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Rote Rosen
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00:00What is the holdout?
00:07I completed the application, including a cosigner with impeccable credit, and I submitted it hours ago.
00:14Well, if I don't get approval, I'm happy to go elsewhere. You're not the only dealership in town.
00:22Is that a work call?
00:24Or are you once again using the hospital's time to clean up the mess that is your life?
00:30Don't mind all the boxes.
00:33That's Tracy.
00:35Who else?
00:37Wow.
00:39She, uh, she said she was downsizing, huh?
00:43Yeah, she probably does consider my entire house a smaller storage unit than she's used to.
00:48Oh, yeah, she probably does.
00:51So, uh, what's going on with Rocco?
00:54Did you know that Rocco had dinner with Nathan, Liesel, and Britt when I was taking Charlotte to see Valentin in Switzerland?
01:06Uh, nope.
01:08No, I did not.
01:10I was working late.
01:10He was supposed to be at the quarter mains with my mother.
01:14Then we have a problem.
01:17Rocco lied to us about the dinner.
01:20And I want to know why he's hiding it from us.
01:24Ganon.
01:25I'm looking for my wife now.
01:28Where is she?
01:28I'm not Dr. Robinson's keeper.
01:33But if I see her, I'll pass along the message that you're looking for.
01:39Can I ask what it's about?
01:41It's about our family.
01:43Hello.
01:46Good to see you.
01:47Nice to see you.
01:50So, don't keep me in suspense.
01:53You were so cryptic on the phone.
01:56There's been a, um, development.
02:00Still cryptic.
02:02One that will profoundly affect Trina.
02:05Is she okay?
02:06For now.
02:08But I'm trusting you with this because I know how much you love Trina.
02:12I would do anything for her.
02:13What's going on?
02:16Take it.
02:18Please.
02:21Jacinda.
02:22Nothing is more important to me in my life than my daughter's freedom.
02:26And as you will see, I'm willing to pay generously for it.
02:35That's a lot of zeros.
02:36Yes.
02:37And a woman in your position could probably benefit from all those zeros.
02:45What do we have here, Nina?
02:49You paying Jacinda to drug someone else?
02:52No, Drew.
02:53I'm paying her to save my daughter's life.
02:59I'm sorry.
03:00I don't think I heard you.
03:02Could you say that again?
03:04I'm selling the house.
03:07Oh.
03:09Over my dead body.
03:10You caught me.
03:38That was indeed a personal phone call.
03:41Well, points for your honesty.
03:45I felt comfortable making that call because I am way ahead on my assigned tasks.
03:50Really?
03:51Yes.
03:52Every patient has been routed to a room and all insurance forms have been filed.
03:58Not gonna lie.
03:59It's impressive.
04:01I'm impressive.
04:02And you get points for saying it.
04:06Come on, you can't be that surprised.
04:08I was former co-chief of staff, Elizabeth.
04:11I can oversee administrative tasks in my sleep if you want some tips.
04:17Maybe some other time.
04:18Right now, you need to call the maintenance team to confirm their schedules.
04:23Looks like you missed that one.
04:30Well, we can't ever get lying to us.
04:32That's unacceptable.
04:34So let's get him down here.
04:35We'll set some boundaries.
04:37And first of all, first of all, he's got to know that he can't go behind our backs.
04:41Ever.
04:42How about we take a breath here?
04:43You want to be a good cop or a bad cop?
04:46How about no cop?
04:47What are you talking about?
04:48I thought you'd be on board with this.
04:49I thought you'd want to be all the cops.
04:51We've got to nip this in the bud.
04:52We can't have our kid run around town lying to our faces.
04:55I agree.
04:56But, Dante, this...
04:57What?
04:57We have to be really, really careful here.
05:03I don't need you playing messenger for me with my wife.
05:06Did you see Dr. Robinson tell her husband's looking for her?
05:11Hey.
05:12Good luck tracking down your wife.
05:23Curtis?
05:25Hey.
05:26Hey.
05:27It's been such a long time since I've seen you.
05:30It's been too long.
05:31Is everything okay?
05:33Oh, yeah.
05:33Everything's fine.
05:34I just wanted to pick up a prescription for Ace.
05:37You know, I had forgotten what a little Petri dish a toddler can be.
05:42Because it is always something.
05:45Yeah.
05:46Yeah.
05:47It always is.
05:49We should really schedule a lunch and try to catch up.
05:54You know, if you don't mind.
05:56If you have a minute now, I could share he's a friend.
06:00Trina is very precious to me.
06:03Whatever I can do to help her, I will do.
06:05And I'm going to need your discretion.
06:08You have it.
06:11Curtis and I are getting a divorce.
06:13Oh, my God.
06:14Forkka, you scared the hell out of me.
06:17I thought something happened to Trina.
06:19I mean, her emotional well-being.
06:21It is in the balance.
06:22Yeah, well, of course.
06:23But you know what I mean.
06:25Marriage breaking up, I can handle.
06:26Well, you don't have to seem so thrilled about it.
06:28I'm, no, I'm, I'm not.
06:30I'm just relieved that Trina's okay.
06:32Look, I'm, I am sorry about the divorce.
06:35Sure.
06:37I'm sure this is very difficult for all of you.
06:40The divorce is actually the least of my worries.
06:44What does that mean?
06:48There's more.
06:49I'm pregnant.
06:53Well, that does complicate things, doesn't it?
06:56It certainly does.
06:58Especially when you're not sure who the father is.
07:03Excuse me.
07:07I'm going to need another drink.
07:11I'll leave you two to talk shop or whatever is about to happen here.
07:16You're not dipping into extortion now, are you?
07:18Because that's, um, serious jail time.
07:24Hey, don't terrorize her.
07:26We need her.
07:27Oh, we do, do we?
07:29What am I doing here, Nina?
07:31And it better not be for you to ask me to plead your case to Willow.
07:34Well, I wouldn't dream of that because Willow hates me.
07:37She thinks that I betrayed her for recanting our alibi, but I did it for her.
07:42Your daughter is in a prison cell while you're negotiating with an escort,
07:45so call me crazy, but it sure looks like you did it for you.
07:49You're not dumb, Drew.
07:50Is that a compliment?
07:52You must realize that my alibi was not going to hold up in court.
07:57The police have already disproved my alibi.
08:00They have video evidence that I was in my building from the time that you were shot.
08:06I do realize that if you'd stuck with your alibi,
08:10they might have had a case that you and Willow conspired together to shoot.
08:13And we both know that that is not true.
08:15If I continued to lie, I would give the police what they needed
08:20to railroad Willow into premeditated attempted murder.
08:25Yeah, your daughter might not see it like that.
08:27Well, she doesn't see it like that, and she may never see it like that,
08:29but I will ask for her forgiveness when she is free.
08:35And Jacinda's the key to that.
08:36Michael's alibi is the key to that.
08:40That's right.
08:42But Jacinda's not Michael's alibi anymore.
08:47Okay, Tracy, Ronnie, let's all keep this cool.
08:51I'm sure there's a perfectly logical explanation.
08:54Even better, a great solution, Ronnie.
08:56I'm sure that you don't mean to sell the house off from under us, right?
09:03Monica left me this house, okay?
09:07So it's mine to do with as I see fit.
09:10And you consider this fit?
09:14It's just more house than I can handle, you know?
09:17And I'm not used to living with so many people,
09:21and there are so many people.
09:23That's the point.
09:24It's a family home.
09:26There are several generations of quarter maidens
09:28living under this roof, and even a few strays.
09:32Hey!
09:32That's enough.
09:34Look, Ronnie.
09:36It's not a question of whether you can or can't sell the property.
09:41You own this estate.
09:44So it's your decision.
09:45But we all hope that you won't sell.
09:49Because this isn't just a house.
09:51As you know, we have cherished family members, including your sister,
09:56interred in the crypt on the property.
09:58So many people call this place home.
10:02I know that it can be very chaotic, but it's also a refuge.
10:07Maybe you haven't been here long enough to really feel that, but you could.
10:14I mean, this could be your family.
10:18This could be your home.
10:19Wait.
10:19I have a better idea.
10:21You should sell the house to Michael.
10:25I haven't confirmed the maintenance schedule yet,
10:30because it's set through tomorrow afternoon.
10:32I will get to it.
10:34When?
10:36But I want to be a reminder.
10:38I have enough staff to oversee,
10:39and making sure you do your job is not a good use of my time.
10:43You might have more time if you stopped wasting so much of it on backseat driving me.
10:48Just focus on doing your job.
10:50Please.
10:54I am in a good mood, and you are not going to ruin that.
10:58Because I had an amazing steam earlier.
11:02I put Carly definitively in her place.
11:06I am getting a gorgeous new car, courtesy of Jason.
11:10I had a wonderful dinner the other night with a child I brought into the world,
11:16who, before you say it, is not my son.
11:20So I am on cloud nine, Elizabeth.
11:22Nobody's going to ruin that.
11:23Not even you.
11:25Brett.
11:28We have a problem.
11:30It's Rockoff.
11:32Okay.
11:33So, how do you want to handle this?
11:34I want to create an environment where our son feels safe and comfortable to come to us.
11:42Yeah, so do I.
11:43But the last time he went behind our backs,
11:45he ended up in the hospital getting his stomach pumped.
11:47I don't want to do that again.
11:48I agree.
11:49Okay, so what's the plan?
11:53Well, if he is meeting Obrick and Britt in secret,
11:57that means the message I'm trying to send isn't landing.
12:00Okay, so we've got to be more direct.
12:01We've got to let him know there's rules in this family,
12:03and they've got to be followed.
12:03You're not getting it, Dante.
12:07Rocko is not sneaking around because he's lying or trying to get away with something.
12:10That's not who he is.
12:12He is keeping this from me because he doesn't want to hurt me.
12:16Rocko's not the problem.
12:18I'm the one who needs to make adjustments here.
12:21Hey, Mom.
12:22Dante.
12:23Hey.
12:24Hey, Dad.
12:24Hey, buddy.
12:25I didn't know you were coming over.
12:27Yeah, I just, uh,
12:29you know, I had something I wanted to ask you.
12:32Okay.
12:34So the other night when your mom and your sister were in Switzerland,
12:37I was working late.
12:40Where were you?
12:44Portia and I are getting a divorce.
12:46Oh, Curtis, I am so sorry.
12:51You know, I had no idea that the two of you were even struggling.
12:56We decided to keep our struggles private.
12:59I understand.
13:00I really do.
13:03Divorce is complicated and messy under any circumstances,
13:07but as it turns out,
13:08Portia may be pregnant.
13:13She may be pregnant?
13:14You don't know for sure?
13:16Well, my wife's lies are a big part of why our marriage is ending.
13:19And I think she may be lying to me again.
13:27Curtis and I, we loved each other.
13:29We really did.
13:30But the fact that I lied to him about Trina for all those years.
13:36You could never get past that.
13:38Mm-mm.
13:40The pain and betrayal was just sitting right there between the two of us.
13:46And we couldn't build any trust around it.
13:49No lasting trust, anyway.
13:53Breaking up just only seemed to be a matter of time.
13:58Drew's blackmail sure didn't help.
14:00No.
14:01No, it did not.
14:04I'm so sorry, Portia.
14:07Lies and secrets, they have a way of dividing even the strongest of couples.
14:12And I know that from personal experience.
14:14I know you do.
14:16And then, of course, Jordan always manages to be around, to be an ear or a shoulder for Curtis.
14:23And what about all the lies and manipulation that she did?
14:27It's like they're gone.
14:28They're erased.
14:28Oh, I'm sure Jordan was all too eager to polish her halo for Curtis's benefit.
14:36But, Portia, there's got to be somebody else in play here, right?
14:40Somebody who caught your attention?
14:42Well, while Curtis was being entertained by Jordan, I found someone who saw me and saw the pain that I was in.
14:52And he showed up to comfort me, dare I ask.
15:00He's the last person I should be with.
15:02Dr. Isaiah Cannon.
15:05Well, you seem awfully confident that Jacinda's going to throw Michael under the bus.
15:12Well, she's definitely been incentivized.
15:15I mean, what woman would trust a man who framed his ex-wife for murder?
15:20Maybe Michael shot me, maybe he didn't, but I know that he framed Willow for it.
15:25He went to Elizabeth's house and planted that gun in Willow's room.
15:29And he only did that because he wants to take her children away from her permanently.
15:33It's a waste of time.
15:36Nobody actually believes that Willow's the one that shot me.
15:39All Michael's done is he's painted a bigger bullseye on his back.
15:43He had motive.
15:44He had means.
15:45He had opportunity.
15:46And now, all I got to do is apply the right pressure to make it undeniable.
15:54What do you have in mind?
15:55Among other things, I'm buying the quarter main estate.
15:59And that helps Willow how?
16:05It's going to destabilize Michael.
16:08It's going to distract him.
16:09He's under a microscope right now.
16:11One wrong move, and he's going to risk losing it at all.
16:16And you think buying Michael's family home is going to make him crack?
16:21Don't you?
16:23Michael is going to hate it.
16:25And he's going to lash out like he always does.
16:30And then he'll prove to everybody that he's reckless enough to have tried to kill me.
16:36Everybody lined up to tell me how it didn't matter that Monica didn't give the house to Michael.
16:43Michael didn't need the house.
16:45He had plenty of money.
16:46Well, how about you part with some of that money,
16:48and you pay this vulture off so we can be rid of her for once and for all?
16:53All right, Ronnie, look, whatever monetary amount you're looking for, I can more than match it.
16:59Okay, the important thing is that my grandmother's home stays in this family.
17:04Well, I'm sorry, Michael, but that's just not possible.
17:08Because I've already accepted an offer from another buyer.
17:14That was fast.
17:15Too fast.
17:16Wait, it wasn't even listed.
17:18You can't sell a property like this that fast.
17:20Who bought it?
17:21I gotta take this.
17:23Oh, perfect.
17:27Hello?
17:30Oi, what's going on?
17:35Yeah, I'll be right there.
17:38I'm...
17:39Is Rocco okay?
17:43Yeah, no, he's fine.
17:44There was an issue with the dinner before it was had the other night.
17:46Oh, okay, well, can I wait till later?
17:50Nurse Ratched here frowns upon breaks.
17:53No, no, go ahead.
17:54Chat with your brother.
17:55How nice of you.
17:57You know, Nathan, it really is such a mystery to me.
17:59What is it?
18:00How someone as kind and thoughtful as you could end up with a sister like her.
18:05You know, I felt terrible days of the night, really.
18:15I mean, especially with your mom and your sister away.
18:18It wasn't a big deal.
18:20I haven't even gotten a chance to talk to you about Switzerland yet.
18:24It was really great seeing my dad.
18:26Which reminds me, have you gotten a chance to talk to Agent Brendan about doing it again?
18:30Hmm, not yet.
18:31You know, I'm really happy you had a great visit with Valentin.
18:36I know how much you miss him.
18:37I just can't get past this other night, you know?
18:41I was working, these guys were away, you were supposed to go to the Quartermains and be with my mother,
18:46and you were a no-show.
18:47So, where were you?
18:52You think that Portia's lying to you about being pregnant?
18:58No, but if she is, she hasn't told me.
19:00So, what, you mean it's a lie of omission?
19:05Well, we decided to get divorced together.
19:08We told Trina together, and not one time did she mention that she was pregnant with my child.
19:15I'm confused.
19:16Wait a minute.
19:18If she didn't tell you that she was pregnant, how do you know she is?
19:25Jordan.
19:25She confided in Jordan?
19:29They were at a Quartermain tea party, and Jordan observed what she describes as obvious signs.
19:37Oh.
19:37So, she confronted Portia.
19:41And Portia confirmed it?
19:42Well, Portia's default isn't exactly honesty, and her and Jordan clash more often than not.
19:52And those clashes, my friend, as you must know, are due in a large part to you.
19:58Oh, it's everything that HR warns us about.
20:03Not only are Isaiah and I colleagues, but I'm the co-chief of staff.
20:08He is my subordinate.
20:09I can see how that would be complicated, but Dr. Gannon doesn't seem to have a problem with it.
20:16Well, he might, when he finds out that I'm pregnant.
20:20And you're really not leaning towards one or the other, in terms of the father in you?
20:24With the timing being what it is, it could be either one of them.
20:29But, I want to tell you, Ava, that I don't regret sleeping with Isaiah.
20:35For all intents and purposes, my marriage to Curtis was over.
20:41But, will Trina see it that way?
20:45I doubt it.
20:47She loves her father so much.
20:50And technically, Curtis and I aren't even divorced yet.
20:53If she finds out that I got pregnant by another man, what if she never forgives me?
20:59What happened with Nina?
21:14She's paying you to disappear?
21:17Nina doesn't want me working for her.
21:20But what she wants even more is for your alibi to go up in smoke.
21:24I can double whatever she's offering you if you stay in town.
21:27It's about way more than money now.
21:32It's Tracy, isn't it?
21:35What?
21:36Have you hit your head?
21:38Of course I'm not the buyer.
21:39The buyer?
21:39The reason?
21:41She's been so unbelievably obnoxious to you that you would rather unload the house and everybody in it than actually deal with her.
21:47Okay, well, if that's true, rest assured that my mother has been kicked out of this house many times before.
21:54So, you don't need to sell the house just so you don't have to deal with her.
21:58Your loyalty is overwhelming.
22:01And what is your path to peace?
22:03Groveling at her feet?
22:05My handling of Ronnie was completely justified.
22:10Clearly.
22:10Tracy, as you have abundantly made clear, Monica gave me this house, but it is not my home.
22:26I received a very good offer, and I was compelled to sell.
22:31Compelled by whom?
22:33That would be me.
22:34That would be me.
22:34Now, what's the problem with Rocco?
22:45I saw Lulu.
22:47Lucky you.
22:48Well, apparently, Rocco wasn't supposed to see us the other night.
22:53At dinner?
22:54Well, that sounds like a Lulu problem.
22:56It's not her fault she can't keep track of her own child.
22:58She was with Charlotte visiting Valentine.
23:00Okay, so Lulu was halfway around the world with her other child, and it was a problem for Rocco to have dinner with us?
23:10No, he just wasn't supposed to have dinner with all of us.
23:14Remember?
23:15Rocco was meeting with Mom and me, and we just happened to run into you at the Metro Corps.
23:20Oh, I see.
23:22So, the problem isn't Rocco dining with you or our mother.
23:28The problem is me.
23:29Weren't you and Danny helping Cody that night, cleaning the stalls in the stables?
23:33Another reminder, can we see if I can run Hades again soon?
23:36He's my favorite.
23:39Yeah, of course.
23:41You know what?
23:41We should get in touch with Cody.
23:43If you were helping him, you should be compensated for that.
23:45Unless he paid you cash.
23:48Uh, no.
23:49Okay, then we should call him, right?
23:51It's fine, Dad.
23:53Really, I like, um, helping Cody, and Outback's with him at the stables.
23:58Uh-huh.
23:59Uh-oh.
24:00Um, we forgot to organize Tracy's boxes on the front porch.
24:05We totally forgot.
24:06Right.
24:06Yeah.
24:07And we better, we better take care of that.
24:09What is wrong with you?
24:16Me?
24:17Yes, you.
24:18What part of me wanting Rocco to come to us was unclear?
24:22Laura, we tried as hard as we could.
24:26And in the end, we, we, we, we, we...
24:28We couldn't find common ground.
24:32And we couldn't communicate honestly.
24:34What about the Jordan part of it?
24:41Oh, you know our history.
24:44I feel this undeniable pull between us.
24:49But we haven't acted on that.
24:51Yeah, I, I believe you.
24:52I believe you.
24:53But that, uh, attraction that you feel to Jordan,
24:59I'm pretty sure that Portia will have noticed that.
25:02And that, uh, well, it could have played a part.
25:06And, and your communication's breaking down.
25:13Well, can't change what's happened now.
25:18No.
25:20I'm sorry.
25:22All we can do is move forward with honesty.
25:26And if Portia is pregnant, can't afford not to.
25:32If she's pregnant, well, what would that mean for the two of you going forward?
25:40I got a plan.
25:42Tell me and I'll tell you if it's any good.
25:45Okay.
25:45Um, I don't tell Curtis and Isaiah that I'm pregnant until I make it through the first trimester.
25:51And then I get a paternity test done, find out who the father is, and take it from there.
25:59That sounds simple enough.
26:01It would be.
26:02Except Jordan already suspects that I'm pregnant.
26:05She's probably telling Curtis right now.
26:06Oh.
26:07No, maybe not.
26:08Hmm.
26:08If Jordan is really circling Curtis, the last thing she's going to want to do is tell him that you're pregnant, right?
26:14And send him running back to your arms?
26:16I don't know.
26:17I, I can't.
26:17I can't think about Jordan right now.
26:20I just...
26:20Once I find out who the father is, if it's Curtis, we'll see what that means for my family.
26:28And if the baby is Isaiah's?
26:32I don't even know if he wants to be a father.
26:35But what I do know is that this news would be devastating for Trina.
26:41And that's why I need you, Ava.
26:44Is this the part where you tell me money can't buy happiness?
26:48It can come pretty close.
26:51But I don't think you're for sale.
26:53My website says otherwise.
26:55Yeah, that's not the whole story, though, is it?
26:57And how would you know my story?
27:00The first woman I ever loved was an escort.
27:04She taught me not to make assumptions about who she was based on what she did.
27:11Sounds like a wise woman.
27:13Yeah, she was.
27:15Was?
27:18That's part of my story.
27:23Look, Nina and I, we can go back and forth trying to up the ante.
27:27To secure your loyalty, but I don't think you could be bought.
27:32And even if you could, it wouldn't give me what I need.
27:35What's that?
27:36Your trust.
27:38And we have to want to help each other here.
27:40So I may have all the money, but Cindy, you have all the power.
27:46What do you want to do?
27:47This can't be true.
27:50You sold this house to Drew?
27:53Well, at least the house is staying in the family.
27:56Of course, the bad news is, is that y'all gotta move out.
27:59Ronnie, Ronnie, whatever bill of goods this one is selling you, I'm begging you, do not buy it.
28:04This guy is nobody's family.
28:06He's right.
28:07Drew's only loyalty is to himself.
28:09Now listen, there's still time to turn this around.
28:11It's not, though, because it's a done deal.
28:15This is my house.
28:17Ronnie is selling it to me.
28:20Why would you do this?
28:22You've heard about the destruction Drew has left in his wake.
28:25The harm that he's done to our family.
28:27My God, he seduced.
28:29Seduce Michael's wife.
28:30Yes, Ned, my God.
28:32Doesn't it get tiring up on that pedestal of yours?
28:34Look, I just talked to Ronnie and I told her my side of the story and guess what happened?
28:38She listened because I was open and kind, unlike some people.
28:44You see, the thing is, Ronnie and I are outsiders and we bonded because of it.
28:48And in the end, she accepted my very generous offer to buy my mother's home.
28:54Isn't that right, Ronnie?
29:00Lulu has every right to still be angry with you.
29:02I mean, you stole and implanted her embryo.
29:06A million years ago.
29:07Yeah, well, now she's a loving mom who's very protective of her son.
29:11Rocco doesn't need protecting from me.
29:13I have no ulterior motives other than to just get to know him better.
29:17I know that, but Lulu might not.
29:20Look, I...
29:21I came to you because I don't want there to be any conflict between our families.
29:26Am I right in assuming that you want what's best for Rocco?
29:30Of course I do.
29:31Then don't undermine his mother, all right?
29:33I thought we agreed to do this my way.
29:37I didn't agree to anything.
29:39And I think you're forgetting that I'm a detective.
29:42And?
29:43Well, it's my job to get information on suspects.
29:45And we almost had Adam.
29:46He was squirming.
29:46He was about to crack.
29:47Not if Charlotte had anything to say about it.
29:49No.
29:50And you know she knew all about that dinner.
29:52Oh, I'm not sure if I should ground her for lying and be proud of her for protecting her brother.
29:57Maybe do a little bit of both.
29:59So what are we going to do?
30:02Honestly, I don't know.
30:03I mean, it's not just your run-of-the-mill teenager stuff.
30:06It could be more dangerous than they know.
30:09What makes you say that?
30:11Britt does.
30:12I don't know what this means for Portia and me.
30:19But I do know I want this baby.
30:21Oh.
30:22I want this baby.
30:24Oh, dear.
30:26Yep, there's a baby.
30:28But I really do not want Portia to terminate.
30:33And that is completely valid.
30:36It really is.
30:37But you, uh, you understand that ultimately it's Portia's decision, right?
30:44Yeah.
30:45Yeah.
30:46And I will do everything in my power to persuade Portia to go through with the pregnancy.
30:54Are you saying that you are willing to reconcile with Portia for the sake of the unborn child?
31:02How can I help with Trina?
31:03Well, I don't need you to defend my choices to her.
31:08But she is going to be her.
31:10So I'm going to need you to be there for her.
31:13Trina loves you.
31:15She's going to need your support.
31:17So I'll always be there for your daughter.
31:21Just so you know, Portia.
31:24I'm here for you, too.
31:26However this shakes out, you are not alone.
31:31If there's anything I can do, you just let me know.
31:35Oh, you might regret that offer.
31:37I don't think so.
31:39Portia.
31:41Congratulations.
31:42Congratulations.
31:42Hey, hi.
32:08Fancy a drink upstairs.
32:10Oh, I wish I could.
32:13But between work and Willow's arrest, I'm barely treading water.
32:18Suit yourself.
32:20But you are missing some very interesting people watching up here.
32:25I never wanted to be a part of any of this.
32:30This is not my family.
32:33I don't want to be a part of your petty squabbles and your power plays.
32:39I am selling the house to Drew, then I'll be gone.
32:43And you can all go on with your life.
32:46So, in other words, you are abdicating the responsibility your sister left you and the honor she bestowed on you.
32:55Well, I can understand your desire to want to give your child a family unit that looks complete.
33:09But I would encourage you to really check out all your options because families come in all shapes and sizes, you know?
33:20I mean, look at mine.
33:23Yeah.
33:23Well, your family's lucky to have you.
33:28I'm lucky to have them.
33:31But I guess what I'm trying to say, Curtis, is that to stay in a marriage that's not working isn't fair to anybody.
33:43Least of all, a little baby, you know?
33:45So, I just think you need to search your soul and just be really, really clear about what you want.
33:58What if what I want isn't possible?
34:02Which is?
34:05In a perfect world, of course, I want my baby.
34:09But I'd have Jordan, too.
34:15You got this, sir?
34:21Not that I'm an expert, but you seem to know an awful lot about parenting for someone who's never raised a kid.
34:28I'm learning.
34:30And I kind of already know how Lulu feels.
34:34It's like the James.
34:36You know, Spinale's a great guy.
34:38He's not his father.
34:39I'm his father.
34:39It's important that that relationship not be interfered with.
34:45Well, I can't speak to you and James, but how does it serve Rocco to have to manage his mother's massive insecurity?
34:53I mean, clearly, he wants to get to know me.
34:56We've only had pleasant interactions so far.
34:58What's the big deal?
34:59Lulu has valid reasons not to trust you.
35:02And on top of that, you have ties to dangerous people.
35:06So, cut her some slack.
35:09Okay, so if Ben, I mean Rocco, reaches out to me, I'm supposed to turn him away?
35:16Yes.
35:16Before, the danger to Rocco was primarily, you know, emotional, but, you know, now it could be physical.
35:29What do you mean?
35:32Anna thinks that Britt and Nathan both resurfacing in tandem is not a coincidence, especially given their connection to Faison.
35:40Does Anna somehow think that Faison is responsible for Nathan going missing and Britt faking her own death?
35:47He's dead.
35:48Yeah, but she doesn't know.
35:49No one does.
35:51But while Nathan doesn't want anything to do with Faison or his people...
35:55Britt is a whole other story.
35:56Yeah.
35:58I mean, the first time she left Port Charles was to take off with her dad.
36:03Really saved me in there.
36:05I tried.
36:06But we need to change tactics.
36:09What do you mean?
36:10You're going to admit to being at that dinner.
36:12No way.
36:13My parents will freak.
36:14They already know we're lying, Rocco.
36:16Admit to it, and we deflect their attention for what we really don't want them to know about.
36:22I'm trying to be smart here.
36:24Play the long game.
36:25Which is better for me?
36:27You or Nina?
36:29Which way are you leaning?
36:31Nina's been fair, but I'm a commodity to her.
36:37You treat me like a person.
36:38Listen, I believe you when you say you're considering what's best for both of us.
36:44Your plan makes sense to me, Michael.
36:46I'm sticking with you.
36:47I'm sticking with you.
36:48Isaiah.
36:57Hey.
36:57I just got back to the cabin.
37:12I thought you'd still be here.
37:15I had to come into the office to finish some paperwork.
37:18But I'll finish it up and then head right back to you.
37:21Okay.
37:22Sounds great.
37:24Oh, look.
37:25I got a box of Eckert's Pastries with your name on it.
37:29I can't wait to get back there.
37:30I'll see you soon.
37:31Curtis.
37:38What's going on?
37:40You tell me.
37:42Are you pregnant?
37:45Monica entrusted you with her home.
37:49And you betrayed that trust by selling it to this soulless weasel.
37:56Everything I said about you is true.
37:58You have no character, no integrity.
38:00And most of all, you have no connection to Monica.
38:05Monica kept this house in the family come hell or high water.
38:12And in mere weeks, you have done the one thing she never would have allowed.
38:18You gave it up.
38:21You dishonor Monica.
38:25And everything she stood for, shame on you.
38:35On the next General Hospital, my feelings for Curtis are stronger than they've ever been.
38:40So, is it true?
38:41Don't tell me.
38:42Not today.
38:43While I appreciate the gesture, it's too bad it was too late.
38:47How do you propose to do that?
38:49That depends on you.
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