Skip to playerSkip to main contentSkip to footer
Emmerdale
  • 6/9/2025
Transcript
00:00What are we doing here?
00:07Do you want me to get into the courthouse?
00:11Look, I saw Michael Willow and the kids here last night, visiting the new baby.
00:23All together?
00:24Yeah.
00:25Pretty cozy.
00:27Right?
00:28So, things are definitely starting to thaw between Michael and Willow, and if that is the case, then everything you accomplished yesterday in court, all of that is for nothing.
00:37Right.
00:38Okay.
00:38What's your plan?
00:40Whatever reconciliation is happening between Michael and Willow, I'm going to put an end to it.
00:47Right now.
00:56Michael.
00:57You sound surprised to hear from me.
00:59It's just been a while since you called.
01:02Yeah.
01:03Yeah, that's actually what I want to talk about.
01:07Last night, with the kids, it was really nice.
01:12It really was.
01:14I thought maybe you and I could speak privately at the courthouse today, and before things get started.
01:21I'd like that.
01:22Great.
01:24I'll see you there.
01:25See you.
01:29That sounded civil.
01:30It was.
01:31Michael wants to talk, just the two of us.
01:34Before or after the hearing?
01:35Before.
01:37I think that's a really good sign.
01:38So do I.
01:39But I could be wrong.
01:42It wouldn't be the first time.
01:43Hey, hey.
01:44I don't think it's a coincidence that you had that special family moment last night, and now he wants to be more cordial, and Michael wants to talk to you.
01:53Well, I think this might be what we were hoping for.
01:58Oh, God.
01:59Mom, I pray you're right.
02:01Thanks for bringing me to work.
02:03I have to do this.
02:05Well, it's your first day back, and I wanted to make sure you got in okay.
02:09My badge still works on everything.
02:11I know, but this is the last time that I'll be able to make sure that you get here.
02:18I knew I'd find you here.
02:21It's your go-to thinking spot.
02:24It was John here on my son's birthday before I knew it was to you.
02:27I remember.
02:29Now that I know that it's him, I'm John here because I feel close to him here.
02:35He used to play violin here all the time.
02:38Yeah, he used to say how he loved, how the sound carried.
02:43I was back when he was still talking to me.
02:45Back when he was still playing the violin.
02:47Now he may never do either of those things again, and it's all Lulu's fault.
02:52Text me if you want me to grab anything on my way home.
02:55Rocco, hold on.
02:56I know there's a lot going on right now.
03:02You're okay?
03:04Definitely doing better than Gio.
03:06He still isn't answering any of my texts.
03:11I still feel terrible about how things went down.
03:14I gotta handle things better.
03:18Eventually it'll all blow over, but right now my dad's really hurting, and so is Gio.
03:26Hey, what's your room?
03:42I thought that was you.
03:48Hello, Carly.
03:49Do you have a minute?
03:50Sure.
03:51Cody, what can I do for you?
03:53Actually, I think it's more like, what can I do for you?
03:57How do you feel about love?
03:59So she was making little fists?
04:03That is incredible.
04:04She is, she's already such a fierce little girl, right?
04:08Yeah.
04:08Now you have three nieces.
04:11I do have three nieces.
04:13That's right.
04:13I have you, and I have Scout, and I have...
04:16Let me guess.
04:19You are here to see...
04:21Daisy!
04:21Oh, that's right.
04:22Daisy.
04:23Would you mind watching Wiley for a minute?
04:25I just have to stop in the powder room.
04:27I'd be happy to.
04:28Perfect.
04:28Okay.
04:30Here is some sustenance for you.
04:33Your dad will be here in a little bit, okay?
04:36Okay.
04:37We're going to go right there.
04:39You love those yogurt melts, and you're a baby, too.
04:45Anyway, how was it meeting your new sister?
04:48Very fun.
04:49Oh, well, I can't wait to meet her myself.
04:55Hey, Wiley, I've got to take care of something, but I'll be right over here where you can see me, okay?
04:59Yeah.
05:08Look, today has got to go our way, okay?
05:12Willow and I need custody of Wiley and Amelia, because now that Michael's got the new baby, he doesn't want Wiley and Amelia anymore.
05:42I'm sorry, have we met?
05:50Briefly, at Miller and Davis, but you sold some artwork to my father, Jen Sidwell.
05:57Oh, of course.
05:59So how is Windermere treating him?
06:02Great.
06:03It's actually lucky for me that I ran into you.
06:05Oh, my father's trying to get a Van Gogh through customs,
06:08but we were hoping you might have some connections that could help.
06:13Yeah.
06:13Oh, sure, I'll make a call for him, no problem.
06:15Wow, that was easy.
06:18I didn't even have to name drop Lucas.
06:21And how do you know my nephew?
06:24We're dating.
06:27You're going to have to walk me through the love thing.
06:30Okay, picture this.
06:32Every Tuesday night or whatever works for the Metro Court,
06:35we host a weekly singles night here by the pool with a $50 buy-in.
06:40I get the proceeds?
06:41Well, no, I do.
06:45You're going to have to work on that part of the pitch.
06:46Okay, just hear me out, okay?
06:50When couples hit it off, right, they're going to literally want to get a room.
06:56Hello, hotel revenue.
06:59The Metro Court is a five-star establishment.
07:03We don't rent rooms by the hour.
07:05I...
07:05Did Olivia sign off on us?
07:08No, the queues are going through a lot right now.
07:10I didn't actually have a chance to run a buyer.
07:12But trust me, I mean, we get a couple influencers,
07:15and then maybe we get some sponsors eventually.
07:18Before you know it, the Metro Court pool is the hottest hangout for wealthy singles.
07:23Come on, who can say no to love?
07:26You should go, because you have a lot of goodbyes to make.
07:32None will be as hard as this one.
07:34It's right, though.
07:37You, uh, just remind me why again?
07:42Lucky, we were 15 when we fell in love.
07:46We're not the same people that we were back then.
07:50Life just...
07:51It changes us, and it shapes us, and...
07:54It just shapes us differently.
07:57And that's all.
07:58That's...
07:59It's okay.
08:01Well, one thing that hasn't changed...
08:04I love you as much today as I did back then.
08:10And I always will.
08:11You know, you know, I love you.
08:16But we both know you always struggled with Port Charles, and it fits you even less now.
08:23Hey.
08:28There's no shame in it.
08:30Okay?
08:31We just...
08:32Ended up wanting different things.
08:36It's better that we admit it now than wind up...
08:39Unhappy.
08:41Right?
08:41It's what's best for the both of us.
08:46Why does it hurt so much?
09:03Goodbye, Elizabeth.
09:08Bye, Lucky.
09:08Bye.
09:09Bye, Lucky.
09:11I begged her not to say anything, and she just couldn't do it.
09:25You have every right to be mad at Lulu.
09:26I don't know who I'm more furious with, Lulu or my mom.
09:30Oh.
09:31Your mom texted me.
09:32No, I don't want to hear it.
09:33I really don't want to have anything to do with her right now, Chase.
09:35Can you just read what I wrote back?
09:39I said that you needed space,
09:40and I refused to be the go-between.
09:44And forgiving her was my choice,
09:48and that you would just support me.
09:50No pressure.
09:51Is that okay?
09:52It's perfect.
09:54Just like you.
09:59I know that there's a lot of uncertainty right now,
10:03but you can always count on me loving you.
10:05All right?
10:07It's never going to change.
10:11Michael can have his family with Daisy and Sasha.
10:14That's what he wants.
10:17That's the only reason he came back.
10:20Definitely make things easier for us.
10:23Yeah.
10:24Maybe Jason was right about me going to Germany.
10:44I mean, not that it was successful,
10:46but maybe what we needed this whole time
10:47was to just talk face-to-face,
10:50no one else in our ear,
10:51just us.
10:52Just us, yes, yes.
10:54If cooler heads prevail,
10:55Michael will see
10:56that your custody is what's best.
10:59Wiley and Amelia need both parents in their lives.
11:02The judge might have even ruled that way
11:04if things hadn't gotten so ugly yesterday.
11:06I know.
11:06The way the proceedings were headed,
11:08I was starting to wonder
11:09if Michael was going to be granted visitation,
11:12let alone full custody.
11:13What was that little performance you did for Wiley's sake?
11:23Do you really think it's a good idea to use the kid?
11:26No.
11:27Okay, I...
11:28I hate myself for doing that.
11:31Believe me, you got to know
11:32I love Wiley.
11:35But I got to derail,
11:37and he's softening between Willow and Michael.
11:39Joe,
11:40would that be so terrible?
11:44Yes.
11:46It would,
11:47because if they agreed on shared custody,
11:49that that only benefits Michael, okay?
11:51Michael's losing the custody battle,
11:53and he knows it,
11:54so if Willow compromises it all,
11:55that's not good.
11:57She's got to stay the course,
11:59and...
11:59and hopefully,
12:02with Wiley's help,
12:05she will.
12:08Is everything okay?
12:09Hey, you know you can tell me.
12:11Wiley.
12:12Wiley, Wiley, what's wrong?
12:13Hey, Wiley.
12:15Buddy, what happened?
12:16I've been trying to get him to tell me.
12:19Just take a deep breath.
12:21Okay?
12:21Tell me what happened.
12:24You don't want me at Millie anymore.
12:29I'm going to give you guys a spender.
12:33I don't know where you heard that,
12:35but that is not true.
12:36I love you and your sister more than anything.
12:40I'm bigger than an ocean.
12:41Remember?
12:42There's nothing I want more than to be with you guys.
12:45Really?
12:46Really.
12:48Hey, you know my phone calls with you
12:50while I was in Germany?
12:51That's what got me better.
12:53All I wanted was to come home to you.
12:55But what about the new baby?
12:57I only need you now more than ever, bud.
13:01You have been such a great big brother to Amelia.
13:03I need you to be that again for Daisy.
13:06And you have to teach Amelia how to be a big sister.
13:09Really?
13:09Yeah, she's never been an older sibling before.
13:11You get to teach her how it's done.
13:14Okay.
13:15I can do that.
13:17Yeah, you can.
13:20Now, Wiley, why did you even get an idea like that to begin with?
13:24I heard Uncle Drew say it.
13:27Uncle Drew.
13:33Lucas is quite a catch, isn't he?
13:36I'm a lucky guy.
13:38Well, you're no slouch yourself, right?
13:40An attorney.
13:42Your father is a very successful businessman.
13:45You might change your mind when you find out who my mother is.
13:49Uh-oh.
13:50Hit me.
13:50Natalia Ramirez.
13:55I appreciate your idea.
13:56I really do.
13:57But the pool already has themed events every night of the week.
14:01Every night?
14:02Every night.
14:03If something changes, I'll let you know.
14:06Until then, I can get you a day pass.
14:07I do love your hustle, Cody Bell.
14:13Just not enough.
14:18Gio.
14:19Hey, how you holding up?
14:21Forgot I found out that his whole life is a lie.
14:24Hey, I'm fine.
14:26You, uh, you aren't staying at the queues anymore.
14:30Can you blame me?
14:31No.
14:32But, uh, I don't know if you need any money to stay afloat.
14:37Uh, I don't have much, but it's yours.
14:41I'm actually staying with Emma and her grandmother right now, so, uh, well, look, I'm just saying, uh, I'm here.
14:50I appreciate that.
14:51Amen.
14:52Now that I know the truth, who's responsible for it, I got everything I need.
15:00This is a fun surprise.
15:02Come in.
15:03Uh, well, it might not be as fun as you think.
15:07What does that mean?
15:08Uh, I came to say goodbye.
15:13What?
15:15Yeah, I'm, uh, I'm leaving Port Charles.
15:18Like, for the weekend?
15:21For good.
15:24I don't understand the last time we talked to you said things were going great.
15:28Yeah.
15:30They, they were, and, and they are, but, um, it just can't last, and that's on me.
15:38Last night felt like old times, mom.
15:44Michael and I, the kids together, not in a romantic way, just nice.
15:52And that Michael, he shouldn't be kept away from our kids.
15:55Yeah.
15:56Yeah.
15:56I mean, you've always said that he's a good dad.
15:59He is.
16:01And it's not like I ever hated Michael.
16:04That's what made the last six months so hard.
16:06I was just disappointed in the way he was acting.
16:09But him calling for the evening and wanting to talk, that's, that's the old Michael I know.
16:14The one who let me take the kids to your house that first night because he knew it was the right thing to do.
16:18Yeah, after everything came out.
16:21If he could compromise then, if he could bring me into Wiley's life and make me his mother in the first place, then I can return the favor and compromise now.
16:31Yes, I am so relieved to hear you say that.
16:34I am.
16:34That is the way to be.
16:36You need to be open and honest.
16:38That's the way.
16:39If that's true, then why have you been keeping secrets from me?
16:47Hi, Daisy.
16:49Oh, she's so precious.
16:52I was just telling Wiley how we're really going to need him around now that the baby's here.
16:57Yes, you're going to have to teach her all the tricks of the trade, right?
17:00Like how to play soccer?
17:02Exactly.
17:03That's exactly right.
17:04Hey, buddy, why don't you and Amelia take my phone?
17:08You guys can sit over here and, you know, find out which cartoons Daisy needs to know about when she's older, okay?
17:16I'm just going to talk to Aunt Christina for a minute, all right?
17:18Amelia, come sit over here, baby.
17:20Come on, cutie.
17:22Come sit here so your brother can text you.
17:24Okay.
17:29What's going on?
17:31Drew's too new, though.
17:33I thought maybe things can get better with Will and me and the kids,
17:36so it'll never happen as long as she's in the picture.
17:43Oh, and all is right in the world again.
17:46Welcome back, Nurse Baldwin.
17:50We missed you.
17:53What's wrong?
17:54How do you know something's wrong?
17:55Just do.
17:56Spill.
17:56Um, do you remember what we talked about the other day at my house?
18:04You and Lucky?
18:05And how I didn't think that he was made for the settled down type of life.
18:11You're leading?
18:13I told him to go.
18:15What, why?
18:15Did, did, did something happen?
18:17Did Lucky decided he needed to be off adventuring?
18:19Just the opposite.
18:22You proposed.
18:26Staying in one place has never been your thing.
18:28No.
18:30And Elizabeth is the exact opposite.
18:32I mean, she, she finds comfort and stability in the known.
18:37So then where will you go?
18:45Um, I don't know.
18:46I don't know exactly.
18:48I'm going to spend the summer with Aiden first.
18:51We're going to travel around just like I did with Dad and Mom.
18:56For the record, I hate this.
18:59I knew you would.
19:00But it sounds like you and Elizabeth are being very mature about everything.
19:09Well, she is.
19:11I'm trying my hardest to keep up.
19:15Are you sure you can do this?
19:19You can walk away?
19:22I love her too much not to.
19:24I want to apologize for my part in exposing your mother's, your unlovely opinions.
19:34Now, Lucas told me what happened.
19:36And I know all too well how deep my mother's intolerance runs.
19:41I just cannot imagine not accepting my child exactly for who they are.
19:46I appreciate that.
19:50Well, I should get going.
19:54I'll be in touch with you about that favor.
19:58It was nice to see you, Aiden.
19:59Yeah, you too, Marco.
20:05Gio.
20:07Marco.
20:08Hi.
20:10Did you get my text?
20:13Sorry, I didn't answer.
20:14I'm still kind of spinning from everything.
20:16No, I get it.
20:19I'm sorry.
20:21Why?
20:21You didn't lie to me.
20:25I never lied to my own brother.
20:30What exactly are the secrets that I'm keeping?
20:34That Michael and Sasha slept together.
20:38I am so sorry.
20:41Yeah, I just found out about that the other day.
20:43And I swear, it was just...
20:45I'm not mad.
20:45I'm grateful.
20:49And I know how close you and Sasha are.
20:52I can't imagine how difficult it was for you to use that information against her.
20:58Yeah, I had to know really what to do.
21:02But I knew that if it was going to make sure that you get your kids, I was going to tell her.
21:11I love you so much, my beautiful God.
21:18And I will do anything for you.
21:20I have had a lot of people in my life say those words, and they never backed it up with action.
21:32You did.
21:34You actually put me first.
21:36Michael, hi.
21:41Wiley thinks I don't want him to be on here anymore.
21:44What?
21:45Wait, why?
21:46Because of the new baby?
21:49But he was thrilled to see Daisy last night.
21:51Where would he get the idea that you don't want him?
21:53From Drew.
21:53Hey.
22:14Hey.
22:15You okay?
22:17Yeah, I thought I could do this, but I think this is a bad idea.
22:20This is just, it's my first time being back at the pool since, um...
22:25You know what?
22:27You look a little pale.
22:28Why don't you just sit down for a second?
22:32Yeah, yeah.
22:33That's a really good idea.
22:35I'm going to get you some wine.
22:36Okay.
22:50Why don't you let me take you to the elevators?
22:54No, I said I'm going to do this, and I'm going to do this.
22:59Okay.
23:00Well, if you need me, just let me know, okay?
23:04Okay.
23:10It's a Van Gogh.
23:11Yes, it's a very important piece.
23:15I told him that you would handle it personally.
23:18Oh, that's excellent.
23:20Yeah.
23:21Oh, thanks so much, Ed.
23:23I really appreciate it.
23:25Yeah.
23:26Yeah, you take care.
23:28Bye-bye.
23:31Excuse me.
23:33I believe that's my chaise.
23:36Gio will come around.
23:38I know he will.
23:39You weren't here, Chase.
23:41When Gio came back to the house, I admitted to him that it was my choice to give him away.
23:45It shredded him.
23:47Well, again, it's all so fresh.
23:49You got to give everyone time to process.
23:51And then what?
23:53What do you mean?
23:54What happens after we all process?
23:56I have no idea how this is going to play out.
23:58I may not have known about my mother and my grandmother's lies, but it was my choice to give up Gio.
24:05And he knows that now.
24:06You did the best thing you could for Gio.
24:09I gave him away, Chase.
24:11And that's the part that hurt Gio the most.
24:14Not the lies or any of the rest of it.
24:18It's that I didn't want him.
24:20That's not how it was.
24:21But it is for Gio.
24:22I started some pain.
24:24And I caused it.
24:28Sorry about that, man.
24:29No problem.
24:32You know, finding out we're brothers has been...
24:36I mean, we've been living together since Halloween and had no idea.
24:39I've always wanted a brother.
24:42Me too.
24:44I mean, I have Danny.
24:46Obviously, but I'm really glad to have you too.
24:48You know, I'm still trying to wrap my head around all this.
24:55When I was growing up, I was lonely sometimes.
25:00They're envious of other people's big, crazy families.
25:03When my mom died, I just wish I had one person who could go through it with me.
25:09I wish you'd had that too.
25:12Yeah.
25:12Things are kind of weird right now, but finding out that you're my brother?
25:18Shoot.
25:20It's one of the best things coming out of all these lies, man.
25:27Look, I know it's tough with my dad and the whole King's Speech thing,
25:31but I'll tell him again what really happened.
25:34Maybe this time he'll really get it, and then we can all finally move past that night.
25:38Oh, I am, I am really so sorry.
25:44Uh, here, uh...
25:44Okay.
25:45No, let me get you another towel.
25:48Do you want me to lay it on me?
25:49No, you know what?
25:49I think I can handle it myself.
25:52And I feel so bad.
25:54Uh, let me at least get you a drink for commandeering your chaise.
26:01Well, I would never say no to an iced tea.
26:03Okay.
26:04Um, well, I do feel so bad.
26:06I'll even spring for one of those paper umbrellas.
26:08Dad.
26:10Sorry again.
26:21I found Wiley in tears this morning.
26:23When I asked him what happened, he told me he heard his uncle Drew
26:26said that I don't want him as sister anymore.
26:28Okay.
26:28Now, this is the man that you're tearing apart our family for?
26:31Wiley must have misunderstood.
26:32No, Drew said it!
26:34Okay, and I'm betting he meant for Wiley to overhear it.
26:38Drew would never do something like that.
26:40So either Wiley misconstrued something you or someone in your family said, or you're making
26:46this all up to turn me against Drew?
26:48Drew is a good man who loves me and my children.
26:51He would never do something to hurt them.
26:54I want you to remember this moment.
26:58This is the moment you could have ended things, and you refused.
27:02You chose Drew over our kids.
27:11Are you okay?
27:14No.
27:14Hey.
27:19Hey.
27:21Hey, what's going on?
27:23What's wrong?
27:25Michael claims Wiley heard you say that Michael doesn't want him and his sister anymore.
27:31Apparently, Wiley was very upset, but I know you would never do something like that.
27:35No.
27:37No, I would never do anything like that.
27:40Come here.
27:41I'm sorry.
27:42I'm so, so sorry.
27:45It just goes to show you that Michael, he's not well, and that the kids, the kids belong
27:52with us.
27:56You said you wanted to talk to me before the hearing.
27:58Never mind.
27:59Stick to the original plan and do whatever you have to.
28:02I guess I'm safe with Willow.
28:03You're, uh, you're leaving already?
28:11Yeah.
28:12Yeah, I have some loose ends to tie up.
28:14Okay.
28:15Well, uh, thanks for chatting with me.
28:18My pleasure.
28:20And again, sorry about the chair.
28:22It's really not political.
28:24I'll see you around.
28:26I hope so.
28:26Eva.
28:32Back to the scene of the crime, I see.
28:34Beautiful day, isn't it?
28:36It was.
28:37It's days like this that make you really appreciate your freedom.
28:42Don't you agree?
28:44You enjoy it.
28:45It wouldn't have worked, you know?
29:00It's just crazy considering how much we love each other, and we really do.
29:04I believe it.
29:06Maybe if I was that same girl who lucky met outside of Kelly's, one who was just willing
29:12to throw caution to the wind and follow him everywhere.
29:16You're not that girl anymore.
29:18No.
29:20But I know her.
29:23And I'm grateful for her.
29:25And I'm grateful for that boy who met me outside of Kelly's all those years ago.
29:31You're doing...
29:31And we will always love each other.
29:33We will.
29:34It's just not gonna...
29:35It's just not gonna work this time.
29:38You're doing the right thing.
29:39Thank you for saying that.
29:42Well, I mean it.
29:44Truly loving someone is wanting what's best for them, right?
29:50Yeah.
29:52And in luck, it's in my case.
29:55It's just not each other.
30:00Really gonna miss you, though.
30:03I was kinda counting on you to help me through this rough patch.
30:07Is that what we're calling it?
30:09You heard?
30:11I...
30:11I saw the video of the nurse's ball.
30:16Gio saying that Dante and Brooklyn were his parents.
30:19Is that, uh...
30:21Is that thanks to you?
30:23Not on purpose.
30:26I'll take that as a guess.
30:27I never meant to hurt Gio.
30:33I was just trying to find out the truth.
30:36I wanted to lash out when my own world fell apart.
30:39I wanted to punish everybody.
30:42I'm guessing that's how Gio feels.
30:45But it's not forever.
30:47Promise?
30:47Once the emotions fade...
30:50Gio will see your decision to give him up for what it was.
30:55The ultimate sacrifice.
30:57Even if Gio could find it somewhere in his heart to forgive me...
31:01He will.
31:01I don't know that I could ever forgive myself.
31:05What if Gio never allows me to be a mother to him?
31:08All because of secrets and lies that I didn't even know anything about.
31:11Look, we need to learn from this.
31:16No keeping the big stuff from our child.
31:20I want our baby to know that they're adopted as soon as possible.
31:24Right when they can understand.
31:26Or even before.
31:27Honestly.
31:28No waiting.
31:29I completely agree.
31:31Chase, I promise I have learned from my mistakes.
31:36Unlike Lulu, who never will.
31:39I'm not trying to be rude.
31:42But I don't want to hear about your dad right now, okay?
31:44I'm not ready for that.
31:45So if you came here to try and push us closer together...
31:49Please don't.
31:51Can I say just one thing?
31:54My dad had no idea about any of this either.
31:58He was just as in the dark as you were.
32:01It doesn't matter.
32:02Dante made it perfectly clear what he thinks of me.
32:05I don't care if he changed his mind just because we're related now.
32:09That's not what he was trying to...
32:11Rocco, don't.
32:12I get that you love your father.
32:15But he means nothing to me.
32:18Mr. Lansing, please call your next witness.
32:21Thank you, Your Honor.
32:22We call Willow Carinthos, please.
32:35Mrs. Carinthos, you have two children with Mr. Carinthos,
32:41and you've been married for two years.
32:44Is that correct?
32:46Yes.
32:49Do you believe that Michael Carinthos is a good father?
32:54I used to believe that more than anything.
33:04But now, absolutely not.
33:09Hello, Molly's sister.
33:25How'd you like to make some money?
33:29Sometimes the hardest decisions are the right ones.
33:32And it might not feel like this now, but there is power in acceptance.
33:35Actually, it does feel that way.
33:39I'm proud of me.
33:40And lucky.
33:42Staying together would have ended in heartbreak.
33:46You're doing the responsible thing.
33:49So why does it hurt so much?
33:52No.
33:56You were just trying to do the right thing,
33:58and one day, Gio and Dante won't be able to see that.
34:05I hope so.
34:09Well, um, I should take off.
34:13No.
34:14What?
34:15Once again, you are in charge of holding things down for the Spencers.
34:20Do you think you can handle that?
34:22I'm up for the challenge.
34:25Okay.
34:25Okay.
34:28You're sure I can't convince you to stay?
34:33You're the reason I came back, you know?
34:36And I'm so glad that I did.
34:39And if there was one thing I could change,
34:42I just wish I was the match that saved you.
34:46You saved me more times than you realize.
34:54I'll back at you.
34:58So, um, if you ever need me...
35:02Send up the bat signal?
35:05Or a text.
35:06That'll work.
35:07I love you, Leslie Lou.
35:12I love you, too.
35:23I get that you're not ready to talk about my dad,
35:26and you don't want people treating you differently all of a sudden.
35:29But we've always gotten along, right?
35:34Hanging out more wouldn't really be a big change.
35:40No.
35:44Why don't we just back-burn the whole brother thing for now and just be friends?
35:48Lying out more.
35:49I like that.
35:51Cool.
35:53See you soon?
35:55Count on it.
35:56Brooklyn Quartermain?
36:09Oh, Mr. Rios.
36:10Yes, thank you so much for coming.
36:13You sounded pretty urgent on the phone.
36:16Yes, I specifically reached out to you because you are new to Port Charles.
36:20I need a lawyer without any ties or conflicts of interest.
36:24Understood.
36:24So, do you have any connection to Lulu Spencer, or...?
36:28None that I'm aware of.
36:30Great.
36:31Let's get started.
36:33It became more obvious after the fire when Michael chose to get treatment in Germany over Baltimore,
36:40which is obviously closer to home.
36:42And you and the children could visit it.
36:45But even before that, Michael's work at Aurora in ELQ often caused him to miss things.
36:52Such as?
36:53School events, sports games, family dinners, weekend trips.
37:01It must have been very difficult for Wiley and Amelia.
37:03Very.
37:05And it conveyed the message to me, at least, that Michael liked the idea of being a father more than actually being one.
37:15So, beyond his family's violent lifestyle, there was clearly abandonment issues.
37:24Yes, I tried everything I could to keep things civil for the kids, I even flew all the way to Germany to try to talk things out with Michael, only for him to refuse to see me.
37:36I tried.
37:37But Michael couldn't, or wouldn't, meet me halfway.
37:42No further questions.
37:51Counselor, you're up.
37:52Well, thank you, Your Honor.
37:57Good afternoon, Mrs. Corrept.
38:00Good afternoon.
38:01You have testified, under oath, that your children are your number one priority.
38:08Yes.
38:09So, tell me, tell the court, honestly, which is more important, being with them or being with Drew Cain?
38:20On the next General Hospital.
38:34I'm going to remind people to never come for Brooklyn Quartermain.
38:37Be very careful around that man.
38:39I think I owe you an apology.
38:41I want you to seduce someone.
38:42I am left with no other option but to petition for full custody.
38:45For once, law's going to be on my side.