At Sam's penthouse Jason warns Sam that Jerry Jacks could be back in town -- and she's in danger bec ...more

ause Jerry will surely target her to get to Jason. Jason asks Sam to move in with him so he can protect her, but Sam assures him that she is fine at her own place. If Jerry shows up, she'll shoot him. Jason grins and moves to kiss Sam. He loves her for putting up with all this craziness! Sam returns Jason's kiss and they head to the bedroom. Afterwards Jason returns home where he orders Spinelli to locate Jerry as the mystery man arrives at Sam's front door.

At Jax's office Carly is concerned to hear that Jerry Jacks might be in town. Dante asks to search Jax's phone records to see if Jax has been in contact with his brother, but Carly refuses. She studies Dante; why does he act as if saving Brenda is his number one priority? Does Lulu know how passionate Dante is about Brenda? Dante tells Carly to mind his own business and leaves, but he's clearly rattled. He heads to his mom's place where he confides that he loves Lulu, but isn't sure about forever. Olivia advises him to talk to Lulu and we smell heartbreak in the air.

At the Metro Court Jax and Sonny try to one-up each other in front of Brenda. They brag about donating money to ASEC to start a school (Jax) and rebuilding the hospital after the fire (Sonny) etc. until Carly arrives. Carly is obviously displeased to see Brenda with both Jax and Sonny. She disingenuously offers to comp their meal, but Sonny declines. Carly leads Jax away to talk to him about Jerry. Worried Jax calls his mom, who claims she hasn't heard from Jerry. Jax fears that his mom is covering for Jerry, which means Jerry is up to no good.

Photo Source: JPI Sonny brings Brenda back to Jason's penthouse where Brenda calls him on his competition with Jax. She assures him that she wants to be with him and they kiss. Inside Spinelli hears them and is about to stop the kiss, but Jason grabs him. They have more important business, like finding the Balkan -- and Jerry Jacks.

Siobhan arrives at Sam's PI office with food for Lucky. It seems Lucky is using the offices of McCall and Jackal to do some non-police work. Agent Bates arrives with another undercover assignment for Lucky: impersonate Ronan to gain access to his safe deposit box in Manhattan. He suspects that Ronan has incriminating information on the Balkan stored in the bank. Siobhan protests that the Balkan already knows Lucky is not Ronan, but Lucky ignores her concern and accepts the assignment. After Bates leaves, Siobhan tells Lucky she plans to help him, but Lucky doesn't want her in danger's way again. Still that doesn't stop Siobhan from secretly booking a plane ticket to NYC.

At the Haunted Star Johnny is shocked when Maya and Ethan refer to each other as husband and wife. Tracy enters, upset with Luke. They quibble again about their pre-nup as Johnny learns that Maya and Ethan are still together because Edward offered them a million dollars. Maya proudly announces they have not slept together since their return from Vegas. Slightly embarrassed Ethan challenges her to a poker game; if she loses, she has to sleep with him. Maya accepts the challenge and Johnny joins them hoping to win some pocket change. Lulu and Dante arrive and Johnny jokes that they better be careful; marriage is in the air. Dante leaves looking uncomfortable as Tracy urges Luke to talk to Lulu. She thinks Lulu would be better off without Dante, so Luke attempts to do another father/daughter talk. Let's hope this goes better than the last one.

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e door and hangs up. Later as Jason arrives we learn that there are scratches near the lock. Presumably someone tried to break in. Jason is immediately concerned, but Sam assures him that she is loaded for bear should Jerry Jacks or any of his thugs come after her. Sure enough some guy tries to grab Sam in an alley (why in the world would girlfriend hang out there knowing there is some crazy after her?) but luckily Jason is there to thwart Sam's abduction.

Earlier Jason orders Brenda to stay in when she announces she is going out with Sonny again and doesn't need Jason's protection. Jason summons Spinelli and orders him to baby-sit Brenda while Jason goes to check on Sam. Alone Brenda tries to sweet talk her way out of the penthouse, but Spinelli stands his ground. We can tell it pains him to say no to his "Divine One," but he does it anyway. Spinelli explains that he has arranged for Max and Milo -- dressed as chefs -- to come and prepare a romantic dinner for Brenda and Sonny.

Meanwhile Dante arrives at Sonny's mob restaurant to tell him that Jerry Jacks could be working with the Balkan. Sonny hates Jax, but knows that Jax would do anything to protect Brenda, including betray his own brother. Dante isn't sure about that, so when Jax shows up at the police station to ask Dante to let him handle Jerry, Dante refuses. He thought he could turn on his dad and look how well that played out. Jax insists his situation is totally different from Dante and Sonny's, but we think he's delusional.

Earlier Carly tells Jax that his mom Jane is coming to visit. Jax gets upset that Carly lured Jane to Port Charles under false pretenses in order to gleam information about Jerry's whereabouts. Carly reminds Jax that Jerry is really dangerous; she knows that Jax is hurt that his mom is covering for his brother, but let's find out if Jerry is really involved with the Balkan, okay? When Jane arrives, she makes it clear that she is on Team Carly, not Team Brenda. She asks her son to stay away from Brenda, but Jax protests. He needs to protect her!

Lulu arrives at the Haunted Star to find Tracy waiting for Luke; it seems that Luke is trying to break into the Haunted Star's new vault. Lulu tells Tracy that Luke loves her for more than her money and Tracy wryly replies that it costs her every time Luke takes off without telling her. Lulu defends her dad, saying she understands him as Tracy subtly says she doesn't have to act like her father in order for Luke to love her. Then she asks Lulu to be her maid of honor, to which Lulu happily accepts. Later Sonny arrives. Tracy can't stand to be in the same room as Sonny and leaves. Sonny has a favor to ask of Luke, saying he wants to bring Brenda to the Haunted Star. Luke agrees to give them the whole place -- for a fee, of course -- and imparts a bit of advice to Sonny. Be careful you don't trip when you walk down memory lane!

Sonny arrives at Jason's penthouse ready for a night of romance with Brenda. He's cranky that they have to stay in and sits sullenly at the table while Brenda tries to appear chiper and polite. When the first course is served -- soup -- Brenda loves it and urges Sonny to try it. To his surprise, Sonny's snobby taste buds light up. Hey, this soup ain't bad!

Dante returns to the police station where another cop gives him a copy of the autopsy report on Aleksander. Ronnie sees it and asks Dante why he cares so much and what's so important about this guy?

Kristina arrives at Dante's loft to study with Michael. Of course they end up talking about their love lives which is infinitely more interesting than history and physics. Kristina gushes about Taylor, her cute study partner whom we haven't seen in a long time. She feels really safe around him. She gets an idea; why doesn't Michael date her pal, Ali? Michael gets flustered; he doesn't know her! Also, he doubts she will ever understand him because he's been through too much. Kristina argues that just because bad stuff happened doesn't mean that Michael doesn't deserve to be happy someday.

At the hospital Patrick arrives at the nurses' station to overhear Matt and Epiphany discuss Lisa's confession video. Lisa arrives and Patrick confronts her; how dare she spread lies about Robin on the Internet! Lisa insists it's the truth and she has hundreds of people supporting her on this. Matt tries to calm both doctors, reminding them they could get suspended for arguing so publicly. To make matters worse Robin arrives and learns about Lisa's confessional. Patrick doesn't think she should watch it, but as soon as he gets paged, Robin sneaks onto a computer and hits play.

Meanwhile Lisa finds Nikolas at the docks and plays up her martyr act: she's enjoying her ER rotation and is so thankful for what she has, blah blah. They return to the hospital together where Robin aggressively gets into Lisa's face. Hey, there, demented freak! Nikolas steps between them and asks Robin to calm down. Outraged Robin can't believe her good friend is taking Lisa's side, but Nikolas explains he's not doing that. He just wants Robin to chill out before she embarrasses herself any further. Mortified Robin realizes Nikolas is right as Lisa tries to hide a smirk

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nt interruptions. Sonny admits that while Max and Milo's cooking is quite edible, he wants to be alone with Brenda. He charms her when he tells her about his new speedboat; he proposes they take it out and leave their bathing suits on the shore, if she gets what he means. Spinelli protests, but neither he nor Max and Milo can stop Sonny as he leads Brenda out of the penthouse.

Sam is ambushed by a mysterious man, but luckily Jason is there to save her. Jason aims his gun at the mystery man and orders him to turn around. Jason thinks it's Jerry Jacks, but it's not. The guy only works for Jerry, which he admits when Jason slams him against the wall. Unfortunately before the guy can reveal more, he's shot from a sniper atop of a nearby building! As Sam frisks the dead body, Jason runs off to catch the guy.

At the police station Dante covers when Ronnie asks why Dante wants a copy of Aleksander's autopsy report. Dante says this guy might be connected to the Balkan and takes off when he gets an urgent call from Jason. He arrives to find Sam leaning over a dead body and Jason out of breath. They explain what happened, including the fact that Jason didn't catch the shooter, but he did hurt the guy.

Sam and Jason return to the PI offices of McCall and Jackal where she tries to trace the calls on the dead guy's phone and Jason calls Brenda to warn her about Jerry Jacks. Sonny and Brenda immediately change their plans and head upstairs to her room where things get heated quickly. Sonny wants to take things slow with Brenda, but she moves close to him, saying they already know each other better than anyone else ... They kiss and start moving to the bed.

Mac joins Dante in the alley where Dante tells Mac that Jerry Jacks is definitely back in town -- or about to be. Mac has a huge reaction and storms out. Dante then joins Sam and Jason and gives them his latest theory. He thinks the Balkan will come to retrieve his son's body, so they should stake out the body and see who turns up.

Jax protests when his mom, Lady Jane, asks him to stay away from Brenda. Jax says that he has to save Brenda. No one else can protect her from Jerry, if Jerry is indeed after her. Lady Jane turns to Carly for help; she has two sons. Can she condone letting her sons betray each other? Carly doesn't know what to say to that. Jax then asks his mom if Jerry has called her. Lady Jane admits that Jerry sent her a music box from Bulgaria. Jax looks at Carly; that's the Balkan's territory. Later after Lady Jane leaves, Carly offers to help Jax track Jerry, but Jax declines. Carly bristles; does he want to do this alone because it's Jerry or because it's about Brenda? Later Mac arrives to talk to Jax about Jerry. Jax admits that he has been trying to locate Jerry, but hasn't had any luck. Jax returns home where he summons Suzanne over. He shows her a photo of Jerry and asks if she has seen him. Suzanne shakes her head and grows worried when Jax tells her that his brother is after Brenda.

Carly storms over to Jason's place where she enlists Spinelli's help. Crazed by jealousy she asks him to do some digging to learn if Dante slept with Brenda. Spinelli agrees because he'll do anything to keep Brenda away from Sonny.

Brenda and Sonny are enjoying their in-home date despite themselves -- and despite Spinelli's constant interruptions. Sonny admits that while Max and Milo's cooking is quite edible, he wants to be alone with Brenda. He charms her when he tells her about his new speedboat; he proposes they take it out and leave their bathing suits on the shore, if she gets what he means. Spinelli protests, but neither he nor Max and Milo can stop Sonny as he leads Brenda out of the penthouse.

Sam is ambushed by a mysterious man, but luckily Jason is there to save her. Jason aims his gun at the mystery man and orders him to turn around. Jason thinks it's Jerry Jacks, but it's not. The guy only works for Jerry, which he admits when Jason slams him against the wall. Unfortunately before the guy can reveal more, he's shot from a sniper atop of a nearby building! As Sam frisks the dead body, Jason runs off to catch the guy.

At the police station Dante covers when Ronnie asks why Dante wants a copy of Aleksander's autopsy report. Dante says this guy might be connected to the Balkan and takes off when he gets an urgent call from Jason. He arrives to find Sam leaning over a dead body and Jason out of breath. They explain what happened, including the fact that Jason didn't catch the shooter, but he did hurt the guy.

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abs the phone from him, apologizes to the person on the other end and accuses Patrick of being bothered that Lisa is dating Ethan. Ethan arrives and tries to explain that he's not exactly dating Lisa. He's interrupted by a man who dramatically insists he has a brain tumor on his frontal lobe. Robin steps in and helps the man who introduces himself as Theo Hoffman. Patrick runs some scans on Theo but finds nothing. It turns out the guy is a hypochondriac. Meanwhile Maya demands an explanation from Ethan, who says a man has "needs." If he wants this to work, she's gonna have to put out eventually. Maya pulls Ethan into an on-call room but later dumps him when Ethan explains he was acting as a go-between for Johnny and Lisa. Maya accuses Ethan of being a pimp and storms out.

At Johnny's penthouse Lisa tells Johnny his gunshot wound is really bad; she needs to get him to the hospital. Johnny threatens to turn Lisa's syringe over to the hospital board, thus proving she was trying to drug Robin. He tries to stand, but collapses. Lisa decides to stitch Johnny up and to hope for the best. Unfortunately Olivia shows up and Johnny makes her jealous by insinuating he and Lisa are hooking up. Lisa makes a quick exit and Johnny tells Olivia they are over for the umpteenth time. We're having a hard time believing them when they break-up/make-up as easily as breathing. Olivia asks Johnny to stand and give her a kiss good-bye; when Johnny doesn't, Olivia busts him. She knows he's hurt. Why couldn't he tell her? When Johnny refuses to explain himself to her, they break-up—again—and Olivia walks out.

At the PI offices of McCall and Jackal Jason and Sam agree that Dante's idea to have Aleksander's remains shipped to Port Charles is a good idea. They will stake out the body and wait to see who shows up: the Balkan or one of his men. Dante heads to the hospital to tell Steve about their plan. He sits beside Theo in the waiting area and they get into a lively debate about opera. Who knew Dante knew so much about anything but Bensonhurst?

Brenda and Sonny are in her room kissing when they accidentally knock over a vase. Downstairs Spinelli and Carly hear it and rush upstairs, afraid that Brenda has been attacked. They are stunned to see Sonny there. Sonny accuses Carly of trying to sabotaging him and Brenda. Carly and Sonny get into a heated fight as Brenda and Spinelli sneak downstairs. Carly later storms out and Suzanne arrives to remind Brenda they have a cocktail party for one of ASEC's major contributors. Brenda quickly heads upstairs to get ready as Sonny warns Suzanne not to use ASEC to drive a wedge between him and Brenda. While Brenda goes with Suzanne to the party, Sonny heads to Carly's place where Carly begs him to stop seeing Brenda. She fears it will end badly again and thinks Sonny can do better.

Michael runs into Abby on the street. They chat for a bit until some obnoxious guy comes along and recognizes Abby from the strip club. He makes a lewd comment, causing Michael to lose his temper and throw the guy against the wall. Abby worries that this guy will go to the hospital to get stitched up and Michael will get in trouble, so he calls Jason for help. Jason and Sam arrive to smooth things over. The guy recognizes Jason and leaves with his tail between his legs. Sam goes with Abby to make sure she doesn't get in trouble at work. Later Michael goes home to take out his aggravations on a punching bag. Abby arrives to tell him that he can't beat up her clients anymore; she needs those tips to pay for school. However, but she's not mad at him.

Dante arrives at Jason's penthouse. Suzanne explains she needs him to escort Brenda to the ASEC party. When Brenda learns that Dante will be her date, she smiles. Just like old times!

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s gun and gets the shock of his life when Siobhan emerges, smiling, wearing a robe. Now is that any way to greet your new girlfriend who has come to save your butt? Lucky insists this is a dangerous—and solo—mission but Siobhan shushes him. She's not taking no for an answer. When Siobhan threatens to tell Luke and Lulu what Lucky is up to, Lucky caves and agrees to plan the bank heist with Siobhan. As they study a map of the bank, Siobhan thinks she can create a diversion in order for Lucky to break into Ronan's safe deposit box. Lucky disagrees, saying they should just improvise when room service arrives. Siobhan gets an idea and asks the young woman if she would like to make some extra money…

In Port Charles Dante watches as Brenda descends the stairs in her fancy cocktail dress. He compliments her and Brenda thanks him for guarding her—again. They leave and enter a limo which stops suddenly. Dante pulls his gun, but is relieved when the driver explains he just stopped to some construction. Unfortunately the sudden stop pitches Brenda forward and the heel of her shoe snaps. She groans; there's not enough time to get a new shoe! Dante comes to the rescue by asking the limo to pull over and offers $100 to a hooker, whose shoes happen to be exactly Brenda's size and match her dress. (While we love the romantic gesture, it's still someone else's shoes—ew!) Later Brenda and Dante return from the party glowing from having had a good time. Brenda thanks him for the wonderful evening and for saving her life in general. Dante seems about to tell Brenda something important when her phone rings. She answers and her face lights up as she greets Sonny.

At Dante's loft Abby explains she traded shifts with a co-worker to hang out with him. He apologizes for punching one of her clients; it killed her to hear that sleaze call Abby those names. Abby knows it comes with the job; she explains that when she's stripping, she pretends she's a character from a movie or a book. Sometimes it's like she's not really there. Michael knows the feeling as he talks a little about Carter's abuse in prison, leading us to wonder again just what exactly did Carter do to Michael. Abby checks her watch; she has to go, but promises to come back to hang out. As she leaves, Kristina arrives. Kristina eyes Abby and as soon as the door shuts, Kristina demands to know what Michael is doing with her. She's so…old! Michael explains that Sam set them up and he likes Abby. He can talk to her. Kristina thinks Abby is after Michael for his money; after all, he's Sonny Corinthos' son and Edward Quartermaine's grandson. He'll be loaded someday

At the hospital Robin gets off the phone with Brenda and goes to see Theo, who demands to know where she went to medical school. Robin informs him she went to school in Paris and Theo drops the curmudgeon act. He loves that city! A nurse arrives with Theo's scans and Robin admits there is nothing wrong with him. Theo insists there is and asks to be admitted for observation. Robin agrees; better safe than sorry, right?

Ethan joins Luke in this office at the Haunted Star for drinks. He complains that his wife won't sleep with him. Luke takes a sip; he feels Ethan's pain! Tracy arrives, upset that the Haunted Star isn't open for business; how does Luke plan to pay for their wedding if the casino is closed? Luke explains he closed it to have a private romantic evening with her as Maya arrives and kisses to Ethan. She apologizes, causing Ethan to yell that Maya is beautiful, he forgives her, now let's have sex. Uh, real smooth. Offended Maya storms out and Ethan chases her. Tracy watches them; Edward is up to something with those two and she wants to find out why.

Meanwhile Molly arrives at the Quartermaine mansion to interview Edward for a school project. She asks him what is the most important thing to him and he replies, "Family." Molly observes that his family doesn't seem to like him too much. Edward explains sometimes you have to do things that don't make you very popular but it's all in the name of love. Take Maya and Ethan. He admits that he offered Maya and Ethan the one million dollars because he thinks Ethan has the potential to lead ELQ. (Whoa—we thought Edward hated Ethan!) Later Luke arrives to Edward; he's been thinking about it and knows why Edward offered Maya and Edward one million dollars if they stay married. It's about sticking it to Luke, isn't it?

Ethan catches up to Maya, who finally admits she's scared to get close to Ethan because he's a player. Ethan swears he's not playing her; he cares about her!

In New York Lucky listens as Siobhan reveals her plan to him: she and Lucky will walk into the bank ...more

together, letting the Balkan's men see them. Then she will give her hat to the room service girl, creating a decoy. The Balkan's men will follow the other girl, allowing Lucky and Siobhan to get what they need from Ronan's safe deposit box. Lucky admits it's a great plan and it totally turns him on. They kiss and fall back on the bed ... Afterwards Siobhan gets out of bed, promising a surprise for Lucky. She gets dressed and meets a man on the corner. Siobhan tells him that the plan is all set; make sure the Balkan's men follow the other girl. Lucky will think their plan worked and then Siobhan will get what the Balkan needs from Lucky. (OMG -- Siobhan works for the Balkan!)

In Port Charles Dante listens uncomfortably as Brenda makes plans to meet with Sonny. Brenda beams at Dante, who looks less than thrilled that Sonny is coming over. She gushes that she wants to repay Dante by helping to build a relationship between him and Sonny. Dante is like, thanks, but no thanks as Sonny arrives. Later Dante heads to Jake's where he gives his car keys to Coleman and orders the bartender to keep the drinks coming. Concerned Coleman calls Michael; hey, get down here. Your brother needs you!

Meanwhile Michael gets upset when Kristina gently tells him that Abby is only interested in him for his money. Michael curtly asks Kristina to go and later shoves his foot in his mouth when he offers to pay Abby for handing out with him. Naturally Abby is offended and storms out. Michael then goes to Jake's to rescue Dante. When he arrives, Dante is drunk and rambling about love. Michael manages to get Dante home where Dante says he admits he's messed up because he guarded Brenda tonight. He's kicking himself for not telling Brenda the truth about how he felt. Michael frowns, clearly disturbed.

Sonny brings Brenda back to his house where Brenda says the place seems empty. Sonny hopes that she will breathe life back into the house and they kiss. Unfortunately they are interrupted by Diane, who bluntly tells Brenda that she's bad for Sonny. After she leaves, Brenda realizes that Diane may be right. Sonny pooh-poohs Diane's concerns, but Brenda makes him promise to think about it before they go any further.

At the hospital Theo is enjoying talking to Steve about ... well, we're not sure because we can't understand him. Hm, could this guy be related to Spinelli? Patrick arrives and Theo is completely dismissive of him. Patrick asks Steve why Theo was admitted; they didn't find anything wrong in his scans. Steve admits that Robin admitted Theo for observation, so Patrick confronts Robin, who reveals she did it because Theo seemed lonely. Unfortunately Theo overhears and later opens up to Robin about losing his someone very special to him. He thought he had more time with that person... Robin is affected by Theo's story and goes to Patrick to ask him if he'd like to spend some time in the park with her and Emma.

At the Quartermaine mansion Luke confronts Edward; he offered Maya and Ethan one million dollars to stay together in order to stick it to Luke! Edward is all, "Pshaw!" He knows Maya is in love with Ethan and wants to help her in honor of Mary Mae's memory -- and to give them the chance that he and Mary Mae never got. Luke doesn't buy it, but before he can say anything more, Ethan and Maya arrive. Edward announces that he has some changes to his deal. He would like them to live together! Maya protests as Ethan grins, hopeful that Maya will sleep with him. Maya barters a deal with Edward; how about Ethan sleeps on the couch in Maya's room? Tracy arrives to talk wedding plans; Lucky is the best man, Ethan is a groomsman, Lulu is maid of honor and Maya is a bridesmaid. If anyone upsets her, it will be Luke's fault! No one seems to care, but Lulu arrives to defend Tracy. She even pulls Luke aside to ask that he not scam Tracy this time around; she is so vulnerable right now. Luke thinks Lulu is projecting, but Lulu assures him that Dante loves her and only her.

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ucky aren't at the bank yet. Siobhan snaps, saying she'll do what she promised as Lucky asks who's on the phone. Siobhan quickly hangs up, saying it was her sister, who's worried about her. Lucky gives her another chance to back out, but Siobhan insists she's in this. Later Lucky enters the room to find Siobhan looking at the window. He mistakes her for Siobhan until the girl -- wearing Siobhan's hat and coat -- turns. It's the room service girl! Siobhan pops out, beaming. She laughs; she told him this would work!

Lucky and Siobhan head to the bank where they walk in, wait, switch coats, and let the room service girl walk out. The Balkan's men follow the girl and demand she hand over an envelope. The girl complies; take it. She just wants to get a cup of coffee. Meanwhile Lucky and Siobhan grabs the real contents of Ronan's safe and return to their hotel. Lucky thinks that was too easy as Siobhan's eyes shift. He opens the envelope and finds photos of Brenda, Dante and Aleksander. It seems Ronan discovered a connection between Brenda and Aleksander. Siobhan looks at Lucky; what could the connection be?

Back in Port Charles Dante wakes up with a horrible hangover. Michael hands him some aspirin as Dante realizes he spilled his guts about Brenda last night. Michael nods; Dante has it really bad for their Dad's girlfriend! Dante groans, telling himself that he loves Lulu. Whatever he felt -- feels -- for Brenda is irrelevant. (Yeah, right!) As Michael tells Dante how Carly and Sonny used to fight about Brenda, Lulu arrives. She asks why Dante is hung-over and Dante is about to reveal his feelings for Brenda, but wimps out. Instead he says he is conflicted about turning Sonny in, but Lulu remains skeptical.

Michael heads to the docks where he meets up with Abby. He apologizes and Abby makes it clear that she isn't a prostitute; she only strips for money! Michael says he would've gone after Abby last night, but had to pick up his drunken brother at Jake's. He's worried about Dante, who was in love with Brenda -- just as Lulu arrives!

At Sonny's, Sonny gives a bunch of orders to Max and Milo in preparation for his romantic evening with Brenda. Max thinks it's a little disrespectful for Sonny to hook up with Brenda in a house he used to share with Carly, but Sonny waves Max's concern away. Later Carly arrives insisting yet again that Brenda is bad for Sonny. Sonny says there is nothing Carly can do to deter him; it's clear Carly knows something about Brenda, so spill it! Before Carly can say anything, Jason arrives. Carly leaves as Jason says that Carly might have a point. He's afraid that Sonny and Brenda will lose themselves in each other and forget Brenda's imminent danger. Sonny assures Jason that won't happen, but it looks like it already has. Later Dante arrives and gets super uncomfortable when Sonny gushes about his love for Brenda. Finally Dante can't help himself and blurts that he is the last person Sonny with whom he should be sharing this.

Steve arrives at Jason's penthouse to discuss the plan to move Aleksander's remains to Port Charles, thus lure the Balkan out of hiding. Steve hates the idea, but agrees anyway.

Meanwhile Lisa is checking Johnny's gunshot wound; she really thinks he needs more than her at-home care, but Johnny reminds her that he can expose her plan to drug Robin at any time. He tries to stand, but ends up collapsing! Lisa rushes to Johnny; he needs antibiotics. Johnny insists she steal some from the hospital, so Lisa heads to GH.

At the hospital Patrick is angry that Theo refuses to believe he doesn't have a brain tumor. Robin arrives and pulls Patrick away, reminding him that Theo is just lonely. There's no harm in performing a few more tests. Steve arrives at work to talk to Nikolas about the upcoming board meeting. Robin joins them to talk about Theo as Lisa moves discreetly to a supply card. She swipes a few bottles, but unfortunately Robin sees her -- and starts screaming! Lisa just stole some meds!

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nd Aleksander. Lucky realizes that Ronan suspected that Brenda knows something about Aleksander's death. When Siobhan asks if Lucky thinks that's true, Lucky comes clean and tells her everything: How Aleksander couldn't accept the end of their relationship so he stalked her, how Brenda shot and killed Aleksander in self-defense and now how Jason/Dante plan to have Aleksander's remains transferred to Port Charles to lure the Balkan out of hiding. Lucky warns Siobhan to keep this a secret; this information could be deadly in the wrong hands. Well, it's too bad Lucky has no idea that his sweet Irish lass is a double agent! When Lucky goes to see Agent Bates, Siobhan calls the Balkan's men and tells him what she just learned!

In Port Charles Dante blurts that he doesn't want to hear about Sonny's great love for Brenda. Sonny realizes he's making Dante uncomfortable and backs off, not realizing that Dante has feelings for Brenda. Dante warns Sonny to treat Brenda right and leaves. He heads to the docks to think where he bumps into his mom. Olivia tells him about her recent break-up with Johnny, saying sometimes the things you want can never be. Dante clearly is affected by this as he thinks about Brenda and Lulu.

At Jason's penthouse Jason warns Carly to leave Brenda and Sonny alone, but Carly refuses. Later Sonny arrives to pick Brenda up and asks Jason what he thinks about him and Brenda, 2.0. Jason can't deny that second chances are awesome; look at him and Sam!

Lulu arrives as Michael tells Abby that Dante still has feelings for Brenda. Luckily he doesn't use Dante's name so Lulu assumes he's talking about Sonny. Lulu is really nice to Abby, offering to hang out -- the four of them (Dante, Lulu, Abby and Michael) -- someday and leaves. Abby watches Lulu leave; uh, Lulu is Dante's girlfriend! Michael nods; now Abby sees why Dante is so conflicted! Determined to make things right, Michael meets Sonny at Kelly's to tell him about Dante and Brenda, but wimps out when he sees how excited Sonny is for his date with Brenda. Later Abby arrives and Michael works up the nerve to ask her out. Thrilled Abby accepts as Carly joins them. Carly eyes Abby; who is Michael's friend?

Sonny and Brenda are in his limo in the middle of nowhere. Brenda playfully asks Sonny where he's taking her as Sonny plays coy. Brenda says being in the woods reminds her of their dream house; remember they always wanted a place with lots of windows, wood and stone-heated floors? Sonny grins. Of course he remembers. Later he brings Brenda into a house where Brenda squeals. It's their dream house! Did he buy this? It's too much! Sonny explains he wants a place that is for them and them only. Brenda squeals again and throws her arms around Sonny to kiss him.

At the hospital Robin publicly accuses Lisa of stealing meds. Lisa tries to cover, but Robin insists that she turn out her pockets. Theo pipes up; he saw Lisa take some pills, too! When Lisa reveals she has a bottle of pills, she explains that her housekeeper's cousin doesn't have insurance and needs these. Steve buys Lisa's story and lets her go. Patrick can't believe that Steve let Lisa go with just a warning, but Steve warns Patrick to back off. If Patrick has a problem, go to the hospital board! Later Patrick thanks Theo for backing Robin up as Theo observes that Patrick didn't. Robin defends Patrick, explaining that Patrick didn't see Lisa. Theo can't believe that a smart woman like Robin would defend her cheating husband -- and let Lisa get the upper hand. Ouch! He sternly tells Robin that she would be better off without Patrick.

Sam arrives to talk to Patrick about a case she's working; her client thinks her doctor husband is cheating on her with a patient. Uncomfortable Patrick says he is the last person to comment on fidelity. Sam encourages Patrick to focus on the present and let go of the past. What's done is done. Patrick thanks Sam and they share a smile which Robin and Elizabeth see.

Elizabeth asks Nikolas if he and Spencer would like to join her and the boys for some tree trimming tonight. Nikolas declines, saying he's busy as Brook Lynn enters. She explains she's been out of town working on her music career and saunters out arm in arm with Nikolas, which infuriates Elizabeth.

Dante arrives at Johnny's place to "thank" him for breaking up with Olivia. Johnny tries to get rid of Dante, which makes Dante suspicious. Lisa arrives to Johnny to give him his antibiotics. She confesses she got caught stealing so if Johnny wants to play this safe, he better find an illegal immigrant with an infection. (Ha!)

Dante then heads to Jason's to discuss their plan to have Aleksander's remains moved as well as Lucky's findings. Jason sees how distracted Dante is and Dante says he wants something that he can't have. We don't see Jason's reaction, but can only imagine his exasperation.

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hat Michael is tutoring her in math, which is laughable because Abby is clearly older than Michael, therefore Abby just made herself look kinda stupid. Carly doesn't buy that explanation and proceeds to grill Abby until Michael pulls Carly aside and begs her to stop. She's embarrassing him! Carly complies. She asks Michael to go home with her to see Morgan, so Michael leaves. Sam arrives and Abby shares that she and Michael are going on a date. She really likes Michael! Sam seems kinda worried, but we're not sure why. Later Michael returns and Sam tells him that Abby went home to change for their date. Michael thanks Sam for introducing him to Abby; she's the only person besides Jason and Sam that he feels he can be completely honest with. She's also the first friend he's made since leaving prison. Meanwhile Abby arrives at the docks to find Carly waiting for her. It seems Carly swiped Abby's number from Michael's phone when he wasn't looking. She informs Abby that Michael has been through a lot over the years; sometimes he isn't capable of making the best decisions, so whatever is going on between Abby and Michael needs to stop -- now.

At Johnny's penthouse Lisa explains that she had to tell Steve and the other folks at the hospital that she needed meds for her housekeeper's illegal immigrant. If Johnny doesn't produce someone that fits that bill, Lisa could lose her job. Johnny resists, teasing that he'll hire Lisa as his personal physician. Lisa loses her cool, venting that the best way to Patrick's heart is through the OR, so she'll be dammed if she loses her job helping mobster! Besides, she saved the bullet from Johnny's wound, so she could take it to the police. Johnny wouldn't want any cops sniping around, would he? After Lisa leaves, Johnny calls Ethan and tells him he needs a favor ASAP. Meanwhile Lisa returns to the hospital where Steve asks her where her housekeeper's cousin is. Lisa hems and haws, but to her relief a sick woman enters, thanks Lisa for her help and asks to be examined. Whew!

Earlier Robin joins Sam and Patrick where Sam explains she is consulting Patrick on a PI case. After Sam leaves, Robin and Patrick share a nice moment, but it's broken when Maxie and Matt invite them for dinner. Robin pulls Maxie aside while Patrick talks to Matt; they both tell their cousin and brother to beat it. Patrick and Robin eagerly rejoined one another only to find the moment has passed. Darn!

At the Haunted Star Luke asks Ethan help in fleecing some high rollers in order to pay for his wedding to Tracy. Ethan declines, enjoying Luke's desperation. He gets an urgent call from Johnny and heads out. When Lucky and Siobhan arrive, Luke turns to his other son. Will he help him? Lucky warns Luke that if he runs out on Tracy, he'll arrest him. (Hee.) Tracy arrives to remind Luke that if he truly loves her, he will do the impossible and give her the wedding of her dreams. Nikolas and Brook Lynn arrive; Brook Lynn is shocked to learn her grandmother is getting married. Is she invited to the wedding? Tracy coolly says she is, reminding us that these two have a strained relationship. However, she tells Brook Lynn to save her money on a dress; she's sure Luke will run out on her. Brook Lynn asks if she can bring Nikolas to the wedding, which makes Tracy suspicious. What exactly is going on between her granddaughter and the brooding prince? Nikolas and Lucky discuss splitting up the holidays for the boys. As Lucky moves off to talk to Luke, Siobhan has a favor to ask Nikolas: Help Lucky get out of this Balkan mess!

Ethan storms into Johnny's penthouse, grumbling about how he had to ditch Maya and pick up some sick chick and deliver her to the hospital. Why does Johnny bother in helping Lisa? Johnny grins. Blackmail is fun, but gratitude is sweeter.

In their dream house in the woods, Brenda and Sonny kiss and say "I love you" as they head to the bed to make love. Sonny pauses; is this what Brenda truly wants? Brenda confirms and she and Sonny finally do the deed. Afterwards Sonny vows to never lose Brenda again, so we hope this means he won't ditch her at the altar again. Brenda looks doubtful; she is having regrets? Sonny swears their relationship will be different this time around, but Brenda looks unsure.

At Jason's penthouse Dante can't stop thinking of Brenda long enough to focus on catching the Balkan. He asks Jason if he ever wanted something he couldn't have. Jason admits he knows the feeling; he slept with Elizabeth when she was still with Lucky and has regretted it ever since. Steve arrives with the news that the lawyers representing Aleksander's family will meet the body in about an hour at the east loading dock at General Hospital. After he leaves, Jason pulls out his gun, causing Dante to warn him that if he can arrest the Balkan before Jason kills him, he will. Jason warns Dante that if the Balkan turns out to be Jerry, then he's more dangerous than Franco. Later Port Charles' newest twosome arrives at the hospital to see Aleksander's casket -- and Jerry Jacks

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An attendant waits patiently as a man approaches -- OMG, it's Jerry Jacks! Does this mean he's the Balkan or merely a representative? Jerry signs the paperwork to get Aleksander's body released to him and then quickly pulls out his gun and calls for Jason to come out of hiding. Dante tries to get into a better sniper position as Jason does as Jerry asks. Jerry smiles; he's missed Jason! Jason asks why Jerry is after Brenda. Jerry chuckles. Don't tell him that the stoic Jason Morgan has fallen for her, too! Besides, she needs to pay for what she's done. Before Jason can react, Jerry shoots the attendant (poor guy) and jumps into his van, speeding away with Aleksander's body. Dante quickly calls Lucky, saying he thinks Jerry will try to take Aleksander's body to Canada via boat. Jason calls Spinelli to get him to track Jerry's van as Steve appears with some medics to take care of the morgue attendant. Then Jason and Dante hop into Jason's car to chase Jerry. Meanwhile Jerry calls someone to say that he was right; Jason did use Aleksander's body as bait, but Jerry will be damned if he misses his chance to bring Aleksander home. Suddenly Jerry slams the brakes as he sees Lucky and red car blocking the road ahead. Realizing that Dante and Jason are behind him, Jerry jerks the wheel of his car and falls headfirst into a ravine...

At the Haunted Star Siobhan asks Nikolas to convince Lucky to step away from his Balkan investigation. She thinks he's going to get hurt. Nikolas advises Siobhan to let Lucky be; taking chances is in Lucky's blood. Meanwhile Lucky tells Luke that he better marry Tracy. He can't afford -- literally and figuratively -- to lose her! Lucky races out when he gets a call from Dante, which worries Siobhan, but we bet she also wants to know where he's going so she can tell the Balkan. Brook Lynn advises her grandmother to cancel the wedding if she feels Luke will ditch her at the altar. Tracy reluctantly admits that if Luke does that, at least she'll know for sure that she was only a means to an end for him. Later Ethan arrives and Luke admits to him that he fears he'll get cold feet at the last second and run... even though he knows being with Tracy is the best thing for him. Hm, we bet Luke wouldn't have said that if he knew Tracy was eavesdropping.

At Johnny's penthouse Ethan demands to know why Johnny wants to help Lisa. She's crazy, in case Johnny didn't see that. Johnny explains how he shot some guy who was stalking Sam as a favor to the Trujillo family's European associate (who is the Balkan) and Jason ended up shooting him. So Johnny blackmailed Lisa into treating his wound. Ethan gets it, but reminds Johnny that Lisa is highly unpredictable.

At the hospital Lisa is pleased as punch when her "housekeeper's cousin" Inez arrives with bronchitis. She raves about awesome Dr. Niles as Lisa gives a sigh of relief. Furious Robin still believes Lisa stole those meds for another reason, but both Steve and Patrick side with Lisa on this one. Later Lisa arrives at Johnny's and gets upset when she learns Ethan knows about her arrangement with Johnny. She turns to Johnny; give her that syringe. This is over. Johnny smiles. It's not. If anything happens to him, his lawyer will give that syringe along with an explanation to Steve, Patrick and Robin. So Lisa may as well do what Johnny says, like spend the night!

At the docks Abby listens as Carly basically tells her that she's too old and not good enough for Michael. Abby refuses to be intimidated; she explains how much she enjoys Michael's company and vice versa. However when Carly says that Michael is using Abby to hide from kids his own age, Abby starts to sing a different tune

Meanwhile Sam shares her apprehension about Abby to Michael. She worries that if they go out, they might run into some of Abby's clients and Michael could get violent... Michael assures Sam that he's really chill around Abby. He can handle it. Sam nod, still concerned, but she doesn't try to change Michael's mind. Later she runs into Carly, who isn't above ordering Sam to talk to Abby. Tell her that she can't hang out with Michael! It turns out Sam doesn't have to do anything because when Michael meets up with Abby, she sadly tells him that she can't date him. He's too young.

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ks if they plan to run more tests on him today. Patrick sourly tells Theo that he's being discharged; despite Mr. Hoffman's insistence, there is nothing wrong with him. Theo looks to Robin; how can she do this to him? Robin sadly admits that she admitted him because she thought he was lonely. She can't find another reason to keep him. She's sorry. Theo absolves Robin of any blame, but accuses the others of negligence. Patrick, Lisa and Steve brush Theo's threats aside, but later take notice when Theo returns -- wearing a smart suit and hands Steve a document. He is suing the hospital for improper care!

Meanwhile Robin learns that Inez, Lisa's supposed housekeeper's cousin, has been discharged. She confronts Lisa, saying she knows Lisa is hiding something. Lisa warns Robin that the last time she became paranoid, she ended up in a well. Robin recoils; is Lisa threatening her? Because we all know how Robin ended up in that well ... Steve arrives to shut the women down. These high school antics have to stop!

Sonny joins Luke at the docks where they talk about their respective lady loves. Luke admits he couldn't live without Tracy, but he suited for marriage -- or staying in one place. Sonny gets it. He tells Luke how he reunited with Brenda and pledged to never lose her again, but this morning, he started to wonder if he should let her go before they both get hurt. (Oh, fickle Sonny ... ) Luke leaves and Sonny makes a call. He hangs up when Claire arrives, upset. She reveals that she was transferred to Alaska. Sonny sucks his teeth; gee, that's terrible! Claire sorta tests Sonny by admitting she has other options and could stay in town. When Sonny doesn't take the bait, she wishes him well and leaves.

Brenda wakes up alone in her woodland dream home. She hears footsteps. Thinking it's Sonny, she invites him back to bed, but oops! It's Dante! Dante explains he's here to take her back to Jason's and by the way, Jerry could be the Balkan, but he's now dead. So Brenda could return to Rome sooner than later. Brenda is thoughtful; she's not sure if she wants to go back. She just got back together with Sonny ... Later Sonny returns to surprise Brenda with a huge Christmas tree. He proposes they spend Christmas together, just the two of them.

Jason returns home where he finds Carly waiting for him. He tells her what happened with Jerry, including the fact that Jerry's car went off a cliff before they could prove he's the Balkan. Carly's face lights up; this means Brenda can leave Port Charles! Jason cautions that they haven't found Jerry's body yet, so Carly can't quite celebrate yet. Carly is confident her life can return to normal as she returns home. Unfortunately she has a nasty surprise waiting for her: Jerry holding her baby girl! Shaken Carly grabs Josslyn as Jerry plays the role of doting uncle; how are his nephews? His niece is quite lovely. Carly tells Jerry that he's supposed to be dead as Jerry says faking his death is an old hat trick to him. Jerry feigns hurt; why is Carly so mad at him? He's going to help her preserve her marriage by eliminating Brenda!

Dante and Brenda arrive at the Metro Court where Dante tells Jax about Jerry. Jax is confused; why would Jerry hurt Brenda knowing how Jax feels about her? Maybe Jerry isn't the Balkan ... Later Jax returns home to find Jerry taunting Carly and threatening to kill Brenda.

Dante heads to Jason's where they both admit they'd love for Brenda to return to Rome. However they soon learn that won't happen anytime soon when they learn that Jerry's body wasn't found among the car wreckage.

Michael enters Kelly's to tell Kristina that Abby bailed on him. Kristina is happy to hear this and urges Michael to date her pal Ali. Angry Michael storms out and heads to Jason's where he confesses he thinks Abby dumped him because she fears Michael will get violent with her. When Jason doesn't say the right thing to make Michael feel better, Michael returns to Kelly's where he finds Kristina getting pressured by another student, Bryce to attend some party. Michael gets in Bryce's face; leave his sister alone! Bryce mocks Michael for being a freak. He doesn't have any friends, let alone a girlfriend! Just then Abby arrives, kisses Michael on the cheek and apologizes for being late ...

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threatens to call the police. Jerry holds up his hands. Now, now, can't they enjoy a brief reunion before bringing up an unpleasantness? Jax is in no mood to play games as he orders Jerry to leave Brenda alone. Jerry tires of the conversation, so he aims his gun at Carly and backs away. Don't make him shoot Carly in order to create a diversion! After Jerry leaves, Jax goes into Carly's arms. What are they going to do?

Siobhan gets a text asking her to meet at the pier at 4pm. The Balkan wants details of her New York trip with Lucky. Lucky startles Siobhan by coming up to her; why is she frowning? Siobhan covers, saying her sister Fiona is bugging her to come home, but she doesn't want to. She suggests they go for a hike, but Lucky says he needs to meet with Dante and Jason to work the Balkan case. Siobhan pouts as Lucky explains he's a cop. This is his life and he hopes Siobhan can accept that. Dante arrives and he mentions that Brenda is back at Jason's penthouse, which Siobhan absorbs as she goes. Later Siobhan meets with Jerry, who orders her to kill Lucky.

At Jason's penthouse Jason tells Dante that Jerry must've staged his accident in order to escape. Now it's a matter of time before Jerry surfaces again. A man arrives to serve Dante some papers; the family of the man whom Brenda killed in the alley a few weeks ago is suing Brenda and Dante for wrongful death! Jason summons Diane, who promises to do her best to get the suit dropped. He insists that Brenda cannot get on the stand; if she does, she will have a nervous breakdown and the Balkan will learn that Brenda killed his son, Aleksander.

Sonny and Brenda are enjoying their woodland dream home as they decorate their Christmas tree. Their idyllic time is cut short by Jason's arrival. Jason insists that Brenda return to the penthouse. Sonny and Brenda both protest, but eventually they agree that Jason's penthouse is the safest place for Brenda. Jason brings Brenda back where he tells her about the lawsuit. Brenda freaks out. To make matters worse Carly arrives to tell them that Jerry paid her a little visit -- and he won't hesitate to hurt either of them. Meanwhile Sonny goes to Jax; they needs to set aside their differences to help Brenda. Tell him how to find Jerry so this can be over …

At the hospital Theo explains that Steve, Patrick or Lisa should've diagnosed him as a hypochondriac and sent him to a psychiatrist. Because they failed to do so, Theo is suing them for malpractice. Robin pleads for Theo to stop this in the name of friendship. Theo refuses to drop the lawsuit and turns to go. Patrick curses under his breath; they never should have admitted Theo in the first place. Robin hangs her head, guilty. Steve leaps into defensive mode as he pulls Patrick and Lisa aside to brainstorm.

Alexis is surprised when Nikolas and Brook Lynn arrive. Nikolas wants to set up a trust fund for Brook Lynn to which Alexis replies, "You're making Brook Lynn your mistress legally?" Both Brook Lynn and Nikolas insist this is none of Alexis's business so Alexis does as they ask. Later Diane arrives and tells Alexis about Brenda's case. As they talk, Theo arrives...

Abby joins Michael at Kelly's and kisses him on the cheek as Michael faces off with Bryce. Bryce is speechless when he sees Abby as Michael pulls her outside. She didn't have to do that. Abby thinks she did; she just hated that Bryce thinks Michael can't get a girl when he can get whomever he wants! Michael's face darkens; he knows Abby called off their date because she's afraid of him. Abby sighs. She cancelled their date because them together is appropriate. She's older than him! Michael doesn't care; it's been a long time since he's been around someone who understands him. Can't they forget what's appropriate and go out? Abby smiles. Okay, she'll go out with him!

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hem with their caseload. Tell him about this Brenda ... Alexis is miffed that Diane called for back-up as Diane explains that since Alexis refused to help her with Sonny's stuff and they didn't hire Claire, she needed some help! Diane then turns to Theo to explain Brenda's wrongful death suit, excluding the part where Brenda killed the Balkan's son. Theo thinks they need to dig up Brenda's past in order to protect her. Alexis grows uncomfortable and curtly tells Theo they won't need his services; she'll handle Brenda. Diane quickly puts the kibosh on that, reminding Alexis that she once defended Brenda during Luis Alcazar's death only to have it revealed later that Alexis was the true murderer. Talk about a conflict of interest! Diane turns to Theo; they need him!

Lucky insists to Dante that someone needs to grill Brenda. Jason won't do it, so Lucky feels he's the best man for the job. He's known Brenda since he was a kid, so he knows how to pressure her without making it seem like pressure. Dante adamantly refuses to let Lucky do that -- so much so that Lucky realizes that Dante is yet another person treating Brenda with kid gloves. Dante leaves Lucky's place and heads home where Lulu wants to have a romantic night. Dante declines; he'd love to, but he can't. Not with Jerry back in town. Lulu understands and is worried as Dante hugs her to reassure her that he will return home safely to her.

At the pier Siobhan talks fast to convince Jerry that killing Lucky would not be beneficial to them. She suggests Jason, but Jerry sees right through her. Siobhan has fallen in love with her mark, hasn't she? Well, too bad. He tells her he will call with further instructions, which she better obey -- or else!

Siobhan returns to Lucky's place with groceries and listens as Lucky vents about Dante's over protectiveness towards Brenda. She then gets a call from Jerry ordering her to come to another pier in half an hour and to bring Lucky. Instead Siobhan makes yet another excuse to go out, leaving Lucky home alone. Lulu arrives with a scarf that she thought Siobhan might like. Lucky gently cautions her about Dante; he's been spending a lot of tine with Brenda and they have a past ... Lulu gets upset and calls Maxie to meet her at the Metro Court restaurant where they speculate if there is more to Dante and Brenda's relationship than bodyguard and protectee. As Dante walks in unseen, Lulu frets that Dante is keeping big secrets from her.

Sonny asks Jax to put their differences aside so that they can take Jerry down together -- all in the name of protecting Brenda. Jax hotly tells Sonny that Jerry is his problem, not Sonny's. Sonny eventually backs down, but says if anything happens to Brenda, it'll be Jax's fault! Sonny heads to his mob restaurant where Dante arrives to warn him of Lucky's intention to grill Brenda. Luke arrives to ask Sonny for help procuring liquor for his wedding and tells Dante to beat it. Alone he reminds Sonny that his eldest cop son may not be as trustworthy as Sonny would like to believe.

At Jason's penthouse Carly demands to know what Brenda did to make the Balkan so angry. Jason knows Carly is upset thanks to Jerry's recent "visit," and tries to calm her, but Brenda crumbles. She admits that she killed the Balkan's son and Dante covered it up. Carly's head explodes. She can't believe that Brenda's stupid love affair has put all these people in danger, including Carly and Jax's kids! Jason orders Carly to go home; he will talk to her later. Carly obeys, but is shocked to find Jax loading his gun. When Jax explains he needs to take care of Jerry, Carly becomes concerned -- and rightly so.

Back at Jason's, Brenda continues to have a break down. She knows Carly is right and feels incredibly guilty. She hates that she got Jason into this mess! Is there anything she can do to make this up to him? Jason looks at the pink pillows on the couch; talk to Spinelli and get rid of all the pink in the penthouse! Brenda argues that she likes pink and Jason concedes he likes pale pink, but for the love of god, get rid of the fuchsia throw pillows! Jax arrives, wanting to talk to Brenda, so Jason takes this opportunity to go talk to Carly. Jax apologizes to Brenda for all the harm Jerry has caused. Brenda realizes Jax intends to kill Jerry and tries to talk him out of it. No good can come of that, Jax! Meanwhile Sonny arrives as Jason tries to get Carly to keep her mouth shut about Brenda and Dante. While Carly wants to take this opportunity to exact revenge on Dante, Sonny demands to know who is guarding Brenda right now. He can't believe that Jason left Brenda with Jax at the penthouse!

Nikolas and Brook Lynn have a nice meal at the Metro Court where Brook Lynn admits she really enjoys being with Nikolas. Nikolas must really like her company too because he'd rather hang out with her than buy presents off of Spencer's holiday wish list. Poor kid has become scenery again for Nikolas ever since Elizabeth moved out with the boys Aidan, Cameron and Jake. Elizabeth and Steve are also at the Metro Court. Elizabeth can't stop obsessing over Nikolas's relationship with Brook Lynn, so when Nikolas steps away from his table, Elizabeth swoops in to call Brook Lynn a gold digger and a whore. Brook Lynn is calm as she calls Elizabeth on her jealousy.

Lucky gets a call from Siobhan's sister Fiona, who explains she hasn't been able to talk to her sister for weeks. Upset Lucky realizes that Siobhan has been lying to him and vents to Luke about this when Luke stops by. Meanwhile Siobhan meets with Jerry at the pier, who scolds her for not bringing Lucky. Jerry then gets a call from Theo, who orders Jerry to go easy on Siobhan. Jerry refers to Theo as the Balkan as Siobhan looks at Jerry confused; wait, he's not the Balkan! Jerry sighs. No, he's not. OMG -- Theo is the Balkan!

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Fiona called to check in with Siobhan because she hasn't talked to her sister for over a month. However, every time Lucky turns around, Siobhan claims she is talking to her sister. Luke points out that maybe Siobhan is talking to someone else, like an old boyfriend! It's not as nefarious as Lucky thinks! Lucky concedes that Luke is right; he just had a flashback to Elizabeth lying to him, etc. He'll give Siobhan the benefit of the doubt. Luke is pleased to hear that and convinces Lucky to return to the Haunted Star with him where Tracy again accuses Luke of trying to ditch her. Luke assures his bride-to-be that he's in it for the long haul, but Tracy needs to see it to believe it.

At the pier Siobhan listens as Jerry argues with the Balkan on the phone, whom we see is former hypochondriac/hotshot NYC lawyer Theo! Theo reminds Jerry that he works for him, so he needs to stop abusing Siobhan. Also that directive to kill Lucky was unnecessary. Upset Jerry grabs Siobhan and threatens to shoot her unless the Balkan puts 10 million into his account. Theo explains he can't do that because that will call attention to him, not to mention he has a feeling that Jerry will double cross him, so Theo decides to terminate Jerry's employment, effective immediately. And when the Balkan means immediately, he isn't kidding. Siobhan watches in horror as a nearby sniper shoots Jerry in the chest! Jerry gasps and falls into the water as Siobhan's phone rings. Theo identifies himself as Siobhan's new boss; he needs her to tell Lucky what she saw, but she has to say it like this …

Lucky leaves the Haunted Star when he gets an urgent call from Siobhan. When he arrives at the pier, Siobhan tells him she saw a man get shot and fall into the water. She wasn't sure, but it could've been Jerry Jacks! Lucky pulls out a photo of Jerry and Siobhan confirms. Yes, that was him!

Sonny arrives at the mob restaurant to find Carly and Jason arguing over Brenda. He isn't happy that Jason left Brenda with Jax at the penthouse, but Jason explains he needed to talk to Carly. He reveals that Jerry held her and Josslyn at gunpoint, which upset both Carly and Brenda. Brenda admitted that she killed the Balkan's son, so now Carly is uber upset and ready to throw Dante under the first available bus. Sonny makes her swear not to do that, so Carly cleverly promises to never to turn Dante in for covering up Aleksander's death -- and that's it.

At Jason's penthouse Brenda pleads with Jax to spare Jerry's life, but Jax says that he loves Brenda and wants to protect her. He clarifies that he is in love with Carly and wants to spend his life with her, but he never stopped caring for Brenda. If he can stop Jerry, he will! Brenda thinks that's a horrible idea and points out all that Jax could lose, but he remains determined. He's their best chance since Jerry will never see it coming.

Dante listens unseen as Lulu vents to Maxie about Dante hiding things from her. Dante reveals himself and announces he has the night off, which thrills Lulu, but makes Maxie suspicious. She narrows her eyes at Dante and announces she thinks Lulu's heart is no longer safe with him. Dante assures Maxie that she has nothing to worry about, but Maxie remains wary. Dante then heads home, but stops on the way to see Brenda. He admits he wants to come clean to Lulu about them, but no one needs to know about the baby. (Baby? What baby?) Brenda agrees; she doesn't want to talk about the baby any more than he does. Later Lulu returns home to find Dante's place decked out sombreros and plastic cati. He holds up a bag; dinner from Paco's Tacos! Lulu thanks Dante for the effort, but she knows that he overheard her conversation with Maxie. This set-up has guilt written all over it. Dante admits she's right and assures her again that she's the one that he wants.

Brenda goes out for a walk with Jason as Spinelli gets a phone call from Carly. He assures her that he's alone. Carly arrive and Spinelli is pleased to announce that he's found something on Dante. It seems that he paid a significant amount of money to a law firm that handles adoptions in 2007. Hm, why would he do that?

Theo watches Brenda and Jason walk along the street as Brenda frets about her impending lawsuit. She drops her glove and Theo picks it up. Brenda thanks him with a smile. It's obvious she has no idea who he is.

Alexis arrives to Sonny to warn him that Brenda's trial could get rough. He has to prepare her. Actually she thinks Sonny and Brenda are not good for each other, but then again, they are adults. Sonny is adamant that he's not going to lose his second chance with Brenda. He intends to make it work this time!

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ing sparkles. Lulu and Maya, wearing matching purple, ruffled halter bridesmaid dresses that are sort of flattering, find Tracy doing ELQ business on the phone. Lulu takes the phone away from Tracy and orders her to get dressed, but Tracy refuses, afraid to set herself up for disappointment. She's positive that Luke will ditch her at the altar; he hasn't signed the pre-nup yet! Maya, who looks unrecognizable with sleek straight hair, reminds Tracy that she won. She is about to get everything she wants, so get dressed! Tracy balks, but eventually relents saying if she is going to be humiliated, at least she will look stunning.

Meanwhile Luke expresses his disappointment in Ethan, who refuses to let him leave Lucky's apartment or to have a drink. Lucky arrives and assures Luke that they will make sure he gets married, come hell or high water. Luke tries multiple times to convince his kids to let him imbibe; he won't make it through the wedding without any alcohol! Edward arrives and offers to take Luke to the airport if that's what he wants. Instead Edward takes Luke to the mansion and locks him in the den as Lucky and Ethan try to console Alice over Luke getting married to Tracy. Big Alice has his Mr. Luke's back!

Brenda comes downstairs, wondering why Jason isn't dressed yet for Tracy's wedding. Jason, who is looking over phone records to find a link between Jerry and the Balkan, says he's not going to the wedding -- and neither is Brenda! It's not safe! Brenda argues that this would make Edward happy, especially since most of the family is gone: Alan, AJ, Emily ... would it hurt Jason to act like a Quartermaine? Jason realizes he'll have the place to himself, so he lets Brenda go and calls Sam. Sam rushes over and she jumps into Jason's arms, ready to spend the night with him. Jason smiles; let's pick out a Christmas tree!

Dante arrives at the mob restaurant to find Sonny adjusting his tie and ready to attend Luke's wedding. Dante tells Sonny about Jerry's shooting and that he's probably dead. Sonny thinks this means Brenda is no longer in danger, if Jerry was indeed the Balkan. This means he and Brenda are free to be together! Dante cautions Sonny to slow down as Michael arrives. Sonny announces he is hosting a Christmas brunch for his kids and Dante is invited. Brenda will be there, of course. Dante exchanges a look with Michael and declines, saying he and Olivia already have plans.

Carly arrives at the PI offices of McCall and Jackal to find Spinelli "dictating" case notes into his recorder, aka creating his own Sam Spade adventure starring himself. Carly holds up a plane ticket; Spinelli is going to take a little trip to learn why Dante employed the services of a family lawyer in New York.

At the hospital Robin asks Lisa how Inez is, insinuating that she doesn't believe Lisa, who replies that she hasn't spoken much to Inez or her housekeeper. As Lisa moves off, she overhears Robin invite Patrick home for Christmas. Patrick accepts, promising to sleep in the guest room, which makes Lisa deeply unhappy. So she leaves a message from someone, asking someone to call them back and she would like to hear their voice. Hm, who could it be?

Jax and Carly arrive at the wedding. Jax pulls Lucky aside to talk about Jerry's shooting as Carly texts Spinelli about his secret mission. More guests arrive, including Nikolas and Brook Lynn and Brenda and Sonny. Brenda, who looks a bit dressed down, enthusiastically greets Brook Lynn. Does Brook remember her? She's her godmother! (It's safe to assume that Brenda has not been an active part of Brook Lynn's life.) Maya joins Ethan; wouldn't it be ironic -- after all this fuss -- that Tracy ends up ditching Luke instead of vice versa? Meanwhile Edward dangles money in front of Luke's face; name your price and then disappear for good! Luke shakes his head; he'll pass. Pleased Edward lays down some ground rules for living at the mansion: don't touch the cigars and smoking jacket. There will be a limit to how much scotch Luke can consume as well as how much access he has to Alice. Alexis arrives with the pre-nup for Luke to sign. Luke stalls, saying if he signs it, then it means Tracy doesn't trust him. Lucky, Lulu and Ethan arrive to talk some sense into Luke. Sign it! Luke sighs and finally does, looking like it's killing him.

The wedding finally begins. Tracy descends the staircase looking like a dream in her custom made gown. She is relieved to see Luke at the front of the room and happy when Alexis holds up the pre-nup, indicating that Luke signed it. Tracy joins Luke and can't resist. She needs to see the pre-nup! Luke grabs it and tells her to stop. They have to learn to trust each other! He gives a moving speech how they are perfect for each other -- each other's unlikely surprise. Luke loves her, Tracy Spanky Popsicle Quartermaine. He wants to call her wife and not as another nickname! Tracy responds in kind with tears in her eyes. Luke gives her a reason to get up in the morning and looks forward to their next adventure. Aw!

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gelica Quartermaine. Everyone watches captivated except for Carly who can't stop texting Spinelli. Luke and Tracy exchange rings and are about to kiss as man and wife when Tracy holds up her hand. She really needs to see that pre-nup! Luke refuses and Lulu tries to talk some sense into Tracy. However it's Brook Lynn who convinces Tracy to see the light. Her grandmother actually listens to her and decides that Brook Lynn's 'take a chance' speech is right. Tracy returns to the front of the room and gets married without looking at the pre-nup. Yay, finally! Everyone claps as Luke and Tracy kiss -- everyone except Alice, who feels this is surely the end of her Master Luke's free-wheeling ways. Later Brook Lynn pulls her grandmother aside at the reception. She explains that she wanted to save Tracy from herself hoping that someday someone will do that for her. Tracy smiles with approval; good save. Edward approaches the happy couple and genuinely wishes them well. Meanwhile Lulu and Dante sneak away for some quiet time. She says that Tracy nearly ran out on Luke, afraid to put her heart on the line. Dante takes the hint and promises to never make Lulu regret loving him.

At the Drake/Scorpio house Robin and Patrick decorate the tree. Robin admits she both likes and hates having Patrick here, but she wants Emma to have a good Christmas which means having both parents here. Mac arrives and is none too pleased to see Patrick. Maybe it's the turtleneck. Patrick asks Mac for a truce, which Mac agrees to for Robin and Emma's sake. Robin urges Mac to see Alexis at Luke and Tracy's wedding as Mac groans. Stop with the match-making!

Sam and Jason bring home a sad little Charlie Brown tree that Sam believes needs a little TLC. Jason teases, calling her a sucker. As Sam goes to get ornaments, Molly arrives to take Jason Christmas shopping for Sam's present. Luckily Sam interrupts and convinces Molly to help them decorate. Michael arrives. Is this their tree? That's it? (Hee.) Spinelli arrives, surprised to see everyone and heads upstairs to change into some wedding finery. Later Molly asks Michael to come on the kiddie ski trip, which makes Michael really happy. Spinelli rushes back out, apparently forgetting to comb his hair

Matt arrives at Crimson to wish Maxie a merry Christmas. Maxie has a present for him: a break-up! He is better off without her. Matt doesn't buy Maxie's selfish/self-less act and tells her that his present to her is him sticking around. He invites Maxie to get a tree and new ornaments since hers were lost in the fire. She smiles and accepts.

Back at the Q mansion Ethan gives a toast to Luke and Tracy: make they be the happiest miserable people in the world. Cute. Lucky steps up to give his best man speech, describing how unlikely Tracy and Luke are, but how impressed he is to see how hard they fight to stay together. Lulu is next to remind Tracy that she used to call her 'Step-Monster.' Hee. She is now honored to call Tracy her step-mother, which makes Tracy cry and speaks to their nice bond. Luke wants to say a few things about his wife -- his wife! He credits Tracy for making his life interesting and happy. Aw. Later Lucky tells Siobhan how inspiring it is to see Luke lose his first love Laura, but find love again with Tracy. Edward corners Ethan to talk about grooming him to take over ELQ, but Luke quickly puts the kibosh on that. The evening ends with Tracy dancing with her dad, Luke with Alice and Lucky with Siobhan. Tracy sneaks up behind Luke; she bets he signed the pre-nup as Rutherford B. Hayes. Luke smirks; nope, it was Wile E. Coyote.

Carly gets yet another text from Spinelli when Brenda approaches. Brenda tells her about the family brunch that Sonny is hosting on Christmas Day. It would be great if Morgan can come. Carly coolly informs Brenda that this is none of her business. Brenda gets that, but why doesn't Carly want to make things better? Carly snarks that they all can't be like her as Sonny interrupts. Carly leaves and Sonny takes Brenda out to Lila's rose garden where Brenda confesses she used to come out here to daydream about her and Sonny. Sonny wants to make her dreams come true, so he takes this opportunity to propose to her! Will Brenda marry him?

Spinelli enters to talk to Carly, but gets caught by Lulu and Dante. Spinelli covers why he's there, saying he wants to make amends with Dante. Spinelli grimaces over his loathsome task and is relieved when Carly finds him. He has some news for her: Apparently Dante and Brenda had a kid and he gave her full custody. Carly cackles; Brenda is the mother of Sonny's grandchild. Merry Christmas!

In the Quartermaine's rose garden Brenda stares at Sonny as he proposes to her. Looking pained Brend ...more

a tells Sonny that marriage will ruin everything. Can't they just love each other as is? Sonny realizes that he dumping her at the altar via Jason all those years ago has scarred Brenda for life. (Duh!) He attempts to convince her that she can trust him now; they have to move forward together! Brenda admits that she is crazy in love with Sonny and eventually agrees to marry him.

Inside Edward speaks lovingly to the photo of his beloved Lila when suddenly the doors behind him open. He turns, shocked to see his estranged grandson Jason and great-grandson Michael standing there! They admit they came to wish him a merry Christmas. Edward gets choked up for a moment before asking why now—after all these years. Michael doesn't want to play the blame game; it's not Jason or Edward's or anybody's fault that he's not a proper Quartermaine. The only person he has to blame for how his life turned out is himself. Edward is impressed by the young man and has an offer for him: He will fund Michael's education at Port Charles University if Michael agrees to take the helm of ELQ. Michael is flattered but declines. He's not sure if he's ELQ material. Edward is crushed, but accepts that for now. He adds that the offer still stands. As Jason looks a tad worried, Michael thanks Edward again and they leave.

Back at the reception in the bigger room Luke dances with Tracy surrounded by Nikolas/Brook Lynn, Dante/Lulu, Ethan/Maya and Mac/Alexis. This is certainly a great party! Carly, however, isn't paying any attention to the festivities. She pulls Spinelli into the foyer to ask him if she heard him correctly: Did he really find evidence that Dante and Brenda had a child together and Dante gave her full custody? Spinelli nods. He hacked into this NYC law firm, etc. As Carly gleefully prepares to ruin both Dante and Brenda's life, Jax finds them. He eyes Spinelli suspiciously; what is he doing here? Carly covers, saying she asked Spinelli to hack into the court system to end Michael's probation sooner than later, but Spinelli talked her out of it. Spinelli confirms and leaves. Jax and Carly rejoin the party as Ethan announces it's time for Tracy to throw the bridal bouquet. She stands and tosses it—right into Brenda's arms as Brenda and Sonny walk in! Sonny grins. This is perfect! He announces that Brenda just agreed to marry him! Most everyone is happy and by happy we mean cautious and hesitant reactions. Carly looks outright pissed as does Tracy, who fumes that Sonny and Brenda stole her thunder. Jax wants to leave and tells Carly to meet him at the car. Brenda and Dante exchange a pained look, which Carly notices. Edward asks Maya and Ethan to meet him in his study, where he offers to groom Ethan for the head of ELQ, but he needs to stay married to Maya. Angry Maya tells Ethan there has to be a bigger catch to this. Edward insists he's doing this in honor of Mary Mae, but warns Ethan the offer won't stay on the table for long. Page 1 of 3 First «Prev Next» Last

Back in the main room Tracy and Luke bid their guests good-bye. Tracy pulls Nikolas aside and tells him to break things off with her granddaughter. She doesn't want her to die like Emily did, meaning Tracy still blames Nikolas for Emily's death. Nikolas assures Tracy that he and Brook Lynn have a business arrangement—besides they are friends! Later Tracy and Luke enjoy a last dance alone with the pre-nup kicked to the side.

Theo arrives at Diane's office to talk about Brenda's wrongful death case. He gleams information about Brenda, Sonny and Jason from Diane and then asks to meet with Brenda. Diane gives him Jason's address, not knowing she is sending the wolf into the lamb's den, aka telling the Balkan where Brenda is!

Lulu and Dante return to Dante's place where Dante falls asleep on the couch. He dreams of the moment Brenda is about to leave, but he tells her that he loves her. He asks her to stay; they can raise the baby together. Touched Brenda agrees and hugs Dante. Dante bolts awake to find Lulu covering him with a blanket. When Lulu asks him what's the matter, Dante admits he was dreaming and pulls her in for a hug.

Brenda returns to Jason's, having agreed to return with him because his place is safer than Sonny's. She's relaxing alone in the living room when there's a knock at the door. Theo enters, asking to speak with her about the man she killed. Meanwhile Jason arrives at Diane's office where Diane somberly tells him that Brenda's lawsuit isn't about the money. The family wants to make Brenda pay in other ways

Sonny arrives home to find Carly waiting for him. He thanks her for not making a huge scene at the wedding when he announced his engagement to Brenda. Upset Carly blinks back the tears as she says only wants to protect him—which is why she has to tell him not to marry Brenda. Sonny stares at her; why not…?

At Dante's loft Lulu asks Dante about his dream. Dante, who had been dreaming about Brenda, covers w ...more

ith a crazy story influenced by Luke and Tracy's wedding. He had his patrolman's uniform on sans pants and was going to get married to Lulu, but Ethan fleeced all the wedding guests and Tracy showed up with Rottweilers. Morgan and Michael had Uncle Vinny in a headlock…Lulu doesn't buy it, but Dante distracts her with a kiss.

Brenda eyes Theo warily as he explains he's here to talk to her about her wrongful death lawsuit. He apologizes for the late hour, but he really needs her to tell him what exactly happened. Brenda is charmed by him and is about to spill her guts when Jason returns home. She tells Jason she needs some air and heads out with Max. As she walks, she bumps into Dante, who congratulates her on her engagement to Sonny. Pained Brenda asks if it's wrong to keep what happened between her and Dante—and the baby—a secret from Sonny. Dante feels the best thing for all of them is to move forward. Brenda smiles, suddenly feeling as if a huge weight has been lifted from her shoulders. She thanks Dante and rushes back to the penthouse where she gushes to Jason that she and Sonny aren't doomed after all! For the first time ever she thanks Jason for bringing her back to Port Charles—this is where she was meant to be! Meanwhile Dante remains troubled as he returns home to Lulu. Lulu believes Dante is bothered by his dad's engagement and encourages him to focus on the future—and them. Dante looks like he wants to, but we know he's going to have a hard time doing so.

After Brenda leaves, Jason has a few things to discuss with Theo. Putting Brenda on the stand would cause a complete nervous breakdown. Theo assures Jason that it's his job to prepare Brenda—and he fully intends to do that. Later Theo meets up with one of his goons, who asks why doesn't the Balkan kill Brenda now that he has access to her. Theo smiles; killing Brenda would be too easy. He plans to destroy her mentally before making her pay for killing his son.

At Sonny's house Carly pleads with Sonny to end his engagement to Brenda. She's no good for him! Sonny dismisses Carly's concerns. If she can't be happy for him…Upset Carly leaves with a warning that Sonny will be sorry. Meanwhile Spinelli arrives to Diane and dances around the issue of Brenda and Dante. He asks her if he should seek Jason's help with something that could ruin a lot of lives—something that shouldn't have been uncovered. Diane advises Spinelli to leave Jason alone; he has enough on his plate, so Spinelli leaves. Later Carly visits Spinelli at the PI office where Spinelli urges her to leave Brenda and Dante alone. Carly insists they have to do what is right and has an idea on who to tell first about Brenda and Dante's baby…

It's a busy day at Diane's office when Claire arrives to ask for a job again. Diane informs her that not only do they have Theo, but Brenda and Sonny got engaged. Does Claire still believe she could remain impartial to Sonny's work? Upset Claire goes to see Sonny who asks if she's okay with him and Brenda. Claire assures him that she is, but we see that she totally is not.

Lisa arrives to inspect Johnny's wound and gives him some more antibiotics. Unbeknownst to him, they are actually sedatives and soon Johnny is sleeping peacefully on the couch. Lisa immediately searches the penthouse looking for the syringe, but unfortunately Johnny wakes up. He holds the syringe up; is she looking for this?

Michael arrives at Sonny's place to congratulate his dad again on his engagement. He also thinks Sonny should ask Dante to be his best man. Sonny looks at Michael thoughtfully; is Michael okay with that? Michael nods. Sonny says he'll think about it and reiterates that he doesn't want to put Michael in the middle of Carly and himself. Michael gets why Carly has her objections and assures his dad that he's fine. He can handle Mom. Hopefully Carly will back off when she realizes that Sonny will finally be happy.

At the Lake House Kristina ends a phone call with Alexis and tells Molly excitedly that Alexis is out! With Mac! The girls squeal with joy as Michael arrives. He has good news for them; he is allowed to go on the ski trip with them! More squealing ensues. When Kristina and Molly learn of Sonny's engagement to Brenda, they are over the moon. A big wedding! To a supermodel! Squee!

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istmas. Robin nods, saying Emma was adorable, and reveals she invited Patrick over for New Year's Eve. Steve arrives looking for Cameron. Apparently Elizabeth bailed and Steve is a chaperon on the hospital ski trip in her place and plans to take Cameron on the bunny slope. Maxie arrives, ready to ski with Matt and cuddle by the fire.

At the Metro Court Carly corners Olivia with a new project: go on the GH in trip in her place! When Olivia balks, Carly offers to pay her overtime. She explains she has a scheduling conflict, meaning she wants to spend extra time with Jax with the boys occupied.

Michael bumps into Abby on the street and is thrilled when she invites him to dinner. Michael tries to bail on the ski trip, but Molly and Kristina make their disappointment well known. Kristina, especially, is rather rude to Abby. Abby feels badly and insists that Michael go on the trip; they can hang out when he gets back.

Kristina and Molly meet with Taylor and Ali at the hospital where Alexis arrives bearing a bag full of long underwear for her girls. Well, that wasn't embarrassing! Olivia arrives and is happy to learn Steve will also be a chaperon on the trip. She flirts with him, asking if he brought his guitar. Steve gathers the kids together and they head for the bus.

Spinelli is about to leave the penthouse when Jason stops him. Why was Spinelli at Luke and Tracy's wedding? Spinelli admits he had an ulterior motive; he wanted to check on Brenda and honestly, he thinks her engagement to Sonny is a really bad idea. Jason agrees, but says it's not their place to do or say anything. Later he says the same to Carly, but we all know she's not going to listen.

Theo approaches Lucky at the police station to talk about the Balkan. Can Lucky give him everything they have on the crime lord? Lucky refers Theo to Dante, but Theo hesitates, saying Dante is mentioned in Brenda's wrongful death suit. So Lucky suggests Theo talk to Agent Bates and Theo wonders if he could have information on Ronan O'Reilly. Lucky stares at him feigning ignorance. Who is that? Theo reveals he read about Ronan, which makes Lucky suspicious. Lucky heads to Jason's where they talk about Brenda's case and both wonder if Jerry is really dead. Lucky agrees to talk to Siobhan to see if there is anything else she remembers about Jerry's shooting.

Ethan arrives at Johnny's place and is horrified to hear that Lisa drugged Johnny to look for the syringe. When is Johnny going to realize that Lisa is cuckoo for cocoa puffs? Johnny insists he has everything under control; besides he rather likes taunting Lisa. Lisa arrives to check on Johnny's wound. Ethan warns Lisa not to try any more funny business before he leaves. Upset Lisa turns to Johnny; give her the syringe and call it even! Johnny chuckles; so she can waltz out of here and try to lure Patrick back into her bed? When will Lisa realize that will never happen? Lisa glares at Johnny; well, the idea of Johnny and her will never happen either.

Theo bumps into Alexis on the street and offers to take her out to lunch. Alexis reveals that Sonny is Kristina's father and Molly's uncle. Theo thinks that Alexis could give him what he needs to know about Sonny, Brenda and Dante. Could they have conspired to cover up a murder with self-defense?

The bus is relatively quiet as the driver makes his way through the snowy roads. He opts for a shortcut as Steve takes out his guitar. Taylor and Kristina tease Ali for listening to "Halleluiah" on her iPod, so Steve begins to strum the chords. The whole bus listens enraptured as Morgan makes a quick call to Carly to say they are all right. Suddenly the bus verves off the road and Carly listens with horror to the sounds of metal crashing and tires screeching. Carly turns to Jason; the kids' bus just crashed! Later we see Steve and the kids unconscious among the bus debris on the snowy hillside.