October 28, 2002
Alexis does not respond when Ned asks her if she has fallen back in love with him, so he rejects her proposal. Ned reminds Alexis of the last time they entered into sham marriages because they were feeling competitive and tells her he will not do it again. Susan Diol appears as Ned's ideal wife in a "Masterpiece Theater" type fantasy that Alexis thinks she sees on TV after Ned leaves her hospital room. Fake British accents abound. Alexis tries to write a campaign speech about marriage and has flashbacks such as the one where she runs from the wedding; the first dance at the nurses ball 1997 with her and Ned; the dance on the pier interrupted by Sonny in Apr. 2001 where they almost got back together; them in bed, and the first time they made love in her hotel room. Gia finds Alexis crying in her room because Ned will not marry her and she truly loves him. Gia tries to comfort Alexis after Ned turns her down.

October 29, 2002
Alexis tells Gia that Ned was not someone she was in love with when they previously discussed marriage, but now he is.

October 30, 2002
Alexis is on her way to the court to give her deposition. Alexis says that she and Scott are on the same side this day and this day alone. Carly tries to pick a fight with Alexis. She tells her that when Alexis takes the stand she will have to tell the truth for once and admit that Sonny had nothing to do with her sister's death. Alexis responds by saying she still blames him; Carly shifts the blame back to her. Various people testify about what Luis did to them: Alexis is among them. Scott is making his final summation when his assistant comes in and says there is a government official who needs to speak to him urgently. Scott shows the judge the mysterious papers. Brenda screams, "What?" and most eyes go to her. In the courtroom there is reaction to the charges being dropped. Brenda lunges at Luis in a slo-mo montage. Outside the courtroom Alexis tells reporters that there was a deal on the table and Scott took it. Luis gets a threatening
note and demands a police escort out. It is announced that someone threatened Luis. Everyone is lined up and the camera pans to all of them... except Alexis.

November 1, 2002
Alexis gets the tape of Laura's confession from Nik and Gia. She says she will use it to blackmail Scott into dropping the charges against Luke. At the police station Alexis, in a leather coat, classily threatens Scott with the tape.

November 2, 2002
Scott says he will let Luke go if Alexis drops out of the race. Alexis and Scott battle back and forth with no decisions being made. Lucky tells Luke that he supports Alexis' decision to use any means possible to get him acquitted. Alexis comes into the station and sees Nik; she looks like she has made a decision. Nikolas accuses Alexis of using the tape to win the election, and of not caring about anyone- certainly not her baby and certainly not her family. Alexis tells Lucky hopefully the tape will not be made public; hopefully they can stop that from occurring.

November 4, 2002
Scott says he will let Luke go if Alexis drops out of the race. Alexis and Scott battle back and forth with no decisions being made. Lucky tells Luke that he supports Alexis' decision to use any means possible to get him acquitted. Alexis comes into the station and sees Nik; she looks like she has made a decision. At the police station Nikolas accuses Alexis of using the tape to win the election, and of not caring about anyone- certainly not her baby and certainly not her family. Alexis tells Lucky hopefully the tape will not be made public; hopefully they can stop that from occurring.

November 5, 2002
Alexis announces she is dropping out of the election. After a photo op with Scott, she tells him that she held up her part of the bargain and now it is his turn. He refuses, until the election is over. Alexis apologizes to her constituents. They leave. She tells Nik and Gia she dropped out for the baby but Lucky comes in behind her and says she dropped out to save Luke. At Kelly's, Ned shows up and tells Alexis he knows she traded the election for something and that he hopes it was worth it. Alexis admits the truth to Ned. She also tells him that when he says he wants to be part of her daughter's life, part of her is happy. However, the other part wants to push him away because it was her decision to keep her daughter and raise her and she didn't really ever ask for his help- but he is a good friend to do it. She also admits that pregnancy hormones were
the reason for her proposal last week. Alexis grabs a donut and sits alone at a table at Kelly's. The victory balloons come tumbling down around her. Luke emerges from the kitchen, clutching a bottle. He drinks a toast to his wife, whom Alexis sold out.

November 6, 2002
Luke and Natasha are in Kelly's. He is drinking straight from the bottle as accusations fly about. He says Laura will be blamed now that he was released. He is angry because Alexis took it upon herself to decide about the secret for both of them, and that was not fair. She tells him to ruck up and raise his daughter since Laura obviously cannot. Luke and Lucky fight. Lucky touches Alexis and tells Luke nothing that happened is her fault. Luke punches Lucky. He is on the ground. Alexis bends down to see if he is OK. Ned tells Alexis he is proud of her even though she is not the new DA.

November 12, 2002
Alexis enters, snow in her hair, to talk to Zander who says he wants out of the criminal life. In Kelly's, Alexis says she would be happy to help Zander start anew. He kisses her on the cheek as he leaves and they touch arms. It is very sweet. Alexis gets Ned to agree to give Zander a job. She seems to ad-lib a line about every time he gets his hair cut, he thinks his sense of humor gets funnier.

November 13, 2002
Scott tells Alexis that Luke is not a menace to society and that he needs help. He gives her the number of a guy that could help him. Alexis goes into a homeless shelter in search of Cameron. She runs into a "homeless" man. They spar. They banter. He offers her a candy bar. She goes to leave and asks if he is planning to follow her. He says this might be her last chance to talk to the shrink -- it's him! He pulls out the bar and says he hopes she likes nuts. He says there is clearly no Luke and she says they have until midnight to help him. Alexis tells Luke the only reason she is trying to help him is because he has lost the only one he has ever loved and she knows how that feels. Luke tells Cameron that he is at least as sane as his lawyer and Cameron says in that case, they should be done momentarily. Cameron provokes Luke's anger by insinuating that his and Laura's relationship was nothing special and that she is just a woman, not other-worldly. It works. He is ticked.

November 14, 2002
Ned comes in to find Alexis, wearing glasses, reading a book on Psychology. He notices that the mittens she took on her walk belonged to Kristina and they have a nice talk about her. Ned remarks that he lost the woman he loved (Kristina) and that he would do anything he could to get those responsible to pay, starting with Sonny. Alexis says nothing. He leaves and she holds the mittens to her face, drinking in the scent of her sister. At the hospital Luis and Alexis have an
altercation. She drops her sister's mitten; he picks it up. She threatens him very convincingly and tells him if the justice system does not make him pay, she will. Jason shows up and throws Luis up against a wall and asks where Brenda is.

November 15, 2002
At the hospital, Alexis manages to get Jason to back off Luis. She then tells him exactly what she thinks of him. Luke, Scott and Cameron enter. Luke has been ordered to court-appointed shrink sessions and Alexis is allowed to observe. Scott and Cameron are watching events unfold inside the room. Alexis enters. It is announced that Logan is a tough guy to upset. Luke gets his group therapy group all riled up. When Alexis asks why he was brought there, Cameron says it is better than jail. Alexis meets up with Luis in the park where he tells her that she, not he, is responsible for Kristina's death. Luis reminds Alexis that she testified that Kristina was on her way to see Sonny. He says it was her that put her sister in the wrong place at the wrong time. She goes into labor and falls to the ground. When she begs for his help, he says he is sorry but it is all about Brenda.

November 18, 2002
Alexis is in labor. Luis leaves her. She dumps out her purse but cannot get her phone out. Cameron finds Alexis in the park, deduces she is in labor, picks her up and carries her off. Alexis is brought into the hospital. She wants someone to call Ned. At the hospital, Alexis finds out there is a 60/40 chance the baby will live. She really freaks out. Cameron tries to calm her down. Alexis tries to dissuade the baby from being born. Ned shows up and she turns away from Cameron and grips his clothing. She begins to push. Alexis' water breaks. Ned is told the baby must be delivered in 12-24 hours or she will go into distress.

November 19, 2002
Alexis is told the baby has to be born tonight. Alexis is fully dilated, crying, and tired. Ned tells her to get angry at the circumstances and everything that happened along the way. Alexis gives birth and they take the baby away without a close-up shot of it. Alexis cries and begs to see the baby. Dr. Meadows will not allow it and Ned tells her to listen to the doctor. Alexis dreams that her sister is holding her daughter. She wakes up calling their names and Ned treats her like an idiot -- "Yes, your daughter Kristina was born tonight." Duh! Alexis wants to see her. Alexis sees the baby and tells her she will stay by her side until she can bring her home.

November 20, 2002
Alexis tells Ned she will not leave her daughter. Ned begs Alexis to take a break. She tells him he has been around just as much as she has. He points out that he was not found in the park and that he did not have a difficult labor. She says: "Well that's a good thing because women are stronger than men- I've been telling you that for years. I don't want her to feel alone; I don't want her to feel abandoned. She knows the sound of my voice, she needs to hear my voice." He convinces her to go for a walk. Alexis and Ned return to the nursery and find Kristina's incubator gone. She looks outside the room and sees Luis fidgeting with something in his pocket. She grabs a pair of scissors and threatens him while Ned holds her back. There was a problem with the baby's warmer and they got a new one, but the baby is OK. Alexis tells Ned that Luis left her in labor in the snow to die. At the hospital Alexis is disgusted with Ned. She calls Kristina "her child" -- and says she will never leave her again.

November 22, 2002
At the hospital Alexis wants the nurse to check the baby's IV. The nurse thinks she's a little batty. Alexis tells the baby she will not leave her. Cameron stands in the doorway and observes. Alexis gives Cameron a quick rundown on who Luis is. She says that Luis was responsible for the bomb that killed her sister. Alexis says that she and the baby made a promise to each other -- all they need was each other. Ned approaches. Ned and Alexis talk. She tells him someone
needs to stop Luis. Alexis thanks Ned for stopping by and tells the baby everything will be OK if she keeps getting stronger. Later, the neo-natal unit is sans Alexis and sans Ned.

November 25, 2002
Alexis walks around a corner, wearing very nice jeans, and lets out a blood-curdling scream. At the crime scene Taggert and Scott are interrogating Alexis. She tells them she never heard Sonny threaten Luis. After explaining how Luis left her in the park to die, she says whoever killed him, the world is in their debt. She is cool and calm and when she leaves Taggert and Scott decide that Jason and Sonny are going down for this one. Alexis walks in to find Ned with Kristina. After she tells him what she witnessed Ned says, "That must have been a jolt." Alexis is surprised at how laid back he is. Ned says that it must have been quite a shock for Alexis to see Luis that way, but she says she is getting over it quickly. Alexis tells Ned that she does not want to live in the gatehouse; she does not want a baby nurse to live with her; she does not want Ned to raise the baby with her. She will become a full-time mother and raise Kristina on her own.

November 26, 2002
Alexis says that Ned is the father of record but that he really has no claim on her baby. She thanks him for all he has done. Alexis tells Ned he can see the baby whenever he wants but this is clearly not enough for him. He wants her all the time. Alexis just wants him to leave. Alexis goes to the morgue, pulls out the drawer with Luis' body in it and tells him she wants him to burn in hell. Kristina's spirit appears and tells her to let it go. Kristina tells Alexis to let go of the past and focus on the positive things in life. She wakes up to the sound of a monitor in distress but it is not her daughter's. She is grateful. Alexis begs Bobbie to let her touch the baby. Alexis is allowed to put her hands into the incubator to touch Kristina.

November 27, 2002
Sonny finds Alexis in the NICU. He is asking her for a referral for Brenda when the baby's monitor goes off. They rush back in the room after she calls for help. He touches her back.

December 2, 2002
At the hospital, Sonny holds Alexis back when they take the baby to help her. She slaps him and in a very scratchy voice says it is all his fault. Then she covers her face in shame and cries. He just looks like a little kid; very sorry for her. Alexis is hysterically crying/begging Sonny to leave her alone. Ned comes in and intercedes; effectively banishing him. Alexis allows Ned to hold her, eyes closed while Sonny watches through the window. Ned consents for the surgery for Kristina after they learn there is a 60% chance she'll live through it and no chance of survival without it. Alexis is stunned into submission. After Bobbie and the doctor leave Alexis tells Ned that he, not they gave consent and if she dies it is his fault. Cameron meets with Alexis and suggests she should be sedated but she says no. Alexis is reluctant to discuss things with Cameron but he makes her. She mentions the hospital bracelet being the thing that keeps the baby from being taken by anyone but her.

December 3, 2002
Alexis stands inside the neonatal ward looking forlorn and alone; Cameron looks on. Ned tries to get Alexis to go for a walk. The other parents look at her disapprovingly. She tries to explain that she is not leaving but he still tries to convince her. Ned begs her to give it a rest. Cameron intercedes and says if she does not want to go, she should not have to. Cameron suggests things Alexis could do to take her mind off things. She will have none of it. He understands and is simply kind to her. Cameron says he is not a parent anymore but that he knows what it means to try and fail. He says he does believe Kristina feels Alexis by her side.

December 4, 2002
At the hospital Alexis tells Gia she will not return any messages because her daughter is her only priority. Alexis thanks Ned for being rational and making the right decision when she could not do so. Then she tells him he should be the one to hold Kristina first, when the doctors let them hold her. He is clearly touched and reiterates his love for Alexis' daughter.

December 10, 2002
Alexis and our first close-up of little Kristina. Cameron comes in to bring her a mocha cappuccino and a chocolate brioche. She finds a newspaper and is stunned by the headline of Jax’s confession. Alexis asks Cameron to stay with Kristina for one hour while she goes to the PCPD. He says he charges $150/hour but is secretly delighted. Alexis shows up and asks Jax what he is doing. Alexis is unhappy with Jax for dragging her away from the hospital. Alexis is still pretty mad that Jax confessed. Alexis offers her help; he takes her up on it. Scott cannot find the Jax tape. Taggert tells Scott to try harder. Alexis tells Scott she is Jax’s lawyer. Alexis returns to the hospital and is shocked to find Felicia Jones with her hands on her daughter..

December 11, 2002
Alexis tells Felicia her daughter is very fragile and there are only supposed to be two people in the room at one time. Felicia leaves after apologizing. She then turns to Cameron asking, “How could you?” Alexis admits to Cameron that she overreacted, and then says she wants to take Jax on as a client. Cameron is amused and says he cannot wait to see who she’ll be tomorrow (given that Kristina has been her only focus for weeks). Felicia plays up to Alexis’ feelings about her daughter and Jax. Just as Cameron knew she would, Alexis asks Felicia for help with freeing Jax. Alexis is grateful to Felicia for her offer; she takes her up on it.

December 12, 2002
Alexis, looking awesome in glasses and a nice suit says to Jax, “How ya doing? You sit; I’ll talk.” Scott comes in. Alexis walks over to Jax and tells him they will solve one problem at a time -- namely dealing with his vindictive, scorned wife later. Skye shows up and Alexis tells her to leave. Skye goes over to Jax and talks to him. Alexis tells her to take a seat. Skye taunts him that Brenda isn’t there because she is probably with Sonny. Alexis looks up, sees Sonny and says, “Nope.” Alexis gives reasons why Jax should be free; Scott has nothing to add. The judge is about to set bail when Tags rushes in with the tape. Jax’s bail is denied. Skye screams out. AJ calms her down and makes her leave. Sonny is watching Alexis who tells Jax they will still win this.

December 13, 2002
At the PCPD, Jax and Alexis are told he’s been asked to take a lie detector test. Jax has agreed against legal advice. Brenda shows up and Scott asks if he is in love with her. Jax admits during the polygraph that he loves Brenda more than anyone else he ever loved and would do anything to protect her. Jax’s polygraph shows he did kill Luis. Scott decides to take them on a field trip. In Luis’ hotel suite, Scott stages a reenactment of the murder. It is being recorded. Invited guests include Scott, Mac, Brenda, Taggert, Skye, Alexis, Jax and some extras. After Brenda says she never went out onto the terrace after reenacting everything else Skye accuses her of lying. Scott proves Jax did not kill Luis because if they had struggled Jax would have blood on his clothing.

December 16, 2002
Scott tells Alexis he has a deal to free her client. Alexis suggests to Scott that he drop the case. Cameron assures Scott that things with Luke are OK. Alexis goes to Luis’ suite. She is about out on the balcony when Cameron asks what she is doing there. She whips around, full-hair and looks at him with her eyes as big as saucers.

December 17, 2002
Cameron and Alexis, while in Luis’ hotel room, discuss the murder. He tells her he does not believe the story she spun. Cameron knows Alexis is hiding something and says as much to her. She hightails it out of the hotel room, ducking under the yellow police tape as she goes. Alexis comes back to the NICU and sees Felicia and Ned with Kristina. She asks Felicia to stay out of
the NICU and she agrees. Ned attacks Alexis. They fight because she is oh-so-busy, what with trying to save their best friend from a lifetime of jail. He goes on about his commitment to the baby, and the fact that everyone needs consistency for this situation. Alexis tells him she is raising the baby alone. They fight and he calls her selfish repeatedly. Ned continues to rail against Alexis. Cameron shows up and hears some of it. He finally takes off and she is desperate to know how much Cameron heard. Basically, Ned said every bad thing to Alexis that anyone has ever said and/or that she ever thought about herself. Not just a low blow -- a series of them, strategically aimed. At the hospital Cameron outlines the dangers to Alexis of living vicariously through one’s child.

December 18, 2002
Alexis shows up and is shocked to hear Sonny beat Ned up. Alexis tells Taggert there are witnesses for the fight between Ned and Sonny. Tags tells her the reason they would be reluctant to come forward is because she spent the last two years making him untouchable. Tags then says his money is on Rosco’s widow -- the mob will take Sonny out. Alexis tells Cameron that instead of following her around last night, he should have been with Luke keeping him in line. She exits, angry. Gia and Alexis have a fight because Alexis is angry that Gia forged her signature and used the “skills she acquired in law school” (?) to write up the documents. Gia said she researched everything and that if she does not want her help, she has a fiancé who does.

December 19, 2002
Alexis is on her way out when Felicia shows up with a reluctant Ida who points out Brenda as the killer. Alexis is convinced either Sonny or Jax paid her the $100,000 to leave town. She takes off to find out. Ida escapes from out from under Felicia’s watchful eye. On the docks, Alexis tells Sonny she needs to talk to him. Looking sexy in leather, he can’t turn her down. He sends everyone else away. She tells him that another eyewitness has come forward to identify Brenda as the killer, but someone paid her off. Alexis thinks it was him.

December 20, 2002
Sonny says he is angry to have been pulled away from his family to be accused of something he did not do. Alexis shows up at the Quartermaine’s to wish Ned well; he has nothing to say. She then pulls Jax aside and tells him about Ida but he does not know who that is. Alexis tells Jax she will represent Brenda. Jax tells her if she does she has to only represent Brenda and cannot help Sonny. She agrees. Alexis tells him he has to tell Brenda the truth tonight. Alexis tells Jason if he is there to do what she thinks he is, he will only make things worse.

December 23, 2002
Edward tells Alexis to make herself useful. Alexis calls Felicia to get an update on the Ida situation. Carly sees Alexis and Felicia. Carly tells Alexis she better not be there to represent Sonny. Alexis tells her she regrets ever having represented Sonny as he is brought in by Taggert. They make eye contact.
Sonny: Are you responsible for this?
Alexis: If by this you mean am I responsible for telling the police about the witness, you know I had to do that.
Sonny: You still hold me responsible for what happened with your sister, don’t you?
Alexis: You can’t even say it, can you?
She walks away. much more is said.