July 2 2010

So today's the day.... who dies? Let's find out.

Sonny, Michael and Sam are sitting at Alexis' house. Molly comes in and metaphors the plot for today's episode. All about a rat going through a maze. Sam thinks it sounds fun, Michael looks contemplative, Sonny looks amused but probably has no idea what's going on. Science? What? Michael says it reminds him of Pentonville. Sonny assures him that he doesn't have to worry about that anymore. Alexis comes in from the kitchen and Sonny wonders why Kristina isn't joining them.

Olivia and Johnny reunite their love with wine. Olivia thinks that she's convinced Sonny that Johnny and Kristina are sleeping together. But no one can convince Sonny of anything. Johnny wants Olivia to stay out of it. He thinks and hopes that Ethan convinced Kristina to drop the whole thing. If he wants this whole thing dropped, then what was he doing yesterday (earlier) goading Sonny at his restaurant? Ding Dong. It's Kristina.

Max supervises car-bomb guy who tells Max that the bomb will work just fine.

Spinelli hasn't found Franco but he tells Jason he's found someone who may know where he is: his mom.

Outside Harbourview Towers, Dante holds a gun on someone whom we're meant to believe is Franco. The guy runs and Dante runs after him.

Credits: Lisa/Steve day.

Patrick and Lisa are drinking at the Metro-Court. His eyes are closed for some reason. It's a game! He has to figure out what it is. SideCar. Kinda dangerous to drink with someone you almost slept with and cheated on your wife with while....drinking...the other day. They toast to Shirley's surgery.

Mode Lite! Maxie and Lulu talk shop when a hotel employee comes in with roses for Maxie. Lulu wants to set "James" up with Brook Lynn. Maxie wonders if the flowers are from Matt but dismisses the idea because Matt's ego would make sure Maxie knew the roses are from him. Lulu wonders if the roses could be from Maxie's actual boyfriend.

Spinelli says Franco and his mom are from Brooklyn. He says the street names and Jason immediately knows that the neighborhood is Bensonhurst. How the hell does he know that? Has he even been to Brooklyn? Just in case you were wondering. More info: Spinelli doesn't think they have any contact. So...why are we wasting time? She now lives in Woodstock, NY (upstate)....but how close is that to Port Charles? I still don't know exactly where Port Charles is supposed to be. It doesn't really make sense. It's supposed to be a major dock town...but upstate New York is landlocked... The only major port would be on Lake Ontario (or Erie)? which would make it way too far from NYC, which they seem to be close to. At one point, Jason rode a motorcycle to Montauk which is at the tip of Long island. Just driving from NYC to Montaulk would take 2-3 hours....factor in how long it would take to get to Buffalo/Rochester etc.......that's like a 10-12 hour motorcycle ride. *Shrug* I've spent too much time thinking about it. Side note: Did you know Port Charles used to be on Long Island? I have no idea when or why they moved it to upstate NY.

Anyway....Dante catches his bandit but it's just some scared homeless guy.

Alexis tells Sonny about Kristina's fake SAT prep course. He gets a bit nervous that everything's not going to plan. Shocker! Molly takes Michael to the kitchen and Sam leaves to go work on a case since dinner will be delayed. Sonny continues to get nervous. He wants to go pick her up but Alexis tells her to sit and relax. Can't relax! Car bomb!

Olivia tries to be a sorta mom to Kristina trying to get her to back down from these lies. She tells Kristina that Sonny knows it's a big lie (he doesn't). Kristina gets on her high horse again about Olivia lying to protect Sonny. Johnny asks Olivia to leave him and Kristina alone for a minute so they can sort things out.

Lisa tells a terrible joke and they talk about the necessity of ego as a surgeon. And it's just them getting drunk to screw and just get on with it.

Back at the hospital, Elizabeth watches over Shirley when Nikolas enters. She thanks him for paying for the surgery and apologizes for taking him for granted.

Alexis calms Sonny down about what she thinks he's anxious about instead of what he's actually anxious about.

Outside the towers, Ronnie and Dante argue about Jason's intentions. Dante tells Ronnie about the homeless guy he thought was Franco. Ronnie doesn't get the whole "use a killer to catch a killer" way of police work. Um...didn't you see Silence of the Lambs? Ronnie also thinks that Jason and Spinelli are upstairs right now planning his escape.

Spinelli asks Jason if his feelings for Dante have changed since he got Michael out of prison. Nope. They haven't. He hates Dante! But he has to work with him! Jason and Dante: The next buddy cop movie!

Maxie doesn't think the flowers were from Spinelli. James comes back with more roses! She still thinks it's from Matt and Lulu suspects that Maxie is just into Matt. Enter Matt. And the roses aren't from him.

Dante comes back to Jason's apartment and tells him about the homeless man in front of the building. Jason tells Dante about Franco's mom. Dante is surprised that Interpol can't find this woman but Spinelli can. I'm surprised too...and so don't believe it. Spinelli says not to ask how...just to accept. Thanks Spinelli-san.

Sonny and Alexis sort of meet on common ground about letting Kristina figure this Johnny thing out for herself...except for the fact that he's a big fat liar. He gets a call. Alexis goes inside so he can take it. It's Max telling him that the car is rigged.

Upstairs, Johnny takes his keys out. He's going to drive Kristina home. DUN! Back in the garage, the car bomb's red light blinks it's threatening blink. DUN!

Elizabeth and Nikolas talk about how awesomely amazing Shirley is. He encourages her to go home and sleep. She waddles away.

Patrick and Lisa are drunk. And it's time for him to walk her home. But that's all that will happen.

Maxie and Matt flirt while Lulu scoffs. Matt insists the flowers aren't from him. Lulu excuses herself and leaves but not before reminding Maxie she has a boyfriend. Maxie thinks that the flowers must be from Spinelli then. But the only person Spinelli wants to give flowers to is Jason. Matt thinks Maxie should rethink her relationship with Spinelli.

Dante and Spinelli argue against procedure....and normally I'd agree with Dante but can we just get on with it? Jason thinks he should go see Franco's mom.

Sam comes back and Kristina isn't there. Sonny is worried and Sam figures out that Molly knows something. And apparently Sam went off to the class and Kristina wasn't there. Molly tells them all that Kristina is with Johnny. Sonny looks alarmed. What? Huh? Something went wrong in Sonny's perfect plan? A car bomb meant for his daughter's lover is going to kill his daughter? Who would have ever seen that one coming?! God, I want to smack him in the face.

Lulu visits Spinelli who apparently was expecting Maxie. Really? How many times in the past few weeks have you seen Maxie? Spinelli tells Lulu about Dante and Jason and Franco's mother. Lulu is worried that Jason will escape but Spinelli thinks jason wouldn't do that. The two friends finally address the tension of being on opposite sides. Spinelli admits why he doesn't like what Dante did. Lulu tells Spinelli about the flowers but he says they're not from him. Duh.

Matt and Maxie. (Too many people with the same sounding names on this show....Max/Maxie/Matt/Mac...it gets confusing.) Anyway, they're arranging the flowers and bantering about ending whatever they have or don't have. James brings two dozen more flowers. Matt dejectedly leaves.

Sonny runs out the door despite Alexis' objections. Alexis yells at Molly and wonders what Kristina is thinking. Molly doesn't understand why no one thinks that Kristina has a right to be mad at Sonny.

In his limo, Sonny calls Max to disable the bomb but no can do.

Kristina and Johnny are still in his apartment arguing about things. She's taken his keys. She wants to stay there and let Sonny stew thinking she's spending the night at Johnny's. He tries to convince her that she doesn't hate Sonny as much as she thinks she does. He empathizes. He yells at her to let it be over. She finally relents, gives him back his keys and tells him to take her home.

Patrick and Lisa: Yeah, you know what happens.

Johnny and Kristina walk towards the car. She says she's relieved they're ending the fake relationship. He's relieved too. He unlocks the doors with his electronic key just as Sonny enters the garage and calls for Kristina. He shields himself from the inevitable explosion.

At the house in Woodstock, Jason and Dante meet Mrs. Franco. She seems just as crazy as Franco...and she says she doesn't have a son.

Maxie sits in the dark as Franco enters with more roses. DUN!

Well that was all anti-climactic.

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May 25 2010

Retread of Carly telling Lulu not to tell Dante about the abortion. She elaborates by talking about Olivia and her choice. Lulu thinks she should tell Dante the truth.

Brook continues to promote ABC's parent company by singing "When You Wish Upon a Star". That cricket is turning over in his grave. Johnny wants to know who she is.

Liz apologizes for just stopping by to vent but she says tells Lucky she needs him more than ever.

Michael returns to his prison cell and has trouble sitting down. You'll get used to it, Mikey. He asks Jason how it went with Sonny.

Credits: Someone said yesterday that Matt and Epiphany were taken out of the credits for Lisa and Steven. I was all set to comment on this but either they were lying, or it was changed back the next day. Good thing too, because Matt finally got a story line!

Jason assures Michael that he didn't say anything to Sonny. Michael perpetuates the lie that a guard beat him...which I guess is half true. He's also upset to learn that he's messing up Jason's personal life and his business. Jason doesn't regret his decision.

Brook reunites with Dante. She tells him that Lois is touring Europe and living in London. Maxie moves in to tell this bitch to back off on Lulu's behalf but Dante says it's ok because Brook is an old friend. Maxie admits to knowing Brook Lynn and informs Dante that she used to live in Port Charles. Johnny joins the party and Maxie tells everyone that Brook is a Quartermaine. Now that captain exposition has reared his ugly head, can we get going with the plot? Maya is next to join the gang and tells Brook Lynn that they're related. I guess not.

Carly argues against Lulu telling Dante the truth although she claims it's Lulu's decision. Lulu says she'll play it by ear and goes off to Jake's.

Liz talks about how awful Nikolas has been acting. Lucky sympathizes but he says he won't get involved. She wonders if he even cares if she moved to Wyndemere.

Still kidnapped? Tracy. Oh yeah! Skye comes to the haunted star to tell Luke she has news about Tracy. Edward found out that Fiji was a lie. Luke figures out that Tracy has been kidnapped and knows exactly who it is.

Tracy is still wearing the same clothes in her little cell. Helena thinks Luke just doesn't even want to find Tracy. They reference the Wizard of Oz too many times in one minute for my tastes and then Helena finally threatens to kill Tracy if Luke doesn't show up soon.

Luke doesn't know how he could have missed the obvious clues. Skye is pleasantly surprised at how much Luke loves Tracy.

Helena and Tracy snark and banter.

Lucky tries not to care about Elizabeth moving to Wyndemere. She's surprised that he's so laid back about it knowing she would never move to Wyndemere. He says it's up to her.

Lulu comes to Jake's and reunites with Brook. Dante is surprised that they know each other. Lulu likes the idea but Maxie doesn't. Brook feigns that she didn't know about Dante and Lulu's relationship. She jokes that she has tons of dirt on Dante.

Reunion at Jake's: Lulu, Dante and Brook all joke around about Dante's cheesy pick-up lines and how they got together. He tells Brook about Sonny being his father. She again feigns surprise. She then jokes about Lulu stealing Dillon from Georgie. Dante is glad to hear about the dirt but Lulu drags him away. Alone, Brook gets a drink to which Johnny saddles up and pays for. Olivia joins them, surprised to see Brook. She puts her arm around Johnny and it's Brook's turn to really be surprised.

Metro-Court bar: Claire joins Jax. They talk about Jason being in jail. I don't like Jax's new buzzed head. She wonders if Jax has had any luck getting through to higher powers regarding Michael. He hasn't. However, he was "told" that if Sonny goes to prison, it will pave way for Michael's release.

Jason asks Michael about the "schedule" in Pentonville. Michael tells him all about the rigorous schedule. Jason wonders about free time. Michael's voice beings to waver as he tells Jason about the cell doors being open for a while after dinner and then once they're shut, "Nobody's supposed to be able to get in".

To Elizabeth's chagrin, Nikolas is sitting in her house. He's upset because Elizabeth was kicked at work by a guy having a seizure. I'm surprised this is the first time she's been kicked. They continue to argue about it.

Claire visits Lucky. She apologizes about her meltdown in the park. He doesn't think there's anything to be sorry about but she assures him that it won't happen again. Getting to the point, she tells him that she wants to build a case against Sonny that will stick this time. He thinks she's ambitious which she takes as a compliment. She wants his help.

Carly stops by the Metro-Court bar where Jax is still drinking. He tells her about Claire and Jason and Morgan's adoption. He wants to know what happens next. She says after he becomes Morgan's legal father, they move on with their divorce.

Lucky keeps crossing his legs like a lady. Anyway, Claire wonders about some cases involving Jason and Sonny. She noticed that he's excused himself from some cases citing "conflict of interest". He says it's personal. She says that's ok, but she wants to know if this "conflict" will stop him from going after Sonny. He says it won't but he doesn't want it to be part of a personal vendetta.

Jason talks about how he wanted/wants a better life for Michael. (too late) He doesn't think Michael's prepared to be in prison. He wants to teach Michael how to defend himself. (too late) They plan to start tomorrow.

The Catholic Italians boozing it up at Jake's talk about not messing with God etc until Maxie drags Brook Lynn away. On the other side of Jake's, Maya assumes Ethan is now in the mob. She thinks he's an idiot and wonders why he would be involved in "all that crap". Asked and answered. He says he likes living on the edge and it pays a lot. Maya excuses herself. She ain't playin'.
Brook asks Maxie if Johnny and Olivia are really dating each other. Maxie gives her attitude about the whole thing.

Dante is happy to bring Lulu home but she has other things on her mind. He talks about how crazy it was seeing Brook. He knows something is going on with Lulu and wants to know what. She says what she has to tell him is hard. He tells her that nothing she says is going to change his opinion of her. Just wait... She starts to tell him about Dillon and getting pregnant and finally about the abortion.

Nik and Elizabeth? Still fighting. And it's not that it's not interesting. I like the dynamic of these two actors fighting, it's just that there's nothing really new. After telling him that she's going to raise the baby herself, she kicks him out for the second time this week. (night?) He then threatens her that the "days of ordering [him] around are over".

Claire is offended by Lucky's insinuation thinking he was bringing up the baby meltdown again. She calms down when he explains that he was just talking about Sonny. He goes on to talk about this forcefield (Guza) around Sonny that's hard to penetrate. He warns her about losing her soul going after Sonny. She insists that it won't happen to her. Famous last words. They finally make a deal to work together.

Jason gives Michael his pillow to help him sleep. Then he tells Michael that they'll be warmer if they sleep in the same bed. Body heat, ya know? Kidding! Lights out!

Lulu continues to ramble about abortions and Olivia and Dante. Dante says it makes him love her and respect her even more. He goes on to tell her that he won't judge her for making a difficult decision. Right answer, Dante. That's my boy.

Brook reports to Carly. She tells him about everything and thinks it's going to take really long to convert Dante into a cheater. Carly, in turn, gives her all the incentive she needs including a 50 thousand bonus check if she gets it on video. I seriously need to move to Port Charles if these people are throwing all this money around.

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March 16 2010

It's a beautiful day in NYC - let's see how it is in Port Charles.

Elizabeth is a bit put off but also a little relieved that Nikolas used his influence to speed up the paternity results. Nikolas guesses that she wants the dad to be Lucky.

Helena makes us wait to find out the results. She makes Larry the lab technician all but swear on a bible that the test results are accurate. She opens the results and has a happy look on her face. So I guess it's Nikolas...or....not.

Sam talks to Jason about Ethan and Kristina.

Ethan tells Tracy that he tried to be nice to Kristina. Tracy wants to know how nice.

Kristina confirms/lies that Ethan was the one who beat her. Lucky wants to know why but Sonny just slips out quietly. I really hope she's just confused and not lying.

Credits

So the baby daddy is...Lucky! Whoa, talk about beating those odds. Lucky finally has a little one. Helena thinks it's great. She wants everyone else to know that the baby is a Cassadine so she can raise the baby to hate all things Spencer. Even Spencer Cassadine? See...they should never have named Spencer that because it's just so confusing.

Liz lies that she just wants to know the baby is healthy and she wants to raise the child as a single mother. Nikolas finally makes her admit that life would be easier for her if Lucky were the father since Lucky is a dad to Jake and Cam anyway.

Sam tells Jason all about Ethan and Kristina. Sam thinks its her fault that Kristina is trying to be a bad girl slut.

Kristina tells Lucky and Alexis what happened at the Haunted Star. Then she lies about Ethan coming to the house. Lucky realizes that Sonny is gone.

Ethan tells Tracy about what happened earlier in the night at the Haunted Star and later at the lake house. Tracy leaves and Ethan has a drink at the bar. Sonny holds a gun on him. I hope he doesn't adhere to his 'shoot first and ask questions later' rule that he usually has. Sonny accuses Ethan of beating Kristina. Ethan insists he didn't do it and Sonny asks if he's calling his daughter a liar. Um...Yes. Dante comes in and intervenes, "You pull that trigger and I guarantee he won't say he shot himself." Heh.

Crazy actually cracks a joke and Nikolas is happy to see her smile. Larry the Lab technician calls Nikolas on his cell and tells him that the test results have been delayed and will be ready tomorrow.

Sam thinks everything is her fault but she hasn't even heard about the beating yet. Alexis calls her and tells her that Ethan beat Kristina up.

Alexis goes into Kristina's room and comforts her by telling her how bad she looks. Kristina thinks it's her fault but Alexis assures her that it's not.

Sonny is one pissed father and wants Dante to leave. Ethan tries to defend himself but Sonny isn't hearing it. Lucky and Tracy come back. Lucky orders Dante to put the gun down. He doesn't. Isn't this where you shoot the suspect? Get your guns on him, Dante and Lucky! Lucky tells Tracy that Kristina ID'd Ethan has her attacker.

Lucky tries to talk Sonny down. Ethan explains the cuts on his face. Sonny gets on his diatribe about men who beat women. He tells Ethan that he's going to pay and then leaves. Ethan frantically tells the rest of the crew that he didn't hit Kristina. Dante wants to know why she would lie. Then there's all this confusion about what Ethan should and shouldn't say. Lucky encourages Ethan not to talk but he insists on defending himself. After he says he grabbed Kristina's arm, Lucky says he needs to place him under arrest.

Alexis wants to know what happened with Keifer since Kristina was supposed to be with him tonight. She avoids the question and Alexis let's it go. Sam comes in. They talk about how Sam found her at the metro court and about what happened at the Haunted Star. She tells Kristina and Alexis about her talk with Ethan later which should exonerate him based on timing alone. Sam says it's her fault. Kristina says it's her fault. Finally Sam says it's all on Ethan.

Ronnie has called Johnny in. He's not arresting Johnny for his recent activities but wants him to stay out of trouble. He wants Johnny to testify against Sonny.

Sonny tells Jason about Kristina. Jason thinks it's good that Lucky called Dante to stop Sonny. Sonny orders Jason to kill Ethan. Jason wants to know what he's going to tell Luke.

Elizabeth is talking to Cam and Steven on the phone. After she hangs up, Helena comes in. She tries to get all chummy with Liz.

Lucky takes Ethan into the interrogation room with Ethan arguing the whole way. He asks Ronnie for a minute which gives Johnny opportunity to get in to see Ethan. Ethan tells Johnny what he's been accused of.

Kristina and Sam have a heart to heart about pain, both the physical and the emotional kind.

Tracy implores Luke's voicemail to call her back. Alexis comes in with firey-mom-eyes demanding to see Luke. Tracy is sympathetic to what happened to Kristina but still believes Ethan. Alexis tells Tracy to get Luke to reach her soon and to get Ethan to turn himself in to the police because as much as she would love to see Sonny kill her daughter's attacker, she doesn't want Kristina to go through that.

Jason and Sonny discuss the pros and cons of killing Luke's son. He continues his, 'shoot first, ask questions later'. Consequences, be damned! He actually thinks Luke would understand and would do the same thing if the positions were reversed. Sonny: "Ethan dies tonight!" But...he just made the opening credits!

Lucky comes in to see Ethan. He immediately jumps in to defend himself. Lucky advises him not to say anything until he has a lawyer. Who's going to defend him? Alexis is Kristina's mother, Diane is Sonny's lawyer and Claire is a federal prosecutor with a lot on her plate at the moment. Lucky can't even take his statement because they're brothers. Lucky lays out all the evidence stacked up against him. Ethan is understandably frustrated.

Jason leaves a message for Spinelli. Johnny stops by. He wants to talk about Ethan. He tells Jason that he doesn't think Ethan did it.

Kristina flashbacks to Keifer pummeling her. OK, so she's definitely not confused. Dante comes in to see his little sister. He tells her that Ethan will be brought to justice. She's glad he's her brother.

Alexis is back at the hospital. Sam wants to talk to her about the sex talk she had with Kristina months ago. Alexis is floored that Kristina is sexually active. Sam, again thinks it's all her fault.

Sonny visits Kristina who is asleep. He asks Dante to be alone with his daughter. Dante leaves but watches from the doorway. Kristina's situation reminds Sonny of his mother.

Lucky doesn't know whether to believe Ethan or not. Ethan says even though Lucky is his brother, they don't know each other well but he says he'd never do something like this. Lucky admits he hasn't had the best judgement when it comes to brothers lately. Ethan is disgusted that Lucky thinks he's guilty.

Johnny believes what Ethan told him. Jason wants to know why Kristina would lie. Johnny brings up the fact that she lied about running Claudia off the road. He asks Jason not to kill Ethan until he's absolutely sure.

Keifer comes back to the scene of the crime. Molly let's him in and tells him what he already knows except the lie about Ethan being the culprit.

Dante continues to watch Sonny at his daughter's bedside. Sonny talks about his mom's beatings. I'm not paying attention to most of it because he looks seriously jaundiced. Bad lighting or bad tan? You decide.

What, no PSA?

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March 15 2010

Beginning week three of unemployment. On the plus side, I'm eating like a horse. YAY!

Sam gives Ethan an earful about staying away from Kristina. He tries to defend himself but then Sam goes off about Ethan physically hurting Kristina. Ethan is surprised to hear about 'bruises'.

Back at the real house of physical violence, Kristina tries to crawl away from Keifer and it's just a really awful scene of Keifer pushing Kristina down over and over.

More manhandling! Helena manhandles the lab tech, Larry. She wants to know where the results to the paternity test are since she paid him to be able to see them first. He says they'll be ready in an hour but they're interrupted by Steven. He shoos Larry the lab tech away and asks Helena what business she has with the lab.

Lucky has been summoned to Crazy's room. She asks Lucky if he wants the baby to be his.

Jason wants to talk to Sonny in private. Dante tries to get more info on Michael's whereabouts. He implores Sonny to do the right thing.

Wow, five scenes in the teaser which brings us to....credits!

Helena doesn't appreciate impertinence! Thanks for always upping my vocabulary, Helena. She tells Steven that it's her family's money that's paying for the hospital and she can talk to whomever she pleases. She even threatens him with talk of skeletons in closets. Looks like Steven may have one. Who am I kidding, everyone in Port Chuck has one. Or three.

Lucky avoids Crazy's question by being vague and saying the right thing. She wants a real answer. He gives it to her: "I want to be away from you, Elizabeth." He thinks a kid will keep them trapped in something that doesn't work. She tries to accept the truth with a smile but gets him out of there.

Kate and Lulu rush Maxie to the hospital. Epiphany and Robin aren't happy with her. Kate even uncharacteristically takes the blame for being bitch-boss. Maxie tells them she's OK and just wants drugs but Robin asks Epiphany to page Monica(!), the cardiologist. Maxie looks scared for the first time.

Sonny tells Dante he's helping Michael "the best way [he] knows how." Well....Dante is giving you a better way! See how that works? Jason says that Sonny doesn't have to justify anything. Sonny and Jason argue whether Dante is welcome in Sonny's house. Dante thinks that Sonny is just protecting himself from going to prison. After Dante leaves, Jason wants to know if Sonny was planning on telling his son the truth.

Sam confirms that Kristina has bruises. Ethan tells her everything that happened with Kristina earlier but Sam doesn't quite believe him. Luke tries to intervene but Sam and Ethan continue to tear into each other's throats. Luke finally tells Sam that although he thinks Ethan could have handled it better, everything he said was true. Sam thinks it's a case of male chauvinism saying "she got what she deserved."

Poor Kristina is sobbing on the floor with bruises while Keifer really goes off the deep end, crying and saying awful cliche things like, "Look what you made me do". And while his whole act is cliche, it's still pretty accurate. He runs off while my stomach turns.

Kate asks Robin how Maxie is. Robin tells Kate that physically it's too early to tell but then snits about how she's doing emotionally due to work. After she walks off, Lulu tries to comfort Kate by telling her that they're used to her bitchy-bossness. But Kate's heart grew three sizes that day. She says that maybe they shouldn't take that from her. She gives Lulu the night off.
Spin rolls by and Lulu points him to Maxie's room. Inside, he starts to go ballistic about all the tubes and machines but Monica(!) tells him to dial it down. Maxie tells him not to worry.

Sam is very tiring criticizing Ethan and Luke. Ethan tries to defend himself again and leaves. Luke tells Sam that Ethan would never take advantage of an underage girl but Sam thinks he doesn't know that much about Ethan. She warns Ethan again before leaving. Luke tells Ethan that he has to keep his temper in check. Ethan says he needs to handle this on his own. He goes off, presumably to find Kristina. Oh gosh, I sense bad things.

Alexis and Molly are enjoying a sundae at Kelly's. Mmmm. That looks good. They talk about reading and writing and Alexis mentions her dad. Mikos, right? She waxes on a little about her childhood without really revealing anything. Dante comes by and sits with the girls. Molly talks about how awesome it is sitting with two people who are highly involved with Sonny's trial. She wants to know the inside scoop from them. Precocious little brat, ain't she?

Sonny doesn't know what's right anymore! That's quite an admission. Sonny thinks Dante would be compassionate if he knew the truth. Jason thinks Sonny doesn't want Dante to think that he's capable of beating a woman to death.

Sonny admits he doesn't want Dante to think of him as an abuser of women. But a killer of women is OK? I know Sonny didn't kill Claudia, but he would have. He wasn't just going to let her go. And didn't he kill Faith too? This is going to give me a headache if I think about it too much. He talks about Deke and his mom. Jason implores Sonny not to tell Dante the truth. After Jason leaves, Sonny calls Michael.

Molly is nosy and tactless but she makes for wonderfully awkward situations. Dante tells her he can't really discuss the case which she understands. Molly goes on about family which Dante says is the best part about the whole mess. He's always wanted to have brothers and sisters and a cute little annoying cousin. He also says that hell will freeze over before he calls Sonny, 'dad' and mean it. I'm glad he added the last part because he did call Sonny 'dad' the other day. But didn't mean it.
Lucky comes in and calls Dante over. Although he doesn't want to admit it, Dante thinks Michael will be the star witness for the prosecution.

The Haunted Star has been cleaned out. Tracy comes in and congratulates Luke on a great night. She sees that Luke isn't too happy. He's "sick of [himself]" and "stuck in parental hell". Hee. Tracy feels his pain. He tells Tracy about Ethan's stalker, Kristina.

Ethan is at the Davis house and finds Kristina on the floor. He carries her out of the house but not before she deliriously strikes out at him.

Dante and Lucky want to find Michael. They talk about the Corinthos clan and how all this must be tearing Michael up inside. Lucky gets a phone call and Lulu stops by Kelly's. Lucky leaves to interview an assault victim, presumably Kristina. Lulu thinks he's working too hard to get away from the Elizabeth drama. She also hopes that he's not her baby daddy.

Nikolas pops by to see Crazy. She tells him about the conversation she had with Lucky.

Luke tells Tracy about what happened between Ethan and Kristina although it seems that most of the story was told during the commercial break (Thank God!). Luke: "She comes in here dressed like a baby hooker." Hee! Tracy agrees that Ethan isn't the type to take advantage of a young girl. Luke is worried about daddy Corinthos. Luke's decided he's going to stop worrying about it.

Ethan runs into the ER carrying Kristina and yelling for help.

Robin tells Patrick how worried she is about Maxie. She compares Maxie's situation to her own. She gets paged and goes off to answer it. Epiphany brings Patrick in to see Kristina. He gets Epiphany to book an OR and thinks Kristina may have head trauma. He asks Ethan what happened. Ethan says he found her like that but it doesn't look like Patrick believes him. This is giving me an icky feeling.

Jason lends an ear to Spinelli as he whines. He's come to a decision. He thinks he's bad for Maxie and wants to let her go.

Mac doesn't know who to be mad at. Maxie asks Robin for help. Robin speechifies about getting caught up with their lives and not taking care of themselves. Maxie's response is to ask for Spinelli. She wants to look for him but Mac says that's not going to happen. Monica(!) comes in and tells Maxie that she has pneumonia which is causing strain on her heart.

Dante ordered Lulu some fries to which she is extremely grateful. Grateful enough to finally give it up? Seriously - find a room. He asks her if Maxie is going to be OK. She replies, "Yeah, of course - there's no other acceptable outcome." That's such a cute little 'aww' moment. They talk about food which somehow leads to Sonny. He tells her about his conversation with Sonny which he think went well until Jason showed up. Oh gosh, he's going to find out the truth and then protect Sonny and they'll all be having dinner together by Christmas. No, Easter.

Sonny has a drink on his own. He gets a call from Patrick regarding Kristina.

Alexis comes home to see the mess. She frantically calls out for Kristina until her phone rings. It's Epiphany telling her about Kristina.

Steven tells Lucky that Kristina may not be available for questioning any time soon. He chooses to wait anyway. Steven wonders who could have done this. Patrick, "Obviously someone who doesn't know who her father is." Outside, Lucky sees Ethan and his scratched face. He tells her what happened at the Davis house. Ethan wants to take off but Lucky says he'll need an official statement. Ethan leaves anyway. Oh, the ick.

Nikolas and Crazy talk more about Lucky and his decisions. Nikolas informs her that he had the paternity test sped up and they should hear about it soon.

It's ready now! Larry the Lab Tech brings the test results to Helena. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.

Ethan pours a drink at the Haunted Star when Tracy notices his face.

Alexis and Sonny show up at the hospital. Lucky asks what happened. They all want to know who hurt her. Kristina lies and says it was Ethan. Why, Kristina, why? ICK. This whole episode was full of ick.

Time for that PSA.

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March 5, 2010

Day Five of Unemployment. That's one week! I'm going to see Alice in Wonderland soon so let's get started!

Johnny is watching a masked Lucky at Jake's. He asks, "What's with the mask?" Lucky: "You tell me." Meanwhile Maxie is still staring at Johnny and Spinelli doesn't like it. She again says she likes how Johnny is willing to stand up for what he believes in. At the bar, Lucky tells Johnny about what he saw at Bernie's, accusing Johnny. Johnny says he's got the wrong guy.

Jason and Carly ponder Franco's intent with the picture and his message "Kill soon or I'll have to kill first".

Sonny has been summoned to the PCPD. He thought it was Dante but it wasn't. It was Claire. She reintroduces herself to Sonny telling him that she's the woman who's going to put him in prison with Dante's help. Cocky, ain't she?

Credits

Carly thinks Franco is trying to scare them regarding Michael. Jason thinks it's about him. They agree that they've made a lot of mistakes but they also agree they need to concentrate on Sonny.

Lucky throws the mask down at Johnny. Johnny says it's not his.
Maxie tries to explain Lucky and Johnny's psyches to Spinelli. He's interrupted by a call from Jason. Maxie is proud of him but Spinelli's ego is still pretty bruised. Maxie gets up and bangs into a very very big man. They apologize to each other but Spin takes it as an opportunity to get all manly and challenges the guy to a duel. But in latin. So the guy doesn't understand what he means. No one really understands what he means. Maxie gets him out of it and then chides Spinelli for getting himself in trouble.
Lucky continues to question Johnny. He tells Johnny the police aren't his enemy and that Sonny is. Since Johnny has been breaking the law quite a lot lately, aren't they both his enemy?

Diane and Alexis' new law offices look fabulous. And...not unlike the metro-court. After a few busy phone calls, they get settled in the same office because Diane's office isn't finished yet. Alexis would "rather be slowly roasted over hot coals." Diane looks sad. Aww. But hey, if a character gets her own set, she should be around for a while. I don't know why Diane still doesn't have a contract. She's awesome on Cougar Town as well. Check her out!

Claire has questions for Sonny but he tells her to call his lawyer. He tells Dante that he shouldn't be out of the hospital so soon. Dante is pissed at Claire, saying she brought Sonny in on purpose to test whether he'd testify against his father. Claire, "Guilty as charged." And then to Sonny, "Does that sound familiar? Probably not, but it will soon." Hee! Sonny again tells her to call his lawyer. Claire tells him she can't wait to see him in court and walks off. Sonny thinks she's just scared and that's why she's trying to intimidate him. Dante thinks Sonny should be afraid and he'll be proud and honored to put him in prison.

Lucky basically warns Johnny to tone it down. Johnny reveals nothing. Ethan comes in. Lucky tells Johnny if he wants to go on a suicide mission, he'll let him. But he won't let Johnny take Ethan along.

Jason is putting Spinelli to work at his pad. He wants Spinelli to find Franco. Once he does, Spinelli wants to go after Franco with Jason. Jason tells him he needs him at the computer. Spinelli goes on one of his whiney, self-loathing journeys. Jason doesn't know why Spinelli wants the adventure when his talent is in computers. He tells Spinelli to make a video game about sleuthing and make millions. Spinelli gets a light bulb over his head.

Alexis doesn't want to work face to face with Diane because she doesn't like the yakking and the sex whispering with Max. She thinks she won't be able to focus. Diane tries convincing her. And not much else happens in this scene but it's very entertaining. I think Alexis should start dating Milo. They can double! Alexis is really being a baby about the whole shared space thing and then ends up in the broom closet. Why can't she work at the reception desk?

Sonny talks about that time he wanted Dante to take over his organization. Dante gets all nervous and fidgety and defensive. And Sonny talks about unconditional love and the "if I had known" bullshit that he brings up constantly and building on what they've got. Dante: "...which is nothing". Dante says he has to work on dismantling the rest of the organization when Sonny's in prison. It's all more complicated than Dante is saying and I wish he would realize it and talk to someone about it. More than he let's spill to Lulu. I'd like to see this character have a real break down about the fact that his dad is pretty much who he considers to be the anti-christ. And as much as I'd like to see Sonny in jail or...you know...dead, I want to see the struggle inside Dante and eventually have himself taken off the case. He already gets a little crazy when Sonny tells him that he's under his protection. Which is another deluded condescending Sonny thing. Dante tries to make it clear that he'll do everything he can to put Sonny in prison (except tell that Sonny shot him in the chest). Dante tells Sonny that he's just someone who "got [his] mom pregnant and then moved on to her cousin." Sonny compares their shared stubbornness.

Alexis has apparently decided that the desk with Diane is better than the broom closet. They argue about food in the office and personal pictures on the desk. Alexis drives out Diane with her bologna sandwich when Nik stops by. He wanted to see the new office. She tells Nikolas about Elizabeth's reaction to the trust.

Lucky tells Jason about his run-in with Johnny. Why is Lucky reporting to Jason? I know he's there to ask Jason to look the other way, but he could lie about what he found out.

Sonny is now at the Haunted Star having a drink with Luke. Luke rambles about Joey Limbo and Jason and Johnny and Ethan. He's worried about his son. He wants to make sure that Ethan is safe from Sonny's mob enforcing.

Carly visits Michael at Sonny's. Michael hates that he can't go anywhere without Max or Milo. Carly doesn't want another confession. Michael hates all the lying. Isn't he the one that wants in Sonny's organization? He'll have to do a ton more lying then.

Dante hates being set up! But it's Claire's job to get the truth! Claire goes over the evidence. She reminds me of one of those Charmed girls but much less annoying. Claire let's slip that she may be worried about losing the case. He tells her about the almost-confession of Michael's which Claire didn't know. Dante doesn't want Michael on the stand but Claire wants to use everything possible to put Sonny in prison.

Nikolas thinks that Elizabeth will come around. He doesn't even care if the baby is Lucky's. Alexis: "You have a son that you barely see. Why do you want another child?" Hee. I love how everyone picks up on that. Nikolas just wants to provide financial support. I wonder when they're going to SORAS Spencer. Nik leaves and Diane comes back in. Diane thinks Alexis should be charging Nikolas especially if Sonny goes to prison, their main source of income will be gone.

Elizabeth is rocking in her crazy rocking chair. She gets a visit from Steven who has brought brownies which reminds her of the four musketeers. She's come to a decision: It doesn't matter who her baby daddy is, she's going to raise the kids herself. Steven wonders if she can do that.

Michael is whining again. Carly brags to her son about being an amazing liar. Gosh, she's a great mom.

Sonny reassures Luke that they're cool. Luke talks about Karma and how the two of them ended up with sons that are cops.

Lucky keeps talking about his theories on Johnny...to Jason. He pleads with Jason to leave Johnny and Ethan alone. Spinelli overhears. After Lucky leaves, Spinelli worries about Johnny. Jason doesn't want to retaliate but he thinks he may have to if Johnny pushes too hard. Another light bulb goes up over Spinelli's head. I hope we get to hear about it this time.

Elizabeth is insulted at the insinuation that she can't make it as a single mom. Steven just thinks she should be reasonable because having a job with three kids and Gram "getting older" (ouch!), is going to be hard without keeping her options open.

Lucky orders a ginger ale from Ethan at the Haunted Star. Does this place ever have more than one customer at a time? I miss Luke's old place. Lucky apologizes about how awful he was to Ethan when Ethan first came to town. He compliments Ethan on being a good brother and wants to return the favor. He asks Ethan if he has a green card.

Maxie rushes home to Spinelli after getting a frantic message. Spinelli tells Maxie about a fake(?) case involving a serial killer at the metro-court. He asks for Maxie's help. Is that wise considering her sister was murdered by a serial killer? She wants to help him.

Dante visits the Corinthos house and finds Michael. Michael says that Sonny isn't home but Dante came to talk to him.

Ethan doesn't admit that he's illegal. Lucky tells Ethan that he'll be safer back in Australia. Ethan doesn't agree, so Lucky tries to arrest him when Luke walks in.

Nikolas visits Elizabeth. She doesn't want help. Nikolas brings up the fact that Jason set up a trust for Jake. He wants to know why Jason can help his kid, but he can't.

Johnny arrives home to his garage front and Jason shoots him with a paint ball. I want to play! I want to play!

Dante wants Michael to have a better life. Michael thinks he'd have a better life if Dante lies on the stand. They argue about Sonny and it seems Michael is about to confess when Sonny comes in and tells Dante to leave. Dante asks Sonny why he's being so unwelcoming. He asks Sonny if it's because he thinks he may find out the "big bad truth". He says he may already know. I guess we'll find that out on Monday. Or I can just tell you now: He doesn't.

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March 4, 2010

Day four of unemployment and it's hard to keep track of days! I can't believe it's Thursday.

Here we go:

We repeat a bit of what we saw yesterday with Lucky chasing a masked Johnny. Nikolas is signing the trust papers and Elizabeth is getting her test. And bang!

Nikolas wants Alexis to file the paperwork asap. As an attorney, she'll do it but as his aunt, she wants to just burn the papers up because she thinks this will make Elizabeth and the baby targets for Helena.

Crazy is relieved that the test is over. Kelly tells her that she'll know the results in a few days.

Johnny's bullet apparently missed because Lucky is hiding beyond the doorway while Johnny continues to shoot. Johnny jumps over the ledge.

Claire is waiting for Jason at his pad. Sam has let her in. She snarkily compliments Jason on his coffee saying she expects nothing less from a major coffee importer and then tells him that she's glad he's there so she doesn't have to wait for a judge to issue a warrant for his arrest.

Credits; I hope this Claire chick gets a contract but it will be at least 5 years before we see her on the opening credits.

Jason has nothing to say without his attorney. Claire continues to snark about Jason's familiarity with the legal system and then tells him she's calling him to be a witness at Sonny's trial.

Carly is looking for Jax at the metro-court. She finds him and asks him how he slept the previous night thinking her sex-plan worked. It didn't. Jax plays it cool and asks Carly to remember to bring something of Josselyn's the next time she comes over.

Alexis worries more about Helena but Nikolas thinks it'll be fine. Alexis is also worried that Nikolas' motive is to endear himself to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth comes back to nurse's station. Kelly, Epiphany and Robin reassure her that she's well loved there and that her job is ready for her when she's better. Elizabeth is just worried about the results of the paternity test.

Lucky finds Dante at the PCPD when he gets back. He looks all nervous about starting his first day and asks Lucky about the the call. He tells Dante about it and says he's sure it's John Zacchara.

Jax pretends to talk about business but he's really teasing Carly with talk of satin sheets and orgasmic chocolate. She excuses herself. To change? After she's gone, he asks "Joey" at the front desk if Carly was asking about him. What happened to the Asian guy? Jax is pleased to hear that Carly asked about him the moment she walked in the door.

Nik makes it clear that Lucky and Elizabeth are finished. He loves Elizabeth but doesn't think Elizabeth knows what she wants right now. Alexis' advice: "Typically what starts out badly rarely ends well." And she should know. He says if he had to do it all over again, he'd tell Lucky the truth from the beginning and despite everything, he loves Elizabeth.

Maxie is playing hooky from work at Jake's waiting for Spinelli. She bribes Coleman not to tell Kate. She wants to put on some country music and dance with Spinelli and then have sex in her boots. Weird girl. Johnny limps in and orders a bottle of whiskey. Maxie asks him if he's hurt. He says he feels good and takes a big ol' swig.

Lucky tells Dante more about the hit he just stopped. Dante knows that Bernie's is the heart of the organization and also gives some info about Max and Milo's M.O.s involving ex-presidential masks after Lucky pulls out the Clinton mask from a paper bag. They both figure that whoever did this, knows as much as Dante knows. They think that Johnny might just level the playing field with Sonny and Lucky says that Johnny hasn't done too much harm yet. Dante reminds him that he shot at a cop. ...Like your dad? Lucky says it's ok because Johnny was aiming to miss.

Claire thinks Jason will make the perfect witness. She talks a big game about how much she's researched him and how prepared she is. Jason gets her to leave. I hope Claire's bite is worse than her bark.

Robin has brought Elizabeth back to her room at Shadybrook. She thanks Robin for all she's done and then goes on about how stressed she is and how Nikolas brought the kids to see her. She feels like a "bad mom". Robin stopped by Audrey's (when?) and has a card for Elizabeth from the boys. Elizabeth just can't wait to find out the results.

Nikolas talks about Lucky and Elizabeth's history. He admits that the baby could bring them together. He brings up Alexis and Sonny as an example. What? Alexis: "Listen, Sonny and I are not a situation to emulate on any level." Sing it, girl. Nikolas: "Your relationship has evolved to a point where you can defend him on murder charges". Touché, Nikolas. Touché.

Spinelli tells Maxie that someone tried to get into Bernie's place and eluded capture by jumping down two stories. Johnny, who overhears, thinks this is great and wants to toast! Spinelli knows it was Johnny and tells him he doesn't want to toast his path to destruction. Spinelli tells Maxie that he's worried that Johnny will destroy himself. Maxie understands that Johnny wants Sonny to pay for what he did to Johnny's sister.

Lucky says he tries to put his friendship with Sonny aside when going to work. Dante brings up the old adage, "love the sinner, hate the sin" which his mom always told him. Lucky says Dante's mom is a wise woman. Really? I think that's the worst, hypocritical, judgmental, self-important, condescending saying of all times. Lucky says he doesn't know what he'd do if he had to go after Luke the way they're going after Sonny. Dante says Sonny needs to be stopped and Lucky agrees. Ronnie (!) comes out of the interrogation room telling Dante and Lucky that the Feds have put together task-force to take down the mob in Port Charles including the three of them. Whoo hoo! It's like the A-team. Dante gets to be Face.

Carly receives the proofs from Josselyn's christening. Jax comes to look. They try to reconcile saying they want to fight for each other but Carly is still upset that Jax hasn't apologized for setting Sonny up.

Ronnie and Dante question each other's ethics or lack-of.

Maxie understands what it's like to have a sister murdered but Spinelli says revenge is not the answer. She admires Johnny for taking on his cause, having no one to back him up. At the bar, Coleman tells Johnny that his place is neutral territory. Ethan joins Johnny at the bar. Johnny tells him that Lucky showed up before he could get inside Bernie's.

Jason is getting a call from Bernie telling him about the break-in when Lucky shows up. He warns Jason not to go after Johnny because it's his job.

Nikolas arrives at the hospital asking Epiphany about Elizabeth. She tells Nik to ask Robin which he does. Robin assures Nikolas that Elizabeth is fine. Robin feels bad for not giving Nikolas better advice but he says it's OK.

Helena tells the lab technician that she wants to be the first to know the paternity of Elizabeth's baby and then she'll decide what to tell Lucky and Nikolas.

Nikolas tells Robin that she hopes things work out between him and Elizabeth and thanks Robin for her help. He walks over to the room that Helena is in.

Lucky wants Jason to understand that he'll take care of Johnny. Jason asks him if someone was trying to kill Luke, would he stand by? Lucky: "With all the people my dad has pissed off, I'd say he deserves it." Hee. Jason: "But would you stand by?" Lucky: "No." Jason: "Exactly." Well you showed him, Jason... And showed us your daddy-issues. Before he leaves, Lucky pleads one last time for Jason to stay out of it.

Johnny doesn't think the day was a full wash but I'm still unclear as to why. Ethan misses the cash but was happy to hang out with the "bombshell blonde" [sic]. He leaves to find her. Spinelli can tell that Maxie is drawn to Johnny. She says she's just worried about him as a friend, but he thinks she's attracted to the danger.

Jax and Carly argue the same old arguments. She still thinks it's all about Jax's vendetta. He can't believe she'd continue to endanger her kids after what happened with Michael. He makes it clear that he'll never allow Josselyn near Sonny. After he storms off, Carly finds something amongst the christening photos.

Lisa stops Nikolas before he goes into the conference room.

Crazy hangs up the pictures her kids drew. Alexis pays her a visit and comforts her and gives her some words of advice. Alexis brings up the trust.

I can't wait for the Oscars but when the announcer in this ad says "the hottest stars', they show four actors who will never win an Oscar. Namely, Taylor Lautner, Kirsten Stewart, Zac Efron and Miley Cirus.

Elizabeth is confused as to why Nikolas is setting up a trust. Alexis says that she just wants to make sure everyone is secure. Elizabeth tells Alexis that she's made it clear she's not going to be with Nikolas. Alexis lies that Nikolas isn't trying to change her feelings; he just wants everyone to be secure.

Nikolas opens the door but then decides to talk with Lisa outside which gives Helena and the lab tech a chance to flee unseen. Turns out Lisa helped Nikolas with something, but it seems unclear what exactly she helped with and if she knew exactly what she was doing. Before we find out, Steven interrupts and asks if Elizabeth is still at the hospital. Nikolas tells her that Robin took her back to Shadybrook. He goes and asks Epiphany how things went with Elizabeth and she assures him that everything went well. He leaves to go visit Elizabeth. What Lisa did: She sent the test results to an independent lab because Nikolas was worried about Helena.

Claire comes into the PCPD and approaches Dante. They banter and she warns him that he should probably leave.

Maxie massages Spinelli's ego and he buys it. Johnny sees someone (Lucky) in a Bill Clinton mask.

Carly comes to Jason's for help. Surprise, surprise. She tells Jax about the fight but more importantly what she found in the proofs: Franco's picture.

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March 1 2010

Welcome to my first day of unemployment! YAY!

Lucky is driving (always a bad idea) and talking on his blue tooth telling whomever is on the other end that he is watching for a possible crime in progress.

Jason and Sam go over the plan. They wish each other luck and go on their separate ways.

Court: Judge Meany wants to give his verdict but he wants to make something clear first. What, judge, what?? Before he can really say anything, Carly comes in and objects. At what? She says this is all about her husband getting revenge on her ex-husband. *sigh*

Credits: Even Jason Cook doesn't know why he's there.

Shooting at the warehouse. Ethan and Johnny are in a pickle. Ethan criticizes Johnny's [lack of] plan. Johnny knows what he's doing except he doesn't.

Crazy is in her room when Nikolas enters. He brings Cam and Jake. She's happy to seem them. Cam wants to know when Mommy is coming home.

Lucky catches Jason in a car that he doesn't normally drive parked next to the court house. He asks Jason for his license and registration to which Jason complies although he doesn't think Lucky is quite serious at this point. Lucky talks about the new Judge and Claire. Lucky asks Jason to get out of the car. He knows Jason's plan but Jason denies it.

Judge wants to know how a non-lawyer can object. Welcome to Port Charles, Judge. Carly says she has information that's vital. Judge wants to hear it. Alexis objects but Judge Meany is in charge! He wants to hear it! She explains the animosity between Jax and Sonny and her involvement with the two of them. She says that people [read: Claire] are swayed by Jax's power and riches. The judge thinks she's hinting at him but she says she's not. Claire interjects but is shot down. The judge wants to hear from Sonny.

Jake's: Patrick doesn't want to complain to Lisa about his marriage except he kinda was. He talks about how the HIV and how it's brought them together but he says there's a barrier between the present Robin and the past Robin. Lisa reminisces about a time when Patrick got trapped outside their hotel room naked which is an image I don't mind conjuring up. They order more beers and ask Coleman to join them in darts.

Sonny gets a chance to to defend himself. He tells the judge that his kids mean everything to him and that's why he's not a flight risk. He mentions all of his children including "Officer Falconeri" who kinda rolls his eyes.

Lucky waits with Jason. He tells Jason that the hearing should have been over by now which doesn't bode well for Sonny. Jason tells him he can go but Lucky is glad to be there so he doesn't have to go to Shadybrook and think about Elizabeth and the baby that may or may not be his. He thinks it's ironic that he's spilling about an affair to someone who had an affair with Elizabeth. Jason wants to know if he can help. Lucky says that the only thing that's clear is that Cam and Jake are still his kids.

Elizabeth has some "happy news" for her sons. She's pregnant! Yay! Cam is excited and Jake just picks at the card they made for her. Takes after his dad, that one. Cam deduces that his mom is at Shadybrook because she's sick. With a baby. She lies and says she's not sick; just tired and that she needs to rest. Elizabeth thanks Nikolas for bringing the boys back and asks him to come back after he drops them off.

Judge Meany wants everyone to get their act together. The verdict finally arrives: Sonny will not have to go to jail for the time being. Court is set for two weeks. Claire "congratulates' the opposing council but says what she learned will help her prepare for the trial. Diane giggles as she leaves. Carly comforts Sonny while Dante and Lulu look on.

Lucky talks about being a dad to Jake. Jason is happy with how Lucky has been with Jake. Lucky thinks the boys need consistency. Lucky talks about what a great kid Jake is and tells Jason he's going to 'do the right thing'. Jason gives Lucky a piece of advice: tell the truth. About what? Who Jake's dad is? Lying is all these people do. Sam runs in and tells Jason that Sonny is still free on bail. Lucky snarks about the coincidence that Sam and Jason just happened to plan to meet there outside the court house.

Patrick, Lisa and Coleman continue to play darts and drink and reminisce. Patrick won the dart game. Lisa challenges him to a rematch. "Loser has to 'up and over'" Coleman wants to know what that is. So do I.

Alexis tells Diane that "we got lucky". Diane thinks it's not a problem but Alexis warns Diane not to play into Claire's hands. Outside the court room, Jax is pissed at Carly: "You certainly left no question to where you stand", he says. Carly defends herself by saying she wasn't going to let Jax railroad Sonny by using his influences. She's pretty much using morality to defend a mobster. Jax pretty much says the same thing and walks away. She makes no sense. Back inside, Dante thinks Sonny will be convicted so it doesn't matter about the bail. Lulu asks him how he feels about what Sonny said about his kids. Dante jokes that it doesn't really have any resonance since Sonny shot him point blank in the chest. Lulu gets interrupted by a call from Kate. She takes it outside. This gives Sonny the opportunity to talk to Dante. He thanks Dante for what he said on the stand. He wants to get to know his son but Dante says it won't matter because Sonny is going to prison. Sonny says he hopes not and walks outside to see Carly. She asks him if he's made any headway with Dante but Sonny says no and that it'll probably have to wait until after the trial. He's pretty confident, isn't he? Claire walks by and tells Sonny to "enjoy [his] freedom while it lasts".

Carly wants to know if it breaches ethics for the prosecuting attorney to threaten the man on trial. Claire thanks Carly for showing the judge her prejudice early on and she looks forward to putting her on the stand. Sonny says Carly was right about Jax. Carly says that Sonny is innocent. Claire has done her research on Sonny and says he hasn't been innocent since he went to work for Joe Scully. She looks forward to convicting him and says it'll make her career. She leaves and Diane walks by. She wants to know what Claire said and Sonny tells her. She thinks Claire may be right and they go off to strategize.

Lulu comes back to the courtroom. She wants to take Dante back to the hospital. Dante flirts that he just wants to take her home. Claire comes in and stops them.

Jason is at the warehouse figuring out what happened there. He tells Bernie on the phone that the whole shipment is there except for one thing. What, Jason, what??

Lucky drops by the Haunted Star. Don't these people ever go home, put their feet up and watch their stories while eating a pint of Ben & Jerry's? Just me then? Apparently Luke called him. There's a lot of 'summoning' in this town. Lucky thinks it's about Elizabeth but Luke is frazzled that his cigar connection, Carlos, was busted. Luke wants his 'cop son' to fix the problem. Lucky scoffs at the idea at first but then says he'll check to see if he can get Carlos off. He then says he's going to go talk to Elizabeth and be honest with her this time.

Nikolas comes back to Crazy's room. She thanks him for bringing the boys by. She feels like "the worst mother in the world." Her words. Nikolas says he's been trying to help out Audrey with the boys even inviting them over to play with Spencer. Crazy makes it clear that they're not going to be a family.

Carly has come home with Sonny and Diane yapping her mouth about how things are looking good. Diane thinks the day was a disaster. She chides Carly for ruining any credibility she'll have in the trial. Carly argues that she told the truth! That's quite an achievement for her. Sonny thinks it's all good but Diane thinks that Claire Walsh is someone to look out for. Diane: "You're freedom can rely on one crucial element." What, Diane, what??

Claire wants a word with Dante. Lulu argues that Dante just got out of the hospital and that he's had enough. Dante says it's ok so Lulu leaves them alone. Outside she tells Jax that Claire is inside questioning Dante. Jax says it's probably to ask him why he perjured himself and if he plans on doing the same thing during the trial. Lulu is torn. So is Jax. Lulu thinks maybe Jax should remain neutral given his love of Carly but he can't do that because Sonny is a threat to his family. Back inside, Claire wants to know if she can trust Dante.

Johnny and Ethan arrive at the Haunted Star chatting about what happened. Luke: "Good evening, gentleman. I trust that you're up to no good." Ethan hands Luke a box of cigars. Luke is happy. Johnny says he'll let Ethan know about the next job but Ethan plays all coy. He coyly asks what Johnny is up to next. Johnny not so coyly tells him that the next job is "the total destruction of Sonny Corinthos". DUN!

Lisa and Patrick play darts and flirt. He tries to distract her from her game. He accidently insults her by saying she's the perfect woman for a guy who never wanted to fall in love.

Nikolas says he knows Elizabeth has made it clear that she doesn't want a relationship with him but he still wants to change her mind. He doesn't want her to keep his child out of his life and she says she wouldn't do that. Lucky comes by and Crazy is happy to see him. He asks Nikolas for a moment alone with Elizabeth. After Nik leaves, she immediately gets up to hug Lucky. Lucky is finally being honest. He tells her that he wants to help and will always be there for the kids but they don't have a future together.

In the courtroom, Claire seems to be training Dante on his testimony. She tries to get him to confess that Sonny shot him but Dante sticks to his story that he shot himself. In the chest. She asks him how he keeps the lies straight. She hints that the lines got blurred and he got attached to Sonny as a father figure even though he didn't know that Sonny was his actual father. He doesn't know what this all has to do with the case. She just wants to know how far he'll go to "save daddy".

Sonny and Carly are alone. They talk about the bail hearing and the trial. She says she'll lie if she has to. It's funny that ethics has a very narrow meaning for her. Jax comes in. He tells Sonny that if he cared about his kids, he wouldn't be asking their mother to commit perjury.

Johnny and Ethan plan another scheme to take a Corinthos shipment. They play all hard to get with each other again. Jason crashes the party. He asks them about the warehouse raid.

At Jakes, Robin stops by to see Patrick feeding Lisa a shot while she's in a weird position. The crowd is chanting "Up and Over". So I guess that's what that is...

Lucky explains why he lied to Elizabeth and that he told her he forgave her because he was scared for her. She realizes that he can't forgive her. He says the damage is too much. He says it's time they let go. She thanks him for his honesty and says she's decided to take the early paternity test. What about May sweeps?

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