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00:00Playing the National Anthem at the PCU Landview Game, you didn't bother to tell us?
00:04It's really not that big of a deal.
00:05It's a huge deal!
00:08Hey, has anyone seen Brooklyn?
00:10Uh, where's the fire officer?
00:12Let's go, let's go finish the movie.
00:16Where's the fire officer?
00:18Let's go, let's go finish the movie.
00:25I think I know exactly where the fire is.
00:28I think we all know.
00:30Ah!
00:35I can't believe I'm pregnant.
00:37Yeah, that's a lot to process, obviously.
00:40But I haven't slept with anyone since Brando and now one night with some guy at a bar?
00:47And I'm pregnant.
00:49And I'm pregnant.
00:52I don't know if I can do this.
01:00What the?
01:20Who are you?
01:22I'm sorry, who are you and what are you doing in my house?
01:25Cyrus Renaud was here visiting my sister?
01:28Cyrus is a volunteer here at Turning Woods.
01:31Let me get this straight, you think it's okay to have a violent convict?
01:36Renaud was here visiting my sister?
01:38Cyrus is a volunteer here at Turning Woods.
01:40Let me get this straight, you think it's okay to have a violent convicted criminal
01:46have access to patients?
01:48Why wasn't the family consulted about this?
01:50Mr. Renaud is family.
01:52He's not Lilu's uncle?
01:53Technically.
01:54It's our understanding he has authorization to act on behalf of the family.
01:58Oh, like Hallie does.
02:00I loved my child.
02:02I would never have hurt her.
02:03A lot more than you loved your father.
02:04That's why you went to Ms. Jerome's hotel room, right?
02:06To protect your father.
02:08You put him first.
02:09Objection, your honor.
02:10Mr. Lansing is badgering the witness.
02:12Sustained.
02:13Mr. Lansing, question the witness or dismiss her, but don't testify on her behalf.
02:18Understood, your honor.
02:19Did protecting your father mean more to you than protecting your sister's child?
02:22She was my child!
02:23Why did you choose your father over her?
02:25It was an impossible situation.
02:27I was protecting my family.
02:28Molly is your family!
02:30That baby you were carrying was your niece, and your reckless actions caused her death.
02:36Isn't that right, Ms. Corinthos Davis?
02:39You are the reason that Irene Davis Ashford is dead.
02:43That's enough, Rick.
02:44That's enough.
02:45Leave her alone.
02:49That's enough.
02:50Leave her alone.
03:11This courtroom will come to order.
03:12Your honor, I'm sorry.
03:14Your honor, the defense attorney is attacking the witness.
03:17It's beyond badgering.
03:18He's assaulting her emotionally, and it's egregious.
03:21You have no standing before this court.
03:24Leave now, or I'll have you cited and arrested for contempt.
03:27Your honor, if anyone should be cited for contempt, it's defense counsel Lansing,
03:32who is deliberately demonstrating contempt for the judicial process.
03:39We're gonna leave, your honor.
03:44Your honor, the people require the request of brief recess to allow the witness to regain her bearings.
03:50It won't be necessary, your honor.
03:51I have no further questions for this witness.
03:53I believe a brief recess is in order.
03:55Court adjourned for 15 minutes.
03:58All rise.
04:08When I told you to step up your game, I didn't mean like that.
04:11You made her look totally sympathetic.
04:14She was already sympathetic.
04:15Now the jury has seen with their own eyes that she's volatile and reckless,
04:18which is exactly what I wanted.
04:25Not necessarily.
04:27You know, I've been on the stand for these things a bunch of times,
04:29and the jury, they respond to truth.
04:34And you told your...
04:37I was afraid this would happen.
04:39Which part?
04:41Your dad breaking Christina on the witness stand,
04:43or your sister claiming our baby as her own?
04:46If Christina's testimony gets Ava acquitted, she'll never forgive herself.
04:55Christina, I'm sorry.
04:59Mom's outside. I'm sure she can take you home, okay?
05:02No, I'm not going anywhere.
05:08Rick knows that he can't.
05:11Rick knows that he can't win on his own merit,
05:12so he's shattering Christina instead.
05:14It was a desperate move, and the jury's going to see right through it.
05:17He is intentionally trying to make her look like a loose cannon,
05:20so the jury will believe she's responsible for the circumstances
05:23that led to her baby's death.
05:24And from what I just witnessed, I'm worried that she's going to believe me.
05:28Alexis.
05:31You want me to take you home?
05:32No.
05:33I want to wait here, and I want you to go inside.
05:35Thank you. Your daughter needs you.
05:37Look, I know that you're scared, but I meant what I said before.
05:42You really do have a support system around you,
05:44and we want to be here for you to help.
05:47I know.
05:49It's just, I, um, I have a lot of decisions to make, and
05:54I'm not the only one this impacts.
05:56Right, Rick?
05:57Right.
05:58You know, I'm not the only one.
05:59I'm not the only one.
06:00I don't know.
06:01I don't know.
06:01I don't know.
06:02I don't know.
06:02I don't know.
06:03I don't know.
06:03I don't know.
06:04I don't know.
06:05I don't know.
06:05I don't know.
06:06I don't know.
06:06Right, but I have a lot of decisions to make, and
06:11I'm not the only one this impacts.
06:13Right, but you just found out that you're pregnant, so
06:17you really need to do what's best for you.
06:21This isn't your house.
06:22This is my house.
06:24Look, I don't know who you are or what you're doing here,
06:27but if you tell me where you live, I'll find a way to get you home.
06:30I don't have to tell you anything.
06:33Okay, then I'll tell you.
06:35I live at 34 Cherry Lane.
06:38No, you don't, because that's here.
06:40Look, kid, this is my house.
06:42Mom!
06:42Stranger danger!
06:44Mom!
06:45Mom!
06:47Cyrus Renaud has zero authority to act on my family's behalf.
06:52Cyrus Renaud has zero authority to act on my family's behalf.
06:56Let's try to figure this out.
06:58Now, Cyrus did visit Lulu a couple times while she was at GH,
07:01but when your mom found out, she had him removed from the list.
07:05Exactly, yes.
07:07Why would my mother have banned Cyrus from seeing Lulu at GH
07:11only to turn around and authorize him to act on the family's behalf here?
07:15You'd have to ask Mayor Collins.
07:17And with all due respect, our focus here is on patient care, not family disputes.
07:23My sister vanished from your facility and not a single staff member noticed.
07:28Is that your idea of patient care?
07:29You have state-of-the-art security.
07:32Yeah? Cameras, monitors?
07:33Yes.
07:34Okay, well, I want to see your security footage, all of it.
07:36We're going to go through every single frame
07:39until I find out exactly what happened to my sister.
07:57Hello?
07:58Cyrus, this is Joe from Turning Woods.
08:02Your nephew's here, and he's pretty upset.
08:04Lucky, is there why? Has something happened to Lulu?
08:07Yeah.
08:09Your niece is missing.
08:13Call your next witness.
08:14Yes, Your Honor.
08:15The defense calls Natalia Ramirez.
08:28Brooklyn and Chase were sure in a hurry. Must be a great movie.
08:31Oh, you know, those two kids have been working so hard.
08:35I think just kicking back and watching a movie is probably just what they need.
08:40Yeah, yeah, they probably just want to take it easy.
08:45I'm going to go practice.
08:47Yeah.
08:50Look at us with the jokes.
08:52I'll tell you one thing that is not a joke.
08:54What?
08:55You're going to be a Nona soon.
08:59Oh, you're going to be a Nona soon.
09:06I'm so sorry I'm late. I was burying paperwork at the station.
09:09I have never been so jealous of people, but I was all over town for deception.
09:14No meetings anyway.
09:16It's a good thing I know where you live.
09:18Should I make a baby with me?
09:21James, Malcolm, West.
09:25What is going on? I thought someone was in the house.
09:29There was.
09:29West.
09:31What is going on? I thought someone was in the house.
09:35There was.
09:36How many times have I told you not to joke about stranger danger?
09:40But I wasn't joking. There was a lady in the house.
09:43Oh, really? Okay. Did she give you a hint?
09:45No.
09:47There was a lady in the house.
09:48Oh, really? Okay. Did she give you these cookies?
09:51No. I got these from the kitchen.
09:54And how many of them have you had?
09:56Nope. Actually, I don't want to know.
10:00Mom, I'm telling the...
10:01It is not possible, okay? Because the doorknob is locked.
10:09Definitely not locked.
10:11Did you do this?
10:13How many times do I have to tell you? It was the lady.
10:17She was standing right there by the...
10:21This is weird for James. For all the stunts he's pulled, he doesn't usually make up stories.
10:30The spare key is gone.
10:32We're...
10:33The spare key is gone.
10:35We're happy to review the footage.
10:37I'll call security first thing in the morning.
10:39In the morning? No, no, no. You need to find the footage now.
10:42I don't care who you have to call.
10:45I'm sorry. There are protocols.
10:48You know what? I'm calling the cops.
10:51We've already started to search the...
10:56You promised me you did not take the spare key.
10:59I promise.
11:01I should probably let you handle this.
11:03Okay, but we are talking tomorrow. I don't want you thinking you're on your own.
11:07I'll call you in the morning.
11:08Okay.
11:12Oh, hello.
11:14Hi.
11:15Hi.
11:18All right, I'll bite. Tell me more about this mysterious stranger.
11:22Uh, come again?
11:24There was a strange lady in the house and Mom doesn't believe me.
11:28Yeah, James is trying to convince me that we had an intruder.
11:32She's real. I promise. It's true.
11:35Okay. Well, if she could please return the spare key, Mommy would really appreciate it.
11:40I believe I may have a way to solve this mystery.
11:53Where the hell is my sister?
12:11Good thing you're playing that song instead of singing it.
12:24High note trips people up.
12:29Don't put the stroller before the baby, okay?
12:32Brooklyn isn't pregnant yet. I don't want to jinx anything.
12:35Honey, it's just a matter of time, right?
12:39I'm just so glad that she did everything in the right order.
12:42You know, not like the way that I did.
12:44I mean, not that everything didn't work out for the best.
12:49Oh, honey, look at me running my mouth like a dummy.
12:52I'm sorry. You did everything just right, too.
12:55Oh, no, no, no, no. I think I have learned that there is no right or wrong way
13:00to live your life, you know?
13:03Everything works out the way it's supposed to.
13:06Yeah, one way or another.
13:10You okay?
13:13I'm just thinking about Sam and Dante and those kids.
13:17I mean, one minute they're a big, happy family,
13:22and the next minute it's just, it's all gone.
13:24Yeah, yeah. It really makes you appreciate how fragile and unpredictable life can be.
13:31Wow.
13:33Brooklyn and Chase are gonna live a long...
13:36Wow.
13:38Brooklyn and Chase are gonna live a long, happy, healthy life,
13:44and they are gonna make you the second proudest nonna on this property.
13:49Listen, all I want is for Brooklyn and my grandchildren to be happy.
13:55Oh, your grandchildren now.
13:57Look at you putting Brooklyn and Chase to work.
14:00I'm gonna have to have Monica put another wing on this place.
14:05Mission accomplished.
14:07Well, I think it's a little early to say if I'm pregnant yet, but
14:11mission was definitely accomplished.
14:17You promised me something.
14:20Anything.
14:21I never want making a baby to take precedence over us,
14:25you know? I don't want it to ever feel like a chore.
14:29I know exactly what you're saying.
14:31The most important thing is for us to enjoy each other.
14:35Everything else will come in time.
14:37Well, now that we've gotten that out of the way,
14:40I have another mission for you.
14:42You should choose to accept it.
14:46Oh, I definitely accept.
14:50Are you testifying under oath that the accident was your fault?
14:56Yes, it was. It was definitely my...
14:58Yes, it was. It was definitely my mistake.
15:01Tell the court what happened.
15:04I was driving along and I got a text and I'm embarrassed to say that I looked down at it and
15:12when I did that, I drifted into oncoming traffic.
15:17Pretty important text.
15:18Well, it was. It was from my daughter and she and I,
15:22our relationship has been strained the last few months.
15:25We're not really speaking, so for her to text me, it was a surprise.
15:31Later on the 911 call, you said you didn't want emergency services. Why?
15:35No, because I was fine and Christina said she was okay too.
15:38Did you call anyone else after that 911 call?
15:40I did. I called her dad and he came to the accident site and picked her up.
15:45Filing an insurance claim?
15:48No, because we just took care of it ourselves.
15:51Didn't want our insurance to go up.
15:53Sure, sure. Of course.
15:56So, it's your testimony that you caused a near collision with Ms. Christina Corinthos-Davis
16:02and she was completely rational in the aftermath.
16:07Yes, that's correct.
16:10No further questions, Your Honor.
16:13Redirect.
16:15We have no questions for Ms. Ramirez, Your Honor.
16:18You may step down.
16:20Call your next witness.
16:22Yes, Your Honor. The defense calls Molly Lansing-Davis.
16:31The answer, my fair Maximista, is right here in the palm of my hand.
16:36Cool. I'm bored now.
16:39Let me guess. That phone is connected to some secret satellite that orbits the house at all
16:43hours of the day?
16:45Not quite. It connects to a mobile app for a camera that I recently installed at the front door.
16:50So, you're saying...
16:51That I recently installed at the front door.
16:54So, you're saying it records everything that happens outside?
16:59You said this happened in the last few hours?
17:00Yeah.
17:12Oh, my God! James was right! There was a stranger!
17:15I tried to tell you.
17:17Is there a more clear image of her face?
17:19Well, alas, it appears that hood's covering most of her face.
17:23James, I know I owe you an apology, but I need you to focus right now.
17:28Can you describe what this woman looked like?
17:30Oh, here. She had blonde hair like you.
17:33Great. A woman with blonde hair. That really narrows it down.
17:36Hey, maybe we take him to the PCPD so we can give them that description?
17:40Yay! The police are coming!
17:42Is Grandpa Matt gonna be one of them, too? I can help crack the case!
17:49Okay.
17:52Cookies?
17:56Isn't Lulu at Turning Woods?
17:58No, but you've been there. You were the last person spotted with Lulu.
18:03Is it surprising that I'd be there to support my beloved niece in these trying times?
18:09Okay, let me... Let me make this perfectly clear.
18:12You are not welcome anywhere near my sister.
18:17What?
18:18Your mother is running an entire city while raising your nephew,
18:23and you're rarely on the continent, much less at your sister's bedside.
18:27So if I'm not there, who is?
18:32Believe me, it's not just the high notes that would trip me up.
18:35I promise you, no one wants to hear me sing.
18:39I guess playing the violin will just have to do.
18:42Did the quartermains hire you to play one of their benefits?
18:45I actually live here.
18:48You're a quartermain?
18:50Well, it's kind of a gray area.
18:53Somewhere between a guest and extended family.
18:57No one's asked me to leave.
18:58Somewhere between a guest and extended family.
19:02No one's asked me to leave, so I'm guessing I'm doing something, right?
19:05Well, with the way you play, I'd keep you around, too.
19:08My Aunt Lois basically says the same thing.
19:12She's actually the one that brought me here.
19:15Lois Cerullo?
19:16But I thought she lived in Bensonhurst.
19:22She did, until last year.
19:25You know, I've answered a lot of your questions,
19:28so why don't you answer one of mine?
19:30Who are you?
19:32Oh, I'm sorry that I interrupted your playing.
19:36You go on ahead.
19:38Do you know where you're going?
19:39Need me to take you somewhere?
19:41I appreciate the offer, but we just met,
19:43and I've had my fill of stranger danger for one night.
19:56Miss Lansing, were you with your sister
19:58when she was served a subpoena to testify in her father's custody trial?
20:02Yes.
20:03And what was her reaction to being served?
20:06She wasn't happy about it.
20:08Define not happy.
20:09Do you mean she was angry?
20:10Objection.
20:11Counsel is leading the witness.
20:13Sustained.
20:15Did Christina state that she was planning on testifying?
20:19She said she did not intend to comply with the subpoena.
20:23And did you inform her that failure to comply was a punishable offense?
20:27I did.
20:28What do you think her reasoning was for not wanting to comply?
20:31She was afraid she would incriminate her father in an unlawful act.
20:36Her father, Michael Sonny Corenthos, Jr.?
20:40Yes.
20:41So Christina would rather protect her father than state the truth in a court of law?
20:45She was set on not testifying.
20:51Did Miss Corenthos-Davis confide in you her intention to confront Miss Jerome?
20:58She said she wanted to get Ava to drop the subpoena.
21:02She didn't specifically say she planned to confront her.
21:05And what did you say specifically about how to respond to the subpoena?
21:10I warned her not to go see Ava.
21:12But she didn't take your advice, did she?
21:14Why do you think that is?
21:17She was angry.
21:20So Christina Corenthos-Davis, 38 weeks pregnant with your child,
21:28aware of a subpoena ordering her to testify would not be lifted,
21:34sought out and confronted Ava Jerome to protect her father.
21:41Is that your testimony here today?
21:48Yes, that's my testimony.
21:52No further questions, Your Honor.
22:08But I understood that.
22:10She is very protective of her father.
22:14And yet you subpoenaed her.
22:17I believed she would see she had an obligation to tell the truth,
22:21considering what was at stake.
22:24And what was that?
22:26Well-being of my daughter, Avery.
22:29Did Christina ask you to lift the subpoena?
22:33She demanded it.
22:34But you refused.
22:36Yes.
22:38Can you describe her mental state?
22:40Can you describe her mental state when you refused?
22:44She was angry.
22:47Did Christina make any threats against you when she was in that agitated state?
22:53She threatened to bring up alleged past transgressions,
22:58things she thought might damage my custody case.
23:01How did you react?
23:02I was upset, naturally, custody case.
23:07And how did you react?
23:10I was upset, naturally, but I didn't wish Christina or her baby any harm.
23:18Ms. Jerome, did you lay a hand on Christina?
23:24Yes.
23:27We were arguing.
23:30She was pushing past me.
23:32And I reached out.
23:34I grabbed her shoulder.
23:37And what happened next?
23:39Christina pulled away from me.
23:42She lost her balance and she tripped.
23:46She fell against the window and she crashed through it.
23:52It was horrific.
23:54Fell against the window and she crashed through it.
23:59It was horrific.
24:00And then what did you do next?
24:03I went to the window and I closed the drapes.
24:07And when you did that, did you see what Christina tripped over?
24:10The duffel bag of a man I was involved with.
24:14And did you replace that duffel bag with another item?
24:19I moved the bag to the other room and I placed a pair of shoes near the window.
24:26Why did you do that?
24:27Why did you do that?
24:29The man I was involved with was an FBI agent.
24:33I didn't want to draw him into any trouble.
24:38Ms. Jerome, did you have any intention of harming Ms. Corinthos-Davis or her child?
24:46I would never do anything to harm a child.
24:50My own daughter was...
24:53And I would never wish the pain of losing a child on anybody.
24:57I have one last question, Ms. Jerome.
25:05Do you have any regrets about that day?
25:10I regret that both Christina and I felt that we had to protect our families.
25:17I regret that our differences weren't addressed in a courtroom.
25:20And I deeply regret that an innocent baby lost her life before she even had a chance to live it.
25:33But I know it was a tragic accident.
25:38No mother ever believes that this is going to be the last day with their child.
25:44For that, I have so much regret.
25:48So much sorrow.
25:50So much regret.
25:53No further questions, Your Honor.
26:01Trust me.
26:02All I want is one...
26:08When's Grandpa Matt getting here?
26:10I want to run the siren.
26:11James, please just sit down and read one of the books on the coffee table.
26:20Perhaps young James is right.
26:21Maybe we should get the police involved.
26:24Whoever this person is, she has our spare key.
26:28Uh, yeah.
26:29This is her.
26:31Who?
26:32The lady that was in our house.
26:33What?
26:35The lady that was in our house.
26:37What?
26:50It doesn't matter where I've been.
26:53What matters is that I'm here now.
26:55And I will do everything in my power to protect my family.
26:59As will I.
27:01I'm getting arrested.
27:02Won't help us if I move it.
27:03It's from attorney once they just sent over the security footage.
27:33It's a fake.
27:47Begin closing arguments.
27:4988 Turner.
27:55By her own admission, the defendant physically struggled with Christina Corinthos Davis.
28:00Then she moved the duffel bag.
28:03Miss Corinthos Davis tripped over, effectively restaging the crime scene.
28:09She lied about closing the curtains.
28:11She tried to hide the fact that she was having an affair with an FBI agent.
28:16But the biggest lie of them all is her claim that Christina Corinthos Davis's fall was an accident.
28:23The truth is Ava Jerome got angry and with intent and malice,
28:30pushed Christina Corinthos Davis through a third floor window, causing the death of her baby.
28:37Irene Davis Ashford would still be alive today if it weren't for the actions of Miss Ava Jerome.
28:43And for that, that you must find her guilty of manslaughter.
28:53The central fact of this case is a baby is dead.
28:59A baby who was loved.
29:03Central fact of this case is a baby is dead.
29:06A baby who was loved and wanted a baby who was mourned and grieved.
29:12Now, when a tragedy like this happens, it is natural to want to blame someone.
29:17But even in the most tragic circumstances, there is often nobody at fault.
29:24Now, we have heard testimony that confirms Christina Corinthos Davis was angry and out of control,
29:30and she showed up at the doorstep of Miss Jerome's hotel suite.
29:34She was advised that visiting Miss Jerome's suite would not result in the lifting of the subpoena.
29:42So, what was Miss Corinthos Davis's intention that day?
29:48Both parties have admitted to things getting heated.
29:51They got emotional.
29:53They were both intent on protecting their families.
29:58They argued.
30:00And in that heated argument, Christina tripped over a piece of luggage,
30:04and she crashed through the window.
30:06It was horrifying.
30:07It was tragic.
30:13But it was not a crime.
30:15But it was not a crime.
30:18And the prosecution would have you believe that Ava Jerome
30:22callously caused the death of another woman's child,
30:27even though she herself had gone through that unimaginable loss.
30:34Now, I'm sure all parties are questioning their choices that day.
30:38What if I would have stayed home?
30:42What if I would have let the legal process play out?
30:44What if I wouldn't have lost my temper?
30:48Any number of choices or actions could have changed the course.
30:56But that's why it's a tragedy.
31:00Random decisions cause the death of a child.
31:08The only way that it's more tragic is if we perpetuate the pain
31:13by—is if we perpetuate the pain by wrongfully assigning blame.
31:20There's enough blame to go around for this accident.
31:24So why don't we just leave it here today?
31:28Call it what it is.
31:29An accident.
31:32A tragedy.
31:39And let the healing begin for all of those involved.
31:43Once you have agreed upon a unanimous verdict, please notify the bailiff.
31:51Please escort the jury to the jury room.
32:02Nice job, Counselor.
32:04Now let's hope at least one of those jurors agrees with you.
32:13What do you think?
32:22I think this was a tragedy.
32:29They can't fall for it, Mom.
32:30They have to see what Ava did.
32:32They have to punish her.
32:43Huh.
33:13Mom?
33:20Rocco?