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what’s going on with the elevator? It’s hello?! Can anyone hear me?! Is everyone okay?! This is police commissioner ashford. I’m alone. I’m alright, just stuck. Find a maintenance guy.

[ Alarm buzzing ] Glad I’m already where I’m supposed to be. Avoiding the stairs for a while. Commissioner, we’re gonna get you out! Thanks, cabrera. Take your time.

[ Buzzing continues ]

[ Monitor beeping ] Oh, my god.

[ Exhales shakily ] Ooh, okay. Oz haggerty. Can you hear me? Joss. Oh, good. I was just about to text you again. Where’s, uh — where’s trina? Uh, she left for G.H. Diane thinks that the jury is close to reaching a verdict. Apparently, they worked all through lunch. They don’t need a dinner. I-I can’t remember if it’s better if the verdict comes in quickly or worse. I-I just can’t believe that this could all be over tomorrow. Well, the trial maybe, but what about trina’s life? Even if she’s found innocent, I mean, her life’s not just gonna snap back to normal. Did you let spencer know? Well, I haven’t spoken to spencer since he admitted escaping from spring ridge, but I’ll let him know. Well, I guess spencer and trina’s futures are up in the air right now. So, how did she take it? You know, the fact that spencer was secretly working to trap esme all along? Um… she doesn’t know. I didn’t tell her. Thanks for coming. Yes, of course. Will ava be joining us? Ava’s staying at the metro court at the moment. Oh. Problems? Nothing we can’t work out. Well, then it’s just us. I was hoping spencer invited me here to share some good news. So did martin grey come through for you? He was able to secure a plea deal, yes.

[ Sighs ] Ah! That’s wonderful! I turned it down. I need you to wake up.

[ Alarm buzzing ] Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Let’s do this.

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You take the plea?What exactly did the D.A. Offer? Another stint at spring ridge for 10 days. And you refused? Spencer, that makes no sense! The price was too high. Well, can you be a little more specific? What price would you have to pay to secure the plea deal? They wanted me to name names, tell them who assisted me in escaping from spring ridge. My son’s covering for you.

[ Alarm buzzing stops ] Sit tight, commissioner. We have maintenance working on it. Thanks for managing things, cabrera. I’m good. I can check my e-mails. No need to rush. Hey, guys. The elevator was down yesterday, too. Finn: Elizabeth. Hey. Elizabeth. Hey. Hey. What happened? Are you okay? Elizabeth: I have to get back to work. Um, I’m sure it’ll be up and running soon. Are you sure you’re alright?

[ Chuckles ] Why wouldn’t I be? I’m not the one stuck in the elevator. Thank you, um, for walking me to work. Anytime. I have to go over my — my shift notes. Mm-hmm. Curtis: You thinking about the trial? Thinking about my mom. She should be back by now, especially since the alarm stopped. Well, she said she had to see about a patient. Yes, I know. I just — it feels like there’s something else she’s not saying.

[ Rapid beeping ]

[ Portia sighs ] Please. Please, please, please.

[ Rapid beeping ]

[ Dull beeping ]

[ Gasps ] Oh, thank god. Oh, my god.

[ Beeping continues ] Um…

[ Door opens ] Look. It’s not like I was deliberately holding back. A lot’s been going on. And trina and I didn’t even talk until the next day. So spencer wasn’t mentioned. I feel like that would be topic number one. Well, believe it or not, a few other things have been going on with both of us. And look, we were about to get into it, and then sonny came over to talk to me. Wow. So spencer hasn’t talked to trina either? Not that I know of.

[ Groans ] Are you upset? No. No, I’m not upset. I just — I feel bad for spencer. Right? I mean, what he did was huge. And I, selfishly, would love trina to know that he was on her side and that I was also helping him. Yeah, I get it. Are we good? Y-you must still be upset with me. Well, it shook me up, yeah. I’m not gonna lie. I even talked to my mom about it. But I don’t think you’re like sonny.

[ Chuckles ] No. You were helping spencer. I get it. Just don’t do it again. Joss, I wanted to tell you. I threatened that I would tell you so many times. But spencer was adamant that we couldn’t risk tipping off esme. Well, esme’s a psychopath, and she had spencer under her thumb for far too long. Thank god trina has rory. Yeah, that guy seems to be hanging around a lot. Yeah, well, she really likes him. I mean, he’s the only one that’s gotten her to smile lately. I guess so. I really like rory, too. I mean, based off what I’ve seen and what trina’s told me, he seems like a really good guy. Well, spencer is a good guy, even if trina hasn’t realized it yet. Well, I am just glad to know that spencer didn’t fall for esme’s act or was blind to her cruelty and manipulations. Leave it to spencer to do everything backwards. What do you mean? Well, I mean… spencer pretended to be on esme’s side, and that was really hurtful to trina. And now we know that his heart was in the right place, but it was still devastating. Meanwhile, rory has been so kind and supportive. Hey, josslyn. I just wanted to check in. Is trina alright?

[ Steady dull beeping ] Ohh! Elizabeth, I heard the alarm.

[ Beeping continues ] How are his vitals doing? Uh, is he in distress? No. He seems to be waking up.

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thank you.

[ Knock on door ] Come in. Finn! Hi. I already know about the elevator. I just got off the phone with maintenance. Oh, good to know that’s being handled, but that’s not why I’m here. Is it biz?

[ Sighs ] What happened? Another episode of vertigo? No. She seems physically fine. That’s what I thought, too. When I saw her this morning, she seemed like her old self. You’re making me feel like that’s not true.

[ Sighs ] She’s really incredible, you know? And we all want her to be better. And she puts on this great face. But she’s — she’s not. I-I-I-I can’t get her to open up to me. About what? I don’t know. She’s acting like the panic attack in the stairwell never happened. Wait. Panic attack? Biz just told me she felt dizzy. Terry, when I found her, she was completely unresponsive. Sounds like the fugue state she experienced before she went to shadybrook. I think elizabeth’s issues stem from more than just sleeping pills. That guard you hired to watch spencer at spring ridge. He’s the one that helped spencer sneak out and back in without getting caught, isn’t he? Well, you let him take the fall, you put the fear of god in him so he doesn’t name you. Because that’s ultimately what you’re concerned with, right? Saving your own hide, even at the expense of my own son?! Father, anything that uncle victor did for me was only what I asked him to do. Well, then you let him help you now!

Anything could happen to you at pentonville. You could be killed! It’s too late. I’ve already signed the deal. It’s happening.

[ Scoffs ] Uncle sonny visited me and told me that his people on the inside would look out for me as much as they can.

[ Chuckles ] That’s great. We’ve gone from victor’s goons to sonny’s thugs protecting you from other thugs! How’s that for irony? Why don’t you say something?! I… I commend you, spencer, for your loyalty, and I’m very proud of you for facing up to the consequences of your actions… like a man. And I’m sure this experience will only make you stronger. Thank you, uncle victor. Just one thing. Can I ask a favor? Of course, dear boy. Anything. Find esme.

How do you know trina? Uh, cam, this is dex heller. Uh, he works for sonny. And, dex, this is cameron webber. You know, I was with trina when she got the voicemail from her lawyer that the jury might be coming back soon. Is there any more news? We haven’t heard anything. It’s very nice of you to be concerned over someone you just met. I hope everything works out for your friend. Someone should tell that guy that trina’s seeing a cop.

[ Chuckles ] Well, I don’t think he’s interested in trina that way. So he’s interested in you. What?! No. Why would you say that? Well, why else would he come and talk to you? Josslyn: Look, I despise sonny, but I do not believe for one second that if you went to him and you asked to quit that he wouldn’t let you go. No offense, but you’re his ex-stepdaughter. That gives you privileges you don’t even realize you have. No! No, we’re not doing this, okay? This is not about me. This is about you. You are here. You’re talking to someone from trina’s jury. You think that’s a coincidence? Did sonny send you? I got nothin’. There is another reason why dex is interested in trina’s trial, and it has nothing to do with me. Mr. Haggerty? Oz? Can you hear me? I need you to open your eyes. Can you do that?

[ Monitor beeping ] Hi. You’re at general hospital. I’m nurse baldwin. Can you tell me your name?

[ Weakly ] Henry.

[ Coughs ] But only my mom calls me — oz. I’m oz. Okay, oz. You’re doing great. Can you tell me what year it is? 2022. What happened? I’m gonna get your doctor for you, and everything will be explained.

[ Groans ] Elizabeth. Elizabeth, wait. I need to talk to him. Please. It’ll — it’ll only take a few minutes.

[ Sighs ] Thank you. That didn’t take too long. They were just working on this elevator yesterday. I don’t know why it got stuck again. I couldn’t find a problem. Must’ve been a glitch? I’ll get back to my post now.

[ Cellphone rings ] It’s diane. Hello? Trina, this is it. The jury is back in. So get down to the courthouse right away. Po rtia, you’re not evensupposed to be in here.

[ Sighs ] I’m no danger to that man. Trina — trina’s the one who’s in danger. And that man in there is the one who can save her.

[ Exhales sharply ] Well, it might take me a minute to locate dr. Davidson, you know, because the elevator’s out. And I can monitor him and make sure that he’s okay. Thank you. Are you my doctor?

[ Coughs ] I am a doctor, yes, here, um, at the hospital. But I’m not your attending. I’m trina robinson’s mother. You remember trina? She’s a college girl, and she came to find you at the highsider? She was asking you questions about a black-market phone that you sold. And I just — I just need you to tell me the truth. The tru– truth? Yes. Yes, mr. Haggerty. Starting with, who did this to you?

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call me backas soon as you get this. Hey, you know, I’m sure she just got hung up with a patient. Yeah, I know. But she needs to know that the jury reached a verdict. I have to go to the court and face them! I need my mom! Portia: All I need you to do is tell me a name. Why do you care what happened to me? Because I believe that esme prince drugged you. Because she didn’t want you to testify that you sold her a black-market phone. A phone that she used to frame my daughter. Drugged? I was drugged? You were given a very strong narcotic a-and you overdosed, yes. No way. I don’t use. Listen. Listen. You were rushed here and treated. And you had to be put into a medically induced coma. From which you have just awakened. Do you remember anything that happened to you? Anything. Please. A-an innocent girl — she could go to prison. I’ll go find dr. Robinson. No. I’ll go. Okay. Thank you. Um, I need to call my dad a-and text joss. Trina, you need to go home right away. You need to get changed and go to the courthouse, like your attorney said. Oh, my god. You’re right. Officer cabrera, drive trina home and then to the courthouse and then come right back. I need you here. And do not — I repeat — do not go inside. You understand? Yes, commissioner. The jury’s seen who you really are. It’ll be okay. Now let’s go. Can’t have you being late. Look. Um, you go. I’ll get your mom. We’ll be right behind you, okay? Okay. Good. Do not worry. Look, I already knew that dex worked for sonny because I had seen him a couple of times. Anyway, I was at kelly’s with my mom, and I walked outside and I saw dex talking to some guy, but I recognized him, and that’s when I realized he was one of the jurors. So I asked them what they were doing. The juror took off, but I asked dex, “what’s going on?” And he refused to answer. The same way that sonny and all of his guys refuse to answer when you ask them about anything potentially illegal. So you’re saying sonny bought off the jury? Well, that’s what it looked like to me. Damn. I mean, look. I know tampering juries is illegal, but if it helps trina… I know, I know. But trina shouldn’t need sonny’s help. She’s innocent, and the jury has to see that.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Oh, my god. We’re about to find out. That was trina. The jury’s back. Then let’s go. Okay. Think! Please. What’s the last thing? The last thing that you remember? The man that found you. H-h-h-he saved your life. You told him that a woman gave you something. That little bitch. Hi. You made it out of the elevator. Nurse baldwin, any change in the patient’s condition? As a matter of fact, he just woke up. He is stable, and I’ve already — who?! Who — who did this?! N– tell me! Who did this to you?! Just tell me! Please!

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Know elizabeth’s been worried about cameron’s friend, trina. Dr. Robinson’s daughter. Yeah. I’m — that trial’s been hard on everyone. Yes, but I keep circling back to something that’s been gnawing at me for a while. Which is…?

[ Sighs ] I’ve noticed that any time someone mentions elizabeth’s parents, she either walks away or she changes the subject or she just sort of shuts down completely. And I know I’ve asked you this before, but can you think of anything when elizabeth was growing up that might have really upset her? I’ve racked my brain ever since you mentioned it, and nothing comes to mind. Biz clearly didn’t get along with her parents, but at the time I just thought she was being a typical rebellious teen. Hm. What about her sister?

[ Chuckles ] Biz thought sarah was a suck-up, always trying to please their parents. I have to admit, I didn’t disagree. But you know there’s a whole chunk of biz’s life that I wasn’t a part of, so if something happened, it could’ve happened then. Hm.

[ Knock on door ] Come in.

[ Door opens ] Good news! What are you doing here? Talking. Hospital business? It’s me, isn’t it? You’re talking about me. Step away from the patient, dr. Robinson. No! No, no, no, no. He remembers. He remembers. I-I know that he does. Just — just t-tell us who drugged you. She tried to kill you! Let me do my job. Please! You want me to do my job, don’t you? Okay. Portia, trina needs you. Trina? Yeah. W-where is she? W-what’s going on? Diane called. The jury’s in. So it’s too late for his testimony to help trina? Well, it’s not too late until the verdict is read. Tell you what. I’ll call diane. I’ll let her know what’s going on and see if she can get a continuance. I’ll be outside. Mr. Haggerty, I’m commissioner ashford. Can you tell me what happened to you? If someone attempted to kill you, I need to know. Really? You’re telling me the pcpd cares about me as a citizen? I care about every victim of crime. And I will work to bring your would-be killer to justice. Just tell us who drugged you! We don’t have time for this! You — you can save my daughter. You can save my little girl. Please just make the damn statement. Here’s my statement. I want a lawyer. Oh, thank goodness. Where are curtis and your mom? Are they parking? Um, they will be here shortly. We were at the hospital, and I left to go home and change. Good thinking. How are you feeling? I am shaking inside. Okay. Look at me. Even if the jury finds against you, this is not over. We will appeal. But I have to go to prison in the meantime, right? Spencer: You’re not going to prison. What are you doing here? I made sure to know when the verdict came in. Translation — you bribed someone. Hey, give me a break on this one, trina. I had to be here. I only wish that I could have done more. Why did you admit to leaving spring ridge? I had to. I could not let them think that you made that video. But that was a risk. The ada shut it down anyway. And when did you think I was innocent? Cassadine. Get away from my daughter. Yes, sir. I was just going to tell trina — now. Hey! I’m here, baby girl. Unh! I love you.

[ Chuckles ] Where’s your mom?

[ Cellphone rings ] Curtis? Well, I’m at the courthouse getting ready. Where are you and portia? What?! Trina. Oh, my gosh. I’m so glad you’re here. Oh. Me too. Me too. Cam wishes he could be here so bad. Aiden got stranded somewhere, and elizabeth wasn’t home, so cam had to go grab him, but he’s sending his best wishes. It’s okay. I-I’m taking all that I can get right now. I’m really scared. No. Just focus on your breath, okay? No matter what happens, keep breathing, and it will all be fine. Bailiff: All rise!

[ Sighs ] Well, spencer certainly took off in a hurry.

[ Scoffs ] A little early, isn’t it, even for you? Yeah, well, since my son’s about to be dragged to that hellhole of a prison, I don’t give a damn. You know, sonny corinthos isn’t the only one with connections at pentonville. Spencer will be well looked after. Wow! Yeah. It’s too bad he can’t get reward points. You know, spence is being a lot more mature about this than you are. Because he’s too naive to resent the fact that you’re putting your own self-interest over his well-being.

[ Chuckles ] Ohh! Like you did when you had sex with his girlfriend? You turned positively green after spence had asked me to help him find esme. Why is that? I’d be happy to never see esme again. But is that likely? Oh, come on, nikolas. You’re hiding something. We both know it. So come on. Fess up. Tell me. Where is the charming esme prince? Bailiff: Be seated. Your honor, before the jury is brought back in, new evidence has just been brought to my attention, which is pertinent to my case and which will prove my client’s innocence.

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Objection, your honor! Defense counsel has already rested her case. The jury is literally waiting to be brought into the courtroom to render their verdict. The time for presenting new evidence has passed. Your honor, this trial is not meant to demonstrate that we can stick to some sort of procedural timeline. It is to determine the guilt or innocence of this defendant. I have literally just been told that one of my witnesses, oz haggerty, who was comatose, has regained consciousness and is ready to answer questions. My objection still stands, your honor. This trial is over. Procedurally, it’s not. Basic law 101! The verdict has not been rendered. The court has not concluded in this matter. I would agree. If evidence that was heretofore unavailable to the defense but is now available, the jury could hear new evidence if i deem it pertinent. Well, I came here to share some good news about the patient who might be a witness in trina’s trial waking up, but instead I have found the two of you talking about me behind my back. I’m not talking behind your back. I’m happy to talk with you in the room. I am worried about you, and I’m guilty of expressing those concerns with your best friend. That’s right. She is my friend, but she is also our boss. How would you feel if you walked in on me expressing my “concern” for you to your boss? I have told you 100 times I’m fine. Why are you getting defensive? Because you’re second-guessing me! Clearly, you’ve already decided that something is wrong with me, and nothing I do or say is gonna change your mind. Biz. We don’t want anything to be wrong with you. But if there is something going on — see, that — that’s just it. Stop acting like you know more about what’s going on with me better than I do. That’s what friends do. Alright? We just want to help you get to the bottom of what’s happening, what’s still happening to you. Nothing is happening with me. It’s over. Your vertigo in the stairwell says otherwise.

[ Sighs ] Finn told me you were having a panic attack? Yeah, well, maybe I’m averse to stairwells. Maybe I have reason to be. Whatever it is, do you think it’s best to ignore it? I just want to move on. The way you moved on from your parents? I assume esme left town. All of her things are gone. And none of your staff saw her leave? Nope. Well, seeing as ava has moved out, I’m assuming your telling her about esme didn’t go down so well. I didn’t tell ava. I got to the courthouse in time to stop esme from saying anything. Then why is ava not here? Well, when I got to the courthouse, I found esme and ava together. I was rattled, so I didn’t cover well. Ava assumed that I was taking esme’s side, which she’s accused me of doing before. With good reason, by the looks of it. Ava will be back. She just needs time. Why did esme take off like that? And why so suddenly and without a trace? Uh, it happened after her testimony at the trial. She realized spencer was onto her. I suspect that she ran because she was guilty and she was afraid of being found out. Oh, it’s too bad she didn’t take off before she testified. That would have avoided the “misunderstanding” between you and ava and your secret would have been safe forever. Well, spencer seems keen for me to help him find esme, so I better get on it. You can’t find her, and you know good and well why! Your honor, I challenge the relevancy of the defense’s so-called key witness. Counselor, it was one of your own witnesses, officer rory cabrera, who brought up oz haggerty in testimony. He made my witness relevant. Your honor, oz haggerty would have been subpoenaed and called to testify, but he’s been in a medically induced coma. Your honor, if mr. Haggerty has been in a coma, he hasn’t been deposed, he hasn’t given a statement. How can defense counsel know that his testimony will be relevant? Ms. Miller, have you questioned mr. Haggerty directly? Huh? He’s — he’s been in a coma, your honor. No, I-I have not had a chance to question him. Then what testimony do you hope to present that will significantly impact this case? We know oz haggerty was the individual who sold the phone used in the commission of this crime, and he can tie it to whoever he sold it to — not my client, but esme prince. And you’re certain his testimony will support your assertion? Your honor, he just woke up an hour ago. I have not been able to take a statement, but if we could have a brief adjournment, then i will be able to take his statement. So that’s a no. You don’t know if he’ll be able to provide relevant testimony. I have every reason to believe. The defense is grasping at straws, wasting the court’s time and dragging out a case that is practically settled. Ms. Miller, is mr. Haggerty medically cleared to be questioned? I can find out if I’d just have a brief recess. Ms. Arden, your objections are sustained. The defense cannot say with any certainty that this eleventh-hour witness’s testimony will exonerate the defendant… or even if the witness will cooperate. I’m sorry, ms. Miller, but the court will not delay on a “hail mary” pass by the defense. Bring in the jury.

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You know my parents haven’t been part of my life for a long time. You also know I choose not to talk about them. Yes, I’m aware. Then why can’t you respect that? I meant no disrespect, but it keeps coming up. Even jake was afraid to tell you that he’d been in touch with them. No, no, no. Don’t — leave — leave jake out of this. And no more irrelevant questions about my family. Yeah. I’m — I’m serious. Finn… bring this up again, and…we’re done. I can’t be with someone who doesn’t respect my boundaries. Understood. Yeah. I have work to do.

[ Sighs ] That was definitive. If this has anything to do with biz’s past, with her family, I have little to no hope of her opening up about it. So what do we do now? Talk to someone else. Esme didn’t leave on her own volition. I paid her off. And she accepted? Oh, I find it hard to believe she’d be so…agreeable. I told her I’d make it worth her while. If she left town and she never came back, I would throw in a yearly bonus. Well, that’s very generous of you. I want to make sure that ava and spencer never find out that I made the mistake of sleeping with esme. Everyone is better off with her gone. Except trina robinson. Spence was convinced esme was behind everything, was so desperate to help trina that he put himself at risk. I’d hate to see his sacrifice be in vain. No, I have to find this troublemaker. And soon. She’s gone, uncle victor. Let her go. I’m sure with my resources, it shouldn’t be that hard. Now, tell me, when was the last time you saw esme? Oh, it was the, um — it was the day she and spencer testified at court, wasn’t it? You can’t find her! You will never find her. Oh, and why’s that? Because. She’s dead. This is taking forever. You’re not at the courthouse yet? I just dropped trina off there a little while ago. The jury’s in. Yeah, we know. We were hoping to find something here that might help the case. How’s trina doing? Is she scared? She’s pretty nervous about it. Which is to be expected. Yeah. Right. Well, there might be some good news coming. Oz haggerty just regained consciousness. Does the commissioner know? She’s in there with him now. Excuse me. I shouldn’t have pushed oz so hard. I made him clam up. And now my baby’s alone, I’m wasting my time being here. Honey. Don’t do that, okay? If it weren’t for you, he wouldn’t be awake at all or — or — or even talking. I need to go. I got to be with trina. And oz won’t do anyone any good unless he’s willing to come forward and admit that esme is the one who bought the phone from him and that she tried to kill him. And what if the jury finds trina guilty and I’m not there? I won’t be able to — to hold her one more time. I want to tell her that I love her. I know. Okay. Please don’t worry, okay? I’ll get you to the courthouse. We can go righnow. Alright? Okay. Jordan! Jordan, what happened? Mr. Foreman, in the matter of the state of new york versus trina robinson, has the jury reached a verdict?

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Either the jury’s back or it isn’T. And what makes diane so sure they’ll come back with a verdict so soon? Because apparently diane has a contact at the courthouse and the jury has decided to work through lunch and declined to order dinner. That’s why. Okay. Okay. They’ll be back. You know, I was gonna suggest that we sleep on this, but — n– there’s no time to wait. If I want to save trina from going to prison, I have to wake oz up now. Now — oh. We’re in this together, remember? No. No, no, no. Things have changed. W-we don’t have time to run a diversion here. Oz haggerty is the only one who can clear my daughter’s name and keep her out of prison. He has to tell the court that he was the one who sold the black-market phone to esme prince and not trina. And a-all I have to do is I have to walk into that room with confidence and inject haggerty with the reversal agents. What if something goes wrong? I know there is a risk of him waking up too fast, too soon. But it’s my only option, a-and I have to go through with this. Honey, I’m not talking about the risk to oz haggerty. I’m talking about the risk to the woman I love. You know, next time, maybe you’ll think before you sucker-punch somebody. And don’t pick a lawyer like scott baldwin who likes to sue people, you know? Yeah, well, only thing I regret is that I didn’t land more than one punch. So what do you say — ditch these cuffs, do your old buddy a favor, and let me go free? Damn it, i am doing you a favor by talking to you like this, because next time it could be through the bars of a cell! Scott: Ow. Britt: Okay. I have to do this, scott. I need to see if it’s broken. Okay. Ow again. Okay. It’s not broken. And you’re lucky it’s not. Yeah, but I didn’t deserve to get sucker-punched by your boyfriend. Okay. [ Scoffs ] Cody bell is not my boyfriend. And from what I heard, he had a score to settle with you. I’ve never seen that guy before in my life. Until he punched me. And this whole dominique — this cockamamie story — if — if dominique had another kid out there before serena, she would have told me about him. Are you sure? Yeah, I’m sure. Because we shared everything. Perhaps you didn’t know her as well as you thought. No need to stick around, commish. I got it from here. And I want to believe that. Officer cabrera. But you haven’t answered my question. Can you put your badge above your feelings for trina robinson? It’s because I care about trina that you can trust me. Tj, please tell me that that bartender is coming out of his coma. My attorney thinks that the jury is coming close to reaching a verdict. Oz haggerty is the only one who can prove my innocence. Haggerty’s medical team is bringing him out of his medically induced coma, but unfortunately it’s a painstaking and gradual process. He still has a long way to go before he regains consciousness. Which means the jury is going to reach their verdict without knowing that esme was the one who bought the black-market cellphone. I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news. The closer I get to the verdict, the harder it is to stay optimistic. The only thing that matters is that haggerty wakes up in time to tell the truth — before that jury comes back with a verdict. Is it vitally important that oz wakes up? Hell yeah. But, honey, it’s not the only thing that matters. Even if you talk your way into that room, you won’t make it out if your attempts to wake him up go sideways. Well, I already told you that I’m willing to take that risk. Give yourself a cover. Be smart about it. Don’t go charging in there asking to incriminate yourself. If anyone goes to prison, it’s better me than my daughter. No. Look. Portia. I won’t trade trina’s freedom for yours.

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We’ve always been honest with each other, right? Yeah, more or less. Okay. So why don’t you be honest with me right now and tell me — how long have you been hunting down scott baldwin? Is that the real reason why you stuck around town? Dante, I swear I didn’t come to port charles for anything other than a paycheck. I mean, the surprise bonus was reuniting with you. Oh, come on. Cody, you had to know you’d run into baldwin at some point in time, right? If I was sticking around town to have it out with baldwin, don’t you think I would have made it happen sooner? I didn’t even know who scott baldwin was a few months ago. And believe me, when I found out who he was and what he did to me…

[ Scoffs ] …I didn’t want to have anything to do with that piece of trash. Today when he was standing right in front of me, that smug grin on his face, I just… ohh. I just kept thinking about everything that I’d heard and how he’d taken everything that was rightfully mine, and I just got so mad, I — I’m sorry, man. I couldn’t stop myself. Okay. Back — how did you get to this point in your life and not be aware that scott baldwin stole something from you? I didn’t know about baldwin because I didn’t even know that dominique stanton was my mom. Okay. How did you find that out? I heard it from a dead woman. Dominique and I, we had no secrets. I mean, if she had a — a son out there, I would have found him and I would have had him live with us. I would never have turned my back on him. I know you want to believe in dominique, but if you shared everything, why would she go to her grave without telling you about cody? What would have motivated her to stay silent? Come on, mother. People stay silent for lots of reasons. Sometimes it’s because they don’t trust people. Or sometimes they’re so afraid of something they’ve kept inside, they just can’t face it. And sometimes we’re brave and we don’t even know it. Maybe it wasn’t so much that dominique was keeping a secret from you. What if she was trying to protect you? Maybe she was trying to protect her son. I care about trina, too, but as you were taught at the academy, the badge comes first. I know I’m just a rookie, but does it have to be either/or? Can’t a police officer be true to the badge and still have compassion? Yeah, I want trina to be found “not guilty,” and the best way for that to happen is for the man inside this room to wake up and testify that esme prince bought that black-market cellphone, that trina wasn’t involved. The problem is miss prince is no longer living at wyndemere and we’re having trouble finding her. And I want to help with that, too. But, first, you can trust me to make sure that no one, not esme prince or anyone else not on the list, will enter this room and interfere with the recovery of oz haggerty. I’m usually a glass half-full kind of person… but I’m not sure if the truth is gonna come out in time to vindicate me. And if diane’s right, time’s almost up. I need you… I need you to keep reminding yourself how many people are on your side… that your mom and curtis, they are doing everything they can. Joss and cam, the victims, they both testified on your behalf. That’s got to mean something to the jury. Yeah, but joss and cam don’t have any hard proof that I’m innocent. The only person that can exonerate me is that bartender, oz. Look. I know that he’s not in a natural coma. He’s medically induced. Can’t we take him out of it faster? Curtis: Tj brought it to my attention that we could wake oz up. Tj: We could speed up the process by giving him a large dose of flumazenil and naloxone to quickly reverse the effects of the drugs he’s on. Once he wakes up, we can get him to give us the evidence we need to exonerate trina. That man was put into a coma for a reason. To forcibly wake him up would be completely denying his medical needs. No! No. No. That’s the very definition of “unethical.” Even if there were such a way… wait. If it was impossible, you would have said so, but you didn’T. You just talked around and made it a hypothetical. Does that mean you can force oz to wake up? Portia: Where was all this concern when tj was the one who was gonna revive oz? I mean, he was willing to risk his entire career, his freedom to inject the reversal agents. We were desperate. And besides, tj stood a better chance of getting in and out of oz’s room without causing suspicion. I can’t say the same about you, considering you’re trina’s mother. So what are you telling me? Are you telling me that I should give up? That I should trust 12 strangers in that jury room? Is that what you’re telling me? Hell no, I’m not saying that. But I’m saying we’re a team, okay? We — we should share the same risks and the same consequences. Which means we should stick to the original plan. While I distract officer cabrera, you slip into oz’s room and give him that injection. And if it fails… all three of us end up in pentonville? At least we’ll be together.

[ Exhales sharply ] What do you say? I say let’s do it.

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Don’t you get it, dante? My whole life could have been different. I grew up in the shadow of serenity. It was originally owned by the stanton family. The bells, who I thought were my real parents, they lived in the caretaker’s cottage. It’s where I learned how to ride horses. It’s also where I learned that I’d never amount to more in life than being a cook’s son. And a love of horses, that came naturally to me. The other lesson never stuck. I grew up hearing all these stories about this house on the hill where the beautiful dominique and her shady husband, leopold taub, once lived. Okay, it’s an interesting story, but how does scott baldwin fit in? Dominique’s marriage to leopold taub was not a love match. He was a social climber. The stantons represented everything he wasn’T. Leopold taub? Why does that name sound familiar? Leopold taub and cesar had certain…dealings. Cody’s father and my father? The bells knew that leopold was a bad man, ’cause he was cruel to the horses. Apparently, he was even crueler to his wife. It was sad, but it was just a story. Until… until what? A few months ago, I got that call that you never want to get. My mom, um — the woman I thought was my mom, uh, was dying. And, uh, so I had to drop everything and head home to say goodbye. I’m sorry. Yeah, thanks.

[ Sighs ] I was bouncing from job to job, so it was easy to drop everything. But, um… yeah, I came home to that sad little caretaker cottage, and I was right beside her when she took her last breath. Again, I’m sorry. Uh… but at least you got to say goodbye. Yeah. Before I did, um… she — she took my hand and she — she told me that… she couldn’t die before she told me the truth. She didn’t give birth to me. My birth mother was the beautiful and very wealthy dominique stanton. Jordan: There’s no sign of him awakening, is there? Rory: Not since I’ve been here, no. Part of me wants to walk in there and grab him by the shoulders and tell him to snap out of it! Trina matters to you, too, right? Trina matters to a whole lot of people in this town. We know who she is and who she isn’T. But the evidence…. esme prince manufactured the evidence to point to trina. Unfortunately, we can’t prove that. No. But he can. If anything happens, you’ll be the first to know. Thanks, rory.

[ Monitor beeping ] If there’s a way to speed up the process and bring oz out of his coma, why haven’t they tried it? Because it can backfire and make the coma permanent or — or worse. You mean it might kill him. There’s always that chance. Even if the injection of reversal agents were to work, there’s no way to guarantee oz would wake up with his faculties and memories intact. Okay. So no injection. The doctors stick to whatever protocol they’re using now. How long will it take for oz to wake up? Could be days. Or weeks. I don’t have that long. I know. But as doctors, we took an oath to do no harm. I was so determined to help you that for a moment I almost forgot that oath.

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Trina. Honey, what are you doing here? Let me guess. Diane got ahold of you. She messaged me that the jury’s come close to reaching a verdict. Guess that means I might not be coming home for dinner tonight. Honey. Oh, honey. Mm. I’ll let you have some family time alone. Mm-hmm. You know what? You shouldn’t be here. You should go home. You know? Spend some time with your friends. It’s not their fault. But they’re trying to cheer me up, and I don’t feel like pretending it’s all gonna be okay. Honey, you have to have faith. Believe it or not… miracles, they still do happen. Well, you don’t have to pretend with me, either. Tj told me that you stopped him from taking extreme measures to wake up oz. Don’t get me wrong. I understand. You didn’t want tj risking a patient’s life or his career by doing something unethical. And I’m glad that you stepped up and you told him to do the right thing. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you. There’s absolutely nothing. Ladies, I hate to break up this moment… but, portia, didn’t you have that…patient that you were worried about? Why don’t I stay here with trina and you go do what you got to do? Are you sure? Um… yeah. No, no. Go. We’ll be right here. You take care of yourself. Okay. That deathbed confession threw my world upside down, man. I mean… even my last name wasn’t right. I wasn’t a bell. I was a wealthy stanton who was supposed to grow up in that house on that hill. Hey, you know what, man? I think I can kind of relate.

[ Chuckles ] When I got to port charles, I didn’t know sonny was my father. I was undercover in his operation, trying to take him down from the inside. And I found out he was my dad after he shot me. O-kay. You got me. Your story beats mine. No, no, I’m not trying to one-up you, man. I’m just saying I can relate — you know, to find out, as an adult, you’re not who you thought you were. I mean, that messes with your head. I never knew if dominique thought about me or wanted to provide for me. After she died, you know, serenity was sold off, and the proceeds went to the love of her life — the father of her daughter, serena. Enter scott baldwin. Yeah. You want to ask me again why i punched that smug son of a gun? He stole everything that I didn’t even know I had. And he swears he didn’t know about you? Yeah. But he also claims dominique was the love of his life. If they were so close, why didn’t she ever tell him about her firstborn child? So hold on. Are you — are you mad at scott baldwin or are you mad at your mother for what she did to you? You know, if — if dominique was trying to keep her son away from leopold, it makes sense why she would give him to the bells to raise. Kind of like maxie trusting brook lynn with bailey to keep her safe from peter. Mm, but the one big difference is maxie’s situation was temporary, where it sounds like dominique’s situation never ended. That would explain why cody never really knew who he was, why dominique kept silent to the end. It all fits together, doesn’t it? Unless the pieces fit a little too well. What are you driving at? Look. I haven’t known cody long. But from the first time I met him, he was — he was always working some angle. So what if that’s what this is and none of the story is true? Here you go. I’m not hungry. Humor me. Got to keep up your strength because you don’t want to lose hope. Remember what your mom said about miracles. I want to have faith. But at the same time… I don’t want to fool myself. Things aren’t going my way. And tj said that even if oz comes out of his coma, we don’t know if his memories will still be intact. He could have totally forgotten that he was selling that black-market phone to esme. And even if he does… it could take weeks or months. And by then, the jury will have already decided and I could be in pentonville. Trina, look. I can’t promise how this is all gonna turn out. But I can promise you that absolutely everyone that cares about you is doing everything they can to prove your innocence. What are you studying so intently? Hey. Um, oz haggerty’s chart. I’m looking for any glimmer of hope that — that his awakening is speeding up. Mm. I know how badly you want to help trina. So do I. But we can’t force things. I know, but — but that’s the thing, mom. Just like I told portia and curtis, there is a way to force oz to consciousness. Dr. Robinson, have you heard from trina? How is she? Well, she’s — she’s waiting, like the rest of us, for the patient in that room to wake up. And actually, t-that’s why I stopped by, because I think I was just gonna, you know, go and check on oz and — and see how he’s progressing myself. I’m sorry. I can’t let you in. Officer cabrera, I’m a doctor. Well, I know it’s unusual to stop a doctor from seeing a patient, but… unfortunately, your name is not on the approved list, and I can’t let you inside.

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Very by the book, officer cabrera. You know, I’m not on the list because I’m not the attending on the case and I’m not a consultant on the case. Oh, did you think I wanted to go in there to actually

treat the patient? No. No, no, no, no, no. I-I just, uh — I just wanted to take a look at him with my own two eyes. Obviously, I have a vested interest in making sure that everything is done to restore mr. Haggerty to full consciousness. And you want the same thing. Don’t you? Of course. Which is why I’m grateful that commissioner ashford assigned me to this post. But I promise you that nobody will interfere with the recovery of haggerty. And hopefully, when he comes out of this coma, he can I.D. Esme as the one who bought the black-market phone. I think that will be enough to convince a jury that trina is not guilty. Yes, yes, of course, but by then, trina could be in pentonville for weeks, if not months. Rory, justice delayed is justice denied. Can’t you… I’m sorry. I-I don’t understand. Can’t I what? Dr. Robinson. Are you sure I can’t help you? Yes. Yes. Yeah, I’m sure. Cody: Yeah, maybe you’re right. I mean, maybe it is easier to blame baldwin instead of my mother. But put yourself in my shoes, man. Well, that’s what I’m trying to do, I mean, by telling you about sonny, discovering that he was my father. I mean, it’s not the same thing, but it still threw me for a loop, man. I mean, my whole career is crime-fighting, a-and sonny’s is the exact opposite. I’m telling you, I’m sympathetic to your situation. It’s just my whole life, you know, no matter how far I’ve traveled, no matter how hard I’ve tried to fit in, I’ve just — I’ve never felt like I belong. And now I find out that the home and the life that I was supposed to have has been sold off, and the proceeds go to scott baldwin and his daughter? Who my mother obviously loved more than me. Britta has a point. What if cody made up the whole story just to get money out of you? Well, there’s no money to get! Everything that dominique had, she left to serena, and serena spent all that money on saving the whales. If you want me to arrange a dna test to prove that cody is dominique’s son, I can — I can make that happen. No, that’s not necessary because… I saw in his eyes the same thing I see in serena’s eyes — dominique’s eyes. That’s all the proof you have? Well, it’s not just… the eyes. It’s the hunger that he has. A hunger for his lost money. Well, I’m not just talking about that. I’m talking about his hunger for his meaning to his life. I think you know what I’m talking about. I don’t know that I would have described it quite like that. But now that you have… yes, I have seen that, too. Then you know I’m right. Very well. So if cody really is who he claims to be, what are you supposed to do about it? Well, if you’re the liesl i think you are, I think you already know the answer. The question I have to ask myself is… what would dominique want me to do? I’ll see you guys.

[ Inhales sharply ] Hm.

[ Door closes ] What exactly did you tell portia and curtis? I got so laser-focused on trying to help trina that I considered using extreme measures to shock oz’s system, basically to try to force him out of his coma. But don’t worry. Portia wasn’t having any of it. She reminded me that — that I need to put the patient first… and that it’s just too risky of a procedure. Well, I’m relieved to hear that, no matter how much we’re rooting for trina. I know. The law is the law. But I just wish I felt as confident as you that justice will be done. Trina: I know what you’re thinking. You do? You’re worried that your phone’s gonna ring and it’s gonna be diane telling us that the jury’s reached a verdict.

[ Sighs ] I have the same feeling.

[ Footsteps approach ] Oh! Oh! Hello, you two. Portia, what is it? What happened to your patient? Well, unfortunately, my patient’s condition remains unchanged. You know, you are so lucky to have a friend like rory. He won’t let anyone or anything compromise the witness that can clear you. He’s not letting anybody in that room who isn’t on the approved list.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Line ringing ]

[ Cellphone ringing ] Officer cabrera, is everything okay? I thought you’d like to know something out of the ordinary happened. What’s that? Oz haggerty had a visit from a doctor not on the approved list. Which doctor? Trina’s mom — dr. Robinson.

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Did dr. Robinson say why she was there? Uh, she just wanted to see if haggerty was any closer to waking up. Um, being trina’s mom, I could totally understand that, but she wasn’t on the approved list, and so I didn’t let her in. When I arrested spencer cassadine and cameron webber, you said that I was a bit overeager and needed to use better discretion, so I just wanted to check in and make sure that I did the right thing. Yes, calling me was the right thing to do, officer cabrera.

[ Sighs ] So what’s next? Uh, you’ll be taken to your cell. If you need a lawyer, I can give you a couple recommendations. But if money’s an issue, you’ll be assigned a public defender. Really? I pour my heart out about how my world’s been turned upside down, you can’t even show your old buddy a tiniest bit of compassion? What do you expect me to do for you, cody? You punched a guy in the face in a public setting in front of a bunch of witnesses, and now he’s pressing charges. There’s — there’s literally nothing i can do. Really pays to know people in high places, huh? Yeah, you know, it usually does in this town. Ah, great. How’s the nose, baldwin? I break it? Alright. Not a great idea to antagonize the guy who’s pressing charges against you. Uh, my nose is fine. I can smell a phony baloney a mile away. Oh, really? You spend my inheritance and you have the nerve to call me a phony baloney? Here. Take me away. Prison’s a step up from this guy. I can also smell the real mccoy. And I think you are. So I’m dropping the charges. Mom, are you planning to be in the courtroom when the jury reads their verdict? Sometimes being present in the courtroom goes with the job. But this is one time I’d give anything to not be there. Trina: Guess there’s no point waiting around here. Even if oz wakes up now, it’s probably too late to change anything. Portia: Honey, listen to me. It is never too late. Portia, I know what we both want. What if it’s just not possible? Nothing’s impossible. Isn’t that what you always tell me, honey? He’s so sweet.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Whispering ] I have to give it another try. I have to find a way in that room. Please. Just get trina out of here? Hm! Ugh! I keep getting all these texts. I didn’t hear your phone make a noise. Well, honey, I keep it on silent when I’m at the hospital. But my — my patient still needs me. And I’m gonna catch up with the two of you a little bit later, okay? Honey, I love you so much. Mm! Mom? Was that not weird to you? Um, you know, your mom’s got a lot on her mind right now, you know? She wants to be there for you, but she’s got to focus on her patients. I’m sure that’s all it is.

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Let’s go. Curtis, wait. I still think that goodbye was strange. Maybe I should go talk to my mom before we go. Uh, well, trina, you heard what y-your mother said. She has to focus on her patients. And then tonight she gets to come home and worry about you. If the worst happens and I go to prison, you have to promise me that you’ll take care of her. Trina, first of all, I don’t want you thinking that way, okay? Whatever happens, of course, I’m gonna take care of your mother. She just, uh — she just wants a happy and fair ending to your trial. Just like all of us. Now let’s go. What if diane calls and I have to go to the courthouse and I won’t be able to see my mom until I’m behind bars? Trina. Look. I promise you that… as soon as I get a phone call from diane that says the verdict is in, I will get your mother to the courthouse so we both can be there to support you, okay? Okay. I just wish there was more we could do for trina and her family. If only haggerty would wake up and tell us what he knows. Why did you let scott leave without you? Aren’t you afraid he’s gonna do something foolish? I was tempted to stop scott. But the truth is… I am proud of him. Even if it means doing right by the former love of his life, dominique? Rned. But she died years ago. I’m not afraid of scott’s past. On the contrary, the fact that he was able e to love someone so — so strongly, so deeply… means he’s capable of loving me even more. That is either a terrific spin on the situation or you really do have faith in true love. And if that’s the case, I envy you. I never had that faith in the past, but I found it for the first time with scott. It may take some time, but… it’s out there waiting for you. I’m sure of it. No, mother. True love’s not for everyone. I had a shot with jason briefly, but he’s gone. And let’s face it. I’m damaged goods.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, my sweet britta. We’re all damaged in one way or another. I am. And so is scott. But when you find the right person, you help each other heal. Okay. Great. Thank you. Da’s office? What’d they say? Well, they said if you’re not pressing charges, then there is no case and we can let cody go. So I’m a free man? Yeah, as soon as I get these cuffs off you. I don’t expect you to thank me. Good, ’cause you’re not gonna get a thanks. Now, listen, you can choose to believe me or not, but I did not know that dominique had a son. When we found out that she had an inoperable brain tumor, we had a lot of time together. And she would have told me about you. But she didn’T. So she must have had her reasons. You can tell yourself that at night if it helps you sleep. Me, it’s a whole load of B.S. Can you believe that guy? You know…

[ Keys hit desk ] I hate to say it, man, but… I think he’s telling the truth. Alright, mom. I’ve got to get back to my rounds. But I’ll see you later. I’ll see you soon. Alright.

[ Elevator bell dings ]

[ Click ] Tj: I got so laser-focused on trying to help trina… that I considered using extreme measures to shock oz’s system, basically to try to force him out of his coma. But don’t worry. Portia wasn’t having any of it. She reminded me that — that I need to put the patient first… and that it’s just too risky of a procedure. Jordan: Did dr. Robinson say

why she was there? Uh, she just wanted to see if haggerty was any closer to waking up. Tj: I know. The law is the law. But I just wish I felt as confident as you that justice will be done. I know I’m just a rookie, but does it have to be either/or? Can’t a police officer be true to the badge and still have compassion?

[ Alarm bells ring ]

[ Alarm blaring ] The alarm was triggered on the elevator. Someone must be trapped inside. I’m coming with you!

[ Blaring continues ]

[ Monitor beeping ]

[ Blaring continues ] You can save my daughter. You’re the only one who can.

[ Exhales shakily ]

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uncle sonny, I hate that I’m putting everyone through this again. But I asked for help to get out of spring ridge so that I could visit my mother’s grave. I — I can’t repay that favor by naming names. That’s your call, but you got to understand something — the da is not gonna appreciate a teenager who, you know, got through prison security. They’re gonna want answers, atonement. Right. Right. 30 days at pentonville. Great. Or longer. What, you’re saying that they’re gonna throw the book at me? I’m not saying that you’re re-serving your sentence for what you did to ava. I’m saying that this is about you busting through custody. That’s a whole other crime. So what are you gonna do? Are you gonna be the state’s sacrificial lamb? Or are you gonna sacrifice someone else? Okay, it’s now or never. Are you ready? Are you? Look, baby, we don’t have to do this if you’re having any doubts. Is there any other way to let the jury know that esme bought that phone from oz haggerty? No, there isn’T. Then let’s do this. One mango mule mocktail, ma’am. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Such perfect weather today. I hope it stays like this all summer. Let’s hope I can enjoy it for more than an hour a day. Is that a prison joke? Was it funny? Okay, this isn’t working, is it? Don’t get me wrong. I know I should not be spending every waking moment dreading this verdict. And I really appreciate you trying to distract me, but — but I’m failing miserably, aren’t I? Yeah. But don’t let me stop you from having a good… …time. Sorry! I thought I would be more fashionably late than this.

[ Chuckles ] Come on. I was treating spinelli to a pedicure. Oh, should I be jealous? Of me or spinelli? Uh, why would i be jealous of you? What’s there to be jealous of at all? Yes, spinelli and i have a child and a history and an eternally abiding friendship, but romantically, I’m with you. And I’m happy where I am. That’s nice to hear. Thank you.

[ Chuckles ] This is where you return the compliment. You’ll do.

[ Gasps ] I’m just kidding. My goodness.

[ Chuckles ] Me and ms. Jones, we got a thing going on.

[ Gasps ] Wait till you see what I have on underneath this. Oh, lucy. Why wait? Let’s get out of here, hmm? Mmm. Come on. Mmph. Come on. Mnh. Oh. I love your spontaneity and all your enthusiasm, but I haven’t eaten. Could we just get a little bite to eat? I’m starving. About that — why don’t we forgo the wings, as finger-lickin’ as they may be, and feast on mofongo in the dominican republic? Or poutine in toronto? You can show me your unmentionables at 10,000 feet. Wow. What has gotten into you? I like it, but I have to admit, I’m a tad bit suspicious. Lucy, I have to leave town, and I want you to come with me. Make sure to check the badges of all medical personnel with access. Curtis. Portia. I was looking for you. Hey, jordan. Uh, did you, um, find out anything new about what we had talked about? Okay, you can stop now, curtis. I know why you’re both here, and I won’t allow it.

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Why do you have to leave town? Well, it’s nothing, really. It’s just a pressing matter out of town that I could take care of from anywhere, and I thought my lovely lady might like to be with me wherever I am when I do the thing that I’d rather not do here.

[ Chuckles ] I’m being coerced. What? But — okay. By whom? By anna devane. Anna d– what? Are you in possession of some sort of state secrets or something? Come on. Listen, when I wrote my guide to port charles, I noted that, you know, anna really can’t be too judgy about those. I’m serious. She wants me to break attorney/client privilege. Oh, is that all? What do you mean, “is that all?” Well, that’s nothing. I have the perfect solution. Which is? You tell her no. Ta-da. Problem solved. Do you, of all people, not understand how coercion works? See also extortion, blackmail, putting the screws to. Yes, I know how coercion works. And if I’ve learned anything from being a “coercee,” it’s that literally the truth shall set you free. Not this time.

[ Sighs ] Okay. Whatever anna has on you can’t be that bad that you can’t just be a phoenix and rise from the wreckage above your life. I don’t want to rise from the wreckage. But that’s what wreckage is for. I don’t want anything to do with wreckage. Okay, fine. What is it that anna really has on you? It’s a little economic subterfuge concerning my ex-wives. All of them? Yes, all of them. And believe you me, one on one, they’re bad enough. As a group, they make medea look like betty rubble. Wow. I can see why you married them. Well, if anna rats me out, I will be raked over the coals, emotionally and financially. Okay, here’s what we’re going to do. You, sir, are not going to back down. You’re going to simply tell your ex-wives and anna that you are your own man — that you are noble and steadfast like a mountain, and you are not going to back down, ever. Now, which client does anna want dirt on? Valentin. I’ll help you pack. So, um, tell me, how is my self-proclaimed arch-nemesis? Smitten, apparently. Yeah, no kidding. You knew about britt? About britt — britt westbourne? No. No, I didn’t — no way. Really? Who did you think I was talking about? Well, I mean, from his behavior, I knew that spinelli had it bad for somebody, but, no, I never figured it was britt. Well, what do you mean? Well, I mean, britt’s great, but I’ve just never seen him look at her like that. Well, maybe you just don’t know him well enough to see it. Right. Uh, forget it. This is a waste of our valuable time together. And we are here to discuss a plan that will probably fail to get georgie to stop hating me. Georgie does not hate you. Okay, so the last time I talked to your daughter, she asked me, “do you know what happens to matter when it’s consumed by a black hole?” She is her father’s daughter. And I said, “no, I don’t know. Nobody knows.” And she said, “want to find out?” And also her mother’S. Help me. [ Chuckles ] I mean, kids love me, right? James loves me, bailey loves me. That sweet little leo, he goes out of his way to try and spend time with me. And I — with georgie, I just… I don’t get it. What did I do? Nothing. Nothing at all. She just needs to spend time with you. Which is why our impending weekend getaway is perfect, and you said you found a place, right? I did. “Family fun time.”

[ Clap hands ] It’s got a lazy river and — and a waterslide, and georgie’ll love that because she’s — she loves swimming, and it’s got the biggest ball pit on the east coast. I think james might like that. Yeah, yeah. I — I love this. Um, are you ready? Well, yeah. I mean, I think from a bacterial standpoint, the ball pit, we’ll have to sanitize. No, no, no, no. I-I wasn’t asking if you were ready for biological ball pit warfare. I, uh… I guess I’m asking if… you are ready for a family. You want to talk to this patient the moment he wakes up, but that hasn’t happened yet, and there’s no telling when or even if it will. I’ve assigned officer cabrera, and he will notify you the moment mr. Haggerty opens his eyes. And we really appreciate that, jordan, we do. Yeah. I mean, we know your inquiry was off the record. Um, we’re definitely not trying to get you in trouble. You know what? I-I have the discretion to assign manpower here at the hospital as I see fit, and, uh, since mr. Haggerty is believed to be the victim of a crime and the perpetrator has yet to be caught, I can more than justify extra security for him. Yeah. And — and, rory, I appreciate you being here, man, but I’d be more than happy to keep watch. And I can help. I-I-I can help monitor the patient. Oz haggerty may be able to exonerate trina. The person who drugged him may try again, so why don’t you want him protected? Who’s the hottie? You know him? I do. How, exactly? Joss. Dex. About yesterday… uh, forget about it. I’d like to. Will you? Uh, forget about what? There is only one person responsible for me escaping from spring ridge, and that’s me. Now I have to hope that, whether it’s 30 days or 365, the people who I care about will be there waiting for me when I get out, and either way, I’m gonna deal with it. Atta boy. And I appreciate the survival tips and the protection. Thank you. Anything within my means. No, I’m serious. It’s big of you, considering I called you out for intimidating esme.

[ Chuckling ] You gave quite a performance. No, I mean, it was like — I thought you were out of your mind for a second. Yeah, you’re not the only one. I know that there are people who I hurt and pushed away while I was trying to trap esme, and I have a lot of amends to make as a result, so… as far as we go, we’re good. I appreciate that. You’ve always stood by me. We’re family. We are. Which is why I’m hoping you’ll do one more thing for me.

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It’s just that spending a few hours with my kids, that’s one thing. But playing family for an entire weekend, that’s a commitment. And I understand if you’re not ready to take that on yet. Maxie, look, family has always been a complicated concept for me. I know. But I know how important your family is to you, and I would love a chance to see if I fit into it somehow.

[ Cellphone ringing ] I — I gotta take this. B.R.B. Can I get you something to drink or are you ready to order? Um, you know what? I’m not sure and I don’t what my date wants, but — oh, we can ask him. What do you want to order? Uh, yeah, about that. I can’t stay. I… you think maybe you could give us a second? Okay. Is it a work thing? Uh, ish. That was my property manager in pautuck. There’s been an incident at one of the cabins, and I need to head up there. How bad is it that the property manager can’t handle it? I don’t know. That’s what I aim to find out. Okay. All right, then, we’ll take a rain check on lunch. Yeah, it’s not just lunch. I’ll probably be gone for a couple of days. Wait a second. Are you saying you’re canceling the weekend with my kids? Wait, wait, so y-you agree with me? We should just get out of port charles till this whole thing blows over. Well, you really can’t betray valentin. He will unleash holy hell. Are you kidding? Knowing valentin, he’d find a way to get me to represent him in a case against myself.

[ Scoffs ] Okay, well, what would happen if anna tells your ex-wives what she knows? What’s worse than holy hell? Ex-wives with really good lawyers? Okay. Okay. So tell me about this financial subterfuge. Is it like these offshore accounts somewhere? No, no, no, it’s nothing like that. It’s not — there’s no stash in the cayman islands, it’s just most of the money’s been spent taking care of my mother. I just felt that my earnings should benefit the only woman who’s ever really cared about me. Excuse me. Not the only woman. So you don’t hate me? No, I don’t hate you. Please. I — I, in fact, have done far worse. Far, far, far, far worse. You know, somewhere in the middle, that stopped making me feel better. Yeah, well, and it wasn’t for the benefit of a beloved, aging parent either. Alright, so we’re agreed. Whither shall we go, beach or mountains? Hey, anywhere with you would be absolutely divine, but I — I can’t come along. There’s too much to do with deception, and I’m afraid you’re going to be on your own, and you’ll have to wait to see my unmentionables. I wasn’t able to help trina, but maybe you can. What do you have in mind? If anyone can exonerate trina, it’s esme. Now, I took my best shot and I missed, but I know that you will do better. I’m not sure what you’re asking me. Nothing illegal. Look, my dad said that she took off. I’m just hoping that you can use your considerable resources to bring her back. That’s it. Ava mentioned esme. She was kind of vague. What I can do is I can go find esme and bring her back, but it seems to me that she’s long gone. Uncle sonny, trina’s jury could come back with a guilty verdict any time now. You may be her last chance. You’re facing a stint in maximum security, and your priority is trina? Yeah. She’s my friend. Whether she considers me one or not. Let me make you feel more comfortable. I am doing everything I can for trina. You are? Can you tell me what? You gotta focus on yourself.

[ Sighs ] And — and don’t forget… …head down, mouth shut.

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ] Hi. I’m trina. Trina robinson. Oh, you’ve heard of me. Great. Only good things. Thanks. Clearly, you’re not a news junkie. [ Laughs ] But, uh, quick, tell me your name before joss blurts it out. I’m dex heller. It’s a pleasure to meet you, trina. Nice to meet you, too. Well, I just came by to say hi. I’ll let you get back to it. Well, he seems nice enough. I don’t know what he seems. So, how do you…?

[ Sighs ] He works for sonny. Ah. Well, in that case, why is he asking to forget about what happened yesterday? And what did happen yesterday? There’s something I think you should know. Of course we want mr. Haggerty protected. And who better to do that — than rory? I’m sorry, officer cabrera. Look, I’m really sorry that I’m a little bit…

[ Stammers ] I-I just — I really haven’t been sleeping that well. I — and the jury’s been deliberating, all that. Yeah, and it’s the uncertainty of everything —

is to ensure that mr. Haggerty can testify on the record. So I want to thank you, jordan. I really do. A-and you too, rory. Happy to help, dr. Robinson. Officer cabrera, I need to have a word with dr. Robinson and mr. Ashford. I’ll be right back. Um… commissioner, did we do something wrong? Not that I’m aware of. I wanted to speak to you privately because I tried to call esme in for questioning. Unfortunately, it seems she’s nowhere to be found. Esme skipped town? It’s hard to say, but I thought you two should know. Even if mr. Haggerty wakes up and points fingers at esme as the perp, it may prove challenging to bring her to justice. Okay. Let’s just focus on one problem at a time. Okay? If oz haggerty officially names another person of interest, I mean, that still looks good for trina. Yes. Assuming he wakes up. In the meantime [Sighs] Do something with yourself. Go somewhere else. At least leave the building and get some fresh air and some sunshine. Oz haggerty is in good hands. Officer cabrera will make sure that nobody gets past him.

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Whatever this is, I’m really hopeful that it’ll be over and done and then I can get back here for our weekend plan. Okay. I’m glad to hear that. But if for some reason you get held up, I can always bring the kids to pautuck. No, you don’t need to do that. Or not. Is there something you don’t want me to see in pautuck, or do you not want pautuck to see me? No, I just don’t want — you don’t need to make that drive. It’s not that far. Okay, look, I don’t know how long whatever this is is going to take, but don’t waste your time. Okay, well, it’s true that my past experience in your town is somewhat checkered. I would really like to get to know the pautuck that you love. And I would love for us to do that some other time when — when I’m not distracted by other people’s problems. So what you’re saying is… that I want to be distracted by our problems. Maxie, yeah, I don’t — I don’t want to let you down. Okay. Well, the only way you could let me down is if you weren’t honest with me. So I need you to tell me, austin — what’s this spur-of-the-moment trip really about? I never thought I’d be disappointed to hear that esme skipped town. Where do you think she ran off to? Europe, maybe? It’s possible. It’s also possible that she’s still in town and not as friendless as we thought. Well, if she’s hiding, she’s not confessing. Um, well, you know what? Getting esme to confess was a long shot anyway. Let’s face it — esme’s disappearance doesn’t have a direct effect on the case. Right now, there’s only one thing that I can think of that’s going to make a damn bit of difference. Yeah. And he’s being guarded right now. But rory, he has to take a break eventually, though, right? Something like that? Yeah, and he’ll likely be replaced by another officer. Look, jordan is incredibly thorough, so that room is never going to go unguarded. Well, then maybe we could — we could — we could come up with some sort of distraction. Without tipping rory off? An outside distraction, then. We don’t need any other outside involvement. Well, there’s got to be some way that I can get around rory and into that room. Because if there isn’t, I don’t know what else I can do. Did, um… josslyn tell trina who you met with yesterday? I don’t think so. Otherwise, trina would have reacted, but there’s no telling whether joss’ll say something down the line. I tried to feel her out, but she shut me down. That’s josslyn. That’s why I figured you might want to handle it. Yeah, you figured right. I’ve run into dex a couple of times. Where? Around. Here’s a thought — you and rory. That’s rather a nice thought. Say more. What’s there to say? You two just hung out again. Say that. Tell me everything. Well, he brought me here to the pool after dark. Yes, I know. How? Wait, you helped him? Yes. Well, my mom may no longer be an owner, but the staff is still loyal to her and so is one of the other owners, so when I called, they were very receptive. I was wondering how rory pulled it off. Well, did you at least have a good time? We did. I think the best part was that… I didn’t have to second-guess everything that came out of his mouth, unlike spencer. Oh. Did you tell cam about spencer’s testimony? We talked about it. And did he think it was crazy that spencer tried to do a 180 and give me an alibi? Sonny: Hey, trina. It’s great to see you having a good afternoon. I just — I just wanted you to know that, uh…there are people who are pulling for you.

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Told you, there’s an incidentin one of my cabins. What kind of incident? I-I don’t know. I mean, I don’t have all of the details. But when I get them, I’ll bore you with every last one. Hm. Maxie. Trust me, leaving is the last thing I want to do. Oh, hello, hello, hello, hello. Hi. Hi. Hey, goodbye, goodbye. Goodbye, goodbye. Um, I can’t stay. I’m really sorry. But you two have fun, okay? And I’ll call you. Okay. Goodbye. Hm. Where goeth the good doctor? Pautuck. What? Ew. Why? I have no idea. Okay, how long is he gone for? A couple of days, or so he says. Hmm. Alrighty, then. I think I sense a bit of annoyance, which I can empathize with, because I just said a rather abrupt farewell for now to martin. What? Did you guys break up? No, no, no, no, no. It’s nothing like that. It’s just — isn’t it kind of weird, this mass exodus of the men of port charles? Well, why are they so secretive about it? Oh, well, actually, martin did, uh, let me in on the reasons for his departure. I gather austin did not.

[ Scoffs ] Thank you. No problem. So, spencer, how are port charles’ finest treating you? Well, I don’t mean to brag, but I did get an extra blanket last night, had lunch from kelly’s, and I’m allowed visitors. Oh. So being the mayor’s grandson has its privileges? Well, I’m not sure that I’d give it a five-star review, but, yeah, the pcpd is a decent budget option for travelers passing through. I’m glad to see you still have your sense of humor. The question is, how much longer am I going to need it? 30 days? Longer? Well, that is up to you. I had myself a little conversation with D.A. Scorpio. You name your accomplices, you’re looking at ten days at spring ridge. And if I don’t? Three months, pentonville. Three very long, very difficult months. It could be worse. It will be, believe me. Pentonville will not be a good place for you, for many reasons. Most obviously, your physical safety. I know the risks. Mm-hmm. And you think because you’re sonny corinthos’ nephew, you’ll be protected. Well… you better hope you’re right. Meantime, I hope you take this deal. Come on, spencer. I had to pull a rabbit out of a hat for this. Ten days of spring ridge is practically a vacation. And I appreciate that. Then why the hesitation? You don’t want to take your physical safety into consideration? Think about your family, their emotional wellbeing. My family will be fine, thank you. Why put them through it in the first place? Especially your grandmother. We both know what laura would want you to do. Jordan: Anything to report? Quiet so far, commissioner. Here’s hoping it stays that way. I’m ready if it doesn’T. That’s what I want to hear. I did want to speak with you about something. Yes, ma’am. A.D.A. Arden notified me that you were a spectator at trina robinson’s trial. It was my day off. It’s clear from your interaction with curtis and portia that you’ve become familiar with trina’s family and trina herself. Yes, ma’am. The patient in this room is a key witness in trina’s case. I could have picked any other police officer, but I hand-picked you because I trust you. Thank you, commissioner. Don’t thank me yet. I need to know, is an assignment connected to trina going to be a problem for you? Sonny: Dex, can you come here for a second? Would you do me a favor and, uh, get trina a drink, lunch, whatever she wants, on me? Uh, thanks, mr. Corinthos, but, um, I’m not hungry. Okay, well, if you change your mind, you can talk to dex because he’s going to be looking after you while I, uh — I talk to josslyn. Hi, josslyn. You got a minute? Um, I just — I don’t want you to concern yourself with dex’s errand yesterday. Oh, you mean the whole jury-tampering thing? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Why? So I don’t get you in trouble? Why would I want to save you? Well, I-I know you wouldn’t want to save me, but I think you want to save trina, right? Everything’ll be okay. We just need to take a step back and recalibrate. Hmm, no. No, no, no.

We don’T.

I do. I have a legit reason for going in and out of that room, but you don’T. I think that it’s best that I not get you involved. I-I need to do this on my own. W-we’ve gone through this before. I told you, I have your back. And I love you for that. But if rory wasn’t involved and jordan wasn’t popping up around every damn corner, it’d be a different situation, but that’s not what’s happening. We’re talking about injecting another doctor’s patient with drugs, to reverse a medically induced coma in a fraction of the time that it reasonably should be done. And now, on top of all of that, your ex-wife is involved. What does jordan being my ex-wife have to do with anything? Honey, she knows you, she knows your ways, and I’m fairly positive she already thinks we’re up to something. So at this point, I just — I think that it’s best if I do this on my own. How you gonna do that? Because I’m a doctor, and rory will not stop me from walking right past him and into that room. And before anybody has time to even question me, I’ll have administered the reversal agents, and oz haggerty will be awake. Or dead.

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Are you playing the grandmother card? Is this about keeping me out of prison or keeping you from facing her wrath? Well, why should I have to choose? I mean, yes, I am laura’s brother, and as such, I have to answer to her, too. If I knowingly allow you to imperil your life, mine is in, well, even more jeopardy than it already is. Then you can remind my grandmother of the promise that I made to her before she left, which is that I would try my hardest to live up to her expectations. Oh, well, call it a hunch, but I don’t think your grandmother expected maximum security to be part of the deal. Come on, spencer. You honestly think taking the fall all by yourself is going to afford you some kind of redemption? I’ve rarely been held accountable for the things that I’ve done in life. So now I’m taking responsibility and I’m being a man. By taking the fall for somebody else — covering for a man that your grandmother both despises and distrusts. Don’t look at me like that. It wasn’t that hard to figure out. Laura already told me that it was victor who had somebody on the inside at spring ridge. My great-uncle is trying to get me to narc on my other great-uncle? This is something straight out of greek mythology, martin. Greek mythology, huh? So be it, apollo. What exactly is it going to take to get you to flip on your great-uncle hades? I know that there’s a thousand different ways that this could go wrong. Starting with rory. If he clocks you, it’ll be obvious that you’re responsible for administering the shot. Only if he finds out. What if he does? Then I will get caught. Which means goodbye job, goodbye good reputation, medical license, goodbye career. But the reward will be worth the risk.

[ Scoffs ] If oz regains consciousness and exonerates trina, then I-it’ll all have been worth it.

[ Knock on door ] Um, c-come in. Hey. The nurses’ station is all abuzz. We’re kind of in the middle of something right now. I-is this important? I don’t know. There’s a uniformed police officer stationed outside an icu room. Is that important? You tell me. The patient is a potential witness of a crime that’s under investigation. Right. G-got you. Wow. Yeah. Thank you. Okay, so the next time I can’t find britt or terry, I know who to come to for answers.

[ Chuckles ] You two okay? It seems a little edgy in here. Family issue. Mm. Oh, right, the trial. Oh. Forgive me. I’m sorry. I guess I was just distracted by the police presence. Yeah, we’ve had the same thing on our mind. Well, I sincerely hope that everything goes your way. Sorry to interrupt. It’s getting dicey. Now, not just jordan and rory’s eyes are on us, but austin’S. Everyone’s eyes are on that room. Do you get the feeling our timing is off? Yeah, but if not now, then when?

[ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone ringing ] It’s diane. Hello? H-hi, diane. Hello. Oh. Yeah. Thank you. Um, thank you for letting me know. What is it? Diane tried to get a hold of trina, but I guess she’s getting her voicemail. Um… diane’s not sure, but she thinks the jury is close to a verdict. I know I’m not your favorite person these days, but would you hurt trina to get back at me? I will never forgive you for what you did to my mother, but I’m grateful for what you did for my friend. So you and joss are friends? Uh, is that what she said?

[ Cellphone chimes ] Oh, hold on. I just got a message.

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If I’m apollo and uncle victor is hades, that makes you poseidon. Well, look at you. Off the top of your head and everything. Makes me proud. I am greek. Even so, this greek god has got a ferry to catch, so, uh, what’s it going to be, nephew? No deal.

[ Sighs ] I was afraid you’d say that. Very well. Sign here. You report to pentonville in two weeks. And by the way, you need a little more help thinking this through, I could always call your daddy. Or laura. I do not need my family weighing in on this, and that includes you. Right now, you are not my great-uncle martin, you are my lawyer, and as your client, I am telling you that my mind is made up. Maybe I’m overreacting. Hmm, maybe. But maybe it’s your attempt to downplay a potential red flag in someone heretofore was really red-flag-free, and that’s causing you emotional and spiritual dissonance. But truthfully, that’s just for you to say, not me. Excuse me. Mm-hmm. It’s just that in the middle of planning a weekend getaway with my kids, austin suddenly gets a phone call from pautuck and has to flee? What could be so important that he would blow us off? Okay, so you don’t really buy his reason? He didn’t give me one! And the timing? It’s too convenient. What if he didn’t really get a phone call from pautuck? What if austin is having second thoughts about our relationship? Mason, come on, man. I — you got to stop. Stop hassling me. I just stopped off at work. Can you stop? Fine. Y– I — you win. You all win. I’ll drop everything. Tell her I’m on my way. No need to stick around, commish. I got it from here. And I want to believe you, officer cabrera, but you haven’t answered my question. Can you put your badge above your feelings for trina robinson? Sorry to interrupt, but I think your friend needs you. Oh. Thanks. What’s going down? Word is the jury’s coming back soon. Alright. We’re about to find out how strong your powers of persuasion are. Hey. What is it? Diane thinks there might be a verdict today.

[ Gasps ] Did she say if it was good or bad? It doesn’t matter. Diane did an excellent job establishing reasonable doubt. The jury will do the right thing. And what if they don’t? Then we appeal. And in the meantime, I’m in prison, not on house arrest. I-I just — what? I thought I had more time. Curtis: Hold on, I don’t understand. Either the jury is back or it’s not. And what makes diane so sure that they’ll be back with a verdict so soon? Well, apparently, diane has contacted the courthouse and the jury has decided to work through lunch and not order dinner. Okay. Well, then they will be back. You know, I was going to suggest that we sleep on this, but… we don’t have time to wait any longer. If we want to save trina from going to prison, I have to wake oz up right now.

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P-please don’t! Ah…ah…

[Giggling] Hoo-hoo! That tickles! Ohh! Oh! Shh! Spinelli! Oh. Don’t stop. What? What? Spinelli, stop. You’re making a scene. Sorry about my friend. It’s his first time. Ohh. Nothing like the first time. Ha ha! Hah-hah-hah-hah-hah!

[ Scott groaning ] What — what is wrong with you? Are you crazy?! Sweetheart, are you okay? I think he broke my nose. Yeah, I’ll break a lot more than that, baldwin. This has been a long time coming. We may as well be divorced if you insist on living apart. Fine by me. I already signed the papers. You play this wrong, you could pay with your freedom. If my choice is between keeping company with the cassadines or keeping company with convicts, I’ll choose convicts. We’re not all bad. Exception, meet rule. Ava. These will be waiting for you. Just say the word. Okay. What have you done this time? Dante. Come on. This is not necessary. Ada arden begs to differ… given your history of busting out of prison bars. I was gone for all of two hours to pay respects to my mother! I returned to spring ridge the same afternoon. Well, that won’t be a consideration where you’re headed, because slipping out of a prison spa, that’s one thing. Pentonville, quite another. Was that worth the wait? I almost forgot what that felt like.

[ Sighs ] Can’t have that. Mnh-mnh. I, um — actually I have a really short memory. Allow me to remind you. Yeah, getting things straight will have to wait. I am committed elsewhere. Oh, oh. I’m not asking.

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Wow! That’s something you could put on your résumé. I’ve never needed a résumé. Yeah. That makes sense. That really makes sense. So, I’m looking forward to finding out about your other marketable skills. Fashion sense. Hm! Marinara sauce. Mm-hmm. Dancing. [ Laughs ] Uh, the two-step, “do the hustle,” you know. You just described a perfect date. You free tomorrow night? I am free tomorrow night. And I’M…free tonight. But you’re not. You’re — no? You’re not free tonight.

[ Chuckles ] No. No, that’s okay. No. No explanation needed at all. Of course, you have plans tonight. One or two. How about if I walk you out? Of course. Am I overstepping? Is this — is this too familiar? Is this what your executive coach suggested? That we become besties? And when I’m sufficiently seduced, you snatch elq out from underneath me? That would be so foolish! Don’t you think you would see that coming the way you saw the merger with aurora coming and seduced ned to voting your way? What are you hoping to get straight, drew? Things are bad between us at the moment. Why do I feel like they’re gonna get worse? Oh, no. No, no, no. No, they’re about to get much better. To my benefit… and to yours. Heya. Martini, please. You know how I like it. Open a tab? Yeah. Charge it to my room. 827. I’m not going home tonight. Or any night. Alexis: What’s up with you and ava? Typical marital strife. Talk of imprisonment is typical for the two of you? It never arose between you and julian? You don’t have to talk to me if you don’t want to. Just tell me it’s none of my business. It’s none of your business. Too bad. I outrank you. Ava and I will sort it out. With adequate legal counsel? It won’t come to that. Ava’s too smart, too pragmatic, and too in love with me to let our marriage die over a stupid mistake. She’s also too proud, too vain, and too scornful to let a “stupid mistake” pass. I don’t mean to be cynical, but I would watch your back. Duly noted. May I ask, what are you doing here? My assistant told me your office called and wanted me to meet you here. I never called your assistant. No. I did. No comment?

[ Scoffs ] You can’t talk to me without my lawyer present. Are you kidding me? Oh. Relax. Give me your hands. I’m here to feed you, not harass you. That’s courtesy of your buddy cameron over at kelly’S. Tell him thanks, but I’m not hungry. Oh, I’d eat it if I were you. I heard the, uh, kitchen at pentonville lost one of its fine-dining stars. Hm! Come on, kid. I got to send laura a good report on you. Otherwise, she’s liable to get on the next plane out of italy and leave your great-grandmother in the lurch. Besides, not to get your hopes up, but apparently your great-uncle martin has been in conference with da scorpio. Your situation may be improving. Martin: Yeah. Hi, darling. I’m here, and I’ve procured us a table. But do me a favor, lucy. Would you please hurry? I am — [ Groans ] Well, it’s been a trying day, and I’m desperate for the kind of comfort that only you can provide. You know what? Come to think of it, how about we forget this little tte–tte at the pub? I am on my way over to yours for a little extra privacy. I’ll see you soon, my love. Ooh. Are you leaving? Yeah. Yeah. I got a hot date. Oh, I don’t want to keep you from lucy. Unless I can… do you one better. -Ahh! -Ah, don’t be such a baby, my sweet little

schnitzel. Your nose is bruised but probably not broken. I can remedy that. Time to go. Yeah. Let’s go, baldwin. Let’s go finish this somewhere more private. -Unh! -Mother! -[ Grunts ] -Aah! You’ll learn. Mess with my bull, get my horns. This is between — ow — me and baldwin. [ Grunts ] Hey, look…man. I don’t even know you. Yeah, well, I know you. In another life, I might even have called you dad. Britt: Whoa! Are you saying that you’re scott’s son?

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Thank you for everything. Thank you, miss jones. And I love deception. Oh! I’ll have to send some products over for you. Well, thank you. I appreciate that. So? Review? Uh, life-affirming. I mean, my cuticles are so finely arched. My callouses — no more. Thank you for this treat. I-I have — why haven’t I pampered myself like this before? You’ve been busy! Co-parenting georgie, creating that matchmaking algorithm for society setups… shh-shh-shh. …Harboring a super-secret crush that’s not so super-secret anymore. When were you gonna tell me you have feelings for britt? Nina: Hi. Did you see how blue the sky was today? And the fluffy white clouds? And the air was just so warm, but it wasn’t too humid. It was almost like a storybook. Are you on something? Ava, it’s called life. Why can’t I just be happy? Oh. Do you do happy? Well, I do now. Okay? Excuse me. Pardon me. I’ll have the opposite of what she’s having. Okay. She’ll have a shirley temple, then. Thank you. Uh, how about a cosmo?

[ Chuckles ] Hey, friend. Bad day? Yeah. Sometimes it feels like I know no other. But you — you’re smiling. What’s got you all sunshiny today? It almost feels indecent for me to say. Oh, good god. Are you and sonny finally over the hump? How do you plan on improving my life? By simplifying it. I will take elq off your hands. Ohh. See, I was hoping for something original. Oh, this is about as original as I get. Well, you’re gonna be waiting a while because you’re not getting elq. Or at least until danny comes of age and reclaims his shares from you. Well, perhaps by then, you’ll see things ned’s way and you won’t want to mess with success. Anything is possible. However, my family… reliably chaotic. Your family… just famously predictable. Never heard the cassadines described as predictable. Really? One or more of you is always in trouble or causing it, often to each other. So… what would it be worth to you if there was one less cassadine around stirring things up? Why do I suddenly have the feeling that you were looking for me? Good instincts. Well, how did you know I was here? I didn’T. I trailed you from the courthouse. I didn’t see you at the courthouse. You would have if I’d wanted you to. Huh.

[ Chuckles ] You know, one day you really must teach me some of the tricks of your trade. But for right now, like I said, I really must leave. You know, I-I have a rendezvous with lucy. Okay, well, you’re gonna get a lot more out of my company.

[ Chuckles ] Ms. Devane… I have no doubt that you are good. But that good? Definitely a question that shall have to remain unanswered. Why don’t you just sit down and find out? You won’t be sorry. I need a judge’s ruling on this one. Are you flirting with me? It’s not flirting, martin. It’s foreplay. So sit down… and let’s get to the main event. Yeah? I don’t care what happens to me. Well, that’s a shame, ’cause you got a lot of friends and family who feel otherwise. They don’t have to worry. I got myself into this. I’ll live with the consequences. Oh, how noble. The only people who I care about are the ones who are suffering because of me. Like trina?

[ Wheels roll ] You sure took long enough to come forward as her alibi. Would it have mattered if I’d spoken up earlier? I doubt it. The prosecutor probably would have used the same arguments in court regardless. You were with trina when she posted the video. That wouldn’t have exonerated her. She could have timed it in advance. At least I tried to step up. I hope that means something to trina.

[ Knock on door ] Yeah? Detective, someone here to see mr. Cassadine. Alright. I’ll be right there.

[ Door closes ] Sit tight.

[ Door opens ]

[ Sighs ] Everything okay? I heard about spencer getting arrested. Mm-hmm. Yeah. He, uh — he’s got a real “go it alone” attitude going. So you’re telling me that, uh, he’s gonna need a lot more help? Yeah. Is he gonna get that from you? Is this a joke? Dr. Obrecht: Do you share dna with britta’s boyfriend? He’s not my boyfriend! I don’t know this guy. I’ve never seen him before in my life. That’s not exactly a “no, he’s not my son” denial. Uh, hang on a second here. I’m not the criminal. He’s the one that just sucker-punched me. Your lovemaking is passionate, scott… ugh. …But it’s not always safe. Okay, so, in my youth, my shenanigans caused me to change my will a few times. It doesn’t mean that every joe blow with dollar signs in his eyes is my son! Would you know that for sure? I’ll take a dna test. Okay. Can I get a word in edgewise? Okay? I said that scott could be my father “in another life.” To the best of my knowledge, he’s not my father in this one. So you’re not claiming some family resemblance? I’ve been told I take after my mother. Who is she? Not is. Was. She’s dead and gave you a daughter. My mother was dominique stanton.

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An excuse to discuss my so-called feelings for dr. Westbourne?

[ Clears throat ] You played me.

[ Scoffs ] Maximista! Okay, well, I wouldn’t have had to resort to an afternoon of pampering if you had just answered my question in the first place! When did you realize you had feelings for britt?

[ Sighs ] Cody: You got yourself

into this mess. The way I see it, there are only two ways out. Option one — you come clean with britt and get ready for society setups to go belly-up when the feds investigate all of those violations of privacy and security breaches. And the other option? Make everyone believe my cover story. You need to convince everyone that you’re crushing on britt. Maxie: When?! It was a recent development. Okay. In retrospect, I remember you being interested in britt’s first match with society setups. You — you insisted on going to the pc grill so we could check on her date. I didn’t realize your interest was romantic. You hid those feelings pretty well, spinelli. I had no idea. I hardly knew myself.

[ Chuckles ] It’s just — this thing is, you and britt… not a match made in heaven? I-I love britt. I do. She’s just so… cold? Bitter? And you’re so…not. So how in the world did your algorithm pair you two up? Scott: You know, this is all horse hockey. You’re not dominique’s son. Like you didn’t know? Yeah, I do. Because dominique had one kid — our daughter, serena. Mother, did you know about this dominique woman? No, she didn’t, because we decided to leave our past where it belongs — in the past. Dominique stanton, the first face of deception. I had my fingers crossed behind my back when I agreed we shouldn’t discuss our past. Yeah, for good reason, because it was a long time ago when dominique died. And it was horrible. Her death was very slow, hard, and painful. I’m sorry. Well — and you, my friend, have a lot of nerve dredging up her name like it’s yours! I never said it was. My name is bell. Got it from the family that raised me when dominique couldn’T. Or wouldn’T.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Telephone rings ] Don’t take too long. The bus to pentonville…

[ Keys scrape ] …Leaves in an hour. What’s in the bag? Cheese fries. Help yourself. I don’t take food from a condemned man. You’ve been to pentonville, haven’t you? It’s bad, right? Uh, it’s not what you’re imagining, but it’s not, uh, spring ridge. My lawyer’s trying to get my sentence reduced. Because you confessed? And because the only reason that I left was to visit my mother’s gravesite, yeah. But chances are I’m gonna have to serve my original one-month sentence again. Okay, spence, this isn’t by “chance.” T-this is a — a dead certainty. Alright. [ Sighs ] Let’s get you ready. My apologies for the subterfuge, but I suspected you wouldn’t be all that eager to meet with me despite the urgent family need. I’m assuming that “the urgent family need” is to discuss nikolas’ marital woes? Mm, indirectly. This is about spencer, isn’t it? So, at trina robinson’s trial, I heard that spencer gave her an alibi. Causing him to be arrested for his brief absence from spring ridge. And that ada insisted he serve his original one-month sentence, this time at pentonville. Well, I’m not sure what i can do about that. I would be happy to go visit him in pentonville, even though “happy” and “pentonville” are not words that actually go together. Well, it wouldn’t even have to come to that… if you can keep spencer out of pentonville altogether. And how do you figure that? By using the mighty power of the press. I hope I’m mistaken, but I’m definitely sensing a, shall we say, truculence coming from you. I know. I get that way, particularly when I have been lied to or played for a fool. Well, the fool would have to be who was ever stupid enough to underestimate you. It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? Absolutely. A-at any other time on any other day, I’d be honored to offer you the legal services of martin grey, esquire, to put the villain down — thank you so much, martin. I really appreciate that. I need your services. It’s — [ Sighs ] Well, can you at least give me an idea of the — the nature of your trouble? Shall we start with a name? Valentin cassadine. Is a certain former navy seal offering to eliminate a member of my family? Nothing so permanent. And no random cassadine. You’ve piqued my curiosity. Spencer. I mean, he’s a kid, right? He’s frustrating. He’s a little bit annoying, but he’s no real threat to you. Nikolas did manage to wrangle the cassadine estate from you, which I’m sure…that probably stung a little bit. But let’s be honest. That didn’t really slow you down. Now there’s just one cassadine that’s a real concern, one that you could do without. I can get you victor.

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I’m happy for you. I thought that maybe the sonny and nina flame had flickered and died. Well, it might have. Yeah, if you had drawn that line in the sand and refused to tolerate carly in his life. Mm-hmm. Well, you know what? Carly’s always gonna be a gnat in our relationship. Mm-hmm. But you know how to handle gnats. Yeah, you smack ’em, squish ’em. Exactly!

[ Chuckles ] Another round here, please. And she’s co-owner of the joint, so she’s definitely buying.

[ Laughs ] Just be careful. Don’t congratulate yourself too soon. Some gnats, certain gnats, they can be very sneaky pests. They can bother the hell out of you. So much so that you might start reevaluating how much sonny’s love means to you. How are you and nikolas? Hmm? Is he pestering you to move back to wyndemere? He won’t if he knows what’s good for him. Okay. What’s happened since the last time we talked? The question is, what hasn’t happened? My guys on the inside will put word out that you’re untouchable. They’re gonna be looking out for you, if you know what I mean. Thank you. Thank you. You don’t have to thank me. You can — you can thank me in 30 days, ’cause these guys aren’t bodyguards. They’re not gonna be on you, like, every minute. But you got to do what I told you to do. Keep your head down, right, and your mouth shut. Don’t make any trouble for anybody, they ain’t gonna make any trouble for you. I got it. I don’t mean to come here to scare you. No. It’s okay. You’re not — you’re not scaring me. I was already scared. You know what, kid? You put your freedom on the line for trina. That took a lot of guts. I’m proud of you. Detective falconeri, dispatch just got a report about a fight at the metro court, pool area. What? I was just there. I’m headed over there now. No, no, no. No, no. No. I got it. Did you say your name was bell? Obviously that means something to you. Why? Well, dominique’s family, the stantons. They had an estate called serenity. The bells, they were the cooks, the groundskeepers. Stable hands. When dominique gave me up, the bells raised me as their own. Yeah, well, that’s impossible, because I wasn’t with dominique long enough to have a kid before serena. No. I arrived long before you hooked up with my mom. But by the time I was old enough to find out the truth about my biological mother, she was dead. My inheritance was gone. Ohh! So that’s what this is about. You’re here grubbin’ for dominique’s money. So…how exactly did this amazing algorithm know that you and britt were a match? Did the code get a kink or something? My code isn’T…kinky. Yet, oddly, it paired you two up. Okay, it wasn’t actually the code. Don’t — don’t blame my code. I — I just… one day… please go on. Like a bolt from the blue, I-I just saw dr. Westbourne and I knew…she was — she was the one. Huh. And when exactly was this moment? When she was stabbing someone in the back with her scalpel after they stole her parking space? Okay. Yes. Opposites attract, okay? I — britt stands up for what she believes. Her sharp edges cleave straight to my heart. When were you gonna tell britt about how you feel? If not for cody bell, I’d never have opened my mouth. Never? What if she reciprocates your feelings? Some words are never meant to be spoken. Martin: Oh, come on, anna. Don’t be ridiculous. You know I can’t do that. For god’s sake. I’m valentin’s attorney. There is such a thing as attorney-client privilege. It’s precisely because of your relationship with valentin that I chose you to help me. Help you how? He’s hiding something, martin. I’m sorry, but you’re just gonna have to seek assistance elsewhere. And, frankly, I’m a little disappointed in you — you’d be willing to exploit my relationship with valentin for your own…ends. You do realize you’re trying to solicit me to engage in malpractice. Hmm? And another thing. He’s not just my client. He’s my friend. And as his friend, I think I have a duty to valentin to tell him that you’re trying to…betray him. Kind of like you betrayed your three ex-wives. Drew: Interested? In tearing down my own father. Father?! Is that how you’re referring to victor these days? If the dna fits… look, I take responsibility for my child. I — I look out for scout. I try to teach her right from wrong. I learn from her. I wipe away a tear when she falls down and scrapes her elbow. Hell, I’ll even go to “disney on ice,” and I’ll enjoy it as much as she does. Do you know why? Because you love her? Exactly. And the years that I spent away from her, in part due to your father, nearly killed me. Now, does that describe victor’s relationship with you? Not really. Look. I’m a father. You’re a father. Victor — he’s not a father. He’s — he’s biology. Name one good or loving thing that he has done for you or charlotte since he’s come into your lives. Well, your concept of family is rather narrow and hopelessly american. We can take down victor together. This help… what’ll it cost me? Elq. How?

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Oh, dominique, yeah, she inspired a long list of fortune hunters. But I’ll tell you something right now. I haven’t got one red cent for you! Yeah, because all her money went to serena. Don’t even think about going near her. That’d be the last thing you do. She spent it all trying to save the whales. What the hell? Is there nothing in this world that — anybody knows everything now? It’s the internet. Ugh.

[ Britt laughs ] You know, I actually respect my half-sister’s commitment to the environment. I mean, I believe in preserving wild places and respecting wildlife, as well. But she didn’t have to spend her whole fortune. She could’ve held back a couple million. Well, she didn’T. I only want my fair share. Well, good luck with that. I got nothing to give you. That’s fine with me. I’ll make it on my own. Good. Do that. Leave her out of it. What do i have to do with this? Well, you’ll never see this pauper ever again. He sucker-punched my dear scott. What’s this, now?

[ Sighs ] I don’t doubt you have the meansto neutralize my father. I just want to hear you say it. You’re gonna have to buy me dinner first. I’m not gonna give it up all at once. Especially knowing the cassadine reputation for treachery. So you think I’m going to run to victor with your little plot? Oh, I think you’d be tempted. It works to your advantage for victor to think that you’re loyal. Perhaps i am loyal. I’m sure you are. To your daughter and to anna. But there’s no way that victor is on that list, because I remember the conversation that we had in that cell on cassadine island. You know that he is dangerous. You’re way too smart to want a volatile megalomaniac like him running around. So… just think about it. Decide what it’s worth knowing that your father could one day no longer be a threat to those close to him. My ex-wives adore me. They might adore you a little less if they were aware of the assets that you concealed from them. Sit. I have to say, though… the creativity in the accounting is almost a masterpiece. Almost. I mean, it’s good enough to deceive your average accountant, but it couldn’t quite stand the scrutiny of the wsb. Ms. Devane, I’m sure you have me confused with someone else. I’m sorry. My bad. So you wouldn’t mind, then, if your exes’ attorneys were to review this spreadsheet that I’ve compiled. Spread– yeah. I have it right here. As if it’s any of your business. I have already been more than generous. You know my mother is an invalid? A woman that requires around-the-clock nursing care and has for years. That doesn’t come cheap. So maybe I didn’t feel like letting a kettle of vultures help themselves to money that should rightly be spent caring for mama. Well, perhaps if you were to explain the situation to your exes, I’m sure that they are well aware of your deep commitment to your mother. Leave — what? Leave my ex-wives out of it. You have no idea what they’re like. Well, tell. Go ahead. Well, for one thing, number one is greedy, vindictive, a rapacious, mendacious predator. If it were up to her, there’d be nothing left standing but my beard. Number two, god love her. Number two isn’t exactly a brain trust. Woman actually thought the vatican was a hotel. The only intelligent thing she ever did was line up behind number one. And number three, well, god help us all. The less said about her, the better. So we agree, then? What? That you are at greater risk if you cross your ex-wives than if you were to cross, say, valentin? Here’s the thing. Make no mistake, martin. You are at the greatest risk if you cross me. Trying to save trina might not work. If the jury finds her guilty, I’d have confessed for nothing. It had to be done. If you kept quiet, you wouldn’t be who you are, the man I knew you could be. Jordan says that I could help myself, maybe cut down on my prison time. If I named the people who helped me slip out of spring ridge. Would you still think I’m a man if I told you I was considering turning rat? I’m not going to deploy

the invader to defend spencer, because it would destroy our credibility. It would also backfire on spencer. How? Trina is on trial for a crime that neither spencer or her victims believe that she committed. Can you imagine the uproar if a young white man is set free for a crime that he did do and a young black woman is sent to prison for a crime she didn’t do? That’s a category five blowback. And it will land, rightfully so, on both of you for orchestrating it. Also alienate spencer against you both. Isn’t there something that you could do? Spencer cares deeply for trina. I just saw him at the pcpd. Alexis, he is going crazy over what happened to her. I can’t keep spencer out of pentonville. Although, i can help ease his mind by helping trina.

[ Sighs ] No, it’s too late to make trina’s case. The jury’s already deciding. But it’s not too late to build a case against someone else. Someone else like… esme, for example?

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In my line of work, there’s nothing worse than an informant. But then again, you’re not in my line of work. Listen, you need to use whatever tools you have to help yourself. Even if I have to live with the knowledge that I sent someone else down for what I did? What about the people that have to live with your absence? You got to ask yourself, do they stand to gain more if your accomplice goes free or if you do? I have a reporter developing a story on esme. We just don’t have enough for print yet. Well, what if I told you esme left? The prosecution’s star witness? The one everyone thinks did it left? Where did she go? I don’t know. Spencer doesn’t either. I returned home the night the trial ended, and she was gone. So were her things. I might be able to work with that. Well, meanwhile, I’ll continue my efforts to help spencer. Listen, why don’t we meet later and go over our plans to track esme down? Alexis. Nikolas. Alright, whose idea was it to pressure the invader to help spencer? Was it yours or was it victor’s? Does it matter? Yes, it matters. It’d matter a lot to your mom. Well, my mother isn’t in town, and my son needs me.

[ Sighs ] It was victor’s idea. But I’m completely on board. I won’t apologize for doing everything in my power to free my son. Wouldn’t you do the same thing if it were one of your daughters? Anna, I’m serious. Even if I wanted to help you, I can’T. Other than helping him put down that attempted coup over at elq, I haven’t even seen valentin lately. I have no idea what you’re talking about. What lies do you think the man has told you? Okay, look, valentin may not have shared his truth with you yet, but you are in the right position to get it. You just need to stay close to him, martin. Just stay close, and I will coach you on what to uncover. But doing so could ruin me. Cheating your wives out of money is going to ruin you. Okay, look, you come through for me, and I’ll protect you from your ex-wives, okay? At least one and two, greedy and stupid. Number three, she’s no joke. I can’t bear the thought of you bottling up your feelings. It’s not a hardship, and, you know, now that britt has been made aware of my…passion, she’s made it very clear that she doesn’t reciprocate my feelings. Okay, she could change her mind. Stranger things have happened. And you should see if that algorithm matches you two up. No, no. I’d never use my algorithm on my own profile. Never. But if it can zero in on the love of your life… I can’T. Don’t you want to know who it is?

[ Cellphone ringing ] What if my algorithm shows me that I’m matched with someone that I can never have? Oh, it’s austin. Hold on. Austin, hey, I’m running a few minutes late, but I’m leaving soon. We got a call at the station about a fight. It wasn’t a fight fight. It was one measly tap on the nose. Cody assaulted

mein scott. Did you? You are under arrest. Yeah, yeah, I know the drill. Yeah, well, we’re going to go by the book just in case. You have the right to remain silent. Should you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you free of charge. Do you understand these rights as I’ve explained them to you? Yes, you did an amazing job. Oh, good. I bet you can recite it in your sleep. So probably going to need a rain check on date number two. Let’s go. Well, I know you have a room here. I thought you and nikolas turned a corner. We did. But around that corner was a big brick wall, and I walked right into it. Mm. You want to talk about it? Do you want to be an accessory after the fact? I don’t follow. Mm, nor do you want to. You’re happy. Look at you, basking in the warmth and light of new love. Cheers to that. I’ll be in touch. Wait. Whatever happened between you and my father is in the past. Don’t drift back into his sights. Or else? No, I’m not trying to intimidate you. That’s obviously not an easy task. My father is ruthless, and if he decides you can’t be threatened, he will target those closest to you. Trust me. I know.

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a strawberry margarita for the madam. Um… everyone take off? Maxie went to work. Sam was meeting up with dante to get a bite to eat at the restaurant.

[ Clicks tongue ] What was that with spinelli? He’s into you, like I told you. I mean, I can see the appeal. I don’t blame him. So spinelli warned me away from you because he was jealous? You’ve never had two men fight over you before?

[ Chuckles ] I’m not a chew toy. Did spinelli put up a fight or did he bow out gracefully? Let’s just say he left. Disappointed? Me and spinelli? Definite no. Good, ’cause spinelli won’t be bothering you anymore. So where do you want to go on our second date? And who is this, britta? Aren’t you going to introduce us? Spinelli sure left in a hurry. Do you think cody warned him off britt? Oh, well, I don’t think cody is spinelli’s favorite person, and the fact that they both apparently like britt probably helps with the, uh, sense of animosity happening. Spinelli just doesn’t seem like britt’s type. Hmm. She’s — she’s just too… both: Cold. Vicious. Wow. Oh. At least I know what you think about britt. And you. Look, I don’t think there’s really any shot of britt and spinelli being a couple, so I wouldn’t worry about that. I’m going to call him just to make sure. Are you really that worried about spinelli, or are you really trying that hard to avoid talking about us moving in together? Mia: Your thoughts?

[ Sighs ] Well, I can see where I went wrong when I was planning the elq/aurora merger. And how valentin was able to get around you. I was just seeing what I wanted to see, you know?

[ Sighs ] I just — my whole plan hinged on ned reacting exactly the way that I wanted him to. I truly believed that he would put his own selfish interests aside for the good of the family, whereas valentin… valentin was a realist, and he met ned where he was, and he gave him what he really wanted. Very clear-eyed assessment. Mm. I think it’s important to look at what happened so you can avoid it in the future. But I will say that I am reframing this. This was not a failure. This was just a setback. Good. That sounds positive. I’m determined to come back stronger, and so will aurora. Telling you, valentin better watch his back. Uh, okay. So, what do you want to do first — mat work or go straight to the weights? Why are you so enthusiastic? I mean, can’t we go and have tea and scones first instead? Are you kidding? You didn’t see how all these women were checking mac out at the pool. I have to stay on my toes. Are you joking? He only has eyes for you. Please. Well, after all this talk about retirement, why do I feel so old? He wants to retire? Well, not yet, but he’s considering the possibility in a few years. Oh, good. ‘Cause a mac at home with nothing to do is going to drive you bonkers. I know. Can you see it? The two of us sitting on the porch in our rocking chairs. No. [ Chuckles ] But you have that other gig, right? You’re doing the open mic night at the haunted star? You don’t even know how to be bored. Yeah, I have to admit, I do like open mic night. And, you know, of course, I do enjoy spending time with my grandchildren. They keep me busy. But still… what? You’re restless? Have you thought any more about going back to pi work? Why? Does the wsb need help?

[ Chuckles ] Or is it personal? Do you want me to find out what valentin is really up to? Hey, scotty, welcome back. Ah, hi! Hi, ava. How you doing? Good. How’s serena? Well, she can’t go back to denmark again, so I told her to go elsewhere to save the whales. In fact, I told her to go down to florida and save the manatees for a while and not to get in any trouble. Okay, well, what happens if she gets arrested again? Then I will go and i will get her out of trouble. Yes, you will. She’s very lucky that she has a father who will drop everything to help her. Yes. I keep telling her that all the time. And how’s — how’s liesl? Liesl? Liesl is fine. Fine, fine. Here we go. Good. There we go. Sit down. Liesl — I can’t wait for our homecoming tonight. You — you haven’t seen her yet? Uh, no.

[ Clears throat ] I stopped by to talk about our five-course meal for tonight. Well, actually, it’s six courses, if you know what I mean. Oh, good grief. That’s tmi. But I’m — I’m pleased that things are going so well between the two of you. Okay, well, thank you. And what about you and nikolas? I got word from martin grey’s office that they’d sent the divorce papers to wyndemere. But nothing was filed, so I guess you haven’t signed anything. Does that mean that that whole cockamamie idea of you and nikolas getting divorced and then getting remarried, has that changed? Well… things have, uh, definitely changed, but the divorce is happening. So, I’m — I’m glad you came by, because, you know, we really haven’t had a conversation since the last time we had one at the metro court pool. Oh. When you said that, um, our relationship will never just be about the two of us, that carly will always have a part in our lives — that conversation? I bel– nina, I believe that, and I can live with that because you’re worth it to me. But what you didn’t say to me is — are — am I worth it to you? Well, sonny, you didn’t give me a chance because you just left. Because I wanted you to think about it. I wanted you to, you know, be sure.

[ Sighs ] Have you made up your mind?

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thank you there, chief. So, what did I miss while I was gone? Ava: Esme was trying to leave. And s-she had a letter that she didn’t want me to see, and we were fighting over it, and she just…went over. I don’t see her anywhere. Okay. Whoa, whoa. Don’t call the police. What? They will think that you pushed esme over the parapet. What’d you miss? I don’t even know where to start.

[ Sighs ] Ava, I’ve been looking for you everywhere. We need to talk… alone. Well, maybe she doesn’t want to be alone with you. Actually, I’m — I’m glad you’re here. I am giving you exactly what you want. That’s great.

[ Breathes deeply ] The divorce papers? Have you a pen? Yeah, I always have a pen. Here. Ava… thank you. Ava, don’t do this. Come on, ava. This isn’t what you really want. Alright. Your turn. I’m not signing. Cody, this is my mother, dr. Liesl obrecht. Mother, this is cody bell. A pleasure to meet you, dr. Obrecht. The pleasure’s all mine, and please call me liesl.

[ Chuckles ] Did I hear you say something about a second date? Mother, stop. Stop what? Am I not allowed to engage in conversation with your friends? Is there something I’m missing here? Oh, my daughter doesn’t like me interfering in her love life. There is no love life. Unfortunately, I am too busy to screen britta’s potential beau. She has so many. Oh, I can — I can imagine.

[ Chuckles ] Cody, do me a favor and go for a walk. I need to speak with my mother. Of course. Um, liesl, would you like a drink? A frozen margarita, perhaps? An iced tea would be delightful, cody.

[ Chuckles ] Of course, of course. Thank you. Thank you, mother. Could you make me look more pathetic? No, I’ve done nothing but think about us moving in together since you asked me at the hatchet range. Ah. That — yeah, that was pretty romantic of me, huh? Aww. Come on, it was sweet and spontaneous. Yeah. But I think it was pretty obvious that it caught me by surprise. Uh, now that I’ve had a minute to think about it…

[Breathes deeply] …I do have some questions.

[ Sniffles ] Fire away. Okay, question number one. Mm-hmm. Where would we live?

[ Breathes sharply ] Well, I was thinking, you know, there’s a lot of room at my place, and danny and rocco, I mean, they — they can walk to school from there. Yeah, true.

[ Chuckles ] Well, that was an overwhelmingly positive response. You’re not comfortable in my place, are you? Is that why we spend all our time together at your place? I think your home is beautiful. Mm-hmm. And you’re right, it’s in a great location, but… …yeah, I’m — I’m just not comfortable there. Why not? Because it’s lulu’s home. Valentin, we’re actually in the middle of something here. You’re mia lombardi, aren’t you? Ohh. I’m valentin cassadine. We’ve never actually met. Your reputation precedes you. I’ve just never found myself needing an executive coaching service before. Really? Just because you think you don’t doesn’t mean you won’t need a consultation at some point. Oh, fair enough. But right now, my holdings are doing really well. In fact, my company’s extremely strong. Well, markets are very volatile at the moment. Fortunes can change in a flash. What’s that saying? “Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure”? Well, you would know. I would say that complacency is why you failed to merge with my company. Mm. Am I interrupting? Hello, carly. I’m surprised to see you here. Really? Why? The metro court is still port charles’ premier restaurant, and I’m sure olivia will make sure it maintains that standard. I’m sure olivia will — with nina’s help. Mm. You here alone? ‘Cause there’s a table right by the kitchen that’s perfect for you. No, I’m actually meeting someone. Thank you. Mia, it was a pleasure. Nicely done. You know, I have thought a lot about what you said, you know, that carly will always be part of our lives. I even talked to aunt liesl about it. Do I want to know what she says? Well, she reminded me that you and carly could always reconcile, like you’ve done many, many times before. Your aunt doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Well, I don’t know about that. You know, I’m not —

[ Sighs ] I’m not so worried about carly. I’m concentrated on us. I tainted our relationship in nixon falls with all my lies and because I wanted to try to keep us separate from the rest of the world. So you want our relationship to be separate? Is that what you’re saying? It would be so easy to do that. But we can’t, can we? That’s not reality. I used to say that we would be together no matter what anyone else thought. Listen to me. No one’s opinion matters. You know what opinions matter? Our opinion. That’s it. That’s true in principle. But in reality, not so much. You know, sonny, we are not the two people who lived in that bubble in nixon falls. We aren’T. Our relationship has changed. For better or for worse?

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So, you know, I asked valentin about the discrepancies between the dates that he left the clinic and he returned here to port charles. Did he tell you where he was? Yeah. He said he transferred to another facility in order to finish out his recovery. Sounds plausible. You don’t believe him?

[ Scoffs ] I think the more important question is, do you? I just finished reading a very interesting article about the toll excessive litigation is taking on our legal system. Now, I’m sure you would agree with me that it’s in everyone’s best interests for nonviolent offenders to pay a fine rather than serve a — a costly prison sentence. Yes. Well, of course my great-nephew falls into that category. But as you will remember, spencer went straight back to spring ridge the minute he had finished paying his respects to his late departed mother at her gravesite. Well, I’m sorry that you feel that way, governor. That’s obviously a difference in opinion we have, which means that I may have to rethink my rather generous donation I was planning to give to your re-election campaign. Well, why don’t you do that? Why don’t you give it some more thought? I look forward to hearing from you. I heard about spencer’s little field trip to courtney’s grave. I assume you had something to do with that. Well, you know I, uh, take an interest in my family — in spencer, natasha, nikolas, you, charlotte. Oh, by the way, I had a very nice conversation with charlotte this morning. So this divorce was your big idea, nikolas. Uh, now you’ve changed your mind? Circumstances changed. Sure did. What’s that supposed to mean? Esme prince. Can we not have this conversation? She left town. Well, that should be good news. Esme didn’t seem, uh, right. So you guys should be doing the can-can. It’s bad news for trina. What are you talking about? I will fill you in — in private.

[ Sighs ] Scotty, would you mind? Yeah, sure, ava. Anything for you. What is this about trina?

[ Sighs ] Apparently, spencer was trying to get esme to exonerate trina. Oh, I knew he was up to something. He was only pretending to be on esme’s side. In fact, he was setting her up. He wanted to trick esme into believing he was on her side. Hmm. Like father, like son.

[ Sighs ] The point is, I hoped everyone would be so relieved that esme was gone that no one would question her departure or expend much energy trying to find her, but spencer insists on finding her. He refuses to let it go, which is why you and i have to stay married. I’m so sorry. Where are my manners? Carly corinthos, this is mia lombardi. Yes, I know. Mia’s the person I’m meeting with. Oh. Carly and I have an appointment. That’s right. But if you guys aren’t finished, I can wait at the bar. No, no, no, no. Mia and I were just wrapping up when valentin came over here to gloat. Here, come, sit down. Take my seat. Thank you. Alright. Mia gets my five-star recommendation. Some clients are a delight to work with. Uh, yeah, drew’s pretty special, and his recommendation goes a long way with me. Okay, so, you’ve seen my web page. You’ve looked at my reviews. Mm-hmm. What else do you need to know before you hire me? What can executive coaching actually do for me? Okay, let’s start with the basics. What are your goals? To get back what I lost — and more. Alright. I’m gonna get a refill. Do you want one? No, sonny, come on, come on. You know what? I think I’m just — I’m saying this wrong. So you’re not dumping me? Is that what you’re — well, technically, I don’t think I can dump you because we were never a thing. Not nina and sonny. Okay, so why don’t we — you — why don’t we explore nina and sonny in port charles? Do you want to do that or not? Okay. We’re — we’re not separate from the rest of the world, and I have to just give up this fantasy that… you’re my safe haven, where I can go to and none of my troubles exist. Listen, what we had in nixon falls, we can’t have that, okay? But that — that — that time in our lives, that could be part of us. We can build on that as long as you’re willing… to take a chance.

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Talking about? I only want to help you, not humiliate you. Mentioning possible romantic rivals will show cody how desirable you are. If only you weren’t making the whole thing up. I made nothing up. You may not have any suitors at present, but you’ve had them in the past. I wanted cody to know he has rivals. He strikes me as the competitive type. Why didn’t you tell me about him? I knew you’d overreact, which, oh, gee, what a surprise, you did. I was being friendly. Will you at least tell me how you and cody met? Hm? Society setups.

[ Laughs ] I knew it! He’s very handsome. He is easy on the eyes.

[ Ch uckling ] But he –he is far from a mother’s dream. Okay? He has no permanent home or job. He bounces around from town to town. He’s a terrible card player, and he often smells like a horse. Excuse me? Cody works at the quartermaine stables. Oh, so he does have a job. Wait. Mother, you’re only hearing what you want to hear. Cody is far from perfect. Who is? Give cody a chance. Have some fun. You don’t have to marry the man. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you happy, britta. I just want someone who can make you smile. Dante: Why didn’t you say something? Because I know you don’t like to talk about lulu, and I was just respecting your privacy. I talk about lulu. As rocco’s mom, but not as your ex-wife, the woman that you loved for years. I thought it was poor form to talk about your ex. Lulu wasn’t completely your ex. I mean, yes, you were divorced, but…you had plenty of unfinished business. I am enjoying getting to know my granddaughter better. Oh, she loved the new riding boots you sent her, by the way, though she was a little disappointed you couldn’t visit her in person. She did explain to me that you’ve been, hmm, rather busy lately. I couldn’t tell her the whole story, could I? That my father has put her in a school that’s denying me access, that I’m not allowed physical contact with my only child. Oh, these little details would only upset her. Charlotte is absolutely thriving in her school. So much so that there’s really no reason she shouldn’t stay there indefinitely. Why? Why are you keeping her as leverage against me? I’ve done everything you’ve demanded. But have you really? Then why is laura collins still alive? She’s in italy, consumed by the needs of her mother. She’s not in port charles, investigating the death of luke spencer. Yes, well, I suppose that is a kind of stopgap for the moment. But you are usually more successful in your endeavors. Which leads me to wonder whether you are as cooperative as you claim to be. I will do anything to protect my daughter. You know that. I’ve cooperated fully. What about anna devane? Is she still asking questions? Anna: I don’t know why valentin would lie to me. I’m not saying that he has. I’m just saying that I have the impression that you’re not satisfied with valentin’s explanation. No, I’m not. Not completely. But then, I’ve always kind of accepted the fact that we don’t necessarily share every aspect of our lives with each other. That’s just not who we are. You know, I’ve certainly withheld stuff. Probably still withholding. But, uh… I can’t — I can’t really find fault with him for not being completely forthcoming. Still, a part of you does blame him. Oh, I know. Yes! I hate that about myself. Yeah. I mean, look, something went on when he was away from port charles. And I don’t know what it was. So does that really matter? Well, you do enjoy spending time with him. Yes, I do. He’s so charming. And he’s really smart and… very challenging. And sexy.

[ Laughs ] Yeah. Ah. I don’t know. Maybe mystery is really just part of the package. Or… I could be looking for an excuse not to get closer to him because, you know, my break-up with finn was just so unbearable to me that I don’t want to hurt myself again. Do you want an excuse to dump valentin? I don’ t know. I mean, I’ve –I’ve really thought about that. But, no, I-I-I want him in my life. I do. I should just look past all these unanswered questions. Right? Ava, if people are searching for esme, you and I have to stick together. One has nothing to do with the other. W-we don’t even know if esme is dead or alive. No one has seen or heard from her since she fell off the parapet. To me, that means she is dead. It is only a matter of time before her body is found. And if you admit to knowing that esme and I slept together, that gives you motive to have pushed her to her death. So you think the safest thing to do then is to pretend that our marriage is okay?

[ Sighs ] And as your husband, I can’t be compelled to testify against you, should it come to that. No, it — well, it won’T. I didn’t do anything. I’m innocent. Oh, just like trina? If I could turn back the clock and never invite esme into my home, I would do it in a heartbeat. Mm.

[ Sighs ] I know how badly I hurt you… but, please, let me help you. You don’t have to do this alone. Well, thank you so much, mia. I will be in touch. Drew, I will see you next week. Yes. Carly. Yes. So? Mm. Good meeting? Yes. I really like mia. She asks hard questions. Mm-hmm. She asks the right questions. It was her idea to — to merge aurora and elq. That didn’t turn out so well.

[ Chuckles ] It was a good idea. It was a really good idea. I just dropped the ball, that’s all. Well, no one could have predicted that ned was going to turn against his family and side with valentin. As much as elq is a family business, the q’s — they put business first. Yeah, and their own self-interest. Exactly. Would you like to join me?

[ Clicks tongue ] I would love to. If I wasn’t so caught up in contributing to the family, improving my self-worth, I wouldn’t — I don’t think I would have underestimated ned’s dissatisfaction. Okay, as mia would ask, what are your goals? First… stop making assumptions. Second… go after what I want. Which means? No more mr. Nice guy. Ms. Reeves, mr. Corinthos, a source told me you were here. Mind if I ask you a few questions? Yeah. You know what? Uh, I know the owner, and she wouldn’t mind if I — oh. Don’t! Okay, look, look, look. I only want to comment about sasha gilmore’s shockingly violent attack on the press. You know, we would think about commenting if there was any real press around. Oh, very funny, coming from someone who lives in a glass house. I am just doing my job. Harassing people isn’t doing your job. You would know. Tell me — any, uh, warehouse explosions lately, sonny? Sonny, sonny, please. If anyone was facing charges, it’s not sasha, it’s you. Are you saying I should forgive ms. Gilmore, like sonny forgave you for what you did to him and his family? Okay, I’m out, I’m out.

[ Groans ] Smoltz. Well, he just proved my point that we can’t avoid the rest of the world.

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What’s going on here? I-I got to get to liesl. What’s the verdict? Nikolas and I are not getting divorced, but I’m keeping the papers. Thank you, scott. Ah, I’ll never understand you two. At least I got some billable hours here, so I can get that motorcycle I want. Now, listen, take care of her. She’s very precious to me. To me, as well. Don’t think this means all is forgiven. I’m just protecting myself. As much as I hate to admit it, your argument has merit. I was very open about my hatred for esme. The staff heard us fighting and the fact that you slept with the tramp gives me ample motive to want to kill her. But me saying that I didn’t do it is gonna convince exactly nobody, so out of self-preservation, I will remain mrs. Cassadine. Well, whatever the reason, thank you for not going through the divorce. Now, let’s go home.

[ Sighs ] Think again, buckaroo. I’m not going anywhere. Sometimes I believe,

liebchen, that you’ve forgotten what fun is like. No, I haven’T. Cody’s fun… when he’s not annoying the hell out of me. Glad to hear it. I must admit, I was second-guessing the wisdom of hiring zelda after you ended up in the pool at that society setups mixer. But that was just a ridiculous publicity stunt. Who parachutes out of a plane onto a hotel roof? Cody: That would be me. You’re the dummkopf who landed on my daughter? Not deliberately. I often work as a stuntman. Sounds dangerous. Not really. I’m pretty highly trained.

[ Sighs ] How exhilarating. Sounds like you know how to enjoy life, liesl. Adrenaline is its own reward. Have you tried cave-diving by any chance? Oh, okay. That’s enough. Enough bonding. Mother, what are you doing here? Were you looking for me?

[ Sighs ] Sorry, liebchen. My schnitzel is back in town. Don’t call scott that, please. We’re meeting here for a romantic reunion.

[ Sighs ] My sweetheart and I have some special plans. Otherwise, I’d ask you and my britta to join us. Well, you know, britt and i are just getting to know each other better, but, uh, I don’t know, maybe the third date? Lulu’s entire life is unfinished, um… until she gets out of that coma. Hey, so many people were hurt when cyrus ordered julian to blow up the floating rib. Lulu should be living her life, not lying in a bed. And rocco should have his mother and laura her daughter. And, yeah, I miss lulu.

[ Breathes sharply ] I’m probably always going to miss her. But that part of us… the part of us that was a couple, that — that was over. She had moved on. Please don’t let lulu… come between us, okay? I don’t want to lose you.

[ Sighs ] Hey. I don’t want to lose you, either. Okay? I think we subconsciously didn’t talk about lulu because things are really great between us. Yeah. You know, why rock the boat? It is kind of strange we only talked about it once, and then that was at the beginning of our relationship. Mm. I think we have some things to work out before we book moving trucks. Maybe. Yeah. But I want to make one thing perfectly clear. You look like you need this. Thank you. Alright, so… I should just look past all of these unanswered questions with valentin, right? And please don’t ask me again how that makes me feel, because I actually just want the opinion of a good friend to tell me what to do. Okay, well, in that case, trust your instincts. You know how well you can read people. Uh, peter august, anyone? Well, yes and no. There were mitigating circumstances when it comes to peter. Like you believing that he was your son. Uh, is this supposed to make me feel better? ‘Cause it’s not. Would tea and scones at the metro court help? It might.

[ Chuckles ] Come on. Back to you. Are you satisfied with valentin’s explanation that he went to another clinic before coming home? No. Then go find out the truth for yourself.

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I have anna well in hand. So she’s no longer checking up on you behind your back? She’s an intelligent, well-trained agent. She knew that I was hiding something from her. Like a quick trip to tahiti. I covered. The story that I’d been transferred to a second clinic, I think that it calmed her doubts. And you’re convinced that she’s no longer suspicious? Valentin: I haven’t lied to you. No, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Omission?

[ Scoffs ] Okay. Okay. Sure. I’ve held things back — things that I wish I could tell you, but I just can’T. Anna and I understand each other. The situation has been dealt with. How? She’s not going to be asking any more questions. Forgive me if I’m not convinced. It was lovely meeting you, cody, but I must go and track down my missing sch– boyfriend. Later, my liebchen. I really like your mother. She’s a pistol. I think you mean bulldozer. Strong women don’t bother me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be interested in you. You still bothered by that hack smoltz? Smoltz — even his name annoys me. It’s just an ugly part of the world that we’re going to have to contend with. Hey.

[ Sighs ] We did. He’s gone. We’re still standing because what we have is real and it — it can’t be separate anymore. It shouldn’t be. Okay. If this is going to work, I got to be nina, you got to be sonny — and everything that it entails. Face the world head on.

[ Breathes sharply ] I’m ready for it. I mean, I’m welcoming it. You know why? Mm? Because you’re worth it. I promise you, I am going to be brave from now on. I am damn proud to be with you, sonny corinthos. Damn proud. I’m yours. If you’ll still have me.

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I like the idea of you taking charge. Mm. Just promise me you won’t model after edward. Ohh. I know I’ve already told you that. Me going after what I want doesn’t mean becoming a complete jerk. You promise you’ll stay true to yourself? Always. Mia thinks you’re charming.

[ Scoffs ] Really? Yeah. She’s been nothing but professional with me. Mm-hmm.

[ Laughs ]

[ Laughs ] Look, if you decide to work with her, I bet you she’s going to help you. Yeah. [ Sighs ] I-I just, um… I need to figure out what’s next for me. You will. And when you do, there’ll be no stopping you. I’m a very patient man. So you let me know when you want to move in together. You sure about that? Yeah. Sam, I love you. And I want a life with you, and I don’t care what it looks like. Good, ’cause I love you, too. That’s good.

[ Cellphone chimes ] No.

[ Groans ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Breathes sharply ] I bet it’s the station. It’s the station. I got to go. Okay. As long as you come back. Oh, no worries about that. Okay. Go.

[ Both laughing ] Ah!

[ Laughs ] I thought we agreed — I will accept your help, nikolas, but living in that house with you where we were so happy, I can’t do it. But the point is to present a united front. What will people think if you’re not living at wyndemere with me? What — what’s our explanation? I don’t know. That’s your problem. Figure it out. Where are we going, my little schnitzel? Act casual. Casual? Oh, you’re still here. And she’s back. Scott, this is cody bell. Cody, this is scott baldwin. Cody bell, put it here.

[ Chuckles ] Oh. I, um, I know you, right? You’re that lawyer that advertises on the — the bus benches, right?Yeah, I advertise everywhere. Here’s my card, in case you ever need it.

[ Chuckles ] I have wanted to do this for a long time.

[ Grunts ] I’m really sorry that I ever hesitated. I want to be with you. Why’d you take so long?

[ Chuckles ]

There you appear by my side thanks for your honesty. I mean, you know, look, valentin and I, we don’t have to share everything, but my intuition is telling me that whatever he’s holding back is important. And — and I-I think I just needed encouragement in order to move forward.

[ Chuckles ] Well, you have as much encouragement as you need, and then some. Whatever valentin’s hiding, I need to find out what it is. Everything I know about anna devane suggests she could be a real problem. I’ll handle her. Yes, you will. For now. Valentin. You and I need to get a few things straight.

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as the new co-ownerof the metro court restaurant, I was hoping, jamika, to, you know, shake things up. And I think adding you, as a celebrity chef, would be the perfect start to that. Alright, shaking things up, that sounds exciting. Mm-hmm. But do you have any specific ideas in mind? Yes. I would like to do a tasting menu… uh-huh. Okay. …Every saturday night. Wow. You know, I want the metro court to be a destination venue, with more emphasis on organic, seasonal items. Whoa. Okay. These are some really interesting ideas. But wait a minute. The metro court already enjoys such an excellent reputation. Why the change? Because, jamika, it can be so much more. I want this restaurant to be the best restaurant on the east coast. That’s why I’m talking to you.

[ Chuckles ] Well, I must say, I have enjoyed the tour of the kitchen. This space is really nice, and I really like your vision. Great. So have I persuaded you? Wait, wait, wait. Hold on, hold on. I still got a lot to think about, but I will definitely give your offer some serious consideration. And I’ll get back to you really soon. Thank you so much. Thank — thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Alright. [ Laughs ] Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Bye.

[ Squeals ] Excellent work, nina. You’re a natural. Yeah. Yeah, well, maybe you should say that to the — to the staff. They still remain staunchly team carly. I’ve watched your work at crimson. You’re smart. You’re charming. You’re fair. I have no doubt you’ll win the staff over in time. Thank you for your vote of confidence. My pleasure. I enjoy seeing you thrive. Speaking of that, I brought you a gift. Oh. Aunt liesl, you didn’t have to do that. It’s japanese. It’s called a tanto. On a day-to-day basis, you can use it to open your mail. But in emergencies… I can use it to defend my turf? It’s always good to be prepared. Yes, I’m aware of the supply-chain issue, but I’ve been reaching out to other vendors who tell me that they can make the delivery on time. Now, I know that you have a long relationship with charlie’s, but if you can’t make that delivery happen by the end of the day tomorrow, we will take our business elsewhere. That’s what I thought you’d say. Thank you.

[ Clapping ]

[ Chuckles ] You handled that nicely. Now I know why phyllis promoted you to manager. Actually, that’s why I came by, ’cause I wanted to congratulate you in person. Ah. Thank you. Uh, but I have to ask. Phyllis is your friend. Did you, uh, put her up to promoting me?

[ Chuckles ] Not at all. I mean, you’ve — you’ve earned it. You work hard. And I’m very proud of you. Thanks, dad. But I have a good example to follow. Spinelli: You can’t go out with cody again. Who are you to say who I can and can’t go out with? I-I-I’m — I’m in earnest, britt, okay? You — you must resist spurious entreaties. What? Plain english, spinelli. Okay. Just believe me. You must not see cody bell again. So you’re telling me you have no idea why spinelli was giving you a dirty look the entire time you were talking to britt? Got me. Maybe he doesn’t like cowboys. Might be best if I go find him and clear the air. Okay, look, I know spinelli is quirky and he’s an acquired taste. People need time to warm up to him, but he’s the father of my daughter and my best friend in the whole world. So please don’t give him a hard time. He’s kind of sensitive.

[ Chuckling ] Okay. I promise I’ll go easy on him. I mean, being new to town, last thing I want to do is create an enemy. Ladies. Okay, maxie, spill. Spinelli’s been acting squirrelly for weeks now. Do you know why? What’s he up to? Have you been a detective for so long, you just see conspiracies everywhere?

[ Scoffs ] I mean, is it really that hard to believe that I just want to help further chase’s music career as a pop star? Yeah, it is.

[ Breathes sharply ] The way I see it, I think this is less about chase and more about you trying to stick it to your former manager. Am I getting warm? Chase: What makes you think brook lynn is up to something? I told you, I know her. It’s right there in her music. Some people write vague lyrics or lyrics with metaphors. But not blq. In her songs, she wears her heart on her sleeve. It’s in every note, every line. She’s looking for love. And I am telling you, she thinks she’s found it. In you. Make it quick. I have a graduation to attend. This couldn’t wait. It’s important enough to risk us being seen together? I know what I’m doing. I made sure no one was following me. What’s going on? After what your dad asked me to do? I deserve a raise.

[ Exhales sharply ] Damn. Willow. Hi. Is something wrong?

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Actually, your mother’s a good role model. It’s amazing how — how she turned her life around and making a legitimate success of the invader. Oh, I totally agree about mom and the invader, but I actually wasn’t talking about her. I was talking about you.

[ Laughs ] That’s nice. According to michael, I’m a traitor who turned his back on his family, and josslyn feels the same way. Dante is stuck in the middle. He’s trying to make the peace. Well, I can’t speak for any of them, but I know I wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for you. You stood by me when I turned my back on the family and bought into dawn of day. You refused to give up on me, even when I hated you for it. You opened my eyes and showed me who really loved me versus who was just using me. No way I’ll ever turn my back on you. Your s– your support means a lot. But… dad, what is it? Well, you just, uh — you seem very careful not to mention nina. Leave it to my aunt liesl to say congratulations with samurai steel. Hopefully I will never have to use it in anger. I am confident that you will make a success of your new venture. That it’s coming at carly’s expense — consider that a bonus. But don’t kid yourself,

liebchen. Carly isn’t the kind to just turn the other cheek. I did not buy her half of the metro court out of spite. I know that. I also know how deeply it hurt you when you learned that willow is carrying one more grandchild for carly to love. It’s just a reminder that the universe is always looking out for carly. Now that you know that, maybe it’s time you stopped apologizing for falling for her husband. I just don’t understand why my love life — or lack of one — is so important to you. Don’t be distracted by pondering my motivations. Just — just stay away from cody.

[ Stammers ] Please. There’s too much at stake. For who? Actually, it’s “for whom?” Enough of the grammar lesson, spinelli. What — what are you so afraid of? Who says I’m afraid of anything? No, I’m just expressing concern for a friend. I don’t understand you, spinelli. You begged me to give society setups a shot. I did. They matched me with cody, who, much to my surprise, didn’t turn out to be as horrible as I thought he would be. But now that he wants a second date, you’re all of a sudden saying I should run as fast as I can? Yeah, exactly. Uh, and don’t look back. Why? What business is it of yours? W-what do you know about cody that I don’t? What makes you think something’s going on with spinelli? Well, when dante and i were with cody, spinelli was acting so…strangely. It was as if he owed cody money or something. He couldn’t rush off fast enough. You know spinelli. He’s really shy until he gets to know someone. Really? Because I don’t think he was too shy about encouraging britt to start dating again and get back on the horse. What better person to do that with than the horse expert himself, cody? Okay, despite what the matchmaker says, things don’t work out for everyone. Right. Sam? Something going on? Is everything okay with you and dante? Brook lynn: It’s not that I don’t trust you, dante. Mm. It’s just you and I, we have different views of what is and isn’t — legal? Well, I was gonna say “appropriate.”

[ Scoffs ] Okay, look, you don’t want to tell me, that’s fine. Your decision. But this involves chase. And — and because you’re a quartermaine, you have that — you know, that gene that kind of compels you to be plotting and scheming and stuff. If you think that insults me, it doesn’T. No, I’m not trying to insult you. I’m just trying to let you know that chase doesn’t have that gene. Okay? And if he wants a chance at getting his badge back, I don’t want to see him blow it. Well, you do not know brook lynn as well as you think, because our relationship is strictly professional. Oh, for you, sure. But brook lynn is not going to go through all this trouble just to win a competition over who gets to manage you. Take it from someone who knows. I let my heart rule my brain when I first met her. It’s another reason for you to sign with me and not with her. When you mix business with romance, it never ends well. Michael: We set your pay rate when we made our deal. You knew what the job was when you signed up. No, I’m not talking about working to undermine your father. My eyes were wide open about that part of the job. No one said anything about threatening civilians. I never asked you to threaten anybody. No. But your daddy did. Willow: Nothing’s wrong with me. I’m — [ Breathes sharply ] I’m graduating from nursing school in a couple of hours, and I’m just trying to wrap up some loose ends. Mm. Now, if you’ll excuse me…? Uh, willow, wait, please. Um… well, I just wanted to congratulate you on completing nursing school. And that is quite an accomplishment. G.H. Is very lucky to have you. Thanks. Why do I get the feeling you want something from me? Ah. [ Laughs ] Look at that.

[ Chuckles ] You are as perceptive as you are dedicated. Um, the truth is, we’ve had a member of the household at wyndemere go missing. She left the island last night, and nobody’s heard from her, and she’s been rather troubled. So we’re all a little bit concerned. I’m sorry to hear about that, but [Scoffs] I don’t know how I can help you. Well, if she had been in some kind of accident, then sh-she probably would have been brought here, right? Well, I can check recent admissions.

[ Breathes sharply ] Last night, you said? Yes, that’s right. Thank you. I just hate to think of the poor girl lying helpless in the er. Or, worse, the morgue.

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I really should get back to work, dad. I don’t want phyllis to think that I’m slacking. In other words, you don’t want to talk about nina. Look, I’m — I’m not here to ask for your blessing. I know that she hurt our family, and — and I’m not — I’m not saying you should be okay with that. Good, because you’re right. I’m not okay with it. Losing you was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to face. And losing morgan still causes me grief. He was my little brother, but he wasn’t my dad. And when you came home, it was nothing short of a miracle. That is, until we realized that nina could have spared us all six months of pain and suffering. Nobody knows that better than I do. Only nina, I would say. I don’t like what she did.

[ Sighs ] But who am i to throw stones? I’ve made some bad calls. I’ve done some things that I wish I could take back. So… I’m not judging nina or you. You know, your respect… and opinion really, really matters to me. You have that. But it seems to me you’re avoiding the real question here — does nina matter to you? The idea of carly bouncing yet another grandchild on her knee when I can’t even see wiley just — it triggered something inside of me. You know what? I am going to go after what I want, and I’m not gonna feel bad about it. And anyone who has a problem with it, too bad for them. That’s the spirit. Now there’s nothing to keep you and sonny apart. Or is there? Well, sonny made it very clear that carly was always going to be in our lives. She is going to be the third person at our table for two. And he claims that he’s found some kind of peace with that. And unless I do the same, then — sonny is damn lucky to have you in his life. It’s up to him to tell carly to find her own table for one. And if he can’t or won’t do that, you need to walk away right now. If you’re so worried about me dating cody because you have inside information, I’m entitled to know about it.

[ Chuckling ] I thought my ears were burning. Ohh. Is there a problem? You tell me. Spinelli’s warning me away from you. It’s for her own good. Look, man, I know you’re friends with sam and dante, but, uh, what did I ever do to you? As if you didn’t know. Alright. I mean, if that’s how you’re gonna play it, might as well put our cards on the table, tell britt what’s really going on. Sam: You know what? Things have never been better with dante and me. In fact, he actually — he asked me to move in with him. Wow. That’s — that’s really big news. That surprises you? No, not at all. I-I see how happy you two are. It’s just every step dante takes with you, it’s one step he takes away from lulu. And I know there is no change in lulu’s condition, and I get that dante needs to move on with his life. Forget I said anything. Let’s talk more about this idea of cohabitating. No — are rocco and dante gonna move into your townhouse? Are you gonna move into his house? Are you guys getting someplace new? Stop, stop, stop, stop. Please slow down. It — it was just an idea. It just was — we haven’t brought it up to the kids yet. Oh, well, I’ve seen rocco with danny and scout. They get along so great. And if dante wants to merge your two families, what more is there to talk about? Sam, this is something you want, too, right? You know what? I can’t get the image of cody going after spinelli out of my head. I really feel like he needs backup right now. I’m gonna go. Okay. Chase isn’t as squeaky clean as you’re making him sound. He told a whole bunch of lies to a whole bunch of people when he came up with that story that he’s bailey’s father. And what about the time when he and sasha pretended to have an affair to push michael and willow together to prevent nelle from getting custody of wiley? You’re proving my point exactly, brook lynn. Chase sacrificed himself for the greater good. He — he punched valentin in the face to defend you. Now he’s derailed his career by doing the same thing to linc. Look, I don’t need you to remind me of all the ways I owe chase.

[ Sighs ] Okay? Why do you think I’m — I’m trying to help him with his music career? To pay him back. Look, if you don’t believe me, that’s your problem, okay, not mine. Chase: Look, you’ve got it all wrong. Brook lynn is way too smart to mix business with romance.

[ Scoffs ] Yeah, well, I thought I was too smart, too. Until I met her. It’s one more reason to stick with me and kick blq to the curb. In 30 days, when I launch your career, you’ll forget you ever knew her. And you’ll thank me for it. What exactly did my dad ask you to do? Sonny is hoping for a certain outcome at trina robinson’s trial. Okay. Yeah. Uh… trina is my sister’s best friend and A…a great young woman. And she’s being charged with a crime she didn’t commit. I want her exonerated, too. Well, sonny isn’t just hoping for that outcome. He wants me to guarantee the jury comes back with a verdict of not guilty. Did he [Sighs] Give you specific instructions about how? He had you pressure a juror. You got it on the first guess. Now, jury tampering is a felony, but I followed orders and did as I was asked. I think you can rest easy, ava. No jane doe was admitted in the last 24 hours. If you want to give me the name of the young woman, I can double-check for her specifically. Nurse tait, do you have the file I requested? Yes. I got your message. Oh. I hope you consider it a positive sign that nothing bad has happened to the young woman who vanished from wyndemere. Oh, yes, we wouldn’t want that. You know, I’ve learned the hard way that life is short. You just never know when your number’s up, do you? Excuse me. What is that about?

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Nina matters to me. We were on the verge of seeing where that was going to take us. And then we had to come to the reality that what we had in nixon falls isn’t what we have in port charles. It was like we were — we were in our own little bubble out there. But that’s the thing, dad. You weren’t alone there, either. You just didn’t know it. But nina did. Fair enough, but carly isn’t going anywhere. She’s donna’s mother, and, uh, she’s going to be part of my life forever. And I-I-I can face that reality. I don’t know if nina can. I still feel horrible about the role that I played in your divorce. I was the one that convinced you that carly wasn’t going to show up to the haunted star that night. If I had just kept my mouth shut, then you wouldn’t have given up on her so early and turned to nina. A-and maybe you and carly would still be married. Listen, listen to me. You got to understand something, okay? I-I did everything I could to go after carly. You can’t blame yourself at all. We make choices. We have to live by them. All I want is for you to be happy. It would be a shame for you to come back to us and not grab life with both hands and make the most of it. And if that means nina for you, then so be it. Nina: I’m being realistic. Donna — she’s not even in kindergarten yet. Sonny and carly are going to be co-parents forever and ever. You know, I didn’t want to buy the metro court. I didn’T. I bought it so I could give it back to carly. She refused it, so I kept it for myself, even though I knew this was one more reason for her to keep a target on my back.

[ Sighs lightly ] You know, when sonny and I, we were in nixon falls, things were a lot easier. We were isolated. There weren’t all these people and problems coming in between us. But I still see that man. I still see that man that I fell for. That man that I wanted in the worst way.

[ Breathes deeply ] That was then. But knowing what you know now, do you still want sonny? Britt: Well, don’t keep me in suspense. What do you two know that I don’t? Isn’t it obvious? Wait. What’s obvious? Well, it’s no use, my friend. They’re gonna find out sooner or later.

[ Sighs ] Mr. Spinelli here does not want us to be a match. Why is that? Because… he wants you all to himself.

[ Scoffs ] If you mean what you say, you’ll leave chase out of whatever revenge scheme you’ve got planned for linc. Chase deserves better. This is how I’m gonna turn you into a star. First, we’re gonna book a studio and record you singing one of brook lynn’s songs. We’ll make that your signature song, and then we’ll promote the hell out of it all over social media. You’ll sing at the savoy to season yourself as a performer and build anticipation for your big splash at the mercury lounge.

[ Footsteps approaching ] And then — I’ve been thinking. Maybe we should just call off this competition. Well, if my father was convicted of jury tampering, I mean [Sighs] He’d only have himself to blame. All you’d have to do is find a third party to tip off the judge who’s waiting for the jury to come back with the verdict. Yeah.

[ Sighs ] Look, you’re going to get that bonus, okay? You’ve earned it. But, no, I can’t tip off the authorities to what sonny did. Willow, I-I don’t want to pry, but are you sure you’re alright?

[ Clears throat ] Just a touch of morning sickness. But you know how that goes. Once you’re through the first trimester… you’re pregnant. Either that or I’m developing a strange craving for pickles and pancakes.

[ Laughs ]

[ Chuckles ] That’s wonderful news. Yeah. I’m sure that avery and carly, michael — everybody must be so thrilled. Yeah, this baby is a gift for the entire family.

[ Crying ] Which makes me the happiest person in the whole world. Oh! Oh! Oh, willow.

[ Sobbing ] Is there — is there something going on? Beyond the baby?

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I don’t understand. I just gave you the perfect opportunity to nail your old man. But you refuse to pull the trigger? Why? I want to take sonny down, but not at trina’s expense. What’s the big deal? The judge orders a new trial and trina gets another day in court. And put trina through the stress of another trial and her family? Not to mention my sister josslyn is also a victim here. Look… and maybe the jury was ready to acquit anyway. A-and what if they’re ready to convict? This way, trina gets another chance, and sonny goes directly to prison. Look, I told you, you’re gonna get your bonus. I’m not gonna risk this. Whatever. It’s your call. Hey, dex. Wait. Yeah? Look, there’s a silver lining in all this. You proved yourself to my dad. Alright, that gets you one step closer. So the next time — if there is a next time. This all hinges on whether the juror got the message or not. Your support means everything to me. Can I get a hug?

[ Both laugh ] Mm. What — what — what did I do to earn this kind of… love and loyalty? You mean besides being loving and loyal to me? And not only with the dawn of day thing, but you didn’t judge me about parker. I mean, you were upset when I tried to bribe my professor and got kicked out of wesleyan. But you didn’t judge me when you learned that parker was a woman. I know that I can always count on you to be there for me, no matter how hard I’ve tried to push you away. Well, looks like we’re stuck with each other, kid.

[ Laughs ] Looks like it.

[ Laughs ] I just asked myself that question — do I want sonny? And the answer is yes.

[ Breathes sharply ] Yes, I do. Probably more than ever. It’s nice to see you this happy.

[ Chuckles ] But still, be careful. Wanting sonny and having him all to yourself are not the same thing. The man has five children. Not to mention sonny’s ex is never really an ex. Sonny and carly have split up more times than I can count, and they always get back together. If their pattern is consistent, they could get back together. And then where will you be? Thank you. Well, I hear your warning loud and clear. I love you, and thank you for the talk. Whatever you decide, make sure my little gift is never far away. What’d I miss? Cody just made the craziest suggestion. Okay, cody thinks the reason that spinelli doesn’t want britt to date cody is because spinelli wants britt all to himself. As if.

[ Chuckles ] No offense, britt. I-it’s just it’s kind of funny. I mean, you and spinelli? Yeah, it’s a preposterous proposition. Alright. Come on, lover boy. Let’s go talk this out, man-to-man. Uh. I don’t understand, brook lynn. Why the change of heart? Cancel the competition? You were the one that decided — yeah, I know what I said. Okay? But if you feel exploited, like we’re just two dogs fighting over the same juicy bone, then now’s the time to call it quits.

[ Laughs ] What’s so funny? What’d I tell you? I’ll be in touch. What was that all about? Uh, me. And you. I’m so sorry about that. Um…

[ Chuckles ] I don’t know how I lost it like that. It’s okay. You don’t have to explain to me. I’ve been there. That’s right. You — you know the joy of feeling that little life inside you and the agony you feel when… when you lose it. Our situations are very different. But still, losing a child, no matter the age, is devastating. I would give anything to be able to be there to protect my darling kiki. But I’m so grateful for every day that I have with avery. And I’m determined to do whatever I need to do to keep her happy and safe. I’m sure you feel exactly the same way about wiley and — and your new baby, too. Hey, willow. Hey. You okay? Yeah, I-I’m fine. You’re not fine. I can see it in your face. What’d you do to her?

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No, michael, you’ve — you’ve got it wrong. Ava didn’t do anything to upset me. We were just talking about children, and I’m afraid my hormones got the better of me. I heard the good news. Congratulation. Thank you. And thank you for the talk. It’s my pleasure. And, willow, I know that you’re gonna take excellent care of your new baby. Just don’t forget to take care of yourself, too. Um… what did ava mean by that? Is there something I should know?

[ Cellphone ringing ] What do you want? Look, you guys, we know spinelli has been lonely ever since ellie left him. Well, maybe that’s why he’s acting so interested in britt’s love life. No, l-look, you’re — you’re both wrong. Spinelli is not interested in me. He’s into brandi. Who’s brandi? The woman he’s dating from society setups. He showed me her photos. She’s this bombshell who speaks three languages. I think he said elvish, klingon, and dothraki. No, no, no, no. I-I am the mother of spinelli’s only child. If he were dating someone, I would know. Alright, you know, something seems off about this whole thing. I’m gonna — I’m gonna go check it out. Yeah, thank you. Okay, wait. You’re both spinelli’s friends. Why would he go on and on about this brandi lady if he’s really not dating her? Uh, britt, I-I don’t think there is a brandi. Wh-what are the chances of a bombshell speaking three made-up languages? Maybe spinelli’s trying to make you jealous, britt. What? So you’re saying cody’s right, that spinelli is interested in me? No. Here. Sit.

[ Sighs ] I don’t know what we have to discuss. Well, you can start by thanking me. Oh, I’m supposed to thank you for lying to britt? For — for claiming that she’s my destiny in love? Yeah, doofus. Think about the alternative. You tell her the truth. “Oh, uh, britt, uh, yeah. Uh, that cowboy that you’re all hot for, yeah, he wasn’t selected by a matchmaker. I actually arranged it because he threatened to expose that I am the genius behind society setups.” Keep your voice down. “Oh, and zelda? Zelda — she’s just a front. The real matchmaker is an algorithm that searches all sorts of private accounts of unsuspecting citizens, not just the people who signed up for the — the service.” You really think britt wants to hear that? What do you think the nsa’s gonna say when they find out that you’ve been doing unauthorized data mining, violating privacy, breaching classified systems? You wouldn’T. Would you? Well, that all depends on you. You should know by now not to believe a word linc says. Don’t worry. I told him he had it all wrong. Wrong about what? He said that you have feelings for me.

[ Scoffs ] He actually said that? He says you can’t separate business from romance, which is why he would make a better fit as my manager. Linc has no shame. He’s the man who sexually harassed me. Now he’s claiming that I would do the same thing to you? Well, he didn’t phrase it exactly like that, but he just thinks you care too much. He said that? Not in so many words, but… chase, don’t you see what that means? Uh, no. But, uh, I suppose you’re going to tell me. Excuse me. Can you tell me if my boss is here? I’ll bite. Who’s your boss? There he is. Oh, w-wait. Do you know this guy? She another bodyguard? No, I’m his daughter. Uh, dex is a new hire. Again, thank you for having my back. I’d like to do some digging, see where the jury stands. Okay, I have informants at the courthouse. From what I hear, the jury’s still out.

[ Door closes ]

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I wouldn’t worry too much about spinelli. Yeah, you and I have been friends with him for a long time, so we’ll take care of him. But you — you focus on cody. I just think that if you’re going to give him a chance, you should do that, or else, you know, kick that cowboy to the curb. You got yourself into this mess. The way I see it, there are only two ways out. I’m pretty sure I don’t want to hear what they are. Option one — you come clean with britt and get ready for society setups to go belly-up when the feds investigate all of those violations of privacy and security breaches. And the other option? Make everyone believe my cover story. You need to convince everyone that you’re crushing on britt. Isn’t it obvious? Our plan must be working. You just said you wanted to cancel the competition. Yeah, not now. Look, linc is getting desperate. If he thinks I just want to jump into bed with you, that’s ludicrous. He must be feeling threatened. So we just continue as planned? Unless you want out. Not unless you do. Not when we’re this close… to winning, right? Right. Dex, you can go ahead and leave. I’ll call you if I need you. You got it, boss. Hi. Hi. Welcome, nina. I figure you might want a few minutes alone with my dad, so I’m gonna go check on something in the kitchen. Thanks, kristina. Sonny, did you hear that? She was almost polite to me. Figured she’d tell me to go take a hike. I have a very complicated, loving relationship with kristina. We’ve had a lot of bumps in the road, but we always have each other’s backs. Yeah. Right. I’m happy that she’s not turning against you the way that michael has. Yeah. What are you doing here? So you — you want to see — um. Ph-phyllis is not here, so… oh, no, that’s — that’s okay. I think you’ll do just fine. I’m not going to tell you where I spent the night, nikolas. You lost the right to know about my whereabouts when you slept with your son’s witch of a girlfriend. And speaking of esme, I have good news and I have bad news. She’s not in the er and she’s not lying on a slab in the G.H. Morgue. The bad news is, she could be anywhere. Bye. Willow, talk to me. Bu t I’m so grateful for everyday that I have with avery. And I’m determined to do whatever I need to do to keep her happy and safe. I’m sure you feel exactly the same way about wiley and — and your new baby, too. Believe it or not [Sighs] Ava was very helpful. I am more convinced than ever that I need to do what’s best for our baby. And I will. Whatever it takes.

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Ahh. You know, this reminds me of a movie I saw once. Disillusioned guy spends the summer floating around in a pool so he can avoid his future. “The graduate.” It’s a good movie. Mm-hmm. The key difference is, though — the main character had simon and garfunkel singing his confusion. Mm. That’s right. Oh, and he didn’t have to pay for his pool chaise. That’s true, too. And don’t kid yourself — he was a lot younger than you. Thank you. Did you talk to your guy at the ccrb? Yeah. And? Is there a chance I’m getting back on the force? I’m sorry, pal. I wish I had better news to report. Oh, hey, hey, hey. I am so sorry to keep you waiting. I was on the phone with paris again and again, and I appreciate you guys coming to this meeting on such short notice. Yeah, well, I’m supposed to meet britt for brunch, but if this is about what I think it’s about, she will forgive me. Yeah, um, sasha. Brook lynn: Yeah. It’s all over the news. It’s blowing up our social media. We need to release a statement. Exactly. One that protects sasha’s privacy. Well, yes. That is a given. But, also, we have to consider deception’s image. We have to protect our company. More importantly, how do we help our friend? Yeah, I’m not sure we can do both. Martin: Here you go.

[ Cup taps lightly ] It’s not perks, but why don’t you try to drink that, anyway? You want to be as sharp as you can. Sasha? Okay, well, if you haven’t got anything else to say, I think I’m gonna go see what time of transport is set for your arraignment. Brando: Hey, ma.

[ Sighs ] Thanks for bringing fresh clothes for — oh, sure, sure. It’s okay. I got it. You look like you haven’t slept a wink. Where’s sasha? Um… she’s in there, uh, conferring with her lawyer, martin grey. Excellent. He was valentin cassadine’s attorney. He’s high-powered.

[ Door opens ] He’ll help our girl, for sure. Whew. How’s sasha? Ah, well, uh, she’s just great. And why shouldn’t she be? She’s only facing charges of reckless endangerment, disturbing the peace, willful destruction of property, both public and private, and, uh…

[Breathes sharply] Oh, yeah — attempted murder. You’re early. Yeah, only by a few minutes. I’m eager to hear the feedback on the op-ed I wrote. And so you shall. I promised to be honest. Well, don’t keep me in suspense. Who came out on top in our little wager? You tell me. Sam: Hey. Spinelli: Oh, hey. Thank you for agreeing to meet me here. Of course. I’m at your service. Mm.

[ Chuckles ] Unlike others… you are entirely worthy of my time and efforts. Cody: Hello again. Goodbye again. Britt, now, come on. Don’t be like that. You don’t need to take off. I’m sorry. I have to go. What, did you leave something plugged in again? You got to wash your hair? I know you don’t need to see a guy about a horse, ’cause… I’d be the guy. Mm-hmm. Yeah, you’re right. You know, I don’T… I don’t need to make excuses. The simple truth is… I just don’t like you.

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So, the review board is going to rule against me? Look, I don’t know. I don’t know about that. All I know is my guy on the inside, when I asked if you could get your badge back, he said the chances were slim. Is there anything I can do to derail this? I don’t know. I mean, the new member appointed by the public advocate is making a point of throwing the book at cops who step out of line, regardless of their exemplary record. So, that’s it. I’m no longer a cop. No, no. Don’t say that. Listen. Hey, stop. Take it from me, okay? Y-you’re a cop until you actually hand your badge in for good. There’s always hope until that happens. Yeah, well, “hope” doesn’t pay my late rent. What are you talking about? I’ll spot you rent money. Look, I appreciate that, but I got myself into this — I’ll get myself out. Even if it means taking a job outside the force? Well, it’s a good thing he’s got other options. These comments are so rude. Poor sasha. Yeah, she kept insisting she was okay, but in retrospect, it’s pretty clear she wasn’T. Oh, boy. And these media hounds are baying for blood. We have got to simply reset the narrative. And we need to engender empathy for sasha that maintains her position here and hopefully placates the board of directors. Yeah, we need to come up with a strategy to shield deception from liability while not abandoning one of our partners. Right. So, where do we start? Okay, let’s get the ball rolling. Brook lynn, do you mind taking notes? Yeah, of course. I’m ready. Okay. Deception’s press release subject — deception’s commitment to supporting health and mental well-being.

[ Sighing ] Oh, honey. How are you holding up? This reader said, “professor chase’s opinion piece is a complaint in search of a cause.” Ah. But if you scroll up, you’ll see that “cronkite’s ghost” says that my op-ed “eloquently illuminates the necessity of objectivity.”

[ Chuckling ] Cronkite’s ghost? Mm-hmm. You know, they say the handle says a lot about a person. I’m getting “pompous blowhard.” Are you ascribing that characterization to me? No.

[ Chuckling ] Of course not. Oh, here’s one. “Newshound86” thinks that your op-ed piece is “a dumpster fire.” How constructive. And poetic. Ah, this

one just wants meto put back in the horoscopes. Well, I’d argue that astrology is objective, so mark that one in my favor. Alright, by a slim margin, it appears that the readers approve of your point of view. So, cue the gloating. What? Me, gloat? Nah. It’s enough that I’m feeling validated that my so-called “antiquated notions” have merit. Thanks for following up. Deal’s a deal. Speaking of which, I believe our deal was that if I won, you’d take more of my input on board. Why are the hairs on the back of my neck on end? Cue the smirk.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, you haven’t been shy about your disapproval. And…here you are. Haven’t we played this scene before? Yes. Yes, we have. But we keep screwing up the finale. Uh, what do you mean by “we”? Well, I can admit that I don’t always say the right things. Oh, are — were you expecting me to — to say something to the contrary? No, I was just giving you the chance to admit that you are unforgiving when it comes to human frailty. I’ll wait. By all means, help yourself. And I just, I-I think I hit a brick wall. And then felicia made a great suggestion to me. She said, “think analog.” Yeah, analog. [ Stammers ] Interesting. Mm. The documentation I need is abroad. Are you available for a quick trip? Um, where? I was thinking mars. I hear the planet is notorious for its sloppy record keeping. Oh, yeah, that’s — that’s just common knowledge. Spinelli, you’re not listening to a word I’m saying. Wha– wha– no, I-I — I am. I-I have. I… what, analog — analog records… messy… mars? Yeah, I said mars. And the word I used was “sloppy.” But you know what’s messy? You eavesdropping on britt and cody’s conversation. I want you to tell me why, and I don’t want some lame excuse or denial, ’cause I’m not buying it. Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey. I’m here, sash. I’m not going anywhere. Okay? Well, I’m glad your mother brought fresh clothes. She needs to be as presentable as possible. Clothes aren’t going to do anything. Her eyes are vacant. She doesn’t look good. We need to get her out of here. Tell me, how — how are we going to beat these charges? We can’T.

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Look at it from my point of view. Alright? You tore into me for the stunt at the pool during the mixer. And I-I was hired to do that jump, and you were standing smack-dab in the middle of it. And then you help me out in the alley, right, when I got beat up.

[ Chuckling ] But — but then you assumed that I deserved it. I did not. Then you drenched me for the date that I planned because…

[ Stammers ] …Yeah, I went a little overboard trying to impress you. A-and you wouldn’t even accept my apology. And then when you finally did accept my apology, you found some trivial reason to get angry at me again. It’s like you want me to fail. I guess if people don’t live up to the ridiculously high standards you set for them

[Scoffs] You get to feel justified in punishing them. You’re right. You got my number. I do? You’re on good terms with britt, so your beef must be with cody. Why? Mr. Bell is a scoundrel of ill repute. You do realize that dante and cody are best friends from, like, childhood. Leo loves the guy, as do the horses, and he seems like a nice guy. What’s your issue with him? He’s a man of many faces. Meaning?

[ Sighs ] You know, I-I-I’m just… I can read people well. You remember, I-I never liked peter august. Remember? Nobody liked peter august. Why don’t you save your incredible reading skills for the documentation we’ll be hunting down on our trip? I’d like to leave by the end of the week. Fair samantha, I am completely at your disposal stateside, but I-I’m too occupied with work to — to cross the international date line. Work? I’m so glad you brought that up. What is it that you do these days? And who’s talking to you? What do you want? Nothing to do with you, detective. But I do have business with your friend here. Well, you know, he’s still a cop, so you can say “partner.” Can you give us a second? Are you kidding me, man? This guy might be the reason you get kicked off the force. What business could you possibly have with him? Standing right here. Yeah? Then go stand over there! Dante. I know what I’m doing. Yeah? Alright.

[ Clears throat ] Just don’t let this punk bait you. Alright, so, you gave me 30 days to show you what I can do. It hasn’t even been a week, and I’ve already booked you a gig at the savoy. What has brook lynn done for you lately? Uh, could you read that last part back? “Together, we pledge to stand up for the deception family by breaking the stigma of mental health challenges and ensuring our partners and their families receive all the help they need. Therefore, deception will make a $1 million donation to various organizations that help families with mental illness.” Sounds good. Uh, just change “the” deception family to “our” deception family, and I think that’s our press release. I agree. Sasha’s arrest was definitely a cry for help. Hopefully, framing it this way will inspire compassion. Haters be damned. Okay, let me make this change. I’m going to email it to myself, and I will take it to pr when I get back to my desk. Okay. Um, hey, will you have legal put their eyes on it first? And then tell them to work with pr. I want this posted on all our social media platforms as soon as possible. You got it. I’ll make it happen. Thanks. You didn’t have anything you wanted to add? Uh…um, no. Uh, no, no. Actually, what you and br– everything you and brook lynn said — just — just fine. Great. Good. Thanks. I’m really glad that martin’s representing sasha. He’s one of the best. And I’m not just saying that ’cause, well, you know. No, I know. I know. My guy knows his stuff. Um, yeah. Um… and it’s — it’s actually very, very good for sasha’s sake… and for ours.

[ Exhales deeply ] Ours? It’s just that martin sees the big picture and he knows how important it is to, um, protect all of — of sasha’s interests… which includes deception.

[ Sighs ] Which means we have some very tough decisions to make. How tough? You are not going to like what I have to say. I am sorry about that. I had a call into the da’s office and my contact got back to me. I wanted to run something by him. Something about sasha?

[ Sighs ] Brando, you got to understand some things. Sounds serious. Well, in the first place, I’m sorry I rattled those charges off at you like that earlier. I wasn’t trying to be flippant. Sometimes I’m a little punchy in the morning when I haven’t slept. But I swear to you, I’m taking this case seriously. As a matter of fact, I want you to know I’m looking at every possibility to help your wife. All of them. Thanks. Were you being punchy when you said that we can’t beat these charges? Some of the charges, I believe, can be thrown out or restitution can be made. But others, there’s just no way. We’ve got to contend with a very damning video.

[ Sighs ] A video in which sasha just isn’t out of control — she looks outright violent. No, those assault charges, they’re going to be tough to beat. Yeah, but you’re going to try, right? I mean, we will do whatever you want us to do. Well, that’s the trick, isn’t it? I believe you will. But I’m not convinced the same thing could be said of your wife. Oh, ah, ah — you’re still a little smudged, sweetheart. I’m just trying to help.

[ Sighs ] Thanks, gladys, but nobody can help. Oh, that’s not true. You got a whole army behind you. Maxie’s been blowing up my phone. I just haven’t had time to get back to her. I-I’m sure she and lucy want to come and visit you.

[ Sighs ] I’m not. Not after what I did. Why did you do it, sweetheart? I was standing up for myself. And I would do it again.

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I believe sasha gilmore recently attacked the vehicle of one of your reporters. Smoltz is a freelancer. Whatever his role at the invader, I’m surprised there’s been no mention of the incident in your paper. Why is that? Because the — the story is still evolving, and we’ll cover it when we know more. Unless, of course, you’d like me to report the salacious account of a spokesmodel having a nervous breakdown. That’s a narrow way of looking at it. And your way? The facts. A reporter — one affiliated with your paper — was attacked while doing his job. Maybe we should consider… finding a new face of deception. Are — are you talking about pushing sasha out? No, no. A-absolutely not. No. She’s our partner. She always will be. I’m just saying that, you know, m-maybe she should step aside as spokesperson just for a while. Take a sabbatical or something. After everything sasha has lost, you want to strip her of more? Look — look, this is hard to say and hard for you to hear, but I’m just trying to tell you — look at this. Look at everything we’ve built. Look at all this company means. All the money, everything is tied up in its stock value. And if it goes belly up, it’s brokesville again. We will have absolutely nothing. I know sasha wouldn’t want that. Do you? Look, sasha is our friend. Always. This — this is just business. Okay, lucy. Then, as the head of this business, you can tell her. Can’t the court just ask you to pay for the damage to that reporter’s car? You’re sure as hell good for it. Smoltz deserved it. So did sienna. Pretending to be my friend when all along she was just trying to ply me with more drugs so that she could stab me in the back! I’m so sick of them. I’m so tired of being exploited. Of course you are. But aren’t you also tired of feeling out of control? Brando, I don’t know what the hell’s going on or why. We simply don’t have time to figure it out. But for some reason, your wife has completely shut down. Every answer she gave me was monosyllabic, if she answered me at all. I mean, sasha’s in shock. A-and spending the night in jail, that hadn’t helped it all. And I will definitely ask the court to take that into consideration, but that’s not the only issue at play, is it? I was up most of the night going over the evidence from this case and trying to wrap my head around recent events, and I don’t have to tell you it doesn’t look good. On. She caused a fatal car accident — she didn’t cause that. Okay? Harmony ran out in front of her. Even so, my point is, with sasha these days, it’s one thing after another. It’s just something else in a long line of bad looks. And now, worst of all, if we’re talking about optics. She’s either in complete denial or she’s intentionally avoiding the help she desperately needs. I

am too hard on people.I always have been. You think you miss out on getting to know folks? Probably. You know what’s kind of worse, is they end up missing out on getting to know you.

[ Scoffs ] Okay. This is sliding into the sappy zone.

[ Chuckles ] What you don’t understand is that I don’t really like people all that much, so it’s no great loss. Mm, bull. Alright, I’ve seen how you and your buddy brad get on. When you’re not scolding him.

[ Scoffs ] That weirdo?

[ Chuckles ] Besides, you know, what’S… what’s a little sap between friends? Nothing wrong with that. Alright, and… not to be presumptuous, but I may have a sappy present for you. Um… I know we’re not friends or anything like that, but I guess just consider me a weirdo. What is that? It’s — it’s just a little token to prove that I’m not some conniving grifter. And you just happened to be carrying it in case you bumped into me? Well, uh — not conniving, eh? How did you know where to find me? I assure you, my — my work is of the greatest importance. I-I mean, not as important as yours. Of course. A-and, you know, I have contacts all over the world that — that can be at your disposal. In fact, I will — I will connect you with someone on the ground to help aid in your investigation. No, no, no. Nice try. I’m not done interrogating you yet. Samantha, you are an astute sleuth. Can’t you recognize a dead end when you see one? Hey, speaking of sleuths, how are things with detective falconeri? Well… he asked me to move in with him. Congratulations. Glad tidings! Are they not? Chase: Wow, that’s great about the savoy. Although I’m pretty sure brook lynn’s got some irons in the fire. While she’s flailing around, I’m crushing it. How does a gig at the mercury lounge sound? In new york city? Out of my league. That place is for big acts. Yeah, it is. And that’ll be you before you know it with me managing your career. It’s kind of hard to have a serious conversation with a floatie between us. Oh, yeah.

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[ Sighs ] Well, it’s good to see that unemployment has paid off with some more time at the gym. When I’m through marketing with you, our key demo is either going to want be you or be with you. Chase isn’t just a piece of meat. He’s an artist. A talented, beautiful artist.

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he’s got talent, okay? And — and smarts. And heart. Sure, sure. He’s the total package. But I guarantee you his fans will be more interested in his eyes than his iq. My development team has put together a promotional plan for you. And I’ve booked studio time for us to start laying down tracks with top writers and producers like k-fed car, stevie bananas, and topher ve. After your gig at the savoy, then we’ll focus on the mercury lounge. At both gigs, your concertgoers will be able to stream and share your ep, but we’ll be able to sell a ton of merch at the mercury lounge. Either way, it’s instant revenue for you. I actually could use the money. Wait. Hold on a minute. How much is this studio time? What are we talking here? Right, that — that does sound expensive. Oh, you bet it is. But not for you. It’s part of the package. Like your styling and your wardrobe and your voice lessons. Can ofeople to tip you off if I show up here? M-maxie told me. She what? Well, like, she… alright, she mentioned something about brunch plans. I-I took a chance. It’s still invasive. I hear you, but it’s better than showing up at your hotel room or your office. I didn’t have many options. You going to open it or what?

[ Sighs ] At least it’s not ticking. Yeah, uh, no need. I’ve blown enough chances with you. You’re a hard woman to make arts and crafts for. And I-I’d totally understand if — if you hate it. I don’t hate it. You think maybe we could add another stamp? Any night you’re available. Is there any way you’d take “no” for an answer? Statistically? Uh… probably about the same chances as you refraining from sarcasm.

[ Sighs ] I call the meal this time. Deal. Sam: There’s so much to consider. Yeah, I, uh… I’m not sure about moving. I just don’t want to uproot danny and scout. The penthouse is their home. Home is wherever you are, samantha.

[ Chuckles lightly ] Don’t — don’t you — don’t you want to move in with dante? I just think things are really, really good the way they are. Why change it? Is there any other reason why you might be hesitant about doing this? Hey, guys. I am having a morning. Am I interrupting if I sit? No, not at all. Please. No, yeah, have a seat. I never would have figured you for the arts and crafts type. It looks like britt and cody are getting along.

[ Spinelli sighs ] I guess I don’t have to apologize to britt for missing our brunch. Looks like I gave true love an assist. Why are you so certain that he’s right for her? Because I trust society setups. And I’ve spent some time with him. He’s a sweet guy. Yeah, I happen to agree. You both couldn’t be more wrong. Not everyone sees things through the lens of a journalism professor. I’m also a citizen. It concerns me whenever freedom of the press is constrained by threats or violence. I agree. But you don’t know smoltz. His tactics are less than savory. And I wouldn’t put it past him if he goaded sasha into a reaction, hoping to provoke just what he got. So, I wouldn’t hang the shingle of the first amendment rights on this one if I were you. I’d like to invite you to one of my pcu lectures. You’re lecturing? Pcu wooed me out of retirement and convinced me to teach a course. I think you’d get a lot out of it. Really? Mm. I’m pretty sure that I have argued first amendment rights in a court of law a lot more than you’ve ever lectured about it in a classroom. Then you undoubtedly know that the character of the victim does not preclude the reporting of the crime. Mr. Smoltz may not be the kind of reporter that you respect, but he was the target of violence, which makes it at least worthy of your attention, and in my learned opinion, most definitely newsworthy. Sasha: You think I’m out of control? Don’t you?

[ Sighs ] Lately, you’re not the sasha I’ve come to know and love. Love? You didn’t even want me to marry your son. No, I didn’T. Not then. Not at the time. For a few reasons, I… it seemed like you were rushing, for one thing, and I didn’t like being excluded. But once I saw how much you really loved brando and how happy you make him and how kind and smart you are…

[ Breathes sharply ] …I’ve been proud to call you my daughter-in-law. A-and I’ve done what I could to protect you. I… thought you knew that. Brando: You think I give a damn about optics? I care about sasha. I care about what you can do for her. You need to care about all of it, just like I do. Because sasha’s drawn the attention of the internet. She’s gone viral. And given the political nature of recent events involving our mayor, the da’s office is determined not to do anything to give off the appearance of favoritism because of sasha’s celebrity. Optics. Translation — don’t expect any kind of preferential treatment, because they’re in no position to cut her a break. What can we do? You motivate your wife to take a more active part in her own defense. I agree she needs help. She needs a psych consult. I don’t even know if she’d be receptive to the idea. Most of all, she needs to demonstrate her commitment to intensive therapy and restitution. Look, I-I-I don’t know I-if sasha… I don’t know if she’s ready to confront this. And that severely limits our options. ‘Cause to tell you the truth, I can only think of one other way to keep your wife out of prison.

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[ Sighs ] Okay. It’s official. I’ve been stood up. I’m going to the pool. I would ask to join you, but you’ll just tell me that I’m pushing it. Maybe you are getting to know me. You two seem to be getting along. Maxie. Can I have a word with you? Sure. So, what happened to brunch? Did you forget? Sorry. I got hung up at deception. Damage control. Right. Sorry. How’s sasha doing? Any word? Nothing from her side. Not happy things from ours. Well, when you see her, tell her she has friends. I will. Seems like you’re all about friends these days. Looking pretty cozy over there. Ugh. What’s that? It’s just a silly gift cody made me. Oh, really?

[ Laughing ] Okay. I will overlook whatever part you played in securing him a second date. Oh, my gosh. You guys are going on a second date? Calm down. It’s just a date. Don’t go pricing wedding venues. Okay. What sasha did to smoltz is news… regardless of extenuating circumstances. But is it newsworthy? That sounds like leftover lawyer-speak. No, that’s human-speak. Because I’m a human being. You know who else is a human being? Sasha gilmore. One that you know personally. Could that be occluding your view? I barely even know her. But I’m looking at the big picture. And — and given the impact of social media and — and all the various virtu– virtual platforms… I mean, in contemporary journalism, that’s something that has to be taken very seriously. Then, by all means, put the truth out there. You know what cronkite said about the truth? That, in seeking the truth, you need to be able to look at both sides of the story. So, if we just tell the facts about what happened to sasha, it’s a disservice to her and to our readers. Don’t tell me you have alternative facts. I have context. In the span of a year, sasha has overdosed, she’s gotten clean, she’s fallen in love, she’s lost a child, she’s gotten into a fatal car crash, she’s relapsed, and she is still struggling with her mental health. So, if we omit all of that and just print that she attacked a car with a valet sign, that’s not showing respect to the fourth estate. It’s character assassination disguised as journalism. Now, I know I could cut a deal with the da’s office predicated on the promise that ms. Gilmore stay out of trouble moving forward.

[ Chuckling ] I don’t think that we can guarantee that. In her current state, you’re not confident? You better be, ’cause if she accepts that deal and breaks her promise, she will be remanded to prison. Now, like I said, there might be one other way…

[ Sighs ] …If you’re prepared for it. Something that would make the da accept this deal? You know what a guardianship is? It’s like a conservatorship, right? Exactly. Those terms are used interchangeably. In new york state, the guardianship system is utilized when an adult is considered legally…incapacitated. Uh. You — you want us to legally claim that sasha is incapable of taking care of herself? What happened during her last therapy appointment? She didn’t make it. Mm. Would you say your wife’s mental condition leaves her less able to manage things — her health and financial affairs? Um… I-I-I don’t know about this. Brando, just take it easy, okay? We’re not talking about tossing sasha into some 19th-century house of hysteria. This is simply a strategy. It’s a way to keep her at home and out of prison. It’s just… we just appoint someone, a guardian, who can watch out for her well-being, make sure she gets to appointments on time, and safeguard her finances. It doesn’t have to be forever. It seems extreme. It’s your call. But given sasha’s state of mind, is she really ready for a trial? I don’t think it would go well for her. Do you? Sasha: I’m tired. I know. But we are all doing our best to help you. I can’t read your mind. But I’ll tell you what’s on mine. You are my family now, sasha. That means I will do whatever it takes to look out for you. Chase, I can offer you me. Linc: What is this, a double standard? Ugh, get your head out of the gutter, if that’s at all possible. Look, linc only thinks of you as a performer. But I’m a songwriter, and we’ve collaborated before. So if we share songwriting credits, then you’ll own a larger share of all songs produced and streamed. Look, the money won’t be instant, but the residuals mean a lot more in the long run. That’s very tempting. Think about it. Excuse me. I would clap for you, but I don’t want to blow your cover.

[ Scoffs ] Come again? Come on, that was a great show. I mean, is there anything you can’t do? I-I don’t even — I can’t understand what you’re saying right now. Why are you spying on us? Brook lynn, it’s me. Come on. What? We go way back, right? Yeah. I mean, you know, the — the whole wanting to be “chase’s manager” — it’s a — it’s a good angle. But I know a con when I see one.

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Ms. Gilmore’s lucky you’re the editor-in-chief. You’re agreeing with me? Is that so hard to believe? Given our interactions thus far? Fair enough. I agree. This story can’t be told without reporting on ms. Gilmore’s state of mind as a mitigating factor. You’re wise to take a more nuanced approach. I-I’m concerned about violating medical confidentiality. I mean, how do I inject nuance without compromising privacy? It’s tricky, but… there are ways. Okay, professor. You’ve offered a lesson. Okeydoke. School’s in session. I’m honored. Don’t be. I’m doing it for sasha. You are sure t hat there isno plea deal to be made? Not if sasha doesn’t demonstrate some kind of cooperation. Okay, well, wouldn’t sasha have to agree to a guardianship? Not necessarily. Especially if she was incapable of making that decision. Alright. Hey, she’s already accused me of trying to control her life. I-I… I don’t know if I’m comfortable with this. Comfortable with what? Are — are we talking a — a game plan, a strategy? Fill me in. Well, let’s just say we got a couple options to consider. But for right now, we’re going to take this one step at a time. Ms. Gilmore, this officer — she’s going to escort you to the courthouse where you’ll be arraigned. Now, we’re going to meet you there. You got any other questions? Hey. Everything’s going to be okay. Promise? Oh, better than that. A vow. For better or for worse, sickness and in health, I got you, okay? Okay. Cody! Your gift was a hit. Congrats. Thank you for encouraging me to give it to britt personally. Oh, smooth move, maxie. Yeah, too bad all her friends aren’t as supportive as you two. Oh, if you’re referring to spinelli, don’t worry. He’s been all over the place lately. Yeah. I’ve noticed that. Uh, what’s with him? Um, oh, I don’t know. Aside from the fact that he gave cody a dirty look the entire time I was talking to him. What? Why would he be doing that? Do you have any ideas? No, not a clue.

[ Clears throat ] You’re about to make a mistake.

Your mistake was looming over me like a vampire. You almost got a swift kick. No, I’m serious, britt. You — you — you can’t go out with cody again. Dante, I know you want your partner back, but whether you want to believe it or not, chase has a real future in music. Okay. Yeah, yeah, I know. I know he’s a talented guy, but I also happen to know that he thinks things are looking pretty bleak right now. And I don’t want him to make a mistake. So, please, brook lynn, please just level with me once. What the hell do you two have cooking up? Wow. That’s great. Uh, tell the development team to send over the promotional package and I’ll have my lawyers look at it.

[ Chuckles ] You’re convincing. But not good enough for me. Or yourself. I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Don’t play a player. I know brook lynn… and I know what she’s really up to.

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 hey. Hey. Why didn’t you tell me that you were coming? Because I wanted to surprise you, and I was dying for a kelly’s milkshake. Oh, well, I don’t blame you. Where’s cam? Uh, he had to take care of a late shipment, and I’m on my way out. Everything okay? Yeah. Want to join me for a milkshake? I’m buying. And then you can tell me what’s really going on. Cam lied to me, and I hate it. Yeah, find me the, um, information as soon as you can. Um, yeah. No, I got a different assignment for our friend dex, so he can prove to me that he belongs in this business. Thanks, brick.

[ Knock on door ] Come in. Said you had a job for me. That was a bust. You think? You’re obsessed with true crime. At least I tried. So pay up. Dream on. You succeed, you get paid. You want me to try again? That gilmore girl is obviously on edge. The tiniest thing could push her over.

[ Metal squeaking ] What is that? What are you doing? I was about to ask you the same question. Why the hell were you setting me up? Tj: The whole point of a medically induced coma is to give the patient’s body time to heal. Bringing out a patient too fast, it’s inadvisable and carries serious risk. Okay, so on a scale of 1 to 10, how dangerous is it? Dr. Robinson, hey. You two are looking so serious. Well, we were just talking about trina’s trial. How did everything go in court today? Oh, well, it was one surprise after another. Good surprises or bad ones? Dante: Commissioner. What’s up, detective? I just wanted to thank you again for considering me for operation running circles. I’m sorry I had to turn it down. You already explained your reasons. It’s all good. No, it’s not, if — if saying no means I won’t be considered for future opportunities. I’ll make you a deal, all right? I’ll drop the harmony miller angle if you admit, on the record, to falling off the wagon. Why can’t you just leave me alone? Train wrecks sell, especially beautiful ones. The public loves a fairy tale. What they love even more is a fairy-tale princess dragged down to earth. Makes them seem more human. Now, you can get them behind you if you can just pull yourself back together. Admitting there’s a problem is the first step. So tell me, sasha, when did you start using again? Was it after your kid died? Okay, that’s enough. What is wrong with you? Sienna: You need to back off. What? I just asked her a question. A highly insensitive question.

[ Sighs ]

[ Screaming ] Smoltz: What? Oh, my god!

[ Screaming continues ]

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When you came to me looking for work, you were eager to prove yourself. You think that’s changed? Well, you’re still a little eager, but a lot of guys who talk a big game can’t back it up. And y-you’ve shown me that, uh, you’re capable. I appreciate it, boss. Keep it up, and, uh, there may be a place for you in my organization. I’d love that. But I need to see more of you. That’s what this next job’s about. Completing it will result in greater trust between us. That way I’ll give you more responsibility. Whatever it is, I’m in. You see this guy? Yeah. I need you to find him. Who is he? Another drug dealer like the photographer? His name’s beckett reed. He’s the manager of a — of a theater. No criminal record that I know of. Then what’d he do to get on your list? So, diane surprised everyone and called spencer for the defense. And he testified that he was with trina when the video got released. Actually, he went a step further to say that he thought esme was the one to record us. Oh, my gosh. Spencer finally saw the light? It’s about time. That’s the thing. Apparently, spencer saw the light this whole time. What are you talking about? Spencer was only pretending to support esme while he tried to find evidence that esme set trina up. And let me guess — that didn’t really work? I mean, of course it didn’t work. There’s a thousand ways that that could go wrong. But the point is, spencer didn’t want to tell anybody ’cause he didn’t want it getting back to esme. Well, I’m sure he didn’t want esme leaving town. Yeah, but he told cam. Not at the very beginning, but close enough. And cam kept it from you. Yes. And I knew that something was off. And I asked cam over and over again if there was something wrong, something he wasn’t telling me. But he had an excuse every time and it seemed reasonable. But I knew that something was going on. I mean, things were just…different between us. And now I know why. What’s on your mind, dante? I’ve just been thinking about next steps lately. I-I, you know, want to grow in my job and move on to bigger roles within the department. I admire your ambition. Even though it’s counterintuitive, considering I turned down the last assignment. I just, I couldn’t do that to rocco. I couldn’t leave him again and upend his life like that. So, for the time being, I-I have to focus on assignments that are closer to home. And you’re worried it could derail your advancement? Yeah. Will it? I don’t see why. You’re speaking to a fellow single parent here. Yeah. I understand the sacrifices and tough decisions you have to make. And I respect your choice to stay local. But you chose differently, right? In a completely different situation. My decision to go undercover… there were men out there who were legitimately dangerous, who I knew, if put away, would result in a safer world for my son. Did I miss out on time with tj? Yeah. A lot of it. And we weathered some rough patches because of that. Seems like he’s doing pretty good now. He’s thriving. We’re close again, and I am so grateful. But if I could go back… I don’t know, dante. I’m honestly not sure what I would choose. Apparently spencer had an attack of conscience, because all of a sudden, diane changed her strategy and called spencer as a witness. For the defense? Yes. How’d that go? Well, spencer testified that he was with trina at the time the video was being sent out. W– a-a-at spring ridge? Why didn’t trina say so? See, the thing is, he wasn’t at spring ridge. Apparently, he broke out to go visit his mother’s grave. Okay. So let me get this straight. Trina ran into spencer at the cemetery. Mm-hmm. And trina kept it quiet because she didn’t want to get spencer in any trouble. T-that was months ago. So — so spencer committed a major infraction, gets away with it, and then confesses to it in the courtroom? It sounds like he went out on a limb for — for trina. Yeah. Yeah. I-I mean, I guess. But I’m just having a hard time believing that trina would keep this a secret for months now. I mean, if she would’ve just said something, said something sooner, I-I — you know [Grunts] There’s no point. There’s no point in thinking about the what-ifs. So — so was, uh, spencer’s testimony, was that a major blow for the prosecution? Not really. The ada poked holes all through the alibi. I mean, she really believes that trina is guilty. Even though spencer testified he believes esme’s the one that did it. As did josslyn, as did cameron. Can somebody please tell me how this girl is not being investigated? Please. Jordan is trying to connect esme to the bartender right now. Well, what’s the status with that? And what about the bartender? Is he any closer to waking up, or what?

[ Screaming ] Gilmore, what are you’re doing?! I’m out of here.

[ Screaming continues ] Sasha! Sasha, what are you doing?! Sasha, stop!

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Sasha, sasha, please.

[ Screaming ] Hey, stop, stop. It’s okay. It’s okay! Stop! Please, honey. No more. Stop! Leave me alone! You’re gonna hurt yourself. I’m not leaving you. Stop. Stop.

[ Sobbing ] It’s okay. It’s okay, sweetie. I got you. Thank you for your understanding. It means a lot. Of course. Right now, the best thing is for you to be with your family. You know, having said that, rocco is getting older and I do hope to have some help at home soon. I’ll keep an eye out for assignments that won’t take you too far. How’s that? Sounds like a deal. Oh, and if you ever need to talk about your future, professional or otherwise, my door is always open. Commissioner, we just received a call about an altercation at the metro court involving some high-profile people. A unit is already on the way. Who is it? Sasha gilmore. You know, from deception? Yeah, I know who she is. And a local reporter. Run point? Yeah, on it. Let’s go for a ride. The way I understand it, um… oz haggerty’s doctors are in the process of bringing oz out of a medically induced coma as we speak. I know it could take a while before he wakes up. We don’t have a while. Jury deliberation starts tomorrow. And if my baby girl has to spend one second in prison… a conviction is gonna be set in place. There’s no guarantee it’s gonna be overturned by an appeal. We’re gonna be at the mercy of whatever judge happens to be assigned to that case. Okay. Look, look, look, baby. I know, okay? You’re right. Hands down, the best thing for trina is for that bartender to testify before the jury makes their verdict. Wow. So our best hope is lying in a coma. And our next alternative is wrangling the truth out of that conniving little snake esme. Is that what you’re telling me? There has to be some other way. There has to be something. T-there is. There has to be something that we haven’t thought of, something that we haven’t explored. Right? Portia: Okay. Okay, that’s it. I mean, there’s obviously something going on here. I-I really don’t have the patience or energy to guess. Tell me what it is. It’s not just that cam lied. I mean, it bothers me, of course, but if the positions were reversed, I can see a situation where I would keep trina’s confidence if she asked me. Right. But that’s not what happened here. No, it’s not. What spencer did, going rogue and trying to bring esme down by himself and — and making trina think that he’s turned against her — I mean, it’s immature. And the fact that cam went along with it, I-it’s childish. It is. I mean, we’re not playing a video game here. This is trina’s entire life. Absolutely. And spencer knew that it was esme the whole time? He stayed silent? It’s dumb.

[ Scoffs ] Yeah. It’s not the smartest way to go about it. Oh, I don’t know why I’m surprised. I mean, spencer has always had to be the star of his own drama. It’s been like that since we were kids. Well, I mean, he’s grown up a bit since. Not enough. Spencer’s big plan? I mean, this never had a chance of succeeding. And I don’t know, I guess I’m just shocked that cam couldn’t see that. He’s known spencer as long as I have. Is he really that clueless? You know what? You’re gonna have to be real intentional about your own feelings. You know yourself. You trust your instincts. You knew something was off with cameron, and you were right. Just like you knew something was off with sonny. This guy must have done something to get on your bad side if you’re siccing me on him. He’s a jury foreman on a trial I’m interested in, and I need you to have a conversation with him. Let him know the outcome I want. Which is trina robinson goes free. I don’t care what the jury thinks. I don’t care if it’s a hung jury. I do not want trina going to prison. Beckett has family members that are — have health issues. Maybe — maybe he needs a hand in, you know, medical bills. I’ll make it clear what he stands to gain by cooperating. If he refuses? Then you make it clear what he stands to lose. A dental tool is round for a reason.So is an oral-B. Round cleans better by surrounding each tooth. So clean, you’ll feel like you just left the dentist. Oral-B. Brush like a pro. Want more from your vitamins? Get more with nature’s bounty. From the first-ever triple action sleep supplement. To daily digestive support. To more wellness solutions every day. Get more with nature’s bounty. Listen, I’m done settling. Because this is my secret. I put it on once, no more touch ups! Secret had ph balancing minerals; and it helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it. So pull it in close. Secret works. Nicorette knows, quitting smoking is freaking hard. You get advice like: Try hypnosis… or… quit cold turkey. Kidding me?! Instead, start small. With nicorette. Which can lead to something big. Start stopping with nicorette can I ask why? Why what? Well, I read a bit about the trial, what trina robinson is accused of. I know it involves josslyn, and, obviously, you two aren’t on the best of terms. You know [Sighs] Part of doing this job is not asking questions. And I get that — need-to-know basis. That’s right. However… I’m of the opinion that trust goes both ways. You can ask, doesn’t mean I’m gonna answer you. I’ll accept that. Sonny: Trina’s innocent. She was set up. She’s a good girl. I know she didn’t commit this crime. So you’re attempting to right a wrong. Let me know when it’s done. My, oh, my. I was just trying to confirm you were high when you ran down harmony miller, but being the face of deception’s latest victim is so much better.

[ Siren wailing ] I simply cannot wait to publish the heck out of this story. Stop talking! Or those will be the last words that you ever speak. You understand me? Pcpd. You want to tell me what the hell is going on here?

[ Siren wailing ] Spill. What tricks you got up your sleeves? Not tricks… an option. A potentially dangerous option. But if it’s trina’s only hope… I think it’s worth pursuing. What is it? Trina needs you right now. You should focus on her. Tj and I will take care of the rest. Now you’re really making me nervous. No. You can’t just leave me like that. You have to tell me what’s happening here. Curtis. Curtis, please. Tell me. Tj, uh, brought it to my attention that we could wake oz up. Like my uncle said, we’re warming him up to a normothermic state and we’ll wean him off the drugs that are keeping him in an induced coma. When that finishes, he still has to come to on his own. And that could take some time, yeah. And by that time, it might be too late for trina. But we can speed up the process by giving him a large dose of flumazenil and naloxone to quickly reverse the effects of the drugs he’s on. Once he wakes up, we can get him to give us the evidence we need to exonerate trina. Have you guys completely lost your minds? That man was put into a coma for a reason. To forcibly wake him up would be completely denying his medical needs. No, no, no. That’s the very definition of unethical. And I’m surprised you would even think about this, tj. No, no, tj, he — he warned me that this would be drastic, but I said we should do it anyway. Portia, you know that I’m right. If there’s ever been a time for drastic measures… honey, this is insane. You don’t understand.

[ Sighs ] Hey, listen, I spoke with jordan. Apparently, spencer told britt westbourne that he saw the exact same drug that the bartender od’d on in esme’s things. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a second. What? I believe esme drugged trina at the cabin. That’s why that one drink hit her so hard.

[ Sighs ] I am gonna kill that girl. I swear! Baby. No. Okay, just… just know that esme’s dangerous. Okay? She’s been planning this for months. She hid evidence so trina would take the fall. But oz’s testimony could change all of that. We just need him to wake up. I can give him the reversal drugs. You will do no such thing. Honey. No. What other choice do we have? I got here at the end of it, man. So I can’t tell you how it all started. All right. I’ll come back. I cannot wait to sue that woman… okay. …For everything she is worth. Okay. Why don’t you tell me your side of the story? There’s only one side. She’s insane. She attacked my car with a pole. Out of the blue? Unprovoked? Yes. I was minding my own business, didn’t even know she was here. And if you don’t believe me, I have a dashcam, recorded the whole thing. Sure. By the way, I’m pressing charges. If that wasn’t abundantly obvious. Of course you are. Look. Can you take a look at her, please? There’s obviously something real going on, something painful happening with her right now. You really want to be that guy? What guy? The kind of guy who kicks a woman when she’s down. Last I checked, destroying property is a crime. Do you really want to be that cop who lets dangerous criminals go free? Yeah, that’s what I thought. That’s a yes, then? Yeah. What do you say? You think you can give dante your statement? It’s okay. No rush, then. Okay? Don’t worry. I’m gonna get you some help, okay? How’s it going over here?

[ Groans ] Listen, man. She’s — she’s spent. Do you mind if, um, we come by the station tomorrow to give you her statement? I can’t do that, man. Dante, come on, man. I mean, obviously, she’s in no condition to speak. I just need to get her home. Please. I agree, brando. Listen, I would if I could, but this guy’s pressing charges here. I’d love to let you go, but I can’T. Beckett reed? Do I know you? Not yet, but… we have a lot to talk about, namely, the trina robinson trial. Oh, I’m not allowed to discuss that. Oh, trust me. You’ll want to hear what I have to say. I’m not saying that the situations are anything alike. The sonny thing — that’s another level. You’re right, though. I knew something was off with sonny. Something was off with us. And I didn’t trust my gut. I hate him for what he did to you. I don’t want to get into it. I know, but… how can you stay so calm, mom? Just saying his name makes my blood boil. Because I’m over it. I mean, what happened in that courtroom, josslyn — and — and I don’t — I mean, when sonny testified, yeah, that drove me crazy, but it’s really about what happened after. Sonny sided with nina after scott had been so unfair to michael? That cinched it for me. Sonny is donna’s father, and that is it. He has no bearing on any other part of my life. I wish I could do that. I wish I could turn off my anger and my resentment. You can. Are you kidding me? Look at you. You’re just coming off your freshman year of college with a 4.0 and a starting spot on the volleyball team. You have so much going for you, so much ahead of you. Don’t waste your energy leading the charge against sonny. And besides, michael’s got that covered. But you stood by him… for decades. You gave him everything, and he threw that all away. And it hurt. But…staying mad and wanting revenge and wanting to see sonny fall… I mean, all that energy could be spent in other places and on other people. So you’re just gonna let it go? I’m just gonna let it go. And you should, too. Not because it’s good for sonny. It’s good for you. So you understand why it’s important you do as my boss asks, right?

[ Whispers ] Yeah. Which is what, again? Just want to make sure your memory is on point. Say trina robinson isn’t guilty. Good job. What are you doing here? You. I-I recognize you. You’re on trina’s jury.

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[ Radio chatter ] Hey, sasha? Hey. Hey, do not say anything. You understand? Can’t you see that she needs help? Yeah, I know. That’s what I’m trying to get for her. Okay? I promise you that. Yeah? Is there a problem here? Yeah. My wife shouldn’t be here. What she needs is to sit down. Okay, come in here. You can rest, all right? Rest? Yeah. No. This is… hold up. Hold up. Tell me what’s going on. Hey, come on. Just, uh… have a seat, okay? Okay. Sasha, you need to get a lawyer. I’m gonna help you. Okay? Maybe you can countersue smoltz or something. I couldn’t stand it anymore. I’m so tired. Okay. Okay, you sit tight, okay? I’ll be right back. Brando: Commissioner, please. This isn’t like sasha. That dirtbag must have said or done something to make her snap. Any input, detective? Yeah. Smoltz has dashcam footage. He’s got sasha taking a pole and smashing his car. H-he’s gonna press charges. I am telling you, she had to have been provoked. She had to. I know, I know. But, brando, even so, if she was… we still have to book her. Book her? Are you kidding? Have you seen her? You know what? Sasha, she can — she can make bail. It’s not a problem. Court’s closed. I’m sorry, but sasha’s gonna have to stay here until arraignment tomorrow. You — no, no, no. You — you can’t hold her. I am telling you, she won’t make it. Excuse me. I can’t be seen with anyone connected to the case. Look, josslyn, I don’t know what you heard, but — who are you? What? What’s your name? You know mine. What’s yours? Dex heller. Okay, dex heller. Well, I didn’t just record that, so you don’t have to pitch me some sob story to get me to — it wasn’t a sob story. It’s the truth. That you didn’t have a choice but to follow sonny’s orders? Yeah, I believed it the other night in the alley, but not so much anymore. Look, I despise sonny, but I do not believe for one second that if you went to him and you asked to quit, that he wouldn’t let you go. No offense, but you’re his ex-stepdaughter. And that gives you privileges you don’t even realize you have. No, no, we’re not doing this, okay? This is not about me. This is about you. You are here. You’re talking to someone from trina’s jury. You think that’s a coincidence? Did sonny send you? Sorry. I got nothing. Shocker. I’m out of here. Hey. I thought you left. You will never guess what I just witnessed outside.

[ Cellphone rings ] Brando, what’s up? Sasha’s been arrested. What happened? You remember that reporter smoltz?

Yeah. Well, he must have done something to set sasha off because, uh, she trashed his car. How is she? She’s in pretty bad mental shape, but he’s pressing charges, so they’re holding her here overnight. Sonny, she can’t stay here, not in the state that she’s in. All right, I’m gonna call diane. We’ll — we’ll — we’ll prove that she was acting in self-defense. There’s dashcam footage. Sasha approached smoltz, not the other way around. Is there another way that we can get her out of here? Not in a conventional sense, if you know what I mean.

[ Sighs ] I don’t know how to help my wife. I’m on my way.

No, um… it’ll take me 10 minutes. Look, I don’t want to upset sasha any more, and there’s nothing you can do anyway. Listen, you need support.

I appreciate that. I really do, but, um… I’ll, uh — I’ll keep you posted, okay? Whatever you need, brando. I know. Thank you, sonny. Man. The risks of waking this guy up too soon are cognitive impairment, death. But he could also survive it. Yes. Yes, he could. His heart could be beating, yes, but who’s to say that he’ll even be able to speak? And if he can speak, what if he can’t even tell us what we want to hear? And if he does? Then tj… would be violating his oath. You’d be putting your whole medical career in danger when it’s barely even begun. Not to mention the legal ramifications if you happen to get caught. We won’T. You don’t know that.

[ Sighs ] This is too big of a gamble, guys. I-I-I won’t let you do this. There’s no way. I can’T. Okay. Portia, honey, I don’t think you understand. No one wants trina exonerated any more than I do. But to lose your medical license… honey, it’s not worth it. You need to promise me. Just — just leave it alone. Tj, promise me. Okay. I promise.

[ Sighs ] Thank you.

[ Cellphone chimes ] It’s, uh –it’s about a patient. I have to go.

[ Sniffles ] Uh… the fact that you were willing to risk everything for my baby girl… …I’ll never forget it. There are a million different things that could go wrong. There’s a million and one. How else are we supposed to help trina? I think that there’s another way. If there’s another way, baby, I don’t see it. Aside from esme, oz haggerty is the only person who can prove trina’s innocence. We need oz awake, and there’s a way to do it. Frankly… frankly, I’m surprised you’re shutting this down so quickly. Is it really that hard to believe that I wouldn’t allow another doctor to go to jail with or in place of my daughter? But you’d let yourself. And that’s exactly what you’re gonna do, isn’t it?

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I swear I heard the jury guy say trina’s name. Did I just see what I think I saw? Someone who works for sonny trying to influence a juror? Yeah, that sounds about right. Sonny’s trying to help trina? Don’t seem so surprised about that, josslyn. Sonny has known trina a long time, and she is really close with ava. But to do it like this? But it’s sonny, you know? He just does what he wants when he wants, to hell with anyone else. Hey, you could look at it like that. How else is there to look at it, mom? It’s not right. It’s not right for trina to go to prison for a crime she didn’t commit, either.

[ Knock on door ] Come in. Is it done? You don’t want tj to risk his career, but you’re willing to risk yours? You’re gonna wake oz up yourself, aren’t you? Please don’t ask me any more questions. Please? Are you? ‘Cause that’s what it sounded like. Yes. Yeah.

[ Sniffles ] I am. All right. I’m gonna do it, but I’m gonna do it without you and I’m gonna do it without tj. Portia. No, no, no, no. It is my turn to shield you. You have marshall. You have stella. You — you have tj to think about. Right. And I have you to think about, as well. All those million and — and one things that could go wrong… and you want to do this alone? It’s like…

[ Sighs ] It’s like you’re asking to be caught. So I get caught.

[ Voice breaking ] I’m trina’s mother. I si gned up for thisthe second that she was born. And if there are consequences, then I’m gonna face them, as long as my baby girl is happy and she’s safe. But just… this is my job… not yours. You understand? This is no one else’S.

[ Sighs ] Sasha isn’t a criminal. Come on, man, we know that. Okay. Just — just hear me out. Look, this is a mental-health issue. You can see the state that she’s in, and I’m sure the cam footage shows it, too. Sasha isn’t in her right state of mind. She needs help from professionals. And the longer that she stays in there, the worse off she’ll be. Please. This is traumatizing for her. I will make sure, okay, that she comes back to do whatever you need her to do, all right? But she needs to come home, because if you don’t, I am scared that she won’t recover. All right?

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[Sfx: Stomach gurgling] Well, I’m glad that you said something. How’d it go? You can — you can talk in front of frank. Uh, I met with beckett and got the point across, but I, uh, can’t say for sure if he’ll comply. How come? Josslyn interrupted us, and he took the opportunity to take off. But you delivered the message, right? Nothing to do now but wait and see. Well, thanks for the update. You can go ahead and take the rest of the night off. See you tomorrow. Hey. Close the door. Lines up with what you told me. Yeah, I had eyes on him the whole time. He didn’t leave anything out. It’s me. Just leaving your dad’s office. We need to meet. I want to renegotiate our deal. Sonny is doing something that I do not agree with, that on the outside is wrong… true. …But he’s doing it for someone I love. Also true. And trina is innocent, so… maybe on some level, it’s right? Joss, life is mostly shades of gray. I still hate him for what he did to you. Me too. And I refuse to owe him anything. Me too. Ever. Okay. What are you gonna do about what you saw? I don’t think there’s anything I can do. I hear you, brando. No, you don’T. And I really wish we could do this another way, but… sasha broke the law and the victim’s pressing charges. There’s no getting around that. Come on. Dante: Hey, listen, listen. Come on, man. Hey, listen to me. Listen to me. We’re gonna hold her overnight, okay? We will look after her, I promise you that. You don’t — we’re gonna get her a psych evaluation in the morning.She can’t stay here overnight. She has to. Hey, I am gonna get you out of here, okay? I’m gonna be waiting here before the sun comes up to get you out of here, okay? I love you so much. All right? I’m gonna get you through this. All right? It’s gonna be okay. You are absolutely amazing, you know that? The way you love your daughter, I’ve never seen anything more fierce and beautiful. I hope that means that you’re not gonna stand in my way. No. Good. Good. But I’m not trying to let you go at it alone. I can’t let you do this. No. Look, you’re not letting me, I’m offering. Better yet, I’m insisting. Curtis, really, this is… I love you. I love you. I love trina. This is our family. And I want to defend it. So if we’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do it together. How can I say no to that? I don’t think you can.

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Like that — oh. Be right back, okay? Hi. Hi. How are you? I’m good. I feel like I should be wearing a sign around my neck that says “no one has to worry about me.” I’m sorry, nina. You’re the last person I want to snap at. No, it’s okay. I completely understand. I mean, enough people ask, “how are you?” And eventually you want to slap them. You got that right. I don’t want to keep you. You waiting for someone? Oh, no, no. A-actually, I’m trying to get a feel for the place. Remember, I own half of the metro court now. Oh, of course. That’s right. I’m sorry. No, you don’t need to apologize. You have other things on your mind. Besides, I can hardly believe it myself. Yeah? Good disbelief or bad? Well, actually, it’s — it’s going to be a challenge. You know, I have no experience in running a hotel, and it’s not like my partner is welcoming me with open arms. But the more I wrap my brain around it, the more certain I am that keeping the metro court was a good call. Well, in that case, do you want to show me to my table? Oh, yes. This way, madame. How is this table? I’m glad that you feel up to going out. So where’s brando? Sonny: Thanks. Sasha? How can you tell? The look on your face. What happened? Sasha’s ghosting me. She’s not at home. Turned her phone off. What are you doing here instead of being with her? Well, because trying to track sasha down might be the worst thing I can do right now. Hey. Hey. Hey, did you not get my texts or calls earlier? What happened in court? Oh, trina testified. Well, she was great. Spencer’s been arrested. Again? Yeah. What is he arrested for now? Well, he testified that he was with trina when the video got posted. He testified as a witness? Yeah. He came forward last minute and convinced diane that he could give trina an alibi. Wait, so he was at spring ridge with trina? Why didn’t he say anything before? Well, they weren’t at spring ridge. Spencer snuck out. He visited his mom’s grave. It was the anniversary of her death. And he ran into trina there. Well, then why didn’t trina say anything? She was protecting spencer. She finally told me right before the trial started. She promised that if things got desperate, she’d name spencer as her alibi, but she didn’t have to. Spencer came forward on his own. Well, at least he stepped up for trina. Wow. Yeah, wow. He did a total 180. He told the whole court that esme was the one who recorded us and sent the video to the whole school. So why aren’t you more surprised? Spencer knew that trina was innocent all along. What?

[ Sighs ] This was a great idea. Thank you. I figured after everything that happened in court today, you needed to clear your head. Explain to me why spencer went back on that stand and admitted that he escaped from spring ridge. To help you. That doesn’t make any sense. After everything he said to me?

[ Police radio chatter ] Uncuff mr. Casssadine. I’ll take it from here. Thank you. You knew when you gave trina an alibi, under oath, that you were admitting to escaping from prison. Why? Throw enough reasonable doubt at the jury, and they just might acquit her. Whether trina is acquitted or not, you’re most likely going back to prison. I put the sitting room back in order. There’s no sign that you and esme had a fight in there. And you’re positive there was no sign of her near the spot where she, um — where she fell from the parapet? I scoured the shoreline again. That’s the only thing that washed up. Do you think she’s dead? I don’t know. But we should move forward as if she is. I’ve already started laying the groundwork for a cover story. Did you speak with the staff? Sophia, she’s one of the maids, I asked if esme left yet. She said she hadn’t seen her, of course, but we have to make sure that everyone believes that esme took off after your argument. Oh, esme took off, all right. She went straight over the parapet. Don’t! I told you, you have touched me for the last time. I know that you’re angry. Just forget it. No, we have to — I am better off on my own than with a man who betrayed me.

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Sasha and I had a fight. I said something cruel to her — something I didn’t even mean. That’s what happens when two people who love each other get in a fight. Did she storm out? You didn’t get to say, you know, I’m sorry? Is that what happened? No, I apologized. But since the fight was about me trying to control her, I thought it would be a bad idea for me to follow her, so… now I wish I had. Since she’s ignoring your calls? The last thing she said to me after our fight was “I need space.” Okay. Do yourself a favor. Give her some space. Why, so I can convince her that I’m not a controlling jerk after all? You’re not a controlling jerk. She — you know, sasha had a relapse. You’re there for her. You’re understanding what she’s going through. You mean as a recovering addict. And whenever sasha and i are apart, I just have nightmares of her trying to buy more drugs. Listen to me. You can’t keep living this way. It’s not good for you or sasha. I know. Which is why I need a favor. Can you spare a guy to look after her? Sasha is not going to like a bodyguard. She doesn’t need to know. Are you asking me to help you spy on your wife? Look, joss, I’ve been wanting to tell you for months. Spencer was only pretending to believe esme in the hopes that she would slip up, provide some sort of evidence that it was her that filmed the video and not trina. All this time, spencer has been playing esme? Once trina was arrested, spencer knew that she was not capable of something so evil and that it had to have been esme that framed her. He also knew that esme would do a very good job of covering her tracks so nothing led back to her. So spencer was only pretending to support esme? Because he was really convincing. Look, think about it, joss. If esme got the slightest bit suspicious, she would have left port charles and we’d have no evidence that it was actually her responsible. No one could know. No one except you. Spencer came over one night. They had just gotten in a big fight, him and trina. I was not cutting him any slack, and I forced him to tell me what he was up to. Joss, I-I — I wanted to tell you so badly, but he made me promise. I-I don’t care what he made you promise. I am your girlfriend, and I had the right to know. Brando is not joining me. He and I need a break from each other. Oh. Hold on. Did something happen? Did you guys have a fight or something? I mean, you’re practically still newlyweds, so I don’t think that you should be needing a break so soon. We are not getting a divorce, nina. I just came here to get a drink, that’s all. It’s not healthy for a couple to spend all their time together. Yes, I agree with that 100%, but… well, you know me. Why be calm, cool, and collected when I can overreact?

[ Chuckles ] I know it’s coming from a place of caring. Okay, this drink. Do you want it with company or without? Normally, I would love to have a drink with you, but I am actually meeting someone. Oh. You are dying to ask who it is, aren’t you? No, I couldn’t care less. I really don’t — I don’t care. It’s okay. I’m meeting sienna colby, the makeup artist. You know her? Yeah. We use her occasionally at some crimson photoshoots, but I don’t know know her. How about this? Why don’t I keep you company until she shows up? Finally. We have to hurry. Sasha’s already at the metro court. Relax. If ms. Gilmore thinks you’re bringing her drugs, she’ll wait. Now, you clear on how this needs to work? You talk to spencer after I left the courtroom?

[ Sighs ] Yeah, to apologize for going off on him earlier. And then jordan came and arrested him. What? Before spencer got arrested, he said that he should have said something from the start. That something being… I think he meant to say that he never believed that I was guilty. But he still stayed with esme, so that doesn’t make any sense. I’m sorry. I-I shouldn’t be talking about this. Well, why not? Cassadine’s testimony was a big deal, and you’re still processing. I just… I don’t know how to feel about spencer yet. I mean, I don’t know how to feel about what spencer did. And what you did, too. You mean what I said on the stand? No. You… and me… what about us? We kissed. Esme could be dead. And you were fighting with her when she fell off of the parapet. You can’t bear the brunt of this on your own. You need my help. I didn’t push her, you know. I didn’T. We were fighting over the letter and she yanked it out of my hand, and it was her own momentum. It forced her over. I believe you. But we already went over this. Everyone knows about your hatred for esme. And you didn’t call 911. Because you told me not to! Because it was the right thing to do. I’m just pointing out that now, we have to live with that decision. Stop saying “we.” There is no “we.” The “we” is done. You had sex with esme! That’s vile enough! But then you lied to my face for weeks! You kept me at arm’s length, and then — and then you had sex with me after being with her! It’s disgusting! I will never forgive you! Ava. You walk out of wyndemere on the heels of esme’s disappearance, everyone’s gonna wonder why, and what are you going to tell them? That I slept with my son’s girlfriend and you found it unforgivable? If that’s not motive for murder, I don’t know what is. Especially since the staff heard you fighting with esme loudly enough to call and tell me. If esme’s body washes up on the shoreline, you are going to be pcpd’s one and only suspect.

[ Cellphone ringing ] Oh, speak of the devil. It’s pcpd. No, don’t — nikolas cassadine. Father, I have been arrested. Arrested? I’ve been charged with escaping from spring ridge. Will you help? I’ll be right there. What, who? W-who’s been arrested? Is it about esme? Spencer is at pcpd. What? Why? What happened? Spencer testified on trina’s behalf in court. Apparently, he saw trina at the cemetery when he visited courtney’s grave at the anniversary of her death, and trina was there when she supposedly posted the sex tape. He gave her an alibi. Spencer did that for trina? And he was arrested, as thanks for his good deed. I’ll return as soon as I can. No rush. I will not be here when you get back.

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I told trina that you had been acting weird and making up all of these excuses. You were lying to me. You’re the one who knew that spencer was trina’s alibi since the video was posted. Cameron, I found that out right before the trial started. You have been actively lying to me for weeks. Months! We’re supposed to trust each other. That means no secrets, especially when it’s about something like this. This isn’t who hooked up at a party or got drunk. This could potentially affect the rest of trina’s life. Look, I told you, I wanted to tell you, but this was important, to prove trina’s innocence. But you didn’T. Spencer still has no solid evidence proving that esme made that video. And what on earth made spencer think that a snake like esme would ever admit the truth? He had incentive, okay? There was a plan. If esme exonerated trina, spencer would tell her who her birth mother is.

[ Laughs ] What? He was bluffing. Okay. You need to tell me everything… from the beginning. You’re not thinking straight. I am sorry that I slept with esme, and I will keep apologizing for the rest of my life. But right now, you have to set aside your anger, and you have to let me help you. Any man stupid enough, weak enough to have sex with his son’s manipulative girlfriend is a liability, nikolas, not an asset. You can be as hurt as you want. I don’t want to be hurt. I didn’t choose for you to be unfaithful. I’m just saying… you can’t afford to focus on the infidelity. We have bigger priorities right now. We cannot let anyone ever find out what happened to esme. I can take care of myself. This is not exactly my first rodeo. Ava, please. Do not do anything rash. We will talk when I get back. Fine. Go. Take a seat. You’re not taking me to a cell? I’m not completely cold-hearted, spencer. I’m aware of the sacrifice you made to help trina. So let’s hear the full story. Unless you want to wait for your lawyer. It’s okay. How did you escape spring ridge? It’s a minimum-security prison. I just did. Why did you feel compelled to escape? It was the anniversary of my mother’s death. Even when I was away of boarding school, I made sure that flowers were left on her grave, and this was the first year that I wasn’t going to be able to do that. So it drove me crazy, and I was growing desperate. And that’s where you saw trina. Mm-hmm. Yeah, she was there for research on a school paper. I convinced her not to, uh, turn me and promised I was going right back to spring ridge, which I did. So you got away with your little adventure. Why confess now? For trina. I shouldn’t be talking about another guy with you. Can if you want to. I can take it. I get it. You do? If the jury finds me guilty, I’ll have to go to prison. Can’t do much dating between a glass window, especially when one of us is a felon and the other is a cop. You have to help me out here. I have no idea what you’re talking about. I’m reading all of your signals loud and clear. You’ve decided that I’m too complicated and that we should just be friends. If I said that I’m clear on what I had to do, would you believe me? Never hurts to go over it one more time. Call me before you meet sasha, then slip the phone into your purse so I can hear the entire conversation. Sasha talking about the night harmony miller died. Yeah. Best-case scenario, you get the face of deception to admit she was high when she hit harmony with her car, or get her to buy pills off you. At the very least, get her to admit she’s been using drugs. And you’ll keep my name out of it? Of course. You’re my anonymous source. And you get 500 bucks for the trouble of helping me out. You really have it in for sasha, don’t you? It’s not personal, just business. Sasha gilmore is clickbait.

[ Chuckles ] She’s not that famous. Well, not yet. But soon, she’ll be infamous. I am not asking you to spy on sasha. You want one of my guys to follow your wife without her knowing. What do you call that? Okay. Okay.

[ Laughs ] Alright. Yeah, you’re right. When you put it like that, it sounds kind of bad. You gotta stop worrying. I’m not — look, I’m not saying no. But I am. You’re right. It was a bad idea. It was. I mean, the last thing I want to do is be that guy. Y-you got to give yourself a break, you know. Sometimes, when you’re watching somebody that you love suffer, you do crazy things. Yeah, but I’m not making it better by smothering sasha. You know what? You have great instincts. If there’s something going on with sasha, I mean, I’m sure there probably is. What do you think? You think I should go look for her? Sometimes, when people are in a bad way, they don’t want to ask for help. If that’s what’s going on with sasha, what does your gut tell you? That you’re right. I have to go find her.

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Brando doesn’t trust me. He watches my every move to make sure I don’t do something crazy, but brando is the one making me crazy. Yeah, being under the microscope is no fun. But — but… brando was on the set of “home & heart” when… you thought liam was in that baby carrier, and brando was the one that brought you to G.H. To put you on that 72-hour psychiatric hold. So he’s a little worried about you. I know, and I hate that I put him through that. It’s not your fault. But it is. I thought that going back to work would make me stop grieving for liam, but I took on too much too soon, and it totally backfired. I promise I’m going to be more careful going forward. Nina: I just want to remind you again, you can always talk to me about anything. Hi, sasha. Nina, this is a surprise. Sienna, how have you been? Good. Crazy busy. Are you joining us? No. No, I was just keeping sasha company until you arrived, so I’ll leave you alone. Have a nice dinner. Sorry I’m late. Traffic was a nightmare. I’m so glad we’re doing this. I was surprised when I got your text. I have been meaning

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[ Laughs ] I totally get it. You head for the bathroom first, I’ll follow. Good, good, good, good. My written report on spencer cassadine’s arrest. Sent a copy to the D.A. Tonight. Where’s my son? I assume you want to speak with him. Alone, if possible. Please. Spencer is in the interrogation room. You’ve got 15 minutes. Thank you. Commissioner, as you know, my client was a model prisoner at spring ridge. He fully served out his sentence. And escaped incarceration without notifying the authorities. Save your breath, counselor.

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I take it your refusal to listen means you oppose leniency for a young man who was merely trying to honor the memory of his dead mother? I’m not the person you have to convince. You need to go before a judge. Well, then, by all means, what do you say we process spencer A.S.A.P so we get him on that night court docket? I mean, I’m sure my client would love to get out of here as soon as possible, and to be clear, we’re hardly talking about a dangerous felon or a menace to society. He’s simply an impulsive young man who made a bad decision. Why does esme suddenly matter to you now? I mean, if you know that she made the sex tape and posted it, how could you possibly still have feelings for her? The only feelings that I have for esme are anger and contempt. But as long as esme is in town, there’s a chance that she could exonerate trina. I don’t see that happening. Well, I’ve been looking for evidence to link esme to that video, but so far, I’ve come up empty. Esme’s — she’s too savvy to slip up. Yeah. So I came up with another idea — to offer esme a deal. You think I only want to be friends? Where did that come from? Well, to start, you’re not bothered by my talking about another guy. Then there’s a good chance I might be found guilty and sent to prison, which means a bad chance of us getting any closer. And you just have to be practical. At this point, it makes sense that we’re friends. And not even that, if that’s awkward for you. Awkward for who? Rory…it’s okay. My feelings aren’t hurt. I’m sorry to hear that, because I’m totally into you. You are? Then why are you letting me run my mouth about spencer? Shouldn’t you be jealous? If spencer cassadine fell into a hole, never to be seen again, I wouldn’t shed a tear. But, obviously, something is bothering you, and I wanted to help. And if that means talking about spencer cassadine’s testimony and wondering why he came forward, I was willing to bite my tongue until it bled and listen. That’s what I get for trying to be a nice guy. You’re not trying. You are. Sasha: Actually, I’m good. Are you hungry? You wanna order something? Let’s start with cocktails and go on from there. Sounds good. Any particular in mind? You choose. By the way, you look great. I was worried about you after what happened on “home & heart.” Thanks. I’m doing a lot better. I’ve overindulged a few times myself when the stress got to me. Bet it wasn’t on national tv. True. [ Laughs ] So, have you done any exotic shoots lately? I was in venice recently. Lucky you! Tell me everything. It was amazing, but the models were temperamental at times. You know how it is. The photographer has one vision, the stylist another, and when I’m working on the model, they’re telling me, “more blush. Not enough blush. Too much eyeliner. Can the lipgloss be shinier?” It doesn’t matter if you’re in front or behind the camera. If only people knew how stressed out this business makes us. It’s a good thing they don’t know. We’re in the business of selling a fantasy. No matter how much we suffer. Like when you had that horrible accident with harmony miller. Amateur. You’re going to blow this whole thing. Trina’s trial is finishing up. The — the jury starts deliberating tomorrow. It doesn’t look good for trina? You know, I don’t know. It could go either way. But I’m not willing to sit around and wait. Not your style. Sonny, I need you to be sure that trina is acquitted. Well, you know, the easiest way to do that is get the guilty party to, uh, confess. Or I’ll just go to esme prince and just tell her — no, no, you can’t do that. Yeah, I could do that.

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Did you know harmony? Sienna: No. I’m just a true-crime junkie. The news that harmony had killed two people and tried to kill two more caught my attention. You did the world a favor, taking her out. Any death is a tragedy, no matter who the victim is. Of course. Uh, so, what happened? Did harmony just run out in front of your car? This was a mistake. Sasha, I am so sorry. I’m like a bull in a china shop when it comes to true crime. Please stay. Good luck finding someone else to discuss your true-crime obsession.

[ Sighs ] Damn it. The titanic stayed afloat longer.

[ Sighs ] Back to the drawing board. It’s not important for the world to know that esme is behind the revenge porn. All that matters is that trina goes free. I thought you’d jump at the chance of bringing esme down, personally escorting her to pentonville.

[ Laughs ] Yeah, well, esme is gone. She left town. Ah, my people can find her. No, there isn’t any time for that. What if the jury comes back and reaches a verdict before they find her? My people are very good at finding people. Sonny. What? Trust me, they will not find her in time. What did you do, ava? This is not about me. This is about a young woman’s future, sonny. Will you help trina or not? I’ll take care of it. What are you going to do? Okay. Thank you. Thank you, sonny. Spencer thought that esme would care more about finding out who her biological mother was than she would about hurting trina. Well, he was wrong, and he was trying to outmaneuver the biggest manipulator on the planet. And there was probably a much simpler, more direct way to help trina. But spencer wanted to be the hero, and he wanted to pull the strings. And I should’ve seen that. Not necessarily. I mean, it’s always easier to say what you would have done differently when you’re looking back at a situation. I wasn’t in your position. I didn’t have spencer begging me to keep this secret. Still, I like to think that if you would have told me, we could have figured something out together. I’m sorry. Now that I know everything, we need to work together to bring esme down. Earlier, you sounded pretty sure you’d be found guilty. I have to consider the possibility. Or you could consider becoming an optimist. If I get my hopes up and I’m found guilty, I’ll be crushed. It’s better to prepare for the worst. You were great on the stand, and you’ve got some serious guts, risking cross-examination. The word on A.D.A. Arden is she eats barracudas for lunch. And I’m just a minnow. Don’t sell yourself short. You gave the jury a chance to see you, trina robinson, as a flesh-and-blood person, not some mustache-twirling villain looking to humiliate her friends. I wish you were on my jury. Do you regret taking the stand? No. I got to speak my truth. And thanks to diane, I got to tell the jury how much esme hated josslyn. Your lawyer did a great job pointing out that esme had means, opportunity, and a strong motive. Well, whatever happens, at least I know I did everything to help myself. Whatever happens, I’m glad to know you. And I definitely want the chance to know you more. Esme was tempted to confess in exchange for learning the identity of her biological mother. I could try again, maybe get her to crack. But I can’t do that if she disappears. You should focus on your own problems right now, not esme. What if you spoke to her? At this point, you have a better chance of getting through to esme than I do. That’s ridiculous. Is it? You and esme have gotten a lot closer lately. It’s worth a shot. Spencer… there’s something I have to tell you. Hey, nina. Hey. Um, have you, uh — have you seen sasha? Well, I saw her earlier. She was meeting a friend. Um, yeah, I-I checked. Uh, she’s not here now. Well, I had to go to crimson to make a quick edit, so maybe she left, went — did you try the pool? No. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah.

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Hey, look at you. Hey. Hard at work already. Taking to co-owning the metro court like a duck to water. Will you be delivering my room service meals personally? Very f– wait a minute. You’ve taken a room? Does that mean more problems between you and nicolas? Hmm. Another problem on the long list of problems.

[ Sighs ] And trina is probably on top of that list, I’m guessing. So how is the trial going? Well, actually, that’s one thing I feel very good about. Trina won’t be going to prison? I can almost guarantee it. Dex, get over here. I got a job for you. All right. As far as esme goes… what did she do now? What? She’s gone. Gone? Gone where? She left town. So you are interested? Told you. [ Laughs ] Looks like I’m stuck with you, huh? Like glue. Well, at least until I go to prison. Well, I’m not giving up on you just yet. And you shouldn’t either. Time for my arraignment? I’m afraid not. I am sorry, spencer. I couldn’t get you in front of a judge till tomorrow morning. Spencer has to spend the night in a cell? Oh. My home away from home. Good. Let me take him back to wyndemere. You have my word. He’ll be back before the judge first thing tomorrow. If did that for you, I’d have to do that for every parent who made a similar promise. I’ll be okay, father. Hey, I’ll be alright. I just feel sorry that I can’t be there for trina. I need you to find esme. She’s the key to trina’s freedom. Brando. Hey. Did you ever find sasha? No. She’s not at the pool. She’s not in the restaurant. Did you, um — how did she seem when you spoke with her? Well, she seemed fine. She did mention that you and she had an argument. Yeah, I, uh — I did say exactly the wrong thing. Mm, a specialty of mine as well, I’m afraid. Hmm. Sounds like sasha was covering her true feelings. I don’t know, brando. I just get a sense that… she’s definitely not okay. That was a bust. You think? You’re obsessed with true crime? At least I tried. So pay up. Dream on. You succeed, you get paid. You want me to try again? The gilmore girl is obviously on edge. The tiniest thing could push her over —

[ Creaking ] What is that? Hey! Open up!

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[ Both grunting ] Ava?

[ Ava and esme grunting ]

[ Screams ]

[ Water splashes ]

[ Screaming stops ] Ava! [ Gasps ] Oh, my god. What the hell happened? Did you push esme?

[ Breathes sharply ] Willow: Dr. Singh is an oncologist. Do you think I have cancer? I’m worried you may have leukemia. Jordan: Curtis? So let’s be perfectly clear. Ms. Robinson. When you all went to the cabin that weekend, you did not have feelings for cameron webber because you had feelings for spencer cassadine — is that correct? Yes. And how long had you had these feelings for spencer? Well, we met at my high-school graduation party, and he was pretending to be someone else. He called himself “victor.” “Victor.” Were you attracted to “victor”? Let the record show that ms. Robinson has nodded in the affirmative. Yes, she was attracted to spencer cassadine when he was using his guise as “victor.” So you’ve had romantic feelings for spencer cassadine for over a year now, hm? Just through this past january. Maybe even longer. But I don’t have romantic feelings for him now. To the best of your knowledge, did he ever return those feelings? I don’t know. We never went on a date or anything. And I think he just saw me as just a good friend. Besides, spencer had a girlfriend. You would be referring to esme prince. Yes. The same esme prince that went to the cabin with you all that weekend? Yes. Was esme prince aware that you had feelings for her boyfriend? Elizabeth: Peter? Peter, it’s elizabeth. Can you hear me?! Peter! Elizabeth:

[Echoing] Daddy!

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esme was trying to leave. And s-she had a letter that she didn’t want me to see, and we were fighting over it, and she just…went over. I don’t see her anywhere. I have to call 911. I got to get my phone. Okay, whoa, whoa. Don’t call the police. What? They will think that you pushed esme over the parapet. Yeah, I’ve made no secret of wanting her gone. I-I threatened to kill her! T-this room has got to look pristine, right? Hey, I’ll take care of the room. I’m gonna take care of the room. You can’t be here. You were never here. Uh-huh. The staff, they heard you. They called me. They heard us fighting? Yeah, but they don’t know what room you were in. You’re gonna — go to the master bedroom. You don’t let anyone in there but me. Uh-huh. Okay? I’m gonna — just make sure that you’re not seen. Okay. I’m gonna make sure the staff doesn’t come in here. Is this esme’s? Yeah. We have to find her.

[ Sighs ] Okay. I’ll take care of that. You just take care of yourself and you get out of here. Let’s go. It’s all clear. Go. Now. Esme knew that I liked spencer, and she was suspicious of my friendship with him. Do you think esme was jealous of your relationship with — objection, your honor. Calls for speculation. Withdrawn. Ms. Robinson, would you please describe your relationship with esme prince for the court? Esme was around because of spencer. We weren’t friends. Why not? Esme helped spencer stalk my friend ava jerome. Esme set ava’s car on fire. Objection! Mr. Cassadine pled guilty and spent a month at spring ridge minimum security prison, your honor, for the crimes he committed against ms. Jerome. There has been no evidence that esme prince was involved. The defendant is living in the land of wishful thinking. Judge young: Sustained. Your client can only bring up what can be proved, not what she thinks may have happened. Of course, your honor. Ms. Robinson, throughout this trial, the prosecution has accused you of being the kind of person who would violate her friends’ privacy, trust in the most despicable and insidious manner. Have you ever wanted to harm a friend in such a vile manner for any reason? No. Especially not to joss and cam. Their friendship means everything to me. I would never do anything to jeopardize that. Thank you. No further questions. Judge young: Your witness, ms. Arden. Do I want to know? You don’T. How’s mr. Haggerty? Still in a medically induced coma. Were you able to draw a connection between him and esme? I went to wyndemere. Nikolas cassadine wasn’t aware of oz haggerty’s visit to wyndemere. He was here at the hospital with spencer when you saw oz take the launch to spoon island. And with esme’s help, he was able to get off the island without anyone seeing him. Unfortunately, we don’t have proof that oz met with esme. Marshall and I, we met ava at the dock, and we filled her in on our suspicion that oz sold esme the black-market phone that she used for revenge porn. Ava hoped to find oz and esme at wyndemere. But when she got there, there was no sign of them. Esme must have helped him leave the island undetected. Yeah, well, oz was the loose end that, uh, she needed to tie up. You know, before oz lost consciousness, he said that “she” gave him something. I’m sure he meant esme. To prove it, we have to find evidence that esme was at the apartment with oz. Any chance of that happening? Forensics is going over the apartment, but [Sighs] There’s so much dna, it’ll take months before they discover if any of it belonged to esme. Trina could be in prison by then. And an appeal? An appeal could take years. However, I did learn something interesting.

[ Breathes deeply ] Elizabeth:

[Echoing] Daddy? Mommy?

[ Thud ] Who is it?! What do you want?! Finn: Elizabeth. Hey. Elizabeth. Hey. Hey. What happened? Are you okay?

[ Line rings ] Willow: Hi. This is willow.

Please leave a message,

and I will call you back

as soon as I can.

Have a great day.

[ Beep ] Hey. It’s me. I just got back, and you’re not here. Um, and I hope everything’s okay. I love you. Hey. Uh, tj. Um… do you know what happened to willow?

[ Door opens ] Willow, I’ve asked dr. Westbourne to consult on your case. Unless you’d like another obstetrician. No, of course not. You’re my ob. Did nurse baldwin come in while you were waiting? Uh, no. She should be here with your results soon. And the results will confirm that I have…leukemia? I reviewed your initial bloodwork and your symptoms over the last few months. The weakness, fatigue, loss of energy, appetite. They can be consistent with adult-onset leukemia. How can that be possible?

[ Exhales sharply ] I’m healthy. I mean, yes, I’ve been tired, but I’ve had so much going on. Let me remind you that your diagnosis isn’t confirmed yet. If you do have leukemia, it could be genetic, and many patients diagnosed with leukemia don’t have any known risk factors. What does this mean for my baby?

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let’s not get ahead of ourselves, willow. We need to rule out all other possibilities first. So how do we do that? I’d like to perform a bone-marrow biopsy. You studied that procedure in nursing class. Right. You draw the bone marrow out of my pelvic bone. And then you’ll determine if there are cancer cells and what type they are. A-plus. I’d like to schedule the procedure as soon as possible. As you know, it’s an outpatient procedure. It takes about 30 minutes. And it’s safe for my baby? Absolutely. We’ll give you a sedative that won’t hurt you or your baby. You should avoid eating and drinking before the sedative is administered. And you’ll need someone to drive you home. Is there any way we can do this now? I fit the pre-biopsy criteria. I won’t need a strong sedative. It’s painful if we go that route. I don’t care. I-I don’t want to wait. I need to know what my child and I are dealing with. I’ve got room in my schedule. I can do this now if that’s what you really want. I do. Do you want to call anyone to be here with you? No. No. I can do this by myself. It’s me. Alright? You’re okay. I only want to help you. Alright? Hey. I’m not gonna let anything hurt you. Oh, finn. Hm. Finn, what happened? I was hoping you could tell me. I don’t — I don’t know. I don’t know. Okay. It’s okay. We’re gonna figure it out together. Do me a favor, alright? Take a deep breath. Just take one deep breath.

[ Breathes shakily ] Better?

[Shakily] Mm-hmm. Good. Let’s get you out of here. Okay. Yeah? Alright. There you go. Okay. Come on. It’s okay.

[ Telephone rings ] Hello, doctor? Yes, I can get you that information. Hi. Hey. I spoke to dr. Westbourne about mr. Haggerty’s tox screen. She says he has acute opioid intoxication. And she did not find a prescription for it in his name. My officers checked his motel, his apartment. No sign of drug use. Well, he got it from somewhere. Dr. Westbourne also said that someone approached her recently about identifying a drug. She looked it up… and surprise, surprise… the drug oz ingested was the same one brought to her earlier. Wait. Who asked britt about this drug? Spencer cassadine. Ada arden: Ms. Robinson, can you account for your whereabouts when ms. Jacks and mr. Webber were secretly filmed having sex? I was in my room. I had too much to drink and was sick. How many drinks did you have? One. But I’m not used to whiskey. So you would have the court believe that you fell ill from one drink? That’s what happened. I was dizzy, hot and cold. And then I went to my room and eventually just went to sleep. Do you remember the events of that evening? Josslyn told me what happened. I’m asking about your own memories, not ms. Jacks’. I remember playing “never have I ever,” but not what anyone said. And then I remember running out of the room and then talking to josslyn through my bedroom door. Then how do you know you were in your bedroom for the rest of the evening? Because I know I was. Don’t you remember retrieving the phone that you used to film your best friends? I don’t remember because I didn’t film them! Then how did the phone come to be in your possession? Because I was set up by esme prince! Oh, damn.

[ Door opens ] Did you find esme?

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Man: Mom, really? You know, everything’s okay with her and our baby? I haven’t told michael that there could be an issue, so just please don’t say anything in front of him. Yeah, I haven’t seen her, but as far as I know, willow’s still here. She probably can’t get to her phone. Yeah, I’m — she’ll get back to me when she can. I’m trying not to hover, but obviously I-I need to work on it. You just found out you’re going to be a dad. You’re allowed to care. Actually, which — which reminds me, I never really thanked you for looking after willow, and, um, you’ve been really good to her. “A,” that’s my job. “B,” it’s easy to be good to willow. She’s a special person. Yeah. And don’t you forget it. As if I would. No. She’s really changed my whole world. Now we’re having a baby. I cannot say those words enough. Especially after how

[Breathes sharply] Tough these last few months have been. Congratulations, man. I wish you every bit of happiness, both of you. Thank you. Yeah. No, it’s — we’re already blessed enough with wiley, and now we get to experience parenthood together again. Yeah. How lucky can I get?

[ Monitor beeping ] Thank you. Terry: Okay, willow, I’ve administered local anesthesia to numb your spine, but without the sedative, you’re about to feel a sharp pain, okay? I know. I’m ready. So spencer asked about the same drug bartender oz od’d on. Jordan, that just can’t be a coincidence. According to dr. Westbourne, spencer brought her a single capsule, saying he found it. When she pressed him, he admitted it belonged to esme. So esme had access to the same drug oz took. The one that she apparently gave him. What else did britt say? Spencer was concerned because he had never observed esme taking this medication. When britt told him the side effects, he asked her what would happen if someone took it with alcohol. The tox screening said that oz ingested the opioids with alcohol. From that medical chart you didn’t want me to know about? So what’s significant about the alcohol connection? If spencer witnessed esme taking this drug with alcohol, he would have noticed her getting extremely ill. What if it wasn’t esme? As stated in multiple witness testimony, ms. Prince was not at the cabin the night the video was taken. She didn’t have to be. She could have put the phone on a timer or started the video before she left the cabin. And yet, commissioner ashford testified that the phone was recovered in your bag. Esme planted it. Do you have proof? No. Could you speak a little louder for the record? No! I don’t have proof. But surely, ms. Robinson, if you believe ms. Prince framed you, then you must have some idea of when she planted the phone on you. I’ve done nothing but think about it. There was a day that I went to spring ridge to see spencer cassadine, and I left my bag on a table as we were talking. It wasn’t always in my sight. And esme was there that day, interning. Your honor, I have here exhibit five-b, the list of staff present at spring ridge on the day trina robinson visited the facility. If you believe that that’s when the phone was planted in your bag, isn’t it true that any one of the staff members could have done it? Why would they? I don’t know them. They don’t know me. The only person is esme prince. The fact is, ms. Robinson, you were the only one in the cabin with josslyn jacks and cameron webber the night the revenge porn video was filmed. No one can account for your whereabouts, not even you. The phone that filmed your friends was found in your bag and contained your credit-card information. Nothing backs up this fanciful story of yours that ms. Prince filmed the video and then planted the phone on you. Objection, your honor. She’s badgering the witness. Sustained. And, your honor, is there a question anywhere in our future? Or is the assistant district attorney simply going to use my client as an excuse to expound her own absurd theories? Duly noted, ms. Miller. Ms. Arden, if you have a question, ask it. If you don’t, sit down. No further questions. Redirect, your honor. Proceed. Ms. Robinson, you’ve already testified that you and esme prince were not friends. We weren’T. Were esme and josslyn jacks friends? Absolutely not. Objection, your honor! Hearsay.

[ Chuckling ] Your honor, I am going to ask my client about interactions she specifically observed between esme and josslyn. Judge young: I’ll allow it. Thank you. Did you ever observe tension or hostility between esme and josslyn? Josslyn hated esme from the jump. She called her out every chance she got. “Called her out”? Josslyn said that esme is a liar, a manipulator. She said to esme’s face that she didn’t trust her and they weren’t friends. And was this just one altercation? No, this went on for months before and after the cabin. And how did esme react when josslyn called her out? Sometimes she acted hurt. Other times, she got angry. Angry. And how did that anger show itself? Esme told josslyn that she’s spoiled and entitled and that she’d be sorry for what she did to esme. Esme prince told josslyn jacks that she would be sorry? Yes. And was josslyn jacks sorry when esme prince filmed her most intimate moments and uploaded them for the entire world to see? Objection! Withdrawn. Trina, do you love your friends? With all of my heart. Would you ever hurt any of them? Never. Thank you. No further questions, your honor. You may step down. I found the spot where esme would have fallen, but I didn’t — she wasn’t there. I did…find this. So then we don’t know if she’s dead or alive. Between the — the height and the rocks, I mean, she could have broken her neck or — or drowned. Mnh. We both know that fall is not necessarily fatal. Exhibit A. If esme did live, what would she say? What really happened between the two of you?

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Alright. I’m personally walking this biopsy to the lab. I’ll let you know as soon as I get the results. The nurse should be coming in shortly to take you back to your room so you can get dressed and be discharged, so just rest until they get here. Thanks. Just remember — we’re working to rule out all other possibilities. I understand. You did so good.

[ Door opens ] Can I take a picture of you and hang it on my office wall?

[ Door closes ] A little plaque that says “bravest person of the year”? I am hardly that.

[ Chuckles ] You know… you’re still brave if you talk to someone and tell them what’s going on. Oversharing can be a positive experience. Not always. [ Sighs ] I don’t think I can handle the concern. I’m not that brave. Or strong. Don’t sell yourself short. Or michael. All we can control is… what we have now. You sound like you really understand. It comes with the job. Thank you. Do you need anything else? No. I’m good. Don’t hate me, but I don’t think you are. Can you tell me what happened?

[ Stammers ] I was just delivering some lab reports to terry’s office. And — oh, the reports! I must have left them in the stairwell. I need to go — it’s okay. It’s okay. I talked to epiphany. She’s got another nurse. She collected the reports, and she took them to terry’s office. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Okay. So you — you were on your way to terry’s office… I took the stairs like I had been doing all day. And? And… I just lost my balance. Did you fall? Are you hurt? No. No, no, no, I — I caught myself and — I lowered myself to the ground, where you found me. You were pretty out of it. You didn’t recognize me at first. I was just trying to get my bearings. Uh-huh. Look, I think you might need more than a physical exam. I told you, I’m — I’m not hurt. I just pushed myself too hard on my first day back. Yeah. Maybe we should get a neurologist to check you out. You mean you think I need my head examined. Ada arden: And, of course, people spin all kinds of stories to hide the truth. That’s why in law we have to rely on facts and evidence. The evidence in this case clearly points to one person — the defendant, trina robinson. No one saw trina set up the phone to record josslyn jacks and cameron webber. No one saw trina send the e-mail. The evidence in this case is purely circumstantial and, as such, is open to an alternate interpretation. Esme prince was threatened by trina’s relationship with spencer cassadine and took revenge by framing trina for filming and distributing revenge porn, which, of course, had the added collateral benefit of humiliating josslyn jacks. We know that esme prince was gone from the cabin when that revenge porn was filmed, but just as an e-mail can be timed in advance, so can the camera on a cellphone. And esme prince had means, opportunity, and a far more compelling motive than trina robinson. The prosecution in this case has utterly failed to meet the burden of proof, and now it is

your responsibility to see that justice is served. You must find trina robinson not guilty. Thank you.

[ Gavel bangs ] Nice closing, counselor. Yes, it was especially good, wasn’t it? Trina, honey, I am so, so proud of you. That makes two of us. Thank you. I told the truth. And now my fate is out of my hands. Mm! What if it wasn’t esme? Well, I mean, think about what we know of esme prince. She’s sharp. She orchestrated a sex tape and then posted it without any evidence leading back to her. So let’s say she slipped oz the pill to prevent him from tying her to the phone. Do you think it was coincidence that he was drinking, or did she set it up that way because she knew what the combination of the pills and the alcohol would do to him? It’s not too far-fetched that she’d know. If it was a prescription, esme would have been informed of the potential drug interactions. But wait. I thought you said spencer didn’t think it was a prescription. So let’s say esme did obtain opioids through less-legal means, okay? Maybe she researched it because she had another idea in mind. And maybe spencer did see someone acting strangely after taking the pills mixed with alcohol. Like… trina. The one drink she had at the cabin. She got sick, and she blacked out. I think we can both agree that that’s not normal. So what if her reaction wasn’t from the drink? What if esme spiked it? If you’re right, then we need to talk to esme. I came back here, ready to pack my things and — and leave. Then I ran into esme. Ava: Where exactly do you think you’re going? I may have had sex with nikolas, but you’re going to still get what you want, ava — I’m leaving town, and you’re never going to have to see me again. I couldn’t let her leave, not when trina was being framed for her crimes. I told her that she had to confess to framing trina, that I-I wouldn’t let someone who was like a daughter to me pay for her actions! Your devotion to trina is touching. But where was all of this motherly devotion to your daughter kiki? Is that why you’re so obsessed with trina? Because she’s filling the void of the real daughter you drove away? And I….I hit her.

[ Grunts ] Ohh! I cut her lip with my ring. So what happened is, you come home… esme taunted you, comes at you. You had to defend yourself. No, no, I know what you’re trying to do, but it — I’m still gonna look like the aggressor. The cops are gonna want to know why I — why I didn’t just walk away — and how esme ended up going over the parapet! There weren’t any witnesses. Even if esme did survive, it would be your word against hers. Everybody knows that I hated her. And you said yourself the staff heard us fighting. My dna’s probably all over her! Evidence of an assault. The fact is, whether esme is alive or dead, I am certainly gonna be implicated.

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Esme’s getting more desperate by the day. Your bartender’s proof of that. Oz is the only one that can prove that esme bought the phone that filmed joss and cam. But he’s in a medically induced coma, and we don’t have time for him to wake up. Which makes esme our best lead at this point. I’ll do everything I can to get something out of her.

[ Cellphone rings ] Commissioner ashford. Okay. I’ll deal with it myself. A situation requiring my immediate attention… that could have repercussions for trina. Hey. Ohh. How do you think the trial went? A-and please — no sugarcoating. I never sugarcoat. We accomplished what we set out to do. Created a reasonable doubt in the jury’s mind and an alternate suspect. A very viable suspect. Now it’s just up to the jury to come to the right conclusion. Oh, my gosh. Is it mean of me to want ada arden to, like, vanish in a puff of smoke? Throw a bucket of water on her and see what happens.

[ Laughs ] Look. You know, I could just walk around you. That’d be fine.

[ Scoffs ] You did a really nice thing for trina. Leave it at that. Rory: Your testimony was very impressive. Are you just saying that? You were strong and passionate, trina. There’s no way the jury won’t believe you. Well, it doesn’t hurt that I got help from the last place I expected. I will admit, I did not think you had the guts to stand up there and say that esme framed trina. I told you esme’s not my girlfriend anymore. Well, ex or not, I would pay actual money to see her face when she finds out what you said. Esme

could have evidence on herthat incriminates you. We have to strategize. Okay. Fact number one — esme’s gone. Fact number two — questions will be asked. We have to have answers. Especially for spencer. Answers that do not involve the police. Spencer will want to know why esme was leaving. She didn’t tell you. No one would expect her to. And if spencer doesn’t buy it? Uh, things weren’t always good between them. And he just gave trina an alibi in court. And if esme’s found? And my dna’s on her? She either fell into the rocks or the water. I mean, most of your dna probably washed off. Not to mention, I mean, you lived in the same house with her. Traces of your dna, well, they’d be on spencer, they’d be on the staff. Me. What about the suitcase? Someplace safe. If anyone goes looking, they’ll find esme’s things gone. No one ever needs to know what happened. Get dressed. I’ll meet you downstairs. Nikolas, wait. What if esme turns up alive? You don’t need your head examined, but you and I both know that vertigo can stem from psychological causes, not just physical ones. Mnh. I definitely don’t need more counseling. You can trust me on that. I do trust you, but… clearly there’s something going on with you and — hey, look, if you don’t want to do it for yourself, do it for your kids. They need their mom to take care of them. How dare you accuse me of not being able to take care of my kids. Michael! Hey. Hey. There you are. Where were you? You weren’t returning any of my calls. I was starting to worry. Dr. Westbourne wanted to run another test. It’s no big deal. Okay. I figured that was the case, but how many tests do you have to take? Well, if I learned anything from my nursing classes, G.H. Insists its doctors be as thorough as possible. Okay. I just — I don’t remember nelle taking this many tests when she was pregnant with wiley. But — [ Chuckles ] Then again, she wasn’t exactly honest with me.

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Maybe G.H.’S procedures have changed since nelle was pregnant. You seem off. Everything okay? I am having a baby with the love of my life.

[ Chuckles ] What’s not okay? So the — the appointment went well, right? No surprises? None worth repeating. Hey. You are an amazing mother. And I’d be the first one to say so. Then where are you going with this? If there’s a chance that something’s wrong, I mean, don’t you want to know for your boys’ sake? I mean, when you checked yourself into shadybrook, you told me that was for them as much as it was for you. Don’t you want to be healthy and whole for them? I’m not broken. I have to get back to work.

[ Sighs ] Elizabeth, plea– biz, how are you feeling? What happened? Something’s wrong. Something’s — something’s very wrong. If esme turns up alive, we’ll deal with it. With any luck, she’ll never be found. We still have to cover with the staff. We’ll tell them that — that she left in a huff, that she didn’t say where she was going. In the meantime, we will keep looking for her. Yeah, we’ll take care of this. Ava, the truth stays between us. I promise… I will not let anything happen to you. Hey, uncle. I got your text. What’s up? Trina’s running out of time. Her best chance at freedom is in a medically induced coma. Now, I need him to wake up. Okay, but bringing a patient out of a medically induced coma, it’s not like flipping a light switch. It takes time. There can be risks. I understand, but can it be done? It can be. Uncle, I’m — I’m not authorized to do that. Tj! An innocent young girl could be sent to prison. Now, if there was ever a time for drastic measures, it’s now. Or tell me what i can do. Okay, I know, but I-I need you to understand. This will just as likely kill him. I owe you an apology for going off on you earlier. You owe me nothing. I should have spoken up from the start. You said on the stand that you think esme made the revenge porn and posted it. When did you figure that out? Jordan: Spencer cassadine… you’re under arrest, for escaping spring ridge minimum security prison. But he went back! Trina, it’s okay. What? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

[ Handcuffs clicking ] You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand your rights as I’ve read them to you?

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oh, my god. Look at that guy. He’s so hot. Talk about a silver fox. Hello, daddy.

[ Women laugh ] That’s mac scorpio, chief of detectives. I saw him in a press conference. Well, he can slap some handcuffs on me any time.

[ Both laugh ] Sorry to disappoint ladies, but that silver fox has a mrs. Silver fox, and that would be me. A business associate is going to be screened with a background check, and I need certain information to show up. Look, you said that you could handle it. Just get it done — today. Whoa. I guess I know what kind of boss you are — decisive and demanding. Seems like you got a lot on your plate. Yeah. You don’t know the half of it. Look, I couldn’t help but notice you gave michael the runaround when he asked you why I was taking the lead here and not brit. So is there a reason you’re not telling michael this isn’t your usual O.B. Appointment? Look, there is nothing michael needs to know until the test results come back. Wait. Unless there’s something more serious you found out? Is that why you look so worried? I guess I don’t have to worry about getting my 10,000 steps in — not with one of the elevators being out of commission. Yeah, I know it’s — I know it’s a pain, but the functioning elevators need to be prioritized for the patients and the trauma team. Oh, I know. It’s just a hell of a way to start my first day back. Yeah. [ Sighs ] How do you feel about that, the first day back?

[ Sighs ] Honestly, I’m — I’m grateful. I’ve got a really good support system to rally around me now that I’m recovered. Mm-hmm. You know, it’s — it’s maybe the addict in me talking, but in — in meetings, we never talk about being fully recovered. Every day is just another day in recovery. So… I mean, I-it’s okay if you still have some recovery to do. I mean, there’s no shame in needing some more time before coming back to work. There will be a 30 minute recess. Ms. Miller, when we return, be prepared to call your next witness.

[ Gavel bangs ] Bailiff: All rise.

[ Sighs ] Trina, all this time? All this time, you had an alibi for where you were when the revenge porn was distributed? Honey, why didn’t you tell us? If push came to shove, I was gonna testify about it. I just — I never expected spencer to do it himself. He could go back to prison. Okay, you know what? Let’s —

[ Clears throat ] Let’s just focus on you. I mean, spencer’s testimony — it’s not a slam dunk. It could help to create reasonable doubt with the jury. Well, at least spencer seemed adamant when he told the jury that he didn’t believe our daughter would do this. Whatever this is, it can’t take long. I need to get back into the courtroom. I want trina to see me when she testifies. I need her to know that whatever sacrifice I made was worth it. Well, I hope your alibi helps trina, because you might have just thrown away your freedom. Ava: Playtime is over. We’ll deal with you sleeping with my husband on another day. Right now, you’re going to go directly to the courthouse, you’re going to exonerate trina, you’re going to tell the world that you filmed joss and cam. We have already had this conversation. I have no idea where you’re getting this crazy idea from. And besides, why would I even do it? Are you offering to help make me disappear so that I don’t have to go to prison? No. I am not interested in being a fugitive for the rest of my life. Oh, darling girl. You misunderstand me. Either you confess to framing trina, or I will make sure that nobody ever finds you. At least not while you’re still breathing. Are you threatening me? If one were to believe the rumors, I’ve killed for a lot less. That’s just it — you’re a judge, jury, and executioner all rolled into one person. You’ve tried to take my husband from me. You and spencer, you teamed up to try to take my sanity. You’re trying to take trina? I will not let that happen. You either tell the truth or it’s the end of the line for esme prince. You decide.

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Open.It’s a beautiful word. Neighborhoods “open”. Businesses “open”. Fields “open”. Who doesn’t love “open”? Offices. Homes. Stages. Possibilities. Your world. Open. And you can help keep it that way. Those two women were totally checking you out when you got out of the pool. They were not. I’m too old to be checked out. No, I’m not kidding. One of them called you a silver fox, and the other one knows that you are chief of detectives. She was fantasizing about you slapping some handcuffs on her.

[ Laughs ] Get out of here. No, it’s true. I had to get a little possessive and let them know that that silver fox is married to me. Well, now you know what I have to deal with every time we go out. You’re usually the one turning heads. Oh, stop. Oh, what can I say? We’ve still got it.

[ Chuckles ] I know that waiting is — it’s hard, but we don’t want to speculate about things until we get information back from the lab. Like you said earlier, raised white blood cells, it can mean any number of things, or it can be an anomaly in the first reading. But if the results are consistent, you’re afraid the issue is serious? Tj, I’m about to graduate from nursing school. You can’t bluff me. I’m not trying to bluff you, willow, which is why this makes for a good example that doctors and nurses make the worst patients.

[ Sighs ] Though I have to ask, if you’re worried it’s bad news, why don’t you want michael here to support you? So, diane, what do you think? Was spencer’s testimony enough to create reasonable doubt with the jury? Oh, we definitely made progress in the right direction. Although, as the A.D.A. Demonstrated, spencer’s alibi is not foolproof. Okay, I-I don’t understand. Why put spencer back on the stand? Why have him admit that he snuck out of prison if it wasn’t gonna do my case any good? Honey, it’s like your father said. It creates reasonable doubt in the mind of the jury, and that’s like money in the bank for us. It actually didn’t help that spencer admitted that he bribed an official to be able to sneak out of prison. And that’s not a good look for a star witness. Just means that you have more work to do. I had to do it. I could not stand by and let trina take the fall for this. Okay, and that’s where you lost me. All this time, you and esme have been insisting that you thought that trina was responsible. It was just an act to try to get esme to slip up and admit that she was guilty. You think that I, for one second, thought that trina would hurt joss and cam that way? It was esme who was insisting that trina was guilty. I wouldn’t hesitate to give up my life to save trina. I certainly wouldn’t think twice about sacrificing yours. So you better think very hard about how you’re going to play this, esme. Trina is like a daughter to me, and I will not allow her to go to prison, which is where someone as demented as you belongs — locked up! Your devotion to trina is touching. But where was all of this motherly devotion to your daughter, kiki? Is that why you’re so obsessed with trina? Because she’s filling the void of the real daughter you drove away? I mean, I certainly can’t blame the dashing and gorgeous dr. Griffin monroe for upgrading to a younger model, especially when the current model is you, because you are just… downright awful. You drove away your daughter just like you drove away nikolas. Only, the problem is, when you drove away kiki, she didn’t just skip town. You drove her to her death.

[ Growls ]

[ Yelps ]

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does this mean that you’rehaving second thoughts about asking dante about taking over for you as chief of detectives when you retire? I told you, felicia, I only mentioned it to dante as a distant possibility — something to think about down the road. Look, I’m not retiring anytime soon, but this day off definitely has its appeal. Felicia, I’ve had so many careers. I’ve been a mercenary. I’ve owned a bar. I’ve been a P.I. And police commissioner. I’ve always been a bit nomadic when it comes to my career — looking for what comes next. I agree with all of that. So I’ll ask you directly — what does come next? Why don’t we take a seat and talk about it? I have a feeling I know what’s going on. You — you do? Yeah. It doesn’t take a P.I. To know what you’re up to. I mean, it’s aurora, isn’t it?

[ Sighs ] Yeah. Yeah, you, uh — you got me. Yeah, the stock price went into free fall when the merger with elq fell through, so… yeah, I heard. How bad is it? Well, the bleeding stopped, but it’s going to take a while for aurora to get back where it was a few months ago. Not to mention my mom, uh — she inflated the price. I don’t know, I’m just a — I’m just a hired ceo, but I still… I don’t know. I take it personally. Why is that? Well, I had big plans for the merged company, and plus, I feel like I let you down. Me? How? Because aurora only started because it was, you know, your dream with drew. Oh, come on, michael. That was, like, five lifetimes ago? And we only did that for scout’s future. And I’m not — I’m not saying that to pressure you or to make you feel bad or anything, because I know you’re going to do everything it takes to get it back. I mean, for scout and — and for wiley, too. Um, [Laughs] I think you mean wiley and his new sibling.

[ Laughs ] Yeah. Yeah. Willow and I have some exciting news to share. Michael is going through a lot right now — his parents’ divorce, his anger at sonny for choosing nina over his family, and aurora’s in trouble ever since the merger with elq didn’t happen. I’m aware of all of that. But I’m also aware that you just lost your mom and you are about to become a nurse. Okay? Your plate is pretty full, too. I know, I know. But michael finally got some good news when he found out that we were going to have another child. I-I just — I don’t want to take that happiness away from him. Not until there’s an actual reason to worry about it. That’s a heavy burden to be carrying all by yourself. If you don’t want to talk to michael, isn’t there someone you can confide in? What about sasha? Talk about someone who has a lot on her plate. Besides, it’s — it’s hard for her to be around me, knowing that I’m pregnant. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. I get your point. What about michael’s mom? No, no, no. Carly’s dealing with her divorce and — and the loss of the metro court. Tj, I’m telling you, I can handle this. It’s not going to be a very long wait. The test results will come back and, fingers crossed, you’ll tell me it’s nothing and michael and I will be able to laugh about this later. Right? Portia…you okay? Not really. Look, I know our daughter is in college and she’s growing up, and she’s not going to tell her parents every single thing, but that girl had an alibi since day one, and she’s had all of us running around, scrambling, trying to help her for months now. I’m upset. I’m hurt.

[ Scoffs ] She chose to protect that spoiled, entitled brat over herself. I know, I know. I was shocked, too. But we got to remember that she said if she thought it was necessary, she would bring it out in her testimony. But that’s my point. Why wait till the last minute? If she would have been honest from the very beginning, maybe we could have got the pcpd to use their resources to find the real criminal, who isn’t our daughter. I know. I know.

[ Both sigh ] It is tough watching our daughter suffer like this. This is just all so completely unbelievable to me. Our daughter is on trial for a crime that she didn’t commit. And for the first time in spencer’s life, he’s decided to tell the truth. Which is great, I-I guess. I — I just don’t know. I just don’t know. I just don’t know if it’s enough, at this point, to help trina. Trina… look, I know what you’re both thinking, but I was always planning on admitting that I had an alibi for when that video was distributed. What doesn’t make sense is spencer. Why would he admit that he escaped from spring ridge? He has everything to lose and nothing to gain from admitting that. Well, maybe spencer couldn’t sit back any longer, knowing what his silence was costing you. Trina, I need a word with you in private. You’re up. I’m putting you on the stand next. I know. I’m ready. Except that things have changed. The calculus is a little different, if you will, and I need to pursue a different line of questioning. Okay. What does that mean? It means that the line of questioning I need to pursue might be a little more personal than we had originally intended. You’ve been begging for that for months. That all you got? Because I am not afraid of you. At all. The walls are closing in on you, esme. Even if you’re too arrogant to understand. You know, you are the definition of the poor little rich girl. Someone who will never be loved. Oh, I am so done with you and this entire family. Oh, esme. You seem to have forgotten something.

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professional sports or award shows? All the time. Yes. [ Laughs ] But a patient’s diagnosis, never.

[ Cellphone beeps ] Everything okay? Yeah. Ye– uh… yes, I just need to check in on a patient, but I promise I’ll be right back.

[ Door closes ] Hi. This is dr. Ashford. Who is on call for oncology today? Okay. Well, have dr. Singh paged, please. Yes. It’s — it’s very important. I need a consult about some lab results that just came in. If you believed that esme made the revenge porn and you were just trying to get her to slip up to save trina, you should have let me know. Esme was a guest in my house. Father, I understand. You’re confused. But the more people who knew what I was doing, the greater chance of me being found out. We both know how smart esme is. How quickly she twists things to her own advantage. It’s complicated, right? I just wish you would have included me in your plans. It would have changed so much. Look, we can work this mess out later, but for now, I need to get back into the courtroom. Spencer, wait. There’s something I need to tell you. When the trial is over for the day, you and I, we will go someplace and we’ll talk. Okay? No. No, I need to tell you this now, because it’s very important that you hear it from me and no one else. The letter. The one you didn’t want me to see. Well, I wonder what kind of incriminating evidence is revealed in here. Esme: Your worry

is misplaced, maggie.

Everything in port charles

is going swimmingly.

Okay, maybe that’s

an exaggeration.

I don’t quite have everything

I want just yet,

but I am well on my way. How do I know this is yours at all? It could be a — a cassadine letter that you’ve stolen for some kind of leverage. It’s mine, and I want it back now.

[ Laughing ] Oh, my. You’re so desperate to have it. I do wonder what’s written here. I appreciate your concern, but I’m ready to get back to work. Keeping busy is going to help me feel normal again, and I processed my grief for franco, and as long as I don’t overwork myself or self-medicate with sleeping pills, the worst is behind me. And now I just need for you and terry to understand that I can handle this. Yeah. No, of course. And look, I owe you an apology for any friction I may have caused between you and terry. No, finn, stop. We already talked about this. You don’t owe me an apology. Maybe, but if — if terry is guilty of smothering you, then so am I, and I apologize. Maybe… [ Sighs ] Maybe I’m just a little gun shy. You know, my… my last relationship kind of went off the rails because of all the secrets, uh, being kept. I mean, it destroyed everything that we had, and I guess I just went all in on the truth and no middle ground. I know it’s a terrible excuse, but I’m still trying to find the right balance when it comes to privacy with someone I love.

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You’re having another baby? Yeah, yeah, okay. Congratulations! Okay, keep it down. Keep it down a little bit, okay? Yes, I couldn’t be more excited, but willow is still in her first trimester, so, you know, w-we’re not telling everybody just yet. Okay. I’m sorry. I’m just really happy for you. Well, thank you. I’m so excited. But, the — yeah, because last time I found out I was going to be a father, it was, uh… what’s the word for it? Turbulent, to say the least. Yeah, but that was different because nelle was the one having your baby. Yeah, I just — I hated the way that she lorded it over me. Then after she gave birth, I mean… it’s going to be different. You and willow, you love each other. Yeah. [ Sighs ] I know. And I’m so happy that willow and I make such a great team. And this time around, I got nothing but hope for the future.

[ Sighs ] It’s okay, little one. It’s all going to be just fine. I’m really hoping my diagnosis is wrong. Please tell me I’m overreacting. Unfortunately, I think your diagnosis is spot on. There must be something very juicy in here, huh? What, did you write about how you framed an innocent woman for a crime you committed? Or about how you seduced my husband? Oh, god. You are so self-centered. My letter said nothing about you, ava, but it’s mine and I want it back. Oh! Oh, esme. I do believe I’m detecting some real, genuine emotion — rage, mostly, but fear underneath. There is something here you don’t want me to know, huh? I can’t wait to see what it is. Whatever you have to tell me, it’s obviously weighing on you, which means it probably is a long discussion, so it really needs to wait until the trial wraps for the day.

[ Cellphone rings ] Okay? No. I — I need to go back inside.

[ Sighs ] Yes. What is it? What kind of commotion? Well, who’s upstairs with my wife? What did you just say? What did I just say? I think I said something about, you know, love. And — and by love I mean I really, really care about you, and… and there’s no getting out of this one, is there? Especially after that whole truth speech. I know we’ve been taking things deliberately slow. And I’m not sure how you feel about me, but I’m pretty sure I know how I feel about you. I love you, elizabeth. I’M… I’m in love with you. And you, uh… you don’t have to say anything back. You don’t have to say anything at all.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Um, it — um… it’s tj. He, um — he needs my help with something, so I should — yes, you should. Probably… yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. You don’t need to worry. I know exactly what I need to do. I’m your attorney. It’s my job to worry about you. You’ve endured so much during this trial. I cannot imagine what it is like sitting there, listening to that woman try to convince everyone that you would betray your friends in such a heinous fashion. A lesser woman would have crumbled under the pressure. But you are not a lesser woman. Your mom and dad raised a strong and confident woman. Thank you for the pep talk. It’s not a pep talk. It’s the truth. And I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but spencer cassadine actually helped our case. But the ball’s not in the end zone yet. That’s up to you. You need to be the heroine in your own story. I like how that sounds. I thought you might. Come on. I know you’re testifying next. How are you feeling? You are going to be great. I’m going to be better than great. I’m going to be the heroine of my own story. Let’s win this. Bailiff: All rise. Be seated. Court is now in session. Ms. Miller, call your next witness. Thank you, your honor. I’d like to call trina robinson to the stand.

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[ Both shouting ] It’s mine! Give it back!

[ Grunts ]

[ Groans ]

[ Grunts ] Aah!

[ Both grunting ] Ms. Robinson, can you confirm nikolas cassadine’s testimony that the two of you were together at the very moment that that revenge porn e-mail was distributed? Yes. I was in the cemetery working on an assignment for my art history class at pcu, and the last person I expected to see was spencer because I knew that he was serving his sentence at spring ridge. To run into him there — I was shocked, to say the least. Well, if you’ve always had this very clear alibi, why did you wait until now to bring it to the court’s attention? As the A.D.A. Demonstrated, e-mails can be sent by a timer. So spencer being with me when the revenge porn e-mail came out — that was never going to be enough to clear my name. And if spencer came forward and admitted that he bribed someone to be let go for a day so that he can visit his mother’s grave, he would get into a lot of trouble. So I was hoping that there would be enough other evidence to prove my innocence without jeopardizing his future. Yes, but, trina, you are on trial for felony charges. That’s an awfully big risk, don’t you think, to put someone else’s well-being ahead of your own future? I’m sorry. What’s the question? Can you please tell the court why you put spencer cassadine’s future ahead of your own? We’ve already established that you’re a very intelligent young woman. You get excellent grades, and yet you sat on a key witness that could have provided you a rock-solid alibi because you didn’t want to harm him. So I’m just trying to understand the motivation here. And I can only come up with one reason. That it was an act of love. Right now, dante is super focused on the day-to-day — raising rocco as a single parent, forging a new relationship with sam, being the go-between of michael and sonny. He’s an extremely good detective, but he’s not thinking about his overall career objectives, which, sometime way down in the future, what I’m — when I do retire, I want someone to replace me that I know can do the job as good as I can. So the conversation I had with him, I was just planting a seed. I’m not turning my badge in any time soon. Thank you for the clarification. On the other hand, when I stepped in and hosted open-mic night at the haunted star, oh, I have to tell you, it reminded me of how much I enjoyed running the floating rib. Sure, the insurance check we got from the explosion provided a very nice nest egg for us, and I’m eternally grateful for that, but I miss that place as a home base. I mean, I felt — I felt so anchored to the community. It was a place where people could come and get engaged, or celebrate an anniversary, or an entire office would come in and celebrate someone’s retirement, or someone was just having a bad day at work and wanted someplace friendly to come in and unwind. I mean, I really loved all that. I know what you mean. When we lost the floating rib, it left such a void. And I think that I tried to fill that void by revisiting my P.I. Skills. Between working with anna and giving sam advice, it was — it was just a lot of fun for me. Well, as I recall, you were the best in the business. I know we’re grandparents, but we’re still young at heart. That’s true. When I was working with sam, I felt so useful. Yeah, about that. You said sam was struggling with a heavy caseload, and you pointed her in the right direction regarding a search for someone’s biological parents? Yeah. I suggested she look for hard-copy analog records. Well, maybe sam could use more than your advice. What if you stepped in to help lighten sam’s caseload? Michael, it’s such amazing news. I-it’s the kind of surprise that I could actually use on a day like today. I’m actually kind of surprised that dante didn’t tell you. Your — your brother knew and he was holding out on me? I think — I think he was just… waiting for the official green light to tell anybody. Um, you know, like I said, it’s no secret, but the doctors tell us to not broadcast the news until we’re safely through the first trimester. And plus, dante’s got a lot on his plate, you know, navigating things between my dad and me. Yeah. Dante is pretty good at keeping things pretty close to his chest. Sometimes, I feel like I need a decoder to figure out what’s going on inside of his head. I’m not saying that he keeps secrets from me, but it’s like you said, it’s a big job negotiating between you and sonny, and I just think there is a whole world going on inside of his mind. Which means I’m always in for a surprise as we take our next steps in our relationship. Okay, well, that sounds newsworthy. What kind of next steps are you two planning? Hey, elizabeth, I — I need a favor. Can you go up to the lab and print out a more detailed analysis of this patient’s bloodwork and bring it to my office? I need to make this a priority. Yeah, of course. Thank you. What happens now? As soon as we have the results, I’ll share them with dr. Randolph and then we’ll discuss what options willow has.

[ Both grunting ]

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The bloodwork shouldn’t be much longer, and then we can start to answer your question. I saw you talking to dr. Singh. You both seemed extremely serious. I have to ask, were you talking about me? I know you don’t want to scare me, but I’m about to be a nurse. I can handle it. Dr. Singh is an oncologist. Does this mean… do you think I have cancer? I’m worried you may have leukemia. Elizabeth: Finn. Oh. Oh, that was really fast. Yeah, I just had to pick up some time-sensitive results, and now I got to take them downstairs. Oh, yeah, yeah. Um… what I said before, I don’t want to put any pressure on you. You’ve been through a lot, and we haven’t even… I love you. You do? If I don’t leave right now, epiphany’s going to think I’m playing hooky, so…will I see you after my shift? Absolutely. Okay.

[ Door closes ] Peter. Peter, it’s elizabeth. Can you hear me? Peter? I didn’t mean for that to sound so big. I was actually talking in the abstract. Dante and I are very happy, and we’re taking it slow out of necessity. We have three kids involved between the two of us, and rocco, his mother, she’s in a coma, and it’s really complicated. And dante and i are both consumed with work and — and parenting, and my caseload is intense. Yeah, my mom told me that you were looking into ways to get trina exonerated, but you — you ran into a brick wall. Yeah, I did, but I got some excellent advice from a veteran P.I. This morning, and I got a feeling that this tip could get me closer to finding the proof that we need. How many mai tais have you had? Sam never told me she was looking for a partner. Would you be interested, even if she were? Felicia, we’re both jacks of all trades. We like dabbling in a bit of everything. That doesn’t mean you can’t scratch that itch by helping sam out every now and then. Yeah? That could be fun. Plus, sam told me she needed to be stealthy about this investigation because it would hit close to home for some people. I could speed the process along by doing the legwork. I mean, it’s not like I have any connection to the client’s biological parents.

[ Both grunting ]

[ Grunts ] No! [ Yelps ]

[ Yelps ] The prosecution alleges that you filmed that video of jocelyn and cameron because you were jealous of their relationship. So let’s clarify things. Were you ever involved with cameron webber? No. But you once had feelings for him. We kissed twice and decided we were better off as friends. And when you all went to the cabin last january, did you have feelings for cameron then? No. No. Because you had feelings for someone else? Yes. And who would that person be? Spencer cassadine. Ava!

[ Ava and esme grunting ]

[ Screams ]

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 look at you. There’s the guy. Ha, in the flesh. It’s been, what, a few months since I’ve seen you in person? Yeah, what can I say? You asked me to assess the west coast families situation. What did you find out? So far, all’s quiet on the western front. Alright. See, I knew they’d take their foot off the gas once I handled that situation at charlie’S. Not so sure the robbery had anything to do with the west, but the good news is, things have died down. That means I get to put my full attention on finding a replacement — somebody to fill jason’s shoes. I think I may have found someone. I’m tired of sonny taking whatever he wants. It’s time he faced some consequences.

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ] What are you doing here? I’m telling you for the last time, stop following me. I don’t know if he’s following my dad’s orders or if he’s just green and trying to show off, but sonny’s new errand boy won’t stop harassing me, and it ends today! No law against taking the stairs. Last time I checked, you don’t own them. Thank you, willow, for letting me vent. It helps so much to know that you really understand what happened to your mom was truly an accident. Still, hearing about it can’t be easy for you. No easier for you to talk about it, I imagine. I mean, accidentally hitting someone with your car — that’s got to be traumatic for you. Yeah, it is, for sure. Especially when those tabloid people start implying that I was driving under the influence. Well, those jerks did not get to me.

[ Sighs ] I don’t know what I did to deserve a friend like you. I have hurt you in so many ways — always unintentionally, but, still, you — you have never wavered in supporting me. A lot of people would just walk away. The feeling is mutual. I hope you know that. Because I know you’ll have my back, just like I have yours.

[ Both chuckle ] Wiley is so lucky to have you as his mother. And so will this little one. Tj: We have to go over the rest of the results. You have an elevated white blood cell count. That’s it?

[ Sighs ] Oh. I know from nurses’ training that it’s normal to have an elevated white blood cell count during pregnancy. And that’s true. Willow, from what I see, I don’t — I don’t think this is related to your pregnancy.

[ Sighs ] I have to get the hell out of here.

[ Sighs ] Yes.

[ Door opens ] You conniving little whore. As the saying goes, it takes one to know one. You’re not going to try to talk your way out of this? So unlike your normal lying ways. But even for you, this… this is a new low — sleeping with your boyfriend’s father. That is beyond tacky. Mm. Well, was it “beyond tacky” when you were having an affair with morgan corinthos and then slept with his father? How old do you think avery should be when you decide to inform her that she’s the product of hate sex? How could you know about those things? You didn’t think I’d do my research? I like to know what I’m dealing with. Where exactly do you think you’re going? I may have had sex with nikolas, but you’re going to still get what you want, ava — I’m leaving town and you’re never going to have to see me again. You’re not going anywhere. Not until you pay for all the damage you’ve done. Judge young: Counselor, you may call your first witness. Thank you, your honor. I got here as quickly as I could. The defense calls spencer cassadine. Proceed, ms. Miller. What the hell is happening here? I have no idea. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. One prilosec otc in the morning blocks excess acid production for a full 24 hours. Unlike pepcid, which stops working after 9. 24 hour protection. Prilosec otc one pill, 24 hours, zero heartburn.

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[ Grunts, panting ] No. He’s — he’s —

[ Chuckles ] This guy kind of fell into my lap — low level kind of guy working for me, you know. His name’s dex. He’s a military vet. But where’d you find him? I know you ain’t running “help wanted” ads in the classifieds. Well, when chet was away, dex was running the gym. Hmm. What do you like about him? He’s hungry. It’s like he’s chasing something more. So he reminds you of you?

[ Laughs ] Not just me. Mm. I mean, he’s like stone. Jason. Well, far be it for me to question your judgment, which I won’t, but allow me to question dex’S. There’s no shortage of people who want to get into this business, thinking they know what they’re getting themselves into. But you and I both know there’s no way of knowing what it actually does to someone until they live it. Okay, guys. Hey, that’s enough. That’s enough. Why don’t you just back off michael — alright? Go for a walk. Fine. Whatever. See you around.

[ Door closes ]

[ Sighs ] Look, uh, brando, I appreciate you stepping in, but I could’ve handled this. Look, I’m confused. What — dex just followed you to the hospital to try to intimidate you? I have no idea. Other than m-maybe he thinks he’s impressing my father. I have no idea what this guy wants from me. Yeah, maybe you’re right. Maybe he’s just trying to impress your dad. I can backchannel to sonny that you’re having issues with dex. No, no, no, no. No. Absolutely not. Just trying to help. No, hey, I appreciate that. Okay? Just — [ Sighs ] I don’t want sonny involved in this. Besides, you have bigger things to focus on right now. Honestly, willow, I don’t know what I would do without your friendship. Willow, hey. Hi. I’m ready for you. We’ll talk soon. Okay.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Am I keeping my counseling appointment today?

[ Door closes ] Thanks for coming back. I just need another blood sample. Oh, why do we need another blood test? To make sure the first one wasn’t an anomaly.

[ Clears throat ] Doctors aren’t usually the ones who take blood samples. You’re my friend, okay? Sue me if I’m a little invested. Raised white blood cell counts can indicate any number of things, but it’s clear that you’re worried about something specific. Can you tell me what it is you’re looking for? Well, well. It seems that your, um, prince charming has finally decided to be honest and tell you he’s just another slimy frog. I’ve had you pegged right from the very start. You’re selfish, entitled, but you’re very, very smart. I’ll give you that. You helped spencer torture me for months, and it all came quite naturally to you, didn’t it? I know spencer says he put you up to setting my car on fire, but I saw that look of fear in his eyes. Spencer didn’t do that. He’s selfish, he’s self-centered, he’s self-serving, but he’s not a psychopath. Not like you. And you couldn’t just set it on fire, right? You had to go a step further. You had to put my dead daughter’s I.D. Next to it. I mean, that is just [Scoffs] Sadistic. And you made that revenge porn video of joss and cam. Again, only a demented mind like yours would do something like that. And you framed trina to take the fall. All of that — it wasn’t enough, was it? You had to seduce my husband. You had to trick my husband into falling into bed with you.

[ Laughs ] Oh, nikolas hardly had to be seduced. I mean, it’s all thanks to the shrewish ways that you’ve been treating him. Every day you came up with new and creative ways to emasculate him. You made him feel like less of a man. All I had to do was be there to catch him when he fell. Spencer, we danced around this during your previous testimony, so let’s just cut to the chase, shall we? Do you believe that trina robinson filmed and distributed an intimate video of josslyn jacks and cameron webber? No, I do not. I know for a fact that trina couldn’t have distributed that video. Spencer’s defending our daughter? Can you tell the court why you are so certain? I know for a fact that trina didn’t distribute that video. Because she was with me when the video was released via e-mail.

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I-I know you don’t have firm answers yet, but…I want to know what it is you’re worried about.

[ Knock on door ] Oh. Hey. Sorry to interrupt. The nurse said that you were in here, willow. Oh. So I — you’re not interrupting. I’M…done here.

[ Sighs ] I’ll be right back. I’m a little confused. I thought you had an ob appointment. Why was tj in here and not — not britt? Oh, it’s — [ Scoffs ] It’s nothing. Tj was just… being a good friend.

[ Breathes sharply ] That’s all. Nikolas felt unappreciated. In name, you were husband and wife, and yet you were sleeping in separate bedrooms. Who does that? You drove him away, just like you drove away every single person you cared about. Whatever research you’ve done on me, you don’t know me. Oh, but don’t I? I know you turned your back on your brother right before he died. I loved my brother very much. Julian was self-destructive. I had no choice but to walk away. Hm, just like you had to walk away from kiki right after you found out that she was also sleeping with your boyfriend, griffin monroe? I am hardly the catalyst for what happened with nikolas. You do see that the common denominator in all of those twisted scenarios is you. Alright! That’s enough! Don’t try to make this about me. Nikolas is spencer’s father, so what, you thought you were going to trade up to more money by targeting him? Mm, one more time — I did not target nikolas. He came running to me. I know better. I know you’re a stalker. You and spencer played your sick mind game with me. You made me fear for my daughter’s life, and the ways that you attacked me… you know, all this time, I thought that you were just my — my stepson’s obnoxious, entitled girlfriend. So why, then, does this all feel so very personal? Why do you hate me so much? Oh, there has to be more to this story. There has to be. Are you saying that you were with trina at the moment that e-mail was distributed to the pcu listserv? Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Okay. Well, correct me if I’m wrong, but on that day, you were serving a sentence at the spring ridge minimum security prison, were you not? Yes, that’s correct. Okay. So was trina visiting you in prison on that day? No. No. Well, you’re gonna have to help all of us out here. Spencer, if you were with trina in person, but it was not at the prison, where were you? I arranged for a kind of, uh, off-the-books day pass to leave prison. You might say trina saw me when I escaped.

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All I did was hold the bag.

[ Laughs ] This a bad time? You want me to come back later? No, actually, it’s a good time, ’cause we were just talking about you, and it’s a good time for you guys to meet. This is brick. This is dex. Dex, brick. Uh, he’s a trusted friend. Second in command. Nice to meet you, brick. Likewise, dex. I just wanted to give you an update on that thing we discussed, when you have a free moment. Whatever you got to say, you can say it in front of brick, ’cause he — he’s like family to me. Understand? Sure. So how’s our good friend the photographer doing this afternoon? He’s not going to be selling anything to anyone again.

[ Laughs ]

[ Chuckles ] And he definitely won’t be opening his mouth. I made sure of that before the cops showed up. You talked — you talked to the cops?! Can you tell how excited I am? Yeah, I can. [ Laughs ] I am, too. I just — I can’t stop thinking about how lucky we are. Everything is going to be different this time, you know? We — we’re both going to be there from the very start, and…

[ Sighs ] And we’re not going to miss any moments with our child.

[ Door closes ] Hey, there you are. What are you doing back here? Um, I felt guilty after leaving you behind. I just — are you going to be late? No, uh… no, I’m not going. Why — why not? Well, I ran into willow and, um… it turns out, the photographer — the one who harassed me and got in his car and chased us, which led me to hit harmony — well, he is here at G.H., And it kind of forced willow and me to unpack a lot of things that we needed to discuss. But she was very sympathetic, and in a way, it was therapeutic. Okay, I understand. Um, why don’t we reschedule your therapy appointment? No. I’m all talked out. Why didn’t trina tell us any of this? She’s probably protecting cassadine.

[ Scoffs lightly ] I have no idea what’s going on. Me neither. But maybe spencer is doing the right thing for once.

[ Gavel pounds ] Judge young: Quiet in the courtroom! Ms. Miller, continue, please. Thank you, your honor. So, to clarify, spencer, you escaped from prison. I planned on going back. I did go back. Objection, your honor. There’s no way to verify this. Well, that’s the same as any witness’s testimony. Now it’s up to the jury to determine its veracity. Judge young: Overruled, but get to the point soon. Spencer, how were you able to leave spring ridge undetected? I’m not proud of this. But someone was bribed to look the other way. What was so important on that day that you arranged for this “unofficial hall pass”?

[ Voice breaking ] It was the anniversary of my mother’s death. You see, my mother, uh, died when I was a baby, so I never met her.

[ Breathes shakily ] The anniversary of her death is very important to me. As a boy, I always laid flowers on her grave. Then, for the last several years, I was away at boarding school in france, so I couldn’t do that. So to be back here in port charles on that anniversary and not be able to honor her with flowers, it was so… …incredibly painful. I went to the graveyard to see her. I never meant for anyone to see me. But that’s when I saw trina at the cemetery, working on a project for pcu. Your honor, my associate is currently collecting proof of trina’s pcu assignment, which I will be entering into evidence. Spencer, do you realize that with this, you could be jeopardizing your freedom, since you were released from spring ridge?

[ Crying ] I know. I know that. But at a certain point, you have to stop doing the easy thing and you have to start doing the right thing.

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No worries, boss. This isn’t my first rodeo. Yeah, well, even a veteran rider gets tossed off the bull. All I meant to say is that I know enough to make myself scarce before the cops can see me. It was your son, the detective. I don’t care who it was. Somebody shows up with a badge, you don’t say anything. I-I promise you, that is exactly what I did. I-I’m sorry if I didn’t handle it correctly, but I thought I was doing what you wanted.

[ Sighs ] Alright, listen, you’re right. You’re abso– yeah. You did the right thing, like you did with josslyn.

[ Sighs ] What happened with joss? We were having a discussion with that reporter who gave sasha drugs. It got a little heated. We were roughin’ him — roughin’ him up a little bit, right? So happens that josslyn shows up [Scoffs] Starts filming the whole thing, and threatens to take the footage to the police. She what?! She was upset about, you know, what happened with me and her mother…

[ Sighs ] …And she wanted payback. And thanks to dex, he talked her into deleting the footage. I haven’t even thanked you for that yet. I appreciate that. Now you know what the boundaries are when it comes to dealing with my kids. You’re the boss. You make the rules. Don’t you get it, brando? I am emotionally drained right now. I am too spent for another therapy session. I-I do get that, but you need to stick to your program if you’re going to get any better. Well, that’s not for you to decide, now, is it? I’m not saying that. Look, if you want, I can make the appointment for you, okay? This is not something you need to stress out over. Oh, my god, brando! The only one stressing me out is you! You and gladys are smothering me! Ava: Why are your attacks on me so personal? First, you threw morgan in my face, and then kiki and griffin. You didn’t know any of those people. Who is giving you this information and why? What the hell did I ever do to you? Mm, ava. If time in this provincial city has taught me anything, it’s that people here love to gossip. There aren’t that many people here that, uh, like you very much. Not that I have treated you differently than I would treat anyone else. That is a lesson that you learn pretty quickly in boarding school. People can be vicious, so the best defense is having a good offense. So I learned things. You just happen to have more dirt in your past than most people. Mnh, mnh-mnh. That’s not it. I’m onto something, I know it. I can feel it. When spencer asked for your help in torturing me, you jumped at the chance, didn’t you? Why were you so willing to help him? Spencer ended up in prison. You very well could have ended up there, as well. Now, if you were just some simpleton trying to please her crush, I might buy it. But you are no fool. And obviously, you’re not very devoted to spencer — oh, I am not the one whose devotion wavered. Oh, my. Well, I see I’ve pushed a button. Let’s see if I can push a few more. Okay, if trina robinson did not film and distribute this revenge porn video of josslyn jacks and cameron webber, you must have some suspicion as to who did. Unless, of course, josslyn and cameron filmed themselves. No. No way. It was their first ti– they wouldn’t do that. Did you have anything to do? No, absolutely not. I may not have been the best friend to josslyn and cameron over the course of the last year, but I would never hurt them that way. Okay. This cabin that we’ve been discussing, that belongs to josslyn’s former stepfather — is that correct? Uh, yes. This trip to the cabin — this was before sonny and carly got divorced. Okay, tell me about this cabin. Is there staff? Is there anyone else who might have made this video? A — a cleaning crew, perhaps? No. No, there was no staff there, okay? Okay. Someone else, then? A disgruntled neighbor, perhaps? No. The cabin is very isolated. Alright. Well, there were five of you there that night — trina, who you know is innocent, josslyn and cameron, also innocent, you deny any responsibility, and that leaves who? Objection, your honor. Speculation. There were five people at the cabin that night. Your honor, spencer cassadine was one of them, and therefore, his opinion has merit. Overruled. But tread carefully. There was no outside staff. It had to be someone who was staying in the cabin. Uh-huh. Who? My girlfriend at the time. Esme prince.

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My mom and I don’t mean to smother you. We just want to see you get better, sasha. And I know you had a good talk with willow. I’m glad you guys cleared the air. I know willow’s a good friend to you, but willow is not a psychiatrist. And the whole harmony part — I know that you have guilt over that, but that isn’t your main issue. You need to talk to a doctor about why you turned to pills after you had already seen how cocaine damaged your life. I’m an addict, too, remember? You need to deal with the root cause.

[ Scoffs lightly ] You don’t trust me. Normally, I do. But I know how addicts think. The temptation of drugs gets the better of your brain. You need your psychiatrist’s help. Your doctors and me, we all wanted you to go to a live-in rehab, but you didn’t want to do that. So if you’re not going to go to rehab, you need to stick to your outpatient therapy. Stop trying to control my every move, brando! Well, given the way that our life together is spiraling out of control, maybe somebody does need to control you! Dex, you can go ahead and take off. I’m going to go over some stuff with brick. Thanks, boss. I’ll see you tomorrow. Yeah. Yeah. Dex, hang on.

[ Breathes deeply ] Sonny mentioned you were a vet. Same here. I’m sure we’ve got a lot to talk about. I’m sure we do. Mm-hmm. What do you think?

[ Sighs ] He’s too full of himself. Cocky. Too reckless, as far as I’m concerned. Too flippant with the way he speaks about your family and dealing with the cops. He’s young. He’s — he’s — you know, he’s learning the ropes. He deserves a shot. I’m just not so sure about sending a rookie to deal with some drug dealer. Dex volunteered.

[ Sighs ] And you think that someone this young and green will be effective in the enforcer role? Well, I mean, he was about jason’s age when jason started working for me. Yeah. Except this generation seems to need a lot more growing up than the previous one. Every generation needs time to mature. Sonny: [ Chuckling ] Isn’t that always the case? Michael: Now, even though we, uh, we didn’t plan for the pregnancy, I can’t help but think that the timing couldn’t be better, right? Because wiley and the new baby, they’re only gonna be a few years apart. Yeah. I mean, growing up, I was, for so many years, desperate for a brother or sister. Mm. Someone I could talk to, play with, share the crazy of life with harmony. Yeah. Uh, what about you? Were you and morgan close? Yeah. I mean, well, for the most part. I mean, there was that time that we were fighting over kiki, which wasn’t great. Uh. [ Chuckles ] But overall, you know, we were close. Then there was dante. Obviously, we didn’t grow up together. We met as adults. But I’m very glad he’s in my life. Nobody can talk me off a cliff like he can.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Oh, uh… uh… something wrong? No. It’s just a — it’s just a work thing. Yeah, I really — I really need to handle this. B-but actually, I can stay around if you want me t-to stick around… no. No, no, no. …’Cause it can wait. Michael. Go. Go deal with your work. I-it’s fine. I’m fine.

[ Chuckles ] If this were some big step, of course, I’d — I’d want you to be there, but this is just another routine appointment. You sure? Absolutely. Okay. I’ll see you at home. Alright.

[ Door closes ] Thank you, mr. Cassadine. No further questions. Mr. Cassadine, it is your testimony that you were with ms. Robinson the moment the e-mail with the revenge porn was distributed to everyone at pcu, correct? Yes, that’s correct. But you have no accounting for ms. Robinson’s whereabouts at the moment the video was being filmed, do you? Let me remind the court, it is the nonconsensual recording that is the most pressing charge here. Um… let me repeat — were you with ms. Robinson when the revenge porn video was filmed? No, I wasn’T. And to reiterate your previous testimony, you were with esme prince when the video was filmed. Yes, I was. Okay, then. Moving on. Mr. Cassadine, you audited classes at pcu last fall. Did you ever need to pull an all-nighter? Yes. Hmm. And when you needed to turn in, say, a term paper to a professor in the middle of the night, were you aware that you could schedule send an e-mail for a later, more reasonable hour via a run-of-the-mill app? Um, you lost me there. Objection, your honor. The state has lost everyone with this line of questioning. Withdrawn. Your honor, I’d like to enter into evidence an e-mail that I personally sent to you and opposing counsel. Excuse me? Give it a second.

[ Cellphones chime ] Hmm, there it is. You see, while mr. Cassadine was accounting for the defendant’s whereabouts, I scheduled my e-mail to be released later.

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Michael had to leave? Yeah, there was a work issue. I told him to go deal with it. Oh, well, if — if you want to reschedule for a time when you both can be here, we can do that. No, no, I have time. I can wait until the lab results are in. Okay. Look, I couldn’t help but notice you gave michael the runaround earlier when he asked you why I was taking the lead here and not britt, so is there a reason you’re not telling michael this isn’t your usual ob appointment? Well, I hope this is important. I was at the hospital with willow. She okay? Yeah. Yeah, just some standard pregnancy stuff. So what’s going on? Talk to me. Just wanted to make sure you squared things with brando. He seemed pretty suspicious. Yeah, he was 100% suspicious, but he bought that, uh, I was pissed at you for harassing me. Good. ‘Cause I have enough people looking at me suspiciously. What does that mean? This guy, brick — I think he’s going to dig into my past. Well, thanks for the heads up. But… if brick is doing a background check, I mean, that’s — that’s a good sign that you’re moving closer into sonny’s inner circle. Bric k: Well, if you seesomething in this young guy, there must be something there. Still, I’m going to run a full background check on him, and that ain’t a request. Oh, I’m not even gonna try to stop you. Mm. But no matter how much we look into this — you know, dex’s past, it’s not going to tell us whether he can deal with this life. Mm. I mean, all he’s taken care of so far is some low-level drug pusher/ tabloid photographer. Mm. So you want to give him a bigger assignment to test him? Well, I’m thinking… why don’t we see if he proves himself? Trial by fire.

[ Chuckles ] I like that. Sasha, I am so sorry. If I could take those words back, I would. I didn’t mean it. Didn’t you? I — no, I don’t want to control you. I-I’m just worried about you.

[ Scoffs ] And so is — so is michael and willow and my mom and everyone at deception. Just admit it, brando.

[ Sighs ] You said what you really felt. You finally stopped walking on eggshells like you’ve been doing — like everybody’s been doing. No, that’s not true. I mean, can we — can we just go home and talk about this in more privacy? No. No, I need space. Space from me? From everybody. Baby. Sasha. Your honor, I object to the assistant district attorney’s theatrics. There is no proof to suggest that that video was sent via a pre-timed e-mail. No more questions, your honor. Judge young: You may step down, mr. Cassadine. Both counsels, approach the bench. I can’t believe you did that. I can’t believe that it didn’t work. I’m so sorry. Why didn’t you tell us that spencer was your alibi before? I was hoping that curtis would have a hail mary so that I wouldn’t have to. Just keep your chin up, okay, baby girl? I mean, diane’s right. There’s zero evidence that that video was sent via e-mail timer. Maybe spencer was your hail mary. Hey. Hey. I knew I could trust you to do the right thing… after you exhausted all other options. Son. [ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ] Can we talk? It’s important.

[ Cellphone chimes ] So you do still have feelings for spencer. Were you so jealous that he obviously has feelings for trina that you slept with his father as what — revenge? Payback? And trina and i were just collateral damage, or something more? What is that? None of your damned business, that’s what!

[ Laughs ] Okay. Forget it. You know what? Trying to find answers in your bizarre, twisted behavior would have me running in circles. But make no mistake — after everything you’ve done to make people I care about suffer, you are going to do the right thing for the first time in your life.

[ Scoffs ] And what is that? Playtime is over. We will deal with you sleeping with my husband another time. But right now, you’re going to march down to that courthouse, you’re going to exonerate trina, you’re going to tell the world that you made that tape of joss and cameron. We have already had this conversation, and I have no idea where you’re getting this crazy idea. And besides, why would I even do it? Are you offering to help me disappear and make sure that I don’t go to prison? No. I have no interest in being a fugitive for the rest of my life. Oh, darling girl. You misunderstand me. If you don’t admit that you framed trina… i will make sure that nobody ever finds you. At least not while you’re still breathing.

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[ Laughs ] Wow. Who knew you were an expert with a hatchet? Right? Yeah. I don’t know if it’s my baseball skills that translate, or, uh, sam seems to think that I was a frontier explorer back in another life. What about this life? How are things with you? And, no, this is not an official inquiry. I’m just asking.

[ Laughs ] Yeah. Things are good, man. I mean, it took me a while to re-acclimate to the pressures and chaos of police work, but I’m glad to be back. The pcpd is glad to have you. Okay. And what? I understand you turned down that undercover bust in manhattan. Could’ve raised your profile. Yeah. Yeah, it could have, probably. But, you know, I-I’m a single dad, mac. I gotta stay local if I can. Your priorities are here. I get that. But it’s important to consider your future. What are you — what are you talking about, man? You want to start a side hustle or something? You need a partner? What, you want to open up a cop bar? I’m thinking chief of detectives. How you feeling about your first therapy session?

[ Sighs ] Resigned. Wow. That enthusiastic, huh? I’m sorry, I just don’t see the point. It was a slip. The drugs are out of my system now. I won’t go looking for more.

[ Sighs ] I just want to move on. And talking to a psychiatrist will help you do that. I know. Do you? Yes. You don’t have to stay here, brando. I promise I won’t make a run for it the second you’re gone. I’m not thinking that you’re gonna do that, but I don’t mind waiting for you. See, but… I mind. Any double vision? Felty: [ Sighs ] Nope. Well, it’s official. You don’t have a concussion. You couldn’t have figured that out without waking me up every hour? I’m exhausted. Better safe than sorry. You took quite the beating.

[ Groans ] Yup, I’m getting that sense. The police will want to talk to you. Looking good, boss. You got a mean right hook. We gotta get you in the ring some time. Nah, mma’s more my sport. Less padding to get in the way. What are you talking about? That’s not a sport. That’s — that’s like street fighting. Well, you’re no stranger to that, right? Just ask that paparazzi guy. I do what needs to be done. And you do it well. No one can accuse you of going soft, that’s for sure. How bad did spencer’s testimony hurt trina? Well, spencer did reinforce the fact that trina had ample time to hide the cell phone, also that she’d been drinking, and that she was angry with cameron and josslyn, but none of that is a surprise to me. A.D.A. Arden is presenting exactly the case that I expected her to present. What she did not expect is the opening that spencer just gave us, which I intend to take full advantage of. Alright. There’s no signs of you-know-who. Leave it to esme to want to make an entrance. Don’t worry. Diane’s not gonna let her get away with anything on the stand. Diane’s amazing. But we all know, when it comes to esme, you never know what you’re gonna get. Esme, what are you up to? It’s about time. Where have you been? Oh, it may shock you, but, um, I have a life, too. Trina robinson isn’t the center of the universe. We should go over your testimony. Mm, I don’t want it to sound rehearsed. Ava: Oh, don’t be silly.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Esme always makes sure her lies sound completely natural. Excuse me. I didn’t ask to be called as a witness for the prosecution, you know. Save the victim act, esme. I’m the only person here, and I’ve got your number. Really? Really. Because there are a few things that you don’t know — a few things you don’t want to know. I’ll pass. Don’t walk away from me. I could destroy your world, ava. Try it. I dare you.

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I am so tired of you lookingdown on me, acting so superior. You’re lucky I tolerate you at all. One word to nikolas and you’d be out on the street. Ha! See, that’s funny, because as I recall, when I first moved in,

you were the one who got the boot. I left of my own volition. Things are different now. Nikolas and I are better than ever. So you think. What the hell does that mean? Just that maybe you don’t know your husband as well as you thought you did. Nikolas is full of surprises. Such as? Oh, well, for starters — esme. Stop. You’re too late. I am ending this right here, right now. Rory: Can I get you anything? A time machine would be nice. So that when a jerk calling himself “victor” tries to hit on me, I can walk the other way and not let spencer and esme into my life. Not be so stupid. Sorry. I’m fresh out of time machines.

[ Chuckles ] Darn. Trusting people isn’t stupid, by the way. Maybe not. But, man, it hurts when they do let you down. You’re chief of detectives, mac. I’m not going anywhere just yet. But when I do retire, I want to make sure that my office is in good hands, and I can’t think of a more stand-up guy than you.

[ Sighs ] Hey, come on. You’re irreplaceable, mac. Who — who can replace you? That’s not true. Chief of d’s would be a good fit for you. Unless you’re not interested. Oh, no. Listen, I’m honored. I-I just — I don’t think past tomorrow. I just want my life to revolve around sam and our kids. Whoa, did I just hear my name? Oh, yeah. You did. Hi. Hi. [ Laughs ] Uh, sam, you haven’t seen felicia, have you? Oh, yeah, actually, check your texts. Because I — yeah, I think she texted you. The two of you are needed at home for babysitting duty. So I see. Well, I guess we’ll just have to reschedule our couples hatchet throwing challenge. You know he’s a ringer. Yeah, I saw that.

[ Laughs ] Was felicia able to help you with that case? Yeah, she gave me excellent advice. Thank you. Good, good. I’m sure I’ll hear all about it when I get home. And, dante, think it over. I’ll do that. Think what over? Uh, can we… can we talk? Yeah, sure. Yeah? What do you want to talk about? About our future. Wait, our future? I thought we both learned that with three kids between the two of us that planning anything is pointless. Y-yeah, well, look, I-I know — I know that, you know, rocco and danny and scout keep us busy and it’s crazy, but… I was trying to make it easier. What did you have in mind? Taking the next step. Got my blood pumping, you know, showing that photographer what happens when you mess with the corinthos family. You have to understand something — there’s a time and place for everything. You just can’t go around picking fights. No, I-I get that. I-I just meant… if you ever need something like that done, I’m your guy. I’ll keep that in mind. Do you want me to leave? No, I-it’s not that i want you to leave. I just don’t see a reason for you to hang around, especially after you’ve been holed up with me all day. Go take a walk. Go to the gym. And what about the garage? What about it? You’ve been so focused on me. I’m sure things are piling up. The garage is fine. I’m way more concerned about you. That’s why I’m here. Hey, sasha, brando. Hey. Hi, guys. How are you feeling? Uh, mortified after my meltdown on live tv, but otherwise, I’m good. You have nothing to be embarrassed about. See? See, I 100% agree.

[ Sighs ] What about you? Have you been okay since you fainted? Yeah. No more dizziness, so…

[ Laughs ] Thank goodness. We, um — we actually have some — some good news. Well, I could certainly use some of that. I-it’s okay. I won’t break. I already know you’re pregnant. Nikolas, you’re just in time to hear esme’s latest lie. Apparently, this one involves you. Oh, I am so going to enjoy this. Be quiet. Come on. It’s time. You don’t want me as an enemy. Time for what? Trust me. Have a nice chat with your wife. I don’t like the way you’re acting. Makes me think there is something I’m in the dark about. What is it? What did you decide? Will you exonerate trina?

[ Sighs ] Honestly, is she all you care about? I certainly don’t care about you. Now that I have seen you for who you really are, you are alone in this world once again. It does not have to be that way. I can give you the name of your birth mother if you get up on that stand and you tell the truth. So your precious trina just goes free? That’s right. You realize it’s a wasted effort, right? She’s found her knight in shining armor. It isn’t you. I don’t care. I’m not letting trina go down for something that she didn’t do. So you can either benefit from this or you can leave with nothing. It’s up to you.

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Brando: Wait. For real? For real. We’re having a baby.

[ Both chuckle ] It really is wonderful news. Thank you. Congratulations. Oh, thanks, man. You know, to be honest, we were a little nervous about telling you after everything you’ve been through. I’m not that far gone that I can’t be happy for my friends. We should celebrate soon. Oh, yeah, we’d love that. Oh, um, will you excuse me for one second? Hey. You should get out of here, too.

[ Sighs ] Still newlyweds and my wife is sick of me already.

[ Scoffs ] Never. I’ll see you after my session, okay? Okay. Is it, uh, just me, or did he really not want to leave? It’s not just you. Brando has barely left my side since the incident, which is incredibly sweet. It’s just — it’s a little over-overwhelming, right? A little. [ Laughs ] You know he’s just looking out for you, though, right? I know. And I get that. I just really want things to go back to normal. Are you here for those additional tests? I-I am. Um… but could you please do me a favor? Mm-hmm. I haven’t told michael that there could be an issue, so just please don’t say anything in front of him. I will always respect a patient’s privacy. Thank you. But as your colleague, willow — I don’t want to worry him over what might be nothing. Once I know what my baby and i are dealing with, then I will fill michael in. Here. You dropped this.

[ Laughs ] Thanks. Mm-hmm. The hell’s the matter with you? [ Sniffs ] Um… [ Laughs ] So, like, uh, you started to talk about our future, and then you got down on one knee.

[ Laughs ] Wait, did you think I was gonna propose to you? Yes! Oh. Wait, so you weren’t talking about marriage? No! Hell no. We’re not ready to get married. Right? Right. Right. I mean — yes.

[ Sighs ] Gosh. I think my heart stopped there for a second.

[ Laughs ] I’m very sorry about that. Yeah. So, um, what was it that you were talking about? Uh, us living together. Oh. “Oh.” Is that a — is that a good “oh” or a bad “oh”? Uh, surprised “oh.” Surprised. I-I just — I don’t know. I guess I really haven’t thought about us living together. Really? Oh. Why not? I have your mother’s name, current address. Hm, in portugal? You could be face to face with her tomorrow. Of course I want to know where I came from, who I came from, but I don’t need your help to do it. What? No deal, spence. Turns out I am not as alone as you think I am. I’ll find my birth mother a different way. I’m beginning to feel very foolish. Why? Because I was so confident that esme was bluffing, spewing her regular dose of lies and nonsense. But then you came… tearing in the way you did, and… it’s obvious there is a secret. I’m so…sorry. I-I-I should have gone with my first instinct, which was to tell you right away. Tell me now. I love you… …so much.

[ Voice breaking ] But I made a huge mistake. What — and when I say that — what kind of mistake, nikolas? I thought we were… over, and I, uh… I slept with esme.

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Mm-hmm. And our kids get along great together. I know they do. So you’re telling me the thought’s never crossed your mind? I mean, yeah, I guess so. You guess so? Yes, the thought has crossed my mind. Okay, so you have thought about it. Fleetingly. Guess that’s still thinking about it. I mean, our life is really, really good — great together, don’t you think? Mm-hmm. Okay, so why change it? I don’t know. Maybe we can make it even greater. I gotta go. Are you kidding me? No, no. You can’t just throw that on me and leave. What? Yeah. It’s — I didn’t mean to have a huge conversation about it. What are you talking about? It’s a huge conversation. It’s the logical next step, no? I mean, I’m not opposed to it. That’s a ringing endorsement, detective. Don’t — don’t be mad at me. I’m — I’m just — okay, I will… start thinking about it more frequently and less fleetingly, okay? Okay. Okay. I love our life together. I do, too. Good. Brando. Boss? Yeah, you can go. Something up? How you doing? It’s good to see you out. Yeah, um, wasn’t exactly my choice. Sasha practically forced me to leave the hospital. Hospital? Yeah. She’s got her first therapy session today. That’s a good thing, right? H-how is she doing otherwise? Better. Yeah. She’s getting back to her old self. You seem worried. I am. Arden: You were at the cabin on the night in question, is that correct? Yes, ma’am. And in your opinion, how was the defendant acting? Trina was drinking. I-I mean, we all were, and I was worried about her, but trina was definitely the most affected. Then she got very upset with josslyn and cameron. Upset about what? Well, trina admitted that she felt shut out and betrayed when joss and cam got together. And then what happened? She stormed off to her room — or “stumbled” is probably a more accurate description. She was the one saying those things. She put those words in my mouth. Don’t react. We will get our chance, and when we do, watch out. I’ll see you later? Sounds good, uh… take care of yourself, okay? I will.

[ Elevator bell dings ] I hope you weren’t too stressed out about telling me you’re pregnant. How did you find out? I overheard the nurses talking the day you fainted. It wasn’t too hard to put two and two together. Oh, so you’ve known almost as long as I have. Which means you knew before going on “home & heart.” Hello, hello, and what brings you lovely ladies to general hospital today? Oh, let’s see. Um, what do we call that? None of your business. Right. None of your business. Okay, well, you’re looking pretty cozy over there. Does that mean you’ve forgiven ms. Gilmore for mowing down your mother? You had sex with esme. Yes. And I regretted it immediately. I have no other excuse, other than I was weak. Oh, so weak that you cheated on your wife with your son’s girlfriend. No, esme manipulated me. Oh, so there are more excuses. And you were having serious doubts about us. Oh, and more! Nikolas: I-I felt like I lost — stop talking! How long? How long have you been slithering into esme’s room? On the regular, as they say? It was only one time. How noble and restrained of you. Listen, ava — when? Where? Did you take esme into our bed? I would never.

[Laughing] You’d never what? Betray me that way? I thought we were over. I couldn’t believe when you showed up, wanting to give us another chance. It w– and I found you in the sitting room. And the door was closed and locked. Oh, god. You said it was the wind,

[Crying] And I believed you. And you said that you had fallen asleep, and that’s why you were so disheveled. Was she there? Who? Esme? She was on the turret.

[ Sobs ] Oh. Oh, of course she was. And so the two of you have, what? You’ve been making fun of me all this time? It wasn’t like that. Then tell me, please, tell me, what was it like?! It was a moment of madness. Things were so cold between us, and you — you were talking about walking away. I thought I lost you. I was devastated. Mm-hmm. And esme kissed you and made it all better? She saw her chance, and she took it. You know how that girl is. Poor you. Seduced by a high school graduate. I know I’m responsible for my actions. And I said I — I was weak. You’re stupid. Just try to — oh, no. Oh, no. Never again. You have touched me for the last time. Spencer cassadine testified that you left the room after you argued with josslyn and cameron. Is that true? I might have. I don’t really remember. If you had, it would have given you ample time to plant that cell phone, wouldn’t it? It would. Just like everyone else. Whose idea was this ski trip? Mine. I wanted spence to have one last fun trip before he went to spring ridge. Nice trip with his friends. Yes. But not your friends. I don’t understand? Well, trina, cameron, josslyn — they’re not your friends. I tried to befriend them. Did you? You didn’t include them in the planning. I mean, the trip, the drinks, the drinking game — that was all your idea. In fact, the entire evening, you orchestrated all of it. And you’re jealous of spencer’s friends, especially his friendship with trina. Objection. Is there a question in here, or is the defense simply going to tell the witness how she feels? The A.D.A.’S own witness testified that esme would never hurt trina because she knew he and the defendant were so close, and in doing so, he opened the door to the question of motive. I’ll allow it. Must have been intimidating, joining that foursome — a group of friends that had been so close for so long. I held my own. Did you think they welcomed you with open arms?

[ Laughs ] Oh. You find that funny? No, I would not say that. What would you say? That I was met with hostility and resentment, and no matter how hard I tried, they never gave me a chance. That must have been frustrating. It was. So frustrating that you intended to teach them a lesson. A.D.A. Arden: Objection! Withdrawn. No further questions. Ms. Prince, when you and spencer left the cabin, where were josslyn and cameron? The living room. And trina? I assume that she was in her bedroom, but I didn’t see her, so I can’t confirm. Hmm. Thank you. No more questions, your honor. You may step down.

[ Sighs ] Diane did it. I mean, she cracked esme’s mask. Let’s just pray it’s enough. Hey, boss. D-d-don’t call me that. We shouldn’t even be meeting right now, but I need a progress report. How are things going with sonny? I have your father right where you want him. And tonight’s winning number, 43 yes! Noooo… quick, the quicker picker upper! Bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent, so you can use less. Bounty, the quicker picker upper. Ice cream is like whooping cough, it’s not just for kids. Whooping cough is highly contagious for people of any age. And it can cause violent uncontrollable coughing fits. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about whooping cough vaccination because it’s not just for kids. My mother’s death was a tragic accident. And if you want any further comment, you can contact my attorney, diane miller, or you can always speak to michael. You know, I’ll be sure to tell him you’ve been asking. Oh, are you implying he might punch me again? No. Why would he do that when it’s so much easier to sue you for libel? Okay. And what about you? Huh? Did you have guilt over killing your friend’s mom contribute to your “televised breakdown” of yours? I am getting security. Yeah. You are nothing but a disgusting vulture. Go feed on someone else’s unhappiness. I’m fresh out. Yeah, I’m just giving the public what it wants, sweetie. And that is my cue. That man might be the literal worst. You had no problem handling him. Michael gave me a tutorial. When in doubt, invoke my lawyer.

[ Chuckles ] I’ll make sure to remember that. Are you sure you’re all right? I’m fine. Hey, we will sic diane on him if he writes even one word of that garbage. Let’s be real, willow — nothing he said was a lie. The court will take a brief recess. We’ll resume in 20 minutes.

[ Gavel bangs ]

[ Indistinct conversations ] Well, I think that went pretty well, don’t you? I hope so. Are we still planning to do the same defense strategy? I intend to call one witness and one witness only — trina. I — I still don’t think that’s a great idea. Trust me. This case comes down to character. Whether or not the jury thinks that trina is so jealous of her friends that she would actually set out to humiliate them. We then call character witnesses to — to speak on her behalf. Josslyn and cameron did that when they testified. Josslyn was especially adamant in her defense of trina. Oh, yes. Hostile witness here. The jury knows that you think that trina is a friend worth defending. Now, this is her chance to show them why — who she is and who she is not. I want to do it. Are you sure? It’s like diane said — it’s not enough for people to talk about me. I need to show the jury the kind of person I am. The best kind. It’s a lot of pressure. This is my future on the line, dad. I should be the one to defend it.

[ Door opens ] Hey. I’m, uh, detective falconeri. You remember me? Yeah, I remember you. Good. Whoa. You, uh — you really got worked over, huh? What happened? I got mugged. But you still got your phone and your wallet, I hear.

[ Chuckles ] Not a very successful mugging, huh? Guess I got lucky. Alright. You know, I get it’s your job to get all up in people’s faces and snap photos, and then sell it for money… it’s a living.

[ Chuckles ] Are you sure you don’t know who your attacker was?

[ Laughs ] Like I would tell you, of all people, if I did.

[ Laughs ]

[ Monitor beeping ] Why not? What’s so special about me? I just visited felty, made sure he wouldn’t talk. Sonny sent you? I volunteered. It was another chance to show initiative. Another chance? There was a complication when we went after the photographer. Your sister, josslyn, recorded the beat down on her phone. Hey, hold on, wait, w-what was my sister, josslyn, doing there? She was out for a run, I guess. She confronted sonny and threatened to take the recording to the cops. Sonny tried talking her down, but josslyn wasn’t having it. When he couldn’t make any progress with her, he took off, left me standing in an alley with the unconscious photographer. I-I threw myself on josslyn’s mercy, told her that even if sonny didn’t go to prison over this, I definitely would. She said sonny has trashed enough lives, and she wasn’t going to add mine to the list, then she erased the video. Listen, just stay away from my sister, do you understand me? I’ll keep my distance. Okay, the point is, sonny was grateful. I think I can build off that gratitude, maybe offer to be his personal bodyguard. Alright, don’t — don’t — don’t appear too eager. Sonny is a lot of things, but stupid is not one of them. Yeah, how do I get someone like sonny to trust me? You be what he wants you to be — something that he lost. What’s that? His son. I pray things go well with the psychiatrist today. Sasha needs someone to confide in. It must be difficult that that someone isn’t you. I mean, I’m her husband. Mm-hmm. I’m supposed to be there for her. And you will be. She’s not making it easy. And every time I try to reach out to her, sasha just shuts me down. I know I tell you this all the time, but you really gotta show you’re not going anywhere, no matter what. No matter what. Look at me. You disgust me. I am so sorry. I-I know I keep saying that — my god, to cheat on me with esme, of all people — a woman I can’t sta– a girl I can’t stand. Hardly a woman, young enough to be your daughter. Don’t say it like that. Like what? Like I’m the one that took advantage. It was esme. I swear, she planned the whole thing. And right after it happened, I was gonna confess, but esme talked me out of it. I’m sure that must’ve been very difficult. You have always been a coward, scurrying away from your problems instead of facing them. That’s not true. I came here today because I was gonna tell you everything. Oh, how convenient. When he’s caught in a trap, like a rat, he confesses mere moments before esme could throw it in my face. I suppose you want me to thank you. I know that you’re angry. Oh, you’re right about that. I thought I married a man. You are no man. You are a spineless weakling. And I am gonna burn you to the ground.

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why would you feel you couldn’t talk to me in particular? You’re a cop, so… are we through here? Yeah, man. Yeah. Take it easy. You too.

[ Door closes ]

[ Door opens ] My little paparazzo. You said you have something for me? I’m so glad you care so much. Well, if it bleeds, it leads. So who’d you cross? I think I have a bigger story in mind. Ask for his advice. Sonny loves to, uh, pass on his wisdom. So let him mentor me. Yeah, but don’t fall for his act, okay? The only person that sonny cares about is himself. He’s vulnerable now without jason, and he knows it. Morgan — his right-hand man. Yeah. Jason actually started working for sonny when he was younger than you. Sonny taught him everything about the business. Eventually, jason was running everything. He even knew where the bodies were buried. And jason would have died before he flipped on sonny, and if he did, sonny would be doing life without parole. You want me to follow in jason’s footsteps? Just be in the right place with the right attitude when he starts to repeat the pattern. Look, sonny needs someone to look up to him, so be that someone. Where’s your girlfriend? Esme is not my girlfriend anymore. Oh, you finally realized what a crazy person she is? I’ve actually known that for a while now. Mm, sure didn’t act like it. Well, I was trying to — you know what? Never mind. It doesn’t matter. It didn’t work. What didn’t work? I have to go. Okay. How you feeling?

[ Sighs ] Nervous, but I’m glad I get to tell my side of the story. Just make sure that you tell them everything. I have an alibi for when the sex tape was posted. I was with someone.

[ Sighs ] Why didn’t you say anything before? Who were you with? Spencer. I’m ready. Ms. Miller. Not now, spencer. It’s important. Spencer, we’re in the middle of a trial, in case you hadn’t noticed. That’s why you need to listen to me. I can fix this.

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I’m tired of sonny taking whatever he wants. It’s time he faced some consequences.

[ Door opens ] What are you doing here? Sasha. Sasha, you need to hear me. You were not responsible for harmony’s death. I was driving too fast. Even if you had been going the speed limit, my mother must have come out of nowhere — so focused on getting away, she ran into the road without looking. Who could possibly be prepared for that? It was an accident. I know that. And I really hope you do, too. What you got, huh?

[ Groans ] It’s huge. Well, I’ll be the judge of that. What if sasha gilmore, the face of deception, was on drugs the night she ran over harmony miller? Spencer, I need you to understand, this does not guarantee that a jury will find trina not guilty, and it could put you in jeopardy. I know, but it’ll help, right? It will help. Then I want to do it. I have to. Court is back in session.

[ Door closes ] Slight change in plans. Counselor, you may call your first witness. Thank you, your honor. The defense calls spencer cassadine.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Sighs ] No. I am not losing her without a fight. I’ve got to get the hell out of here.

[ Sighs ] Yes.

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youa few questions about your recent visitor. If you’re talking about esme, she’s not our visitor. She’s our guest. I wasn’t referring to esme. Then who? But since you mention her, would she or anyone else in your household have any reason to meet with a man who traffics black-market goods? I need your help. Why the sad face? Don’t you know by now we can accomplish anything if we put our minds to it? You’re right. Thank you, daddy. So tell me… where have you been? Kevin had pcu cancel my internship and had me banned from spring ridge. Family — often more trouble than it’s worth. Well, I sincerely hope that you don’t mean that. I’m considering sacrificing everything in the name of family. That’s not a good idea. I know. Hello, trina. Why are you here? I’m here for you. Thanks for the tip. Mm-hmm. Remember, every time she’s here… I’ll call.

[ Clicks tongue ] I think we needed this. I have to stick to mocktails. I’m going into the hospital later. Boo. Boo. What a pleasant surprise. “Pleasant” is in the eye of the beholder.

Come on, baby

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Any idea what he plans to say on the stand? No. He was asking questions about the trial yesterday. He didn’t even mention that he’d be here today. So you’re here for me? You contacted diane and volunteered to testify on my behalf? Trina. You’re a witness for the prosecution. How could you possibly help me? By doing my part. What does that even mean? It means I’m going to tell the truth. The actual truth? Or the gospel according to esme? Ms. Robinson, can you excuse us? Gladly. Mr. Cassadine, glad to see you. Where is esme prince, and why isn’t she in this courtroom? Hey. Are you okay? I was a fool to believe that this would all work out. I can’t think of anyone who would have any reason to associate with a black market vendor. The individual I’m referring to, oz haggerty, was seen boarding a launch to your home yesterday at approximately 10:30 A.M. This is news to me. May I offer you a drink? Would you like iced tea? Water? I know you’re on duty. No, thank you. This shouldn’t take long. Well, I wish I could be more help, but I wasn’t here much yesterday. Who was home? Ryan: Sacrifice everything. What does that mean? I, um, can’t stay long. If kevin learns of this visit, he’ll make trouble. Well, you obviously worked your way around him. How’d you manage that? Nikolas… pulled strings. Why? I was convincing.

[ Chuckles ] Oh. You held your tryst over his head. Was that wise? Well, what’s leverage if you can’t use it? He may feel compelled to confess to ava. I thought you wanted ava to learn of nikolas’s unfaithfulness. On our terms. If the transparency comes from him, it could work to his advantage. The noble sinner confesses and comes clean. All that crap. Boy, for such a smart girl, sometimes you can just be so… what? Short sighted. I’d be careful if I were you. It was my shortsightedness that got me back in here, now, wasn’t it? Well… when you’re right, you’re right. Thank you. Besides, if anyone is to blame for our separation, it’s probably your old friend felicia. What about her? I think she’s the one who ratted me out to kevin.

[ Purse slams ] Maxie: [ Chuckles ] Ooh. Would you care to join us? Up to britt. I’d rather ride a horse. Been ducking my calls, my texts, my e-mails. If I didn’t know better, I’d think that you’ve been avoiding me. My advice? Know better. Okay. What am I missing here? Cody here… was my last society setups date. And by last, I mean I will — no, hold on. Wait one second. The only thing I know about your society setups dates is that your last one was terrible. No offense. None taken. Her date was terrible, and it was completely my fault. Do you mean that? Or are you just telling me what you think I want to hear? I do mean that, and all I’m asking is for you to let me make it up to you. I’ll text you my answer. Hm. You know what makes for a really good apology? A beverage. Let’s start with those. Any preference, ladies? Oh, something fruity.

[ Sighs ] Virgin margarita. This guy really gets to you. Because he’s arrogant, infuriating, and persistent. Mm-hmm. Seems like society setups got this one right.

[ Scoffs ]

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cody and i are the opposite of a match. I mean, between the horse and the straw hay and — wait. You do know that straw and hay are two entirely different things, right? I didn’t, maxie. Nor do I care. But cody does. You should ask him. This guy has really gotten under your skin. That could mean something. All right, here we go. -A piña colada… -ooh! Thank you. …For the lady. A beer for the me. And virgin margarita for the other lady. Gee, thanks. Does it taste like lies? What’s it going to take to start over? Okay. Mm… I’m gonna powder my nose. Good. Now I can really begin my groveling. Shouldn’t you be on the ground for that? I would if I thought it would work. You wouldn’t respect a man who did that, would you? Only one way to find out. Look. I really am sorry. I admit it, I was wrong. I was trying too hard to be someone that I thought you wanted instead of actually getting to know the real you. I really am sorry. Okay? It won’t happen again. I promise. From now on, all you’re going to get is the unadulterated, pure this guy. Remember, you asked for it. What do you say? You willing to forgive and forget? Is there any word from portia? She’s still dealing with a patient emergency. Trina will understand. What did spencer say? He’s testifying for the other side. Oh. Because he is a spoiled, selfish tool. And you know what the worst part is? For a split second, I thought spencer came to tell me he had my back. I need esme prince on the stand. -So do I. -Excuse me? Don’t worry. I’ll make sure that esme gets here. Felicia and my brother will be dealt with. Just like anybody who stands in our way. Oh, daddy, you say the sweetest things. Thank you. In the meantime, you need to put some distance between yourself and the cassadines. I think that I should stay at least a few more days. Why? We don’t need anything else from them. Well, that may be true for you. Esme, why did you come here? Spencer wants my help to exonerate trina in exchange for information. You played with that gang of wayward children like they were spiders in a jar, and now you’re paying the price. So what is spencer offering? The identity of my birth mother.

[ Cell phone chimes ] Not on my time. Spencer and I spent most of the morning at G.H. Ava was at the courthouse attending trina’s trial. And esme? As far as I know, she was here all day. Could she have left without your knowledge? I’m not her jailer. She’s free to do as she pleases. So, yes. Anyone else? Just the staff. How long was this guy on the island? Undetermined. He was last seen boarding the launch at 10:30 am and didn’t return to the mainland via the launch. Any idea how he got off the island? Not offhand. You know… I could be more help if you clued me in on what this is about. Mr. Haggerty is currently hospitalized. Drug overdose. You think he obtained the drugs here? Potentially. I’m also trying to ascertain if he provided an unregistered phone used to illegally film an intimate encounter. The sex tape that trina’s accused of making. New evidence suggests that mr. Haggerty’s testimony may have bearing on the case. Why not just ask him? Oh, I’d love to, but he’s in a medically induced coma, which, of course, means he can’t testify either. Convenient, huh?

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Was mr. Haggerty’s overdose accidental? There’s evidence he had a visitor before his collapse. Any idea who? Thank you for your time, mr. Cassadine. Please speak with your household staff. I’ll take care of it personally. Oh, and if esme saw mr. Haggerty, we’ll need to speak with her right away. Of course I want to keep an eye on you, esme. You helped spencer terrorize my wife. Everything I did, I did for spencer. Am I supposed to believe that you don’t have a mind of your own? You couldn’t see spencer’s plot spiraling out of control? I don’t know how many times I can say this. I was wrong, and I’m sorr after all, trina’s like a surrogate daughtY.Ery daughters’ namesout your mouth, or I’ll make you sorry you ever drew breath. At least spence doesn’t believe the awful things that ava and sonny think about me that you’re responsible for that video of cameron and josslyn. They just refuse to accept that it was trina. Never mind that all of the evidence points towards her, that she had motive and was physically in the cabin while I was long gone. It’s easier to blame me. I was hoping that you’d be able to restore my internship at spring ridge, but while I was waiting for you, I… what? I realized how much this secret we’re keeping is weighing on me, and I just — I can’t keep going like this. I want to come clean. You don’t mean that. I do. I’m sick of the cover-ups, the lies of omission. I want to tell ava and spence that we slept together. Fine. You’re forgiven. But I never forget, ever. So what you’re saying is I’m unforgettable? Ugh, go away. You do know that smiling causes less wrinkles than frowning. You may not care now, but when you hit 50. Yeah, right. Look, okay. You bought me a peace offering. I begrudgingly accepted it. Let’s move on. To maybe another date?

[ Laughs ] Not if you were the last cowpoke in the countryside. I don’t get it. Why won’t you let anyone close to you? You don’t know me. No, I don’T. But I’m trying to get to know you. Okay. Well, then, know this. This is the absolute height of arrogance to assume, because I don’t want you to get close to me, that I don’t want anyone to get close to me. Yeah, I — I saw the video of your ted talk at the mixer. Your views on love are pretty clear. All right. Okay, I’m done. Now — maxie, I’m sorry, I’m late for work. Wait, what? Britt! How did I do? Oh, that was a clear triumph. Mr. Cassadine, do you recall the weekend getaway you took in january with cameron webber, josslyn jacks, esme prince, and the defendant? I do. We were supposed to spend the weekend at my uncle sonny’s cabin. -Supposed to. -Our weekend was cut short. -Why was that, mr. Cassadine? -Objection, your honor. Josslyn jacks and cameron webber have already testified on record as to why that night, that weekend ended early. Miss jacks and mr. Weber stayed. It might benefit the court to hear mr. Cassadine’s perspective of that evening’s events. Judge young: I’ll allow it. Why did the night end early, mr. Cassadine? Trina was sick. And upset. She ran out of the room while the rest of us argued. And while this argument took place, where was the defendant? -In her room. -Or so she claims. Objection, your honor. This blatant sarcasm is an attempt to influence the jury. If the A.D.A. Actually has a question, do you think she could ask it? Whoa! Where are you off to in such a hurry? Whatever this is, I don’t have time. I have to go get ava. W-what, is she in trouble? No, but my marriage is. Well, w-w– mistakes are made in haste, dear boy. Now slow down. Tell me what this is about. I’ve made a mess. Well, then, it’s lucky for you I showed up when I did. Cleaning up messes is one of my specialties. No, I don’t think you can fix this. Oh, let me be the judge of that. Now, what’s the nature of this particular mess? It’s esme. There’s a delicate matter that she may tell my wife about. What could esme possibly tell ava that would — oh, no, nikolas! Oh, tell me you didn’t! I did, okay? And if I don’t stop her, esme is going to tell ava everything, and she’s going to blow my future and my family to hell. Well, thanks to your childish vendetta against the robinson girl, spencer now has a bargaining chip. Worse, his curiosity could lead him to discover that I’m your father. That’s your only concern? You’ve been compromised, esme. You’re of no use to me. So this relationship is purely transactional? Your brother, kevin, told me that he feared that you could never truly care for another person, and I’m starting to think that he is right. You know I care about you. Do you? Then why do you never ask me what I want? Fine. What do you want, esme? To know who my mother is. You can’t be considering spencer’s offer. I need the truth. If not from spencer, then from you. Whatever it takes. Did spencer happen to mention how he came by your mother’s identity? His uncle victor. Victor cassadine. Well, he has considerable resources, and so do I. And if I couldn’t find her, I’m not so sure he could either. There’s a dna test. There’s a dna test? You submitted to a test with names and identifiable markers? -Of course not, but spencer — -managed to get a sample anyway. How convenient. We live in the same house. It’s not like it would be difficult. Taking this deal is a bad idea. If you don’t want spencer to tell me who my mother is, fine. You tell me.

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I don’t know how to read britt, and every time she baits me, I just — ergh — walk right into it. There’s a word for that, you know? Insanity? Chemistry. Well, whatever you call it, I’m still dumb enough to pursue it. Any advice? Um, well, I would advise you to be fearless. But you are the guy that dropped into a pool from 10,000 feet, so… still safer than approaching britt westbourne. Oh, come on. Her bark is worse than her bite. Actually, no. Scratch that. They’re both pretty terrifying. Look, britt just wants someone who lets her be herself at her best and especially at her worst. Okay. You know, I might be able to show her that I can be that guy, but I’m going to need your help. Judge young: Objection sustained. Counselor, if you can’t make your case without editorializing for the jury, perhaps we should stop right now. A.D.A. Arden: Apologies, your honor. Mr. Cassadine, did you see the defendant go into her room? -No. -Can you verify that she was in her room from the time she left the group until the time you left? -No. -Thank you. Back to this argument — what happened next? Joss went in on me pretty hard. She thought that esme suggested the drinking game to upset trina, which was completely unfair. At this time, esme held nothing but admiration for trina, and we were both close friends of trina’S. That’s not true. Should we object? Not right now, dear. Just let him — this is one time when we want him to talk. Was it at that point that you and miss prince left the cabin? Yes. Esme demanded to leave as soon as she got back. Got back from where? Esme left the room to collect herself after joss unloaded on her. Dr. Westbourne, is the tox screen back on oz haggerty? I’m not sure, but I can check. I’m sorry, I’m just getting in, so I’m not quite up to speed yet. Is mr. Haggerty family? No. It’s related to an investigation. And might you have a warrant or a court order that would allow me to help you? How about this? I’ll ask questions, and you can answer them? Fire away. The paramedic report indicated that mr. Haggerty overdosed on prescription pain medication. Can you confirm or deny? Maybe. But first I need you to tell me something. I heard a nurse say that curtis ashford has taken up residence outside the patient’s room. Is there something that I should know? Not only did esme post the recording that she made of cam and josslyn, she may have drugged the person who sold her the phone to do it. He is in G.H. Right now in a coma. Well, you have to grant the lady is enterprising. Oh, she is a monster. And I allowed her in my home! Not to mention your bed. No one can judge me more harshly than I am judging myself right now. I’m not judging. I’m assessing. Well, assess faster. If esme is capable of framing trina, what might she do to spencer or to ava? I-I got to go and warn them. Oh, no. Neither ava nor spencer need ever know about this. As head of this family, I — I’ve made a decision. Esme’s no longer entitled to cassadine hospitality. What does that mean, exactly? Meaning it’s time to evict esme. For good. You’re always so vague on the subject of my mother. My relationship with your mother was… unorthodox. Our courtship was mysterious, exciting. I never knew her friends or her family. Not even her real name. You didn’t even know her name. So she was what? Just… some hookup? She has so much more than that. She understood me. She accepted me. And when she disappeared, I looked everywhere for her. So you don’t know who she is? I know her to her core. But, unfortunately, I can’t give you what you want. And I don’t know if spencer can either. He may be bluffing, even if he has this information, can you trust him to hold up his end of the deal? I don’t need to confess. I just need to find a way to get trina off the hook. So the state is left with no one to prosecute. I can always just run away. As if I’d ever allow that. And if I dare disobey you, what then? Then consider yourself an orphan. Again. Fine. I’ll stay. But if the authorities come looking my way for that stupid sex tape… I might have no choice but to leverage information about you in order to avoid jail time.

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So what do you think about society setups? Um, well, aside from the pretentious name, it seems legit. Yeah, britt doesn’t seem to think so. Britt is a natural skeptic, and as far as her experience with society setups goes, her results have been… mixed. Fair point. However, I do happen to know that zelda is a whiz at what she does. Oh, yes. Zelda is the real deal. So maybe if people britt cares about can think that I’m not “wrong” for her, britt can, too. Do you really like her? I’d like to like her. You think she’ll like this? A passport? Just open it. “No kids, no horses, no slippers. Just you, me, and the adventures we can have together.” And the first stamp is the quartermaine stables. Yeah. And I — I thought passport because we’re both explorers. And I — this is — ah, this is corny, isn’t it? This is, like, unforgivably corny. I shouldn’t have — oh, yeah. This is definitely corny, but it’s also really sweet. I just — I don’t get the slippers reference. Yeah, you had to be there. Tell me honestly, though, like, britt going to hate it? Curtis doesn’t want to be too far away if mr. Haggerty wakes up. Because? Mr. Haggerty may have relevant information to a case that’s personally important to curtis. “Acute opioid intoxication. Ingested with alcohol, which led to an adverse reaction.” Did the patient have a prescription? If it’s drug history you’re after, I’m forbidden by law to tell you if this patient has ever visited our pharmacy or any pharmacy in western new york. Can you tell me if he hasn’t visited those pharmacies? I can confirm that there’s no record of him doing so. Is this a drug investigation? Because with cyrus gone, I hoped this problem was over. Have you had a rash of opioid overdoses? No. But I — I did have someone ask me recently about this drug in particular. The one haggerty O.D.’D on? Should I prepare my staff for more of these? That would be premature. Our interest in oz haggerty has less to do with drugs and more to do with the trina robinson trial. A.D.A. Arden: After you and miss prince departed, did you return at any point? No. We went to my grandmother’s house, where we were staying at the time. Mr. Cassadine, after you and miss prince left, is it your testimony that the only individual present in the cabin all night with miss jacks and mr. Webber was the defendant? I don’t know who or what happened at the house after we left. They could have thrown a rager with the neighbors for all I know. Mr. Cassadine, when you and miss prince left, was there anyone else in the house with miss jacks and mr. Webber, besides the defendant? To the best of your knowledge, yes or no? No. To the best of my knowledge, there was nobody else. No further questions for this witness. We will now adjourn for a short recess. Ms. Miller, you’ll have an opportunity to question the witness when we return.

[ Bangs gavel ] Put your phone away. Whatever you’re planning, that’s not what I’m asking for. Nikolas, why let this girl jeopardize your happy home life, not to mention this family? Esme didn’t jeopardize anything. I did. I should have followed my heart and told ava everything

[Sighs] Immediately.

[ Sighs ] Nikolas, this gratuitous guilt is tedious, and in this case, it’s misguided. Esme was nothing more than a vengeful lolita who exploited her friends and then drugged a man into a catatonic stupor. We’ll all be a lot safer if she were eliminated. And if spencer ever finds out our part in that, I will lose my son again. You risk losing him if she lives. I don’t want to go down a path that I can’t come back from. That ship has already left southampton and is well on its way to the iceberg. Before my mother left, she was worried that I would fall into old patterns, and killing esme would definitely qualify. Yes, laura’s integrity is admirable, but sometimes she fails to see the bigger picture. I know that you don’t understand this, but I want to make her proud. And I want to show spencer and ava that I am willing to face up to my failings.

[ Shudders ] My brother’s wrong. I’m not an unfeeling monster. Your mother meant everything to me. And so does our daughter. Then why didn’t you tell me any of this? That time in my life was very painful. You know, your mother was the only person I could completely be myself with. And then she walked away from me. And that’s why I can’t bear the thought of you doing the same. I would never do that to you. I would never leave you. And I would never, ever betray you. I know that, my sweet girl. Besides… there’s no place that you can go, no place you can run, no place on earth that I wouldn’t find you. One day, we will be reunited with your mother. Right now… we have more immediate concerns.

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-I think she’s going to love it. -Really? Yeah, right after she hates it first. Mm. You’re going to need a spare. In case she burns it? See, you already are learning how she thinks. Um, maybe you should give it to her. Oh, no, no way. I’m not getting in the middle of this mess. Come on. You already saw for yourself. Britt wants nothing to do with me. Yeah, the you she wanted nothing to do with was the phony you that showed up on your date. If you show up as the real you, gift in hand, heart on your sleeve, that might demonstrate you are exactly the right guy for her. Besides having a third party pass a note, that’s beneath everyone involved. All right. Got it. Thanks. What can I say? I’m a diehard romantic. Is the pat ient a potentialwitness in trina’s trial? The individual who inquired about this opioid, could they be connected to our victim? You don’t think this overdose was accidental. It’s early days. Could the individual who came to you asking about this drug shed any light on oz haggerty or the video of joss and cam? -It’s esme’S. -Does she get headaches? Does she complain about indigestion or dry mouth? Because those are some of the side effects. Are there others? Yes. It can make you tired, nervous. What happens if you mix it with alcohol? I can’t say. Is this conversation privileged? No. You’re protecting someone. I get it. But a young woman’s freedom may be at stake. What happens if I give up this person’s identity and the information becomes useless? If it doesn’t help trina, then we never had this conversation. How about it? Can you tell me what you know and let me decide if it’s relevant?

[ Cellphone rings ] It is bad enough that you trashed our friendship to side with your psycho girlfriend. You also had to testify against me? I didn’t have a choice, trina. I was subpoenaed. Like that makes a difference. Esme would have volunteered you. She won’t stop till she destroys me. And you’re just — you’re happy to help. You’re wrong. Prove it. Come on, trina. He’s not worth it. Truest thing said in the courtroom today. I don’t understand your confused sense of honor. Personally, I’d rather bury accusation and accuser before throwing myself on the mercies of an angry wife. Okay, I appreciate the thought, sort of, but when it comes to ava, I refuse to compound my mistakes. I’m done lying. All right, well, at least let me drop you at the courthouse. Johann has a talent for shortcuts. And speed limits? It’s like flying on angel’s wings.

[ Chuckles ] I’ll take it. I need all the help I can get. If ava and nikolas survive this infidelity, then all of our efforts would have been for nothing. That cannot happen. You understand?

[ Cellphone rings ]

[ Sighs ] I have to take this. A.D.A. Arden, I was just about to call you. Why call when you could be here in person like you’re supposed to?

Where are you? I had a family matter. If you’re not here when this recess ends in 10 minutes, expect to be held in contempt. I’m on my way.

[ Sighs ] I have to go. Esme. If you promise not to do what spencer asks, I’ll make a promise of my own. What promise? When I get out of here, you and I will find your mother. Together. No promises.

[ Door slams ]

[ Grunts ] I know that was hard, trina. But there’s good news. Not from where I was sitting. Spencer cassadine was not able to account for all of esme’s whereabouts. That gives us an opening that we did not have before he took the stand. Which means? Which means that, when esme prince gets on the stand, all bets are off. I should have handled my testimony better yesterday. You were just doing your job. Trina doesn’t blame you for that. You sure? Read the room, officer. I mean, trina let you hold her hand while she kicked spencer in the teeth. I think you’re good. I’ve read the room and trina. She still cares about spencer. So? Spencer was trina’s friend, and he took esme’s side against her. And that she will never forgive. I’m on to you, you know. What nefarious thing have I done now? It’s what you didn’t do. You had every opportunity to give esme an ironclad alibi. And yet… what can I say? I’m an idiot. Oh, spencer cassadine, you are a lot of things, but an idiot — never. Which begs the question, whose side are you really on?

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