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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 You all right?
00:10 I'm fine.
00:13 I'm not sure Sonny is, though.
00:16 Am I late?
00:17 No, I was early.
00:18 Oh, OK.
00:20 How's Molly and TJ?
00:23 A little jumpy, expecting parents.
00:26 I hear you.
00:27 How's Christina?
00:29 She says being pregnant is not what she expected.
00:32 It's better.
00:33 Thank you for meeting me.
00:39 Yes, you said you had a proposal.
00:42 I want to make a significant donation
00:46 to the city of Port Charles.
00:51 Thanks for coming, Drew.
00:52 Absolutely, for sure.
00:53 OK, so I guess this means that you made a decision?
00:58 I've thought it through and talked it over with Michael.
01:02 And?
01:03 And I would be honored to be the spokesperson
01:07 for the new Tomorrow Institute.
01:09 Commissioner?
01:13 Oh, Detective Bennett.
01:14 This is unexpected.
01:16 Yeah, I was in the area conducting a training exercise.
01:20 Commissioner, where do you want this?
01:27 Laura.
01:30 Good to see you.
01:31 Good to see you.
01:33 Thank you, Kelly.
01:35 You may go.
01:36 It's procedure, ma'am.
01:37 I understand.
01:39 Especially for someone with an extensive history of escape.
01:43 Thank you, Kelly.
01:44 Thank you.
01:46 I'm kind of a celebrity around here.
01:49 Sort of flattering.
01:51 How are you feeling?
01:53 A lot better.
01:54 The new hip's still healing, but it's a lot
01:57 less painful than the old one.
01:59 Oh, I'm glad to hear it.
02:00 And I don't miss those rashes, or that whole not being
02:03 able to breathe thing.
02:04 I can tell you that.
02:07 You heard he gave me the lowdown on Ace.
02:10 You know, I wouldn't hate prison so much,
02:13 if only I could see my grandson.
02:17 Jason?
02:19 Jason?
02:21 Hey.
02:22 Hey.
02:23 What's-- what's wrong?
02:26 It's Sonny.
02:29 He's in trouble.
02:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:33 Significant donation.
02:55 That surprise you?
02:56 Not at all.
02:57 You have a long and impressive history of philanthropy.
03:02 I can think of three programs off the top of my head
03:05 that could benefit from your support.
03:07 Why do I get the impression you don't want to take it?
03:10 Why do you think, Sonny?
03:11 Well, any donation for me is coming
03:14 from a legitimate enterprise, and also investments.
03:18 I figured.
03:19 But one needs to be sure.
03:21 And does one want to ask me any more questions?
03:25 Just one.
03:27 Why come to me?
03:30 Because you are the deputy mayor.
03:33 You're going to know, right, where to put my money.
03:37 And we both have children that are having a baby to get.
03:42 And that means a lot to me.
03:45 How are things progressing with Willa?
03:47 Oh, incrementally.
03:49 I mean, she came into Drew's office
03:51 when we were going over the Crimson budget.
03:53 And when I went to leave them, she stopped me.
03:57 What's she saying?
03:58 She said if Drew and I can manage
04:00 to be civil to one another after everything I did to him,
04:03 then maybe she was holding onto her anger at me
04:06 a little too long.
04:07 And maybe, just maybe, she can let
04:10 some of those bad feelings go.
04:13 Wow.
04:14 That seems more than incremental.
04:16 Yeah, I don't want to get my hopes up too high, but right?
04:18 What did you say?
04:19 Well, I thanked her for saying that.
04:22 And then I got the hell out of there
04:23 before I started making lunch plans and offering to babysit.
04:26 What?
04:29 What?
04:30 What did I do?
04:31 No, no, no, no.
04:32 You're fine.
04:33 I'm just-- I'm worried.
04:36 Who knows what poison Drew is putting Willow's ear about you.
04:40 Oh, he's not.
04:42 Not if he knows what's good for him.
04:46 Willow, I can't tell you how happy and honored
04:49 I am that you're willing to work with the New Tomorrow
04:51 Institute.
04:53 Great.
04:54 It's just that there's been something
04:58 that's been kind of bugging me.
05:00 OK.
05:01 I know that I sprung this on you, like, out of nowhere.
05:04 And it just occurred to me that maybe that you feel
05:06 pressure to say yes, because--
05:09 Because you went to Greenland, rescued my Aunt Liesl,
05:12 and brought her back to Port Charles in time to save my life.
05:15 Well, yeah.
05:17 And I would never want you to feel a sense of obligation
05:19 to me at all.
05:20 You don't owe me anything.
05:21 Drew, I literally owe you my life.
05:24 And that's why I'm having second thoughts.
05:25 Calvin, I told you that I took today off so that I could
05:32 move into my new apartment.
05:33 You did?
05:34 And now you've assigned all the new cadets to help me move?
05:37 Well, it's just a few boxes.
05:39 But you're not allowing them to use the elevator.
05:41 You're making them bring said boxes up three flights
05:43 of stairs.
05:44 You can't get a good cardiovascular workout
05:46 on an elevator, can you?
05:47 No.
05:48 OK, I really appreciate the gesture,
05:50 but I'm telling you, if I get in trouble with internal affairs,
05:54 I am so taking you down with me.
05:56 Well, this is my doing, and I take full responsibility.
05:59 So if I do go down for this, you'll
06:02 be in the clear with some shiny new recruits in the best
06:05 shape of their young lives.
06:07 I can't have Donna staying the night over at Sonny's.
06:10 Between Ava being there and Sonny going on and on
06:12 about how I'm a traitor, it is not
06:14 good for Donna emotionally.
06:15 That's reasonable.
06:17 So I went to tell Sonny, but Ava was there.
06:19 And then she tried kicking me out, which is crazy.
06:22 It's like Ava thinks she's mistress
06:24 of the manor or something.
06:25 Maybe she thinks she is.
06:27 Sonny was furious.
06:28 And I expected that.
06:29 I really did.
06:30 But I was hoping once he got past his initial reaction
06:33 that he would understand my position and respect it.
06:35 But that's not what happened.
06:37 He just became more and more irrational.
06:39 He even threatened to take me to family court, which is absurd.
06:41 Yeah, no.
06:42 That's crazy.
06:43 He has to know that he would lose that.
06:45 He should.
06:46 And because he didn't, it made me think, is Sonny off his mat?
06:49 I thought about that, too.
06:51 I asked him.
06:52 He swears he's taking his medication.
06:54 I even went into his bathroom.
06:55 I went through his medicine drawer.
06:56 I checked his prescriptions.
06:57 It looks like he's taking them.
06:59 OK, but how did he react to that?
07:03 He said, just because we disagree about what
07:06 to do with Donna, that doesn't mean he's going off his mat.
07:09 And he has a point.
07:11 I may hate the way Sonny's living
07:13 and the choices he's making, but that doesn't mean
07:15 he's headed for a breakdown.
07:18 Closed captioning of this program is--
07:20 --to tell you, Ace did the cutest thing.
07:24 I'm sure everything he does is the cutest.
07:26 It's true.
07:27 It is.
07:28 But he sort of outdid himself with this one.
07:29 OK, so I'm humming him a lullaby.
07:33 And just as he's about to fall asleep,
07:36 he starts to try to sing along.
07:39 Yeah, he starts making his own little sounds to the music.
07:43 This is so wonderful.
07:45 Hey, look, he's already marching to his own drummer.
07:49 Runs in our family, I guess.
07:51 I guess.
07:53 And you wanted to tell me that?
07:56 I mean, like, when it happened, you thought,
08:00 I need to tell Ace's crazy grandma about this.
08:04 Well, I didn't think of it quite like that.
08:06 But yes, I did want to share that with you, Heather.
08:10 And in fact, I know this is not the same seeing him in person.
08:16 But I thought you might like to have that.
08:19 [GASPS]
08:22 Thank you, Laura.
08:23 No, really.
08:25 Thank you.
08:25 That's just the cutest thing ever.
08:32 [GASPS]
08:33 I think I see Esme in him.
08:35 Yes, he does look like Esme.
08:38 He does?
08:41 You're so lucky.
08:42 I hope you know that.
08:44 In terms of--
08:45 You got to spend time with Esme.
08:49 Really get to know her.
08:50 I mean, at her worst, but also at her best.
08:55 You know, I'm sure I got to spend time with her
08:57 at Spring Ridge, but she didn't really know who I was.
09:02 And then, of course, there was her father.
09:05 I hope that Ryan is roosting over a pit in hell right now.
09:11 Sorry.
09:12 Oh, please, don't be.
09:14 Because he is a murdering bastard, right?
09:16 Not unlike yours truly.
09:22 Except I loved my little girl so much.
09:27 And yes, I did blame Trina Robinson, and your grandson
09:31 Spencer, and everybody else for all the bad things that
09:35 happened to Esme.
09:36 But I believed in my heart that all those people
09:40 deserved what Esme did to them.
09:43 So when they tried to put the blame on her--
09:46 I mean, I did what I thought every good mother would do.
09:49 I protected my daughter by punishing
09:54 the people that hurt her.
09:57 But now, Laura-- and I've been going over and over this
10:03 in my head--
10:05 I cannot, for the life of me, remember why I thought
10:10 that killing those people, stabbing them with a hawk,
10:16 was going to help my little girl.
10:20 Any civic donations are subject to fiscal review by the city.
10:25 Of course.
10:26 And aren't accepted solely at my discretion.
10:29 Yeah, but with you in charge, I'm
10:31 positive that my money is going to go
10:33 where it's needed the most.
10:35 That's very flattering.
10:36 Oh, it's very true.
10:38 But why now?
10:40 My home's in Port Charles.
10:42 I raised my children here.
10:46 And I want to help the community.
10:48 I know that you are a private person.
10:51 And if taking on this role demands
10:53 that you share more of your personal history
10:56 than you're comfortable with, why?
10:59 Nothing.
11:00 It's just you offered me this job.
11:03 And now you're trying to talk me out of it?
11:04 No, I'm not trying to talk you out of it.
11:06 You'd be perfect for this job.
11:07 I know there's nobody on the planet
11:08 better for this than you are.
11:09 I mean, you're living proof that stem cell and bone marrow
11:13 transplants from core blood-- thank you very much--
11:17 can save lives.
11:17 And that's really not very great breakfast conversation,
11:20 by the way.
11:21 I'm a nurse.
11:22 That's true, which is another reason you're perfect for this.
11:26 Not to mention the fact that you are warm and beautiful
11:30 and charming.
11:31 OK, I am not sure where you're hoping flattery will take you.
11:35 I am getting a lot of mixed signals here.
11:39 It's not flattery.
11:41 That's just a list, a list of the many reasons
11:44 that people will be able to hear you on this.
11:46 All I'm trying to say is I don't want you to do it
11:48 if it compromises your privacy or out
11:52 of a sense of obligation.
11:54 I appreciate everything you did for me.
11:57 And it was heroic of you.
11:59 I know that makes you uncomfortable that you
12:01 don't see yourself that way.
12:03 I don't see myself as a hero because I'm not a hero.
12:05 I just did--
12:06 Something completely, utterly heroic.
12:07 I did the right thing.
12:09 OK, and here I am alive and well because you
12:12 did that right thing.
12:14 Why can't you be proud of that?
12:16 I am.
12:17 I'm very proud of that.
12:18 And I always will be.
12:22 So tell me, how was it working for Drew?
12:24 I mean, after--
12:26 You bought the Invader and I left you in the lurch.
12:29 Well, I think I was referring more to you reporting him
12:31 to the SEC.
12:32 Oh, that.
12:35 And by the way, as for buying the Invader,
12:37 I have no regrets.
12:39 You sure?
12:39 No.
12:40 Because it gave you the leverage to get back
12:42 to where you need to get to.
12:44 That's money well spent.
12:46 So was this part of your grand plan,
12:49 to manipulate Drew to get me back at Crimson?
12:52 No.
12:53 Even I'm not that good.
12:55 Oh, don't sell yourself short.
12:57 I think I was revealing a path to happiness post Sonny for you.
13:03 And wherever that takes you is fine with me.
13:05 Oh, so this was an entirely selfless act.
13:10 Entirely selfless.
13:12 That's what I thought.
13:13 Well, I'm not going to deny that the Invader is
13:17 a surprisingly good investment.
13:19 And installing Adrian DeWitt as associate publisher
13:22 was a genius move.
13:23 Because now he's reverted the style of the paper
13:27 to tabloid, which is increased circulation.
13:30 That must drive Alexis crazy.
13:33 You must be hearing no end of it these days.
13:36 Well, she's still printing the hard stories,
13:38 and more people are reading them.
13:40 Because they don't realize that's what they're buying.
13:42 It's a win-win.
13:43 Even if Alexis doesn't realize it.
13:45 So how much grief is she giving you?
13:47 I can take it.
13:49 You know me.
13:51 I'll do whatever it takes to get what I want.
13:54 I have to say, as much as I loved your old house,
13:58 I think this place is perfect for you.
14:01 I know, it's nice, right?
14:03 I mean, I couldn't stay holed up at the MetroCorp forever.
14:07 Stranded at a five-star hotel, life is hard.
14:10 It was nice, yes.
14:12 But you know, it wasn't mine.
14:14 No, I get it.
14:15 And I understand that you needed time
14:17 after everything with Charlotte.
14:20 Yeah, I did need time.
14:22 After what happened.
14:24 Well, if you want to talk about it, we can talk about it.
14:26 No, no, I'm fine.
14:27 I mean, it's not like I'm ever not thinking about it.
14:28 But it's beginning to go a little bit
14:31 in the background now, you know?
14:32 But she's fine, right?
14:34 Yeah, she just went back to boarding school in Switzerland.
14:36 So yeah, she's on her way.
14:39 And you know this how?
14:40 What?
14:41 Have you and Valentin been chatting?
14:44 Look, the way Sonny handles Cyrus is proof
14:47 that he's not thinking clearly.
14:48 So is what happened to the Pine Barrens.
14:50 Holland Dex out there planning to kill him.
14:51 When everybody in Port Charles knew he worked for Sonny,
14:54 it's just-- it's sloppy.
14:55 It's impulsive.
14:56 Sonny's too smart to make a mistake like this.
14:59 Then he's going to have to have his blood drawn
15:01 and his medication recalibrated.
15:03 And he refuses to do that.
15:05 I mean, this is the frustrating part about bipolar disorder.
15:09 It sends you spiraling while telling you that you're fine
15:12 and everyone else is wrong.
15:14 OK, let's just take it one step at a time.
15:15 OK.
15:17 Is there somebody that Sonny still trusts who can convince
15:19 him to get his blood drawn?
15:21 The only person Sonny trusts right now
15:23 is Ava, which is crazy because we all
15:26 know that she switched Morgan's meds for placebos.
15:29 You think she's trying to met with Sonny?
15:31 Well, I think she's capable of it,
15:32 but I just don't know what it would get her.
15:35 And to be honest, Sonny's been off since Nixon Falls,
15:38 and he's been really bad since his breakup with Nina.
15:41 So maybe it's not bipolar disorder.
15:44 Maybe Sonny's pride is wounded and he's
15:46 got nowhere to put his anger.
15:49 What a dear.
15:51 The--
15:52 We just bumped into each other at the MetroCorp bar
15:53 the other night.
15:55 And how'd that go?
15:56 It was good, you know.
15:57 We were very civil with each other.
15:59 Oh, of course, Valentin can be civil with you.
16:01 He's been obsessed with you since the Cold War.
16:03 [KNOCKING]
16:05 Expecting anybody?
16:06 I don't know.
16:06 Maybe it's Detective Bennett with another training exercise.
16:10 Flowers for Anna Devane.
16:13 That's me. Thank you.
16:14 Oh, wow, they love me.
16:15 Thank you so much.
16:16 Oh, my gosh.
16:19 Let me guess.
16:21 What?
16:23 Uh, yeah.
16:25 It's Valentin.
16:26 It's just congratulations on the new apartment.
16:28 Shameless.
16:29 And looking forward to dinner.
16:34 Back up.
16:34 You said that you talked to Valentin.
16:36 You didn't say anything about dinner.
16:39 Yes, I owe my life to you.
16:41 And I will never, ever forget that.
16:44 But I am not accepting this position out
16:46 of any sense of obligation.
16:48 The New Tomorrow Institute is doing important work.
16:51 Getting people tested, recruiting donors
16:54 can help save other lives like mine was saved.
16:57 I want to be a part of that.
16:59 Amazing.
17:00 Then before we make it official, we
17:03 should talk about scheduling.
17:04 You might have to cut back hours at the hospital.
17:07 That actually won't be a problem.
17:09 I have decided to leave my job there.
17:12 Well, not because of this, I hope.
17:14 No, no, because of my kids.
17:19 When I was fighting leukemia, I kept
17:21 saying how much I wanted to live to see my kids grow up.
17:25 But after I recovered and got back to work,
17:28 I realized that bit by bit, day by day,
17:31 their childhoods were passing me by.
17:33 I have the privilege of being able to step back
17:35 from my career.
17:36 Most people can't.
17:38 But I have been given a second chance
17:39 to be a mother to Wiley and Amelia,
17:41 and I want to take full advantage of that.
17:44 I know the feeling.
17:46 Time with your kids, there is nothing more precious.
17:51 I was worried that Drew had lured you back to Crimson
17:53 just to find new ways of punishing you.
17:55 Well, well, that thought crossed my mind,
17:57 but only for a second, because I really
17:58 don't think that Drew would sabotage his own magazine.
18:02 You have all new faith in him.
18:04 No, it's not faith.
18:04 It's more observation.
18:06 I really can't stand the guy.
18:07 He's arrogant, entitled, petty, and rude.
18:11 Other than that?
18:13 Other than that, he is a savvy businessman.
18:19 Sure he's just not giving you a hard time?
18:23 It is a terrible thing to take people's lives
18:28 and only afterwards realize what that means.
18:33 That those people all had people who loved them
18:38 and who they cared about.
18:40 How did I ever think that by killing people,
18:45 I would somehow help Esme?
18:47 Heather, Heather, this doesn't excuse what you did.
18:52 Heather, you were suffering from cobalt poisoning.
18:57 OK, now listen to me.
18:58 Listen to me.
18:59 That line that you drew from wanting
19:01 to protect your daughter to deciding that it was OK
19:06 to kill people to do that, that line
19:09 was drawn by the illness.
19:11 And you were inside the illness at that time.
19:14 So at that time, it made sense to you.
19:18 I hear what you're saying, and I want
19:20 to believe that that's right.
19:23 But I knew the reasons for what I was doing right up
19:25 to the minute that I had surgery.
19:28 It's just that I can't remember the logic.
19:33 I can't conceive of why.
19:37 But I can't remember what I did every single moment.
19:41 OK, because now you're outside the illness.
19:46 And so you're seeing things more clearly.
19:48 And I'm seeing how other people see me too.
19:55 Boy, do you see me?
19:58 Let's just go over a few things.
20:02 Is it possible Sonny developed a tolerance to this dosage
20:06 and the prescription needs to be adjusted?
20:08 There's only one way to find out.
20:10 Right.
20:11 All right, so who can reach Sonny?
20:13 Well, not a lot of people.
20:15 Sonny's convinced that everyone's out to get him.
20:17 I mean, Dante's a possibility, Christina,
20:21 but I wouldn't want to involve her because she's pregnant.
20:23 But what about Olivia?
20:24 They're still close.
20:25 Or Brooklyn?
20:26 All options, yes.
20:28 But if they were to approach Sonny right now,
20:30 he'll know I'm behind it.
20:31 So not only will he refuse to do it,
20:34 it could damage his relationship with them.
20:36 And then he'll feel even more alone and persecuted.
20:38 OK.
20:40 Is there anybody else you can think of?
20:41 Stella Henry.
20:46 Yeah.
20:47 You think she would do it?
20:49 I do, but I think she has to witness his behavior firsthand.
20:53 I mean, it's hard.
20:55 It is, and Donna's going to be so upset that she's not
20:57 going to see her father.
20:58 And Sonny's so furious, he's never
20:59 going to want to come to my house and see her.
21:02 It's a lot, you know?
21:06 Well, I just--
21:07 Mr. Morgan, Miss Spencer, I didn't expect to see you here.
21:13 Well, I'm here visiting my best friend.
21:17 What are you doing here?
21:18 Official business.
21:23 I have some questions for Mr. Morgan.
21:30 Is another dinner--
21:32 Klaus, you did do some really horrible things,
21:36 but you're still human.
21:40 You're still Ace's grandmother, and as far as I can see,
21:45 you're still capable of love.
21:47 Yeah, but I wonder if I'm only capable of love
21:49 when it's convenient for me.
21:52 I discarded my children, not just Esme,
21:56 but Steven, Lars, and Franco.
21:59 And I did all of that before the ski accident.
22:04 OK, but Heather, it's not like you left them in the woods
22:07 or by the side of the road, right?
22:08 You made sure they were safe.
22:10 Maybe I was sane enough back then
22:12 to realize that I was really the thing that I
22:14 wanted to keep them safe from.
22:16 I was not in any condition back then to give
22:19 them any kind of a good life.
22:22 It wasn't only till years later that I became
22:24 obsessed with my children.
22:25 I mean, I insinuated myself into their lives.
22:28 I interfered with their relationships.
22:32 I wonder if I'd never had that hip replacement
22:36 and had that metal poison my blood and my mind.
22:42 I think I might have been a good mother.
22:47 If memory serves, and it does, the entire reason
22:50 you and Valentine broke up was because you
22:52 realized you couldn't trust him.
22:56 That was the reason, yeah.
22:57 So then why on earth would you have dinner with a man?
23:02 Clearly, Valentin does more for Pikeman than just set meetings.
23:05 You know, when you texted me, I was with him.
23:08 I bumped into him at their Metricorps bar,
23:11 and he said he'd been out of the country,
23:14 that he went to Switzerland to deliver his daughter
23:16 back to boarding school, that it was her idea.
23:21 But now I'm wondering if it doesn't just make it easier
23:25 for him to do Pikeman's bidding.
23:29 It's not like I think he's suddenly trustworthy.
23:31 Good.
23:32 Then I don't have to check you for a head injury.
23:35 I hate to admit it, but I miss him.
23:39 I hope you're not disappointed in me.
23:42 Just a little bit.
23:44 But whatever else I may think of Valentin,
23:47 I do know that he loves you.
23:50 Drew and I have had some altercations, some of them
23:54 quite fierce, but we've reached a kind of quid pro quo.
23:59 This quid pro quo, is this equally beneficial to both
24:04 of you or just to him?
24:07 You know what?
24:08 That's an excellent question.
24:10 Where are you going?
24:11 I'm going to find out.
24:12 Be right back.
24:13 Well, as you know, I was terrified,
24:15 but now I feel silly because Amelia
24:17 has taken to swimming like--
24:19 Like a duck to water.
24:20 You know, I don't know.
24:22 Good morning.
24:23 Good morning.
24:24 I didn't mean to interrupt.
24:25 I just need to run something past you for the next issue.
24:30 I mean, it doesn't need to be now, obviously,
24:32 but sometime this morning.
24:34 Anyway, that's it.
24:36 I'll leave you to your morning.
24:38 Actually, Nina, I would like you to be the first to know
24:43 if that's OK with you.
24:44 Yeah, absolutely.
24:45 Now what?
24:46 I have officially accepted the position
24:49 as the spokesperson for the New Tomorrow Institute.
24:51 Oh, great.
24:54 I'm so proud of you.
24:56 If that's something that I can be, I think it's fine.
25:00 Great, I'm very, very proud of you.
25:02 Hey, I just had an idea.
25:04 What if Crimson does a story on the Institute and on Willow?
25:08 Well, I save you from being beaten,
25:15 and you thank me by harassing my friend?
25:17 Believe it or not, Miss Spencer, my being here
25:20 has nothing to do with you.
25:21 Well, I am present, so it does have something to do with me.
25:24 And you know who's not present?
25:26 Jason's lawyer.
25:27 I'm going to call Diane right now.
25:28 Don't, please, don't bother.
25:30 Let's just get this over with.
25:32 What do you think Diane would say if she knew you said that?
25:34 Carly, it's going to be OK.
25:36 I'll call you later.
25:38 Fine.
25:39 I wouldn't be surprised if she's calling your lawyer anyway.
25:48 Probably realizes that Miss Miller will refuse
25:51 to let you cooperate.
25:53 And while I am impressed by her ability
25:55 to obstruct an investigation without actually
25:57 obstructing justice, I have no time today
26:00 for Miss Miller's legal pyrotechnics.
26:03 We need to talk about Pipeman.
26:06 Listen up, here's a lesson.
26:12 Never goes away, certainly not quickly, and most of the time,
26:17 not completely.
26:18 But I can't share my life with someone I don't trust.
26:22 No, you can't.
26:25 No, but you know, Valentin, he understands me
26:31 in a way that few men do.
26:33 Yeah, you get each other.
26:37 I mean, I don't think he gets me quite the same way
26:39 that I get him.
26:40 Oh, no, you do.
26:43 You see each other with perfect clarity.
26:47 The only difference is Valentin likes what he sees,
26:50 and you don't.
26:53 Wow.
26:55 Being the recipients of Valentin's devotion
26:58 must feel amazing to be seen, flaws and all,
27:02 and still be loved so relentlessly.
27:07 Yeah, it was something.
27:09 It was.
27:10 The tragedy of Charlotte's shooting
27:12 will always be between you two.
27:15 I know he doesn't blame you.
27:18 That doesn't change how you feel about it.
27:22 And you've only just started to recover.
27:26 So I have to ask you, do you really think
27:28 this dinner's a good idea?
27:31 Yes, Crimson is always looking for important stories
27:35 to run alongside the arts and culture of fashion.
27:38 And I would love to include an article about the New Tomorrow
27:42 Institute if it works for you as spokesperson.
27:45 I can't wait.
27:46 Great.
27:47 Well, someone from Crimson will contact you.
27:49 It just may take a little while.
27:51 I still need to get up to speed on the Institute.
27:53 Oh, yeah, no rush.
27:54 You just schedule something with the rep at Crimson whenever.
27:59 I'll do that.
28:00 OK.
28:01 Enjoy the rest of your morning.
28:03 You too.
28:04 Well, that looks like that went well.
28:12 My daughter smiled at me.
28:15 And she's doing an interview for Crimson.
28:18 That's wonderful.
28:19 Good for you.
28:20 And I take it your quid pro quo evened out a little.
28:23 Oh, honey, right now, I'm way ahead.
28:28 Valentin, I can put up with Drew forever
28:33 if he gives me access to my daughter.
28:35 I should have asked before I pushed you together with Nina.
28:37 Drew, please, you've got to stop treating me like I'm still
28:41 that fragile woman in a hospital bed.
28:43 I'm fine.
28:44 I can handle this.
28:45 Not that there's anything to handle.
28:47 It is an interview for a good cause.
28:49 Oh, and it's my job now.
28:52 It sure is.
28:53 Thank you.
28:59 You too.
29:00 Always.
29:01 Well, I will see what I can do and get back to you.
29:09 That's all I can ask.
29:11 Good morning, Jordan.
29:13 Hey, Drew, Drew, can you guys sit?
29:14 Sure, what's going on?
29:15 Listen, I've kind of been thinking about it.
29:20 I reconsidered.
29:21 I'm not going to sell Paul and Ninos.
29:24 Oh.
29:24 You know.
29:25 Well, I can't say I'm not disappointed,
29:27 but no harm, no foul.
29:30 Yeah, good luck on your project.
29:31 Thanks, man.
29:32 Thank you.
29:33 And I hope to hear from you soon.
29:40 Well, I need to get back to the office myself.
29:43 Actually, do you have a second?
29:44 There's something that I want to pitch you.
29:48 How different would my life have been
29:50 if I'd gotten medical treatment that
29:52 didn't turn me into a monster?
29:56 Would Esme still be alive?
29:59 And even though I did give her up,
30:01 would I be well enough to maybe go find her?
30:05 Be a mother to her?
30:07 Laura, when I think of all the years
30:09 that I spent in prisons and in mental institutions,
30:14 all the things that I've missed, there's just no way
30:19 to know what might have been.
30:22 You're right.
30:24 I might have been a great mother.
30:27 I might have been a terrible mother.
30:31 I mean, maybe this person that I've become is the real me,
30:36 and the cobalt just brought it out.
30:39 There's just no way to know.
30:42 But there's one thing I do know.
30:45 I hurt a lot of people.
30:49 And understanding now all the wrong that I've done,
30:52 and feeling the guilt and responsibility for all
30:56 the damage that I did, I guess that's all just
31:02 part of the punishment.
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31:07 But I think that it's a very good thing
31:10 that you're starting to realize the severity of your crimes
31:14 because you're taking responsibility, you know?
31:18 That means that you're coming back to reality.
31:22 A reality without my daughter, or Franco.
31:27 Two of my children are dead, Laura.
31:31 The third's in prison, and I'm probably never
31:32 going to be able to see him.
31:34 I mean, not that he wants to see me.
31:37 But I have my greatest friend, who, thanks to you,
31:47 is going to have a happy life.
31:50 Heather, I give you my word that I
31:54 will do everything in my power to make sure that Ace
31:57 has the best possible life.
31:59 Thank you.
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32:03 I was able to convince him to throw some federal money
32:06 at revitalizing the city.
32:08 Our city?
32:09 Port Charles.
32:10 OK.
32:12 That is unbelievable.
32:14 What did he want in return?
32:15 He wants a lot of things.
32:16 Such as?
32:17 Such as his name, like, all over the place.
32:20 How all over the place?
32:21 Well, so far, all I've promised him is an esplanade.
32:25 OK, that's fine.
32:27 What else?
32:28 Front row seats at the dedication.
32:30 Done.
32:31 What else?
32:32 Well, that's it so far.
32:33 OK, well, let's get it all in writing.
32:36 And Drew, I'm impressed.
32:39 Don't be too impressed, because I pitched McConkie
32:42 like I knew exactly what we were doing
32:44 right down to the last detail.
32:46 And how much do you have planned?
32:48 Other than the McConkie esplanade, not very much.
32:50 I got some rough notes.
32:52 Post-its or napkins?
32:54 Yeah, both.
32:55 Well, in government, we call that a working draft.
32:59 How can I help you?
33:01 Well, you know exactly what the city needs.
33:03 You know, I've secured the funds to make it happen,
33:05 but you got to help me figure out
33:06 how to make Port Charles as attractive and as
33:09 accessible as it can be.
33:12 OK.
33:13 Yes, I'll do it.
33:15 Amazing.
33:16 I kind of thought it would be harder to convince you.
33:19 Why?
33:20 When it was basically my idea.
33:22 I talked to you about urban renovation and reclamation,
33:26 and you found a way to make it happen.
33:29 I do need you to answer one thing.
33:33 How did you get McConkie to sign on?
33:36 I mean, how did you even get a meeting with him?
33:39 He is notoriously inaccessible.
33:42 Everything is writing itself.
33:46 Well, almost everything.
33:49 And I have you to thank for all of it.
33:54 I'm always happy to help a friend.
33:55 It's complicated.
34:02 It's just dinner.
34:07 Famous last words.
34:10 Valentin and I, we have a very intense personal relationship.
34:15 And you're right.
34:16 What happened with Charlotte is always
34:18 going to come between us.
34:21 The result of that is that we've never really
34:24 been able to have a calm adult conversation about it.
34:30 Is that the reason for the dinner?
34:32 To have calm adult conversations?
34:34 I think we need closure.
34:37 I hope you know what you're doing.
34:40 So do I.
34:42 Your business partner is Sonny Corinthos.
34:45 The FBI arrested him last fall on suspicion
34:48 of facilitating an illegal arms shipment for Pikeman.
34:51 Corinthos was let go for lack of evidence,
34:54 but that only means he was covering his tracks.
34:56 Sonny hasn't spoken to me about Pikeman or anything else.
35:01 We know Pikeman was doing business in Port Charles
35:03 because the ex-director of the WSB, Jack Brennan,
35:06 is in Pentonville right now.
35:08 And he was arrested for conspiracy with Ronan
35:11 Hume, a Pikeman employee.
35:13 I wasn't here when any of that went down.
35:15 No, but Sonny was.
35:17 And it points to an ongoing association
35:19 between him and Pikeman.
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