Robin: Still no change.
Patrick: Did you expect any?
Robin: Can I talk to you in the hall for a minute?
Patrick: So what is it, my bedside manner?
Robin: Or lack of.
Patrick: I promise you Laura Spencer doesn't care.
Robin: Look, I already know that you think Laura Spencer is a hopeless case.
Patrick: That's a certainty; that's not my opinion.
Robin: And I would agree if I hadn't already seen the effects of LS-49, which you have seen, as well.
Patrick: Is Luke still interested?
Robin: I don't know. He's off on some adventure with my father right now, but I did order the medicine from Dr. LeGrasse's clinic -
Patrick: And does he understand how devastating the side effects could be?
Robin: Yes, and I will explain to him once again everything before he makes his final decision.
Patrick: What about Laura’s children? Shouldn't they have a say in whether Luke risks their mother's remaining quality of --
Robin: Hold that thought. Hey.
Nikolas: Hi. I didn't expect to see you here. Uh -- has there been a change in my mother's condition?
Nikolas: I visit my mother twice a month and haven't noticed any changes. But if the doctors called you both in, is there possibly some hope here?
Patrick: I agree with the staff diagnosis. Laura has progressed from catatonia to psychomotor disassociation, which is irreversible.
Nikolas: What do you think?
Robin: We were called in for another patient. We just -- uh -- stopping by to see if she's okay.
Nikolas: Well, do you agree with him?
Robin: Barring some experimental drug or treatment, there's nothing anyone can do for your mom.
Robin: I feel like I just lied to Nikolas. Laura is his mother. He has every right to know that there is an experimental treatment that could bring her back. But Luke thinks that it's very important to make this decision on his own.
Patrick: Which puts you in an impossible position.
Robin: I did mention the possibility to Lucky, but he obviously hasn't told Nikolas about it. Maybe that's better. Nikolas has a lot to worry about these days with Alexis and her cancer.
Patrick: What if it was your mother in there? Nikolas knew of an experimental drug that could possibly save her and he didn't tell you. How would you feel?
Robin: I'd be furious. He trusts me as his friend, and believe me, I want to tell him about all the options, I want to get him involved. But I can't ignore what Luke wants, either.
Patrick: I think you should resign from this case.
Robin: Why? You don't think I can be objective?
Patrick: I don't like what it's costing you, and I don't see it getting any better. Do you really want to be in the middle of a Spencer family fight?
Luke: When can we start Laura on the treatment?
Robin: Luke, are you sure? You haven't seen Laura for days.
Luke: Has there been a change?
Patrick: None whatsoever.
Luke: Well, then why wait? I mean, if she can get back even part of her life, then the risk would be worth it.
Robin: Okay, but you have to understand the potential side effects.
Luke: Look, Dr. Robin, I've been through all of the potential side effects with LeGrasse in Paris.
Patrick: You need to hear it again. LS-49 could easily make Laura worse than better.
Luke: Yes, I know. All right, okay, let's -- let's go through it all again.
Patrick: Luke, right now Laura cannot communicate. She's completely unresponsive to audio and visual stimuli.
Luke: That much I know.
Patrick: Okay, but she has a life now. It's not much of one, but she can sit up, she can rock back in a chair, she can eat food, drink water. If she has a bad reaction to LS-49, she will lose all of that.
Robin: Yes, and she could end up in a true vegetative state, complete with a feeding tube and a ventilator.
Luke: I know that, too. But what are her chances of recovery without LS-49?
Patrick: Zero.
Luke: And you agree with that?
Robin: I'd like to say "never say never," but yes. There is virtually no hope for Laura without LS-49.
Knock on door.
Nikolas: How's it going?
Lucky: Well, this would be the time where I'm popping a couple of pills to take the edge off.
Nikolas: Why? What happened?
Lucky: Maxie. She showed up pushing commitment -- around the same time Elizabeth showed up. It was just pretty ugly.
Nikolas: I can't say I'm surprised, given how Maxie did everything she could to undermine your marriage, including supply you with drugs.
Lucky: Well, if she hadn't gotten them, I would've found a way to get them. It was my addiction, it's my responsibility, and so is everything I did while using.
Nikolas: I'm glad to hear you say that, Lucky. But that doesn't change the fact that Maxie’s pregnant. It's going to take Elizabeth a little bit of time to adjust.
Lucky: I'm just afraid what Elizabeth is doing is pushing me to be with Maxie. But that's not what I want. I love Elizabeth. The only family I ever want to have is with her.
Lucky: Elizabeth and I always planned to have children. I -- I can't lose her now.
Nikolas: All you can do, Lucky, is stay in recovery and continue to be the man she married.
Knock on door.
Lulu: Just when I thought the Quartermaine house couldn't get any more uncomfortable, Skye showed up with her new baby, and I couldn't stand to be there for one more second.
Lucky: So is Dad back in town?
Lulu: Yeah. He was at the house for, like, two seconds, and then he went to go see Mom. I don't even know why he was in such a hurry.
Nikolas: Did -- did he ask Robin and Patrick to examine Laura today?
Lulu: I don't know. Why would he?
Nikolas: Well, because I -- I saw them outside of her room earlier today.
Lucky: What if Dad went through with it?
Nikolas: Went through with what?
Lucky: Robin told Dad about this experimental cure for Mom a while ago.
Robin: Are you sure you don't want to speak to Laura’s mother or children first?
Luke: No. I'm not going to start passing out false hope to Laura’s mom or the kids. I won't ask them to share the blame if something goes wrong.
Patrick: They still have a right to know what's going on, Luke.
Luke: Why? So they can blame themselves if she ends up on a ventilator with a feeding tube? Look, I don't want to do this. I -- I don't want to take the risk. But I know that Laura would. She would insist. That much I know. Give her the medicine. Hold on tight, angel. Hold on tight, angel. Here we go.