February 19, 2008 Screencaps

Nadine: I'm at a disadvantage here because you can see Emily and talk to her but I can't. So, does she seem to have an opinion on this?

Nikolas: You think that I can't remember who killed Emily because my subconscious doesn't want to relive her death? But that Emily -- this perfect hallucination in my mind -- can?

Emily: Nikolas, I've never tried.

Nikolas: And you won't start now. We're not doing this.

Nikolas: Look, I don't care if this is just some trick in my mind. I'm not going to make this perfect image I have of her remember her own death.

Emily: But I want to.

Nikolas: But you can't unless I ask you to, right? I'm not going to ask you to do that.

Nadine: Uh -- trying to rationalize this is like trying to dunk a doughnut by the ears, but let's look at the facts, okay? You had some kind of seizure --

Emily: Because it's getting worse.

Nadine: Probably because the tumor's growing, which caused you to go back to those awful moments before Emily was killed. You were having an episode so you'd blacked out because you thought you did it.

Emily: But it's not true, Nikolas -- we know that now. We just don't know who did it.

Nadine: It's impossible to think of a person you love dying, so you went past that.

Nikolas: Oh,Ggod.

Nadine: But you want closure.

Nikolas: I don't want -- I don't want closure, I want Emily.

Emily: That's not possible anymore, not the real me.

Nadine: You can't have her, but you can have a life beyond this -- with your son and with all the wonderful memories of the person you love, knowing that you didn't do this to her but that you helped bring her killer to justice.

Nikolas laughs.

Nikolas: And how am I supposed to do that? Right, I -- I tell the police that I heard it from some hallucinogenic hologram?

Nadine: No, you'll tell them that you remembered, because you did. Why are you being so resistant to this?

Nikolas: I just -- I don't want -- I don't want to put emily through that.

Emily: Nikolas, I want to do it.

Nikolas: I'm not going to sit here and watch you remember someone killing you.

Nadine: But she wants to do it, doesn't she -- for you?

Nikolas: She'd do anything for me.

Emily: And there's nothing you wouldn't do for me.

Nikolas: Except save you.

Nadine: I know there are only two people in here right now but I am starting to feel like a third wheel, so -- um -- I'm just going to "duck out."

Door opens and closes.

Nikolas: So what's next? Just sit here and argue with you -- with myself?

Emily: This isn't just about you and me. It's about Leticia and Georgie -- they died, too. And now someone's after Sam and Alexis and Maxie. Don't you want to know who killed me?

Nikolas: Yes. But if I do, I'm afraid you'll go away.

Emily: I know that you don't want to face this. But your tumor is growing. It's already changing how you see me, when you see me.

Nikolas: You look beautiful.

Emily: Yeah, because Nadine called you an idiot and told you to keep celebrating our life and our love while I'm still with you. There's going to be time enough for mourning.

Nikolas: I know. You're right. I know the tumor is growing. And it will until I have no choice. They'll just tear it out of me anyway -- tear you out of me.

Emily: Then let's make every second count.

Robin: I've known nikolas for a long time. We've been through a lot together.

Ian: Well, does anything from the good old days actually stand to treat his condition?

Robin: No.

Ian: Well, neither does your drug protocol.

Robin: That's because it needs time to work.

Ian: Well, I'm not sure how much time Mr. Cassadine has left. Well, you just let me know if you can fit us in in between purchases.

Patrick: Okay, you're out of line.

Ian: Why -- for pointing out that Dr. Scorpio and I do not share the same --

Patrick: Dr. Scorpio is a very dedicated physician. Yes, she is pregnant. She's waited a very long time for this and it means a lot, so back off!

Robin: You didn't have to do that. You didn't have to do that.

Patrick: I know.

Emily: I'm not sure what to do.

Nikolas: Neither am I. When I collapsed, it just started coming to me -- I wasn't trying to remember anything.

Emily: All right, so then maybe you just need a little push. Just try to focus on what you saw.

Nikolas: Yeah.

Emily: No.

Nikolas: I can't protect you anymore, you can't stay here!

Emily: No, Nikolas, I never should've left you.

Nikolas: Look, don't you understand? Don't you understand? I'm the one you need to be afraid of.

Emily: No, Nikolas, you would never hurt me!

Nikolas: But you have to leave! You have to leave here right now!

Emily: No, I'm staying here! Nikolas, I'm staying here!

Nikolas: You can't, you can't. Do you understand me? You can't --

Emily: Nikolas! No -- it -- stop --

Emily gags.

Emily: Oh --

Nikolas: Stop -- stop, stop -- stop! Emily --

Nadine: Oh, my God.

Nikolas: Emily?

Nadine: What -- what happened?

Nikolas: She's gone. She's gone -- ow!

Nadine: Okay, what did Emily say?

Nikolas: Oh --

Ian: "Emily"? Wasn't that your fiancée?

Nikolas: Oh -- oh --

Ian: I'd like some time alone with Mr. Cassadine if you don't mind?

Nadine: Okay.

Ian: So, you had another attack of memory?

Nikolas: Something like that.

Ian: Yeah, guilt can do serious damage to the mind.

Nikolas: I didn't kill my fiancée.

Ian: You said that with extraordinary conviction -- something I hear you haven't had before. Look, I -- I've seen your charts, looked at your tests. I've heard opinions and suppositions from Dr. Drake as well as Dr. Scorpio. The tumor's growing. It's going to kill you. So I guess my first question is, do you want to die?

Nikolas: No.

Ian: Well, then I assume you must have some good reason for postponing the surgery that could save your life. What do you want?

Nikolas: Not to have the surgery. But I know that's impossible, right?

Ian: Not necessarily.

Ian: There's a new drug I'd like to try out on you. It is extremely experimental, extremely expensive, and -- well, let's just say it's not readily available in this country.

Nikolas: Well, I'll go wherever it is.

Ian: No, you can't, not with the size and the placement of the tumor. Any change in altitude and pressure at this stage of the game would surely mean a death sentence for you.

Nikolas: Oh. But you'd risk bringing it here to me -- why?

Ian: Do my motives matter?

Nikolas: According to Dr. Drake, I'm in this situation because of a drug I was injected with, you understand?

Ian: Mm-hmm -- by Mr. Jerry Jacks, yeah. It was in Dr. Drake's notes. Well, this Mr. Jacks and I may share a common interest in drugs outside the established medical community, but that's where the similarity ends. I want to help you. Unfortunately, I -- I can make no guarantees. At the very least, we might slow the tumor down, maybe even shrink it to a more manageable size.

Nikolas: When would we start?

Ian: As soon as you can offer me some guarantee that this goes no further than the two of us.