May 3, 2004

Act I
Sam tells the doctor she's sure she wants the abortion.

At the hospital Michael asks Carly and Sonny to kiss. They do.

Emily tells Jason that Sam is getting an abortion.

Tracy tells Coleman she doesn't care how much it costs to get the body back and he agrees to get it back for her.

Luke tells Skye that he'll make sure they recover the body first.

On the docks a few good men have some questions for Nikolas.

Lorenzo investigates after the shooting (which conveniently leaves both he and Courtney completely unscathed). He determines that the very bad men are gone. Ric and Lucky show up and Courtney accuses Ric of using this as an opportunity to stick it to Sonny.

Emily shows up at the hospital and Sonny wants to know what's wrong as Carly looks on.

Jason shows up at the clinic and asks Sam if she needs help.

Act II
Emily tells Sonny & Carly that she came to visit Michael. Carly tells her that Michael will be coming home tomorrow. She uses the term "we" and Emily asks for clarification. Max shows up and tells Sonny there's a situation. Sonny wants to send for Jason but Emily tells him not to.

The two army guys ask Nik for directions to a restaurant. Mary shows up and tells him that he shouldn't be out, let alone talking to army dudes.

Tracy & Coleman assume Luke & Skye have the body while Luke & Skye assume likewise. Jax shows up, calls Tracy his Venus Flytrap and says he won't be wedding her after all.

Sam tells Jason that she couldn't go through with the abortion. She says that she needs some more time.

Act III
Mary tells Nikolas that the men could have recognized him and it's best to stay out of sight. He wants to go to the hospital to check out her place of employment but she tells him not to.

Emily tells Sonny that she wanted Jason to have dinner with her and that's why he shouldn't call him. Sonny and Max take off to discuss the situation. Carly tells Emily that it's obvious she just lied to Sonny, and asks why. Michael calls her into his room before she has to answer.

Jax' confidence was false bravado -- as soon as Tracy tells him her plans to turn Skye in and allow her to face the death penalty if he doesn't marry her, Jax seems to relent.

Skye and Luke remark that Jax' earlier confidence seems shredded now.

Dillon shows up at Kelly's and tells Mike that Tracy's marrying Jax.

Sam is returned to her boat by Jason. Crying, she tells him she's tired, and she doesn't know what she's going to do. She says that her lifestyle isn't kid-friendly and wonders how she'll get through the next six months, let alone the next eighteen years. Jason's response is to ask her if she got pregnant to trap Sonny.

Act IV
Luke and Skye return to the lakehouse and a surprise houseguest -- Ross is sitting on the couch awaiting their arrival.

Audrey tells Emily that Elizabeth is happy in California at the cottage she's staying at -- it even has a vegetable garden out back. Mary and Emily talk and make tentative dinner plans for later.

Sam explains to Jason how this pregnancy has screwed her life up. Jason isn't sure if she got pregnant on purpose or not. He then asks if Sonny's the baby's father or if she even knows for sure.

Sonny rushes into Courtney's office and, forgetting that she's dead to him, asks if she's been hurt. He's displeased upon learning she sold to Lorenzo, even though it was under a holding company. She tells him she's sick of the mob war and invites him to discuss it elsewhere. Everyone leaves Ric and Courtney alone together where she tells him he's a sociopath with a toxic agenda. He maintains he's changed.

Act V
Carly rushes in after she's seen the cops on the pier. Courtney reassures her that she's OK. She tells Carly of Lorenzo's seeming heroics and the blondes wonder if they were staged.

On the pier Ric tells Sonny that if Lorenzo moves illegal substances through the piers and gets caught, that he and Courtney can get charged too.

Jason listens as Sam asks him if he thinks she's trash. She explains what trash is, and tells him that a person can love someone but still do something wrong. She tells him she doesn't want to tell Sonny about the baby yet.

Dillon and Mike realize that the people they love are hard to love - for Mike, it's Sonny; for Dillon, it's Tracy.

Act VI
Luke and Ross sit side-by-side on the couch. Ross stifles a smile. Skye sits behind them. They wonder if this has been a gigantic set-up. Suddenly Lucky's at the door. Luke decides it has been a set-up -- dead cop on the couch; live cop at the door.

On the docks Emily and Mary return from dinner. They apologize for regaling the other with stories of their departed lovers. Nikolas, shrouded in fog, his back turned to Emily, appears. Emily says "oh my God". Mary looks worried.

Courtney and Carly wonder whether or not Lorenzo engineered the whole "we're getting shot at" thing. The girls discuss the possibilities. Courtney wonders aloud -- "if this guy I hate saved my life, what do I do with that?" as Lorenzo listens.

Jason tells Sam that while no one's ever called him trash, he knows precisely what it's like to disappoint people and that he hates it. He says that sooner or later she'll have to tell Sonny what's going on. Suddenly Sonny appears in the door and wonders what's going on.

Preview
Sonny asks Jason why he's there with Sam

Courtney tells Carly if she lives with Sonny and doesn't see Alcazar, she knows Sonny will dump Sam

Lucky tells Luke they got a tip that Ross Duncan's body was at the lakehouse

Emily tells Mary she saw Nikolas. Mary is uneasy