Connor Bishop is also played by Tyler Christopher, who plays Nikolas Cassadine.
Connor Bishop is also played by Tyler Christopher, who plays Nikolas Cassadine.
Luke: Here's the equation. Helena arranges a tragic accident in which Emily is killed. Then she resurfaces. Nikolas is exonerated, and she gets exactly what she wants -- a single Nikolas ready to marry her choice.
Emily: You have to admit it makes sense.
Luke: And so, what you have to do now is pull her out of hiding.
Emily: And I know exactly how to do it. We can use Connor Bishop to lure Helena out of hiding.
Luke: A double for her darling little Nikky? No, no, she's going to see right through that.
Skye: No, wait, Luke, wait a minute. Let Emily talk here.
Emily: Okay, we have connor pretend that he's Nikolas. If Helena thinks that he's escaped from Pentonville, then she's probably going to want to contact him. And once she does, we grab her, we take her to the authorities, and then we get them to release Nikolas.
Luke: Well, it might work if --
Lucky: You know what, I don't like the idea of depending on Connor. So far he's been completely unreliable.
Luke: Well, then you give him an incentive to stay in line.
Skye: Well, you know, they might need some help, maybe an expert who's used to dealing with Helena?
Luke: I know one who might be convinced. On one condition.
Skye: Name it.
Luke: I want you with me.
Skye: Done.
Luke: Well, you heard the lady. We're in.
Nikolas' Voice: "Emily, it's lonely here without you. I have so much I want to say, so much to apologize for, and the only way I can is through this letter. I need you to know that I love you with all my heart, but I can't ask you to go through life alone. So I want you to move on without me."
Luke: The first thing you got to do is locate this Connor.
Emily: I know he's in Canada, I'm just not sure exactly where.
Luke: Well, Canada is a big place. But you can probably find him unless he's hiding out in the tundra. Then you're going to have to grind off his rough edges so he can pass himself off as the little prince -- or, as they say in Montreal, le petit prince.
Emily: Well, that shouldn't be hard. I mean, he's already done it.
Luke: But, Emily, fooling a couple of doctors and the P.C.P.D. is one thing. Fooling Helena? This guy's not only going to have to be good, he's going to have to be willing to put his life on the line to make it work.
Lucky: Unless Helena is really dead.
Luke: She isn't!
Lucky: How can you be so sure?
Luke: Hey, look, we have been through this, okay? There's no body and there's no evidence apart from a hasty confession. That usually means that the victim is still breathing.
Skye: I'll admit this all sounds really good, except there's one small problem. Connor might have other plans. Scnee Cut
Dave: Can I help you?
Connor: Dave, how you doing? You still got the sign out front.
Dave: Do I know you?
Connor: Connor Bishop. I wrote to you from Iraq.
Dave: Oh, my.
Connor: Yeah.
Dave: Well, welcome home.
Connor: Thank you.
Dave: Gee, when your letters stopped coming, I just figured that --
Connor: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm pretty lucky to be alive. Unfortunately, my -- my wife passed away while I was overseas, you know?
Dave: Oh. Sorry to hear that.
Connor: Yeah.
Dave: The way you wrote about her, she seemed like a fine young woman.
Connor: Yeah, never been anyone like her, that's for sure.
Dave: Well, what are your plans now?
Connor: Pretty much the same. I'm going to move up here to Wellsburg, hoping to find some work. Thought you maybe might be able to give me a shot.
Dave: Yeah, could always use some help. Of course, like I wrote you in my letters, I need to see a sample of your work.
Connor: Look, okay, I tell you what -- I'll finish this chair for you. You like what you see, then you hire me.
Dave: How long do you think it'll take you?
Connor: I'll have it done by the end of the day.
Emily: Connor mentioned a town in Canada where he planned to move with Mary. At least it's a start.
Skye: Well, do you remember the name?
Emily: It was Wellington or Wellville. It was something like that. I'll have to check a map.
Skye: Okay, and then what?
Emily: Well, I drive up to Canada and I start looking for Connor.
Skye: You know, Emily, I really want this to work, but it is far from a sure thing.
Emily: I know, Skye. It's just I open my eyes in the morning and all I can think about is Nikolas. I thought I could handle it -- you know, keep myself busy, work even harder at my studies -- but I can't. Skye, I miss him so badly that, like, nothing else seems to matter. Though, proving that Helena is alive is a sure way to get Nikolas out of prison. And I know it's a long shot, but I can't afford not to take it.
Nikolas' Voice: "You pledged your life to me. I know how much you wish we could be together because I want the same thing. I think of you every minute, and I ache for you to be near me, to feel the warmth of your skin."
Luke: Hey, what's up here? This silent treatment's a drag. Just tell me what's on your mind.
Lucky: You want to believe Helena Cassadine is alive and out there for you to hate? Fine. It's not fair to give Emily false hope.
Luke: She asked my opinion, and I gave it.
Lucky: You're giving yourself something to keep your mind off of Mom.
Luke: Will you give that a rest? You want to talk about motivations? Let's talk about yours.
Lucky: What are you getting at?
Luke: Maybe you don't want me going after Helena because you got a better shot with Emily if your brother stays in prison.
Elizabeth: Lucky! God, what are you doing? Stop!
Luke: Oh, it's okay, Elizabeth.
Lucky: He's out of line.
Luke: It's all right.
Elizabeth: What --
Luke: I just held up a mirror. He didn't like what he saw. Look, Cowboy, you got to decide what it is you want and how bad you want it and then let everything come from that.
Emily: The town begins with a W. That's all I can remember for sure.
Luke: You know what you need to do? Just stop trying to remember.
Skye: How's that supposed to help?
Luke: Well, see, the mind is a terrible thing to push. You just got to chill, let it be, think of something else. In fact, you know what I'd do? If it were me, I'd sing a little song or maybe tell myself some dirty limericks, and then all of a sudden my mind would just spit that name out all on its own. No? Maybe my mind works different than yours.
Skye: Mm-hmm.
Lucky: Hey.
Emily: Hey.
Lucky: I brought at atlas so Emily could find that town in Ontario.
Skye: Now, that is going to help.
Elizabeth: Lucky told me what was going on, so I'm here to help you.
Emily: Oh, thank you, guys.
Luke: So, Cowboy, you in on this deal, or are you just going to spend your time second-guessing everybody's motives?
Lucky: I have my doubts that Helena is still alive, but I'll do anything to keep Nikolas out of prison.
Skye: All right, let's see if this atlas helps. Here we are -- Canada, Ontario, cities. Let's give it a go. Um -- is it Washington Corners?
Emily: No.
Skye: How about Wayville? Weddington? Wellsburg?
Emily: Wellsburg! That -- that's it -- Wellsburg, Ontario! That -- that's where Connor was planning to go.