{"id":23741,"date":"2022-03-10T19:21:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T01:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=23741"},"modified":"2022-03-13T21:31:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T02:31:44","slug":"gh-transcript-wednesday-march-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/10\/gh-transcript-wednesday-march-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"GH Transcript Wednesday, March 9, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;\">General Hospital Transcript<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6114\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ghlogo.png\" alt=\"GH logo\" width=\"267\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ghlogo.png 589w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ghlogo-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"auto-style3\">Transcript provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a><br \/>\nProofread by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/10\/bioanita\/\">Anita<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Dante: Alright, alright, Anna. Thanks, anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: So that didn\u2019t sound good.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Peter\u2019s belongings have already been delivered, and it\u2019s too late to recall the messenger.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: I\u2019ll reach out to Maxie.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: It\u2019s not Maxie. He stipulated someone else as executor of his estate.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Who?<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Someone who hates him probably just as much as we do.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Britt. August made her his executor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Britt: [ Scoffs ] Typical Peter. He knew I loathed him, that I \u2014 I couldn\u2019t wait to be rid of him. \u00a0Of course he appointed me his executor. His way of tormenting me from beyond the grave.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Well, can you refuse to be the executor? You know, send the box back?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: I have a better idea.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Ooh, we open it.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: We call the bomb squad.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Alright, alright, Anna. Thanks, anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: So that didn\u2019t sound good.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Peter\u2019s belongings have already been delivered, and it\u2019s too late to recall the messenger.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: I\u2019ll reach out to Maxie.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: It\u2019s not Maxie. He stipulated someone else as executor of his estate.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Who?<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Someone who hates him probably just as much as we do.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Britt. August made her his executor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Britt: [ Scoffs ] Typical Peter. He knew I loathed him, that I \u2014 I couldn\u2019t wait to be rid of him. \u00a0Of course he appointed me his executor. His way of tormenting me from beyond the grave.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Well, can you refuse to be the executor? You know, send the box back?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: I have a better idea.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Ooh, we open it.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: We call the bomb squad.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: Ooh, I can\u2019t believe we\u2019re actually eloping in Niagara Falls. We\u2019re \u2014 we\u2019re on our way to get married right now.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: I know. I have to keep pinching myself to remind myself that I\u2019m not dreaming.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: It is not a dream. At the other end of this road is a wedding chapel and the start of our life together as husband and wife! [ Giggles ]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Gladys: Brando, it\u2019s your mother. Again. Why aren\u2019t you returning my calls? I know you\u2019re on a getaway with Sasha to have time alone, but I\u2019m worried about you \u2014 and Sasha. At the very least, could you please just send a text? Let me know the two of you are okay? I don\u2019t know, maybe send a picture of where you\u2019re staying. Especially let me know when you\u2019re coming back. I love you.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: May I offer a word of advice?<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: No. I\u2019m off the clock.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy:\u00a0 I know. It\u2019s not about work. I just want you to listen, okay? I know that you\u2019re worried. But Brando and Sasha, they deserve all the time they need to heal. And when they come home, Sasha is going to be rested and relaxed\u2026 and a whole lot richer.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Yeah, well, money isn\u2019t everything.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor: To a new beginning for the entire Cassadine clan. I\u2019m sorry. I thought we were all on the same page. Now I have to wonder whether this invitation to your vow renewal is a real olive branch or just a way of using my genuine love of family for your own purposes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Guard: You know, for a guy that can\u2019t walk or talk, you sure know how to get under people\u2019s skin. [ Lock beeps, disengages ] Ooh, especially that hot new intern. Oh, man. [ Sighs ] I\u2019d sure like to be the one to rile her up. You know what I mean? [ Cellphone chimes ]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Brando: I thought taking the back roads would be a shortcut to the wedding chapel.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: In other words\u2026 you\u2019re lost?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: [ Scoffs ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Put your pride aside and turn on the GPS.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: [ Chuckles ] I hate to admit this, but the GPS went out and I didn\u2019t want to take the time to fix it.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: So much for marrying a mechanic and never having car problems. Here I was looking forward to all those free tune-ups.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Oh, okay, well, for the record, the GPS is more of a computer issue, not a mechanical issue.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Chuckles ] Let me see if I can use a directions app\u2026 can\u2019t get a signal. There\u2019s a downside to being out in the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Don\u2019t worry. I\u2019m not one of those guys who hates stopping and asking a local for directions.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: What locals? We haven\u2019t passed a gas station or even another car for miles. [ Sighs ] What if we\u2019re really lost?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: We\u2019ll figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Will we? Are we lost\u2026 or have you changed your mind about getting married?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lucy: Did I just hear you right? You said \u201cmoney isn\u2019t everything\u201d? That doesn\u2019t sound like you. Oh, no! Do you feel okay? Do you have a temperature? Ohh!<\/p>\n<p>Glady: I was kidding, of course. Now, I know that Maxie\u2019s back. You\u2019re full speed ahead to take deception public. What does that actually mean for Sasha?<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Well, you know that Sasha is a partner in deception, and thanks to Michael Corinthos\u2019 ninja negotiating skills\u2026 you know, talk about having the right boyfriend at the right time. I just wanted a brand-new \u201cface of deception,\u201d but he wrangled an equity stake for Sasha in the company, which I don\u2019t regret at all. She has been an incredible asset. Anyway, the point is, is that when we do take deception public, that girl is going to get a large share of stocks and her net worth is going to skyrocket.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: My Brando sure knows how to pick \u2019em. I always knew that Gilmore girl had potential.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Really? You know, that\u2019s not exactly how I remember it. Since when did you become team Sasha?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Come on. Any mother would have doubts about Sasha\u2019s history. She was a supermodel. She was leading a supermodel lifestyle, hanging out with gangsters, snorting illegal substances.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Wow! So very subtle.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: But then I saw how brave Sasha was when she and Brando lost little Liam. [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: You\u2019re right, I do not doubt her bravery, and she was very courageous. [ Inhales sharply ] But you know what? I still \u2014 I just \u2014 I just am kind of worried that she\u2019s rushing her recovery by coming back to work so soon.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys:\u00a0 I had the same feeling, but every time I mentioned it, she shut me down. Uh, politely, you know? Her manners are impeccable, of course, but a wall is still a wall no matter how pretty it\u2019s painted.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Maybe it\u2019s \u2014 it\u2019s not really right for us to expect that Sasha doesn\u2019t think we should probably respect her privacy. See what I\u2019m saying? We got to respect her privacy, I think, really.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Lucy, I\u2019m asking you something. Is there something wrong with Sasha? Something Brando\u2019s mother should know?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dante: Yeah. Britt. How\u2019d you know?<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Well, I just saw the dynamic when we were all on Cassadine island together. Peter used Britt as leverage to control Jason and her mom, but Britt never backed down. I mean, she let him have it about the \u2014 the hell that he put Maxie through, about supposedly hating Faison and then essentially following in his footsteps.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Ooh, I bet Peter didn\u2019t like hearing that.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: No, he did not. But I think on \u2014 on some level, envied his sister and\u2026 even though she was the prisoner, she had more agency than Peter did, so it makes kind of \u2014 it makes sense that he would mess with her any way he could, make her the executor just so she\u2019d have to acknowledge his existence and not forget about him.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: He probably got a kick out of the fact that he\u2019s forcing her to deal with whatever he left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: So we go to Britt, and we have her plant the bait. And then we let word get back to Victor what Peter left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: I don\u2019t know. There might be a problem with your plan.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: What? What\u2019s the problem?<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Does Britt strike either one of you as the kind of person that\u2019s going to safeguard Peter\u2019s personal effects?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Maxie: Well, what did Anna say?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: The WSB x-rayed and vetted the contents. There\u2019s nothing dangerous inside \u2014 no toxic substances or anything potentially lethal.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Okay, so if it\u2019s harmless, what are you gonna do with it?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: I never said it was harmless. It came from Peter, remember? And he knows how much I hated him. I mean, who knows what he left me to mess with my head? Fortunately, there is a dumpster in the alley behind the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: So\u2026?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: So this is going in the garbage where it belongs.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: What? Wait, Britt! No, don\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: When I thanked you for interceding on my behalf with Spencer, that was very sincere. I meant what I said.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: I confess. I advised Nikolas to be careful of you at first, but that was before I could see for myself that your heart is clearly in the right place\u2026this time.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Laura has been doing her best to turn my family against me.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: My mother can be overprotective at times. But given your past and your recent association with Peter, can you really blame her?<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, for the last time, my dealings with Peter August were extremely limited and, yes, a regrettable lapse in judgment, but I\u2019m not the only one here. Peter deceived a great many people, including the formidable Anna Devane. But the man is, thankfully, dead, and may the discord he caused die with him. As for Laura [Sighs] For the well-being of my family, I agree to give her a pass \u2014 something which, for the record, she would not do for me.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: That\u2019s so big of you, Victor.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Yeah, well, consider it a wedding present.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Well, the real gift would be bringing us all together when Nikolas and I renew our vows. Of course, we can\u2019t be certain that Spencer will accept our invitation.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, I \u2014 I have a good feeling about this. After all [Chuckles] His significant other supports a father-son reconciliation, and Esme seems to hold great sway with Spencer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[ Lock beeps, disengages ]<\/p>\n<p>Esme: I know your death stare terrifies most people, but I\u2019m not most people. What were you thinking out there in the dayroom? Speaking out loud? Don\u2019t you realize someone could have heard you when you opened your mouth to snap at me? After all your planning, all your months of silence, you could have blown the whole thing just to scold me.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Actually, I was thinking about you\u2026 \u2026and how you\u2019ve failed me.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Brando: I want to marry you more than ever. What makes you think I\u2019d change my mind?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I\u2019m sorry for doubting you, Brando. But if the GPS isn\u2019t working and we\u2019re lost, then what do we do?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: We are not a completely lost. Roll down your window. [ Water rushing in distance ] You hear that?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I do. We\u2019re by a river.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Right. We are on a back road that runs alongside the river. If you listen hard, you can hear wedding bells. [ Bells tolling in distance ] Those bells are ringing for another couple.<\/p>\n<p>[ Tolling continues ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: And soon they will be ringing for us. And for Liam. His brief life will have meaning because\u2026 we will know and \u2014 and the whole world will know that he was born out of love.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lucy: I admit that Maxie and I are a bit worried about Sasha coming back to work too soon after the trauma of losing Liam. And, um, speaking from firsthand experience, those kind of wounds take a long time to heal\u2026 if they ever heal at all.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I tried to get through to her. She shut me out. I \u2014 it seemed that with my Brando\u2019s help she was getting better\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: \u2026And [Sighs] I still believe Sasha will heal\u2026 [ Chuckles ] \u2026Especially when she gets back from that getaway and realizes what this IPO is going to do for the future of our family. But what if this getaway is just an escape from reality?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Britt: There\u2019s no way you\u2019re feeling sentimental about Peter.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Hey, I am not feeling sentimental, but Bailey is Peter\u2019s only child. Maybe he left something for her.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: [ Chuckles ] Like he wrote her a letter?<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: I\u2019m hoping he left her something of financial value.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Look, I take my role as \u201cAunt Britt\u201d very seriously, and I don\u2019t want my niece growing up with anything of Peter\u2019s to drag her down.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: I totally agree with you, and if there is nothing in that box worth keeping, I will help you junk it.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Okay, fine. But let\u2019s open it out on the terrace just in case there\u2019s something inside that makes us howl with rage and disgust.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Good idea.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[ Cellphone ringing ]<\/p>\n<p>Dante: It\u2019s Anna. I better take it. Hey, what\u2019s going on?<\/p>\n<p>Drew: [ Exhales sharply ]<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Hey. Are you okay? Are you sure there\u2019s no way that that card can affect you?<\/p>\n<p>Drew: I know it won&#8217;t. It\u2019s not the right card.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Drew: But Victor\u2019s not going to know that. When he tries to activate me, then we\u2019ll know what he\u2019s up to.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Okay, but you know that that card\u2026 is the hook and you\u2019re the bait. And if Victor does realize that something\u2019s going on\u2026 you\u2019re going to be at risk. Are you willing to do this? I mean, I\u2019m not going to judge you if you back out.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: No, I\u2019m doing it. I want to take Victor down as much as you do.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Alright, uh, Britt\u2019s at the metro court, and she\u2019s already got Peter\u2019s belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Well, it\u2019s too late, then. There\u2019s no way Britt\u2019s going to hold on to his belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Well, we got to try. We got to try. We got to move.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor: I believe that where Esme goes, Spencer will follow.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: I\u2019ve agreed we should include Spencer in the vow renewal once he\u2019s finished his time at Spring Ridge. As far as inviting Esme, I mean, do I have to remind you she is the one that torched Ava\u2019s car?<\/p>\n<p>Victor: [ Scoffs ] Well, do I have to remind you that Spencer dislikes Ava as much as you dislike Esme? Look, if you want your son to put aside his pride and celebrate your vows, how can you exclude the young woman who has such an influence on Spencer\u2019s young life?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Well, I wouldn\u2019t say that Esme\u2019s influence has exactly been positive.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: [ Sighs ] If we\u2019re all going to start throwing stones, Ava, none of us are going to walk away unbruised.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: [ Sighs ] Unfortunately, I think my uncle\u2026 is right. Either it\u2019s an inclusive family celebration or it isn&#8217;t. Thank you for reminding me. I owe you.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: I\u2019ll add it to your tab. [ Inhales sharply ] Meanwhile, I should leave the two of you to get along with your guest list.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Mm.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: You won\u2019t regret this, Nikolas.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: What the hell happened to our intimate, romantic celebration for two?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Well, you know, we said it would be a night to remember. And with our new guest list, that&#8217;s\u2026bound to be true.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ryan: I am so disappointed in you, Esme. You had one job \u2014 break up Ava and Nikolas. I\u2019ve had to continue this exhausting charade pretending to be as animated as an eggplant! You have totally lost sight of the prize.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: That\u2019s not fair. I did everything I could to help Spence terrorize Ava in hopes that she\u2019d leave Nikolas. I thought leaving her dead daughter\u2019s hospital badge by her burnt car was an inspired idea. It is not my fault that Ava\u2019s love for Spence\u2019s dad is stronger than her fear of a stalker.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Ava doesn\u2019t love Nikolas. She only thinks she does. And you\u2019ve been wasting your time playing this adolescent game of kiss-and-tell with Spencer and his friends.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: What I\u2019m doing is trying to make sure my relationship with Spence looks real. If I\u2019m not convincing, someone might get suspicious. But my loyalty, first and last, is always to you.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: So you say.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: [ Exhales sharply ] Please. I\u2019ll do anything. Just \u2014 just let me prove it to you. Daddy. You like it when I call you that, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: You know I do. But as the saying goes, Esme, be careful what you wish for.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: Okay, I know it\u2019s a back road, but can\u2019t we drive a little faster?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: [ Chuckling ] That\u2019s a negative.<\/p>\n<p>[ Cellphone ringing ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Gasps ] Look at that! We have cell service again!<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Ah. Who\u2019s calling? Maxie? Lucy?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Your mom.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Ah. Well, I have been ignoring her calls. But that is my mom \u2014 if one way doesn\u2019t work, she will find another.<\/p>\n<p>[ Ringing continues ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Gladys! What a nice surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Hello, Sasha. Hi. I-I know you and Brando are on a little getaway, and I don\u2019t mean to interrupt, but I haven\u2019t heard anything from Brando. And, naturally, as a mother, I\u2019m concerned. Is everything okay?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I\u2019m sorry, Gladys. We have really spotty coverage here in the falls, so you\u2019re \u2014 you\u2019re breaking up on me, but \u2014 but I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll have a lot to talk about when we get back.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Oh \u2014 oh \u2014 hello? Hello?<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Oh! Darn it! Bad connection, huh?<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Sasha couldn\u2019t wait to get off the call, though she did blame the bad reception at the falls.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: The falls, as in\u2026 Niagara Falls? Is that where they went?<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: What\u2019s wrong with Niagara Falls?<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Nothing. You know, I think I got married there. No, no. I didn\u2019t get married there. I-I think I almost got married there once.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: [ Chuckles ] Yeah. Mm. Yeah, \u2019cause if you can\u2019t make it to Vegas, you just head to Niagara for a little quickie wedding. [ Chuckles ] Hm! Mnh! You don\u2019t think that\u2019s what they\u2019re doing, do you?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: Maybe while I\u2019m making the drinks, you can explain\u2026 your about-face. When did you go from suspecting that Victor was up to no good to inviting him to our vow renewal?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: [ Breathes deeply ] Well, if you must know, your mother asked me to keep Victor close. We all do know that he is up to something!<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: Well, that\u2019s safe to assume. It\u2019s the Cassadine way.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Your mother is \u2014 is mostly worried about Spencer, knowing that he is susceptible to Victor\u2019s \u201cgenerosity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: I see. And knowing my mother, she\u2019s concerned that I might be susceptible, too. Is that the gist?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Britt: Okay, I can still change my mind and I can drop this off the balcony and watch Peter\u2019s belongings just shatter on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Okay. Wait one second. If you destroy that box \u2014 you know, toss it, burn it, drop it in a vat of battery acid \u2014 aren\u2019t you always gonna wonder what is inside of it?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: No. But clearly you are. [ Sighs ] Okay. Come on. Let&#8217;s just get this over with.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Britt. Stop.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Is there something dangerous in this after all?<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Not dangerous to us.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Then who?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[ Elevator doors whirring ]<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, excuse me. I\u2019ll, uh\u2026 I\u2019ll have a top-shelf Manhattan, please. And you know what? It\u2019s such a lovely evening. I\u2019ll, uh \u2014 I\u2019ll take it on the terrace.<\/p>\n<p>Waitress: Of course.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Mr. Cassadine. Your timing could not be any better.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Esme: You have another plan\u2026 Daddy?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: I have information, which is where all good plans begin. For instance, you followed my every instruction to steal the card key\u2026 and here you are. And Ava may really believe that she\u2019s found \u201ctrue happiness\u201d with Nikolas, but soon enough, she\u2019ll find a worm in that apple.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Oh, please tell me. Please let me in on things. I can\u2019t help you unless you trust me.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Hmm. Trust is a two-way street. And given how easily distracted you are by petty jealousies and these shallow co-ed shenanigans, I\u2019m not sure I can count on you anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: [ Scoffs ] Really? Well, like you say, that\u2019s a two-way street. You don\u2019t trust me? Maybe your brother Kevin will trust me when I tell him the truth about you, that you can talk and have been able to for months! Aah!<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: You\u2019re not going anywhere.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: I didn\u2019t like lying to your mom, but what else can I say?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: I don\u2019t consider that lying. We just have to break the news to her as gently as possible. And by the amount of times she\u2019s called me, it\u2019s clear she hasn\u2019t even gotten used to the idea of us taking a few days to ourselves. And soon she\u2019s gonna have to get used to seeing a ring on your finger and then our names on a marriage license. And finally, she\u2019s gonna burst into tears and claim that I robbed her of planning her only son\u2019s wedding. [ Chuckles ] But eventually\u2026 after a few years, she will get over it. But if \u2014 if you\u2019ve changed your mind and decided you want a more traditional ceremony, we can turn the car around right now, go back to the B &amp; B, and \u2014 and you can look at, uh, party-planning reviews. And \u2014 but, I mean, let\u2019s be honest. If we\u2019re gonna go that route, we both know that you would pick Maxie.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I don\u2019t need a big wedding. I just want you. I want to see those rings on our fingers as a reminder that we belong to each other, body and soul.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: I want that, too.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Mm.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Speaking of rings, look in the glove compartment. [ Glove compartment door opens ] See that box?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Gasps ] Oh, my god! Brando!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Gladys: I can\u2019t believe my son would elope and not include me.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: [ Chuckles ] Well\u2026 that\u2019s kind of the definition of elopement. The parents stay home.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I am not just any parent. I am a single mother who sacrificed everything for that boy.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: And it\u2019s not like him to sneak around behind my back, so I\u2019m sure this was her big idea.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Oh, no, don&#8217;t. Don\u2019t you dare do that. Do not blame Sasha. She deserves every bit of happiness she can get after everything she\u2019s gone through.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I was thinking of Sasha. [ Stammers ] I am afraid maybe you\u2019re right. She rushed back to work. She\u2019s rushing into marriage. It\u2019s all just to avoid the terrible pain of the loss of Liam, and it\u2019s a big mistake. And there\u2019s got to be something I can do to stop them.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Esme: Let me go.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Well\u2026 I guess your time in Port Charles hasn\u2019t been wasted after all, not if you\u2019ve developed a backbone that can stand up to me.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: What can I say? I had an excellent teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: I appreciate the compliment. I hope you make me proud.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Oh, I will. That\u2019s always been the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Just remember \u2014 I call the shots. Are we clear?<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Yes, sir. You\u2019re the boss.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: That\u2019s more like it. And you still have to regain my trust.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: I\u2019ll do anything.Just tell me where to start.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Back at square one \u2014 with Ava.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: If we both agree he can\u2019t be trusted, why not wait to get closer to him? Why invite Victor to share the happiest day of our lives?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Your mother\u2019s concerned that Victor has already made significant inroads with Spencer. And given what he knows about you with regard to Hayden, I\u2019m afraid he thinks he has the upper hand with you.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: My uncle and I are even now. My debt\u2019s been paid in full.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Nikolas, five minutes ago, you just told him that y-you owed him. And I know he will find a way to collect.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: Do you really think I would let him get the better of me?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: No. But I think he will keep trying. And I think he will use any weapon he can find, including your son. That\u2019s why I invited him to be there when we renew our vows. I want Uncle Victor to believe that we trust him. So that when he finally does show us his hand\u2026 we will be ready.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor: What is it you want with me, Drew?<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Put you on notice. Look, we may never be able to prove that you helped Peter escape, but I will never forget the part that you played in stealing two years of my life.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: That sounds a lot like you\u2019re threatening me.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Really? \u2018Cause I-I meant it to sound like a promise. Just stay clear of me and my family and everybody that I care about, or I will find a way to make you pay for every single day that you had me locked away from my life.<\/p>\n<p>Waitress: Mr. Cassadine.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Hm? Oh. Do you still want your drink on the terrace? I\u2019ll, uh \u2014 I\u2019ll take it with me. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Waitress: Okay.<\/p>\n<p>[ Elevator doors whirring ]<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Hmph.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: -Look at that.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: -Can you believe it?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Wow.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: I-I\u2019m sorry. Do you mind if I join you out here? Or is this a private party?<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Such a beautiful baby, Maxie. Definitely in the 99th percentile of total cuteness.<\/p>\n<p>[ Maxie chuckles ]<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, I do love babies. And, Maxie, I\u2019m so gratified to see that you\u2019re finally reunited with your daughter.<\/p>\n<p>[ Bailey Louise fussing ]<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Say, Victor, uh, did you know anything about Peter leaving any personal effects behind.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Ah, despite what everyone seems to think, I really wasn\u2019t on intimate terms with Mr. August. Mm. W-why do you ask?<\/p>\n<p>Sam: It\u2019s just that that box that Britt is holding, it came from the WSB. It\u2019s Peter\u2019s effects.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Yeah. I was gonna just toss it in the garbage. And then Maxie encouraged me to open it just in case there\u2019s anything inside that could help pay for Bailey\u2019s college tuition.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: You know what, Britt? Just give it to me. You\u2019re taking too long.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Uh, take it easy, Maxie.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: I can\u2019t wait any longer!<\/p>\n<p>Britt: I\u2019m the executor!<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Maxie!<\/p>\n<p>[ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Sorry about that.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: [ Sighs ] No, it\u2019s \u2014 it\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: We just decided to get married. How did you slip out and buy wedding rings without me knowing it?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Uh, well, they \u2014 they aren\u2019t what you think they are. When we, uh, decided to get married on the fly, I had to improvise. So those are actually just some spare engine parts that I polished up while you were in the shower. But they\u2019ll serve their purpose until I have time to take you to a proper jewelry store. [ Laughs ] I\u2019m kidding.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Laughs ]<\/p>\n<p>Brando: When I told you I was going to the gym, I actually just ran off to the closest jewelry store. Those are the real thing. Just like we are.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Breathes sharply ] Brando, I\u2026 I don\u2019t know what to say. I love them. [ Metallic rattling ] What was that? [ Bell chiming ] The \u201ccheck engine\u201d light is on.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Yeah, I need to pull over and check this out, see how bad it really is.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lucy: What exactly are you trying to do? Come on. Brando and Sasha, well, they\u2019re adults. So even if you could find the chapel that they\u2019re maybe eloping at, you\u2019re not gonna stop their wedding \u2014 you can\u2019t stop it. So please just let them follow their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: That is easy for you to say. You\u2019re just her business partner. She\u2019s on the verge of becoming my daughter-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Okay, I-I really take issue with that because, first, Sasha is my friend. And, secondly, you would be damn lucky to have Sasha as your daughter-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I do not disagree. If Sasha and Brando were getting married for the right reasons, I\u2019d be all for it. But a few days ago, there wasn\u2019t even a mention of marriage. I\u2019m afraid the reason they\u2019re eloping is to hide from the pain of Liam\u2019s death. No. I can\u2019t let that happen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ryan: So, my original plan to break up Ava and Nikolas came up short.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Hm. If anything, it made them closer. I know you love Ava, but she\u2019s never gonna care about you the way that I do.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: But thank you for pouring salt on my wound.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: So what\u2019s plan b? And don\u2019t tell me you don\u2019t have one because you always do.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: You think you know me, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Just like you know me.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: You\u2019ve already completed the first step to insinuate yourself with the family. I think we can use Spencer\u2019s incarceration to our advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: How?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: By making yourself an even larger presence in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Nikolas doesn\u2019t trust me, and Ava openly dislikes me. She doesn\u2019t even try to hide it.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: It\u2019s easy to control a teenage boy whose hormones are raging. Ava and Nikolas, you\u2019re gonna have to try harder. If they don\u2019t like you, then you\u2019ll have to make yourself more likable. I\u2019m willing to try, but I\u2019m pretty sure Nikolas already blames me for turning Spence\u2019s head.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Oh, I\u2019m pretty confident he\u2019ll come around. You know what they say \u2014 like father, like son.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: Victor\u2019s no one\u2019s fool. He\u2019s got to realize we have a motive for including him in our ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: That\u2019s why we have to stay one step ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: You just remember \u2014 Victor played king of the mountain with Peter, and Victor is the one who survived. My mother is right. He is up to something.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Let Victor give it his best shot. As long as you and I stick together\u2026 he cannot touch us. And don\u2019t forget, my love\u2026 I have a very long history dealing with people like Victor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Maxie: I\u2019m gonna help pick everything up.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, let me \u2014 uh, let me help you. Don\u2019t you \u2014 don\u2019t you worry. I\u2019ve got this.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Normally I would help, but I don\u2019t want to touch anything that Peter\u2019s touched, ever.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: [ Clicks tongue ] Hey, Britt, uh, I knew the WSB\u2019s done with that and they passed it on to you, but can I maybe take it down to the PCPD? We got some cases we need to wrap up that Peter was involved in. Maybe it could, uh, help us out.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Is there something the WSB missed?<\/p>\n<p>Dante: No, but they\u2019re looking for espionage, and we\u2019re looking for, say, tying up Franco\u2019s murder case.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Well, the WSB released this box to me, so you need to talk to Anna Devane.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Right. Okay. I-I understand. But Anna gave it to you, right? Because she was done with it already. So would it be cool to pass it on to me? We\u2019ll give it right back to you. You let me know.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Yeah.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Gladys: I have to put a stop to this. Uh, tell the bartender to put the drinks on Carly\u2019s tab.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Uh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, wait. Wait. You\u2019re \u2014 you\u2019re not seriously gonna try and stop Brando and Sasha\u2019s wedding?<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I absolutely am.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: No. Gladys, don&#8217;t. Please. Please. Just \u2014 just think about this. You know, you\u2019re not really sure they\u2019re eloping. And \u2014 and, besides, Niagara Falls, it\u2019s a natural wonder, a beautiful place \u2014 hundreds of thousands of folks visit every year and they don\u2019t get married.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Brando didn\u2019t return any of my phone calls. Something\u2019s up. A mother knows.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Don&#8217;t. Don&#8217;t. No, no, no. Wait. Wait. Please. Do not try to stop the wedding. They are only gonna end up resenting you.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: These are two grief-stricken parents.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: They probably shouldn\u2019t commit to buying a car, much less spending the rest of their lives together. There has to be something I can do to stop them from doing something they\u2019ll always regret.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Mm. Mnh. Mnh!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: Well? How bad?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: We\u2019re gonna need a tow. I already called for one, but since we are in the middle of nowhere, it might take a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I should have known that this plan \u2014 this plan wasn\u2019t gonna happen. Now we will never get to the chapel before it closes. [ Voice breaking ] Maybe \u2014 maybe this is a sign. Maybe we were never meant to have a happy ending.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Hey. Hey. Listen.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Sniffles ]<\/p>\n<p>Brando: We got a blanket in the trunk and some hot coffee in the thermos there. And until help arrives, I am sure that we can find some way to keep warm.<\/p>\n<p>[ Vehicle approaches ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: That\u2019s the tow truck! [ Gasps ] So much for it taking hours! [ Giggles ]<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Looks like we\u2019re gonna get our happy ending after all.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Maxie: She\u2019s settling down. So much excitement. You better get used to it, Bailey Lou. Your mom is a magnet for trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: And so is your Auntie Britt! [ Gasps ] Yes! [ Laughs ] You know, I\u2019m still not sure what happened on the terrace, but if it makes Victor pay for aiding and abetting Peter,<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: [Clicks tongue]<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Then it was worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Well worth it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor: Thank you, Peter. While you rot in hell, I\u2019ll make good use of this.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: The best way to stay one step ahead of Victor is by keeping him where we can see him.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: And Spencer?<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: Once he\u2019s released from Spring Ridge, absolutely. And it goes for Esme, as well. But I can promise you one thing.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Hm?<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: No one will ever come between us again.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Esme: I need to go. The orderly will be back any minute. But before I leave, there\u2019s still something I don\u2019t understand. I mean, even if Ava leaves Nikolas, what then? You\u2019re still a prisoner facing a life sentence. Where\u2019s all this leading?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Oh, you leave that to me. You just do as I say, and you\u2019ll have your heart\u2019s desire. Not only Spencer and his fortune, but the family you\u2019ve always longed for.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Ava isn\u2019t my family.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: No. But she\u2019s family to me. [ Velcro tears ] And what\u2019s mine is yours. My beautiful\u2026 gifted daughter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Ooh, I can\u2019t believe we\u2019re actually eloping in Niagara Falls. We\u2019re \u2014 we\u2019re on our way to get married right now.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: I know. I have to keep pinching myself to remind myself that I\u2019m not dreaming.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: It is not a dream. At the other end of this road is a wedding chapel and the start of our life together as husband and wife! [ Giggles ]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Gladys: Brando, it\u2019s your mother. Again. Why aren\u2019t you returning my calls? I know you\u2019re on a getaway with Sasha to have time alone, but I\u2019m worried about you \u2014 and Sasha. At the very least, could you please just send a text? Let me know the two of you are okay? I don\u2019t know, maybe send a picture of where you\u2019re staying. Especially let me know when you\u2019re coming back. I love you.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: May I offer a word of advice?<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: No. I\u2019m off the clock.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy:\u00a0 I know. It\u2019s not about work. I just want you to listen, okay? I know that you\u2019re worried. But Brando and Sasha, they deserve all the time they need to heal. And when they come home, Sasha is going to be rested and relaxed\u2026 and a whole lot richer.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Yeah, well, money isn\u2019t everything.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor: To a new beginning for the entire Cassadine clan. I\u2019m sorry. I thought we were all on the same page. Now I have to wonder whether this invitation to your vow renewal is a real olive branch or just a way of using my genuine love of family for your own purposes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Guard: You know, for a guy that can\u2019t walk or talk, you sure know how to get under people\u2019s skin. [ Lock beeps, disengages ] Ooh, especially that hot new intern. Oh, man. [ Sighs ] I\u2019d sure like to be the one to rile her up. You know what I mean? [ Cellphone chimes ]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Brando: I thought taking the back roads would be a shortcut to the wedding chapel.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: In other words\u2026 you\u2019re lost?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: [ Scoffs ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Put your pride aside and turn on the GPS.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: [ Chuckles ] I hate to admit this, but the GPS went out and I didn\u2019t want to take the time to fix it.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: So much for marrying a mechanic and never having car problems. Here I was looking forward to all those free tune-ups.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Oh, okay, well, for the record, the GPS is more of a computer issue, not a mechanical issue.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Chuckles ] Let me see if I can use a directions app\u2026 can\u2019t get a signal. There\u2019s a downside to being out in the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Don\u2019t worry. I\u2019m not one of those guys who hates stopping and asking a local for directions.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: What locals? We haven\u2019t passed a gas station or even another car for miles. [ Sighs ] What if we\u2019re really lost?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: We\u2019ll figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Will we? Are we lost\u2026 or have you changed your mind about getting married?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lucy: Did I just hear you right? You said \u201cmoney isn\u2019t everything\u201d? That doesn\u2019t sound like you. Oh, no! Do you feel okay? Do you have a temperature? Ohh!<\/p>\n<p>Glady: I was kidding, of course. Now, I know that Maxie\u2019s back. You\u2019re full speed ahead to take deception public. What does that actually mean for Sasha?<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Well, you know that Sasha is a partner in deception, and thanks to Michael Corinthos\u2019 ninja negotiating skills\u2026 you know, talk about having the right boyfriend at the right time. I just wanted a brand-new \u201cface of deception,\u201d but he wrangled an equity stake for Sasha in the company, which I don\u2019t regret at all. She has been an incredible asset. Anyway, the point is, is that when we do take deception public, that girl is going to get a large share of stocks and her net worth is going to skyrocket.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: My Brando sure knows how to pick \u2019em. I always knew that Gilmore girl had potential.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Really? You know, that\u2019s not exactly how I remember it. Since when did you become team Sasha?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Come on. Any mother would have doubts about Sasha\u2019s history. She was a supermodel. She was leading a supermodel lifestyle, hanging out with gangsters, snorting illegal substances.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Wow! So very subtle.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: But then I saw how brave Sasha was when she and Brando lost little Liam. [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: You\u2019re right, I do not doubt her bravery, and she was very courageous. [ Inhales sharply ] But you know what? I still \u2014 I just \u2014 I just am kind of worried that she\u2019s rushing her recovery by coming back to work so soon.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys:\u00a0 I had the same feeling, but every time I mentioned it, she shut me down. Uh, politely, you know? Her manners are impeccable, of course, but a wall is still a wall no matter how pretty it\u2019s painted.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Maybe it\u2019s \u2014 it\u2019s not really right for us to expect that Sasha doesn\u2019t think we should probably respect her privacy. See what I\u2019m saying? We got to respect her privacy, I think, really.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Lucy, I\u2019m asking you something. Is there something wrong with Sasha? Something Brando\u2019s mother should know?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dante: Yeah. Britt. How\u2019d you know?<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Well, I just saw the dynamic when we were all on Cassadine island together. Peter used Britt as leverage to control Jason and her mom, but Britt never backed down. I mean, she let him have it about the \u2014 the hell that he put Maxie through, about supposedly hating Faison and then essentially following in his footsteps.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Ooh, I bet Peter didn\u2019t like hearing that.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: No, he did not. But I think on \u2014 on some level, envied his sister and\u2026 even though she was the prisoner, she had more agency than Peter did, so it makes kind of \u2014 it makes sense that he would mess with her any way he could, make her the executor just so she\u2019d have to acknowledge his existence and not forget about him.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: He probably got a kick out of the fact that he\u2019s forcing her to deal with whatever he left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: So we go to Britt, and we have her plant the bait. And then we let word get back to Victor what Peter left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: I don\u2019t know. There might be a problem with your plan.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: What? What\u2019s the problem?<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Does Britt strike either one of you as the kind of person that\u2019s going to safeguard Peter\u2019s personal effects?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Maxie: Well, what did Anna say?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: The WSB x-rayed and vetted the contents. There\u2019s nothing dangerous inside \u2014 no toxic substances or anything potentially lethal.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Okay, so if it\u2019s harmless, what are you gonna do with it?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: I never said it was harmless. It came from Peter, remember? And he knows how much I hated him. I mean, who knows what he left me to mess with my head? Fortunately, there is a dumpster in the alley behind the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: So\u2026?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: So this is going in the garbage where it belongs.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: What? Wait, Britt! No, don\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: When I thanked you for interceding on my behalf with Spencer, that was very sincere. I meant what I said.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: I confess. I advised Nikolas to be careful of you at first, but that was before I could see for myself that your heart is clearly in the right place\u2026this time.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Laura has been doing her best to turn my family against me.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: My mother can be overprotective at times. But given your past and your recent association with Peter, can you really blame her?<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, for the last time, my dealings with Peter August were extremely limited and, yes, a regrettable lapse in judgment, but I\u2019m not the only one here. Peter deceived a great many people, including the formidable Anna Devane. But the man is, thankfully, dead, and may the discord he caused die with him. As for Laura [Sighs] For the well-being of my family, I agree to give her a pass \u2014 something which, for the record, she would not do for me.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: That\u2019s so big of you, Victor.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Yeah, well, consider it a wedding present.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Well, the real gift would be bringing us all together when Nikolas and I renew our vows. Of course, we can\u2019t be certain that Spencer will accept our invitation.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, I \u2014 I have a good feeling about this. After all [Chuckles] His significant other supports a father-son reconciliation, and Esme seems to hold great sway with Spencer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[ Lock beeps, disengages ]<\/p>\n<p>Esme: I know your death stare terrifies most people, but I\u2019m not most people. What were you thinking out there in the dayroom? Speaking out loud? Don\u2019t you realize someone could have heard you when you opened your mouth to snap at me? After all your planning, all your months of silence, you could have blown the whole thing just to scold me.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Actually, I was thinking about you\u2026 \u2026and how you\u2019ve failed me.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Brando: I want to marry you more than ever. What makes you think I\u2019d change my mind?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I\u2019m sorry for doubting you, Brando. But if the GPS isn\u2019t working and we\u2019re lost, then what do we do?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: We are not a completely lost. Roll down your window. [ Water rushing in distance ] You hear that?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I do. We\u2019re by a river.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Right. We are on a back road that runs alongside the river. If you listen hard, you can hear wedding bells. [ Bells tolling in distance ] Those bells are ringing for another couple.<\/p>\n<p>[ Tolling continues ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: And soon they will be ringing for us. And for Liam. His brief life will have meaning because\u2026 we will know and \u2014 and the whole world will know that he was born out of love.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lucy: I admit that Maxie and I are a bit worried about Sasha coming back to work too soon after the trauma of losing Liam. And, um, speaking from firsthand experience, those kind of wounds take a long time to heal\u2026 if they ever heal at all.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I tried to get through to her. She shut me out. I \u2014 it seemed that with my Brando\u2019s help she was getting better\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: \u2026And [Sighs] I still believe Sasha will heal\u2026 [ Chuckles ] \u2026Especially when she gets back from that getaway and realizes what this IPO is going to do for the future of our family. But what if this getaway is just an escape from reality?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Britt: There\u2019s no way you\u2019re feeling sentimental about Peter.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Hey, I am not feeling sentimental, but Bailey is Peter\u2019s only child. Maybe he left something for her.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: [ Chuckles ] Like he wrote her a letter?<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: I\u2019m hoping he left her something of financial value.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Look, I take my role as \u201cAunt Britt\u201d very seriously, and I don\u2019t want my niece growing up with anything of Peter\u2019s to drag her down.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: I totally agree with you, and if there is nothing in that box worth keeping, I will help you junk it.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Okay, fine. But let\u2019s open it out on the terrace just in case there\u2019s something inside that makes us howl with rage and disgust.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Good idea.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[ Cellphone ringing ]<\/p>\n<p>Dante: It\u2019s Anna. I better take it. Hey, what\u2019s going on?<\/p>\n<p>Drew: [ Exhales sharply ]<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Hey. Are you okay? Are you sure there\u2019s no way that that card can affect you?<\/p>\n<p>Drew: I know it won&#8217;t. It\u2019s not the right card.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Drew: But Victor\u2019s not going to know that. When he tries to activate me, then we\u2019ll know what he\u2019s up to.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Okay, but you know that that card\u2026 is the hook and you\u2019re the bait. And if Victor does realize that something\u2019s going on\u2026 you\u2019re going to be at risk. Are you willing to do this? I mean, I\u2019m not going to judge you if you back out.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: No, I\u2019m doing it. I want to take Victor down as much as you do.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Alright, uh, Britt\u2019s at the metro court, and she\u2019s already got Peter\u2019s belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Well, it\u2019s too late, then. There\u2019s no way Britt\u2019s going to hold on to his belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Well, we got to try. We got to try. We got to move.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor: I believe that where Esme goes, Spencer will follow.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: I\u2019ve agreed we should include Spencer in the vow renewal once he\u2019s finished his time at Spring Ridge. As far as inviting Esme, I mean, do I have to remind you she is the one that torched Ava\u2019s car?<\/p>\n<p>Victor: [ Scoffs ] Well, do I have to remind you that Spencer dislikes Ava as much as you dislike Esme? Look, if you want your son to put aside his pride and celebrate your vows, how can you exclude the young woman who has such an influence on Spencer\u2019s young life?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Well, I wouldn\u2019t say that Esme\u2019s influence has exactly been positive.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: [ Sighs ] If we\u2019re all going to start throwing stones, Ava, none of us are going to walk away unbruised.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: [ Sighs ] Unfortunately, I think my uncle\u2026 is right. Either it\u2019s an inclusive family celebration or it isn&#8217;t. Thank you for reminding me. I owe you.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: I\u2019ll add it to your tab. [ Inhales sharply ] Meanwhile, I should leave the two of you to get along with your guest list.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Mm.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: You won\u2019t regret this, Nikolas.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: What the hell happened to our intimate, romantic celebration for two?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Well, you know, we said it would be a night to remember. And with our new guest list, that&#8217;s\u2026bound to be true.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ryan: I am so disappointed in you, Esme. You had one job \u2014 break up Ava and Nikolas. I\u2019ve had to continue this exhausting charade pretending to be as animated as an eggplant! You have totally lost sight of the prize.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: That\u2019s not fair. I did everything I could to help Spence terrorize Ava in hopes that she\u2019d leave Nikolas. I thought leaving her dead daughter\u2019s hospital badge by her burnt car was an inspired idea. It is not my fault that Ava\u2019s love for Spence\u2019s dad is stronger than her fear of a stalker.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Ava doesn\u2019t love Nikolas. She only thinks she does. And you\u2019ve been wasting your time playing this adolescent game of kiss-and-tell with Spencer and his friends.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: What I\u2019m doing is trying to make sure my relationship with Spence looks real. If I\u2019m not convincing, someone might get suspicious. But my loyalty, first and last, is always to you.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: So you say.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: [ Exhales sharply ] Please. I\u2019ll do anything. Just \u2014 just let me prove it to you. Daddy. You like it when I call you that, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: You know I do. But as the saying goes, Esme, be careful what you wish for.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: Okay, I know it\u2019s a back road, but can\u2019t we drive a little faster?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: [ Chuckling ] That\u2019s a negative.<\/p>\n<p>[ Cellphone ringing ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Gasps ] Look at that! We have cell service again!<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Ah. Who\u2019s calling? Maxie? Lucy?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Your mom.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Ah. Well, I have been ignoring her calls. But that is my mom \u2014 if one way doesn\u2019t work, she will find another.<\/p>\n<p>[ Ringing continues ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Gladys! What a nice surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Hello, Sasha. Hi. I-I know you and Brando are on a little getaway, and I don\u2019t mean to interrupt, but I haven\u2019t heard anything from Brando. And, naturally, as a mother, I\u2019m concerned. Is everything okay?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I\u2019m sorry, Gladys. We have really spotty coverage here in the falls, so you\u2019re \u2014 you\u2019re breaking up on me, but \u2014 but I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll have a lot to talk about when we get back.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Oh \u2014 oh \u2014 hello? Hello?<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Oh! Darn it! Bad connection, huh?<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Sasha couldn\u2019t wait to get off the call, though she did blame the bad reception at the falls.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: The falls, as in\u2026 Niagara Falls? Is that where they went?<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: What\u2019s wrong with Niagara Falls?<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Nothing. You know, I think I got married there. No, no. I didn\u2019t get married there. I-I think I almost got married there once.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: [ Chuckles ] Yeah. Mm. Yeah, \u2019cause if you can\u2019t make it to Vegas, you just head to Niagara for a little quickie wedding. [ Chuckles ] Hm! Mnh! You don\u2019t think that\u2019s what they\u2019re doing, do you?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: Maybe while I\u2019m making the drinks, you can explain\u2026 your about-face. When did you go from suspecting that Victor was up to no good to inviting him to our vow renewal?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: [ Breathes deeply ] Well, if you must know, your mother asked me to keep Victor close. We all do know that he is up to something!<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: Well, that\u2019s safe to assume. It\u2019s the Cassadine way.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Your mother is \u2014 is mostly worried about Spencer, knowing that he is susceptible to Victor\u2019s \u201cgenerosity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: I see. And knowing my mother, she\u2019s concerned that I might be susceptible, too. Is that the gist?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Britt: Okay, I can still change my mind and I can drop this off the balcony and watch Peter\u2019s belongings just shatter on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Okay. Wait one second. If you destroy that box \u2014 you know, toss it, burn it, drop it in a vat of battery acid \u2014 aren\u2019t you always gonna wonder what is inside of it?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: No. But clearly you are. [ Sighs ] Okay. Come on. Let&#8217;s just get this over with.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Britt. Stop.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Is there something dangerous in this after all?<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Not dangerous to us.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Then who?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[ Elevator doors whirring ]<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, excuse me. I\u2019ll, uh\u2026 I\u2019ll have a top-shelf Manhattan, please. And you know what? It\u2019s such a lovely evening. I\u2019ll, uh \u2014 I\u2019ll take it on the terrace.<\/p>\n<p>Waitress: Of course.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Mr. Cassadine. Your timing could not be any better.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Esme: You have another plan\u2026 Daddy?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: I have information, which is where all good plans begin. For instance, you followed my every instruction to steal the card key\u2026 and here you are. And Ava may really believe that she\u2019s found \u201ctrue happiness\u201d with Nikolas, but soon enough, she\u2019ll find a worm in that apple.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Oh, please tell me. Please let me in on things. I can\u2019t help you unless you trust me.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Hmm. Trust is a two-way street. And given how easily distracted you are by petty jealousies and these shallow co-ed shenanigans, I\u2019m not sure I can count on you anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: [ Scoffs ] Really? Well, like you say, that\u2019s a two-way street. You don\u2019t trust me? Maybe your brother Kevin will trust me when I tell him the truth about you, that you can talk and have been able to for months! Aah!<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: You\u2019re not going anywhere.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: I didn\u2019t like lying to your mom, but what else can I say?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: I don\u2019t consider that lying. We just have to break the news to her as gently as possible. And by the amount of times she\u2019s called me, it\u2019s clear she hasn\u2019t even gotten used to the idea of us taking a few days to ourselves. And soon she\u2019s gonna have to get used to seeing a ring on your finger and then our names on a marriage license. And finally, she\u2019s gonna burst into tears and claim that I robbed her of planning her only son\u2019s wedding. [ Chuckles ] But eventually\u2026 after a few years, she will get over it. But if \u2014 if you\u2019ve changed your mind and decided you want a more traditional ceremony, we can turn the car around right now, go back to the B &amp; B, and \u2014 and you can look at, uh, party-planning reviews. And \u2014 but, I mean, let\u2019s be honest. If we\u2019re gonna go that route, we both know that you would pick Maxie.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I don\u2019t need a big wedding. I just want you. I want to see those rings on our fingers as a reminder that we belong to each other, body and soul.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: I want that, too.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: Mm.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Speaking of rings, look in the glove compartment. [ Glove compartment door opens ] See that box?<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Gasps ] Oh, my god! Brando!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Gladys: I can\u2019t believe my son would elope and not include me.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: [ Chuckles ] Well\u2026 that\u2019s kind of the definition of elopement. The parents stay home.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I am not just any parent. I am a single mother who sacrificed everything for that boy.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: And it\u2019s not like him to sneak around behind my back, so I\u2019m sure this was her big idea.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Oh, no, don&#8217;t. Don\u2019t you dare do that. Do not blame Sasha. She deserves every bit of happiness she can get after everything she\u2019s gone through.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I was thinking of Sasha. [ Stammers ] I am afraid maybe you\u2019re right. She rushed back to work. She\u2019s rushing into marriage. It\u2019s all just to avoid the terrible pain of the loss of Liam, and it\u2019s a big mistake. And there\u2019s got to be something I can do to stop them.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Esme: Let me go.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Well\u2026 I guess your time in Port Charles hasn\u2019t been wasted after all, not if you\u2019ve developed a backbone that can stand up to me.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: What can I say? I had an excellent teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: I appreciate the compliment. I hope you make me proud.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Oh, I will. That\u2019s always been the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Just remember \u2014 I call the shots. Are we clear?<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Yes, sir. You\u2019re the boss.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: That\u2019s more like it. And you still have to regain my trust.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: I\u2019ll do anything.Just tell me where to start.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Back at square one \u2014 with Ava.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: If we both agree he can\u2019t be trusted, why not wait to get closer to him? Why invite Victor to share the happiest day of our lives?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Your mother\u2019s concerned that Victor has already made significant inroads with Spencer. And given what he knows about you with regard to Hayden, I\u2019m afraid he thinks he has the upper hand with you.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: My uncle and I are even now. My debt\u2019s been paid in full.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Nikolas, five minutes ago, you just told him that y-you owed him. And I know he will find a way to collect.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: Do you really think I would let him get the better of me?<\/p>\n<p>Ava: No. But I think he will keep trying. And I think he will use any weapon he can find, including your son. That\u2019s why I invited him to be there when we renew our vows. I want Uncle Victor to believe that we trust him. So that when he finally does show us his hand\u2026 we will be ready.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor: What is it you want with me, Drew?<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Put you on notice. Look, we may never be able to prove that you helped Peter escape, but I will never forget the part that you played in stealing two years of my life.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: That sounds a lot like you\u2019re threatening me.<\/p>\n<p>Drew: Really? \u2018Cause I-I meant it to sound like a promise. Just stay clear of me and my family and everybody that I care about, or I will find a way to make you pay for every single day that you had me locked away from my life.<\/p>\n<p>Waitress: Mr. Cassadine.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Hm? Oh. Do you still want your drink on the terrace? I\u2019ll, uh \u2014 I\u2019ll take it with me. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Waitress: Okay.<\/p>\n<p>[ Elevator doors whirring ]<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Hmph.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: -Look at that.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: -Can you believe it?<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Wow.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: I-I\u2019m sorry. Do you mind if I join you out here? Or is this a private party?<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Such a beautiful baby, Maxie. Definitely in the 99th percentile of total cuteness.<\/p>\n<p>[ Maxie chuckles ]<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, I do love babies. And, Maxie, I\u2019m so gratified to see that you\u2019re finally reunited with your daughter.<\/p>\n<p>[ Bailey Louise fussing ]<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Say, Victor, uh, did you know anything about Peter leaving any personal effects behind.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Ah, despite what everyone seems to think, I really wasn\u2019t on intimate terms with Mr. August. Mm. W-why do you ask?<\/p>\n<p>Sam: It\u2019s just that that box that Britt is holding, it came from the WSB. It\u2019s Peter\u2019s effects.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Yeah. I was gonna just toss it in the garbage. And then Maxie encouraged me to open it just in case there\u2019s anything inside that could help pay for Bailey\u2019s college tuition.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: You know what, Britt? Just give it to me. You\u2019re taking too long.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Uh, take it easy, Maxie.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: I can\u2019t wait any longer!<\/p>\n<p>Britt: I\u2019m the executor!<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Maxie!<\/p>\n<p>[ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Sorry about that.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: [ Sighs ] No, it\u2019s \u2014 it\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: We just decided to get married. How did you slip out and buy wedding rings without me knowing it?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Uh, well, they \u2014 they aren\u2019t what you think they are. When we, uh, decided to get married on the fly, I had to improvise. So those are actually just some spare engine parts that I polished up while you were in the shower. But they\u2019ll serve their purpose until I have time to take you to a proper jewelry store. [ Laughs ] I\u2019m kidding.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Laughs ]<\/p>\n<p>Brando: When I told you I was going to the gym, I actually just ran off to the closest jewelry store. Those are the real thing. Just like we are.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Breathes sharply ] Brando, I\u2026 I don\u2019t know what to say. I love them. [ Metallic rattling ] What was that? [ Bell chiming ] The \u201ccheck engine\u201d light is on.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Yeah, I need to pull over and check this out, see how bad it really is.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lucy: What exactly are you trying to do? Come on. Brando and Sasha, well, they\u2019re adults. So even if you could find the chapel that they\u2019re maybe eloping at, you\u2019re not gonna stop their wedding \u2014 you can\u2019t stop it. So please just let them follow their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: That is easy for you to say. You\u2019re just her business partner. She\u2019s on the verge of becoming my daughter-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Okay, I-I really take issue with that because, first, Sasha is my friend. And, secondly, you would be damn lucky to have Sasha as your daughter-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I do not disagree. If Sasha and Brando were getting married for the right reasons, I\u2019d be all for it. But a few days ago, there wasn\u2019t even a mention of marriage. I\u2019m afraid the reason they\u2019re eloping is to hide from the pain of Liam\u2019s death. No. I can\u2019t let that happen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ryan: So, my original plan to break up Ava and Nikolas came up short.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Hm. If anything, it made them closer. I know you love Ava, but she\u2019s never gonna care about you the way that I do.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: But thank you for pouring salt on my wound.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: So what\u2019s plan b? And don\u2019t tell me you don\u2019t have one because you always do.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: You think you know me, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Just like you know me.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: You\u2019ve already completed the first step to insinuate yourself with the family. I think we can use Spencer\u2019s incarceration to our advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: How?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: By making yourself an even larger presence in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Nikolas doesn\u2019t trust me, and Ava openly dislikes me. She doesn\u2019t even try to hide it.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: It\u2019s easy to control a teenage boy whose hormones are raging. Ava and Nikolas, you\u2019re gonna have to try harder. If they don\u2019t like you, then you\u2019ll have to make yourself more likable. I\u2019m willing to try, but I\u2019m pretty sure Nikolas already blames me for turning Spence\u2019s head.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Oh, I\u2019m pretty confident he\u2019ll come around. You know what they say \u2014 like father, like son.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: Victor\u2019s no one\u2019s fool. He\u2019s got to realize we have a motive for including him in our ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: That\u2019s why we have to stay one step ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: You just remember \u2014 Victor played king of the mountain with Peter, and Victor is the one who survived. My mother is right. He is up to something.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Let Victor give it his best shot. As long as you and I stick together\u2026 he cannot touch us. And don\u2019t forget, my love\u2026 I have a very long history dealing with people like Victor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Maxie: I\u2019m gonna help pick everything up.<\/p>\n<p>Victor: Oh, let me \u2014 uh, let me help you. Don\u2019t you \u2014 don\u2019t you worry. I\u2019ve got this.<\/p>\n<p>Sam: Normally I would help, but I don\u2019t want to touch anything that Peter\u2019s touched, ever.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: [ Clicks tongue ] Hey, Britt, uh, I knew the WSB\u2019s done with that and they passed it on to you, but can I maybe take it down to the PCPD? We got some cases we need to wrap up that Peter was involved in. Maybe it could, uh, help us out.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Is there something the WSB missed?<\/p>\n<p>Dante: No, but they\u2019re looking for espionage, and we\u2019re looking for, say, tying up Franco\u2019s murder case.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Well, the WSB released this box to me, so you need to talk to Anna Devane.<\/p>\n<p>Dante: Right. Okay. I-I understand. But Anna gave it to you, right? Because she was done with it already. So would it be cool to pass it on to me? We\u2019ll give it right back to you. You let me know.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Yeah.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Gladys: I have to put a stop to this. Uh, tell the bartender to put the drinks on Carly\u2019s tab.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Uh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, wait. Wait. You\u2019re \u2014 you\u2019re not seriously gonna try and stop Brando and Sasha\u2019s wedding?<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: I absolutely am.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: No. Gladys, don&#8217;t. Please. Please. Just \u2014 just think about this. You know, you\u2019re not really sure they\u2019re eloping. And \u2014 and, besides, Niagara Falls, it\u2019s a natural wonder, a beautiful place \u2014 hundreds of thousands of folks visit every year and they don\u2019t get married.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: Brando didn\u2019t return any of my phone calls. Something\u2019s up. A mother knows.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Don&#8217;t. Don&#8217;t. No, no, no. Wait. Wait. Please. Do not try to stop the wedding. They are only gonna end up resenting you.<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: These are two grief-stricken parents.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: [ Sighs ]<\/p>\n<p>Gladys: They probably shouldn\u2019t commit to buying a car, much less spending the rest of their lives together. There has to be something I can do to stop them from doing something they\u2019ll always regret.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy: Mm. Mnh. Mnh!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha: Well? How bad?<\/p>\n<p>Brando: We\u2019re gonna need a tow. I already called for one, but since we are in the middle of nowhere, it might take a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: I should have known that this plan \u2014 this plan wasn\u2019t gonna happen. Now we will never get to the chapel before it closes. [ Voice breaking ] Maybe \u2014 maybe this is a sign. Maybe we were never meant to have a happy ending.<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Hey. Hey. Listen.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: [ Sniffles ]<\/p>\n<p>Brando: We got a blanket in the trunk and some hot coffee in the thermos there. And until help arrives, I am sure that we can find some way to keep warm.<\/p>\n<p>[ Vehicle approaches ]<\/p>\n<p>Sasha: That\u2019s the tow truck! [ Gasps ] So much for it taking hours! [ Giggles ]<\/p>\n<p>Brando: Looks like we\u2019re gonna get our happy ending after all.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Maxie: She\u2019s settling down. So much excitement. You better get used to it, Bailey Lou. Your mom is a magnet for trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Britt: And so is your Auntie Britt! [ Gasps ] Yes! [ Laughs ] You know, I\u2019m still not sure what happened on the terrace, but if it makes Victor pay for aiding and abetting Peter,<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: [Clicks tongue]<\/p>\n<p>Britt: Then it was worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Maxie: Well worth it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor: Thank you, Peter. While you rot in hell, I\u2019ll make good use of this.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nikolas: The best way to stay one step ahead of Victor is by keeping him where we can see him.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: And Spencer?<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: Once he\u2019s released from Spring Ridge, absolutely. And it goes for Esme, as well. But I can promise you one thing.<\/p>\n<p>Ava: Hm?<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas: No one will ever come between us again.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Esme: I need to go. The orderly will be back any minute. But before I leave, there\u2019s still something I don\u2019t understand. I mean, even if Ava leaves Nikolas, what then? You\u2019re still a prisoner facing a life sentence. Where\u2019s all this leading?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: Oh, you leave that to me. You just do as I say, and you\u2019ll have your heart\u2019s desire. Not only Spencer and his fortune, but the family you\u2019ve always longed for.<\/p>\n<p>Esme: Ava isn\u2019t my family.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan: No. But she\u2019s family to me. 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