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Oct 14, 2008 10:06
Liasonite Domenica
Sonny: You yank morgan out of my life, you force me to sign him over, and now you're using him to guilt me into backing off karpov?
Carly: Morgan loves you.
Sonny: You won't even let me see him.
Carly: We almost agreed on a visit before everything fell apart. Do you remember that? We could get back there, sonny, if you just don't do this.
Sonny: Don't use my son as a bargaining chip.
Carly: So what am I supposed to tell him, that dad's dead because he had to get even? Is that it?
Sonny: I am not going to die, and if you thought for one second, you'd understand that if karpov can shoot kate right in front of me, that means nobody that I love is safe, and that includes morgan.
Carly: Sonny, wait. It doesn't have to be this way. Give it a little while. Let jason keep investigating, or let the police handle it.
Sonny: Forget the police. Jason doesn't want to help. I should be married right now. It was a personal attack, and i have to respond in a personal way.
Carly: So what if you bring the russian mob down on all of us? What if you start some big war, huh?
Sonny: That won't happen --
Carly: Really?
Sonny: Because karpov is a loose cannon. He made a stupid choice. I'm actually doing his bosses a favor.
Carly: I would rather you spend the rest of your life with kate than go do something stupid like this.
Sonny: If kate really did send you, then you tell her that i got the message. You understand? That's all.
Carly: You're using this. Uh-uh -- you're using this as an excuse to get back in the business with a vengeance. Well, you want everyone to know that sonny corinthos is furious and he's taking no prisoners.
Sonny: What else am I supposed to do? Is that a problem? What, do you got a problem with that?
Carly: Yeah, I got a problem with that, because I'm scared for you.
Sonny: Yeah, but you know what? It's not your call. It's my call. So now, look... if morgan asks you anything about his father, you just tell him that his father is taking care of anything.
Claudia: You don't know the meaning of desperation, but you should look it up, because you're going to be the picture of it when I get finished with you.
Olivia: What, are you going to go crying to your daddy, tell him some mean lady called you slut? 'Cause that's what you are.
Claudia: You're not real bright, are you? You don't realize you're making a serious enemy.
Olivia: You know what? You want sonny, you go for it. You leave my cousin out of this.
Coleman: Ladies, ladies, let's -- let's keep it calm in my crib now. Come on.
Olivia: I can't believe you let her in here.
Claudia: Oh, you need to shut up, or I'm not only going to kick your ass, I will ruin your life.
Olivia: You bring it, any time. That's for my drink. Hope you take the trash out before I come in here again.
Claudia: Oh, you need to upgrade your clientele.
[Coleman chuckles]
Coleman: Oh, man, I should have let them start brawling and sold you guys tickets, huh?
Patrick: I'm sure there'll be a next time.
Coleman: Oh, man, that's funny. You were eyeballing that -- that brooklyn chick all night, man. Not that it's any of my business now.
Patrick: Robin does not need to worry about that.
Coleman: No, hey, you don't have to explain yourself to me, brother. Live and let live, you know? People do -- well, especially chicks do what they're going to do, you know? Best thing is just standing out of the way, the way I see it, you know?
Patrick: You know, coleman, if I would have listened to you earlier, robin and I would probably already been married.
Coleman: I have no doubt.
Patrick: In a weird kind of crazy way, you've been there from the beginning -- the fights, the blogging, bottles and bottles of tequila.
Coleman: Oh, dude, you wouldn't be where you are today without me.
Patrick: That's an excellent point.
Coleman: It is.
Patrick: Outstanding observation, my friend.
Maxie: Ok, I saved all the caterers from kate's wedding. She lost a fortune, but we'll do something much smaller. I can do your makeup. I know a ton of people who can do your hair and the flowers -- I really want to do the flowers. I like it. I mean, who knew?
Robin: Wow, you're so organized.
Maxie: If I can plan kate howard's wedding, I can pretty much do anything, and I'll definitely bring it in below budget if I have some realistic numbers to start with.
Robin: Wow, I can't believe it's all just coming together, and I'm getting married.
[Phone rings]
Maxie: Go ahead. I have some things I need to jot down.
Robin: Ok. Hey.
Patrick: Hey, can you meet me at jake's?
Robin: Have you been drinking?
Patrick: Meet me at jake'S. You won't be sorry.
Robin: Not until you tell me why. Sorry, another control freak moment.
Patrick: I have picked my best man, and I think it'd be a great idea for all of us to come down and have a little celebration.
Robin: Your best man is there at jake's right now?
Patrick: As we speak. Babe, this is going to be a wonderful wedding.
Robin: I'm on my way.
Maxie: Who is it? Who is the best man?
Robin: I don't know. Maybe it's some old med school buddies of patrick's who drove in from the city, or maybe it's someone from the hospital, but come with me.
Maxie: Do you think it's matt hunter?
Robin: Isn't there some rule that the best man and the groom have to actually like each other?
Maxie: Well, yes, but family connections can be pretty powerful.
Robin: Maybe he is a doctor. Maybe he's single. Maybe he's fabulous.
Maxie: Maybe he's rich and really from manhattan.
Robin: And maybe you'll fall in love.
Maxie: Yeah, right.
Robin: Oh, come on. Why shouldn't the best man and the maid of honor get together? I'm sure it happens all the time.
Max: Dad, I need to handle this my own way.
Maximus: You need to set an example, make an example. Diane: Maximus, he's getting hungry, and we need to feed him. You just don't want to see max, mr. G., With low blood sugar. He's brutal.
Maximus: Sushi, low blood sugar? What kind of a pansy are you?
Max: You're right. Diane: Oh, ok, so no-name or sushi?
Maximus: We'll eat later. My son is stepping up, and you -- you'll wait around.
Max: I'm ready to get the job done.
Maximus: Good, I'll show you a few pointers.
Max: We'll start with the russians, we'll go from there.
Maximus: What are we waiting for? Let's rock and roll. Diane: Damn.
Robin: Hi.
Coleman: Oh, cock-a-doodle-do, the two hottest hens in the henhouse are here.
Maxie: Can't we meet the best man some place else?
Robin: You said he was here, so where is he?
Patrick: Oh, he's here all right.
Robin: Hmm? Coleman?
Patrick: Yes, yes, yes, isn't it great? It's perfect.
Maxie: How many drinks have you had?
Coleman: Hey, come on now. Look, I know that you know that I'm not big on marriage, right? But it's your wedding, and i mean, if you're willing, the least I could do is stand up for you, you know?
Olivia: Hey, I brought you some soup. It's not as good as mona's, but I'm sure it's better than the slop they feed you here.
Kate: What happened to you?
Olivia: Nothing, I brought you some food.
Kate: Oh, no, no, no, no, you're all fired up like you've been fighting. Was it with sonny?
Olivia: Some mouthy broad in a bar.
Kate: Oh, anyone I know?
Olivia: Let's just say that if you do wind up with sonny, which I sincerely hope you don't, you ought to know that the man is still a flirt, and he still attracts attention from all variety of skanky parties, all right?
Kate: What did the skanky party say about him?
Olivia: Let's just say she didn't have your best interest at heart, ok?
Kate: Claudia zacchara.
Olivia: She ain't going to mess with me again.
Lucky: Hey.
Sam: Oh, lucky, I asked you not to wait.
Lucky: Well, what's the point of having dinner together unless we're eating together?
Sam: 'Cause I could have been gone all night.
Lucky: Well, that's one more good thing about stir-fry. It can survive time in the fridge, so all you have to do is zap it.
Sam: Ok, guess what? I think we have something else to celebrate. All right, hear me out. Now karpov -- he wants me to move a new shipment, and I think that this is going to be the one that I need that will give me all the evidence to bust him.
[Karpov speaking russian]
[Gunshot]
Robin: I have to say, I think coleman is a very interesting choice.
Patrick: I knew you would think so.
Robin: And he gave a wonderful testimony, but you cannot punch him, even at the reception.
Patrick: I'm not going to -- we're friends now.
Maxie: Can you excuse us for just one second? Coleman is a total sleaze.
Robin: He's an unconventional choice.
Maxie: He used to own a strip club.
Robin: He doesn't anymore.
Maxie: Well, this place is a dive.
Robin: You know what? Maybe we should have the reception here.
Maxie: Oh, god, you will wear shoes. You will not have your reception here.
Robin: Ok, all right, but just listen to me. Patrick and I -- I mean, we -- we kind of fell in love here. We had our huge fights here. We made up here. With my friends we used to do shots at this bar all the time.
Maxie: Oh, so you're more like a paying customer, not a friend. I don't think I've ever seen coleman outside of this building.
Robin: You know what? I don't think I have either.
Maxie: There has to be a better choice.
Patrick: Ok, who would you say? My father's out of town. There's no way my med school student friends could make it here on time.
Maxie: What about matt hunter? I think he would be better.
Patrick: I don't even like matt hunter.
Maxie: Who really does? But he's your long-lost brother, and that has to earn him some extra points.
Robin: Well, it is patrick's choice, not ours.
Maxie: But coleman's just going to hit on every woman at the wedding, and if you don't get into a fistfight with him at the reception, I probably will.
Robin: Ok, well, it's going to be a very interesting wedding, that's for sure.
Maxie: Can't you be a control freak again for, like, two seconds?
Robin: Sorry, I really think coleman is a good choice for the best man.
Coleman: Ok, kids, it is time for a little toast.
Robin: All right.
Patrick: Toast it up.
Coleman: Right on.
Robin: Coleman?
Coleman: Yo.
Robin: I think you're going to make an excellent best man.
Coleman: Well, thank you, sweetheart.
Patrick: You know, we have worked so hard to get here. I want to make this wedding absolutely perfect.
Robin: I do, too.
Coleman: Hey, do you want me to show you how to do that?
Maxie: No.
Sam: Wait, wait, wait, I'm not done. And to the man who supported me every step of the way, and it's about to pay off. Ok, now I'm done.
Lucky: Oh, and as soon as it's over we're going to get on with our lives.
Sam: And I think we'll only be able to do that when I see jerry and karpov taken off in handcuffs, because that is when I will be able to celebrate big time.
Lucky: So what'd you have in mind?
Sam: Really? Ok, if you're still interested, I was thinking that maybe we should move in together.
Lucky: I'm still interested.
Sam: Good.
Jerry: Oh, is there a problem?
Alexis: No, not at all.
Jerry: I thought you'd be more excited about getting your first batch of surveillance photos.
Alexis: When did you say sam made overtures toward you?
Jerry: Must we spend our time thinking about sam, really?
Alexis: I want to know.
Jerry: Well, you know, she asked me to -- to come to her apartment a few times. We accidentally ran into each other a few times at the waterfront.
Alexis: Did she say what she was doing there?
Jerry: Well, you know sam. You know, she's always working on a project or another.
Alexis: That's certainly possible.
Kate: Claudia zacchara is --
Olivia: A rank, skeevy bitch.
Kate: That was colorful.
Olivia: And accurate.
Kate: What I was going to say is that she's borderline psychotic.
Olivia: There's nothing borderline about it.
Kate: No, hey, she's dangerous. If you insulted her, she has -- well, she could come after you.
Olivia: Ok, claudia zacchara is a product of her environment, all right? She's a child of a mob boss. She grew up surrounded by violence. I'm not saying that every kid in the mob grows up as whacked out as claudia, but it's a poisonous environment, and it hurts everything it touches.
Kate: Which is why you never told dante that sonny is his father. You tried to protect your son from the mob.
Sonny: I could have killed you with the first shot, but i wanted to look you in the face when I pull the trigger.
Oct 15, 2008 02:59
Jerry: Well, you know, pictures can be deceiving. It may not be as bad as it looks.
Alexis: It looks like my daughter is in serious trouble.
Jason: Where's max?
Diane: Maximus felt that his eldest son needed to show more authority, so they are out on a family outing of sorts. I believe his exact words were, "go break some heads."
Karpov: I didn't have your bride shot.
Sonny: Go ahead. Die lying if you want, karpov. It just proves what I already know. You're a coward!
Lucky: Yeah, we made a mess.
Sam: I know. And guess what? It was worth it.
Lucky: You know, well, you're going to have to help me clean it up.
Sam: Aw, like I'm worried, no. But you know what? Do promise me one thing -- we can only do it on the dining room table, like, once a month, because I don't want to spend all of our time cleaning up, ok?
Lucky: Oh, yeah, because I want to move in. I like the way we are together.
Sam: Ooh, me, too.
Lucky: But you've got to make me one promise. If you start to change your mind or you feel trapped, you have to be honest with me.
Sam: Ok, that's fair enough. But I do have to tell you that i think that one of the things i really do love about us is that we do manage to tell each other the truth. Truth is I can't wait to be out in the open with you.
Sam: Uh --
Lucky: Mm.
Sam: Me or you? Who is it?
Lucky: It's me.
Sam: Come on, answer it. Don't answer it.
[Sam giggles]
Lucky: It's work.
Sam: Answer it.
Lucky: Spencer.
Alexis: I've done a fair amount of research on karpov.
Jerry: Well, I expect no less of you.
Alexis: He's a drug smuggler. And from what I can tell, the two of them in this picture are not having a casual conversation. So what do we have? We have a drug-smuggling mobster and my daughter who made her living piloting ships. You do the math.
Jerry: What if sam had no idea that karpov was a criminal? What if it was just a simple conversation about her getting a legitimate job?
Alexis: Why are you suddenly so anxious to excuse my daughter's behavior?
Olivia: You know my reasons for not telling sonny about dante.
Kate: No, I know your teenage reasons. It was bad enough that you got pregnant, right? You didn't want to admit that the father of the baby was someone the entire family hated.
Olivia: And nothing's changed. The falconeri family would lose their collective minds if they knew sonny was dante's father.
Kate: Oh, come on, olivia. You are not afraid of the collective mind of the falconeris anymore. Dante is a grown man. There is little, if not no danger that he would be tainted by his father's mob association --
Olivia: Stop it.
Kate: Given the --
Olivia: Stop it, connie! Stop it. This is not up for discussion. Dante has lived his entire life without knowing that sonny is his father, and he's a million times better off for it.
Kate: But you don't know what I've seen, olivia. Sonny is a good father.
Olivia: Sonny is a violent, dangerous criminal who gets the people around him shot. You are exhibit "a" on this subject. Now he's gearing up to go after the person who shot you and commit even more violence. Now, I'm very sorry, connie, if you are worried about him, but you will not use my child to save sonny from himself.
Jason: If max and milo are out with their father, whose heads are they cracking, exactly?
Diane: I'm afraid I wasn't privy to all the details, but my overall impression is that maximus feels that max is a little too laid back to be in an effective mob boss, wants him to send a message to his enemies. Since max is clearly pretending to run port charles, he agreed to go and crack some skulls. It's a little old school, don't you think? Then of course there's milo, who goes along to get along. Who are you calling?
Jason: I'm calling cody. He'll find the fighting giambettis, and he'll bring them back here.
Diane: If you do that, max will be completely humiliated in front of his father.
Jason: Hey, diane, if I can't go to war for sonny, I'm sure not going to go to war because max wants to impress his old man.
Sasha: Here's the door. You can still get out of this alive.
Sonny: I don't care if I walk out of here alive. All I want is karpov to die for what he did.
Sasha: Your bride's shooting had nothing to do with --
Sonny: He had my wife-to-be shot to send me a message! Payback, because I didn't want to work --
Karpov: It wasn't --
Sonny: Don't talk to me right now. You are new here. You don't know how it works. So you need to play by the rules -- no women, no children. If you've got a problem with me, you come after me.
Sasha: Look, misha here is a sharpshooter. I can have him blow your brains out before you blink.
Maximus: It appears we have a situation.
Diane: Jason, I realize how unstable the situation is for you right now, and it is probably -- well, there probably is no worse time for max to be charging around pretending to be a mob boss. Sometimes he's just like a -- just like a big puppy.
Jason: How many of those have you had?
Diane: Just one. But it was a long one. Anyway, look, to give the big lug some credit, max also understands how delicate the situation is. And no matter how much he wants to perpetuate this charade that he runs port charles, he will not jeopardize lives or start a war.
Jason: I'm supposed to take that on faith, right?
Diane: Just -- there is very little on god's green earth that is more complicated than fathers and sons finding their way. It is the stuff of greek tragedies. Max knows how foolish this charade is, and I promise you he will not risk your reputation or this very tenuous peace that you have in place right now.
Jason: Fine. I'll wait to hear from max. If there is an incident, it's all over.
Diane: Thank you. That is very, very decent of you. Would you like a sip of your own scotch?
Jason: No.
Diane: Well, I would.
[Knock on door]
Carly: Maxy? Max-max?
Diane: Oh, can it, carly. The giambettis, both junior and senior, happen to be out at the moment, so there is no need to continue this little charade that that you're max's girlfriend. A ruse which, if I may say so, you took a couple of steps too far.
Carly: I was only playing along to help max. If you have a problem with that, you can take it up with him. In the mean time, we have a problem with sonny.
Milo: Sorry, mr. C.
Maximus: Never say you're sorry, mario.
Max: Nobody has to die here. Mr. -- Sonny, lower your gun and come with me.
Sonny: What the hell are you doing here, max?
Maximus: Do what max tells you.
Sonny: Who are you?
Max: My dad. Come with me, sonny.
Sonny: Listen, you guys just got to get out of here right now.
Max: If I leave you here, this can only end one way.
Sonny: Go!
Max: Whatever you thought was going to happen has gone wrong. It's time to leave. Come on.
Sonny: I'm gonna kill this -- get!
Max: Let's go.
Sonny: Karpov, watch your back.
[Karpov yelling in russian]
Sasha: You have to leave port charles, at least until the situation --
Karpov: No one is forcing me out!
Lucky: Ms. Zacchara. I need to ask you a few questions.
Claudia: About what, officer?
Lucky: We had a coast guard report of a speed boat dodging through shipping lanes, which nearly crashed into a cargo ship.
Claudia: Those wacky rich boat owners.
Lucky: It happened to be a zacchara-owned pier. Your brother was arrested last week for plunging a small boat into a freighter.
Claudia: That was last week, officer.
Lucky: Yeah, any chance he could be taking another joy ride?
Claudia: No, absolutely not.
Lucky: Have you seen your brother this evening?
Claudia: You know, this is awkward. I don't really want to get into where my brother is right now with you --
Lucky: Yeah, why's that?
Claudia: Because it could be bad for him if it got back to the wrong person. But I can assure you that johnny is not on the water joy riding.
Lucky: Listen, ms. Zacchara, it would be in your best interest to tell me where your brother is.
Claudia: The last person i should tell is lulu's brother.
Lucky: What does this have to do with my sister?
Claudia: Oh, god, my brother is going to kill me. Look, john -- johnny is with a hooker right now. He's with a professional right now, trying to get over the fact that your sister broke his heart.
Olivia: I knew you were there when sonny's boy, michael, got shot.
Kate: I was there, olivia. And it was a terrible -- but that doesn't --
Olivia: What, what? It doesn't matter because it wasn't sonny's biological child?
Kate: No, olivia, that wasn't what I was going to say. That is a horrible thing to say.
Olivia: Well, excuse me if I'm not so worried about being polite when my son's life is at stake.
Kate: No, excuse me. It is sonny's life that is at stake right now. And it could make all the difference if he knew that he had another son out there, another reason to build a legitimate life.
Olivia: Nothing is going to make a difference, connie. Sonny is who he is. Why do you think I didn't tell him about dante the minute i laid eyes on him?
Kate: So you -- you thought about telling him.
Olivia: I fantasized about it for about five seconds before i walked into frankie'S. I saw him sitting there at that bar in that gorgeous suit, just reeking of power, all arrogant like he was begging someone to knock him down.
Kate: You saw what you expected, olivia.
Olivia: I saw the truth, connie, which is what you could never see. Sonny was a dark, angry child who grew up to be a dark, angry man. He cared about power and money a hell of a lot more than he ever cared about love, ok? And nothing has changed. You did yourself a big, fat favor when you didn't meet him to run away with him that night, because he would have broke your heart and he would have gotten you killed. What he would not have done is gotten out of the mob for you or for dante or for anyone else.
Kate: He did quit.
Olivia: Oh, connie, for five minutes while he was doing deals on the side, which got you shot. Now, I'm real sorry, connie, but you've got to face the fact that this is the man that you love. This is who he is. It's how he breathes. It's what he does. He is a gangster. I know that now, just like i knew it all those years ago when he got me pregnant. And I knew that his life will never touch my son'S. When I get a migraine, forget it.
Alexis: Sam had multiple arrests for drug smuggling, and I had them all pled down to misdemeanors.
Jerry: Well, we know where she got her brains.
Alexis: This isn't a game.
Jerry: I don't see why you have to jump to the worst possible conclusion.
Alexis: See, now, there you go again with the inexplicable faith in my daughter all of the sudden.
Jerry: I don't give a damn about sam. It's just the notion of you thinking that she's smuggling has your head spinning.
Alexis: Imagine that. I'm worried that maybe she's guilty.
Jerry: You know what? I don't know if sam is guilty or innocent, but if it makes it easier for you to think, you know, that you can give her the benefit of the doubt, I'm all for that.
Alexis: If this is a scam that she's trying to pull off on karpov, then she is in way over her head. If it's not a scam, then I can assure you this is the most dangerous game that she's ever played.
Jerry: You're really afraid for her, aren't you?
Alexis: All the times that you said you saw her on the waterfront, was she meeting karpov?
Sam: Hello?
Karpov: It's karpov. You need to meet me.
Sam: Uh, tonight?
Karpov: I have a job for you. If you don't like it, I'll give it to someone else.
Sam: Ok, where should I meet you?
Karpov: Pier 52 in one hour.
Claudia: You know how much you hate the idea of johnny with lulu, right? So, well, I hate it even more.
Lucky: What johnny does now has nothing to do my sister.
Claudia: Well, I'm just saying that lulu is way too unstable for john, you know, that she keeps getting him into these really dangerous situations, which are maybe not her fault --
Lucky: Johnny is the reason my sister is crazy.
Claudia: Ok, good, good. So we agree. John and lulu can't be together. You should at least give johnny props for not trying to see her.
Lucky: Because johnny's too busy being with prostitutes in his spare time.
Claudia: You know, look, that's just my brother's way of trying to get over a broken heart. You know how it is. Guys use sex to kill all kinds of pain. It's not -- it's not real. And, you know, if I were you, you might not want to mention it to lulu, especially if she's doing better. It might flip her out.
Lucky: Listen, I'm going to decide what's best for my sister. You just make sure he stays away from her.
Claudia: You can thank me right after you tell me what the hell you are doing.
Johnny: No. You know he's going to go straight to lulu and tell her what you just told him. And I swear, claudia, if your lies make her worse, I will never forgive you.
Diane: Is this so-called crisis of sonny's something that my legal expertise is needed for?
Carly: No, jason's the only one that can handle this.
Diane: Well, in that case, I'm going home. I'm going to soak in a nice, hot tub. My derriere is black and blue from being slapped by a sicilian. You're not the only one who has been making sacrifices so that max can impress his father.
Jason: I really wish she'd stop drinking.
Carly: Yeah.
Jason: What happened with sonny?
Carly: Kate asked to see me. She wanted me to talk sonny out of going after karpov. It's kind of pathetic, her lying there helpless and stupid.
Jason: Ok, well, did you talk to sonny?
Carly: Yeah, I talked to sonny, tried to talk some sense into him. He's going to do the exact opposite of what I told him to do.
Maximus: This is nice, very nice. How come you don't have a place like this?
Max: Oh, um, I'm rebuilding.
Sonny: Were you following me?
Max: No.
Sonny: Then how did you know i was at the warehouse?
Max: You have my dad to thank for that.
Sonny: Oh -- no disrespect, but I'm not thanking anybody. Karpov is still alive.
Maximus: Yeah, but now he knows not to mess with max giambetti.
Max: You shouldn't have gone after him without me.
Maximus: My son would have provided proper backup.
Sonny: Really? He would have?
Max: Well, yeah. That's what you do when you're the boss.
Maximus: My son is right. You go in solo, you're going to get exactly what happened. Are you new in this line of work?
Max: No, no. Sonny's just emotional. This isn't how we do business here. I learned from the best.
Sonny: Yeah, you did learn from the best. Like you said, my argument with karpov isn't just business. It's very personal. Carl
Carly: He was all keyed up, jason. You know how he gets. He openly admitted he's going after karpov. You don't seem surprised by --
Jason: I was hoping he would take some time to cool off, to think about it, maybe realize there's too many unanswered questions about the shooting.
Carly: Ok, he didn'T. He's going after kate's shooter. What are we going to do about it?
Jason: All we have is a shell casing, the fact that sonny broke a deal with karpov. If karpov shot kate to send a message, why is he going to deny it? Why stick to truce? It doesn't make any sense.
Carly: So you believe karpov.
Jason: No, I know that if we move against him, I'm putting a lot of people at risk. I need to know for sure that karpov's guilty. And I thought if anybody could get to sonny, it -- it could be you.
Carly: That bond sonny and I had was broken the night michael was shot. I really thought he had learned from that.
Sonny: Karpov put a hit out on the woman I love.
Maximus: Where?
Sonny: We were getting married. We were just about to say our vows. He shot her right at the altar.
Maximus: In a church?
Sonny: In a church.
[Maximus speaks italian]
Maximus: Whack him.
Sonny: No, no, no, no, no, it's my play.
Maximus: Listen, you need to keep a level head. Men of respect can't think about themselves. They got to think about the whole family. Bad choices lead to bad blood.
Max: Dad, let me handle this.
Maximus: My point exactly. Let max take care of it. And my condolences for your bride. My third wife -- a victim of the same circumstances because of our profession. And I'm sorry. So let me go. My other son is waiting for me in the car. Come on, max.
Max: Boss, my dad is going to be gone soon, and then I'll do whatever you need me to do.
Sonny: I don't know what you're trying to do here, max, but I'm taking care of this.
Oct 15, 2008 03:00
Kate: Would you even care if sonny died?
Olivia: Connie --
Kate: What?
Olivia: Come on.
Kate: What, olivia? I'm being serious. If sonny were dead, there would be no risk that he or dante would find out the truth.
Olivia: There's no risk now because me and you are the only two people in the world that know, and I know you're not going to tell.
Kate: I'll never understand you, olivia, how you could keep sonny's child from him. Even if you do subscribe to the belief that sonny is a mobster, now and forever, you know he's a good man. I know you know that because you are the one who told me.
Olivia: Oh, god.
Kate: You knew before me. Do you remember?
Olivia: Did I ever once say that sonny wasn't dangerous and wild, ever? Even when my crush on sonny was at its absolute zenith, I always knew that the guy was trouble. That's what I liked about him. You -- you were always trying to change him, which is perfectly acceptable for a teenage girl. It's a big mistake for a grown woman who's got their life and their career on the line.
Kate: Why do you think that I'm not capable of seeing the truth, of making a choice?
Olivia: Connie, I'm telling you what you already know here. You cannot stay with sonny without putting your life on the line.
Alexis: I just don't want to be blindsided, all right, if my daughter is brought to her knees by the russian mob. I'm going to have some serious choices to make, and I was hoping that maybe you would be able to help me.
Jerry: Well, I have the information, but it might reflect badly --
Alexis: Jerry, stop it, all right? You either know or you don'T.
Jerry: All right, all right. I wanted to lease a warehouse on the waterfront. I wanted to have an import/export business, but it soon became impossible, not with my background, you know. Former colleagues of questionable character would no doubt want to pull me in. And certain law enforcement officials, such as your lovely self, would keep me under microscope. And the situation was further complicated by the fact that there was a lot new activity on the waterfront.
Alexis: The russian invasion.
Jerry: Right. So I decided to cut my losses and abandon the project.
Alexis: You still haven't said what this has to do with sam.
Jerry: Well, you know, while i was doing research on the project, I bumped into sam a couple of times, once at alcazar's warehouse and pier 52. And both times she said she was looking for work as -- piloting ships or something like that.
Alexis: Did she say for who?
Jerry: Well, the second time, i walked in on a meeting that was just breaking up. I couldn't see the man. He was leaving.
Alexis: Was it karpov?
Jerry: Well, darling, I think we both know the answer to that question.
Sam: Whoa! Oh, I thought you had to work.
Lucky: Yeah, well --
Sam: What are you doing?
[Sam laughs]
Lucky: I just had to see more of you.
Sam: Mm, I like that. Wait a minute, lucky. Lucky, I can't, actually. I -- oh -- I can'T. Really, I can'T. Karpov called. You cannot get upset every time this happens.
Lucky: No, I'm not upset.
Sam: Come on, don't lie to me.
Lucky: No, it's just every time karpov calls, you have to go. I just wonder if you're going to make it back safely.
Sam: Come on, how do you think i feel when you go to work? And you've got a gun and a badge.
Lucky: Listen, why you got to be attracted to such danger junkies?
Sam: I don't know, why? Why? Why are you asking this? Did something happen?
Lucky: No, not directly. I just saw claudia zacchara.
Sam: Ok, well, that explains a lot. That can't ever be good.
Lucky: No, I'm just worried about lulu. All I want is for her to get better.
Sam: Ok, I get it. You're scared that lulu is going to find her way back to johnny zacchara.
Claudia: I had another call from vaughn. He said you took another ship out.
Johnny: Yeah, except this one was much faster. You want me to show you?
Claudia: No, I'm not -- I'm not interested in watching you or helping you risk your life, johnny.
Johnny: Lighten up, claudia. I didn't crash. I came this close, but made it through without a scratch.
Claudia: Which one was it?
Johnny: One of morgan'S.
Claudia: Oh, that's -- that's awesome, john. Awesome. Did anybody see you? Why would you mess with one of jason's ships?
Johnny: It was there.
Claudia: We don't need this, johnny. What were you thinking?
Johnny: I try not to do that too much, claudia.
Claudia: You know what this is? It's all about lulu. The only time you don't obsess on her is when your life is on the line.
Johnny: Well, you're good. That's exactly how I feel.
Claudia: I didn't save your life so that you could try to kill yourself for some stupid girl, john, who's not worth your time. I'll be damned if I'm going to lose you to lulu spencer.
Johnny: Not that you asked me, or that you even care, but the last time I saw lulu was at shadybrook. She was being dragged away by orderlies against her will. She begs me for help and I just stood there, didn't do a damn thing.
Claudia: Good for you.
Johnny: And now her brother is going to go tell her that I'm consoling myself with hookers.
Claudia: Well, john, if you weren't such a hot head, playing chicken with cargo ships, i wouldn't have to make up lies to keep you out of trouble.
Johnny: Do you realize how much this is going to hurt her?
Claudia: Look, johnny, i don't -- you know, I know that you don't want to hear this, but hurting your little girlfriend is the best thing that you could do for her.
Johnny: Don't patronize me.
Claudia: John, don't -- listen to me. Ok, look, I really need you to hear me. I know that you are going through hell. It's horrible. You finally find the one thing -- the one thing that you've wanted your entire life that you can't live without, and you realize you can't have it. But you and I, john, we're realists. We look at a situation, it doesn't matter how painful, and we deal with it. You make lulu sick. You understand? You make her ill. And she makes you weak. That's it, bottom line. You cannot be with her again. You --
Johnny: Ok.
Jason: Well, the captain said there was trouble with the speedboat. I want to find out if it was johnny zacchara. Just forget it, bernie. You know what? I'll check it out my --
Maximus: You did good, kid. You did real good. Your old man couldn't have played it any better.
Max: Well, it's not every day that you get save sonny's life.
Maximus: Well, usually, we'll snuff the guy out. Can you get us a few drinks here? You know, it's not smart to go after an enemy life karpov alone. But still, this guy pop one of my wives at a wedding? I would've rung his neck. Thank you, kid.
Max: Sonny's been through a lot.
Maximus: It's a business. And a professional knows when to shut down, stay cold. Emotions make us stupid, and stupid makes us dead.
Jason: Sonny ok?
Max: Yeah.
Maximus: Where you going?
Jason: I'm going to take of that job you wanted me to take care of.
Max: Oh, of course, of course, that job. Could you take care of it, and then please report back to me.
Jason: Right away.
Max: Ok, thank you.
Maximus: That goombah is a little too independent for his station in life. You're either going to bump this guy up, or put him in his place. You want me to take care of it?
Kate: Believe me, olivia, all I've been able to do is lie here in this hospital and think about my future with or without sonny.
Olivia: So basically, you've been laying there, coming up with excuses and justifications for sonny's behavior.
Kate: Hey, you know better than anyone that I have never let anyone else, especially a man, determine my future.
Olivia: Ok, I got to admit I -- I did respect the fact that even as a teenager, you knew that you wanted to follow your dreams more than you wanted to be mrs. Sonny corinthos. Remember when you told me that night that you were going to run away with him, and you -- you packed an overnight bag and you took one last look at your bedroom and that poster you had of the manhattan skyline? You knew that that was the life that you wanted. And there was no place in that life for sonny.
Kate: I thought he didn'T. But I did. I got to live my dream and you didn'T. You got stuck.
Olivia: I didn't get stuck. I love dante.
Kate: Oh, olivia, I don't mean that disrespectfully, but it turned your life upside down.
Olivia: I like upside down. I like unpredictable. You -- you're the one that always wants the I's dotted and the t's crossed. You know, you -- you make a plan and you stick to it.
Kate: That was a long time ago.
Olivia: Yeah, well, people don't change, fundamentally. You couldn't have your cake and eat it, too, back then. And you can't have it now. Only -- only then, you were choosing between sonny and your career. Honey, this time, you're choosing between sonny and your life.
Kate: And it would be inconvenient, right, if I were with sonny?
Olivia: You stay with sonny, the next time, I'll be visiting your grave.
Kate: I don't know, olivia. Maybe -- maybe you're just worried. Maybe you're worried that if I'm with sonny, that I might give in and tell him that you two have a son.
Alexis: Hi. Sorry for dragging you down here.
Diane: Oh, not to worry. I was at home nursing a bruised bottom. It's a long story. It's not really worth the -- ok, so what is your crisis du jour?
Alexis: I'm not sure if I need you as a lawyer or as a friend.
Diane: I can do both.
Alexis: All right then first, tell me what I need to do legally, and then tell me what i need to do as a mother.
Diane: You do realize that I do not have a maternal bone in my body.
Alexis: I know that, but I trust you as a friend and I trust your instincts.
Diane: Did anthony threaten kristina again? Because I can promise you, I can mount a very compelling defense based on temporary insanity if you decide you want to kill him.
Alexis: Nobody would fall for that a second time. This is about sam.
Diane: Oh, dear. The last time you brought up sam's name, she was hitting on your bad boy. Am I to assume that jerry is now reciprocating?
Alexis: Not that I know of. He's been just peachy and very protective of me.
Diane: That would make me nervous.
Alexis: Not as nervous as this.
Diane: It appears your daughter has dealings with a russian mobster.
Alexis: And I want to know what the hell I'm supposed to do about it.
Karpov: Here it is, exactly as we discussed. You had better be right about this.
Jerry: It's all coming together beautifully. In a few days, the situation will be contained and you will be able to operate at maximum capacity.
Diane: May I ask why you had sam followed?
Alexis: I didn'T. I had karpov followed.
Diane: Better start at the beginning.
Alexis: I was following up on kate's shooting, and naturally, sonny wouldn't give a statement to the police, so I thought i could get him to give me one.
Diane: I know my client. He would never talk about any legal matter with you without me present.
Alexis: He didn't, but olivia did.
Diane: The cousin from bensonhurst?
Alexis: Yep.
Diane: She had no business yelling at kate on her wedding day. Someone should've stopped her. I still have guilt.
Alexis: She redeemed herself by telling me everything that she saw and heard after the shooting. And she told me that sonny thinks karpov ordered the shot.
Diane: So naturally, you called karpov in for questioning.
Alexis: Yeah, and he stonewalled me, of course, so I had him followed. And then I got these back. Then jerry tells me that he saw sam on the waterfront a couple of times, and she told him that she was looking for work.
Diane: Ok, give me your worst case scenario.
Alexis: That she's smuggling drugs for karpov.
Diane: And you think sam knows what the cargo is?
Alexis: I don't know. I mean, maybe she supposedly came on to jerry because she was afraid he saw something and was trying to shut him up by seducing him.
Diane: Well, I'm sorry to say, but you have constructed a very logical, a very plausible theory based on all the evidence at hand. All the pieces fit.
Alexis: Diane, she could be working for a man who's not only a drug smuggler, but has no problem having a woman shot on her wedding day just to make a point.
Diane: If sam weren't your daughter, what would you do?
Alexis: I would go to a judge and I would petition for a warrant. I know -- I know, all right? I know that I shouldn't treat her any differently than I treat anybody else. I know it's an abuse of power.
Diane: Ok, but she is your daughter. And as her mother, you have every right to go to sam and --
Alexis: I can'T.
Diane: And ask her to explain her actions. Ok, fine, all right. I have just given you my legal opinion. Now I'm going to weigh in as your friend. Alexis, go see sam and see if she says anything that puts your mind at ease. You have go to exhaust all possibilities. Putting your daughter in jail -- arresting your daughter, should be a last resort.
Jerry: I think it's wise to keep a low profile after the big red splash that sonny's fiancee made at her wedding.
Karpov: You think I shot her?
Jerry: I think that volatility is very good for business. So, schedule shipments, type of product, personnel, hmm?
Karpov: You now have full responsibility. Any failure will be yours.
Jerry: Keep paying me on time, and we'll have no problem.
Olivia: I am not having this conversation, connie.
Kate: I -- I don't know if keeping a promise I made to you when we were teenagers is fair to sonny -- or dante, for that matter.
Olivia: Do you think it's fair for dante to all of a sudden find out that his father is one of the biggest gangsters on the eastern seaboard?
Kate: But if sonny really did quit --
Olivia: Oh, god, you're deluding yourself, connie. But I'm not even worried about it. And you want to know why?
Kate: Why?
Olivia: Because I know I'm not going to tell. And I don't think you're going to tell, either, because I know that you are in love with sonny. And even though I'm praying that you will walk away from him, i know that you couldn't stand it for him to hate you. And he would hate you if he knew that the whole time you were rekindling this big love affair, oh, you just forgot to tell him that your cousin olivia's boy just -- just happens to be his son.
Kate: Ok, so what are you doing, olivia? What, are you threatening me? Huh? Are you saying that the only way that I can hold on to sonny's love is to keep the secret of his son?
Olivia: We both know that father and son are better off if this secret stays hidden.
Carly: I love a family secret.
Milo: Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa. You can't go in there.
Claudia: Bite me. Hey, you know, I know you had a problem with your shipment --
Maximus: Hey, max, I don't know how you do it, but I got to hand it to you. You got the best looking broads busting into your office. Who's this? Your ex-girlfriend or your
[Speaks italian] On the side?
Sonny: What do you want?
Jason: Well, you have no guards.
Sonny: Yeah, because max and milo are busy.
Jason: Yeah, I know -- I know that. You have a gun?
Sonny: Do I need one?
Jason: Not because of me. Karpov is a whole other story, sonny.
Sonny: I hope he does come after me.
Jason: You should never have gone after him alone.
Sonny: I didn't have a choice. You wouldn't help me.
Oct 15, 2008 09:25
Claudia: Well, isn't this cozy? And I don't think I've been called a goomada in, like, forever.
Max: Hey, hey, can you show some respect? Do you have any idea who this is?
Claudia: Were you on tv or something?
Maximus: No, but this mug has been in the papers a bunch of times.
Max: This is maximus giambetti, my father -- a living legend. Idiot. How many times do I have to tell you not to let people in here?
Maximus: Hey, come on, leave the kid alone. I mean, surely, like, you know, come on.
Milo: Ms. Zacchara, I'm going to have to ask you to go.
Maximus: Whoa. What did you say, mario? Zacchara? Anthony zacchara's daughter?
Claudia: Yeah.
Maximus: What are you doing here?
Claudia: The truth, mr. Giambetti?
Maximus: Yeah.
Claudia: I'm obsessed with your son.
Sonny: You made it clear, I'm no longer a part of the organization, that you won't lift a finger to help protect me or the people that I love.
Jason: I can't let you start a bloodbath.
Sonny: So you think you can tell me what to do, now that you've got some power?
Jason: Do you want to die? You keep pushing, and that's where this is going.
Kate: What are you doing, olivia? Are you threatening me? Are you saying the only way that I can hold on to sonny's love is to keep the secret of his son?
Carly: Oh, I love a good family secret.
Kate: It's customary to knock.
Carly: Sorry to interrupt the family bonding, but you did ask me to try and reason with sonny.
Olivia: I bet I know how that went.
Carly: You do if you know sonny as well as you say you do.
Karpov: You were spying on me.
Sam: No, I was checking things out.
Karpov: Why?
Sam: I am a cautious person. I know the cops are leaning on you, and word on the street is, sonny corinthos wants you dead.
Karpov: Nothing has changed.
Sam: Look, this is business. I don't walk into anything blind. That is a good way to wind up dead.
Karpov: So is double-crossing me.
Sam: I -- look, I understand that, and I don't care what you are and why you're here or what you're doing. You pay me green, and that's all that matters. You pay top dollar for me to move your cargo, and -- and that's it. That's the deal. What -- what are you doing?
Karpov: All right, let's --
Sam: What the hell -- come on, please. Will you give that back to me, please?
Karpov: Hey, hey, you're not going to need it now. Now it's time to really prove what you're worth.
Alexis: Come in. Lucky.
Lucky: Am I catching you at a bad time?
Alexis: No, I was just going over a case.
Lucky: Well, you wanted to hear if there was any trouble with the zaccharas, and there were reports of a joy-rider in the harbor.
Alexis: Junior playing chicken with the cargo ships again?
Lucky: Well, I went to investigate, but the speedboat was long gone. I found claudia zacchara, but she denies her brother was involved. But I have my doubts.
Alexis: Well, she's probably just doing damage control. I don't know why johnny is acting out after he was just acquitted, but I don't think it's any coincidence that his self-destructive behavior is on the heels of your sister's breakdown.
Lucky: This isn't new. That's why I never wanted johnny around lulu.
Alexis: Well, you know, it isn't easy to tell someone that the person they love isn't good for them.
Lucky: That's why I'm hoping lulu doesn't love johnny, that she can get over it.
Alexis: Are you over sam? Sorry, I -- I guess that was intrusive.
Lucky: Yeah, a little, but you sound worried about sam.
Alexis: Do you talk to her at all?
Lucky: Since the breakup, no, I'm sorry.
[Alexis sighs]
Olivia: Like you said, sonny is and has always been a gangster, so I'm guessing that any plea for him to avoid retaliating against whoever shot my cousin -- it probably fell on deaf ears.
Kate: Ok, perhaps this is a conversation that carly and i should have alone.
Carly: Olivia is family. She should hear this. It's no secret that sonny's out to avenge whoever did this to you. And your cousin's right. Everything I said to him did not matter.
Kate: Because he's convinced that the only way to protect me is to go after the man who shot me. He is trying to stop the violence.
Carly: With more violence.
Olivia: Stop deluding yourself, connie. This is -- this is not about protecting you or anybody else. This is like sonny when he was a kid. He's crazy mad, and he can justify it any way he wants, but this is about revenge. He's going to hit, and he's going to keep hitting until the other guy's got to beg for mercy.
Carly: Sounds like your cousin understands sonny better than you do.
Sonny: I have no intention of dying. What I want to do is keep kate and the rest of my family safe.
Jason: But by going after karpov, you're going to do the exact opposite.
Sonny: I just need your help. That's what I'm asking. I can't sit by and do nothing.
Jason: You don't have the resources to go to war, and even if you did, you're only going to put yourself and everybody you care about in more danger. I'm still not convinced it's karpov.
Sonny: Oh, I'm clear on that -- very clear.
Jason: Ok, good.
Sonny: You wouldn't be convinced if you saw karpov pulling the trigger on dvd. You're just willing to just sit around, do nothing. Who knows, karpov or somebody else might slit the throat of somebody you love.
Jason: I understand -- i understand you don't like how I'm running the business, ok? But every shipment has landed successfully. The foreign partners are happy. They're making money. I have kept the competition in line, and most of all, I have kept the peace, sonny.
Sonny: You are either lying or delusional.
Claudia: Mr. Giambetti, of course. I'm so sorry, I don't -- i didn't recognize you.
Maximus: That's ok, you were, you know, the skinny, shy girl back then.
Claudia: You used to do business with my father, right?
Maximus: Yeah, you know, your father --
Maximus: Wasn't too stable back then, you know. But, you know, now that you've all grown up, I can see that the apple hasn't fallen too far from the tree.
[Claudia laughs]
Claudia: It's crazy, mr. Giambetti. Max and I are from rival families. I mean, there's a million and one ways that this could go wrong, but I can't help myself. Oh, he takes me places no man ever has before. Sex with him is a life-shattering --
Max: Oh!
Claudia: Experience. It leaves me thirsty, begging, just wanting more.
Max: Uh -- try and control yourself.
Claudia: Ah, come on, big max -- don't make me beg for it, now.
Diane: Ok, hands off, barracuda.
[Max clears throat]
Tracy: Success at last.
Monica: Oh, another lead on the wayward husband?
Edward: Hmm, another road to nowhere, huh?
Tracy: No, no, no, this is a solid lead.
Monica: Well, then why are you still here?
Tracy: Well, I'm waiting for confirmation, and when I get it, I am going to mexico to get luke. Hello? Could you muster up a little enthusiasm? Perhaps try for some empathy? Lulu is in shadybrook.
Monica: And you think that luke can help?
Tracy: She needs her father.
Edward: Hmm, he's the one that drove poor laura to the loony bin.
Monica: You know, I agree with edward. I think that luke can only make things worse, tracy.
Tracy: For whom? You don't want him in this house again.
Edward: I must say it's rather nice to have this house without that reprobate. A man's brandy and his cigars and his smoking jacket should be his own.
Tracy: Lulu is in shadybrook, and you're whining about smoking jackets and brandy?
Monica: Come on, tracy, do you honestly think luke can help? Here's a man who openly admits he hates being a father. He has never been around any milestone in lulu's life, and now when she is fragile, she needs somebody with stability and somebody with strength.
Edward: Oh, no, no, no, tracy, you need your husband. Luke spencer is the only man who can handle you -- though clearly for very limited doses. So stop being so damn noble.
Tracy: You're right. What was I thinking? And what good would it do if he gets arrested as soon as he comes back to port charles?
Edward: Mm-hmm, there is an outstanding warrant for money laundering against him, and if there is any justice in the world, they will slap handcuffs on him before he can light up one of my prize havanas. What?
Tracy: Start calling in favors, daddy. Get those charges against luke dropped. Clear the way for my husband to come home, or things are going to get really messy.
Scott: Where do you get off pulling my surveillance people?
Alexis: Excuse me?
Scott: No, excuse yourself. I have an ongoing investigation going on right now, and in these tough times, it's first come, first served. I'm first.
Alexis: You sound like a three-year-old trying to stake his claim in the sandbox.
Scott: I don't really care how i sound. I'm just telling you right now, consider that your surveillance on that russian mobster, karpov, or whatever his name is, has been terminated.
Claudia: Ignore that uptight, old, badly dressed witch.
Diane: Who are you calling badly dressed? And I'm not uptight.
Claudia: You need someone like max here to rock your world, to take you places you've only ever dreamed of.
Diane: Sex for mr. Giambetti is going to be nothing but a distant memory if he continues to consort with the likes of you.
Claudia: Oh, but it's so good. Neither one of us can give it up, can we? You really should tell her, big max.
Max: Um --
Diane: You do realize, of course, that this woman is the daughter of your most dangerous enemy, and she's known for her promiscuity.
Maximus: Best way I know for a girl to get a guy to talk about things he doesn't want to talk about -- unless he's packing, of course.
Max: You think I'm so easily led, I have no self-control?
Diane: I think it is going to be bad for you on every conceivable level if you are with this woman. You're going to wind up hurt in ways you never even dreamed of.
Maximus: I kind of agree with your mouthpiece on this one. Not only does she have a fine ass --
Claudia: Oh!
Maximus: She packs a hell of a wallop.
Claudia: Don't keep me waiting too long, big max, huh? You know I can't stay away.
Diane: If you have no further need for my services, I shall say good night.
Max: Wait, wait, wait -- no, no, no, I'm not through with you yet.
Kate: Sonny would do anything to protect the people he cares about. You know that. That is exactly why I asked you to try to get through to him.
Carly: If sonny wants to keep the people he cares about safe, then he shouldn't retaliate, and for once in his life, he needs to let the police handle this.
Olivia: You know the police, connie, the guys in blue shirts with the badges. They solve the crimes so that people can't go running through the streets, blasting everyone they don't agree with.
Carly: You know what? I know what's driving sonny, and I really wish I could have gotten through to him, but i couldn'T.
Kate: Fine -- then I will. And I don't want either of you here when I talk to him.
Carly: Wow, I guess we're getting the boot. You know what, olivia? We should go have a cocktail.
Kate: Oh, that's perfect. You'll have so much to talk about -- you have so much in common.
Sonny: You think because nobody's made a move against you yet that you've kept the peace? What's happened is it's made you look weak. Your enemies are lining up.
Jason: Oh, they've been testing me from day one, enemies and friends, and each time a message is sent. Nothing flashy, sonny, nothing you're going to read about in the news, no big public show of force. I do what needs to be done to keep everybody in line.
Sonny: Who do you think you're talking to? You used to work for me. You've got to put the fear of god in these people. Because that's the only thing they listen to. But right now, you've made it clear -- you don't want to fight for your territory, so the zaccharas, karpov, somebody else is going to make a move against you, and they're going to take you down.
Jason: Yeah, let them try.
Sonny: We can do this together. Admit it -- you're out of your league.
Jason: I will fight for my territory. But I cannot start a war because you asked me to.
Sonny: So you're going to throw away everything that I built. You're going to put my men at risk.
Jason: I'm not putting your men at risk. I'm protecting your men. And I will protect them from you if I have to. So why don't you do yourself a favor and give up this idea of revenge?
Sonny: You know, I've got to -- I'm going to do what I've got to do.
Jason: Sonny --
Sonny: No, look, you cut ties with me -- somebody who's been there for you, forever. But you know what? You're on your own. And when everything comes crashing down on you, the only one you have to blame is yourself.
Edward: No, I am not calling in any favors to get that good-for-nothing luke spencer exonerated. Listen, at the rate that we quartermaines create our own disasters, I'm going to need all of my ammunition in my belt.
Tracy: Let me get this straight. You're storing up favors to cover our backs?
Edward: At the end of the day, we're all family.
Tracy: Really? No matter what we do to each other, or how badly we behave?
Edward: Of course.
Tracy: Which is exactly why lulu needs her father now.
Edward: No, it's not the same.
Tracy: It is exactly the same. And what good can luke do lulu if he's arrested as soon as he gets home?
Monica: Tracy, luke is your husband. I really think it's up to you to get the charges dropped.
Tracy: He married into this family just like you did, you gold-digging social climber.
Monica: I know where your anger is coming from.
Tracy: From my brother's bad taste in women?
[Monica chuckles]
Monica: From your insistence in staying in an unhealthy relationship with luke. So you need to deal with the consequences, tracy. Otherwise, we are just enabling you.
Tracy: Only you could come back from rehab with more ways to irritate me.
Monica: Well, the program has worked for me. It's taught me healthy ways to cope with you.
Tracy: If alan were alive and cheating on you, you would take him back, so don't preach to me about unhealthy relationships. And by the way, daddy wouldn't be helping me or luke, you'd be helping lulu.
Alexis: You do realize that andrei karpov is the main suspect on the kate howard shooting?
Scott: Well, I'm sorry that someone was shot. However, you're never going to get any evidence on this guy, and with all these shootouts in this town, this russian mobster will be dead long before you ever get him to court.
Alexis: Hmm, so it's your professional opinion that i should just sit on my hands and let the criminal element police itself according to the natural order. That's great. So the strong survive, and the weak get whacked.
Scott: Well, I would say yes, except for the fact that the gangsters are the only ones that survive in this town.
Alexis: Which brings us to the real reason why you're here, because you want to steal my surveillance guys and put them on johnny zacchara so you can catch him doing something, so you can put him under arrest and charge him with something? It's for your vengeance. I'm sorry, I can't support that.
Diane: You know, there is work i could be doing, so unless this sojourn has some sort of specific purpose, then --
Max: I -- I like to walk out here.
Maximus: Well, it's your territory, you do what you want.
Max: It's where I do my best thinking. Haven't I told you that?
Diane: I recall you mentioning something about that, mr. Giambetti.
Max: Well, I want you with me, ms. Miller. I mean, since you are my mouthpiece -- in case you think of anything, you know, legal.
Maximus: Well, thinking he does with you, but with claudia zacchara, his brain takes a hike.
Diane: A woman like that is poison. Never satisfied, always taking and taking and taking.
Maximus: Just like her mother.
Milo: Pop, you knew claudia zacchara's mother?
Maximus: Oh, yeah, domenica -- what a bitch.
Diane: Oh, big surprise.
Maximus: It was a smart day when crazy anthony shipped his wife off, just before she stabbed him in the ribs with a knife, you know? And the same thing's going to happen to you if you stay with this claudia. So take my advice -- find yourself somebody nice, like that carly girl. You know, somebody who knows her place, and somebody who knows how to cook. Not like one of these take-charge girls who'd grab you by the hair until you beg for mercy, capisce?
Diane: Oh, I just can't wait to hear what you think of your father's advice. Capisce?
Jason: What kind of trouble? Just -- just tell me, were we able to land the shipment?
Jason: Ok, just find out who was responsible, please, and get back to me.
Claudia: I love the suit -- love. So when exactly did you decide to trade places with sonny's bodyguard?
Jason: You know, I'm busy right now, claudia.
Claudia: You should be nicer to me. I played along with the little charade.
Jason: What did you do?
Claudia: I pretended that max and I were having a hot, sexy affair, that we were star-crossed lovers from rival families, and we couldn't get enough of each other -- for his dad. You should have seen his dad's face. You should really lighten up. It was just a little fun I was having.
[Jason sighs]
Claudia: I thought it was sweet of you that you would do that for max. You know, to make him look like a big shot in front of his dad. Kind of amazed, coming from you, with everything you have going on, but --
Jason: Why are you here?
Claudia: You're not big on chit-chat. You just can't have a normal conversation, just a little chit-chat, you know, break the ice?
Claudia: I want to stop a war before it starts.
Olivia: You know, I would have taken you for a cocktail girl. A cosmopolitan or a lemon drop or something like that.
Claudia: Ha, I think you have me confused with your cousin.
Olivia: Not much chance of that. You know, for somebody who was getting ready to marry sonny, she sure doesn't seem to understand him very well. Now you, on the other hand, you seem like you read him like an open book.
Carly: Yeah, I don't have too many illusions about sonny. You don't seem to, either. You guys were pretty tight back in the day, huh?
Olivia: Well, it was pretty much connie and sonny's movie. I was eating popcorn in the balcony.
Carly: Yeah, but you saw him for who he really was -- who he still is. He's still that kid from bensonhurst. He's angry, he's been hit one too many times, and all he wants to do is hit back. And your cousin, she's turned it into one big fairy tale.
Olivia: Yeah, well, connie sees sonny the way he wants to see himself. You know, that's very attractive. Why be with some girl who's going to call you on all your crap and kick your butt, when you can be with someone who's going to give you the benefit of every doubt and make up excuses for you before you even can make them up for yourself? I mean, here's the beauty part for sonny. Connie will never admit that she's wrong, so if she says that he's good and noble, that is how she will play it, even if it kills her.
Sonny: Hi. The nurse said you wanted to see me?
Kate: Mm-hmm, I -- I want to apologize. I should have known better than to send carly to talk to you.
Sonny: Hey, you know what? I know how hard it is for you to ask carly for anything.
Kate: For all the good it did me.
Sonny: I don't want you to worry about anything. I'm handling things. You need to just focus on getting better.
Kate: I am, I'm feeling stronger all the time. Strong enough to think about the future. I've been shot -- twice. And I don't want that to ever happen again. I want the life that we talked about, the promises that we made to each other. So you tell me, what do we have to do to make that work?
Max: Well, dad, I'm not looking for a wife at the moment, so there's no point speculating what type I'd choose.
Maximus: A man needs somebody to take care of him.
Milo: All due respect, you've been through seven marriages.
Maximus: That's why I know so much about women, milo.
Milo: Mario!
Diane: Milo -- mario makes a very salient point. Why advocate an institution that has clearly done you no good?
Maximus: It's true that my marriages have never lasted. But each one of them has given me moments of great joy. All of which I wish to my sons. You're young. But, max, hey, you got a lot of weight on your shoulder. So find somebody to come home to, somebody you can trust and believe in.
Diane: You might want to get to work on that, mr. Giambetti.
Maximus: A good looking girl but a little mouthy.
Max: She's perfect. Let's go, dad. Let's get you to the airport.
Maximus: I can get there on my own. And I got to make a stop on the way. Come here.
[Italian music playing]
Maximus: I'm going to miss you guys.
Max: What are you doing? Get off me. Don't hug me.
Claudia: John didn't damage your boat. He didn't keep you from landing your shipment.
Jason: This time.
Claudia: Look, lulu's crack-up has really hit john hard. He's acting out. It wasn't a show of aggression against you. It was his way of seeing how far he could push the envelope. You know, to see what kind of adrenaline rush he could get out of --
Jason: If your brother makes trouble for me again, for whatever reason, I will retaliate.
Claudia: Hey, I'm just trying to keep the peace here the same way you are. All right? I assume that's why you didn't go after karpov after kate was shot.
Jason: Who says karpov's responsible?
Claudia: Seriously, you too?
Jason: What's that mean?
Claudia: I met with karpov right after kate was shot. I told him what had happened. It was the first he heard of it. He wasn't faking. He didn't have anything to do with kate's shooting.
Jason: Well, if it wasn't karpov, it could have been anybody. What about the zaccharas?
Olivia: So tell me a little about you and sonny.
Carly: Oh, there is no "little" about me and sonny. It's a complicated history. Four marriages.
Olivia: Yeah, well, don't take this the wrong way, but you kind of seem like the kind of girl that sonny wants to get in the back of his car but not marry.
[Carly laughs]
Olivia: You know, he always goes for the angels -- the good girls.
Carly: Kate being the latest.
Olivia: Yeah.
Carly: Yeah. Sonny and I were hate at first sight. We had nothing in common except for our mutual best friend, jason. One bad night, one thing led to another --
Olivia: You fought like hell and wound up banging your brains out.
Carly: Sounds like a voice of experience talking.
Olivia: Well, it wasn't hard to see where that story was going, but back to you and sonny.
Carly: Sonny and I brought the worst out of each other and the best. And he adopted my oldest son, michael, and then we had little morgan.
Olivia: Do you have a picture?
[Olivia chuckles]
Olivia: Oh, the little baby. I can see a lot of sonny in that little guy.
Sonny: You shouldn't -- you shouldn't have to live in fear, and there's a simple solution to that. You stay away from the people who are getting shot at, and that includes me.
Kate: But there's a problem with that. I love you.
Sonny: I love you, too. But I -- but that's why I have to be honest with you. I can't make promises about the future. I can't guarantee that you are going to be safe.
Kate: I don't want guarantees. What I want is for you to stay out of organized crime, because if you do that -- if you do that I can ride all of this out with you, whatever comes.
Sonny: I tried. It didn't work.
Kate: It's been three months.
Sonny: Well, three months.
Kate: What? We knew that it would take time, right? We knew it would be difficult to leave the mob. It would take time for your enemies to accept that it wasn't a ploy.
Sonny: You almost died. Did we just forget that?
Kate: Do not use me as an --
Sonny: Well, I'm just saying.
Kate: No. Look at me. Now, right now, I am willing to accept the risks if I know that you're sincere. If I know that you really do love me like you say you do, then don't retaliate.
[Sobbing] Please do not sink back into that life, because I will not give up on us. I will not give up on you.
Sonny: I've already made a move, and I'm going to make other moves. That's just the way it has to be. That's it.
Kate: Is that your choice? Is that your choice?
Sonny: It's who I am. That's how I do things. I love you, deeply. But I got to do what I think is right for you -- even if I lose you because of it. Ed
Edward: Of course, I have a soft spot for that sweet, little lulu. It broke my heart to see her losing her marbles on that witness stand.
Tracy: So clear the way for luke to come home and help her.
Edward: As monica so astutely put it -- the reason is that you want to have your husband back home so you can control him.
Monica: Well, that's assuming that tracy can really track him down this time.
Edward: And you are using sweet, little lulu to guilt luke spencer into abandoning his latest road trip.
Monica: Yes, as long as lulu's in recovery, luke will be chained to your side.
Tracy: I make no apologies for wanting to keep my husband close. And by the way, the two of you have no room to criticize. You are both well-versed in the art of lies and manipulation to keep a marriage together.
Tracy: This is tracy. Ha-ha. I'm on my way. All right, so I am going to get my husband luke now. I want you to get those charges dropped before I get home, or i will tell the members of your club that you have resorted to internet dating.
Edward: Oh, that's an outrageous lie.
Tracy: Really? Let's see, sell high and split? Do you know that I can send your profile page to everybody in your club with the click of a mouse? And I know that they are so going to enjoy that pretty little picture of you in the speedo.
Edward: All right. All right, I will have the charges dropped so you can get your husband back here, and he can break your heart again just like you deserve.
Jerry: Hello.
Alexis: What are you doing back here?
Jerry: I came to get you. Look at you. You're sitting here alone, eating yourself up with work.
Alexis: Welcome to my life.
Jerry: Well, there's nothing to do tonight but let me take you home.
Alexis: No, sorry, I'm busy. I've got to figure out how to proceed with an investigation that may implicate my daughter. So multiple choice, do I recuse myself, or do I protect her?
Jerry: Well, here's an idea. Don't do anything tonight. Why don't you give your thoughts a little rest, give yourself a little distance, and let me take care of you. Ok?
[Italian music plays]
Sonny: Mr. Giambetti.
Maximus: Your guard let me in.
Sonny: Good. What can I do for you?
Maximus: Pour me a drink. We need to talk.
Olivia: How is sonny with him?
Carly: Oh, he's great. He's patient, and he's caring. I mean, he loves those boys. Well, I was going to say he loves those boys more than his own life, but that's not true. Michael was shot because of the choices sonny's made -- he's continuing to make. Taking those boys away from him was the hardest thing I ever had to do.
Olivia: Nothing is more important than protecting your kids. But I bet sonny misses them like crazy.
Carly: He does, yeah. And I wish it didn't have to be this way. I wish that I could tear up that custody agreement and take sonny over to see morgan tonight, but I can'T. And the incredible irony is that everything sonny's done -- everything he's built -- was to give his kids a different life, a better life. But his anger and his pride is taking him further and further away from them.
Olivia: It's funny. In sonny's mind, the perfect woman is like an angel he can put up on a pedestal. You know, like his mother. She was -- she was a lovely woman. She was weak. But when it came down to the actual business of being a father, sonny chose you -- a strong woman who he knew would protect his son and even keep him away from his father if it came to that. It's like sonny knew that the greatest gift he could give his child was a mother who would keep him safe no matter what.
Carly: Wow. It's pretty great that you understand that. Sonny doesn'T. He's never going to forgive me.
Maximus: Thank you. You seem like an intelligent man, mr. Corinthos -- too intelligent to make a stupid move like going after a rival without the proper backup to get the job done.
Sonny: Do you know what it feels like to see someone you love get shot right in front of you?
Maximus: A terrible thing -- one so terrible that can make any man forget the basic rules. Don't get emotional over business, and don't mix business with the personal. So I ask you with caution to wait and to watch. And make them come to you.
Sonny: Well, that's nice advice. Why are you offering it?
Maximus: Because I don't want to see my son get his ass shot off working for you. Max must be a very valuable soldier and a friend for you to keep up this charade about him being the boss.
Sonny: When did you figure it out?
Maximus: Five minutes after i walked through the door. Look, my plane leaves soon for palermo, and if I don't get on it, the feds are going to have a field day. So I say to you, good luck. But there's one favor I need to ask from you.
Sonny: Name it.
Maximus: Take care of my sons. And don't tell max that I knew the stint was all made up.
Sonny: Ok, I got it.
Max: I thought diane might be here.
Jason: Why?
Max: She got irritated with my dad and walked off. Now she's not answering her phone. I was hoping she's here with you in some kind of a meeting, but it turns out she's just mad at me. You know, I can see diane's point. I know my dad's ideas about women are old-fashioned. And she did have to stand there and watch claudia zacchara stick her tongue down my throat.
Jason: You kissed claudia zacchara?
Max: No, no, no, no. Her lips were doing all the work. I was an innocent victim. Diane knows that. But the good news is, my dad's going back to palermo tonight, so things can finally get back to normal.
Jason: Oh, max, I am so glad to hear that. I can't even tell you how happy that makes me. Was there something else?
Max: I just wanted to say thanks for playing along. And to let you know that, in the future, if you ever decide that you want to retire or whatever -- due to your current situation -- I'm ready to step up. I think I got a talent for being a real boss.
Lucky: Hey, I got a few questions for you.
Sam: Uh, yeah, you don't have to worry about us being seen. Karpov left with his crew to go handle the shipment that i landed.
Lucky: Were you able to get a look at any of the cargo?
Sam: No, but I did see karpov give jerry a pda with names, listing schedules, shipments, information on all the cargo that's in it. And if I just could have gotten my hands on it --
Lucky: All right, you've taken this far enough.
Sam: Excuse me, I have come too close to stop now.
Alexis: I can't tonight.
Jerry: Oh, come on. Let me take care of you.
Alexis: You can't take care of me, because I don't trust you.
Jerry: Well, you can trust me tomorrow.
Alexis: No, tomorrow I have to get a warrant and search my daughter's apartment. Tomorrow, I have to go with the cops and treat my daughter like a criminal. I would love to do anything but think about this tonight.
Jerry: Well, then, don't, darling.
Alexis: I'm going to do it right now. I'm going to call this in before I lose my nerve.
Jerry: Hello?
Sam: Hi, I hope I caught you at a good time.
Jerry: Why, yes, it's always a good time for you, darling.
Alexis: This is district attorney alexis davis. I need to issue a warrant.
Sam: I was wondering if maybe you would be interested in dinner tomorrow night.
Alexis: The name? Sam mccall.
Jerry: I can't wait.
Sam: That's great. I'll see you then. Ok, I mean, this is it. By tomorrow night, this should all be over.
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Tracy: Have you seen this man?
Bartender: Si, he's been here for a while.
Tracy: Husband?
Luke: Wife?
Spinelli: Might I offer a refreshing fruit smoothie to restore your over-burdened immune system since you did not come home last night, and I can only imagine you were working and therefore you are suffering from lack of sleep?
Spinelli: Even you need a healthy blend of berries, protein, and calcium.
Jason: Okay, just not now, Spinelli. I'm working, all right?
Spinelli: You are less forthcoming than usual. Have there been more problems with Mr. Sir?
Nikolas: Hello.
Carly: Hi there. Thanks for meeting me. Sorry it was such short notice.
Nikolas: No problem. Should I assume this is about you selling me half your shares of the Metro Court?
Carly: Yes, it is.
Nikolas: So you're ready to finalize the deal?
Carly: I've given this deal some careful consideration. I have to tell you, Nikolas, this deal that you offered me, it -- it just doesn't add up.
Anthony: I understand you've been joyriding in the harbor again? This is the way you answer your father?
Johnny: I need a faster boat.
Anthony: You've got the fastest boat on the market for its size.
[Click of an empty chamber]
Maxie: Surprise!
Lulu: Um, hi.
Maxie: Hi, I'm probably not your first, second, or tenth choice for a visitor, but I should be, because I brought presents. Magazines, perfume, truffles. So that definitely makes me better than nothing, right?
Lulu: Have you seen Johnny?
Nikolas: It's not unusual for anyone to have second thoughts in any business arrangement, as you know, so I'll be happy to review anything you want. Just tell me where you'd like to begin.
Carly: Okay, first you wanted to buy out Jax for no good reason.
Nikolas: It was a whim. I told you I enjoy the view from my front terrace. I think it would be fun to own this place.
Carly: Okay, it also concerns me that you came straight to me after Jax turned you down.
Nikolas: Carly, I would have approached you no matter what Jax said. You're equal partners here. You're just as important to this hotel as he is.
Carly: How do I know you're not getting a foothold by purchasing my shares? Maybe you're trying to turn Jax and I against each other so you can knock us both out of the game and take over completely.
Nadine: Have you heard from Nikolas lately?
Elizabeth: No, not for a while. Why?
Nadine: Just wondering. Just because I haven't heard from him since he found me collapsed at the clinic.
Elizabeth: You collapsed?
Nadine: Oh, I'm fine. I just hadn't slept very well.
Elizabeth: Have you seen a doctor?
Nadine: No, it's no big deal, but totally embarrassing.
Elizabeth: Oh, so I take it you haven't told Nikolas how you really feel yet?
Nadine: It's hard to just blurt out your feelings to someone.
Elizabeth: Oh.
Nadine: Well, I guess it's not that hard. It's just, I keep blurting out the wrong thing, and then I wind up in some gigantic mess that Nikolas has to come rescue me from, and he's always so darn nice about it that I get really nervous.
Elizabeth: So now he's too nice?
Nadine: Look, things have just been really awkward since we -- you know -- and -- and I've been trying to take your advice and tell him how I really feel, but it just hasn't really worked.
Elizabeth: Why don't you just stop putting so much pressure on yourself and just let it happen?
Nadine: What do you mean?
Elizabeth: Keep it simple. I mean, why make some big declaration about it? Just find a reason to be together, and enjoy the time you have.
Nadine: Well, what kind of reason?
Elizabeth: Anything.
Jason: Sonny went after Karpov last night on his own, no guards, no backup, nothing. He'd be dead right now if Max didn't show up trying to impress his father.
Spinelli: That is most distressing.
Jason: Okay, all Sonny is thinking about right now is revenge.
Spinelli: And you disagree with his methodology?
Jason: Well, I think Sonny is either forcing Karpov or his people to retaliate, and we're not even sure Karpov is the one who shot Kate.
Spinelli: Have you tried to reason with Mr. Sir?
Jason: Yes, Spinelli, I have. The situation -- we see things differently. He wants to be aggressive. I want to hold off.
Spinelli: These troubled times call for Jackal, P.I.
Jason: No, not -- not this morning.
Spinelli: All I'm saying is that a fresh and clearly reasoned look at things may provide valuable insight.
Jason: All I'm saying is the last time Jackal, P.I. got involved, you lost your spleen.
Spinelli: I will stick to the handbook this time. I -- I will. Okay, the first step of every professional investigation is to review all the facts. Fact one, Karpov shot Kate.
Jason: No. Fact one, somebody shot Kate. We don't know who shot Kate.
Spinelli: I stand corrected. Assume nothing, section 4.5 -- never mind. Fact two, one shell was fired. Fact three, Cody found a bullet casing of Russian manufacture in the choir loft.
Jason: Yes, Kate was the target. Someone found a Russian shell case, and you think Karpov would just leave it there? If he was going to be that sloppy -- do you think he'd be that sloppy? Why wouldn't he admit it?
Spinelli: A note was left for the wounded fashionista in her office. Maybe comrade Karpov is establishing a new working style. The intruders were definitely Russian and terrifying.
Jason: Have you seen them before?
Spinelli: They were not the same ones that nearly ripped my arms from my sockets, but -- but who save from comrade Karpov and his minions would wish to threaten Mr. Sir's bride?
Johnny: What is it going to take for you to jump out of that chair and run away?
Anthony: Why don't you show your crippled old father some respect?
Johnny: I don't think you're crippled. I don't think you're paralyzed, and I don't think you were nuts all those years.
Anthony: Maybe I'm faking being sane.
Johnny: No, you're perfectly sane, which just means you're a hell of a lot more dangerous than when Trevor was keeping you locked up out here, and if going after Sonny's bride and shooting her on their wedding day was your first offensive, you must have something pretty big planned.
Anthony: Well, and you want to be part of it?
Johnny: What have I got to lose?
Anthony: You're still grieving for your nut-job girlfriend. Lulu is your blind spot, your vulnerable area. You don't think straight when you're with her. You get sloppy, and when you get sloppy, John, you get caught.
Johnny: I'm staying away from her now.
Anthony: Yeah, on doctor's orders, not because you want to. And not because you understand the kind of sacrifice running this business will require. You'll understand someday, but for now, go drive your boat around the harbor. You crash into another freighter if you want, but do not get yourself killed, because everything I'm doing now is for you.
Johnny: Maybe that's the truth, but you can't give me what I really need.
Maxie: So what kind of stuff do they have you doing? Do you walk the grounds, make potholders? They don't have you weaving baskets, do they?
Lulu: That class was full.
Maxie: Please tell me that was a joke.
Lulu: Tell me about Johnny. How is he doing?
Maxie: He misses you.
Lulu: I don't understand why he won't come to see me.
Maxie: Well, today's the first day you're allowed to have visitors.
Lulu: Oh, then he'll come by to see me today.
Maxie: I think maybe the doctors told him to leave you alone.
Lulu: Well, he doesn't have to listen to them.
Maxie: I probably shouldn't tell you this, but Johnny's not doing so well either. I was having dinner with Mac on Sunday because, of course, he still insists on doing that. You should see Robin. She's about to have the baby any day. Anyway, he told me that Johnny ran the speedboat into a freighter, but he's okay. He -- he wasn't hurt.
Lulu: Oh, that sounds like Johnny.
Maxie: Do you want me to take him a message for you?
Lulu: No, I'm not going to guilt him into coming here. If he wants to see me, he will.
[Mariachi music plays]
Luke: Hey.
Tracy: Rise and shine.
Luke: Por favor, more tequila.
Tracy: No tequila. Consider yourself back on the wagon.
Luke: Quiet -- quiet! Bum -- bum ticker, please.
Tracy: If you want to drink yourself from here to Mexico City, eating tortilla chips and pork rinds for all I care, it is no concern of mine.
Luke: Senor, mas tequila, por favor.
Tracy: No tequila. Sit down. My concern is for your daughter, Lesley Lu. Does that sound familiar?
Luke: Oh, how is my little gumdrop?
Tracy: She's not so good. Actually, she's getting more and more like her mother every day.
Luke: Oh, that's nice.
Tracy: No, Luke, it's not nice. Actually, she's in Shadybrook, across the hall from Laura.
Jason: What are you doing?
Spinelli: It's chapter 14, sections three through five. Visualize the facts. Okay, it's just like writing computer code. Every command has a name and a purpose, a cause and effect. Okay, just imagine this. Port Charles. Mr. Sir.
Jason: Sonny isn't king anymore. He took himself out of the game.
Spinelli: He still behaves like the king. He gives orders and expects you to obey them.
Jason: Okay, you know if I take action, things are going to escalate, right?
Spinelli: Okay, well, then, maybe the question is, who should Stone Cold be? Should he be the -- the brave knight, the -- the opposing black king or the white king himself?
Jason: These are chess pieces.
Spinelli: All right, fine. I'll do it. Stone Cold is the king. Yay, king. Okay, Mr. Sir is the opposing dark force, and comrade Karpov is the marauding black knight, and the fashionista is the white queen.
Jason: Okay, you know what? This is not helping at all.
Spinelli: Would you just please bear with me a little longer, please?
Jason: Fine, go.
Spinelli: Okay, so the Jackal has confirmed that comrade Karpov flew in from Moscow.
Jason: Correct, Karpov approached Sonny to act as go-between to get information.
Spinelli: All right. Oh -- okay.
Jason: What -- what is that for?
Spinelli: Well, Stone Cold was in the dark, so I --
Jason: Okay, Sonny and Karpov had a falling out. I find out about the deal, and I tell Karpov to stay away from me.
Spinelli: Back off.
Jason: And he does. And Karpov shoots Kate. Now you see, that -- this is ridiculous. Why would he shoot Kate? Sonny and Karpov had a deal that fell through months ago. Why would he take so long to retaliate? Why would he take the risk? It's to his advantage to lay low, Spinelli.
Spinelli: He's just changing strategies.
Jason: What? We have a truce.
Spinelli: Maybe he broke it.
Jason: Well, why come after me? He'd come after me, wouldn't he? Why Kate Howard?
Spinelli: I -- I cannot dispute your stone cold logic, but we cannot rule out a higher gun, a hapless pawn.
Jason: Working for who? And why leave the Russian shell casing? Why frame Karpov?
Spinelli: Sometimes error code is error code is error code.
Jason: And what the hell does that mean?
Spinelli: Well, it just means that in -- maybe in this rare occurrence, Stone Cold is overcomplicating things. Maybe -- maybe the motive is truly just revenge. Maybe Mr. Sir is right. Comrade Karpov is the one that fired the shot that felled the fashionista.
Nikolas: Would you be completely put off if I told you that this entire Metro Court idea was just to impress a woman?
Carly: I thought you said it was a whim.
Nikolas: It is. It absolutely is. But it hit me soon after Nadine mentioned that she'd never actually seen me work before.
Carly: You worked putting that clinic together. You worked very hard to make that happen.
Nikolas: I suppose I did, but so did everyone else, and she does kind of have a point. I mean, most of Cassadine holdings is -- it's old money, ancient money, actually. Most of my business is in Europe, Asia, Russia. I don't know, it's just the -- it's just the idea of waking up every morning in Port Charles and going to work that suddenly appeals to me very much.
Carly: You'll get over that quick.
Nikolas: Yeah, you may be right. But Jax -- Jax's refusal to even consider my offer makes me want it even more.
Carly: Well, I -- I guess we both have a lot to think about.
Nikolas: Yes, we do, but you can take all the time you need. But I want you to understand something. No matter what happens with this deal, I don't want you to lose your power. In fact, I'd like to help you get more. Have a good evening.
Spinelli: Fair Lulu.
Lulu: Spinelli, hi.
Spinelli: Hi. Oh, I see a visitor preceded me.
Lulu: What?
Spinelli: Someone arrived bearing gifts.
Lulu: Maxie. She brought truffles. Want some?
Spinelli: The Jackal also took the liberty of bringing a few things for fair Lulu's amusement, including volumes of poetry, Shakespeare and William Blake, a visionary and early romantic who was also an artist, a dreamer of dreams.
Lulu: I love the way you talk. I miss listening to you.
Spinelli: Yeah, I also brought some comic books, a few of my favorites with an emphasis on superheroes who are mythic and archetypal.
Lulu: Thank you.
Spinelli: Maybe I could -- I could read you a few poems, thereby providing solace and support?
Lulu: I'd like that.
Spinelli: "Tyger, tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night what immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies burst fire of thine eyes?"
Lulu: It's like he's describing Johnny.
Oct 17, 2008 12:49
Anthony: Oh, Miss Jones, what a pleasant surprise.
Maxie: I told that stupid guard at the front that I wanted to see Johnny, not you.
Anthony: Well, it's my house, so I decide who Johnny gets to see.
Maxie: Is he here?
Anthony: What do you think about my roses? You know, I built a greenhouse after the fire. I would love to give you a tour some time.
Maxie: I don't have time for any of your mind games right now, and that arrangement would look a lot better if you took a few of the flowers out.
Anthony: Well, come here and show me.
Maxie: I just want to see Johnny.
Anthony: But how can you have an opinion about the roses if you're standing so far away?
Maxie: Okay, here's the deal. If you don't have Johnny come down here immediately, I'm going to speed-dial Jason Morgan, and before you know it, you'll be up to your ears in a bunch of little mob guys.
[Anthony laughs]
Anthony: Why would Jason protect you?
Maxie: Because we happen to be extremely close, and I'll scream as soon as he answers the phone. You have until the count of three. One, two --
Johnny: Enough with the dramatics.
Anthony: Oh, we were having so much fun.
Maxie: Could you not return one of my phone calls or answer one of my text messages?
Johnny: What do you need to tell me?
Maxie: As if I'm going to say anything to you in front of your insane father.
Johnny: You can leave, or we can.
Anthony: You're right about the roses, Miss Jones. Excellent eye.
Johnny: What is wrong with you, antagonizing my father?
Maxie: Lulu needs to see you.
Tracy: Keep drinking.
Luke: Innkeeper, por favor, un poquito brandy.
Tracy: Do not give this man alcohol, and if you do, they will be digging up your body years from now. Mas cafe, por favor.
Bartender: Si, senora.
Luke: Senora, you don't understand hair of the dog.
Tracy: What I understand is that your daughter needs you, and you have to come home.
Luke: I don't understand what you're talking about.
Tracy: Fine, then I'll tell you again. Get your arm in.
Luke: I don't want to hear it again.
Tracy: Well, you're going to hear it. Oh, you're such a loser.
Tracy: Logan Hayes became obsessed with Lulu.
Luke: After she clubbed him with a pipe wrench and put him in a coma? No, you're just trying to get me to come home to fulfill my conjugal duties, and I think that's cool, but I don't understand why I can't have a little drink.
Tracy: And when Lulu turned him down, he went nuts.
Luke: Well, he was always unstable, Baldwin's spawn.
Tracy: Logan tried to rape and kill Claudia Zacchara. John Zacchara killed him. Are you keeping up with me?
Luke: But I thought --
Tracy: John Zacchara killed him. Claudia and John covered it up.
Luke: What does this have to do with Lulu?
Tracy: Lulu thinks she's responsible because Logan was obsessed with her.
Luke: Well, that makes no sense.
Tracy: Exactly, hence my concern for Lulu.
Nikolas: Nadine.
Nadine: Oh, hi.
Nikolas: Didn't expect to see you here.
Nadine: Well, you know how it is.
Nikolas: Yeah, so how are you feeling?
Nadine: Not dizzy, no headaches. Promise I won't pass out.
Nikolas: Did you see the doctor?
Nadine: No, I'm fine. I'm sure it's just one too many sleepless nights, you know.
Nikolas: What do you mean? You haven't been sleeping?
Nadine: Well, no. Yeah, I mean, have you? It's none of my business. I shouldn't have even come over here. This is not even on my way home. So I'll call you later. You can call me, or we'll just not call each other. We're really busy and everything.
Nikolas: Wait, wait, wait, before you go, look, that night we spent together -- it was wonderful. I mean, it really mattered to me. It was the first time in a long time that I've been truly happy.
Jason: No, Bernie, I want business as usual, okay? I want you to keep an eye on our people, see if Sonny makes any overtures, and then I --
Carly: Hey, do you have a second?
Jason: Bernie, call you back. Yeah, yeah, it's Carly. Again.
Carly: So, you're not impersonating a bodyguard anymore.
Jason: Max's father went back to Italy.
Carly: It's really sweet what you did. I know Max appreciates it.
Jason: I'm just glad things worked out the way they did. What do you need, Carly?
Carly: Do you trust Nikolas Cassadine?
Carly: Would you go in to business with him?
Jason: I don't know. What kind of business?
Carly: He wants to buy half my shares of the Metro Court, and I'm thinking about selling it to him. It's a long story, but I want to do this because I'm trying to spite Jax, and I know that's so me, so I need you to tell me if you think I should count to ten.
Jason: I thought you loved that hotel.
Carly: I do love that hotel.
Jason: Then why -- why would you want to sell it?
Carly: So I can prove to Jax that, you know, I can make my own decisions and I'm capable of running my own life.
Jason: But how does undercutting yourself at the hotel prove anything?
Carly: Well, it wouldn't be doing that, okay, because Nikolas, you know, he has tons of money. He has an international reputation. He's got lots of good ideas.
Jason: So what? You got good ideas, too.
Carly: So you think it's a bad idea?
Jason: Well, I think, you know, I might go into business with Nikolas, but I don't really see him working at the hotel. Carly, you don't -- you don't have to destroy something good in your life, something you love, that hotel, just to prove a point to Jax.
Carly: Everything makes such sense after I talk to you. Thank you.
Jason: Yeah, Bernie, where were we?
Elizabeth: Hey, I need to see you right away.
Maxie: Lulu is waiting for you. She knows she's allowed to have visitors. She's sure you're going to come see her.
Johnny: Lulu understands why I'm not going to see her.
Maxie: Hello? Are we talking about Lulu Spencer? Miss "I'll do whatever I want whenever I want to, no matter what?" She's not going to understand why you're not visiting her.
Johnny: If I go visit her, she could relapse.
Maxie: I put my life on the line coming here today, not that you would ever thank me, but if you love Lulu as much as you say you do, then you'll go visit her and do whatever you can to get her out of that place.
Johnny: I put her in that place. I'm the reason she's so sick.
Maxie: No. Lulu had a breakdown because she killed Logan. And maybe it was made worse because of her genes and her mother, I don't know. But what I do know is that she needs you now, more than ever.
Johnny: What I know is what happens with mental illness when it goes untreated. My father is living proof.
Maxie: After all the times you said you love Lulu or after everything that happened at your trial -- come on, Johnny. I really think you're the only one who could save her.
Johnny: Well, that's exactly what I'm trying to do by staying away.
Spinelli: "To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour."
Lulu: That's nice.
Spinelli: Thank you. Perhaps you've had your fill of Blake and would now enjoy an energizing snack of barbecue chips and orange soda.
Lulu: I'm not hungry, thank you.
Spinelli: Well -- well, then maybe an invigorating walk around the grounds to stimulate your appetite? It's a beautiful fall day.
Lulu: I have to get ready for my session with Lainey.
Spinelli: I'm -- I'm sure the dedicated doctor is used to tardiness on your part. I mean, fair Lulu time is at least 20 minutes behind any other zone.
Lulu: Do you ever see Johnny?
Spinelli: I would be happy to relay any and all messages.
Lulu: Never mind. Johnny knows where to find me. He will either come see me or he won't.
Spinelli: The Jackal fears that fair Lulu --
Lulu: Everybody thinks that Johnny is making me sick. Including Johnny.
Tracy: Your daughter's in real trouble, Luke.
Luke: Tracy, so far, I've heard nothing to worry about. She rescued her man. Probably because Baldwin framed him.
Tracy: They carjacked the mayor to get out of town.
[Luke laughs]
Luke: Oh, that's my girl.
Tracy: Within days, she was hallucinating. She was delusional, and John took her to Shadybrook to get her some help.
Luke: Well, that was probably part of the scam.
Tracy: John ends up in jail. Lulu ends up in a straitjacket. And Baldwin rushes the trial through, claiming that Logan was a cop and he made it a death penalty case. So he puts Lulu on the stand, and by the time he's through with her, she is confessing to Logan's murder.
Luke: Son of a bitch.
Tracy: Luckily, nobody believed her. But your daughter is very, very sick, and she's getting worse by the day.
Elizabeth: That was fast.
Jason: What's wrong?
Elizabeth: Come in. So the paint in this place is driving me crazy, and there's no way I'm going to spend all winter long looking at these walls. I thought maybe you could help me by starting with the top of the walls, maybe doing the ceilings?
Jason: Wait, wait, wait. You called me over here to paint?
Elizabeth: Well, what did you think I wanted?
Elizabeth: I don't know what happened. Something just clicked. I need to make the studio more comfortable if I'm serious about working here. I had the afternoon off, found some paint, and here I am.
Jason: Elizabeth, this is kind of a bad time for me.
Elizabeth: Okay. It's no problem. I know I kind of sprung it on you. But listen, if you have some time in the next couple of days, I'd really appreciate you coming over here and helping me.
Jason: Well, you just want me to stop by any time to help you paint your studio?
Elizabeth: There's never going to be a good time for us, Jason. There's never going to be a magic airplane where we can hop on and go to Italy, and there's never going to be a magic door we can walk through and leave the rest of our lives behind us. So why not focus on what we can do?
Jason: I can't just ignore what's going on here. I --
Elizabeth: I can't ignore the fact that I've got two kids and a full-time job and a car that keeps breaking down on me. But I'm not going to think about it every minute of every day.
Jason: No, but my situation is a little different.
Elizabeth: Well, maybe you shouldn't be living your life on red alert. I believe you're the one who taught me that.
Jason: I know, I know. But every choice I make or don't make affects the people I care about.
Elizabeth: So what's your down time?
Jason: That's why I ride my bike.
Elizabeth: At breakneck speeds in the middle of the night with no lights on?
Jason: I stay off the main roads.
Elizabeth: Painting's a lot safer -- if you leave the window open. You know, Jason, I'm responsible for a lot of people, too, at work and at home, but I still need to unwind. And that's all I'm offering you. An afternoon, maybe an evening if you get the chance. Just a place to hang out. I don't want to have any more agonizing conversations about what we can't have. I just want to hang out with you.
Jason: Where do you want me to start?
Luke: Baldwin put Lulu on the stand because of me.
Tracy: I would have to agree.
Luke: Was Zacchara acquitted?
Tracy: His sister Claudia saved him. He's free. Lulu's getting sicker.
Luke: Well, that doesn't make any sense. Why isn't she getting better?
Tracy: A few days after the trial, Lulu called Nikolas and Lucky and told them she had a surprise for them. She took them to see Laura. She was devastated when Laura didn't wake up. She's convinced that Laura talked to her all through the trial and that Laura is what got her through it.
Luke: Is there any chance that that really happened?
Tracy: Luke, I looked in on Laura. There's no change. She's exactly the same. I talked to the doctors. There's no record of any change. The conversations were in Lulu's head. She's a very sick girl, and she needs you.
Luke: Right. Let's go.
Maxie: Oh. Where have you been? I left messages.
Spinelli: I have tidings of the more dire and disturbing --
Maxie: Enough of the mob stuff, okay? This is really important.
Spinelli: No, this is about the state of fair Lulu.
Maxie: How did you know?
Spinelli: I saw the gifts that you brought. I visited, and I figured you'd share my concern. I was able to soothe her a bit by reading excerpts from William Blake, but then the most disturbing development --
Maxie: She said she had to be somewhere on time.
Spinelli: Yes. I was stunned and mightily distressed.
Maxie: I know. Lulu's never anywhere on time.
Spinelli: I fear she's being stifled by the well-meaning care workers at Shadybrook.
Maxie: Then this is it, Spinelli. We have to break her out of there.
Lainey: You had two visitors sign in today. Maxie and Spinelli. Were you glad to see them?
Lulu: Of course.
Lainey: Did seeing them make you want to go home?
Lulu: I thought I wasn't supposed to ask about going home.
Lainey: You can ask me anything, Lulu. We'll work through it. And it's good for you to think about going home. The goal has never been to keep you here indefinitely. We're trying to help you get better.
Lulu: That's what I want more than anything.
Lainey: Have you had any more nightmares?
Lulu: No.
Lainey: Any more hallucinations?
Lulu: I know what's real and what's not. Logan is dead. My mom never woke up. And I never received any threatening letters.
Nikolas: It was rude for me to not even consider how strange it must have seemed to you for Alfred to just walk in on us and serve us breakfast that first morning after --
Nadine: It was nice.
Nikolas: Yeah. But it made you believe that I entertain women like that all the time, which I don't, and that I didn't care about spending the night with you, which I did, very much.
Nadine: Then why were you acting so cavalier?
Nikolas: Because I wanted to make you feel comfortable, that's all. And it was certainly never my intention to give you the impression that you're -- that you're one of many, because you're not. Really, you're not.
Nadine: I don't -- I just didn't want you to think that I was this silly little farm girl who was going to glom on to you.
Nikolas: No. Really, I never felt that.
Nadine: Look, I've never met anyone like you either, and my life is better with you in it, too. I didn't want that night to be the end of things. I wanted it to be the beginning.
Nikolas: Yeah. Yeah, that's what I want, too.
Nikolas: Are you sure you're okay with this?
Nadine: Yeah.
Carly: Wow, am I interrupting?
Elizabeth: When you think about it, helping me paint this studio is a lot more practical gift than going to Italy.
Jason: Oh, Italy wasn't supposed to be practical.
Elizabeth: I know. I still imagine us wandering around the villages and walking along the beaches.
Jason: I'm sorry it didn't work out.
Elizabeth: A friend once told me that I shouldn't think about things that can't happen. So now when I picture us in Italy, it's just a dream. It helps me appreciate what I do have and enjoy what's right in front of me.
Jason: That's a good way to live.
Elizabeth: I appreciate you being here with me.
Jason: I'm glad you called.
Elizabeth: And there's something else I'd appreciate.
Jason: What's that?
Elizabeth: Can you start painting?
Elizabeth: Thank you. Right up there at the top would be great.
Jason: Okay.
Elizabeth: Just be careful, though, because that ladder's a little -- maybe we should --
Jason: No. No, no.
Elizabeth: Let's move that ladder. It's going to --
Jason: Oh.
Tracy: Okay, over here.
Luke: Okay, it's okay. I didn't have a heart attack. I just blacked out for a day or two. Okay. All right. I'm fine now, I'm fine. I think I lost my jeep in a card game. Where's your car?
Tracy: My rental's outside, but I've got to call Daddy first. I have to make sure the, uh -- you're a mess -- money laundering charges against you get dropped.
Luke: Oh, no, that'll all be taken care of by the time we get to the border. Wait a minute. Why would Edward bribe a judge on my behalf?
Tracy: Oh, well, he's doing it to help Lulu.
Luke: He thinks I'm a terrible influence on Lulu.
Tracy: Okay, so maybe I'm blackmailing him to help you -- her -- you and them?
Luke: How are you black -- Tracy, if you are using my daughter to scam me, how --
Tracy: Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Luke: Well, how -- how are you blackmailing him?
Tracy: Well, I just threatened to tell the members of his club that he's been internet dating.
Luke: What's his screen name?
Tracy: Sellhighandsplit.
Luke: That sounds right. Let's go.
Federale Lopez: Luke Spencer. Usted esta bajo detencion.
Tracy: What did he say?
Bartender: You don't want to know.
Oct 19, 2008 02:52
Tracy: What laws have you broken now, husband?
Federale Lopez: Senor Spencer is accused of disturbing the peace.
Luke: Oh, come on. The crickets do that here. This dorp is deader than a doornail.
Federale Lopez: Also, destruction of property.
Luke: Oh, no. No, no, no. The furniture in that joint was crap. I did the owner a favor.
Federale Lopez: And refusal to pay for drinks at several local bars.
Luke: That's a lie. I never run out on a bar tab. And I'm a very big tipper.
Tracy: Oh, stop. I've heard enough.
Luke: I have my ethics, Tracy.
Tracy: If it weren't for Lulu, I would have him lock you up and throw away the key.
Maxie: Okay, we need phony credentials for us and fake release papers for Lulu.
Spinelli: Maybe we should clear our daring rescue with the siblings of the blonde one?
Maxie: Why? Lucky will just have us arrested, and Nikolas will send Lulu off to some castle in the middle of nowhere or something.
Spinelli: What if breaking her out of Shadybrook compromises her recovery?
Maxie: Do you really think she's getting better in there now, Spinelli? What if you were locked up in there, and everything that made you my wonderful best friend was being therapied out of you? Wouldn't you want me to come save you?
Spinelli: More than anything.
Maxie: I mean, I just want Lulu to come back so I can hate her and look really good at work compared to her.
Spinelli: Don't you think breaking her out of Shadybrook is a bit extreme?
Maxie: She would do it for you if you were there. I mean, she would leave me to rot, but she would save you in a heartbeat. We need her. I need her. I kind of miss her. Please, Spinelli.
Spinelli: Fear not, fair Lulu. Help is on the way.
Spinelli: Ah -
Carly: Wow. Am I interrupting? Sorry. I didn't realize you were entertaining someone.
Nadine: Hold on. Don't think for a second that I don't know what you're up to.
Elizabeth: Jason, are you okay?
Jason: I'm fine.
Elizabeth: I told you that the ladder was wobbly.
Jason: I'm okay.
Elizabeth: Oh, God, I'm so sorry. Jason, you've hurt yourself.
Jason: Nothing I can't walk off.
Elizabeth: I think you sprained your ankle.
Jason: And you think that's funny?
Elizabeth: No, it's -- I mean, you've fought so many enemies. Who knew it was a ladder that would take you down?
Max: Karpov has tightened security. It's going to be tough to get another shot at him.
Sonny: Find a way.
Max: Well, Sir, there might not be time. Karpov's making arrangements right now to leave the country.
Sonny: He'll be dead before he gets the chance.
Elizabeth: Let me please look at your ankle.
Jason: Look, it was a fall off a ladder, not a dive off a fire escape.
Elizabeth: I don't care. Let me look at it.
Jason: Well, even if it's sprained, I can't stop walking, you know.
Elizabeth: Hey, I'm the nurse here, remember? I've taken care of plenty of your bullet wounds in this studio, so let me just see it. Does this hurt?
Jason: Mm, not much.
Elizabeth: What about this?
Jason: Oh, ow, ow. A little, just a little bit. What?
Elizabeth: I like it when you let me take care of you.
Max: Boss, we don't have the time or the manpower to get Karpov before he leaves for Russia.
Sonny: You know I don't have the manpower, right? So I have to do this with what I have, Max.
Max: Boss, I'll do whatever you need me to do.
Sonny: Stay on Karpov. Give me his routine. If we can't make a long range plan then we'll just make our own opportunity, okay?
Max: Yes, Sir.
Sonny: All right. Good. Good, good, good. Everything's good.
Ric: Why, yes, I'd love to have a drink with you, Sonny.
Max: I told him it wasn't a good time, boss.
Ric: It's never a good time to see your brother, is it, Sonny?
Sonny: That's okay, Max, because he's not going to stay long.
Max: All right.
Sonny: Okay, let me tell you something. If -- if -- if -- you can go ahead and tell Anthony that my answer is still no.
Ric: I'm not here because of Anthony, Sonny. I just wanted to see how you're doing.
Sonny: No, you're here to see if I'm desperate enough to kill the bastard who put Kate in the hospital, and if I'm willing to take Anthony's offer to run the organization.
Ric: Sounds like you're pretty close to saying yes.
Nadine: Look, I try to give others the benefit of the doubt. Gossip is not something I like to spread around, even though enough of it is already in circulation about you.
Carly: Okay, I get that you're upset, but take a breath.
Nadine: No, look. I'm sure you have dozens of wonderful qualities, but as my Aunt Rayleen would say, "Some women are like magpies. They can't help but snatch up whatever is shiny and pretty."
Carly: I have no idea what you're talking about.
Nadine: No, look, yes, I'm sure you do. I saw you at the Metro Court lobby, chatting up Nikolas.
Nikolas: We were just talking about business, that's --
Nadine: No, no. You know what?
Nikolas: All.
Nadine: Go for it. If you want him, and Nikolas is fool enough to fall for your games, I'm out. Believe me. Your highness.
Nikolas: Wow. Um, I'm sorry. You'll have to forgive Nadine. She's a little --
Carly: Do I.
Nikolas: Look, there's a perfectly good explanation for this, but I would appreciate it if you help me find my shirt first.
Carly: You don't have to get dressed on my account.
Luke: Why so chilly, Popsicle?
Tracy: Did you expect a playful wink?
Luke: The nice man doesn't want to arrest me. He just wants a payoff.
Tracy: And you know that why?
Luke: Because he came in here, took one look at you, heard you were my wife, and out came the charges.
Tracy: So I'm supposed to bribe him?
Luke: Consider it a donation to the widow and orphans' fund. Just grease his palm and we're out of here. Oh, greasier. Come on.
Tracy: If I find out that he's kicking back to you --
Luke: Oh, why didn't think of that? Because we're a team.
Federale Lopez: You will come quietly?
Tracy: We'll let this do our talking.
Federale Lopez: You know what will happen if I find you here again.
Luke: Si. Gracias. See how that worked? Okay, we're out of here. You drive, I'll navigate.
Tracy: Ah, ah, ah. We're not going anywhere.
Maxie: What are you doing?
Spinelli: I was just trying to mimic the behavior of an unhinged inmate.
Maxie: Spinelli, that's, like, really politically incorrect.
Spinelli: I'm sorry.
Maxie: No, no, no. Come on. Don't worry. It's just us.
Lulu: Why are you dressed like that?
Spinelli: Maximista dons the disguise of a reputable health specialist, and I that of her trusty patient.
Lulu: That's a very bad idea.
Maxie: Well, you're in no position to criticize. You should be grateful that we came here to rescue you.
Lulu: I'm sorry. You can't rescue me from this.
Robin: Oh, come on. It ain't so bad.
Patrick: So bad -- not so bad? I could be the first dad in history to decapitate a practice doll in Lamaze class.
Robin: Well, at least you gave the other dads a good laugh.
Patrick: No, of course, they had a great time. I'm a bigger disaster than they are.
Robin: Oh, you're being too hard on yourself.
Patrick: Okay, well, either way, I think it's a good idea that we check you into the hospital till the baby's born. That way you are surrounded by medical staff that know what they're doing because I, obviously, don't.
Robin: Okay, relax. You're going to be fine when I go through labor.
Patrick: Speaking of labor, I think it's a good idea that you have a C-section.
Ric: Look, I'm aware that Anthony's made overtures to you about joining the Zacchara organization.
Sonny: Be glad I turned it down, Ric, because you would resent it like hell if I was running the show.
Ric: Hey, listen, you were the one who didn't want us to work together. Remember? You didn't trust me. You put all that faith and loyalty in Jason. Look where that got you.
Sonny: And you love this.
Ric: Hey, I despise Jason, Sonny. But I never would have guessed that he was going to steal your organization.
Sonny: Thanks for your concern.
Ric: Oh, Jason was so loyal, wasn't he?
Sonny: Right.
Ric: So willing to take your orders year after year. Let me tell you something, Sonny. Nobody, nobody, not even Jason is that selfless. At one point, ambition takes hold of all of us. Don't you think maybe he was wondering all those years, maybe he could take over, inwardly questioning your decisions, maybe thinking that his were better. I mean, who knows what Jason's going to want to take next?
Sonny: I got nothing left for him to take.
Ric: Yeah? Except your life. Maybe he wants you to go after Karpov and fail. Look, Sonny, take it from me. Part of being able to play dirty is knowing how to keep your hands clean.
Elizabeth: There you go. I would tell you to take it easy for a few weeks, but I know there's no point.
Jason: Thank you.
Elizabeth: Could you humor me and leave it as is for a little bit?
Jason: I'll try.
Elizabeth: Thanks.
Jason: When was this taken of Jake?
Elizabeth: Last weekend.
Jason: What's he holding?
Elizabeth: A mallet to his xylophone. He bangs on that thing relentlessly, as loud as he can.
Jason: I wonder if he'll be into music.
Elizabeth: Maybe. He certainly gets enough practice. I have so many more pictures. I should have brought them with me. You know, this whole thing is kind of like a metaphor. You're not meant to be domesticated, and it's almost dangerous, like an animal, who only gets hurt when they're in captivity.
Jason: I was distracted by watching you.
Elizabeth: You were watching me?
Jason: I can't help myself. You're so beautiful.
[Cell phone rings]
Jason: Yeah.
Sonny: I need to see you. Now.
Jerry: Relax, Andrei. The situation is well in hand. I have everything I need to carry on in your absence. There's no reason to silence Alexis Davis. She will turn the attention of law enforcement away from you and onto her daughter. I have to go. I'm meeting someone. Please, please don't tell me you're canceling our date.
Sam: No, no, not at all. I just -- I wanted to agree on the place, and you had mentioned the Cosmopolitan.
Jerry: Mmm. You know, sealing the deal in a hotel room seems a bit -- a bit tawdry, unless that's what you're going for.
Sam: No, no, actually I would really prefer going to my place, maybe in a half hour or so.
Jerry: Hmm, sounds irresistible, just like you. So -- let the games begin.
Nikolas: Really? My shirt's not over there?
Carly: No. Mm-mmm.
Nikolas: Okay. No, it's okay, you had no idea that Nadine and I would be in a -- what was that, a compromising position?
Carly: I'm not knocking spontaneity, you know. It's actually refreshing to see you like this.
Nikolas: Like what? Making a fool of myself?
Carly: You look anything but foolish.
Nikolas: It's easy for you to say. You're the one who's fully dressed.
Carly: I have your shirt.
Nikolas: Oh.
Carly: But now would be a time to raise those prices of the shares of the Metro Court you want to buy, if I were willing to sell.
Nikolas: So you're not?
Carly: Well, I can't talk business with a half-naked man, so --
Nikolas: Thank you.
Jax: Well, no need to get dressed on my account.
Jax: You told Marty you were going to Wyndemere. I assumed it was about the hotel.
Carly: No, actually it was personal.
Jax: I didn't realize you had a personal relationship with Nikolas. Not that it makes any difference with our dealings whatsoever.
Carly: Well, Nikolas and I find ourselves in very similar circumstances. We're unattached. And Nikolas knows what I've been going through, and he's been incredibly understanding.
Jax: Yeah. Yeah, that's great. If you attempt to sell Nikolas half of your shares of the hotel, I will get a court order to stop the transaction.
Carly: You can't do that.
Jax: Actually, I can. I read the fine print in our contract. It says I have first right of refusal on any sale of any portion of the Metro Court. So if you pursue this, you will both be slapped with a nasty lawsuit.
Maxie: Lulu, this is a blackmail note. How come you didn't tell someone?
Lulu: It's -- I'm not being blackmailed.
Maxie: Hello? "You killed Logan. You should pay." Somebody obviously believed you when you flipped out on the witness stand, or maybe they knew all along. Maybe they know that I showed up right after you stabbed Logan -- in self defense.
Lulu: Nobody knows.
Spinelli: "You should pay." Said payment would clearly be of a monetary nature. And while Lulu is not in of herself wealthy, she has siblings --
Lulu: You don't understand.
Maxie: Well, we'll have to find out who the blackmailer is first.
Spinelli: I will request assistance from Stone Cold.
Lulu: You don't need Jason's help because I am not being blackmailed. I wrote that note to myself.
Luke: Buttercup, now that we've paid off the nice man, we need to vamos.
Tracy: No, no, no, sweetheart. You're a criminal in the U.S., remember? You'll get stopped at the border or worse -- arrested at Shadybrook.
Luke: These are bridges we'll cross when we get there.
Tracy: Luke, have you pickled every cell in your brain? I told you. Daddy has to get the money laundering charges against you cleared.
Luke: That could be next year.
Tracy: Don't underestimate Daddy.
Luke: Don't underestimate Baldwin. He could have me on the most wanted list till hell freezes over.
Tracy: We wait.
Luke: Tracy, does my daughter need me or not?
Tracy: Yes, Luke, she needs you. With her, not in a jail cell.
Luke: Speaking of which.
Federale Lopez: Senor Spencer, you are still here. You leave me no choice.
Tracy: Does he want more?
Luke: Think of it as the installment plan.
Ric: Stopped off at Kelly's. Claudia tells me you're in a much better mood when your sweet tooth is satisfied.
[Anthony chuckles]
Anthony: I'm craving something sweeter than sugar. How did it go with Sonny?
Ric: My brother doesn't confide in me. I think he could go either way.
Anthony: Sonny wants revenge.
Ric: Sonny has also been his own boss for two decades, Anthony. It's not in his nature to take help from you or from anybody.
Anthony: He's got no other option.
Ric: Oh, really? Sonny and Jason could reconcile.
[Anthony scoffs]
Anthony: Jason won't risk his organization and the lives of everyone in it just to get revenge for Sonny, which means Sonny has to come to me. And once Karpov's dead, it won't be too hard to provoke Sonny into moving after Jason.
Ric: Unless Jason kills Sonny to keep what he's got.
Anthony: Jason believes that peace is more important than power. Otherwise, he would have offed Sonny a long time ago.
Ric: Yeah, well, I wouldn't count Jason out just yet.
Anthony: The only person who can kill Jason is Sonny. And then Sonny will die, and the helpless old man in the wheelchair will wind up with everything. Mmm.
Sonny: Max told me that Karpov is planning to leave the country.
Jason: That's good.
Sonny: Good? The son of a bitch went into a church and shot the woman I was going to marry and that's it? Good? Out of sight, out of mind?
Jason: Look, you and Kate can start the life that you wanted.
Sonny: While Karpov lives -- what, happily ever after on the other side of the planet?
Jason: You can't touch Karpov in Russia.
Sonny: We can do it. Right here, right now. Help me do it. Or I'm going to have to go to the Zaccharas.
Sonny: Anthony came to me after Kate was shot, which is pretty ironic. My bitter enemy offers to help when the person I thought was my best friend doesn't want to help.
Jason: What happened to Kate was awful.
Sonny: She almost died!
Jason: Sonny, I'm not denying --
Sonny: You know she almost died, so you know what? If I sit back with my hands tied, it's going to happen again. I can't put my family in danger anymore. I have to send a message, you know that.
Jason: And how does Anthony want to help you, exactly?
Sonny: He's an old man. He wants somebody to run the organization, so he offered to put it at my disposal to punish Karpov.
Jason: So you think he's just going to sign over his power to you? Anthony Zacchara?
Sonny: He knows that Karpov needs to be brought down. He knows that. He needs to be punished for what he did.
Jason: What'd you tell him?
Sonny: I turned him down. Because I thought you were going to help me. But you don't want to. So I'm just -- I'm running out of options here. So, you know, before I go to the Zaccharas, I'm just going to ask you one last time. Return my organization to me.
Oct 19, 2008 02:54
Carly: I'm sorry.
Carly: I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I implied to Jax that you and I were having an affair. I was trying to make him jealous. How stupid is that?
Nikolas: No, it's all right. You still love him, don't you?
Carly: Yeah, I can't help it. But he's clearly moved on, so --
Nikolas: No, I wouldn't be so sure about that.
Carly: Are you kidding? He didn't care at all that I was alone with a shirtless, would-be investor.
Nikolas: Oh, so he pretended.
Carly: It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, because Jax and I are over, and I need to get that through my head. So, thank you for not busting me out and making me look stupid.
Nikolas: That's okay, that'd be bad manners anyway. See, you'll soon find out that I'm compulsively polite. I am.
Carly: Oh, gosh. Well, I've been warned. Thank you.
[Nikolas laughs]
Nikolas: So, okay, back to business. I assume that's the real reason you're here.
Carly: Yes, I came to accept your offer.
Nikolas: Okay.
Carly: But if you want to bow out now, I totally get it.
Nikolas: No, no. Jax doesn't intimidate me.
Carly: Wouldn't you prefer going after a piece of property where one of the owners isn't trying to sue you blind?
Nikolas: Okay. I have deep pockets. I can fight Jax for as long as necessary.
Carly: You're serious?
Nikolas: Yes, I am. I'm serious. Don't -- look, don't laugh at me, but on your way home from the mainland tonight, look at the lights just to the left--
Carly: Oh, the view.
Nikolas: Seriously, look at the lights just to the left of the pier. That's the hotel. I want to be able to look at that, and know I own a piece of it. Especially now that someone told me that I can't have it. I know it's a big price to pay for personal satisfaction, but believe me, I can afford it.
Carly: If you're going to be a ruthless mogul, you need to button your shirt. Can I please help you with this?
Nikolas: Oh, dear God.
Carly: Ha ha. It's okay.
Robin: With the drug protocol that I'm on and because my viral load is extremely low, it's just as safe for me to have a vaginal birth. Plus, the recovery time is much quicker. So I will be taking care of our little girl that much faster.
Patrick: I know, but there would be less blood contact, that way, for the baby.
Robin: Listen, if I thought that having a C-section would diminish the chances of her contracting HIV, I would do it in a second. But the fact is that there isn't any evidence that supports that. Besides, Kelly mentioned that on the last ultrasound, the placenta was anterior and a little low, so if we were to do a C-section --
Patrick: Wait a sec. Your placenta's low. Do you have placenta previa? Why didn't you tell me that?
Robin: Calm down. I don't have placenta previa. It's just that, you know, Kelly was glad that I decided to do a vaginal birth after all.
Patrick: Okay, but just don't be disappointed if I don't pass with flying colors when it comes to Lamaze training. I've already proven I'm going to be a terrible birth coach.
Robin: You know they say it takes nine months to get you prepared to have a baby, but I still can't believe it's actually happening.
Patrick: Yeah, but you've loved most of it, haven't you?
Robin: I have. You know what the best part of it was?
Patrick: Hmm?
Robin: Going through it with you.
Patrick: Me, too.
Robin: Do you think we'll have as much fun when we get married?
Patrick: I hope so.
Robin: Ah, speaking of marriage, I have to call Maxie. She's helping me organize everything. Thank God. I mean, if I had to deal with work and the pregnancy, and all of the wedding plans --
Patrick: Hey.
Robin: Hmm?
Patrick: You know, if it's too much stress, we can put off the wedding for a little bit.
Robin: You know, we have been moving pretty fast. And if you think that it's too much to become father and husband at the same time, we can put it off.
Tracy: Daddy, we can not wait in this -- this rat-infested hellhole much longer. When are you going to get the charges against Luke dropped?
Edward: Tracy, this is not like burying a parking ticket. Every time I think I'm making headway, Baldwin comes up with another absurd charge to pin on Spencer.
Tracy: I'm not interested in excuses, Mr. Sell-high-and-split.
Edward: And, Tracy, I am not interested in any more of your insults. Anyway, I've already reminded Judge Randall of the rather considerable donation to his re-election campaign.
Tracy: So what's the problem?
[Edward sighs]
Edward: Tracy, dear, the wheels of justice grind slowly. And obviously at ridiculously high prices. So you're just going to have to sit tight until I get this whole thing figured out.
Tracy: That's easy for you to say.
Tracy: We have to wait.
Luke: No way. Nothing keeps me from my daughter.
Tracy: You know, I'm a big believer in better late than never. But let's face it, Luke. It is your fault that you were not there for Lulu when she needed you.
Robin: If you are feeling -- if you're having second thoughts about getting married, I totally understand. I mean, considering that my Uncle Mac handcuffed you and dragged you to the station, and locked you in the room.
Patrick: I'm the one that asked you to marry me first. You're the one that said no.
Robin: I know, but if, you know, something changed between the time that you proposed to me, and you got handcuffed, then I would totally understand.
Patrick: I would take you to the hospital chapel, you, and marry you right now. But I know that you want family there.
Robin: Yeah, I do. See, I'm practicing already.
Patrick: Yes, sounds good. You sure you're not too stressed about wedding plans?
Robin: Yes, because Maxie is handling everything. She is party planner extraordinaire. She actually loves haggling with the caterers and the flower people and the music people and whatever else there is. All I have to do is show up and promise to love you forever.
Patrick: Yes.
Robin: Hmm. Our baby likes that idea.
Patrick: Speaking of which, I should apologize for today. About Lamaze class, I'm really sorry about that, but I promise you that I'm going to be the best dad ever, starting with the second you get out of there.
Robin: And with any luck, we'll actually have a name for you.
Patrick: Speaking of names, you know what? I actually like that Alyssa Rose.
Robin: Do you want to ask her?
Patrick: I should, probably. Okay, how about you? Two for yes, one kick for no. Nothing?
Robin: Hmm, no, nothing. I think she wants to be called Georgie Malcolm.
Patrick: We can't do --
Robin: Yes.
Patrick: Okay, what about Georgie Rose, then.
Robin: Ooh, that sounds like a stripper.
Patrick: Kind of does, actually. That's not really what we want to do.
Robin: See, isn't this fun?
Patrick: Yes, naming our child after strippers.
Robin: I just mean that picking a name is really the only thing that we have left to worry about. Everything else is perfect.
Patrick: Yeah.
Patrick: Now, if we could just put this baby back together.
Jerry: Well, well, well. This looks very, very promising.
Sam: Well, I thought we might want to soak in the hot tub for a little bit. It is a beautiful night, and you could wear these.
Jerry: Wait, if you expect me to sit across from you, gazing at the stars, you have no idea what effect you have on men.
Sam: You can look all you want.
Jerry: And not touch? Is this evening going to be just a tease? Please, please, please say no.
Jerry: Oh, I'm sorry. I have to take this, sorry. Hello?
[Jerry speaking French]
Sam: Business?
Jerry: Nothing that can't wait, honey.
Sam: Oh, yes it can. I'm going to be in the hot tub, gathering up all my steam. You can do whatever you want.
Sonny: I had the papers drawn up. All you got to do is sign them. The organization reverts back to me. We're back in business. Here you go.
Jason: You got out for a reason, Sonny.
Sonny: Yeah, but I want to get back in for --
Jason: We're not even sure Karpov shot Kate in the first place.
Sonny: Now you're making excuses just to stay out of this.
Jason: No, I'm not. I'm sorry that you feel angry, and you feel betrayed, but that's not the case --
Sonny: Okay, the sympathy card's not going to work anymore. It doesn't ring true.
Jason: Sonny, you're too smart to join up with Anthony Zacchara.
Sonny: Too smart?
Sonny: What does that mean?
Jason: Too smart. Anthony's people are going to be surrounding you. You don't know what's going to happen. It's too risky.
Sonny: I don't care about the Zaccharas! I don't want their trust or their loyalty. I expected it from you, but you spit in my face.
Jason: Okay, I'm going to tell you, if you join the Zaccharas, you are going to destroy yourself and everything that you have built.
[Door closes]
Spinelli: You most assuredly did not pen this threatening missive to yourself. The analytical skills of Jackal P.I. indicate that this is not your handwriting.
Lulu: It's happened before.
Maxie: What do you mean?
Lulu: I found a note on my tray, and when I went to show it to Johnny, it was gone.
Maxie: Okay, well that just proves someone's messing with your head.
Lulu: No. It means that I imagined it, just like I imagined my mother's recovery and seeing Logan after he was dead.
Maxie: Okay, well you're not imagining this note, Lulu, because Spinelli and I see it, too.
Spinelli: Where did the fair one discover it?
Lulu: Under the book of poems that you left me.
Spinelli: The fair one must know that the Jackal would never attempt to undermine her sanity by placing threatening missives in and around books by Blake or the immortal bard.
Lulu: I wrote myself that note, and the scariest part is that I don't remember doing it. I'm getting worse.
Maxie: Well, you will be if you stay here.
Spinelli: Which brings us back to our most pressing point -- escape from Shadybrook. Aah! Doctor!
Maxie: Well, go talk to him.
Spinelli: What should I say?
Maxie: Anything. He'll believe you're a patient. Just distract him. Come on.
Doctor: Uh, yes?
Spinelli: The Jackal extends gracious greetings to the master of mental mysteries.
Luke: I thought you didn't like to lecture, Tracy.
Tracy: I don't. Lulu's a grown woman, and you had your reasons for leaving.
Luke: I had to leave. You said it yourself. That's why we're sticking around this --
Tracy: Okay, okay. Let's just focus on what you can do now. When you get to Shadybrook, you're going to have to have a clear head. It's painful, Luke. And raw.
Luke: Lulu's too much of a Spencer to break the way Laura did.
Tracy: Oh, you people are really starting to annoy me.
Luke: No, no, no. Ix-nay on the payola-ay.
Tracy: Here. Consider that another hour. Now, go arrest a real criminal, and leave us alone.
Federale Mendoza: It is you who I will be arresting, Senora, for bribery.
Tracy: No, wait, that's, uh -- a tax. It's a tax. It's a penalty charge, just like I paid the other officer.
Federale Mendoza: So you have paid off other officers for bribery, huh? For that, I take you to jail. Vamonos.
Tracy: Don't just sit there and drink!
Luke: Uh, hold on, Officer. I have something to say. This woman is a snake in my grass. I'll pay any man to take her off my hands. Drinks for the house!
Maxie: Okay. As soon as Spinelli has the doctor distracted, we're going to make a break for it, and he'll just meet us outside. This is going to work like a charm.
Spinelli: The Jackal has been often aware of the burdensome tension that exists between, you know, trusting one's own instincts and accepting the wisdom of others, you know -- for throughout history, there's been a delicate balance between prophet and madman.
Doctor: Um, who is the Jackal?
Spinelli: Oh, I am the Jackal. The assassin of the internet, ace of cyberspace, trusted minion of Stone Cold, and more recently, the grasshopper of love.
Doctor: Third person delusion, nihilism, observe for possible destructive tendencies --
Spinelli: Actually, I must protest vehemently. We must decry such labels, for there exists but a fragile wall between those who would wish to build the world up and those who would wish to watch it burn. No, no, no! The faulty physician has made the most egregious mistake. The Jackal is in full command of his mental faculties! Do not --
[Spinelli sobs]
Nadine: Walks and talks and barges in like a blonde barracuda, it's a pretty safe --
Robin: Nadine?
Nadine: Oh, um, shoot.
Robin: Oh, I'm sorry. Let me help you --
Nadine: No, no, don't worry about it. Uh -
Jerry's voice: Don't move.
Nadine's voice: No!
Robin: Are you okay?
Nadine: I don't -- I don't know. That was really weird, like a bad dream or memory or something. But it came and went so fast, I don't know what it was.
Jerry: You told me the view was lovely up here, and -- and it is.
Alexis: Sam? Sam, we need to talk.
Jerry: Oh -- where are you going?
Sam: I was going to get some more wine.
Jerry: The wine can wait.
Karpov: You should know I have snipers on two roofs.
Jason: You're in no danger from me.
Karpov: Forgive me if I don't take your word on that. Sonny almost killed me the other night.
Jason: No one was hurt. Let's leave it that way.
Karpov: I have a meeting in Russia. But I'll be back, and I want to ensure a safe return. I have no quarrel with you, and I want to keep it that way. Regardless of any further action on Sonny's part.
Anthony: Sonny Corinthos. You've been on my mind. How is your beautiful fiancée? Getting better, I hope.
Sonny: Okay. We're not friends. Let's not pretend to take interest in each other's families. This is business, nothing more.
Anthony: What kind of business?
Sonny: You want me to run your organization? I agree.
Jan 11, 2009 12:04
Tracy: No, that's a -- a tax. It's a tax. It's a penalty charge, just like I paid the other officer.
Luke: Hold on, Officer. I have something to say.
Luke: This woman is a snake in my grass. I'll pay any man to take her off my hands. Drinks for the house.
Jerry: Oh, you're early.
Sam: You knew she was coming here? No, no, no, no. You set me up.
Jerry: If memory serves me right, you invited me to --
Sam: Listen, I -- I can explain --
Alexis: I advise you to say nothing until you speak to an attorney.
Sam: Why do I need an attorney?
Karpov: Mr. Morgan, I don't want trouble with you. I just want to know where we stand. Is Sonny Corinthos under your protection? And more important, are you responsible for his actions against me?
Sonny: If I agree to run your organization, I make the decisions. I don't take orders from you or your people. I will not be second-guessed, no matter what the disagreements. In other words, I'm in charge.
Anthony: Those are generous concessions you're asking for.
Sonny: It's not negotiable. I make all the calls, starting with my first order. Andrei Karpov has to die.
Spinelli: Medical ones, greetings and salutations. There's been a most lamentable mistake. See, the Jackal's not even a patient in this fine institution. This security garment that you've given me is a bit -- well, it's chafing. Even without my beloved spleen, it's a bit binding. Oh, hi.
[Spinelli laughs]
Doctor: How are you, young man?
Spinelli: Thanks to the Goth goddess, Zune, you heard my protestations. And now, the -- the -- the misinformed doctor has realized his error and his here to rectify it, yes?
Doctor: What mistake would that be?
Spinelli: You've netted the wrong butterfly. See, admittedly, the Jackal was roaming the fortress without benefit of hall pass and my -- my musings on the relativity of human perception may have come across -- perhaps I should simplify.
Doctor: Can you?
Spinelli: I was here visiting another patient, Lulu Spencer, who had a severe trauma and ran afoul of the law. And then, when our fair Lulu started seeing people that weren't exactly there, it was time for her to seek help. And evidently, she's been doing quite well under your care until, at least, recently. And --
Doctor: Go on.
Spinelli: Well, Maximista and yours truly came to visit our troubled friend and we were both saddened and disturbed to see the change that had befallen our fair Lulu. And that's why the Jackal pleads with you, that you have to stop with these primitive strategies, these draconian methods that have morphed our once unique and -- and vibrant blonde one into the -- the shell of her former self. It is most dire. Fantastic, yes, great, Lulu is in room 158 and she awaits your assistance. And I would love to get out of this.
Doctor: Tell me about your childhood.
Spinelli: What? Oh, come on!
Maxie: The coast is clear but we need to figure out where they took Spinelli.
Lulu: Why don't you just call Jason and explain to him what's going on, and he'll help?
Maxie: They put Spinelli in a straitjacket. We're not going to call Jason. We have to help Spinelli now.
Lulu: Maxie, I think that you can take care of this.
Maxie: Could you please think about Spinelli for one second? I mean, can you even count the amount of times he's put himself on the line to save your sorry butt or mine?
Lulu: Which is why we need to get somebody that the doctors will actually listen to.
Maxie: Yeah, and while we're waiting for Jason to drop all that illegal mob stuff he's probably doing and drive up here, they'll be drugging Spinelli or giving him shock therapy or God knows what else. It's up to you and me to save him. Get a grip!
Lulu: Do you have anything resembling a plan?
Jerry: This is awkward.
Sam: No, no, no, no, don't touch that. There is a PDA in his jacket, in the top left-hand pocket. He got it from a gangster named Andrei Karpov.
Alexis: Karpov?
Sam: Yes, there's a lot of information on there. Shipping schedules --
Jerry: Yes, it's true. I have a PDA, but I can assure you --
Sam: Oh, my God. This is proof that the two of you are working together, that you've been helping him push drugs throughout Port Charles. That's why I called him here. That's why I made him strip down, so I could get the evidence I needed to bust him.
Jerry: Yes, out of this entire accusation, you're absolutely right about one thing. I have a PDA.
Sam: See? There.
Jerry: Well, you know, I'll give you the password, if you want. But, you know, my advice is to get rid of it. Toss it against the wall or drop it in the water. Get rid of it, because what you'll find in there will undoubtedly break your heart.
Sam: Are you kidding me? Of course he wants you to destroy it. It's evidence against him and Karpov and God knows who else. This is what I've been hoping for from day one, to be able to bust the people that are selling the counterfeit drugs. And you know what? Getting you was an added bonus.
Jerry: All I know is that the contents of this device will bring you nothing but misery. Trust me.
Karpov: Sonny tried to kill me. If you signed off on that act, then we are already at war.
Jason: Karpov, I have -- I have no quarrel with you.
Karpov: You haven't answered my question.
Jason: Sonny and I are no longer in business together. But he has new friends, new allies. And if you were smart, you would leave him alone.
Sonny: Everyone reports directly to me, especially, you know, while we're getting used to each other. And I don't need a middle man. Because, you know what? Even if I did, it wouldn't be Trevor. As a matter of fact, he's out.
Anthony: Are you sure?
Sonny: Yes.
Anthony: This is your chance to lord it over that treacherous bastard, the way he used to lord it over you. You could stick the knife in Trevor's ribs and twist it real good.
Sonny: Yeah, it would be nice. But I need loyalty. He don't qualify.
Anthony: That's too bad. It would've been fun to watch. What about your kid brother?
Sonny: What about him?
Anthony: Ric's done some very good work for me lately. And he hates Trevor as much as you do.
Sonny: He can stay on on a limited basis. First order of business, I want all the information you have on Karpov.
Anthony: I seriously doubt we have much more than you already know.
Sonny: I'll take it anyway. I want 24 hour surveillance on him starting now.
Anthony: You mean starting when we agree to terms, if we agree.
Sonny: Okay, if we're going to play games, I don't want to play games here.
Anthony: It's always a game. I'm taking a substantial risk turning over my entire organization to you, especially since your first act as head of the family is going to probably start an all out war with Karpov's associates.
Sonny: You invited me in. These are my terms. Take it or leave it.
Anthony: I'm not in this wheelchair because I fell off a turnip truck. I need some tangible proof of your loyalty.
Maxie: Oh, my God, that's, like, a for real padded cell.
Lulu: It's soundproof so no one can hear you scream. It's where they put patients who need to wear themselves out. Once you've exhausted yourself, you're easier to control.
Maxie: You've been in here?
Lulu: When I first found the black -- when I thought that I found the blackmail note, I flipped out and they put me in there.
Maxie: That's awful. I'm so sorry, Lulu. But now poor Spinelli's in there, so we need to get him out.
Lulu: The rooms are secure.
Maxie: Come on, you're crazy. We'll just use that to distract the doctor.
Lulu: Maxie, I don't -- I don't want to --
Doctor: Miss Spencer, you shouldn't be here.
Lulu: I couldn't find Dr. Winters. I needed somebody to talk to.
Doctor: Well, I'm with a patient at the moment.
Lulu: Well, I -- I was feeling really alone and I was thinking about my childhood and I was wondering if ice fishing could be the reason why I am the way that I am.
Doctor: Ice fishing?
Lulu: I used to go ice fishing when I was little, with my dad, and we would be on the boat for hours. I -- my fingers would be frozen, actually, every finger, except my pinkie. And I would do it because I knew that I just wanted to be alone with him.
Doctor: Well, I think you should go back to your room and write this in your journal.
Lulu: No, no, no, I mean -- I mean, can you admit that -- that this means that's why I'm so freaked out when I -- when I'm left behind. I mean, I'll do anything. I'll freeze my fingers off, but my dad would still leave me again.
Doctor: Well, I'm very proud of you for being brave enough to explore your relationship with your father. And I'll mention this to Lainey Winters so the two of you can pursue this.
Lulu: Okay, you promise? Because I think that this is a breakthrough for me.
Doctor: I promise.
Maxie: Run, Spinelli!
[Spinelli pants]
Maxie: Oh.
Luke: Mas vasos por favor. Amigo, I wouldn't wish my marriage on my worst enemy. I have been lied to, cheated on, robbed and left for dead by this rattlesnake.
Federale Mendoza: Why did you marry her?
Luke: I was tricked. I didn't want to. It's a long story, but, basically -- drink up -- we found ourselves in Las Vegas together. She got me drunk. And when I woke up in the morning, I was horrified to find a ring on my finger.
Tracy: How many more lies do I have to listen to?
Federale Mendoza: Silencio, mujer. You have my attention, amigo.
Luke: Gracias. Well, you know, I have tried to divorce this wily witch time and time again, but she's got her claws dug deep into me. That's why I came here, to escape to your beautiful country. She's -- she's ruined my life. She's taken all my money.
Tracy: All your money? Where was that money when I rescued you from the Markham Islands?
Luke: Now, now, now, popsicle, you're caught red-handed. You have to admit your sins and redeem yourself.
Federale Mendoza: You have my sympathies, amigo.
Luke: No.
Federale Mendoza: It's a tragedy when such a muy macho hombre, such as yourself, is -- is burdened by such a heartless and difficult woman.
Luke: She has her good qualities, a couple.
Federale Mendoza: You have to take in the balance.
Luke: Well, she's hard to resist.
Tracy: I can't wait to hear this one.
Luke: She -- she has captured my heart. Like that old song goes, she's really got a hold on me. And you know, she's -- she's unpredictable. And she's devious. She's clever and she's unsentimental. And, you know, beyond it all, she is the most fun I have ever had. And that is the truth.
Federale Mendoza: Salud.
Ric: Hi.
Claudia: Hi. You have this really bad habit of inviting me to meet you and then showing up late. A lesser woman might not put up with it.
Ric: Well, I told you my -- my meeting would run late. I'm sure you'll find a way to punish me for it.
Claudia: Yeah, maybe I'll walk out. Then you can see what you're missing as I go.
Ric: Uh-huh, or maybe we could stop the witty banter, you can accept my apology, and we can start enjoying each other's company.
Claudia: I thought that's what we were doing.
Ric: You're good at games, aren't you?
Claudia: I am, I'm really good. You should watch and learn something amazing.
Ric: You know what, Claudia? I think it's time we put our cards on the table here.
Claudia: I'm not big on true confessions.
Ric: No, neither am I, but I want to be real clear about what's happening. Your insecurity aside, I don't need you for my own personal gain, okay? I don't need you to further my career.
Claudia: You think I'm insecure.
Ric: Your father -- I earned your father's trust and confidence on my own, okay? I have a position of power in the family. To assume that I am using you for my personal gain diminishes both of us. So quit it, okay?
Claudia: What if I'm the one who's using you?
Ric: You're something. You know, some people would say that you're a liability to me, you know, especially since your father can't figure out, one minute to the next, whether he loves you or hates you. And then, of course, there's your brother who tried to kill me because I tried to touch you.
Claudia: Right, and those are excellent reasons for you to walk out on me. So do I need to ask you why you're still here?
Ric: Did it occur to you that I might like you?
Jerry: Well, if you're not going to destroy it, go ahead. The code is 2xq007.
Sam: Come on, do it. Do it. It should all be there, his shipping numbers, contact information, anything that you need to keep him out of your life for good.
Alexis: It's all restaurant names and music files.
Sam: No -- no, no, no, no, it's got to be encrypted. No, I saw Karpov give it to Jerry myself. No.
Jerry: I'm really sorry, darling. I tried to warn you.
Alexis: If there's nothing on it, why did you want me to destroy it?
Jerry: I wanted to spare you the realization that your daughter's a liar.
Sam: You can't possibly believe him.
Jerry: No, I wanted you to wonder which one of us lied instead of --
Sam: No, Jerry, you are the liar! Jerry and Karpov are in business together.
Jerry: All evidence to the contrary.
Sam: Are you kidding me? I saw you. I saw when you --
Alexis: Hold on. Let's give Jerry a chance to explain.
Jerry: All right, all right. I came here because of you, Alexis. I mean, I saw the surveillance photos between Sam and Karpov, so I tried to put your mind at ease. I tried to find out what Sam's business was with Karpov. And as soon as I mentioned his name, she became very amorous. I got into the hot tub because I wanted see how far she'd go to protect her secret.
Sam: You are a lying pig. You are a pig. You twisted this evidence to make me look guilty.
Jerry: Don't blame me for --
Sam: No, you listen to me. This is nothing like what it was with Ric. I swear to you. All I want to do is prove that he is smuggling drugs. That is it.
Mac: Samantha McCall, the PCPD has a warrant to search your residence.
Anthony: Look at me. I'm offering my business to a man who's actually threatened to kill me in the past. No wonder people think I'm nuts.
Sonny: This was your idea.
Anthony: I have reasons. I can secure my organization with you in charge. So I'm able to lay aside our differences for survival's sake. Sonny, look at me. I'm a shadow of myself. I guess some people could end up this way and still have a full, happy life. But for a man like me, I might as well be dead. So I looked at you and I saw someone who could bring back respect to my organization.
Sonny: You have a son.
Anthony: John is young and impulsive. He's not ready.
Sonny: He may be some day.
Anthony: That's what makes life exciting. The way I see it now, if John can learn to work with you, he'll be able to work with anyone. Can you and I say that about each other? I mean, the question is, how do we trust each other enough to make this deal?
Sonny: There you go again, acting like -- like it's my idea.
Anthony: I need assurances. For all I know, you and Morgan could be secretly working together.
Sonny: Well, you know what? If you don't believe me, I'll just leave then.
Anthony: No, I want this deal, Sonny. And you need it. So just for insurance, you'll marry my daughter Claudia.
Robin: I'm not sleeping.
Patrick: You know it freaks me out when you do that.
[Robin chuckles]
Robin: I could smell you, in the best possible way, of course. How did your procedure go?
Patrick: Well, thanks to your consult, it was half as long and twice as effective, which means I have time to take you home and rub those cute little feet of yours.
Robin: You are so going to miss me when I have to take maternity leave, aren't you?
Patrick: Is there a right answer to that question?
Robin: Yes, I can think of several.
Patrick: Okay, well, as a doctor, yes, I am going to miss your consult because I respect you as a doctor. But as a soon-to-be father who thinks that you're working too much --
Robin: I am not working too much.
Patrick: Robin, you have a full caseload, a wedding to plan, and you're having a baby.
Robin: Mm-hmm. Just look at me right now. Do I look stressed out to you?
Patrick: Not in the moment, no.
Robin: That's because you are stressing enough for the both of us. Really, I mean, my anxiety completely went away the minute I agreed to marry you. It was like the right answer was staring me in the face the whole time. I just couldn't see it. I promise, I feel totally at peace. And I'm just -- I'm excited to finally meet our little girl and bring her home. I'm so blessed. I mean, what is there to stress about?
Jan 11, 2009 12:06
Claudia: That is some fantasy you have going there, Lansing, the idea that you actually like me because I'm wonderful.
Ric: Why does it have to be a fantasy?
Claudia: I'm a commodity to you, nothing more. That's not insecurity. That's a cold, hard fact. That's a fact I've been living with since -- I don't know, since I was a little girl old enough to blow out the birthday candles on my cake.
Ric: That's a long time to be cynical, Claudia.
Claudia: Well, I'm not saying that you don't like me.
Ric: Oh, good.
Claudia: I like you, too. I'm just saying there's always going to be an ulterior motive whenever we're involved.
Ric: You know, you say it as if we have absolutely no control over our lives, okay?
Claudia: Well --
Ric: Isn't it possible to have some random events change the course of your fate, to present you with something different and real?
Claudia: What's real? What?
Ric: Some people say love is real.
Claudia: Oh, love? With you?
Ric: Nah, hell no. I'm as cynical as you are.
Claudia: Cheers.
Ric: No, I mean -- I don't know, love as a concept. You know, a gift of somebody who understands you and accepts you, somebody you completely trust absolutely.
Claudia: It doesn't exist.
Olivia: My cousin is a lot stronger, but she's not strong enough for any big surprises or emotional upsets.
Jason: Okay, I just need to talk to her about Sonny. That's all.
Olivia: Okay, before I even consider that, you got to answer me a question. You're the missing piece to this puzzle, the guy that Sonny gave his business to. I heard that, once upon a time, you guys were even best friends.
Jason: Is that a question?
Olivia: Why did you turn on Sonny? Look, I'm not saying I think the mob is some great idea. I -- I sure as hell wouldn't recommend it as a career choice. But, you know, Sonny started when he was a little kid. It's all he's ever known.
Jason: So which part do you need me to explain?
Olivia: Well, if you're this great friend, why don't you give him back what's rightly his?
Jason: I don't even know you. We're not having this conversation.
Olivia: Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait, I'm -- I'm not looking to break any stupid mob code here, okay? I just need to get a handle on what my cousin is up against, all right? She's still in love with Sonny. So I need to know what are the chances that you're going to give him his business back?
Sonny: Hell, no, I'm not marrying Claudia.
Anthony: I'm going to try not to be insulted by your reaction. I'm offering you my only daughter's hand in marriage.
Sonny: You hate Claudia, so I can't take that as a compliment.
Anthony: We've had a rough time of it, my little girl and I. She's a strong-willed woman, like her mother. And I'll be the first to warn you, Claudia won't make your life easy. But she is flesh of my flesh and blood of my blood. So when you marry her, you and I will be family. And a man doesn't turn against his family.
Sonny: Have you met my brother Ric?
Anthony: Once you marry Claudia, I'll feel safe putting everything in your hands. Those are my terms, Sonny. All you have to do to get your power back, to have the means to wipe out Andrei Karpov, is to take my daughter's hand in marriage.
Sonny: I already told you, hell, no.
Luke: To the bachelor life.
Federale Mendoza: Salut.
Luke: Salut.
Federale Mendoza: These women, they drive me to an early grave.
Luke: Amen, brother. After all I've done for her, and this is the thanks I get.
Federale Mendoza: You said so yourself; the gringo only married you for your money.
Luke: Well, now, you know, it was the big backs -- bucks flashing there that drew me first through the door -- drew her first through the door, but once we were married and living together as husband and wife, oh, I saw a different side to this woman. My sweet petunia pie is like no other woman in the world. She looks life straight in the eye, and she doesn't back down, and I tell you, if I was ever in trouble, this woman is the person that I would want covering my ass, and that is the greatest compliment I can pay her.
Federale Mendoza: I am convinced, mi amigo. Mamacita, I can see the fire in your eyes. If I touch you, will I be burned?
Tracy: Oh!
Spinelli: Lulu, the Jackal most urgently requests that you release me from my bonds.
Lulu: Hurry.
Maxie: Now Lulu's giving orders?
Spinelli: Eternal gratitude for your quick-thinking acts of derring-do. Never before have two blondes been so deeply appreciated, but if a quick escape -- our escape is supposed to succeed, we have to act quickly.
Maxie: No kidding, or else they're going to commit you for good.
Spinelli: It was in the padded room that it occurred to me that I've never been terribly adept -- thank you -- at behaving normally, as it were.
Maxie: Well, why should you? Whatever "normal" is, you're great the way you are, and so are you.
Spinelli: Oh, tender moment, observed.
Maxie: She's still a self-involved drama queen with daddy issues, but whatever.
Lulu: Okay, does anybody have an exit strategy?
Spinelli: Exit strategy?
Maxie: I figured that we would just make a run for it.
Spinelli: Oh.
Lulu: Not going to happen. We can't just make a run for the main gate and hope we outrun security.
Maxie: That's so like you, Lulu. Always criticizing without offering up a better idea.
Lulu: Are you serious? You guys break in here and convince me of this plan, and you guys don't have an exit strategy?
Mac: Want to tell me why you were here?
Jerry: Well, of course, of course. Sam McCall invited me to soak in her Jacuzzi.
Mac: Is that true?
Sam: No, it's a little bit more complicated than that.
Alexis: It usually is.
Mac: We're going to take Mr. Jacks into custody for questioning and as a material witness. Make sure you check under every carpet and behind every closet wall.
Jerry: That's very funny. Sam's a suspect. I'm being arrested. I'm not surprised that you abuse the power of your position.
Mac: You know what? Whatever is going on, I'm sure you're in it up to your neck.
Alexis: Mac, Jerry has explained himself to me. There's no reason to believe that he's relevant to this search.
Sam: Do not do this. Jerry started all this. You can't possibly let him go after everything I told you.
Mac: What did she tell you?
Alexis: Sam is not going to say anything without an attorney present. There's no reason to keep Mr. Jacks here. You can let him go.
Olivia: Look, I know that when Sonny's kid got shot, he got out of the business, handed it all over to you. Okay, my cousin filled me in on that.
Jason: That's right, Sonny gave me the business, and he asked me to run it the best way I know how, and that's exactly what I'm doing.
Olivia: Okay, so now, you don't want to get involved in Sonny's revenge plot. Sonny's pissed off, right? Right, strong silent type. Look, I can still see what's right in front of my face. Obviously my cousin can't stand you.
Jason: Look, I have no argument with Kate. I hope Sonny and Kate get the life they want.
Olivia: Okay, if that's what you got to say to her, go knock yourself out.
Kate: Jason, what do you need?
Jason: Sonny's about to make a big mistake. I'm just hoping you can talk him out of it.
Anthony: You want to try looking at things from my perspective? You want to use me and my family to kill a man and probably start a war. That comes with a price.
Sonny: I'm interested in business. When you bring up Claudia, you're making it personal.
Anthony: What do you want, a written contract? Written contracts in our line of work do nothing but make our lawyers rich.
Sonny: When I take over, we're both going to prosper. I've got no secret alliance with Jason. I'll go head-to-head with him if I have to. I know his weaknesses, which means once Karpov is out of the way, I will move this organization into a position of greater strength.
Anthony: If you were me --
Anthony: Would you trade your entire life's work for a few promises?
Sonny: My word should be enough.
Anthony: If you don't want to marry Claudia, we got no deal.
Sonny: Your loss, old man.
Robin: Hey, you've been staring at those same test results for the past five minutes.
Patrick: I know. It just feels like there's something important that I'm missing. I can't --
Robin: Really? Well, let's see. We have you, we have me, and we have the baby. I think we're good. Maxie's taking care of everything else.
Patrick: Wow, hormones are frightening. We're getting married in nine days, and -- and you're making jokes up.
Robin: I know. It's strange, isn't it?
Patrick: Shouldn't you be panicking about a dress or flowers or invitations or something like that?
Robin: Well, I mean, I've already, you know, accepted the fact that I'm going to look like a dump truck walking down the aisle, and I'm fine with it.
Patrick: And you're not upset that I picked Coleman as my best man?
Robin: You know what? It's your best man. It's your pick. Besides, during the wedding pictures, Coleman will take the focus off the fact that you're marrying a beached whale.
Patrick: Okay, and then what about a bachelorette party? You know, it is tradition.
Robin: So is a bachelor party, which you can have. It'd be totally fine with me. I won't make you feel bad about it, and I won't jump out of the cake either. That would just be awkward.
Patrick: That would be, and I have considered it, but you know what? I have got no fear giving up my bachelorhood.
Robin: So we're good.
Patrick: We're good. We're great. It's going to be the best day of our lives. Of course, until our baby's born. Then it'll be second best.
Robin: Yeah.
Jason: Sonny intends to make a dangerous alliance. He feels it's the only way he can get revenge for what happened to you.
Kate: Look, if you're trying to scare me, it's working, okay? So who -- who is Sonny going into business with?
Jason: I can't -- I can't give you those details.
Kate: Of course you can't tell me. You know what I think, Jason? You know what I think? I think that you're here to try to ease your guilty conscience. It's not about me. You don't even like me, but I can be useful to you if I can somehow talk Sonny down, right? Because it would enable you to avoid some sort of public show of aggression with whoever Sonny is making this allegedly dangerous alliance with. Jason, that's very passive-aggressive. So why don't you just listen to me? I don't want Sonny anywhere near the mob, and I do understand what's driving him. It's you, Jason. It is your betrayal. You made your choice, and now you have to live with it. I'm tired.
Olivia: Wow, that guy's just like a little burst of sunlight, isn't he?
Kate: Mm-hmm.
Olivia: He obviously did nothing to improve your mood.
Kate: Yeah, well, that guy is the reason that Sonny is going deeper into the mob.
Lulu: Your plan sucks. We had a fire drill last week. If anything, the alarm brings out more security.
Maxie: You can't even give it a chance, can you? God, Lulu, insanity makes you relentlessly negative.
Lulu: Just because you're my rescuer doesn't mean that you're in charge.
Maxie: Control freak.
Lulu: Really? Because I thought that we were talking about my freedom today.
Spinelli: Okay, if I may intercede, time is of the essence. The -- the physician will only be soundproofed for so long, and when he is free, he will pursue us like veritable bunnies in the glen.
Lulu: It's now or never.
Maxie: I think I just figured out how to get us out of here.
Federale Mendoza: The senora can burn her fire on the dance floor.
Tracy: No, I only dance with the one that brung me.
Federale Mendoza: I insist.
Luke: Hey, whoa, muchacho, this ain't "Dancing with the Federales." My wife only cuts a rug with me.
Federale Mendoza: But you said that you were through with her, that she stole your money.
Luke: Hey, what couple doesn't fight over money?
Federale Mendoza: She needs to be with a man who appreciates her, huh?
[Speaks Spanish]
Luke: Hey, whoa, I'm cutting in. Oh.
Luke: No, hit the drunk guy.
Tracy: Well, quit moving him around.
Tracy: That one was your fault. Duck.
Luke: Spanky. Baby.
Tracy: Oh.
Federale Lopez: Capitan. Senor Spencer, senora Spencer.
Tracy: Hi.
Federale Lopez: So nice to see you again.
Tracy: Nice to see you.
Federale Lopez: You're both under arrest.
Luke: Huh?
Sam: Listen to me. There are dozens of people, maybe even hundreds, that are getting counterfeit drug prescriptions from Karpov that I know Jerry Jacks is helping get in here.
Alexis: If you thought something was going on, you should have gone to the authorities.
Sam: I wanted to, but I was working undercover to give evidence. You have to believe me. This is the only way I would ever go near that man.
Cop: Commissioner, have a look at this.
Alexis: You are not a cop. You have no authority, and you stop talking before you incriminate yourself even more. Do you hear me?
Sam: Are you kidding me? You showed up at my house early for a reason, right? You wanted to warn me or something. I know that you have to believe me in some way. Please, I am begging you. Have that PDA that you took analyzed and checked by your lab people, and guess what? If it comes up empty, I know there's another one laying around that is going to incriminate the two of them.
Mac: We found what appears to be a cache of pharmaceutical drugs.
Sam: What?
Mac: It looked like the pharmaceuticals that were stolen from a local hospital, the ones that were replaced with counterfeit drugs.
Karpov: You're late.
Jerry: Well, if I left too soon, the police would have been suspicious.
Karpov: I don't have the time for riddles.
Jerry: Oh, when I left, the police were searching Sam's apartment.
Karpov: Why didn't you stay to see what they found?
Jerry: No need. You see, right about now, the commissioner is finding enough drugs in sweet Sam's apartment to put her away for 20 years. It's a pity, really. We never consummated, but sometimes you have to make sacrifices to stay in the business.
[Sonny sighs]
Claudia: Hey, did you see a red cell phone? I think I left it here.
Sonny: Let me guess. Your father asked you to follow up on me.
Claudia: Follow up on what?
Sonny: Oh, you haven't heard?
Claudia: Uh-uh.
Sonny: He wants you to marry me.
Anthony: Oh, dear. Now I have to fire all my guards and train a whole new group, or maybe I'll just kill this bunch and blame it on you.
Jason: You asked Sonny to join up with you.
Anthony: Good news travels fast.
Jason: This deal will never happen.
Anthony: How I run my business is none of yours.
Jason: Well, consider this your first and final warning. If you bring Sonny into your family business, I'm going to have to take you down.
Ric: That's an empty threat if ever I heard one. There's no way you're going to go against Sonny, Jason. That's a fact
Jan 11, 2009 12:08
Sam: These drugs were planted. You have to believe that.
Mac: Forensics will take a look. The team is taking prints.
Sam: My prints are going to be all over everything. Jerry would never overlook a detail like that.
Alexis: You know what? You need to be quiet.
Sam: No, I want to explain myself. Jerry Jacks set me up and I've been working undercover for months.
Mac: Undercover for who, the FBI? The ATF?
Sam: No, it was a private investigation.
Mac: Who else was involved?
Sam: No one. I was working for Karpov. I know Jerry is smuggling drugs. He figured out that I was on to him, so he framed me.
Jerry: You see, Sam's fingerprints will be all over the contraband that the police find in the apartment.
Karpov: I'm impressed.
Jerry: No, no, no. It was simple, really. Sam allowed herself to be so distracted by my affair with her mother. Poor Sam. She was practically begging to take the fall.
[Jerry chuckles]
Ric: Well, you obviously haven't thought this through. I'm not really sure that you're capable, so I'll help you out. If Sonny does decide to join the Zacchara organization, there's really nothing you can do about it, Jason, because we all know that you'd never lift a hand against Sonny.
Claudia: Run that by me again.
Sonny: Your father is offering me total control of the Zacchara organization. And as an act of good faith, I have to marry you.
Claudia: Please tell me you said no.
Maxie: Okay, are you guys ready?
Lulu: You're the one who's holding us up.
Maxie: Well, why am I even bothering to rescue you?
Spinelli: Peace, snarky blonde ones. Though it warms the Jackal's heart to see you revert back to your tempestuous relationship of yore, now is not the time, nor the place.
Maxie: You are right, Spinelli. I can point out all the ways Lulu is being petty and ungrateful when we get out of here.
Scott: Well, well, well. Party in the patient's room.
Maxie: How is that any of your business?
Scott: What's with the glasses?
Maxie: They're in style. Not that I would expect you to understand that concept.
Scott: And the lab coat?
Maxie: Well, it was freezing, so I just grabbed one and put it on. Can you believe they leave these things laying around? I mean, the cut is so bad, I can't blame them. But, there. Feel better? Now you can go.
Scott: Someone is trying to break out. Isn't that right, Lulu?
Spinelli: The Jackal takes umbrage with your rush to judgment, not to mention the dreadful treatment of Maximista during the Zacchara trial and the grievous emotional harm you've caused to the fair blonde one over the years.
Scott: Fast forward through that gibberish. Are you trying to break her out of here?
Sam: I have been meeting with Karpov for months. I've been landing cargo for him.
Mac: What kind of cargo?
Sam: I didn't ask any questions.
Mac: Was it pharmaceutical drugs?
Alexis: Don't answer that.
Sam: I have been spying on the two of them, and I saw with my own two eyes Karpov give Jerry a PDA, like I keep telling you, and I am sure that there is evidence on it.
Alexis: There's nothing on the PDA except Russian folk music and a nice recipe for --
Sam: Of course there isn't, because it's encrypted like I keep telling you. It has to be.
Alexis: Fine, then will you just check that out for me, please?
Sam: You have to know that I invited him over here to get that PDA. And when I got it, I was going to hand it straight to the police.
Alexis: You have to stop talking. You really have to stop talking because you are digging yourself into a hole that you're not going to be able to get out of. I want you to let Mac arrest you, and Diane will meet you down at the P.C.
Sam: I just want to know that you believe me. I want you to know there is no way in the world that I would ever smuggle counterfeit drugs for a profit.
Alexis: You need to stop talking. You are just getting yourself in more trouble.
Sam: You do understand he is pitting us against each other, don't you?
Alexis: Is that what you were doing in the hot tub?
Sam: You're kidding me.
Alexis: Lucky --
Mac: Lucky, what are you doing here?
Lucky: I picked up the call off dispatch. They said you were serving a warrant?
Mac: This isn't your case.
Lucky: I know, I just -- I thought I need to be here because Sam and I were once involved.
Robin: Epiphany, do you have the tests back on Mr. Sherman yet?
Epiphany: Did I page you?
Robin: If you did, I didn't hear you.
Epiphany: Weren't the instructions on the chart to page you once the tests were back?
Epiphany: Well?
Robin: Is there a problem?
Epiphany: You bet there's a problem. What do you two think you're doing?
Robin and Patrick: We're getting married.
Anthony: Ric makes an excellent point. Never threaten an associate unless you're ready to back it up.
Jason: I'm not making any threats. I'm just telling you how things will work. If you try to use Sonny against me, I will tear your organization apart. I will shut you down. No shipments will land, no money will be collected. I can shut you down without leaving a scratch on Sonny.
Anthony: You're welcome to try.
Jason: You rebuilt your house. Looks nice.
Anthony: That's good. Excellent. Really, excellent. Who knew?
Ric: I'll admit that your plan does sound good in theory -- if you were successful to be able to shut down the Zacchara organization and leave Sonny untouched, but it's not going to happen. See, there's a fatal flaw in your reasoning that's pretty simple for most people to understand. See, you are assuming Sonny is just going to step aside while you destroy the organization that he wants to run. Sonny knows the only way he's going to get at Karpov is through the Zaccharas. And if you get in the way of that, well, it's going to force Sonny into a confrontation. And then where are you gong to be, Jason? Could you really pull a gun on Sonny?
Claudia: I need to hear some magic words here. Words like, "no," "no, hell, no," "unthinkable" -- stuff like that.
Sonny: Do you really believe I'd marry you?
Claudia: If the price was right and the deal was sweet enough, yeah. We wouldn't be having this conversation if it --
Sonny: I'm in love with Kate.
Claudia: Yeah, but Kate got shot at your wedding, so it doesn't bode real well for you and Kate.
Sonny: I'm not going to have a conversation with you about Kate right now.
Claudia: You brought it up.
Sonny: Yeah, I did, so I'm going to tell you exactly what's going on here. I can't go after Karpov on my own, unfortunately, because he's so deeply connected to the Russian syndicate.
Claudia: Daddy actually offered you the Zacchara organization?
Sonny: First thing I do is take out Karpov. I'd run the organization as I see fit. And then, as an act of good faith, I'd marry you.
Claudia: Makes sense from a business perspective.
Sonny: Never going to happen.
Scott: You understand -- move -- Lulu, that you can't just run off with pee wee. You need help.
Lulu: Who wouldn't need help after the way that you harassed me?
Spinelli: Yeah, the Jackal agrees most heartily.
Maxie: You made this whole experience as painful and as difficult for Lulu as you possibly could. From the very beginning, you jumped to the conclusion that Johnny was guilty before my dad could even begin the investigation. And then you chased Lulu and Johnny down like dogs when he was only trying to help her. You made sure she ended up in a straightjacket and padded cell.
Spinelli: A most unhappy place to be.
Lulu: You lied and said that Logan was a cop so you could try and get Johnny a lethal injection.
Spinelli: An act for which you should be disbarred.
Maxie: But the worst thing you did was dragging Lulu to the witness stand when you knew she was in no place to testify.
Scott: Oh, obviously, that was a big mistake.
Maxie: You don't really care whether or not Lulu gets well. You just want to punish her because she didn't love your pig of a son.
Spinelli: Maximista's analysis is quite astute.
Scott: I told you to be quiet.
Maxie: Logan Hayes was a mean, sadistic jerk.
Scott: So he deserved to die?
Maxie: Even if he didn't, you have no right coming in here and terrorizing a mental patient when she's just trying to visit with her friends.
Scott: Well, you're right about that. She is a mental patient. She -- there is mental illness in her family. She simply made the mistake of running off with the wrong guy, kind of what her mother did and you saw that turned out. Listen, I know that you think that I am a jerk.
Lulu: Jerk does not quite cover it.
Scott: But what I am doing here by not letting these fools take you out of here, I am actually helping you, Lulu.
Mac: We found a large quantity of pharmaceutical drugs in this apartment. Do you know anything about that?
Lucky: No.
Sam: Good, then you have no reason to be here.
Alexis: She has a point.
Sam: I mean, really, does any cop who feels like it get to barge in my apartment when they want to?
Mac: We have a warrant. Stick around, Lucky.
Sam: I mean, you bailed on me months ago. You've been practically stalking me all over town and you show up here at my apartment when I'm getting arrested. You're not even on the case. Do I have any rights at all?
Alexis: The right to remain silent, okay?
Sam: Why? I didn't do anything. I have nothing to hide.
Mac: Alexis, why did you arrive before we arrived to serve a warrant?
Alexis: Because I wanted Sam to explain these pictures.
Sam: What pictures?
Mac: What was going on when you got here?
Alexis: Sam was making out with Jerry in the hot tub.
[Sam scoffs]
Ric: I know you have trouble thinking long term, Jason, so let me put it in perspective for you. Well, Sonny gave you the organization. Now he wants it back and you don't want to give it to him, so that makes you an enemy, even more than Karpov. But not because -- not because it's going to spoil his happily-every-after with Kate. Because it has to do with power, you know? Prestige, money, respect. See, Sonny wants that all back. That's the only reason he got involved with the Zaccharas, because he wants to come after you. And I don't know when it's going to happen. It's going to be maybe tomorrow, maybe 10 years from now. But at some point, Sonny is going to have to make a decision and threaten your life to get back what is rightfully his. And you're going to have to make a choice.
Jason: This is what you've wanted all along. This whole time you wanted Sonny so turned around that he can't tell the difference between friends and the enemy.
Ric: Hmm, you know what's really ironic, though? See, I spent all those years trying to bring Sonny down, and now the person who is going to do all the dirty work is you. Just like always.
Claudia: It wouldn't be the first time Daddy tried to get rid of me, but, you know, no offense, your wives don't fare too well.
Sonny: Zacchara family politics aren't my problem.
Claudia: It's too late for that. You already let Daddy know you wanted something. I don't have to tell you, I mean, you've been a boss for a long time -- you were. Plus, you must be considering it, or we would not be having this conversation.
Sonny: There are major weaknesses in your father's organization. He's an old man. Trevor doesn't want to get his hands dirty. Your brother is a loose cannon. You know, he needs someone to run things.
Claudia: You need something to run. You're sick and tired of sitting out there on the sidelines, right? I mean, obviously you are motivated to go after Karpov, but what's really driving you here is that you want back in. You want to be a gangster again. And if you want to do that, then you're going to have to talk yourself into marrying me.
Sonny: So you would actually consider marrying me?
Claudia: Every marriage I've ever seen up close and personal has ended badly or tragically. I just don't really see the point of it. Besides, you seem to hate me most of the time. But we still could have great sex.
Sonny: So you would marry me?
Claudia: Not a chance. You're going to have to find another way to prove your loyalty to my father. And good luck with that, by the way.
Scott: Lulu, I want you to get well, believe me. My son loved you until the day that he died. And for his sake, I want you to take your medication.
Maxie: Don't listen to him. He's totally trying to psych you out.
Spinelli: The Jackal agrees.
Maxie: Logan was a creep.
Scott: Look, these two claim to be your friends, but really they are doing you an injustice here, all right? They cooked up some half-baked scheme to break you out of here, and it's not going to work.
Spinelli: Okay, if the loathsome lawyer does not stop badgering fair Lulu, I will contact the Shadybrook staff.
Scott: And they will come in here and throw a butterfly net over you.
Maxie: You know, is your name even on the visitor's list?
Scott: I've got a badge. I can do what I want.
Spinelli: Then I will contact fair Lulu's brothers who will no doubt insist that you keep your distance.
Scott: Oh, how is lucky these days? Is he still scoring goofballs down at the docks?
Spinelli: Just back off, you loathsome worm, or the Jackal will land on you like the Goth God of Zune.
Scott: Or we can get Nikolas over here. I'm sure he'd like to see his sister having a nervous breakdown.
Lulu: That would be good. I would like to watch my brothers kick your ass.
Patrick: Hey, what's up with Epiphany?
Robin: I don't know. I thought she would have been happy to be invited to the wedding.
Robin: Why don't you go ask her why she's mad?
Patrick: Are you -- you go -- I'm not asking her.
Robin: I'm not asking her, I'm pregnant.
Patrick: You -- are you --
Robin: Yeah, I don't --
Epiphany: Dr. Drake?
Epiphany: Your EKG. Dr, Scorpio, your test results.
Patrick: Wow.
Robin: Thank you so much.
Patrick: Yeah, this is great.
Robin: This is exactly --
Epiphany: Yep, I'm doing my job. I suggest you do yours.
Robin: All right, Epiphany, why are you so mad at us?
Patrick: Yeah, is there a problem with us getting married?
Epiphany: You two have driven me and my staff to distraction the moment that you laid eyes on each other. One moment you're screaming at each other, the next you're getting way too personal in the supply room. Then you commandeer the P.A. System. You to ask her to marry you. You to tell him the reasons why you can't. But I can handle all that.
Patrick: And we do, we really appreciate your patience.
Epiphany: But, however, now that you two have decided to make up your minds and get married, what do you go and do?
Robin: Uh, have a wedding?
Epiphany: Which you're going to try to pull off in less than two weeks with a baby that's almost here. Which is going to give you both all kinds of reasons to argue and micro-manage. And I'm telling you right now that I'm not having it.
Patrick: But we haven't argued about the wedding at all.
Robin: No.
Epiphany: It's only a matter of time.
Robin: Really, we agree on almost everything.
Epiphany: Now I know you're lying.
Robin: It's true, because Maxie is the one that's making all the arrangements. See, all Patrick and I have to do is show up, get married, and have a good time.
Epiphany: Mm-hmm.
Robin: Epiphany, look on the bright side. Patrick and I may always fight about stupid, petty things, but we don't fight over the big stuff.
Epiphany: We'll see.
Robin: Well, uh, have fun with Epiphany tonight.
Patrick: No, no, no, you're not leaving.
Robin: I suddenly got very, very sleepy.
Patrick: You traitor.
Robin: Bye.
Jan 11, 2009 12:09
Claudia: You know, this is not the 15th century. We are not the Borgia family from Italy, that crazy Italian family from -- we're probably related to them though, aren't we?
Anthony: I'm considering white roses for next spring. I love the virginal connotation. You know, new beginnings and all that.
Claudia: You cannot just marry me off to the highest bidder.
Anthony: Sonny made a beeline to you, didn't he?
Claudia: No, we --
Anthony: Ooh, maybe I should start keeping bees.
Claudia: We happened to bump into each other at the Metro Court Hotel and --
Anthony: And he just happened to bring up my proposal.
Claudia: Yeah, to let me know that he wasn't okay with it and that it was never going to happen and to see if I was in on it.
Anthony: He's testing you, Claudia. He wants to find out where you stand, and that means he's considering the offer, no matter what he said.
Claudia: Well then, he's crazy, because there's no way in hell I'm going to marry Sonny Corinthos.
Sonny: Hey. You're supposed to be resting.
Kate: Yeah, well, ever since I was a kid, all I had to do was pick up a magazine or a book and everything else would disappear, and now I can't concentrate. Look, nothing.
Sonny: What can I do to help?
Kate: All I can do is think about you, how close we came to getting everything that we want. How we almost got it right.
Sonny: The way you say that, like we're not going to have another chance.
Kate: Will we?
Alexis: You're not supposed to be here.
Jerry: Look, I deeply apologize for what you had to see, and I won't let you deal with this alone. Oh, we meet again.
Alexis: Sam. Sam --
Sam: You bastard. You bastard, you set me up.
Alexis: Sam, you aren't helping yourself.
Sam: You did this to me. Let go of me. I don't care what it takes, I am going to make you pay. Get off of me! Lucky, get off.
Lucky: Sam, you need to calm down.
Sam: Come on, you know Jerry is into this up to his ass. My mother let him go. You need to go talk to Mac --
Lucky: Sam, you don't have any real evidence against Jerry after months of investigation --
Sam: Yes, I know, Lucky, because he framed me before I could get it. My mother took his word over mine. I'm in handcuffs. He's out there acting like he doesn't have a care in the world.
Mac: You're definitely a person of interest in this case. Don't leave town.
Jerry: Is there anything else, Commissioner?
Mac: You know what? I don't know if you framed Sam, or if you were working together on this from the start. There is no way in hell you're innocent.
Jerry: Is that what you believe, darling?
Sam: No, I can still save this, Lucky. I know how Jerry thinks, and he cannot walk away while he is still winning. I know he's going to push this too far. And when he does, I am going to be there to make sure he pays.
Kate: Jason came by tonight.
Sonny: I'll make sure that it doesn't happen again. Why did he come by?
Kate: No, actually, I would rather you just tell me that he was wrong, that you're not planning to form some dangerous alliance in order to avenge --
Sonny: What did he tell you?
Kate: Oh, he was vague. I'm assuming it was for my own protection, which seems just a little ridiculous considering the way things are.
Sonny: Yeah, but you know what? He shouldn't involve you. I don't know why he has to do --
Kate: He shouldn't involve me?
Sonny: No, he shouldn't.
Kate: I got shot. That makes me involved. So maybe you'll actually listen to me. I don't want you to avenge me. I don't believe for a second that the world would be a safer place if you go and retaliate.
Sonny: I can't let this go by. I already told you that.
Kate: But what if you did --
Sonny: We had this conversation before.
Kate: What -- what if you did? Imagine it. I could run "Crimson," you could run your coffee business, and we would be happy. That is what I really want, Sonny -- a future without the mob.
Sonny: I -- I tried to build a life outside of the mob, because I know that's what you wanted. I -- I was lying to you, and I was lying to myself.
Kate: That's not true. That is not true. I refuse to believe that.
Sonny: You were with me when we were teenagers. I can't get out of the mob. I can't. I tried. It is just something you can't do. If you can't see yourself living with me while I'm in the mob, then I understand.
Anthony: You and I have been getting along so well since you managed to save your brother's freedom, and probably his life, when you were on the witness stand. You impressed me, Claudia. So why do you want to go spoil everything by being difficult?
Claudia: You can't just give somebody my hand as part of a business deal.
Anthony: Love is vastly overrated.
Claudia: Sonny is shut out of his own organization. He wants Karpov dead, and you're just waiting for him to get angry enough and desperate enough to come to you on your terms.
Anthony: You're very bright, Claudia. You've got an excellent mind, and you're devious and treacherous. Who wouldn't want to marry you?
Claudia: Sonny. And I don't want to marry him, either.
Anthony: Wouldn't you like to be married to the head of the Zacchara family? You'd be in bed, literally, with the man who has all the power.
Claudia: Until you take it away from him. And then what? Where does that leave me then, Daddy? You don't honestly expect me to believe that you're going to hand over the Zacchara organization to Sonny permanently. Now, for all I know, you're planning on killing us both.
Anthony: Why do you always think the worst of me?
Claudia: Gee, I don't know. Besides, you're going to leave everything to John.
Johnny: Leave me what?
Claudia: Everything -- the organization. Me, your big sister -- if Daddy has his way, my new husband, Sonny Corinthos.
Olivia: Dr. Drake.
Olivia: I've got a question.
Patrick: Yeah, your cousin -- your cousin's doing well.
Olivia: Could you be a little less specific?
Patrick: Her vitals are getting stronger every day. She's got no signs of paralysis or permanent damage, and she is responding well to physical therapy. I take it you're keeping your family up-to-date with this?
Olivia: That is correct.
Patrick: Good. And are they going to plan on making a visit?
Olivia: Uh, I don't ask you personal questions. I'd appreciate the same courtesy.
Patrick: Yeah, I understand, but I am going to ask you anyways. Does your family know Sonny?
Olivia: Well, I guess that's why you gotta ask questions -- you don't pay attention. Yes, of course, my family knows Sonny.
Patrick: And how are they with Kate and Sonny being married?
Olivia: Well, let's see. You got a baby on the way, right? Since we're asking personal questions.
Patrick: I do.
Olivia: Let's just say that your baby was a girl.
Patrick: Well, matter of fact, we are having a little girl.
Olivia: How'd you feel about your daughter marrying Sonny Corinthos?
Robin: Thank you for meeting me on zero notice. Epiphany was about to go into a rampage, and I needed a break.
Jason: Haven't you heard it's not a good idea to be seen with me in public?
Robin: Oh, come on. Aren't you being just a little bit overprotective because I have a bun in the oven?
Jason: Mm, as long as we don't make it routine.
Robin: Okay, well, all of my routines are about to change very soon.
Jason: Well, you look good. How do you feel?
Robin: I feel great. The baby's fine, and -- well, I asked you to meet me here because I have to tell you something, something that I thought I would never have the privilege to say.
Jason: Well, sounds important.
Robin: Yeah. After a lot of back and forth and a couple of meltdowns and way too much ridiculous behavior, I decided to marry Patrick.
Scott: I will be more than happy to leave as soon as your friends leave.
Lulu: I want them to stay.
Scott: Well, I can't risk having them drag you out of here.
Spinelli: The Jackal questions your motives.
Scott: My motives? If you stay behind, you'll plot your big escape.
Lulu: Get out, Baldwin, before I really do call my brothers.
Scott: Well, good. Get Lucky down here. I'm sure he'd be interested to see how Maxie was impersonating a doctor. And jughead here, I don't know what --
Lulu: Do not call him jughead.
Spinelli: Actually, it's okay, fair Lulu. I've been called much worse.
Scott: What -- what do you really see --
Lulu: Just get out! Shut up.
Scott: Now, I told you, I'm not going anywhere until they go.
Spinelli: Fine, then -- then we shall leave if Maximista agrees.
Maxie: Yeah, that's fine.
[Maxie clears throat]
Maxie: We'll be in touch, Lulu.
Spinelli: You'll be in our thoughts.
Lulu: Thanks.
Scott: I'm sorry that your friends were --
Lulu: Get out.
Scott: Lulu, listen to me. I just want what's best for you.
Anthony: Your sister doesn't appreciate the kind of dowry I want to give her.
Johnny: Dowry?
Claudia: Yeah, you know, something that a father used to give his daughter away to like some random guy back in the 15th century. You remember, the place where our father would fit in comfortably?
Johnny: What the hell are you guys talking about?
Anthony: Claudia will explain the details. She loves the idea. She just doesn't want to show it.
Johnny: Is he off his meds?
Claudia: Daddy offered Sonny the entire Zacchara organization. All Sonny has to do to show good faith is marry me.
Johnny: That's insane.
Claudia: Yeah, Sonny wasn't real crazy about the idea, either.
Johnny: You've talked to him about this? Why? Claudia, there is no way in hell you're going to marry Sonny Corinthos. The guy treats you with complete disregard and disrespect.
Claudia: Daddy doesn't care.
Johnny: He'll care once I'm through with him.
Claudia: Wait, John -- wait. It's a waste of time right now to try to talk to him. You know how he gets when he gets like this. Besides, you know, it might not be such a bad idea for me to marry Sonny -- once we figure out how to use it to our advantage.
Sonny: If I don't send a message, nobody that I love will be safe.
Kate: But if you get back into the mob, you'll never get out.
Sonny: There is no getting out. I chose this world. There are rules. You know what the -- one rule is I will never let anybody take what belongs to me. And nobody that I love will ever be hurt without the fear of retaliation.
Kate: There has to be a better way.
Sonny: There is no way! I am telling you right now. If there was, I would -- I would be able to do it, but I can't. Listen to me. It's not going to make the violence worse. It's going to make it better. I just -- I just want you to trust me on that.
Olivia: Is this a bad time?
Kate: No, it's all right. I have a lot to think about.
Sonny: I understand. Well, take care -- take care of her, okay?
Kate: What? What -- what are you thinking?
Olivia: Nothing. Nothing.
Kate: Olivia, we grew up together. I know when you're thinking something, so just say it.
Olivia: It's just so weird. I -- I was just talking to Dante on the phone. You know he's never met his father. I swear, those two are exactly alike.
Mike: Hey.
Sonny: Hey.
Mike: How's Kate?
Sonny: She's better.
Mike: Yeah, well, then why do you look like hell?
Sonny: Um, when I gave Jason the organization, I thought we had an understanding that he would look out for me like I've always looked out for him. I was wrong.
Jason: Aw, congratulations. I know you and Patrick, you're going to be very happy.
Robin: You know, I -- I finally realized what was staring me in the face the whole time. I love him, and my heart is safe with him.
Jason: It's good to hear that.
Robin: I finally found the courage to believe in a future with a man that loves me and loves my child.
Jason: And I'm finally glad you got everything I wished for you.
Robin: Well, thank you.
Robin: I knew you wouldn't ask.
Jason: Ask what?
Robin: When I'm getting married. Queen of Angels, October 29. I think you should come.
Lucky: The preliminary report is back, and all your prints were found all over the drug cartons in your apartment.
Sam: Does that surprise you?
Lucky: Yeah, well, none of the evidence connects to Jerry.
Sam: Yeah, Lucky, that shouldn't surprise you, either. I was framed. You know what? You can believe me or not.
Lucky: All I can think about is you and Jerry in that hot tub.
Alexis: What are the odds, really, that I would walk in and see my daughter with a man that I'm involved with -- again.
Jerry: Yes, yes, I cut things too close, obviously. I -- I should have warned you about my plan. I'm sorry.
Alexis: Plan? You had a plan --
[Jerry scoffs]
Alexis: Besides the one about sleeping with my daughter?
Jerry: Like you, I wanted to find out if Sam was guilty or not.
Alexis: And you needed to jump in the hot tub to find out if --
Jerry: I don't expect you to believe me, but I would never have slept with Sam. I wanted to help you.
Alexis: Don't help.
Lucky: If the only way to get evidence against Jerry would be having sex with him, would you do it?
Sam: No.
Lucky: I'm not sure if I believe you.
Sam: I can see that you're hurt, and that is never what I wanted.
Lucky: What do you want?
Sam: What do you think I want? I want to finish what we started.
Jason: I wish I could be at your wedding, but --
Robin: Listen, before you say "no, I can't go," just hear me out, okay? I wouldn't be getting married if it weren't for you. It's true. I mean, you --
[Robin sighs]
Robin: You're the person that helped me to believe in love again after Stone died. I mean, I probably wouldn't even be on the protocol if it weren't for you.
Jason: That's not true. You would've. You were just scared. All you needed was someone to listen to you think it through. That's -- that's all I did.
Robin: It is true. After Stone died and I was diagnosed with HIV, I only pretended that I had a future. You were the person that made that future real for me, and you also helped me to believe in myself and believe in my own choices. And now I think that marrying Patrick is one of the best decisions I've ever made. I'd really like you to be there to help us celebrate.
Jason: And I will be -- in here.
Robin: But not in person.
Jason: I hope your life with Patrick and your baby is better than you ever thought it could be.
Kate: Are you thinking of telling Sonny about Dante?
Olivia: Absolutely not, no. No, Dante's life would be ruined.
Kate: But Sonny's life could be saved.
Olivia: Connie, stop it. We've been over this all a million times before. Nothing has changed. Sonny never meant to father Dante, and Dante does not need to know Sonny, all right? That's the end of story. Get some sleep.
Sonny: Jason won't give me back my organization. He's not going to help me go after Karpov.
Mike: Well, okay, he's always tended to be a little cautious about certain things --
Sonny: Okay, you know what? I'm not going to -- I can't ask him for anything at this point because -- I don't know. Um, my hands are tied, so I have no choice. I'm thinking of -- of making an alliance with the Zaccharas.
Mike: Come on, you're not serious.
Sonny: I am going to tell -- Mike, I am going to tell you why. The deal gives me the power to protect everybody I love -- and you know what's been happening, okay? But there is a catch.
Mike: Well, that doesn't surprise me. What?
Sonny: As an act of good faith, I have to marry Claudia.
[Mike scoffs]
Johnny: Sonny treats you like garbage. Besides, look what happened to his last bride. I'm not going to let you marry him.
Claudia: Daddy only has one daughter to marry off to seal this deal. That gives me a lot of options. I could marry Sonny and make daddy happy. Or I could not marry Sonny and leave them both stranded. Or I could marry somebody else.
Johnny: And what would that accomplish?
Claudia: It depends on who I marry.
Johnny: You are not going to marry anybody.
Claudia: You're missing the point, little brother. For the first time in a long time, I have real power in this family, right? I am in a position to make or break a major deal. And I don't mind telling you, I'm -- I'm okay with that.
Lulu: I'm sorry I haven't been by to see you. I should have, but I just want to hear your voice. It'd be nice, even if it wasn't real. I am trying really, really hard to get better, which is why I have stayed away because I don't want to backslide. It's hard because my conscience is making me write blackmail letters to myself about Logan's death, and I don't even remember doing it. And Maxie and Spinelli showed up with this big rescue mission, but they didn't think it through, which is why I am still here. And when I showed them one of the blackmail notes, they didn't even believe that I wrote it. I mean, I would like to think that they're right, but who actually cares that I killed Logan?
Jan 11, 2009 12:11
Jax: By the time we meet, I expect you to have this locked up.
Carly: Why haven't you returned any of my phone calls? We have lots of business to discuss.
Jax: Well, I'd gladly discuss business. I just don't want to watch you demean yourself the way you did with Nikolas yesterday.
Jason: Okay, I need to know who Sonny's been in contact with.
Spinelli: It's moments like this that the Jackal's awesome cyber-dominance feels like a curse. According to Mr. Sir's phone records, he received three calls from the evil patriarch.
Jason: Anthony offered Sonny to run his whole organization, and if that happens, there is going to be a war.
Maxie: Sorry. I really need Spinelli's help right now.
[Snoring]
Tracy: Oh, my God.
Luke: Stop, stop, stop. I beg you.
Tracy: You better beg. It's your fault we're in this Mexican torture chamber.
Robin: I need Mrs. Hutchins' chart and the 16-year-old with the headaches.
Elizabeth: Tree Carter?
Epiphany: Tree? Now there's a name for you and Patrick to put on the list.
Elizabeth: The meningitis test came back negative.
Robin: Okay, I still want to run more tests, and could you call Mrs. Molaskey and Mr. Hodge and see if they can come in after the staff meeting? Is there a problem?
Elizabeth: We're concerned.
Epiphany: About the way you're piling up on the work load.
Robin: Well, I'm about to get married and have a baby. So, I want to make sure that everything is in order.
Epiphany: Which is exactly the reason why that you should be delegating, not taking on more.
Robin: No, everything has to be in order when I leave.
Elizabeth: It's worse than I thought.
Epiphany: Looks like we need an intervention.
Elizabeth: Robin, we're your friends. We love you. We care about you. So, when a certain behavior starts to detrimentally affect your life, we feel that it's our obligation --
Epiphany: Nay, our duty.
Elizabeth: To help you address it and take the necessary steps to getting your life back on track.
Robin: Okay, what behavior?
Epiphany: Can you say "control freak"?
Elizabeth: Honey, it is time for you and your type-A personality to let go.
Nikolas: Nadine, Leyla.
Leyla: Oh, hey, boss.
Nikolas: Hi.
Nadine: Morning.
Nikolas: Morning. Thank you both for coming here and taking care of all this stuff. I appreciate it.
Leyla: Oh, yeah, it was Nadine's idea. She's the most committed and dedicated person you could hope to find.
Nikolas: Yes, yes, I'm well aware of how valuable she is.
Leyla: Right. Well, you keep stacking these, and I'll go get some more from the back.
Nadine: Okay.
Nikolas: Hey, so, listen, I'm glad you're here. I wanted to talk to you about what happened --
Nadine: Yeah, it is amazing to me how you can just go on with your perfect manners as if nothing has happened.
Nikolas: I'm sorry. What are you talking about?
Nadine: I know I'm supposed to be all metropolitan and cool. I mean, we are all adults here. Um --
Nikolas: Okay. Clearly I am missing something, yet again.
Nadine: Look, I know that I have no right to be jealous. I mean, we are not officially dating or anything. We just had one night of incredible sex, and then I bolted. But, the thing is, now I think that was exactly the right thing to do, because what I thought was unique and special really does appear to be just business as usual for you.
Nikolas: No. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Carly: I didn't feel at all demeaned by my encounter with Nikolas.
Jax: Oh, well. I was referring to how you implied that there was some kind of affair going on that's not.
Carly: What difference does it make? It's not like you care.
Jax: Of course I care. I don't like Nikolas, and I don't like the fact that he's taken advantage of you the same way he did with Courtney.
Carly: Nikolas was just as messed up as Courtney was when they got together. There was nothing malicious going on. You know, things happen. Sometimes circumstances cause people to do things they wouldn't necessarily do, and that's why you're so upset. Because down deep inside, you know you should be able to forgive me, and you can't.
Jax: Oh, right.
Carly: Right.
Ric: Hi. I can think of much better ways to get out your frustrations.
Claudia: It's not really the time for witty banter.
Ric: My, what's got you in such a mood?
Claudia: I knew it would happen sooner or later. I just didn't expect it to come so soon.
Ric: What are you talking about?
Claudia: You betrayed me. You're thick as thieves with my father. Why didn't you tell me about his little master plan?
Jason: Okay, Maxie, I -- I really need Spinelli to focus.
Maxie: I really need him to help me, okay? I'm not known for my compassion, but it really got to me seeing Lulu stuck in Shadybrook -- and if you want to help her, just let Spinelli come with me for a little bit.
Spinelli: Yeah, the Jackal will continue to closely monitor that which will remain unmentioned in Maximista's presence.
Jason: Fine, go. You guys go.
Maxie: Thank you. I promise, I won't make him do anything don't want him to do. Spinelli?
Lulu: Johnny? Johnny?
Lulu: I don't know if seeing you was real or not. So, if you're there, let me know. Otherwise, it means that I'm getting crazier.
Lulu: I miss you so much. I dream about you every night. Prove that I'm not starting to hallucinate you, too.
Johnny: You're not. I'm here.
Lulu: Hey. How -- how have you been?
Johnny: Okay. Free. I don't know what to say, Lulu. I don't want to interfere with your recovery.
Lulu: It's not your fault that I got sick. I -- this is something that I was born with. It's been inside me.
Johnny: But I want you to get better. That's why I can't come back.
Lulu: You don't have to listen to them. Your love makes me stronger. It's what keeps me going.
Johnny: I don't know what's going to happen, Lulu, but I know I love you -- and I want you to have a great life. Even if I'm not in it.
[Luke moaning]
Tracy: Luke Spencer, you have been down here for months. Clearly you know the lay of the land. So, get us the hell out of here!
[Guard laughs]
Luke: Please, I can't think with the entire Mexican army marching through my skull.
Tracy: It's your fault we're in here. You get us out of here.
Luke: I was only protecting my wife's honor. Or did you want that drunken Federale groping your maracas?
Tracy: He was only drunk because you got him drunk.
Luke: Yeah, because that was the only way to keep him from dragging you to jail for bribery.
Tracy: Right, and now we're both in jail. Wow, that was a really good plan.
Woman's voice: Luke.
Tracy: Who is that?
Luke: The Calvary.
Woman: I came as soon as I heard you were in trouble.
Luke: Bless your sweet little heart.
Tracy: Whoa!
Guard: She only paid for the senor.
Tracy: Are you kidding?
Robin: Okay, this kid -- Tree Carter -- I want you to do a psych evaluation. Do not let Timmons near him, please. Can you believe Epiphany and Elizabeth just called me a control freak?
Lainey: I'm shocked.
Robin: What? Just because I want my patients to have the best possible care before I go on maternity leave?
Lainey: To be fair, this is the first time you've said the words "maternity leave" without saying that you didn't need to take one. We were all starting to think that you were going to give birth in the O.R. and then just go right on working.
Robin: All right, fine. I admit it. Before I was all about being superwoman, not acting like I needed any time off and not acting like I needed Patrick and -- well, whatever. You've heard it all.
Lainey: Several times.
Robin: Yes, but now that I'm getting married, I really am embracing the idea of just letting things be and just letting things happen in their own time. Oh, by the way, I think Mrs. Hutchins' depression is actually a symptom of a bigger problem. So, I want to do a blood test --
Lainey: To check her cag repeats.
Robin: Yes, a positive result would indicate --
Lainey: Will indicate the possibility of Huntington's.
Robin: I just want to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
Lainey: And then you're going to stop being a control freak. Real soon, okay?
Kelly: It's all set.
Elizabeth: One problem. Robin wants to work tonight.
Epiphany: Oh, don't worry about that. I'll take care of that.
Nadine: So, maybe having Alfred serve breakfast in bed for you and whomever you --
Nikolas: Oh, hold on -- I -- I explained --
Nadine: Oh, no, no. I remember that. It wasn't an everyday occurrence, but clearly it's happened before, right? I mean, with another woman -- at least once or twice. So, yeah.
Nikolas: I don't really -- I don't see how that has anything to do with --
Nadine: No, you don't see. No, but you don't have to see. I mean, it's your life and you're living it, and it's up to the rest of us to just watch you do your thing. So, I mean -- no -- no, look -- look, I don't want to make a bigger deal of this than it is, okay? So, I am sorry if I have made you feel uncomfortable.
Nikolas: No, no, really. I'm really not uncomfortable.
Nadine: Right -- no -- of course. Because why would you be uncomfortable? I mean, it's not like there's anything at stake here. It's just a little sex, right? Yeah.
Nikolas: Okay, so clearly we're at cross purposes here.
Nadine: No. We are not at cross purposes. I think we are both very clear on what is not happening.
Nikolas: Right, right. Okay, so obviously, you've misunderstood something that I said or did or --
Nadine: Patrick. Hey. It is so good to see you. So, are we still on for tonight?
Jax: You're impulsive, Carly, especially when you're hurt. I know that this divorce is painful for you.
Carly: It's not painful for you?
Jax: Well, flaunting a non-existent affair in my face is not going to bring me to my senses, if that is what you're trying to do.
Carly: You're not answering the question. It's a simple question.
Jax: Of course the breakup is painful for me, as well. There.
Carly: Okay, so you tell me the logic in doing something that hurts us both, that neither of us want. I see your eyes. Every time we talk, I see how much you miss me.
Jax: Well, you miss me, too. That's how I know you're not sleeping with Nikolas. You want me to worry that you are.
Carly: Yeah, I like when you worry. Maybe I like when you worry.
Jax: We're still business partners, okay? We have to be civil and make decisions that are best for the hotel.
Carly: For the hotel?
Jax: Yes, for the hotel.
Carly: Okay. So, we should keep our emotion out of it?
Jax: Right.
Carly: Right. But right now you want to shake me or kiss me -- or both. So, tell me how that works out for you.
Ric: Certain sacrifices have to be made for the sake of business, you know? Tough decisions got to be made.
Claudia: Spoken like a true company man.
Ric: Anything that's good for the Zacchara organization is ultimately good for us, Claudia.
Claudia: Really? I thought it might bother you just a little bit, considering how competitive you are with your brother -- and me taking one for the team. Bread?
Ric: What?
Claudia: Oh, come on.
Claudia: My father wants me to marry Sonny.
Nadine: I am really looking forward to tonight, and I have a special surprise in store. So, here are the files I was talking about for the patient referrals, and I am sure you have a ton to do before tonight. I know that I do.
Patrick: All right.
Nadine: So, I will see you later. Bye. Bye. God, that Patrick is such a great guy. So misunderstood. God, you know when you really connect to someone and you can just open up to them in a way that you just can't with anyone else?
Nikolas: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I didn't realize that the two of you were such good friends.
Nadine: Yeah, well, there's a lot you don't know about me. Just like there's a lot that I clearly don't know about you.
Nikolas: Mm-hmm. Well, you go ahead and you have fun doing whatever it is that you're doing to do tonight.
Nadine: Well, you, too.
Nikolas: Sure. So, I'm not actually doing anything tonight.
Nadine: You're not?
Nikolas: No, no. The only person that I wanted to spend time with tonight was you, but clearly you're busy. So, you go ahead and you have fun, and maybe we'll make plans another time.
Nadine: Let me have it.
Leyla: Okay, the bad news is you just completely made a fool of yourself.
Nadine: Is there good news?
Leyla: Yes. If Nikolas doesn't go running for the nearest exit after that, he must really care about you.
Robin: Epiphany, those two appointments that I wanted to push back until after the staff meeting -- did Elizabeth get confirmation?
Epiphany: Elizabeth left, so I made the calls, and no luck. They weren't able to reschedule for the day. Actually, your second, third -- well, your entire calendar cancelled for the day.
Robin: Really? I find that highly suspicious.
Epiphany: Are you doubting me, Dr. Scorpio, after all my years on the job?
Patrick: What have you done to upset her this time?
Epiphany: Dr. Scorpio is questioning my integrity.
Patrick: What?
Robin: I suspect a conspiracy between Epiphany and some other well-meaning party, to make all of my appointments for the day mysteriously disappear -- so I can go home and rest?
Patrick: Well, it wasn't me. I've had rounds all day, but you know, since you're free and I'm free, why don't we make the best of it?
Robin: What? Go home and take a nap?
Patrick: I was thinking of something a little more exciting than a nap.
Epiphany: That's more than I need to know.
Patrick: Bye, Epiphany.
Epiphany: Mm-hmm. They're on their way.
Spinelli: No sign of the overzealous mental health enforcers. The master of stealth has succeeded in infiltrating --
Maxie: Spinelli, there's not a whole lot of people trying to break into the looney bin. No offense.
Lulu: What are you guys doing back here?
Maxie: We came to prove to you that, although you're not the most stable person on the planet, you're not completely bonkers. And you definitely didn't write those threatening notes to yourself.
Spinelli: The Jackal has availed himself of a handwriting analysis program, designed by law enforcement.
Lulu: How did you get access to that?
Spinelli: Well, no system can outmatch the Jackal and --
Maxie: Back to the subject at hand.
Spinelli: Indeed, literally. As real as your suffering is, fair Lulu, and as varied its manifestations, it is not possible that you wrote this note yourself.
Claudia: It makes perfect sense from a business perspective, you know? My father can't trust Sonny unless he makes him part of the family.
Ric: You're not seriously considering this, are you?
Claudia: Well, not that long ago, my father would have been happy if I was at the bottom of a harbor. This strengthens my position considerably, knowing that I'm useful to him.
Ric: Yeah, but this is just another one of Anthony's mind games, okay? He's going to take Sonny on any terms.
Claudia: My father is not going to turn over everything he built his entire life without insurance.
Ric: He knows that Sonny is not going to accept.
Claudia: Sonny wants revenge against Karpov. He's willing to turn his back on his very best friend to get it. So, he's already signaled a willingness to get into bed with the enemy -- figuratively. This is the next logical step.
Ric: Well, I just don't see this as being useful to you, Claudia, on any level.
Claudia: Little of that old rivalry coming back.
Ric: Okay, don't do that. This is not a competition.
Claudia: No, you're right. It's not. It's business.
Ric: Don't fool yourself into thinking that you're going to be able to form an alliance with my brother.
Claudia: Your brother is using me. I mean, he would be. Why shouldn't I use him, too?
Ric: We got a good thing going here, okay? Don't blow it.
Jason: No, Bernie. I know that Sonny has been in contact with Anthony Zacchara. Spinelli broke into the phone records. Well, do something, okay? Let me know.
Carly: Hey, what's up?
Jason: Have you -- have you heard from Sonny?
Carly: No, not since I told him not to go after Karpov. Why?
Jason: Because he's considering an alliance with Anthony Zacchara.
Carly: What do you mean "alliance"?
Jason: Anthony Zacchara has offered to let Sonny run his whole organization to give Sonny the manpower he needs to go after Karpov.
Carly: Sonny can't possibly trust Anthony Zacchara. Anthony is only doing this so Sonny is at ground zero when all hell breaks loose. What -- how are you going to stop him, Jason?
Jason: Stop him? I got to give him back the organization.
Robin: Not that I wouldn't kill for a plate of cheese fries or Jake's -- what? Is it closed?
Everyone: Surprise.
[Cheers]
Robin: Are you kidding me?
[Laughter]
Nadine: You are surprised, aren't you?
Kelly: You didn't say a word, right?
Patrick: No, I value my life, I didn't say a thing.
Lainey: You wouldn't let us throw you a baby shower or a bridal shower, so this one's both.
Robin: You guys -- and that is why you chased us out of the building.
Epiphany: And why I drove like a maniac to beat you both here.
Patrick: You're going soft on us, Epiphany.
Epiphany: Oh, no, no, I just can't wait for you two to get married so we can have some peace and quiet around here.
Coleman: Have that on there. Virgin margarita. Although when I look at you, virgin is not exactly the first word that comes to mind. But hey --
Robin: Oh, that's the best man making inappropriate comments already. Cheers.
Kelly : Oh, please, Coleman has seen you in much more compromising situations.
Coleman: Thank you, thank you.
Elizabeth: I have never seen two people who love each other so much resist the inevitable the way you guys have. You really have put us all through hell, and we are so glad we were able to convince you to do the right thing. To the bride and groom to be.
Kelly: To the mommy to be.
Epiphany: And to the daddy. God help us all.
Epiphany: Congratulations.
Jan 11, 2009 12:13
Carly: Do it. If Sonny wants power so badly he's willing to work with Anthony Zacchara, give him back the organization.
Jason: I can't, Carly. I don't trust him to run things, not right now. I mean, this whole -- this whole Karpov thing doesn't even make any sense. There's something wrong. It's too easy. And the only thing Sonny wants right now is revenge. He doesn't care about anything else.
Carly: I know, and he is going to keep going and --
Jason: No, he's going to start a war with Karpov. And how am I supposed to hand things back over to him knowing that? It's like giving a kid a loaded gun.
Jason: Sorry.
Carly: It's okay.
Jason: Sonny thinks I don't want to let go of the power. It's the exact opposite. I wish I could just walk away from everything. But I can't. You know? I have an obligation.
Carly: No. I know that you started all of this because of me. And I want you to know that I'm okay. I'm okay. I have custody of Morgan. I want you to do what's best for you.
Luke: I'm back.
Tracy: Really?
Luke: Yeah.
Tracy: And here I was so sure you'd be halfway to Cancun with your little tortilla chippy.
Luke: Do you want to discuss this back at the cantina over libations and guacamole? Or do you want to talk about it here, with the iron bars and the effluvia of about a thousand drunks sleeping it off in this tank? It kind of kills the mood for me, but hey, it's your party.
Tracy: First, you tell me exactly what you did to your little pop-tart to get her to bail you out?
Luke: You want the truth?
Tracy: Of course I want the truth, you idiot.
Luke: Okay, okay, okay. I rescued her from a really bad card game.
Luke: No, listen. If I were making it up, I'd make it a lot more colorful. It might involve say, oh, doing body shots off some gorgeous spy hanging upside down on a trapeze.
Tracy: That was Anna, you idiot.
Luke: Look, whatever. You may have noticed that the senorita was very, very beautiful. But she's a lousy card player. Now if she got herself involved in a high stakes card game with a bunch of nasty characters who are determined to take her very last peso and whatever else of hers they can get their hands on -- I saw her plight. I bought into the game, and I snaked the guys out of their money and hers. After the game broke up, I gave her her money back -- for a favor to be named later. And that favor is exactly what she just delivered on. Now, we can stay here, and we can argue about this, or we can vamoose before the Federales come up with some more charges. What do you think?
Trevor: Bad idea to see Lulu out at Shadybrook today.
Johnny: You having me followed now?
Trevor: What do you expect? You go out in the harbor, and you play chicken with Jason Morgan's ships. Stuff like that could bring repercussions. Johnny, some of the choices that you make often have bigger consequences than you think. That's why I've been monitoring Lulu's situation at Shadybrook's since she got checked in.
Johnny: Since when do you care about Lulu's well-being?
Trevor: I care about you. Never forget I was the one who brought you up, and I've always protected you. Sure Anthony and I seem to be on the outs for the moment. But nobody ever lives forever. And sooner or later, you're going to be in charge. You don't need Lulu Spencer to drag you down.
Spinelli: Mental disorders are broken down into three different categories -- well, main categories. The first one is anxiety disorder -- like phobias such as irrational fears of situations or things. Like clowns, for instance, would strike fear into the most stout-hearted man.
Maxie: Spinelli.
Spinelli: Yeah, okay, the next one is mood disorders, which is where your symptoms fall. Depression, fatigue, and in your case, I think an uncommonly big heart. See, I'm of the humble opinion that is your depth of care and sorrow which has led to emotional exhaustion or a mental breakdown. But there is no sign of psychotic disorder, which is the third and most dire category. No schizophrenia or multiple personality.
Lulu: I guess I should be thankful for small favors.
Maxie: The point is, miss sorrow and pity, if this is your one and only personality, you can't be using handwriting that is not yours, right?
Spinelli: Yes, it is most unlikely.
[Computer beeps]
Spinelli: And if the blond ones would gaze at the program that I have brought up here, it's a comparison of your handwriting with that of the infamous note. Okay? Observe the author's struggle to maintain verticality. See, the narrow and --
Maxie: The two samples of handwriting do not match.
Spinelli: That's what I was saying. Yes.
Lulu: So if Spinelli is right --
Maxie: Of course Spinelli's right. It's Spinelli.
Lulu: Oh, my God. It means I'm not as crazy as I thought.
Spinelli: I'm reluctant to spoil one happy realization with one a little less felicitous, but it also means that someone is really trying to blackmail you.
Elizabeth: Three guesses who that one's from.
Nadine: I wrapped it myself.
Robin: Oh.
Patrick: What is it?
Robin: It's so cute.
Everyone: Ohh.
Epiphany: Now there's a surprise.
Nadine: I was hoping no one else would get you one.
Kelly: No chance of that.
Robin: Thank you, Nadine. It's so sweet and soft. The baby's going to love it.
Coleman: All right, look -- I don't know much about baby gifts, but -- so I got the bride one.
Coleman: Well, actually, it's a kind of more for the groom.
Robin: Well, then, you should open that.
Patrick: All right, then.
[Cheers and laughter]
Patrick: I don't know how these things -- I can't even hold them up.
Coleman: It's not like you two are going to be pregnant forever, right?
Patrick: Well, it's so sweet and so soft.
Kelly: Okay, I have a question. And please don't take this the wrong way. But why Coleman?
Coleman: In a way, I wondered the same thing. I really did.
Patrick: Come here.
Coleman: Excuse me.
Patrick: This guy here -- our relationship -- the part that didn't play out in the hospital played out here. You know, we've had our fights, and he's seen them all. He's seen the reconciliations. I think I punched him at least twice.
Coleman: I think once. [Laughter] Which is why you pay double for drinks.
Patrick: He's listened to me ramble, and he's actually offered some insightful words of wisdom at times.
Coleman: My pleasure, man.
Patrick: In short, he's been a good friend and an able bartender. And as a guy, you know, what else can you ask for?
Everyone: Aww.
Robin: And he has great fashion sense. Here, here.
Everyone: Cheers.
Bartender: No, no, no, no, no. Ustedes no son bienvenidos aqui.
Luke: What do you mean I'm not welcome? I'm your most faithful customer.
Bartender: You cause too much trouble. The Federales are harassing me more than ever.
Luke: All right, wife, give him a little something to compensate him for his pain and suffering. I'm tapped out. I bailed you out of jail, remember?
Tracy: Ugh.
Luke: Come on. Okay, now with this, we expect the five-star service. And I want a grande tequila.
Tracy: You don't need a grande tequila. You need a grande soda.
Luke: Don't listen to her.
Bartender: She's the one with the money, amigo.
Luke: You know, we are no longer amigos, amigo. And I've hit my quota of virtue, darling.
Tracy: Did you actually just use the word virtue in reference to yourself?
Luke: I certainly did. I think it was very virtuous of me -- thank you -- to turn down all that gratitude from that luscious babe and instead bail you out of jail. And here we are in a holding pattern waiting for your no-account father to fix the charges so that I can go back over the border.
Tracy: Don't worry about my father. He will get it all taken care of, otherwise his internet dating history will make it to every member of his club.
Luke: Well, in that case -- while we're waiting, I deserve a libation.
Tracy: You need a clear head to help Lulu.
Luke: It's a long way back to Port Charles. I have plenty of time to clear my head.
Tracy: You know, Luke, this level of excess is extreme even for you. What brought on this binge?
Luke: You have to ask?
Spinelli: Ockham's razor.
Maxie: Why are you thinking about shaving at a time like this? We're supposed to be helping Lulu figure out who's blackmailing her.
Spinelli: I don't actually really have to shave that often. No, um, Ockham's razor is a principle of logic attributed to a 14th century Franciscan friar, William of Ockham. It states that when competing theories are equal in other respects, the simplest one is the best.
Maxie: Well, duh. And as I was saying, Lulu admitted to killing Logan in front of a whole bunch of people and no one believed her.
Lulu: That we know of.
Spinelli: Yeah, but I advise we stick to what we do know.
Maxie: Okay. A courtroom of people saw her lose her marbles.
Spinelli: What about motive? What would someone have to gain?
Maxie: This is not about money.
Lulu: When is anything not about money when it comes to you?
Maxie: Clearly you're feeling better.
Lulu: I'm sorry. I didn't mean --
Maxie: Yes, you did. But it's fine. I'm a true capitalist. I know a good business deal when I see it, which is why I think we jumped to a bogus assumption, one that really would've ticked Mr. Ockham off -- who, by the way, picked a pretty lame name for his principal of logic.
Spinelli: The bogus assumption though?
Maxie: Oh, that this is blackmail, because the note didn't ask for money. It didn't even hint at it. I think it did exactly what it was intended to do -- upset you and make you feel guilty.
Lulu: Who would want to do that?
Man: May I help you, sir?
Jax: I'm very impressed with how quickly you turned this around.
Woman: Well, I hate to disappoint. That would be no way to start a new relationship.
Jax: I have an eye for talent.
Woman: I can't take all the credit. That was a very creative approach you suggested.
Jax: I think this calls for some champagne.
Robin: Okay, am I the only one that sees the irony here?
Kelly: Probably. Hmm, why don't you share?
Robin: Well, all of you are -- you know, you've given me great advice. And, uh, you're excited about me getting married, but I look around this table, and none of you are married.
Elizabeth: Well, it's not like I haven't tried.
Nadine: I think every woman would like to believe that it's possible.
Epiphany: Not me. Just when I was getting close, the man went off to be with his son.
[All groan]
Nadine: Ew.
Kelly: Not good.
Nadine: Well, I -- I, for one, would like to be in love like all of you someday.
Epiphany: Someday? Didn't I catch you carving a certain prince's initials into your pudding the other day in the cafeteria?
Kelly: Ooh.
Kelly: You know, you got yourself a good one. I mean, I'll admit -- I never thought Patrick would change his wicked ways.
Kelly: But that just shows how special you really are, Robin.
Robin: Oh -- I don't know about that.
Kelly: No, it's true.
Robin: Okay. Well, since I can't, uh -- Lainey? Take it away. Please.
Epiphany: Okay.
Lainey: All right.
Robin: Do me proud.
Lainey: Lick it --
Nadine: Wait -- lick it --
Lainey: Lick it. Slam it.
Epiphany: Ah -- mmm.
Lainey: Suck it.
Robin: Now one more for me.
Nadine: Not me. It's still really hard.
Coleman: Oh, you are a brave man, Dr. Drake. We who shall never walk down the aisle salute you now.
Patrick: Cheers.
Coleman: Yeah. Seriously though, man, I've never seen a guy who had so many chicks ready to do the horizontal boogie. You, uh, you really going to turn in them dancing shoes, man?
Patrick: You know, I love the game, Coleman, but I love Robin more.
Coleman: Aw.
Robin: Wow. How long did it take you to rehearse that?
[Patrick laughs]
Patrick: I meant every word. I love you.
Robin: I love you, too.
All: Aw!
Elizabeth: It's so cute!
[Cheering]
Lulu: If someone sent me these notes to make me worse --
Maxie: It means they want you stuck in this place. Would you stop that?
Spinelli: But -- I'm centering my chi, so I can eliminate unblemished thought.
Maxie: Well, I don't hear you coming up with anything useful.
Spinelli: That's because you blocked my flow.
Lulu: Okay, no, that's okay. Look, I need some time to think about this. We all do. Um, my therapist is coming in for a session soon, but there's something that I have to go do first, so --
Spinelli: I -- I vow I'll use all my power to discover the identity of the evildoer.
Lulu: Thank you. Both of you. You guys have helped me more than you know.
Lulu: Guess what? I think I'm finally getting better.
Maxie: Don't you go putting your lack of chi on me. Oh!
Trevor: I'm sorry I forgot to sign in properly, but with Lulu's condition on my mind, I got a lot going on.
Man: Completely understandable. Have a good visit.
Trevor: Thanks.
[Door shuts]
Woman: I wouldn't break out the champagne just yet.
Jax: Well, I'm prepared to make a very generous preemptive offer.
Woman: Well, given the prior claim to the property, the current occupant will have the right of first refusal.
Jax: Yes. How do we get around that part? I want to make sure that this deal goes through.
Carly: Hey.
Nikolas: So those -- those contracts that make me 25% general partner in this hotel, they're all drawn up, if we could finalize it, I think --
Carly: It's not going to be that easy. See Jax and that woman? He's up to something.
Woman: I've never met Mr. Cassadine, but I imagine he's going to be very unhappy when you buy Spoon Island right out from under him.
Jason: Bernie -- just listen to me! I need to know what the hell is going on, okay? If Sonny goes through with this, I know it's going to trigger a retaliation. Actually, it's going to start a war that we're not ready for.
[Jason stammers]
Jason: This is a really bad time for you --
Claudia: Listen, trust me. You're going to want to hear what I have to say. It profoundly affects your future.
Jason: I already know your father's looking to make a deal with Sonny.
Claudia: What you don't know is that that deal has to go through me first.
Jan 11, 2009 12:15
Tracy: Are you really blaming this bender on me?
Luke: We were at a crossroads. This thing could have gone either way, and then you took up my challenge. You said you'd travel the world with me. We'd just go out there in the wind together, and maybe we'd find a whole new direction.
Tracy: New bars, new floozies, new direction?
Luke: Yeah, well, we were out there for one week, and you split and took all my cash.
Tracy: I don't like pub crawls.
Luke: There was the whole world there in front of us, all those possibilities, and then you quit on me.
Tracy: I don't -- I don't like being the ball-and-chain around your neck.
Luke: When did I ever say that?
Tracy: You didn't have to say it. I could see you wanted to be free.
Luke: Don't you get it? I'll never be free of you, and that's the way I like it.
Lulu: I mean, I know it sounds crazy to say that it's a good thing that I'm getting threatening notes, but it means that I might not actually be crazy.
Trevor: Look, I can't answer your questions right now. I'm leaving the courthouse, so I'll talk to you soon.
Spinelli: The Jackal shall follow Darth Lansing like a second shadow until he determines what the evil one is up to.
Maxie: Not so fast.
Nikolas: Carly, it's not that hard to figure out. He brought that woman here just to make you jealous.
Carly: No, I play those games. Jax doesn't. This is about something else.
Jax: I have a good feeling about you. You're quick, and you're ruthless.
Lawyer: But you like that in a woman?
Jax: I like it in a lawyer. Did you get a chance to look over the papers I sent you?
Lawyer: It's ambitious and risky, but if you want to buy Spoon Island out from under Mr. Cassadine, more power to you.
Jax: Yeah, couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Lawyer: What did he do to you?
Carly: Jax's body language is a dead giveaway. See, when he flirts, he leans in for more intimacy, or he leans back so he can draw you in. He's not doing either. This is all business.
Olivia: I know, Dante. Yeah, what mother wouldn't love a son who calls his mother all the time, but you're going overboard, okay? I'm in the hospital with your cousin Connie. I'm not out skydiving. Yes, I know. I don't take candy from strangers, and I stay away from the bad guys. Yes, especially Sonny Corinthos. Yeah. Dante says hi.
Kate: Hi, Dante.
Olivia: She says hi. He's looking forward to meeting you very soon. So is she. Okay, sweetie, I love you too. Good night.
Kate: That's amazing.
Olivia: What? The way he calls me all the time?
Kate: No, how you never even once hinted that Sonny is his father.
Claudia: Daddy offered to turn over the entire organization to Sonny. All he wants is a guarantee of Sonny's loyalty.
Jason: Just get to the point.
Claudia: My father wants Sonny to marry me so we all become family.
Jason: It's not going to happen.
Claudia: Well, think about it this way. Sonny's addicted to power, and you won't give it to him. He needs it bad. He needs it to pay Karpov back for humiliating him. He needs it to show himself and everyone who crosses him that he's untouchable. He needs the power. He needs the influence. He needs the money, and most importantly, he needs the fear in his enemy's faces. So if that's the only way to get his fix, he may hate being married to me, but sooner or later he'll agree, and you know it.
Jason: Then why are you here?
Claudia: Because there's one way to stop this deal from happening and to stop the war that it will bring, and that is to make me unavailable to marry Sonny. Marry me yourself.
Spinelli: Maximista is most confusing. You wish me to follow Darth Lansing, but at my first opportunity, you delayed me.
Maxie: Well, because the last time you helped Lulu you ended up in a straitjacket, and this time you could end up wearing cement shoes. I'm just not going to have you risk your life until we have a real reason Trevor would be messing with Lulu.
Lulu: The whole time that I imagined you awake, guiding me through everything, I was relying on you to be my strength, and now I realize that I have to depend on myself, which is what you tried to teach me, even if you were only in my head. But what I do know is, I'm getting out of Shadybrook. I would give anything to take you with me.
Tracy: Thank you. I'm supposed to believe you're crying in your beer because you missed me?
Luke: Yeah, and I'm supposed to believe that you're just here because Lulu needs me?
Tracy: If you missed me so much, you could have emailed, phoned, or sent me one of those cute little shrunken heads.
Luke: Have you checked your messages lately? Maybe your old man has tried to contact us while we were in the slammer. Maybe he's got me free to come back across the border.
Tracy: No calls.
Luke: Oh, hell.
Tracy: And I don't believe your sudden rush of romance. I think you're just covering because I caught up with you.
Luke: Pumpkin. Popsicle. Poopsie, come on. You think that I'm just taking advantage of you because of your undying devotion?
Tracy: Actually, I think you're an opportunist without conscience and that I was a fool to ever express anything but contempt.
Luke: Well, that's just your guilt talking.
Tracy: My guilt? I'm not the one sitting south of the border, swilling tequila and flirting with floozies.
Luke: I had a great adventure planned for us, and you bailed on me, wife.
Jax: My wife and I are going through a divorce. Cassadine is using that to buy into this hotel.
Lawyer: Does your soon-to-be ex-wife care that she's being used?
Jax: Dangling this hotel in front of Cassadine is her way of getting my attention.
Lawyer: I can see this might get complicated.
Jax: I don't like Cassadine using Carly as leverage, and this puts the advantage back in my court.
Lawyer: I'll draw up the papers for your offer on the property. It'll be ready for your signature within the hour.
Jax: Thank you.
Lawyer: This is probably out of line, but as a divorcee, I can tell you that things would be so much better for you if you tried running the hotel with Carly instead of her life.
Nikolas: Now, this is just an observation, but if you can tell yourself that Jax is up to something nefarious, at least you can believe you still have the potential.
Carly: If we're going to have a successful business relationship, you need to trust my instincts.
Jax: Thank you very much.
Lawyer: Certainly.
Nikolas: And what do your instincts tell you right now?
Carly: That Jax is up to no good, and it's aimed at us.
Sonny: Feeling better?
Kate: I am now.
Sonny: Did I interrupt something, or --
Olivia: No, it's just -- just some family stuff. I'll leave you guys alone. Connie, they're coming to take you for tests for a minute, okay, so don't get all connied up about stuff that doesn't matter, okay?
Sonny: Is something going on that I don't know about?
Kate: Well, you know Olivia.
Sonny: Yeah?
Kate: She and I handle things differently, as do you and I. So, speaking of --
Sonny: She's right. You know what? Let's not get you all connied up, get you all stressed out --
Kate: I know about you two. I know about how you used to take bets to see who could set me off first. We could save a whole lot of time if you would just tell me what I want to hear.
Sonny: Yeah, we could, but it's -- I wouldn't be telling you the truth, and we can keep going over this conversation, but you know what? I'm going to make whoever did this to you pay. That's -- that's it, okay?
Kate: I am the one who got shot. Why don't I get a say in this?
Sonny: Okay, what do you want?
Kate: I want us. I want the life that we planned together.
Orderly: It's time for your tests.
Sonny: Hey. Okay?
Olivia: You know, she's got herself convinced that, given the choice between her and the mob, that you chose her. I know different.
Sonny: You think so?
Olivia: Oh, yeah, I do.
Sonny: Mm-hmm.
Olivia: I heard you talking to your old man, Sonny. You're going to marry Claudia Zacchara.
Claudia: If I become the 25th Mrs. Sonny Corinthos and Sonny Corinthos takes over the Zacchara organization, you are headed for a war with your former best friend. The only way to stop that is to blow this deal between my father and Sonny. The only way to do that is for you to marry me yourself.
Jason: You want to get married? Let's do it, let's go.
Lulu: Hey.
Maxie: Hi, sorry, we need to talk to you.
Spinelli: Yeah, new suspicions have arisen surrounding the devious note-writer.
Lulu: Really? Come in, come in, guys.
Maxie: No, no, no, let's just go to your room.
Lulu: Why? Do you guys feel weird around my mom?
Maxie: Yes.
Spinelli: Not at all.
Lulu: It's -- it's okay. I mean, it's not -- she's -- it's kind of like she's sleeping. Just come in. It's fine. So, Mom, Spinelli's here. He's the friend that I told you about. He's -- we've been friends since the day we met.
Spinelli: Greetings, mater of the fair one.
Maxie: She's not deaf.
Maxie: Not that she could understand you if she could hear you, because she can't. Can she?
Lulu: No one knows for sure. Mom, Maxie is also here. She's the last person I ever imagined calling my friend.
Maxie: Hi, Mrs. Spencer, it's me, Maxie Jones. You would remember me if you could remember anything. Okay, well, we really just wanted to talk to you, Lulu, so Spinelli, tell her.
Spinelli: Um, would Trevor be so dastardly as to gaslight you?
Lulu: Trevor? Well, he always hated the idea of me and Johnny. He told Johnny that I was a liability.
Spinelli: Okay, then we must hasten to pick up the dark one's trail and secure proof.
Lulu: What proof?
Spinelli: I'll know when I see it.
Lulu: See? Look at all the help I have.
Tracy: Two days on the road, and I was done. I require indoor plumbing and edible food. Room service, even. I'm more high-maintenance than you, so I came home, where the plumbing works and the food is in fact edible. No hidden agenda.
Luke: Well, I just wanted us to find something out on the road there together that was about us.
Tracy: I don't know what you see when you look in the mirror. I'm a realist.
Luke: That's why we're a doomed pair. What a great team. What a great team.
Sonny: So what, now you're listening at keyholes like your great Aunt Theresa?
Olivia: What? Listen, you're talking out in the hallway.
Sonny: Well, I mean --
Olivia: I hear the words "marry Claudia Zacchara." What, I pay attention. And I did get an earful. Let me see if I get this. You want revenge on this Karpov guy for getting Connie shot. You can't do it on your own. This Zacchara is happy to lend you some muscle, but you got to slip a ring on the daughter's finger. How's that?
Olivia: I've met this girl, Sonny. She is a bitch, and she is a certifiable wacko, and those are the good qualities.
Olivia: So you just be real sure that this power you're going after is worth what you got to do to get it.
Claudia: You realize this is going to cost you, right? I mean, if we're getting married, you're going to actually have to talk to me sometimes. Eye contact, that's progress, but I want -- I want actual conversation.
Claudia: Because we're getting married. That means for the foreseeable future, we're going to be spending a lot of time together.
Claudia: I see. So you're going to marry me so that Sonny can't, and then you're going to send me back to my apartment to live, or wherever else I want to go, even Italy if I want?
Jason: It's your life. You get to live where you want to live.
Claudia: As long as it's not with you. I spent most of my life as a commodity. Anthony Zacchara's only daughter, a useful bargaining chip, sent away until I was needed. Well, husband to be, guess what? I'm needed now. I'm needed by my father. I'm needed by Sonny. I'm sure as hell needed by you. So if we're going to do this, you're going to have to work with me. You're going to have to change your attitude and work with me instead of against me. And why don't you use this time to convince me why I should be marrying you instead of Sonny?
Sonny: Please tell me you didn't spill your guts to Kate about what you just heard.
Olivia: Would you give me some credit? Sonny, please, like I'm going to tell my cousin who's recovering from a gunshot wound, "oh, by the way, they guy you were about to marry, he's going to marry some crazy mob witch instead." Please.
Sonny: I turned Zacchara down. Marrying Claudia is ridiculous, too high a price to pay. Besides, there's only one person that I love, one person that I want to marry, and that's your cousin Kate.
Olivia: Bull, Sonny.
Sonny: Bull, why?
Olivia: You don't give up that easy, or maybe -- maybe you forgot about Tommy Trombini. You remember him? I was supposed to go out with you on New Year's Eve.
Olivia: Tommy Trombini asked me out. He saw you walking down the street; he clipped you in the ribs. Remember what you did?
Sonny: Trombini was a thug.
Olivia: You remember what you did?
Sonny: So what, who cares?
Olivia: You waited outside his house. You left me freezing my ass off outside the rialto. You waited outside his house so you could jump him and knock his front teeth out.
Sonny: What has that got to do with anything?
Olivia: Because no one gets away with hurting you, Sonny. Okay, maybe you're still going to church on Sunday, but payback is your true religion. Okay, I get it. Maybe you want to avenge my cousin getting shot. But what you really want -- you want to be the guy that's in charge. You want to be the guy that everyone respects and everyone fears, and if you got to marry this Claudia to get that, I got no doubt that's what you're going to do.
Claudia: You know, so far I'm not -- I'm not hearing any of the reasons why I should be your wife. In fact, I'm not hearing anything at all from you except for silence, and I think -- I think I made it clear that I'm not -- I don't have any intention of marrying somebody who refuses to even speak to me.
Jason: You're the one who wanted to get married. Do you want to get married?
Claudia: I'm considering my options. Look, Daddy doesn't trust Sonny, but he needs him for something, obviously, or he never would have offered Sonny control of the entire Zacchara organization. And Sonny -- he wants Karpov dead, right? But I think you and I can both agree that's just an excuse, because Sonny made a huge mistake when he turned over power of his entire organization to you. He wants to run the Zacchara organization so bad that he can taste it. But fine, what happens when he's in charge? What's to stop him from taking over completely? Nothing, except family loyalty, of course. If he's married to me, Sonny becomes a Zacchara. Our interests become his, and then you're the odd man out. Which is why you should really be telling me why I'm better off being married to you than Sonny.
Jason: Who says you have to marry anyone?
Claudia: That's an excellent point. I could -- I could run away. I could change my name, dye my hair, start over someplace totally new as somebody completely different. Maybe everybody would be better off if I did.
Jan 11, 2009 12:17
Carly: You're Jax's assistant. It's your job to know who -- okay, I need to know who he has on the calendar so I don't duplicate the same hotel business. I'll take it up with Jax. Hmm.
Nikolas: Okay, so two people who clearly love each other and need to be in each other's lives but won't just give it up and simply be together resort to games and power plays. Is that a fair estimation?
Carly: I would take him back in a second. He's the one fighting this, not me.
Nikolas: Well, I'm hoping you're not just going to run back into his arms and cut me out of this deal here.
Trevor: You take your sweet time, don't you?
Johnny: Well, two meetings with you in one day is overkill.
Trevor: Back off that attitude, kid. I was out at Shadybrook, and we need to talk about Lulu.
Maxie: Trevor's with Johnny.
Spinelli: Jackal P.I.'s cell-phone tracking capability proves accurate once more.
Maxie: Okay, well, how are we going to find out if Trevor's the one blackmailing Lulu?
Lulu: Ah, it's so hard writing down what I feel. They ask me to write down my feelings, but when I read it, it's just -- it's so stupid. Spinelli gave me a poetry book. Maybe I could get some inspiration from that. I could read it to you, too. I'll be right back.
Spinelli: Jackal, P.I. and his trusty colleague Maximista must infiltrate the general proximity of Darth Lansing without detection. Maximista, undercover operations are not the right venue for cyber-chatting --
Maxie: Spinelli, give me a second. I'm trying to confirm the flowers for Patrick and Robin's wedding.
Spinelli: Okay, Lulu's life is --
Maxie: I want to help Lulu as much as you do, but an investigation's a little more time intensive than a simple breakout.
Spinelli: Yeah, but she's being menaced --
Maxie: Yeah, she's stuck in Shadybrook and someone is sending her anonymous letters. It is awful. But it's not like her life is at stake.
Spinelli: She's very --
Maxie: She seems to be doing a lot better since we tried to break her out. She's been acting snotty and insufferable, basically back to her old self, which is why, as much as I want to help her, there is a deadline to this investigation.
Spinelli: There is?
Maxie: At exactly 8 P.M., unless Lulu's tied to some railroad tracks or dangling from a cliff, you and I are putting our rescue efforts on hold, and we're going to focus on the wedding.
Spinelli: With all due respect to --
Maxie: Don't try to talk me out of it, Spinelli. Lulu has a crisis every other month. Patrick and Robin are getting married once. We're going to focus on them.
Spinelli: Oh, come on.
Maxie: We have to wrap this up. We're wasting time.
Carly: The problem I have with this deal is I still don't get your motivation for wanting to buy into the Metro Court.
Nikolas: Carly, I wish I had a practical explanation for wanting to buy this place, but I just -- I don't. I don't. I just want it. And the fact that it bothers Jax makes me want it even more.
Carly: I think you miss Emily. And I have to tell you that buying this hotel isn't going to fill that void.
Nikolas: Yes. Yeah, I'm looking for a diversion. So?
Carly: Well, I go shopping when I'm feeling down, you know? I buy a pair of shoes, a purse. I'm afraid that this hotel is a lot higher maintenance.
Nikolas: It's -- that's it, exactly. It's about something new. I mean, don't you think we should keep ourselves open to new experiences?
Carly: I do. I just think that if you are looking for revenge against Jax, that's -- not here.
Nikolas: No, it's about me getting what I want and not allowing anyone to get in my way. I mean, aren't -- in a way, we kind of using each other? Which is fine. I don't have a problem with that. I'm just --
Carly: I --
Nikolas: No, look. Take all the time you need, okay?
Trevor: Lulu is in a tough situation. But you already know that.
Johnny: You don't have any new information for me, I got no reason to stay.
Trevor: Hey, hear me out. I'm on your side. Can you honestly look me in the eye and tell me that you think Lulu is better off for having seen you?
Johnny: She thinks so.
Trevor: Lulu is not a doctor, John. Look, I want you to contact this man. He was the doctor I brought in to analyze your father in his early stages of his illness. He's going to be more realistic about Lulu's situation.
Spinelli: A-ha! We are emissaries of the fair one. And we have just attained damning evidence as to your treasury, Darth Lansing.
Lulu: Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman. I don't know what kind of poetry you like. People wrote so beautifully about love. Wanting it and losing it. Did I tell you that Johnny plays piano? First time I heard him play, I always say, it was like seeing into his soul. I don't know if I could ever be that brave expressing myself. No, I'm not going to do this. I know you. You would not want me to cheat. No cribbing off of Emily Dickinson. I will find my own words. See? I still feel you with me. I hope you feel me too, Mom. I love you. Good night.
Luke: Senor, happy hour. Getting a little dry over here.
Tracy: Make it two.
Luke: Oh, now, that's what I like to hear. That's wonderful. There's nothing like a little debauchery to bond husband and wife.
Tracy: You know I have accepted you with all your faults, which are legion. Including running away from home. Meaning me.
Luke: Oh, no, not you, sweetheart. Never you.
Tracy: Luke, whenever it gets too stifling for you, you create a drama to justify your skipping town. Whoa. A lesser man would be dead if he treated his body the way you do.
Luke: But a lesser man would never have had as much fun as I've had.
Tracy: On the road, away from me?
Luke: No, you're the most fun of all. Tracy, you spoiled me for everyone else. Other women bore the pants off me. Unfortunate choice of words. With all of your scheming and nagging, you are utterly irresistible.
Claudia: Have you ever tried to leave the mob?
Jason: Maybe once. Actually, twice if you count --
Claudia: What? If you count what? Oh, come on. We're on our way to get married. The very least you can do is share a few of the pertinent details of your -- your early childhood with me. So you were on your way to leave the mob, and then --
Jason: And then the life I tried to make, it -- it didn't work.
Claudia: Wow. Insightful. What about the other time?
Jason: I just went traveling.
Claudia: Where?
Jason: Just places I read about in a book.
Claudia: What, wherever you wanted to go, whatever interested you?
Jason: That was it.
Claudia: That must have amazing. Go someplace, nobody knows who you are. You're totally anonymous. Nobody wants anything from you. Nobody wants to fight you. But I do -- I mean, I noticed you came back. So why did you do that? Did you get lonely?
Jason: I don't know why.
Claudia: You mean you won't say. Oh, maybe you really don't -- you mean you really don't know?
Claudia: I don't -- I get the sense that you don't spend a whole lot of time contemplating your emotional life. Which is why you're willing to marry me right now.
Jason: Okay. I thought you were going to disappear.
Claudia: Is that what this ride is about? I mean, is that what this trip is about? Are we about to get married, or am I about to -- am I about to get a bullet in the back of the head? Because if I'm out of the way, then my father and Sonny don't have any way of making an alliance --
Jason: You don't have to die. For them. All you have to do is leave.
Sonny: I see you again after 20 years, and somehow, you know more about what I'm going to do than I do.
Olivia: I haven't forgotten, Sonny. Okay, I know you got slapped around as a kid, and you watched your mother get the same. And there wasn't a damn thing that you could do about it except develop this great big, fat case of suppressed rage. See, I get it. I really do. I just don't necessarily agree with how you handle it.
Sonny: How I handle it? Deke got what he deserved, that's how I handle it.
Olivia: I'm sure you say that about all the guys that gets what's coming to them. Like this Karpov guy. This guy slapped your face when he had Connie shot on your wedding day, okay?
Olivia: And now you're angry. And you feel helpless all over again, and you're determined to get even, no matter what it costs you.
Sonny: I'm not going to marry Claudia Zacchara.
Olivia: Yeah, you will if you want to get back in the mob, you will.
Sonny: You don't get it. You don't have a clue what's going on here. Kate's a target. I'm a target. So I'm going to do what I have to do to protect us both. That's it.
Olivia: Sonny --
Sonny: Don't do this. Don't --
Olivia: Don't you play me for stupid and don't you dare use my cousin as an excuse, okay? This is about you. You want to get back in the mob because that's what you're good at.
Olivia: Okay? I get it. But I got news for you. You can't have my cousin and the mob, too, okay? Especially not if you're going to marry this woman. Because I will tell you right now, there is no way in hell that Connie is going to be your mistress. Okay, so you get real honest with yourself and with Connie. If you're going back in, you say goodbye to her and you let her go.
Claudia: Would you pay me to leave town?
Jason: How much would you need?
Claudia: I -- uh, running's not an option for me. My brother tried to run once. I wasn't living at home at the time, but Johnny used to call me. And he said that my dad was really getting worse. And he couldn't stand it anymore, so he was going to run away to this cousin of his mom's. And I warned him not to try. I told him that Daddy would find him and that he would be furious. But he did anyway, and sure enough, my father called two days later, furious, frantic, and he wanted to know where Johnny was --
Jason: And you told him?
Claudia: My father found out. On his own. And he went and got Johnny, and then he killed the cousin, and then he killed the cousin's family. You know, as a warning to John not to try to run again, so all by way of saying that running is not an option for me. Besides, I wouldn't leave my brother to deal with my father alone.
Jason: He seems capable of taking care of himself.
Claudia: My brother went through a lot worse hell than I did, because everything my father did was about John. All of it. All of the craziness and the insanity. The murdering, the lies. It was all about building this empire that he could leave to his son. And that is why my dad wants an alliance with Sonny. You understand? So that Sonny can take you out, and Johnny won't have to. That's going to be the justice of the peace, so are we going to do this thing, or what?
Trevor: What are you doing?
Spinelli: I am conducting a handwriting comparison vis-Ã -vis the notes of terror being left for the fair one.
Trevor: Notes. What is he talking about?
Johnny: Shut up, Trevor. Are you saying that the threatening notes Lulu received are real?
Maxie: See for yourself. We think Trevor's trying to mess with Lulu's head.
Trevor: What?
Spinelli: It appears that Jackal, P.I. and Maximista have leapt to the wrong conclusion, as it were. Lansing the elder's penmanship does not match that of the threatening missives.
Maxie: Wait, how is that possible? We saw him there. He was in Lulu's room.
Spinelli: I don't know. Maybe -- perhaps the act of an accomplice.
Trevor: Sorry would be nice. Lulu wasn't in her room when I tried to see her. Look, I am trying to help her. So here, contact this doctor. But don't be surprised when he tells you to stay away from her. For your own good luck.
Spinelli: Jackal, P.I. is duly humiliated.
Johnny: Look, I get that you two are trying to help Lulu, but she wrote that note herself.
Spinelli: No. She would have to be possessed of multiple personalities to accomplish that task.
Maxie: I don't care what you guys say. Lulu is not that far gone.
Johnny: Look, I'll follow up on that one.
Spinelli: No, no. The Jackal protests. This is my case -- our case --
Johnny: I love Lulu. And if someone's out there trying to hurt her, I'll take care of it.
Lulu: Whoever was blackmailing me was in here, Mom. They had to be. I found this note inside the notepad that I left on your bed. This person is just trying to mess with my head. They want me to go crazy.
Scott: Just wanted you to feel some remorse.
Lulu: Scott. Of course it was you. You're the only one who would want to torture me.
Scott: Torture you? What about my son? Lulu, he loved you and you killed him.
Carly: There you are. Jax said you would be back and he asked me to take that for him.
Lawyer: I don't think so.
Carly: Really, because Jax is in a meeting and he asked me to get that for him.
Lawyer: Jax actually told me quite specifically that you're the last person I should give this to.
Carly: I guess you're out of your meeting.
Jax: Gillian. Carly. This is my lawyer, Gillian Blake. Why don't you take a seat? I'll be right with you.
Gillian: Sure.
Jax: Nice try.
Carly: What do you need a lawyer for?
Jax: You never know when one might come in handy.
Carly: Whatever it is, don't do it. Please don't do it.
Jax: You'll thank me for it later.
Carly: Why are we playing these games?
Jax: What are you talking about? You're the one who started this when you brought Cassadine into the picture. I'm just fighting back. I don't like doing this, but I intend to win.
Sonny: This is Olivia Falconeri's phone. She's not here. Me? I'm Sonny Corinthos. Who's asking? Oh. I didn't know Olivia had a son.
Tracy: Oh, I should know better than to drink with you. Something terrible always happens.
Luke: Terrible is relative, my sweet petunia pie. Here, have another.
Tracy: Oh, no mas.
Luke: Oh, that was a tragic waste.
Tracy: You know what? That's disgusting. You have cost me a lot in misery and money. You lie, you cheat, you make messes, and my family hates you.
Luke: Well, I love them. I absolutely love them. We've been had. We've been had. That dirty old goat.
Tracy: Who?
Luke: Who? Edward. Edward. He's not going to call. Know why he's not going to call? Because he's finally got you and me out of his hair.
Tracy: Well, that's a predictably paranoid statement, but it is a perfectly plausible point.
Luke: Oh, that was pretty good.
Tracy: Pretty good, right? But you're right. Daddy has left us high. And not so dry.
Luke: All right. Well, there's no point here in waiting for a call that's never going to call. So, come, wife. To the border!
Scott: Lulu, I want justice for my son.
Lulu: And this is how you get it, by stalking me in a mental hospital?
Scott: I want you to think about what you did.
Lulu: For a long time that's all I could think about. How sorry I am.
Scott: No, no. You're not sorry that Logan died. You're sorry that Johnny, your boyfriend, was arrested.
Lulu: No, that is not true.
Scott: Logan cared about you. He was in love with you. When you clubbed him and put him in a coma, he woke up. He made excuses for you. So I know that that night in question, he was not there to hurt you. You meant to kill him.
Lulu: No, that isn't -- no, you're wrong. That was an accident.
Scott: No. It's no accident that my son is dead. There's no accident that I don't have a son anymore. That I don't get to watch him grow up and have a family and have kids and meet the right girl. You know why? Because he's in the ground. And you put him there. So you know what? You're going to have to pay for this. There is going to be justice, and you will get a lethal injection, and that's what's going to happen --
Laura: Not my daughter, you son of a bitch.
Jan 11, 2009 12:19
Woman: Walter, these are -- oh, I'm sorry. I didn't get your names.
Claudia: Claudia Zacchara and Jason Morgan.
Woman: Did you say Zacchara, as in -- Walter, Claudia and Jason would like to get married.
Sonny: Like I said, your mother is not here, but when she comes, I can --
Olivia: No, I'm here, I'm here. I'm right here. I got it. Hey, hey, Dante. No, no, no, I'm fine. I'm fine. [Olivia scoffs] Of course, he's here. He's Connie's fiancé. It -- uh, no. I -- I never told him about you.
Tracy: Not again, husband. Another pot of coffee over here, please. Up off the floor.
Luke: I thought we already left.
Tracy: No, not until you're capable of firing on all cylinders. Or two of them at least.
Luke: Here, give me a hand, Spanky.
Tracy: You know what? I draw the line at scraping you off the bar room floor. You can lie there until you are capable and sober enough to stand on your own. Or crawl.
Scott: You're not sorry that Logan died. You're sorry that your boyfriend Johnny was arrested.
Scott: Logan -- he just cared about you. He was in love with you. You know, when you clubbed him and when he went into that coma, and when he came out, he made excuses for you. He would have never have hurt you. That night in question, nothing would have happened.
Scott: You stabbed him because you meant to stab him.
Lulu: No, no, you are wrong. That was an accident.
Scott: No, it's no accident that my son is dead. It's no accident that I don't get to have him around anymore, Lulu, that I don't get to watch him fall in love with somebody and have a family and have some kids. That's not going to happen because he's in the ground right now. And do you know why he's there? Because you put him there, so you are going to pay for that. There is going to be justice, and you will get a lethal injection. And that's what going to hap --
Laura: Not my daughter, you son of a bitch!
Scott: Laura.
Lulu: Mom. Mom, you're awake.
Lulu: Mom, are you here? The last time that you woke up I thought that I imagined it.
Laura: I'm here.
Scott: Laura, the doctors -- they said there was no hope.
Laura: So you thought you could bully my daughter right in front of me and that I would never even know about it?
Scott: Well, she's not innocent.
Laura: She's my daughter. How could you? How could you threaten my child?
Luke: Okay, let's go. We haven't got time to waste. Let's get moving. Come on, let's --
Tracy: Sit down.
Luke: What's this about? What's that for?
Tracy: I am not going to watch you stagger two steps and keel over again. I want you to sit there, sober up, and think of a strategy.
Luke: I had a strategy. We go, we save Lulu, and we stomp Baldwin like a cockroach.
Tracy: You're not going to be able to do any of that if you get arrested for money laundering. We have to wait for Daddy to call.
Luke: Oh, this is ridiculous. Waiting for you father to call is like waiting for the Easter bunny to come down the Christmas chimney. It's a fantasy.
Tracy: I'll handle Daddy. You handle Lulu.
Nikolas: Sorry to keep you waiting. Alfred said you needed to see me.
Lucky: Yeah, it's Sam. She's been arrested.
Nikolas: Does Alexis know yet?
Lucky: Yeah, Alexis was in the apartment at the time. She won't post bail, and I don't have the money.
Nikolas: No, it's fine. I'll take care of that, just tell me what happened.
Lucky: Sam has seen Karpov with Jerry Jacks. She believes they're working together.
Nikolas: But why did she get arrested?
Lucky: Jerry framed her while she was trying to seduce him.
Olivia: No, I'm in the middle of a crowded hospital, Dante. I'm not in any danger. No, I'm fine. I know. I know. No, no, no, honey. I don't want you coming up here. I told you. I'm fine. I love you, too. Okay. Bye.
Sonny: You have a son?
Olivia: Sweet detective work.
Sonny: Why didn't -- why didn't you tell me?
Olivia: Any particular reason I should have?
Sonny: Um, well, I mean, we talk about a lot of things. You know, the past in Bensonhurst and, you know, our lives today. Children are important. What do you mean, why wouldn't you tell me?
Olivia: Well, the important thing was Connie's wedding, which was why I came to town.
Sonny: Why didn't you bring your son to the wedding?
Olivia: He didn't know anybody up here. He would have been bored out of his mind.
Sonny: Well, he's probably worried about you because, you know, after what happened with Kate.
Olivia: Well, luckily, I'm not planning on marrying you anytime soon, so I don't expect anyone to be shooting at me.
Sonny: Why don't you reassure the kid, have him come visit? I'd like to meet him.
Walter: The marriage certificate will be filed at the county courthouse tomorrow, but we'll be happy to furnish you a copy tonight for your records.
Claudia: Fine.
Walter: Unless you'd prefer to have it mailed.
Claudia: We'll take it to go.
Walter: Very well. Before we start the ceremony, I'd like to ask --
Claudia: We don't want a ceremony. We just want it quick and easy, painless as possible.
Walter: Certainly. Dearly beloved, we are --
Claudia: Do you have any money? Thanks. Okay, the faster you go, the bigger the bonus. Okay? Let's move it along.
Walter: My dear young lady, this is not a business transaction. You and this man are pledging your hearts to one another.
Claudia: We don't want anything about love. Just go right to the vows.
Walter: I see.
Claudia: Okay.
Walter: Please join hands. I can't marry two people who refuse to even touch each other.
Claudia: Okay, fine.
Claudia: Move it along.
Walter: Do you, Claudia Antonia, take this man to be your husband, to honor and to --
Woman: Hmm.
Walter: Honor, for better or worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, until parted by death?
Laura: You attacked my daughter in court. You -- you forced her to testify. How could you do that?
Scott: No, no, Laura, she wanted to testify.
Laura: I wanted to tell the truth, but you wanted Johnny sentenced to death.
Scott: That's because I thought that he killed my son. Now, I found out that your daughter did.
Laura: She acted in self-defense.
Scott: No, no, that's not true. My -- my son loved her. He would never, ever hurt her.
Laura: Your son was a very disturbed young man who made her life miserable.
Scott: No, that's not true. That's her version. She -- she attacked him twice. First time, she put him in a coma. The second time, she killed him.
Laura: And now you want revenge.
Scott: No, I just don't think that she should be able to just walk out of her, Laura, as free as a bird for killing my son.
Laura: You're so angry. Have you lost all your compassion?
Scott: No, I haven't, but do you think I should just let her go free because she's your daughter?
Nikolas: You're sure that Sam was trying to seduce Jerry?
Lucky: Sam thought she could work Jerry to get information.
Nikolas: Oh, well, you know, I've had my own dealings with Jerry. The guy's a master of manipulation. Sam's playing a dangerous game there.
Lucky: Yeah, and I told her that, but she insisted she could handle Jerry. While they were kissing, Alexis -- she walked in.
Nikolas: Well, you know Alexis -- she's been seeing Jerry, right?
Lucky: Yeah.
Nikolas: Which has been a serious point of contention between us, but she must have been upset about it.
Lucky: Well, Jerry claimed that he was only working Sam to see how far she would go.
Nikolas: Well, don't believe him.
Lucky: Jerry is a psychopath. Sam would have slept with him to get information. I mean, how do I get past that?
Sam: Oh, you've got to be --
Jerry: Sweet Sam. Aw. See, I took the liberty of bringing some chocolates. They're Belgian. Very good.
Sam: I don't want them.
Jerry: Don't worry. They've been inspected by the police, and they're declared safe for consumption.
Sam: Jerry, why are you here?
Jerry: Well, I came here to apologize.
Sam: That's funny. Oh, for framing me. Yeah, I don't think "I'm sorry" even begins to cut it.
Jerry: Well, you know, we do what we can.
Sam: What's your angle?
Jerry: There's no angle. I'm genuinely sorry for turning the tables on you. I really am. I'm actually quite impressed. I mean, your efforts to prove that I was a drug smuggler were very nearly successful.
Sam: Well, if you're so impressed, why don't you turn yourself in?
Jerry: Oh, then I would have to go to prison and that would be a dreary prospect indeed.
Sam: Oh, yes, so why don't you just what, leave me there instead?
Jerry: I have a better idea. Do you subscribe to the maxim, "If you can't beat them, join them?"
Walter: There appears to be some difficulty.
Claudia: I told you, we don't want the hearts and flowers. Just ask if we want to be married.
Walter: Do you?
Claudia: Ask him first.
Olivia: The Falconeris got no use for you, Sonny. Dante is no exception.
Sonny: He doesn't even know me.
Olivia: What -- we live in Bensonhurst. It's not the other side of Mars. You think we don't read the papers? You think we don't hear the legend about the boy from the neighborhood who turned into a major mobster? We see about the indictments and the trials and horrible tragedies. Plus, you still got some delightful associates keeping your legend alive in the neighborhood. Connie. What are the doctors doing? Giving her an all-day body scan or what?
Sonny: So is your son working or is he in college? What --
Olivia: Can we change the subject?
Sonny: Can I ask you a few questions without you getting all uptight?
Olivia: I don't feel like talking about my kid right now. Is that all right?
Sonny: Wow. Does Kate know about your son?
Sonny: How come she never said anything to me?
Luke: Why do I have to drink this rotgut and you don't?
Tracy: I'm sober. You're not.
Luke: I hate it when that happens. Ew, ew! Enough. Enough. If I drink any more, I'll be so wired I'll have to grind your teeth.
Tracy: First, you're going to tell me what you plan to do for Lulu.
Luke: I don't rehearse what I what I say to my kids, I just spit out the truth.
Tracy: Luke, you haven't seen Lulu in months. She's very fragile. I don't think it's a good idea to give her a big dose of honesty.
Luke: All right. Well, then, I will remind her that she's a Spencer. And I will tell her that there's no way what happened to Laura will happen to her because she's a survivor.
Tracy: That's what you're going to tell her?
Luke: To the last vowel.
Tracy: A big bottle of tequila over here, please. Immedium -
Bartender: Immediatemente.
Tracy: In media -
Bartender: Im-me-di-a-da --
Tracy: Da -
Bartender: Mente.
Tracy: Mente, thank you.
Luke: Your Spanish is getting good, don't you think?
Tracy: Okay.
Luke: What's this about?
Tracy: Drink up. Because if that little speech is the best you can do, you are more useful to Lulu lying in a stupor on the bar room floor.
Scott: I didn't even know about Logan until he was an adult. I went to Texas. I was very confused. I took up with his mother. After a couple of months, I knew it was a mistake. And I left. She sent me all these letters. I never read them.
Laura: I'm sure you feel very guilty about that now. But you cant make amends for that by punishing my daughter.
Scott: By the time I met Logan, he was already in love with Lulu. I tried to talk him out it. Told him it probably wouldn't end well. And it didn't. She hooked up with another guy, a criminal. Sound familiar? And then she started playing one against the other.
Lulu: That is not what happened. I never meant to hurt Logan. I swear.
Laura: Shh. It's all right. You were confused. It's all right. Just like I was confused all those years ago. I was so torn between you and Luke. I had really strong feelings for Luke, but that doesn't mean that I stopped caring about you.
Scott: Well, you know, Logan wanted to get a second chance with Lulu. And he kept at it, and I understood what he was going through because I went through the same thing myself with you. The difference is, though, you didn't kill me. She killed my son. She's got to pay.
Laura: Then why shouldn't you pay for killing my stepfather?
Sam: All right. Say I do go along with your plan, who would be joining who?
Jerry: Well, you would be joining me. I don't see any benefit in it being the other way around, since you are sitting in jail under the suspicion of drug trafficking.
Sam: Okay. Well, how do you intend to get me out of here?
Jerry: We'll wait for some of your loyal friends or relatives to post bail for you.
Sam: Well, we can count my mother out of that. And I don't have any friends, so --
Jerry: Well, there's no denying Alexis is understandably impatient about you at the moment, but I have no doubt that Nikolas will probably oblige, nobleman that he is.
Sam: Okay, all right, fine. Say I do get out on bail, then what?
Jerry: Well, then you and I strike an independent partnership that allows us to cut Andrei Karpov out and walk away with a huge profit.
Sam: Oh, I mean, I could -- that does sound intriguing.
Jerry: Doesn't it?
Sam: What's the catch?
Jerry: You see, that's what I enjoy so much about you. You're skeptical. Always wanting to know what's behind the curtain to see what's really there. We're very much alike in a way.
Jerry: You know, when you're playing me, sometimes I feel as if I'm looking into a mirror.
Sam: Well, that's a frightening thought.
[Jerry laughs]
Jerry: So what do you think of my offer?
Sam: Well, I am always up for a risk. And you are definitely a risk.
Lucky: I came to see if you needed any help, but it looks like you already got it.
Jan 11, 2009 12:22
Walter: Though it's not my place to judge anyone's --
Claudia: We will.
Walter: I cannot in good conscience wed two people who clearly have no wish to be joined in matrimony or anything else.
Claudia: You're refusing to marry us?
Walter: You're refusing to marry each other. You've done nothing but argue with me, and he hasn't spoken a word since you walked in the door.
Claudia: You wanted to see how far I'd take it? How far I'd go? Now you know.
Jason: I need the marriage certificate.
Walter: That's not signed or stamped. It's not legal.
Jason: Keep the money. Sorry for wasting your time.
Olivia: Why would Connie be talking about my son? From what I gather, she didn't really talk about me all that much.
Sonny: Well, that's not true because every so often we would discuss you. I mean, you know, we'd have a conversation out of the blue. She'd start laughing or --
Olivia: Or crying.
Sonny: Olivia, she missed you. That's why I invited you to the wedding.
Olivia: I missed her, too.
Sonny: So was your son Dante born after Kate left Bensonhurst for good or what?
Olivia: I had Dante when Connie was at Princeton. She didn't break off with the family till, like, four or five years after that.
Sonny: So she knew your son?
Olivia: No, she was off doing her fashion thing. I was all about Dante and family.
Sonny: You said you never got married.
Olivia: Well, contrary to what your grandmother may have told you, Sonny, a family doesn't necessary consist of a mother, a father, and 2.2 children.
Sonny: So who is Dante's father?
Scott: I don't know what anybody told you, Laura, but I was trying to protect --
Lulu: You let my mom slip into a coma because you were too big of a coward to admit --
Laura: Stop it, both of you. Please. I'm sure you had good reasons for what you did. And she does, too.
Scott: You can't compare these situations.
Laura: I am asking you to have compassion for my daughter.
Scott: My son gave his heart to her, and she chewed it up, and she spit it out.
Laura: All right. You tell him what happened with Logan. Tell him everything. And you -- you listen to her. If I meant anything to you at all, I want you to hear what she has to say. Go ahead.
Lulu: Logan attacked Maxie in the "Crimson" office. I saw it from Johnny's apartment. And Logan saw me, so he came over and broke in with a fire axe. I was terrified. I honestly thought he was going to hurt me, so I went and got a knife. And he ran into me. He ran into it and impaled himself. It was self-defense.
Scott: Sounds to me like you just confessed to murder. I'm going to go call the police.
Laura: No! No.
Jerry: My, my, Officer Spencer, you are in an unpleasant mood this evening.
Lucky: Get out.
Jerry: I was just, you know, providing aid and comfort to sweet Sam. Chocolate?
Lucky: She doesn't need your kind of help.
Jerry: Oh, really? Oh, it's true that I stood by when she was being arrested. That was rather unchivalrous. I mean -- but she was smuggling drugs, and she was caught red-handed. I mean, come on, Officer. You've never been tempted by drugs or money?
Lucky: I want you to get out, now.
Jerry: My, my, such anger. Well, you know, enjoy the chocolates. The red ones are really good. Good night, sweet Sam.
Sam: Ugh. Look, Lucky, when they brought me in here, he --
Lucky: What is it with you and Jerry? Why can't you stay away from him?
Nikolas: Yes, my brother will be making a withdrawal to bail out Sam McCall. Will you just make sure that that all goes smoothly for me? Thank you. Well, Nadine, what a nice surprise.
Nadine: Yeah. I owe you a huge apology for making assumptions about your feelings for me and for other people who shall remain nameless, but who have a reputation for taking advantage of men and who are currently in the process of divorcing their fourth or fifth husband. Who can really keep track?
Nikolas: Okay. I assume that you're referring to Carly.
[Nadine sighs]
Nikolas: So once again, I'll have you know that my dealings with her are strictly business.
Nadine: Then why was she buttoning your shirt?
Claudia: What would you have done if I had gone through with marrying you?
Jason: Well, you didn't, did you?
Claudia: I should hate you a lot more than I do right now. Not only did you almost leave me standing at the altar -- close enough. This whole miserable situation is your fault. You know that? It is. Because if you had agreed to give Sonny back his organization in the first place, when he asked you to, this wouldn't be happening. My father and Sonny would not have a deal between them, and I wouldn't have to marry him. And you know, there's still a chance for you. There's a chance for you to bring this whole train wreck to a halt here. If you just give in to Sonny. But you won't.
Jason: No, I can't. I can't do it. Too many people depend on me.
Claudia: Yeah, it wouldn't be right to give Sonny control of your organization right now because he'd use it to start a war with Karpov. And so to keep the peace, you have to keep the power, and we get stuck with him.
Jason: You can refuse to marry him.
Claudia: I did. Oh, I did. I did that once. I told my father that there was no way in hell that I was going to marry Sonny, but I was lying. And so was Sonny. He's going to marry me, and you know it. That's what this little road trip was about.
Sonny: Was Dante's father around when he was growing up?
Olivia: He wasn't in the picture.
Sonny: So where was he?
Olivia: Beats me. You know, when you and Connie were out mooning all over each other at Coney Island, I was living my life. I was going out with three or four different guys. Some guys from the neighborhood, and then a couple guys I knew from going to clubs in the city. So, I didn't know who got me pregnant, and I didn't care to find out. Why would I want to share my beautiful kid with some guy who didn't want him? And didn't want me?
Sonny: Well, if you had given the guy a chance, maybe he would've --
Olivia: I told you, I didn't know who it was. We didn't have paternity tests back then. I wasn't going to go knocking on doors trying to find him.
Sonny: Well, I'll give you a lot of credit, you know. Raising a son on your own is a big responsibility.
Olivia: Yeah. I wouldn't change a thing. My son is the greatest thing that ever happened to me.
Sonny: Is that why you never got married? Because you didn't want some guy to raise a kid that wasn't his?
Olivia: I never got married because I never met someone that I loved enough. I got to get out of here. I got to do some stuff. Could you tell Connie that I'll be here first thing in the morning?
Sonny: Yeah. You know what? I'm glad your son was a blessing, because children -- they're the miracles of our lives.
Olivia: Yeah. Yeah, they are.
Claudia: You never really thought I'd marry you, did you? You were just hoping that I'd run away. If I agreed, you'd still pay me off wouldn't you?
Jason: All you got to do is name your price.
Claudia: Running's not an option for me. You know what? To tell the truth, honestly, I wouldn't go even if I could. I'm in a position of power, finally, in this family. And I'm going to use it to my full advantage. Sonny's going to make major concessions to get me to cooperate, and you can be damn sure that I'm going to make sure that he doesn't cut Johnny out.
Jason: If Sonny gives his word, he's going to keep it.
Claudia: What are you, serious? Sonny's just like my father. He's drunk on power. He has a vicious temper, and he'll stop at nothing -- nothing, to get revenge. And I'm not talking about Karpov. I'm talking about you. Look, in Sonny's mind, he raised you up from nothing. He taught you the business, and you committed the two cardinal sins. You started thinking for yourself, and you got better at his job than he was. He's not going to let that stand. He's not. You're a walking, breathing insult to his pride, and no matter what it takes, how much it costs, he's going to try to take you down.
Jason: You know, what if you're wrong?
Claudia: Then, Sonny and Kate get married. And they ride off into the sunset, happy. You want to take odds on that one? Because I don't. Face it, this was our last chance. And neither one of us took it. I'm about to become Mrs. Corinthos. And you're about to be headed for a war with the man you used to call your very best friend.
Nikolas: By the time Carly arrived here, we had already had most of our clothes off, and in your enthusiasm, you tossed my shirt a pretty fair distance. I couldn't find it.
Nadine: I did, didn't I?
Nikolas: Yes, you did. And it took me so long to find it, by the time I did, I was so distracted I buttoned up my shirt wrong, okay?
Nadine: So you let Carly fix it for you? No! Sorry, there I go again acting all paranoid and jealous when I have no right.
Nikolas: I don't mind you asking me what happened --
Nadine: I mind, all right? I've been acting like an idiot, and I owe an apology to you and to myself. Because I am so much better than that.
Nikolas: You're fine. I think you're a terrific person --
Nadine: No, just let me get this out, okay? Because if I don't, I'm going to burst. When you came into the clinic earlier today, I acted like a fool. I was blathering on and on and talking in circles and just acting paranoid and insecure. And even flirting with Patrick, a guy who's about to get married and be a dad -- and in that moment, I just finally realized that I had turned into someone that I didn't even like. Which is ridiculous, because I'm a strong person. I have a great job and friends and family. There's no reason for it. So, I don't know why I was letting myself be dragged around on a choke collar at every little thing you said or did.
Nikolas: Is that really what you were doing?
Nadine: I mean, when I came in here tonight, you had every reason to just run for the hills. I have been acting like an absolute pill. But those days are over, because I am my own woman, and if you don't like it, you can lump it.
Nikolas: Lump it?
Nadine: Yes, and I sometimes use peculiar expressions. But it's part of who I am, and that's not likely to change anytime soon.
Nikolas: But, Nadine, I don't want you to change.
Nadine: Oh. Good. Uh, because you're a good friend. A really good friend. And just because we had one night together doesn't mean that it has to be a big deal.
Nikolas: Okay, as I mentioned before now, several times -- okay? It's a very big deal to me.
Sam: I hate Jerry. You know that.
Lucky: Did you hate Jerry when you were in the hot tub together?
Sam: I was working him for information. I only invited him over so I could steal his PDA.
Lucky: Yeah, well I'm not sure I believe you.
Sam: Are you serious? You have been working with me every step of the way.
Lucky: You insisted you could handle Jerry.
Sam: Well, I thought I could.
Lucky: Did you really?
Sam: Oh, my gosh. You actually think I'm guilty. What do you think I've been working with Jerry this whole time to smuggle drugs?
Lucky: I believe you started with the best intentions. But the more you got involved, the further you wanted to go.
Scott: I have to get justice for my son.
Laura: You want revenge.
Scott: No, I don't. I won't even prosecute. She can get the best lawyer money can buy, and let the jury decide.
Laura: Don't do this, please. Your son's death was tragic, but don't make it worse by arresting my daughter.
Scott: I'll let her go. On condition.
Laura: What?
Scott: Come with me. No questions asked. Promise me that you won't run away.
Lulu: Whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no. No, Mom, that is crazy. I -- I will go on trial. I don't care --
Laura: It's all right. If you promise me that you won't prosecute her or tell anyone about it, I'll go.
Lulu: No, Mom. You cannot trust him. Scott is a liar.
Laura: He won't hurt me.
Lulu: You don't know that. You don't know where he's going to take you.
Laura: I'll be all right.
Lulu: No, Mom, no, you --
Scott: Come with me.
Laura: I'm going with him.
Lulu: Stop it. What are you talking about?
Laura: I know what I'm doing.
Lulu: You shouldn't -- you don't know what you're doing! Mom!
Luke: You're a master of psychological torture, Mrs. Spencer. No. I'm going to stay sober until I see my daughter.
Tracy: You can't waltz into Shadybrook with that bootstrap mentality. Lulu is fragile. She feels guilty because she thinks she drove Logan crazy.
Luke: Well, there's typical Baldwin behavior. You blame everything that you do wrong on somebody else. Scott did the same thing to Laura.
Tracy: Why do you assume that history repeats itself?
Luke: I don't assume anything. You live with the results of the choices you make, and that's what I'll tell Lulu.
Tracy: Well, you're going to have to do better than a little pep talk. Your daughter is in big trouble. Not the least of which is because she's in love with a very toxic and dangerous man.
Luke: My daughter's problem is the demon seed of Baldwin. Now that he's gone, she can recover.
Tracy: Oh, my God, Luke. She needs more than a pat on the shoulder. She needs guidance.
[Cell phone vibrates]
Lulu: Come on, Tracy, pick up the phone.
Doctor: It's after hours. Why are you out of your room? -
Nadine: Where were you?
Nikolas: I just gave instructions to the staff that unless this house is on fire, we're not to be disturbed under any circumstances. I'm turning off my cell phone.
[Cell phone beeps]
Nikolas: Okay? Now I want you to do the same.
Nadine: Uh, we're doing this why?
Nikolas: So we can't be interrupted. Look, I appreciate your apology. But it really wasn't necessary.
Nadine: Well, it was for me.
Nikolas: Oh, okay. I'm glad you were able to express your feelings.
Nadine: Well, that's the understatement of the month.
Nikolas: Now I'd like to express mine, if you don't mind.
Nadine: Yes, please, go right ahead.
Nikolas: Great, okay. Thank you. I want you. Not just because I think you're beautiful, or because I'm attracted to you, but also because I care about you. Six months ago, I never would have believed that I would be even remotely this happy again. But I do now, because I'm with you. And I think that you're really fun. I think -- I think you're interesting. And you do things that I look forward to, and I very much want to continue this. What about you?
Lucky: I posted your bail. Your paperwork is almost done.
Sam: Thank you. Thank -- Lucky, please, please. Look at me, please. Meet me at my house after this, please?
Sam: No? If this has anything to do with Jerry, he means nothing to me. Nothing at all.
Lucky: Sam, you want to beat Jerry at his own game? Whatever it takes, even if it means sleeping with him?
Sam: I'm sorry, but it was never going to go that far.
Lucky: Then how far was it going to go? Because if Alexis hadn't walked in when she did, where would it have gone?
Sam: This is almost over, and all I really need is help to get some evidence here, so please --
Lucky: And I'm going out of town. I just -- I can't deal with this mess right now.
Tracy: The least you can do is clean yourself up a little bit.
Luke: I'll try not to be offended.
Tracy: Luke, if you get to the border smelling like you do, they will detain you. Or worse, put you out to pasture.
Luke: You're loving this, aren't you? Dousing me with cold water. Kicking me around like this.
Tracy: Enough! There has not been an enjoyable moment in this entire experience, with the possible exception of the look of agony on your face when I threatened to douse you with water. That was mildly amusing. Oh, my God. You got me so distracted, I missed a call. It's not from Daddy. It's from Shadybrook. I hope Lulu's all right. Luke? Luke? Damn it.
Lulu: My mother, she's been kidnapped.
Doctor: Calm down. I don't want to sedate you.
Lulu: No, I don't need to be sedated. My mom is gone. Scott Baldwin took her.
Doctor: You've been making such good progress.
Lulu: I -- just look in her room. Look in her room. She's not there.
Doctor: Please, be reasonable.
Lulu: No, no! What are you doing? I'm telling you, open your eyes. Look at the room! Call my brothers! Scott Baldwin took her!
Laura: How far do you think you're going to get with a mental patient in a nightie?
Scott: While you're awake, you're talking. So I'm ahead of the game.
Laura: Scotty, I know you haven't thought this all the way through. If you want to take me back, I won't tell anybody.
Scott: No, no, no, no, no. No, you promised me.
Laura: All right. But don't you think Lulu is reporting this to the doctors, even as we speak?
Scott: They're not going to find us. I can be resourceful, you know, when I have to.
Laura: What do you hope to accomplish?
Scott: It's simple, Laura. I want you to try -- make you fall in love with me again.
Jan 11, 2009 12:25
Lulu: I'm not crazy. My mom is in trouble. She needs help. Call my brothers, Nikolas and Lucky. Look in her room. She's not there. She woke up. Scott Baldwin took her.
[Lulu grunts]
Scott: Can I get you anything?
Laura: I'd settle for an explanation. What do you hope to accomplish here?
Scott: Well, I was hoping -- I would get you to fall in love with me again.
Laura: By threatening my daughter?
Man: Esta durando mucho.
Second Man: Quieres que se estrelle el avion?
First Man: Cuando you vuelvo, yo quiero que ese avion este listo para volar.
Second Man: Bueno.
Nikolas: I'm not what you would call a social person, per se. I'm not very good at small talk, never -- never was. You, on the other hand --
Nadine: I have an endless stream, the gift of chatter that keeps on giving.
Nikolas: True, but, see, you don't -- you don't -- you don't censor it. You don't say what's expected or -- or correct. And I -- I find that endearing. I really do.
Nadine: Annoying, I think, is how you described it when I was trying to connect Matt to the counterfeit drug ring.
Nikolas: Look, I wasn't so much annoyed as I was worried. I told you. You're really important to me. Okay? I mean, there's something happening here between us, right? I think you feel that, too.
Nadine: Yeah. You're -- no, I -- I think you're saying what I want to hear and it's -- it's wonderful. It's everything I've been afraid to admit I wanted.
Nikolas: Then what's the problem?
Nadine: That if I let myself, I can get carried away. So I want you to promise me right now that you'll be honest, okay?
Nadine: Just tell me the truth, no matter what, between both of us, if one of us starts to get bored or drifts away, that we'll say something.
Dr. Stanley: Ms. Spencer. Ms. Spencer? Lulu? It's Dr. Stanley. Talk to me.
Scott: Is it wrong that I want justice for my son?
Laura: I don't know about wrong, but let's talk about hypocrisy. You know, you're so bent on getting Lulu to pay for the accidental death of your son, but you never paid for the death of Rick Webber. How could you do that, Scotty? How could you leave me with the blame for that? I never would have thought you capable of that.
Scott: Laura, I swear to you, I was trying to save you that night.
Tracy: Luke! Either I am beginning to understand how your pickled brain works or you're becoming more predictable.
Luke: Not now, I'm busy.
Tracy: You ditched me in a Mexican bar after I went to the trouble of blackmailing Daddy.
Luke: Don't argue. Search.
Tracy: For what?
Luke: Keys. Why didn't he put them in his pocket? I was sure this was the pilot.
Tracy: Is this what you're looking for?
Luke: Give it here.
Tracy: Ah -- ah -- ah -- ah -- ah, not until we get a game plan.
Man: Ah, piensas robar mis drogas?
Tracy: What have you got us into?
Man: Estas muerto.
[Tracy screams]
Luke: Go in the plane. On the plane.
Spinelli: Jackal must admit he's confounded by Maximista's purchases.
Maxie: Well, clearly, you've never planned a wedding before. You're worried about Lulu. I'm worried about Lulu, too. But we already eliminated a suspect. We know Trevor Lansing isn't the one who planted those notes in Lulu's Shadybrook room.
Spinelli: Yeah, but that means the pitiless fiend is free to prey upon her guilt over killing the warped one.
Maxie: Lulu thought she was so crazy that she wrote those notes to herself. But she didn't, and we proved that to her. How relieved was she? We did that for her. And now Johnny is taking over. He said he would find out who's leaving Lulu those notes. And if he loves her as much as he supposedly says he does, then I say saving her is now his job.
Spinelli: I hear the wisdom of your words.
Maxie: Besides, it's not like we're slacking in the friend department. I want to help Lulu. I really do. But I promised Robin I would help her with this wedding and I'm her cousin. So I have to get it right. I need you to help me focus.
Spinelli: Okay. I stand ready to assist, but I must admit, when it comes to prenuptial preparations, I am but an empty vessel.
Maxie: You're saying there's actually something I know more about than you do?
Spinelli: There is much inside your brain, fair Maximista, that remains an impenetrable mystery to me.
Maxie: Well, watch and learn.
[Door opens]
Robin: Hi. Oh, well, I see we're just in time to help.
Patrick: Help what?
Robin: With the birdseed, of course.
Dr. Stanley: Notify the hospital and pull Ms. Spencer's file. We need to double-check all medications she's been given in the last -
[Ignition struggling]
[Engine starts]
[Tires screech]
Laura: Scotty -- I came with you to get you to stop trying to punish my daughter, and that's all.
Scott: Well, I still can't believe that you're even talking. I mean, it just seems like a -- a dream to me. You know how many times I bargained with the devil to get you to come back? And when you finally did, Luke didn't even have the decency to tell me that.
Laura: And you want to make him pay. You know, you spent your entire life trying to make Luke pay, and me, too, apparently.
Scott: No, no, I --
Laura: Yes. Then how do you explain what you've done?
Scott: Laura -- when you were 17 and you were on probation for killing David Hamilton --
Laura: That was an accident.
Scott: I know that was an accident, but there was another accident that happened to you. Rick, your stepfather, was having an affair with a nurse at the hospital. You walked in on him and she was very mad at him, and she was yelling at him and she was hitting him. And you tried to protect Rick and you accidentally killed that woman.
Laura: Wait a minute. I don't know that -- it's all so vague. I --
Scott: Yeah, well, that's because Rick stuck a needle in your arm. He tried to sedate you to help you forget. And then he forced me to take that body, dig a hole, and bury it. And I knew that you being on probation for David Hamilton, if this came out, you would go to prison. Laura, I loved you way too much for that to ever happen.
Laura: Thank you. I really believe that you were trying to protect me when I was 17 years old. I do. But I don't understand why you would let me think that I was the one who killed Rick.
[Luke clears throat]
Luke: Well, we have to get to Lulu.
Tracy: You stole this plane from drug smugglers!
Luke: So I did a public service. Maybe they'll give us a medal.
Tracy: If you had stuck around, you would have heard me say that Daddy got the charges dropped.
Luke: Did the border guards get the memo?
Tracy: This whole stupid thing was unnecessary.
Luke: Listen, this is the quickest, most direct route to Port Charles. And we're, like, 8,000 feet in the air, so it's no time to argue.
Tracy: Okay, well, I'm a -- I'm a little impressed that you know how to fly a plane.
Luke: Well, you know, it's like riding a bicycle, something you never forget.
Maxie: Okay, so you'll take a piece of this netting, and then with this spoon, scoop some birdseed and put it in the center. And then you'll tie the edges with a ribbon together like this.
Robin: Or, to make it easier, you can actually tie the top with a rubber band and then put a ribbon over the top of it.
Maxie: Or, even better, you can attach one of these cute little name cards that say "Patrick and Robin" on them.
Robin: Aw.
Patrick: He looks confused.
Robin: You look confused.
Patrick: Sure you know what you're doing there, buddy?
Spinelli: Uh-huh, just following orders with blind obedience.
Robin: I think this is well within your limits considering that you operate on people's brains every day.
Patrick: Yeah, well, when I'm in surgery, I actually know what I'm doing and why I'm doing it.
Robin: This is so that people can throw birdseed at us as we're walking out of the church.
Maxie: Rice kills birds.
Robin: Yes, when birds eat rice, it expands in their stomach and it kills them.
Spinelli: You mean happy couples everywhere have been sending our avian friends to their bloated demise?
Robin: This is true. But you and I, we will not have rice at our wedding. We will have birdseed.
Spinelli: We are part of a movement. Ornithoids unite, ah!
[Robin laughs]
Patrick: Okay, well, it looks like you guys have it under control. So I'm just -- I'm going to take off if that's okay.
Patrick: Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just all thumbs when it comes to this kind of thing. So, I mean, you obviously have a strong male contingent.
Spinelli: Represent.
Robin: Yeah, you look a little pale. Maybe you should go home and just rest.
Patrick: Okay. Carry on, troops.
Maxie: He looked panicked.
Nadine: Thanks, Leyla. Sorry. My neighbor, Mrs. Hennessy, she's visiting her friend in Charlotte, North Carolina, and so I was taking care of her cat, Randy. Just feeding him while she's gone. And it looks like things might go a little later. Not -- not that I'm making any assumptions, because I'm not. But, you know, I just wanted to be prepared if things do go a little later or not. So I wanted to see if Leyla would go over and feed -- well, Randy might get hungry after a while. And if, you know, Mrs. Hennessy comes back and finds her cat all scrawny and hungry from not eating, then I'll feel responsible for that --
Nikolas: Nadine, if what just happened made you uncomfortable, would you just please tell me right now?
Nadine: Uncomfortable? Why would I be uncomfortable?
Nikolas: Because whenever you're scared or worried or uncomfortable, you ramble, like you just displayed in your diatribe about Randy the cat and Mrs. Hennessy. You see? All the signs are there. And it seems to be because of me.
Nadine: Well, as my Aunt Raylene would say, speak your mind, but ride a fast horse because some people say they want to hear a certain thing, but --
Nikolas: You're doing it again.
Nadine: Okay, cards on the table? You scare me to death.
Lucky: Elizabeth, it's me. I'm -- I'm going up to the mountains for a couple of days. I just wanted to let you know because you might not be able to reach me on my cell. [Footsteps] I thought I made it clear that I didn't want to see you.
Sam: Lucky, I just -- I couldn't keep things the way they were.
Lucky: It's clear to me what we are and what we aren't.
Sam: I love you.
Lucky: That means different things for us.
Sam: No, it means that you know how to open your heart up to somebody else.
Lucky: And sometimes you get it handed back to you.
Sam: Are you kidding me? I don't like Jerry Jacks. I know what this is about. I don't like him.
Lucky: Is that supposed to make me feel better?
Sam: You knew that I was just going to try and bust him. I hated that every step of the way. And I hate that he is out there, free to roam around like he didn't do anything wrong.
Lucky: When I put my faith into somebody, I believe in them and keep believing in them while I'm living a lie.
Lucky: I don't think it's in me to do it again.
Sam: Lucky, I know what I have with you. And I have been honest with you every step of the way. Even if I knew you didn't like it, it was better to fight with you than to lie to you.
Lulu: Lucky, Mom's awake. Scott Baldwin took her.
Scott: Laura, you didn't know this, but Rick, he turned out to be a very, very bad guy. He -- he blackmailed me over the woman's body that we buried. The -- the night before you were going to get married, he called me up and he said, meet him in the attic. He said there was a problem. I got over there and he had a syringe in his hand and he was coming after you. He was trying to sedate you against your will. You were fighting with him, desperately. I just picked up the first thing that I could get my hands on and I hit him. And -- and then I heard Luke coming up the stairs. And I figured it was best to take off. He -- that -- you know, you didn't need to see us at each other's throats there.
Laura: So you ran away?
Scott: No, I had to run away.
Laura: You left me hysterical and -- and I was there with Rick's body.
[Tracy whimpering]
Luke: Hold on, baby. Oh. I wonder what these do.
Tracy: This is the most profoundly unfunny joke you have ever pulled on me.
Luke: Come on. I've got a real handle on the basics here. In fact, I think I have a flair for flying.
Tracy: Oh, no! We are not flying, Luke. We are hurtling through the air, out of control, in a tin can, waiting for the laws of gravity to take over.
Luke: I did fine on the takeoff, and I'm going to do just fine on the landing because it's exactly the same thing, only in reverse.
Tracy: I knew you were going to be the death of me, but I thought it was going to be from a poisoned martini.
Luke: Oh, that was not my finest moment.
Tracy: I never thought that it would be from a plane stolen from drug smugglers in Mexico.
Luke: Statistics show that flying is far safer than driving.
Tracy: If you know what you're doing.
Luke: You forget the impeccable Spencer instincts, my dear. I've been in far worse situations than this and I came out smelling like a rose, with just a hint of tequila.
Tracy: If I live through this, I'm going to kill you!
Patrick: Can I get a beer, please?
Bartender: You got it.
Patrick: Where's Coleman?
Bartender: Took the night off. He's getting ready for some wedding.
Patrick: Can I get a shot along with that, please?
Olivia: You got an aversion to weddings?
Patrick: It used to be a non-issue. You know, weddings were for other people, guys who were deluded and got themselves trapped into an unnatural state of monogamy by some girl who --
Olivia: Who had their manhood in a jar on the mantle?
Patrick: The more of my friends who took the step, the more it started to scare me. I started wondering why -- what they got out of it. And now I'm the one getting married, and I'm the one that pushed for it. Robin wanted no part of it.
Olivia: At least that's what she made you think.
Patrick: Nah, there's no reverse psychology here. Marriage gives me something my old life couldn't. I can't wait to be a father. I can't wait to be a husband. At least I think I can't wait.
Olivia: Why don't you let me buy you another shot?
Maxie: Patrick ran out of here like his hair was on fire.
Robin: Spinelli, I know Maxie is probably making you do this, but tell me the truth. Is this horrible?
Maxie: You can't go by Spinelli.
Robin: Why not? He's a guy.
Maxie: Yeah, but he's not a guy's guy. Most guys, they have two channels in their brain, sports and sex, but Spinelli -- he's beyond that. He's interested in everything. He has so much ridiculous knowledge in his brain. How many guys do you know who know everything about Russian composers, Greek tragedies, and the Goth God of Zune or whatever? I mean, when I need to talk about stuff or just vent, Spinelli's always there to listen, like a girl would listen.
Robin: Oh, maybe I'm marrying the wrong guy.
Maxie: Are you having pre-wedding jitters?
Robin: No, I mean, Patrick and I are preparing for the happiest day of our lives. I just want it to be fun. You know, I don't want it to be stressful at all. I want to celebrate who we are and what we mean to each other.
Maxie: Are you having fun?
Robin: Yes, especially since you're doing everything.
Maxie: Well, I'm happy to do everything for you, as long as you don't let Patrick spoil it.
Spinelli: With all due respect, the doctor of love is hanging up his romantic stethoscope, as it were, and though he may be wholeheartedly welcoming this turn his life has taken, and though he clearly loves the fair Robin and the child she's carrying, anyone may be allowed a backwards glance at all he is leaving behind.
Maxie: Which is a nice way of saying Patrick's going to miss being a babe magnet.
Scott: I didn't know that Rick was dead. I couldn't have predicted that. Luke -- he came in, and he found you clutching the candlestick that I'd hit Rick with. He assumed that you had killed him, so he dragged you off, thought he could just rescue you.
Laura: I -- I do remember the fight, and I -- I remember him coming at me with a syringe, and Luke did tell me that I was the one who killed Rick, and I believed him. I always believe him. But -- then the guilt kicked in, and it was like -- it was like falling into a pit.
Scott: I'm -- I'm sorry about that, Laura. I would never have done anything to hurt you. I've loved you my entire life. I -- I just assumed that you would have married Luke the next day, and then when you didn't show up at the church and then Rick's body showed up --
Laura: Why didn't you come forward then?
Scott: I didn't know what Luke had planned. I -- I didn't want to make things worse.
Laura: How much worse could it have gotten, Scottie?
Scott: Laura, if I had gone to the authorities, all that stuff would have come out, when you were 17 and the other murder and all of that mess would have happened, and you know -- I just figured that you and Luke had just run off into the sunset, left me holding the bag.
Laura: Do you really think I'd do that to you?
Scott: I think Luke would have, in a second. He has spent his entire life vilifying me, making me out to be the bad guy. He has erased everything in your mind that was ever good about us, Laura. You've forgotten how much we were in love with each other when we were kids, and we didn't have a dime, but we were happy together. I went to the institution to try and talk to you after, you know, you had the breakdown there, but I couldn't get through to you. You were too far gone.
Laura: So you just never said anything?
Scott: I'm not proud about that. It just happened.
Laura: And I suppose now you would like me to forgive you, right? I can do that. And where is your forgiveness for my daughter?
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