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Emmerdale
  • 6/15/2025
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00:00So, uh, Michael wasn't sure he'd get custody of the kids, much less full custody.
00:05I mean, it's what's best for the kids, you know, as long as Drew's in the picture.
00:10How's Willow doing? Anybody know?
00:13Haven't heard yet.
00:15It was, uh, it was really rough seeing her in the courtroom yesterday.
00:19Hope she keeps getting at all she needs.
00:21Yeah.
00:23I mean, we all do, especially Michael. You know, he still cares about her.
00:26Well, of course he does. He's Michael. She's the mother of his children.
00:31He loved her very much.
00:34He still does.
00:35Now, you know what? I don't, I don't know, uh, if they could have made it together. It doesn't really matter.
00:42We just know who's to blame.
00:46Okay, Martin.
00:48I'm so happy to see you. Look, Willow was in a really bad shape.
00:52Yeah, well, I'm not surprised. Nothing? Not even partial custody?
00:55I can't stand to see her like this. Is there anything that we can, like, can we, can we appeal?
01:01Can we, can we argue that Rick was like a last-minute substitute and, and, and get the judge's ruling thrown out?
01:07Look, there's gotta be something that we can do to get Willow, her children, back.
01:14Hey, Maxi, I was just on my way to the office. What's up?
01:17Brooklyn, hey, look, uh, James is homesick from summer camp,
01:21and Georgie wants him to stay in the garage so he doesn't infect her with his cooties.
01:24It's, it's been a pretty normal day.
01:27Uh, I was wondering if you could come over so we could work from here?
01:31Who could say no to that?
01:33I am on my way.
01:35Great. Bye.
01:35I got your text.
01:45Does this mean you're still speaking to me?
01:49Good, you're still here.
01:51Actually, I'm just on my way out. Head over to Maxi's.
01:55Do weekends start on Thursday now?
01:57They probably do somewhere, but no, we will be working from there.
02:00As long as it gets done, and it will do you a world of good to focus on work.
02:07As opposed to what? Revenge?
02:12Natalia Ramirez?
02:13Oh, I was assigned to that case, but I had to recuse myself.
02:17Oh, your sister was involved with her daughter, right?
02:20And Natalia is...
02:22Has a complicated relationship with my whole family.
02:26Yeah.
02:26Yeah.
02:27Anyway, I'm afraid I don't have many details on the case itself.
02:30Why wasn't it reassigned to another attorney of your level at the DA's office?
02:35It should have been.
02:36No.
02:36Who took it?
02:39Acting DA Justine Turner.
02:41Thank you for sitting in on this meeting.
02:44Oh, not a problem, Marco.
02:47I know what it's like to have to shepherd your family through legal troubles.
02:52I know that helping my mother, especially after all the terrible things she said about Christina and my sister when they were together...
02:59What happened between my daughter and your mother, they came to an understanding.
03:04And you asked me for help, I'm happy to do it.
03:07What's past is past.
03:11Hi, your assistant just told me to come on in.
03:14It's fine.
03:15What's this about?
03:16Your arrest.
03:19Really?
03:20Now you care?
03:38It's been a minute since we talked.
03:41How are you?
03:42Yeah, we keep it to work.
03:45We should be good.
03:45Yeah.
03:47Is that possible?
03:49Or are we going to have a problem here?
03:50I know, I know, I would love nothing more than try to run up some billable hours, okay?
04:20But at this point, pursuing an appeal is unlikely to change the outcome.
04:24Why?
04:25I don't understand how Willow lost this.
04:27Well, for starters, I've reviewed Judge Herron's ruling, okay?
04:30And while it's harsh, her reasoning is straightforward.
04:33The fact is that Willow took Wiley across state lines without Michael's permission.
04:38She then turns around and tries to make you the man she had her affair with, the guardian of her children, again, without consulting the father.
04:47Because he was halfway around the world.
04:49I mean, he was unreachable.
04:50That's another thing.
04:51I'm not sure that trying to argue by seeking the best possible medical care, that Michael somehow abandoned his children.
04:58It certainly didn't adhere you to the judge.
05:01In legal parlance, we say it demonstrates a pattern of disregard for the father's rights.
05:07There has to be some way that we can appeal, maybe.
05:12But the odds of winning are so low, all you're going to do is cause Willow more pain.
05:18Now, is that something you want to do?
05:21Justine took the case herself?
05:24Hmm.
05:24Um, any idea why she might do that?
05:27Um, I don't know.
05:30I mean, ever since she stepped in for Robert as interim DA, she's been cherry-picking high-profile cases.
05:37But a DWI?
05:38Yeah, my thoughts exactly.
05:41Must have been something about this DWI that caught Turner's attention.
05:47I'd love to know what that is.
05:49Work isn't a problem for me.
05:51Good.
05:54So, what do we got?
05:58Well, we don't have anything.
06:00This case was assigned to me.
06:03Alone.
06:05You're telling me Anna doesn't want me on it?
06:08Not Anna.
06:10ADA Turner.
06:11She wants me to work on it alone.
06:13What?
06:14I'm guessing conflict of interest.
06:19My dad?
06:20I haven't been informed as to the nature of the conflict.
06:24ADA Turner said I should report to her and no one else.
06:28Does Anna know about this?
06:30I haven't had a chance to discuss it with her yet.
06:32All right, well, maybe I'll talk to her myself then.
06:34I don't think that's necessary.
06:35Well, I sure as hell do.
06:41Don't be ridiculous.
06:42Liz, of course, I'm still talking to you.
06:44You're one of the few.
06:46How can I be mad at you?
06:47I've been you, meddling in other people's lives until it all blows up in your face.
06:52That was my jam.
06:54I really did have the best of intentions.
06:56And I'm not all that sure it was a total disaster.
06:59That's the part you're not sure about?
07:01Gio finally knows the truth about his parents.
07:05He thought he was an orphan.
07:06He isn't.
07:06And now he knows he has this huge family that loves and accepts him.
07:11Right.
07:11What you did affected a lot of lives.
07:13You do understand that, right?
07:15All I did was to try to get Brooklyn and Lois to tell Dante the truth.
07:19And they could have done that decades ago.
07:21If you ask me, I didn't do anything wrong.
07:23It's gratifying to see that you're taking my advice and focusing on work rather than revenge on Lulu.
07:32Well, I do plan on spending today solely focused on deception business.
07:36You happy?
07:37I am always happy when people take my advice.
07:40And by the way, it's a much more appropriate outlet for your hurt and rage.
07:49I'm not so sure that re-channeling rage is considered a best practice.
07:55However, eviscerating Eric Cain on the phone is a very worthwhile outlet.
08:02And knowing her, I think she'd probably respect you for it.
08:05I will put that on my to-do list then.
08:07Good.
08:08Because it's a much more effective pursuit than your ill-conceived vendetta on Lulu.
08:16I'm glad to see you're letting it go.
08:19Who said I let anything go?
08:25Marco, I needed you.
08:27I called you and called.
08:28You didn't even pick up once.
08:30And then you summoned me here?
08:32I did give your message this morning.
08:34And I set up this meeting as soon as I heard what happened.
08:37Natalia, obviously.
08:38Marco cares about you or he wouldn't have taken this on.
08:41He really does want to help you.
08:43Well, I already handled it.
08:45Handled it how?
08:46The DA offered me a deal.
08:49I'm going to strongly advise that you not represent yourself.
08:54Let us help you.
08:56Trying to navigate a deal without counsel is precarious.
09:00And regardless of our differences, I don't want to see you taken advantage of.
09:05Okay, well, your father can't know, though.
09:12He won't.
09:13No one will.
09:16Okay.
09:17Great.
09:17Great.
09:17All right.
09:18All right.
09:23So, why don't you tell us what led up to the deal and what they're offering?
09:29Last night, I was arrested for a DWI.
09:38Not my first.
09:39Well, that would be classified as a felony carrying up to five years in prison.
09:45Yes.
09:45And that's what the DA Turner told me before she offered me the deal.
09:49She's the interim DA.
09:52What were her terms?
09:55She wants me to turn over everything I have on every single interaction I've ever had with
10:03Sonny Corinthos.
10:04This is not the same Willow that I knew when Michael started going out with her.
10:14Okay, well, I mean, if that Willow even still exists, there's no chance of seeing her while
10:19Drew's in the picture.
10:20That's right.
10:21We should be very happy with what's going on with Michael.
10:25I want to thank you.
10:26For what?
10:27You were there when the ruling came in.
10:30I was supposed to go.
10:31I couldn't go because I had something that was very important that I'd take care of.
10:39Was it business?
10:40Kind of.
10:42Maybe it was Natalia.
10:47She started to be a real problem for me.
10:53I have to let your emotions settle.
10:55A clearer, calmer mind is going to lead you to letting it go.
10:59You know, if someone would have done this to you or to one of your kids...
11:03I might not be so willing.
11:05Will Lulu hurt one of your grandkids?
11:08Me!
11:10And she destroyed your great-grandson's memory of the woman who loved and raised him.
11:14And if anyone other than Lulu would have done this to us, you would be ready for war.
11:20There's truth in that.
11:23And thank you in advance for not telling me to let it go again.
11:27Because I won't.
11:29Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get to work.
11:32Lucy and Maxie won't be happy if I let this affect my job.
11:37Lucy's inconsequential, but Maxie just wants what's best for you.
11:40What we all want.
11:42Herklin, we want you to heal.
11:43You destroyed the memories Gio had of a woman he spent his whole life thinking was his mother.
11:51And you went against a dying woman's wishes.
11:55I'm not the one who lied.
11:58Lied about Dante's baby, right?
12:01I mean, that's why you thought you had the right to do all of this, because Gio is Dante's son.
12:05And I'm not the one who had 22 years to tell Dante that she had his baby and chose not to.
12:11If Dante wants to be mad at someone, it should be Brooklyn.
12:14Seriously?
12:15Brooklyn made an impossible choice.
12:17And nobody gets that more than I do.
12:19And nobody is judging Brooklyn for her decision to give up her child.
12:23Yeah, I bet Gio would disagree with that.
12:26Brooklyn's decision was to not tell Dante the truth.
12:29A truth that was not yours to tell.
12:32Somebody had to.
12:33But why you?
12:35Because I know exactly what it's like to be kept in the dark when it comes to my child.
12:42Dante deserved to know just like I did.
12:45Look, I'm not trying to make you feel guilty about Georgie.
12:48You made a mistake.
12:50Britt and Valentin, they committed crimes.
12:54Okay.
12:55I appreciate the distinction, but in this situation with Brooklyn,
13:00in order for everyone to move on, including Gio and Dante,
13:05you need to take accountability for what you did.
13:10I am so sorry.
13:12I'm going to have to recuse myself.
13:15Sonny is Christina's father and a close friend.
13:20I, you know, and I was afraid of this.
13:23I understand.
13:24I wouldn't have asked for your help if I know that Mr.
13:26and those who's involved.
13:27It's fine.
13:28You did nothing wrong.
13:30And please know that everything that was said here is covered with attorney-client privilege.
13:38Good luck.
13:49I'm sorry.
13:55Okay, Mom.
13:56You could be in real danger here.
13:58I need you to tell me exactly what you have on Sonny Corinthos.
14:02So, Natalia is the CFO of Deception, and she had access to all the financial records.
14:10Right, but wasn't she let go?
14:11No, she kept it in her home computer.
14:14Yeah.
14:14Well, that's not great.
14:16But Deception is a legitimate business, so what's the problem?
14:19The problem is that some of the money that I invested wasn't clean.
14:25There were some discrepancies.
14:27But that's not a mistake that she would make.
14:29No.
14:31But our money guy screwed up.
14:35So, Natalia gets a DWI, and so this is not her first offense.
14:42So, now she can go away for a long time.
14:45And that's why Turner's trying to make a deal with her.
14:48Right.
14:48And, you know, I know that Natalia's records aren't that big to incriminate me.
14:54It could open the door to a bigger investigation.
14:57You know, Turner can do a deep dive into my financial records.
15:03Get everything that I've had for the last 10 years, 20 years.
15:12And how do you know this?
15:14Natalia warned me.
15:16She told me everything.
15:17And how do you want to handle it?
15:21I can't let Natalia make that deal.
15:26So, you haven't handed anything to the DA's office, and it doesn't sound like you have anything too damning on Sunny to begin with.
15:39Where's the evidence now?
15:40It'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.
15:47Yeah, that's not happening.
15:49Not until I at least meet her and ensure that you get the best possible deal.
15:53Okay.
15:53I mean, that's fine, I mean, that's fine, because I'm not in a hurry.
15:56Good.
15:58Because right now, I'm more concerned about your safety.
16:01Does Carinthus know that you have this information, or that Turner's talking to you?
16:06No.
16:08Um, no, he has no idea.
16:10Good.
16:10But that doesn't mean that your life is not in jeopardy.
16:14I know that we have our history.
16:16But, Mom, I would never want to see you hurt.
16:20I'll be fine.
16:23You don't seem to understand the severity of the situation.
16:27Not only did you get another DWI, which was irresponsible enough, but you've gotten wrapped up with Sunny Carinthus.
16:34Your life is in serious danger.
16:36Honey, I appreciate your concern.
16:38I really do.
16:39But Sunny would never hurt me.
16:41I know Natalia's a liability.
16:46Anybody else in my position would deal with her permanently.
16:50No, no, you, okay, I could get why you don't want to do that.
16:56Well, she's been good to me.
16:57She kept my confidence when I had my heart problems.
16:59She saw me through that.
17:02So, she's a good friend?
17:05Not just to me.
17:07To Christina.
17:07When Christina had the car accident, Natalia was there, and she called me, and she stayed there until I got there.
17:15Ava's trial, she got on a stand, and she lied to protect Christina.
17:21I remember.
17:23So, I mean, she could have, she could have kept quiet about this Turner deal, right?
17:31But if she came to me, I'm not grateful for that.
17:36I mean, it is always better to know.
17:37I mean, it's not like I trust her, you know.
17:42The pleads, you feel like you, you feel like you owe her, so, so how do you cut your losses and protect yourself?
17:50And do it without hurting Natalia.
17:52I hate it, but you're probably right.
17:57I guess we just got to let the judge's ruling stand for now, anyway.
18:00It's a smart thing to do, okay.
18:03It still doesn't make any sense to me how the judge ruled in Michael's favor.
18:08Well, it's definitely not the norm.
18:12Most cases like these, shared custody is standard.
18:17Yeah, well, Michael wouldn't hear of it.
18:20It was all or nothing for him.
18:21Yeah, well, I knew it was contentious, but I have to be honest.
18:25I was hoping for a 60-40 split in Michael's favor.
18:28I definitely didn't expect full custody was no visitation built in.
18:33So, if we can't appeal, is there anything that we can do?
18:38Yeah, there is, but you're not going to like it.
18:42In doing an end run around, Diane Miller tried to reestablish direct talks with Michael.
18:46Michael.
18:47No, no, no, wait a minute.
18:48I know he's angry, but he's not cruel.
18:50He's aware that Willow loves their children.
18:53I'm sure, given enough time, he would be willing to grant some kind of access.
18:57I really wish it was that simple.
18:59Michael's made it very clear that as long as I am in Willow's life,
19:05he will make sure she never sees her children again.
19:09Just keep me posted, yeah?
19:12Anything I learn, you'll learn.
19:14Oh, Dante.
19:15Hi.
19:16Hi.
19:16Hey, Molly.
19:17Hey, Dante.
19:18Hey.
19:23Hey, I haven't seen you since the nurse's ball.
19:25How you doing?
19:27Yeah, you know, hanging in there.
19:30Call me if you want to talk.
19:32Thanks.
19:39What can I do for you, Dante?
19:41Uh, my, uh, so-called partner, um...
19:44Your so-called partner?
19:46Yeah, Chase.
19:47He says he's working a case that I'm not allowed to be a part of.
19:50Oh.
19:50Uh, yeah.
19:51Just read the file.
19:53The DA's office, they assigned Chase, and they embargoed you.
19:57Um, um, any insight?
20:00Um, not yet, no, but I, I can't do anything about that, unfortunately.
20:07Well, I guess Chase was telling me the truth.
20:11Doesn't he usually?
20:13Yeah, usually.
20:14Used to.
20:16I used to think the two of you were solid.
20:19And now, all I'm hearing is hostility aimed at Chase.
20:24Like, why?
20:25What's going on?
20:25You know what?
20:27Is your family matter?
20:28I shouldn't have brought it to work.
20:31It's too late for that.
20:33Just put yourself in Brooklyn's shoes.
20:36Try to see this from her perspective.
20:38That's all I have been doing for months.
20:40I think it's pretty clear that's not all you've been doing.
20:45I feel for her.
20:46I do.
20:47It can't have been easy to find out that Lois and Gloria knew that Gio was her son all this time.
20:53And never told her.
20:55Exactly.
20:57Brooklyn's relationships with her mother and grandmother are, at the very least, damaged.
21:02They are never going to be the same.
21:04That's not my fault.
21:06They're the ones who lied.
21:07Meanwhile, Gio, the son that Brooklyn's been thinking about every day for the last 22 years.
21:14She's known him his whole life and had no idea who he really was.
21:17That's on Lois and Gloria, too.
21:21Okay.
21:22Um, if Brooklyn were to do something to mess with your relationship with Rocco, you'd be angry with her, right?
21:32Of course, I would.
21:34But that would never happen because I don't lie to my kids.
21:37I never have, and I never will.
21:39Uh-huh.
21:41Okay, one second.
21:47Maxine, have you seen the figures from Youth Truth?
21:49We may not even need a full ad campaign.
21:51You 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?
22:04Get her to run interference?
22:06I'm just surprised that Maxie let herself be used that way.
22:09Uh, excuse me.
22:11Please, you're the last person I want to see, ever.
22:14Okay, I'm gonna need the both of you to shut up, like, right now.
22:18First of all, I did not let myself be used, and when you say things like that, it feels like you don't know me.
22:24Second, we all know I'm perfectly capable of scheming by myself, which is exactly what I did here.
22:31Why?
22:32Because the two of you needed to be in a room, face-to-face, with no Dante, no Chase, no Quartermains, and just have it out.
22:43You don't want that.
22:44Way too many breakable objects in here.
22:46I'm serious.
22:47This ends.
22:50I'm sorry, but that's not happening.
22:52Why would we even agree to something like that?
22:55Because what the two of you are doing is affecting more than just both of you.
23:01It's affecting people that you love.
23:05You know, you and Chase are my best detectives, and 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.
23:15Okay, you know what?
23:16You don't.
23:16Don't worry about it.
23:17All right, obviously, this has something to do with what happened at the nurse's ball.
23:22Yeah, Anna, it does.
23:25My whole life changed that night.
23:28Can't find out, I got a son.
23:31Gio's 22 years old, and he's lived his entire life without me.
23:35And you have every right to feel the way you do.
23:39You just don't have a right to express it here at work.
23:42All right, then.
23:44What does Chase have to do with this image?
23:47He's known about it for months.
23:49He knew Gio was your son?
23:50Well, not Gio, but he knew that Brooklyn had my kid, and then he kept it from me.
23:54You didn't expect him to betray his wife's trust?
23:57No, no, but I'm his friend.
24:00He's my partner.
24:01I thought he could at least try to convince her to tell me.
24:04Convince Brooklyn?
24:05Oh, since you told me that she had her child, other than that, I would think you'd never met her.
24:11Okay, look, the point is, I gotta put my life in this guy's hands every day, right?
24:17How do I trust him now?
24:21You're gonna hate what I have to say next.
24:24But I can see why Brooklyn and Chase might have kept this from you.
24:30What legal entanglement have you gotten yourself into this time, and does it have anything to do with your arrest at the nurses' ball?
24:41Accusing me of drugging him?
24:44Drew certainly has a flair for the theatrical, don't you think?
24:48He's not the only one.
24:52That man is the thorn in my side, and whether you see it or not, he has a problem for you.
24:57Well, I am so excited to hear why.
25:01Well, you should be.
25:02Because as luck would have it, you might be the solution to our Drew problem.
25:08If only that were true.
25:10I have no idea what you're talking about.
25:13You are Scout's grandmother, and as such, you have legal standing in the state of New York.
25:23So, you need to sue Drew for custody of Scout.
25:31Michael can be ruthless, but he can also be reasonable.
25:37It sounds like there's still something that you hope he'll be reasonable about.
25:42Unlike his less trustworthy family members, I believe that Michael will stand by what he's told Willow in the past.
25:55He's, at his core, he's a good person.
25:58You're not considering what I think you are, are you?
26:03Well, according to the whole town, I'm the problem.
26:07And the reason Willow's life has been derailed, and whether it's true or not, and I do not believe it is true, that is the perception.
26:17And all too often, perception is reality.
26:21Exactly.
26:21So, if I end things with Willow, I take Scout to D.C., then Michael will give Willow access to her children.
26:33Is that something you're willing to do?
26:36I love her.
26:39I know she loves me, but between Michael's demands and everything that's been spewed at her about me, I have to at least ask myself the question.
26:48Would Willow be better off without me?
26:54I kind of can't believe you're taking Chase and Brooklyn's side on this.
26:57I'm not taking sides.
26:59I have empathy for Brooklyn.
27:03Because, like her, I also chose not to tell my child's father about her existence.
27:11Right, he didn't tell Robert about Robin, but that was to keep her safe.
27:15Yeah, I know.
27:16I had to keep her safe.
27:18But I also didn't end things on good terms with her father, and was that fair to Robert?
27:25No, it wasn't fair to me.
27:27But mostly, it was deeply unfair to Robin.
27:32But I got lucky, you know?
27:34She forgave me.
27:36Yeah, she did.
27:37I think that's partly because she was a child.
27:40I mean, Gio, you know, it's going to be a bit trickier.
27:45Already is.
27:46I'm not saying you don't have a right to be every bit as angry and betrayed as you are.
27:52You do.
27:54As much as you think that Brooklyn should have done this or should have said that, you weren't in her shoes.
28:00And it's never easy.
28:03It's never clear cut.
28:07I had a robber handle.
28:08I got lucky there, too.
28:10You know, he really embraced Robin.
28:12And he made a choice to accept that what had happened had happened.
28:17Could better decisions have been made?
28:20Yeah.
28:22But they weren't.
28:25And that was that.
28:26So, eyes front?
28:29Eyes front.
28:31Yeah.
28:32You know, he focused on the relationship that he and Robin had, not the one that they could have had.
28:40And he did his best not to dwell on a past that couldn't be changed.
28:46Not good on him for being able to do that.
28:48But I, I don't think I can swing it.
28:52I understand that.
28:54I think.
28:56Well, if you can't, then the bare minimum, you need to keep things professional with your partner.
29:03In fact, Dante, I insist on it.
29:10Hi.
29:11Sorry if I'm interrupting.
29:12I'm looking for my mother, Alexis Davis.
29:14Oh, she just stepped out.
29:16I'm not sure when she'll be back.
29:18Thanks.
29:19You must be Marco Rios.
29:21My mother said great things about you.
29:23They're all true.
29:26And, and since I've had Christina, you must be?
29:29Molly Lansing Davis.
29:31I work at the DA's office.
29:32Ah.
29:33How lucky am I?
29:34I was just about to call you.
29:36We need to discuss the Natalia Ramirez case.
29:44Oh.
29:44You weren't following.
29:45How do you know?
29:46Because my driver's that good.
29:49Well, uh, thank you for seeing me.
29:51Any information on this?
29:53Yeah, I, I just saw my son at Miller and Davis.
29:56What'd you tell him?
29:58Uh, well, we discussed the deal that's on the table.
30:00And I, I didn't tell them anything else.
30:02I didn't, I didn't tell them that I tipped you off or anything.
30:05I, I would never.
30:06I appreciate that.
30:07Yeah.
30:08So, um, look, we're, we're in this together.
30:11So you don't have to worry about me.
30:12I, I'm, I'm, I'm glad you said that because, uh, I think I have a way out of this for both
30:20of us.
30:21You want me to sue Drew for custody of Scout?
30:24I would do it myself, but I've been falsely accused of drugging a sitting congressman.
30:30And so you're the next best thing.
30:33Well, I've thought a lot about Scout's well-being.
30:38In fact, I think about it every day since Sam died.
30:42And of course, since Drew's scandal.
30:46So you're on board?
30:47Scout loves her father and her father loves her.
30:50Oh, please.
30:52Drew doesn't know about love.
30:53He just knows how to mimic it.
30:55People can say what they want about Drew Cain and they have.
30:59And I've certainly said a few things of my own, but the bottom line is my daughter believed
31:04in him.
31:06She believed that he was a good father and she knew that he loved Scout.
31:10And the last thing that I'm going to do is upend that little girl's life any more than
31:16it already has been.
31:19Who upended it?
31:21That loving father that pulled her out of this house and separated her from Danny and
31:27Rocco against Sam's wishes.
31:29The bottom line is she suffered more loss than any child should ever suffer.
31:35I also told you already to leave Drew and Willow alone.
31:40Because I don't want you to make them run off to D.C. because they'll take my granddaughter
31:45with them.
31:46Things have changed.
31:48Not for Willow and not for Drew.
31:49Michael has custody.
31:51Willow is not going anywhere.
31:52She's not going to leave her kids.
31:54She would if she cared about what was best for them.
31:58I am telling you, find another way to get back at Drew because I am not going to let you
32:05use my granddaughter to do it.
32:08You guys have so many people in common.
32:12Tracy is your grandmother and your stepmother.
32:15We know who Tracy is.
32:18Great.
32:18Then you also probably know that Tracy seeing two people she cares about so much treat each
32:23other this way is probably breaking her heart.
32:25Come on, Maxie.
32:26With all the backstabbing that goes on in that house.
32:28All right.
32:29Fair point.
32:29Well, what about Dante?
32:31Hmm?
32:32How much pain do you think it puts him in to see the mothers of his children despise
32:38each other?
32:39It despises me, too.
32:40He's not too thrilled with me, either.
32:42And then there are the two most important people, Gio and Rocco.
32:45I mean, they're brothers.
32:47What do you think is going to happen if their mothers are constantly at war?
32:50I doubt I'll ever know the answer to that question because Gio won't talk to me.
32:54It's only a matter of time before this starts trickling down into their relationship.
32:59Look, I am not asking you to do this for me.
33:02Even though I am very tired of this, I'm not asking you to do this for yourselves.
33:07I would love it if you guys could do this for the people you both love.
33:15Well, you're right.
33:16I'm not on the case.
33:18I wouldn't lie to you about that.
33:20No, just about the son.
33:21I didn't know I had.
33:23Okay, come on, Dante.
33:24Before this thing with Gio, you never would have questioned me.
33:27You are letting your personal feelings impact your work, and you can't do that.
33:31Or what?
33:32I would like all dealings of this case to go through me now, starting with a copy of the deal they offered my mother.
33:40I can't help you there, unfortunately.
33:42It's not my case anymore.
33:44You'll have to speak with acting DA Turner.
33:46In that case, can you offer me any advice on how to handle Turner?
33:50Turner is fair, but ambitious.
33:57And she's determined to make a name for herself as interim DA.
34:00She's always had political ambitions.
34:01If she wants something, she'll stop at nothing to make it happen.
34:06The leads.
34:08I own property there, and I know people there who will help you start over.
34:15A new life identity.
34:17Sonny, I don't know.
34:22I mean, I may not have the best relationship with my kids, but to just leave them behind and never speak to them again and not even have a chance to speak to them.
34:33I know there's a lot to ask, but we don't really have any more options.
34:38I mean, you're on the clock with Turner, unless you want to go to prison or take the deal.
34:43No, and I promised that I wouldn't.
34:46I meant it.
34:47It's our only move.
34:50So, my tipping you off means that I sacrificed my future.
34:59Sacrifice your future, import Charles, but you guaranteed yourself a life somewhere else.
35:05Now, listen.
35:10I'm going to make sure you're protected.
35:15And that you have a great life.
35:18You have my word.
35:22Well, it was worth a shot.
35:23Now, about these absurd ketamine charges.
35:28Are they really that absurd?
35:31I beg your pardon?
35:32I know you think you were framed, but I'm living proof of your ability to orchestrate situations.
35:39Oh, come on, Alexis.
35:40You really need to let that go.
35:42And these two situations are completely different.
35:46That I did.
35:47This I did not.
35:48I was framed, plain, and simple.
35:53All right, then.
35:55If that's the case, there's only one solution.
35:59Out with it.
35:59The only way the case will move forward is if Drew testifies.
36:04So, don't give him a reason to do that.
36:08You don't mean...
36:10Yeah, I do.
36:13Apologize.
36:15Tell him not to pursue it.
36:17Ask him not to pursue it.
36:18Beg.
36:19Plead.
36:20Grovel.
36:20Because your fate is in his hands.
36:31I'm here.
36:32What do you want?
36:33It's about Michael.
36:35I figured that much.
36:37I need your help.
36:42You have a good relationship with him.
36:45So did you until you blew it.
36:48I didn't ask you here to fight, okay?
36:50For everyone's sake, especially Willows.
36:53I need your help with this.
36:55To fix it.
36:58How?
36:59I need you to take a proposal to Michael for me.
37:07Or nothing.
37:08Come on, Dante.
37:09Just calm down.
37:10Don't tell me what to do.
37:12In fact, you know what, Chase?
37:13Don't tell me anything.
37:15Okay?
37:17You knew I had a son.
37:18And you sat here across from me from I don't know how many months knowing the truth.
37:22And you didn't tell me anything.
37:24How could you do that to me?
37:25I was honoring my wife's wishes.
37:27Why don't you man up and try and get your wife to tell me the truth?
37:31Because I don't tell my wife what to do.
37:33It wasn't my secret to tell.
37:35It was her child.
37:36Yeah, mine.
37:37And mine.
37:37You remember that part?
37:38Noble your voice.
37:40All right, so clearly we have a situation here.
37:42Well, now apparently I have to handle it.
37:47I have to admit I hadn't considered the long-term effects of all this on Gio and Rocco.
37:55It's not too late to start.
37:57I mean, if Gio sees the two of you put your anger aside, maybe he will too.
38:04Why don't you show him anything is possible?
38:11Fine.
38:12You're right.
38:15Lulu, for Gio and Rocco's sake, I am willing to accept your apology.
38:19Yeah, I owe someone an apology, but that someone sure as hell isn't you.
38:27Really?
38:27Yes, really.
38:28I owe Gio an apology, and I feel terrible about the pain that I caused him, but I am not sorry for what I did to you.
38:36And I never will be.
38:37On the next General Hospital, there is a way you both could win.
38:46If the information is on his phone, I will get it.
38:49Should have done this a long time.
38:50Done what?
38:51The two of you aren't going anywhere until you figure it out.
38:54Until Willow sees it, there will be no compromise.
38:56No, he's there.