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00:01I know, uh, Michael wasn't sure he'd get custody of the kids,
00:05much less full custody.
00:07I mean, it's what's best for the kids, you know?
00:09As long as Drew's in the picture.
00:11How's Willow doing? Anybody know?
00:14Haven't heard yet.
00:16It was, uh, it was really rough seeing her in the courtroom yesterday.
00:20Hope she keeps getting the help she needs.
00:22Yeah.
00:23I mean, we all do, especially Michael.
00:25You know, he still cares about her.
00:26Well, of course he does. He's Michael.
00:28She's the mother of his children.
00:31He loved her very much.
00:33He still does.
00:35Now, you know what? I don't, I don't know, uh,
00:37if they could've made it together. It doesn't really matter.
00:41We just know who's to blame.
00:44Okay.
00:45Martin.
00:46I'm so happy to see you. Look, Willow is in really bad shape.
00:50Yeah, well, I'm not surprised. Nothing? Not even partial custody?
00:53I can't stand to see her like this. Is there anything that we can, like,
00:56can we, like, can we, can we appeal?
00:58Can we, can we argue that Rick was like a last minute substitute
01:01and, and, and get the judge's ruling thrown out?
01:04Look, there's gotta be something that we can do to get Willow her children back.
01:09Hey, Maxi, I was just on my way to the office. What's up?
01:14Brooklyn, hey, look, uh, James is homesick from summer camp
01:17and Georgie wants him to stay in the garage
01:19so he doesn't infect her with his cooties.
01:21It's been a pretty normal day.
01:23I was wondering if you could come over so we could work from here?
01:26Who could say no to that?
01:28I am on my way.
01:30Great, bye.
01:39I got your text.
01:40Does this mean you're still speaking to me?
01:43Good, you're still here.
01:45Actually, I'm just on my way out to head over to Maxi's.
01:49Do weekends start on Thursday now?
01:51They probably do somewhere, but no, we will be working from there.
01:54As long as it gets done, and it will do you a world of good to focus on work.
02:00As opposed to what?
02:02Revenge?
02:04Natalia Ramirez?
02:06Oh, I was assigned to that case, but I had to recuse myself.
02:09Oh, your sister was involved with her daughter, right?
02:13And Natalia is...
02:15Has a complicated relationship with my whole family.
02:17Yeah.
02:18Yeah.
02:19Anyway, I'm afraid I don't have many details on the case itself.
02:21Why wasn't it reassigned to another attorney of your level at the DA's office?
02:26It should have been.
02:27Who took it?
02:30Acting DA Justine Turner.
02:32Thank you for sitting in on this meeting.
02:35Oh, not a problem, Marko.
02:38I know what it's like to have to shepherd your family through legal troubles.
02:41I know that helping my mother, especially after all the terrible things she said about Christina and my sister when they were together...
02:48What happened between my daughter and your mother, they came to an understanding.
02:53And you asked me for help, I'm happy to do it. What's past is past.
02:56What's past is past.
03:00Hi, your assistant just told me to come on in.
03:02It's fine.
03:04What's this about?
03:05Your arrest.
03:07Really?
03:08Now you care?
03:09It's been a minute since we talked. How are you?
03:29Yeah, we keep it to work. We should be good.
03:32Yeah.
03:33Is that possible?
03:35Or are we going to have a problem here?
03:38I don't understand what's happening.
03:40Listen, I would love nothing more than to try to run up some billable hours, okay?
03:44But at this point, pursuing an appeal is unlikely to change the outcome.
03:48Why? I don't understand how Willow lost this.
03:51Well, for starters, I've reviewed Judge Herron's ruling, okay?
03:54And while it's harsh, her reasoning is straightforward.
03:57The fact is that Willow took Wiley across state lines without Michael's permission.
04:01She then turns around and tries to make you the man she had her affair with,
04:05the guardian of her children, again without consulting the father.
04:09Because he was halfway around the world. I mean, he was unreachable.
04:12Well, that's another thing. I'm not sure that trying to argue by seeking the best possible medical care,
04:17that Michael somehow abandoned his children. It certainly didn't adhere you to the judge.
04:22In legal parlance, we say it demonstrates a pattern of disregard for the father's rights.
04:27There has to be some way that we can appeal, maybe.
04:32But the odds of winning are so low, all you're going to do is cause Willow more pain.
04:38Now, is that something you want to do?
04:41Justine took the case herself?
04:43Hmm. Any idea why she might do that?
04:45Um, I don't know. I mean, ever since she stepped in for Robert as interim DA, she's been cherry-picking high-profile cases. But a DWI?
04:57Yeah, my thoughts exactly.
04:59Must have been something about this DWI that caught Turner's attention.
05:04I'd love to know what that is.
05:07Work isn't a problem for me. Good.
05:09So what do we got?
05:15Well, we don't have anything. This case was assigned to me. Alone.
05:21You're telling me Anna doesn't want me on it?
05:25Not Anna. ADA Turner. She wants me to work on it alone.
05:30What?
05:31I'm guessing conflict of interest.
05:34My dad?
05:36I haven't been informed as to the nature of the conflict.
05:39ADA Turner said I should report to her and no one else.
05:43Does Anna know about this?
05:45I haven't had a chance to discuss it with her yet.
05:47Alright, well, maybe I'll talk to her myself then.
05:49I don't think that's necessary.
05:50Well, I sure as hell do.
05:55Don't be ridiculous. Of course I'm still talking to you. You're one of the few.
05:59How can I be mad at you?
06:01I've been you meddling in other people's lives until it all blows up in your face.
06:05That was my jam.
06:07I really did have the best of intentions.
06:09And I'm not all that sure it was a total disaster.
06:12That's the part you're not sure about?
06:14Gio finally knows the truth about his parents.
06:17He thought he was an orphan. He isn't.
06:18And now he knows he has this huge family that loves and accepts him.
06:23Right. What you did affected a lot of lives. You do understand that, right?
06:26All I did was to try to get Brooklyn and Lois to tell Dante the truth and they could have done that decades ago.
06:33If you ask me, I didn't do anything wrong.
06:36It's gratifying to see that you're taking my advice and focusing on work rather than revenge on Lulu.
06:42Well, I do plan on spending today solely focused on deception business. You happy?
06:47I am always happy when people take my advice. And by the way, it's a much more appropriate outlet for your hurt and rage.
06:58Well, I'm not so sure that rechanneling rage is considered a best practice.
07:04However, eviscerating Erica Cain on the phone is a very worthwhile outlet.
07:11And knowing her, I think she'd probably respect you for it.
07:14I will put that on my to-do list then.
07:16Good. Because it's a much more effective pursuit than your ill-conceived vendetta on Lulu.
07:23I'm glad to see you're letting it go.
07:28Who said I let anything go?
07:32Marco, I needed you. I called you and called. You didn't even pick up once and then you summoned me here?
07:38I did get your message this morning and I set up this meeting as soon as I heard what happened.
07:43Natalia, obviously, Marco cares about you or he wouldn't have taken this on. He really does want to help you.
07:48Well, I already handled it.
07:50Handled it how?
07:52The DA offered me a deal.
07:54I'm going to strongly advise that you not represent yourself. Let us help you.
08:00Trying to navigate a deal without counsel is precarious.
08:05And regardless of our differences, I don't want to see you taken advantage of.
08:09Okay, uh, well, your father can't know though.
08:16He won't.
08:18No one will.
08:20Okay, great.
08:25Alright, so why don't you tell us what led up to the deal and what they're offering?
08:31Last night, I was arrested for a DWI.
08:40Not my first.
08:42Well, that would be classified as a felony carrying up to five years in prison.
08:46Yes, and that's what the DA Turner told me before she offered me the deal.
08:51She's the interim DA.
08:52What were her terms?
08:55She wants me to turn over everything I have on every single interaction I've ever had with Sonny Krynthos.
09:07This is not the same Willow that I knew when Michael started going out with her.
09:13Okay, well, I mean, if that Willow even still exists, there's no chance of seeing her while Drew's in the picture.
09:19That's right. We should be very happy with what's going on with Michael.
09:23I want to thank you.
09:25For what?
09:26You were there when the ruling came in. I was supposed to go. I couldn't go because I had something that's very important that I'd take care of.
09:36Was it business?
09:38Kinda.
09:40It was Natalia.
09:44She's starting to be a real problem for me.
09:48You have to let your emotions settle. A clearer, calmer mind is going to lead you to letting it go.
09:54You know, if someone would have done this to you or to one of your kids...
09:58I might not be so willing.
10:00Well, Lulu hurt one of your grandkids.
10:02Me!
10:04And she destroyed your great-grandson's memory of the woman who loved and raised him.
10:08And if anyone other than Lulu would have done this to us, you would be ready for war.
10:13There's truth in that.
10:17And thank you in advance for not telling me to let it go again. Because I won't.
10:22Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get to work. Lucy and Maxie won't be happy if I let this affect my job.
10:27Lucy's inconsequential. But Maxie just wants what's best for you. What we all want.
10:33Erglen, we want you to heal.
10:36You destroyed the memories Gio had of a woman he spent his whole life thinking was his mother, and you went against a dying woman's wishes.
10:46I'm not the one who lied.
10:48Lied about Dante's baby, right? I mean, that's why you thought you had the right to do all of this, because Gio is Dante's son.
10:55And I'm not the one who had 22 years to tell Dante that she had his baby and chose not to. If Dante wants to be mad at someone, it should be Brooklyn.
11:04Seriously? Brooklyn made an impossible choice.
11:07And nobody gets that more than I do, and nobody is judging Brooklyn for her decision to give up her child.
11:11Yeah, I bet Gio would disagree with that.
11:14Brooklyn's decision was to not tell Dante the truth.
11:18A truth that was not yours to tell.
11:20Somebody had to.
11:22But why you?
11:24Because I know exactly what it's like to be kept in the dark when it comes to my child.
11:29Dante deserved to know just like I did.
11:32Look, I'm not trying to make you feel guilty about Georgie. You made a mistake.
11:37Britt and Valentin, they committed crimes.
11:41Okay.
11:42I appreciate the distinction, but in this situation with Brooklyn, in order for everyone to move on, including Gio and Dante, you need to take accountability for what you did.
11:55I am so sorry. I'm going to have to recuse myself. Sonny is Christina's father and a close friend.
12:06You know, when I was afraid of this.
12:07I understand. I wouldn't have asked for your help if I know that Mr. Corinthos was involved.
12:11It's fine. You did nothing wrong.
12:14And please know that everything that was said here is covered with attorney-client privilege. Thank you.
12:19Good luck. I'm sorry.
12:21Okay, Mom. You could be in real danger here. I need you to tell me exactly what you have on Sonny Corinthos.
12:33So, Natalia is the CFO of Deception and she had access to all the financial records.
12:39Right. But wasn't she let go?
12:41No, she kept it in her home computer.
12:43Yeah.
12:44Well, that's not great.
12:46But Deception is a legitimate business, so what's the problem?
12:49The problem is that some of the money that I invested wasn't clean. There were some discrepancies.
12:55But that's not a mistake that she would make.
12:58No. But our money guy screwed up. So Natalia gets a DWI and so this is not her first offense. So now she can go away for a long time.
13:13And that's why Turner's trying to make a deal with her.
13:16Right. And, you know, I know that Natalia's records aren't that big to incriminate me.
13:22It could open the door to a bigger investigation.
13:25You know, Turner can do a deep dive into my financial records, get the feds involved, uncover everything that I've had for the last 10 years, 20 years.
13:39How do you know this?
13:40Natalia warned me. She told me everything.
13:45And how do you want to handle it?
13:47I can't let Natalia make that deal.
13:53So you haven't handed anything to the DA's office and it doesn't sound like you have anything too damning on Sonny to begin with.
14:00Where's the evidence now?
14:02It's on a portable drive in the safe deposit box at Port Charles Bank, but I'm supposed to hand it over to her this afternoon.
14:07Yeah, that's not happening. Not until I at least meet her and ensure that you get the best possible deal.
14:13Okay. I mean, that's fine because I'm not in a hurry.
14:16Good. Because right now I'm more concerned about your safety.
14:21Does Corinthos know that you have this information or that Turner's talking to you?
14:26No. No, he has no idea.
14:29Good. But that doesn't mean that your life is not in jeopardy.
14:31I know that we have our history. But Mom, I would never want to see you hurt.
14:39I'll be fine.
14:41You don't seem to understand the severity of the situation.
14:45Not only did you get another DWI, which was irresponsible enough, but you've gotten wrapped up with Sonny Corinthos.
14:51Your life is in serious danger.
14:53Honey, I appreciate your concern. I really do. But Sonny would never hurt me.
14:57I know Natalia's a liability. Anybody else in my position would deal with her permanently.
15:06No? Okay. I could get why you don't want to do that.
15:12Well, she's been good to me. She kept my confidence when I had my heart problems. She saw me through that.
15:17So she's a good friend?
15:19Not just to me. To Christina. When Christina had the car accident, Natalia was there and she called me and she stayed there until I got there.
15:30Ava's trial, she got on a stand and she lied to protect Christina.
15:36I remember.
15:37So, I mean, she could have, she could have kept quiet about this Turner deal, right?
15:44Like she came to me.
15:47And I'm grateful for that.
15:49I mean, it is always better to know.
15:51I mean, it's not like I trust her, you know, completely.
15:55But Leeds, you feel like you, you feel like you owe her. So, so how do you cut your losses and protect yourself?
16:01And do it without hurting Natalia.
16:05I hate it.
16:07But you're probably right. I guess we just got to let the judge's ruling stand for now.
16:11It's a smart thing to do.
16:12Okay.
16:14It still doesn't make any sense to me how the judge ruled in Michael's favor.
16:19Well, it's definitely not the norm.
16:22Most cases like these, shared custody is standard.
16:25Yeah, well, Michael wouldn't hear of it. It was all or nothing for him.
16:31Yeah, well, I knew it was contentious, but I have to be honest, I was hoping for a 60-40 split in Michael's favor.
16:37I definitely didn't expect full custody with no visitation built in.
16:42So if we can't appeal, is there anything that we can do?
16:46Yeah, there is, but you're not going to like it.
16:48You can do an end run around Diane Miller trying to reestablish direct talks with Michael.
16:54Michael?
16:55No, no, no, wait a minute. I know he's angry, but he's not cruel.
16:58He's aware that Willow loves their children. I'm sure given enough time, he would be willing to grant some kind of access.
17:04I really wish it was that simple. Michael's made it very clear that as long as I am in Willow's life, he will make sure she never sees her children again.
17:15Just keep me posted, yeah? Anything I learn, you'll learn. Thank you.
17:20Oh, Dante. Hi. Hey, Molly.
17:23Hey, Dante.
17:28Hey, I haven't seen you since the nurses' ball. How you doing?
17:32Yeah, you know, hanging in there.
17:34Call me if you want to talk.
17:36Thanks.
17:43What can I do for you, Dante?
17:45Uh, my, uh, so-called partner, um...
17:49Your so-called partner?
17:50Yeah, Chase. He says he's working a case that I'm not allowed to be a part of.
17:54Oh, uh, yeah. Just read the file.
17:57The DA's office, they assigned to Chase and they embargoed you.
18:00Yeah.
18:02Any insight?
18:03No. Not yet, no, but...
18:06I-I can't do anything about that, unfortunately.
18:10Well, I guess Chase was telling me the truth.
18:13Doesn't he usually?
18:15Yeah, usually.
18:16Used to.
18:17I used to think the two of you were solid.
18:21And now, all I'm hearing is hostility aimed at Chase.
18:25Like, why? What's going on?
18:27You know what? Is your family matter? I shouldn't have brought it to work.
18:31It's too late for that.
18:33Just put yourself in Brooklyn's shoes.
18:36Try to see this from her perspective.
18:38That's all I have been doing for months.
18:40I think it's pretty clear that's not all you've been doing.
18:44I feel for her.
18:45I feel for her.
18:46I do.
18:47It can't have been easy to find out that Lois and Gloria knew that Gio was her son all this time.
18:52And never told her.
18:54Exactly.
18:56Brooklyn's relationships with her mother and grandmother are, at the very least, damaged.
19:01They are never going to be the same.
19:03That's not my fault. They're the ones who lied.
19:06Meanwhile, Gio, the son that Brooklyn's been thinking about every day for the last 22 years.
19:11She's known him his whole life and had no idea who he really was.
19:16That's on Lois and Gloria too.
19:18Okay.
19:20Um, if Brooklyn were to do something to mess with your relationship with Rocco, you'd be angry with her, right?
19:28Of course I would.
19:31But that would never happen because I don't lie to my kids.
19:33I never have.
19:34And I never will.
19:36Uh-huh.
19:37Okay, one second.
19:39Maxine, have you seen the figures from Youth Truth?
19:45We may not even need a full ad cam.
19:47You know what, I shouldn't be surprised that you'd use Maxie to trick me into coming over here so you could, what, ambush me?
19:58Get her to run interference?
20:00I'm just surprised that Maxie let herself be used that way.
20:03Uh, excuse me.
20:04Please, you're the last person I want to see, ever.
20:07Okay, I'm gonna need the both of you to shut up, like, right now.
20:10First of all, I did not let myself be used.
20:13And when you say things like that, it feels like you don't know me.
20:16Second, we all know I'm perfectly capable of scheming by myself.
20:21Which is exactly what I did here.
20:23Why?
20:25Because the two of you needed to be in a room, face to face, with no Dante, no Chase, no quarter mains, and just have it out.
20:34You don't want that.
20:36Way too many breakable objects in here.
20:37I'm serious.
20:39This ends.
20:41I'm sorry, but that's not happening.
20:43Why would we even agree to something like that?
20:46Because what the two of you are doing is affecting more than just both of you.
20:50It's affecting people that you love.
20:55You know, you and Chase are my best detectives.
20:58And since whatever it is that you are going through has now become a work problem, I am going to have to get to the bottom of it.
21:04Okay, you know what? You don't. Don't worry about it.
21:06Alright, obviously this has something to do with what happened at the nurses' mall.
21:11Yeah, Anna, it does.
21:14My whole life changed that night.
21:16Can't find out I got a son.
21:18Gio's 22 years old and he's lived his entire life without me.
21:24And you have every right to feel the way you do.
21:27You just don't have a right to express it here at work.
21:31Alright, and what does Chase have to do with this?
21:34He's known about it for months.
21:35He knew Gio was your son?
21:37Well, not Gio, but he knew that Brooklyn had my kid and then he kept it from me.
21:42You didn't expect him to betray his wife's trust?
21:44No, no, but I'm his friend. He's my partner.
21:46I thought he could at least try to convince her to tell me.
21:50Convince Brooklyn?
21:52Oh, since you told me that she had her child, other than that, I would think you'd never met her.
21:57Okay, the point is, I gotta put my life in this guy's hands every day, right?
22:04How do I trust him now?
22:05You're gonna hate what I have to say next.
22:08But I can see why Brooklyn and Chase might have kept this from you.
22:15What legal entanglement have you gotten yourself into this time?
22:19And does it have anything to do with your arrest at the nurses' ball?
22:24Accusing me of drugging him?
22:26Drew certainly has a flair for the theatrical, don't you think?
22:31He's not the only one.
22:34That man is a thorn in my side and whether you see it or not, he has a problem for you.
22:40I am so excited to hear why.
22:42Why you should be.
22:43Because as luck would have it, you might be the solution to our Drew problem.
22:48If only that were true.
22:51I have no idea what you're talking about.
22:54You are...
22:57Scout's grandmother.
22:59And as such, you have legal standing in the state of New York.
23:04So, you need to sue Drew for custody of Scout.
23:08Michael can be ruthless, but he can also be reasonable.
23:16It sounds like there's still something that you hope he'll be reasonable about.
23:22Unlike his less trustworthy family members,
23:26I believe that Michael will stand by what he's told Willow in the past.
23:33He's, at his core, he's a good person.
23:35You're not considering what I think you are, are you?
23:41Well, according to the whole town, I'm the problem.
23:44And the reason Willow's life has been derailed, and whether it's true or not,
23:49and I do not believe it is true, that is the perception.
23:54And all too often, perception is reality.
23:57Exactly.
23:59So, if I end things with Willow,
24:02I take Scout to DC, then Michael will give Willow access to her children.
24:08Is that something you're willing to do?
24:11I love her.
24:14I know she loves me,
24:16but between Michael's demands, and everything that's been spewed at her about me,
24:21I have to at least ask myself the question,
24:24would Willow be better off without me?
24:27I kind of can't believe you're taking Chase and Brooklyn's side on this.
24:31I'm not taking sides.
24:33I have empathy for Brooklyn.
24:35Because, like her, I also chose not to tell my child's father about her existence.
24:41Right, you didn't tell Robert about Robin, but that was to keep her safe.
24:46Yeah, I know.
24:48I had to keep her safe.
24:50But I also didn't end things on good terms with her father.
24:55And was that fair to Robert? No.
24:57It wasn't fair to me.
24:59But mostly, it was deeply unfair to Robin.
25:02But I got lucky, you know? She forgave me.
25:06Yeah, she did.
25:08I think that's partly because she was a child.
25:10I mean, Gio, you know, it's gonna be a bit trickier.
25:14Already is.
25:16And I'm not saying you don't have a right to be every bit as angry and betrayed as you are.
25:22You, you, you do.
25:24As much as you think that Brooklyn should have done this or should have said that,
25:27you weren't in her shoes.
25:29And it's never easy.
25:32It's never clear cut.
25:35How did Robert handle it?
25:37I got lucky there, too.
25:38You know, he really embraced Robin.
25:40And he made a choice to accept that what had happened had happened.
25:45Could better decisions have been made?
25:48Yeah.
25:50But they weren't.
25:52And that was that.
25:54So, Ice Front?
25:56Ice Front.
25:57Ice Front.
25:58Yeah.
25:59You know, he, he focused on the relationship that he and Robin had.
26:03Not the one that they could have had.
26:06And, and, and he did his best not to dwell on a past that couldn't be changed.
26:12Not good on him for being able to do that.
26:15I, I don't think I can swing it.
26:18I understand that.
26:19I think.
26:21Well, if you can't, then the bare minimum, you need to keep things professional with your partner.
26:28In fact, Dante, I insist on it.
26:33Hi.
26:35Sorry if I'm interrupting.
26:36I'm looking for my mother, Alexis Davis.
26:38Oh, she just stepped out.
26:40I'm not sure when she'll be back.
26:42Thanks.
26:44You must be Marco Rios.
26:45My mother said great things about you.
26:47They're all true.
26:49And, and since I've had Christina, you must be...
26:52Molly Lansing Davis.
26:53I work at the DA's office.
26:55Oh, how lucky am I?
26:56I was just about to call you.
26:58We need to discuss the Natalia Ramirez case.
27:05Oh.
27:06You aren't following.
27:07How do you know?
27:08Because my driver's that good.
27:10Well, uh, thank you for seeing me.
27:13Any information on this?
27:14Yeah, I, I just saw my son at Miller and Davis.
27:17What'd you tell him?
27:19Uh, well, we discussed the deal that's on the table,
27:21and I, I didn't tell them anything else.
27:23I didn't, I didn't tell them that I tipped you off or anything.
27:25I, I would never.
27:26I appreciate that.
27:28So, um, look, we're, we're in this together,
27:31so you don't have to worry about me.
27:33I'm, I'm, I'm glad you said that, because, uh,
27:38I think I have a way out of this for both of us.
27:41You want me to sue Drew for custody of Scout.
27:44I would do it myself, but I've been falsely accused of drugging
27:47a sitting congressman, so you're the next best thing.
27:51Well, I've thought a lot about Scout's well-being.
27:56In fact, I think about it every day since Sam died.
28:00And, of course, since Drew's scandal.
28:03So you're on board?
28:05Scout loves her father, and her father loves her.
28:07Oh, please.
28:09Drew doesn't know about love.
28:10He just knows how to mimic it.
28:11People can say what they want about Drew Cain, and they have.
28:14And I've certainly said a few things of my own,
28:17but the bottom line is my daughter believed in him.
28:21She believed that he was a good father,
28:24and she knew that he loved Scout.
28:27And the last thing that I'm going to do
28:29is upend that little girl's life any more than it already has been.
28:32Who upended it?
28:36That loving father that pulled her out of this house
28:40and separated her from Danny and Rocco against Sam's wishes?
28:44The bottom line is she suffered more loss than any child should ever suffer.
28:49I also told you already to leave Drew and Willow alone,
28:54because I don't want you to make them run off to DC,
28:57because they'll take my granddaughter with them.
29:00Things have changed.
29:01Not for Willow and not for Drew.
29:02Michael has custody.
29:04Willow is not going anywhere.
29:05She's not going to leave her kids.
29:07She would if she cared about what was best for them.
29:11I am telling you, find another way to get back at Drew,
29:15because I am not going to let you use my granddaughter to do it.
29:20You guys have so many people in common.
29:23Tracy is your grandmother and your stepmother.
29:27We know who Tracy is.
29:29Great, then you also probably know that Tracy seeing two people she cares about so much
29:34treat each other this way is probably breaking her heart.
29:36Come on, Maxie, with all the backstabbing that goes on in that house.
29:39All right, fair point. Well, what about Dante?
29:42How much pain do you think it puts him in to see the mothers of his children despise each other?
29:48He despises me, too.
29:50He's not too thrilled with me, either.
29:51And then there are the two most important people, Gio and Rocco.
29:55I mean, they're brothers.
29:57What do you think is going to happen if their mothers are constantly at war?
29:59I doubt I'll ever know the answer to that question because Gio won't talk to me.
30:03It's only a matter of time before this starts trickling down into their relationship.
30:07Look, I am not asking you to do this for me, even though I am very tired of this.
30:12I'm not asking you to do this for yourselves.
30:14I would love it if you guys could do this for the people you both love.
30:22Well, you're right. I'm not on the case.
30:25I wouldn't lie to you about that.
30:27No, just about the son I didn't know I had.
30:29Okay, come on, Dante.
30:30Before this thing with Gio, you never would have questioned me.
30:33You are letting your personal feelings impact your work, and you can't do that.
30:36Or what?
30:40I would like all dealings of this case to go through me now, starting with a copy of the deal they offered my mother.
30:46I can't help you there, unfortunately. It's not my case anymore. You'll have to speak with Acting Dia Turner.
30:50In that case, can you offer me any advice on how to handle Turner?
30:56Turner is fair, but ambitious.
31:01And she's determined to make a name for herself as Interim DA.
31:04She's always had political ambitions.
31:06If she wants something, she'll stop at nothing to make it happen.
31:09The leads.
31:12I own property there, and I know people there who, you know, help you start over.
31:18A new life identity.
31:21Uh...
31:23Sonny, I don't know. I...
31:26I mean, I may not have the best relationship with my kids, but to just leave them behind and never speak to them again,
31:32and not even have a chance to speak to them.
31:34I know there's a lot to ask, but we don't really have any more options.
31:38Any more options? I mean, you're on the clock with Turner, unless you want to go to prison.
31:43Or take the deal.
31:44No, and I promised that I wouldn't. I meant it.
31:48It's our only move.
31:50So...
31:52my...
31:54tipping you off means that I sacrificed my future.
31:59Sacrifice your future in Port Charles, but you guaranteed yourself a life somewhere else.
32:06Now, listen.
32:10I'm gonna make sure you're protected.
32:14And that you have a great life.
32:17You have my word.
32:19Well, it was worth a shot. Now, about these absurd ketamine charges.
32:25Are they really that absurd?
32:28I beg your pardon?
32:30I know you think you were framed, but I'm living proof of your ability to orchestrate situations.
32:35Oh, come on, Alexis. You really need to let that go. And these two situations are completely different.
32:42That I did. This I did not. I was framed, plain, and simple.
32:49All right, then. If that's the case, there's only one solution.
32:54Out with it.
32:55The only way the case will move forward is if Drew testifies. So, don't give him a reason to do that.
33:03You don't mean...
33:05Yeah, I do.
33:07Apologize.
33:09Tell him not to pursue it. Ask him not to pursue it. Beg. Plead. Grovel. Because your fate is in his hands.
33:17I'm here. What do you want?
33:27It's about Michael.
33:29I figured that much.
33:33I need your help.
33:35You have a good relationship with him.
33:38So did you until you blew it.
33:40I didn't ask you here to fight, okay? For everyone's sake, especially Willows.
33:45I need your help with this. To fix it.
33:50How?
33:52I need you to take a proposal to Michael from me.
33:57Or nothing.
33:59Come on, Dante. Just calm down.
34:01Don't tell me what to do.
34:03In fact, you know what, Chase? Don't tell me anything.
34:06Okay?
34:07You knew I had a son, and you sat here across from me from I don't know how many months knowing the truth,
34:12and you didn't tell me anything? How could you do that to me?
34:15I was honoring my wife's wishes.
34:17Oh, Gray, why don't you man up and try and get your wife to tell me the truth?
34:20Because I don't tell my wife what to do.
34:22It wasn't my secret to tell. It was her child.
34:25Yeah, mine. And mine. You remember that part?
34:27Noble your voice.
34:29All right, so clearly we have a situation here.
34:31Well, now apparently I have to handle it.
34:32I have to admit I hadn't considered the long-term effects of all this on Gio and Rocco.
34:42It's not too late to start.
34:44I mean, if Gio sees the two of you put your anger aside, maybe he will too.
34:51Why don't you show him anything is possible?
34:53Fine. You're right.
35:00Lulu, for Gio and Rocco's sake, I am willing to accept your apology.
35:06Yeah. I owe someone an apology, but that someone sure as hell isn't you.
35:12Really?
35:13I owe Gio an apology, and I feel terrible about the pain that I caused him.
35:18But I am not sorry for what I did to you.
35:21And I never will be.