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00:00What are we doing here?
00:06Do you want me to get into the courthouse?
00:10Look, I, uh...
00:13I saw Michael Willow and the kids here last night, visiting the new baby.
00:21All together?
00:21Yeah.
00:23Pretty cozy.
00:25Right?
00:25So, things are definitely starting to thaw between Michael and Willow, and if that is the case, then everything you accomplished yesterday in court, all of that is for nothing.
00:34Right. Oh, okay. What's your plan?
00:37Whatever reconciliation is happening between Michael and Willow, I'm gonna put an end to it. Right now.
00:52Michael.
00:53You sound surprised to hear from me.
00:54It's just been a while since you've called.
00:57Yeah, yeah, that's, uh, that's actually what I wanted to talk about.
01:02Last night, with the kids, it was really nice.
01:07It really was.
01:08I thought maybe you and I could speak privately at the courthouse today, and before things get started.
01:14I'd like that.
01:16Great.
01:17I'll see you there.
01:18See you.
01:22That sounded civil. It was.
01:24Michael wants to talk, just the two of us.
01:27Before or after the hearing?
01:28Before.
01:29I think that's a really good sign.
01:30So do I.
01:32But I could be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time.
01:35Hey, hey, I don't think it's a coincidence that you had that special family moment last night, and now he wants to be more cordial, and Michael wants to talk to you.
01:45So, I think this might be what we were hoping for.
01:49Oh, God.
01:50Mom, I pray you're right.
01:52Thanks for bringing me to work. I have to do this.
01:55Ah, it's your first day back, and I wanted to make sure you got in okay.
01:59My badge still works and everything.
02:01I know, but this is the last time that I'll be able to make sure that you get here.
02:06I knew I'd find you here.
02:10It's your go-to thinking spot.
02:13It was John here on my son's birthday before I knew it was to you.
02:16I remember.
02:17Now that I know that it's him, I'm John here because I feel close to him here.
02:24He used to play violin here all the time.
02:26Yeah, he used to say how he loved how the sound carried.
02:30I was back when he was still talking to me, back when he was still playing the violin.
02:35Now he may never do either of those things again, and it's all Lulu's fault.
02:39Text me if you want me to grab anything on my way home.
02:41Uh, Rocco, hold on.
02:43Um, I know there's a lot going on right now, or you okay?
02:50Definitely doing better than Gio.
02:52He still isn't answering any of my texts.
02:55Oh, God.
02:57I still feel terrible about how things went down.
03:00I gotta handle things better.
03:03Eventually it'll all blow over, but right now my dad's really hurting, and so is Gio.
03:11Ava Jerome?
03:28I thought that was you.
03:31Hello, Carly.
03:32Uh, you have a minute?
03:34Sure.
03:34Cody, what can I do for you?
03:35Uh, actually, I think it's more like, uh, what can I do for you?
03:40How do you feel about love?
03:41So she was making little fists?
03:45That is incredible.
03:47She is, she's already such a fierce little girl, right?
03:50Yeah.
03:51Now you have three nieces.
03:53I do have three nieces.
03:55That's right.
03:55I have you, and I have Scout, and I have...
03:58Let me guess.
04:00You are here to see...
04:02Daisy!
04:02Oh, that's right.
04:03Daisy.
04:04Would you mind watching Wiley for a minute?
04:05I just have to stop in the powder room.
04:07I'd be happy to.
04:08Perfect.
04:09Okay.
04:10Oh, here is some sustenance for you.
04:14Your dad will be here in a little bit, okay?
04:16Okay.
04:17We're gonna go over here.
04:18You love those yogurt melts.
04:21You're a baby, too.
04:21Anyway, um, how was it meeting your new sister?
04:28Very fun.
04:29Oh, well, I can't wait to meet her myself.
04:31Uh, hey, Wiley, I gotta take care of something, but I'll be right over here where you can see me, okay?
04:37Yeah.
04:38Look, today has gotta go our way, okay?
04:49Willow and I need custody of Wiley and Amelia, because now that Michael's got the new baby, he doesn't want Wiley and Amelia anymore.
04:57I'm sorry, have we met?
05:04Briefly, at Miller and Davis, but you sold some artwork to my father, Jen Sidwell.
05:10Oh, oh, of course.
05:13So how's Windermere treating him?
05:15Great.
05:16It's actually lucky for me that I ran into you.
05:18Oh.
05:19Uh, my father's trying to get a van go through customs, but we were hoping you might have some connections that could help.
05:25Yeah.
05:26Oh, sure, I might call for him, no problem.
05:28Wow.
05:28That was easy.
05:30I didn't even have to name drop Lucas.
05:33And how do you know my nephew?
05:36We're dating.
05:39You're gonna have to walk me through the love thing.
05:41Okay.
05:42Picture this.
05:43Every Tuesday night or whatever works for the MetroCourt, we host a weekly singles night here by the pool with a $50 buy-in.
05:50I get the proceeds?
05:52Well, no.
05:53Um, I do.
05:55You're gonna have to work on that part of the pitch.
05:56Okay, just hear me out, okay?
05:58Uh, um, when couples hit it off, right, they're going to literally want to get a room.
06:06Hello, hotel revenue.
06:08The MetroCourt is a five-star establishment.
06:10We don't rent rooms by the hour.
06:14I...
06:14Did Olivia sign off on us?
06:16No, I, the queues are going through a lot right now.
06:19I didn't actually have a chance to run a buyer.
06:20But trust me, I mean, we get a couple influencers, and then maybe we get some sponsors eventually.
06:26Before you know it, the MetroCourt pool is the hottest hangout for wealthy singles.
06:30Come on, who can say no to love?
06:34You should go, because you have, um, a lot of goodbyes to make.
06:39None will be as hard as this one.
06:41It's right, though.
06:44You, uh, just remind me why again?
06:47Lucky, we were 15 when we fell in love.
06:53We're not the same people that we were back then.
06:55Life just, it changes us, and it shapes us, and it just shapes us differently.
07:03And that's all.
07:04That's, it's okay.
07:04Well, one thing that hasn't changed, I love you as much today as I did back then.
07:14And I always will.
07:16I know.
07:18I love you.
07:20But we both know you always struggled with poor Charles, and it fits you even less now.
07:28Hey.
07:31There's no shame in it, okay?
07:33We just ended up wanting different things.
07:38It's better that we admit it now than wind up unhappy, right?
07:45It's what's best for the both of us.
07:48Why does it hurt so much?
08:03Goodbye, Elizabeth.
08:08Bye, Lucky.
08:09I begged her not to say anything, and she just couldn't do it.
08:24You have every right to be mad at Lulu.
08:25I don't know who I'm more furious with, Lulu or my mom.
08:28Oh.
08:29Your mom texted me.
08:30No, I don't want to hear it.
08:31I really don't want to have anything to do with her right now, Chase.
08:33Can you just read what I wrote back?
08:37I said that you needed space, and I refused to be the go-between.
08:42Forgiving her was my choice, and that you would just support me.
08:47No pressure.
08:48Is that okay?
08:50It's perfect.
08:50Just like you.
08:54Okay.
08:56I know that there's a lot of uncertainty right now, but you can always count on me loving you.
09:02All right?
09:03It's never going to change.
09:07Michael can have his family with Daisy and Sasha.
09:10That's what he wants.
09:12That's the only reason he came back.
09:15Definitely make things easier for us.
09:17Maybe Jason was right about me going to Germany.
09:37I mean, not that it was successful, but maybe what we needed this whole time was to just talk face-to-face.
09:43No one else in our ear.
09:44Just us.
09:45Yes.
09:46Yes.
09:46If cooler heads prevail, Michael will see that shared custody is what's best.
09:51Wiley and Amelia need both parents in their lives.
09:54The judge might have even ruled that way if things hadn't gotten so ugly yesterday.
09:58I know.
09:58The way the proceedings were headed, I was starting to wonder if Michael was going to be granted visitation, let alone full custody.
10:09Hey.
10:10Hey.
10:11What was that little performance you did for Slyley's sake?
10:14Do you really think it's a good idea to use the kid?
10:16No.
10:17No.
10:18Okay?
10:18I...
10:19I hate myself for doing that.
10:21Believe me.
10:21You gotta know, I love Wiley.
10:24But I gotta derail, and he's softening between Willow and Michael.
10:29Joe.
10:31Would that be so terrible?
10:32Yes.
10:34It would, because if they agreed on shared custody, that that only benefits Michael, okay?
10:40Michael's losing the custody battle, and he knows it, so if Willow compromises it all, that's not good.
10:45But she's gotta stay the course, and hopefully, with Wiley's help, she will.
10:55Is everything okay?
10:57Hey, you know you can tell me.
10:58Wiley.
10:59Wiley, Wiley, what's wrong?
11:00Hey, Wiley.
11:02Wiley, what happened?
11:03I've been trying to get him to tell me.
11:06Just take a deep breath.
11:08Okay?
11:08Tell me what happened.
11:10You don't want me at Wiley anymore.
11:15I'm gonna give you guys a minute.
11:19I don't know why you heard that, but that is not true.
11:21I love you and your sister more than anything.
11:24I'm bigger than an ocean, remember?
11:27There's nothing I want more than to be with you guys.
11:29Really?
11:30Really.
11:32Hey, you know my phone calls with you while I was in Germany?
11:34That's what got me better.
11:35All I wanted was to come home to you.
11:38But what about the new baby?
11:41I'm gonna need you now more than ever, bud.
11:44You have been such a great big brother to Amelia.
11:46I need you to be that again for Daisy.
11:48And you have to teach Amelia how to be a big sister.
11:51Really?
11:52Yeah, she's never been an older sibling before.
11:54You get to teach her how it's done.
11:56Okay.
11:58I can do that.
11:59Yeah, you can.
12:02Now, Wiley, why did you even get an idea like that to begin with?
12:06I heard Uncle True say it.
12:12Uncle True.
12:14Lucas is quite a catch, isn't he?
12:17I'm a lucky guy.
12:19Well, you're no slouch yourself, right?
12:21An attorney.
12:22Your father is a very successful businessman.
12:25You might change your mind when you find out who my mother is.
12:28Uh-oh.
12:30Hit me.
12:30Natalia Ramirez.
12:34I appreciate your idea.
12:36I really do.
12:36But the pool already has themed events every night of the week.
12:40Every night?
12:41Every night.
12:42If something changes, I'll let you know.
12:44Until then, I can get you a day pass.
12:46I do love your hustle, Cody Bell.
12:48Just not enough.
12:56Geo.
12:57Hey, how you holding up?
12:59For a guy who found out that his whole life is a lie.
13:02I'm fine.
13:02You, uh, you aren't staying at the Q's anymore.
13:06Can you blame me?
13:08No.
13:09But, uh, I don't know if you need any money to stay afloat.
13:14Uh, I don't have much, but it's yours.
13:18I'm actually staying with Emma and her grandmother right now.
13:20So, uh...
13:21Well, look, I'm just saying, uh, I'm here.
13:25I appreciate that.
13:27Yeah, man.
13:27And now that I know the truth, who's responsible for it,
13:32I got everything I need.
13:35This is a fun surprise.
13:37Come in.
13:38Uh, well, it might not be as fun as you think.
13:41What does that mean?
13:44Uh, I came to say goodbye.
13:47What?
13:48Yeah, I'm, uh, I'm leaving Port Charles.
13:52Like, for the weekend?
13:55For good.
13:57I don't understand.
13:58The last time we talked to you said things were going great.
14:01Yeah.
14:02They were, and they are.
14:05But, um, it just can't last.
14:08And that's on me.
14:12Last night felt like old times, Mom.
14:16Michael and I, the kids together.
14:19Not in a romantic way, just nice.
14:23And that Michael, he shouldn't be kept away from our kids.
14:26Yeah, yeah.
14:27I mean, you've always said that he's a good dad.
14:30He is.
14:31And it's not like I ever hated Michael.
14:34That's what made the last six months so hard.
14:36I was just disappointed in the way he was acting.
14:39With him calling over to him and wanting to talk.
14:42That's, that's the old Michael I know.
14:44The one who let me take the kids to your house that first night
14:46because he knew it was the right thing to do.
14:48Yeah, after everything came up.
14:49If he could compromise then,
14:52if he could bring me into Wiley's life
14:55and make me his mother in the first place,
14:56then I can return the favor and compromise now.
15:00Yes, I am so relieved to hear you say that.
15:02I am.
15:03That is the way to be.
15:04You need to be open and honest.
15:06That's the way.
15:07If that's true, then
15:09why have you been keeping secrets from me?
15:15Hi, baby, Daisy.
15:17Oh, she's so precious.
15:19I was just telling Wiley
15:21how we're really going to need him around
15:22now that the baby's here.
15:23Yes, you're going to have to teach her
15:25all the tricks of the trade, right?
15:27Like how to play soccer?
15:28Exactly.
15:29That's exactly right.
15:30Hey, buddy, why don't you and Amelia
15:32take my phone,
15:34you guys can sit over here
15:35and, you know,
15:37find out which cartoons
15:39Daisy needs to know about
15:40when she's older, okay?
15:41I'm just going to talk to Aunt Christina
15:42for a minute, all right?
15:43Amelia, come sit over here, baby.
15:45Come on, cutie.
15:47Come sit here
15:48so your brother can sit next to you.
15:49Okay.
15:54What's going on?
15:55Drew said to Nulo.
15:57I thought maybe
15:58things can get better
15:59with Will and me and the kids,
16:00but that'll never happen
16:01as long as he's in the picture.
16:04Oh, and all is right
16:07in the world again.
16:08Welcome back, Nurse Baldwin.
16:12We missed you.
16:15What's wrong?
16:16How do you know something's wrong?
16:17Just do.
16:18Spill.
16:21Um, do you remember
16:23what we talked about
16:25the other day at my house?
16:26You and Lucky?
16:27And how I didn't think
16:28that he was made
16:30for the settled down type of life.
16:32He's leaving?
16:34I told him to go.
16:36What, why?
16:36Did, did, did something happen?
16:37Did Lucky decided
16:38he needed to be off adventuring?
16:40Just the opposite.
16:42You proposed.
16:46Staying in one place
16:47has never been your thing.
16:48No.
16:49And Elizabeth
16:50is the exact opposite.
16:52I mean, she,
16:53she finds comfort in stability.
16:56In the known.
16:56So then where will you go?
17:04Um, I don't know.
17:05I don't know exactly.
17:06I'm, I'm gonna spend the summer
17:08with Aiden first.
17:09We're gonna travel around
17:11just like I did
17:12with Dad and Mom.
17:14For the record,
17:15I hate this.
17:17I knew you would.
17:17But it sounds like
17:22you and Elizabeth
17:23are being very mature
17:24about everything.
17:26Well, she is.
17:28I'm trying my hardest
17:29to keep up.
17:32Are you sure
17:33you can do this?
17:35You can walk away?
17:36I love her too much
17:39not to.
17:41I want to apologize
17:42for my part
17:43in exposing your mother's
17:45your unlovely opinions.
17:49Lucas told me
17:50what happened.
17:51And I know all too well
17:53how deep
17:53my mother's intolerance runs.
17:56I just cannot imagine
17:57not accepting my child
17:59exactly for who they are.
18:01I appreciate that.
18:04Well,
18:05I should get going.
18:07I'll be in touch with you
18:09about that favor.
18:11It was nice to see you, Ava.
18:13Yeah, you too, Marco.
18:18Gio.
18:20Marco.
18:21Hi.
18:22Did you get my text?
18:25Sorry I didn't answer.
18:26I'm still kind of
18:27spinning from everything.
18:28No, I get it.
18:31And I'm sorry.
18:33Why?
18:35You didn't lie to me.
18:37I never lied to my own brother.
18:41What exactly
18:42are the secrets
18:43that I'm keeping?
18:45That Michael and Sasha
18:46slept together.
18:49I'm...
18:50I am so sorry.
18:52Yeah, I just found out
18:53about that the other day
18:54and I swear
18:55it was just...
18:55Mad.
18:56I'm grateful.
18:59And
18:59I know how close
19:01you and Sasha are.
19:02I can't imagine
19:03how difficult it was
19:04for you to
19:05use that information
19:06against her.
19:08Yeah, I didn't know
19:09really what to do.
19:11I just...
19:12But I knew that
19:12if it was going to
19:14make sure
19:16that you get your kids
19:17I was going to tell her.
19:22I love you so much
19:24my beautiful daughter.
19:26And I will do
19:27anything for you.
19:31I have had a lot
19:33of people in my life
19:34say those words
19:35and they never
19:36backed it up
19:37with action.
19:39You did.
19:41You actually
19:42put me first.
19:43Michael.
19:46Hi.
19:48Wiley thinks
19:48I don't want him
19:49to be on you anymore.
19:50What?
19:51Wait, why?
19:52Because of
19:53the new baby?
19:54But he was
19:55thrilled to see
19:56Daisy last night.
19:57Where would he get
19:57the idea that
19:58you don't want him?
19:58From Drew.
20:13Hey.
20:18Hey.
20:18You okay?
20:20Yeah, I thought
20:21I could do this
20:23but I think
20:23this is a bad idea.
20:24This is just
20:24my first time
20:25being back
20:26at the pool
20:26since...
20:28You know what?
20:30You look a little pale.
20:31Why don't you
20:31just sit down
20:32for a second?
20:35Yeah, yeah.
20:36That's really good.
20:36I don't know.
20:37I'll get you
20:38some wine.
20:39Okay.
20:43Why don't you
20:53let me take you
20:54to the elevators?
20:55No, I said
20:56I'm going to do this
20:57and I'm going to do this.
21:00Okay.
21:01Well, if you need me
21:02just let me know, okay?
21:04Okay.
21:10It's a van.
21:10Go.
21:12Yes.
21:13It's a very important piece.
21:14I told him
21:15that you would
21:15handle it personally.
21:18That's excellent.
21:20Yeah.
21:21Aw, thanks so much, Ed.
21:22I really appreciate it.
21:24Yeah.
21:25Yeah, you take care.
21:27Bye-bye.
21:30Excuse me.
21:31I believe that's my chaise.
21:35Gio will come around.
21:36I know he will.
21:37You weren't here, Chase.
21:39When Gio came back
21:40to the house
21:40I admitted to him
21:41that it was my choice
21:42to give him away.
21:43It shredded him.
21:44Well, again,
21:45it's all so fresh.
21:46You got to give everyone
21:47time to process.
21:48And then what?
21:50What do you mean?
21:51What happens
21:52after we all process?
21:53I have no idea
21:54how this is going to play out.
21:55I may not have known
21:56about my mother
21:57and my grandmother's lies,
21:59but it was my choice
22:00to give up Gio.
22:01And he knows that now.
22:03You did the best thing
22:04you could for Gio.
22:05I gave him away, Chase.
22:07And that's the part
22:08that hurt Gio the most.
22:09Not the lies
22:10or any of the rest of it.
22:13It's that I didn't want him.
22:15That's not how it was.
22:16But it is for Gio.
22:18I started some pain
22:19and I caused it.
22:22Sorry about the men.
22:24No problem.
22:24You know,
22:27finding out we're brothers
22:28has been...
22:30I mean,
22:30we've been living together
22:31since Halloween
22:32and had no idea.
22:34Always wanted a brother.
22:36Me too.
22:37I mean,
22:38I have Danny,
22:39obviously,
22:40but I'm really glad
22:40to have you too.
22:44You know,
22:44I'm still trying
22:45to wrap my head
22:46around all this.
22:48When I was growing up,
22:50I was lonely sometimes.
22:52They were envious
22:53of other people's
22:53big, crazy families.
22:55When my mom died,
22:57I just wish I had
22:58one person
22:59who could go through it with me.
23:01I wish you'd had that too.
23:03Yeah.
23:05Things are kind of weird right now,
23:06but finding out
23:07that you're my brother...
23:09Shoot.
23:11It's one of the best things
23:12coming out of all these lies, man.
23:17Look,
23:18I know it's tough
23:19with my dad
23:20and the whole
23:20King's Speech thing,
23:21but I'll tell him again
23:22what really happened.
23:24Maybe this time
23:25he'll really get it
23:26and then we can all
23:26finally move past
23:27that night.
23:30Oh, I am...
23:31I am really
23:32so sorry.
23:33Uh, here, uh...
23:34Okay.
23:35Now, let me get you
23:36another towel.
23:37Do you want me to lay it?
23:38You know what?
23:38I think I can handle it myself.
23:40And I feel so bad.
23:43Uh, let me at least
23:45get you a drink
23:45for commandeering
23:46your chaise.
23:49Well, I would never
23:50say no to an iced tea.
23:51Okay.
23:52Uh, well,
23:52I do feel so bad.
23:54I'll even spring for
23:54one of those paper umbrellas.
23:56Yeah.
23:57Sorry again.
23:58I found Wiley
24:08in tears this morning
24:10when I asked him
24:10what happened.
24:11He told me he heard
24:11his uncle Drew
24:12said that I don't want
24:13him as sister anymore.
24:14Okay.
24:14Now, this is the man
24:15that you're tearing
24:16apart our family for?
24:17Wiley must have
24:17misunderstood.
24:18No, Drew said it!
24:20Okay, and I'm betting
24:21he meant for Wiley
24:22to overhear it.
24:23Drew would never
24:24do something like that.
24:25So either Wiley
24:27misconstrued something
24:28you or someone
24:29in your family said,
24:30or you're making this
24:31all up to turn me
24:32against Drew?
24:33Drew is a good man
24:34who loves me
24:35and my children.
24:35He would never
24:36do something to hurt them.
24:38I want you to
24:39remember this moment.
24:42This is the moment
24:43you could have
24:44ended things
24:45and you refused.
24:48You chose Drew
24:49over our kids.
24:54Are you okay?
24:57No.
25:01Hey.
25:03Hey, what's going on?
25:06What's wrong?
25:08Michael claims
25:08Wiley heard you say
25:10that Michael doesn't
25:10want him and his
25:11sister anymore.
25:12apparently Wiley
25:13was very upset,
25:14but I know you
25:15would never do
25:16something like that.
25:17No.
25:19No, I would never
25:20do anything like that.
25:21Come here.
25:22I'm sorry.
25:23I'm so, so sorry.
25:25It just goes to show
25:26you that Michael,
25:28he's not well
25:29and that the kids,
25:31the kids belong with us.
25:36You said you wanted
25:36to talk to me
25:37before the hearing.
25:38Never mind.
25:39Stick to the original plan.
25:40Do whatever you have to.
25:41that kids are safe
25:42with Willow.
25:48You're, uh,
25:48you're leaving already?
25:49Yeah.
25:50Yeah, I have some
25:51loose ends to tie up.
25:53Okay, well, uh,
25:54thanks for chatting
25:55with me.
25:56My pleasure.
25:57And again,
25:58sorry about the chair.
26:00It's really not
26:01probably.
26:02I'll see you around.
26:03I hope so.
26:04Ava.
26:09Back to the scene
26:10of the crime, I see.
26:11Beautiful day,
26:12isn't it?
26:13It was.
26:14It's days like this
26:14that make you
26:16really appreciate
26:16your freedom.
26:18Wouldn't you agree?
26:20You enjoy it.
26:21wouldn't have worked,
26:34you know?
26:35It's just crazy
26:36considering how much
26:37we love each other,
26:38and we really do.
26:39I believe it.
26:40Maybe if I was that
26:42same girl who lucky
26:43met outside of Kelly's,
26:45the one who's just
26:46willing to throw
26:46caution to the wind
26:47and follow him
26:48everywhere.
26:50You're not that
26:50girl anymore.
26:52No.
26:54But I know her,
26:56and I'm grateful
26:57for her,
26:58and I'm grateful
26:59for that boy
27:00who met me outside
27:02of Kelly's
27:02all those years ago.
27:04And we will
27:05always love each other.
27:06We will.
27:06It's just not gonna,
27:08it's just not gonna
27:09work this time.
27:10You're doing
27:11the right thing.
27:13Thank you for
27:13saying that.
27:14Well, I mean it.
27:16Truly.
27:18Loving someone
27:18is wanting
27:20what's best for them,
27:21right?
27:22Yeah.
27:23And in luck,
27:24it's in my case.
27:26It's just not
27:27each other.
27:31Really gonna miss
27:32you, though.
27:34I was kinda counting
27:35on you to help me
27:36through this rough patch.
27:38Is that what
27:38we're calling it?
27:40You heard?
27:41Well, I,
27:42I saw the video
27:43of the nurse's ball.
27:45Gio saying that
27:46Dante and Brooklyn
27:48were his parents.
27:49Is that, uh,
27:50is that thanks to you?
27:53Not on purpose.
27:55I'll take that
27:56as a guess.
27:58I never meant
27:59to hurt Gio.
28:00I was just trying
28:02to find out the truth.
28:04I wanted to lash out
28:05when my own world
28:06fell apart.
28:07I wanted to punish
28:08everybody.
28:10I'm guessing
28:10that's how Gio feels.
28:12But it's not forever.
28:14Promise?
28:16Once the emotions
28:17fade,
28:18Gio will see
28:19your decision
28:20to give him up
28:21for what it was.
28:22The ultimate sacrifice.
28:24Even if Gio
28:25could find it
28:25somewhere in his heart
28:26to forgive me.
28:27He will.
28:28I don't know
28:29that I could ever
28:29forgive myself.
28:31What if Gio
28:32never allows me
28:33to be a mother to him
28:34all because of secrets
28:35and lies that I didn't
28:36even know anything about?
28:38Look,
28:39we need to learn
28:40from this.
28:42No keeping the big stuff
28:43from our child.
28:45I want our baby
28:46to know that
28:46they're adopted
28:47as soon as possible.
28:49Right when they can understand
28:50or even before.
28:52Honestly.
28:52No waiting.
28:54Completely agree.
28:56Chase,
28:56I promise
28:57I have learned
28:58from my mistakes.
29:00Unlike Lulu,
29:01who never will.
29:03I'm not trying
29:04to be rude.
29:06But I don't want
29:06to hear about
29:07your dad right now,
29:07okay?
29:08I'm not ready for that.
29:09So if you came here
29:10to try and push us
29:11closer together,
29:12please don't.
29:14Can I say
29:14just one thing?
29:17My dad had no idea
29:19about any of this either.
29:21He was just as
29:22in the dark
29:23as you were.
29:23It doesn't matter.
29:25Dante made it
29:25perfectly clear
29:26what he thinks of me.
29:27I don't care
29:28if he changes his mind
29:29just because
29:30we're related now.
29:32That's not what
29:33he was trying to...
29:33Rocco, don't.
29:34I get that you
29:35love your father,
29:36but he means
29:38nothing to me.
29:39Mr. Lansing,
29:40please call
29:41your next witness.
29:42Thank you,
29:42Your Honor.
29:43We call
29:44Willow Corinthos,
29:45please.
29:48Mrs. Corinthos,
29:56you have
29:57two children
29:58with
29:59Mr. Corinthos
30:01and you've been
30:02married for
30:03two years.
30:04Is that correct?
30:06Yes.
30:08Do you believe
30:09that
30:09Michael Corinthos
30:11is a good father?
30:13I used
30:18to believe
30:19that
30:19more than
30:21anything,
30:22but now
30:23absolutely
30:26not.
30:37Hello,
30:38Molly's
30:38sister.
30:41How'd you
30:41like to make
30:42some money?
30:43Sometimes
30:45the hardest
30:45decisions
30:46are the right
30:47ones.
30:48And it might
30:48not feel
30:48like this
30:48now,
30:49but there
30:49is power
30:50in acceptance.
30:51Actually,
30:52it does feel
30:52that way.
30:54I'm proud
30:54of me
30:55and lucky.
30:57Staying
30:57together
30:58would have
30:58ended
30:59in heartbreak.
31:01You're
31:01doing the
31:01responsible
31:02thing.
31:03So why
31:03does it
31:04hurt so
31:04much?
31:05No.
31:10You were
31:10just trying
31:11to do
31:11the right
31:11thing
31:12and one
31:14day
31:14Gio and
31:15Dante
31:15will be
31:16able to
31:16see that.
31:18I hope
31:18so.
31:21Well,
31:22um,
31:23I should
31:24take off?
31:25No.
31:26What?
31:27Once again,
31:28you are in
31:29charge of
31:30holding things
31:31down for the
31:31Spencer's.
31:32Do you think
31:32you can
31:32handle that?
31:34I'm up for
31:35the challenge.
31:36Okay.
31:37Okay.
31:37You sure
31:40I can't
31:41convince you
31:41to stay?
31:44You're
31:44the reason
31:44I came
31:45back,
31:45you know?
31:47And I'm
31:47so glad
31:48that I
31:49did.
31:50And
31:50there was
31:51one thing
31:51I could
31:52change.
31:52I just
31:54wish I
31:54was the
31:54match
31:55that saved
31:56you.
31:56So,
31:56you saved
32:01me more
32:01times
32:02than you
32:03realize.
32:04I'll
32:04back at
32:05you.
32:07So,
32:08um,
32:08if you
32:09ever need
32:10me...
32:11Send up
32:12the bat
32:12signal?
32:13Or a
32:14text.
32:15That'll
32:15work.
32:18I love
32:18you,
32:18Leslie Lou.
32:21I love
32:21you,
32:22too.
32:22I
32:31get
32:31that
32:32you're
32:32not
32:32ready
32:32to
32:32talk
32:32about
32:33my
32:33dad,
32:33and
32:34you
32:34don't
32:34want
32:34people
32:35treating
32:35you
32:35differently
32:35all of
32:36a sudden.
32:37But
32:38we've
32:38always
32:38gotten
32:38along,
32:39right?
32:41Hanging
32:41out
32:41more
32:42wouldn't
32:42really
32:42be a
32:42big
32:42change.
32:46No.
32:50Why
32:50don't
32:50we
32:50just
32:50back
32:51burning the
32:51whole
32:52brother
32:52things
32:52for
32:52now
32:52and
32:52just
32:52be
32:53friends.
32:53I like
32:55that.
32:57Cool.
32:58See you
32:59soon?
33:00Count
33:01on it.
33:12Brooklyn
33:13Quartermeade?
33:13Oh,
33:14Mr.
33:14Rios.
33:14Yes,
33:15thank you
33:15so much
33:15for coming.
33:17You
33:17sounded
33:18pretty
33:18urgent
33:18on the
33:19phone.
33:20Yes,
33:20I specifically
33:21reached out
33:22to you
33:22because you
33:22are new
33:23to Port
33:23Charles.
33:24I need
33:24a lawyer
33:24without
33:25any ties
33:25or conflicts
33:26of interest.
33:27Understood.
33:28So,
33:28do you have
33:29any connection
33:29to Lulu
33:30Spencer,
33:31or?
33:31None that
33:32I'm aware
33:32of.
33:33Great.
33:34Let's get
33:34started.
33:36It became
33:37more obvious
33:37after the
33:38fire when
33:39Michael chose
33:39to get
33:40treatment in
33:40Germany over
33:41Baltimore,
33:42which is
33:42obviously
33:43closer to
33:43home.
33:44And where
33:45you and the
33:45children could
33:46have visited.
33:46But even
33:48before that,
33:48Michael's
33:49work at
33:49Aurora and
33:50ELQ often
33:51caused him
33:51to miss
33:52things.
33:53Such as?
33:55School
33:56events,
33:57sports games,
33:59family dinners,
34:00weekend trips.
34:01It must have
34:02been very
34:02difficult for
34:03Wiley and
34:03Amelia.
34:04Very.
34:06And it
34:07conveyed the
34:08message to
34:08me, at
34:08least, that
34:09Michael liked
34:11the idea of
34:12being a
34:13father more
34:13than actually
34:14being one.
34:15so beyond
34:19his family's
34:19violent
34:20lifestyle,
34:20there was
34:21clearly
34:22abandonment
34:23issues.
34:25Yes.
34:27I tried
34:27everything I
34:28could to
34:28keep things
34:28civil for
34:29the kids.
34:29I even
34:30flew all
34:30the way
34:30to Germany
34:31to try to
34:31talk things
34:32out with
34:32Michael,
34:32only for
34:33him to
34:33refuse to
34:34see me.
34:34I tried.
34:36But Michael
34:37couldn't or
34:38wouldn't meet
34:39me halfway.
34:44No further
34:45questions.
34:48Counselor,
34:49you're up.
34:51Thank you,
34:51Your Honor.
34:54Good afternoon,
34:55Mrs.
34:55Carintha.
34:56Good afternoon.
34:58You have
34:58testified under
34:59oath that
35:00your children
35:01are your
35:01number one
35:02priority.
35:04Yes.
35:05So,
35:06tell me,
35:08tell the
35:08court,
35:09honestly,
35:10which is
35:12more important,
35:13being with
35:14them or
35:15being with
35:15Drew Cain.
35:25Thank you,
35:25I'll see you next time.