Lucky: Hey, see you guys later. Nik, what's happening? You okay?
Nikolas: I finally understand what Emily's been trying to tell me. Doesn't matter how much we love each other, lucky. There's just no coming back from what Connor Bishop did to her.
Elizabeth: Hey.
Emily: Hey.
Elizabeth: So, how'd it go last night?
Emily: I didn't see him.
Elizabeth: What? When I left the Metro Court, you were on your way to his room. What happened?
Emily: Yeah, well, I went to his floor, and then I kind of got distracted by something on the way, and I lost my momentum.
Elizabeth: Oh. What you mean is you lost your nerve.
Emily: Elizabeth, maybe it's best to let Nikolas sit with this for a while, you know, absorb what happened, put it into perspective.
Elizabeth: "Perspective"? What perspective? Em, Nikolas saw you disturbed and crying on the floor of a psychiatrist's office. The more he dwells on it, he -- the worse he's going to feel.
Emily: I don't -- I just don't want to push.
Elizabeth: Well, if you don't start pushing, you might lose him for good.
Nikolas: I've never seen Emily like that before -- full of hate, pain -- and all directed at me.
Lucky: No, not you, it's Connor, her rapist. You guys were playing role-play in a psychiatrist's office, all right? And Emily was finally able to connect and let it out. I'm sure it helped her.
Nikolas: Emily sees me, and sees the man who raped her. She will never get over that.
Lucky: You don't know that, Nikolas.
Nikolas: She'll try her hardest, Lucky. You know. But when the trying doesn't work, she'll fake it. She'll stuff her feelings down and pretend to be happy when I know she's screaming inside, and, Lucky, when I touch her, she'll flinch. Now, that's not the kind of life I want for my wife.
Elizabeth: You can't wait for Nikolas to reach out when he's convinced himself he's hurting you.
Jason: Hey.
Sam: Hey. Hi. Is Dr. Meadows ready to see me?
Elizabeth: Yeah, she is. Let me grab your file, and come with me to the exam room.
Sam: Okay. Bye.
Jason: How you doing?
Emily: Okay.
Jason: Yeah?
Emily: Yeah. Uh -- how about Michael? Is he getting better?
Jason: I mean, you know, the kid's been through hell, and I don't think he can get past it on his own, so that's actually why I'm here. I'm going to meet with Dr. Winters about treatment for Michael.
Emily: Shouldn't Sonny and Carly be doing that?
Jason: They don't think he needs a psychiatrist.
Jason: I just know he's been feeling guilty, he's been having nightmares. You know, asking about what happened to A.J.
Dr. Winters: Hmm. From what I understand, Michael was very traumatized.
Jason: That's right, yeah.
Dr. Winters: Therapy's essential to his recovery. And whether you bring him to me or somebody else, you need to get that child help.
Jason: Okay. Thank you for your time.
Dr. Winters: All right.
Emily: Hey. I don't understand. You know, Sonny and Carly love Michael. Why won't they get him help with his emotional problems?
Jason: Well, lookay, they -- they want Michael to be okay. They just think taking him to a shrink is going to force him to relive what happened to A.J.
Emily: Okay. So as usual, you're the only one thinking about what Michael really needs. I mean, where are his parents, anyway? I mean, are they getting along this week, or are they at each other's throats?
Jason: Oh -- you know, Carly's not too happy about Sonny and Agent Marshall.
Emily: Because they're friends, or --
Jason: Well, Carly's sure that they're headed for a relationship, and I think for once that she's right.
Emily: So you're telling me that -- that Sonny's getting involved with Agent Marshall?
Alexis: Hi, Patty. Hey! Nikolas, how are you?
Nikolas: You're welcome to join me, but I'm not very good company right now.
Alexis: What's wrong? Did something happen to Emily?
Nikolas: You might say that. Our marriage is over.
Alexis: What? After everything you've been through?
Nikolas: Look, I used to believe that -- that we could get through anything. I used to believe that nothing could separate me from Emily. I used -- I used to believe --
Alexis: Can you tell me what happened?
Nikolas: I finally learned what Emily's known for a while. And that's that some problems are just too difficult to overcome.
Alexis: Do you really believe that?
Nikolas: Emily and I used to have something precious, Alexis, something that only comes along once in a lifetime, maybe. But things just went wrong. Circumstances came between us. And it's -- it's no one's fault. It's not mine, it's not hers, but it still can't be fixed.
Alexis: Is there anything I can do to help?
Nikolas: You can handle our divorce.
Emily: Are you worried about Sonny dating a Fed?
Jason: Hmm. I don't think it's a good idea, you know.
Emily: Does he know --
Sam: Hey.
Jason: Hey.
Sam: Hi. Sorry to interrupt. I just finished with Dr. Meadows, and I'm going to head home.
Jason: Okay, well, I'll drive you.
Sam: Okay, well, bye.
Jason: Okay, I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Emily: Okay. Take care.
Ric: Emily. I need to know if you told jason about what you saw last night.
Emily: No, I -- I didn't. Is it supposed to be a secret?
Ric: Reese and I are unattached. She's a single woman, and Alexis and I are -- we split up, okay? Still, people's feelings could get hurt if you were to publicize what you had seen.
Emily: "Publicize"? I'm not a gossip, Ric.
Ric: Yeah, look, Emily, I need for you to not tell anybody, especially Jason, about what you saw last night.
Emily: Okay, because of Sonny or Alexis?
Ric: It could jeopardize my position regarding custody of our unborn child, all right? And aside from that, I still care about Alexis. I just don't want to see her get hurt by this whole situation.
Emily: So you're still hoping that your marriage is going to work out.
Alexis: Nikolas, I am so sorry that you're considering divorce.
Nikolas: Look, it's the last thing I want, but I really don't see any other option at this point.
Alexis: And I'm the last person on this planet to be giving you any marriage advice, considering I escaped one wedding in a semi truck and I married the other two for practical reasons.
Nikolas: You didn't just marry Ric for practical reasons, did you?
Alexis: Oh, it started out that way, kind of. I didn't know that I was going to fall in love with him in the process.
Nikolas:: And yet, you're still getting a divorce.
Alexis: It's kind of hard to explain, but the practical reasons for getting married somehow turned into practical reasons for getting divorced.
Nikolas: Okay. Is there anything I can do?
Alexis: Yes. I want you to take a good, long look at this. I want you to consider that Emily is the love of your life, and you may never find another woman like this again. If you really, really want me to, I will help you with the divorce, provided that you take a long time to think about what you're doing first.
Nikolas: Okay.
Alexis: And then there's one other thing.
Nikolas: What's that?
Alexis: I want you to remind me of this on a daily basis -- never to fall in love again. No more doomed romances.
Nikolas: Okay.
Alexis applauds].
Elizabeth: Hey.
Lucky: Hey!
Elizabeth: Hey, Cam, say hi to Lucky.
Lucky: Oh, Cam. Oh, my goodness. So are you ready for a picnic at the beach?
Elizabeth: Oh, yeah, I've got pails and rakes and shovels. We got it all.
Lucky: Well, good, we can build big sand castles.
Elizabeth: I had this crazy idea for about a second, and then reality set in.
Lucky: What was it?
Elizabeth: Well, I thought maybe I could invite Emily, and then you could bring Nikolas along, not knowing that Emily was going to be there.
Lucky: Yeah. Not too heavy-handed.
Elizabeth: Yeah, I know. It's so blatantly obvious that we'd throw them together, and I'm sure it would do more harm than good, right?
Lucky: Listen, they have to work this out for themselves.
Elizabeth: Would you do me a favor? Will you promise me that no matter what happens to us, whether we stay together forever or we go our separate ways, that we'll always be honest with each other?
Lucky: You know what? I ruined our relationship years ago because I was too afraid to tell you the truth. And I'm not about to do it again.
Elizabeth: I remember thinking that I'd lost you forever. I'm really glad I was wrong.
Lucky: I've always known that loving you was the best thing that's ever happened to me. And now we got a second chance.
Emily: Nikolas. I was going to find you as soon as I got off work.
Nikolas: I'm sorry that I've been avoiding your calls.
Emily: Did you listen to my messages?
Nikolas: Yes. You've been trying to explain it all along. And -- and it's finally sunk in for me. No matter how much we love each other, Emily, I will always remind you of Connor Bishop and what he did to you. So I've decided that -- that I'm going to give you your freedom. I'm filing for divorce.
Emily: I tried to call you, Nikolas. I wanted you to know that I'm -- I'm making progress. Now yeah, it was painful, you know, thinking of you as Connor for even a minut but it allowed me to release a lot of the anger that I've been carrying, Nikolas. It rlly helped.
Nikolas: Good. Good. I'm glad for you. But it doesn't change my mind.
Emily: So you're saying that you want to divorce me?
Nikolas: No. I'm saying I don't want to be the man who hurts you every time you look at me. I'll help you any way that I can, Emily. If you need me to be Connor while you work your way through this, I'm there anytime. But once you've healed, I will still have the face of thean who raped you. And I honestly don't know how we can get past that.
Emily: Nikolas, I was so stupid to ever suggest ending our marriage, okay? And the only thing that I can say in my own defense is that I was afraid. Nikolas, I was terrified that I was trapped in rage, and I was terrified that I was going to turn it on you. And I know now that I can get back to myself, to the woman you married as long as I know that you're stilmy husband. I'm just asking you to please be patient with me, Nikolas. Don't give up on us.
Nikolas: Emily, I don't want to. God knows I don't want to, but I just -- what chance do we have if every time you lookay at me, you see him, you know?
Emily: Nikolas, you look like Connor. Okay? It's a fact. I mean, there's nothing that we can do to get around that -- I mean, short of a complete facial reconstruction.
Nikolas: Come on.
Emily: But it doesn't matter, Nikolas. Because you're love shines through your eyes. And in time, that's all I'm going to see. Can you please wait for me?
Nikolas: As long as it takes. You know I never want to be without you.
Emily: Well, then stay with me.
Nikolas: Okay. Are you done here?
Emily: Do you have -- do you have something in mind?
Nikolas: A walk in the park maybe?
Emily: Yeah. I'd love that.
Nikolas: Okay.