Nikolas: It is a little late in the year for Sardinia, but that could serve us well because the weather's still quite moderate and it's not too crowded right now. It's easy to get there from most anywhere in Europe, which means I can finalize this damn business deal I've been working on. We can leave almost immediately, spend a few days in Paris or Rome first, all right -- you pick.
Emily: That sounds so wonderful --
Nikolas: Okay.
Emily: Okay, but, unfortunately, there is a little bit of a problem.
Nikolas: Well, fortunately, I'm a great problem-fixer.
Emily: Yeah, but not this one -- it's called my internship.
Nikolas: Emily, you've been working nonstop almost the entire summer. You can't take any time off?
Emily: It doesn't exactly work that way.
Nikolas: Well, maybe not for the other interns, but the majority of your family sits on the board, and your boyfriend's one of the hospital's main benefactors. That entitles you to special treatment, I think.
Emily: Nikolas, I just wouldn't feel comfortable accepting it. I'm so sorry to disappoint you -- I can see how badly you want to take this trip -- but there is no way that I can go right now.
Emily: Is Jax sick?
Epiphany: If Mr. Jacks wanted you to know, he'd tell you.
Jax: Emily?
Emily: Yeah?
Jax: Do you have a minute?
Emily: Yeah, sure.
Jax: Em, I owe you an apology -- kind of a big apology. Not only for the pain that my brother caused you and your family, but for me defending him. And for how long it took me to realize what a horrible person my brother is.
Emily: Look, Jax, I'm always going to grieve for my father. I miss him every single day, and when I think about how cavalier Jerry was with his life, it makes me so angry that I don't even know what to do with it. But I've since come to believe that there is a slight possibility that Jerry isn't completely lost -- that maybe there's a shred of good in him?
Jax: Wow. I find that statement astonishing -- especially since you were one of the hostages that he terrorized in my hotel for 12 hours, that Alan’s death is a direct result of Jerry's actions.
Emily: Yeah, and Jerry also helped Carly find evidence that exonerated my brother. I don't understand it, but I have to be grateful for it, right?
Jax: Oh -- Emily, you -- you know, you're a good person. Don't waste your time trying to find a redeeming quality in my brother, because there isn't one. He helped Jason for his own sake -- I'm guessing he wanted Jason to owe him.
Emily: Yeah, okay, I agree with you, that might be true, but my brother is free. It'd be pretty hypocritical of me to complain.
Jax: Well, then you're a lot more forgiving than I am.
Emily: You're disillusioned.
Jax: You could say that.
Emily: Look, I don't blame you, Jax. But if Jerry loves anyone, it's you. And if there's any chance of him turning his life around, it hinges on you.
Jax: Well, then he's truly lost.
Emily: Oh, so it's just that easy for you to wash your hands of your brother?
Jax: Well, Jerry didn't give me a choice.
Emily: Oh, God, Jax, there's always a choice, as long as you don't box yourself into a position. Who knows, who am I to say? If you find a way to forgive Jerry, it might not only help him, you might help yourself.
Russell: Dr. Quartermaine, this is a hospital, not a coffee shop. Get back to work.
Emily: Yes, Sir, Dr. Ford. Um, I'll see you later. Bye.
Jax: Okay.
Nikolas: Okay, so I decided to pull rank and get you that time off to go to Italy.
Emily: Nikolas , I told you I --
Nikolas: Listen, Em, I can push through a leave of absence. Don't fight me on this, come on.
Russell: Dr. Quartermaine? Just how much time do you plan on wasting today?
Russell: This is the second time today I've caught you socializing on your shift.
Nikolas: I was just visiting Emily on my way to a board meeting.
Russell: I'm well aware of your position in this hospital, Mr. Cassadine, as well as the weight the Quartermaine name carries, but neither entitles Emily to any special consider--
Nikolas: Shut up and listen, because I won't say this twice. Emily will do whatever and talk to whomever she pleases in the hospital, and if you try and stop her, I'll just fire you, destroy your reputation, and make sure you're changing bedpans in the geriatric ward.