Anna reports her encounter with Faison to Interpol. Dr Obrecht reports to Faison that she has moved Duke Lavery and Robin Scorpio so neither of them can reveal that he is impersonating Duke. "Duke" doesn't want Anna to check in with the PCPD. She tells him that as the Commissioner, she is required to check in, and that she needs to tell them that Faison is alive because he will probably go there. She doesn't understand why her phone is dead. It is because he has the battery in his pocket. She goes back to her room, changes into a sexy dress, and returns to his room. They start making out at the door. Robert and Dante arrive at the clinic in Switzerland. Dr Obrecht tells them that she has never seen the man id the picture. John shows her a picture of A.J. she says she remembers him. John and Robert have a warrant. Dr. Obrecht asks to look at the picture of Faison again. She then says she remembers him but that he was discharged years ago. He shows her a picture of Duke. She says she has never seen him. Robert knows she is lying and concludes that she is covering for Faison. He tells her that she will be charged as an accessory. Robert yells threats to fluster her. John plays "good cop" and pulls Robert away from her. Dr Obrecht calls Faison to tell him about the encounter. John and Robert come up behind her. Robert restrains her and John takes her phone. Room service knocks Duke's door with the champagne and fondue that he had ordered. When he opens the door, Robert and John are there with the cart. Shawn asks Sonny what would have happened if Michael and Starr hadn't arrived to break up his fight with A.J. Sonny observes that it seemed as if A.J. had planned for Michael to see it. Shawn wonders how A.J. got into the gym in the first place. Michael asks Dante to arrest Sonny for assaulting A.J. at the boxing ring. Dante says he can't arrest Sonny for hurting A.J. in a boxing match that A.J. agreed to fight. Dante wonders if A.J. is filling a void in Michael's life now that Jason is gone. He says he will always be there for him. Starr takes A.J. to General Hospital. A.J. tells Starr that he wishes Michael hadn't seen Sonny beating him. Starr tells him that she knows he planned it to make Sonny look like the bad guy. She says she has seen her father pull every trick in the book. He asks her to go back to the gym to get his wallet so that he can pay for his treatment. When she gets to the gym, she asks Shawn what happened. He tells her that A.J. started talking smack and Sonny lost his temper. When she gets A.J.'s Jacket, she sees Sonny's phone next to it with Michael's message displayed. A.J. tells Elizabeth that it is good to see her. She can't return the sentiment. After they talk for a while, Elizabeth apologizes for being so hard on him. She tells him that Jason apologized at his gravesite for keeping Michael from him. A.J. gives her a picture of himself with Jason when they were young. Starr tries to tell Michael about what she discovered at the gym, but A.J. comes out of the room before she can tell him. Michael tells A.J. that his mother controls his ELQ stock so he doesn't have any votes to back him. A.J. says he'd still like Michael to work with him at ELQ. Connie shows up at the gym and asks Shawn to leave. Sonny concludes that she is there to take him up on his offer. She says she is there to see the owner about doing a photo shoot. He tells her that he is the owner. She says she is going to be on every cover of her magazine, like Oprah. She says she wants a boxer to pose with her. He tells her to come back to interview boxers tomorrow. She says she would rather have him pose with her. Shawn shows Sonny the text message that he missed and says A.J. knew Michael was coming. Molly and T.J. go to Todd's office. Todd tells them to go back to the agency and report that they are fired. Molly says they aren't from the agency; they are interns. Since they are working for free, Todd gives them work to do. Molly tells Todd that she knows Connie is lying about not having Molly's manuscript. She convinces him to let them search the office with the agreement that if they encounter any of his skeletons, that they will ignore them. They don't find it. Connie returns to the office. Todd tells her to give Molly's book back. She says she doesn't have it. Todd gets a call and then reports that his publisher has the manuscript and wants to publish it.
Kreutz: We've done a thorough search of the hotel, the grounds, the surrounding areas. Anna: No sign of Faison? Kreutz: Not yet, but we've issued an international alert. Anna: Okay, good. You know, don't assume that he's gonna leave the country. He won't give up that easily. Faison: Is Lavery back in his cage? Dr. Obrecht: Yes, and I've taken the precaution of relocating Robin Scorpio- drake. Neither one is in a position to tell the police that you're really Faison. Dante: I need passenger lists for all flights leaving Port Charles the night of December 6th. Domestic or international? Dante: Both. We're looking for Duke Lavery and Anna Devane. The commissioner? Dante: Yeah. Michael: Sounds like you're in the middle of a crisis. Dante: Yeah. What's up, Michael? Michael: I need you to arrest dad. Shawn: Tell me something -- what would have happened if Michael and Starr hadn't walked in when they did? Sonny, come on -- answer the question, man. 'Cause it looked to me you were half an inch away from killing Michael's biological father. Sonny: A.J. got what he deserved. Starr: Okay. We'll just -- A.J.: H-hang on a second. I got to stop for a second. Starr: Of course, of course. Excuse me. I took him down to the E.R., but it was taking entirely too long. Would you be able to help him, please? Elizabeth: Yeah, why don't you take a seat over here, and I'll page -- A.J.: Elizabeth, it's been a long time. Elizabeth: I knew you were back, but I heard you couldn't attend Edward's funeral because you were under house arrest. A.J.: Yeah, well, that's all been cleared up. It's good to see you. Elizabeth: I'm sorry I can't say the same. Shawn: So how did it go from a couple of friendly rounds to you beating the crap out of A.J.? Sonny: I let him get to me, Shawn. Shawn: He was holding his own there for a minute. Even got in a couple punches. Then everything changed, and you really started to hammer at him. Sonny: A.J. goaded me into it. It was almost like he wanted me to hit him. Do you miss being with a man instead of a boy? 'Cause I can help you out. Todd: Get out of my chair! Connie: Why are you yelling?! Todd: You're in my chair! Connie: It's not your chair! It's our chair! Todd: It's my chair! It's my desk! It's my office! Connie: It's our office, remember? You agreed to share. And it is our chair. But feel free to sit in it, Todd, because I'm leaving. [Door opens, closes] Connie: [Breathes deeply] T.J.: Okay. Now she's gone. Now we can go search for your manuscript. It's got to be around here somewhere. Molly: Wait. We can't go in there. T.J.: Why not? Molly: Because then we'd have to deal with -- him. Anna: God, how does Faison get to escape so easily? Kreutz: For all we know, he's still in the hotel. Anna: Well, that's comforting. Kreutz: Rest assured, we have eyes on you and Mr. Lavery. Anna: No, I know that. Thank you. I'm just frustrated -- you know? -- That he can vanish again. Where is he? Faison: If Anna discovers that I'm masquerading as Duke Lavery, then all my trouble is for naught. Dr. Obrecht: Your secret is safe. Let's hope it was worth it. Faison: Anna's already seen Duke Lavery and Faison in the same room at the same time. How much more proof does she need that I'm not Faison? Dr. Obrecht: It was a stroke of brilliance. Anna: Hi, Duke. Dr. Obrecht: May I help you? McBain: I'm detective John McBain. I'm with the Port Charles police department in new York state. This is my trusted associate. Robert: Robert Scorpio, consultant with Interpol. McBain: Yeah, and we're here, and we're looking for -- looking for this man. Have you seen him? Dr. Obrecht: No. McBain: No, you haven't seen him. That's -- that's very disappointing. Uh -- how about taking a look at this guy. He said he was here a few years ago and said he saw the previous man -- his name is Faison -- here at this facility. Let me know if you recognize -- this man. I do remember this man. He had a broken back, I believe. But as to the other, I'm afraid he's mistaken. That man was never here. McBain: I see. Well, that's too bad. That's -- that's too bad. However, we do have a warrant that we secured from the local authorities -- Robert. And what do you say we have a little look around this facility? And let's start with this -- oh, I don't know -- eenie, meenie, miney, moe. What do you say we open this door, Doc? Anna: Who was that on the phone? Faison: Oh, it was my man in Washington, or, to be more accurate, my handler. Anna: Your case agent? Faison: Yes. I was just briefing him on the reappearance of Faison. I told them Robert had accused me of being Faison. What did Interpol have to say? Anna: They're broadening the search. I have to call my people and let them know what's going on. Faison: Is that really necessary? Dante: What did Sonny do now? Michael: He assaulted A.J. Dante: What do you mean? Michael: You should know that dad and I haven't exactly been getting along lately, but Starr convinced me to talk to him, and when I walked in, he was hitting A.J. Dante: Hey, A.J. is not small or helpless. I'm sure he could defend himself. Michael: Not from this. You know how dad gets when he loses it completely. Dante: Yeah. That bad? Michael: Yeah, Starr had to take A.J. to the hospital. Dante: Sonny, why did you go after A.J.? Michael: I have no idea what happened before me and Starr came in there, but there was blood all over the boxing ring. Sonny: When Michael was younger, he saw me lose it a couple times -- not on -- never on him. I would never lay a hand on any of my kids. I just would -- I would throw things, break furniture -- nothing like that. Shawn: Well, boxing's a violent sport, you know? People get carried away. Sonny: I just want to know why A.J. would come in here, make a speech about, you know, there's room for both of us in Michael's life. Shawn: Yeah, I heard him say that. Sonny: And then he gets in the ring and he tells me he's gonna take Michael away. But you know what? It's my fault, let him get to me. Michael comes in, he sees that. He saw Connie tied up to a chair. Shawn: How did A.J. get in here? Sonny: That's a good question. Shawn: I'll talk to the fellas up front. Sonny: Tell the guys that I don't want any scum walking in here. Connie: Well, now, that's no way to talk. Shawn: Do you want me to escort ms. Falconeri to her car? Connie: Oh, no. Because if you lay one finger on me, I'm gonna have you arrested for kidnapping. Sonny: Hey, hey. Connie: Hey, hey, hey. Sonny: Take it easy, now. Shawn, you know what? Ms. Falconeri -- excuse me -- Connie -- she's gonna behave herself. Ain't that right, Connie? Connie: Well, that depends. Shawn: So what's she doing here, Sonny? Sonny: Oh, she's probably tired of playing with little boys. She wants to figure out what a real man's like. Connie: Take a walk, Shawn. T.J.: Trust me, Molly. I'm not afraid of this guy. Todd: You ought to be. You're fired. You know what? I take that back. You're not fired yet. First, you call the agency that sent you and tell them that you're fired. Then you're fired. T.J.: We're not from any agency. Ms. Falconeri hired us to work as interns. Todd: What, so you work but you don't get paid? Molly: Correct. Todd: Not a concept I've ever understood. Why would anybody work and not get paid? Molly: It's a learning experience. Todd: I... wait. Hold on. That's great, because I have this idea that you could learn a lot by learning how to copy these. And you control the internet and look for celebrity gossip. T.J.: We'd be happy to do that. Why don't you tell us where Molly's manuscript is? Todd: I have no idea. Why don't you ask Connie? T.J.: She says she hasn't seen it. Molly: But we know she's lying. Dante: Boxing ring? So Sonny and A.J. were sparring? Michael: It wasn't sparring. It was a beatdown. Dante: Was A.J. wearing gloves? Michael: What does that have to do with anything? Dante: Just answer. Michael: Yeah, he was wearing gloves. Dante: Then I'm sorry. A.J. agreed to the match. Elizabeth: You can wait in here. I'll be right back. A.J.: Okay, thanks, Elizabeth. Starr: Well, you sure do have a way with people. A.J.: Noticed, did you? I have a lot of amends to make. I just wish that Michael hadn't seen Sonny beating the crap out of me. Starr: Is that a fact? Before the sneeze, help protect with a spray. A.J.: Do you actually think that I wanted Michael to see Sonny pounding on me? Starr: You wanted Sonny to look like a bad guy in Michael's eyes and for you to look like the innocent victim. I thought it was a little convenient that Sonny just happened to be wailing on you when Michael and I walked in the door. A.J.: How would I have possibly known that you guys were gonna show up? I mean, think about it. It doesn't make any sense, least of all to me. Why would you think that? Starr: Because it sound exactly like something my own father would do. Molly: When we asked Connie about the book, it was obvious she'd been reading it. She knew plot details. T.J.: She's got to have it stashed around here somewhere. Molly: Which is why we volunteered to work here -- so we could search the office. Todd: Oh, that's why you volunteered to work here, huh? Tearing a page from your big sister Sam's book? I'm beginning to think that everybody that works here has an ulterior motive. T.J.: Including you? Todd: You know, your boyfriend is not well-versed in the concept of persuading people to help. Molly: Look, Mr. Manning, we know you don't care about my manuscript -- Todd: You're right. I don't care at all. But Starr does. Look, I tried to find your book for you, okay? I even tried to hire a private investigator to find it, but he didn't want to work for me, either, 'cause he hates me. T.J.: Man, you really must be the boss from hell. Todd: What's the big deal? Why don't you just print yourself another copy? Molly: I made an error. T.J.: She overwrote the file, and I lost the only other original copy. Molly: Which is why we need to find the copy you gave Connie, so we can -- Todd: I didn't give a copy to Connie. If Connie has a copy, it's 'cause she stole it. T.J.: So you're cool with us looking for it? Todd: No. Absolutely not. Molly: Okay. Then maybe we should just ask Starr to talk you into it. Starr: Michael's not the only one who has a father with a shady past and a shaky grasp on what's right and wrong. My dad knows all the tricks, which is why I know you are manipulating Michael and trying to slam Sonny in the process. A.J.: Look, I'm sorry that your family's had problems. But think about what you're saying. How would I have possibly known that you guys were gonna show up? Starr: Look, Michael just wants to know you. A.J.: And I want to know him. Starr: But it doesn't have to be at Sonny's expense. Sonny has been so good to Michael. A.J.: Now, I got to tell you, I find that really interesting coming from a girl who was just inches away from shooting Sonny. Starr: And how do you know about that? A.J.: Honey, you're dating my son. I do my homework. So what do you say you cut the crap and explain to me why you're defending Sonny. Starr: Because it turned out he was innocent. Connie is the one who killed my boyfriend and my daughter. Sonny: You like what you see? Connie: [Scoffs] Don't flatter yourself, Sonny. I'm not here because of you. Sonny: No? Connie: No. I'm scouting a location for a photo shoot. I'm looking for the owner. Is he around? Sonny: You're looking at him. Connie: Really? Sonny: I bought the place a few weeks ago. Connie: Of course you did. Well, guess that means I have to find someplace else. Sonny: Why do you want to do that? Connie: Hmm? Sonny: Have the photo shoot here. Be nice to see a bunch of hot models just draping all over the place, you know? Who knows? I may, uh -- hit it off with one and -- I may ask her out. Connie: Thought you were hung up on me -- Kate. Sonny: Well, you know, you said yourself that Kate's never coming back, so what is a man to do? I got to -- I got to move on. Connie: Yeah. Sonny: Yeah. So, who's the model? Connie: You're looking at her. Michael: Think about it, Dante. The two people dad relied on the most to run the business and keep him level are gone -- Jason and Bernie -- not to mention Kate. And dad doesn't handle loss well. He lashes out, he gets angry, and A.J. Got in his way. Dante: Okay. Even if you're right, Michael, what's locking up Sonny gonna do? Michael: I don't know. He's not gonna go to prison. He'll spend, at the most, 48 hours in lockup. Maybe it'll give him a reality check. Dante: And you really want to do that to your father? Michael: No, what I don't want is to walk in and see A.J. on the ground, bleeding, and dad standing over him again like he was tonight. Dante: Okay. I'm not arguing with what you saw, but A.J. got into the ring, so there's not much I can do. You walked in on the tail end of a fight. For all we know it was A.J.'s fault. Michael: You're blaming A.J.? Dante: I'm not blaming anyone. I'm saying there's two sides to every story. Let me ask you this -- did you come here on your own, or did A.J. send you? A.J.: Look, I'm sorry for your loss. I cannot begin to imagine how hard that must be. But I'm not Connie, I'm not your dad. I'm just a guy trying to get to know his son. Elizabeth: Okay, looks like I'm the one that's gonna be patching you up. Did you hand anyone your insurance card? A.J.: I haven't had time to get one, or a license, for that matter. I could pay with cash, if that's cool. It's -- in my wallet, which is in my jacket -- which is at the gym. Um -- do you think you could please go to the gym and get it for me before Sonny decides to torch it? Starr: Yeah. Sure. Elizabeth: I wouldn't blame Sonny if he did. A.J.: You taking his side? Elizabeth: Do you have any idea how many people in Port Charles would like to take a crack at you? McBain: The door, Doc. Dr. Obrecht: Obrecht. McBain: Mm. Obrecht. I'm the clinic director. McBain: Congratulations. Dr. Obrecht: Could I take another look at that picture? McBain: Sure. Dr. Obrecht: Could you enlarge it? McBain: Yeah. Dr. Obrecht: Ah. He was a patient here. He'd had a terrible accident. His face was bandaged for months. That's probably why I didn't recognize him at first. McBain: Where is he? Dr. Obrecht: Well, he recovered and was discharged some years ago, and -- don't know. Haven't heard where he went to. McBain: I need you to think long and hard about this. It's very important that we find him. Dr. Obrecht: May I ask why? Robert: Yeah, he's wanted by Interpol for treason and espionage, among other things. Dr. Obrecht: You can't be serious. I remember this man to be so withdrawn, so quiet, sensitive -- Robert: Yeah, that's him -- withdrawn, quiet, and sensitive. McBain: How about this man? Do you know him? Anna: I'm police commissioner. I need to tell PCPD about Faison. Faison: But we're in Switzerland. What can they possibly do from Port Charles? Anna: For all we know, that's exactly where he's headed. Anyway, at the very least, I have to tell them to let Robert go. Faison: Ah. So all is forgiven now. Anna: Yes. He was mistaken about you. I mean, about Faison impersonating you. But he was right about him being alive, so give him credit for that. I don't understa -- I just charged my battery an hour ago. Elizabeth: So, how did you clear up your legal situation? A.J.: I made a deal with the D.A. They dropped all the charges. Elizabeth: What? No trial, no prison time? A.J.: Sorry to disappoint you. No. Elizabeth: But Emily saw you shoot Alan in the back. Y-you tried to kill your father and your brother. A.J.: What do you want to hear me say, Elizabeth? That I was messed up? That I was out of control? That I was a train wreck? It was true, all of it. It was a long time ago, and I've changed. Elizabeth: Every time you came home from rehab, every time you were begging for forgiveness, Emily would tell me, and she believed it -- that you had changed. So what's different about this time? A.J.: Tell you what -- why don't we make this easier on both of us? Why don't we get someone else to patch me up? Elizabeth: That's really a good idea. Michael: A.J.'s at the hospital. He has no idea that I'm here. And, look -- dad tried to kill A.J. before, to keep him away from me. I don't want to see that happen again. You're not even listening to me. Dante: No, I am, Michael. I'm just a little busy right now. We got a back-up of cases, the commissioner is missing, I still haven't found Jason's shooter -- is that really what's driving you here? Michael: What're you talking about? Dante: Jason's gone. The guy who went to prison to protect you, the guy you leaned on your whole life, he vanishes. All of a sudden, A.J. drops out of the sky with his sad story that he was kept away from you because of Sonny. Michael: And you think I see A.J. as a replacement? I don't. Jason is irreplaceable. You know what? Maybe everyone's right. Maybe A.J. is scum. Maybe he's as bad as everyone's saying, but even if that's true, he didn't deserve the beatdown that he got tonight. Dante: Look, if there's something -- I could change about Sonny, I would, and it would be his temper and his warped code of ethics, but -- he raised you, Michael. He loves you. Michael: How he feels about me is no excuse. Dante: I'm not saying it is. And if you really want to do this, you really want me to take A.J.'s statement, fine. But you got to think before I do. Do you really want to see your father arrested? Sonny: You're the model? Connie: Yeah, I'm gonna put myself on the cover of every issue, like Oprah. Except I want to share the cover with somebody who's incredibly hot. Sonny: Who do you have in mind? Connie: Well, I was hoping to hire a boxer to get in the ring with me. Sonny: Why not your husband? He'd love to go a few rounds. Connie: He's busy with his club. Sonny: How can a husband be busy, even for his own wife? That doesn't make any sense. Connie: Johnny doesn't know how to box. So I need someone who's got the real moves. Do you know anybody like that? Anybody who'd get in the ring with me? Sonny: Come in the morning. That's when all the fighters are here. Connie: How about you? Starr: Oh, what's she doing here? Shawn: Beats me. You need something, Starr? Starr: A.J. left his jacket. Shawn: He couldn't come get it himself? Starr: No, he's at the hospital getting stitches. Do you have any idea why Sonny would go after A.J. like that? Shawn: Well, A.J. started talking smack. Sonny lost his temper. Starr: Think there was any way A.J. knew that Michael was on his way over here? Shawn: Well, if Sonny didn't know, I don't see how A.J. could have known. Todd: You're threatening me with my daughter. T.J.: Yes. And if you -- Molly: No. I mean, I think you'd have to agree that Starr has been very supportive. She loved my book and wants you to publish it. T.J.: And she says Connie Falconeri is capable of just about anything, including stealing Molly's manuscript. Molly: And I did promise Starr an update. You know, I really wouldn't want to be the one to tell Starr we came up empty because you wouldn't let us search the office. Todd: I feel like dinner. If you find anything from my particularly dark closet, any skeletons that belong to me, I would ask that you ignore them. Molly: Understood, Mr. Manning. [Both laugh] T.J.: We did it. We did it. Now we got to find your book. Molly: Okay. McBain: What about this guy, Doc? Do you know him? Dr. Obrecht: I'm afraid I don't. Robert: She's lying. She's seen him. She's seen Faison. He had plastic surgery, didn't he? That's why it took so long to recover? He now looks like Lavery. Dr. Obrecht: I'm afraid I don't know what you mean. McBain: This case has security implications for several countries. Anything you know may help us. Robert: She's covering for him. Now listen -- you're gonna wind up an accessory here if the law-enforcement official that he's holding is harmed in any way. Dr. Obrecht: Holding? I don't understand -- Robert: You're gonna tell me what I want to know before it's too late for Anna! Anna: For some reason, my phone's not charging. Can I borrow our phone? I got to call my office. Faison: Yes, of course, but can I ask you something first? Anna: Yeah. What? Faison: I'd like to forget that Faison was ever here. I mean -- but that's probably not possible. Anna: Well, no, of course it's not possible. Faison: Well, listen, when I was tied up with a gun to my head, I heard you tell Faison that Robert was right, that I'd been masquerading as Duke. Anna: Yes, but I wasn't accusing you. I was accusing him. Faison: You were in danger, and I felt helpless. There was nothing I could do. And when I heard that you doubted me, I felt that everything that we'd had together since I came back was not real, that it was all gone and lost, and I felt as if I was losing you all over again. Anna: I'm sorry. Faison: Well, now that you know that I'm not Faison, is it possible that you could trust me? Could you maybe trust me the way you trusted me when we were husband and wife? Todd: What the --? Nyah! I said you could look for your silly manuscript, not deconstruct my office. Molly: We'll clean it all up. Todd: Did you at least find the damn thing? Molly: No. It's gone. T.J.: It's not gone. Connie just hid it someplace else. Todd: Okay. Clearly, you're a sensitive soul, and I don't mean to trample on your feelings, but why would she bother? What's in it for her? T.J.: I don't know. You know Connie better than we do. Why else would she steal someone else's novel? Todd: Because she's a nasty, spiteful, manipulative piece of -- piece of work. Molly: But I've never done anything to her. Todd: Exactly. Spontaneous acts of cruelty brighten Connie's otherwise bleak days. See, she can either make everyone else miserable, or she can stay at home with Johnny and be miserable herself. Molly: No, there has to be more to it. I just -- I don't believe that someone would hide the book that I wrote from me just to be mean. I don't think anyone is that bad. Todd: Oh, honey. Most people are so much worse. Starr: I convinced Michael to send this text. Do you think Sonny saw it? Shawn: He hasn't checked his phone since we got into the ring. Starr: Do you think A.J. could have seen it? If he knew that Michael was on his way over here, he could have set the whole thing up. Shawn: Well, I can't say for sure A.J. saw the text, but I know he was sitting on this bench, changing his gloves. Starr: I got to talk to Michael. Sonny: You want to do a photo shoot with me? Connie: Yeah. Why not? Sonny: Well, I'm not a model. Connie: I don't want a model. I want the real thing. Sonny: Well, it could get kind of crazy, you know, half naked in that ring. Connie: I will be fine. Sonny: Yeah? Connie: Yeah, I'll have my whole crew here. They'll protect me. Sonny: You got to keep it real. Connie: I know. Right. Sonny: I mean, you and me, you know? Hot -- close to each other. Together? Lot of things could happen. Maybe Kate will come back. Connie: That's never gonna happen. I told you that. Kate's gone for good. Sonny: Yeah, yeah, I know. Um -- well, if you think -- if you think you're brave enough to, uh -- get in that ring with me, just let me know, will you? A.J.: I thought you were getting someone else to treat me. Elizabeth: Just doing my job. A.J.: You know, I don't blame you for having a problem with me. I get it. Elizabeth: I'm in no position to judge. A.J.: Why not? Everyone else does. Elizabeth: Before Jason was shot, I did something that I will be ashamed of for the rest of my life. I told him, and he forgave me, but I will never get the chance to make it up to him. A.J.: People don't think this, but I knew my brother really well. And when Jason forgave you for something, that was it. I mean, he was over it. There was no reason to make up for anything. Elizabeth: I'm sorry. I'm sorry I've been so hard on you. Dante: So what's it gonna be? You want me to take A.J.'s statement? Michael: No. No. Uh -- it's more important that you find who shot Jason. I'll talk to dad. Dante: And what does that mean? Michael: I don't want you to worry about it, okay? You got other stuff to focus on. Dante: Michael. What you said earlier -- that Jason is gone, and I'm not trying to replace him, but, uh -- I am your brother, and I'm here for you if you need me. Michael: Thanks. And I'll think about what you said. [Breathes deeply] Dante: Yeah, any word on the commissioner? Faison: Do you still doubt me, Anna? Is there anything that I can do or say to prove myself to you? Anna: You don't have to prove yourself. It was shocking to see Faison. I was terrified. And I just jumped to the wrong conclusions. Robert had been adamant about that, and so I believed him for a minute. Faison: Have you any idea how jealous I get of this blind faith you have for Robert? I wish you could trust me in the same way. Anna: I do trust you. You know, when Faison's henchmen brought you out here, then I realized that I had been wrong. I'm sorry. Faison: I don't need an apology. This isn't about blame. I just need to know that -- that you believe in me. Anna: I don't know what else to say. You know, when you were brought into this room -- my questions went away, you know? All I could think about was saving you from Faison. I couldn't bear to lose you again. Faison: You're not gonna lose me. Don't you know that by now? Anna: I'm just grateful that you're alive. Robert: If you don't tell me what I want to know, I swear on my own life, I'll have you thrown into this little boutique prison in Bulgaria where you'll be breaking bricks from dawn till dusk! McBain: All right! You made your point! Robert: If you don't like this, get a coffee! McBain: Step back! Dr. Obrecht: Don't leave me with him, please! McBain: Also off his meds, but listen to me -- my associate, he's just very -- step up there. He's very upset about our associate, all right? As am I -- Anna. And we need to find her, all right? But listen -- Dr. Obrecht, she's answered all our questions, Robert. Robert: What do you mean?! She's given us bugger all! McBain: Robert, this is my case. You're a consultant, okay? If Dr. Obrecht can't help us, she can't help us. Robert: What about the warrant? McBain: We're done here. Robert: Search the place! [Scoffs] Is that how Anna taught you how to play good cop, bad cop? McBain: That warrant in your pocket is actually a Chinese menu. Don't you think you were laying it on just a little thick? Robert: That depends. Did it work? Anna: I have to go to my room. It's been a long night. Faison: Seriously? You're leaving now? Anna: No, I'll be back. Got the rest of the night together. Faison: Ah. Those may be the sweetest words I've ever heard. Todd: You kids have fun. Molly: Thanks, Mr. Manning. Todd: For what? Molly: Letting us search for my book. You're really not as awful as you pretend, aren't you. Todd: You know, you should stick to the imaginary world of your books, because real people will only disappoint you. Connie: What the -- I hired you kids to organize the place. T.J.: We're looking for Molly's manuscript. Connie: Oh. Did you find it? T.J.: You know we didn't. Connie: How would I know that? Todd: Because you stole it. Connie: Are you on their side now? Todd: What if I am? Connie: Take a couple aspirin. This random attack of benevolence will be over in the morning. Todd: Why don't you just give the kid a break and give her back her book? Shawn: How was everything with Connie? Sonny: Things are looking up. Shawn: Really? Sonny: Yeah. I'm trying out this new strategy, and it's working like a charm. Now I just got to figure out how to get Michael back. Shawn: About that. Uh -- Starr found this on the bench where A.J. was changing his gloves. He knew Michael was coming. A.J.: Whatever you did to Jason, I guarantee you, it wasn't as bad as what I did. I miss him so much. Elizabeth: So do I. A.J.: You know, the other day, I was up at the house, and I was looking through a bunch of photos, and I found this one. Look at that. Crazy, huh? It's funny -- I remember exactly what was going on in our lives at that point. I was actually not in trouble, for once. Jason was getting straight A's, of course. Was thinking about being a doctor. Elizabeth: Hmm. A.J.: We had our entire lives ahead of us, and there's just so much I wanted to make up for with Jason. I'm just sorry I never got the chance. Elizabeth: Well, he was sorry, too. Even that he went to your grave and actually apologized for keeping you from Michael. Michael: Hey, Starr. Starr: Hey. Michael: How's A.J.? Starr: He's fine. Um -- he had that cut on his forehead, and he was bleeding. He got stitches. Michael, I need to tell you something. Faison: I'd like the fondue and a bottle of your best champagne. Merci. [Cell phone ringing] Faison: Now what? Dr. Obrecht: I thought you should know that I have once again saved your hinterbacken from den flammen. Faison: What do you mean? Dr. Obrecht: Scorpio and a detective McBain from the Port Charles police were here. Faison: Damn it. I managed to stop Anna from making a phone call. How did they connect me with Switzerland? Dr. Obrecht: Relax. I told them that I'd never seen you and that Faison had vanished years ago. They know nothing about you or your whereabouts. Faison: And where are they now? Dr. Obrecht: I don't know, but I know for certain that they -- hey! Robert: Who's on the phone? Dr. Obrecht: Let go of me! [Knock on door] Faison: You look so beautiful. Anna: Thank you. Faison: You've reached Duke Lavery. McBain: She was talking to Lavery. Faison: -- I will return your call as soon as I can. Robert: Where's Anna? Where are they? Dr. Obrecht: [Laughing] You think I'm going to tell you? [Laughs] McBain: I'll have the call traced. Robert: It'll be too late. A.J.: Jason did that? He apologized for keeping me from Michael? Elizabeth: He regretted hurting you. A.J.: Wow. Elizabeth: Um -- you need to keep that dry. A.J.: Yeah, I will. Listen, keep this, please. Elizabeth: No, no, no. A.J.: Hey, please, I have another copy. Keep it. You didn't know Jason before the accident. He was, um -- he was such a good guy. He was -- such a good brother. He deserved a different life. Elizabeth: He loved the life he had. Thank you for this. A.J.: Yeah. Elizabeth: A.J., Stay away from Sonny. Sonny: Son of a bitch. A.J. never changes. He set me up. Shawn: I guess he did. Sonny: But the thing is, how am I gonna get Michael to see that? He's not listening to me. Shawn: You may not have to. Starr found the phone. She's on her way to talk to Michael right now. Starr: I had to go back to the gym to get A.J.'s jacket, and when I did, I saw that -- A.J.: Hey, Michael. Michael: Hey, A.J. How you doing? You all right? A.J.: My ego's a little banged up, but I'll live. Michael: I talked to Dante. A.J.: The cop? Come on, listen, please -- don't do that. I appreciate your help. I got enough trouble. I don't want to go down that road. Michael: Yeah, I understand. Look, uh -- I want you to know I'd back you at ELQ, if I could. A.J.: What do you mean "if"? Michael: The stock went into a trust. My mom owns my voting shares until I'm 25. I'd back you, but she never would. A.J.: Never's a long time. Who knows? Maybe there's something I can do to change Carly's mind. But in the meantime, I'd still like you to work with me. Michael: You want me to work at ELQ? A.J.: Yeah. Father and son. Michael: Okay. Okay, sounds good. A.J.: All right. Ow! Easy. Michael: Sorry. A.J.: All right. Todd: What was so important that you couldn't send an e-mail? Connie: You work for me. Todd: What? Connie: Do not bring Todd Manning into this. This is none of his business. T.J.: Just tell us where the manuscript is, and we'll leave you alone. Connie: For the umpteenth time, I do not know where your little manuscript is. Todd: I do. T.J.: You found Molly's manuscript? Molly: Where is it? Todd: It's at my publisher's. They want to publish it. Dante: Hey, it's Falconeri. I got a location on Anna. She's at a hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland. McBain: Switzerland. I know. I'm on it. Faison: Can we move to the bedroom? Anna: Yeah. [Knock on door] Faison: Ah. Another interruption. But this time it's only room service. I ordered fondue and champagne for later. You see? There's nothing can stop us from getting together.