General Hospital 04-26-2024 FULL Episode || ABC GH - General Hospital 26th, Apr 2024
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00:00 Good to see you!
00:02 Well, are you here alone or are you waiting for someone?
00:04 Nina, but it looks like she's been held up.
00:07 Oh, I know how busy Crimson can get. I hope you're not waiting too long.
00:10 No worries. The longer she takes, the more time I have to look for a new place.
00:15 Moving?
00:16 My rent is way too high. I really need to downsize.
00:20 Yeah, I heard. You left Deception.
00:23 Wow, I mean, I'm sorry I didn't text you about it. Not such a good friend, huh?
00:27 It's totally fine. I am doing great.
00:30 Oh. Really? I mean, I know how much you put into that company.
00:37 Yeah, with all the changes that were happening, it was time to go.
00:42 And I'm really glad that I did.
00:44 Okay, well, the appearance on Home and Heart?
00:47 One-time thing. I don't miss the job at all.
00:52 I just haven't quite figured out what to do next.
00:56 Well, since you're looking, would you be interested in working here at the MetroCorp?
01:03 Oof! Why are you putting that processed garbage in your body?
01:08 I like it and I'm hungry. I didn't eat lunch.
01:11 Why not? It's not like you to forget your lunch. It's not like you to forget anything.
01:16 I gave it away.
01:18 Why?
01:19 It was a peanut butter sandwich.
01:21 Yeah, I thought you liked those.
01:22 I did. But that was all Yuri ever makes. So now I'm tired of them.
01:30 Leo, honey, are you ready to go?
01:32 We've got to pick up your friend Teddy and get over to the aquarium. Pronto.
01:35 I'll get my backpack.
01:38 Oh, my God. I am so starving. I have not had a chance to eat.
01:42 Do tell.
01:44 Tracy, I realize that dinners have been a little hit or miss lately,
01:49 but if I make a couple of lasagnas today, it should last for the next couple of days.
01:52 How the hell did you know?
01:53 What? You don't like my lasagna?
01:55 I love your lasagna. Everybody here loves your lasagna.
01:58 But this situation is madness.
02:00 You are running yourself ragged at the hotel,
02:03 and then you are condemning everybody in this house to life in leftover manner.
02:08 Clearly, it is time to hire a cook.
02:12 Bite your tongue.
02:15 Told you I was fine.
02:17 You keep saying that.
02:18 The doctor agrees. Last night's little episode.
02:22 A temporary paralysis?
02:24 Temporary, yes. I've made a full recovery.
02:27 Is Violet here? I don't want to argue in front of her.
02:30 No, no. She's still at school. We're not arguing, Dad.
02:33 I'm just looking out for you.
02:35 You, uh, need to lie down?
02:37 No, the couch is fine.
02:40 And don't worry. I'll take it easy the rest of the day.
02:44 Now, aren't you needed at the hospital?
02:48 [phone ringing]
02:50 Dad, I think we've reached a point where you shouldn't be left alone for long periods of time.
02:59 What exactly are you saying?
03:02 I think we should consider an in-home caregiver,
03:06 just in case anything like last night happens again.
03:10 Mom? Got a minute?
03:13 For you, always.
03:16 Aren't you supposed to be in court?
03:18 Court's in recess for lunch. Interested?
03:21 I don't know. Depends. What you got?
03:24 Turkey club with avocado.
03:26 Yes.
03:28 Not that you need an ulterior motive to come see your mommy.
03:32 I need your help.
03:33 I knew it. Legal advice?
03:36 Christina.
03:38 Okay, well, I will be in soon. Thank you. Bye.
03:45 I'm sorry about that, Ava. City business.
03:48 Of course. I certainly don't want to keep you from your mayor duties.
03:52 Yeah, so I gathered because you never answered my question.
03:57 Which was?
03:59 How do you feel about living with Sonny?
04:03 Did I hear my name?
04:05 Oh, yes. Hi, Sonny. What's up?
04:08 I need your help. Both of you.
04:11 With what?
04:13 Yeah, I want to commission one of your artists to create a piece so I can donate it.
04:19 You ready for this? To the city.
04:23 What makes you think the city would be interested in that?
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05:51 [Music]
05:53 So where do you see yourself in five years?
05:55 [Music]
05:56 I will take over the lemonade game.
05:59 In five years, I'll be king of the court.
06:02 I'll be on my third run-o.
06:04 That's what I'm talking about.
06:06 Thanks, Scott.
06:07 I'll be living in the city.
06:08 Not living in the city.
06:10 I'll be playing for Canada.
06:11 In five years, I'll be sitting there.
06:13 [Music]
06:21 We wanted to find the best deals for our next fabulous trip.
06:25 So we hired a private travel hacker.
06:27 The top airlines, travel sites, she searches them all.
06:30 She's a technical genius.
06:32 I realize that I have been a little overbooked lately.
06:35 A little?
06:36 I can feed my family.
06:38 You need to face facts, Olivia.
06:41 You are spreading yourself too thin.
06:44 You have reduced your son to eating snackaroos and peanut butter a la Uri.
06:50 Call these back to the Metro Corps.
06:52 You're missing the point.
06:54 The Quartermain family has always had a cook.
06:56 We need one.
06:57 You're trying to kick me out of my own kitchen.
06:59 Huh?
07:00 It's Monica's kitchen.
07:02 Ellen gave it to her.
07:03 And you are not staff.
07:04 You are a Quartermain.
07:06 You live here.
07:07 You don't work here.
07:08 While I definitely admire your concerted effort,
07:11 you cannot be responsible for feeding this family.
07:13 I'm calling an agency.
07:15 I'm getting referrals.
07:16 No!
07:18 I will agree to a cook.
07:20 But only if I hire the cook.
07:23 I'm co-owner of the MetroCorp again.
07:25 How did that happen?
07:27 Nina sold her half.
07:29 Wow!
07:30 Well, congratulations.
07:32 Thank you.
07:33 I'm really happy for you.
07:34 I'm just caught off guard.
07:36 Nina never told me anything about selling.
07:38 Well, I think it happened pretty quickly.
07:40 So?
07:41 Does that mean you would consider working for me?
07:43 Of course I would consider it.
07:46 I really appreciate the offer.
07:48 But it's not what you're looking for, is it?
07:51 I don't know.
07:52 I'm trying to look around and see what feels right.
07:56 Yeah.
07:57 I've been there.
07:58 But you know what does feel right?
08:00 You back here at the MetroCorp.
08:03 Yes.
08:04 And Nina at Crimson?
08:06 Better there than here, yes.
08:09 I'm going to take these to a customer.
08:12 Please, if you need anything, let me know.
08:14 I'm happy to help.
08:16 Thank you.
08:17 I will.
08:18 And I will definitely keep this place in mind.
08:21 Thanks.
08:23 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:26 Jocelyn and Chrissy had another blow up.
08:38 And this time, Jocelyn had some very specific things
08:41 to say about Sonny.
08:43 Christina has very big feelings about her father.
08:47 He's her hero.
08:49 Nobody knows that better than I do.
08:51 I think that's really why Christina was so upset.
08:53 Because deep down, she knows that the things
08:56 Jocelyn was saying are true.
08:59 And we talked.
09:00 And she was calmer by the time she left.
09:02 But then when TJ found out that she'd come over so late
09:04 and how wound up she'd gotten, now TJ's worried that all
09:07 the stress is going to hurt our baby.
09:09 And what did you say?
09:11 I tried to defend Christina's feelings.
09:13 I mean, it is upsetting.
09:15 I can't even imagine.
09:16 But there are other things to consider.
09:18 The stress can't be good for Christina or the baby.
09:20 It certainly isn't good for TJ.
09:22 Or you.
09:23 It's gotten to the point where prosecuting
09:24 criminals is how I relax.
09:26 [CHUCKLES]
09:27 Been there.
09:28 So I was hoping could you talk to Christina?
09:34 There are caregivers out there that can keep a low profile.
09:37 There should be a babysitter when I'm alone with Violet.
09:41 For Violet, not for me.
09:42 What if Violet hadn't been here last night?
09:49 [SCOFFS]
09:50 What if she hadn't gotten you your ventilator?
09:53 I knew something was wrong, and I asked Violet
09:55 to get the ventilator for me.
09:56 If I had been alone, I would have called 911.
09:58 And if that same paralysis had hit,
10:01 and you were unable to dial--
10:02 Well, fortunately, I'm not quite there yet.
10:04 No.
10:05 Not-- not this time.
10:07 What about the next time?
10:09 Because you and I both know it will happen again.
10:12 And the time after that, and the time after that--
10:14 I don't need to think about the time after that yet.
10:19 I just need to be ready for the next time.
10:21 And I will be, son.
10:22 I promise.
10:23 Dad?
10:24 You know that's not good enough.
10:28 You know, I know we're in your gallery,
10:31 but could I have a moment alone with Sonny?
10:33 Yeah.
10:37 By all means.
10:39 [music playing]
10:41 It's just you and me, Laura.
10:48 What's on your mind?
10:49 See, Mike?
10:55 Maybe you can see Violet's.
10:58 I've never seen her more scared than what she was last night.
11:02 Think about that.
11:03 Put yourself in her shoes.
11:05 Watching her grandfather collapse,
11:06 running to get his ventilator, watching
11:08 him lie on the sofa, unable to move.
11:11 What do you think that did to her?
11:13 So is Violet afraid to be alone with me now?
11:15 No.
11:17 She's not.
11:18 She probably never will be.
11:19 She loves you.
11:20 She-- she wants to spend all the time
11:22 with you that she possibly can.
11:24 What if things had been worse?
11:28 But they weren't.
11:29 No.
11:30 No, not this time.
11:33 What about next time?
11:35 What happens if you start to aspirate, or collapse,
11:38 or convulse, or pass out completely?
11:41 No one, Violet?
11:43 She'd probably try to save you.
11:44 And if she couldn't?
11:47 She'd blame herself.
11:49 I would never allow that to happen.
11:52 The risk of being the devil's advocate,
11:53 how would you stop it, Dad?
11:57 Look, we have a responsibility to make sure Violet feels
11:59 safe in her own home, right?
12:02 That's emotional blackmail.
12:04 I know.
12:05 It's also the reality.
12:06 It's the reality that we have to accept.
12:09 The bottom line, Dad, is you need help.
12:12 And when I'm not here, you need a caregiver, period.
12:17 Or what?
12:20 [music playing]
12:23 Oh, Sasha.
12:38 Olivia.
12:39 This is perfect.
12:40 Hi.
12:41 Uh, you got a second?
12:43 I do, yeah.
12:44 What's up?
12:45 OK, well, first of all, I want to thank you for saving
12:46 my neck the other day with the shepherd's pie.
12:48 It was absolutely delicious.
12:50 Dante won't stop talking about it.
12:52 Frankly, I'm getting a little bit jealous.
12:53 Well, I am very happy to give you the recipe.
12:56 It's one of those dishes that once you make it a couple
12:58 of times, you can start to play around with it
13:00 and add your own touches.
13:01 Right, right, right.
13:02 Well, I do want the recipe.
13:03 I can't wait to make it.
13:05 Uh, and that leads me to what I actually
13:07 want to talk to you about.
13:09 Um, ever since the last cook left at the Quartermains,
13:12 I have been doing all the cooking.
13:14 And when I get very busy, which does happen sometimes,
13:17 the family sort of left to fend for themselves.
13:20 So I've had to accept that--
13:22 OK.
13:23 It's been pointed out to me that it's time for the Quartermains
13:27 to hire a new chef.
13:29 Yeah, fend for themselves means different things
13:31 to different people.
13:32 Like, for-- for Leo and Monica, it
13:34 means that Yuri makes eggs for breakfast
13:36 and peanut butter sandwiches for lunch.
13:38 Carly, may I have a moment?
13:41 That depends.
13:43 What's it about?
13:46 I've got to find someone that I can work with, you know?
13:49 I won't go back--
13:51 I cannot go back to the days when the Quartermains were
13:54 banned from the kitchen.
13:55 You know?
13:56 I mean, before Cook 3 left, I don't think Tracy
13:58 knew where the kitchen was.
14:00 Well, that tracks.
14:01 Yeah, I-- I love cooking for my family.
14:03 You know that.
14:04 You know, I actually find it very, uh, therapeutic,
14:07 almost, you know?
14:09 I feel the same way.
14:10 There are people who find joy in life because of the labor
14:14 intensity of my lasagna, OK?
14:17 Cooking, to me, has always been, I don't know, peaceful.
14:22 - Yeah. - Grounding.
14:23 Yes.
14:25 Maybe it's because I always cooked with my grandmother.
14:29 Oh.
14:30 The times that I spent in the kitchen with her,
14:33 it's-- it's definitely what I miss the most.
14:36 All about her.
14:37 You really loved her.
14:39 Still do.
14:41 And you love cooking through her, huh?
14:43 Yeah.
14:44 I guess I do.
14:46 And you're good at it.
14:48 So what do you say?
14:51 Women have earthquake hormones during pregnancy, right?
14:55 So they live through it.
14:56 Babies ride through it.
14:58 I know that intellectually, but it's just--
15:00 I know you're worried.
15:01 I know you're terrified.
15:03 Pretty much.
15:04 But on the bright side, you know how thrilled your sister
15:08 is to do this for you?
15:09 And she is oddly thrilled about the ups
15:12 and downs of a pregnancy.
15:13 I am so grateful to Christina for doing this.
15:16 And I love how excited she is about it.
15:19 I really do.
15:20 But there's something more.
15:22 So what is it besides Jocelyn's crusade?
15:24 Well, this would just all be a lot easier
15:26 if TJ could relax a little.
15:27 I mean, Christina's emotions go to 11 over Sunny.
15:30 And then TJ's go to 11 over Christina.
15:32 And I can imagine TJ's 11 is a lot
15:34 different than your sister's.
15:35 Well, yeah.
15:36 Because he's always been so even keeled, whatever that means.
15:40 I think it has something to do with boats.
15:44 Never mind.
15:45 Go on.
15:46 So when he's this upset, it doesn't look like a lot.
15:50 But if you know him--
15:51 It's size.
15:52 Yeah, and when he's upset, I get upset.
15:53 And then I start to maybe think that this
15:55 is actually all my fault.
15:56 Because TJ has spent years and years
15:58 listening to my side of my arguments
16:00 and disagreements with my sister.
16:01 And so maybe because of that, TJ doesn't trust Christina.
16:05 Sunny, what's behind this latest burst of philanthropy?
16:10 It's for my kids.
16:11 I mean, you know, Port Charles has always been their home.
16:14 And if they visit City Hall and they see something
16:18 beautiful that I donated, then they
16:20 could feel as proud of the city as I do.
16:25 I'm proud of you.
16:26 And what if one day your little girls find out
16:33 that you nearly beat a man to death with your bare hands?
16:36 Do you think it's all going to be OK because you donated art?
16:41 Why-- why-- why would you ask me that?
16:45 Laura, we've been friends for how many years?
16:50 And you're going to-- you're going to turn on me?
16:55 [music playing]
16:57 Frizz, dryness, breakage.
16:59 Chrissy's a bad person or that she would ever do anything
17:01 to intentionally harm the baby.
17:03 Molly, of course not.
17:04 But she is who she is.
17:05 And he is who he is.
17:06 And the two of them, they are emotional opposites.
17:09 That they are.
17:10 TJ and I are both just so excited and nervous
17:13 to be parents.
17:14 And we're just treating every bump in the road
17:16 like it's this huge mountain to overcome.
17:17 But there are bound to be bumps.
17:19 Oh, there are.
17:20 And there will be.
17:21 And Christina has every right to be worried about her father.
17:24 But I just--
17:26 I don't know how she's going to handle it
17:27 if things get worse for Sonny.
17:29 What did he do now?
17:30 Will you just check in with Christina?
17:36 Do I have to, please?
17:38 OK.
17:39 Thank you.
17:41 I got to get back to work.
17:42 You want me to take that down?
17:43 No, no, no, no.
17:44 I got it.
17:45 You go.
17:46 OK.
17:47 I love you, Mom.
17:48 That's so good because I love you too.
17:50 [music playing]
17:54 Ah.
17:55 I see Finn called in reinforcements.
17:58 No, not this time.
18:00 Should he have?
18:01 What, am I expected to believe you're
18:03 not here to check on me?
18:04 That's a ridiculous question.
18:06 Of course I'm here to check on you.
18:07 That's what friends do.
18:10 Are you trying to pick a fight with me?
18:12 No.
18:13 I'm not.
18:14 You sure?
18:16 I'm sorry.
18:17 I just-- I saw my doctor today.
18:21 What'd he say?
18:23 That I'm back to what passes for normal for me these days.
18:27 Huh.
18:29 No expert, but that sounds like good news.
18:32 It is.
18:33 But it's not good enough for my son.
18:34 No, no.
18:35 Finn is-- is insisting that I hire an in-home caregiver
18:40 to monitor me.
18:42 That sounds sensible to me.
18:43 It's not sensible.
18:45 It's overreacting.
18:46 And it's not going to happen.
18:49 How about-- what?
18:51 You-- you want me to help you interview potential cooks?
18:54 No.
18:55 I want you to be the new cook.
18:57 Me?
18:58 Yes.
18:59 Wow.
19:00 That's the second job offer today.
19:02 What?
19:03 Just never mind.
19:04 OK, OK.
19:05 Here's what I need.
19:06 I need someone to do breakfasts, lunches,
19:08 including school lunches for the endless parade of kids going
19:11 through that house, and dinners on weeknights.
19:13 I will do dinners on weekends, and any other time that I want.
19:17 I promise I will give you a proper heads up.
19:19 And honey, I know.
19:20 I know that cooking for the quarter mains
19:22 is not the same as, you know, cooking for yourself.
19:24 But I promise you that everyone will
19:26 be very patient with you while you get used to the job.
19:30 So-- so what do you think?
19:33 Wow.
19:34 I mean, I know it's a lot to take in.
19:35 I know.
19:36 Yeah, it is.
19:39 I never thought I would end up in a kitchen again.
19:43 Again?
19:45 There is a electrical problem in my office.
19:48 Really?
19:49 We can't have that.
19:51 What kind of electrical problem?
19:53 We've been experiencing random surges.
19:55 Have you?
19:57 That's terrible.
19:58 And it's been happening more and more frequently.
20:01 Funny.
20:02 That never used to happen until the emergency
20:04 maintenance, the previous co-owner,
20:06 ordered for no apparent reason.
20:08 The reason was flooding.
20:10 And yet nothing was wet.
20:11 But you're having an electrical issue.
20:14 So you know what I'm going to do?
20:15 I'm going to hire the contractors you use,
20:17 since you like their workmanship so much.
20:20 Great.
20:21 As long as the problem is addressed.
20:24 Oh, one more thing, Carly.
20:27 Jason may have bought the MetroCorp back for you.
20:32 But the person you should really be thanking is Ava.
20:36 I don't see how trying to tell you the truth
20:43 means that I've turned against you.
20:46 OK.
20:47 Fine.
20:48 You want the truth?
20:50 I'm just saying I think that's the least
20:52 you're going to owe your kids.
20:53 OK, do you tell your kids the truth about everything?
20:56 Well, the important things.
20:58 I really try.
20:59 All right, let's say Don and Avery come to me one day
21:02 and they say, Dad, hey, look, why'd you beat that guy up?
21:06 I'm going to say that I lost my temper.
21:08 I had my reasons, but I regret my actions.
21:13 Is that OK?
21:15 You know, it's just that I haven't really seen
21:18 any evidence of that regret, Sonny.
21:20 Well, you and I both know that Cyrus is not a victim.
21:23 Yeah, I know what he's capable of.
21:24 I do.
21:25 That's the thing.
21:26 I don't think you do.
21:28 He belongs in prison till the day he meets his maker.
21:34 Do you really think you're in a position
21:36 to judge, to judge who deserves to be behind bars
21:40 and who doesn't?
21:42 Since when do you care about Cyrus?
21:44 He's been your brother, what, five minutes?
21:46 It's because of what you did to him.
21:50 You and I are family.
21:52 We're blood, connected through Spencer and Rocco.
21:58 Yes, I know that's true, but that has
22:01 nothing to do with this, Sonny.
22:03 I don't even know why we're talking about this.
22:05 What we're talking about is--
22:08 Sonny, what we're talking about is a lifetime of crime
22:15 and violence that I have looked past time and again,
22:19 and I can't do it anymore.
22:21 I just can't, OK?
22:24 And I can't turn a blind eye anymore to your business,
22:31 the things that you've done, the crimes,
22:33 people you've hurt, people that you've killed.
22:38 And putting a wing on the hospital
22:40 and donating art to the city, it doesn't
22:42 just make all of that go away, OK?
22:44 They still happen.
22:45 They're still there.
22:46 They matter.
22:47 They matter.
22:49 It doesn't just disappear because you
22:52 did your daily good deed.
22:53 Mason buying the MetroCorp.
22:59 I didn't accept the offer right away.
23:00 I talked it over with Ava first, and she
23:02 led me to believe that Sonny would like it if I sold
23:05 the MetroCorp to his best friend.
23:08 Well, she sandbagged you.
23:10 Ava was standing right there when
23:12 Sonny called Jason a traitor and threw us
23:14 both out of the penthouse.
23:15 Yeah, I figured that.
23:16 After the deal was done, too late to change my mind.
23:20 Well, it's a pattern with Ava.
23:22 She uses people until they're no longer useful.
23:25 That's what she did with my son.
23:27 In the end, all Ava cares about is getting what she wants.
23:31 Well, in Ava's defense, not everyone has a Jason
23:34 to get her what she wants.
23:36 Like losing a hotel fair and square.
23:39 So much for you earning the MetroCorp back on your own.
23:45 Hello?
23:46 Yeah, come on in.
23:48 Oh, hi.
23:50 Just a bad time?
23:51 I hope so.
23:52 If not, I have nothing to report.
23:53 Hey, look, I'm really sorry to bother you at work.
23:59 I was on my way to a meeting and I just--
24:02 What's going on?
24:05 My father had a seizure last night.
24:07 No.
24:08 Resulted in this sort of temporary paralysis.
24:10 Oh, God.
24:11 He's OK.
24:12 My dad's OK.
24:14 Sit, please.
24:15 Alexis, when I walked in, I saw him lying there,
24:23 unable to move, and Violet beside him,
24:25 terrified, not knowing what was going on.
24:27 Is he OK?
24:29 I think seeing her grandfather collapse and--
24:33 just lying there, and she had to run and get his ventilator,
24:35 I think it's something she'll never forget.
24:37 But right now, she's as good as can be expected.
24:40 How is Gregory?
24:41 His ALS is progressing rapidly.
24:48 But my dad--
24:49 you know, I get it.
24:54 He wants to be-- he wants to be independent.
24:56 He wants to make up for all those risks
24:57 he never got to take in life, jumping out of airplanes
25:00 and whatever it is that makes him feel alive.
25:02 But--
25:04 But?
25:06 I, uh-- I talked to him today and I told him that I--
25:13 I think we need to get some sort of in-home help
25:16 when I'm not there.
25:17 And he just flat out refused and we had this big argument.
25:21 I'm sorry.
25:24 I'm not shocked, but I am sorry.
25:28 Me too.
25:30 You know what, I get it.
25:31 And I'm trying to do--
25:33 I am.
25:34 I'm trying to do everything I can to support him.
25:39 But at some point, I have to put my daughter first.
25:42 The day is coming when I will be completely helpless,
25:45 when I'll need people taking care of my every need,
25:49 my every bodily function, watching over me all the time,
25:53 every single moment.
25:54 But I am not there yet.
25:56 You're not. Far from it.
25:57 Thank you.
25:58 So why is it such a sin for me to hold on
26:01 to what little autonomy I can for as long as I can?
26:05 It's not.
26:06 OK, you're being very agreeable.
26:08 I find it suspect.
26:10 You have every right to hold on to your autonomy
26:13 as long as you possibly can.
26:16 Thank you?
26:17 Just as Finn has every right to have
26:20 a safe emotional environment for his daughter.
26:23 He can't risk Violet finding you unable to move, or worse.
26:29 You're not telling me anything that Finn hasn't told me already.
26:33 Good.
26:34 Then I assume he's already asked you the obvious question?
26:39 And what question is that?
26:41 What is more important to you, your pride
26:45 or your granddaughter's well-being?
26:49 What am I supposed to do, Laura?
26:51 Confess to everything I've been accused of?
26:55 Well, that depends.
26:57 How many of the things you've been accused of are true?
27:00 Well, I've done far less than Cyrus, I can tell you that right now.
27:03 Yeah, but Cyrus's crimes don't absolve yours.
27:06 He held you at gunpoint.
27:09 And I'm the bad guy?
27:12 I...
27:13 [sighs]
27:14 I think there are two bad guys. I'm sorry.
27:17 You know, you showed me that by what you did to him.
27:23 What I do is I do everything I can to protect my business,
27:27 my family, and everybody that I care about.
27:31 And guess what, Laura, that includes you.
27:34 You know why?
27:36 Why?
27:37 Because... so the bad guys don't come after you.
27:41 Yeah, well, being a good man when you're not committing a crime
27:46 doesn't absolve you from the times that you do commit a crime.
27:49 And being really good at covering up your tracks does not make you less guilty.
27:54 At some point, Sonny, at some point, you have to be held accountable.
28:01 By who, Laura?
28:05 Think of your children, okay?
28:08 Your little girls, Donna and Avery.
28:11 What's gonna happen when they get old enough to figure out what their father does for a living?
28:15 And they will. You're not going to be able to keep that from them.
28:18 What are you gonna say, Sonny?
28:21 I'm gonna do what I always do.
28:26 Do everything in my power...
28:30 to protect them.
28:32 Yeah, I know you will, but who's going to protect them from you?
28:38 While we were out, my husband John had the common signs of a heart attack.
28:44 Chest pain, sweating, nausea.
28:46 We called 911 and he chewed two aspirin 81.
28:49 If you think you're having a heart attack, call 911, then chew two aspirin 81 milligrams.
28:54 It may help save your life.
28:56 For 30 years, Wal-Mart's helped Canadians save through a lot.
29:00 The Elmo craze in '96, your endless wait for dial-up,
29:04 those wide, shapeless jeans, that hair thing with the teeth.
29:09 In the 2000s, you were all doing this.
29:12 So we did this.
29:14 In 2020, the race for toilet paper was won.
29:16 And to be the-- I was never, never the head chef.
29:19 I was the substitute sous chef when the real sous was out.
29:22 But you worked in a busy restaurant.
29:25 So cooking for the Quartermain's gonna be a piece of cake.
29:27 I mean, you know, an overly ornate, five-tier, pain in the butt kind of piece of cake.
29:33 But still, it's a piece of cake.
29:37 Olivia, this is really, really flattering,
29:40 but are you sure that you want to offer me a job based on one shepherd's pie?
29:44 Honey, you love to cook.
29:46 You're a great cook. We need a cook.
29:49 It's a match made in heaven.
29:51 Or a opening in the universe, depending on your spiritual beliefs.
29:55 Not to mention the fact that Cody shows up for dinner seven nights a week,
29:59 and I'm sure he wouldn't mind having you around.
30:03 Tell me that I'm wrong.
30:05 Tell me that I shouldn't just give in to him and give him everything that he wants.
30:07 I can't tell you that.
30:09 I want to give him everything he wants.
30:11 I do. I mean, listen.
30:13 Go parasailing. You know?
30:15 Go get shot out of a cannon.
30:17 Go into space and see Earth from orbit, all right?
30:19 Let's do all the things. I'll do them with you.
30:22 But I don't think my dad can do those things right now,
30:24 so shouldn't I just grant him this, give in to him, give him this one thing?
30:28 Maybe.
30:30 I mean, it's certainly worth trying again to talk to him,
30:35 but I don't know that you're going to end up with different results.
30:39 You're right.
30:41 I'm going to go back and talk to him.
30:43 Wait, I thought you were going to a meeting.
30:47 Yeah. Yeah, I can do that later.
30:49 Okay, so when the oxygen mask drops from a plane, what do you do?
30:56 You put your mask on first, but this is--
30:59 It's the same thing.
31:01 This is as challenging as it gets, and in order for you to navigate through this,
31:06 you're going to have to take care of yourself, which means taking care of your sobriety.
31:11 Zia, I know what you're saying. I do. I get it.
31:14 But in this moment, that just feels so selfish.
31:17 Then be selfish.
31:20 Can your dad wait for an hour for you to go to a meeting?
31:26 I'm not sure.
31:27 What do the doctors think?
31:28 Probably. I don't know.
31:30 Listen, I understand your father's need to hold on to his autonomy for as long as he can,
31:37 but I also know that nothing is more important to him than Violet.
31:43 I never want Violet to be afraid the way she was last night.
31:48 I was scared, too.
31:50 When something like that happens, you never know when it's going to end, if ever.
31:54 But even while I was trying to stay calm, the worst part was knowing that I couldn't comfort my granddaughter.
32:02 How do you think she felt, not able to comfort you?
32:06 I understand what you're saying. I do.
32:09 But you and Finn need to understand what I'm saying.
32:13 Okay. There is another solution.
32:16 Great. I'm all ears.
32:18 First, you have to decide what's most important to you.
32:22 If it is, in fact, spending the time that you have left with Finn and Violet here in their home,
32:30 then you have to abide by Finn's wishes.
32:33 But if your independence is your top priority, then you simply move into an assisted living facility.
32:41 Turning Woods is supposed to be really nice, and you can have Violet visit you there.
32:47 Look, I didn't intend for us to have this conversation here today, and I really didn't mean for it to go like this, either.
32:56 I hope you'll take some of what I said to heart, Sonny.
33:00 Please, just think about it. Just think about doing the right thing.
33:05 Okay.
33:08 At any rate, the city of Port Charles will not be accepting your donation of art.
33:14 Not while I'm the mayor.
33:17 What happened to Laura?
33:28 It's nothing.
33:34 Sounds like something.
33:42 I want you to meet with your dad at your meeting to give your dad some time to think things through.
33:48 And then talk to him again. Tell him that you and Chase and Violet are worried about him
33:53 and want him to have someone to take care of him when you can't be there.
33:57 And I think sooner rather than later, he will see your wisdom.
34:03 Here's hoping.
34:05 Okay.
34:06 If you cannot, you cannot take care of your family until you take care of yourself first.
34:12 Yeah, that's good advice.
34:15 Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.
34:18 You are.
34:19 In fact, I'm so good I'm going to follow my own advice.
34:21 Would you like company at your meeting?
34:24 I'd love it.
34:26 You're good.
34:27 Oh, you're going to have to narrow that down a little bit.
34:30 The art of persuasion.
34:32 Oh, that.
34:33 Obviously, if I have to choose between turning woods and here, even with a caregiver, of course I choose here.
34:44 Gregory, that's not persuasion. That's just common sense.
34:48 And by the way, if I were in your shoes, I would be handling this much, much worse.
34:52 I wouldn't sit for it. I wouldn't stay.
34:54 I'd run away to the far corners of the earth where my family can't find me.
34:59 To help me, to care for me, and no matter how miserable and lonely I got, I'd still have my dignity and my freedom.
35:11 And no one to share it with.
35:14 But luckily, you, my friend, are so much smarter than I am.
35:20 You, Tracy Quartermain, are the smartest woman I know.
35:29 I can't say it isn't tempting.
35:33 I left Deception because I wasn't satisfied there anymore.
35:38 I want something completely different from what I've been doing, and working as a chef for the Quartermains would definitely be different.
35:50 Well, honey, look, I don't want to pressure you.
35:52 Of course not.
35:53 But I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that this was a live-in position, which means that you would get free room and board in a beautiful mansion with all meals included.
36:01 So I'll get to eat what I make.
36:04 Better. You get to eat what I make and get paid for it.
36:09 Come on, Sasha. What do you say?
36:13 I say it's exactly what I need right now.
36:20 Other than fixing electrical issues that you brought on yourself, is there anything else I can do for you?
36:29 I might as well just tell you. I signed the divorce papers.
36:33 Sonny and I are no longer married.
36:36 But Ava is closer to him than ever. And from one ex-wife to another, I don't think Ava is good for Sonny.
36:44 In fact, I think that she could be toxic for him.
36:50 I don't agree with you on much, but I do agree with you there.
36:56 She doesn't want my gift to the city.
36:59 Oh.
37:00 Yeah.
37:02 Well, I was surprised by Laura's reaction at first, but I thought you could talk her into it.
37:06 Public art benefits everybody.
37:09 Not when it comes from the wrong person, I guess.
37:12 Since when are you the wrong person?
37:14 You have been unfailingly generous to the city of Port Charles.
37:17 There are wings at the hospital and playgrounds in the park because of you.
37:22 Doesn't matter to Laura. She can't get past what I did to Cyrus.
37:27 Does she know that he provoked you?
37:30 That he orchestrated his own beating?
37:33 It wasn't your fault, Sonny.
37:35 She thinks it was.
37:37 I owned up to it, and now she wants to punish me.
37:42 I've been good to Laura. I've been good to Laura for so many years.
37:48 And she's, you know, I thought she was loyal to me, but I guess not.
37:56 [♪♪]
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