#General Hospital 12/9/2024
#General Hospital 12-9-2024
#General Hospital 12-9-2024
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00:00Oh, I can't wait to get a tree our first tree in our first apartment. Oh, it has to be epic
00:13Christmas to the tree. Oh
00:15Didn't you guys have a tree in your dorm room last year? Yeah, but that was like a lame mini one
00:19What was it like three feet tall or something? It's bad. Yeah. Yeah
00:24Something to say
00:30Good things come in small packages, right? Okay operation Christmas tree
00:49Thank you, Merry Christmas
01:00Oh
01:05Sorry, I didn't see meeting you here
01:11Molly
01:16Left I didn't have a chance to talk to you at the courthouse
01:20What's there to talk about?
01:22Ava was found not guilty case closed. I'm not referring to the verdict
01:28And I think you know that
01:31I'm referring to what your sister said to you. Yeah, that Irene was not really my daughter
01:36Yes, and she said it before and she shouldn't say it. It's got to be very hurtful
01:40Her lashing out is just not exactly what stop. This isn't working
01:47What a nice surprise no, no, no, no, it's nice and exciting and amazing is what your daughter managed to pull
01:53Oh, I know can you believe it after four years? She's finally back. Yeah, how's Lulu doing? And she's doing great
02:01She's had a complete physical and down that she's got a fully functioning liver. She's just coming along beautifully
02:11And once the incision is completely healed then she should have perfect health, uh-huh. Yeah. Yeah. Well, you know
02:18It's a miracle, right?
02:20And it feels all the more poignant this time of year, doesn't it? Yeah
02:25It does
02:27nonetheless, I understand the
02:29Big return wasn't without its hiccups
02:33But hiccups you mean Cyrus. Yes, I'm about a mix-up at turning. No, no, no mix-up. It was a deliberate deception
02:39He had convinced the staff there that he was allowed to give orders
02:44regarding her care I
02:46Know right. So what was he doing? What was he up to?
02:51You hungry gonna fix something. No, I can't even think about eating after what happened in the courtroom
02:58Verdict was a shock emotions running high. Yeah, but it shouldn't have happened. That's all right. You know what?
03:04You and Molly gonna be all right after everything settles
03:10Wait what?
03:12Yeah, she's gonna figure out that
03:15You didn't mean what you said
03:17I'm not talking about what I said to Molly
03:20You're not
03:22No
03:24She wasn't Adela's mother. That's a fact. I have zero regrets about what I said
03:29Okay, then tell me what shouldn't have happened
03:44You
03:54How's Lulu
03:56Amazingly well after her little adventure. She's a Spencer
04:02Speaking of which is Aiden here with you
04:05No, he opted to go to the mall with his friends instead of Christmas tree shopping with his mom Wow
04:12So you're here solo then
04:15Unless you want to be my wingman
04:19I'd love to
04:22Great
04:24What what are you doing?
04:27I'm picking out a tree
04:29from that puny bunch I
04:31Just thought maybe a smaller tree would be nice this year
04:35Who are you and what have you done with Elizabeth?
04:39I mean the tree is hands-down your favorite thing about Christmas
04:43Sure. Yeah, and none of those small ones can hold even a fraction of your ornaments. I don't have that many
04:49Really? Did you get rid of a bunch? Did they all break?
04:53Okay. No, if anything my clutch has gotten bigger, but I okay then you need a big tree
04:58Like a really big tree. How am I supposed to drag this really big tree into my house?
05:02How quickly she forgets?
05:05Wingman at your service
05:08You really want to do that? Of course. Come on. Let's get you a real tree
05:14Wait a minute, you're telling me that Lulu my niece
05:18Fresh out of a coma freaks out cuz of Cyrus pulls the fire alarm sneaks out of this place and manages to hitchhike
05:25All the way back to Port Charles. Yes to all of the above
05:29I
05:32Think after her mama, I'm so proud of her strength as well. You should be. Yeah
05:38I just hated that she felt like she was in danger. You know, why didn't anybody tell me that?
05:44Cyrus was volunteering at turning. Well, he didn't tell me either
05:48Probably for this very reason, you know
05:52To say baby sister, I'm sorry. Oh
05:55You don't have to make sure he knows to leave our niece alone. Oh, no, you don't have to worry about that
06:01I went and got a restraining order. He can't get anywhere near any member of my family
06:07Please don't go
06:08I'm worried about you
06:11And you're worried about Christina. Of course. I'm worried about Christina. Oh, that's why I have to go
06:16I don't want to put you in the middle. I'm already in the middle. I
06:20I try not to interfere. But when my girls are hurting I want to help even when we're hurting each other
06:26Especially when you're hurting each other, please Molly. I can't lose another daughter. That's exactly why I have to go
06:34You won't lose me. That would never happen
06:37Thank you
06:39But if it looks like you're siding with me, you will absolutely lose Christina
06:44Molly is choosing to believe Ava over me
06:48Ava well, that is surprising after what Ava did to her family
06:53Molly she thinks that if she can label Adela's death an accident that it's gonna be
06:58So much easier for her to process and to move on but it's not I know what happened
07:04I know Ava pushed me through that window and she killed my baby
07:08I don't care how painful it is for me to remember or accept that I'm never going to forget it
07:15I'm not either
07:19One way or another I promise
07:23Ava's gonna pay
07:25I think we found it
07:28Are you sure?
07:30What do you mean? Is that doubt? Do I sense doubt?
07:34No, I'm only asking because this is the fourth perfect tree that you found. Well
07:38We've looked at every single one here. So this one has to be it. All right
07:43Perfection takes time boys, and if you're not patient, then you'll miss out. No, I hear you on the time thing
07:50Olivia Lois and Tracy have been arguing for weeks of the decorations for the Quartermain Christmas party. Oh, that's tomorrow, right?
07:56Yeah, are you guys coming? I will be working unfortunately, but we will be there. Cool
08:03How deep is your tree stand? Should we have them drop off the bottom branches?
08:08Tree stand, I mean not you don't have fun
08:12What were you planning on doing when you got at home reach? Can I prop against the wall?
08:16No, I mean, we're just gonna buy one. Don't they sell them here? Oh, there you go. They they sell them here
08:21Yeah problem solved. Yeah, why don't you guys go pick out a tree stand? I'm gonna go grab a coffee
08:25Would anyone like anything? No, I'm good. Thank you
08:29Guard this tree with your life, please, please. I I captain
08:37You
08:51How's she adjusting to everything I mean, I know physically she's doing great but you know
08:56Four years. Come on, Laura. That's a awful lot of time to miss out on
09:01She's trying to fill in all the blanks at record speed
09:06Yeah, it's just about
09:08Took everything I had in me to convince her to try to rest a little bit this afternoon
09:14You know, she's impatient to get back to her life. Yeah. Well, I would be too
09:18I just like her to ease into it, you know to take care of herself mine and body. Yeah, absolutely because
09:26She doesn't realize that what she's trying to make peace with is
09:30enormous
09:32Tonight she's she's gonna have dinner with her son
09:36I mean, come on Rocco must be thrilled have his mother back and vice versa. Yeah, she's absolutely desperate to reconnect with him
09:43Why not? But can you imagine waking up to find it years have passed?
09:49Yes, I can. I I
09:52live that I
09:54Am NOT taking sides. I believe you but with me staying here Christina won't see it that way
10:00Then that'll be between Christina and me
10:03Molly please don't go since your sister fell. I've had to take care of her
10:08She needed you and so did you I'll manage. I don't want you to just manage mall
10:14I want you to let me help you because you're grieving. Well, according to Christina and TJ. I'm doing it all wrong
10:20They don't have any business telling you that because everyone grieves in their own way
10:25Your sister grieves and it somehow makes her feel better to blame other people
10:30Which is why she's gonna have trouble accepting that verdict. She doesn't have a choice. I'm not saying it's logical
10:38What about you? What about me? Do you think Ava pushed Christina?
10:44I'm sorry the jury bought what Greg and Ava were selling
10:48Well, they don't know her like you do how vindictive she can be
10:52Oh, she just ruins people's lives for sport
10:54My mother is Connie's Morgan this goes on exactly and that is why I'm so enraged by this
11:00It's it's me. How could Molly believe Ava over me?
11:04I mean, how is that possible because Molly for whatever reason has to believe that the baby's death was an accident
11:10Yes, because it simplifies things for her
11:12you know that way if she can label Adela's death as an accident then it
11:19removes all of the painful confusing
11:22Emotions that she would have to process that's not the way life works. No life is messy. Yeah, exactly
11:29I'm done trying to convince Molly
11:32If she wants to believe that it was an accident then fine
11:35Let her Ava is guilty and my daughter deserves justice and I will be damn well sure she gets it
11:46All right, the tree is wrapped and they're tying it to your car
11:52Oh, thank you
11:54You know what? This reminds me of
11:56What?
11:57Our grand plan to move to New York City when we were teenagers. Do you remember?
12:03Of course, how could I forget you were gonna live in Greenwich Village?
12:08Yes, I was gonna make a killing playing music in the park while you became a famous and hugely successful
12:15Artists are foolproof and oh so practical plan
12:20It's supposed to be practical at that age
12:23No, you're supposed to dream big convinced you can conquer whatever life throws at you it's hard not to get caught up in it
12:34You know, you're the first person to ever truly believe in me you even got me believing in myself
12:42Oh
12:44You you were worthy of all of it Elizabeth you still are really you
12:53You deserve the world
12:56You guys are all set. Thank you. Have a great Christmas
13:05Have a feeling it will be
13:08I'm sorry. I didn't know when I was finally well enough to go back home
13:16The little girl that I remembered was now a spirited teenager I was one of those myself
13:23Yeah, me too
13:26It's uh, it's not as much fun when you're the mother
13:29But anyway, I was certainly proud of the person that she'd become I was grateful to the people who took care of her when I couldn't
13:37Yeah, well, what was it like?
13:39Coming home. I've happened to you know
13:42Rediscover one another it was bumpy
13:45It took some time, you know
13:48But eventually we did manage to to build a really good mother-daughter relationship
13:54It still kills me that I miss so much of her childhood
13:58I realize that she's probably gonna feel the same way about Rocco. Oh, she does
14:03She absolutely does I can see it in her eyes when she looks at him
14:07She's proud of the young man that he's become but a part of her is mourning the loss
14:12Of that little boy that she didn't get enough time with
14:16You know that little boy that she tucked in that night before she headed out and got caught in that explosion. What a gift
14:24What not the explosion? No you I
14:28Mean the fact that now Lulu has a mother that understands exactly what she's going through. I'd do whatever I could to support her
14:34I wish I could do more. I would too
14:38Speaking of which any luck and tracking down Charlotte
14:41No, have you heard from Valentine?
14:45If I had I would have told you the look on her face when I told her that Charlotte was missing
14:52That broke my heart. I
14:54Am proud of you you got on that stand you tore yourself wide open
15:00It wasn't enough. But how could you say that you did everything you could for your daughter?
15:06you
15:07You put your pain on display for everybody to see you can't do more than that
15:14You think I know so you're done now you let me deal with Ava
15:20Well, I do what I know it's hard
15:24Giving up yourself to get justice
15:27But that is not honoring Adela
15:30You have to find a new purpose. I
15:34Believe that the jury arrived at a fair verdict given the circumstances
15:40And I know that your sister can't accept that yet. I don't know if she ever will
15:45Well, Christina sees any peace over the baby's death as a betrayal. Well, that's just not true
15:51And I hope that at some point she can realize that
15:56Blaming Ava does not equate with loving the baby that you both lost
16:00That is all I've been trying to say to Christina to TJ. I know
16:06Why are you the only one that can hear me?
16:10Because I'm your mommy
16:13So nice to see you again officer I
16:16Trust you're obeying the restraining order
16:19Staying away from Mayor Collins and her family. Well, I am filling my days with good works not an answer
16:26Of course, I will abide by my sister's wishes
16:30Really because you didn't before I have no idea what you're referring to
16:36really
16:37Because I remember seeing you at GH on Halloween, which I now know is after Mayor Collins told you to stop visiting Lulu
16:44I was delivering candy to the children's wing and yet I saw you on the 10th floor
16:51Coincidentally where Lulu's room was located
16:55And to God I was not there to see Lulu on Halloween
17:01No, no your other left
17:05Directionally challenged. Okay. I'm dropping it. Yes. Oh
17:15It's uh, Aiden coming home soon to help you with all this
17:18doubtful
17:20Kids spend hours at the mall
17:22You kind of cool if you came back to a Christmas Wonderland when that you know, it's everything all set up
17:28Unless you think you'd be upset about missing out you kidding. He'd be thrilled. Let's work for him to do
17:34You know what?
17:36Let's do it. Are you seriously offering to help me decorate?
17:40It depends have you uh, have you baked your Christmas cookies yet?
17:45No, but Aiden has made four different kinds. They're in the kitchen. Really? I
17:50Think I should test them out, you know for quality control. Yeah, definitely. We don't want subpar cookies. Absolutely not
17:57Okay, you know what? This is it. Let's get this place Santa ready
18:06Lucky
18:09Thank-you
18:11This exceeds all we man expectations
18:15Yeah, it's it's nothing
18:18It's nowhere. I'd rather be
18:22Have you given any more thought to my job offer
18:27Yes
18:28you know dad I just
18:31I'm so excited about the coffee business
18:34Well, okay, but what about the Youth Center because I know how important that project was to you
18:39Yeah, but I stepped aside because it's the whole controversy with my relationship with Ali
18:45That was that was a long time ago. I
18:47Mean that was your but that was your baby. I mean nobody deserves to be in that place more than you
18:53I know and look I am
18:55Incredibly proud of what I built there. I mean I created a safe space for queer teens. I
19:02just I
19:05Don't think I should be the one running it it's not fair. Why not?
19:09Because the focus should be on the kids not on
19:12Whether I'm a legitimate enough
19:15LGBTQIA plus member
19:18and also, I'm
19:21I'm really angry right now and
19:24Those kids are struggling so much. I I don't think I'd be in the right headspace for that
19:30You got more to offer than just anger
19:34You got peace love
19:36Energy you just got to figure out a way to channel it got any ideas. I just might
19:47I told you it would look cute in here for Christmas lights never not tangled. Yes when they first come out of the box
19:56More fun. No, we have to put the lights on the tree first
20:01Everyone I finally be able to escape all the rules what rules?
20:06There were so many cousins around at Christmas time. The tree decorating process was strictly regular. Oh, this sounds amazing
20:13Please tell me more
20:16For starters no kids in the room until the uncle's got all the lights on
20:20Leave the lower branches for the littles to decorate and no store-bought ornaments until the homemade ones were hung Wow
20:26Those are a lot of rules
20:28There was one tradition I did love we were allowed to open a single present on Christmas Eve
20:34My mom and I used to do that. Hey, are you okay? Yeah, I just wanted to get the lights untangled. That's all
20:47You know, I uh, I have to tell her about that
20:52I was wondering about that. Yeah, it was as awful as you could imagine
20:58Mm-hmm. I'm sorry. You must really I miss him
21:02Every day, but I'm gonna try to be grateful for
21:06The time that I did get you know the relationship that we had
21:10son for the ages
21:12He was always really envious of that
21:16You were
21:17Yeah, you were so close with your parents. Of course
21:21It's like you guys were an actual family
21:24well, my parents being hyper involved wasn't always, you know a plus but
21:29Uh
21:30For the most part. It was pretty cool. It always seemed like Luke was
21:35Not like your dad you guys were
21:38Really friends. I hope I have that with my boys one day. Oh, you will. Oh
21:44Yeah
21:45What makes you so sure?
21:47Well, come on who wouldn't want to be friends with you
21:53Decided to stay in Port Charles for a minute
21:59Throwing that out there all casual
22:01You like that? Yeah, it's very lucky of you
22:06So how long is a minute
22:09For the foreseeable future
22:13Okay, mm-hmm Aiden is gonna be really happy to hear that by you
22:21Yeah, I'm happy I'm happy for Aiden's sake
22:28Just Aiden's
22:30Okay, you have proven to be a very dependable being man
22:37I'll take it
22:40So, what's your plan my plan I need to find a job
22:45What your decorating skills are on point? You might be able to find a job at the malls. No
22:50That's a good option. I need something a little less seasonal. Okay, um
22:57You might want to think about revisiting an old dream
23:01I'm sure there's room for more than one busker in this town. Mm-hmm. It's only one problem. I need a guitar
23:08Please hold what what do you what are you doing?
23:18Are you okay? Yeah. Yeah tree looks great. Do you want to get out of here? What?
23:26I think I left something at Rice Plaza
23:29Can you wait? No
23:31Are you gonna come with me?
23:34Obviously I'd go anywhere with you
23:40We we will be right back
23:50What was that about no clue
23:53Oh
23:55ornament
23:57Grassi, there you go. Hey, can you teach me Italian?
24:03That's pretty much the extent of what I know now if you want to learn how to play the violin I got you
24:09Okay. Well, I will keep that in mind
24:13It's like this giant weight has been lifted
24:16Between Christina being so angry and TJ claiming. I just want to forget about the baby
24:21You felt all alone
24:23So alone
24:25Well, you aren't
24:27You have me
24:30Please don't go mo
24:34Can you wait at least until you know where you're gonna go next
24:39Okay
24:40Okay
24:42So that's what you'll do
24:44But Christina, I'm gonna live in fear of how Christina reacts
24:50Besides Molly
24:53I feel all alone. I
24:56Miss your sister so much it hurts
24:59So do I
25:02Okay, so you'll stay yeah, I love you I love you too
25:10Rumi
25:16Now that Phyllis has moved back to Nixon Falls, yeah, I heard about that
25:21It's great, honestly, I mean she has all those memories with Lenny there. Yeah. Well not that she's gone
25:30Charlie's has no owner
25:32Well, you're the owner. Well that in name, but I need something to run the place
25:38dad
25:39Look where we are. You know how to run a restaurant
25:42Yeah, but if I take active interest in Charlie's and the feds are gonna assume that it was a front
25:49So, I don't I don't understand you are you saying you want me to to run it for you
25:55I want you to own it what you need to focus on something some of the challenge you something to get you excited
26:02Yeah, I don't know. I don't honestly I don't think anything can get me excited right now
26:09If you don't move forward you're gonna get locked in your pain. I don't want that for you
26:14Well, I don't want that for me either
26:16But you don't have to give me a restaurant just to occupy my time. Well, it's more than that because if you say no then
26:25From a business perspective I have to sell it and I'd rather not do that
26:31so
26:33You're saying I'd actually be doing you a favor big time. What do you say?
26:38I
26:41Really imperative be by that tonight. Yes, and I thought that you could use a break from all of the holiday reminiscing
26:49You were worried about me
26:51Well, you know, we were all talking about the holidays and you got quiet
26:57Tell that you weren't loving the conversation. I'm sorry. Don't be
27:01I'm not some Christmas hater. It's just
27:05It's hard for me to think about my parents fighting over money and my dad passed out drunk on the couch
27:11You're amazing
27:13You know that
27:15to have been through what you've been through and
27:18Look at you now my boyfriend the police officer
27:22I'm just glad that when I finally figured myself out. We're still here
27:27me too and
27:29We're gonna make great Christmas memories together
27:33Starting
27:36Right now
27:58Time flies by
28:03Every second
28:07And all the things that were making me blue
28:13Suddenly disappear
28:19Say how I feel just can't explain
28:33You can't help
28:35I
28:57Fell from the stars my tears were like coins in a well
29:02I
29:10Finally
29:15Dad I haven't worked at Charlie's
29:18Ages, and I don't even I don't even know if I could really focus on something. You got nothing to focus on
29:23That's why sometimes work can be a lifeline a way to you know, make changes, you know change the world
29:31At a gastropub
29:34It doesn't you know the pub doesn't it can be whatever you want it to be
29:41Look I know how hard you fought to get justice for Adela now. It's time to take care of yourself
29:49Will you at least think about it
29:52Okay, I'll think about it, and I'm not just talking thinking about it like the coffee offer. I'm talking. I'm
29:58Seriously thinking about it
30:01I
30:04Deal
30:09You won't push for me and Christina to make up I
30:13Will respect your boundaries and I won't push
30:17Okay, so no. Oops. I invited Christina over and I forgot you were living here moment. No, oops
30:24What are you gonna tell her?
30:26I'm gonna tell her the truth. I'm gonna say that you're staying here now
30:30She stayed with me before and if she doesn't want to come here, then I can meet her someplace
30:36What about dad is he allowed to visit me here Oh Molly
30:43Fine just tell me when he's gonna be here so I can be someplace else. That's fair
30:49I'm really happy that I get to take care of my little girl again
30:53We can take care of each other
30:56I
30:59Should have kept a closer eye on Valentine. I may have been able to stop him from taking Charlotte
31:05How were you supposed to know the Valentine was gonna grab Charlotte and go into hiding, you know?
31:09It's just that he had really won me over. You know, I actually was starting to feel sorry for him and I
31:17Should have been smarter than that with all due respect
31:20Outsmarting someone like Valentine is a challenge
31:23Okay, and I say that as someone who's known him for years and in the way an attorney gets to know their client
31:29Pretty intimately, right? Exactly. I swear. I've never met anybody so expert at
31:35Compartmentalizing things. He's not just a trained spy. He is an artist able to shift his behavior like that
31:41Accommodate whatever image he wants to project at the moment
31:43You let down your guard because you saw in Valentine the loving father that he wanted you to see
31:48But I really believe that he loves Charlotte. Oh, so do I I agree. Oh good
31:53Thank God because I I believe that she is the most important person in his life
31:58But it's a selfish love because when it came time for him to run
32:01He chose to take her with him why because that was good for Charlotte. No, it's because he couldn't bear to be parted from her
32:08He put his own needs ahead of hers
32:12and that's
32:14It's just not gonna work. Oh
32:17Wow
32:18Whose is this?
32:20Cameron's I want you to borrow it. Why can't I can't take cams guitar?
32:26Yeah, right. It should stay up in his room collecting dust. Do I detect sarcasm?
32:31Aren't you the one who said guitars are meant to be played?
32:35That was me wasn't yeah
32:38To play something. Well, like what I don't know anything
32:47Mm-hmm. All right, I think I know I think I know just the one okay if I can remember
32:56It's been a while
33:04It's one of my favorites
33:11As you kneel beside your bed tonight
33:17Keep a little prayer for me inside
33:24Know that I will be there when you call
33:30Know that I'll catch you if you might fall
33:40Elizabeth
33:42I
33:51Wanna watch you dream
33:57I wanna feel God's be
34:04All I want is this
34:09Oh
34:32Bless you bless you. You're doing God's work. We all have to do our part
35:08I
35:38You