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00:00from you and taking my phone.
00:02I'm going on a speedboat trip to the Toronto Islands.
00:05Can we camp out overnight?
00:07You know what, I promised your mom
00:08that I'd have you home by 10,
00:10but we'll do that, we'll make it happen soon, okay?
00:14Good morning, boys.
00:16So, I hear your dad's taking you out on a boat.
00:19Yeah, I can't wait.
00:21It's gonna be fun.
00:22I have the kitchen whipping up a couple sandwiches
00:24for you guys to take, okay?
00:26Thank you.
00:27Mr. Morgan, a word.
00:31Well, that's gonna have to wait
00:32on Blanche and my son today.
00:35Not anymore.
00:43Yeah?
00:45Oh, hi, Laura.
00:46Hi.
00:47You're not too busy, are you?
00:48Oh, no, I always have time for the mayor.
00:52I'm here on a personal matter.
00:54Well, I have even more time for a friend, what's up?
00:57Have you heard from Valentin today?
01:00Or last night, perhaps?
01:03Not that I can say.
01:04No.
01:06Why?
01:08The FBI is looking for him.
01:13Thank you guys so much for meeting me here.
01:15We've got a ton of kids running around the house
01:17this morning, so this was the only place
01:20that we could meet without getting interrupted.
01:22Yeah, of course, this is great.
01:24We should think about setting up shop out here.
01:27This has got a great vibe.
01:28Yeah, I know, right?
01:30Anyways, grab some coffee.
01:32Christina, I have some herbal tea, maybe a Danish.
01:35I can use some coffee, I didn't sleep much.
01:38Yeah, Nina gave us a lot to think about.
01:40Talking to Nina about this?
01:42Yeah, we just wanted to get her advice
01:44on how to deal with press.
01:46The do's and don'ts of giving interviews
01:48so we don't make things worse.
01:49This is going to work.
01:51How, you ask?
01:52Well, we are here to figure that out.
01:53Today is the day that we prep for your interview
01:56with Perez Hilton.
01:58His people said yes?
01:59We got the interview.
02:01This is our one chance to reverse the backlash
02:03caused by your mother's homophobic comments.
02:07No pressure.
02:08What?
02:09You guys are gonna be great.
02:10All you have to do is be yourselves.
02:11Have you met you guys?
02:13You're both fabulous.
02:15So, then did he agree to use the questions we sent over?
02:19I mean, we just, we don't want any curve balls.
02:22I did bring that up to Perez and his producer,
02:25and after careful consideration, they said no.
02:33Okay, Ava, this is gonna come down to character witnesses,
02:37and we need all the luck we can get.
02:39Well, Sonny and I both have shady pasts,
02:42and if memory serves,
02:43he's the one still running a crime organization.
02:46You got proof?
02:48Maybe.
02:49Proof that won't get you killed?
02:51Okay.
02:53All I'm saying is that when it comes to character witnesses,
02:57the playing field is pretty level.
03:01Well, that may be true.
03:04Scott, could you please,
03:06could you try to be a little more supportive?
03:07Okay, look, Sonny has alienated a lot of people,
03:10but Diane will dig up a few people
03:12that'll get up on the stand and they'll canonize him,
03:15and they will vilify you.
03:17Yeah, where?
03:18So, who can we put on our list
03:22that will speak to Sonny's deficiencies as a father?
03:27Alexis?
03:30Hey, Michael.
03:32Hey, Dad.
03:33Thanks for coming over.
03:35It's been a while since you invited me.
03:37Hey, Diane.
03:38Good morning, Michael.
03:40So, what's this about?
03:45I need your help, Son.
03:49You can't.
04:12I visit and demanded to know
04:14Valentine and Charlotte's whereabouts.
04:17Really?
04:18So, it's one thing for them to be looking for Valentin.
04:22He's traveling all the time for ELQ.
04:25But Charlotte, and my granddaughter and I talk
04:29and we text all the time.
04:32And now I have no-
04:32I'm so sorry that you're going through this.
04:37Thank you.
04:38What did the agent say?
04:40What else did he say?
04:42He didn't.
04:43You know how they are.
04:44They're good at asking a lot of questions
04:46without divulging anything.
04:49Were you able to give them some answers?
04:52No.
04:52I don't have any answers.
04:54None.
04:57As soon as the guy left,
04:58I tried calling Valentin and Charlotte.
05:01Both of their phones no longer in service.
05:04So then I email, bounces right back to me.
05:06And then I go to Charlotte's social media.
05:10All of her accounts have been wiped.
05:12All of them.
05:14They're gone.
05:15They're just gone.
05:16Please tell me you know some way
05:18to get in touch with Valentin.
05:21No.
05:22I mean, other than what you've just mentioned.
05:23No.
05:26I was afraid of that.
05:30Oh my gosh.
05:31Okay.
05:32So what could this be about then?
05:35Right?
05:35I mean, I know that Valentin has been working
05:40for ELQ for the past few years.
05:42So then why would he run?
05:44Unless, unless the FBI uncovered something from his past.
05:49But no, because that's the federal law enforcement.
05:52It's not WSB.
05:54Unless the WSB hasn't gotten to me yet,
05:56they could be waiting for me right now in my office.
05:58Okay, well, if they are, you need to let me know.
06:00And if anyone else contacts you,
06:02you have to let me know so that I can help
06:03in any way I can.
06:06I was really,
06:09I was really thinking that you were gonna tell me
06:11that there was some big misunderstanding here, you know?
06:15Okay.
06:19I have a very bad feeling right now.
06:22I can understand that.
06:25All right, look.
06:27I know you two aren't together anymore,
06:30but can you tell me,
06:32has the FBI contacted the PCPD?
06:35Or do you know why they might be looking
06:38for Valentin at all?
06:40Alexis?
06:42No matter how displeased she is with Sonny,
06:44that woman despises me.
06:48Nina?
06:50Well, now that she knows that Sonny and I are on the outs,
06:52she's probably camped out in his hallway,
06:55pretending it's a coincidence
06:57that she pitched her tent there.
06:59No thanks.
07:00Okay, Ava, I don't wanna go through a roll call
07:03of Sonny's exes.
07:05Why don't you just tell me who is Sonny's ex?
07:09Who you haven't angered.
07:11Scotty.
07:12Oh, come on, Ava, for crying out loud,
07:13I'm just pointing out the obvious here.
07:15You don't have a lot of people in your corner.
07:19Laura.
07:21I have Laura, the mayor.
07:23That's not nothing.
07:25Laura.
07:28She's a good get,
07:30but only one.
07:33We'll figure it out.
07:35Now, I know it seems that I don't have many allies,
07:40but I'm betting right now that Sonny has even fewer.
07:44Michael, you want some coffee, espresso, anything?
07:46No, I don't wanna pay that.
07:47That's fine, you don't have to win me over,
07:49just tell me what I can do to help.
07:51I don't know if you've heard,
07:51but I filed for sole custody of Avery.
07:55No, I hadn't.
07:57What brought this on?
07:58Well, Ava has been going behind my back
08:01with people that I'm close to,
08:03that includes your sister.
08:04Avery?
08:05No, Christina.
08:07She's the one who made that recording of Blaze's mother,
08:10and now Christina and Blaze are suffering because of it.
08:15Yeah, I heard the recording,
08:16but I had no idea that Ava was involved.
08:19Still doesn't excuse what Natalia said.
08:21Well, Natalia's trying to make it right.
08:23All Ava does is cause misery.
08:26I don't want her to be a part of my daughter's life.
08:30Well, I'm glad to hear it,
08:31but I mean, Avery loves her mom.
08:35She's gonna be better off in the long run
08:37without Ava's influence, Michael.
08:40Well, I'm glad you finally kicked her out of this place.
08:43I have no idea why you let her live here anyway.
08:45I'll tell you why I let her live here,
08:46because there was a break-in at Windermere,
08:48and like you said, Avery, you know, loves her mother,
08:51so I did the right thing.
08:52I moved her in, and guess what?
08:54Never again.
08:55Gentlemen, if I may,
08:58there is an aspect to all of this
09:00that we have not explored as of yet.
09:03I'm listening.
09:05Ava has been adamantly voicing her concern
09:08about your mental health, yet Ava sabotaged Morgan's.
09:14So if she can do that to Morgan,
09:16imagine what she could do to Avery.
09:22Send the boy home.
09:23Agent Cates, Jason has spent enough time
09:27away from his family
09:28that he wants to spend the day with his son,
09:30and you're gonna let him?
09:31With all due respect, Carly.
09:34Do me a favor.
09:36Drive Danny home while I talk with this...
09:40agent.
09:42Are you sure?
09:45Hey, I'll call you, okay?
09:47Over schedule, I promise you.
09:51Let's go.
09:57And you had to do what that's about?
09:59Look, we both know your dad can take care of himself,
10:01right?
10:06I think Trina could speak to my character.
10:09She has seen firsthand how I make Avery my priority.
10:13Yeah, but she's an employee, not our best look.
10:17Well, Trina is a strong and honest
10:20and immensely capable young woman.
10:23If I fired her right now,
10:24she'd have a new job lined up for her.
10:27If I fired her right now,
10:28she'd have a new job lined up by tonight,
10:30and her character is sure to impress any judge.
10:34Okay, Trina Robinson.
10:40If only two.
10:42You know, I have had it with your pessimism.
10:44Well, Ava, unless you've got a member of your fan club
10:47that's gonna knock on the door right now,
10:49we're in trouble.
10:50You're fired.
10:50Oh, okay, so what?
10:52You're gonna hire Alexis?
10:53That way she can't testify against you?
10:56Uh-oh, wait a minute.
10:58Hang on.
10:59Hey, can a lawyer testify against their own clients?
11:04All right, you're unfired.
11:07Good.
11:09Ava, I am in your corner.
11:12I just want you to understand what you're up against.
11:19If we bring up Ava tampering with Morgan's meds,
11:22will that open the door for Ava to talk about
11:25how rocky Morgan and my dad's relationship was at the time?
11:28Yes, but any friction that Ava may have witnessed
11:33between Sonny and Morgan was due to her relationship
11:37with him and the onset of Morgan's bipolar disorder,
11:42which again, she sabotaged.
11:44Why are we discussing ancient history?
11:46Because the real question should be,
11:49who's a better parent, Ava or me?
11:52Because we gave you a lot of love, gave you a great home.
11:56Can't you testify to that?
11:57That I would swear to it on a stack of Bibles,
12:00but I'm not sure I'm the best person
12:03to use as a character witness-
12:03Why not?
12:04Because you and I have had a lot
12:05of public confrontations lately.
12:07We can handle that.
12:08And as for my childhood and Morgan's-
12:10What about your childhood?
12:12Ancient history or not,
12:14I think Scott's gonna bring up the fact
12:15that Mom sent Morgan to military school
12:17to keep him away from you.
12:19And that was after I was hit in the head
12:20by a ricochet bullet that was meant for you.
12:26I thought the whole reason we were doing this interview
12:28with Perez Hilton was because we knew
12:30that he was going to be fair and not judgmental.
12:32He will be, absolutely.
12:33Okay, well then why not just use our questions?
12:36Because once a guest dictates the questions,
12:38it's no longer an interview, it becomes a press release.
12:42They said that?
12:43No, no, no, they were much nicer.
12:44They just gave a polite, no thank you.
12:46But me, as Blaze's manager, is telling you both
12:50that Perez will and should ask the questions
12:53that he wants to ask.
12:55I don't know, I understand this in theory.
12:57I get the principle, but sitting down
13:01in front of a camera with no control?
13:04Well, Perez asks difficult questions, of course.
13:07That's because the whole situation is difficult.
13:10Yeah, can't argue with that.
13:12Which actually brings me to your other request.
13:15I did broach the idea of certain topics being off-limits.
13:19Blaze, your brother, Christina, your father, and so on.
13:24Let me guess, they said no to that too?
13:26They did.
13:29Do you think that maybe he, they are doing this
13:33to get us to back out so they don't have to turn us down?
13:37Perez legitimately wants to do the interview,
13:41but he'll only move forward if nothing is off-limits.
13:45Look, we all knew that getting control of the questions
13:48was a long shot.
13:48The most important thing is that this interview
13:51gives you both an opportunity to tell your side
13:54of the story to the world.
13:58This is too much of a risk.
14:01Cancel the interview.
14:06Sonny is not invincible,
14:09and I will not let him take my child.
14:12Okay, Ava, calm down, all right?
14:14Now, help me to help you.
14:17What about your contacts on your phone?
14:20Maybe there's somebody that you could come up with
14:23or forgot about.
14:24Oh, there is somebody that I neglected to mention.
14:27Agent Cates.
14:29Jagger?
14:29But isn't he the FBI guy that questioned you and Sonny
14:34at Ms. Wu's warehouse?
14:36That John Cates?
14:38He wants to support me in my petition for sole custody.
14:41That's gotta be to our benefit, right?
14:43Well, yeah, he's law enforcement,
14:46and his hatred of Sonny,
14:49both professionally and personally, is good.
14:51There you go.
14:54But you've only known him for about 15 minutes,
14:56and you told me that you thought he was having you followed.
15:01That was because of my association with Sonny,
15:03which is now over.
15:05And John never found any evidence
15:07to incriminate me for anything.
15:09Because he didn't find anything,
15:10or you didn't commit a crime this time?
15:13Scotty, there was nothing to find.
15:16Okay, Ava.
15:19Other than his hatred for Sonny,
15:23is there any other reason why he would take your side?
15:29Granted, Agent Cates and I haven't known each other
15:32very long, but we may have gotten
15:37closer.
15:40What was so important
15:41that you had to pull me away from my son?
15:45We raided Valentine Casadine's house yesterday.
15:48There was no trace of him.
15:50My job was to find out who was running Pikeman
15:52and get you the evidence to charge them.
15:54I did that.
15:55Finding and arresting Valentine, that's on you.
15:59You were stalling yesterday.
16:01I was waiting for you to finish talking.
16:03You and I were talking for half an hour
16:04before you brought up the sat phone.
16:06By the time we got to his house,
16:08Casadine had vanished.
16:09That only happens if he's been tipped off.
16:13And you think I did that?
16:14Well, if it wasn't you, who was it?
16:18You know, I don't really have a very cordial
16:21working relationship with the FBI these days.
16:25Okay, what about Agent Cates?
16:27He's Stone's brother.
16:29He and Robin, they must be old friends.
16:31Well, yes, I mean, they are.
16:33But ever since he came back to town,
16:36you know, we haven't really seen eye to eye
16:39about pretty much anything.
16:43Okay.
16:44And then, you know, given my closeness to Valentine,
16:48there's absolutely no way that Cates,
16:51and certainly not the FBI,
16:52would disclose anything about this case to me.
16:57Yes, that makes sense.
17:00Okay, I'm sorry, I really am.
17:02I'm just, I am grasping at straws.
17:05This just came out of nowhere.
17:10And I was convinced that Valentine had made a decision
17:15to provide a stable home for Charlotte
17:19and to leave his old life behind.
17:21Yes, I mean, that's what I thought, too.
17:24Then could we both be that wrong, Anna?
17:27I just think that Valentine is probably not the person
17:31that we thought he was.
17:34Yeah, well, one of us wasn't so crazy about him
17:36to begin with.
17:41Okay, I have to believe that if Valentine is with Charlotte,
17:46that he will do everything in his power
17:47to keep her safe, right?
17:48Of course, I mean, he is trained
17:51for this kind of situation.
17:52I mean, perhaps not with a child in tow, certainly not,
17:55but we know Charlotte and she's very resourceful.
18:00Yes, yeah, right.
18:02Yeah, right, I know that.
18:03I know that's true, right?
18:08It's just that,
18:11for some reason or another,
18:13all of my children are out of my reach right now.
18:17And if Charlotte is also missing, then,
18:23oh, I'm so sorry.
18:28It's okay, yeah.
18:30Yeah, you'll let me know.
18:32You'll let me know if you hear anything.
18:35Yes, of course, of course.
18:36Laura, the thing is,
18:39the way that Valentine and I, we left things,
18:41I doubt very much that I'm gonna be hearing from him.
18:44Well, you never know, right?
18:45Yes. You never know.
18:47Okay. Exactly, yes.
18:48Thanks for seeing me.
18:49No, of course, anytime, anytime.
19:00Oh.
19:10I thought we got past all that, Michael.
19:13We did.
19:13I'm just saying it's gonna come up if I take the stand.
19:16So you're not gonna testify for me?
19:17Is that what you're saying?
19:18No, I'm not saying that at all.
19:20We just have to face certain facts head on.
19:22Ava and Scott, they're gonna bring up our whole history.
19:25Sonny, Michael's right.
19:28In fact, I was going to bring all of this up later
19:30to prepare you both for this eventuality.
19:31You too, Diane.
19:34All I'm saying is,
19:37if all those things happened to me back then,
19:39who's to say it's not gonna happen to Avery now?
19:42What are you talking about?
19:43You think I haven't thought about what happened to you
19:45every single day of my life?
19:46Okay, Sonny, this kind of reaction
19:49is exactly what we don't want in court
19:52when Baldwin brings all of this up, and he will.
19:54Maybe they should have Michael on the stand
19:57so he can punish me a little like he likes to do.
20:01Nobody's punishing you.
20:02Are you helping me?
20:04Like you help Dex spy on my organization?
20:06Okay, I think we're getting off topic.
20:08No, the topic is that I'm trying to get his support.
20:12I'm trying to get his help,
20:13and he's doing everything he can not to help me.
20:18You're only a good son when you need something.
20:22Rest of the time, you look down on me
20:25like I'm something you're scraping off
20:28the bottom of your shoe.
20:33Okay, Ava, I gotta ask you something,
20:35and I need you to be honest with me, okay?
20:38Can you manage that?
20:40Yeah, yeah, I can manage it.
20:43Is there something going on with you and John Cates?
20:46Why, you jealous?
20:48Yes, I'm the jealous type of lawyer,
20:50jealous of Diane the lawyer,
20:52because if she finds out that you're involved with him
20:56while you're shooing Sonny for custody.
20:59All right, don't worry, no involvement, not yet anyway.
21:06Well, Ava, promise me, promise me
21:09that you won't get involved after this custody battle.
21:18Always the charmer, you.
21:19Yes, that's one of my many.
21:22Okay, so in addition to Agent Cates.
21:27Yes, John Cates.
21:31What about Dex Heller?
21:33He used to work for Sonny, barely escaped with his life.
21:37Sonny beat him to within an inch of his life.
21:39Maybe Dex would be willing to testify to that.
21:42Eh, be questionable testimony.
21:44We don't really have any proof.
21:47Well, but Dex is a cop now.
21:49But Dex is a cop now, or almost a cop.
21:52He can't still be questionable.
21:55And I have it on excellent authority
21:58that Christina witnessed that beating.
22:01Well, do you think Christina's gonna testify against Sonny?
22:05Well, subpoena her, Scott, and she'll have to.
22:08Just ask her what she saw that night.
22:13Well, maybe I can get the ER records on Dex
22:19and show, you know, that Sonny gave him.
22:22That's perfect,
22:23because it's about time that Sonny answers for his behavior.
22:27Well, what about Jocelyn?
22:30She sees Sonny as public enemy number one.
22:34Oh, I don't know.
22:36I mean, it's true, she hates Sonny,
22:38but Jocelyn is her mother's daughter.
22:44She's an entitled brat who looks down her nose at me.
22:48Why would you think that?
22:50Oh, but I have an even better idea.
22:54Oh, yes, yes, she will make an excellent witness.
23:00Who?
23:02Carly.
23:09Are you helping John Cates go after Sonny?
23:13From what I understand,
23:14he's more likely to confide in you than me.
23:17What is that supposed to mean?
23:18Well, aren't the two of you friends, or at least friendly?
23:20We are not friends, okay?
23:22And I regret any bit of kindness I ever showed Agent Cates.
23:25Now, is he going after Sonny with your help or on his own?
23:28Carly, you of all people know
23:30that I can't divulge any information
23:32about an ongoing investigation.
23:34Okay.
23:35Or even acknowledge that there is one.
23:36Thanks for nothing.
23:37Okay, what?
23:38God, just tell me what this is about, why don't you?
23:41Cates came for Jason this morning.
23:43Why would I warn Valentine?
23:46Maybe this isn't about Cassidine.
23:48Maybe you sabotaged my case, just stick it to me.
23:50And risk prolonging our deal?
23:53There's no way,
23:54I've given you more than two years of my life, I'm done.
23:57Well, that might be true if we could find Valentine,
23:59but we can't, and until we do,
24:01I have nothing to show for my assignment,
24:04which means your days as my informant are far from over.
24:09And what does that mean?
24:10That means I am not the only one
24:12who's been looking at me.
24:12That means I am putting you on a bus,
24:15and you are going to Quantico,
24:16and once you are there,
24:17you will receive a new identification as a federal prisoner,
24:21and then you will be transferred
24:22to the penitentiary at Lompoc.
24:24And once you're there, you will establish yourself,
24:27and then you will be inserted
24:28into a drug and arms dealing outfit
24:30that we believe is headquartered there.
24:33You leave tonight.
24:37So Jason had me take Danny home because it was clear
24:40he didn't want to get into it with Kates in front of Danny.
24:43All right, did Jason say anything this morning,
24:46or any other time,
24:48that would suggest that Kates was coming for Sonny?
24:51Well, Jason said that last night
24:52that Kates questioned him about Sonny,
24:54and that he thinks that Kates is trying to help Ava,
24:56who's in another custody fight with Sonny.
24:59I don't know, I just think it's all one big excuse.
25:02Excuse for what?
25:04Well, you know that Sonny despises Kates.
25:06Yes, yes, of course.
25:06Well, if Kates feels the same way about Sonny,
25:08he's going to do anything he can to take him down,
25:11and this custody fight is just a sympathetic motive
25:13to harass or stalk Sonny.
25:15Is this your theory or Jason's?
25:18All I know is that last night,
25:21Jason was supposed to be done with John Kates.
25:24Jason was finally free,
25:26and then this morning, Kates barges in
25:28and starts trying to push Jason around all over again.
25:31So if it's not about Sonny,
25:32then what the hell's going on?
25:36Sorry, Brooklyn.
25:38I'm sorry.
25:44You cannot let your mother's voice
25:46be the only one that's out there.
25:47We have to share our side.
25:50Bad press is what got us into this situation
25:52in the first place,
25:53and just the idea of this interview
25:55is making it look like you're facing a firing squad.
25:57I can handle it.
25:58If he wants to ask questions about my dad, let him.
26:00Okay, what about your pregnancy?
26:02There's been a lot of speculation.
26:04He can try.
26:06And I can also just say that I have chosen
26:10to keep that part of our lives private.
26:13Or you can explain the situation for what it is,
26:17that you're carrying your sister's baby because she can't.
26:19People would swoon over that story.
26:21No.
26:22That is not my story to tell.
26:24I'm not going to publicize the details
26:26of my sister's health or her fertility issues.
26:30Ultimately, it is totally your decision,
26:33but if you're asking my advice,
26:34then what else am I here for?
26:36I think you guys should take the risk and do this.
26:40I keep thinking that we can't make things worse,
26:43but I know in my gut that's not true.
26:47This could all blow up.
26:48Perez Hilton doesn't have a private agenda.
26:51He just wants the truth.
26:53And I am telling you,
26:54there's no better or broader exposure.
26:57And remember, just because he asked a question
26:59doesn't mean you have to answer it.
27:01What are we going to say?
27:02We plead the fifth?
27:03No comment.
27:04We can't do that.
27:05It'll look like we're hiding something.
27:07No.
27:08You don't have to answer a question directly.
27:11You can reframe a question and answer it
27:13in a way that makes you feel comfortable.
27:15For example, Christina, if he asks you,
27:18what was it like growing up as a ma boss's daughter?
27:21You can say something like,
27:24both my parents encouraged me to be the best self I can be,
27:28and I trust that they will continue to do that.
27:32I like that.
27:37Yeah, that's a good idea.
27:40But respectfully, I would never say that.
27:42Okay, so then let's figure out what you would say.
27:46You know, why don't we do a mock interview?
27:48See how it goes.
27:53Dad, you asked me to come here,
27:55so I came, putting aside all the bad blood between us,
27:58and now you're attacking me?
28:00What are you talking about?
28:01I'm not attacking anybody.
28:03The only time I've ever seen you act like this
28:04is when you're off your meds.
28:06I'm taking my pills every day.
28:08You want to check my medicine cabinet like your mommy did?
28:11No, I don't want to.
28:14Maybe they're not working anymore.
28:15I don't know, but there's something wrong with you.
28:17What's not working is you stab me in the back,
28:20treat me like dirt, then I get mad,
28:23and you say that I'm crazy.
28:25Get out, Michael, just go.
28:26Okay, okay, let's everybody just step-
28:28Diane, it's my son.
28:29Let me just, let me just talk to my son.
28:30It's fine, I'm done.
28:32Okay.
28:33No, no, what do you want?
28:34Give me one reason to stay.
28:35Just give me one reason.
28:39Do you have any idea how badly
28:41I wanted things to work out between us?
28:43Well, you did a hell of an effort, Michael.
28:48No, I'm sorry, Diane.
28:49It would be a mistake to call me to testify.
28:52This is not the father I knew growing up.
29:00Let's go over this one more time.
29:01You keep your head up, keep eye contact,
29:05take your time.
29:06Ready?
29:07Oh, as will ever be.
29:09Let's do this.
29:09Okay, here we go.
29:11Christina, when you first heard
29:14Blaze's mother's recording, how'd that make you feel?
29:17Yes, well, I should start by saying
29:20I have been out for some time,
29:22so these types of slurs and insults
29:26are not new to me.
29:28It's actually a big part of the reason
29:30why I started the Corinthos Davis House,
29:32a non-profit to help LGBTQIA plus youth.
29:35We've just completed construction on the center
29:38and we've got some amazing programs.
29:41We have counseling, job searches,
29:46skills training programs, a drop-in center,
29:48health education and referrals.
29:51Oh, that's amazing.
29:52Yes, that was difficult.
29:57When I first heard the recording,
30:02it was the feeling like somebody
30:03had ripped open a shower curtain.
30:06I wasn't ashamed, but it was a massive intrusion.
30:11It's hard to have your privacy violated like that,
30:14especially by someone who's not your mother.
30:17It's hard to have your privacy violated
30:19like that, especially by someone you know and trust it.
30:30You know, Carly, this may not be what it seems.
30:33It could be that John is just trying to debrief Jason.
30:37About what?
30:39Well, about anything, really, you know?
30:43Maybe he's just trying to fill in some blanks
30:44before he moves forward with his investigation.
30:47No, I mean, it's more.
30:49I could tell something was going on.
30:50I know, I mean, John has been gunning for Sonny
30:53ever since he came to town.
30:55And he's very resentful of the fact
30:56that he had to protect him when Sonny had a target on him.
30:58Yeah, and he's been very clear about how he feels.
31:01And now Sonny doesn't have a target on his back.
31:04Yes, I'm sure that Kate thinks
31:05it's his turn to take Sonny down.
31:08That is a likely explanation.
31:10He's wasting his time.
31:11There's no way in hell that Jason will ever flip on Sonny.
31:14There's no way in hell that Jason will ever flip on Sonny.
31:17I don't care what Kate threatens him with.
31:20I see our deal was that I would infiltrate Pikeman,
31:24identify its leadership, and provide you with proof.
31:26And I gave you a lot more than that on Valentine's phone.
31:29So if you can't make a case stick with what I got you,
31:32that's your problem.
31:35Maybe we can.
31:37Maybe we can't.
31:39But there is one case that's ironclad.
31:42The people versus Carly Spencer.
31:44And if you are not on that bus to Quantico,
31:47then Carly's going to Pentonville.
31:51Are you nuts?
31:53Why would you think Carly would testify against Sonny?
31:56We'd only be asking her to tell the truth.
31:59Yeah, but the opinion of an ex-wife
32:02is not exactly a slam dunk.
32:05Carly is not just an ex-wife.
32:07She also happens to be the mother
32:09of two of Sonny's children, Donna and Morgan.
32:13Ah, I wouldn't bring up Morgan if I was you.
32:18Well, whatever else might have happened,
32:22when Morgan was a child,
32:24Carly had to ship him off to military school
32:27to keep him safe from Sonny.
32:30Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
32:32I mean, I could dig up those records,
32:33but Ava, ancient history.
32:39Okay, well, you want something more recent.
32:42I happen to know that Carly won't let Donna
32:44sleep over at Sonny's because his behavior is so erratic.
32:49Okay, I'm all ears.
32:51Give it to me.
32:52I was at Sonny's when Carly came over.
32:54She accused Sonny of not taking his meds.
32:57She even pushed her way into his bathroom
32:59to check his pills because he was being so combative.
33:03Was he taking his meds?
33:05Well, yeah, for all the good they're doing him.
33:09In fact, I think our strongest witness
33:16is gonna be Sonny himself.
33:19Why would you think that?
33:25Oh, Carly, whatever it is that you're thinking of doing,
33:27don't.
33:28What do you mean?
33:29You know exactly what I mean.
33:31You're gonna confront Cates
33:32or do something else reckless to help Jason
33:35without having any information
33:37about what is actually happening
33:38and what Jason intends to do about it.
33:40What's your point?
33:42My point is that I understand the impulse,
33:45but I am asking you to hold off
33:47and let me find out what is going on first.
33:54I apologize.
33:56I never should have involved you,
33:57but this is between me and Jason
33:59and we will fix it ourselves.
34:00Oh, Carly, please, just.
34:08Oh, my God.
34:17Ava, what are you thinking?
34:22Attorney-client privilege?
34:25Well, yes, as long as you're not gonna tell me
34:29that you're gonna commit a crime.
34:32I'm not gonna do anything.
34:35Fire away.
34:38One of Sonny's medications
34:41has been replaced with a placebo.
34:44Oh, come on, Ava, not that.
34:45Oh, I didn't do it.
34:47No, I am not the person switching his meds.
34:49I just figured it out, that's all.
34:51Well, who else would switch his meds?
34:53No, I don't know.
34:55I mean it.
34:56I honestly have no idea.
34:58But I have seen the results up close, Scotty,
35:03and it ain't no coincidence.
35:05It ain't, Scotty, and it ain't pretty.
35:12So what you're saying is you want me
35:14to get Sonny up on the stand
35:18and then I start pushing buttons?
35:23And the man will blow like the soothiest,
35:27which will prove to the court
35:28and anybody with an earshot
35:30that Sonny is far too volatile to have custody of Avery.
35:35I know what you're gonna say,
35:41but when it comes to my family,
35:45it's my business.
35:47Absolutely, absolutely.
35:49So I will now speak just as your attorney,
35:52abusing a witness who came into your home
35:56at your invitation, ostensibly to help you.
36:00Michael turned on me.
36:02No, Sonny.
36:03Michael was trying to help you,
36:07but you just refused to listen to him.
36:10This behavior of yours is getting more erratic,
36:13more aggressive, certainly more self-defeating
36:15than anything I have ever seen from you
36:17and I've seen a lot.
36:19So let me just, again, as your attorney,
36:22if you cannot get a grip on what's got you,
36:27then there's no way I will be able to convince
36:31any family court judge that you will be a responsible,
36:35loving, dependable parent for any child,
36:38certainly not your own.
36:43There's your bus ticket,
36:44along with the details of your new assignment.
36:47Read it and destroy it.
36:48You know the drill.
36:49I'm not going anywhere.
36:51You want to stay in Port Charles?
36:54Then you give me enough evidence
36:55to arrest and convict Sonny Corinthos.
36:59What if I don't have it?
37:02Why are you still protecting him?
37:05Sonny has left a trail of broken lives behind him,
37:08starting with my wife and my brother.
37:12Sonny has to pay!
37:23You know, Sonny was wrong about a lot of things
37:26when I came back into town,
37:27but there was one thing
37:32that he was right about,
37:36and that's you.
37:40Pikeman was just an excuse.
37:45You're in Port Charles to take Sonny down.
37:48You literally know where all the bodies are buried, Jason.
37:52You have enough evidence to put Sonny away
37:54until the end of time.
37:56So you either give it to me,
37:58or you get on that bus.