May 17, 2004

Act I
Mary tells Emily that today would've been her sixth wedding anniversary. She tells her about her wedding and she and Emily agree that knowing the men they loved will always be in their hearts isn't the same as having them in the flesh.

Nikolas is stopped before he boards the plane. The guards know he's not really Connor Bishop, despite his hard work to lead them astray.

Luke is knocked unconscious. A woman with elegant ankles kicks open Skye's door and enters the cottage.

Lorenzo and Carly act like they're stuck in an episode of "Clarissa Explains It All". She tells him she's onto Sam's game. Lorenzo shows a lot of insight into Sonny -- he says Sonny is maniacal about GETTING children but when it comes to taking care of them, he could care less. The proof of this is the fact that he's never around to spend time with them. Carly realizes he's right. Michael shows up, adapting a psycho persona, and instructs Lorenzo to get out.

Sonny and Jax relinquish their identities when asked who they are "the baby's father" they both say. Sam is taken to the infirmary where she asks if her baby is OK.

The nun tells Jason she's not down with the silent treatment. When Jason gives her a background of Sonny and Jax the nun doesn't think either one of them deserves the kid.

Act II
Luke wakes up and realizes Skye's gone. He begs Laura not to hurt her.

Sonny and Jax are told the baby's OK. They head outside to speak with the nun. She gives a spot-on list of all the reasons they don't deserve the baby, and tells them she's calling the cops if they upset Sam at all.

Sam asks for Jason. When she sees him she says it'd be easier if ... and Jason tells her not to even think about it.

Michael orders Max to throw Lorenzo out. Lorenzo compliments Michael on becoming just like his father. Once alone with Carly, Michael asks if it's true that she and Sonny don't love each other anymore.

Act III
Luke is tearing Skye's place apart looking for a clue when Lucky shows up. Luke fills him in on what happened.

Skye starts awake and finds herself gagged, bound to a chair, and in a dungeon of some sort.

Jax tells Sam that he'll be a good father is the baby is his. She says that she knows he wants her to disappear after giving him the kid. He doesn't deny it. He accuses her of being impulsive -- she did run down the stairs, after all.

Jason asks Sonny what he's going to do. Sonny, being Sonny, says that before the baby was just an idea. But once the mom-to-be took a tumble down the stairs, things immediately became all about him -- he has to take responsibility for it.

Michael tells Carly he wants the truth. She tells him he ought not to eavesdrop. He shrugs -- she eavesdrops. She reaffirms her love for him without telling him the truth about her and Sonny.

Act IV
Mary summons Lorenzo to the park where he tells her that she needs to stop doing that. She tells him that she doesn't want him to die helping him. Lorenzo calmly points out that he's helping keep her secret as well as providing Nikolas with a way to earn money and blow off steam -- he's doing her a favour. She says she'd rather give him up than see him die working for Lorenzo. Nikolas returns and Mary embraces him.

Carly tells Courtney about Sam's pregnancy. Courtney figures out that possibly Jax is the father.

Skye sees a shadow move under the door. She bolts up and to the door and begs for help.

Luke continues to trash the place. Lucky begs him to stop and tells Luke he's responsible for what's happened to Laura.

Act V
Taking a page from the last mobster/guy who needs a job Sonny/Roy book, circa late-Fall 1999, Lorenzo admits to Nikolas that the boys who stopped him from boarding the plane were a trick. He congratulates him at thinking on his feet and hands him a wad of money in an envelope. Lorenzo exits and Mary asks Nikolas how he could possibly trust him.

Courtney and Carly discuss the possibility that Jax is Sam's baby's father. Carly says it makes some sense but if it turns out that Sonny's the father, she's not sticking around the penthouse to watch him raise that kid with her. I guess it's safe to assume she won't want to play step-mommy-dearest either?

Luke doesn't blame Lucky for upsetting Laura with the news of Nik's death. He says Nik may be the key -- if someone wanted them to believe it was Laura stalking Skye, who would do something like that? He rushes out and says he thinks he knows where they are.

Act VI
Courtney meets with Audrey so that yet another person can congratulate her on her good work with the foundation.

Jason and Sam are in the elevator at the hospital discussing how much she hates milk. They step out of the elevator, looking very much the concerned parents-to-be, when Courtney looks over to see them.

Mary tells Nikolas it's their anniversary. He tells her that he wishes she'd given him more notice. He asks if she wants to be a June bride but she says she's partial to May. They kiss sitting on the gazebo steps just as Emily enters the park.

Carly is sucking back a glass of red wine when Sonny enters. First words out of his mouth are "I found Sam. She's pregnant." First words out of Carly's mouth are "I know". Wow, I guess they're really working on that whole "let's tell each other the truth for once in our miserable lives" facet of their relationship.

Luke shows up at Wyndemere. The furniture's all covered by sheets and he starts calling for Laura not to worry that Skye will hurt her. Skye screams for Luke to help her, but, still gagged, and probably being on a different floor, finds that her voice doesn't carry much volume.

Preview
Emily appears to spot the back of Nikolas' head as Mary is kissing him. Emily looks disappointed in Mary. Mary looks as though she wonders how she's going to get out of this particular situation

Courtney tells Jason she can't understand why he's protecting Sam
Jax asks Sam how much money she wants. Sam looks incredulous

Sonny tells Carly that this child exists. Carly says that he's just fallen for the oldest trick in the "how to trap a man" handbook. And I suppose she'd know, being that it worked for her not once, not twice, but three times