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?

Carly: Yeah.

[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.

[Phone rings]

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.

[Knock on door]

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.

[Phone rings]

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.