Right when Maxie and Nathan are ready to spend a private romantic evening together, Claudette suddenly drops in on them and drops Charlotte off with him, manipulating Nathan to "be a dad" and for Maxie to support his choice. They are clearly not comfortable having the girl with them, not knowing what to say or do nor what Claudette is up to or when she will return. After she leaves, she goes to find Griffin and admits to him what her plan is, regarding letting her daughter stay with Nathan whom she knows can take better care of her than she can, and so that she can pursue her future with Griffin. Tracy, Finn and Hayden all want the hospital to re-open for many reasons, one being Finn's need to do his research in order to save his and others' lives. Yet they have no solutions. Hayden has a dinner date with a guy whom she is not interested nor he-her, until he reveals that he and his family manage financial grants for medical research. she finds herself desperate to stop at nothing to help Finn. Franco and Elizabeth have the same concerns, needing their respective jobs back. He announces he thinks he has an idea and goes to secretly visit his mother, Heather, at the mental facility. He informs her he's heard that there was another unidentified hospital murderer/attempted murderer besides Paul Hornsby and that's why they can't re-open. He tells her he's onto her and she admits she did, in fact, attempt to inject both Lucas and Bobbie but did it for a reason. He tells her he needs her help yet she knows a major reason he wants GH to open is to be with Elizabeth so she refuses to help him with that. Yet, at that point, Franco concludes that, knowing what he knows, he will do what is needed to unravel the mystery so the hospital can reopen. With that, he leaves to go find Elizabeth and announce the encouraging news to her.
Maxie: Ah, it took forever but I finally got Yvette off the phone. I mean, not that I'm complaining, it's good to maintain relationships with the fashion industry, but... wait, what... is going on? Candles, the good dishes? Nathan: That is me making up for being protective of Charlotte. Maxie: Nathan, don't blame yourself, okay? Claudette has a tendency to bring out the not-so-nice side of everyone. Nathan: Well, my... my reaction was not proportional to the situation. That fact that I have a daughter that I didn't even know about, of course, it changes my life, but it changes your life, too. Maxie: Hmm. Nathan: Yeah, so I made some dinner and I lit some candles. Maxie: That's really sweet. Nathan: I thought we could do something nice for just the two of us. Maxie: Something smells really good. What is it that you made? Nathan: I found a recipe online that even I couldn't screw up. Maxie: Oh, yum! Nathan: It won't be ready for a while. Maxie: Well, how long is a while, exactly? Nathan: Mmm. Maxie: [Giggling] [Knock on door] Maxie: Mnh-mnh. I don't hear that. Forget it. [Knocking continues] Claudette: I know you're there! I can smell dinner. Nathan: [Clears throat] Sorry. Just a second. [Knocking continues] Nathan: Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, all right, all right, all right, all right. What do you wan-- hey. Hey. Hi, Charlotte. Nice to see you. Claudette: Are we interrupting dinner? Or... something? Nathan: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Anna: [Panting] Oh. [Grunting] Damn it. Griffin: Not to state the obvious, but I think you need to dial it back a thousand. Anna: I'm fine. I'm fine, thank you. I have been conducting my workouts like this for my entire career, so thank you. Griffin: Do you want to talk? Or can we talk? 'Cause I'm afraid you're gonna hurt yourself or me if you go back at this bag. Anna: [Panting] I thought it was over, you know. Julian beat the system, and I thought... that I was gonna be fine, that I could figure out a way to accept it, you know, and just let the cops handle it, and I would stay the hell out. But now innocent people are dying because of Julian. And because I didn't do enough to keep him off the streets. Griffin: I'm sorry, I can see that you're in a lot of pain, but what in the world are you talking about? Anna: Morgan Corinthos is dead! He got caught in a hit that was meant for Julian. [SCENE_BREAK] Tracy: You haven't seen Lucy Coe, have you? Finn: No, I don't think I have. That annoying woman thinks that I am the only person that can buy and, thereby, save general hospital. As if the Quartermaines had that kind of money, I would deal with a board of directors. Finn: Speaking of which, I know they had that meeting about the sale to-- [Coughs] How did that go? [Continues coughing] Tracy: Come on, come on, sit down. Finn: Thank you. Tracy: More importantly, how are you? Finn: Mm. Hayden: Perfect timing. I'm wondering the same thing. [SCENE_BREAK] Elizabeth: Tracy made it very clear, the hospital cannot reopen until the attacks on Bobbie and Lucas have been solved. Franco: I heard what Tracy said. It's just that I may know someone who may know a little something about what really happened. Elizabeth: What are you talking about? Franco: I'm gonna need for you to trust me on this one. I mean, like, really trust me, okay? Can you do that? Elizabeth: Okay. Franco: Okay. 'Cause I think I... I think I know a way to make sure that GH reopens and then... you don't have to move away. How's that? [SCENE_BREAK] Anna: Morgan stole Julian's car and it was wired to explode. And now that man, that young, beautiful boy is collateral damage in a hit that was intended for Julian. 'Cause Sonny was out for blood. Griffin: Great. Anna: And now he is responsible for the death of his own son. I'm responsible, too. Griffin: In what way? Anna: Because I knew it! I knew! That's what Sonny would do, he would retaliate. That's who he is! And I didn't do anything. I didn't call anyone, I didn't tell them what I suspected, I just left it. And now the death of that... man is on my hands, too. Griffin: It can't all be on you. Anna: Yes, it can! I appreciate what you're trying to do, but you cannot possibly know what I'm feeling right now. Griffin: I can imagine. [SCENE_BREAK] Nathan: Maxie and I were just getting ready to eat. Claudette: Oh, I can see that. Maxie: What can we do for you? Claudette: Actually, I was at the park with Charlotte, and I was thinking... Maxie: Hmm. Claudette: You and Charlotte have to get to know one another, and I was wrong for slowing that down. And you, too, Maxie, right? You're gonna be a presence in our daughter's life, won't you? Which got me to thinking, you know, let's get this show on the road. Nathan: What show? Claudette: How would you like to watch our daughter for the night? [SCENE_BREAK] Elizabeth: Okay, so, when you talk like this, it makes me very nervous. What are you gonna do? Franco: You don't need to worry about it. It will be a thing of beauty. But I need for you to stay here for a little while, okay? And I'll get back here as soon as I can. Yeah? Okay. Elizabeth: Wait. Actually, I'm... I want to go to Kelly's. Can you just meet me there -- after you don't blow up the world? Franco: Yeah, you got it. [SCENE_BREAK] Finn: Can you give us a minute? Tracy: I could. Finn: Now? Okay. Tracy: I'll go... take in the view from the terrace. I could use a change of perspective. Hayden: Thanks. I wasn't in the mood for her. Finn: [Chuckles] Wow, you look nice. Hayden: Thank you. You don't. What happened to your research breakthrough? Finn: Oh, uh...false alarm. Hayden: Oh, no, Finn. Finn: Yeah, the trial was a -- a... a bust. Hayden: Wait a minute, wait a minute. You got permission to do a trial? Finn: Uh, yeah, I got permission right here, you see? Hayden: Are you kidding me? You ran it on yourself? Finn: Are you saying I'm not good enough to be a lab rat? Hayden: This isn't funny. Finn: I beg to differ. In times like this, never, ever lose your sense of humor, Hayden. Hayden: Why would you do this to yourself? Finn: Well, 'cause the alternative is death. Hayden: Well... [Sighs] Where are you doing this, in your hotel room? Finn: Well, of course, now that the hospital's closed, it's the closest thing I have to a research facility. Hayden: Finn, you can't keep doing this. You're gonna end up killing yourself. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: Uh, you want me -- you want us to -- tonight? Tonight? Claudette: Well, I talked to Charlotte about it on the way over, didn't I, baby girl? Yeah. Nathan: Well, it's not that I don't want to watch her. It's not that at all. It's just, you know, why right now? Claudette: Well, I have stuff to do. And it's getting late, and I don't want to drag Charlotte around to all my meetings and errands. And they are important, to answer your next question. My job at the hospital has evaporated, so I need to network. And wouldn't it be nice to get to know each other, right? Maxie: Is this a sleep-over? Claudette: What?! No. [Scoffs] It's too early for that, isn't it? Nathan: Come on. I mean, we can watch her for a little while, right? I mean, I'd like to. Maxie: Me too! This is gonna be so nice. Claudette: Super! Okay, Charlotte. You be good with your daddy. [Kisses] And his little friend. And then mommy will see you soon. [Sighs] Maxie: This is so nice. Just the three of us. So, what kind of games do you like to play? [Alarm beeps] Charlotte: Smoke! Maxie: What's that? Nathan: Huh, smoke, what? Oh, come on! Maxie: Oh! Nathan: Smoke! Watch her. Maxie: Oh, yikes. Um... [Chuckles] Hmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Anna: I thought that I could just move past what I can't change, you know? But every corner, every corner I come to, I'm just faced with mistake after mistake. Griffin: Look, you can't take on the blame for what's happened. There's plenty of that to dole out. I know. Anna: What is it? Griffin: I -- I just don't want you... I just don't want to hear you saying it's your fault, your burden. Anna: What responsibility I have, I own. Okay? [Cell phone rings] Anna: [Sighs] Oh, it's Robert. I got to take this. Griffin: Yeah, please. Anna: Can you -- can you wait for me? Can we, like, have dinner or something? I don't know. Griffin: Thanks, but I -- I... I can't. I'm okay. All right, I'm fine. Anna: I know you are. We'll talk tomorrow, yeah? Griffin: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Finn: I hear you, Hayden, but at the risk of sounding overly dramatic, running clinical trials on myself is the only shot I have. Hayden: But it's just -- it's just so risky, and you look tired and weak. Finn: Well, I'm taking my vitamins, and I'm trying to take care of myself. Hayden: This is -- this is, really, there's nothing else, really? Finn: You know this. You know this all already. My research is off the books. The FDA and every other AMA-approved organization won't touch it given the risk factor. I -- Monica and Tracy were nice enough to cut me slack at General Hospital, but I'm not gonna get the same care anywhere else. Given the circumstances, I'd get even less done than what I'm doing up in my hotel room. Hayden: Please just be careful. Evan: Hayden? Hayden: Evan, hi. Um... this is Evan Boyd. He bought me a drink the other day in... Finn: Hamilton Finn. Evan: Parking sucks around here. Hayden: Really? I never have trouble with the valet. Evan: You think I'm gonna let a valet go for a joy ride in my 'rari? Ferrari. Finn: [Scoffs] Thanks. For a minute there, I got a little lost. Hayden: Evan, could you just go grab us a table? Evan: Already on it. Maitre d' is setting it up, babe. Finn: He seems like a real winner, babe. Hayden: I meant what I said before. Be careful with yourself. Have a good night. [SCENE_BREAK] Elizabeth: Hey! Laura: Hi, Elizabeth. Oh! Elizabeth: Oh, welcome home. Laura: Thank you, sweetie. It's so good to see you. Elizabeth: You too. How's Spencer doing? Laura: Oh, he's doing fine, actually. He's adjusting well to being away from me. Elizabeth: Oh. Laura: I wish I was doing as well being away from him. Elizabeth: Oh, I'm sure. How are Dante and Lulu? I heard about Morgan. That's awful. Laura: It is terrible. Um... they're having a really hard time coming to terms with it all, you know? That's why I picked up their dinner. I didn't want them to have to cook or anything. Elizabeth: Oh, that's nice of you. Laura: You know, I'm glad that I ran into you. I think I've made a decision about something. Elizabeth: Okay, is it a good thing? Laura: I think it's a good thing. I'm gonna sell Wyndemere. [SCENE_BREAK] Heather: Oh, son! How good of you to visit. What did you bring me this time? Franco: I did not stop on the way for a BLT. Heather: I don't need a sandwich. I need to see what you're creating since General Hospital shut down. Franco: I haven't been painting lately. I've been a little distracted. Heather: Really? By Jeff Webber's daughter? The legitimate one? Franco: Well, actually, Elizabeth has a sister, so, technically, Jeff Webber has two legitimate daughters. Heather: Oh, who cares! Let's not get bogged down in trivia. I want to know if you're still hung up on Elizabeth Webber. Franco: Yeah. I am. I really am. It's been a little bit of a problem lately, 'cause she's thinking of moving to Rochester. Heather: Why, when Port Charles is so exciting? Franco: Well, because General Hospital is still closed, and she needs to work, she needs to take care of her kids. Heather: Well, I'm sure she's a fabulous mother. But she doesn't need to move. I mean, they caught the GH killer. They put that nut job away. Franco: Well, yes, but... not the nut job that attacked Bobbie Spencer and Lucas Jones. You know, that case is still open, so the hospital is still closed. Heather: Wow. That is a bummer. Franco: Major bummer. Yeah. And the police have no idea who did it. But you know, don't you? Heather: You give me too much credit, son. I only know what I read in the papers. Franco: Oh, no, don't be modest. I have no idea how you did it, Heather... but I know it was you. Heather: Aside from your good looks, which all came from me, you know how else I know that we're related? We both have vivid imaginations. Franco: The last time I was here, you kept saying that you had done something to protect me... to help me, when you still thought I was the GH killer. Heather: So you think I killed other people to divert suspicion away from you? Franco: Yes, exactly. You kept implying that you had done something to help me. Heather: Fine, fine, fine. All right, you got me! I tried to inject Bobbie. I want after her, and then her son came in. And I injected him instead. But they both lived, no biggie. Franco: Oh, no biggie. Why would you do something like that?! Heather: Let's just say... I was looking out for you. I knew you'd be at the Nurse's Ball and that you'd have a very public alibi. So if I killed Bobbie the same way the other killings were committed, well, then... Franco: [Sighs] Heather: ...They'd let you go. Franco: Oh, this is unbelievable! You don't -- unbelievable! Ha! Heather: You know what's unbelievable? That dopey kid of hers, he forgot his keys. He came back in. Who does that?! He messed up everything. Franco: Probably saved his mother's life. Heather: Yeah, well... he made mine more difficult. Franco: Okay, listen, Heather -- Mother -- Mother -- Mom, Mom, Mom. Mom... [Sighs] [Clears throat] I know that it, by your own twisted logic, that you did whatever it is that you did out of some kind of maternal concern. Heather: Of course, I did. I'm a mother. And a mother always puts her children first. Franco: Right, right. And I appreciate that, I really do. I'm gonna need for you to do one more thing for me. Just to prove how much you love me. [SCENE_BREAK] Elizabeth: Selling Wyndemere is a really big decision. Laura: Yeah. Elizabeth: If that's something you feel like you need to do, I support you. Laura: The Cassadines' estate is basically intact -- all of the houses, all of the companies. But, unfortunately, there's very little actual cash on hand. Elizabeth: Oh, yeah, Nikolas told me about that. I'm sorry you feel pressured to do something about this. Laura: I do and I don't. I mean, I want to take care of Spencer. That's my first priority, but... if I sold just one property, I'd be able to... preserve the rest of the Cassadine estate and... I sort of feel like that's what Nikolas would want. Elizabeth: Yeah. Laura: Yeah. And there's another reason I want to get rid of it, too. Elizabeth: The past bad memories. Laura: Mm, yes. There's also a bad present. I can tell you one thing, there is no way that I'm gonna live in the same house, no matter how big it is, with a woman that I can't stand. [SCENE_BREAK] Evan: The guy refuses to sell. I mean, his shack is right in the middle of the 15th fairway. He insists it's been in his family for over 300 years or whatever. Who cares? He's compromising the design of the entire course. Tracy: Glad to see you hashed out your personal life. Finn: No hashing and it wasn't personal. Tracy: Mm. I know sparks when I see them. Finn: No. Tracy: You two have sparks. Finn: No, no sparks. It's all in your head. Tracy: Mm. Methinks the lady doth protest too much. Finn: Am I, hmm? Hayden on a date with that tool, and I call him a tool not, because she's on a date with him, and I'm in any way jealous, but because it's a factually accurate statement. He is a tool. Evan: I mean, if I hear one more time about the 99% this and the 1% that. They're too busy vilifying me and my family, because we have money to even ask about the work I do with the foundation I run for my father's business. Do you know how many grant proposals I read in a year? Which, by the way, is the most boring thing known to man. Hayden: You manage grants? For what? Evan: Math nerds, science geeks, medical researchers. Those guys are total sticklers, by the way. Hayden: Wait a minute, wait a minute. Did you just say that your family gives out medical research grants? [SCENE_BREAK] Anna: You can't move this along any faster. I will decide when I decide. And you will be the first to hear about it. Oh, yes, it's lovely talking to you, too. Call your granddaughter, okay? Oh, God. Ugh! André: Anna? Hey. Anna: Oh, hello, André. André: Are you all right? Anna: Yeah, yeah. André: You seem exasperated. Anna: Yeah. Robert has that effect on me. André: And here I thought you two were the best of exes. Anna: Well, when we're not yelling at each other. André: Do you want to talk about whatever he was asking you that's got you so stressed out? Anna: No, no. Well, he offered me a job. He wants me to go back to work for the WSB. [SCENE_BREAK] Griffin: [Panting] Claudette: Thought I'd find you here. It's like hell's kitchen all over again, huh? What was that place called -- Murdoch's? Griffin: I'm busy. Claudette: I remember the first time I followed you after mass. I stood by the door and saw you in a group of other men that were dressed pretty much how you are right now. Thought I'd died and gone to heaven -- with a priest. Griffin: What do you want, Claudette? Claudette: You really have to ask me that? I want you. And I have finally figured out a way for us to be together. [SCENE_BREAK] Nathan: Ah. Here you go. Hope you like it. Sorry about all the smoke. Hope it wasn't scary. Maxie: But, hey, we got pizza, and that always works for me. Nathan: Like pepperonis? Charlotte: Mm-hmm. Nathan: Yeah, me too. Maxie always gives me all hers 'cause she says they're too spicy. Maxie: Mm-hmm. Nathan: Totally agree. Hmm. [Knock on door] Maxie: Oh, that's probably the pizza guy. He forgot the soda. Man: Maxie Jones? - Maxie: Yeah. Man: For you, rush delivery. Maxie: How long do paternity test results take? All right. Thanks. Nathan: What came? [SCENE_BREAK] Heather: I'd do anything to prove how much I love you. Franco: Anything? Awesome. Confess. Heather: Anything but that. Franco: Mom, if you don't come clean and General Hospital stays shuttered, and GH is a vital part of Port Charles' community. I mean, the medicine and the jobs and the community -- Heather: You care less about the people of Port Charles than they care about you. The only reason you want GH to reopen is so you can be near Elizabeth so you can continue to date her. Franco: Is that so wrong? Heather: Yes. It's wrong that you're choosing her over me. If I confess... I'll lose all my privileges. It'll be the end of my little excursions. Franco: Oh, yeah, no, no, no. I admit that if you come clean, it -- it would make your situation more complicated, temporarily. Heather: I'm sorry, Franco. I said I'll fall on the sword for you, but not for Elizabeth. Franco: Then you leave me no choice. Heather: No choice? What do you mean? Franco? Franco?! You stay here! [SCENE_BREAK] Elizabeth: You won't get an argument from me about evicting Hayden. Laura: Ha. Even though she's your sister? Elizabeth: Biologically, and that is it. There is no sibling relationship whatsoever, and it's safe to say, there never will be. And I am not responsible for her. If she ends up on the street, that is her problem. She can find her way out. She always does. I've never met anyone more selfish. [SCENE_BREAK] Hayden: So let me get this straight, Evan. Do you decide who gets medical research grants? Evan: Yeah. Pretty sweet gig, really. You donate enough, it's a tax shelter for billionaires like my father. Hayden: I thought you said he was a millionaire. Evan: I don't like to brag. Hayden: Look, I was in finance. I know how this goes. The money has to go somewhere, and I have a friend who is in dire need of a medical grant for research. Evan: Yeah, well, it's... it's a complicated vetting process. Hayden: The disease he's trying to cure is a debilitating disease, and the clock is ticking. So could you -- could you expedite this? I mean, could you get your father's foundation to give money for his cause? Evan: Absolutely. Hayden: Oh, my God. That's -- that's amazing! I -- I don't even know how to thank you. Evan: Thank me? Sure, you do. [SCENE_BREAK] Tracy: Where did Hayden meet her tool? Finn: I don't know where Hayden meets her tools. I don't want to talk about tools. I don't want to talk about Hayden. Let's talk about the hospital. Tracy: Good. So the board of directors is digging in, does not want to reopen the hospital as long as the person responsible for the attacks on Bobbie Spencer and Lucas Jones is caught. Every day the hospital is closed, we are hemorrhaging money. They are seriously considering selling the hospital for the condo conversion. I am so sorry. I know that you need access to a lab for your research. We'll find another way. All is not lost. Finn: You're right, Tracy. All isn't lost yet. [SCENE_BREAK] Andre: The WSB. Anna: Mm-hmm. Andre: You want to be an international woman of intrigue again? Anna: Well, I haven't made a decision about the job offer, no. I just owe Robert the courtesy of hearing him out. Since the Cassadines... wasted their fortune, essentially, infiltrating the bureau, things never really righted themselves. And so now they're trying to reboot with a fresh new crop of agents. And so Robert asked me if I would help train them. Andre: I think that would be right in your wheelhouse. Anna: Well, yes, it would. Except the training facility is in Geneva. Andre: Oh. Anna: Mm. Andre: Wow. Anna: Yeah. Wow. If I were to take the position... it means... I'd have to leave Port Charles. Andre: So? Are you going to take it? [SCENE_BREAK] Griffin: There is no "we," Claudette. We can never be one. So don't start reminiscing with me about what was, because the only thing we ever had with any consistency is your steady stream of lies. Claudette: Well, I don't have any more of those left. Not a one. Everything's all out in the open now. So we could start over. Griffin: I'm a priest, Claudette. Okay, this isn't news. Claudette: God, how many times have we had this argument?! You left the church years ago. Aren't your holy orders just a faded memory at this point? Griffin: Yes. I thought they were, until recently. Claudette: Well, then let's capitalize on that. Griffin: On what? Claudette: I brought Charlotte to Port Charles. And I left her with Nathan and Maxie for the night to see how they got along, to see how he was with her. And I have no reason to think that it won't work out. Griffin: Work out? What, are you planning on leaving Charlotte with Nathan and Maxie permanently? [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: This is... nothing, just an estimate from the florist -- you know, since we finally made our wedding date -- New Year's Eve. Nathan: Maxie, hey. Are you -- you sure you're okay? Maxie: Me, what? Oh, you mean accidental babysitting and dinner? Totally cool. Really. Nathan: Oh, sweetie, don't touch, don't touch. Maxie: Mm. Nathan: Charlotte, why don't you -- why don't you go finish your pizza, okay? [Clears throat] Maxie: Nathan, I -- Nathan: Did you run a DNA test on my daughter and not ask me? [SCENE_BREAK] Laura: It's good to see you out and about. Elizabeth: Thank you. I started out running an errand, and it's just morphed into this entire evening. Laura: Oh, really? How so? Elizabeth: Well, I dropped off some treats for Franco, and then he insisted we go out to dinner. Laura: Franco, really? Elizabeth: I know, I know. Everyone has an opinion, and none are good, which doesn't make for casual conversation about my social life these days. Laura: I am sorry. I'm sure that can't be very easy. Elizabeth: Thank you for not jumping all over this. Laura: Oh, well... I do know what it's like to fall for someone who has a dark side. Elizabeth: People think I'm crazy. Laura: Yeah, they thought I was crazy, too. [Both chuckle] Laura: I think the important thing is that if you can see the good in Franco and you feel that it's greater than the darkness. Elizabeth: Honestly... I do. [Chuckles] And most people don't get it. They don't even try. But for me, it's -- it's like it's right in front of me. I see it in his eyes, I can see it in the things that he does... and I just hope that the people closest to me can see what I see one day, or at least see that I'm happy and accept him. Believe me, I did not see this coming at all. But the more time that goes by... I don't... I don't know. You know, I can't believe I'm saying these things out loud. Laura: Elizabeth? Elizabeth: Yeah. Laura: Are you saying that you've fallen in love with Franco? [SCENE_BREAK] Hayden: Are you for real? Evan: Very much so. Hayden: Do you have any idea how gross you are? Evan: Funny. 'Cause I could say the same thing about you. Hayden: What? Evan: This night wasn't going anywhere good, and then I mention that I give away money for medical grants, and now you're all over me. Hayden: This is what you think it looks like when a woman is all over you? Evan: Look, this is just a business transaction. Why can't you see it that way? Hayden: Because there's another word for that kind of transaction. Evan: What do words matter? Hayden: So you're saying you'll give research money to my friend if I -- Evan: Don't say it. Show it. [SCENE_BREAK] Tracy: I won't give up on you -- or the hospital. Finn: And I appreciate the thought, I do. Tracy: It's not just a thought. Finn: I know. I know, but you see, the thing -- [Coughs] The thing is... [Coughing] Tracy: Finn? Finn, are you all right? Finn: Mm, hold on. [SCENE_BREAK] Hayden: You really need to work on your delivery, Evan. The next time a woman shows interest in your work, don't assume she's asking for a favor and is willing to pay for it with sex. Go ahead and swipe right. [SCENE_BREAK] Tracy: Finn, are you all right? Finn: [Continues coughing] [SCENE_BREAK] Anna: Honestly, I don't really know... what I think about this job offer. My knee-jerk reaction was to say no. Andre: Mm-hmm. Anna: And then my long answer isn't exactly yes. Maybe. Well, you know, Robin and her family, they live in California. Andre: Mm-hmm. Anna: And, quite frankly, like, every corner I turn here in Port Charles, I'm reminded of some way that I have... compromised myself. And I sort of don't feel like I have a real purpose here anymore. You know? Andre: Well, since you're sharing all this, may I weigh in? Anna: Yeah, please. Andre: You say you have two options -- a life that isn't yours far away from home in a new place, or a life here that really has no purpose. Anna: Essentially, yeah. Andre: What about door number three? The Anna I know is resourceful enough to come up with a third option. [SCENE_BREAK] Claudette: My number-one priority is doing what's best for Charlotte. Griffin: Then you think abandoning her with the father she just met is best? Claudette: Nathan can protect her better than anyone. Griffin: You're her mother. Claudette: And I'm also the least maternal person I've ever met. Griffin: Uh, so let me try to understand this. You're gonna leave your daughter with her father and run away with me, confident that she has everything she needs -- except you, her mother. Nathan's already fallen for her, okay? And he's... caring and involved and attentive. Besides, she's safer without me drawing attention to her. Griffin: Claudette -- Claudette: I don't trust myself with Charlotte, okay? I have made mistake after mistake. And Nathan's a good person. And Maxie -- God help me... she's annoying, but she's a good mother to her own daughter, I can tell. And me... the only time I was ever good was when I was with you. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: Yes. Yes. I ran a DNA test on Charlotte. Nathan: [Whispering] How could you do this? Maxie: You were going to run another paternity test anyway. Nathan: Not five minutes after I laid eyes on her. Maxie: The longer this drags out, the more Claudette is just gonna manipulate everyone. She's a pathological liar, and she is using that little girl as a tool in this whole game. Nathan: Maxie, lower your voice. Charlotte is right there. Look, you are gonna have to accept that Claudette is gonna be a part of our lives because of Charlotte. You ran this test without my consent or knowledge, and I don't want anything to do with it, okay? Maxie: This is not something you can just ignore. Nathan: Maxie, when I run another test, it will be the right way, not like this. You like that book? How about I -- how about I read it to you? Maxie: Okay. Well, I am not letting this go. Nathan: Maxie. Maxie: No. You're gonna thank me for this one day. [SCENE_BREAK] Anna: Okay, Robert. No, I -- I will. I will rejoin the bureau. But, no, I don't -- I don't want the teacher's position. I have something else in mind. [SCENE_BREAK] Finn: [Coughing] Tracy: Finn, Finn, Finn, drink some water. You're scaring me. Finn: Oh. I'm fine. Fine. Hayden: Okay. [Clears throat] I've thought this over. We can go somewhere and discuss what you want from me in exchange for an immediate cash grant for medical research -- no questions asked. Evan: Why should I give you anything after what you just did? Hayden: Take me someplace private and I'll explain. [SCENE_BREAK] Laura: Elizabeth? Are you in love with Franco? [Cell phone chimes] Laura: Oh, dear. I'll see what this is. [Laughs] It's my daughter -- wondering where her dinner is. Elizabeth: Oh. Laura: Yeah, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to get going. But this will be continued later, I hope. Elizabeth: Okay. Laura: Yeah, sweetie, you be well. Elizabeth: You too. And thank you for telling me about Wyndemere. Laura: Oh, of course. Elizabeth: See you soon. Laura: See you. Elizabeth: Hi. Franco: Hi. Elizabeth: Oh, how'd it go? Franco: Well, I think I have what I need to make sure that GH is reopened. [Holds up his phone with a recording of Heather's confession.] [SCENE_BREAK] Nathan: Well? [Clears throat] What's it say? Maxie: Nathan... I'm sorry, you're not Charlotte's father. [SCENE_BREAK] Claudette: I'm not a good person. But you make me better. You make me worthy of the kind of parent that Charlotte deserves. Griffin: You're asking me to save your soul, Claudette. I can't save you. I'm not sure I can save anyone anymore. Claudette: Then let me save yours. [Kiss] [NEXT_ON] Sonny: Morgan? Maxie (to Nathan): We saw what Claudette wanted us to see. Claudette (to Griffin): Let's run away together. Ava (to Dr. Obrecht): The truth will remain a mystery. Tracy (to Finn): Hayden is a big girl. She can take care of herself. Evan (to Hayden): Bottoms up!