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[ Knock on door] mit the budget to the city council when it is done. I can’t submit… hey! …Until we have discussed the allocations to the school system. You know what? Block his number. I’ll call him back. Yeah. I’ll call back when I’m done being annoyed. Okay. Thanks.

[ Exhales heavily ] I’m sorry I interrupted. That sounded important. Oh, everything’s important right now. I’m sorry that my timing wasn’t better. Oh, no, no, your timing is perfect. Just ask ace. Right, ace?

[ Laughs ] Maybe he can fix the budget.

[ Both laugh ]

[ Yawns ] I thought you left before I got up and that’s why your side of the bed was empty. Not this time. What happened? Kristina came over late last night after brook lynn’s bridal shower bachelorette bash. Mm-hmm. She and josslyn got into a fight, and she was so mad, she was practically levitating when she got here. I didn’t want to disturb you after she left, so I just crashed out here. I don’t love the fact that kristina was out late and emotionally stressed. Well, it isn’t an every night thing for her. Brook lynn’s shower was a special occasion. I get that, but, I mean, is it — it’s reasonable, right, to expect a pregnant woman to change her habits somewhat? And she has, tj. You know, did you expect kristina to sit at home every night for nine months? Of course not, no. Kristina has to live her life. Brook lynn’s shower was a big deal, and she shouldn’t have missed it. Yeah. It sounds like the party was actually a lot of fun until she and josslyn got into it. Look, I hate to be the pregnancy police, but it worries me that kristina got so worked up. Carly: I am so happy and thrilled to be back with the best team in the business. I mean, you guys are the reason the metro court had a five-star rating and was considered the finest hotel in western new york. And you’re gonna be the reason we get that fifth star back, right?

[ Applause ]

[ Laughing ] Oh! I could it always tell how much you love the metro court. Oh! Even on your tough days, it always puts a smile on your face whenever you talk about it. Congratulations on getting it back. Thank you. I really missed this place, you know? I bet. Yeah. It’s so sudden, though. What happened to nina?

[ Knock on door ] Much as I wish you weren’t here, since you are, do you have any contacts at highmark stadium? Highmark stadium? Don’t see the bills drafting you anytime soon, so you might want to stick with what you know. I want to do a future crimson cover at the bills stadium. So, anyway, if you would like me to make the deadline for this issue, please take a number and wait. Anywhere. Anywhere. That’s not here. I expect you to make the deadline. I just thought you might want to know I ran into your daughter last night. Put in a good word for you. You saw willow? What exactly did you tell her? Well, I didn’t want her to get suspicious, so I kept it short and sweet, but… just figured you might need a boost after selling your half of the hotel and getting it back into carly’s hands. Well, here’s what’s gonna happen. If I fix it that means you’re out of a job.

[ Knock on door ] Bad time? Uh… no, it’s never a bad time when I see you. Mm, well, you may not feel that way when you see who I found waiting outside.

I can’t imagine trying to run a city and raise a baby at the same time. Yeah. I, uh, never imagined it this way, either. Sometimes I feel like I’m not doing either one of these things very well. I don’t know. For a baby that’s been through so many huge changes, ace looks pretty happy. So you must be doing something right. Oh, thank you for saying that, sweetie. I think I’m lucky that I can work from home whenever I need to. I’m also really lucky that jordan agreed to stay on as deputy mayor ’cause I could not do this without her. Where we going, darling?

[ Laughs ] You know, she’s my stealth weapon at city hall. Well, I think jordan’s probably like that wherever she works. Nobody sees her coming, and then when they do, it’s like, boom, it’s too late, you know?

[ Laughing ] Yes. I think it is true, absolutely true. But still, it’s kind of stressful because I’m trying to get the budget done… yeah. Nanny’s got the day off, and of course today’s the day that ace woke up on the wrong side of the crib and decided he didn’t like cereal at all. Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be that way. Oh, no, it won’t be. As soon as I get the budget done, it’s gonna get a lot easier for me. No, I mean maybe I can help.

[ Laughs ] I’d like it better if the surrogate carrying our baby was at home in bed instead of at a party, getting into a screaming fight with josslyn. A screaming fight? Okay, look, do I wish that kristina had been home in bed by 8:00 P.M. With a bottle of spring water in one hand, prenatal vitamins in the other, and a ruth bader ginsburg lecture streaming from her phone? Yes, that would be great. But it’s not gonna happen. I love the picture you painted, though. But it’s not a realistic picture. Not for saints who aren’t my sister, and that would make kristina miserable, which wouldn’t be good for the baby, either. No, it’d be bad for both of them. And, look, this wasn’t kristina’s fault. I mean, the alcohol was flowing and — wait. Kristina was drinking? No, no, no, no, no, no. Well, just — no. Of course not. Josslyn had been drinking. And after she’d had a couple, she just started going in on kristina about all the terrible things sonny has done. Okay, but are any of the things that josslyn said true? Do you talk about your patients? Fair enough. But kristina is an adult now, okay? She should have some idea about who and what sonny is by now. You would think so. But kristina is better than most at compartmentalizing. She knows he steps across the line every now and again, but the dad that she worships isn’t capable of flat-out cruelty. Look, sonny is not your dad. He’s not my dad. This one is not our problem. This is all kristina, okay? But it isn’T. Not really. Look, I know that it is a little late to bring this up now, but from the moment kristina offered to carry our baby, I’ve dreaded the day that we’d have to deal with sonny being in our lives. So, did sonny throw open his arms and let you run right in there? I have no idea what you’re talking about. It was so generous of you to sell your half the hotel to jason so that he could in turn give it to carly. Surely, sonny saw that selfless act and rewarded you accordingly. Wait. Did sonny not know that he was supposed to do that? I don’t know what sonny knows or what he thinks. Seems to be something missing. Two things, actually. Your wedding and engagement rings. I sold the hotel. I signed the divorce papers. I closed the chapter of my life that had anything to do with sonny. Happy? Good for you. That’s it? Expecting something else? Yeah, I was expecting you actually to leave, but since you’re still here, I assume that you want to gloat. So let’s hear it. And I’m very busy, so can you please give me your best shot, make it fast so I can get back to work? Sorry, I’m drawing a blank. If it’s true that misery loves company, then you and I really are made for each other. Nina’s back where she belongs, behind the desk at crimson. Yeah, that’s so great for crimson. I just know nina really did — she loved running the metro court, so I can’t imagine she gave this up without a fight. Yeah, well, no one forced her to sell. Her choice. Lot of money, though. How did you come up with the financing — okay, I’m gonna stop you right there. I’m not gonna discuss my finances with you. I’m sorry. It’s none of my business. No. It’s not. Yeah. Uh, but, um… my dad bought it back for you, right? No. And he wasn’t happy that I didn’t want him to help me. In fact, it got pretty heated. Really? That doesn’t sound like him. But it does now. Sonny’s always had a temper, but lately it’s gotten worse. He’s more reactive, more volatile. And honestly, ava’s a bad influence. Sonny: Why are you here? I need to speak with you. Yeah, we can talk if it’s about corinthos coffee business. No, it’s a non-business… family matter. Well, the thing is, since now you’re an fbi asset, an fbi asset has no connection to my family. How connected are you to your family these days?

it’s crazy. I — [ Sighs ] I thought I remembered everything, every moment, but, um, since I lost spencer, it seems like more memories come back every day. Yeah, I know what you mean. I hope the good ones outweigh the bad. When it comes to ace, they’re both. I see some of spencer in ace’s face. And spencer loved his little brother. But I also know that I wasn’t as supportive as I should have been. Well, I think that had everything to do with esme and nothing to do with ace. I was on my way to gallery, and I thought I’d pop by to see if there’s anything I can do for you today. Uh… no. I appreciate that. I’ll be fine. Okay. Well, then I’ll see you later tonight.

[ Door closes ] If you’re here to tell me you bought back carly’s half of the metro court to sign it over to her… I already know. And I don’t give a damn, so… what I do know is I can’t trust you and carly anymore. I know what you think about me. But you have a bigger problem. What’s that problem? Someone you still claim to care about. Well, I mean, maybe my dad has been a bit more on edge lately. But that makes perfect sense because of everything he just went through with nina, so… and it’s my dad.

[ Chuckling ] I mean, this is what people do. They exaggerate and they take one little thing that he did and they completely blow it up out of proportion. I was just at brook lynn’s shower, and josslyn was trying to tell me that my dad ordered dex to kill cyrus renault when he was in the hospital and helpless.

[ Sighs ] Kristina, your father and I have been divorced for a while now. I don’t know what he’s doing, and I don’t want to know. But I can tell you there are certain questions you don’t want to ask because you’re not gonna like the answers. What sonny does is his choice and is his responsibility. And if I were you. I’d stay out of it.

This time well, my day just got a lot better. Yeah, mine, too. You know, I’m meeting brook lynn in a few. Why don’t you join us? I’d love it. Oh, I can’T. I can’T. Hey, well, maybe we’ll talk later. I haven’t seen you since I left brook lynn’s shower to attend chase’s bachelor party. I know. Yeah. And we have so much to catch up on. I’ll call you this afternoon, and we can find a time. I just — I want to be able to focus and be with you and talk to you about everything in person. Are you sure? I can reschedule. Oh, no, no, no. Don’t be silly. That’s totally fine. Bye. Mwah. Look, sonny has lived in port charles a long time. He’s got a lot of exes and a lot of kids. I mean, it’s probably six degrees of separation between sonny and everybody in this town, but he isn’t a big presence in all of their lives. My mom had a baby with him, and he isn’t a big presence in hers. But he is in kristina’S. And after this baby is born, she can go on being daddy’s girl, and you and I will be here in our home, with our child. A child we wouldn’t have if it weren’t for my sister. I know. I know. And I’m not trying to sound ungrateful. I hope you don’t feel ungrateful. Or regretful? After andrea lost our child, I was heartbroken. I thought that we would never find another surrogate. And when kristina stepped up and offered, it was the answer to our prayers or at least it was to mine. Mine too. But we can’t forgive her history. And we won’T. But my sister — she’s not just our incubator. She’s also a human being with a job and friends and a life. And no matter what she’s done in her past, kristina would never do anything to endanger our child. That I know. I know that kristina would never mean to do anything even the slightest bit problematic. But running around, defending her dad — I mean, that’s not just emotionally stressful. That — that could be physically dangerous. Look, kristina and sonny have always had a special bond. And I think when she came here, it was just her last-ditch effort to get somebody to tell her that josslyn was wrong and the things that she said weren’t true. But you couldn’t tell her that, could you? Did my best. But I might end up prosecuting the man. I hope it doesn’t come to that. Me too. But it definitely won’t if I am late to court because I will not have a job.

[ Chuckles ] I love you. I love you. I know there was a time that I made spencer feel like that, um, I had to make him choose between me and ace. But it was really about esme. I was just so angry at her that I wanted her out of our lives, but that meant distance from ace. And by pushing spencer away from ace, I was really pushing him away from me. You know, honey, spencer was a very smart young man. He knew how difficult that dynamic was, and I am sure he understood. I hope you’re right. But, um, that got me thinking. Uh, it’s a really great day and it’s a nice day outside. Maybe I can take ace to the park. Oh! If you’re okay with that? I am very okay with that. Yeah? Ace loves to go to the park. Don’t you, sweetheart? Oh, one thing, though. Be forewarned — he’s at a phase where everything he finds he puts in his mouth. Well, I guess that builds up the immune system. I won’t be sorry to see that phase pass.

[ Laughs ] But, honey, are you sure you have time now to do this? Yeah, definitely. I mean, I’m not at the gallery every day, and you’re busy. Uh, well, yes, but, you know, you love working at the gallery, and I wouldn’t want you to give up anything that you love, but… you want to go to the park? Oh, yeah, I do love it. And I love ava. But… she’s really good at what she does and she doesn’t really need me and maybe I could talk to her about changing my schedule and, if it’s okay with you and ace, we can make this a regular thing? Just something to think about. Okay. Come on, guy. Hey! Want to go to the park? Come on. Oh, he’s got some friends! Alrighty. Say, “bye, grandma!” Bye-bye, sweetheart. Oh, wait, and — can’t leave without the diaper bag. That’s important. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Bye-bye. You two have fun. Say, “bye.” Yeah. Okay. Have fun with trina in the park. Bye-bye! Bye-bye! Thank you, sweetheart. Thank you so much.

[ Sighs ] Well, I don’t know if we’re made for each other, but I think there’s, uh, some part of you that speaks to me and some part of me that speaks to you. Well, all the parts of me are saying, “please leave.” Really? ‘Cause I remember about 45 minutes that we were together that wasn’t, uh, exactly miserable. Well, that moment of weakness — that will never be repeated in this lifetime. Besides, you know, we’ve already reached the heights of not exactly miserable. What more is there to achieve, drew? Total misery? Oh, I think you and I both have already achieved that.

[ Sighs ]

With the schedule looking the way it does, I think a summer drop for the single is likely. What about your wedding? It won’t be a conflict. I promise.

[ Laughs ] Look, once the single drops online, we will decide on a venue and showcase it. And I have lots of ideas, but let me know what you’re thinking, okay? Will do. We’ll invite vips and really make a splash. And we’ll do it here. Really? Not in the city? No. Look, your single is going to be great. And anyone who’s anyone is gonna go wherever they have to, to hear it. Everyone goes to the city. Doing it in port charles is — is — is gonna make it more exclusive, more insider-Y. I ve it. I’m in. You know, you don’t have to prove yourself as a manager to me. I already have total faith in you. Thank you. That’s how I justify the faith — by working hard. Okay, but I saw you at your shower, and you were loving every part of the bride-to-be experience. I mean, don’t you want to embrace it? I am! Yeah, but you’re also taking care of me. I just — I just don’t want you to miss out on anything because you’re having to deal with my stuff. Stuff? You mean career?

[ Laughs ] If we push for a few weeks, my career will survive. And it’s not like I don’t have enough on my plate with all the deception photo shoots. Look, it’s very sweet of you to consider my personal schedule, but I can’t help but wonder if this is less about my wedding and more about whatever’s going on between you and your mom. I hope it’s okay I dropped in. Oh, absolutely. You’re welcome anytime. I ran into carly at the restaurant upstairs. The staff was welcoming her back. Yes, the once and future co-owner. I’m surprised you sold. I thought you really enjoyed owning part of the metro court. I did. I did. But, you know, people change. Their priorities change.

[ Chuckles ] And yours was getting my dad back. When I said that I would do anything to be back with your dad, I meant it. And jason offered to buy my half of the hotel, and I was led to believe that sonny would approve if I sold. It turns out that the opposite was true. What happened? Well, kristina, I just miscalculated in the most damaging way possible. That doesn’t sound like you. Well, we all have our blind spots, don’t we? And ava jerome was mine. Hi. I want your opinion. I just uncrated this one. Oh. What do you think? Uh, well, I’m no expert, but I like it. Yeah. Yeah. I like it, too. I’m taking a bit of a risk on this artist, but I really think they’re gonna hit and make it big. Ah.

[ Chuckles ] Does trina agree? Oh, well, I’ll be sure to ask her. Trina has an excellent eye. Even when she’s, um, not herself. She’s still grieving spencer. I do, too, every time I look at ace. Josslyn is convinced that you intend to eliminate her ex-boyfriend, dex. She’s convinced of a lot of things, and most of the time she’s wrong. Is she wrong about this, sonny? Carly and michael have done everything to make me look bad in her eyes. I guess they got what they wanted. Well, what about kristina? What about kristina? She’s pregnant. She’s carrying molly and tj’s baby. I don’t want her upset. Well, it might be too late for that. Josslyn told kristina that after you beat cyrus nearly to death… …that you ordered dex to finish the job.

Josslyn is just like her mother. She and carly should stay out of things they don’t understand. If anything happens to dex, josslyn’s gonna blame you, and so is kristina. What do you want me to do? Just — just be the man kristina thinks you are. Just leave the kid alone, sonny. The kid is a vet. He knows a lot of things. He’s a liability. Do you underst– if he becomes a cop, yes. Josslyn told me he applied. You were on the inside. You know what the stakes are, don’t you? I know that if dex did not give up anything yet, the odds are he’s not going to. I can’t take that chance!

[ Sighs heavily ] Sonny, you got to think about this. If anything happens to dex, joss, carly, michael — they know that you’re gonna be behind it, and so will kristina. What is that gonna do to kristina? Is that what you want? Kristina: I don’t get it. I — I thought that ava was your best friend. Oh, I did, too. It just — it turns out that she’s just really good at impersonating a best friend. See, I let myself forget something that I learned about ava a long time ago — that when ava jerome wants something, she doesn’t let a simple thing like friendship stand in her way. She wants what I have. Had. My dad. Um, now that the ink is dry on the divorce papers, ava’s exactly where she wants to — down the hall in sonny’s guest room. That is, when she’s not busy running interference and keeping everyone else away. My dad’s not gonna fall for that. Are you sure, kristina? Because I’ve got the divorce papers and ava’s got the room in the penthouse. And she was the one that floated the idea that I should turn in carly and drew into the sec. Now, I take responsibility. I did make the call. But I had help getting there. Ava’s been playing the long game beautifully. And I fell for it hook, line, and sinker. How could you not see spencer and nikolas every time you look at ace? He’s such a cute baby, though. Hopefully that eases a little bit of the pain? Oh, yes, it definitely does. Having ace makes things a lot easier. I think that’s why trina landed on my doorstep today. She wanted to take ace to the park, and I of course said yes. And then, if that went well, she wanted to take care of him on an ongoing basis. Spencer’s gone, and trina wants time with his baby brother, like, um… a last link to the boy she loved? Yeah. It crossed my mind, too. You’ve seen a lot more of her than I have. How does she seem to you? She’s up and down. Although I haven’t seen her too much lately. We’ve been on different schedules. I’m sure that you’ve heard the gossip? I can’t say that I have. Gossip about what? Some very small-minded people are trying to make something tawdry out of my living with sonny. And, really, all sonny is doing is opening his home to me and avery to keep us safe. But, um, I know that I’m getting off track here. We’re talking about trina, and… I know that there are several stages to grief, right? But eventually you have to start living your life again. I’m just not sure that’s what trina is doing. Is it possible that spending time with ace is her way of clinging to the past? The bubbles? Yeah! Tj: Trina. Hi. Tj, how are you? Good, good. I’m on my way to work, so nothing to complain about yet. Oh, well, I don’t think you’ve had the good fortune of meeting mr. Ace cassadine yet. Ace, this is dr. Ashford. Spencer’s little brother. Yeah. Pleasure to meet you, ace. Ace and I are just getting some air, and the mayor’s getting a well-needed break. Well, whatever you’re doing, you’re smiling a lot, and it’s nice to see. And I believe you’re the reason for that.

[ Both laugh ] Okay, we also need to put up the new bottles that just came in before the dinner rush. Okay. So, the rumors are true. Carly spencer’s back in the hotel business. She is, indeed.

[ Both chuckle ] Looks like you hit the ground running. Well, I may or may not have made a list of things I wanted to change if I ever got the metro court back. Well, it’s really good to see you back at the helm. I only wish I could have been the one to make it happen for you. Well, you know, you were always so generous. It — it didn’t feel right accepting. I’m assuming you got a better offer from jason.

Yeah. So, jason didn’t give me an opinion. I found out he bought the metro court when he handed me the signed paperwork. Well, good for him. And good for you for accepting it. I know how much this place means to you. And the only thing that really matters is that you have it back, right? I’m happy for you. Thank you. I’m happy for me, too. Your mother is an excellent business manager. But I just don’t understand what she’s thinking when it comes to your personal life. She says she doesn’t want anything to distract my fans from my music. But the relationship between fans and artists has changed. Social media has created an entrée into artists’ lives, and it’s made fans feel more connected and invested and even more loyal. I mean, it’s a good thing. She hasn’t come right out and said it, but I think my mom is really afraid that my fans will see my being gay as a negative. No offense, but what year does she think it is? It’s hard to know sometimes. Blaze, your fans love you. And this is the music industry. You’re hardly the only gay artist out there. My mom just doesn’t want to risk losing any fan support. Being honest about who you are is just as likely to expand your audience.

[ Sighs ] Oh, god. I’m sorry I got all wound up. Okay, I’m just gonna say one more thing, and then you can tell me to shut up. Are you kidding? I love wound-up brook lynn.

[ Laughs ] Fan base and potential ticket sales aside, don’t you think that being truthful about who you are will only make your life and kristina’s better? Every time I have been at my dad’s place, ava’s there. And let me guess — she’s talking about avery. She’s playing that mom card hard. Actually, avery — avery hasn’t even been there. But do you know that my dad’s drinking again? Yeah, I know, and I hate it. I don’t think he has a problem, but you made it clear that mixing alcohol and his meds was a bad idea. Well, it is. But he’s still taking his meds. That’s good. He’s just taking it with a shot of whiskey now. Well, maybe sonny forgets the risks when ava’s pouring. You know, I think people grieve on their own timetable and in their own way, and I think this is just trina’S. Maybe I should be ashamed to admit it, but when nikolas and I parted ways, I didn’t even turn around to wave. Well, I still feel the loss. But then again, I’m his mother. I’m not the woman who he cheated on, among other things. Among many, many other things. Yeah. I’m a little curious. Have you spoken to him at all? I declined a few calls from pentonville. Have you been in touch with him? Yeah, a little bit. They’re transferring him out of state. Oh, I’m sorry. I know that’ll make visitation very difficult. Yeah. And I know that he did horrible things, but he’ll always be my son. Of course. No, I completely understand. Yeah. And as far as trina goes, I guess we just have to let her find her way through this thing and, uh, be there to support her. Well, I’m fortunate that trina seems to find solace in work. Her extra hours here have been a huge help since sonny and avery need me at home. I thought you weren’t staying — wait a minute. Do you call sonny’s place “home” now? Stay away from my family. Stay away from my business. Sonny, if you have dex killed, you’re not just gonna be facing criminal charges. You’re gonna lose everything. You could lose kristina. Or you’re gonna have to lie to her. And you don’t like being lied to you. Are you prepared to do that? If dex dies and kristina looks you in the face and goes, “dad, did you kill dex?” What are you gonna say? Who are you to judge me? Like you haven’t done what I’ve done. I love kristina, and I love my kids. I’ll protect them. What about you? You disappeared on your sons. You abandoned them for more than two years. You have no right to tell me what to do.

Avery thinks of sonny’s place as home, and I’m glad about that. I would hate for her to feel like a guest at her dad’s, right? And of course sonny wants her to feel at home there, too. Yeah, I get it. I understand. And for obvious reasons, we feel very safe and secure there. And I didn’t realize how much I missed that feeling, since esme broke into wyndemere yeah. Well, I don’t think esme’s gonna be a danger to anyone anymore. No. But there were other incidents — and some having to do with sonny’s business — and he insisted that avery and I stay with him. Well, I’m glad he’s being careful, and I’m sure it’s, uh, nice for avery to be near her dad, but… what about you? What do you want? Yeah, this little guy makes everyone smile. Is it just me, or is he growing really fast? Oh, yeah, he’s definitely a big guy.

[ Chuckles ] No question. Makes me wonder about my own baby. When, uh — when’s kristina due? August. Can’t get here soon enough. Nervous father-to-be? I would be under any circumstance, but kristina has a way of making problems of her own. I mean, I’m grateful to her… mm-hmm. …But her family… look, don’t stress. Follow this guy. You know, stay in the moment and focus on the here and now. What do you say, ace? Trina thinks that you’ve achieved zen. If so, can you please show me how? He’s showing you.

[ Laughs ] I don’t know if my being out would make things easier for kristina and me. Our relationship is still very new, and I want to protect it, at least for a little while. I don’t blame you. So, maybe in a year — a year, five years, or never. It’s your call, not mine, and no one else’s, okay? I just wanted to give you a perspective that wasn’t coming from your mom. I appreciate that. Really. But I think for now, kristina and I are happy with the way things are. Thanks for understanding. When we were together, we just couldn’t get things quite right. But we sure did try. We sure did. Cost us, though, didn’t it? Assets, money, careers. Your freedom. But now we got a — we got a reset. Sort of back to normal. I mean, kind of a new old normal, I guess. Things are back the way they’re supposed to be. Almost. I’m sorry, kristina. Sonny’s not my problem anymore. The divorce is a done deal. If ava wants him, she can have him. Not if I have anything to do with it. Kristina. Kr– kristina, please, wait. Be careful. What do you mean? Well, ava hasn’t survived this long by playing by the rules, and she’s really good at making sure that no one sees it when she breaks them. My dad’s in a very vulnerable place right now because of his breakup with you and because he’s estranged from carly and michael. He used to really rely on them, and now, for whatever reason, he can’T. Ava is living there. She’s avery’s mom. My dad is letting his guard down at a time when he really shouldn’t be. He knows what ava’s capable of. My whole family does. Maybe ava looks at us and she thinks that we’ve forgotten about morgan and about connie falconeri, but we haven’T. Before you lecture me on what to do with kristina, try being a father to jake and danny. Sonny… too many people know that dex worked for you. Any move you make against him is gonna incriminate you. So, please, for your sake for everybody else’s sake, just leave dex alone. Or what?! I’ll have to stop you. You’ll die trying.

[ Exhales sharply ]

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[ Knock on door ] Hi. Joss. Hey. Can I come in? Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Come on in. Thank you. I’m sorry. I know it’s late. I hope it’s okay that I’m here. Of course. I just really need to talk to someone. Is everything okay? I did something that I really regret. And I think you’re the only person that will understand.

[ Indistinct shouting ] Hi, drew! Good job! Drew: Hey! Hey. Sorry I’m late. Hey. Something came up. What’s up? Rough day? Yeah. Kind of. The worst. Jason won’t listen to me, and danny won’t listen to me, either. You having second thoughts? About coming tonight? Yeah. Maybe. I mean, it was really nice of chase to invite me, but it might have been a mistake taking him up on it. Some of the cops got to you, didn’t they? I tried to shrug it off, but, yeah. I think we both might have underestimated how tough it was gonna be for me at the academy and in the department if I even get in. Thinking about giving up? Who is it? It’s your sister. It’s kristina. What’s wrong?

[ Exhales sharply ] What do you think would happen… what? …If a piece of “loot”…

[ Chuckles ] …Accidentally made it in the decorations bag? All hell would break loose! Live and her labeling gene. You know, she gets it from her grandmother. Brook lynn: Hm! Old mrs. Falconeri used to label everything. I’m surprised this kitchen isn’t labeled. “Refrigerator.” “Fruit bowl.” “Tracy.”

[ Laughter ] Yeah, it can be a little much sometimes, but how cute is it that she labeled my gifts “loot”? Thank you so much for tonight, ma. I was half-dreading my bachelorette/ bridal shower, but it turned out to be such a great night. Oh, anything from my girl. It was a great party. But some of your friends can’t hold their liquor. Not like you, huh, granny? Okay. On that note, I’m going to bed. Good night! -Night. -Sleep tight!

[ Laughs ] Wow. Tonight really was a blast. I just want to call chase and tell him all about it, but I don’t want to interrupt his party or wake him if he’s already home. Sitter had to leave 20 minutes ago, so hopefully dad and violet are already sleep. Daddy! You have to help grandpa! Hey, sweetheart. Okay.

[ Chuckles ] It’s just that I tell danny not to see his father. And what does he do? He goes straight from school and goes to see his father, and then I tell jason, “please stay away from danny.” And he spends time with him anyway.

[ Sighs ] Yeah. That’s frustrating. Look. Maybe just — I don’t know — take a breath.

[ Breathes deeply ] Jason seems like this stand-up, solid guy, right? But he broke my heart twice — twice — by falling off the face of the earth. And the first time, of course, I know it wasn’t his choice, but the second time, I keep asking him what happened, and he refuses to explain that to me. And that is hard enough for me as an adult to process that. But danny — he’s just a kid. He would be devastated if jason disappeared again. It is a difficult situation. I’m not saying you’re doing anything wrong, but you don’t want danny thinking that he’s doing something wrong by wanting to have a relationship with his dad, right? Well, that — that’s not what I’m doing. Am I? I was at brook lynn’s bridal shower. I was having a great time, and then josslyn comes over, and she just starts blatantly lying about my dad. Lying?

[ Stammers ] She is upset because she and dex broke up, and she blames my dad, of course, because s-she blames him for everything. Okay. What exactly did josslyn say? Josslyn said that my dad ordered dex to kill cyrus renault when he was beaten up and in the hospital. That is totally inappropriate for josslyn to do, especially at brook lynn’s bridal shower. I know. But, um, sonny doesn’t have a reputation for no reason. Molly, I’m not naive. I-I-I know… that my dad is who he is. But to order dex to kill cyrus, a broken-down old man, when he’s in the hospital? My dad just — h-he wouldn’t do that. There’s no way. I just couldn’t help myself. I mean, I just came right out to kristina, and I told her that her beloved father sent dex to kill cyrus.

[ Chuckles ] That shut her up quick. Drink that whole thing. I realize that you — you know you probably don’t know dex. I just figured you had heard his name. Anyway, we are very complicated. Dex and I have not met, but your mom told me a little bit about him. Did she tell you that dex risked his life protecting sonny? And then sonny decided that he was a traitor and turned on him? Listen. Dex is not the kind of guy that would kill someone for money. He’s just not. But sonny had him so screwed up that he — he actually considered finishing killing a man that sonny had already beaten half to death. That’s, uh — that’s dex’s decision. Nobody else can make that one for him. No, it’s not. It’s not dex’s decision. It’s sonny’s orders. And that’s been my problem with kristina because every time I see her, she’s out defending him or saying that he can’t do anything wrong. And I’m just sick of it. I just — I don’t understand how — how she can’t see him for what he really is. How can she be that blind? Because I think most people want to see their parents in a good light. And, uh, maybe you’re not seeing sonny very clearly right now. Chase: We need paramedics to 347 portside road, apartment number 9. My father has als. He’s having trouble breathing. We have the home ventilator, and he’s awake, but he is not moving. Sweetheart? Hey. Can you — can you tell me what happened? Me and grandpa were playing a game, and that’s when he started breathing funny. He told me to go get his machine from his bedroom ’cause he couldn’t get up. Hey. You know, you did great. Alright? I’m so proud of you. Hey, dad? Hey. It’s gonna be okay. Alright? Listen. I’m gonna ask you a few questions, alright? And if you can hear me, you just — you blink once for “yes,” twice for “no.” Are you in any pain? Okay. Good. Good. But you knew something was wrong, and that’s — that’s why you had violet go get your oxygen, right? Alright. Hey. Sweetheart, has — has grandpa been like this for a while, or did it just happen? It’s been three songs, I think. -Three songs. -Is grandpa gonna be okay? Yeah. Hey. Hey. Listen, I know you’re scared, right? Nothing to be scared about. Grandpa’s gonna be fine. Alright? T-this happens sometimes with people who have als, okay? Yeah. Yeah. And look. You were so brave. But why didn’t you, uh — why didn’t you call your dad when — when you saw this happen? Well, I was going to, but I got so busy helping grandpa with his machine. Okay. It’s okay. It’s okay. Can you move your arms or legs?

Ma! Hm? Put the seating chart away and go to sleep! You’ve gone over it like a million times. It’s perfect. It was perfect until I found out that your cousin angela and your aunt patty are fighting again, so I had to separate the two of them. Otherwise, there would be a nasty cake-flinging incident, possibly. Anyway — but that’s my story. So why are you still up? Ohh. I’m just too excited. I’m gonna have full-blown insomnia by the time the wedding comes. What was it like for you and dad? Oh, well… as you know, I live in a permanent state of excitement. Of course. Um, but… yeah, I was exactly like you, you know, although our situations were a little different. I mean, I loved my wedding, and I will always love you father, but… ohh. Our situation was different than you and chase. What do you mean? Well, being truthful and keeping promises are not necessarily the quartermaines’ strongest suits. Present company excluded, of course. Of course.

[ Laughs ] But… harrison chase is a different story altogether. I mean, honey… if I could have chosen the perfect husband for you… and you know what? I wanted to do that many times over the years. I would have picked a man exactly like chase. Really, ma? Oh. Yes. I mean, he is sweet… and he’s gorgeous. He’s smart. He protects and serves. And I don’t know if you noticed this yet or not, but he has this beautiful, nice beard going on that not every man can pull off. No, I have noticed, and I agree the beard is so good. So good.

[ Laughs ] Ooh! Ohh! Aww. Hmm… mm. What was that for? I love you, ma. I’m really glad you’re here. Oh. Me too. How’s violet? She’s scared, but she was also exhausted, so she went to sleep. How’s dad? Ventilator’s doing its job. Dad’s — dad’s breathing’s good. Paramedics will be here any minute. Hey. Dad. You just close your eyes and rest if you want, alright? We got you.

[ Exhales sharply ] Finn: Okay. Chase: Hey, finn. Finn: Yeah? Is dad gonna be admitted to the hospital? I don’t know. I would think so. What are we supposed to do? I mean, we can’t get married next week if dad is paralyzed and in the hospital. That’s really between you and brook lynn, bro. Alright? Right now all I can think about is getting dad the help he needs and trying to comfort violet. Where the hell are these paramedics?! Josslyn: Just be honest with me. Do you think I’m a terrible person for saying what I said? No. No, you are not a terrible person. I’m not so sure.

[ Scoffs ] Maybe my mom was right about me. Well, look, your mom is right about a lot of things, but not everything. So, what’d she say? Well, I went off about sonny, and I told her that I didn’t understand how she could still possibly support him after everything. And she told me that all of this hatred that I have for sonny, it’s just poisoning me… and that all of this anger I have, it’s just hurting me. Well, do you think she’s right? I didn’t at the time, but after tonight, yeah, I think that she has a point. I should have never said that to kristina. And the look on her face… it just proved to me that… I can also be very cruel sometimes. I know the academy will be difficult if I even get in. Oh, come on. You know you aced the test. I just didn’t want to get ahead of myself and presume anything. Well, presume. Like, how do you think you’ll do? I plan to work and train and study as hard as possible. I will do whatever it takes to graduate. I just hadn’t taken into account how much resentment the other officers might have towards me because I worked for sonny. There were officers here tonight who clearly turned their backs on me. They don’t want me to join their ranks. Yeah. I’m sorry that happened. I can’t even blame them. Sonny is a mob boss, and I protected him. The other cops are wondering what my angle is here. I was just in this position with sonny, and I am in no rush to put myself back in a position where I’m constantly suspected and undermined by the people around me. Got it. Okay. Well, you know, trust is very important on the force. Your life, quite literally, is in your partner’s hands. So you agree this is gonna be a problem? Yeah. Have you changed your mind about me joining the pcpd? Should I just give up and forget about it? Absolutely not. No. I never said becoming a cop was gonna be easy. But it is certainly worth it.

All  fixed. There will be nocake flinging on my watch. I have — I have been going through the photographs from the shower. Who knew that willow could dance like that?! It’s always the shy ones. Is no one asleep in this house? Actually, I’m parched and I need to hydrate first. And olivia said that ned was already in bed when we got home. Oh! Well, that doesn’t surprise me. Men don’t know how to have fun at a party without shooting something or setting it on fire. I’m so glad I’m a woman. Pfft. I think I might need a glass of warm milk to help me sleep or maybe a glass of schnapps! Ooh! I don’t think schnapps is considered “hydrating.” Yeah, but it’s considered really delicious.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cellphone chimes ] Oh. Who could that be at this hour? Oh. Let’s see. Oh, it’s chase. He says, um, he’s been trying to reach you, but you haven’t been answering your phone, and he wants me to wake you up because he’s on his way over right now. What? I left my phone upstairs. If he’s coming over this late, it must mean something’s really wrong. Thanks, doc. We’ll take it from here. Finn: Okay. I’m gonna wait to see what they say and then I’m gonna go talk to brook lynn. Okay. Gregory: I’m getting feeling back. -Good. -Be careful, dad. Don’t push it.

[ Groans ] I’m okay. I — I don’t know what just happened, but it feels like it’s passing now. That’s great, dad. Okay, look. I’m glad you’re feeling better, but I want the paramedics to take you to G.H. And get you checked out. Absolutely not. What’s an E.R. Doctor gonna tell me that I don’t already know? Feeling a bit better at least? No. Honestly, I just keep sitting here thinking about what josslyn said, and it just makes me more and more upset. And, look — I-it’s common knowledge that my dad beat up cyrus renault on new year’s eve, but that was an extenuating circumstance. And — and cyrus is no angel. Yeah, cyrus is definitely not a great guy, but sonny shouldn’t have attacked him. No. Of course not. No one deserves that. Not even cyrus. I know that. Yeah. I’m glad. But it was a really bad night for my dad. I mean, he had just found out that nina had lied to him, and he was completely reeling from that, so cyrus — he must have done something or said something terrible to provoke my dad to attack him. And cyrus clearly knows that because he’s not pressing charges, so… that’s definitely a possibility. Right. I mean, I know my dad has a temper, but… josslyn just — she’s not right about this. My dad would never order dex to kill cyrus while he was in the hospital. He just — he wouldn’t do that. You know that, right? No, I’m telling you — hatchet throwing was invented in canada by a bunch of friends who got really drunk and bet which of them would be better at. Okay. That sounds completely made-up. Mnh-mnh. It’s true. It’s true. Check it out. Um… aww. That’s a cute picture. Your daughter’s adorable. Thank you. I agree. I mean, I’m biased, but, you know… yeah, she’s amazing. I love her more than anything else in the world. Okay. Can I confess something? Please do. Hatchet throwing is a safe space.

[ Laughs ] I am secretly hoping that tj and molly’s baby’s a girl because I want to buy a ridiculous amount of dresses for her. I don’t want you to take this the wrong way. Um… I don’t see it. See what? You as a grandmother. I mean, you’re just — you’re way too young and vibrant for that work.

[ Laughs ] Bless you. I know that danny was having problems before jason came back, and I understand that that comes with kids that are his age, but I was just hoping that things would get better. And now I don’t know. It’s like — danny can refuse to play by my rules because he has somewhere to go and someone to complain to about them. Yeah, but do you think jason would encourage that kind of thing? All I know is that it’s too dangerous for danny to be around his father right now. It’s why jason and I broke up in the first place. I wanted to keep my kids physically and emotionally safe. I won’t allow the danger that surrounds jason back into our life at our home. I’ve wanted to say what I said to kristina tonight for so long. I mean, it’s been on the tip of my tongue for months. But the second I said it and I saw the look on kristina’s face, I realized I’m not mad at kristina. I’m mad at sonny. And he’s not gonna listen to me. And he doesn’t care what I think. Dex is not working for sonny anymore, right?

[ Scoffs ] No. He went the opposite direction, and he’s becoming a cop. Dex is becoming a cop? Yeah. He applied for the pcpd academy. And I know that I should just be happy for him and — and be happy that he’s going legit and he’s gonna be on the right side of the law this time. But now all I can think about is sonny’s reaction. And I went to anna and I told her how angry sonny’s gonna be and to not let dex into the academy, but she wouldn’t listen to me. Yeah, I mean, sonny could definitely see dex becoming a cop as a threat to him. Yes, he absolutely will. And I’m terrified. I still love dex, and I’m gonna grieve him for the rest of my life if sonny has him killed.

You know, a similar thing happened to me recently, when I was reinstated as commissioner. Some of the — some of the officers, they weren’t all that happy with my past. And, uh, they let me know it. You know? They… made comments, and… some work was slow-walked. I’ve got to say, it was not pleasant. I had no idea. I’m sorry. Well, I mean, it’s not like I didn’t expect it. In all fairness, they had every reason to doubt me. Well, they all seem to respect you now. Yeah. How did you get them to change their minds? Well, I-I had to prove myself. You know? I had to show them that I want exactly the same thing that they do — to protect and serve. And I show them every single day. And I have every confidence that you will be able to do the same and you will succeed in winning over your fellow officers. I appreciate your faith. Originally, I wanted you in my department because of what you know about sonny and his organization. But I have to say I’m very impressed by your commitment. And now I just see a good man who will make a great officer. That really means a lot, having you in my corner. Unfortunately, it’s not gonna do you any good when detective bennet gets ahold of you over at the police academy. Hey. Look who woke up and wanted to see how much better you were doing.

[ Chuckles ] I’m so glad you’re okay, grandpa. Oh, thanks to you. You were so brave getting my machine for me and helping me put it on. I was really scared. Ohh. I’m sorry, honey. I-I didn’t mean to frighten you. But you didn’t panic. You did everything exactly right. You should be so proud of yourself for being such a smart girl. I love you grandpa. Oh, I love you, too, sweetheart. Hmm. Okay. I think it’s time for a certain young lady to get back to bed. Okay. Good night, grandpa. I’ll see you in the morning, kid. -Good night, daddy. -Good night, sweetheart. Hey.

[ Sighs ] So… feeling back to normal in your limbs? I can’t let anything like this happen again. I won’t put violet through that. Okay. Okay. She’s, um — she’s okay. She’s alright. She — she feels better now that she’s seen that you’re better. Maybe so, but I-I saw the panic in her eyes when we were alone. I mean, I’m not —

[ Sighs ] I’m just not gonna be responsible for… doing that to her again. Okay. Hey. We can talk about it some more in the morning. Good. Where did chase go? My dad has done a lot of good, and I am sick and tired of people constantly attacking him! Hey. Hey. But it’s just josslyn. Right?

[ Sighs ] I mean, you know that she hates sonny. You and her have fought about your dad before. So the terrible things that she said couldn’t have been that much of a surprise, right? Yeah, I guess not. And josslyn is not in a position of authority. All she can do is talk. So I know it’s hard, but try not to let her get to you so much. I can’T. Josslyn went too far this time. My dad — he protects his territory. He defends himself. He defends port charles. He doesn’t go after innocent people without provocation. That is not who my dad is. My dad’s als symptoms have been getting worse, but this was by far the scariest health crisis. I-I don’t see how he’s gonna be able to officiate our wedding. That’s okay. We will figure out who else can do it, and we’ll go from there. Okay. The way I see it, we have two options, right? I mean, we could find another officiant. I can — I can call father tom over at st. Anthony’s, see if he can fly up, or we can talk to the pastor here or… or we cancel the wedding. Oh, that — don’t be ridiculous! First of all, another officiant should be a last resort, and there will be no canceling of this wedding. Gregory didn’t want to go to the hospital because he didn’t think it was necessary. He’s gonna be fine the day of the wedding. And you can’t cut the man out of officiating at his own son’s wedding without talking to him first and getting his prognosis!

really didn’t know whatto expect when I found out where this party was taking place, but I had fun tonight. Me too. Got to be honest — I was kind of dreading coming to a bachelor party just ’cause it’s not really where my head’s at right now. Yeah. Events like this are tough so soon after a breakup. That’s true. But it is kind of fun to remember the nice parts of love and to celebrate that. I know. Chase is so happy. He practically glows when he talks about brook lynn. Mm. She’s the same way when she talks about him. It really is — like, I genuinely appreciate the reminder of the excitement that happens in a relationship before somebody gets their heart broken. Ohh! You were so close to saying something positive.

[ Both laugh ] Yeah. I know it’s hard right now, but… you’ll get there eventually. I think maybe I understand a little bit of where danny’s coming from… growing up without a dad. Yeah, I had uncles a-and cousins, and they all tried to do dad stuff with me, but it wasn’t the same. Back then, all I wanted was to know my dad and for him to know me and to be proud of me. I’m glad you and sonny were able to make up for lost time, but… the situations just aren’t the same. Right. That may be the case, but danny’s not a kid anymore. He’s gonna form his own opinion about jason. I mean, unless you think jason would be, you know, manipulating danny, but… no, jason is a lot of things, but manipulative isn’t one of them. You’re not gonna reassure me and tell me that sonny’s not gonna have dex killed?

[ Exhales sharply ] I’m just not close to sonny anymore. And I can’t predict what he’s gonna do. Well — [ Chuckles ] Thank you for not telling me that I’m being too hard on sonny and that I should be grateful for sonny and that he thinks of me like his own daughter — because if I hear that anymore, I’m gonna scream. Well, you get to feel what you feel. How do you feel? It doesn’t hurt you how quickly sonny was to believe that you were the one who shot dante? Do you hate him for turning on you so quickly? No, I-I don’T. I don’t hate sonny. See, that’s what I don’t understand. Because he treated you so badly. And he should have known that you would never hurt dante. And sonny’s always preaching about loyalty, yet he showed no loyalty to you. Doesn’t that make you angry?

[ Breathes deeply ] Sonny’s never been a perfect person. But he’s changed. You know, how he’s acting right now is — is not how he would have acted before. We all want the wedding to go on as planned, but we have to be ready to adjust, so I will call the florist and the caterers in the morning, see what our options are in case your dad is too sick and we have to cancel the wedding. Honey, I could help. -Okay. -Thank you. I know this is the last thing you all were expecting tonight. You either.

[ Cellphone rings ] It’s gregory. Gregory, hi. Are you alright? Yeah, I am. I-I had a little episode earlier tonight, but I’m okay now. Ohh. I’m so glad to hear that. Thank you. Listen. I know my son is there. Yes, he is. He’s right here. Do you want to talk to him? Actually, no. I — [ Groans ] I want you to tell chase something for me. Okay. I’m sure that he and brook lynn are thinking about canceling the wedding. I want you to tell them that I won’t stand for it.

Dad doesn’t deserve this.My dad’s a good person. And he supports everyone in his life, including josslyn. And, yes, I admit — he has been on edge and — and a little harsh lately, but that’s only because he’s so heartbroken about what happened with nina. A-and he’s still trying to wrap his mind around jason coming back and the way that jason came back. So strange. And then on top of that, he has ava living in his penthouse saying god knows what to him. Well, I’m sure it helps to have you. He knows how much you love and support him. Thanks. I hope so. Ugh! Alright.

[ Grunts ] I need to get home, take off my makeup, and take these shoes off, put my feet up, and… maybe listen to those tibetan temple bells you sent me, which are surprisingly relaxing. Okay. Mozart and bach are good, too, played at a very low volume. I think I’m gonna stick to the bells. Thank you. I love you so much. Thank you for being there for me. I refuse to let my illness derail their plans. There’ll be no cancellation of the wedding, and there’ll be no replacing me, either. I’m going to be fine that day, if it kills me. And that’s not a joke. Gregory says the wedding will go on as planned, with him officiating. He is a grown man and he knows his body and he knows what he can handle. You are to stop treating him like a child. It’s disrespectful. Let him make his own decisions. I, uh — I embellished a little to make it sound better. I appreciate that. I plan to be on that altar marrying chase and brook lynn. And if ,god forbid, I have another episode, then someone — you, perhaps — can come up there and read the pages that I’ve written. But everything is going to be fine that day, and no one is going to be happier than me to watch my son and your granddaughter get married. Okay. Chase. You and finn are your father’s greatest achievement. He has been looking forward to this wedding since the day you proposed to brook lynn. He would be devastated if he were not there to officiate. So he’s ready, and he can handle anything that happens — with our help. So you are to honor his wishes because that’s the way it should be. If you love him, you’ll listen to him. Done. Thank you, tracy. What have you decided? You gonna give up becoming a cop because of an uncomfortable night? Not a chance. Good. What you’re setting out to do is important. You know? Societies… they need police officers for a reason — to have safe and livable neighborhoods and cities. You know, it’s an important job. There’s always gonna be a few bullies, no matter how hard we try to get rid of them, but you cannot let them get to you. I’ll do my best. That’s all I can ask. I think you’re going to prove to yourself what kind of a person you are. And you’re gonna do the same to the other officers. Good night. The night really flew by. Um, can i walk you out? Uh, you know what? My rideshare is almost here. And, you know, I was a cop. I can take care of myself. I know. That’s why I want your protection. I mean, it can be dangerous out there at night. Oh, come on.

[ Laughs ] The crazy thing about jason is it’s his openness and — and his honesty that makes him so approachable but such a big threat at the same time. I mean, danny thinks he’s “cool,” that jason “gets” him. And that stings a little bit? Yes, of course, it does! I don’t want to not be the cool parent.

[ Chuckles ] I want to be the fun parent. But, no, I’ve got to tell danny that he’s got to do his homework and — and pick up his room. Yeah, but that — that — what you’re describing — that’s, like, a normal parent/child relationship. I mean, the parent sets the boundaries, and the teenager tests them. Just ask my mom. I know. I know. But jason has no real experience of being danny’s father. He doesn’t know what danny needs yet. And the more time they spend together, I can feel danny pulling back from me, and I don’t want to lose my son. Okay. You’re not gonna lose your son, sam. You and danny are having a rough patch right now. That’s it. He loves you. He’s always gonna love you. That’s not gonna change. Promise. Yeah. I promise. Okay. I’m gonna choose to believe you. Okay. At least for tonight. Okay. That’s good. Can we get out of here? Let’s go. Alright. Alright. Let’s get you back to the dorm. Thank you. I’m not gonna sleep, though. Every time I close my eyes, I have this nightmare that I find dex dead with sonny standing over him, holding a gun, smiling. Yeah, nightmares are the worst. It’s all my fault. I should have never followed dex when he left port charles. I should have just let him go because then he’d be safe and he’d be out of sonny’s reach.

[ Sighs ] Look. I-I may not know dex. But I know you. And the fact that you care about him this much tells me that he’s a good guy, so I’m gonna make you a promise, okay? I’m not gonna let sonny kill dex. I’m gonna watch. I’m gonna listen. I’m gonna keep a close eye on sonny. I know what to look for, and I’m not gonna let it happen. I will keep dex safe. So you can get some sleep. Thank you. That’s not why I came here. Or maybe it was. But just — thank you.

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hey believe happened was a potential road rage incident between two individuals who, according to a witnes they had a how do you even know about this place? I know people. They tell me things. Hey.

[ Chuckles ] I wouldn’t think that this would be your kind of scene. Because? I didn’t think that you were cool enough.

[ Sighs ] My dear, I have been cool since before you were born. I know. I’m sorry. I’m sorry, aunt stella. I shouldn’t have presumed like that. Ah, it’s “stella” in here. Oh. I got a reputation. Okay. Got it, stella. And since we haven’t had a girls’ night out in forever… yeah. …I thought this would be the perfect place for us to, you know, get it going again. Hi. Hey. Hi. I’m so sorry I’m late. I was helping brook lynn with her bachelorette party. Oh, that was nice of you to help out. Oh, well, it’s nice of you to invite me to this dinner. I haven’t been here. Well, not every place is for everybody. Aunt stella’s a regular.

[ Laughs ] Well, I happen to know a place where we can dance all night and have free food and free drinks. If you guys are interested. What is this mystical place? The savoy. Curtis said he was closing it up for tonight. Yeah, he did, but he said he had someplace to be and then was out the door. Well, I wonder what that was about. Well, it had to be good because he said he wouldn’t miss it for the world. Ha, ha! Okay! Now, that’s how it’s done. Wow. See, you always want to give it your best shot. You know, unless… unless what? Unless you want some of these people to leave, you know? Because this right here requires the utmost of finesse. Wow. Really? Oh, yeah. Okay. Listen. So, you know — excuse me. Oh. After you. When the good lord was handing out finesse, I got in line twice. Check it out. Oh! Yeah. Uh, maybe you should have gotten line three times. But I-I’m just getting warmed up. Just getting warmed up here. Let me try it again. Be careful, curtis. When drew gets warmed up, he may try and take down the whole wall and… keep all the pieces for himself. Really, ned? Seriously? Your party banter needs a little bit of work. All right, I’m calling a quartermaine ceasefire. No — no infighting tonight. It’s considered a warm-up for the wedding. Thank you all for coming. Honestly, seeing everyone, I’M… I’m at a loss for words. Someone take a picture. This could be the only time this happens. Thank you, maxie. I’m gonna speak for twice as long now. Yeah. But, no, in all seriousness, we have shared so much over the years. So I thought it was only right and kind of necessary to share this unbelievable celebration with all of you, my family and my friends. And I’ve never done this before, so I’m, uh, kind of nervous, to be honest, but, um, seeing all of your beautiful, loving, supportive faces, I know in my heart, that, um… you got this. I got this. [ Laughs ] Cheers. All: Cheers.

[ Cheers and laughter ] Sorry to interrupt. Quick, uh, psa for the night. As we get going here, let’s all try and remember what hand has the drink and what hand has the hatchet. All right? We do have a doctor in the house, but it’d be a real buzzkill if he’s gotta spend his night stitching up something. Okay, uh, the other thing is, I know some of you think we’re only here for the, uh, open bar of free food. That is not the case. We showed up tonight for this guy… man: Whoo! …Because he shows up for us every single day. The best partner a cop could ever want and the single worst wing man I’ve never seen in my entire life. We are very grateful to brook lynn for taking the single-yet-never-ready- to-mingle harrison chase off the market! I’m not even embarrassed about that. Nor should you be. There’s plenty other things you should be embarrassed about. Brook lynn is not one of them. She knows she’s out of your league, though, right? How could she not? Here’s hoping for brook lynn’s sake he’s a better partner to her than he is to you. And if he isn’t, I know where he lives. And now I know where to get a hatchet. Curtis: Ah! Yeah. To chase. All: To chase. Whoo! Cheers. Cheers. Good job, man. Cheers. Everyone needs to try the signature cocktail, the brook lynn chaser. And there is mocktail versions available if you want one.

Salut! All: Salut! One mocktail, please. Oh, make that two. You don’t need to deprive yourself on my account. I’m not. Tonight’s special. And I want to be clear-headed for all of it. Where’s the music?

[ Gasps ] The music. I forgot the music! How could I forget the music? Oh. Oh, wow. Uh, um… you know people, don’t you? Oh, yes, I know people. The port charles philharmonic is gonna be here in 10 minutes.

[ Sighs ] You’re no help. We have discussed this. I write checks. You chase musicians. Maybe you haven’t done it in a long time, but maybe you have numbers? What are we gonna do? Hey. What’s the deal with the music? You want me to sing? Oh, no. No, I don’T. Uh… hold the singing. The music just arrived. Ah! Oh, please tell me he’s not the stripper.

If curtis closed the club for brook lynn’s party, that means… that somewhere he had to be was chase’s bachelor party. Oh, that’s at the hatchet range. Oh. Drinking beer and throwing hatchets? That’s some combination. What could go wrong? But I’m just glad that he got out. I mean, after everything he’s been through, he just deserves to just cut loose and have some fun. The same could be said for some other people, too. And if you feel like letting loose tonight, then we should go to brook lynn’s party. She’s surrounded by her friends and family, and half of them are crazy, but in a really good way. I don’t know, joss. We didn’t even get an invitation. No, we did, from the mother of the bride herself. Oh, e-excuse me for a second. I-I’ll be right back. I don’t know, joss. I don’t — I don’t know if I feel good enough to go to a big party with people that are happy. And I don’t even have a gift. You don’t need a gift. It’s already handled. We — we got her, like, a spa getaway at the metro court. I don’t know. Trina, it’s one party. And we know everybody there. And if you hate it, then we’ll leave. Hey, you girls better get going. You don’t want to miss out on anything. But aunt stella, we’re having dinner with you.

[ Scoffs ] Not anymore. I gave our table away. What?! What?! Trina, you could have dinner with me anytime. Brook lynn’s party’s only happening tonight. Go. Well, uh, stella, do you want to come? No, no, thank you. But trina’s had enough of family lately. I think she should cut loose with people she’s not related to. Come on, go. Come on. Thank you so much. Oh, you’re welcome. You’re welcome. Thank you, aunt stella. Okay, sweetie. Have a good time, all right? Have fun. I’m so glad you’re here. I wouldn’t have missed it. Ah! So, what do you think of your mom’s vision? She definitely knows how to party. Well, she may need to remind me, because I haven’t been to a party-party in forever. Then we are gonna have to catch you up tonight. That is the plan.

[ Both laugh ] First, I-I want you to know how happy I am for you. Nobody knows better than I do what a great guy you’re marrying. I feel so lucky that chase and I found each other, that we could get past all of the regrettable decis–

my regrettable decisions and — and get here. Well, you’ll probably make some more, and so will chase. But now you know you have the staying power to make it through together. You’re so wise. I’m so married.

[ Laughs ] Laugh a lot. Forgive a lot. How hard could that be? I know, right? You’ll never have a rocky day in your married life. But you and chase are perfect for each other, so you’ll probably have a lot fewer than most couples. Thank you. I have to thank you again for saving deception’s bacon on home & heart the other day. If lucy had talked about our product as much as she talked about herself, we could have all retired. I think I learned more about lucy during that segment than in the whole time we worked together. So did america and the world.

[ Laughs ] Well, we have the footage, and one day we’re gonna watch it and laugh. No, not now, though. Too soon. I have to let you know, for self-preservation, I have moved you to the number-one slot on my speed-dial list. Well, I am always here for you. And I was happy to help. Plus, it feels really good to say that I am not to the face of deception anymore. Well, that makes one of us. So, how’s it going with blaze? She’s lovely. She really is, inside and out, but the ink is barely dry on her contract, so she hasn’t done very much with us yet. I’m sure she’ll be great. Things must be a lot better for you — all this free time to be spending with cody. Are we gonna be planning another bachelorette party soon? I don’t know. Are you gonna take the next step with spinelli? Okay.

[ Laughs ] Feel like I’ve been granted entrée to the inter sanctum of sisterhood. It’s a bridal shower, not a sorority. Oh, spinelli! Let’s get you set up over here. I-I need but a moment to link my playlist to the house sound system, and we will soon be rocking the casbah. I’m gonna need to see that playlist. Well, I’ll have you know it was a huge hit at bruce cooperman’s bar mitzvah last week. Yeah, I’m gonna need to see it. Those two work so well together. They really do. But they keep fighting it. They’re stubborn. They’ll give in eventually. It’s just a matter of time. Yeah, no matter how hard you try, you can’t fight it forever. I guess you’d know something about that. How did you do that? No idea. But that is my first and last shot of the night.

[ Laughter ] Seeing you up and out of that wheelchair is miraculous. Well, it feels better than you might imagine, and the view from up here — a lot better than the view from down there. Front-row seat to a lot of belt buckles, huh?

[ Sighs ] A lot of belt buckles. You know, I wouldn’t be back on my feet, literally and figuratively, if it weren’t for my family. I’m happy for you, curtis. Back at you. How exciting is it that, uh, tj and molly are expecting?

[ Laughs ] My baby is having a baby. Nobody tells you how weird it sounds the first few times you say it. So, I think I’m done with the desk-duty thing. What, after one day? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, who needs more than one day behind the desk, right? I’m ready to get back out there. Okay. What does your physical therapist say? Yeah, I mean, it’s — I’m good. Everything’s coming along fine. I mean, for a man who almost died, yeah. Just — just keep going to the therapy, and don’t miss any sessions. You don’t have to push. And it bears repeating you almost died. Yeah. You — you definitely said that twice, yep. Yeah, man, she’s right, and don’t sweat it. We got you covered. You’re doing invaluable work at the station behind a desk. Stop it. Thank you. Thank you. That’ll be enough of the gloating. I feel nothing but sympathy for you. Yeah? All those months I was off, I would have given anything to get back on the job. Department’s very lucky to have both of you. You know, not everyone’s cut out to be a cop, right? And when you are, it’s to be honored and thanked. You’re invaluable. You really are. Uhhh.

dex, you made it. I’m glad you’re here. Appreciate you inviting me. Ah, you worked your tail off on the job standard test today. You deserve a few beers. Feels like there’s a couple guys here who think I deserve one of those in the back of the head. Oh, some of them probably do. And some of them just look like that all the time. But you are here to celebrate the end of my bachelorhood, and you are here on my invitation! So it is officially time for you to kick back and enjoy. Thanks, man. Mm. I’d say any day, but if you keep performing like you did this morning on the jst, you’re not gonna need anybody running interference for you. So, does every recruit have to run the gauntlet? Surprised you have more than five cops on the force.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah. Well, dex might get more attention than others. His — his last job was riding shotgun for sonny. Ah. Okay. Exactly. Is your dad gonna come here tonight? No, I don’t think so. He’s home with violet and the sitter, which reminds me I can’t stay out much later than midnight. Turn into a pumpkin? Yeah. And that’s when the sitter leaves. Oh.

[ Laughs ] Okay, please tell me we’re good to go. It was more complicated —

[ Clears throat ] Um, take it away, boss. Oh! Okay. Oh, take that for me. Um, welcome, everybody. Uh, in case I have not met you yet, don’t worry, I will. But, um, I’m lois cerullo, and I am the mother of the bride. And tonight, we are celebrating brook lynn.

[ Cheers and catcalls ] Yes, yes, and I cannot tell you how proud I am of my daughter. I mean, she is juggling the music biz, the beauty biz, and true love, and you are doing such a beautiful job, in spite of her family, ’cause, you know, we can be a lot. There is no “we.” There is a “we.” Anyway, brook lynn, you bring out the best of all of us. And, you know, I wish I could take credit for that, but I can’t, ’cause the first time I ever looked at this beautiful face, I knew I was the lucky one to be her mother. And so, we are all

so lucky to have brook lynn in our lives. Chase is a lucky man. And I am lucky, too. Oh, come on, honey. This is your night. Chase is having his own party. And by the way, if anybody wants to see any baby pictures of brook lynn, I got my phone — okay, okay. Give it. Give me.[ Speaks indistinctly ] Let the games begin!

Salut! Not only are you standing, but you throwing hatchets better than everybody else?

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, you know, I worked on my arms when I was in physical therapy, too. But I gotta say, jordan, I, uh… I also did a lot of processing. I never thought I was gonna walk again. And now, now that I am, oh, there’s some things I want to do. Places I want to go. I want to walk, run, climb, hike, swim. And there’s some people that I want to give my time and energy to. And some people you don’t? Yeah, there was, uh… there were some things that I thought were important before that just don’t seem to matter at all now. Chances I took where the reward was never gonna match the risk. And, uh… I don’t know if it’s fate or — or the universe or whatever, but I have a new opportunity for a reset, and I’m not gonna waste it. All right, well, here is to fate, the universe, and that reset. No one deserves it more. Thank you. Excuse me. Hey. Hey, jordan, you’re up. Oh. I guess I am. Yeah. Thunk! Did we say we were gonna play against each other? We didn’t say we weren’T. Okay, I have no idea what I’m doing. It’s not a competition. It’s a bachelor party, right? So, just go ahead. Give it a throw. I’ll hold that, and then we’ll just take it from there. You got this.

[ Laughs ] That was awful. That was not awful! Most people’s hatchet doesn’t stick in the board the first time that they throw. That was actually really good. Mm. Thank you. And thanks for the save. I have no idea what you’re talking about. Oh, don’t misunderstand. I’m really happy for curtis. His recovery is a miracle.

But it’s still not easy running into your ex in public. I get it. You could tell, huh? Only because I’ve been there, right? You gotta hang out with your ex and you gotta talk about how things are going and put that smile on your face like your life depends on it. Oh, my gosh. I was smiling for so long, I thought my face would cramp up. And then there’s the conversation. Oh. I’ve moved on. You’ve moved on. Isn’t it moving on the best? But you’re happy, right? Because I mean, like, I’m so happy, too. So happy it hurts. -Plate! -Saucer. Blaze: Mushroom! No! No! Table. Come on. This is a wedding, guys. Where do you see this at a wedding? Oh, hors d’oeuvre tray! No. Sasha: Cake tray. It’s a cake tray. Maxie: You’re getting warmer! Cake pedestal! Yes! Oh, finally!

[ Cheers and laughter ] -Rose petals. -Cookies. Sachet? Oh, uh, pearls. Olivia: A gown and peignoir. Oh, please. What about that looks like a gown and peignoir? I don’t know! Ice! Ice! No, it has to be wedding themed. There’s ice at a wedding. Bird! Birdseed! Birdseed! Birdseed! Yes! Birdseed!

[ Cheers and applause ] “Hotel bergamot, ithaca, walking in and finding brook lynn looking a little overwhelmed but completely determined with a baby in her arms.” That’s not you. No. Liv? Not me. All right. I’ll give you guys a hint. I called my cousin michael for a ride, and he brought the person who he trusts most in this world. Willow! Willow! Aw! Standing on stage at the nurses’ ball watching linc brown get escorted out by detective dante falconeri, courtesy of brook lynn’s epic takedown.” -Whoo-hoo! -Yeah! Blaze! Brook lynn: Yes! One of my favorite moments ever. Mine, too. -Yeah! -Excellent.

[ Music plays ]

[ Laughter ] -Go, go, go! -Nope.

[ Laughter ] Woman: Oh! Go!

[ Music stops ]

[ All cheering and exclaiming ]

[ Music plays ] -Aah! -Uh-oh.

[ Laughter ]

[ Music stops ]

[ All exclaiming ] I wanted to go to the bar anyway.

[ Music plays ] -Come on, kristina! -Lois!

[ Laughter ] Brook lynn: Come on, ma!

[ Music stops ]

[ All exclaiming ]

[ Music plays ] Let’s go, let’s go! -Come on, come on! -Go, go, go!

[ Cheering ]

[ Music stops ]

[ All exclaiming ] The winner and champion — granny!

[ Cheers and applause ] Here’s your prize.

[ Laughter ] Anthony: This making you uncomfortable?Good.

Mr. Spinelli, I’d like to know the truth, please. Were you instructed to make sure I won? I assure you I was completely impartial. Uh-huh. Well, if I ever find myself at an event again where you are dj, I better not win. Am I clear? Crystal. I’ve seen your deception campaigns. You’re gonna be a very hard act to follow. Nothing you can’t handle. You’re gonna be great. Stick with maxie. She knows what she’s doing. I saw you on home & heart . You made it look really easy. It’s easy when the products are great. And the people are really great, too. Most of the time. So why’d you leave? It was time for a change. And honestly, I got tired of having to worry about my looks all the time. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. You’re a performer. Ugh. It can be exhausting having to worry about what the public sees when they look at you. Yeah. Well, it’s a lot easier when you have someone special standing beside you. It really is. That’s sweet.

[ Chuckles ] Ladies, strike a pose!

[ Camera shutter clicking ] Fantastic choices. You — you look great. You look like nobody paid your ransom. Am I supposed to be enjoying this?

[ Camera shutter clicking ] So very glamorous. Well done. Well done. Well done.

[ Camera shutter clicking ] Baby’s first party! Yay!

[ Camera shutter clicking ] All right, uh, well, since we’ve all established the fact that , uh, you are not a typical bachelor, we thought the typical bachelor party gifts would, I don’t know, maybe end up in an attic somewhere that your kids discover in 20 years, or a landfill. So, uh, we decided to get you a couple of things that, um, well, were a little more meaningful. So please take this out of my hand right now. It was painful to get for you. You’ll understand as soon as you open it up. All right. What is this? Are you kidding me? It… red sox world series champs? -Yeah. -Yeah. Just remember… what?! …The yankees have won the series 27 times to the red sox’s 9, okay? So you got a little catching up to do. Well, that doesn’t make this any less sweet. Thanks, partner. Yeah. Congratulations. Dude.

[ Laughs ] And,

uh, listen, this one’snowhere near as spectacular, but, um, it’s from your family. We love you. We couldn’t be happier for you. Violet picked it out. She did? Yeah, I just said that. Uh, dad and I couldn’t decide, and she picked those. Well, your daughter’s got good taste. She thinks you do, too. Brook lynn is — she’s special. Don’t I know it? Congratulations, bro. Chase: Thanks. And, uh, I want to thank you all for not putting me through the ordeal of opening bachelor-appropriate gifts. Uh, the real gift is having you all here, um, celebrating with me. And, yes, I know that brook lynn is way too good for me. But guess what? I still get to marry her.

[ Cheers and laughter ] Drew: Yeah, you do! All right, to chase and brook lynn, yeah? -To chase! -To brook lynn. -Okay. Congrats. -Congrats. -Cheers, cheers, cheers. -Cheers. -Nice. Nice. -Cheers, cheers. All right, so it’s an open bar, and the drinks are called the brook lynn chaser. So I’m gonna go get some. Oh, wait, no, no, no, not the — okay. Oh. Oh! Oh. Sorry about that. That’s fine. It was close. Good to see you. Yeah. Whoo! That could’ve been more awkward. Yeah, true. You could have doused her with your drink. Thought about it. Trina! Oh! So glad you made it! Me, too! Thanks for coming. Thanks for inviting us. I mean, this place looks great. I love it. Oh, thanks in large part to josslyn. Aw! Please. I was just taking orders. This is so exciting. Are there any nerves? Oh, there were, but I have been downing these brook lynn chasers all night. I’ve never felt better. Tell us what you think. All right. Oh, I think we’re gonna have some fun. Ah! Well, the bar is open all night long. Unfortunately, we just finished the games. Ah, no, we’re doing more games later. Right now we are doing the gifts. Oh! -Gifts! -Okay, gifts.

[ Gasps ] A day of relaxation at the metro court spa? Josslyn, trina, this gift is perfect! I’m gonna save it until after our honeymoon because I’m gonna have so much jet lag when we get back. I’m gonna need some extra pampering. Where are you going? Florence. Can you believe it? I’ve wanted to go my entire life and chase surprised me. All: Aw!

[ Clears throat ] Uh… this one is from me. What?

[ Gasps ] Ma. So, when you were a little girl, you used to always go through my jewelry box and try everything on — all my necklaces, my bracelets, my rings, the real stuff and the costume jewelry, but, um, this one was always your favorite, so now it’s yours. Ma, thank you for everything. Oh, I love you, baby.

Do you have a death wish? Death wish? Whether or not you make it through the academy and get your badge, sonny corinthos never forgets. Everything cool over here, calvin? Hey, yeah. Yeah, it’s cool. Yep? Just given the would-be rookie here some advice. Hey, you guys know dex? He’s one of the reasons, uh, I’m still alive and able to be here and keep making you look bad.

[ Chuckles ] Thanks for trying. Listen, man, uh, you should probably be prepared for that to continue happening if you join the force. I appreciate the gift and the speech, and I won’t forget the gesture if you ever try to take the leap again.

[ Laughs ] Hey, as you should, finn. I think you could make some woman, uh, moderately happy. Oh! [ Laughs ] I agree with michael, except not about the moderate part. You deserve to have someone great in your life. I have someone great in my life. I have violet. But I know what you’re saying, and, um, maybe I’m starting to believe that might be true. Believe it.

[ Tapping glass ] So, for those of you who don’t know, I’m ned quartermaine, father of the bride. Chase… since the, uh, dreaded day that my daughter reached dating age, one thing has become abundantly clear. No one is good enough for her. But you come closer than anybody ever has. Welcome to the family. -Hear, hear! -Hear, hear! Uh, most people know chase the cop. But as a nightclub owner, I know chase the reluctant superstar.

[ Laughter ] So here’s to you and brook lynn bringing out the best in each other on stage and off. -Yeah! -Cheers! -Cheers. -Cheers. Uh, to my partner, even though he’s a red sox fan. I didn’t know! I didn’t know until we started to work together. But, um, buddy, listen, you’re more than a partner. You’re family. So, to you, brother. And to the life you’re about to embark on with your beautiful bride that you so richly deserve. Cheers. Thank you. All: Cheers. Are we dancing or what?! Hit it, spinelli. Consider it…hit!

[ Dance beat plays ] Granny, may I have the honor of this dance? You know I don’t dance. But I’m certainly touched that you asked me. Let’s go, trina. You’re up! They’re great out there, aren’t they? Yeah. Too bad they don’t know what they’re doing, though. Bensonhurst in the house! Bensonhurst in the house!

[ Cheering ]

[ Laughter ] Oh! Ooh. This baby is totally going crazy right now. Oh, my gosh. It must love this music. Spinelli’s got a great set list. I wish I could stay. No, no, no, you have to go. You’re right, I do. Yeah. But just remember, you owe me a dance. Of course.

I can’t do wrong, I can’t do wrong come on, tracy, let’s show them how it’s done.

Oh, oh, oh, oh excuse me? This is brook lynn’s party. We’ve gotta celebrate with her.

This is the best day of my life! You know, if my grandmother was here, she’d be out on the floor. You know what? You are so right. Bobbie would be. And I will have you know that spencers are not the only people that can rise to the occasion. Look out.

[ Laughs ]

[ Cheering ] Olivia: Go, tracy! All: Go, tracy! Go, tracy!

[ Cheering ] All right, I see you. What I lack in ability, I make up for in commitment!

[ Laughs ]

Can’t do wrong, I can’t do wrong

when I get the feeling oh. Oh, twice in one night. Are you following me?

[ Chuckles ] My bad. You know, josslyn, I don’t know what your problem is with me, but you might as well just drop it because it’s not working. My god. My problem with you, kristina, is that you refuse to see your dad for who he really is, and you go on and on like it’s some fairy tale about sonny corinthos, and you completely ignore all of the damage that he’s caused. Or tell me, do you really not know what he did to dex? I saw what you did with dex and the guys just now. Oh. Yeah, well, you know, I feel like I owe dex. He did keep me alive until those paramedics showed up. But it’s also the kind of thing you do because you’re you. You know, I gotta wonder, uh, if dex’s connection to sonny would trump any qualifications he may have for joining the force. I mean, these guys aren’t gonna let him off the hook. They’re all gonna think that he’s gonna be giving intel to sonny. I know. Well, dex is gonna have to prove himself. Isn’t he? But, you know, I-I can’t help but wonder that you might be worried that he would give the pcpd intel to bring your father down. It’s fine. Just… go join the party. Leave dex to me, yeah? Hey, everyone, if I could just have your attention, please, for a moment, uh, we have a very special guest with us tonight, and, um some of you may know her as the other woman in chase’s life.

[ All exclaiming ] What? Hey!

[ Cheers and applause ] Aw!

I hope you don’t mind me crashing your party, but when your former duet partner marries your current manager, you gotta celebrate, make a toast, and buy a round or two. Thank you. Chase is the kind of partner you dream about. Yeah, we have different dreams. God, I hope so! Chase brings things to the stage very few ever can. First of all, he brings that incredible voice. But he also brings calm. And his calm creates a space where you can be great. It’s one of the most generous gifts I’ve ever experienced in my career, and I’m sure you guys have all experienced that same kind of generosity working with him. I love brook lynn. And I know you’re gonna be so great for her. Because you already are for the rest of us. So, let’s drink to this guy and to the wedding to come. It’s gonna be one to remember.

[ Laughs ] All: Cheers. I’m having such a good time. Can we take a selfie? Of course. Uh, who are you sending that to? Uh, my aunt stella. Um, I didn’t think I wanted to come to the party, but she told me to come, and she was right. We still got it. Oh, we more than got it. We’re teaching a master class out here, huh?

[ Both laugh ] And we got a happy brook lynn. And we did it. The party’s a huge success. Oh, hey, it’s not over until she’s dancing with her husband at the reception. Hallelujah.

[ Humming] Don’t dump your issues onto me just because you’re drunk. Oh, excuse me? I know that you’ve been drinking. And obviously, now you are finally saying what you’ve been waiting to say, but it doesn’t even make sense because dex doesn’t work for my dad anymore, so — you want to know why dex doesn’t work for your dad anymore? It’s the same reason that me and dex aren’t together. And why is that, josslyn? Because he couldn’t stand your holier-than-thou attitude and your virtue signaling either? No, actually, it’s because your beloved father — he sent dex to go kill cyrus in the hospital. I guess it wasn’t enough for sonny to almost kill him with his bare hands in the church, so he sent dex to go finish the job. Maybe you can live with that, but I can’T.

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okay. If we have to do this, we’re not gonna do it in the middle of my restaurant. Hatyou’re talking about. You’re gonna have to tell me more, sonny. I don’t get it. Okay. You spent months refusing any help. And you promised — no, you didn’t promise. Y-you insisted that you were gonna get the hotel back on your own. I wanted to help you. You said no. Jason comes in, gets it back, gives it to you, and you’re like, “thank you, jason.” Yeah. Well… that’s pretty much it. I’m sorry. You don’t have to be sorry. Are you mad I’m here? Never. So, uh, have you seen much of my dad since dante’s been home? Just a couple of times. Alone or…? Uh, once with ava and avery. And how did he seem? What do you mean? You know, like, how was he? Considering everything sonny’s been going through, I would say he’s pretty angry. And paranoid? No, I wouldn’t go that far. Maybe a little on edge. Why do you think? I don’t know. He’s not acting like himself lately. He’s pushing everyone away. Oh, you mean carly and michael. And nina. Look, I’m not okay with what nina did. But she does really love my dad, and he was happy with her. And now, apart from me, donna and avery and you guys, occasionally, the only person he’ll let close to him is ava. Can you believe we’ve got this whole place to ourselves?! Oh, brook lynn is gonna freak out when she sees it! All the decorations, her name in lights, and, oh, she’s got her very own signature cocktail. “The brooklyn chaser.” I mean, it doesn’t get any cutter than that! Mm-hmm. Hey! Anybody there? Sorry.

[ Chuckles ] You live for this stuff! I did. I mean, I-I do.

[ Sighs ] I’m sorry. It’s just all the stress at work lately. It’s been a lot. Do you want to talk about it? No. Okay. Lucy has been insufferable!

[ Chuckles ] Well. Gotcha. Trying to make herself deception’s spokesmodel? I mean you saw her at “home & heart.” Did I ever! All she can do is talk about herself. And because her followers are blowing up her social media, she is convinced she was this huge success. I don’t have the final numbers, but I’m pretty sure she was not. There’s just no reasoning with her. And now that sasha’s gone and brook lynn is understandably — you are left to deal with lucy all on your own. Yeah. Hmm. And we have this new skin care line coming out. The disruptor nourishing moisturizer was debuted on “home & heart.” Mm hmm. Lucy’s been holding up the release date because she would like to rename the product to lucy’s luminous skin serum.

[ Laughs ] Hard pass. Right? Yeah. Marketing is just about to lose their minds, and I’m right there with them. Well… why don’t you just call it deceptive? Deceptive? Yeah. The skin care that hides what you want, and no one’s got a clue. Madison! I need you to call my lawyer and see if there’s any way to void a contract that I signed under false pretenses. Oh. Right away. Actually… no. Don’T. O-of course. I-is there something i should do? Do you want some advice? Please. When people tell you who they are, believe them. Say someone who’s treacherous with an agenda and suddenly becomes your friend, guess what. They still have an agenda. Maybe it gels with yours for the moment, but as soon as it doesn’T… said friend… …will betray you in a heartbeat. Nina. Are you okay? You can go. You have a minute? For a “friend” like you? Always.

(Grunt) you’re always welcome here. Thanks. So, I-I didn’t see you downstairs. How’d you get in? -Uh, the — the fire escape. -Oh. It — it looked like you and carly were busy, so… and I don’t want anyone to know I’m here. Look, my mom said I couldn’t see you anymore, and this has to be a secret. Just like the boathouse. I’m really grateful you helped me. It was no big deal. Yeah, it was a big deal. And what I did, getting you involved, especially asking you to keep it from your mom, that wasn’t fair. But at the time, I didn’t see an alternative, but it shouldn’t have gone down like that. So… are you saying you’re sorry I found you? I’m sensing that you don’t like that ava’s living with sonny. I just don’t understand why. Well, what did sonny have to say about it? Not much. Just that ava and avery were moving in because of a “safety concern.” But I don’t know. I mean, if — if my dad were really at risk, then wouldn’t he want avery to be as far away from him as possible? Hm. I remember plenty of times as a young kid I would go long periods of time without seeing my dad, and it was always “for my own safety.” I-I don’t know. Maybe — maybe it is for “security reasons.” I mean, sonny’s is the best. I guess. Honestly, I was fine with ava and avery moving in there initially. I even asked ava to keep an eye on my dad because I was so worried about him after spencer died. But you’re clearly not okay with it now. Ava jerome? Living there permanently? That’s a different story. Uh, yeah, I know it is an interesting development. I-I just — I feel like he’s starting to rely on her. Like, he really needs her in his life. And ava — she played such a major role in morgan’s death. She tampered with his medication, and that basically forced him into a manic spiral. So how is she not responsible that he did something reckless and died? And I understand the concept of keeping ava close for avery’s sake, tolerating ava. You know, go along to get along. But I don’t know. Sam, it’s like every once in a while, I’m around ava, and I just am hit with this full-sensory memory of me at morgan’s funeral, you know, the dress I’m wearing, the way the flowers smelled. It’s like this mental snapshot that I-I cannot get rid of. And my dad is the one who uncovered that. So how does he go from loathing someone to totally trusting her? I offered to buy back the hotel for you. I remember. And you refused. I remember that, too. Well, what the hell, carly? Why would you take it from jason and not me? Because you made the offer out of guilt, sonny. That’s not true. Yes, it is. It’s true. You wanted to make yourself feel better for bailing on our marriage. Me? Like it was some kind of consolation prize or something. I didn’t bail on the marriage. You’re the one that ended things.

[ Scoffs ] I hit pause for about five minutes, and you took that opportunity to jump in bed with nina. You’re rewriting history, carly. Really? Yeah. Yeah. You are. What part is the lie? All parts. You wanted nina, and you got her. Look at you now. Madison. Please make sure that we’re not disturbed. Have a seat.

[ Door closes ] Nina, I am so sorry. For what? I had no idea that sonny would react that way to you selling jason the hotel. I mean, I-I knew he was under a lot of stress. Sonny was? Yeah. But that was over the top. Even for him. Rest assured I’m gonna do whatever I can to smooth things over. I just — I hope you understand. Oh, I understand. How transparent and manipulative you are. I’m so embarrassed. Why? That I ever believed one word that came out of your mouth. I of all people should know better. With our history… all the ways I admittedly have wronged you, the ways that you’ve wronged me. How could I have ever trusted you? That’s just not being naive. That’s — that’s borderline deluded. How long? How long what? How long have you been working your agenda, ava? Does it go all the way back to when you told me to turn in carly and drew to the sec? Nina, I never told you to do any such thing! How long… have you been playing me for a fool?

Ll, you might have justsaved the future of deception, but you’ve definitely saved me a huge headache. My pleasure. Okay. So there are four products in this new line — the deceiver serum, defiance dual use toner, defender deep cleanser, and disruptor nourishing moisturizer. I am excited to try every one of them. Consider me a focus group of one. Have you used our products? Oh, yeah. I was a big fan of deception back in the day. My best friend was the “face” in the ’90s, but, you know, that version of the company folded. Have you used any of the products recently? Um, I think the deceptor is a home run. Yay! Yeah. Yeah. I use it while doing my sudoku. As good a time as any, I suppose. Why not, right?

[ Both laugh ] Sorry I’m late! Maxie: Oh. Oh. I see you drafted some backup. Yes, joss was nice enough to not only help me put together the favor bags, but lug the boxes over here. Ohh! Thank you, josslyn. You’re a lifesaver! Oh, my gosh, guys. Of course. Whatever you need help with. I’m — I’m happy to help. Careful. Because we will take you up on that.

[ Laughter ] Alright, ladies. Josslyn: Hoo hoo! It’s show time.

[ Laughter ] I’m sorry I put you in that position. But I would never be sorry to have that time with you. I really like talking. Me too. Turns out, I’m actually pretty good at getting places and staying under the radar. I was even at your arraignment. Did your mom know? She was busy at the hospital with dante. Danny — the only person that saw me was elizabeth, and she was cool about it. Okay. You can’t keep doing stuff behind your mom’s back. But she doesn’t want me to see you. And I won’t let her keep me away from my own father. It’s not fair! After what happened with nina, I would rather wait tables for the rest of my life than take anything from you. But you got no problem taking it from jason. None. Because jason’s offer was genuine. You? You were just trying to buy me off! That’s not true, carly. Why would you say that? Jason gave me back my hotel because he believes in me, he supports me, and he will always have my back! And we all know you got his! Of course, I do! That’s not news, sonny! I will always be there for jason, and he will always be there for me, and I refuse to apologize for that. Ah. I can see that, carly. Do you? Do you see, sonny? Because you accuse me of rewriting history, but you’re the one who seems to have lost your grasp on things. I mean, this is jason we’re talking about! I know who we’re talking about! He’s the one who tried to kill me! Nina, you made the decision to turn carly and drew in all on your own. That’s true. You never came out and said, “turn ’em in.” You would never be that obvious, ava. No, t-they were more like suggestions and insinuations. I mean, metaphorical lay-ups so I could slam dunk. And, boy, did I ever. I told you all along, it was a mistake. You made the call. No me. Now you can sit back, play innocent, and watch your hard work pay off. Why would I do that? Yeah, that’s the question of the day, isn’t it? And I can only come up with one answer. Well, I’m all ears. Well, you encouraging me to turn carly and drew in to the sec, and then you saying that you’d work on sonny for me, help get us back together… but actually not do any of that. Then you were all-in for me selling half of the metro court to jason, but, oops, jason’s no longer sonny’s best friend, but his sworn enemy. All under the guise of having my back… …being my best friend. So you could have sonny for yourself.

It really is so sweet of you to help out! Oh, of course. After the day I’ve had, doing something fun is great instead of, you know — the opposite of fun. Yeah. Exactly. Well, I’m really sorry you had a crapola day. Oh. Thank you. You know what could turn that around, don’t you? A bachelorette party? Bingo! You get to eat, drink, and be all sorts of merry and dance the blues away. Oh. It sounds amazing. I appreciate the invite. I really do. But I have plans tonight. They can’t be any better than this. I know, but I’m having dinner with my friend trina and her aunt sella. Perfect. Have dinner and then afterwards bring them back here. I mean, come on. The more the merrier. Lois is living her best life, isn’t she? I have definitely met my match in the party-planning department. I’m guessing you each bring your own individual styles to said planning. Um, how could you tell?

[ Laughs ] Anybody looking for this? I found it by the entrance. Oh. Those must be the party hats that lois ordered. Yeah, I’ll take them.

[ Laughs ] Great. Lois! Delivery! Oh, I thought they wouldn’t get here in time! Oh! Yes! Drew: Hey. Hi. Have you seen curtis by any chance? I want to run something by him. Oh. No. He’s giving the club a wide berth since we are taking it over for brook lynn’s bridal shower/ bachelorette party. Ohh. So he’s afraid of the girls. Precisely. Maybe I should be, too. I’ll get out of your hair. You guys have fun tonight. You know, actually, uh, since you’re — since you’re here, could I get your advice on something? Always, as long as it’s unrelated to the bachelorette festivities. It’s about amelia. Well, then it

better be unrelated. Michael and I want her to learn how to swim. That’s great! Really? Because I am terrified. Who sonny chooses to be a part of his life, it’s his decision. And if that’s ava, it’s ava. I don’t — s-she’s not a good influence on him, sam. I-I don’t disagree. And I think my dad is really hurting over nina so much more than he wants to admit. And then jason’s mysterious return. I feel like he’s in a vulnerable position right now. Okay. And — and maybe he is. But like I said, it’s your father’s choice who he wants to have in his life. Repeat after me. It’s not your choice. It’s not your choice.

[ Chuckles ] It’s not my choice.

[ Knock on door ]

[ Sam sighs ] Jason did not try and kill you. He was with the sniper on the roof who did. The sniper who missed. Yes. Because of jason!

[ Groans ] And, yet again, jason stepped up to save your life. I mean, hell, you wouldn’t be standing here right now if it weren’t for jason. Okay. Carly, carly. Listen to me. Okay? This is serious right now. Jason is working with the feds, right? That’s a scary thing. He said it himself. That’s proof! Proof of what? P– that he’s working against me! Maybe he made a deal with the feds to save his own skin! Okay. You think, um, you’re a part of jason’s deal. And you don’t? Well, I think if jason’s job is to get evidence against you, then he’s really bad at it because here you are a free man! Okay. Look. I’ve been — I’ve been, uh — I’ve had a target on my back for over a year. Jason’s been M.I.A. Through it all. Why couldn’t he pick up a phone?! Why couldn’t he pick up a phone and just say, “hey. I’m alive. I can’t tell you anything, but I’m alive.” Sonny. If he could have, he would have. He betrayed me. Jason betrayed me. And you betrayed me. It’s so obvious now that I look back on it. Obvious to you , maybe. You kept sonny away from me, so you could move on in. Nina, sonny moved me in. For my safety and the safety of my daughter. And that was before the two of you even separated. Oh, I stand corrected. Yes. You did get a foot in the door before I was even evicted.

[ Sighs ] What about now, ava? Hm? Why you still there now? For avery. And you? Yeah. For me too. Because, “selfishly,” I’d like to be on good terms with my child’s father. Maybe at first. But you’ve grown to like being in sonny’s orbit… drawn into his circle of trust. Feels good doesn’t it? Makes you feel seen. Lovely. Like you’re the only two people in the whole world. Am I getting close? This is absurd. Mm. The only thing that I’m curious about now is, how do you think sonny’s gonna react if he finds out that not only were you the mastermind behind me narcing on carly and drew… come on, nina! Would you stop saying that?! …You knew the truth the whole time, and you kept quiet. How do you think sonny’s gonna react to that? I’m guessing… …not well.

Trust me. You’re gonna be doing her and yourself a huge favor by getting her comfortable in the water as early as possible. You did that with scout? Yeah. And look at her now. She’s like a little fish. Okay. That makes me feel better. Okay. You’re not gonna regret it. Well, when you say it, I believe it. If it’ll make you fe el betterto blame me, then go ahead… and tell sonny your little story about how I convinced you to turn in carly and drew. Maybe I will. Then you can tell him how I thought it was a fabulous idea for you to sell the metro court to jason. Does not matter. He will not believe you. Why is that? Because sonny considers you a traitor, and he knows that you will say absolutely anything to get him back. That’s how desperate you are. No, not desperate. Hopeful. Because you told me to be. Do you hear yourself? I told you. I convinced you. How about thinking for yourself once in a while, nina? Then maybe sonny would have just a little respect for you. Oh, and he has respect for you? Not only does he respect me… he counts on me. Poor sonny. Face it, nina. I know and understand sonny in a way you never could. Since when are you so quick to think the worst of me? Your family? Not all my family. Just the ones that — who “betrayed” you. Yeah, yeah, I know. You’re like a broken record. And you’re cherry-picking history to make it line up with your version of events. What pieces am I ignoring, carly? The one where michael

didn’t turn you in, where he gave me the evidence instead, and I destroyed it to protect you. What about

those pieces? If it weren’t for me and michael, you’d be in jail right now, sonny! If it wasn’t for michael and you, dex would never have been planted in my organization to spy on me and that evidence wouldn’t have existed. Okay. Michael made a bad choice. But he turned it around. And dex was put in your organization then to protect you and to watch your back, and that’s exactly what he did. Hell, he saved your life multiple times! Doesn’t that count for anything? Not to me. So you went to see your father when I explicitly told you not to. Danny! We — we should talk. We’ll talk later. Danny is my first priority. Yeah, he’s mine, too. I said we’ll talk later. Just listen to what he has to say, mom. Please. Hey. I have an idea. Danny, why don’t you come with me to get a cup of coffee and — I want to stay. Come on, dude. We haven’t spent time together in a really long time. And I am all up in my feels as a pregnant woman. I would hate for you to make your aunt cry. Really, aunt kristina? Really.

[ Sighs ] Fine. Thank you. Yeah, of course. Just text me an “all clear” when I can bring him back. Okay. Alright, bud. Let’s go. Bye, dad. I’ll see ya.

[ Door closes ] How could you do this to our son?

You don’t understand sonny. You never have. -Really? -Really. He is a powerful… turbulent… and, yes, violent man. Meanwhile, you want to sit by the fire and grow old with him, dandling grandkids on your knees. And what’s wrong with that? Nothing, I guess. But if that’s the kind of life you want, perhaps don’t choose a notorious mob boss to live it with. Sonny chose me, ava. He loves me. And I do understand him. You want to know why? Because sonny showed me a side to him he never shows anyone. Yeah. Mike? From nixon falls?

[ Scoffs ] Come on, nina. Mike was never real. You have to face it. You saw what you wanted to see. That’s not true. And in your defense, you know, he — he encouraged you. He kept the darkest parts of himself hidden as best he could, so your — your fantasy could live on. And that’s exactly what it was. A fantasy. You couldn’t really know sonny because you didn’t want to. Not the real man anyway. And you know him? We are similar creatures, sonny and me. What’s your end game, ava? What does that mean? You living there, raising avery under the same roof. I know you. What do you get out of this? You knew the risk of keeping dex in my organization, just like you knew what was gonna happen when I found out the truth. There are no surprises here, carly. Everything you do surprises me lately, sonny.,, From writing your son off… almost killing dex… your attitude towards chase. Add it to the list, huh? I barely recognize you anymore. Right back at you, carly. Is this really how it ends for us, sonny? After all these years? Everything we’ve been through? This is it? This is it. You sure you don’t want a ninth spoonful? That might really do the trick. I hate the taste of coffee. Then why are you drinking it? Everyone at school does. I don’t know. Wow. Well, that — that’s great. I’m gonna just be here with my sad, decaffeinated herbal tea living vicariously through you, while you sip what I consider to be the nectar of the gods, and you don’t even enjoy it. Sorry. Don’t be. I’m only teasing. So, uh… do you want to talk about anything? We don’t have to. All I wanted to do was see my dad and hang out for just a minute. Why can’t my mom understand that? How has it been having him back? Good. Yeah? It hasn’t been weird or anything since he’s been gone for so long? It’s been easy. He — he treats me like a person. You know? He doesn’t get all parental. Like your mom does. Well, she is your mom, danny, and by definition, she just wants to protect you. From my own father? Maybe, yeah. She doesn’t let me do anything. She — it’s like I’m a — it’s like I’m a prisoner. Okay. I wouldn’t go that far. When is my mom gonna realize that I’m not a little kid anymore? Have you maybe thought of this from her side? Jason is your father, and, of course, you want a relationship with him. That makes sense. But it also makes sense that your mom just wants to protect you and keep you safe. And it’s — it’s hard, it’s confusing, and it’s — it’s not that cut-and-dry. Mom’s not afraid that I’m gonna get hurt. She doesn’t want me hanging out with him ’cause she’s afraid I’m just like him. Like him how? Going fast, taking chances. It’s — it’s hard to explain, but dad… he understands. I’m danny’s father. Nothing’s gonna change that. So we just have to try to figure out a way to handle this. I thought I had handled it when I told you to stay away from our son. Okay. That’s — that’s not working, sam. He’s gonna come look for me. He already did. Then tell him to leave! That’s — you think that’s gonna stop danny? Where you go, danger follows. Danny is too young to understand the risks or to control his — his impulses, so we will have to control that for him. You mean control him. If we have to. Yes.

[ Sighs ] Danny is just like you, jason. Except he doesn’t have the maturity or the experience to guide him. What is he finds himself in a dangerous situation and he’s not able to get out of it?

It’s not that I want to worry my mom or lie to her. Of course not. She wishes I was just like rocco. You think so? Steady, safe. He never gives mom or dante a reason to freak out. And I’m not like that, and I won’t pretend that I am. Your mom loves you for who you are, danny. I can guarantee you she doesn’t want you to pretend. But with jason back, it — it is confusing. And your mom, like the rest of us, is just trying to figure it out. I get that. Of course you do. You’re a smart and pathetic young man. Very questionable taste buds. Don’t like coffee? But I’m willing to overlook that. So what am i supposed to do? About jason? I’m sorry my mom’s confused or whatever else, but i won’t give up on my dad. It’s not only about the physical danger. Okay. Then what else? What happens the next time you disappear? And don’t say that it’s not gonna happen again, because it already did. You were here with danny, and then you were gone. Look. I-I wish I could make promises, but you know I can’T. So how do I let him invest in you? How do I let him see a future with you when you might not even be around for it? Okay. Look. I’ll set boundaries with danny. Okay? I’ll make sure that he never comes to the warehouse. Ever! Okay. And — and I promise that I’m gonna be honest with you. If you call and ask if he’s there, I’m gonna tell the truth and I’m gonna encourage danny to do the same thing. Okay. Because lying to me is not okay. I agree. But I don’t believe cutting danny off from me helps or protects our son. I guess this part of the conversation’s over. I am sorry that this is hard. I’m sorry about a lot of things.

[ Door opens ] You gonna make that call? Yes, I will. Okay.

[ Chuckles ] Hey, um, willow? Yeah. I’ve been spending more time with nina lately, you know, because of, um, crimson. Okay. And she’s been talking about you a lot. You and the kids. I thought maybe you’d like to know. What I “get” is a strong relationship with the father of my only living child. What I “get” is a partnership with sonny. So instead of being grudgingly tolerated for avery’s sake, sonny and I have formed an alliance. How nice. It is nice. We help each other. We lean on each other. And it comes naturally because we have a shorthand. Because of your mob days. We both understand how the world works. And he doesn’t have to explain things to me. Like he did with poor, naive me. He doesn’t have to hide things from me, either. In simplest terms, sonny and I are compatible in ways that the two of you never were and never could be. Well, have at it, ava. Sonny’s all yours. I try to protect you… then you call me a traitor. Fine. You know, we’ll… go our own ways. I’ll focus on my life. You can focus on yours. Sounds good. You know, carly… out of all the people that I thought would abandon me… …never thought you would.

Oh, I’ll never forget the day you stood at my doorstep you put your hand on my face you told me, “girl, you look great” for this love, there was no regret just a ticking clock I knew that time would run out for us that’s okay, your love was true oh, a different time oh, a different place maybe we would… I know that time would run out for us true…

Madison, find an appropriate box for these and have them messengered to mr. Corinthos’ address at the harbor view towers. That’s all.

[ Sighs ]

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[ Exhaling sharply ]

[ Knock on door ] Carly: Jason? Great. You’re here. Okay. I really need your help. There’s a guy downstairs, and — when did you get that? About a year ago. Why? Diane miller to see nina reeves. She is expecting me. Yes, she is. Right this way. Diane miller here to see you. Thank you, madison. Nina, do you have news for me? Smile, diane. I’m going to give you what you want. It would be helpful knowing what you guys have planned for me and my bachelorette party/bridal shower. It’s gonna be fantastic. Don’t you trust us? Absolutely not.

[ Laughs ] Wise girl. Look, you know whatever it is, is gonna be fabulous. And with your mother running the show, it’s gonna be one for the ages. So just sit back, relax, and enjoy your surprise. Speaking of surprises, have I got one for you. Dex is becoming a cop? You sure? Well, I was with trina, and she told me. So, unless she’s mistaken… son of a bitch! He’s gonna go to the cops. He’s gonna tell him everything he knows. Unless I stop him cold. Come in. Thank you for seeing me. Of course. What’s on your mind, josslyn? Dex. I know that he applied for the police academy. Yeah. He took his fitness test today. Okay. You can’t let him into the academy. You have to turn him down. Why? Because if dex becomes a cop, sonny will have him killed.

I’m sure you’ll find everything’s in order. Yes.

[ Door opens ] Drew: Nina. Drew, we’re in the middle of something. So why don’t you leave word with madison, and I’ll get back to you. Excuse me, diane. I need to speak with nina. Well, I have a court date anyway. I’m sure we can pick this up tomorrow, nina. No, no. This is my office, and I can do what I want when I want to do it. So I’m sure drew can wait till we finish our business. Done and done. Excellent. Fully executed. A pleasure doing business with you, nina.

[ Both chuckle ] Drew. What was that all about? Well, my current situation wasn’t working for me, so I made some changes. Wow. I — I mean, I would’ve bet money that you… never got a tattoo. Guess you would’ve lost. Can I see it? Yeah. Why — why did you do it? ‘Cause I was alone. Obviously, I’ve been alone before. You know, and I thought I liked it, but — I don’t know — this time was different because I knew… that I couldn’t come home. So I guess I just wanted something that was mine, you know, something that couldn’t be taken from me or that I couldn’t be forced… to leave behind. Did it hurt? It doesn’t really matter. It took a while. Yeah. [ Chuckles ] You know, I, um… just never let myself think about home. And I would just shut it down. I wouldn’t think about it. There was nothing to do that night but sit there while this guy, joel, worked on me, and…

[Sighs] I guess I broke my own rule. I thought about home. Thought about jake and danny and how tall they were getting, if jake still liked art and if danny still liked football. I thought about sam and elizabeth, and I hoped that they were happy. And I thought about monica. I was just hoping that she was okay. She didn’t grieve for me. By that time, my arm was half done. So that’s when I let myself think about you. Sonny is coming to the wedding. Ah! How’d you manage that? Since he didn’t rsvp, I just assumed he didn’t want to come, and I didn’t want to push since he has all this stuff going on lately. That is where I come in. I push for you. Gently and lovingly, of course. Of course. Mm! Well, good for you, lois. Whatever you did, I am glad that you did it. Uh-huh. Ma, thanks. The wedding just wouldn’t be the same without uncle sonny there. And the bensonhurst brigade will be back together again. Yeah! Oh, wait. So, should we update the seating chart? Do you think uncle sonny’s gonna bring a plus one? I asked, and before he could answer, ava interrupted. I mean, what is up with that one anyway? Sonny better watch out ’cause she’s putting those roots down fast. You don’t think uncle sonny would bring ava as his plus one, do you? I should have taken care of dex when I had a chance, but carly talked me out of it. Why did I have to listen? Then michael hires dex to infiltrate me and spy on me. Michael was definitely wrong. But children do lash out in anger — how much am I supposed to forgive? Carly says michael redeemed himself. My son. He wanted to destroy his father. Then he changes his mind. “No, I don’t want to destroy my father now. I’m gonna hire dex to protect him.” What do I need protection from? Tell me! Michael and carly — they definitely overstepped. Yes! And when carly showed up, I should have, you know, had my men take her to the — to the car — or dragged her to the car, whatever was needed. But she insisted that dex was innocent, to let him go. So that’s what I did. I spared his life and let him go. And now he’s becoming a cop. I don’t know what he’s thinking. I mean, I do have a soft spot for dex. He helped saved my life, but I — he’s crazy to think he can get away with it. I’m done, ava. With all of them.

[ Breathes sharply ] I’m gonna get that divorce with nina. I’m gonna deal with — with dex. But what do I do about michael and carly? Especially jason? I see your concern, josslyn, but you need to calm down, okay? Anna, dex told you about how sonny ordered him to kill cyrus. That reason alone is enough for sonny to kill him. Dex joining the pcpd is the best way for us to keep him safe. Because sonny is hardly going to target a police recruit. No, anna, I’m sorry. You’re wrong. You know how I know? Because last night, sonny had an fbi agent beat up.

I knew you’d be okay without me. Wrong. Come on, carly. You’re tough. “Adaptive and resilient.” Where did that come from? Ah, just something they say on assessments and fitness reports, that if, uh — if you’re adaptive and resilient, you got a better chance of survival. And you’re the most resilient person I’ve ever met. I mean, nothing knocks you down for long. Yeah. Losing you. When I was happy, I didn’t have you to share things with. When I was sad and miserable, you weren’t there to fix it. It’s funny that you had a rule because I had one of my own. You know? You… when I would think, “I can’t do this because jason’s not here,” I would tell myself, “no, you do it for , jason. Jason wouldn’t let you quit.” So, even though you weren’t with me, in a way, you were. You were with me. Come here. I like it. It looks good on you. Thanks. I just needed to finalize some paperwork. For your divorce from sonny? No. You know, why don’t you just say what you needed to say and get out, drew? First I want to hear about your business with diane. What you do on company property affects me. So, if you’re planning some new revenge scheme, you got to keep it away from me. Are you paranoid, drew? That’s why I don’t want to tell you anything. But since you insist, I just sold my half of the metro court to your brother. Yeah, I thought the same thing. Jason’s just gonna turn around and give it to carly. But I have to hand it to her. She didn’t waste any time having jason do her bidding. Yeah, well, a buyer can’t buy without a seller. I’m sure you made a kind of sweet profit on that. Well, my father was in the real estate business. I learned a lot from him. You have to wait till someone really wants your property, and then you make them pay. So much for your loyalty to the metro court. Oh, carly can have the hotel. It brings me one step closer to the real prize. Which is? Getting sonny back. Accusing sonny of targeting a federal agent. That is a serious allegation. I mean, do you have proof to back it up? Anna, I don’t need physical evidence to put two and two together. My mom found agent cates on the ground, beaten up, not far from corinthos coffee warehouse. And it wasn’t a robbery because he had his gun, he had his wallet. So, what does that tell you? I don’t know. Maybe the assailants were interrupted before they could rob him. Oh, come on! You know that’s not true. You know that it was sonny. He’s dangerous. And dex becoming a cop — it’s not protecting him. It’s making him even more of a target. You have to turn him down. Please. Alright, josslyn, I can see how much this means to you. But assuming that dex gets accepted into the academy, ultimately, it is his choice whether he decides to move forward or not, and I believe he understands the risks involved. So you’re not gonna do anything? Really? Oh, josslyn. Okay. But when you throw him some big funeral after sonny has him killed and you invite all of his family, I don’t think that they’re gonna be there, but I will, and I’ll be sitting front row. And when I look at you, we will both know that you could have saved him and you chose not to. So do not hand me the flag from his coffin.

[ Door closes ] Yes. It’s commissioner devane. Can you come to my office? Immediately. It’s important. I understand your anger, sonny. And I’ve been there. Not knowing who you can trust and — and who you can’t, not even sure of the ground beneath your feet. I know it’s tempting to turn your back on everybody that’s failed you. But please tread lightly, okay? Betrayal by family is a tricky thing. And sometimes family is all you got. We’re family — I mean because of avery. That counts, right? Yeah, it does to me. And we’re on each other’s side. And as for michael and carly and — and even jason, up until now, they have been very loyal. No, no, no. That’s wrong. Everything changed when I was in nixon falls. When I came back, the trust was broken. First of all, my wife was married. And I was gone, what, less than six months? Jason supposedly died, and he was gone for over two y–. He couldn’t pick up a phone and say, “hey, you know, I’m alive”? I didn’t know what he was doing. Then he tells me to my face that he’s an informant for the feds. And all I know — that he was on the roof with the guy who shot at me. I have to defend myself. Did you need me to help you with something? You know, it’s okay. I-I don’t — I can handle it. No, carly. The gas has been shut off downstairs, and there’s an obnoxious man from the city downstairs telling me it’s all my fault. I could use some backup. I’ll be right down. Thanks. I can’t wait for him to meet you.

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Okay. Here. So, sonny is seated unaccompanied. I purposely did not invite ava, even though she was standing right there. Sonny knows not to bring her. You hope. Sonny can read me like I can read sonny, and he knows not to bring her.

[ Chuckling ] Okay. Sounds like you got it all under control. So, I got to get back to work, unless you need anything else for the bachelorette party. No, go on. Okay. I’ll see you tonight. Yeah! See you!

[ Laughter ] So, this looks good, right? Wow. Have you started packing for the honeymoon? I am narrowing down my choices. I can’t bring half my closet. I have to leave some space for shopping. Yeah! Ma, I’m going to florence!

[ Squeals ] I dreamed about this my entire life. And now I not only get to go — I get to go with the man I love. I mean, how perfect is that? Yeah. Well, it’s — it’s not entirely perfect. Chase did have to sell his truck to pay for it. Which I think was very sweet of him. And noble. I do, too. I very nearly ruined it, though. Thank god tracy stopped me. I’m sorry. Did you just say thank god for tracy? I know I shouldn’t ask, but how does jason buying back the metro court for carly get you closer to sonny? Why, drew, I didn’t know you cared. I don’T. So forget I asked. You do you, nina. I just — I was hoping that sonny would appreciate that I gave my stake up at the metro court so his best friend could have it. Well, good luck with that. That’s it? Yeah, that’s it. What did you come here to talk to me about? Never mind. I’ll shoot you an e-mail. It had to do with the wellness article that you’re running. I’d like to read some of the research, maybe talk to a reporter. I’ll let you know. Mm. The updated revisions are in your inbox. Do you want me to print you hard copies? No, not yet. I want you to contact the hotel manager because I want to know when olivia gets in. I have something very important to discuss with her. Notifications about the essential repairs were sent. I didn’t get a notification, okay? Will you please have my gas turned back on? The repairs will take three days. Your carelessness or disorganization is not the city’s fault. I am not careless or disorganized, and unless you have proof that those notifications were delivered, I have grounds to sue. The city followed policy. Well, I guess we’ll find out when my lawyer subpoenas — mr. Tandy, we know things get lost and misdelivered all the time, but we can’t run a business without gas for three days. Is there anything that you can do to help us out? I’ll speak with the gas company. They may be able to expedite the repairs and get your gas restored by tomorrow. I’ll get right on that. Good day. Thank you. So, what did you need me for? Oh, come on. You’ve been arrested enough times to know how “good cop, bad cop” works. Which cop was I? The good cop.

[ Scoffs ] I understand that it’s difficult for you to trust anybody right now. But isolating yourself from everybody that might care about you — sonny, that could put you at a disadvantage. And who — who might that be, ava? Carly? Michael? The only ones I got left is kristina and dante, and I can’t talk to dante ’cause he’s a cop. And michael, carly, jason, dex, nina… …have all turned on me. I’m not saying that you don’t have the right to feel the way you do. I’m just suggesting that things aren’t always black and white. Carly and michael — I think, in their own warped way, they probably thought they were protecting you. And dex — he put his life on the line for you more than once. I was in puerto rico. I saw it myself. That was before he became a cop, ava. And michael and carly can think whatever they want, but they put a spy — they put a spy in my organization. Well, least you know jason didn’t have anything to do with that. Mm. Based on what? You don’t think carly and jason could be having contact? You don’t believe that. Here’s what I believe — they are loyal to each other. I’ve seen it for years with my own eyes. Carly would lie for him, do anything for him. So, do I believe that she may have had contact with him? Hey, you know what? Of course I believe that. She may have known he was alive, didn’t tell me for months. Maybe even years. That’s unforgivable. (Avo) kate made progress with her mental health… …but her medication caused unintentional movements in her face, hands, and feet cay nourished, at the first sign, call your doctor, stI’m making my own way forward. Thank you for coming. Yeah, of course. What’s going on? You said it was important? It is. In this file, there are two statements. One from cyrus renault, one from dex heller. One details how sonny corinthos viciously assaulted cyrus at all saints chapel on new year’s eve, landing him in hospital. The other details how sonny corinthos ordered his then employee, dex, to kill cyrus when he was a patient at gh.

[ Sighs ] Questions? Yeah, one. Um… I have to ask. What’s changed? I’m sorry? May I speak plainly? Please do. I thought you and sonny were friends. Well, I think we had a friendship of sorts. Mutual understanding, maybe. Mostly because of his relationship with robin. And I think at times perhaps we were on the same side, so to speak, battling a common enemy. That being said, when I was police commissioner before, I gave sonny no passes, and I give him none now. And this case falls in my jurisdiction, and I have to pursue it, even if it implicates someone who has been kind to me in the past. And why show it to me? Why not just go directly to da scorpio? Robert loathes sonny, and I think he would enjoy it too much. That can’t be the reason. In so many words. If robert were to prosecute corinthos, then it’s just too personal for him. Do you see? Well, it’s personal for me, too. You know what you need? Some air. It’s beautiful out. So why don’t we go for a walk? We could even walk across the park and get something to eat.

[ Chuckles ] It’ll do you good. Plus, if you’re seen out and about in public, it’ll let everybody know that, as far as you’re concerned, it’s business as usual. They’re not getting to you. Yeah. I’m not gonna get holed up in this place like I’m trying to hide something. I’m not gonna be a victim. Come on. I’m hungry. Let’s go get something to eat. Nina: That bureaucrat messed up, but he didn’t want to admit it. That’s why I brought you into it. I knew you could get him to compromise without losing face. Or maybe he just didn’t want you to sue him. I would have won, by the way. But I didn’t want to lose three days of business. My way was faster. You’re closed? Ugh! Why? It’s a long story. You here to see jason? No. I’m here to see both of you, actually. Oh. Jason, there you go. Sign, sealed, and delivered. You are now half owner of the metro court. You bought the metro court? Just nina reeves’ half. Now, all that’s left for you to do, both of you sign the transfer of ownership and jason’s half is once again yours, carly. Jason: Thank you, diane. I’ll get it back to you to finalize it. Good job. Carly, very happy for you. You can’t give me the metro court. Why not? Because — because it’s on me to get it back. I’m the one who lost it. I did it all on my own. Drew and michael — they told me not to invest, but I did it anyway. I’m the one that put the metro court up for — whoa, whoa. Okay. Okay. If I had been here, do you think it would have happened that way? No.

[ Crying ]

[ Exhales heavily ] Hey. This deal is done. Enjoy it.

[ Exhaling heavily ]

Explained how me buyingchase a fabulous brand-new truck would just devalue the sacrifice he made in order to pay for the honeymoon. And she would be right, which is surprising for me to say. Well, it was surprising how glad I was to take her advice. It actually prompted chase and I to talk about money, including my trust funds. Ooh. How did that go? Really good, ma. I’m glad we finally did it. It’s actually kind of a relief. And I think we’re in a really good place with it now. Oh, honey. That’s wonderful. I’m so proud of you. I just never wanted to talk to chase about a prenup or my money because I never wanted chase to think that I thought he’d ever take advantage of it or me, you know? Mm-hmm. But the whole “what’s mine his” — that wasn’t working, either. It was actually doing quite the opposite. Anyway, I’m just glad all that stuff is behind us. Oh, well, it’s better late than never, right? You know, some — some people don’t even have those open lines of communication to discuss the important things, you know? So it’s a good sign that you and chase do. What do you think? Can we get a conviction? It’s pretty comprehensive. Someone could definitely make a case for assault, conspiracy, and attempted murder. Someone? I’m giving it to you. Anna, I couldn’t possibly prosecute this case. Why not? Conflict of interest. My sister is sonny corinthos’ daughter. She’s currently pregnant with my child. Oh, god. You should give it to robert. He’ll be aware of the stakes. He’ll do what he needs to do to keep emotion out of it. Or there are other adas who can work with him and give him the objectivity that he needs. Maybe he’ll even assign the case to one of them. Well, I’m not ready to move forward with it just yet. Well, then why did you need to see me? Because I want you to do it, molly. So consider this fair warning that when i am ready to pull the trigger on it, I will be pushing robert to give it to you to prosecute.

[ Indistinct conversations ] Hey, you guys. Hey, olivia. Heard you got a visit from lois this morning. Yeah, she won’t take no for an answer. Does she ever? Not really, but I stopped fighting.

[ Laughs ] How’s dante? He’s good. I talked to him this morning. He’s back at work, grumbling about being behind a desk, so… well, at least he’s healing quickly, right? Yes. Hear, hear. Hi.I-I need to talk to you. It’s very important. One sec. Okay. Yeah. What’s going on? Welcome me back! What are you talking about? I got my half of the metro court back. What? Are you serious! Yes! I’m your partner again. Oh, my god! Oh!

[ Both laughing ]

Sonny is my uncle. He’s my sister’s father. It’s a clear conflict of interest. That’s usually the judge’s call to make. I mean, yes, of course, you know, you can go to the court and inform them of your relationship, but ultimately, it will be the judge’s decision whether you stay on the case or not. Not if I recuse myself first, which I would. Oh, my god. I’m asking you to reconsider. Please, molly. It has taken me a while to recognize the fact that sonny is not the person that I thought he was all these years. And I’m gravely concerned, and I’m disappointed in some of his recent actions. And that is why I want you — because I know you will prosecute him fairly. You won’t seek to make him pay or showboat, nor will you be too lenient. Do you feel that you’ve been too lenient with him all these years? Maybe. And sonny corinthos is a larger-than-life figure in this town. He has been for decades. And he’s a generous benefactor, and, in his own way, he has kept port charles safe from others less scrupulous than he is about the drug trade. And I imagine that most city officials feel that he’s the lesser of two evils, that he is, like, a power to be tolerated and not eliminated. But I — that is over. Because I now have tangible proof of what sonny has become. And, frankly, it’s disturbing. And I am going after him for something that he actually did. And he needs to be stopped. I agree. There’s absolutely a case here, and it needs to be prosecuted. But not by me. There are four other adas in this office who don’t have close ties to sonny. Okay, in a perfect world, every case would be black and white. It would be clear who is right and who is wrong, who the good guys are, and who the bad. But that’s not reality. In reality, most cases, they’re layered, they’re complicated, they’re messy. And that is why we have to adhere to the rule of law. You know, we can’t just decide that we’re going to pick and choose who we’re going to investigate and who we’re going to prosecute. If we start relying on our own personal bias, that’s when the entire system breaks down, we have to do our duty. And it is mine to investigate. And it may well be yours to prosecute. Thank you. Yeah. You know, you’ve never really asked about me and your dad. I don’t know. I guess I just accepted that things didn’t work out between the two of you. I mean, my dad was always present in my life, and you guys were really good at, you know, co-parenting. Yes, and I am very proud about that. You know, ned — he’s a wonderful man. And we loved each other so, so much. We just — [ Sighs ] We just didn’t agree on things like money and, you know, a bunch of other things, which is why I was so adamant about raising you in bensonhurst. You know, I didn’t want you to be around all that quartermaine money and the drama that accompanied it. And it’s a decision I have never regretted. I will forever be grateful for my upbringing, ma. Growing up with the bensonhurst brigade was a gift.

[ Laughing ] Oh, ho! They’re all gonna be there, right? Yeah. Oh, my goodness. And look. See? I seated sonny over here next to kristina and her girlfriend, blaze. And then I put michael on the whole other side of the room because, you know, something’s still going on between michael and sonny and — yeah. Oh, gosh. Hmm? I hadn’t even thought about that. Thought of what? Should we invite jason?

[ Sighs ] Danny? How did this happen? Jason. Nina sold him her half, and he signed it over to me. Honey, this is so fantastic! I have missed you so much. The hotel has missed you so much. Please tell jason “thank you” a million, million, million times!

[ Laughing ] I will! Carly? What? Yeah? Can I have a moment? No. Whatever you need to say, you can just say it. Go. You. Jason. Nina. Three liars. Three traitors. You all deserve each other.

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