January 24, 2005 Transcript
"He's Going to End up Spoiling her Rotten, Anyway"

Carly: What is going on? First, the security system goes out, now the lights?

Jordan: Maybe the security system overloaded the power. You know, I'll call the --

Carly: No. Who's there?

Man: Whoa. It's me, Enzo.

Carly: Enzo, you scared us.

Enzo: Yeah, I know the feeling, Mrs. C.

Michael: Whoa! This is the house, the one that I wanted for Christmas!

Sonny: It's ours now.

Michael: What?

Sonny: Mm-hmm. Guess what.

Michael: What?

Sonny: Go take a look around!

Michael: Ok.

Carly: Enzo, go get one of Sonny's people and find out what is going on with the electrical system. We need to know why it disconnected.

Enzo: I'll get on it right away.

Carly: Thank you. We'll see -- hey!

Michael: This house is great!

Carly: Oh!

Michael: It's way better than the pictures.

Carly: Oh, I'm glad you like it. I missed you so much. Did you have fun on the island?

Michael: Yes.

Carly: Yes?

Michael: Dad -- well, we actually got to go to the beach.

Carly: Mm-hmm.

Michael: Dad took us on his boat.

Carly: Mm-hmm.

Michael: And he kept this house a secret the entire time.

Sonny: That's because I wanted to see the look on your face when we drove up.

Carly: He's good at surprises, huh?

Michael: Yes, the best.

Sonny: Whoo! How about you, Kristina? Do you like your new house? Yeah?

Michael: Hey, Kristina, want to go check the rest of the house, see what it's like?

Brook Lynn: Hey, yeah, sounds cool. I'll come with you. And -- so where shall we start?

Michael: Do we have a playroom?

Sonny: Of course we do. What do you think?

Jordan: I'll be the volunteer tour guide. Let's go.

Brook Lynn: Ok. Want to come?

Carly: Well, it's unanimous. The house is a hit.

Sonny: The kids will be happier here. Ahem.

Carly: What about you?

Sonny: Well, you know, the penthouse was convenient, but this place -- it's better for a family. There's nothing more important than family, as you know, so -- I'll be happier here.

Carly: Good. And Jordan, she did a beautiful job with the decorating and the landscape, don't you think?

Sonny: Yeah, I know it wasn't Jordan. It was you.

Carly: Well, I know what you like; I know what you don't like.

Sonny: Yeah. Thanks.

Carly: Yeah, it was fun. You know, I like to decorate, and it was a good time fixing up the boys' room.

Sonny: No, I mean, for everything. You know, for getting Michael and Morgan through the divorce so they don't have to choose sides, you know, letting me visit them and everything. You've been great. You've been great.

Carly: Like you say, family's important.

Man: I was about to make my move when Corinthos' guard showed up. Don't worry, I'll get another chance. Our little guest will soon be here, settling into her new room.

Carly: So I had the sofa custom-made for the dimension of the room, and the wall hangings and the curtains will complement the high ceilings.

Sonny: This place looks -- looks great.

Carly: You like it?

Sonny: I mean, just -- the whole place looks spectacular.

Carly: Well, it should for what you paid. Go through the terrace doors. You have a view of the harbor, which you probably know. It's not as good as the one at the penthouse, but you can look over the water and brood to your heart's content.

Sonny: Whoa. Looks beautiful.

Carly: So how was the island?

Sonny: The kids had a great time, you know.

Carly: And you?

Sonny: Well, I always enjoy myself.

Carly: Yeah, it's good to get away, this time of year, especially.

Sonny: Actually, Michael thought you were going to join us. He collected all these seashells and --

Carly: Hmm. But the whole point is for us to get the kids used to us living separate lives.

Sonny: We're still family. Anytime I'm with the boys, you know you're welcome, too.

Alexis: Where's my daughter?

Alexis: I had no idea that Ric was bringing her here.

Sonny: I had Jordan make arrangements because I wanted Kristina to see the house, you know, the new house and all that.

Alexis: Did it ever occur to you or your attorney to maybe call me up and ask me if it was ok?

Sonny: You were not available and I was coming home from the island with Michael and Morgan. I asked Jordan for a favor. She said yes. What, you know --

Alexis: And it was imperative that Kristina see the house with Michael and Morgan? Tomorrow or the next day was completely out of the question?

Sonny: Kristina's going to be coming here, you know, a lot, so I thought it would be nice if she saw the house for the first time with her brothers.

Alexis: You have an explanation for everything.

Sonny: Why are you even arguing? What's done is done, right?

Alexis: In the future, I would really appreciate it if you would consult with me about my daughter.

Sonny: You keep saying -- it's my daughter, too, our daughter.

Alexis: Pick a pronoun! I am trying to make a point! I would appreciate your acknowledgement!

Sonny: Why are you so worked up, Alexis? Is it so wrong for me to make arrangements to have Kristina visit? And don't start lecturing me about how, you know, she's not safe around me, because I don't want to hear it. I just had a brand-new, state-of-the-art security system installed. And you know what that means? That means Kristina is going to be safe and protected here.

Alexis: Do you know where Kristina’s coat is?

Sonny: She's not leaving yet.

Alexis: Well, it's way past her bedtime.

Sonny: Yeah, but she could stay for a little while longer. You want to stay, right, Kristina?

Alexis: How about if I bring her back some other time?

Sonny: 15 minutes. Michael and I, we missed her. I got you a present. You want to see the present? Yeah, come here. I'll show you the present. It's a beautiful present.

Carly: Come on, don't spoil it.

Alexis: Why did Sonny buy this house?

Carly: I already told you, Alexis -- Michael saw a picture of it at Christmas and then he begged him to buy it for him.

Alexis: Right, a 9-year-old requests a $5 million house, and Sonny buys it for him.

Carly: Alexis, if you're still upset that you didn't get the house for yourself, I'm sorry, there's really nothing that I can do about it.

Alexis: I'm referring to his rampant materialism. He does not have to buy his children's love and I don't want him to think he has to buy Kristina’s.

Carly: Is it so terrible that Kristina likes the house that she's going to live in with her father? I mean, you keep saying you want what's best for her.

Alexis: What's best for her is a balanced life, and overindulging her is -- is going to end up being harmful.

Carly: It would be harmful if Sonny only bought his children things and didn't spend time with them or give them any attention, but he does both. Yeah, he's generous. He grew up poor, so he wants his kids to have everything that he didn’t. But mostly, he wants them to have a father who is in their lives, and he can spend time with them.

Alexis: Then that's what he should do. He doesn't need to dazzle people with money.

Carly: Oh --

Alexis: He throws it around like it doesn't mean anything to him, which it doesn't because he didn't actually have to earn it.

Carly: Ok, news flash, Alexis -- you can't buy love.

Alexis: Thank you, Mahatma Gandhi. She's 2 years old. She doesn't understand. If she's given everything that she's asked for, she's not going to value the things that she has. She'll be thrilled now and she'll be in therapy later. Why am I even wasting my breath? He's going to end up spoiling her rotten, anyway.

Sonny: So, when I first saw this, I said to myself, "Kristina would love this." You want me to open it? You want me to open it? All right. Whoa. You see this? I was walking on the sand, right, and it was washed up on the beach. And usually they got holes in them because they got scratches, but this one is perfectly beautiful, just like you are. You want to hear what's inside of there? Put that to your ear here, this way. Here, no, this way. I don't want to hurt you. You can't really do it because you're too small. But what's in there are the waves and the ocean. Let me see. Yeah, there it is. Can you hear that? Shh. Yeah. You know what? One day, I’m going to take you to the island. Would you like that? A little bit? But you know what? You're going to be visiting here with your brothers a lot. You can play with your brothers; you can spend a lot of time with your papa. Because we missed two years, but you know what? We got the rest of our lives together.

Alexis: Where's Kristina?

Sonny: Oh, she's showing Michael her new seashell.

Alexis: Seashell?

Sonny: Yeah, I found this perfect seashell. It was on the beach, right, and so I wrapped it up and I gave it to Kristina as a present.

Carly: Hmm. That's nice of you, because Alexis was concerned here that you were turning Kristina into a mini-consumer, showering her with materialistic garbage.

Alexis: I don't think I used the word "garbage."

Carly: While she was working herself into a frenzy, she was certain that you were trying to buy Kristina’s love.

Sonny: Well, you're right, I would've tried to buy her love, but I don't really have to because I -- I already have it.