Heather types her first column. She tells herself that she will deal with Olivia. Steve joins her and she tells him that Olivia hired Spinelli to follow her. Steve doubts that Olivia hired him. Heather says Spinelli admitted it. Olivia goes to see Kate at Sonny's place. Kate tells her that she thinks Connie is gone permanently now that she has remembered the trauma that created Connie. Olivia says she wishes Kate could have confided in her when it happened. Kate says Olivia had Dante. She says she didn't want to disappoint the family. She says that if Connie had never existed, Starr Manning would still have her family and she would have her son. Olivia tells her not to beat herself up over it because she was 17 and traumatized when Connie emerged. Kate thinks she needs to make amends to everyone Connie hurt. Sonny says she should blame Joe Jr. for putting it all in motion. Sonny then blames himself for working for Joe Scully, Sr. and putting Kate in danger. Olivia asks what happened to Joe Jr. Sonny says he left Atlantic City without a trace. Olivia says Sonny should send Jason to find Joe Scully Jr. and slice him up. Kate doesn't want to hear such talk. She says she is going to salvage Crimson because the last issue was terrible without her. Sonny tells Kate that she will eventually have to decide what to do about her son. Olivia joins Steve and Heather at Kelly's. Steve tells her Heather said Olivia hired Spinelli to investigate her. Olivia confirms that she did. She says Heather has been lying for weeks. She reveals that on the night of the storm, Heather was neither at Kelly's nor at the Floating Rib because an officer pulled her and a man she claimed was her husband on Route 59 that night. Heather admits that she lied. She says she was with a man she met online. Olivia says she'd like to see Heather's profile. Heather says she took it down. Olivia doesn't believe her story, but Steve does. Michael takes Starr home. Starr tells him that she thought she would have closure now that the accident case has been resolved. Michael says it is amazing that Starr helped the person who killed her family. He says he would want someone that hilled someone he loves to pay. Starr says she couldn't punish someone for something that was beyond her control. She invites Michael in for ice cream. When Starr opens the door, she finds Trey's things strewn all over the living room. Then she finds that Trey ate all the ice cream. Starr wants revenge so they throw all of Trey's things that are all over the living room out the window. She accidentally bangs her forehead against his. After checking her out to make sure she is ok, he almost kisses her. He wants to explore what is happening between them, but Starr says it feels like she's cheating on Cole. She admits that she likes him a lot but says she still has a lot to think about. He agrees to remain friends. Kristina suggests that she and Trey spend some time alone together. Trey's father calls him from his antique shop. Kristina says it must be nice to have a mom and dad who support him. He says he never said anything about a mother. He reveals that as soon as him mother had him, she dumped him off on his father and left. Kristina kisses him. He says he doesn't think they should do that again because set- side romances never end well. She asks him if he stopped kissing her because of the show or because he would rather kiss Starr. Trey says he isn't interested in Starr and getting involved with his roommate would be worse than getting involved with someone he is working with. Airline TSA agents detain Jason while John McBain goes to find Joe Scully, Jr. in New Orleans. Jason assumes John put him on the watch list. McBain gets a head start on finding Joe Scully Jr. Jason talks to Sonny on the phone and tells him about his TSA issues. Sonny says that if McBain gets Scully first, Jason needs to get him away from McBain and bring him to Port Charles because Sonny needs to end it himself. Trey's father shows a customer some merchandise. He asks the customer his name. The customer says his name is "John," pulls put his pistol, and asks if he can call the proprietor "Joe." The proprietor, thinking he is being robbed, says John is welcome to whatever is in the register. John says he doesn't want his money; he wants him. The proprietor asks why John keeps calling him Joe. John cuffs him and tells him everything he knows about him. He says he is taking him to Atlantic City to stand trial for the dancer he murdered. Someone hits McBain from behind and they tie him to a chair. They are about to take McBain out to the van to make him disappear when Jason comes in through the back door, guns blazing. He hits Joe Junior's two henchmen and warns Jr. not to pick up a gun on the floor. Joe asks McBain if Jason is his sidekick. John says Joe's destination has just changed to Port Charles New York where he will meet with Sonny Corinthos. McBain thanks Jason for the save and says he can repay the favor by not reporting what happened. He tries to talk him into taking Scully to Atlantic City to answer for Theresa's murder, but Jason says he can't do that. Jason leaves McBain tied to the chair when he and Scully leave.
Heather: [Thinking] Not bad for your first byline. Not a bad start to a new life, either. You and Steven Lars are closer than ever. You've got an exciting new career and a raffish new man to share it all with. Some may quibble with your success. Reuniting with your son came at a cost, but does anybody really miss Maggie Wurth? I mean, really. And, yes, you got your job through, well, unconventional means, but blackmail is a necessary skill in journalism. And if Luke wants to "take it slow," fine. After a little time in solitary, he'll put the pedal to the metal. Of course, there will always be haters. Sam, Anna, Tracy. Let them hate. Just proves I'm doing it right. There's only one real snag. But I've dealt with tramps like Olivia Falconeri before, and I can do it again. [SCENE_BREAK] Olivia: Hey. Sonny: Hey, Olivia. We weren't really expecting so soon -- Olivia: I couldn't wait. Where's my cousin? Kate: I'm here. Olivia: It's true? Kate: The judge dismissed all the charges. Olivia: Thank God. Then it's finally all over. [SCENE_BREAK] Trey: Sorry, I just -- I got to get through a couple of e-mails here, and we can talk about tomorrow's shooting schedule. Kristina: No rush. Trey: We just --we've really got to focus and start getting back to dealing with you and your father. Kristina: Do we have to figure it out this minute? I mean, we could take a break from "Mob Princess." Trey: It's kind of the point of a reality show. Kristina: We're still human. Human beings need time to decompress. Trey: By doing what? Kristina: Well, we could just --- we could just, um, hang out, just the two of us. [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: You didn't have to walk me all the way to the front door, but thank you. Michael: I didn't want you to go off by yourself. The hearing, recording session, reality-show ambush -- it's been a pretty trying day. Starr: And now I get to spend the rest of it with my very trying roommate. Michael: Right. Well, I know you can take Trey with one hand tied behind your back, but if you need me to stick around for any support, I'll be glad to. Starr: I keep waiting for that sense of closure that everyone talks about. You know, I thought that after I left the courtroom, I would be able to let go, but I -- Michael: What are you talking about? You've been doing great. I mean, especially considering the circumstances. Starr: You can say it. Kate killed Cole and Hope, and now she's free. I might as well get used to it. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: It's a conditional release. I have to continue therapy. Olivia: Well, that's a lot better than prison, right? And besides, you can probably use a little bit of professional help keeping Connie in her place, yeah. Sonny: Olivia, can we cool it on the Connie talk? Olivia: What, did I say the wrong thing? Kate: It's all right, Sonny. Olivia, you should know that Connie's gone. We think permanently. Olivia: Oh! Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Let's just admit, she wasn't really your best side. Kate: [Chuckles] Olivia: But how did you get rid of her? Kate: Well, we found out how Connie came to be. [SCENE_BREAK] Jason: So, now what? McBain: So, now I bring Joe Jr. back to New Jersey to face charges for murdering my sister -- that is, if Sonny isn't lying. Jason: You better hope you get to him first. McBain: I'm counting on it. Agent: Jason Morgan? Jason: Yeah. Agent: We have a problem. Jason: What kind of problem? Agent: Please remain in your seat, sir. Jason: Why? Agent: You're on our watch list. Jason: Since when? McBain: Excuse me. Jason: You did this. [SCENE_BREAK] Heather: And done. Steve: What you working on? Heather: Oh, Steven Lars. Steve: You shut that awfully fast. Heather: Uh, it's my first column. Probably my last. The whole thing is dreck. Steve: Come on. I'm sure it's great. Heather: You don't understand. I've been agonizing over this for days and days, and I just can't get it right. I can't concentrate. Steve: Because you're nervous. You want to make a good impression. Heather: It's more than that. Never mind. Steve: No. What is it? Tell me. Heather: I -- I don't know. I don't want to get anybody in trouble. Steve: Who? Heather: W-well, you and -- and Olivia. Steve: What's Olivia got to do with it? Heather: No. You'll just think I'm losing it. Steve: Try me. Heather: I can't concentrate on my writing because all I can think about is that I'm being watched. Someone's following me. [SCENE_BREAK] Sonny: The way that the doctors explained it is dissociative identity disorder happens when someone like Kate, when she was a child, something traumatic happened. She couldn't cope with it, so, you know, she created a separate personality to deal with the situation. Olivia: You created Connie. Kate: And now that I've remembered the trauma, there's no reason for her to exist. Olivia: Honey, what was so terrible? What happened that you had to create a whole nother personality? Kate: [Sniffles] There were things that happened to me in high school that I couldn't handle. But Connie could handle it. Just like she could handle what I did to Starr Manning's family. [SCENE_BREAK] Michael: Are you having second thoughts about what you did for Kate, telling the court that she didn't deserve to be punished? Starr: No, I know it was the right thing to do. Michael: I'm not sure I could have done it -- if somebody killed somebody that I love. Starr: Like I almost killed your dad? Michael: [Sighs] I knew you were in pain and that you weren't thinking clearly, but I still turned you in to the cops. I was ready to testify. Starr: You didn't. Michael: Yeah, I know. You know, when my dad came to me and told me that I had to change my story, I was relieved. It was like I -- I had a way out. Starr: Michael, what would you have done if I -- if I went through with it, if I actually did kill your dad? Michael: Well, I'd want you to pay. See, that's why what you did for Kate was so amazing, Starr. I mean, it's one thing to accept what happened, but to try and help the person that took your boyfriend and your little girl from you, that's -- I don't think -- I don't know anybody who would have been that forgiving. Starr: It's not about forgiveness. She's sick. I couldn't punish her for something that's beyond her control. [SCENE_BREAK] Olivia: What that bastard did to you was so horrible, it's no wonder that you -- that you got sick because of it, honey. Kate: I just wish I had the courage to talk to someone about it. Olivia: This is not about courage. I just wish that you could have come to me. I wish you could have felt like you could confide in me. Kate: You had Dante. The family was just disappointed in you -- the aunts talking about how you were a disgrace, you got knocked up. I was the credit to the family. I was going off to college. You know, if they only knew. Sonny: Kate, you can't beat yourself up. 'Cause it's over. Kate: I just think, Sonny, if I wouldn't have pushed it down all those years, there'd be no Connie. Starr Manning would have her family. And I would have my son. [SCENE_BREAK] Trey: Let me get this straight. You want to hang out with just you and me. Kristina: Yeah. Why? Is that weird? Trey: That's just kind of out of the blue, right? Kristina: Actually, I'd suggested it before several times. You were just too wrapped up in your work to notice. Trey: Okay, this is a little more important than work. I'm actually trying to establish a career here. Kristina: And that's so great, but there has to be more to you. I mean, at least, I think there is. We're in each other's faces all day and every day, and you never even talk about yourself. Trey: That's 'cause "Mob Princess" is about you. It's not about me. It's -- okay, fine. Shoot. What do you want to know? Kristina: I don't know! Anything. Do you have any allergies? What's your middle name? Boxers or briefs? [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: Do you want to come in? Michael: Uh -- Starr: For ice cream? Michael: Sounds good. Okay. Starr: Okay, yeah. Well, um, I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to tidy up this morning, but it should be fine. [Gasps] Michael: Uh, I think we're a little beyond tidy. I think you need to go straight to decontamination here. Starr: Gross! [SCENE_BREAK] Kristina: Boxers. Really? Trey: [Chuckles] What? You don't believe me? Kristina: You just struck me as a boxer-briefs kind of guy. Trey: Okay, fine. You want proof? Here we go. Kristina: [Laughs] [Cell phone rings] Trey: All right. Uh -- Kristina: Don't even think this bell saved you for a second. Trey: No, no, sorry. I-I got to take this. [SCENE_BREAK] Trey: Hey, Dad. Trey's father: Hey, Son. Just checking in. Haven't heard from you in a while. Trey: Yeah, sorry. It's just a little crazy around here these days. Trey's father: Ah, no problem. I know you're busy. How's the show going? Hope your star hasn't been giving you trouble. Trey: Nothing I can't handle. But, uh, the rest of the cast -- that's another story. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: The only people that knew about the pregnancy were Father O'Brien and the doctor at the clinic. They scared me so bad -- that I made the worst choice of all. I hid what happened. And I abandoned my child. Olivia: Listen to me. You were 17 years old, and you were traumatized. Nothing that happened here was your fault. Sonny: Olivia's right. You got to concentrate right now on getting better. Kate: What about the things that Connie did to you, Sonny, and Starr Manning? Sonny: I don't hold anything Connie did against you. I mean, and as far as Starr Manning, if she can forgive you, you can forgive -- Kate: I need to do more than forgiveness, Sonny. I need to make amends for everyone's lives I've destroyed. Sonny: It is not your fault you got -- you want to blame somebody, blame the man who raped you. Olivia: What happened to Joe Jr., Sonny? [SCENE_BREAK] Jason: Did you put me on the watch list? Agent: Mr. Morgan, are you carrying a firearm? Jason: No. Agent: Did you pack one in your checked luggage? Jason: Yeah, I filed -- Agent: Please remain in your seat while we retrieve your belongings from the hold. Agent: We'll need your license and permit for the verification process before we can examine them. McBain: I'm just curious. How long does something like that usually take? Agent: Couple hours. McBain: Whew, couple hours. That's a tough break, Morgan. I'll see you around. Excuse me, gentlemen. [SCENE_BREAK] Steve: Mom, you think someone's been following you? Heather: I knew it. You think I'm losing it. Steve: No, no. But I am concerned. Just tell me what's going on. Heather: I was a little worried myself that I was being paranoid. I actually counted my pills to see if I'd missed a dose, but I haven't. Not even once. Steve: Good to know. Heather: But I still couldn't shake the feeling that someone was following me. So this afternoon, I took myself on a little picnic, you know, to calm my nerves. And that's when I caught him. He was in the bushes, the little hobbit. He was ogling me. Steve: Hobbit? Heather: Named Spinelli. Steve: I know Spinelli. Why would Spinelli be following you? Heather: Because your girlfriend hired him to. [SCENE_BREAK] Olivia: So, uh, Joe Jr.'s father set him up in a club down in Atlantic City, right? And he sent you down to run it. Sonny: Yeah, yeah. That was a long time ago. Olivia: And you never knew what he did to my cousin. Sonny: Look, I knew Joe Jr. was a screw-up, he was a loser, he drank too much, and he messed with the girls at the club, but I did not know that he laid a hand on Kate. Olivia: Sonny, I wasn't accusing you. Sonny: Maybe I'm just accusing myself, you know, because -- we used to walk down the street, Kate and I, and we'd see Joe, and he'd look at her a certain way and give me digs about her being my girlfriend, but I didn't know where it was headed or what he was capable of. Kate: So none of this that happened is my fault. Suddenly, it's your fault. Sonny: Well, I mean, look, I'm the one who chose to work for Scully, and I went to Atlantic City to, you know, babysit Joe Jr., Pay off the girls. I knew he was a piece of garbage. But I owed his father. So now what? I covered for the man who raped you. Olivia: You never said what happened to Joe Jr. Sonny: His dad sent him into hiding. And he left Atlantic City without a trace. [SCENE_BREAK] Michael: Trey's really leaving his mark on this place. Starr: He said that he was neat and that he needed an orderly apartment. Look at this place. He left his crap everywhere. Michael: Yeah. Uh, well, let's dig a hole and try and find a place to sit down. Starr: No, don't touch his stuff, Michael. You are not Trey's housekeeper, I am not trey's mother, and we're not cleaning up his stuff. Michael: I'm not trying to clean up his stuff. I'm just trying to find a place for the two of us to sit down in all this. Starr: [Chuckles] Okay. You can go for it. Just throw his stuff anywhere. I'm gonna get the ice cream and some hand sanitizer. Michael: All right. You know, I'm ashamed to admit this, but when I was a kid, I never had to clean up after myself. My, uh -- Starr: You have got to be kidding me! Michael: What? Right. Well, I guess we got to get some more ice cream. Starr: Oh, no. Later. First -- we get revenge. [SCENE_BREAK] Trey: I'm just, uh, getting a little push-back, I guess you could say, from the supporting cast. Trey's father: Keep at it. If anyone can charm those people, it's you. Trey: I don't know. This is, uh --it's a tough crowd. Trey's father: At the end of the day, everyone wants to be on TV. Soon they'll all see your show for the opportunity it is. Trey: You're right. You're right. I'm sorry for whining. Trey's father: Come on, if you can't whine to your old man, who the hell can you whine to? Trey: It's -- it's been tougher than I thought. But, uh, you know, it's nothing I can't handle. I don't want you to lose faith in me. Trey's father: I have all the faith in the world in you. Would I be bankrolling this show if I didn't? Trey: No, probably not. Joe: I love you, son. I know you can make something of this. [Bell jingles] Trey's father: Oh, I got to go. Customer. Trey: Yeah. Talk to you later. [SCENE_BREAK] Kristina: That was your dad? Trey: And, uh, chief investor. Kristina: That must be complicated. I mean, if he's got money tied up in this thing, he must be breathing down your neck. Trey: Well, no, not really. Actually, my dad's -- he's kind of my biggest fan. He's always been there for me. Kristina: Oh, my parents just throw a ton of money at me but load me down with expectations. They never actually support me with anything that matters. I can't imagine what it's like to have a mom or a dad -- Trey: I never said anything about a mom. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: I'm so glad you know the truth, Liv, so grateful for your support. Olivia: [Sighs] It looks like you've been, uh, getting most of your support from Sonny, huh. Kate: He's incredible. Olivia: Well, he loves you. He's gonna want Joe Jr. To pay for what -- Kate: Can we just please change the subject? Olivia: What? For one time, I'm on Sonny's side right now. If I was him, I would send Jason out there to slice that -- Kate: Liv, stop! Olivia: What? I was gonna say his throat. Anyway, now that your legal troubles are over, you need a little R and R, okay? How about I blow off work tomorrow, we go to the spa, get a facial, mud bath, drink some champagne? It'd be nice, right? Kate: I would love to. I really would, but far too many heads need rolling at Crimson. Olivia: You've gotta be kidding me. Please tell me you're not going back to work? Kate: Did you see the June issue? It is a disaster. They can't do it without me. Olivia: Honey, listen to me. You have just been through half a dozen things that no human being in her life should ever have -- Kate: And I don't want to add to the trauma by producing a substandard September issue. Olivia: Crimson will still be standing when you are ready to go back to work. Kate: I'm ready to go back right now, Honey. Olivia: You just remember that you were raped -- Kate: I don't want to talk about it anymore, Liv! Olivia: Last time you didn't talk about it, Connie is what happened. Kate: I am fine! I am not hiding anything. I'm not repressing anything. I remember everything in vivid detail, all right? I just want to get on with my life. And I just want to put everything that Joe Jr. did behind me. [SCENE_BREAK] Sonny: What's going on? Have you got Joe Jr.? Jason: I hit a snag. Sonny: What kind of snag? Jason: John McBain. [SCENE_BREAK] Trey's father: This magnifying glass is from 1884. It has the original lens, the handle is brass, and it comes with the stand. You say she likes mysteries. Well, this will go a long way to getting you out of the hole you're in with your wife. [Chuckles] McBain: Girlfriend. Trey's father: Oh, my mistake, uh, Mister -- what did you say your name was? McBain: McBain. But you know, uh -- you can call me "John." You mind if I call you "Joe"? [SCENE_BREAK] Steve: It's possible Spinelli was following you. He is somewhat eccentric. And he probably has his own reasons. But I have a hard time believing Olivia would hire -- Heather: He admitted it! I found him nosing around my picnic basket, and I cornered him. Steve: What'd you do? Heather: Well, I tied him to a tree trunk, and then I waterboarded him with my thermos of iced tea. What do you think I did? I talked to him. Steve: Go on. Heather: Well, the first stern reprimand and he spilled his guts. He flat out admitted that Olivia had hired him to spy on me. Steve: Oh, come -- what? Olivia: Everything okay here? Steve: Not really. My mom says that you hired Spinelli to investigate her. Is that true? Olivia: You're damn right I did. [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: If Trey doesn't care about his things, neither do we. This is for the ice cream. Michael: And these are for all the cameras. Starr: And this is for deleting my "Fraternity Row" reruns off of my DVR! Michael: And this is for exploiting my sister. Starr: And this is for flushing the toilet while I'm in the shower. Michael: And this is -- wait, Trey walks in the bathroom when you're in the shower? Hey! Watch it! Starr: Oh, God! Ow! Oh! Ah! Are you okay? Michael: Yeah. I'm, uh -- Starr: Oh, gosh! Michael: I got a hard head. [Chuckles] How are you? You okay? Starr: I think I'm seeing birds and stars. Michael: Here, let me see your -- let me see your head. Come here. Starr: Ow! [Chuckles] Michael: Is that all right? Starr: It's a little -- Michael: You're gonna have a little bump there. Starr: You have good bed-side manners. Michael: Yeah, it's in the genes. [SCENE_BREAK] Kristina: Sorry. I-I didn't mean to pry. Trey: It's fine. I shouldn't have snapped at you. It's just -- Kristina: I take it you don't get along with your mother. Trey: [Chuckles] What mom? The minute she had me, she dumped me off on my dad and took off. Kristina: Did your dad ever tell you why? Kristina: I'm sorry. Trey: Ah, don't be. It's fine. I never really missed having a mom, anyway. Especially one that didn't want me, right, miss me. Kristina: I bet she did miss you. She just realized it too late. Trey: What makes you say that? Kristina: I think it would be very hard not to miss you. [SCENE_BREAK] Sonny: McBain was on the plane with you? Jason: McBain left right after he put me on the TSA list. Sonny: Damn it. I should have never told McBain that Joe Jr. Might be in New Orleans. Jason: Don't worry about it. I just called Alexis. Agent: Okay, I got it. We're out of here. Jason: And it looks like Alexis just shut the TSA agents down. Sonny: Do me a favor. If McBain has Joe Jr., You need to somehow or another bring him to me, 'cause I have to be the one to finish this. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Sonny? Sonny: Hey. [SCENE_BREAK] McBain: Put the antique -- Joe: You know, I don't have a lot of cash on hand, but you're welcome to what's in the register. McBain: I don't want your cash, Joe. I want you. Joe: Why do you keep calling me "Joe"? My name's right outside on the sign. McBain: Joseph Scully Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, to Joseph Scully Sr. and wife Marie. Joe: Yeah, I don't know what you're talking about, Mister, uh, what, McBen was it? You know, my father was in trucking and transportation. McBain: Your father was a midlevel mobster whose territories included Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge. You were the family screw-up. So he shipped you off to Atlantic City, where you ran a club there called the Sea Breeze. Turn around. [Sighs] McBain: Turn around! Joe: I have no idea what you're talking about. I-I've never even been to Atlantic City. McBain: Sure you have. You were the so-called manager of the Sea Breeze -- 'til you killed one of the dancers. Her name was Theresa. She was my sister. Joe: You've got the wrong guy. McBain: Sonny Corinthos disagrees. Ah. I see it's all coming back to you now. You remember the girl who fought you off, so you had to kill her and run away, leaving Corinthos to clean up your mess while your daddy shipped you down here to hide? You can't hide forever. So I'm taking you back to New Jersey, where you're gonna stand trial for Theresa's murder. Joe: You shouldn't have come to New Orleans -- Mr. McBain. [SCENE_BREAK] Trey: Whoa. Kristina: Exactly. Trey: I don't know if we should do that again. Kristina: Why not? Trey: Look, do you -- do you really want to get started on some sort of set- side thing? You know how those things turn out. Kristina: No, I don't. Trey: Badly. Very, very badly. Kristina: What about Brangelina? Trey: I don't really see how that comparison applies. Kristina: Okay, then why compare? Why don't we just focus on this right now? I mean, weren't you enjoying yourself? Trey: Look, of course -- I-I don't need any distractions. Okay, my dad went out on a limb here to finance "Mob Princess" so I could produce this on my own. That's how much he believes in me. Okay, I'm not about to fail him. Kristina: The show's important to me, too, Trey. Trey: Okay, then we're cool. Kristina: I guess. Trey: Um, we should probably get going. Kristina: One question first. Is the show the only reason you stopped kissing me? Trey: What other reason would there be? Kristina: Maybe -- you'd rather be kissing Starr. [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: I'm going to, uh, get some frozen peas for my head. So, uh, Trey ate the peas, even though they were mine. I guess he doesn't even care. Michael: Did I -- did I do something wrong? Starr: What do you mean? Michael: Well, we were about to kiss, right? Unless -- unless I imagined it. Starr: You didn't. Michael: I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable, Starr. Starr: You didn't. I just -- I wasn't expecting it, and I thought about how complicated it would make things and how -- how nice they are now. Michael: Well, I-I think things could be even nicer. Starr: You said that we would just be friends. Michael: We are friends. We are friends. I just -- I don't know. I thought there was something more going on. Or was it just me? [SCENE_BREAK] Steve: Why would you have my mom followed? Olivia: Heather has been lying for weeks, maybe even months, and you are just eating it up with a spoon. Heather: So, I'm a liar, and my son's a fool. Is that what you're saying? Olivia: No. Steven is a loving son who wants to think the best of his mother. And, yeah, you are a liar. Heather: I don't have to stand here and take this abuse. Steve: No one's going anywhere. We're gonna get to the bottom of this right now. Olivia, what -- what is my mother supposedly lying about? Olivia: Well, for starters, she didn't come here or go to the Floating Rib on the night of the storm, like she said she did. Spinelli talked to an officer who pulled her over on route 59. And she wasn't alone. Steve: Who was she with? Olivia: I don't know. Some guy she said was her husband. Steve: That makes no sense. Olivia: That's exactly my point! Steve, you've moved way beyond giving your mother the benefit of the doubt here. You're into enabling, and you're making excuses for when she's blatantly lying. Heather: It's true. I lied. It was wrong. It's time I told you the truth. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: What was that about? Sonny: Just business. Um -- everything okay with Olivia? Kate: Yeah. She's very supportive. It just doesn't mean we agree on everything. Sonny: When did you ever? Kate: What? She wants to make a fuss over me -- help me out and fix me, you know, which is ironic, because you can't ever make a fuss over her. Right? Sonny: So now she's getting on your nerves? Kate: No, she's -- I am so, so lucky to have her stand by me. Sonny: She cares about you. So do I. Kate: Thank you for standing by me. It's more than luck, Sonny. I don't know how I can ever thank you. Sonny: You know how you can thank me? Kate: Hmm? Sonny: I just want you to heal. That's all I want. Kate: How are you holding up with this? Sonny: Mm. Kate: 'Cause, you know, Olivia said that, uh, she wouldn't put it past you to go find Joe Jr. and kill him. [SCENE_BREAK] Joe: Llanview, Pennsylvania. You're a long way from home, John McBain. McBain: So you are Joe Scully. So much for having the wrong guy. Joe: Your problems are with Sonny Corinthos, not with me. Whatever story that you heard about this Theresa and me -- it's a lie. As I recall, Sonny was the one who killed her, even though he walked. McBain: Your father told Corinthos if he took the fall for you, he'd make the charges go away. He did. And so did you. You've been hiding out down here ever since. Joe: Is that so? Man: I pulled the van around. McBain: Can't run forever, Joe. Joe: I'm not going anywhere, John. You are. [SCENE_BREAK] Heather: Unlike me, Olivia's telling the truth. I was with a man that night, someone I met online. Steve: Online? Heather: A dating Web site. You know, where pathetic, lonely losers go to die. Steve: No one thinks you're a loser, Mom. Heather: I feel like a loser. You know what? When women turn a certain age and they have a background like mine, men aren't exactly beating down the door, and the Web Site made it so easy. You just put up a profile and paste a picture on it, and suddenly men are interested in you again. Olivia: Oh, I would love to see this profile. Heather: I took it down. Olivia: Of course you did! Heather: I had to after the disastrous date I had that night. Steve: What happened? Heather: He asked me to meet him at the m-motel rendezvous. [Chuckles] That should have been my first clue, right? Well, when I got there, he was drunk. He wasn't even staying at the motel. He just rented a room for an hour, thinking I'd put out. Yeah, right. Olivia: Yeah, right. So, let me get this straight. Instead of ditching this hypothetical drunken pervert, you allowed him to get into your -- wait a minute -- my car. You let him get into my car with you. Heather: I had half a mind to leave him there. Olivia: And then why'd you tell the police that this loser was your husband? Heather: Why do you think? The same reason I told you I was at Kelly's. I was embarrassed -- ashamed, actually. Steve: You have nothing to be ashamed of. Olivia: There is absolutely no proof to support this ridiculous story. Heather: Do you really think I'd make up something this embarrassing? I would rather tell the truth than be followed and be made to feel like I'm going crazy. Honestly, Olivia, do you want me to have a setback? [SCENE_BREAK] Trey: You really think I would go for a girl like that. Kristina: I think you want me to say no, but sometimes -- Trey: Never mind the fact that she is my roommate, and getting with your roommate is way worse than dating somebody in your cast. Kristina: Okay, then. Tell me this. If we weren't working together on the show, would you have stopped kissing me? [SCENE_BREAK] Michael: Look, Starr, if I'm the only one who thinks there's something going on between us, you can tell me. Starr: You're not the only one that feels that way. It's just when I do, I feel like I'm -- Michael: What? You can say it. I know. Starr: I feel like I'm cheating -- on Cole. When we were about to kiss, a million things ran through my head. If Cole were still here, what would we be doing right now? Would we be already married? And if he saw me with you -- here, like this, what -- how would that make him feel? And if I do kiss you, then does that mean that I'm letting Cole go? Because I don't know if I'm ready to do that. Michael: I get it. I loved Abby. I still live at her place. Starr: Is that how you feel? Are you ready to just let Abby go? Michael: I don't know. But I know that wanting to kiss you felt right. It still does. [SCENE_BREAK] McBain: So, what's the plan, Stan? Joe: Well, you're the detective, so -- deduce. I'm not going back to Atlantic City, and I can't have you telling anyone where to find me, so what do you think that means? McBain: You're taking me on an all-expense-paid cruise to the Bahamas? Joe: Not a cruise, but there will be water. You see, John, I need you to disappear. McBain: This may surprise you. I'm not loving the idea. Joe: Ah, but you're forgetting the best part. Pretty soon you'll be reunited with Theresa. Lovely girl. Let's get him in the van. Jason: I wouldn't. [SCENE_BREAK] Heather: I thought talking about this would help. But now I'm even more upset. And on top of that, I've got a deadline. I don't know how I'm gonna finish this column now. Steve: You'll get it done. I have faith in you. Heather: Thank you, Steven Lars. Steve: You just get back to work, okay? I need a second with Olivia. Listen, if you thought there was something going on with my mom, why didn't you come to me? Olivia: Would you have believed me? Honestly, Honey, I love you, but you have got a Heather-size blind spot right now, and she's using it to hide something. Steve: Yeah, a bad date anyone would want to forget. Olivia: Do you really think that that woman went on a blind date to some no- tell motel in the middle of a hurricane? Steve: I know you don't trust my mom, and I get that. But I know better than anyone what my mother is capable of. Olivia: Really? Better than Edward Quartermaine? Steve: That was a long time ago. Right now, she is trying to make something of herself. Olivia: Honey, please, please just think about -- Steve: My mother needs me right now. We'll talk tomorrow. [SCENE_BREAK] Starr: I like you. I like you a lot. But I feel -- like it wouldn't be right if we started something when I have so much to think about. We would both end up getting hurt, and the last thing I want to do is to hurt you. Michael: Okay, so, uh -- friends. Starr: I mean, if that -- if that doesn't work for you, then -- Michael: No, it does. It does. Starr, it does. I'm gonna get going. Starr -- give Trey my best. [SCENE_BREAK] Kristina: Imagine this. "Mob Princess" doesn't exist. Trey: This is a terrible fantasy. Kristina: Okay, imagine you're already a successful reality-TV producer. Trey: It's getting better. Kristina: Okay, and we meet at, like, a bookstore or a museum, and we start talking -- Trey: Really? A museum? Kristina: Of television and film. Trey: Still, it's -- Kristina: Okay, you're on vacation in Kauai, and you see me at a crowded bar. Do you, "A," come over and talk to me or, "B," ignore me? Trey: I "C," get rid of all the locals and surfer dudes that have glommed on to you by belting out my best "Top Gun"-era Tom Cruise rendition of "you've lost that lovin' feeling." Kristina: Good answer. [SCENE_BREAK] Sonny: We haven't really talked about Joe Jr. and the baby, and my only concern is that you're gonna hold it in, you know, and then you're gonna feel tortured, and you -- Kate: Sonny, I don't have any secrets left. If I'm -- there's something that I haven't told you, it's not because I'm hiding it. I just -- I don't have the words for it yet. Sonny: Good. 'Cause sooner or later, you're gonna have to. Kate: I know. Sonny: All right. Kate: Just not now. Sonny: Okay. But just know that, uh -- however long it takes for you work things out, I'm gonna be there for you. I'm gonna take care of you. And like I told you in the courthouse -- and I mean that -- I'm not gonna let anybody ever hurt you again. [SCENE_BREAK] Joe: Who the hell are you, McBain's sidekick? Jason: I'm not a cop. McBain: Don't do this, Morgan. Joe: Do what? McBain: Now you're going on the trip, buddy, to Port Charles. Joe: What about Atlantic City? McBain: Sonny Corinthos left Atlantic City a long time ago. Joe: Sonny? McBain: Morgan here works for Corinthos, who's got not-so-fond memories of you. And from the looks of it, he's about to get some payback. By the way, thanks for the save. Jason: Yeah, you're welcome. McBain: You know what? I'm gonna return the favor and save you some criminal charges you probably don't need. Why don't you let me call this in? He'll be extradited to Atlantic City, stand trial for murder, and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Jason: You know that's not gonna happen. Joe: Okay, fine. Arrest me. I'll cooperate. Jason: If I let you take him in, his lawyers are gonna have him back on the street. McBain: That's not the way the system always works, all right? You know, sometimes they get it right. Hey, what, you're just gonna leave me here? Come on, Morgan, a little help. Jason: Sorry. Tough break, McBain.