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doctor who believes that michael stands a chance.

Robin: Ok, well, as i explained,we'll be moving michael to another room and you and jax can investigate long term care --

carly: Any long term care michael's going to get is the care that i give him when he wakes up and he comes home with me.

Jason: You see, i'm working on something that dr. Devlin might be involved.

Sam: The only thing you could be working on right now is who shot shot michael and i do not think that ian had anything to do with it.

Johnny: You're as sane as i am. And you want to know how i can tell? When you threaten to kill your own daughter, i believe you. That's the father we all know and love and that's exactly why you're not getting out of here.

Sonny: Well, i mean, you know, you've been after me ever since we met, so here's your chance.

Claudia: You know, it's not that i expect roses from you, but i'm so over being insulted and treated like a whore.

Sonny: I'm sorry, i thought that's the way you like it.

Claudia: Well, you're a whack job and i don't want anything to do with you.

Sonny: Well, you do if it has anything to do with helping your brother.

Claudia: You know what? You leave my brother out of this.

Sonny: Well, that's too late. What is your little brother worth to you and how far are you willing to go?

anthony: I am so forlorn, truly. I'm in the depths of despair.

Johnny: Oh, i'm sure there's something they can give you for that here.

Anthony: And it's not because you turned against me. I always said you were too impressionable, especially where your sister is concerned. It's because your instincts are atrocious. And that begs the question whose kid are you anyway? I mean, you seem incapable of reading the situation and adapting.

Johnny: What situation?

Anthony: Reality, john -- the world as it is, not as we want it to be.

Johnny: [Laughs] that's great, all of this from a paranoid schizophrenic.

Anthony: A recovering paranoid schizophrenic. You listen to me. I am no longer in prison. I am no longer confused. I am on my way to being a free man. And the sooner you can adjust to and accept and embrace that fact, the greater the chance that you'll survive.

Johnny: Oh, so you're threatening me now?

Anthony: You're my son. What do you take me for?

Ric: You are in violation of a court order. Give me one good reason why i shouldn't have you arrested where you stand.

Claudia: How would going out with you help out john?

Sonny: Well, my son was shot by an unknown assailant. I was the intended target. You probably know that, right?

Claudia: It's in all the papers. I'm sorry, john told you we had nothing to do with it.

Sonny: Yeah, well, you can say that till hell freezes over, but the thing is, see, i need proof. So i was thinking we go out in public, right? And then people can see that two families don't -- don't have bad blood.

Claudia: I get it. So if john's the one who hired the hit man, he wouldn't risk shooting me. And if someone else is trying to kill you, i make an excellent human shield. It's a win-win for you.

Sonny: Go visit my son in the hospital and tell me what i win.

Claudia: Do you even care if someone shoots at you again?

Sonny: You know what? There's a -- there's a place called il dolce downtown. Plenty of people can see us there, so if you want to just go ahead and meet me there --

claudia: You want to risk your life, sonny? Be my guest. But if you're looking for a human shield, stick with your girlfriend -- not that she would provide you with much protection.

Jax: Hey.

Carly: Hey. How soon can you get the new doctors here?

Jax: I talked to two specialists. They're going to be here tomorrow. One's from berlin and the other one is from geneva.

Carly: Great, ok.

Jax: Ok.

Carly: Can you talk to patrick and robin about it? I don't want to deal with that. I just want to stay with michael.

Jax: Sure.

Robin: I'm sorry, jax, but no matter who you call, they're going to tell you the same thing.

Jax: I expect that to be true.

Patrick: Don't let them take advantage of carly's grief or your bank account.

Jax: I have to let carly exhaust all of her options.

Robin: Right, she has every right to do that. The only other option she has is to accept that this is all that is left of her son.

Jax: Hey, as good as you are, both of you, can you be absolutely certain that it's hopeless?

Robin: Jax, i wish i was wrong about this, but i'm not. We're not.

Jax: You know, one of the reasons i fell in love with carly was when i saw how hard she fights for people she cares about. Now i don't know how to make her stop.

Jason: You see, the problem is dr. Devlin's car was spotted in the area around the time michael got shot.

Sam: Gosh, i don't know what tell you. All i know is that he was a really good surgeon and --

jason: And what?

Sam: I don't know. I don't know --

jason: What?

Sam: I would hardly call this a crime, but he made me really uncomfortable.

Jason: What did he do?

Sam: He came on to me really strong. I mean, not just -- it was bad.

Jason: Did you -- did you encourage him?

Sam: No, i did not encourage him. I was polite, nothing more. That is it. He would flirt with me until it was borderline inappropriate and then -- and then turn around and -- and completely blow me off. It was weird. It was really weird. Now, at first i thought that that was his game. Now -- now after this, and hearing everything, i wonder if he does have something to hide.

[Phone rings]

jason: Yes, spinelli.

Spinelli: Stone cold, the jackal is in dire need of assistance.

Jason: Where are you?

Spinelli: In the closet.

Jason: Who -- whose closet?

Spinelli: Dastardly dr. Devlin's -- room six at the motel at meadow and lake. Maxie is trying to extract herself from his smarmy advances.

Jason: On my way.

Maxie: Wow, this is really embarrassing. You obviously misunderstood why i'm here.

Ian: Hey, you said that i'm a sexy guy and i'm perfect for whatever you have planned.

Maxie: It's not like that at all.

Ian: I come in here to my room, and i find you waiting for me. If you're not here to do anything --

maxie: I am kate howard's assistant. You know, kate howard -- editor, fashionista extraordinaire.

Ian: Maxie, that still doesn't explain your breaking and entering.

Maxie: No. What, me? Break -- let me explain. You've heard about kate's new magazine "crimson," right? Everyone's talking about it.

Ian: I didn't get the memo.

Maxie: Ok, well, in our second issue, we're featuring a spot on real life hotties. You know, guys that women just can't resist. I'm kind of following up on hot doctors and i told kate about you. She thought maybe we could get you to do a photo layout or an interview.

Ian: Wow, no kidding.

Maxie: No kidding, congratulations.

Ian: Hmm, well, you know, i might be interested if i believed a single word coming out of your lying mouth.

Maxie: I probably should have called first. Why don't i just leave you my office number --

ian: What's your hurry?

Maxie: I feel like it was inappropriate for me to just show up. Blame it on my out-of-control ambition. I'm just trying to impress my boss -- who's a total pain in the ass, by the way. I don't mean that.

Kate howard's great. She's just super tough, and i want her to see how motivated i am.

Ian: Maxie, you old enough to drink?

Maxie: No -- i mean, yes, i am, but i don't want to have a drink with you. Why don't we make a deal?

Ian: What kind of deal?

Maxie: Well, you mentioned earlier about calling an escort service and i'd be happy not to tell my father, the police commissioner, that you're patronizing hookers, which is a felony. And, you know, we could forget the photo layout and interview. No harm, no foul.

Ian: No problem. But first, i want you to tell me why you're really here.

[Knock on door]

maxie: Hello, come in.

Ian: What the hell do you want?

Maxie: Oh, good, you made it. Thank you for coming, jason. Unfortunately, i think the whole concept is DOA.

Jason: What are you talking about?

Maxie: Well, it's supposed to be on the two theories of hot guys, you know, sexy, brooding, inarticulate versus sophisticated, urbane, smooth. No judgment. I'm not saying one is better than the other, but it would've given women a real chance to have some insight on the two different types. Since dr. Devlin clearly is not willing to participate, i think that we should just leave.

Ian: Hey, i will find out why you're here. And the next time you have questions for me, morgan, ask them yourself instead of sending this airhead.

Jason: Where's spinelli?

Maxie: In the closet.

Ric: You know, the court order was very clear. Anthony is not to have any contact with either of his children until after the hearing.

Anthony: Down, boy. My son is always welcome. He brightens my day.

Ric: Anthony, john is trying to take advantage --

anthony: Richard, don't get me wrong. I think the work you're doing is great. I'm very pleased with it. I'm looking forward to being released and returning to my normal life, but never come between me and my children.

Johnny: What the hell is he doing here?

Logan: Hey, john boy, how's tricks?

Ric: Logan's your father's new bodyguard.

Johnny: No, he's not.

Anthony: I have bodyguards, richard.

Ric: Really? Ones that you can trust?

Anthony: Why should i trust him?

Johnny: You can't.

Ric: Logan's perfect for you,anthony. He's an iraqi war veteran with special training. He was also a medic, which means he can tend to your physical needs as well as your safety. Logan will protect you, anthony, if anyone tries to hurt you.

Johnny: He's not coming anywhere near you.

Ric: Come on, john. You want the job? It's yours. You need to be tied to your father day and night, though. You got to lift him in and out of the bed, get him in the chair, feed him, shower him. He has physical therapy twice a day, as well as somewhat personal aspects of caretaking that i'm sure only a son can tend to.

Anthony: Then it's settled. Richard thought of everything. His father used to be like that until he started making idiotic mistakes. Come visit us anytime, john, m and my bodyguard, mr. Logan. And don't forget, you give my best to your sister.

Claudia: You are so out of touch with your own reality, it's frightening.

Sonny: Believe me, i've -- i've never been more real.

Claudia: You can rationalize it all you want. I know why you're really here. You just had the most awful kind of reminder of how short life is and now you're faced with a choice. How do you want to live -- sex with me or cuddling with the little ice queen of a girlfriend you've got. You really have to think twice about that?

Sonny: You couldn't be more wrong.

Claudia: Come on, sonny. You want me in a powerful way, and it scares you. Who i am, how i make you feel scares you so much, you'd rather make up excuses and blame me for everything than just accept it.

Sonny: What delusional world do you live in?

Claudia: Whatever. You want me so bad. I know you do, but you know what? I'm done with you. So crawl back into bed with kate and fake it.

Sonny: I want justice for my son. And if i find proof that you or your little brother had anything to do with it, God help you.

Jax: I'm going to wait until the specialists i've spoken to arrive, let them examine michael. And if they can help him, i'll move heaven and earth for him.

Robin: Good, just -- just be careful. There are a lot of doctors out there that will want to take advantage of you --

jax: I'm not naive, robin. I've checked these guys out thoroughly.

Robin: Ok. Let me know if there's anything i can do to help.

Jax: If they reach the same conclusion as you, what kind of long-term help will michael need?

Robin: It would be a permanent facility like shadybrook, somewhere where he'd get ongoing care to sustain him.

Jax: Right. We couldn't -- we couldn't do i it at home?

Patrick: Michael's needs would be better met at a specialized facility. He'll eat through a feeding tube. He'd be turned over often, massaged, physical therapy if you want to prevent atrophy.

Jax: Well, i'm sure carly will probably want to do that herself.

Patrick: It's a full-time job for two at least.

Robin: Yeah, if carly tries to take care of michael by herself, she'll have nothing left to give morgan or you. It's close. The family can see michael whenever they want to and he will be well cared for.

Patrick: It's worth taking a look at shadybrook. I can tell you who to talk to over there --

jax: No, no, she's not ready for that yet.

Patrick: Ok.

Robin: There's no reason to keep michael here for longer than a week. He's breathing on his own. His organs are functioning.

Jax: Ok, i'll broach it with carly. Thanks, both of you.

[Robin sighs]

patrick: You ok?

Robin: I was the first person to hold that little boy when jason brought him home from the hospital. I mean, i sang to him. I changed his diaper.I gave him his bottle. Condemning him to a bed for the rest of his life, it's just -- it's a nightmare. I mean, on top of all of that, i'm terrified.

alexis: Hi.

Diane: Hi.

Alexis: Ok, so why did you want to meet me here? I have an office, you know.

Diane: I did not ask you here on any legal pretext. When sonny does arrive, i need you to convince him that the professional meltdown you suffered after you slept with him is specific only to you and not to all female attorneys.

Alexis: What? You want me to what?

Diane: Apparently you had some sort of meltdown after you and sonny spent your one night together.

Alexis: He told you that? I did not freak out after i had a one-night stand with him. I freaked out before i had the one-night stand with him because i was so freaked out that i even wanted to.

Diane: Either way, i refuse to pay the price for your bad judgment.

Alexis: Why were you two even talking about me? You know, that makes me very uncomfortable.

Diane: The emotional collapse that you suffered has sonny now convinced that my association with max will have exactly the same results.

Alexis: He's so full of it. He's so full of himself. God! I'm so pissed at him. I am far more stable than you.

Diane: That's exactly what i told sonny. Wait a minute, what?

Alexis: I am. I thought that you just slept with max once. Is this some sort of an ongoing affair?

Diane: What are we, 12? Is this a slumber party? I don't kiss and tell.

Alexis: Yes, you do. You do it all the time. You know what? You're the one that brought this up. It's too much information. Tell sonny to mind his own business.

Diane: Sonny has forbidden max to be with me. And max is so unshakably loyal that he agreed.

Alexis: What a sport. Trust me, you're better off.

Diane: Not by a long shot! I want to be with max, and i deserve to be with somebody who is so -- so lovely and manly. So trust me, girlfriend, it is now on you. It is up to you to convince sonny to come to his senses.