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May 8, 2008 04:43
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Nikolas: What are you doing?
Nadine: Wondering why you have a diamond ring in your hand.
Jerry: Oh, dear, dear, dear. You're really, really disappointing me, darling. Here you are, accusing me again of conspiracy.
Alexis: What is your association with devlin? Did you have anything to do with that botched hit on sonny that resulted in michael's injury?
Jerry: Would it be easier for you if i said yes?
Claudia: How many times do i have to tell you, jason, i didn't have anything to do with michael's shooting, and neither did my brother.
Jason: You say -- you say a lot of things. You said anthony was the one who ordered the shooter to sonny's warehouse. You want -- you want me to believe you?
Claudia: Yeah.
Jason: I want to believe you. Give me the proof.
Morgan: Michael, wake up. Wake up, michael.
Carly: Hey, baby. Hey, baby, you need to stop doing that, ok?
Morgan: But michael won't wake up.
Carly: I know. He can't. I told you that he won't wake up right now.
Sonny: Hey, come here. Come here. How you doing? Listen to me, ok. Your brother's been very badly hurt, ok?
Sonny: We're all very sad about that, ok. Hey, now, i just got to tell you something, ok? There's nothing we can do to wake him up. He's not going to wake up.
Nikolas: So did you say something about a ring?
Nadine: The one in your hand. You just woke up from surgery, and visitors haven't been allowed in yet, so where'd it come from?
Nikolas: It's emily's.
Nadine: Pretty romantic for you to take emily's ring with you into a complicated brain surgery. And it must be magic. Otherwise, why wouldn't the nurses have noticed it during pre-op, or that would account for you not losing it somewhere along the way.
Nikolas: She must have wanted me to have it.
Nadine: Well, as a good luck piece, it definitely worked. Dr. Drake said the surgery was a success.
Jerry: I mean, let's face it, alexis. As long as you make me out to be a monster, you can justify denying the fact that you're very attracted --
Alexis: Are you incapable of answering one simple question?
Jerry: I'll come clean if you will. I mean, i'll even go first. I do not know dr. Devlin. I may have bumped into him on some rare occasion but within port charles city limits. I've seen him at the hospital. I've seen him having dinner at the metro court, and the only reason i saw -- i stopped him the other night at the pier was because i knew he was treating nikolas.
Alexis: And what would prompt this sudden uncharacteristically warm concern for my nephew after everything you did to him?
Jerry: Well, i was a different man then, but i've changed because of jax and because of you, and the reason i was concerned about nikolas is because he's so dear to you and then because what i did to him built this wall between us, a wall i've been trying my -- my damnedest to break down, which is -- which is an exercise in futility, because every time there's one iota of -- of progress between us, you're busy building up that wall again, because you're so stubborn.
Alexis: And you're a liar.
Jason: You want me to kill your father?
Jason: I'll do it if he's responsible for michael's shooting. This is your last chance to convince me.
Claudia: I don't have actual physical proof that you can hold in your hand. What i do have is a little voice inside my head that tells me all i need to know. It is dead on when it comes to my father. Anthony zacchara eliminates risks before they become a problem. It stands to reason, since he knew he was about to be released from prison, that he would clean his house and go after sonny.
Jason: It's still a speculation.
Claudia: It's what i got.
Jason: It's what you -- it's what you've got. It's no proof, claudia. Either you don't have it, or you do, or you're covering something.
Sonny: How's morgan?
Carly: How do you think he is? He's scared, sonny, and he's confused. What the hell were you thinking? How could you be so insensitive?
Sonny: I just told morgan the truth.
Carly: He's a little boy.
Sonny: Who -- who was trying to wake up his brother, and he can't do it, because -- and we both know that --
Carly: I know no such thing Now stop it. I don't know that.
Sonny: Ok, carly, you're an adult. If you want to live in denial, that's your choice, but to bring michael, in his condition, into this house, and forcing morgan to see him that way, he's too young. You shouldn't have done it, but you did it. The least morgan deserves is a realistic understanding of what's put in front of him.
Carly: Ok. I walked morgan into michael's room when he got home, and i sat there and i explained everything to morgan about how michael can't wake up right now, and his body's just trying to heal, and i thought he understood, ok?
Sonny: How can he if we can't? It makes no sense to him that his -- his brother's lying there. He can breathe, but he can't open his eyes. He can't smile. It's too difficult. If we could wrap our brains around it, we'd be able to handle it a lot better. I wouldn't have to be living in my own guilt, and you wouldn't have to be living in a fantasy that's not going to happen.
Carly: Stop saying that, because i don't think it's a fantasy, sonny. This is not denial. This is love. I love that little boy, and i'm not going to give up on him, and it's a damn shame that his father can't say the same.
Nikolas: So is my prognosis, really that good, or are you spinning to make yourself right, since you were the one insisted i have the surgery all along?
Nadine: Well, i will let dr. Drake fill you in on all the details, but the surgery went great. And talk about right on time -- he said if you wait even another -- as usual, i'm talking too much. I'll let him fill you in on the details.
Nikolas: Maybe i want to hear it from you.
Nadine: Hey, you know what? Do you maybe want to wear a wrist ducky while you're here? Or i guess a wrist gargoyle would be more appropriate.
Nikolas: What is it you're not telling me?
Nadine: You're not going to let this go, are you?
Nikolas: No.
Nadine: Ok, what i was going to say, like an idiot, was that if you'd waited even one more week to have the surgery, you would've died.
Nikolas: Well, then i guess i owe you my life.
Nadine: What, does that make me responsible for you or something?
Nikolas: No. No, that would be a lousy way to show my gratitude.
Nadine: I don't know. Maybe i could handle it.
Nikolas: I'm sure you -- you could, knowing you. You are a very tenacious woman.
Nadine: Thanks. Can i get you anything else?
Nikolas: No, thank you. I'm ok.
Nadine: Ok, i'll let you rest.
Nikolas: Thanks.
Nadine: I know you're really going to miss emily, but please don't question what you did. You made the right choice.
Accountant: In summary, elq will have no problem holding steady until the economy comes back. Mrs. Spencer?
Tracy: What? Oh, never mind. You can go.
Accountant: But i thought that --
Tracy: I do not pay you to anticipate my responses. I pay you to crunch numbers. You did. You can go, sir. Have a nice day. Can i have a vodka rocks, lemon twist?
Luke: Make that four.
Tracy: What do you want?
Luke: I want to spend some private time with my wife. Do you think we could get edward and alice to take a weekender?
Tracy: That's disgusting.
Luke: It is a pretty freaky visual, isn't it? Which one do you see on top?
Tracy: Oh, will you stop. And while you're at it, go away.
Luke: Come with me.
Tracy: Go to hell.
Luke: Stop making what i live hell. I want to come home.
Tracy: I like you living at the haunted star, and who knows? With any luck, anna devane might show up for some more alcohol acrobatics, and she'll help you forget the hell that is me.
Luke: Oh, God, are you still on that? That was just harmless fun.
Tracy: Not to me. Luke, i'm exhausted from the constant fighting and from stepping around your compulsive infidelities at every turn.
Luke: Tracy, i can't even remember the last time i cheated on you. Don't you get it? I happen to be in love with my wife.
Alexis: Under any name, you've always been very charming. But i know that's just a mask that you use to cover up for who you really are, whoever that is. I know that.
Jerry: I mean, how could you build your life around the concept of justice and not allow me room to change?
Alexis: Some people just can't be rehabilitated.
Jerry: I don't know. When i took nikolas hostage, i was in a very, very dark, very desolate place. I -- i thought i'd lost the one relationship that had any meaning to me. I never expected to see my brother again, you know. Thankfully, i was wrong. Jax found it in his heart to forgive me, and that changed everything. And i realized then that -- how important the connection with my brother was to me, and why else would i be in this Godforsaken town? Because of jax. And at times, because -- because of you, too, because of the hope i have that i could add one more good thing to my life. I'll never be the good brother no. But i'm a much better man than i was a year ago, and i'll prove it to you. And last night our dinner was interrupted. So can we try again?
Alexis: I'm busy.
Jerry: Come on, a couple of hours, please.
Alexis: Fine.
Jerry: Same time, same place? Ok, i look forward to it.
Mac: Alexis?
Alexis: Hey, whatever it is, can it wait? Nikolas had surgery today. I want to check on him.
Mac: Sure. While you're gone, do you want me to assign someone to investigate jerry jacks?
Alexis: He knows something about devlin, and i'm going to find out what it is, one way or the other.
Sonny: I don't want to hurt you more than you've already been hurt, carly.
Carly: Skip the qualifiers, sonny. They're meaningless. You're going to do what you want anyway. You always do.
Sonny: I don't think this is about what anybody wants. You think i want to see my son in that bed, a prisoner in his own body? You think i want to see you looking at me with hatred in your eyes, my youngest son terrified and scared because the brother that he worships can't wake up and the mother that he trusts lied to him?
Carly: I have never lied to either one of my boys.
Sonny: But the thing is, every time that you tell morgan that michael's going to be all right, that's a lie. And then to bring him in this house in his condition so morgan can see him just wasting away -- it's not fair. It's too much pain for a little boy to endure. He's five years old, carly. He doesn't understand. He doesn't get it. It doesn't make sense to him.
Sonny: Ok, listen to me. I got -- i -- i don't want to do this, but if -- if you don't agree to send michael to the facility that jax found, then i'll file a petition for an emergency guardianship of michael. I'll tell the judge what happened here with morgan today, and i'll also, you know, tell him that you have an unrealistic viewpoint of the situation, and it could harm the boys. I don't want to do it, but i will do it.
Carly: Oh, do it! Because i have a few things that i could tell the judge myself, like why michael is up there in a coma. You want to fight dirty? Bring it on. You're not taking my kid away from me, sonny.
Sonny: All right, listen to me. When you go upstairs, try -- just try not to rationalize, not -- forget about your guilt and the hope that you have and just look at that little boy in that bed, and you will know he's already gone.
Tracy: I am so not in the mood for one of your pathetic attempts at greeting card romance. On you, it sounds like a bad comedy sketch.
Luke: I think i understand this conversational glitch we're having here. You can't hear my sincerity because of the green-eyed monster screaming in your ear. It isn't that you don't want me back in your bed. It's that you're too jealous to admit it.
Tracy: Of anna devane? Don't make me laugh.
Luke: You can't do shots hanging from a trapeze, and somehow you think that's what i want in a woman?
Tracy: If i wanted to, i could down a bottle standing on my head. It's just that i choose not to make an ass of myself, and i also choose not to compete for your attention with lethal mobsters and aging spies.
Luke: Oh, God, here we go.
Tracy: No, you think you hate it when i nag? Not half as much as i hate doing it. Well, i'm done. You want the freedom to choose your associates and to run your sorry excuse for a business any way you like, be my guest, but i reserve the right to not watch while you do it.
Carly: Hey, so i -- i had mercedes take morgan to the library. I thought about having them go to the arcade. I know how much he likes the arcade, but he usually goes there with you. I know you always teach him how to play all the hard games. Your brother misses you so much. He misses you so much, so we -- we've got to get you better for him. Ok, we're going to do all your exercises, and we're going -- we're going to do all the therapy we need to do for you, and you're going to wake up, and you're going to come back. Hey, sweetie pie. Jason's come to say hi to you. Come on.
Jason: Hey, buddy.
Carly: Isn't it great seeing michael in his own room?
Jason: It's nice to have some windows open, isn't it? Look, i'm going to talk to your mom downstairs for a minute.
Carly: Look, this is going to be an adjustment, but i can make this work.
Jason: I want you to tell me how.
May 8, 2008 04:44
Diane: I came right away because milo called and said it was urgent, but if this is about jason being accused in the ian devlin --
Sonny: That -- that can wait. Just listen to me, ok? This is a priority. I -- i need -- i need you to do whatever it takes to get me sole guardianship of michael.
Diane: Well, this is out of left field. I assume we're going to be encountering some heated resistance. What are your grounds?
Sonny: Carly brought michael to his room at home with -- with the hospital bed, the monitors, the tubes, the whole nine yards. It's not good for morgan. He's a little boy. It's not good for carly, or michael for that matter, because he needs more care than carly can give him, so i need the authority as a parent to be able to take michael to a facility where he'll be -- you know, they can care for him 24-hour.
Kate: Sonny, that might be the worst possible thing you could do.
Luke: Hey.
Nikolas: Hey.
Luke: You up for company?
Nikolas: Sure, sure. Come on in.
Luke: Turns out i'm a little early for physical therapy on this bum knee. Well, you know, you don't look bad.
[Nikolas laughs]
Luke: I guess the operation was a success.
Nikolas: Yeah, yeah. Expected to make a full recovery, i guess.
Luke: Well, that's good.
Nikolas: Yeah. Well, i'm just trying to figure out exactly what that means -- a full recovery. I mean, how do you pick up the pieces of your life and move on without the woman that made it worthwhile to begin with? Look, i'm sorry. I know that's dicey territory for you. I apologize.
Luke: No, no -- no apology necessary. When it comes to your mother, you have nothing to ever apologize to me for.
Nikolas: Ok. Well, then, maybe you wouldn't mind if i ask, how did you? I witnessed some of the fallout from you losing laura twice, and really, how did you bounce back from that?
Luke: Well, at first i didn't. I didn't even want to bounce back. If i was going to go through the rest of my life without her, i just didn't think it was going to be worth it. So i spent a lot time in denial. I kept thinking, hoping she'd find her way back to me if i held her hand long enough or whispered just the right words in her ear. But closing your eyes to what is real only gets you so far. And eventually, truth is stronger than hope. I don't know, nikolas. You just, uh, you get through it. You somehow learn to accept the loss, deal with the pain, and one day, before you know it, you're no longer standing on the edge of an abyss. Somehow, miraculously, you're on the other side.
Carly: Let me guess, sonny called you.
Jason: No, he didn't.
Carly: Oh. I thought that's why you were here. Morgan tried to wake up michael. I heard him from down the hall and i knew what i was going to see when i walked in and opened the door, there he was shaking him, trying to wake him up. I don't know how to explain a coma to five-year-old. I can't even tell him that michael was shot in the head. I just said that he was hurt really bad.
Jason: I think that's all morgan can handle for right now.
Carly: You get that. Sonny doesn't. He came over here and told morgan straight out that michael was never going to wake up. How do you tell that to a little boy? How do you tell that to your own son? Now he wants to go to the court. He wants to get emergency guardianship and take michael away from me so he can send him to some institution that jax found. I don't want to fight sonny. I want to focus on my little boy. But i will. I mean, if sonny pushes me, i'm going to push back.
Jason: Isn't it more important to do what's best for michael?
Carly: Michael being at home is what's best for michael.
Jason: I don't know, carly. If it's going to hurt his brother, it's not. If it's going to hurt you, it's not.
Kate: If carly fights sonny's petition for michael's guardianship, which we can be sure she will --
Diane: Mm-hmm.
Kate: How long do you think it would be for sonny to win?
Diane: Months. Years, possibly.
Kate: And based on what you know about these kinds of cases, what would be the likely outcome?
Diane: That is impossible to predict, even after months of an appeal. A judge may simply decide to leave things exactly as they are. Or in a worse case scenario, if the mud really starts to fly, michael could become a ward of the court.
Kate: You can't do that to carly, or to yourself.
Diane: I shall leave the two of you to work this out. If you decide to file, call me.
Sonny: I went to carly's to see michael. Morgan was right by his side, telling him to wake up. I can't let that happen, kate. I mean, i can't undo what happened to michael, but i can definitely do right by morgan.
Kate: Maybe you should take a step back right now, sonny, and have some faith in carly as a mother. Nikolas: Living through it, that i can grasp. But i don't know, finding love with someone else? I just -- i can't imagine that happening.
Luke: Well, i don't know. You know, you can't recreate love. What i felt for laura -- what i will always feel for laura, what you feel for emily, that's a once-in-a-lifetime deal. But what i have with tracy is once-in-a-lifetime, too. Love is always the first time, no matter how often it comes around. That's the miracle of it. You'll always hold emily in your heart, nikolas. But there is room in there to love again. I know it doesn't seem like that now, but unexpectedly, unbelievably, it'll happen. You're a young man. Anyway, i've got to go. I got a massage with my name on it downstairs.
Nikolas: Ok, thanks for stopping by.
Luke: You take care of yourself.
Nikolas: You, too. Take care of that knee.
Luke: I'm trying.
Nikolas: Luke?
Luke: Hmm?
Nikolas: Thanks, really.
Ric: Scotch rocks, please.
Claudia: When a man invites me for a drink, i expect him to be waiting for me.
Ric: Sorry, i got held up with my ex-wife.
Claudia: Really? Who's daddy is she preparing to take down now, yours or mine?
Ric: Not that ex-wife.
Claudia: Well, then, skip it. I'm not interested in a tour of your marital ruins. Why am i here?
Ric: Well, i think i can help you.
Claudia: Is that so?
Ric: You sound skeptical.
Claudia: Well, i haven't seen anything else. I mean, i haven't seen anything from you to make me feel otherwise.
Ric: Your father has shut you out of the business, literally. What if i can help you get back in?
Sonny: Let me get this straight, you're taking carly's side?
Kate: I guess i am.
Sonny: Yeah, well, she's done nothing but hurt you. I mean, you know, michael getting shot has made her mean and unfair and she lashes out at you, she blames you when you shouldn't even be blamed.
Kate: She doesn't have a monopoly on wrong, sonny. Look, i showed up at the hospital at michael's bedside.
Sonny: Yes.
Kate: My intention was to support you, but it came at a time when it was the last thing that carly needed. It was hurtful, and i regret that. But what i'm talking about is bigger. Carly is a good mother. She's a like a mother bear when she protects her cubs. And she has very strong instincts -- or don't you believe that anymore?
Sonny: Yeah, i -- yeah, i do.
Kate: Ok.
Sonny: Ok.
Kate: So you have to trust her. You have to trust that in a week, in a month, she's going to come to realize that she's not helping michael and she's going to face the painful truth that her son's not going to get any better. But, sonny, you gotta give her the room and the respect to figure that out on her own, to come to the other side in whatever way she has to.
Carly: You want me to send michael away?
Jason: I just don't see how -- how is this going to work?
Carly: It's only temporary. Now that michael's home from the hospital, he's going to respond to therapy and he's going to wake up soon.
Jason: I know that's what you want to believe, carly.
Carly: That's what i want to believe? Now you've given up on michael?
Jason: I broke every promise i ever made to that kid. I didn't give him a good life. I didn't keep him safe. I pressured you to stay with sonny all the times that you wanted to get out. I told myself that michael was loved and it made it worth the rest of it. I was wrong.
Carly: That's what you said to me that first night we were standing there in the rain. You told me that your life was too dangerous for a child and i wanted to be with you, so it didn't matter.
Jason: I know, but i let you give me michael when he wasn't mine to have, carly. We did this. The choices you and i made, we put michael in that warehouse with sonny. Look, i'm not telling you what to do with morgan, but i'm asking you, please, don't make that kid grow up with his brother in the next room never moving. Or never speaking. Don't make him watch you drown in guilt every day.
Carly: I have failed michael in every part of his life. I've always done whatever i wanted to do and i put myself first. And this time i have to put michael first.
Jason: Then you have to stop seeing what you want. You need to see the truth. Morgan needs you. You've got to get that kid out of the house.
Carly: I can't!
Jason: Carly, it's what's --
Carly: I can't. I will not give up on my son.
Nadine: Hey.
Nadine: How's it going?
Nikolas: So far, so good.
Nadine: Still feeling pretty groggy?
Nikolas: It's wearing off a little bit.
Nadine: You had a lot of visitors. You must be pretty exhausted.
Nikolas: Yep -- yeah, i am a little. But i've had a lot of food for thought. Will you do me a favor?
Nadine: Sure.
Nikolas: Would you place this in my suitcase for me? It's time to put it away.
Claudia: You're new to the zacchara organization, so maybe you don't know how it works yet. You see, daddy does what daddy wants and the rest of us pretty much just stay out of his way. Daddy wants me out of the business, good luck changing his mind.
Ric: See, that's surprising, claudia zacchara with a defeatist attitude. That's almost an oxymoron.
Claudia: Who are you calling a moron? What do you have in mind?
Ric: Unlike your father, i see your worth and your value as an ally.
Claudia: Hmm.
Ric: So if you share the benefit of your experience, i'll be your conduit to anthony.
Claudia: It's tempting.
Ric: It could be a mutually beneficial relationship.
Jason: Carly thinks i know what's right. If i did, i'd -- i would have never lied and said i was your father. I never would have left you with sonny. I knew about the danger and the violence. That's why i went to work for sonny in the first place. I didn't even care if i died. But you needed the opposite of me. You needed to be safe. I didn't protect you. I realize now i could never protect you. I'm sorry i didn't -- i never did anything good for you, michael. But i'm going to promise you right now that i will never do to jake what i've done to you.
Sonny: You know something?
Kate: Hmm?
Sonny: I gotta admit, you can be pretty convincing when you want to be.
Kate: Oh, does that mean you're going to take my advice?
Sonny: Uh, yeah, i'm going to let carly keep michael at home. And, you know, maybe she'll see the truth sooner than later.
Kate: I don't think you'll be sorry, sonny.
Sonny: You know what?
Sonny: I don't think i could get through this without you, because i would be spiraling out of control even more than i am.
Kate: Stop it.
Sonny: Uh --
Kate: Stop it. You're stronger than you give yourself credit for. I love you.
Sonny: And i love you.
Carly: Sorry.
Sonny: No, is michael ok?
Carly: I'm having michael taken back to General Hospital and they're going to work out the details having him transported to the facility jax found in manhattan.
>> On the next "General Hospital" --
Jax: They're holding a room for michael. We can see it today.
Carly: I hate every single thing in this room!
Sonny: Ian devlin shot michael.
Jason: We have one lead -- kate howard. I want to know why you paid him a million dollars
May 10, 2008 06:54
Carly: I'm sorry, baby. See, I thought having you home would be better for everyone, you know. You could be in your own room, and I'd be able to take care of you, and your brother could see you all the time. Well, it turns out that, you know, morgan's too little to understand that it's gonna take a little while for you to wake up. He's confused and he's scared. I know you wouldn't want that. You're such a good big brother. You always look up -- look out for morgan, and that's what I'm trying to do now, and I just hope you can forgive me for bringing you back here, baby.
Jax: Hey.
Carly: Hey.
Jax: I spoke with the head of the aftercare institute, and they're holding a room for michael. We can see it today.
Spinelli: Hey, stone cold. Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt your moment of silent reflection, but you did say to come post-haste. Might I assume that the accomplice to little michael's shooting has suffered the same fate as his uber-evil counterpart?
Jason: No, I don't -- I don't know who was working with them.
Spinelli: Oh, the jackal assumed that the dastardly doctor named an accomplice prior to his demise.
Jason: No, devlin said there's more. That's it. And then he died.
Spinelli: That's a cryptic, unhelpful, and unnecessarily mysterious phrase.
Jason: Yeah, we have -- we have one lead right now -- kate howard. Why did she pay devlin a million dollars?
Kate: Ok, here we go.
Sonny: Ah, thanks.
Kate: Don't be too grateful. Never quite mastered coffee. Why do you think I send my assistants out every day?
Sonny: No, not just for the coffee. I meant just, you know, staying the night. It helps having you here.
Kate: I wouldn't be anywhere else, sonny.
Sonny: No, I mean it. You get me through this, you know. There's not too many people on my side right now, and your love and support is what gets me through it.
Johnny: How do you know ian didn't give you up before he died?
Claudia: Because if he did, I'd already be dead. It's n like jason didn't have the opportunity. When I came home yesterday, he was sitting in my bedroom.
Johnny: What?
Claudia: Yeah, you know what he asked me? He asked me if I had any proof that daddy's the one that hired ian. So we're in the clear. He has no idea that I'm responsible for michael's shooting.
[Anthony imitating trumpet]
Anthony: Oh, you two look very serious. Is there something I should know? I hope you aren't talking business with your sister. I don't want claudia to get the wrong idea about her place in this family.
Claudia: Oh, I've known my place in this family, daddy, since you sent me away to italy to live withncle rudy.
Anthony: Rudy was supposed to keep you out of trouble. Letting you run things in his name is not what I had in mind.
Claudia: You'd be surprised. Uncle rudy taught me a lot of things about how to run this business, things that johnny could learn from me, not that he wants my help.
Anthony: The zaccharas don't share power, claudia, especially with a woman. Now we don't discuss business in front of them either. Close the door on your way out.
Johnny: We were in the middle of something, dad.
Claudia: Bye, johnny. D's right. You have more important things to talk about.
Diane: Hi, lulu.
Lulu: Hi.
Diane: Is she in?
Lulu: No, not yet, but I can have her call you when she gets in.
Diane: Oh, that's all right. I'll wait.
Lulu: It might be a while.
Diane: Yes, well I think I can find something to occupy my time. Are these by any chance from maha chang's new collection? Kate said she was getting in some samples and that I was welcome to help myself.
Lulu: Oh, well, yeah, you can take anything but that gray strapless one right there.
Diane: Oh, a girl after my own heart.
Lulu: Oh, no, no, not for me. It's for a photo shoot we're doing today.
Diane: Is it fair game after that?
Lulu: Yeah, yes.
Diane: Are you sure, because i don't want to -- I don't want to take anything that you might have your eye on.
Lulu: Oh, no, no. Take whatever. I don't want any of that.
Diane: Any of this? How can you work in the nerve center of fashion and be indifferent to the couture that surrounds you? I mean, my god, this dress, the cut, the color, the feel of it against your skin.
Max: Ms. Miller.
Diane: Hi, max. What are you doing here? Are you following me?
Carly: Do you think that maybe we could wait till next week? I just got him settled in, and I want to spend a little bit of time with him.
Jax: Carly, putting it off won't make it easier. Why don't you just tour the facility, you know? Talk to the doctors, get all your questions answered? You can fly down there today. You can see for yourself that it's -- it's an easy trip, one you can possibly make a few times a week.
Carly: Ok.
Jax: Ok.
Carly: I'm gonna say goodbye to him.
Jax: Ok, I'm gonna call the pilot.
Carly: Hey, baby, I'm going to leave for a little while, but I'll be back as soon as I can, ok? I love you.
Jax: Thanks. All set.
Carly: I'm ready.
Jason: What do we have? The connection with kate and devlin? What do you got?
Spinelli: Well, the dastardly doctor paid a stop by the home of mr. Corinthos, sir, prior to his departure. The godfather wasn't there, but the fashionista most definitely was.
Jason: Mm-hmm.
Spinelli: Had the jackal been more prudent with his P.I. Skills, a digital recorder would have been imbedded with the tracking device, and we would have heard the details of the impromptu conversation.
Jason: No, it's ok. It's ok. I'm more concerned about the money. Where's -- where's the money right now.
Spinelli: I jackaled into -- i jackaled into evil ian's offshore accounts and returned the money to "crimson's" before the law-abiding ones could connect the fashionista.
Jason: Good, good, that's probably for the best.
Spinelli: Do you -- do you really think the fashionista was in collusion with the dastardly doctor?
Jason: Man, I don't know. I don't know. Maybe devlin was working with somebody. Maybe he was working alone. Maybe he was trying to get rid of sonny so he could run his drugs through this harbor without interference, but when michael got shot -- michael got shot instead. Devlin ran to kate, looking for a way out.
Spinelli: Why would the fashionista bankroll evil ian's getaway?
Sonny: It's ironic. All the enemies that I hav and the man who shot michael has no mob ties. He's just a doctor who was looking to push his product through my territory.
Kate: When was the last time you talked to jason?
Sonny: Well, I don't talk to jason much, because he still blames me for michael getting shot.
Kate: He's wrong, sonny.
Sonny: Well, kate, you know, i mean, a father's supposed to protect his son, and when it mattered, I didn't, and that's just the way that goes.
Kate: Because you couldn't protect michael.
Sonny: Ok, I don't want to talk about that. Listen, I don't regret saving your life, but jason's not gonna see it that way, so, you know, he's -- he's gonna take care of the business, do what he has to do. As far as -- the trust that we had is gone.
Kate: Well, you're grieving. You're both grieving for michael right now. I'm sure in time --
Sonny: And he found out who shot -- he found out who shot michael, and I know I should feel, you know, good about it, but something, you know, tells me that there's something else going on, because it's just too neat and clean. I don't know. I don't know what it is.
Kate: Um... ian devlin is dead, right?
Sonny: Right.
Kate: The police want to close the case. Don't you think it would be better for everyone if we just let it go, move on?
Sonny: Not until I find out why someone shot my son and who else was involved.
Trevor: John, this is the second overture from our friends in south america, the esteban family. They want to expand. Now if we agree to transport and distribute their product along the eastern seaboard, they're gonna give us a fair share of the profits and, more importantly, access to their shipping lanes south of the equator.
Johnny: We've been through this. I'm not interested in the deal they're offering.
Trevor: Maybe your father would like to take a look at the proposal himself.
Johnny: If we go back now and tell them we've changed our minds, it'll be perceived as a sign of weakness.
Trevor: John, that is your pride talking. In order to stay competitive, we need a strong partnership in south america. The esteban family gives us that and much more. Tony, it's really a very fair proposal.
Johnny: I've made my decision. Either you trust my judgment, or you don'T.
Anthony: I'm not crazy about your attitude.
Johnny: I'm not gonna sit here and get into a contest with trevor.
Trevor: John, there is no contest. I was at your father's side before you were born. I've given years of seice and loyalty to your father.
Johnny: You know what, I'm not gonna sit here and lie to your face. That's what you've got this guy for. As for the deal, it's your business. You run the damn thing however you see fit.
Trevor: That kid's certainly got a temper. I certainly hope you'll rein it in before he burns any more of the bridges to our friends in south america.
Anthony: John needs guidance. I think I know how to provide it.
Max: It's always good to see you, ms. Miller. You look good -- great. I mean, great -- you always -- I mean, you look so great right --
Diane: Thank you, max.
Max: I'm sorry. I'm actually here to see ms. Howard.
Diane: Kate, why?
Max: Well, I was kind of hoping she'd be able to do me a favor for -- for --
Kate: Lulu, did you ever get a hold of jax?
Lulu: I -- I called and left messages on his cell and his home. He hasn't called me back.
Kate: This is cold.
Lulu: I -- I got it for you earlier, 'cause I thought --
Kate: Just get me another one, lulu. Now.
Lulu: What about the -- the phones?
Kate: When you're out of the office, you have the phones forwarded to your cell phone. Sorry. Sorry about that. I'm down to one assistant, and she needs a lot of training. Anyway, have you been here long?
Diane: Just long enough to fall in love. This dress is sensational.
Kate: Oh.
Diane: Now I know it is off limits until after the photo shoot, but I hope you don't mind. I saw it on the rack, and it just beckoned to me. I couldn't resist.
Kate: You are always welcome to what you want. Now, max, I can't imagine that maha chang's gowns are interesting to you, so why are you here exactly?
Max: I need you to intervene with the boss and make him understand that me and ms. Miller are meant to be together. Thanks.
Epiphany: I'll be out of your way in a minute. I just gave michael a bath, and I wanted to make sure that he was tucked in nice and tight.
Sonny: Thank you.
Epiphany: Call it part of the job.
Sonny: No, I mean, it's more than that. You seem to care about my son.
Epiphany: I care about all my patients, but michael is a special case. A young life cut short because of the business you chose -- reminds me of my own son. I warned stanford over and over and over again that to work for you could come to no good, but he didn't listen to me, and now my son is gone.
Sonny: I -- I had nothing to do with what happened to stan. He quit working for me weeks before his death.
Epiphany: Your business is dangerous and destructive, and now we have both lost someone we love because of it.
Sonny: Oh, man.
Sonny: Everybody blames your daddy, but not half as much as i blame myself.
Spinelli: Little michael was struck by an errant bullet, standing feet from the fashionista. Had mr. Corinthos, sir reacted in a different way, she could be very well lying in his progeny's place. That alone -- that alone should be reason enough for her to support mr. Corinthos through his justice-seeking efforts.
Jason: Right, ok, but kate wanted sonny out of the business before michael ever got shot. She had to know that sonny would hu down whoever was responsible for the shooting. Maybe kate wanted devlin to get out of town before sonny could kill him.
Spinelli: Yeah, while I agree with the master's chain of reasoning, the question remains, how? How would the fashionista discover dr. -- Ian's involvement in the shooting?
Jason: I don't know. Devlin is a sleazebag. I mean, maybe he tried to squeeze a million out of kate just to disappear. He got in front of her, told her, pleaded his case.
Spinelli: Yeah, assuming that is the case, how do you think mr. Corinthos, sir will react when he learns that his beloved fashionista paid off the man that shot his son?
Max: The boss doesn't approve of ms. Miller dating anyone in his organization.
Diane: Not that I need sonny's approval. What or whom I do on my own personal time is none of sonny's business.
Max: Mr. C thinks it's too much of a distraction. He's worried ms. Miller's going to lose focus and flip out like ms. Davis did after she slept with him.
Diane: Sonny is a self-absorbed chauvinist, who is under the misguided impression that alexis was reduced to a quivering pile of hormones solely due to his intoxicating power over women. When in reality, her highly emotional behavior was the result of an unplanned pregnancy, a direct result of sonny's inability to use common sense and protection, and it's insane to believe that I would ever behave that way over ma while I admit that max is enough to make any woman lose their mind. I mean, he's sexy and virile and attractive on a number of different levels, but I am perfectly capable of keeping my professional and my personal lives separate.
Max: But the boss doesn't believe it. He needs ms. Miller to be at the top of her game, especially now that we found out that ian devlin shot michael, and we got some other loose ends to tie up.
Kate: What loose ends?
[Telephone rings]
Lulu: Kate howard's office. No, she -- she's in a meeting. Can I take a message? Ok, can you say that number again? 5-0-1-7-6, ok, great. Thanks, bye. Oh, sorry. S -- 'scuse me.
Man: [Screams]
Lulu: Let go of me. Let go of me. Let go of me. Second
Man: Relax. Mr. Zacchara just wants to talk.
Carly: You're right. You know, the commute wasn't bad. No, I could make it here and back in half a day.
Jax: This is it. So what do you think?
Carly: It's nice. The window's nice. If michael can't be outside playing, at least the sun can be on his face.
Jax: Well, it's a little plain right now, but the staff said that they'd let us decorate it any way we want once michael moves in. You know, we could make it look like his room at home. Dr. Levitt: Sorry I'm late. I was with a patient.
Jax: Dr. Levitt, this is my wife carly. Carly, this is dr. Levitt. She's the head of the stitute. Dr. Levitt: It's nice to meet you.
Carly: Hi. Dr. Levitt: Have you had a chance to look around?
Jax: I gave her a quick tour. She still has a lot of questions about the institute. Dr. Levitt: I will do my best to answer each and every one of them, but first, I'd like you to tell me a little bit about michael.
Sonny: I know it couldn't -- it couldn't have been easy for you with me as a father, with the guns and the guards and being pulled out of school, being sent to the island 'cause things got too dangerous. That's no way to raise a child. I should have done more to protect you, because you trusted me with your life, and now it's over. No -- no child should have to pay for his father's mistakes, and you did that oveand over and over again. And I'm gonna be sorry for that for the rest of my life.
Sonny: I can't change the past, but I can do everything in my power to do what's right for you, and there's a place that jax found. You're going -- you're going to go there. Your mom is gonna visit you all the time. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry, michael, for -- I'm so sorry for the life that you didn't have and for the life that I took from you.
May 10, 2008 06:55
Max: I -- I'm sorry. I know that I shouldn't talk about business around ms. Howard. It's just that I want to keep seeing you and I thought that she might be able to help.
Diane: Look, max, I am even more determined than you, believe me, to prove to sonny that what you and I do in our personal lives is none of his business. But there are better ways of going about it than involving kate howard. And now, if you'll excuse us.
Max: Of course. Well, if you need anything, you can call me over at mr. C'S.
Diane: I thought sonny did away with his security detail.
Max: Yeah, well, I still walk the property once a day. If anything were ever to happen to mr. C. And I could've prevented it, I'd never forgive myself.
Kate: Thank you, max. Sonny is very lucky to have you looking after him.
Max: Thank you.
Diane: Max's blunder not withstanding, I would strongly advise you to reconsider getting involved in sonny's business. Not only could you implicate yourself, but sonny is not a man who takes kindly to interference, no matter how well-intentioned.
Anthony: I'm glad you could come.
Lulu: Well, you didn't give me much of a choice.
Anthony: Well, something told me you wouldn't have come by invitation alone. Boys, close the door behind you. Lulu and I need a little privacy.
Lulu: Ok, you don't have to threaten me 'cause I already told you that johnny and I are over.
Anthony: Hmm, that's too bad. My son needs somebody like you in his life.
Lulu: Since when? A few days ago you didn't want me to have anything to do with him.
Anthony: Call me overprotective. In this business, you can't afford distractions. Well. Johnny's gonna get himself killed if he can't learn to control his temper. And you seem to have a calming influence on him.
Lulu: Yeah, yeah, johnny's had a deathwish since the day I met him.
Anthony: That's true. My son lets his emotions get the best of him. And that's no way to run a business. Lucky for him, I'm back, so he doesn't ha to.
Lulu: Well, you both have something in common. You're both whack jobs.
Anthony: Cute and spunky. I can see why he's infatuated.
Lulu: Well, he's gonna have to get over it, because I don't want anything to do with him or you ever again.
Anthony: My son gets what he wants. You don't cooperate, your father will pay the price.
Carly: Well, um, michael's always been a fighter, you know. He has been since the day he was born. He's strong and smart and incredibly stubborn. When he sets his mind to something, it's really hard to change it.
Jax: Yeah. He'll just wear you down until he got what he wanted.
Carly: Yeah. Dr. Levitt: Michael sounds like a very determined little boy. What else can you tell us about him?
Carly: Well, he likes video games. Loves junk food. Frozen pizza's his favorite.
Jax: He takes after his mother.
Carly: Michael has, basically, always been a happy kid. There's been some troubled times, more trouble than I'd like to admit. Dr. Levitt: We'll do our best to honor the little boy that michael was and to help you through your grief.
Carly: Well, that's all comforting. It is. But I would like to see how michael is going to spend his days here, and I want to meet the people who are actually going to be taking care of him.
Sonny: Carly agreed to let michael stay at this facility that jax found.
Jason: Yeah, I know.
Sonny: How'd you get through to her?
Jason: I just told carly how i felt. She figured out the rest on her own.
Jason: You want me to come back?
Sonny: No, no, I was on my way ou we'll talk later. We'll talk business, whatever, then.
Jason: Everything changed the night you got shot. I know it changed for you, but it changed for -- it changed for all of us. I mean, sonny was the first person who believed in me, who showed me respect. And we can't even look each other in the eye.
Jason: Man, all I can think about is how he saved kate instead of you.
[ Upbeat, percussive ]
Jerry: How many meetings have you called? Three? Six? I mean, for someone who makes it a point of reminding me every time we cross paths how unwise it is to be seen together, you sure find it difficult to stay away. Do you actually want to discuss business? Or are you finding excuses to see me?
Claudia: Don't flatter yourself. You're going to want to hear what I have to say.
Jerry: Yes, it seems our good friend dr. Devlin took his nasty little secret to his grave.
Claudia: Jason doesn't suspect that we were involved in any way. But does think that my father might have hired devlin.
Jerry: Oh, how convenient. You walk free and clear, and i get to keep my standing as port charles' one and only reformed sociopath. It seems that things are working quite nicely for both of us.
Claudia: Indeed. So, that'll be the end of it.
Jerry: Until you make that call.
Claudia: I won't make another call. I don't want to be seen with you, and I don't want to hear from you again, ok?
Jerry: Oh, you may want to reconsider when you hear what I have to say.
Anthony: I haven't been in the money laundering business with your father for very long, but i have learned a thing or two about his habits. Luke works fast and he doesn't always take the time to cover his tracks. If you leave evidence around long enough, it's bound to end up in the wrong hands.
Lulu: If you turn my father in, you'll go down with him.
Anthony: You're a fiery little one, aren't you? It's too bad you don't have the brains to go along with it. Do you really think I would've made it this far without knowing how to keep my hands clean?
Lulu: The same could be said about my father.
Anthony: Your father has a stack of cash in his safe that can't be accounted for. And if the feds find out about it, he's looking at 10 years for rico violations. With a bad ticker, who knows how long dear old dad could last in prison.
Lulu: What do you want?
Anthony: The same thing you do. Make nice with johnny. And if you don't, you can kiss your father good-bye.
Diane: Oh, I'm so sorry. I was looking for my client. Is he home?
Max: Well, I'm sorry, ms. Miller. The boss isn't here, and I'm not sure when he's going to be back.
Diane: What a shame. I guess I'll just have to wait. Is there anything I can do for you in the meantime?
Max: Well, I needed to check upstairs, make sure everything was safe and secure. I was thinking about starting at the guestroom and then working my way on down.
Diane: Is that a fact?
Max: Would you like to give me a hand?
Diane: I would love to.
Max: Are you sure about this?
Diane: What?
Max: This. Us. Listen, it's the best sex I have ever had. I mean, it's better than the best sex. I'm talking fireworks.
Diane: Max, you need to stop talking.
[Diane laughs]
Max: Wait, wait, wait. Look, you are an amazing woman, and yore an even better attorney. And I know how important your job is to you. I just don't want to mess it up.
Diane: Max, I am not a woman who needs to be protected from my impulses. I know exactly what I'm doing, and I have no intention of stopping. Now shut up and kiss me.
Max: Wait, wait. What if mr. C's right?
Diane: Here's a headline -- when a woman is basically throwing herself at you, the last person you want to be thinking of is your employer.
Max: I'm not thinking about our employer, I'm thinking about you. Listen, you know what he said. If he catches us together again, kaputz.
Diane: Is sonny home?
Max: No.
Diane: Do you expect him back any time soon?
Max: Probably not. He's at the hospital with michael.
Diane: Oh. Yeah. And here you and I are sneaking around his house like a couple of lovesick teenagers.
Max: Yeah.
Diane: Not exactly the most appropriate response to such a tragic situation.
Max: Yeah. Michael brought us together. You know, it doesn't seem fair. Here we find each other when everyone else has lost so much.
Jason: It scared morgan to see you like this. I know you wouldn't want morgan to be scared. I think you're going to be more comfortable at this new place. The person I'm really worried about is your mom. Last night was the first time carly really accepted that -- that you're not coming back. I don't know how she's going to handle it. I don't know what I'm supposed to do to help her.
Jax: Carly. So, what did you think? What did you think of the therapy pool?
Carly: It was nice. The garden's nice. I don't know how much michael's going to be using it. Dr. Levitt: Michael's days will be tailored to fit his individual needs.
Carly: Does everyone get such personal care here? Dr. Levitt: Well, that's why we're limited on our residents, so all our doctors and staff are able to give each patient personal care.
Carly: Yeah, when prospective customers show up. But what about when we leave? How do I know those patients weren't parked by the pool just for show?
Jax: Carly. Dr. Levitt: It's all right. Many families have similar concerns. That's why we don't have any set visiting hours. You can stop by any time, day or night, to make sure that your son is being treated with the respect and the care that he deserves.
Carly: I need to talk to my husband for a minute. Dr. Levitt: Take your time.
Carly: Thanks.
Jax: Look, I know this is difficult for --
Carly: This place is not right for michael.
Johnny: Claudia, it's me. I need to talk to you. Call me back as soon as you get this. It's important. What are you doing here?
Lulu: I thought we could go for a drive.
Jerry: Well, you see, in the present climate, having a zacchara as a friend would be highly beneficial.
Claudia: I have all the friends that I need.
Jerry: There could be one enemy too many if jason found out your role in little michael's shooting.
Claudia: You keep your mouth shut, and it won't be a problem.
Jerry: If we were friends, that would go without saying. But, unfortunately, your quota has recently met its demise, and I think you'll need a little more incentive.
Claudia: What's it going to take to shut you up, mr. Jacks?
Jerry: You at my beck and call would be a nice start. Making yourself available to facilitate future transactions with your family.
Claudia: Unfortunately, I'm no longer involved in the family business, so you'll have to take that up with my father.
Jerry: Since when?
Claudia: Since my father threw me out. Apparently, he doesn't trust me as far as he can throw me.
Jerry: Oh, you're a resourceful woman. You'll get back in daddy's good graces, right? Or I'll tell jason that you are responsible for putting little michael in a permanent coma. How long do you think jason would take to kill you? Hmm? So, if you want to draw breath, make yourself friendly and available. From now on you, your life is in my hands.
Jax: Look, I've done the research, carly. Dr. Levitt comes highly recommended.
Carly: Dr. Levitt doesn't give a damn if michael wakes up or not. Why should she? Places like this make money off of people who can't move and they can't speak, and they sure as hell can't tell you if they're not being taken care of. Michael deserves better.
Jax: Every specialist I spoke to said that this was the best. Now, we can tour as many facilities as you want, but we're not going to find one that's better equipped to handle michael.
Carly: I don't want michael feeling like we've given up on him.
Jax: We haven't given up on him. You know why he can't come home? It's not fair on morgan.
Carly: Ok, but do we have to pick the place that's farthest away? Do we?
Jax: Apart from distance, what don't you like?
Carly: You want a list? I don't like the staff. I don't like the smug staff that think they know my kid better than I know him. They don't even know anything about him. And I hate this room. I hate this room. I hate this picture. And I hate these. And I hate that thing. I hate every single thing in this room.
Jax: Stop, stop, stop.
Carly: It's not right. It's not right, jax. It's not right.
Kate: Jax, it's kate. I apologize for leaving so many messages. Your brother was just here and he explained to me what's going on. I feel terrible. I've been bothering you all day when you should be dealing with michael. Don't worry about me, ok? My crisis has been averted. Uh, jason, I didn't hear you come in.
Jason: Ian devlin shot michael. I want to know why you paid him a million dollars the night he left.
Sonny: Jason, what the hell are you talking about? No way in hell kate would give that bastard devlin money.
>> Stay tuned for scenes from the next "general hospital."
>> On the next "general hospital" --
Lulu: You and I need to be together.
Robin: How's the patient?
Nikolas: Isn't that what you're here to tell me?
Sonny: Why'd you say that?
Kate: Sonny, don'T.
Sonny: There's no way in hell she helped the man who shot michael.
May 12, 2008 04:47
May 12,: Part 1 Lulu: Just keep going. Anyplace.
Johnny: And the reason we're taking this trip to anyplace?
Lulu: Because your father, the psycho mob boss, wants us to.
Claudia: I'm sorry, i know, not the reaction you were going for but --
jerry: Yes, but you know, hyenas do that, too, when they're threatened or scared? You know, they do something that resembles a laugh.
Claudia: Right before they go on the attack.
Jerry: Yeah. My God,a lover of the animal kingdom, something else we have in common. It turns me on. You know, along with our unfortunate ties with the crock doctor and extremely poor marksman, dr. Devlin, who you, nevertheless, entrusted with shooting sonny which makes you even more responsible for putting little michael in a coma.
Claudia: I've been threatened by a lot worse than you, mr. Jacks. Try it.
Jerry: And -- and you'll show me your teeth?
Claudia: No, the thing about female hyenas, they are particularly fond of ripping out their victims' throats.
Jerry: Mm.
Carly: I made a really big mess.
Jax: Yeah. No, carly, you don't have to -- you don't have to do this. It's fine.
Carly: I really want the room -- i want it to be nice for michael.
Kate: Jason, i would like you to please leave.
Sonny: No, first, he's going to apologize.
Kate: It's not necessary.
Sonny: I mean, you insulted kate by saying that. Why'd you say that?
Kate: Sonny, don't -- you don't have to do this.
Sonny: Suggesting that she, you know, she'd give money to devlin. There's no way in hell she helped the man who shot michael.
lulu: I was on my way back to work with kate's coffee when two of your -- what do you call them? Your goons, your henchmen, or is there something more p.C. To call the people that grab and take me somewhere against my will with the unspoken threat of violence?
Johnny: What did they do to you?
Lulu: They took me from elm street pier to your father's. Actually, anthony and i had a really nice chat. He's decided that you and i need to be together.
Johnny: That's not his decision to make.
Lulu: Well, when i told him that it wouldn't work for me, he wasn't exactly satisfied with that answer.
Johnny: Did he threaten you?
Lulu: He threatened my father. He said that if i didn't get back with you and make you happy that he would send my father to prison for money laundering. So this is me trying to make you happy.
Luke: The very cards wild bill hickok was holding the night he was shot used to hang right over that door -- aces, eights, and a jack of diamonds.
Man: Dead man's hand.
[Knocks on table]
second man: Never drawn them.
Sam: I have. Yeah, in this very room and i lived to tell the tale.
Luke: And what a lovely tale it is.
Man: How many cards, gorgeous?
Sam: One, please.
Luke: Oh, man, now you have piqued our interest.
Sam: Well, if you want to see what i've got, gentlemen, it'll cost you.
Man: The lady's got brass.
Man: Let's see what else.
Luke: Too much for me. I fold.
Man: It's unanimous.
Luke: Whoa, look at those lovelies.
Man: If i'm going to lose, at least you make it enjoyable.
Luke: Oh, deal me out on the next one. Do you care to join us, wife?
Tracy: Your son called me. He said you were in trouble. I guess he was right.
Jerry: Someone's been spending way too many nights up watching the wildlife channel.
Claudia: I know blackmail when i hear it, mr. Jacks.
Jerry: Oh, poor little mob princess. I suppose you have trust issues among others.
Claudia: You're going to have health issues if sonny finds out i had anything to do with that hit. You and i, we're in this together. You're tied to me, whether you like it or not.
Jerry: But as intriguing as that image may be, it's far from true. You see, i could make arrangements to disappear. I've done it before. I could call sonny from across the globe and tell him the whole story.
Claudia: Right, and never see your brother again. Or -- or -- or have to deal with the pain jax is going to have to go through as a result of finding out you are partly responsible for his stepson getting shot.
Jerry: Oh, come on, jax is used to me being away long periods of time. He'll adjust.
Claudia: It's your brother. It's the one person that you love, that you trust, that knows you.
Jerry: No, it's your brother we're talking about. You obviously care very much about him, which is a good incentive to cooperate. You see, if your part in little michael's shooting was released, it would be very unpleasant for little johnny as well, wouldn't it?
Claudia: I will say this to you once, mr. Jacks. You threaten me all you want.You leave my brother out of it.
Jerry: You see, i don't make threats. To give you up to sonny corinthos would be a drastic measure and that would be the last resort to me.
Carly: Maybe they can add the cost of the repairs and the clean up and put it on the first month's bill.
Jax: Let me worry about that, ok?
Carly: If dr. Levitt was right about being able to paint the the room a different color, you know, i'd like to paint it blue.
Jax: I know that this is a difficult decision for you.
[Pause]
carly: It's what's best for michael.You know, you were right allalong.
Jax: I wish i hadn't been.
Carly: I wish michael were awake and smiling, with his whole life ahead of him. First crush, first school dance,first car.
Jax: Yeah.
Carly: Since none of that is going to happen, he should be at a place like this where they can take care of him better than i can.
Sonny: Ok, jason, you know what? Carly's been leaning on you,which is fine.That's what you two do for eachother.You be her friend, her confessor. I kind of miss that, but whatever. You don't get to put this kate.
Kate: Sonny, that's not what he was doing.You walked --
sonny: She did nothing wrong. I'm the one who pushed her out of the line of fire. I'm the one who didn't protect michael. Michael's in a coma because of me.
Kate: Sonny, if you would please just let jason leave, there are things i would like to discuss with you in private.
Sonny: I'm sorry jason had to pull you into this. He's a -- a great friend and he -- he loves michael.He's very protective of carly.
Sonny: But it's -- it's no excuse for what he said to you.
Kate: What he said is true, sonny. I paid ian devlin a million dollars to leave town.
Nadine: I was just about to start my shift in pediatrics and i thought i'd check and see how you're doing.
Nikolas: Not bad con -- considering i just had brain surgery.
Nadine: You're sweating.
Nikolas: Yeah, i know. There's too many covers on this bed.
Nadine: You're definitely warm. Let me check your pulse.
Nikolas: No, that's --
Nadine: It's not going to hurt. Just turn your hand over. Please don't tell me that you got out of bed to get emily's ring yourself. Unless -- did she come back?
Tracy: You do recall being shut down by the police. Your books are being audited, luke. You are blatantly ignoring a court order.
Luke: I'm not ignoring it. It's around here somewhere, unless i've lost it.
Tracy: You don't want to be saved. It's a waste of my time and my energy, and quite frankly, i don't think there's anything worth saving.
Luke: You don't mean that.
Jerry: Alexis, what an unexpected surprise Alexis: Well, don't let me interrupt.
Claudia: So that's the attraction. She likes to watch.
Alexis: Actually, i don't.
Claudia: Really, you don't have to explain or apologize. I think it's the most fascinating thing about you, that you're a voyeur.
Alexis: You were having a public display of affection. It was a little difficult to miss.
Jerry: Were you looking for me, alexis?
Alexis: No, i was not looking for you.
Jerry: So this was a happy accident.
Alexis: Happy for whom? Finding you in the middle of indiscriminate sex?
Claudia: I'm sorry, there was nothing indiscriminate about it. Mr. Jacks and i are busines acquaintances.
Alexis: Really?
Claudia: Mm-hm.
Alexis: And what business might that be?
Carly: About the damage, i'm sorry. I had a bad moment.
Dr. Levitt: I understand.
Jax: Yeah, we'll pay for all of this, of course. Dr. Levitt: I'm more concerned that i've addressed all your questions. I assure you michael will receive the finest care.
Carly: I -- you have a wonderful facility and my husband and i think that this is the best place for michael.
Dr. Levitt: We'll make the arrangements for him to be transferred from the hospital as soon as you're ready.
Carly: I need to talk to michael's father, you know, my ex-husband --
Dr. Levitt: Of course.
Carly: About the details.
Dr. Levitt: Will he want to tour the facility?
Carly: I don't know. I -- i -- i don't think so. There's a lot going on there, you know.
Dr. Levitt: This is a very difficult process. Everyone deals with it in their own way. If there's anything else i can do, please, don't hesitate to ask.
Carly: You have been very kind and patient and i was rude and i'm sorry. I apologize.
Dr. Levitt: This tragedy just didn't happen to your son, mrs. Jacks. It's happening to you and all the people who love him as well.
Kate: You're determined to punish yourself for what happened to michael. You are determined to tear your whole life down.
Sonny: Tell me about devlin.
Kate: You practically begged johnny zacchara to shoot you. It's a miracle that you're even alive.
Sonny: Why'd you give him the money?
Kate: It's a sign, but you -- because i love you, sonny. Because what happened to michael should count for something, but you're too consumed with vengeance to see it.
Kate: You told me you had no intention of changing your life. You told me -- you left me standing there, sonny, wondering how much i could take, wondering if you really meant all the self-destructive things that you were saying.
Kate: That's when ian devlin showed up and he told me that he's the one who shot michael.
Nikolas: Emily's not here.
Nadine: So you did get out of bed to get the ring.
Nikolas: Ok, wrist ducky, you going to read me the riot act now? I mean, what do i need --
nadine: Oh, believe me, i'd have him give you a good quacking if i thought ti would do any good but it wouldn't. I think the only person you want to hear from is emily.
Robin: Hi, how's the patient?
Nikolas: Well, isn't that what you're here to tell me?
Nadine: I should go --
Nikolas: No -- no -- no, stay, stay. You're the one who convinced me to have the surgery. You should hear firsthand how well it went, right? So, it went well, right?
Luke: Look, i may be crazy, but i'm not a fool. I know when i've got a good thing going. I do listen to you and i try to respect your feelings.
Tracy: When you're not stealing from me or sleeping with secret agents.
Luke: I didn't sleep with anna. Come on. She was just here trying to forget the fact that she's going to be a grandmother.
Tracy: You were downing shots while she was hanging upside down from a trapeze.
Luke: Look, you've made how you feel about that very clear. And she hasn't been back, has she?
Tracy: No thanks to you.
Luke: Tracy, i'm trying to find some common ground here. The casino is closed. This is a private game. And the attractive shill i'm using over there? It's my son's girlfriend. I'm not going to hit on her. I'm trying to meet you halfway.
Tracy: You want to meet me halfway? Keep the star open, get rid of the zaccharas, and do not launder another dime of them.
Luke: It's not that simple.
Harper: Good evening, everyone. Sorry to inform you that you're all in violation of a court order.
Sam: Wait a minute. This is a private game.
Luke: Yes, detective, these are just some good friends having a nice, friendly game in my closed and perfectly legal casino.
Harper: Mr. Spencer, i volunteered for this duty tonight so your son wouldn't get caught in a conflict of interest. Now, i'm going to take down the names of everyone here and inform you all that you may be subject to fines and/or prosecution at the d.A.'S discretion.
Tracy: Well, not me. I didn't come here to gamble. Actually, i got a call that my husband was in trouble. I thought he was having a heart attack.
Harper: I'll make a note of that, but i still need your information.
Luke: Well, detective, we're going to be completely cooperative. Aren't we, spanky?
Tracy: My name is tracy quartermaine.
Luke: Spencer. Tracy quartermaine spencer. Sometimes she leaves that part out.
Tracy: I reside at 66 harbor view road. I am presently married to this man, although that is subject to change at any moment.
Luke: Perish that thought.
Tracy: And i heartily encourage you to arrest him.
[Luke sighs]
Johnny: I know i sound like a broken record, lulu, but my father would use you as leverage to try to control me.
Lulu: I know.
Johnny: He sat in that hospital bed for months, biding his time, letting us all think he's paralyzed and helpless. Now he's out. He's going to want to set things straight. He tried to kill my sister. Do you get it now?
Lulu: Yeah, yeah, i think i -- i finally do.
Johnny: Well, we need to play along for now, act like we're together.
Lulu: I cannot believe this is what's happening, this is -- this is how we're ending up and i'm with somebody who's --
Johnny: Who's what? Too weak to bail on his life and his father, too screwed up to want anything different?
Lulu: When i said those things, i had just seen you shoot sonny point blank.
Johnny: Well, if we're going to fool my father, you're going to have to find a way to pretend.
Lulu: Well, that's the crazy part. I don't have to. I still care about you. If anything, i care about you even more.
May 12, 2008 04:49
Jerry: Ms. Zacchara and i are in preliminary discussions.
Alexis: Is that what you call it?
Jerry: About a possible business venture.
Claudia: Yes, now that my father's been released, i'm no longer welcome in the family business and i think mr. Jacks and i might be a great fit. He's very knowledgeable about import/export opportunities.
Alexis: We all know what skills you bring to the table.
Claudia: I'm thinking of developing my own business.
Jerry: Yes, ms. Zacchara has some intriguing ideas. I'm still debating if i want to get involved.
Claudia: Well, if the business doesn't work out, we could still have terrific sex. I'll work up a more detailed proposal and get back to you.
Alexis: I'm not going down this road with you.
Jerry: You're misinterpreting --
Alexis: You get yourself another attorney. If you get in bed with claudia, that's it. And i don't mean that literally.
Jerry: I think you made yourself perfectly clear.
Alexis: Good.
Jason: The man who shot you contacted kate and she gave him some money so he could go away so your dad -- What am i doing? Why am i saying this to you? None of things should be a part of your life in the first place. I can't -- i can't believe it took me this long to figure this out. I can't believe... This shouldn't be your life. Carly was going to... She was... Going to go to the warehouse to get you and i wouldn't let her. I should've let her. I should've been there. I wish i was there but...
Sonny: Why -- why didn't you tell me that -- this devlin guy confessed to shooting michael?
Kate: He knew that jason suspected him. He wasn't taking any chances. He knew our history together.
Kate: He knew that i would pay to protect you.
Sonny: What do you mean, protect me?
Kate: He said he had nothing to lose, sonny. He said that if i didn't pay him, he would kill you.
Sonny: And you believed everything this guy said?
Kate: The way you've been wandering around, just begging to get shot? Yeah, sonny, i believed him.
Kate: He confronted me at your house.
Kate: He just wandered onto the terrace because you sent the guards away.
Kate: Ok, so, if you had killed ian before ian could kill you, there would've been a police investigation, right? And the way you've been behaving so recklessly, i'm sure there would've been plenty of evidence for the police to convict you of murder. And what would that have accomplished, sonny? Would that have made michael any better? Would it have made your life any safer for your family? It would only perpetuate this cycle of violence that put michael in that coma.
Sonny, it has to stop.
Kate: That's the real reason i paid ian to go away.
Sonny: It wasn't your call to make. Nikolas: I am all right, yes?
Patrick: It's with enormous personal pride i am able to tell you that the surgery was a resounding success.
Robin: Your brain scan came back clear. The tumor didn't do any permanent damage, and it looks like there will be no side effects from the procedure.
Patrick: For a guy that was terminal a few days ago, there's a very real chance you'll outlive us all.
Robin: I -- i can't imagine how hard it's been for you. I'm sure that you've wanted to give up several times, but i'm pretty sure your son is glad that you didn't, though.
Nikolas: Thank you, both of you.
Patrick: Hey, all in a day's work.
Robin: If you're as brilliant as patrick.
Patrick: She said it, not me.
Nadine: Remember when you said that i saved your life and i asked if that meant i was responsible for you?
Nikolas: Yes, i remember.
Nadine: Well, i sort of think that i am, which means that i pay attention, and it's pretty clear that under that charming smile and polite expressions of gratitude, you're already counting down the years ahead of you without the love of your life.
Jerry: I have no intention of sleeping with claudia zacchara.
Alexis: I don't care who you sleep with.
Jerry: You said you'd drop me as a client.
Alexis: I said if you got into bed metaphorically.
Jerry: It is nothing metaphorical about what you walked in on, and let me set the record straight. I mean, claudia's an attractive woman. She's -- she's very sexual, and she's -- she's --
Alexis: Skanky?
Jerry: Hot, to use the right vernacular. I gave into my impulses, sorry.
Alexis: God, you're disgusting.
Jerry: No, come on, come on. It was only motivated by this back-and-forth tango that you and i have been having. It's -- it's frustrating to say the least. I mean, you have no reason to be jealous.
Alexis: Don't insult me. She's sleazy. She's amoral. She's a mobster. I don't think so, jerry. However, i do understand your attraction for her.
Jerry: Ah, yes, yes, because i'm a man incapable of changing, incapable of being with such a classy lady as you, a man who isn't worthy.
Alexis: Bingo.
Jerry: Right, right, well, i'm attracted to you, alexis. I am. I make no secret of it, and you can deny it all you want. It's mutual, but -- but you have standards. You choose to not follow that attraction, though a woman like claudia does.
Alexis: A woman like claudia uses sex as a tool to manipulate idiots like you. You sleep with her, you deserve everything you get.
Jerry: I thought you didn't care if i slept with claudia.
Alexis: I don't care.
Jerry: Listen, i don't want to jeopardize our relationship.
Alexis: We don't have a relationship.
Jerry: Look, as attorney and client. You know, if my relationship with claudia bothers you, just say it, i will end it.
Alexis: I don't care about your relationship with claudia. Go have sex with her in the middle of city hall. I don't give a crap.
Jerry: Definitely, definitely jealous. It looks good on you, puts pink in your cheeks.
Lulu: So where are we going?
Johnny: To the nearest train station. I'm gonna give you cash. You can get out of town.
Lulu: I'm not running away.
Johnny: You just said that you hate your feelings for me.
Lulu: I just said that after seeing you shoot someone. It doesn't make me care any less about you.
Johnny: It should.
Lulu: Oh, i wish that anthony zacchara was not your role model, and i wish he hadn't taught you that love and death somehow go hand-in-hand, which would probably explain why we'd broken up like 15 times. I wish a lot of things, johnny, but this is where we are, and your father needs to think that his plan is working and that i convinced you we need to be together.
Johnny: For just long enough for me to get something to bring to the feds. A recording, computer entry, something that they can use to convict him and put him away for good this time.
Lulu: But if you do that, you're gonna destroy your family business, and there'll be nothing left for you to inherit. Why would you throw all that away?
Johnny: To save your life, and maybe to save mine.
Can you handle this?
Lulu: Can you?
Carly: Hey. Glad you're here with him. Even if the doctors are right and he can't hear anything we're saying, i want to believe that he is some place beautiful an he can feel how much we care about him.
Jason: Did you see the place?
Carly: Jax is right. Michael's gonna get excellent care. I'm making arrangements to transfer him there soon, so he's only gonna be here a little while longer. I still don't know how i send my little boy away.
Sonny: You know, i've got so much going on right now, i don't know what to do with this. I mean, you're tell -- you're standing here. You're telling me that you helped the man who shot my son.
Kate: No, i'm telling you that i paid him to go away.
Sonny: If jason hadn't tracked this guy down, he'd be somewhere across the world right now, living a comfortable life with the money that you -- you paid him, after he put my son in a coma. You ok with that?
Kate: No, i'm not, sonny. No, if it were up to me, i would have had him tried, convicted, and punished to the fullest extent of the law, but you didn't want that. You didn't want justice. You wanted revenge, and you risked your own life to get it. I love you, sonny. I wanted to protect you from your worst impulses.
Sonny: You protected the man who shot my son. There is no excuse, no justification. Let's not call it love Let's call it what it is. Betrayal.
jax: Kate?
Kate: Jax. [Kate sniffs] I didn't hear you come in. Just give me a minute. These allergies.
Jax: Here. You know, you trusted me enough to tell me that you were connie from bensonhurst, so you can trust me now. We both know that you've been crying your eyes out, so why don't you tell me why?
Kate: Well, you'll be happy to know that sonny and i are over.
Carly: Jax went to see kate. She left him about 10 messages. Michael's in a coma. We're gonna have to put him in a facility, but sonny's girlfriend -- man, the most important thing to her is her stupid magazine.
Jason: Was the place ok? Did you see michael's room?
Carly: Yeah, it's gonna be great. You know, once the repairs are done.
Jason: What do you mean, repairs?
Carly: When jax and i finished touring the facility, we went back into the room, and... It hit me. This is where my little boy is going to be spending the rest of his life, and the rest of his life is going to be eating out of a tube and physical therapy, and it's just wrong, you know, because this is not supposed to be my little boy's life. But it is.
Sonny: Luke!
Claudia: Hmm, you're in a foul mood, huh? Looking for trouble?
Sonny: You know, i have not been fair to you. I know how i call you a lying whore and all that, but you know what? At least you don't pretend to be anything else.
Anthony: What's this?
Johnny: Exactly what it looks like.
Anthony: We talked about the girl.
Lulu: Lulu, my name is lulu.
Anthony: You don't need the distraction.
Johnny: I handled this business just fine without you.
Anthony: Don't forget yourself, john. I'm no longer some helpless cripple.
Johnny: I'm no longer some scared kid who does everything he's told.
Anthony: You treat me with respect.
Johnny: That's what i'm doing. I'll learn from you, i'll work with you, but i'm not going to be you. I'm not gonna let this business infect every aspect of my life.
Anthony: I bet sonny corinthos said the exact same thing. Word is they're shipping his son off to some high-priced refrigerator bin. That's a place for vegetables.
Lulu: Are you trying to scare me?
Anthony: You should be scared, because sometimes there's unforeseen consequences. Would you tell her?
Johnny: She knows.
Lulu: Johnny and i want to be together, and there is nothing that you can say or do to stop us.
Luke: Oh, hi.
Alexis: You're late.
Luke: Late? Oh, i'm sorry, but you know, it takes me a while to limp where i'm going these days.
Alexis: I understand, and i'm sorry to hear that. However, i am here to do you a favor. I am extending myself to you. I am here to service you, and the least you could do is be on time. I mean, that would just show me a little respect, right? But why would you do that? I know why. Because you're a man.
Luke: Yeah, ok.
Alexis: And i'm not saying that i link all men into the same category, because that's just not fair. Not all men are alike, but yet they are.
Luke: Ok, what is the favor that you want to do me?
Alexis: All right, i'm just going to come out, and i'm going to ask you this. What is the allure of a woman who dresses like a street walker and vomits her sexuality on the lap of any man that she sees?
Luke: Well, basically i'd say that the allure is -- and this is really hard to beat -- that she dresses like a street walker and vomits her sexuality on the lap of every man she meets.
Alexis: All right, ok, ok, ok. I would really like to know what is so fascinating about a woman who has the class and intelligence of a blow-up doll. Is it just the sex?
Luke: Which answer is going to get us back to why i'm here?
Alexis: Is it worth all of you making fools out of yourselves and risking stds?
Luke: Do you really want to know what i think?
Alexis: Yes.
Luke: I think it sounds like you caught your man with his hand in claudia zacchara's cookie jar.
alexis: Jerry jacks is most certainly not my man, and if he wants to crawl into bed with a sex toy, that is totally ok.
Luke: That's right. Take a stand. Be a man.
Alexis: You're right. That's exactly what i'm going to do, and you know what? She'll probably get him shot. Oh, too bad. I don't care, but you know who does? Jax. Jax cares about his brother, but jerry doesn't care about him. You know why? Because jerry's a jerk. You're a jerk. You're all jerks.
Luke: Ok, ok, we're all jerks. Now, that -- i'm following you now.
Alexis: You are?
Luke: Yes. Why did you call me here, or did i just miss the part where we became girlfriends?
Alexis: I am violating the tenets of my office by telling you this, but our audits say that the haunted star made over $500,000 in less than two hours the night of the raid.
Luke: We had a very good night, natasha.
Alexis: It was too good of a night, and any other d.A. Would call in the feds for money laundering.
Luke: Well, what is this d.A. Going to do?
Alexis: Because i'm your girlfriend, i am going to look the other way, but i am warning you. If you do that again, i won't be able to protect you.
Luke: Well, now you sound like my wife.
Alexis: No -- see, why did you have to go and say that? That is so gender biased. It is so inappropriate. Why shouldn't your wife get to say anything? She's not allowed to have an opinion. You never hear a wife go, "oh, you sound like my husband." And don't call me again!
Luke: I'm sorry...
Claudia: I'm getting really tired of being called a whore. I can't even imagine the pain that you're going through with your little boy, so i'm going to cut you some slack.
Sonny: I wasn't trying to insult you. I was just stating a fact. Everything is gains and losses to you, even people.
Claudia: You don't see me walking around denying it.
Claudia: What?
Sonny: It's not pretty, but i know how to deal with you. You were right when you said that, you know, we understand each other.
Claudia: Yeah, as opposed to what -- say, your girlfriend?
Sonny: Well, maybe it's better off that kate doesn't understand me.That's why i respect her.
Claudia: Maybe. All the same, i can't help but notice she's not here.
Kate: I made a choice, jax. I made a choice to follow my own principles, even though i understand why sonny finds it unforgivable, because according to his code, i was wrong.
Jax: I might be better at helping if you tell me what you did.
Kate: Jax, it's between sonny and me, and... It's over. No matter how much i love him, no matter how much i want to be with him, there are things that i just can't... Stand by and watch. There are things that i cannot be a part of.
Jax: I'm sorry. I know this hurts. I just wish there was something that i could do for you.
Kate: Well, thank you for not saying "i told you so."
Carly: I'm going to have michael's room painted blue. Like the summer sky over the ocean. Do you remember the sky in florida that time?
Jason: Yeah, i do.
Carly: It was such a perfect day to go to the beach. You know that michael was way too young. He always loved the ocean, and sonny and i would take him to the island, or he would go away with me and jax. He would stay in the water for hours. And when morgan was younger, he would help them build sand castles. I wonder if morgan remembers that. I wonder if he remembers playing in the sand with his brother or holding his hand as he walked down the beach or the waves. [Carly sniffs] I just want to try and remember michael's laugh at the beach, and i just really hope that that's where his spirit is, you know, spending the afternoon at the beach with people he loves. That's what i want for him.
Carly: I do.
Anthony: I'm warning you now. No good can come of you being with this girl.
Johnny: Her name is lulu, and i'm not asking your permission.
Anthony: Careful. I may not be so understanding if this starts to affect business.
Lulu: That was great! Everything that you said -- did you see his face?
Sam: I think you clean up well.
Luke: Well enough to get my wife back?
Sonny: Why do i feel like i'm turning my back on you?
Robin: Maybe i should do a video diary.
May 13, 2008 04:48
Robin: Second to be the voice of maternal experience? Really, any pointers or wisdom at this point would be very welcome.
Elizabeth: Unfortunately, babies don't come with manuals. There are books you can buy, but mostly it's trial and error. Don't worry. You're going to figure it out as you get to know your child.
Robin: I'm still having those panic attacks and i have to say, patrick is no help at all on that -- he's standing right behind me, isn't he?
Sam: No offense, luke, i just -- i don't -- i don't think i'm going to be able to buy chips and beer with this money.
Luke: Well, what can i tell you, slick. Get your boyfriend to keep his brothers in blue from chasing off our customers.
Sam: Whoa. Look at you.
Luke: What do you think?
Sam: I think -- i think you clean up well.
Tracy: Daddy!
Alice: Don't you think you're a little old to be crying to daddy every time something goes wrong? If you've got a problem with me, we can work this out man to man. Come on.
Edward: What's all this yelling about?
Tracy: Fire the housekeeper.
Edward: On what grounds?
Tracy: Incompetence. There's tarnish on the silver, the coffee's always cold and there's dust bunnies under my bed.
Edward: Alice is doing a fine job.
Alice: Thank you, mr. Q. This isn't an easy house to run.
Edward: I know, my dear. We're very lucky to have you.
Tracy: What does she have on you, pictures? Wire taps?
Edward: No, i'm just very appreciative of the fine service that alice has given us these many years.
Tracy: Isn't there anybody that i can depend on for anything?
Tracy: He's back.
Alan: You can always depend on me, especially when it comes to telling the truth. So let's begin, shall we, tracy? First of all, you're not mad at alice or father.
Luke, however, that's a horse of a different color.
Tracy: I'm not mad, alan. I'm scared. The next bullet could have luke's name on it.
Sonny: You think he knows you're making him comfortable?
Epiphany: I doubt it, mr. Corinthos, but that doesn't mean that we should treat him as if he's unaware. I understand that michael is leaving us today?
Sonny: Yeah, we're placing him in a permanent facility.
Epiphany: The aftercare institute. I know it, one of the best in the world. And for the record, you're doing the right thing.
Sonny: That's what i keep hearing.
Sonny: But why does it feel like i'm turning my back on you? Big day, huh? I'm glad your mom finally came around.
Epiphany's right. The aftercare institute is -- is the best there is. I'm just, you know, i'm a little surprised that it's just happening so fast.
Mike: Hey. Carly told me the news, so i thought i'd look in on our little guy before he left.
Sonny: Everybody tells me it's the best -- you know, the best place to send him.
Mike: Yeah, well, what do you think? I mean, are you ok with it?
Sonny: I haven't been there. Jax and carly were there and, if -- if, you know -- you know her. If she says it's the best place for him, then it's the best place for him.
Mike: But still, michael, it wouldn't hurt if you checked it out yourself.
Sonny: I have been kind of thinking of going today, you know? You want to go with me?
Mike: I'm flattered. I really am, but, you know, i'm -- i'm probably a pretty poor second choice. If you're looking for support, michael, why -- why don't you take kate?
Kate: Lulu, we don't leave the layouts all willy-nilly where any delivery person could see them.
Lulu: I'm sorry. I was just trying to get them organized --
kate: Where are the magazines?
Lulu: Magazines?
Kate: I distinctly remember asking someone to buy this month's issue of "french couture."
Lulu: That was maxie. That was maxie and she's in new york, so she isn't --
kate: Well, lulu, this is your opportunity to step up --i sincerely hope that mr. Spinelli is not here to fix some sort of computer error that you failed to mention.
Spinelli: No, the jackal is here to fall upon your combined tender mercies to release possibly privileged information about the fair maximista.
Kate: Such as?
Spinelli: When can i anticipate her wondrous return?
Kate: Not for a few days. I sent her to a photo shoot in manhattan. This is a good opportunity. See, if you excel at something, anything, you will be rewarded, too.
Lulu: [Scoffs] i'm sorry, i just fail to see what maxie did that was so glorious.
Kate: Well, she has her way with the artists. Creative people are quirky. She seems to understand their way of thinking. That's why she was able to develop a rapport with federico cabrero so quickly.
Spinelli: Who?
Kate: Federico cabrero, he's this fabulous young designer who has the entire world at his feet.
Robin: Listen, i didn't mean it the way that it sounded.
Patrick: You said i'm no help at all. I mean, what -- what meaning am i missing?
Robin: Meaning there might be, you know --
Patrick: Because i'm trying to be supportive as i can be.You know what? Correction -- as you let me be. I try and show interest, try and participate in whatever limited way you'll allow me on any given day, but it's -- it's really hard to be fully engaged when you're constantly telling people that you -- that you're so determined to have this baby on your own.
Robin: Ok --
epiphany: Growing a 10-pound potato in your belly is pretty much the definition of doing it alone.
Robin: Can i speak now?
Patrick: Yes, please.
Robin: Ok, i wasn't intentionally excluding you. The fact that you even want to be involved in this pregnancy is an unexpected and very welcomed gift. What i was talking about was comparing notes with other mothers, not necessarily with the big stuff, but, you know, day to day things. Like for example, how am i supposed to shave my legs when i can't reach them?
[Elizabeth giggles] elizabeth: Sorry.
Patrick: Ok, i don't have the answer for that one. But even if you do find this like-minded support that you're looking for, it won't really matter. You don't listen to anybody anyway.
Sam: Emotional fortification?
Luke: You might say that. My wife is not an easy get-back.
Sam: Well, anybody with eyes can see that tracy is absolutely nuts for you.
Luke: The feeling's mutual, but that doesn't mean that we make it easy on each other. Add to that the fact that she can see right through me, which i really hate because it makes it very hard to pull the wool over her eyes.
Sam: Oh, well, is that what you plan to do?
Lucky: We need to have a conversation.
Luke: Well, there's the tone i've learned to know and despise.
Sam: I'm done here. I will catch up with you later. Gorge.
Luke: She meant "gorgeous," me.
Lucky: It's a little too early for that, isn't it?
Luke: Oh, lighten up.
Lucky: No, dad, i will not lighten up. Your life isn't a joke to me.
Luke: My life, cowboy. My life.
Lucky: Well, that is where you're wrong because you are into illegal activities with known criminals, and that puts you into my territory.
Luke: Is that what this is about? Are you here to arrest me?
Lucky: I'm here to make sure it doesn't come to that.
Lucky: I don't want to fight with you or even make you more self-destructive to prove a point.
Luke: Look at me, son. Who do you see?
Lucky: I see you.
Luke: Right, me, luke spencer, the same man i've always been. I don't live in a safe world, pal. I like a little danger around my edges. It's who i am. And i'm not going to change because it puts a collision course ahead of me with you or because my wife insists on it or because my heart complains.
Lucky: How did i know this would be your response?
Luke: Because as quiet as we keep it, you know me better than anyone Now, i'm going to get my wife back by any means necessary. And if that means i have to lie in her face, i don't want you coming along behind me in some kind of misguided clean-up detail, ok? Don't save me from me.
Lucky: Dad, it's not my business what you say to your wife, but if you get caught elbows deep in a ton of mob money, i'm involved.
Luke: Understood.
Lucky: Dad, be careful. Not safe, just -- just be careful.
Luke: Deal.
Kate: Well, actually, it's a real coup for "crimson" that he's taken such a shine to maxie. I intend to do what ever i can to further that relationship.
Spinelli: Yeah, how bright of a shine?
Lulu: She's staying in his loft.
Kate: Oh, mr. Spinelli, don't despair. Perhaps -- perhaps we can utilize your cyber skills for a mutual satisfaction. I mean, after all, knowledge is ammunition, right? Why don't you jackal him Well, that's the right terminology, isn't it? Right? See what you can find to further our respective goals. I mean, unless you're busy with sonny.
Spinelli: I -- i regret to say that mr. Corinthos sir has fallen a bit off the radar. I fear that knowing the identity of little michael's shooter hasn't brought as much satisfaction as he may have hoped.
Sonny: Kate has her own reasons for not being with me right now. But i understand if you don't want to go to this place, because i'm having trouble myself.
Mike: Obviously, or you wouldn't have asked me to tag -- tag along.
[Chuckles]
sonny: I mean, you know, i'm about to put my 12-year-old little boy into a room, closed in for the rest of his life. Four walls, trapped because i put him there.
Mike: The last thing that he would want you to do is to turn this in on yourself. He loved you and he still does. Now, if you need to hold onto something when you walk in that room, you hold onto that. I'm not saying it's not going to be hell, but at least you'll be able to walk out of there again. Coleman: [Laughs] what, are you itching somewhere that you can't scratch, man?
Spinelli: Jackal requires a cold one, please.
Coleman: Well, would the jackal prefer glass, bottle, or tap?
Spinelli: Well, orange soda. It's in a bottle, correct?
Coleman: Yeah, yeah, orange soda's in a bottle.
[Jingling coins]
spinelli: You can keep that.
Coleman: That's awful big of you, my man.
Spinelli: Thank you, my man.
Coleman: What the hell's up with you?
Spinelli: What? Man, what's up with you, buddy? What?
Coleman: No, you're just acting a little weirder than usual. That's -- that's saying something, man.
Spinelli: I'm just -- honestly, i'm just trying to follow in the footsteps of the master. That's all.
Coleman: Mm-hmm. Well, so far, all you're doing is you're, you know, kind of looking kind of like a buffoon.
Spinelli: Oh.
Coleman: It -- it's ok. I mean, so what -- what exactly are you after?
Spinelli: I'm -- chick magnet coolness. Have you -- have you ever noticed the caliber of moths that flicker to stone cold's flame? Ok, goddess samantha, daughter of darkness, claudia zacchara, even the -- even the married valkyrie stays in stone cold's sway. And if i don't find a way to assimilate to his similar prowess, my -- my tempestuous love will fly into the arms of a runaway romeo and be lost forever, so --
alan: My role is to remind you of all the things you should already know. For example, terrorizing poor alice and the rest of the staff is not going to make luke do what you want. You are punishing the very people who live to serve you. That's selfish, tracy.
Tracy: Selfish? You're calling me selfish? You know, death has not become you, alan. You've become a hypocrite. Do we need to count the number of times you blew off family in favor of floosies and a handful of pills? I'm trying to save luke's life and you have the nerve to call me selfish.
Alice: She's as nutty as last year's fruitcake.
Edward: Damn luke spencer for doing this to tracy just when i need her.
[Door bell rings]
alice: Luke.
Edward: Speak of the devil.
Alice: Your timing couldn't be better. We need you here. Tracy needs you.
Edward: And i am desperate enough to -- to agree, hmm?
Luke: Well, that's what i'm counting on.
Alan: If you can't be honest with me, at least be honest with yourself. This has nothing to do with saving luke's life. You want luke back. You just won't admit it.
Tracy: You're wrong. I wouldn't take luke back if he begged me on both knees.
Luke: What if he limped in on one bad knee?
Kate: Lulu, i have a question for you.
Lulu: Yes, i'm interested in working here, i did not just walk in a complete fashion freak like maxie.
Kate: I was actually going to go for something more personal, namely, your relationship with johnny zacchara.
Lulu: Don't you start in on me, too, ok? What i do outside of this office is my business.
Kate: I'm kind of breaking my own rules. Look, far be it from me to tell you who you should or shouldn't date.
Lulu: Well, that's a relief.
Kate: I just, uh -- it occurred to me that i might be able to learn something from you.
Lulu: I can't imagine what.
Mike: Hey, kate.
Kate: Hi, mike.
Mike: Hi, lulu.
Mike: Listen, i need a moment of your time, if i may.
Lulu: Oh, that's -- yeah, i've got to take some mail out anyway.
[Mike clears throat]
kate: I -- i know why you're here. I'm a little surprised that sonny told you.
Mike: Told me what?
Kate: He ended things with us, mike.
Mike: I -- i didn't know. But it doesn't matter. You have to find a way to fix it. My son has never needed you more than he does right now.
Kate: One night i was alone and ian devlin showed up. He told me that he was the one that fired the shot that hurt michael, and he demanded that i pay him $1 million.
Mike: And you gave it to him?
Kate: Well, he said he was going to kill sonny if i didn't.
Mike: You thought you were saving sonny's life?
Kate: Yes, i did. Sonny didn't see it that way, mike, and therein lies the problem.
Mike: Yeah, well, that's my son. Right or wrong, good for him or bad, either you follow sonny's code, or your out.
Kate: Well, then i guess i'm out. I love him, mike, and it hurts not to be with him, but it's worth it, because i don't want to see him die. So i wish i could help him, but i can't. He won't let me.
Mike: And i'm asking you to try. Sonny is facing one of the most difficult days of his life. He's going to see the facility in new york.
Kate: Michael's going to receive fantastic care there.
Mike: Yeah, well, maybe you can make him believe that, because he won't be able to believe that on his own. All he's going to think about is that it's his fault that michael's going to spend the rest of his life hooked up to feeding tubes, ok? Sonny needs a little hope right now, and you're the only one that can give it to him.
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Sonny: Thanks for making time to see me.
Dr. Levitt: We're here for the families as well as the residents.
Sonny: "The residents," i like that. I like a lot about, you know, what i see. It's, uh -- the color's good.
Dr. Levitt: Your ex-wife chose it.
Sonny: It's kind of weird, you know, i mean, it's like my son is going to stay here the rest of his life, and he has no input. His room at my house and carly's house, it's all a bunch of stuff like, you know, action figures and videogames and movies and all kinds of, you know -- michael always has a --
sonny: Michael had an active imagination. He was always looking for the next best thing, you know. Smart kid, i mean, sometimes he was too smart for his own good.
[Sonny exhales]
sonny: We always tried to keep him focused, put him in the right direction. He'd always go a different way, or -- now, well, carly and i, we were trying to figure out what to do with him. I wanted him to stay in a place like this where he could get, you know, professional care. Carly wanted to take care of him herself. She's stubborn that way, but she's coming around. I've got to tell you i'm having a -- a little bit of a problem now, because i'm -- i'm caught convincing myself that my son is going to be ok. And he's -- and he's not going to wake up ever again.
Patrick: I'm signing off on nikolas cassadine. Start him on felbatol.
Epiphany: Right away, doctor.
Elizabeth: Hey, i thought you might be interested in this website.
Robin: Mommy-gram.
Elizabeth: Helpful hints from experienced moms.
Robin: Thank you. You know what's happening? I think i'm losing my focus. Because when i first wanted to get pregnant, i wanted to live my pregnancy, not mimic others. Maybe i should do a video diary to go along with my blog.
Patrick: This might be a silly question, but wouldn't it be more fun sharing with me, the father of the baby, instead of a bunch of online strangers?
Robin: Don't take this the wrong way but, not really.
Patrick: Because?
Robin: Because you're a man.
Patrick: Because i'm a man, robin?
Robin: Yes, you are a man and i need empathy. So unless you're carrying around a 10-pound potato of your own, you can't really help me.
Tracy: It's pointless to go over this again, luke. We have made our positions abundantly clear, and never the 'twain shall meet, so go.
Luke: Not until i've said my piece.
Tracy: Terminator --
alice: That's "dominator."
Tracy: Whatever -- just do your chicken grip hold on him and toss him to the curb.
Alan: At least hear what the man has to say.
Edward: Tracy, don't you think you should at least hear what the man has to say?
Tracy: Do you have to agree with father?
Edward: I implore you, luke, please help tracy in her time of need.
Tracy: I am through needing anything from this mob wannabe.
Luke: Ouch.
Alan: Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
Alice: Your mouth says no, but your eyes say yes.
Luke: Ok, i appreciate all the help here, but you're just making her dig in deeper. Let me take it from here.
Alice: I love a man that takes charge.
Tracy: Good to know, take him.
Alice: Good luck, mr. Luke.
Luke: Thank you. Oh, also, the ghost-in-law, you can go, too, alan.
Tracy: Alan stays.
Luke: Oh, he's already gone, isn't he? Yes, he's already gone.
Tracy: He's right here.
Luke: No, it's just you and me, tracy. That is a fact of life, and it's one that i'm not going to let you deny for one more day.
tracy: Why are you doing this?
Luke: Because i want my wife back.
Tracy: But you're not willing to do what it takes to make that happen. You're beating a dead horse, luke. Why don't you go find one of those scary women you like so much. Anna devane and claudia zacchara spring readily to mind. Just leave me alone.
Luke: There's no one else for me, tracy. No one anywhere. And i know it's the same foryou.
Tracy: You don't know anything about me.
Luke: Look, i know i'm nobody's idea of a great catch, but i'm better with you. I'm so much better. We're a perfect match. We work, damn it.
Luke: So here i am before you, deeply flawed, offering you my broken body and my battered heart, and this. Won't you please wear it again?
Lulu: Don't stop. I like it when you play.
Johnny: Why? It makes it easier to convince yourself i have a soul?
Lulu: I don't need convincing.
Johnny: Shouldn't you be at work?
Lulu: Kate had to do something, so she closed the office. Why? You don't like seeing me?
Johnny: I guess i really don't have much of a choice now.
Lulu: Well, that's not an answer. It's vaguely insulting, but it's not an answer.
Johnny: It's not that i don't want to spend time with you, i do.It's just that i wish it's because that's what we chose, not because my father decreed it.
Lulu: It's not all fake. My feelings for you are as real as it gets.
Coleman: I'm not your master, but i've been chasing tail since i was 14, so i could probably enlighten you on a few things.
Spinelli: The jackal would be really grateful for your worldly wisdom.
Coleman: All right, first -- spinelli: Yes -- coleman: Whoa, whoa.
Spinelli: What?
Coleman: Orange soda has got to go, ok? Oh, hey, that's not wine. You don't sniff it. You don't sip it. You knock it back, like a man. Check it out. Down the hatch. Come on, like a sexy man. Come on. There you go.
[Spinelli coughs]
coleman: Hold it. No, you can't do that. Here, you're all right. Put your head up. You're all right. No, right here. There you go.You got it, you got it.
Spinelli: [Strained voice] yeah, got it.
Coleman: Now, the thing about morgan and women that's key is he doesn't try, ok? And he lets them talk, ok? And the chicks love that, man. Hey -- hey, the great thing is, any guy can master it, even you. I mean, all you've got to do is sit there and shut up, right?
[Spinelli and coleman laugh]
coleman: Another playa? Ok, here's a guy who does all right. How's it going, doc?
Spinelli: Your timing is most opportune, enlightened one. Might the jackal buy you a tasty beverage in exchange for some life altering advice?
Lucky: I think i should have saved my breath. My father never takes my advice.
[Sam laughs]
lucky: Get a nurse. Nikolas? Nikolas? patrick: Women respond faster when you think you're confident, without arrogance.
Spinelli: Confidence isn't really the jackal's strong suit.
Patrick: Well, that's something you can work on. Now, what not to do. Never talk about a past relationship, good or bad. You'll never live it down. And even if you think your woman's mother is the hottest thing you've ever seen in a pair of boots, never admit it -- ever. Pretend you're blind.
Coleman: I've seen you in action, man. You've got notches all over town for days, give it up for the kid.
Patrick: Yeah, that was b.P.
Spinelli: I'm sorry, b.P.?
Patrick: Before pregnancy. And that's the big danger,little buddy. Women eventually respond. And sooner or later, you're going to crash into one that wants a kid. One careless night and bam -- racking up notches is a thing of the past and your future is nothing but baby.
Robin: Hello, my name is robin and this is my first video blog. I'm doing this to reach out to the sisterhood of single pregnant ladies who are ultimately awed and freaked out by the changes happening in our body and the terrifying specter of motherhood. I mean, we're all in this together, right? All on guard for the next, never experienced thing? We're all on the same journey, so this is my part to reach out and i hope that you do the same. Ok, um, where do i start? Well, i'm happy to report the nausea is gone. Yes -- wow. I hope that i never have to throw up ever again in my life. What a simple joy, just keeping food down. The only problem is, i can't seem to keep it in the house. I have turned into this eating machine. I find myself regretting that there are only four food groups. I mean, who dropped the ball on that one? But then i tell myself, "robin, really, how huge do you want to get? You're already approaching cow-like proportions as it is." I am paranoid the baby is going to come out and not take any of the extra baby weight with it. Which will be a problem, because the father of my child already thinks that my mother is hotter than me -- yes, he said that. Oh, he tried to clean it up but i heard it with my own ears. I mean -- really, seriously, what am i supposed to do with that?
Dr. Harmon: Something happened in here. Mr. Cassadine went into a seizure with no warning whatsoever.
Nurse : He's stabilizing, dr. Harmon.
Dr. Harmon: Who administered his last round of meds?
Epiphany: I did, less than a half an hour ago on dr. Drake's orders.
Dr. Harmon: The blood work shows no trace of anti-seizure meds.
Sam: Something is wrong.
Lucky: How wrong?
Sam: Well, this is exactly what happened when elizabeth got chewed out. She said she gave the patient the pills, but the bloodwork said that he never got them.
Johnny: After you saw me shoot sonny, you swore you wanted nothing to do with me.
Lulu: And i meant it, until i realized what really happened. Sonny was pushing your buttons. He wanted you to kill him.
Johnny: I almost did.
Lulu: He manipulated you.
Johnny: Oh, so now you're making excuses for me.
Lulu: I -- oh, my gosh. I am just saying it like it is. Can i just make a little suggestion?
Lulu: Can we feel what we feel without overanalyzing it to death?
Johnny: You don't have to pretend like you want me when my father's not here.
Lulu: Does this read fake to you? What?
Anthony: By all means, don't let me stop you.
Tracy: So would you prefer we ignore our fundamental, but very real, differences?
Luke: Yes, i prefer we ignore them.
Tracy: And what about the zaccharas?
Luke: Screw the zaccharas.
Tracy: You're going to leave them to manage their own affairs?
Luke: I'll get out as soon as i can. In the meantime, i love you. I miss you. I want you back. Oh, come on, are you going to make me get down on my one good knee? Be sure now, because i can't get back up.
Tracy: [Laughs] well, it would serve you right. Don't you know that i am just trying to save your life?
Luke: Why don't you leave that to me? Come on, spanky. I can get this right. Give me a chance to treat you the way you deserve to be treated.
Dr. Levitt: As i told carly, you're welcome to stop by anytime and visit. There are no restrictions on family.
Sonny: That's good to know.
Dr. Levitt: We understand the initial separation is very difficult for parents. I've met mr. Jax. He seems very supportive of his wife. Do you have someone like that?
Sonny: How much do you know about my son's condition?
Dr. Levitt: He's in a permanent coma.
Sonny: Do you -- do you know how he got hurt? My son was shot in the head. He was visiting me at my coffee warehouse, my girlfriend was there. And i saw the rifle and i acted instinctively, and saved kate's life when i should have saved my son's life. Now, i don't regret saving her life because she was in the line of fire, but the problem is that my son got shot. And that's what put him here.
Dr. Levitt: And you feel responsible.
Sonny: Oh, i'm -- i'm responsible, and i'm going to have to deal with that the rest of my life, but my girlfriend kate doesn't have to, you know, she doesn't deserve this kind of thing. She shouldn't be around it. To answer your question, i don't have anyone to talk to. But it seems fitting to me, because neither does my son.
sam: Something is seriously wrong in this hospital.
Spinelli: Greetings of a most confident nature.
Claudia: Why would i betray my own family and team up with you?
Jax: The boys will
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Dr. Harmon: What do you remember?
Nikolas: Epiphany, she -- she gave me a couple of pills, something to prevent seizures, I guess. I -- I took them and dozed off.
Dr. Harmon: Well, you're stable now but you had a seizure and went into respiratory arrest. I understand there was a similar incident last week. Patient had a seizure after the nurse claimed she'd given him the prescribed medication.
Elizabeth: Dr. Harmon, that was me. I gave the patient phenytoin but it didn't show up on his blood panel.
Dr. Harmon: I'll notify Dr. Ford.
Nikolas: I'm sorry, does -- does somebody want to tell me what's really going on here?
Sam: Yeah, something is seriously wrong in this hospital.
Anthony: Be careful, will you? Will you watch what you're doing? Go right ahead. Don't let me interrupt.
Lulu: My dad's not here, so if you're here on business, you --
Anthony: I'm glad I missed your dad. He doesn't need to see this.
Lulu: Well, Johnny and I are together and we're not going to hide it.
Spinelli: Be confident. Yeah. Yeah, check. Ok, confident. Be -- be a good listener. Would you say something to me?
Coleman: What?
Spinelli: Could you just say something, anything. I'm just -- Jackal is listening as advised by the consummate ladies' man, Dr. Patrick Drake. So --
Coleman: Study your notes, player. Study, study makes a good player -
Spinelli: Be a good listener. I think needs a little more cooking. Gods and goddesses are smiling on The Jackal today.
Coleman: Hey, Jackal, hey, bad idea.
Spinelli: No, don't -- don't you see The Jackal has an opportunity to move in, maybe not for the kill, but just for a little practice. Come on, I can do this. I can do this. Greetings of the most sincere and confident nature.
Jason: They're going to be moving you tomorrow to Manhattan. You're mom's going to fix your room up with some cool things. She's going to paint it blue.
[Phone rings] Yeah.
Coleman: Morgan, hey, it's Coleman. Look, you need to get over to Jake's right away. Your boy, Spinelli, is -- let's just say he's headed for some serious problems.
Hooker's voice: [Laughs]
Nikolas: Ok, please, forgive me. I just had brain surgery, so I might be a little slow. Did he say the same thing happened to someone else last week?
Elizabeth: Yes, I gave this patient phenytoin, just like Epiphany gave you, but when they did the blood work, it didn't show up in his system. Dr. Ford just thought I forgot to give the man his pills and then he wrote me up.
Lucky: Which was unfair.
Nikolas: Well -- well, what are the chances of getting it wrong twice?
Elizabeth: No, Epiphany would not make a mistake like that.
Nikolas: But neither would you.
Sam: I -- I thought something was off the day it happened.
Elizabeth: You know, I was so worried about Michael that day, I just accepted that I must've done something wrong. Now I'm not so sure.
Johnny: Lulu and I don't have to justify our relationship to anyone.
Anthony: I'm your father. I'm concerned.
Johnny: You don't control my life anymore.
Anthony: All I ever wanted is for you to be hay, but this business that we're -- do you realize he's putting you in danger?
Lulu: He's worth the risk.
Johnny: I can protect Lulu.
Anthony: Fine. If she's going to be part of this family, she's --
Lulu: One second. I am dating your son. That does not mean I want to be a Zacchara, ok? Who would? You guys are all crazy except for him.
Anthony: You allow her to speak to your father this way?
Johnny: Just leave us alone.
Lulu: What is your deal? Why are you wasting your life pushing around this old man in a wheelchair?
Anthony: How much disrespect do you think I'm going to tolerate?
Claudia: My father's not here.
Ric: Well, good. I'd much rather spend time with you anyway.
Claudia: So much for daddy's loyal attorney.
Ric: Come on, Claudia, Anthony's playing us all, one against the other.
Claudia: Hey, who told you that in the first place? That's what daddy does. You either adapt or you get caught under the wheels.
Ric: I choose option "A". Thought anymore about my offer?
Claudia: Among other things.
Ric: Well, that sounds promising.
Claudia: Let me ask you something. I barely know you. Why would I betray my own family to team up with you?
Ric: Your father shuts you out.
Claudia: And he hurts my feelings, but it doesn't make me stupid.
Ric: I should also make you realize how we can benefit one another, Claudia. I'll feed you information. You let me know how the family works. And in the end, we get Trevor and your brother out of the way.
Claudia: I understand how you feel about Trevor and that you hate him, but what makes you think I would betray my little brother?
Ric: I'm sorry. Let me rephrase. You'll get an equitable portion of the family business.
Claudia: By stabbing my little brother in the back? Would you do something like that to Sonny?
Spinelli: A vodka tonic for the young lady, as she assures me that is what she likes, as per the list.
Coleman: Dude, I'm warning --
Spinelli: And a shot of whiskey for The Jackal. Got it.
Hooker: The Jackal?
Spinelli: Oh well, yes, I -- I do, in fact, rule the internet, but you know what? Let's talk about you. What -- what skills and exciting things does the fair one possess?
Hooker: What do you have in mind?
Spinelli: You -- you -- you tell The Jackal because your needs and wants are of the utmost importance.
Hooker: I've got skills and talents you've never even dreamed of.
Spinelli: Well, that does sound exciting. If you -- you'll excuse me, I'm going to fetch our beverages of choice.
Jason: What -- what's going -- what's going on here?
Spinelli: Please, don't approach the lady at yonder table, please.
Jason: Is -- is -- is that -- is that for you?
Spinelli: Stone Cold misses the salient point. Jackal beseeches you to stay away otherwise, due to common courtesy, I would have to make introductions and the fair one would no doubt fall for the maer just as The Jackal is working his way down Patrick's list.
Jason: Dude, what are you talking about?
Coleman: Hey, Patrick Drake was giving him tips on picking up chicks.
Spinelli: My humble apologies. We were -- we were just about to explore your -- your exciting skills and talents.
Hooker: It'll be two-fifty.
Jax: I'm glad you're still here.
Carly: Hey, Morgan's at the park with Mercedes. Hi. And I'm going to see Michael. They say we can move him tomorrow.
Jax: I'll -- I'll make the arrangements.
Carly: My mom wants to do that.
Carly: I don't know how to tell Morgan. His brother's not going to be here anymore. Do I take him by the hospital? Do I let him say goodbye?
Jax: It's a nice day outside. Why don't you just let him enjoy the park a little bit longer. We can tell him tonight. Or tomorrow. Besides, I want to talk to you about something.
Carly: I don't want to fight anymore, Jax, ok?
Jax: I'm hoping there won't be one. Look, I'm concerned about Morgan's safety, Michael's too. I really think that the boys will be better off without Sonny in their lives.
Johnny: If Lulu has a problem with you, it's understandable after the terrible things you did to her.
Anthony: I was sick. I couldn't help myself.
Johnny: You think that matters to her?
Anthony: I want you to be happy, John, but there's a limit to my patience.
Johnny: Mine, too.
Anthony: Hm, she gives you confidence. I like that. Listen, I'm building a business that'll be yours someday. It requires hard work, commitment, and sacrifice. You both need to respect that.
Lulu: What kind of respect do you show me or your son? You act like you own him. You show up whenever you feel like it. You expect him do anything you want.
Anthony: She's trouble, John, and you know it.
Johnny: I don't care.
Lulu: You're not going to keep me away from him. And you, why -- why don't you just quit right now?
Logan: Since when do you care what happens to me, Lulu?
Lulu: I just don't want to see you throw your life away. You really should save yourself.
Logan: Well, you know, I could probably ask you that same question.
Johnny: Let's get out of here.
Anthony: You're jealous of my son. That concerns me.
Ric: It's no big secret. Sonny and I don't get along.
Claudia: Why would you? He's a pig.
Ric: I can understand why you'd think that.
Claudia: But you're different, right? That's what you're telling me.
Ric: Claudia, you and I are a lot alike, ok? We're outcasts. We're throwaways. You know, we're the kids that nobody wanted.
Claudia: I'm over it.
Ric: Really?
Claudia: M-hm.
Ric: And it's with you that you've been tossed out of the family business, even though you're better at it than John, you work harder than John, you're smarter than John --
Claudia: Are you sure about that? Johnny's very capable. It's possible that I want him to take over when daddy's out.
Ric: Claudia, you tell yourself that you want the best for your brother and that you love your brother, but, come on. What about what's best for you? Deep down, you got to wonder, why does John get everything and I get nothing at all.
Claudia: And you big, strong man, you want to fix all that for me.
Ric: You know what? You're not ready to go there, that's fine, but we can help each other.
Claudia: Meaning I can help you.
Ric: You work your father. You make him realize he doesn't need Trevor, he needs me, and I guarantee you, I will show you how I can be grateful.
Spinelli: I'm sorry, The Jackal's not entirely certain what the fair one is implying. I mean, if it's a -- if it's a loan you require, in these difficult economic times, I mean, The Jackal will be honored assist. Although, $250 is kind of a large sum for such a short acquaintance, but -- if -- if -- if -- if -- if -- if you're looking for a shoulder to cry on, I assure you The Jackal will be most attentive and not interested in past relationships or your mother.
Hooker: You're very sweet. I never do this, but -- two hundred.
Jason: Two hundred, here it is, right here. My fried is not interested.
Spinelli: Au contraire, Stone Cold. I am very interested in what you have to say and your tal --
Jason: Have -- have a good night. Thank you. Have a good night.
Spinelli: Wait. No, wait. Fair one, don't go. What? I was just getting to the part where I was learning about her as a person.
Coleman: She's a working girl.
Spinelli: As are many in this day and age.
Coleman: I don't mean like a -- like a nurse or, you know, lady lawyer or something. She's like a --
Jason: She's a hooker. Yes.
Spinelli: A courtesan? A lady of the night? A fallen woman? That's not -- that's not fair. That wasn't on the list.
Coleman: Drake probably never paid for it. I tried to tell you.
Spinelli: His sage advice and counsel is all for naught. The Jackal is no closer to melting the female heart than he ever was.
Coleman: Come on, hey, you're still a player. Huh? I'll get the player an orange soda.
Spinelli: It's yet more proof that while I may overpower the internet at will, in the world of bricks and mortar, I am a hopeless wimp and doomed to love unrequited and from afar. Unless the master will at last share his true secrets with me.
Carly: Sonny adopted Michael and he's Morgan's biological father. I just can't decide that he's out of their lives.
Jax: I had Alexis draw up me paperwork for you to review. Nothing is set in stone.
Carly: What happens if Sonny signs the papers?
Jax: He would lose custody of the kids. He would have no financial obligations. He'd have no legal rights to see them whatsoever. He would be out of Michael and Morgan's lives for good.
Carly: He'd never agree to that.
Jax: I know Sonny's possessive of his children but even he must realize that they'd be safer and Morgan's life would be better. That's my opinion anyway. The decision is yours.
Sam: Ok, so is Dr. Ford going to start an investigation?
Elizabeth: I don't know but he didn't yell at Epiphany.
Nikolas: It's because she didn't do anything wrong.
Sam: Yeah and I seriously doubt you did either.
Lucky: What if there's something wrong with the pills?
Sam: Well, come on, Lucky, my pills stopped working, too. Remember? The last prescription I had had no effect at all.
Nikolas: And -- and you got them here at the hospital?
Sam: Yeah.
Lucky: Ok, so what are we thinking? There's counterfeit drugs?
Elizabeth: You know, Dr. Devlin actually mentioned that possibility.
Lucky: What if he's behind it?
Elizabeth: It's just s bizarre, though. I mean, a doctor, Patrick's friend, he could have shot Michael?
Nikolas: Well, Dr. Ian Devlin certainly is corrupt. I should know. I was his best customer.
Johnny: You can see the main house right through that window.
Lulu: Well, we can see them, but they can't see us.
Johnny: This could be our place, if you want.
Lulu: What do you mean, if I want? Why do you keep asking that?
Johnny: You don't have to fake the romance. That's all I'm saying.
Lulu: You think I don't know that? Why are you being so weird about this?
Johnny: Because we both know you got back together with me to protect your father. There's no way I'm taking advantage of you.
Logan: Mr. Zacchara, I don't like your son and I probably never will.
Anthony: Mm-hmm, must be difficult to see him with Lulu.
Logan: She made her choice and I respect that.
Anthony: She's right about one thing. You could easily find yourself a much better job.
Logan: I'm just going on proving myself to you and I'm hoping, once I gain your trust, that you'll move me up in your organization.
Anthony: That's entirely possible if you don't make trouble for Johnny and Lulu.
Claudia: Where's Luke?
Anthony: Who knows? You want to wait by the car? I need some time with my daughter.
Claudia: Bodyguard.
Logan: Ma'am.
Claudia: Is there a problem?
Anthony: Sit down, Claudia. Go on. I've been very difficult with you lately. I've been neglectful. I'd like to change all that. Tell me what you need, Claudia. What can I do for you?
Spinelli: It was folly from the start.
Jason: Why -- why are you wearing one of my leather jackets?
Spinelli: Would that some of the cool would rub off, but it shall not. Even with advice from the ladies' man, Patrick drake, I am lost, doomed to a life of video games and orange soda.
Jason: Ok, what -- what -- what happened with Maxie? What happened?
Spinelli: She's on a sojourn in Manhattan, staying in the stylish lair of Fredrico Cabrero or something, a soon-to-be famous designer, and she's courting him on direct orders from the fearsome fashionista. Not that it matters. Maximista's blond heart was never mine. I'm just a spot on her designer gown, an escape from the sewer, and a savior only when accompanied by you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Stone Cold. You're -- there's no way you're in any mood to listen to The Jackal's romantic woes. How's Michael?
Jason: They're moving him to Manhattan tomorrow.
Spinelli: The Valkyrie's no longer opposed to putting him in a permanent place of care?
Jason: Carly can't take care of him at home and he can't stay in the hospital forever.
Carly: Out of all the mistakes I made in my life, loving Sonny was the worst. We started out betraying our best friend and we ended up with r son in a coma.
Jax: Well, we can't help who we love.
Carly: I was the mother. I should've put Michael and Morgan first. But I had all the fun, the passion, and the high drama. I let my kids grow up with bodyguards, living behind bullet-proof glass. They were kidnapped. They were traumatized. And I told them we were one big happy family because I needed to believe that, because I loved Sonny and I couldn't let go.
Jax: Carly, you didn't mean to hurt your children.
Carly: I know and Ian Devlin didn't mean to hurt Michael. But he fired a rifle when he knew there was a child in the line of fire. But, hey, I put my kids in the line of fire every single day. And everybody tried to tell me. They tried to tell me about the violence. They tried to tell me the danger, but I wouldn't listen. I wouldn't listen when I fell in love with Jason and I wouldn't listen when I married Sonny.
Jax: You weren't in this alone, you know. Sonny played a major part.
Carly: Yeah, but I knew the violence that surrounded Sonny and I asked him to be the father of my children anyway.
Jax: I think you're being a little hard on yourself.
Carly: No, I'm not. I knew Michael was hurting. I didn't want to admit it. How many times did he run away? How many dangerous stunts did he pull trying to get Sonny and I back together? And Morgan, I love that little boy. He's my baby. I should have never had a child with Sonny. I knew the man he was. He didn't claim to be anything else.
Jax: And he pursued you. He wanted you. So --
Carly: I had a choice, but my kids didn't. Having Sonny as their father puts my kids in danger every single day. He can't be their father anymore. This isn't about betrayal and it's not about revenge and all that stuff that Sonny and I have always fought about. And I don't want to hurt him and I'm not trying to teach him a lesson. I really -- I have to protect Morgan from what happened to Michael.
May 14, 2008 10:49
Nikolas: Look, I'm not proud of what I'm about to tell you. But one of the side effects of the tumor was hallucinations. I could see Emily.
Lucky: What do you mean, you saw her?
Nikolas: I mean she was waiting for me at Wyndemere when I came home from the funeral. I knew that she wasn't real and that the tumor was eventually going to kill me, but I wanted to be with her no matter what the cost.
Elizabeth: So you're saying that Ian just happened to come up with a drug to help you?
Nikolas: Yeah, it was an experimental, black market drug, illegal. But it made my condition manageable and allowed me to see Emily at the same time.
Lucky: How much did you pay him?
Nikolas: $10 million.
Elizabeth: Uhh.
Nikolas: I knew that I purchased a drug that was illegal and if I would have just come clean and turned Ian in, maybe Michael would be playing baseball right now instead of lying in the hospital. But all I could think about was seeing Emily.
Carly: How's he doing?
Epiphany: He's stable, I have the nurses checking him every ten minutes. Jason Morgan was here just about a half hour ago.
Carly: Thank you, you've gone above and beyond since the night that this happened and I just want to say thank you.
Epiphany: With all the second guessing and finger pointing going on around here, it's nice to see someone who appreciates a good nurse when they see one.
Jax: I wonder what that was about.
Carly: She doesn't like me.
Jax: No?
Carly: But she likes you, and the people at the institute are going to like you.
Jax: We've told them all about you, what kind of a person you are, all the things you like. They're going to talk to you, Michael, and read to you and let you know what's going on in the world. Keep you posted on how the Yankees are doing.
Carly: And I'm going to come visit you all the time, and so is --
Carly: I have to tell you something about your father.
Lulu: Why can everyone in the world see how much I care about you except for you?
Johnny: You made a deal with my father to keep me happy.
Lulu: So when we're around him we'll put on a show and then when we're together we'll just be whatever we are.
Johnny: But what are we exactly? We're not just friends, besides half the time you can't stand me.
Lulu: Because most of the time that we're together we're fighting for our lives. Or we're separated by our families or we're putting on a show pretending not to care. But I have found that if you face your fear head on, it usually goes away. And if it doesn't, then it's a great rush.
Johnny: So that's what's going on between us? You're with me for the rush, to prove to yourself that you're not afraid?
Claudia: I want you to trust me, daddy. I want you to make me part of the business, but that's not going to happen.
Anthony: Do you understand why?
Claudia: You're old school -- it's your business, it's your call. There's nothing I can do about it.
Anthony: No, I'm protecting you, Claudia. I don't want you to turn into a cold, bitter woman like your mother.
Claudia: You divorced my mother, you fell in love with Maria, and you broke her heart.
Anthony: Is that what she told you?
Claudia: That's what happened, dad.
Anthony: Did she tell you how much I loved her in the beginning, how happy we were? But that wasn't enough for her. She wanted power, she wanted control. She loved the business more than she ever loved me or you -- she broke my heart.
Claudia: You left her for another woman. It happens, you don't have to blame it on my mom.
Anthony: Domenica failed me because of her own ambition, and you remind me of her.
Claudia: A little too much, right?
Anthony: I want to save you from your mother's mistakes, Claudia.
Claudia: Is this a lead up, daddy, to you sending me away again?
Anthony: No, not at all. You're my daughter, I want you close to me.
Carly: Sonny loved you before he ever became your father. He looked out for you and he worried about you. And as you grew up, he was so proud of you. When you were in that Christmas pageant, and that first semester you got all A's. When you called him dad for the first time he was so happy. He tried to give you the life that he didn't have. Sonny wanted you to go to college and become a lawyer or a big fancy executive. More than anything, Sonny just wanted you to be a good person, and he wanted you to be a good brother. And you are. You are, baby -- and that's partly because Sonny was such a good father to you. So what's going to happen has nothing to do with love and it doesn't have anything to do with anger. Because you're always going to love Sonny and he's always going to love you. But as your mother I have to make sure what happened to you will never happen to Morgan. So I am going to ask Sonny to sign some papers and then he won't be your father anymore.
Lulu: I am afraid. I am. I'm terrified, actually.
Johnny: Because of what I did to Corinthos?
Lulu: Because of how you make me feel. I don't love you, but I could if I let myself.
Johnny: And that scares you?
Lulu: When my mom was younger than I am now, she fell madly in love with my father. She didn't care that everybody told her to stay away from him, that he was older than her, that he was involved in the mob. She just loved him and my dad loved her, too. And then things got a little crazy and he raped her.
Johnny: Are you afraid I'm going to do that to you?
Claudia: Don't go, we can still have our meeting.
Anthony: You're having meetings with Jason Morgan?
Claudia: Yeah, because I'm trying to figure out who cut the brakes on my car and sent a sniper after me. Would you like to stay ? You're more than welcome to stay, daddy.
Logan: Mr. Zacchara, are you ok?
Anthony: If Morgan wanted to shoot me, I'd be dead by now. Claudia, we're leaving.
Claudia: Sorry, daddy, I can't.
Anthony: Let's go.
Claudia: I don't know if I ever mentioned this, but you have really great timing.
Jax: Hey, Alexis is on her way.
Carly: The sooner we get this done, the better.
Jax: I'm going to go meet her at the elevator, do you need anything?
Carly: No, I'm fine.
Jax: Are you sure? Ok. See you in a bit.
Carly: You know, Jax is always good at seeing the big picture. I'm not, at least I haven't been. But I'm going to change that, I promise you, Michael. From this point on, I am going to put you and Morgan above what I want and I will do whatever it takes to protect my children.
Alexis: Jax, here it is. If Sonny signs this, his rights to Morgan and Michael will be terminated.
Jax: Thank you.
Alexis: And I think it's a really bad idea.
Jax: It's not a bad idea, it's a question of safety.
Alexis: Sonny is not going to be happy about this, a, and b, if this goes to court --
Jax: It won't get that far.
Alexis: You'll lose, and why do it anyway? The two of them are grieving and it's a really bad time right now.
Jax: Sonny's enemies know that he is distracted which puts Morgan in danger.
Alexis: He's going to be furious and he's going to take it out on Carly. And Carly's going to get upset, that's how they do things, is that what you want?
Jax: Carly's my wife, the boys are my stepsons and its my job to protect them, from Sonny if necessary.
Alexis: If you insist on doing this you are going to make a devastating situation even worse. And my biggest concern is that the fallout is going to land on you.
Ric: You just missed the D.A. The audit came out clean but I have a feeling they're going to be watching the haunted star --
Anthony: How much time have you been spending with my daughter?
Ric: Well, I just saw Claudia this afternoon. She was pumping me for information but I didn't share anything with her.
Anthony: Tell her what she wants to know. Feed my daughter whatever information it takes to win her trust.
Ric: I'm not sure I understand, Anthony.
Anthony: Did I mumble?
[Mumbling] That's mumbling. Work Claudia, bring her over to my side, I'm ready for a faithful, obedient daughter.
Jason: I came to see Luke, obviously he's not here.
Claudia: Look, it's not a complete waste. I'm telling you, after the conversation I just had with my father I am more convinced than ever he is the one that hired Ian Devlin -
Jason: You're convinced, you still have no proof.
Claudia: Do you think there's documentary footage out there, Jason? He's good at what he does.
Jason: I'm sure he is and I know that you want him dead. I told you, I'm not taking him out.
Claudia: But the world would be such a better place if you did.
Jason: You come up with proof, we'll talk, if not, you're on your own.
Lulu: I'm not afraid that you would ever hurt me physically, I never have been. Even the first time that we met, and I got in the car with you and we went to the barn, you didn't try anything. You may be wild and dangerous but you have been very gentle with me.
Johnny: Then what scares you?
Lulu: My mom took my dad back after the rape, and she devoted her whole life to him -- her dreams, her ambitions, everything. And they're supposed to be this great love story. I guess that they are, except she lost herself. I think it was too much love and anger and fear, too much passion. And in the end, she went crazy.
Johnny: Are you afraid that's going to happen to you?
Lulu: That is why I do the push-pull thing, I never get too close. I protect my heart at all times, I have to.
Johnny: I understand, more than you'd know.
Lulu: I never felt this way about Dylan or Logan. But with you it's like -- I'm afraid if I let myself love you, then I will disappear. I will get lost and not find my way back.
Johnny: I feel the same way. It's like we're teetering on the edge of this cliff and one step in the wrong direction --
Lulu: Yeah, exactly.
Johnny: It's not good.
Lulu: No, it's not good.
Johnny: One of us should take a step back.
Lulu: Yeah, I've tried, but -- I like the edge. It makes everything very clear and simple.
Johnny: Just before you fall.
Nikolas: It's time for me to move on with my life. Jax: You're doing the right thing. Jerry: I know you'll understand this.
May 15, 2008 09:28
Kate: One of you needs to track the weather. I need to leave for manhattan before the storm hits tonight.
Lulu: I -- I can actually keep track of the weather --
Kate: Oh, I don't care, lulu. Just be sure that I arrive at the "couture" charity gala before the red carpet. It's a fantastic opportunity to promote "crimson" before we even hit the stands. Oh, did one of you actually get the mock-up cover sent out? Yes?
Maxie: Well, when you -- when you said manhattan, we just assumed --
Lulu: Michael is -- is being moved today. We thought that you were going to be with sonny.
Kate: Well, you assumed wrong.
Max: Got it. All right, bye.
Sonny: You're supposed to be at the docks with the new shipment.
Max: Yeah, yeah. I'm going to handle them. I'm heading over there. I just wanted to --
Sonny: Oh, ok. You were the one that was following me.
Milo: No.
Sonny: And be honest with me.
Milo: No, no, I was really careful. You couldn't have seen me.
Sonny: Ok, how many times do i got to say this? I don't want any guards. What the hell is wrong with you, Max? How many times do I got to tell you?
Max: Boss.
Sonny: What?
Max: Jason ordered us to protect you, so --
Claudia: Hey, where were you last night?
Johnny: I was with lulu. It's complicated. Dad's up to his mind games again.
Claudia: He needs to be stopped.
Johnny: Ok, short of murdering him ourselves, what are you suggesting?
Claudia: I think that we convince jason morgan that dad's the one that was responsible for michael corinthos getting shot.
Jason: You're leaving for the new place today.
Jason: I just wanted to see you before your mom got here. I guess I should tell you --
Elizabeth: I was just going to check his vitals, but I'll come back.
Jason: Elizabeth, I don't know how to do this.
[Phone rings]
Jason: Yeah?
Sonny: Get over here now.
Bobbie: Hey, I have all the paperwork ready.
Jax: Can I sign it for her?
Bobbie: You know, it needs to be a legal parent or guardian.
Carly: I'll sign it on the way.
Bobbie: Honey, we can't transfer michael until we have the forms taken care of, so it will only take a minute. If you could go ahead and sign it, then we can move michael to his new home.
Nadine: Oh, sorry. Wait, you're not supposed to be out of bed.
Nikolas: It's the only way i could pack.
Nadine: It's too soon for you to leave. You shouldn't even be standing. You need to get back into bed.
Nikolas: It's all right. I appreciate your concern, I really do. But it's time for me to move on with my life.
Kate: I do not regret moving to port charles or my time with sonny. It has been a valuable experience, and I will cherish it always, but as all good things must come to an end, so has our relationship. Sonny has suffered a profound personal tragedy, and he knows that he has my deepest sympathies and affection, but certain recent events have forced us to reconsider our relationship, and as a result, we are no longer a couple.
Maxie: Well, if it helps, you'll probably be a lot fer. I mean, sonny isn't exactly the best a-list escort anyway.
Kate: Our breakup is no one's business, maxie. I would appreciate if you didn't mention it again. In fact, I expect the highest levels of discretion from my staff. Sonny or me or michael will not be the grist for the gossip mills. Do you understand?
Lulu: I'm very sorry, kate.
Kate: Well, things usually work out for the best, but thank you, lulu.
Maxie: I'm sorry too, but if you're thinking moving "crimson" to manhattan is ing to make you feel better, it probably won'T.
Kate: Excuse me?
Maxie: I mean, if you do want to go, I could be packed in an hour. Please, please take me. Don't leave me here.
Elizabeth: Michael, I owe you a huge debt. Because of you, jason and I were able to see things more clearly. We stopped ourselves from making a really big mistake with cameron and jake, and now my boys are going to grow up safe because of you. Jason loves you so much. He would do anything for you, and I just might pray that you're at peace and that you can feel how much you are loved.
Elizabeth: Michael's vitals are stable. I think he should transfer without a problem.
Bobbie: Thank you, elizabeth.
Jax: Yeah, I wanted to thank you, too, you know, for taking care of michael since he's been here. Please thank nurse johnson as well, and the rest of the staff.
Elizabeth: Of course I will. I'll be here for the rest of the day if you guys need anything.
Carly: Hey, sweetheart, today is the day that we're going to move you to that special place that we were telling you about. You're going to be really comfortable there because we moved all your favorite things. And we're going to give you physical therapy every day so you can get strong, and I just know that -- know you're going to love it there. Why don't you say goodbye to him?
Bobbie: Hey, michael. This -- this place that you're going to -- you're going to be just fine there. I made sure of it, because we're family, and family has to stick together, right, kiddo?
Bobbie: I love you, baby. Forever and always.
Jax: You're doing the right thing.
Claudia: We need to strike now against daddy while he's still vulnerable.
Johnny: And how does that translate into having morgan kill our father?
Claudia: Jason morgan wants to do it. All he needs is incentives, and what I'm thinking is we plant a false money trail that links daddy to devlin. If we could implicate trevor, all the better, and all the more believable to jason.
Johnny: That's crazy talk. We need to create distance between us and the michael corinthos situation or else we'll only attract attention.
Claudia: Yeah, but the risks are worth the reward in this situation if it gets rid of dad.
Johnny: But getting morgan involved could only blow up in our faces. It's not smart.
Claudia: Jason is the perfect guy to take care of daddy. He's fearless. He's never intimidated, and he goes after his mark until the mark is dead. You've got to admire that kind of conviction. I mean, come on, john.
Johnny: Ok, but I don't want to take the risk. If jason digs deeper and finds out that you had something to do with the shooting, you're done. He's going to come after you. Ian is dead, and as of right now, we are the only two people who know about our connection to michael's shooting. Let's not push our luck.
Claudia: Right.
Jerry: Good morning. So lovely to see you again, claudia.
Jason: Where is he?
Milo: You may want to give him a second to cool down.
Jason: What -- what's wrong?
Max: Well, he figured out we're still guarding him. He's not real happy with any of us right now. We're going to have to --
Jason: You know what, I'm going to -- I'll handle it.
Sonny: No, no, you're not handling it. Come inside. I got to talk to about something. First of all, I decide when i want guards and when I don't want guards.
Jason: Yeah, but the guy who shot michael is dead. You don't have to make yourself a target anymore, sonny.
Sonny: How did you come up with that link?
Jason: Spinelli accessed the security camera on the docks. We found his car. We identified it, and we found out he was running drugs.
Sonny: What kind of crazy doctor is that?
Jason: I don't know. Devlin suspected that I knew he left town after he squeezed kate for a payoff.
Sonny: When did you know kate was involved?
Jason: Well, we were tracking devlin's account. A million dollars showed up in kate's account, and that's when I went to confront devlin. He grabbed maxie, but he did admit to me that he was targeting you when he shot michael.
Sonny: Did he say their was an accomplice?
Jason: No, he didn't say anything. He said, "there's more." Then he died.
Sonny: "There's more"? What's that supposed to mean?
Jason: I don't know what that's supposed to mean. It could mean anything. We're tracking his accounts right now. It looks like devlin acted alone.
Sonny: So why don't you just go ahead and say what you're really thinking. It'd be a lot easier that way, you know? That the man who pulled the trigger is dead, but the man who is responsible for what happened to michael is standing right in front of you.
Nadine: You just had brain surgery and a very complicated procedure.
Nikolas: Hey, there's no doubt about that. The surgical team did a stellar job. There you go.
Nadine: Yeah, they saved your life, but if you walk now, you risk undoing it all.
Nikolas: I think I'll do better if I can recover in my own home.
Nadine: I disagree.
Nikolas: And I have a son waiting for me, who happens to be scared of thunderstorms, and they say that there's a big one coming tonight, so I want to be there.
Nadine: Well, why n't you have his nanny bring him here? I can set up a blanket on the ground as a picnic, and this building's so solid, he'll never hear anything.
Nikolas: Nadine, I know you mean well, I really do. So perhaps you can find it it within yourself to trust that I know what I'm doing.
Nadine: Oh, come on, nikolas. You barely consented to surgery because you were so determined not to let go of emily, and now that you have, you can't wait to get home? I don't know. Maybe you think that she'll show up. Maybe wyndemere makes you feel closer to her.
Kate: I have no intention of moving "crimson. I'm already set up to publish in port charles. My financial partner lives here, and if you haven't noticed, I now live here, too. I have no need to go anywhere, except manhattan tonight for the fundraiser.
Maxie: I just thought if it was going to be awkward for you to see sonny --
Kate: I'm not some teenager, maxie, who broke up with her boyfriend and now has to avoid all the places we used to hang out. Look, I only wish the best for sonny. I sincerely hope that he can get past this tragedy and make a happy life, the same I wish for all of us, which is why tonight's party is so critical, and my travel arrangements have to go off without hitch. Because if they don't, I want you to remember that have a file full of applications for the cherished job of being my assistant. Now, any questions? Lulu and maxine: No.
Kate: Excellent.
Lulu: I'll arrange for the limo at both ends.
Maxie: I'll get the hotel.
Lulu: Do you think that she needs hair and makeup when she gets there?
Maxie: Oh, I'm not sure. I'll ask clarice, but she's going to want to know who's at her table.
Lulu: Yes, I need to arrange for a limo to pick up ms. Howard. Yes, I can hold.
Maxie: Maxie jones calling for clarice.
Lulu: Yes.
Maxie: I can hold.
Spinelli: Hello, ladies. Hard at work, are we? Just so you know, the jackal is deeply interested in your careers, and we -- we don't have to mention your mothers.
Maxie: Clarice, hi. Maxie. Do you have the seating arrangements for tonight?
Lulu: Yes, I need to arrange for a limo to take kate howard to the airport by 5 P.M.
Jerry: I was hoping I would run into you. Do so enjoy your company, and it's been days since we last spoke.
Claudia: Johnny, this is mr. Jacks. This is my brother, john zacchara.
Johnny: As in jasper jacks?
Jerry: Well, he is my younger brother, but you might as well call me jerry. We might as well be on a first-name basis, considering.
Johnny: Considering what?
Claudia: Absolutely nothing important.
Jerry: Oh, did I betray a secret? It was just one kiss.
Claudia: You're giving my brother the wrong impression.
Jerry: I'm so sorry. I usually know when the situation is mutually consensual, and I must have misread everything altogether. You see, I approached your sister about funding a business venture. We bumped into each other at the pier, and I gave into my bad impulses and kissed her, and now she must think that business is finished, and you couldn't be more wrong.
Carly: The ambulance is going to be here soon, so why don't you say goodbye to michael? I can wait out in the hallway.
Jax: I was planning to follow the ambulance there so I could take care of all the details, make sure everything's ok, and then drive you back.
Carly: I love you for offering. Sonny wants to ride in the ambulance.
Jax: Well, I always assumed that he would.
Carly: He's going to have a car follow the ambulance, so I can just ride back with him. You don't have to make that long drive.
Sonny: When joe scully shot up luke's house, lucky was there. He was no older than mhael is now, and when I heard those shots, I just jumped on that kid, protected him with my own body. I know that's a different situation, but I -- I did for lucky spencer what I couldn't do for my own son. So basically, I failed him, and you know I did because I can see it on your face. You and carly both think that i protected, you know, kat instead of my son.
Jason: I saw the ballistics report. The bullet hit near you and ricocheted.
Sonny: Michael was in the line of fire, jason.
Jason: Devlin was aiming at you. Kate was right there. What was michael, about 10 feet away?
Sonny: When you dodge as many bullets as we have, you -- you don't have time to think. You -- you see the warning signs and you just act on instinct. Your instinct uld have been to protect your own son.
Jason: Well, I don't know that, sonny.
Sonny: Just say it, please. Admit it.
Jason: I wasn't there. What, are we going to speculate what I would have done? I wasn't there.
Sonny: Just admit. Just look at me. Look at me. Tell me to my face that it's my fault that michael is where he is.
Jason: No, we did this. You, me, and carly. It was all of us.
( Classical instrumental music playing )
Claudia: What mr. Jacks is mysteriously neglecting to tell you, john, is that he only kissed me because he wanted to make his girlfriend jealous.
Jerry: Oh, you underestimate your charm, darling.
Claudia: Not that I minded. D.A. Davis is a pompous neurotic who was born sitting on coal. It was a trip to rattle her cage.
Johnny: I don't like you disrespecting my sister.
Jerry: It was all in good fun, wasn't it, claudia?
Claudia: Yeah, a laugh riot.
Johnny: [Laughs] Yeah, I'm not getting the joke. So far I'm not at all impressed with you, mr. Jacks. I'd have to advise my sister to stay away from you, business or otherwise.
Claudia: Oh, speaking of D.A. Davis, ric, alexis is your ex, isn't she?
Ric: Yeah, why do you ask?
Claudia: I ask because mr. Jacks here is dating her and wants to do business with us.
Johnny: Small world, isn't it?
Claudia: Downright cozy.
Anthony: Claudia, there's no need to concern yourself with family business.
Claudia: Right, I'm clear on that. If you'll excuse me, gentlemen, I'm going into the kitchen to bake some cookies.
Anthony: Ric, do you know this gentleman?
Ric: Oh, yes, mr. Jacks is a sociopath.
Jerry: Yes, it takes one to know one. Or two, as the case may be. We were both in a bracing exchange of gunfire at the black and white ball.
Ric: Yes, well, mr. Zacchara has since regained his sanity. Too bad we can't say the same for you.
Anthony: What can I do for you, mr. Jacks?
Jerry: Only exactly what your daughter said. I would like to discuss business.
Anthony: Well, if that's the case, you bring it to me or to john here, because claudia is too delicate a flower to involve herself in business matters. You understand.
Jerry: Indeed I do, yes. Yourerspective on claudia is very refreshing.
Ric: Yeah, personally, I'm fascinated to know how you plan to explain any deal you make here with your brother jax, or more importantly, the D.A., Your girlfriend alexis.
Jerry: No need to get excited, mr. Lansing. I'm actually here about a former property of yours, the alcazar piers.
May 15, 2008 09:30
Lulu: Hold on, and let me find out. It's a stretch limo at J.F.K., Right? And it'll be with her all night. Yes, that's right. A town car will get you fired. More accurately, it will get me fired.
Maxie: Ms. Howard likes white star lilies and italian linens, and please have a bottle of flat and sparkling water waiting for her arrival.
Maxie: Thank you.
Lulu: Kate howard's office. Hold, please. Kate, madeline curry is on line two, and the storm is due 25 minutes after your plane takes off, so you cannot be late to the airport. My pleasure.
Maxie: Ok, the hotel is going to feng shui her suite. Oh, shoot, the shoes!
Lulu: Don't worry. Two pairs, just in case.
Maxie: What is this?
Spinelli: Oh, oh, god, did i drop that? I'm sorry, it's just my -- my nascar magazine. I don't kn if you know that jackal has a need for speed, and it is only --
Maxie: Spinelli, no, you can't do that. You knocked kate phone off the charger. Do you know what would happen to me if her battery died? Lulu, will you make a breakfast reservation for kate at isabella's?
Lulu: Can't you?
Maxie: No, I have to email federico. Federico took me to isabella's for breakfast. We walked in with this whole entourage and got seated before everyone. It was insane.
Spinelli: Maximista enjoyed the big apple.
Lulu: Shh, I'm trying to listen.
Maxie: Well, it can be fun if you know the right people. Federico wouldn't let me pay for anything. He treated me like a total princess, and everyone worships him. It's like we couldn't even walk down the street without every third person recognizing him or trying to talk to him, and even with all that, he's so down to earth. I mean, he cld totally be an egomaniac, but he wasn'T. He was really amazing, just really, really amazing.
Lulu: Maybe you should stay there next time, because i doubt anyone here would miss you.
Spinelli: Lulu, the jackal objects!
Jax: Well, I'm not going to say goodbye. I just want to wish you a safe trip, and I'll miss you. I'm really going to miss you, but I'll come to visit you a lot. I promise you that, and morgan will, too. You know, once -- once he's a little older, so he can understand. Don't worry, michael. Your little brother's not going to forget you. He's going to remember everything, all the games that you played with him, all the things that you taught him, and I'm going to try to be the best stepfather I can, because you taughte how. I also wanted to tell you that -- that morgan, he's not going to grow up with the violence. He's going to have the kind of childhood that you should've had.
Jax: Do you remember the skim board that you bought me? We hung it up in your room as a reminder of how brave you are at trying new things. Brave, and sometimes a little reckless. You know, I'm hoping wherever you are right now, you'll always be that brave little boy who never gives up. I can't tell your mother this, but I'm not gonna give up on you either, because doctors discover new things all the time. I swear to you, michael, if i have to pay for the research myself, I will never stop looking for a way to bring you back to your mother and your brother and all the people who love you.
Sonny: Is the ambulance here
Carly: Any minute. Hey.
Jax: Hey. Call me if you need anything, ok?
Carly: I will. I will.
Jax: Bye.
Carly: Bye.
Sonny: Hey, jax. I just wanted to say thank you for everything you've done for michael.
Jax: Yeah, I -- I wish it could have been more. See you.
Jerry: I'm preparing to open an import company, something that would do well with the local economy. I would like to lease a space for my headquarters in the old cannery.
Johnny: What are you planning to import?
Jerry: Whatever turns a profit.
Anthony: Those piers are owned by my attorney, trevor lansing.
Jerry: Well, then, it's all in the family, isn't it?
Anthony: Well, I have my own plans for that property. If you're so interested in going into the import business, why don't you approach sonny corinthos? You're practically family. How's that family tree go, john?
Johnny: Mr. Jacks' brother is stepfather to sonny's children.
Anthony: Which makes you their uncle. And blood being thicker than water and all --
Jerry: Sonny is not really in his right mind since his son was shot, which leads me to believe that his business will falter in the next few months. So I leave you with this -- if you need an associate, please give me call. You see, my interests are very compatible with yours. Mr. Zacchara.
Anthony: Mr. Jacks.
Jerry: Mr. Lansing.
Ric: Excuse me. Jerry?
Jerry: Did I forget something?
Ric: Sniff around claudia zacchara all you want. But alexis has small children, one of them being mine. Alexis needs to know that you're back to your old ways. If, in fact, you ever gave up your criminal activities.
Jerry: You're hardly in a position to tell alexis anything, considering your hands are very dirty at the moment.
Spinelli: Maximus would be sorely missed if she decamped for the isle of manhattan. Which, of course, woulnever happen, right? I mean, the very thought of it just sends the jackal into a fit of laughter.
Maxie: Thank you, spinelli. That's very nice of you. And I'm really glad to see that lulu's bad attitude hasn't infected you.
Spinelli: Ok, just a word of caution to the junior fashion maven? Despite the potential energy between you and federico, just be wary of the transitory and ephemeral nature of the latin spirit. I mean, just as fashion itself loses its luster over a fortnight, and that which you thought you could never live without ends up on the discount rack, as will the maestro from milan treat your tender blonde heart.
Lulu: He's saying federico's already forgotten about you, like all men do.
Maxie: Hello? Federico, I was just talking about you, and then you called me. That's so crazy.
Jax: Is kate in?
Lulu: Yes, she is. And she's not on the phone.
Jax: Thanks. Hey.
Kate: Hey, jax. Thout I'd get some work done.
Kate: Yeah. That's what I'm supposed to be doing. I can't stop thinking about michael.
Jax: Yeah. Paramedic: Excuse me. Paramedic: Ok, one, two, three.
Carly: Oh, can you please be careful? Second paramedic: It's ok. He'll be fine.
Leyla: I can't find the michael corinthos chart.
Nadine: Here, I have it. I had to make a copy for the paramedics before they moved him.
Leyla: Thanks. It's not bad, though. I hate guns.
[Footsteps]
Leyla: Hey, you're messing up my system.
Nadine: Ooh! This whole place is messed up. Why would they even think of letting a patient leave before they're ready?
Leyla: Nikolas cassadine.
Nadine: It's wrong, no matter who the patient is. And no one wants to say no to the almighty mr. Cassadine.
Leyla: What about dr. Drake? He's the surgeon of record.
Nadine: He's the one who signed the release papers.
Leyla: Then he's probably ready to go home. Look, nadine, you did a wonderful thing. You got nikolas to agree to the surgery that saved his life. But that may be all there ever is between you two. No matter what you dream of or wish for, he may never return those feelings.
Nikolas: I can walk out of here on my own.
Dr. Harmon: Yes, I know. But patients don't walk out of this hospital. Insurance. And as a board member, you of all people should understand.
Nikolas: I'm so relieved to be going home, I'm inclined to humor him, I guess.
Leyla: Good instinct.
Nikolas: Yeah. Listen, thank you both. I'm grateful to be alive today. And for everyone who had a part in that.
Nadine: Give my best to spencer.
Nikolas: Ok, I will.
[Elevator tone sounds]
Claudia: There's a huge storm brewing here. What the hell made you decide that we needed to meet here? And what's with showing up at my house running your mouth off to my brother like that? I don't like being manipulated, just so you know.
Jerry: Are you finished? I chose to meet here because, well, let's just say that I have my heart set on this pier. As for the visit, it was simple reconnaissance.
Claudia: I'm starting to realize nothing is simple with you.
Jerry: I just wanted to find out if you were actually as powerless as you claim to be. Imagine my disappointment when I found out that you're thoroughly impotent.
Claudia: I'm playing things my father's way to keep him off balance.
Jerry: You were just a tad too convincing.
Claudia: I know how my family works. And I have a lot more power than you thi, which is why you are going to help me frame my father for the shooting of michael corinthos. Dr. Levitt: May I help you?
Jason: Uh, yeah, I'm a friend of michael'S. Jason morgan. Dr. Levitt: I'm dr. Levitt.
Jason: Yeah, hi. I've known michael since he was born. I just wanted to see where he'll be spending -- where he'll be living.
Sonny: I wt to thank you for this. For not fighting me when I said I wanted to ride in the ambulance.
Carly: Michael would want you here. He would want both of us here. And what michael wants is all that matters right now.
Ric: Yes, I'll have mr. Cchara look over the paperwork. And if everything is in order, he'll sign it. Yes, we'll get back to you. Don't worry. Mm-hmm.
Anthony: So, what was that when you followed mr. Jerry jacks out before?
Ric: Nothing.
Anthony: "Nothing" as in sharing gardening tips, or "nothing" as in it's none of my business? Because either way, I'm interested.
Ric: It's personal, anthony.
Anthony: I'm interested.
Ric: Ok, you heard that jerry is dating my ex-wife alexis. That means he's going to be around my daughter. Jerry jacks is trouble on his best day, and I don't really like it quite that much.
Anthony: I hope this doesn't mean that you're still romantically interested in your ex-wife, because I was counting on you to manage claudia.
Ric: What do you mean?
Anthony: You're a handsome guy. My daughter has special qualities, and your assignment would beo keep her safe and earn her trust by whatever means necessary.
Jerry: Let sleeping disasters lie. We dodged a bullet when ian died before he named us. But if you create a trail that leads anywhere to the zaccharas, you invite suspicion. It's not worth it.
Claudia: Jason morgan is the perfect man to kill my father.
Jerry: Well, then, why don't you sily pay or otherwise sort of suggest morgan to perform the hit? I'm sure you'll be very good at being persuasi.
Claudia: The only incentive he cares about is avenging that little boy. So we have to convince him that my father hired devlin, preferably with trevor lansing's help.
Jerry: And what's in it for me?
Claudia: Once my father is out, john will control the business. I will be in a position to give you these piers.
Jerry: It's not often that one sees a woman spe so casually about killing her own father.
Claudia: I'm prepared to do what must be done.
Jerry: Well, then, I know you'll understand this.
[Claudia yelps]
Kate: Ah, "couture's" charity gala.
Jax: Oh, yeah.
Kate: It's become the industry standard.
Jax: Yes, I got an invitation, thanks to my association with you.
Kate: Oh, believe me, jax, you're welcome at all the best parties.
Jax: I was going to take carly to this. Before all of this happened, of course.
Kate: Yeah, well, I originally thought I was going to be with sonny when he moved michael. But now that sonny doesn't want me there, it's a good opportunity to promote "crimson." I mean, my personal life may be in shambles, but I can still work, right?
Jax: Yeah, right.
Kate: If you don't mind me asking, why are you not with carly?
Jax: She needed to do this without me.
Kate: And you're ok with that?
Jax: Yeah, sonny's with her. And apparently, the best way to help my wife is not to hover. So I'm going to take a page from your book and bury myself in my work. You want me to go to this party with you?
Kate: Yes, I do.
Kate: Strange, though, right? I mean, going to a party now?
Jax: Nothing we do will change what happened to michael, no matter how sad we all are.
Kate: I'm sorry, jax. I know how much it meant to you to be michael's stepfather.
Jax: Yeah -- yeah, we were, you know, all starting a family. Now we just have to get on with it as best we can. Yeah.
Elizabeth: Cassius, you don't have to do this.
Cassius: The boy's personal things need to be returned to his family.
Elizabeth: If you don't mind, i would like to finish.
Cassius: Sure. Just let me know if you need any help, ok?
Elizabeth: Thanks.
Jason: Looks like a good place for michael.
Dr. Levitt: People are surprised how warm and welcoming it is here. I hope you'll come by often.
Jason: Yeah. I -- I just wanted to leave this for him. I used to read it to him when he was a baby.
Dr. Levitt: Africa.
Jason: I just thought maybe some of your staff could read it to him once in a while.
>> On the Next "General Hospital" <<
[Claudia grunting]
Jax: I've certainly met my match.
Sonny: I will always love you.
Jason: Good-bye.
[ Sniffs ]
May 16, 2008 06:08
Patrick: Everything okay?
Robin: Just fine.
Patrick: Robin, if you're not feeling well, we can --
Robin: No, we are not leaving. This rack of lamb looks delicious and I am starving.
Patrick: Okay. Ah, guess where I'm going this weekend?
Robin: The miniature racecar expo at the convention center.
Patrick: How did you know?
Robin: I read it in the newspaper. I knew the little boy in you would be like, "oh, yippee."
Patrick: Yeah, well -- I have two tickets, if you want to go.
Robin: Well, I'd better if I'm going to keep you from spending your entire salary on toy cars.
Patrick: That's very charitable of you.
Robin: Excuse me.
Patrick: Okay, that's it, Robin, we're going.
Robin: No, I'm not going to be sick, I just have to pee -- sit.
Patrick: Okay. Okay, that's fine. You have to pee.
Spinelli : Fair Lulu is not on the premises.
Carly : That's not an answer to my question. What are you guys doing? Working on something for Kate?
Maxie: Spinelli is actually helping me solve a mystery.
Carly: What kind of scheme are you cooking up?
Maxie: We are really busy, I'm sorry, Carly -- so butt out.
Carly : I'm really sick of your snarky little attitude, Maxie.
Spinelli: There's no need for animosity between the Valkyrie and the wounded blonde one.
Carly: She's trying to make Lulu's life miserable.
Maxie: Lulu's about as interested in fashion as she is in stamp collecting. The only reason she wants this job is so that I don't have it.
Carly: And she's twice as smart as you'll ever be.
Maxie: No, your cousin is a walking disaster. Now, if you'll please leave.
Carly: One word from me, and Jax will tell Kate to fire you.
Maxie: You might be able to tell Jax what to do, but he trusts Kate, and Kate trusts me.
Carly: Do you trust her?
Spinelli: I am merely performing a service.
Carly: I hope you are not doing anything that will hurt Lulu. If you do, it will break her heart.
Claudia: How would you like to buy the Metro Court hotel?
Johnny: Why would we buy a hotel?
Claudia: Because Sonny's ex co-owns it, and she just insulted me and threw me out. If I buy it, then piece by piece, slowly but surely, I can take it away from her.
Johnny: It's a waste of energy -- and money.
Claudia: It's not to me, John.
Johnny: So now you have it out for Sonny and his ex.
Claudia: I can multi-task with the best of them.
Johnny: We're running a business here, we need to stay focused. Forget about Carly. We need to make investments that will build our strength in Port Charles.
Claudia: Sounds like you already have something in mind.
Johnny: I'm investing in the Haunted Star casino.
Lulu: You're right, Johnny can be unpredictable and dangerous. But it doesn't matter, because I've walked away from him.
Luke: Have you?
Lulu: Yeah. I mean, no offense, but you and Mom were a cautionary tale. She thought she could reform you. You gave it your best shot, but in the end it didn't work out. So there she was, in the house that she loved, hoping that you could settle down and be happy with her in Port Charles. But you were cooped up and miserable and that's just not a road I want to take.
Luke: That's not a road I would ever want you to take.
Lulu: I mean, yeah, I like Johnny. A part of me wishes that I could be with him, but a bigger part of me knows that it would be a huge mistake. So thank you for the warning, but I don't need it.
Luke: Ah, yes.
Elizabeth: Emily was amazingly stubborn. When she wanted something, nothing could stop her. You should have seen h her with Nikolas.
Nadine: You mean Emily went after Nikolas?
Elizabeth: It wasn't quite like that.
Nadine: But Nikolas wasn't interested at first?
Elizabeth: When they met, Emily was just a teenager and she had this huge crush on him. Nikolas saw her as this sweet kid. Then they both fell in love with other people. But Emily always kept a really special place in her heart for him. And then finally he realized that Emily had grown up into this beautiful woman, and he fell in love with her.
Nadine: Wow, so Emily really was the love of his life.
Elizabeth: Hey.
Nikolas: Okay, so good news. The judge sentenced Monica to rehab and six months community service, no jail time.
Elizabeth: What a relief for her.
Nikolas: Yeah, and Edward drove her right to rehab from the courtroom. I really think that this accident has motivated Monica to get well.
Elizabeth: Yeah, I can imagine. I mean, if I had been the one to hit Sam, I know how I would have felt.
Nikolas: Sam made one final plea on Monica's behalf.
Elizabeth: Wait, she gave a statement?
Nikolas: Well, yeah. She stood up and said that it was an accident and Monica wasn't to blame. She was a valuable member of the community and shouldn't do any jail time.
Elizabeth: That was generous of her.
Nadine: You're the one who deserves most of the credit, though.
Elizabeth: Why do you say that?
Nadine: Well, Nikolas stood up and gave the most beautiful speech defending Dr. Quartermaine. It was really inspiring. I am sure that is what convinced the judge to give her a more lenient sentence.
Nikolas: Thank you.
Nadine: Emily would have been really proud.
Luke: I plan to reopen as soon as I can get things up and running. I am only rehiring the best, which is why I called you. Nobody serves them up like you do, baby. So, if you're looking for a permanent gig, you've got one. How's that?
Tracy: Could I have that? Thank you. Don't call my husband again.
Luke: Now why did you do that?
Tracy: Which part of, "no call girls," didn't you get?
Luke: That call had nothing to do with sex.
Tracy: And I believe you, because you have a reputation for always telling the truth.
Luke: Tracy, is that sarcasm?
Tracy: Don't even think of arguing. Because I bankroll your every breath.
Luke: You think again, wife.
Lulu: Oh, thank goodness you're here.
Carly: I've been looking all over for you. Let me tell you something. Don't let that little Maxie catch you slacking on the job because she will take full advantage of it, I'm telling --
Lulu: Right now I have bigger problems. I was at the Quartermaines, and guess who was there, chatting up my dad.
Carly: Johnny Zacchara?
Lulu: Yeah, yeah. He wants to invest in the Haunted Star.
Carly: You should feel flattered.
Lulu: Yeah, yeah. Except that I gave my dad this whole lecture on how I am way too smart to get back together with Johnny, and every word was a lie.
Claudia: Look, investing in the casino is a great idea. Except for the minor detail. Luke Spencer happens to own that one and Luke was loyal to Sonny. As a matter of fact, when I went there to talk to him about the Corinthos organization, he wouldn't give me a shred of information. When I left, Luke probably picked up the phone and called Sonny and told him I was nosing around. Which could be a big problem.
Johnny: Where are you going with this?
Claudia: I'm saying -- he's a smart guy. Sonny ends up dead, we don't want Luke putting two and two together, realizing that we're the ones who killed him.
Johnny: Well, it shouldn't be a problem if you cover your tracks like you said you would.
Claudia: I'm covering my tracks. I've got my side. I'm just wondering why, I mean I'm just curious why you suddenly want to buy Luke Spencer's casino.
Johnny: It's a good business move.
Claudia: It's also access to Lulu.
Robin: Thank you.
Patrick: You're welcome. Cheers.
Robin: I will have to pee any second.
Patrick: We'll just outpace you then.
Robin: Thank you again for a delicious dinner. I'm sorry I was all over the place earlier.
Patrick: It's okay. I mean, your body is going through changes. It's pretty amazing to watch actually. There's a baby growing inside of you, sprouting little fingers and little toes. Getting bigger, stronger, his heart pumping. Soon this baby will be born and everything is going to change. Your days will be rearranged around his or hers. Your life will take on a whole new perspective.
[Beeping]
Maxie: What's that?
Spinelli: I'm in.
Maxie: Okay, well, hurry and re-route the package before I have a nervous breakdown. What are you waiting for?
Spinelli: First I would like your word that you will cooperate with fair Lulu and not try to undermine her in any way.
Maxie: That's blackmail.
Spinelli: No, it's a simple request. One that will divert disaster from fair Lulu and the wounded blonde one.
Maxie: Fine, fine, fine. I promise I will not submarine Lulu.
Spinelli: Okay, the Jackal accepts your pledge of honor. Mission accomplished.
Maxie: That's it?
Spinelli: Yes, the package has been re-routed. It will be delivered back here by ten tomorrow morning.
Maxie: Spinelli, you're wonderful. Thank you.
Maxie: Oh, the phone. I'll be right back. Kate Howard's office. I'm sorry, she's unavailable right now, can I take a message?
Luke: I'm reopening the Haunted Star.
Tracy: Not with my money, you're not.
Luke: I don't need your money. I have another backer.
Tracy: Really? Who's your sucker this time?
Luke: Johnny Zacchara.
Tracy: Oh, no, absolutely not.
Luke: I don't recall asking your opinion.
Tracy: Look, you will not bring the Federal Bureau of Investigation down on my family.
Luke: You just don't like the idea of me being financially independent of you.
Tracy: No, I think the day you stop freeloading is the day I dance in the streets.
Luke: Well, dust off your dancing shoes, darling.
Lulu: I told Johnny that we're over. Part of me was hoping that he wouldn't listen, but he did. So now he's being very cool and distant and he's not talking to me. Which we both know is making me want him even more.
Carly: Of course.
Lulu: So what do I do to stop thinking about him?
Carly: Maybe you shouldn't stop thinking about him.
Lulu: Wait a minute, you don't like Johnny.
Carly: No, I -- okay, well forget about the reasons I don't think you guys should be together. Why do you think you shouldn't be together?
Lulu: Because of my parents. They gave in to their connection and it wrecked their lives.
Carly: Come on, really? Sit down. I know how much you love your mom, but you're nothing like her.
Lulu: Everybody says that I remind them of her.
Lulu: Because you look just like her.
Carly: Laura was a homebody, she was a nester, she loved spending all her time with her family. You're different. You are so full of emotion, you could get drowned in it. And you don't, because you're a survivor. Which means you're like me.
Lulu: Well, I mean -- I see girls in college going to frat parties and football games and hanging out in the quad. Why can't I be like that?
Carly: You don't want to be like that.
Lulu: Why is life so complicated?
Carly: Because you are over thinking it. Stop, you need to focus. Stop thinking about my opinion or your mom's opinion or your family history. Just think about Johnny. How you feel when you are with him?
Lulu: Wonderful.
Carly: Okay, take it from there.
Lulu: Yeah, I mean -- if Johnny and Sonny were still fighting and threatening to kill each other, I would never be able to side against Sonny. It would be like siding against you. But, you know, since they made a truce.
Carly: Green light.
Lulu: Green light, yes. Yeah.
Johnny: Okay, fine, yes. I would like it if Lulu wanted to be with me.
Claudia: So you're just going to hang around the casino hoping she changes her mind?
Johnny: No.
Claudia: Then -- I mean, why buy the Haunted Star?
Johnny: We always need ways to launder our money.
Claudia: We have nine different fronts in New York City alone.
Johnny: Yeah, but none in Port Charles.
Claudia: Honey, you're crazy about that girl. It's written all over you're face, you are so cute. When you care about somebody, Johnny, you are so loyal. That's what this is about, I know it is. Just be straight with me, come on.
Johnny: Lulu doesn't have any money of her own. I don't want her depending on her rich brother or her father's rich wife.
Claudia: This is about taking care of Lulu?
Johnny: Look, it may be a stupid way to spend my money -- I get it. But at the end of the day, it's not hurting anybody.
Claudia: Hey, you know what, it's as good a reason as any to buy the Haunted Star.
Johnny: But you do make a good point about Luke. He's smart; we can't risk him connecting us with Sonny's death.
Claudia: When is he planning on reopening?
Johnny: He's got a bum leg, so probably not for another couple of weeks.
Claudia: Not a problem -- Sonny dies on Friday.
>> On the next "General Hospital."
Carly: Is this your way of punishing me for the miscarriage?
Elizabeth: Surprise.
Claudia: All you need to do is find an alibi.
Sonny: Everything goes strictly by the book.
Kate: Can I tag along?
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and Burn Notice crazy!
Kate: The sky is clearing. Looks like we're past the storm.
Jax: Michael's ambulance I hope they beat the rainstorm, too.
Kate: Thank you for coming with me tonight, Jax. I know you'd rather be with Michael.
Jason: I thought I'd be gone before you guys showed up.
(ambulance guys show up and start moving Michael in)
.Anthony: There's a storm coming. Not a good night to be out on the roads.
Johnny: I don't have any plans to go out. I don't know about Claudia.
Anthony: See, you should keep. She takes too many chances.
Johnny: She's a grown woman. She doesn't need a keeper. And his little boy gets hit instead. Now we got one big mess on our otherwise, we're all going to pay.
Claudia: You bastard. [Claudia groans]
Jerry: If it's any consolation, your beloved brother will be better off as well. I'm notúth claudia: Oh, johnny. Johnny.
[Claudia grunts]
[Water splashes] Alexis: What the?
Alfred: Welcome back, sir. I speak for the entire staff when I say how pleased and relieved we are that your surgery was a success.
Nikolas: It's good to be home.
Spencer: Dad!
Nikolas: Hey, come here. What have you got there? You got something for me?
Spencer: A horsey.
Nikolas: A horsey? That's rubicon, isn't it? I can tell by looking at him. You're getting really good a me when I was in the hospital.
Spencer: Yeah.
Nikolas: So, hey. I know you've been worried about me, right?
Nikolas: Yeah, I know. But the doctors, they fixed me all up. Everything's fine. Yeah. I'm healthy and well.
Jerry: a pleasure to see you, Alexis, but I have to admit that I -- you know, my feelings are a little wounded that you assume immediately that I am up to something nefarious.
Alexis: It's a reasonable assumption.
Jerry: Oh, come on. If I were up to no good, it would be a conflict of interest, wouldn't it? I mean, you being a district attorney and all.
Alexis: I would have absolutely no problem prosecuting you.
Jerry: Well, then it's the splash? The splash? All right, all right, all right. I confess, I confess. I mean, I was eating a sandwich and it was so disgusting that I threw it in the water, box and all, and, you know, arrest me for being a litter bug and for trying to poison the local fish. I surrender.
Alexis: Lucky for you, it's too dark.
Jerry. That or the sandwich has already sunk.
Alexis: What are you doing at the cannery, Jerry?
Jerry: Business, and I thought this would be the ideal location. Actually, I made an overture to Anthony Zacchara today, although the man is clearly not it's probably because of the influence of the new attorney. Ric isn't that fond of me, that's for sure.
Alexis: You're a tricky one, because you are such a good, good liar. And yet, it's a little di might, I say -- be telling the truth.
Jerry: I'm flattered to hear that you pay such céose but I'd like to know how you happened to find me.
Alexis: I was driving by and your car this irresistible urge to come to this dark, empty, and dangerous place.
Alexis: I had good reason to be suspicious. But I am not able to prove anything. So I'm going to go.
Jerry: I'll walk you out.
Alexis: That's really not necessary.
Jerry: No, no, no. This is a really bad part of town. You really -- really should be very careful.
Johnny: Aren't you the one who took the hit out on Sonny?
Anthony: Why would you think that?
Johnny: He's blocking our expansion into Port Charles. Getting rid of Sonny could solve a lot of problems. But you weren't exactly in a position to find the best hit man, and Ian devlin put his kid in a coma, and Sonny hates us more than ever.
Anthony: That's very convincing, and an excellent deflection. But I didn't hire the shooter
Johnny: Well, Claudia didn't either.
Anthony: Such loyalty to your sister.
Johnny: When she came back into town she was going to help me run things, but now that you're here
Anthony: You're getting very good at thinking on your feet. I don't believe a word you're saying, but I like your confidence, John.. If only Trevor would have shown that kind of initiative.
Anthony: Then we got one hell of a coincidence here. The guards told me Ian Devlin showed up here at the house now how are you going to cover for your sister ?
Kate: I never told you why Sonny and I broke up.
Jax: I don't need to know everything.
Kate: But it affects you, too, Jax. In fact, you may want to
Jax: I doubt it.
Kate: (Ian Devlin) He wanted me to pay him $1 million to leave town. And if Sonny got to him first, he'd be sure to leave evidence so that Sonny was convicted of murder. I misappropriated $1 million of the "Crimson" evidently, Jason and Spinelli, had been monitoring accounts and the wire transfer alerted them, and eventually, they caught up with Ian.
Jax: Yeah, and then Jason shot and killed Ian. I read about that in the papers.
Kate: Somehow, and I am assuming this was Spinelli, he got the money back into the "crimson" account, and I selfishly thought that I could just cover the whole thing up. But Sonny found out. And now you know, too. Put your stepson in a command you have every right to and end the magazine.
Pilot: Mr. Jax, please fasten your seatbelts, we will be landing in 15 minutes.
Dr. Levitt: We'll take care of the monitor hookups.
Carly: Thank you. Thank you for taking care of my son.
Dr. Levitt: Michael is fine. Let's give him extra fluids for the next hour or so.
Carly: Is he OK??
Dr. Levitt: He's fine, and he's resting comfortably.
Carly: Can we sit with him for a while?
Dr. Levitt: You stay as long as you want.
Jason: I brought his Africa book if either of you want to read it to him.
Carly: Jas you sit with him first.
Lulu: There you are.
Nikolas: Yeah, I just took Spencer up to bed. He might be still awake
Lulu: . How are you feeling?
Nikolas: Uh, I'm ok, I guess. A little tired, but ok.
Lulu: Maybe you should have stayed at the hospital longer.
Nikolas: No, no, no. I was ready to come home. I feel fine. Anyway, so... you know, you kind of look a little tired. Lulu: You're not allowed to do that.
Nikolas: What?
Lulu: Make me feel even more guilty about why I came here.
Nikolas: Why, why, why?
Lulu: I -- I am tired. I ha I'm really confused. I think that maybe you're the only person who can help me, so can I ask you a question?
Nikolas: Yes.
Lulu: You truly, deeply loved Emily, right?
Nikolas: Yeah.
Lulu: So how did you know that it was love? How did you know that your feelings were different from Gia or Courtney, and -- and -- I mean, if they were the one.
Anthony: And you didn't bother to tell me that?
Johnny: Well, he was a doctor at the hospital. .I suppose. He came back here to hit on her, and came back once more to follow up. Claudia told you that?
Johnny: I saw it for myself.
Anthony: Claudia has a terrible temper. As far as I can gather, she was a woman scorned. She and Corinthos slept together, and he treated her like a whore. Am I right so far?
Johnny: Ok, but she wouldn't kill him over that.
Anthony: Why are you defending her? To think I used to worry about Claudia's influence when you were little. I thought she'd baby you,
Trevor: Anthony? John. You needed to see me?
Anthony: Yes. You were supposedly keeping an eye on things while I was locked up, so tell me, is there any proof that Claudia was behind the shooting of Sonny's brat? And was Johnny involved in it?
Lucky: Hey.
Elizabeth: Hi. Oh, hey, thanks for, um, coming by. I was wondering. Could you please take Jake
Lucky: Jake, but not Cam?
Elizabeth: Cameron has a sleepover at Jackson's.
Lucky: Isn't that his friend that lives way out in the boonies?
Elizabeth: Jackson's mom said that she would bring Cameron home tomorrow, and he's really excited about it. I don't want to let him down, and I don't want to have Jake in the car for all that time.
Lucky: You know I'm always happy to help, but I've kind of already got plans made tonight with Sam
Lucky: You know what? I'll cancel. Sam, she'll understand.
Jason: (to Michael) When you were a baby, I would, um, I would hold you up. Then I would take you and sit on the grass and put you beside me, and you would just -- man, you were crawling so fast. You'd grab leaves. You'd pull grass. You were -- you were everywhere. And now you're here. I just, uh, want you to know that I'm thankful for every day I had with you. You taught me so much. I just want you to know that -- that I love you. I'll always be thinking of you. Good-bye.
Trevor: Yeah. This time, I think it was Claudia's idea to take Sonny out.
Anthony: It makes sense that she'd hire some doctor who's hot for her as the trigger man. You against her, like he did when she was a teenager and you sent here away.
Anthony: Now, you have to remember, with Trevor it's all about gains and losses. So what does he gain by turning? Can't control Claudia. It makes her a threat.
Trevor: Your sister is powerless.
Johnny: She speaks her mind. Sees you for the user that you are. Trevor's opinion of Claudia is right on the money. Anthony: She's a wild card.
Johnny: She's loyal to the family, which is a lot more than we can say about Trevor here. He convinced you to don't fall for his lies a second time.
Anthony: Johnny! Don't stretch yourself too thin. You may find there comes a time when you want to protect someone even more than you
Lulu: I am so mixed up. But one way or another, I'm thinking about this guy, like, every second of the day.
Lulu: It just sort of happened.
Nikolas: But, Lulu, if you're -- if you're talking about Johnny Zacchara, my advice ction.
Lulu: I've already heard that from everybody else. So, why don't you just tell me about love and how it happened and what it felt like and all that.
Nikolas: It's a little harder for me to define because, I mean, I loved Emily just as a friend for years. And then -- and then when she: Well, it's sort of like you described. My feelings for her were so strong that I couldn't admit to Lulu: So then, how did you?
Nikolas: I just finally realized that that feeling was never going to I didn't know what the future stay together or if something was going to pull us apart. I just knew. I still know.
Elizabeth: . Oh, no. Looks like someone has chocolate
Lucky: Yeah, Cameron made chocolate chip cookies in day care.
Elizabeth: Oh, I'm guessing you had a fun time.
Lucky: Yeah, and we'll have and then I want to hear all about it on Saturday when we go to the park for that picnic. Elizabeth: Come on, we got to get going. We have a real long drive.
Lucky: Yeah, listen, you, uh -
Elizabeth: (To Jake)You be a good boy ok? Who loves you? I know. Say good-bye to brother. Say "bye, brother." Lucky: Are you coming down with us?
Elizabeth: No, I am going to wash Cam up first.
Lucky: Ok. Bye, Cam.
Cam: Bye, daddy.
Elizabeth: Thank you.
Warren: Kate, Jax, good to see you both.: And the last time I saw you was at the met gala, wasn't it?
Jax: Oh, yes, it was quite todo .
Warren: Yeah, well, image is everything in the fashion world, as our former editor-in-chief so well knows. Able to make it all the way from upstate.
Kate: Yes, Warren has been so sweet. He insisted that we come.
Giselle: Oh things must be getting hectic as the launch date looms for "crimson." Everyone at "couture." We can't wait to see how Kate Howard tops herself.
Kate: Ah, well, let's just say support we've received from the designers and the advertisers alike.
Kate: I thrive on challenges.
Giselle: Didn't I hear something about your boyfriend's son being shot?'
Sonny (to Michael) I realized you were never waking up. Ah, your mom is going to visit faithfully, and I would, iI really would, if I really felt that in my heart that you could but you've -- you've gone some place I can't reach. I'm still here, which makes no sense. You know what -- you were so much better than I will ever be. Smart, thoughtful. I will not -- you could make me the one thing that I will miss is the way you used to put a smile on my face. I raised you, .I damaged you in ways I didn't intend long before you were shot. You know, wherever you are, I just want you to know something. I never had a problem with you being mine. Listen to me. You were my first child, the child of my heart. I love you. I will always love you. And for the rest of my life, I you said to me were, "I love you, dad." -
May 17, 2008 08:11
Lulu: Hey.
Johnny: It's started.
Lulu: What?
Johnny: I just had a disagreement with my father. He made a veiled threat against you.
Lulu: How veiled?
Johnny: I was defending claudia, and he said there might be someone out there that i would want to defend more.
Lulu: Well, it's a little unnerving, but it's not like we didn't expect it.
Johnny: Lulu, my father has once killed an entire family because they were standing --
lulu: The whole reason he wants us together is to basically use me as a hostage to keep you in line.
Johnny: Oh, God. Why the hell are we even doing this.
Lulu: Because we want him to trust you, so that we can gather evidence against him.
Johnny: I know, and it seemed like a great idea at the time, but it's too risky. I don't want to put you in any danger.
Lulu: But this is not just about me. Anthony threatened to put my father in prison for money laundering if i didn't get back together with you.
Johnny: We will find a way around that. But you need to stay away from me.
Lulu: How many times am i going to say this? I am not leaving.
Anthony: So, what do you think? Did claudia really send ian devlin to that warehouse to kill sonny?
Trevor: All i know is that devlin was connected, and he probably did a couple of drug deals. Sonny won't let anybody move drugs through port charles. So, devlin might have acted on his own, decided to take sonny out.
Anthony: You're advising me to let it go.
Trevor: Yeah. But you already knew that. You've been pushing this just to see how far johnny would go to cover for claudia.
Anthony: You don't miss a trick, do you?
Trevor: Anthony, i pay attention. You wouldn't want it any other way.
Anthony: I could use a little less manipulation, trevor.
Trevor: Yeah. After all these years as your lawyer, you bought johnny's line, that i'm using you.
Anthony: You try to play me off against my kids. That doesn't sit well with me.
Trevor: I am only interested in you, anthony. And i wish i could say the same thing for claudia and johnny.
Anthony: I can keep johnny under control. I just don't want to constantly threaten claudia to do it.
Trevor: Enter lulu spencer.
Anthony: As long as johnny thinks he loves lulu, he'll do whatever i want to protect her.
Alexis: So, i went to the hospital to visit you, and they told me that you had already checked out.
Nikolas: I was ready to leave.
Alexis: So i don't want to be the hovering aunt, however, what were you thinking?
Nikolas: Oh, i don't know. Call it a family trait.
Alexis: Huh?
Nikolas: Huh.
[Alexis laughs]
nikolas: When you were fighting cancer, you had to be dragged to the hospital and couldn't wait to leave. So i'd appreciate a little empathy, please.
Alexis: Ok, ok, ok. There's a storm coming, you know. The water is already choppy. What happens if you need medical care?
Nikolas: I'm fine. I mean, i don't even have a headache.
Alexis: It's not just the surgery that i'm --
nikolas: All right, stop, stop right there. You don't get to be tactful right now. What do you think, i'm just going to sit out here all day and picture emily's death? No.
Alexis: Do you blame me for wanting to spare you that?
Nikolas: No, you can't. I'll miss her no matter where i am.
Alexis: I really wish there was something i could do.
Nikolas: Yeah. There's not a moment that goes by that i don't mourn emily's death. But that's not what she would want. Nope. I'll always love her, but i need to move on and live my life in a way that's worthy of her. You know?
Sonny: Ready to go?
Carly: Look, can't we stay for a little while?
Sonny: Well, obviously, there is nothing more we can do for him today.
Carly: Can i have minute with michael?
Sonny: Yeah.
Carly: Sweetheart, i'm going to go, all right? I'm going to come back in a few days. And everything's all set with dr. Levitt and the staff, and they are going to take good care of you, and they're going to keep you comfortable. I love you. I love you, and i don't care what the doctors say. I don't believe that your life is over. I know that you're going to find the courage and the strength, and you are going to keep fighting, and you are going to come back to me. I will never, ever give up on you.
[thunder]
alfred: I took the liberty to make a spot of tea, sir.
Nikolas: No, thank you, alfred. I'm going out.
Alfred: The storm has hit full force, sir.
Nikolas: I'm not worried about a little rain.
Elizabeth: No! No!
Johnny: Your family was right to warn you against me. It's not too late to start listening.
Lulu: Yes, they mean well, but they don't know you like i do.
Johnny: Well, if you still think i'm going to turn into this soft --
Lulu: Don't try and warn me off. I may be scared of my own feelings, but i'm not scared of you. Why do you think that i got in the car with you the first time that i met you?
Johnny: You were so mad, you weren't thinking straight.
Lulu: Ok, but even then, there were lines that you wouldn't cross.
Johnny: Lulu, i crossed them. I shot sonny. You saw me.
Lulu: Yeah, i still don't know why you and sonny insist on escalating the violence or what either of you thinks that you're going to win, but you would never hurt an innocent person. It's like what you said when -- the day michael got shot. You would never shoot a child.
Johnny: All that matters is that we trust each other.
Lulu: Yeah. I trust you.
Warren: Please tell me that you are no longer seeing that gangster neighbor.
Kate: Ah, sonny and i had a mutual parting of the ways.
Warren: Oh, well, i must confess, i'm very happy to hear that, because when you got shot a few months ago, i was terrified. And -- and not just for you, but selfishly for "couture" as well.
Kate: Well, i'm not quite sure how i can help "couture." I mean, after all, i'm about to launch "crimson."
Warren: Listen, kate, should it fail -- and i know that it won't. I'm sure it won't -- but i want you to know that there will always be a place for you at "Couture."
Kate: Thank you, Warren. Nice save, by the way.
Warren: Ah, Giselle, there you are. Well, i'll leave the two of you to chat. And -- oh! Please feel free to share all your secrets with our current editor-in-chief.
Kate: Don't mind warren. He always gives me too much credit.
Giselle: It must be quite an adjustment for you to put your finger on the pulse of women 15 to 25.
Kate: Well, style is ageless.
Giselle: Absolutely. And you're doing an amazing job, especially given the challenges of your boyfriend's lifestyle.
Kate: As i already explained to warren, sonny and i had an amicable parting of the ways.
Giselle: Aren't you fortunate to have jasper jacks to console you.
Jax: Oh, no consolation required. I'm honored that kate is letting me back her new venture. It must be a relief to you.
Giselle: I'm not sure i follow.
Jax: Well, you know, if kate weren't committed to "crimson," she'd be available to take over "Couture" like warren's been begging her to. So -- [jax laughs] yeah. Well, if you'll excuse us.
Kate: I quite enjoyed you putting giselle in her place.
Jax: That woman's so threatened by you, she's practically frothing at the mouth.
Kate: Why should you care, jax? I mean, really, why should i care? How does any of it matter compared to what happened to michael?
Sonny: Remember when you and michael first moved in with me?
Carly: I didn't want to be there. So i let him loose, and he just trashed the place. He threw every toy he owned on the floor.
[Laughs]
Sonny: I thought santa's toy bag had exploded all over my living room.
Carly: I guess i went a little overboard, huh?
Sonny: Like mother, like son.
Carly: I'm going to take that as a compliment.
Sonny: It all worked out.
Carly: You were so great with him. Remember the first time we took him to the island, and you took him out on the boat?
Sonny: He held the steering wheel, and we would crash through the waves, and he would say, "faster, faster." Nothing scared that little boy.
Carly: I can picture the day that we told him we were getting back together, and you told him that he could call you whatever he wanted.
Sonny: And all he wanted to do was call me dad.
Carly: He was so happy we were together.
Sonny: And he would do anything to keep us together, even when you got engaged with jax.
Carly: There was the time he locked us in the basement. And he put our pictures on the wine bottle. And he gave us potato chips, told us to work out our problems.[Carly laughs]
Sonny: And he was not one bit shy about, you know, telling us how he felt.
Carly: I just thought with all that creativity and determination, that michael could be whatever he wanted.
Sonny: Hey. He was amazing.
Carly: Then how did this happen to our little boy?
Elizabeth: Jason. Oh, my God. How did you know I was out here? How did you find me?
Jason: I was just going for a ride. What happened?
Elizabeth: I got a flat tire, and then I locked my keys in the car with my cell phone.
Jason: Here, I'll get the car open.
Elizabeth: Ok. Thank you.
[Jason grunts]
Kate: I've gone soft in port charles, jax. I used to be completely impervious to social digs, and now i'm an easy target.
Jax: Well, no one would guess. You're smiling. You're poised. You're elegant.
Kate: I'm ready to run for the hills.
Jax: Really? We can leave if you like.
Kate: No. No. It's good for "crimson." Walk the walk, talk the talk.
Jax: Well, on that note, should we at least act like we are having fun? Take a little spin on the dance floor?
Kate: Absolutely.
Jax: All right.
Kate: Oh!
[Kate and jax laugh]
kate: Wow.
Jax: You feeling better?
Kate: Well, you're quite the dancer, jax. And you're handsome, and you're gallant, and you're a true gentleman and all around perfect guy.
Jax: Well, i've certainly met my match.
Carly: I want to turn the car around. I want to go back.
Sonny: Michael's fine.
Carly: No, he's not fine. He's not fine because we left him there with people he doesn't know.
Sonny: The doctors and staff are the best in new york.
Carly: What if he wakes up? What if he wakes up and he's there with a bunch of strangers, sonny? We have to go back to him. We have to get him now.
Sonny: We made the choice.
Carly: I didn't make this choice. I didn't make this choice. I don't want to lose my son, ok? I didn't make this choice. I want to go back.
Sonny: Come here. Come here.
Carly: I don't want to leave my son.
Sonny: I know, i know. I know, i know, i know. Hey, hey, hey.
Carly, sobbing: I don't want to leave him.
Sonny: Right. It's ok. You all right? Huh? Ok? Get up. Come here. You ok?
Carly: Yeah.
Sonny: Hmm?
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May 19, 2008 10:47
Liasonite Domenica
May 19, 2008: Part 1:
Jason: I'm sorry.
Elizabeth: It's ok. It's ok. I know how much you love Michael and w hard it is for you to let him go, but you can't keep this pain all bottled up inside of you.
Jason: You're getting soaked.
Elizabeth: Come with me. Here.
Nikolas: What happened to you? How did you get out here?
Claudia: Johnny?
Nikolas: What? Is there somebody else out here with you?
Jax: So --
[Kate giggles]
Kate: So --
Jax: Um...
Kate: I would like something to drink.
Jax: Ok, that's a good idea.
Kate: Jax, you've been -- you've been wonderful tonight. I couldn't ask for a better business partner or friend. Every time I needed a shoulder to cry on, you've been there without any hesitation and I'm not going to take advantage of your friendship by using you to forget sonny.
[Carly sobbing]
Nikolas: Get some -- get some blankets and towels. We need to get her dry right away.
Alfred: Of course. Do you have any idea what happened, sir?
Nikolas: No, I found her down -- down by the dock. I went up to her. She just collapsed in my arms.
Alfred: How did she ever make it over to the island in this storm? The launch stopped running after your aunt left. If the pilot had ferried someone over, he would have informed me.
Nikolas: Well, it doesn't matter now. She's -- she's here. Will you just go and try and find some -- get some warm clothes.
Alfred: Certainly, sir.
[Thunder]
Johnny: It's Trevor.
Lulu: Oh!
[Knock on door]
Johnny: What the hell do you want?
Trevor: Give me a minute in private.
Johnny: I'm busy.
Trevor: I can see that. Does your father know that you're down here?
Johnny: I don't know and I don't give a damn.
Trevor: John, the girl is a liability. You got to reconsider this relationship because, in the end, it's only going to hurt you.
Elizabeth: The storm has knocked the power out.
Elizabeth: I'm sure the owners won't mind if we just hang out here until the weather lets up.
Elizabeth: Jason, you're soaked.
Elizabeth: I'm going to light a fire.
Jason: I'll do it.
Elizabeth: No. Let me take care of you for once.
Jax: Let me know when we get clearance. You won't be needing that for a while. The airport in port Charles is closed due to weather, so -- we can take off, but we can't land there.
Kate: We're stuck in Manhattan?
Jax: Yeah, unless you want to take a trip somewhere else. Maybe, St. Bart's. I'm sure the runway is open there.
Kate: Yeah, and that beautiful beach would be completely wasted on us, Jax. I would spend the entire time thinking about my breakup with sonny while would be wishing that you were with Carly. No, I am not going to ask you to put your life on hold any longer just so that I can put mine back on track. You've already done more than enough, Jax, just coming with me to this party tonight.
Jax: I told you I was just protecting my investment.
Kate: No, Jax, you were being a good friend. I know the last thing you wanted to do was a pr push for "crimson."
Jax: Well, you know, it felt good to be there. It felt like it gave me a purpose.
Kate: You would have had a purpose, Jax, if you were helping Carly put Michael into the institute. It wasn't fair of sonny and Carly to shut you out.
Jax: Oh, no, they're Michael's parents. They wanted to dothis on their own.
Kate: Oh, and so that's supposed to be easy for you? Jax, I know how much you care about that little boy.
Jax: When Carly was convinced that Michael was going to wake up and it became clear that that wasn't going to happen; I focused all my energy on trying to convince her that Michael would be better off in a long-term care facility. You know, I don't know how Carly's gotten to deal with her little boyeing in another city, how she's going to handle all of Morgan's questions. I mean, how do you tell a little five-year-old that your brother's in a coma? He's not really alive and not really dead. So I just don't know how we're all going to get on with our lives.
Elizabeth: Why were you out riding in this weather?
Jason: They moved Michael.
Elizabeth: What did you think of the aftercare institute?
Jason: Carly fixed up his room like the one he had at her house. And I don't -- I don't believe Michael is aware of what's going on. At least I hope not... because I hate thinking of Michael trapped inside his own body screaming to get out... and nobody can hear him.
Trevor: John, I'm only trying to help you.
Johnny: You're trying to control me.
Trevor: I don't understand this attitude towards me. For years now, I've been working tirelessly to secure your future. After Anthony went mad, it was me. I was the one who held things together so that you would have a business to inherit. And when the time came, I stepped aside and let you run things, despite the doubts of the five families. I guided you. I protected you. And this is the way you repay me?
Lulu: Johnny doesn't owe you a thing.
Trevor: I gave you the chance to claim your rightful place as the head of this organization and if you ever want that power again, you've got to end this lulu thing.
Johnny: You're in no position to give me orders.
Trevor: Johnny -- Johnny, I'm not giving you orders. I'm trying to reason with you. The brass ring, it's staring you right in the face, so don't be afraid. Reach out and grab it. Don't let a woman stop you from getting everything you ever wanted in life.
Lulu: That is a bunch of self-serving crap. You have been using Johnny all along. First to pacify Anthony, now to undercut him. You wanted this business for yourself.
Trevor: Shh. You have absolutely no idea about the internal politics of the Zacchara family. Anthony is a lunatic and he is obsessed with controlling his son. You, you know what you are? You are his best leverage, and that's why he blackmailed you into sleeping with Johnny.
[Claudia screams]
Nikolas: Hey -- lie still.
Claudia: Ok, stop, stop.
Nikolas: You got a nasty wound here. I'm sorry, honey, I have to staunch the bleeding. Ok, relax. Just sit back, relax. Do you remember anything? Huh? Do you remember what happened?
Claudia: I was stabbed and thrown in the harbor.
Nikolas: Well, we need to get you to a hospital. Alfred, is there any way to reach the mainland right now?
Alfred: The power is out, so are the phones. We won't be able to call for help until after the storm passes.
Nikolas: She doesn't have that much time. I need to get this blood under control, right now.
[Claudia moans]
Alfred: I'll gather bandages and disinfectant. Nikos: All right, thank you. Listen -- listen, I'm going to do everything I can for you, but we have to get you to a doctor.
Claudia: I would settle for a drink.
Claudia: A drink, something to take the edge off.
Nikolas: All right. Just keep pressure on the wound for me.
Claudia: Ok.
Claudia: Why are you helping me?
Nikolas: Well, what would you have me do? Leave you out there on the dock?
Claudia: Most people would.
Nikolas: Here you go. Why would somebody leave you out there?
Claudia: You don't know who I am. I'm Claudia Zacchara. Everybody wants me dead.
[Claudia laughs]
Lulu: Trevor is lying. He can't stand that you made a decision on your own, and he's trying to get you to question it.
Trevor: That's all very convincing, but I'm not the one who's playing mind games. You said you didn't want to have anything more to do with Johnny. And now here you are practically half-naked, throwing yourself at him. I wonder who was the inspiration that caused this sudden shift of heart.
Lulu: I don't have to explain myself to you.
Trevor: No, you don't have to explain, because I already know what happened. But maybe Johnny, huh? Maybe Johnny would like to know the details of the deal that you made with Anthony. You agreed, did you not? To do anything to make Johnny happy as long as your father didn't go to prison? It was lucky for Anthony that Luke was such a sloppy bookkeeper. Because Anthony was able to gather enough proof to send your father away to prison for 10 years on rico charges. I should know. I'm the one who's gathering all the evidence.
Johnny: My father needs a way to launder money. He's not calling attention to the haunted star.
Trevor: Johnny, will you just think about it? Why would your father go to such great lengths to make this girl sleep with you? Huh? To help you get a better sex life? Not. No. He wants to control you. And as long as you are with lulu your daddy's got a weakness he can exploit.
Alfred: Is there anything else I can get for you, master Nikolas?
Nikolas: No, Alfred, thank you. That'll be all.
Alfred: Thank you.
Claudia: You make everybody call you "master"? Or just your servants?
Nikolas: Alfred is free to call me whatever he pleases.
Claudia: What pleases you, master Nikolas?
Nikolas: Ok, listen, this is going to hurt probably a lot, so you might want to take another drink before we keep going here. There.
Claudia: Any chance you know what you're doing?
Nikolas: Well, my fiancée was a medical student. I used to help her study a lot. So, hopefully, I remember all the basics.
Claudia: It's too bad your fiancée is not here right now. She could sew me up and send me on my way.
Nikolas: I wish she could be, but she's dead. For a while I thought your father was responsible.
Claudia: Maybe he is. Who knows? What makes you so sure he's not? He's evil, he's a pig.
Anthony: Is he the one who stabbed you?
Claudia: Ow!
Nikolas: I know, I know. I'm sorry, I just have to keep pressure on it, ok?
Claudia: Just -- it's going to hurt regardless, so just do what you have to do. Just get it over with.
Nikolas: All right.
Nikolas: Ok, ok, ok. That's it, that's it.
Elizabeth: After Michael got shot, I started doing some research on coma patients, reading about case studies and talking to doctors, and they all said the same thing that Michael's not in any coma that he's just unconscious. So you don't have to worry about him being afraid.
Jason: I don't know what Michael's feeling any more than the doctors do. All I know for sure is that when Michael was born...
Jason: I promised to protect him. And I failed.
Elizabeth: What happened to him is not your fault.
Jason: I chose to fill his life with danger and violence and this is what happened.
Jason: And now his life's over, years before it should have been. There's nothing I can do about it.
[Carly sighs]
Carly: You would think by now that I would have learned my lesson. Here I am, ready to destroy my life, and for what?
Sonny: We know what this was, Carly -- just a way to, you know, fill the void, numb the pain. Nothing's changed. And Jax never has to know.
Carly: I'm going to know, sonny. I'm going to know. I keep saying, "Oh, god, I want to be happy," and I turn around and do something like this. What the hell was I thinking? Why do I always hurt the people I'm supposed to love?
Sonny: Hey, you're right, it should never have happened.
Carly: That could be said about our whole relationship. If I would have never married you and asked you to be Michael's father, he wouldn't be sitting in a hospital bed right now. I'm his mother. I was supposed to protect him.
Sonny: Michael was shot because of me and the choices I made. But... I was honestly trying to keep him safe, and I couldn't. I was wrong.
Carly: We both have been wrong about a lot of things.
Sonny: I'm sorry. I'm not asking your forgiveness. I just want you to know that I love Michael.
Sonny: You and the boys mean everything to me.
May 19, 2008 10:51
Trevor: Johnny, you and I both know how Anthony operates. You mouth off or step out of line, he's going to use your feelings for lulu to reign you back in.
Trevor: So why give him the ammunition to control you? And this woman is just using you to keep her father out of prison.
Lulu: I am not going to stand here and defend my relationship with Johnny to scum like you.
Trevor: It really doesn't matter. If you're faking it for Luke or if you're head over heels in love with john, you are a liability. John, drop her, or... she's really going to get hurt.
Lulu: Is that supposed to scare me? It doesn't.
Trevor: Then you're not as bright a woman as I thought you were. And I'm sorry for that because, you see, Anthony is a very dangerous man, more so now that he's sane. John, you love the woman, send her away. Better yet, give her enough money to start life all over -- some place where Anthony can't find her.
Lulu: No, no, no, no, no, you cannot buy me off and send me away. I have a life here.
Trevor: Did I not make myself clear? Anthony is going to control his son. He'll use any means necessary. And you're going to get in the way and sacrifice your life?
Johnny: Get out!
Trevor: John, I am right and you know it. You better take my advice or she's going to end up hurt and you're going to regret it.
Johnny: My father tries to lay a hand on her, I'll kill him myself.
Trevor: Or... die trying. Then who wins?
Nikolas: There you go. The worst is over.
Claudia: How do you know? Couple of aspirin and a first aid kit doesn't make you a doctor. Was the cut deep? Was it?
Nikolas: I don't know. I don't know. I think that your rib cage kept the knife from puncturing any vital organs, but there's no way to tell until we get you to a hospital.
[Claudia groans]
Nikolas: What's wrong?
Claudia: It's loud -- the storms. It's gotten louder.
Nikolas: I -- I hadn't noticed.
Claudia: It's pounding in my head.
Nikolas: Well, the storm will pass. And when it does, we can get you some help, and then you can tell the police who stabbed you.
Claudia: No, no, no police please. No one can know what happened.
Elizabeth: Do you remember when I first connected? It was right after the fire in your motorcycle shop. And I thought that lucky had been killed, and so I went to Jake's to drown my grief.
Jason: And I just... gave up Michael when I felt like my life was over.
Elizabeth: I still remember the conversation we had -- how you described him, the way he crawled, the type of food he liked. The love you felt for that little boy was written all over your face. And I knew how much it hurt you to give him up.
Jason: I should've done it sooner. I was wrong to try to be Michael's father.
Elizabeth: You were only doing what you thought was best.
Jason: You're just saying that because you love me.
Jason: The truth is... I made a selfish decision...
Jason: And it cost Michael his life.
Jax: You know, when I got involved with Carly, I was worried about how the kids were going to react. They handled it quite well -- a lot better than sonny did, actually. They welcomed me with open arms -- welcomed me into the family. And it wasn't long before I started thinking of them as my own.
Kate: You see, that's why it's so hard when one of them needs you, to be shut out. I can empathize, Jax. We're both outsiders. We're damned if we do, and we're damned if we don't.
Kate: From what I can see, you were honest with Carly, right? You told her what you thought was best for Michael, but Carly may not be able to grasp that. Just like sonny can't understand that I was only trying to protect him from his worst possible impulses when I paid Ian to disappear.
Jax: Just because sonny's a violent man who kills people for revenge doesn't mean that this bastard who shot Michael should be walking away with a million dollars in his pocket.
Kate: Jax, I know. I misappropriated the money that you invested in "crimson" to pay off a criminal, I know. And you have every right to disassociate yourself from me and from the magazine.
Jax: Kate, I have no intention of bailing on you, or the magazine.
Kate: Because you're going to lose too much money. I've put you in this position.
Jax: It wouldn't be fair to punish you for buying into sonny's insanity.
Carly: I love you. We've been through too much, good and bad, for me to ever really stop.
Carly: But when I think about all the pain we've caused our children, I...
Carly: I realized how selfish it was for me to fall for you.
Carly: Your life is no place for a child. And I knew it, and I... I didn't care, because I wanted what I wanted. Put my happiness above Michael's -- what kind of mother does that make me, sonny?
Sonny: You are a wonderful mother -- fighting for Michael, refusing to give up.
Carly: That's why he's back there at that place lying in that bed right now.
Sonny: That a bit -- because's in a better place.
Carly: I know that in my head, but you can tell me over and over again. In my heart, I still feel like we're letting him down, that we did something wrong, there was more we could do, there was something we could've changed, you know?
Sonny: I would do anything if I could bring Michael back.
Sonny: To hear him... laugh, to see him smile, to hug him, to feel the way he would hug me back.
Sonny: But I know that's not going to happen now, because the Michael that we know and love is not here anymore.
Sonny: And you know what? I just want you to know this. You can continue and visit him and have all the hope. That's great. But can't pretend that hearing our voices is going to bring... our little boy back. I believe in my heart that we've done everything we can do.
Carly: Michael would want his little brother to be safe.
Carly: We could give Morgan a better life. There's a way to protect him in the ways that we couldn't protect Michael.
Carly: Morgan would be safer if you weren't his father.
Sonny: So would Kristina, but it's too late to pass them off as someone else's children like Jason did with Jake. For better or worse, you know, I'm their father.
Carly: How many times do they have to keep paying for that? Kristina and Morgan have already been kidnapped. When it happens again, it could be worse. I can't lose another child, sonny.
Sonny: Michael got shot because I was trying to do the right thing. You know, I pulled back on security. It was a mistake. Kristina and Morgan, 24 hours -- I got guards with them 24 hours.
Carly: But that's not good enough.
Sonny: Well, you know what? All I can say is that I'm going to protect my children and make my enemies think twice before they hurt my children again.
Carly: The only way to keep Kristina and Morgan safe is for you to stay away from them. So the next time someone tries to kill you, and they will, one of your children won't be in the line of fire.
Elizabeth: There are no words to describe the love a parent has for a child. It fills your heart, consumes your entire life.
Jason: He felt like my child, but he wasn't mine. He was Carly's.
Elizabeth: For the first year of Michael's life, you were the only father he ever knew. You fed him. You clothed him. You rocked him to sleep at night. The fact that he wasn't biologically yours doesn't really make a difference.
Jason: It did to A.J. He wasn't there to help Michael take his first step or say his first word. I never understood... how important those moments were... until I missed them with Jake. A.J. Missed out on so much of Michael's life because of a secret that I kept.
Elizabeth: A secret that Carly asked you to keep.
Jason: It may have -- it may have started out that way, but you know what? The more time I spent with Michael, the more I wanted to be with him. It became less about what Carly needed me to do. I wanted to take care of him. I wanted to raise him as my own. But he wasn't.
Jason: I'm the one who set this whole thing in motion.
Elizabeth: I'm going to tell you something you once told me. What happened. You can't go back. You can only try to learn from it.
Lulu: You know what? I don't take orders from you or anybody else, and I'm sure as hell not leaving town because you told me to.
Trevor: Lulu, if you gave a damn about john, you'd go on your own instead of playing right into Anthony's hands. And he will control his son, and when he's through with you, when you're of no use to him anymore, he's going to kill you. John, I haven't watched over you all these years to stand idly by and watch Anthony crush you. You can survive your father, but you got to be smart.
Trevor: So please send that girl away before the irrevocable happens.
[Lulu groans]
Lulu: Trevor is manipulating you. Do not buy into it.
Johnny: He's telling the truth, lulu. Even Trevor knows my father will use you to control me, and once that's done and he realizes it's not working anymore, he'll kill you. I'm not going to watch that happen.
Lulu: So are you going to push me away again?
Johnny: It would be for your own good.
Lulu: I don't care. We just found our way back to each other. There's nothing that's going to make me leave.
Johnny: Sure about that?
Nikolas: I know. You're burning up.
Claudia: That's me, I'm hot. Hottest thing any man's ever seen. They all want me, even sonny.
Claudia: He'll hate himself after, but he can't stay away. He'll be back.
[Claudia chuckles]
Claudia: They all come back.
Nikolas: Did sonny do this to you? Is he the one who stabbed you?
Claudia: Sonny?
Claudia: He's -- he doesn't care if I'm dead or alive or -- I hate him. He'd hate me more if he knew. Promise me, john, you have to promise me. He... he can never know. It has to stay our secret ok?
Lulu: I know that I have sent you a lot of mixed signals, kissing you one minute and fighting with you the next, but it took me a while to figure out what I wanted, and now I know. I've known all along. I was just scared.
Johnny: You should be. My father wouldn't hesitate for a second to kill you.
Lulu: I am more afraid of falling in love with you than I will ever be of your father. If I put my heart out there, that is how you n hurt me.
Johnny: Then why take the risk?
Lulu: Because I -- I'm not going to let fear dictate our lives. You have spent your entire life being controlled and manipulated by your feelings. It's time that you do something because it makes you happy.
Johnny: I just wish I knew how to keep you safe.
Lulu: Well, we're just going to have to let this play out until we find something that puts your father back in prison for good.
Johnny: Once he's gone, we'll be free.
Trevor: So where do we stand on this Luke Spencer thing? Good, it's more than enough to bring him up on rico violation. Do it. Plant the evidence. Tip off the police. I want him busted tonight.
Claudia: I promise you, Johnny, you don't have to worry. I've taken care of everything.
Nikolas: Ok.
Claudia: Everything's been handled.
Nikolas: Shh, just try and rest.
Claudia: No, no, no, this was my idea. There's no way I'm going to let this come back on you, john. I never should have trusted Ian. I'm so sorry. I swear, I had no idea that he was going to shoot that little boy. I didn't know you'd do that, john.
Jason: I have learned a lot from Michael -- how to love, how to give.
Jason: But most important, he taught me that a child needs to grow up safe and secure.
Jason: I am so grateful... that Jake has a mother like you that will do anything to protect him.
Elizabeth: So would his father.
Jason: I know lucky will put him first and keep him safe. That's all I could ever ask for.
Elizabeth: Will you do something for me?
Jason: Yeah, I'll do anything.
Elizabeth: Will you stop punishing yourself? That's not what Michael or Jake would want. You loved those boys, and you still gave them up, even though it broke your heart, and Michael would want you to remember him with joy, and Jake would want you to know that he's a very happy little boy with a great life... because of you.
Jax: You know, sonny's life is obviously affecting you a lot more than you realize. For god's sakes, Kate, you were shot because of the example sonny set for Michael.
Kate: It was an accident.
Jax: That's beside the point. I mean, you could have died, but who can blame you for not thinking clearly when it came to Ian Devlin?
Kate: What about you? I mean, where is it written in stone that you have to be strong one, the reasonable one? You're losing a child too, Jax. I am so angry with Carly for making you feel like your grief doesn't matter. How any woman could treat such a kind and loving man who is only trying to do the right thing is way -- it's beyond me.
Jax: See, sonny doesn't deserve you.
Carly: You said yourself that it was a mistake to think that you could keep Michael safe. Why take a chance with Morgan? We can protect him, sonny. Can't change the fact that he is your son, but we don't have to flaunt it. If Morgan isn't around you, he can't get caught in the crossfire.
Sonny: What's Morgan going to think if I suddenly disappear? He just lost his brother. You want him to lose his father too?
Carly: Better than losing his life, sonny.
Sonny: I agree, but there are no guarantees. Are you assuming that my enemies are going to forget that he's my son?
Carly: You know, time passes. Time passes. Things get hazy. With a different last name and some distance between the two of you, Morgan stands a better chance of growing up whole and safe than if we did nothing at all.
Sonny: What do you want me to say? You want me to -- ok, I'll say it. Morgan's better off without me as a father, but I am his father, and there's nothing we can do right now to change that.
Carly: Yes, there is.
Sonny: What is that?
Carly: If you really want to keep Morgan safe, you will sign away your parental rights, and you'll give me sole custody.
Nikolas: You're going to pay for what you did to Michael. I need to get through to the police right away.
Jax: I'm sorry.
Kate: I wanted you to kiss me.
Sonny: You slept with me to get me to sign away my son?
May 20, 2008 10:35
Carly: This way, Morgan will never have to be in the line of fire again. Sonny: That's why you slept with me? To get me to sign away my son? Jax: I'm sorry -- I'm sorry. The situation with Michael has left us both on the outside. A bit-- a bit at sea. It's no excuse… Kate: No, no, Jax. You are being an absolute gentleman about this -- not that I would expect otherwise. Jax: I'm sorry. No -- no, I shouldn't have taken advantage of you. Kate: Jax, don't. Jax-- Jax: No, really. Kate: We both know I wanted you to kiss me. Elizabeth: You have always been a selfless and loving father. You'll always be the man I love. Jason: I can't do this. Claudia: He's never going to wake up, Johnny. It's all my fault. I never should have trusted Devlin. Nikolas: Did you have Michael Corinthos shot? [Luke sighs] Luke: Bit of a slow night. [Tracy scoffs] Tracy: Well, that's the good news. If the Haunted Star doesn't turn a profit, then it won't make much of a laundry mat for the Zacchara's dirty money. Luke: You know I think my investors should remain a subject off limits. Tracy: Well, I don't think Anthony Zacchara will remain an investor just so his son has a reason to sniff around Lulu. Luke: Hey, it's a monsoon out there. The customers will come back. Tracy: Maybe not. Once they hear about the board of health's report on the outbreak. Luke: What outbreak? Tracy: The one I'm going to call in. People can't have much fun at the gaming tables if they're worried about contracting an infectious disease. Luke: You would play that dirty? [Tracy laughs] Tracy: Oh, if I wanted to play nice, I wouldn't be with you. Luke: You're not kidding me. You don't want some guy who's tied to his recliner. You don't want some guy whose got a more intimate relationship with his TV remote than he has with his smart, savvy, extremely will turned out wife? Man, don't you look fetching tonight. Is it your hair? [Tracy laughs] Tracy: You are laying it on so thick, honey. I'm already wearing the ring. Luke: And you've made me the happiest of men. Tracy: We don't do happy. Luke: Mm, sure we do. We live large, we fly without a net, and that's why we have reached this understanding. Tracy: This is the calm before the next storm. Luke: You love the storm. You thrive on the challenge. Tracy: Honey, keeping you from self-destructing. Is the challenge of a life time. Luke: Ok, people, I'm packing it in for tonight. I'll take it from here. Go on home. Thanks for showing up. Tracy: I think we should go home, too. Luke: I don't know. The evening is young and cracking with possibilities. I was wondering maybe if, uh, you wouldn't like, uh, to face a challenge of a different sort. [Phone rings] Trevor: Done? Is it? Good. Now, Luke Spencer is going to learn what it's really like to swim with the sharks. Jason: I've lost people before. My father. My sister. I mourned Alan's death and all the time I wasted. And then Emily died and that was even harder. Elizabeth: Well, you and Em were close. Jason: I was partly to blame for what happened to her. So I'm always going to carry that. I don't know, but somehow I just-- I just could keep going. I could still love you and Jake and I could think about the future. But, the thing with Michael - Elizabeth: You aren't responsible. Jason: What happened to Michael is a direct result of my choices. Elizabeth Elizabeth: Jason, you are still trying to process what happened. Jason: No, I'm seeing the life that I destroyed, the future that I took away. I can't do it anymore. It hurts too much. Elizabeth: So you're not going to care anymore? You're not going to love anymore? You think you can just turn it off? Because if it were that simple, I would have stopped loving you a long time ago. Claudia: You have to be careful, Johnny. No one can ever know. Nikolas: Did you hire Ian Devlin to shoot Sonny? Claudia: I couldn't stand what he did to you. I hated him for what he did to, for what he did to both of us. Nikolas: What -- what about Michael? Claudia: I didn't know he was going to be there that little boy. I didn't know that little boy was going to be there. I didn't mean to hurt him. I'm so sorry. Alfred: Do you need medical supplies, sir? Nikolas: No, what I -- what I need is a working phone line. I need to get through to the police right away. Alfred: Yes, sir. Kate: I think it's fairly obvious that I'm, uh, reeling and bruised. I love Sonny, Jax. I'm fairly certain I've lost him. And I know what you're what you're thinking - Jax: No - Kate: That it's probably a good thing, right? Jax: I was -- I was just thinking that you're in a lot of pain. Kate: See- here you are. You're being wonderful and supportive and I have this moment of weakness, feeling alone, wondering what comes next, and who I am. And there you are, and you're making sure that I don't feel like a fool. Jax: Don't make it sound like a charity. Hey, you're a beautiful woman, someone who I can connect with. Who's reasonable and rational. Kate: I paid Ian Devlin a million dollars to disappear. Jax: Yeah. Kate: Circumstances, it's very hard for any of us to be reasonable and rational. Jax: You know I love Carly. I want to make our marriage work. I tried to fix it by doing the right thing by her and the boys. But, I think I may have pushed her away. Kate: You know how I feel about Carly. She doesn't come close to deserving you, but don't you dare give up on your life with her. Sonny: Did you think having sex would make me agree to -- to sign away my children? Carly: I didn't plan this, Sonny. It just happened and you - Sonny: And you just happened to have a legal document in your purse? Carly: We're both caught in this nightmare. We grabbed onto each other because despite everything, all of our mistakes. We are bonded by our children and we have to do what's best for them. Come on. Sonny: Michael's getting the care he needs. Carly: And Morgan's still at risk and you know that. Sonny: Signing him over to you will not change that. Carly: That's not true. You know that if Morgan never has to be around you again, it could save his life. [Music playing] Tracy: Oh, mood music. Luke: You ain't seen nothing yet, baby. Tracy: Mm. Trevor: Oh, I hoped to find a little action tonight. Luke: Uh, so did I. Uh, we're closed. This is a private party. Trevor: Mr. Spencer, Mrs. Spencer, I only like to play for high stakes. Luke: How high? Trevor: How about the Alcazar piers? Luke: Well… [Music stops] Luke: Does Anthony Zacchara know that you are willing to gamble with such--such strategic real estate? Trevor: They're mine. I'll cut you for them. Luke: You'll cut me for them, for some of the most valuable waterfront property on the Eastern Seaboard? Trevor: High card? Luke: And what if you win? Trevor: If I win, then you send your lovely daughter out of town -- way out of town. Some place like Australia, Switzerland, maybe Turkey. Luke: Ah, now we get to it. I see. So, um, did Anthony Zacchara put you to this or what? Trevor: Will you take the bet? Tracy: I think you're on a streak. Go for it. Luke: All right, why not? Let's do it. Trevor: Good. Luke: High card cut, huh? Trevor: That's it. Trevor: Ooh. [Trevor chuckles] You're turn. Luke: Right. Trevor: Oh. You know what they say unlucky at cards, lucky at love. Luke: Hey, wait a minute what is this some kind of police ops. convection. Det. Harper: We're shutting you down. Luke: What for? Lucky: For suspicion of money laundering. Luke: Again? You guys are starting to repeat on yourselves. Det. Harper: We have a warrant to search the place. Luke: Well, go ahead. You're not going to find anything. Det. Harper. As reassuring as that is to have your word on that, we only do the honor system on Thursdays. Lucky: Listen, I'm going to have to take you down to the station while they search. You are under arrest. You, too, Lansing. Trevor: I'm a customer. Lucky: With criminal associations. Trevor: Well, I got nothing to hide. I hope Luke Spencer can say the same thing. Sonny: You want to take Morgan away from me? Carly: I want to protect him. Sonny: From me? Carly: Michael was shot with a bullet that was meant for you. Sonny: So you want to keep punishing me for what happened to Michael? Carly: No, I don't. I want to protect Morgan. I want to stop that from happening to Morgan. Sonny, it's not just about the violence. It's about everything. It's about all the damage we did to Michael. Come on; look at him, all the upheaval and chaos, the guards being around all the time, jumping up and going to the island at a moment's notice. And, when Michael got older he had a totally distorted view of the world. You were his hero. So to him, criminals were the good guys and the cops were the bad guys. Laws were made to broken. Rules didn't apply to Michael, which is why he thought it was perfectly okay to find money and go buy a gun. Did you ever think about that? What if instead of shooting Kate, he shot Morgan or a friend or himself? We did that to Michael. We made his life a violent mess and now we have to do better. Sonny: I can't let you take my child. Carly: I'm not trying to punish you. And I know it's what you're thinking, but I am not trying to punish you. I am trying to keep history from repeating itself, and you should want the same thing. Sonny: Morgan's just lost his little brother. I'm not going to disappear from his life. Carly: If you cut ties with Morgan now, he is young enough to forget and you will be saving his life. Sonny: Ok, Carly, I get that you're - that you're helpless, but this is the wrong way to go about it. First, you -- you bring Michael home. You traumatize Morgan. Now you want to rip his father out of his life?! Carly: I just want to keep my baby safe and home. That's all I want. Sonny: Listen to me okay. You go inside and you tell Morgan that his father is going to see him tomorrow. Carly: Do you think if Morgan lives to grow up, it's going to make up for what you did to Michael? Sonny: Okay, I'm not going to fight with you and I'm not giving up my kids -- ever. Jason: I've hurt you so much. I've hurt Michael. Elizabeth: Okay. If you -- you want to blame yourself what happened to Michael, despite the fact that Carly and Sonny are his parents and they are responsible for making choices about his life, then I can't stop you. But you do not get to blame yourself for what's happened between us. Jason: I should've stopped it. Elizabeth: Stopped what? Stopped us from becoming friends all those years ago? Jason: No. Elizabeth: Stopped me from falling in love with you? I knew the problem going into it and I dealt with it, even when you left. You see, that's what hurts, that every time we come close to happiness, you disappear from my life. Then I am left with all this love and all these dreams and no place to put them. And it's happening again. [Thunder rumbles] Alfred: There's still no phone service to the mainland, sir, and I am unable to make radio contact. We're completely cut off. Nikolas: We just have to take the launch, then. Alfred: The water's too rough. It's out of the question. Nikolas: Listen, listen, it's very important that I notify the authorities as soon as possible. You try to get through and let me know as soon as you do. Alfred: Very good, sir. [Claudia moans] Luke: Are you savvy enough to see-- Lucky: Dad. Luke: Listen, I know we're not supposed to talk about savvy. I know that we're supposed to forget the fact that when you went to the police academy, your brains got turned to mush, but try to remember before then, when you thought for yourself. Try to remember who I am and how I operate. How do you think this happened? Lucky: Because you got careless. Luke: I don't get careless. Alexis: I'd like a word with the prisoner, please. What are you doing? I told you that they were going to pursue this. Luke: Natasha, just for the sake of argument, say I had done something illegal. Don't you think I'm fond enough of myself and your pretty neck not to let these bloodhounds find me? I was framed. Tracy: Ok, Mac, I want you to arrange a bail hearing for my husband so I can post bond and get him out of here. Mac: Even if half the allegations don't pan out. There won't be any bail. Luke is facing federal rico charges. Trevor: It must be difficult having a fool for a father. Lucky: Yeah, I guess Ric would know. Trevor: If I am not released soon I will sue the whole department. Ric: Excuse me, Lucky. I got a call that you were searching the Haunted Star. The Zacchara's are part owners and I am here representing their interests. Lucky: What about your father? Ric: Him? He can rot for all I care. Nikolas: I patched you up best I could and try to make you comfortable. But, you spiked a fever and you were pretty much out of it most of the night. Claudia: Why are you helping me? Nikolas: Do you know who I am? Claudia: Someone pointed you out to me once, I think. You're Nikolas Cassadine, right? Nikolas: That's right. Claudia: I guess we're in your house. Nikolas: Yes, you're at Windermere on Spoon Island. Claudia: This is where my father went on a rampage? You were having some kind of a party -- a black tie party or something? Nikolas: [sighs] It was to announce my engagement, but my fiancée died that night, so - Claudia: That's awful. Nikolas: Mm-hmm sure is. Claudia: S...sorry Nikolas: She was murdered by a mob boss' son bent for revenge. Ironic, being that you are here a mobster child yourself. Claudia: Right. Well, hey, you know, we don't pick our parents. Nikolas: No. Somebody obviously wanted to take revenge on you. I must say, what -- what an amazing world you live in. And a great -- great business, especially when innocent people Elizabeth: Sometimes I get so mad at you for always making the selfless choice. Jason: It's not a choice. I'm not going to risk your life, Jake, Cam. I can't. Elizabeth: But that doesn't stop me from imagining that there are ways it could work. It doesn't stop me from missing you or from thinking about you, wanting what I can't have. And I know how incredibly selfish that sounds, because I have two beautiful boys and a whole life to look forward to with them. But, you aren't going to be in it and that's killing me. Don't do this. Don't make me love you even more when I know we'll never be together. Jax: [sigh] Hey. I love you. Carly: I love you too. Jax: You ok? Carly: I need you. [Thunder rumbles] Sonny: Luke! Luke? You back there? [Sonny sighs]
May 20, 2008 10:46
Jason: I mean. What can I do for you? How can I make this easier? Elizabeth: Can you go back in time so that we can make different choices. Not that I would, because then I might not have had Cameron and Jake, and I would never give them up. Jason: I am sorry for all this. Elizabeth: No, don't apologize. I love you the way you are. Jason: I love you so much. You're -- you're perfect. I wish I could spend the rest of my life with you, but I can't. Elizabeth: I know. Jason: I should go get the car open. [Elizabeth sighs] [Thunder rumbles] Kate: I called your driver. He said that you were here. I know that you took Michael to the after care institute, and I didn't think you should be alone. Sonny: You look beautiful. Kate: I--I went to a party tonight in Manhattan, actually. I looked out over the terrace and imagined I could see where Michael's building is. Sonny: It's a nice place. They decorated his room with all his, you know, things. I said good-bye, it killed me. But at the same time, I thought I was doing the right thing. I thought we were doing the right thing, Carly and I. Kate: Well, I'm sure it helped to have her there with you, to go through this together. Sonny: It was like a funeral, you know? His room, with everything Michael loves -- loved, it was like a coffin. I thought that, you know, we could put our anger and guilt on hold, just be parents grieving for our son, supporting each other, but I was wrong, because Carly and I always end up doing the wrong thing. Jason: You get that tire repaired. You don't want to be driving around without a spare, especially with the boys. Elizabeth: Thank you. Jason: You saved me tonight. I would have lost my mind if it wasn't for you. I love you. Elizabeth: I love you, always. [Engine starts] [Thunder rumbles] Jax: Carly? Kate: You and Carly are carrying around a whole lot of guilt and anger right now. It's only natural that you would do and say things that you might want to take back. Sonny: It wasn't in the heat of the moment. Carly planned this. She set it up, Kate. Kate: Uh, Sonny. I think. You need to be careful when you are dealing with each other right now. Sonny: There's no kind or gentle way for Carly to tell me to give up Morgan. Kate: What? Sonny: And there's no kind or gentle way for me to tell her that is not going to happen. Kate: She wants you to cut back on your visitation? Carly: She wants me out of Morgan's life. She thinks he would be safer if I was no longer his father. Kate: Oh, Sonny, she's very emotional right now. I'm sure that she wasn't thinking. Sonny: That's what I tell myself. So when we were taking Michael into his room. I was sad. I was mad. I was mad at God. I was mad at the world. I did not want to argue because I didn't trust what was going to come out of my mouth, so I just let it go. Kate: But, Carly being Carly, wouldn't. Sonny: Do you want to know what she did? She took out a legal document that says that I would give up my rights to Michael and Morgan. Kate: And she wanted you to sign it. Sonny: Right there, right on the spot. Kate: Unbelievable. Sonny: I refused. I'm not going to do that. Kate: Sonny, Carly is preying on your guilt about what happened to Michael. She is trying to punish you for it. It is a terrible thing to do. It is wrong. Sonny: You know, sometimes, you know -- I love my son so much that I think that maybe-maybe that is something I should do. Kate: Absolutely not, Sonny. You are Morgan's father and you will always be. Nikolas: Well, your fever's coming down a bit. Claudia: You don't sound too happy about that. Nikolas: Well, I certainly don't want you dead. I think I have at least demonstrated that tonight. Claudia: But you don't like me. Nikolas: No, I didn't say that. I don't even know you. Claudia: You don't know me. We never met before tonight. So, okay my father went crazy at your party. He went on a rampage. But, I know he didn't kill your fiancée, so I'm just trying to figure out where the hostility coming form. Nikolas: I'll tell you. It's what you people represent. You kill people and then you just move on. Oblivious to all the destruction you leave in your wake. I have a big problem with that. Claudia: I don't know what you're talking about. I haven't tried to kill anyone. In case you didn't notice, someone just tried to kill me. Nikolas: Exactly and why is that? Why would someone stab you and then just throw you in the harbor? What did you do that was so terrible someone would want to kill you? Mac: We've got your signature on invoices. In addition to the suspicious profits we found during the first raid. Theoretically you made $500,000 in less than two hours. Luke: It's called gambling, bubba. Money comes; money goes, sometimes in great quantities. The only thing I'm guilt of is having a successful business. Mac: According to your records, you've taken delivery on over 5 million swizzle sticks. Luke: I serve a lot of drinks. I'm very generous with my swizzle sticks. Some of my customers are profligate swizzlers. Ric: Commissioner, the Zacchara family denies knowledge of any alleged illegal activities. Do you have any evidence whatsoever to link my clients to this particular investigation? Mac: No. Ric: Well, then you would be well not to mention it or you personally will be subject to a charge of slander. Mac: I have nothing to tie Zacchara to this, but there's strong evidence that you are laundering money for a New York syndicate. Luke: Oh, come on. I just re-opened. What am I, mob central? Trevor: Alexis, I assume I'm free to go. Alexis: Release him. Luke: Alexis, come on. Do you think I'm out there shopping for mob connections? Come on! Trevor: If I were your lawyer, I would advise you not to say another word. Luke: Is that an offer? Tracy: I will hurt you in ways that haven't been invented. Now, get out of here. Trevor: Mm. Tracy: The ELQ lawyer will be here in a few moments to release my husband and represent him. Alexis: That won't be necessary. I'm fine a on his own recognizance. I don't consider him a flight risk. Kate: What does Carly plan to do? Does she plan to take Morgan into hiding? Does she plan to change all of their names? Because that's the only way she can do to hide that he is your son. And tell me, Sonny, whose going to go along with that. Anyone who knows you knows how much you love your son. Knows what a good father you are. Sonny: One doesn't necessarily follow the other. What if loving Morgan means letting him go? Kate: Oh, Sonny, you don't believe that. Hell, I don't even think that Carly believes that. If she would just stop and think about what she is doing, but that's not Carly. Sonny: No. Kate: No, she has impulses and she acts on them, and thinks about the consequences later. [Kate sighs] Kate: Sonny she is making you doubt your abilities as a father.
Sonny: Am I supposed to just forget what happened to Michael? Kate: Michael was at the warehouse, Sonny, because you wanted to spend time with him. Sonny: Right. Kate: Because you wanted to show him that was a better way to solve his problems than a gun. You were willing to change your own life to show him that. Sonny: Because I saw Michael, he was going down the wrong road. I wanted to stop him before he did that. Kate: Exactly, Sonny. Do you remember Tommy Tessoro, right? Sonny: Yes, I do. Kate: Ok, his father, what do you think he was going through when Tommy started using drugs? What do you think the millions of parents go through all across the country with all different walks of life? The good ones want to help their children, Sonny, or they want to find them help. And that's why it would be a crime for you to give up Morgan. Sonny: Why do you keep believing in me? Kate: Because I do, Sonny. Sonny: I just -- I wish I had done things differently. Kate: Me, too. [Jason sighs] Carly: I did something you're not going to like. Claudia: Do you think I deserve to be stabbed? Nikolas: I don't know, you tell me. Did you do something you think you should pay for? Did you drive another person into wanting to kill you? Claudia: Oh, come on. You know what? It's enough for my father that I was even born. Nikolas: Don't hide behind that father crap. Claudia: I'm not hiding anything. Nikolas: Well, then just answer the question. Could someone want revenge against you for something you did? You know, maybe - Claudia: You know what? Stop, I didn't hurt anyone. Nikolas: Oh, you're such a liar. Claudia: You know what? It's not a lie. I don't need this right now. Nikolas: Don't try to get up. You'll open up the stab wound, and you'll bleed all over the place. Claudia: So what. It's obviously what you think I deserve. Nikolas: Well. It's not up to me. It's up to a jury or worse for you, Sonny Corinthos. Eventually, one way or another, you're going to pay for what you did to Michael. >> Stay tuned for scenes from the next "general hospital." Lulu: You leaving? Luke: Just so I can clear my name. Nikolas: You have two choices. Either I go to the police, or I go to Jason Morgan. Carly: I tried to take Sonny's child away from him. Jason: What are you are not telling me?
May 22, 2008 01:26
Mac: You can't be serious. Alexis: No, I'm not funny by nature, joking is a stretch for me. Ric: I'm hoping we misheard. Alexis: All right, well then I'll repeat it so that everyone can hear it again. I am having Luke released. He is a member of the community, he has a business here, he has family here. He won't run. Mac: That's never stopped him before. And that business you mentioned, that's what got you arrested in the first place. Luke: That was a misunderstanding bubba. Mac: We didn't misunderstand that you been laundry mob money since the moment it re-opened. Ric: Um, a word, please. Alexis: Nope, not if you're going to lecture me about how I do my job because I am the D.A. And you are not. Ric: No, I wouldn't dream of telling you how to do your job. But it seems that you need a refresher course in basic human nature. Alexis: Hmm. Luke: It pays to have friends in high places, huh? Tracy: With friends like yours who needs enemies? Anthony: This storm is going to beat the hell out of your mother's roses. That was a casual observation and not a mental relapse. Disappointed? Johnny: I'm looking for Claudia. Anthony: Did you check the local motel rooms?
Johnny: I'm asking you.
Anthony: Claudia doesn't check in with me. Johnny: I haven't seen her since you shoved her out of that little business meeting of ours. Call me pessimistic, but I wouldn't put it past you to go a little further than having her thrown under a bus. [Anthony chuckles] Claudia: I don't --I don't know what you are talking about. Nikolas: [chuckles] They're - they're your own words. Claudia: Well, I don't know what I said, but I have just been stabbed and was floating in the water for hours - Nikolas: I'll tell you, I'll tell you. You hired Ian Devlin to shoot Sonny Corinthos, but that idiot shot Michael instead. So, essentially because of you an innocent child is in a coma for the rest of his life. So, what, am I supposed to just let you get away with that? Jason: How much trouble are you in? Carly: I tell you and you fix it, right? Jason: Isn't that why you're here? Carly: I can't blame you for thinking so -- you know, that's how it works. I pull some big stunt or come up with some bi plane and I wreck everyone's life in a 10 mile radius. And I come to you and I beg you to bail me out of it. But I can't ask you that because you can't fix this, Jason. Jason: Why don't you let me decided that, okay. There you go. It's okay. Carly: After you left, Sonny and I said goodbye to Michael and it was horrible. You know, we were just staring at our little boy laying there in the bed, and it was awful. And than Sonny gave me a ride home, I thought we'd reconnected, you know? But I was wrong, I handled everything wrong and Sonny is so angry with me right now. Jason: Just tell me what you did. Carly: I tried to take Sonny's child away from him. Cassius: [clears throat] Um, apparently you left your friend in the locker room. Patrick: Yeah, I meant to do that. You know, there's such a thing as being too helpful. Cassius: Hey, what can I say, doc. I live to serve. I can't take it back if you like? Patrick: Nah, it's a little late now. Robin: Wow! Patrick: Yeah, I uh--I got him for you. Or for the baby, I mean. Robin: He's so big! Patrick: And endangered. [Robin giggles] I figured it was never too soon to give a kid an educational toy, along as being cuddly. I can take him back if it's a little obnoxious. Robin: No, don't you dare. I love it. I thank you and your baby thanks you. Patrick: Well, let's get him out of here. I, uh -- I talked to Dr. Levitt at the after care facility. And I've got to say I was really I impressed at what she had to say. I uh -- you know, as terrible as this situation is, I hope you can find comfort in knowing that Michael is going to be in great hands. Robin: You checked on Michael for me? Patrick: I thought you'd want to know how he was doing. Robin: I know I probably don't acknowledge it enough, but, you've been wonderful lately. I mean, nothing short of brilliant in the O.R, patient with Carly and her denial of her son's condition, and my fear. When something like that happens to a little boy and his life is just stopped in his tracks, it makes you wonder if bringing a child into this world is a good idea. Patrick: Are you having second thoughts? Robin: Not really. I get scared sometimes. But the point is, you've been solid, and that helps me. Patrick: Well, I wish I could take credit for that. But, to be honest, it's for selfish reasons. Robin: How does that work? Patrick: Distraction, so I won't stop and feel how terrified this baby makes me. Alexis: The last time I checked you were still the attorney of record for Anthony Zacchara lot of nerve lecturing me on Luke being a menace to society. Ric: Come on, Alexis. You know that Luke is a flight risk. He is probably planning his escape route out of town as we speak. Alexis: I admit he's known to make himself scarce once in a while. But, he has Tracy, now and I think he really loves her. And, heart condition. Ric: Ooh, well considering his precarious heart condition that would give him all the more reason to want to run out of town. That and the alternative of being sent off tor prison. And you are risking your position as D.A. To give him the free pass -- why? Luke: Is that disappointment I see in your big bright eyes? Tracy: Why would I be disappointed? Luke: Well, I don't know, maybe you prefer me incarcerated and safe with enough time to build the skyline of New York out of my thousands of swizzle sticks and contemplate the error of my ways. Tracy: As if prison walls could hold you. I do have one burning question, however. What the hell did you do to make Anthony Zacchara hang you out to dry? Luke: It beats me, but I intend to find out. Tracy: [Laughs] Of course you do, because getting arrested isn't enough, you could get yourself killed. Luke: It won't come to that. Jason: Now, you said something about taking Sonny's child away. Do--Do you mean Michael? Carly: You know I walked all the way over here and it felt that I just crashing back in time. You know? It was raining, and I was cold, and all I could think about was how fast I could get to you. But, this time I'm not pregnant and the child I was carrying is a little boy who has lost me just like the baby I was supposed to have with Jax has lost me. And, I can't lose Morgan, Jason. You have to understand that. Jason: Ok, hold on, you're all over the place. You've got to tell me what happened with Sonny first. Carly: I asked Sonny to sign his rights away to Morgan and he accused me of taking advantage of him. Jason: How? Carly: It's not important. Jason: No, no, it is important. I mean, you asked me for help, I can't give it to you unless I know why you're upset. What are you not telling me? Anthony: I didn't hurt your sister or make her disappear and if anyone else did, I'll grind them so far into the ground that their last breath will be dirt. Man: Mr. Zacchara, you have a visitor. Anthony: Did it occur to you to get a name? Jerry: Oh, it's only me, following up on our potential business arrangements. Would it be possible for your charming daughter, or sister in your case, to join us? Claudia: Look, I don't know what you think you heard, but you - Nikolas: Oh, come on, come on, come on, Claudia. Cards on the table save us both quite a bit. Now, earlier you were rambling on quit a bit, but you thought you were safe because you thought I was your brother. Now it seems to me that Johnny has been carrying around a significant amount of guilt since you kept assuring him that it wasn't his fault. But, it wasn't his fault, was it? It was your fault, because you hired Ian. Claudia: That didn't happen. Nikolas: No? Oh, ok, well then, I guess I have no problem with just, uh, telling my brother the cop. We'll leave it in his hands and see what he says. Claudia: Nikolas, listen to me, you can't do that.
Lucky: Since you seeing him that would be the first place you would go. But no, its dad, about to take off again, and I thought you might want to say goodbye.
Lucky: You're asking me, like I know where dad goes when he leaves to go on the run, like somewhere in the outer reaches of Mongolia?
Lulu: Okay. Okay. So, obliviously I missed something major.
Lucky: Ok, a tip came in that dad was involved with money laundering and that we would find evidence here -- well, we did. Now dad at the PCPD and Alexis is trying to --
Lulu: No, this is not supposed to happen.
Lucky: What do you know about this?
Lulu: Uh.
Anthony: You braved this storm to discuss a business deal no Zacchara has agreed to?
Jerry: Well, I was hoping that the storm would keep the father and son turning team away.
Anthony: Trevor and Ric are paid to look after my family's interests.
Johnny: And to protect us against predators like yourself.
Jerry: Than the question is, who is protecting you from the Lansing's? Especially since both foxes have entered the henhouse, so to speak.
Anthony: If you have insight to offer on my attorneys I would love to heat it.
Jerry: All right, you see, Trevor Lansing is a man driven by ambition but secured in the shadows. He wheels his power by behind the scenes, while making you and your children consistently dependent on him. Eventually, he becomes the one with the power.
Anthony: Mm-hmm, and his kid?
Jerry: He's a pathological opportunist, proven only by the fact that Ric wouldn't let a little thing like you running him through with a sword prevent him from becoming your legal lap dog.
Anthony: Maybe Ric realized that it is healthier to stand with me than against me.
Jerry: Well, something on which we agree, which brings me, uh, to the reason for my visit. I would like to renew the request to least the Cannery for my import business
Johnny: Ok, business hours are over. Come back tomorrow.
Jerry: Well, I could do that, but I braved the elements to -
Anthony: If my son says to hit the road, why are you still standing there? Nope, not the brightest bulb, but his instincts are infallible.
Jerry: No, no need for the muscle. I, uh, will leave you two to your evening. Send my regards to the charming Claudia. Good night.
Johnny: I'm asking you again. You lied to me the first time. I'll let it go. Did you have anything to do with Claudia's disappearance?
Anthony: Johnny, I'm not convinced that Claudia is missing. But, if she is I had nothing to do with it.
Johnny: I'm got to go look for her then.
Claudia: You can't go to Jason. You can't.
Nikolas: [chuckles] Sure I can and I will -- he'll believe me. Claudia: You have no idea what you will set in motion. Jason won't wait for proof; he'll just come and kill me. And then he'll go looking for my brother John, and he'll take him out just for good measure. Look, Johnny had nothing, you hear me? He had nothing to do with Michael's shooting. Do you want that on your conscience, can you live with that? Nikolas: You are so quick to defend your brother, but I have yet to hear any grand protestations of innocence on your behalf. Claudia: Do you want to know what happened? Because I will tell you, if you'll agree that you won't do anything. Nikolas: Well, there is no phone service here, so we're basically prisoners in this house until after the storm. But, captive audience or not, you are going to have a really difficult time convincing me there are any good excuses for putting a child in a coma for the rest of his life. Claudia: We weren't trying to hurt Michael. We were trying to kill Sonny. Carly: You know, for about one minute, Sonny and I were in a better place than we have been happened since this whole thing started. Jason: Then something happened to change that?
Carly: Yeah, I handed sonny the papers that Jax had Alexis draw up.
Jason: Kind of papers?
Carly: Renouncing all parental rights to Michael and Morgan. I know this is a sensitive issue for you, Jason.
Jason: It's not -- It's not like Jake. Everybody thinks Lucky is his father and enemies aren't going to target him. But, I don't really understand what you thought you would accomplish. Everybody knows that Michael and Morgan are Sonny's kids. Carly: Michele wasn't shot because he is Sonny's son. He was shot because he was standing too close to Sonny, and that's what happens. You know if you are in the same room as sonny, if you are in a warehouse with Sonny, if you go to the city with Sonny. If you're with Sonny you're putting your own life in your hands, especially if his first instinct is to protect someone else, Jason.
Jason: So you're saying that Morgan is going to be safer away from Sonny? Carly: It ups his chances, wouldn't you say? Jason: I won't argue with that. Carly: But, you're not agreeing with me? Jason: It's the best I've got, Carly. Carly: Well, at least you're being reasonable. You know. Jason: I'm not Morgan's father. Carly: Yeah, and as usual, Sonny can't see past his own self interest, you know? He thinks I am trying to take something away from him, something he owns. Never mind what's good for Morgan. He thinks I am trying to punish him for what happened to Michael. Jason: Are you? Lucky: You're acting like you know dad was going to be arrested. Lulu: Ha, ha. Uh, you didn't? You talk about the writing on the wall in big impossible to miss letters. I just didn't think it was going to happen this fast. Johnny: Has Claudia been here? Lulu: I haven't seen her. Lucky? Lucky: Give it a rest. Johnny: Excuse me? Lucky: What, did Trevor not fill you in? Johnny: I have no idea what you're talking about. Lucky: Like hell. Lulu: Lucky, please. My dad was arrested tonight. Johnny: What did he do? Lucky: What you paid him to do.
Lulu: Apparently somebody tipped the cops off that my dad was using the casino to launder money.
Lucky: Yeah, conveniently enough the money was right here, practically in plain sight. Sounds like a set up to you?
Johnny: If it was, it wasn't mine. Lucky: Then I want you to give me a family member of yours that wants my dad out of the way. Alexis: You know something; I resent you questioning my motives because I am abiding by the law without violating Luke's civil rights.
Ric: Come on, you're practically giving him a lift to the city limits. Alexis: I'm sorry, and why do you care? Ric: Ok, about Luke? No, I don't, but I am concerned about a certain Scott Baldwin or the mayor, who might use this against you, Alexis. If Luke decides to disappear -- excuse me, when Luke decides to disappear. Mac: Give me ammunition to use against the Zacchara's. Maybe we can work out a plea bargain. Luke: I appreciate the offer, bubba, but I'm nobody's rat. Tracy: Oh, I hope you find your principles consoling when you're exercising in the prison yard an hour a day. Mac: So, what's the verdict? Alexis: So, will you please release Luke. Mac: Officer, release him. Alexis: So, I'm cautioning you, I'm warning you, I'm advising you. Don't even think about leaving town. Luke: Whatever you say, boss. Carly: Are you taking Sonny's side on this? Jason: No, I'm just asking questions. If you don't want me to ask you questions. Then I won't ask them. Carly: No, I do. You just have a unique way of looking at things, you know, which is why I'm here. Jason: Okay, look, I understand that you're angry with Sonny. I know that you're angry with Sonny because you think he saved Kate instead of Michael. But I read the ballistics report -- Sonny was the target. The bullet hit close to him, it ricocheted it hit Michael. Michael was ten feet away. If that bullet didn't ricochet, Michael would have been fine. Or the possibility of Sonny wanting to try to shield Michael, he would have drawn the sniper's fire and Michael still could have been hit, Carly. Carly: So, Michael's damned either way, right? That's my point. My children aren't safe when they are around their father and nothing you just told me changes the fact that Sonny's first instinct was to protect Kate, not Michael. And I am never going to forget that, Jason. It will forever change the way I feel about him. Sonny will always jump in front of a bullet to save his kid -- no, he won't, that's not true -- and you know what? Maybe it never was. Claudia: When Kate Howard was shot and Michael went missing. Sonny assumed that Johnny was behind it. So, he had my brother grabbed off the streets and he locked him in a padded room in a mental ward, without food and without water, and beat him. Sonny was threatening to cut Johnny's fingers off and send them home to me in pieces. Nikolas: Yeah, I guess I can see how that would make you angry. Claudia: It didn't make me angry, Nikolas, I couldn't see straight. Nikolas: Why didn't you call the police? Claudia: Because that's not how we do things. Not the Zacchara's, not my family, not Sonny. And then when Michael came back, and Sonny came around looking for a truce, me and John agreed to a truce, we agreed to it, but then I immediately found somebody to take Sonny out without it getting back to me and John. Nikolas: Ah, ah yes, enter Ian Devlin, right? Claudia: I've done some work with Ian and he was anxious to get a drug shipment into town. So I told Ian that I would help him out if he would take Sonny out. You knew Ian Devlin, didn't you? Didn't you, Nikolas? Because the night Michael was shot I meet with Devlin in your office and when he walked in, thinking that he was talking to you, he was already furious. He must have been furious at you, so how do you fit into this whole scenario, Nikolas? Because I know that you do, and I can see it on your face.
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