pc oct 20 JOE: NEIL IS MY SON? COURTNEY: YES. JOE: HOW CAN YOU BE SURE, COURTNEY? COURTNEY: JOE, I CAN COUNT. JOE: YOU WEREN'T SLEEPING WITH JOHN? COURTNEY: NEIL WAS CONCEIVED WHEN YOU FOLLOWED ME TO EUROPE, BEFORE JOHN AND I STARTED SLEEPING TOGETHER. JOE: I -- I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE KNOWN THIS WHOLE TIME AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME. WHY? COURTNEY: JOE, HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO -- NEIL: MOM? COURTNEY: IN THE LIVING ROOM, HONEY. NEIL: WILL YOU READ ME A BEDTIME STORY? COURTNEY: YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT? OF COURSE I WILL. NEIL: GOOD NIGHT, JOE. JOE: GOOD NIGHT, BUDDY. NEIL: DO YOU THINK WE'LL SEE DADDY TOMORROW? COURTNEY: YOU NEVER KNOW. [THUNDER] SERENA: YOU'RE STAYING TONIGHT, RIGHT? SCOTT: ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S THIS CHAIR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM THAT I'LL BE SLEEPING IN. NOW, IF YOU HEAR SOME LOUD NOISES -- SNORING AND THINGS LIKE THAT -- COMING FROM OVER THERE, I WANT YOU TO START THROWING THINGS OVER THERE. WAKE ME UP BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY SNORING TO KEEP YOU AWAKE TONIGHT. SERENA: IT DOESN'T KEEP ME AWAKE. IT LETS ME KNOW THAT YOU'RE CLOSE. I MISSED IT WHILE YOU WERE AWAY. WILL YOU HOLD MY HAND UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP? SCOTT: I'VE GOT YOUR HAND, AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET GO OF IT. SERENA: SEE YOU TOMORROW, DADDY. SCOTT: I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] JOE: I THINK WE HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS. COURTNEY: JOE, NOW REALLY ISN'T THE TIME. JOE: YOU DODGED ME ALL LAST NIGHT, COURTNEY. NOW IS EXACTLY THE TIME. HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT NEIL BEFORE YESTERDAY? COURTNEY: I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHEN I GOT PREGNANT BECAUSE I FOOLISHLY THOUGHT I WAS IN LOVE WITH JOHN. JOE: DID YOU TELL HIM THE TRUTH? COURTNEY: NO. JOE: SO HE HAS NO IDEA. COURTNEY: WHEN NEIL GOT SICK AND THE DOCTORS STARTED DOING BLOOD WORK, JOHN FOUND OUT IT WAS BIOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO BE THE FATHER. JOE: IS THAT WHY HE DIVORCED YOU? COURTNEY: YES. BUT JOHN DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, JOE. NO ONE DOES. JOE: YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME THE TRUTH WHEN YOU CAME BACK TO PORT CHARLES. IN FACT, I ASKED YOU POINT-BLANK. WHY DID YOU LIE TO ME? COURTNEY: JOE, NEIL HAD LEUKEMIA. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO DIE. HE WAS UNDER ENOUGH PRESSURE WITHOUT TELLING HIM HIS DAD WASN'T HIS DAD. JOE: YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME. I DO HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW. COURTNEY: YOU WERE WITH KAREN. WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO SAY? "HEY, NICE GIRLFRIEND. BY THE WAY, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE A SON." JOE: YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. AT LEAST I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE TRUTH. COURTNEY: WELL, YOU KNOW IT NOW. AND THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR NEIL AND FOR ME IS TO KEEP THIS UNDER WRAPS. FOR SOME REASON, JOHN DOESN'T WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW, AND I REALLY THINK I CAN USE THAT, JOE. JOE: I HAVE TO TELL KAREN. COURTNEY: KAREN IS THE REASON JOHN IS HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. IF SHE WOULDN'T HAVE OPENED HER BIG MOUTH -- JOE: KAREN CALLED JOHN OUT OF CONCERN FOR NEIL. DON'T BLAME HER BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR LIES. COURTNEY: OK, FINE. THEN THINK OF THE STRAIN IT WILL PUT ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP. JOE: THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. COURTNEY: JOE, PLEASE. PLEASE, I AM BEGGING YOU. I AM BEGGING YOU TO KEEP THIS BETWEEN US UNTIL I'M OUT OF THIS MESS WITH JOHN. JOE: YOU HAVE TO GET AN ATTORNEY. COURTNEY: I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE I CAN AFFORD, JOE. JOE: I KNOW SOMEONE. THIS GUY'S A DIVORCE ATTORNEY I TREATED SIX MONTHS AGO. HE SENT ME A THANK-YOU LETTER WITH HIS BUSINESS CARD. I WILL CALL HIM. PIERSON: BENNETT DEVLIN, GRACE SULLIVAN, JAKE MARSHAK, AND CASSANDRA MAY. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO FIND JUSTICE FOR THESE FOUR PEOPLE BRUTALLY MURDERED AT THE HANDS OF THE DEFENDANT, DR. JULIE DEVLIN. WE KNOW THE FIRST CRIME, THE MURDER OF BENNETT DEVLIN, WAS A CRIME OF PASSION. JULIE BECAME ENRAGED UPON LEARNING THAT HER FATHER HAD AN AFFAIR WITH HER BROTHER'S GIRLFRIEND, AN AFFAIR WHICH LED TO THE BROTHER'S SUICIDE. HER RAGE OVERCAME HER, AND SHE PLUNGED HER PEN INTO HIS CHEST. ONLY JULIE DEVLIN'S FINGERPRINTS WERE FOUND ON THAT PEN, AND STRANDS OF HER HAIR WERE FOUND LODGED IN HER FATHER'S CUFFLINK. JULIE HAD NO ALIBI FOR THE MURDER. SHE IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR REPRESENTATION. JULIE DEVLIN BECAME THE PRIME SUSPECT, AND THAT'S WHY SHE HAD TO KILL AGAIN -- TO TRY AND DIVERT ATTENTION AWAY FROM HERSELF. BECAUSE A BENNETT DEVLIN-LIKE CHARACTER WAS THE FIRST ONE KILLED IN KEVIN COLLINS' BOOK "GENERAL HOMICIDE," SHE DECIDED TO USE THIS BOOK AS HER BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER. BUT SHE DIDN'T PLAN ON AN EYEWITNESS TO HER SECOND KILLING. YOU HEARD VICTOR COLLINS ON THE STAND POSITIVELY IDENTIFY JULIE DEVLIN AS THE WOMAN HE SAW STRANGLING THE LIFE OUT OF GRACE SULLIVAN. AND WHERE DID JULIE TELL THE POLICE SHE WAS DURING THAT MURDER? OFF SOMEWHERE BY HERSELF. AGAIN, NO ALIBI. SHE WAS FORCED TO TAKE A DRASTIC STEP. SHE OVERDOSED HERSELF WITH MORPHINE TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE KILLER WAS AFTER HER. BUT THE POLICE WEREN'T FOOLED. SHE WAS STILL THE PRIME SUSPECT, SO SHE HAD TO KILL AGAIN. THIS TIME, IT WAS JAKE MARSHAK. SHE TRIED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A SUICIDE. SHE EVEN WROTE A PHONY SUICIDE LETTER IN WHICH JAKE CONFESSED TO THE MURDERS. BUT AN AUTOPSY REPORT PROVED THAT JAKE DIDN'T DIE BY HIS OWN HAND. AND WHERE WAS SHE AT THE TIME OF JAKE'S MURDER? OFF SOMEWHERE BY HERSELF. AGAIN, NO ALIBI. WHICH BRINGS US TO CASSANDRA MAY. SHE DIED WHILE JULIE WAS WITH SEVERAL OTHER INTERNS. FINALLY AN ALIBI, RIGHT? WRONG. DR. MAY WAS THE VICTIM OF CYANIDE POISONING, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED TO HER TWO HOURS BEFORE SHE DIED. WE KNOW THAT THE ONLY APPOINTMENT DR. MAY HAD LISTED ON HER SCHEDULE FOR THOSE TWO HOURS WAS A CONSULTATION WITH JULIE DEVLIN. THE EVIDENCE POINTS CONCLUSIVELY TO THE DEFENDANT AS THE KILLER. DON'T BE FOOLED BY HER PLEASANT LOOKS AND GENTILE APPEARANCE. SHE MURDERED FOUR INNOCENT PEOPLE. IT'S UP TO YOU TO MAKE HER PAY FOR HER CRIMES. SERENA: WHEN IS THE DOCTOR GETTING HERE? KAREN: ANY MINUTE NOW. SERENA: I'M NERVOUS. DR. URTON: GOOD MORNING, SERENA. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? SERENA: READY TO GET THESE BANDAGES OFF. KAREN: THAT'S RIGHT. DR. URTON: LET'S NOT WASTE ANY TIME, THEN. SERENA: DO YOU THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE? DR. URTON: WE'LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH. EVE: HEY, GIRLFRIEND. SERENA: EVE! YOU MADE IT. EVE: I WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED THIS FOR ANYTHING. DR. URTON: ALL RIGHT, SERENA. NOW OPEN YOUR EYES SLOWLY AND TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE. IF YOU WANT TO FEEL YOUR FRESHEST... AND YOUR SOFTEST, THERE'S ONLY ONE MOVE YOU CAN MAKE. FRESH DEODORANT CARESS. DEODORANT FRESHNESS PLUS CARESS SOFTNESS. IT'S A FEELING LIKE NEVER BEFORE. ( coughing )( coughing ) MOTHERS HAVE LEARNED FROM COUNTLESS DOCTORS AND PHARMACISTS...NEXT. ...THAT THE WAY TO TAKE CARE OF A COUGH IS WITH FAST, SOOTHING ROBITUSSIN. ( all coughing ) AND THEY'VE TAKEN THIS ADVICE HOME. NEXT. ROBITUSSIN. WINTER-- THE WORST SEASON FOR SKIN. COLD AIR, DRY HEAT, ALL CONTRIBUTE TO MAKE YOUR SKIN... DRIER THAN ANY OTHER TIME OF YEAR. THERE IS A WAY TO FIGHT WINTER DRYNESS-- OIL OF OLAY. EVERY MOISTURIZING PRODUCT WE MAKE, FROM OUR BODY WASH... TO OUR DAILY U.V. PROTECTANT, COMBATS WINTER DRYNESS, LEAVES YOUR SKIN SOFT AND SMOOTH. WHY SPEND ANOTHER WINTER WITH DRY SKIN WHEN THERE'S OIL OF OLAY ? IMAGINE IF 200 DEGREES OF PURE HEAT... MADE YOUR HAIR HEALTHIER. THERMASILK SHAMPOOS AND CONDITIONERS... ARE TURNED ON BY HEAT... TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE YOUR HAIR'S CONDITION. THERMASILK: ` DR. URTON: SERENA, CAN YOU MAKE OUT ANY FIGURES? SCOTT: SERENA, JUST TAKE TIME. LET YOUR EYES JUST ADJUST, OK? SERENA: I SEE LIGHTS. DR. URTON: IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? SERENA: SORT OF, BUT IT'S BLURRY. SCOTT: IS THAT GOOD? IS THAT BAD? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? DR. URTON: IT'S GOOD. SHE CAN DISTINGUISH LIGHT AND SHAPES. SCOTT: I KNOW, BUT WILL SHE BE ABLE TO SEE? OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING -- SERENA: DADDY. DADDY. YOU LOOK LIKE A BIG, BLURRY BLOB. SCOTT: WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? SERENA: I SAID YOU LOOK LIKE A BIG, BLURRY BLOB, BUT I CAN SEE IT'S YOU. SCOTT: OH. LUCY. LUCY. SERENA: BUT WHY IS EVERYTHING SO BLURRY? DR. URTON: YOU'LL HAVE BLURRED VISION AND SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WHICH WILL IMPROVE AS YOUR NEW CORNEAS FIT INTO PLACE. I'LL COME BACK LATER AND RUN SOME TESTS WHEN YOUR GUESTS ARE GONE. SCOTT: HEY, DOC, LISTEN -- HOW CAN I THANK YOU? DR. URTON: HER SMILE IS THANKS ENOUGH. MAN: OK, WELL, JOE FILLED ME IN ON SOME OF THE DETAILS ABOUT YOUR DIVORCE, BUT I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CUSTODY SETTLEMENT. COURTNEY: OK. MAN: DO YOU HAVE JOINT CUSTODY? COURTNEY: YES, BUT I HAVE PHYSICAL CUSTODY. NEIL IS WITH ME. BUT JOHN HAS DECISIONS ABOUT MAJOR THINGS, LIKE VACATIONS, SCHOOLING, STUFF LIKE THAT. MAN: NOW, YOU CAME TO PORT CHARLES FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR NEIL, AND YOU'VE DECIDED TO STAY NOW, CORRECT? COURTNEY: YES, THAT'S RIGHT. MAN: DID YOUR EX-HUSBAND AGREE TO THIS ARRANGEMENT? COURTNEY: NO. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE JOHN 60 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE LEAVING TOWN, BUT I DIDN'T. MAN: DOESN'T MOVING COME UNDER THE CATEGORY OF A MAJOR DECISION? JOE: LOOK, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. JOHN KANELOS IS NOT NEIL'S BIOLOGICAL FATHER. SO DOES HE HAVE ANY LEGAL RIGHTS TO NEIL? MAN: BIOLOGY DOESN'T ENTER INTO IT,OE. LEGALLY, JOHN KANELOS IS NEIL KANELOS' FATHER, AND HE'S WELL WITHIN HIS RIGHTS TO CHALLENGE THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT. JOE: THIS GUY IS A JERK. I MEAN, NEIL HAD LEUKEMIA, AND HE DIDN'T EVEN COME TO VISIT HIM. MAN: DOESN'T MATTER. COURTNEY IS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT BECAUSE SHE BROKE THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT WHEN SHE TOOK OFF WITH NEIL WITHOUT CONSENT. MR. KANELOS HAS A CASE. COURTNEY: SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW? MAN: WELL, LET YOUR EX HAVE ACCESS TO NEIL. SHOW THE COURT YOU'RE COOPERATING NOW. JOE: I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. MAN: IF SHE MAKES LIFE TOUGH FOR THIS GUY AND WINDS UP IN THE WRONG COURT IN FRONT OF THE WRONG JUDGE, SHE COULD END UP LOSING NEIL ALTOGETHER. LEE: THIS CASE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO TRIAL. IT IS THE STATE'S DUTY TO PROVE GUILT BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. AND YET AS WE HAVE SEEN, THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. WHAT WAS EVE LAMBERT'S BRACELET DOING BESIDE BENNETT DEVLIN'S BODY? WHY DID SCOTT BALDWIN PICK IT UP WITHOUT TELLING THE POLICE AND THEN, ALONG WITH EVE LAMBERT, THROW THAT IMPORTANT PIECE OF EVIDENCE INTO THE RIVER? WHY DID EVE LAMBERT AND CHRIS RAMSEY LIE ABOUT BEING TOGETHER AT THE TIME DEVLIN WAS KILLED? NOW, CERTAINLY IF ANYONE WANTED BENNETT DEVLIN DEAD, IT WAS EVE LAMBERT. I MEAN, HE HAD HARASSED AND HUMILIATED HER. AND JUST BEFORE HE WAS MURDERED, HE HAD THREATENED TO EXPOSE HER PAST AS A PROSTITUTE. SHE EVEN ADMITTED THAT HE STRUCK HER. NOW, ISN'T IT INTERESTING THAT EVE LAMBERT OWNED THE SAME EXACT TYPE OF PEN THAT WAS USED TO KILL BENNETT DEVLIN? NOW, COULD SHE HAVE PLANNED THIS MURDER IN ADVANCE? WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY FOR HER TO GET JULIE DEVLIN'S PRINTS ON THAT PEN AND THEN, WELL, USING A PAIR OF SURGICAL GLES, PLUNGE IT INTO DEVLIN'S CHEST, LEAVING BEHIND ONLY JULIE'S PRINTS. ISN'T THAT REASONABLE DOUBT? NOW, MOVING ON TO GRACE SULLIVAN. VICTOR COLLINS SAYS HE SAW JULIE STRANGLE HER. BUT HOW RELIABLE IS A MENTALLY UNSTABLE MAN WHO COULD ONLY RECALL WHAT HE HAD SEEN DAYS AFTER HE HAD BEEN OFF HIS MEDICATION? I MEAN, CAN YOU REASONABLY CONVICT A PERSON ON SUCH A SHAKY IDENTIFICATION? AND WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO FIND GRACE'S BODY? EVE LAMBERT, WHO HAD NO ALIBI OF HER OWN FOR THE TIME OF THAT DEATH. NOW, THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT JULIE DEVLIN WAS GIVEN AN OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE. BUT WHEN THE EMPTY MORPHINE BOTTLE TURNED UP, WHERE WAS IT FOUND? IN EVE LAMBERT'S MEDICAL BAG. AND WE ALL HEARD TESTIMONY THAT EVE WAS A WHIZ WITH ROPES AND TYING KNOTS. AND THE POLICE FOUND ROPE FIBERS IN EVE LAMBERT'S SUITCASE THAT MATCHED THE ROPE WITH WHICH JAKE WAS HUNG. NOW, IS THAT REASONABLE DOUBT? AND CYANIDE, THE VERY SAME POISON THAT WAS USED TO MURDER DR. MAY, WAS FOUND HIDDEN BEHIND THE BASEBOARD IN EVE LAMBERT'S FORMER ROOM. NOW, ISN'T THAT -- ISN'T ALL OF THAT REASONABLE DOUBT OF MY CLIENT'S GUILT? WELL, I CERTAINLY BELIEVE IT IS, AND I HAVE FAITH THAT THIS JURY WILL GO INTO THAT JURY ROOM AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIND JULIE DEVLIN NOT GUILTY. I SHOULDA USED PREPARATION H. IF YOU HAD, YOU WOULDN'T BE SUFFERING NOW. PREPARATION H HELPS STOP ITCH AND FURTHER IRRITATION... WITH A SOOTHING LAYER OF PROTECTION. I SHOULDA USED PREPARATION H. OBSERVE MY PRECIOUS LITTLE PUMPKIN. WOULD I EVER MISLEAD THIS ADORABLE BUNDLE OF JOY? IS THE EARTH ROUND? YOU SEE, HE'S TOTALLY INTO THIS V8 SPLASH FRUIT JUICE DRINK. SO, WOULD I TELL HIM ONLY SPLASH HAS 100% OF BOTH VITAMINS A AND C THAT IT'S GOOD FOR HIM BECAUSE IT'S FROM V8? NAH. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M ABOUT TO SUGGEST THAT MAYBE HE TAKE UP BASEBALL. V8 SPLASH. TO GET YOUR SPORTS BOTTLE, LOOK FOR OUR SPECIALLY- MARKED LABELS. HELLO. IT'S ME. YOUR SKIN. PLEADING WITH YOU TO GET NEW VASELINE INTENSIVE CARE LOTION... WITH SKIN PROTECTION COMPLEX. FIRST, IT HEALS ME. THEN, VASELINE PROTECTS ME FROM THE SUN, COLD, WIND, EVEN WATER. HEY, TAKE CARE OF ME. TAKE VASELINE INTENSIVE CARE OF ME. JUDGE: ONCE THE VERDICTS HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON, HAVE THEM DATED AND SIGNED BY YOUR FOREPERSON, AND THEN RETURN WITH THEM TO THIS COURTROOM. COURT IS ADJOURNED. JULIE: I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. I COULDN'T HAVE HAD A BETTER DEFENSE. BAILIFF: LET'S GO. JULIE: HEY, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. KAREN: EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE. YOU'LL SEE. JULIE: YEAH. KAREN: OK. LEE: KAREN, HAVE THE BANDAGES COME OFF? KAREN: YES. SERENA CAN SEE. SHE CAN SEE. IT'S BLURRY. IT'S BLURRY AT FIRST, BUT SHE CAN SEE. LEE: I'M GOING TO GIVE HER A CALL. KAREN: OK. MATT: KAREN, THAT'S TERRIFIC NEWS. KAREN: THANK YOU. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT NEWS. I KNOW JULIE'S GOING TO BE ACQUITTED. ELLEN: WELL, IF I WERE ON THE JURY, I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE REASONABLE DOUBT. ALL OF THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO EVE AS THE KILLER. MATT: BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT EVER SINCE SHE'S BEEN BEHIND BARS, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY MORE MURDERS. ELLEN: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK -- JULIE DID IT, EVE DID IT, OR IS IT SOMEONE ELSE ENTIRELY? SERENA: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY ROOM AGAIN. SCOTT: WELL, YOUR ROOM IS CHOCK FULL OF TOYS. OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE TO GET RID OF SOME OF THOSE NEWER TOYS, LIKE THE BEANBAG TOSS AND THAT SIMON GAME AND -- SERENA: OH, NO, I LOVE THOSE GAMES. SCOTT: YOU DO, HUH? SERENA: YEAH. AND I'LL PLAY THEM WITH MY EYES CLOSED. AND I BET I'LL STILL BEAT YOU. SCOTT: WHEN DID YOU BECOME SUCH A SMARTY -- WHOA! EVE: I WAS JUST WATCHING SCOTT AND SERENA. THEY'RE SO HAPPY. LUCY: YEAH, THEY ARE. THEY REALLY DESERVE IT. EVE: I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW RELIEVED I AM THAT SERENA GOT HER SIGHT BACK. LUCY: ME, TOO. I -- I KNOW I'M NEVER GOING TO FORGIVE MYSELF FOR PUTTING HER THROUGH ALL THAT, THOUGH. EVE: SAME HERE. OH -- CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR VICTORY. LUCY: ON MY WHAT? EVE: MY CREDIBILITY WAS DESTROYED IN COURT, AND YOU HAVE SCOTT AND SERENA. YOU HAVE IT ALL. LUCY: NO, ACTUALLY, FROM WHERE I STAND, I DON'T. I -- I LOST KEVIN, AND I LOST THE PERSON THAT I LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THIS WHOLE WORLD, SO I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY BENEFITED FROM ANY OF THIS. EVE: FOR MONTHS NOW, YOUR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON PROVING ME A KILLER. MY BET IS JULIE WILL BE ACQUITTED AND I'LL BE FACING MURDER CHARGES. FROM WHERE I STAND, YOU WON. COURTNEY: I JUST REALLY HATE THE THOUGHT OF LETTING JOHN BACK INTO NEIL'S LIFE. JOE: ACCORDING TO THE ATTORNEY, YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE. COURTNEY: THIS IS SUCH A MESS, JOE. JOE: A MESS OF YOUR MAKING, COURTNEY. COURTNEY: LOOK, I KNOW I MADE A MISTAKE, BUT WHAT'S DONE IS DONE, AND NOW I REALLY JUST WANT TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR NEIL. JOE: YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME YOU WERE PREGNANT BEFORE YOU MARRIED JOHN. YOU KNOW, THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST THING FOR NEIL. COURTNEY: JOE, HOW COULD I DO THAT? I WAS THE ONE WHO WALKED OUT ON US. IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FAIR OF ME TO PUSH YOU AWAY AND THEN TELL YOU I WAS PREGNANT. JOE: YOU KNOW I WOULD HAVE WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN MY CHILD'S LIFE. COURTNEY: I THOUGHT I WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING BY YOU, AND NOW I AM JUST ASKING YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY NEIL AND KEEP THIS SECRET FROM EVERYONE. JOE: COURTNEY -- KAREN: I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO NEED A BOAT TO GET HERE. OH, WOW. HI, HONEY. JOE: HI. KAREN: SERENA CAN SEE! JOE: OH, THAT IS SO WONDERFUL. I'M SO SORRY. I WANTED TO BE THERE WHEN HER BANDAGES CAME OFF. KAREN: OH, IT'S OK. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH A LOT HERE. SO, WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN UP TO? JOE: NOTHING. NOTHING. THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS ABOUT SERENA.