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General Hospital Transcript

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Ava: I’m so glad we’re doing this. It’s been ages since we’ve met for lunch somewhere other than the Metro Court.

Nina: Yeah, it’s really nice to be away from the office.

Ava: And it’s, um, much less likely that you… thank you.

Waiter: There you are.

Ava: …Run into Carly here.

Nina: Thank you.

Ava: Oh, uh, hey, by the way, I — I heard from Nikolas that you haven’t followed up with Martin Grey about filing for visitation.

Nina: Yeah, because I’m hopeful that I won’t need Martin to make sure that I have a place in my grandson’s life. I’d like to hold scorched-earth tactics in reserve.

Ava: Oh, Nina, you’re not… you’re not naive enough to believe that the Corinthos family might do the right thing?

Nina: Ava, I assure you that I am not naive. I just… I have someone else advocating for me now.

Willow: [ Clears throat ] Is that what I think it is? One shiny, new passport in all its glory? I’m so glad I paid extra to have it expedited. And now that my big exam’s over and I have a break…

Michael: Alright, well, I will make some calls, and then, Paris, here we come.

Sonny: Oh, sorry to interrupt. The housekeeper let me in.

Michael: Well, you almost never drop by. What’s going on?

Sonny: We need to get on the same page about Nina.

[Voice over] The role of Dr. Monica Quartermaine is temporarily being played by Holly Kaplan.

Monica: Dr. Finn.

Finn: Yes?

Monica: I’m so glad I ran into you.

Finn: Always a pleasure, Dr. Quartermaine.

Monica: It’s been so long since I’ve had the department heads at my house for dinner, so I’m going to set something up this week, and you’ll all get an e-mail about it.

Finn: Okay.

Monica: We can all let off some steam and then get to know each other better outside of the hospital. And, of course, significant others are welcome, so you can invite Elizabeth.

Finn: Oh, well, thank you for the invitation, Dr. Quartermaine, but I would be attending solo. Elizabeth and I have decided to hit pause on our relationship.

Elizabeth: [ Groans ] Stupid machine.

Drew: Easy, there.

Elizabeth: Oh, hi. [ Chuckles nervously ] I’m so frustrated. This — I put my money in, and it’s just stuck.

Drew: Ahh.

[ Elizabeth sighs ]

[ Bag falls ]

Elizabeth: Oh. Thank you. [ Chuckles ] Wish I could learn that trick.

Drew: Navy seal training.

Elizabeth: Oh.

[ Both chuckle ]

Drew: Hey, you want to talk about it?

Elizabeth: [ Groans ] All the pain and suffering we’ve been going through because of Peter? Yeah, well, it finally caught up to my family.

Victor: Johann, good news. Seems that Drew Cain may actually be able to give us access to what we’ve been searching for after all.

Johann: How’s that possible?

Victor: This was amongst the items found on Peter’s dead body. In life, he managed to prevent me from gaining access to Drew’s memories, but in death, he has so graciously given me a way to get everything I so badly need.

Eileen: Laura?

Laura: Eileen, hi.

Eileen: It’s funny running into you here. Your official calendar said you had a meeting with the state’s chamber of commerce.

Laura: Oh, yeah, right. That got rescheduled. I’m just grabbing a quick lunch. See you back at City Hall.

Eileen: Mm-hmm.

Victor: Well?

Eileen: You’ve got a problem.

Victor: Tell me something I don’t know. What is it this time?

Eileen: Sam McCall, Robert Scorpio, and Laura Collins are getting too close.

Laura: Just ran into my Deputy Mayor out there. Hope I didn’t keep anybody waiting.

Dante: Oh, no, Sam and I just got here.

Robert: Well, at last we are all assembled — the group that are going to take out Victor Cassadine.

Felicia: Is all this subterfuge really necessary?

Anna: Uh, yes. I mean, we have to be careful that none of Victor’s associates are hanging around, keeping watch on this place. Thankfully, when I spoke with Frisco, he didn’t ask too many questions.

Felicia: He never did.

Anna: On the books, it just says that we’re spending the next few hours being debriefed by the Bureau about all the circumstances surrounding Peter’s death.

Felicia: Transportation bureau’s office looks like it’s going to be closing for the night soon.

Anna: Oh, yeah, you’re right. Can’t waste a moment. We really need to find proof that Luke didn’t die in a random accident — he was murdered.

[ Door opens ]

[ Conversing in German ]

Clerk One: There you are. It’s not like you to be late.

Clerk Two: Ja, ja.

Clerk One: My shift’s over.

Clerk Two: Gut.

Clerk One: I’ll see you in the morning.

Clerk Two: Bis morgen.

Clerk One: Good night.

Clerk Two: Tschuss

[ Door opens ]

[ Felicia crying ]

Anna: Guten abend.

Clerk Two: (Speaking German) We will be closing soon.

Anna: Okay. Um, I’m — I’m so sorry that this is last minute, but, uh, I’m wondering if you could help us with, um, a really important matter.

[ Crying continues ]

Johann: That card is going to allow you to access Drew Cain’s old memories?

Victor: Huh. There’s only one way to find out. I’ll have to lure Drew to some secluded location and then activate the conditioning.

Johann: You tried that before, and it didn’t work out.

Victor: That’s because I was misled by Peter with the wrong tarot card.

Johann: Drew figured out what you were doing. You denied it once. You try that again, there’ll be no denying it.

Victor: You make an excellent point. Oh, it’d be a terrible waste, but if the conditioning of Drew doesn’t work this time, he’ll just have to be eliminated.

Drew: I’m so sorry to hear that your family is suffering, Elizabeth. Do you want to talk about it?

Elizabeth: [ Chuckles ] You don’t need me to unload all my baggage. I’m sure you’ve got enough going on in your life. I mean, Peter took two years from you that you can’t get back.

Drew: Hey, I am always here for you and for your family. I hope you know that.

Elizabeth: Alright. Some really strange things have been happening recently. And they all relate to Franco. At first, I thought it was his mom, but it turns out she was hospitalized at the time, and now, as much as I don’t want to admit it, all signs are starting to point to Jake.

Monica: I am very sorry to hear about you and Elizabeth. I always liked you two as a couple.

Finn: So did I. Maybe someday, but Elizabeth decided now wasn’t the right time to pursue something.

Monica: Well, it’s none of my business, but please know that I always rooted for both of you. I’m very fond of you, and I always had a soft spot for Elizabeth in my heart. I’ve known her since she was a teenager, and she was my daughter Emily’s best friend. And she’s the mother of my grandson, Jake. And my connection to her family goes back even further, because way back in the day, I was married to her father.

Finn: You were married to Jeff Webber?

Monica: Oh, yes. Even though it seems like a lifetime ago.

Finn: Huh.

Monica: But it certainly didn’t end well. Neither of us were faithful. But I know Jeff’s lived a life of service as a doctor to the underserved all around the world. But still, it just breaks my heart that he doesn’t have a relationship with Elizabeth or his grandsons. I always wondered what happened there, but then, I guess you never know what really goes on in families, do you?

Finn: Judging by my own difficult family history, no. No, you don’t.

[ Elevator bell dings ]

Michael: Look, Willow and I are already on the same page regarding Nina.

Willow: I assume this is about Wiley.

Sonny: Yeah, I know you and Nina got into it the other day.

Willow: Is that how Nina described it? Nina thought I didn’t know what happened between the two of you. She tried to exploit my ignorance to get a visit with Wiley, and I made it clear that wasn’t going to happen.

Sonny: Okay, see, that’s the thing. You gotta keep my private life out of this.

Michael: Dad, come on, this isn’t about you. This is about Nina. She lied to us over and over again. We don’t trust her.

Sonny: Do I have to remind you that grandparents have rights in the state of New York and Wiley and Nina are blood family, Michael?

Michael: Yeah, look, Nina has a right to go before a judge and petition for the right to see Wiley, and there’s no guarantee that that petition will work, especially since Willow and I have a right to argue against visitation. Then it’s up to a judge to decide.

Sonny: Okay, what if I can get Nina to back off and not file that motion in court to begin with?

Michael: W-w-why — why would she do that?

Sonny: Because I believe I can convince Nina to not do that, and then we all get what we want.

Ava: Did you fire Martin and hire a different lawyer?

Nina: No, my current plan is to try to avoid going to court.

Ava: How?

Nina: Well… Sonny offered to talk to Michael and Willow, to try to get them to see the wisdom in lowering the temperature on all of this — you know, get them to see that they’re better off not having a court ruling on this matter.

Ava: I see.

Nina: Hey, what — what does that mean?

Ava: Nothing. I… I just don’t want you to have false hope.

Nina: Sonny seems convinced it’s going to work.

Ava: Mmm. Sonny thought a lot of his recent plans were gonna work, though, right?

Nina: Well, it’s not his fault that Carly was combative and unreasonable.

Ava: Carly is always combative and unreasonable. It’s a little late for Sonny to complain about that now. But — but that doesn’t even matter, does it? Because they’re divorced and… Sonny is going to bat for you.

Nina: He is just trying to find an equitable solution.

Ava: Hmm. He’s trying to impress you. I’ve known Sonny for a long time, and the man cannot be without a woman. He’s one of those. And now that Carly is out of the way, y-you have your opening to get in there and get what you want. Right? I mean, correct me if I’m wrong, but you do want Sonny. Don’t you?

Felicia: [ Sobbing ]

Anna: There we go. Okay. Yes, you just sit there. Uh, I’m so sorry. Do you, by any chance, speak English? Because my German is a bit rubbish.

Clerk Two: Uh, I’ll do my best.

Anna: Oh, perfect. Thank you. I’m an attorney, and I’m representing the Randolph Forsythe estate.

[ Felicia sobbing loudly ]

Anna: And, um, this is his widow. And Felicia has been led to believe that her late husband was a passenger onboard that cable car that had that tragic accident back in December. Uh, yes. Unfortunately, the investigators were unable to find any evidence to prove that Randolph was indeed onboard. And, you know, as you can imagine, that’s left the estate in flux and…

Felicia: [ Sobbing continues ]

Anna: So, uh, what I was hoping was that maybe we could have a look at the evidence, just to see if we can find some actual proof that he was indeed a passenger.

Clerk Two: Oh, I’m not authorized to let anyone see the records, outside of government officials.

Felicia: I told you that this would be a waste of time! This issue will never end!   [ Loudly sobbing ]

Anna: Herr Forsythe… [ Speaking German ] Mr. Forsythe told my client that he was in Austria, but I have reason to believe he’s alive and ran off with his mistress instead. If my client see proof her husband wasn’t on board, she can move on with her life.

Felicia: [ Sobbing ]

Anna: [ Speaking German ] Please help me give her some closure.

Clerk: But I can’t allow you access to the computers.

Anna: [ Sighs ]

Clerk Two: But… I’ll let you see the hard copies.

Felicia: [ Gasps ] Yes! That will work! Oh, yes! Thank you, kind sir. A thousand thank yous. Yes!

Laura: So Victor took the bait? He thinks he has the tarot card that’s going to activate Drew’s conditioning?

Sam: Yeah. He thinks that Peter had it on him when he died.

Dante: He thinks he’s got the key. He’s going to reach out to Drew.

Robert: Um, bit unorthodox, don’t you think?

Dante: Yeah, I thought so at first, too, but I think it’s going to work.

Laura: Is anyone concerned that he might actually be able to activate Drew?

Dante: Not with that card, but we’re going to be monitoring the situation in real time. And Drew’s aware, he’s in the loop. He knows what’s going on. Hopefully, we get something incriminating out of Victor.

Robert: Children, this is insanely convoluted. You realize that? I mean, it’s clever, but, wsht!

Laura: Well, hopefully, it leads us somewhere, because I still can’t fully understand how these things are connected. If Luke was killed for the Ice Princess diamond, what does that have to do with Drew’s past?

Nina: It’s not as simple as wanting Sonny or not.

Ava: Well, I hope you’re not worried about the fallout from Sonny’s family, ’cause that ship has certainly sailed.

Nina: Yeah, I know that, trust me. No, it’s not about that.

Ava: Then what are you waiting for?

Nina: The Mike that I fell in love with in Nixon Falls is very much who Sonny is now, but recently, I’ve been confronted with a side of Sonny that I… I-I don’t really know.

Ava: What? What? How so?

Nina: Well, I went to his penthouse the other night, and I… Ava, sometimes I just don’t recognize him, and it makes me wonder if I’m just repeating my self-destructive patterns

Sonny: I don’t think that Nina will file a legal motion if you allow her to see Wiley from time to time.

Michael: We don’t want that.

Sonny: [ Sighs ] Didn’t I say, Michael, that Nina and Wiley are blood related? Right? If — if… you get the courts involved, they could rule against you, and then the courts are going to dictate Nina’s visitation time. All you got to do is let her see Wiley from time to time, and you’re going to be dictating the terms.

Michael: Willow and I, we don’t think it’s healthy for Nina to be in Wiley’s life. So what — what do we gain by, uh, playing along?

Willow: I know you have feelings for Nina, but to be perfectly honest, I don’t trust her. Even if Michael and I agree to a compromise, there’s a strong chance Nina will still file a legal claim.

Sonny: You don’t trust her? I trust her.

Michael: See, that — that right there is a problem, because you shouldn’t trust Nina.

Drew: Do you really think Jake is behind the incidents?

Elizabeth: Well, I don’t want to. But you were there when he first came home, after he’d been kidnapped by Helena. There was a darkness about him. And do you remember what happened in my old home, when Sam was trapped in the basement?

Drew: Now, that was an accident, and we proved it. And Jake was able to recover from what happened on Cassadine Island because he had you to help him. He had a family that he could count on. Right? So if Jake is struggling, I know — I know — that you have the strength to help him through that again.

Monica: Jake, what’s going on?

Finn: Do you have an appointment? Does your mom know where you are?

Monica: Jake, talk to me. You know you can tell me anything.

Finn: Monica, do you mind if, um, Jake and I have a moment alone?

Monica: He’s, my grandson.

Finn: No, I realize that, yeah, but, um… there might be some things that, uh, you don’t want to, you know, disclose to your grandmother, you know?

Monica: Okay, Jake, let’s swap spots.

Finn: Where’s your mom? I mean, does she know where you are?

Jake: No. You can’t make me go back there.

Finn: Jake…

[ Door closes ]

Finn: Obviously, something’s bothering you. What’s going on? You don’t want to talk to me, that’s fine. I can…page your mom. She can come down and sort all this out.

Jake: Alright, fine. I’ll talk to you.

Finn: Okay.

Jake: I had an appointment with Dr. Massey. I told her I had to use the bathroom, and then I made a run for it.

Finn: You made a run for it? Okay. So why’d you take off? What was that all about?

Jake: It’s — whatever. Just forget it.

Finn: No, I can’t forget about it. You know, I mean, we’ve got rules here. If you don’t go back to Dr. Massey’s office soon, then she’s gonna call hospital security. I mean, there’s a whole procedure for when a child goes missing.

Jake: I’m not a child.

Finn: I-I realize that. I meant when a minor goes missing. As a matter of fact, I could get fired if I don’t call this in, so unless you can give me a good reason why I don’t take you back…

Jake: I’m not going back there. I’m tired of being accused of setting Franco’s studio on fire.

Elizabeth: Thank you for your support. I needed to hear that.

Drew: Ah.

Elizabeth: Here.

Monica: Elizabeth. Sorry to interrupt you, but I just saw Jake down on the first floor. It seems like he skipped out on his doctor’s appointment.

Elizabeth: What? Oh, I need to go find him.

Monica: No, he’s okay. He’s with Finn. And they wanted, you know, to have their privacy. But, you know, maybe Jake will open up to Finn. But can I ask you something? What is going on with my grandson?

Elizabeth: I made him an appointment with Dr. Massey. He’s going through something.

Monica: Of course, that’s understandable. He’s lost his — his stepfather and his dad all in the same year. That’d be hard for anyone.

Elizabeth: Yeah, um… I think we might also be dealing with some behavioral issues.

Monica: I’m sorry to hear that. Losing Franco and then Jason, it’s just too much.

Michael: You can’t let go of your feelings for Nina. That’s why you trust her. N-not because she’s trustworthy. I mean, come on, she lied to your wife and your kids for almost a year about you being alive. Now, that should be a major red flag, but I don’t understand why it’s not.

Sonny: What you don’t understand is I already confronted that issue, Michael. I’m just trying to take down the temperature here. That’s all.

Willow: I appreciate your intentions. But we are past the point where turning down the temperature will do any good.

Sonny: Alright. Well, you know what? It was a mistake to even come here.

Michael: You’re right, it is, because, once again, you’re choosing Nina’s interests over your family.

Ava: I thought we’d already addressed this. Or are you slipping back into “poor me” territory?

Nina: No.

Ava: You wanted Sonny. You took him. What, you’re gonna have a crisis of conscience about it now?

Nina: It’s not about that, Ava. [ Sighs ] Sonny, he’s just dealing with some issues right now, and I-I think it’s wise for me to just stay away from him until it’s settled.

Ava: Okay. But it’s okay that he goes to bat for you, though? Alright, what — what are these… issues that you’re talking about?

[ Door closes ]

Victor: My dear Ava. Ah! Looking as a ravishing, as always.

Ava: Ah, Uncle Victor, you’re too kind. D-do you know my friend, Nina reeves?

Victor: My wayward son’s ex-wife. Oh, it’s such a shame you and Valentin couldn’t make things work.

Nina: Well, sadly, I couldn’t trust him. I see now where he has inherited that trait.

[ Conversing in German ]

Clerk One: Did you see my phone in the office?

Clerk Two: Ah, ah. Bitte. There are two women inside. An American, and a Brit. I know they’re not authorized, but one of them had family in December’s accident.

Clerk One: Describe them; what do they look like?

Felicia: Okay, so the recordkeeper is still gone. What exactly are we looking for?

Anna: Gosh, I-I-i don’t know, really. Just some kind of inconsistency that can lead us somewhere.

Felicia: Mm.

Anna: You were really hamming it up with the whole grieving widow thing back there.

Felicia: Oh, I’m sorry. I was so nervous. I’m so out of practice with the whole undercover stuff. Was it too much?

Anna: Well, I’m just grateful that you were playing an American, ’cause god knows what you would do with an accent.

Felicia: Oh, stop. You know, since the Floating Rib is gone, maybe I could get back into the PI game. What do you think? That enthusiastic, huh?

Ann: No, I might have found something that can prove that the cable car crash was no accident.

Elizabeth: It’s no wonder he wasn’t ready for me to start dating again.

Monica: I suspect the circumstances surrounding Jason’s death haven’t helped.

Drew: Which means we’re all kind of in a state of flux.

Monica: Elizabeth, do you need me to stick around?

Elizabeth: Oh, no, thank you, but I’m okay. I’m going to be okay.

Drew: I’ll see you at home, okay?

Monica: Take care, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth: Okay. And you don’t need to stick around, either.

Drew: Come on. It’s what family’s for.

Finn: Why do you think Dr. Massey believes you burned down Franco’s art studio?

Jake: You believe it, too. So does my mom. That’s why I had to go see Dr. Massey. I already know the drill. I’ve been in and out of therapy since I was 8 years old. Ever since what happened to me, I… no wonder people think I’m crazy.

Finn: Jake, no one believes that.

Jake: Well, clearly, my mom and Dr. Massey are still thinking I’m disturbed like I was when I was a kid. That’s why she’s asking me all these leading questions, like was I really at a friend’s house the night the studio burned? Or why was I at the library when a picture of my mom showed up at the house?

Finn: Okay, well, maybe there’s another way to look at this. I mean… people are acknowledging that you’ve been through a lot this past year. You were close with Franco. And not only did you lose him, but you lost your dad as well.

Jake: My mom lost Franco, too. So why would I want to torture her like that? I want her to be happy.

Finn: Even if it means she’s maybe moving on from Franco?

Dante: Could we, you know, maybe be complicating this in a certain way? I mean, look, the Ice Princess is worth the GDP of a small country. Maybe Victor’s literally just after the money.

Sam: I mean, it certainly motivates a lot of people, but…

Robert: Laura and I dealt with Victor back in the day. [ Scoffs ] The guy’s a playboy.

Laura: [ Chuckles ] Uh, yeah. He was that. He liked the finer things in life. I would say that he was mostly motivated by lust and greed. Although, you know, lately, I have noticed that he seems to like to play God. The Ice Princess diamond, Luke’s death, and… something that Drew’s supposed to remember. They add up to something.

Eileen: Mayor Collins? Is there something going on that I should know about?

Ava: Nina, you’re talking to a member of my family.

Victor: Oh, that’s all right. There’s really no escaping my less-than-reputable past, which is why I intend to make amends in the future by giving back to the world.

Nina: Through what, charity?

Victor: Something like that.

Nina: For Valentin’s sake, I hope that’s the truth.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Victor: Oh, excuse me. I’m afraid I have to take this. Uh… [ Ringing continues ] I’ll see you soon, my dear Ava.

Ava: Yes, indeed. I so look forward to it.

Nina: What the hell was all that about?

Felicia: You have my full attention. What did you find?

Anna: Okay, so this is the schedule of the day of the accident. Okay, and now, the cable car in question was supposed to leave the dock, right here, at 9:15 A.M., But it didn’t actually leave until 9:27 A.M.

Felicia: Well, that’s not unusual, right? I mean, delays happen all the time with public transportation. Subways usually have a schedule, but everyone knows they bear little resemblance to reality.

Anna: Right, but this is Austria, okay, and that’s a 12-minute delay, and it should be noted in the records, but it isn’t. There’s nothing here. There’s no engine trouble. There’s no weather issues, no staffing issues.

Felicia: Maybe the car was deliberately held back until Luke arrived to ensure he was on it.

Anna: That’s what I’m thinking. And as we both know, Luke spencer was never punctual a day in his life, so it’s as good a theory as any.

Victor: [ Speaking to Clerk One ] Yes, Kurt. What do you want?

Kurt: We have a situation. There are two women in the records room looking for information about the crash.

Victor: Two women, you say? By any chance, is one of them an American blonde, and the other a British brunette?

Kurt: That’s exactly how my colleague described them. Do you know who they are?

Victor: Yeah, I’m afraid I do. The Brit is a senior WSB agent. I knew she was in the area. I just wasn’t aware she was there to investigate the crash.

Kurt: She’s in the records room right now. I was working inspection the day of the crash. She could uncover the truth.

Victor: Yeah, well, she won’t, will she? Because you’re going to handle it. How? By any means necessary.

Anna: Okay, I’m going to review the rest of these records, starting with trying to find who was inspecting the cable cars that morning. And then I’m gonna photograph the pertinent ones so that I can have a look at them when we’re back home.

Felicia: Mm. Sounds like it’s going to take some time. We’re going to need to make sure that nice man doesn’t come back here anytime soon. Maybe I can charm him into going on a coffee run to buy some time.

Anna: Okay, thank you.

Felicia: Mm-hmm.

Anna: Um, you know what? Just take it easy with the whole handkerchief thing.

Laura: Eileen. I’m just, uh, catching up with my friends, that’s all.

Eileen: A senior detective on the PCPD and the district attorney?

Dante: Whoa, whoa. Laura was my mother-in-law, and I still consider her like family.

Robert: Laura and I, we go back decades.

[ Ashby chuckles ]

Eileen: You all can say whatever you want, but the mayor’s official duties and calendar is a matter of public record. [ Sighs ] Frankly, this isn’t the first time I’ve caught you in a white lie like this.

Laura: Eileen! I-I think there’s been a misunderstanding. I mean, surely I’m entitled to a social life, right? To spend time with my friends?

Eileen: I still have some more questions.

Laura: Do I have to remind you that you work for me and not the other way around?

Eileen: I know that you are my boss, but the Government Oversight Committee has been breathing down this office’s neck ever since former Mayor Lomax resigned in disgrace. If there is any discrepancy on your public schedule, you need to correct it. Let your constituents know you’re meeting with other public officials, personal matter or not.

Laura: I can’t do that.

Eileen: Why not?

Sonny: That’s not what’s happening here, Michael. I’ve never chosen Nina over my family.

Michael: So then why didn’t you just tell us the truth about what happened in Nixon Falls? Or why — why — why didn’t you warn me that you weren’t going to testify against Nina, that you wanted to protect her from the consequences of what she did?

Sonny: Okay, I’m gonna give it to you straight, because you like to hear one side.

Michael: Okay.

Sonny: When I came home from Nixon Falls… I found my wife had married my best friend. I had to wrap my head around that. And then my best friend, Jason, dies, and just like you thought that you had lost me, I was trying to keep my family together and not make a-a bad situation worse. Yes, it didn’t work out the way I hoped. I wanted to tell you and the whole family the truth on my terms. Didn’t happen. You got to remember something. I’m your father. I’m always going to do what’s best for you, and that’s what I’m trying to do right now. Don’t you ever forget that.

Elizabeth: I really do appreciate you looking out for me and my family, but I can handle whatever’s going on with Jake.

Drew: I have no doubt about that. I’m just saying that, maybe while you’re taking care of the boys, I can look out for you.

Elizabeth: I just wish I had caught on to Jake’s behavior sooner. You know, I was so focused on figuring out if I was ready to date. I don’t — I don’t think I paid enough attention to my boys’ feelings.

Drew: No, Elizabeth, I know you. I know that you always put your boys first. I’m sure that you came to a decision that was very well-informed that the boys were ready.

Elizabeth: Mm, you might be giving me too much credit. Not possible. I’m as susceptible to tunnel vision as anyone else. I only see what I want. You’re a perfect example.

Drew: Me?

Elizabeth: I believed you were Jason, and I didn’t tell anyone.

Drew: That was ancient history, Elizabeth. You were in a bad emotional place at the time, a-and you came out the other side, which is why I know for sure that you’ve got the strength to help Jake through whatever’s going on with him. If that’s even what’s really happening.

Jake: You actually think I did all those things just because I didn’t like you dating my mom? I already told you I was okay with that. As long as you’re good to my mom, we have no problems.

Finn: I believe you, Jake. I really do. But, you know, the — the police, they, uh, told your mom that whoever put the painting in the living room, they didn’t break in, you know? They had access to the brownstone. And it’s not like anyone actually saw you in the library that morning. Unless there’s some other reason you don’t want to tell anyone what you were really doing that day.

Ava: I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.

Nina: Are you kidding me? That charm offense that you were giving Valentin’s father? Ew! I mean, what was going on there? And do not tell me nothing, ’cause, clearly, you have something up your sleeve.

Ava: Mm. It’s just that the Cassadines are a complicated bunch, and it’s best for everybody if we all get along.

Nina: Is that your polite way of saying that I should just butt out?

Ava: Emphasis on polite. Just like I will butt out of your relationship with Sonny. But not before telling you that I know that Sonny is advocating for you with Willow and Michael because he’s in love with you.

Nina: Well, I’m not sure I want that on my conscience.

Michael: You want to do what’s best for me? Then respect the decision that Willow and I have made for our son.

Sonny: Why would you want to use your son to punish Nina?

Willow: This is not about punishing Nina. This is about what’s appropriate for Wiley. You’re an adult, Sonny. If Nina lies to you or twists the facts, you can handle it — or not. But Wiley is a child, and Nina’s already confused him enough.

Monica: Sonny. This is certainly a surprise.

Sonny: Hi, Monica. I was just — I was just leaving.

Monica: Well, since you’re here, uh, there’s something you should know. All three of you. I was doing some serious thinking on my way home about the ambiguity surrounding Jason’s death. This is not good, for his children to be living inside this limbo. I’m going to petition the court to have Jason legally declared dead.

Jake: I better get back to Dr. Massey. I don’t want to get you in trouble.

Finn: No, don’t worry about me. This is about you. Can someone actually corroborate what you were doing that morning?

Jake: Forget it.

Finn: No, I’m not going to forget it. Come on, Jake. Tell me the truth.

Jake: I can’t tell you!

Finn: Why? Why can’t you tell me the truth?

Jake: If my mom finds out what I did, she’ll never forgive me.

Elizabeth: Thanks for the pep talk.

Drew: My shoulder is at your service whenever you need it.

Elizabeth: Mm.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Drew: Showtime.

Eileen: I’m liable for having seen you. I can’t pretend that I didn’t.

Laura: I’m sorry, Eileen. I didn’t realize that I might be putting you in a difficult position. I can’t tell you everything, but, uh, you are my deputy, so I — I guess you do deserve to know something about what’s going on with me.

Robert: Uh, Luara? You sure?

Laura: It’s going to be all right. I have reason to believe that my ex-husband Luke spencer may have been murdered.

Eileen: What?!

Laura: I am working on this in my own time. This is my lunch hour. Now, I have just taken a big step in trusting you. I’m asking you to do the same for me. Can you give me the space I need to work on this situation? Because it needs to be kept separate from our office. Can you do that?

Eileen: Yes. Understood. We can touch base later.

Laura: Thank you, Eileen. Now, where were we?

Drew: What do you want, Victor?

Victor: Mr. Cain. I’m sorry, we seem to have got off on the wrong foot.

Drew: Yeah, two years in a cell, that’s a pretty bad start.

Victor: Yeah, well, Peter was responsible. Peter’s dead. But I’m calling you on a different matter entirely. But it’s important we meet in person.

On the next “General Hospital” —

Elizabeth (to Jake): The only way to fix that is by telling me the truth.

Portia (to Trina): I have some exiting news.

Victor (on phone): That would be a very foolish mistake.

Cameron (to Josslynn): Maybe we shouldn’t hang out in public together.

Esme (to Spencer): Who else could have possibly done this?

Carly (to Drew): There’s no proof, but there will be.

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Brook Lynn: What would I even say?

Chase: Hi. You’re back.

Brook Lynn: Yeah. Looks that way.

Chase: Well, did you collect your award yet?

Brook Lynn: What award is that?

Chase: The world’s fastest getaway.

Esme: Joss, how are you doing?

Josslyn: How should I be doing after someone humiliated me and Cam with that video?

Esme: It’s so awful. You’re really brave being out in public like this. Ugh. I don’t know if I could do it.

Josslyn: Oh. No?

Esme: Now, if you’ll excuse me…

Carly: I don’t think so. Sit down.

Esme: I have plans.

Carly: Really? Whose life are you planning on ruining now?

Cameron: Happy birthday, jailbird.

Spencer: My birthday was days ago.

Cameron: I know it’s late and slightly disfigured…

Spencer: I can’t accept it.

Cameron: Look, I-it’s not as good-looking as it’s supposed to be, but trust me — it’s really, really yummy. Aiden’s been working on it, and there’s —

Spencer: I’m sure it’s delicious, but you can take your peace offering and go straight to hell.

Brad: You ready for some bubbles and trouble?

Britt: Ooh, champagne brunch on my day off? Hell yeah!

Brad: [ Chuckles ]

Britt: Uh, but given the classy establishment, how much trouble do you really think we can get into?

Brad: Is that a challenge?

Britt: [ Laughs ]

Curtis: We’re not open.

Selina: I was hoping you’d make an exception in my case.

Curtis: Ms. Wu.

Selina: You know who I am.

Curtis: Well, we know some of the same people.

Selina: Indeed. And I trust we can be of help to each other.

Brook Lynn: What getaway? I told you I was going to Brooklyn to visit my mom.

Chase: I know. It’s — it’s just…

Brook Lynn: Just what?

Chase: It’s nothing.

Brook Lynn: Okay. So what’s with the box?

Chase: Oh, funny you should ask. You know, what kind of ingrate leaves all the moving to their roommate? No, seriously, I almost slipped a disc moving your deception cosmetics trunk.

Brook Lynn: Okay. Michael told me he helped you.

Chase: Oh, Michael made things easier, but…it wasn’t as fun.

Brook Lynn: I’m so sorry I skipped out on you. Look. Can I just say I…I… it wasn’t about you.

Chase: Really? Because you took off right after I kissed you.

Curtis: Ms. Wu, I’m a little busy at the moment.

Selina: Preparing for the night ahead?

Curtis: Yeah. Some administrative work. And, uh, my staff will come in later to handle the prep.

Selina: Your head bartender, N’Neka, usually arrives 15 to 20 minutes early, which is a good 15 to 20 minutes from now.

Curtis: So you’ve been watching.

Selina: An establishment such as yours merits attention.

Curtis: Okay, well, uh… you’re more than welcome to come back after we’ve opened.

Selina: Am I? I’ve heard The Savoy’s rather exclusive when it comes to welcoming certain businesspeople.

Curtis: Ms. Wu, my nightclub is a place of leisure, so it’s my hope that people leave their business at the door regardless of what their profession is.

Selina: You have very diplomatic. Judicious. And that’s what makes you perfect.

Curtis: Perfect for what?

Selina: To partner with me.

Cameron: What’s with the hostility? I’m sorry I haven’t come to see you sooner.

Spencer: You’re on my list for that, too. But right now, I’m pissed at you for what you did to Josslyn. What were you thinking, filming her?

Cameron: No. No way. You can’t possibly believe that I had anything to do with that.

Spencer: Process of elimination. Trina passed out. Esme and I were already gone. The only person left who could have made that video is you.

Cameron: No. You are insane. You think that I secretly filmed Joss and I having sex and then e-mailed it to everyone at PCU? You think I’m twisted enough to do that?

Spencer: No, I don’t.

Cameron: Thank you.

Spencer: I think that you’re a jerk who wanted a memento of his first time but was too reckless to protect the footage.

Cameron: Oh, go to hell, Spencer. You don’t think I know what you’re doing? It’s not gonna work. You can’t drag me down with you.

Esme: I haven’t ruined anyone’s life, but… …I do feel guilty.

Carly: Really? What for?

Esme: I’m not sure what Josslyn’s told you, but I-I certainly couldn’t blame you. I only wish that I had the closeness that you and your mom share.

Carly: Can you just spit it out, Esme?

Esme: At the cabin, I brought up some things that were very painful for Trina, and I truly regret that. But how could I have ever imagined that she would lash out by betraying her best friend?

Carly: You’re seriously gonna try and pin this video incident on Trina?

Esme: Well, there’s no other explanation.

Carly: Yeah, there is, and she’s standing right in front of me. When I was your age, I was angry at the world and I thought I was owed. And that’s how I know — hurt people hurt people. You need to get some help. And soon. Because if you don’t, the mothers of the people you hurt, they’re not gonna keep it so civil.

Esme: Mrs. Corinthos — it is still Corinthos, isn’t it?

Carly: [ Scoffs ]

Esme: I’m not sure what Josslyn told you, but I certainly can’t blame her, given how confused she must be. I mean, I can’t even imagine the epic humiliation you must be feeling. But it’s not my fault you were pris en flagrant délit.

Josslyn: Oh, I’m sorry. Is that French for “set up by a complete psycho”?

Carly: You did this, and you need to own it.

Esme: But I didn’t!

Carly: And if you don’t own it, I’m gonna find proof. I know that you think you’ve covered your tracks, but I have resources you’ve never even dreamed of. And when I have that proof, I will make you very, very sorry.

Esme: I understand you’re going through a difficult time right now, but your anger is misplaced. I mean… unless you think that I’m also responsible for the infidelity that destroyed your marriage. I wouldn’t worry. Your bed won’t be cold for long, Mrs. Corinthos. Like mother, like daughter.

Carly: You are missing with the wrong people! You hear me?!

Esme: Aah! [Sobbing] Ow! You’re hurting me!

Carly: Oh, you haven’t seen hurt.

Nikolas: Carly!

Carly: What?!

Nikolas: Let her go!

Carly: Esme is fine.

Esme: [Sobbing] My arm!

Carly: Oh, knock it off! This is none of your business, Nickolas.

Nikolas: Well, it’s my business or police business. Up to you.

Carly: Oh, please call the police. I would love for you to call the police. Don’t you think we should call the police?

Nikolas: Hey, whatever you think Esme is up to, it doesn’t justify assaulting her!

Carly: Assault?!

Esme: I didn’t do anything, I swear. Josslyn has it all wrong. You really hurt me.

Nikolas: Geez. Let’s get that arm checked out.

Carly: Oh, please, get her out of here.

[ Esme sobbing ]

Carly: Oh, my god. Okay, look. She’s not gonna be able to hide behind Nickolas forever.

Josslyn: I can’t hide behind you forever. I need to fight my own battles.

Nikolas: I may not be perfect, but at least I never made a sex tape and let it go viral.

Esme: No, you just got your girlfriend to blow up a car because you didn’t like daddy’s new wife.

Cameron: You made your point.

Spencer: You may not be perfect either, but at least you’re not as big a screw-up as me? Thanks for stopping by, man.

Cameron: You know what I think? I think you love it when other people’s screw-ups make yours look not as bad, or at least when they can distract from them.

Spencer: Wow. Intro to psych is really paying off for you, huh? But see, unlike you, I owned up to what I was accused of.

Cameron: Because you were caught! I didn’t film anything. I am not responsible for this sex tape. You want to believe that I am because you don’t like the alternative.

Spencer: Which is? If I didn’t set up the camera and leak it, there’s only two other people that could have — the girl you’re crushing on or your girlfriend.

Brook Lynn: Yeah, the timing was questionable, but it wasn’t personal.

Chase: Are you sure? Okay, how would you feel if I was the one who vanished without so much as a “smell ya later”?

Brook Lynn: Smell ya later?

Chase: Yeah. It’s what the kids are saying.

Brook Lynn: The kids who said that are on their second divorces.

Chase: Okay, the point is, as soon as we got close, you literally went out of your way to put as much distance between us as possible.

Brook Lynn: We had just given Bailey back to Maxie. I thought I was prepared, but… I was a mess. And none of it was real anyway.

Chase: Wha– none of it?

Brook Lynn: We were playing house, Chase. We were pretending. We got really good at it. So we were confused, right?

Chase: Right. Confused. So that’s why you left me holding the bag. Correction — boxes. So many boxes.

Brook Lynn: I had a million things running through my head, okay? And being in Port Charles without bailey was… [ Sighs ]

Chase: Must have been unbearable.

Brook Lynn: Yeah, it was.

Chase: Yeah, I know the feeling.

Brook Lynn: I’m so sorry. I know you do. I’m sorry I left you alone to work through all those feelings.

Chase: Look, I am not trying to — to guilt you or to compare my time with bailey to the months that you were her mother, because that is what you were to her, pretending or not. It’s just… I-I miss my friend.

Brook Lynn: Right. [ Clears throat ] But once Peter was killed, look, our job was finished. There was no reason for me to stick around. Was there?

Chase: I guess we’ll never know.

Brad: Thank God he’s dead and all of this is over. Now you, Maxie, Bailey are — you’re all free.

Britt: Are we? I mean, yes, Peter is finally gone, but we all have to live with the damage he left in his wake.

Brad: Peter really put you through it, huh?

Britt: Maxie said something about letting go of the past to embrace the future. Do you think that can work?

Brad: I have to. Because the alternative is being trapped by my mistakes.

Brad: Mr. Ashford, what would you say to a joint business venture, one that can benefit us both?

Curtis: I would say thank you for thinking of me, but my plate is full.

Selina: Without hearing the details? That would be premature.

Curtis: Ms. Wu, no disrespect to you, but The Savoy is a legitimate business, and all my dealings are above-board.

Selina: What I’m proposing is legal and profitable.

Curtis: No offense, but, uh, I don’t need money.

Selina: If you were to allow me the use of The Savoy twice a month, it could pay off in ways beyond monetary gain.

Curtis: Use of my club. For what?

Selina: A private social event.

Spencer: That’s low, Cam, accusing Tina.

Cameron: I’m not accusing Trina.

Spencer: Or Esme. Insinuating that I feel something…

Cameron: [ Scoffs ]

Spencer: …Other than friendship for Trina…

Cameron: Please! Anyone with ears and eyes can tell you your feelings for Trina is what set this whole thing in motion.

Spencer: How do you figure?

Cameron: You made your girlfriend feel so threatened and so jealous that she had to take it out on your friends in the most humiliating way she knew how to.

Spencer: How do you explain that Esme and I were miles away from the cabin when that footage was taken?

Cameron: Have you heard of a little thing called technology? When you plug in a video camera or a phone and press record, it will keep recording even after you leave a room or a cabin. Take your pick.

Spencer: It’s a nice theory, Cameron, but it’s not proof.

Cameron:  You know what else is a nice theory? You want it to be me. Because if it isn’t me, then it’s Esme.

Spencer: Mm-hmm. How do I know that you’re not just trying to make Esme look bad?

Cameron: Oh, like she needs my help looking bad? She’s your girlfriend! You know what she’s capable of! Look. Spencer. I swear on the memory of Franco, on my brothers, everything I care about, including Josslyn… I did not do this.

Spencer: Okay. You made your point.

Cameron: Why would I? That footage being out there, it’s humiliating. But it’s — it’s not just my pride that this cost me. This could cost me Josslyn.

Carly: I’m sorry that I overdid it. Alright? But, oh, God, when Esme started running her mouth, I just — I couldn’t take it. And I barely touched her.

Josslyn: Well, that’s not really the point.

Carly: No. It wasn’t my place. You’re an adult now. I’m still getting used to that. But, man, she pissed me off.

Josslyn: Yeah. Tell me about it. She’s the worst.

Carly: I’m sorry if I embarrassed you.

Josslyn: You know, after everything that’s happened, I think I’m pretty much immune to embarrassment. I just hope that Esme doesn’t try to blame you for something.

[ Knock on door ]

Nickolas: Esme, uh, the PA said she’s done examining you. Okay to come in?

Esme: It’s fine.

[ Door opens ]

[ Telephone ringing, indistinct conversations in distance ]

Nikolas: How are you doing?

Esme: Still aches. I’m getting a prescription for pain.

Nikolas: Will you need an x-ray?

Esme: I thought Carly might have sprained my arm, but by some miracle it’s just bruised.

Nikolas: No wonder you’re in pain. Carly should know better than to handle you like that.

Esme: Actually, I sort of admire her. Josslyn’s lucky to have a mom who defends her, even though they’ve got it all wrong.

Nikolas: Have what all wrong?

Esme: Haven’t you heard? I’m the resident scapegoat in Port Charles.

Nikolas: Well, it’s not as though you haven’t done a few deeply regrettable things.

Esme: I take full responsibility for all of my mistakes, which is why this hurts so much. I mean, even after Spence confessed, his friends still accuse me of pulling the strings. Like Spence was a puppet instead of his own man.

Nikolas: We all know that’s not true.

Esme: When I apologize, they tell me I’m…insincere. When I try to make peace, I’m being manipulative. And now they’re accusing me of leaking Joss’ little sex tape. They’re convinced all the trouble between Josslyn, Cameron, and Trina over the last few months is because of me.

Nikolas: And are they right?

Curtis: What kind of private event?

Selina: High-stakes poker.

Curtis: Absolutely not. Ms. Wu, there is no way I’m gonna allow illegal gambling in my nightclub.

Selina: It wouldn’t be illegal, nor would it be just any Friday-night card game. We’re talking exclusive no-limits hold’em where reputable players are vetted to ensure they meet the minimum bankroll and a buy-in of no less than $20,000.

Curtis: Why my place?

Selina: Why not? It’s chic and popular.

Curtis: I’m quite sure The Savoy is not the only nightclub in town with a back room.

Selina: Well, those other places don’t have you, Mr. Ashford. You’re a well-respected man known for your integrity and with ties to the police commissioner.

Curtis: Oh. I see. So you want to exploit my relationships.

Selina: Not exploit. Capitalize. I would never ask you to persuade your ex-wife to look the other way. It — be no reason to. But your standards and boundaries will put the players at ease.

Curtis: So what’s in it for me besides the money?

Selina: Well, since financial gain is not a motivating factor with you, perhaps this will be — the players are from a myriad of backgrounds, from the music industry to real estate and tech. I have many connections.

Curtis: I’m quite aware of your “connections.”

Selina: If you’re concerned about these unsavory characters occupying your establishment, you needn’t worry. The players are legitimate businessmen like yourself.

Curtis: And you?

Selina: I won’t be present. I’ve delegated family to manage the games.

Curtis: Family? Would that be “family” with a capital “f”?

Selina: [ Chuckles ] An actual relation of mine. The person I have in mind is as far from a boss as you can imagine.

Brad: Ahh.

Britt: Bradley… has anyone been giving you trouble since you’ve been out?

Brad: [ Scoffs ] With you as my BFF/bodyguard, who would dare?

Britt: [ Laughs ] Well, I can think of at least one person — Aunt Selina. She has not been shy about her displeasure with our friendship.

Brad: So? I am a grown-ass man, and she’s… still out of town.

Britt: You know what? Why don’t we go somewhere more casual, low-key?

Brad: Oh. What did you have in mind? Someplace with peanut shells on the floor?

Britt: [ Chuckles ] At least at some dive we don’t have to worry about one of Aunt Selina’s minions spotting you and reporting back.

Brad: Good point. No. Screw it. We’ll be careful… next time. Okay? Today we risk it all. Because today… we are celebrating.

Britt: Oh! Great! What are we celebrating? What obscure pagan holiday have you found to justify our inebriation this time?

Brad: We are celebrating… …my new job!

Britt: [ Laughs ]

Chase: Well, at least you’re consistent.

Brook Lynn: What did I mess up now?

Chase: Oh, it was this time last year that you returned to Port Charles with that fake baby bump.

Brook Lynn: [ Exhales sharply ] Really? I didn’t even realize. How did you know?

Chase: I pay attention.

Brook Lynn: Right.

Chase: So what is it about this time of year that makes you want to leave or brings you back?

Brook Lynn: You.

Chase: Me?

Brook Lynn: You, like, everybody. The collective. Like, my dad and Maxie and Leo. It was really nice visiting Brooklyn, but Port Charles is where I belong.

Chase: I’m glad.

Brook Lynn: I’m glad you’re glad.

Chase: Oh, uh, speaking of where things belong… you left a few things at the house, and Violet spent the night the other night and found… this.

Brook Lynn: What are you doing with that? That’s private.

Brook Lynn: Tell me you did not read this.

Chase: Uh, Violet was flipping through it, so I checked it out a little bit, but…

Brook Lynn: I don’t show my songbook to anyone.

Chase: Okay. Um, it’s not like it’s a diary. It’s —

Brook Lynn: It’s the closest thing I have to one. [ Sighs ]

Chase: Okay. I-I’m sorry. I-I didn’t mean to invade your privacy. How long have you been writing songs?

Brook Lynn: Doesn’t matter. It’s not like they’re any good.

Chase: Yes, they are.

Brook Lynn: [ Scoffs ]

Chase: They’re very good.

Brook Lynn: You don’t have to say that.

Chase: No, I-I know I don’t have to, but here I am saying it. Look, and I might not know much about songwriting…

Brook Lynn: Clearly.

Chase: …But I do know good lyrics and a good melody. I actually… sang one of them.

Brook Lynn: You sang one of my songs? That was meant for someone el– [ Sighs ]

Chase: They were meant for you to sing.

Carly: So, you ready for some blueberry pancakes?

Josslyn: [Voice breaking] I’m sorry. I lost my appetite. I have to go.

Carly: Come here. Come here. That video… it was meant to hurt you and throw you off balance. It was meant to torture you.

Josslyn: Mission accomplished.

Carly: Yeah, for now. And right now you get to feel your feelings. You get to scream and cry as loud as you want and let it move through your system.

Josslyn: Well, assuming that happens, when will all of this pain and this humiliation go away?

Carly: Eventually.

Josslyn: Great. [ Sighs ]

Carly: Hey. When’s the last time you talked to Cam?

Josslyn: Yesterday.

Carly: That’s not like him to be M.I.A. You guys need to be a united front right now.

Josslyn: No, it’s not his fault. I turned my phone off. I…needed time.

Carly: I get that. What about Trina? I mean, Esme’s trying to pin this whole video thing on her. You need to rally around her, too. You know that. Baby, eventually, none of this is gonna matter. People won’t remember. And hiding and running isn’t gonna make that happen any faster.

Cameron: Joss says she knows I wouldn’t do this, but… there’s a hesitation. It’s like she can’t trust me anymore because she doesn’t trust people anymore, and I’m just worried that all this — this trauma and humiliation will make her not want to be with me.

Spencer: I wouldn’t worry. Joss is made of stronger stuff than that.

Cameron: I know. But we’ve both been receiving some weird and creepy messages.

Spencer: Like what?

Cameron: Well, there’s random people congratulating me. And there’s some people critiquing my technique. But for Joss, it’s so much worse. It’s — they’re calling her… well, you can imagine what they’re calling her.

Spencer: Yeah.

Cameron: My first time was broadcast to the world. Do you really think I wanted that?

Spencer: No. I know you didn’t. I’m sorry. I should never have accused you. You’re right. I do know you better than that.

Cameron: Thank you. I’m sorry for shoving your rap sheet in your face.

Spencer: Yeah, man. You’re really awful. I can’t even believe that I wanted you to stop by.

Cameron: Well, then I guess I should be going.

Spencer: Hey, hold up. Now that we’ve, uh, established that you’re not some predatory creep, you want to split this cupcake?

Esme: Spence and I weren’t anywhere near the cabin when it all went down, but they’re still blaming me.

Nikolas: That doesn’t seem fair. But you have to admit, your track record hasn’t been great since you showed up here.

Esme:  Yes. I’ve made mistakes — for Spence. When he asked. I’ve tried to convince Joss and Cam and Trina that I’ve grown since then, but they won’t let me move on!

Nikolas: I know firsthand… what it’s like to have people think the worst of you. But you don’t seem the type that’s easily defeated. Yes, you know, having a colorful past, it makes it harder to prove yourself. But that doesn’t mean you stop trying.

Esme: Thanks. You’re right, Mr. Cassadine. It’s just been so hard… being on my own while Spence is in prison.

Nikolas: He’s only gonna be gone a month. He’ll be out in no time.

Esme: Still… I feel like the time he’s in there, people still judge me.

Nikolas: Maybe you feel that way because the people around you haven’t been supportive. My family and I could definitely do better on that front. Tell me, Esme. Be honest. Have we made it harder for you?

Britt: So, when did you land this gainful employment?

Brad: I haven’t started yet.

Britt: What does it entail?

Brad: You tell me. I need to keep busy, do some good. Can you get me a job at G.H.?

Britt: [ Chuckles ] Uh, wow. That is a tall order.

Brad: You know my qualifications.

Britt: No, it has nothing to do with that. I-I could lobby for H.R. To look past your criminal record.

Brad: But…?

Getting coworkers, and especially Lucas’ friends, to accept that you’re coming back? I mean, it would — it wouldn’t be easy.

Brad: No, I — I get it. [ Chuckles ] And I don’t want to put you in a bad position. It’s just that I’M… really scared. I’m living off my Aunt Selina right now. What if she decides to trade on my dependence? I can barely sleep at night from the… last task she assigned me.

Britt: Okay. Fine. I’ll — I’ll go to bat for you.

Brad: You will?

Britt: Of course. But just remember, I am not sole chief of staff. I can’t do anything without Terry’s approval.

Brad: [ Chuckles ] Not a problem. There’s nothing you can’t sell.

Britt: [ Laughs ] I’ll sell if you’ll buy. This bottle is empty.

Both: Waiter!

Selina: As host, you would oversee my nephew, who in turn will oversee the games.

Curtis: Your nephew? Brad Cooper?

Selina: I see you’re familiar with my nephew’s history. I assure you Bradley has turned over a new leaf, and I will be keeping him on a tight leash.

Curtis: Okay. So how does this work? Because it’s illegal to profit off of this without a gaming license.

Selina: It’s illegal to profit off the promotion of the games or to collect any part of the pot. But this could still be a winning proposition for me. High rollers are grateful for creditable venues to play, and gratitude is a currency in my line of business.

Curtis: I appreciate your interest, okay? But my plate is full.

Selina: Let me stop you right there, Mr. Ashford, before you make a mistake you’ll live to regret.

Curtis: You know, for a minute there, it sounded like you might be threatening me.

Selina: Not at all. I’m merely making a plea for you not to act in haste.

Curtis: Or I’ll live to regret it.

Selina: Mr. Ashford, my grandfather was from the old country. He was fond of his proverbs, often told the story of a man who was down on his luck and prayed for prosperity. This man discovered a money tree and took it home. He watered it and nurtured it for many days and many nights, but no money grew. Eventually, his wife grew disgusted with him and the tree and demanded that he remove it from the house. But the man persisted. Before long, he realized the tree provided seeds, which he planted. The tree never grew money, but the man grew a fortune, cultivating and selling the trees themselves.

Curtis: I appreciate the story, but I’m not sure how it applies in this situation.

Selina: If you don’t open your mind to possibility, you’ll never know what you can grow. Take some time. Mull it over. I’m confident you’ll move forward with my proposition. Then you’ll discover… I can be a very valuable friend to have.

Brook Lynn: I was writing these songs for my album when that psycho Nelle cut my throat. Lot of good these songs will do me now. Maybe I should just trash ’em.

Chase: Don’t you dare.

Brook Lynn: What? Why not? What’s the point?

Chase: Look, a singing career… might be over, but — but a songwriting career is still possible.

Brook Lynn: It’s a pipe dream.

Chase: [ Scoffs ]

Chase: {singing} I was two minutes late / I stood and watched it fly away / in the days sitting next to you / You said that you would miss yours, too / Oh, whoa

Brook Lynn: [ Chuckles ]

Chase: {singing} It feels like the sky is fallin’ / shattered like a vase / I’m starting to think I’m falling into place / feels like the sky is crashing / crashing over me / I’m starting to think / I’m falling into place

Brook Lynn: Wow.

Chase: Look, and — and I’m — it’s probably not much with me singing it, but do you believe me now? You are incredibly talented.

Brook Lynn: [ Exhales sharply ] Go on. No, really. I-I could use a boost.

Chase: Okay. On — on top of being incredibly talented, you, Brook Lynn, are compassionate. You’re brave. You’re funny. You’re beautiful. And did I mention that you were funny?

[ Both chuckle ]

Brook Lynn: Out of all those compliments, that’s the one you repeat?

Chase: See? I rest my case. If you ever need reminding… just how great you are… …you know where to find me.

Brook Lynn: Thanks. And, um… just for the record, I really miss my friend.

Spencer: Have you heard from Trina? I’ve been trying to text her.

Cameron: Phones are allowed in here?

Spencer: Of course not. I am not now, nor have I ever been in possession of a phone, but I know that this must be killing Trina. She cares a lot about you two.

Cameron: Joss and I, we’ve been so busy with putting out fires, we haven’t been able to reach out to her yet.

Spencer: You should. As long as you don’t suspect her. Because I know that it wasn’t her.

Cameron: We both know that. Your girlfriend disagrees.

Spencer: Esme doesn’t know what I do. Trina didn’t send any text when that video hit.

Cameron: How could you know that?

Trina: Do not make this about me! I’m not the one who snuck out of country club jail so I could tool around some old cemetery.

Spencer: I just know that Trina wouldn’t do that.

Cameron: Right. So that only leaves one option.

Spencer: It wasn’t Esme.

Cameron: That’s the best you can do? Spencer, you saw what happened when we all went to that cabin. She was stirring the pot. She was upsetting Trina. She’s jealous of the bond that you and Trina have.

Spencer: I told you. Trina and I —

Cameron: Are “just friends.”  Yeah, sure. But what if Esme wasn’t in the picture? Would you be more? Spencer, can you really tell me that you’ve never suspected that Esme is behind this sex tape?

Esme: Spence’s grandmother, your mom, has shown me a lot of grace taking me in while Spence is away.

Nikolas: My mother can be pretty tough. I’ve been on the other end of that more than I can count.

Esme: No tougher than anyone else in the family. And I’ve earned it.

Nikolas: Well, I’m part of your new family, too. If you ever need to talk… I appreciate it. And I’d like to return the favor by giving you something that you want more than anything in the world.

Josslyn: You’re right. I have to stop hiding.

[ Cellphone chiming rapidly ]

Josslyn: Oh, God.

Carly: Josslyn, don’t read those.

Josslyn: Oh, God. There’s so many messages! They’re vile!

Carly: Let me see.

Josslyn: Mom, I’m gonna have to delete everything.

Carly: You’ve got to be kidding me. What happened to you and Cam wasn’t just invasive and cruel. It was criminal. And the viper who’s responsible… is gonna pay.

Chase: I should leave you to get settled in. It must feel good to be home.

Brook Lynn: Well, the beach house felt like home, too.

Chase: Same. I’m really gonna miss it. Especially…

Brook Lynn: Especially?

Chase: Um…especially the…sound of the water, falling asleep.

Brook Lynn: Right.

Chase: What will you miss?

Brook Lynn: I will tell you what I won’t miss. Sand. I hate it. It’s the worst. In my hair, in my clothes, in my notebook.

Chase: Well, you should – you should write a song about it. I’m sure you could tweak the words you just said and turn it into a really big hit. And when you do…I’ll be happy to sing it for you. I’ll see you around.

Brook Lynn: Hey, Chase. Smell you later.

Chase: [ Chuckles ]

Man: Curtis Ashford?

Curtis: That’s me.

Man: Sign here, please.

Curtis: Thank you. “To our growing friendship and shared good fortune.” “Selina Wu.”

Britt: As for your other problem.

Brad: What problem?

Britt: Your love life.

Brad: What love life?

Britt: [ Chuckles ] I happen to have a membership to a super-exclusive matchmaking service. All you have to do is fill out the questionnaire, and your cold nights may be a thing of the past.

Brad: Are you re-gifting me your mother’s Christmas present to you? Hey, I certainly won’t look a re-gift horse in the mouth. And with the right match, I might not need that job after all.

Britt: Dream big.

Brad: [ Chuckles ] Until then… we have each other, and for that, I am so, so grateful. Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.

[ Glasses clink]

[ Both chuckle ]

Britt: That’s silly. [ Laughs ] That’s funny.

[ Both laugh ]

Spencer: Of course, it has, um, occurred to me that Esme could have done this.

Cameron: Great. Can you ask her about it?

Spencer: Then I realized that we were gone, so she couldn’t have done it.

Cameron: Right, ’cause she couldn’t figure out how to set up a timer or a motion sensor or simply leave the camera running. Spencer, she didn’t have to be there. I get you’re trying to save what you have with Esme, but don’t lose the people you care about in the process.

Esme: I know it would mean the world to you to have Spence at your vow-renewal ceremony.

Nikolas: It would mean the world. Ava wants him there, too.

Esme: I’m sure.

Nikolas: And we both want you there, of course.

Esme: I’ll make sure Spence is there, and I’ll do everything I can to help you restore your relationship with your son. I mean, Spence may be angry, but he still loves you, and I know he misses the closeness you used to have.

Nikolas: Thank you, Esme.

Esme: No. Thank you, Mr. Cassadine. For accepting me and for having my back with Carly before. And, um, for this talk.

Nikolas: Call me Nickolas.

Josslyn: Crime or no crime, my life is destroyed.

Carly: Oh, baby. I know it feels that way, but that’s not the truth.

Josslyn: Okay. Well, I need to go wash up. Excuse me.

Carly: [ Sighs ] God. Diane, it’s Carly. I need to see you as soon as possible. It’s about Josslyn.

On the next “General Hospital” —

Anna (to Felicia): I might have found something.

Robert (to Dante): This is insanely convoluted.

Elizabeth (to Drew): All signs are starting to point to Jake.

Laura: So Victor took the bait.

Victor (to his henchman): There’s only one way to find out.

Michael (to Willow): That right there is a problem!

Ava (to Nina): You do want Sonny, don’t you?

Sonny: We all get what we want.

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Willow: On a scale of one to ten, how much do you think Wiley loved Annabelle the Second?

Michael: Oh, it’s an 11, for sure.

Willow: I wish our schedules weren’t so hectic. We could [Sighs] Get a dog of our own.

Michael: Yeah, someday.

Willow: And when will that be, exactly? It’s not as if things will slow down when I become a nurse.

Michael: You know what I can’t wait to do?

Willow: What?

Michael: Sleep in when we’re in Paris, as long as we want.

Willow: Are you out of your mind? I have never been, and there’s so much to see. I mean, the Louvre alone…

Michael: Right. Well, I guess I just gotta find ways to convince you to stay in bed, then.

Willow: You can be very convincing.

Brook Lynn: Well, it’s good to see some things haven’t changed. At least you two are still together.

[ Knock on glass ]

Finn: Hey. Come on in.

Chase: Hey.

Finn: What are you up to?

Chase: Very little. You want to know how many hours are left in my suspension?

Finn: I thought you had two more months to go.

Chase: I do. And I can still tell you the answer to that question.

Finn: Look, I, um… I know you might be bummed, but Violet is loving having her Uncle Chase at her tea parties.

Chase: Okay, that is one side to unemployment. When is your next date night, so I can come babysit?

Finn: Mm. You’re welcome to visit Violet anytime you like, but… my “date nights” with Elizabeth are over.

Elizabeth: How do you want your eggs?

Cameron: I’m not too hungry right now.

Elizabeth: I’m sorry? Who are you and what have you done with my son? Are you not feeling well?

Cameron: I just, uh — I went to bed late last night, so I’m still half asleep. Uh, I’m fine.

Jake: What’s for breakfast?

Cameron: Thought you didn’t have school today.

Jake: I don’t. Uh, professional development day.

Cameron: Why are you up so early, then?

Elizabeth: This is so nice, all of us eating together.

Jake: Uh, Finn, too?

Elizabeth: No. But I’m glad you brought him up. We need to talk about Finn.

Ava: It’s a little ornate, don’t you think?

Nikolas: I do. But isn’t that the point? Make a show of our vow renewal to draw Uncle Victor in under the guise of family togetherness? Assuming Spencer shows for the ceremony and the family is actually together.

Ava: Well, yeah, that — that is the plan. But the ceremony isn’t all about Victor — or Spencer, for that matter. It’s still very much about us, isn’t it? I love you, Nikolas Cassadine, and I cannot wait to exchange vows with you and actually mean the words this time.

Nikolas: I can’t wait for that, either.

Esme: Showtime.

Carly: Well, good morning.

Josslyn: Good morning. I hope it’s okay that I slept here.

Carly: Are you kidding? Best surprise ever.

Josslyn: Well, I would have given you a heads-up, but it was late and I didn’t wanna wake you.

Carly: No heads-up needed. This is your home. Is everything okay?

Josslyn: Yeah, yeah. I just — I didn’t really feel like sleeping at the dorms last night.

Carly: Okay, any particular reason why?

Josslyn: I can’t go back to school, mom. Never. [ Crying ]

Carly: Oh! Oh, baby.

Ava: And the flowers must be elegant, of course. Oh, and a spectacular bouquet for when I walk down the aisle.

Esme: Wedding planning?

Nikolas: Hello, Esme.

Ava: For our vow renewal, yes.

Esme: Laura said you were having a private ceremony, just the two of you — which is super romantic, don’t get me wrong — but Avery would just make an adorable flower girl.

Nikolas: Actually… we’ve changed our mind on that, and we’ve…decided we’d like our family to be there.

Esme: Really? Uh, Spence didn’t mention anything. Does he know?

Nikolas: Not yet.

Ava: W-we just decided last night.

Nikolas: I’m going to visit Spencer and invite him in person.

Esme: I hate to say it…

Ava: But you will.

Esme: I wouldn’t bother inviting Spence at all.

Michael: So, uh, how’d the visit with your mom go?

Brook Lynn: It was good. Well, my mom said and did all the right things. I got to, you know, see my cousins, which was nice. Hit all our favorite spots.

Michael: Giuseppe’s?

Brook Lynn: [ Scoffs ] Of course.

Willow: What’s that?

Brook Lynn: It’s only the best pizza in Brooklyn.

Michael: Oh, yeah, it’s off the charts.

Willow: Well, sounds like… you kept busy. Yeah.

Brook Lynn: It felt good to be back in the old neighborhood. I just — I needed to get away.

Michael: And now you’re back.

Brook Lynn: Now I’m back. I guess the first order of business is getting all my stuff out of the beach house.

Michael: Oh, that’s done. Yeah, everything had to be out last week, so Chase and I, we moved your stuff.

Brook Lynn: What? I’m sorry. Thank you.

Michael: Eh, no problem.

Brook Lynn: Okay. Guess it’s time to get back to real life.

Willow: And what does that look like for you?

Brook Lynn: I have absolutely no idea.

Elizabeth: We won’t be seeing Finn for a while.

Jake: Did you guys break up?

Elizabeth: No, more like taking time apart. I just want to be able to focus on our family right now.

Jake: Is this because of the weird stuff that’s been happening?

Elizabeth: Well, I am worried about that, and I do need to figure out what’s going on. But more than that, I just want to make sure my boys are safe and happy. You are my number-one priority.

Cameron: We know that, mom.

Elizabeth: Do you?

Jake: Yes. Okay.

Elizabeth: Good. But things haven’t really felt safe and happy lately, right? Which is why I made you an appointment to see Dr. Massey today.

Jake: A shrink?

Elizabeth: A psychiatrist. I just thought it’d be a good chance for you to talk about your feelings.

Jake: That’s just great, mom.

Elizabeth: What?

Jake: You think I’m a psycho.

Chase: What’s going on with you and Elizabeth?

Finn: She’s, um, concerned about the whole portrait thing.

Chase: I get that.

Finn: Yeah, me, too.

Chase: I-I spoke with Dante, and he said he has a patrol car going by, you know, every hour.

Finn: I know, and that’s a — that’s a big relief. But…? But Elizabeth thinks it might be something closer to home — in the home, to be exact. She… she thinks Jake might be acting out.

Chase: I thought — I thought Jake and Aiden denied doing it.

Finn: They did, but now that Betsy Frank has been crossed off the list, Jake is the most logical suspect, unfortunately.

Chase: So — so Elizabeth breaks up with you because she’s having issues with Jake? I’m sorry, but isn’t that an overreaction?

Finn: Not if you consider everything the kid’s been through.

Carly: Come on, talk to me, okay? Let me help you.

Josslyn: I can’t. I really can’t. It’s too horrible. I can’t even think about it, let alone say it out loud.

Carly: Okay, listen to me. You can tell me anything, alright? Tell me what’s going on and we’ll fix it.

Josslyn: It can’t be fixed.

Carly: Hey, try me. Come on.

Josslyn: [ Sighs ]

Carly: Talk to me.

Josslyn: The ski weekend at sonny’s cabin…

Carly: Yeah?

Josslyn: …Cam and I had sex.

Carly: Okay?

Josslyn: And it was our first time, and I never thought that something like this could even happen. I feel so stupid.

Carly: Are you pregnant?

Nikolas: You really believe Spencer won’t come to the ceremony? Last time I saw him, it felt like we were making progress.

Esme: You were. I-I think things are getting better with you and Spence, too. It’s just…

Ava: Spencer will never accept me as part of the family.

Esme: I’m sorry, but, no, he won’t.

Nikolas: Well, I really hope you’re wrong, because Ava is not going anywhere.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Ava: Oh. Excuse me, I have to take this. Hello.

Nikolas: What is it?

Esme: You’re, um… not the man I thought you were. I-I had a picture of you in my head from everything Spence told me about his father.

Nikolas: I can guess what Spencer said about me.

Esme: I don’t think you can.

Michael: I’m guessing it’s pretty hard to get back to life as normal without, you know, Bailey.

Brook Lynn: I still have deception.

Willow: Brook Lynn.

Brook Lynn: Come on, guys, I’m going to be fine. This was always the plan. It was actually more than the plan. This — this was the goal — for Bailey to be with Maxie, where she belongs.

Willow: Yes, yes. Of course, that was the plan. But that doesn’t mean that you didn’t… fall in love with that little girl or that…this isn’t hard on you.

Michael: It’s okay to admit that. You know, um… you weren’t in Port Charles at the time, but I’m sure my family filled you in — when I… when I found out that — that Sonny was responsible for A.J.’S death.

Brook Lynn: Yeah, the father who raised you killed your biological father. That must’ve been brutal.

Michael: Yeah. [ Chuckles ] So, uh, I retaliated. I-I… [ Inhales deeply ] I took from Sonny what he loved the most — Avery. I was able to find legal grounds to prove that he was unfit, and I was appointed as Avery’s custodial guardian. So for five months, I was her only parent. I know it’s not a perfect parallel.

Brook Lynn: It’s close enough.

Michael: Yeah. I mean, she wasn’t my child. She’s my — my sister, and I knew deep down the entire time that the whole situation was only temporary. But for those months, I saw her and I was with her every single day. I-I was the one to read her stories, to — to feed her, to change her. I-I brought her to work and I played blocks with her. Yeah. But then when my — my mother convinced me to give Avery back, I don’t know, Avery, she — she — she left a huge, gaping hole in my life and in my heart. And even though I knew it was the right thing to do, it — you know, that didn’t make it any easier.

Brook Lynn: Okay, yeah. Giving up Bailey is… excruciating, okay, guys? But I’m gonna get over it. [ Sighs ] And when I do, I’m gonna go back to my, you know, single, care-free life — the life I always wanted before all this.

Michael: Do you, uh, really think you’re the same person, though?

Willow: I don’t.

Michael: You did an amazing thing, protecting Bailey from her father.

Brook Lynn: It didn’t start out that way.

Michael: It doesn’t matter how it started.

Willow: Maxie was in trouble and you came through for your friend.

Brook Lynn: Didn’t expect that from me, did you? [ Chuckles ]

Michael: No, but I should have. I’ve always, uh, known you — you have a big heart.

Brook Lynn: Well, I didn’t do it alone. When I needed help, Chase was right there.

Chase: Wow.

Finn: Yeah.

Chase: I had no idea Jake went through all that.

Finn: Pretty grim stuff for anyone, but a kid that age?

Chase: Well, no wonder he’s having a hard time. But that was — that was years ago, right? I mean, he’s doing better?

Finn: He was, after some serious counseling. He was doing really good, but think about it — first he loses Franco, then Jason, then I enter the picture, and all of a sudden, these strange things start happening — Elizabeth’s wedding ring, her dress, the portrait.

Chase: All unsettling, but not overtly dangerous.

Finn: Exactly. What if it’s Jake crying out for help?

Elizabeth: First of all, I don’t like the term “psycho.”

Jake: Fine. Nuts? Crazy? Loco? Take your pick.

Elizabeth: I don’t think you’re any of those things.

Cameron: Look, seeing a therapist doesn’t mean you’re crazy, Jake.

Elizabeth: We all need to talk to someone every once in a while.

Jake: You think I put that painting there. Even though I swore to you I didn’t, you don’t believe me.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Cameron: That’s not what mom is saying. You’ve just been through a lot lately.

Jake: Great. You think I’ve lost it, too.

Cameron: No, I don’t.

Jake: Connor just sent me this video, asking if it’s really you. What’d you post?

Cameron: Nothing. Hey, Jake! Don’t!

Josslyn: No, I’m not pregnant.

Carly: Oh, thank God.

Josslyn: We used protection. That’s not the problem.

Carly: Okay, baby, what’s going on? That night was perfect. At least that part was. It was everything that a first time should be.

Carly: Okay.

Josslyn: But then, in sociology class, everyone’s phones started blowing up, and all eyes were on me and Cam…

Carly: mm-hmm.

Josslyn: …And we had no idea why. Then someone sent this video to Professor Khan’s computer, and the whole thing played in front of the whole class on this giant screen…

Carly: I-I don’t understand. What was on the video?

Josslyn: Cameron and me… having sex. Someone filmed us and sent it to the entire school.

—————————————-

Nikolas: If it’s all the same to you, I’d rather not hear the horrible things Spencer said about me.

Esme: Oh, no, no, no, that’s — that’s not what I meant at all. Spence loves you. I mean, it borders on worship, actually. He said you were the best father in the universe. It made me jealous, actually, of how close you two were when he was growing up. Spence made it seem like it was the two of you against the world.

Nikolas: It was. You said I’m not the man you expected me to be. If Spencer painted me in a positive light —

Esme: oh [Chuckles] A glowing light.

Nikolas: Does that mean that I’m…worse than you expected?

Carly: How could someone do that to you?

Josslyn: You know, I guess it’s not the worst thing in the world. I mean, everyone seems to have sex tapes or naked photos these days —

Carly: this isn’t funny, Josslyn. It’s not a joke.

Josslyn: Mom, I don’t know what else to do.

Carly: This is a complete violation. Someone took a private moment between you and your boyfriend and made it public without your consent. I have to get Spinelli to take it off the web. Oh, my god.

Josslyn: Yeah, that’s a good idea.

Carly: How could this happen? How did this happen? Do you know?

Josslyn: Mom, no, I don’t know. I didn’t even know that there was a camera in that bedroom.

Carly: Oh, my god.

Josslyn: Neither did Cam. I mean, Sonny wouldn’t have…

Carly: Have a camera in the cabin? No. God, no!

Josslyn: Yeah, I didn’t think so. But the only people there that night were me, Trina, and Cameron.

Carly: What about Esme and Spencer?

Josslyn: I told you, they’d left. You know that she had the nerve to accuse Trina yesterday?

Carly: Are you serious? I mean, did she really think that you and Cam were going to fall for that? Joss?

Josslyn: I don’t know. I mean, Trina, she got pretty drunk at the cabin — I mean, to the point where she couldn’t really remember what had happened the night before.

Carly: That doesn’t sound like Trina.

Josslyn: Yeah, I know, and she didn’t even drink that much. It just seemed to affect her like that. She also told us that she felt left out when Cam and I got together.

Carly: Do you really think Trina could have sent that video?

Jake: Dude, what are you doing? Hey! Give me my phone.

Elizabeth: Stop! What is going on?

Cameron: It’s just a stupid video of me. I don’t want Jake to see me make a fool out of myself.

Jake: You know I can still find it, right?

Cameron: Jake…

Jake: Or just have Connor send me the link.

Cameron: Leave it alone. Please.

Elizabeth: Go get dressed. Your appointment’s in 45 minutes.

Jake: What about breakfast?

Elizabeth: You can eat after you’re dressed.

Jake: Fine, but I know you’re just trying to get rid of me.

Elizabeth: He’s going to watch that video.

Cameron: I know.

Elizabeth: Then you may as well just tell me.

Cameron: Can I just die instead?

Elizabeth: Not an option. What is it? Did you do something stupid or dangerous?

Cameron: Nothing like that.

Elizabeth: Then what?

Cameron: I can’t tell you while you’re looking at me.

Elizabeth: [ Sighs ]

Cameron: There’s, um… some video of me going around.

Elizabeth: Yeah, that much I gathered. A video of what?

Cameron: Me and Joss having sex.

Chase: Knowing all that about Jake, I can see where Elizabeth is coming from, but it’s still a bummer.

Finn: You know, the hardest part for me is thinking about Elizabeth dealing with this on her own. And I like to be there for her, but if I do that, I’m not respecting her wishes.

Chase: Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Finn: Pretty much. But if the only way I can help is to keep my distance, then… so be it.

Chase: How long?

Finn: How long what?

Chase: How long is this — I don’t know, what do you want to call it, a pause?

Finn: Yeah, sure. Why not?

Chase: How long is this pause going to be?

Finn: It’s hard to tell. [ Exhales ] This is all very depressing. Tell me something good.

Chase: Like what?

Finn: Anything. How’s Brook Lynn?

Chase: Uh, as far as I know, she’s still out of town.

Finn: As far as you know?

Chase: I haven’t heard from her since she left.

Brook Lynn: It still blows my mind that Chase just stepped up. You know, he said he’s Bailey’s father without me even asking him.

Willow: That’s a good friend.

Brook Lynn: Yeah, I’ll say.

Michael: Yeah, we really regret giving Chase a hard time.

Willow: Oh, shoot, I have to go. I’m observing rounds at G.H.

Michael: Alright, go show those doctors up, nurse Tait.

Willow: I’m not a nurse yet.

Michael: Well… soon enough.

Willow: [ Chuckles ] Bye, Brook Lynn.

Brook Lynn: Bye. You two are just nauseatingly cute, aren’t you?

Michael: Hmm, things are going well.

Brook Lynn: Looks good on you.

Michael: Thanks. What about you?

Brook Lynn: What about me?

Michael: Well, I mean, it’s nice to have Willow by my side — someone to, you know, do life with.

Brook Lynn So? Coupledom isn’t for everyone, Michael. Some people value their space, you know? You get to do what you want when you want.

Michael: A-are you saying you’re one of those people?

Brook Lynn: Isn’t it obvious? [ Scoffs ]

Michael: Not with the way you were just talking about Chase.

Finn: You haven’t heard anything from Brook Lynn? That surprises me. She’s dodging your calls?

Chase: I haven’t called her.

Finn: You haven’t called her. And yet they say you’re the people person.

Chase: What does that mean?

Finn: What does that mean? That means you’re the one that said you wanted to at least be friends with Brook Lynn. Now you’re telling me you haven’t reached out to her?

Chase: Well, I did. I — I texted her.

Finn: Texted her. Millennials. Alright. What’d you say — write — whatever?

Chase: Well, I-I said, “how are you?” But I-I just put the — I just put the “U.” I didn’t spell it out.

Finn: Wow. Pure poetry. That really gets me right here, Wordsworth.

Chase: Well, Brook Lynn replied, but all she put was a — was a thumbs up. Nothing else. So obviously, she — she doesn’t want to — she doesn’t want to talk to me.

Finn: Yeah, you should — you should just give up, then.

Brook Lynn: Are you forgetting the whole part where Chase and I were pretending? We were partners in crime, not romance.

Michael: You said Chase was there for you.

Brook Lynn: Yeah, he was, because he’s a really good guy and — and, you know, we’re friends.

Michael: That’s it?

Brook Lynn: That’s a lot. Look, it might come to shock you, Michael, but I don’t have, like, a long list of close friends. I can’t afford to lose one. Besides, even if I felt something for Chase, it was probably a result, you know, of the situation — heightened emotions from taking care of Bailey together.

Michael: It looked like more.

Brook Lynn: Well, you need to get your eyes checked.

Michael: You know, I-I — I went over to, uh, Chase’s to apologize.

Brook Lynn: You did? How’d that go?

Michael: Uh, it went okay, actually. Uh, it might take some time, but if I play my cards right, I think we could be friends again someday.

Brook Lynn: Then I’m glad.

Michael: Yeah, me, too. But anyway, the point of me telling you all that was I could tell that — that Chase was lost without you and Bailey, just like you are.

Brook Lynn: You could tell how? Did Chase say he’s interested in me?

Josslyn: No. No, there’s no way. Trina would never humiliate me like that, or Cam.

Carly: It sounds more like something Esme would do.

Josslyn: My god, mom, everyone saw me having sex!

Carly: I know, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.

Josslyn: And — and you know what? A lot of them, a lot of people, they think that I did this on purpose — not only filmed it, but make it public. How sick is that?

Carly: Oh, Josslyn. No one who knows you and Cameron would ever think that.

Josslyn: Yeah, but what about the people who don’t? They might think that. Mom, I’m just a freshman. I’m new on campus. I got so many messages, I had to turn my phone off.

Carly: From random people?

Josslyn: Mostly. But some of the girls on the volleyball team, they texted me, asking what’s going on. How will I face them? How will I face anyone again?

Elizabeth: I can’t believe someone sent that video to your whole class.

Cameron: To the whole school, I think.

Elizabeth: Can you find out who was?

Cameron: It’s pretty easy to stay anonymous when you send stuff out like that. Plus, once it’s out there, it’s out there. I mean, even Jake’s friends are seeing it.

Elizabeth: Oh, Cameron. I’m sorry you’re going through this.

Cameron: It’s way worse for Josslyn. I mean, there’s still a double standard about sex, and while there’s people giving me virtual high fives, they’re calling her a slut. It’s not right.

Elizabeth: No, it’s not. How is she holding up?

Cameron: I don’t know. She turned off her phone last night.

Elizabeth: Smart move.

Cameron: I just haven’t heard from her today, so I’m a little worried.

Elizabeth: Yeah, well, I’m worried about you. Double standard or not, this is happening to you, too. You wanna tell me how you’re feeling about it?

Cameron: I’m feeling like I never wanna talk about this ever again.

Elizabeth: You know you can tell me anything.

Cameron: Just not this, okay?

Elizabeth: Well, you should talk to someone.

Cameron: A shrink?

Elizabeth: If you want to.

Cameron: I don’t. I wish Franco was here.

Elizabeth: Me, too.

Cameron: He’d know what to say, or at least find a way to get me to laugh about all this.

Elizabeth: You’re going to get through this.

Cameron: How?

Nikolas: Letting Spencer believe I was dead… I’ll always regret that decision.

Esme: You misunderstood what I meant. I mean, Spence described you as a man of singular focus. For example, when he was young, your focus was on him. And now, according to Spence, you’re all about Ava. But I can see that’s not true. I mean, you easily have room in your heart for more than one person.

Nikolas: Of course, I do. Why can’t my son see that? Ava is no threat to him or my love for him.

Esme: I am so sorry I helped Spence hurt you and Ava. I mean, we were wrong. And I’d really like to make amends. I’ve been talking to Spence on your behalf, urging him to reconcile with you.

Nikolas: I appreciate that.

Esme: Maybe I should talk to him about the vow renewal. You know, soften Spence up before you speak with him.

Ava: [ Sighs ] I’m so sorry that took so long.

Elizabeth: Jake, if you want breakfast, come downstairs. I told you to get dressed.

Jake:  I’m not going.

Elizabeth: Jake.

Jake: I don’t need to see a shrink. Please, you can’t make me go.

Elizabeth: Actually, I can. This is not punishment. I think talking to Dr. Massey could help you.

Jake: Look, I know I messed up after being on Cassadine island, but I was a kid then. I’m fine now. Why won’t you believe me?

Jake: I don’t think any of us are fine, not after losing the way we did. And now you’ve lost your dad. I know you miss him. I miss him, too.

Jake: It’s not the same.

Elizabeth: No, y-you’re right. Now, I hadn’t been with your dad for a really long time, but I will always love him because we made you. You know, I can see him in you.

Jake: You can?

Elizabeth: You are so strong, just like he was. And when you get upset, you get all quiet.

Jake: Dad didn’t talk a lot?

Elizabeth: No. But he always listened to you, didn’t he? Jake, you have so many people who love you. But sometimes it’s just easier talking to a stranger. It helped when you talked to Dr. Maddox, didn’t it?

Jake: Yeah.

Elizabeth: I-I’m sorry he’s not around anymore, but Dr. Massey is great. Will you at least give it a try?

Carly: You have nothing to be ashamed of. The video was made without your knowledge or permission, and you did not decide to make it public.

Josslyn: But people don’t know that.

Carly: The people who matter do. And as far as the rest of them, screw ’em. You can’t control what people think.

Josslyn: [ Sighs ] I just — I can’t believe this is — I can’t believe this is happening. I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life. The whole world saw me naked.

Carly: That’s not true. I don’t want to minimize what you’re going through or how you’re feeling, but I want you to keep this in perspective. That’s not true. And I know you feel like everyone’s judging you right now, but they’re not.

Josslyn: But the people I see every day, what about them?

Carly: I — I know this seems insurmountable right now, you know, like it’s never going to be over, you’re never going to live it down.

Josslyn: [ Sniffles ]

Carly: But, Josslyn, life goes on, and people forget. And the next scandal is going to replace this one. I mean, trust me — I have weathered my own. And I’m still standing.

Josslyn: Yeah, but you’re stronger than I am.

Carly: No, baby… you’re stronger.

Michael: Chase didn’t exactly come out and say that he was interested in you, but, I mean, we’re not — we’re not — we’re not exactly buddy-buddy right now, like I said, so why would he confide in me about something like that?

Brooklyn: Okay, so here’s the deal. Okay, if I told Chase I wanted to be with him and he wasn’t into it, there aren’t enough words in the English language to describe how awkward that would be. We wouldn’t even be able to look at each other, let alone be friends. I mean, why would I risk losing Chase altogether when I don’t even know how I feel about it?

Michael: So not worth it.

Brook Lynn: No! [ Sighs ]

Michael: Brook Lynn, you’re looking at this all wrong. Instead of focusing on what you might lose, why don’t you try focusing on — on what you might gain?

Chase: Willow.

Willow: Chase! Uh, sorry to “hi and goodbye,” but I have to run. I don’t want to miss rounds.

Chase: Oh, life of a nurse?

Willow: [ Sighs ] Nurse-in-training. Yeah, I got so caught up talking to Brook Lynn I didn’t even realize the time.

Chase: Oh, you spoke to her on the phone?

Willow: Uh, no, no, in person. She’s at the house right now.

Nikolas: Ryan Chamberlain? Who’s calling you about him?

Ava: It was Kevin. He’s been monitoring Ryan from a distance — keeps tabs on him through the staff at Spring Ridge — but he told me that he went to see him face-to-face.

Nikolas: And?

Ava: And there’s no change. Ryan is still locked inside his body, nice and tight. He wouldn’t even communicate with Kevin, not even the blinkety-blink thing he does.

Nikolas: He shouldn’t be communicating to anyone after what he put you through. They should toss him in a cell and lose the key.

Ava: Is something wrong, Esme?

Esme: No, it’s just, uh… terrible, what Ryan did to you, that’s all.

Ava: Yes. Well, it’s over. And so is he. I’m just relieved that we can plan our ceremony without worrying about that monster. There’s absolutely nothing Ryan chamberlain can do to us from Spring Ridge.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Ava: Oh, I have to get to the gallery.

Nikolas: Uh, I’m ready to go as well.

Esme: Oh, really? Um… I was hoping we could talk a little more about Spence.

Ava: Stay.

Nikolas: Only if I can walk you out.

Ava: What? [ Laughs ] You’re going to walk downstairs with me just to turn around and walk back up?

Nikolas: I want all the time with you I can get.

Esme: Aww, that’s so sweet.

Ava: They don’t call him a prince for nothing.

Nikolas: Be right back.

Esme: Mm-hmm.

Nikolas: Okay.

Esme: Take your time.

Jake: Mom, are we doing this or what?

Elizabeth: I am so proud of you for agreeing to see Dr. Massey today.

Jake: Can we just get it over with?

Elizabeth: Yeah.

Finn: [ Sighs ]

🎵🎶 Grab onto a gravity 🎵🎶

Brook Lynn: I could really use a friend. So please, can I stay a while?

🎵🎶 A role play I can settle 🎵🎶

Chase: I’ve seen firsthand how fiercely devoted you are to the people that you care about. I’m gonna do or say whatever it takes to make people believe that I am Bailey’s father.

🎵🎶 Stay with me  if you’ve got nowhere else to go 🎵🎶

Chase: Hug like that and I’ll be terrible to you more often.

🎵🎶  I’m too good at being alone 🎵🎶

Brook Lynn: Good morning to you, too, detective Chase.

Chase: Maybe we should be setting some boundaries.

Brook Lynn: No boundaries. I want you here.

Brook Lynn: Has anyone ever told you you are a genius?

Chase: No.

Brook Lynn: Well, you are.

🎵🎶 In motion 🎵🎶

Chase: You know, it must be exhausting being that cute.

Brook Lynn: You would know.

Chase: Why, thank you.

Brook Lynn: These boots make my legs look amazing.

Chase: They do.

Chase: Sometimes two people just belong together. I have come to realize what a truly good person you are.

🎵🎶 Hearts are raging no more 🎵🎶

Chase: It’s nice seeing you this happy.

🎵🎶 No more waiting 🎵🎶

Brook Lynn: What is that look for?

🎵🎶Words are heavy, bodies ready 🎵🎶

Chase: You’re really incredible.

Brook Lynn: You know, you had a lot to do with this scheme, too.

Chase: Oh, I know. But we made a good team.

🎵🎶 All my fears 🎵🎶

Brook Lynn: [ Sighs ] What would I even say?

Chase: Hi. You’re back.

Carly: Okay, so Spinelli was able to wipe the video from all the public websites, so, um… that’s good, right?

Josslyn: Yeah, but, I mean, who knows how many people have it saved on their private files.

Carly: I’m sure not as many as you think. It’s a start.

Josslyn: Yeah, it’s a start. [ Sniffles ]

Carly: [ Sighs ] Baby.

Josslyn: All I can say is these better be the best blueberry pancakes I have ever had.

Carly: They will be. I’m going to make sure of it. Listen to me. Everything is going to be okay. Spinelli is on his way to the cabin, he’s searching for a camera. We’re going to find out who did this and we’re going to make them pay.

Esme: Joss, how are you doing?

Josslyn: How should I be doing after someone purposely humiliated me and Cam with that video?

Esme: It’s so awful. You’re really brave to be out in public like this. I-I don’t know if I could do it.

Josslyn: Oh, no?

Esme: Now, um, if you’ll excuse me…

Carly: I don’t think so. Sit down.

On the next “General Hospital” —

Brook Lynn (to Chase): There’s no reason for me to stick around, is there?

Curtis (to Selina): So what’s in it for me besides the money?

Nikolas: Are they right?

Joss: I need to fight my own battles!

Cam (to Nikolas): You can’t drive me down with you.

Carly (to Esme): Whose life are you planning on ruining now?

Britt: How much trouble do you really think we can get into?

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Michael: All your exam’s behind you. It’s time to celebrate. Now, I’ve, um — I’ve barely seen you, and — and Wiley, he missed your good-night story and, uh — and kiss last night, and, um, I told him that you were learning to save people’s lives, like a real-life superhero. Hey, hey. Don’t worry. It’s okay. He wasn’t upset. You are definitely the cool parent, though.

Willow: No, I’m no superhero. I’m not even the cool parent. I messed up.

Nina: Thank you for seeing me.

Sonny: Well, you said it was important.

Nina: How are you feeling?

Sonny: Well, it — it’s, um — it’s the anniversary of my sister’s death. But don’t worry about it, ’cause I’m — I-I didn’t go on any benders. Is that why you’re here? You’re checking up on me?

Nina: We have to talk.

Sonny: You know, I’m not a fan of those four words.

Nina: About our grandson.

Diane: Judging by your exterior only, I’m guessing all is once again right in your world.

Alexis: Let’s not get excited. Everything’s fine. Surprisingly, I actually am enjoying my job.

Diane: Alexis Davis, Editor in Chief. It suits you.

Alexis: Better than my last careers — drunk, attempted murder, and ex-convict. [ Chuckles ] I’ve gotten by with a lot of help from my friends, both you and Harmony, who I invited to join us. So be nice.

Maxie: Austin.

Austin: Oh, hey. You made it.

Maxie: Don’t sound so surprised. I told you last night I would see you today.

Austin: You did, but I-I thought that now that Bailey Louise is back, that you would want to spend as much time with her as possible.

Maxie: Lesson number one — I mean what I say.

Austin: Okay, good to know. Are there a lot of lessons?

Maxie: [ Laughs ] You’ll find out.

Austin: [ Laughs ] I look forward to it. It’s nice to see you.

Maxie: You, too.

Mac: [ Clears throat ]

Robert: So, Mac just texted, and, uh… oh. …He and Felicia are on their way. So…it gives us a chance to catch up. I haven’t seen too much of you lately.

Anna: I’ve been busy.

Robert: Would that be code for, “I’m trying to avoid you”? Or are we simply getting used to living with Peter’s ghost?

Gladys: [ Sighs ] Brando, I know you’re getting married. Don’t do anything without talking to me first. [ Sighs ]

[ Elevator doors whirring ]

Gladys: Oh, thank God, Carly.

Carly: Okay, Gladys, what’s going on? Ooh, uh, Brando is about to make the biggest mistake of his life. And you got to help me stop it.

Brando: He’s been back there forever. I don’t think he knows what he’s doing.

Sasha Well, then go check on him. You don’t have to babysit me.

Brando: I’m not babysitting you. I’m keeping you company.

Sasha: Then let the man do his job.

Brando: I am. I will. All I’m saying is he should have been finished fixing the car by now.

Sasha: Look, the chapel will still be there when the car is ready.

Brando: And then we get to say “I do.” Can’t wait.

Sasha: Neither can I.

[ Both chuckle ]

Gladys: I need to get to Canada now. Please tell me you got the jet in the divorce.

Carly: What’s going on with Brando? Is he okay?

Gladys: Brando is the farthest thing from okay. He and Sasha are getting married.

Carly: That’s it?

Gladys: What do you mean, “that’s it”? I mean — [ Stammers ] They’re eloping. Tonight.

Carly: Okay, listen to me. Brando and Sasha went through something no parent should ever have to go through, and it’s not like they’re doing something dangerous.

Gladys: Marriage is dangerous. You of all people should know that. But if you won’t help me, I bet Sonny will.

Waitress: Whoa!

Carly: Oh, my gosh.

Gladys: -Whoa.

Carly: -I’m sorry.

Gladys:  -Whoops. –

Waitress: [ Scoffs ]

Carly: Sorry about that.

Gladys: [ Sighs ]

Carly: You’ve been drinking.

Gladys: No, I’m — I’m fine. I had one or two. Maybe three.

Carly: Okay, well, I’m not letting yougo anywhere like this. Come on, I’ll drive you to Sonny’s myself. Let’s go.

Gladys: Alright, that’s cool. But you’re going to have to floor it, sister.

[ Elevator doors whirring ]

Sonny: What about Michael and Wiley? Is everything alright?

Nina: Oh, no, Wiley, he’s — he’s fine. I just thought you deserved a heads-up.

Sonny:  What?

Nina: Sonny… [ Sighs ] I’m suing for visitation.

Sonny: Why?

Nina: Well, Willow and I, we had a little chat, and she said that she doesn’t see a path to me having any access to Wiley, so I told her that I was going to exercise my legal rights as Wiley’s grandmother. Michael, he hasn’t told you that?

Sonny: I haven’t talked to Michael.

Nina: Oh, which means that Willow hasn’t told him yet.

Sonny: Or Michael’s still not talking to me.

Nina: [ Sighs ] Sonny, I am really sorry to put you in this position.

Sonny: Hey, look, I don’t blame you if you want to do whatever you need to do for your family, but you can’t do that.

Diane: Yay. Harmony’s coming. When did that happen?

Alexis: She just texted me. So, she’s having a hard time. I texted her back and invited her to join us.

[[The role of Harmony is temporarily being played by Priscilla Garita.]]

Harmony: Alexis, Diane, thanks for including me in your girls’ night out.

Alexis: Yeah.

Harmony: You look great.

Alexis: Thanks. Did you have a tough day at Spring Ridge?

Harmony: [ Sighs ] Tougher than usual.

Diane: Well, we all have those, right? What are you drinking? The first round’s on me.

Alexis: Will you relax? I-I’m in a much better place than I was New Year’s Eve.

Harmony: In that case, I’ll have one of those cocktails the Savoy is famous for.

Diane: Two outrageous cocktails and one sparkling water coming right up.

Harmony: There must be ice-skating in hell.

Alexis: What does that mean?

Harmony: That was one of the more positive interactions I’ve had with any of your friends.

Alexis: Ahh. Well, Diane, she’s drama-free.

Harmony: Hmm.

Alexis: Speaking of drama-free…

Harmony: I should go say hi. Excuse me.

Michael: Take a breath, take a sip of your drink — tell me how you think you messed up.

Willow: Oh, I don’t think I messed up. I — I know I did.

Harmony: Willow, Michael. This is a nice surprise. I’m here with Diane and Alexis. Thought I would say “hi.”

Willow: Mom, I’ve been meaning to call. Thanks again for dropping off my birth certificate.

Harmony: My pleasure. Now the two of you can enjoy that trip to Paris.

Michael: Oh, yeah. Yeah, no. Willow’s definitely deserved a, uh — a celebration and a break. She took, uh, exams yesterday.

Harmony: I’m sure you sailed through it.

Maxie: How was your checkup?

Felicia: Couldn’t have gone better. Mac’s gunshot wound is healing perfectly, but you’re not getting off the hook that easily. You two are an item now?

Maxie: Austin and I…

Austin: wow.

Maxie: [ Laughs ] It’s, uh — it’s new.

Mac: We look forward to getting to know you better.

Felicia: As much as we’d love to stay and chat, we have a prior engagement. Call me later.

Maxie: Only if you promise to behave yourself.

Felicia: No promises. Austin, it was a pleasure to see you again.

Mac: I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of you.

Maxie: [ Chuckling ] I am so sorry about that.

Austin: [ Chuckling ] No, no, no, it’s fine. Really, it’s great. Maxie Jones lesson number two, I guess, is that you’re really close with your family and that that might take some getting used to.

Maxie: Something like that.

Austin: No problem. What’s with the box?

Maxie: [ Sighs ] Oh, uh, something I was hoping you could help me with — I need to get rid of Peter.

Mac: What do we really think about that?

Felicia: Personally, I think it’s too soon for Maxie to be in a relationship with someone new. But she’s a grown woman, living her own life.

Mac: We’ll keep an eye on her — and him. And if dr. GatlinHHolt steps out of line, I’ll smoosh him like a bug.

Brando: [ Sighs ] That can’t be good.

Verne: The car needs a new fuel pump, but I won’t be able to get the part in till tomorrow morning.

Sasha: So we’re stuck here overnight.

Brando: Not necessarily. Um… you know, a busted fuel pump can be jerry-rigged. I’ve done it a bunch of times in emergencies.

Verne: You’re welcome to take a look. I won’t even charge you.

Sasha: We’re by a river.

Brando: Right. We are on a back road that runs alongside the river. If you listen hard…

[ Bells tolling in distance ] …You can hear wedding bells. Those bells are ringing for another couple.

[ Tolling continues ] And soon they will be ringing for us. And for Liam. His brief life will have meaning because… we will know and — and the whole world will know that he was born out of love.

Brando: Sasha?

Robert: August bonded everyone by leaving no one unscathed. I mean, if you find yourself… waking up at night with guilt problems, reach out. You have plenty of support system out there. Don’t ever forget — Peter and Peter alone did all the damage.

Anna: Thank you. There is someone else to blame, though, other than Peter — the man who helped him escape — the man who… may have murdered Luke.

Robert: Victor Cassadine.

Anna: One nightmare ends and another one begins.

Maxie: Peter named Britt as his executor. His effects were delivered to her, and she didn’t want them, so I offered to dispose of them for her. Do you think you could help me with that?

Austin: [ Chuckling ] Yeah.

Maxie: Thank you.

Austin: No problem.

Liesl: How dare you come near my dear Maxie?! After everything you put her through?!

Maxie: Liesl…

Liesl: Don’t worry, Liebling. I promised Dr. Gatlin-Holt that he’d answer to me for betraying you, and I always keep my promises.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Harmony: Were you able to get your passport?

Willow: Not yet. I have an appointment. They just want to see my birth certificate and passport application, and after that, they’ll expedite my passport.

Harmony: Let me know how it goes.

Michael: I’m sure it’ll be fine. Yeah. Willow and I aren’t anticipating any problems.

Alexis: Okay, let’s have a good time. I’m in the mood for some fun.

Diane: Well, you’re in luck because a very attractive man at the bar cannot take his eyes off you.

Alexis: What? No —

Man: I hope I’m not being overly bold, but I couldn’t help but notice you, and I’d love to buy you a drink.

Diane: You may.

Alexis: I — I already have a drink.

Man: Maybe some other time.

Diane: [ Sighs ]

Alexis: Thanks.

Diane: I just want to shake you! You said you wanted some fun — now go get it!

Nina: I’m sorry, Sonny, but the only chance I have of getting access to Wiley is to go to court.

Sonny: Mm. Let me lower the temperature with Michael before you resort to anything drastic.

Nina: I really appreciate the offer, I do, but, honestly, I’m not sure how much luck you’re going to have, because even if you convince Michael to allow me to see Wiley, there’s still Carly.

Sonny: Michael’s his own man. He makes his own decisions.

Nina: That may be true, but Carly’s influence carries a lot of weight, and once she finds out that you’re helping me with Wiley?

Sonny: Carly –

Nina: Come on, she’s going to be on the warpath.

Sonny: Nina. Carly and I are done. It was her choice. She cannot get mad at me for wanting to help my grandson.

Nina: Are we talking about the same woman? Really? Because honestly, I’m surprised she hasn’t come after me already.

[ Knock on door ]

Austin: Liesl, I don’t know how many times I have to apologize to you, but I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I should never have trusted Victor.

Liesl: You were so obsessed with targeting Brook Lynn that you blabbed to that fiend in a tailored suit. Of course he took the information straight to Peter, letting that Schwein know Bailey was really his daughter, Louise.

Austin: Yeah, but I made my amends. You put the bug on Victor, and I had to listen to that guy talking for hours and hours and hours, trying to pinpoint where Peter had taken her.

Liesl: You were scrambling to correct your egregious mistake of confiding in Victor. You hurt Maxie and her baby, and for me, that’s personal. That requires a different kind of penance.

Maxie:  Okay, Liesl, I really do appreciate you looking out for me —

Liesl: I’d do anything for you, my dearest Maxie.

Maxie: Okay, then I want you… to forgive him.

Alexis: My idea of fun does not include that man — nor does it include any man, for that matter.

Diane: It has been far too long since you’ve had any romance in your life. He seemed nice.

Alexis: So did Neil. So did Julian. One died in my bed, and the other one almost chopped my head off. Fun.

Diane: Julian never seemed nice. Look, one of these days you’re going to have to open yourself up to love. The right guy is going to come along — you’re never going to know it.

Alexis: I’m not interested in a relationship. Why can’t you let me —

Harmony: What did I miss?

Willow: After all my lectures about coexisting and keeping the peace…

Michael: So this is about Nina?

Willow: I ran into her at the hospital.

Michael: I’m sure that was a laugh a minute.

Willow: She asked if she could spend time with Wiley…

Michael: After my mom just caught her in bed with my father.

Willow: Which was pretty much my reaction.

Michael: So how do you think that you messed up?

Willow: Uh. Nina caught me off guard, especially since not five minutes earlier, you and I were talking about how Nina withholds information. Carly and Sonny are in the middle of a divorce. Nina’s timing was terrible, and… I snapped.

Michael: Wow. Well, I got to be honest — I would’ve loved to see you go off on Nina. That would have — would have made my day — actually, my week.

Willow: No. Michael, I pushed her too far. Nina told me she’s going to exercise her legal right to visitation with Wiley.

Michael: Hey, don’t worry. We’ll shut her down. That woman is not getting anywhere near our son.

[ Door closes ]

Gladys: This is urgent. I’m sorry for crashing your date.

Nina: It’s not a date.

Gladys: Um, Sonny, I need your help. Brando and Sasha are eloping. They’re on the Canada side of Niagara Falls. Please call your people, tell them to fire up the jet pronto.

Sonny: Glady–

Gladys: I-I might already be too late.

Sonny: Gladys. Of course you want to be at your son’s wedding, but if — if Sasha and Brando are eloping, they probably want to do it alone.

Gladys: No! No! No? No, I don’t want to be at their wedding. I want to stop the wedding. T-they’re in no state to make a huge decision like this. I need to talk some sense into Brando before he ruins his life.

Carly: Gladys, that’s not your choice to make.

Gladys: Is this not something that worries any of you the least little bit?! Brando and Sasha are still grieving their baby! How do you figure they’re capable of entering into marriage?!

Nina: Gladys has a point. We owe it to Brando and Sasha to make sure they’re getting married for the right reasons.

Sasha: So, uh, what’s the verdict?

Brando: [ Sighs ] Well, it’s just like Verne said — fuel pump is shot.

Sasha: [ Sighs ] I was thinking we could get a ride-share and still make it to the chapel before it closes, but I don’t have cell service.

Brando: And neither do I.

Verne: Service can be spotty out here. Y-you’re welcome to use the garage phone to call a cab. I’ll place the order for the new fuel pump now.

Brando: Thanks. Look, um, as much as we both wanted to get married today, you know, maybe it’s best that we do it in Port Charles, you know, with all of our family and friends cheering us on.

Sasha: No, no.

Brando: Is — what — what’s going on? Is there something you need to tell me about?

Sasha: Well, I just… I have this feeling that if we don’t get married tonight, we never will and I will lose you.

Brando: [ Chuckles ] You will never lose me, Sasha.

Sasha: You can’t promise that.

Brando: I can and I will. I will marry you tomorrow in a courthouse or a tree house, a swamp — wherever there’s an ordained minister and a witness, that is where I will say my “I do.”

Verne: Excuse me. Uh… I couldn’t help overhearing. I’m actually ordained.

[ Laughter ]

Brando: Y-you can marry us?

Sasha: Now? Today?

Verne: I’ll call my wife, Lorna. She can be your witness. A-as long as you don’t mind getting married in a garage.

[ Laughter ]

Both: It’s perfect.

[ Laughter ]

Robert: If Victor killed Luke, it can only mean one thing — that is, that Luke figured out what he was up to.

Felicia: Whatever that is.

Mac: If the Cassadines and the Ice Princess are involved, it spells trouble for the rest of us.

Anna: But somehow, Drew Cain is the key, and he, Sam, and Dante — they’re trying to trap Victor into exposing whatever it is that he’s up to.

Robert: And what if they’re unsuccessful?

Felicia: We have a plan of our own.

Harmony: Well, why don’t I go so you two can work out whatever’s causing this tension between you two?

Michael: I’m sorry. Diane, I’m sorry to interrupt. I was wondering if Willow and I can talk to you for a minute?

Diane: Absolutely.

Michael: Thank you.

Alexis: [ Sighs ]

Harmony: None of my business, but if you need an ear, I’m happy to lend.

Alexis: A very nice man offered to buy me a drink, and I said that I wasn’t interested, and then Diane goes off and — and starts talking about my love life, or lack thereof. She does it all the time.

Harmony: Let me guess — you overreacted? I spent my life following people who thought they had the answer. Truth is, no one does. You’re the only one who knows what’s right for you. I’m sure you’ve asked yourself these questions about romance a hundred times…

Alexis: Yeah.

Harmony: …And came up with the answer based on your experience. You don’t want to date? That’s the answer. And it’s perfectly okay.

Carly: Sasha is fragile since she lost the baby. I mean, she puts up a tough front, but, you know, she’s still struggling.

Sonny: And Brando’s still raw. And e-even though he and Sasha are acting impulsively, they’re good for each other. They’re — they’re strong for each other.

Sonny: That’s right — they are.

Gladys: Yeah. [ Scoffs ] I-I-I can’t believe I’m hearing this. Y-you’re close to Sasha. Tell me you agree that we have to stop the wedding.

Nina: I’m sorry, Gladys, but after listening to Carly and Sonny, I agree with them. Sasha and Brando, they’re adults. They make their own choices, and they have a strong relationship. They’re bonded by shared loss.

Carly: Brando and Sasha are grieving together, so we have to trust that getting married was the right decision for them.

Gladys: Alright. If you’re not going to lend me the jet, I’ll just rent a helicopter.

Sonny: No. Listen. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What? I know your first instinct is to protect your son.

Nina: And, listen, you can’t make his choices for him.

Carly: Gladys, as parents, we have to sit back and let our kids live their lives. So… that’s what you all would do if you were in my shoes?

Carly: Yep. [ Sighs ]

Nina: Afraid so.

Sonny: Hardest thing about being a parent, but it’s got to be done.

Gladys: Well, I guess I’m not like you. Doing nothing isn’t in my vocabulary.

Nina: Oh, Gladys, you’re not doing nothing.

Carly: Gladys. Brando’s always going to need your love and support. You can give him that by letting him do what he needs to do.

Sonny: You just gotta be there for him… and whatever comes next.

Brando: Ready?

Sasha: Ready.

Brando: [ Breathes sharply ]

[ Clicks ]

[ Wagner’s “bridal chorus” plays ]

Verne: We are gathered here today to join Brando and Sasha in holy matrimony. You are embarking on a journey as partners through life. The vows you exchange are your sacred pledges to each other, a contract bound by love.

Brando: We actually didn’t have time to write our vows.

Sasha: Yeah, we just jumped in the car and headed for the nearest chapel.

Verne: That’s alright. You can do traditional vows, or you can speak from the heart. [ Breathes deeply ] Which do you prefer?

Sasha: We’d like to…

Brando: Speak from the heart.

Brando: [ Chuckles ]

Robert: Well, don’t keep us in suspense. What — what’s the plan?

Anna: Victor won’t be able to achieve his objective if he’s in prison.

Felicia: Which means we need to prove that Victor murdered Luke.

Anna: Right. So I’m going to Austria to get proof.

Mac: Okay. Where do you fit in?

Felicia: Well, we have to make sure that Victor doesn’t catch on. If Anna’s going to Austria alone, then he’s sure to draw his suspicion there.

Anna: Exactly, so she’s coming as my cover.

Mac: Absolutely not.

Felicia: Hey, you don’t get to tell me what I can and cannot do.

Mac: Felicia, I’m grateful that you rescued Maxie, but I still have nightmares about Peter running your car off the road. You cannot take that risk again.

Felicia: Mac, you can’t go with Anna. Your recovery is coming along very nicely, but you’re not fully healed.

Robert: Look, we all know what Victor’s capable of. Now, Maxie has brought home her daughter, and she needs you, and your granddaughter needs you.

Felicia: Well, I-I know, and I’d love to be with them, but Anna and I agreed that the two of us together will draw the least amount of suspicion.

Anna: Right. We’re going to go and say that we need to be debriefed about the circumstances surrounding Maxie’s escape and Peter’s subsequent death.

Felicia: Yes. And then to have the least amount of detection, we’ll rent a car and drive to Innsbruck.

Anna: And that’s when I’m going to start the investigation into the tram accident.

Felicia: You’re going to do the investigation?

Anna: Yeah.

Felicia: Anna, I-I mean, I know I’m supposed to be your cover, but you can’t expect me to sit around in a hotel room…

Anna: I don’t expect that.

Felicia: …You know, while you’re out doing all the work. It just doesn’t make any sense to me.

Anna: I-I’m not —

Felicia: It’s ridiculous.

Mac: Anna, I’m in awe of the way you took down Peter, but Felicia is not a trained field agent. Victor is ruthless.

Anna: We’re going to an office to look at transportation records. That’s what we’re going to do. If anything even remotely suspicious happens, I will get us out of there asap.

Robert: We all know what Victor is capable of. But we owe this one — to Luke, our family, friends, community — to stop him.

Brando: Sasha, you have the most kind and generous heart of anyone I’ve ever known, all wrapped up into one fierce shell. [ Chuckles lightly ] I have seen how you fight for those you love, and I am honored that you’ve chosen to spend your life with me. I promise to spend the rest of my life loving you and being your partner in whatever may come. I love you.

Sasha: Brando… [ Chuckles ] I admit that, at first, I didn’t know what to think of you. [ Both chuckle ] But something undeniable drew me to you… and I learned just how brave and how selfless you are. You saved my life — in so many ways. I got used to being on my own and looking out for myself. But in you, I have found a perfect complement to my life. You are truly my partner, and I’m so thankful to have found you.

Maxie: You’re entitled to your feelings, Liesl, but Austin is in my life now, and it’d be easier for all of us if you could just accept that.

Liesl: For you, Maxie, I will agree to coexist with Dr. Gatlin-Holt. If you make another “mistake,” you won’t live to regret it.

Austin: That doesn’t make any sense. I-I think you mean to say that I will live to regret it. No, I don’t.

Brando: With this ring, I thee wed.

Sasha: [ Breathes sharply ]

[ Both laugh ]

Sasha: With this ring, I thee wed.

Verne: Then by the power vested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife.

[ Both chuckling ]

Verne:  You may kiss the bride.

Michael: Nina insists that under New York state law, she has a right to see Wiley.

Diane: Nina is mistaken.

Willow: She is? Absolutely.

Diane: The statute that Nina is referring to stipulates that if one of the biological parents is dead — in this case, Nelle — a biological grandparent has standing to file for visitation. So Nina has the right to bring her petition in front of a judge, but all that guarantees her is a hearing. She still has to convince the judge to allow her access to Wiley.

Michael: But we can argue against it?

Diane: Correct.

Michael: So when she files, I want you to shut her down.

Diane: [ Chuckles ] Nothing would give me more pleasure.

Willow: Yeah, I was in favor of a compromise, but that just doesn’t seem possible with Nina. She has repeatedly asked to see Wiley on what amounts to false pretenses. We can’t trust her.

Diane: No, which is why you need to keep this out of court. The downside is simply too risky. Michael, you’re a strategist, so think strategically — you have more options if you keep this out of court.

Michael: [ Sighs ] Yeah, but, look, I-if Nina does file, we should be prepared.

Diane: I will delve into case law. In the meantime, my best advice is do not engage. And I will call you tomorrow. But for tonight, let me give you some unsolicited advice — push Nina from your thoughts. Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Willow: I’m sorry I started this.

Michael: No, no, Nina started this, but we’re going to be the ones to finish it.

Sasha: We did it!

Brando: This is real now.

Sasha: [ Laughs ] Oh! Mm! Speaking of reality… you should call your mother, give her the good news.

Brando: [ Sighs ]

Verne: You can use the landline phone inside.

[ Laughter ]

Verne: Aww.

[ Dialing ]

Sonny: What do you say, Gladys? You want to give your son a chance at his own life?

Gladys: [ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Gladys: Brando?

Brando: Yeah, it’s me, ma. Um… listen, I’m in Canada. Sasha and I decided to elope.

Gladys: Put me on speaker, please. Um…

[ Phone beeps ]

Brando: Okay, she can hear you.

Gladys: [ Crying ] Brando, Sasha… you have all my blessings for a happy life.

[ Both laugh ]

Brando: Thank you, ma.

Sasha: Thank you, Gladys.

Gladys: Come home soon, okay? So I can congratulate you in person.

Brando: I — we will. Love you.

Gladys: I love you, too.

Sonny: Hey. You did the right thing.

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

Carly: Thanks for helping me with Gladys.

[ Door closes ]

Felicia: You on board about me going to Austria with Anna?

Mac: [ Sighs ] Well, you’re the one who found Maxie and took down Peter. I’d be crazy to think you couldn’t handle yourself.

Robert: Okay. Mac and I will hold down the fort here. And, uh, hopefully keep Victor’s attention off the two of you.

Felicia: I love you. Just don’t do anything to jeopardize your recovery.

Mac: Oh. Aye, aye, captain. You just, uh [Sighs] Be careful, you know? Find out what Victor’s up to and put a stop to it.

Anna: Ready to go to Austria?

Felicia: You bet. I want to see Victor in prison and make him pay for helping Peter.

Austin: So I-I guess we got the whole “meet my family” thing out of the way.

Maxie: She’ll come around.

Austin: Any idea when?

Maxie: Oh, it’ll probably take a while. But don’t worry — my opinion is the only one that matters. So now our real problem is, how do we get rid of Peter’s box?

Austin: Well, this is a hospital, and hospitals are really good at disposing of toxic and hazardous waste.

Maxie: I knew you’d have the answer.

Austin: I do. Come on. Time you see the morgue.

Maxie: [ Laughs ]

Alexis: I’m sorry I snapped at you. I’ll buy the next round.

Diane: No, there’s no need. I’m sorry I pushed.

Alexis: You meant well.

Diane: You’re being so nice. What did you say to her?

Harmony: I just supported her decision. That’s all.

Alexis: She just supported my decision. That’s all. After what happened with Neil, I can’t, okay?

Diane: I get it. I do. You gave up your law license for him.

Alexis: Because I thought that Neil was more important than my law license, and he thought drugs were more important than me. So, you know, there you go.

Harmony: That will leave a mark on you.

Alexis: Yeah. Well, you know, we all have marks. Let’s all just lighten up, okay? [ Chuckles ] Debbie downer has left the building.

Harmony: There may be darkness in your past, but now the light has returned and you have been given a new beginning. That’s something to celebrate.

Alexis: To the light.

[ Laughter ]

Alexis: I don’t know about you, but I’m going to dance.

Nina: Well, that could have been so much worse.

Sonny: Well, you know what? When — when someone’s right, Carly’s not afraid to admit it.

Nina: Well, will she and Michael admit that Wiley deserves to see his other grandmother?

Sonny: All I can do is try.

Nina: I know you can be very persuasive when you set your mind on something, so I will put my legal action on hold if you really think that you can convince Michael to let me see Wiley.

Sonny: Thank you. Uh, that works best for everybody.

Nina: Okay. And Carly — what about Carly? It seems like she doesn’t know that I threatened to go to court to see Wiley, but she will find out.

Sonny: You just lay low — okay? — And I’ll see what I can do with Michael, and we’ll worry about everything else…later.

Nina: You’re right. I’ll focus on the newlyweds.

Carly: Sorry about that, Gladys.

Gladys: [ Sniffles ] Oh.

Carly: You did good in there.

Gladys: [ Sighs, chuckles ] Hey, I’m nominating you for sainthood. If I saw my ex with that woman, I’d rip her hair out and set it on fire.

Carly: I’m no saint. I’m just a woman moving on.

Sasha: Surprised?

Brando: Relieved. Um, is there a cab company nearby?

Verne: Uh, we’re pretty out of the way here. It’ll take a while for a cab to pick you up.

Lorna: Please stay with us for tonight. We don’t have a spare room, but one of you can take the sofa and the other a sleeping bag.

Verne: And I’ll be able to get the fuel pump replaced early tomorrow.

Sasha: Thank you for your very generous offer. We accept.

Verne: Good. [ Chuckles ] Uh, Lorna, could you help me clean up and, uh, give these honeymooners some privacy?

Lorna: Congratulations to you both.

Brando: Thank you.

Sasha: Thank you.

Brando: Thank you.

Sasha: First night of our honeymoon. I’ll flip you for the sofa.

Brando: I — I am so sorry. Truly, I — this didn’t turn out how I imagined.

Sasha: Please don’t tell me you already regret marrying me.

Brando: Never. No, I — it’s just that you deserve the world. I know that this wasn’t your fantasy elopement.

Sasha: This is my fantasy elopement. Because at the end of the day, you are my husband.

Brando: And you’re my wife.

Sasha: For the rest of our lives.

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Dante: Alright, alright, Anna. Thanks, anyway.

Drew: So that didn’t sound good.

Dante: Peter’s belongings have already been delivered, and it’s too late to recall the messenger.

Sam: I’ll reach out to Maxie.

Dante: It’s not Maxie. He stipulated someone else as executor of his estate.

Sam: Who?

Dante: Someone who hates him probably just as much as we do.

Drew: Britt. August made her his executor.

Britt: [ Scoffs ] Typical Peter. He knew I loathed him, that I — I couldn’t wait to be rid of him.  Of course he appointed me his executor. His way of tormenting me from beyond the grave.

Maxie: Well, can you refuse to be the executor? You know, send the box back?

Britt: I have a better idea.

Maxie: Ooh, we open it.

Britt: We call the bomb squad.

Dante: Alright, alright, Anna. Thanks, anyway.

Drew: So that didn’t sound good.

Dante: Peter’s belongings have already been delivered, and it’s too late to recall the messenger.

Sam: I’ll reach out to Maxie.

Dante: It’s not Maxie. He stipulated someone else as executor of his estate.

Sam: Who?

Dante: Someone who hates him probably just as much as we do.

Drew: Britt. August made her his executor.

Britt: [ Scoffs ] Typical Peter. He knew I loathed him, that I — I couldn’t wait to be rid of him.  Of course he appointed me his executor. His way of tormenting me from beyond the grave.

Maxie: Well, can you refuse to be the executor? You know, send the box back?

Britt: I have a better idea.

Maxie: Ooh, we open it.

Britt: We call the bomb squad.

Sasha: Ooh, I can’t believe we’re actually eloping in Niagara Falls. We’re — we’re on our way to get married right now.

Brando: I know. I have to keep pinching myself to remind myself that I’m not dreaming.

Sasha: It is not a dream. At the other end of this road is a wedding chapel and the start of our life together as husband and wife! [ Giggles ]

Gladys: Brando, it’s your mother. Again. Why aren’t you returning my calls? I know you’re on a getaway with Sasha to have time alone, but I’m worried about you — and Sasha. At the very least, could you please just send a text? Let me know the two of you are okay? I don’t know, maybe send a picture of where you’re staying. Especially let me know when you’re coming back. I love you.

Lucy: May I offer a word of advice?

Gladys: No. I’m off the clock.

Lucy:  I know. It’s not about work. I just want you to listen, okay? I know that you’re worried. But Brando and Sasha, they deserve all the time they need to heal. And when they come home, Sasha is going to be rested and relaxed… and a whole lot richer.

Gladys: Yeah, well, money isn’t everything.

Victor: To a new beginning for the entire Cassadine clan. I’m sorry. I thought we were all on the same page. Now I have to wonder whether this invitation to your vow renewal is a real olive branch or just a way of using my genuine love of family for your own purposes.

Guard: You know, for a guy that can’t walk or talk, you sure know how to get under people’s skin. [ Lock beeps, disengages ] Ooh, especially that hot new intern. Oh, man. [ Sighs ] I’d sure like to be the one to rile her up. You know what I mean? [ Cellphone chimes ]

Brando: I thought taking the back roads would be a shortcut to the wedding chapel.

Sasha: In other words… you’re lost?

Brando: [ Scoffs ]

Sasha: Put your pride aside and turn on the GPS.

Brando: [ Chuckles ] I hate to admit this, but the GPS went out and I didn’t want to take the time to fix it.

Sasha: So much for marrying a mechanic and never having car problems. Here I was looking forward to all those free tune-ups.

Brando: Oh, okay, well, for the record, the GPS is more of a computer issue, not a mechanical issue.

Sasha: [ Chuckles ] Let me see if I can use a directions app… can’t get a signal. There’s a downside to being out in the middle of nowhere.

Brando: Don’t worry. I’m not one of those guys who hates stopping and asking a local for directions.

Sasha: What locals? We haven’t passed a gas station or even another car for miles. [ Sighs ] What if we’re really lost?

Brando: We’ll figure it out.

Sasha: Will we? Are we lost… or have you changed your mind about getting married?

Lucy: Did I just hear you right? You said “money isn’t everything”? That doesn’t sound like you. Oh, no! Do you feel okay? Do you have a temperature? Ohh!

Glady: I was kidding, of course. Now, I know that Maxie’s back. You’re full speed ahead to take deception public. What does that actually mean for Sasha?

Lucy: Well, you know that Sasha is a partner in deception, and thanks to Michael Corinthos’ ninja negotiating skills… you know, talk about having the right boyfriend at the right time. I just wanted a brand-new “face of deception,” but he wrangled an equity stake for Sasha in the company, which I don’t regret at all. She has been an incredible asset. Anyway, the point is, is that when we do take deception public, that girl is going to get a large share of stocks and her net worth is going to skyrocket.

Gladys: My Brando sure knows how to pick ’em. I always knew that Gilmore girl had potential.

Lucy: Really? You know, that’s not exactly how I remember it. Since when did you become team Sasha?

Brando: Come on. Any mother would have doubts about Sasha’s history. She was a supermodel. She was leading a supermodel lifestyle, hanging out with gangsters, snorting illegal substances.

Lucy: Wow! So very subtle.

Gladys: But then I saw how brave Sasha was when she and Brando lost little Liam. [ Sighs ]

Lucy: You’re right, I do not doubt her bravery, and she was very courageous. [ Inhales sharply ] But you know what? I still — I just — I just am kind of worried that she’s rushing her recovery by coming back to work so soon.

Gladys:  I had the same feeling, but every time I mentioned it, she shut me down. Uh, politely, you know? Her manners are impeccable, of course, but a wall is still a wall no matter how pretty it’s painted.

Lucy: Maybe it’s — it’s not really right for us to expect that Sasha doesn’t think we should probably respect her privacy. See what I’m saying? We got to respect her privacy, I think, really.

Gladys: Lucy, I’m asking you something. Is there something wrong with Sasha? Something Brando’s mother should know?

Dante: Yeah. Britt. How’d you know?

Drew: Well, I just saw the dynamic when we were all on Cassadine island together. Peter used Britt as leverage to control Jason and her mom, but Britt never backed down. I mean, she let him have it about the — the hell that he put Maxie through, about supposedly hating Faison and then essentially following in his footsteps.

Dante: Ooh, I bet Peter didn’t like hearing that.

Drew: No, he did not. But I think on — on some level, envied his sister and… even though she was the prisoner, she had more agency than Peter did, so it makes kind of — it makes sense that he would mess with her any way he could, make her the executor just so she’d have to acknowledge his existence and not forget about him.

Dante: He probably got a kick out of the fact that he’s forcing her to deal with whatever he left behind.

Drew: So we go to Britt, and we have her plant the bait. And then we let word get back to Victor what Peter left behind.

Sam: I don’t know. There might be a problem with your plan.

Dante: What? What’s the problem?

Sam: Does Britt strike either one of you as the kind of person that’s going to safeguard Peter’s personal effects?

Maxie: Well, what did Anna say?

Britt: The WSB x-rayed and vetted the contents. There’s nothing dangerous inside — no toxic substances or anything potentially lethal.

Maxie: Okay, so if it’s harmless, what are you gonna do with it?

Britt: I never said it was harmless. It came from Peter, remember? And he knows how much I hated him. I mean, who knows what he left me to mess with my head? Fortunately, there is a dumpster in the alley behind the hotel.

Maxie: So…?

Britt: So this is going in the garbage where it belongs.

Maxie: What? Wait, Britt! No, don’t do that.

Nikolas: When I thanked you for interceding on my behalf with Spencer, that was very sincere. I meant what I said.

Ava: I confess. I advised Nikolas to be careful of you at first, but that was before I could see for myself that your heart is clearly in the right place…this time.

Victor: Laura has been doing her best to turn my family against me.

Nikolas: My mother can be overprotective at times. But given your past and your recent association with Peter, can you really blame her?

Victor: Oh, for the last time, my dealings with Peter August were extremely limited and, yes, a regrettable lapse in judgment, but I’m not the only one here. Peter deceived a great many people, including the formidable Anna Devane. But the man is, thankfully, dead, and may the discord he caused die with him. As for Laura [Sighs] For the well-being of my family, I agree to give her a pass — something which, for the record, she would not do for me.

Ava: That’s so big of you, Victor.

Victor: Yeah, well, consider it a wedding present.

Ava: Well, the real gift would be bringing us all together when Nikolas and I renew our vows. Of course, we can’t be certain that Spencer will accept our invitation.

Victor: Oh, I — I have a good feeling about this. After all [Chuckles] His significant other supports a father-son reconciliation, and Esme seems to hold great sway with Spencer.

[ Lock beeps, disengages ]

Esme: I know your death stare terrifies most people, but I’m not most people. What were you thinking out there in the dayroom? Speaking out loud? Don’t you realize someone could have heard you when you opened your mouth to snap at me? After all your planning, all your months of silence, you could have blown the whole thing just to scold me.

Ryan: Actually, I was thinking about you… …and how you’ve failed me.

Brando: I want to marry you more than ever. What makes you think I’d change my mind?

Sasha: I’m sorry for doubting you, Brando. But if the GPS isn’t working and we’re lost, then what do we do?

Brando: We are not a completely lost. Roll down your window. [ Water rushing in distance ] You hear that?

Sasha: I do. We’re by a river.

Brando: Right. We are on a back road that runs alongside the river. If you listen hard, you can hear wedding bells. [ Bells tolling in distance ] Those bells are ringing for another couple.

[ Tolling continues ]

Sasha: And soon they will be ringing for us. And for Liam. His brief life will have meaning because… we will know and — and the whole world will know that he was born out of love.

Lucy: I admit that Maxie and I are a bit worried about Sasha coming back to work too soon after the trauma of losing Liam. And, um, speaking from firsthand experience, those kind of wounds take a long time to heal… if they ever heal at all.

Gladys: I tried to get through to her. She shut me out. I — it seemed that with my Brando’s help she was getting better…

Lucy: [ Sighs ]

Gladys: …And [Sighs] I still believe Sasha will heal… [ Chuckles ] …Especially when she gets back from that getaway and realizes what this IPO is going to do for the future of our family. But what if this getaway is just an escape from reality?

Britt: There’s no way you’re feeling sentimental about Peter.

Maxie: Hey, I am not feeling sentimental, but Bailey is Peter’s only child. Maybe he left something for her.

Britt: [ Chuckles ] Like he wrote her a letter?

Maxie: I’m hoping he left her something of financial value.

Britt: Look, I take my role as “Aunt Britt” very seriously, and I don’t want my niece growing up with anything of Peter’s to drag her down.

Maxie: I totally agree with you, and if there is nothing in that box worth keeping, I will help you junk it.

Britt: Okay, fine. But let’s open it out on the terrace just in case there’s something inside that makes us howl with rage and disgust.

Maxie: Good idea.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Dante: It’s Anna. I better take it. Hey, what’s going on?

Drew: [ Exhales sharply ]

Sam: Hey. Are you okay? Are you sure there’s no way that that card can affect you?

Drew: I know it won’t. It’s not the right card.

Sam: [ Sighs ]

Drew: But Victor’s not going to know that. When he tries to activate me, then we’ll know what he’s up to.

Sam: Okay, but you know that that card… is the hook and you’re the bait. And if Victor does realize that something’s going on… you’re going to be at risk. Are you willing to do this? I mean, I’m not going to judge you if you back out.

Drew: No, I’m doing it. I want to take Victor down as much as you do.

Sam: Yeah.

Dante: Alright, uh, Britt’s at the metro court, and she’s already got Peter’s belongings.

Britt: Well, it’s too late, then. There’s no way Britt’s going to hold on to his belongings.

Drew: Well, we got to try. We got to try. We got to move.

Victor: I believe that where Esme goes, Spencer will follow.

Nikolas: I’ve agreed we should include Spencer in the vow renewal once he’s finished his time at Spring Ridge. As far as inviting Esme, I mean, do I have to remind you she is the one that torched Ava’s car?

Victor: [ Scoffs ] Well, do I have to remind you that Spencer dislikes Ava as much as you dislike Esme? Look, if you want your son to put aside his pride and celebrate your vows, how can you exclude the young woman who has such an influence on Spencer’s young life?

Ava: Well, I wouldn’t say that Esme’s influence has exactly been positive.

Victor: [ Sighs ] If we’re all going to start throwing stones, Ava, none of us are going to walk away unbruised.

Nikolas: [ Sighs ] Unfortunately, I think my uncle… is right. Either it’s an inclusive family celebration or it isn’t. Thank you for reminding me. I owe you.

Victor: I’ll add it to your tab. [ Inhales sharply ] Meanwhile, I should leave the two of you to get along with your guest list.

Ava: Mm.

Victor: You won’t regret this, Nikolas.

Nikolas: What the hell happened to our intimate, romantic celebration for two?

Ava: Well, you know, we said it would be a night to remember. And with our new guest list, that’s…bound to be true.

Ryan: I am so disappointed in you, Esme. You had one job — break up Ava and Nikolas. I’ve had to continue this exhausting charade pretending to be as animated as an eggplant! You have totally lost sight of the prize.

Esme: That’s not fair. I did everything I could to help Spence terrorize Ava in hopes that she’d leave Nikolas. I thought leaving her dead daughter’s hospital badge by her burnt car was an inspired idea. It is not my fault that Ava’s love for Spence’s dad is stronger than her fear of a stalker.

Ryan: Ava doesn’t love Nikolas. She only thinks she does. And you’ve been wasting your time playing this adolescent game of kiss-and-tell with Spencer and his friends.

Esme: What I’m doing is trying to make sure my relationship with Spence looks real. If I’m not convincing, someone might get suspicious. But my loyalty, first and last, is always to you.

Ryan: So you say.

Esme: [ Exhales sharply ] Please. I’ll do anything. Just — just let me prove it to you. Daddy. You like it when I call you that, don’t you?

Ryan: You know I do. But as the saying goes, Esme, be careful what you wish for.

Sasha: Okay, I know it’s a back road, but can’t we drive a little faster?

Brando: [ Chuckling ] That’s a negative.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Sasha: [ Gasps ] Look at that! We have cell service again!

Brando: Ah. Who’s calling? Maxie? Lucy?

Sasha: Your mom.

Brando: Ah. Well, I have been ignoring her calls. But that is my mom — if one way doesn’t work, she will find another.

[ Ringing continues ]

Sasha: Gladys! What a nice surprise.

Gladys: Hello, Sasha. Hi. I-I know you and Brando are on a little getaway, and I don’t mean to interrupt, but I haven’t heard anything from Brando. And, naturally, as a mother, I’m concerned. Is everything okay?

Sasha: I’m sorry, Gladys. We have really spotty coverage here in the falls, so you’re — you’re breaking up on me, but — but I’m sure we’ll have a lot to talk about when we get back.

Gladys: Oh — oh — hello? Hello?

Lucy: Oh! Darn it! Bad connection, huh?

Gladys: Sasha couldn’t wait to get off the call, though she did blame the bad reception at the falls.

Lucy: The falls, as in… Niagara Falls? Is that where they went?

Gladys: What’s wrong with Niagara Falls?

Lucy: Nothing. You know, I think I got married there. No, no. I didn’t get married there. I-I think I almost got married there once.

Gladys: [ Chuckles ] Yeah. Mm. Yeah, ’cause if you can’t make it to Vegas, you just head to Niagara for a little quickie wedding. [ Chuckles ] Hm! Mnh! You don’t think that’s what they’re doing, do you?

Nikolas: Maybe while I’m making the drinks, you can explain… your about-face. When did you go from suspecting that Victor was up to no good to inviting him to our vow renewal?

Ava: [ Breathes deeply ] Well, if you must know, your mother asked me to keep Victor close. We all do know that he is up to something!

Nikolas: Well, that’s safe to assume. It’s the Cassadine way.

Ava: Your mother is — is mostly worried about Spencer, knowing that he is susceptible to Victor’s “generosity.”

Nikolas: I see. And knowing my mother, she’s concerned that I might be susceptible, too. Is that the gist?

Britt: Okay, I can still change my mind and I can drop this off the balcony and watch Peter’s belongings just shatter on the ground.

Maxie: Okay. Wait one second. If you destroy that box — you know, toss it, burn it, drop it in a vat of battery acid — aren’t you always gonna wonder what is inside of it?

Britt: No. But clearly you are. [ Sighs ] Okay. Come on. Let’s just get this over with.

Dante: Britt. Stop.

Britt: Is there something dangerous in this after all?

Sam: Not dangerous to us.

Maxie: Then who?

[ Elevator doors whirring ]

Victor: Oh, excuse me. I’ll, uh… I’ll have a top-shelf Manhattan, please. And you know what? It’s such a lovely evening. I’ll, uh — I’ll take it on the terrace.

Waitress: Of course.

Victor: Thank you.

Drew: Mr. Cassadine. Your timing could not be any better.

Esme: You have another plan… Daddy?

Ryan: I have information, which is where all good plans begin. For instance, you followed my every instruction to steal the card key… and here you are. And Ava may really believe that she’s found “true happiness” with Nikolas, but soon enough, she’ll find a worm in that apple.

Esme: Oh, please tell me. Please let me in on things. I can’t help you unless you trust me.

Ryan: Hmm. Trust is a two-way street. And given how easily distracted you are by petty jealousies and these shallow co-ed shenanigans, I’m not sure I can count on you anymore.

Esme: [ Scoffs ] Really? Well, like you say, that’s a two-way street. You don’t trust me? Maybe your brother Kevin will trust me when I tell him the truth about you, that you can talk and have been able to for months! Aah!

Ryan: You’re not going anywhere.

Sasha: I didn’t like lying to your mom, but what else can I say?

Brando: I don’t consider that lying. We just have to break the news to her as gently as possible. And by the amount of times she’s called me, it’s clear she hasn’t even gotten used to the idea of us taking a few days to ourselves. And soon she’s gonna have to get used to seeing a ring on your finger and then our names on a marriage license. And finally, she’s gonna burst into tears and claim that I robbed her of planning her only son’s wedding. [ Chuckles ] But eventually… after a few years, she will get over it. But if — if you’ve changed your mind and decided you want a more traditional ceremony, we can turn the car around right now, go back to the B & B, and — and you can look at, uh, party-planning reviews. And — but, I mean, let’s be honest. If we’re gonna go that route, we both know that you would pick Maxie.

Sasha: I don’t need a big wedding. I just want you. I want to see those rings on our fingers as a reminder that we belong to each other, body and soul.

Brando: I want that, too.

Sasha: Mm.

Brando: Speaking of rings, look in the glove compartment. [ Glove compartment door opens ] See that box?

Sasha: [ Gasps ] Oh, my god! Brando!

Gladys: I can’t believe my son would elope and not include me.

Lucy: [ Chuckles ] Well… that’s kind of the definition of elopement. The parents stay home.

Gladys: I am not just any parent. I am a single mother who sacrificed everything for that boy.

Lucy: [ Sighs ]

Gladys: And it’s not like him to sneak around behind my back, so I’m sure this was her big idea.

Lucy: Oh, no, don’t. Don’t you dare do that. Do not blame Sasha. She deserves every bit of happiness she can get after everything she’s gone through.

Gladys: I was thinking of Sasha. [ Stammers ] I am afraid maybe you’re right. She rushed back to work. She’s rushing into marriage. It’s all just to avoid the terrible pain of the loss of Liam, and it’s a big mistake. And there’s got to be something I can do to stop them.

Esme: Let me go.

Ryan: Well… I guess your time in Port Charles hasn’t been wasted after all, not if you’ve developed a backbone that can stand up to me.

Esme: What can I say? I had an excellent teacher.

Ryan: I appreciate the compliment. I hope you make me proud.

Esme: Oh, I will. That’s always been the plan.

Ryan: Just remember — I call the shots. Are we clear?

Esme: Yes, sir. You’re the boss.

Ryan: That’s more like it. And you still have to regain my trust.

Esme: I’ll do anything.Just tell me where to start.

Ryan: Back at square one — with Ava.

Nikolas: If we both agree he can’t be trusted, why not wait to get closer to him? Why invite Victor to share the happiest day of our lives?

Ava: Your mother’s concerned that Victor has already made significant inroads with Spencer. And given what he knows about you with regard to Hayden, I’m afraid he thinks he has the upper hand with you.

Nikolas: My uncle and I are even now. My debt’s been paid in full.

Ava: Nikolas, five minutes ago, you just told him that y-you owed him. And I know he will find a way to collect.

Nikolas: Do you really think I would let him get the better of me?

Ava: No. But I think he will keep trying. And I think he will use any weapon he can find, including your son. That’s why I invited him to be there when we renew our vows. I want Uncle Victor to believe that we trust him. So that when he finally does show us his hand… we will be ready.

Victor: What is it you want with me, Drew?

Drew: Put you on notice. Look, we may never be able to prove that you helped Peter escape, but I will never forget the part that you played in stealing two years of my life.

Victor: That sounds a lot like you’re threatening me.

Drew: Really? ‘Cause I-I meant it to sound like a promise. Just stay clear of me and my family and everybody that I care about, or I will find a way to make you pay for every single day that you had me locked away from my life.

Waitress: Mr. Cassadine.

Victor: Hm? Oh. Do you still want your drink on the terrace? I’ll, uh — I’ll take it with me. Thank you.

Waitress: Okay.

[ Elevator doors whirring ]

Victor: Hmph.

Britt: -Look at that.

Maxie: -Can you believe it?

Britt: Wow.

Victor: I-I’m sorry. Do you mind if I join you out here? Or is this a private party?

Sam: Such a beautiful baby, Maxie. Definitely in the 99th percentile of total cuteness.

[ Maxie chuckles ]

Victor: Oh, I do love babies. And, Maxie, I’m so gratified to see that you’re finally reunited with your daughter.

[ Bailey Louise fussing ]

Maxie: Thanks.

Dante: Say, Victor, uh, did you know anything about Peter leaving any personal effects behind.

Victor: Ah, despite what everyone seems to think, I really wasn’t on intimate terms with Mr. August. Mm. W-why do you ask?

Sam: It’s just that that box that Britt is holding, it came from the WSB. It’s Peter’s effects.

Britt: Yeah. I was gonna just toss it in the garbage. And then Maxie encouraged me to open it just in case there’s anything inside that could help pay for Bailey’s college tuition.

Maxie: You know what, Britt? Just give it to me. You’re taking too long.

Britt: Uh, take it easy, Maxie.

Maxie: I can’t wait any longer!

Britt: I’m the executor!

Sam: Maxie!

[ Sighs ]

Maxie: Sorry about that.

Britt: [ Sighs ] No, it’s — it’s fine.

Sasha: We just decided to get married. How did you slip out and buy wedding rings without me knowing it?

Brando: Uh, well, they — they aren’t what you think they are. When we, uh, decided to get married on the fly, I had to improvise. So those are actually just some spare engine parts that I polished up while you were in the shower. But they’ll serve their purpose until I have time to take you to a proper jewelry store. [ Laughs ] I’m kidding.

Sasha: [ Laughs ]

Brando: When I told you I was going to the gym, I actually just ran off to the closest jewelry store. Those are the real thing. Just like we are.

Sasha: [ Breathes sharply ] Brando, I… I don’t know what to say. I love them. [ Metallic rattling ] What was that? [ Bell chiming ] The “check engine” light is on.

Brando: Yeah, I need to pull over and check this out, see how bad it really is.

Lucy: What exactly are you trying to do? Come on. Brando and Sasha, well, they’re adults. So even if you could find the chapel that they’re maybe eloping at, you’re not gonna stop their wedding — you can’t stop it. So please just let them follow their hearts.

Gladys: That is easy for you to say. You’re just her business partner. She’s on the verge of becoming my daughter-in-law.

Lucy: Okay, I-I really take issue with that because, first, Sasha is my friend. And, secondly, you would be damn lucky to have Sasha as your daughter-in-law.

Gladys: I do not disagree. If Sasha and Brando were getting married for the right reasons, I’d be all for it. But a few days ago, there wasn’t even a mention of marriage. I’m afraid the reason they’re eloping is to hide from the pain of Liam’s death. No. I can’t let that happen.

Ryan: So, my original plan to break up Ava and Nikolas came up short.

Esme: Hm. If anything, it made them closer. I know you love Ava, but she’s never gonna care about you the way that I do.

Ryan: But thank you for pouring salt on my wound.

Esme: So what’s plan b? And don’t tell me you don’t have one because you always do.

Ryan: You think you know me, don’t you?

Esme: Just like you know me.

Ryan: You’ve already completed the first step to insinuate yourself with the family. I think we can use Spencer’s incarceration to our advantage.

Esme: How?

Ryan: By making yourself an even larger presence in their lives.

Esme: Nikolas doesn’t trust me, and Ava openly dislikes me. She doesn’t even try to hide it.

Ryan: It’s easy to control a teenage boy whose hormones are raging. Ava and Nikolas, you’re gonna have to try harder. If they don’t like you, then you’ll have to make yourself more likable. I’m willing to try, but I’m pretty sure Nikolas already blames me for turning Spence’s head.

Esme: Oh, I’m pretty confident he’ll come around. You know what they say — like father, like son.

Nikolas: Victor’s no one’s fool. He’s got to realize we have a motive for including him in our ceremony.

Ava: That’s why we have to stay one step ahead of him.

Nikolas: You just remember — Victor played king of the mountain with Peter, and Victor is the one who survived. My mother is right. He is up to something.

Ava: Let Victor give it his best shot. As long as you and I stick together… he cannot touch us. And don’t forget, my love… I have a very long history dealing with people like Victor.

Maxie: I’m gonna help pick everything up.

Victor: Oh, let me — uh, let me help you. Don’t you — don’t you worry. I’ve got this.

Sam: Normally I would help, but I don’t want to touch anything that Peter’s touched, ever.

Dante: [ Clicks tongue ] Hey, Britt, uh, I knew the WSB’s done with that and they passed it on to you, but can I maybe take it down to the PCPD? We got some cases we need to wrap up that Peter was involved in. Maybe it could, uh, help us out.

Britt: Is there something the WSB missed?

Dante: No, but they’re looking for espionage, and we’re looking for, say, tying up Franco’s murder case.

Britt: Well, the WSB released this box to me, so you need to talk to Anna Devane.

Dante: Right. Okay. I-I understand. But Anna gave it to you, right? Because she was done with it already. So would it be cool to pass it on to me? We’ll give it right back to you. You let me know.

Britt: Yeah.

Gladys: I have to put a stop to this. Uh, tell the bartender to put the drinks on Carly’s tab.

Lucy: Uh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, wait. Wait. You’re — you’re not seriously gonna try and stop Brando and Sasha’s wedding?

Gladys: I absolutely am.

Lucy: No. Gladys, don’t. Please. Please. Just — just think about this. You know, you’re not really sure they’re eloping. And — and, besides, Niagara Falls, it’s a natural wonder, a beautiful place — hundreds of thousands of folks visit every year and they don’t get married.

Gladys: Brando didn’t return any of my phone calls. Something’s up. A mother knows.

Lucy: Don’t. Don’t. No, no, no. Wait. Wait. Please. Do not try to stop the wedding. They are only gonna end up resenting you.

Gladys: These are two grief-stricken parents.

Lucy: [ Sighs ]

Gladys: They probably shouldn’t commit to buying a car, much less spending the rest of their lives together. There has to be something I can do to stop them from doing something they’ll always regret.

Lucy: Mm. Mnh. Mnh!

Sasha: Well? How bad?

Brando: We’re gonna need a tow. I already called for one, but since we are in the middle of nowhere, it might take a few hours.

Sasha: I should have known that this plan — this plan wasn’t gonna happen. Now we will never get to the chapel before it closes. [ Voice breaking ] Maybe — maybe this is a sign. Maybe we were never meant to have a happy ending.

Brando: Hey. Hey. Listen.

Sasha: [ Sniffles ]

Brando: We got a blanket in the trunk and some hot coffee in the thermos there. And until help arrives, I am sure that we can find some way to keep warm.

[ Vehicle approaches ]

Sasha: That’s the tow truck! [ Gasps ] So much for it taking hours! [ Giggles ]

Brando: Looks like we’re gonna get our happy ending after all.

Maxie: She’s settling down. So much excitement. You better get used to it, Bailey Lou. Your mom is a magnet for trouble.

Britt: And so is your Auntie Britt! [ Gasps ] Yes! [ Laughs ] You know, I’m still not sure what happened on the terrace, but if it makes Victor pay for aiding and abetting Peter,

Maxie: [Clicks tongue]

Britt: Then it was worth it.

Maxie: Well worth it.

Victor: Thank you, Peter. While you rot in hell, I’ll make good use of this.

Nikolas: The best way to stay one step ahead of Victor is by keeping him where we can see him.

Ava: And Spencer?

Nikolas: Once he’s released from Spring Ridge, absolutely. And it goes for Esme, as well. But I can promise you one thing.

Ava: Hm?

Nikolas: No one will ever come between us again.

Esme: I need to go. The orderly will be back any minute. But before I leave, there’s still something I don’t understand. I mean, even if Ava leaves Nikolas, what then? You’re still a prisoner facing a life sentence. Where’s all this leading?

Ryan: Oh, you leave that to me. You just do as I say, and you’ll have your heart’s desire. Not only Spencer and his fortune, but the family you’ve always longed for.

Esme: Ava isn’t my family.

Ryan: No. But she’s family to me. [ Velcro tears ] And what’s mine is yours. My beautiful… gifted daughter.

Sasha: Ooh, I can’t believe we’re actually eloping in Niagara Falls. We’re — we’re on our way to get married right now.

Brando: I know. I have to keep pinching myself to remind myself that I’m not dreaming.

Sasha: It is not a dream. At the other end of this road is a wedding chapel and the start of our life together as husband and wife! [ Giggles ]

Gladys: Brando, it’s your mother. Again. Why aren’t you returning my calls? I know you’re on a getaway with Sasha to have time alone, but I’m worried about you — and Sasha. At the very least, could you please just send a text? Let me know the two of you are okay? I don’t know, maybe send a picture of where you’re staying. Especially let me know when you’re coming back. I love you.

Lucy: May I offer a word of advice?

Gladys: No. I’m off the clock.

Lucy:  I know. It’s not about work. I just want you to listen, okay? I know that you’re worried. But Brando and Sasha, they deserve all the time they need to heal. And when they come home, Sasha is going to be rested and relaxed… and a whole lot richer.

Gladys: Yeah, well, money isn’t everything.

Victor: To a new beginning for the entire Cassadine clan. I’m sorry. I thought we were all on the same page. Now I have to wonder whether this invitation to your vow renewal is a real olive branch or just a way of using my genuine love of family for your own purposes.

Guard: You know, for a guy that can’t walk or talk, you sure know how to get under people’s skin. [ Lock beeps, disengages ] Ooh, especially that hot new intern. Oh, man. [ Sighs ] I’d sure like to be the one to rile her up. You know what I mean? [ Cellphone chimes ]

Brando: I thought taking the back roads would be a shortcut to the wedding chapel.

Sasha: In other words… you’re lost?

Brando: [ Scoffs ]

Sasha: Put your pride aside and turn on the GPS.

Brando: [ Chuckles ] I hate to admit this, but the GPS went out and I didn’t want to take the time to fix it.

Sasha: So much for marrying a mechanic and never having car problems. Here I was looking forward to all those free tune-ups.

Brando: Oh, okay, well, for the record, the GPS is more of a computer issue, not a mechanical issue.

Sasha: [ Chuckles ] Let me see if I can use a directions app… can’t get a signal. There’s a downside to being out in the middle of nowhere.

Brando: Don’t worry. I’m not one of those guys who hates stopping and asking a local for directions.

Sasha: What locals? We haven’t passed a gas station or even another car for miles. [ Sighs ] What if we’re really lost?

Brando: We’ll figure it out.

Sasha: Will we? Are we lost… or have you changed your mind about getting married?

Lucy: Did I just hear you right? You said “money isn’t everything”? That doesn’t sound like you. Oh, no! Do you feel okay? Do you have a temperature? Ohh!

Glady: I was kidding, of course. Now, I know that Maxie’s back. You’re full speed ahead to take deception public. What does that actually mean for Sasha?

Lucy: Well, you know that Sasha is a partner in deception, and thanks to Michael Corinthos’ ninja negotiating skills… you know, talk about having the right boyfriend at the right time. I just wanted a brand-new “face of deception,” but he wrangled an equity stake for Sasha in the company, which I don’t regret at all. She has been an incredible asset. Anyway, the point is, is that when we do take deception public, that girl is going to get a large share of stocks and her net worth is going to skyrocket.

Gladys: My Brando sure knows how to pick ’em. I always knew that Gilmore girl had potential.

Lucy: Really? You know, that’s not exactly how I remember it. Since when did you become team Sasha?

Brando: Come on. Any mother would have doubts about Sasha’s history. She was a supermodel. She was leading a supermodel lifestyle, hanging out with gangsters, snorting illegal substances.

Lucy: Wow! So very subtle.

Gladys: But then I saw how brave Sasha was when she and Brando lost little Liam. [ Sighs ]

Lucy: You’re right, I do not doubt her bravery, and she was very courageous. [ Inhales sharply ] But you know what? I still — I just — I just am kind of worried that she’s rushing her recovery by coming back to work so soon.

Gladys:  I had the same feeling, but every time I mentioned it, she shut me down. Uh, politely, you know? Her manners are impeccable, of course, but a wall is still a wall no matter how pretty it’s painted.

Lucy: Maybe it’s — it’s not really right for us to expect that Sasha doesn’t think we should probably respect her privacy. See what I’m saying? We got to respect her privacy, I think, really.

Gladys: Lucy, I’m asking you something. Is there something wrong with Sasha? Something Brando’s mother should know?

Dante: Yeah. Britt. How’d you know?

Drew: Well, I just saw the dynamic when we were all on Cassadine island together. Peter used Britt as leverage to control Jason and her mom, but Britt never backed down. I mean, she let him have it about the — the hell that he put Maxie through, about supposedly hating Faison and then essentially following in his footsteps.

Dante: Ooh, I bet Peter didn’t like hearing that.

Drew: No, he did not. But I think on — on some level, envied his sister and… even though she was the prisoner, she had more agency than Peter did, so it makes kind of — it makes sense that he would mess with her any way he could, make her the executor just so she’d have to acknowledge his existence and not forget about him.

Dante: He probably got a kick out of the fact that he’s forcing her to deal with whatever he left behind.

Drew: So we go to Britt, and we have her plant the bait. And then we let word get back to Victor what Peter left behind.

Sam: I don’t know. There might be a problem with your plan.

Dante: What? What’s the problem?

Sam: Does Britt strike either one of you as the kind of person that’s going to safeguard Peter’s personal effects?

Maxie: Well, what did Anna say?

Britt: The WSB x-rayed and vetted the contents. There’s nothing dangerous inside — no toxic substances or anything potentially lethal.

Maxie: Okay, so if it’s harmless, what are you gonna do with it?

Britt: I never said it was harmless. It came from Peter, remember? And he knows how much I hated him. I mean, who knows what he left me to mess with my head? Fortunately, there is a dumpster in the alley behind the hotel.

Maxie: So…?

Britt: So this is going in the garbage where it belongs.

Maxie: What? Wait, Britt! No, don’t do that.

Nikolas: When I thanked you for interceding on my behalf with Spencer, that was very sincere. I meant what I said.

Ava: I confess. I advised Nikolas to be careful of you at first, but that was before I could see for myself that your heart is clearly in the right place…this time.

Victor: Laura has been doing her best to turn my family against me.

Nikolas: My mother can be overprotective at times. But given your past and your recent association with Peter, can you really blame her?

Victor: Oh, for the last time, my dealings with Peter August were extremely limited and, yes, a regrettable lapse in judgment, but I’m not the only one here. Peter deceived a great many people, including the formidable Anna Devane. But the man is, thankfully, dead, and may the discord he caused die with him. As for Laura [Sighs] For the well-being of my family, I agree to give her a pass — something which, for the record, she would not do for me.

Ava: That’s so big of you, Victor.

Victor: Yeah, well, consider it a wedding present.

Ava: Well, the real gift would be bringing us all together when Nikolas and I renew our vows. Of course, we can’t be certain that Spencer will accept our invitation.

Victor: Oh, I — I have a good feeling about this. After all [Chuckles] His significant other supports a father-son reconciliation, and Esme seems to hold great sway with Spencer.

[ Lock beeps, disengages ]

Esme: I know your death stare terrifies most people, but I’m not most people. What were you thinking out there in the dayroom? Speaking out loud? Don’t you realize someone could have heard you when you opened your mouth to snap at me? After all your planning, all your months of silence, you could have blown the whole thing just to scold me.

Ryan: Actually, I was thinking about you… …and how you’ve failed me.

Brando: I want to marry you more than ever. What makes you think I’d change my mind?

Sasha: I’m sorry for doubting you, Brando. But if the GPS isn’t working and we’re lost, then what do we do?

Brando: We are not a completely lost. Roll down your window. [ Water rushing in distance ] You hear that?

Sasha: I do. We’re by a river.

Brando: Right. We are on a back road that runs alongside the river. If you listen hard, you can hear wedding bells. [ Bells tolling in distance ] Those bells are ringing for another couple.

[ Tolling continues ]

Sasha: And soon they will be ringing for us. And for Liam. His brief life will have meaning because… we will know and — and the whole world will know that he was born out of love.

Lucy: I admit that Maxie and I are a bit worried about Sasha coming back to work too soon after the trauma of losing Liam. And, um, speaking from firsthand experience, those kind of wounds take a long time to heal… if they ever heal at all.

Gladys: I tried to get through to her. She shut me out. I — it seemed that with my Brando’s help she was getting better…

Lucy: [ Sighs ]

Gladys: …And [Sighs] I still believe Sasha will heal… [ Chuckles ] …Especially when she gets back from that getaway and realizes what this IPO is going to do for the future of our family. But what if this getaway is just an escape from reality?

Britt: There’s no way you’re feeling sentimental about Peter.

Maxie: Hey, I am not feeling sentimental, but Bailey is Peter’s only child. Maybe he left something for her.

Britt: [ Chuckles ] Like he wrote her a letter?

Maxie: I’m hoping he left her something of financial value.

Britt: Look, I take my role as “Aunt Britt” very seriously, and I don’t want my niece growing up with anything of Peter’s to drag her down.

Maxie: I totally agree with you, and if there is nothing in that box worth keeping, I will help you junk it.

Britt: Okay, fine. But let’s open it out on the terrace just in case there’s something inside that makes us howl with rage and disgust.

Maxie: Good idea.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Dante: It’s Anna. I better take it. Hey, what’s going on?

Drew: [ Exhales sharply ]

Sam: Hey. Are you okay? Are you sure there’s no way that that card can affect you?

Drew: I know it won’t. It’s not the right card.

Sam: [ Sighs ]

Drew: But Victor’s not going to know that. When he tries to activate me, then we’ll know what he’s up to.

Sam: Okay, but you know that that card… is the hook and you’re the bait. And if Victor does realize that something’s going on… you’re going to be at risk. Are you willing to do this? I mean, I’m not going to judge you if you back out.

Drew: No, I’m doing it. I want to take Victor down as much as you do.

Sam: Yeah.

Dante: Alright, uh, Britt’s at the metro court, and she’s already got Peter’s belongings.

Britt: Well, it’s too late, then. There’s no way Britt’s going to hold on to his belongings.

Drew: Well, we got to try. We got to try. We got to move.

Victor: I believe that where Esme goes, Spencer will follow.

Nikolas: I’ve agreed we should include Spencer in the vow renewal once he’s finished his time at Spring Ridge. As far as inviting Esme, I mean, do I have to remind you she is the one that torched Ava’s car?

Victor: [ Scoffs ] Well, do I have to remind you that Spencer dislikes Ava as much as you dislike Esme? Look, if you want your son to put aside his pride and celebrate your vows, how can you exclude the young woman who has such an influence on Spencer’s young life?

Ava: Well, I wouldn’t say that Esme’s influence has exactly been positive.

Victor: [ Sighs ] If we’re all going to start throwing stones, Ava, none of us are going to walk away unbruised.

Nikolas: [ Sighs ] Unfortunately, I think my uncle… is right. Either it’s an inclusive family celebration or it isn’t. Thank you for reminding me. I owe you.

Victor: I’ll add it to your tab. [ Inhales sharply ] Meanwhile, I should leave the two of you to get along with your guest list.

Ava: Mm.

Victor: You won’t regret this, Nikolas.

Nikolas: What the hell happened to our intimate, romantic celebration for two?

Ava: Well, you know, we said it would be a night to remember. And with our new guest list, that’s…bound to be true.

Ryan: I am so disappointed in you, Esme. You had one job — break up Ava and Nikolas. I’ve had to continue this exhausting charade pretending to be as animated as an eggplant! You have totally lost sight of the prize.

Esme: That’s not fair. I did everything I could to help Spence terrorize Ava in hopes that she’d leave Nikolas. I thought leaving her dead daughter’s hospital badge by her burnt car was an inspired idea. It is not my fault that Ava’s love for Spence’s dad is stronger than her fear of a stalker.

Ryan: Ava doesn’t love Nikolas. She only thinks she does. And you’ve been wasting your time playing this adolescent game of kiss-and-tell with Spencer and his friends.

Esme: What I’m doing is trying to make sure my relationship with Spence looks real. If I’m not convincing, someone might get suspicious. But my loyalty, first and last, is always to you.

Ryan: So you say.

Esme: [ Exhales sharply ] Please. I’ll do anything. Just — just let me prove it to you. Daddy. You like it when I call you that, don’t you?

Ryan: You know I do. But as the saying goes, Esme, be careful what you wish for.

Sasha: Okay, I know it’s a back road, but can’t we drive a little faster?

Brando: [ Chuckling ] That’s a negative.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Sasha: [ Gasps ] Look at that! We have cell service again!

Brando: Ah. Who’s calling? Maxie? Lucy?

Sasha: Your mom.

Brando: Ah. Well, I have been ignoring her calls. But that is my mom — if one way doesn’t work, she will find another.

[ Ringing continues ]

Sasha: Gladys! What a nice surprise.

Gladys: Hello, Sasha. Hi. I-I know you and Brando are on a little getaway, and I don’t mean to interrupt, but I haven’t heard anything from Brando. And, naturally, as a mother, I’m concerned. Is everything okay?

Sasha: I’m sorry, Gladys. We have really spotty coverage here in the falls, so you’re — you’re breaking up on me, but — but I’m sure we’ll have a lot to talk about when we get back.

Gladys: Oh — oh — hello? Hello?

Lucy: Oh! Darn it! Bad connection, huh?

Gladys: Sasha couldn’t wait to get off the call, though she did blame the bad reception at the falls.

Lucy: The falls, as in… Niagara Falls? Is that where they went?

Gladys: What’s wrong with Niagara Falls?

Lucy: Nothing. You know, I think I got married there. No, no. I didn’t get married there. I-I think I almost got married there once.

Gladys: [ Chuckles ] Yeah. Mm. Yeah, ’cause if you can’t make it to Vegas, you just head to Niagara for a little quickie wedding. [ Chuckles ] Hm! Mnh! You don’t think that’s what they’re doing, do you?

Nikolas: Maybe while I’m making the drinks, you can explain… your about-face. When did you go from suspecting that Victor was up to no good to inviting him to our vow renewal?

Ava: [ Breathes deeply ] Well, if you must know, your mother asked me to keep Victor close. We all do know that he is up to something!

Nikolas: Well, that’s safe to assume. It’s the Cassadine way.

Ava: Your mother is — is mostly worried about Spencer, knowing that he is susceptible to Victor’s “generosity.”

Nikolas: I see. And knowing my mother, she’s concerned that I might be susceptible, too. Is that the gist?

Britt: Okay, I can still change my mind and I can drop this off the balcony and watch Peter’s belongings just shatter on the ground.

Maxie: Okay. Wait one second. If you destroy that box — you know, toss it, burn it, drop it in a vat of battery acid — aren’t you always gonna wonder what is inside of it?

Britt: No. But clearly you are. [ Sighs ] Okay. Come on. Let’s just get this over with.

Dante: Britt. Stop.

Britt: Is there something dangerous in this after all?

Sam: Not dangerous to us.

Maxie: Then who?

[ Elevator doors whirring ]

Victor: Oh, excuse me. I’ll, uh… I’ll have a top-shelf Manhattan, please. And you know what? It’s such a lovely evening. I’ll, uh — I’ll take it on the terrace.

Waitress: Of course.

Victor: Thank you.

Drew: Mr. Cassadine. Your timing could not be any better.

Esme: You have another plan… Daddy?

Ryan: I have information, which is where all good plans begin. For instance, you followed my every instruction to steal the card key… and here you are. And Ava may really believe that she’s found “true happiness” with Nikolas, but soon enough, she’ll find a worm in that apple.

Esme: Oh, please tell me. Please let me in on things. I can’t help you unless you trust me.

Ryan: Hmm. Trust is a two-way street. And given how easily distracted you are by petty jealousies and these shallow co-ed shenanigans, I’m not sure I can count on you anymore.

Esme: [ Scoffs ] Really? Well, like you say, that’s a two-way street. You don’t trust me? Maybe your brother Kevin will trust me when I tell him the truth about you, that you can talk and have been able to for months! Aah!

Ryan: You’re not going anywhere.

Sasha: I didn’t like lying to your mom, but what else can I say?

Brando: I don’t consider that lying. We just have to break the news to her as gently as possible. And by the amount of times she’s called me, it’s clear she hasn’t even gotten used to the idea of us taking a few days to ourselves. And soon she’s gonna have to get used to seeing a ring on your finger and then our names on a marriage license. And finally, she’s gonna burst into tears and claim that I robbed her of planning her only son’s wedding. [ Chuckles ] But eventually… after a few years, she will get over it. But if — if you’ve changed your mind and decided you want a more traditional ceremony, we can turn the car around right now, go back to the B & B, and — and you can look at, uh, party-planning reviews. And — but, I mean, let’s be honest. If we’re gonna go that route, we both know that you would pick Maxie.

Sasha: I don’t need a big wedding. I just want you. I want to see those rings on our fingers as a reminder that we belong to each other, body and soul.

Brando: I want that, too.

Sasha: Mm.

Brando: Speaking of rings, look in the glove compartment. [ Glove compartment door opens ] See that box?

Sasha: [ Gasps ] Oh, my god! Brando!

Gladys: I can’t believe my son would elope and not include me.

Lucy: [ Chuckles ] Well… that’s kind of the definition of elopement. The parents stay home.

Gladys: I am not just any parent. I am a single mother who sacrificed everything for that boy.

Lucy: [ Sighs ]

Gladys: And it’s not like him to sneak around behind my back, so I’m sure this was her big idea.

Lucy: Oh, no, don’t. Don’t you dare do that. Do not blame Sasha. She deserves every bit of happiness she can get after everything she’s gone through.

Gladys: I was thinking of Sasha. [ Stammers ] I am afraid maybe you’re right. She rushed back to work. She’s rushing into marriage. It’s all just to avoid the terrible pain of the loss of Liam, and it’s a big mistake. And there’s got to be something I can do to stop them.

Esme: Let me go.

Ryan: Well… I guess your time in Port Charles hasn’t been wasted after all, not if you’ve developed a backbone that can stand up to me.

Esme: What can I say? I had an excellent teacher.

Ryan: I appreciate the compliment. I hope you make me proud.

Esme: Oh, I will. That’s always been the plan.

Ryan: Just remember — I call the shots. Are we clear?

Esme: Yes, sir. You’re the boss.

Ryan: That’s more like it. And you still have to regain my trust.

Esme: I’ll do anything.Just tell me where to start.

Ryan: Back at square one — with Ava.

Nikolas: If we both agree he can’t be trusted, why not wait to get closer to him? Why invite Victor to share the happiest day of our lives?

Ava: Your mother’s concerned that Victor has already made significant inroads with Spencer. And given what he knows about you with regard to Hayden, I’m afraid he thinks he has the upper hand with you.

Nikolas: My uncle and I are even now. My debt’s been paid in full.

Ava: Nikolas, five minutes ago, you just told him that y-you owed him. And I know he will find a way to collect.

Nikolas: Do you really think I would let him get the better of me?

Ava: No. But I think he will keep trying. And I think he will use any weapon he can find, including your son. That’s why I invited him to be there when we renew our vows. I want Uncle Victor to believe that we trust him. So that when he finally does show us his hand… we will be ready.

Victor: What is it you want with me, Drew?

Drew: Put you on notice. Look, we may never be able to prove that you helped Peter escape, but I will never forget the part that you played in stealing two years of my life.

Victor: That sounds a lot like you’re threatening me.

Drew: Really? ‘Cause I-I meant it to sound like a promise. Just stay clear of me and my family and everybody that I care about, or I will find a way to make you pay for every single day that you had me locked away from my life.

Waitress: Mr. Cassadine.

Victor: Hm? Oh. Do you still want your drink on the terrace? I’ll, uh — I’ll take it with me. Thank you.

Waitress: Okay.

[ Elevator doors whirring ]

Victor: Hmph.

Britt: -Look at that.

Maxie: -Can you believe it?

Britt: Wow.

Victor: I-I’m sorry. Do you mind if I join you out here? Or is this a private party?

Sam: Such a beautiful baby, Maxie. Definitely in the 99th percentile of total cuteness.

[ Maxie chuckles ]

Victor: Oh, I do love babies. And, Maxie, I’m so gratified to see that you’re finally reunited with your daughter.

[ Bailey Louise fussing ]

Maxie: Thanks.

Dante: Say, Victor, uh, did you know anything about Peter leaving any personal effects behind.

Victor: Ah, despite what everyone seems to think, I really wasn’t on intimate terms with Mr. August. Mm. W-why do you ask?

Sam: It’s just that that box that Britt is holding, it came from the WSB. It’s Peter’s effects.

Britt: Yeah. I was gonna just toss it in the garbage. And then Maxie encouraged me to open it just in case there’s anything inside that could help pay for Bailey’s college tuition.

Maxie: You know what, Britt? Just give it to me. You’re taking too long.

Britt: Uh, take it easy, Maxie.

Maxie: I can’t wait any longer!

Britt: I’m the executor!

Sam: Maxie!

[ Sighs ]

Maxie: Sorry about that.

Britt: [ Sighs ] No, it’s — it’s fine.

Sasha: We just decided to get married. How did you slip out and buy wedding rings without me knowing it?

Brando: Uh, well, they — they aren’t what you think they are. When we, uh, decided to get married on the fly, I had to improvise. So those are actually just some spare engine parts that I polished up while you were in the shower. But they’ll serve their purpose until I have time to take you to a proper jewelry store. [ Laughs ] I’m kidding.

Sasha: [ Laughs ]

Brando: When I told you I was going to the gym, I actually just ran off to the closest jewelry store. Those are the real thing. Just like we are.

Sasha: [ Breathes sharply ] Brando, I… I don’t know what to say. I love them. [ Metallic rattling ] What was that? [ Bell chiming ] The “check engine” light is on.

Brando: Yeah, I need to pull over and check this out, see how bad it really is.

Lucy: What exactly are you trying to do? Come on. Brando and Sasha, well, they’re adults. So even if you could find the chapel that they’re maybe eloping at, you’re not gonna stop their wedding — you can’t stop it. So please just let them follow their hearts.

Gladys: That is easy for you to say. You’re just her business partner. She’s on the verge of becoming my daughter-in-law.

Lucy: Okay, I-I really take issue with that because, first, Sasha is my friend. And, secondly, you would be damn lucky to have Sasha as your daughter-in-law.

Gladys: I do not disagree. If Sasha and Brando were getting married for the right reasons, I’d be all for it. But a few days ago, there wasn’t even a mention of marriage. I’m afraid the reason they’re eloping is to hide from the pain of Liam’s death. No. I can’t let that happen.

Ryan: So, my original plan to break up Ava and Nikolas came up short.

Esme: Hm. If anything, it made them closer. I know you love Ava, but she’s never gonna care about you the way that I do.

Ryan: But thank you for pouring salt on my wound.

Esme: So what’s plan b? And don’t tell me you don’t have one because you always do.

Ryan: You think you know me, don’t you?

Esme: Just like you know me.

Ryan: You’ve already completed the first step to insinuate yourself with the family. I think we can use Spencer’s incarceration to our advantage.

Esme: How?

Ryan: By making yourself an even larger presence in their lives.

Esme: Nikolas doesn’t trust me, and Ava openly dislikes me. She doesn’t even try to hide it.

Ryan: It’s easy to control a teenage boy whose hormones are raging. Ava and Nikolas, you’re gonna have to try harder. If they don’t like you, then you’ll have to make yourself more likable. I’m willing to try, but I’m pretty sure Nikolas already blames me for turning Spence’s head.

Esme: Oh, I’m pretty confident he’ll come around. You know what they say — like father, like son.

Nikolas: Victor’s no one’s fool. He’s got to realize we have a motive for including him in our ceremony.

Ava: That’s why we have to stay one step ahead of him.

Nikolas: You just remember — Victor played king of the mountain with Peter, and Victor is the one who survived. My mother is right. He is up to something.

Ava: Let Victor give it his best shot. As long as you and I stick together… he cannot touch us. And don’t forget, my love… I have a very long history dealing with people like Victor.

Maxie: I’m gonna help pick everything up.

Victor: Oh, let me — uh, let me help you. Don’t you — don’t you worry. I’ve got this.

Sam: Normally I would help, but I don’t want to touch anything that Peter’s touched, ever.

Dante: [ Clicks tongue ] Hey, Britt, uh, I knew the WSB’s done with that and they passed it on to you, but can I maybe take it down to the PCPD? We got some cases we need to wrap up that Peter was involved in. Maybe it could, uh, help us out.

Britt: Is there something the WSB missed?

Dante: No, but they’re looking for espionage, and we’re looking for, say, tying up Franco’s murder case.

Britt: Well, the WSB released this box to me, so you need to talk to Anna Devane.

Dante: Right. Okay. I-I understand. But Anna gave it to you, right? Because she was done with it already. So would it be cool to pass it on to me? We’ll give it right back to you. You let me know.

Britt: Yeah.

Gladys: I have to put a stop to this. Uh, tell the bartender to put the drinks on Carly’s tab.

Lucy: Uh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, wait. Wait. You’re — you’re not seriously gonna try and stop Brando and Sasha’s wedding?

Gladys: I absolutely am.

Lucy: No. Gladys, don’t. Please. Please. Just — just think about this. You know, you’re not really sure they’re eloping. And — and, besides, Niagara Falls, it’s a natural wonder, a beautiful place — hundreds of thousands of folks visit every year and they don’t get married.

Gladys: Brando didn’t return any of my phone calls. Something’s up. A mother knows.

Lucy: Don’t. Don’t. No, no, no. Wait. Wait. Please. Do not try to stop the wedding. They are only gonna end up resenting you.

Gladys: These are two grief-stricken parents.

Lucy: [ Sighs ]

Gladys: They probably shouldn’t commit to buying a car, much less spending the rest of their lives together. There has to be something I can do to stop them from doing something they’ll always regret.

Lucy: Mm. Mnh. Mnh!

Sasha: Well? How bad?

Brando: We’re gonna need a tow. I already called for one, but since we are in the middle of nowhere, it might take a few hours.

Sasha: I should have known that this plan — this plan wasn’t gonna happen. Now we will never get to the chapel before it closes. [ Voice breaking ] Maybe — maybe this is a sign. Maybe we were never meant to have a happy ending.

Brando: Hey. Hey. Listen.

Sasha: [ Sniffles ]

Brando: We got a blanket in the trunk and some hot coffee in the thermos there. And until help arrives, I am sure that we can find some way to keep warm.

[ Vehicle approaches ]

Sasha: That’s the tow truck! [ Gasps ] So much for it taking hours! [ Giggles ]

Brando: Looks like we’re gonna get our happy ending after all.

Maxie: She’s settling down. So much excitement. You better get used to it, Bailey Lou. Your mom is a magnet for trouble.

Britt: And so is your Auntie Britt! [ Gasps ] Yes! [ Laughs ] You know, I’m still not sure what happened on the terrace, but if it makes Victor pay for aiding and abetting Peter,

Maxie: [Clicks tongue]

Britt: Then it was worth it.

Maxie: Well worth it.

Victor: Thank you, Peter. While you rot in hell, I’ll make good use of this.

Nikolas: The best way to stay one step ahead of Victor is by keeping him where we can see him.

Ava: And Spencer?

Nikolas: Once he’s released from Spring Ridge, absolutely. And it goes for Esme, as well. But I can promise you one thing.

Ava: Hm?

Nikolas: No one will ever come between us again.

Esme: I need to go. The orderly will be back any minute. But before I leave, there’s still something I don’t understand. I mean, even if Ava leaves Nikolas, what then? You’re still a prisoner facing a life sentence. Where’s all this leading?

Ryan: Oh, you leave that to me. You just do as I say, and you’ll have your heart’s desire. Not only Spencer and his fortune, but the family you’ve always longed for.

Esme: Ava isn’t my family.

Ryan: No. But she’s family to me. [ Velcro tears ] And what’s mine is yours. My beautiful… gifted daughter.

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Esme: I don’t know what’s sadder, that you can’t take responsibility for taping your revolting little spectacle and sending it out to the world…

Cameron: We didn’t even know it existed.

Esme: …Or that you can’t do a halfway decent job of blaming me for it. If you are so hell-bent on blaming someone, don’t look at me. I wasn’t there. Why don’t you ask someone who was?

Trina: What’s going on?

Cameron: What was supposed to be a private moment between Joss and me was filmed and made public.

Trina: You mean —

Josslyn: There’s a video of me and Cam from the cabin, and it just played in front of Professor Khan’s class.

Trina: O-oh, my god, Joss. I’m so sorry.

Esme: Are you, though?

Harmony: You’re cold? Well, we can fix that. I can get you a blanket.

Kevin: You’re Harmony, yes?

Harmony: Yeah, that’s right. And you’re Ryan’s brother, Dr. Collins. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you visit before.

Kevin: No, I limit contact with my brother whenever possible.

Harmony: So what made you show up today?

Kevin: Curiosity. I understand you’re Ryan’s primary caregiver. How would you assess his condition?

Harmony: Uh, it’s unchanged. He remains locked in, but he communicates only by blinking.

Kevin: So I’ve heard. Hello, Ryan.

Maxie: Hey, I hope you don’t mind Bailey Louise crashing our ladies’ lunch.

Britt: Hi! Of course I don’t. It’s about time I officially met my niece.

Maxie: Oh, by all means. Bailey Lou, this is your Auntie Britt. Hi.

Britt: I’m your resident bad influence. Okay? I promise to send you home all sticky and keep all your secrets.

Maxie: Speaking of secrets, can you forgive me for mine?

Laura: I do think this is our best shot at finding out what Victor’s real agenda is.

Sam: I agree. Now we just have to iron out the logistical issues.

Drew: Victor is not gonna be easy to manipulate. Our execution has got to be flawless.

Laura: Which is why we shouldn’t loop in any more people. Can we agree on that? The fewer people, the better?

Drew: Absolutely.

[ Knock on door ]

Dante: Hey, I was in the neighborhood and thought I’d stop by. Oh, you got company. Um… should I come back another time?

Ava: This is a pleasant surprise.

Victor: I’m only sorry Nikolas isn’t here. I was, uh — I was hoping to share some tea with my nephew.

Ava: Oh, are we talking literal tea or juicy gossip?

Victor: [ Chuckles ] As fun as the latter would be, I’m afraid Darjeeling is more what I had in mind.

Ava: Well, that can be arranged. Will I do since Nikolas isn’t here?

Victor: Well, what I was hoping to discuss with my nephew I could happily relay to his charming wife. It’s about Spencer. The, um — the poor boy’s struggling, and I’m afraid you and Nikolas are just making things worse.

Kevin: So, tell me more about Ryan’s communication skills. You say he can blink out complex messages?

Harmony: Yeah, well, it depends on the caregiver. Um, Ryan and I can communicate pretty effectively with the letter board, but it doesn’t always go so well with the — with the other staff.

Samuel: May I help you?

Nikolas: Here to visit Spencer. You know who I am. My Uncle Victor hired you to look after Spencer. So why don’t you go find him? I’d like to see my son.

Samuel: But does your son want to see you?

Britt: Here we go. Maxie, there’s nothing to forgive.

Maxie: Yeah, but Bailey’s your family. And I kept her hidden from you. Not that that was my intention. I mean, plan was for you to deliver her.

Britt: Yeah, but how could we have known Cyrus would try to kill me and I’d end up on the run with Jason? I mean… things happened. I-it’s okay. I understand. And you kept my beautiful niece safe. And now you’re both here. I’m so grateful and really proud of you.

Maxie: Thank you. But I just hate that Peter got his hands on her at all.

Britt: I know, but it was ultimately your quick thinking that saved your daughter. And, Maxie, Peter’s gone. We don’t ever have to worry about him again.

Maxie: Yeah, we don’t have to worry about Peter. But he didn’t take Bailey on his own. He was incarcerated. He was hospitalized. There’s another person out there that is responsible for abducting Bailey, and they’re free as a bird right now.

Laura: Dante, come on in.

Dante: Laura, Drew.

Drew: Hey.

Dante: Uh… what am I walking in on?

Laura: Um…a plot.

Dante: A plot?

Laura: Mm.

Dante: Sounds both illegal and dangerous.

Laura: It’s definitely risky, and the legality is kind of murky, so we’re gonna call this “unofficial.”

Sam: But necessary.

Dante: Well, it has to be if the mayor’s involved.

Laura: Well, it could be considered a matter of public safety, but actually, the scope of this goes way beyond my interest as a mayor. I’m here as mother, as a grandmother. And even though this plan gives me pause, I am committed to doing what must be done.

Drew: Sounds like you’re considering bringing Dante in, Laura.

Sam: We can trust him.

Laura: Yeah, I know. Would you like to join us? I mean, given your position, I understand if you don’t want to help us, but I need your discretion either way.

Dante: Yeah, of course. Alright, I’m in.

Laura: [ Chuckles ] Just like that?

Dante: Yeah, I trust you, you trust me. What are we doing?

Laura: Wow. Okay. Oh, dear, look at the time. Um, you know what? I am gonna let Drew and Sam fill you in on the details, because Kevin’s waiting for me and I’m already late. Um… don’t anyone make a move without consulting me first, okay?

Drew: Absolutely not. Yeah, we’ll reach out as soon as the plan gets solidified.

Laura: Okay, great. Welcome aboard. Thanks.

[ Door opens ]

Dante: The plan to do what?

[ Door closes ]

Drew: Stop Victor Cassadine.

Victor: I was visiting Spencer earlier today, and, uh, I’m afraid he’s devastated at not being able to visit his mother’s grave on the anniversary of her death.

Ava: Is that somehow my fault?

Victor: Well, of course it is. It’s entirely your fault. You pressed charges.

Ava: Spencer stalked and terrorized me and my child.

Victor: Not his finest hour, I agree. But then I’ve always thought it best to keep family squabbles in-house.

Ava: Well, what’s done is done. Can’t change the past.

Victor: Agreed. But you can change your future plans.

Ava: Any plans in particular? Well, now that you mention it, I think it best if you and Nikolas rethink your vow renewal.

Kevin: My brother appears unresponsive.

Harmony: Why don’t you let me try? Ryan, do you need some eye drops? That’s a no.

Kevin: So your eyes aren’t dry. You just have nothing to say to me. Let’s keep it that way. Harmony.

Spencer: Thanks, Samuel. It’s okay.

Nikolas: I have to admit, I’m surprised you’re willing to see me. Last time I was here, you told me not to bother coming back.

Spencer: You can thank my better angels for a change of heart. One angel in particular.

Nikolas: Does this angel have a name?

Trina: What the hell are you trying to imply?

Trina: Just wondering, are you sorry for Joss and Cam, or are you apologizing for something more?

Trina: Like what?

Esme: Whoever recorded and e-mailed that video was in the cabin.

Trina: And you’ve got the nerve to be pointing your crooked finger at me?

Cameron: Nobody’s pointing fingers.

Josslyn: Oh, I am, right in her face.

Esme: Once again, Joss, spence and I left that night. But, of course, Trina probably doesn’t remember much from that night. You were pretty out of it.

Cameron: Okay, there’s got to be an explanation to all this.

Trina: Oh, there is. You guys were set up.

Britt: Austin and my mom are convinced that Victor Cassadine’s involved.

Maxie: Yeah, but they can’t prove it.

Britt: Yet. There’s no way my mother’s letting this go.

Maxie: Anna and Robert aren’t gonna drop it, either. But you know what? I’m really tired of looking over my shoulder and jumping at shadows. I just want to relax and hang out with my kids, you know, spend time with my precious baby girl.

Britt: Aww. How are James and Georgie feeling about their little sister?

Maxie: Aww, a bright spot in all this. They’re so in love.

Britt: As are you. I can see it.

Maxie: Well, you know, it’s new. Anything’s possible. But I’m not gonna rush things.

Britt: I was referring to Bailey.

Maxie: Oh. Right.

Britt: [ Laughs ] Who are you talking about?

Laura: Thank you. [ Chuckles ]

Kevin: Well, I hope your day was more productive than mine.

Laura: [ Sighs ] Well, that remains to be seen. What happened at spring ridge?

Kevin: Ryan refused to communicate with me. He blinks messages to be understood by the caregivers and the medical staff. In fact, I saw him interact with his primary caregiver, but he absolutely refused to acknowledge me.

Laura: What does that mean?

Kevin: I’m not sure. But it makes me uneasy.

Spencer: Uncle Victor urged me to be more receptive to your visits, despite any, uh, misgivings I might have.

Nikolas: And you listened to him?

Spencer: Well, why wouldn’t I? He listens to me. Believe it or not, uncle Victor holds you in high esteem.

Nikolas: I’m surprised. I wouldn’t expect Victor to be my champion.

Spencer: Well, here’s something else that might surprise you. Uncle Victor has never said a word against you. He always insists that family is what matters most, which is why it’s so surprising to me that you never seem to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Nikolas: My dealings with Victor are complicated, but I do agree with him on the importance of family. That’s why I’m here today, of all days.

Spencer: So you remember.

Nikolas: It’s been almost two decades since you lost your mother. It still seems like it was yesterday. I regret that you’ve lost so much in your young life.

Spencer: Well, I lost you… twice.

Nikolas: You haven’t lost me. I’ve lost you.

Ava: Our vow renewal is none of your business.

Victor: [ Sighs ] And therein lies the problem. You and Nikolas want to live in your own private little bubble. And while that might be very romantic, I don’t think either of you considered the effect it has on Spencer. It’s driven him to these sad, desperate acts in an attempt to get his father’s love and attention.

Ava: Spencer wants to break us up.

Victor: Well, of course he does. Why wouldn’t he? He has to watch the two of you so deeply in love, it’s to the exclusion of anyone else, including him. H-how do you think that makes him feel?

Ava: Spencer is a young man. He’s not a child. And from what I’ve seen, he should be less concerned with his father’s love life and more concerned with his own.

Trina: Only one person at that cabin was twisted enough to gift a teddy bear with Ryan chamberlain’s voice to an innocent child.

Josslyn: Or torch Ava’s car and leave her murdered daughter’s hospital badge underneath it.

Esme: Those were terrible mistakes.

Josslyn: Mistakes? Because you have regrets? Or because you got caught?

Trina: And now everyone knows what kind of soulless person you really are.

Esme: I messed up. I don’t know how many times I can apologize. Forever, I guess, but suggesting that I set up Joss and Cam? Nice deflection, Trina.

Trina: When someone shows you who they are, believe them. You have had trouble follow you since you first stepped foot into Port Charles. And now you expect us to believe that this disgusting stunt is somehow beneath you?

Cameron: Hey, guys, let’s just not do this right now.

Trina: I don’t want to do this at all, Cam. And I’m sorry if this is making things harder for you and Joss, but Esme’s coming for me, and I’ll be damned if I don’t defend myself!

Esme: No. You’re right. Trina’s not to blame here. I’m the one at fault.

Britt: Austin? You two are a thing? Officially?

Maxie: We’re officially trying it out.

Britt: Ooh! But I knew Austin liked you. I just figured after he pointed Victor in Bailey’s direction, his chances with you had dropped to none and never.

Maxie: Yeah, Austin majorly messed up, but he apologized. And if you take into consideration how supportive he’s been and his quirky personality that just cracks me up, I don’t know, I want to see where it goes. Slowly. Super slowly.

Britt: Well, after what happened with Peter, I-I’m very proud of you for not rushing into things so fast. Very pragmatic.

Maxie: My kids just got their mom back. I need to settle in and re-establish stability for them. And then there’s Deception. We’re coming up on the IPO. And I’ve done, like, nothing to contribute. So “officially unofficial” is all I can handle with Austin at the moment. What about you? Anyone new on the horizon?

Britt: Same as always. I mean, work keeps me busy.

Maxie: Work always keeps you busy. What’s really keeping you from seeing someone?

Josslyn: You admit that you’re behind this?

Esme: In a manner of speaking. I pushed for the weekend getaway and described it as a couples’ trip, which made Trina feel like an outsider. Then I asked those provocative questions during the drinking game. It was immature and petty, and I’m sorry. Had I known it would push Trina over the edge…

Trina: Oh, hell no! You haven’t seen me go over the edge!

Cameron: It’s not worth it.

Trina: No! Not when she’s talking all this trash about me!

Esme: I had no idea you had issues with anger, Trina. You always seem so poised. But if my psychology coursework has taught me anything, it’s that sometimes the people who seem the most controlled have an undercurrent of behavioral dysfunction.

Trina: Who the hell are you calling dysfunctional, you conniving bitch?

Nikolas: You know, we both have a lot to answer for. I say like father, like son. Seems accountability’s something we both struggle with, but I’m certain of one thing. You’re the greatest gift of my life, Spencer. I planned to tell Courtney that today when I visited her grave.

Spencer: You visited mom’s grave?

Nikolas: ‘Cause I knew you couldn’t and because I had some things I wanted to say to her.

Spencer: Like what?

Nikolas: I wanted to apologize for failing you. You would’ve been so much better off if your mother had lived. I wanted to ask for help.

Spencer: What kind of help?

Nikolas: Help being a better father to you. I didn’t get a chance to say any of it because sonny was there. And despite everything going on with his own life, he was quick to point out the mistakes that I’ve made with you.

Spencer: Yeah, that sounds like Uncle Sonny.

Nikolas: [ Sighs ] I’m not his biggest fan. But… he certainly cares about you. So do I.

Spencer: I know, father. But what about Ava? Where does your wife fit into all of this?

Harmony: I’m surprised you chose “Wuthering Heights.” Although I guess it’s not really a romance, if you read the novel. It’s about the price of obsession, isn’t it?

Victor: I am simply trying to promote family harmony.

Ava: By criticizing Nikolas and me?

Victor: Your desire to recommit yourselves to each other is lovely. No, actually, it’s inspiring. But isn’t a vow renewal also a chance to recommit yourselves to melding your families together? And how can you do that without including Spencer?

Ava: What are you suggesting, that we call off the ceremony?

Victor: Oh, no, no, no. Of course not. But as I said, it’s a family affair, and as such, well, surely you have to include the entire family.

Ava: I appreciate that sentiment. But Nikolas and I want a drama-free ceremony. It is, after all, still about us.

Victor: Yeah, of course it is. But Nikolas and Spencer are in a very precarious position right now, and I’m sure you wouldn’t want to widen the gap between them. And I’m afraid that a small, intimate ceremony would do just that. Now, if it’s a matter of expense —

Ava: It is not.

Victor: Well, excellent. Then it’s all settled.

Ava: Whatever gave you that impression? Please, Victor, do sit back down.

Dante: So, you think Victor’s after you.

Drew: He tried to activate my conditioning a couple weeks ago on the pier. Didn’t work because he had the wrong tarot card. But it all fits. Victor was helping Peter because Peter had promised him the means to control me.

Dante: To what end? I mean, I know — I know you have combat experience, skills. A lot of ex-military do. Why is he going through the trouble for you?

Sam: Because he wants Drew’s memories.

Drew: The theory is, is that he’s gonna activate my conditioning and then he’s gonna order me to tell him something.

Dante: Something?

Drew: Yeah, probably from one of my classified ops when I was a seal. But it doesn’t matter, because Andre Maddox said that those memories, they’re gone. They cannot be accessed.

Sam: But Victor doesn’t know that. So we’re gonna pick up where Peter left off and make Victor think that it’s still possible.

Dante: How?

Drew: We’re gonna supply Victor with a tarot card, make him think it’s the one that Peter never handed over.

Sam: He’s gonna want to use it on him.

Drew: Exactly. I’m gonna play along. Like, whether he asks me a question or he orders me to do something, it doesn’t matter. We’re gonna find out what his objective is.

Dante: You’ll be putting yourself in a pretty vulnerable spot. You sure you want to do that?

Drew: Absolutely. I want Cassadine out of all of our lives for — for good.

Dante: So how do we get him the card?

Sam: Uh, we’re still working on that one.

Dante: Too bad you can’t just put it in an envelope and slip it under his door, huh?

Sam: Yeah, th-that — that would be nice.

Dante: Mm-hmm.

Sam: But you got any better ideas…

Drew: In order for this to work, Victor’s got to believe that he found the card himself. I-I-I just wonder if Peter knew why Victor wanted to activate my condition.

Dante: Well, that point is moot because Peter’s dead.

Sam: Dante, you are a genius. I know how we’re gonna get that tarot card to Victor.

Drew: How?

Sam: Peter’s gonna give it to him.

Esme: If I had any idea you were capable of hurting our friends this way, I wouldn’t have provoked you that night, Trina.

Josslyn: Are you psycho or just stupid? We’re not friends, Esme. And I wouldn’t spit on you if you were on fire.

Esme: I’m sorry you feel that way.

Josslyn: You’re not sorry. You’re not sorry for any of it. You know what? You’re actually probably enjoying yourself. And why not? It obviously took a hell of a lot of trouble to set it up.

Esme: How dare you blame me for this? I’m not the one who’s responsible.

Cameron: Enough! Trina’s right. You’re toxic. Get out.

Esme: But, Cam —

Cameron: I said, get out!

Esme: Fine. I’ll go. I just hope you both realize who your true friends are someday.

Trina: I swear, one more word, and I don’t know what I would have done. Joss, are you gonna be okay?

Josslyn: I just need to pull myself together so that I can leave this room.

Trina: I just don’t know who she thought she was fooling with that fake innocent act.

Josslyn: Yeah, she’s the absolute worst.

Trina: Joss.

Josslyn: So, how do you think it happened? After she and Spencer left?

Trina: Uh, Cameras have timers.

Josslyn: Right. Did anyone see her near our room?

Cameron: I-I don’t know. I-I wasn’t watching her. I didn’t think I needed to.

Trina: And sadly, I was out of it most of that night.

Josslyn: God, I wish this night had never happened.

Britt: Guess who you sound like.

Maxie: Don’t you even say it.

Britt: My mother. Yes. It’s a conspiracy. And during women’s history month, no less. Or do you not care?

Maxie: Of course, I care. I’m the mother of two daughters.

Britt: Well, then you should know how important it is for women to blaze their own trails, reach their own goals, follow their own passions. History isn’t made by women who are desperate to be in a relationship. It’s made by women who see the bigger picture.

Maxie: I am all for making history, for blazing trails, for following passions. I just happen to think love can be a part of that equation. When was the last time you went on a date?

Britt: I haven’t had time, okay? I-I had to expose Cyrus.

Maxie: He’s been in prison for months.

Britt: Then I had to go to Greece and rescue my mother.

Maxie: She’s home, in love with Scott.

Britt: And then the whole Peter thing and —

Maxie: Dead, defunct, departed. Next.

Britt: I work a lot, so unless I date a patient or another doctor, it’s slim pickings.

Maxie: Have you thought about a matchmaking service?

Britt: Oh! You are working with my mother.

Maxie: We just want you to be happy.

Britt: Is anyone ever really happy?

Maxie: That’s dark. That is very dark.

Kevin: So how’d your meeting go?

Laura: Well, um, we have a plan in the works. All we really need is confirmation of what we already suspect — that Victor had a hand in Luke’s death and also in the abduction of Maxie’s baby. He also seems to have an interest in Drew.

Kevin: So do you think this plan could lead to Victor’s arrest?

Laura: Probably not. He’s got a real talent for evading justice, but to be honest, right now, I would settle just for getting him out of Port Charles, you know, get him away from Spencer and Nikolas.

Kevin: What about Ava? Is she on board?

Laura: She is. We are putting together a small army. [ Chuckles ] All eyes on Victor. All we need is to come up with the right bait. And then we could trip him up for good.

Victor: As you wish, Ava. I didn’t mean to jump the gun.

Ava: Thank you. I appreciate your concerns, Victor, I do, and I take them to heart. But if you are expecting me to unilaterally make a decision about our ceremony, you are out of luck. Nikolas and I will decide what’s best together.

Victor: [ Chuckles ] That’s the tragedy of us Cassadines. We’re either fiercely loyal or at each other’s throats, and never the twain. And that plays right into our enemies’ hands.

Ava: Well, that’s a bit grandiose, don’t you think?

Victor: Well, maybe, but I’ve been a Cassadine a lot longer than you have, Ava. And there are always those who wish to thwart us, to undermine our power, feed off our disunity. Stavros, Mikkos, Helena — they all tried and failed to unify us as a family. But I am determined to change that. That’s why I’ve been cultivating a relationship with my son, Valentin, as well as working to end the rift between Nikolas and his son. That’s why I’m always there to help Nikolas in times of trouble.

Laura: Victor is trying to make nice right now with Nikolas, which means he’s going to do the Same with you.

Ava: Hmm. Well, he’s already trying pretty damn hard.

Laura: Good. Good. Let him. Get him to lower his guard so much with you that he might even confide in you.

Ava: And if Victor says something incriminating, you’d like me to pass that on to you?

Victor: I have big plans for this family, Ava. But I need your help.

Ava: With what? What are these big plans?

Harmony: I guess if you go by pop culture, Heathcliff is the hero, but, you know, if you really dive into the book, he’s vengeful and obsessive.

Nikolas: Ava knows I’m here. She encouraged me to come. Despite what you’ve done to her, she won’t stand in the way of our relationship. Spencer, today was a painful reminder that you’ve already lost one parent. Your other one is right here, hoping that you will give me the chance to make things right between us. What do you say, son? Can you find a way to put the past aside? Can we start fresh?

Spencer: You didn’t get to say what you wanted to my mother at her grave. But I think that she heard you now. And I feel that she would want me to say… …yes.

Esme: Well, this is the best thing I’ve seen all day. At least a close second.

Nikolas: Hi, Esme. I’ll be back to visit you next week. Maybe when you’re out, we can properly celebrate your birthday.

Esme: Didn’t mean to run him off.

Spencer: You heard him. He’ll be back.

Esme: I’m glad.

Spencer: I’m glad that you’re back, too. It gives me a chance to make things right with you. Can you forgive me for being so thoughtless about the loss of your parents? I’m sorry.

Esme: It’s forgotten. I mean, I didn’t have the best relationship with my adoptive parents. My grief was nothing in comparison to yours. I mean, you never even got the opportunity to know your mother.

Spencer: I’m so grateful that you understand. And I get that you’re sensitive where Trina is concerned. I won’t bring her up so much from now on.

Esme: Oh, I’m not sensitive when it comes to Trina. I’m just onto her.

Victor: My dear, the only plan that matters right now is your vow renewal.

Ava: To be clear, I do know the value of family, and I consider myself a Cassadine just as much as a Jerome.

Victor: Oh, I didn’t mean to imply otherwise. And if opening our special ceremony to the family will mark a new start, then I’m all in.

Victor: Ah, splendid.

Ava: But only if my husband agrees.

Nikolas: Agrees to what, darling?

Ava: Oh!

Nikolas: Uncle Victor.

Victor: Nikolas. Your lovely bride and i were having tea. Oh, please do join us. We were, uh — we were discussing the possibility of opening your vow renewal to the entire family.

Nikolas: I thought we decided on just the two of us.

Ava: Yes, well, we had. But your uncle has me wondering whether that’s the right way to go. And wasn’t I just saying earlier how important family is and how we ought to make an effort? Maybe we could start by inviting Spencer. I mean, he may not come, but we could at least extend the invitation.

Victor: I’d be happy to do my part to bring the lad around.

Nikolas: Well, you do seem to have a lot of pull with my son.

Victor: Is that a problem?

Nikolas: It worked in my favor today. Spencer and I are in a better place than we’ve ever been.

Victor: Yet I feel you’re still uncomfortable with our relationship.

Nikolas: I have no issue with you getting to know Spencer. What worries me is what he might discover about you. For instance, none of us initially knew that you were in league with Peter August. Are you hiding anything else?

Victor: Certainly. Oh, if you’re concerned that I have an ulterior motive, I most certainly do.

Sam: Peter had personal effects, right? I mean, items that were with him at the time of his death — maybe a watch, wallet, keys?

Dante: Yeah, sure. Yeah, they would’ve had all that collected off him. That’s standard procedure.

Drew: And who would have that stuff now?

Drew: WSB.

Sam: As evidence?

Dante: Uh, maybe at first, and then they would have gone through it, and then passed it on to Peter’s next of kin.

Drew: Bailey, by way of Maxie.

Sam: And we have to make that known to Victor.

Dante: So that Victor then goes for Peter’s belongings, thinking that the card that he’s looking for to control you is among them.

Drew: Sam, you’re a genius.

Sam: We have to get access to Peter’s things and then plant the tarot card in there, and hopefully, Victor finds it. Do you know anyone that would be able to help us?

Dante: I might. I’ll make a call.

Sam: Thank you.

Kevin: Are you going to share your suspicions with Tracy?

Laura: No, she’s too much of a wild card. Anyway, Anna is going to Austria, so I’m sure that she’ll be able to uncover the truth about Luke’s death.

Kevin: So you have full confidence in Anna? Mm-hmm. Absolutely. And yet you still want to go to Austria yourself.

Spencer: What do you mean, you’re onto Trina?

Esme: I mean every time I turn around, Trina is trying to get close to you.

Spencer: Baby, this is what I was trying to avoid.

Esme: I mean, don’t you dare act like I’m making this up. I’ve seen the stolen glances, her holding your hand at Kelly’s. I know about your secret meeting at the gallery before you reported here, her gift on Valentine’s Day.

Spencer: It wasn’t intended as a Valentine.

Esme: The two of you have an intimate relationship. Share secrets.

Spencer: If we can both keep quiet about running into each other here, neither one of us have to get in trouble for it.

Spencer: Trina and I are just friends.

Esme: Sure. Joss and Cam thought she was their friend until she recorded them having sex and sent the footage to the entire PCU student body.

Spencer: What the hell? When did this happen?

Esme: Just this morning, and they were definitely not ready for prime time.

Spencer: That’s insane. Poor Joss. I —

Esme: Oh, “poor Joss” accused me at first. Till it became clear that her so-called bestie was the culprit.

Spencer: Well, Trina wouldn’t do something like that.

Esme: Spencer, the footage was taken at the cabin after we left.

Spencer: What makes you think that it was Trina?

Esme: She was blackout drunk and in her feelings about being alone and unloved. It tracks.

Spencer: The Trina I know — that’s what I’ve been saying! Maybe you don’t know Trina as well as you think.

Josslyn: Cam, I don’t mean I wish the whole night hadn’t happened.

Cameron: I-I know what you meant.

Josslyn: My mind’s going a thousand miles a minute. I just — I don’t understand how this happened. I-I feel like I’m in a nightmare.

Trina: I know. Hey, we’ll get to the bottom of it. I promise.

Cameron: We need to go to the dean. A-at least it was contained in the internal student PCU website.

Trina: Thank goodness for that.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Josslyn: What? Trina.

Trina: Somebody sent me a link to an X-rated website.

Josslyn: Oh, my god. Have we gone viral?

Laura: You got me. I, um… I would like to go to Austria with anna if I could. I still — I feel a kind of a loyalty to Luke. I’m sorry if that was hard to hear.

Kevin: It’s not. It’s understandable. Of course, I’m concerned that it might be dangerous, and I’ll miss you, but I’m not gonna stand in your way.

Laura: That means the world to me.

Kevin: So will you be leaving right away?

Laura: I’m not leaving at all. I’m needed here.

Kevin: Well, I could have told you that.

Laura: [ Chuckles ] Not just as the mayor. As your wife, as a mother, as a grandmother. We have a predator in Port Charles. I’m not about to leave when it’s circling the nest.

Nikolas: You admit to having an ulterior motive?

Victor: Yes. Happily. As I told Ava, I intend to unite this family. And if I can move the needle even a fraction toward a reconciliation between you and Spencer, then — then I’m gratified.

Nikolas: As am I. Thank you, uncle Victor.

Victor: No, thank you, Nikolas, and Ava, for reconsidering your plans for a vow renewal. To our family celebration.

Nikolas: Our family celebration.

Ava: Family celebration.

Dante: Thanks. I will. Yeah.

Drew: That didn’t sound good.

Dante: Peter’s belongings have already been delivered, and it’s too late to recall the messenger.

Sam: Okay, well, I will reach out to Maxie and see what I can find.

Dante: It’s not Maxie. Peter has stipulated a different executor for his estate.

Delivery Person: Please sign and initial.

Britt: Who is this from?

Delivery Person: Everything you need to know is inside the box.

[ Bailey coos ]

Britt: What is it, Bailey? [ Gasps ] Let’s see. You ready?

Maxie: Well, what is it?

Britt: What’s left of Peter.

Cameron: It’s the link. I am not clicking that.

Josslyn: What do we do?

Cameron: Damage control. But first, we’re getting the hell out of here. Let’s go.

Josslyn: [ Sighs ]

Trina: Go, go. Do what you have to do. We’ll talk later. Joss? I’m here for you.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Esme: Now I’m glad we left that cabin early. Could have been the victims of Trina, the amateur pornographer.

Samuel: Mr. Cassadine, it’s time for routine room checks.

Spencer: These take a while.

Esme: Don’t worry. I’ll be here.

Harmony: Well, that’s it for today. I’ll order you some nutrition before I finish my shift. You warm enough? Okay.

Esme: Do you need something, Mr. Chamberlain? I can get an orderly. You seem distressed.

Ryan: [ Raspy ] What the hell are you doing?

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Finn: That shower’s got great water pressure.

Elizabeth: Yeah, Franco just put in a new head…

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Elizabeth: …Right before he was killed. Sometimes it feels like he’s still here, all around us.

Finn: Or so someone wants you to believe.

Sasha: It’s so beautiful here. So peaceful. [ Sighs ] I really don’t want to go back to the real world. I never want this trip to end.

Brando: I wish I could give you that. But what I can try to do is make the real world just as special.

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Brando: Do what?

Sasha: Let’s get married — today.

Brando: Right, we’ll just elope somewhere. You’re not kidding, are you?

Sasha: The aisle, the rings, the “I dos” — the works. You and me going to the chapel.

Brando: Today.

Sasha: Today.

Brando: [ Laughs ] Um, I — I don’t know what to say.

Sasha: Here’s a hint. Say yes.

Lucy: So, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, high-end finishes everywhere, state-of-the-art appliances, and, wait for it, your own dock. This lot is so private, you have no neighbors close by and total waterfront access.

Portia: Does the dock come with a yacht?

Lucy: Oh. No, no, I am sorry. Luxury watercraft sold separately.

Portia: Okay, good, ’cause that would make it just a little too good to be true.

Lucy: Hey, it is too good to be true. Believe it. This place is amazing. But I do need to, um, just mention one little thing. Uh, a smoking hot [Chuckles] legal eagle did divulge to me that a certain dimpled don is also in the market, maybe, for new digs.

Sonny: Is it okay that I’m here?

Carly: Yeah, it’s a public place. I’ll make sure the hostess gets you a seat.

Sonny: I don’t need a table. I-I’m just here to see you.

Carly: Here to see me. Um, Sonny, we’ve talked about this.

Sonny: No, no, it’s not about us. It’s — it’s — it’s about today.

Carly: It’s about Courtney.

Sonny: Yeah, Courtney.

Trina: Spencer? What are you doing out of Spring Ridge?

Spencer: It’s a long story. Are you alone?

Trina: Why? Are you planning to take me hostage while you make your getaway?

Spencer: I hear you got my gift.

Trina: That’s what you want to talk about right now? I guess we’ll cover the jailbreak later.

Spencer: Excuse me for being glad to see you. Please tell me you’re not with anyone.

Trina: Anyone that might rat you out — besides me?

[ Devices chiming ]

Professor Khan: Alright, alright.

[ Laughter ]

Professor Khan: Exactly what is more important than Jeremy Bentham?

Male Student: See for yourself.

[ Cellphone beeps ]

Josslyn: What?

[ Gasps ]

[ Students murmuring]

[ Laughter]

[ Student whistles ]

[ Laughter continues ]

Josslyn: Turn it off!

Professor Khan: Oh — oh, yeah. Yes — yes, of course. Um, uh, Bryan, shut it down now!

Portia: Wow, you really have a handle on all the details. I mean, between your real-estate career and deception, how do you even keep it all straight?

Lucy: It’s crazy, but I do, because, truthfully, I am waiting for the impending IPO for deception. If that comes through, then maybe I can let go one of my two revenue streams. But until then, I’m not letting go of my precious leads.

Portia: Well, we appreciate you showing us this.

Lucy: Of course. Oh, you know, Jax did call me right away and say he wanted to put this property back up, and I thought, I do not want you two to miss out. I couldn’t live with myself.

Portia: We thank you for that. Thank you.

Lucy: You’re welcome. It’s my pleasure. It is amazing. I think that it is a perfect spot to start a family.

Sasha: Surprised?

Brando: Maybe a little. [ Chuckles ]

Sasha: Is this completely crazy?

Brando: Yes, absolutely. I mean, can we even do this? Don’t we need, like, a license?

Sasha: People elope all the time, right? They just hop on a plane to Las Vegas and do it.

Brando: So you want to go to Vegas?

Sasha: Well, actually, we don’t have to. Niagara Falls is right here, and it’s notorious for quickie weddings.

Brando: Okay, so — so you’re not gonna regret rushing this? I mean — I mean, none of our friends will be there. No family.

Sasha: I’m sure we’ll get an earful from them, but that’s fine with me.

Brando: Okay, so just us, then.

Sasha: Good. Because you are my family, Brando. You’re all the family I need.

[ Students murmuring ]

Professor Khan: Alright, alright, everyone, calm down. Clearly, we’re not gonna get anything more done today. So for the next class, we’re taking a detour from the syllabus. The case is Lord vs. Chandler. Look it up. Class dismissed.

Josslyn: Professor Khan, we don’t — we don’t know what to say.

Professor Khan: No, really, you don’t need to say anything. Allow me to apologize.

Cameron: For what?

Professor Khan: One, for not thinking faster and just closing the laptop to stop the video, and for two, losing control of the situation. I am so sorry everyone had to see that. Look, the student, Bryan, the one who chose to share it with the room, he will be disciplined. But, having said that, I would advise you to keep better track of your intimate personal files.

Spencer: You’re not gonna get in trouble.

Trina: Is this a jail-sanctioned field trip? Or did they let you out of Spring Ridge early for good behavior?

Spencer: How would you know whether or not I’ve been well-behaved? It’s not like you’ve visited.

Trina: First of all, your sentence is 30 days.

Spencer: It’s still prison.

Trina: Secondly, and most importantly, do not make this about me. I’m not the one who snuck out of country-club jail so I could tool around some old cemetery.

Spencer: This is where my mother is buried.

Trina: It is?

Spencer: This is her grave, and visiting her on the anniversary of her death isn’t exactly my idea of “tooling around.”

Trina: I didn’t realize that was today.

Spencer: It’s my first time in years visiting her in person. I sent flowers every year that I was at school. Even far away, I could always feel her presence. At least, I thought I could. Not that it’s stopped me from completely screwing up my life.

Trina: At least now you’re making an effort to clean up your act. Jailbreak notwithstanding.

Spencer: I actually am. It’s just that, on this day, of all days, I wanted my mother to know that. So were you ever gonna visit me, or what?

Trina: [ Sighs ] Spencer, I…

[ Vehicle door closes ]

Spencer: Don’t give me up. If anyone finds out that I’m here, they’re gonna send me straight to Pentonville.

Trina: [ Sighs ]

Jordan: Trina.

Carly: Would you like a drink?

Sonny: Uh…

Carly: Sure feels like a Bloody Mary kind of day.

Sonny: No, I’m actually trying not to drink too much these days.

Carly: Oh. Well, that’s good. I’m sure Courtney would be happy about that.

Sonny: You miss her, huh?

Carly: Yeah. I mean, the Metro Court’s named after her. I think about her every day.

Sonny: Yeah. But you know what I mean.

Carly: Yeah, she was my best friend. Best friends are hard to come by these days.

Sonny: Yeah. I know how you feel.

Carly: Do you really?

Sonny: Maybe it was a mistake. I’ll just go ahead and — I’m gonna go ahead and go.

Carly: Maybe it was a mistake, Sonny.

Sonny: No, I was just thinking that, you know, with Courtney, we — something we could share, that connects us together.

Carly: We’re always gonna be connected.

Sonny: Yeah, I know, through the kids.

Carly: Not just the kids.

Sonny: What?

Carly: We — we have a history together. You know, w-we had a life together. I just don’t think Courtney is a good enough reason to seek me out.

Sonny: What are you saying?

Carly: I’m saying it hurts when I see you. So I should see you less.

Brando: You are my family, too. It — it’s just…sudden. That’s all. And we haven’t really discussed marriage. I mean…not in our current circumstances.

Sasha: You were here for such a short time, but you made quite the impact. [ Sniffles ] And you were so, so loved. I have to believe that you have felt that. And I hope with everything in me that you still do. I love you forever, Sweetheart. [ Sobs ]

Sasha: I know that we haven’t discussed marriage specifically, but we were planning a life together, and we know what we mean to each other. Unless… have your feelings about — about me or about us, have they changed?

Brando: N-no, no, of course not. I — I — they’ve only gotten stronger.

Sasha: It’s just that you — you don’t seem 100% sure.

Brando: It’s — it’s more like I feel that I’ve missed an episode. I’m not opposed to us getting married.

Sasha: Good.

Brando: There’s just one thing that I don’t understand. Why now?

Finn: How’d you sleep?

Elizabeth: Thanks. Tossed and turned all night. You? How’s the couch?

Finn: Oh, yeah, we’re old pals by now.

Elizabeth: [ _Int_sYh1f6iX”>Chuckles ]

Finn: Although, it did take a moment for me to turn my head off, though.

Elizabeth: This is gonna sound crazy, but did you feel like you were being watched? ‘Cause I did.

Finn: No, not exactly, but I know what you mean. Um, finding out that Betsy wasn’t behind any of this, it was, uh, unsettling.

Elizabeth: Mm, to say the least.

Finn: Mm. So, I stayed up most of the night trying to work the problem, but, hey, this, um — this trouble sleeping, it’s — it’s been going on a while?

Elizabeth: What gave it away? Circles under my eyes?

Finn: You’re beautiful.

Elizabeth: [ Chuckles ]

Finn: No, I was just, um — I was asking ’cause I thought, have you spoke to your G.P. About maybe taking something?

Elizabeth: I have, and I am. I don’t want to take anything stronger. I just really need to turn my screens off earlier.

Finn: Don’t we all.

Elizabeth: Mm.

Finn: How about the boys? They’re okay?

Elizabeth: They say they are, not that they would tell me if they’re not. They’re all about projecting strength.

Finn: They’re worried about their mom.

Elizabeth: And I’m worried about them, especially Jake. He needs help, and I don’t think he can get it from me.

Trina: Jordan. Commissioner. Hi. My mom told me you were back.

Jordan: Live and in person. Am I interrupting?

Trina: Interrupting?

Jordan: I heard voices. Were you talking to someone?

Trina: Myself. I’m taking voice notes, uh, for a course I’m doing on art and death.

Jordan: Sounds cheerful.

Trina: It is. You’d be surprised. That’s why I’m here. There’s so much more to cemeteries than just death.

Jordan: Mm. Well, things sure are different than when I was in college. They just showed us some slides and called it a day.

[ Both chuckle ]

Trina: So, how have you been doing? All better?

Jordan: And ready to get back to it.

Trina: The bad guys are officially on notice.

Jordan: Damn right.

Trina: Well, I’ll let you get back to it.

Jordan: Trina, are you — are you sure you’re okay?

Trina: Positive.

Jordan:  Alright. Well, it’s good to see you.

Spencer: Thanks. I knew I could trust you. That story about being here for school, that was quick thinking.

Trina: I am here for school. Unlike you, my being here’s not a felony. You should try it sometime.

Spencer: Well, Trina, I can’t thank you enough.

Trina: Ugh!

Cameron: What the hell just happened?

Josslyn: How is there a video at all?

Cameron: And how did it get sent to our entire class?

Josslyn: [ Cellphone chiming ] Everyone is texting me. All of my friends. I don’t think it was just this class.

Cameron: Me, too. D-do you think this was sent to the entire school?

Josslyn: Stop. It’s in my e-mail. There’s no message. It’s just the file.

Cameron: Me, too. But I don’t recognize this e-mail. Do you?

Josslyn: Of course not! What do you think?!

Cameron: Why are you yelling at me?

Josslyn: Our entire class just saw us having sex. Our professor saw this. God knows who else.

Cameron: Okay. W– this is freaking me out, too, Josslyn? It’s not like I made the video and sent it out to everyone.

Josslyn: [ Sighs ]

Cameron: Wait. I-is that what you think I did?

Sasha: Why get married now? W-why wait? Huh? I-I mean, I-I know what I want, and that is — that is you. So I-I see no reason why we should wait.

Brando: Okay, look, I-I-I want to marry you more than anything, but, you know, a-a part of me wonders if — if — if you’re asking now because it’s what you truly want or because you might be distracting yourself from something that we’re both missing. Is getting married, is that about us, or is it about Liam?

Finn: Don’t sell yourself short. You are single-handedly raising three amazing young dudes.

Elizabeth: One of whom may be taking a page out of Spencer Cassadine’s playbook.

Finn: What does that mean? Trying to break us up?

Elizabeth: And unnerving the entire family in the process.

Finn: We don’t know it’s Jake.

Elizabeth: But we both think it could be.

Finn: I-I’m just trying to approach this as logically as possible. That way, we can rule Jake out sooner.

Elizabeth: And if it is him, we can put a stop to things before it goes any farther.

Finn: Well, at least we’ve eliminated the most obvious suspect.

Elizabeth: Betsy.

Finn: Mm.

Elizabeth: Jake has been through so much… mm-hmm. …Losing Franco and Jason within the same year, not to mention all the years he spent on Cassadine island.

Finn: Yeah, I know. I mean, his history and his behavior… may lead you to believe he’s involved, but it’s not a given. I mean, it could — it could be someone from Franco’s past. I mean, he wasn’t exactly a saint.

Elizabeth: That’s putting it mildly.

Finn: I’m sure there are some people out there that he — he wronged and are still angry. I mean, it could be someone completely unknown to us.

Elizabeth: Uh, believe it or not, the thought of a complete stranger in my house, messing with my things, setting fire to Franco’s studio, bringing that in here, it’s not comforting.

Finn: Sorry. Sorry. My bedside manner…

Elizabeth: is horrible.

Finn: Yes. People have complained. Lots and lots of complaints. [ Sighs ] We should do something about this.

Elizabeth: Such as? Such as I don’t… how do you feel about a — a road trip, a change of scenery? You know, we go somewhere warm. I mean, there’s good therapists everywhere. Maybe find somewhere by the beach. We take off for a few weeks, you and the boys, me and Violet.

Elizabeth: Finn.

Finn: Huh?

Elizabeth: I can’t go anywhere with you.

Curtis: Great spot.

Portia: It’s stunning.

Lucy: [ Giggles ]

Curtis: I’m just not sure I want to go to a bidding war with Sonny Corinthos.

Lucy: Oh, hey, that can be absolutely avoided. I mean, I have this listing exclusively, and I haven’t even publicized it. And I can tell you for certain that Jax would literally rather sell it to anybody else but Sonny. So clear your heads. I want you to picture a hot summer day. [ Inhales deeply ] Smell that sea air. It’s so wonderful. And picture yourself lolling in a hammock, drinking a lemonade, or perhaps a beverage of your choice, and you’re watching the boats go drifting by. And, oh, my goodness, it sounds so good. I just might buy this place myself.

Curtis: [ Chuckles ]

Lucy: Take your time. Enjoy.

Portia: [ Chuckles ] Well, I’m not really a hammock type of gal, but this is a nice house.

Curtis: Very. It’s a lot of space.

Portia: Isn’t that a good thing?

Curtis: Well, Portia, I mean, there’s only two of us. You sure we need three extra bedrooms?

Portia: Well, I-I mean, we could make an office, maybe a home gym. Trina’s gonna need a room at least for a few more years, right?

Curtis: That’s true. Okay, so then that leaves two extra bedrooms.

Portia: Or just one. Maybe we could leave a room for your father.

Jordan: Hello, mark. How’s my old partner doing? I’m sorry I haven’t visited in so long, but I… I’ll tell you the same thing I told Bob. Never again. I don’t just mean the time between visits. I mean, I promise to do the job we all sworn an oath to do. To protect and serve and uphold the law. I’m back. And the bad guys are on notice.

Sonny: I don’t like being the reason that you’re hurting.

Carly: Well, you’re not the only reason.

Sonny: Well, I mean, there was a time when you didn’t see me at all. Maybe we should go back to that, where I’m, like, dead to you.

Carly: Well, Nina would love that, right?

Sonny: [ Chuckles ] Alright, you know what? Whatever you want, just say the word. I’ll make it happen. If you don’t want me here, I’ll be gone. If, when I pick up Donna or drop her off, you don’t have to be there. When you want to visit Morgan at the cemetery, we’ll pick the dates. I won’t have to, you know — I’ll do whatever you — whatever you want, we’ll do.

Spencer: Trina, I’m sorry that I put you in that position.

Trina: Good luck with life on the lam.

Spencer: I didn’t escape. Okay, it’s kind of — it’s kind of a furlough.

Trina: If this was on the books, then you wouldn’t have pressured me into lying for you. My uncle arranged it, okay, so that I could visit my mother. Have a heart, huh? They never would have let me come out here to see her, not with such a short sentence.

Trina: Exactly. You couldn’t have waited? No. Because you’re a spoiled, rich brat who doesn’t know just how good he’s got it. I couldn’t imagine skipping out on my prison sentence. Doesn’t seem very “rehab” to me. But you do as you please without any regard to the rules or the consequences, because it’s second nature to you. Instinct.

Spencer: I know. Privilege.

Cameron: How could you think that I could do something like that?

Josslyn: I don’t think that, okay? Right now, I can’t think about anything.

Cameron: B-but you’re wondering, aren’t you? That, what, I set up some hidden camera so I could secretly record our first time? Why would I do that?

Josslyn: I don’t know.

Cameron: But I wouldn’t do that. Do you really think that’s who I am?

Josslyn: No, of course I don’t think that.

Cameron: You sure?

Josslyn: Look, I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I made you feel like I doubted you. My brain just froze because someone recorded us without our knowledge in my stepfather’s cabin, none of which should be possible, by the way, and it’s really freaking me out.

Cameron: Okay, everything’s gonna be fine. Do you think that your brother and Nelle could have done it? They used the cabin, right?

Josslyn: No, that was years ago. And Michael? No.

Cameron: What about your stepfather? Could Sonny have some kind of secret camera setup?

[ Bag thuds ]

Josslyn: You going somewhere?

Trina: I never thought I’d see the day — Spencer Cassadine admitting to his own privilege. Well, I guess our previous conversations on this topic have not been totally lost on you.

Spencer: Nothing you say is lost on me. Being my friend must be exhausting.

Trina: That’s one word for it. Unfortunately, every time I think I can give up on you, you do something that shows that you might — might be capable of evolving.

Spencer: Me man. You woman.

Trina: Okay, never do that again. And please do your best not to try my patience. I have friends that aren’t currently on lockdown that are taxing enough.

Esme: Oh, my god, Josslyn, Cameron, I hope you’re both okay.

Josslyn: Oh, I just bet you do.

Esme: I-I was just waiting in the hallway, but I figured you might need some time. But I stuck around to make sure that you knew — both of you — that you have my complete support.

Josslyn: Is that right?

Esme: Of course. I mean, what Bryan did? Playing your video for the entire class? That was heinous. You should complain to the dean, and if you need a witness, I’ll be at the front of the line.

Josslyn: You’re such a giver.

Cameron: The video wasn’t just played back in front of the class. Seems like whoever did it e-mailed a copy of the video to everyone.

Esme: I know. I got one, too. Do you think there’s any way it could be, like, unsent or something? Or is it just out there for good for the whole world to…enjoy?

Josslyn: Oh, there’s only one person enjoying this… the bitch right in front of me.

Esme: [ Scoffs ]

Finn: You’re right, of course. Um, forgive me, there’s no way we should be going anywhere together.

Elizabeth: I just don’t want to create any more upheaval for Jake or Cameron.

Finn: Mm.

Elizabeth: Especially if Jake is the one behind what’s going on.

Finn: Right. Well, until all this gets settled, uh, Violet and I could hunker down here.

Elizabeth: I don’t want to uproot you guys, and Dante to has patrols coming by.

Finn: I’d feel better being here.

Elizabeth: Well, I wouldn’t. Getting close to you has been amazing, and I’m ready to move on from Franco, but I’m not sure my boys are. I think they might need more time. And right now, they need their mom to put them first in her life.

Finn: I understand. That’s kind of been my life with Violet. She needs to be first. I just want to you know I’m okay coming in second.

Elizabeth: That doesn’t work for me, either.

Brando: Did I ruin this? If — if I’m wrong, just say so, please. It — I don’t mean to question you. It was just a thought that I had, and if putting it out there hurt you, I-I will do anything to take it back.

Sasha: I asked. You were honest. You deserve the same from me.

Brando: A $10 chip?

Sasha: My winnings from last night. Not much, right? Well, um, for a long time, not much was what I was used to. Money, people, things — it all came and left. So I got used to going without, not becoming attached to anything because nothing ever lasted long. I came to Port Charles with nothing to my name and zero expectations, and, slowly, that changed. I started to see that maybe things could last. With Nina. With Michael and his family. With deception. And most of all, with you and Liam. I don’t want to live with all that impermanence anymore. Losing our son made me see that… my life has become so full, and I want to hold on to every bit of it so hard. So, yes, asking you to marry me is about Liam, but it’s about you, too, and it’s about us. I want you, Brando. I want all the joy that you bring into my life, and I never want to let you go.

Sonny: However you want it to be, that’s the way it’s gonna be.

Carly: Well, we agreed to be a team for the girls, so, I mean, let’s just see if we can manage that.

Sonny: Yeah, that’s a good first step. So I got to go. I got to — I got to —

Carly: Okay. Jordan.

Sonny: Hey, welcome back.

Jordan: Same to you, Sonny. Carly.

Carly: Hey. You back on the job?

Jordan: I’m getting caught up. I’m sorry to hear about Jason.

Carly: Thank you.

Sonny: Big loss.

Jordan: I know. Cyrus Renault might be walking free today if it hadn’t been for Jason — and you.

Carly: Well, you’re no slouch, either. I’d say it was a team effort.

Jordan: It was. One that came of shared sacrifice. You put yourself on the line, let Cyrus know you were in charge of Sonny’s business while he was… out of the picture.

Sonny: Yeah, well, I’m back, and, uh, Carly’s focused on the hotel.

Jordan: And your focus?

Sonny: Uh, well, the coffee business.

Jordan: Mm.

Sonny: But you know what? We can — we could talk business, if you want. That’s fine.

Carly: I’m gonna go run my hotel business. Leave you to it.

Sonny: As — as I recall, we — we got along much better when we worked together.

Jordan: We did. That was when we had a common enemy. Now Cyrus is out of the picture, and our collaboration is over.

Curtis: Whoa, whoa, whoa. I haven’t even made a bid on the house. You got Marshall moving in with us?

Portia: Well, I was thinking more of, like, maybe a dedicated guest room.

Curtis: [ Exhales sharply ]

Portia: It does seem like you and Marshall are getting along better these days.

Curtis: Yeah, we are, but more in a, you know, “I no longer want to punch a hole in the wall” kind of better. Not, you know, “can you move in our dedicated guest room?” Kind of better. We still got a long way to go. He’s got 40 years to account for.

Portia: And maybe you can manifest some father-and-son bonding, maybe some bonfires on the beach, holiday barbecue now and then.

[ Both chuckle ]

Curtis: You really want this house, don’t you?

Portia: It is a lot of space. But we got a lot of life and a lot of love to fill it with. That’s the way I see it, anyway.

Curtis: So what about you? Tell me. What do you think?

Spencer: You must be referring to Josslyn. That one is always about the drama.

Trina: I am not getting into this with you. You need to get back to Spring Ridge.

Spencer: If we can both keep quiet about running into each other here, neither one of us have to get in trouble for it.

Trina: Unless Jordan doubles back.

Spencer: Yeah. [ Breathes deeply ] I guess I should go back to prison.

Trina: Spencer, be careful. You’re so close to the end of your sentence. And I bet your mom would be the first to say not to mess it up now.

Spencer: I bet you’re right. Besides, I wouldn’t want to miss the party that you’re gonna throw me when I’m released.

Trina: [ Scoffs ] Party? You’ll be lucky if you get so much as a cookie.

Spencer: I like gingersnaps.

Trina: You would.

Spencer: Hey, Trina, you didn’t say if you liked my gift.

Trina: Finish your sentence, and then I’ll give you my review.

Esme: Sorry, I don’t get my jollies from lo-fi amateur porn.

Josslyn: Oh.

Cameron: Maybe not.

Josslyn: But you do get off on sticking it to me and Cameron.

Esme: You’re in a bad place right now, so it’s not surprising that you would take this out on me, but it’s a shame, really, because all I’ve wanted was to be your friend, and from the looks of it, you’re gonna need all the friends you can get.

Cameron: With friends like you…

Josslyn: Who needs pornographers?

Esme: You know, Joss, most people find it hard to rebound when their sex tape goes into wide release online for the world to see, so if you want my support, I will gladly give it to you.

Cameron: Is that why you did this? So that we would want your comfort and support after you completely screwed us over?

Esme: You know what? I tried.

Josslyn: What, to convince us once and for all that you’re a sociopath? Yeah, you succeeded.

Esme: I don’t have to take this abuse.

Josslyn: Oh, I’ll show you abuse.

Esme: How can you be this cruel, Joss?

Josslyn: Because, Esme, you are the one who did this.

Sasha: That was probably a lot for you, and if you need to take a step back and reevaluate, then —

Brando: Done. And to answer your question, yes, I will marry you. Today, tomorrow, in Niagara Falls, in Las Vegas, whenever, wherever you want, I am yours.

[ Both chuckle ]

Sasha: Are we really doing this?

Brando: Not if we don’t get ourselves in gear, get over the border, and into a chapel.

Sasha: You hit the shower. I’ll look for possible venues.

Elizabeth: My kids need my attention right now, my undivided attention.

Finn: No, I-I get it. And me being around, I get it.

Elizabeth: And I’m not gonna ask you to wait for me.

Finn: You don’t have to, ’cause I was probably gonna do that anyway.

Elizabeth: Finn.

Finn: No, I mean, not forever. Maybe just like a 100 years, 200 tops. But then I’m walking.

Elizabeth: [ Chuckles ]

Finn: In case I wasn’t clear, you’re worth waiting for. I’ll see you.

Portia: So, Curtis, what do you think?

Lucy: No, listen to me. You better get home soon, because I cannot wait to gobble your cobbler.

Portia: Oh, hello.

Curtis: You’re back.

Lucy: Uh, indeed, I am. So, do you have any questions?

Curtis: Just one. For Portia. You ready for that boat life?

Portia: Are you kidding me? Are you serious?

Curtis: Let the bidding begin.

Portia: Oh, my God![Chuckles ]

Sonny: I thought we were a good team, especially when I was helping you when Cyrus was blackmailing you.

Jordan: I thanked you for that then…

Sonny: Right.

Jordan: …And I’ll thank you now.

Sonny: But your gratitude is limited?

Jordan: It is. Which is why I’m offering this token of my appreciation. My notice…

Sonny: mm-hmm.

Jordan: …That I consider our slates wiped clean. As far as I’m concerned, the past is just that.

Sonny: What’s the — what’s the future look like to you?

Jordan: We have a chance to move forward.

Sonny: As long as I behave?

Jordan: Hmm.

Sonny: [ Laughs ]

Jordan: Just be a good citizen, Sonny.

Sonny: Alright.

Jordan: That ought to be easier for you now that you’ve sampled a milder life.

Sonny: Well, maybe, you know, now that I’m back in stride, I-I-I’d prefer something a little more… spicy.

Jordan: You do you. And so will I. Just know… whatever happens next, I won’t be looking the other way.

Spencer: Well, mother, the next time you see me, I’ll be a free man. One you can be proud of.

Esme: How dare you blame me for this?

Josslyn: Because you did it.

Esme: Oh, typical Josslyn. Record your first time, share it with the world, and then blame it on me.

Cameron: We didn’t make the video.

Josslyn: You did.

Esme: How? Explain that to me.

Josslyn: How about we start with you constantly trying to push me and Cam into bed?

Esme: Wow. You’re college freshmen. If you need to be pushed into bed, I’d recommend seeing a doctor.

Josslyn: Oh, it was all you could talk about for weeks. You couldn’t have been more obvious.

Cameron: Actually, she could have. She went all in with it at the cabin.

Esme: Why did I have time? You basically forced me and Spence to leave.

Josslyn: Oh, you stayed long enough to piss everyone off with your drinking game.

Esme: Which I have apologized for.

Josslyn: The only reason you apologize to someone is so you can manipulate them again. And again. And again.

Esme: You know, Joss, I’m not sure what’s sadder — that you can’t take responsibility for taping your revolting little spectacle and sending it out to the world…

Cameron: We didn’t even know it existed.

Esme: …Or that you can’t do a halfway decent job of blaming me for it. If you are so hell-bent on blaming someone, don’t look at me. I wasn’t there. Why don’t you ask someone who was?

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Sasha: [ Breathes sharply ]

Brando: Morning.

Sasha: Good morning. Mm, did I oversleep?

Brando: Mnh-mnh. There’s no such thing on vacation. You can go back to sleep if you want. We can have coffee later.

Sasha: Thanks, but I need to wake up. Mmm! That is good.

Brando: Mm-hmm. Making coffee is one of my many skills.

Sasha: The others being?

Brando: We have an entire vacation for you to find out.

Sasha: I can’t wait.

Brando: Well, we have a lot to celebrate. [ Sighs ] Maxie is finally home safe. Peter August is gone. And we get to spend time together. Just the two of us. This is exactly what we both need.

Professor Khan: Read chapter 8 for the next class. Be ready to discuss. See you next week. Uh, Ms. Robinson, a moment of your time. You seemed, uh, pretty silent in class today. Are you alright? That’s not like you.

Trina: Uh. There’s just been a lot on my mind.

Professor Khan: I know freshman year can be overwhelming, but you seem to be handling it well. You’re one of my few “a” students this semester.

Trina: Thanks.

Professor Khan: But remember — class participation is a third of your grade, and I’d hate to see you get lost in the shuffle.

Josslyn: Thanks for walking to class early with me. I know you have a lot going on at home.

Cameron: Doesn’t mean I can’t be there for you. Things still weird between you and Trina?

Josslyn: We’re roommates, and we barely see each other. A lot of that’s on me. I mean, between practice and team meetings, I’m really busy. But Trina only comes back to the room to sleep. She’s not returning any of my texts or my calls.

Cameron: Things have been weird since the cabin with Esme and Spencer.

Josslyn: They’ve only gotten worse since. And it’s all thanks to Esme.

Esme: Happy belated birthday.

Spencer: Are you crazy? You’ll get me in trouble.

Esme: Lighten up, boyfriend. I know you spent your birthday in here alone last night. That kiss is my present.

Spencer: And if the wrong guard sees you, it blows back on me.

Esme: I’m sorry to have bothered you. Lucky for you, I’m leaving. Class calls.

Spencer: Fine. See you around.

Esme:  Someone woke up on the wrong side of his prison cot this morning. What’s with the mood?

Sam: Hmm. I guess a day of hatchet throwing didn’t cheer you up.

Carly: It did. And you and Olivia were right. I definitely needed to blow off some steam. I’m sad today.

Sam: Why?

Carly: Been thinking about Courtney. Today’s the anniversary of her death.

Sonny: Hey, Courtney. It’s hard to believe how much time has passed since you left us. Your son is a full-grown man getting himself in trouble. I couldn’t make it last year because — well, I’m sure you know what happened. I like to think that you’re always watching out for me. But I just want to let you know that I’ve been thinking about you. And you’re still in my heart.

Nikolas: Mine too.

Ava: [ Chuckles ] I haven’t seen you in a while, Victor. Nikolas is joining me for brunch. If you’d like to join us, that’s fine.

Victor: Oh, uh, unfortunately, I-I can’t stay. I have some business I have to attend to.

Ava: Oh. Well, you — you’ve been keeping yourself scarce since — since Valentine’s Day.

Laura: Keeping a low profile. Trying to avoid being implicated in an ongoing investigation. That sounds right, doesn’t it?

Anna: Thank you so much for meeting me. Oh, I didn’t realize it was gonna be so cold out here.

Drew: Ooh. Too bad we weren’t in port Charles during the heat wave.

Anna: [ Chuckles ] I just wanted to talk to you in private.

Drew: Yeah. Your message sounded pretty urgent. What’s going on?

Anna: I just have this feeling that we’re headed for danger, and at the center of it all is Victor. And you.

Sonny: I didn’t expect to see you here.

Nikolas: Courtney was important to me, too.

Sonny: Yeah.

Nikolas: I loved her.

Sonny: Um, was it worth it, Nikolas? Breaking up your marriage to Emily and Jax’s to my sister for an affair? I’m just curious.

Nikolas: I loved Courtney. I was gonna marry her.

Sonny: So, if Courtney were still alive, you think you’d still be together?

Nikolas: I’d like to think so. In truth, I don’t know.

Sonny: Well, at least you’re honest. [ Laughs ]

Nikolas: I do know this, though. You know, Courtney, she’s always gonna be the mother of my son.

Sonny: Mm-hmm.

Nikolas: Nothing’s gonna change that. It’s just like Carly. She’s always gonna be the mother of your children.

Carly: You know, the Metro Court is named after her.

Sam: Yeah, I do know.

Carly: Wow. Courtney and I were really close. You know, and with Jax out of town and Spencer and Josslyn on the outs and my impending divorce from Sonny, I just feel like all my connections to Courtney are slipping away. And you don’t need to hear this. [ Laughs ]

Sam: [ Chuckles ] No, it’s — it’s true, though. No, Courtney and I were not the best of friends, but maybe if she would have lived, we would have become friends. I mean, if Elizabeth Baldwin and I can become friends, anything’s possible.

Carly: Hell sure did freeze over there.

[ Both laugh ]

Sam: Who knows? Maybe Courtney and I would’ve been able to bury the hatchet. Or throw a hatchet at a wall instead of each other. [ Chuckles ]

Victor: I’m sorry, Mayor Collins, but I have no idea what you’re referring to.

Laura: I don’t think it’s coincidence that Victor resurfaced at the same time Luke died and the Ice Princess was stolen. It’s all connected. Luke’s death was not an accident. And Victor was behind it.

Laura: There have been a lot of suspicious activities in Port Charles recently.

Victor: Is this your way of accusing me of helping Peter August escape? Because if so, I categorically deny having anything to do with it. Peter August was a blight on this city, and all of us are better off without him.

Laura: Well, you can deny it all you want. If you were involved in it, there will be a way to prove it.

Victor: I’ll take that as my cue to leave, shall I? Ava.

Ava: Mm.

Victor: It’s a pleasure, as always. Madame Mayor.

Ava: Well, that was fun. Do you want to tell me what’s going on between you and Victor?

Drew: So, I’ve been working under the same assumption — right? — That Victor is dangerous and that his agenda did not die with Peter. How did — how did you get there?

Anna: Liesl bugged Victor, and she overheard a conversation he had with you and Sam.

Drew: At the docks.

Anna: Yeah.

Drew: Yeah, Sam and I were convinced that Victor was trying to activate my old conditioning.

Anna: Exactly.

Drew: Does Valentin know about this? Did you mention this to him? Because we shared a cell in Crete for a little bit, and he seemed to have such solid insights into Victor.

Anna: Valentin’s out of commission right now. He was, um — he was abducted.

Drew: What?

Anna: Right before Peter escaped. And he turned up in an alley. He was drugged, disoriented, and he was still recovering from the gunshot wound in Crete. And, you know, he developed an infection. He’s at a clinic out of town, but he’s making progress. He’ll be home soon.

Drew: Well, good. I’m glad to hear that. Make sure you send him my regards next time you talk to him, okay?

Anna: Yes, yes. My wish is that we — we expose Victor and whatever his crimes are before Valentin comes home.

Drew: That is a tall order. I mean, we’re gonna have to move very quickly.

Anna: See, I just feel that Victor is going to exploit the father-son relationship and manipulate Valentin the same way that he’s co-opting the rest of his family.

Spencer: Sorry, I didn’t mean to take my anger out on you. Forgive me.

Esme: I get it. Spring Ridge may be minimum security, but it’s still a prison and you’re still incarcerated.

Spencer: It’s more than that. [ Voice breaking ] Today’s the anniversary of my mother’s death.   [ Crying, sniffles ] And even though I never knew her… I still feel that we have a connection. Every year, I made sure that there were flowers on her grave. And I’ve never missed a year…until now.

Esme: Hey. Your mother understands, Spence.

Spencer: It’s not about her understanding. It is about letting the world know that I remember her… …because my mother lives on as long as I keep up these little traditions. When I was talking to Trina about how she felt after she thought that her father had died, she said that she felt the same way.

Josslyn: I hate that there’s tension between me and Trina. All I did was call Esme out for playing mind games with her.

Cameron: And I’m sure you were very nice and polite.

Josslyn: Hey, my mom taught me that you can’t just ignore an Esme and hope that they go away. They’re like sharks looking for blood. So, the best way to deal with them is to punch them in the nose and hope they retreat.

Cameron: I believe the expression is to bop them on the nose.

Josslyn: Oh. It’s not how I do it. Trina. Uh, how brutal was Khan’s class?

Trina: Uh, lots of participation required today, so be prepared to be called on more than usual.

Josslyn: Hey, wait. Are you still mad at me for what happened with Esme the other day?

Esme: That’s a beautiful sentiment, but you don’t only need to keep your mother’s memory alive on the anniversary of her passing. I mean, you can visit her grave anytime you want and leave out flowers for her when you get out, which won’t be that long.

Spencer: True.

Esme: Besides, you were in boarding school for years. What did you do those times?

Spencer: Alfred and Ross left flowers on her grave for me.

Esme: Well, there you go. You can do that again. Or… I’d be more than honored to leave flowers for your mother.

Spencer: That’s not the point. The point is… …that I finally am here [Chuckles] In Port Charles, and that I should be able to do this for her, but I can’t! Because of the choices… …that I made. That I made.

Esme: I was only trying to help.

Spencer: But you don’t understand.

Esme: But Trina would?

Brando: You know… it is too bad we spent most of the night talking.

Sasha: You could have made a move.

Brando: Mm. Well, I was waiting for a signal from you. I didn’t want to pressure you.

Sasha: Anyone ever tell you what a great guy you are?

Brando: [ Sighs ] A great guy? That’s what you say to someone you want to put in the friend zone.

Sasha: Not in this case.

Brando: I missed you. I missed us.

Sasha: Did we have plans in town?

Brando: Um, lunch reservations, um, tickets to Maid of the Mist. Um. Or we could just hang out here.

Sonny: Carly and I may not be together, but she’s still a great mother to Michael, Josslyn, Donna, and Avery.

Nikolas: Ava is Avery’s mother, not Carly.

Sonny: I’m not here to argue with you, Nikolas. Especially in front of my sister’s grave. I’m just saying she would have been an amazing mother to Spencer if she had lived.

Nikolas: Courtney had a kind soul.

Sonny: Yeah.

Nikolas: She was patient as a saint.

Sonny: And you know what? I would have loved for Spencer to get to know her.

Nikolas: She would have had a good influence on him. She might have even negated the mistakes I made while raising him. Now you tell me I’m wrong, that I did the best that I could with Spencer.

Sonny: I wish I could do that if — if I believed it, but I’m not gonna lie.

Trina: Joss, I’m not mad at you.

Josslyn: Just too busy to respond to my calls or my texts?

Trina: Okay, maybe I’m a little annoyed. You made me collateral damage when you got up all in Esme’s face.

Josslyn: Oh, Trina, come on. You know that apology was as fake as she is. All I did was call her out on it.

Trina: And then you told her something I told you in confidence.

Josslyn: Look, I said I was sorry for that. I did. But obviously you don’t believe me.

Trina: I do. I just need a little bit of time to process. You put me in the middle of your war with Esme.

Josslyn: But Esme wasn’t coming for me. She was coming for you. Trina, the whole thing was a setup, start to finish. I mean, Esme texts you that she wants to meet up, she shows up to apologize, she gives you some saccharine speech about how she made a mistake and wants to be friends. Look, I admit that I lost my temper. And the thing about Spencer giving you that book, it just slipped out.

Cameron: Spencer gave you a book?

Trina: He asked his grandmother to give it to me, and I happened to get it on Valentine’s Day. But it was not a Valentine’s gift. It was just a gift. And what part of keeping a confidence don’t you understand?

Josslyn: Cam cares about you, Trina. Unlike Esme. I’m sorry for betraying your trust, but I’m not gonna apologize for defending my friends.

Esme: [ Voice breaking ] So only Trina understands what it’s like for you to lose your mother?

Spencer: Hey —

Esme: She hasn’t experienced real loss. Her father isn’t even dead.

Spencer: I’m sorry. Hey, that was a stupid thing to say. It’s just that you never really talk about your parents.

Esme: I don’t like talking about them.

Spencer: I get it. But I forget sometimes. Hey, I promise to do better. It’s not gonna happen again.

Esme: And what about the gift you got Trina?

Spencer: I get all my friends thank you gifts. It’s a lot easier than sending handwritten cards.

Esme: And it’s a coincidence that your grandmother just happens to give your gift to Trina on Valentine’s Day.

Spencer: It was. Esme, hey, you have to believe me.

Victor: Spencer, my boy, my apologies for not visiting you on your birthday. Oh, I’m sorry. Would, uh — would you like me to come back another time?

Laura: What do you think’s going on, Ava?

Ava: I think Victor helped Peter August escape from that prison van that was taking him to Pentonville, and then I think he somehow managed to smuggle him out of the country. And I think you think the same thing.

Laura: Does it matter now? I mean, Peter’s dead.

Ava: But this isn’t about Peter, really, is it? It’s about dear uncle Victor. And for you, that’s very, very personal.

Laura: [ Chuckles ] You can think whatever you like, Ava. Actually, you know, I-I came to meet Sam.

Ava: Don’t you trust me?

Laura: I was watching you earlier with Victor, and it looked kind of close to me.

Ava: [ Breathes sharply ] Well, you know, keep your enemies closer and all that. I trust Victor as much as you do.

Drew: Victor co-opting his family is one thing, but what use does he have for me?

Anna: The working theory is that Peter was stringing Victor along.

Drew: Right, Peter was gonna give Victor the means to my conditioning to activate it. But I still — I don’t get it. I don’t understand why. I mean, what use does he have for an ex-Navy Seal to do his dirty work? He’s got plenty of ex-military on his payroll.

Anna: Don’t you think it’s possible that Victor thinks you know something — or, rather, that you did?

Laura: I think that Victor is planning something that could spell trouble for all of us.

Ava: Well, he has made some cryptic comments about his plans.

Laura: And Spencer now just idolizes his great-uncle, and it seems like Nikolas is warming up to him, too. So, I feel like I can’t say anything negative because they’d both defend him, and then that would just drive them closer to Victor.

Ava: Well, I know that Nikolas does have his guard up. But I think you’re right, and Victor is making some progress there. And Spencer we know is already firmly in Victor’s camp.

Laura: But you, Ava, you’re smarter than that.

Nikolas: [ sighs ] Walked right into that one, didn’t I?

Sonny: You’ve made a lot of mistakes, mistakes that have changed Spencer’s life, shaped his character. You can’t change that.

Nikolas: Yeah, what do you want me to do, Sonny? Own up to my decisions, my past?

Sonny: That would be a start, now, wouldn’t it? Move forward with the people you love. Don’t run away from your mistakes. ‘Cause when you do that, it makes your pain worse.

Sam: I guess we’re all starting new chapters.

Carly: So, things are good with you and Dante?

Sam: I don’t want to jinx it, but, yeah, things are going pretty good.

Carly: That’s great. What about Drew?

Sam: Yeah [Sighs] That’s definitely…over. We just realized that we’d be better off as co-parents and friends. Why do you ask?

Carly: I don’t know. He’s been really supportive while I’ve been going through everything with Sonny and the divorce. And so, I don’t know, I was trying to look out for him the way he’s been looking out for me.

Ava: I’m listening.

Laura: Victor is trying to make nice right now with Nikolas, which means he’s going to do the same with you.

Ava: Hmm. He’s already trying pretty damn hard.

Laura: Good, good. Let him. Get him to lower his guard so much with you that he might even confide in you.

Ava: And if Victor says something incriminating, you’d like me to pass that on to you?

Laura: If you’d like.

Ava: And I’m guessing that you don’t want me to tell my husband about this arrangement.

Laura: You know, Ava, we dealt with that situation with Ryan together. I wouldn’t ask for your help if it wasn’t serious.

Ava: And I’m sure I’ll know if Victor says something relevant.

Laura: I’m sure you will. I have every confidence in you. Thank you.

Carly: I was ready to lose my mind the night that I walked in on Sonny and Nina at the haunted star.

Sam: Oh.

Carly: And I ran into Drew right after, and, um [Chuckles] Well, he let me vent. And he didn’t try and fix me. He didn’t try and stop me or make it better. He just let me talk.

Laura: Sam, sorry I’m late. I got a little sidetracked. Hi, Carly.

Carly: Hi.

Sam: Oh, n-not a problem. Um, it was really nice talking to you.

Carly: It was nice talking to you, too.

Sam: What was so important that you couldn’t talk to me on the phone about it?

Laura: It is about Victor’s associate.

Sam: Johann?

Laura: Some new details have come to light, and I thought you should know about them, considering it involves Drew.

Esme: As always, a pleasure, Uncle Victor. I-I wish I could stay and chat, but I need to bounce. Um, class calls. Hey. Bye, spence.

Spencer: Bye.

Esme: Time to get this done.

Victor: So, what was that all about?

Spencer: [ Sighs ] My fault. I-I took my frustration at being stuck in here out on Esme. She didn’t deserve it.

Victor: Mm. Ah, you take after your grandfather. He always had a much shorter fuse than the rest of the family.

Spencer: Hm.

Victor: So, what exactly lit this particular powder keg, hm?

Spencer: Every year, I leave flowers on my mother’s grave on the anniversary of her death. I can’t this year for obvious reasons. Mm. Unless…

Victor: Unless what?

Spencer: Well, unless you bust me out.

Drew: So you think that Victor is trying to access my old memories?

Anna: It’s possible. But, look, Andre confirmed for me that those memories were gone.

Drew: But Peter made him believe otherwise.

Anna: Well, Peter and Faison, they were in charge of the whole memory experiment. But then Victor, he took custody of you at Crichton Clark. And this — this kind of tracks with this new information that I’m privy to. [ Sighs ]

Drew: Such as?

Laura: It’s alright, Anna. I think Drew has a right to know the truth.

Victor: Absolutely not.

Spencer: Come on, Uncle Victor. I know that you have connections in Spring Ridge. You arranged for Samuel to make sure that I was safe. How hard could it be for you to arrange a furlough?

Victor: Furloughs are almost exclusively reserved for family funerals and deathbeds.

Spencer: Then it can be off the books. It’s not like this place is surrounded by barbed wire. I can be shuttled out of here and brought back in an hour.

Victor: I will not risk extending your sentence, much less joining you in here. Not when there’s so much in the works for the future of this family.

Spencer: And I want to be a part of that future. We are Cassadines, Uncle Victor. Family is everything to us. We don’t get to pick and choose who we love, who we trust. Just because my mother died hours after me being born doesn’t mean that I don’t miss her every single day. I know I screwed up. And I’m being punished for it now, deservedly so. But think about the people who you’ve loved and lost. Wouldn’t you do everything in your power to make sure that they weren’t forgotten? There must be something you can do.

Trina: We were so close to getting past this, but you just can’t help yourself, can you?

Cameron: Okay, let’s just take a moment right now. I understand —

Trina: I didn’t realize you were taking a course on mediation, Cam.

Cameron: None of my business?

Trina: Mm.

Josslyn: Am I wrong for defending my friends?

Trina: No, you’re not wrong, but it doesn’t make it any better when you say there are certain things you won’t apologize for after saying you’re sorry.

Josslyn: Trina, I’m trying my best here. We all lose it sometimes. Like you did at the cabin.

Trina: Oh, my gosh, apologies aren’t transactional. You made my feelings for Spencer part of “the Josslyn Jacks show.”

Josslyn: That was Esme, not me.

Trina: It’s always Esme, isn’t it? Can’t you just take responsibility for making things worse? Can you, for once in your life, think about what I’m going through?

Esme: My, my. You can cut the tension with a knife, can’t you?

Nikolas: Spencer’s loved, Courtney. Maybe I need to remind him of that more often.

Sonny: [ Groans ] Okay, Courtney, I’m sorry. I should — I know I should have been nicer, but I think… that’s what Nikolas needed, and that’s what Spencer needs. And I’m gonna — I’m gonna — I’m gonna look out for your boy, just like I trust that you keep an eye on… my dad, Morgan, Jason. And Brando and Sasha’s baby boy.

Sasha: I love you.

Brando: I love you, too.

Sasha: That was good.

Brando: Mm.

Sasha: Better than good.

Brando: Mm-hmm. Mm, like the first time. [ Sighs, chuckles ]

Sasha: Yeah, except – except in a bed this time.

[ Both chuckle ]

Sasha: Instead of the backseat of a car you were working on.

Brando: Yeah, yeah. Well, there is that. [ Sighs ]

Sasha: I’ll trade my pillow mint for your thoughts.

Brando: Oh. I was thinking. It’s been a while since we’ve been with each other. Not since…

Sasha: well, let’s not wait so long next time. [ Chuckles ] I’ll be right back.

[ Water rushing in distance ]

Brando: Hi.

Sasha: Wait. Don’t move. I want to take a mental picture of this. It’s beautiful.

Brando: Oh, the — the view?

Sasha: Mm, that too.

Cameron: Best to stay out of this, Esme.

Trina: I should go.

Josslyn: Wait. What if I ditch class and we can talk?

Trina: I’m all talked out. Maybe another time.

Josslyn: Well, text me. I’ll always answer.

Cameron: Trina… for what it’s worth, I’m very sorry.

Trina: Thanks.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Esme: Trina.

Trina: I really don’t want to hear from you, Esme.

Esme: [ Sighs ] Don’t worry, Trina. You’re probably never gonna hear from any of us soon enough.

Nikolas: You holding up okay?

Carly: Are you?

Nikolas:  I should join my lovely wife. Take care, Carly. Courtney would have loved what you’ve done with the place. What it’s become. I’m sorry that I’ve never told you that before.

Carly: Thank you. You just missed your mother.

Nikolas: Oh, yeah? What did she have to say?

Carly: No, I-I didn’t get to say anything to her but hello, but she did seem to be getting into it with Ava and Victor.

Drew: You really think that Victor had something to do with Luke’s death?

Laura: We don’t have proof. We only have circumstantial evidence.

Anna: But we — we all believe that he’s been planning something for months. So what if Luke stumbled upon it, and then Victor would only have one way to stop Luke?

Drew: But, I mean, I-I barely even knew Luke. So — so how would he have come across something that relates to me?

Laura: Crichton-Clark, Helena, Victor, the Ice Princess?

Anna: The common threads is the Cassadines. But we can’t stop Victor until we have proof.

Drew: There’s like dozens of people died in that crash in Innsbruck, dozens.

Anna: And the only way for us to prove that Victor is responsible is to go to Austria.

Laura: You’ve got to tread very carefully. That was deemed an accident.

Anna: Right.

Laura: If you reopen the investigation, it’s going to let Victor know that we’re on to him.

Anna: Yes.

Sam: You know, there is another way to find out what Victor wants.

Sasha: It’s so beautiful here, so peaceful. [ Sighs ] I really don’t want to go back to the real world. I never want this trip to end.

Brando: Yeah, I wish I could give you that. But what I can try to do is make the real world just as special.

Sasha: Mm-hmm?

Brando: Mm-hmm.

Sasha: And how do you plan on doing that?

Brando: By planning to spend the rest of my life with you.

Sasha: Let’s do it.

Brando: Do what?

Sasha: Let’s get married. Today.

Sam: Something in your past motivated Victor to help Peter escape.

Anna: And Peter misled Victor, right? But now Peter’s dead.

Laura: Anna, is it possible that Victor could have gotten access to Andre Maddox and questioned him about Drew’s memories?

Anna: I don’t know, but I can contact Andre for sure. I-I’m confident that he would never reveal that kind of information, and certainly not to someone like Victor.

Drew: So Victor still believes that he can access my memories.

Sam: Exactly. So what if we set a trap for Victor by convincing him it’s possible?

Victor: No, no, no further action from Anna or Drew with regards to our connection to Peter August. But [Sighs] I fear this is only the calm before the storm.

Nikolas: Starting without me?

Ava: Mm-hmm. Never too early to keep celebrating Peter’s demise.

Nikolas: [ Chuckles ] Amen to that. [ Chuckles ] Carly…just told me that she saw you and my mother having a pretty intense conversation. [ Breathes deeply ] What was that about?               [ Sighs ]

Ava: Oh, we were just gossiping about you. Every once in a while, Laura needs a little reassurance that I’m taking very good care of you.

Nikolas: Had nothing to do with my uncle?

Ava: No, I told her that I had a nice conversation with him.

Nikolas: Really?

Ava: Yeah. And I’m making more of an effort with Victor.

Nikolas: [ Sighs ] I’m making more of an effort with Spencer. Not having much luck.

Ava: And you will keep trying until you do. In the meantime, since your uncle wants to be closer with you, what do you say we invite Victor to dinner?

Spencer: Hello, mother. Sorry I was late this year. [ Sighs ] I see that someone beat me to it. I’m glad that you weren’t alone.

Trina: Spencer? What are you doing out of Spring Ridge?

Professor Khan: Despite having been born nearly a generation apart, Locke and Rousseau shared similar ideas about free will and a social contract. Locke and Rousseau were not considered criminologists.

Cameron: You okay?

Josslyn: Who is being stubborn, me or Trina?

Professor Khan: However, in their social contract with society, they believed that an individual…

Cameron: Maybe neither.

Professor Khan: …enter the contract…

Cameron: I mean you both had great points.

Professor Khan: …giving up their rights…

Josslyn: No, no, I need to find her.

Professor Khan: …to act in their own self-interest.

Josslyn: And I need to apologize again before we start fighting.

Professor Khan: In fact, it was Jerem Bentham who devised the roles of imprisonment and incarceration. Bentham understood that punishment should be used sparingly, and he also understood that happiness was when the greatest good was shared by the greatest number. However, as Bentham said—

[ Cellphones, computers chiming ]

Professor Khan: Alright, alright. Exactly what is more important than Jeremy Bentham?

Male student: See for yourself.

[ Students murmuring ]

[ Gasping, laughter ]

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