December 12, 2005 Screencaps

The role of Nikolas Cassadine will be played by Chris Beetem.

Emily and Nikolas continue to talk about Emily's future in the medical field. Emily and Sonny talk about her future as well.

The following transcript is from the Nikolas, Courtney and Emily scenes as they pertain to NikE:

Nikolas: You're going to be a great doctor. General Hospital will be lucky to keep you. And you have a brilliant career waiting for you, Emily. Just don't give up on it. And more importantly, don't give up on yourself.

Emily: Nikolas, you don't have to prop me up. I'm not your problem to fix anymore.

Nikolas: How you feeling?

Courtney: Lightheaded, a little dizzy.

Emily: All right, drink as much water as possible, Courtney. We need to counteract the blood loss.

Nikolas: The bleeding isn't stopping.

Emily: All right. Uh -- listen, maybe there's a lull in the storm. We can get her to the emergency room.

Nikolas: Okay, let's go for it.

Emily: All right, bundle her up and keep her as warm as possible.

Courtney: You really think a trip to the hospital is necessary?

Nikolas: Well, maybe not, but I just don't want to take any chances with you and the baby, okay? And you're too weak to fight me.

Courtney: Yeah, you're right.

Doctor: Emily, what have you got?

Emily: Yeah, Courtney Matthews. She has a deep leg laceration that needs to be sutured and she's pregnant, so you're going to need to page Dr. Meadows to perform an exam, all right?

Doctor: Take her to a room and I'll be right in.

Emily: All right, everybody follow me.

Nikolas: Thanks for your help. How's that leg doing?

Courtney: It's really starting to hurt.

Nikolas: Hang in there, okay?

Courtney: Oh, man.

Nikolas: They'll get you fixed up and get you out of here.

Doctor: The laceration is deep, but not dangerous. A few stitches should close the wound and you'll be out of here.

Courtney: This is going to hurt, isn't it?

Doctor: I'll give you minimal local anesthesia. You're pregnant, so we want to avoid any sedating drugs.

Courtney: All right.

Nikolas: If you behave, I'll get you a lollipop.

Courtney: Oh, do you promise?

Nikolas: Squeeze as hard as you want. I can take it.

Emily: Look --

Nikolas: Wait, wait, wait. Something's wrong, isn't it? What is it, Emily?

Doctor: Almost done.

Dr. Meadows: Hello, Courtney. How are you feeling?

Courtney: Better.

Dr. Meadows: Good, good. Emily filled me in, and from what she's told me, everything is under control. Why isn't Courtney on I.V. fluids?

Doctor: I didn't think it was necessary.

Dr. Meadows: She's pregnant, at risk for dehydration. She bled for at least an hour prior to her arrival. You should've ordered the I.V. fluids before you started the procedure.

Courtney: Is my baby at risk?

Dr. Meadows: Well, it's only a precaution, but it's a necessary one.

Doctor: Sorry, I -- I won't make that mistake again.

Dr. Meadows: I should hope not. Let's hook her up.

Nikolas: Is that what you were concerned about? You knew that Courtney should've been on an I.V.?

Emily: Yeah, yeah.

Nikolas: Well, then why didn't you just say it? Why can't you trust yourself the way I trust you?

Emily: All right, so now that you're all set, I'm going to go upstairs and see Jason, okay?

Courtney: Jason's here? What, is he sick?

Emily: Yeah, he's having surgery.

Courtney: Surgery? Nobody told me anything.

Emily: Yeah, that was Jason’s decision.

Courtney: Is it serious?

Emily: Yeah. Yeah. I'll keep you posted.

Nikolas: Hey, thanks, for everything.

Emily: Yeah, I'm glad Courtney and the baby are okay.

Courtney: You're worried about her, aren't you?

Nikolas: She's still blaming herself for Reese Marshall’s death. She's second-guessing everything she already knows. She knew you needed an I.V., but she doubted herself and she didn't say anything.

Courtney: Okay, so -- um -- what do you think the solution is?

Nikolas: I don't know. Time. All Emily needs is to get her confidence back and there will be no stopping her.

Courtney: It's kind of like your marriage. I mean, after Emily was raped, she was full of doubt and insecurities and, you know, she didn't really give herself time to rebuild her confidence.

Nikolas: Maybe because I turned to you.

Courtney: Do you think you gave up too soon?