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Robert, Holly & Anna #5
August 28 – Sept 26, 1985 - 8 hr original edit
Sean
is increasingly nervous, Anna confronts him about his fear about Robert. She
tells him that Robert loves him like a brother and he would never hurt Sean. He
tells her that since he kidnapped Holly it will be a fight to the death. She is
shocked to hear that he had kidnapped Holly. He explains that she overheard him
and Grant talking and he had no other choice. He then tells her that Holly was
left in the Pullman in the woods with plenty of food and water and she might be
okay. Anna is shocked that Sean could be so cavalier with Holly’s safety.
Anna
questions Prescott about his service with the WSB as she doesn’t remember him.
He says he was in for a year and she assumes he was kicked out. He says he was
set up and as she continues digging at him, he blows up and pulls out his gun
and begins waving it her. Marty rushes over and calms him down. He says he had
to put up with Mrs. Scorpio for three weeks and he doesn’t have to put up with
Anna!
Celia
can’t believe all of the intrigue that was going on the wedding train and she
was completely oblivious to it all. She tells Holly about Robert ripping the
scar off of Anna’s face in front of everyone. Holly figures that was a cover
so that Sean would believe that Anna had a falling out so that he would work
with her.
Robert
continues to scour the mountain looking for the treasure and he finally
discovers it’s hidden location and is thrilled to finally have found it. He
calls Burt and reports the news, Holly overhears and becomes hysterical she is
so worried about Robert’s safety. She demands that he head up the mountain
with reinforcements to help Robert. He says he can’t as it would blow
Robert’s cover. Too late for that, Sean has spotted Robert and takes a shot at
him. Robert dives for cover and they begin exchanging gunfire.
When
Sawyer and Morgan hear the gunshots, they rush to the window and Anna takes them
both out from behind with karate chops and kicks and she rushes out. Felicia and
Frisco jump up to join her but Prescott comes in and stops them. Anna heads out
towards the sound of gunfire ready to help Robert. Sean chases Robert towards
the tram and Robert gets on a tram headed down the mountain, Sean jumps on the
roof of the tram! (This is at about an hour into the edit)
Anna
makes it to an upper observation point and helplessly watches, unable to get to
Robert. Sean climbs down into the tram and they begin duking it out. Prescott
puts in a call to another goon and orders him to take out Scorpio permanently.
As the fighting in the tram continues, a gunshot rings out. A frightened Anna
watches, waiting to see if Robert has been shot. The fighting continues as shots
ring out in the distance, the goon is trying to shoot Robert. Prescott says that
Sean is in trouble as well as the goon isn’t that good of a shot and he could
easily miss and hit Sean, though doesn’t sound like Prescott really cares what
happens to Sean at this point.
During
the fight, Robert falls backwards out of the tram. Great scene as an agonized
Sean screams, “SCORPIO! SCORPIO!” Robert has grabbed hold of the side
section of the support structures and is hidden from Sean’s view. Sean
believes he has just killed his best friend and the tram goes back up the
mountain. Anna is devastated when she sees Sean returning alone! He grimaces at
her and shakes his head as her eyes fill with tears, pain, and then fury.
Holly
has been released from the hospital and Burt has taken her and Celia to a hotel.
Holly is desperate to reach Robert but Burt says he can’t as he is under
strict orders to not contact Robert as he is incommunicado. Burt has told her
that he has backup officers going up the roads on the backside of the mountain.
Holly is sad for Robert, for losing the friendship that he has had with Sean. Frisco
tells Sean that from the time that Robert suspected that Sean had stolen the
treasure, that he tried to let Sean go as a free man and he protected Sean from
Frisco and from the police, that the whole time, Robert was putting his life and
his career on the line. In the process, he first lost his wife to Sean and then
his life, and he lost it to a man that he once considered his best friend.
Frisco promises Sean that it isn’t the end and hauls off and decks him and
knocks Sean down. Frisco screams at him to get on his feet. A bloodied Sean does
get to his feet but before Frisco can tear into him again, Sean begins sobbing
that he killed Robert.
Meanwhile,
our hero has returned to be reunited with a relieved Holly. Celia begs to know
that it is all over. Robert tells them it isn’t over but that they all think
he is dead. Holly cries when he tells her there is one more chapter and she says
she can’t stand it anymore. He tells her he has to and promises her that he
will be okay. She begs him to take Burt with her but he says he can’t, that he
has to do this alone. Holly holds onto him and tells him that she doesn’t want
to let him go again. He tells her he has to as the lives of three people are at
stake, Felicia, Frisco, and Anna. He tells her that he has to have this meeting
with Sean.
Sean
gets a call to meet with Mr. Woo’s contact at the bottom of the mountain on
the US side of the border. Sean takes the tram to the bottom and Mr. Wang
gets on the tram. He rips off is mask and wig revealing that it is in fact
Robert and Sean is thrilled that Robert is alive. Sean grins as he holds out his
wrists to be handcuffed. Sean fills Robert in on who is watching the hostages
and their weapons. Sean then points out how many people will be hurt if all of
the information comes out, Anna and her past, Grant could lose his medical
license, Holly by the truth of Robert’s part in all of this, and Sean asks
Robert to think about it before he takes any action. He tells him that Robert
can choose to protect Anna, Holly and Grant by not providing all of the
information.
Anna
sits crying, devastated by seeing Robert fall and believing he has died. Frisco
gets her attention and they whisper amongst themselves. Felicia gets up and says
determinedly that she is getting Anna a cup of coffee, the poor woman. Prescott
comes over and demands she sits back down. Felicia throws the hot coffee in his
face, Anna and Frisco spring into action taking on the other three, and Felicia
helps out as well. They are able to subdue their captors, tie them up and
escape.
Holly
comes in and is thrilled to see Robert has returned safe and sound. She is
disgusted with Sean. Frisco and Felicia come in next and are thrilled to see
that Robert is alive. Anna has stopped to freshen up. Felicia says that Anna is
not in good shape, Robert realizes that she still thinks he is dead. Holly is
reminded of how close she came to losing Robert and embraces him. As they begin
to kiss, Anna comes in the room and looks at Robert in shock and then seeing him
with his wife leaves the room quietly. She sits outside, shaken. Celia comes
upon her and tries to be nice, realizing that Anna has been through a terrible
ordeal but she has to warn Anna to stay away from Robert as he loves Holly and
they will go on with their marriage. Celia tells Anna that she knows the ruse on
the train was just an act.
Robert
is suspicious of Sean and wants to know what he is grinning about? He is sure it
is a plan to escape. Sean says he is just thrilled that Robert is alive! Sean
tries to tell Robert that Sean was returning the treasure to the Mexican
government. Robert doesn’t believe a word of it and scoffs at him as Robert
knows he was headed down the mountain with the treasure to sell it! The
professor arrives from Mexico and tells Robert that Sean called him and had
indeed made arrangements to return the treasure to Mexico. Sean assures Robert
that nothing mattered to him after he thought he was responsible for Robert’s
death, certainly not that damn treasure!
Sean
talks to Anna and encourages her to not tell everything when Ballantine contacts
her. She will do whatever it takes to protect Robert. He reminds her that she
can also protect herself at the same time. Holly has booked the honeymoon suite
for her and Robert for that night. Frisco and Felicia tell Anna that a lot of
people want to see her (meaning Robert). They remind her that when she thought
Robert was dead that she said there were things that she wished she would have
told him. She says that now there is no point (since he has reunited with
Holly).
Robert
and Holly are on the plane, and Ballantine calls and tells Robert that he wants
to see him as soon as he gets in. Robert tells Holly that Luke and Laura had a
son. Robert and Holly agree that Robert will tell Ballantine everything. Holly
questions Robert about Australia. He wants her to go onto Australia immediately
as he doesn’t want her in Port Charles. He is concerned about Prescott coming
back for revenge, and he tells her the press is going to hound her. He believes
he should be able to wrap up the case against Sean in about a month. She
doesn’t like the idea of being in Australia for that long by herself, so he
suggests she go to England first and perhaps Nanny would like to go with her.
Meanwhile, Ballantine is meeting with Anna and asks her about the past. He
begins questioning her about Mr. Woo. She says that he is a wealthy collector
that she sold art to in the past. He always paid by cash. Ballantine tells her
that Mr. Woo owns NY City’s Chinatown.
Mr.
Woo is first scene about 1:40 minutes into the edit with the start of the Asian
Quarter storyline. He discusses the resistance amongst the people in the quarter
with his grandson. Mr. Woo believes in being patient and in starving the people
into submission. His grandson supports a faster, more violent approach as he
observes that starving the people only makes them more determined to hold onto
their dreams. The Ancient One shows up and is grateful for the recovery of the
Jade Buddha’s as they are the hope for the future of their people. He says
they contain a secret that is how they will be able to buy the fishing boats for
the people. He opens a secret compartment in one of the Buddha’s and finds
that it is empty! The other Buddha is also empty!
Mr.
Woo and his grandson go in the other room, and the Ancient One tells his
grandson that Mr. Woo has stolen the black pearls! His grandson urges him to go
into hiding immediately as it is very dangerous. The Ancient One agrees and
tells his grandson to be very careful as well. After they have both left, Mr.
Woo tells his grandson that he believes that Anna Devane has stolen the black
pearls and he will get them back!]
Sean
meets with Ballantine and agrees to tell him everything he wants to know about
the agents involved in his caper and what their role was as long as he promises
to protect Anna and Robert. Robert then meets with Ballantine and when Robert
tries to confess his past sins, Ballantine doesn’t want to hear it. He is only
interested in Sean and the Aztec treasure. He consoles Robert that all agents
have done things that they aren’t proud of.
Robert
returns to Holly and tells her that Ballantine declared the past was dead and
buried and its over. She joyously throws her arms around his neck, happy that
the past is no longer hanging over their heads. They celebrate by opening a
bottle of champagne and toasting their future. They take the champagne up to the
sauna and get cozy with only one very large bath towel between them. The
doorbell rings but Robert refuses to answer it. Their time alone is continued in
bed as they continue snuggling and kissing. Holly wishes that time would stand
still. Robert tells her that he never stopped wanting her. She questions how
could she have left him? She should have understood what he was going through.
Downstairs,
their friends are all arriving with bags of food and drink. They are sure that
the couple is out to dinner and they will surprise them when they return home.
Robert ventures downstairs wearing his bathrobe and is quite surprised. He
returns to Holly and asks her if he looks like he has drunk too much champagne?
Puzzled she says no. He responds well then most of Port Charles is in our living
room. He returns downstairs and jokingly threatens to have them all arrested for
trespassing. They enjoy spending time with all of their friends. Robert
announces that he plans on resigning as Police Commissioner. Celia apologizes to
Grant as she feels responsible that he felt he had to have money in order to get
her back. They have a nice moment together. Jimmy Lee comes over and he and
Grant make nice and shake hands.
Burt
arrives at Anna’s hotel room to take her statement. She is ready to return to
NY and asks him to say her goodbyes to Robert and Holly. He is surprised at her
sudden departure but understands. Burt arrives and tells him about Anna leaving.
He suggests that if Robert is thinking of saying goodbye to Anna that it isn’t
a good idea. After everyone leaves, Holly remarks that it will be very sad to
say goodbye to all of their friends. Robert laments that some they won’t be
able to say goodbye to (referring to Anna) but says that perhaps it is better
that way.
Robert
brings her breakfast in bed with some rather burnt toast. He tries scrapping the
toast and apologizes that he would have burnt her some more toast but they are
out of bread. She laughingly asks what is he going to do while she is gone? He
says the restaurants of Port Charles are going to have sudden boom in business.
She asks if doesn’t he have to go into headquarters? He pulls her down into
bed and asks, “What headquarters?” He doesn’t want to be away from her for
a month and she suggests that they both leave right away. He just can’t and he
doesn’t want her subjected to the press.
Holly
arrives at Robert’s office and is surprised to find Anna waiting there. Anna
explains that she had to come in to sign her statement. Anna tells her that she
is leaving town tomorrow. Anna comments on how beautiful Holly looks that she
has recovered very nicely. Holly returns the compliment. Holly tells Anna that
they are going to also leave town and they are going to Australia and that Holly
is leaving that afternoon. Anna wishes them all the best and says that they have
something very special together and she is glad that her doubts about Robert are
over. Holly realizes that Robert loved Anna at one time and probably still loves
her in some way. Holly apologizes for her bitterness towards Anna and also
wishes Anna every happiness.
Robert
and Burt return from lunch and find the ladies together. Burt takes Holly off to
sign her statement leaving Robert and Anna alone. They talk about him going to
Australia, and she is back to NY. She says at least they had one last adventure
together. She says she can’t quite bring herself to say goodbye to him and
they part. Holly returns and her and Robert say goodbye. He can’t stand being
apart from her and she tries once again to get him to leave with her. He begs
her not to make this goodbye any harder than it already is.
Holly
heads over to the brownstone and says goodbye to Bobbie. Robert and Holly arrive
at the airport, he tells her that he never loved anyone more than he loves her.
He doesn’t know how he is going to survive the next month without her. She
agrees that it will seem like years. When her flight is called, Holly starts
crying as she doesn’t want to say goodbye. They tell each other how much they
love each other and agree to see each other in a month (I believe this is their
last scene together as Emma has left the show).
Grant stops by to say goodbye to Anna, he is sorry to see her go and asks her if
she is sure that she wants to leave? He points out that it is nice that her past
is known and accepted and that isn’t a bad thing. He asks her if she is going
to see Robert before she leaves and she says no. She says she will return to
testify against Sean. He comments that no one understands him and his past like
her and Robert do.
Robert stops by to visit Sean in prison. Sean asks how Holly is? Robert tells
him to pack in his phony concern, as he doesn’t care whether she is dead or
alive! Robert tells him he will go after Sean all the way, no holds barred. He
will not forgive him for what he did to Holly and he holds him responsible for
what Slater did to Tony Jones. Sean asks him to tell Anna how sorry he is for
everything. Robert softens and says she might like to hear that about now.
Robert somberly stares out of his office window, and tells Burt he has to go say
goodbye to Anna. He arrives with the excuse of something she hasn’t signed yet
and Burt was too busy to stop by. He also tells her that Sean asks for her
forgiveness. She doesn’t give it but says he can tell Sean that she will never
forget him. Robert says that she told Frisco that when she thought he was dead
that she said there was something she wish had told him before he died and he is
curious what it was? She tells him that it’s better not to go into the past.
When he turns to leave she asks, “Not even a handshake for old times sake?”
He comes back to her and gently kisses her on her forehead and then turns and
goes. She stands at the door, crying as their song plays.
Frisco and Felicia arrive to take her to the airport. They have a nice goodbye,
and she says she will leave a piece of herself here with them. Robert arrives
home to find Robin waiting for him in his living room; the cleaning lady let her
in (about maybe three hours into the edit). Robert calls Burt and Frisco and
Felicia to come over. They question Robin about her home address (she doesn’t
remember), and the name of the summer camp that she was picked up from (it was a
funny Indian name). She tells them she is six years old and her grandmother was
supposed to pick her up from summer camp but a nice man in a big black car
picked her up. Her full name is Robin Saltini and they figure she is of Italian
descent as her grandmother calls her, “Cara Mia”. She also tells them about
her friend, “Love”.
Robin is tired and goes up to take a nap. Burt wonders if Robin is telling them
the truth? Robert believes her that she is very open and tells them what she
knows and is honest and tells them when she doesn’t know something. Robert
surmises that perhaps it was a kidnapping and the kidnapper got spooked. Frisco
doesn’t think that a kidnapper would bring her to the police commissioner’s
doorstep. They are all puzzled as to why Robin was dropped off at his house.
Anna arrives home to find Philomena tied up and gagged. She releases her and
immediately asks where Robin is? She assures Anna that the child is still at
camp that she was leaving to pick Robin up from camp and she was hit over the
head and tied up. They are both relieved that Robin is safe and that she
wasn’t home during the attack.
Robert is bothered that someone would do this to her, but comments she doesn’t
seem at all scared or bothered by any of this. He says, “Poor little thing
left out in the cold.” Frisco jokes that she is going to be running the house
in no time and Robert will be putty in her hands. Robert isn’t amused by this
rather accurate observation. Robert asks Felicia to stick around, as Robin might
be scared when she wakes up in a strange house. When Robin wakes up, Felicia
tells her a story about a princess looking for a treasure that was guarded by
terrible dragons and she met a singing prince.
Anna calls the camp and only gets an answering machine. Philomenia becomes
hysterical with worry about what has happened to Robin. She wants Anna to call
the police; she says then it will come out that she is Robin’s mother and that
will only put her in more danger. Anna assures her that she is sure the camp
director would have taken Robin home when no one picked her up. Anna arrives at
the camp and they tell her that she was picked up, that someone arrived with a
letter from Robin’s grandmother and the signature matched the one on file so
they released Robin. Anna is furious over his carelessness and interrogates him
about who picked up Robin and learns he was an Asian man.
Over
at Roberts, he finds Robin asleep on the couch and picks her up to take her up
to bed and discovers she was only faking sleep to get carried upstairs. She
sweetly tells him that she is going to call him, “Robbie”. The next day,
they make a game out of taking Robin’s picture and she asks for one to be
taken with Robbie. Then they get her fingerprint also making a game out of it.
Later,
Robert asks her about her family. Robin doesn’t have a mother or a father. She
tells Robbie that she doesn’t live with Love but wishes she could. He says
that Love sounds very nice. She tells him that one day when she told love she
wished she could be her mother that Love cried. Robin gets Felicia and Frisco
and Robert to play tag with her.
A
social worker arrives amidst their fun; she sits down and questions Robin about
her family and where she lives in NY. As Felicia suggests that Robin go up and
take a nap, she sadly observes that the lady is going to take her away. Robert
promises her to try to work it out. After Robin leaves, the social worker says
that with Holly being out of town and Robert leaving town in a few weeks that
this isn’t an appropriate placement. She points out that Robin has already
begun forming attachments and will only wind up getting hurt and it would be
best for Robin to be in the care of professionals.
They
all plead their case, and she says maybe if Holly was there but doesn’t really
approve of the busy police commissioner taking on this obligation. Felicia
offers to take care of her, but the social worker points out that living at
Kelly’s wouldn’t be an appropriate placement. They compromise that Felicia
will move into Robert’s, and with Robert’s state of the art security system
will keep her safe. Since she is already comfortable there they point out that
would be easier for Robin. The social worker agrees but it only for two weeks
with the hope that Robin’s grandmother will be found within that time frame.
Anna
returns home and Philomenia becomes hysterical again worrying over Robin. She
insists that Anna has to contact Robert and tell him about Robin and ask for his
help. Anna is resistant and Philomenia points out Anna doesn’t have anymore
time.
Robert
goes up to Robin’s room, and as she wakes up, he tells her that she is going
to stay there with him. She tells him that she had a dream that he wouldn’t
ever let any stranger take her away because he was her daddy (the look on
Robert’s face is priceless). Downstairs, Robert stands quietly at the bottom
of the stairs, lost in thought. Frisco comes into the room and tells him that he
is hooked, that he can’t stand to be separated from Robin for more than five
minutes. He laughs that he never thought he would see the day that Robert
Scorpio would be swept off his feet by a six year old. Frisco admits that Robin
has also swept him and Felicia off their feet. Robert tells Frisco that even
though Robin is brave and won’t admit that he knows she is scared. He has to
go to New York and see if he can uncover any additional information. Robert asks
Frisco to stay at the house and look after Robin. Frisco asks if he thinks Robin
is in any sort of danger? Robert says no but he couldn’t live with himself if
anything happened to that little girl.
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Philomenia continues to beg Anna to tell Robert about Robin. She finally agrees
and makes plans to head to Port Charles. As Anna is about to leave, a note is
slipped under her door warning her not to contact the police and to wait for
them to call. Philomenia does not want to wait any longer and wants Anna to go
through with contacting Robert. Anna refuses and is going to follow the
instructions to wait for the call, she points out that someone might be watching
the house.
Felicia
comments on how attached Robert has gotten to Robin. She observes it’s going
to be hard on him when Robin is reunited with her family, he says yes but that
is where she belongs. He does say that if her family isn’t found that he is
considering adopting her, that she has made him realize he wants to have
children. Robin makes him pancakes and tells him he has to eat them all, as he
is too skinny.
Robert
tells Robin that he has to go to New York on business and she astutely realizes
that he is going to look for her grandmother. He says yes she is right and that
he hopes her grandmother’s sprained ankle is better. Robin is eager to see her
grandmother as she misses her very much. He tells her she has been very brave
and to be patient a bit longer. She wants to go with him but he says not this
time. To cheer her up the offer her an Italian Ice, turns out this is her
favorite. He mentions he has a friend that also loves Italian Ice and they will
have to meet sometime (referring to Anna).
After
Robert has left, Frisco and Felicia walk down on the docks with Robin. As Derek
distracts Frisco (who happens to be wearing the Teen Time jacket), an Asian man
grabs Robin’s doll and as he is running off, Frisco tackles him and gets the
doll back. They are horrified that someone would try to take her doll and are
very puzzled by this. Frisco immediately decides to take Robin home where she
will be safe. He has Josh bring by some things for him as he is staying there
that night. Felicia offers him a room upstairs but he says no he will sleep
downstairs on the couch. Robin asks him if her doll will be safe tonight? He
says yes, he engages the alarm, and tells her that he promises that her and her
doll will be safe.
Philomenia
goes to the police station and starts to report Robin’s kidnapping but as the
officer begins asking questions, she abruptly leaves. Robert is also there but
just misses Philomenia, he reports that he has Robin and finds that there are no
reports of a missing girl that fits her information. Robert doesn’t understand
why her family hasn’t reported her disappearance.
As
Frisco sleeps on the couch, someone enters the house and begins searching. As he
goes upstairs, Frisco wakes up with an uneasy feeling and begins looking around
for any sign of entry. The thief comes downstairs with the doll and as he
struggles to get the door unlocked, Frisco enters from the kitchen and tackles
him and retrieves the doll, the thief knocks him down and flees through the door
(now the security alarm goes off). Frisco has no idea how the thief was able to
enter. He tells Felicia that it was the same guy who tried to steal the doll on
the docks. Frisco tells Felicia that the wire of the security system was cut,
and then he cut through the glass on the windowpane. He says it was good that
Robert had the second security system.
Philomenia
returns and Anna questions her where she went? Philomenia admits that she went
to the police station. Anna tells her that she could have been followed. Anna
says she now has to immediately go to Robin. Robert is still at a NY police
station and says he wants to go through every missing child report from all
summer. The NY cop observes that this seems personal for Robert. He admits he
has taken a personal interest as he has become very fond of this child in the
short time he has known her.
Frisco
tries to contact Robert but he hasn’t returned to his hotel as he is pulling
an all-nighter at the NY police department. Felicia is worried as she thinks
Robin is in terrible danger. They still don’t understand why anyone would be
after a child’s doll or why anyone would want to hurt a sweet kid like Robin.
Frisco tells Felicia to go back to bed and he will stay up and keep watch. The
next morning, Anna arrives at the PCPD and demands to see Robert. She is told he
is out of town and she demands to know where he is! The uncooperative officer
says he doesn’t know.
Josh
arrives at the Scorpio residence and tells Frisco that Derek is demanding Frisco
return to work. He asks Josh to continue to cover for him, as he needs a few
more days. Robert calls to check in with Frisco, Frisco tells him that about a
guy trying to steal Robin’s doll down on the dock yesterday. He then tells him
about the break in last night. Robert says he will immediately return home.
Frisco thanks Josh for covering for him with Derek, and gives him his Teen Time
jacket as a thank you.
Frisco
and Felicia take Robin out for pizza, just as they leave a frustrated Anna calls
Robert’s house but there is no answer. Burt shows up at the pizza place with a
bodyguard to watch over Robin. Josh (wearing the Teen Time jacket) and Terri
stop by their table. Frisco leaves the table to call Derek. The Asian guy comes
in and sees Josh in the jacket, and Felicia and Robin at the jukebox. He slips
something to an Asian waiter and points out the guy in the jacket (indicating
Josh). Before Josh leaves, he gets a soda to go and an Asian waiter slips
something in it before giving it to him. Josh and Terri walk down on the docks
and get into a verbal shouting match with Kevin, he and Josh being to fight and
Kevin punches Josh. Josh gets an odd look on his face, grabs his stomach and
collapses and dies.
When
Anna can’t reach Robert, she heads to GH to talk to Grant. Celia sees her and
confronts her, “You have a lot of nerve showing back up here!.....Holly left
for Australia and the coast is clear!” Anna assures her that her being in Port
Charles has nothing to do with Holly. Celia argues that as long as she is
interfering in Holly’s marriage it does concern Holly.
Grant
comes up and wants to know what is going on (overhearing Celia’s tone with
Anna). Anna tells him that she needs his help; he recognizes her distress and
tells Celia that is enough! He tells her that whatever Anna is doing back in
town is none of Celia’s business! She snaps back that she will leave Anna
alone when Anna leaves Robert alone. Jimmy Lee comes up also wanting to know
what is going on? Grant asks Jimmy Lee to take his wife and go. Jimmy Lee also
wants to know what Anna is doing back in Port Charles? Grant says not now and
tells them both to go. Celia says fine that she doesn’t want to hear anymore
of Anna’s lies.
After
they have left, Anna tells Grant that she has never been so terrified in her
entire life and she doesn’t know what she is fighting and she is completely in
the dark. She tells him that a little girl has been kidnapped; she is a friend
of the child’s grandmother. She tells him they left a note but no ransom but
warned them not to go to the police or they would hurt Robin. She asks if he
knows where Robert is? He tells her that he went to NY but will be back later
that day. Grant listens and tells her that anything he can do to help but at the
moment he can’t think of anything. He agrees that she needs to talk to Robert
as soon as he gets back in town. He asks her to have Robert call him later and
tells her again that if she needs anything, if he can do anything to just let
him know.
Robert
returns home and inspects the doll but he doesn’t see anything to indicate why
anyone would want it. He checks the body and the head and doesn’t find
anything. He goes through the whole sequence of events from Robin being picked
up from camp, to the two attempts of stealing Robin’s doll. Robert astutely
figures out that there are two opposing forces at work here, and the person who
brought her to Robert didn’t steal the doll. Robert gets a call about Josh and
has to tell Frisco that Josh was found on the waterfront, that there was a fight
and Josh is dead. Frisco doesn’t believe it and is in complete shock and is
sure that it must be a mistake. Robert says he is very sorry that he knows how
close Frisco was with Josh. Robert urges Burt to go over to the brownstone, and
Frisco and Felicia go as well.
Robert
heads upstairs and overhears Robin saying her prayers; she says that Robert is
trying hard to look for her grandmother. She comments that he is too skinny and
asks God to give him strength. Robert is touched and says it is nice that she
included him in her prayers. She says, “Why not? Your okay!” He is glad to
hear that but he says people don’t include him on a regular basis. She asks
how does he know? Maybe they do. He allows that much and then tucks her into
bed. She teaches him about a bedtime routine and tells him that he should ask if
she has brushed her teeth. He sits with and she tells him that she missed him
while he was in New York.
He
tucks her into bed, and then she asks for a hug, which he happily gives. She
tells him that her grandmother and Love tuck her into bed every day and give her
big hugs. He asks if she sees Love every day and Robin says yes (I guess except
for the five months that she was in Port Charles, though I did notice how often
she returned to NY!). Robin tells him that Felicia promised her a story. He has
had no experience telling a bedtime story, so he starts off with, “There are a
whole lot of good guys and a whole lot of bad guys.” (Fade to black) The show
returns with the end of the story and the good guy winning the day. Robin asks a
couple of clarifying questions on exactly how it ends up and do they live
happily ever after? She seems satisfied with his ending.
Anna
finally arrives at Robert’s door and is worried by all of the guards. He tells
her not to worry, and asks what is wrong? She tells him that she is in terrible
trouble. At that moment, Robin comes downstairs and Anna can’t believe her
eyes. Robin calls out, “Love?” They run into each other’s arms and Anna
picks her up and hugs her. Robin comments that Anna’s hair is now brown like
Robin’s. Anna says yes that she got tired of being blonde. Robin observes that
Anna looks like her now and that when people see them together that they will
think that she is her mother.
As
Robin asks about her grandmother and Anna assures her that she is in NY and is
fine, Robert gets the oddest look on his face. From the moment that he realized
that Anna is “Love”, he has begun putting it altogether, Robin’s age, the
fact that she doesn’t have any parents, that she sees “Love” every day and
would like for her to be her mother. Robert croaks out, “Anna, what is going
on here?” She looks at Robin and tells him that it is a long story and she
will tell him all about it but first they have to call her grandmother. Robert
asks about the grandmother, and Anna tells him that it is Philomenia further
cementing that Robin is Anna’s daughter. Philomenia is thrilled to hear
Robin’s voice and that she is safe.
Anna
points out that Robin was in bed and should be getting back to bed. One of the
guards asks if Anna will be needing an escort home, and Robert says no that she
will be staying with his other guest. He assures Robin that Anna will be here
when she wakes up in the morning. Anna comes downstairs later after Robin is
asleep. Her and Robert sit down to talk and he asks that Robin Saltini should be
Robin Scorpio, shouldn’t it? He says that Robin is six years old and she
captured her heart just like someone else did almost seven years ago. He asks
her to tell him that he is right. She tells him that the name on her birth
certificate is Robin Scorpio.
Anna
is happy to hear that she captured his heart; Anna believes that is because she
was born out of love. He asks if Robin was the secret that she had wanted to
tell him about when she thought he was dead? She says yes but that she just
couldn’t interfere in his life anymore because of Holly. He says he
understands. She says that she never wanted to use Robin as a pawn, as some hold
over Robert.
He
says until she was kidnapped and brought to Robert and he questions why? Anna
tells Robert about the Asian man that showed up at Robin’s camp with a
perfectly forged letter authorizing him to take Robin from the camp. Anna shows
him the note that the kidnappers left under her door. He now understands why he
and Burt had no luck with the NY police. Anna doesn’t understand why they
kidnapped her and brought her to Robert? He asks if the DVX knows that he is
Robin’s father. She doesn’t know but obviously someone does.
Robert
tells her about the two attempts to steal Robin’s doll and the only thing that
prevented the theft was Frisco’s quick action. Anna assures him that since
Robin was born that she has kept her identity a secret. Anna believes Robin is
in danger and she doesn’t like it. Robert also can’t figure out the
connections here. He marvels, “Our child” and says that Robin is gorgeous,
charming, and intelligent but is that just because he is her father? She laughs
but didn’t you think that of her before you knew she was your daughter? He
says yes he did. He commends her that she has brought up a wonderful daughter.
He says it must have been very hard for her not to tell Robin that she was her
mother. She said she just couldn’t because of her past. He says he isn’t
leaving Port Charles until he finds out who is threatening his child! He
determines he will bring Philomenia to Port Charles.
Back
in NY, someone slips another note under Philomenia’s door. Robert is
questioning Terri about Josh’s death and she keeps insisting that Kevin is
responsible but she won’t give him any details as to the motive. He tells her
that Josh was poisoned by cyanide and Kevin doesn’t have a motive. He tells
Terri he has had it with her until she will tell him about the past that links
her to Kevin. He has another case very close to his heart and doesn’t have the
time to deal with her. He is frustrated that she won’t tell whatever secret
she is keeping. Bobbie stays behind after Terri leaves, she doesn’t believe
Patrick had anything to do with Josh’s murder. Robert encourages her to get
information on the relationship between Terri, Patrick, and Kevin and approves
of her going to Laurelton to investigate.
An
Asian gentleman (the actor from Star Trek), meets with Robert and tells him that
a group calling themselves the green shirts have been terrorizing the Asian
Quarter. Afterwards, he calls Mr. Woo and happily reports that he contacted the
police with the false report about the green shirts.
Philomenia
arrives and is happily reunited with Robin and with Anna. Anna calls and tells
him that there has been another threat against Robin. He says he will be right
there. When he arrives he greats Philomenia and comments for the viewers that
she helped him out of the sea, led them up to the town, dressed them, and led
them to their wedding. She says that she loves Anna like a daughter and Robin
like her own granddaughter. Anna shows him a note that says, “Robin’s
don’t chirp in the fall.” (Given that this scene aired in September that is
a definite threat). Robert doesn’t understand who would want to threaten their
daughter. He asks Anna who else knows of her connection to Robin? She says no
one. He believes that all of those times she went to visit Philomenia and Robin
that she was followed. He doesn’t understand why they waited so long as she
hasn’t been in NY for months. Anna believes that whoever is behind this wanted
Robert to know that Robin is his daughter before they made their next move.
Frisco
is walking on the docks, wearing the Teen Time jacket, and two Asian guys go
after him. He hides and evades them but realizes that he is wearing the jacket
that Josh wore the day he died. He goes to the studio and tells Felicia that
they were after him and that Josh was killed because he was wearing Frisco’s
jacket and they mean to kill Frisco!
Robert,
Robin, Anna, and Philomenia arrive at Kelly’s. Robin recognizes Yang and goes
over and says hello. He doesn’t know her; she says that she saw him at her
camp. She has a flashback to her ball rolling into the trees and him reaching
for it. Another Asian man came along to pick her up and take her home and the
Yang look-alike gives her the silent sign with his fingers to his lips. Robert
takes Yang in for questioning; he reports he has a brother who looks very much
like him. He says he believes that his brother is in trouble and on the run as
Yang hasn’t been able to reach him.
Frisco
arrives and asks to speak with Robert; he tells Robert that two guys just came
after him while he was wearing the jacket. He believes that Josh wasn’t the
target but Frisco was! He tells Robert that is going to investigate Josh’s
murder. Robert doesn’t discourage him but does warn him to stay out of the
Asian Quarter.
Yang
receives a note from his brother and brings it into show Robert. Robert
recognizes the insignia of the Green Shirts. Yang says that they are a
benevolent brotherhood of young Asians that help immigrants. Robert says that a
prominent member of the Asian community complained about them earlier and they
are no better than a pack of thugs. Yang assures Robert that information is not
correct.
Burt
interrupts to bring a note that was dropped off, “We can take the little girl
as fast as we grabbed her doll.” Anna is shocked and says this has turned into
a nightmare! At the end of the note is the insignia of the Green Shirts. Yang is
sure that the seal is being used to discredit the Green Shirts and says he will
prove it! After Yang leaves, Robert says this sounds like the same group that
went after Frisco early that day.
Robin
tells Ruby that she is getting her first pair of roller skates. Ruby recommends
that all of the kids enjoy skating down on the docks. Anna takes Robin out and
tries to hold onto her but Robin is eager to show her that she can do it on her
own. As Robin makes her way across the dock, an Asian man pushes her down and
runs. Anna is horrified to see her daughter pushed down and her knees skinned.
She takes her to Kelly’s and Buzz provides immediate medical attention to the
skinned knees. Robin is disturbed and isn’t able to finish her ice cream and
just wants to go home. She tells Anna that the man hurt her and asks why he
pushed her? She wants to see Robbie and tells Anna that when she grows up she is
going to find herself someone just like Robbie.
Robert
tells Anna that they can’t let Robin out of their sight. Anna says it was no
accident that it was a physical assault on her. Robert comments that Robin is so
damn bright, it is scary! They recap the history of everything that has happened
to date. Robert believes that they are after Frisco as he has seen something
that is dangerous to them. Burt calls and tells Robert that there has been a
bomb threat in the Asian Quarter. Robert brings Robin in to play a computer
game, she quickly figures out he is trying to see if she can identify the man
who pushed her down. She says she did see him and if she sees him again she is
going to give him a good kick!
When
she grows tired, Robert picks her up to take her up to bed. She asks for a kiss,
and asks him to kiss her doll and then to kiss Anna. This is followed by an
awkward moment; Robert leans over and kisses Anna on the cheek. Philomenia
offers to take her up to bed. Robert tells Anna that she has done a wonderful
job with Robin. He asks when is she going to tell Robin that she is her mother?
He assures Anna that she has nothing to fear and that the past is put to rest.
She admits that her heart aches to hear Robin call her mother. He says he
understands, as he also would like Robin to know who he is. He comments that she
also has a stepmother. Anna clarifies that he is going to tell Holly about
Robin? He says yes once she is out of danger the three of them will sit down and
tell Holly everything.
Robert
gets a call that the bomb has been located. Anna is eager to go with him and
reminds him that she is the best, that diffusing bombs is her specialty. When
they arrive, the bomb squad tells them that the bomb can’t be moved. Anna says
it is a very sophisticated device that could do a great deal of damage. Robert
orders a four-block area evacuated. Burt tells Frisco and Felicia that the
evidence points to the Green Shirts being responsible for the bomb.
Anna
investigates the explosive device; Robert asks if she sees any sign of a booby
trap? She says no. Robert sends Frisco off to investigates who owns the building
that the bomb is planted in. Robert wants the Green Shirts brought in for
questioning. Burt says its the Green Shirts are helping to evacuate the Asian
Quarter, he finds it odd that they would help if they are the ones who planted
the bomb. Before Anna begins diffusing the bomb, she orders everyone out of the
area, Robert included. He of course objects but she points out that she wants to
know that Robin is safe and that she would have him and Holly to look out after
her. He leaves but immediately returns and tells her to stop that he will find
someone else to do it. She points out that there are only 26 minutes left and
she has to get to work. He tells her that she better get to it then so that they
can get home to their daughter. Anna diffuses the bomb with 10 seconds to spare!
Robert notices a ring with the insignia of the Green Shirts located on the bomb.
He brings them in for questioning, they tell him that they are dedicated to
helping Asians and are completely against violence. They believe their enemies
within the community are trying to smear their reputation and get rid of them.
Robin
can’t sleep as when the lights go out she feels like someone is after her.
Philomenia sings her an Italian lullaby. Frisco calls to talk to Robert but
Robin tells him that he will have to wait till the morning as its late and
Robert sounded very tired when he called. Anna returns home to find Celia there
and she lays into her, still trying to protect Holly. Celia accuses Anna of
trying to steal Holly’s husband and demands to know what she has on Robert. He
enters and says, “Nothing”. He tells her that Robin is his daughter that he
has called Holly and told her all about it. He also tells her that this is not
for public knowledge and that neither he nor Anna can leave Port Charles until
he finds out who kidnapped Robin and who is after her. Celia is shocked and says
something about minding her own business and apologizes to Anna.
Frisco
and Felicia tell Robert that Mr. Woo is the owner of the warehouse that the bomb
was planted in. Bobbie stops by and fills Robert and Anna in on her trip to
Laurelton. She tells them that something very odd is going on in that town as
the whole town is hiding a secret and no one would talk to her about Terri’s
past. Robert tells her that Patrick has been cleared of the murder charges and
he has just called Patrick to let him know. The soda that Josh was served at the
pizza place was laced with cyanide. Once again Robert is surprised to hear that
the waiter was Asian and there was another Asian customer there that night.
Robert begins to believe that Josh’s murder has something to do with the Asian
Quarter mystery.
The
next morning, Robert reads a newspaper report to Anna describing her heroic
actions diffusing the bomb with only seconds to spare. She reads the article
herself and says he left out the part that mentions that Robert Scorpio helped
diffuse the bomb. Frisco and Felicia come in and comment on them being the town
heroes.
Burt
arrives and tells Robert that Mr. Wu is in town. Robert asks Burt to put the
word out on the street that he would like to talk to the mysterious Mr. Wu. Burt
is efficient and Mr. Wu shows up very soon afterwards. Robert begins questioning
him about the treasure and he professes ignorance that the treasure was stolen
and says that Mr. Donnelly was purported to be a man of high integrity by Anna
Devane. He is surprised that Robert knows of his partnership with Mr. Yim in
ownership of the warehouse. After he leaves, Robert retrieves a Polaroid picture
that he had taken by a secret camera of Mr. Wu while he was there. Frisco and
Felicia are down on the docks talking about the dangerous situation they are in;
he is worried about her safety. Just as Frisco bends down, a knife is thrown at
where his head was.
Mr.
Wu meets with his grandson and he is very unhappy with his grandson’s actions,
as he has brought too much negative attention on the Asian Quarter. His grandson
reports that his plan is working, that in all of his actions he is leaving the
Green Shirts insignia and that Robert Scorpio is convinced that they are behind
all of the trouble in the Asian Quarter. His grandfather commends him on his
strategy.
Burt
tells Robert and Anna that Sean has escaped! Robert knows that Sean had to have
had help in order to escape. Robert observes that he is beginning to believe
that they are onto something a whole lot bigger than he thought. Frisco and
Felicia arrive at the Scorpio’s and tell Robert about the attempt on his life.
Robert has called Yang over as well to put his plan into action. Robert goes
over all of the threats that have happened against Robin, against Frisco, the
bomb planted in Mr. Wu’s warehouse, and Josh’s murder. Robert wants to get
to the truth of who is behind all of this. Yang insists that the Green Shirts
are being framed. Yang and Frisco are going to work together to find Yang’s
brother. Felicia is going to try to find out what Jade might know, she is Mr.
Wu’s granddaughter and works at the teahouse but is unaware of Mr. Wu’s
activities. Robert is satisfied that his team is in place.
Sean
arrives to meet with Mr. Wu and asks why he was kidnapped out of jail? Mr. Wu
asks if he objects to having his freedom? Sean wants to know who Mr. Wu is and
what he wants? Mr. Wu introduces himself and says he was detained in customs on
Robert’s orders and that is why he didn’t show up for the treasure purchase
on time. He tells Sean that there are two black pearls of absolute perfection
and he will do anything to retrieve them. He believes that Robert has possession
of the pearls. Sean scoffs at the idea that Robert would have anything to do
with a jewel heist. Mr. Wu points out that Anna had the Jade Buddha’s and used
them to plant them on Mrs. Scorpio so both Anna and Robert had possession of the
Buddha’s.
Mr.
Wu tells Sean about the Ancient One and tells him that the pearls cannot fall
into his hands or Mr. Wu will have business problems. Sean observes that if Mr.
Wu is turning to Sean that he must have failed in his own attempt to retrieve
the pearls. Mr. Wu says that Sean is or was Anna and Robert’s best friend. He
says they tried to threaten them but they didn’t respond to the threat. He
continues that he had their six-year-old daughter kidnapped. Sean is shocked and
doesn’t believe that they had a daughter. Mr. Wu informs Sean that until just
recently Robert didn’t know that he was the child’s father and the child
doesn’t even know that Anna is her mother or that Robert is her father. Sean
sets his terms for working with Mr. Wu and insists he has absolute freedom to
work on his own.
Mr. Wu meets with the Council of Six; they are concerned about his grandson’s
rash actions. Mr. Wu agrees that they need more experience at running the
operation to retrieve the pearls and brings in Sean Donnelly. Sean comes in and
tells the council that he will be putting into place his own plan to retrieve
the pearls and it won’t involve any violence, the Green Shirts or their
insignia ring (all of the actions that the council disagreed with). After the
meeting, Kim (Mr. Wu’s grandson) complains bitterly about having his position
taken away. He argues that Mr. Wu put him in charge of the Asian Quarter. Mr. Wu
retort he is lucky that he has been given a second chance and if he continues in
his rash behavior that he won’t be so lucky next time!
Frisco tells Robert that he believes Mr. Wu broke Sean out of prison and has him
stashed in his warehouse. Robert says they can’t tip their hand that they are
onto Mr. Wu as he will pack up his operation and move it elsewhere. Anna is down
outside of Mr. Wu’s warehouse, rather obviously taking pictures of the
warehouse and trying to also sneak in some pictures of the council members as
they exit the building. One of Mr. Wu’s partners deliberately bumps into Anna
knocking the camera out of her hand. He apologizes profusely, and asks her why
she is taking pictures of such an ugly building?
Anna
weaves a story about this used to the an Italian section of town before it was
the Asian Quarter and these old buildings have sentimental value to her as this
is where her grandmother was born and lived as a little girl. As she walks away,
camera in hand, he comments that she is just a lovely Italian lady and no need
to concern Mr. Wu with this not realizing he has just encountered the infamous
Anna Devane!
As
Yang continues to insist that the Green Shirts are good members of the Asian
community, Frisco suggests that perhaps the Green Shirt’s ring was stolen and
is being used to discredit them. After they leave, Anna comments that Frisco
gets more and more like a cop every day. He tells her that Frisco went to Burt
and applied for a job as a cop but that he and Burt turned it down. Robert
decides to call a meeting with the Green Shirts. Several of the Green Shirts
attend Anna’s self defense class, and she keeps one of them afterwards and
takes him down, takes off his ring and tells him that Robert Scorpio wants to
meet with him.
At
the pizza place, a group of Green Shirts come in as Frisco and Felicia are
finishing their pizza. Frisco notices that one of them isn’t wearing his
insignia ring and asks him about it and suggests they meet with Robert. He tells
them he believes they are being set up for things they aren’t responsible for,
like the bomb that was set.
Kim
tells Sean that there is a new immigrant, Tai (?), who if allowed to talk to
certain people could be a problem (he is Yang’s brother). Kim tells Sean that
Frisco is a threat as he has seen something that could put Kim in jail and he
will make sure that Frisco won’t talk. Sean states he will not be part of
murder! Kim wants Frisco out of Port Charles and Kim will make sure that Frisco
leaves Port Charles and keeps his mouth shut. An associate comes in and tells
them that they have caught Frisco outside. Sean prevents Kim from leaving and
tells him they are going over Sean’s plan to retrieve the pearls.
Anna’s pictures are used to identify all of the members of Wu’s cancel as
leading citizens from across the country but there is some hint of mob
connections. Robert is able to put together that this is an extensive
organization and even more strongly believes that they believe he and/or Anna
have something that they want though they remain puzzled as to what it might be.
Frisco calls Robert and tells him that he needs to see him ASAP and there is an
air of urgency. He tells Robert that he saw the man who broke into Robert’s
and tried to steal Robin’s doll. He tells Robert that he is Jade’s brother.
He tells Robert that he didn’t let on that he recognized Kim. He urges Robert
to arrest him immediately. Robert says that they need to wait in order to get
evidence connecting him to Josh’s murder.
Kim tells his grandfather, Mr. Wu, about Frisco and he is sure that Frisco
recognized him even though he didn’t let on. He is worried as Frisco can
identify him and he wants him killed! Mr. Wu says he will not take any action,
that the real enemies are Anna and Robert. Sean shows up at Anna’s self
defense class with three goons and tells her that something very valuable was
inside the Jade Buddha’s that is now missing. She tells him she has no idea
what he is talking about that she didn’t remove anything from the statues. He
threatens robin’s life if she doesn’t turn over the valuables. She takes on
the three goons one by one and has no problem taking them each down. Two ladies
enter for the next class and break up the party and Sean and the goons scatter.
A young woman arrives with a flower delivery for the Scorpio’s, as Philomenia
goes into the next room to get money for a tip; the woman takes Robin’s doll
and hides it in a floral box and after getting her tip leaves with the doll! **The End** |
