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[ Ringing ]

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

[ Beep ]

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

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

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

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

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

[ Knock on door ] Hold on. Yes?

[ Grunts ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

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

[ Sighing ] God!

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Chuckles ] You feeling okay?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Sighs ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Chuckles ] No. Not always.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Laughs ] Violet…and — and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Sighs ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Sighs ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Sighs ] Thank you.

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

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

[ Chuckles ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Groaning ] Let’s go.

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

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

[ Gasps ] I’ll get the desserts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Grunts ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Whispering ] That makes me so happy, josslyn.

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

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

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

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

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

[ Scoffs ] Look at this.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Cellphone chimes ] Okay, I have to go…

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

[ Scoffs ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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