Lulu: You don't get to control my life just because you're having yet another fight with my father.

Tracy: I'm not trying to control your life. I'm trying to save it.

Edward: I will not have my house used as a gangster's hangout.

Tracy: Don't say it.

Lulu: Ok, I can always, uh, move out again.

Alan: Tell father he's practically pushing Lulu into Johnny's arms.

Edward: Look, dear, we don't want you to move out, but this family has lost far too much to organized crime. Look, Emily and then A.J. and little Michael -- but we don't want to lose you, too. Now you cannot be blamed for your actions because, frankly, Tracy is a dreadful role model.

Tracy: I'm not a dreadful role model.

Edward: You taught her how to drag a reprobate in from the street to this house.

Lulu: I make my own choices.

Tracy: Choose to dump him.

Lulu: Not a chance.

Johnny: Ok, actually, I need to get going, thank you.

Edward: Good-bye.

Tracy and Alice: Bye.

Lulu: I'm going to go with him.

Tracy: No, wait, no, don't -- stop her.

Lulu: You just want me here so that my dad will come back.

Edward: Oh, Luke will not come back until he runs out of money.

Johnny: Ok, look, I apologize for spending the night in your house without your knowledge or permission. I don't blame you for being upset. I respect the fact that you don't want me under your roof, but Lulu and I are both adults and we have every right to be together, and we will. If here is a problem, then somewhere else.

Lulu: Ooh, bye.

Edward: Well, congratulations, Tracy. You have managed to push Lulu even further into the arms of that thug.

Alan: Nice work.

Claudia: Hey, last night had nothing to do with Michael.

Nikolas: But you could how I might be suspicious though, right?

Claudia: Right, because I made you go riding last night, and then I worked out a side deal with your horse so that he would throw you?

Nikolas: What -

Claudia: It was all part of the master plan?

Nikolas: Did you or did you not kiss me because I'm the one who knows that you sent the gunman who ended up shooting Michael, hmm?

Claudia: I have used sex to get what I want. I have set men up before to protect myself, to manipulate, but last night may be the one time in my whole life I was just trying to be kind. And you want to turn it into me having some kind of ulterior motive.

Nikolas: Listen, listen, if I'm -- if I'm wrong, I apologize, ok? I'm a Cassadine. I tend to see the dark side right away.

Claudia: Fine. I'm a Zacchara. I am the dark side. But you know what, Nikolas? Not last night. And even though we both got all noble and pulled back, I think that you wanted to be with me, too.

Jax: I didn't give up on any of my marriages, ok?

Jerry: Oh, really? Let's take a quick glance back and correct me if I'm wrong. You were married to Miranda, Alexis, Skye, Courtney, and Carly. That's five marriages, five promises to stay together forever. That doesn't even include the invalidated marriage to Brenda, and both of us know that you were married Brenda in your heart, right?

Jax: Ok, what is your point?

Jerry: You made five, arguably six, lifelong commitments that you broke. I mean, of course, granted the marriage to Alexis was a marriage of convenience, but the pattern is clear. As soon as the marriage becomes hard and complicated, and god forbid, painful, you give up. You let go.

Jax: Yeah, you're right, Jerry. I -- I don't need your advice.

Jerry: Brother, marriage is not a corporate raid, little brother. You don't buy all the assets and just keep the good stuff and throw it away. Marriage is a lifelong investment. It's designed to hold steady when the market fluctuates. I mean, you know, by all appearances, you know, marriage isn't that fun and interesting. But if you make a commitment, see it through. You know, stay close, protect each other, provide shelter from the storm. If you don't want to do that with Carly, by all means, don't. But don't tell yourself you didn't make the choice.

Carly: I love Jax so much, and I want us to stay together so bad.

Bobbie: Well, then can you both agree to back off for awhile? Call a truce.

Carly: Things were rough before Michael got shot. They're a million times worse now.

Bobbie: Well, losing a child -- and Michael is all but lost -- is devastating. With B.J., Tony and I were having problem but losing B.J., it tore us apart.

Carly: I thought I tore you apart.

Bobbie: You didn't help, but you never could have gotten that close to Tony if our marriage had been solid.

Carly: What I did to you was horrible.

Bobbie: Oh, honey, no, I don't mean to bring up old pain for either one of us. I'm just saying that loss can either drive a couple apart, or it can bring you closer together.

Carly: Jax wants to be supportive on his term I'm allowed to grieve for Michael the way he wants me to, and, sure, I can rebuild my life according to his rules.

Bobbie: That doesn't sound like Jax.

Carly: He's all but told me to cut Jason out of my life.

Bobbie: Honey, a marriage takes tolerance.

Carly: But I've been leaning on Jason before Jax ever came into the picture. Jax needs to accept that.

Bobbie: Carly, you married Jax, not Jason. So if you want to save your marriage, you better focus on Jax, not Jason.

Maxie: Ms. Howard, Mr. Shepard. I'll get water for you both.

Kate: Thank you, Maxie. Have a seat, Todd.

Todd: Thank you.

Kate: So as you know, the launch for "Crimson" is fast approaching. And as our contract indicates, I want prime placement in all the newsstands, especially Manhattan, and central placement in all of the supermarkets.

Todd: That would be impossible, even for twice what you're paying me now.

Spinelli: How might I be of service to the charismatic doctor, for those of us who are slow to grasp the mysteries of the feminine heart must be prepared to earn our way?

Patrick: I'll give you everything you need to know to pick up any woman in this room.

Coleman: Well, come on. Give it up, Casanova.

Patrick: First, I need something from you.

Diane: The change of ownership has been filed with the commissions corporation. Your work permits should not be affected. However, you will need to renew your shipping license within the next two weeks, and the dockworkers may pose a problem because now they are under Jason's control, and they have contract negotiations looming in the next couple of weeks.

Sonny: Ok, let Jason deal with the strike, and you go ahead and deal with the paperwork.

Diane: Consider it done.

Sonny: Why do you have attitude?

[Diane sighs]

Sonny: I mean, you're making twice as much money. Why do you care if I go legit, Diane?

Diane: Yeah, Sonny, absolutely. I should simply be jumping for joy, right? I mean, Jason doesn't interfere with my personal life. Max and I are enjoying --

Sonny: Ok, I don't want to hear about Max. I just -- just answer the question.

Diane: Well, when you went legit, did you even bother for one second to think about the rest of us?

Sonny: Diane, life is about choices. I'm doing everything I can to make a better life for my children -

Diane: You have left people who have been loyal to you for years directly in the line of fire. And since you have done this so abruptly and so publicly, we are now even more vulnerable.

Sonny: I let Jason take over 'cause I knew he's the best guy to do it.

Diane: Come on, Sonny. You basically blackmailed Jason into taking over in exchange for you signing your sons over to Carly, something you should have done voluntarily, privately, and a hell of a lot sooner than you did.

Sonny: First of all, that's not true. Second of all, Diane, you just crossed the line.

Diane: Ok. All right. Well, let me just scamper back to the other side, because how you live your life and how you deal with your family is none of my business.

Johnny: My father checked in here last night. Anthony Zacchara.

Jax: I'll take care of this.

Johnny: We got a problem?

Jax: Yeah, we got a problem. I want your father out of my hotel.

Carly: That would be, um, my hotel, too.

Jax: Actually, I want you and your father out of my hotel, and I don't ever want you to come back.

Carly: Actually, the Zaccharas can stay here as long as they want.

Patrick: Try and find something you guys both like, whether it's tennis, baseball, snowboarding. Doesn't matter whatever it is.

Coleman: Pool.

Patrick: Pool's great, but be careful about getting too close. Let her win a few, but don't let her win all of them. If she beats you, you know, make sure it matters, 'cause it does.

Spinelli: Ok, for example, how many free levels of "Alien Space Monster Invasion Deluxe Edition" do I give her?

Patrick: I would skip the computer games. It can be distracting. Stick to real things in real time. And be prepared to swap a stock car race for an opera -

Spinelli: Ok, well, what about an opera about a stock car race?

Patrick: If you find it, yeah, go for it.

Spinelli: Um, I don't know, what do you think about a, uh, concert or a museum?

Patrick: That's perfect. Concert and museums are great.

Spinelli: Ok, and followed by a candlelit dinner for two? As advised by a lady of my casual acquaintance.

Patrick: I would skip the candlelight. She's going to think you're serious.

Spinelli: Well, what if I do actually dream of the day that the fair lady reciprocates my feelings and returns my affections with tenderness and great abandon?

Patrick: Spinelli, the idea is to be casual, have fun, but make a graceful exit. Nobody was better at that than me, until I met Robin.

Kelly: You still reading your fan mail?

Robin: This is so weird. Everyone's been so positive and so affirming.

Kelly: There will always be a few people who disagree.

Robin: Try a thousand.

Kelly: You had a thousand more hits on your blog?

Robin: Yeah. All within the last half hour, and they're all incredibly strange.

Kate: We agreed on the distribution deal weeks ago, Todd.

Todd: You knew there would be last minute details.

Kate: Oh, I see. You worked out a deal with Giselle at "Couture," didn't you? Aha. You're trying to starve out "Crimson" by refusing placement.

Todd: Why should I knock top-selling magazines out of the way for an untried product?

Kate: Because we have an agreement, Todd.

Todd: Here's how it works -- you pay me three times what's in the contract, you call it a transport fee, and you accept wherever I put you.

Kate: Or what?

Todd: Or I'll dump you on the back rack, behind the adult magazines. And my guess is that's not your demographic.

Sonny: How's it going, darling?

Todd: We're in the middle of a meeting. Come back later.

Sonny: No, I think I'm going to stick around 'cause I could probably learn something.

Todd: Is he serious?

Sonny: I'm Sonny Corinthos.

Spinelli: Um, in any code, the order of commands crucial, so if I did implement Dr. Drake's advice to attract a fair one, um, but unlike the devoted doctor, does not have the repressed urge to flee, might I then progress to the level of candlelit dinner in an orderly and logical progression?

Patrick: Yeah. I think.

Nikki: These flowers are beautiful.

Coleman: Hey, go for it. Go for it.

Spinelli: Courtesan? Lady of the night?

Coleman: No, no, no, no. Go.

Nikki: Why are they just sitting here?

Spinelli: Um, I -- I purchased them for a party who is, regrettably, unable to accept them due to office ambience. But should you desire them, please, they're yours.

Nikki: I can't take all these flowers.

Spinelli: Well, then maybe select the most beautiful few and wear one in your hair, for summer is upon us.

Nikki: Do you always hang out in bars being sweet and charming?

Spinelli: I would if I could be assured meeting a fair lady as sweet and charming as you.

Nikki: So tell me about yourself. I love how you talk.

Spinelli: You know, The Jackal would be far more interested in hearing about you, fair one.

Maxie: What's the emergency? And please don't tell me that you're in labor because I'm really busy and Mac's out of town. He'll freak out if he can't be in the waiting room, pacing back and forth, driving everyone nuts.

Robin: No, the baby is fine. I'm pissed.

Maxie: I'm sorry. Lulu took off today, and I can't run out of the office every time you can Patrick have, yet again, another fight.

Robin: If you get in trouble with Kate, I will talk to Sonny, and he will talk her down. This is something that only you can do, ok? So I need you to tell me who wrote that email?

Maxie: "The esteemed, albeit single-minded, mother-to-be shows an appalling lack of regard for the faithful father of her much-desired progeny and gives said father no credit for his true and abiding concern for her health and well-being. Nor does the rapidly-developing mother make the slightest effort to comprehend the levels of sacrifice a once vibrant and carefree bachelor has made to remain steadfast at her side." Oh. Why is Spinelli posting on your blog?

Robin: That's what I need you to find out.

Sonny: I didn't catch your name.

Todd: Todd Sheperd.

Sonny: Oh, well, you know what? Don't let me interrupt. I know that you said that you and Kate are in the middle of something important, so I'll just sit down right here. Just keep going, keep talking -- whatever you need to do.

Kate: Well, Todd and I are in the middle of negotiating "Crimson's" distribution deal. We're having some difficulty coming to an agreement on where the magazine should be placed and what vendors should carry it.

Sonny: Well, I'm sure, uh -- Todd?

Todd: Todd.

Sonny: I'm sure Todd will do whatever it takes to make you happy.

Jax: I don't want the Zaccharas' business interfering with ours.

Carly: We won't be in business long if you keep turning away customers.

Jax: I have the right to refuse service to anyone because it's my hotel.

Carly: It's our hotel, and we shouldn't make it a practice to turn down paying customers.

Johnny: There's obviously been some sort of miscommunication about your hotel's policy when it comes to my family.

Carly: No. Like I said, if you guys pay your bills, your family's welcome to stay here as long as you like.

Nikolas: It's just too soon for me to be -- to be with anyone, ok? And I was wrong to take it out on you. I was wrong to twist your kindness into something that it wasn't and I'm sorry.

Claudia: Apology accepted.

Nikolas: Thank you.

Claudia: Thank you.

Nikolas: You know, you're a better person than you realize -

Claudia: I'm actually not.

Nikolas: No?

Claudia: Mm-mmm. But thank you for saying that. That sounds nice coming out of your mouth. And I've got to tell you something. I'm always going to wonder what might have been. So for what might have been.

>> On the next "General Hospital" -

Patrick: A hundred bucks says he gets the girl.

Lulu: Get away from my brother.

Sonny: You've been wasting her time. Apologize to her.

Jason: Get your father under control, or you're going to lose a lot more than your house.


Edited 1 time by LiznJase Jun 3, 2008 09:57.