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00:00No. My marriage. I won't be Nurse Corinthos much longer.
00:07I can't figure out for the life of me why you and Aurora aren't going full court media press to take down Drew.
00:19Uh, come in.
00:24Is this an okay time?
00:25Yes.
00:27Just perusing the latest developments of Drew's drunk-fueled night out on the town.
00:34On the town, on a bar top, on a woman who for once is not his nephew's wife.
00:40You know, I have to admit, when the story broke, I had to wonder, is this your handiwork?
00:49You already said you wanted to see me down here. How'd you even get on the property?
00:53I drove over in my new boat.
00:56Of course you did. How nautical of you.
00:58I figured I'd be welcome, though, considering you and I are now working together to take down Sonny.
01:04Hey, sweetie, how was rehearsal?
01:07It was so fun.
01:09I'm glad you had a good time. I'm sure your daddy was proud to see you.
01:13Daddy couldn't see me.
01:15Well, it was a closed rehearsal. They wouldn't let me in. You know, kids get too excited when their dads are watching.
01:23Yeah, but before rehearsal, Gio played the violin for me and Daddy to hear me sing.
01:30I know I'm right, Cody. I just need to find proof.
01:34Okay, wait, wait, wait, Lulu, slow down. You tell me, you think that the baby that Brooklyn got pregnant with that summer...
01:40Dante's baby.
01:42You think that that baby is... is Gio?
01:46Did I hear my name?
01:48Yeah, yeah, we were just talking about what happened at the Cues with Rocco.
01:53Yeah, I figured.
01:55Lulu, I'm sorry about what happened. I should have handled it differently.
01:59I'm just glad Rocco's okay.
02:02It's a good thing that Gio got Rocco back to the boathouse.
02:06If he hadn't, Cody wouldn't have found him and gotten Rocco help.
02:09It was a good thing.
02:10It's a good thing that Gio got Rocco back to the boathouse.
02:12If he hadn't, Cody wouldn't have found him and gotten Rocco help.
02:15It was definitely a team effort, bud.
02:17What matters is you were looking out for Rocco.
02:20As long as Rocco's alright.
02:23Should we get some coffee?
02:25Yeah, let's do it.
02:31Mother-son coffee date?
02:33Gio played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on his violin,
02:38and you performed beautifully.
02:41Can't wait to see you perform at Nurses Ball.
02:44Okay, time for you to go tackle that homework.
02:47Okay, thanks Daddy.
02:49Alright.
02:53She's a mess.
02:55I really can't wait to see her perform at the Nurses Ball.
02:58Do you know what her act is?
03:00I don't have a clue.
03:03How are you? How you doing?
03:05You're not overdoing it, are you?
03:07No, Dr. Gannon says I need to stay active, so Donna's the best medicine.
03:12Good.
03:14Well, I hate to ruin your good mood, but since you're here,
03:18there's something I need to tell you.
03:20Should I take my pills?
03:22You should keep them handy.
03:24We got a court date for Michael's divorce and custody hearing.
03:27I have a court date for my divorce hearing, which is also a custody hearing, so...
03:32When is this happening?
03:34June 2nd.
03:36Wow, that's soon.
03:38I know. I figured it would be a long way off since Michael's still in Germany for treatment,
03:42but the date's on the calendar, so I guess it's time to face it all.
03:47When we talked last time, you were worried that a judge might find you and Drew's relationship unfavorable.
03:53Is that still the case?
03:55No, I have complete faith in Drew.
03:57Even with... you know...
04:01Drew is set up. A judge will see that.
04:03And Drew will do whatever he has to to protect me and my children.
04:08How far are you planning on pushing this?
04:10I thought I made myself very clear. I'm going to give you what you want.
04:14I'm going to run Sonny Corinthos out of town.
04:17Measure C is going to pass and the city is going to take over his peers.
04:20And I have Ezra Boyle running against Laura Vermeer in the anti-Sonny ticket.
04:27Ezra Boyle is an idiot. He's also a slob.
04:31I don't understand why he, of all people, is a piece in the getting rid of Sonny puzzle.
04:38Getting Ezra elected is going to eliminate Sonny's hold on the mayor's office.
04:43Drop it. Drop him.
04:45We can get Measure C passed without removing Laura,
04:48with the exception of a couple of very obvious blind spots.
04:52Laura's a very good mayor.
04:53But she's clearly soft on Sonny.
04:56So as long as she's in office, Sonny has got a foothold in the city.
05:01So no, I'm sorry. Tracy, if you truly want Sonny gone,
05:05Mayor Collins has got to be collateral damage.
05:09Whoever tried to take Drew down, they seem to have failed, though.
05:14Hmm. I wouldn't be too sure about that.
05:17People are not buying his story about being set up.
05:21He seems to have a lot of support.
05:23Not really.
05:25That poor, deluded Willow might believe him. That doesn't mean anybody else does.
05:29Just think, Portia, Drew could be out of office and out of your hair in a month.
05:34As wonderful as that sounds, I highly doubt it.
05:38We'll see.
05:40The people of Port Charles can be downright puritanical when it comes to passing judgment on others.
05:45Here's hoping.
05:47Because right now, Drew's putting more pressure on me than ever.
05:50I just don't get it, Chris. You should want to nail Drew to the wall as much as I do.
05:55I do.
05:57But I had a conversation with Portia, and she persuaded me not to sensationalize Drew's story.
06:04No, no, no. Drew did that to himself when he went on a ketamine bender
06:08and did body shots off of a woman in a club that was full of people with cameras.
06:12Well, even so, Portia thinks it'll make Aurora look biased.
06:16No, that doesn't make any sense, because Drew has a financial stake in Aurora,
06:21so doing negative coverage on him shows the opposite of bias.
06:26My feud with Drew is not exactly a secret.
06:29No, that's why I just don't get it, because Portia knows better than anyone what Drew has done to you.
06:33I just don't understand why she wants you to go easy on him.
06:41Portia's being blackmailed.
06:46Thanks for sticking up for me. With Lulu, you didn't have to do that.
06:50I was just pointing out the truth. You were looking out for Rocco. He's alive because of you.
06:54Because Cody.
06:56Because of both of you. And if Lulu can't see that, it's her problem.
06:59And Dante's. Things have been really tense since the night of the party.
07:03I don't know how much longer I can keep dodging Olivia. I just hate the idea of her being angry with me.
07:09Everything's going to go back to normal soon. Okay? I promise.
07:12Brookline and Gaio.
07:15Come on, Gaio. That's us.
07:21So, are we going to see the two of you guys at the nurses' ball?
07:24Oh, yeah.
07:26Well, this guy is going to knock your socks off.
07:29Well, I don't know about that.
07:31I do. You are a star.
07:33Yeah, he's all right.
07:35See ya.
07:37Bye.
07:40I rest my case.
07:43Drew is already disappointed that I haven't come through for him more than I already have.
07:49And his latest demands? They're impossible. And ridiculous.
07:53He is impossible and ridiculous.
07:55What is His Majesty insisting on now?
07:58No negative coverage on him in all Aurora media outlets. That's one.
08:03Good luck with that. What else?
08:04He wants me to get Curtis to support the Yes on C referendum.
08:09And also wants me to get Curtis to endorse Ezra Boyle as mayor over Laura.
08:15Are either of those things even remotely possible?
08:18No! I don't give a damn about Measure C.
08:23And if I all of a sudden have some sort of strong interest about the fate of the Esplanade, Curtis is going to get suspicious.
08:30Drew thinks that everybody is as easy to manipulate as Willow.
08:34And as Curtis' former friend, he should know better.
08:37And Curtis and Laura are friends. He supports what she does as mayor. He's not going to go against her.
08:43Everybody knows that. Drew certainly should.
08:46Maybe he does know and he just doesn't care.
08:49And there's no way that Curtis would support a cretin like Boyle.
08:54Even if Laura wasn't running.
08:56Well, I'm sorry to add to your already full plate, but you should know.
09:03Drew appears to be making demands of Trina as well.
09:08You think that Portia is being blackmailed by Drew? Why?
09:14That's what I suspect. It's the only thing that makes sense.
09:17And you suspect that because Portia asked you to have Aurora go easy on Drew?
09:22Well, I mean, she's supporting all of his programs at GH.
09:26Programs at GH?
09:28No, at first the whole thing just seemed innocuous.
09:32But then I asked myself, why is he only asking Portia to support his sports initiative?
09:37She's co-chief of staff. As far as I know, he never even approached Terry.
09:41Well, the Pediatric Sports Initiative is a good program.
09:44I know. And at first I thought Portia was being objective and acknowledging the program's merits.
09:51And that's the thing. See, if you look at each of them separately, you know, you can explain it all away.
09:56All together?
09:58All together. The only thing that makes sense is that Drew has leverage over my wife.
10:02You know, I found her in Drew's house.
10:05Oh. Why did she say she was there?
10:08She said she was there to try to talk Drew out of pressuring Kai and having his surgery.
10:12Well, that's not exactly unreasonable.
10:14Well, then she tried to mitigate the situation by saying if Kai's surgery went well,
10:19then it would show that Drew had good intentions all along.
10:21Well, see, that doesn't make any sense at all.
10:24Because I really don't believe that Portia would ever willingly support Drew.
10:29So then, you too think that he's holding something over her?
10:33I don't know. But if he is, Drew's to blame, not Portia.
10:37You know what, Nina? I'm sorry. I've already said too much.
10:40I should have this conversation with Portia.
10:43Okay. Well, you know where to find me if you ever want to talk.
10:48I do.
10:49I just can't believe how much damage Drew has done.
10:52It just seems like everything rolls off that man's back. Nothing sticks to him.
10:56This latest scandal should have been enough to send Willow running.
11:01But somehow it's just bonded her closer to him.
11:06And it's gonna cost Willow her children.
11:09Don't get me wrong. It's not like I don't have regrets over the way things ended with Michael.
11:15I do. I know I made choices that weren't fair to him.
11:19Most people in relationships can say that at one time or another.
11:22Maybe. And I am genuinely sad about how Michael and I ended things.
11:28But I know I'm finally where I'm supposed to be with Drew.
11:32Since we're talking about this, if you don't mind my asking.
11:37Go ahead.
11:39Where do the kids fit in all this?
11:41What do you mean?
11:43I mean, in a perfect world, what would you want?
11:47After the divorce is settled, what is the ideal scenario for you and your children?
11:54Well, Michael is a good father.
11:59But I want my kids with me.
12:03And in an ideal world, Michael would understand that our children belong with their mother.
12:11And with Drew?
12:13With Drew?
12:15Remind me. When was Laura soft on Sonny? As a mare?
12:22Even the appearance of impropriety is unacceptable.
12:26I'm sorry. Are there photographs of Laura doing body shots off the belly of a hooker on top of a bar somewhere out there that I haven't seen?
12:34I was set up. Laura protected our resident mobster from the revised plans for the esplanade.
12:39The only reason that she called the referendum, really, was because she was cornered.
12:44I don't like it any more than you do, but it's not Laura's fault that law enforcement is so incompetent that they haven't put Sonny behind bars yet.
12:53Why are you protecting Sonny? Because essentially that's what you're doing when you're sticking up for Laura.
12:56Laura's my friend. And she's Lulu's mother. And Sonny has been a plague on this city and my family.
13:03Her family.
13:05For decades. Sonny has to go.
13:06I couldn't agree more. Sonny has to pay for the pain that he's caused all of us. That's why I agreed to work with you, Tracy.
13:13We have a common goal. A common enemy. But I do need to get really clear on the terms of this deal.
13:21How can they schedule a divorce hearing when Michael's out of the country?
13:25I had Diane petition the court for the earliest possible date.
13:28Carly, you can't-
13:30Sonny! Michael served Willow with divorce papers before the fire, okay? This is exactly what he wanted.
13:36He could be here and stand up in person, not now.
13:39His wish is clear when he filed that paperwork. All I did was get a date on the calendar.
13:44When is it?
13:46June 2nd.
13:48Look, we thought we were safe until August. We did. But an earlier date popped up and the court slotted us in.
13:53But Michael's not here. Please, Carly, tell me you didn't ask Michael to cut his treatment short in Germany for this.
13:59No, I wouldn't do that. I'm gonna handle it myself.
14:03Well, that's a mistake.
14:06Rocco, how you feeling?
14:10I'm good. I cleaned every inch of my mom's house twice, and I'm basically grounded until I'm 54, but I'm good.
14:20Glad to hear it. Not about the grounded part.
14:25Gio, I wanted to apologize. I put you in a really bad position that night, and I'm sorry.
14:31You can't take the blame. I'm the adult. I should have—
14:35You didn't make me play that game. You didn't force me to get drunk, and you didn't even know Danny and I were at that party.
14:42And when I got sick, I begged you not to call my parents, and I told my dad all of that.
14:47He's still mad, though, isn't he?
14:49Yeah. But he needs to understand that you helped get me back here. And I'm—I'm really grateful to you for that.
14:56I, uh, I just wish I could have done more.
14:59You helped me. And it stinks that you're being blamed. None of this was your fault, and I'm so sorry.
15:07Exactly what kind of demands is Drew making on my daughter?
15:12Fortunately, not the same kinds he's making of you.
15:16But you can imagine my surprise when Trina stopped by the gallery this morning with a camera following her every move.
15:22For Drew's documentary.
15:24You know about it?
15:26Yeah. Yeah. Drew's guy, um, Josh.
15:31He wanted to be in the operating room when Kai was having his surgery.
15:36Please finish telling me what happened with Trina.
15:39Well, to his credit, this Josh was quite polite. I mean, he really did do his best to seem invisible, you know, but—
15:46But he was following her around with that camera.
15:48Yeah, exactly. And Trina was lovely, of course, as always, but I could tell that she was very uncomfortable having a camera in her face, you know, so I—I shooed Josh away.
15:59Thank you for that.
16:01Yeah, of course.
16:03Anyway, that's when Trina told me that—that Drew is behind this documentary.
16:07And since he is paying for Kai's surgery, she feels like she has to participate in the project.
16:12Because she and Kai are—are sort of together now, she feels like it's the least she can do.
16:17Drew is so good at that. Convincing people to do his bidding and making them feel like it's their idea.
16:24And now Drew has my daughter in his tentacles.
16:27Just—just—just a little. I'm gonna keep an eye on it.
16:30No, no. It's more than just a little. He's pressuring Trina and me to weaponize us against Curtis.
16:37You know what? I don't want to hate him.
16:40You know what? I don't want to hate anybody. But I truly hate Drew Cain.
16:47And this—all of it, it—it's gotta stop.
16:52No, Portia, you were right about that. And I think that you have—you've clearly reached the point here where you need to change tactics.
17:00How? What—what am I supposed to do at this point?
17:03You need to tell Curtis the truth.
17:07Has there been any movement in Willow's custody case? She still has her kids, right?
17:12Yes, but who knows for how long. She was ambushed with a court date. June 2nd.
17:17That doesn't leave much time.
17:19No, it doesn't. And this early court date was just given to us, and Drew has convinced Willow to embrace it.
17:27Drew doesn't exactly have a problem doing that, now does he?
17:29No, he doesn't. And he wants Willow to now push for full custody on the grounds that Michael has abandoned them.
17:40Because he went to Germany?
17:42Yes. He has Willow believing that if she goes after Michael in court while he's out of the country receiving treatment in a burn unit,
17:51it will somehow end with her getting permanent sole custody of her children.
17:55Even if it were possible, Michael's family would never stand for that.
17:58Never. Ever. And I have a really bad feeling, Curtis, that this is going to end in disaster.
18:07Drew is a great father. You should see him with his daughter, Scout, and with my kids.
18:15He—he loves them, and they love him. We're really building a new family together.
18:20Like I said, I'm not judging. And I really am happy for you.
18:24Okay. Thank you.
18:27But I just hope you're prepared for the possibility that Michael may not feel the same way.
18:32You asked me what I wanted in an ideal world.
18:36And ideally, Michael would be able to see that what's truly best for his children is them being with their mother.
18:43And their mother is with Drew, and being with me and Drew would give Wiley and Amelia the love and stability that they wouldn't have otherwise.
18:53What do you mean otherwise?
18:55Just that I don't want this to turn into an ugly situation where I have to fight Michael for sole custody, and then he never gets to see his kids.
19:01Wait, wait, wait. You're going for sole custody?
19:05Does Michael even know he has a court date?
19:09Technically, no.
19:10Technically, no.
19:12What do you mean, technically, no?
19:14Well, the court notified Diane, and she notified me, and I asked her not to tell Michael.
19:17Because you knew he'd want to be here.
19:19Yes, and I don't want him to give up one minute of his recovery at all. So trust me, I got this.
19:25What do you mean, you got this?
19:27Diane is going to argue that Willow put Michael's children in an unsafe environment.
19:31And then I'm going to get an emergency custody order. Their kids are going to come home with me until their father comes home.
19:36You think it's going to be that easy? Willow's going to have her lawyer, Drew, and Nina there to back her up. They're going to fight you.
19:44I'm sure they are.
19:46And Willow's their mother. And since Michael physically can't be in court, she's the only parent that's going to be at the hearing.
19:52That's right. And Drew is going to be right by her side playing the hero, and he's going to be the reason she loses those kids.
19:59He's the proof that she's unfit.
20:01Drew is a congressman.
20:03A congressman who partied with ketamine and did body shots off a call girl on a bar, on video.
20:10A congressman who slept with his nephew's wife in their kid's nursery, also on video.
20:16And when they show that video in court?
20:18No judge is going to let Michael's kids within 100 feet of Willow and Drew.
20:22Those kids are going to come home with me, and they're going to stay with me until their loving father comes home.
20:26No offense, but when it comes to Gio and Brooklyn, I think you're seeing what you want to see.
20:31I think I saw what I saw.
20:34Okay. Do Lois and Brooklyn fawn over Gio? Sure. But I mean, he's a good kid with no parents.
20:41Lois helped raise him, and Brooklyn saw him grow up.
20:46You know, I think the way that they treat him is more Bensonhurst than anything else.
20:49Okay. I'll give you this.
20:50I don't know for sure that Brooklyn knows that Gio is her son.
20:54I've never been quite positive about that part.
20:58You don't know if Gio is Brooklyn's son.
21:01But I do know that Brooklyn is a damn good liar.
21:03I have experienced that firsthand, and we know that she's been lying to Dante for years,
21:07and she's been lying to you since you came to Port Charles.
21:10Maybe so, but none of that adds up to Gio being Brooklyn and Dante's son.
21:15But everything in my gut is telling me that he is.
21:17I just need to prove it.
21:19Well, I appreciate you trying to let me off the hook.
21:22You shouldn't be on the hook in the first place.
21:24Rocco, I can handle your parents being mad at me, but you gotta promise me something.
21:29No more drinking until you're 21.
21:31I promise.
21:33Okay.
21:35You know, you and your dad are lucky to have each other.
21:39Don't let what happened with me cause any problems between you two.
21:42I won't.
21:43So, we good?
21:46We're good.
21:53You handled that really well.
21:55Thanks.
21:57It was big of you to protect Rocco and Dante's relationship like that.
22:02Rocco needs his dad.
22:04And at this point, I can't worry too much about what Dante thinks of me.
22:07Dante will get over it.
22:09He was just being selfish.
22:10I can't worry too much about what Dante thinks of me.
22:12Dante will get over it.
22:14He was just being a hothead who was worried about his kid.
22:16All that everyone keeps telling me is that Dante was just worried about his kid.
22:20But that doesn't mean that Dante doesn't feel the way he feels about me.
22:24Because he made it perfectly clear that he has no use for me.
22:28And I'm good with that.
22:30Okay, but everyone's also saying that it's just temporary.
22:33I don't want you or anybody else to try to convince me that deep down Dante really likes me because it's obvious that he doesn't.
22:39He pretty much says so himself and there's no point in pretending that's not true.
22:44I'm sorry.
22:46I'm sorry. I've got to go study.
22:53If and when I succeed in removing Sonny, I want the Quartermain name back.
23:00God, we have already established this.
23:03I'm only giving you one thing.
23:05I am so clear on the term.
23:06And I want access to the Quartermain estate and Browns again.
23:12Well, good luck with that.
23:14As of now, it's part of the deal.
23:16Oh no, that's not the way deals work.
23:18And by the way, it's not my call.
23:20If you want access, you need to talk to Monica.
23:22And no matter what happens to Sonny, I don't think it's going to matter.
23:26Oh, you don't think it's going to matter that I rid the town of the man who murdered the only child she had with Alan?
23:31Because to me, that feels like it holds a lot of weight.
23:34You destroyed Michael's marriage.
23:36And you prevented her from seeing her great-grandchild.
23:39That's not what...
23:41I'm not debating this.
23:43You get rid of Sonny, you get the name back.
23:45The rest of it, you're on your own.
23:47Not good enough.
23:49Oh, well, it better be good enough.
23:51Get back on your damn barge.
23:53Find another dock. This is Monica's property.
23:55Alan gave it to her.
24:05When I went to see Michael in Germany and he refused to see me, it sent a really clear message.
24:18I have to do whatever it takes to protect my children and my custody of them.
24:22I hear you.
24:24I'm sure you're getting plenty of advice from other people.
24:27You don't need any more from me.
24:29No.
24:30No.
24:32I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that.
24:35It's fine. And I just want you to know that...
24:40I think you're an excellent nurse.
24:43And in the time that I've known you, I've only seen you be a good person with a kind heart.
24:50Trust it.
24:57I get that you have a plan.
24:58Let me guess. You don't like it.
25:00And I understand what you're trying to do, but this is not your call. It's Michael's call.
25:04Michael can't be here to fight for his kids, so I have to do it for him, Sonny.
25:08There's no guarantee that it's going to work.
25:10With that evidence, I think we're pretty good.
25:12You're overstepping. This is Michael's life. It's his family.
25:18And he's not going to thank you for, you know, making decisions without his permission.
25:24I'm just saying it's going to cost you.
25:25Michael will understand that I'm doing this to protect him and his family.
25:29And if Michael is mad at me, I can live with that.
25:32It's worth it to make sure our grandchildren are happy and safe.
25:36And the only way to do that is to get custody of them.
25:41Everything all right?
25:43Yeah, I feel bad for Gio.
25:45Dante really came down on him, and he's taken it pretty hard.
25:49Gio is a very good kid.
25:51Gio is a very good kid, and Dante is scrupulous to a fault.
25:58They'll figure it out.
26:00I hope so.
26:02It's not the only reason why I'm feeling a little blue today.
26:06What is it?
26:08It's my baby's birthday.
26:10The way that Lois reacted when Dante was tearing into Gio, and the way she got into it with Dante.
26:17Lois is protective of Gio in a way that goes well beyond him being a cousin.
26:23Like she was tapping into her primal grand maternal instinct like a grand mama bear?
26:30Actually, yes.
26:32And what Brooklyn said, if she's telling the truth, Lois handled the baby's adoption.
26:37Pair that with the fact that Gio's mother was conveniently a Cerullo cousin, it all makes sense.
26:44You're still not buying it.
26:45I'm not not buying it.
26:48It's just, if this is true, Lois went through a lot of trouble to cover this up.
26:53And maybe Brooklyn too.
26:55How do we prove it?
26:57Gio's so-called mother.
26:59Cousin Camilla.
27:01She's the key.
27:03Curtis already knows that you tampered with Heather Webber's blood tests.
27:07All you have to tell him now is that Brad and Drew found out about it, and they're using it as leverage against you.
27:13He's going to wonder why I didn't tell him right away.
27:16I don't have a good answer for that.
27:19How is it I didn't tell you I was being blackmailed because I was being blackmailed not an acceptable answer?
27:24It's the point of blackmail.
27:27Curtis won't see it that way.
27:29I made a choice the moment that I started giving in to Brad.
27:34And now I've left my whole family vulnerable.
27:37You got in over your head.
27:39You know what happens?
27:40But you can still fix this.
27:43Curtis can help you get out of it.
27:46I know Curtis.
27:48There's no third chance.
27:50He's never going to forgive me for this.
27:53Is there any way Willow can get a postponement?
27:56Oh, I suggested that, but Drew shot it down and Willow fell right in line.
28:00What were Drew's reasons?
28:02Because this is the perfect time to steal Michael's children out from under him and present the children to him.
28:07Steal them out from under him and present the children to Willow as a gift.
28:13Are those his words?
28:15No, but his thoughts are so loud they might as well be spoken words.
28:18Drew thinks that he and Willow are going to walk into court looking like this perfect stable couple with this perfect stable built-in family.
28:26And Michael, he won't be there to defend himself.
28:29So they'll win.
28:31All the more reason why you should make this postponement happen.
28:33If Drew and Willow won't listen to reason, then you need to find someone who will.
28:39Maybe a lawyer?
28:41Someone who has sway over Michael.
28:45There might be one person that Michael will listen to.
28:49I gotta go.
28:51Thank you so much for listening to me. Thank you for everything.
28:55Anytime.
29:04Yeah, I need to see you in my office. Now.
29:09Do you think Willow's a bad mother?
29:12Do you question that she would do anything she could to keep her kids safe?
29:17Do I question Willow?
29:19Hell yeah, I question Willow.
29:21She's not the same woman we thought she was.
29:23She's not the woman that Michael married and she's not the woman that I thought she was.
29:26Do I question Willow?
29:28Hell yeah, I question Willow.
29:30She's not the same woman we thought she was.
29:32She's not the woman that Michael married and she's not the woman that he allowed to adopt his child and start a family with Sonny.
29:38She has changed.
29:40Hell yeah, she's changed.
29:42She's trying to take Michael's kids from him and raise them with their great uncle.
29:45She is so infatuated with Drew, who isn't the man we thought he was.
29:49We all bought his act, Carla.
29:51Yeah. So, if you ask me, do I question Willow?
29:54Absolutely. I don't trust her at all anymore.
29:57And I don't want Drew or Willow anywhere near Michael's children.
30:01I hope this works out for you, Carly.
30:05Because if it doesn't and Michael loses his children because of it, you could lose your own child.
30:15I've gotten so good at brushing past this day, but now with everything that's come out,
30:19all these feelings are coming back with a vengeance and I can't stop them or push them away.
30:25Brooklyn, I don't think you should.
30:27The only way out is through.
30:31I'm going through it, all right.
30:33I can't stop thinking about my son.
30:36Wishing him a happy birthday.
30:38He's 22.
30:41I have something I think might cheer you up.
30:44By all means.
30:45Consider this a little birthday present for you and the boy.
30:51I spoke to Lilloo.
30:53She's dropping the adoption article.
30:56Really?
30:58How did you...
31:00You know what? It doesn't matter. I am so relieved.
31:03Thought you might be.
31:05I just hated that she was digging around without any consideration for anyone else.
31:09I don't want her disrupting my son's life.
31:12She's not gonna.
31:13She's not gonna.
31:15So you can relax.
31:17And unless you choose otherwise, no one is gonna know that you gave a child up for adoption.
31:28Brooklyn said that she gave birth in San Francisco.
31:32And according to this, a baby boy Cirilla was born on May 15th, which is around about the time Gio was born.
31:41The records also indicate that the mother is Brooklyn Cirillo.
31:47Can't think that's a coincidence.
31:49Yeah, no. Using Lois' last name probably was the easiest thing for Brooklyn to do.
31:56And Brooklyn wasn't a legal adult.
31:59Lois didn't go to a lot of trouble to hide any of this.
32:02Well, I mean, why would she? She had no reason to believe that anyone would dig up Gio's real origin story.
32:09Gio said that he was born on June 4th in Los Angeles.
32:16And according to records, there were a lot of baby boys born in L.A. County on that day, but no baby boy Cirillo or Palmieri.
32:27All this proves, though, is that there wasn't a baby born under that name in Los Angeles County.
32:32You know, he could have been born in Orange County or Ventura.
32:35Or Camilla could have used a different name.
32:38You are absolutely correct.
32:41Statistically, it was bound to happen someday.
32:44There is only one way to prove that Camilla isn't really Gio's mother.
32:49We need to find out where she was and what she was doing the day that Brooklyn gave birth.
32:55When it comes to secrets and lies, Curtis has zero tolerance.
33:00Well, he's going to have to get over that, because that is an impossible standard.
33:04It's why he and Jordan broke up.
33:05They didn't grow apart.
33:07Curtis left because Jordan lied.
33:11Well, if he forgave you for keeping Trina a secret all those years, this is nothing.
33:17Not what I've been lying to him for months.
33:20Stop lying now.
33:22Your marriage might survive it now, but after another six months, not so much.
33:28You just stop digging yourself in deeper.
33:31I can't.
33:32I can't.
33:34If Curtis finds out that I lied to him again, my marriage is over.
33:40Come in.
33:43You wanted to see me?
33:45Yeah, I did.
33:47You sounded stressed on the phone.
33:50What's wrong?
33:52You're blackmailing my wife.
33:59Well, you got a minute?
34:02Yeah, what do you need?
34:07I heard you and Michael have a court date.
34:10We do.
34:13This is going to get ugly.
34:15Yeah, I think so too.
34:17Well, I think we can stop it before it starts.
34:21How?
34:23I know how much you love your children, you know how much I love my grandkids.
34:27They love you too.
34:28You should know that we can figure out a compromise.
34:33Should we be talking about this without-
34:36No, no. Look, no Laura's, no Drew, no Carly, just cooler heads.
34:40Trying to figure out what's best for the kids.
34:44And also, finding a way to make peace.
34:51Hey!
34:52Nina, whatever this is, I don't have time for it.
34:53Well, make the time Carly, because this is the last chance we have to stop this before Drew completely wrecks our grandkids' lives.