Sam: What are the odds that she would suffer permanent brain damage?
Patrick: Relatively low for the next 24-48 hours, but the risk will increase the longer we keep her in a coma.
Sam: If we woke her up, would she be able to recover from her pneumonia?
Patrick: Well, there's been some improvements, yeah.
Nikolas: Excuse me. Robin called, said there was a problem. What's going on?
Ric: Well, the doctor just explained to us that the longer that Alexis remains in the coma, the greater the chance that she will have brain damage.
Patrick: There have been --
Ric: She's still very weak from the pneumonia?
Patrick: Yes, but there are risks to either course of action. This is why your family has to decide.
Nikolas: Well, then we have to wake her up. I mean, I seriously doubt that Alexis would risk losing her intellect.
Ric: Look, remaining in the coma is going to increase her chances of beating the pneumonia and eventually surviving the cancer. I say we wait 24 hours to wake her up.
Nikolas: You're her daughter. What do you think?
Ric: All right, you're saying that the chances of brain damage within the next 24 hours is minimal?
Patrick: Relatively low.
Ric: But what you're saying is that within the next 24 hours, it's going to be able -- we'll be able to determine how we can combat the pneumonia?
Patrick: Look, I can't give you any guarantees. It's impossible for me to give you odds. Both scenarios have a downside. It's up to you to pick the lesser of two evils.
Robin: Can I have a word with you?
Patrick: Discuss this while Dr. Scorpio lectures me on my bedside manner.
Robin: Are you feeling all right?
Patrick: I am tired of being blamed for things that I have no control over.
Nikolas: Listen, I have known Alexis longer than either one of you, and I am certain that she'd want to be woken up immediately.
Sam: I agree.
Ric: Yeah, well, I don’t.
Nikolas: Look, I understand that you're Alexis' husband and, technically, you have the right to make decisions for her. But I know what Alexis would want, and I intend to see that she gets it.
Ric: Where the hell is your conscience?
Sam: Excuse me?
Ric: You know, it's one thing for you to throw a constant attitude my way and rewrite history to your own means. But to make a decision, a life-and-death decision where your mother is concerned, just to undermine me is unconscionable.
Sam: I am not trying to undermine you. In fact, I didn't think about you for a second. This is about what Alexis would want.
Ric: Well, I'm Alexis' husband and I am her next of kin.
Sam: Well, you know she would want and wake her up.
Ric: Alexis would agree with me.
Sam: Fine. Then I'm going to have to tell Nikolas to go file for emergency guardianship, a move I will happily back by any means necessary -- including, and up to telling, the truth about the events that happened with us the night of the blackout.
Ric: You know what I told you before -- don't ever try to use my child against me. Fine. Fine, you go ahead, you tell the doctors that they can wake Alexis up.
Sam: Well, I've got good news. Ric has agreed to wake Alexis up.
Ric: Well, they're going to wake you up. Risk your life for all the wrong reasons. So I need for you to do us all a favor, ok, and just pull through this, survive at all costs, no matter what. You're a fighter. You can do that, right? I've done things, many things that I am bitterly sorry for. But I think I can turn them around to your advantage. I got to fix things, Alexis. I got to fix things for us, for -- for all of us. Lorenzo Alcazar's been looking for an opening. When Jason makes a mistake, he's going to take that opportunity to kill him. Sonny's chief enabler will be gone; Kristina will be safe. Port Charles will be peaceful because Sonny's enforcer will be in his grave. Sam might even be safe for the same reasons. And you -- you finally get everything that you want. And you get the peace of mind to recover from cancer. Consider it my gift to you.
Patrick: Alexis has been taken off the ventilator and given a counter-agent for the sedative. She should be waking up soon.
Ric: I'll go sit with her.
Sam: How's the pneumonia?
Patrick: It's still a factor, but it seems to be clearing.
Nikolas: Are there any side effects from the coma?
Patrick: It's not likely, but we'll monitor her.
Sam: Oh, thank you.
Robin: Hey, are you feeling dizzy or something?
Patrick: Just a little weak. I'll be fine.
Robin: Well, that's what you get for ordering tofu salad from the cafeteria. You must be feeling bad -- not even a little smile?
Patrick: I'll be fine.
Robin: You know, why don't you go take a rest -- or better yet, why don't you have someone check you out.
Patrick: Look, you don't need to keep hovering over me. I just told you I'll be fine.
Robin: Look, just because you're feeling bad doesn't mean you have HIV.
Ric: Alexis? Alexis? Hey. Welcome back.
Alexis: Did it work?
Alexis: You all been playing nicely while I've been sleeping?
Nikolas: We've had our disagreements.
Alexis: You want to give me an example?
Sam: It was nothing important. We just all wanted what was best for you.
Ric: How are you feeling?
Alexis: Peachy.
Ric: Hmm.
Door opens.
Alexis: I suppose as well as can be expected.
Dr. Trent: Alexis? I'm glad to see you're awake and alert. We need to discuss your treatment options. If you could give us a moment?
Nikolas: Sure.
Alexis: Dr. Trent? Clearing the room is fairly ominous. So what's my prognosis?
Dr. Trent: Well, your pneumonia's clearing, but you're still very weak. I would've preferred to give you more time to regain your strength, but based on the biopsy, we need to begin chemotherapy as soon as possible.
Nikolas: I think we did the right thing by waking her up. I just hope that she stays strong enough to fight the pneumonia.
Sam: Well, I don't think we can think of worst-case scenarios. She will beat the pneumonia.
Nikolas: I pray that that's true. But if she -- if she doesn't, we can't leave Kristina and Molly --
Sam: I'm prepared to care for my sisters.
Nikolas: But are you prepared to abide by Alexis' wishes and stay away from Jason?