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 felicia: Oh, that’s fantastic. Great. Hey, maxie, why don’t you call mac and show off our engineering skills? Wait. I want to change into something with less frosting on it first. Ah, okay. Uh, georgie, would you check on bailey? But don’t wake her up, okay? Okay. Sweetheart, you seem so distracted. You’re missing out on christmas eve with your kids. Mom, I’m trying to get into the holiday spirit, but this year, the holidays just remind me how fast life changes. You know, this time last year, deception was such a success. I was riding high, even though I had just broken up with austin. I still can’t believe he’s gone. Mm, sweetheart… I don’t have any lingering feelings or regrets for breaking up with him. It just awful how he died. You have a lot going on. But keep the faith. I have a feeling that this time next year, things are going to be looking up for you. I hope so.

[ Doorbell rings ] Are you ready for your first christmas with my family? I’m going to need you to guide me through. I just have to grab my stuff. I really need this break, from classes and studying and…adam? What are you still doing here? Grandma, kevin, when did you guys get here? Oh, hi, sweetheart. We haven’t been here long at all. Merry christmas. Merry christmas, sweetheart. Um, your dad, uh, needed to step out for a minute, and you were taking a nap, so he asked us to come over. But it’s christmas eve. What could he possibly be doing? Aiden, how are we going to get all this done tonight? Don’t worry. I’m a professional. Yeah. I’m not. Alright, you just keep doing this…

[ Doorbell rings ] …And I’ll get the door. Hey. Hi! Merry christmas eve! Hi, baby girl. Merry christmas eve. Come in, come in. Hi.How are you? You look beautiful. Thank you. Hey, sweetheart, aren’t you gonna wish aunt elizabeth a merry christmas eve? Merry christmas. Joyeux noel, maximista. I, uh, require your urgent assistance. You look deep in thought over here. Just admiring my blessings. Look at my beautiful family. All happy and together. And since we are… everyone? I have something to tell you all. Something… …life-changing.

I was surprised to get your phone call. Listen, can we, uh, make this quick? I’m missing christmas eve with my daughter. Yes, of course. How’s charlotte? Please tell me she’s doing well. She’s got a long road ahead of her, but she’s much better. Listen, I wish I’d told you the truth from the start. You owed me the truth. But I owe you the same. Your dad was hoping to be back before you even woke up, so I’m sure he’s going to be here any minute now, hon. I hope so. Papa promised we spend christmas together, since last year, he was…away. Well, I for one, am very happy to be home for christmas. I’m very grateful to get some extra time with my sweet little granddaughter. I’m very happy you’re here, both of you. Well, thank you. Now, does anyone know how to make a ribbon all squiggly?

[ Chuckling ] It’s ridiculously easy. Yeah? Prove it. Okay. Aiden’s over there making cookies, and we’re going to sing some christmas carols. Wow. What do you think? You think you’re up for doing some singing? Maybe. Can I go color now? Y-yeah, sure, yeah, you can go color, if that’s what you want to do. Um… what’s going on? I don’t — I don’t know. Uh, leo quartermaine told her santa wasn’t real, but chase swore he handled it. I-I thought maybe she was just tired, but she’s been like this all day. Well, that doesn’t sound like her. Oh, anything else happen? I asked her, but she — she won’t — she won’t tell me. I don’t know what to do at this point. Alright, well, just lay low, and let’s give her some time. Yeah. Maybe we’ll get a christmas miracle. I thought you had an early flight this morning. Uh — uh, no, not — not exactly. Okay, then what, exactly? I’m not — I’m not going home. Since when? You didn’t mention this when we were studying last night. Yeah, technically, I, um — I didn’t decide until this morning. Wait, so you chose to stay in the dorms alone on christmas? Some people enjoy the peace and quiet. See? Okay, but what about the dining halls? They’re closed. What are you gonna eat? I’ll just call a food delivery service. And there’s — there’s so much ramen in my room. That’s pathetic. Come on. Dex and I can give you a ride to — look, I can’t go home! Curtis: First, let me start by saying how absolutely grateful I am to share this holiday with you all. It’s been a challenging year, and I can truthfully say that I wouldn’t have made it through without the love and support of each of you. Amen. Amen. We love you, too. Now spit it out.

[ Laughter ] Okay, auntie. Uh. Lovely portia has been researching clinical trials for people with paralysis. She found experimental treatment that could restore my ability to walk.

[ Gasps ] Oh, that’s wonderful! You — you did apply for participation? I’m already under consideration. What? Oh, my god. Okay, when will you start if they select you? It could be as soon as, uh, january. Right, babe? That’s exactly right.

[ Doorbell rings ] Oh, let me get that.

[ Chuckling ] Oh, that’s amazing. Oh. Merry christmas, dr. Robinson.

So, we now know for certain that jameson forsyth was responsible for setting the fire at my house. Thank you for the confirmation. It was a relief to know that charlotte wasn’t responsible for the arson, but it’s good to know who was and why you were targeted. Brennan…the director — you’re lucky to be alive. Luck, and, uh, an assist from dante. I should have warned you the moment I knew that charlotte was targeting you. Maybe then none of this would have happened. Charlotte was collateral damage in a conspiracy targeted at me. And I apologize for that. No. No, I apologize. I just wanted you to hear it from me, now that this whole sordid business is over. Are you sure about that?

[ Sighs ] Thank you for the shower and for the spare clothes. Well, it’s a good thing I still had that box of mac’s clothes we were donating to the shelter. They’ve been in the car all week. They definitely came in handy. I would say. So, are you going to tell me what happened? Oh, yes. Do tell. Well, uh, yes. Uh, a pipe burst in my apartment, and, uh, my super was able to shut it off before it affected other units, but not before mine was rendered uninhabitable. What happened to your computers? Oh, I managed to salvage most of it, put it in a storage unit. Some of it is still in my trunk. Aw, you poor thing. And that’s why I showed up here looking like a drowned rat. I-I didn’t mean to impose. I-I just — I needed a place to dry off. Oh, come on, you were coming here for dinner anyway. This was perfect. Right. And while I would love to dine with you, I suppose I should away and figure out my lodging. I mean, the metro court is booked, as are most of the other nice places, but I suppose I could venture further out to sawyer or greenfield — you’ll do no such thing. I mean, it’s only temporary until I find another apartment. Absolutely not. You’ll move in here. Are you upset cam decided to go skiing with his new girlfriend this christmas? Not gonna lie, I felt a little twinge about it ’cause obviously I miss him, but I’m not surprised. He seems to really like this girl. Are you upset? It would have been nice to see him. But I get it. Do you feel a little left out now that both of your brothers have girlfriends? Actually… there’s someone I like, too. Want to help me make paper snowflakes? Okay. You just have to cut along where I drew the pattern. See those lines? Cool. Careful with the scissors. I know how to use scissors. So, um, did you visit santa? Think you’ll get everything you want this year? You don’t have to talk about it, but it might help if you do. My daddy’s going away.

[ Gasps ] Spencer! You made it! Was there ever any doubt? Alright. These go underneath this beautiful tree. Wow. Yeah, well, I’ll tell you stories about the ornaments. There are a few that I might have made. Oh, is that right? Yeah, I’d like to see them. Spencer, welcome. Thank you. Nice to see you. Hi, everyone. Ms. Henry. Mr. Ashford. Hello, spencer. Young mr. Cassadine. Good to see you. Likewise. You know what we need? Maybe the two of you could put some christmas tunes on. Hey, hear, hear. There we go. Okay. Let me put it on real quick. Let’s get it going. I almost forgot. One of the, uh, light strands out front went out. Curtis: Thank you. So, did you know that spencer was coming over? Oh, honey, maybe, uh, trina just forgot to tell us. Mm-hmm. Well, welcoming unexpected guests, it’s all a part of christmas, right? Honey, my love, you’re entitled to how you feel. Now, are you sure you want to start this next year off at odds with the young man your daughter loves? Right. [ Sighs ]

One horse open sleigh jingle bells

marshall, what are you doing out here in the cold?

Jingle all the way

you sound like irene. I’m fine. Just needed a moment, that’s all. Are you okay? Oh, I am beyond okay. Last year, I was amazed to be celebrating the holidays with my son and my grandson. And this year, I get to do it all over again with a brand-new granddaughter. You know, it’s overwhelming, stella. I never — I never thought I deserved all this after the — after the way I walked out on him. Oh, marshall, let it go. Come on. It’s in the past. You can’t keep beating yourself up over it. I know, I know. I had a conversation with irene just the other night. Right here. She, uh — she told me to count my blessings and get over myself.

[ Chuckles ] And no, I am not hitting the sauce. I talk to my sister all the time. You know, they say that death doesn’t mean the end of a relationship. I feel her presence around me just as close as I did when I was helping her raise your boys. You know, I am beyond grateful that you took on my family the way you did. And you did a wonderful job. It was my honor and my pleasure. You always had my back. You… bridged the gap between me and curtis when I came back. You kept my secret. And you bridged the gap between me and curtis when I didn’t tell him trina might be his daughter. I appreciate that. Looks like we’ve been there for each other. Unlikely, but true.

[ Chuckles ] You’re a special woman, stella henry. And you are kind and loving man, marshall. And I’m sorry for all you have endured, including losing the two women you loved. Irene and epiphany. You — you deserve all the happiness you can hold. And I’m sorry you gave up that gentleman you were going to marry for irene and my boys. Of course I would do what I could for my sister and my nephews. I loved them. Irene and i were two peas in a pod. Yes. But you were always the feisty pea.

[ Both laugh ] Get out of here.

Deck the halls with boughs of holly aw… alright, now. Come on. I love this song. Hey-hey! Oh. Uh-huh.

[ Both laugh ] Come on, now. Gimme that hand, girl. Alright, alright. There we go. Come on, now. Ah. -Uh-huh. -Yeah. Hello. Oh, shut that. It’s on papa now.

[ Both laughing ] Yeah. [ Laughs ]

La la la la fa la la la la, la la la la fa la la la la, la la la la

I’m sorry, I, uh — I got a little carried away. Yeah, just — just blame it on the music. Yeah. Oh, you know what? I left the stove on. Okay. I’m just — oh.

Glory to the newborn king adam: My parents, they would ask a million questions about my grades and what courses I’m taking next semester. And they would just — they — they’d get in my head. So I told them that I had an internship over winter break. This way, I’ll have more time to just get my head straight, and I’ll do better in class come january. So you lied to them again? This is becoming a pattern with you. I panicked, okay? I just didn’t want to disappoint them with my grades. Adam, your grades are excellent. My parents won’t think so. Besides, the flights are way too expensive now, so there’s no way I can go home without telling them the truth and just begging them for cash. Trust me. It’s better this way. I, um, hope you guys have a good christmas. What was that about? I should invite him over to my mom’s house for christmas, right? Not to stay over, of course. He can stay here, but just so he’s not alone the whole time. I’ll check with mom. And that is the last of them. I still have unwrapped gifts in my room. Of course you do.

[ Laughter ] Maybe after we’re done, we can watch “christina comes home for christmas.” Ah, yeah. There’s no avoiding that one, is there? You know who I used to watch that movie with? Your mom. That’s why we should watch it together. It’s a movie date, then. Well, then I guess it’s time for me to rustle up some movie snacks! I’ll go get the gifts. Okay. Oh, dear, dear. Sweet lulu. Oh, honey, your daughter’s growing up, and she needs you. And I will find a way to get her through this. I just wish we were doing it together.

[ Grunts ] My first battle wound. Anything for family. Jameson is dead. Brennan is in custody. I believe that I’m no longer in any danger. Besides, I-I feel as if I did the bureau a service, by rooting out a corrupt director. If you’re hoping for a fruit basket, I wouldn’t hold your breath.

[ Chuckles ] No, I think I would be happy if they reinstated my pension. Interest accrued. I would be remiss in saying that there are still enemies out there. You and your family would do well to keep your distance. Never stopped me before. I’ve got plenty of enemies. You’ve always stood by me. We were a great team.

The christmas lights go out when spencer crashes our family christmas. Bad omen or… hey. Can I help? Oh, you know what? Thank you. We’re good. Oh, okay. Uh, it is cold outside, and three sets of eyes… I’m just saying. Um, yeah. Thank you, spencer. We’d appreciate that. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

[ Humming ] I really hope that, uh, we get the chance to get to know each other a little bit better this next year. Yeah, no, no, I’m — I’m happy to hear that. As long as you make trina happy, we’re happy, so… oh, I definitely intend to make her happy. She loves you both very much. And I love her, so… yeah, but what do you really know about love, though? What’s wrong?

[ Voice breaking ] You already know. I want to hear you say it. This is so easy. You know, being here with you, it’s just… so easy. Now that all the secrets are out, and the dust is beginning to settle, I can feel us again. But I close my eyes, and I am back in that doorway with the dark apartment, and the gun goes off in my hand. And charlotte is crumpled on the floor. We can’t go forward, as much as I love you. And I do love you, valentin. And I love you. Your responsibility is to your daughter. She’s in so much pain. She has to process this whole trauma of the shooting. Charlotte needs you. I can no longer be part of your family. Haven’t you heard of knocking? Door was open. Sorry. You just startled me. I apologize. I just came to find out if you’d like peppermint or regular hot chocolate. Peppermint would be lovely, thanks. Would you like me to carry that bag of presents for you? No, I’ve got it. Thank you. Well, that’s an interesting necklace. It’s a family heirloom. It was helena cassadine’S. Grandfather victor left it to me in his will. I was thinking of wearing it, but I don’t think it’s giving a christmas vibe. Mm. Well, I’ll leave you to it. I-I couldn’t impose. Spinelli, I got this house so that my family would have room to spread out. You’re family. You could take the guest room. You’ll have plenty of room for your computers. Sounds ideal. Oh, I don’t know. Oh, come on, it’s not forever. Just until your apartment is ready. You know how everything closes down during the holidays. Okay. But only if I can pay you rent. No. You’re georgie’s father. I can’t charge you rent. Besides, you’ll be like free in-house childcare. Okay, georgie’s care is my blessing, not my burden. And that goes for all the kids. No, truly, I must insist. I mean, your utilities are going to skyrocket. I use a lot of electricity and water, and — and I — I require top-speed internet. Oh, hey, look, the gifts didn’t get ruined in the flood. Oh, oh, they must have been in the car already. That’s a good thing, huh? How fortuitous.

[ Chuckles ] Hi, dad! Hey, sweetheart. You’re late for our christmas eve celebration. Are those for us? Mm-hmm. Wouldn’t it be great if you could spend the night? That way, we could open them tomorrow morning. Oh, I’m not sure about that. Please, mom, convince him. Go ahead. Tell your dad what you just told me. You got this. I heard you and uncle chase last night. It sounded like you did something bad. He said that you’re going to court. That’s where people go to jail. I am so sorry this has been bothering you all day. I’m not going to jail, sweetheart. Then why have you been so sad? You are too perceptive for my own good. Uh, the thing is, I’ve been a little sad lately because… some people think I made a mistake at work, and they are doing an investigation. But I know I didn’t do anything wrong. And we’re going to work it out. Why are you going to court? Just to make everything official. That’s the way hospitals do things. So you’re not going away? No, sweetheart. Not ever. Pinky promise? Pinky promise. It’s you and me together forever. That’s what jake said. Yeah? He’s smart. So… you were saying that you like someone? Yeah. I would love to hear more if you want to tell me. They’re in my science class. They’re really smart. We got to talking about how there’s a lot of science in baking. They asked me to do some demonstrations for the science club. Oh, so that’s what you’ve been doing after school. Well, they sound really nice. His name is tobias.

I think I remember tobias from the science fair. Did he make the wind turbine? He’s really into renewable energy and the environment. Yeah, right, I-I remember. I thought he should have won. Me, too. I’m sorry I said that. That completely came out wrong. No, no, it’s a good question. And until I met trina, I wouldn’t have known how to answer it. I realize that I’ve made a lot of mistakes, and even though trina and i are in a better place now, it’s not lost on me what I’ve put her through. And I know that I still have a lot that I need to prove to you guys. But I will, because I love trina more than I’ve ever loved anyone else in my entire life. And she makes me want to be so much better. And that means earning your forgiveness… and I hope eventually your respect and your trust. Let there be light. Well, how about that? We would have found it. You know what I mean. Didn’t what he say move you at all? Ah, you’re back. And you survived. Yeah, barely. Your mom is tough. Mm. She’ll come around. Yeah, I’m not so sure. I love you for trying. It’s your dad’s choice whether he stays or not. Oh, come on. Dad, it’ll be fun. You know, I might stay longer than one night. See, my — my apartment is waterlogged, and I-I have no idea how long it’ll take to repair it. Wait, wait, so you’re going to move in? We are discussing it. Well, what is there to discuss? My sentiments exactly. We are defining terms, to wit — whether or not I’ll be a guest or a tenant. All that matters is that you’ll be here. Please, mom? I’ll be extra good. And I can clean my room, and james and i can even cook dinner and — you guys can’t use the stove. Have you been using the stove? Wouldn’t it be nice to have dad here for a little while? You’d be doing a good deed for your daughter’s father. Okay, fine. Fine. I will agree to your ridiculous deal. Yay! And you, little miss puppy eyes, can help me set up the guest room. Come on. Okay. I think she bought it, don’t you? Yes. Kevin, what’s wrong? Did something happen with charlotte? Uh, n-no. Um… when I was in her room, I — I heard her talking to herself. She’s very proud of her — her wound. Her first battle wound, she called it. Wow. Um… well, okay, I’m not the expert here. You are. But, uh, could that be a-a way of coping with her ordeal? Or — or maybe — maybe she feels victorious because she broke up her father and anna. I mean, either way, I don’t think we should underestimate the damage that victor has done to her. Well, that’s likely, and I’ll keep examining this in our sessions. She seemed so much like her normal self earlier. Well, yes. When she’s around you, she relaxes. She becomes more herself. She’s spontaneous. In her room just now, she was wearing a necklace that she said victor left to her in his will. That’s helena’s.

[ Gasps ] Oh, my gosh.

O christmas tree these earrings are so gorgeous. Thank you. Of course. So are you. I hope you like them. Well, I love them because they came from you.

O christmas tree, o christmas tree are we all ready for our tradition? What tradition is this? I’ll, uh — I’ll make some more cider. Um, it’s, uh, already done. The p-pot’s warming now. O-okay. Great minds. Yeah. Well, every year, we make an ornament for the tree. Okay, well, I will get out of your hair, and I will let you, uh, enjoy your family tradition. Do you have somewhere more important to be? Because you’re on glue gun duty. Come on, everyone. -Whoo! -Alright. I get to pick the first ornament! I’m so excited!

[ Laughter ]

[ Stella speaks indistinctly ] And here you go. Be careful. Oh. Thank you. Ready, babe? Merry christmas eve, everybody. -Merry christmas eve. -Merry christmas eve. Can you hold that for me?

[ All speaking indistinctly ]

[ Knock on door ] What’s up? Josslyn: You’re invited to my family’s house for christmas eve — well, the part of my family that’s going to be at my mom’s house. A-are you sure it’s cool with everybody? We’d love to have you. Right, dex? The more the merrier. Okay, uh, let me grab my coat. I’ll — I’ll meet you guys outside. Maxie seemed to believe you. Showing up wet was a bold move. I thought we discussed mold. I wanted to go with a strong visual. And a great save with the bag of gifts, by the way. Oh, I can think on my feet. Yes, you surely can. This was a really great scheme to help maxie through her financial struggles. Thank you for looping me in. Maxie is too stubborn and proud to accept money without feeling like it’s a charity. This way, it’s a win-win. Okay, your room is all ready. I’m really sorry your apartment is underwater. But now that you’re staying with us, this is going to be the best christmas ever. Oh!

[ Both laugh ] Batch number three and four in the works. Thanks for helping me, mom. Thank you for trusting me enough to tell me about tobias. Love you. I love you, too. Do you think charlotte values the necklace

because it was helena’s? She seems to be proud of that fact. But so many people have told her so many things about helena. Why would she ever want to emulate her? Off the top of my head, I would say she’s looking for role models. People that she feels are powerful. Survivors. Unfortunately, helena, victor — in other words, the darker figures in the family, certainly qualify. She may be using them as a way to cope with her trauma. Sort of like an — an emotional crutch. Oh, my god. I-I can’t believe it. All the years that I spent worrying about nikolas, trying to save him from the darkness that he inherited from the cassadines.

[ Scoffs ] I never dreamed that charlotte would have to battle the same demons. I can’t bear to lose her, too. I’ve got to find a way to get through to charlotte. Valentin: How do you expect me to let you go? If I’ve made anything of myself in this life, it’s because of you. I don’t know where I’d be without you. You accepted me. All of me. I never felt more seen than when I was with you. I’m very grateful for our time together. I’ve loved you my whole life. I don’t know how I’m going to stop that. No, let’s not do that. Let’s just accept that. A part of me will always love you. A part of me will always love you. If love were enough, then we’d probably be together, wouldn’t we? But… it’s complicated. Yeah.

Peace sleep in heavenly peace

[ Sniffles ] Let’s call it, okay? With as much respect and dignity as we can.

Silent night holy night

[ Crying ] I always knew if I could ever have you, I could never keep you.

At the sight glories stream from heaven

goodbye, anna. Goodbye, valentin.

Heavenly hosts sing alleluia christ the savior is born christ the savior is born

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Hi. Lucy. Mwah. It’s good to see you. You — you, too. Thanks. Oh, thank you. Um… oh — oh, thanks, I-I — I got it. Okay. Oh, uh… hey, no wine? Uh, well, I thought I’d wait to order until laura and martin joined us. Oh. Right, right. Well, you know, I just don’t think that martin and laura, uh, would mind, deny us a pre-dinner cocktail. So, uh, you know, I know I could really use one. It’s been quite a rough day… week, month, year. That’s a long time.

[ Chuckling ] Yes. Yeah, looks like, uh, scott’s had a bad day, as well. Before you say it, I know the decent thing to do is to invite him over. Good god, no.

[ Exhales deeply ] I miss you so much, luke. I saw you looking at that snow globe, tracy. But don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone we saw you showing some christmas spirit. Brook lynn, why have you not responded to my texts? I was christmas shopping with chase and leo and violet. Oh, yes, that’s right. Of course, your phone doesn’t work in the proximity of small children. I stop looking at it when I’m celebrating the joy of the season. Well, you and I have a business meeting tomorrow morning to figure out how this arrangement with deception works. But tomorrow’s christmas eve. I am well aware. But now that you’re gonna be my business protégé, you’re gonna have to change your priorities. What’s that? It’s true, dad. I’m going back to work at deception. But this time, it’s gonna be different. This time, brook lynn’s gonna be the boss. Lois, did you know about this? Yeah, I did. And I think it’s great.

[ Knock on door ] Oh. Hi. Nina, what — what are you doing here? I thought we were meeting at rice plaza to watch donna and avery in the living nativity? No, I know, I know, I just needed to see you in private because, um, I needed to see you without sonny and the girls. Oh. Why? Well, ava, my dear friend, I need your help before my whole world comes crashing down. Daddy, do I look okay? You look amazing. Hey, dad. Hey, donna.

[ Chuckles ] Are you here to watch me and avery? Of course I am. You’re going to be an amazing lamb. Avery’s a shepherd. Well, I can’t wait to see you both. You excited to be part of the living nativity? Cyrus: I am, too. Is that the guy you’re investigating? Yes. He is the new head of the wsb. Really? Because he told me he was a security consultant. Wait, do you know him? Yeah. John brennan. I mean, he’s been here in the diner a few times. Matter of fact, he was here a half hour ago. Did he say where he was going? No, no, he got a phone call, and he took off. So, my interpol contact’s going to be here in 20 minutes. You sure you can trust this guy, huh? What? Yeah. Absolutely. No, I’m confident that whitney’s on the up-and-up. It just, uh, wouldn’t be a stretch for the head of the wsb to request interagency cooperation and make all that evidence disappear. Not this time. Brennan’s been trying to ruin my life for months… …but that all changes tonight. He’s going down.

[ Sighs ] Sorry. Um, it’s just scott’s been pushing me to travel with him, um, to florida at christmas to see serena and the manatees.

[ Both chuckle ] Christmas with your daughter. What’s wrong with that? Oh, nothing. Nothing. I’m very tempted. It’s just that scott didn’t bother to tell serena about his plans, and, um, I found out she has a brand-new boyfriend. You know, first christmas and all. I just — the two of us go — fortunately, for me and serena, scott saw reason and decided not to make the trip. Ah, well, I’m sure it’ll be nice for you and martin to spend the holidays together. Yeah. Yeah. Together. Oh, wait. Ned is blackmailing you, too? Yeah, it’s like a line is forming.

[ Chuckles ] Okay, so if I don’t tell ned information on aurora, he’s going to go to sonny and tell sonny that I’m the one who reported carly and drew to the sec for insider trading. Ugh. Well, then I guess you better find some information that ned would find useful. Ava, ava, I don’t have access to the inner workings of aurora. And let’s just say in the perfect world, I magically come up with something and I tell ned and then michael finds out, he’s going to retaliate and tell sonny. See? This is an impossible situation. Yeah, it is. It is. And I feel for you. I really do. But, nina, I have problems of my own, you know?

[ Sighs ] I’m going to be one of the wise men. Melchior, I believe, though we won’t be wearing name tags. I-I’m just on my way to pick up my crown and robes. Yeah, you’re not coming anywhere near my little sister. It’s alright, michael. I’m taking care of it. Y– but you knew about this? Yeah. I’m watching cyrus like a hawk. No robes or crowns for you today. Sonny, be reasonable. It’s a christmas pageant. Michael, do me a favor. Can you take donna to the nativity, please? Let’s go. Okay, I don’t understand. What is the harm in me participating in the celebration of the holy season? Celebrate on your own. You’ve already been replaced.

Et tu, brother? The name is melchior. Hey, hey. Please don’t make a scene, okay? No, I-I’m — I’m just surprised. I mean, martin’s been averse to christmas pageants ever since, what, second grade when you tripped on the robe and knocked over the manger.

[ Chuckling ] Oh. I’ll make sure I watch my step this time. Cyrus, will you do this for me? I’m asking you not as the mayor but as your sister. I wish you all the joys of the holiday season. That’s what I call a christmas miracle. Let’s just be grateful he decided to play nice for whatever reason. Thank you, laura, for making the wise man swap. Yeah. Well, looks like the other kings are gathering over there. Perhaps you should join them. Yeah, let’s all say a prayer that I don’t trip over something and this is over before we know it. Remember, lucy and kevin are waiting on dinner for us. Yeah. Hey, do you think cyrus really knew that donna and avery were in the living nativity, or is it just a coincidence? I’m not sure, but I’m not taking any chances. Like I said before, I don’t think cyrus killed austin, but I’m not going to trust him anywhere near anybody I care about. Oh, this looks…

[ Buttons beeping ] Ava jerome, you bought another gun? No, I didn’t buy it. It just — it appeared. I found it in a drawer the day I moved in, along with an ominous note saying, “you never know when you’ll need it.” So someone’s stalking you. Yeah, or trying to frame me. And they’re getting bolder. Brookie, what are you thinking? You know, tracy, I am going to need brook lynn all day tomorrow for last-minute christmas details. Unless, of course, you would like to help. There are cookies to bake, there are presents to wrap. And then of course, I got everybody matching P.J. Sets. And I hope I got you the right size. I can move the business meeting to december 26th. The pajamas — that’s a hard pass. Aw. Matching P.J.S? Really, ma? Got rid of tracy, didn’t it? Lois, have you lost your mind? How can you, of all people, be happy that our daughter is giving up music to be a corporate executive? Oh, ned, use the good sense that god gave you. Obviously, there’s an angle. What angle? Well, brook lynn isn’t going back to deception to work for herself. She’s going back so she could try to outsmart tracy and make things right for her friends. Wait, did brennan say why he was in port charles? He just said that he was a security consultant here on business. He never said he was the head of the wsb, but, I mean, why would he? Did he say how long he was planning on staying? He said he’d be here for a little while. I mean, he was a little bit flirtatious, and he seemed harmless, but do you know different? Um, look, I don’t have all the facts, but if you see him again, keep your distance and call dante.

[ Sighs ] You know, if forsyth hadn’t come after that report, I don’t think I would have even realized I still had it. It had been stuck in that trunk for decades. But brennan sending forsyth is — is kind of like he dug his own grave.

[ Sighs ]

[ Door opens ] We’re closed. Got time for one more?

You are too compassionate for your own good, and…you always have been.

[ Chuckles ] Okay, I’ll bite. What do you mean by that? Um, well, you really don’t understand that we are completely surrounded by cutthroats and thieves. And sometimes, just sometimes, you really need to look out for number one. Just an observation, but it seems like you’re talking about something specific. Care to share?

[ Chuckles ] Quartermaines. Mm. You realize they never change their spots.

[ Chuckles ] In fact, you probably know tracy stole the company from me. But now guess what she’s done? She’s given brook lynn a job at my company. A job. Brook lynn. This is — this is the very woman who stole all the proprietary information on my deceptor so she could give it to her grandmother, which allowed tracy to file this pernicious lawsuit against us. Is

it possible that you’remore hurt than you are angry?

[ Sighs ] I’m angry. Oh, doc, I’m so angry. I’M… but you’re right. I’m also very, very hurt at the whole betrayal. I trusted her. I — I let brook lynn in on the team, and she turns out to be worse, really worse than her grandmother, even more than I imagined. Well, I’m glad that you’re getting these feelings off your chest rather than keeping them bottled up inside. How do you do that? You’re always… such a good listener. And thank you for letting me vent. You’re welcome. It’s what I do.

[ Laughs ] Uh, you know…

[ Sighs ] Just a thought, but isn’t it better if brook lynn is in the office every day, rather than you having to deal with tracy day in and day out? Ah, good point. I guess — I guess I could rise above it, sort of. Maybe try to make the best of a bad situation. Wow.

[ Sighs ] Can’t believe my ears. You’re gonna roll over and let tracy win? Do you really think I would be encouraging our daughter to work in an office instead of following her dreams if there wasn’t a hidden agenda? Ma’s been nudging me for weeks to pretend to give in to tracy. Once tracy hands over the company to me, then I can hand it back to maxie and make things right. Mm-hmm. If you think your grandmother will make this easy, you are in for a very rude awakening. I know exactly what I’m in for. I either have to convince granny that I am totally on board by making her completely comfortable enough to give me controlling interest, or, due to our close proximity, I’ll have to dig something up in order to blackmail her with. Hm. Spoken like a true quartermaine. Not that that’s always a good thing, but, in this case, she would be blackmailing for a worthy cause. As long as your grandmother doesn’t figure it out and turn the tables. Ned, are you doubting our daughter? Absolutely not. So, do you still think it’s nikolas sending you these notes and that? Well, who else? I left him for dead, nina. He’s not gonna let that go. But why would he send you a gun if nikolas’ plan is to attack you? Oh, or — or to frame me. For all I know, this is the gun that killed austin. So you think he’d go that far, that he would come all the way here to kill austin just to frame you for murder? I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know what to think anymore. I mean, for months, I thought that — that nikolas was dead, and I thought that I was the one that killed him. And then I thought that I could trust austin, and that was clearly a big, fat mistake! Okay, you know what we need to do? We just need to calm down a little bit. I know, nina. I just don’t have anybody to talk to about this, and my head has been spinning since austin died. I know. Okay, I think you need a distraction. Why don’t we go to rice plaza? Yeah, no, that’s a good idea. I think seeing avery in that living nativity would make me feel a whole lot better. Yeah.

[ Chuckles ] Alright, you’re all set. Thanks for fixing it. Yeah, of course. Will I get to see wiley and amelia on christmas? Yeah. Can we hang stockings together? That’d be great, but, actually, I think you’re gonna be at mom’s on christmas eve. Daddy says you’re going to church with him and mama nina on christmas eve. Yeah, yeah, uh, me and, uh, wiley and amelia and willow and, yeah, dad and nina. Daddy says this is gonna be the best christmas ever now that mama nina’s a part of the family. So, how are you holding up, laura? Uh, still worried about charlotte. You know, physically, she’s on the mend, but, emotionally, she’s struggling. I think she’s old enough to, you know, benefit from therapy. Oh, yes, I agree. What about anna? Have you spoken to her? She’s very hard to get in touch with. She blames herself for what happened with charlotte. It was a terrible accident. Yeah, we know that, but anna, she just blames herself. Anna: The irony is that brennan had covered his tracks so well, nobody even realized he was implicated in the report. He’s kind of just brought this on himself, you know?

[ Cellphone ringing ] Sorry. Yeah. I should take this. Sam, what’s going on? Sam: Brennan’s in town. Carly saw him at kelly’S. He must have come into town to take care of anna himself. I’m here with anna right now. Can you call the pcpd, tell the desk sergeant what’s going on? Okay, I will. Dante, be careful. Always. We got to get someplace less exposed. Look who’s back. Apologies. Uh, that call pulled me away before I could even put in an order, and now you’re closed and I’ve missed my chance. You can stay. You sure? Yeah, yeah, the, uh, cook has gone home for the night, uh, but I can heat up some meatloaf. It won’t be fancy or anything. That’s okay. Simple works for me. You’re very kind.

Do I have to explain it to you? I took tracy’s deal for maxie and for sasha’s sake. And besides, 49% of a viable company is a whole heck of a lot better than 100% of nothing. Yeah, but you gave away your elq tie-breaking vote. I did no such thing. I did not. It was extorted out of me by tracy. If I had not given up my precious share of elq, she would have blown the whole deal. And then maxie, sasha, and I would have all been completely bankrupt. So you’re just going to let tracy trample over the — the company that you built? Absolutely not. I have just begun to fight back. It doesn’t seem like it, lucy. No, what it seems like is you rubbing salt in the wound, so maybe it’s time to head home, scott. Alright, kevin, I’m not gonna have to justify and take flak for doing my job. I don’t even know what that means. I’m not gonna apologize for representing your wife’s criminal brother, cyrus. Or for representing elizabeth. I just don’t know why liesl — she just won’t give me a second chance.

[ Exhales slowly ] Lucy. Stay. But aren’t you gonna go after scott? I don’t care about scott. I care about you. Besides, I want to watch this. Dirty martini — top-shelf vodka. No such thing as too dirty. Go away. Well, well, tracy, as you can see, my coat was here. So if I’m going to bother you, then I suggest you vamoose. Nothing you do has any effect on me at all. Fine. Fine.

[ Scoffs ] Alright, I’m gonna go and see avery, and I’ll catch up with you later, okay? Okay. Hi, sonny. Oh, hey. Laura, it’s nice to see you guys. Rice plaza looks amazing. Oh, thank you. Yeah, I’m very proud of our town.

[ Chuckles ] It’s really good to see you, but I have some things that I need to attend to. Oh, yeah, yeah. Alright. Hi. Why are you so late? Well, ava and I, we had some girl talk. Why? Did you miss me? Always. Mm. Martin, I understand you’ve had to learn your wise man duties on the job. Well, I was a last-minute substitution.

[ Chuckles ] What is that monster doing here? I don’t want him anywhere near avery. Don’t worry. My dad already took care of it. Good, ’cause I don’t believe that man’s conversion for a second. Don’t be ridiculous, sonny. Austin is not responsible for what his cousin did. Mason was just following orders from his mysterious boss. His boss is cyrus renault. I know cyrus is as dangerous as he ever was. Well, I’m glad you’re okay with meatloaf, although it’s going to take a while to heat up. Well, I hope I’m not putting you out. I should just come back another night. It’s okay. It’s okay. I mean, I haven’t finished closing down the kitchen yet, so I’ll just be right back. It’ll just take a minute. Oh, my phone. Uh, is this it?

[ Sighs ] I see you know my secret. Hume: Devane, there’s no way out. Give me what I want, nobody else gets hurt. That’s not brennan. Are you willing to add detective falconeri to your long list of collateral damage? I want to talk to brennan. I’m here to help you before this all gets worse. I hear your latest shooting victim is out of the hospital. Charlotte cassadine? A child? Really? All because of something that happened in the ’80s? Let’s end this now. He’s right.

Dad, I can’t let granny push me around. The only way to deal with tracy is to face her head on. Uh-huh. Sadly, it took me a lot more years before I learned that particular lesson. Look, and I know that working back at deception will temporarily take me away from my music career, but I will not let down my clients, okay? I will work 24/7. I will do whatever it takes to make sure that granny is out of maxie’s company. Maxie’s company? Yes. What about lucy? Lucy has made it perfectly clear she won’t work with me. Oh. Well, it sounds like you’re facing an uphill battle. I’m not scared. Nothing is going to stop me from making this right. Anna: Don’t shoot. I’m coming out. Okay? Putting the gun down. I-I know where the evidence is. Alright? It’s in a safety deposit box, and I-I have the key right here. Slowly. Yeah. Super slow. Toss it to me. So, you know, brennan’s just tying everything off right now. Forsyth’s dead. Don’t you think you’re gonna be next? I’m not worried. I earn my keep. Oh, I’m sure that’s what forsyth thought, too, but brennan only keeps people that are useful around him. Everyone has a sell-by date. Don’t you think yours is up? Okay. Dante, you got him. What are you doing here? I’m checking on you. Are you okay? Yeah, we don’t know who this is. His name is roman hume. Works for pikeman. Really? Okay, where’s brennan? Wait. Wait. Make me a deal. Not a chance, man. No, we need to find brennan before he realizes we’ve got his lieutenant. I think I may know where he is. Guess we should clear the air. Not really. If you would have told me you were the director of the wsb, I would have thought you were a liar and crazy. I’m curious how you figured it out. I looked it up on the internet. There’s many john brennans, but only one director of the wsb. I clicked the link, and your picture popped up. Anyway, I’m gonna go heat up the meatloaf. Hume said that your former son-in-law was involved. It’s falconeri, right? The connection’s in there somewhere. How do you know dante? Well, I’m the director of the wsb. If there’s something that I want to know, I know it. Just as I made it my business to know all about sonny corinthos, his operation, people he holds dear. There’s just one thing that I don’t know. What am I gonna do with you? Michael. We need to talk. In private. Avery looks adorable. I know, doesn’t she? Yeah. Oh, she has been talking about her costume for weeks.

[ Chuckles ] Ah. And she’s taking her role so seriously.

[ Both chuckle ] I-I-I know this is a difficult topic for both of us, but, um… do you have any more information about nikolas’ whereabouts? I don’t, unfortunately.

[ Sighs ] Do you think you’ll keep looking for him? I wanted to stay in europe and keep looking, but then I got that call from valentin about charlotte, and I knew I was needed at home. And also, kevin convinced me that nikolas will come home when he’s ready to face the people he left behind. Alright. What do you want? Well, ned knows that I’m the one who tipped off the sec. Okay, w-what does that have to do with me? Well, he wants information on aurora to use against you and drew, and if I give him that information, then he will keep taking the blame. You don’t know anything about aurora. What was ned thinking? Well, he thinks that I will find a way. That is why I’m talking to you. You need to help me get ned off my back. Okay. Why would I do that? Because, michael, think about it. This is like blackmail 101. If ned tells sonny, you will have nothing to hold over my head. If you want me to continue keeping my distance from my daughter and my grandchildren, you will help me out. See, I only kept quiet to protect willow. She’s gonna be devastated when she finds out what you did, but you know what? Maybe it’s just best to get it all over with. Alright, alright. I’ll play your game. If ned tells sonny the truth, then guess what. I’ll tell carly the truth that you knew that I was the real informant this whole time. And you never said anything.

[ Laughter ] Why are you so jumpy? Do you really need to ask me that question? First of all, we still don’t know who killed austin. And then there’s the fact that nikolas is alive, and he’s out there somewhere. I can only assume he’s plotting his revenge against me. Wh at are you not telling me?Something else happened? Donna: Did michael come back with the cookies? Uh, not yet, sweetheart, but he’ll be here any minute. So, donna, are you having fun with avery? You girls aren’t too cold, are you? No, we’re having a great time. But only one thing can make this christmas even better. What’s that, sweetheart? I want to open presents with avery for christmas, but avery has to be with her mom. Can ava and avery come over to join us? That’s a stiff one, tracy. How come you’re drinking alone? Why do you care that I’m drinking alone when you’re clearly doing the same thing? Well, I don’t know. I just figured that you’d be at the mansion with the servants and your family. ‘Course, they don’t like you any more than I do. Have you been overserved?

[ Sighs ] Maybe you should go home before you embarrass yourself further. Alright, tracy, I’m gonna raise the white flag right now. You know, I-I-it wasn’t that long ago, tracy, that I was your lawyer, and I got you out of that mess. They thought you killed that guy. But his assistant had done it. And then, remember, we got hot and heavy. I don’t know what you’re talking about. That doesn’t sound like something I’d do. I…can’t believe you’d forget the — the look on lee and gail’s face when they came in, they caught us going at it on top of my desk. That look was priceless. The only thing I remember was them asking me why I was slumming with you?

[ Sighs ] So you do remember. Correction. I’m trying

not to remember. What’s with the high hat all of a sudden? You’re the one that was married to luke, that no-good criminal jackass.

[ Sighs ] You have seriously miscalculated. If anything happens to me — I know all about your mobster ex-husband. I’m talking about the navy seal boyfriend. But sonny will kill you, too. Oh, yeah. You know, I was really starting to like you, carly spencer. Now that I’ve seen how you operate under duress? I like you even more. Sadly, we seem to be the victims of rotten timing. Get the hell away from me! Freeze! Hands where we can see them.

Donna, sweetheart, I know that you want to be with your sister on christmas, but — but your family is so big, and — and holiday gatherings can be tricky, you know? Yeah, that — that’s a great idea. Uh, why don’t you go ahead and let the grown-ups talk? Go try to find avery at the nativity? Yay! Yeah?

[ Chuckles ] Oh. Sonny, I-I know that the girls want to be together on christmas morning, but — but I-I know that the situation is prickly. And, please, don’t — don’t do this for me. Oh, I’m not doing it for you. I’m doing it for my daughters. Oh. Right. Yeah. Of course. Well, we won’t stay long. Right. ‘Cause I know this is your first christmas with nina as — as husband and wife. And I wouldn’t want to intrude on that. Oh, I-I really don’t think nina would mind at all. I mean, we’re gonna have so many christmases ahead of us. I can explain to my mother what I did and why, but can you do the same thing with my father? Okay, okay, I’m sorry. I-I shouldn’t have said that. Listen, it doesn’t have to be this way. Michael, willow and sonny, they don’t need to know. Can you just make up something about aurora so I can pass it on to ned? It helps both of us if sonny never finds out. Okay. Fine. I’ll take care of ned. Our marriage may not have worked out, ned, but we sure did raise one hell of a daughter. Agreed. Hm. What’s going on? What did I miss? Mm. Um, you didn’t miss anything. Your mom and I were just having a nice conversation. Nice conversations and quartermaines do not go together. Ah, but I am not a quartermaine. We were just talking about how much we love you, brook lynn. Aww, is that all?

[ Chuckles ] Mm.

[ Police radio chatter ] Dante, how did you know to come here? It was sam. She told me about the conversation you had about brennan. Thank you so much. Yeah. Of course. I’m just glad we got here in time. This is the evidence that brennan’s been desperate to get hold of. What’s the significance of the wallet? Okay, if you pull back the lining, and you look in there, there’s a sequence of numbers. Could be a swiss bank account. Yeah? Thanks. Long time, huh? You think they’ll invite frisco back to clean up your mess, ex-director brennan? Well, at least you’ve been exposed as a double agent. Now everyone knows who you really are. That’s right. But my past can’t come back to hurt me anymore. You almost killed a child. What have you got left? I have myself. Good luck, then. You’ll need it. Rotten timing. Uh, so, back there, you, uh, looked like you were ready to risk your life for mine. If it had come to that, I would have. Brennan’s right about one thing. I won’t allow anyone else to get hurt because of my mistakes. As if on cue. Scott baldwin can get under someone’s skin unlike anyone I’ve ever known. You know, I’d say I just wasted some premium vodka. But when a better use comes along, you go with it. I’ll send you the dry-cleaning bill. Kevin: Lucy. Lucy. Don’T. Whatever you’re thinking, whatever you’re scheming, I promise you it will not end well. Who? Me? I don’t know what you’re talking about, doc. You know, you really do worry too much.

[ Door closes ] Hey. Hey. Hey. Was that tracy quartermaine I just saw storming through the parking lot? Yes. Really? Yeah. So good to see you, but, um, I thought martin was coming with you. Ah, I’m so sorry, lucy, but martin is still participating in the living nativity at rice plaza. Oh, well, that — that’s great. You know, when you asked him, I did encourage him to do it. I just didn’t think it would go so late. Yeah, I’m sorry about that. I’m afraid that he’s not gonna be able to join us for dinner. Here’s the cookies. You did a great job in the living nativity. Can I share them? Yeah, of course you can. Oh, that is so sweet of you to offer. I did work up an appetite as a wise man. Hi. Hey, I was just about to look for you. Yeah, I’m so sorry. It’s just there was a minor crisis at the metro court, but I handled everything. You okay? Yeah. Everything I could possibly ever want is right here. Turns out serving as a wise man’s more arduous than I thought. Although, it does offer you a rather unique perspective on the living nativity. Donna, you did a stellar job tonight as our lamb. You did. Better behaved than the angels. Yeah, there was a tussle in the back. I think there was a dented halo. Yeah? But you knew exactly what to do, didn’t you? You made your way to the back of the manger. You filled in the gap.

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[ Knock on door, door opens ]

[ Exhales heavily ] Rumor has it you’re looking for me. Yes. A freelancer dropped the ball on this re-zoning article, and I need it done. Can you do it? Has to be in tomorrow’s edition. I’ll do what I can. Oh, uh, just so you know, I have some plans in my near future. Do you now? Okay. What do these plans involve? The defenestration of tracy quartermaine.

[ Chuckles ] Brook lynn? Yeah? Now that eddie maine is dad again, do you think he’ll still perform at tomorrow’s gingerbread jam? Well, he’s very busy catching up on everything that he’s missed, but I’m sure he’d pull out his guitar just for you. Maybe you can perform at the jam again, uncle chase. You and blaze were epic. I appreciate that, violet, but now that I’m back to fighting crime, I’ve had to put my singing career behind me. Well, there’s one thing violet and I agree on. Just one?! Well, whatever my handsome, talented, charming fiancé does is epic. And then after christmas eve mass, my abuela invites everyone over for pasteles and coquito. Uh, wait. I know what pasteles are. What’s coquito? It’s basically puerto rican eggnog, heavy on the rum. Oh. I’ll have to make it for you… when you come over. I’d love that. I was sorry to hear about the miscarriage. Is your surrogate open to trying again? I’m afraid not. She took it really hard. I’m sure. Setbacks like this are devastating for everyone. But you’re here, so I take it you want to discuss options? Actually… we already have a new surrogate.

The role of josslyn jacks is temporarily being played by courtney fulk. Joss… what are you doing? Making sure it’s not ticking. Well, digital clocks don’t tick. But if you don’t want it… it won’t kill you. I promise. Great. Spencer, you shouldn’t have. Josslyn, when you open this, you’re gonna wonder, you’re gonna think, “how did I ever live without this?” Mm. I’m sure. Besides…

[ Knock on door ] …You’ve already given me the greatest present ever. My best friend’s happiness. Aww! The gift that keeps on giving. Thank you. Brennan: I was gonna ask if you need help, but you seem to have it all under control. Is there a reason that we keep meeting in the morgue? Yeah. I like it here. There’s no security cameras, and the people that are here are bad witnesses. What’s all the secrecy? I didn’t want to risk tipping anybody off. What have you been up to? Investigating jameson forsyth.

I’m going to get a hot chocolate, all marshmallow. If it’s all marshmallow, then why not just call it a marshmallow? Well, there’s still some hot chocolate poured on top, so the marshmallows get gooey. Okay, you two go get whatever chocolaty hot cocoa marshmallow drink you want. Mmm. We want to send you back to your parents as hopped up on sugar as possible. Here’s 20 bucks. Consider it your christmas present. No chance. Come on, leo. Let’s go. Look, stay where we can see you. Okay, now, who is next on your gift list? Besides my beautiful fiancée? Aww. Well, santa already brought me what I want. Are you sure you like it? I love it. But more importantly… maxie approves? Yes, indeed. Now, who’s next on your gift list? My dad. And no pressure, but this has to be the most special christmas that my family has ever had. No one understands the desire to send tracy careening out of a window more than I do. In fact, typically, I would help you push her, but I didn’t enjoy prison the first time. Defenestration isn’t strictly accurate. There will be a fall from a great height, but I intend for tracy to be flung of her own choosing and attached to a parachute. Tracy is going to go skydiving with you? That’s the hope.

[ Chuckles ] Oh. You haven’t asked her yet. Well, I heard she just got back from amsterdam. I’m gonna go by her place, pitch it to her. I don’t know. You think she’ll go for it? You have a better chance of pitching a strikeout against mickey mantle. Mickey mantle’s been dead for 30 years. Exactly. It’ll never happen. Sorry to… I’m having a package delivered here, and I got a notification that it was here. Yeah. Um… thanks. Mm-hmm. So, where’s ace? He’s fine. That’s not what I asked. You know, I met this really nice biker couple who volunteered to watch ace. I didn’t catch their names, but they swore to me they wouldn’t sell the baby. That’s funny. He’s at daycare. Relax. You know, you wouldn’t have to rely on daycare so much if you didn’t — esme. How’s the new place? It’s cozy. Peaceful. Thank you for asking, trina. Then again, anything’s cozier than a jail cell, right? Trina, can I talk to you for a second? Alone? Um… sure. Spencer, just leave it. Okay. So, what’s up? You may not want to hear this, trina, but… thank you. Is that what I think it is? It is. You’re welcome. I told you to stay out of it. I know. I know you did. But, uh, you’re not my boss anymore, so I don’t have to listen to you. I told you not to get involved, dante, because if you did, it could be dangerous for you. I know. I know. But, uh, the thing is, you’re my friend, and you’ve never turned your back on me, so I’m not gonna turn mine on you. So, do you want to see what’s in here or not? How’d you get it? Storage locker at the train station. How did you find that? The M.E. Found a key on forsyth’s body, handed it over to me. And instead of logging it as evidence, I, uh, kept it. Nice. Yeah. This is it. Yeah. So, I guess forsyth must have broken into my apartment that night. That’s not all. Here’s you. Here’s forsyth. Who’s that guy? Any idea who that is? Thank you, but I don’t put my customers to work. Oh, I’m not just any customer. Yes, but then I would have to hire you, you know? Deal with the whole wage/hour thing, the insurance, stuff like that. Damn bureaucracy. Yeah. Then I would lose you as my regular. You noticed. Don’t let that go to your head. I always notice when people keep coming around. It’s good business. Oh, well, it looks like you’ll have my business for a while. Yeah? Mm. You’re sticking around? Uh, it’s taking longer than expected to resolve the security issue in port charles. It’s the kind of thing that requires my close, personal attention. Well, alright. I’m sure you’ll figure out the situation soon enough. Oh, I hope not. I’m glad for the excuse to stay. Really? Yeah. You like the burgers here that much? Oh, the burgers. The chuck. The whole town. Opportunity abounds in port charles, and I intend to jump on every single one of them.

Listen to me. I’m listening. You don’t worry about a thing, okay? I’ll try. Just leave it to me, and I’ll help you make this the best holiday for your dad, okay? Well, if anyone can do it… thank you. Now, listen, we are at this beautiful holiday extravaganza, and if we don’t find anything to our liking here, then we have the entire city of port charles and the internet. So, we’ll start here, and then we’ll work our way outward, okay? Alright. Well, my dad and i are actually pretty similar, so if you could just give me a hint on what you’re getting me, I think — like violet said, not a chance. Ah, can’t blame a guy for trying.

[ Chuckles ] Now, while we’re shopping for your dad, I need to find something for maxie and her kids. I just feel so terrible that she’s struggling financially this christmas. Especially because it’s all my fault. Once you give maxie control over deception, she won’t even remember how tough it is right now. It’s not gonna help her through the next billing cycle. I need to help maxie right now. So, molly and tj are giving each other presents like the perfect pair of socks or antique paperweights. They are so cute. And then sam and i exchanged gifts. She got me a pepper spray holster, and I got her a set of brass knuckles.

[ Laughs ] So then my mom launches into this 30-minute, totally inspired speech, free legal advice on concealed weapons. And that was before the cassadine contingent showed up. Wait. So the davis branch of your family… we’re the sane ones. Completely. Yeah. The cassadines? Everything you have heard about them… the truth is so much worse.

[ Laughs ] Wow.

[ Sighs ] Your family is insane. Yeah. Tell me about it. And I love it. Brook lynn: Blaze! I didn’t know you were gonna be here! Hi! Hi! It’s so good to see you. This is so great.Are you here to shop? My sister kristina has volunteered to be our surrogate. With andrea unavailable, we’ve talked it over, and we’d like to get started as soon as possible. We haven’t forgotten how much preparation went into this. Kristina knows that she’ll be screened and undergo a mock cycle, ultrasounds, bloodwork. We’re ready to start screening egg donors, and we’re hoping kristina will be successfully pregnant in the next couple of months. I’m afraid your timetable may be overly optimistic. Yeah, I know him, alright. We didn’t have much contact during the operation, but — in fact, I’d forgotten that he was involved. Did you read the report? Uh, I did. The botched op was trying to get a defector to the wsb and your job was to escort him to safety. There were other names mentioned in the report other than yours and forsyth’S. Who is this guy? How does he tie in? If I tell you… what? You’re gonna have to kill me? I won’T. Mm. But… someone else might want to. Well, look, the way I see it, knowledge is power, and the more we know, the better shot we have of staying alive and the better shot we have of taking these guys down. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. His name is john brennan. And he was in field ops around the same time as me and forsyth. “Was.” What is he doing now? Is he still around? Oh, yeah. He’s the current director of the wsb. Well, as luck would have it… mm-hmm. Port charles is pretty security-conscious. We’re a major center for commercial shipping, medicine — crime. Yeah. That too. I mean, you’ll have plenty of business to jump on. How about you? What about me? Do you feel safe here? Security-wise? Yeah. Sure. But… what? I don’t live what one would call a typical life. Yeah, I’m not surprised. There’s nothing typical about you. It’s that obvious, huh? Despite the single mother, small business owner exterior, you give off a distinctly unconventional vibe. And I would very much like to get to know you better.

I don’t think you’re giving tracy enough credit. I think she has an adventurous streak. Oh, she definitely has an adventurous streak. I mean, anyone who flees the country as much as she did to avoid prosecution has a sense of adventure. Not to mention she was married to luke spencer. Ah, yes. I read about him in lucy coe’s book. Quite the adventurer himself. Exactly my point. Would tracy jump out of a plane to avoid capture from either the authorities or the underworld? Easily. But would she jump out of a plane for amusement?

[ Exhales heavily ] Oh, well. Only one way to find out, I suppose. Oh, I’m not trying to be a party pooper. I mean, go ahead and ask her. I just don’t want you to get your hopes up because this is a big ask for tracy. It appears to be too big an ask for everyone. No. That’s not true. What about chase? Chase would do it, but brook lynn would age 30 years waiting for him to land. How about finn? Eh, single parent. Violet has to come first. Oh, well. Maybe this will be the one item I won’t be able to check off my bucket list.

[ Sighs ] Look at you two. Thick as thieves. I’m so glad you guys hit it off. You can never have too many friends. I love all the little pop-up shops. Did you guys get anything good besides tasty treats? Well, the grown-ups are here to shop. Me and leo are here to see santa. Violet’s here to see santa. Oh, don’t you want to get anything for christmas? I want a 3d aquarium puzzle. But I’ll just ask mom and dad. Why won’t you ask santa? Because there is no santa. Spencer, get away from the door. No, I don’t think so. Aren’t you always praising trina for being smart and capable? Yes, but — okay, if anybody can handle esme without backup, it’s trina. Now, how about we open my present? And what exactly are you thanking me for? I know that you encouraged spencer to accept that I was moving out. And he was so opposed at first, and it made it harder for me to do what we all knew was right. But you talked him down, and you made it possible for me to start over and stand on my own. So, thank you. Esme… …I needed spencer to know my feelings. To be clear, I didn’t do it for you. Oh, I never assumed that you did. I just — I asked spencer to let go for his own good. I love spencer, and I intend to have a future with him. But he was trying to be a father to ace, not a brother. And it was getting in our way. I figured it was something like that. But even still, you have been patient and even polite to me, which can’t be easy, given everything I did to you. Don’t you mean the old esme? I have come to realize that even if I never remember what happened — all the things that I did to you and to josslyn and to cameron — I have to take responsibility for my actions, past and present. So I wanted to thank you. You do? But also I want to apologize for everything that I put you through. And I know that it is too little, too late, but I really hope that it’s not nothing. And that maybe someday you’ll manage to even forgive me. Who knows? We might even end up as friends. Esme… that will never happen. I’m happy to get to know you as a customer. Ouch. Maybe even as a friend. But I think I told you… yeah, you — oh, you’re seeing someone! Yeah, I remember. Keep remembering.

[ Laughs ] Well, whoever this guy is, he doesn’t seem to know how good he’s got it. He does. And so do I. Is this someone you’re seeing, uh, donna’s father. Different someone. Donna’s father and I are divorced. Mm. His loss. Okay. Since you’re gonna be a regular, what can I get you to eat?

[ Laughs ] Sorry. I was being intrusive, wasn’t I? Occupational hazard. That’s okay. I’m an open book. But I don’t know a lot about you. Ask me anything. Okay, what I know about you — you like to run. Mm. You like burgers. You work in security. Yeah. What else? Well, I can think of at least one more thing that you know about me. What? That I enjoy your company.

[ Laughing ] Oh, god.

[ Cellphone ringing ] Ah! Sorry. I have to take this. I’ll see you again soon. Brennan took over as the head of the wsb when frisco was ousted. But when we were part of that failed operation, he was stationed in london, where he provided remote support and logistics for us. Um, forsyth was a field agent. I was basically a courier. It was my job to pose as the defector’s girlfriend and get him across the border, which didn’t happen because he got caught and killed. And then the other part is that the money that was allocated to buy the defector’s cooperation — that just was never recovered. So, what does the bureau think happened to all that money? I think they chalk it up to intelligence failure. I mean, it’s all here, like, the dates and the locations and the agents that were involved. That’s why I kept a copy, just in case somebody decided down the line that they were gonna pin this screw-up on me. So, brennan’s now in charge, forsyth is dead after going to great lengths to try and get his hands on that report. There’s got to be something in it worth hiding. I guess brennan just rose up through the ranks and that would have given him more and more clearance and eventually he would have access to his own records and he would have seen a copy of this report. Right, but now, in his new position, he can’t be implicated in the death of a defector and $10 million gone missing. That’s a lot of money. Yeah. If we’re right about this, then brennan wants to eliminate any and all traces of this report. And anyone who knows about it.

Dante: Hey. Uh, yeah, I got a positive id on that third picture. Guy’s name is john brennan, director of the wsb. Yeah, I don’t know, maybe want to find out general information about him, news releases, that kind of thing, anything that would tell us who he is and who he’s connected to. Thanks, sam. Yeah, you be careful, too. Alright. Okay, so, safe to assume that this guy is in good standing with the other bureaus — fbi, cia. Oh, yeah. Yeah, he was always super slick. Okay, so, who do we give this report to? Brennan wasn’t incriminated, but we know he’s involved somehow. Forsyth was incriminated, and he’s dead. Okay, so, what we need is something that ties brennan to the defector’s assassination. Like, possibly if we could find out anything on that missing money, that would help. We might have that. I found this in the locker with the report. What is it? What do you think those numbers are? It’s 21 digits. Alright, so, that is the exact number needed for a swiss bank account. Maybe that’s where the missing money is. Well, I don’t know that it would be where it is, but it could be where it went. And then that might lead us to whoever the person is that’s responsible for the botched operation. We got to stash this evidence somewhere where brennan can’t get to it. I know someone that we can call. There is too a santa. Yes, violet, of course there is. Leo, why would you say such a thing? Because it’s scientifically impossible for one man to visit every house in the world in a single night. When daddy orders food off his phone, it comes in 30 minutes or less. With technology, anything is possible. But santa didn’t have the internet 100 years ago. And even if santa visited every house in the world for one second, that would still be between one and two billion seconds. Santa would have to bend the space-time continuum to do so. So it’s impossible for there to be a santa claus. Uncle chase, is it true? Is santa impossible? Brook lynn, why don’t you and chase take leo shopping? I got this. Are you sure?

[ Chuckles ] You asked me to trust you as my manager. Can you trust me? Yeah, sure.

[ Chuckles ] Just don’t entice her into a rock-and-roll lifestyle. Oh…

[ Chuckles ] Let’s go. Leo, come on. Let’s go. Alright, violet. Here’s the skinny on santa. The truth is… leo’s right. Essentially, you’re starting from scratch. Realistically, the soonest you can expect successful implantation is six months, and that’s if the surrogate gets pregnant in the first implantation. Is there, um… is — is there anything you can do to expedite things? I’m sorry. As you already know, it’s a painstaking process with strict procedures that need to be followed every step of the way. Yeah. We understand. We just, um… let ourselves get carried away. Hold it. You don’t have to defenestrate your skydiving ambition just yet. I see what you did there. This dangerous and insane thing that insane people do…

[ Sighs ] Do you really want to do it? Very much so. And your condition doesn’t prevent it? Not yet. But who knows how long that’s gonna last. Alright. Then I have an idea. Are you ready? Yeah. Just do it! Jump! Finn, chase, me, whoever you want. We’ll be standing there cheerleading. Hopefully you will land safely. I mean, just jump. Do you have to jump out of a plane with somebody else? No, I don’T. There you go. In fact, there’s not a single item on my bucket list that requires a partner. But I want one anyway. Alexis, the time is coming when I am going to be trapped in my own body, unable to put thoughts into words with my mouth or my hands or at all. Essentially, I’m going to be alone with my thoughts and memories for the rest of a short, difficult life. Now, if that’s the way I’m gonna go, then I want my still-active, still-alert brain to be overflowing with memories and experiences that I shared with people I love, experiences that they can tell my kids and my grandkids about when I can’t, either because I’m unable to or because I’m gone.

A lot of things arescientifically impossible until someone comes along and proves that they are

very possible. Like santa? Exactly. And here’s how I know. When I was young and learning how to sing, my voice teacher told me it was too hard for me to hit a high C. Said I didn’t have the pipes. But with a little belief in myself and a lot of practice…

now I can sing as high as birds can fly not so impossible after all, huh? I want to learn to sing just like you. Maybe I’ll ask santa for singing lessons. Well, why ask santa when I’m right here? I’m so embarrassed. Molly, you’re hardly the first person to become emotional in this office. I know, but I’m not those people. I’m — I’m me. I don’t do this. Okay, how about you forgive yourself just this once, okay? I mean, i won’T. I am — I am, like, so embarrassed. I am…

[ Chuckles ] That’s better. That’s better. Okay?

[ Exhales sharply ] So, how do you feel? How do you feel about starting over? My first impulse is, you know, full speed ahead. But now that you’ve had a second? This is a long and arduous process. And not just for us. I mean, kristina’s ready to go now. Yeah. She’s going to have to wait, too. And if what happened with andrea happens with kristina… you’re right. We need to both be ready to — to go through all of this again. Not to mention the expense, which is another emotional toll. I was so appreciative of your mom offering to help us the first time, but I am not comfortable asking her again. No. Me neither. So I guess we’re on our own. Can — can — can we even do this? Hey. Hey, we’re gonna figure this out. Even if it means we have to do some budgeting, we’re gonna figure it out. You know, it just kills me. A month ago, our dream was on its way to happening. And — and now… we’re back at square one. And it feels so… out of reach. Yeah. Again.

[ Gasps ] Oh, my god, it’s perfect. Mm. Yeah. Well, I figured the next time that I did something that warrants a smack, then you can save me the bruise. You mean you could save you the bruise. I just don’t know where I’m gonna put it. I can’t put it up in our dorm room. Trina would flip out. Oh, trina knows about it. I, um… well, actually, I think that… she’s probably gonna use it more than I will. I’m glad you’ve changed, esme. And I believe that you are sincerely sorry. I really am, trina — but maybe it’s a good thing that you don’t remember all the incredibly cruel things you’ve done to me. But i do remember. There will never be a day where I or joss or cam will look at you and not remember. So, we can be cordial, even friendly, but that, this right here, is as good as it’s gonna get. Thank you for hearing me out.

[ Sighs ] Hey. You okay?

[ Door closes ] Yeah. I’m fine. What did she want? Yeah. What did she say? It doesn’t matter what she said. It only matters what I said. Hey, carly. Hey, sam. It’s good to see you. You too. What can I get you? Um… a cup of coffee, please. Okay. It’s gonna be a long night. Tough case? Dante and I are working on something.

To save us all from satan’s power when we did go astray oh, tidings of comfort and joy

[ Dramatic music playing ] Do you have a location? I put our hackers on it. They tapped the gps system in devane’s phone and traced her to general hospital. From there, it was simple to access their cctv. I’m not interested in your process. Just tell me where she is. In the general hospital morgue, meeting detective dante falconeri. Now, as soon as I connected anna to falconeri, my people back-traced his movements. Yesterday he visited a bank where he rented a safe deposit box. Hours earlier, he was at a train station locker. Security footage shows him retrieving a small package. So that’s where forsyth stashed the report. Now that falconeri has it… anna does, too.

Right, so, my interpolcontact should be here shortly, and then we’ll give them the evidence. We will make sure the bureau does not get it. And certainly not brennan. Yeah, we make sure we secure that report, and then we go after brennan himself. Yeah. Wherever he is. So, what do you need me to do? Neutralize the cop and retrieve the report, if he has it with him. Then make sure there are no physical or digital copies. What do you want me to do about anna devane? Is that the guy you’re investigating? Yeah. He’s the new head of the wsb. Really? Because he told me he was a security consultant. Wait a minute. Do you know him?

[ Sighs ] I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to unload in your office. Let me get to that article. Don’t worry about the article. We’ll run a horoscope. Don’t we already have one of those? Even astrologers need opposing viewpoints. Just ask a gemini. No, no, no, I want to work. We can still make tomorrow’s deadline. Yeah. Go ahead. You do whatever you want. I’m gonna be spending the next three hours calling every single skydiving service in the country, specifically to this area, to check the safety reports because I’m certainly not putting my life in the hands of some random cloud jockey. You’re going with me?

[ Sighs ] Looks that way. No, no, no. I didn’t mean to sway you. You made it clear it’s not your — stop talking before I change my mind. Besides, it’ll be a good story. For the paper? For your grandchildren. And mine. Molly, you okay? I’ll be fine. It’s just… the last thing I want to do is take more time. We’ve lost enough already. I feel exactly the same way you do. But I think we should at least sleep on it. Well, I know you’re right. It’s just — it’s one more day. What’s one more day? Having a baby is still the dream, right? Isn’t that worth waiting for? Of course. But I think that we should be taking into account our surrogate, too. Kristina has offered us this incredible gift, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t an expiration date. You think kristina will change her mind? No, but she has a life of her own. Her center is scheduled to open in june. I mean, are we gonna ask her to push back the opening so that she can get pregnant? Maybe we’re being selfish using my sister as our surrogate. Molly, she said she wanted to do this. Even so. Should we really be asking krissy to put her life on hold for us?

Deck the halls with boughs of holly see? Fa la la la la la la la

’tis the season to be jolly what did we miss? Hey. Just an impromptu concert for santa. Oh! Is everything good here? Yeah, I think so. But someone’s gonna have to tell violet’s dad that she’s taking singing lessons now every wednesday from 4:00 to 5:00. With you? That’s amazing. What did I say about dragging her into a rock-and-roll lifestyle? I’m giving her singing lessons, not lifestyle instructions. We need to go home now. It was nice to see you. Back at you. And, violet, I’m sorry I challenged your belief in something that made you happy. It’s okay. Even if there’s no scientific explanation for it. That’s okay, too. Right, blaze? Absolutely. You know what? Leo’s right. We got to get going. I’ll call you. Bye. Let’s go.

Fa la la la la la la la good save. You got any more tricks up your sleeve? Well, stick around, and maybe you’ll find out. I can’t give away all my secrets.

[ Chuckles ] You have to work for them. I’m gonna get us some hot chocolate. Brook lynn: Blaze! I didn’t know you were gonna be here! Blaze: Hi! Hi! Alright, well, I’m late for a study session with adam. Joss, I thought you told him that he needed to find someone else to study with. He’s nice enough. Don’t get me wrong. But he’s just not your responsibility. What can I say? I feel bad for the guy. Mm. Darts later? Oh, I can’t wait.

[ Laughs ] Alright. See ya.

[ Door opens ] Alright. It’s just us now. So, how did things go with esme? Surprisingly well. She thanked me for helping you take a step back. I bet. And then… she apologized for everything she did before. You think that she meant it? I do. But that doesn’t mean I trust her. Ace, look! Isn’t it beautiful? Our first ornament for our first christmas tree. Now, where should mommy — what a way to end the year. Ironic, isn’t it, ace?

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