#General Hospital 12/18/2024
#General Hospital 12-18-2024
#General Hospital 12-18-2024
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00:00There's a connection between Dax and Sam, other than me, I mean.
00:04Well, there has to be.
00:06Obviously, because you didn't have anything to do with what happened to either one of them.
00:10You know Rick agrees with you, right?
00:14Hey.
00:16Look who I found hanging around our front door.
00:21Merry Christmas, Mom.
00:23I love you.
00:29I'm fine.
00:31I promise I'll call you if I'm not.
00:33Okay, I love you. Bye.
00:53These will really help keep someone warmer this winter.
00:55Thank you so much.
00:57You're welcome.
00:59Now for my flu shot.
01:05A coat drive, a food pantry, a free clinic, with some flu shots?
01:09Not bad.
01:11Do you think it's enough?
01:13Of course.
01:15I mean, it's a lot of money.
01:17It's a lot of money.
01:19It's a lot of money.
01:21Do you think it's enough?
01:23Of course. Amazing.
01:25Yeah, I just always want to do more, you know?
01:27Of course.
01:29But, you know, you should be proud of yourself for putting all of this together.
01:31I wasn't sure I'd be able to get all of this done before Amelia and Wiley came out of the playroom.
01:37Well, have your grandkids been in there all week?
01:40Just a few hours.
01:42And they love the new nanny I hired.
01:44So does Willow.
01:46Well, how many elves did it take to pull all this off?
01:51All the ones that Madison could get her hands on.
01:55I think with another half an hour, she probably could have brought in an actual real live reindeer.
02:01I just wanted it to be special for Wiley and Amelia.
02:05Too much.
02:07They will love it.
02:09But this year, you might want to be sure your eggnog is spiked.
02:13What you're looking at is an early draft of the quarterly earnings.
02:17And it shows our earnings are falling way below market expectations.
02:22Well, that's because it's the early and incomplete draft.
02:25The final draft shows that we're actually doing very well.
02:29But, you know, that draft could easily be mistaken for the final report.
02:35Right.
02:37And if that report were to somehow get leaked...
02:39Then our stock price would crater.
02:41Right.
02:43And someone...
02:45You, for instance...
02:47Would be able to buy up enough of that cratered stock to become Aurora's majority shareholder.
02:52And once I am Aurora's majority shareholder...
02:55Then you can officially name me as the CEO.
02:59Just like we planned.
03:01Spinelli, listen to me.
03:03Nobody can hide from you. Not even Valentine.
03:05Okay?
03:07No, time is not something that we have.
03:10Br...
03:12How could you not tell me that Willow cheated on Michael with Drew?
03:16♪♪♪
03:38Blood pressure's good.
03:40And I've got a flu shot with your name on it.
03:42It looks great. Enjoy.
03:46So far, so good.
03:48What do you mean, good? This is great.
03:50Yeah, having some of the GH staff here really put it over the top.
03:54Thank you for making that happen.
03:56Oh, well, all I had to mention was Deputy Mayor and Clinic.
04:00And Dr. Gannon was in.
04:06Hi.
04:08Um, Mom, this is...
04:10This is Gretchen Ross.
04:12It's so nice to meet you, Mrs. Baldwin.
04:14Please.
04:16This must be the Gretchen from music theory class?
04:18The cellist?
04:20That's me.
04:22Sounds like you've been talking about me.
04:24Yeah, your name might have come up once or twice.
04:26Look who's here!
04:28Wow, man.
04:30Gretchen, this is Lucky.
04:32Hi. It's so nice to meet you.
04:34Nice to meet you, too.
04:36Gretchen, do you want anything?
04:38Can I get you in?
04:40No, I'm fine. Thank you.
04:43It's changed since I've, uh,
04:45come here visiting from the West Coast.
04:47I mean, look how big this guy is now.
04:49I mean, it didn't stop growing the minute you left for college.
04:51Hey, is anybody hungry?
04:53I have food in the fridge.
04:55I don't have anything prepared, because I didn't know you were coming today.
04:57Yeah, I'm sorry.
04:59We really should have given you the heads up we were coming early.
05:01No, never apologize for giving us more time
05:03to celebrate the holidays together.
05:05Um...
05:07So, Mom,
05:09about Christmas...
05:13I thought you were at your mom's.
05:15Yeah, I was.
05:17But...
05:19It doesn't matter.
05:21I'm so sorry, Joss.
05:23It's like it's not real.
05:25I can't...
05:27feel...
05:29anything.
05:31Carly, I get why you're mad,
05:33but can you tell me how Jocelyn's doing
05:35before we get into this whole thing?
05:37She's not going anywhere.
05:39She's not going anywhere.
05:41Before we get into this whole thing...
05:43She's not great.
05:45You know, I tried to get her to come home and stay with me,
05:47but she wanted to go back to her apartment.
05:49Well, maybe that's a good thing.
05:51Maybe it is, but she's going through a lot right now, okay?
05:53She doesn't need to worry about her brother's marriage.
05:55Okay, so what happened?
05:57Tracy?
05:59Tracy blasted footage
06:01of Willow and Drew together
06:03on the family big screen at the Christmas party,
06:05and by together, I mean they were...
06:07I know what you mean.
06:09Michael showed me.
06:11That's why you beat up Drew?
06:13Yes.
06:15How could you not tell me something like this?
06:17Because it's not my place to tell you.
06:19Then whose place is it?
06:21It's Michael's.
06:23Are you comfortable leaking this incomplete report?
06:25An early draft of a document that should have never gotten out?
06:27Because if it did,
06:29someone could mistakenly conclude
06:31that Aurora is on the verge
06:33of filing for Chapter 11.
06:35A simple clerical error.
06:37Okay.
06:39Well, if you're ready to go through with this,
06:41I have a friend at the Wall Street Journal
06:43that I can leak this to.
06:45But, um, look, there's something
06:47that I need to run by you first.
06:49Do not tell me you're backing out.
06:51No, no, no, not me, but, uh...
06:53what about you?
06:57You're really great with patients.
06:59Thank you. You are, too.
07:01You don't fit the typical
07:03surgeon profile.
07:06I'm not arrogant, sensitive, and self-important.
07:08I have known a couple
07:10surgeons like that. Not you, though.
07:12Well, thank you.
07:14I love helping people.
07:16Me, too.
07:18And it helps me keep my mind off
07:20my own problems.
07:22Of course, when I look around, it's obvious
07:24that my problems don't compare
07:26to what these people are going through.
07:36Well, I'm sorry
07:38to drop in on your
07:40holiday extravaganza.
07:42I'm dealing with a little bit of a situation.
07:44Now that
07:46my trial is over...
07:48I was so happy to hear that you got off.
07:50Rick is worth every
07:52penny, isn't he?
07:54Every last one.
07:56I'm glad that you dropped by.
07:58My family, after the dust from
08:00recent events settles,
08:02we are going to have
08:04the most magical holiday.
08:06You know,
08:08I've never seen you in such a
08:10positive mood.
08:12Well, I've never had my daughter and my grandchildren with me
08:14before. It's like a Christmas miracle.
08:16I could use one of those.
08:18Michael has been standing between Willow
08:20and true happiness long enough.
08:22I finally
08:24have a relationship with my daughter.
08:26For now.
08:28What does that mean?
08:30Nina, I'm your friend.
08:32I need you to hear this. I need you to
08:34really hear it this time.
08:36You have got to tell Willow
08:38about you and Drew before it's too late.
08:42So, Gretchen's parents have invited
08:44us to spend Christmas in Key West
08:46this year. Meeting their
08:48parents, that's a big step.
08:50I feel bad not
08:52spending it here this year.
08:54I know that Jake's
08:56in Barcelona with his host family.
08:58Don't be ridiculous. You're not
09:01missing anything.
09:03We're going to celebrate Christmas
09:05today. Really?
09:07Yes. Okay, amazing.
09:12I didn't expect to see you here, Congressman.
09:14Oh, well, I just want to come and say
09:16thank you for all the amazing work
09:18that you're doing, bringing the community together
09:20to take care of the underserved.
09:22That's what you hope for.
09:24As a public servant, I serve this community.
09:26It's my job.
09:28And you're good at.
09:30Now, if you'll excuse me, I want to say thank you
09:32to the rest of the GH staff for volunteering
09:34their time.
09:39I cannot tell Willow about my relationship
09:41with Drew. Certainly not
09:43now. Well, I tried to get you to do it before.
09:45Well, it's too late now, isn't it?
09:47She has to be able to know
09:49that she can trust me.
09:51She will trust you
09:53if you tell her the truth, Nina.
09:55And the truth is you were
09:57involved with Drew before you knew
09:59she had feelings for him. Yes, but then
10:01she's just going to say that I should have
10:03told her about Drew and me when I found out
10:05that she and Drew kissed.
10:07Well, then you
10:09apologize to her and you tell her why you didn't.
10:11No, that's not going to work.
10:13Nothing will work
10:15with Willow if
10:17you're not honest with her, Nina.
10:19Although Christmas decorations
10:21in the world, they will not save your relationship
10:23if she hears it from somebody else.
10:25I'm sorry. I'm just going to have to risk it
10:27because I don't have a choice.
10:29I don't understand. Because of this.
10:31If I tell her
10:33about Drew and me,
10:35Willow is going to turn around
10:37and run straight back to Michael.
10:39Why would I back out?
10:41I just want you to know
10:43everything before we go ahead.
10:45Okay.
10:47So...
10:49Willow and Drew's affair came out to
10:51my whole family last night.
10:53Damn. I'm sorry. Yeah, me too.
10:55But look, I want you to play out what all that means.
10:57Look, Drew,
10:59he only
11:01was going to give me Aurora because he thought all I knew
11:03was that he kissed my wife.
11:05He was trying to buy your silence.
11:07He thought it would keep the peace, but now Drew knows
11:09there's not going to be any peace.
11:11He blames me for the whole thing coming out.
11:13I thought I knew this guy.
11:15Given everything that's going on,
11:17he's not going to love me anywhere near Aurora.
11:19And I know I told you that Drew
11:21wouldn't keep you on as CEO
11:23even if I didn't take the job,
11:25but look, now that everything's in chaos,
11:27there's a chance that Drew would keep you on.
11:29So now that the truth is out,
11:31look, we can call
11:33this whole thing off.
11:35No. We can't.
11:37Look, if Michael wanted you
11:39to know about the affair, he would have told you.
11:41Well, maybe he didn't feel like
11:43he could tell me. And why's that?
11:45Because I'm the one who encouraged Michael to give Drew
11:47a chance to prove that he was a good guy.
11:49Okay, so?
11:51So, maybe Willow and Drew got close
11:53because I pushed Michael to trust Drew.
11:55No, Drew and Willow are responsible, Carly.
11:57Nobody else.
11:59But then why did Michael let Willow take his kids to Nina's?
12:01Because he was thinking of Wiley and Amelia?
12:03No. It's more than that.
12:05What is it?
12:07He's still in love with her.
12:09Do you think he was going to stop overnight?
12:11No, but I didn't think he'd let her take his kids.
12:13And now if he wants them back, he's in for a hell of a fight.
12:15Well, call Diane. She lives for a good fight.
12:17I'm going to call Diane, and I'm going to give her the video,
12:19and I'm going to put it together for the sleazebag that he is.
12:23G.H. is very lucky to have you,
12:25Dr. Gannon, as is this clinic.
12:27It's the least I can do.
12:29And you too, obviously, Willow, although I can't say
12:31that I'm surprised to see you here.
12:33Oh, I signed up to do this weeks ago.
12:35Of course you did.
12:37Would now be an okay time for me to borrow you for a second?
12:39Go ahead.
12:41I'll be right back.
12:43Thanks.
12:45I was, uh...
12:47I was really hoping that I would see you here.
12:49True.
12:51We can't be seen together.
12:53I don't care.
12:55All I care about is you.
12:59Here's everything I need for our Christmas feast.
13:01Oh, okay, awesome.
13:03Lucky and I will start prepping.
13:05Perfect. Let's go, guys.
13:07Thanks, guys.
13:09See you, guys.
13:15Okay.
13:17And you're, uh,
13:19handling this change of plans
13:21rather well.
13:23I had a feeling this might be happening.
13:25Every time I asked Cameron
13:27when he was coming home,
13:29he never gave me a straight answer.
13:31And now I know why he was dodging.
13:33Gretchen the chalice.
13:35Gretchen the chalice.
13:37But I can afford to be flexible.
13:39It's nice to see
13:41my son so happy.
13:43After
13:45the video and everything
13:47at the corner mains, I
13:49went to the hospital to see Jax.
13:51Right.
13:53And when I got there,
13:55they were already trying to revive him.
13:57I had just
13:59spoken to him
14:01on the phone, and he was
14:03completely fine.
14:05And, um,
14:07then he was...
14:09He was just gone.
14:11My mom told me
14:13what happened. I wish you would have called me.
14:15No, I know, but
14:17Anna was there, and Jason was there.
14:19He stayed with me until my mom came.
14:21This whole thing
14:23just sounds so awful.
14:25My mom wanted me to
14:27stay with her, but I just
14:29can't. I need to be alone
14:31right now. I mean, if you want me to go...
14:33No, no, no, no.
14:35Not you. I'm glad that you're here.
14:37It's just everybody else feels like they're
14:39a million miles away.
14:41I know that feeling.
14:43Yeah, I know you do.
14:45I kept, um,
14:47trying to
14:49remember what I
14:51told you when you lost Spencer,
14:53thinking that it might help, but it doesn't.
14:55Nothing helps.
14:57No.
14:59Nothing will for a while.
15:01But, I mean, if you want to talk
15:03or not talk, or
15:05if you want to be alone or have company,
15:07or we can even just, like, sit down
15:09and look at the Christmas tree, whatever you want to do,
15:11I'm good with.
15:17I keep thinking
15:19about Oscar,
15:21and
15:23losing him was horrible,
15:25but I knew it was coming.
15:27And with Dex, I
15:29never saw it coming,
15:31so
15:33how can he be gone
15:35when I never got
15:37to say goodbye?
15:39I cannot predict what Drew is going to do
15:41next. The one thing I know
15:43is that I can't work for a man like that.
15:45Right, but, look, things have changed.
15:47Drew knows I'm coming for him. The element of surprise
15:49is gone. We won't need it.
15:51Drew won't know that you had anything to
15:53do with the leak.
15:55Look, it's risky. Even if the stock
15:57doesn't tank, Drew could still let you go, and then you're left with
15:59no options. I'm willing to take that
16:01risk. Okay.
16:03All right, I'll leak the report.
16:05Thank you, that's great.
16:07Oh, and Michael, you need to make
16:09me CEO of Aurora.
16:11Yeah, that's always been the plan. Yeah.
16:13I'm going to need you to do it before you hit send.
16:15I need it in writing.
16:17For the next five years,
16:19I will be made Aurora's permanent
16:21CEO. You can't force me out,
16:23and you can't ask me to step down.
16:27If that is my one condition, take it or leave it.
16:29Will decides
16:31to be with Michael.
16:33Then, of course, he's going to take her back,
16:35and then she will be indebted to him
16:37for the rest of her life,
16:39and that is not the kind of life
16:41I want for my daughter.
16:43But Nina, what if it's the kind of life
16:45your daughter wants for herself?
16:47No. You know, the only reason that she was
16:49so infatuated with Drew
16:51is because she couldn't admit that Michael
16:53was the wrong man
16:55for her. If she needs
16:57to believe that he is some
16:59kind of savior in order to
17:01leave Michael, so be it.
17:03Then what?
17:05Then he goes to Washington,
17:07thank God, and she stays here,
17:09and she rebuilds her life,
17:11and she finds her own
17:13identity away from the
17:15core domains.
17:17That could happen.
17:19It could.
17:21But you know as well as I do
17:23that people can make some very strange
17:25choices when a marriage ends.
17:27Yes.
17:29That's why I have to expect
17:31the unexpected.
17:35In fact,
17:37I'm way ahead of you.
17:47I was worried about you.
17:49How's everything going at your mom's?
17:51Nina's great,
17:53but it's been hard.
17:55When Nina and I were leaving
17:57for her place, Carly
17:59tried to stop us.
18:01She shouldn't have done that.
18:03Michael agreed. He said Wylie and Amelia
18:05belong with their mother.
18:07Okay. Well, I'm glad that he sees that,
18:09especially after keeping that video from you
18:11for weeks.
18:13He's hurt. I don't blame him.
18:15And no matter what,
18:17Michael loves his kids.
18:19I know. I know.
18:21And I'm...
18:23I'm sorry, but
18:25being with you
18:27meant something
18:29to me. And I am
18:31not going to have the core domains turn that into
18:33something cheap.
18:35Right now,
18:37my focus has to be on my kids.
18:39I made a mistake
18:41that is going to affect them, and my focus
18:43has to be on protecting them.
18:45I completely understand. And you're about to be sworn into Congress.
18:47You can't be caught up in a scandal.
18:49How could I
18:51not see that Drew was lying to
18:53everyone's face? Okay, what Drew did
18:55is unforgivable. But it
18:57doesn't negate the few good things that he did.
18:59He brought Lisa Obrecht back, he saved
19:01Willow, and he went to prison for you. Yeah, he's
19:03a hero. Look, I thought
19:05I was going to owe him for the rest of my life for that, but I don't
19:07owe him a damn thing, Jason. Okay, that's fine.
19:09That's fine, Carly.
19:11But your feelings are your feelings, not Michael's.
19:13He's got to figure this out for himself.
19:15Do not tell me to back off.
19:17You had your shot
19:19at Drew. Now let me have mine.
19:23Right.
19:25When Jocelyn
19:27broke up with Cameron, he was
19:29heartbroken. Yeah.
19:31It's part of the reason he ended up in
19:33California College. Well, I mean,
19:35I get the thinking, if you put enough
19:37distance between you, the heartbreak
19:39will never catch up.
19:41But somehow it does.
19:43I'm just glad he found
19:45somebody he likes. Well, and judging
19:47by the way she looks at him, I'd say she likes him
19:49back.
19:51Is the date for your upcoming solo
19:53locked? Wait, how do you know that?
19:55Well, the bro chat.
19:57J.K. and I, we have a group thread.
19:59I guess we have
20:01to get a group thread. I mean...
20:03Are we meeting Tobias anytime soon?
20:05He went to Disneyland with his
20:07parents, and I don't think we're at the
20:09meet the family stage yet.
20:11Afraid I'll embarrass you?
20:13You know what, why don't we take these groceries to the kitchen?
20:15Yeah? Come on.
20:21It makes me so happy they keep in touch
20:23on their own. Yeah, they're pretty
20:25great. Yeah. And it's
20:27all you.
20:29Thank you. You're welcome.
20:31Well, I'm sure you've got a lot going on, as always.
20:33So, why don't you tell me
20:35why I'm here?
20:37Yes.
20:39My daughter Willow just left
20:41her husband, and she needs an attorney
20:43to help her steer through
20:45this divorce. Okay.
20:47And she
20:49also needs help to secure
20:51primary custody of her children.
20:53Slow down. Let's not be too hasty.
20:55I mean, I understand your desire
20:57to secure your daughter's interest, but let's face
20:59it, not all separations end in divorce.
21:01Oh, this one will.
21:03Maybe, maybe not. Maybe Willow
21:05and Michael could reconcile. It might be the best
21:07possible outcome for you and your daughter
21:09and your grandchildren. Hiring
21:11me could be premature. I'm sure it
21:13won't be.
21:15Okay.
21:17Obviously, a lot has
21:19happened, and I get your urgency,
21:21but I have to ask,
21:23where is Willow, and what does she
21:25want?
21:27There's not gonna...
21:29There's not gonna be any
21:31scandal. The only people that know about
21:33us are my family, and
21:35they don't want this to come out any more than we do.
21:37Well, still, it's
21:39Christmas, and my kids aren't going
21:41to celebrate with their father. I know.
21:43You must feel terrible about that.
21:45Of course I do.
21:47I mean, they'll see him tomorrow, but it's not the same.
21:49But you and Nina
21:51must be coming up with some plans to celebrate
21:53at her place. She is going
21:55to a lot of trouble for us.
21:57Wait, what about you?
21:59You're not staying at the quartermaids,
22:01I'm assuming. No.
22:03I got a room at the Cosmopolitan. I'm gonna pick up
22:05Scout, and we're gonna celebrate there.
22:07And until then, you're just
22:09alone?
22:11I'm gonna be fine. I'll probably just
22:13catch up on some... If looks were
22:15lethal, Drew Quartermain would be in
22:17big trouble. Oh, trust me, he
22:19is. I just wish there was something
22:21I could do to stop him from making a bigger
22:23mistake than he already has.
22:25Well, if there's anything I can do to help...
22:27I can't help it. You know what? Yes.
22:29There is something you could do
22:31for me and Willow. You're more
22:33than welcome to come to Nina's. Bring
22:35Scout. I will
22:37talk to Scout, but that sounds so nice. Thank you.
22:39Yeah, we'll definitely be there. Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt.
22:41Um, Willow, can you help
22:43me with the first aid kits? I need to make
22:45sure they're properly stocked, and
22:47I don't know what goes in each box.
22:49I'd be happy to.
23:01...
23:23All good?
23:25All good.
23:31...
23:33Okay.
23:35Once I leak this, there's no
23:37going back, so if you have anything to say...
23:39Damn the torpedoes.
23:41Full speed ahead.
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24:09Climate Plan. Okay, I have to
24:11leave. That's embarrassing.
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24:17Hey, Mom, I'm sorry
24:19I didn't tell you about Key West sooner. Oh,
24:21honey, please. I understand.
24:23You're just saying that because you're my mom,
24:25and you have to say that.
24:27I want you to be happy,
24:29and you seem really happy with Gretchen.
24:31I am.
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26:47Yes, you did.
26:48No, I didn't.
26:49Because if I'm the reason that he became a cop,
26:51then I'm the reason he's dead.
26:52Joss, you can't start thinking like that.
26:55Okay?
26:56I mean, when Spencer died, that's exactly what I did,
27:00and that kind of thinking goes nowhere good.
27:03Our situations are different.
27:05Really?
27:06You blame yourself for Dex being injured on the job.
27:10I wanted to blame myself for Spencer being in Paris
27:13and Esme not being locked up.
27:16Would Spencer still be alive
27:17if I hadn't fallen in love with him in the first place?
27:20Well, if I hadn't fallen in love with Dex, then I don't...
27:22Joss, stop. Stop.
27:25I know you don't want to hear this right now,
27:28but you have to give yourself time.
27:31After a while, you will be so grateful
27:33for everything you had with Dex,
27:35the same way I am so grateful
27:37for the time that I had with Spencer.
27:39How long is a while, Trina?
27:42Trina, because...
27:45I don't know how long I can survive feeling this way.
27:50You can handle more than you think,
27:53and eventually you will get to the place that I got.
27:57Spencer and I loved each other, and that was a good thing.
28:01And when I finally let myself live again,
28:04I found moments of happiness,
28:08and Spencer would want that for me.
28:11You're stronger than I am.
28:14You'll get there,
28:16and you'll figure out a way to live again.
28:21For yourself,
28:23and because Dex would want that for you too.
28:31I have vaccinated everyone within a five-mile radius.
28:35Can I help you out with something?
28:37Yes. Actually, if you could grab that box of donated coats
28:40and put it over here, I can start sorting through them.
28:43I can do that.
28:51Okay.
28:53All right.
28:55Thank you for inviting me to be a part of this.
28:58It's great help in the community.
29:00Yeah, it's one of my favorite parts about being deputy mayor.
29:04I can see that. I mean, you're an element here.
29:07I mean, I would rather be doing this than network any day of the week.
29:13But don't get me wrong, I love working with Laura.
29:17But?
29:19It feels good to be here with the people I'm serving.
29:23Even if it's a little thing, I just feel like I can do something here.
29:27It's not a little thing.
29:29You helped a little girl pick out a coat earlier.
29:32It was a very purple coat.
29:35Well, purple is her favorite color.
29:37Oh, I know. And that purple coat's her favorite coat.
29:41When I was giving her her flu shot,
29:43the only thing she could say was the purple coat.
29:45She just kept talking about it.
29:47And, well, what about the flu shot?
29:50She didn't even flinch.
29:52She's braver than most of the adults that came in earlier today.
29:55Oh, I can only imagine.
29:58What about you, deputy mayor?
30:00When'd you get your flu shot?
30:02Oh, um, yeah, I didn't do that yet.
30:10Willow is doing very good work at the community center,
30:13but I just thought I would get the preliminaries out of the way for her.
30:17And nothing says Merry Christmas like a divorce lawyer on retainer.
30:22Going up against the court of mains is not an easy task,
30:25and I was just hoping that you would know how to handle them.
30:30Well, that all depends.
30:32What precipitated the breakup?
30:36It's okay.
30:37Attorney-client privilege would apply to this meeting.
30:41Willow had a brief and unfortunate relationship with Michael's uncle,
30:47Drew Cordamy.
30:49I see.
30:50But it wasn't her fault.
30:52When she was very, very vulnerable, he took advantage of her.
30:55Well, nonetheless, Michael would be the injured party.
30:59And if memory serves, Willow isn't even Wiley's biological mother, is she?
31:04But she legally adopted him.
31:06Well, I understand.
31:08Nina, come on, let's be honest here.
31:11I mean, Michael's family, they got it all.
31:13Power, contacts, very deep pockets.
31:16They're not going to let those children go without one hell of a fight.
31:21If you want to go after Drew for the way he's treated, you go for it,
31:23but just leave Michael out of it.
31:25I'm not sure I can do that.
31:27Well, do it anyway.
31:28Oh, like you did?
31:30Okay, I thought I beat up Drew for Michael.
31:32And I wanted Drew to hurt.
31:33And I regret that now.
31:35Oh, so it's do as I say, not as I do?
31:37I can't undo what I did, but it's not too late for you to stay out of it.
31:41Oh, come on.
31:42I'm not the kind of person who turns the other cheek, Jason.
31:44Oh, I know.
31:45But maybe now's a good time to start, Carly.
31:47Drew and Willow hurt my son.
31:50And now they're going to pay for it.
31:53I am so lucky to have you in my life.
32:00I don't know what I would do without you and my family.
32:07Well, I'm glad I can be here for you.
32:10Me too.
32:13I mean, Dex never got anything like this.
32:18Anything like this.
32:20He didn't get so much as a phone call or a card from his family.
32:26Well, he wasn't alone.
32:28He had you.
32:33Which is why it's up to me to make sure that he gets justice.
32:47I love you.
33:17Born is the King of Israel.
33:22Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel.
33:30Born is the King of Israel.
33:36Okay, I'm ready.
33:37Just do it and get it over with.
33:39But if I faint, you have to promise to catch me.
33:43I already gave you your shot.
33:45Really?
33:47Yep.
33:48What can I say?
33:50I'm good.
33:53It would be great if we could get the kids together at some point over the holidays.
33:58Things are kind of up in the air right now.
34:01Oh, well, just let me know.
34:03Yeah, I'll get back to you.
34:04Okay.
34:06Oh.
34:08With everything that's going on with the holidays, you're probably really busy,
34:11so don't worry about not being able to get the kids together.
34:14Oh, no, I'm sure I'll be able to work everything out.
34:30That didn't take long.
34:32Ha-ha.
34:33That didn't take long.
34:34The stock is already falling.
34:37When the stock hits 15, start buying.
34:40Buy it all.
34:43I know the Quartermains have considerable resources at their disposal, but so do I.
34:50And I will spend whatever it takes to make sure that Willow has custody of her children.
34:56Nina, is Willow ready for that kind of a fight?
34:59In my experience, they're long, costly, and very ugly.
35:04And Michael is probably ten steps ahead of us.
35:06He probably has Diane building a case against Willow right now.
35:09That'd be a safe bet.
35:11So Willow will be ready.
35:16She has to be.
35:17Carly, Carly, Carly.
35:18What?
35:19You're not going to make Drew and Willow pay.
35:20Yes, I am.
35:21No, no.
35:22Carly, you're a good mom.
35:27You're a good mom.
35:30And I know that you're going to put Michael's needs above yours.
35:37I hate this.
35:39I hate this for Michael.
35:41I know, but Carly-
35:42I know, I know, I know you're right.
35:43I'm going to let Michael take the lead, okay?
35:47But if I get the chance to make Drew pay for what he did to Michael, I'm going to take it.
35:56I'm going to take it.