11-30-2016 (Wednesday)

Nathan meets with Anna and Griffin; he tells them so far there is no trace of Claudette.  Maxie gets a phone call; is it Claudette?  Anna asks about leads on the man that was with Claudette; nothing.  He says Candadian authorities are looking too, but so far no leads.  Claudette is rambling so fast, Maxie can’t understand her…then they get disconnected.  Nathan leaves to go back to work; Anna tells Griffin she is not giving up.  She determines that there is definitely a connection between Valentine and the WSB; she explains it used to be a corrupt organization until Robin’s father took it over.  She tells Griffin about the words Valentine said to her and the fact that he seemed familiar when they met.  Nathan gets home and Maxie tells him about the call; he calls back and says it wasn’t Claudette – it was “Paris” – he says it was about a present he got her.  She tries to get him to tell her what it is, but he refuses regardless of her attempts to persuade him.

Franco comes into the hospital to see Elizabeth; he asks her to go to New York City with him.  She tries to make excuses but Franco is relentless, saying there’s an art show he wants to go to; she gets the feeling he is lying to her and demands to know what this is all about.  He tells her Tom Baker is there at the hospital right now.  He tells her to get her things and meet him back by the elevators; she turns around and runs into Tom Baker.  She questions why he’s there; he claims to be working… Franco hears and comes back.  A man comes around the corner and says Tom is working for him and hands them papers; Franco says he doesn’t care and grabs him.  Griffin, now at work, intervenes.  Franco tells Tom he better stay away from Elizabeth or he will make him pay.

Nina goes to see Valentin at Wyndemere, carrying a Christmas present for Charlotte; it’s an American Girl doll.  Valentin thanks her and tells her he hopes she will make frequent visits; Charlotte gives her a hug.  He mentions wanting Charlotte to have a better childhood than he did; Nina asks about his childhood.  He just says he didn’t grow up in a big house; she asks what happened to him as a child.  He says maybe it’s time is talked about it… he says he was sent away to boarding school and never went home (not even for Christmas).  He says he didn’t get along with anyone because he was “different” from the other kids.  She asks in what way; he says he never fit in and went looking for trouble, and found it.  Nina says she understands what it’s like to be an outsider, longing for love and acceptance, and offers to tell him about it sometime.  He says he would like to have a lot more of her time.  She says she needs to get back to the office but tells him to call her if he needs help with Charlotte; he kisses her at the door, taking her by surprise – Anna walks up and apologizes for interrupting.  She asks him what that Latin phrase he whispered to her meant; he says she should know.

Sonny tries to tell Carly that the extra glass was from Max stopping by; Carly asks when Max started wearing lipstick.  He then says Diane came over too; that one must have been hers.  Carly mentions Jax leaving; Sonny acts as if he doesn’t know anything about Jax.  She tells him that she wants to tell him what happened between her a Jax; she says she was hurting, and tried to hide from the pain by kissing Jax.  She swears it didn’t go any further and she’s only telling Sonny now because she wants honesty in their relationship; he tells her it may be too late for that.  She asks what he means by that, admitting that jumping into bed with Jax did cross her mind.  He tells her she has nothing to be sorry about and she leaves.  Dillon walks in and scares Kiki, who is enthralled in a book she recently found.  Dillon says it is a depressing story; Kiki says she is reading it, remembering what a different person she is today from when she was in college.  He says maybe a book about a women who wrecks her life isn’t the best choice for her right now; he asks her to go on a skiing trip with him.  She tells him all the reasons she shouldn’t; he suggests they go to Niagra Falls instead, to see it freeze.  Carly walks in and asks to talk to Kiki; then she changes her mind and starts to walk away… Kiki asks Carly if she would like to have her gone, thinking she should reconsider her employment at the Metro Court.  They both agree that might be best.

Nelle comes down and Sonny tells her he is sorry, saying what happened was his fault because he assumed Jax and Carly were sleeping together; he says it’s okay though because it’s over.  Nelle asks what if it isn’t? She says she is not a good liar; she’s not sure she can face Carly after this.  Sonny tells her that he is a believer in telling the truth, but in this case, it won’t help anybody.  She says maybe they should just tell her because Carly is going take one look at her and know the truth; he says that’s not going to happen.  He says it would hurt Carly worse, saying you can’t unburden yourself at someone else’s expense; he apologizes for being drunk and sleeping with her.  He says if she needs anything moving forward, he is there to help and walks her to the door.  She listens to a recording on her phone of Sonny taking full responsibility for them sleeping together and telling her Carly can’t know they had sex.  She says, “Gotcha.”