'Connor' is the true character of Nikolas Cassadine however, he has amnesia and believes that he is Connor Bishop.
'Connor' is the true character of Nikolas Cassadine however, he has amnesia and believes that he is Connor Bishop.
'Connor': Are you sure?
Mary: Yes.
'Connor': Yeah?
Mary: I want to be with you, Connor.
Knock on door.
Emily: Mary? It's Emily!
'Connor': Don't answer it.
Mary: Just stay here. I'll be right back.
Emily: Hi, Mary. I'm sorry to stop by so late.
Mary: That's okay.
Emily: Thank you. I just needed someone to talk to.
Mary: I could meet you at breakfast. Kelly’s in the morning?
Emily: Oh, you know, I'll just be a minute. I have a surprise for you.
Emily: There's a new job opening at the hospital. It's just clerical work, but the pay is decent and the benefits are good, and I can arrange an interview for you if you want.
Mary: Thank you. I appreciate it. I'll stop by the hospital in the morning.
Emily: You know, Mary, you've been so generous with your time, listening to me go on and on about Nikolas, and --
Mary: Well, you miss him terribly. Talking about him helps ease the pain. I wish I could just tell you that it gets easier with time.
Emily: You know, most people either pity me or they want me to get over it and move on, but, you know, you understand that that kind of love isn't something that you just get over, you know? And I've been putting up a front and pretending that I'm starting to get on with my life, but the truth is that I think about Nikolas all the time. And it's more than that, Mary. It's something almost physical. It's as if Nikolas is close to me, you know, and if I just turn around and look, he'll be there and -- how do you do it, Mary? How do you learn to get up in the morning and make it through your day without feeling devastated by your loss?
Mary: The first couple months are the hardest.
Emily: How did you learn to cope?
Mary: I forced myself to get out of bed every day. I did my errands; I talked to a few friends. Basically, I just forced myself to put one foot in front of the other every day.
Glass breaks.
Emily: Oh, my God. You're not alone.
Mary: No, I'm not alone.
Emily: Why'd you let me ramble on like that, Mary? Why didn't you tell me this was a bad time?
Mary: I was going to say something, but you had to talk, and I know how that feels.
Emily: Yeah. Um -- thanks for listening.
'Connor': I didn't realize you were such a good liar.
'Connor': Why did you make Emily think that you were with some stranger, Mary?
Mary: I wasn't sure what to say. I haven't known Emily very long, but I feel very close to her.
'Connor': Okay, then why didn't you tell her I’ve come back?
Mary: I didn't want to burden her with that secret. Emily's in a lot of pain right now, and I just wish that we could both have our lives back. Because she loves her fiancé as much as I love you, and I'm not sure how to fix it.
'Connor': Well, I don't know, maybe -- maybe you want her to believe you've moved on because you think she should. I -- but, you know, I think that's good advice for all of us. Here, put this down. Come here. Look, let's not think about the past anymore, okay, and let's not worry about the future anymore. You're my wife, and I want to be with you, okay? What, what? Please?
Mary: I want to be with you, too.
Emily: Thank you.
Lucky: Hey.
Emily: Hey.
Lucky: How's Michael doing?
Emily: Oh, much better, thank God. Ahem.
Lucky: Hey, what's on your mind?
Emily: It's just something that happened earlier tonight. I mean, I suppose it shouldn't have bothered me, but it did. I went by Mary’s house earlier to tell her about this new job opening at the hospital, and I could've just called, but I wanted to see her in person, you know, just to -- to talk about Nikolas and --
Lucky: Hey, listen --
Emily: How much I miss him.
Lucky: If you ever need someone to talk to, you know I’m always here for you.
Emily: I know, Lucky; you've been so wonderful. But, see, Mary’s suffered the same kind of loss, you know, which is why it threw me so much when I heard a noise. I mean, it turns out that she had company. She -- there was a guy in her bedroom, Lucky.
Lucky: Well, did you -- did you think that was way too soon for that to happen?
Emily: Yeah, you know, I mean, I know it's none of my business, but --
Lucky: Maybe -- maybe Mary’s just trying to find a way to keep living her life.
Emily: It's just, you know, she -- she loved her husband so much, you know, the way I loved Nikolas, and still do. I -- it's hard to imagine how I could ever move on.
Mary: That was wonderful. It was like the first time all over again.
'Connor': Hey, where did -- I'm sorry. Where did I get this tattoo?
Mary: Oh. In boot camp. You -- you had a night off, you and the boys, and you went out for a night out on the town and you drank too much beer and ended up at a tattoo parlor.
'Connor': What does the design mean?
Mary: I'm not sure. Just a design you picked out on the display.
'Connor': It's pretty unique. I mean, I must have asked what it was, right?
Mary: Can we just change the subject? I -- I freaked out when you got it. I'm so happy right now. I don't ever want that feeling to go away.