'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.
Mary: Well, why should we go back? We love it here.
'Connor': Mary, this place means a lot to me, but it's not our home.
Mary: Well, it's better. The ocean is beautiful. It's warm. It's --
'Connor': Be honest. Do you want to stay here because you really love it, or because you think it would be easier to hide?
Jason: Nikolas is -- is gone, Em.
Emily: No, no, no, Nikolas is alive, Jase! I talked to him --
Jason: Okay, okay --
Emily: For hours!
Jason: Okay. You just need to calm down and start at the beginning, okay?
Emily: All right.
Jason: Where did you see Nikolas?
Emily: In Mexico at a resort called Las Rocas.
Jason: And are you sure? Are you sure it was him?
Emily: Yeah, I am not making this up, Jase! Nikolas is alive, all right? He hurt his head and he doesn't remember, and I'm afraid to tell him the truth!
Jason: Why?
Emily: Because I love him, Jase. I always will, and I don't want to find out that he can't love me back.
Mary: I'm the reason you're a fugitive. Connor, I won't ever feel completely safe in the United States.
'Connor': Mary, I've already been out of the country a couple of times, and except for that test that alcazar arranged, no one's even looked twice at my passport.
Mary: But that doesn't mean you're safe.
'Connor': I realize that I could still get caught. But the chances of that happening are less and less all the time.
Mary: So why not be sure? We could create any life we wanted to here. There's nothing waiting for us back in the united states keeping us there.
'Connor': There's my job. I mean, come on, Mr. Alcazar gave us this place. Do you really want to --
Mary: What is he going to want in return?
'Connor': He considers me an asset to his organization. Not only pays well, but he's giving me an opportunity to advance.
Mary: Advance to what? The man is a criminal.
'Connor': Well, from what I've seen, I just -- I just think he's an intense -- you know what? Let's just -- can we forget about my job? Here we're on our honeymoon, so let's just try and enjoy it. Again, let's forget about the past and look towards our future. Okay? Things are only going to get better.
Jason: Emily, drink this.
Emily: What, brandy?
Jason: Just a couple of sips. You need to calm down.
Emily: All right, all right.
Jason: So --
Emily: Hmm --
Jason: Okay, come on.
Emily coughs.
Jason: It's okay, it's okay. Sit down.
Emily: Okay. Okay. Here. I am not imagining things.
Jason: Okay, okay. But you've had a huge shock, so we're just going to go through this one step at a time, okay?
Emily: Okay.
Jason: Nikolas had the accident, walked away, people think he fell into the river, right?
Emily: He didn't.
Jason: Then where was he?
Emily: Mary Bishop's house.
Jason: Mary, your friend, the widow?
Emily: Yeah, yeah. Mary told Nikolas that he was her husband, Connor, and he thinks that he deserted from the marines, and that she's hiding him from the military, Jason. I mean, it was -- she had his clothes, his wedding rings -- I mean, a whole life, a whole life ready and waiting! I mean, Mary stole Nikolas and she made him Connor.
Jason: Okay. If this is true, all right, she's probably the one who put Nikolas' jacket near the river's edge. She wants everyone to assume that Nikolas drowned.
Emily: Well, it worked, you know? I mean, all those times -- all those times that I thought I saw nikolas -- I mean, he was really there, you know? That night when I drove my car off the side of the road --
Jason: Right.
Emily: And I thought Mary helped me. She didn't. Nikolas did. I mean, he carried me. He carried me all the way back to the house.
Jason: See, I knew that she was lying to me about that. Does Mary know that you've seen Nikolas?
Emily: No, and, see, he's not going to tell her, either, because he doesn't want her to worry that someone's going to turn him in for desertion. I mean, you see? You see, Jase, how perfectly Mary's lie works? See, Nikolas wants to hide. I mean, he thinks he owes it to her.
Jason: Okay, but you know what? That is going to work to your advantage, if this is true, because Mary's not going to have any idea that you know the truth.
Emily: I -- oh, Jase. What do I do with the truth? What do I do with the truth? I mean, do -- do I go up to Nikolas and tell him that he has a family -- what, a little sister, a brother, an aunt, me? I mean -- do I tell him that I love him more than anyone else in the world? What --
Jason: You just got to do what you know, what you think is right, Em.
Emily: Wait, Jase, don't tell me that I should do what I think is best and that it's my decision! Please, Jase, tell me what you feel, all right? If someone walked up to you right now and said, "sorry, big mistake. Everything that they told you about the life you thought you had is a lie." Right? "You're someone totally different. You've got a family who you've never heard of. You've got a fiancee who loves you more than anyone else in the world." What would you do? What would you feel?
Jason: I'd want to run. I would hate the people who lied to me, and I would hate the people who just told me the truth just as much.
Emily: Oh --
Emily: I remember how angry you were after the accident, and I never asked you why before. Now I need to know.
Jason: I had brain damage, okay, and that's not necessarily what happened to Nikolas, Emily.
Emily: God, Jase, I mean, could you just tell me, please? I mean, you smash things, Jason. You fought with everyone. You know, when people tried to help you, you either screamed at them or you walked out of the room. I mean, you drove a motorcycle inside the house.
Jason: Yeah, well, that was a good day for me.
Emily: Right -- you wanted people to be afraid of you. You wanted them to leave you alone.
Jason: See? You already know all this stuff.
Emily: No, but I never understood why, Jason, and I need to know if I'm going to reach Nikolas. All right, why was it worse with the people who loved you?
Jason: Because I didn't want to be around the memories, okay, or the love they had for someone who was gone. I didn't want to hear a hundred times how much they needed me, and, no, I could never be enough.
Emily: Okay. I love you so much, Jason, but I don't want Nikolas to be the way you were -- all right -- angry and alone and vulnerable.
Emily: Without his memory, Nikolas has no way of protecting himself. I mean, what if Helena finds him and convinces him that she's on his side? I mean, what if he turns his back on all of us and disappears? You know, anyone -- anyone can lie to him. Anyone can take advantage of what he doesn't know.
Jason: Does -- does he seem different?
Emily: What do you mean?
Jason: Well, I mean, does he speak the same way he used to, you know, laugh at the same jokes, or does he seem slow like he's, you know, trying to keep up or faking his way through things he doesn't understand?
Emily: Well, you know, except for the memory loss, I mean, Nikolas is pretty much the way he's always been -- you know, very, very kind, polite, very, very articulate.
Jason: Well, that doesn't sound like brain damage, okay, but you can't be sure until, obviously, a doctor checks him out, and I assume Mary didn't let him anywhere near a hospital.
Emily: No.
Jason: Do you know when he's getting back from Mexico?
Emily: I think it's going to be pretty soon, because I know they don't really have a lot of money.
Jason: Okay. What? Are you all right?
Emily: No. But I'm better. And I just -- thank you so much for helping me through this. God, I just -- I wish I could tell Lucky, you know? But I know that he's going to go straight to Nikolas. You know, God, Jason, do you know how frustrating it is to have to keep Mary's secret for her?
Jason: I don't know why people think lying makes your life easier. It's the hardest thing anyone can ever do.
Emily: I know.
Sam: Hey. I was thinking, as long as we're getting married, why not invite Jax, because --
Emily: Hi.
Sam: Hi, Emily.
Emily: Did I just hear you right? Are you getting married?
Jason: Yeah, to me.
Knock on door.
'Connor': Oh, what, did you forget your key? What --
Lorenzo: Hello, Connor.
'Connor': Mr. Alcazar.
Lorenzo: Sorry to interrupt your vacation.
'Connor': It's okay.
Lorenzo: I have a job for you, if you're ready to go back to work.
'Connor': This is a little earlier than expected, but it's obviously important. What do you need?
Lorenzo: I'd like you to follow this man. Find out everything you can about him.
'Connor': Who is he?
Lorenzo: His name is Jason Morgan. He works for Sonny Corinthos -- the man I had you watch in Costa Rica?
'Connor': Mm-hmm.
Lorenzo: I want you to find out where Morgan is most vulnerable. Follow him. Watch him where he goes, who he meets. When he's alone or distracted. When it might be best to catch him off guard.
'Connor': Okay. I assume that you would like me to start immediately?
Lorenzo: Will that be a problem?
'Connor': It's a little disappointing, but it's the least I owe you. I'll get a message to Mary. She's at the spa.
Lorenzo: Be careful. Morgan's dangerous. If he suspects you're following him, he will shoot to kill.
Mary: Connor, you have to get one of those outdoor massages. I have never been so relaxed in my entire --
Lorenzo: Mrs. Bishop.
Mary: What are you doing here? Where's Connor?
Lorenzo: Oh, Nikolas had to return to Port Charles. They wouldn't let him disturb you at the spa, but he left you a letter.
Sam: Anyway, it was a -- a bad choice on both of our parts and we both agreed to act like it never happened, but now, obviously, there is a baby involved.
Jason: So we decided to just, you know, get married.
Emily: Wow. Well -- okay. Congratulations. I happen to know that Jason is a wonderful dad, and I'm sure that you're going to be a great -- great mom, too.
Sam: Thank you, Emily. You're actually the first person to wish us well. I appreciate that.
Emily: Yeah. Well, I love my brother, and I want whatever makes him happy. Have you set a date?
Sam: No, no, not yet. We're -- I am adjusting to the whole concept of marriage still, you know.
Emily: Well, if you need a witness or a bridesmaid or someone just to show up and think good thoughts, I'm available.
Knock on door.
Sam: Thank you.
Door opens.
Sonny: Sorry, Emily. Jason, I need to talk to you.
Sonny: You heard about Courtney's charity benefit tonight?
Jason: Yeah.
Sonny: Okay, Jax is going to be there, okay? He's onboard. I need you to break into his apartment.
Jason: What am I looking for?
Sonny: Anything you can find that I could use against him.
Emily: So, big brother's getting married. Third time's a charm, right?
Jason: What?
Emily: Well, first, Brenda and then Courtney and now Sam.
Jason: Emily, it's -- I mean, it's different than with Courtney.
Emily: Because it's for the baby?
Jason: Yeah.
Emily: Your baby?
Jason: I'm its father, yeah.
Emily: You know, Jase, it's amazing how you're willing to do anything to give the people you love what they need.
Jason: Emily, it's not like that. I'm getting what I need.
Emily: Right. Sure, you are. You know, Sonny and Carly and the boys are happy. Sam and the baby are safe. The baby's going to be loved. Everybody wins. Right? And if it means letting go of Courtney, then that's a small price to pay.
Jason: No, Courtney and I already let go.
Emily: But you never cheated on her, you know? And if it's important enough for you to lie about it and say it's true, then it's important enough for me to lie about it and believe it -- on one condition.
Jason: What?
Emily: You do your best. You really try, all right, to be happy, because no one deserves it more.
Jason: Stop worrying about me, okay? I'm fine.
Emily: Thank God, because I'd be a basket case if you weren't.
Jason: I got to go to work.
Emily: Okay.
Jason: Are you going to be okay to get home?
Emily: Yeah, yeah. I'm just going to sit here for a while and kind of let everything soak in.
Jason: Okay. Be careful.
Emily: Okay. Thanks.
Emily: Oh, man.
'Connor': First, Las Rocas, now here. Must be fate.
Mary: He says I should stay as long as I want. You sent him back to work?
Lorenzo: Nikolas is a dedicated employee.
Mary: Stop calling him that. His name's Connor.
Lorenzo: I'm sorry your vacation got cut short. There's no reason to get upset.
Mary: Why did you send him away? You must have dozens of people working for you.
Lorenzo: I'm trying to help. Without the outlet I offer, Nikolas could get restless, start exploring the world, might even run into Emily.
Mary: I don't trust you.
Lorenzo: You don't have to. Just stay out of my way.
Mary: And what if I don't?
Lorenzo: Mm-hmm. Well, then Nikolas will realize who he truly is, go back to the woman he truly loves. And you will be left alone -- again.
'Connor': Is that popcorn I smell?
Emily: Huh. There's a carnival nearby.
'Connor': Carnival -- that sounds like fun. Can I buy you some? Come on.
Emily: Yeah. God, you must be psychic. Popcorn is about my favorite food, except for pixie sticks.
'Connor': What -- pixie what?
Emily: Never mind. I think the carnival sounds fun.
'Connor': Oh, okay. Hey, I wanted to thank you again for not saying anything back in Las Rocas.
Emily: What do you know.
'Connor': What? What is it?
Emily: This is the exact spot where I first kissed the love of my life, Nikolas.