General Hospital Transcript Thursday 4/15/04

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Alexis: Emily, Nikolas would want you to have a memorial wherever you decided to have it.

Emily: Yeah. It's so hard to say goodbye. You know, maybe it'll help to celebrate Nikolas' life and remember all of the wonderful things he did and all the people whose lives he touched.

Alexis: Where are you going to have the ceremony?

Emily: There's a beautiful little church in the woods that Nikolas found. It's where we were going to get married.

Mary: Just now and then. I'm going to light a candle. Do you want to come in?

Nikolas: Ok.

Mary: What is it?

Nikolas: I'm remembering something.

Carly: Hey.

Courtney: Coffee and croissants?

Carly: Sounds good. Courtney, I am so, so sorry about the mess that I got you into.

Courtney: Carly, come on. I'm the one who called the police.

Carly: Yeah, but you were trying to do what was best, and Jason is going to have to understand what's going --

Courtney: I'm not here because of Jason. I have a business proposal for you.

Jason: I don't think she wants any more trouble.

Sonny: She was willing to have me arrested to protect Alcazar. She betrayed me. So, if you're still in love with her, we're going to have a problem.

Dillon: Oh, yeah. I was -- um -- I was -- I had a dream about -- um -- us. So how long have you been awake?

Georgie: Not long. You look really cute when you're sleeping.

Dillon: Thank you for letting me crash here until I know what I’m going to do.

Georgie: Oh, I like having you here.

Dillon: Yeah, well, if either of your parents find us, you are going to be grounded for eternity because they are going to flip.

Georgie: It's worth the risk. I'm just so happy that we're back together. Now that everything's over, we're even closer than ever.

Dillon: Morning breath.

Maxie: Oh, my God, are you seriously out of your mind?

Mary: Of what?

Nikolas: We were in -- in this church -- in this church right here, saying wedding vows.

Mary: We weren't married here. We were married at a church back in Virginia.

Nikolas: No, it was -- it was right here.

Mary: The church --

Nikolas: Right here, just for -- just for a moment right here.

Mary: It was a lot like this one.

Nikolas: Tell me about our wedding. Please -- please help me remember.

Alexis: It sounds like a perfect place to have the ceremony, Emily.

Emily: I think he would've wanted to have it there.

Monica: Uh -- Alexis, my condolences. I know how close you and Nikolas were.

Alexis: Thank you. Excuse me.

Monica: Mm-hmm.

Alan: Sweetie, don't worry about the memorial service. We'll take care of the details.

Edward: I talked to the rectory at St. Timothy’s. They said they can do the service this Saturday.

Emily: Thank you, guys, but I've already made other plans.

Ned: Alexis. I'm so sorry about Nikolas.

Alexis: Thank you.

Ned: I know how close he and Kristina had become.

Alexis: Nikolas made a point of visiting every couple of days. He would do puzzles with her, read her books. He was very sweet with her, and she loved every minute of it.

Ned: Yeah. Well, I hope this isn't going to be too tough on our little girl.

Alexis: "Our little girl"? Ned, in light of everything that's happened, forgive me for asking, but you don't literally mean "our little girl," do you?

Ric: Jim Walsh, I assume? Have a seat.

Jim: I have the information you asked for.

Ric: Good.

Jim: But with all the resources at your disposal, I'm wondering why you needed a private investigator.

Ric: Yeah, it's a family matter. So tell me, what'd you dig up on Alexis Davis and Sonny Corinthos?

Mike: I haven't spoken to her. Why? Is something wrong?

Sam: Courtney and Sonny had a really, really bad fight. He was furious with her. He called her a liar and a traitor and said that she should never speak to him again.

Mike: Does Jason know?

Sam: Well, he was there.

Mike: Did he defend Courtney or side with Sonny?

Sam: He stayed out of it.

Carly: Yeah, well, what do you have in mind?

Courtney: Well, you know how to run a business. Your instincts are terrific, Carly.  You did a great job with The Cellar. And even though Sonny acted like it was just a hobby and didn't take you seriously, I do.

Carly: Well, thank you. So?

Courtney: So, I am going to start a new project, and I want you to work with me.

Carly: Courtney, you already have a business. The waterfront properties -- they're a full-time job.

[Knock on door]

Carly: Well, what are you -- who -- coming.

Justus: Carly --

Carly: Justus?

Justus: I'm sorry to intrude. Courtney asked me to meet her here.

Courtney: Yeah, Justus. I want to hire you to help me sell the waterfront property. I need you to get the word out to all the commercial real estate brokers and help me find a buyer.

Carly: Courtney, where's all this coming from?

Courtney: There is no way in hell I am ever going to do business with Sonny or Jason ever again.

Sonny: No, that's not what I’m asking. I -- you know -- I need to know that your feelings for Courtney aren't going to get in the way of what needs to be done.

Jason: I told Courtney that she was a stranger to me. That she should leave and not come back. What else do you want from me, Sonny?

Sonny: Well, how do you think I felt when I first heard that I had a sister? My first impulse was to take care of her, make her part of the family. Remember we used to argue all the time? I respected her for her independence. But she crossed the line. There's no going back. She's nothing to me, and I just hope she's nothing to you, too.

Jason: Courtney called the cops on you. I can't forgive that.

Sonny: That's not what I asked.

Jason: Sonny, I am loyal to you.

Sonny: But you still love Courtney --

Jason: So what? It doesn't change anything! Courtney betrayed you. You have to cut her out of your life; I have to cut her out of my life. So what does it matter what I feel? We're done.

Sonny: Were you surprised when you found out she called the cops?

Jason: If you hadn't have said it, I wouldn't have believed it.

Carly: They're already signed?

Courtney: By both of us.

Justus: You're sure you want to do this?

Courtney: Absolutely sure.

Justus: I'll file these at the courthouse, and I’ll contact a couple real estate brokers regarding your property.

Courtney: Ok. Thank you, Justus.

Justus: I'll see myself out.

Carly: Ok.

Carly: Courtney, you do not have to rush into this divorce.

Courtney: Carly, it's over, ok? Jason and I will never be together again.

Carly: You don't know that.

Courtney: Yeah -- I held it off as long as I could. We talked; we tried to reconcile. I even invited him over to the loft for dinner and tried to re-create our first date. But I -- I was dreaming, Carly. Jason and I -- we can't make it work.

Carly: Ok, this is my fault, Courtney, because if I hadn't gone over to --

Courtney: Carly, it's nobody's fault, ok? Jason and I should have never have gotten married.

Carly: That's not true.

Courtney: Yeah, it is. Carly, everything about us is different. We have different lives, different beliefs, different values. We don't share anything.

Carly: Yeah, except your love for each other.

Courtney: Yeah, well, it's not enough, and it never will be. My marriage is over, and if I didn't already know it, well, Jason made it crystal clear last night.

Mike: All right. Thanks for letting me know.

Sam: Well, look, maybe when Sonny calms down --

Mike: No, no, no, no, no. To Sonny, betrayal is an unforgivable sin, and I wish I could tell you that he will change, but the truth is he never will.

Ric: What do you mean, protecting?

Jim: Two men with machine guns opened fire. Sonny stepped in front of Ms. Davis to shield her from the bullets. Now, Sonny separated from Carly in 2001. Alexis was still living across the hall. He also took her on a trip to Puerto Rico. Then Carly disappeared and was presumed dead. When Carly resurfaced, Sonny went back to her. Alexis moved out shortly after.

Ric: Mm-hmm. Wasn't Alexis pregnant during that time?

Jim: That's correct.

Ric: And nobody speculated that the baby could possibly be Sonny's?

Jim: Apparently not. When Alexis was running for district attorney, she denied ever sleeping with Sonny.

Ric: Well, now that's interesting. See, during a recent custody battle, Alexis admitted to having a one-night stand with Sonny, and those dates would certainly match. Which means it's possible that Sonny is Kristina’s father.

Alexis: As well intended as you might have been, I really wish you had never done that in the first place.

Ned: Oh, I understand that. You've made that perfectly clear. I definitely volunteered for the job. I was only trying to protect you and your unborn child from Sonny. All I ever wanted was what was best for Kristina. Which is why I agreed to give you sole custody.

Alexis: Thanks. She's where she belongs, Ned. She's happy and she's healthy.

Ned: Good. Well, you're a very good mother.

Alexis: I never thought that I wanted to be a mother, but now that I am, it's the best part of my world.

Ned: Well, then it was worth whatever we went through -- whatever we're still going through -- to keep Sonny from finding out that he's the real father.

Monica: We love you very much.

Emily: I love you.

Emily: I'll never forget what Nikolas said to me as we were exchanging our vows. "I, Nikolas, take thee, Emily, to be my wife. I promise to give you the best of myself, to stand by your side, no matter what challenges we face. To trust you and to believe in you."

Mary: "To have and to hold as long as we both shall live."

Emily's voice: "And I promise that I will love you forever."

Nikolas: Stop, stop, stop.

Mary: What?

Nikolas: I'm trying -- I'm trying to remember. There's another voice in my head. There's a voice in my head.

Mary: What kind of voice?

Nikolas: I don't know. It's gone.

Mary: Come on. Connor -- Connor, I'm sorry.

Nikolas: Why?

Mary: Because maybe I just -- I just gave you too much information.

Nikolas: No. You were talking about the happiest day of our lives, and I want to remember that. I will.

Georgie: Dillon needs a place to stay.

Maxie: And you're willing to risk getting caught? I mean, Mac just got home from the hospital, and he's trying to recuperate without any stress. He would flip if he knew you guys were sneaking around like this.

Georgie: No one's going to know.

Maxie: Mom already called you down to breakfast three times.

Georgie: I never heard.

Maxie: Exactly. What if she came up here to check on you?

Georgie: Maxie, will you please -- please cover for me?

Maxie: You already owe me so much, and your debt is getting bigger.

Georgie: Turn around.

Dillon: Yeah, no, no -- yeah.

Georgie: Oh, my God.

Dillon: I -- um -- you know, Maxie’s probably right. Uh -- I should -- I should get out of here. I'm going to get you in trouble.

Georgie: No. No, I really -- I really love having you here. We just need to be a little bit more careful.

Dillon: I did kind of like waking up next to you.

Georgie: I did, too.

[Dillon hums]

Georgie: You know, I was thinking. I -- I don't think renting a hotel for the first time we make love is a good idea.

Dillon: Yeah -- no -- yeah. I mean, I -- I totally -- I'm with --

Maxie: Georgie, get your butt down here or else mom is going to come get you.

Georgie: Oh. God --

Dillon: I ---

Man: Thank you.

Jason: Ok.

Man: All right.

Mike: I heard that Sonny and Courtney had an argument, but Sam didn't know all the details.

Jason: Sam should mind her own business.

Mike: Yeah, but she was worried about Courtney. She's never seen Sonny this angry, but you and I have, and we both know that he can be brutal when somebody doesn't live up to his expectations.

Jason: Mike, you don't know the situation.

Mike: I don't need to. Courtney doesn't need to be treated like last week's garbage.

Jason: I'm just saying that you should probably stay out of this one.

Mike: They're both my children, Jason.

Jason: Courtney was wrong, Mike.

Mike: Are you qualified to make that judgment, or are you just quoting Sonny?

Jason: No, I'm not quoting Sonny. You just -- you know, you just don't understand.

Mike: All right. Courtney didn't get to choose her family, but she chose you. And trust me, that is the best thing that's ever happened to you. So please, don't turn your back on her now. You won't just be hurting Courtney, you'll be hurting yourself.

Carly: Yeah, of course he did. It's so typical.

Courtney: You know, Carly, I did what I thought was right, and if Sonny doesn't understand, fine. I don't need a brother badly enough to let him bully me.

Carly: No, you don’t. Good for you, ok? Sonny's acting like a jerk right now, and you know that once he's made up his mind, you cannot change it, so forget about him for the minute and just focus your energy on Jason.

Courtney: The divorce papers are signed, Carly. It's over.

Carly: Yeah, but you still love him.

Courtney: Yeah, well, you still love Sonny, so why aren't you with him?

Sam: Are you ok?

Sonny: Yeah, I'm fine.

Sam: I guess you don't want to negotiate with Courtney in person --

Sonny: Hey, don't -- don't say her name, Sam.

Sam: Sonny, she's your sister.

Sonny: She's nothing to me. I -- did I not tell you already? She betrayed me. That's one thing I can never forgive.

Jim: I didn't check, but Ned Ashton’s name is on the birth certificate.

Ric: Well, that doesn't mean he's the child's father. Keep digging on this.

Jim: You got it.

Ric: I have an offer for you.

Alexis: No, thank you.

Ric: It's about Sonny.

Sam: Well, Mike is still in your life.

Sonny: Yeah, but from a distance. You know, I will never be close with Mike because I --- I can never forget. That's why I’m so protective over my own sons. Michael and Morgan will always know that they will have a father in their lives who loves them, who will not lie to them, who will not betray them.

Sam: Sonny, I get that this is unacceptable to you --

Sonny: No, no, see --

Sam: Sometimes, people --

Sonny: Listen, ok? Whoa. You don't know me that well, ok, so you don't really understand. When I’m hurt or betrayed, I shut down and no one's immune. Carly knows that because I, you know, she's done it to me many times.

Sam: Ok, but you were able to forgive Carly. I mean, you gave her a second chance and you were able to forgive.

Sonny: But it is not the same because once the trust is broken, you can't get it back. You -- I can't feel what I used to. I mean, that's why I told you about, you know betrayal and all that -- I’m not trying to scare you but just, you know -- it's like -- if you ever did it, this would just end. And I, you know -- I mean, I don't -- I don't want that to happen.

Sam: Come here.

Sonny: Come here. Ok?

Sam: Mm-hmm.

Alexis: Exactly what are you getting at?

Ric: I'm offering you a deal. You give me information about Sonny and his business dealings, and in turn, I’ll protect you.

Alexis: So this is about your lifelong obsession with your brother, then?

Ric: No, Ms. Davis, this is about being the district attorney. I'm sure you understand that.

Alexis: Hmm.

Ric: My job is to put criminals in jail. It just so happens that my brother happens to be the biggest criminal of them all.

Alexis: I'm not interested in getting caught in between you and your brother.

Ric: You know, you might need my help more than you think. You were fairly close with Sonny when you were his attorney.

Alexis: The operative word being "were." That's past tense.

Ric: Some ties are not so easily broken.

Mike: Does Courtney get a vote?

Jason: She knows we're over. Courtney and I -- we don't belong together, and it turns out we never did.

Carly: No. What you were seeing was Jason’s stubborn and blind loyalty to Sonny.

Courtney: He looked right through me, Carly.

Carly: Ok, there -- that right there is proof that Jason still loves you. You know the only way that he can break up with you and go through with that is to force himself to shut down.

Courtney: No, you're wrong, ok, Carly? This wasn't Jason hurt or mad or doing what Sonny wanted. This was Jason looking at me and seeing a stranger, someone he never knew, much less loved.

Carly: Jason is fair, Courtney. It's one of the best qualities about him, and he's going to realize that you were only following your conscience, just like he always does.

Courtney: Yeah, well, he may understand what I did, but he'll never forgive it. Jason let go, but you and Sonny -- you guys are still holding on.

Carly: Oh, please. Courtney, the only person Sonny's holding on to right now is Sam.

Courtney: Well -- you guys are still connected -- by all you've been through, by your kids. Now, if you and Sonny would let go of your foolish pride and stop being so stubborn --

[Carly sighs]

Courtney: You would realize that you belong together. Well, you need -- you need some kind of a bridge. Something to get you two together.

Alan: I'll come with you.

Emily: Thanks, dad, but I -- I just -- I'd like to go alone. It's the place where I pledged my heart to Nikolas, and I just want to stand and at the altar and feel him close to me.

Georgie: Dillon?

Dillon: Yeah. Hey.

Georgie: Hey, I -- I hope you like blueberry muffins and bacon.

Dillon: Oh, my God -- oh, thank you, thank you.

Georgie: I was going to sneak you some orange juice, but I couldn't figure out how.

Dillon: Well, this is fine. This is great.

Georgie: Great.

Dillon: Um -- hey, you know what? You know how -- what you were saying earlier about not wanting to get a hotel? Um -- I just want to let you know I’m totally cool with that because I respect you. I don't want you to feel pressured --

Georgie: Oh, no, no, no --

Dillon: At all.

Georgie: Don't -- don't misunderstand. I -- I still want to make love with you.

Dillon: Oh -- ok.

Georgie: I just -- I want to go someplace quiet and private, where no one can interrupt us.

Dillon: Yeah -- are you sure? You don't want to, like, maybe just wait till next summer and go camping or -- or something?

Georgie: Why wait?

Dillon: I don't know. I want you to be sure.

Georgie: I -- I am sure. And -- unless you're not.

Dillon: No, of course I am. Are you kidding?

Georgie: Well, I figured that -- that guys think about sex all the time, and so --

Dillon: Oh -- that is not all I think about. Ok, maybe it's in the top five -- top three -- but it's not number one, ok?

Georgie: I know you -- you think about sex because you've had sex with Sage.

Dillon: Georgie, that's not the same thing.

Georgie: So you've -- you've thought about sex -- maybe -- maybe not with me. But you can be honest, ok?

Dillon: Ok, all right. Then -- you want me to be honest? I'll be honest.

Georgie: Yeah.

Dillon: I -- I do think about it all the time, making love to you, and not just when I'm awake. When I’m -- when I’m asleep, too. I dream about it, and I dream about you. That's what I was -- that's what I was doing when I woke up this morning. You know, and that's also why I’m not exactly objective about this. So I -- I -- I need this to be right for you, ok? No regrets, no second thoughts. Just -- perfect.

Georgie: It will be.

Dillon: So, where shall we go?

Georgie: Hmm. Your family's boathouse.

Dillon: Oh, that's not bad. It's private; nobody goes there.

Georgie: Could bring candles, make it romantic.

Dillon: Yeah, that sounds -- that sounds pretty good if you're -- if you're sure.

Georgie: I think we're both sure.

Dillon: Good.

Sam: Good of you to knock. But he's not here.

Carly: What are you doing, hmm? You going through Sonny's personal belongings? Should I tell him that maybe you're snooping in --?

Sam: No, Carly, these are mine. Salvage charts, as in business. Mind your own.

Carly: Jason -- great. I'm so glad to see you because I need to talk to you. Can you tell Sonny's bedwarmer to get out?

Sam: Will you explain to her that I live here, please?

Jason: Sam, can you just leave, ok?

Sam: Fine.

Jason: What do you want?

Carly: To stop you from making the worst mistake of your life.

Mike: You had an argument with Courtney.

Sonny: It wasn't an argument.

Mike: Well, you said you wanted to have nothing to do with her, and you never wanted to see her again.

Sonny: Yeah, yeah, that's right.

Mike: Look, Sonny, I don't care what you do to me. You can be angry with me for the rest of your life. Fine. Go ahead. What's done is done, and I will accept the consequences, but Courtney deserves better than --

Sonny: Ok, you know what? This is none of your business, Mike. You can't always keep --

Mike: Of course it is my --

Sonny: How? Why?

Mike: It's my business. I am Courtney’s father, and I am your father, too, like it or not. Look, here's your chance. Please, apologize to your sister.

Courtney: Dad, just leave it alone.

Mike: Look, you are -- you are Sonny's sister. He has no right to treat you --

Sonny: I don't have a sister, Mike. You walked out on me and my mother. What you did after that -- what children you fathered -- your problem.

Mike: You know something? I have eaten a lot of dirt in my time for my failures as a husband and a father, but Courtney is not responsible for it.

Sonny: I wouldn't even know Courtney if I didn't let you hang around. I used to -- I used to think a father matters, but I shouldn't even have bothered because you're faithless, disloyal -- whatever else you are.

Mike: And what? What, you're better? Shacking up with Sam? You stand here raking me over the coals for leaving my wife and my kid. What do you think you just did? How long did it take you to walk away from Carly and crawl into bed with Sam?

Sonny: I don't want to hear about it!

Mike: No, no, no -- you have the nerve to call Courtney disloyal, and you can't see the double standard staring you in the face. You have a choice. You can either accept your responsibilities as a husband, a father, and a brother, or you can run. Now, what's it going to be?

Jason: Don't do this.

Carly: It's true, Jason. She's strong, she is convicted, and she fights for what she believes in. It's one of the things that you love most about her. You remember -- you remember when Sonny tried to make her walk away from you, and she refused? He was so angry at you. He told you you didn't work for him anymore.

Jason: He obviously saw something that I couldn’t.

Carly: Jason, you admired Courtney for standing up to Sonny. When did all of that change?

Jason: She called the cops on Sonny.

Carly: No, I begged her to do that.

Jason: Carly, that's a lie! You're always trying to cover for her.

Carly: Listen, I am the one who chained Lorenzo into the basement. I am the one who asked her to go check on him. If you want to blame someone, blame me.

Jason: You know, it's not about blame. Courtney and I can't be married because we're too different.

Carly: That is Sonny talking. You love Courtney. You always will. She makes you happy. Don't go throwing that away on Sonny's orders.

Jason: It's not Sonny's choice. It's mine.

>> On the next "General Hospital" --

Emily: Nikolas feels so close, as if he were just inside this church.

Nikolas: This cross was supposed to protect me.

Carly: You're lying straight to my face. I never thought you'd do that.

Sonny: Choose between me and her because you can't have both!

Michael: "Dear Michael’s mother, I have your son."

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