February 28, 2006 Transcript
"Whoever and Wherever my Daughter is,
it's Best that We Don't Find Each Other"

Alexis: Ric? Excuse me -- excuse me, my husband was in -- in this room. They had given him something to make him feel better, and he's not there.

Ric: Looking for me?

[Alexis sighs]

Alexis: Don't do that.

[Ric chuckles]

Alexis: You scared me to death.

Ric: Yeah, I can see that. I can see that. And I understand why. I understand you so much better after you told me about the daughter that you lost.

Ric: Giving up a child when you were hardly more than one yourself had to be -- had to be a life-changing event. I mean, it's colored and shaped everything that you thought or felt ever since.

Alexis: That's true.

Ric: Hmm.

Alexis: What's your point?

Ric: That you're no longer a scared little teenager, Alexis, who has to bow to the whims of others. You're a grown woman and you are fierce and you are strong. You are a loving wife, and you are a wonderful mother. And nobody can take that away from you. And nobody is going to swoop in and steal your family from you in the middle of the night. And you have no reason to feel guilty because you couldn't keep your daughter.

Alexis: I'll try to remember that.

Ric: Want to go home to our daughters now?

Alexis: Yes, please.

Sam: Ok, I'm a little shakier than I thought.

Jason: You want to go back?

Sam: No, I want to try and get at least one full lap around here before I --

Ric: What's the first thing --?

Alexis: Kiss my daughters.

Ric: And then?

Alexis: Eat chocolates. I'm really glad that you're recovering. And again, I am so sorry about Danny. I am not going to insult you by saying something inane like, "I know how you feel," because I don’t. I can’t. All I know is that I will always be profoundly grateful for everything that you did for my family. And there aren't words to express the regret that I feel for not being able to repay you by saving Danny. I really hope that someday you'll be able to forgive me.

Ric: Ok, let's go, let's go.

Jason: You ok?

Sam: I'd like to go back to the room.

Ric: Oh, my goodness. Look at this. What is this? Is this -- is this -- oh, thank you very much, honey. Is this treasure from my favorite little pirate, huh? Did you make this for me?

Alexis: She made it out of breakfast.

Ric: Oh.

Alexis: It was terribly creative.

Ric: Did you -- wow. Hey, I like the residue of the grape jelly nail polish that's left over from breakfast.

Alexis: Yes, we get started on the girlie thing very early in this family and you need to get used to it.

Ric: I see that. Hey, you know what? I got an idea. Oh, boy. I got an idea. Why don't we take some time off and plan a little family trip? I thought of maybe buying a boat so we can, you know -- we can go sailing. What do you think about that, huh? Argh.

Kristina: Yes.

Alexis: Maybe we might want to think about the boat in the bathtub for a little while longer.

Ric: Oh, I think mommy's afraid of getting seasick. What do you think?

Alexis: Am I that transparent?

Ric: Yeah. So, where's your treasure chest, huh? I mean, every good pirate should have one. What's that, baby?

Kristina: Mommy has her treasure in it, too.

Ric: Viola's putting them both down for a nap. What do we got?

Alexis: Kristina's right. This is a treasure chest.

Ric: Huh.

Alexis: Kristina, Molly, and the baby I carried for nine months and held for all of about 10 seconds. I really need to stop this.

Ric: Maybe not. We're both attorneys, Alexis. We could find your daughter.

Alexis: Absolutely not.

Sam: And I don't really think my mother liked either one of us. She was ashamed of Danny’s handicap and she was always so cold to me, which doesn't make sense to what Danny said, saying that I was chosen, because I certainly didn't feel that way.

Alexis: I gave my baby up. I have no reason to barge into her life now.

Ric: She's your child.

Alexis: Not anymore.

Jason: What if you were more chosen than you think?

Sam: What do you mean?

Jason: Well, what if you were adopted?

Sam: That's impossible.

Jason: Why?

Sam: Why? Because my father would have told me.

Jason: Not necessarily.

Sam: Ok, well, you know what? If you're right, then there is a way to find out.

Alexis: I'm putting this away. There is no point in reliving something that I can't do anything about.

Sam: I'll have the hospital run a D.N.A. test on Danny. I'll find out if he's my brother; that my parents are my parents, no matter how dysfunctional. But they were my parents, not some stranger who gave me away.

Alexis: Whoever and wherever my daughter is, it's best that we don't find each other.