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00:00Well, this is our first family gathering.
00:03Uh, we just wanted to know how you're doing with the Cody situation.
00:08Thank you. Um, I really don't want to...
00:11Well, and the Robert situation.
00:12How are things going in general?
00:15And, um, I wanted to give you this.
00:19What's this?
00:21From your dad.
00:23Okay, you guys go easy on me.
00:25Sasha's got the day off and, you know, I have no, uh, formation.
00:29Couldn't even get a job at Bobby's.
00:30Oh, wow. Okay.
00:32It's breakfast. How bad can it be?
00:34I don't know. Maybe you should tell me.
00:36Mmm, actually, not bad.
00:38I like it. The syrup is warm and you even cut the French toast in triangles.
00:43Thank you very much, Scott.
00:44Mom always said it tasted the best that way.
00:51Dad?
00:59Hey, Michael.
01:10Hey, Curtis.
01:12Thanks for meeting me here.
01:14No problem, although I am curious why you wanted to meet here and not at Aurora.
01:18Well, because Aurora's what I want to talk to you about and I wanted to have some privacy.
01:22More private than our offices?
01:24Yeah, look, I'm gonna get straight to the point here.
01:25Please do.
01:26Whatever Drew told you, whatever he promised you,
01:28you will not be Aurora's CEO for much longer.
01:33TJ? I didn't expect to see you here today.
01:36Auntie, yeah, I know. It's my day off, but I have some paperwork I need to catch up on, so.
01:42I can see that, but that's not what I meant.
01:45I thought you were gonna be at the trial.
01:48I think Ava's trial is the last place I should be.
01:53When you said you wanted to meet at Bobby's, I assumed you meant inside.
01:56Yeah, well, I'm just, um, I'm enjoying the fresh air while I still can.
02:02Ava, I told you, you are going to win.
02:06Victory is all but certain, as long as my testimony goes just right.
02:11Which it will.
02:13What if it doesn't?
02:15I don't deal in hypotheticals.
02:16Okay, all right, well, here's a fact.
02:20The baby is dead and everybody blames me.
02:23So, Rick, you gotta, you gotta be straight with me here.
02:26Do you really think that I'll be found not guilty?
02:31Hi.
02:33Hi, Christina.
02:36You ready?
02:38Damn right, I'm ready.
02:40Okay, I know this is big for you, so if you're nervous, we can...
02:44No, I'm not nervous.
02:45I know exactly what to do.
02:48Great.
02:49And what exactly is that?
02:51I'm going to get justice for our daughter by putting Ava away for good.
02:55By putting Ava away for good.
03:19Hey, why don't we give, uh, Danny and Jason a minute?
03:22You, you want to show me that game you were talking about?
03:25Stratego.
03:26That's right, let's go, let's go set it up.
03:28But Danny's supposed to teach me how to play.
03:30Wait, you're, you're the expert.
03:33Yeah, I got on my phone.
03:34I'm obsessed.
03:36Why don't you, uh, go teach your, your sister to play and I'll talk to you afterwards.
03:41You sure?
03:42Yeah, yeah, I could actually use some coffee.
03:46You'll be here, right?
03:48Count on it.
03:51Let's go.
03:52All right.
03:56Ah, they could, uh, be a while, Stratego.
03:59It gets a little complicated.
04:00Yeah, it's, it's, uh, it's fine.
04:02I wanted to talk to you first anyway.
04:04Sure, about what?
04:06It's about Danny.
04:09Robert gave us the letter to give to you.
04:11He didn't want it to get lost in the quartermain mail.
04:15That makes sense.
04:17Robert was very sorry that he had to leave just as the two of you were getting acquainted.
04:22Had to leave?
04:23Well, he thought he should do everything he can to help Holly.
04:28God knows my mother can use all the help she can get.
04:33Well, you have every right to be upset with him leaving.
04:36No, it's fine.
04:38It's fine.
04:38Uh, Robert gave me his number and he said I can call him anytime.
04:42Oh, that's wonderful.
04:43Yeah, yeah.
04:44Robert going away is actually a good thing because it,
04:47it gives me some time to, uh, get used to the idea of having a father.
04:53Well, your father thinks you are owed an explanation and so do we.
05:00I'm in the process of accepting my loss.
05:04I want to get to the point to where I can think about Irene at peace without it causing me pain.
05:10Then you made the right choice, baby.
05:12And if paperwork helps you keep your mind off the trial, then so be it.
05:19But I do have to ask, if you're here, where's Molly today?
05:23She's at the courthouse.
05:25Molly's at the trial on her own?
05:28Oh my gosh.
05:28I didn't even hear you knock.
05:30I had my music turned up to alone in apartment level.
05:33No kidding.
05:34I could hear you out in the hall.
05:35You're starting to sound like my dad.
05:37And no, you couldn't.
05:39For the record, saying I'm like your dad does not bother me at all.
05:42I don't know Curtis very well, but I know that being like him is a huge compliment.
05:47As for your performance just now, you were killing it.
05:51Well, thank you.
05:51It gets the blood pumping and it helps me stay in the right headspace to take on the day.
05:56It's better without an audience.
05:58So please don't take this the wrong way, but why are you here?
06:03I haven't seen you in a minute, so I just wanted to check in.
06:05So except for people showing up to your apartment and scaring you, you doing okay?
06:13Well, other than that, yes and no.
06:18Well, what do you want to start with first?
06:19Yes, you're doing okay.
06:20And no, not so much.
06:22While I am all for bringing Ava to justice, it's not going to be that simple.
06:28Molly, I got this.
06:30Okay, I prepared my testimony.
06:33I practiced and I'm going to remain calm while I'm on the stand.
06:36That's great.
06:38Because the last thing you want is to come across as...
06:42What?
06:43Well, you can't focus on your anger for Ava.
06:45You know, we've got to focus on the baby.
06:47Keep it about that.
06:48Molly, I know that.
06:50Okay, the prosecutor has prepped me.
06:51Mom has coached me.
06:52She told me all of your dad's tricks.
06:56Not even mom knows all my dad's tricks.
06:59He's an expert strategist.
07:01He's thought of everything, including adding me to his witness list.
07:08You're testifying for the defense.
07:13You want the truth?
07:15Better I know in advance.
07:16Yes, it is.
07:16So I'll tell you here and now.
07:19We're going to win.
07:20I guarantee it.
07:22Why?
07:23Is there new evidence?
07:24I don't need new evidence.
07:26You paid off the judge.
07:28Well, you would have been billed for that, so no.
07:31Well, I appreciate your confidence.
07:33You know, I really do.
07:35But we both know dead babies and grieving mothers,
07:38they play better on the stand than the town pariah.
07:41Look, I'm telling you, Ava, I will win this case because I need to.
07:45I'm not going to let my daughter down.
07:49Would you like some privacy?
07:51No, no, no, no.
07:52Please, please stay.
08:05Dear Sasha, I'm writing because my brief message
08:09wasn't nearly enough to explain why I had to leave.
08:13I'm sure you've heard your mother is in some trouble again.
08:17I've gone off with her to settle it.
08:20Again.
08:21I'll be back in Port Charles as soon as I can.
08:24I'm looking forward to getting to know you as my daughter.
08:28I hope you can forgive me for leaving on such short notice
08:32and that you can forgive your mother for getting herself
08:34into yet another tricky situation.
08:37If you can rely on her to do anything, it's that.
08:41However imperfect we may be,
08:43we are your family.
08:46I look forward to seeing you.
08:48Take care, darling.
08:50Your father, Robert.
08:58So, um, in her will, Sam said that she wanted
09:02Drew to have custody of both of her kids.
09:07Uh-huh.
09:09Okay.
09:10Yeah, I mean, it's not like she's going to do that.
09:12Yeah, I mean, at the time the will was written,
09:14I was presumed dead.
09:17That makes a little more sense, I guess.
09:20I just, I just want to do what's right by Danny.
09:23That's all.
09:24And what does that look like?
09:26Uh, well, I mean, Sonny told me to fight to keep him.
09:29Of course he did.
09:30And I think I got a good chance of getting custody.
09:32Well, as you should.
09:33You're Danny's father and, well, I mean,
09:35you probably got Diane repping you.
09:36Yeah, yeah, but I don't want to take him away from his sister.
09:40Or Rocco.
09:43You know, at the funeral, I heard what Danny said.
09:46You know, the three of them are family.
09:50Yeah, those kids love each other.
09:54But look, man, you're Danny's father.
09:56You got to do what you feel is right.
09:58I know, but he just lost his mother.
10:00I don't want to take him away from his sister,
10:02but there's no way that I'm going to hand him over to Drew.
10:06So what are you going to do?
10:09Well, I know what I want to do.
10:13But I feel the right thing is to let Danny choose.
10:19I don't know what you've heard, but Drew has been very
10:22impressed with my performance at Aurora,
10:24and he's never said anything to me about asking me to step down.
10:28I know, I know you and Drew are friends,
10:30but you need to know who your friend really is.
10:32Now, Drew will do anything, anything to get what he wants.
10:35And what is it that Drew wants, according to you?
10:39My wife, for one.
10:43OK, I don't see what this has to do with Aurora or me.
10:47Drew tried to buy my silence by offering me your job.
10:54Molly and I talked about her going to the trial.
10:56I tried to convince her to stay home.
10:58I expressed my concerns that it wouldn't be healthy.
11:00What did she say?
11:01That she needs to see justice done.
11:03If she's going to accept the loss of our child, I get it.
11:08She's a lawyer, so.
11:09And you being a doctor, and knowing the medical facts
11:14of that awful day, you want to stay away.
11:16I offered to go with her, but she turned me down.
11:20Hmm.
11:21What, you don't approve?
11:22Who am I to pass judgment on your relationship?
11:25See, that has not stopped you before.
11:28All right, I am concerned that Molly told you not to come
11:32because she knew you didn't want to.
11:34So you think she really wants me there?
11:36Look, regardless of what either of you said,
11:39Molly is going to need you in that courtroom today.
11:43So school's going really great, and I'm really enjoying my classes.
11:48All of them?
11:49Yeah, I mean, I have iconography, and I only understand
11:54every third word that the professor says.
11:56But I mean, I really, I still really enjoy it.
11:58Well, I admire your positive attitude.
12:00Thanks.
12:01I wasn't always like this.
12:03I had to take some time off.
12:05I had to take some time off after Spencer died.
12:10You did what you had to do to take care of yourself.
12:13Yeah, it's just what I had to do at the time.
12:16But after a while, I started feeling aimless.
12:20And like, if I was outside of life,
12:24which then it made me feel even worse.
12:26It's like the difference between being on stage
12:30and being in the audience.
12:32If I'm on stage playing my violin,
12:34I might make a few mistakes while I'm at it.
12:37Or I could be in the audience and not make any.
12:42I'd rather try.
12:43And you seem like the kind of person
12:45that doesn't want to just watch things happen either.
12:49Turns out I'm really not.
12:51I mean, I got a full class load,
12:53and I feel focused and back in it, you know?
12:56Yeah, and even on the days that sort of suck,
12:59you're still part of the action.
13:01That's true.
13:02And when you say it like that, I sound like a superhero.
13:07The Iron Songbird.
13:08Indestructible.
13:09She sings songs of beauty and justice to the masses.
13:14That needs some work.
13:17What?
13:19Okay, so Songbird.
13:23What's not so okay these days?
13:23We're not doing the Songbird thing.
13:26Understood.
13:28And?
13:30Ava.
13:32Today's her trial, and I have to testify.
13:36So do I.
13:37We have nothing to worry about.
13:40All we have to do is tell the truth.
13:43You weren't even there when I fell.
13:44What could you possibly say?
13:46My dad might not call me, but if he does,
13:49he's probably gonna ask about your character.
13:52Type of person that you are, okay?
13:53What kind of person am I?
13:54Intense.
13:56Passionate.
13:57Loyal.
13:59And?
14:01And sometimes you can be impulsive.
14:05So I'm hot-headed?
14:07That means I deserve to be pushed out a window?
14:09No, of course not.
14:11Okay, what else?
14:14He might ask me if I blame you for what happened.
14:17Or maybe about other instances in your past when you've acted erratically.
14:21But whatever he asks, I have to give a true and honest account of the facts.
14:25No, you don't, Molly.
14:27Are you asking me to lie on the stand?
14:30No, I am saying you have to do whatever it takes to get Ava convicted.
14:38Look, I know that Danny's old enough to have a say,
14:40but I do not want him to feel torn between me and his siblings.
14:46Look, your son, he's a good dude.
14:51He's got the best of Sam and you.
14:54Having said that, he's taking some chances.
14:57I wish he wouldn't.
14:58That got him into trouble, but his heart is always in the right place.
15:03Yeah, I just hope he knows that he can be honest with me,
15:04that he doesn't have to say what he thinks I want to hear.
15:08Look, at the end of the day, it's your decision.
15:10I mean, you're doing the right thing, I think, by involving him in the conversation.
15:16And for the record, Danny respects you too much to lie to you.
15:24I just don't want to make this any harder on him.
15:28I hear that.
15:30I'm trying to figure out where Rocco and I are going to live right now, and I have no idea.
15:44It was an accident, I swear.
15:46Scout, it's okay.
15:48I thought you were just going to set up the board while we finished our video game.
15:51I know, I'm sorry.
15:52I wanted to play Stratego, but I wanted to make Thanksgiving decorations.
15:56At the same time?
15:58I thought I could carry you at all, but it slipped.
16:00Why didn't you wait for us?
16:02We said we'd be right back.
16:03I wanted to do it myself.
16:06Casey's going to be so mad.
16:08Okay, look, don't worry.
16:10Everything's going to be fine.
16:12I don't know, man.
16:12How are we going to clean up that paint?
16:14I'm so dead meat.
16:17I'm having a hard time believing Drew would double cross me.
16:20And I never thought that he'd come for my family.
16:22John, you didn't seem surprised when I told you about Willow and Drew.
16:28Well, I mean, they seem fond of each other.
16:30I didn't think there was more to it than that.
16:32Oh, well, there is.
16:33So you have to ask yourself, if Drew has no problem
16:37interfering in another man's marriage, what else is he capable of?
16:41Hey, man, Drew asked me to run Aurora, you know?
16:44He made no promises to me about keeping me on as CEO.
16:47Yeah, but you made you think it was a possibility, though, right?
16:50Well, I mean, yeah, he gave me that impression.
16:53Right, so he has you work your ass off to build up his company,
16:57and then he turns around and gives it to me.
16:59Why are you telling me all this?
17:01Because, Curtis, I need your help.
17:05If we work together, we can get Drew out of Aurora for good.
17:10I'm worried that when I tell the truth,
17:14the prosecutor will spin it and make Ava look guilty.
17:20I'm sure she will.
17:22It's the prosecutor's job, just like it's the defense attorney's job,
17:27to spin whatever we say to make Ava look innocent.
17:31But she is innocent.
17:36I know you don't believe me.
17:40Trina, I promise you that I keep an open mind and I let the jury decide.
17:46And even if the jury says that Ava didn't push Sunny's daughter and granddaughter out
17:54the window, that's beside the point.
18:01How can that be beside the point?
18:08Because, Mom, the point is you and Ava are friends.
18:13You have every right to support your friend.
18:15And I'll probably be the only one on her side of the courtroom.
18:19So then you'll have extra room to spread out.
18:22And this way, the courtroom artists will get a good look at you.
18:25So just make sure you look serious, but compassionate.
18:29I don't know how that's supposed to look, but I will try.
18:33It's going to be good for the jury to see you standing by Ava,
18:36staying loyal to a friend who's not super popular right now.
18:39She really isn't.
18:41You're going to be doing the right thing.
18:44Not the popular thing.
18:45That's not a good character.
18:48Wow.
18:49You're really starting to sound like my dad.
18:55But I have to respectfully disagree.
18:59Why is that?
19:00Because it sounds more like something you'd say to me.
19:07I know you said you took my case to prove to Molly that her baby's death was an accident.
19:11Exactly.
19:11But Rick, you're defending the woman that your daughter
19:15thinks is responsible for her child's death.
19:17Yes, but I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are not at fault.
19:26Whether you believe that or not, that is exactly how I'm going to save my daughter.
19:31So you think that by convincing the jury that it was an accident, you'll convince her as well?
19:36Once Molly hears the testimony and she sees the evidence, she's...
19:41She's going to come to the only possible conclusion, and that is no one was at fault.
19:50If she doesn't?
19:51Well, she has to.
19:53Otherwise, she's going to carry all that anger and pain for the rest of her life,
19:58and it will eat her from the inside out.
20:00Sounds like you're speaking from personal experience.
20:05I know my daughter.
20:08That's all.
20:08Look, Molly may believe that you being convicted is going to give her some kind of closure,
20:13but the only real closure in this case is acceptance.
20:18Christina's fall was an accident.
20:24The baby's death was an accident.
20:25There is no one to punish here.
20:27There is no justice to be exacted.
20:30And it is my job to make that clear to the jury, but mostly to my daughter.
20:35Well, I hope for both our sakes, your confidence is warranted.
20:39But whatever the outcome, do you think that Molly will ever really understand why you defended me?
20:46Well, I may not understand it, but by making sure you go free,
20:58I'm getting my daughter her life back.
21:05Molly and I have accepted that we have different ways of grieving.
21:09So shouldn't I trust Molly that she will tell me what she needs?
21:13But what if she thinks that what she needs is going to hurt you?
21:17Then...
21:19She'll let me off the hook, and she'll go to the trial by herself to spare me.
21:28I just can't imagine what it's going to be like for Molly to be in that courtroom without you.
21:36So, what, you think I should go?
21:38Baby, I know it's going to be painful for you.
21:41But with you and Molly together, you're going to make it through.
21:47Christina, I can't perjure myself.
21:48I'd lose my job, my law license.
21:50Did I say anything about perjury?
21:52Close enough.
21:53No, I didn't.
21:55What I'm saying, Molly, is you can finesse the truth.
22:00You can give context, but be careful about your words.
22:03No, if I'm too vague with my answers, or if I try to duck his questions,
22:07Dad's just going to treat me like a hostile witness.
22:09He's an expert, okay?
22:10He's going to try to lead me exactly where he needs me to go,
22:13and try to get me to say exactly what he wants me to say.
22:15And you won't do that.
22:18Because you are just as smart as he is.
22:20And because you, like me and Mom, you are one of the last Davis women.
22:27And this isn't about you or me.
22:29This is about getting justice for our baby girl.
22:32So we have to face your father head on, together.
22:35And we have to win.
22:39All right, we came here to play Stratego, right?
22:42And Stratego is about what?
22:43Strategy.
22:45How does that help us?
22:46We got to come up with one to clean this up.
22:49And no one will ever know.
22:50Right, okay.
22:51So here's a strategy.
22:52I'll handle the paint explosion, and you gather the game pieces.
22:55I can do that.
22:55Awesome.
22:56I'll gather up the art supplies.
22:57Great.
22:58Break on three.
22:59Ready?
23:00Ready.
23:01One, two, three.
23:02Break.
23:07Look at that, huh?
23:10Thank you for this.
23:11Robert also wanted you to know he's doing everything he can to get back as soon as possible.
23:17Well, good luck with that.
23:19My mother has a way of spoiling even the best laid plans.
23:22If he says he's coming back soon, he means it.
23:25And in the meantime, we'd like to get to know you better as our niece.
23:32After years of being on my own, having a family seems wonderful.
23:40I'm happy to hear you say that.
23:44Well, growing up, it was mostly me and my grandmother,
23:46with occasional drop-ins from my mother.
23:50And when I was little, they were kind of fabulous.
23:54She would drop out of the sky with gifts and incredible stories.
23:58But as I grew older, I realized that I wanted more from her.
24:06I wanted a family.
24:09And now you have one.
24:11And not just the occasional breakfast at Bobby's.
24:14We have an open-door policy.
24:17Weekends, holidays, especially holidays, the more the merrier.
24:22I'm a little worried that the Scorpio holidays might not be so simple.
24:28Cody is your son?
24:30He is.
24:33You know, he's taking what happened between the two of you very hard.
24:36How about you, Sasha?
24:37We know this can't be easy for you.
24:40It's been, um, impossible.
24:46Maybe it's better for everyone that I just keep my distance.
24:55You want to run Drew out of his own company?
24:57Is it really his company, though?
24:58He founded it.
24:59Ah, yeah.
25:00And he banished shortly after.
25:01I ran Aurora for years when he was gone.
25:03And when he was out there running for Congress, you were the acting CEO.
25:06Your point?
25:07My point is we know a hell of a lot more about this company than Drew does.
25:11So we should use that knowledge to force him out.
25:14Okay, I get how this is revenge for you.
25:17And maybe from your perspective, it's warranted.
25:20But where is the advantage for me?
25:23Instead of acting CEO, you'll get the official title.
25:26And the power that comes with that.
25:28That's assuming all this is true.
25:29It is true.
25:30Drew laid it all out for me.
25:32He told me that I was the most qualified to run Aurora,
25:34which really means that he knows that I know that he's gotten too close to Willow.
25:38So he offered me the company as a way to make amends.
25:41It's basically a payoff.
25:43He thinks I'm not going to care that he's going after my wife
25:46if I'm distracted with the company and the right letters on my doors.
25:50It shows you how little he knows about me.
25:54You jump into a lot of conclusions.
25:56Look, Curtis, it is your call.
25:59That's not like Drew is going to fire you.
26:01You made the wellness division a success.
26:02So he's going to keep you on that.
26:04But you're never going to be CEO.
26:08Not unless we work together.
26:11Honestly, I don't care how or why you win.
26:14Just as long as you do.
26:15I will.
26:19Have you had enough fresh air?
26:21For now.
26:22Oh, good.
26:24We get used to it.
26:26You got a lot of sunny days in your future.
26:33Go ahead.
26:34Tell me I'm wrong.
26:35Yeah, you're wrong.
26:39Usually.
26:41But no, this time you're right.
26:45Yeah, you're right.
26:46I'll just I'll go up there.
26:48I'll give as good as I get.
26:49And if I say something damaging about you under oath, the prosecution can rebut.
26:54Yes, exactly.
26:56This is.
26:57Yes, this is about our daughter.
27:01OK, we're going to get through this together for her, for our baby girl.
27:07For our baby girl.
27:10OK, mom's going to be here soon.
27:13When's TJ getting here?
27:15He's not coming.
27:17Really?
27:18Yeah, I can't ask him to relive what happened to our daughter.
27:21I have to be here.
27:21He doesn't.
27:24Are you sure about that?
27:36Are they always like that?
27:40Yeah, man, I told you they make a good team.
27:44They really do have each other's backs.
27:47Yeah, probably now more than ever.
27:49Sam was right.
27:53Those kids need each other.
27:54They need to stay together.
27:55Yeah, they do.
27:57So what does that mean for you?
27:58You're going to give Drew custody?
28:05There's some more spotters over there.
28:06On it.
28:11Oh, what what happened here?
28:13It's our fault.
28:14We should have been here to help.
28:15No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
28:19It's OK.
28:20It's OK.
28:21Yeah, Owen's in trouble.
28:22We're going to help you clean it up.
28:24What if Tracy walks in before we finish?
28:25Yeah, I don't want that to happen either.
28:27So we're definitely going to get this done before that.
28:29But first, we wanted to talk to you guys about where you're going to live.
28:38We understand how complicated the situation is with Cody.
28:43But the more you live with it, the more you will grow to accept it.
28:47Yeah, I tried to tell Cody the same thing.
28:51We had a real connection.
28:54And it's really hard to just put all those feelings aside,
29:00to make an overnight switch from almost involved to cousins.
29:07The more we live with it, the less awkward it will seem.
29:10I mean, that's my theory.
29:11Anyway.
29:13Yeah, that's a good way to look at it.
29:16But you're right.
29:17It won't be easy.
29:19But you'll get there.
29:21But in the meantime, Mac and I would never ask you to do anything you don't want to do.
29:26If you need time to get to know us, we respect that.
29:29And always know that you have an aunt and uncle.
29:32And if you need anything, you call us.
29:35If your car battery dies, you call Mac for a jump.
29:40Yeah, you do that.
29:42And when Felicia makes Sunday dinner, we will have a place set for you.
29:46But you get to decide if and when you want to show up.
29:49Literally, zero pressure.
29:51But I do have to warn you that eventually, when you do start coming,
29:55Felicia might suggest that you bring dessert.
29:58But don't worry, store-bought is just fine.
30:01No, but we mean it.
30:03You take all the time you need.
30:05Wow.
30:08I'm overwhelmed.
30:10But you have some concerns.
30:13I do.
30:14And they're not just about Cody.
30:20I'm worried that I won't be the niece that you expect.
30:23Well, we consider Holly family.
30:25Do you really think we can't roll with the surprises?
30:30It's just that I've never had family like this before.
30:35No, you do.
30:38And we're not going anywhere.
30:44This is a big step.
30:46Not just professionally.
30:47You know, Drew's my friend.
30:50Ordinarily, I'd say I know him better than I know you.
30:52Oh, yeah, well, you would be wrong.
30:53Drew is only out for Drew.
30:56I mean, to be fair, he thinks that sending you back to head the division
30:59that you built in the first place isn't a double-cross.
31:01No, he sees it as, what was it, a lateral move.
31:04What do you think about that?
31:06I think you care a hell of a lot less about my position at Aurora
31:08than you do about what may or may not be happening between Drew and Willow.
31:11No, no, they're lying to me.
31:13I know what they did.
31:14And I also know that Drew is stringing you along.
31:19The fact that you're out for revenge is not inspiring enough confidence.
31:23You cannot remain CEO without my help.
31:26Okay, you said he offered you the job.
31:28What happens if you turn it down?
31:31Drew wants somebody with C-suite experience.
31:33No matter what I do, he's not going to keep you on.
31:35I'm sure he'll keep you on as CEO until he's sworn into Congress on January 3rd.
31:40Then he needs to put all of his assets into a blind trust,
31:42and he's going to look you in the eyes, and he's going to smile at you.
31:44He's going to say, thank you for a job well done.
31:46And then when he's safely squared away in D.C., he'll send you back to wellness.
31:52Maybe.
31:53That's not a matter of if, Curtis.
31:55It's a matter of when.
31:58And let's face it, you and I are in the same position.
32:02Are we really going to let Drew get away with this?
32:08Let's get ready for court, Songbird.
32:13Okay.
32:20You're a really great friend, Gio.
32:23But we're not doing the Songbird thing.
32:29Hey.
32:32Hi.
32:37Are you sure you want to be here?
32:41Whatever happens here today.
32:42We're facing it together.
32:45I love you.
32:47I love you, too.
32:59Yeah, the most important thing is that you guys stick together because you're a family.
33:03And we know that Sam wanted you guys to be together.
33:07But how is that going to work?
33:08I mean, we're...
33:09Yeah, you're not related, but Jason and I were talking, and we, uh...
33:12Came to the conclusion that no matter where you are and who you become,
33:15we want you guys to be in each other's lives.
33:18Okay.
33:19Well, how do we make that happen?
33:20Is it even possible?
33:21I mean, isn't Drew going to go live in Washington?
33:23Doesn't Scott have to live with him?
33:25I don't want to live in Washington.
33:26I already told my dad, and he said it was okay that I could stay here and he could commute.
33:31That's, uh...
33:31That's one problem solved.
33:34I'll talk to Monica about you and me staying on here with these punks.
33:40What about you, Dad?
33:43Well...
33:46I'm gonna move back here, too.
33:48So I can live with you.
33:59I'm not gonna turn my back on a friend based on your where to law.
34:03Okay.
34:03All right.
34:04Well, if Drew decides to keep you on and changes his mind, you'll have my full support.
34:10But you don't think he will?
34:11No, I don't.
34:12I'm sorry.
34:13Okay.
34:13All right.
34:14That's a lot to think about.
34:16If Drew does give the CEO position away to someone else, then, uh, you and I'll talk.
34:22That's all I ask.
34:24But let's be clear.
34:25You're upset.
34:26You have every right to be furious with Drew.
34:29But you are operating out of revenge, and that is not how I do business.
34:34All the more reason why you should remain CEO.
34:36I'll be expecting your call, but, uh, you should be careful.
34:41Because when you finally see Drew for who he really is, it might be too late.
34:46I've got my eyes open.
35:06I called you last night.
35:16I saw.
35:17I was too busy looking through that subpoena you had thrown in my face.
35:20I was hoping you would give me a minute to explain.
35:22Might have.
35:23If you'd reached out before sending a process server.
35:25Molly, I have no choice.
35:26There were other ways to mount your defense.
35:28You didn't need to list me as a witness.
35:30You asked Molly to testify on Ava's behalf?
35:33It's my responsibility to defend my client.
35:35No, no, it's a lawyer's responsibility.
35:37But it didn't have to be yours, Dad.
35:47Thank you so much for breakfast, for the letter, everything.
35:51It was our pleasure.
35:53Absolutely.
35:55There is one thing you should know about me.
36:00I will never bring store-bought dessert.
36:03Told ya.
36:04You did.
36:05She did.
36:07See you soon.
36:07See ya.