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00:09video a thumbs up. The polished mahogany of the witness stand felt cold beneath Willow's palms,
00:15a stark contrast to the feverish heat she felt radiating from her own skin.
00:19The cavernous courtroom, which had been a swirling vortex of murmured legalese,
00:23the sharp scent of old paper and anxiety, and the oppressive weight of countless stares,
00:27seemed to shrink until the only two people in existence were herself and the Honorable Judge
00:31Henry Morrow. He was a man carved from granite and legal precedent, his face a roadmap of a lifetime
00:37spent weighing the heaviest matters of human failing and fortune. His voice, a steady, resonant baritone
00:43that had dictated fates for decades, had just asked her a simple, foundational question,
00:48Ms. Tate, can you please state for the record, in your own words, the core reason you believe
00:52Michael Corinthos is an unfit guardian for your son, Wiley? It was the question the entire case
00:58hinged upon, the one she and her lawyer had rehearsed answers to a hundred times.
01:03They had scripts about stability, about the shadow of the Corinthos' criminal empire,
01:07about the constant threat of violence. They had affidavits and expert witnesses lined up to speak
01:13to environment and moral character. But as she opened her mouth to deliver the first rehearsed line,
01:18the words turned to ash on her tongue. She looked over at Michael, his face a mask of wounded pride
01:24and defiant love, and then at Carly, his mother, whose expression was one of pure, unadulterated fury.
01:31She saw Nina Reeves, her own mother, sitting stiffly, a monument to repressed emotion and secrets of her
01:36own. And in that suspended moment, Willow understood with terrifying clarity that every scripted word,
01:42every carefully constructed argument about business dealings and alleged threats, was a lie of omission.
01:47The real, festering truth, the one that had been poisoning her from the inside out,
01:52was the only thing that could possibly matter. A profound silence descended upon the room,
01:58so complete that the rustle of the court reporter shifting in her seat sounded like a thunderclap.
02:03Willow's knuckles were white where she gripped the edge of the stand.
02:07She drew a shallow, shaky breath, the microphone picking up the faint, rattling sound.
02:11Your Honor, she began, her voice a fragile thread, barely audible.
02:17She cleared her throat, forcing strength into it.
02:21For weeks, we've been talking about environments.
02:25About safety.
02:26About criminal records and business practices.
02:30We've discussed, legacies.
02:32Her eyes flickered to Carly again.
02:35But all of that, it's just noise.
02:37It's the surface of a much deeper, much darker ocean.
02:42The real reason, the only reason that truly matters, isn't about anything Michael has done.
02:48It's about who he is.
02:50And more importantly, it's about who I am.
02:53She could feel her lawyer's frantic, silent signals from the defense table,
02:57a desperate telepathy begging her to stop, to stick to the plan.
03:01She ignored them.
03:03She fixed her gaze on Judge Morrow, who was watching her with a newfound intensity,
03:08his head tilted slightly, his pen hovering motionless above his legal pad.
03:12He was a student of human nature, and he recognized the prelude to a paradigm shift.
03:17I have stood by, Willow continued, her voice gaining a sliver of steel,
03:21and I have listened to people talk about the Corinthos family as if it's a monolith of corruption.
03:25I've listened to the whispers about Sonny Corinthos, about his empire.
03:31And I have remained silent on the one fact that renders all of it a grotesque, cosmic joke.
03:37She paused, gathering the shattered pieces of her courage.
03:41The truth, your honor, the secret that has been kept hidden, protected, and weaponized for months
03:46is that Michael Corinthos is not just my son's adoptive father.
03:50He is his uncle.
03:51The word, uncle, did not land with a dramatic crash.
03:56Instead, it seeped into the room like a gas, invisible, toxic, and slowly suffocating.
04:02There was a beat of profound confusion.
04:05Eyebrows furrowed.
04:07Shoulders shrugged.
04:09An uncle adopting his nephew was unusual, perhaps,
04:13but not exactly the earth-shattering revelation the buildup had promised.
04:16Michael's expression was one of pure bafflement, mixed with a dawning anger at what he perceived
04:21as a desperate, nonsensical accusation.
04:25Judge Morrow's stern facade cracked for the first time, revealing simple puzzlement.
04:30Miss Tate, while the familial dynamic is complex, I fail to see how that specific relationship,
04:36in and of itself.
04:37Willow didn't let him finish.
04:40The dam had broken, and the truth was a torrent she could no longer control.
04:44No, your honor, you don't understand.
04:48He is not Wiley's uncle through adoption or through marriage.
04:52He is his blood uncle.
04:54She took another ragged breath, the air burning in her lungs.
04:58Because the man everyone knows as Wiley's biological father,
05:02the man whose name is on the original birth certificate, is not his biological father at all.
05:07The gas in the room ignited.
05:10A collective, sharp intake of breath echoed from the gallery.
05:14Carly Corinthos made a small, choked sound, her hand flying to her mouth.
05:19Michael was now staring, his brow deeply furrowed, his mind visibly racing,
05:23trying to catch up, to connect dots that were leading to a cliff edge.
05:27Willow's voice, though trembling, was now clear and piercing.
05:31The man listed as the father was a lie, a story concocted to protect everyone.
05:36The real biological father of my son, Wiley, is Sonny Corinthos.
05:41For a moment, there was only the stunned, weightless silence of absolute vacuum.
05:47Then, the courtroom erupted.
05:48It was not a loud eruption, but a visceral one, a wave of gasps, muttered exclamations,
05:54and the frantic scraping of chairs as people leaned forward, not wanting to miss a single syllable.
06:00Carly looked as if she'd been physically struck, all the color draining from her face,
06:03her eyes wide with a hurricane of betrayal, fury, and horror.
06:08Michael's face went through a rapid, terrifying transformation, confusion,
06:11then dawning comprehension, then a look of such profound, soul-shattering betrayal that it was painful to witness.
06:18He shook his head slowly, back and forth, a silent, desperate denial.
06:23But Willow was not done.
06:25She had to finish it.
06:28She had to scorch the earth completely.
06:31She raised her voice, cutting through the growing murmur.
06:34And I am not finished, your honor.
06:37That is only half of the truth.
06:40The other half, the other half concerns me.
06:43She locked eyes with the judge, who was now leaning forward, his elbows on the bench,
06:47his hands steepled under his chin, his entire being focused on her.
06:52The dispassionate arbiter of the law was gone,
06:54replaced by a man witnessing a human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.
06:59For my entire life, Willow said, her voice dropping again,
07:02thick with a pain so old and deep it had become part of her DNA,
07:05I believed I was the daughter of, a man who is irrelevant to these proceedings.
07:09I was a foundling, a secret, a girl with no past.
07:14It was only recently that I discovered the identity of my biological mother.
07:18She turned her head slowly, her gaze sweeping across the horrified, frozen face of Nina Reeves.
07:24My mother is Nina Reeves.
07:27The gallery, which had been buzzing, fell silent again.
07:31This was a new layer, a new shock.
07:34Nina, the editor of The Invader, a woman defined by her own quests for truth and family,
07:39sat rigid, a single tear tracing a path down her cheek.
07:43The pieces were beginning to fall into place for everyone in the room,
07:46creating a picture of such twisted, intimate connections that it was dizzying.
07:50Willow turned back to the judge, her final, devastating blow ready to be delivered.
07:55Her voice was a raw whisper, yet it carried to every corner of the dead silent room.
08:01So, you see, your honor, when you look at this case,
08:04you see a dispute between Michael Corinthos and myself over a child.
08:08But that is not what this is.
08:11This is a dispute between a brother and a sister.
08:14Michael Corinthos is not just my son's adoptive father.
08:17He is my son's adoptive father, and his biological uncle.
08:22And I am not just his biological mother.
08:25I am his biological mother, and his biological aunt.
08:30Wiley, the little boy at the center of all this, is the son of two siblings.
08:35The world stopped.
08:37The air itself seemed to solidify, becoming thick and hard to breathe.
08:41The scandal of Sonny being the father was one thing,
08:44a tawdry, explosive secret of infidelity and betrayal.
08:48But this, this was something else entirely.
08:51This was a fundamental transgression,
08:53a biological and moral cataclysm that redefined every single relationship in the room.
08:59Judge Morrow's face was a study in utter, unvarnished disbelief.
09:03The granite had crumbled.
09:05His jaw had gone slack, his eyes wide behind his glasses.
09:09He slowly removed them, setting them down on the bench with a hand that was not quite steady.
09:14He stared at Willow, then his gaze swept over the carnage in the courtroom,
09:18to Michael, who looked physically ill, his face buried in his hands,
09:21to Carly, who was sobbing openly now, great, heaving sobs of rage and grief,
09:26to Nina, who appeared small and broken, all her usual defiance extinguished.
09:30I?
09:31I need a moment to process this, the judge stammered, his voice uncharacteristically thin.
09:38He looked down at his notes, but his eyes weren't focusing.
09:41The court, the court will take a brief recess.
09:44He reached for his gavel, fumbled it, and it clattered onto the bench before he could properly lift it.
09:51He simply stood up, his robes swirling around him, and almost fled from the bench,
09:55disappearing through the door to his chambers without a backward glance,
09:59leaving a courtroom in a state of pure, unadulterated chaos.
10:03In the void left by his departure, the silence shattered.
10:06The gallery exploded into a cacophony of shouted questions,
10:09frantic conversations, and exclamations of shock.
10:13Reporters scrambled for the doors, phones already pressed to their ears.
10:18But at the center of the storm, at the plaintiff and defense tables,
10:21there was only a terrible, frozen silence.
10:25Willow remained seated in the witness stand, all the strength gone from her body.
10:30She had done it.
10:32She had told the truth, the whole, ugly, devastating truth.
10:36The secret that had been a cancer in her life,
10:38the lie that had been the foundation of her relationship with Michael, was out.
10:43She had gambled everything, her future, her relationship, her very sanity, on this moment.
10:49She had believed that the sheer, shocking power of the truth would be enough to sway the judge,
10:53to make him see that placing a child in a home built upon such a profound, unnatural deception was unthinkable.
10:59She looked across the room at Michael.
11:02He had lifted his head from his hands, and he was staring at her.
11:05But it wasn't the look of a defeated opponent.
11:09It was the look of a man who had just seen his entire world, his past, his present, his future, obliterated.
11:16The love that had been there, the shared struggles, the quiet moments with their son,
11:20all of it was gone, burned away by the nuclear blast of her revelation.
11:25In its place was a raw, gut-wrenching horror.
11:27He wasn't seeing the woman he loved, he was seeing the vessel of his own unimaginable circumstance,
11:33his sister, the mother of his nephew's son.
11:36The complexity of it was written on his face in lines of agony.
11:40His lawyer was beside him, a hand on his shoulder, speaking urgently into his ear,
11:45but Michael wasn't listening.
11:47He was trapped in a recursive loop of the truth.
11:51Sonny is Wiley's father.
11:52Willow is Nina's daughter.
11:56Nina and Sonny are not related.
11:58But Willow and I, we share a brother.
12:01We share a brother, and we have a son together.
12:05The logic was a Mobius strip of familial connection,
12:08leading nowhere but back to the same sickening point of origin.
12:11At the other table, Carly had turned her fury on Nina.
12:14The two women, long-time adversaries, were now bound by this most horrific of secrets.
12:21The hissed words between them were lost in the general din,
12:24but the body language was clear, accusations, denials,
12:27a lifetime of animosity now supercharged with a fresh, mortal wound.
12:31Carly had spent her life building a fortress around her family,
12:34protecting them from external threats,
12:36and now the most devastating blow had come from within,
12:39from a branch of the family tree she had never fully acknowledged.
12:42The fifteen-minute recess felt like an eternity.
12:46When Judge Morrow returned to the bench, he looked aged.
12:50The brief respite had not granted him clarity, only a deeper sense of gravity.
12:55The easy answers were gone.
12:57The legal precedents for corporate custody disputes were useless here.
13:02He was in uncharted territory.
13:05He did not call for order immediately.
13:08He simply sat, allowing the bailiff to quiet the room,
13:10his gaze moving slowly from Willow to Michael,
13:13then to the empty space between them where their shared life had once been.
13:17I have sat on this bench for twenty-seven years, he began, his voice low and heavy.
13:22I have presided over murders, over kidnappings,
13:25over the most bitter and acrimonious divorces this state has to offer.
13:30I have heard tales of greed, of vengeance, of pure, unadulterated evil.
13:34But I have never, in all my years, been presented with a set of facts so,
13:39biologically and morally convoluted.
13:42He paused, choosing his words with the care of a man defusing a balm.
13:46The revelation that has just been presented to this court, it changes everything.
13:51And it changes nothing.
13:53He let that paradox hang in the air for a moment.
13:56It changes everything because the foundational understanding of the relationships between
14:01all the parties involved has been fundamentally and irrevocably altered.
14:05The court can no longer view this as a simple matter of parental fitness between two unrelated
14:10individuals.
14:11The biological reality introduces a dimension that the law is poorly equipped to handle.
14:17He turned his gaze to Willow.
14:20Miss Tate, you have unburdened yourself of a truth of immense magnitude.
14:23You have done so in a public forum, at great personal cost.
14:29The court recognizes the, cathartic necessity you may have felt.
14:33However, he said, his tone shifting, it changes nothing about the legal standards I am bound
14:38to apply.
14:39The well-being of the child, Wiley Corinthos, remains the sole, paramount concern of this
14:44court.
14:45The biological relationship between you and Mr. Corinthos, while shocking, does not, in
14:50and of itself, automatically render him an unfit parent.
14:54Nor does it automatically grant you superior rights.
14:58Willow felt a cold dread begin to seep into the spaces where her adrenaline had been.
15:03This was not the immediate, decisive victory she had, in her most desperate moments, imagined.
15:08Similarly, Mr. Corinthos, the judge continued, turning to Michael, the fact of your biological
15:15relation to the child as his uncle, while disturbing in its context, does not negate the bond you
15:19have formed as his adoptive father.
15:22The court cannot and will not simply erase the last two years of a child's life because
15:26of a recently revealed blood truth.
15:29He sighed, a sound of profound weariness.
15:31What this revelation does do is plunge these proceedings into an abyss of complexity for
15:36which there is no clear map.
15:38We are now dealing with questions that touch upon the very definition of family, the weight
15:42of biological ties versus nurturing bonds, and the potential long-term psychological impact
15:47on a child who may one day learn the full, unvarnished truth of his parentage.
15:52He looked between them one more time, his expression one of almost paternal sorrow.
15:57The custody hearing is hereby adjourned.
15:59I am ordering an immediate, expedited psychological evaluation of all parties involved, Ms. Tate,
16:05Mr. Corinthos, and the child, Wiley, by a panel of court-appointed experts in genetics,
16:10ethics, and child psychology.
16:13This is no longer a simple custody case.
16:17It is a profound ethical dilemma wrapped in a legal proceeding.
16:21We will reconvene in one week's time, after the court has received the preliminary findings.
16:25Until then, the current temporary custody arrangement will remain in place.
16:31The finality of his gavel strike this time was definitive.
16:35The hearing was over, but the real storm was just beginning.
16:39As the courtroom once again descended into a frenzy of activity, Willow remained seated,
16:43watching as Michael was led away by his lawyer, his shoulders slumped, a broken man.
16:48She had told her shocking secret, she had left the judge in disbelief, and she had achieved
16:53nothing but a temporary stalemate and the utter destruction of the man she loved.
16:57The truth had not set her free, it had built a prison for everyone involved, with their
17:01son in the center, his future more uncertain than ever.
17:05The battle for Wiley was no longer about who was the better parent.
17:09It was about untangling a knot of blood and love that was tied in a way nature never intended,
17:13and the fallout would forever scar the canvas of Port Charles.
17:17Willow sat in the dimly lit courtroom, her heart pounding so hard that she could feel
17:21it echoing in her chest.
17:23The silence was thick, suffocating even, as she waited for her turn to speak.
17:29Michael sat beside her, his jaw clenched, hands gripping the edge of the table as if he
17:33could hold everything together through sheer will.
17:36Across the room, Nina sat nervously, her eyes darting between Willow and the judge.
17:40She had no idea what was coming, but the tension in the air told her that whatever Willow was
17:45about to say would change everything.
17:48The judge adjusted his glasses, looking at Willow with calm authority.
17:52Mrs. Corinthos, you asked to make a statement before I deliver my ruling.
17:57You may proceed.
17:59Willow slowly stood, her knees trembling slightly, but she lifted her chin with quiet determination.
18:04Yes, your honor, she began, her voice steady though her hands trembled as she gripped a
18:10folded piece of paper.
18:12There's something I need to tell the court before you make any decision.
18:16It's something that's been weighing on me for months, and I can't keep it to myself anymore.
18:21Michael frowned, whispering urgently,
18:23Willow, what are you doing?
18:25But Willow didn't respond.
18:27Her gaze was locked on the judge, and tears began to well in her eyes.
18:31This case has been about who's the best influence for my children,
18:35who should be part of their lives, she continued.
18:38It's been about trust, honesty, and redemption.
18:42But I haven't been completely honest myself.
18:46The judge leaned forward slightly.
18:48Go on, he said gently, sensing the gravity of her words.
18:53Nina swallowed hard, whispering to her lawyer,
18:55What is she talking about?
18:57Her attorney looked equally confused.
18:59Willow took a deep breath, her voice trembling now.
19:04Before I was diagnosed with leukemia, I made some choices out of fear.
19:09I thought I was protecting my family.
19:12But the truth is,
19:13I hid something that could have changed everything back then.
19:17Something about Nina.
19:20Michael's eyes widened.
19:22Willow, stop, he hissed under his breath.
19:25Don't do this here.
19:27But she shook her head.
19:29I have to, she whispered.
19:32Turning toward Nina, Willow's face softened,
19:34a mix of pain and regret washing over her expression.
19:38Nina!
19:39I know we've hurt each other in ways that are hard to forgive.
19:43I've kept you from seeing Wiley,
19:45I've judged you, and I've doubted that you could ever change.
19:48But I also hid something that might have made a difference in how things played out.
19:52The courtroom went silent.
19:55Even the bailiff seemed frozen.
19:58Nina's lips parted, her voice barely audible.
20:01What did you hide, Willow?
20:04Willow wiped her tears with the back of her hand and looked at the judge.
20:08Your Honor, before my bone marrow transplant,
20:11before we all learned that Nina was my biological mother,
20:13I discovered something else.
20:16Something about the accident that led to my mother's death,
20:19and I kept it secret because I thought it would destroy too many lives.
20:22The judge frowned.
20:24Are you saying you withheld evidence related to a crime?
20:28Michael exhaled sharply.
20:31No, Your Honor, she's just, Michael, please, Willow interrupted softly.
20:36Let me speak.
20:38Her voice wavered but carried the weight of truth.
20:41Months before my illness got worse,
20:43I went through Harmony's old journals and recordings.
20:47In one of them, she confessed that she wasn't the only one responsible
20:50for keeping me from my real mother.
20:51There was someone else involved.
20:55Someone who paid her to stay silent and fake records.
20:59The judge's eyes widened slightly,
21:01and whispers rippled through the courtroom.
21:03Nina's face drained of color.
21:06Who, she demanded.
21:08Who paid Harmony?
21:10Willow's lips trembled as she looked at her.
21:13It was someone connected to the Corinthos family.
21:17Michael stood abruptly.
21:18That's enough, he said sharply, his voice echoing through the courtroom.
21:23This isn't the time or place for this.
21:27The judge raised a hand.
21:29Mr. Corinthos, sit down.
21:32Your wife has the floor.
21:34Michael's jaw tightened, but he reluctantly sat,
21:37his expression torn between anger and fear.
21:40Willow took a deep breath.
21:42Harmony was paid by Carly Corinthos, she finally said,
21:45her voice breaking.
21:47She paid her to keep Nina from finding out that she was my biological mother.
21:52The room erupted into chaos.
21:55Nina gasped audibly, her hand flying to her mouth.
21:59What?
21:59She cried out, her voice trembling with disbelief.
22:03Carly, what?
22:05Michael looked like the air had been sucked out of his lungs.
22:08Willow, no, he whispered, his face pale.
22:12The judge banged his gavel several times.
22:15Order!
22:16Order in the court, he shouted, but it took a moment before the noise subsided.
22:22Nina's lawyer stood.
22:24Your honor, this revelation changes the entire dynamic of this case.
22:28This is a deliberate act of concealment.
22:31The judge turned to Willow.
22:33Mrs. Corinthos, are you certain of what you're saying?
22:37Do you have evidence?
22:40Willow nodded through her tears.
22:42Yes, your honor.
22:44I have a recording Harmony made before she died.
22:48It's her confession.
22:50She says Carly found out about the truth months before my illness got worse,
22:54and instead of telling me, she begged Harmony to stay silent so I wouldn't bond with Nina.
22:59Carly said it would destroy our family if the truth came out.
23:02Michael buried his face in his hands, murmuring, oh my god.
23:07Nina's hands shook as tears streamed down her face.
23:10She knew, she whispered, her voice cracking.
23:14All this time, she knew?
23:16Willow nodded.
23:18She did.
23:20And I know why she did it.
23:22She thought she was protecting me.
23:24But by keeping the truth hidden, she hurt everyone, especially you, Nina.
23:30And I've been carrying that knowledge for months.
23:33I couldn't say anything because I was scared.
23:36Scared of breaking this family apart.
23:39But I can't stay silent anymore.
23:42The judge looked stunned, the weight of Willow's words sinking in.
23:45He removed his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
23:50Mrs. Carinthos, he said slowly, this revelation could have serious legal implications.
23:55Are you willing to submit this recording as evidence to the court?
24:00Willow nodded again.
24:02Yes, your honor.
24:04I brought it with me.
24:06She reached into her purse and handed a small USB drive to her attorney,
24:10who hesitated before passing it to the court clerk.
24:12As the clerk approached the bench, Michael stood, his voice desperate.
24:18Your honor, please, my wife isn't in her right state of mind.
24:22She's been through trauma, illness, grief.
24:25This isn't the time to drag this up.
24:28The judge looked at him sternly.
24:31Mr. Carinthos, your wife seems fully aware of what she's doing.
24:35I'll listen to the recording before making any ruling.
24:39Nina's lawyer nodded eagerly.
24:40Thank you, your honor.
24:43This goes directly to the issue of moral character and honesty,
24:47the foundation of what's being debated in this custody hearing.
24:51Michael sat back down, glaring at the table, his hands trembling.
24:55Why, Willow, he muttered.
24:58Why would you do this here?
25:00Willow turned to him, tears spilling freely now.
25:03Because I can't keep living with lies, Michael.
25:07Not after everything we've lost.
25:10Not after what honesty cost us.
25:12The judge motioned for the recording to be played.
25:16The courtroom fell silent once again as the soft crackle of an old tape filled the air.
25:21Harmony's voice, weak but clear, spoke through the speakers.
25:24If anyone finds this, I'm sorry.
25:29I lied to protect myself, but I wasn't the only one.
25:33Carly Carinthos came to me after she found out the truth about Willow.
25:38She begged me not to say anything, said it would ruin everything if Nina knew.
25:42I took the money, I kept quiet.
25:45I told myself it was for Willow's safety, but really, it was for survival.
25:50I know what I did was wrong.
25:53I hope someday Willow forgives me, and maybe even Carly will, too.
25:58When the recording ended, the silence that followed was deafening.
26:02Nina sat frozen, staring at the floor as her tears fell silently.
26:06The judge exhaled heavily.
26:09This is astonishing, he said finally.
26:12Mrs. Carinthos, do you realize the gravity of what you've revealed?
26:17Willow nodded weakly.
26:19Yes, your honor.
26:21I know this could change everything.
26:24But I can't stand in front of my children one day and tell them I built their lives on lies.
26:29I had to tell the truth, no matter how much it hurts.
26:33Nina's voice broke as she stood.
26:35Willow!
26:37I don't even know what to say.
26:39After all the hate, all the distance between us, you still chose to tell the truth.
26:45Willow looked at her with wet eyes.
26:47You deserve the truth, Nina.
26:50No matter what's happened between us, you're still my mother.
26:54And Wiley's grandmother.
26:55I can't take that away from you.
26:58The judge cleared his throat, visibly moved.
27:02Given this new information, I'll need to delay my ruling.
27:06The court must review this evidence thoroughly.
27:09But Mrs. Carinthos, he paused, looking directly at Willow.
27:13Your honesty today may have just altered the course of not only this case, but your family's future.
27:20As the gavel struck, signaling a recess, Michael turned to Willow, his voice low but sharp.
27:25You've destroyed everything Carly worked for, he hissed.
27:29Willow met his gaze, her expression a mix of pain and defiance.
27:34No, Michael.
27:35I told the truth.
27:38That's what destroys lies, not families.
27:41Across the room, Nina sobbed quietly, her lawyer's hand resting on her shoulder as she tried to process what she'd heard.
27:48Carly, who had been watching silently from the back of the courtroom, finally stood, her face pale and stricken.
27:55Willow, she said softly, her voice trembling, you don't understand, but Willow cut her off gently.
28:01I do, Carly.
28:03I understand perfectly.
28:05You did what you thought was right.
28:08But keeping secrets has done enough damage.
28:11It's time for all of us to stop pretending we're protecting each other when really, we're just hiding from the truth.
28:18Carly's eyes glistened as she whispered, I was trying to save you.
28:22Willow's lips quivered, but she shook her head.
28:25I know.
28:26But sometimes saving someone means trusting them enough to face the truth.
28:31The judge exited the courtroom, leaving everyone in stunned silence.
28:36Nina stood, her eyes meeting Willow's once more.
28:39You may have just given us a chance, Willow, she said softly.
28:44Not just for the court, but for us.
28:47Willow nodded, a small, weary smile forming through her tears.
28:51That's all I ever wanted, a chance for peace.
28:53Michael turned away, unable to look at either of them.
28:58As the crowd began to disperse, the emotional wreckage of the moment lingered heavy in the air.
29:03The shocking truth had been spoken, and there was no going back.
29:07The judge, the attorneys, and every person in that courtroom had witnessed something raw and real,
29:12the kind of honesty that tears lives apart before it has the chance to heal them.
29:16And as Willow stepped outside into the cool Port Charles air,
29:20she felt something she hadn't in a long time, freedom, painful and uncertain, but real.
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