Nikolas: The letter's not a forgery, Luke. He wanted to commit suicide.
Luke: The hell he did. He fought for his life up on that cliff.
Nikolas: He lured you out there because he wanted you to be blamed for his death.
Luke: Then he got his last wish.
Nikolas: It's all right there!
Luke: I murdered Stefan because he tortured Laura and he killed Summer! Nobody's going to take that away from me!
Luke: Burn the letter.
Skye: No, you can’t. You have to give that letter to the police. It is proof that Luke didn't kill Stefan.
Luke: It proves nothing.
Skye: Well, forensics can verify that it's authentic.
Luke: If Stefan committed suicide and wanted to frame me for murder, why would he put it down in a letter?
Nikolas: Because he wanted me to know that he died protecting me.
Luke: Well, see, that answers everything. He lied. The letter's a lie so he can be a big hero for you. It's not the first time this has happened.
Nikolas: This is your chance to be free here. Come on.
Skye: Nikolas is right. Stefan's dead. It doesn't matter how it happened.
Luke: It matters to me! I killed him! He did not commit suicide. I won!
Skye: Listen to him. My God, it's all about keeping score.
Luke: It's payback for all the years that bloodsucker drained the life out of my family.
Skye: There he goes, right to Scott. I knew he wouldn't let you pay for a crime you didn't commit. He didn't do it.
Luke: Good. He did the right thing.
Skye: Yeah and you're going to prison for the rest of your life. Some victory.
Skye: This is a murder charge, Luke. This isn't some macho one-upmanship contest.
Luke: This is the final hour of a battle that's lasted over 20 years and ripped my life to shreds.
Skye: So, what, if Stefan killed himself, he wins? Or, what, you win if you go to prison for murder?
Luke: I killed the father and both sons. There's no more curse of the Cassadines. It's finally over, and I won.
Skye: No, you win by surviving, living to fight another day.
Luke: Fight who? The Quartermaines?
Skye: Hey, I was very straightforward about needing your help.
Luke: Yeah, helping you take a big bite out of a bunch of button-down snobs. That'll give my life meaning.
Skye: No, I got to tell you, you know, your priorities are seriously skewed.
Luke: What's Alexis doing here?
Skye: With any luck, she's arrested.
Alexis comes in with Sage after she tried to shoot her but ended up shooting Dillon. Alcazar gives out the information that he's Sage's uncle.
Nikolas: Luke asked me to burn my uncle's letter.
Emily: He asked?
Nikolas: All right, more like demanded, after he insisted that it was a forgery.
Emily: Hmm.
Nikolas: You know, I just keep going back to the same thing. If Luke wants to go to prison, why in my right mind should I try and stop him after everything that he's done to me and my family?
Emily: Zander's determined to throw his life away and I could stand by and do nothing and tell myself it's out of my hands, this is what he wants. But I can't sit by and watch someone wreck their life.
Skye: I'm going to go tell Lucky that you want to go see him right now.
Luke: Don’t. I don't want to see him.
Skye: Luke, he's in trouble. You just can't ignore that.
Luke: Watch me.
Skye: He's your son.
Luke: I have no son. I have a daughter somewhere but I'm not sentimental about it. I was never cut out for fatherhood. Lucky's a cop. He's got everything he wanted.
Alexis: If he chooses to follow through with this, I will defend you. You know that.
Lucky: I could have killed an innocent kid.
Alexis: You had every reason to believe that gun was loaded.
Lucky: Dillon was shot. It was my mistake. How do I know I won't make that same mistake again someday?
Alexis: Don't do this to yourself. You were doing your job.
Mac: You're suspended pending an internal affairs investigation. Look, this is -- it's part of the job, Lucky. If I was in your place, I'd have done the same thing and I'll speak to I.A. on your behalf. But you need to think about whether you can handle these kinds of situations, because they're part of the job. If your only reason for becoming a cop was to throw it in your father's face, then turn your badge in permanently.
Scott: Two Spencers on their way to jail, huh? Makes you want to do the jig.
Nikolas: Scott. I have some material evidence regarding my uncle's death.
Scott: What is it?
Nikolas: It's a letter he wrote just before he died.
Scott: Oh. He was murdered.
Luke: What are you doing back here?
Nikolas: You want to trash your life, Luke, go ahead. But I'm not going to help you.
Scott: Well, this chicken scratch is like a suicide note!
Luke: Baldwin, you want me convicted for murder?
Scott: Yeah, followed by a steak dinner and a lethal injection, Spencer.
Luke: Well, then, rip that forgery up and toss a steak on the grill. Let's get on with it.