Somewhere in California:
Brenda:I remember everything now. Everything I forgot has finally come 
back to me. Sonny and I were going to get married, but he left me 
standing at the altar waiting for him to show up, only he never did. He 
did it to make me hate him so I'd let him go. He was afraid if he didn't 
let me go, I'd wind up dead like Lily and he wanted me to have a life 
free of danger.
Dr. Katz:And did it work?
Brenda:Yes, even better than he'd hoped for. I hated him so much I ended 
up having a mental breakdown.
Dr. Katz:What happened after your breakdown.
Brenda:I was hospitalized for a couple of days before Jax got me 
released into his care.
Dr. Katz;Jax?
Brenda:The man I'm currently engaged to.
Katz:What happened after you were released from the hospital.
Brenda:I became completely paranoid about Sonny. I thought my friend 
Robin was spying on me for him. I even thought if I cut my face Sonny 
wouldn't want me anymore. Finally, I visited Sonny's dead wife's grave 
and after that I was fine. Or at least I thought I was fine. But when I 
look back on the way I acted after that, I don't even recognize that 
person as myself.
Katz:You never received any kind of therapy for your breakdown?
Brenda:I saw Gail Baldwin once and I convinced her I was well, just like 
I convinced everyone else of the same thing.
Katz:Just how did you behave after this visit to the cemetery.
Brenda:Well, for one thing, I was broke, yet I spent every cent I had on 
all these elaborate romantic gestures I staged for Jax to try to 
convince him to marry me. But they were all things Jax had staged for me 
in the past. I copied everything he did for me eventhough I didn't have 
the money to afford them. I even proposed to him saying word-for-word 
what he said to me when he proposed to me. Then there was the way I 
acted when Sonny returned. He and Jax were trapped in a fire. When they 
escaped, I didn't even notice Sonny was there. I didn't even care that 
Sonny could have died. I didn't even ask him if he was all right or than 
him for saving Jax. I didn't even notice or care when Sonny left town, 
either. After everything Sonny and I went through together, if I were 
truly mentally well and truly over him wouldn't I have at least 
acknowledged Sonny's existence.
Katz:You said truly over him. What makes you think you're not.
Brenda:Dr. Katz, it's obvious, don't you think. Even when I couldn't 
remember my own name, I still remembered Sonny's. And there can be only 
one reason why. It's because I'm still in love with Sonny and I've never 
stopped loving him.
Katz:Speaking as a doctor, I'd have to agree with your assessment of 
yourself and your feelings. After having a breakdown of any sort, the 
only way you can truly get well is through extensive therapy and you had 
none. You also said you were released from the hospital too soon. So I 
think we can safely say all your actions after Mr. Corinthos left you at 
the altar was the behavior of a mentally ill woman. And the behavior you 
described supports that. Throwing money around on frivilous romantic 
gestures when you were broke is not the actions of someone whose 
mentally well. And even if a stranger saved a loved one's life, you'd at 
least thank them. Feel some form of gratitude towards them. You wouldn't 
behave as if the person didn't even exist and especially in your case 
when you and Mr. Corinthos share so much history together. It's just not 
normal behavior not to acknowledge him in some way. It seems almost like 
you were pretending he didn't exist.
Brenda:Poor Jax.
Katz:Why do you say poor Jax?
Brenda:The first time I got together with Jax I was addicted to pain 
pills and they were effecting my thinking and the second time I was 
mentally ill. For the first time since before I met Jax I'm thinking 
clearly and what we shared doesn't even seem real to me. But Jax wasn't 
under the influence of drugs or mentally ill so what we shared is all 
too real to him. Dr. Katz, I've really messed up his life and he's done 
nothing but love me.
Katz:Do you know how you ended up at this clinic.
Brenda:I was in a car accident with my mother. Our car plunged into the 
ocean. Everyone must think I'm dead. Maybe it would be better if 
everyone continued to think that.
Katz:Why do you say that.
Brenda:If I stay dead Jax will never have to learn the truth. He can 
continue to believe I love him and not Sonny. Besides, the only reason 
I'd want to go back to Port Charles is because of Sonny and he's not 
there. I don't have any idea where Sonny is.
Katz:I do. Brenda, Sonny's back in Port Charles.

Backroom at Luke's:
Mike(enters as Sonny is shooting pool)Just when were you planning on 
letting me know you were back, Michael.
Sonny(sits on the edge of the pool table toying with the cue ball)Why 
would I want to do that, Mike. What is there left to say between us. 
Didn't we say it all, last time. I said I couldn't tell you where I 
lived because I was trying to protect you. You accused me of not 
trusting you. So you shook my hand, said goodbye, wrote me off and 
walked out on me, again. End of story. What's left to say, Mike. I think 
we've said it all.
Mike:Damn it, Michael, don't pull that ice water in your veins act on 
me. Don't pretend you don't care, because I know you do. I know you've 
always loved me. That even when you hated me, you loved me. Michael, I 
was hurt and angry when I said that. I didn't mean what I said. After 
you left, I wanted to take it back, but I couldn't because you were 
gone.
Sonny:No regrets, Mike. You made your choice, just like when you walked 
out on me as a child, just like when I walked out on Brenda instead of 
marrying her. We both thought we were doing the right thing. You thought 
I'd be better off without you in my life and I thought the same thing 
about Brenda. Unfortunately, we were both wrong. I ended up getting 
abused and Brenda ended up dead. Knowing what we now know we regret our 
choices, but we can't change them. All we can do is live with then and 
ourselves.
Mike:You've got that brick wall built up around you again to protect 
yourself from being hurt, haven't you?
Sonny:That's right and I don't intend to let anyone get past my defenses 
ever again. So why don't you just forget about me. You did it before. 
I'm sure you'll have no problem doing it, again.
Mike:I tried that when you were gone and I never thought I'd ever see 
you, again, and I couldn't do it. (he tips Sonnys chin up to make him 
look him in the eye)So that's leaves me with one choice. To fight for 
you. I'm not going to give up on you, Michael. I got through that brick 
wall of yours once and I'll do it, again. No matter how long it takes 
me. I just hope something bad doesn't have to happen to you, again, 
before you let down your guard and let me in.

Quartermaine Mansion:
Edward:Reginald, have you packed up all of Ms. Roberts things.
Reggie:Yes, sir.
AJ:Grandfather, are you sure we've got enough dirt on Carly to win a 
custody case against her?
Edward:That tape of Carly and Corinthos, plus all the men we're going to 
pay to say she slept with them will be more than enough to get Carly out 
of Michael's life for good.
Carly(enters)Edward, what's going on. Why are all my things packed and 
waiting at the door.
Edward:It's quite simple, my dear. We're throwing you out.
Carly:You can't do that.
AJ:Oh, Carly, we can and we are. You see, we've finally got enough dirt 
on you to guarantee we can win a custody battle against you and prove 
you're an unfit mother. Tell her, Grandfather.
Edward:You see, my dear, AJ and Keesha followed you to Jake's Pool Hall, 
last night, and caught you're rather disgraceful dance with Corinthos on 
tape.
AJ:We're also going to pay a few of the patrons there to claim they 
slept with you, too. After the judge sees that tape, he'll have no 
problem believing their lies. How does it feel, Carly, to have the shoe 
on the other foot for a change.

Stefan's Office, GH:
Bobbie(enters)Stefan, why did you want to see me?
Stefan:I thought we should touch base. How are you doing, today.
Bobbie:I'm trying to forget the whole thing ever happened. Hax Mac 
finished searching the woods, yet.
Stefan:Yes, and you can rest easy. Barbara, they didn't find Dr. Jones 
grave. I understand you visited Nikolas. He told me about it. He's 
feeling a bit more positive about things.
Bobbie:Well, you know Nikolas and I always had a good relationship, even 
before I learned he was my nephew. I'm glad to see you've taken my 
advice and you're not letting this change your relationship with him.
Stefan:That being the case, I need your help.
Bobbie:With what.
Stefan:Getting Nikolas free from Katherine Bell's clutches.
Bobbie:I thought you thought Katherine was swell.
Stefan:Alexis was right about her. Now she's got some idea in her head 
about marrying Nikolas. And I know it's only because she wants to pay 
Laura back. The woman is just like my mother and I suppose there's 
something Freudian in that fact I almost married a woman just like dear 
old mom. Barbara, if we don't get Katherine out of Nikolas' life, at 
once, she's going to ruin it.
Bobbie:Just what do you have in mind.
Stefan:When Nikolas is released from the hospital, I want you to 
convince him to come and live with you at the Brownstone or to take a 
room above Kelly's instead of returning to live at the Quartermaine 
mansion with Katherine.

Tony's Cabin in the Woods:
Tony(enters covered with dirt and mud)I thought the police would never 
leave. I wonder if they've arrested Bobbie for killing me, yet. I hope 
they did. I'd enjoy watching her go on trial for my murder. I just hope 
they don't figure out I'm alive when Lucas disappears without a trace 
and let her go. Bobbie has to pay for what she did to me. I won't rest 
until she does.

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