Monica: Nikolas.
Nikolas: Hi.
Monica: I am so glad that you have been exonerated and Helena is finally in custody.
Nikolas: Thank you, Monica. Is Emily home? Is she around?
Monica: I'm sorry. For reasons I really can't fathom, shdoesn't want to see you.
Nikolas: Could I come in for just a minute, Monica?
Monica: I don't think that's wise.
Nikolas: Look, I realize what Emily's gone through. You know, she's scared, she's vulnerable and --
Monica: And she needs some time.
Nikolas: No, of course, and I don't want to pressure her, okay? I just -- I just want to speak to her, see if I can help. Will you just let me try --
Monica: This is Emily's choice, Nikolas. Look, I hope the two of you can get back together again, I really do, but I can't go against her wishes.
Nikolas: She's listening right now, is she not? Emily, I love you. We can get through this if you just give me a chance.
Monica: I'm sorry.
Nikolas: I'll be back.
Emily: Okay, Nikolas, you shouldn't be here.
Nikolas: No, I won't get any closer, okay?
Emily: Nikolas, I'm sorry, I really need you to leave.
Nikolas: Okay. I just have one question, then I'll go. Can you give me an honest answer?
Emily: I'll try.
Nikolas: Do you still love me?
Emily: I love you, Nikolas. I always will.
Nikolas: Come here, baby. Come here -- I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just -- you know, I want to --
Emily: No, no, don't apologize, Nikolas. I'm your wife. You should be able to hold me.
Nikolas: There are no "shoulds," Emily. I just want to know how you feel.
Emily: I can't stand the thought of being touched, Nikolas, by anyone, but especially by you. You're the most loving and most gentle man that I know, but you look so much like Connor. And it's like I try to get past it, but it's like this unconscious trick or -- you know, I see you and I flash on all those memories.
Nikolas: So is that why you couldn't bring yourself to come to Pentonville tonight?
Emily: I was in the car with Lucky and we were halfway there, and I just asked him to turn around and take me back home. Look, I love you, Nikolas, but no matter how hard I try, I just can't get past the rape.
Nikolas: Well, there's no rush. You know? Listen, we'll just -- we'll let some time pass, okay? In the meantime, we can just be together as friends like we --
Emily: No, time isn't going to heal what happened.
Nikolas: We're in love with each other. How can you say that?
Emily: And that love is going to last forever, Nikolas, but I need to love you from a distance. We need to lead separate lives.
Nikolas: What -- I don't -- look, I realize that you're suffering over this, but I don't understand why the only solution has to be a divorce.
Emily: It's the only way for me to stop hurting you.
Nikolas: Hurting me? You're the one who's hurting, and, Emily, I'not going to leave you. I married you for better or worse, remember?
Emily: This isn't a marriage, Nikolas. You deserve so much more.
Nikolas: If you think that a divorce is going to force --
Emily: Look, it may take years, but sooner or later you're going to realize that this is the way to go.
Nikolas: You are the only woman that I'll ever love. You understand that? Huh?
Emily: I want you to be happy.
Nikolas: "Happy"? I am happy! I'm happy being your husband, and no time or distance is going to change that. I love you! Okay? And if I have to wait forever, then, damn it, that's what'm going to do.
Lucky: Dad, we got Nikolas released from Pentonville.
Luke: I'm glad to hear it.
Lucky: Listen, I know I've been tough on you with this total obsession with Helena and --
Luke: Hey, look, forget it, it's over. I'm looking for a new hobby.
Lucky: What? I thought it was going to go on indefinitely. I even thought you'd be tempted to let Helena escape, you know, just to keep the rush going.
Luke: Damn, why didn't I think that? Hmm.
Lucky: Dad, what I'm trying to say is that you did the right thing. You caught her. Nikolas is free.
Luke: If this your long-nded way of saying thank you, I got a better idea.
Lucky: Yeah? What's that?
Luke: Why don't you and I knock back half a bottle of tequila and call it a night?
Lucky: Right on.
Skye laughs.
Lucky: Skye and Alcazar? What -- what's up with that?
Luke: Oh, she's making me jealous. Isn't it cute?
Lucky: I can't believe you're actually joking about Skye and Alcazar.
Luke: When things are funny, I try to laugh. That joke's worn thin.
Lucky: Would you just go after her, Dad?
Luke: No, no, no, no. She thinks I'm too dark. She thinks I'm dangerous, and a bunch of other stuff the tequila seems to have put into my memory.
Lucky: So she's going after Alcazar. Oh, that's a bottle of sunshine for you.
Luke: Women are mysterious. One day we're going to have a talk about the birds and the bees.
Lucky: Dad, wait a minute. You and skye made a connection. She made you live again. Maybe you even love her. Are you really willing to let that go?
Luke: Jealousy and I don't dance anymore, Son.
Lucky: Oh. You're proud. You're too proud to go after her, think you'll make a fool of yourself.
Luke: No, I think that it wouldn't make any difference.
Lucky: Well, there's only one way to find out.
Nikolas: Congratulating yourself on Helena's capture, are you?
Luke: Well, if you're here to thank me, he's already done it, so why don't you run on home to your blushing bride.
Nikolas: Emily's not feeling very bridelike right now, Luke, since you locked her in that hellhole with a crazed sociopath.
Luke: Well, maybe it's the tequila, but I don't recall doing anything to Emily except helping her get you out.
Nikolas: Helping -- come on, you don't give a damn about me or Emily. This whole scheme was just another round of cat and mouse for you with Helena.
Luke: Well, what are you complaining about? The rat's in her cage.
Nikolas: Yeah, and meanwhile, Emily's dealing with the fallout of that, Luke.
Luke: She'll get over it.
Nikolas: She was left alone with that lunatic for weeks while he pretended to be me, all beuse of your little fixation with Helena.
Lucky: Nikolas, we all did what we thought was best at the time.
Luke: Fixation with Helena? What are you talking about? I was minding my own business, trying to have a life. Emily came to me, asked me to help her get yoout. It was her idea to recruit Connor!
Nikolas: Right, right, and you just jumped all over it, didn't you, didn't you? I'm sure you told her that it was the only way to catch helena and free me, never mind that it would ruin a life along the way.
Luke: I'm so through here.
Lucky: You know what, everybody was in on this, okay? We all made the mistake of judging Connor --
Luke: What mistake are you talking about? He's out! Look, if you're having troubles with your marriage, you know, if Emily isn't responding to you, if her absence didn't make her heart grow fonder, maybe she's just a little bit nervous being with an ex-con, you know?
Lucky: Hey, hey!
Nikolas: Shut up! Shut up!
Lucky: Stop. Get back.
Luke: What are you, crazy?
Nikolas: Connor raped Emily, and it's your damn fault. You left her to hide out with that maniac while you were chasing after helena without even a single thought for Emily -- what?
Emily: Nikolas, stop, it's not Luke's fault.
Nikolas: Wait -- don't defend him, Emily. He doesn't deserve it.
Emily: Look, Nikolas, I was raped, okay, and I've let it control me, and I need to stop because what I've done gives Connor all the power, and I can't let that happen. I want my life back. Nikolas, I want you and our marriage and the future we've planned. After everything we've been through and how hard we fought to be together, I'm not about to lose you now.