Carly’s trial begins; the D.A.’s opening argument says this is “a woman who
considers herself above the law… like her husband,” not those of a woman
suffering a break with reality, claiming she would go to any length to get what
she wants. Griffin has memories of
having sex with Kiki… Ava, sitting across the table from him, tells him she is
“beginning to feel like something is wrong.” He tells her “there is just a lot
going on.” She asks if “what happened
that night is still weighing on” him. Dante gets ready to testify in Court…
Lulu tells him she doesn’t envy him, asking if the facts are in Carly’s
favor. He says Carly could end up in
Shadybrook; she tells him she is working on a news story… just good old fashioned
news. He kisses her and says he trusts
her; she says she loves him too. Joslyn
is nervous about being forced to testify against her mother; Bobbie tells her
all she has to do is “answer the D.A.’s questions.” Nelle tells Michael maybe they should go to the courthouse
separately, but Michael insists he wants to be right by her side. Diane puts up a compelling argument for
Carly’s “relentless grief on a mother’s broken psyche,” calling it a blinding
fissure with reality.
Bobbie is called to the stand first; she is sworn in as Michael and Nelle arrive. The D.A. questions Bobbie about Nelle’s place in the family when she first came to town; the questioning then comes “to the point just before the incident.” She asks, specifically, if Carly was “increasingly convinced that Ms. Benson wanted to separate Michael from his family.” Bobbie answers, “yes.” Jos is called next; Ava apologizes for being suspicious, saying she knows he isn’t trying to hurt her. Just as it looks like he might confess, Kiki shows up and he says they need to “get to the courthouse.” Ava tells Kiki that Dr. Bensch came to her gallery the other night; she mentions that they talked about her. Kiki worries about what was said; Ava says they’ll have to talk about it later and tells Kiki to call her. The D.A. asks if Nelle was kind to Jos, if she “in any way, felt threatened by Ms. Benson” and Jos answers, “no.” She asks if Nelle ever treated her unfair; she answers, “no.” Jos tries to stand up and is instructed to sit back down by the judge; the D.A. questions Jos about the upcoming arrival. She says she’s happy about it; she cries when she says her mom doesn’t think Nelle will let the baby come over all that much. The questioning turns to the mobile and Carly’s reaction when Nelle opened it; she asks if Jos believes Ms. Benson was using her late brother’s memory to hurt her mother. She asks if she was worried when she went upstairs to talk to Nelle; Jos says no… she says it was what she wanted her to do. The D. A. clarifies that Jos thought her mother was clear of mind when she went up those stairs, and Jos answers, “yes.”
Diane asks for a recess, which the judge granted; in the hall, Nelle comes out to see Jos crying and Carly asks if she is happy now. Carly tells Diane they need to expose Nelle’s deeds, but Diane says they want to “ake this court think that no one in their right mind would attack this girl, not paint her for the snake she is.” Jos cries; Sonny tells her it’s okay and hugs her. She says she thinks she sent her mom to prison; Sonny assures her she didn’t and has the nanny take Jos home. When Ava shows up Nelle loudly tells her she isn’t going to let anything try to hurt her baby ever again. Michael agrees. Ava testifies that Nelle was so sweet, pleading with Carly calmly as Carly was accusing her of doing all these things at the baby shower; she asks about the baby blanket and Ava denies any knowledge of any such blanket. She asks about the last words she heard Carly say to Nelle and Ava repeats, “you won’t get your hands on my son.” She says the next time she saw Nelle was “crumpled, at the bottom of the stairs.”
Michael testifies that there is nothing in this world that is more important to him than his child, including his mother… she then questions why he began a relationship when his mother didn’t approve of Ms. Benson. He doesn’t really explain; the questioning moves onto the pregnancy. She comments on how Ms. Benson is now a permanent part of his life, “unless something happens to the baby.” She gets a warning from the judge. Nell tells Michael she knows that was hard for him; he says he just did what needed to be done for their “family.” Nelle smiles and lays her head on his shoulders. Dante testifies next; he reads Nelles statement from that night, admits there was no blanket at the scene, and the D.A. questions his possible bias. She then asks about the night Mike was taken into custody; Ms. Benson offered Ms. Corinthos a cup of tea. She asks if he remembers what Carly said when Nelle asked her what she wanted… and he tries not to say, saying he doesn’t remember verbatim; but the D.A. insists he come as close as he can. He says, “your head on a silver platter.” Doesn’t look good for Carly. Sonny consoles his son when he comes off the stand; Nelle testifies next.
The D.A. asks about her relationship with Carly and how it began; she says she was “lucky enough to save her daughter’s life.” She tells about her father selling her kidney; she admits she was jealous first, because of her father’s lies, and says she regrets a lot of things she did. She says Carly was “very livid when she found out” that she and Michael were together; did everything to try to break them up, threaten her, suggest she leave town… says she “humiliated Michael into asking for a paternity test.” Even accusing of her faking the test, (which she did). She says she has been so scared since that day on the stairs, and has lost all hope of a loving relationship with Michael’s family. Diane declines to counter-question Nelle; Nelle steps down from the stand and trips dramatically, grabbing her stomach, and Michael rushes to her side and escorts her out. Sonny and Carly look at each other and chuckle about the dramatics. Ava tells Griffin she has to go, so she can’t stay to see him testify; she tells him just to be his “kind, honest self.” Diane stands up and tells the judge they are ready.
Bobbie is called to the stand first; she is sworn in as Michael and Nelle arrive. The D.A. questions Bobbie about Nelle’s place in the family when she first came to town; the questioning then comes “to the point just before the incident.” She asks, specifically, if Carly was “increasingly convinced that Ms. Benson wanted to separate Michael from his family.” Bobbie answers, “yes.” Jos is called next; Ava apologizes for being suspicious, saying she knows he isn’t trying to hurt her. Just as it looks like he might confess, Kiki shows up and he says they need to “get to the courthouse.” Ava tells Kiki that Dr. Bensch came to her gallery the other night; she mentions that they talked about her. Kiki worries about what was said; Ava says they’ll have to talk about it later and tells Kiki to call her. The D.A. asks if Nelle was kind to Jos, if she “in any way, felt threatened by Ms. Benson” and Jos answers, “no.” She asks if Nelle ever treated her unfair; she answers, “no.” Jos tries to stand up and is instructed to sit back down by the judge; the D.A. questions Jos about the upcoming arrival. She says she’s happy about it; she cries when she says her mom doesn’t think Nelle will let the baby come over all that much. The questioning turns to the mobile and Carly’s reaction when Nelle opened it; she asks if Jos believes Ms. Benson was using her late brother’s memory to hurt her mother. She asks if she was worried when she went upstairs to talk to Nelle; Jos says no… she says it was what she wanted her to do. The D. A. clarifies that Jos thought her mother was clear of mind when she went up those stairs, and Jos answers, “yes.”
Diane asks for a recess, which the judge granted; in the hall, Nelle comes out to see Jos crying and Carly asks if she is happy now. Carly tells Diane they need to expose Nelle’s deeds, but Diane says they want to “ake this court think that no one in their right mind would attack this girl, not paint her for the snake she is.” Jos cries; Sonny tells her it’s okay and hugs her. She says she thinks she sent her mom to prison; Sonny assures her she didn’t and has the nanny take Jos home. When Ava shows up Nelle loudly tells her she isn’t going to let anything try to hurt her baby ever again. Michael agrees. Ava testifies that Nelle was so sweet, pleading with Carly calmly as Carly was accusing her of doing all these things at the baby shower; she asks about the baby blanket and Ava denies any knowledge of any such blanket. She asks about the last words she heard Carly say to Nelle and Ava repeats, “you won’t get your hands on my son.” She says the next time she saw Nelle was “crumpled, at the bottom of the stairs.”
Michael testifies that there is nothing in this world that is more important to him than his child, including his mother… she then questions why he began a relationship when his mother didn’t approve of Ms. Benson. He doesn’t really explain; the questioning moves onto the pregnancy. She comments on how Ms. Benson is now a permanent part of his life, “unless something happens to the baby.” She gets a warning from the judge. Nell tells Michael she knows that was hard for him; he says he just did what needed to be done for their “family.” Nelle smiles and lays her head on his shoulders. Dante testifies next; he reads Nelles statement from that night, admits there was no blanket at the scene, and the D.A. questions his possible bias. She then asks about the night Mike was taken into custody; Ms. Benson offered Ms. Corinthos a cup of tea. She asks if he remembers what Carly said when Nelle asked her what she wanted… and he tries not to say, saying he doesn’t remember verbatim; but the D.A. insists he come as close as he can. He says, “your head on a silver platter.” Doesn’t look good for Carly. Sonny consoles his son when he comes off the stand; Nelle testifies next.
The D.A. asks about her relationship with Carly and how it began; she says she was “lucky enough to save her daughter’s life.” She tells about her father selling her kidney; she admits she was jealous first, because of her father’s lies, and says she regrets a lot of things she did. She says Carly was “very livid when she found out” that she and Michael were together; did everything to try to break them up, threaten her, suggest she leave town… says she “humiliated Michael into asking for a paternity test.” Even accusing of her faking the test, (which she did). She says she has been so scared since that day on the stairs, and has lost all hope of a loving relationship with Michael’s family. Diane declines to counter-question Nelle; Nelle steps down from the stand and trips dramatically, grabbing her stomach, and Michael rushes to her side and escorts her out. Sonny and Carly look at each other and chuckle about the dramatics. Ava tells Griffin she has to go, so she can’t stay to see him testify; she tells him just to be his “kind, honest self.” Diane stands up and tells the judge they are ready.
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