Ian: Well, I'm pleased to say you're coming around much better, although I would advise against any potato sack races or -

Sam: Hmm.

Ian: Confrontations with ex-boyfriends or stalkers.

Sam: You weren't afraid of Jason?

Ian: Should I be?

Sam: Oh -- I don't know. I guess you don't know him, do you? And why would you know him? He -- he works for Sonny Corinthos, the local crime boss.

Ian: And you used to go out with him?

Sam: Yeah.

Ian: If you're not afraid of him, why should I be?

Sam: I don't know -- that's a very odd trail of logic.

Ian: Well, sometimes in my line of work, you have to follow very odd trails of logic.

[Sam chuckles]

Ian: How's the pain?

Sam: Oh, I can take it.

Ian: Good. Because if I dope you up any more, you're going to be getting all randy on me -

Sam: Oh.

Ian: And do yourself some more damage. The surgery has left you with a nasty scar above and below what a beautiful woman like you wears -- well, what passes for a swimsuit. Oh, I'm -- I'm sorry. That probably sounded totally inappropriate.

Sam: Yeah, a little.

Ian: Um -- let me explain. Before I became an oncologist, my specialty was reconstructive surgery. I only mention the issue of the -- the scar because I can help take care of it later, if you want. And as far as the issue of the swimsuit -- well, that was a gross assumption on my part, because you're a beautiful woman.

Sam: Oh. Thank you, I guess.

Lucky: Am I interrupting something?

Diane: Found her!

Alexis: Oh.

Diane: She was behind the couch doing the backstroke. There you go, sweetie.

Kristina: Thank you.

[Diane giggles]

Diane: What's the matter?

Alexis: I'm not sure.

Leo: So your tests confirm what Cassius thought when he sent for me. You suffered a heart attack. Your E.K.G. shows acute S.T. elevations.

Epiphany: It's exhaustion.

Leo: Epiphany, I want to do a P.C.I. with a drug-eluting stent. And you know we have to do this as soon as possible, because in this situation, time is muscle.

Epiphany: Right now, all I know is that I'm about to suffocate with all you people standing around. Don't you have patients to take care of?

Leo: Right now, like it or not, you're one of them. And you know it.

Epiphany: Like it or not, as soon as I catch my breath, I'm getting out of this bed and I'm going back to work.

Cassius: Uh -- excuse me. Um -- can I have a moment alone with nurse Johnson, please?

Epiphany: What do you think you're going to say that he can't?

Cassius: You're just going to have to find out, won't you?

Leo: All right, Cassius, every second counts, ok?

Cassius: And here, I thought you had some more sense in that head of yours.

Luke: Well, I've seen quite a cross section in this town. Mobsters, psychos, killer nurses, blackmailers, con artists, garden-variety freaks and fetishists. Even a couple of upstanding citizens -- which I'm proud to say, I am not.

Claudia: An honest man in a bar? Imagine that.

Luke: That was self-promotion. Actually, I have a severe allergy to honesty.

Claudia: I'm sorry -- what exactly are you selling?

Luke: What are you buying?

Claudia: Information.

Luke: I'm the town oracle. Cash in advance, no credit, no samples.

Coleman: You know, I -- I know things, too.

[Luke and Claudia chuckle]

Luke: Whoops. Ooh, you better pick those up. Somebody might slip and crack a shell.

[Claudia chuckles]

Coleman: Very childish.

Luke: Wow. So, what's your poison?

Claudia: Sonny Corinthos.

Luke: Pretty lethal stuff.

Claudia: I can take it.

Luke: I'll bet you can. Are your interests business or pleasure?

Claudia: Maybe both. What's his weakness?

Luke: Huh. I'd say you'd pretty well got that wrapped up in a tight little package, with the red boots and all. Ok, Sonny Corinthos -- well, you want to go after Sonny? Go after him. He knows how to play the game. But don't go after his family. That would be a mistake. You do that and you're done. A house will fall out of nowhere on top of you. And your little red shoes, too.

Michael: Morgan, you better not be fooling around in my room! You'll be sorry! Give it! It's not a toy! Hey, I'll get mom and Jax to sell you on the internet.

Sonny: What's going on in here?

Michael: Hey, dad. Uh -- mom's in the shower.

Sonny: Yeah, Mercedes told me. Can I sit down?

Michael: Uh -- sure.

Sonny: So, what, you and Morgan are having a little bit of a disagreement? What's going on?

Michael: Um, well, he's always trying to take my boxes so he can put his dumb toys in.

Sonny: Well, it wasn't that long ago that you were playing with the same stuff.

Michael: Yeah, but I'm not a kid anymore, and Morgan's a baby.

Sonny: You're a man, right?

Michael: Yeah.

Sonny: Who likes having guns.

Michael: You know about the bullets, don't you?

Sonny: Yeah, but I didn't know you had anything to put them in. Don't turn your head. Do you have something to put the bullets in, Michael?

Michael: No.

Sonny: Then why the bullets?

Michael: I got to start somewhere.

Sonny: Ok, this is going to end right here. I'm not going to even bother your mother with this, but you -- you need to understand what I'm saying and listen to me. I'm going to tell you again -- do not go anywhere near guns. I don't care if you're trying to protect your mother from the bad guys, or what. If I hear or see you going anywhere near a gun, you better run, and keep running. You got that?

Michael: Yeah, I got it.

Singer: It ain't cool the n word b and n word the b word nor the things they serve it ain't cool

Claudia: So Corinthos is a family man?

Luke: In more ways than one, but think you know that. You wouldn't be asking these questions otherwise.

Claudia: I'm looking for information I don't already know.

Luke: Right. You want a piece of his business or a piece of him?

Claudia: I'm the one with the cash. I ask the questions -

Luke: Ok, well, a strange coincidence here -- I just came from Corinthos, and -- see, I went there to pull in a marker and it didn't really work out for me, but I do have some information that's valuable.

Claudia: What information is that?

Luke: The further away from Corinthos you stay, the longer you will live.

Claudia: Have a long and dull life.

Luke: Now you sound like my doctor.

Claudia: Ladies' room?

Coleman: Yeah, we got one. We got one. It's -- uh -- it's down the hall in the back on the left. She looks pissed -- hot, but pissed.

Luke: Yeah, I get the feeling that's a permanent condition.

Coleman: So you want a cocktail?

Luke: More than life itself, but I'm here for a job.

Coleman: Come on, man. You'd drink the profits and steal my tips. It ain't happening, duke.

Luke: "Duke." It's Luke! Oh, hell. No broad, no booze, no bread. Oh well. Later.

Kate: Oh, I'm aware of all of Sonny's pitfalls and blind spots and faults and flaws.

Jax: Is this Kate Howard talking or the -- the other girl that knew him a long, long time ago?

Kate: I don't know, I guess both. The problem is, is it's hard to integrate the two, but you know what? That's -- it's what I'm going to have to do if I'm going to fight for Sonny. And the one thing that Kate and Connie have in common is that they go after what they want and they don't take any prisoners.

Jax: Why would you beat around the bush? Why don't you just be more direct? I mean, do you really think starting a magazine and being in his line of sight is going to wear him down? I'm sorry. Ok, you know what? We're -- we're not here to talk about Sonny, we're here to talk about the magazine, which brings me to the -- the next thing -- a property. I've had my eye on this property for a while -- it's down on water street, ok? It's an old warehouse that can be converted into offices, and I think that would be quite cost-effective.

[Kate sighs]

Kate: I'm being a fool.

Jax: What?

Kate: I'm going about this all the wrong way.

Jax: No, no, no -- no, Kate -

Kate: No, no, Jax -- Jax?

[Kate taps table]

Kate: It's going to stop right now, so listen. Thank you, I will be in touch about the property. But right now, I have something more important to do.

Jax: Sure.

Alexis: I'm not really clear on what the purpose of this is.

Diane: Well, then you need another drink. Now, sit down, we've only got 10 seconds. Here.

Alexis: No, I'm -- you're not taking a picture of me.

Diane: Yes, I am, yes, I am. This is for some old friends.

Alexis: What friends?

Diane: Cheese. Cheese.

[Diane laughs]

Diane: Look what I got this morning.

Alexis: It's big Dave.

Diane: And gunner -- the origins of our redneck couture.

Alexis: Which one are you dating?

Diane: I'm not dating either of them. I simply left my card in the bar -- because you never know where your next controversial case is going to come from. I mean, I can't keep baby-sitting Sonny all the time. They sent a photograph, they wanted a photograph in return. So I thought we'd wear the jackets, have a little fun -- you know, what the hell.

Alexis: There's someone out there.

Diane: Where?

Alexis: There, near the lake.

Diane: You got a back door to this place?

Alexis: It's locked.

Diane: Well, fine, you can lock it again behind me.

Alexis: What are you going to do?

Diane: These jackets aren't the only souvenir that we took out of the bar that night. You make sure the girls stay in their room.

Alexis: Are you insane? Do you even have a license for that?

Diane: Nitpick about that if I don't have to use it.

Elizabeth: Hi.

Jason: Hi. I can't really stay long. I got to meet Spinelli, I got some things to check out that might actually prove that you didn't hit Sam after all.

Elizabeth: I almost told Lucky.

Jason: What?

Elizabeth: I almost told Lucky that I think I'm the one who hit Sam. But then I got to thinking if I say one thing, I'm going to have to say another -- then where was I going that night and why, or you and me and our place and -

Jason: Nobody has to say anything at all yet, ok? Look, I -- I just want you to be careful, there's some evidence that the killer might still be out there. I can't -- I can't say anything else right now, but just promise me that you'll be careful.

Elizabeth: I promise.

Ian: I'm sorry I wasn't here the other night when you wanted to question me. But for what it's worth, I don't believe that anyone -- let alone Ms. McCall -- could've faked the kind of terror that I saw on her face when I walked in here the other night. You need anything, just have me paged.

Sam: Thank you.

Sam: So?

Lucky: I still need evidence.

Sam: Well, I hope you get it. And I do hope you can solve this case, because it is quite clear to me that you can't stand being around me.

Lucky: That's not true.

Cassius: You're a nurse. You know what gender you are, what race you are. You know what kind of stress you've been under lately. You know you're at a higher risk by having a heart attack -

Epiphany: And I still did my job.

Cassius: Part of your job is staying alive.

Epiphany: What business is it of yours, Cassius?

Leo: How we doing?

Epiphany: We're lousy, but I've decided to go through with it.

Leo: Ok.

Patrick: You know the gallery is going to be full of people that love you during this procedure?

Epiphany: Hmm -- they just want to see me on the other side of the coin for once.

Robin: No, you're wrong about that. They're going to be in that gallery making sure that Leo does right by you.

Epiphany: Don't go give me any crap about my being the heart and soul of this hospital. I'm already sick, you want to make it worse?

Leo: "Heart and soul" my foot, you're the boss. This place will go to hell if we don't get you moving again.

Epiphany: You're in charge at the desk until I get back on my feet.

Patrick: Which is going to be at least a week.

Epiphany: Not if I have anything to say about it.

Leo: Let's get you prepped and ready to go. You have any questions before we start?

Epiphany: No, I know what you're supposed to be doing. You just make sure that you do. Now, everybody else, get back to work. I know I'm not the only patient in this hospital! Uh -- Stanford's ashes. I had them in my hands when -

Cassius: Don't worry, they're safe.

Elizabeth: You're going to be ok.

Epiphany: You better believe I will, because somebody still has a whole lot of explaining to do.

Kristina: Mommy?

Alexis: Honey -- honey, get back in the room right now. Go -- go with Molly.

[Thud]

Diane: You make one move, and you'll be holding your guts with both hands!

Alexis: Good god, what are you doing? You just cold cocked the mayor!

[Mayor Floyd groans]

Diane: The mayor?

Alexis: Garrett -

Diane: Oh, I'm so sorry.

Alexis: Are you ok?

Diane: I'm very sorry, I didn't realize that it was you.

[Mayor Floyd groans]

Diane: He didn't look like the mayor.

Alexis: Well, it looks just like him. All right, are -- just -- you know, can I get you anything?

Mayor Floyd: Uh -- uh -

Alexis: Just go in and sit down.

Mayor Floyd: When I got your message, I thought I'd come out here by myself. Uh -- what goes on here at the lake?

Diane: Why don't you just -- just sit down, let's get you a drink -- or at least some ice for your head.

Alexis: Take two. Here you go. Honey? Everything's fine, it's the mayor. You remember the mayor, don't you?

Mayor Floyd: Hi, sweetheart.

Diane: All right, now, let me take a look at what I did to you. Well, I didn't open you up.

[Kristina screams]

[Door opens]

Sonny: Good, you're here.

Kate: I think we should talk.

[Music plays]

Jason: Spinelli -- seen him yet?

Coleman: No, I haven't seen him, man.

Singer: Did you think you'd get away? Come back here, boy did you think you can have it all one? Uh-uh

Claudia: Are you interested in taking me on?

Singer: I'll make it louder I'll make it harder until you can't take it, oh, but I might take you down

>> On the next "General Hospital" -

Nikolas: I think I may have done something awful.
Alexis: Tell mommy what you saw.
Claudia: So what else are we playing for?
Sonny: What do you want?
Kate: You, Sonny. You still love me.


Edited 1 time by LiznJase Feb 13, 2008 11:00.