Spinelli: The Jackal's recuperative powers appear to be substandard, a far cry from the strong and manly impression he wishes to project.

Maxie: Oh, forget strong and manly, I like you just the way you are.

Spinelli: Dubious thanks for the backhanded compliment.

Maxie: Come on, Spinelli, you know what I mean. You're sick, you can't help that. And I don't want you pretending that you feel better when you obviously feel lousy. I'm just worried about you, that's all.

Patrick: Hey, I understand you've had some complications following the surgery.

Maxie: His fever's really high.

Spinelli: The Jackal's body does indeed radiate a most unpleasant heat.

Patrick: Yeah, 103 is high.

Nadine: It was 102 an hour ago.

Maxie: Do you think you could examine him? I think maybe matt hunter made a mistake during surgery.

Matt: Why did you take my patient's chart?

Patrick: I was called in for a second opinion.

Matt: Not by me.

Maxie: I called him in.

Matt: And that wasn't your place.

Maxie: I'm not just going to sit around while my friend's life is at risk.

Patrick: May I speak to you in the hall, please?

Matt: Yeah.

Patrick: Thank you.

Matt: What the hell do you think you're doing?

Patrick: Damage control.

Matt: Well, thank you for the condescension, but I can care for my own patients.

Patrick: I know the surgery was too complex for you to handle.

Matt: There was no one here to do it and his spleen needed to come out or he was going to have serious problems.

Patrick: In case you missed it, his fever is 103.

Matt: Yeah, and we're dealing with it.

Patrick: How?

Matt: I ordered a new antibiotic. The one I prescribed obviously was counterfeit. I'm having it tested because no one else did.

Patrick: Surprise, surprise. Blaming your incompetence on bad meds.

Johnny: How much have you told Ric?

Claudia: He knows you killed Logan.

Johnny: Claudia --

Claudia: Hey, I didn't tell him. Daddy told him. What do you think?

Johnny: I do not want Ric knowing a thing.

Claudia: He's brilliant lawyer, Johnny. Brilliant. And he's going to focus all of his time and all of his attention on getting you released. You need to trust him.

Johnny: I thought you despised Ric. Now all of a sudden, you have a new found faith in him? Claudia: Let's just say we had a meeting of the minds.

Ric: We're not interested in any deal. I'm going for an outright acquittal.

Alexis: Now, you see, that's your ego speaking. You got to check out the facts.

Ric: The only fact I'm seeing is that you don't want to face me in court.

Alexis: That's it, you got me. Why waste the taxpayers' money?

Ric: Yeah, you're right. After all, it's just a man's freedom that's at stake, right?

Alexis: Voluntary manslaughter, three years.

Ric: Anthony zacchara has far too many enemies. His son goes into prison, he's not going to last a week. No deal.

Mac: As far as I'm concerned, no man is good enough for Robin. Certainly not Patrick. But if they want to get married, who am I to stop them?

Anna: She does want to marry him. She does. She just needs a little shove.

Mac: Well, fine, go ahead. Shove away. I'm staying out of it.

Anna: No. You can get through to her.

Mac: Annie, you're her mother. Robin loves you.

Anna: Yeah, I know. But, honestly, all the people that she's ever loved have either died or disappeared. Robert and me. But you have always been here for her. You helped raise her, you supported her. Honestly, you're the only one that can give her the courage to believe in her future.

[Robin sighs]

Robin: Today is one of those days where work is my refuge.

Elizabeth: You look stressed out.

Robin: Really? What gave me away, the twitch in my eye?

Elizabeth: Come on, sit down, breathe. Baby scorpio-drake needs a calm mother.

Robin: Could you pass that tidbit on to Patrick, please? Because nothing stresses me out more than having to tell him over and over again that I will not marry him.

Elizabeth: And why is that, exactly?

Robin: Oh, come on, really? You, too? I mean, I thought that you would understand. You have a great relationship with the father of your children that you're not married to.

Elizabeth: But we were married. It just didn't work out.

Robin: Well, it wouldn't work out with me and Patrick either.

Elizabeth: How do you really know?

Robin: I know because marriage isn't something you just try out. It's not like a new kitchen appliance that you take back because you decide you don't like it. It's something you have to be certain of from the beginning, that it's for keeps. And even then it doesn't work out. So, if you're not totally committed from the very beginning, it is a disaster waiting to happen.

Elizabeth: You and Patrick love each other, right?

Robin: Yes, of course we do. We've already been through this.

Elizabeth: Robin, it's your choice. And obviously you and Patrick are in it for the long haul. So, if you -- God, if you are blessed enough to have a chance to make a commitment, a lifetime commitment to the man you love, my advice is to grab it and never let go.

Carly: Thank you so much for believing me.

Jax: You know, it was difficult for me to believe that Kate would jeopardize the magazine by not telling me about an important meeting. You, on the other hand, said clarice never called you, so --

Carly: I gave you reason to doubt me.

Jax: Yeah, but when you defended yourself, you were so sincere, and it got me thinking. Believe me, I was very relieved when I got proof that kate lied, not you.

Carly: I love you so much.

Jax: You know, Kate was merely the catalyst for our separation, Carly. We still have a lot of things --

Carly: I don't care about the rest -- no, no, I'm just so happy that you -- you know i didn't lie.

Jax: I'm sorry I put you through all that.

Carly: I don't care.

[Knock at door]

Carly: Better not be her.

Jerry: Hello, brother. Carly.

Jax: Hey, come in.

Jerry: Very glad you're both here. We need to discuss Andrei Karpov.

Kelly: I saw Robin coming in. She looked pretty stressed out.

Elizabeth: She is.

Lainey: Is she all right?

Elizabeth: She's fine, better than she realizes.

Epiphany: Don't tell me she and Drake Jr. Are arguing again.

Elizabeth: They're doing fine. That's the problem.

Kelly: Shh. [Whispering] Here she comes.

Robin: What's going on?

Kelly: Hmm? What do you mean?

Robin: What do you mean? You're all acting weird, so if this is about the proposal --

Patrick: No, no. Actually, it's about Dr. Hunter. He botched Spinelli's surgery and he's in trouble. I'm taking over the case.

Robin: Oh, uh, what are his symptoms?

Patrick: His fever is spiking, B.P. Is dropping, slight nausea. Can you take a look at this? I'll be back in 10.

Robin: Sure.

Robin: Ok, you're doing it again.

Epiphany: We were just noticing what a cute little couple you and Drake Jr. make.

Robin: You can't be serious.

Lainey: My clinical diagnosis is love and devotion.

Kelly: Robin, you're not fooling anyone. You're crazy about patrick and you want to marry him. So marry him.

Lucky: Jerry jacks is a dangerous person. He's not somebody you should try to scam.

Sam: I didn't pick him for the fun of it. Ever since I've been piloting shipments for karpov, jerry jacks has been there and it's not a coincidence.

Lucky: Ok, then I'll inform the pcpd and let them investigate.

Sam: They don't have the inside track, Lucky. I do.

Lucky: Sam, jerry jacks was Mr. Craig. He held you hostage at the metro court and you barely escaped. This is not somebody you want to try to play games with.

Sam: Ok, fine, what if Jerry and Karpov are the head of this counterfeit drug ring? It all fits together. Jerry is the key.

Carly: Jax already warned me about Andrei Karpov. I'm going to stay away from the man.

Jerry: Well, you've been known to say one thing to Jax and do something entirely different.

Carly: Ok, look, you told Jax that the man's a psycho. I don't know how you got your information, but I'm going to trust you and take your word for it. I'm out of it, ok?

Jerry: Good, because the man is especially brutal to women.

Carly: I got it.

Jerry: You see, my brother loves you very much. I'd be sorry to see anything happen to you. Bye, brother.

Jax: Thanks.

Jax: You know Jerry's fearless, right? And it concerns me to see him worry this much.

Carly: I told you that I was going to stay away from Andrei Karpov. I'm not lying. I'm telling you the truth.

Jax: Ok, ok, I believe you. I believe you. There.

Carly: Do you know what we're becoming?

Jax: What?

Carly: A textbook case of a happy, healthy marriage. J

ax: No, I think that might be pushing it a bit.

Carly: No, no, no. Because we love each other, we have great sex, and now we can really communicate.

Jax: Something we haven't always done in the past.

Carly: I'm not talking about the past. I'm talking about right now.

Jax: We still have --

Carly: No, we're honest with --

Jax: Some issues, ok?

Carly: It doesn't matter. It doesn't, because now we're honest with each other.

Jax: Ok. No more lies or secrets.

Carly: No.

Kate: Sonny?

Sonny: Yeah?

Kate: We need to talk -- about Carly.

Sonny: What did she do now?

Kate: Well, in point of fact, it's something that I did. Carly tried to get Claudia Zacchara to buy out Jax's portion of "Crimson," and I retaliated by making it look as if she had lied to Jax.

Sonny: You framed Carly?

Kate: Yeah.

Sonny: That's not right. You shouldn't have done that.

Kate: It's the least of what she deserves.

Sonny: Carly is like a bull in front of a red flag. You know that. Why do what she does and cross her? She's gong to want payback for the rest of our lives. Do you want that?

Kate: No -- well, she got her payback. She got it in spades. Jax uncovered the truth, he gave me a dressing down in front of carly. He threatened to have me fired from "Crimson" if I ever lied to him again. And Carly was loving every minute of it.

Sonny: Carly was right there the whole time? Ok, well, it's over.

Kate: It's over?

Sonny: Yeah.

Kate: Are you kidding me? She's going to look for the next opportunity to set me up.

Sonny: I don't think she's going to do -- just -- you've got to let that go.

Kate: Sonny, she is a vindictive child. She will not rest until I'm fired from "Crimson."

Sonny: So -- but right now she thinks she's got the advantage, right? Why manipulate jax so she can sit back and wait for you to make another mistake?

Kate: I really, really loathe how well you understand her.

Sonny: I'm just making an observation. The best thing for you to do right now is you let it go.

Kate: I disagree. I think I need to do damage control with Jax. And I think our wedding is the perfect opportunity. I run a landscaping company.

Patrick: These antibiotics would be effective in cases like Spinelli's, right?

Robin: Yes, they tend to work quickly, but it varies depending on the case.

Patrick: Ok, well, I think we should try them. I think we should test them first, though.

Robin: Yeah, to see if they're counterfeit.

Patrick: Yeah.

Epiphany: I'll take care of it, doctors.

Robin: Thank you.

Patrick: See, we work well together.

Robin: Don't start.

Patrick: It's a simple observation.

Lainey: This is classic avoidance.

Robin: No free therapy, thank you.

Kelly: It doesn't take a therapist to see that you two are in love and belong together.

Robin: Aren't you two my girlfriends? You are not supposed to gang up on me.

Kelly: Oh, we can if it's for a good cause.

Lainey: For example, your future happiness.

Robin: Liz, don't even think about chiming in.

Elizabeth: I already said my piece.

Patrick: And I take it she's on my side?

Robin: No, because there's no sides in a marriage proposal.

Kelly: If you say yes, you get to keep that fabulous ring he offered you.

Elizabeth: We could have a combo baby-bridal shower.

Lainey: Why not look past your fear and go for what you want?

Robin: Yes, finally, Uncle Mac. Someone to side with me. Would you please tell all these people what a disaster it would be for Patrick and I to get married?

Robin: Well?

Mac: Well, I don't know. I'm not so sure about that.

Claudia: Promise me that you are going to cooperate with Ric, please.

Johnny: As long as he swears that he'll block any attempt by the D.A. to put Lulu on the stand.

Claudia: I'll see what I do, ok?

Alexis: You owe your client due diligence. You need to go in there and offer him a deal.

Claudia: What offer? What -- what deal?

Alexis: Never mind. I'm not -- I'm absolutely serious.

Ric: It's off.

Scott: The deal is off the table because you're out and I'm in.

Ric: What? You're -- that's insane. You're the father of the deceased.

Scott: Tell it to the judge, Ric. Trial starts on Monday. I'll have a conviction by the end of the week.

Carly: When did you start believing me about Kate?

Jax: On my business trip. Once I had a little distance, i realized that the lie you supposedly told didn't really make sense. You didn't gain anything. Once I realized it was a setup, it was just a matter of proving it.

Carly: I'm so glad you believe me.

Jax: You know, I hate to spoil the mood right now, but I think we should make an appearance at Sonny and Kate's wedding just to let everybody know that everything's ok with Crimson management.

Carly: You know what? I wouldn't miss Sonny and Kate's wedding for anything in the world.

Jax: Really? I thought you'd put up a fight.

Carly: No, I can't wait to see the two of them get married. They deserve each other.

Jax: Then you're not upset that your ex-husband is marrying such an incredible woman who you look up to so much, who you strive to be like --

Carly: That's really funny.

Jax: Yeah?

Carly: No, because I'll be sitting next to you, knowing that kate is signed on for a life of misery, and I -- I get the happily ever after.

Jax: Yes, you do.

Sonny: What does our wedding have to do with framing Carly?

Kate: Well, jax and I agreed to put on a good face for the magazine, which means Jax and Carly will be invited to the wedding.

Sonny: That's a bad idea.

Kate: Oh, no, I think it's a great idea. Carly is insanely possessive of you. She won't be able to stop herself from acting out and Jax will finally see the truth about her.

Sonny: Our wedding is not supposed to be about manipulation and games. It's supposed to be about us.

Kate: And it will be about us.

Sonny: It will be, right.

Kate: It will. I will be a lot happier knowing that my career has no threat, and the truth is, I would like to see carly's face when we say our vows.

Sonny: It doesn't work for me. I don't want carly anywhere near the wedding.

Kate: Oh, Sonny.

Sonny: Because it's just going to build -- she'll find a way to blow everything apart.

Kate: How could she possibly blow everything apart? What could she possibly do?