Friday, October 21, 2005
Sonny visited Reese and remarked upon her beauty. She was just happy about surviving, and they smooched. He thanked her for putting her life on the line and admitted, "We make a good team." Then he gave her a bracelet. She loved it — and told him, "I love you," stunning him. They agreed to take a ski trip and smooched just as Alan appeared and shooed Sonny away. Monica came in and complimented Reese's new bracelet, then asked if she was moving in with Sonny. Later, Sonny called to thank her for being in his life.

Robin explained to Frenchy how Stone infected her. Her drug regimen works for her, but HIV complicates relationships. Frenchy accused her of suffering from a broken heart, but she dismissed his concern — she merely loves her work in pathology and clinical research, focusing on brain damage and memory loss. She admitted being inspired by a "friend." Later, Robin recalled Jason giving her a necklace for Christmas, then she had a sad memory of Jason dumping her after she told AJ the truth about Michael.

Maxie returned Sage's diary to Diego and quizzed him about it. He claimed to read it only to learn about his father. JumpStreet Jesse showed up to say he's not moving back into the dorm. At Kelly's, JumpStreet confessed that if Maxie never spoke to him again, he'd be inconsolable. He's also not sure the stalker has been caught, so he's staying on the case. He cautioned her that seen some "bad stuff" in his life and wants to shield her from it. Apparently this turned Maxie on, because she agreed to go out with him again.

When Sam saw Manny ogling her in the shower she screamed for Max and opened fire with her Shower Gun. She thought she hit him, but Max believed she imagined Manny. Jason figured out that Manny was hiding in the guest room before Sam got home and got lucky when she decided to take a shower. Jason vowed to "kill that bastard." He insisted Sam stay with him, because he can't trust Sonny's guard (good call!). Suddenly, Jason felt woozy, and needed his pills. Sam accused him of not caring about his health and begged him to talk to Dr. Jones. Dr. Jones said Jason's condition was deteriorating because of resistance to the meds. If they cannot find another drug, surgery may be necessary. His memory may be restored, or he might not wake up, might go blind, be unable to walk, or left in a vegetative state. "I'd rather die," he answered as Sam hugged him. Jason insisted he can still function and protect her.

Lucky advised Emily not to put her life on hold for Sonny and his kids. She insisted the boys need a maternal presence, and she's the only one qualified/uncompromised by recent events, but agreed to talk to Sonny about moving out. Then Sonny arrived home, and Michael asked about visiting his mother. Sonny claimed he visited Mommy, and she's making progress, but isn't coming home soon, and a visit would make her sad. Emily said doctors know best. Sonny suggested writing to her, and Emily sent them to bed. Sonny said she'd make a great doctor — just like Carly's. Then he recounted visiting Rose Lawn: He found Carly singing to a doll, calling it Michael, and saying how much she loved and missed her little boy. He called out, but she didn't hear. She's so far gone he cannot reach her. Emily thought better of asking to move out. Later, at the hospital, Alan berated Emily for spending too much time at Sonny's and letting her schoolwork go. Alan revealed he told her dean she was lying about having a medical problem. This will result in her being expelled — but he promised to recant if she moved out of Sonny's tonight.

In his lair, Manny ranted to a video camera about how "Sweetness" shot him, then dug out the bullet himself and vowed to see her again. Meanwhile, Jason vowed to die for Sam, but he won't let docs cut up his brain. A nurse took Jason for his CT scan just as Dr. Jones arrived with good news. The French are developing a cure for Jason's condition, and one of the doctors involved is an old friend of Jason's: Robin Scorpio.

Thursday, October 20, 2005
At PCU, Maxie caught JumpStreet Jesse moving out his stuff. Across the pond, Dr. Scorpio clashed with a French doc over the treatment of a patient with severe brain damage. She wanted her drug therapy, French Doc wanted a craniotomy. Mon Dieu! Dizzy Jason came home to a worried Sam, who noted he was popping too many pills and then Ric dropped by with this lovely bombshell: Hector Ruiz was dead. Meanwhile, Alexis came looking for her errant hubby in Reese's room — since he likes hanging out there so much. Elsewhere, Dillon encouraged Georgie to go hang out with her friends on "game night" at PC High and he blew off a newspaper headline announcing the Stalker's arrest: "It's garbage. They got the wrong guy!" At the uni, JumpStreet explained to His Girl Friday that the case was closed and that was that — except he didn't believe Kenny the Pothead was guilty. Good thing, too, since Diego was burning evidence in his dad's fancy fireplace. In the park (still standing in for the Pier), Gay Lucas found Luke drunk with his "unmentionables" scalded and gave him a sandwich. Drunk Luke made Lucas promise to never become a cop, never get married, and to stay away from women in general. Uh, no problem! "Angels are different," Luke assured when his nephew asked about "Aunt Laura."

French Doc told Robin she could consult on his operation or hit the road. Mon Dieu! Jason blew off Ric's warnings and told him to go smooth things over with Durant and the cops. Sam was all in favor of running and hiding from The Manniac, but Jason said, "No. Manny needs to die." He then heard a scary noise, drew his gun, and investigated outside. It was just an Ominous Envelope. Ooo. After a brief fly-by with Georgie, Lucas postured very heterosexually for Luke's benefit. Luke didn't seem to care all that much. "Don't give a damn what anybody else thinks," he said, revealing his life's philosophy to his namesake. At Kelly's, Diego listened rather smugly as Jesse and Dillon concluded Pothead Kenny had been framed. Georgie came to visit Maxie in Jesse's room (apparently they only have one dorm room set now?) and the gals dished about Dillon and Jesse. Maxie had a brilliant idea to get her more time with JumpStreet! Back at GH, Alexis gave Reese a lecture on sacrificing herself for a man like Sonny...and Reese wondered why Alexis was doing the same thing with Ric. At Penthouse 4, Sam and Jason watched a lovely video Manny had made for them. Manny did a striptease (bow-chicka-wow-wow) with a side of "You killed my brother, prepare to die" threats and private party planning for himself and "Sweetness." A furious Jason ripped off the DVD player and threw it across the room before Manny could spill the details (Spin the Bottle? A pinata? Tiki torches?). Reese played cheerleader for Ric and his choices as he eavesdropped on her and Alexis.

At Kelly's, Maxie hauled her luggage into Jesse's room: "Hi, Honey, I'm home!" French Doc's patient had died. C'est la vie. Robin was sure that the pathology report would show her drugs would've worked better. Sam warned Jason that Manny was playing head games, but he called Max up to set guards and watch Sam while he went a-hunting. Alexis wearily dressed down Ric for being AWOL when she'd had some contractions. Georgie's high school friends found her at Kelly's and urged her to come have some actual fun with them. Upstairs, Maxie was ready to pick out curtains, but JumpStreet wasn't so sure. "Let's not force it, okay?" A huffy Maxie took her bags and Kirsten Storms-ed right out the door. Downstairs, Dillon urged Georgie to go have a good time instead of ruining her senior year waiting for him. So, she went! Whee! French Doc came by to visit Robin. In one fell swoop, he told her she was right about the drug therapy, was the best doctor ever, and asked her out. Merci, but no. Why? Was she married? Did she prefer women? Robin informed her persistent admirer that she was HIV positive. Mon Dieu! Back in Port Chuckles, Max opted to stay downstairs instead of watching Sam shower. Jason investigated Manny's hideout and found it empty except for video equipment. Maxie wandered into Jesse and Diego's unlocked room at PCU, found Sage's diary under a green ball cap and began reading it. Naturally, Diego walked in. Dios mio! At GH, Reese warned Ric he'd have to choose between his brother and his child. At the hideout, Jason was treated to yet another mocking video from Maniacal Manny. As Sam showered, the door steamed over. She turned and...gasp! Shirtless Manny was standing on the other side in all his tattooed glory! Sam screamed for Max, the Worst Bodyguard Ever...

Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Skye encountered Maniacal Manny at La Casa Alcazar. At GH, Emily woke up at Sonny's bedside. Aw, how sweet...and Soiled! In the park (now standing in for the Elm Street Pier), a smug Ric introduced Jason to Hector Ruiz as the man who'd shot his son (Plural, actually). D'oh! At the PCPD, Brook filled in JumpStreet Jesse and Lainey on her second roofie incident. JumpStreet was all hot to arrest Diego but Lainey cautioned him against it. At Kelly's, Lucas wasn't feeling quite so "festive" about his Coming Out and was even crabbier about Georgie's burst of Pride on his behalf. Dillon spied them chatting and got a bit jealous, wondering if the two were playing kissing cousins again. Manny got his flirt on and Skye (and the recapper) was impressed by how far up his tattoo went. Lorenzo's arrival gave nervous Skye the opportunity to flee and then Manny informed Alc' that Hermano Javi was dead and Lorenzo would be helping him pay back the killer. At that moment, Ric was introducing said killer to Papa Hector. Jason was forced to fill Hector in on Javier's death as Ric pretended he'd stepped out of a Godfather sequel. At the hospital, Monica eavesdropped on more Emily and Sonny bonding and then burst in for a good old-fashioned anti-Sonny rant.

Back at the PCPD, Det. Rodriguez imparted the news that a pothead named Kenny was their new perv suspect — thanks to Diego supplying them with a sample roofie. Dude, JumpStreet was bummed. Back at Kelly's, Lucas made Georgie pinkie swear not to Out him to anyone else. Between the Spencers and the Joneses, "I got manly man coming outta my ears." There was too much pressure to live up to them so he was happy to play hetero. At the Q mansion, we were gifted with Jedward, Ned, and Alan — and Big Alice in a sexy, updated maid's uniform. Tracy showed up and they all boggled at Alice's new threads. And then Luke arrived. Ah-ha! That explained it. During some much-missed vintage Q. banter, Skye picked up the morning paper and was shocked by the pics of Lorenzo's pals Manny and Javi. At Chez Alcazar, Manny demanded manpower (Mannypower?) or he'd tell everyone Alkie had been backing his action from Day One. Dios mio! Elsewhere, Smug Ric patronized Jason, thinking his deal brokering had gone well. Back at GH, Monica kept ranting and then Sonny sent Emily on a Super Secret Mission. At the PCPD, the gang was baffled by Kenny the Pothead being the stalker but all except JumpStreet and Dillon let Diego off the hook. Back at Avenue Q, Luke assured Tracy he wasn't divorcing her without $15 million bucks. At GH, Sonny's flowers for Reese were WAY bigger than Ric's. "Overcompensate much?" thought Ric before getting all puffed up about his mobtastic success. Meanwhile, Jason dropped by to check on Sonny (aww!) and tattle on Ric.

Back at the PCPD, a thankful Brook hugged Jesse and Lainey told Justus she didn't believe Kenny was the PCU stalker. Tracy called Luke on hiding from Skye in their marriage and then dumped hot water into his lap to assure him, "I'm no ice queen. In fact, you haven't begun to feel my heat." Ric and Reese kept finding common ground (that Alexis is apparently nowhere near) as he figured Sonny would be appreciating his mad mob skillz. Not so much, though, because Sonny assured a testy Jason, "I will handle Ric." Back at the station, JumpStreet, Det. Hot Rod, and Lainey argued about how Kenny didn't fit the profile. Hot Rod closed the case despite Lainey's protests. Monica made Jason promise to talk to Em about Sonny. Jason had a dizzy spell once his mom walked off. Nearby, Sonny blasted Ric for blindsiding Jason and ordering him around. Ric realized there was nothing Ambiguous about this Duo after all. Sonny patronized him about the business, assuring him, "You're smart. You'll learn." Speaking of learning, Skye wisely headed over to Avenue A and broke things off with Lorenzo. Cut off at the knees, Ric came back to Reese and they kvetched about coming in second to Jason and Carly. Emily returned from her Secret Mission and revealed to a teary Sonny that Crazy Carly was even crazier. Aw! In the Stairwell of Not-So Imminent Doom, Hector surveyed Javier's outline and tried to convince Manny to drop the whole Revenge thing. "Okay, Papi, if that's how you want it," Manny agreed — before shooting his papi in the back. Thump! "There will be retribution," Maniacal Manny promised, "for Javier and for you." In the hospital elevator, alone, Jason began to collapse. Dios mio!

Tuesday, October 18, 2005
In the Stairwell of Imminent Doom, Javier warned, "You kill me, you're killing your own future." Jason said buh-bye to his future at point blank range. Aw! As Javi staggered and fell, Jason and Sonny stared at each other and hummed "Reunited" (and it feels so good). Sonny thanked his boyfriend...er...best friend for his mad shooting skillz as, downstairs, Mac wondered why the SWAT team was cooling their heels. Durant finally sent them upstairs and Ric manhandled the Big D for his hands-off approach to law enforcement. SWAT snagged Jason before he could flee. In a Hawaii, a cop warned Sam that Manny was on the lam but she didn't care: She was headed back to Port Chuckles. In the park, Nik and Lucky talked about Nik's female problems. "You need to be fair," Lucky told him. (Why would he start now?) At the loft, Courtney confided in Elizabeth, who was quickly becoming a Nik/Courtney cheerleader. Courtney sighed, "With Jax and Jason, I was an attachment. With Nikolas..." "It's right?" Liz wondered. That was how she felt with Lucky — so had the Courterrific One told Nik yet? Outside Kelly's, a cranky Skye pushed away an amorous Luke. "It is so clear to me," she told him. "I see myself in you — my worst self — the greed, the drinking, the narcissism." She would always want more than he could give her. "You're still my drink of choice and I am finally putting you down." Luke warned her that she was just a diversion to Lorenzo and Skye pretended she didn't care. Alkie was trying to forget Carly just like she was trying to forget Luke.

Paramedics wheeled a snarky Sonny past an annoyed Durant and Ric blasted the Big D again for aiding Javier's attack. In the park, Nik continued to wax poetic about Courtney, saying "between us, we created hope (and adultery)," while Courtney told Liz that she was letting Nikolas go because he needed to figure out what he wanted: her or Em. Skye kept pulling the 12 step philosophy on Luke and informed him she was giving him up cold turkey, one day at a time. She kissed him and walked away. Nik continued to loiter around the park when Elizabeth arrived. Maybe it was fate! (Or soap writing) "Courtney loves you," she told her pal. He needed to go find her before she skipped town. Courtney wrote Nik up a nice Dear Prince Huffypants letter and rushed out after getting a phone call. Back at the Metro Court, Durant released Jason despite Mac pointing out the big smoking gun and the dead Miami Lice and then wondered where Jason's heroic return left Ric: "Second place or no place at all?" At GH, Emily kept pressure on a hemorrhaging Reese before she was rushed off to the OR and a nearly shirtless Sonny wondered when Jason was coming home. Jason pointed out his brain was still very Swiss cheese-y, but something had told him he couldn't let Sonny deal with the Javier thing alone (coughTrue Lovecough). Emily told the boys that Reese was in surgery and Sonny wanted Emily to examine him (wink, nudge). Nuh-uh. She liked him but not enough to throw away her medical career before it even started. Nik sauntered into the unlocked loft and read Courtney's letter to him. Of course, she was actually at GH, making nice with the relatives and sharing painfully polite conversation with Emily.

Lorenzo blew off a date with Skye via phone. At the park, Luke broke open container laws and Lucky offered him a pretzel instead of arresting him. They reminisced about the old days and missing Laura and since they were bonding so nicely, Lucky told his pops he was getting hitched. "Are you out of your mind?" Luke began ranting about Lucky strapping himself down in Port Upchuck and a peeved Liz interrupted. At GH, Sonny had a Moment with Ric and then a Moment with Courtney. Sonny assured her it was okay to take a mini-break from her baby daddy issues but she couldn't run from how she felt. Elsewhere, Monica wondered if there was something "Soily" happening up at Castle Greyskull and Em assured her that hanging out with Sonny wouldn't impact her career choice. Then, Nikolas came by and told Em he wanted them to just be friends. Em wasn't particularly surprised. It was Jason and Sonny's turn to have a Moment as Sam eavesdropped from the hallway ($5 says that her star necklace is a Harry Potter Portkey). "I'd like my job back if it's available," Jason told Sonny. "No question about it," said his snookums ...er...boss. In the park, drunk Luke brushed off Elizabeth, Lucky and the mention of his own very famous wedding. Well, then! Maybe he shouldn't come to theirs. Aw! Em wheeled Sonny into Reese's room so they could hold hands (as Ric watched). Courtney came home and then Nik swooped in again. Unable to stay away from her, he smooched her hotly. Jason spoke about shooting Javier and pronounced it the French way (or maybe just the Jason way): Ha-vee-ey. Sam warned him that Manny wasn't finished with them. And, no, he sure wasn't! Manny surveyed the tape outline where Ha-vee-ey had fallen, assuring his thug that he wasn't going back to Miami until he was ready...

Monday, October 17, 2005
Jason recalled the good times with Sam, and confessed, "I really did want it to last" to a teary Sam. They kissed, and he trudged to the door. (Did she sew his name into his shirt? Seriously, that’s a good idea for Amnesia Boy.) "I love you," he said. "I love you, too," she replied. (He's walking away from Kelly Monaco? He really does need his head examined!) Then the phone rang — it was the cops! Manny escaped from custody and "We have reason to believe he's coming for you." Really? Sam turned out the lights and crouched behind the couch with a gun. (Worked for Sonny. Er, wait...)

Speaking of the hotel, Uzi Thug sprayed the walls, completely missing Reese (damn those sunglasses at night!), and Sonny plugged him when he reloaded. Meanwhile, Ric told Mr. Ruiz that Alcazar was orchestrating the gang war, but the Corinthoses and Ruizes could live together in perfect harmony, like ebony and ivory. Downstairs, Durant warned Javier to kill Sonny then get out of town. At moment, hotel security mentioned "reports of gunfire," and "all hell breaking loose." Durant shut them down by promising to "handle it." Meanwhile, in hell, Reese pushed an entire shelving unit against the door — which, despite being light enough for a girl to push, effectively kept out the Thugs. Sonny told Reese if he doesn't make it, he wants her to ensure his kids can visit Carly in the loony bin. Ric talked Mr. Ruiz into calling off Javier — but it was too late. Oops! Sonny and Reese reloaded and burst out of the room, into the moody blood-red lighting of the hallway, guns blazing in all directions. Reese was hit! Sonny dragged her into a stairwell — where, despite being shot in the shoulder, she developed a limp — and Sonny emptied his ammo into three more thugs. Click! Then Javier sauntered in, singing, "I know you're out of ammunition," and gloated, "It's a shame you'll die in the stairwell of an overpriced hotel."

Jax confessed to Courtney that he surprised himself with how much he wanted to be a dad, but now he's re-evaluating what's important, and she's on that list. He wanted to give up on kids. Court asked, why he keeps showing up? Jax laughed that he wanted the "fun" of returning the wedding gifts — but he also wanted them to forgive each other. They mulled donating the gifts to charity or having a yard sale. Just then, Nikolas appeared, and Jax fled. Nik eyed the champagne, but Courtney said she didn't tell Jax about the baby — and wouldn't until she knew the paternity. Nik admitted that a baby is the last thing he expected, and thanked her for telling the truth. If it is his kid, he vowed to be "the best father I know how."

Later, Nikolas confessed to Emily that Courtney could be pregnant with his child, and the Cassadine gene pool is "tainted." Emily wouldn't hear of it — she got her fill of that talk watching ALL MY CHILDREN's Ryan complain about polluted Lavery genes. Then Nik suggested that nobody has to feed a baby at 3 a.m. — at least, the servants never told him that part. Emily was stunned by his stupidity. She advised sticking to planning Liz and Lucky's dream wedding and being friends, because if Courtney's baby is his, it's going to change everything.

Meanwhile, Courtney told Jax she didn't want to talk about "what might have been;" she preferred discussing "levels of forgiveness," and told him it would be easier to adopt if he were married. She wants kids, but it's complicated. Jax insisted he wants to be around her in "whatever way works for you," which doesn't sound stalkerish AT ALL.

Liz and Lucky sat in the dark of the park, discussing a wedding cake in a magazine. Liz suggested she could "copy this look" (Liz now owes Weekly a dollar for copyright infringement) because they cannot afford to buy a cake. (But she CAN afford a magazine). Lucky doesn't want her working herself to the bone and falling asleep at the ceremony, but she winks that he can take her straight to bed after the vows. (Nudge, nudge...sex joke!) Lucky asked her to tell him of her dream wedding, but she balked, calling it "embarrassing." (Not as embarrassing as a boy being interested in wedding preparations.) Liz confessed that she always wanted to be Cinderella, but all she really needs is Lucky's love. Later, Liz appeared on Courtney's doorstep to ask her not to come to the wedding, and Courtney agreed. That said, Liz suddenly had a change of heart, and now Nik COULD bring her to the wedding. Then Liz asked Courtney if she loves him, and she said yes — in fact, she loves him so much she's willing to let him go. (There's a bumper sticker in there somewhere...) Still later, at Emily's, Jax recalled seeing a woman run in front of his car and causing the accident: Carly. He asked Emily: "Is Carly the reason Liz lost the baby?" Emily asked, "Does it matter?" Whoever it was didn't know there was a pregnant woman in the car. Dwelling on the accident won't bring back the baby, so he should concentrate on trying to "rebuild" something new. Jax agreed and said he was willing to forget the past for her. In the park, Lucky found Nik, who revealed he consulted Emily about Courtney. Lucky told Nik that whether he admits it or not, he has feelings for Courtney and Emily, but cannot have both; he needs to make a decision.

In paradise, the lightning illuminated Manny in Sam's window; suddenly, there was a knock at the door...

In the overpriced stairwell, there was a click behind Javier: Jason had him dead to rights. Javier tried to convince Jason not to shoot: "You're nobody's hit man anymore." Sonny's eyes tried to convince him: "Shoot!"