Patrick returns to work to operate on Ewen Keenan. Alexis tells Sonny that she believes Connie is real and that Kate is terrified of her. She tells him that she is going to have a psychiatrist hypnotize Kate to get Connie to emerge so she can question her. Maxie has a black eye when Matt visits her. Matt tells her that she should be out of there in a few days because Spinelli found that the real killer was a man. Maxie says she will never forgive Spinelli. Matt says he thinks the killer was Patrick. Maxie assures him that it wasn't Patrick. Matt observes that he and Patrick were the only dark haired men on the boat after Lisa had killed the captain. Judging from her reaction, Matt concludes that Maxie has always known who killed Lisa. She tearfully reveals that it was him. Mac, Felicia, and Spinelli show the prosecutor the photograph that shows a man wielding the wrench that killed Lisa. The prosecutor wants to know who the man in the picture is. Alexis asks the judge to vacate Maxie's sentence. The prosecutor protests, saying the photo could be a forgery. The judge asks Alexis if she has anything to support the photograph. She doesn't so the judge lets Maxie's confession stand. Spinelli tells the judge that he knows the identity of the man in the picture, but then he can't bring himself to reveal who it is. Felicia, Mac, and Alexis implore him to tell what he knows. He reluctantly reveals that it was Dr. Matt Hunter. Téa tells Starr that Todd and Carly seem to be friends. Starr doesn't want Téa to discredit Michael. Téa tells Starr to be contrite and sincere at her arraignment and to plead not guilty. Starr says she's guilty and that nothing will stop Michael from testifying. Todd overhears Michael telling Carly that he turned in Starr for threatening to kill Sonny. Todd says Michael is overreacting and that his testifying is not ok. Michael tells Todd to try to stop him. Todd tries to reason with Michael and evoke his sense of compassion for Starr, but Michael won't back down. Carly agrees that Michael doesn't have to testify. She asks him if he is throwing Starr to the wolves because she disregarded his feelings. He tells her that his feelings about Starr using him don't change the fact that she is guilty. Todd goes to see Sonny at Pozzulo's and tells Sonny to drop the charges against Starr. Sonny tells him that he isn't going to wait for Starr to come after him again and besides, the DA has no choice but to prosecute. Todd tells Sonny that Michael needs to recant his statement or he will reveal to the district attorney that Connie caused the accident that killed Starr's family.
Felicia: Spinelli, what you're doing, what you have been doing for my daughter, I don't know how to thank you. Spinelli: Well, I appreciate your sentiments, but I'm not sure Maxie would agree. Mac: If we honored what Maxie wanted, she'd be trapped in a cell for the next 20 years. Thanks to you, she's officially off the hook. D.A.: I wouldn't go official just yet, Commissioner. I still haven't seen this so-called "new evidence." Mac: There's nothing "so-called" about it. Felicia: Maxie didn't kill Lisa Niles. D.A.: And you're convinced of this because...? Felicia: 'Cause we have a picture to show who did. [SCENE_BREAK] Matt: Oh, Maxie. What happened to you? What -- what happened to her? Really? Really? Nothing? Thank you. Thank you very much. Maxie: It's okay, okay? Matt: You -- you -- you have a black eye. Maxie: Yeah. No. No, my -- my cell mate is a little, um, clumsy and she -- she knocks into me a lot, so, um... [Sighs] Y-you don't happen to have a nail file on you, do you? Matt: N-not -- no. Not on me. No. Sorry. Maxie: Well, maybe you could remember to bring one next time. Matt: There isn't gonna be a next time. You're getting out of here. Maxie: What? [SCENE_BREAK] Sonny: Alexis. You got a minute? Alexis: No, actually, I don't. There's new evidence in Maxie Jones' case. Sonny: Have you spoken to Kate? Alexis: [Sighs] For someone who claims they don't care about this woman, you have a lot of concerns about her welfare. Sonny: Can you just answer the question? Alexis: Yes, we spoke. Sonny: Can you help her beat the charges? Alexis: Assaulting Dr. Keenan may be the least of her problems. Sonny: What is that supposed to mean? [SCENE_BREAK] Téa: Good morning. How you holding up, sweetheart? Starr: I'm tired. I barely slept. Téa: Did you have any visitors? Starr: I'm not exactly the most popular girl in Port Charles. Téa: [Chuckles] So, your dad didn't try to come visit you? Starr: No. He went home. Téa: Huh. I wish. Starr: Dad's still in town? Téa: And bound to screw things up for all of us. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: I don't know if you've heard, but your friend, Starr, has been arrested. Michael: Yeah, I know. Carly: She's been charged with attempted murder. She pulled a gun on Sonny, and she tried to -- Michael: Tried to take him back to the crash site to kill him. Carly: Sonny tell you? Michael: No, I was there. I saw it happen. I'm the one who turned Starr in. And now I'm gonna be the key witness against her. Todd: Hello. We haven't been introduced, but my name is Todd Manning. Michael: I know who you are. Todd: And I'm Starr Manning's father, and I just thought I should let you know that anybody does harm to my little girl is on my hit list. [Sighs] Sorry, I feel like I interrupted. What were you guys talking about? [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: You ran into my dad? Téa: At the Metro Court Hotel. Starr: He got a room and he's staying? Téa: That's what it looks like. He refuses to leave town until things with you are straightened out. Of course, he's only gonna complicate an already difficult situation. Starr: I'm guessing the two of you got into it again, right? Téa: Well, no more than usual. Although this time, he had a friend running interference. Starr: Dad doesn't have friends. Téa: [Sarcastic chuckle] Tell that to Carly Corinthos Jacks. Starr: Carly, as in Michael's mother, Carly? Téa: Yeah, the two of them seem pretty tight. Starr: Well, he obviously doesn't know. Téa: That her son is the prosecution's main witness against you? No, probably not. Although I would love to be a fly on the wall when he finds out. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: I have an idea. How about we cool it with the threats? Todd: It wasn't a threat. I was just stating a fact. Michael: So was I. Todd: You're gonna tell me to my face that you turned Starr in to the police? Michael: Yeah, she tried to kill my father. Todd: When I try and kill somebody, I pull the trigger. Michael: Starr went to my father's house and took him at gunpoint to the place where Cole and Hope died and said out loud, "I'm gonna kill you." That's what happened, and that's what I'm gonna tell the court. [SCENE_BREAK] D.A.: What exactly am I looking at here? Spinelli: Well, more to the point, it's what you're not looking at. Namely, Maxie. Mac: See this? It's Lisa Niles. And that is the murder weapon. Felicia: Clearly, that man is not my daughter. Spinelli: W-which means said daughter is innocent. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: Prison is where I belong, okay? And -- and you have to accept that, all right? I have. And, you know, I really wasn't kidding about that nail-file thing. I really need one. I've already broken about three nails on my stupid cell door. Matt: I'll tell you what. When you get out of here, the first facial and manicure, they're gonna be on me, all right? Maxie: Okay, well, I hope you have enough to pony up for a facelift, as well. Matt: A facelift? Come on. Are you kidding me? Maxie: Yeah. Now. Okay. But maybe in 20 years. Matt: If all goes well, you're gonna be out of here in a couple of days. [SCENE_BREAK] D.A.: I can't make out a thing. Spinelli: Um, okay. Uh, Lisa, man, wrench. Felicia: Maxie's nowhere near this crime. Spinelli: Yeah, which you can plainly see being committed. D.A.: Plainly? Mac: This evidence proves Maxie made a false confession. She wasn't involved in Lisa's death. D.A.: And where exactly did this evidence come from? [SCENE_BREAK] Matt: Spinelli has proof that you didn't kill Lisa. Maxie: What kind of proof? Matt: He -- he found the killer. [SCENE_BREAK] Sonny: Could Kate be charged with anything besides attacking her psychiatrist? Alexis: I don't believe it was Kate. Sonny: You're serious. Alexis: I am serious. I met with her, and I think it's clear that she has no memory of that incident. Sonny: So you think that Connie's a real -- a real person, a different person? Alexis: Honestly, I-I do. Yes. And I think that Kate is terrified of her, afraid of what Connie will pull next. Sonny: Johnny told me the same thing. Alexis: Johnny Zacchara? Sonny: He insisted that he take the blame, not Kate, because Kate didn't know of Connie's plan. Alexis: When she took him to bed hoping you would walk in and see them. Sonny: And he was selling it big time. Alexis: The question is, are you buying it? [SCENE_BREAK] Epiphany: They're taking Dr. Keenan in to be prepped. And it's okay. You can say it. I know that you wish it was Drake Jr. doing the surgery. Elizabeth: Dr. Morucci is good, and I know he is, but Patrick is the best. Epiphany: Not in his current state of mind, he isn't. Elizabeth: Look, I-I understand guilt, and I never expected Patrick to just get over losing Robin. I just didn't know it was still this bad. And pretending to have consults at Mercy is -- is pretty bad. Epiphany: Look, everyone grieves in their own way and their own time. Elizabeth: Is that why you went beating down his door asking him to operate on Ewen? Epiphany: Well, I didn't quite ask. Elizabeth: [Sighs] Well, I even laid on the guilt. But you know what? Can't force him to come back to work. Epiphany: No one can. Patrick: Except me. Don't look so surprised. Elizabeth: Well, the last time I saw you... Epiphany: You clean up good, Doctor. Patrick: Yes. Thank you. So, where's Keenan's chart? Epiphany: Right here. Patrick: Let's take a look. Epiphany: Should I tell Dr. Morucci that, uh, he's been relieved? Patrick: Yes. And anyone else you have covering my cases. Epiphany: About time. Elizabeth: Patrick, I hope you're not doing this for me. And yes, I know how crazy that sounds considering I asked you to. Patrick: A little for you. A lot for my patients, but mostly for Robin. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: Back up. What do you mean, Spinelli found the real killer? Spinelli: Indeed, there were no cameras on -- on board the festive yacht, but there were other vessels in the harbor, one in particular in direct line of sight with security cameras running. Maxie: The Haunted Star? Matt: Turns out that we weren't anchored too far from that business, which Spinelli assumed had some security cameras. Maxie: Pointed right at the party boat? I-I highly doubt that. Matt: What are the odds, right? But it turns out that they're in your favor. [SCENE_BREAK] Mac: Look, I know it's grainy, but this is Lisa Niles, is it not? D.A.: So it appears. Felicia: And this is someone bludgeoning her with what appears to be a wrench. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: So, you can actually see the murder being committed? Matt: But you can't see the killer's face. Maxie: [Scoffs] Then how can you be sure that it's not me? [SCENE_BREAK] Mac: I think we can all agree this is not a woman. Spinelli: By applying the most basic laws of -- Felicia: Which means it's not my daughter. Spinelli: Precisely. D.A.: All right, then. Who is it? [SCENE_BREAK] Matt: Whoever is attacking Lisa, it's -- it's definitely a man. T-there's no question, so w-we have the proof. You're in the clear, w-whether you want to be or not. Maxie: [Voice breaking] I can't believe Spinelli did this to me. Matt: To you? No, no. He did this for you. I know he and I have had some differences -- Maxie: Friends are supposed to keep their promises. They're not supposed to break them the first chance that they get. [SCENE_BREAK] Mac: You can trust what you see here, all right? Technology is Spinelli's field of expertise. Felicia: That's modest speak for "he's a genius." [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: No, he's an idiot, and I'll never forgive him. Matt: Maxie. Maxie: Never. [SCENE_BREAK] Alexis: Are you prepared to accept the possibility that Kate may be suffering from a mental illness and that she is in no way responsible for what happened with Johnny, that she did not, in fact, betray you? Sonny: Can you just tell me what you're doing to help her? Alexis: I put in a call to a psychiatrist, a new psychiatrist. Sonny: She needs another evaluation? Alexis: Sort of. I want Dr. Snyder to hypnotize her, see if she can get Connie out. Sonny: Why? Alexis: So we can question her. Sonny: Okay. Let me just explain something to you, okay? The cops already have her fingerprints on the paperweight. What else do they need to know? Alexis: Sorry. I-I really have to get inside. We're gonna talk about it later. [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: Michael knows that I tried to kill his father. He's not gonna back down. Téa: There are ways to get around Michael's statement. Starr: I heard him, Téa. He thinks that I betrayed his trust. Téa: Did you? Starr: Well, during the accident, he tried to save Cole and Hope, and he brought me to the hospital and stayed with me until my mom got there. Téa: Then he should have all the more compassion for you. Starr: And then right before the trial, I-I-I talked him into letting me stay with him, even though his father warned him not to have anything to do with me. Téa: Look, however kind this boy was to you in the past, he's willing to testify against you now. Starr: He said I was using him, that I was lying to him the whole time, and I wasn't, Téa. Michael and my dad, they're, like, the only two people that understand what I'm going through, that -- that actually know much I miss Cole and Hope. Téa: Estrella, Michael is not on your side in this. Starr: Téa, he did everything he could to try to help me. And what did I do? What did I do to pay him back? I tried to kill his father? He's gonna bury me. Téa: Yeah, well, then we'll bury him right back. Desperate times -- thank you -- call for desperate measures. I'm gonna start slinging some serious mud here. Starr: What kind of mud? Téa: The kind that will make Michael Corinthos look like a dirty, little liar. Starr: Michael's not a liar. [SCENE_BREAK] Michael: Starr told me she was leaving Port Charles, but instead, she decided to stay, steal a gun, and try and kill my father. Todd: Starr was upset. She somehow got her hands on a gun, and she was waving it around. That's a far cry from attempted murder. Carly: All right, we don't have to do this here. The lawyers can handle it. Todd: Talk to Michael. He's the one who's overreacting to Starr's completely understandable display of grief. Michael: Starr was very clear about what she was doing. The safety was off the gun, her finger was on the trigger, and she had a shot lined up. She said she was gonna make my father pay. That's what I told the cops. That's what I'm gonna tell the judge. Todd: Yeah, well, that's not okay with me. Michael: Well, then try and stop me. Carly: Clearly, this is an emotional time for everyone. Todd: I think that if this is a contest, Starr wins for most emotionally devastated. Can we all agree on that? Look, Starr is my daughter, and I just want to help her, and I can't because she's in a jail cell. Michael: You know, it could be a lot worse. She could have killed my father and be facing murder charges right now. Todd: She didn't just lose the man that she loved. She lost their child. Can you imagine for one minute, Michael, what something like that might feel like, to lose two people that are that important to you? Michael: I know what Starr has lost, and I would do anything to bring them back to her, but I can't. Todd: You can't bring Cole or Hope back. But you can take your statement back. Don't you think Starr's been through enough? Michael: If Starr goes free, what's to stop her from trying to kill my father again? Todd: Your father's a mafia kingpin. I don't think my little girl is any danger to him. Michael: Starr hates my father, and she thinks she has nobody to live for and nothing to lose. That makes her dangerous. Todd: You can't just give her a break? Carly: Michael -- Michael: No, I trusted her once. I'm not gonna trust her again. Todd: God's sake, you don't have any compassion? Michael: Compassion? Where was Starr's compassion when she tried to kill my father? Todd: It was in a burning car at the bottom of a ravine. Starr is already in her own hell. You want her to go to jail, too? Michael: I got to do what I got to do. Todd: [Sighs] All right. That makes two of us. [SCENE_BREAK] Alexis: Taken from the security footage on the night of the accident, so in light of this new evidence, I move that my client's confession be set aside and her sentence be vacated so that she can be released as soon as possible. Judge: Is the district attorney's office in agreement? D.A.: I am most certainly am not. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: You know, I should have known I couldn't trust Spinelli. He's all blinded by his feelings for me or whatever. Matt: Thank God. Maxie: God, whose side are you on? Matt: Yours. Same as Spinelli and Mac and every single person, except for you. You're the only person -- Maxie: I deserve to be here, Matt. Matt: Why? 'Cause -- 'cause of what happened to Robin? You want to blame yourself? Maxie: No, because I'm -- I'm guilty. Matt: Okay, fine. Fine. You want to blame yourself, punish yourself for the rest of your life? You go ahead and do it, but you're not gonna do it in here. Maxie: [Sniffles] Matt: Maxie, look at you. Maxie: Yeah. I'll take a pass. Thanks. I mean, these jump suits, I can't even talk about it. Matt: Forget this -- forget this jump suit. I'm not talking about this. Look at -- look -- look at your face. Maxie: My nails? Matt: So you admit you want to get out of here, right? Maxie: Of course, I do. Y-you think I don't dream about bubble baths and five- star restaurants, and I don't know, maybe some sheets that smell like they've been washed in the last century? I just... [Sniffles] It's not that simple. Matt: Why not? Maxie: Hey. You know, did they -- they ever figure out -- what about that person in the footage? Matt: What -- what -- what person? Maxie: I mean, do they have proof? They know who did it? Matt: Spinelli enhanced the footage as much as he could, but he -- he -- he just can't make out the face. Maxie: Okay. Matt. Matt, what is it? What? Matt: [Sighs] I think I know who did it. Maxie: You do? [Sniffles] Matt: Spinelli thinks that the killer, whoever it was, blocked out the murder, and so that's why they didn't come forward. Maxie: Shh, shh. No. Matt: But no, no, no, no. Hold on. I-I have to get this off my chest. I think my brother killed Niles. [SCENE_BREAK] Patrick: I shouldn't have turned you down last night. Elizabeth: I-I didn't exactly ask you in the nicest way. Patrick: Well, why would you have to? I've been lying to you for weeks trying to get you -- Epiphany: Does it matter? Elizabeth: [Sighs] No. No, it doesn't matter. What matters is that you are here, and I can't thank you enough. Patrick: Well, thank me when Keenan gets out of the woods. Elizabeth: I'll let everyone know. Epiphany: So... what finally got your butt up off the couch? Patrick: [Chuckles] You. [SCENE_BREAK] Téa: Sweetheart, it's not like this kid is squeaky clean. Michael Corinthos was convicted of manslaughter. Starr: His stepmother was going to kidnap his baby sister, and he stopped her. Téa: His father was originally charged with the crime. Sonny Corinthos stood trial rather than admit his son was a killer. Starr: Okay, well, that sounds like something my dad would do. Téa: Probably. Todd has no respect for the law, either. Starr: Téa, you can't blame Michael for -- for his dad wanting to protect him. Téa: Honey, you're missing the point. Sonny Corinthos obstructed justice. Michael's mother outright perjured herself. She lied on the stand not once, but twice, okay? It took Michael months to come forward. He let his -- his family send him out of the country to hide. We will use all of this to destroy Michael's credibility. Starr: No, you will not use it. I won't let you. [SCENE_BREAK] Sonny: No, Bern-- Bernie, listen to me, okay? I've been very distracted with a lot things. [Door closes] Sonny: I-I have the papers. They're in -- hold on. I'll have -- can I call you back? [Sighs] [Knock on door] Sonny: What, Milo? Milo: You've got a visitor. Sonny: Whoever it is, I'm not interested. Todd: I think you will be. Sonny: Heard you beat the rap. Todd: I-I did. I heard you did, too. Congratulations. Sonny: Difference is, I wasn't guilty. Go ahead, Milo. Milo: [Whistles] Todd: All right. [Giggles] Milo: All clear. Todd: What? You work for the TSA? Sonny: You can go, Milo. Milo: I'll be right outside, boss. Todd: If I did have a gun, I wouldn't hide it there. Sonny: You can never be too careful. Todd: I suppose not. What? Y-you mean in general or just when it comes to me? Sonny: No, what you did almost -- you tried to kill me. Todd: Yes, I did. Sonny: Yeah. In court. Todd: Like father, like daughter, I hear. Sonny: Pretty glib considering your daughter is on the hook for attempted murder. Todd: She won't be for long. Sonny: And why is that? Todd: Because you're gonna drop the charges. [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: I don't want you using dirty tricks to defend me. Téa: You've been through hell and back. You're obviously not thinking clearly, okay? Starr: I'm thinking just fine. Téa: Then let me do my job. Look. Come here. Sit down. [Sighs] Starr: You can't blame Michael. Téa: Why not? If he had his way, you'd spend the rest of your life in prison, Starr. Starr: He's not lying, Téa. I was going to kill his dad. If he would have shown up 30 seconds later, I would have done it. I would be a murderer. Téa: I don't believe you would have gone through with it. Starr: Well, you don't know me as well as you think. Téa: But Michael does? What happened with you two? Starr: We understand each other. We connected, so when I went after his dad... Téa: It was personal. Look, I'm sorry -- Starr: And he has every right to hate me. And I don't care what he's threatening to do. The thing with his stepmother was -- was an ugly, awful time for him, and I-I'm telling you not to use it. Téa: Even if it's the only thing that's gonna save your neck? [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Okay, I don't want you to bite my head off. Michael: Why would I bite your head off? Carly: I think Todd has a point. You don't have to testify against Starr. Michael: Mom, what if next time I'm not there and she actually pulls the trigger? Carly: Do you really think there's gonna be a next time? Michael: Mom, if somebody killed Josslyn and Jax, what would you do? If the killer stood trial and was found not guilty but you knew he was, would you just let it go? Carly: Never. But I'm not Starr. Michael: Well, you think just because Starr is young, she -- she can't hate or want revenge? I mean, she still -- she still thinks Dad's guilty and Johnny had nothing to do with the accident. Carly: Johnny's not lying about that. Michael: Are you -- Mom, please tell me you're not defending him. He cheated on you. Carly: I know. I haven't forgotten that part, Michael. Michael: Did you forgive him? Carly: No. Hell no, I haven't forgiven him. But I-I know he didn't shoot out Anthony's tires. Michael: You want to believe that because you two have this history with each other. Carly: No, because I know that it's true. Michael: How? Mom, what aren't you telling me? Carly: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Epiphany: Hey. I wasn't sure you were listening. Patrick: To what you were saying or the incessant pounding on my door? I don't know if my head or the hinges will ever be the same. I was listening. I took a look in that mirror. Epiphany: And? Patrick: [Sighs] And I have no clue who I saw. The only thing I could think about was Emma, what she must be thinking if I don't recognize myself, what does she see. Epiphany: Her daddy. No, really. Look, parents grow beards. They chop off their hair. But they're still just parents. Patrick: Don't -- don't get me wrong. I-I looked like hell, but it was more than that. My eyes, they were -- they were empty. Which I guess makes sense because everything's empty without Robin. Epiphany: Doesn't have to be. Not if you don't want it. Patrick: Thank you for everything you said, even though you know that I wouldn't want to hear it. Epiphany: [Laughs] When has that ever stopped me? [Laughs] Of course, you got a lot of -- a lot of people in your corner, Drake Jr. Patrick: Yeah. And I have to make sure I don't push them away. Epiphany: Elizabeth? Patrick: My brother, actually. I went off on him pretty bad. Epiphany: A-ha. Dr. Hunter. Patrick: Yes, and he was right, along with everyone else, which was just as hard to face as what I saw in the mirror. Epiphany: I know it wasn't easy, but for what it's worth, I'm proud of you, Drake Jr. Now, go. You have a patient waiting. [Computer keys clacking] Patrick: It's worth a lot. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: Okay, Patrick didn't kill Lisa, okay? Not that he didn't have about a million reasons to want her dead. Matt: But Spinelli said that whoever it was, they would -- that they would block it out just out of guilt. Maxie: Guilt over what? After what she did to Robin, all of us? Matt: I'm with you, okay? If I was judge and jury, no one should have to pay for what happened to Lisa. But... [Sighs] Well, especially not you. And now you're not gonna have to because of what Spinelli found out. [SCENE_BREAK] Alexis: Would you please state for the record your objection to this new evidence? D.A.: I'd use the term "evidence" loosely. Judge: Answer the question, Counselor. D.A.: Where to begin. First of all, we have a confession, your honor, to two separate counts of murder. Mac: Neither of which my daughter committed. Alexis: May I, your honor? Thank you. Does this photo look like Maxie Jones? D.A.: That picture could be a forgery, a doctored image of pretty much anyone. Spinelli: Or a very unfortunate someone. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: Look, I am telling you that it's not true. Matt: You -- you haven't seen the footage. I mean, it is definitely a dark- haired man, and he is letting Lisa have it. And who has more reason than Patrick, right? You said it yourself. Maxie: That doesn't mean that he did it. Matt: You haven't seen him lately. He can barely get himself off the couch, let alone get himself into work. Maxie: What do you expect, Matt? He just lost the love of his life. Matt: T-that's what you're supposed to do, right, when you really, truly love someone? You've supposed to sacrifice yourself for the good of someone else, right? [SCENE_BREAK] Spinelli: T-the photograph is not a fake, your honor. I-I procured the image in question myself. Judge: And you are? Spinelli: I'm... D-Damien Spinelli? Judge: Oh, yes. I had trouble with you last time. Spinelli: I wouldn't call it "trouble," per se. D.A.: Apparently this young man is some technical expert. Who is it you work for again? Spinelli: Uh, most recently, I'm linked with my -- my good friend, Samantha Morgan. Mac: Spinelli is a cyber genius, your honor. He can do anything with a computer. D.A.: Which suggests he could easily conjure up -- Alexis: I think we're missing the point here. The point is, is the person here wielding the large wrench here is not my client. D.A.: Again, this person could be anyone. Alexis: Well, it's not a blonde 5'3" 20-something-year-old woman. Judge: If the man could be identified, I might be more inclined to support your motion. But until I see or hear some form of corroboration, I remain unconvinced that anything of merit has been unearthed, Mr. Spinizzi. Spinelli: Spinelli. Judge: Counselor, do you have anything to support the photograph? [SCENE_BREAK] Matt: Just maybe Patrick is just -- he's -- he consciously knows that -- that he did it. And so -- and so, maybe he's just, he's shutting himself down. Maxie: But you said that he blocked it out. Matt: But -- but I don't know. Maybe it's, like, it's somehow, like, deep down inside. Like, he -- he knows. He -- he feels that guilt. And -- and so, he's just gonna make himself pay, and he's gonna punish himself for this and he's just gonna -- he's gonna carry this guilt with him. Maxie: Have you talked about this with anyone? Matt: No. No. I-I -- Spinelli has a print-out of who actually killed her, committed the murder, and he showed it to Mac and -- and Felicia. Maxie: What? Matt: Yeah. And he's with Alexis. They're talking to the judge right now. [SCENE_BREAK] Alexis: Not at this time, your honor. Judge: Without further corroboration, the court has no choice but to let the confession stand. Miss Jones will continue to serve her sentence. Felicia: What? [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: This means they're gonna start looking for the man on the footage. Matt: And -- and it's not gonna be long until they get led to my brother. I-I-I have to go talk to him. I have to warn him. Maxie: No, no. You can't. Matt: Why? Why don't you want me to go talk to Patrick? Maxie: I just think that you and Spinelli have already done enough, and, well, like you said, the person in the video footage can't be identified, right? Okay, so -- so maybe that's enough to clear me. Matt: That's not how the law works. You know that. You know that. [SCENE_BREAK] Mac: There must be something you can do. Alexis: I wish there was. Felicia: I don't understand. How can they just ignore what's in that photograph? Alexis: It's a preemptive strike to -- to save face. Neither the D.A. nor the judge want to look like fools by sentencing an innocent woman. Mac: But they have evidence. Alexis: It's blurry evidence. Judge: If there is nothing further, the court is adjourned. Spinelli: I object! I -- Judge: Fascinating, but not your place. Spinelli: Yeah, it is imperative that you hear what I have to say. Alexis: You know what? I-I'm very supportive of that -- Felicia: I think we should let him speak. Mac: Uh, me, too. Felicia: Let him speak. Alexis: Okay. Judge: Let it be stated that you are risking contempt, young man. Spinelli: I would risk much more to see justice done. This is not Maxie wielding the wrench. She did not do this! She -- she should not be in prison! [SCENE_BREAK] Matt: Niles is dead. And it doesn't matter how awful she was. Someone's gonna have to answer for it. Maxie: What do you think that I'm doing? Matt: No, no, someone who actually did it, Maxie, okay? It's not long until this investigation is gonna be reopened. Maxie: I can't believe this is happening. Matt: Patrick deserves to know. He needs to know. Maxie: No, warning your brother won't help anything, Matt, okay? It's not gonna change a single thing. [SCENE_BREAK] D.A.: I don't know how it works in cyberspace, but in the legal world, we rely on facts. Spinelli: Okay. Fact -- Maxie is not a murderer! Judge: I see you care for this woman, but I'm afraid I have to side with the prosecution. Unless other evidence exists to -- Spinelli: But it does. [Groans] [SCENE_BREAK] Matt: [Groans] If I just hadn't drank my weight in champagne that night, then everything would have worked out so differently for everyone. Maxie: Please don't do this! Please! Matt: What do I do? You got to tell me. What is wrong? Maxie: [Voice breaking] Look... if anyone follows up on what Spinelli found... it's not gonna lead them to Patrick. [SCENE_BREAK] Judge: If you're harboring knowledge that affects this case -- Alexis: He is not, your honor. Spinelli: Yes, I am. I know the identity of the mystery man. [SCENE_BREAK] Michael: Mom, why are you being so weird about this? Carly: I just don't really want to talk to my son about this. Michael: What? Carly: I know Johnny didn't do it because I was with him all night. Michael: Mom, Johnny has people just like Dad. He could have ordered that hit, no problem. Carly: Are you sure you heard Kate right? Todd: I heard Kate say to her attorney that some woman named Connie shot the tires out. Carly: God. Todd: So if Kate and Connie are the same person... Carly: They are. Todd: ...Then Kate Howard is responsible for my granddaughter's death. Michael: Mom, you okay? Carly: I just am really concerned about you right now. Michael: Right. It's not like Dad hasn't been shot before, right? Carly: Not by someone he trusted, possibly even cared about. Hurts, doesn't it, knowing that Starr went after your father with no regard to how it might make you feel? Michael: It wasn't the best feeling in the world, no. [Sniffs] Carly: Is that why you're throwing her to the wolves? [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: Promise me you won't go after Michael. Téa: I promise. To set aside the subject for now. Take it or leave it. Starr: I'll take it. Téa: Okay. First thing's first. The arraignment is this afternoon. I need you to be contrite, calm, and as sincere as you can be. Starr: I can do that. Téa: That'll help when you enter your plea of "Not guilty." Starr: But I am guilty. Téa: Well, so was your father. [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Todd: You are going to drop the charges against Starr. Sonny: Oh, that's not happening. Todd: Okay. Can we at least agree to keep the motion on the table? Sonny: I-I don't care. You can keep it wherever it's comfortable. But I don't -- you know, it doesn't matter to me. Todd: Sonny, you -- you're a father. Sonny: Yeah, I am. Todd: So am I. So was Cole. Sonny: [Sighs] Okay. You know, how many times do I got to say this? I-I had nothing to do with that accident. Todd: I-I believe you. Sonny: Then why the hell are you here? Todd: Because Starr doesn't. Starr thought that you killed her family, the two people she loved the most in the world. When Starr came after you... she was in intense pain. She was not thinking straight. Sonny: I-I-I feel for her situation. Todd: Good. I'm glad. Thank you. Sonny: When you're reckless, it makes you do crazy things. I don't have to tell you. Like I said, you tried to kill me in the courtroom. I feel for your daughter, Mr. Manning. But I don't want to be looking over my shoulder waiting for her to come after me again. Todd: She won't. Sonny: She's gonna follow your example. Besides, this thing has taken a life of its own, and the -- the D.A. has no choice but to prosecute. Todd: Why? Because of your son's eyewitness testimony? Sonny: He already made a statement to the cops. He's not changing it. Todd: Right. No. He -- he needs to -- he needs to take that statement back. Sonny: And why is that? Todd: Funny you should ask. [SCENE_BREAK] Elizabeth: Ewen is prepped and ready for you. He seemed to relax a little bit when I told him you were doing the surgery. Patrick: Sure that wasn't the anesthesia? Elizabeth: It's so good to see you here like this. Patrick: Yeah. Well, if it wasn't for Emma, I don't think I could do it. Elizabeth: I do. And Robin did, too. She had a lot of faith in you. Patrick: I guess I just have to find the faith in myself, right? Epiphany: They're ready for you, Dr. Drake. Patrick: Thank you. Elizabeth: You're gonna be great. Patrick: [Sighs] Let's do this. [SCENE_BREAK] Judge: Be clear, Mr. Spinelli. The photograph in your hands -- are you saying you know who's striking the murder victim? Matt: It's basic process of elimination, right? We know a dark-haired man killed Lisa. So, how many options do we have? Spinelli: I-I know the killer is not Maxie Jones. Should not that suffice? Judge: Is that all you have to add? Then it seems we're back to square one now, wouldn't it? Spinelli: It would. Yes. [SCENE_BREAK] Matt: And it wasn't the captain because Lisa already killed him, so that leaves me and my brother, and we both know I didn't do it. [SCENE_BREAK] Mac: Spinelli, you need to turn around and tell the judge what you know. Spinelli: I can't. Felicia: Of course, you can. Spinelli: You're not grasping the gravity of my current situation. Felicia: If it'll help Maxie, you have to say something. Alexis: This may be her best chance. It may be her only chance. Judge: At the risk of repeating myself, the court has entertained all the grandstanding it can tolerate. This court -- Spinelli: W-wait! Judge: You got to be kidding me. Spinelli: Look, I-I-I... I wasn't entirely truthful before. Judge: This is starting to get tiresome, Mr. Spinelli. Spinelli: I implore you to let me finish. I'm ready to tell the truth. [SCENE_BREAK] Matt: Maxie, you are starting to really freak me out right now. Maxie: [Voice breaking] I'm so sorry. Matt: What? What? What is going on? Maxie: [Sobs] [SCENE_BREAK] D.A.: We're waiting. Alexis: Spinelli, if you know something, it's your civic duty to come forward. Matt: Wait. Wait. You -- you have known who has killed Lisa this entire time? Spinelli: Yes. Matt: Who? [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: [Sobs] [SCENE_BREAK] Spinelli: The man in the photograph, the man responsible for Lisa Niles' demise is... [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: [Sobs] You. [SCENE_BREAK] Spinelli: Please forgive me, Maxie. Judge: Speak up. Spinelli: Lisa Niles' true killer... is Dr. Matthew Hunter. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxie: I'm so sorry. It's you. [Sobs] [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: I know what it's been like for you since you lost Abby and that it's been really difficult for you to open up again. So, if you're feeling betrayed by Starr, maybe you're not thinking clearly. And I know I have no room to talk, because we all know how well I deal with getting hurt. Michael: Does it bother me that Starr full-on used me? Yeah, it does. But it doesn't change the fact that she's guilty. [SCENE_BREAK] Téa: I have to defend you to the best of my ability, and that means entering a plea of "Not guilty." Please, Estrella. I need you to work with me here. Starr: You could have me plea not guilty all you want. That's not going to stop Michael from testifying. Nothing will. [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Sonny: Michael was right there. He saw your daughter just about to pull the trigger. No way in hell he's changing that story. Todd: You can convince him. Or I will go to the district attorney, and I will tell him who's really responsible for my daughter's accident. Sonny: Go accuse Johnny Zacchara. I don't care. It doesn't matter to me. Todd: Not Johnny. Connie. Perhaps you know her as Kate.