'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.
Dillon: Emily, Emily. Hi. Have you seen Georgie?
Emily: You're looking for Georgie? What a surprise. What, have you been camped out here in the lounge her whole shift, Dillon?
Dillon: I know I'm, like, a raging dork, and I don't even care. It's, like, I'm just -- I'm so happy, you know, because I thought I had, like, lost her forever, and -- real sensitive, Dillon. That's great.
Emily: No, Dillon, Dillon, don't do that, okay? Don't edit yourself because of me. I'm thrilled for you and Georgie. There's nothing more wonderful or more important than being with the person you love.
'Connor': Hi. What's wrong?
Mary: Nothing. Why would anything be wrong? I get to wake up next to you and see your face first thing.
'Connor': Something I said?
Mary: I have to get breakfast started or we're both going to be late.
Emily: This is exciting news, huh?
Dillon: I know! I mean, you know, don't get me wrong, I’m not kidding myself. It's not like Ned suddenly discovered my hugely insane talent. I'm sure he's mostly just doing it to annoy my mom -- which is fine, you know, but how often do you get an opportunity like this? I mean, you got to grab on with both hands and just devour it for everything it is and do the best you can to make sure it works.
Emily: Well, excellent philosophy, Dillon. I think it's great, and I'm sure that you will be fabulous.
Georgie: Emily? You paged me?
Emily: For him.
Dillon: That was me.
Georgie: Hi.
Dillon: Yeah, so Ned wants to get started on the video project right away, and I need your help. Emily here has offered to take over the rest of your shift.
Georgie: Really?
Emily: Yep, happy to.
Georgie: Thank you so much, but can I push my luck and ask for one more favor?
Emily: Sure. Why not?
Georgie: Thank you, thank you. If my parents call, please don't tell them I'm with Dillon.
Emily: No problem. No problem. Go, go! Have fun.
Georgie: Thank you. Three minutes. Let me get my stuff.
Dillon: All right. I owe you.
Emily: You know, just think of it as my contribution to the artistic future of L&B and Tracy’s ultimate defeat -- no offense.
Dillon: None taken.
Emily: What?
Dillon: I -- I get why the family loves you so much.
Emily: What did I do, hmm?
Dillon: You're strong, Emily. You are so strong. You just -- you just lost the love of your life, and look at you, you're helping me run away with Georgie so we can have time together. And I just -- I don't even know if I could get out of the bed in the morning.
Emily: I'll let you in on a little secret. I'm faking like crazy, Dillon. But sometimes that's all you can do, until the day finally comes when you can let go and move on.
Mary: Come on, sit down before it gets cold. I -- I packed you a lunch to take to work. It's in the fridge.
'Connor': Aren't you going to eat?
Mary: Oh, I couldn't. I'm too nervous about my interview at General Hospital. Is my suit right?
'Connor': You look beautiful.
Mary: I'm not sure what the position's for. It's obviously something clerical, because I'm not qualified to be a brain surgeon.
'Connor': Mary, Mary, we made love last night, and I thought you were happy about it. But by the way you've been acting, I'd say you're trying to find a graceful way out of a one-night stand.
'Connor': Do you regret making love to me last night? I mean --
Mary: No, not for a moment. No, it was -- it was unbelievable.
'Connor': Then why are you so sad and why are you trying to hide it from me?
Mary: I'm just being silly, that's all.
'Connor': We're married; silly's allowed. And by the way, whatever you're feeling matters to me.
Mary: I guess part of me thought that making love with you would open up a flood gate and your memory would come back -- you know, like sleeping beauty in reverse, a kiss awakens the prince.
'Connor': Yeah, fine, but only one problem -- I’m far from a prince.
Mary: You are to me.
'Connor': I'm sorry to disappoint you, Mary.
Mary: That's not what happened last night; and that's the last thing I’d ever want to make you think. That's why I didn't want to get into this. I'm being impossibly greedy and selfish, and I know there's no going back now. And I just have to stop trying and be grateful that I have you at all. I mean, how many miracles do I think I deserve?
'Connor': And last night felt like a new beginning -- at least to me it did.
Mary: Me, too.
'Connor': Okay. Okay, then let's make a deal. All right? We'll start again, from right here.
Mary: You know, I -- I have to go or I’m going to be late, and, you know, what kind of first impression would that make?
'Connor': So when you fill out your job application, what are you going to say; that you're a widow?
Mary: I don't have a choice. You see, the irony is that the only way I can keep you close to me is by convincing everyone else you're gone.
Door opens.
'Connor': Morning, Father.
Priest: Good morning. Ah, you're making good progress here.
'Connor': Yeah, yeah, it's coming along okay, but I'm running a little low on supplies.
Priest: Oh, I'm sorry. I'm going out of town to perform a wedding. I just stopped by to let you know I’d be gone. I won't be able to bring in supplies for a couple days.
'Connor': Oh, okay. You know, I noticed a caretaker's truck out back. If you don't object to me borrowing it, I'm glad to get whatever I need myself.
Priest: Are you sure you want to risk going into the city?
'Connor': It's just one trip to the hardware store. Anyway, Mary tells me I don't really know anyone in town anyway, so I figure what are the chances of me being recognized?
Emily: You here for an update on Michael’s condition?
Jason: It must be good news. You're smiling.
Emily: Michael slept through the night, and Dr. O’Donnell says he's much stronger and he may be able to go home in a couple of days.
Jason: All right.
Mary: Emily, I was hoping I’d run into you.
Emily: And why's that?
Mary: Oh, well, I'm on my way to an interview with Mrs. Hardy, and I just wanted to thank you again for the recommendation.
Emily: Yeah, it was just a thought, Mary. You may decide that, you know, General Hospital isn't for you after all.
Mary: I'm Mary Bishop.
Jason: Jason Morgan.
Mary: Very nice to meet you. I saw you with Emily at her fiancé’s memorial service.
Emily: Yeah, Jason and I aren't dating, if that's what you're wondering. He's my brother.
Mary: Well, it was very nice to meet you.
Emily: Audrey's office is down the corridor on the left. Her name's on the door. Ahem.
Mary: I'm sure I’ll find it.
Jason: Who is she and why are you mad at her?
Emily: I've been struggling since Nikolas died, Jase. I mean, I'm fortunate to have so many people who care about me and want to help -- and I'm grateful for them, Jason, I really, really am. But it's like from this vantage point, it feels like no one can possibly understand how hollow I am inside, and I thought Mary did. You know, she recently lost her husband in Iraq. We've been kind of comparing notes, you know, bonding over our pain.
Jason: Okay, what happened?
Emily: I dropped in on her. Always a bad idea, right? Anyway, she was -- she was acting kind of strange, and then I heard a sound from her bedroom. I mean, Mary is already sleeping with another man, Jase. And I don't know, but it made me so angry, you know? I mean, I know it's none of my business -- I realize that -- but it's like I just -- I thought that -- I thought that I was connecting with this woman on such a deep level, you know? I just -- I know that I could never betray Nikolas like that.
Jason: Okay, look, you know, people don't always think clearly when they're grieving. Okay? They're afraid that they're going to fall in this dark place and never find their way out again. I mean, when we thought Michael might die, I have never been so scared. Because I knew if we lost him, I would carry that pain with me forever; the way you carry losing Nikolas. You know, some people deal with loss however they can. Sometimes it might be trying to forget with another person; sometimes it might be trying -- trying to get so mad where you fight through the pain.
Emily: You think I'm being unfair to Mary?
Jason: Only you can answer that one.
Emily: Excuse me, I have an apology to make.
Emily: Mary, wait up.
Mary: Oh, Emily. What can I do for you?
Emily: Um -- accept my heartfelt apology, Mary. How you deal with your husband's death is no one's business but yours. I had no right to judge you. In fact, I'd like to help. I realized how unfair I was projecting my feelings onto you and making snap judgments, and my brother reminded me that people deal with grief in different ways, and I had no right to inflict my way onto you, Mary.
Mary: No, no, if anybody has a right, it's you. I mean, your loss is recent and you're still trying to find a way to accommodate the brand-new hole in your heart. And you're living with grief every moment of every day and you feel completely alone, and I claim to understand, to empathize because it was a grief that I recognized. And then I turned around and I did something that you find unfathomable.
Emily: Oh, Mary.
Mary: For what it's worth, I don't know what I'm doing half the time or why.
Emily: Well, that I understand.
Mary: I would give anything -- anything in this world, Emily, to have Connor back with me the way he was, with his eyes full of love for me. That's not going to happen. And sometimes the moving along, the relentless getting through life part is -- it's not only overwhelming, it's -- it's impossible.
Emily: Well, that I understand. Completely.
Mary: Connor was my life since the moment I saw him. And up until last night, I'd never been with anybody else.
Emily: Was it strange?
Mary: Incredibly.
Emily: Was it awful?
Mary: No. No, not at all. It was -- I haven't found words for it yet.
Emily: Mary, I shouldn't pry.
Mary: No, I don't mind.
Emily: It's all very abrupt and confusing, isn't it?
Mary: Oh, yeah. Well, everything changes. Even the way I saw myself. Like before, I was Mary, Connor’s wife, and then suddenly, I was Mary, Connor’s widow.
Emily: You're isolated, you know, you're cut off from everyone. No matter how many people are around, you feel alone, huh?
Mary: I know one thing, though. Connor wouldn't want me to spend the rest of my life alone and grieving for him. He'd want me to move on, and maybe even fall in love again. I mean, how do I know he's not taking care of me right now?
Emily: What do you mean?
Mary: Well, they say everything happens for a reason, right? And if that's true, then, well, then this man hasn't come into my life arbitrarily. I mean, maybe there's a purpose to it, for -- for both of us.
'Connor': I'm sorry, sir. The church is closed for renovation.
Lorenzo: You?