General Hospital Transcript Wednesday 12/4/02

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>> Previously on "General Hospital" --

Ric: I very much would like to come work for you.

Monica: The surgery was a complete success.

Alexis: I'm sorry. I was wrong.

Scott: Not a pretty sight, huh -- Brenda and your husband.

Brenda: Scott tried to get me to testify against you and Jason.

Sonny: We'll find a way to fix it.

Skye: I want you to leave, ok, now.

Jason: Brenda left Alcazar alive. You killed him.

Alexis: What's taking so long?

Ned: They just want to make sure Kristina's ok.

Alexis: You don't think that's a bad sign, do you?

Ned: No, no, I think they're just trying to be careful, which is what we want.

Alexis: I just hate waiting, that's all.

Ned: Kristina's surgery was a success. Everything's ok. You can relax now.

Alexis: Ooh. Oh, my --

Alexis: Oh, my angel. I knew you could do it. You are so brave. Hello, sweetheart.

Ned: Hey, I'll be right back. Be right back.

Nikolas: Hey. So, how's Kristina?

Ned: Well, the surgery was a success. So far, so good.

Gia: Thank god.

Nikolas: Alexis -- she's doing ok?

Ned: Yeah, she's ok. She's tired, ok.

Gia: Look, I know this is probably a bad time to tell her, but there's a problem.

Ned: With what?

Gia: The rest of Alexis' life is falling apart.

Elizabeth: Hello? Is anybody home?

Ric: What do you think you're doing?

Sonny: You're not confessing to anything.

Brenda: Don't worry about it.

Sonny: Jason and I have walked away from worse setups than this.

Brenda: Scott says he has what he needs on tape. I told him the truth. He's going to twist it around, and he's going to make it look like Jason helped me.

Sonny: I know who I'm dealing with. I'll handle Baldwin. I just want you to stay strong. Don't say anything that's going to hurt you. Look at me. You're going to be all right because I'm not going to let anything happen to you.

Scott: You and I want the same thing -- justice.

Carly: Justice is your job, not mine.

Scott: I'm not talking about the law. Look at them in there -- close, staring at each other, making eyes. He's promising her that he can get her off this murder rap and then get rid of you, and then it's smooth sailing for the two of them. So you got two choices -- you can keep your mouth shut and kiss your marriage good-bye or you can tell me something about Brenda so we can get her out of the picture for good.

Skye: Well, how convenient. You accuse me of murdering Alcazar so Brenda just gets to walk off into the sunset, is that it?

Jason: Brenda did walk. She didn't kill Alcazar.

Skye: Oh, how would you know that? You didn't see a thing, because if you had, you would have told the police all about the murder when they were arresting you. Obviously, you weren't trying to protect me. Oh, lord, no, you feel no loyalty whatsoever to me being your sister. You barely even acknowledge that I exist. You'd only take the blame for Sonny or Brenda. But, hey, the police must have some evidence, given that they arrested you.

Jason: The D.A. wanted a headline. They couldn't hold me. There's no evidence. You're right about one thing. You're nothing to me. Alcazar hurt a lot of people, and there's no way anyone should pay for taking him out. And nobody was going to until you pointed a finger at Brenda. You created this mess. Now it's my job to clean it up.

Skye: That's pretty much your entire resume, isn't it? Just cleaning up other people's messes.

Jason: I will do whatever it takes to get the charges against Brenda dropped.

Skye: Is that a threat?

Jason: You can make it easy or -- it's your choice.

Elizabeth: I was looking for you.

Ric: And when you didn't find me, you decided to let yourself into my room anyway?

Elizabeth: The door was open.

Ric: I see. Which gives you the right to sneak in and start going through my things?

Elizabeth: I didn't sneak in, and I didn't touch anything. What is all this stuff, anyway?

Ric: Excuse me. I fail to see where that's any of your business. I just don't like strangers prying into things and places that don't concern them, all right? So do me a favor -- from now on, just stay out of my room.

Elizabeth: Look, you know what? I was just trying to deliver this package. I won't make that mistake again.

Ric: You were searching my room.

Elizabeth: I was just trying to deliver this package, which I signed for you, by the way, as a favor, and I was just going to leave it here. Excuse me for noticing you have some sort of weird fixation on Sonny. It's kind of hard to miss. Sonny Corinthos happens to be a personal friend of mine. Maybe I should let him know you're researching his life.

Ric: Well, if you are a friend of Sonny's, then you'll understand -- some things shouldn't be discussed. Thank you. Good night.

Gia: Alexis.

Alexis: Hi, Gia. What do you think of my little girl?

Gia: She's beautiful.

Alexis: And she's strong.

Gia: I can't tell you how relieved I am. You must have been out of your mind with worry.

Alexis: Well, it all worked out, thank god.

Gia: Good. Listen, now that Kristina's ok, I was hoping you could take a couple of minutes to look through your messages and let me know what the priorities are.

Alexis: My daughter's my priority.

Gia: I'll come back, then.

Alexis: That's just the point. I won't be returning messages anytime soon.

Gia: Ok, well, no problem. I can handle the messages. I just need to know which are important and which aren't. Maybe you could just look through the list?

Alexis: My daughter's important. Nothing else matters to me. But thank you for coming by.

Gia: You're welcome. Well, I hope Alexis has a huge trust fund because her law practice is about to go bankrupt.

Ned: Well, this may come as a shock, but Alexis for once in her life is actually focused on something other than work.

Gia: I completely understand. I have helped out as best I could. You know, first, it was logging messages, but now it's gone way past that. Alexis needs more than her nephew's fiancée helping out.

Ned: Ok, I'll find another lawyer to fill in. But in the meantime, can you just do the best you can to hold down the fort until I find somebody?

Gia: I'll try.

Ned: Thanks.

Gia: Well, I guess I'm going back to Alexis' office.

Nikolas: All right. You ok?

Gia: Yeah, I'm fantastic.

Nikolas: Ok.

Gia: Just log all the angry messages and I'll meet you later.

Nikolas: Ok. See you.

Ned: Thanks, Gia.

Nikolas: Ned, can I ask you something? It's a little personal, maybe a little out of line. But I just --

Ned: I'll let you know.

Nikolas: You and Alexis -- what went wrong?

Skye: Here. If you're going to murder me, I'd prefer to be suffocated with a designer pillow. Maybe they'll mention it in my obituary. What? You don't like suffocation? Not bloody enough for you? No cement involved?

Jason: You're no good to me dead.

Skye: It's all about expediency with you, isn't it? You just want to get the job done. Want to save your precious little wife -- which seems to be a cottage industry around here. But since I am the prosecution's star witness against Brenda in her upcoming trial, go ahead. Try and keep me from testifying.

Jason: What about life in prison once you're convicted for Alcazar's murder?

Skye: Based on what? Your testimony? My god, you're a hit man. Your word isn't even worth the time of day it takes to listen to you.

Jason: Everything I say will be backed by physical evidence and eyewitness testimony, and I can guarantee that.

Skye: Bought and paid for by Sonny. What, is that what you're going to do? You're going to frame me for Alcazar's murder if I don't change my story? Pin it on me? Is that what you're going to do?

Jason: You will go down before Brenda does. You know what? Forget about life in prison. How about lethal injection? Some people think that's easier.

Scott: You see my point, Carly. We can help each other.

Carly: You're asking me to betray Sonny. I won't.

Scott: No, not Sonny. Brenda. What do you know about Brenda?

Carly: God, that is all Jason and Sonny talk about anymore.

Scott: Brenda -- what do they say?

Carly: Look, this did not come from me, ok?

Scott: My lips are sealed.

Carly: Brenda didn't kill Alcazar, and Jason and Sonny know that for a fact.

Scott: Really? Who do they think did it?

Carly: They think it was you. I mean, they don't know that for a fact, of course, but, you know, you were humiliated by Alcazar, you know, when he got off from all those charges. What were you doing that night? Do you have an alibi? Never mind. Tell Brenda I stopped by to give her some moral support.

Sonny: You going to be all right in lockup for the night?

Brenda: I don't really have much of a choice.

Sonny: Well, I'll see what I can do to, you know, get you released. In the meantime, just remember, Baldwin will do whatever he can to get to you. Whatever you say, he'll use it against you. Don't let that happen.

Brenda: I won't.

Sonny: And giving yourself up is not going to help Jason or me. Baldwin wants all three of us.

Brenda: I know that.

Sonny: Uh-huh.

Brenda: How many times are you going to tell me that?

Sonny: Well, probably until I'm sure you understand.

Brenda: I understand.

Sonny: You can't trust anybody, all right? Not Scott Baldwin --

officer: Time to go.

Sonny: Ok, I'm going to get you out on bail.

Brenda: Ok.

Sonny: All right? And just remember -- trust nobody.

Brenda: I trust you.

Sonny: Yeah.

Ned: What happened between Alexis and me is really not your concern.

Nikolas: That's fair. You're right. It's just I'm -- I'm really looking for some advice. Ned, you and Alexis -- you have this connection, however you want to put it. I don't really know. It's just that it was strong enough to get you through a wedding that didn't happen, you falling in love with Alexis' sister, and a child --

Ned: When do we get to the advice part?

Nikolas: Ok. Gia and I, as you know, have been engaged for over a year. We've made wedding plans, guest lists. We've set dates that came and went. We've -- we even figured out the wording of our invitations, hired and fired bands --

Ned: Forget the bands. Forget the guests lists. Forget the invitations.

Nikolas: What --

Ned: In fact, why don't you just forget the whole wedding?

Nikolas: Why would I do that? I love Gia. I want to marry her.

Ned: Then do it, because planning a wedding is like looking out over a ledge when you're poised to jump. It's an excellent way to come to your senses and realize you'd rather not. Why do you think they call it "taking the leap"?

Nikolas: Yeah.

Ned: You wait too long --

Nikolas: You wait too long and you lose.

Man: I'm here to see a patient -- Alexis Davis. I was told downstairs that she's on this floor.

Nurse: I'm sorry, but visiting hours are just about over.

Man: This is an emergency. Ms. Davis is my attorney.

Gia: Excuse me. You wouldn't be Walter Dern, would you?

Man: Yes. How would you know?

Gia: I'm Gia Campbell. I'm Ms. Davis' associate. I've heard your voice on our answering machine several times. Look, I'm afraid Alexis isn't seeing visitors right now. She just had a baby. Unfortunately, she gave birth prematurely. It was a very difficult labor and delivery, and the baby just recovered from surgery.

Walter: I'm not unsympathetic, Ms. Campbell, but I'm on the verge of being evicted. I run a homeless shelter on Courtland street. The state has instituted condemnation proceedings, something about a freeway off ramp. Do you know what that means? 32 families will be put out on the street. Now, Ms. Davis was supposed to file an injunction against the notice to quit. It has to be filed tonight or we're out of court. And I don't see any alternative but to sue --

Gia: Ok, slow down, Mr. Dern. The injunction will be filed on time. In fact, Ms. Davis was so concerned, she just called me to make sure that the paperwork was all in order, which it is.

Walter: Are you sure?

Gia: Absolutely. I just copied -- that is, I reviewed the restraining order, and I was on my way to file it just now.

Walter: You're an attorney?

Gia: Of course.

Lucas: I'll just take the f.

Georgie: You can't.

Lucas: Watch me. I'm supposed to read this book, and I've started it like 10 times. I can't get past the first two pages.

Georgie: Do me a favor. Open the book.

Lucas: What are you going to do, Georgie? You going to read it to me?

Georgie: Open the book. Page one.

Lucas: I know you're just trying to torture me.    It's my book -- on tape.

Georgie: Look, Maxie had to read it last year. And I figured, well, maybe it'd be a little bit easier if you got to read along with the words.

Lucas: When did you get to be so smart?

Georgie: I just remembered we had a tape, that's all.

Lucas: You just saved my life. I mean, like, I tried those other ideas you gave me, and sometimes they worked, but -- god, maybe I can actually get through high school without everybody knowing that I'm mentally impaired.

Georgie: You're not mentally impaired. Lots of people are dyslexic. Really smart people.

Lucas: Could you not talk about it? I don't want it to get around.

Georgie: Sorry. Look, I won't tell anyone, I swear.

Maxie: Except me. What's the big secret?

Elizabeth: So, what do you know about the new guy renting upstairs?

Courtney: You mean Ric? Seems polite. I don't know. He's kind of cute.

Elizabeth: You think?

Courtney: You don't?

Elizabeth: I don't know. I guess I never really noticed. Maybe it's his attitude. Talk about sensitive.

Courtney: Is he?

Elizabeth: Ever talk to him?

Courtney: No, I -- well, just to take his dinner order.

Elizabeth: I've tried a few times just to be friendly, and he was acting like I was giving him the third degree.

Courtney: Well, then just don't talk to him. I mean, if he's going to be rude, don't waste your time. Anyway, I am out of here. I'll see you later.

Elizabeth: Ok.

Carly: Hey.

Elizabeth: Hey.

Carly: Hey. I don't want to order anything.

Elizabeth: Good, because that's not why I came over. Listen, there's -- there's something weird going on, and I think it concerns you -- sort of.

Carly: What do you mean, weird?

Elizabeth: Well, there's a new guy renting upstairs. I was in his room earlier, and --

Carly: You don't waste any time, do you?

Elizabeth: All right, fine. You know what? Forget it.

Carly: No -- I'm sorry, Elizabeth. Really, I'm just -- something's on my mind.

Elizabeth: Ok, listen. I just thought you should know that this guy has all sorts of information about Sonny.

Carly: What? Like what?

Elizabeth: Newspaper clippings, pictures, documents --

Carly: Well -- how long has he been here?

Elizabeth: A few days.

Carly: Where'd he come -- where'd he come from?

Elizabeth: I don't -- how should I know?

Carly: Well, what does he look like? Did you ask him about Sonny? What --

Elizabeth: No --

Carly: I mean, did you see him --

Elizabeth: No, I just -- that's him. That's him.

Carly: That's him?

Elizabeth: Yes.

Carly: Thank you for warning me. Hey -- who are you?

Ric: We've already been introduced.

Carly: Ok, try the truth this time. Who are you really and why are you so interested in my husband?

Sonny: How'd it go with Skye?

Jason: She's lying about everything.

Sonny: Any chance she'll take back what she told the cops?

Jason: I doubt it.

Sonny: Ok. We got to find another way to get Brenda released. She's not going to hold up in custody. She's going to say something to Baldwin. He already got her to admit that she used a knife against Alcazar, so --

Jason: I told her to keep her mouth shut. I thought she got that for once.

Sonny: She -- she said that she wanted to explain it to get you cleared.

Jason: To clear -- I -- she made me look worse.

Sonny: Yeah, I know. Baldwin wants all three of us to go down.

Jason: I got to find a way to shut Brenda --

Sonny: Let me talk to her. I'll go --

Jason: Hold on, hold on, hold on. Let me -- let me handle Brenda. You need to stay away from her.

Skye: Ahem.

Scott: What can I do for you?

Skye: I need to speak with you alone.

Scott: What's the matter?

Skye: The statement that I gave earlier about the night Alcazar was murdered wasn't completely accurate.

Nikolas: Hey, hey, hey. Do me a favor. Please put these flowers in water and the champagne on ice until Gia gets here? Can you do that?

Elizabeth: What's the big occasion?

Nikolas: I am about to ask Gia to elope.

Maxie: Well, in our family, we sort of have this rule where the older sister can keep secrets from the younger sister but not the other way around.

Georgie: Look, what I do is my business, not yours.

Maxie: Yeah, well, you might as well just tell me now because I'm going to find out anyways. Fine. Just have to look around myself.

Georgie: Ok. Ok, I'll tell you. Look, it's really not that big of a deal. It's just Lucas did my math homework for me.

Maxie: Come on, Georgie. You can do way better than that.

Lucas: No, it's the truth.

Maxie: Talk about anti-climactic. I was just hoping that my perfect little sister actually did something wrong for once.

Lucas: Hey, lighten up, Maxie.

Georgie: No, no, it's fine.

Lucas: I got to go. I got to go clean out some boxes in the basement for my mom, all right? I'll talk to you guys later?

Maxie: Yeah.

Ric: I've been completely and totally honest with you and your husband.

Carly: Really? Then why don't you tell me why you have a roomful of research on Sonny.

Ric: Well, I admire you, Mrs. Corinthos. You're very protective, very loyal, very discreet about your husband's affairs.

Carly: Yeah, and very hostile towards smarmy strangers who are trying to give me the runaround. I think I'll just call Sonny and have him deal with you.

Ric: You know, when you speak to him, will you ask him if he's given any further consideration to my job application? Oh, you didn't know. I applied for a position at Corinthos Morgan imports.

Carly: Really? As what?

Ric: Business attorney and financial advisor. See, this is a five-year business plan that I've been working on. This is just a sample of my work. And business plans require research.

Carly: So that's why you have all this information on Sonny?

Ric: I'm thorough with my job. What can I say? You know what? It'd be very helpful if you could deliver this to your husband for me personally. Just a business plan.

Carly: If you cross my husband, you mess with him in any way, and you will find yourself at the bottom of the river. Watch your step. Ah!

Ric: Oh --

Carly: Ah!

Ric: Watch your step.

Sonny: Is this about Carly? Because I know she's paranoid about Brenda and me --

Jason: Carly --

Sonny: I tell you what --

Jason: No, Sonny, Carly has nothing to do with it.

Sonny: What?

Jason: You just -- you need to steer clear of Brenda because all of her visitors are public record. Everyone sees who comes and goes.

Sonny: Right.

Jason: I'm her husband. It would make sense that I'd visit, not you. Baldwin is just going to twist it around, use it as proof that you and I conspired with Brenda to kill Alcazar.

Sonny: All right, all right. I -- that, you know, makes sense, coming to -- I got to look for a lawyer, anyway. Last time I saw Brenda, she was on her way to lockup. And I think she's going to be all right for tonight, but you need to visit her tomorrow.

Jason: Ok.

Sonny: Do me a favor. Calm her down. Don't fight with her.

Jason: I'll do my best.

Sonny: All right.

Courtney: Hi.

Jason: Uh -- how long were you standing there?

Courtney: A while. I was spying on you.

Skye: Um -- look, I have a problem with alcohol.

Scott: Who doesn't?

Skye: Yeah, well, the point is that every now and again, I -- I have a little too much and I tend to forget things, to misplace details, which, unfortunately, I don't remember until later. I was drinking the night that I went to Alcazar's suite, ok? Pretty heavily, in fact. And I just -- I remembered something which is pretty difficult for me to admit.

Scott: You know what? Why don't you sit down. Can I --

Skye: Yeah.

Scott: Can I get you a cup of water or coffee --

Skye: No, no, no, I just -- I want to get this over with as quickly as I can, ok?

Scott: Ok.

Skye: Look, I wasn't thinking straight when I went to Alcazar's suite, ok? I was upset after that whole party at my family's house with Brenda, and -- I don't know -- I mean, I just remembered this. I would have told you sooner, of course, but like I said, it just came to me and --

Scott: Let me just make this easy on you. You had sex with the victim. It's no big deal. It's a private matter between you and Alcazar.

Skye: Wait -- what are you saying to me? That you knew and you didn't say anything?

Scott: I don't intend to. I don't think Alcazar's going to say anything about it. And if I was you, I would keep it to yourself.

Elizabeth: "I love you too much to wait another day. Marry me. Tonight." So, she doesn't know anything about this?

Nikolas: Nope, nope. Not a thing. And I've got the whole honeymoon mapped out. I mean, we're going from Venice to Corsica, then to Sicily. And Paris. I forgot about Paris. Paris is a lock. Remember, we were supposed to go there last year --

Elizabeth: I remember, yeah. Gia was so excited.

Nikolas: Yeah, well, I had to call it off for work, of course.

Elizabeth: It's not like you had a choice. I mean, you just had to take over your family's estate.

Nikolas: Yeah, well, you know what? It's just taken up too much of my time, and it's time that I should be spending with her.

Elizabeth: Well, this whole trip -- it sounds amazing, Nikolas. It really does. But what about Gia's plans? I mean, didn't she want some big cathedral wedding with bridesmaids and a horse-drawn carriage and a wedding veil with a mile-long train? I mean, wasn't that her fantasy?

Nikolas: Yeah, that's -- that's the problem, Elizabeth. I mean, this fantasy wedding of hers is becoming more of a fantasy every single day, and there's never going to be a perfect moment. And the more you wait for it, the more apt of losing what you have.

Elizabeth: Tell me about it. You think you have something worth waiting for, and all of a sudden you realize you've waited too long.

Gia: Hey, what's with you two? I have amazing news, and you guys look like somebody died.

Courtney: I didn't actually hear anything that you said. I was just sort of watching.

Jason: Now, whatever you need to know, you can just ask me.

Courtney: I'm just trying to figure out why you're so loyal to Sonny. And I know that you explained it to me, but I wanted to see it.

Jason: There's not a lot to see.

Courtney: I disagree. There's the friendship -- two people who trust each other. And for one thing, you know, when you're around Sonny, he's relaxed. He's not all cold and guarded. Neither are you.

Jason: And you can see all that from over there?

Courtney: Yeah, as a matter of fact, I can. And I've -- you know, I've gotten used to watching you. I mean, we've spent a lot of time together, and you've been guarding me. It's gotten so that I can tell the difference between when you're quiet and still and when you're quiet and still because you're upset or furious. You're laughing at me.

Jason: No, no. Just a little.

Courtney: Well, I'm right, though. I mean, there's a difference when you're mad -- or when you're quiet because -- you're quiet when you're quiet because you're mad -- you know what I mean.

Jason: Yes, that's true.

Courtney: And you do both.

Jason: That's also true.

Courtney: And I can tell the difference. That's all I was saying.

Jason: Can I walk you home?

Courtney: Yeah, only if I you can pretend that the last five minutes never happened.

Sonny: What happened?

Carly: I slipped on the ice outside Kelly's and I twisted my ankle.

Sonny: You ok?

Carly: Yeah, I'll recover. You think maybe we could sue my mom and Luke? How much do you think we'll get for aggravated embarrassment?

Sonny: Well, I don't know, you know. Looks pretty swollen there.

Carly: Careful.

Ric: Hello, Mr. Corinthos.

Sonny: Uh -- what are you doing?

Carly: Ric was --

Sonny: Hold on. I thought I told you not to come here uninvited.

Carly: Sonny, Ric was at Kelly's when I fell. He helped me up and he got me home.

Ric: I was on my way here to drop off a projected business plan, a sample of my work. I would have left it with the doorman, of course, but --

Carly: You know -- you know what? I've been reading it, and I think you should take a look at it.

Sonny: You know what I think? I think you try too hard. But, you know, you did help my wife.

Sonny: Thank you for helping my wife. Take the money.

Ric: I'll accept your money when I've earned it. Take care of that ankle.

Sonny: There's something not right about that guy.

Carly: Well, he's actually pretty smart. You know, you should read this.

Skye: I was in Luis Alcazar's room. Now, Brenda's attorney is going to put two and two together and realize that I was sleeping with him. They're going to tear me to shreds on the stand. I'm sure it's in some report right now somewhere.

Scott: Reports get misfiled all the time. Information gets lost. Sometimes it surfaces. Sometimes it doesn't. By the time this thing goes to trial, all you got to do is repeat your original story.

Skye: But I'm withholding information. If that comes out, my credibility will be shot.

Scott: That's why you repeat your original story. You don't add anything.

Skye: But it's not accurate.

Scott: Who cares? We both want to see Brenda convicted here. Now, you sleeping with Alcazar is going to complicate things. Now -- ok, I'm not  going to ask and you're not going to offer.

Skye: All right. I'm just wondering, though -- I mean, what if somebody manufactures evidence to throw the prosecution off?

Scott: Well, all the evidence is going to point to Brenda, Jason, and Sonny.

Skye: If you're sure.

Scott: I'm sure. Anything else?

Skye: No.

Scott: Good.

Brenda: Liar. You framed me.

Gia: It was so exciting. I felt so empowered, you know? Like I actually made a difference in someone's life.

Nikolas: You filed the injunction yourself?

Gia: Mm-hmm. Found it and filed it, and I saved Dern's shelter -- not to mention Alexis' reputation. Nikolas, 32 families have a warm place to sleep tonight because of me. It's so amazing. You know, I hate to admit it, but I think my family was right -- I would make a fantastic attorney. So you know what? I'm going to law school.

Elizabeth: Ta-da!

Gia: Oh! For me?

Elizabeth: For you.

Gia: Oh. Thank you. I bet I know who they're from -- Walter Dern, Alexis' client.

Elizabeth: Well, there's a card.

Gia: Oh.

Nikolas: No, let me. Ahem. You're right. It says "thank you for the save. Walter Dern."

Gia: Oh.

Ned: How beautiful is that? Getting stronger every minute.

Alexis: You're the reason she survived.

Ned: Well, you have to give the doctors a little credit.

Alexis: You made the right decision at the right time when I was too emotional to think, and I don't know how I'm ever going to thank you.

Ned: I love her, Alexis, and I'll always want what's best for her. And I know you do, too.

Alexis: When the doctor says it's ok to hold her, would you hold her first?

Jason: Oh.

Courtney: This neighborhood is not so bad.

Jason: Yeah, it is. You should probably have a guard. I'm going to ask Sonny to send someone over for you.

Courtney: That's ok. I'll be fine. So, do you forgive me for spying on you?

Jason: Yeah, this time. I should go.

Courtney: Thanks again.

Jason: Yeah.

Courtney: Jason -- listen, you've done so much to help me. I'd like to do something to thank you. So, would you come by for dinner tomorrow? I mean, if you're not busy.

Jason: No, I'm -- I'm not busy.

Courtney: If you want to --

Jason: No, no, it's -- yeah, that sounds good. Thanks.

Courtney: Great. Then I'll see you at 7:00?

Jason: Sure.

Courtney: Ok. See you then.

Carly: When Elizabeth told me about all the research Ric had on you, it worried me, too. But then he explained it to me and it made sense. It's impressive. Isn't it?

Sonny: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sure is. So is Ric.

Carly: So?

Sonny: None of this bothers you? An ivy league lawyer and M.B.A. Who knows strategic planning just drops out of the sky from nowhere, right? What's he want to do? Work for me? That doesn't -- that doesn't --

Carly: What's wrong with working for you? Hmm? You are a successful, important businessman.

Sonny: Something's off. Ric's too good to be true.

Brenda: You were in Luis' suite that night. You killed him.

Skye: That's a lie.

Brenda: He was alive when I left. You pushed him off the balcony.

Skye: Prove it.

Brenda: Do you really think that you're going to get away with framing me --

Skye: I don't have to frame you, Brenda. I don't have to do a thing. The police have everything they need. They have all the evidence that they're going to need to convict you.

Brenda. I'm innocent, and you know it.

Skye: You know, you deserve everything that's going to happen to you. You know that? You have manipulated Jax from the moment you came back from the dead. You took my husband. And you know what? Now everything that matters to you is going to get taken away -- your future, your freedom, your whole damned life. When this is all said and done, you're going to wish you'd gone insane and died, because compared to life in prison, a terminal illness is a walk in the park.

Brenda: I'll see about that.

>> On the next "General Hospital" --

Elizabeth: Why would a lawyer be staying in a rented room above a restaurant?

Carly: I'm thinking you have a date.

Courtney: Hi.

Jason: Hi.

Sonny: You shoved Brenda in your wife's face. What is she supposed to do, wish you all the best?