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00:00Uh, perfect timing.
00:02Yeah, I mean, you're the one who just got here, but...
00:05Whatever. There's something that I need to tell you.
00:07Oh! Oh, my God! Did you guys know this?
00:09That old Mr. Tuccioni is finally moving into assisted living,
00:13and he is selling his house.
00:15Wow.
00:16Yeah.
00:17Oh, but the big news is your cousin Anita, she's buying it.
00:21It's a little outdated, but it's got great bones,
00:24crown molding, it's got a working fireplace.
00:27That's... I mean, that's great news.
00:30Um, it kind of feels like that's not what you wanted to tell me, though.
00:37Last chance. What's really going on with you?
00:42I'll tell you.
00:43But first, I need you to define your friendship with Dante.
00:46What?
00:47Are you the type of friend that, if told something about Dante,
00:50you'd feel morally compelled to tell him?
00:52I think you already know the answer to that question.
00:55True.
00:57Okay.
00:58Look.
00:59As it so happens, I am not here to rehash any of our previous conversations.
01:04Okay, good. Yeah.
01:06This is something new.
01:08I don't think I can take anything new.
01:11You're not terrific. Fine.
01:13No, Lulu, wait.
01:14You know, it's fine.
01:16No. No, it's not fine.
01:18Clearly, something is eating you alive, so... spill.
01:22That was delicious.
01:25Okay. I'm glad you liked it.
01:29I almost feel guilty you went to all that trouble.
01:31I mean, who makes a three-course meal for lunch?
01:33Well, if I weren't working in the ER tonight, I'd have made you dinner, too.
01:37Oh.
01:38Well, let me just state for the record.
01:40Whenever you are available to cook, I will make the time.
01:43Meals, snacks, lunch, protein shakes, whatever it is.
01:47I'm in.
01:49Noted.
01:50But I do have a question.
01:52Sure.
01:53How much longer do we need to keep hiding?
01:59Sparkling water with lemon, please.
02:00I'm waiting for someone.
02:13Thank you for meeting me.
02:15Oh, please.
02:17I always like seeing you.
02:20Well, you may not today.
02:22I'm afraid that I have some bad news.
02:24Oh.
02:26How fortuitous.
02:28Just the person I wanted to see.
02:31Is this part of the bad news?
02:34I am glad we can do this.
02:37It's been a minute.
02:38I know. I'm really glad you suggested it.
02:41But I do have a confession to make, and I don't think you're gonna like it.
02:48Go away, Ava.
02:50You can always make time to discuss Christina's future.
02:53Oh, don't say her name after the hell that you put her through.
02:58I'm not gonna ask you to get out.
03:01So hostile.
03:02My daughter's future is none of your business.
03:05No.
03:07But I can make it the business of the police.
03:15Mayor Collins, I've been trying to set up a meeting with you, but your office, they're just not calling me back.
03:21Mr. Sidwell, if my office has failed to return your calls, it's safe to assume that I don't want to meet with you.
03:29I am so sorry to hear that.
03:31We were in the middle of a private conversation, so...
03:33Well, I will... I will let you get to it, then.
03:37Oh, um...
03:39If you change your mind, please, call me?
03:42Yes.
03:44That man.
03:46He has called my office every day for the past week. He doesn't take no for an answer.
03:50Well, this last no of yours may be harder for him to ignore.
03:55You'd think so, wouldn't you? But where there's a will, there's a way.
04:00Ah, distract me, please, with the bad news.
04:03Ezra Boyle.
04:05What's the councilman been up to lately?
04:07Laura, he has it out for you.
04:09And I don't know how much longer I can protect you.
04:13I invited Dante to join us.
04:16Why would I have a problem with that?
04:17Because the reason why I invited him is...
04:21I want you to tell him about your heart issue.
04:24It's time. Dad waiting any longer would be a mistake.
04:27He needs to know.
04:31Excuse me.
04:32Thanks.
04:33Oh, um...
04:35He's been waiting for you.
04:37If possible, try and show a little tact.
04:40You knew the deal, Isaiah.
04:48If we were gonna see each other, this is how we were gonna have to do it.
04:50Right, because Sidwell can't know we're together.
04:53Yeah.
04:54And that hasn't changed.
04:57All I'm asking for is a timeline.
05:00Are we doing this for weeks, months?
05:02I really can't say.
05:05Is this because we can't see each other in public?
05:08Or is it because you're concerned about my safety?
05:11Can it be both?
05:17Someone's ears must be burning.
05:20Guess who's asking if he can see me?
05:22I'm so sorry.
05:39Oh, can I have an iced tea?
05:41Please, so sorry I'm late.
05:43No problem.
05:44You gave me a chance to catch up on emails.
05:47So how are you?
05:49Fine.
05:50You?
05:51Uh, good.
05:52You know, busy, busy.
05:53Can't complain, though, because I really love what I'm doing.
05:54No, I won't take too much of your time.
05:56Oh, honey, I didn't...
05:58No, I didn't mean it like that.
05:59I have all the time in the world for you.
06:00I just want to share some news.
06:02Okay.
06:03Is it good news, I hope?
06:05I think so.
06:07I had a great interview with Miller and Davis.
06:09They told me to expect an offer.
06:11If the terms are satisfactory, I'll be staying in Port Charles.
06:16Practicing law.
06:18That is what a law firm does, Mommy.
06:21What a tragic waste of your talent.
06:26What are you alleging?
06:28Oh, I love it.
06:29Clearly, you know your daughter and exactly what she's capable of.
06:33You're not even bothering to defend her.
06:35I repeat, what are you alleging?
06:38I'm not alleging anything.
06:41Christina tried to kill me, and I can prove it.
06:46I'm not the kind of guy who feels the need to tell people things that they don't want to know.
06:50All right?
06:51It's just not me.
06:54Okay.
06:55You know what?
06:56All right.
06:57I'm doing it.
06:58I'm invoking the code of the lollipop.
07:01Whoa.
07:02Yes.
07:03Yeah, see, it's just you and me here.
07:06If you tell me something in confidence, I'll honor that.
07:10So what is it?
07:11What can't Dante know?
07:14I'm still in love with him.
07:15I got to go meet Christina and my dad. Can we catch up later?
07:20Yeah, of course.
07:22Will you tell Christina and Sonny that I send my love?
07:25Yeah, of course.
07:27Hey, it's good to have you back.
07:29Thanks.
07:31I will text you later, yeah?
07:32Yeah, sounds good.
07:36Really, Ma?
07:37What?
07:38You think I was going to tell Dante that Mr. Tuccione is moving to a nursing home?
07:41I don't know what you were going to tell Dante, but I can't imagine you were about to tell Dante.
07:44I can't imagine you were about to tell him about the baby.
07:48You could be on tour right now with your sister.
07:50You would be selling out concert venues.
07:53Please don't tell me that we're having this conversation again.
07:56I've been a lawyer for 10 years.
07:58Any other mother would be proud.
07:59Of what?
08:00The fact that you threw away everything that we worked so hard for because you were angry?
08:05Because you literally, you trashed your career to spite me, Marco.
08:09Damn right.
08:10I was angry.
08:11I told you I was gay and you tried to shove me back into the closet.
08:15I wish to God that I had handled things differently, all right?
08:19Not all right.
08:21It doesn't matter if it's about who I love or what I want to do with my life.
08:25This is about you not accepting me for who I am.
08:28Well, I could lie to you.
08:29I could tell you that I'm absolutely thrilled that you're wasting your potential.
08:33You never change, do you?
08:36You couldn't accept Allie either.
08:38When's the last time you talked to her, huh?
08:40Well, let me guess.
08:41She's not answering your calls.
08:43She is very, very busy on tour and I respect that.
08:47You just don't respect me.
08:49That's not true.
08:50It's your choices, Marco.
08:53You are such a talented musician.
08:56You could have been a star.
08:58And instead, your father manipulates you into going to law school so that he could mold you into one of his flunkies.
09:07So this is all Papi's fault.
09:09Yes, yes, I do blame him.
09:14I also, I blame myself because I just, I didn't fight hard enough for you.
09:22Thank you for taking the time to meet and welcome me into your home.
09:26It's charming.
09:27Quaint.
09:28A.K.A. Small.
09:30Please, have a seat.
09:32I, um, I didn't mean to offend.
09:34No offense taken.
09:35I have all the space I need.
09:38Um, it does speak to the limitations of your work, though.
09:43Meaning?
09:44Well, a civil servant's salary leaves a few zeros to be desired.
09:48This is a prelude to a bribe.
09:50Oh, heavens no.
09:51No, I could never trust someone who could be bought so easily.
09:55No, no.
09:56I need someone I can count on.
09:58Need someone for what, exactly?
10:00Ms. Ashford, I would very much like you to work for me.
10:05The last thing that I ever wanted was to divorce Dante.
10:15But he had completely gone off the rails and dropped out of his own life.
10:19I, I couldn't stay married to him.
10:22Yeah, I mean, I don't think Dante would have wanted you to.
10:29He didn't.
10:31So, I moved on and I met a great guy.
10:35He really was a great guy.
10:38On paper.
10:40And then he asked me to marry him.
10:42Marriage?
10:43Wow, you, uh, you really were moving on, moving on.
10:47I was really trying hard to.
10:50But then I realized that I hadn't.
10:54I, I couldn't.
10:56I still love Dante.
10:58How long before the explosion did you have that realization?
11:03I figured it out that night.
11:05Wow.
11:06So, one of the last feelings you felt before?
11:10Yep.
11:11That I love Dante.
11:12And cut to me waking up.
11:14Four years have passed for Dante.
11:16But for me, nothing's changed.
11:20You still love the guy?
11:22And none of this is his fault.
11:23I, I am, I am glad he met Sam.
11:28And I'm glad they built a life together.
11:31Because he and Rocco, they were happy.
11:34And now Sam's gone.
11:36And Dante is understandably still grieving.
11:40You think he still has feelings for you?
11:43I think that Dante loves me.
11:48But I don't think he's in love with me.
11:53But you're the one who's close with him.
11:57Dante's the best friend I got.
12:00Yeah.
12:01So what do you think?
12:03Should I tell him how I feel?
12:06I was gonna tell Dante that we patched things up and that I'm glad you're home.
12:12Is that really what you were gonna tell him?
12:15Chase and I discussed it.
12:17Okay?
12:18And if we keep fighting or worse become estranged, people would talk.
12:23And those people are the same people who are very good at finding answers.
12:27Like Tracy and Ned.
12:29Yeah, my granny's already been asking questions.
12:31And she would nudge my dad until he helped her figure it out.
12:34Yeah, well, not an hour ago, Olivia was grilling me about what was going on between us.
12:39See?
12:40This thing between us is already starting trouble.
12:42And I know that if they dig hard enough, they will eventually find out about the baby.
12:46And then they'll wanna know who the father is.
12:49And I don't think I could lie to their faces, Ma.
12:52Especially not Dante.
12:53Well, in that situation, you would have to tell the truth.
12:57I hate this.
12:58Sure you do.
13:00I love these people.
13:03I don't want them to be hurt because I've been keeping this secret from them.
13:09Sounds to me like you're leaning towards calm and clean.
13:12I also would never wanna hurt you either, Ma.
13:15Not ever.
13:16It's not that complicated, Mommy.
13:19You wanted me to be a musician.
13:21I wanted to do something different.
13:23You wanted me to be straight.
13:25I wanted to stay true to myself.
13:26No, it doesn't have anything to do with that.
13:28It doesn't.
13:29I want you to be happy, Marco.
13:30You want me to be happy on your terms, not mine.
13:33It's not true.
13:38You know, I've been away for a long time.
13:43And this is a reminder of why.
13:46I mean, God, you trashed your relationship with your daughter because of your bigoted opinions.
13:50Opinions that you shared with the rest of the world.
13:52And still, it's like you haven't learned a thing.
13:55No, but I have.
13:56I have learned so much.
13:58You would see, you would, how much I've changed if you just gave me a chance.
14:03How can you say you've changed when we're still having the same tired conversation?
14:11Charge whatever you want to the room.
14:13Please.
14:14I'm done.
14:15Marco.
14:16Excuse me.
14:20Can I, can I have a vodka, Gimlet, please?
14:23Yeah.
14:24A double.
14:26So, Boyle is trying to publish an editorial about your friendship with Sonny Corinthos.
14:33Okay.
14:34He's trying to draw a line from your refusal to move the esplanade to Sonny's peers and the firebombing of his penthouse.
14:41How are those two things connected?
14:45They have nothing to do with each other.
14:47Boyle's trying to make the point that if someone had access to Sonny's building and could attack his penthouse, what's to stop them from blowing up the docks next?
14:56It would certainly be easier.
14:58Okay, so is, is Boyle's argument that I had the opportunity to eliminate a threat by moving the esplanade down to Sonny's peers and I didn't do it?
15:09Exactly.
15:10You know what?
15:11This is maddening.
15:12It's absolutely maddening because it was Sidwell who first proposed moving the esplanade to Sonny's peers.
15:20And we know that's for his own selfish reasons, and God help us all when we find out what that reason is.
15:26Well, unfortunately, the appearance of improprieties can be just as damaging as the actual impropriety.
15:33I know you backed the original plan, but Boyle is determined to convince the public that you're pulling strings to protect Sonny.
15:40I swear to my light.
15:42Right on time. How you doing, son?
15:44I'm good. Yeah, I'm good. I'm hanging in there, you know?
15:47How's Molly, though? I mean, that accident with Rick and Elizabeth, that was bad.
15:51Yeah, it was really bad.
15:53You know, she's understandably freaked out, of course, but she's relieved.
15:58She's doing a lot better now because her dad's gonna be okay, so.
16:01My feelings for Rick aside, but you know what? I'm happy for your sister because she loves her father.
16:06Well, any of the outcome would have been...awful.
16:10Right? This family has suffered enough loss.
16:13Maybe it scared Rick straight. He should be a lot more careful on the road.
16:16Yeah.
16:20What are you talking about?
16:22Christina came to my apartment. Did you know that?
16:26Rick was there when she did.
16:28She barged in, hysterical, because of a minor custody dispute between Sonny and me.
16:34The minor part is debatable. Go on.
16:36She was completely out of control.
16:38She accused me of taking her daughter and her brother away, and she said she would not let me take her father, too.
16:44And then she stormed off.
16:46What does any of this have to do with Rick's accident?
16:48Rick and I drive similar cars.
16:52Almost identical, actually.
16:54So?
16:55So, on the night in question, Rick parked in my parking spot.
17:00And not long after Christina stomped away, Elizabeth came by with some papers for Rick.
17:06And to thank her, he offered her a ride home.
17:09You know what happened next.
17:11His brakes failed.
17:13This is ridiculous.
17:14Christina had the perfect opportunity to tamper with his car.
17:18And what proof do you have that his brakes failed or that Christina had something to do with it?
17:48What to do, what to do?
18:00Should I do my civic duty and give this evidence to the police?
18:06Or should you and I come to an understanding?
18:11Laura, I'll do everything I can to make sure your voice is heard.
18:16But prepare yourself.
18:18Your connection to Sonny may be hard to justify.
18:21As I solidify my position in Port Charles in the United States, I'll need an ambassador.
18:27Someone to handle PR, public services, regulations.
18:32In essence, a right-hand man or woman to smooth the way for me.
18:38So, you want me to be your lobbyist?
18:41You're charming, elegant, well-liked, well-connected.
18:44You're respected by all the players.
18:47And which players are those?
18:49Mayor Collins, Curtis Ashford, Congressman Quartermain, to name a few.
18:54Well, for the record, the Congressman and I aren't seeing eye-to-eye at the moment.
18:58Oh.
18:59Well, I can add honesty to your list of qualities.
19:03And I'm sure that your relationship with the Congressman, you can repair that in no time at all.
19:08Come now, Ms. Ashford.
19:10It's no secret that you've proved yourself to be indispensable to the mayor.
19:14But you must have your own aspirations.
19:17And I can help you achieve those.
19:20Well, that is a very generous offer, Mr. Sidwell.
19:23You don't know yet how generous.
19:26I don't need to.
19:28I'm not interested.
19:30Any chance you could take my shift in the ER tomorrow night?
19:34No pressure.
19:35I can ask someone else.
19:36No, it's just, I thought I'd be showing this guy I'm kind of seeing around town.
19:42But, um, he hasn't come back to me, so it's probably not happening.
19:45Can I give you an answer in a couple hours?
19:47No rush.
19:59I would advise against it for now.
20:02That's what I figured.
20:03But you, you really, you gotta shift your attitude here.
20:06What do you mean?
20:08What do you mean?
20:09You...
20:11You not telling Dante how you feel, it's selfless.
20:14You know?
20:15You showing restraint is giving him the space that he needs to heal.
20:19I think it just shows how much you care about him.
20:23I needed to hear that.
20:28You're welcome.
20:29And remember, as with everything else, this is just temporary.
20:33So, you're not gonna have to sit on your feelings forever.
20:36Just need to give Dante a little time.
20:40Your sister called you over here because we got something we need to tell you.
20:47Okay.
20:49What...
20:50Where should I be?
20:51Not really.
20:52I got, uh, some health issues.
20:56What kind of health issues?
20:58Heart stuff.
20:59I got shot years ago, and it damaged my heart.
21:02And then, as the years went by, it got worse.
21:06So, what's going on?
21:07Are you taking medication?
21:08Are you getting treatment?
21:09Yeah, you know, but it's...
21:10Yeah, but it's like it's not permanent.
21:12It's not a permanent fix.
21:14He needs to have heart surgery.
21:16Heart surgery?
21:17Oh.
21:19Yeah, but...
21:21Why didn't you tell me anything?
21:22I couldn't afford my enemies to know that I was vulnerable, and I wanted to leave you guys
21:26out of it.
21:27Well, thank you for telling me.
21:29Thank you, sister.
21:35So, I'm happy that, uh, you know, you've looped me in so we can support you, but...
21:42Why not?
21:44Labor knows.
21:46How much?
21:48What?
21:49It's obviously an attempt at blackmail.
21:52I'm just trying to get an idea of what kind of figures we're talking about.
21:56A great deal.
21:58Millions, possibly.
22:00I don't have millions.
22:02I don't even have close to that.
22:04It's a good thing you're the administrator of the Casadina estate, then.
22:07Do you really think that I can embezzle funds from the Casadina estate just like that?
22:15Well, I don't know about the just like that part, but otherwise, yes.
22:19Yes, I do.
22:21Well, I can't.
22:24Besides, I asked for proof, and you gave me circumstantial evidence.
22:27There's nothing on that video that shows Christina tampering with that car.
22:31And what do you think the wire cutters were for?
22:34A manicure?
22:36Do you have proof that the brakes were cut?
22:38I have Rick's car.
22:40It's been moved from the impound lot.
22:43It's at a safe, alternate location.
22:45Oh, congratulations, Ava, on breaking the chain of evidence.
22:49Who knows?
22:51Maybe you cut the brakes and are framing Christina for it.
22:54You're reaching.
22:55Why don't you go to the police, then?
22:58Do you think they'll buy your theory?
23:00Rick knows that his brakes failed.
23:02And he was a witness to Christina threatening me.
23:05Neither of those things are proof, Ava.
23:07Maybe not.
23:09But all I have to do is point the cops in the right direction,
23:12and they will be able to prove that the brakes were tampered with.
23:16And while they are building their case,
23:18I'm sure they will let the DA's office know about their investigation.
23:22So, what do you think, Alexis?
23:26How do you think Molly will react when she learns that Christina nearly killed her father?
23:34I hope it's okay that I showed up here.
23:37Why wouldn't it be?
23:39I got your text message.
23:41Sorry I didn't respond right away.
23:43I was in the middle of something.
23:46But I didn't want you to think that I was avoiding you.
23:49Oh, no.
23:51I was so busy that I didn't even realize that you didn't write back.
23:55Good.
23:56So, uh, does your offer to show me around town still stand?
23:59Absolutely.
24:01How much time you have?
24:02As it turns out, quite a bit.
24:05I think an offer from Miller and Davis is imminent.
24:08I'm gonna be moving to Port Charles.
24:11We haven't even discussed compensation or what your role could be.
24:17Listen, I don't want to waste your time, nor mine for that matter.
24:20I'm very happy in my current role as deputy mayor.
24:24I won't pretend to not be disappointed, but I understand.
24:31And, um, should you change your mind, the offer will still be on the table.
24:37Have a great remainder of a day, Miss Ashford.
24:51I appreciate you looking out for me.
24:54And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't relieved that you weren't gonna tell Dante about the baby.
24:59But is the real reason you wanna patch things up is because you don't want people to talk?
25:08I still don't like that you told Grandma about the baby without telling me.
25:13I am so, so sorry.
25:15But I understand now that you just needed someone to confide in.
25:21Just like I needed to confide in Chase.
25:24And I had no right to come down so hard on you about that.
25:26You have every right to tell your husband the truth.
25:29Your truth.
25:32Honestly, I don't know what I would have done without him.
25:35I get it.
25:37But, Ma, it finally dawned on me that when I came to you and told you that I was pregnant,
25:43I was expecting you to be level-headed and have all the answers.
25:48But it turns out that you just needed your Ma.
25:52Just like I did.
25:55Come here.
25:57I really did try to steer you in the right direction, honey.
26:05But you are not a teenager anymore.
26:08So what do you wanna do?
26:10Do you wanna tell the family about the baby?
26:13What I don't want is to hurt your relationship with Olivia or Dante or Dad or Uncle Sonny.
26:18I appreciate that. I really do.
26:22But this is about you.
26:23If you think it is important to tell Dante about the baby, tell the family about the baby, you have my full support.
26:35I've given this a lot of thought.
26:39Okay? I tell Dante what happened and then what?
26:44We can't go back and change anything.
26:46We're just left with disappointment and a huge gaping hole.
26:50So, I think it's best just to let the past stay in the past and focus on the future.
26:58I have been so conflicted, especially since the only reason I'm alive is because of Sam.
27:05But you're not taking away anything from Sam's memory by having feelings for Dante. You know that, right?
27:12So you're saying it's okay to love Dante even though I can't be with him.
27:17Right now.
27:19And part of that is recognizing that he's still grieving and he has all he can deal with.
27:24Right now.
27:26Got it.
27:30Oh.
27:33So does this mean that I'm in the clear?
27:36You don't think I'm running some elaborate con?
27:38I think you're just a woman in love.
27:43I don't think there'll ever be a Dane that I'm not in love with Dante Falconeri.
28:01So, I was with Ava.
28:04I had an attack.
28:07Not a heart attack, like an extreme panic attack.
28:09Okay.
28:11So, so what caused that?
28:14Were you arguing with Ava or something?
28:16I was doing everything that I could to avoid stress.
28:18She came to the door.
28:19She came in.
28:21We started going at it.
28:23About, you know, the custody agreement.
28:25If you were not Avery's mother, you would not...
28:30Sonny.
28:31No, no, no, no.
28:33Sonny, what, what is happening?
28:34What is happening?
28:35The whole son I couldn't breathe.
28:37And then I'd try to take my pills, but I couldn't reach them.
28:41Sonny?
28:42Is something wrong?
28:43Should I call 911?
28:46Luckily, Christina was in the other room with Donna, and she came out at the exact right time.
28:51Dad?
28:52Your pills.
28:53Why didn't you help him?
28:54I saw Dad was struggling, and I grabbed his pills, gave him one, and he was okay.
28:59Well, thank God.
29:01But now Ava knows information that she should know, and like your sister said, Ava could go public with that information.
29:10I gotta, I gotta be one step ahead of that.
29:13So, um, I have a surgery planned for a month from now in California, and it'd be nice to have my family.
29:25Hey, I'm sorry, I don't want to interrupt.
29:27I just wanted to let you guys know that I will be able to be there for Rocco's debate tournament.
29:32Oh, wow.
29:33Oh, cool.
29:34So you were able to move some things around?
29:35Yeah, that's one of the perks of being the boss, I guess.
29:38Maybe you can give him tips on public speaking.
29:40Uh, I'm going to be there as a doting grandmother gushing compliments only.
29:46We'll be very happy that you are there.
29:49Me too.
29:50Anyways, uh, you all enjoy.
29:53See ya.
29:57Hey, Dad, listen, uh, Ava aside, all that matters here is that you take care of yourself and you're here, around for a long time.
30:10Or Avery, and Donna, and Rocco.
30:12Wiley, and Amelia.
30:13All of us.
30:14All right.
30:15So I guess you won't be distancing yourself from Sonny Carinthos.
30:21You know what?
30:23Sonny and I share a grandchild.
30:26Not to mention decades and decades of history together.
30:31And by the way, I have never made any attempt ever to try to hide the fact that we are friends with each other.
30:37It's just Boyle.
30:39He's just using that fact as a way to amass power.
30:43Yeah, well he's doing a damn good job of it.
30:45Uh, you know, I don't care about Boyle.
30:48I don't.
30:49I absolutely don't.
30:50I care about the people of Port Charles.
30:53Now, if they decide that they don't want me to serve as their mayor any longer, they are free to vote me out.
30:58But if I now suddenly try to hide the fact that I'm friends with Sonny, I'd actually have to start lying now.
31:06I'm not going to do that.
31:08Not for one bad opinion poll.
31:11Then remove yourself from the equation.
31:17Meaning what?
31:18Put the Esplanade's location up for a vote.
31:22Let the people decide.
31:25I know it doesn't feel like it right now, but...
31:29I'm really grateful for you, Mom.
31:32I knew that I could come to you all those years ago and that you wouldn't scream at me.
31:37Or shame me.
31:39You'd help me.
31:40And you did.
31:41You helped me make a really difficult decision.
31:46I love you, Brooklyn.
31:49Always and forever.
31:52No matter what.
31:54I'm really sorry we fought.
31:57I'm sorry, too.
31:59Glad you're home.
32:02From your mom.
32:05I will always come home.
32:10Hey.
32:11What did Sidwell want?
32:12He offered me a job.
32:13As a lobbyist for his company.
32:14Please tell me you turned him down.
32:15Actually, I start tomorrow.
32:16I made him make me king.
32:17I'm kidding.
32:18I hope this means you're done trying to get dirt on the guy.
32:21Wait, wait, wait, no.
32:22I've got Sidwell right where I want him.
32:23I think you are going to love poor Charles.
32:24It really is a great city.
32:25And now we'll get a chance to know each other better.
32:26And a job offer?
32:27Or an imminent job offer?
32:28Um, if you don't think it'll jinx it, then you should go celebrate.
32:29After the day I've had, I'll risk it.
32:30I've got a job offer.
32:31I don't think so.
32:32I'll risk it.
32:33I'll risk it.
32:34And I'm gonna try and seek him out.
32:35I'll risk it.
32:36But I made him make me king.
32:37I made him make me king.
32:38I'm kidding.
32:39I hope this means you're done trying to get dirt on the guy.
32:40I'm kidding.
32:41I hope this means you're done trying to get dirt on the guy.
32:42Wait, wait, wait, no.
32:43I've got Sidwell right where I want him.
32:44And now we'll get a chance to know each other better.
32:47And a job offer?
32:49Or an imminent job offer?
32:51If you don't think it'll jinx it, we should go celebrate.
32:55After the day I've had, I'll risk it.
32:57I could use a celebration.
33:00So, the way I see it, all you have is a baseless allegation,
33:05a video that's out of context, and a witness with a head injury.
33:09So, if you want to go to the police, it's on you.
33:14But I'd be careful.
33:18Because you might end up in the hot seat.
33:21Be under scrutiny for tampering with evidence and wasting the state's time.
33:27Maybe you're right.
33:29Maybe going to the cops isn't such a good idea.
33:34Maybe I ought to head straight to Molly.
33:39Look, Alexis, I am not an unreasonable woman.
33:44I know this is a lot to process.
33:47I will give you until 9 a.m. tomorrow to decide.
33:51Decide what?
33:52Well, what you're willing to do to protect your daughter's future, of course.
33:56And if I don't hear from you by 9, I will go right to Molly.
34:01So, you want me to hold a public referendum?
34:21Want?
34:22No.
34:22I want the original location for the Esplanade, just like you do.
34:26But it's become a thorny issue, so I think it's the next best thing.
34:29Let the people decide, if they want to use eminent domain, to seize the pier.
34:35You know, the problem with it is it's not just a vote on the location of the Esplanade.
34:40But it kind of ends up being a vote on Sonny Carinthos.
34:48Uh, you guys go ahead and go.
34:49I got something I gotta do.
34:53Love you.
34:53All right.
34:55All right.
34:55Just keep in touch, okay?
34:57Yeah.
34:57Yeah.
34:57Hey, we'll, uh, we'll get him through this, all right?
35:06We have to.
35:07Eva's already done enough damage.
35:11Oh.
35:13Hey.
35:14I saw that you had a nice lunch with your kids.
35:16How'd that go?
35:19What were you doing with Jen Sidwell?
35:22Basically.