All right.

Liesl, can you hear me?

How bad is it?

[Dramatic music]

There must be a way to stop the process.

It’s already begun. And it will only get worse as it slowly works its way up to full power. See, the longer the machine is in operation, the greater the devastation will be.

All right, well, we have to try something. I got an idea.

Okay.

Suspend… operations.

[Computer beeping] “To terminate functions, enter chemical formula in operation.” Chemical formula for what?

Carbonic snow. I told you, that’s how the machine works. The–it creates a blizzard by using carbonic snow.

Who has the formula to carbonic snow?

[Dramatic music]

I do.

Okay. Are you sure this is the right way?

Yeah, we’re heading east.

Didn’t take you for a boy scout.

Sailing at prep school.

Of course.

Someone’s coming.

Maybe it’s curtis.

Maybe it’s not.

 

It’s okay. It’s all right.

It’s okay. It’s all right.

Uncle victor still has the pathogen.

Where’s curtis?

I don’t know. But I need to go after victor.

Spencer, you can’T.

Any luck?

Yeah, all bad. Hursley was right about one thing: This new director is definitely not gonna take any of my calls. Anybody who I manage to get through to pretty much said the same thing.

They have to follow protocol in the event of a bioterror threat. I got the same drill.

Yeah, we’re dealing with… ten people here, as far as the bureau’s concerned, rather than billions.

Even if those ten are our friends.

Speaking of which, I was hoping to have heard from anna by now.

Well… she’s a little busy.

Will you please tell charlotte how sorry I am and that I love her and she was always the best thing in my life?

She still is!

[Heart monitor beeping]

I should’ve known better.

What?

When I looked into alex’s eyes, I should’ve known that she wasn’t you, because there’s no kindness there. You have compassion in your eyes. Even all those years ago, when you rejected my affection…

oh.

You still knew my heart. You still had compassion in your eyes. And I wish I had held on to that. And alex couldn’t have poisoned what we had. But she did, and I let her. And I wish that I hadn’t let anger and spite control me, because then, maybe we would’ve found each other so much sooner and I could’ve been the man that I am with you, and I like the man that I am with you. So, if this is how I die–

no, this is not how you die!

It’s okay, because you redeemed me.

[Dramatic music]

[Sobbing] Thank you. I love you, anna devane.

I will always– I’ll always love you.

[Gasps]

Valentin!

Valentin!

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So I will check on wiley and amelia and make sure brook lynn and tracy aren’t teaching them really bad habits.

[Knock at door]

[Laughs]

[Desolate music]

Michael said that you wanted to s ee me?

Uh, I do. Um, carly, thank you for everything.

Yeah. Remember, you need to rest. No excitement.

 

How are you feeling?

The fluids are helping.

That’s good.

Nina… I want you to do something for me.

Name it.

Leave carly alone.

It’s not a bullet wound. She must have hit her head when she fell.

Okay, okay. Liesl? Liesl, I need you to open your eyes.

Mm…

open your eyes. Oh, there she is.

[Groans in pain]

Thank god. Thank god. Okay.

Okay.

Okay, take it easy. Easy, easy.

There you go.

Victor…

there you go.

Where’s that vile insect?

He’s right…

[Dramatic music] Wait, wait, wait. Wait, he’s gone! He’s gone, and so is the canister. He’s gotta be headed back to the “haunted star.”

I’ll go. You get liesl to the plane.

Nein! Valentin is dying. He needs the antidote.

 

What happened? Where’s spencer?

Some guy showed up out of nowhere. We did our best to fight him off. He took out ivan and knocked me out.

So you’ve no idea where he is? What about, er, ace?

I checked the stateroom. The baby and the nanny are both gone.

Oh, to hell with the nanny. Search the ship. Find my nephews. No, wait. Get the ship under way first. We’re leaving, with or without my family.

[Sighs, winces]

You cannot go after victor. We agreed to get ace to the plane. That’s the plan. Now let’s go before one of victor’s men sees us.

You go. I can’t let my uncle victor escape, not when he has the pathogen that he intends to release and kill half this planet.

Spencer!

Trina, take my brother and go. I will be right behind you. Okay?

You promise?

I promise. I promise.

[Sighs]

 

Snow in may.

It happens. Last time was, like, three years ago. Aiden did a report on it. But this is especially bizarre. It was in the 70s this afternoon.

What you said about aiden and the report– I mean, that makes me think about trina. All the reports and all the homework…

[All laugh] That we helped them with over the years. Well, until trina said that she’s old enough and she can do it by herself.

[Laughs]

You both are mothers, so I know that you understand that even though trina’s in college, she’s always, always gonna be my little baby girl.

[Wind whistling] Every time I look at her, I just see this little trace of a grin that she had when she was in her terrible twos.

[Laughs] And sometimes, I think she never grew out of them.

[Laughs]

But that smile… no matter how old she gets, that’s what I’m gonna see.

[Eerie music]

– Right after we stopped mikkos, I… I found the formula in a stateroom, and I studied it as I was falling asleep. And then, when I woke up, I realized that no one should ever have access to that information, so we burned the paper, but… the formula is seared into my memory.

[Dramatic music] Robert was always afraid about that. He was afraid that if someone found out, that they might come after me for it.

Listen, that’s not the kind of information you should have rattling around in your head. It could be dangerous.

But this might be the very thing that saves… everyone.

 

[Heart monitor beeping]

Valentin.

Anna.

Hi.

What are you doing? You can’t be in here.

I know. It’s too late.

Why would you do that?

‘Cause I love you.

I’m contagious. I’m infected. My god, what have you done?

[Soft dramatic music]

 

Laura, that was over 40 years ago. How sure are you that you memorized that formula exactly?

[Dramatic music] If we guess improperly, this whole system could lock us out. We got one shot at this.

I know.

Do you trust me?

Absolutely.

 

[Computer beeps]

[Sighs] Oh, my god.

It worked.

It worked.

It worked.

It worked; we did it.

Oh, my.

Oh.

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oh, holly, how I wish I had been able to kill you myself after what you did to me. But I suppose you’re just gonna have to take your chances with the rest of humanity. Right. Let’s get this pathogen somewhere safe and the antidote somewhere safer.

[Dramatic music] No!

Okay, okay, take it easy. Good.

I stole the antidote while victor wasn’t looking, so if he releases the pathogen, there’s an 80% chance he’ll be killing himself as well.

Do you think that would stop him?

Victor’s both an idealist and an extremist, and cassadines are often willing to go down with the ship, so to speak.

Okay.

 

I think this is the way out.

Okay, good. Holly! It’s holly. My god, what are you doing here? What’s going on?

Here, you need to call robert and jordan, tell them that victor’s getting away. He’s got the pathogen with him. Last I saw, he was headed towards the “haunted star.” Where’s valentin?

What have you done?

I don’t know. I mean… I thought maybe I could find some kind of… suit or protection, but…

[Soft dramatic music] I just didn’t want you to be alone.

I don’t know that dying together is all it’s cracked up to be.

[Laughs] I… hey. Hey, look at me, right here. I want you to listen to me. I wanna tell you about someone: Valentin cassadine.

Oh, I–

no, listen. He’s a man that is not going to die in some obscene plot of his father’s, because he–you– you have a destiny. You’re gonna be an even greater father to charlotte. You’re gonna be my partner. Because… you know my darkness. You know what I’m capable of, and you’re capable of those things, too. I know that sounds a little twisted, but it’s not, really, because I think that kind of connection– it sort of elevates us, in a way. You know? It allows us to… love the people we love without any kind of restraint or restriction, including each other.

[Tender music]

I think that’s why I– I came into this room.

[Sighs]

But you’ll die.

I… not necessarily. I mean, there’s, like, a 20% chance that I’m immune to this thing. I can beat those odds. I’m willing to risk them…

just to be with you.

 

We’re sure everything is fine.

Really?

No. But we haven’t heard any yelling yet, and nina hasn’t bolted out of the room in tears, so…

I appreciate your optimism, sasha.

[Tense music] But… when my dad was at turning woods… I hate to wait. I hated it. We would pace back and forth. We’d wait. We’d hold his hand. We would wait.

We just felt hopeless.

 

Even though he didn’t know that you were there, I think you just being there helped mike.

 

I hope so.

I just don’t know what willow could possibly have to say to nina.

Maybe I made a mistake, letting nina in there.

Hey. Hey. You did exactly what your wife asked you to do. You did the right thing.

My wife. Now willow and I are married.

 

[Sighs] I just the day hadn’t been so hard on her.

Well, next time, I promise to wait till after the reception before I’m hauled in for questioning.

What next time?

I don’t know. Birthdays, anniversaries, vow renewal. You have a lifetime of celebrations ahead of you, michael. You do. I know it. And as for your wedding day, willow doesn’t regret a second of it.

Even now?

I’m sorry, you want what?

I want you and carly to make peace.

I can try.

I know you won’t ever be friends, or even friendly, but promise me you’ll at least keep your distance, stop keeping score of who wronged who when and just… let it all go. Wow.

[Laughs weakly] You–you haven’t changed at all, for all you claim to care about me?

No, I do, I do. I care. I care a lot about you. I–

then promise me, regardless of whether I survive this or not, to drop your vendetta against carly.

 

Oh.

Any word?

Not yet.

[Phone rings]

Excuse me. Commissioner ashford.

Jordan, it’s curtis. I got you on speakerphone.

– Curtis. I’m putting you on speaker.

Curtis, curtis, it’s portia. Is trina with you?

Not at the moment, but I’ve seen her. She’s okay.

Curtis, you need to get out of there. The wsb has ordered a drone strike on the island. Both: What?

– They can’t risk the pathogen getting released into the world. The drones are already on their way.

But the pathogen isn’t here.

Where is it?

– We just saw holly. She said that victor’s trying to escape on the “haunted star” and he took the pathogen with him. Bombing the island is not going to do any good.

You’ve gotta stop

the airstrike.

Hursley!

[Dramatic music] Tell your boss to call off his airstrike.

Da scorpio, for the millionth time, there is not–

change of circumstances. Victor’s left the island. He’s taken the pathogen with him. All you’re doing now is killing innocent people and covering his escape.

Okay.

Okay?

Okay. I–I won’t get into it with carly anymore.

Thank you.

Uh, nina? Willow needs her rest.

[Soft dramatic music]

I’m not perfect. I make mistakes all the time. I’m gonna be–I’m gonna try to be a better person, okay? If there’s anything else you need, just…

keep your promise.

 

Come on, will you?

The drones are already on their way. We don’t know exactly when the strike will happen, but it could be anytime, so you need to get out of there.

Laura.

Yes, robert.

You’re okay. The bureau listened this time. The strike’s been called off.

[Sighs]

What about victor?

Liesl. You double-crossed me. I am not having a very good day.

[Sighs]

[Footsteps clacking] You need to turn the ship around. We have to go back.

I don’t take orders from you anymore.

Spencer!

I thought you might come crawling back. If you think I’m gonna forgive you–

I’m not here for forgiveness.

It’s over, uncle.

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Curtis, laura. Oh, thank god. Thank god I found you.

Trina, what are you still doing here?

Is the baby all right?

Yes, yes, I… listen. We gotta get out of here. There’s gonna be an airstrike.

We know all about the airstrike. We got it under control.

Yeah, it’s okay. We got in touch with the wsb. We told them that victor’s trying to escape on the “haunted star.”

Spencer and I saw him, but we gotta go.

The drone strike has been redirected. We’re safe.

Redirected where?

The new target’s the “haunted star.”

But spencer’s on that ship!

Oh, calm down, dear boy.

I’m not your boy. Give me the pathogen, and we can both walk out of here alive.

[Scoffs] How dare you threaten me? I’m the head of our family. This is finished when I say.

I said hand it over.

You’ll have to rip it out of my cold, dead fingers.

Fine.

No– ow!

[Dramatic music]

 

[Cell phone rings]

Hello?

Carly! Carly, can you hear me?

Drew? Are you okay? What happened?

So, how was your talk with nina? Did you get what you wanted from her?

I hope so. Who knows? I wanna believe that nina’s sincere.

Okay. Michael, willow, there’s someone who wants to talk to you.

Hello?

Yeah.

– Willow?

Drew–drew? Are you all right?

Not only am I okay…

I’m okay, too, not that anyone has asked.

[Laughs]

Dr. O– great-aunt liesl! I’m so glad you’re all right.

We are on our way back. Then you can literally suck the life from the bones.

Oh, we can’t wait.

Okay, so liesl and i are on our way back. Not sure who’s joining us, but everyone should be back soon.

I can’t wait to see you.

Me too. Let’s get out of here.

Anna…

I love you, too.

 

[Door thumps open]

Anna!

Get out! You’ll get infected.

Kind of you to care, but don’t worry. I’ve got the antidote.

 

Our satellite has eyes on the “haunted star.” It’s on the move.

Victor’s trying to escape, and you guys are gonna stop him.

[Dramatic music]

 

I’m glad I didn’t kill you, though I’m not sure that’s a good thing.

[Jet engines roaring]

What do you mean, he’s on the “haunted star”?

Spencer went to go after victor. We have to call the wsb so they–

[Explosion] Spencer.

Oh! Oh!

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[Soft music]

Hey.

Hey, hi.

You thinking about willow?

Yeah, is it that obvious?

Well, she’s your daughter. We’re all thinking about her.

I don’t suppose you have news?

On liesl or anybody else, no, unfortunately. But I have been doing some digging on who tipped off the sec about carly and drew’s insider trading.

Oh. What’d you find?

[Monitor beeping]

[Tense music]

It was exhaustion, right? I mean, first, it was all the excitement from the wedding, then the sec showing up. I mean, the whole day zapped willow of her energy. That’s why she passed out, right?

Willow was exhausted, for sure, especially for someone in her condition.

Yeah.

What?

I’m afraid it’s more than that.

I’m sorry. I know that we put this on for a distraction.

But you can’t be distracted.

Between trina, and willow, and now my mom and drew–

I get it. It’s too much.

What if drew and liesl don’t make it back?

One thing I learned in the military is that you have to hold out hope, even in the worst of circumstances. You never know when the tide is going to shift.

Well, can it shift now, please? Hope?

It’s a powerful thing.

[Sighs] Then I will hold on to it. And I will pray that drew gets everybody home safely. He has to. Willow’s life depends on it.

My grandmother is on the island with drew?

Yeah, she insisted, come hell or high water.

I knew your grandmother was supposed to be a badass, but to face down victor cassadine?

Yeah, it almost makes you feel sorry for the guy. Almost.

Stand down.

Very wise. It’d be a real shame if she dropped it.

You drop it, you die.

But so do you. I’m thinking that just might be worth it.

[Dramatic music]

[Grunts]

There’s no way out,

at least not that way.

You’re dead.

What is death

but another country?

Oh, come, my son.

Let me take you away

from everything and everyone.

[Monitor beeping]

Wait, wait, you have no idea the power you have in your hands right now.

I think I do.

Then think of willow. Tell her, liesl. If you die, so does your innocent niece.

Better to lose one innocent life than a whole world of them.

Wait, what are you doing?

Saving humanity.

[Dramatic music]

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Ok, so what made willow collapse tonight?

Look, dr. Randolph is the specialist. I’m reluctant to say too much before you speak with her.

Look, tj, I trust you. More importantly, willow trusts you. Just tell me what’s going on.

Willow has some bleeding that’s not clotting.

Right, because of her low blood cell count.

We will be giving her platelets to get that under control. But all of this is an indication that her body is breaking down and she can’t produce enough cells to fight back.

Ok, we all know that. We’re running out of time. We got that. Most importantly right now, I need to know, what are we gonna do about it?

[Somber music]

Tonight was michael and willow’s wedding. And for a little while, nothing else mattered– just the way they looked at each other and the promises they made. I mean, what if drew and liesl don’t make it back in time?

Drew kane is an ex-navy seal, remember? Those guys, more than anyone, know how to finish the job.

I believe it. Drew’s gonna get everybody home safe. But when he does, then he and my mom have the sec breathing down their necks.

Sonny is working on that.

And that’s great that sonny’s working on that. And he’s got the sec following a false trail, and that’s bought some more time– for now. But even if everything works out and everything goes according to plan, sonny is still gonna end up in prison. Unless you’re the one having second thoughts about that?

So far, I’ve come up empty. But it’s just a matter of time before whoever tipped off the sec about carly and drew is gonna be uncovered. And I got my contacts in dc. They’re, you know, trying to figure out what kind of case they have against drew. That’s if he comes back.

No, don’t say that. Drew has to come back. He has to bring everybody back. He has to bring aunt liesl back, or else willow–

you know I’m praying for that. You know that, right? But the sec is not gonna wait for carly.

Wait, are you saying that they might charge carly even without drew here?

Well, I don’t know about the rest of it. But I tell you what, I’m gonna make sure that carly is not left holding the bag.

But, sonny, what if that’s not possible?

Let’s go, scorpio.

I’ve got to talk to the director.

If you’re referring to frisco jones, he’s been replaced. If you mean the new director, he’s not taking your calls.

Well, you call him. Tell him to abort the mission before the bureau bombs that island.

Do I need to remind you you’re under arrest?

Do I need to remind you there are lives are at stake?

Innocent lives!

There’s nothing I can do about that. Now, come on.

Of course there is.

I’m taking you into custody.

[Clears throat] I’m so sorry, but I’m afraid da scorpio is not going anywhere.

Says who?

Says me.

[Dramatic music]

My grandmother is more than a match for uncle victor, but it’s not gonna be a fair fight. This place is crawling with guards.

Let me worry about laura, ok? The three of you get to safety.

I can’t just leave her behind.

That’s exactly what you’re gonna do. There’s a seaplane waiting offshore on the east side of the island. You guys get there, and get the hell out of here.

What about you?

I’ll be fine.

You don’t know that.

[Sighs]

You don’T. I can’t lose you now, not when we don’t even know if I–we just– I just–

[Sighs]

[Tense music]

You may be willing to die for mankind, but I doubt these two share that view.

Yet again, you couldn’t be more wrong.

Laura, you need to know–

silence her!

[Muffled speech]

Did you really think that I would hold my own life more precious than the lives of my children and my grandchildren?

Oh, very well. If you are determined to play the role of a martyr, go ahead, do it. Die for your cause before I kill you for it.

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[Tense music]

Oh, I’m sorry. Did I forget to mention the pathogen has to be activated by uv light? In other words, good old-fashioned sunshine. Otherwise, it’s quite harmless. Isn’t that right, liesl?

I tried to warn you.

I’m sorry, laura. Your martyrdom will just have to wait for another day.

And her?

No, not yet. We need to keep the good doctor breathing just long enough to test the antidote on our guinea pig.

[Dramatic music]

No, I’m not going anywhere with you. I’m going home with charlotte and anna.

You’re dying.

It’s time to accept reality.

You were never good enough,

valentin.

Not for anna, not for anyone.

That’s not true.

They’ll all be

better off without you.

Agh!

[Sobbing]

Oh, there, there.

Oh, it won’t be long now.

You’re not gonna lose me, but you guys need to get out of here right now.

The satellite phone.

What?

There’s a satellite phone behind the bar. I can call jordan on the way and tell her to send help.

Great plan. I don’t have to tell you how hugely important that young lady is to me.

I know.

Spencer, I’m counting on you to get her out of here to safety. The pilot has orders to take off as soon as you’re on board. Do not wait for me, no matter how much she begs you.

Understood.

Spencer, I need to know that I can trust you.

You can.

Ok, got it.

All right, it’s time to move. You guys, just be smart. Let’s be safe.

That goes double for you. Curtis? I know everything’s so uncertain right now, but I– I–

I know, kiddo. Me, too.

Is there anything we can do for willow? Just name it, and it’s done.

Again, I will defer to whatever dr. Randolph thinks is best.

Dr. Randolph isn’t here! I’m sorry.

Don’t apologize.

Just tell me what I can do to bring my wife home.

Well, that’s just it, michael. I don’t think willow should go home, not if the goal is to buy her more time.

Of course, that’s the goal.

Is hospice an option?

It’s always an option. They will definitely keep willow comfortable until she transitions.

Transitions?

Oh.

What, to death?

I hate this, too, michael.

Ok, what if she stays here?

Then

we can treather symptoms as they develop, increasing her chances of surviving until drew gets back. But I will not lie to you. Willow will be in a great deal of pain due to her enlarged lymph nodes putting pressure on her organs.

Right, ok. This just keeps getting better and better. So either I bring my wife home to die comfortably, or she stays in the hospital suffering to survive or maybe– maybe not.

It’s a horrible choice, I know.

But one you have to make.

What makes you think I’m having second thoughts?

Because you see something in sonny that michael and I don’T. And I get it. I used to see it, too. It’s not as easy to turn him in as you thought, is it?

Michael hired me to do a job, and I intend to finish it. A job that if I hadn’t taken, it would have never brought me to you.

So no regrets?

It’s not regret to admit that two things can be true.

Such as?

Sonny is breaking federal law violating the nsa and he deserves to be in prison. He also saved my life when he didn’t have to. So when the feds come for him,I’m gonna feel bad, but my part in this is already over. I got the footage. I gave it to michael. It’s in your brother’s hands now.

Damn ned. I tell you, I could kill him for putting carly and drew in this position.

Ned?

It’s what the quartermaines do. I mean, you know what? Michael’s distracted. Valentin and drew were off the grid. So now, ned is gonna make his move.

Well, it’s a good thing that the sec didn’t hold carly overnight.

And I bought drew some time, also, right?

Yeah, it was really wonderful of you to do that. I’m sure michael and carly were very grateful.

You know, I’m not looking for a pat on the back.

No, of course you’re not. It doesn’t mean that I can’t give you one.

Ok, here’s the thing. I’m gonna do everything that I can for my family. You understand? I don’t care what’s going on between us. If somebody messes with one of us, they mess with all of us. And I’m telling you right now, if ned had anything to do with it, he better brace himself.

You know, I’ve been thinking about what you said about, you know, flying down to the islands.

You said you didn’t want to go.

I know I did, but I reconsidered. How soon can we leave?

[Dramatic music]

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I thought you didn’t want to go, with everything up in the air with willow?

Yeah, well, I’m still a little uneasy about it, but you made a point when you said, you know, you know, we can get back to port charles in, what, a few hours? And, sonny, I really think that we need a little time alone to recharge and regroup. And, you know, when we get back home, we’ll be even more ready to help whoever needs us. Unless– I know that you’re dealing with a big business thing. Is that gonna stop you from getting away?

I took care of it.

Ok. Is that a yes?

Just let me make a call.

Ok.

[Laughter]

Listen, I doub t thatmichael is gonna call the feds on sonny any time soon. He is so focused on willow.

Totally understandable.

But it’s not great for you.

Until michael puts him away, I’m always gonna be looking over my shoulder, wondering if this is the end, if he’s onto me. Who wants to live like that?

Not me.

Not me, either.

Still, for this last little bit of time before all hell breaks loose and my family is divided into team sonny and team michael, I’m just gonna enjoy the peace. And I’m so glad that I get to enjoy it with you.

[Soft music]

[Cell phone ringing]

[Sighs]

What’s wrong?

[Sighs]

Boss?

Brick is using my jet. I need you to contact the private airstrip and have them charter a plane as soon as possible. I’ll send you the contact information.

Destination?

Paradise.

What did he want?

A plane out of town tonight.

You don’t think he knows what you and michael are planning?

No, if he was on to me, I would be the one leaving town. Sonny will make sure that I never come back.

You and willow are married now. So while she’s unconscious, what happens next is up to you.

Willow wouldn’t want to die in a hospital. The lights, the sound, she hates it all so much.

[Sighs]

Ok, michael, I know you want to respect that. But what if keeping her here means she doesn’t die?

There are so many variables, none of which I have any control over. I don’t know. I don’t know. I got–I need to think.

Thank you. Thank you for being so steady around him. I mean, I know this is torture for you, too.

I just wish I could do more for both of them.

We all do.

You hanging in there?

Trying. You know, I just want to be strong for michael, but most of the time, I just want to crawl up in a ball.

But you don’T. I mean, that’s what matters, carly, you’re here by his side, offering any support he needs. Michael’s lucky to have you.

He’s lucky to have you, too. We all are.

The last thing that I want is for you to be in more pain. Make that the second to last thing that I want.

[Sighs] Oh, my god, willow, how did we get here?

We’re getting married.

[Both laugh]

That’s the plan, yes.

No, like, we are getting married. I’m going to be your wife.

I can’t wait.

I know we have this crazy, scary thing looming over us, but I don’t want it to overshadow the amazing fact that we are marrying each other because we love each other. Whether we get 60 hours or 60 years, you’re my guy. What?

I don’t know, it’s just the last time I’m seeing you before you become my wife. I just want to remember this moment.

I’ll never forget it.

I have to tell you how thankful I am. I mean, for your friendship, for your– your courage, your love, your compassion. Most importantly, how you’ve been such an amazing mother to wiley and now amelia. I mean, the fact that I getto call you my wife…

michael?

Hey, hey.

Hey, listen, you need to be really careful. Nothing gets past sonny. And if he’s starting to suspect–

don’t worry. I’ll be careful.

[Cell phone ringing]

Mom?

Honey, it’s willow.

What happened?

I’m on my way.

Everything ok?

Willow has been taken to the hospital.

Ok, I’ll drive you.

No, no, you have to stay here.

You’re upset.

You have to deal with sonny. You have to deal with sonny, and I have to be with my family.

I’ll walk you out.

That, I’ll take you up on.

This is a matter of national– no, make that international security. You have no jurisdiction here.

Well, that’s actually for a judge to decide and the precedent set by chandler versus the united states.

Oh, I just love it when she talks precedents.

This is your doing, isn’t it?

I have faith in mayor collins and our friends. Just give them a chance to come through.

Faith is nice, but those bombs are a sure thing.

The only sure thing in your future is a discussion about da scorpio’s civil rights. I would take those handcuffs off of him, unless you want them to be a part of that discussion. Now, by all means, contact your superiors. I, of course, will be contacting the federal district court.

[Dramatic music]

I hate to say it, but hursley may be right. If laura and the rest of them fail–

they won’T.

It’s not gonna matter much unless I can talk that new director into calling off the drone strike.

Ok, I think we should be all good with these. But I think the baby’s gonna need another blanket because it’s really cold out there, ok?

Trina, wait.

I’ll be right back.

No, I don’t like the idea of you going off on your own right now.

Two minutes. You can time me.

Hey, I wish I could have gone with curtis, but I couldn’t leave you behind, yeah. It’s just us, buddy. It’s you, and me, and–

[Footsteps] That was fast. You’re not trina.

No, I most certainly am not.

I’m sorry. I don’t think I ever got your name.

No, but I know yours, young mr. Cassadine. And you and that baby are not going anywhere.

[Dramatic music]

Bring her over here. Put her with the doctor. Well, since I interpreted the meaning of operation demeter, you are now–well, in a word, useless to me.

[Loud bangs]

[Alarm blaring] What in the devil is that?

Did you bring a plus one?

I thought you did.

I knew there were more of them. Go, find them, kill them.

[Explosion]

Oh, my god, oh!

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[Grunting]

Agh!

Watkins, go get her!

[Dramatic music]

There’s plenty of security on this ship– nice, big fellows who can stop you from leaving. But we don’t want to upset the baby by involving him in a struggle. So why don’t you just hand him over?

Better idea, you go back to the stateroom and forget you ever saw us.

The senior mr. Cassadine hired me to care for the baby. I won’t disappoint him. Anyone on this channel, there’s been a breach. I need backup–

[Dramatic music]

Less than two minutes.

Your timing is perfect.

Did you get through to josslyn?

Yeah, yeah, she should be here any time.

How is she handling everything?

Like mother, like daughter. You know, she puts on a brave face, but like everyone else, she’s terrified.

Who are you calling terrified?

Hey.

Hi. Oh.

You’re right, I’m terrified.

Me, too. Me, too.

How you feeling?

I’m ok, I think. What happened?

You, um– you passed out. We took you to the hospital.

We were talking about sonny.

Yeah, you know what? We’re done with that conversation, I promise. But first–

we need to focus on my health.

You need that transplant, willow.

I know. While we wait,

I want to behome with you and the kids.

I want that, too, for all of us. But, willow, your best chance– your only chance is to stay here in the hospital.

[Soft music]

So here’s what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna go by your place. We’re gonna get your clothes, put them in a bag, and then we’ll go to the airstrip.

It sounds perfect.

As a matter of fact, you don’t have to bring a lot of clothes, right?

[Laughs] Is that so?

Yeah, that’s so.

[Laughter]

Boss. Nina.

Hey, dex.

Ready? You ready?

Everything’s been arranged.

All right.

There’s been a development.

The plane?

With willow.

[Monitor beeping]

Oh, don’t fight it.

The pain will soon be over.

I will take complete agony over an eternity with you.

Oh, such a waste.

Ah, I could have made

a legend of you, valentin.

Instead, you’re just

one more corpse.

[Dramatic music]

[Grunting]

Don’T.

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What about willow? Did she have another episode?

I don’t have any details.

Well, dex, whatever you know, please.

Carly called josslyn and said willow collapsed and is being rushed to gh. Ok, joss went to meet her mom. I came straight here.

[Soft music]

Call the airstrip, cancel the flight. Let’s go.

Is willow gonna be ok?

I don’t know. Her only chance is a transplant.

And we can’t have that without liesl.

God, where are they?

What, you still haven’t heard from drew?

No. I mean, they have to be ok, and they have to come home now.

Well, how much time do we have?

Not enough.

What does dr. Randolph say?

I haven’t talked to her. But it’s tj’s opinion that if you’re gonna hold on until drew and liesl get back home, you’re gonna have to stay in the hospital for treatment.

I can come in every day.

No, no, no, they want you constantly monitored so that they can treat any symptoms that may arise in real time. Willow, it’s the only way.

Assuming drew and liesl make it back in time and assuming that they make it back at all.

You can’t think that way. You can’t think that way. They’re gonna come back. And there’s a whole team here of specialists who are in your corner that want to ensure that you’re alive when they do. But, willow, it starts with you. You have to do your part.

And my part is spending what could be my last days away from my family?

Willow, I’m gonna bring wiley and amelia here whenever I can. But, yes, I know this goes against everything that you wanted. But we’re down to the wire here, willow. This is our– this is our last shot. Just please tell me you’ll take it.

Ok, nanny from hell is locked in the stateroom. She’s gonna have a nasty headache when she wakes up, but she should be ok.

Ok.

[Pounding on door] Ok, oh! What do we do?

Exactly what curtis said. We need to get my brother to safety. The seaplane isn’t gonna wait there forever.

Ok, ok. Oh, no.

What?

I forgot. I was supposed to call jordan for reinforcements.

Ok, ok. Come here, buddy, it’s ok.

Agh!

[Dramatic music]

All right, laura, step away.

All right, I got these two. You go kill that english bitch.

Oh!

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Hey, how you holding up?

How are you holding up? You’re the one who got dragged out of a wedding by the sec.

Oh, I don’t care about the charges. I mean, I care about the charges, but I care more about willow and michael and what they’re going through. I mean, willow was weak before. I just hope this sec situation doesn’t push her past her breaking point.

Well, that’s on ned.

Yeah. Yeah, it sure the hell is on ned. What he did was vindictive and cruel. And, honestly, I didn’t expect it from him.

What, you just thought those were lines he wouldn’t cross?

Yeah, yeah, I guess I did. I mean, I know that the quartermaines play dirty. I mean, hell, they blackmail each other over their morning coffee. But the way everyone rallied around michael and willow for the wedding, I mean, I thought it was sincere. Months ago, I get it. But now when willow is waiting for a transplant, I just– it’s thoug htless,and it’s reckless. And I really didn’t think that this was ned, but maybe it is, you know? What am I talking about? I’m the one who gave him the opening. It’s all on me.

Mom.

No, it is, because drew and michael, separately and together, begged me not to get involved. They didn’t want me to buy any aurora stock, but I did it because I had to help. So much for helping. Ugh.

Ok, ok, so buying that stock wasn’t great.

It was terrible, josslyn. It was terrible.

I understand, mom, but you were just trying to help somebody that you loved, ok? Intentions matter.

Yeah, they sure do. The road to hell is paved with them.

Mom. What you set out to do was good. And what ned set out to do was harmful. Again, you were just trying to help someone you loved, and ned wanted to inflict damage.

Ned called in the sec because my actions made me and drew vulnerable.

And that’s awful. But, still, I mean, I have trouble believing that ned wanted them to show up at the wedding.

No, no, I can’t imagine anybody would want to do that to michael and willow, you know, they’d want to ruin their special day.

[Sighs]

Their special day wasn’t ruined, mom.

Josslyn, come on.

Mom, it wasn’T. It wasn’T. You saw the looks on their faces when they exchanged their vows. They were so happy, and they were so in love. And I genuinely believe that that’s what’s gonna get willow to hold on.

I want to believe that, too. I do.

[Cell phone ringing]

I have to take this.

Ok.

Hi. Is everything ok?

Everything’s fine. I just saw sonny and nina, and I thought you’d want to know–

that they just got to the hospital?

I take it they’re already there.

Just arrived.

Sorry it wasn’t more of a heads-up.

[Dramatic music]

I do want to go home.

Willow–

let me finish. But if drew is putting his life on the line to bring liesl back to us, then I need to do whatever I can to make that risk worth it.

So you’ll stay and fight?

With everything in me.

Come on, we’re leaving.

Victor!

Goodbye, laura. Come on, move.

[Gasps]

[Gunshot]

Good shot.

Thanks. You ok?

Yeah.

Laura, you all right?

Yeah, it’s ok. It’s just a graze.

Wait, where’s victor?

He took obrecht, and the pathogen, and he ran out.

Jordan? Jordan, can you hear me?

Yes, I can hear you. Where are you?

On the “haunted star” with spencer and ace.

Trina, listen to me. You have to get off that boat now.

We know, but it’s just–

no buts. There are drones on the way to drop bombs on the entire island, and we have no way to stop them. Take the baby and get to the seaplane before it’s too late.

Come on, come on, keep moving.

It’s no use, victor. You’ll never leave this island alive.

On the contrary, we’re gonna leave just the way we came. Now get moving. Come on.

Going somewhere?

All right, we gotthe guards tied up in the hall. They’re not going anywhere.

Ok, you’ve got to go after victor. We can’t let him escape with the pathogen.

I’m on it.

You ok?

Yeah.

Where’s valentin?

He’s in the isolation room.

Isolation?

Victor used him as a test subject for the pathogen.

Oh, my god.

Ok, let’s go. Let’s find trina and spencer now.

All right.

[Computer beeping]

What the hell is that?

I know that sound.

Let go. It’s easier that way. Or don’t you trust your own mother?

There’s only one person I trust with my life. There’s only one.

Laura, we have no time for this. We’ve got to get out of here and catch up with the others before that seaplane takes off without us.

We can’t go right now.

Why not?

This computer, it’s like the one that controlled mikkos’ machine– the one from 40 years ago.

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[Tense music]

Go get her.

Hey, not so fast.

[Grunts]

 

[Groaning]

[Yells]

[Groans]

Spencer. Spencer, spencer, spencer. You have to wake up. You have to wake up. It’s time– it’s time for us to go. Come on, please.

[Sighs]

[Grunts]

That all you got?

I need an ambulance to the– to the gatehouse of 66 harbor view road. My name is michael corinthos, and my wife, willow corinthos, she passed out; she’s unconscious. She has, uh, stage iv leukemia. Yes, yes. She’s breathing. Just please get here as soon as you can.

Come on, willow. Stay with me. Stay with me.

Dr. Ashford, why aren’t you at michael and willow’s wedding? I thought you and molly would be dancing the night away.

Yeah, that was the plan, but the reception never happened. Then I got paged to cover for another resident who called in sick.

The reception never happened? Is willow ok?

Willow’s fine, thank god. The mother-in-law… not so much.

Can I get you something else?

Oh, uh, just the check.

Something wrong with the pie?

No, I– I just thought being here would bring me more comfort or some comfort. You know, my great-aunt ruby used to own this place, and she was a strong woman, a survivor. She really knew how to beat the odds. And you guys still use her pie recipe.

Wow. I can wrap that up for you.

That’s ok. Turns out, I’m not in the mood for pie, so I will just take the check.

Ok. Thanks.

Mm-hmm.

[Upbeat music playing]

[Sighs] Something wrong?

[Device beeps]

I’m sorry. Your card has been declined.

Robert, it’s felicia. Andre brought me up to speed about victor possibly having a biological weapon. Apparently, the bureau has suspected that he and his brother have developed one. You would be wise to be concerned about what the bureau will do next. I know I am. Call me back, please.

[Tense music]

Where have you taken baldwin?

He’s being debriefed. The bureau appreciates his willingness to be so forthcoming about the activities of victor cassadine.

[Scoffs] Baldwin doesn’t have all the facts. Neither will the bureau, unless I talk to them. You got to let me out of here.

[Chuckles] Where was all this info before baldwin started talking? Now… sit down and do what you’ve been doing best: Keeping your mouth shut.

 

[Heart monitor beeping]

[Grunts]

His heart rate is falling rapidly.

Yes, this pathogen is vicious, isn’t it? Valentin, you may want to reconsider your silence. Your suffering is in vain. We will find your companions. It’s a small island. I can’t guarantee what condition they’ll be in when they’re brought to me. My guards don’t take trespassing lightly.

I told you I came alone!

Is this misplaced loyalty really worth it? The pathogen has begun its work. You can already feel it ravaging your body. The virus doesn’t care about you, doesn’t care you’re a father. You’re merely its host. And it’s just getting started.

 

 

[Dramatic music]

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Maybe the chip’s being weird. Ok. Try this one.

[Upbeat music playing]

[Device beeps]

Sorry.

What? What the hell? Are you–are you sure your card reader’s working?

It hasn’t happened all night. Maybe you should call your bank.

That’s ridiculous. All I had was a piece of pie and a cup of coffee. Uh, maybe I have some cash. Let me check.

I’ve got it.

[Tense music]

They came to the quartermaines’ to get carly?

Fortunately, the wedding was over. Michael and willow are officially husband and wife.

Still, I don’t understand the urgency. Didn’t anyone explain to those sec agents what was going on?

Molly tried pulling one of them away to help explain the situation, but they didn’t care. Then I was paged to come in and cover, so we had to leave.

Hmm. How much can one family endure?

I know. The last thing michael and willow need is… another crisis. Still, they handled it well.

Well, I’m sure it helped that they are actually legally married.

[Both chuckle]

You know, you can see how much it meant to both of them. They were so happy. You know, despite the treatments and the disease, I swear, willow looked radiant.

I believe that. Though I don’t know where she finds the strength, after everything she’s been through and just giving birth and having two small kids. But then again, I guess that’s reason enough to keep fighting, isn’t it? Kids have a funny way of… making you pull it all together, keep you in the present, especially when you’re with them.

[Dramatic music]

Willow’s been so brave. And her strength comes from her family.

Yeah, this time with them has–it’s– it’s meant everything to her.

Maybe it takes having kids realize that. I never would have imagined that I would take quality time with a toddler over a spa retreat any day of the week.

[Chuckles] I can actually see that with willow. When she’s with wiley and amelia, it’s like… nothing else matters. She’s their mom, not–

a woman with stage iv cancer.

 

[Tense music]

Michael, I’m here. Oh, my god, willow.

Look, look, the kids are upstairs sleeping, ok? I–

I saw the ambulance from the house. What happened?

I don’t–I don’t know. We were talking about–about sonny. I was worked up about something, and she fainted.

Oh, my god. Oh, my god. It was too much. Wait, is this my fault?

What’s wrong? No dial tone?

You had it disconnected?

Why don’t you have a seat, da scorpio? It might be a while until my superiors get here.

We’re wasting time, hursley.

I can’t trust a word you say, not after everything you’ve been keeping from the bureau, your former colleagues.

Look, this is so stupid. I’m worried about the end of mankind, and you’re worried about whether you’re in or out of the loop. Just let me out of here.

I said have a seat, scorpio.

You think I’m gonna let you keep me in here?

Let you?

[Chuckles]

I say something funny?

[Heart monitor beeping]

Valentin’s vital signs are too low. I’m going to administer the antidote.

Wait.

Your haste has necessitated me skipping important steps and protocols. I’ve gone directly to testing the antidote on humans, and I can’t do that if the human is dead.

Not yet.

Do you want to know if the antidote is viable? That is why you kidnapped me, is it not? If you’re going to ignore my expertise, let me go back to port charles, where I’m really needed, where I can actually save a life.

What is the point of testing the antidote mere moments into the infection? It’s hardly practical, is it? As a scientist, don’t you want to know how effective the antidote remains in the later stages?

Holding off administering the antidote is putting your son’s life in jeopardy. You claim this is for science, but something tells me it’s not the efficacy of the protocol you’re testing. More like valentin’s endurance for pain.

Maybe it’s both. Valentin is made of strong stuff. He knows he can end this at any moment.  All he has to do is talk!

 

[Both grunting]

Is he breathing?

[Dramatic music]

Curtis.

[Bottle shatters]

[Both grunting]

[Panting]

Let me go.

What’s going on?

Let me go.

I found her trying to get in the back entrance. The boss wants to put her with the other prisoners.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

The nephew and his girlfriend are on the ship with the baby. The swiss doctor’s the only one here, and she’s with the boss. I’ll clarify what he wants to do with her.

No, I can do that.

That’s against protocol.

Hey, I’m just following orders.

Whose order?

Ow, ow, ah!

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if you’re coming with us, we need to go now.

I am. I am. Um, look, there–there’s bottles in the refrigerator. There’s a bottle warmer on the counter.

We can handle it.

I know the routine.

Ok.

[Dramatic music]

She’s gonna make it, right?

Course she is.

I got it. I got it, ok?

[Upbeat music playing]

Here’s a $20.

I’ll wrap that slice up for you. You can take it to go.

[Sighs]

Those card readers, they glitch all the time.

How was the wedding?

It was beautiful. And I know everybody says that about every wedding, but michael and willow’s wedding, truly beautiful.

Yeah.

I mean, they had the ceremony in the quartermaine living room, where they got married before.

You know, that first wedding put michael in a better position so he could fight nelle for custody. And it’s kind of ironic, in retrospect, that of all people, nelle gets credit for michael and willow coming together. That’s two blessings that nelle’s responsible for… the other being wiley.

Of course, in the negative column, nelle did try to murder michael. And then she used willow’s dead infant to make michael believe that wiley was dead.

[Dramatic music]

Are you enjoying this?

No, I’m just realizing that nelle didn’t even know that she used her dead nephew as a prop. And I point this out because you have a tendency to sentimentalize nelle. And I just think it’s fair to remind you that nelle was really a horrible person. Oh, but back to the wedding. It was beautiful. It was wonderful. I mean, michael and willow stood there, and they promised to love and honor each other as long as they both shall live. So now we pray, right? We pray that drew finds dr. Obrecht before the sec finds drew.

Plenty more where that came from.

[Laughs] Attacking a wsb agent wasn’t wise. You just blew any shot of getting anyone to listen to you.

If the bureau believes just a portion of baldwin’s story about a biological agent, they’re gonna bomb that island into the stone age. Standard operating procedure. But what they don’t know is that I’ve already got a team in place, waiting to take victor out. I just– I need a bit more time.

That’s not my problem, not my call.

Call the director. Tell him it’s me.

[Knock at door]

Oh, uh, I was looking for my friend anna devane. Isn’t this her room?

Felicia!

Robert?

Felicia, call frisco!

[Groans]

Hey, hey, what’s going on?

[Exhales heavily]

That was quick thinking.

Thanks. Get this off me, please.

Absolutely.

Ok.

There we go.

[Grunts]

Ugh.

Ok.

All right. Ok, what’s next?

Well, we don’t have much time before victor’s people, uh, figure out what’s going on. I got to stash this guy…

ok.

Before somebody stumbles on him, ok?

All right.

[Grunts]

What the hell? What is this place?

Victor’s playground.

[Groans]

We must stop this. Let me administer the antidote now.

Try it, and it’ll be the last thing you do. Valentin. Valentin. We’re going to find your companions sooner or later. You must realize this time you’re buying for them comes at a terrible cost. Are you really willing to pay with your life, to leave charlotte fatherless? Yes, I’ll–I’l l try to stand infor you as best as I can. But I think she would prefer her papa.

No. They are–

yes, yes, they are–

they are–they are where?

Where?

Spencer, spencer, please, please wake up. Wake up so we can go. Come on, please.

Trina, the guards are tied up, ok? We need to get out of here. Chances are, they heard the noise and they’ll be here any minute.

Ok. Ok. Help me. Help me carry him.

There’s no time for that. We got to go.

I won’t leave him. I won’T.

Trina, trina, I will come back and get spencer. I promise.

No! Spencer, please. Come on, baby. Please wake up.

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where are they? Who was with you?

It’s burning. It’s burning.

Focus! Where are they? Who are they?

He’s delirious and incoherent. What use is he to you like this? This has gone too far, victor. Let me give him the antidote.

 

What are you trying to save? You can’t stop it. It’s burning. It’s burning.

Damn him!

That is your dilemma, isn’t it? You want to damn him, but he’s still your son. I saw how affected you were when you thought he was dead.

That was before his betrayal, before his disloyalty.

Let me save him before it’s too late.

My son’s intransigence will cost him his life.

Then he is his father’s son. He’ll die because his own father was too vindictive and stubborn to save his life.

 

We’re done here. Come on.

[Grunts]

Spencer, spencer. Just please open your eyes.

Ok, damn. Slide over. Let me help, ok? Come on.

[Groans]

Wait, wait. Spencer. You ok?

Yeah. Hi.

Hi.

Hey. You’re ok. What happened?

Look, we’ll do the play-by-play later. We got to find your little brother and get you guys out of here now. Can you stand up?

Yeah, I think so.

Ok, come on.

[Grunts]

All right. You good?

Yeah. Yeah, I have to be, for ace.

Ok, ace–ace is one of the staterooms, but he’s with some creepy nurse right now.

That’s all right. We’ll get him.

Thank you.

Let’s go.

What are you doing?

Michael, I know you want to go in, to be there to encourage her, to hold her hand, but you can’T. We’ve got this.

Tj, just let me by.

You want me to waste precious time standing here arguing with you? Let me do my job. We’ll bring you in when we can.

Don’t you let her–

look at me. Look at me. We’ve got this. I promise.

Well, wiley and amelia are fast asleep.

Small favors.

Some wedding night, huh? Oh, poor willow and michael.

[Sighs] In my experience, wedding nights are way overrated. Did I ever tell you about mine with your grandfather?

Let’s just pretend you did.

So there I was, the blushing bride with the impressive lord ashton, or so I thought at the time. And I come out of the bathroom, and I’m expecting puccini on the record player and rose petals on the bed. And instead, I have my husband out cold, drunk as a skunk.

Well, no foreshadowing there, huh?

Hopefully, your wedding night with chase will be much more successful.

What? Where did that come from? Chase and I aren’t even dating.

Oh, give it time. After what you did for him– actually, what I did for him– the least he can do is make an honest woman out of you.

I’m super grateful for you stepping in with the ccrb, ok? But chase already has his badge back, so why do you still think you can hold this over my head?

What about the sec?

Sonny didn’t tell you that sec agents hauled me out of michael and willow’s wedding?

Yeah, he mentioned it.

Yeah. Well, it turns out that they were more interested in drew than they are in me. And when I couldn’t tell them where drew was, they threatened to hold me overnight. But fortunately, drew’s name turned up on a flight manifest from san diego to hawaii.

How did you manage that?

[Soft music playing]

If sonny didn’t tell you, I don’t really want to get into it, ok? The problem is, when the sec realizes that drew’s not in hawaii, they’re gonna resume their search. And if they find drew before he finds liesl? Hopefully, drew has a big enough lead, but that’s all we can do right now is hope. But anyway, back to the wedding.

No, it’s ok. I’ve heard enough about the wedding.

Willow’s happy, very happy.

Hey. So sorry I’m late. Hi, carly.

Mm.

How was the wedding?

Why, that seems to be everybody’s favorite topic of conversation. It was beautiful. Avery did a great job.

[Phone ringing] And it was, um, a lovely evening… for everyone who was invited. Tell the waitress to keep the change and the pie.

[Dramatic music]

What did you do to carly now?

Hey, michael. What’s going on?

Willow collapsed. We’re here at gh.

I’ll be right there.

Laura, we should– we should keep moving.

The guard said that liesl was here with victor. He probably wants her for her medical knowledge, right? I mean, why else would she be here?

We got to try and figure it out later. We got to find valentin, ok? We still need to find him.

What is this?

What’s what?

Look, it’s written in german.

I wonder what it says.

If you require assistance with that, I’m sure dr. Obrecht will be more than happy to translate.

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I beg your pardon? What do you mean, hold over your head?

You already know. When do you plan to cash in, huh?

You’re just like your father, always thinking in terms of money and exchange, like we’re all little stocks that go up and down.

Oh, so you were just happy to help chase. You just did it out of the goodness of your heart.

Well, maybe it occurred to me that it might be handy to have a police officer in my debt.

Chase owes you nothing. Do you hear me? It was all me. I’m the only one who owes you.

I just want my family to be happy and healthy. I didn’t do it for chase. I did it for you and for what I want out of our relationship.

[Dramatic music]

Brook lynn, where’s my mommy?

 

[Heart monitor beeping]

Start a second line and run it wide open. Let’s got a cbc, cmp, and dic panel.

I can’t believe I just saw her walk down the aisle. She looked so happy.

She wanted that wedding more than anything. Might’ve been more than she can take.

It’s like my whole frame of reference shifted. What I’d refused to see before was suddenly standing right in front of me.

All of that time, I’d been falling in love with you.

And since then…

[Chuckles] That love has only grown. I’m fulfilled in ways I never thought possible because of you and our kids.

Problem is, kelly’s doesn’t serve martinis, and I could really use a martini right about now.

Why don’t you try a hot chocolate?

What? Good grief. Coffee, black, please.

Uh, you know, I’m just gonna have a decaf latte. Thank you so much.

[Soft music playing] Thank you for meeting me.

Yeah, of course. You sounded… concerned and–and worried. What’s going on with you and carly? You didn’t crash that wedding, did you?

No, I didn’t crash the wedding, but someone did. It seems like when the government’s money is on the line, the sec bureaucrats act with lightning speed.

The sec showed up at the wedding? Oh, no.

Oh, yes.

Well, that’s terrible for willow, but it’S… more or less what you wanted, right?

No, it’s not what I want– I didn’t want to ruin willow’s wedding. And I didn’t know they were gonna freeze all of carly’s assets.

Oh, ouch. Oh, you better hope she doesn’t find out it was you who snitched.

Well, I–

[Sighs] I spoke to martin, and he assured me that the sec won’t trace the tip back to me.

Great. So then you’re in the clear. Forget the coffee. Let’s go get some champagne.

No, you don’t understand. Carly isn’t the one– the only one facing consequences. Drew could be facing charges too.

Well, nina, I mean, you knew that would happen when you turned them in, right?

I didn’t know that drew would be out there somewhere trying to save my daughter’s life.

Mr. Cain, as I live and breathe. I had a hunch laura might be part of my son’s entourage, but your presence is a real bonus. This is kind of a– a full-circle moment, isn’t it, seeing as I had hoped you would provide me with this location, but you failed.

Mm. No, actually, you failed. You failed to access my memory.

“Po-tay-to,” “po-tah-to.” It’s still a pity, all those years you wasted. Pointless. I mean, for you, that is, because, well, here I am. No. Oh!

[Laughs] Oh, dear, still trying to take on the world single-handedly, are we, mr. Cain? When will you ever learn? Hmm. Oh, and I have missed this, laura, your barging in where you’re not wanted, as always. This is a bit of a full-circle moment, too, you here with me… at the very end.

What do you mean, the very end?

[Tense music]

You want me to gag you too?

Felicia, call frisco! It’s life and death! The bureau knows about the virus. Call off the emergency protocol. And–and the others, they’re on the island–

quiet! You want me to punch you again?

 

[Heart monitor beeping]

[Breathing shallowly]

[Door clicks open]

Anna? Is that you?

No, my son. Someone so much more important to you.

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[Dramatic music]

Ok, you guys. Remember the plan, right? We play it way cool. Get in there, we get the baby, and we get out. Trina, you watch the door. Are we ready? All right. Let’s do it.

What are you doing here? I wasn’t informed of a visit.

Step away from the baby. Do it now.

Hey, buddy. I thought you were sleeping.

Where’s mommy?

Oh, she wasn’t feeling well, so your daddy took her to the doctor.

Who’s that lady?

Oh, that’s aunt tracy. You remember her. She was at the wedding. She’s really nice.

Wiley, my little boy is your uncle ned. Actually, he’s not really so little. And when he was your age, he really loved trains. I hear you like trains too.

And horses.

And horses. Oh, my goodness, I love horses too. But you know what I like more? I like stories.

Oh, what do you know? Wiley loves stories too.

I was just about to tell brook lynn a story. Want to help me?

[Laughs]

One of my favorites is “the miller’s tale.”

Oh.

[Clears throat]

And there’s also the one about the little pigs.

Yeah.

Ok. Ok. So once upon a time, there were four little pigs–

there were only three little pigs.

Oh, well, I guess I’m a little rusty.

When is mommy coming home?

After she’s had a chance to rest awhile.

That’s right. She’s gonna come home to you and your baby sister.

And while we wait, I’m gonna tell you about that fourth pig you obviously have forgotten about.

Yeah!

[Elevator bell dings]

Hey, how’s willow?

I don’t know.

[Sighs] I just know I can’t lose her, mom.

You’re not gonna lose her, all right? Ok, that’s not gonna happen.

I’ve been trying to prepare myself, but I’m not– I’m not ready. I can’t–I can’t do this.

Listen to me. You’re not gonna lose willow. You guys are gonna get to the other side of this. I know it. You are.

Drew went after victor? How did they find him?

Well, I don’t know all the details. I just know that they somehow tracked the “haunted star” to greenland. That’s where aunt liesl and the others are.

Does portia know? What about laura?

Well, laura and curtis went with drew. And sonny told me that drew went specifically to bring aunt liesl back home.

I hope he brings them all home, right? Trina and spencer and the baby.

Yeah, I hope they all come home. But when drew comes back–

oh, there might be a couple sec agents waiting for him, huh?

After putting everything on the line to save willow, drew’s gonna come home with the sec sifting through his business and possible jail time. I mean, he could lose his company, everything that he built, his whole life that he built since he managed to escape from victor. And it’s all because of me.

[Light music playing]

[Sighs]

You want to know what I think?

Yes, I do.

People contain multitudes.

Meaning?

People are full of contradictions, nina. Drew may be a hero, and he may also deserve to go to prison. That ain’t your problem.

Pathogen will be released, and the world’s suffering can finally come to an end. It’s actually quite merciful, really.

That’s why you murdered luke, so that you could unleash your poison?

Oh, much as I’d like to take credit, my brother mikkos developed the pathogen several decades ago. It was only after I acquired the ice princess necklace that I could finally locate his facility.

Decades ago?

Oh, my brother was way ahead of his time.

Your brother was a maniac. But to drew’s point, what makes you think that a pathogen that was created decades ago is still going to work?

Ah, now, that is an excellent question. And I guess you’ll just have to see for yourselves.

[Dramatic music]

[Gasps]

Exhibit A. My son was administered the pathogen earlier this evening. Not so long ago, isn’t that right, liesl?

Do you doubt the pathogen now?

Helena?

Yes, my son. Oh, soon we’ll be together.

Please help me.

Do you think I am the angel of mercy, that I’m here to save you from a painful, agonizing death?

Maybe you believe that I have arrived to transport you to those fluffy clouds of heaven?

Oh, my poor, dear little twisted boy. I’m here to drag you down, down where you belong… with me for eternity.

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don’t you think you’re being a little harsh?

The fact is, no matter what drew is doing to find your aunt and save your daughter, he and carly did break the law.

Yeah. That’s right. They broke the law. They broke the law. It’s not like we’re perfect citizens either, though.

Mm, don’t I know it. But what’s done is done. And you can either let the guilt paralyze you, or, since carly probably won’t be able to be, you can be there for your daughter. Choice is yours.

[Light music playing]

[Heart monitor beeping]

[Door clicks open]

Dr. Ashford, I have the blood work from the lab.

Thank you, uh, and please call the lab and thank them for rushing these for me.

[Dramatic music]

[Sighs]

Thank you.

Mm. Sleep, little one.

[Sighs]

Hey.

Hey, do you have any news?

Yes.

No. You go straight back to hell. I’m not going anywhere with you!

Not yet. But soon. Your father has all but sealed your fate.

 

[Knock at door]

Open up. I have your supervisor on the phone. Robert, are you all right?

Ah, I knew you’d come through.

No, no, no, you don’t understand. Frisco was replaced as director.

What?

Yeah. I got through to him. I told him that laura and the others were on the island, and frisco refused to give the order to destroy the island, so the governing board replaced him on the spot. And the new director gave an order to destroy the island.

Along with everyone on it.

Yes.

Ok. The seaplane is docked on the other side of the island. Do you think the two of you can make it there with the baby?

What about you?

I didn’t come alone. And I will not leave without the rescue team.

There’s a team?

I have no time to explain right now. You guys take the baby and get out of here right now.

Curtis.

Trina, I will be right behind you as soon as I can. I promise.

Not until you tell me who else is on this island.

Drew cain, valentin, and laura.

You’re insane.

On the contrary. I’m welcoming in the dawn of a new world…

where only the strong can survive.

Are you sure about that?

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