Jason & Sam #19  October 31, 2008 - February 12, 2009 - 8 hour original edit

DVD #19A  October 31 - Sam arrived in the warehouse district to meet Jerry. When she heard a noise, she pulled her gun for a confrontation. Instead of Jerry she ran into Jason, just as an explosion went off in a trash bin on the corner where she had been standing. The force sent them both flying. Jason recovered quickly, but Sam had some cuts and scrapes. Jason helped Sam back to his penthouse. While she took care of her wounds, she told him the story about her undercover work on the drug ring and about how Jerry had set her up with the police. Jason told Sam that she should let the police handle the matter, but Sam was determined to get the goods on Jerry. Jason looked through the peephole when someone knocked on his door and spied Jerry. He motioned for Sam to hide. While Sam eavesdropped, Jerry told Jason that he had come over to do him a favor. He said that he wanted Jason to know that Sam had been doing business with Karpov and that she had stolen from him. Jerry was concerned that Jason might feel compelled to break his truce with Karpov and retaliate if something happened to Sam. Jerry said he wanted to head that off by letting Jason know the facts ahead of time.

Jerry tried to convince Jason that he was only there to make sure the truce with Karpov wasn't broken because of Sam. Jason wasn't fooled and told Jerry that Mr. Craig would be the first to die if a war broke out. Jerry noticed blood on the papers on Jason's coffee table and said there was satisfaction in dealing with someone who was utterly predictable. Once Jerry was gone, Sam came out of hiding and told Jason she didn't want to cause trouble for him. She asked to see the piece of the detonator from the bomb, and Jason handed it over. He wanted to have Spinelli check it out to see if there were any similarities between that bomb and the one from the Metro Court explosion.

Sam told Jason her suspicions about Jerry being involved with Karpov and the illegal drug smuggling. She didn't have any evidence, but she was certain Jerry was in business with Karpov. Jason thought Sam was in over her head and should go to the police, but Sam said she had no real evidence. She told Jason about the clinic fire, also. The clinic was where Nadine, Nikolas, Lucky, and Sam had always met to discuss the drug smuggling. They had been getting close to finding answers when the fire was set. Sam was more determined than ever to get the evidence against Jerry on her own. When Sam arrived home, her cell phone rang, and it was Jason checking to make sure Sam had made it home okay. She said she was home, but Sam dropped the phone when Jerry came out from the shadows and put his hand over her mouth.

Jerry wrestled the phone away from Sam, disarmed her, and held her at gunpoint. Jason was on the other end of the line when Sam's phone went dead. When Jason dialed back and got voicemail, he rushed over to Sam's. While Jason was on the way, Jerry told Sam his plan to take her away and have Jason running around in circles looking for her. Sam thought Jason would rescue her, but Jerry predicted that Jason would arrive to check on her any minute. He told Sam that if she did not pretend to Jason that everything was okay with her, he would kill Jason. When Jason knocked on Sam's door, Jerry hid behind a screen with his gun aimed at Jason. Sam told Jason that nothing was wrong and that she had hung up on him because she was over him and did not want to see him any more. Jason seemed puzzled by Sam's answers, but left when she insisted.

Jerry smirked and gloated after Jason left. Sam struggled when Jerry tried to drug her, but he succeeded in pumping a needle into her arm. As Sam lay on the couch, nearly immobile, she struggled to get to her cell phone, but Jerry intervened and took it away from her. As Jerry tidied up the living room to remove any signs of his struggle with Sam, she managed to retrieve the bomb fragment from her pocket and drop it as a clue. Jason was in his penthouse talking on the phone to Bernie when he saw a suspicious drop of blood on a file folder. He realized that Jerry might be on to Sam and rushed to her apartment. Sam and Jerry were gone, but Jason found the clue that Sam had left behind. On Jerry's freighter, a drugged Sam asked Jerry where they were going. He told Sam that it was her last trip. Jerry then showed Sam the bomb he planned to kill her with. While Sam appeared momentarily stunned, Jerry taunted her. He said that she would go out with a bang.

At the penthouse, Jason handed Cody the detonator from the bomb that had been planted at Sam's meeting place. He wanted Cody to track the purchase of the device. Jason stepped out of the elevator at GH and inquired after Robin. Maxie told Jason that Emma was healthy, but Robin's condition remained grave because of a blood clotting disorder. Jason knocked on the door to Robin's hospital room. Patrick stood up and invited Jason into the room. When he told Jason about Robin's condition, Jason offered him hope. He told Patrick that Sam had suffered from the same condition and had made a full recovery. Patrick appreciated Jason's attempt to ease his worries and asked Jason to stay with Robin for a few moments while he stepped away. After Patrick left, Jason sat down at Robin's bedside and took her hand in his. He reminisced about their past and the impact that Robin had on his life. He was interrupted by Anna's arrival. As Jason gathered his things and prepared to leave, Anna stopped him. She told him what he was to Robin and assured him that she would let Robin know that he had stopped by for a visit.

Jason enlisted Spinelli's help to find Sam and expose Jerry. They broke into Sam's apartment and were soon interrupted by a knock at the door. It was one of Sam's neighbors. When they explained that Sam was missing, the woman revealed that she had seen Sam earlier with one of her boyfriends. Jason produced a picture of Jerry and showed it to the neighbor. She confirmed that he was the man she had seen Sam with. She went on to tell them that she suspected that Sam and her beau were in an amorous mood because Sam had been draped all over the man. Sam woke up on a ship and found Jerry hovering over her. She soon realized that she was not only a prisoner, handcuffed to a bed, but in mortal danger. Jerry appeared to take perverse delight in telling her that he intended to kill Sam by the end of the day. Sam tried reasoning with Jerry, to no avail. Sam found a chink in Jerry's armor when she mentioned Jax and Alexis. Jerry readily admitted that he did not want to hurt either and applauded Sam for her insight. Sam took advantage of the opportunity and tried to convince Jerry to become allies rather than remain enemies. Before Jerry walked out, he said that he would consider it. The moment Sam was alone she renewed her efforts to escape. She managed to find something to pick the lock on her handcuffs but she only made it to the door before Jerry stopped her. He had anticipated the escape attempt. Jerry returned Sam to the bed and replaced the handcuffs. Jerry then showed Sam the bomb he planned to kill her with. While Sam appeared momentarily stunned, Jerry taunted her. He said that she would go out with a bang.

Jason went to the Metro Court to tell Jax his suspicions about Jerry. Unfortunately, Jax wasn't interested in hearing about Jerry's latest escapade. He told Jason that people like Sonny, Carly, and Jerry always went from one dramatic event to the next. Jason was on his own, but Jax did authorize Jason to go up to Jerry's room to see if there were any clues.  After searching Jerry's room, Spinelli and Jason went back to the office to decide on their next move. Jason wasn't surprised that nothing had come of their search. It was almost as if Jerry had cleaned the room so nothing of interest could be found. Spinelli decided to search the Internet for any recent sales in the Port Charles area of the parts that were used to make the bomb detonator Jason had found. It wasn't long before Spinelli had a hit. One of Jerry's aliases had purchased a lot of explosives and they had been delivered earlier in the day. Jason and Spinelli wondered aloud what Jerry was planning to blow up and how Sam was involved.

Meanwhile, Jerry appeared to be assembling a bomb as Sam did her best to convince him to let her go. Sam promised she knew all different kinds of places they could go to where no one would find them. Jerry said those types of places were boring and Sam would escape at the first chance, anyway. He promised he would take her to a place she couldn't escape. They would be mourned, not hunted. As Jerry fiddled with the bomb, he started to count backwards, causing Sam to scream. Suddenly, Jerry stopped counting and started laughing. He told her he wasn't ready to die yet, so he planned to time to explosion just right so he could still escape. Jerry wouldn't blow the boat up until he received his payment and the shipment was secure. Sam asked if he was trying to fake his death so Jason and Karpov wouldn't come after him. Jerry thought it would be best for everyone involved, including Jax and Alexis, to think Jerry had died. As Jerry worked on his bombs, Sam asked questions about his plans. Jerry decided to play a game and threw one of the bomb's detonators to Sam. He told her each time she caught the device, she could get an answer to a question. Sam's first question was about the plan specifics. Jerry said he planned to blow up the ship with enough product for everyone to think the entire shipment had been lost. Sam's body and Jerry's planted DNA and blood would make everyone think he had also been killed in the explosion.

Jason and Spinelli were in Jason's office trying to figure out whether or not Sam had gone with Jerry willingly or if she was his hostage. They managed to trace the clue Sam left behind and found that someone using one of Jerry's aliases had purchased a large quantity of explosives. Jason and Spinelli decided that the evidence pointed to Sam's being Jerry's hostage. As they were trying to figure out where Jerry had taken Sam, Spinelli's computer notified him about a false distress call from a boat in the harbor. When he checked the report, they recognized the boat owner's name to be the same as the alias that Jerry had used to buy the explosives. They immediately began trying to locate the freighter.

Jerry kept Sam handcuffed to a bunk while he played a sick game with her. He answered her questions as long as she caught the explosives he tossed at her. As Jerry gloated about his plan to kill her and fake his own death, Sam managed to activate the radio and send a distress signal while his back was turned. When the Coast Guard announced they were responding to the distress signal, Jerry slapped Sam. When the Captain boarded, Jerry apologized and offered to pay the fine imposed for a false distress call. Jerry said that he and his girlfriend had accidentally sent the distress call during a boisterous lovemaking session. When the captain asked about Jerry's girlfriend, Jerry told him that she had run to the shower because she was so embarrassed. The captain could hear the water running and when Jerry offered to bring the girlfriend out and let her tell her story, the captain was convinced that Jerry was telling the truth, and he left the boat. A very seasick Spinelli did his best to help Jason, but he was unable to accompany Jason due to his illness. Before Jason took off to look for Sam, Liz called and told him Robin had stabilized. He was thankful for the call. Liz asked if he wanted to meet up later, but he told her he had to work. When he hung up the phone, Spinelli saw the smirk on Jason's face and asked if he had just spoken with the "maternal one." Jason smiled but said they weren't going to talk about Liz. He rushed off before Spinelli could tell Jason to be careful. Jerry prepared to head back to shore, but took the time to compliment Sam on what a worthy adversary she had been. Speaking about his past schemes, she had been the only one who thought to pull the silent alarm during the Metro Court crisis. Things could have turned out differently, but Sam would still end up at the bottom of the ocean floor. Jerry handed Sam a cooled cup of coffee before leaving for another shipment of drugs.

Once Jerry was gone, Sam tried desperately to get out of the handcuffs by using a screw she had found. She dropped the screw and tried to retrieve it but was unable to reach it. Meanwhile, Jerry approached Spinelli, who asked where Sam was being held. Jerry said Sam was waiting to take a pleasure cruise with Jerry once he got back. Spinelli didn't believe him and threatened to tell Jason. Jerry pointed out that Jason was nowhere in sight, and Jerry asked what Spinelli intended to do to keep Jerry there until Jason returned. Spinelli tried desperately to fight Jerry, but Spinelli was knocked out with one punch. Jason returned to find Spinelli still unconscious. When he awoke, Spinelli told Jason about being knocked out by Jerry. Fortunately, Spinelli had been able to place a tracking device in Jerry's pocket before the young man had been knocked out. Jerry returned briefly to the ship and seemed to enjoy baiting Sam for the last time. He left her alone again to set the rest of the explosives on the ship. Soon, Jason found the room where Sam was and set to work getting her free. Jerry walked in, though, and held them both at gunpoint. Jason put his hands in the air and left his gun sitting on the bed next to Sam. She finished getting out of the handcuffs and grabbed the gun, shooting at Jerry. Jason and Jerry struggled and the men fell onto the explosive device that had been left in the cabin. The device started the countdown. Sam and Jason rushed to get off the boat, while Jerry struggled as his legs became tangled in netting. Sam and Jason escaped the freighter by flinging themselves overboard moments before an explosion rocked the harbor. They left Jerry behind struggling to reach the detonator. As soon as they were clear, he stopped struggling and smirked.

Sam and Jason walked into Jason's penthouse. They were dripping wet. Maxie started making wise cracks and jumping to conclusions. Rather than explain that they had survived by swimming away from an exploding freighter, Jason asked Maxie to leave. After Spinelli left for errands, Jason and Sam got into dry clothes. A few minutes later, Elizabeth came to the door. When Jason opened it, Elizabeth was angry to see Sam and wanted to know what she was doing with Jason.  Elizabeth turned to Jason for answers. She wanted to know why his ex-girlfriend was able to cozy up to his fireplace while Elizabeth could barely get past the front door. Jason realized that Elizabeth was hurt and he told her that about Jerry kidnapping Sam. Elizabeth turned to Sam and told her that she was glad that Sam was okay but wondered why she hadn't gone to Lucky for help. Sam started to explain, but seemed to realize that Elizabeth and Jason needed to work things out for themselves. She quickly gathered her things and left the apartment.

As soon as they were alone, Elizabeth admitted that it had bothered her that he and Sam had an adventure. However, she was more concerned by the fact that Jason hadn't trusted her enough to tell her about it. Jason explained that it hadn't been a matter of trust, but rather an effort to protect Elizabeth, that had prompted the lack of details. "But it's okay to involve Sam?" she asked, to which he replied, "No." With the matter of trust raised, Elizabeth decided to tell Jason about the decision to reveal the truth about Jake's paternity to Laura. Jason was stunned. Elizabeth didn't regret her decision. She told Jason that when she was faced with her lies again, she had been filled with an overwhelming sense of regret. Jason appeared uncomfortable with the confession and asked her what she was trying to tell him. Elizabeth told Jason that she loved him and wanted the freedom to express her feelings for him without having to sneak around on the side. She went on to tell Jason that they needed to be completely honest and begin living that truth.

She reminded Jason of the time that he had asked her how Jake would feel when he learned that the adults around him had lied. Elizabeth realized that Jason had been right to be concerned about Jake's reaction. She no longer wanted to risk hurting Jake like that. Instead, Elizabeth wanted Jake to grow up knowing that Jason was his father. Jason reminded Elizabeth of the danger that they would face if Jason claimed Jake as his. Elizabeth understood Jason's fear but reminded him that Michael and Kate's shootings had been a result of Sonny's choices, not Jason's. Sensing Jason's reluctance, Elizabeth put everything on the line and asked Jason if he wanted to be with her or not. Jason only took a moment to tell her, "Yes." Elizabeth was overjoyed as Jason pulled her into his arms and kissed her. The two began talking about their future, until Elizabeth noticed the time. She told Jason that she had to pick the boys up from daycare, then asked him over for dinner later that evening. Jason happily accepted, and gathered his things after Elizabeth left. He was on his way out the door when a knock at the door changed everything. Cody told Jason that Karpov was dead and that Sonny had been arrested. Before Jason could absorb that information, Cody announced that Karpov's men had made their move and began to retaliate. Jason called Elizabeth to cancel their date. Elizabeth turned off her phone when Jason began telling her that it would be too dangerous to see her. With the call disconnected, Elizabeth gave in to her fury and threw the phone across the room. On the other side of town, Jason stood in his penthouse, holding his phone. His expression was pensive.

Sam returned to her apartment and found Lucky waiting. When he asked her where she had been, Sam was disappointed to realize that Lucky had feared that Sam had jumped bail. Their spat was short-lived. A short time later, Sam returned to her living room as Lucky wrapped up a call on his cell phone. He told Sam that a few of Jerry's personal effects had been found, but not a body. As the two talked about Jerry, they cleared the air. Sam told Lucky that she loved him and never had any interest in Jerry. Lucky apologized for his behavior and the two kissed.

Maxie told Jason about the Russians who had destroyed Kelly's and beaten Mike. Jason wanted to know if Maxie would be able to identify the men, and Maxie thought she would be able to at least identify a tattoo she noticed on the men who had spoken with Russian accents. Maxie had not told her Uncle Mac what she knew, though. Jason complimented Maxie and told her she had done well. In the same breath, though, Jason told Maxie she needed to leave. She had proven she couldn't be trusted. Due to her friendship with Spinelli, Maxie was permitted in Jason's home and place of business. This caused Maxie to hear things she shouldn't hear. Maxie's actions with Liz had upset Jason and he would not allow Maxie to treat Liz as she had. Once Maxie had stormed off, Spinelli apologized for Maxie and promised he would not reveal any confidential information to Maxie anymore. Jason said he would not dictate who could be Spinelli's friend and who could not be. However, Jason saw Maxie as having some Carly-like qualities. Both Maxie and Carly couldn't think past the person who most recently hurt their feelings and how to exact revenge on that person. He would not allow Liz to be a casualty of Maxie's attitude. Bernie updated Jason on the status of their transport yard and said it was totally unsalvageable. Jason's men were angry that Sonny had caused retaliation on their organization. Jason asked Bernie to set up a meeting so he could alleviate his men's concerns, but Bernie had already set it up. The meeting was too early, so Jason asked Bernie to push it back one hour. Bernie asked what was more important than meeting with their men.

Sam soon stopped by GH and wanted to talk to Liz. She explained to Liz that Jason's rescue of Sam was totally random. Sam had no intentions of rekindling her romance with Jason. Sam felt lucky to have come to a place in her life where she and Liz could actually get along, and Sam liked being able to be around Lucky and Liz's boys. Liz apologized for overreacting, and the two women talked about the problems in their own relationships. After talking about how she and Jason couldn't seem to reconnect, Liz asked out loud if love was enough. Sam seemed to support Liz and Jason's relationship and reminded Liz that Jason truly did love her. Jason stopped by the hospital to see Liz, but she told him she was busy. Just like his work was important, Liz said her work was equally as important. Jason heard the bitterness in Liz's voice and said he deserved her comments. He would wait on the roof to speak with her once she got a break. Soon, Liz met with Jason and apologized for her behavior. She didn't want to be a "bitch" and she knew it was a possibility they would never be together. Jason said she didn't have to apologize. He loved her, but he wasn't sure Liz understood the reality of his life. He wasn't a regular guy with a regular life. Jason stopped and suddenly noticed from up on the roof that his office was on fire. Unknown to Jason, Olivia (Kate's cousin) was trapped inside his office. Sonny happened on the scene as the barista stumbled out. He told Sonny that Olivia was in the office. Sonny went in to get her. Jason arrived on the scene in time to help them both out of the fire. The paramedics arrived and Olivia was taken to General Hospital.

Meanwhile, Maxie went to see Sam and told her about what she did to Liz. They talked about loving danger and the way Sam used to be. The girls had no idea that one Karpov's men, who had seen her at Kelly's, was following Maxie.  Sam and Maxie exchanged girl talk while the thug sent by Sasha lurked outside the door. Maxie apologized to Sam for sending Elizabeth to Jason's. Sam denied that she felt anything other than friendship for Jason, but Maxie was not convinced. They talked and laughed, then noticed the door of Sam's apartment opening.  Instead of Sasha's henchman, it was Lucky. Maxie was flabbergasted when Lucky and Sam told her that their break-up had been a ruse to find out about the drug ring. Maxie said her goodbyes and left Sam's place. The thug, who was hiding around the corner, followed her out of the building.

Sonny and Jason talked as the fire crew worked to put out the coffeehouse blaze. Sonny told Jason that they had to retaliate. Jason told Sonny that there was no "we." He also said that there would be no need to retaliate if Sonny had not killed Karpov. Sonny said that he had no choice, because Karpov had stabbed him and tossed him in the harbor. Jason maintained that Sonny was at fault for jumping to conclusions in the first place. Jason said that he would do what he had to in order to protect his men. He said that Sonny was on his own against Karpov's mob. Spinelli intercepted Lucky as he tried to talk to Jason and Sonny, but Jason said it was okay. When Lucky asked what happened, Jason said to talk to his lawyer. Sonny, however, spilled the beans and told the truth about what he knew as Jason watched. Sonny walked away and so did Lucky.  Jason told Spinelli to get to his computer and start finding out everything he could that would help them combat the Russians. After Spinelli left for the apartment, Cody arrived.

Jason told Cody that it was time to strike against the Russians. Jason also said that when he was done, no one would ever dare come after him again. Before he could say more, Elizabeth arrived on the scene. Liz walked up as Jason was giving orders to Cody. Once they were alone, Liz hugged Jason, thankful he was okay. Jason told her it wasn't a good time for her to be around him. Liz explained that two of her patients had died that day. She was with a man when he was told his fiancée had passed. He cried for the time he had missed spending with the one person who meant more than anything else to him. Lucky was walking into the crime scene when he saw Jason and Liz talking. He immediately walked over and chastised her for being seen at a crime scene with a known mobster. She was undoing everything he had done by declaring himself as Jake's father. Lucky escorted Liz back to the hospital where Sam was waiting. Sam wanted to know details about the fire. Jason went to visit Olivia as she and Kate were talking about Sonny and Dante. He offered to pay for Olivia's medical bills, but Kate said she would be taking care of her cousin's medical expenses. Kate also told Jason that she and Sonny had broken up, and that Sonny was planning to marry Claudia in order to gain the Zacchara family's power. Later, Sam met up with Jason and tried to convince him to let her help with the Russians. She reminded him that she had been spending time with them and working with them on her undercover drug bust. Sam wasn't like Liz, and Sam thought Jason wasn't in the position to turn down help.

A tired and distraught Spinelli returned to Jason's apartment. He was putting Jason's gun away when Jason found him. He told Jason that he wanted revenge for Maxie. Jason told Spinelli to let him handle it. Spinelli thought it was because Jason thought Spinelli was a wimp, but Jason said no, it was because hurting someone else left a dark, dirty hole in the heart and he did not want Spinelli to feel the darkness. Before he could say more, Bernie called and an unconvinced Spinelli used the call as an excuse to exit Jason had no choice but to talk to Bernie. He told Bernie to get everyone ready to retaliate for the harm done to Jason's property and friends. Jason met with Cody and told him to get all the men prepared. Jason intended to call a meeting with Sasha for the ostensible reason of making a truce. Once she was in the meeting, Jason intended to attack the warehouse where her remaining men were housed. Jason told Cody to make sure there were no civilians inside and then Jason wanted to make sure that none of the Russians left the warehouse alive.

Sam went to Sasha, who was running the Karpov gang, and asked for a job. Since Sam had worked for Karpov before, Sasha told her to come back to the warehouse later because she had a job for her. Sam met Lucky on the docks and told him that she had a job with Sasha. Lucky wanted her to stand down, but she insisted that she was the only one who could do the undercover work necessary to stop the drug smugglers. Sam showed up at Karpov's warehouse and got a piloting job with Sasha, who told her to hang around until it was time to go to the ship. Sasha left for her meeting with Jason. Sam was told to wait in the corner as Sasha's men opened a crate of guns and each took one. Outside the warehouse door, Jason, Cody, and their men prepared to enter the warehouse. When Jason opened the door, they entered with guns blazing and Sam was caught in the crossfire. Gunfire was exchanged between Jason's men and the Russians. Sam was caught in the middle and tried to scramble to safety. She had managed to get her hands on a gun when Jason came around a corner. She fired her gun but missed Jason. Jason was surprised to see Sam and demanded to know what she was doing in the warehouse. He didn't give Sam an opportunity to answer as he hustled her to safety.

Jason and Sam arrived at the house. Jason pulled Elizabeth aside and quickly explained that the Russians were retaliating and a mob war had broken out. He wanted her to pack up the children and go into hiding along with Sam. Sam tried to bring Lucky up to date on what had transpired at the warehouse. A phone call from the police department interrupted her. When Lucky ended the call, he questioned Jason about the shootout at the warehouse and the dead bodies found inside the torched building. Jason said little beyond that he did what he had to do. Lucky insisted that the women and children be taken to a remote cabin that Lucky knew of, rather than one of Jason's safe houses. Everyone agreed, and Elizabeth went upstairs to pack a few things and fetch the boys. After Jason left, Sam sensed that Lucky was troubled. She wondered if he was mad at her, but Lucky didn't answer. Later, as Elizabeth and Sam loaded the back of Elizabeth's car, Sam asked Elizabeth not to blame Jason for leaving. Elizabeth seemed genuinely confused by the advice, and clarified that she did not have a problem with Jason's abrupt departure. Lucky walked around to the back of the car and told Sam and Elizabeth that he had received a call from Mac. Mac wanted Lucky to follow up on a lead that they had received on the Russians. Elizabeth told Lucky to go. She assured him that they wouldn't have a problem following the directions to the cabin. As Elizabeth, Sam, and the kids pulled out of the driveway, a Russian thug stepped out from behind some bushes. He reached for his cell phone and placed a call.

Jason returned to his penthouse. Spinelli immediately realized that Jason was a man on a mission. Jason explained that with Elizabeth and the children safely out of town, he could focus on the mob war and eliminating the Russian threat. Spinelli confided in Jason that he had taken one of Jason's guns and tried to avenge Maxie's injuries from the Russians. Spinelli was upset because he couldn't be the hero for his love, Maxie. He had drawn his gun on two Russians down by the docks but froze up and couldn't shoot them. If Johnny hadn't shown up, Spinelli probably would have been killed. Jason told Spinelli that he didn't need to shoot anyone to be Maxie's hero. Spinelli was too smart for that. Jason told his friend that if he wanted to be Maxie's hero, Spinelli needed to stay true to the man that he was. Olivia showed up at Jason's penthouse and asked him to let Sonny back into the mob business. Jason said he wouldn't talk business with Olivia, especially since he hardly knew her. Olivia thought Jason should make peace with Sonny before something terrible happened. If Sonny married Claudia, Kate would be devastated. Olivia knew Sonny and Jason must have had a close friendship for them to have worked together all those years. She couldn't believe Jason wanted Sonny in alliance with the Zacchara family. They were interrupted when Ric knocked on the door. He was shocked to see Olivia there, but he told them he had interesting news for both of them. Sonny had agreed to marry Claudia and take over the Zacchara organization. Jason asked if Ric was telling him that to warn him, but Ric said he was just telling Jason so that if he wanted to stop it, he would get moving.

Sam and Liz drove towards the cabin Lucky had set up for them, and made small talk along the way. Sam talked about camping with the boys until suddenly they heard a loud bang. At first they thought it was a gunshot, but it ended up just being a blown tire. Sam quickly changed the tire so they could get on their way again. Liz thanked Sam and said she had been apprehensive at first about hiding out with Sam. Both women admitted to being a little jumpy when the tire blew, but they smiled as they seemed to bond. Once they arrived at the cabin, Liz got the boys settled in and called Jason, while Sam unloaded the car. Jason was furious when he learned Lucky had not gone with them to the cabin. He still had his doubts about whether or not Liz would be better off at one of his safe houses. Liz said they were fine, but their cell phones didn't work. She gave Jason the phone number to the cabin before he had to get off the phone. While Sam was outside gathering firewood, she heard enough rustling in the leaves to know they were not alone. Sam went inside the cabin and locked the door before telling Liz that they had been followed. Liz picked up the phone to try to dial out, but the phone line had already been cut. Sam told Liz they were on their own. After Jason hung up the phone from speaking with Liz, he answered the door to find Detective Harper. Jason was being arrested for murder and arson.

Mac put a handcuffed Jason in the interrogation room of the Port Charles Police Station. He blamed Jason for all the mob violence in Port Charles and vowed that Jason would pay the ultimate price. Diane visited Jason at the Port Charles Police Station. Jason wanted out of the clink and told Diane that they had no evidence against him. Diane spied Alexis outside talking to Mac and feared that getting Jason out on bail might be a hard sell.  Diane went to talk to Alexis and Mac. Alexis took her aside and advised her to drop Jason as a client. Alexis said that Jason was going to pay for all the violence that was going on in Port Charles, and that Mac intended to hold Jason until they had evidence against him. Diane scoffed as they walked to the interrogation room. Alexis told Jason that she knew that he was supposed to be the "good" mobster, but that no longer held any sway. She told him that he was going to pay and that he could count on going away for a long time.

Sam, Elizabeth, and the boys were having fun at the cabin in the woods. Sam went outside for firewood and noticed a man hiding in the bushes. She calmly took some wood inside and locked the door. When Elizabeth tried the phone, the line was dead. Sam told her they were on their own. Sam helped Elizabeth move mattresses over a bedroom window to make a safe room for the boys. They built a fort and played a game that kept the boys entertained and willing to stay hidden.  Sam found a shotgun and gave Elizabeth her handgun. As they waited, Elizabeth blamed herself for not listening to Jason's advice to stay away from him. Sam told her to focus on their survival and let the adrenaline kick in. When Elizabeth asked, Sam told her that she would lay down her life rather than let harm come to Elizabeth's children. Sam and Elizabeth waited for the Russians to strike, but nothing happened. Just when Elizabeth started hoping that the killers had left or that Jason and Lucky would show up in time to help them, the quiet was broken as a gunshot came through the window, scattering broken glass all over the living room floor and barely missing Sam.

Jason waited in the interrogation room as Diane and Alexis argued over whether Jason would be released or not. Diane thought Alexis was just being hard on Jason because of Jerry. She had turned a blind eye to Jerry's dealings, so someone had to take the fall. Alexis said she owed it to the public to do her duty as prosecuting attorney.  Spinelli interrupted the two attorneys when he came in and asked to speak with Jason. At first, Alexis said Jason couldn't have any visitors, but Diane said she was just being spiteful. Spinelli said he had an alibi for Jason, and an exasperated Alexis said she knew Spinelli would lie for Sonny, along with a group of other people. Alexis finally relented and left the room with Diane to give Spinelli five minutes with Jason. Once they were alone, Spinelli told Jason he had learned his lesson and decided not to try to be like Jason. Spinelli realized his technological prowess was what Jason needed, and he hacked into INTERPOL and created a file saying the bombing was from a rival gang in another country. As they talked, an INTERPOL agent could be seen from the interrogation room talking to Alexis and Diane and showing them paperwork. Soon, Alexis and Diane came back into the room and told Jason he was free to go. INTERPOL was taking over the investigation and confiscating all the evidence.

As soon as Jason was released, he talked to Bernie and said he needed to check on Elizabeth and the boys. He tried calling the cabin but the phone line was out of order. Jason decided to go check on Elizabeth, Sam, and the boys in person. Meanwhile, Sam and Elizabeth were doing their best to keep the Russians at bay. Sam came up with the strategy to be quiet and make the Russians think the girls were dead. Sam and Elizabeth would lie in wait and shoot them as they entered the door. Elizabeth asked how Sam could take another person's life, and Sam told her about her upbringing and how she first shot a person when she was only eight years old. Sam's theory about lying in wait for the Russians seemed to be working but was very slow. She killed one Russian before Cameron started to yell out for his mother. Liz needed to get to her boys and calm them down. Sam promised to protect them, or die trying.  When Liz got back from checking on the kids, she was forced to shoot a mobster herself. She was upset about taking another human life, but Sam pointed out that the very same man Liz had shot would have easily killed them if he had not been shot first. Unfortunately, the Russians changed tactics and decided to kidnap Jake. Jason pulled up just as Liz discovered her missing son. She screamed for Jake and told Jason to get her baby back.

Jason learned that the Russians had kidnapped Jake. Sam jumped in the car with him and they took off after the kidnappers, who were ahead by only minutes. Sam reloaded her gun from Jason's ammo supply. She managed to get a cell phone signal just long enough to call the police and send them to Elizabeth and get an APB out on Jake. Sam apologized for watching when Jake had been previously kidnapped and not doing anything. She said she would do anything to make sure that Jake was returned safely. She told Jason what had happened at the cabin and how Elizabeth had saved her life by shooting one of the kidnappers before he could shoot Sam. Jason despaired because he had not spotted the black van the kidnappers were using, but knew of an abandoned mine nearby that the Russians were reputed to use. Sam feared that it might be a trap. Jason said that regardless, he had to go, and that there could be no other reason to take Jake except to make Jason come to find him. Sam and Jason found activity at the Russian mine. Sam distracted a guard and Jason knocked him out. They got past two other guards to get into the mine, but once inside, found it deserted. They were about to leave when Sam found Jake's shoe. As they were examining it, they heard a loud rumbling noise. Before they could react, the tunnel caved in on them.

Elizabeth kept Cameron safe at the cabin. She was startled when she heard a knock on the door, but relieved when it turned out to be Lucky. She told him everything that had happened and her worries about Jake. A trooper took Elizabeth's statement at the cabin. She became frustrated when he asked her if she had heard from Sam or Jason since they had gone off after the kidnappers, and was very frustrated when she explained again that there was no cell signal and the phone lines had been cut by the kidnappers. Jason and Sam were trapped by a cave-in. As they removed rocks from the passageway, they talked about their plans to locate Jake and whether or not Jake was kidnapped because the Russians knew he was Jason's son. Sam thought it was because Cameron had stayed hidden as Elizabeth had asked, but Jake had not, so he was easily taken. Jason said that even though he suspected the kidnapping was a trap for him, he had to go after Jake, anyway. After another near cave-in, Jason and Sam were able to clear a pathway through the rocks. They escaped the cave and headed for Jason's car.

Alone in her office, Sasha had a conversation by speakerphone with a mystery voice that wanted to know if Jason would be able to find the location where Jake was being held. When Sasha assured him that Jason would find Jake, she got orders to have Jason killed. Sam and Jason located the Russian warehouse. They snuck around to the back and spotted Jake through a window guarded by several Russians. Jason told Sam that calling the police was too risky because the police might make a noise, alert the Russians, and get Jake killed, instead of rescued. Jason told Sam that they would have to rescue Jake themselves. Inside the shack where Jake was being held, a Russian mobster showed Sasha that bombs had been set all around the place. He handed her a remote detonator. All she had to do was get Jason Morgan there. Sam convinced Jason that she was his best bet to get Jake out safely. Sam went into the shack and told the head Russian mobster that she was there looking for work. She used to work for Karpov on one of his ships. She knew he was dead, but she needed a way to pay her bills. She was just as good on ground as she was on a ship. Sasha walked in and asked Sam what she was doing there. The last time Sasha had seen Sam was right before the warehouse had blown up. Amazingly, everyone had perished except Sam. Sasha wondered if Jason had saved her. She remembered that Jason and Sam had a history together. Sam assured Sasha that Jason had used her and they no longer had feelings for each other. Sasha seemed convinced and said she might have a job for her. Sasha left to get the information and Sam asked for a drink. She started to go around the bar where one of the bombs was mounted but the mobster stopped her. Sam held up her hands and apologized.

Jason headed towards the back of the shed to check on Jake and was almost caught by the man in charge of watching Jake. He headed back to the front of the shack and started to enter. A man yelled out to him and they exchanged shots. Jason fell to the ground. The man walked up to Jason to check his pulse, and Jason grabbed him and broke his neck. Jason revealed a bulletproof vest as he pulled the shell out of the vest. Meanwhile, Sam was inside and asked to visit the bathroom. The main Russian mobster frisked her before allowing her to leave. Sam located the room where Jake was being held and threw a flask at the door. That caused the two guards to run out, looking for whatever had caused the noise. Sam used that opportunity to go in and rescue Jake. Unfortunately, Sasha was close behind and pulled a knife out on Sam's throat. She said she knew Sam was too good to be true. During a musical montage, Jason entered the shack and started firing at anything that was moving. Sam was busy in the back of the shack, fighting off Sasha. Jason thought he had killed all the mobsters, but the main Russian was still alive behind the bar. He set the remote detonator off and blew Jason out of the shack. Stunned, Jason stood up and realized what had happened, yelling out for Jake.

At the roadhouse, Jason had a shootout with the Russians while Sam fought hand-to-hand with Sasha and baby Jake played with blocks. Jason shot all the Russians, but one of them managed to trigger a bomb under the bar before expiring. The explosion threw Jason clear, but the bar area was an inferno. As the front of the building collapsed, Jason called for Jake. Jason was at his car searching for firefighting tools when Sam called out that Jake was safe. Sam explained that Sasha had not finished the fight with Sam but had fled instead, so Sam had grabbed Jake and dived through a window just before the explosion. Jason was overcome with emotion as he held his son. He told Sam that they were even. He thanked her sincerely for saving Jake.

Jason had tears in his eyes as he drove Jake and Sam back to town. Sam talked and played with Jake. Elizabeth called and talked to Jake, and Sam assured her that he was okay. It was a joyous homecoming when Jason and Sam arrived at Lucky's. Elizabeth was radiant as she held a healthy, unharmed Jake in her arms. Liz, Lucky, and Cameron rushed outside as Sam and Jason were bringing Jake back home. Everyone was very excited to see Jake again, but Jason was clearly uncomfortable. Lucky took the boys inside to get snacks while Liz thanked Jason and Sam. Jason tried to say Sam was the true hero, but Sam said Jason was the one who found where Jake was being held. Liz didn't care about the specifics; she was just thankful her boy was safe. Liz went inside to allow Lucky the chance to come out and properly thank Jason and Sam. When Lucky came outside, he hugged Sam and thanked God she was okay. Lucky asked what had happened, and Sam and Jason briefly recapped rescuing Jake. Lucky was upset they hadn't called the cops, but Sam said they did what they thought was best at the time. Lucky decided it was time to get back inside, but asked Jason to make sure Sam got home safely. Lucky went in the house and read a book to Jake and Cameron with Liz at his side. They all agreed that they liked being back together.

As they drove, Jason asked Sam if she was okay. Her hip was hurting a bit, but she was glad to be alive and happy Jake was safe. Sam said she hoped Jake was okay, but he had acted calm and steady. Actually, she thought Jake acted a lot like his father. Jason said he didn't want Jake to be like him. He didn't even want Jake to remember who he was. Sam said Jason was being too hard on himself, but Jason blamed himself for setting off the explosion. It wasn't the first time he put his son in danger, but it would be the last. When they arrived at Sam's, Jason thanked Sam for her role in saving Jake's life. Sam admitted that she owed Jake and Elizabeth for the past, but Jason said that was over. Sam thanked Jason for the ride and they went their separate ways. Sam met Alexis at the hospital so that she could apologize and tell her what had really happened with Jerry. Alexis said that she was glad that Sam had told her everything, but that she already knew. Alexis said that she was playing Jerry just like he thought that he was playing her. Sam was amazed and touched when Alexis said that the drug charges against Sam were being dropped and that she would never have allowed Sam to be prosecuted. They shared a tender, familial hug.

Jason arrived home and was talking to Spinelli about Jake's rescue, when Maxie came downstairs at the penthouse where she had spent the previous night in the guest room. Before Maxie could make much of an explanation of why she was there, Jason told her that it was not safe for her to be around him and she had to go elsewhere.  Jason explained to Spinelli why he did not want Maxie in their place. He told Spinelli that Jake would have died in the explosion if it had not been for Sam's quick thinking. Jason blamed himself for triggering the explosion. He thought that the explosion was a result of the gunfire. He did not know that the bomb had been deliberately set off by one of Sasha's henchmen. Jason was very regretful and said that he did not want anyone else hurt because of him. He said he did not want his son to know anything about him.  Diane showed up and told Jason to get dressed because he had a meeting downtown with the Feds. Spinelli was gone when Jason came beck downstairs in a suit. Jason wanted to know if Diane had taken care of some private business that he had asked her to handle and to keep confidential. Diane said she had done as he asked, but that business could wait so that Jason could concentrate on the upcoming meeting. Diane told Jason that the Feds wanted to question him about the shootout at the roadhouse. She told him that his usual silent treatment would not work because he would be looked at as arrogant and would face every charge they could throw at him. Diane advised Jason to be honest and tell the truth about what really happened at the Russian roadhouse.

At the courthouse, Sam and Jason waited to be interviewed by FBI Special Agent Thomas Rayner. As they sat outside his office, Sam and Jason talked about Jake's rescue. Sam was happy that everything had worked out, but confessed that all the pressure, tension, and split-minute decisions made the aftermath seem flat. She likened it to the end of the Wizard of Oz when everything returned to black and white. Then she realized that Jason probably never saw the movie, and therefore wouldn't understand what she meant. She was wrong; Jason admitted in a sad voice, that he knew exactly what she meant. When they were seated in Agent Rayner's office, the questions began. Jason and Sam kept the self-incriminating information to themselves and gave the agent an edited version of what had transpired. The agent wasn't completely fooled and asked them whose decision it had been to rescue Jake without calling the police. Jason and Sam each took responsibility. Sam went on to explain that it had been the only viable option under the circumstances.

The agent then moved on to the deaths of the men found at the scene. He pointed out that not all of the five men killed had died in the explosion. One had a broken neck and several others had died of gunshot wounds. Again, Sam and Jason gave him a watered down version of what had happened. In the end, the agent concluded that they had acted in the defense of a child, and cleared them of any wrongdoing. Before Sam left the courthouse, she let Jason know that she intended to go after Sasha. Jason said nothing as she walked away. A moment later, Diane walked up. As she was talking, Elizabeth arrived at the courthouse. Diane quickly realized that Jason wasn't paying any attention to her; his entire focus was on Elizabeth. Diane felt that it wasn't the appropriate time for the lovers to have a heart-to-heart talk, but Jason ignored her. Diane walked away as Jason approached Elizabeth. When he sat down with her, Jason told Elizabeth that he wanted her to ask Agent Rayner about the five men who were killed. Jason wanted Elizabeth to hear the gory details so that she could understand that Jake could have met the same fate as some of the men who had died if Sam had not rescued him in time.

Sam arrived home to her empty apartment. As she started to walk into her bedroom, someone knocked at the door. It was Lucky. As soon as Sam opened the door, Lucky pulled her into his arms and apologized for not seeing her sooner. He felt that it wouldn't have been right for him to leave Jake so soon after his return. Sam was understanding, and invited Lucky inside. Things took an uncomfortable turn when Lucky went to kiss Sam and she pulled way.  Lucky leaned in to kiss Sam, but she pulled away. He asked her why she pulled away from him, and she made up an excuse about hurting her hip during Jake's rescue. Lucky immediately wanted to take her to the hospital, but Sam said she would be fine. She told him about when she testified to the Feds and that they were dropping all the charges against her. Lucky thought that was wonderful until he realized she wasn't done with the Russians. Sam said she had a gut feeling and she couldn't just drop it. He thought she should leave the investigating up to the cops, but Sam wanted to do it herself. Lucky also suggested Sam become a cop, but they both knew she would never be hired because of her criminal background. Besides, Sam said she preferred to work without rules. Lucky decided he would leave and go to work, but Sam said they would talk later over dinner. She was sure they would work something out that they could agree upon.

At the courthouse, Jason tried to explain to Elizabeth why they could never see each other ever again. He explained in graphic detail how Sam rescued Jake and how their little boy could have died. Liz couldn't understand why Jason was reliving their nightmare, but Jason said Liz needed to know why their relationship was ending permanently. Liz understood, and apologized for not listening to him all the other times he tried to warn her. She had just wanted to be with him. Jason tried to take some of the blame from her and said they were both at fault. He would never have any contact with her, Jake, or Cameron ever again. He set up a trust fund and paid off the house Elizabeth was renting. Liz didn't want to take his money, but Jason said it was the only thing he could do. He would never see his son again, and Jake wouldn't have Jason's last name. He wanted to at least support his family. Liz promised to give their son a good, safe life. She also apologized for not listening to him and for putting their family in danger. Jason said they were both at fault.

Jason arrived home and started working out by punching his punching bag. Carly soon arrived and asked him why he hadn't returned any of her phone calls. It only took one look for her to realize something was seriously wrong. Jason explained that he would never see his son again after realizing the risks he put Jake through just by associating with Elizabeth. When they were rescuing Jake and the shack exploded, all Jason could think about was that he was watching his son die. He realized no one was safe anymore-no one. When Spinelli arrived home, he started to tell Jason about Maxie's new apartment. Jason said he couldn't talk about Maxie, because he needed Spinelli to focus on getting information about the Russians. Spinelli said he had a file about Karpov already, so Jason thought they should start there. Jason asked if there were any other apartments available in Maxie's building, but Spinelli didn't think so. Jason thought it might be a good time for Spinelli to move out, also. Spinelli was concerned that he had upset Stone Cold, but Jason revealed he was just worried about Spinelli's safety. Spinelli said he would only be in danger if he left Jason's penthouse. As they talked, they were sidetracked and didn't notice the message that appeared on Spinelli's laptop, saying files had been copied.

Sam hid and watched as Sasha and her guard walked into a building. As soon as the coast was clear, Sam got into their vehicle to look through files that were kept in the back. It didn't look like she was finding anything, but suddenly, Sam heard the door slam and knew Sasha was coming back. Sam ducked down and listened as Sasha's phone rang. Sasha told the caller it might not be as easy as they thought to eliminate Jason Morgan. Sam followed Sasha to the docks and overheard her telling her minions that their Russian bosses were not happy that Jason had survived the explosion. Before they could say more, Alexis arrived and told Sasha that she was a person of interest. Sam feared for Alexis but stayed hidden. Sasha traded words and threats with Alexis, who showed no fear, even as Sasha's henchmen bracketed her. Alexis told them to back off or she would press a button that would send a text message that would have the police there in two minutes. Alexis left soon after, but not before telling Sasha to watch out because she was in a very precarious position. After Alexis left, Sasha told her goons to go after Jason again and to make sure they got him.

At the penthouse, Spinelli told Jason that he would not move out because of the danger posed by his living arrangement. Spinelli felt he could help Jason best by being close by to provide his cyber skills. He also encouraged Jason to ask for Sonny's help. Jason said that he did not want to ask Sonny because he was not sure that they were friends. He said that Sonny had changed since Michael had been shot. Jason said Sonny felt betrayed because Jason had sided with Carly and insisted that Sonny give up custody of his sons. While they talked, someone copied the files from Spinelli's computer unnoticed. When an FBI agent knocked on Jason's door and wanted to talk, Spinelli took his computer and skedaddled. The agent told Jason that they had a big file on him. The agent said that Jason had been an upright citizen until he had an auto accident that caused brain damage when he was twenty. The agent said that he was in the position to offer Jason a deal. The agent told Jason that he could have immunity immediately and leave organized crime, or, if he chose to continue in his occupation, his actions would become a very low priority for law enforcement. The agent said that Jason would not even have to testify. All Jason had to do was give the agent information that would bring down both Sonny and Anthony Zacchara. Jason told the FBI agent that he would have to talk to his lawyer. The agent told him not to take too long, because the offer would not stay on the table. As he left, the agent told Jason that eventually he would cooperate; it was just a matter of time until the FBI found the right lever to ensure his compliance.

Sasha told Sam she was tired of Sam being a constant thorn in her side. Sam tried to convince Sasha and her goons that she could be used to get to Jason but Sasha pointed out that she had already tried that with Jake. Sam said Jason would retaliate if she turned up dead but Sasha disagreed. Jason was too busy trying to hold onto his territory to fight for an ex-girlfriend. They took Sam to a wooded area and Sasha asked Sam if she had any last words. As Sam talked, she managed to get a small knife out and lunged at one of the goons. She took off running in the opposite direction as quickly as she could. Sasha yelled at her goons and they attempted to shoot at Sam as she ran away. Sam continued to run until she fell into an apparent trap and was knocked unconscious.

Diane wanted to know about the deal the Feds had offered Jason. He explained he would get full immunity in exchange for information about Sonny and the Zacchara family. Diane was shocked that he would get such a good deal and said he would be a fool not to take it. Jason said it wasn't a deal someone in his position took. Diane told him he would eliminate all the competition by turning Sonny and the Zacchara family in. Jason would be able to raise his children in a town free from enemies. Jason said he already took care of Elizabeth and Jake, but Diane made a good point that Elizabeth and Jake weren't necessarily any safer with Jason out of their lives. Jason said Sonny had been like a father to him. The least Sonny deserved was Jason's protection, and the more Jason thought about it, the more he realized he should have offered more.

Jason arrived at Sonny's house after Sonny had already left. Max let him in and Claudia offered him a drink. Claudia thanked him for not marrying her previously, because it had freed Claudia up to marry Sonny. It had been one of the best moves she had made. Claudia told him about Sonny's decision not to retaliate against the Russians until Jake was safe, and Jason said he wouldn't have expected anything less from Sonny. Claudia said it was time for Sonny to step up and take the reins to lead their organization. Jason asked if she was insinuating that Sonny make a move against him.  Claudia decided she should take a message for Sonny because she wasn't sure when her husband would be back, but Jason said he had to speak with Sonny in person. Claudia reminded Jason it was too late for him and Sonny to make up, and Jason asked if Claudia spoke for Sonny. It wasn't that long before that Claudia couldn't stand Sonny. Claudia said she and her new husband were finding common ground. She thought maybe it was good that Jason was making the first move. Maybe Jason and Sonny could coexist. Sonny walked in and asked Jason what he was doing there? Jason said he thought they needed to talk, but decided there wasn't anything to say. Jason did thank Sonny for not acting against the Russians while Jake was kidnapped. Before Jason left, Sonny congratulated his former friend on his son coming home safely. Once alone, Claudia said she couldn't understand Jason. He had waited all that time to speak with Sonny, and then only said two words before he left. Sonny said that Jason realized he had forced Sonny to make an alliance with the Zaccharas. Jason had essentially forced Sonny to become his enemy.

At the penthouse, Jason had an intense workout with his punching bag and then showered. When he came downstairs, he found Lucky knocking on his front door. As soon as Jason opened the door, Lucky barged in and asked if Sam was with Jason. Before he realized that Jason was alone, Lucky's jealousy began to rear its head. He started to ask Jason about what had happened between Jason and Sam during their attempt to rescue Jake, but then seemed to think better of it and changed the subject. He told Jason about his dinner plans with Sam and how she had not shown up or called. Jason asked a few important questions and learned that Lucky and Sam had argued about her insistence to pursue the investigation against Sasha. Realizing that Sam could have met with foul play, Jason decided to investigate Sam's disappearance. Jason had Spinelli use his skills to locate Sam. Spinelli was able to discover that Sam's last call had been to Jason. Spinelli suggested that perhaps Sam had merely taken off to be alone after her argument with Lucky. Spinelli had a theory that the time Sam had spent with Jason might have rekindled old feelings. Jason dismissed the possibility. He told Spinelli that Lucky and Sam had argued about Sam's determination to bring down Sasha, not how she felt about Jason. Jason thought that she was the key to finding Sam. When Spinelli received an alert that Sasha had recent activity on her cell phone, he told Jason.

DVD #19B  Sasha called Jason and told him that she knew where Sam was. She wants to meet with Jason on the pier in an hour. Spinelli opposes this idea, sure it is a set up. Jason tells him that if Spinelli can find Sam that Jason won't have to meet with Sasha, but otherwise he has no choice but to meet with Sasha. She warns Jason that he is Sam's only chance of surviving. As soon as Jason was off the phone, Spinelli made a comment about Jason's sudden attentiveness to Sam. Jason said he owed it to her after she saved Jake. Sam woke up in what appeared to be an abandoned mineshaft. She tried to climb out, but her the fall had aggravated her old hip injury. She was unable to escape the shaft so Sam tried to build a fire. She managed to gather the materials, including a book of matches, but the task proved to be too difficult. She was unsuccessful at starting the fire, so Sam crawled into a corner and tried to rest. After Sam fell asleep, she had a dream about Lucky. He was crouched nearby before a fire. When Lucky asked her if she loved him, Sam told him yes, but Lucky faded away. Sam awoke with a start and looked around. She made another attempt to climb out of the shaft but was greatly hindered by her injury. Sam was trying to get up off the ground. She was obviously in a lot of pain and collapsed in tears.

Sasha seemed surprised that Jason actually met her. Sasha explained that Sam had escaped when Sasha was trying to drive her out of town. Sam ran, fell, and got trapped. Sasha decided to turn lemons to lemonade and use Sam's misfortune to get Sasha's escape paid for. Sasha figured she was only alive because there was no one left to run the business since Karpov had been killed. The Russians would soon be pulling out of Port Charles, and Sasha wanted Jason to finance her escape from Port Charles before the Russians killed her. Jason called Bernie and had funds wired to Sasha's account. He wanted to know where Sam was. Sasha said she was relieved to be done with Port Charles. She started to go on, but Jason grabbed her and told her to tell him where Sam was. He had given her what she wanted, so Sasha needed to do her part. Alexis appeared in a dream-like state to Sam and told her to get up. She would freeze to death if she didn't keep moving. Sam said no one would miss her if she died, but Alexis said Sam knew it wasn't true. Sam wanted her mother to save her, but Alexis said she couldn't. She was appearing to Sam in a dream to tell her what she already knew. Sam could save herself, but she had to get moving.

Sasha was about to tell Jason where to find Sam when a sniper shot her. Jason held her and demanded that she tell him where to find Sam. With her dying breath, Sasha said the words, "white rock." Jason quickly left Sasha and the crime scene. Sam was cold and hurt, and she fell asleep and dreamed that she had stopped Jake's kidnapper when he was taken from the park, instead of standing by and saying nothing. A tear fell on her cheek as she slept. Sam was startled awake. She forced herself to get up. She tried to hobble around the pit she was in, but fell to the ground instead. Spinelli was on the phone frantically trying to locate Jason, when Jason arrived at the penthouse. He informed Spinelli that Sasha had been killed in an ambush and asked him to make an untraceable call to 9-1-1. As soon as that was done, Spinelli began a search for the words "white rock," he found several matches, but a quarry outside of town seemed most promising. Jason and Spinelli left to check things out.

Jason found Sam in the quarry just in time. He leaped into the pit and woke her up. Spinelli came prepared with a thermal blanket for Sam. As Spinelli waited for the EMTs, Jason tried to keep Sam awake. Jason told Sam to keep talking. Sam told him about her vision and how much she regretted letting Jake be kidnapped from the park. She was crying as she told Jason how sorry she was. When Sam awoke, the first name she uttered was Jason, but it was Lucky walking into her room at that moment. Lucky told her that hypothermia had been everyone's main concern with Sam and her hip was fine. Jason knew enough to keep Sam's temperature from dropping any lower while they had waited for the ambulance. Sam started to apologize about calling him Jason and said he had been the last person she saw before she passed out. Lucky said he was more concerned about why she kept getting herself into positions where she needed saving. Sam said Sasha had been instrumental in Jake's kidnapping and had tried to kill Sam more than once. Sam wasn't going to wait around for Sasha to strike again. Lucky couldn't understand why Sam hadn't trusted him enough to tell him what was going on, but Sam said she knew what he would have said. Lucky sarcastically said he understood why she wouldn't keep going to someone who never said what she wanted to hear, and he walked out.

Spinelli woke up and was relieved Jason was back, safe and sound. Jason told him the war was over and the Russians were leaving town. Spinelli asked if that meant Sonny and Jason would reconcile, but Jason avoided answering the question. Spinelli commended Jason on the carefully placed explosions from the previous night that were causing all the Russians to leave town. Spinelli started to leave to get ready for the Scorpio/Drake wedding, and Jason said he would not be attending the second round. He didn't want to bring any violence to Robin on her wedding day. Spinelli understood and said he would bring Jason's good wishes to Robin. As Spinelli was going upstairs, he turned to ask Jason again about reconciliation with Sonny. Jason said he wanted peace with Sonny, but he wasn't sure if it was still possible. Maxie arrived at Jason's penthouse to pick Spinelli up for the wedding and Jason let her in. He asked if everything was going okay, and Maxie said the odds were already stacked against Patrick and Robin with all the mob influence in their town. Spinelli came downstairs to hear Maxie ranting and raving and asked why she was in such a tizzy. Maxie said history always repeated itself, so she was sure something would go wrong.

Claudia was standing on the fireplace hearth, searching for something, when Jason walked in and asked what she was doing. Claudia immediately became defensive and asked if Jason were there for a pre-emptive strike. She asked if he was trying to break into the house, but Jason said he always looked into a room before he entered. He asked why she was acting so weird. Claudia was saved when Sonny came home and both he and Jason realized they had stayed away from Robin's wedding for the same reason. Jason told Sonny about his strike against the Russians. Sonny wouldn't need the Zacchara family anymore, and Jason wanted Sonny to end the alliance.

As Alexis brought her daughter home from the hospital, Sam told her about her strange dreams when she was suffering from hypothermia. Sam had dreamt Alexis was there urging her to live. She thanked Alexis, even thought it had been a dream. Alexis was happy her daughter was okay. When they opened the door, Lucky was sitting on the couch. Alexis asked what was going on between the two of them, and Sam admitted they had not really broken up. Suddenly, everything made sense about Sam's involvement with the drug shipments and Jerry. After Alexis left, Sam asked Lucky what the status of their relationship was. They were briefly interrupted when Lucky talked on the phone to Cameron about Christmas. Once he finished up, though, Lucky said he wanted to get back to the place where he and Sam could trust each other. Sam said she wanted the same.

Jason visited Sonny and begged him to leave the Zaccharas. Sonny was all for it if Jason was willing to give him back the top spot in the organization. When Jason refused and reminded Sonny of why he took over in the first place, Sonny accused Jason of being power hungry. When Jason said it was not true, Sonny picked up a phone and told his men to land their shipment at Pier 17. Since Pier 17 belonged to Jason, Sonny's action was a slap in the face, and Jason was dumbfounded by Sonny's bold behavior. He wondered aloud how Sonny could do such a thing on Michael's birthday. Then Jason questioned whether or not Sonny even remembered it was Michael's birthday. Sonny responded with a snarl. He told Jason that he thought about Michael every day and that the hurt and guilt he felt would never go away. Jason backed off. He told Sonny that in remembrance of Michael he would not stop Sonny from using his pier on this one occasion. He warned Sonny that if the Zacchara organization tried to use Jason's shipping lanes again, he would take the same punitive action against Sonny that he would take against any other interloper.

Jax went to Sam's apartment to ask her about Jerry. She told him about her undercover work and how Jerry had kidnapped her and shared his plan to kill her, blow up the ship where he was holding her, and fake his own death. Jax wanted to believe that Jerry had survived. Sam said it was highly unlikely, because she and Jason had left Jerry tangled in a fishing net and had barely made it off the ship before it had exploded. Jax clung to the possibility that Jerry might be alive. He apologized to Sam for Jerry's actions, but Sam said she had chosen to go after Jerry, and her actions might have been responsible for his desperation. She told Jax that Jerry always spoke well of him and she knew that despite all the bad things that Jerry had done, he genuinely loved his brother. Jax took some comfort in that.

Jason rushed over to Sam's apartment after she called him. She told him that FBI Agent Rayner had called trying to get information out of her about Jason and his associates. She told Jason that she was sure that she had evaded the questions successfully. Jason told Sam that Rayner had tried to get him to give up Sonny, but he had refused. When Jason still did not understand why Sam had called, she told him it was because Agent Rayner had started asking questions about Spinelli and, even though she had dodged them, she was worried that Spinelli was on the FBI's radar. Jason was also concerned by Rayner's inquisitiveness.

Sam called Jason again and left him a message telling him that she found Agent Rayner's business card from the FBI under her door. She was suspicious and was going to check things out. There was a knock at her door and Lucky was walked in. He wanted to explain why he had never shown up for New Year's Eve. Liz was having problems with her hot water heater and it would have cost a fortune to have a plumber come out on New Year's Eve. Later, he was called in to work overtime at the police department. Sam insisted she understood, but Lucky was insistent that he didn't want to keep any secrets between the two of them. He immediately realized she was hiding something from him and asked what was going on. Sam didn't want to talk about it. He asked if it was something illegal, but Sam insisted that it wasn't. He left, still frustrated that he couldn't find out what was going on with Sam. Later, Spinelli stopped by and worried Sam when she noticed how upset he was about his computer being hacked.

Maxie knocked on Sam's door, and Sam seemed exasperated when she answered the door. Maxie said she had been getting that reaction a lot that day, like she was the third wheel. Except Maxie said she wasn't anyone's third wheel. Sam realized Maxie needed someone to listen, and warned her friend that she probably wouldn't have any good relationship advice given the status of Sam's love life. Maxie explained that a new girl was stalking Spinelli. Sam asked if it was romantic, but Maxie didn't think that it was. Sam told Maxie that it sounded like Spinelli and Winifred had a lot in common. That common ground could be powerful. Both Maxie and Sam knew what it was like to feel like an outsider, how when you finally met someone who was similar you didn't have to act phony anymore. Maxie said she had always been the girl who stole boyfriends from other girls, not the other way around. Quickly, Maxie corrected herself and said that Spinelli was just a friend. She still didn't want to lose him, though. Once Maxie was gone, Sam called Jason and left a message for him to call her. It was important and she really needed to talk to him, but she didn't want to leave a message. Lucky walked in as she was finishing the message and asked what she needed to talk to Jason about. Sam didn't want to go into it, but Lucky got mad. He asked her how she would feel if he was having private conversation with an ex he used to live with. Sam pointed out that Lucky still communicated with Liz, but Lucky felt that was different because they were raising two boys together. Lucky started to storm off, but Sam did her best to stop him. Lucky said he wanted her to stop treating him like the enemy. He was tired of being on the outside looking in.

Lucky and Sam stood outside his house after he had seen her looking in at him and Elizabeth playing a video game. Sam told Lucky that she had wanted to talk to him about their relationship but had decided that it could wait since he was busy with Elizabeth. Lucky got the impression that Sam was upset and told her that what she saw between him and Elizabeth was not how it appeared. Sam brushed it off and said that she understood. She told him to call her when he was free, and then walked away. Sam showed up at Maxie's apartment after her friend called her. Maxie was upset because Winifred had warned Maxie to stay away from Spinelli. Maxie was convinced that Winifred was a cyber-stalker. Sam suggested that perhaps Winifred was simply interested in Spinelli as more than just a friend. Maxie dismissed the possibility outright. She insisted that there was more to Winifred than met the eye. Sam entertained the possibility, and asked Maxie if Winifred knew Jason. Maxie admitted that Winifred's interest in Jason only went as far as the computer game that Spinelli had designed. Maxie then switched gears and proposed sleeping with Spinelli as a solution to dealing with Winifred. Sam urged Maxie to reconsider because she worried that Spinelli would end up hurt. Sam thought that instead of Maxie sleeping with Spinelli, she should go to Jason with her concerns regarding Winifred. Maxie didn't think Jason would listen to her, but she believed he would listen to Sam. Maxie asked Sam to talk to Jason for her. Sam seemed reluctant at first, but Maxie quickly changed Sam's mind.

Elizabeth and Lucky ran into Sam on the dock, who helped Elizabeth with all her paraphernalia. As they talked, a boat exploded in the harbor. Sam recognized that it was in Jason's shipping lanes, and told Elizabeth that she was going to check out the explosion. Sam asked Elizabeth if she wanted to know if Jason was okay. Elizabeth said that she was trying not to care about what happened to Jason because being close to him brought the potential for danger to her children. Sonny and Claudia were surprised when Jason blew up their shipment and then appeared on the docks and told them that he had blown up their ship because they were trespassing in his territory. Sonny did not see it that way. He saw it as taking back the territory that already belonged to him. Jason wanted to work things out, but Claudia got in the middle. Sonny told her not to interfere, but she insisted that Jason was in the wrong to strike without warning. She and Sonny left before matters were resolved with Jason.

Maxie called Sam from the Port Charles Police Station, in hopes that Sam could locate Jason. Fortunately, Sam had arrived on the docks as Sonny and Claudia departed and had just found Jason when Maxie called. Maxie told Jason that Spinelli was in custody. He left immediately for the police station. When Jason arrived at the police station, Diane told him the bad news. She said that the FBI had proof that Spinelli had hacked into systems protected by national security. She said that Spinelli was looking at very serious charges. When Rayner called Jason in, Diane wanted to go along but Rayner told Jason it would go better for Spinelli if Rayner could see Jason alone. Jason acceded to his wishes. As soon as Jason was in the interrogation room, he asked Rayner if Spinelli had been arrested to get to Jason. Rayner admitted that he had. He told Jason to make no mistake. He said that Spinelli's freedom and, potentially, his life were at risk if Jason did not do
exactly as Rayner said.

Agent Rayner told Jason they would cut a deal with him to set Spinelli free if Jason would give the FBI information about Sonny and the Zacchara family. The FBI wanted Jason to continue acting as head of the Corinthos family and work undercover for the FBI. If Jason cooperated, Spinelli would be released. If Jason didn't cooperate, Spinelli would go to prison for life. Jason offered a full confession if they would let Spinelli go. Jason was even willing to turn Anthony Zacchara over, but Jason didn't want to betray Sonny. Agent Rayner said Jason was not in a position to negotiate. Suddenly, the officers prepared to move Spinelli somewhere more permanent. Diane stormed in and said she would get a court order to halt their progress, but Agent Rayner and Jason showed up and said there would be no need. Spinelli was being released.

Sam approached Lucky, Cameron, and Liz on the docks as they were preparing to go home. Lucky told Sam he needed to make sure Cameron got home okay, but Lucky asked if he could stop by Sam's place later. Sam mentioned that he should call first, because she would be out and about checking up on Spinelli. Once Sam was gone, Liz asked if Lucky and Sam were doing okay. She had noticed the tension between the two of them. Lucky said he was happy at that moment being with Liz and Cameron, and that was all that mattered.  Sam knocked on Maxie's door and was surprised to find Spinelli there with her. They talked about Spinelli's crimes and how he suddenly was released. Spinelli was concerned the Feds were using him as a bargaining chip to get Jason to cooperate. Sam told Spinelli that he needed to let his friends take care of him.

Jason told Carly that he needed a favor from her. He needed to speak  to Sonny and wanted her to set up a meeting between them that night. He warned her that things were about to blow up between them and he needed to broker peace, after he admited to her that he blew up Sonny's ship. Carly asks if there is anyway that Jason can't approach Sonny on his own. Jason tells her no that if Sonny sees him coming that he might think he was there for revenge. He tells her this is too important to risk a misunderstanding. Carly turned him down, explaining that Jax was on his way over and this was her last chance with him. Jason showed up at Sonny's house and asked him to step down. If Sonny chose not to step down from the Zacchara family, Jason wouldn't be able to save him. Sonny had put himself in a bad position by joining forces with the enemy. Jason wanted it to be perfectly clear. If it was Sonny's clear choice to be with the enemy, Jason owed him no further protection.

Spinelli was waiting for Jason when he came home to the penthouse. He wanted to know what Jason had done to get him released from federal custody. Jason did not want to talk about it, but Spinelli persisted. He feared that Jason had made a deal with the Feds to save him. Jason told Spinelli that he considered him a really good friend. He said that he forgot that Spinelli was a kid and that he had been wrong to enlist Spinelli's help in some areas. Jason said that he felt responsible for Spinelli's trouble, and anything he had to do to make sure that Spinelli was free and out of danger was worth it. Jason asked Spinelli to stay out of his business and to let the matter drop. A dejected Spinelli picked up his laptop and left the apartment.

Lucky knocked on Sam's door and she seemed glad to see him. Their happiness did not last long. As soon as Sam said she was applying to be a P.I., Lucky hit the roof. He said it was more proof that she was addicted to danger. She said that it was one of the few things that she would be good at. She pointed out that she was an independent woman who made her own decisions. As their argument heated up, Alexis knocked on Sam's door. Lucky used Alexis' arrival as an excuse to leave. After he was gone, Sam expected Alexis to be against the P.I. idea, but was pleasantly surprised to find that she had Alexis' full support.

Jason was not happy to get a call from Agent Rayner, who told him that he was coming over for a meeting. As soon as he was off the phone, Carly came to the door. She wanted to know if Jason had worked thing out with Sonny. He said that they had not. He told her that he feared that he and Sonny were no longer friends, and he wondered how much more protection he could give Sonny. Carly was puzzled, but could see that Jason was agitated. She told him that she loved him and cared about him. Jason was glad to learn that Carly and Jax were on their way to reconciliation, and he assured her that he did not need her help or want to jeopardize her fragile relationship with Jax in any way. Jason was not happy when Rayner showed up at his door. He told Rayner that their relationship would be revealed if it were known that Rayner was coming to Jason's apartment. Rayner said that he did not care about that, because priorities had shifted. He told Jason that a truck belonging to Equinox Corporation had been hijacked. He said that the number one priority was the recovery of that truck. Rayner demanded that Jason locate the missing truck through his sources. When Jason said that an FBI raid would compromise his informant status, Rayner told him to use whatever means were necessary to find and recover the missing truck.

9 hours before the surgery: 10am. Jason was at his penthouse, on the phone with Bernie. Someone was knocking impatiently on the front door while Jason ordered Bernie to find a hijacked Equinox truck. After he wrapped up the call, Jason answered to door. It was Maxie. She was concerned about Spinelli and wanted talk to Jason about it. Jason listened as Maxie explained that Spinelli was upset because he felt as if he had ruined Jason's life. His hurt was compounded by Jason's refusal to tell Spinelli about what the deal that Jason had cut with Rayner to get the charges against Spinelli dropped. Maxie thought she could help Spinelli if Jason told her what was really going on. Jason's response was to tell Maxie that it was none of her business. He told her that if he wouldn't tell Spinelli, he certainly wouldn't tell Maxie.  Maxie was frustrated by Jason's stubbornness to open up and started to chastise him for making things difficult for Spinelli. During her tirade, Maxie revealed that she had slept with Spinelli to keep him from falling for Winifred. Jason couldn't believe Maxie's logic. He told her that using Spinelli like that made absolutely no sense. He advised Maxie to focus on being a friend to Spinelli. Jason was certain that if Maxie calmed down about things, it would help settle Spinelli down. Before he sent her on her way, Jason warned Maxie not to sleep with Spinelli again, unless she cared about him.

After Maxie's departure, Robin dropped by for a visit. Jason was happy to see her but told her that it was not a good idea for her to be at his penthouse because of the danger around him. Robin brushed his concerns aside and showed Jason pictures of Emma. As he looked at the pictures, Robin asked him how Carly knew that she had been suffering from post-partum depression following Michael's birth. Jason took Robin over to the sofa and the two sat down. Jason told Robin that Carly had realized there was a problem when she couldn't bring herself to touch Michael. Shortly after his birth, Jason had taken Carly to the NICU to see Michael but Carly was refused to hold her son. A couple of days later, Carly decided to leave town for a while. Robin made a few derisive comments about Carly's fitness as a mother and then seemed to conclude that all was well with her. Robin decided that she didn't suffer from PPD because she didn't have the same symptoms that Carly had exhibited. Jason cautioned Robin not to rely on him for a diagnosis. He reminded Robin that he only knew Carly's case and urged her to seek professional advice. Robin waived away Jason's concern. She told him that Patrick had only made the suggestion and put the concern in her head, that she had PPD, because he was a perfectionist. He needed to have a diagnosis for everything. Robin thanked Jason for his help and left before Jason could persuade Robin to see a specialist about her situation. Sonny stopped by Jason's penthouse to tell him about Spinelli's earlier visit and what he had revealed. He confronted Jason with his suspicions that Jason had cut a deal with the FBI. When Jason didn't deny it, Sonny concluded that Jason had agreed to help the FBI take Sonny down. He realized he was right when Jason remained silent.

Six Hours Before Surgery - 11:00 a.m. Sonny relayed to Jason his anger at the thought of him turning Sonny and the Zaccharas over to the Feds. Sonny didn't think Spinelli was worth that kind of betrayal. The only way Jason could get Spinelli out of trouble was to make a deal. Jason couldn't turn over on Sonny, so he wanted Sonny to leave the Zacchara organization before the Feds swept into action. Sonny couldn't leave yet. He knew Karpov hadn't shot Kate and he suspected someone in the Zacchara family had set up the shooting. He had Anthony just where he needed him in order to get the information. Sonny couldn't just leave the organization. Sam met up with Jason and told him she was sure he had cut a deal to get Spinelli out of jail. In one moment, Spinelli went from facing hard jail time to being released. Someone had to cut a deal, and she knew it had been Jason. Sam knew Jason cared about Sonny, though. She asked him what he was going to do.

Seven Hours Before Surgery - 12:00 p.m. Sam outlined to Jason her plan to go undercover and join the Zacchara mob so that she could get information that would help free Spinelli from the FBI; Jason did not think it was a good idea. He thought her ties to him, Sonny, Lucky, and her mother, the DA, might make the Zaccharas suspicious. She thought she could handle the situation. Jason recognized that Sam would do what she wanted to. He told Sam that if Spinelli ended up behind bars, it was on her head. Ric went to Jason and delighted in saying that Anthony would come after Jason if he destroyed Anthony's property again. Jason remained stoic, even when Ric said that Jason's friendship with Sonny would not help him avoid retaliation. Jason showed Ric the door as Carly entered. Carly had come to talk to Jason about the benefit she was hosting that evening for pediatric head trauma and the foundation she was setting up to honor Michael. She worried that the coming blizzard might interfere with the party, but primarily she wanted Jason to attend and try to heal the rift with Sonny. Jason was noncommittal on the subject, but asked Carly if the real reason she was starting the foundation was because she believed that it might bring Michael back? Sam spotted Ric in the Metro Court and made a beeline to him. When he wondered what she wanted, she quickly answered that she wanted an introduction to Anthony Zacchara so that she could get a job. Ric was ready to turn her down when she said that she could pilot a boat and do a lot of other things for Mr. Zacchara. Behind her, Anthony said he wanted to know what kind of things Sam had in mind to do for him.

Six Hours Before Surgery - 1:00 p.m.  In the lobby of the Metro Court, Anthony wanted to know what Sam could do for him. Sam told him that she was an experienced pilot and knew all the good places to land, with no questions asked. Ric immediately pointed out her relationships to Jason and Lucky. Sam responded with tales of her own. She told Anthony that Ric was being vindictive because he had slept with her while he was still married to her mother. She told Anthony that she and Jason were over, and that her relationship with Lucky was on-again, off-again; the bottom line was that no man told her what to do.

Carly and Jason talked about the benefit that Carly was hosting and the foundation she wanted to endow to research pediatric head trauma. Jason was more than happy to contribute to the cause, but wanted to make sure that Carly was not setting herself up for a fall. He wanted to know if her real motive for starting the foundation was to try to save Michael. Carly admitted that she did hope that a cure could be found for Michel, but she accepted the reality that chances were very slim that Michael would ever recover. Jason offered to attend the party if Carly really wanted him there, but she told him it was not necessary. She said she would let him off the hook if he wrote a big check. They had a good laugh. Sam went to Jason and told her about the meeting with Anthony. She was convinced that she would get a job with him. Jason warned Sam not to underestimate Anthony. He worried that she was getting in over her head, but Sam's only question was whether or
not Jason was going to help her investigate Anthony for Spinelli's sake.

Five Hours Before Surgery - 2:00 p.m. Sam was at Jason's penthouse trying to convince him that her plan to work for Anthony was sound. When she asked Jason what he wanted her to do, Jason refused to comment. He said it wasn't his place to make decisions for her. That was enough for Sam to move forward with her scheme to infiltrate the Zacchara organization. Jason cautioned Sam about the danger she faced. He reminded her that the game she intended to play could cost Sam her life. Sam thought that she had the situation under control. Jason didn't appear to have the same confidence. He advised her not to underestimate Anthony. He also told her not to hesitate to ask for backup if she needed it. Spinelli's arrival interrupted them. He was clearly agitated and rambling. Jason couldn't make sense out of what Spinelli was saying, so he pawned him off on Sam and left. Spinelli quickly realized that Sam was working with Jason and took umbrage over the idea of Sam protecting Spinelli from the FBI. It made Spinelli feel like a big wimp. However, it didn't keep Spinelli from trying to pump Sam for information. Sam was wise to Spinelli's tricks. She understood his concerns, but advised Spinelli to trust Jason to handle matters.

Jason went to General Hospital to talk to Patrick about Carly. Jason was worried that Carly had unreasonable expectations for Michael's recovery. Patrick made it clear that everything he had told Carly about Michael's prognosis had been true. If she had derived hope from what he had said, then there was nothing Patrick could or would do to take that away from her. Patrick went on to point out that Carly's foundation for children with head injuries was a positive step to channel her hope. Before Jason left, Patrick asked Jason about his visit with Robin. He wanted to know what Jason's impression of Robin had been. Patrick wasn't surprised when Jason told him that Robin had seemed a little tense. Jason returned to the penthouse where he found Spinelli working on his laptop. As soon as Spinelli saw Jason, he stopped working. Spinelli's fidgety behavior and eagerness to work in his room alerted Jason to the possibility that Spinelli was hiding something. At first Spinelli was reluctant to tell Jason what he had been working on, but Jason pressed for answers. Finally, Spinelli blurted out that he had been attempting to hack into FBI files. Jason was furious. He asked Spinelli why he would risk doing that given the circumstances of his recent arrest. Spinelli felt he had little choice because Jason had refused to share the details of the deal he had struck with Agent Rayner.

Three Hours Before Surgery - 4:00 p.m.  It was a tough day for Jason, who was home and on the phone talking tough to Bernie. He was anxious to find the missing Equinox shipment for the Feds. Bernie did not have a clue to the hijacked truck's whereabouts. Jason talked tough and was still steaming when he answered another call. It was Agent Rayner getting tough with Jason and demanding to know the location of the missing truck. Jason told him he was working on it and hung up abruptly to answer the angry knocking on his apartment door.

Lucky was at the door because a friend had told him that Sam had been to see Jason on two occasions recently. He demanded to know what was going on. Jason told him they were working on something together. When Lucky wanted specifics, Jason told him to talk to Sam. Spinelli breezed through the door and a very angry Lucky stalked out. Spinelli wanted answers from Jason, who put on his coat. As he opened the door to leave Jason was firm when he told Spinelli to drop his questions and stay out of Jason's business. Spinelli did not like Jason's answer. Before Jason could exit, Spinelli told him politely, but firmly, that Jason was treating him like a child. Jason did not agree with Spinelli's assessment and told him in no uncertain terms to find legitimate arenas for his talents. Jason stated firmly that he would never reveal the terms of the deal he made with the Feds to Spinelli. Spinelli did not like that answer and retreated up the stairs.

Sam went to see Elizabeth at the hospital. She wanted to talk about Lucky. Elizabeth was reluctant to get involved and advised Sam to give up her undercover work if that was what was causing so much trouble in her relationship with Lucky. Sam said she could not, because she had to help a friend. Lucky met Sam at the Metro Court bar because he was afraid that she would be mad that he had gone to see Jason. She said that she was not mad, but thought that Lucky would be upset because she went to see Elizabeth. Lucky felt better knowing that she still cared, and so did Sam. They seemed to draw closer.

At a sleazy motel, an unknown man took delivery of a box from the hijacked Equinox truck. The box contained five round objects, each about the size of a bonbon. He paid the delivery person with a sack of cash. After the deliveryman left, the unknown man phoned another party and said that the Equinox truck would never be found. He also said that he had a plan for getting the goods to the next stop. When he put down the phone, he picked up one of the round balls and a glass of water. As Jason reached for the door to leave his apartment, Agent Rayner knocked on it. He demanded to know what progress Jason had made in locating the truck. Jason said he was working on it. Rayner wanted to know why the truck had not been found when it sported an Equinox logo and had been spotted on Route 87. He asked Jason what he was missing. Spinelli eavesdropped on the conversation, unbeknownst to Jason or Agent Rayner.

Two Hours Before Surgery - 3:00 p.m. Sam and Lucky relaxed in the hot tub and started to kiss. Things started to progress until Lucky mistakenly called Sam by Elizabeth's name. Suddenly, everything was off and both Sam and Lucky were getting out of the hot tub. After they were both dressed, Sam told Lucky that he had given her hope when everything was going badly in her life. Lucky said it sounded like she was saying goodbye. Sam felt that it was time to end their relationship while they could still remain friends. She opened the door and asked Lucky to leave, which he reluctantly did. Once Lucky left, Sam called Jason and said she was leaving to meet a shipment for Anthony Zacchara. She wanted him to come looking for her if he hadn't heard from her by 2:00 the next morning.

Spinelli overheard Agent Rayner talking to Jason about the shipment from Equinox that Jason was supposed to be finding. Jason wanted more information, but Agent Rayner wasn't giving any additional information out. Before the FBI agent left, he warned Jason that they needed information soon to save innocent lives and to keep Spinelli out of jail. Once Agent Rayner was gone, Jason called Spinelli downstairs and chastised him for eavesdropping on the conversation. Spinelli was upset and insisted on being able to help, but Jason wasn't about to risk Spinelli's freedom again. Spinelli arrived home to tell Jason what Winifred had told him about the poison that was on the truck. Deadly poisons were on the truck that the federal agents were trying to obtain. Jason wanted Spinelli to go to Maxie's, but Spinelli refused. He would reveal the rest of the information from Winifred only if Jason agreed that they would work together. Jason finally admitted defeat and said Spinelli would help him on the mission.

Winifred told a higher-up that Spinelli did not belong on a list of criminals. She was fierce in his defense when she said that Spinelli belonged on a list of heroes, because he knew the danger he was facing when he entered GH, but he risked his life to save others, anyway.  One Hour Before Surgery - 6:00 p.m.  Spinelli was on the computer and Jason was on the phone with the biker gangbanger who had hijacked the Equinox truck. He told Jason that the guns and other weapons were still on the truck, but one small box had been delivered to a man in a motel room. He gave a description of the man to Jason. Jason warned the hijacker to leave the truck, keys, and cargo where it was and get as far away from it as possible, then Jason hung up. Spinelli wanted to track down the missing box, but Jason said he would give the information to the Feds and his job was done. When FBI Agent Rayner arrived, Jason told him the location of the truck, and gave a description of the man with the missing poison. Spinelli overheard Rayner demand more from Jason and threaten to question the hijackers personally. Jason responded that if Rayner did that, he might as well paint a target on Jason's back. Rayner said that he would do everything possible to protect Jason as a source, but he demanded the name of the hijacker. When Jason was reluctant to give it to him, Rayner was vociferous when he told Jason that Jason could either give up the hijacker's name or Spinelli could rot in jail.

After Jason gave Rayner what he wanted, Rayner reiterated that Jason's help with the Equinox truck in no way changed their original deal. Jason was to get information on Anthony Zacchara that would allow the FBI to prosecute him. Rayner cautioned Jason to keep violence to a minimum, because the FBI wanted Anthony alive so that they could have a public trial. After Rayner left, Spinelli revealed himself and said that he was honored by Jason's sacrifice on his behalf, but he was also distressed that Jason had to betray his code. Spinelli suggested that it might aid Jason's cause and give him some leverage if they located the buyer and found the missing shipment for the Feds. Spinelli pointed out that even if all they did were get the information and give it to the Feds, they would succeed in thwarting the plans of an "evildoer." Jason agreed. They figured the weather would make flying difficult, so Spinelli started searching car rental records in the Port Charles area and cross-referencing renters with driver's licenses of those who fit the description of the buyer.

Sam was brought into the emergency room with a sprained wrist. Another driver hit her car, which skidded off the road. While Elizabeth took her vitals, Sam said that the other driver was in much worse condition because his car had plowed into a pole. Patrick's next patient was Sam. He treated her sprain and said the other guy had serious internal injuries and would probably need surgery. He asked Elizabeth to assist. Sam said she was not surprised because he was driving much too fast for the blizzard conditions. Elizabeth left to prep for surgery. Sam asked after Robin and Emma. Patrick spoke of his love for both, but Sam recognized the worry beneath his words. Patrick ordered tests for Sam and she shared her experience after a c-section. She told Patrick that no matter how depressed and upset she had been, the one thing that got her through was that Jason was always there for her and gave her his boundless love. She told Patrick that if he could do that for Robin, she was sure that all the problems would work themselves out. Patrick said thank you.

Patrick was in the Emergency Room when Earl Bragg's x-rays were delivered. He had just spotted the contents of Earl's abdomen when Epiphany answered a call inquiring about Earl Bragg. Patrick grabbed the receiver, identified himself and wanted to know why the caller was asking about Earl Bragg. Seconds later he said, "Poison. Yes, I know where that is." Patrick hung up, told Epiphany to call OR and stop them from operating. Then he rushed off to OR. Epiphany dialed rapidly, but no one in the operating room noticed the flashing phone light. Monica, Matt, Elizabeth, and Leyla had Earl prepped when the blood arrived. Patrick took the stairs as Matt made the first incision. Jason and Spinelli rushed to GH. In her new home, Robin became increasingly tense as Emma cried forlornly. While making a call outside the GH boardroom, Nikolas spotted Rebecca Shaw, an Emily look-alike. Carly lost some of her smile when Kate arrived for the benefit. Johnny found Maxie after her car accident. Patrick reached the OR as Matt opened Earl Bragg. Before Patrick could warn them about the danger, blood splattered the surgical team. Then Leyla, Matt, Monica, and Elizabeth crumpled to the floor.

While Patrick banged on the observation window, hoping to stop the surgery, pandemonium broke out in the Operating Room. As the doctors and nurses collapsed, Patrick was powerless to do anything but watch. Elizabeth made it to the door and tried to get out. She was overcome before she could do more than open the door a crack. Patrick rushed to the nearest phone to call for help. When he spotted Sam, he asked her why no one had gotten through to the doctors in the OR. Sam said that Epiphany had tried, but she had been unsuccessful. While Patrick reached for the phone, Sam started to go to the aid of those who were trapped in the OR. Patrick stopped her. He reminded her that she was just as susceptible the poison in the room as everyone else.

Jason was in his car, racing to the hospital, while he updated Agent Rayner about what he had discovered. Jason told Rayner that a man named Earl Bragg had been taken to the hospital after a car crash. Jason was positive that Bragg was the man that Rayner was looking for. Jason went on to tell him that when he called Patrick to tell him that his patient could be carrying poison, Patrick had yelled for someone to call the OR to stop the surgery. Rayner was stunned. He realized that if they opened Bragg up, the poison could become airborne and kill everyone. As soon as Jason arrived at the hospital, he tried to get answers from Epiphany. Unfortunately, Epiphany had no idea what was going on. She told Jason that she had tried to call the OR but had not been able to reach anyone. Jason told Epiphany to expect a call from the FBI then dashed off to the OR.

When Jason caught up to Patrick, Patrick filled him in on what had happened after he had last spoken to Jason. Jason called Rayner then handed the phone to Patrick so that he could update the agent on what had happened. Rayner told Patrick that it was imperative that no one left the OR. The toxin was airborne and could contaminate anyone who came into contact with it. Spinelli arrived at the hospital shortly afterwards. Jason instructed him to find out where the air ducts from the OR led. While Spinelli worked on that, Patrick donned a biohazard suit so that he could enter the OR. The first person he found was Elizabeth. He picked her up, carried her out and gently laid her down on a gurney. Jason was rattled when he saw Elizabeth's unconscious body. A quick check confirmed that she was alive but in critical condition. Medical personnel rushed her off to the Intensive Care Unit. Patrick returned to the OR for the next victim, Matt. Matt refused to be rescued before the others. Jason received a second blow when Patrick carried Monica out. She was in the same condition as Elizabeth. Other than the patient, Earl Bragg, the only other casualty was Andy Archer, the anesthesiologist.

Later, Jason, Sam, and Spinelli gathered in the hospital's lobby. Sam offered to help while Jason checked Elizabeth and Monica, but Jason declined. He didn't think that he could help them by standing at their bedside. Patrick soon joined them bearing grim news. Only one sphere, out of five, of biotoxin, had been found inside Earl Bragg's body. The x-ray had clearly shown that there had been five just before the surgery. When Rayner learned about the four missing spheres, he ordered Patrick to return to the OR to find them. Spinelli had dire news. It seemed that one of the air ducts in the OR led to the room where the benefit was being held.

Patrick, Jason, and Spinelli told Agent Rayner that the dangerous toxins were being transmitted through vents into the boardroom where a charity event was taking place. Agent Rayner insisted they seal off the boardroom and not allow anyone in or out. Patrick handed the phone back to Spinelli, and the FBI agent told the computer genius that Spinelli would need to hack into the hospital's mainframe to shut down the ventilation system. Although Spinelli was doing as he was told, he wouldn't admit what he was doing to Agent Rayner. Sam overheard Agent Rayner on speakerphone tell Spinelli that if he wouldn't cooperate, people would die. Sam grabbed the phone from Spinelli and explained that no one wanted to admit anything that could be used against them later on. Agent Rayner assured them that he wasn't concerned with prosecution at that time. Sam wanted to know exactly what they were dealing with, so the FBI agent explained that the toxin was a poison and not a virus. It wasn't contagious from person to person, but breathing even a little bit could be fatal.

Before too long, Jason had arranged for a medic in a biohazard suit to come rescue Kate so medical professionals could treat her. Nikolas saw Jason coming from the boardroom area and asked for a status update. Nikolas learned that Kate had been evacuated, so he wanted Jason to pull some strings and get Nadine out of the boardroom. Jason said they were doing the best they could do. Nikolas started to freak out until Jason slammed him up against the wall and asked what was going on. Nikolas admitted he had left Nadine in the ballroom so he could chase a fantasy. Jason asked if the fantasy had anything to do with Emily, and Nikolas admitted that it did. He didn't feel like going into it then, though. Unknown to everyone at the hospital, someone had entered the quarantined operating room and removed one of the dangerous toxic balls from the deceased patient, Earl Braggs.

Sam and Jason stood in the hospital lobby waiting for help to arrive when Jax tapped on the window. Jax tried to get in the hospital but Jason and Sam explained that the FBI had quarantined it. Elizabeth woke up in ICU as Jason waited outside the room. Epiphany came out and told him that Elizabeth's condition was critical. Lulu, Spinelli, and Sam were standing around in the lobby trying to figure out what more they could do to help when Lucky came in. Both Lulu and Sam were astounded that he had broken the quarantine to get to Elizabeth.

Jason passed Claudia as she was being wheeled to ICU. She tried to warn him about Anthony's plans, but fainted before she could tell him that Anthony had shot Kate. When Jason joined Sam, Spinelli, Lucky, and Lulu. Lucky immediately demanded to know where Elizabeth was. As soon as Jason told him that she was in ICU, Lucky left to see her. Jason and Sam speculated that Earl Bragg might have had an accomplice, and decided to check that the biotoxin spheres were still in OR where Patrick had left them. Jason and Sam examined the OR through the viewing window. Jason noticed that one of the remaining four spheres was missing. Sam declared that the situation had just gotten a whole lot worse.

Sam discovered that one of the toxic spheres was missing from the operating room. She found Spinelli in the waiting area and told him the latest news. Jason was looking for a biohazard suit so he could enter the operating room. Spinelli and Sam decided they needed to inform the FBI of the situation. Spinelli dialed the phone and Winifred answered. Spinelli quickly filled her in on the situation and asked if the FBI had any information about any possible accomplices Earl Bragg could have been working with. Patrick talked to Spinelli and Sam about Earl Bragg and the toxins. Suddenly, he decided to check his voicemail, since he hadn't heard from Robin. He listened to the message about Emma having a fever, and Patrick told Spinelli and Sam that Robin was headed to General Hospital.

Patrick was in the Emergency Room with Epiphany. He was trying to reach Robin. Spinelli, Jason, and Sam were also there trying to figure out who took the biotoxin from the Operating Room. Jason stopped in to check on Monica. She wanted to know if he had anything to do with the poison. He assured her that he was not involved and that he would never do anything that would cause harm to innocents. Monica was relieved to hear it and proud when Jason said that he was working with the FBI to resolve the situation.

Spinelli and Sam watched surveillance tapes hoping to get a clue as to who might have taken the sphere of biotoxin. Spinelli worried about Maxie, but Sam told him to have faith. Sam said that Maxie was resourceful and would be okay. Sam also told Spinelli that he reminded her of her brother. Spinelli was flattered. Sam decided that Spinelli needed an orange soda and he agreed. Sam went in search of vending machines while Spinelli continued to scan the surveillance tapes. Elizabeth and Lucky shared a heartfelt stroll down memory lane. Sam watched them bond through the observation window.

Jason found Carly and told her how much he appreciated that she had been able to keep everyone from panicking when they had been trapped in the boardroom. She said that she was glad to help. Jason and Sam stopped a deliveryman from breaking through the front door and leaving the hospital. When they explained the situation and said that the FBI would shoot anyone who tried to exit, the man pulled a gun and held it on Jason. He said he intended to use Jason as a hostage to get out. He told Sam that he would shoot Jason unless she smashed through the door. Sam pulled a gun of her own, but hesitated to shoot. Despite Jason's order for her to fire, Sam tried to talk the deliveryman into surrendering. Jason told Sam to kill the guy or he would. When it seemed that Sam would not shoot, Jason took action and grabbed the gun. Just as he moved, Sam fired. She shot Jason, who was incredulous when he cried, "You shot me!"

Jason couldn't believe that Sam had shot him in the arm. Sam defended herself; she told Jason that she had aimed for the deliveryman's shoulder but unfortunately Jason had jumped in the path of the bullet at the last moment. Meanwhile, the deliveryman took off, unnoticed, while Jason and Sam continued to argue about whether or not Sam could properly shoot a gun. Eventually, Jason made his way to an exam room where Epiphany patched him up. When Sam walked into the room to check on Jason, Epiphany asked her to keep Jason and his mobster cohorts out of further trouble. Shortly after Epiphany left, Spinelli barged in. He was agitated because of something that he had learned about Equinox Corporation.

Patrick updated Agent Rayner on the situation at the hospital. Patrick was frustrated with Rayner's inability to provide crucial information, which might help Patrick treat the critically ill patients felled by the biotoxin. Rayner was sympathetic but his hands were tied. He insisted that his FBI superiors had stymied all his efforts to gather medical information to help Patrick. The only thing that Rayner could do to help the hospital was to arrange to have the biotoxin spheres removed. When Patrick ended the call, Jason, Sam, and Spinelli asked for an update. When Spinelli learned that the FBI would arrive with a team to extract the biotoxin, he became upset. He was convinced that the Equinox Corporation was behind everything. Spinelli begged Patrick to keep the biotoxin from falling into Equinox's hands. Patrick told Spinelli that he didn't have the authority to stop the FBI from entering the hospital. He reminded Spinelli that his priority was treating the patients who had been affected by the deadly poison. Spinelli wasn't satisfied with Patrick's answer, so he appealed to Jason for help. Jason told Spinelli that Patrick had made his decision; he warned Spinelli to stay out the FBI's way.

As Patrick and Jason walked away, Sam lingered behind to talk to Spinelli. She beseeched Spinelli to respect Jason's wishes, but Spinelli was undeterred. Later, when Winifred arrived with a team to extract the biotoxin, Spinelli managed to obtain a HAZMAT suit. He snuck into the operating room as Winifred instructed the team to collect the spheres. She was stunned when she looked up and immediately recognized Spinelli.

In another room at the hospital, Sonny confronted Anthony about shooting Kate, manipulating a mob war with Jason, and faking his paralysis. Anthony immediately began accusing Claudia of lying. He claimed that Claudia wanted Sonny to do the dirty work for her by killing her father. Sonny leveled a gun at Anthony then threatened to kill him. He gave Anthony the choice of dying like a man or a coward. Anthony recoiled with fear. He cried and pleaded with Sonny to reconsider. Just as Sonny seemed poised to pull the trigger, Jason burst through the door. He told Sonny to drop the gun but Sonny refused. Sonny defended his actions by exposing all Anthony's crimes and transgressions. Jason reminded Sonny that they needed Anthony alive. When Jason and Sonny's argument turned into a struggle for Sonny's gun, Anthony took advantage of their inattention. He jumped out of the wheelchair then ran out of the room just as Sonny's gun went off.

Jason told Sam that he had to find Anthony before Sonny killed him. Someone had to be turned over to the Feds. If Sonny killed Anthony, Jason would be forced to turn over Sonny. Jason and Sam ran into Ric in the hallway, where Jason threw Ric up against the wall and asked if he had seen Sonny. Ric laughed and didn't want to help them but he ended up telling them that he had seen Sonny running around looking for Anthony. Patrick found Sam and asked if she had seen Spinelli. Patrick needed to find out if Emma and Robin had been admitted to Mercy Hospital. Sam hadn't seen Spinelli in a little while, but she was concerned that Spinelli had done something crazy and gotten himself into trouble. Patrick was worried Spinelli might have found a way to leave the building, but Sam was sure Spinelli wouldn't have done that. Spinelli knew he was the only one who could enable the hospital to communicate with the outside world, so no one thought he would abandon them. Sam was worried because Spinelli didn't want the poison falling back into the hands of the Equinox Corporation. She was afraid he would do something daring, and Patrick thought he might endanger the rest of the people at the hospital. Patrick and Sam's conversation was halted when Patrick's cell phone rang. It was Robin, and the cell phone connection was bad. Patrick tried to tell Robin to go to Mercy Hospital, but she couldn't hear him. When Patrick hung up, Sam assured him that the phone call had at least verified that Robin was okay. Patrick worried about his daughter though.

Spinelli tried to convince Winifred that they shouldn't be returning the poison to Equinox. Spinelli felt that any corporation that would manufacture such a deadly toxin shouldn't be trusted. The fact that such a deadly toxin was stolen was proof of Equinox's incompetence. Spinelli wanted Winifred to use her own conscience, not the orders she was given, to stand up and be counted as a savior to the human race. The two argued over Spinelli's desire to do what was morally right and Winifred's desire to follow orders from her superior. Spinelli and Winifred stopped arguing when two other individuals came into the operating room claiming to be from the FBI. Winifred and Spinelli talked as the two FBI agents put the poison in safe, metal tubes. As they worked, Spinelli noticed the fluctuation of the oxygen sensors. He and Winifred managed to jump out of the operating room just as an explosion went off.

Sonny walked into the chapel and didn't see Anthony, so he quietly waited. Anthony tried to crawl out the other door, but Sonny saw him and stopped him from leaving. Sonny told him no one was left to save Anthony. Sonny wanted to know why Anthony shot an innocent woman, but Anthony said there was no such thing as an innocent woman. Anthony couldn't believe Sonny would shoot him in a chapel, but Sonny pointed out that Anthony had no problem shooting Kate in the church where Sonny and Kate were about to be married. Sonny pointed the gun at Anthony's head, prepared to kill his enemy. Jason stormed into the chapel with his gun drawn. He yelled to Sonny not to shoot Anthony. Sonny was upset that Jason had a gun pointed at him. Jason tried to explain why he needed Anthony alive, but Sonny was only interested in revenge. Anthony kept yelling that Jason needed to shoot Sonny before Sonny shot Anthony. Jason pleaded with Sonny that no matter what had happened between the two of them, Spinelli didn't deserve to go to jail. Frustrated, Sonny kicked Anthony and knocked him out. Sonny looked at Jason and told him he wanted to kill Anthony more than anything else. He would refrain from doing so as a favor to Jason, though.

Sam ran into Lulu as they were both looking for Spinelli. Thy teamed up and started searching for anyone trapped in the smoke. Sonny and Jason heard the explosion and decided to help out. Sonny told Jason that Anthony was Jason's responsibility. Jason took Anthony to a vacant hospital bed and strapped him down. Anthony feared for his life, but Jason said he would be back for Anthony after he had helped with the evacuation. Anthony laughed at the irony that he was under Jason's protection. Sam and Lulu met up with Jason, who told them what he knew. They kept looking for survivors while investigating the path of the fire. Sam, Jason, Winnifred, Spinelli, and Lulu were studying the hospital evacuation plans when Nikolas and Patrick arrived. The group looked to Patrick, who gave instruction to start evacuating patients. Sam and Jason left to make sure that the west stairwell was clear. Jason and Sam checked the west stairwell and found it completely filled with smoke.

Sonny caught up to Trevor just as he reached the edge of the fire. He threatened Sonny with exposure to the poison again, but Sonny said that fire would destroy the poison. He told Trevor that if he shot him between the eyes, Trevor would fall backwards into the flame and the toxin would be destroyed. Trevor laughed, Sonny fired, the oxygen tanks exploded and Trevor fell backwards. The explosion also felled Sonny, who lay unconscious next to flaming pieces of walls and flooring. Jason and Sonny met up in a hallway, and Jason asked what had happened to Trevor. Sonny said there had been an explosion and he hoped Trevor was dead. Sam approached them just as Sonny told Jason to go look for Anthony. Sonny left, and Sam told Jason that it appeared as if Sonny and Jason were on the same page again. Jason continued searching hallways and stumbled upon a girl lying on the floor. He scooped her up just as the fire got worse, and rushed her into a safer area with a gurney. He couldn't stop staring at her when he noticed how much she looked like Emily. He apologized and told her she looked like his sister who had passed away. Sam entered the room and immediately gasped as she saw Emily's look-alike. Jason asked Sam to take care of the woman while he went on his way to rescue more people. Sam introduced herself to the young woman, who said her name was Rebecca Shaw. Sam brought Rebecca around the corner to where Edward and Monica were staying. Edward was speechless, and Monica gasped, "Emily," when she saw the young woman.

Jason and Nikolas were in the stairwell at GH, using extinguishers to put out small batches of fire so that people could make their way to the rooftop. While they worked, Nikolas asked Jason if Rebecca had said anything to him. Jason said that she had asked him why he was staring at her; he thought he might have said something about Emily. At that point, Jason said, Sam came up to ask him to help fight the fire. After the men had the last of the fires out, Jason and Nikolas returned to the floor where people were waiting to be evacuated. Nikolas approached Patrick, Sam, and Edward as they hovered over a distraught Monica, who was seated in a wheelchair. Edward explained that Monica had fainted when she saw a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance to Emily. Sam told them that the woman's name was Rebecca Shaw. Monica couldn't get past how much Rebecca looked like Emily. She was convinced that the two had to be related. Nikolas agreed, but he had no idea how; he didn't recall Emily mentioning a sibling. Monica was certain that if there had been a second child, Emily's biological mother would have told Monica.

The pair went inside to find Winnifred. Winnifred was frantically typing away on her laptop in an attempt to get a signal so that she could communicate with the outside. Carly refused to believe that Jax had perished in the helicopter, despite what she had seen. Jason soon joined them. When he learned what had happened to Jax's helicopter, Jason took Carly aside to comfort her. Sonny and Patrick converged in the hallway were Spinelli, Winnifred, Jason, and Carly were gathered. They discussed their options and decided that they needed to get everyone to the rooftop in the hopes that another rescue attempt would be made. Carly was determined to find Jax, so she slipped away with the intention of making her way to the lobby where the helicopter had crashed. When Jason noticed that she was missing, Sonny and Jason went to find her. On the rooftop, the patients gathered just as Jax landed the helicopter. Edward helped Monica while Lucky helped Elizabeth. Sam watched as Lucky kissed Elizabeth after she pleaded with him to fly to safety with her. Nearby, Winnifred threw herself into Spinelli's arms. She didn't want to leave the hospital without him.

Sam found Jason in a smoke-filled hallway. She tired to get him to go to the rooftop, but Jason refused. He was determined to find Anthony Zacchara, because he was the only bargaining chip Jason had to bargain with the FBI to keep Spinelli safe. Trevor shows Kate the biotoxin he had stolen, Kate was stunned. Sam approached them. Trevor told Sam to stay back, then ran off as Sam followed him. Jason found Claudia in the stairwell. She doesn't think he will help her. Jason carries her to a waiting area. Kate was there and she told Jason about her encounter with Trevor and how Sam had followed him when Trevor fled with the biotoxin. Kate warned Jason that Trevor was unstable. When Claudia confirmed Kate's assessment, Jason asked Claudia why she hadn't told him that she'd seen Trevor earlier. Claudia admitted that she had been afraid if she had, Jason would have left her behind so he could find Trevor.

Spinelli discovered that the northwest utility closet had hardwire access. Spinelli realized that he could patch his laptop in and connect with the authorities, which would make rescue attempts easier. He didn't want to risk his laptop succumbing to fire, so Spinelli decided to leave it behind while he went to see if the utility closet could be accessed. When Spinelli went into the closet to confirm that it had hardwire access, the worst happened. The door slammed shut, trapping Spinelli inside. Patrick came upon Spinelli's abandoned laptop.