Emily tries to convince the council and others that Sonny is worthy of the serum. The Council disagrees as Emily continues to fight for Sonny.
Nikolas wakes up calling for Emily. Emily is in and out of their room. Nikolas and Sonny discuss each of their relationships with Emily and the injustices that they've done to her.
The following transcript is from the Nikolas, Emily and Sonny scenes that pertain to NikE:
Nikolas: Emily?
Sonny: She's not here.
Nikolas: She'll be back here to stay with you.
Sonny: Why? There's nothing going on between Emily and I.
Nikolas: Since when?
Sonny: I ended it.
Nikolas: Oh, you ended it, did you, Sonny? Really over?
Sonny: Everyone told me it was wrong to be with Emily, that I'd hurt her, even though I didn't mean to. I thought about it, I agreed, so I let her go. Emily and I -- we live, you know, separate lives, different lives. She's going to medical school, and I -- she needs to keep her options open.
Nikolas: Sonny, she was already living at your house, you know, fitting into your life, helping with your kids while Carly was gone. I mean, she's just convenient for you.
Sonny: Wasn't about convenience.
Nikolas: No? Sonny, you -- you alone are the center of your own universe. You didn't have to give up anything for her, but she had to give up a hell of a lot for you.
Sonny: I know that and she shouldn't have to. I respect Emily. She shouldn't have to compromise.
Nikolas: Sonny, if she senses even for a second that you're trying to push her away for her own good, she's not going to quit on you. She's going to fight for you. She's going to do everything she can to be with you.
Emily: Looks like you're both doing better. Sonny, how are you feeling?
Nikolas: Oh, yeah, I know how you pulled Emily in. You played the concerned friend, told her you were sensitive to her feelings, acted like -- like the man she could lean on.
Sonny: It wasn't an act.
Nikolas: Oh, yeah? A mob boss with a heart of gold -- I forgot. Oh, you've been playing that -- that for so long with so many women, you don't even know the difference anymore.
Sonny: I tried to help Emily. She was attacked and raped. She wanted support from her husband, but you couldn't be bothered because you were too busy with Courtney.
Nikolas: You're right. You're right. I treated Emily badly, I did. And there's not a day that goes by, Sonny, that I don't think about what I did or how I hurt her.
Nikolas: My marriage to Emily is over. I thought -- I thought it could work out with Courtney. Now I've lost her, too. I'm out of both their lives. Isn't that what you wanted?
Sonny: I guess so.
Nikolas: What do you mean, you guess so? You should be happy about that. Why aren't you?
Sonny: Maybe I see in you what I hate in myself.
Sonny: You were married to a beautiful, gentle, supportive woman. She loved you, but you found yourself being pulled away.
Nikolas: Emily and I had our problems, yeah.
Sonny: She wouldn't have left you, but you were drawn to someone else. You fought it; you gave in. You did the selfish thing.
Nikolas sighs.
Nikolas: I just -- I thought it could work, Sonny. I thought it would be the best for all of us.
Sonny: You betray a woman who wouldn't have done the same to you. And in turn, you lose yourself, your honor, and your self-respect.
Nikolas: You're right again. I hate myself for what I did to Emily. You're right.
Sonny: It could've been worse. At least you didn't kill her.
Nikolas: You knew that you were a danger to Emily. Why did you risk a relationship with her?
Sonny: That's why I pushed her away.
Nikolas: But you know she'll come back. You want her to fight to be with you, Sonny. I know.
Sonny: Emily's out of my life. I'm not going to risk hurting her.
Nikolas: Or worse, right?
Sonny: Years ago I watched a woman I love die in my place. I'm not going to let that happen again.