Emily: Hey.
Jason: What happened?
Emily: It's about Nikolas. Helena has him locked up in Shadybrook.
Sam: The mental institution?
Emily: She's doing terrible things to him, Jase, to his mind. Please get him out of there. Do whatever you have to, just bring him home, for me, before it's too late.
Jason: If I'm going to get Nikolas out, I need to know how badly Helena has him trapped. Tell me everything you know.
Helena: How are you feeling, Nikolas?
Nikolas: Prince Nikolas. I know who I am now -- Prince of the Cassadines.
Helena: Oh, thank God, it worked. Oh, thank God. Oh, yes, my darling, you are Prince Cassadine, on the threshold of becoming the man I always knew you could be. Oh, this is such a wonderful turnaround. But now at you remember your heritage, we have to be more careful than ever. There are those who would destroy you.
Jason: It's all set. The order for Nikolas' release is waiting at the courthouse.
Emily: Oh, God, I don't -- I don't know what I was thinking. I mean, I should've come to you in the first place. While I've been trying to go through all the proper legal channels, the doctors at Shadybrook have had all the time in the world to do whatever they want to him.
Sam: Look, I've had a few run-ins with Helena and the woman is relentless, Emily. I don't know if it's going to work if jason goes there and just waves a couple of papers in her face, you know? I just --
Jason: Look, don't worry about Helena, okay? You wait here. I'm going to bring Nikolas to you.
Emily: Wait -- Jason, wait! Wait. You need to be careful with him. God only knows what she's put him through.
Nikolas: If you're so concerned about my welfare, then why don't you let me out of here?
Helena: Nothing would make me happier, but first I must make sure that you're protected.
Nikolas: You keep alluding to some -- some mysterious danger, but you know, so far I haven't heard any facts.
Helena: Oh, Nikolas, you've been at the mercy of a spoiled, manipulative, unstable woman for months.
Nikolas: Oh, yeah? Which one?
Helena: Mary Bishop -- she's a poor, misguided creature. She's irrelevant. But Emily Quartermaine and her obsession with you -- this is the real threat. Nikolas, the line between love and hate is a thin one. Oh, Emily professes to have great love for you, but the minute she realizes that she's not going to get what she wants, that love will turn on a dime.
Helena: Don't worry. You won't be here much longer. I have every intention of taking you out of the country, away not only from Emily, but from your aunt Alexis, as well. Now, she's another one who can't be trusted. She'll use her considerable skills as an attorney to try to gain control of the Cassadine estate.
Nikolas: That won't happen. I'm the prince. All the holdings and all the power rightfully belongs to me. I won't let anyone steal what's mine.
Helena: Oh, Nikolas. You can't know how long I've waited for this moment, to see you come into your own and accept your destiny with pride and conviction. But we mustn't be overly confident. Now, your hold on your identity is tenuous at best.
Nikolas: I know exactly who I am and what's expected of me. I won't let you down.
Helena: Well. I should've known that Emily would send her terrifying brother to bully Nikolas out of here. Well, it won't work. Nikolas is legally committed to this facility. I decide when he leaves. What -- what are you doing? Stop this! What are you doing? No!
Jason grabbed Helena and shoved her bodily into a closet, locking her inside. Helena pounds on door.
Nikolas: What do you want?
Jason: I'm taking you out of here.
Patricia: I don't understand.
Jason: Well, this court order signed by Judge Pinsker releases Nikolas into my custody.
Patricia: But his grandmother has --
Jason: Is probably paying you a fortune to keep him here. This court order says that Nikolas is leaving with me.
Patricia: Before I release Mr. Cassadine, my attorneys will have to review this order.
Jason: You know, six months ago, you locked up Sonny Corinthos' wife, and you drugged her against her will, and now you're doing the same thing to Nikolas Cassadine.
Patricia: Mr. Cassadine is a friend of Mr. Corinthos?
Jason: Yeah, and he hasn't forgotten the hell you put his wife through. So maybe it's time you paid. You know, labor problems can shut down a medical facility like this overnight -- no food service workers, no garbage collection. One union strikes, the others will honor the picket line. You could lose janitors, nurses -- are you getting this?
Patricia: Mm-hmm. I can see that I can't keep you from taking Nikolas. But I'm warning you, it might not be safe. Nikolas has shown a propensity for extreme violence.
Jason: Yeah, I heard your warning. You can go now.
Jason: It's done. You're out of here. Let's go.
Nikolas: Why would I go anywhere with you?
Jason: Do you know who I am?
Nikolas: Jason. Emily's brother.
Jason: Emily sent me to get you. She's waiting for you.
Nikolas: I have no desire to see Emily.
Jason: Nikolas, whatever they did to you in here is affecting your ability to think clearly right now.
Nikolas: You know how sick I am of hearing that I don't know my own mind --
Jason: I'll take you someplace you can clear your head. If you don't want to see Emily, that's no problem. I'll take you someplace safe.
Nikolas: I'm not leaving with you! Did you hear me? Tell Emily that!