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00:00Elizabeth, your bed's still waiting.
00:02I know I said I was going to read, but I changed my mind.
00:05Elizabeth, you're a nurse.
00:07You know how important rest is, even if you don't feel like it.
00:11And I even set up a bedpan for you, just in case.
00:13Oh, wow, okay.
00:14Thank you, Amy.
00:16I'm really comfortable on my couch,
00:19and after being stuck in that hospital bed for so long,
00:22I am all napped out.
00:25Elizabeth, we are both professionals
00:28who know that the best way to a full recovery
00:31is rest, rest, and more rest.
00:34You know what, Amy, why don't you let me take it from here?
00:38You know, I can handle it, Elizabeth.
00:44Thank you all for coming.
00:45I'll keep this brief.
00:47There's been a lot of speculation and back and forth
00:50as to the location for the McConkie Esplanade.
00:54To be clear, as your mayor,
00:56I believe that the Esplanade
01:00will be a valuable addition to Port Charles.
01:03It will be a financial boon for the city,
01:07a wonderful avenue for tourism
01:08and for public transportation.
01:11But most importantly,
01:13it will foster community
01:15among the citizens who will gather there
01:17to enjoy the many things
01:19that the Esplanade will have to offer.
01:21Now, the matter at hand today
01:23is the location of the Esplanade.
01:26And on this subject,
01:28Congressman Cain and I strongly disagree.
01:36Ms. Quartermain,
01:37how very lovely to see you again.
01:40Thank you for meeting with me.
01:42I don't normally entertain drop-ins.
01:45I'm sure.
01:47Which is why I'm so appreciative
01:48of you accommodating me.
01:51Your bodyguard is very attentive.
01:54You have no idea.
01:56And he will be staying with us
01:58for the entire interaction,
02:00which I assure you will be very brief.
02:03Oh, I hope not.
02:06You see, I found that you and I
02:08have so much in common.
02:15Jason, hello.
02:16I wasn't expecting to see you this afternoon.
02:18Yeah, good to see you.
02:22Sonny Corinthos, Jason Morgan.
02:24I would like to introduce to you
02:26the newest member of Miller and Davis,
02:28Marco Rios.
02:30Rios?
02:32How come you don't hire
02:33Bruce Falls' last name?
02:35Excuse me?
02:36Jen Sidwell?
02:38That's your father, right?
02:44You're going to handle Elizabeth?
02:47Yeah, I'm not really big on being handled.
02:49That's not...
02:50I'm just saying,
02:52I can help make Elizabeth comfortable.
02:54And her comfort is the most important thing here, right?
02:58Oh, that's better.
03:00It's been so great having you here, Amy.
03:03I just, I can't help thinking that a nurse
03:05with your experience
03:07and impressive bedside manner
03:08is needed at the hospital.
03:11It's only been a few hours,
03:12but I'm sure they're missing me like crazy.
03:16Even so,
03:17Elizabeth is my most important patient right now.
03:20She's our head nurse,
03:21and it's an honor to take care of her.
03:24So don't you worry.
03:26I am going to stay right here by her side
03:28until she is fully recovered.
03:37From the very beginning of this project,
03:39I have supported the site
03:41originally proposed by Congressman Cain.
03:44I'm sorry,
03:44didn't the whole idea for the esplanade
03:46come from Congressman Quartermain?
03:49I mean, Aurora is building it,
03:50and Congressman Quartermain is Aurora.
03:53That's true.
03:55But the federal funding,
03:56which will finance the project,
03:59was approved based on the original site proposed.
04:03Sorry for interrupting again.
04:05I'm just trying to get this straight in my mind.
04:08Didn't Congressman Quartermain
04:09also help secure that funding?
04:13Yes, initially he did,
04:14but then Congressman Cain
04:15had a very public change of opinion
04:20about the location of the esplanade,
04:22and as a result,
04:24the federal funds were frozen.
04:27After all that,
04:28seems like the guy should have a say.
04:30The new site proposed by Congressman Cain
04:33would require the use of eminent domain
04:37to forcibly seize
04:39piers 55 and 56,
04:41which are private property
04:44currently owned by a citizen of Port Charles.
04:47The esplanade's design has been modified
04:50to comply with all environmental regulations.
04:54As I said,
04:55I believe this will impact and benefit
04:58all of the citizens of Port Charles,
05:00which is why I am announcing a referendum vote
05:04to allow the citizens of Port Charles
05:06to ultimately decide on the location of the esplanade,
05:10whether or not you agree with me
05:12or with Congressman Cain,
05:14I believe you have a right
05:17to have your voices heard.
05:19So I will take a few questions now.
05:21Mayor Collins.
05:22Yes.
05:22When will the vote be?
05:23Yeah, Mayor Collins,
05:24look, you've mentioned piers 55 and 56,
05:28which under Congressman Quartermain's plan
05:30will be secured by the city
05:31and replaced by the McConkie esplanade.
05:33But don't you think the public
05:35has a right to know who owns those piers?
05:38Or did you just forget to mention
05:40that they are owned
05:41by our resident mob boss,
05:45Sonny Carinthos?
05:51I'm sorry, what?
05:52You didn't know about any of this?
05:54Much to my mortification, I did not.
05:56Okay, I had a conversation the other day
05:58with Natalia Ramirez,
05:59and she told me that she had a son
06:02with her ex-husband,
06:06Jan Sidwell.
06:08Well, color me surprised.
06:11Jan Sidwell is my father,
06:12and we don't share a last name.
06:14No kidding.
06:15I wasn't aware my parentage
06:16was something that I need to include
06:18on my resume.
06:19Oh.
06:20My father only recently relocated
06:22to Port Charles.
06:24Frankly, I didn't know
06:25he made such an impression already.
06:26Yes, you could say he's made
06:28quite the splash around here.
06:30Well, Marco,
06:31you and I are going to continue this
06:33later.
06:34Yeah, hey, Marco.
06:35It's nice meeting you.
06:37I have to have a bit of a conversation
06:39with my lawyer in private.
06:42I completely understand.
06:44It was a pleasure meeting you both.
06:49I don't even know what to say.
06:51I am so sorry, Sonny.
06:53I had no idea he had any connection
06:55to Jan Sidwell and Natalia Ramirez.
06:58I'm going to terminate him immediately.
07:01I have a better idea.
07:03The only reason I'm entertaining
07:05this conversation is because
07:06you are a supplier to deception.
07:11And let me be clear,
07:13my only interest in that company
07:17is to keep it profitable
07:18for my granddaughter.
07:20We share that in common.
07:23We care deeply about our families.
07:26I don't want you involved in my company.
07:29And I am quite clear
07:31that we actually have nothing in common.
07:34We share a common thorn
07:36in our sides.
07:39Really?
07:40I must have missed you
07:41when I was strolling through
07:42my mother's rose garden this morning
07:44because I have no thorn in my side
07:47except perhaps you.
07:49And I would like to be rid of you.
07:51So you've said.
07:54But I feel that you'd like
07:56to be rid of Sonny Carinthos
07:58even more.
08:02How's the patient?
08:03As well as can be expected
08:05under the circumstances.
08:07What circumstances?
08:08Lucky!
08:08That was the circumstance.
08:14Oh.
08:15Excuse me.
08:17I got your text.
08:19Where's the fire?
08:20Amy is the fire.
08:21She's only been here a few hours
08:22and I'm already going crazy.
08:24Oh, that bad, huh?
08:25It's worse.
08:26I mean, Lucky's been really great,
08:27but his nerves are frayed.
08:29Aiden's probably never coming home.
08:30I can't take another nap.
08:32I just can't.
08:32Okay, well, do you want me to talk to her,
08:35tell her to ease off of that?
08:36No, no, you're a doctor.
08:39Tell her I don't need a nurse
08:41and that she can go.
08:42Yeah, I can do that.
08:43Just as long as you're sure.
08:44I've never been more sure
08:45of anything in my life.
08:47Okay.
08:48Well, who's going to be here
08:49to help you?
08:50I don't know.
08:50I'll figure it out.
08:51Please, just do it for me.
08:53Dr. Jones, what are you doing here?
08:55Oh, there has been
08:56a terrible mistake.
08:57It seems like Portia and Terry
09:00got their wires crossed
09:01and they just realized
09:02that you're needed back at GH.
09:04Well, no.
09:05I know.
09:05I'm sure the hospital needs me,
09:07but so does my patient.
09:09She's not entirely mobile
09:10and she's in no condition
09:11to care for herself.
09:12Well, we will take care
09:14of that for Elizabeth.
09:14Don't you worry,
09:15but your devotion and dedication
09:17are duly noted,
09:18which is why they can't
09:20spare you at the hospital.
09:22Amy, thank you so much
09:23for everything.
09:24You've really been a lifesaver.
09:26I've got your back
09:27right over here.
09:30Wait, someone needs
09:31to be here for Elizabeth.
09:33And Aiden can't be expected
09:34to fill in.
09:35He's way too busy with school.
09:36If I leave,
09:38who will take my place?
09:40I'll do it.
09:43I've changed my mind, Yuri.
09:45You can go,
09:47but stay very close.
09:48Understood, Miss Tracy.
09:49So say what you came to say.
09:55It's quite simple, really.
09:57I am very happy
09:58to supply Deception
10:00with my rare minerals
10:01and I thoroughly enjoy
10:02spending time with you
10:03and the rest of the ladies
10:05on your team.
10:06But I have these
10:07grave misgivings
10:09about the continued participation
10:11of your not-so-silent investor,
10:15Sonny Corinthos.
10:16I see.
10:17I would feel so much more
10:19secure doing business
10:20with your company
10:21if Mr. Corinthos
10:23were gone.
10:25And why are you
10:26bringing this to me?
10:27Ah, because
10:28you, as the majority shareholder,
10:31are in a unique position
10:33to get rid of him.
10:37I've vetted Marco
10:38so carefully.
10:40We do painstaking
10:42due diligence
10:42on any qualified applicants
10:43to the firm,
10:44but we don't ask people
10:45who their parents are.
10:46I get it, Diane.
10:48There's no way
10:48of you knowing
10:49that Marco
10:50is Sidwell's son.
10:51But I can tell you right now,
10:53Sidwell knew
10:53that you're my attorney
10:55and he put him up to this.
10:58It wasn't just a coincidence
10:59that he joined your firm.
11:01I agree.
11:03All right.
11:03Jason,
11:05you're Diane's client.
11:07why don't you have a nice,
11:09friendly chat
11:11with Marco?
11:12Will do.
11:15Look, I'm sorry.
11:16There's no excuse.
11:17I simply did not know.
11:19It's okay.
11:21You know what they say.
11:24Knowledge is power.
11:25Councilman Boyle,
11:27it is no secret
11:29that Sonny Carinthos
11:31owns Peers 55 and 56.
11:35That is a matter
11:36of public record.
11:38However,
11:39the forcible seizure
11:40of any citizen's
11:42private property
11:43is not a subject
11:45that I take lightly,
11:47which is why
11:48I am proposing
11:49this referendum vote.
11:51Let's let the people
11:53have their say.
11:55Well,
11:57Mayor Collins,
11:58the people already
11:59had their say
12:00when they elected you.
12:01They trusted you
12:02to look out
12:03for their best interests.
12:04Now,
12:05it's not a secret
12:06that those Peers,
12:06which are owned
12:07by Sonny Carinthos,
12:08have been a blight
12:09on our city for years.
12:12In fact,
12:12if you really want
12:13to help the environment,
12:14you'll get rid of them
12:15because they've been
12:15the site of countless
12:16violent crimes
12:17over the years.
12:18In fact,
12:19seizing those Peers
12:20and giving them back
12:21to the citizens
12:22of Port Charles,
12:23it actually solves
12:24two problems.
12:25Finds a home
12:26for the esplanade
12:26and it eradicates
12:28a hotbed of crime.
12:30And as mayor,
12:31you can unilaterally
12:32make that happen.
12:33So why?
12:34Why do you want
12:35to put the fine people
12:36of Port Charles
12:37through the unnecessary
12:39time and expense
12:41of a voter referendum?
12:43Because as I have said,
12:45I don't believe
12:46this should be
12:47a unilateral decision
12:48because it will impact
12:50every citizen
12:52of Port Charles.
12:53And are you really
12:53worried about the impact
12:54on the people
12:55or on Sonny Carinthos?
12:58I mean, also,
13:00hardly a secret
13:01that you and Sonny Carinthos
13:03have a personal relationship.
13:05I mean,
13:05you even dine
13:05with them publicly.
13:06And I don't know,
13:07I don't know,
13:09but maybe the people
13:10want to make sure
13:11that those Metro Court
13:12meals with the mob
13:13aren't being paid for
13:14on the city's dime?
13:15Ladies and gentlemen,
13:19Mr. Carinthos and I
13:21share a grandchild,
13:24something I make
13:25no apology for.
13:27I do, however,
13:29take offense
13:30at your suggestion
13:32that I may have shown
13:33Sonny Carinthos
13:34any sort of partiality here.
13:37That is, in fact,
13:38the reason that I have chosen
13:40to put the decision
13:42in the hands
13:43of the voters
13:44so there can be
13:45no question here
13:46of bias.
13:47Mm, yes,
13:48but aren't you really
13:49just abdicating
13:51your responsibility?
13:52I mean,
13:52your allegiance
13:53should be to the people
13:54of Port Charles
13:55and the protection,
13:56not to the local
13:57crime boss.
13:59My allegiance
13:59is to all
14:01the citizens
14:02of Port Charles
14:03and to the Constitution
14:04of the United States
14:06of America.
14:07Well, how about you,
14:08Deputy Mayor Ashford?
14:09What is your say
14:11in all this?
14:12I mean,
14:13after all your years
14:13in the DEA
14:14and as the police commissioner,
14:16I mean,
14:16how can you support
14:17your boss's obvious refusal
14:18to stand up
14:19to organize crime?
14:19Or maybe you support
14:20Mayor Collins' choices
14:22as dump this
14:23in the people's lap.
14:24All the wasted time
14:26and expense
14:27of a referendum
14:27just so your boss
14:29could avoid
14:29standing up
14:30to Sonny Carinthos
14:31and his criminal empire
14:32that have taken over
14:33our beautiful city.
14:39Councilman Boyle,
14:44I will not allow you
14:45to drag me
14:46into a public debate
14:47with Mayor Collins.
14:49Well, my goodness,
14:50if you can't even
14:50be bothered
14:51to say whether
14:53you agree
14:53with your boss's position,
14:55then what good are you
14:56to the people
14:56of Port Charles
14:57as their deputy mayor?
14:58You don't get
14:59to determine
14:59my value,
15:00Councilman,
15:01and I will not
15:02be manipulated
15:03into taking
15:03an extreme position.
15:05Your boss's refusal
15:06to stand up
15:07to organize crime
15:08is an extreme position
15:09in my book,
15:10and you've been
15:10pretty quiet
15:11on that, too.
15:12You haven't had
15:13a position on that, either.
15:15Well, it looks like, folks,
15:17Mayor Collins
15:17nor Deputy Mayor Ashford
15:19are willing to do
15:20the jobs
15:20that they were elected
15:21to do.
15:23Let me make myself
15:24very clear,
15:25Councilman.
15:26I have a great deal
15:27of respect for the mayor
15:29and her fierce dedication
15:30to the people
15:31of Port Charles.
15:32I have asked her privately
15:34if she would reconsider
15:35this decision
15:36because I cannot
15:37in good conscience
15:38endorse it.
15:40Therefore,
15:41out of respect
15:42for the mayor
15:43and the position
15:45of Deputy Mayor,
15:46I am choosing
15:48to resign
15:49as Deputy Mayor
15:50effective immediately.
15:54You're going
15:55to stay with Elizabeth?
15:56Yes.
15:57I will stay with her
15:58around the clock.
15:59But she needs
16:01a medical professional.
16:02Oh, I'm a medical
16:03professional.
16:04Yeah, and I know
16:05where to find you
16:06and believe me,
16:06I won't hesitate
16:07to reach out
16:08if I need help.
16:10Oh, and I will be
16:11checking in all the time,
16:13so much so
16:14that it will seem
16:14like I live here.
16:15Okay.
16:16But Lucky,
16:17if you ever need
16:18any help at all...
16:19You are already
16:19number one
16:20on my speed dial.
16:21That's probably smart.
16:23And I mean it,
16:23day or night.
16:25And Elizabeth,
16:25you have to text me
16:26and tell me
16:26how you're doing
16:27every day.
16:28I will.
16:28I promise.
16:29Thank you for taking
16:30such good care of me.
16:31All the nurses
16:32love their head nurse,
16:33especially me.
16:35See you at the hospital.
16:36Thanks for everything,
16:37Amy.
16:37Text me.
16:38I will.
16:40Thanks again.
16:41I never wanted
16:45Sonny in deception,
16:47but my partners
16:49felt that his participation
16:50was necessary.
16:53Well, I believe
16:54they need my zincite
16:56more than they need
16:58Mr. Corinthos.
16:59We already have
17:00an agreement in place
17:01for your zincite,
17:03despite my misgivings.
17:05That's true.
17:07But,
17:08misgivings aside,
17:10between the two of us,
17:12we have the leverage
17:13to convince
17:14your minority shareholders
17:15to part ways
17:17with Mr. Corinthos.
17:20And why would I
17:21choose you over Sonny?
17:23As far as I'm concerned,
17:25you both bring
17:26more risk than reward.
17:28But,
17:29right now,
17:31I have an agreement
17:32with Deception
17:32to supply an amount
17:34of zincite
17:34to bring your
17:35innovative face cream
17:36to market.
17:38That amount
17:39is, um,
17:41finite.
17:42So you can
17:43cut us off
17:44at some point,
17:46or demand
17:48an exorbitant
17:49renegotiation fee?
17:51Wouldn't be
17:52my first choice.
17:53No.
17:54But that is the leverage
17:55you can use
17:56to convince your team
17:59that it's worth
18:00parting ways
18:01with Sonny.
18:02So that I can continue
18:04to get the zincite
18:05at the negotiated price
18:07in perpetuity.
18:09Precisely.
18:10So,
18:11I get the zincite
18:12we need.
18:13Yes.
18:14I get rid of Sonny.
18:15Yes.
18:16Wonderful.
18:17One problem.
18:18I don't trust you
18:20any more
18:21than I trust Sonny.
18:22Oh.
18:23So what do you
18:24want me to do
18:25about Mr. Rios?
18:27For now,
18:28keep an eye on him.
18:30Oh, I'm definitely
18:30going to do that.
18:31But that's not why
18:32I asked you to come here.
18:34What's up?
18:35Laura gave me
18:37a heads up.
18:38There's a big vote
18:39coming up.
18:41Regarding?
18:42Excuse me.
18:50Never mind.
18:51I see it.
18:53Apparently the vote's
18:54about you, Sonny.
18:57How long have you
18:57and the mayor
18:58been at odds?
18:59How long ago
18:59did you and the mayor
19:00have your private discussion?
19:01I'm not taking
19:02any questions
19:03and I won't have
19:04any comment
19:04until after
19:05I have formally
19:07submitted my resignation.
19:10Mayor, call me.
19:11Mayor, call me.
19:11Mayor, call me.
19:12Mayor, call me.
19:12Mayor, call me.
19:13Mayor, call me.
19:13Mayor, call me.
19:13Did you know about this?
19:14Mayor, call me.
19:15Joy, what the hell
19:17are you doing?
19:18What are you doing?
19:19You and Laura
19:20make a great team.
19:21Just because you don't
19:22agree with her decision,
19:23it didn't mean
19:23you have to resign.
19:24I did, actually.
19:27Listen, I never intended
19:28to call out Laura publicly,
19:30but I've had my own concerns
19:32about her close relationship
19:33with Sonny
19:33for a while now.
19:34Oh, come on.
19:35I have known Laura
19:36for decades.
19:38Her integrity
19:38is beyond reproach.
19:40Maybe so,
19:40but she's still
19:41too close to Sonny.
19:42They share a family.
19:44They socialize.
19:45And she's not willing
19:46to distance herself
19:47from him.
19:48This is causing
19:49our constituents
19:49to lose faith in her
19:51and frankly,
19:52it reflects badly on me.
19:54That's not fair.
19:55No one said
19:55politics was fair.
19:56For the record,
19:58I strongly disagree.
19:59Really?
20:00because I loathe
20:01Ezra Boyle.
20:02But he's not wrong
20:04that Laura's
20:04a little too cozy
20:05with Sonny.
20:06Come on.
20:07Anna, he is a criminal.
20:09And I can't continue
20:10to defend
20:11her connection to him.
20:13Well, maybe you don't
20:13have to defend
20:14her connection.
20:16Just agree to disagree.
20:17Well, I tried that.
20:18But looking the other way
20:20just doesn't work
20:21for me anymore.
20:22Any further questions,
20:24we'll have to wait
20:24until later.
20:25I'm sorry.
20:26Okay, you heard the mayor.
20:30Wow.
20:31Are you okay?
20:35I'm fine.
20:36Laura, I am sorry
20:37when I asked you
20:38to put the Esplanade project
20:39up for a referendum vote.
20:41I did not expect it
20:42to blow up like this.
20:42Look, this was not your fault.
20:44Ezra Boyle was determined
20:46to turn this thing
20:46into a circus.
20:48Did you have any idea
20:49that Jordan was even
20:50thinking about resigning?
20:51No.
20:52No.
20:53That came completely
20:54out of the blue,
20:54but again,
20:56you didn't put
20:57any pressure on me
20:58to do this.
20:59It was my decision
21:00and I stand by it.
21:02I couldn't agree more, Laura.
21:04I'm just happy
21:05that you came around
21:05to my way of thinking.
21:10It's a good thing
21:11Lucas showed up
21:12when he did.
21:14I knew you texted him
21:15and said that I needed
21:16his medical opinion.
21:19Only a doctor Amy
21:20respects and likes
21:21would be able to
21:22convince her that
21:22she doesn't need
21:24to stay here
21:24and that she could go.
21:26And I realized that
21:27put you on the spot
21:28and I apologize for that.
21:30You definitely
21:31do not need
21:31to stay here.
21:32No, I want to.
21:35Are you sure?
21:37Yeah, absolutely.
21:38I mean, everything
21:39that happened
21:39was all part
21:40of my master plan.
21:42Oh, taking care
21:44of me around the clock
21:45is part of your
21:45master plan?
21:46Yes, it is.
21:49You see, I almost
21:49lost you
21:50and I obviously
21:51can't let you
21:52out of my sight,
21:53so there's no
21:55getting rid of me now.
21:59Apparently, Laura
21:59is putting a referendum
22:01on the ballot
22:01that will determine
22:02whether McConkie Esplanade
22:04is built on its
22:05original proposed site
22:06or whether the city
22:08will issue
22:09an eminent domain order,
22:11seize your peers,
22:12and build it there.
22:13That cannot happen
22:14because those peers
22:16are crucial
22:16to my business.
22:18I'm aware of that, Sonny.
22:19What do you want to do?
22:20Well, I want you
22:22to put together
22:23a defense team.
22:27I want you to get
22:29the best real estate
22:30and constitution
22:31of law lawyers
22:33you can find
22:35and fight the city.
22:38That's what I want.
22:40Sonny, you could
22:41hire a thousand lawyers,
22:43but you will be
22:44wasting your time
22:45and your money
22:46because this is
22:46a clear-cut case
22:48of you can't
22:49fight city hall.
22:51I have to hand it to you.
22:52Laurie, you played
22:52that very well.
22:53Very smart.
22:55By making it
22:55a referendum vote,
22:56the decision is now
22:57out of your hands
22:58and Sonny can't blame you
22:59when the people vote
23:01to take away his peers.
23:02He's going to have to
23:03pretend to respect
23:05the word of the people.
23:06I wouldn't be so sure
23:07about that outcome just yet.
23:09Respect for Sonny
23:10runs deep in this town.
23:11Because of his
23:12philanthropic efforts
23:13paid for by blood money,
23:15it's going to make up
23:16for all the crime
23:16in the streets.
23:17That's because of him.
23:18My constituents
23:19are not that stupid
23:20and they're not
23:20not that gullible.
23:21What the voters
23:22are thinking remains
23:23to be seen.
23:24But do not expect
23:25help from Aurora
23:26and your warg and Sonny.
23:28I don't.
23:30I am disappointed
23:31in you, Curtis.
23:31I thought you'd be
23:32a better citizen.
23:33I guess not.
23:34How dare you speak
23:35to him that way?
23:36When you first
23:38undertook this project,
23:40you were very clear
23:42about the location
23:44you chose
23:45and why you chose it.
23:46This whole thing
23:47was your idea
23:48and it was a wonderful idea
23:50and now you have
23:50tainted it
23:51because you have allowed
23:53your antagonistic
23:55relationship
23:55with your brother
23:56and Sonny
23:57to become more important
23:59than the people
24:00you were elected
24:01to serve.
24:04Now if you'll
24:05excuse me,
24:06I will go back
24:07to work.
24:15Diane, I...
24:16I'm sorry.
24:17Diane's assistant said
24:18I was wanted.
24:20You are.
24:23You're the one
24:24who asked to see me?
24:25I did.
24:29Diane's my lawyer too.
24:32And I've got
24:33some questions for you.
24:33Thank you so much
24:36for taking the time
24:37to meet with me.
24:38I suspect
24:38that you'll conclude
24:39that a partnership
24:40with me
24:40offers far more benefits
24:42than a continued
24:43entanglement
24:44with Sonny Carinthos.
24:48Yuri, please show
24:49Mr. Sidwell out.
24:50This way, Mr. Sidwell.
24:52No, no, no.
24:52I'm fine.
24:53I can manage by myself.
24:55Enchanté,
24:56Miss Quartanay.
24:57I've owned
25:03those piers
25:03for decades
25:05and they're just
25:05going to what?
25:06Come and take them?
25:08That's exactly
25:09what eminent domain
25:10is, Sonny.
25:11The city
25:12determines
25:13whether the needs
25:14of the people
25:15outweigh the needs
25:16of a private property owner.
25:17It's completely legal.
25:18This is not about
25:19the needs of the people.
25:20This is targeted.
25:22Drew King
25:22got a little power
25:23and he's,
25:24you know,
25:25he wants to come
25:27after me
25:27and Jason
25:28because he's got
25:30his little feelings hurt.
25:31I don't disagree.
25:33Be that as it may,
25:34your peers have been
25:35the site of violence
25:37and alleged criminal activity.
25:39That's never been proven
25:40in a court of law.
25:41You're welcome for that,
25:42by the way.
25:43Maybe that will hold sway
25:44with the voters.
25:46I will research
25:47any established precedent
25:49or case law,
25:51but right now
25:52our legal angle is
25:53your needs
25:54outweigh the needs
25:55of the city.
25:56So they think
25:57I'm just going to sit around
25:58while they do this to me?
26:01I'm sure they don't.
26:02Of course,
26:02they're expecting a lawsuit
26:03and we're going
26:04to give them one.
26:05But Sonny,
26:06if the people
26:06of Port Charles
26:07vote to seize your peers,
26:10ultimately,
26:11I don't think
26:12there's any legal way
26:13around it.
26:14Unacceptable, Diane.
26:17My business requires
26:19ownership
26:19of those peers.
26:22Well, then you may
26:23have to find
26:23a new way
26:24of doing business.
26:27You keep me updated.
26:28Thanks.
26:30I guess Aurora Media
26:31certainly has
26:32quite the press conference
26:33to cover.
26:34Yeah, I'm guessing
26:35I'll be covering
26:35the fallout for a while.
26:39You know,
26:40there's something
26:40not right.
26:42Jordan going
26:42against Laura,
26:44resigning like that.
26:46There is no way
26:47Jordan would let
26:48an obvious sleaze
26:49like Ezra Boyle
26:50force her hand that way.
26:51I don't think
26:52it's entirely Boyle.
26:53I don't know.
26:54Jordan's moral compass
26:55is firmly in place.
26:57Boyle questioned
26:57it repeatedly.
26:59He did.
27:00But I feel like
27:01maybe Jordan's
27:02just at her breaking point,
27:03you know?
27:04You and I,
27:05we both know
27:06that Sonny's involvement
27:07and activities
27:08in this city,
27:09she's never been able
27:10to come to terms
27:10with those.
27:11I guess you're right.
27:12Even when TJ
27:12was a teenager,
27:14Sonny took him in.
27:15Under his wing,
27:16he even paid
27:16for his education.
27:18Okay, so over the years
27:19and they've definitely
27:20helped each other
27:21occasionally,
27:22but I feel like now
27:24when it comes to Sonny,
27:25she just tries
27:26to live and let live,
27:27you know?
27:27Well, those days
27:28are long gone.
27:29Seems so.
27:31I think she's
27:31reached her limit.
27:33Well, I know
27:33from experience
27:34that when Jordan's done,
27:36she's done.
27:38You know,
27:39from a law enforcement
27:40perspective,
27:41it's not ideal
27:42that someone running
27:44a criminal enterprise
27:45should have
27:45close personal ties
27:47with the city official.
27:51Jordan's not wrong
27:51about that.
27:52Well, I look forward
27:53to reading your article.
27:56Yes, absolutely.
27:59Hey,
28:01great job
28:01at the press conference.
28:02It was fun,
28:04but I gotta tell you,
28:05I did not have
28:06Jordan Ashford
28:07resigning like that
28:08anywhere in my bingo
28:09car.
28:09I know, right?
28:11I thought she and Mayor
28:11Collins were in lockstep
28:13and they'd stick together
28:13no matter what.
28:14Look, I've known
28:15Jordan a long time.
28:16She's a very
28:17independent thinker.
28:18Well, you'd know
28:19better than I,
28:19but still, like...
28:21Mayor Collins' career
28:22is tanking
28:23and the rats
28:24are starting
28:25to jump ship.
28:31Is that your letter
28:34resignation?
28:35It is.
28:42Didn't see that one
28:44coming.
28:45I needed you
28:46to be genuinely
28:46surprised.
28:48You accomplished
28:49that.
28:52Everything looks
28:53in order here.
28:54I made sure it was.
28:57Well then,
28:58good luck to you.
29:01Good luck to you,
29:02Jordan.
29:11Good luck to all
29:13of us.
29:15You have questions?
29:18Hopefully I have
29:18some answers.
29:20For your sake,
29:20I hope so.
29:23There's other law
29:24firms in this town.
29:25Why'd you pick this one?
29:26I interviewed at
29:27four local firms.
29:29I got offers from
29:29three.
29:31But why did you
29:32accept this one?
29:35This firm practices
29:36the kind of law
29:37I like.
29:38Plus, the compensation
29:39package was good.
29:40Come on, it's obvious
29:41your father placed you
29:42here.
29:42My father doesn't
29:43place me anywhere.
29:45It was my choice
29:46to leave Miami.
29:47Okay, so you're
29:47telling me showing up
29:49here and joining
29:50the law firm of
29:51the lawyer who
29:51represents me and Sonny,
29:52that's just a
29:53coincidence?
29:54They do happen,
29:54you know.
29:55Not like this.
29:57The same week your
29:58father moved his
29:59operations to Port
30:00Charles, there was
30:01an explosion in
30:03Sonny's penthouse.
30:06Sonny's son, my
30:07nephew, was severely
30:10burned and almost
30:11died.
30:13I'm very sorry to
30:14hear that.
30:15Are you?
30:16Because you showing
30:17up here makes two
30:17coincidences.
30:19I'm not sure what
30:20you want me to tell
30:20you.
30:20You don't have to
30:21tell me anything.
30:22Because I'm focused
30:25on your actions,
30:26I'm watching you.
30:29And right now it's
30:30peaceful with your
30:30father, but if that
30:31changes, I will stop
30:34you.
30:35And I will stop him.
30:38Mr. Morgan, are you
30:40threatening me?
30:41You're a smart man.
30:44I'm sure you know
30:45what a threat is.
30:49Go!
30:50What's going on?
30:53Did I interrupt
30:55something?
30:59Okay, here's your
31:00last chance.
31:01You can still bail.
31:02I'll have Portia get
31:04Deanna to help me.
31:05No, no, no.
31:06I'd want to help if
31:08you'll let me.
31:10Lucky, if you think
31:11you have to make up
31:12for something, you
31:14don't, okay?
31:16That's not true, and
31:17you and I both know
31:18it.
31:21Pass me some
31:21letters.
31:22And no use this
31:23time.
31:27Deanna's assistant
31:28said it was okay to
31:29come in.
31:30Yeah, it's fine.
31:31Well, I see you two
31:33haven't met.
31:35What's happening?
31:36I was just trying to get
31:37a straight answer out of
31:37your friend here, but
31:38it's obviously something
31:39he's not capable of.
31:42Maybe you'll have
31:43better luck.
31:51Laura is an impediment, but
31:53she's actually giving us
31:54an opportunity.
31:57How so?
31:58By putting the
31:59referendum to ballot,
32:01she's not coming out
32:02strongly in favor of taking
32:04away Sonny's peers and
32:05kneecapping his criminal
32:06operation, which basically
32:09shows that she's on Sonny's
32:10side, and the people are
32:11not going to like that.
32:12Probably not.
32:13So this is your
32:14opportunity to run
32:16against Laura Collins in
32:18the next election.
32:19You will be the law and
32:21order candidate that
32:22actually wants to stop
32:23crime in this city.
32:24Laura's in bed with the
32:25mob.
32:25She's vulnerable.
32:27You take her out.
32:30Ezra, you do everything I
32:31say.
32:31You will be in the
32:32mayor's office where you
32:34will continue to do
32:36everything I say.
32:38Yeah, the more I read
32:39about this referendum, the
32:40less I like it.
32:41Laura said she was going
32:43to put it up for a vote.
32:44I just wish she hadn't
32:45gone through it.
32:48I understand her
32:49position.
32:50She doesn't want to be
32:51questioned as far as her
32:52relationship with me.
32:53But by doing what she did,
32:55she's opened the door to
32:59all my enemies coming
33:01after me.
33:02Well, Drew Cain's
33:04already coming.
33:05He's giving interviews
33:06directly supporting your
33:07takedown.
33:09Listen, Sonny, I don't
33:11think this is something
33:12that you're going to win
33:13in a courtroom.
33:14If you want to come out
33:15on top of this, you have
33:16to convince the people of
33:17Port Charles that you're
33:18the one they want to get
33:20behind.
33:22You have been a very
33:23generous benefactor to
33:25this city for many, many
33:27years.
33:28but most of that has
33:30been anonymous.
33:31That has to stop right
33:33now.
33:34You have to paint
33:34yourself as the generous
33:36benefactor that you are.
33:37It is time to step out of
33:38the shadows and fight this
33:40thing head on.
33:41Stepping out of the
33:43shadows puts me in a
33:46position to have a lot
33:47more scrutiny.
33:48Yeah, I know.
33:50The more notoriety, the
33:52greater the risk.
33:53But let's be real clear
33:54about one thing.
33:55This is not a referendum on
33:56what happens to a set of
33:57peers.
33:59This is a referendum on
34:01you.
34:03I can understand Jordan
34:04being weary of Laura's
34:06connection to Sonny.
34:08Yeah.
34:08Jordan is smart, she's
34:09politically savvy, and
34:10she's loyal.
34:10What I do not understand is
34:13her publicly resigning and
34:15blindsiding Laura, a woman
34:16she respects.
34:17Yeah, it's not her style,
34:19is it?
34:19But what other explanation is
34:22there?
34:26I have a great deal of
34:27respect for the mayor and
34:29her fierce dedication to the
34:30people of Port Charles.
34:32I have asked her privately if
34:34she would reconsider this
34:35decision because I cannot in
34:37good conscience endorse it.
34:39Therefore, out of respect for
34:41the mayor and the position of
34:44deputy mayor, I am choosing to
34:48resign as deputy mayor
34:50effective immediately.
34:57Hello.
34:59Ms. Ashford, I hope you don't
35:01mind me calling, but it's your
35:02resignation from the deputy
35:03mayor's office.
35:04It's all over social media.
35:07I must say, I'm impressed to
35:10find someone standing up for their
35:12ideals like that.
35:15Perhaps we should talk.
35:17About?
35:18Well, about your future.
35:20Of course.
35:25What can you...