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00:00Oh, Louie's still alive 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 and 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. Great.
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,
02:29now that you're here,
02:30uh, the tango's a very passionate dance.
02:35And, uh,
02:36I'm his boss.
02:38I'm just glad you're here
02:39because I 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,
02:52Lucy 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 alright?
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
03:27that you did not get the position.
03:31Oh, so good to see you.
03:33Did you spend a lot of time
03:35at the pool in L.A.?
03:36I spent more time in offices
03:38than 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
03:42going on with you.
03:43Yes, you will.
03:45But first, I've got to ask you
03:47what's going on with you and Sunny?
03:51You're telling me
03:52that you would sell your peers to Sidwell?
03:55Jason.
03:57I'm going to consider it.
03:59Okay, you know how dangerous this guy is.
04:02Do you really feel comfortable
04:03handing your territory over to him?
04:07Sidwell 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
04:18for our family's sake.
04:23I'm not passing it up.
04:39Well, I'm glad Rocco's all right.
04:52Yeah, Lulu must have been
04:53going out of her mind.
04:55Mm-hmm.
04:56Yeah, she and Dante
04:57were both pretty upset.
04:59Yeah, we heard Dante
05:00was pretty hard on you,
05:01but I hope you're not
05:02taking it too personally, though.
05:04He was probably just scared for Rocco.
05:06Yeah, that's what your mom said.
05:07And I know you guys
05:08are trying to look out for me
05:10and make me feel better,
05:11but I'm good.
05:12I'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.
05:34Pass.
05:34I'm surprised you're still
05:37talking to me.
05:38Oh, yeah?
05:39Pretty sure I'm not supposed
05:40to be talking to Lulu.
05:42I should never have asked you
05:43to pick sides, Maxie.
05:46And even though Lulu
05:46has done one too many things to me,
05:49it doesn't give me the right
05:50to 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.
05:59What was it that made you
06:03decide to let go of
06:04whatever it was
06:05she did this time?
06:07Well, Chase and I
06:08are 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
06:18to 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
06:41a research assistant
06:42who can't put together
06:43a 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,
06:53it's a mess.
06:53Do 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
07:08going to L.A. with him
07:09to interview doctors
07:10for Michael's follow-up treatment,
07:12and then I'm spending time
07:13with 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.
07:21Sonny 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
07:30in Port Charles.
07:31But we have to keep it quiet.
07:33We don't want people
07:33to worry about him, you know?
07:34Yes, and we don't want
07:36Sonny's rivals
07:36to take advantage
07:37of his condition.
07:38Exactly.
07:39Gosh, I'm happy he's okay.
07:41Donna would have been
07:42devastated if anything
07:43had happened to him.
07:44Yeah, she would have.
07:45Did you have to be
07:49the one to go with him?
07:50I did.
07:52And not just because of Donna.
07:54I did it for Sonny.
07:56Sonny's been a part of my life
07:58for a very long time,
07:59and I really needed
08:00to be there for him.
08:02Okay.
08:04I get it.
08:04Just tell me
08:05there 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
08:15adjectives before?
08:17Wow.
08:18That was perfect timing,
08:20Mr. Brennan.
08:21You spying on us?
08:23Absolutely not.
08:25I keep my business life
08:26separate from my personal life.
08:29This morning,
08:30I was at a meeting
08:31with 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
08:44to meet for coffee.
08:45Neither would I.
08:47But they've all decided
08:48to put their differences aside
08:49so they can focus
08:50on the one goal
08:51they have in common.
08:53Driving Sonny
08:53out 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
09:01out of it.
09:02Yeah.
09:02Well, she'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
09:09as well
09:09so they can install
09:11Boyle as mayor.
09:13Tracy didn't defend me?
09:16No.
09:19Then I really am in trouble.
09:27Wow.
09:27Um, you know,
09:31it's one thing
09:31to go up against
09:32Sidwell and Drew,
09:34but Tracy,
09:37I mean,
09:38she's got quite a bit
09:39of sway
09:40in this town.
09:42Don't give up
09:43hope yet.
09:44Strangely enough,
09:45in the end,
09:46it might be Sidwell
09:47comes to your rescue.
09:58Sidwell's willing
09:58to buy
09:59my peers
10:00at 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,
10:07and I'm not just
10:08talking to the coffee.
10:10Why would he 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
10:17associated with 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.
10:32What do you have
10:35to defend him?
10:38Honey,
10:39for you,
10:40you're not looking
10:41at this objectively.
10:43You have clear bias
10:44against Drew,
10:45which I completely understand,
10:46but that forces me
10:48to play devil's advocate.
10:49Honey,
10:50I don't want to force you
10:51to do anything,
10:52especially
10:53when Drew Cain
10:55is involved.
10:56Okay,
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.
11:17He could argue
11:17that it's an intentional
11:19attack,
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
11:28would look.
11:29This has the potential
11:30to backfire.
11:32in 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.
11:48she told me
11:51she got pregnant
11:52in high school
11:53when she gave
11:54the baby
11:54a fruit option.
11:56And that's it?
11:57That's all she said?
11:59Actually,
11:59she said
12:00you stumbled
12:01across that information
12:03when you broke
12:04into Martin Gray's
12:05hotel room
12:06and that you have
12:08been poking around
12:09in her life
12:09ever since.
12:10That is not...
12:11I don't understand,
12:12Lou.
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 opinions,
12:58which were usually
12:59not what yours were.
13:02Mine as well,
13:03at least in the beginning.
13:05You got there eventually.
13:09Your father
13:10once told me
13:14that people get to
13:15choose the burdens
13:18they're going to carry.
13:21Lou, I never should have
13:22added to your burden
13:24and I'm so sorry.
13:26But I don't understand
13:28why you want to add
13:29to Brooklyn's burden.
13:37So does Lulu know
13:38that I asked you
13:39to choose between us?
13:41Actually,
13:41I've not spoken
13:42with Lulu
13:43and it's not because
13:44you asked me to.
13:45We've both just been
13:46busy.
13:47You know?
13:48Yeah.
13:48She's got a new job
13:49and a new house
13:50and I've been going insane
13:52running deception.
13:53We need a new CFO.
13:54Yeah, we do.
13:54And somehow
13:55I got roped in
13:56to helping Lucy.
13:58Yeah, I'm so sorry
14:00that I added to your stress
14:01by asking you
14:02to choose one friendship
14:03over another.
14:04Really.
14:04I'm just glad
14:05it never came to that.
14:07But if you had to choose?
14:09I love you both equally
14:11and would never choose
14:12between either one of you.
14:14Of course.
14:15But you would have
14:16picked me, right?
14:17Oh my gosh.
14:21Professor Dalton,
14:21I have no idea
14:22what has happened here
14:23but this is not the work
14:24that I completed.
14:25Okay, so maybe that file
14:26got corrupted or something.
14:27Okay, but whatever
14:28the case is,
14:29I have no choice
14:29but to hire somebody else.
14:30But this isn't the work
14:31that I did.
14:32I'm sorry.
14:34Look, I know
14:35you're disappointed.
14:37Alright?
14:38But look at the bright side here.
14:39I mean, the data model
14:40was not for a credit, okay?
14:42So it's not going
14:42to affect your grade
14:43and you are still,
14:45you're still my top student.
14:47I understand.
14:48Definitely.
14:50I just really, really
14:51wanted that assistantship
14:52and you have no idea
14:54how important
14:55that job was to me.
14:57Jack, join us.
14:58No, no, I don't want
14:59to intrude.
15:00No, please, it's fine.
15:02She was just telling me
15:03about her trip to L.A.
15:04She was interviewing doctors
15:06to try to find
15:08a new treatment for me.
15:09Jocelyn, it's okay.
15:10Jack knows
15:10the real reason I was there.
15:12In fact, he was already
15:13on the West Coast
15:13and he gave me a ride home
15:15on the WSB jet.
15:17How thoughtful.
15:19It was.
15:19And I got home
15:20a lot sooner
15:21than I would have otherwise.
15:26Oh, this is my professor.
15:28I have to go.
15:29What are you talking about?
15:30We're not done catching up.
15:31I know, but we will.
15:33I applied for his
15:34summer research position
15:35and he could be letting me know
15:37if I got the job or not.
15:37Oh, good luck.
15:39And thank you
15:40for getting my mom home safe.
15:42Oh, it was my pleasure.
15:43I hope you get the position.
15:47Bye.
15:51I have my reservations
15:53about Sidwell, too,
15:54but the pros
15:56are outweighing the cons.
15:57Okay, let's just
15:57talk through it then.
15:58Okay, so we always talked
15:59about getting out, right?
16:02There's going to be
16:03a power vacuum.
16:05Somebody's going to take over.
16:07Yeah, of course.
16:08Somebody's going to try
16:09to take over.
16:09The waterfront is way
16:10too valuable.
16:11We've been protecting
16:12the waterfront for years.
16:14All the families
16:15are going to make a play for it.
16:16Right, and I've always
16:17had my conditions
16:18of what comes in
16:19and out of the city.
16:20Yeah, and those conditions
16:21go away
16:22if you're not in charge.
16:26So if the families
16:28move in, right,
16:29make their play,
16:33it's not going to be good.
16:34There's going to be a war,
16:37and who's to say
16:38we're not going to be
16:39dragged right back
16:40into this?
16:41I know.
16:43Selling to Sidwell
16:44avoids it.
16:48And maybe the other families
16:49will go after him.
16:51He knows how to
16:53secure his holdings.
16:55He'll lay down
16:56the law real fast.
16:57Sonny,
16:58is this what we want
17:01for poor Charles?
17:04Because I have experience
17:06with this guy.
17:08He is ruthless.
17:10If 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
17:22adding to Brooklyn's burden,
17:23and I promise you
17:26I am not judging her.
17:28for giving up her child.
17:32But you can see
17:34where it might seem
17:35like you are
17:36when you bring
17:38the subject of adoption
17:39up and you write
17:41an article about it.
17:42But the article is not judging
17:44adoption.
17:45But if Brooklyn feels
17:48like 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 if you both feel
17:59short-changed that 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 that
18:12one of the ideas
18:13you had
18:14was a sensitive subject
18:16and you pitched it anyway.
18:17and then when the editor
18:19picked it,
18:20you couldn't be blamed.
18:21That's not why
18:22I pitched it.
18:24I 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.
18:32I 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
18:53disagreeing
18:55with Brooklyn publicly?
18:58No.
18:59Okay, so then
19:01when this article
19:02comes out,
19:02Brooklyn's not going
19:03to see any parallels
19:04to her own situation.
19:07I mean,
19:08it's not
19:08impossible.
19:11Okay,
19:12how would you feel
19:13if you had been
19:14keeping a
19:15really big secret
19:17for a really long time
19:19and Brooklyn found out
19:22and decided to
19:25produce a song about it?
19:30I wouldn't love it.
19:32you should rethink things.
19:35Are you saying
19:36I should kill
19:37my article?
19:38Yes.
19:40I think you should.
19:44But I love you.
19:49Hey, what are you doing here?
19:53What's wrong?
19:54Everything?
19:56Everything?
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 started class late
20:16which didn't help your chances
20:17but you completed
20:18the coursework
20:19and you did hand it
20:21a pretty impressive
20:22data model
20:23and you did all of this
20:24in a really short amount
20:25of time.
20:25So,
20:27congratulations.
20:27Well, I'm glad
20:30that everything
20:30turned out okay.
20:31Don't do that.
20:33You give yourself
20:33credit 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.
20:43Okay?
20:44Okay.
20:45Well, thank you so much
20:46for the opportunity.
20:48I'm sure I'm gonna learn
20:49so much from being
20:50your assistant.
20:51I appreciate you
20:53looking out for me.
20:54I, I do.
20:56But that's what
20:57excellent lawyers are for.
20:59I promise
21:00I will consult
21:01with my lawyers
21:02before I publish anything.
21:04Even if Drew
21:05doesn't sue,
21:07aren't you worried
21:07about how this is gonna look
21:09for Aurora?
21:10How will it look?
21:12You 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
21:25the press conference?
21:27Willow,
21:27she was standing
21:28right by Drew's side.
21:29Her devotion to him,
21:30I, I, I mean,
21:31it's written all over her.
21:32It's sincere.
21:34She could sway
21:34public opinion
21:35in Drew's favor.
21:37Even more reason
21:38to, to run
21:39a counter viewpoint.
21:41Especially if we want
21:42to stop Drew
21:43from, from, from
21:44getting Ezra Boyle
21:45elected mayor
21:45instead of Laura.
21:46Honey, please,
21:47can you just do
21:48what I'm asking you
21:49to do?
21:51For my sake.
21:53What does this
21:54have to 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.
22:05But he is
22:07making a move
22:08that may
22:09unintentionally
22:10make life easier
22:11for you.
22:11Sidwell, I'm listening.
22:14Sidwell and I
22:15paid Sonny
22:15a 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 think
22:29it 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.
23:04Yeah, but you
23:05didn't buy that.
23:07No, but I mean,
23:10you 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 all
23:19kinds 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?
23:32the people
23:34can vote against
23:35me
23:35and send me
23:37packing.
23:40You know what?
23:42I don't want
23:43that to happen.
23:44I just,
23:44I just wish
23:45there was
23:45another option.
23:47I'm not getting
23:48out of the business
23:51unless I sell it
23:52to you
23:52and you don't
23:54want it.
23:54So, you know,
24:00we're going to
24:01have to sell
24:01that to the
24:02highest 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.
24:17hard on that
24:22dad model.
24:23I don't understand
24:24how it could
24:24get so screwed
24:25up.
24:27Emma,
24:28I'm so sorry.
24:30Yeah, me too.
24:32Cost me the
24:33position.
24:35Isn't the
24:36original still
24:36on your laptop?
24:39Can you show
24:39it to your
24:40professor so he
24:40can see the
24:41work for himself?
24:42I mean, it's
24:42an older, less
24:43refined version.
24:45And it's too
24:46late 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
24:53it one more shot?
24:55I guess I could
24:56try and talk to
24:57him.
24:58Can't hurt,
24:59right?
25:01Right.
25:13Hey, any news
25:15on Sidwell?
25:16Like, has he
25:16kidnapped anyone
25:17recently or
25:18jaywalked anything
25:19illegal?
25:20No, no, not
25:21that 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
25:27money off his
25:27inkite.
25:29I'm just scared.
25:30You know, he's
25:30going to do
25:31something to pull
25:32the rug out from
25:33under us.
25:34Yeah, I understand
25:35that.
25:35I think just keep
25:37documenting all your
25:38dealings with him
25:39because if his
25:40assets suddenly get
25:41frozen, you're going
25:42to need to extricate
25:43Deception as quickly
25:44as you can and
25:46keep looking around
25:47for other supply
25:48chains.
25:49Okay.
25:50Thanks for your
25:51advice.
25:52That's kind of what
25:52we've been doing.
25:53Yeah.
25:56Hey, where's Emma?
25:58I saw she was here.
25:59Did she go?
26:00She had to head back
26:01to school.
26:02Oh, okay.
26:03That's too bad.
26:04Okay.
26:05It is time to put
26:06this act together.
26:07Let's see what you
26:08guys got.
26:13So when can I get
26:14started?
26:15Well, the real work
26:17doesn't start to the
26:17end of the semester,
26:18but until then you can
26:20help me get organized,
26:21you know, stuff like
26:22that.
26:22Yeah.
26:23I'm happy to dive in
26:24whenever.
26:25Well, that's exactly
26:26what I was hoping to
26:27hear.
26:27But before you do
26:29anything, there is one
26:32condition, and I'm
26:34afraid it's a deal
26:35breaker.
26:38I'm sorry.
26:38I didn't mean to
26:39interrupt your mother-daughter
26:40visit.
26:40I was just saying
26:41hello.
26:41That's okay.
26:42Jocelyn, how'd you
26:43go?
26:43I think she's warming
26:44up to you.
26:46I think she was just
26:48being polite.
26:48Oh, my daughter is not
26:50shy about voicing her
26:52opinion.
26:53I mean, she had plenty
26:53to say about Sonny.
26:55Oh, yeah?
26:56What does she have
26:57against your ex?
26:58She doesn't like how
26:59Sonny's trouble seems to
27:00rub off on me.
27:02She's not wrong.
27:03I think she would
27:04definitely lose her mind
27:05if she knew I was
27:06anywhere near that
27:06attempted assassination.
27:08Yeah, well, I wasn't
27:10thrilled myself.
27:12But everything turned
27:12out okay, thanks to
27:14you.
27:16No, no.
27:17Brick handled the
27:17assassin.
27:18I just did some light
27:20cleaning.
27:20Right.
27:21The WSB stepped in and
27:24discreetly handled the
27:25situation so the word
27:26wouldn't get out.
27:28You did Brick and
27:29Sonny a huge favor, and
27:31I appreciate it more
27:32than I can say.
27:35Well, I didn't do it
27:36for Brick.
27:37I didn't do it for
27:38Sonny.
27:40I did it for you.
27:43Port Charles has always
27:44had an organized crime
27:46presence.
27:47I don't see that
27:48changing.
27:49Port Charles is a port
27:50city not far from a
27:51major metropolitan area.
27:52Yeah, exactly.
27:53But with Sonny in
27:53control, it has been
27:55stable and relatively
27:57peaceful.
27:59It's only when a
27:59challenger shows up that
28:00it gets kind of ugly,
28:03which is precisely why
28:04I'm undercover with
28:05Sidwell.
28:05If he gains control of
28:07those peers and starts
28:08breaking the law, I will
28:09be right there to catch
28:10him.
28:11And then we only have to
28:12worry about who's coming
28:14in after him.
28:15Okay, Laura, one problem
28:17at a time.
28:17Yes, you're absolutely
28:19right.
28:22Thank you for telling me
28:22about Sidwell's offer.
28:24It's an intriguing new
28:28development.
28:30Sidwell's never dull.
28:32I will keep you updated.
28:34Yeah, Jordan, listen,
28:36please be careful, okay?
28:39You're risking so much.
28:42Don't worry.
28:43I know what I'm doing.
28:44Before I make a deal
28:50with Sidwell, I need to
28:51make sure that he's not
28:53the one who put a firebomb
28:55in my apartment and hurt
28:57Michael.
28:58If he is, he's probably
29:00behind your assassination
29:01attempt in L.A. too.
29:02Yeah, well, we've been
29:03going back and forth of,
29:05you know, him being the
29:06guy, but I need to settle
29:08this once and for all.
29:11It's time we do a little
29:12digging ourselves.
29:15I agree.
29:17I'm on it.
29:22You might not realize it,
29:23but your coverage of Drew,
29:25it affects me personally
29:26because of Willow.
29:28How?
29:30She's my employee.
29:32If you go hard against one
29:33of my employees' partners,
29:35a congressman no less,
29:37it could make things very
29:39difficult for me and the
29:41hospital.
29:42We could be in an
29:42uncomfortable position.
29:44Well, I don't want to do
29:45that, but I do have an
29:46obligation to cover what's
29:48happening and then report
29:49it.
29:50I can't let Drew have his
29:51way.
29:52It's not good for this city.
29:54Yes, but it doesn't have to
29:55be your fight, babe.
29:56And whose fight is it?
29:57The public's.
29:59There are legitimate
30:00arguments out there against
30:02Measure C and to re-elect
30:04Laura for the sake of
30:06objectivity.
30:07How about we let those
30:09arguments speak for
30:10themselves?
30:12You make a good point.
30:14I suppose if I lay off
30:16Drew a little bit, it might
30:17make both of our lives
30:18easier?
30:19I think that it will.
30:29Yeah, hey, Travis.
30:31Look, I've been thinking
30:32about the Congressman Cain
30:34editorial.
30:34Ariel, I think we should
30:37hold off.
30:39At least for now.
30:41Okay, what's the
30:43condition?
30:44You have to sign an NDA.
30:46Right.
30:48It stipulates that you can't
30:50talk to anybody about the
30:51work you do here as my
30:52assistant.
30:54Of course, I will never share
30:56anything with anyone.
30:57Okay, and all the research is
31:01exclusively my IP, and you
31:05can't take anything that you
31:07learned here as work and use
31:09it for the basis of your own
31:10work in the future.
31:13Yeah, that sounds perfectly
31:14reasonable.
31:15Okay.
31:15If that's what this says, I'm
31:17happy to sign.
31:17Well, in that case, welcome
31:22aboard, Ms. Jackson.
31:26That's not a fair ask, Tracy.
31:29This is my journalistic
31:31comeback.
31:32You're a Spencer.
31:33You can do anything you put
31:34your mind to.
31:35Sell the editor and what are
31:36your other ideas?
31:38And scrap all of my research
31:40and all of my interviews.
31:41Can't you just tell Brooklyn that
31:43this isn't about her and make
31:44her let it go?
31:45Would you be able to let it
31:47go?
31:49Please, Lulu.
31:51Do this for me.
31:54Okay, fine.
31:56If it'll get everyone off my
31:57back, I will call the editor
31:59and I'll tell her I need to do
32:00something else, and I'll just
32:01pray that she agrees.
32:03I am only doing this for you.
32:07I appreciate that.
32:12So that's it?
32:12We're just done talking?
32:15Uh, yeah.
32:17I figure you've heard enough
32:19of my voice for one afternoon.
32:24Or you have other people you
32:26need to browbeat into
32:27submission.
32:29Don't let me keep you.
32:32I love you.
32:34I love you, too.
32:35Even though you went full
32:37step monster today.
32:39Really?
32:39Really?
32:41I feel kind of rusty.
32:45Boy, your man has moves.
32:57You're one lucky lady.
32:59Don't I know it?
33:00You know how you said you keep
33:02your personal life and your work
33:03life separate?
33:05That's not entirely true.
33:07Why would you say that?
33:09Because we were just saying how
33:11you used your position at the
33:12WSB to clean up the situation
33:14in L.A., and then you flew me
33:16home on the company jet.
33:18Well, that wasn't a big deal.
33:20I was heading back to Port
33:20Charles anyway.
33:21That's not the only thing.
33:23You ordered a drone strike in
33:25Africa because I was worried
33:26about Jason and Lucky's safety.
33:28That is a big thing.
33:30Aren't you worried you're going
33:31to get in trouble at the Bureau?
33:35I have not done anything that I
33:37couldn't justify to my superiors.
33:40Don't they want you doing your
33:41actual work, though?
33:44Multitasking is the hallmark of a
33:45good agent.
33:47Besides, I'm doing everything that
33:49needs to get done.
33:49Anyway, I have dedicated my
33:54entire life to the Bureau.
33:57At this point, I have earned the
33:59right to take a few things for
34:01myself.
34:03Am I one of those things?
34:06You're not a thing.
34:08You, Carly Spencer, are everything.
34:16Am I really that important to you?
34:17If you don't know that by now,
34:20then I'm really doing this wrong.
34:24Carly, I am so glad you're here.
34:27I really need to talk to you.
34:28I'm here, but I'm not alone.
34:31Yes, I know.
34:32Hi.
34:33Hi.
34:34Are you okay?
34:36Yes, but I need to talk to you.
34:40You're private.
34:44It's me.
34:45I spoke to Curtis, and I think I
34:48was able to make some inroads.
34:51I think you're going to get what
34:52you want.
34:57Hey.
34:58Is everything all right?
34:59It sounded urgent when you called.
35:01Hey.
35:02Um, it is.
35:05I needed someone I could trust to
35:06talk to.
35:07Okay.
35:08Well, I'm here.
35:09What's going on?
35:10I think my wife is lying to me.
35:22Professor Dalton, I just wanted to...
35:25Jocelyn?
35:26What are you doing here?
35:27I, um...
35:31I work here.
35:36I'm so glad you're here.
35:38Well, I came as soon as I got your text.
35:40What do you need to see me about?
35:41Well, you have had
35:43decades of criminal training,
35:46and I thought perhaps you could
35:47put your skills to good use
35:50for once
35:50for our family.
35:51What do you need?
35:55My great-grandson.
35:58I need you to find me.
36:06Wow!
36:07That was amazing!
36:08That was a showstopper.
36:10I think this is going to be
36:11the performance of the night.
36:12Oh, gosh.
36:14Uh, Anna, do you want to take a break?
36:15We could go see Sean,
36:16check out what things he has
36:17for you to wear.
36:18Oh, yes.
36:19Come on.
36:19Gio, we're, um,
36:22we're heading home.
36:22Do you want to ride?
36:24Uh, before you go...
36:26What's this?
36:28I would like to dance
36:29the tango with my wife.
36:31No, no, no, no, no, no.
36:32I don't...
36:32Oh, come on!
36:33It'll be fun.
36:34The tango is the dance of love.
36:35Yeah, but I don't know
36:36how to tango.
36:38Then it is a good thing
36:39that I do.
36:40Just follow my lead.
36:42Can you play that song again?
36:43It'd be my pleasure, sir.
36:45Can I have this dance?
36:48Okay.
36:49Fine.
36:54Thanks for coming over here with me.
36:56Yeah.
36:56Well, I definitely feel like
36:57I had much of a choice,
36:58but it sounded pretty serious,
36:59so here I am.
37:01It is.
37:02You know how you warned me
37:03about not blowing things up
37:05the way Robin did?
37:06Yes, and I was pretty clear
37:08about how I felt.
37:08You were very clear.
37:09But there is a difference
37:11between keeping a secret
37:12and perpetuating a lie,
37:13and right now,
37:14someone is lying.
37:16Either Lois,
37:17or Brooklyn,
37:18or maybe both,
37:19which is why I need
37:20to find Dante's son.
37:22Thanks for coming by, Laura.
37:24There's a few things
37:25that I would like to
37:27discuss with you.
37:29Oh, okay.
37:30Well, first and most importantly,
37:32are you okay?
37:33Uh, yeah, I'm doing great.
37:36I had my heart surgery.
37:38And?
37:40The doctor says
37:41I'm making a full recovery.
37:42Oh, my gosh.
37:44Yeah.
37:44Oh, I'm so glad
37:46to hear you say that.
37:47I, I'm so happy.
37:50I, I was worried.
37:53And, uh,
37:54the next piece of information
37:56is going to ease your mind
37:57even more.
37:59And what would that be?
38:02Sidwell wants to buy my peers.
38:05I haven't checked it out,
38:07but I'm, I'm considering it.
38:09Is it okay for me to say
38:11that it really surprises me
38:13to hear you say that?
38:15Yeah, yeah, I mean,
38:17but you know what?
38:19It would solve my problems
38:21and it would solve your problems.
38:30On the next general hospital.
38:32You cannot make an accusation like this.
38:34I think you'd be better off
38:35confiding in someone else.
38:36You want dad to make peace with Drew?
38:38I am prepared to do something
38:40that might benefit your friends, sonny.
38:42Sometimes it's worth
38:43making a deal with the devil.
38:44You're making a huge mistake.