09-19-2017 (Tuesday) Blue Eyes

Elizabeth wonders where Franco went; he’s talking to his dad now, in his mother’s empty hotel room.  Scotty tells Franco he needs to quit trying to figure out who the other kid in that photo is; he tells him it “is NOT Jason.”  Liz finds out from the curiator that Franco’s favorite painting (of the two boys) has accidentally been sold.  Felix shows up with Andre; Andre interprets the painting.  Liz is impressed.  A lady strolls in; she asks how they can dare celebrate “this monster and his art.”  She says her sister died for this artwork; says the Court said her sister’s life was only worth a million dollars.  She tells Liz, “some things, money can’t fix.”  She reaches into her purse and everyone gasps.

Franco tells his dad this boy, whoever he was, was not just an imaginary friend, or dark presence.. he says he helped him,  he wasn’t just his companion, he was his champion.  He says he thought it was because of something he did; he believes that’s what started him down the spiral.  Scotty talks him into putting the picture away for the time being; they head back to the art show.  When he gets there, he finds Elizabeth covered in red paint; the lady was trying to vandalize the painting and Liz jumped in front of it.  The woman is in handcuffs; Franco goes over and apologizes to her.  She tells him he is sick and nothing will ever change that.  He tells Dante to let the woman go; Liz says she has to get back to work, to make sure everything goes smoothly for Jason’s transfer tomorrow.  Franco says he’ll go with her; Scotty rolls his eyes.

Carly tells Sonny she is going to miss Jason; she recounts times that Jason was there before they even knew they needed him.  Sonny says it was instinct; she says it scares her that she doesn’t know what Jason would want now.  She says maybe he would want this, giving it time in a facility; but she says the old Jason would have hated this, calling it “being in limbo.”  They decide to go get coffee.  Carly talks about never really having gotten that connection she had with Jason back; she says she can’t really grieve now.

Dante and Lulu believe they are alone for the next twenty-five minutes; Rocco’s gone and Charlotte is sleeping upstairs (so they thought).  She comes downstairs saying she needs to call her papa; Lulu smiles.  Nina tells Valentin she would still be there even if they don’t get custody of Charlotte; he says he knows.  He got what he wanted; they begin to kiss again.  …He says if you have a small problem, you shouldn’t let it become a big problem.  Lulu and Dante show up with Charlotte; she needs to ask her dad about a friend in dance class who has scoliosis.  He offers to call the girl’s mom and make sure she gets the care she needs; Charlotte thanks him and leaves happy.  Valetin thanks Lulu for bringing Charlotte to him when she needed him.

Ava goes to talk to Patient 6 again; she tells him this place gives her the creeps… it feels like a prison, she says.  She tries to talk herself out of believing that; she says maybe she thinks she doesn’t deserve it.  She asks Patient 6 who he was before he became this “dangerous psychotic staring out the window.”  Of course he doesn’t answer, so she proceeds to tell him about herself; she kneels down right in front of him.  She mentions Nikolas; Patient 6 reaches out and grabs her wrist.  She asks if he knows Nikolas; another nurse comes in and tells her to get away.  She tells Ava they used to have to put him in restraints; Ava asks the nurse if the name Nikolas Cassadine means anything to her.  Nina tells Valentin he is incredible for all he has survived, and says she is in awe of him; he kisses her.  Patient 6 takes off his glasses; he has baby blue eyes.