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00:00Oh, Louie's done a lot in a short amount of time.
00:03Yeah, I know. She really did, right?
00:06She's not here right now, and Dante took the kids,
00:09so I figured this would be a really safe spot for us to discuss our plans.
00:13So, tell me, what's going on with Sybil?
00:17Laura, I think you're in big trouble.
00:22Aurora's media coverage of Drew's scandal was fair.
00:26Willow thought so.
00:27And I just don't think it's a big deal running an editorial simply based on the facts.
00:33And it is factually accurate that Drew has yet to prove that he was drugged.
00:39I just don't think that it's a good move.
00:41Why? And why are you defending him?
00:44Because I have to.
00:47I'm not up to anything.
00:49I was just asking Ned to endorse my mother for mayor.
00:52Lulu, this isn't about Ned or your mother or the running of poor Giles.
01:01This is about you and Brooklyn.
01:05Let me guess.
01:06Brooklyn's still complaining because I'm writing an article about adoption.
01:09I know from unfortunate experience what every member of the quarter main household sounds like
01:18when they're complaining and Brooklyn's not complaining.
01:21And what was it?
01:22It was fear, panic, desperation, and pain.
01:33I swear, I didn't know that Brooklyn and Chase were planning to adopt.
01:38But you did know that she gave up a child when she was young.
01:49And it broke her heart.
01:52And apparently you found the shattered pieces in Martin Gray's hotel room.
01:59And you have been tormenting her ever since.
02:03Okay, thanks.
02:06Great.
02:07So, what do you guys say?
02:08You ready to get your tango on?
02:10Oh, yes, I think so.
02:12I mean, I feel like we've had a couple of very good rehearsals.
02:15But we could definitely use some feedback.
02:17Oh, there will be feedback.
02:18Brooklyn is a very exacting producer.
02:21I promise to be kind.
02:24After all, this is for charity.
02:25Yes.
02:27And, um, you know, now that you're here,
02:30uh, the tango's a very passionate dance.
02:35And, uh, I'm his boss.
02:38I'm just glad you're here because
02:40I don't want there to be any question of impropriety.
02:43Which, of course, you know, there wouldn't.
02:45Uh, excuse me.
02:46I don't care if you guys are a brother and sister.
02:49This dance needs to have some heat.
02:51If this performance doesn't go well, Lucy won't be happy,
02:53which means I won't be happy.
02:56I do live to make Lucy happy.
02:58Yes, same, of course.
03:00Uh, where's Gio?
03:01I think we all do.
03:01I thought he was going to play the violin for you guys.
03:03He is, he is.
03:04Sorry, I'm late.
03:06Oh.
03:07Is everything all right?
03:09Um, not really.
03:11I sort of had a rough night last night.
03:15Thanks for coming in.
03:16Oh, thank you for seeing me.
03:18I'm assuming that you've made your decision
03:20on your summer research assistant?
03:22Yes, I have.
03:23Um, and I'm sorry to say that you did not get the position.
03:30Oh, it's so good to see you.
03:33Did you spend a lot of time at the pool in L.A.?
03:36I spent more time in offices than I did by the pool.
03:39But I want to hear about you.
03:40I want to hear about school.
03:41I want to hear about everything going on with you.
03:43Yes, you will.
03:44But first, I've got to ask you,
03:48what's going on with you and Sonny?
03:51You're telling me that you would sell your peers to Sidwell?
03:55Jason,
03:56I'm going to consider it.
03:59Okay, you know how dangerous this guy is.
04:02Do you really feel comfortable handing your territory over to him?
04:06Sidwell is not my first choice.
04:09But it's the only chance we have
04:13to walk away from the business.
04:17I got a hard problem.
04:19For our family's sake,
04:22I'm not passing it up.
04:25Well, I'm glad Rocco's all right.
04:52Yeah, Lulu must have been going out of her mind.
04:55Mm-hmm.
04:56Yeah, she and Dante were both pretty upset.
04:59Yeah, we heard Dante was pretty hard on you,
05:01but I hope you're not taking it too personally, though.
05:04He was probably just scared for Rocco.
05:06Yeah, that's what your mom said.
05:08I know you guys are trying to look out for me
05:10and make me feel better,
05:11but I'm good.
05:13I'm good.
05:13Well, if you're ready,
05:14we are as ready as the lover.
05:16Yeah, yeah, let's have a go.
05:18Okay.
05:18All right, so what do you think
05:20about this for Chase's tango outfit?
05:25I think that he would break his own leg
05:27if he had to wear that.
05:30Sometimes you could just say,
05:32pass.
05:32Sorry, pass.
05:34I'm surprised you're still talking to me.
05:38Oh, yeah?
05:39Pretty sure I'm not supposed to be talking to Lulu.
05:42I should never have asked you to pick sides, Maxie.
05:46And even though Lulu has done one too many things to me,
05:49it doesn't give me the right to try to force you
05:51to choose between your friends.
05:53Yeah, well...
05:54It's okay.
05:54No, it's not.
05:56And I'm sorry.
05:58Apology accepted.
06:01What was it that made you decide
06:03to let go of whatever it was she did this time?
06:07Well, Chase and I are starting the process
06:09of trying to adopt a child.
06:11What?
06:12Oh, my gosh.
06:13I'm so happy for you.
06:16And since I'm on my way to becoming a parent myself,
06:20I thought this was a good time
06:21to start acting like an adult,
06:23which means no more unnecessary drama
06:25or childish demands.
06:29Okay, I had the highest grade
06:30out of anyone in your class,
06:31and you practically told me
06:32that that job was mine to lose.
06:34In all honesty, it was.
06:35And unfortunately, that's...
06:37that's exactly what happened.
06:39How?
06:40Because I can't have a research assistant
06:42who can't put together a decent data model.
06:44What are you talking about?
06:46I spent weeks on that data model,
06:47and it's perfect.
06:49It is not.
06:51Quite frankly, it's a mess.
06:55Do you see what I mean?
06:57This isn't my work.
07:01Something is really wrong here.
07:03There is nothing going on
07:05between me and Sonny.
07:07You told me that you were going to L.A.
07:09with him to interview doctors
07:10for Michael's follow-up treatment,
07:12and then I'm spending time with Donna,
07:14and she's going on and on
07:15about how worried she is
07:16because her father's sick.
07:19I lied to you,
07:21and I'm sorry.
07:23Sonny had heart surgery.
07:25Oh, my God.
07:26Is he okay?
07:27Yes, he's fine.
07:28The surgery was a success.
07:29He's already back here in Port Charles.
07:31But we have to keep it quiet.
07:33We don't want people to worry about him,
07:34you know?
07:34Well, yes,
07:35and we don't want Sonny's rivals
07:36to take advantage of his condition.
07:38Exactly.
07:39Gosh, I'm happy he's okay.
07:41Donna would have been devastated
07:43if anything had happened to him.
07:44Yeah, she would have.
07:48Did you have to be the one to go with him?
07:50I did.
07:52And not just because of Donna,
07:54but I did it for Sonny.
07:56Sonny's been a part of my life
07:58for a very long time,
07:59and I really needed to be there for him.
08:02Okay.
08:04I get it.
08:04Just tell me there was no romantic reunion.
08:07There was no romantic reunion.
08:09Are you kidding me?
08:10Sonny and I are over.
08:11I'm with Jack now.
08:12Did I just hear my name
08:14without any unflattering adjectives before it?
08:17Wow.
08:18That was perfect timing, Mr. Brennan.
08:21You spying on us?
08:23Absolutely not.
08:25I keep my business life separate
08:26from my personal life.
08:29This morning,
08:30I was at a meeting with Sidwell.
08:32Sidwell's son, Marco,
08:34who's also his lawyer,
08:35and Tracy.
08:37Drew showed up as well,
08:38but he didn't stay long.
08:41That's not a group
08:42I would expect to meet for coffee.
08:45Neither would I.
08:47But they've all decided
08:48to put their differences aside
08:49so they can focus on the one goal
08:51they have in common.
08:52Driving Sonny out of Port Charles.
08:56You know,
08:56I knew that Tracy
08:58was gunning for Sonny,
08:59but I'd hoped
09:00that I had talked her out of it.
09:02Yeah.
09:02Well,
09:03she's not budging.
09:04And because you're tied
09:05to Sonny publicly,
09:07it's a good bet
09:08they're gunning for you as well
09:09so they can install Boyle
09:11as mayor.
09:13Tracy didn't defend me?
09:16No.
09:16Then I really am in trouble.
09:27Wow.
09:29Um,
09:31you know,
09:31it's one thing to go up
09:32against Sidwell and Drew,
09:34but
09:34Tracy,
09:36I mean,
09:38she's got quite a bit of sway
09:40in this town.
09:42Don't give up hope yet.
09:43Strangely enough,
09:45in the end,
09:46it might be Sidwell
09:47who comes to your rescue.
09:57Sidwell's willing to buy
09:59my peers at a premium,
10:01which means
10:01I get to walk away
10:02with millions of dollars.
10:04Well,
10:05I can put that
10:06towards legitimate businesses,
10:07then I'm not just talking
10:08to the coffee.
10:10Why would you pay
10:10that kind of money
10:11when he knows
10:12if measures he passes,
10:13he could lose the peers.
10:15Because he's betting
10:16that if I'm not associated
10:17with the peer,
10:18the referendum
10:19will go away.
10:20Yeah,
10:20and then he takes
10:21full control
10:22of our territory.
10:24What does it matter,
10:25Jason?
10:27We'd be out of the game.
10:28Yeah,
10:28I want out as much
10:29as you do,
10:29but I just have a feeling
10:31that this is a trap.
10:34Do you have
10:35to defend him?
10:38Honey,
10:39for you.
10:40You're not looking
10:41at this subjectively.
10:43You have clear bias
10:44against Drew,
10:45which I completely understand.
10:47But that forces me
10:48to play devil's advocate.
10:49Honey,
10:50I don't want to force
10:51you to do anything,
10:52especially
10:53when Drew Cain
10:55is involved.
10:56Okay,
10:57um,
10:57let's say,
11:00you know what,
11:01let's say that you do
11:02run this editorial.
11:04Drew's desperate
11:05right now.
11:06He's not going
11:07to let it stand.
11:08You know,
11:08I worry that he could,
11:10you know,
11:10he could bring a lawsuit
11:11against you.
11:12I'd like to see him try.
11:14But you forced him
11:15out of Aurora.
11:16He could argue
11:17that it's an intentional attack,
11:19that you wanted
11:20to do him harm.
11:21There's more leeway
11:22with an editorial
11:23than a straight story.
11:24It's not like I'd be
11:25the one writing it.
11:26Honey,
11:27you know how this would look.
11:29This has the potential
11:30to backfire
11:31in a big,
11:33big way.
11:36Okay,
11:37tormenting
11:38is a huge
11:39exaggeration,
11:40which is typical
11:41Brooklyn.
11:43It was my word,
11:44not hers.
11:45And I didn't know
11:46that she told me
11:47about the baby.
11:50She told me
11:51she got pregnant
11:52in high school
11:53and she gave the baby
11:54up for adoption.
11:56And that's it?
11:57That's all she said?
11:59Actually,
11:59she said you stumbled
12:01across that information
12:03when you broke
12:04into Martin Gray's
12:05hotel room
12:06and that you have been
12:08poking around
12:09in her life
12:09ever since.
12:10That is not...
12:11I don't understand,
12:12Lulu.
12:14Even if you can't
12:15get along
12:16with Brooklyn now,
12:17how can you
12:19not have compassion
12:20for the terrified
12:21teenager she was?
12:23You've been there.
12:25You know
12:26what that horrible
12:27moment is like
12:28when you realize
12:28you're pregnant
12:30and you don't
12:31want to be.
12:33I do feel
12:35for Brooklyn.
12:37It's just,
12:38it's more complicated
12:39than that.
12:40It's always complicated
12:41because it's
12:43so personal.
12:45When you were pregnant,
12:47what should have been
12:48a very quiet,
12:50private decision
12:51was all of a sudden
12:52a public debate.
12:53and your thoughts
12:55and feelings
12:56were obscured
12:56by everybody's
12:57opinions,
12:58which were usually
12:59not what yours were.
13:02Mine as well,
13:03at least in the beginning.
13:05You got there
13:06eventually.
13:06your father
13:10once told me
13:14that people
13:14get to
13:15choose the burdens
13:18they're going to carry.
13:21Lulu,
13:21I never should have
13:22added to your burden
13:23and I'm so sorry.
13:26But I don't understand
13:28why you want to add
13:29to Brooklyn's burden.
13:31so does Lulu
13:38know that I
13:39asked you
13:39to choose
13:40between us?
13:41Actually,
13:41I've not spoken
13:42with Lulu
13:43and it's not
13:44because you
13:44asked me to.
13:45We've both
13:46just been busy.
13:47You know?
13:48Yeah.
13:48She's got a new
13:49job and a new
13:50house and I've been
13:51going insane
13:52running deception.
13:53We need a new
13:53CFO.
13:54Yeah, we do.
13:55And somehow
13:55I got roped
13:56into helping Lucy.
13:58Yeah, I'm so sorry
14:00that I added
14:01to your stress
14:01by asking you
14:02to choose
14:02one friendship
14:03over another.
14:04Really.
14:04I'm just glad
14:05it never came to that.
14:07But if you had
14:08to choose?
14:09I love you
14:10both equally
14:11and would never
14:11choose between
14:12either one of you.
14:14Of course.
14:15But you would
14:16have picked me,
14:16right?
14:17Oh my gosh.
14:21Professor Dalton,
14:21I have no idea
14:22what has happened here
14:23but this is not
14:23the work that I
14:24completed.
14:25Okay, so maybe
14:25that file got
14:26corrupted or something.
14:27Okay, but whatever
14:28the case is,
14:29I have no choice
14:29but to hire somebody
14:30else.
14:30But this isn't
14:31the work that I did.
14:32I'm sorry.
14:34Look, I know
14:35you're disappointed.
14:37Alright?
14:38But look at
14:38the bright side here.
14:39I mean, the data
14:40model was not
14:40for a credit, okay?
14:42So it's not
14:42going to affect
14:43your grade
14:43and you are still,
14:45you're still
14:45my top student.
14:47I understand.
14:48Okay.
14:50I just really,
14:51really wanted
14:51that assistantship.
14:53And you have
14:54no idea
14:54how important
14:55that job was
14:56to me.
14:57Jack, join us.
14:58No, no,
14:58I don't want
14:59to intrude.
15:00No, please,
15:01it's fine.
15:02She was just
15:02telling me
15:03about her trip
15:03to L.A.
15:04She was interviewing
15:05doctors to try
15:07to find a new
15:08treatment for me.
15:09It's okay.
15:10Jack knows
15:10the real reason
15:11I was there.
15:12In fact,
15:12he was already
15:13on the West Coast
15:13and he gave me
15:14a ride home
15:15on the WSB jet.
15:17How thoughtful.
15:19It was.
15:19And I got home
15:20a lot sooner
15:20than I would
15:21have otherwise.
15:26Oh, this is
15:27my professor.
15:28I have to go.
15:29What are you
15:30talking about?
15:30We're not done
15:30catching up.
15:31I know,
15:32but we will.
15:33I applied
15:34for his summer
15:34research position
15:35and he could
15:36be letting me
15:36know if I got
15:37the job or not.
15:37Oh, good luck.
15:39And thank you
15:40for getting
15:41my mom home safe.
15:42Well, it was
15:42my pleasure.
15:43I hope you
15:44get the position.
15:47Bye.
15:47I have my
15:52reservations
15:53about Sidwell too,
15:54but the pros
15:56are outweighing
15:56the cons.
15:57Okay, let's just
15:57talk through it then.
15:58Okay, so we always
15:59talked about
16:00getting out,
16:02right?
16:03There's going to
16:03be a power vacuum.
16:05Somebody's going
16:06to take over.
16:07Yeah, of course.
16:08Somebody's going
16:08to try to take over.
16:09The waterfront
16:10is way too valuable.
16:11We've been protecting
16:12the waterfront
16:13for years.
16:14All the families
16:15are going to make
16:15a play for it.
16:16Right, and I'm
16:17always had my
16:18conditions of what
16:18comes in and out
16:20of the city.
16:20Yeah, and those
16:21conditions go away
16:22if you're not
16:23in charge.
16:26So if the families
16:28move in, right,
16:29make their play,
16:33it's not going
16:34to be good.
16:34There's going
16:35to be a war,
16:37and who's to say
16:38we're not going
16:39to be dragged
16:40right back into this?
16:41I know.
16:43Selling to Sidwell
16:44avoids it.
16:46And maybe the other
16:49families will go
16:50after him.
16:51He knows how
16:52to secure
16:53his holdings.
16:55He'll lay down
16:56the law real fast.
16:57Sonny,
16:59is this what we want
17:01for poor Charles?
17:04Because I have
17:05experience with this guy.
17:07He is ruthless.
17:09if we do this,
17:11we would essentially
17:12be handing him
17:13the keys to the city
17:14and putting targets
17:15on our backs.
17:20Tracy, I am not
17:21adding to Brooklyn's
17:23burden, and
17:24I promise you,
17:26I am not judging her
17:28for giving up her
17:28child.
17:29But you can see
17:34where it might
17:35seem like you are
17:36when you
17:37bring the subject
17:38of adoption up
17:40and you write
17:41an article about it.
17:42But the article's
17:43not judging adoption.
17:46But if Brooklyn
17:47feels like it is,
17:48I guess it must be true.
17:51Brooklyn says I side
17:53with you most of the time.
17:54You don't.
17:55Well, I guess
17:58if you both feel
17:59shortchanged,
18:00then I must be
18:00doing something right.
18:02For the hundredth time,
18:04I pitched three ideas
18:05to the Landview banner
18:06and the editor chose
18:07the adoption piece,
18:08not me.
18:10And you knew
18:11that one of the ideas
18:13you had was
18:14a sensitive subject
18:16and you pitched it anyway.
18:17And then when the
18:18editor picked it,
18:20you couldn't be blamed.
18:21That's not why
18:22I pitched it.
18:23I don't understand
18:25why you think
18:26you can involve yourself
18:28in something
18:28that happened
18:29to Brooklyn
18:30over 20 years ago.
18:36I think that Brooklyn
18:37should tell
18:38the baby's father
18:42that he has a child
18:44and she doesn't agree.
18:46Noted.
18:47Moving on.
18:47Wait, no, there is more.
18:48It's not your business.
18:51Is this article
18:52your way of disagreeing
18:55with Brooklyn publicly?
18:58No.
18:59Okay, so then
19:01when this article comes out,
19:02Brooklyn's not going to see
19:03any parallels
19:04to her own situation.
19:05I mean, it's not
19:08impossible.
19:11Okay, how would you feel
19:13if you had been keeping
19:15a really big secret
19:17for a really long time
19:19and Brooklyn found out
19:22and decided to
19:25produce a song about it?
19:28I wouldn't love it.
19:33We should rethink things.
19:35Are you saying
19:36I should kill my article?
19:38Yes.
19:40I think you should.
19:44I love you.
19:45Hey, what are you doing here?
19:53What's wrong?
19:55Everything.
19:57Yeah, I just talked
19:58to Professor Dalton
19:59and I didn't get the job.
20:01The research assistant
20:03position is yours.
20:05Oh, wow.
20:07Thank you so much.
20:09Wow, I can't believe it.
20:11Yeah, I was pretty skeptical
20:13when you applied for the position.
20:15You know, you started class late,
20:16which didn't help your chances,
20:18but you completed the coursework
20:19and you did hand it
20:21a pretty impressive data model.
20:23And you did all of this
20:24in a really short amount of time.
20:25So, congratulations.
20:28Well, I'm glad
20:30that everything turned out okay.
20:31Don't do that.
20:33You give yourself credit for this,
20:34okay?
20:35Because you are smart.
20:37You are motivated
20:38and you are incredibly focused.
20:39And I have really,
20:41really high hopes for you, okay?
20:44Okay.
20:45Well, thank you so much
20:46for the opportunity.
20:48I'm sure I'm going to learn
20:49so much from being your assistant.
20:51I appreciate you
20:53looking out for me.
20:54I do.
20:56But that's what
20:57excellent lawyers are for.
20:59I promise I will consult
21:01with my lawyers
21:02before I publish anything.
21:04Even if Drew doesn't sue,
21:07aren't you worried about
21:08how this is going to look
21:09for Aurora?
21:10How will it look?
21:11You slamming someone
21:13that might have been victimized?
21:15And also going after
21:17his sweet,
21:18adoring girlfriend
21:19to the public?
21:21That might look like
21:22you're bullying them.
21:23That's ridiculous.
21:24Did you see the press conference?
21:27Willow,
21:27she was standing
21:28right by Drew's side.
21:29Her devotion to him,
21:30I mean,
21:31it's written all over her.
21:32It's sincere.
21:34She could sway public opinion
21:35in Drew's favor.
21:36Even more reason
21:38to run a counter viewpoint.
21:41Especially if we want
21:42to stop Drew
21:43from getting Ezra Boyle
21:45elected mayor
21:45instead of Laura.
21:46Honey, please,
21:47can you just do
21:48what I'm asking you to do?
21:51For my sake.
21:53What does this have
21:54to do with you?
21:57Don't tell me
21:58that you started
21:59to buy into
22:00Sidwell's
22:00good guy act.
22:01Not even a little.
22:03Okay.
22:03But he is
22:07making a move
22:08that may
22:09unintentionally
22:10make life easier
22:11for you.
22:12I'm listening.
22:14Sidwell and I
22:15paid Sonny a visit
22:16at his home.
22:17Sidwell
22:18made a generous
22:19offer to Sonny
22:20to buy his peers
22:21outright.
22:23And I assume
22:24that Sonny
22:25showed him the door.
22:26Actually, no.
22:28He said he'd
22:29think it over.
22:30You're not telling me
22:31that Sonny's
22:32actually entertaining
22:33Sidwell's offer.
22:34I don't know.
22:36But if he does,
22:37that's great for you.
22:39The referendum
22:40will no longer
22:41be about Sonny
22:41and you can
22:42extricate yourself
22:43from him.
22:44You'll be a shoo-in
22:45for re-election.
22:46Yeah, but with
22:47Sonny gone,
22:48that would make
22:49Sidwell the de facto
22:50mob boss
22:51of Port Charles.
22:53Look,
22:53if I could choose
22:55between Jen Sidwell
22:56and Sonny Carinthos,
22:57I'd choose Sonny
22:57every day of the week.
22:59I went to see
23:00Sidwell when he
23:02first got here,
23:02he said he was
23:03running a legitimate
23:04business.
23:05Yeah, but you
23:05didn't buy that.
23:07No.
23:08But, I mean,
23:09you know what?
23:11He's got eyes
23:12on him now.
23:13Maybe he's on
23:13his best behavior,
23:14keeping his nose clean.
23:16Or maybe he'll
23:17turn out to be
23:17a complete tyrant
23:18and cause
23:19all kinds of problems.
23:20Right, but then
23:21we'll let the PCPD
23:22and the feds
23:24shut him down.
23:26I have dealt
23:27with threats
23:28like Sidwell
23:29in Port Charles
23:30my whole life.
23:32And guess what?
23:34The people can
23:34vote against me
23:35and send me
23:37packing.
23:40You know what?
23:42I don't want
23:43that to happen.
23:44I just, I just
23:44wish there was
23:45another option.
23:46I'm not getting
23:48out of the business
23:51unless I sell it
23:52to you.
23:53And you don't
23:54want it.
23:59So, you know,
24:00we're going to have
24:01to sell it
24:01to the highest bidder.
24:05Listen, listen,
24:06everything you're
24:06saying makes sense.
24:08I mean, okay,
24:09maybe this is
24:10our one shot.
24:11Which is why
24:11I need to start
24:12a Sidwell.
24:15Just one piece
24:15of information
24:16I need to know
24:17first.
24:20I don't understand
24:24how it could
24:24get so screwed up.
24:27Emma,
24:28I'm so sorry.
24:30Yeah, me too.
24:32It cost me
24:33the position.
24:35Isn't the original
24:36still on your laptop?
24:39I mean, can you
24:39show it to your
24:40professor so he can
24:40see the work
24:41for himself?
24:42I mean, it's an
24:42older, less refined
24:43version.
24:44and it's too
24:45late because he's
24:46already hired
24:47somebody else.
24:48Emma, this meant
24:50everything to you.
24:52Don't you think
24:52it's worth giving it
24:53one more shot?
24:55I guess I could
24:56try and talk to him.
24:58Can't hurt, right?
25:01Right.
25:05Hey, any news
25:15on Sidwell?
25:16Like, has he kidnapped
25:17anyone recently
25:18or jaywalked
25:19anything illegal?
25:20No, no.
25:21Not that I'm aware
25:21of, anyway.
25:22Okay, great.
25:23That's good news
25:24for deception.
25:25I mean, we are
25:26making a lot of money
25:27off his inkite.
25:29I'm just scared.
25:30You know, he's
25:30going to do something
25:31to pull the rug
25:32out from under us.
25:33Yeah, I understand
25:35that.
25:35I think just keep
25:37documenting all your
25:38dealings with him
25:38because if his assets
25:40suddenly get frozen,
25:41you're going to need
25:42to extricate deception
25:43as quickly as you can
25:44and keep looking around
25:47for other supply chains.
25:49Okay.
25:50Thanks for your advice.
25:52That's kind of
25:52what we've been doing.
25:53Yeah.
25:55Hey, where's Emma?
25:58I saw she was here.
25:59Did she go?
26:00She had to head
26:01back to school.
26:02Oh, okay.
26:03That's too bad.
26:04Okay, it is time
26:06to put this act together.
26:07Let's see what
26:07you guys got.
26:13So, when can I
26:14get started?
26:15Well, the real work
26:17doesn't start
26:17until the end
26:17of the semester,
26:18but until then
26:20you can help me
26:20get organized,
26:21you know, stuff like that.
26:22Yeah, I'm happy
26:23to dive in whenever.
26:25Well, that's exactly
26:26what I was hoping to hear.
26:28But before you do
26:29anything, there is
26:30one condition
26:32and I'm afraid
26:35it's a deal breaker.
26:38I'm sorry,
26:38I didn't mean to interrupt
26:39your mother-daughter visit.
26:40I was just saying hello.
26:41That's okay.
26:42Jocelyn had to go.
26:43Well, I think
26:44she's warming up to you.
26:46I think she was
26:47just being polite.
26:48Oh, my daughter
26:50is not shy
26:51about voicing her opinion.
26:53I mean, she had
26:53plenty to say
26:54about Sonny.
26:55Oh, yeah?
26:56But what does she
26:57have against your ex?
26:58She doesn't like
26:59how Sonny's trouble
27:00seems to rub off
27:01on me.
27:02She's not wrong.
27:03I mean, she would
27:04definitely lose her mind
27:05if she knew I was
27:05anywhere near
27:06that attempted
27:07assassination.
27:07Yeah, well,
27:09I wasn't thrilled
27:10myself.
27:11But everything
27:12turned out okay
27:13thanks to you.
27:16No, no.
27:17Brick handled
27:17the assassin.
27:18I just did
27:18some light
27:20cleaning.
27:20Right.
27:22The WSB
27:22stepped in
27:23and discreetly
27:24handled the situation
27:26so the word
27:26wouldn't get out.
27:28You did Brick
27:29and Sonny
27:29a huge favor
27:30and I appreciate
27:32it more than
27:32I can say.
27:35Well, I didn't
27:35do it for Brick.
27:37I didn't do it
27:38for Sonny.
27:39I did it for you.
27:43Port Charles
27:43has always had
27:45an organized
27:45crime presence.
27:47I don't see
27:47that changing.
27:49Port Charles
27:49is a port city
27:50not far from
27:51a major metropolitan
27:51area.
27:52Exactly.
27:53But with Sonny
27:53in control,
27:54it has been
27:55stable and
27:56relatively peaceful.
27:59It's only when
27:59a challenger
28:00shows up
28:00that it gets
28:01kind of ugly
28:02which is precisely
28:04why I'm undercover
28:04with Sidwell.
28:05If he gains
28:06control of those
28:07peers and starts
28:08breaking the law,
28:09I will be right
28:10there to catch him.
28:11And then we only
28:12have to worry
28:13about who's
28:14coming in after him.
28:15Okay, Laura,
28:16one problem at a time.
28:17Yeah.
28:18Yes, you're
28:19absolutely right.
28:22Thank you for telling
28:22me about Sidwell's
28:23offer.
28:25It's an
28:26intriguing
28:27new development.
28:30Sidwell's
28:30never dull.
28:31I will keep
28:32you updated.
28:33Yeah, Jordan,
28:35listen,
28:36please be
28:37careful, okay?
28:39You're risking
28:40so much.
28:42Don't worry.
28:43I know what
28:44I'm doing.
28:44before I make a deal
28:50with Sidwell,
28:51I need to make
28:51sure that he's
28:53not the one who
28:54put a firebomb
28:55in my apartment
28:56and hurt Michael.
28:58If he is,
28:59he's probably
28:59behind your
29:00assassination attempt
29:01in L.A. too.
29:02Yeah, well,
29:03we've been going
29:03back and forth
29:04of, you know,
29:05him being the guy,
29:07but I need
29:07to settle this
29:09once and for all.
29:10it's time
29:11we do a little
29:12digging
29:13ourselves.
29:15I agree.
29:17I'm on it.
29:22You might
29:22not realize it,
29:23but your coverage
29:24of Drew,
29:25it affects me
29:25personally
29:26because of
29:27Willow.
29:28How?
29:30She's my
29:30employee.
29:32If you go
29:33hard against
29:33one of my
29:34employee's
29:34partners,
29:35a congressman
29:36no less,
29:36it could make
29:39things very
29:39difficult for
29:40me and the
29:41hospital.
29:42We could be
29:42in an
29:42uncomfortable
29:43position.
29:44Well, I
29:44don't want
29:44to do that,
29:46but I do
29:46have an
29:46obligation to
29:47cover what's
29:48happening and
29:49then report
29:49it.
29:50I can't let
29:51Drew have
29:51his way.
29:52It's not
29:52good for
29:53this city.
29:54Yes, but
29:54it doesn't
29:54have to be
29:55your fight,
29:56babe.
29:56Then whose
29:56fight is
29:57it?
29:57The
29:57public's.
29:59There are
30:00legitimate
30:00arguments out
30:01there against
30:02Measure C
30:02and to
30:03re-elect
30:04Laura
30:04for the sake
30:06of
30:06objectivity.
30:07How about
30:08we let
30:08those arguments
30:09speak for
30:10themselves?
30:12You make
30:13a good
30:13point.
30:14I suppose
30:15if I lay
30:16off Drew
30:16a little bit
30:17it might
30:17make both
30:17of our
30:18lives easier?
30:19I think
30:20that it
30:20will.
30:29Yeah,
30:30hey,
30:30Travis.
30:31Look,
30:31I've been
30:32thinking about
30:32the
30:32congressman
30:33Cain
30:34editorial.
30:36I think
30:36we should
30:37hold
30:37off.
30:39At least
30:40for now.
30:41Okay,
30:42what's
30:42the
30:43condition?
30:44You
30:44have to
30:45sign
30:45an NDA.
30:46Right.
30:47It
30:48stipulates
30:49that you
30:50can't talk
30:50to anybody
30:51about the
30:51work you
30:52do here
30:52as my
30:52assistant.
30:54Of course,
30:55I will
30:55never share
30:56anything
30:56with anyone.
30:57Okay,
30:57and
30:58all the
31:00research
31:00is
31:01exclusively
31:02my IP.
31:03and you
31:05can't
31:05take
31:06anything
31:06that you
31:07learned
31:07here as
31:08work
31:08and use
31:09it
31:09for the
31:10basis
31:10of your
31:10own work
31:11in the
31:11future.
31:13Yeah,
31:13that sounds
31:14perfectly
31:14reasonable.
31:15If that's
31:16what this
31:16says,
31:17I'm happy
31:17to sign.
31:19Well,
31:20in that
31:20case,
31:22welcome aboard,
31:23Miss Jackson.
31:25That's
31:27not a
31:27fair
31:27ask,
31:28Tracy.
31:29This
31:30is my
31:30journalistic
31:30comeback.
31:32You're a
31:33Spencer.
31:33You can
31:33do anything
31:34you put
31:34your mind
31:35to.
31:35Sell the
31:36editor
31:36and one
31:36of your
31:36other
31:37ideas.
31:38And scrap
31:38all of my
31:39research
31:40and all
31:40of my
31:40interviews.
31:41Can't
31:42you just
31:42tell Brooklyn
31:42that this
31:43isn't about
31:43her and
31:44make her
31:44let it
31:45go?
31:46Would
31:46you be
31:47able to
31:47let it
31:47go?
31:49Please,
31:49Lou,
31:50do this
31:51for me.
31:54Okay,
31:54fine.
31:56If it'll
31:56get everyone
31:57off my
31:57back,
31:58I will
31:58call the
31:58editor and
31:59I'll tell
31:59her I need
32:00to do
32:00something else
32:01and I'll
32:01just pray
32:01that she
32:02agrees.
32:03I am
32:04only doing
32:05this for
32:05you.
32:07I appreciate
32:07that.
32:11So that's
32:12it?
32:12We're just
32:13done talking?
32:15Uh,
32:16yeah.
32:17I figure
32:17you've
32:18heard enough
32:19of my
32:20voice for
32:21one afternoon.
32:24Or you
32:24have
32:25other
32:25people
32:25you
32:25need
32:26to
32:26browbeat
32:26into
32:27submission.
32:29Don't
32:29let me
32:30keep you.
32:33I love
32:33you.
32:34I love
32:34you too.
32:35Even
32:36though you
32:36went full
32:37step monster
32:37today.
32:39Really?
32:41I feel
32:41kind of
32:42rusty.
32:55Boy,
32:55your man
32:56has moves.
32:57You're one
32:57lucky lady.
32:59Don't I
32:59know it?
33:00You know how
33:01you said
33:01you keep
33:02your personal
33:02life and
33:03your work
33:03life separate?
33:05That's not
33:05entirely true.
33:07Why would
33:08you say
33:08that?
33:09Because we
33:10were just
33:10saying how
33:11you used
33:12your position
33:12at the
33:12WSB to
33:13clean up
33:14the situation
33:14in L.A.
33:15And then
33:15you flew me
33:16home on
33:17the company
33:17jet.
33:18Well,
33:19that wasn't
33:19a big deal.
33:20I was heading
33:20back to
33:20Port Charles
33:21anyway.
33:21That's not
33:22the only
33:22thing.
33:23You ordered
33:24a drone
33:24strike in
33:25Africa because
33:25I was worried
33:26about Jason
33:27and Lucky's
33:27safety.
33:28That is a
33:29big thing.
33:30Aren't you
33:31worried you're
33:31going to get
33:31in trouble
33:32at the
33:32bureaus?
33:35I have not
33:36done anything
33:36that I couldn't
33:37justify to my
33:38superiors.
33:40Don't they
33:40want you doing
33:41your actual
33:41work, Bill?
33:44Multitasking
33:45is the hallmark
33:45of a good
33:46agent.
33:47Besides,
33:47I'm doing
33:48everything that
33:48needs to get
33:49done.
33:51Anyway,
33:52I have
33:52dedicated my
33:54entire life
33:55to the
33:56bureau.
33:57At this
33:58point,
33:58I have
33:59earned the
33:59right to
34:00take a
34:01few things
34:01for myself.
34:03Am I
34:04one of
34:04those
34:04things?
34:06You're
34:06not a
34:06thing.
34:08You,
34:09Carly
34:09Spencer,
34:10are
34:12everything.
34:16Am I
34:16really that
34:17important to
34:17you?
34:18If you
34:19don't know
34:19that by
34:19now,
34:20then I'm
34:20really doing
34:20this wrong.
34:24Carly,
34:25I am so
34:26glad you're
34:26here.
34:26I really
34:27need to
34:27talk to
34:27you.
34:28I'm
34:29here,
34:29but I'm
34:30not alone.
34:31Yes,
34:31I know.
34:32Hi.
34:33Hi.
34:34Are you
34:35okay?
34:36Yes,
34:37but I
34:38need to
34:38talk to
34:39you.
34:40You're
34:40private.
34:44It's
34:45me.
34:45I
34:45spoke to
34:46Curtis,
34:47and I
34:48think I
34:48was able
34:48to make
34:49some
34:49inroads.
34:51I think
34:51you're
34:52going to
34:52get what
34:52you want.
34:52Hey.
34:58Is
34:58everything
34:59all
34:59right?
34:59It
34:59sounded
34:59urgent
35:00when you
35:00called.
35:01Hey,
35:02um,
35:03it is.
35:04I
35:05needed
35:05someone I
35:06could
35:06trust to
35:06talk to.
35:07Okay.
35:08Well,
35:09I'm here.
35:09What's
35:09going on?
35:10I think
35:11my wife
35:11is lying
35:11to me.
35:12Professor
35:23Dolph,
35:23I just
35:23wanted to
35:24Jocelyn,
35:26what are you
35:27doing here?
35:29I,
35:30um,
35:31I
35:32work here.
35:35I'm so
35:36glad you're
35:36here.
35:38Well,
35:38I came
35:39as soon
35:39as I got
35:39your text.
35:40What did
35:40you need
35:40to see me
35:40about?
35:41Well,
35:42you have
35:42had
35:43decades
35:44of
35:45criminal
35:45training
35:46and I
35:46thought
35:47perhaps
35:47you
35:47could
35:47put
35:48your
35:48skills
35:49to good
35:49use
35:49for once
35:50for our
35:51family.
35:53What do
35:53you need?
35:55My
35:56great
35:56grandson.
35:58I need
35:59you to
35:59find him.
36:06Wow,
36:07that was
36:07amazing.
36:08That was
36:09a show
36:09stopper.
36:10I think
36:10this is
36:10going to
36:10be the
36:11performance
36:11of the
36:11night.
36:14Anna,
36:14do you
36:15want to
36:15take a
36:15break?
36:15We
36:15could
36:16go
36:16see
36:16Sean,
36:16check
36:16out
36:17what
36:17things
36:17he
36:17has
36:17for
36:17you
36:18to
36:18wear.
36:18Oh,
36:18yes.
36:20Gio,
36:21we're heading
36:22home.
36:22Do you want
36:22to ride?
36:23before you
36:25go.
36:27What's
36:27this?
36:28I would
36:28like to
36:29dance
36:29the
36:29tango
36:30with
36:30my
36:30wife.
36:31No,
36:31no,
36:31no,
36:31no,
36:31no,
36:31I
36:32don't
36:32Oh,
36:32come on.
36:33It'll
36:33be fun.
36:34The
36:34tango
36:34is the
36:34dance
36:35of
36:35love.
36:35Yeah,
36:35but I
36:36don't
36:36know
36:36how to
36:36tango.
36:37then it
36:38is a
36:38good
36:39thing
36:39that I
36:39do.
36:40Just
36:40follow
36:41my
36:41lead.
36:42Can
36:42you
36:42play
36:42that
36:42song
36:43again?
36:43It'd
36:43be my
36:44pleasure,
36:44sir.
36:45Can
36:46I
36:46have
36:46this
36:46dance?
36:48Okay,
36:49fine.
36:54Thanks
36:54for coming
36:54over here
36:55with me.
36:56Well,
36:56I didn't
36:56feel like
36:57I had
36:57much
36:57of a
36:57choice,
36:58but it
36:58sounded
36:58pretty
36:59serious,
36:59so here
37:00I am.
37:01It
37:01is.
37:02You
37:02know how
37:03you warned
37:03me about
37:04not blowing
37:04things up
37:05the way
37:05Robin
37:05did?
37:06Yes,
37:06and I
37:06was pretty
37:07clear about
37:08how I
37:08felt.
37:08You
37:08were very
37:09clear,
37:09but there
37:10is a
37:10difference
37:10between
37:11keeping a
37:12secret and
37:12perpetuating a
37:13lie,
37:13and right
37:14now someone
37:15is lying,
37:16either Lois
37:17or Brooklyn
37:17or maybe
37:18both,
37:19which is
37:19why I
37:20need to
37:20find Dante's
37:21son.
37:22Thanks
37:22for coming
37:23by,
37:23Laura.
37:24There's a
37:25few things
37:25that I
37:25would like
37:26to discuss
37:28with you.
37:29Oh,
37:29okay.
37:29Well,
37:30first and
37:31most importantly,
37:33are you
37:33okay?
37:35Yeah,
37:35I'm doing
37:36great.
37:36I had my
37:37heart surgery.
37:38And?
37:40The doctor
37:40says I'm
37:41making a
37:41full recovery.
37:42Oh,
37:43my gosh.
37:44Yeah.
37:44Oh,
37:45I'm so glad
37:46to hear you
37:47say that.
37:47I,
37:47I'm so happy.
37:50I was worried.
37:53And,
37:53uh,
37:54the next piece
37:55of information
37:56is going to
37:56ease your mind
37:57even more.
37:59And what
38:00would that be?
38:02Sidwell wants
38:03by my peers.
38:05I haven't
38:05checked it out,
38:07but I'm,
38:07I'm considering
38:08it.
38:09Is it okay
38:10for me to say
38:11that it really
38:12surprises me
38:13to hear you
38:13say that?
38:15Yeah,
38:15yeah,
38:15I mean,
38:17but you know
38:17what?
38:19It would
38:20solve my
38:21problems
38:21and it
38:23would solve
38:23your problems.
38:25on the next
38:31general hospital.
38:32You cannot
38:33make an accusation
38:34like this.
38:34I think you'd
38:34be better off
38:35confiding in
38:36someone else.
38:36You want dad
38:37to make peace
38:37with Drew?
38:38I am prepared
38:39to do something
38:40that might benefit
38:41your friends,
38:41sonny.
38:41Sometimes it's
38:42worth making
38:43a deal with
38:43the devil.
38:44You're making
38:44a huge mistake.