The kids are on the bus on their way to the ski resort as Olivia flirts with Steve; Steve plays his ...more

guitar; Matt and Maxie bat their eyelashes at each other; the bus driver takes a short cut and Morgan is on the phone with Carly telling her that Molly is boring Michael with YA literature talk. Suddenly the driver loses control of the bus and swerves! Carly listens with horror as she hears tires screeching, glass breaking and her children screaming before the line goes dead. Turning to Jason, who is standing nearby, Carly tells him she thinks the bus—carrying most of Port Charles's children, a la The Sweet Hereafter—has crashed! Nikolas and Brook Lynn arrive and immediately head to the hospital when they hear the news. Carly calls the police station before jumping into Jason's car. Together Carly and Jason race to follow the bus's route hoping to find the kids. Along the way Carly is hit with guilt as she confides in Jason that she made Olivia chaperon the ski trip in her place.

Brook Lynn and Nikolas arrive at the hospital with the bad news. Robin, Patrick and Lisa prep the ER for the influx of victims as Elizabeth freaks out. Her brother Steve is on the bus, not to mention sweet little Cameron! Nikolas does his best to comfort Elizabeth as Brook Lynn watches.

Luke arrives to Lucky at the police station to ask him to track an old "friend" of his. He and Tracy are going to Prague for their honeymoon, but Luke plans to look up his friend and search for the elusive and valuable Three Sisters Diamonds as well. Lucky chides his father before doing a quick computer search and comes up empty. Tracy enters, wanting to know what they are up to, but Luke quickly appeases her and they leave. Siobhan arrives, dressed to kill and realizes that Lucky forgot their date. Lucky apologizes and is about to close up shop when the call about the bus crash comes in. He's stunned to learn that Cameron is on the bus, which goes to show how unconnected Lucky has become because he used to know every detail of his sons' lives, including what they had for breakfast that morning.

Dante and Brenda arrive at the hospital (we have no idea why they are together or why they went to the hospital) when they learn about the bus crash. When Dante hears that his mom, brothers and sister were on the trip, he heads to an empty corridor to freak out. Brenda follows and gives him a huge hug, allowing us to see that she had time to put highlights into her hair.

At the mob restaurant Theo arrives and grills Conan about Sonny while Sonny vents to Alexis in his office that Theo is late. Alexis assures him that Theo is more than capable and follows Sonny into the dining area. Theo impresses Sonny when he reveals he's been doing his homework, but Sonny makes it clear that the man Brenda killed deserved to die. Theo's face hardens; that man also had a father. How would Sonny feel if someone shot one of his sons? Before Sonny can reply that someone indeed shot one of his sons causing the boy to lose a year of his life to a coma, he and Alexis learn about the bus crash. Both go pale realizing Michael, Morgan, Kristina and Molly are on that bus.

Meanwhile the bus victims slowly regain consciousness in the snow. Steve finds Cameron on the ground near him; luckily Cameron is okay, just scared. Michael is with Molly and Kristina; Taylor and Ali are with the bus driver. Unfortunately the bus driver isn't doing so well and dies before Steve can get to him. Matt has a broken arm and Kristina helps Ali make a fire. Michael goes to look for Morgan, but finds a badly injured Olivia instead. Steve and Olivia try to keep things light, but Olivia is in a lot of pain. It's clear she had internal bleeding and she asks Steve to tell Dante she loves him—just in case.

Michael hears a truck and decides to run toward the road hoping to flag it down as everyone else huddles around the fire tending to their injuries. Kristina struggles to keep her hysteria at bay as she tells everyone that Michael will find the truck and get help. Unfortunately Michael slips and slides as he runs towards the road. The truck whizzes by before he has a chance to scream and catch the attention of the truck driver. Meanwhile Morgan remains missing

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Alexis as Sam arrives. She becomes alarmed when she hears about the crash and joins her mom in the waiting area. Nervous Robin blurts that she loved spending Christmas with Patrick, much to Lisa's disgust. Robin babbles that she is worried about Maxie, who had urged Robin to share her feelings with Patrick. So here she is, sharing -- she really needs Patrick right now. Patrick moves to Robin, also worried. His brother Matt is on that bus, too! Abby arrives and breathlessly asks Epiphany for an update on the crash. She ends up sitting beside Sonny in the waiting area and reveals that she is Michael's friend. Nikolas thinks waiting here is pointless until Brook Lynn says this is what family is all about -- coming together in a time of crisis.

At the police station Siobhan watches as Lucky and Mac man the phones and coordinate the search for the bus crash. She offers to leave, but Lucky asks her to stay. It means the world to him that she is here.

Meanwhile Jason and Carly and Dante and Brenda speed towards the mountain -- in their separate cars--desperate to find the bus crash. Dante is worried about Olivia and Carly is worried about her kids. They quickly realize the bus isn't where it should be and take alternate routes. Brenda begs Dante to slow down as Dante babbles about his mom; how he owes her everything and how thankful he is that his mother didn't tell him who Sonny was until recently. It allowed him to have a normal childhood.

At the crash site Michael finally locates Morgan, whose leg is broken. He drags his brother back to the fire with Kristina, Molly, Ali and Taylor and leaves them to grab Steve, who is at another campfire trying to keep Olivia lucid and Maxie, who is super impressed with Matt's heroism. Olivia is in bad shape and she knows it as she tries to stay awake. Steve doesn't do much to hide the truth from Olivia as he goes to set Morgan's leg. Michael and Molly head back out to the road to flag cars and yay, one of their cell phone works! Michael calls 911 and is connected to Lucky. He quickly assures Lucky that Cameron is fine and gives their location. Back at the first fire Taylor does his best to keep Kristina warm as Ali knows exactly what to find to keep the fire going.

Michael and Molly reach the road and flag down a car, which happens to be Dante's! Molly introduces herself to Brenda (what a way to meet for the first time!) and Brenda brings her into the car to get warm. Later Brenda asks both Kristina and Molly to be bridesmaid in her wedding to Sonny. Michael leads Dante to Olivia as Carly and Jason arrive. Carly flies to Morgan's side as Morgan whimpers that he was afraid Carly wouldn't find him. Carly smiles tenderly, saying if Morgan hadn't called her, they wouldn't have known the bus had crashed. Dante is relieved to see his Ma, but one look from Steve tells him that Olivia is not all right. She has to be airlifted. Unfortunately when the helicopter finally arrives, Olivia passes out!

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Patrick grimly tells Sonny that it doesn't look good. Sonny returns to the waiting area where he resumes his conversation with Abby. He reveals he's Michael's dad as Abby tries to hide her discomfort. Despite the chaos around them Sonny eyes Abby's fishnet stockings and correctly surmises that she is a dancer. He bluntly says that a strip club is no place for Michael, who is still on parole. Abby gets defensive, explaining that Michael has never visited her at work and they are friends. When Michael finally arrives, he goes into Abby's arms, much to Carly's dismay.

Elizabeth is relieved to see Cameron and Steve. Steve says that Cameron is okay, but he still needs to get checked out. Lucky and Siobhan arrive and together they move into Cameron's room. Cameron asks Elizabeth to see Jake, so Elizabeth leaves, but not before she gives Siobhan an uneasy look when Cameron asks her to tell him a story. Later Lucky sings a song to Cameron which makes Siobhan practically melt. Elizabeth returns with Jake, crossing with Jason and Sam. She makes a quick decision and lets Jason spend some time with his son. Sam watches as Jason hesitantly reaches out for Jake and then relaxes, clearly in love with his son, but conflicted because he can't reveal that he is Jake's true father.

Kristina, Molly, Ali, Taylor and the rest of the kids arrive. Molly gushes that Michael was a real hero out there as Michael blushes. He is quick to credit Ali for doing a lot as well. Hm, maybe he's starting to see her in a different light? Kristina has hypothermia and has to stay at the hospital. She encourages Alexis and Sam to take Molly home, which they do. Ali sneaks into Kristina's room. She said her doctor was taking forever, so she left. Ali pauses and touches her head. Wow, she has a really bad headache! Before Kristina can say anything, Ali collapses! She is rushed to the OR where Patrick worries she has a brain bleed. Steve chides himself for not seeing the signs sooner as Patrick works to save Ali, but it's too late. She flat lines on the table and dies. Meanwhile Sonny comforts Kristina, who sobs hysterically on his shoulder, worried about her friend as Brenda watches sympathetically.

Matt and Maxie arrive and Lisa moves to set Matt's arm, but Maxie refuses to let crazy Lisa near Matt. Matt assures Maxie that it is fine; Lisa wouldn't dare pull anything funny with Maxie around! Patrick and Robin are relieved to see Matt and Maxie. Maxie pulls Robin aside, relieved that Matt will be okay and gushes that she thinks they have a real chance at being together!

Morgan is wheeled in with a very bad break in his leg. Carly and Sonny immediately race to his side as well as Jax. Sonny feels left out as Morgan frets to Jax that he might not be able to do karate again. There isn't a doctor available to examine Morgan, which angers Carly and Sonny, so a man dressed in plain clothes steps forward. His name is Terrell and he is a pediatrician. He instantly tends to Morgan and it's clear that he's an awesome doctor. When Carly and Sonny learn that he's here to interview for a position at the hospital, they lobby for him to get the job. Later Terrell crosses paths with Lisa. Wordlessly he follows her into the supply closet where she pulls him into a passionate kiss. Whoa!

Dante waits patiently for word about his mom. Lulu arrives to comfort him as Patrick downplays Olivia's injuries. Later Patrick confides to Robin that he may have given Dante an overly optimistic report. After Olivia's surgery, Dante goes to sit with his mom with the hopes that his voice will encourage her to fight. Lulu stands behind Dante, feeling helpless.

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to him, asking what brings him to Port Charles as Lisa hovers in the background. Steve is so impressed with Terrell's credentials in addition to how Terrell handled Morgan's broken leg that he offers the pediatrician a trial run. Robin is given the task of showing Terrell around. Terrell tries to engage her in some friendly conversation asking if there is anyone to avoid. Robin refuses to badmouth Lisa, but Terrell gets the drift. Later Terrell makes a faux pas when he says it must be nice to be married and work together. Patrick coughs as Robin explains they are separated. Oops! Later Lisa pulls Terrell aside; he tells her that she really is persona non grata around here. Why exactly did she want him to apply for this job? Lisa sneers; isn't it obvious? She needs him to seduce Robin!

Carly finds her Michael doodling on Morgan's cast. Morgan wants to go home, but Carly insists he stay for observation. She isn't taking any chances with him! As she and Michael exit to the hallway Carly mentions that she saw Abby with Michael last night. She wants to know more about her and clearly disapproves, which upsets Michael. He storms out and heads to Kelly's where he bumps into Abby. Abby confesses that she had the bad luck to sit beside Sonny in the waiting area and told him that she was friends with Michael. She worries that Sonny will think less of her because he knows she's stripper, but Michael assures her that his dad wants him to be happy, so Sonny will be cool about this. Carly on the hand ...

Sonny visits Kristina who is very distraught over Ali's death. She blames herself, saying Ali wouldn't have gone on the ski trip if Kristina hadn't been so adamant about setting her up with Michael! Sonny knows it's hard to lose someone you care about. He shares a story about Stone, adding that some things are out of your control. However, some things like how you live your life are, so make the most of it! Wow, who knew Sonny could be so wise?

Spinelli stops by Diane's office to ask her a favor, much to Theo's annoyance. When Spinelli sneezes, Theo has a hissy fit. Turns out he's not only a hypochondriac, but a germ-a-phobe! Diane throws Spinelli out before he can ask his favor, but luckily he returns when the coast is clear to ask if Diane -- who pens novels in her spare time -- would write about the Jackal's many adventures.

Theo heads to the hospital to work on Brenda's case. First stop is Morgan's room for reasons a little unclear to us. Then he goes to bother poor Dante who refuses to leave Olivia's side. Thankfully Sonny steps in and pulls Theo away. Theo belligerently tells Sonny this is for the good of the case. Does he want Theo to protect Brenda or his son Dante? When Sonny pauses, Theo sneers at him. He's supposed to say his son!

Later Carly runs into Sonny and vents about the non-platonic hug Abby gave Michael last night. Sonny innocently mentions Abby's fishnet stockings and how she is dancing to pay her way through law school. Carly's head explodes. Their son is dating a stripper?!

Dante remains by his mom's side. Lulu arrives with breakfast as Dante reminds her that Olivia always been there for him. So he plans to do the same for her. Later Dante spies Johnny hovering near the door. He invites Johnny in, but Johnny doesn't think Olivia would want to see him. After Johnny leaves, Olivia's eyes flutter open, much to Dante's relief. Hm, was it Dante or Johnny that woke Olivia up?

At the Quartermaine mansion Edward puts pressure on Ethan to move in, per their agreement. Maya tries to protest yet again, but we wonder why she even bothers. We all know she secretly wants Ethan in her room! Tracy storms in, surprising everyone. Isn't she supposed to be on her honeymoon? Tracy grumbles that Luke only wanted to visit Prague to look for these elusive rare diamonds. She doesn't care if she never sees that scoundrel again! Edward turns to Ethan; he can teach Ethan better, easier ways to steal. Ethan happily accepts a glass of scotch as he falls for Edward's machinations while Maya looks troubled.

Molly behaves strangely; Spinelli and Suzanne refuse to support Brenda's marriage to Sonny; Terrell beguiles Robin.

At the mob restaurant Sonny warns Michael that Carly is on the warpath when it comes to Abby. Sonny ...more

respects the fact that Abby is stripping to pay for school, but Carly -- not so much. He explains that Carly only wants to keep Michael safe and the world of strip clubs isn't exactly the best for someone with anger management issues. Michael gets it, but complains that he is too old to hang out with other teenagers (he's been through too much) and too young to be an adult. Sonny encourages him by saying he is old enough to make his own decisions. No matter what he will have Michael's back.

At Kelly's Abby stands firm in the face of Carly's wrath. She says no to Carly's big fact check, saying that Carly can't buy her out of Michael's life. Carly tries to appeal to Abby's softer side; Michael has been through so much…prison, and most recently a bus crash. He doesn't need one more disaster which is what Abby will be in Michael's life! Michael enters, upset to see his mom in full mama bear mode with Abby. He pulls Carly aside. What the hell is she doing? Carly explains she knows girls like Abby; she used to be Abby, minus the stripping! Carly adamantly believes that Abby is using Michael. Disgusted Michael storms out and heads to the strip club where he sits watching Abby. Now why would he torture himself like that? Meanwhile Carly runs into Jason and sobs on his shoulder; she really believes Michael is ruining his life by hanging out with Abby.

Jason walks into the P.I. offices of McCall and Jackal to find Spinelli and Diane in an awkward yet sort of compromising clinch. He orders Diane to get off of Spinelli, who had been trying to show Diane some sort of romantic move that he wants her to put into their novel, and asks Spinelli to do a background check on Theo ASAP. Diane thinks that is unnecessary, but Jason wants to make sure Theo is up for the challenge of representing Brenda in court. He also wants Brenda to focus on her wedding, so will Spinelli please tell Brenda he supports her? Spinelli is sorry to disappoint Jason, but he can't in good conscious do that. He knows Sonny will only hurt Brenda and besides, how can Spinelli say he supports Brenda when it's clear Jason also agrees a Brenda/Sonny union would be a disaster? Jason sighs. Just do what he says, okay?

Theo snaps at Brenda and Dante when Brenda asks for a continuance on her wrongful death lawsuit. He reminds them that a man's son has died and he can't postpone her trial just because it inconveniences her! Dante asks Theo to back off; why is he acting like a prosecutor when he's supposed to be their defender? Theo covers, saying he is trying to prepare them for trial. He advises them to take this matter seriously and leaves.

Jason returns home to tell Brenda that she now has Spinelli's full support -- and his. Brenda squeals and asks Jason to give her away at her wedding. Uncomfortable Jason tries to wiggle out of it. Brenda reminds him that he was there for her when Sonny dumped her at their first wedding and needs him there in case things go wrong either with Sonny or the Balkan. Jason sighs, realizing Brenda has a point and agrees. Meanwhile Sonny meets with a jeweler to create an engagement ring for Brenda. Later he tries to give it to her, but they are interrupted by Spinelli and Carol Cheng, wedding planner extraordinaire.

Dante heads to Jake's where he has a beer with Ronnie and asks him to investigate Theo. Ronnie agrees and leaves. Lulu arrives and is concerned when Dante vents a little too passionately about how this lawsuit will affect Brenda. Lulu eyes Dante as she notes that Dante is certainly worked up over something. How exactly does he feel about Brenda?

Lucky arrives to Siobhan, who is working at Jake's. He announces he's taking her out tonight, but Siobhan says she already has plans. Lucky gets upset and reveals that he knows she lied to him about her sister. They haven't spoken in months! Caught Siobhan explains that she was talking to an old boyfriend who couldn't seem to let her go. She didn't want to make Lucky jealous and assures him that she feels very secure with their relationship. Lucky forgives Siobhan who is relieved that Lucky bought her lie. Later she gets a call from Theo, who warns her that he's not happy with her performance and she needs to continue to do what he says…So what did Siobhan have planned for the night? An appointment with Diane! Siobhan arrives at the law offices hoping to obtain Diane's services; she needs an immigration lawyer. Theo tells her that Diane is not here, but maybe he can help her. Before Siobhan can recognize Theo's voice as the Balkan's, Lucky arrives. What is Siobhan doing here?

Lisa and Terrell meet up at Jake's to discuss Terrell's plan to seduce Robin. Terrell fears that folks will figure out he and Lisa know each other from their time in Houston. Patrick arrives and is curious to see Lisa with Terrell. Lisa explains that she and Terrell bumped into each other and what a coincidence! They both lived in Houston at the same time! Lisa shoots Terrell a look that says, "See, problem solved!" Patrick joins them, but it's clear Terrell bugs him. After Terrell leaves, Lisa accuses Patrick of being jealous. How dare he get territorial with her when another guy comes sniffing around!

Sam is at the hospital for her yearly check-up when Kelly has some surprising news for her. There is a relatively new procedure that might enable Sam to have children -- if Sam is interested.

At the strip club Michael watches unseen as Abby goes through her routine. She finally notices Micha ...more

el in the audience. Unable to stop, she continues her routine as Michael grows angry at the drunken catcalls, etc. Finally Michael can't take it anymore and leaves as Abby watches with tears in her eyes.

At the mob restaurant Carly sobs on Jason's shoulder. She thinks Michael is making the biggest mistake of his life by hanging out with Abby! Jason urges Carly to let this go, but her words bother him. After Carly leaves, Michael arrives upset. He tells Jason he went to see Abby at work to better understand her. Michael compares Abby stripping for money to him feeling powerless in prison; on the stage Abby is powerless to the leers and jeers around her. The men treat her like an object, which is how he felt in prison. Jason thinks Michael did the right thing by leaving the club when he did and to make sure he avoids situations where he could lose his temper.

Abby bumps into Sam on the street and tells her about seeing Michael at the strip club. She knows he's upset and she needs to talk to him ASAP. Sam realizes that Abby really likes Michael and later confides in Jason that Abby and Michael together may not be a good thing after all. Conflicted Jason reveals that he knows how important Abby is to Michael, but he too wonders if their relationship has a future.

Michael gets a text from Abby and meets her on the street. He confesses why he went to see her strip and how it angered him to see those men leer at her. Abby frets that now Michael will only see her as a stripper, but Michael assures her that's not true. If anything he sees that they are more alike than he realized. Abby is moved by Michael and he leans in for a kiss ...

Sonny is about to give Brenda an engagement ring when they are interrupted by Spinelli and a woman named Carol, who thinks Brenda is marrying Murphy Sinclair. To show Brenda that he is supportive of her marriage Spinelli hired Carol to plan her wedding. Thrilled Brenda tells Carol that she and Sonny want to get married by February 18. Carol snaps that doesn't give her enough time, but agrees to plan the wedding when Sonny argues that if she is truly the best, she can pull it off. Later Sonny whisks Brenda away to their woodsy hideout where he gives her three rings: one for the day they met, one for the day they were supposed to get married and one for the day they will get married. Brenda is blown away by Sonny's romantic gesture and they fall into bed. Later Sonny has a nightmare where he puts the ring on Brenda's hand. Shots ring out and he turns to see she has disappeared. Hm, is someone having second thoughts?

At Jake's Lulu is annoyed when Dante goes on and on about protecting Brenda. Dante insists he and Brenda are friends, yet he refuses to give up guarding her at Lulu's request. Lulu argues that this is having a negative impact on their relationship, but later relents and apologizes for giving Dante such a hard time. After all he accepts her as is and she should do the same.

Ethan and Maya are also at Jake's. They are both discouraged by apartment hunting and Ethan starts mumbling how he doesn't know he can do this. Maya argues that living in their own place gives them a chance to really see where this is going, so Ethan agrees to look at more apartments, but he's not too happy about it.

Lucky is surprised to find Siobhan with Theo at Diane's office. He's suspicious when Theo says he's helping Siobhan with her immigration troubles. It seems that her visa is about to expire and to stay in the country, someone needs to marry her. Siobhan curtly tells Theo she and Lucky will talk about this privately and leaves. Later she enters a confessional where an unseen Theo waits for her. As the Balkan he informs her that she better not sympathize too much with Lucky or else. Shaken Siobhan meets up with Lucky at Jake's where Lucky offers to marry her if she really needs it.

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or and it is believed to be Jerry Jacks. Lucky is sympathetic to Jax's conflicted feelings and asks Jax for his help. He needs to know if Jerry was the Balkan or not. Otherwise Siobhan is still in danger. Jax promises to help Lucky any way he can. Lucky then heads to the P.I. offices of McCall and Jackal where he finds Spinelli mid-sentence in another Sam Spade type scenario for his collaboration with Diane. Lucky asks Spinelli to find a connection between Jerry and the man Brenda killed. Diane notes that Lucky is doing all of this for Siobhan. Lucky admits it's true. He fears that she will leave Port Charles -- and him -- as soon as the danger is over and he doesn't want her to leave.

At Jason's penthouse Jason, Spinelli and Brenda watch the news and learn of a body being pulled from the harbor. Jason warns Brenda that even if this is Jerry, they don't know for sure if Jerry was the Balkan or not. Her life is still in danger! Brenda refuses to let a little thing like a threat on her life burst her bubble; she wants to tell Jason all about her romantic night with Sonny, but Jason is too busy trying to save her life. Later he goes to see Siobhan and grills her about Jerry's death. Nervous Siobhan sticks to the story fed to her by the Balkan, but it's clear that Jason's visit rattles her. After Jason leaves, Siobhan calls the Balkan to say that Jason is onto her. She refuses to be punished for this and defiantly hangs up on the Balkan! Siobhan is lucky she wasn't out in the open because we're sure the Balkan would've had her shot. Later Siobhan tries to talk to Lucky about it in an effort to have Lucky ask Jason to back off. Lucky confesses he doesn't want her to leave Port Charles. Siobhan sighs, afraid that Lucky is investing too much in her. When Lucky says it's too late, Siobhan smiles and leads him to the bedroom.

Brenda visits Jax to give him some moral support RE: Jerry's body. Jax notices the rings on Brenda's finger; so she's really going to marry Sonny, huh? Brenda smiles. Afraid so! She invites Jax to the wedding and he declines, saying he believes sooner or later Brenda will realize she is making a mistake. Later Brenda returns home where Jason he tells her that she must postpone her wedding until he can eliminate the Balkan, Brenda accuses Jason of not wanting her to leave his penthouse -- and him!

Johnny is in the middle of leaving a message for Ethan when Ethan stumbles in, badly beaten. He was at a high stakes poker game at the Haunted Star trying to win money to get out of his deal with Edward -- and Maya. Unfortunately Ethan lost big and was beaten for his troubles. Johnny busts Ethan; Ethan loves Maya, doesn't he? That's why he would go to such lengths to get enough money to dissolve their "they're only married to get Edward's money" agreement. Ethan sort of mumbles his confirmation and Johnny goes to get some medical help.

Meanwhile at the hospital Patrick is not happy to learn he has been scheduled to perform a surgery with Lisa. Lisa, of course, is secretly pleased. Johnny arrives and whisks her away as everyone watches. When they arrive at Johnny's penthouse Lisa is less than thrilled to treat Ethan. She does the best she can with his cuts and bruises, but can't do much for his cracked ribs. Johnny insists that Lisa check on Ethan's daily or else he'll reveal her plans to poison Robin. Grumbling Lisa agrees and returns to the hospital where Patrick busts her. There's something about her new friendship with Johnny that is suspicious so he did some checking. Johnny was at the hospital the day Maxie accuses Lisa of trying to poison Robin. Lisa slipped Johnny her syringe, that's why they never found it. And that's why she and Johnny are suddenly so tight -- right?

Johnny tries to convince Ethan to tell Maya how he really feels, but Ethan refuses. Namely he has more important maters on his mind like his injuries. Still Johnny refuses to let Ethan off the hook as Maya arrives to overhear them arguing.

Earlier Steve offers to give Elizabeth some money to float her post-holidays, but Elizabeth assures him she is fine. She takes Aiden to see Nikolas and is upset to find Nikolas taking a nap with Brook Lynn on the couch! Apparently they've been so busy partying that they didn't remember falling asleep like this -- or the fact that Nikolas has ignored his son Spencer yet again during the holidays. Brook Lynn isn't happy to see Elizabeth either and accuses Elizabeth of settling with Nikolas now that she lost Lucky. Elizabeth gets back at Brook Lynn by proposing she and Nikolas spend the day with Aidan. She even gives Brook Lynn her best bitch face as they waltz out the door.

At the Lakehouse Alexis gets Molly settled on the couch. Apparently she's sick and can't accept an award for her bravery during the crash. After Alexis leaves Kristina busts her sister. Why doesn't Molly want her award? Molly explains her stomach hurts at the thought of all those people looking at her and the crowd. Hm, what is wrong with Molly?

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or and it is believed to be Jerry Jacks. Lucky is sympathetic to Jax's conflicted feelings and asks Jax for his help. He needs to know if Jerry was the Balkan or not. Otherwise Siobhan is still in danger. Jax promises to help Lucky any way he can. Lucky then heads to the P.I. offices of McCall and Jackal where he finds Spinelli mid-sentence in another Sam Spade type scenario for his collaboration with Diane. Lucky asks Spinelli to find a connection between Jerry and the man Brenda killed. Diane notes that Lucky is doing all of this for Siobhan. Lucky admits it's true. He fears that she will leave Port Charles -- and him -- as soon as the danger is over and he doesn't want her to leave.

At Jason's penthouse Jason, Spinelli and Brenda watch the news and learn of a body being pulled from the harbor. Jason warns Brenda that even if this is Jerry, they don't know for sure if Jerry was the Balkan or not. Her life is still in danger! Brenda refuses to let a little thing like a threat on her life burst her bubble; she wants to tell Jason all about her romantic night with Sonny, but Jason is too busy trying to save her life. Later he goes to see Siobhan and grills her about Jerry's death. Nervous Siobhan sticks to the story fed to her by the Balkan, but it's clear that Jason's visit rattles her. After Jason leaves, Siobhan calls the Balkan to say that Jason is onto her. She refuses to be punished for this and defiantly hangs up on the Balkan! Siobhan is lucky she wasn't out in the open because we're sure the Balkan would've had her shot. Later Siobhan tries to talk to Lucky about it in an effort to have Lucky ask Jason to back off. Lucky confesses he doesn't want her to leave Port Charles. Siobhan sighs, afraid that Lucky is investing too much in her. When Lucky says it's too late, Siobhan smiles and leads him to the bedroom.

Brenda visits Jax to give him some moral support RE: Jerry's body. Jax notices the rings on Brenda's finger; so she's really going to marry Sonny, huh? Brenda smiles. Afraid so! She invites Jax to the wedding and he declines, saying he believes sooner or later Brenda will realize she is making a mistake. Later Brenda returns home where Jason he tells her that she must postpone her wedding until he can eliminate the Balkan, Brenda accuses Jason of not wanting her to leave his penthouse -- and him!

Johnny is in the middle of leaving a message for Ethan when Ethan stumbles in, badly beaten. He was at a high stakes poker game at the Haunted Star trying to win money to get out of his deal with Edward -- and Maya. Unfortunately Ethan lost big and was beaten for his troubles. Johnny busts Ethan; Ethan loves Maya, doesn't he? That's why he would go to such lengths to get enough money to dissolve their "they're only married to get Edward's money" agreement. Ethan sort of mumbles his confirmation and Johnny goes to get some medical help.

Meanwhile at the hospital Patrick is not happy to learn he has been scheduled to perform a surgery with Lisa. Lisa, of course, is secretly pleased. Johnny arrives and whisks her away as everyone watches. When they arrive at Johnny's penthouse Lisa is less than thrilled to treat Ethan. She does the best she can with his cuts and bruises, but can't do much for his cracked ribs. Johnny insists that Lisa check on Ethan's daily or else he'll reveal her plans to poison Robin. Grumbling Lisa agrees and returns to the hospital where Patrick busts her. There's something about her new friendship with Johnny that is suspicious so he did some checking. Johnny was at the hospital the day Maxie accuses Lisa of trying to poison Robin. Lisa slipped Johnny her syringe, that's why they never found it. And that's why she and Johnny are suddenly so tight -- right?

Johnny tries to convince Ethan to tell Maya how he really feels, but Ethan refuses. Namely he has more important maters on his mind like his injuries. Still Johnny refuses to let Ethan off the hook as Maya arrives to overhear them arguing.

Earlier Steve offers to give Elizabeth some money to float her post-holidays, but Elizabeth assures him she is fine. She takes Aiden to see Nikolas and is upset to find Nikolas taking a nap with Brook Lynn on the couch! Apparently they've been so busy partying that they didn't remember falling asleep like this -- or the fact that Nikolas has ignored his son Spencer yet again during the holidays. Brook Lynn isn't happy to see Elizabeth either and accuses Elizabeth of settling with Nikolas now that she lost Lucky. Elizabeth gets back at Brook Lynn by proposing she and Nikolas spend the day with Aidan. She even gives Brook Lynn her best bitch face as they waltz out the door.

At the Lakehouse Alexis gets Molly settled on the couch. Apparently she's sick and can't accept an award for her bravery during the crash. After Alexis leaves Kristina busts her sister. Why doesn't Molly want her award? Molly explains her stomach hurts at the thought of all those people looking at her and the crowd. Hm, what is wrong with Molly?

Brenda joins Sonny and Dante at the mob restaurant where Sonny has just asked Dante to be his best m ...more

an. Dante awkwardly declines which confuses Sonny. Why doesn't Dante want to stand up for him at his wedding? Dante gives him a look as if to say, are you kidding me? You shot me point blank in the chest, not to mention we are not friends. Brenda studies Dante's face, knowing that Dante also doesn't want to be best man because of their long ago secret relationship, but for some reason she convinces Dante to say yes to Sonny. Dante caves in to pressure and agrees, despite his misgivings.

Jason becomes worried when Spinelli blurts that if Jason doesn't stop Brenda and Sonny's wedding, then Carly surely will. When Jason presses Spinelli for more details, Spinelli changes the subject to his collaboration with Diane to write his memoir.

At the P.I. office of McCall and Jackal Carly tries to convince Diane to help her track documents that confirm that Dante and Brenda had a child together. Diane initially balks, not wanting to help Carly ruin Sonny's wedding, but eventually gives in. Jason arrives and looks suspiciously at them. What are they plotting? Diane covers with talk about Spinelli's book and leaves. Jason eyes Carly. He knows that look on her face and wants her to stop. Let Sonny and Brenda be happy; they deserve it. Carly sniffs. Sometimes what people deserve and what they get isn't the same thing. Carly then heads to the mob restaurant where Sonny asks her to allow Morgan to attend his wedding. Carly attempts once again to talk Sonny out of marrying Brenda. Exasperated Sonny asks Carly why she is so violently opposed to this. What does she know that he doesn't?

Diane returns to her office where Theo is looking at a photo of his late son Aleksander and Brenda. He drops the photo when Diane enters. Luckily Diane doesn't pick up the photo. Brenda arrives and Theo questions her about the night she killed one of the Balkan's men (her wrongful death suit) but Brenda gets that night mixed up with the night she shot Aleksander. Theo narrows his eyes at Brenda and feigns ignorance. Who is this Aleksander person?

Dante arrives to Jason's place to give him some news. He got the DNA test results back and Jerry is not a blood match with Aleksander, meaning Jerry isn't the Balkan. Jason looks grim. This means the Balkan is still out there, somewhere.

Lucky is surprised when Brook Lynn drops by for a visit. Brook Lynn explains she is here because she thinks Lucky should know that Elizabeth is using Aidan to get Nikolas back -- now that Lucky is no longer available. Nikolas arrives and Brook Lynn is honest about why she is there and leaves. Alone Nikolas turns to Lucky. What would Lucky say if Nikolas tried to rekindle a romance with Elizabeth? Lucky makes a face, obviously thinking that for a prince, his brother has tacky manners. Lucky tells Nikolas he doesn't want to get involved with Elizabeth and Nikolas again, so if Nikolas wants to pursue Elizabeth, go for it

Meanwhile Siobhan meets with Theo, aka the Balkan in their new meeting place: the confessional at church. Theo reminds her that she needs to do what he says -- or else. Siobhan tries to get out of helping Theo ruin Brenda and Sonny's wedding, but she's thrown for a loop when Theo hints that after he is done with Brenda, he will need Siobhan to get rid of Lucky for him. Shaken Siobhan meets up with Lucky, who suggests they take a romantic vacation. Upset Siobhan announces they need to break up -- right now.

Johnny tries to laugh off Patrick's accusation that Johnny has proof Lisa tried to drug Robin and is using that to blackmail Lisa. Johnny smirks that he and Lisa are just sleeping together. Is Patrick jealous? Patrick scoffs; hardly! He warns Johnny that Lisa is dangerous and goes.

At the hospital Robin tells Terrell that she is HIV positive. Terrell compassionately tells Robin about a dear friend of his who had died from AIDS complications, which of course makes Robin like Terrell even more. Lisa pulls Terrell aside to congratulate him on his faux sob story, but Terrell curtly reveals that it's true. He chides her for not telling him earlier that Robin is HIV positive. What else is Lisa hiding from him? Later Johnny arrives to pull Lisa aside. He has a gift for her: the syringe! Terrell watches suspiciously and asks a nurse who Johnny is. The nurse replies that it's the infamous Johnny Z, the mob prince.

Lucky is shocked when Siobhan breaks up with him. He doesn't understand; he thought things were fine ...more

. Siobhan struggles with her feelings as she lies to Lucky; she "admits" she never loved him. Their relationship was all about sex for her. She was attracted to Lucky because he pretended to be Ronan and he's the guy she really wants. Hurt Lucky asks what he can do to make this work, but Siobhan refuses to say and leaves. She heads to the church where she meets with the Balkan. He is mighty unhappy when she tells him that she and Lucky are over. A cell phone rings in the confessional booth and Siobhan is ordered to answer it. She does and it's her sister crying. Siobhan gets upset, realizing that she must do what the Balkan says or her sister will die.

Earlier Theo maintains his composure as he grills Brenda about Aleksander. Brenda admits that Aleksander attacked her in an alley and she killed him to save Dante. She even says that Dante helped her to cover it up. Theo continues to question Brenda, which makes her uneasy. Her lawsuit is about another guy, not Aleksander. Why is Theo so interested in Aleksander?

At Jason's penthouse Dante tells Jason that Jerry is not the Balkan, which means the Balkan is still a huge threat to Brenda. They decide to go get Brenda, who is with Theo at Diane's office. As they leave Dante has more bad news for Jason; Abby was picked up for hooking. Jason sighs. Abby and Michael's relationship has disaster written all over it.

Jason and Dante arrive to whisk Brenda away from Theo. Theo asks Dante to remain and grills him about his involvement in Aleksander's death. Dante admits that he helped Brenda cover it up because he didn't want her to get in trouble for killing a lowlife like Aleksander. We're surprised Theo didn't strangle Dante right then and there. Later Theo meets up with Siobhan and gloats to her how he has all the information he needs to exact his revenge on Brenda. Dante goes to see Lucky, who confides in him about Siobhan's break-up. Lucky's cop senses are tingling; he suspects there is something Siobhan is too afraid to tell him.

At the mob restaurant Sonny asks Carly why she is so adamant about him not marrying Brenda. Carly seems to be on the verge of spilling the beans about Dante and Brenda's love child, but she changes her mind when Sonny reveals that Dante will be his best man. After Carly leaves, Claire stops by to tell Sonny she is staying in Port Charles. She has taken a job with Diane and Alexis. Sonny congratulates her and awkwardly informs her that he and Brenda have set a wedding date. Claire admits that it's actually a little easier losing Sonny to his long lost love than to someone else he just likes more than her. Brenda and Jason arrive and things are really awkward when Brenda and Claire are introduced. Claire quickly leaves and Jason tells Sonny that the wedding can't happen—at least not right now. Obviously Sonny is upset to hear this, but he seems to agree with Jason. It is Brenda who insists they proceed with the wedding. A few kisses and Sonny melts. Okay, let's get married!

Michael meets with Kristina at Kelly's. They talk about Ali's upcoming memorial service, which somehow becomes another lecture from Kristina on why Michael should stop hanging out with that old stripper Abby and be with girls his own age. Michael tells Kristina she doesn't understand and goes to look for Abby. Outside Abby bumps into Brandon, her ex-boyfriend. She accuses him of getting her busted for prostitution. Unfortunately Carly arrives just in time to overhear everything. She gets in Abby's face; what if Michael had been with her? He could've been sent back to jail! Abby insists she is not a hooker and that she genuinely cares for Michael. Carly snaps that if Abby means that, she will cut Michael loose. Abby takes Carly's advice and tries to hurt Michael by lying to him (at least we hope she's lying) and telling him that she is a hooker.

At the hospital Lisa's eyes practically fall out of her head when Johnny tells her he has a present for her: the syringe that she used to drug Robin! When Lisa orders Johnny to put that away, Johnny teases that it's not the real one. He reveals that Patrick is onto them as Terrell joins them. Terrell is none too pleased when Johnny pretends he and Lisa are dating. After Johnny leaves Terrell accuses Lisa of cheating on him with Johnny, which means he doesn't have to really do what she asks, does he? Lisa can't tell Terrell what her real deal with Johnny is and is forced to watch Terrell walk away.

Meanwhile Sam wants to learn more about this fertility reconstruction that Kelly mentioned to her. She returns to Jason's penthouse and does some Internet research, which she hides when Jason returns home. Naturally Sam doesn't mention any of this to Jason as Jason frets that he doesn't know how to help Michael

At Jason's penthouse Carly gets in Sam's face, upset that Sam introduced Michael to Abby. Jason leap ...more

s to Sam's defense; he thinks knowing Abby has helped Michael. To Carly's shock Jason even suggests that Carly stop fighting Michael about his friendship with Abby!

Meanwhile at Kelly's Michael is crushed when Abby says that she lied to him; she is a hooker and being around her could hurt his parole. Michael knows Abby is lying to him right now. She is not a prostitute! Abby struggles to maintain her lie; she says that Michael is a sweet kid and she played along with him because she didn't want to hurt him. Devastated Michael heads to Jason's place where Carly tries to talk to Michael again about Abby. Furious Michael yells at his mom to leave him alone. Carly refuses to leave, but Jason backs Michael up. Hurt Carly leaves. Michael turns to Jason; Carly doesn't know what happened in prison. She couldn't possibly understand. Jason makes Michael realize that Michael has to apologize to Carly, so Michael leaves. Jason then gets a phone call; it seems Mike, Sonny's dad, has gotten himself into some trouble with a loan shark.

Maxie visits Lulu at Dante's place where they discuss Dante and Brenda's wrongful death suit. Lulu isn't pleased when Maxie points out that this will make Dante spend even more time with Brenda. Theo arrives to speak with Dante and Maxie suggests he bring Lulu up to speed. Theo happily informs Lulu that Dante and Brenda's case hinges on keeping the first death a secret. Lulu struggles to cover her shock and hurt as she learns that Dante helped Brenda cover Aleksander's death when he guarded her in 2007.

Meanwhile Dante arrives at the mob restaurant where he tells Sonny that he knows the Balkan is still a huge threat to Brenda. He is here to try to convince his dad to postpone the wedding. Sonny assures Dante that all they need to do is beef up security. It should be fine. Later Jason arrives to tell Sonny that Mike is in serious trouble with a loan shark. Sonny realizes that Mike probably needs rehab and talks to Jason about getting Mike there. He also apologizes for not asking Jason to be his best man. Jason is fine with it, saying he has to give Brenda away. Jason probably would love to have nothing to do with this wedding, but it's a little late for that.

Dante returns home to a furious Lulu who confronts him about his involvement in Aleksander's death. What else is Dante not telling her? Dante apologizes, saying it wasn't his secret to tell. Lulu realizes that Dante's loyalty to Brenda is more important to him than their relationship. She tells Dante they are over and walks out!

Michael arrives at Carly's house where he apologizes for yelling at his mom, but asks her to leave Abby alone. No more threats or bribery, okay? Carly resists, but when she sees how upset Michael is, she agrees.

Abby arrives at Jason's place to talk to Michael where she admits she lied to Michael about her being a hooker. She couldn't think of another way to break up with him. After she leaves Jason blames himself for Michel's wrecked life. Sam tries to comfort Jason saying he's been there more for Michael than anyone else and we have to admit she is right about that.

Sonny sees Theo dining in the mob restaurant and joins him. He makes it clear that he doesn't want Brenda on the stand, but Theo tells Sonny that he has to get Brenda to testify. The entire case rests on Brenda's testimony!

Molly dozes and has a nightmare about the bus crash. She wakes up and Alexis is there concerned. Molly doesn't tell her mom about her dream, preferring to forget she even had it. Later Kristina arrives home where Molly asks if Kristina picked up her award at school. Kristina forgot and apologizes. When Molly asks Kristina to use her laptop, Kristina absentmindedly says that Molly can't. Molly flies into a rage and breaks a vase! Kristina yells at Molly, calling her a spaz as Molly sputters she has no idea why she did that. It's not like her to fly off the handle like that! When Alexis returns home, Kristina takes the blame for breaking the vase. Later Molly asks why Kristina did that and Kristina explains she owes Molly for all the times Molly has covered for her. No kidding, but what is happening to sweet Molly?

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At Sonny and Brenda's dream house in the woods Sonny has another nightmare about Brenda disappearing ...more

on their wedding day. As Brenda enters the room, Sonny wakes up, grabs his gun and aims it at her! Brenda talks Sonny down and Sonny immediately apologizes. He explains he is on edge and didn't mean to scare her. Brenda understands; she knows Sonny will beef up security at their wedding and is glad he doesn't want to postpone it. We get that Brenda is totally Sonny's soul mate, but shouldn't she be a little more shaken by the fact that Sonny almost shot her?

Later Sonny arrives at his mob restaurant to find Claire waiting for him. She has some paperwork for him to sign. Sonny admires how cool she is with him marrying Brenda as Claire thinks it's so romantic that Sonny wants to proceed with his wedding despite the threats on Brenda's life. Later Theo arrives and proposes that he add Claire to his legal team. Earlier Theo had learned about Claire's history with Sonny from Diane and thinks Claire will be useful in his plan to seek revenge on Brenda. Sonny agrees with Theo that Claire is great and gives Theo his permission to employ Claire, especially if Theo thinks that Claire can help Brenda. Theo practically rubs his hands together in glee and makes a mysterious phone call, asking someone if they would be okay with abducting a woman on her wedding day ...

Molly is researching bipolar disorder when Sam arrives. She asks Sam if she would've loved her deceased daughter if she had bipolar disorder. Sam assures Molly that she would have loved her no matter what, even though it's hard to see your child suffer. Molly wonders if that is why Sam and Jason don't have children. Sam shifts uncomfortably; she guesses you could say that. Molly then heads to the mob restaurant for some cannoli and to talk to her Uncle Sonny. She would like to interview him for a school paper on bipolar disorder. Sonny is candid with Molly and realizes Molly fears she might have it. He tells her that just because he has it doesn't mean she does, but Molly looks like she doesn't believe him, given her recent erratic behavior.

Maxie arrives at Crimson to find Lulu in crazy work mode. She busts her BFF; is she using work to distract herself from her break-up with Dante? When Lulu tries to deny it, Maxie gently urges Lulu to reconsider. Maybe walking out on Dante was a little hasty ...

Meanwhile Michael comes home to find Dante a mess -- literally. Dante tells Michael that Lulu found out about a secret he helped Brenda keep and thinks that Dante has feelings for Brenda. Michael points out that Dante does have feelings for Brenda and that it may be unfair to Lulu to reconcile. Lulu arrives as Dante vows to never give up on her. Dante tries to get Lulu to forgive him, but Lulu coolly says she is there to get her stuff. Wrecked Dante goes to Jason's where he tells Brenda about his break-up with Lulu. Brenda feels badly and asks if there is anything she can do to make this up to him. Dante nods; she can cancel her wedding to Sonny!

At the hospital Robin gets some upsetting news; budget cuts have forced the hospital to cut some of the few remaining doctors in the Stone Cates AIDS wing. However Terrell steps up and volunteers his services in honor of his dear friend whom he lost to AIDS. Robin is all smiles but Patrick is not. Carol, Brenda's high profile wedding planner, arrives and gets on Robin's case about her skin and hair, but we think she is clearly looking at the wrong doctor. (Yes, Lisa, we are looking at you!) Later Robin heads to Jason's to tell Brenda about her encounter with Carol, but Carol soon arrives as well. Brenda reminds Carol that this is her wedding and asks her to leave her friends alone.

At Wyndemere Nikolas surprises Brook Lynn by asking her to come to Manhattan with him. It's not a business engagement, but an actual date. Brook Lynn is pleasantly surprised, but Elizabeth, who arrives to visit Nikolas, is not. Elizabeth makes it very clear that plans can change and tells Nikolas that Aidan has an ear infection. Nikolas immediately postpones his date with Brook Lynn and leaves with Elizabeth as Elizabeth throws a smug, triumphant look at an annoyed Brook Lynn

At Wyndemere Nikolas is about to leave with Elizabeth when Brook Lynn speaks up. She accuses Elizabe ...more

th of using Aidan's so called ear infection to cancel Nikolas's date with Brook Lynn. Elizabeth feigns innocence as Nikolas gently chides Brook Lynn. He apologizes for breaking their date and promises to make it up to her. As they turn to go, Brook Lynn becomes even more infuriated when Elizabeth shoots her a smug look. However it turns out Brook Lynn is right. Terrell examines Aidan and says there is no ear infection. He is fine. Elizabeth apologizes for being over-protective of Aidan and ruining Nikolas's plans for the evening. Nikolas assures Elizabeth it's all right, but later when he returns to Wyndemere, he tells Brook Lynn that she was right.

At the hospital Robin thanks Terrell again for volunteering to his time to the AIDS wing. Patrick watches jealously as Lisa notes how well Robin and Terrell get along. Terrell continues to charm Robin by asking her to dinner; he has some ideas for the AIDS wing. Later Terrell assures Lisa that their plan is going well as Robin gushes to Patrick about how great Terrell is. Patrick vents to Matt about Terrell and is further upset when he sees Robin at Jake's with Terrell.

At the mob restaurant Molly continues to pepper Sonny with questions about bipolar disorder. Sonny realizes that Molly fears she may have inherited the disease from him. When he asks her, Molly smoothly changes the subject to Sonny's upcoming wedding to Brenda. She is so excited, isn't he? Later Molly bumps into Lucky on the street. She apologizes for texting and walking. Lucky is upset about his break-up with Siobhan and briefly vents about it to Molly. Molly gives him her perspective; sometimes stubbornness is a form of passion, which confirms Lucky's hunch that Siobhan is hiding something from him. After Lucky leaves, Molly witnesses a car accident, dropping her phone and her hot cocoa. A man sees Molly's upset and goes to her. Is she okay?

Sonny surprises Claire by asking her to join Theo's legal team for Brenda's defense. We're surprised that Theo hasn't asked Claire already. Claire is reluctant, but agrees when Sonny says that she is the best, etc. And he knows she doesn't hold any hard feelings, right? Brenda arrives and Sonny tells her about Claire. He knows it's awkward, but Claire is the best. She'll help Brenda!

Earlier Claire arrives to Carly for some paperwork for her to sign. Claire explains that although she now works for Diane, she is not pining for Sonny. Carly surprises Claire by saying this puts Claire into the perfect position to pick up the pieces after Sonny and Brenda's relationship implodes. Later Diane joins Carly at the Metro Court restaurant where she hands Carly a document that proves that Dante and Brenda had a baby and Brenda forced Dante to give up his parental rights. Dante sees them, his cop senses tingling. Diane asks Carly what she plans to do with this information and Carly grins. She will tell Sonny about this at his wedding so that everyone will know just how awful Brenda and Dante are! Diane thinks this is a bad idea, but she doesn't try to stop Carly. After Diane leaves, Dante approaches. He knows what it is in Carly's hand and he implores her not to do what he thinks she's going to do ...

Earlier Brenda is taken aback when Dante asks her to cancel her wedding to Sonny. She wonders if Dante is asking because of the Balkan threat or because of something else? Dante reminds her of the baby; is she going to tell Sonny? Brenda firmly says she will not. She intends to move on with her life and be happy. She feels badly about Dante's break-up with Lulu and intends to make things right. So what does that mean? It means visiting Lulu at Crimson and asking her to give Dante a second chance. Lulu coldly rejects Brenda's pleas, accusing Brenda of stringing Dante along. Brenda feels Lulu is making a terrible mistake and leaves.

Lucky goes to Jake's to speak with Siobhan, but she pretends she is super busy. She can't talk to him right now! Lucky explains he is not here to talk about them, but about the Balkan. When Siobhan says that is no longer her business, her phone beeps, revealing a text from the Balkan. She freaks out and makes an excuse to leave. Dante enters and tells Lucky about his break-up with Lulu, urging Lucky to be there for Lulu. She is going to need him! Lucky offers to talk to his sister on Dante's behalf, saying he actually approves of Dante with Lulu.

Meanwhile Siobhan meets with one of the Balkan's thugs in an alley. He lets her speak to her sister Megan via cell phone. Emotional Siobhan urges her sister to do whatever the Balkan wants her to do and promises to save her. When the thug rips the phone out of Siobhan's hands, she yells at him. Why didn't he let her say good-bye? Suddenly Lucky appears. He aims his gun at the thug and flashes his badge, ordering the thug to return the phone to Siobhan. When the thug refuses, Lucky goes to shoot, but Siobhan pushes the guy out of the way, letting him escape. Confused Lucky turns to Siobhan; why did she do that?

At the Metro Court Dante confronts Carly about the document in her hand. He saw her talking with Dia ...more

ne and knows what she is up to. Carly holds her breath as Dante incorrectly guesses that Carly is trying to petition the court to have Michael live with her instead of him. Relieved Carly listens as Dante warns Carly not to rock the boat. Carly calls Dante a hypocrite and reveals she knows that Dante helped Brenda cover Aleksander's death. She doesn't feel that Dante is fit to take care of Michael. Dante admits that Lulu feels the same way; she dumped him. Carly is happy that Lulu finally came to her senses and walks away.

At Jason's penthouse Michael gets edgy when Jason asks again about what happened in Pentonville. Is there something Michael wants to tell him? Michael avoids directly answering the question. Instead he asks Jason how long it takes to get over something bad. He feels like he can only talk to Jason -- and Abby. It's too bad they can't be friends any more. Later Jason is hit with the guilt of knowing that Abby lied to Michael about being a prostitute because she feels Michael would be better without her. He confides in Sam who encourages him to talk to Abby. So Jason finds Abby, but unfortunately she is not alone. Her ex-boyfriend Brandon is harassing her. Jason tells Brandon to get lost as Abby thanks him. Jason replies that Michael really misses her and asks her to be friends with him again. Abby sadly says she can't as Brandon returns. He aims his gun at them and says it's Jason's turn to leave -- or he will blow his head off!

Kristina stops by Dante's place to ask Michael to go ice skating with her and Chelsea. She thinks that Michael would really like her. Michael explodes; will Kristina stop playing matchmaker? Kristina retorts that Michael that he can't pine forever for Abby as Michael kicks her out. Upset Michael turns to a punching bag to work out his anger. He gets lost in flashbacks of Carter, so when Dante approaches, Michael grabs him and almost punches him! Naturally Dante asks Michael if he wants to talk. Michael angrily replies that he is sick of everyone asking him what happened in prison!

Molly is shaken when she witnesses a car accident. She drops her hot chocolate as a man approaches her. Is she all right? Molly shakes her head and the man encourages her to sit down. He introduces himself; his name is Shawn. Molly explains that she was in a pretty bad bus accident, which might have triggered her bipolar disorder. She may have inherited it from her uncle. Shawn thinks that is a mighty big diagnosis. He reveals that he was a solider in Afghanistan and had post-traumatic stress. Molly might have it, too. Carly arrives and becomes concerned when she sees Molly crying. Molly explains she is okay and tells her that Shawn thinks she might have PTSD. Carly encourages Molly to go home and talk to Alexis, which she does. Alexis promises to get Molly whatever help she needs and hugs her. Later Carly learns that Shawn is staying at the Metro Court and offers to comp his room, but Shawn declines. Carly is doing an awful lot for someone she barely knows. What is the catch?

In an alley somewhere Lucky asks Siobhan why she let that thug escape. Siobhan explains that she didn't want Lucky to get hurt, but Lucky busts her. What is wrong with her? He knows she doesn't want to break up with him and pulls her in for a kiss. Siobhan resists and runs away. Lucky heads to Jake's where Lulu asks him why he didn't tell her about Dante covering Aleksander's death for Brenda. Lucky defends his actions; it was Dante's secret and that doesn't mean he doesn't love Lulu! Hurt Lulu says that it does. She is sick of Dante lying to her. When Lucky tries to convince Lulu to reunite with Dante, Lulu asks Lucky to stop. Please be her big brother and support her decision, okay?

At Jake's Patrick watches jealously as Robin plays darts with Terrell. They are having a great time which makes Patrick very uneasy. Matt thinks there is nothing to be upset about, but that doesn't stop him from pulling Robin aside under the pretense of asking questions about Maxie. Robin knows Matt is distracting her to allow Patrick to talk to Terrell. Matt admits that Patrick is jealous of Terrell, which makes Robin laugh. She sees Patrick warn Terrell that Robin is a married woman, to which Terrell responds that he and Robin are just friends -- for now. Patrick bristles. What does that mean? Terrell reminds Patrick that he and Robin are separated, so Patrick can't tell her what to do. Robin joins Patrick and Terrell as Patrick loses the dart game. After Terrell leaves, Robin can't resist making Patrick jealous as she talks up Terrell

Sam arrives at the hospital for her appointment with Kelly. Kelly says that if Sam does this fertility procedure, there is a 50 percent chance that she will carry her baby to term should she become pregnant

At the Metro Court Carly offers to comp Shawn's room as a show of gratitude for helping Molly. Shawn ...more

declines, saying that Carly knows nothing about him. Carly smirks; she is not as gullible as Shawn thinks. Just ask anyone who has crossed her ... Theo arrives with some paperwork for Carly to sign. He brushes past Shawn and is rude to him, which angers Carly. Theo explains why he is here and that he is Brenda and Dante's lawyer. He is surprised when Carly doesn't jump on the "Brenda-is-awesome" bandwagon. She advises Theo to cash his check now because she is pretty sure Sonny and Brenda won't make it down the aisle -- and pay him for his services. Theo seems to admire Carly, but his admiration turns to annoyance when Carly insists she would rather deal with Diane directly when it comes to Sonny's legal stuff. Later we see Theo bump into Shawn on the street. Is Theo going to be rude to him again? Nope! It appears that Shawn is a mercenary for hire. Theo plans to hire him as an "investigator" on Brenda's case so that Shawn can help him avenge Aleksander's death, which probably means torturing or killing Brenda -- or both.

At Jake's Lucky continues to defend Dante to Lulu. Dante doesn't love Brenda; he loves Lulu! Lulu thinks Dante is a very convincing liar. Ethan enters, bummed that Maya is stalling their house hunting efforts. He believes the Spencer-unlucky-in-love curse has struck again. Lulu and Lucky toast to that and Lulu leaves. Maxie arrives and gets a call from Luke, who asks her if he can ship some diamonds to Crimson. She can use it in a photo shoot if she wants. Ethan glances at Lucky and breaks the news to Maxie that Luke is using her to smuggle illegal yet elusive diamonds into the United States. Maxie isn't sure she wants to help, but Ethan convinces her it's in her best interest.

Siobhan arrives and Lucky tries to talk to her. Siobhan demands that he leave her alone, but Lucky knows she is hiding something from him. Finally Siobhan blurts that she is afraid someone will die -- and it could be Lucky!

At Dante's loft Michael tells Dante he doesn't want to talk about what happened to him in prison. Dante promises to do whatever Michael wants and asks for some advice about Lulu. Michael suggests Dante tell her the truth. Yeah, that's a novel idea.

Lulu is at home crying when there is a knock on her door. It's Dante, wearing a tux with an invitation to the opera. Lulu declines as Dante explains he thought he loved Brenda, but realizes now it was a crush. He loves Lulu! Lulu reminds Dante that she no longer trusts him and asks him to leave.

Brandon pulls a gun on Jason and orders him to leave Abby alone. Jason effortlessly overtakes Brandon and warns him that if he messes with Abby again, Jason will mess him up. Brandon scampers away as Abby thanks Jason. She also points out that this is why she can't be friends with Michael. Her life isn't safe for him. Jason is sorry to hear that; he thinks Abby has been a good influence on Michael. Later Jason returns home to Sam who compares Abby and Michael's situation to hers and Jason's. This is why she and Jason decided it was for the best when they learned Sam couldn't have children. Jason is surprised when Sam brings up the baby she lost. Did something happen ... ?

Michael bumps into Abby and begs her to give them a second chance. Abby tearfully admits she lied to Michael about being a hooker to protect him. She thinks her lifestyle will endanger his parole and runs away. Upset Michael heads to Jason's. Sam takes the opportunity to avoid Jason's question and leaves. Michael vents about Abby, but Jason assures him that this is for the best.

At the Lake House Molly tells Alexis about her encounter with Shawn. Alexis makes an appointment with a therapist as Molly researches post-traumatic stress disorder on the Internet. Alexis and Molly promise to be honest with each other and hug.

Carly meets with Spinelli and reveals that she obtained the documents about Dante and Brenda's baby another way. She burned the copy Spinelli gave her, so there is no proof that Spinelli was ever involved in this -- meaning Jason won't be angry with Spinelli when Carly ruins Sonny and Brenda's wedding!

At the hospital Dante arrives to bring his mother home. Olivia sees his glum face and asks what's wr ...more

ong. Dante admits that Lulu dumped him; he had a crush on Brenda but his true love is Lulu. Olivia advises him to be honest with himself; does he really want to be with Lulu? Dante says he does and vows to win her back. Dante changes the subject and asks if Olivia is ready to go home. Before Olivia can answer, Steve walks in. Dante realizes that Steve is going to give his ma a ride home and grills him. What are his intentions towards her? Embarrassed Olivia pulls Dante aside and tells him to butt out. She apologizes to Steve, who drives Olivia to her place and makes grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. Things are a little awkward at first, but Olivia and Steve finally admit that they enjoy spending time together. Aw.

Maxie gets ready to go to work when she finds Lulu crying on the couch. She is not dressed and is a mess. Lulu asks Maxie to tell Kate she can't work today. Maxie sighs and proceeds to give Lulu some tough love. She insists that Lulu pull herself together and work, otherwise she is letting Brenda win! Where is the Lulu who fights for her man? Lulu realizes Maxie is right and goes to wash her face.

At the hospital Terrell pulls Lisa aside and whispers in her ear that he wants her, but Lisa reminds him that he needs to seduce Robin first. Terrell sees his chance when Robin arrives late to work. Her garage door is on the fritz! Terrell offers to fix it; he lies, saying he's a handyman. Robin grins; can he come over tonight? Terrell gulps, but has no choice but to say yes.

Ethan arrives to talk to Maya; she didn't pay the deposit on their new place, so they lost it. Maya tries to give some feeble excuse as to why she did that, but ends up admitting that she wants to stay at the mansion because of Edward. She is kinda fond of the old guy! Later Ethan and Maya go to the Quartermaine mansion where they announce Ethan will move in with Maya, much to Edward's delight.

Brook Lynn is also at the Quartermaine mansion where Tracy tries to convince her to move back in. When Brook Lynn vents about Elizabeth, Tracy surprises her by encouraging her to fight for Nikolas. Meanwhile Elizabeth asks Nikolas to have dinner with her and Aidan. Nikolas accepts but when Brook Lynn asks him out, he looks regretful. He would love to have dinner with Brook Lynn, but can't.

Alexis and Diane arrive at their office to find Theo with Shawn. Shawn gets nervous when Alexis recognizes him, but is relieved when Alexis thanks him for helping Molly. After the women leave, Shawn heads out to complete his first task from Theo: confront Johnny! Johnny is surprised when Shawn enthusiastically greets him. Does he know him? Shawn answers with a punch to Johnny's stomach, right on his bullet wound, causing Johnny to double over in pain. Later Lulu finds Johnny bleeding on the street and helps him back to his penthouse where they find Lisa tearing the place apart looking for her syringe. Busted!

At Jason's penthouse Sam leaves a message for Kelly, thanking her for the research on fertility reconstruction, but she is not interested. Jason enters, overhearing Sam. Sam distracts Jason as he tells her about the book Diane is writing with Spinelli. It bothers him that both he and Sam are in it. Sam moves to Jason to kiss him. Let her take his mind off of his troubles! Later Spinelli arrives to grab some files from Sam. Unfortunately he drops the fertility reconstruction pamphlet that must have been mixed up with Sam's files. Luckily Jason doesn't notice as he heads out to see Diane at her office. As Diane reviews Jason's legal stuff, Theo butts in. Jason tells him that he prefers Diane over Theo, which annoys Theo, but Theo doesn't challenge it. When Jason returns, he finds the fertility pamphlet and turns to Sam. Does she want a baby?

Shawn returns to Theo and they are discussing their plans to hurt Brenda when Dante -arrives. Uh-oh! Did he hear them?

At the hospital Elizabeth happily leaves with Nikolas to pick up Aidan. She is super excited about t ...more

heir upcoming family evening. Too bad we can't say the same for Nikolas. (And where is Spencer tonight?) They bring Aidan to Elizabeth's place where Nikolas puts him to bed. Nikolas joins Elizabeth downstairs on the couch where she bats her eyelashes and flirtatiously asks Nikolas if he'd like to move forward together -- as a couple. Nikolas is caught off-guard and is speechless. Luckily for him he's saved by Brook Lynn's arrival. She admits her car broke down right in front of Elizabeth's place. What a coincidence, huh? Elizabeth and Nikolas both know that Brook Lynn is faking this, but Nikolas agrees to wait for a tow truck with Brook Lynn. Brook Lynn grins at him; isn't he flattered that she went to such trouble to spend time with him?

Lulu helps Johnny into his penthouse where they catch Lisa ripping the place apart as she looks for her syringe. Lulu is shocked as Johnny is amused. Lisa maintains the cover that she and Johnny are hot and heavy; she left an earring here. Has Johnny seen it? Johnny shakes his head and Lisa goes. Lulu tends to Johnny's wound as she mocks Johnny for getting involved with the local psycho. She realizes she shouldn't get judgmental seeing as she fell for a guy who seems to be in love with someone else. Johnny is sad to hear about Lulu and Dante's break-up and reminds Lulu what an amazing person she is.

At Diane's law office Dante sees Shawn with Theo and assumes they are discussing Brenda's wrongful death suit. Theo plays along, allowing Dante to angrily ask why Theo told Lulu about Aleksander's death. Theo innocently explains he thought Dante would have shared that with his girlfriend. Is there anything else Dante is hiding? Dante gets upset when Theo continues to question him about Brenda. Dante reminds Theo that Aleksander has nothing to do with their current wrongful death suit and storms out.

Lulu is on the phone with Maxie as she leaves Johnny's place. She insists she wasn't crying over Dante last night. Dante approaches and tells Lulu that he was certainly crying over her last night ...

Siobhan is at Lucky's apartment ending a call with one of the Balkan's thugs. Lucky arrives; why is she here? He thought they had broken up. Siobhan attempts to charm Lucky into taking her back -- and to Brenda and Sonny's wedding. Suspicious Lucky leaves to talk security with Spinelli who confirms that the wedding will be at Archer Pavilion. Later he tells Siobhan that the wedding will be at St. Timothy's, which Siobhan relays to the Balkan.

Jason returns home to find a pamphlet about fertility reconstruction. Does Sam want to have a baby? Flustered Sam tries to cover. Of course she doesn't want a kid, but Jason doesn't believe her. They are interrupted by Spinelli's arrival and the news that he bumped into Michael on the street and Michael seemed really out of sorts. Jason heads out and finds Michael looking for Abby. He advises Michael to respect Abby's wishes and stay away from her. Michael sadly realizes that Jason is right and leaves. Later Spinelli spies the fertility pamphlet and confronts Sam with it. He thinks it's wonderful that Fair Sam and Stone Cold want to make a little Stone Cold!

Terrell arrives at Robin's place with a new tool belt, ready to fix her garage. The problem is he has no idea what he is doing and ends up fixing the garage door remote to turn everyone on but the garage. Laughing Terrell gives Robin the number to a great repairman instead. Of course Lisa can't resist taunting Patrick about how much time Terrell seems to spend with Robin. Patrick of course isn't happy to hear that Terrell ended up helping Robin even though Robin got a free garage door out of the situation

Dante sees Lulu on the street and overhears her on the phone with Maxie. She denies that she was cry ...more

ing over Dante last night. However Dante admits he was blubbering like a baby. He turns on the charm in an attempt to convince Lulu to take a romantic trip to Paris with him. Lulu laughs, especially when Dante says he would let Lucky and Ethan beat him up if that meant Lulu's forgiveness. (Hey, what about Lulu's other brother, Nikolas?) When Dante apologizes again for keeping the truth about Brenda and Aleksander from Lulu, Lulu's smile fades. She reminds Dante that she can't trust him and leaves.

Theo, aka the Balkan, reveals his master plan for Brenda; he intends to kidnap her on her wedding day and needs Siobhan's help. He orders her to get all the specs of St. Timothy's including the bride's room. If Siobhan does not cooperate, he will kill her sister Megan and Lucky. Confident Siobhan will do as he asked Theo returns to Diane's law offices where he quickly hides a photo of Aleksander and Brenda when Alexis arrives. Luckily Alexis does not see the photo even when she grabs the files on top of it. Alexis heads out, leaving her scarf behind. Later Lulu arrives to thank Theo for telling her about Dante and Brenda's cover-up. She reveals she broke up with Dante. Theo grabs Alexis's scarf and talks how it would be a shame for Lulu to pay for Dante's crimes as we wonder if Theo intends to strangle Lulu with the scarf.

At Lucky's apartment Jason asks why Lucky is concerned with security on Brenda's wedding day. He assures Lucky that he has is covered. Lucky explains that Dante will be busy as best man, so he is stepping in for Jason, but Jason remains suspicious. Jason tries to get Lucky to admit that Siobhan might be a traitor, but Lucky refuses. Later Jason arrives at Dante's place to announce his suspicion that Siobhan might be working for the Balkan—and Lucky is too lovesick to see it.

Jason, however, is wrong. When Siobhan returns, Lucky gives her ample opportunities to come clean with him. The pain is as plain as day on his face. We're surprised that Siobhan doesn't see it as she continues to fidget and invent lame stories/excuses. Siobhan has an errand to run, so Lucky follows her to St. Timothy's where Siobhan believes Brenda's wedding will be. Lucky catches her snapping photos of the church and busts her. He knows she is working for the Balkan!

At Jason's penthouse Spinelli makes Sam uncomfortable as he gushes about a Fair Sam and Stone Cold baby. As Sam explains the fertility reconstruction procedure that could allow her to have children, Brenda comes downstairs. Is someone having a baby? Sam insists that she is not and opens up to Brenda about losing her and Sonny's daughter. Brenda realizes how painful this is for Sam and later asks Spinelli to be nice to Sam. Spinelli is of course contrite as Brenda privately thinks of her own child that she gave up for adoption.

Carly and Josslyn happily greet Jax, who is back from a business trip. Carly runs out to do an errand, promising they will have a proper reunion when she returns. Alexis arrives and Jax admits he went to London to help Interpol get a new lead on the Balkan—and he didn't tell Carly. Uh-oh! Of course Carly finds out thanks to Brenda's big mouth when Carly stops by Jason's place.

Molly arrives at Dante's loft to visit Michael. She tells him that her therapy session went well and encourages him to schedule one. Michael is still reluctant to talk about his time in prison, but offers to walk Molly home. They bump into Abby, who looks both pleased and pained to see Michael. Molly embarrasses everyone by pleading with Abby to take Michael back. Abby gently explains that she can't be a good friend to Michael right now, which Molly doesn't believe. Michael nudges Molly; let's go! After they leave, Abby turns to see her ex-boyfriend Brandon. He wants to reunite with Abby, but when she tries to leave, he pulls her into an alley. Michael crosses through, having dropped Molly off at home. He hears Abby's cries and sees her pined to the wall by Brandon. Instead of immediately running to Abby's defense, he freezes. Will Michael be able to help Abby before it's too late?

Michael hears Abby's screams from the alley and freezes when he sees Brandon assaulting her. Michael ...more

gets hit by the memory of being attacked by Carter in prison and races towards Abby. He pulls Brandon off of her and begins to punch him. It looks like Michael may kill Brandon, but luckily Jason arrives. Jason pulls Michael away, assuring him that Abby is okay. Michael snaps out of his haze and turns to Abby, covering her with his jacket. Is she okay? Abby nods, saying that Brandon did not rape her. Michael saved her. Dante arrives and Jason asks him to take Abby and Michael home, but Dante wants to report this. He thinks that Michael's heroics will make him look better to the court. As Dante arrests Brandon, Abby and Michael head to General Hospital where Steve examines Abby. Michael turns to Jason, upset that he froze when he initially saw Brandon hurt Abby, but Jason reminds him that Abby is okay. Things will be okay. However, things are not okay for Michael as he listens to Abby tells Dante that Brandon was attempting to rape her, but did not thanks to Michael. Michael and Jason return to Jason's penthouse where Michael wonders if perhaps Brandon did rape Abby and Abby is lying because she doesn't want to admit it. When Jason gently asks Michael why he thinks that, Michael finally tells Jason what happened to him in prison. Carter had raped him.

Earlier at Dante's apartment Jason tells Dante that he thinks that Siobhan is using Lucky to get information about Brenda for the Balkan. Upset Dante wants to confront her, but Jason insists that he will handle this. And by handle, what do you think he means?

At St. Timothy's Lucky catches Siobhan taking photos of the bride's room for the Balkan. When Lucky asks if she is working for the Balkan, Siobhan denies it. She dares Lucky to prove it and storms off. Concerned Lucky visits Theo to ask him about Siobhan's immigration status in the hopes of learning why Siobhan is acting so strangely. Theo doesn't reveal that he is the Balkan and tries to learn what exactly Lucky knows about the Balkan, but Lucky is too smart to give any information away. Later he visits Siobhan at her place and urges her to tell him the truth. He knows she has a good heart; why is she working for the Balkan? Finally Siobhan breaks down. She tearfully tells him that the Balkan will kill her sister Megan if she doesn't do what he says!

At Jason's penthouse Carly is mighty displeased when Brenda tells her that Jax wasn't in Europe for business; he was there to help Interpol on Brenda's behalf. Robin arrives and immediately orders Carly to leave Brenda alone. When Carly hints that Brenda's wedding is doomed, Robin becomes suspicious. Carly is definitely planning something! Is Brenda hiding anything that Carly could use against her? Meanwhile Carly summons Spinelli to her house where he confirms -- after a little Internet sleuthing -- that Jax was indeed meeting with Interpol.

Jax tells Alexis about his trip. Alexis warns him that if Carly finds out, his marriage is as good as over. Jax poohs poohs that idea, but sure enough, when Carly returns home, she tells him they are over. Jax, however, refuses to believe that.

After leaving the hospital Dante returns home to finds Brenda waiting for him. Dante tells her that it's not a great time. When Brenda asks Dante if she can help him, Dante blurts that she can do that by telling him what happened to the baby.

At the law office Theo toys with Alexis's scarf as Lulu asks why he wants to talk to her. Theo explains she may be called to testify at Dante and Brenda's trial even though she and Dante are no longer together. Shawn arrives and warns Lulu about the Balkan, leaving her effectively scared. After Lulu leaves, Shawn makes it clear to Theo that there are certain things he will not do. Theo is fine; all he wants is for Shawn to kidnap Brenda on her wedding day.