Emily: You were writing to Nikolas about what Connor did?
Elizabeth: I was going to show you the letter before I sent it, Emily.
Emily: Okay, I swear to you, Elizabeth, if you breathe a word about what Connor did, I'll never speak to you again.
Phone rings.
Elizabeth: Hello.
Nikolas: Hey, it's Nikolas. I need you to come up here as soon as possible. I know what happened to Emily.
Nikolas: Hi.
Elizabeth: Hi.
Nikolas: All right, look, you're keeping a secret from me. I can hear it in your voice. And whatever it is, Emily obviously asked you not to tell me, but I know.
Elizabeth: Nikolas, Emily -- she didn't want to share the burden of her pain.
Nikolas: Look, she came here to visit me. She was upset. And I told you, I kept trying to hold her and she kept pulling away from me like she, you know, she didn't want to be close to me. Wait -- the cancer's back, isn't it?
Elizabeth: What? No! Oh, God, no. No, Nikolas, I promise, that's --
Nikolas: No? Then what is it, Elizabeth? Come --
Elizabeth: You have to understand that Emily's -- everything in Emily's life has been crumbling. I mean, your prison term, her brother A.J. getting killed, Lucky getting shot. Now Michael's been kidnapped. All of that on top of what happened at the safe house, when she was forced to kill Connor.
Nikolas: Connor? Connor -- she feels guilty, doesn't she? Hmm. Because she always wanted to see the good in Connor. But now she blames herself because he's dead, right? Right?
Elizabeth: In a way.
Nikolas: Yeah, but she clearly shot him in self-defense, so why is she punishing herself for it?
Emily: Lucky, I'm so glad that you're breathing on your own again. You know, I had this idea that you'd be up and about, walking the halls, asking me to snag you a doughnut from the cafeteria. But I guess I was a little too optimistic. I just need you so badly, Lucky. If you were here with me now, supporting me like you have since we were kids, then maybe everything would be a little bit easier. Oh, Lucky, my life's falling apart. I'm on this long downhill slide that never seems to end. My body feels ruined because of the rape. And I can't stand it anymore. And Nikolas' life is in shreds, and I can't let it get any worse. There's only one way to stop all of this. And I'm so afraid to do it. But maybe wherever I end up you'll be there to comfort me. Oh, Lucky.
Elizabeth: You said it yourself. Emily is not a violent person. She fired to protect herself, Connor died, and she can't let it go.
Nikolas: Yeah, yeah. Well, you know, I love that woman so much, but she makes me crazy sometimes. She always, always tries to see the good in everyone. And she convinced herself that Connor Bishop could be redeemed, that he would help her free me. And I'm sure it was her idea to go to Canada to find Connor, wasn't it?
Elizabeth: Originally.
Nikolas: Yeah. Okay, so Emily thinks it's her fault that Connor Bishop is dead, right? Never mind the fact that he's a deserter and a mental case that nearly destroyed our lives. Never mind that. And he would have never been at the safe house if she didn't ask for his help in the first place, so Emily, in her own mind, thinks it's all her fault.
Elizabeth: She's trying really hard to put it behind her --
Nikolas: Well, why couldn't she just tell me that?
Elizabeth: She thinks you have enough to deal with. She's trying to protect you, Nikolas.
Nikolas: Don't tell her that you came here to visit me, okay? Emily and I need to deal with this together.
Phone rings.
Emily: Hello.
Nikolas: Emily, it's me.
Emily: Is anything wrong?
Nikolas: The warden granted me another visit. Can you come up here tonight?
Emily: I -- I don't know.
Nikolas: Listen, I feel bad about the way we left things, and, you know, I just want you to know that I should have been more understanding about what you were going through. I just -- I --
Emily: No, look, it's not you. Please don't blame yourself.
Nikolas: I know. I just want a chance to make it up to you. Can you please --
Emily: Listen, this isn't really a good time. Things are pretty hectic around here. The police are tracking Faith Roscoe through the building and --
Nikolas: I don't -- please, please. I just need to see you, please.
Emily: I'll come.
Elizabeth: Was that Nikolas?
Emily: Yeah. He said that he wanted to see me, and I said I'd come.
Elizabeth: Good.
Emily: Elizabeth, I'm so sorry that I got angry at you about that letter that you were writing to Nikolas.
Elizabeth: Hey -- and for what it's worth, I wouldn't have sent it without showing you first.
Emily: I know, and I trust you.
Elizabeth: I'm always here for you, Em, and you know I do support you.
Emily: Thanks. And I'll need it. I've let things go on far longer than I should have.
Nikolas: Thanks for coming.
Emily: Yeah. I -- I'm glad you called.
Nikolas: Okay. I'm sorry that I made you uncomfortable before. I mean, I know that you've gone through so much that -- that I don't get to see day to day, and because of that I think I sometimes forget how much pressure you've been under.
Emily: You have enough to deal with here.
Nikolas: Yeah, but, you know, we've always, always shared our thoughts and fears with each other, and I want you to feel like you can do that even here in this room. Don't you know you're safe with me, huh? So whatever it is that you have to tell me, I'll try and understand --
Emily: There is something that I need to tell you.
Nikolas: Well, what is it?
Emily: I'm sorry, Nikolas, but you're not going to like to hear it.
Nikolas: Will you just say it? What is it?
Emily: I want a divorce.