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00:11The day begins in the dimly lit back room at the mansion of the Quartermains.
00:16Ned Quartermain stands across from his mother, Tracy Quartermain, his voice low and urgent.
00:21Ned, Mom, you're digging yourself deeper.
00:24You have to let this go.
00:27Tracy, with a sigh, let what go, Ned?
00:30War is the only language people in this town respect.
00:34Ned, this war with Ronnie is costing you more than you know.
00:38Tracy leans back, her jaw set.
00:41So let her have the mansion?
00:44Let her walk all over the legacy of this family?
00:47Not on my watch.
00:49Ned shakes his head.
00:51That's exactly it, this legacy is becoming a battlefield.
00:55You're in a one-sided fight and you're getting wounded.
00:59Tracy stares at him, silence hanging heavy.
01:03Outside the window, the storm clouds gather, symbolic, if Ned were the literary type, but Tracy just rubs her temples and exits the room.
01:11Ned watches her leave, worry etched on his face.
01:14Meanwhile, at the police station, Anna Devane is kneeling over a stack of reports, scanning them with laser focus.
01:21She looks up as her partner sweeps into the room, file in hand.
01:26Partner, Anna, we got something.
01:29The witness has come forward.
01:31Anna, finally.
01:33She picks up the file and flips through.
01:36How good is the match?
01:39Partner, positive.
01:41We've got answers.
01:43Anna closes her eyes, exhales.
01:46I've waited too long for this.
01:49Let's go see the witness now.
01:51She stands, gathering the files, a resolve in her step.
01:55The hallway lights fall in shadows across her face as she exits, determined, unflinching.
02:00At the Carinthos' mansion, Jason Morgan arrives unannounced, the front door swinging open before his knock is answered.
02:08Inside, Carly Carinthos appears, startled.
02:12Jason, we need to talk.
02:14Carly, guarded, this better be good, Jason.
02:18Jason, takes a step closer, I know about the visit to Steinmauer.
02:23Carly, eyes widening, what are you talking about?
02:26Jason, don't play with me.
02:29The incognito prison visit.
02:32With Valentin.
02:34Carly, Jason, you have no idea what I'm doing.
02:38Jason's expression hardens.
02:40Try me.
02:42Because I'm not going to stand by while you make moves that could destroy anyone you say you care about.
02:47Carly's shoulders slump just slightly.
02:50I'm protecting what I must.
02:53Jason, at what cost?
02:55She looks away.
02:56You wouldn't understand.
03:00Jason, maybe I do.
03:02Maybe I've just had enough.
03:04He pivots and walks toward the door.
03:07Just know, if you think you can run your plan without me finding out, you're wrong.
03:12Carly watches him leave, the door closing with a thud that echoes down the hallway.
03:16Her face is a mixture of defiance and fear.
03:19In a quiet corner of the hospital's cafeteria, Nina Reeves sips her coffee, watching those around her.
03:26Her phone buzzes.
03:28She picks it up.
03:29The message, it's time.
03:31She stares at it, then sets the cup down with resolve.
03:36Just then, she glances across the room and sees someone, unseen to the audience, pass by.
03:42Nina quietly stands, leaves the coffee behind, and walks out.
03:46In her mind, the wheels are turning fast.
03:50She heads toward her car, her expression unreadable.
03:54Later, someone in Port Charles will ask, what's Nina up to now?
03:57And the answer will be, something dirty.
04:01At the Metro Court, in one of the meeting rooms, Curtis Ashford sits across from a disgruntled Isaiah.
04:07The tension is palpable.
04:10Isaiah, you think you just walk in and claim what you want?
04:14Curtis, quietly, no, I know I have to fight for it.
04:18Isaiah, and you're reeling, Curtis.
04:21You're out of your depth.
04:23Curtis leans forward.
04:25Maybe I am.
04:26But I've got something you don't.
04:30Isaiah, smirks, connections?
04:33Leverage?
04:34Please.
04:36Curtis, determination.
04:38And people I care about.
04:41Isaiah, that's your weakness.
04:43He stands, jabs a finger on the table.
04:47You'll regret this.
04:49Curtis doesn't flinch.
04:51He meets Isaiah's stare.
04:53Maybe.
04:54But at least I'll know I didn't back down.
04:58Isaiah leaves.
05:00Curtis exhales after he's gone, his body slack for a moment, the weight of what's ahead pressing in.
05:06Later in the day, at the Ava Loeb Jessen loft, Portia Roberts knocks gently, clutching her purse.
05:13Ava Benson opens the door, looking surprised.
05:15Portia, Ava, thanks for seeing me.
05:19Ava, you sounded urgent.
05:22She gestures inside.
05:24They sit.
05:26Portia looks at her hands.
05:28I found out something.
05:30I'm not sure how to process it.
05:33Ava leans in.
05:35Start with telling me.
05:37Portia, quietly I'm pregnant.
05:40Ava's eyes widen.
05:42Oh!
05:44Portia!
05:45Portia, I didn't know when it happened.
05:48And I don't know who the father is.
05:51Ava places a comforting hand on Portia's.
05:54We'll figure this out together.
05:57Portia glances up, tears threatening.
06:00I feel like I'm already failing.
06:03Ava shakes her head.
06:05You're not.
06:06You're brave for telling someone.
06:09That's everything.
06:11The two sit in silence for a moment, the weight of revelation heavy in the air.
06:16Back at the Quartermain mansion, Tracy walks into her study and pours herself a drink, her
06:20face tired but defiant.
06:23She glances at the family portrait of Alan Quartermain and then down at the glass in her
06:27hand.
06:28She lifts it in a quiet toast to no one.
06:31The memory of her brother and the legacy weigh on her.
06:35Suddenly her phone rings.
06:37It's Ned.
06:39Ned, voiceover mom, you have to stop this.
06:43Tracy, scoff, stop.
06:45My son, this is who I am.
06:48Ned, it doesn't have to be who you are.
06:51You can choose different.
06:53Tracy, when have I ever been about choosing easy?
06:57Ned, exactly.
06:59And that's my concern.
07:01Tracy sets the drink down.
07:04You worry too much, Ned.
07:06I know what I'm doing.
07:09He sighs.
07:10I hope you do.
07:12Because I'm not sure I'll stick around when it all comes crashing down.
07:16Tracy doesn't respond.
07:18She simply stares at the drink, then leaves it on the desk and walks away.
07:22At the docks, Anna emerges from the shadows, the file in hand.
07:28The witness is waiting.
07:30She glances at the dark water.
07:33Anna, thank you for coming forward.
07:36Witness, I couldn't stay quiet anymore.
07:39Anna hands over the manila folder.
07:42What you gave us is enough.
07:43This could be the breakthrough we've been waiting for.
07:47Witness, be careful.
07:50People will know you helped me.
07:52Anna, I will.
07:54She closes the folder, turns to leave.
07:58At the edge of the dock, she stops and looks out at the night sea, knowing the storm is only beginning.
08:03Meanwhile, at an upscale cafe near Port Charles, Jason sits alone, coffee cooling before him.
08:10Carly steps in, hesitates, then sits.
08:13He doesn't look up.
08:15Carly, you okay?
08:18Jason, no.
08:20Carly, I didn't come here to argue.
08:23Jason, you came to see how far you could push me.
08:26Carly, Jason, please.
08:29We've been through worse.
08:31Jason, that's the point.
08:34I don't want to go through worse again.
08:36Not with you, not because of you.
08:39Carly, I never wanted you to feel that way.
08:43Jason, then show it.
08:45Carly takes a breath.
08:47I'm trying.
08:49Jason, try harder.
08:51Or get out of the way.
08:54Carly lowers her eyes.
08:56Jason stands.
08:58I'll talk to you when you figure out what you really want.
09:01He walks off, leaving Carly staring at the empty chair across from her.
09:06As night falls, Nina sits alone in the dim corner of her living room, phone in hand.
09:11She types a message, it's set.
09:14Then she looks up at a framed photo of her and Willow.
09:18Her expression is cold.
09:20She deletes the message and replaces it with another, now.
09:24She sends it.
09:25She sits back, the quiet ticking of the clock echoing in the room.
09:30In the final scene of the evening, Curtis returns home, shoulders heavy.
09:35He opens the door and finds the house quiet.
09:38A framed photo of him and Portia smiles from the side table.
09:43He picks it up, stares at it, then sets it face down.
09:46He moves to the window and looks out across Port Charles.
09:50He whispers, to no one but himself, I can't lose you.
09:55Then he clenches his fist and walks away from the window.
09:58And that's where the episode leaves us, with secrets uncovered, allegiances tested,
10:02and the storm clouds gathering over Port Charles, more ominous than ever.
10:07The relentless Los Angeles sun beat down upon the city, but within the cool, sterile confines of ABC General Hospital,
10:14a different kind of heat was brewing, a simmering pot of emotional turmoil, life-altering decisions,
10:18and the ever-present shadow of past transgressions.
10:22The date, Tuesday, October 28, 2025, would prove to be a pivotal one for the lives entangled within these walls,
10:28a day where confessions would hang in the air like a physical presence
10:31and the future would be irrevocably shaped by the choices made in these fleeting hours.
10:36In the quiet, dimly lit confines of the hospital chapel,
10:39the air was thick with the scent of old wood and fading flowers.
10:43Elizabeth Weber sat on a simple wooden pew, her hands clasped so tightly together her knuckles were white.
10:49She wasn't praying, not in the traditional sense.
10:53She was pleading with the universe, with her own conscience,
10:55with the ghost of a memory that refused to be laid to rest.
10:59The weight of the secret she carried was a physical ache in her chest,
11:02a constant, gnawing presence that had stolen her sleep and her peace.
11:06She heard the soft creak of the door behind her but didn't turn.
11:10She knew who it was.
11:13Only one person would think to look for her here.
11:16Liesel Obrecht settled onto the pew beside her,
11:19the rustle of her skirt a familiar sound.
11:21She didn't speak immediately, her own formidable presence a silent anchor in the storm of Elizabeth's anxiety.
11:27He's getting stronger every day, Liesel, Elizabeth finally whispered, her voice raw.
11:34The physical therapy is working.
11:36The cognitive tests are improving.
11:39Every time he looks at me, with those clear, focused eyes,
11:43I feel like I'm standing on the edge of a cliff.
11:46And the ground is crumbling beneath your feet, Obrecht finished,
11:49her tone not unkind, but pragmatic.
11:52This secret, Elizabeth, it is a poison.
11:55You have carried it for too long.
11:58It is corroding you from the inside out.
12:01I know, Elizabeth choked out, a single tear tracing a path down her cheek.
12:06But how do I tell him?
12:08How do I look the man I love in the eye and say,
12:11when you were at your most vulnerable, when your mind was shattered,
12:13I made a choice that could have destroyed you?
12:16I was so sure it was the right thing.
12:19To protect him, to protect Jake, to protect all of us from the chaos.
12:24But now, now it just feels like a monumental betrayal.
12:28Obrecht shifted, turning her body to face Elizabeth more fully.
12:32Listen to me.
12:34What you did, you did out of love.
12:37A misguided love, perhaps, but love nonetheless.
12:40You believed you were shielding him from a truth that would have broken him completely.
12:45But he is no longer that broken man.
12:49He is Jason Morgan.
12:51And Jason Morgan, for all his complexities, deserves the truth.
12:56The longer you wait, the greater the betrayal becomes.
12:59The foundation of your relationship is built on this omission.
13:03You must be the one to tear it down and rebuild it with honesty,
13:06or it will collapse on its own and bury you both.
13:10Elizabeth looked at her, her eyes wide with fear.
13:13What if he can't forgive me?
13:16What if this is the thing that finally shatters us for good?
13:19Then that is a consequence you must be prepared to face, Obrecht said,
13:23her voice softening a fraction.
13:25But you are a strong woman, Elizabeth.
13:29Stronger than you know.
13:31And he is a man who understands difficult choices better than most.
13:34The truth will be a fire.
13:38It will burn, it will be painful, but it will also cleanse.
13:42You cannot build a future on the ashes of a lie you are too afraid to reveal.
13:47The words settled deep within Elizabeth, a terrifying yet necessary verdict.
13:52She knew Obrecht was right.
13:54The time for hiding was over.
13:57The reckoning was here.
13:59Across the hospital, in the bustling nurse's station,
14:02the atmosphere was equally tense, though for entirely different reasons.
14:06Hamilton Finn stood with his arms crossed,
14:09his posture rigid as he faced his brother, Gregory Chase.
14:12The familial resemblance was strong,
14:15but the chasm between them at this moment seemed vast.
14:18Gregory, be reasonable, Finn said, his voice low but strained.
14:23You can't just ignore Dr. Collins' recommendations.
14:26The tests are clear.
14:29Pushing yourself now could set your recovery back weeks, maybe permanently.
14:34Gregory's jaw was set in a stubborn line,
14:36a familiar sight to anyone who knew the chaste men.
14:39Reasonable?
14:41What's reasonable is me getting back to my life, Finn.
14:45To my job, to my home.
14:47I'm not an invalid to be coddled and wrapped in cotton wool.
14:51I feel fine.
14:52That's the insidious part of this.
14:56Finn insisted, running a hand through his already disheveled hair.
15:00You feel fine until you don't.
15:03And when you don't, it could mean a catastrophic neurological event.
15:08Dr. Collins isn't suggesting this to inconvenience you.
15:12She's the head of neurology, for God's sake.
15:15She knows what she's talking about.
15:17I appreciate your concern, son, I truly do, Gregory said,
15:21his tone shifting to one of patronizing patients that he knew graded on Finn.
15:26But I am also a doctor.
15:28I understand my own body.
15:31This, this enforced convalescence is doing more harm than good.
15:35My muscles are atrophying from disuse.
15:38My mind is turning to mush watching daytime television.
15:41I need to be active.
15:44I need to be useful.
15:47This isn't about being useful, it's about being alive.
15:51Finn's composure finally cracked.
15:54Do you have any idea what it would do to me?
15:57To chase?
15:58To violate?
16:00To lose you because you were too proud to follow a simple medical directive?
16:04This isn't a negotiation, dad.
16:07This is your life.
16:08The use of dad instead of Gregory seemed to land,
16:12hitting a vulnerable spot beneath the older man's stubborn exterior.
16:16Gregory's eyes flickered, but the set of his shoulders didn't relax.
16:21Don't pull the grandchild card, Hamilton.
16:24It's beneath you.
16:26It's the only card I have.
16:29Finn exploded, then immediately lowered his voice as a nurse shot them a curious look.
16:33It's the only thing that seems to matter to you more than your own damned pride.
16:37Think of Violet.
16:40She needs her grandfather.
16:43She needs you whole and healthy, not you proving a point and ending up back in a hospital bed, or worse.
16:48The two men stood in a tense silence, a battle of wills playing out in the sterile, fluorescent-lit corridor.
16:55It was a clash not just of medical opinions, but of generations, of a father's need for autonomy and a son's desperate, fearful love.
17:02Meanwhile, in the sophisticated, art-filled penthouse that overlooked the city, a different kind of confrontation was unfolding, one steeped in corporate intrigue and personal history.
17:13Tracy Quartermain had arrived unannounced, her entrance as dramatic and imperious as ever.
17:17She found Ned Quartermain, currently living as Eddie Main, strumming a worn-out acoustic guitar on his luxurious sofa, a half-written song lyric scrawled on a notepad beside him.
17:28Really, Elton?
17:30Still on the bohemian artist kick?
17:33Tracy quipped, not bothering with a greeting as she set her expensive handbag down on a glass coffee table with a definitive thud.
17:40Ned didn't look up, finishing a chord with a flourish.
17:43Aunt Tracy.
17:46To what do I owe this unexpected assault on my creative process?
17:50If you're here for a duet, I should warn you, my harmony partner position is currently filled.
17:56Spare me the performance, Ned, Tracy said, her eyes sharp and assessing.
18:01This little, identity crisis of yours has been a charming distraction, but it's time to pack it in.
18:07The company needs you.
18:09The family needs you.
18:10We are on the precipice of the Aurora Media merger, and we need a Quartermain at the helm who actually remembers he's a Quartermain, not some washed-up wannabe rock star.
18:20Ned finally set the guitar aside, a lazy, infuriating smile playing on his lips.
18:25See, that's where you're wrong, Tracy.
18:29Eddie Main isn't a wannabe.
18:31He's a has-been, and there's a world of difference.
18:34It's a much more honest living.
18:37And as I recall, the company has been doing just fine without me.
18:42You and Michael have everything well in hand.
18:45Fine?
18:46Tracy scoffed.
18:48We're managing, which is not the same as thriving.
18:52This merger is the most significant thing to happen to Quartermain Holdings in a decade.
18:56It requires finesse, strategy, and a deep understanding of our corporate legacy, something Eddie Main conspicuously lacks.
19:04This charade was amusing for a while, but the stakes are too high now.
19:09Your little holiday from reality is over.
19:12Ned stood up, stretching with an exaggerated casualness that he knew would irritate her.
19:17Or maybe this is my reality now.
19:20Did you ever think of that?
19:23That maybe I'm tired of the boardrooms, the backstabbing, the constant pressure to be Ned Quartermain, scion of the dynasty?
19:30This.
19:31He gestured around the penthouse, this music, it's the only thing that's felt real in a long time.
19:37Real?
19:39Tracy's voice dripped with sarcasm.
19:41Living off your trust fund in a $20 million penthouse while crooning about heartbreak and hard times?
19:48That's not real, Ned, that's a midlife crisis with a soundtrack.
19:52Your family has given you everything.
19:55It's time you started acting like you're worthy of it.
19:59The barb hit its mark.
20:01Ned's easygoing facade slipped for a second, revealing the sharp, calculating man beneath.
20:06Be careful, Aunt Tracy.
20:09You're talking about the only family I've got.
20:12And the last I checked, this family specializes in crises of all ages.
20:17Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a chord progression that's not going to resolve itself.
20:22He picked up his guitar again, a clear dismissal.
20:26Tracy stared at him, her expression a mixture of fury and grudging respect for his sheer obstinacy.
20:32She had thrown her gauntlet, but he had refused to pick it up.
20:35The battle for Ned Quartermain's soul was far from over.
20:40Back within the maze-like corridors of the hospital, another drama was reaching its boiling point.
20:46Carly Spencer, a woman whose life was a testament to weathering storms, found herself facing a potential hurricane in the form of John Jagger Cates.
20:54She had cornered him near the elevators, her green eyes blazing with a protective fire.
20:58I know what you're doing, Jagger, she said, her voice low and dangerous, devoid of its usual charming warmth.
21:06I see you, circling around Jason, asking your friendly questions, digging into a past that you have no business excavating.
21:13Jagger, ever the cool professional, met her gaze evenly, though a flicker of annoyance crossed his features.
21:18It's my job to excavate, Carly.
21:23Especially when there are unresolved questions surrounding a major incident.
21:27Jason Morgan was shot, left for dead, and his return has raised a number of inconsistencies.
21:33My business is the truth.
21:36Your business is stirring up trouble, Carly shot back, stepping closer.
21:41Jason has been through hell.
21:42He's fighting to get his life back, to reconnect with his son, to find some semblance of peace.
21:48And you, with your badge and your suspicious mind, are threatening to tear it all down.
21:54What exactly are you hoping to find?
21:56That he was secretly a international spy?
22:00That he faked his own amnesia?
22:03What?
22:04I'm hoping to find the facts, Jagger replied calmly, though his posture was rigid.
22:08And the fact is, there are gaps in the story of what happened to him.
22:13Gaps that certain people, including you, seem very invested in keeping quiet.
22:18That makes a law enforcement officer's ears perk up, Carly.
22:22You of all people should know that.
22:25The implication hung in the air between them.
22:28Carly's history with the law, with secrets and manipulations, was long and complicated.
22:34Jagger was subtly reminding her that she was not a neutral party.
22:38This isn't about me, she said, though the slight tremor in her voice betrayed her.
22:43This is about you trying to make a name for yourself by taking down a man who can't even defend himself properly right now.
22:50You're preying on his vulnerability, and I won't stand for it.
22:54Back off, Jagger.
22:56For your own good.
22:58It was a threat, plain and simple.
23:01Carly Spencer protecting her own was a formidable force, and Jagger knew it.
23:05He gave a slow, measured nod.
23:09No did.
23:11But just so we're clear, Carly, my allegiance is to the law, not to the personal dramas of Port Charles' elite.
23:17If there's something to find, I will find it.
23:21And no amount of intimidation from you is going to change that.
23:24The elevator dinged, its doors sliding open.
23:28They stood staring at each other, a standoff between past and present, between personal loyalty and professional duty, with the fragile state of Jason Morgan hanging in the balance.
23:37In the relative quiet of a physical therapy room, another kind of effort was underway.
23:43Jason Morgan, his face a mask of intense concentration, gripped the parallel bars, his muscles trembling with the strain of holding himself upright.
23:52His physical therapist, a relentlessly cheerful woman named Lena, stood nearby, offering encouragement.
23:58That's it, Jason.
24:01Engage the core.
24:03You're doing great.
24:04Just a few more steps.
24:07Sweat dripped from his brow as he forced one foot in front of the other, the simple act of walking a Herculean task.
24:14Each movement was a battle against a body that had been broken, against neural pathways that were still rebuilding themselves.
24:21But the fire in his blue eyes was undimmed.
24:24This was a fight he was determined to win.
24:26The door opened, and Sam McCall slipped inside, leaning against the wall to watch.
24:32Her presence was a quiet comfort, a constant and a chaotic whirlwind of his recovery.
24:37She didn't speak, just offered a small, supportive smile.
24:42After a few more grueling steps, Jason finally stopped, his breath coming in ragged gasps.
24:47Lena congratulated him and stepped out to give them a moment.
24:50Sam moved forward, handing him a bottle of water.
24:55You're pushing yourself too hard, she said softly, her voice laced with concern.
25:00Jason took the water, his hand brushing against hers.
25:04I have to, Sam.
25:06I've lost enough time.
25:09I need to be me again.
25:11Whatever that means now.
25:13You're still you, Jason, Sam assured him, her eyes searching his.
25:18The core of you, the man who fights, who protects the people he loves, that never went away.
25:23The rest is just details.
25:26We'll figure them out together.
25:29He looked at her, a profound gratitude in his gaze.
25:33Sam had been his anchor, his touchstone to a reality that often felt slippery and uncertain.
25:37She had loved him through various incarnations of himself, the Enforcer, the Amnesiac, the
25:43Lost Soul, and her steadfast faith was the bedrock upon which he was rebuilding.
25:48But that's just it, he said, his voice low.
25:51The details matter.
25:54The gaps in my memory, they're not just blank spaces.
25:57They feel like voids, Sam.
26:00And sometimes, when I look at certain people, when I'm in certain places, I get flashes.
26:06Feelings.
26:07A sense of dread, or a jolt of fear, or a wave of, guilt.
26:12But I can't pin them down.
26:14I can't attach them to a memory.
26:17It's like trying to catch smoke.
26:20Sam's heart ached for him.
26:22She knew some of what lurked in those voids, the secrets others were keeping to protect him.
26:27She had her own complicated feelings about it, caught between her loyalty to Jason and
26:31her friendships with those guarding the truth.
26:34Maybe you shouldn't try to catch it, she suggested carefully.
26:38Maybe you should just focus on the now.
26:41On getting stronger.
26:42The past, it has a way of revealing itself when you're ready to handle it.
26:47Jason's expression was skeptical.
26:49Or it has a way of ambushing you when you're at your most vulnerable.
26:55He looked toward the door, as if he could sense the gathering tensions just beyond it,
26:59Carly's confrontation with Jagger, Elizabeth's torment in the chapel.
27:02I feel like there's a storm coming, Sam.
27:06And I'm not sure I have the strength to stand in the middle of it.
27:10You won't be standing in it alone, Sam promised, taking his hand.
27:15You never have been.
27:17Their moment of quiet solidarity was a small island of peace in the turbulent sea of the day.
27:21But the tides of conflict were rising, and soon, no one would be able to stay on the shore.
27:28The most explosive confrontation of the day was igniting in the hallway outside of Sunny
27:32Carinthos's room.
27:34Nina Reeves, having mustered every ounce of her courage, had come to face the man whose wrath
27:38she feared most.
27:39She found him not in his room, but standing by the window in the corridor, looking out
27:44at the city with a dark, brooding intensity.
27:47Sunny, she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
27:51He turned slowly, and the look in his eyes was not one of simple anger.
27:56It was a cold, deep-seated fury, the kind that had been simmering for months, fed by betrayal
28:01and the shattering of his family.
28:03Nina, he said, her name a statement of fact, devoid of any warmth.
28:08I...
28:09I need to talk to you, she began, wringing her hands slightly.
28:13Talk?
28:15Sunny let out a short, humorless laugh.
28:18You want to talk?
28:20After everything?
28:22After the lies, the manipulation, the phone call to the SEC that you let my wife take the
28:27fall for?
28:28You destroyed my marriage, you turned my children against their mother, and you think we need
28:32to talk?
28:34Each word was a lash, and Nina flinched under their sting.
28:37I know what I did was wrong, Sunny.
28:40I know that.
28:42I was.
28:44I was in a dark place.
28:46I was hurt, and I was jealous, and I made a terrible, terrible mistake.
28:51A mistake?
28:53Sunny took a step forward, and though he wasn't a large man, his presence seemed to fill the
28:57entire hallway.
28:58Calling the SEC and setting in motion the destruction of my family wasn't a mistake, Nina.
29:04That was a calculated act of vengeance.
29:08You didn't stumble and accidentally dial the number.
29:11You planned it.
29:13You executed it.
29:15You sat back and watched as Carly's life, my life, our family's life, blew up in our
29:20faces.
29:21And you said nothing.
29:24Tears welled in Nina's eyes.
29:26I wanted to tell you.
29:28So many times.
29:31But I was scared.
29:33I was scared of losing you.
29:35You never had me.
29:37Sunny's voice rose, echoing in the corridor.
29:39A passing orderly quickly averted his eyes and hurried away.
29:45That's the part you never understood.
29:47What we had was a moment, a distraction.
29:51It wasn't real.
29:53It was built on the same lies you're still telling yourself.
29:56You didn't lose me, Nina, because you never had me to begin with.
30:01But you cost me the woman I have loved for decades.
30:04You cost my wife her freedom and her reputation.
30:07You cost my family its stability.
30:10I love you, Sunny, Nina cried, the words sounding desperate and hollow even to her own ears.
30:16No, he said, his voice dropping to a deadly calm.
30:20You don't love me.
30:23You love the idea of saving me.
30:25You love the drama.
30:28You love winning against Carly.
30:30But that's not love.
30:32Love is loyalty.
30:35Love is honesty.
30:36Love is what I had with Carly, and you systematically tore it apart.
30:41So don't you dare stand there and tell me you love me.
30:45Your love is poison.
30:47The finality in his tone was absolute.
30:50Nina felt as if he had physically struck her.
30:53All her hopes, her delusions, her carefully constructed justifications,
30:58crumbled to dust under the weight of his contempt.
31:00There's nothing left for you here, Nina, Sunny continued, turning his back to her to look out
31:05the window once more, dismissing her completely.
31:09No forgiveness.
31:11No future.
31:13Nothing.
31:14We are done.
31:16Now get out of my sight.
31:17Defeated, broken, and utterly alone, Nina could do nothing but turn and walk away,
31:23the sound of her own sobs echoing in her ears as Sunny's words seared themselves into her soul.
31:28It was the end of a painful chapter, a brutal but necessary severance.
31:33As the day wore on, the threads of these separate conflicts began to draw tighter,
31:37pulling the central characters toward an inevitable convergence.
31:40For Elizabeth, the time for deliberation was over.
31:45Obrecht's words had been the final push.
31:48She found Jason in the hospital garden, sitting on a bench in the late afternoon sun,
31:52the dappled light catching the silver in his hair.
31:55He looked peaceful, contemplative, and her heart broke at the thought of shattering that piece.
32:00Jason, she said, her voice trembling.
32:04He looked up and offered her a small smile.
32:07Liz.
32:08Come sit.
32:10She sat beside him, her hands folded in her lap to stop them from shaking.
32:15She took a deep, shuddering breath, the air-smelling of damp earth and blooming flowers,
32:19the cruel contrast to the confession she was about to make.
32:23Jason, there's something I have to tell you, she began, her eyes fixed on a distant tree,
32:28unable to meet his gaze.
32:30Something I should have told you a long time ago.
32:33When you first came back, when your memory was so fragmented.
32:37I made a choice.
32:38A terrible, selfish choice.
32:42Jason's expression grew serious, his full attention on her.
32:46What choice, Liz?
32:48She forced herself to look at him then, to see the trust and confusion in his blue eyes.
32:53It was about Jake, she whispered, her voice cracking on their son's name.
32:58When you were missing, presumed dead, and then when you came back not knowing who you were.
33:02I saw how much it was hurting him.
33:06The uncertainty, the loss, the hope, the confusion.
33:10He'd already lost a father figure he loved in Franco, and then to have you return as a stranger, it was tearing him apart.
33:17She paused, gathering the shattered pieces of her courage.
33:20I was so afraid.
33:22Afraid that if you remembered everything too quickly, the violence, the danger, the life you led, that it would be too much for you to handle and you'd leave again.
33:31Or that it would pull you back into that world and put Jake in danger all over again.
33:36So, I, I asked Dr. Montague to adjust your treatment, to, to slow down the recovery of your more traumatic memories, to essentially keep you in a state of limbo, where you were present but not fully, you.
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