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General Hospital – Episode 8-1 (2025)
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00:00So, Mom, that he's not here yet.
00:02Cody, though, you know, he's always late.
00:05Uh, hey, I gotta go, but I will let you know when he is here.
00:09Hey.
00:10Hello, Dante.
00:11You playing hooky from work today, or what?
00:14I don't know.
00:15I had some time to kill.
00:16Thought I'd check out the pool.
00:17That's what people do when they get free time.
00:19Right.
00:20How about you?
00:22Same.
00:23Just, you know, hanging.
00:30Hi, Jason.
00:36Are you alone?
00:38Yeah, for now.
00:40Come in, come in.
00:41You expected somebody?
00:44Well, Dante.
00:47He's chasing down some information for me, but we should have privacy for a while.
00:51What's up?
00:52So, I saw something, and I need you to tell me that it's not just in my head.
01:00Alicia.
01:00Hi.
01:01Just the woman I was hoping to see.
01:03Oh, good.
01:04Do you want to point me in the direction of a particular patient, or?
01:07Actually, no.
01:08This is personal.
01:10Intriguing.
01:10Hmm.
01:11Not exactly.
01:12Just have a question about my mom.
01:14Oh, well, you know I always love an excuse to talk about Bobby.
01:18I do know that.
01:19It's one of your many amazing qualities.
01:21So, what do you want to know?
01:26How did my mother ever learn to coexist with Sonny?
01:34Miss Davis?
01:36Yes, Suzanne.
01:37Your two o'clock is here.
01:38It's currently three o'clock, Suzanne.
01:41Did I say two?
01:42I'm so sorry.
01:43I meant three.
01:44And did I say who you're meeting with?
01:45I know who it's with.
01:47Can you send him in, please?
01:54It is always such a treat when you stop by the office, Mr. Corinthos.
01:59You know, I always have to come up with excuses just to come and see you.
02:04Oh, stop.
02:05I know you're only here for my carrot cake.
02:09Well, I can't have both.
02:10Good Lord.
02:11Let me get you a slice.
02:14None for me, Suzanne.
02:15Thanks for asking.
02:17Terrific lady.
02:18I really like her.
02:20The feeling seems mutual.
02:23So, what do you want to see me about?
02:26I want to know why you kidnapped Marco Rios.
02:31But why are you taking us off the investigation at PCU?
02:34We're so close to getting what we need from Dalton.
02:37It doesn't matter.
02:39Well, can I ask why?
02:40Because Dalton is no longer the primary target.
02:44You remember when I came back to Port Charles, you told me that Britt was dead?
02:48Yes, of course I remember.
02:50That was a very difficult conversation.
02:54Why'd you ask?
02:56Because something about Britt's death is off.
03:03Something's not adding up.
03:04All right.
03:16Good evening.
03:17Is there something you needed?
03:19Yes.
03:20I am done for the day, and I am treating myself to a meal at Sonata's in town.
03:24Have my car brought around, please.
03:26I'm afraid that's not possible.
03:27How am I going anywhere?
03:29I'm really not sure that I understand what you mean here.
03:57Because Britt's death was terribly sad, you know?
04:01Please sit.
04:02But I have to say that it was fairly straightforward, you know?
04:07Heather Webber had been terrorizing the city, and she'd already attacked several individuals,
04:13Jocelyn being one of them, and Britt intervened.
04:16And, you know, she was wounded, and that was sad.
04:21And she ultimately, she died from that.
04:25She died from Heather's poison.
04:27Yeah, and she saved Jocelyn's life.
04:29I know all that.
04:30Then you also know that there were other victims that died the same way that Britt...
04:34You know, I can show you the file if you need it.
04:36It's all in the file.
04:37Anna, I'm clear on how Britt died.
04:40I'm just not clear on what happened after that.
04:43It is likely that Dalton is doing his work at PCU and shipping his raw data elsewhere.
04:50Thanks to the device you planted, we have tracked the courier to Dalmatia, a resort and
04:54spa called the Five Poppies.
04:56However, the tracker stopped transmitting for three hours and resumed again, and we don't
05:00know why.
05:01I thought that we've talked about this.
05:03Couldn't there have been a shielded area at the resort that blocks the transmission of
05:07signals?
05:07Yeah, or someone found the device and manually turned the signal off and on again, hoping
05:12to lure whoever planted it out into the open.
05:14In this case, us.
05:16Either way, we need eyes at the resort.
05:20Whose?
05:22I'm sending the two of you.
05:28I would say that Bobby tolerated Sonny at best.
05:32That sounds right.
05:33But I never got that vibe from you.
05:35Did I miss something?
05:36I would say that my past feelings about Sonny were ambivalent at best, mainly just going
05:43along to get along.
05:44Because of your sister.
05:46She loves him.
05:47Whether she's married him, divorced from him, or other.
05:51You want her to be happy.
05:53I did.
05:54And I do.
05:56But after what Sonny did to Marco, I can't just keep looking the other way.
06:04I was worried that they broke his ribs, and they hadn't.
06:08But still, it was bad.
06:11Yeah.
06:11Mac told me about your allegations against Sonny.
06:14He also told me that Marco showed up at the police station and denied Sonny abducted him.
06:20Mac also said that Marco's story was a bit hard to believe.
06:25Well, Marco just wants to let it go.
06:28But I can't.
06:30So, I confronted Carly.
06:33Oh, how'd that go?
06:34Well, Carly didn't miss a beat.
06:36She switched to her default setting and defended Sonny.
06:39Oh, I wish I could say I was surprised.
06:41Sonny should be facing charges.
06:43But instead, he gets away with stuff like this over and over and over again.
06:48How are any of his actions even remotely okay?
06:51They are not, Lucas.
06:53And you're not the only one asking that question.
06:58Hey, maybe we ask Gio to join us on his next break.
07:02No, I don't want to bother the kid while he's working.
07:10I did just see him at Anna's, too.
07:12Oh, really?
07:13How'd that go?
07:14Yeah, you know, it was awkward, as usual.
07:16But at least there was no arguing this time.
07:19Call that a win.
07:20As you should.
07:22Sounds like progress.
07:26Yeah, anyway, speaking of progress,
07:28it's got to be not very easy for you to be here after your accident.
07:34No matter what, there's always a moment when I first see the pool.
07:37And I remember how everything felt.
07:39The fall, the impact, the pain.
07:44But when I push through that moment, I feel stronger.
07:47You know, like Ava didn't win.
07:50I'm proud of you.
07:52Able to just let go of everything that happened and move on.
07:56I mean, that's impressive.
08:03I need to talk to Marco for a minute, do you mind?
08:07I don't know if that's the best idea.
08:09I mean, there's a little bit of touch in there right now, isn't there?
08:13The man saved my life, don't he?
08:19Hey, Marco.
08:20I just wanted to come say that I...
08:23Oh, my God.
08:26What happened?
08:28For you, Mr. Carinthos, my famous carrot cake and a double espresso.
08:36By the way, the new Carinthos blend is beyond delicious.
08:41Suzanne, you didn't have to go to all this trouble.
08:44Oh, it's no trouble.
08:46I forgot your sugar.
08:47He doesn't take sugar.
08:48Yeah, I'm too...
08:49I'm so sweet.
08:50All right, all right.
08:51Suzanne, thank you.
08:52No more interruptions with cake and espresso, okay?
08:55Yes, Miss Davis.
08:58Hell of a baker.
08:59Do you know that our daughter would be dead if it weren't for Marco?
09:04And yet you saw fit to drag him into your little war with his father.
09:09I'm surprised you're saying that.
09:11Really?
09:12Why?
09:12Because I thought you called me over here to...
09:15Because you're ready to apologize.
09:17To whom?
09:18To me.
09:19So, Obrecht was at Willow and Drew's wedding when it went sideways.
09:30I found her alone in the bar where the reception was supposed to take place.
09:35And, you know, she had a couple.
09:36I started talking to her.
09:37I started asking some questions about Britt.
09:41And she opened up.
09:43What did she tell you?
09:44Well, she thought that Britt would give her body to science for Huntington's research.
09:49But her will said that she wanted to be cremated.
09:54Well, we can't know what Britt was thinking at the time she drew up her will.
09:58I think we can.
10:00I checked with the funeral home responsible for the cremation.
10:03They have the date they gave Britt's ashes to Obrecht.
10:07What they don't have is a record of the actual cremation.
10:14You think Britt staged her own death?
10:17And she's alive somewhere?
10:19Not only that.
10:24But I think I saw her.
10:27I'm afraid you were mistaken.
10:30I have processed all the data that I have.
10:32And until Greta comes back with a new batch, I am twiddling my thumbs.
10:35And I would like to be twiddling my thumbs at Sonata's.
10:38Well, why not down at one of our many excellent restaurants here at the resort instead of going all the way into town?
10:46Because at this point, I know the menu is here by heart.
10:48And I'd like a change of pace.
10:50I see.
10:51Well, why don't you tell me what you would like from Sonata's.
10:55I will place your order and it will magically appear at your door like everything else you require.
11:00I have been working all day and all I want is to drive into town, sip a Negroni, dine on the catch of the day and listen to the waves crash on the shore.
11:10Now, bring me my damn car.
11:13I didn't want to mention this, but you've forced my hand.
11:17It seems there has been some concerns about your driving.
11:22Mac, Robert, and I have always argued to anyone who would listen that Sonny is a criminal and deserves to be treated as such.
11:35But it is a lot more complicated when he's close to your family.
11:39And in Bobby's case, he was her son-in-law.
11:43So she couldn't cut herself off from him completely.
11:46Why not?
11:48Isn't that exactly what he deserves?
11:49Yes, but she couldn't do it.
11:53She loved people who love Sonny just like you do.
11:56Just because Carly loves Sonny and he is a good dad to his kids, that doesn't change the fact that he hurts people.
12:06Yeah, no, it doesn't.
12:08You're right.
12:10But Sonny has done some good.
12:12We all saw how devastated he was when we lost Stone.
12:17And we also saw how humane and generous he can be in the years since.
12:25But that's just as real as whatever Sonny did or didn't do to Marco.
12:31Yeah, but it doesn't erase the bad.
12:34I just can't keep turning my back and saying that he is a family man with shady business associates anymore.
12:45Sonny is Donna's father.
12:47They adore each other.
12:49Carly has to keep him in her life.
12:51I know.
12:52And I can't ask my sister to cut ties with the father of her child.
12:59Children.
13:01So, maybe it's best if I just take a step back and let her live her life and I'll do the same and live mine.
13:11Now, you are heading to this resort for surveillance and intelligence gathering only.
13:17I want to know everything there is to know about that place.
13:20Security, access points, vulnerabilities, guest and employee movements.
13:23If there are shift changes, I need to know when and how many.
13:27Is there an individual or individuals you want us to key in on?
13:30I want you to find out where that courier brought that backpack.
13:33If that's a shielded area, I need to know about it.
13:35I also want to know if the person she delivered it to is the end user of the data inside.
13:41We can definitely get that for you.
13:42You better.
13:43Now, listen to me.
13:45You are not to attempt to steal that data yourself or commit any act of sabotage or engage any of the targets.
13:51And there's no reason to think you're going to need to.
13:55Is that understood?
13:56Understood.
13:58Understood.
13:59Good.
14:01Your timeline is two weeks, but if you need more time than that, we can allot more.
14:05And you're booked in the honeymoon soon.
14:09I'm sorry?
14:11It's a resort.
14:12You're posing as newlyweds.
14:15Congratulations on your recent nuptials.
14:17Why us?
14:20Because this is a need-to-know operation, my superiors have tasked me with keeping the list of people in the know short, and you're already on it.
14:28You were also already briefed.
14:30But I'm Dalton's assistant.
14:32No, you're a WSB agent.
14:36Right, but can I just quit?
14:38I mean, we've worked so hard to get close to him.
14:41And you've accomplished your mission.
14:43Thanks to you and Vaughn, we now know what we're looking for is not in Dalton's lab.
14:47It's at the Five Poppies.
14:49So that's where you're headed.
14:50If I quit now, won't Dalton be a little suspicious?
14:55Why?
14:56Because an undergrad didn't honor her commitments?
14:58I'm sure it's happened before.
15:00Dalton will be annoyed for a few minutes, and then he will replace you.
15:04Yeah, he'll give my job to Emma, who has no idea how dangerous he is.
15:10Dalton's here.
15:12That's my chance.
15:13It's not a good idea.
15:15Have a little faith in me, please, okay?
15:17I know what I'm doing.
15:19Do you, though?
15:20Because you're not his assistant.
15:22And you're going to freak him out if you keep up this stalker vibe you got going.
15:25I am a naturally friendly person, okay?
15:28There's no way that I can help a stalker.
15:32Just in case I'm calling in some backup.
15:38It would be easier if it was just about Sonny, but this is about Carly, too.
15:44And she basically said that I was infatuated with Marco, and that made me overreact when it came to Sonny.
15:50Ouch.
15:51Yeah, I know.
15:51There are so many things wrong with that sentence, I don't even know where to begin.
15:55But, the bottom line, as I got so upset, I packed up and I moved out of Carly's house.
16:02Oh, good for you.
16:04Carly doesn't get to tell you how you feel about the new man in your life.
16:08And she should respect your relationship.
16:12That's worth fighting over.
16:14Sonny, not so much.
16:17I'm just not sure I even want to bother anymore.
16:21For Carly to dismiss my relationship with Marco like that, just to defend Sonny?
16:29I mean, that's just mind-blowing.
16:34I wonder if it's easier for her to just make the issue about you and Marco instead of focusing on our own problems with Sonny.
16:43Maybe.
16:43But it doesn't change the fact that Carly will always defend Sonny.
16:49And I don't know how to stop him from driving a wedge between us.
16:56I do.
16:58You follow your mother's example, and you simply refuse to let him.
17:03It serves me right for driving out to the middle of nowhere and going for a walk without telling anyone.
17:10I usually know better than that, but it was the morning of my mother's memorial, and it all came crashing in on me.
17:18I was a little out of it.
17:21I'm so sorry, Marco.
17:22It's a terrible loss.
17:24That's kind of you to say, especially since I know my mother was hard on you and disrespectful of your relationship with my sister.
17:32She was, but she also apologized, and she tried to make amends, and it's more than most people do.
17:40True.
17:42I wish she and I could have reached some kind of resolution before she passed.
17:47But she never got over her disappointment of me when I came out.
17:51I think that's why she was so hard on Allie.
17:54I wasn't around, so Allie and you bore the brunt of her anger and frustration about that.
18:00It was really hard on Allie.
18:02But, you know, your mom, she was a complicated person.
18:09But I'll always be grateful to her for what she did for me and for my dad.
18:16You went off on me when Charlie's burned, and I let you because you were upset.
18:23Now, now that that's settled, I just want you to know that I didn't set fire to Charlie's, and I didn't put our daughter in any kind of danger.
18:34That was Marco's father who did that.
18:37You say you don't want to hurt your daughter?
18:39Yeah.
18:40What do you think would have happened to her if you killed Marco?
18:43That didn't happen.
18:44So we don't have to talk about it.
18:45I'll tell you what would have happened.
18:47It would have traumatized her.
18:48You know why?
18:49Because she idolizes you.
18:51Worst than that, she models her behavior anger.
18:55What behavior are you talking about, Alexis?
19:00Hey, Daddy.
19:02Dante, can I grab you a Shades or something?
19:05Uh, no, no, it's cool.
19:06I'm, uh, just actually wondering if I could ask you a few questions if you got a minute.
19:11Yeah, sure.
19:12What do you need?
19:13Are you in a case?
19:14Uh, no, no, nothing, nothing official.
19:16Kind of like, uh, off the books sort of thing.
19:19Okay, cool.
19:21What do you need?
19:23Uh, well, what I need is, uh, to help me out with something.
19:29You ever seen that woman before?
19:32Yeah, yeah, she came by the pool once.
19:34You sure it was her?
19:36Definitely.
19:37She tipped me 50 bucks.
19:39Wow.
19:39Jocelyn said she'd be a good tipper, and she was totally right.
19:42Jocelyn was here that day?
19:44Yeah, um, I think she was meeting with her professor.
19:47Um, you see that guy over there with the dark hair by the bar?
19:51Yeah.
19:52That's him.
19:54Professor Dalton.
19:57All right, look, I'm going to need you to tell me anything you can remember from that day.
20:02No details too small, okay?
20:04Don't leave anything out.
20:06The crash I think you're referring to happened, what, two years ago?
20:10And the donkey survived.
20:12But he limped for the rest of his life.
20:14Well, he shouldn't have been camped out in the middle of the road.
20:16Okay, fine.
20:18You know what?
20:19I had just gotten here.
20:21I had just started my medication, and I was still learning how to drive manual.
20:25I am now perfectly capable of driving myself into town without maiming any of the local fauna, even if they are milling around in the middle of the road.
20:35Well, after your long day, are you sure you want to risk navigating the cliffside roads in the dark?
20:44Especially after imbibing Sanada's famously large negronis.
20:50I am perfectly capable of driving.
20:57Okay, just slow down and take it easy.
21:04I want to get us out of our trails as fast as possible.
21:07Yeah, but if we get pulled over for speeding, we get caught.
21:09It's over.
21:09Just stick to the speed limit.
21:12Sure thing, Grandpa.
21:13Fine.
21:17Have one of the doormen take me.
21:20The hot one.
21:21But tell him we can't talk.
21:22Well, I'm afraid that arrangement won't work either.
21:25And why not?
21:26Well, in light of your medical condition, he thinks it's best if you stay on the property.
21:35I was at an airport in Paris.
21:40And Britt was just...
21:42She was there.
21:48She was there.
21:49She was alone.
21:49She was carrying a purse and some kind of tote bag from a hotel, Dalmatia or something.
21:54I don't know.
21:54It had flowers and part of the logo.
21:56I'm not sure.
21:56But I saw her for a second.
21:58And then she got on the plane.
21:59And I tried to talk myself onto the flight.
22:02But they wouldn't let me on.
22:04God, Jason, is there a chance it was anyone else?
22:06Anna, anything's possible.
22:09But I'm almost positive that it was Britt.
22:12Look, I'm not saying that she wasn't poisoned.
22:15But I am saying that, you know, her body seemed to disappear from the funeral home.
22:20Yeah, that doesn't add up.
22:21No, it doesn't.
22:23Maybe there was an antidote to the poison.
22:25I don't know.
22:25Maybe somebody helped her.
22:26I know that it's not a lot to go on, but it's not nothing.
22:34Oh, I don't know.
22:36Under normal circumstances, I would say that what you're describing is impossible.
22:39But I knew Britt and her family, and I know you, and you're not given the flights of fancy.
22:49So if you say you saw her, well, then there's every possibility that Britt is still very much alive.
23:02Last summer, I had a terrible accident right here, actually, and your mom and Ali saw it happen.
23:15I was pregnant at the time, and because of the accident, I lost the baby.
23:21Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
23:25That must have been.
23:27There really aren't any words, are there?
23:30No, there's not.
23:33Afterwards, I was in pretty rough shape.
23:37I made some mistakes, some big ones.
23:41But your mom, she did something amazing for me, when she really didn't have to.
23:48I'm glad you got to see that side of her.
23:49My mother could be generous and kind when she wanted to be.
23:54She could.
23:56I think that's why, even though she did do some hurtful things to Ali and me,
24:01in the end, I was grateful to her.
24:04And now, I'm grateful to you.
24:07Marco, I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.
24:10You risked your life to save mine.
24:13It was the right thing to do.
24:15It's a very generous thing for you to say.
24:17Given what happened to your mom that night, if I were in your shoes, I would be asking myself if helping me really was the right thing to do.
24:27Do you regret it?
24:32I just meant that Christina is impulsive and extremely protective of her family.
24:38And what's wrong with being protective?
24:41Nothing is wrong with being protective.
24:43I just think we can both agree that we could use less impulsivity from Christina.
24:50She's starting to subscribe to your philosophy that the ends justifies the means.
24:55When it comes to my family, I do what's necessary to keep them safe.
24:59Like kidnapping an innocent man.
25:01I'm always thinking of Christina.
25:07And when it comes to protecting her or any of my kids or grandkids, I do what I have to do, Alexis.
25:16I remember the woman walking over to Professor Dalton Shays.
25:22I thought she was going to go talk to him, but she went over to the bar instead.
25:26Did she talk to Dalton?
25:29No, I think the only person she really talked to was me.
25:33Yeah, and then Dalton went to the locker room, and I was talking to Jocelyn a little later, and that's when I saw the woman leaving.
25:40Did she have anything with her?
25:41Um, a tote bag and a backpack.
25:44It's very cool that you remember that.
25:47Well, the woman's, like, fancy.
25:50Like the type of person wearing heels to the pool, you know?
25:53You know, the backpack didn't look like something she'd really carry.
25:59It's good work, Daddy.
26:01Thanks.
26:03You know who you remind me of?
26:05My mom.
26:07Yeah.
26:08Man, she always remembered the little things, too.
26:12She did.
26:14Nothing ever got by her.
26:16No, we didn't.
26:17It would have been nice, though, if we were able to get something by her, maybe just once.
26:22Never would have happened.
26:23No.
26:27Professor, I'm so sorry that my dog stole your flip-flop, and I got it back, but it is soggy, and it has some teeth marks in it.
26:34What is it with you and footwear?
26:36Oh, no worries.
26:37It's just a flip-flop.
26:38You know what?
26:40You are so cute.
26:41I can probably forgive you for just about anything.
26:44I, uh, I have all the literature handled for your lecture tomorrow night, so...
26:48Is there anything else I can do?
26:49You know, you're the first person to believe that I could have seen Britt.
26:56Carly and Obrecht thought I was, uh, imagining things.
27:00Well, Carly didn't know Britt well enough to understand what she's capable of.
27:05Now, Obrecht, her daughter died in her arms.
27:08No, I mean, look, I get why they're skeptical, but if you would have shut me down, I would have understood, but I would have been a little surprised and a little disappointed.
27:20But you wouldn't have been deterred, huh?
27:23No.
27:23I can't help but think that Obrecht must be involved in this, because Britt, she would have needed help faking her death.
27:30Okay, from what I saw last night, Obrecht's grief was not an act.
27:36If Britt's still alive, she doesn't know.
27:38Maybe she didn't need her mother's help.
27:41Her father was a master at staging deaths and manipulating people, so she probably learned everything she needed from him.
27:48It's a hell of an education.
27:49Okay, and see, you know these people.
27:52You know how they work.
27:55You know that world, so if we work together, we can find Britt.
27:59That's true.
28:04Jason, I don't think I'm going to go and look for Britt.
28:08And I would advise you not to either.
28:15The way your mom dealt with Sonny was masterful.
28:18And not just one, but two ways.
28:22First, she bit her lip until it bled.
28:26And second, she never closed the door on her daughter.
28:30So are you saying that I should move back in with Carly?
28:33God, no.
28:35She would throw you a party for moving out.
28:38And she would be thrilled about you and Marco.
28:41But she also wouldn't want you to sacrifice your relationship with your sister, either.
28:46And I don't want to.
28:47I just can't look the other way when it comes to Sonny.
28:50I have to say something.
28:52Then do it.
28:53Speak up.
28:54Just don't make an ultimatum.
28:56Don't put Carly in the position to choose between you and Sonny.
29:00Because I'll lose Carly.
29:03Because you and Carly will lose each other.
29:08One terrible lesson that Bobby learned after Barbara Jean died.
29:12That thing that you can't get back.
29:15That thing that you should never sacrifice.
29:17And it's time.
29:20And the people that you love.
29:24You're taking a big gamble with our daughter's well-being.
29:28And frankly, I hate that.
29:30I think you're being overprotective.
29:32Because Christina's come a long way since the accident.
29:37I know that you tried to kill Ava.
29:39I know everything.
29:41Whatever you think you know, you're wrong.
29:43I can explain.
29:44Ava provoked me and I wasn't thinking clearly.
29:46And I tried to stop her.
29:48Alexis, have a little faith.
29:52Our daughter's a lot stronger than you give her credit for.
29:55You better hope to God, you're right.
29:59I appreciate the offer I do.
30:00But Jocelyn's handling the logistics for the summer leisure series.
30:05Right.
30:06Of course.
30:08Considering the subject matter, I'm sure there's going to be a pretty huge turnout.
30:11So if that's too much for Jocelyn to handle, then I'd be happy to help.
30:15Oh, okay.
30:16I'll keep that in mind.
30:17It's good to know.
30:18Thanks.
30:21Emma's just trying to rescue lab animals, if there even are any.
30:25Okay?
30:25She's in way over her head.
30:27Also, if Emma takes Jocelyn's place as Dalton's assistant, we're in a more trouble debate than
30:32we already do.
30:32I will take care of Emma and her grandmother.
30:37Your concerns reflect a lack of understanding about the critical nature of your mission.
30:42For its operatives, this mission is deemed low risk.
30:45But that assessment belies its stakes.
30:47If you don't get the information we need, people could die.
30:51Quit your job at PCU.
30:52I don't care what excuse you give.
30:53Your situation's a little more complex.
30:57Okay.
30:58Well, I'll just, I'll think of a reason about where I'm going and why.
31:02Say you've been called away to Australia to help with a distant relative.
31:05Preferably someone your mother has heard of.
31:07There's a friend of my grandmother's that I could say needs help.
31:11I don't think my mom will ask too many questions.
31:14She'll just be happy that I'm getting some distance from Vaughn.
31:18Good.
31:18Come up with your backgrounds, deliver your excuses, and pack your bags.
31:24We'll leave in 24 hours.
31:28Forcing me to stay here is ridiculous.
31:31And it has nothing to do with my health or safety.
31:33He's just pissed that I took that trip to Paris.
31:36Well, he still thinks it's in your best interest to stay on the property at this sensitive juncture.
31:42Perhaps another massage might help you embrace the changes in your evening's expectations?
31:50I do not want another massage.
31:51What I want is to leave.
31:53Well, that's impossible.
31:55The policy is clear.
31:57What am I supposed to do?
31:59Stay in my room until Greta brings me more data?
32:02Well, I'll be sure to relay that question to him world for world.
32:06In the meantime, I will have a Negroni and this evening's special sent up immediately.
32:11Bonsoir.
32:16You know, when Brit started to experience symptoms from Huntington's, she was determined not to appear diminished or a pity to you.
32:27It makes sense.
32:28She disappeared when she did.
32:29Well, if you're right, then she decided to allow people to think that she was dead rather than let them watch her decline.
32:40And that was her call.
32:42So, do you see what I'm saying?
32:44If you don't honor her wishes, you kind of betray her.
32:49And I can't imagine that's what you want.
32:53No, I don't.
32:56Even if she's alive, Jason, I think you have to leave her alone.
33:04Ms. Davis?
33:11Yeah, Suzanne, I'm about to leave.
33:13You can go home, too.
33:14No, actually, I can't.
33:15Neither can you.
33:16You'll go five o'clock.
33:17No, I don't.
33:18Oh.
33:19No, I don't.
33:20You have a meeting with Ms. Ava Jerome.
33:23Shall I show her in?
33:26It's just that I read the coverage after Natalia died.
33:31Aurora clearly pointed the finger at my father, insinuating he was responsible, so...
33:36I appreciate that you want to defend your father, but this isn't something I can talk about.
33:41Let's just say that I'm still making up my mind and leave it at that.
33:45Okay, but I swear to you, Marco, my father had nothing to do with your mother's death.
33:59Small world.
34:01Donna has a swim lesson.
34:03I'm just picking her up.
34:05Does your other daughter have any idea that you abducted Marco and held him captive for 24 hours?
34:10I don't think Christina's heard of your allegations against me.
34:17Maybe someone should tell her.
34:21Lucas, do what you need to do.
34:31I got some solid info for you from Danny, of all people.
34:36Yeah?
34:37You have every right to be worried about Dalton.
34:39He and the courier were at the MetroCourt pool at the same time.
34:44They didn't have direct contact.
34:46Didn't sound like, but Jocelyn was there.
34:47Oh, running interference?
34:49I don't know.
34:49You guessed as good as mine.
34:50But this woman had two bags.
34:54A big bag and a backpack.
34:56The same backpack that Jocelyn planted the track on at the airport?
34:59Probably.
34:59Okay.
35:00When I was talking to Danny, he said this backpack was not something this woman would have.
35:05He said she was kind of, like, too fancy.
35:07He said it was Dalton's bag.
35:10Probably.
35:11Yeah.
35:11So they did the handoff at the pool.
35:15This is really good.
35:18One more thing you might want to know.
35:20When I was talking to Danny, I had eyes on Dalton.
35:22Your grandmother seemed kind of glued to his side.
35:31You and I make a very good team.
35:34You know, I think Outback knows that she's helping other rescue animals being tested on by Dalton.
35:39Don't you?
35:39Am I veering into crazy dog lady territory?
35:43Here's a better question.
35:45Could he have been more obvious?
35:48Emma, if you keep hanging around Dalton and offering to help him every time he turns around, he's going to suspect something.
35:55No, he's not.
35:57He's just going to think I'm the same overeager student that I've always been.
36:00Look, I'm going to help Dalton with his summer lecture series, and while he's up there on that podium, you and I are going to find out what's going on in his lab.
36:09But if you're the overeager student, Dalton's going to expect to see you in the front row taking notes, right?
36:16Right.
36:20That's why I'm going to search Dalton's lab.
36:22Wedding bands and an engagement ring.
36:26Do not lose these.
36:27The WSB sprung for the real thing for authenticity's sake.
36:30Make sure they fit.
36:37It fits.
36:41It fits.
36:42Good.
36:52Christopher Nash.
36:56The two of you will leave Port Charles separately, you'll meet in New York, and you'll travel to Europe using your new identities.
37:02Any questions?
37:03Do I get one?
37:04When I'm done briefing you.
37:07Safe travels.
37:09Copy that.
37:11See you at JFK.
37:17Is there something else we need to discuss?
37:19We don't know what you and Vaughn are walking into at the Five Poppies.
37:26But it is critical that you sell this cover.
37:30It won't be a problem.
37:32It can't be a problem.
37:34The Five Poppies is the best lead we have.
37:36To get what we need, we need everyone you come into contact with to believe that you and Vaughn are totally in love.
37:45Hey, Lou, is this John Moore?
37:47It is.
37:48My name is Pascal, Mr. Moore.
37:51I'm the hotel manager at the Five Poppies Dalmisha.
37:54I was following up on an inquiry about booking a stay.
37:58Yeah, thanks for calling me back.
38:00Oh, it's my pleasure.
38:02No worries.
38:03As you may know, the Five Poppies is a high-end luxury hotel with cutting-edge spa treatments, a private sand beach, and several five-star restaurants.
38:15May I ask when you were hoping to stay with us?
38:17Ms. Cole, if you don't give me the keys to my car right now, apologize, Mr. Moore.
38:22Uh, there's a gift that requires my assistance.
38:26I will call you back as soon as possible.
38:28On the next General Hospital, putting distance between us would help me figure out what I want.
38:39We can't adopt until you work things out with Geo.
38:42I need you to promise to keep this between us.
38:44What can I do for you?
38:45I want to do you a huge favor.
38:47How about for an extra 10,000?
38:49Done.
38:49I want to do you a huge favor.
38:50I want to do it for you.
38:50You'll see the others on the list.
38:52All right.
38:54There we go.
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