Month: August 2021

General Hospital Transcript

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Okay, I am not in the mood, jax. Not at all. No, no, no, I-I came to apologize.

[ Sighs ] Okay, go on. I am sorry that I made josslyn’s special dinner awkward. I hope you plan on apologizing to josslyn, too. Yes, of course I’m gonna apologize to her. I — c-can we just start over? Mrs. Corinthos. Mr. Buscema. Well, uh, welcome to the metro court, it’s an honor to have you. Well, I’m honored to be your guest. I was just telling the groom I received your “save the date” this morning — hand-delivered, no less. Well, I had to make sure you got it. Consider this my rsvp. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. And I’m sure the late mr. Corinthos’ other business associates won’t, either. Jason: Excuse us.

[ Exhales sharply ] Okay, if that guy is any indication of the guest list, our daughter is not coming within a mile of your wedding. Uh, alexis? There’s two visitors here to see you. No way. Spencer?

[ Gasps ] You’re all grown up. Well, it depends on who you ask. So, any rules in here about hugging your favorite loved ones? Since when do you care about rules? Yeah, good point. Oh.

[ Laughs ] Hey, your father said you were back in town, but he didn’t say you were visiting here. Yeah, my father doesn’t really keep up with what I’m doing these days, and, uh, I intend to keep it that way. Hi, sweet girl. I miss you so much. And ever since this was left for me, it’s all I can think about. Such a cruel reminder of how I couldn’t protect you. Of how my spite pointed ryan in your direction. How he took your life out of some… sick desire to please me. I will always regret…

[ Sighs ] I don’t even know where to begin. I have so many regrets.

[ Footsteps approaching ] Nikolas: So do I. That ought to do the trick. What are you doing, maxie? Oh. Can I help you somehow? Oh, no, thank you. Um, I thought I left something here, but it seems to be gone. They probably have a lost and found. Oh, yes. I’ll check there. Last time I saw you, you were leaving town. Did that help? Afraid not. That’s the thing with some problems — no matter where you go, they will follow you there. Dr. Obrecht: What is this problem you need solved? He’s alive, aunt liesl. Peter? Are you certain? Yeah, I’m certain. He’s here in nixon falls. You and — and nina aren’t just business associates, are you? I’d like to think we’re also friends. “Friends.” What do I get the feeling she doesn’t like you very much?

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No, I haven’T. Good. A jailhouse is too good for peter august. I have much better plans for him. Oh, nina and I are not exactly friends. Yeah, I got that impression. We’re more like professional rivals. So, any tension you sense is nothing more than healthy competition, mike. You think you’re a good liar, peter? You got a better shot of playing the lottery than playing me. Phyllis: Mike. Is that how you treat nina’s guest? Well, uh, at any rate, I’m happy to see you’re back. Thank you, dr. Gatlin-holt. Please. I do love being a doctor — I love it. But after everything we’ve been through, I’d hope you’d call me “austin.” Of course. Yeah, I’m sorry. I just — I have a lot on my mind right now. Of course. Anyway, goodbye, doc– [ Laughs ] Uh, austin.

[ Laughing ] Yeah. Bye. Well, well. You’re making yourself quite at home here, huh? Just a routine follow-up. Let’s get back to business. Yeah, now you’re talking my language. Um, this document… it’s gold. It’s your ticket to ride. That guy is a colleague. Oh, give me a break. Everything about that guy screams “gangster.”

[ Scoffs ] Go to hell, jax. “Buscema”? That’s his name? What, you don’t think I know who the five families are? Yeah, I-I learned everything about them when sonny became josslyn’s step-father, and I just gave myself a little refresher course when that joey novak guy approached her. Okay. Not only will josslyn be at my wedding, she’s the maid of honor. You need to realize that josslyn is an adult, and she gets to make her own decisions. Yes. But josslyn’s decisions should be informed ones, don’t you think? And won’t she be heartbroken when she finds out she’ll be standing up for a sham marriage? Thank you for meeting with me, mr. Morgan. I’ll be brief. Like you, I’m concerned about the novak organization’s lack of control over joey. Approaching mrs. Corinthos’ daughter…

[ Sighs ] Unacceptable. I intend to make my feelings known to vincent. Well, like you, mr. Buscema — like any of us… I won’t tolerate my family being threatened — especially now that my family and mrs. Corinthos’ are about to become one and the same. And I respect that. How did you find me here? No, do– don’t tell me. You asked my bodyguard. Don’t be angry at him. It was my fault. Oh, I’m aware. I knew I should have hired my own. I actually offered the job to shawn butler, but he’s busy tracking down whoever framed him for trying to kill hayden barnes. I’m not here to talk about shawn butler. You shouldn’t be here at all. You know very well it’s dangerous for us to be seen together. I only need a minute, and I figured we wouldn’t have much of an audience here. Well, we somehow had an audience at the gallery, didn’t we? Well, you’re here now, so you may as well say whatever it is you came to say. No, no, I feel bad for intruding. What is that? It’s just a little gift our stalker left for me after they torched my car.

[ Sighs ] I’m so sorry. I just — I convinced myself that spencer was the stalker.

[ Sighs ] I was wrong. Very wrong. Which leaves us with one very alarming fact. This danger is real. Aunt alexis, I’d like to introduce you to my girlfriend, esme prince. You brought your girlfriend to prison.

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[ Exhales sharply ] What? Another deal done? Okay, you know what? Um…I don’t know how many times I have to keep telling you this. Jason and I really do love each other, and it’s sad that you can’t accept that. You know, every move you’ve made since sonny died ha– has been to shore up sonny’s illegal business. A-and this — this sprint to the altar is nothing more than theater, and josslyn’s an unwitting player. Don’t expect an invitation, and do not crash the wedding. Tell me something — are you really comfortable putting our daughter on display in front of those dangerous people? Your — your — your “business associates.” You need to go. You need to leave. And you need to care enough about your kids to not paint bull’s-eyes on their backs. But, hey, if joss gets killed, you’ll still have sonny’s blood money to keep you warm. Did you hear that? Yeah, I heard enough. Whatever. I gotta get back to work. Okay, hey, hey. Not — not like this.

[ Gasps ] Well, I need a drink, but i can’t because I’m on the job. But I’m the boss, so I can do whatever the hell I want, right? Ho– hold on. Jason… just come with me. Come on. Well, this correspondence is evidence that edward quartermaine intended to include your father an inheritor of elq voting shares. I thought so. Yep, it’s good. So, tomorrow, I’ll go to the courthouse and see if I can move the hearing up a little bit. Okay. How long before we hear back from them? A couple days? Couple of weeks? Well [Sighs] The wheels of justice, you know, they turn very, very, very slowly. So, don’t panic while I’m out of town. Out of town? Yep. Where are you going? Oh, I’m — I’m going to a tropical, romantic island where I’ll be doing all kinds of fun stuff that you do on an island. But when I get back, we will get your shares of elq. Believe me. Ah, well, could you get this drink? Uh, you’re gonna be rolling in dough very soon. Kevin gave me the broad strokes. Have you spoken to spencer? He refuses to have anything to do with me. My son is ignoring my calls, my texts, my emails. I even tried to message him on social media. Nothing. Can laura run interference? Yeah, my mother has made it clear that she is sick of my antics, too. I’m so sorry. You warned me. You told me not to accuse spencer unless I was absolutely sure. And I know that you even sent my mother and kevin to stop me. I didn’t know what else to do. You did everything you could. You always do. I just — I just wish I had listened. Honestly, I wish I’d been wrong. I mean, things would be so much better for everybody if spencer had been our stalker. Pretty sweet gig for a serial killer.

[ Clears throat ] Minimum security, full-time attendants. How is that legal? It’s absurd. And when I inquired about it, I was told to butt out. And if I didn’t like it, there was a nice cement wall and a shiv waiting for me at pentonville. You told me it was dr. Collins’ twin brother, but it didn’t quite prepare me. I’m glad he’s a vegetable now. Spencer! His condition is called locked-in syndrome. It means that he’s not able to — he can’t move or speak, but his brain, his mind, they’re as sharp as ever. You’ve heard of it? I saw a movie about it. It was a true story based on the locked-in guy’s memoir — which he wrote by blinking out every letter one by one. And that’s what ryan’s going through now? That sounds like hell. Good. Delightful. Come on, have a seat. I don’t want to spend the rest of my visit with you talking about ryan. I’m sorry, it’s just — how are you? Pretty much as you see me. This is as good as it gets.

[ Laughs ] What’s going on with your father? I figured if you could forgive him for faking his own death, you could forgive him anything. You’d be mistaken. Clearly, your father did not heed my advice. He accused you of stalking ava, didn’t he? Oh, my god, thank you so much! Oh! Oh. I got it. Oh, sorry. Oh, jax! Maxie. There you go. So, you’re back to planning weddings, huh? Yeah! Carly and jason’S. Isn’t it great they’re getting married? Mr. Sinclair, please… forgive my friend mike. He’s the most loyal, protective guy you’ll ever meet, which means, sometimes, courtesy takes a back seat.

[ Chuckles ] No apology necessary. I’m just glad to know nina has such good friends here in nixon falls. Knowing nina, I’m sure she would do anything in her power to make sure all of you are protected in return. Peter wants me to use my connection to valentin to help him find louise, and if I don’T… he’ll take james. Henrik is targeting my grandson?

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[Sighs] We’re more alienated than ever. And here we are. Together. Which is an open provocation of our stalker. The irony isn’t lost on me that finding you here is going against your expressed wishes. But I’m sorry, ava. I’ve lost my son and my mother. I can’t lose you, too. Would you like to continue with “moby dick,” or would you like to read “frankenstein” again? Okay. You know, I find it interesting that you’re so fascinated with a book about a monster written by a woman. Excuse me? Hi. Um, I’m hoping you could help me. I’m here visiting my boyfriend’s aunt, and she was telling me about mr. Chamberlain’s locked-in syndrome. I’ve never heard of that before. Um, put simply, my patient has lost voluntary control of all his muscles except for his eyes, but his cognitive function remains unaffected. So, mr. Chamberlain knows that I’m here asking about him? Yeah, people with locked-in syndrome like mr. Chamberlain are fully alert and aware of their environments. May I speak to him? Uh — ryan, is it okay if this young woman speaks with you? He said, “go right ahead.” Hello. What did he say? He said, “hi, there.” Good evening, my waffelstrudel. So, I’m very excited to go to st. Lucia and soak up the sun with you. Perhaps this is not the right time to venture to an island. Why not? I mean, that’s all you’ve been talking about — going to the conference for britt. So, what’s going on? What changed your mind? I wondered why you were trying to hustle me out of here. It’s a good thing I had to go back for my glasses. Phyllis, the guy’s creepy. He doesn’t deserve courtesy. As long as he’s in my bar, he does. Well, that’s why at’s with you? You always take an immediate dislike to anyone who gets close to nina. Not — not anyone. It’s been two people! Peter and elijah well, maybe it’s time you questioned why your first reaction is to be suspicious of anyone from nina’s former life. Was that valentin? No, it was just “crimson” business. If you will just leave, peter, I will calm down, and I will call valentin and get what you need. Fine. But if you double-cross me before little james and I leave town to start our new life, I will not only wreck this fantasy you’ve got going here in little nowheresville, but I will make sure you can never show your face in port charles ever again. When I get a migraine, I shut out the world. But with nurtec odt that’s all behind me now.

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[ Both sigh ] I mean, jax, he just doesn’t get it — doesn’t get why we’re getting married. And the way he’s acting, I’M… I’m starting to think he doesn’t know anything about you. Maybe not. But you do. So, are you feeling weird about carly getting married again, especially now that you’re single? You know, carly is important to me. We share a child together. I don’t want to see anything bad happen to her, so… that’s not what you asked me. You asked me if I felt weird about carly getting married, and the answer is no, I don’T. Okay, forgive the observation, but you seem less than thrilled. U-um, how is nina doing, by the way? She seems happy. Yeah, um — um, you know, she’s — she seems happy that she has a relationship with wiley again. I just hope that we can be friends when she, uh — when she comes back. Oh, well, I didn’t get the impression that nixon falls was a detour for nina. I got the feeling she was putting down roots. How’s it gonna feel, nina? Not to be able to hold that precious grandson of yours ever again. Hmm? When michael and carly find out what you’ve been keeping from them — when mike discovers that this grandson you’re so afraid of losing is also his — you’ve made your point. Oh, I haven’t even gotten started with jax yet. Your knight in shining armor. How’s he gonna feel when he finds out you’ve been playing footsie with carly’s husband? A man he loathes. Of course I must attend the conference. It’s imperative I hear the latest research findings on huntington’S. But there’s no need for you to sit through those boring presentations. Well, first of all, I-I’ve been to my fair share of legal conferences. And there’s one thing I have learned, and that is that once you sign in, your colleagues, they don’t know whether you’re sipping martinis, laying on the beach… or elsewhere. You, mein liebling, are a genius. I’ve heard rumors of that. We shall discuss how much — or how little — I should pack just after I make a quick phone call. You haven’t lost me, nikolas. You still have my heart. I mean, if anything, our stalker’s attempt to come between us has backfired magnificently, hasn’t it? Just made us love each other more. So there is a silver lining. Who knew? But we are under siege. And until we find out who is doing this — and we will find out who it is. I hope, so… because the threats… they’re escalating. N-nobody has been hurt yet, but how long before somebody is? I can’t live like that. Can you? No. But I can’t live without you, either. Than we are at an impasse. Our stalker doesn’t want us together, and we can’t seem to stay apart from one another. So, then, it’ll be my job to keep us part. How far apart? Oceans apart. Nicholas was trying to teach you a lesson. By pretending to stab me? Okay, that was a bad idea. I told him it was a bad idea, but he did it anyway, and I’m sorry that that hurt you. But I’m also sorry for your father. How can you possibly feel sorry for my father? Because he was raised in the middle of a tug of war for power between helena and stefan. Can you imagine how hard it is to grow up in that environment and be able to have a moral compass? To know right from wrong? I mean, honestly, spencer, do you have any idea how lucky you are? It is so nice to speak with you. That’s incredible. Does, uh, mr. Chamberlain do all of his communication through you? Why do you ask? Oh, I’m starting classes at pcu soon and plan on going to medical school. Is that right? So, I imagine working with patients with rare diagnoses, there’s never a dull moment, right? True enough. Fascinating. I have an idea. Uh, maybe I could volunteer here. What’s he saying? He’s saying, “go, go, go.” Over and over again. You’d never want leftover food residue on your surfaces. But that’s what you could be doing with a used dishcloth. So, switch to bounty for a more hygienic clean. Unlike used dishcloths that can redistribute residue, bounty keeps your surfaces cleaner. Bounty, the quicker picker upper.

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[ Gasps ]

[ Exhales sharply ] Aunt liesl… I can tell by your voice, things have gotten worse. You can say that. I know that under normal circumstances, you would rely on lawful means to end peter’s reign of terror. But since peter has threatened james, that is not an option. Am I right? You’ve read my mind. Mr. Chamberlain can’t want me gone already. Are you sure that’s what he’s saying? Um, sometimes, when they’re tired, people with locked-in syndrome can suffer from eyelid spasms. Well, that must be it. He’s just tired, then. You get some rest now. Thank you so much for your time. I’m sorry, I didn’t catch your name. Harmony. Harmony. I’m esme. You know, I was gonna guess that. You look like an “esme.” I know, right? I hope to come back soon to visit the both of you. I need to get far away from port charles. No, we can — we can still figure out an alternative. There is no alternative that includes the two of us together. My only hope is that I can go far enough off the grid so that the stalker loses interest. You know what I want to do? We grab avery, and we go. You know that defeats the purpose. Yeah. There is something you can do for me, though. Anything. Make peace with spencer.

[ Breathes deeply ] I-I want to. I’m trying. But spencer and his girlfriend, they’ve moved into my mother’s place. Wait, spencer has a girlfriend? Yeah. Apparently, he did have a secret. It just wasn’t one that I suspected. Oh, no. Poor trina. How on earth am I lucky? Look at everything he’s done to me. I have every right to be angry. Furious, livid. Yes, you do. But isn’t the real reason that you’re angry is because he didn’t trust you and that he accused you of stalking ava?

[ Sighs ] I know things are gonna be difficult to fix between you and your father, but it’s worth it. Do not be so focused on punishing him that you end up punishing yourself. Look at this place. It’s beautiful! And you did a — you did a great job. Yeah. Long way from jake’S. Eh, jake’s was okay, too. Jake’s was paradise. I wouldn’t go that far. That’s because, to you, jake’s was a place to shoot pool and drink beer. To me…

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Good girl. Now, take a breath. Have some champagne. Give yourself a hug. Soon, peter august will never bother anyone ever again. So, who is, uh, nina’s mystery man? Okay, I don’t have a lot of details… but I will say this — lately, port charles has given nina nothing but pain. Right. Myself included. I’m sorry, but…yes. I think nina wants to keep her life in nixon falls separate from her life here, and that includes the people in it. And I only told you as much as I did because I thought you should know that nina has moved on, and, you know… maybe you should, too. Sorry to interrupt, but that guard is sending dirty looks this way. I think our time is up. Ah, okay. Well, it was nice meeting you, and I’m sorry we didn’t get more of a chance to chat. Same. Well, come back and visit me in prison any time. Esme: [ Laughs ] Plan on it. You, too. And remember what I said. I will.

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Je t’aime. Back at you. Okay, bye. Bye. Um… your nephew’s girlfriend, esme? She’s trouble. You think so? Yeah. As you know, I have a lot of experience with wayward girls. Some are victims. Some are not. If your nephew knows what’s good for him, he’ll steer clear of that one. You know where you’re going? There are some artists that I’ve been trying to woo in europe. That should take a few weeks. After that, who knows? Maybe by then, you can come back. Only if our stalker is caught. And at this rate… I’ll miss you. All want to do right now is try to talk you into staying. All I want to do is let you. Unfortunately… I’ve learned my lesson, and I’m done trying to control people that I love. What a lousy time for you to start to build some character. Promise you’ll come back. I promise that I will love you wherever I am. Back then, when I would walk into jake’s and you were there… …I knew it was gonna be a good night. Yeah. For me, too. I always thought I annoyed you. Eh, you did.

[ Laughs ] Sometimes. Most of the time. I always, uh… I always liked seeing you. You know what I liked? Oh, no, carly. No. Ugh. Dancing. Oh, come on! You said you brought me here to make me feel better, and dancing would make me feel better.

[ Sighs ]

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[ Inhales sharply ] I, um — I really need to get back to work. Um… thanks for the beer. S– yeah, any time. Whatever’s going on between nina and peter sinclair, it’s definitely not romantic. That’s not what bothers me about the guy. Well, what is it? When I first met peter yesterday… …I got the feeling he knows who I am.

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

We have to talk a little bit.

chase: I really am grateful for having you in my life. Willow: Me, too.

How many people

can say

they loved

as deeply as we have?

Not many.

[ Knock on door ] Finn: Hey, coming in. You’re walking. Look, ma, no hands. Chase, that’s incredible. Thanks. Just one question. Why didn’t you tell me? I didn’t know you were working from home today. Yeah, yeah, that’s the, uh, luxury of being your own boss. That is a perk. Where’s wiley? At the pool with the nanny. It’s a perfect day for it. Yeah, yeah, it is. And, um… I missed you last night. I missed you, too. Michael, I hope you understand. That after returning chase’s wedding ring, you needed a minute? Of course. Of course I understand. I did need a minute. But what I really need… is you. Well, you got me. For as long as you want me. That could be a long time. Well, I’m counting on it. Oh, you are getting heavy. Gonna have to lay off the formula.

[ Chuckles ] No, I’m just kidding. You get as big and as strong as you can, baby girl. You show the world what you got. But first, it is nap time. Now, where’s your favorite binky? Oh, no, don’t tell me we lost it. Carly: Okay, great. Thank you. There she is — just the person I was looking for. I have been up since dawn batting around ideas for your wedding. Oh, yeah? Yep. I even came up with some for jason. How do you feel about motorcycle ice sculptures? Hey. Hey. Is everything okay? Yes. No. Um, do you have a second to talk? Sure. If you don’t, it’s no big deal. No, I’m fine. I’m good. Okay. What’s going on? I had dinner with my mom and my dad last night. I’m sure my mom told you. Yes. Yeah, she mentioned it. How’d it go? It was terrible. Hello, schatz. Hi, mom. What has you so enthralled? I don’t know if “enthralled” is the right word. More like resigned. They set a date. Phyllis, I to– I had it covered. I was going stir crazy at the house, all those well-meaning neighbors stopping by, and the clinic insisted I take a week off. Can you believe that? Don’t they know that work is the best thing for me now? Your neighbors, coworkers — they care about you. They’re trying to help you, like I am. You want to help me? You know I do. Then tell nina how much she means to you. Trust me, mike. She can be taken away tomorrow, and all you’d be left with is regret. Nina, thanks for letting me crash at your place last night. As if I had a choice. You threatened my nephew. I would never hurt james. No, you would just take him away from his mother. Like louise was taken from me? An eye for an eye, nina, as they say. Or in this case, a child for a child.

[ Deep inhale ]

Claritin-D. Get more airflow. I didn’t tell anyone about my progress. Not even willow? Especially not willow. Especially — because you want to surprise her. That was the idea. But then… I found something out and decided to keep it from her on purpose. Hey, slow down. What’s happening right now? Michael and willow are together. Together, together? Michael, your best friend, and willow, your wife? Not anymore. Willow wants an annulment. Since when? Since she’s in love with him. Michael: So how’d it go? With chase? Yeah. Unless you don’t know, you know, you don’t want to talk about it. No, no, it’s — it’s fine. Once we were alone and faced that it was time to put an end to all the lies, all the pretending… I don’t know. The — the anger and resentment kind of washed away. I mean, the pain was still there, obviously, and the sadness over what was lost. But chase and I went back to how we started — two people who only want the best for each other. That sounds like chase. Doesn’t it? Do you, uh, think there’s a way forward and we can all be friends again? I think so. Not now, while everything is still so fresh, but… hopefully, one day. I hope so, too. God, it feels strange, doesn’t it? Not having to hide anymore. We can just…be us, michael and willow. Or, uh, willow and michael. You know, ladies first. If you insist. Are we interrupting?

[ Clears throat ] Remember, we said “understated”? Remember when I said, “wedding of the century”? No melting motorcycles, maxie. Okay, my ice sculptures don’t melt, but whatever. Thank you. What about the color palette? Alright. What are you thinking? Well, I was thinking yellow, but not sunflower yellow. More like a soft butter yellow with accents of cream, and we can pick it up in the bouquets and boutonnieres. Oh, you know how much jason loves a boutonniere.

[ Laughs ] Too bad! Thank you so much for doing this. Really. Uh, I appreciate it. Really? Because I kind of got the feeling you two were humoring me. No, not at all. I mean, for some reason, this has been…hard. I mean, not marrying jason. That’s the easy part, but… it just feels really weird, and I don’t know why. I do. It was just so awkward. They were fighting in this weird, passive-aggressive way that I have never seen before. I mean, I know that they had that huge custody battle when I was a toddler. Yeah, but you don’t — you don’t have any memory of that. Oh, zero. All I’ve ever known is the poster couple for divorced parents. I mean, even during the times where my dad was furious at sonny, and I mean steam-coming- out-of-his-ears furious, my mom and dad always still shared a mutual respect for one another. I take it last night wasn’t like that. Uh, they literally couldn’t hide their resentment.

[ Sighs ] And, uh, the only reason I can think of… is because my mom’s marrying you. I’m so sorry, britta. Why? Because you got your heart broken. My heart is still intact, mother. And not by a man you can easily write off. I can tell that you had real feelings for jason, and now you’ve lost him. And that hurts. And I want to help you somehow. Yes, I’m hurt and angry and doing stupid things like making speeches about toothbrush heads that I won’t bother you with the details of. But do I wish that none of it happened?

[ Chuckles ] It stinks that it didn’t last… but that doesn’t make what jason and I had any… less meaningful. Sonny: Morning. Hi. Peter. This is phyllis caulfield. You’re the author. Peter sinclair. Pleasure to meet you. Same here. I’m so sorry to hear about your husband. Nina told me all about him last night. You were with, uh, nina last night? Oh — yeah, I slept at her place. I have the room, right? So I figured the least I could do is offer up my couch. Yes, I’m very fortunate that I ran into someone not only that I know, but that I’m simpatico with. Simpatico? Peter and nina have both lost children. Yes, and I’m sure I speak for nina when I say neither of us wants to experience anything like that… ever again.

I feel like an idiot. Why? I just had — I had no idea. I mean, I was so… focused on other things. Like saving your little brother’s life? Mm-hmm, amongst other things. You know, willow — she just seemed so loving and supportive. She still is both those things. She’s just not

in love with me anymore. Why didn’t she just tell you? When would’ve been a good time? When I collapsed and was on the brink of death? When I could barely walk and then couldn’t walk? I mean, it was just one thing after another. Okay, okay. What’s michael’s excuse, huh? That’s a pretty crappy thing to do to a buddy. Yeah. And I was pissed off, believe me. But once I thought about it, I mean, michael and willow were married, finn. They’re co-parents to wiley, something I put in motion, by the way. And they fell in love. They wanted to tell me, but there wasn’t really a good time for it. I mean, the timing was downright awful, actually, not because of michael and willow, but… because of peter. I just — I wish it was some trashy affair, you know? Willow lying, running around behind my back, but… it wasn’t like that. And that’s the part that hurts the most. Oh, I can take bailey to the nursery, if you guys want some privacy. Oh, please, bailey better get used to the drama if she’s gonna be in this family. Boy, that’s true. So how’s chase? Hurt. Sad. We both are, but we actually ended up in — well, “good” is the wrong word, but a better place. How very chase of him. Listen, brook lynn, I know you and chase are close, and I just want to say for the record that this was a colossal mess. And it was all my fault. Hey, this isn’t even close to being all your fault. No, I should have told chase the truth a lot sooner than I did. And I hate that I didn’t have the courage to. Michael and I were just having a conversation about this. Oh, don’t worry. No, uh, details were exchanged. Look, sometimes in life, you’re faced with a crazy situation, and no matter what your intentions are, you are forced to live with it. Look, willow, should you have told chase the truth? Yeah, maybe, but when? When he was dying? When he thought he was never gonna walk again? Look, you messed up, but it’s clear that it was out of care and — and kindness, not selfishness. That is very generous. And this is chase we’re talking about. I mean, he — he will find the grace to see it for what it is. Maybe not today, but he will. I’m hopeful for that, too. If we could all be so lucky. What do you mean? No, just, um, chase could have been more volatile, you know? Someone you’re scared how they’re gonna react if you cross them. Oh, you mean like every single member of our family? Yeah, that’s exactly who I was thinking about. It’s one thing to know you’re getting married, to be happy about it, even. And I am. It’s a complete other thing to contemplate spending the rest of your life with someone you didn’t think you’d spend the rest of your life with. You’re right. You’re right. I mean, I need to change my perspective. You know, this is an adjustment, but I’m still marrying jason, still gonna be wonderful, and the wedding will reflect that. It just needs to be significant. But understated. Yes, and that’s where you come in. Okay, well, have you thought about your vows? Do you want to go traditional or do you want to write them yourself? You want me to write jason’s?

[ Chuckles ] Well, why don’t we stick with traditional? I mean, if I have to stand up there and tell the world what jason means to me, we will be there all afternoon.

[ Chuckles ] Okay, traditional it is. This is gonna be a wedding to remember. I have no doubt about that. Typical, right? I finally find the perfect guy, and [Sighs] It turns out he’s bonded for life to someone else. Someone woefully inferior. Maybe. Definitely. Well, carly is a lucky woman.

[ Chuckles ] Thank you for your support. It really means a lot. But while I am pissed off and hurt and… all of the other things, I’m not sorry, mom. And — and that — that feels really good. Because when my other relationships ended, I was left with this feeling of regret, of second-guessing what I did, wishing I’d been different, better. But not this one. And that is something to celebrate. If you say so. I say so.

[ Chuckles ] Come on, lift your glass! There you go. Cheers. I just don’t understand why he has a problem with it. I mean, yes, you are in the business, but you’re a good person. And he knows that, so I don’t understand why he’s acting this way. I mean, unless he’s just flat-out jealous and still in love with my mom and can’t admit it. Okay, just listen for a second. No, just let me get this out, please. Okay. I love my dad with all my heart, but he is just wrong about this. I am so happy that you are marrying my mom. I don’t think that there’s one person on this earth that’s better for her or better to her. And I didn’t always understand that. I mean, at first, I was too young, then you were gone all those years. But when you came back and I saw how happy you made my mom and how she just trusts you and how that makes up for everything else… I don’t know. I just feel so bad that for the first time that I’ve witnessed anyway, my dad’s being a total jerk. I’m so sorry for your loss. I wish I didn’t know that pain, but I do. You’ve lost a child, as well. My daughter. We’ll always wish we could turn back the clock, don’t we? But unfortunately, we can’T. Yes, but how fortunate that we can take solace in other people who understand our pain. How long you staying, peter? Well, that depends. Uh, thanks to nina and her hospitality, I was only gonna be passing through, but now I think I’ll stick around a little while. In fact, we’ve been discussing a project of mutual interest. Oh, yeah? What kind of project?

Willow wouldn’t have an affair. She’s not a cheater. Yeah, I wouldn’t peg her as one, either. So if she’s with michael… that means she loves him. And having been loved by willow before… I know how lucky that makes him. And I can’t even say he’s undeserving. Michael — he’s — he’s a good guy. I know he didn’t set out to hurt me, it just… it happened that way. Wow. You are being way more forgiving about this than I think I could ever be. What choice do I have? Be angry as all hell. I was angry. But now, I’m just… I’m sad. I’m sad for what was. You know, what willow and I had… it’s gone. And I miss it.

[ Sighs ] But in the end, all I want is for willow to be happy. And she is. Okay. You know, you said something about… putting this in motion. When sasha and I lied. So if you could go back and do things different… would you? Speaking of family, can we just discuss for a second how you gave austin the keys to the kingdom? What was I supposed to do, brook lynn? Uh, destroy the evidence, shred it, don’t give it to — basically, anything other than what you did. You do realize there’s another copy of that memo out there, right? And doing something shady will only come back to bite us. You gave austin a leg to stand on, michael. You’re right, I did, and that’s not good. But it also doesn’t prove his case. Really? Yes. All it proves is that grandfather had a conversation with his lawyer. It doesn’t say anything about a will being drafted. It doesn’t say anything about him signing anything. People have wills drawn up all the time with no signature. It means nothing. And you really think the judge will rule in that direction? I don’t know. But I think it’s best to remain transparent. It makes damage control that much easier, and look, I-I know that you care so much about this because you want your father to be the head of elq. And I get that. That’s why when you did all that stuff with bailey and the shares, I stepped aside, and I think it worked. I think that we can retain control of elq. What if we don’t? Look, would that really be the worst thing? I’m sorry, I just — I can’t tell if you’re joking or not. Brook lynn, I hate to admit it, but valentin is a good ceo. He is. Look, we’re all making money. Elq is in the black. And whether or not you like it, I mean, valentin is part of this family now because of bailey, so if austin gets those stocks and he votes valentin in, would it really be the end of the world? Certainly not worth the backlash of doing something unethical. And I get you don’t see things this way because of your father. Michael, you are giving me way too much credit.

[ Gasps ] Maxie! Hi, liesl, britt. When did you get back? Uh, yesterday, and I’ve been nonstop busy ever since. Was your time in texas healing? I’m never gonna fully heal until louise is home and peter is behind bars, but, yes, being with family helped. So did seeing nina. You saw nina? Yeah, I stopped in nixon falls. I was hoping to spend some more time with her, but she convinced me to come home. Well, welcome back. Thank you.

[ Chuckles ] So what’s got you so busy?

Deception stuff? Yeah, that, and I’m up to my eyeballs planning jason and carly’s wedding.

Wie bitte? It sounded like you said “jason and carly’s wedding.” Because I did. Have you lost your mind? Your dad loves you, and he’s concerned about you. And I’m not gonna lie, he has every reason to be because the life your mother and I lead is — it’s not a normal life. Oh, that’s one way to put it. So jax is allowed to have a problem with that. But with that being said… I think marrying your mom is the right thing. And nothing your dad does is gonna change my mind or your mom’S. Oh, god, no. I mean, not that my mom has any doubts, but even if she did, the fact that my dad is acting this way would only make her more determined.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah. Now, that sounds like carly. I guess mike doesn’t know the unwritten rule between author and editor. We never kiss and tell. And we don’t keep secrets. Is that so? Yeah.

[ Door opens ] Phyllis, I just wanted to offer my condolences and check in to see how you’re doing. Oh, that’s very kind of you, ralph. You remember mike and nina, right? Hard to forget. This is nina’s friend, peter sinclair. I know you.

If I had to do it all over again, the selfish part of me would say yeah. Because I love willow, and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. But the way it turned out… the most important thing happened. Michael and willow got wiley.

[ Sighs ] You made quite a sacrifice. I don’t know about that. Nelle was a horrible person. That custody suit could’ve went a lot of different ways, not a lot of them good. And in the end, I guess I would… do it all over again. Proud of you. You’re a good man. Nah, please. You’re crummy at accepting compliments, but you’re a good man. Yeah, I hear that runs in the family.

[ Chuckles ] So what now?

[ Sighs ] Now I get on with the rest of my life. I’m on the mend. I’m feeling stronger every day. That much is clear. I want to get back to work, back to being a detective… brother…. favorite uncle. Violet’s only uncle. Semantics. You know what? That gives me a great idea. You’re assuming I only want to protect my father, and yeah, of course I do. But I also don’t like austin. Period. Like, zip, zilch, like, at all. How about you tell us how you really feel about him? He just, like, shows up in town, like he’s this nice guy who — who’s helping maxie, and then boom. “Just kidding. I’m actually jimmy lee holt’s son, and — and I want all of your money.” Brook lynn, he doesn’t want all of our money. Oh, yeah. I’m sorry. He just wants his fair share. Great-grandfather exiled jimmy lee holt for good reason, michael, and I haven’t seen austin do one good thing that entitles him to be a part of this family. We’d all be better off if we just sent him packing. Can you help me out here? Actually, I’M… with brook lynn on this one. Is there a problem? Yeah.No. There is a big problem. Do you not know jason broke my britta’s heart, treated her like something he scraped off the bottom of his shoe? Mother, did we not just have the conversation that we had? It’s principal, britta. My love and devotion to you as my daughter is one thing. My disdain for that schwein and his hussy is something else. Whoa. Yeah, a little extra, right? You should not be doing favors for those despicable people. Okay, first of all, um, I am sorry about you and jason. Don’t be. But I think in their own way, he and carly actually love each other. Please. If she truly loved him, she’d realize he’s better off with britta and let him go. But no, carly wants what she wants. Who cares about the rest of the world? Do you know who else that sounds like? Who? Us. I’m gonna take off in a minute, but I just want to say this before I go — okay, what’s going on between your mom, your dad, and me, that’s between the three of us, okay? You taking it on yourself, you carrying that weight, that’s probably one thing that we can all agree that we do not want. I know. It’s just hard to separate. I know it is, and I get it. Just be aware, okay? The best thing you can do is just be here for us, love us like you do, support us, and we’re gonna do the exact same thing for you all in our own ways. Very different ways. Yeah. You’re going to college. I can’t — I-I can’t even believe it, you know? But you need to live your life. You need to take advantage of this opportunity. I know. And I’m — I’m so excited. “But”? But it’s just kind of weird because this is kind of the first thing I’m ever gonna do that mom can’t give me advice on. I mean, you know, she never went to college, so she’s imagining what she thinks it’ll be like instead of having gone through it herself. I don’t know. I just — I guess I never realized how much I rely on her experience. I get it. And you’re right. Your mom’s never been to college. But I can tell you what, she has stepped out into a new, overwhelming world and made a place for herself in it. So she might not be able to inform you or talk about, you know, a college experience, but I can tell you this. She has faced a lot of challenges. And she knows how to overcome them, and she’s behind you 100%. So am I. Well, I’ve said it before, but it can’t hurt to say it again. I’m really happy that you guys are getting married. Yeah, me, too. Mm. I don’t believe we’ve had the pleasure. Oh, peter’s new to town. But he’s just passing through. Always on the run, aren’t you, peter? You trying to get rid of me already? Well, I just know how much you’re wanted back at home. Ralph: And home is…? We knew each other in port charles. Uh, port charles, manhattan, los angeles, chicago — we’ve known each other in so many places, haven’t we, nina? Um, well, thanks for stopping by, but I know how busy you are. Get out of here.

[ Chuckles ] I’m just a phone call away. I’ll remember that. Isn’t it nice knowing how many people care about you? Mm, nice and exhausting. Could you take me home, if it’s not too much trouble? Absolutely. You’ll be here when I get back? Yeah, I’m not gonna move a muscle. I will be here. Alright. Uh, phyllis, you get some rest, okay? Mm, I’ll try. So nice meeting you. You, too, peter. You just made a fatal mistake.

A camping trip? Camping. Fishing, s’mores, hikes to the waterfall, all that stuff. Not sure I’m hike-ready yet. Alright, so you sit that one out, alright? Look, it’s gonna be beautiful. I mean, who’s gonna help me set up the tent? You said elizabeth and her boys are going. Come on. Look, you’ve been working your tail off to get back into shape. What did you do that for, right? So you can show off your abs at the metro court pool? It’s been done already. Look, get off your butt, you come spend some time with your family. I’ll think about it. How’s that? I’ll take it. You’re thinking about things from a business perspective, and that’s great. But in the time we’ve been together, I’ve come to know your family, michael, to love them, to think of them as my own, and I, too, get major sketch vibes from austin. See? I just don’t know if he has the family’s best interests in mind. So I get why you did what you did. I’m not even saying you’re wrong, but I agree with you. I just — I really love you two as a couple. Oh, my god.

[ Chuckles ] No, really, you are just such a good addition to the family. And that is not to say that I don’t have huge respect for you as a businessman, because I do. No, no, no, no, no, no backpedaling. You are with me on this one. Hey. Oh, jason, perfect timing. I’m being ganged up on over here. You know what? On that note, it is definitely, uh, nap time. We’re going to go find yuri. Good to see you. See you later.

[ Sighs ] Okay, um, well, jason, I texted you to come over here for a couple of reasons. A, I want to give you the heads up about our new family member. His name is austin. Yeah, yeah. Monica filled me in. Oh, okay. Good. The other thing is, uh… willow and i are together again. I ended my marriage with chase. That’s great. I’m happy — I’m happy for you guys. Thanks. You know, actually, I was, uh, glad when I got your text. And why is that? There’s something I need to ask you. Hi, mom.

[ Sighs ] Josslyn… I’ve been thinking about you all day. Have you? Yes, I feel terrible about what hapned last night. It’s okay. It’s not. It’s not okay. Things got tense with me and your dad, and, I mean, last night was supposed to be about you. It was supposed to be a celebration, and I feel terrible. I just don’t want the disagreement I had with your dad to affect your relationship with him. I don’t want it to affect you at all. Mom — I just want you to let us handle our issue, and you just be the amazing college kid that you are. Mom! What? I already talked to jason. I’m good. You already talked to jason? Yeah, well, it’s just another great thing about you marrying him. For somebody who doesn’t speak a whole lot, he gives really good advice. He does. Not one of us can talk when it comes to being selfish. We have all had our moments. Preach. Hmm. Maxie, if you could do something for me? Anything. Make the wedding beautiful.

[ Chuckles ] I’m on it. I had never planned on having a happily ever after. I think it would be great if jason got one. That much generosity, I can barely handle. One ounce more, and your spine will have turned to pudding. Fine. The wedding can be “nice,” but maybe the band forgets an instrument or there’s a hair in someone’s soup. Mother! Not enough to ruin the day, just a minor hiccup. I’ll see what I can do.

[ Laughs ]

[ Chuckles ] You’re lucky that police officer didn’t realize who I was, despite all those clues you kept feeding him. Who knows? Maybe he filed all those clues away and is checking up on peter sinclair as we speak. Well, let’s hope not, for your sake. One siren in this direction… do not threaten my nephew again. Let’s bring it a little closer to home, then, shall we, nina? You built a nice, little, cozy family for yourself here in nixon falls. It would be such a shame if something were to happen to the widow caulfield, wouldn’t it? Or better yet, your precious mike, god forbid. Oh, you’re bluffing. Maybe. But do you really want to risk it?

[ Door opens ]

what you decide. I will. Finn, thanks. You’re gonna be okay. Yeah. Now get back to work. Well, uh, your mom and I set a date. Oh, yeah, she told me. Congratulations. Yeah. When’s the big day? September 17th. I-I was hoping… uh, that you would be my best man. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have by my side.

[ Chuckles ] You didn’t even have to ask, but since you did, I mean, yeah, of course. I’d be honored. I told jason, but now I’m telling you. I love dad. Of course you do. But no matter his feelings on the subject, I’m thrilled that you and jason are getting married, and I need you to know that. I do. That’s a perfect segue to our next topic of discussion. Which is…? Dress shopping.

[ Gasps ] Yay! For you? And you. My maid of honor needs to make a statement. Heck, yeah. Is that a yes? No, because it was never a question. Of course I’ll be your maid of honor. I can’t wait. Aww, yay! Oh, I love you so much. I love you, too. Everything okay? Yes, of course. I was just pitching an idea to nina — a true-crime story about a woman from a small town not unlike nixon falls, actually. And she has to do everything in her power to save the people that she loves. So what do you think? You interested? I’ll consider it. Fair enough. I’m gonna go take a walk, soak up the atmosphere. Might come in handy if you give me the green light. I’ll come with you. That’s not necessary. Well, I insist. After all, I used to be a stranger here myself.

[ Chuckles ] Very well. Thank you for buying, mother. Oh, I’m paying? Well, considering the day I’ve had, I-I think it’s appropriate. I see. Now she’s all torn up. You don’t have time for a drink, do you? Oh, I wish, but I can catch you up on everything in the elevator. Sounds good. It was great to see you, liesl. You, too, maxie. Give james a kiss from his oma. I will. Bye, mom. Bye.

[ Cellphone rings ] Ah. Nina. Aunt liesl. Maxie was just talking about you. Listen, I don’t have much time. Are you alone right now? What’s wrong? Well, aunt liesl, I have a problem that I think you are perfectly qualified to solve, but if you can’t for any reason… I’ll do it myself. You and nina aren’t just business associates, am I right? I’d like to also think of us as friends. Hmm. Why do i get the feeling… she doesn’t like you?

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Chase, please don’t give austin the power to go after the quartermaines. Considering you just told me that you love michael, maybe you’re not the best person to make this argument right now. Look, look, chase. I get it. I do. Willow and I, we — we kept the truth from you. But that’s on us, not the rest of the quartermaines. You know what? You’re right. Why should i go after your family? They didn’t do anything to me. Do whatever you want with it. I don’t care. Chase, your wheelchair. I don’t need it anymore. I don’t need any of this. Well, congratulations. The maybe-not-so-much-better man won.

[ Sobbing ] Phyllis.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Sobbing continues ] Well? Uh, I said understated, remember? Ok, yeah, I-I guess polka dots are a bit much.

[ Laughs ] Um, I’ll find something less ’50s retro. Ok, alright. Can we do this another time? Because I’m meeting josslyn and jax in five minutes for a dinner date. Yes, absolutely. Ok. Uh, and carly, don’t worry, your wedding is gonna be gorgeous. I know it will. Thank you so much for helping me. No, thank you for helping get my mind off louise. We’ll talk tomorrow.

[ Sighs ] Hey, maxie. Why are you in nixon falls? Oh, no, no, no. The more interesting question is, what is sonny corinthos doing here, alive and well and calling himself “mike”? Peter, I’d rather talk about you. Why don’t we sit?

[ Chair slams ] We obviously have so much catching up to do, nina. That was kevin. He wants to talk about “our plan.” “Our plan”? Sounds ominous. Does he want us to get jobs?

[ Scoffs ] Bite your tongue. My grandmother leaves town for two seconds on mayoral business and all of a sudden kevin thinks that he needs to take her place. I didn’t mind the guy at first, when they first got married, but…it’s not even like he and I really kept that much in touch when I was away at school. I just don’t understand why he’s trying to intervene and take control of my life. Everything’s going to work out, spence. We have a plan, it’s just not the plan kevin thinks we should have. I never asked you to set fire to ava’s car. But now you have an alibi, and daddy dearest must be feeling pretty darn guilty about blaming you for stalking ava. You’ve got him right where you want him, so relax. Enjoy the moonlit pool… and your gorgeous girlfriend. Trina! Carly: You guys are here! Aww. And cameron, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you for doing this. This was completely unnecessary. No, come on. This is our pleasure. I mean, this is a big event, right? Our little girl’s freshman year in college. Yes. Dad, if you call me your “little girl” one more time, I’m gonna leave.

[ Laughter ] I’ll promise to be on my best behavior. I can’t say the same for your mother. Oh, you don’t have to worry about me. I will be just fine. And I’ll make sure I’ll keep your dad in line, too.

dear nina, can’t we play nice? Absolutely. You should really put that gun away before mike returns. Don’t you mean sonny? I guess I’ll just have to take care of him, too. You know, peter, you should really relax more. Can I get you something to drink? Perhaps some wine? Just your cell phone. Please. Right here. Happy? Very. So how about we… start with you, peter. Where have you been? Details aren’t important. Of course, once maxie betrayed me and secretly recorded my false confession and turned it into mac, I had to disappear. No easy task. No one knew if you were dead or alive. Let’s just say I was lying low while searching for my precious louise. A search that’s taken me straight to maxie. Maxie, it’s wonderful to see you. How was texas? Agua dulce is always fun. Georgie and james really enjoyed seeing their great aunt. She, of course, spoiled them rotten. Wow. Bailey’s grown so much since I’ve been gone. Hasn’t she? A couple more pounds, she’ll be ready for management at deception.

[ Laughs ] Well, I’d be happy to work for her any day. Um, how is deception? I-I was on my way there right now. I thought I’d go through my accumulated messages. We just came from there. I was showing bailey off to some of the staff. Oh, my god! Is she wearing baby cartullo? You’re going to be so beautiful and stylish when you grow up.

[ Clears throat ] Um, I better go.

[ Chuckles ] Maxie, wait a second. There’s been a development in louise’s case. I have to talk to chase. We can’t leave things like this. Do you want me to come with you? Thanks, but this is between chase and me. Are you proud of yourself? Are there any other lives you’d like to destroy? Brook lynn. No, I mean it. This gatlin-holt creature better scram before we call the cops on him for trespassing. I’m not going anywhere until I get what I came here for.

[ Scoffs ] So if you don’t mind. You know what I mind? You manipulating chase to get this. That’s as underhanded as a person can get. No more underhanded than sleeping with a man’s wife. Trina! Are you here alone? I’m meeting joss and cam after their dinner with joss’s parents. I came a little early to work on an assignment in one of our electives at pcu we’re taking together. How adorable.

[ Laughs ] I’ve never had childhood friends that I’ve known since forever. I just love how close the four of you are. Oh, spencer and I aren’t close. We just met. Trina, don’T. You know that’s a lie. I was actually starting to believe that spencer was behind it all. I mean, the call from ryan chamberlain, the writing on the wall that said, “it ends tonight,” the power outage. And I would not put it past him. But when joss’s bodyguards started talking about getting joss and me off the island on a corinthos boat, I knew that spencer wasn’t pranking us. Well, it turns out that his father was pulling the strings. All to teach spencer a lesson, when he hadn’t even done anything. I mean… I mean, I guess he did throw a gigantic party without permission. Right, but he didn’t stalk ava. I mean, I-it blows my mind that his dad even thought he was capable of that. Yeah, yeah. It’s all kinds of wrong. Anyway, you know, I-I’m really sorry that tony called you. Oh, it’s ok. Yeah. Yeah, better to err on the side of caution and let your mother know what’s going on. I mean, your life, unfortunately, is more dangerous than the other kids your age. Even if… even if what? Well, even if you happen to be preoccupied with — with other things. I… I’ve never let other things, business, get in the way of protecting our daughter or my other kids. You know that. Yeah, dad, I — I really wasn’t in any danger. Yeah, yeah. No, no, no. We know that now. But, you know, it wasn’t that long ago when that novak guy approached you at kelly’s and harassed you, remember? Yes, but josslyn is fine. Mm. Just like I said she was going to be, so we can just let that go.

Don’t listen to this snake. Just let him slither on out of here, back under the rock that he came from. So you took advantage of a complicated situation that you know nothing about. Yes, chase has been through hell, but so has willow. But not that that mattered to you, because all you cared about was finding an opening you could exploit. Chase is a grown man. I don’t think I exploited him at all.

[ Scoffs ] Yeah, right. Look, despite what you think, I’m not some heartless bastard. Look, if I did let my baser instincts guide me, then maybe I do owe chase an apology. Yeah, and how’s that gonna make anything better? Look, all I’m trying to do is right a terrible wrong that was done to my father. My dad was not a perfect guy — far from it — but he was always there for me. He worked really hard to put me through medical school and in return… I watched him die a slow and painful death. Brook lynn: It’s too late. Any sympathy points that you earned for your dad were gone the second that you used chase to — to poke around in edward’s office. It’s a nice sob story, but we’re not buying it. Right, michael?

[ Sighs ] I-I’ll understand if you want to slam the door in my face, but… I would really like to talk to you. What else is there left to say? Besides the million apologies you probably don’t want to hear? The a/c conked out in my car. I could really use a glass of water.

[ Sighs ] I know what you’re probably going to say — that you didn’t start out intending to lie to me. Michael and I had just… realized how much we… cared for one another, and… I had come here to tell you. And then I was so sick that I passed out on the floor, and you took me to the hospital instead. A-and I get why you didn’t break up with me that night, but after that, you had plenty of chances.

[ Sighs ] And you were gonna tell me. The night of my pretend nantucket getaway. But then finn interrupted, saying he had the cure to the… poison that was killing me. And when it didn’t work, I knew I couldn’t tell you. Yeah, but you should have. And you should have turned down my marriage proposal. Chase. I could never say no to you when you needed me. You’re calling me a liar? I just meant you don’t need to cover for me. I told esme that you knew I was in port charles before anyone else. Spence and i have no secrets, trina wasn’t thrilled to find out that “victor” was just an alias and that I’m really spencer cassadine, but thank you for not telling anyone. Aww, treen, what a true friend. She is. I’m lucky to have her. Hey, bae, why don’t you rustle up some truffle fries for us? Are they as good as the ones we had in brussels that one time we sneaked off from midterms? We’ll find out. He’s so sweet, but you already know that.

[ Scoffs ] I really don’t know “spence” that well. It’s just us, now. We can be real with one another. I know you have a crush on my boyfriend. Since my own search for louise wasn’t turning up any results, I was hopeful that maxie might be following some leads. Was she following a lead? No. It’s all the same. I want to be the first one to find my daughter anyway, and when I do… maxie will have a choice —

if she wants to be in our little girl’s life, then she’ll have to share her life with me, as well. But maxie doesn’t even know that you’re following her. No. Once it was safe for me to resurface, I tracked her to texas. But when I arrived, maxie was already leaving. So then I followed her here, to this quaint little town and this quaint little bar… where I found you. And sonny. Maxie’s not here anymore. Yes, I’m aware of that, nina. I was about to follow her when I bumped into sonny — or is it “mike”? See, I’ve told you my story. Now let’s hear yours. Eight months ago, I was washed up in nixon falls with only the clothes on my back and a — and a watch that was engraved with my name on it. You know, and you not only gave me a place to stay, but you gave me a life — you gave me a family. One of them is lenny.

[ Sobbing ] Jax: To josslyn. Carly: To josslyn. Cam: To josslyn.

[ Laughter, cheering ] Speech. Speech. Oh, god. Ok, well, um, thank you guys for embarrassing me in a public setting, but I would not love you as much as I do if you hadn’T. And this in no way is goodbye. I’m still going to be home every weekend with my dirty laundry.

[ Laughs ] And I will be here for the wedding, of course.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, yes, the wedding. That’s right. Have you and jason set a date? Yeah, they did. September 17th. Wow. So soon. Why wait? I could think of a few reasons. Mom? Dad? Mm-hmm? Is there something wrong?

I’m almost certain that peter survived. Um, how is that a development in the search for louise? Peter’s very well-connected. He’s extremely well-financed. How well? Well, he’s faison’s son. He has access to all of his father’s assets and his contacts. If that’s the case, he’s throwing everything he has at finding louise, I think, and there’s a good chance he’s found her. Oh, I doubt that. Why do you say it like that? After I found out that jax and carly covered up the fact that nelle was my daughter, I desperately needed to get away. So… I came to this quaint little town, nixon falls, t-to visit a friend, phyllis — the woman you and sonny keep mentioning. Yeah, and I was just as surprised as you to find mike here. Don’t you mean “sonny,” nina? Come on, no one here except us. No need to use sonny’s alias with me, right? I can him “mike” because he’s “mike” to me. He’s kind and he’s gentle, and he loves the simple life I haven’t thought of him as sonny corinthos in a very long time. And how did this ma– “mike” come to be? He lost his memory when he fell into the river looking for julian jerome. Is the memory loss permanent? I don’t know. All I know, peter, is that he’s happy. And I didn’t tell him the truth because I thought it would ruin everything that he found here. Oh, nina. That’s so very thoughtful of you. I’m sure getting one over on carly corinthos… never even crossed your mind whatsoever when making that decision, did it? Nor the fact thatyou’ve fallen for mike. Your father and i had a little disagreement, but that’s ok, because tonight is about you. Absolutely. So we should order. Are you guys going to be like this all night? Like what? Ok. Uh… why don’t you and cam give jax and I a minute to talk? Just head over to the pool and I’ll call you when it’s safe to come back. Oh, great. Yeah, let’s go. Y-you just said tonight was about her and then you sent her away to the pool. I mean, is this what it’s gonna be like from now on? You and I can’t even be in the same room together? I am so sorry. I’ve never seen them act like that before. I mean, they have their fair share of arguments, trust me, but never in front of me or my friends. God, I cannot believe they acted that way in front of you. Joss, you don’t have to hide the messy parts of your life from me. My family’s far from perfect. Still. Joss, it’s me. It’s the boy you pushed into the sandbox when you liked my pail better than yours. The boy who went trick-or-treating with you all three years while you dressed up like a stalk of corn. Oh, cam. Don’t bring that one up. I know you, joss. I know your family. Look, I-I’m sorry that your parents are fighting, but it doesn’t matter to me. You’re so amazing and you make me feel like the luckiest guy in the world. It’s ok, treen, really. I only brought it up because, uh… I don’t want there to be any awkwardness between us. Why do you care if there’s awkwardness between us? Why are you going out of your way to be so nice to someone you think likes your boyfriend? Because you didn’t do anything wrong. I mean, spencer didn’t even tell you he had a girlfriend. And that doesn’t make you mad? You know how guys are. I mean, they’re denser than a redwood forest, and spence is no exception. I’m sure he didn’t mean to lead you on. I’m not into girl-on-girl rivalry. Do you walk on water, too?

[ Laughs ] I love your sense of humor! And you seem like a really nice girl. I’d like to be friends with you. At the very least, I’d like us to get along for spence’s sake. I can tell your friendship means a lot to him.

[ Clears throat ] What did I miss? Just a little girl talk. Willow: I never wanted to hurt you, but that doesn’t change the fact that I did. I gave you hope and then I took it away from you. When all I wanted to do was repay you for everything you’d given me. You talking about wiley? Before wiley. After I gave my baby to brad and lucas, I was so empty — so alone. I-I had no family, no one to turn to, and then in you walked. Detective harrison chase — handsome, intelligent, and above all, kind. Understanding. I thought, “I could build a home with this guy.” My horrible past no longer mattered, just the present and future that I was going to have… with you. And then… then sasha and i staged the affair. I understand where you’re coming from. I know what it’s like to lose a father — I lost my own recently. Sorry to hear that. But family was the most important thing to him, and I am like him in that respect. Family is everything to me, too. I’m not trying to threaten your family, michael. Coming after elq is coming after our family. How is that hurting anybody, brook lynn? By — by getting a few shares of elq? That document proves that edward wanted my father to have those shares. He’s not here — my father — to claim his rightful seat at the table, so I’m — I’m gonna have to do that for him. T-that’s very noble of you, austin. You know what’s not? Using chase. Taking advantage of a very painful situation. Why would I ever let you win by those methods?

I make a desperate play involving your friend chase, who’s not your friend, by the way, and that’s it? No coming back from that?

[ Sighs ] Well, I’m in no position to judge, am I? That’s another thing my father taught me — he could never stand a hypocrite. Michael, what are you doing? Have you lost your mind?! Austin played dirty. He did, but he’s not the only one. Our family has a history of playing dirty, especially when it comes to elq, so it’s time to break the cycle. Thank you. This means a lot to me. Yeah, well, don’t thank me yet. When sasha and I came up with the plan, I knew there was a possibility that I could lose you. I told myself that… it was worth it, no matter how painful, because I knew that it was more important that you and michael got custody of wiley. I know, chase. And then I-I took a step back and I didn’t tell you the truth when I saw how close you and michael had gotten. Then we started spending all this time together, and… it was like it was before. And I felt that if there was a chance for you and me, I should take it. You know, I wanted to take it. You know what really hurts willow? That I — I truly believed that you loved me as much as I loved you. Do you play tennis? It was mandatory at our school. Thankfully, I’m quite good, but spence is addicted. He’ll probably be playing all weekend. While he’s out pursuing athletic glory, can I interest you in a mani/pedi? What time looks good for you? Trina, we have a bunch of start of semester parties and events to go to, so you know what? I don’t think that you’re available this weekend. Oh, that’s right. I’m sorry. I’m totally booked. That’s ok. Some other time, then. These fries are amazing. Just as good as the ones we had in brussels. Let’s get some more. My treat. Spence? At your service, mademoiselle. What’s up with the “girl bonding” thing? Trina’s a nice girl. You’ve got good taste. Esme… it’s fine, spence. We just have to be careful. She knows things about you that can wreck your plan. Trina is not like that. Broken hearts make people do all kinds of strange things. I’d hate for all of your hard work to be for nothing. I just want you to have everything you deserve. So what is going on between you and esme? Nothing. I got it handled. Ok, maybe I don’T. You know, I told nina that this feeling of loss is really familiar. You remember losing someone? If I did, I-I wouldn’t know who it was. But it’s just real — this aching. It’s just — in here, you know. I know I-if there was somebody, they would have to be important like lenny was. I hope you’ve known love in your previous life, mike. It’s the greatest gift a human being could ever receive. I’d be lucky to find, uh — what you and lenny had. But you have. Even if you don’t know it yet, I can tell you’re in love with nina. Peter, you have such a vivid imagination. I don’t have feelings for mike.

[ Laughs ] It’s too late to cover. I saw the way the two of you were looking at each other. Now, let’s just imagine, shall we, what would happen if I told carly corinthos that her husband was alive and well, and being kept secret by you. How fast do you think it would take her to ensure that you would never see that little wiley ever again? Just tell me what you want. There we go. I’ve always known you were a smart woman, nina. Cards on the table, shall we? I found it very difficult, searching for my daughter while being forced off the grid, so I need some shelter and a base of operation. You’re faison’s son. Why don’t you just tap into his former contacts? Because it’d be so much simpler just to have you ask maxie and valentin for me, without raising any red flags. They trust you, and they’ll tell you what they’ve learned. And then you, in turn, will relay it to me so I can find louise first. And if I don’t do it? What did you think was gonna happen when you tried to blackmail me? It wasn’t blackmail. You recorded our conversation on your phone. You tried to get me to admit to criminal activity. I was trying to protect josslyn. We’ve been over this already. If you cared about protecting josslyn, then you would respect the decisions I make for her welfare. What about respecting my decisions? I mean, do you ever once see things from my point of view? I mean, in what world do you think that taking over sonny’s business is safe for our daughter?

[ Whispering ] Keep your voice down. Josslyn doesn’t need saving, and neither do I. You, on the other hand, can learn a lesson in humility. What’s that supposed to mean? What, you’re gonna tell josslyn what I did?

This may not be the proof you need to get a seat at the elq table. Why not? Well, because the lawyer wrote to edward after a conversation about changing his will, but edward never followed through. The will was never changed. But this serves as proof that edward was at least thinking about my father, and I — I’d like to believe that a judge would agree. Good luck, then. Thank you, michael. This would make my father just so happy. Brook lynn: [ Sighs ] Are you happy now? ‘Cause you just cost us elq. I pray every day that my daughter is returned home safe, but I’m done with false leads and dead ends. It’s part of the reason I left town. And I’ll never stop hoping that louise comes home safe, but until that actually happens, um, I need to focus on being my best self for georgie and james. And for me. It’s the only way I’m gonna heal. I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, ok? If you’re not ready to return to work, don’t rush it. Thank you, but I need to keep busy.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Voice breaking ] Even when it’s hard. If you will not help me find my dear louise, know this — james will be a more than adequate replacement. And if you even think about telling maxie, I’ll return the favor and let carly corinthos know that her not-so-dearly-departed husband is here, and exactly who he’s spending his time with. So you have a choice to make, nina. You either help me find my daughter… …or you suffer the consequences. Do I have your word that you won’T… touch james? If I have your word that you will do everything in your power to tell me where louise is. We have a deal. Even if nina and I… look, all she has to do is go to port charles, right? Spend time with her grandson. And then she doesn’t have to come back.

[ Chuckles ] Right? Mm-hmm. Ok. You can always come up with excuses not to go after something because you’re afraid. I can’t tell you the number of people who told me it was “too soon” to marry lenny. He could be deployed at any time. We’d be separated more than we’d be together. But I knew, mike. In my heart, I knew lenny was the one. My only regret is that we didn’t have enough time. I would never do anything to undermine josslyn’s relationship with you. Glad to hear it. But josslyn’s not a little girl anymore, as she keeps telling us, so if you want to stay on your moral high horse, you’re going to lose her all on your own. Is that what you’re hoping for?

[ Scoffs ] No! I always want you to be in josslyn’s life, even if you’re not in mine anymore. We’re always going to be in each other’s lives, carly, because we’re co-parenting josslyn. No, we’re not. Josslyn’s moving out. She’s moving into the dorm, ok? The days of us raising josslyn together are over.

[ Stammers ] Just because she’s going to college doesn’t mean we’re not going to see each other. We’re gonna be at volleyball games, graduation, a wedding, hopefully. Yes. Our paths are always going to cross, and josslyn is always going to connect us. But the days of raising josslyn are over. You and I are going to show up as mother and father, nothing more. You and I shared a beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime love. And then you sacrificed it for wiley and me. I will always love you for that. You know, sasha told me that you would leave me for michael. But I knew that it was worth the risk, because wiley is your life — he’s your whole world, and I couldn’t forgive myself if I did nothing to help you keep him.

You have been one of the mostimportant people in my life. Now you’re just gonna walk away? That’s it? You’ve been one of the most important people in my life. You gave me josslyn, and I’ll always love you for that, but I don’t trust you anymore. And let’s face it, you don’t trust me. Oh, come on. H-how many times have you forgiven sonny? Or h-how many times have jason and sonny forgiven you? I mean, were my actions really that unforgivable? You never used to live in a black and white world. I remember when living in the gray area used to suit you just fine. But you’ve changed, at least when it comes to my actions, and I can’t have someone in my life who’s going to judge me all the time or go behind my back and hurt me. So this is our new reality, and it’s totally on you. So you’re gonna have to find a way to live with it. I’ve been thinking… always dangerous. We’re going to be in port charles for a while, seeing through our plan. Your point? We may as well find something to do. Maybe we should perhaps preempt step-grandpa kevin. You think we should get jobs? Oh, no. Let’s audit some classes at pcu. I’m feeling… “collegiate.” I really am grateful for having you in my life. Me, too. How many people can say they loved as deeply as we have? Mm. Not many. We were lucky. We were. No more apologies, alright? You’re wrong, brook lynn. We keep elq by ending our family dysfunction. We don’t keep elq by handing out shares to random strangers, michael. You know what? May– maybe austin wouldn’t have been a stranger if — if grandfather wasn’t so harsh or tracy so self-serving. You don’t know that. No one does. There’s no point in worrying. We only have the here and now, and despite all of your noble intentions, it doesn’t change the fact that you just made a big mistake. Hey, would you hold bailey for me for a second? Sure. Thank you. I’ll just be a minute. Ok. Take your time. Would it have been luckier to schedule a dinner than a lunch? Maybe for you, but not for me. Productive day? Yeah, check it out — the keys to the kingdom. The kingdom of the elq boardroom. And I’ll see you there. Yes, you will. You mentioned I was cesar faison’s son — you remember that if you ever think of double-crossing me.

[ Door opens ] Hey, nina. Hey. Hope you guys had enough time to catch up. Well, not quite as much as I would have liked, mike, so I think I’ll be sticking around nixon falls for a little while. Nina said she’d show me around. Ok, well, I’m, uh, looking forward to getting to know one of nina’s friends. It’ll be really great to get to know you, too.

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scout… say hi to daddy. Ohh, I just — I hate waiting. Well, um, look at the bright side. Anna’s agreed to share information with us. And I appreciate that. So maybe we get this case file from the wsb. It gives us a place to start out. It’s been almost three years. You can’t imagine how many questions I have that I haven’t been able to get the answers to. You, uh, seem more convinced than ever that that person on the phone really was drew. Scout’s father is alive. I don’t know how to explain it. I just — I just know. Sonny: Can I help you? You alright? Looks like you saw a ghost. Hey. Hey. So, uh, the five families, they seem convinced for now. Okay. But that could change. And the novaks asking for a wedding invite was definitely a veiled threat. Not necessarily a bad idea. I say we invite all the families. That way, we can be sure they don’t try anything. Okay. Okay, but this means it can’t be some kind of courthouse wedding. Okay, so the wedding needs to be real and as public as it gets.

[ Elevator bell dings ] Ah, dr. Gatlin-holt — god, that name is a mouthful. Austin’s fine. Uh, austin, I need to speak with you — yeah. Whatever it is, I really can’t talk. Maybe we can do this later, okay? Thanks. Could we get a minute alone with chase? Of course. Think about what I said. Please.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ] What’s going on? There’s something we’ve been keeping from you. I’m listening.

Peter: Well, this is most unfortunate. That’s one way of looking at it. A stranger lurking outside the bar is usually a red flag. Strange — strange. Y-you — you don’t know who I am. Should I? Maxie, hi. Brook lynn, hey.

Are you on speakerphone? I’m in my car. I wanted to give you a heads-up I’m coming home tonight. Uh — oh. Okay, don’t sound too excited. No. No, no, no. Of course, I’m — I’m really happy to see you. I just, um — are you sure you’re ready for this? It’s gonna be hard seeing lou–

[ Sighs ] Bailey. But nina made me realize I can’t stay away from my daughter forever. She did? Yeah. What if peter finds out? I have to protect my baby. Well, we have yuri. Brook lynn, peter killed the real nurse chloe and replaced her with an impostor. You really think yuri’s a match for him? You think you are? I have a better shot

than anyone else. Look, I’m going into deception right now. I will talk to you later.

[ Sighs ] Great. Scout? Don’t die on me, okay? What? Who are you? I’m a nurse. My name is chloe. You can say it, you know. Say what? You don’t believe that drew’s alive. You know what I do believe? What? That you have a right to those answers you were talking about. And I’ll go with you wherever, and I’ll do whatever it takes for you to get them. Thank you. You’re welcome.

[ Cellphone rings ] Ah, that’s rocco. Hey, buddy. What’s going on? Aw, they lost. Are you kidding me? Oh, in the — that sucks. Well, we’ll get ’em next time, I guess, huh? Yeah. Yeah, I’m coming home tonight. No, you can’t wait up. It’ll be too late. Well, I’m just, uh — I’m just helping a friend with something. Okay. I love you, too, pal. Good night. You okay? Yeah. It’s just, what you have with rocco… …scout doesn’t have that with drew. I’d ask if I should be sitting down, but… I’ve already got that covered, so… um… the first thing I want to say — and this is not an excuse. It’s just the truth. I never, ever wanted to hurt you. And it — it breaks my heart knowing how badly I’m about to break yours. Chase, I need to ask you for an annulment. And I know this must seem like it’s coming out of left field. Not really. No. I know you and michael are in love with each other.

I got to tell you, I wouldprefer wedding planning over this dinner I have planned with jax and josslyn. We’re supposed to be celebrating josslyn and cameron’s freshman year in college. Don’t get me wrong, I’m super excited. I would love to celebrate them. But after the stunt jax pulled — jax thinks that our marriage is gonna put josslyn at risk. When the exact opposite is the truth. Well, I get where he’s coming from. And I don’t want josslyn to be put in an awkward position. Jax is the one putting us in an awkward position. Josslyn is happy about you and me. It’s jax’s choices that’s making life harder on everybody. We’ve all made choices. And now we just — now we got to live with them. Dr. Westbourne, I just wanted to confirm I’m all set. I put in for a few vacation days starting tomorrow. Yeah, I saw that this morning. Kind of last-minute, don’t you think? I don’t think we can swing it. Um, but they’re my days to take. With reasonable notice, sure. Oh, come on. I’m sure you can find someone to cover. Normally, yes. But you were scheduled for a double. It’s a heavy lift. Petty until the end. I heard that! And it’s not petty. It’s —

[ Sighs ] Forget it. Chase: You can admit it, you know. You love michael. How did you — I-I didn’t think you knew. Which part? What? That you only married me because you thought I was gonna die, or that you and michael had sex on wiley’s birthday, or that you were lying to my face the entire time? Which part did you think I didn’t know, willow?! I am so sorry. Oh, god, don’t be sorry. No, no, just — just tell me. Why? After everything that we’ve been through… …why couldn’t you just be honest with me? Hi, nina, it’s brook lynn. Hey, brook lynn. How are you?

Uh, I’d be better if you hadn’t told maxie to come back to port charles. Every second that she’s here, she risks exposing our entire plan. I thought you understood that. I did — I do. I [Sighs] Listen. This is what you signed up for. Can you handle it?

[ Doorbell rings ]

[ Sighs ] Oh, I’m on it. I’m just pretty well-known in my… field, that’s all. And what field is that? I’m an author. Sinclair, peter sinclair. Hi, I’m mike. Good to know you… mike. So, the place is closed, huh? Yeah, the owner passed few days ago. I’m sorry to hear that. I’d heard some good things about it, was hoping to pop inside. Oh. What’s a hot-shot writer like you doing in nixon falls? Chloe: Man. They really did a number on you.

[ Grunts ] So you’re a nurse? That’s what they tell me. And you couldn’t find a better gig than this? Maybe a hospital or a clinic or something? I’m not here by choice. You didn’t think you were the only hostage, did you? Well, now I don’t feel special anymore. There. It’s not stitches, but it’ll do. Thank you. Look. Not that I don’t appreciate the company, but I haven’t seen a single person other than russel and the guards in over a year — keep your voice down. If they hear us talking like this, they’ll — they’ll what?

[ Woman screams ] They’ll do to us what they’re doing to our fellow prisoner.

S, I’m still at the hospital.Why does that surprise you? Work-life balance? No offense, but that seems a little hypocritical coming from the woman who worked 18-hour days for my whole childhood.

[ Sighs ] And I appreciate that. I promise I will take some time off soon. Good night, mother.

[ Sighs ] Good news! I spoke with terry, and she cleared me to take my vacation days. I don’t understand why I’m so jumpy. What, about the wedding? Yeah. I mean, there’s no reason for me to be nervous about marrying you, so why am I? Uh, well, because marriage is a big deal. And it’s okay to be nervous. Really? Are you nervous? No. You sure about that?

[ Sighs ] Even though it means what you had with britt is over? I mean, I hate that I hurt her. But we need to do this. It’s the situation that we’re in. And no, I’m not nervous about marrying you. And I understand that you are, but guess what? There’s good news, because I’ve seen you nervous about a lot of things in life. And you always find your way through. And you will again. We’re gonna be okay. Why are you here? I don’t think that’s any of your business. My family, my house, my business. Alright. I’m here because I need to see chase. Oh, I’m sure you do. He told me a little bit about your subterfuge, how you’re using him to weasel your way into the quartermaine pie. What the hell is wrong with you? Michael and I realized months ago we want a life together. I-I knew you deserved to hear the truth from me. I-I was there to tell you the night you first collapsed. And then you were so sick, and we all got so scared. And then you got better, thank god, but then you — you couldn’t walk. It was like every time we got over one hurdle another one appeared. You were going through so much. You can see that, right, chase? I mean, there was never a good time.

[ Chuckles ] You know, it almost makes me laugh how grateful I was to you for taking me in. “Oh, what a stand-up guy, that michael.” But you didn’t take me in because of close proximity to my wife. You wanted me healed up and out the door as fast as possible. Chase — yeah, you’re right. You’re right. I wanted you healed. I wanted you better, because I wanted this situation to stop, this lie to stop. There didn’t have to be a lie in the first place! Look, chase, I get it. I understand you’re furious. You have every right to be. Ohh. Thank you for giving me permission. But you know what? I find it ironic that you — that you’re — you’re wondering why willow couldn’t be honest with you when you couldn’t be honest with her! Look, sometimes, with the best intentions, you tell a lie. Because you truly think that it is the right thing to do. And I-I’d think you know that more than anyone. Was any of it real? I tried, chase. I really did. When the truth came out about you and sasha, I tried to get back what we had. To forget what I felt for michael. I just… I couldn’T. So you married me for all these reasons, but you couldn’t tell me. I get it. I hate it, but I get it. But then why would you turn around and sleep with michael?

[ Scoffs ] Or was it because you were sleeping with him all along? I had no idea there was anyone else here. She was just moved here the other day. Do you know from where? Wherever she was causing trouble, I guess. All they told me was that her accommodations were downgraded. And what did you do to end up in a place like this? I saw a job posting to be the private nurse of some pregnant woman. I was interviewed by the baby’s father, or a guy who said he was the father. And next thing you know, I was jumped. Worst interview ever. Pretty much. So you don’t know if he’s the same guy that’s holding us here. I haven’t seen him since I’ve been here, but I suppose that doesn’t mean anything. Alright, so whoever he is, I mean, using an unborn baby as bait? Sounds like a real prize, doesn’t he? You got kids? No. You? Yeah, little girl. And I’m damn well going home to her. I should get out of here.

[ Sighs ] Wait, wait, wait. You don’t have cuffs. Would be hard to do my job if I had them. That means that you can help us get out of here. You know, I’ve — I’ve tried to show scout pictures and tell her stories about drew before he — disappeared. Uh, disappeared. And she enjoys the stories. She really does. It’s just that she doesn’t know that he’s a real person, her father. You know what? The more I think about it, I hope that peter is found alive. Why? And please don’t say what I think you’re gonna say. Because after everything that he has done to drew, jason, and scout, I would like to kill him with my bare hands. Yeah. That’s it. That’s — that’s what I thought you were gonna say. Well, I came down with a bit of the wanderlust, so I… got rid of everything. Sold my apartment, my country home. Well, I hope you kept your car.

[ Chuckles ] Yes, the car, I kept it. I’ve been driving it up and down the countryside, searching for my new place in the world, a place away from it all, a new life. Sounds like you’re — you’re running from something. More like looking

for something. But in doing so, who knows? I might unexpectedly stumble upon something of much more value. I understand about wanting to find a new life. Do you? Yeah. Uh, it’s — it’s a long story. Uh, the bar’s closed. But you know what? Um, I can give you some water for the road. If it wouldn’t be of too much trouble. Oh, no, it’s not too much trouble. My, uh, girl– my friend is in there. I’ll — don’t worry about it. Nina? Hey. Well, you’re back soon. Did you even see phyllis? How’s she doing? Uh, yeah, I did. She — she’s, uh — she’s doing a lot better. Nina reeves. What a small world.

It’s not like I have free rein around here. I’m kept on a very short leash. They don’t trust me. Well, then we got to find a way to help them trust you. What’s that? This is russel’s pen. I was gonna use it to open the cuffs, attack the guards, but I doubt I would have got very far. Call them. The guards? Yeah, tell them you found this on me, that I was trying to escape. But they’ll beat you up again. Yeah, probably. But they’re not gonna kill me. How do you know? Because they would have done it two years ago if that was the plan. Look, I-I can take another beating, okay? Am I looking forward to it? No, but you should have seen what I went through when I was in training. Training? I’m a navy seal. Oh, my god. Don’t they use waterboarding and stuff like that? Yeah, and stuff like that. Look. Chloe? I can handle the pain. If you gain their trust, it’ll all be worth it. Hey, hey, I got it. Don’t worry about it. It’s been a long time, nina. You guys obviously know each other, right? It’s me, nina, peter sinclair. We ran in the same publishing circles? Of course. My apologies. It’s just, seeing you here is… very out of context. I know the feeling. And yet it seems you found yourself here and apparently found each other. Thank you. Thank you for saying that. I really needed to hear it. And you’re right. Everything’s okay. I’m gonna be okay. Mm-hmm.

[ Chuckling ] We’re gonna be okay. Alright. I guess I need to get started planning a wedding. Maxie? Hey. What are you doing here? I thought you were in texas. I was, but I wanted to come back to port charles, be with my friends, have my life back, also be nearby in case there was any news of louise. Well, welcome home. Thank you. I have to make a call. So, um, I’ll be right back. Hey. When, uh — when’d you get in? Uh, literally like right now.

[ Chuckles ] My parents are driving up with james and georgie. Family road trip, complete with stops at various county fairs. Mm. They’re loving it. I know myself, I’d be tearing my hair out, which is why I’m here. I wanted to check in with deception and see if I could get back to work. Y-you think you’re ready for that? Oh, no. Mnh-mnh. Well, listen, there’s no shame in — in taking some more time. This isn’t about shame. Okay, so it’s a little bit about shame. I’m horrified at how far I let things get with peter. I’m also embarrassed and disappointed. But most of all, I’m furious. He took so much from me, jason. And I can’t keep putting my life on hold just because he’s out there somewhere. Okay. We’re all set. I just got off the phone with the event planner at all saints chapel, and we are booked with the minister and the venue for september 17th. Wow. This engagement has really progressed since I left town. The wedding is happening? Yeah, it is. Excellent! When do I get started? Uh, what the hell is that? And good evening to you, too. You gave elizabeth the weekend off? Is that a bad thing? Uh, considering I told her no, yeah.

[ Sighs ] I was just trying to help out a friend. Sure. Completely undermining me in the process. I get that I’m reviled by the entire staff, but I’m trying to change that. Playing bad cop to your good cop makes it that much harder. Point taken. We are sharing a job, terry. Partners. At least that’s how you pitched it. And if we let people pit us against each other, this will never work. How dare you use what chase is going through for your own selfish reasons. I’m only trying to get what’s rightfully mine. No. If that was the case, you wouldn’t have involved chase. Look, I’m sorry that your dad had a crappy relationship with edward, that my great-grandfather cut him out. That’s exactly the point. Yeah. Yeah, I know. You think that edward was gonna change his will. And — and whether he was or he wasn’t, that’s your problem. To think that you would take this extremely painful situation and twist it so that it serves you so that y-you get what you want from it. If there was any question that you’re a quartermaine, there’s not now. And I don’t mean that as a compliment. No, I don’t suppose that you do. What a lousy way to be, austin. And what an even lousier way to introduce yourself to a family. Okay. Next time, I’ll bring a fruit basket. You know, there was a sliver of me that felt bad for you? And I was moved by your devotion to your dad. But now I clearly see this is all about the money. And I will be damned if I let you get a dime. It was just the one time after we were married. My intention was to honor our vows, chase. To be with you until you got better. But on wiley’s birthday, you just — you couldn’t help yourself? You had to sleep with him? Come on, chase, that’s not fair. You know what that day means to willow. I slept with michael because I love him. And in that moment, I needed him. You said you wanted honesty. Yeah, I do. So here it goes. I love you, chase. I always will. And it’s because of that love that I could not bring myself to hurt you. And that lack of strength and courage, that is 100% on me. I am in love with michael. And I’m in love with her, too. We want a life together. So, that first lie I told you, that broke us up and changed things between us… …turned out to be forever. Yes. Well, it doesn’t feel good to hear you say that, but at least you’re being honest. Now it’s my turn.

Chase, you’re walking? That’s so wonderful. Yeah, I thought so, too. Until I walked to the gatehouse the night that you and michael were there. Wait, hold on. You were at the gatehouse the night of wiley’s party? Yeah, I didn’t know what to do. And then austin had a suggestion. Austin? Yeah, I’m not really steady on my feet yet, so austin helped me walk to the gatehouse. He was there when I realized that my marriage to willow wasn’t really a marriage at all. When we got back, we saw you guys celebrating wiley like nothing had happened. W-why not confront us? Not at the party, obviously, but after? Austin gave me an idea that I should keep playing the role of a dutiful husband while I searched for this. What is that? Apparently, edward quartermaine wanted jimmy lee in his will after all. Austin: Your position is noted. I’d really like to speak to him myself. No. He’s busy at the moment. Okay. I’ll wait. I already know what he’s gonna say. Chase is a good guy. He’s got an even better heart. No matter how angry he is at michael and willow, he will not betray my family. Maybe. Maybe not. But the decision is up to chase himself. Terry: Biz, can i talk to you for a sec? Sure. What’s up? Dr. Westbourne told me she denied your vacation request. Okay. Why didn’t you make that clear when we spoke? I didn’t think it was a big deal. She was just being difficult, as usual. However you feel about her, she still has a job to do. Are you scolding me right now?

[ Sighs ] I’m saying you can’t come running to me whenever you don’t like the answer dr. Westbourne gives you. If she didn’t think she could get your shift covered, it was probably for a good reason.

[ Clears throat ] Actually, dr. Randolph, I just remembered nurse driscoll was looking to pick up some more work. She could probably fill in if I reached out to her. If that’s okay with you, of course. Sounds like a plan. Nixon falls is the best place to get away from it all. And what exactly is it you’re trying to get away from, mike? Oh, that’s a long story. Few months ago, I woke up… with no memory at all of who I was. Wow. That’s intense. And very complicated. Alright, I got to go, uh, to phyllis. I got to give her something. Phyllis? Yeah, she’s the owner of the tan-O. I told you her husband died a few days ago. My condolences. Mike, what does phyllis want? Just a photo album that I — oh, here it is. Um… so, I’m gonna go ahead and give this to, uh, phyllis. You gonna be alright with this guy? You have the venue, which is great. So now we need to talk flowers, deejay, dress, caterer. Oh, maxie, uh, you have so much going on right now, really. Which is exactly why I need the distraction. My life has completely imploded, you guys. Planning your wedding would be like a vacation, to be honest. And I never really acknowledged or apologized for the fact that peter took five years of your life, jason. Okay, look, whatever peter did to jason, he did far worse to you. Yeah, none of that is your fault. Okay, maybe not, but I still feel — I guess the word is “culpable,” for deluding myself about peter and ignoring everything he had already taken from you. So giving you carly’s dream wedding would be like my way of making amends. Please? Come on! I’m good at this! You know I am. And it’d be like you’re doing me a favor. Well, I mean, when you put it that way, how can we say no? Yes. This is your daily — hell, make it hourly — reminder that you have one month left of your parole. And murder, you know, it’s — it’s a crime in all 50 states, every single one. Oh, come on, relax. I’m not actually gonna murder him. I know. I might maim him. Eh… chop off a toe or two. I’m okay with that. You can do that. I’m kidding. I’m just venting to you. That’s good. That’s good. ‘Cause I’m a cop. I guess it is my job to track that bastard down and put him away all nice and legal-like. The sad thing is even if you do bring peter to justice, it won’t balance the scales. What exactly do you want me to do? It’s very simple. Just tell them that you found this on me when you were treating my wounds. It’ll make them trust you. But why do you trust me? Because you’re the first kind face I’ve seen in two years, and let’s be real, I really don’t have any other choice. You can do this. Guards?

[ Door opens ] What happened? I found this on him. I think he was trying to escape. Thanks for the intel. Take the nurse and go outside. That was a very stupid move.

I am so excited! Okay, just remember — classy, elegant, and understated. Please. Understated is my middle name. But understated can surprisingly be expensive. Budget? Whatever. Oh, my god. Are you sure? Yeah, I’m sure.

[ Gasps ] Buckle up, port charles. This is gonna be the wedding of the century.

[ Chuckles ] Everything’s fine. You sure? Yeah, I’ll see you when you get back, okay? I’m sure. You just tell phyllis that…I love her. Yeah, yeah, I will. Alright. If I don’t see you again, it’s good to meet you. Great to meet you, too, mike.

[ Door closes ] Nina, nina, nina. Of all the gin joints in all the world. What have you gotten yourself into now? I think the prisoner got the message. Good work.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Panting ] Don’t worry, scout. Daddy’s coming home to you. Peter cost drew and our daughter three years. That’s time we’re never gonna get back. Well, at least drew has the luxury of knowing that that was peter’s fault. That’s a luxury? Yeah. That time was taken away from drew and scout. The time I lost with rocco was a result of my actions. No, stop. You’re being way too hard on yourself. No, no, no, I’m not. That — that that guilt choked me, as you know, for a long time. But little by little, I realized that that — that time is gone. I can’t get that back. I can’t get that back for me or for rocco. So my only shot at redemption is to do whatever I can do now and moving forward so I can be present for rocco. I’m gonna love him, I’m gonna guide him, and I’m gonna be an example for him.

[ Chuckles ] Sorry. I just — I wish drew could do the same thing for scout. I, um, appreciate you making it work. It’ll mean a lot to violet and my boys. Get some rest. We’re going camping. It’s literally the opposite of restful. Ugh. Well, have fun, then? Thank you.

[ Sighs ] Thank you for what you said to elizabeth. Well, hey, when you’re right, you’re right. We have to stick up for each other professionally. Oh, and personally? Oh, personally — I can’t stand you.

[ Both laugh ] But who knows? Maybe that’ll change. Stranger things have happened. Partners? Partners.

[ Laughs ] This is a letter from edward’s lawyer reviewing the changes he requested in the will. One of those changes was that jimmy lee holt be included. His intentions are clear. You’re not [Clears throat] Seriously considering giving that to austin, are you? Chase, please. Don’t do this. What chase does or doesn’t do is up to chase. It’s his decision to make. I think you’re gonna be disappointed, but you’re right. It’s up to him. So let’s find out. Chase, you have a visitor. Hi. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean to interrupt. I’m just here to pick up the proof that edward quartermaine wanted my father in his will.

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