The Metro Court is under siege. Police use tear gas. Nikolas comes out carrying Robin. The building explodes.

Fifteen hours earlier.....

Patrick bails Robin out of jail. He tries to convince her that he loves her and wants to be with her. Robin refuses to go back to the apartment and takes a room at Metro Court. Patrick tells Mac how much he cares about Robin. Mac explains that Robin is afraid of being left behind just like she was by her parents and Stone. Later, Patrick tells Robin that he wants to be with her and that the only one keeping them apart is her. He then receives a phone call that his HIV results are in and are inconclusive.

The doctor tells Sam that she cannot have children. She is very upset and, when she gets home, takes her anger out on Spinelli. She becomes devastated when Jason tells her that he wants to have children and cannot wait until she has a baby.

While celebrating Spencer's homecoming, Bobbie talks about the benefit at Metro Court and asks everyone to attend. Elizabeth and Lucky prepare to go together. Unhappily, Maxie assists Elizabeth at the store with a maternity dress. Nikolas and Emily talk about Lucky and Elizabeth and they confide to each other that they know about her and Jason and that fortunately the baby is Lucky's.

Carly overhears Sonny and Diane talking and believes Sonny may have lied to her. She asks Jason and he denies that Sonny lied. Jason asks Sonny if he is planning to stall the case. When left alone, Carly asks Sonny if he lied to her and he admits that he did. He then tells her that it was worth it because he got her back. She tells him she is going to the Dominican Republic to get a divorce and goes to see Jason. Sonny meets with Diane and tells her to do everything she can to prevent Carly from getting a divorce.

Tuesday January 30, 2007

14 Hours Earlier...

Seeing Lucky in a police uniform at the Metro Court, Mr. Craig asks if there's any cause for concern. Lucky reminds him the security there is state of the art. Maxie sees Lucky and taunts him that Liz doesn't appear excited to be with Lucky tonight. Lucky meets Nikolas while on duty, and asks him if he's pushing Liz too hard. Nikolas reminds Lucky that it's going to take a long time for he and Liz to get back to a happy marriage. He admits to Nik that he stole hydrocodone from the crime scene but did not take any. Nikolas reminds Lucky that whatever happens, he has many people on his side. Lucky insists that Liz completes him, and that she is the reason he does everything.

As Jason consoles Sam, Carly burst into the penthouse with the revelation that Sonny tricked her into marriage. After Sam leaves, she tells Jason about how she caught onto the plot. Jason apologizes to her, and said he had no idea about Sonny's plan. She asks Jason when they can go to the Dominican Republic for the divorce. Milo shows up, and tells Carly that Sonny will not release Carly's passport. A distraught Carly calls Bernie and asks for a fake passport, but he tells her that Sonny won't allow it. Jason tries to calm her down, and suggests filing for divorce in New York. Carly says that it will take too long. Sonny is turning on the charm, and she is afraid that she will fall back in love with him. Jason tells her he will support her no matter what. After Carly leaves, Jason get a phone call about a shipment. He is not aware of any arrivals, and sets out to see what is going on. At the bridge, he runs into Elizabeth.

Liz confides to Emily that everyone is pushing her to go back to Lucky. She is very conflicted, and thinks maybe her best bet is to be alone. Emily questions if Jason is really the one that she wants. Emily reminds Liz that Jason and Sam have worked things out. Liz asks her who would be better for Jason, her or Sam. Emily doesn't directly answer, but admits things would be different if Jason were the baby's father. Emily goes on to ask Liz why she and Jason didn't work in the past (before Sam and Jason ever met). Liz's response is that life pulled them in different directions. She admits to Emily that she has imagined what life would be like with Jason. On the bridge, Liz tells Jason that she is tired of everyone bothering her about Lucky. Jason tells her to focus on what she needs, and tells her he'd like to help.

At Kelly's, Dillon visits Georgie to tell her he is back as a film major. He asks her to join him at a film festival, but she declines. Upon learning she has plans with the professor, Dillon questions the professor's motives. She wonders if at this point, there relationship is too much work and if they should let go. Dillon is taken aback, and reminds her of the connection they have always had. At that moment, Lulu runs into Kelly's to Dillon about the progress she and Spinelli have made on the case. Georgie pushes Dillon away, but Dillon asks Georgie for another chance. The professor arrives for Georgie, but offers to meet with Georgie another night if she'd like to see the movie with Dillon. Georgie is anxious to read more of the novel, and leaves with the professor. Lulu and Spinelli ask Dillon to tap into Alan's bank account records. They plan to snag his PDA at the upcoming fundraiser. Lulu is delighted at the prospect of clearing her mother's name. As Dillon and Spinelli question whether anyone else can be involved, and man walks into a lobby and signs in under the name London. The man is revealed to be Scotty Baldwin!

Patrick tells Robin his HIV test came back inconclusive. Robin urges him to get re-tested right away, and promises that things in their relationship will stay the same. Alan tells Patrick that they cannot read the antibodies in his system. He begins to make arrangements with the lab to make sure there was no mistake, but Patrick tries to delay him. Robin tells him he can't waste time, but Patrick wants to stall. Alan tells him to call when he's ready and walks away.

Mr. Craig asks Sam if he can see the hotel vault as he is skeptical about storing his goods there. She tells him that only employees have access to it, but assures him that it is a first-class system.

At the Metro Court, Dr. Lee asks Sam to deliver an envelope. Sam asks for a second appointment to talk about she can carry a baby. Dr. Lee agrees, but confirms to Sam that she probably cannot conceive or carry a baby because of scar tissue from her gunshot wound. She begins to discuss other fertility options, but Sam quiets her.

Alexis goes to talk with Sonny about her custody battle with Ric. Ric ends up interrupting them with a search warrant to search Sonny's warehouse for marijuana. Alexis tries to compromise with Ric, but he won't back down from full custody of Molly.

While Carly and Bobbie talk about Sonny, Jason confronts Sonny about how he manipulated Carly into marrying him. Sonny wants to make his marriage to Carly work, regardless of the fact that it started as a farce. He goes to the Metro Court to talk to Carly.

Luke is not exactly welcomed home with open arms from Tracy. She's still mad at him for marrying Laura, legal or not. He tries to pacify her, but is side-tracked when Lulu walks in. Lulu is happy to see him and the two share a happy reunion. Lulu rushes off to meet with Spinelli to go over the evidence in the Rick Webber murder mystery. Meanwhile, at Shadybrook, Nikolas, Spencer, and Emily visit Laura. Nikolas tells her how he knew she was watching over them while they were rescuing Spencer. Scott watches them from afar and goes to talk to Laura after they leave. He is upset about something but doesn't reveal what it is. Luke goes to visit Laura as well, and just barely misses seeing Scott.

Robin and Patrick continue to fight. Robin finds someone to talk to in Alan, while Patrick vents his woman frustrations with his dad, Noah.

The show begins with a familiar set of scenes when the cops surround the Metro Court Hotel and watch as Sam jumps off of the hotel and runs toward them to warn them about the hotel being about to explode. Nikolas runs out of the hotel with Robin in his arms. He lays her down and Patrick runs over to check on her condition. Sam and Nikolas yell for their loved ones as an explosion rocks the hotel.

12 Hours before in Port Charles.

Scott Baldwin visits Laura and brings her a bouquet of daisies, her favorite flower. While he is visiting, Luke shows up to see her also. Scott waits until Luke is talking to the nurse and leaves without him seeing him. Luke notices the daisies and asks the nurse if his son brought them. The nurse tells him that guy a little younger than him came by to see Laura, a man who calls and asks about her all the time. Luke becomes concerned about who could be checking up on Laura's condition. Luke guesses it was Scott who visited her and isn't pleased. Lucky shows up to see Laura and is happy to see Luke. Father and son share a hug. Luke tells Lucky that he charted a boat and went around Europe but that no matter how far away he went, he couldn't stop thinking about Laura. Lucky tells Luke that Elizabeth is doing fine with her pregnancy and that he found out that Maxie lied about being pregnant. Luke tells him it was a mistake for him to get involved with Maxie to begin with. Lucky agrees. Meanwhile, Bobbie tracks down Jason at the coffee shop. She asks him to help Carly deal with the Sonny situation before she does something crazy and asks him to talk to Sonny and get him to back off of Carly since she belongs with Jax. Jason doesn't want to get more involved in Carly and Sonny's crazy marriage and tells her he can't make decisions or force them to do what he asks. Bobbie worries that Sonny will charm his way into getting Carly back and that their marriage will be a disaster all over again. Jason doesn't think he can do anything else. Bobbie is all dressed up and ready to go to the hotel for the hospital fundraiser. She heads to Kelly's and finds Scott there sitting down at a table eating french fries. She is happy to see him but wonders what he is doing back in town. Scott tells her that he went and visited Laura and that he knows that Laura came out of her catatonic state a couple of months ago and asks her what happened. Bobbie explains what happened and Scott wants to instantly blame Luke for what happened. Bobbie alarms Scott when she tells him that Laura remembered what really happened when she accidentally killed Rick Webber and how she ended up making peace with it to be able to enjoy the time she had with her family. Later, Luke runs into Scott outside of the hotel. He warns Scott to stay away from Laura and not to bring her anymore daisies like he did today.

Inside the hotel, Mr. Craig, disguised in a ski mask and black clothing tells everyone to stay where they are and don't move. He tells them that his men are going to go around the room and wants them to put all of their valuables inside the bags. Sam tries to push the silent alarm behind the service desk but Mr. Craig notices it and tells her to put her hands up where he can see them. She does manage to activate the alarm somehow because the police respond on the scene outside the front entrance of the hotel. Jason also shows up at the hotel and looks inside the window before the hostage-takers paint all the windows in black. He sees what is going on and tells Mac what he saw. Mac sets up the swat team and his other cops. He tells Jason that they have a protocol they follow in hostage situations. Luke shows up and learns from Lucky who is inside the hotel because of the hospital fundraiser. Meanwhile, Elizabeth takes out her cell-phone and tries get Lucky's help but Mr. Craig notices her and has his men grab for the cell-phone and rough handle her a little bit. Emily yells at them to be gentle because Elizabeth is pregnant. Maxie is standing behind the desk with Sam and makes a remark to Elizabeth about how she shouldn't endanger Lucky's baby by trying to be heroic because it was stupid. Carly steps up and tells Mr. Craig off. She tells him she is one of the owners of the hotel and that she is responsible for the welfare of her guests and employees. Mr. Craig orders everyone to take out their cell-phones, beepers, or pagers and put them in the bag. Mr. Craig makes Carly take off her engagement ring and put it in the bag also. Carly refuses to give up her ring in order to keep Mr. Craig talking so she can try to remember why his voice is so familiar to her. Sonny steps in and tries to get Mr. Craig to let her keep the ring. Carly gives up the ring anyway. Carly and Sonny try to create a diversion so that Sam can set off another silent alarm and close the vault shut. Sonny whispers to Carly that he doesn't think this is just a simple robbery and that they are here to look for something. Sonny thinks this involves the shipment that Alcazar was waiting for that made him desperate enough to try and kill him over finding out about. Sonny goes over to one of the clerks and asks him if Alcazar stored anything in the vault earlier today. Carly confronts Mr. Craig again to divert attention onto herself. Mr. Craig has two of his men go into the vault and take a hostage with them. They grab Maxie, who protests as they drag her into the vault room. Sam hits the button behind the desk to close the vault down and Sonny motions to her not to do it just as Mr. Craig turns around. However, it is too late and the steeled door to the vault starts to close. The two men and Maxie try to get out of the vault before it closes but only one of the men escapes and Maxie ends up locked in the vault with the other guy and Alcazar's briefcase still inside with them. Maxie is scared and starts babbling about getting killed inside the vault because of a lack of oxygen. Mr. Craig's man tells her there is enough oxygen for them to breathe just fine. Maxie asks him not to shoot her. Meanwhile, the other guy returns to report to Mr. Craig that the vault door shut completely and he couldn't get the briefcase out with him and the other two are sealed inside. Carly informs Mr. Craig that the vault will remained sealed for the next 12 hours before they can activate it to open again. Mr. Craig tries to not let it bother them. Sonny tells him he should leave while he can because a lot can happen in 12 hours like the police may come in and shoot them before he can get into the vault. Suddenly Mac's voice can be heard from outside announcing the police's arrival and how the place is surrounded. Mr. Craig tells them that he won't be able to escape now and takes everyone as hostages. He tells everyone that he wants them to play a game. He has some sort of black box in his hand and tells them he is going to toss it to someone and he wants them to say their name and give themselves a nickname that tells him something about them and they get points if they rhyme. The hostages toss the box around and do what Mr. Craig asks. One of the hotel clerks freezes and can't think of a nickname and Mr. Craig points a gun at him as if he is going to kill him. Mr. Craig also takes Sonny's gun away as well. Mr. Craig shocks everyone when he takes his gun and shoots Robin all of a sudden for no real reason. He tells them he did it to show that he is in charge and they must do what he says or they will be next. Back at the hospital, Patrick tells Alcazar that he needs him to stay at the hospital so he can run some tests on him. Alcazar doesn't want to stay there and insists on going to the hotel but Skye made him go to the hospital instead. She wins and he has himself admitted for tests. Patrick calls Robin on her cell-phone later and gets her voicemail, unaware of what is happening at the hotel right now. He leaves a message telling her that he realized what she was trying to tell him and that he realized just now how he was acting just like patients he lectures when they are stubborn and won't have tests done. He tells her he had another HIV test done and that he loves her. Alcazar tells Skye that he needs to be at the hotel tomorrow for his meeting and to get the money in exchange for the shipment. Skye tells him she is afraid for him and wants him to take care of himself. He admits that he loves her and she tells him she loves him too. Patrick comes into the room and tells them that the test shows that his brain is bleeding and he needs surgery immediately because it is dangerous for them to wait. Alcazar reluctantly agrees to the surgery and Skye agrees to make the meeting for him tomorrow at the hotel. He tells her the code to open the briefcase but starts to have a seizure before he can tell her the entire code. He does manage to warn her that if the briefcase is not opened within 12 hours, the briefcase will self-destructive. He tells her that the seller set it up so that the briefcase didn't end up in the wrong hands.

11 Hours Earlier — 6 p.m.

Outside Metro Court Hotel, the hostage situation escalated. Mac ordered Rodriguez and Lucky to go inside and get as many people as possible out before things got worse. Meanwhile, Spinelli told Jason about Alacazar's briefcase; Jason quickly ran off to find Skye at the hospital and demanded to know what exactly Alcazar had that the robbers needed, broke the news that they were holding everyone hostage and people were going to die if she didn't help hand over whatever they needed. Skye claimed she didn't know anything, but remembered that Alan and Emily were there for the charity gala occurring on the top floor. She told Jason that Alcazar was only acting as a middle man for Mr. Craig. Then Patrick arrived to tell Skye that Alcazar was fine, but he was waiting on test results so he could remove more shrapnel. Jason let Patrick in on the news about the situation at Metro and told him he needed to wake Alcazar up, stat! They needed the access code to the briefcase; Alcazar's the only one who knows it.

Inside, Maxie and Three were still stuck in the vault. Maxie was curious about why there was a flashing light on the briefcase; Three informed her it was set up to self-destruct if anyone tried to take it. Just to make sure. She nervously made an attempt at conversation in order to find out the identity of this "Three" character, but he said he wasn't interested. Maxie couldn't believe that "Three" wasn't curious what was inside the briefcase, especially since it could possibly kill them.

Meanwhile, in the lobby, Sonny dared Mr.Craig to shoot him; Mr. Craig cocked his gun and pointed it at Carly, seething "Ladies, first." Later, a severely injured Robin started moaning. Alan said he was a doctor and begged the robbers to let him help her; no dice. Sonny spoke up, reminding the criminals that if they get caught they'll go to prison for good, especially for killing innocent people then asked once again if medical personnel could assist Robin. Finally the baddie allowed Elizabeth, Emily and Alan to assist Robin. Then Alan lost it and railed at Mr.Craig because he was unable to properly care for Robin in such conditions; the hooligan had Alan pistol-whipped and he fell to the ground.

At the charity at Metro Restaurant, no one was aware of the events unfolding below them. Monica searched for Alan, who had gone missing with Lulu. Meanwhile, Georgie snarked at Dillon, who sarcastically called Georgie's Prof. Pete her "slave driver." Then Georgie snapped at Dillon for only paying attention to her once Lulu left the room. When everyone found out the elevator was broken, tensions rose. Tracy commented that she was having a bout of déjà vu because the exact same thing happened when the Port Charles Hotel fire occurred; no elevator service and a large group of people trapped on the top floor. Everyone scoffed at her until Lucky suddenly arrived with Rodriguez (both in bullet-proof vests) to ask the charity-goers to please quietly and calmly evacuate the building because of a "security matter." They all escaped down the stairs, but once outside they started counting those who were still missing; Chaos erupted.

Later, Nikolas offered the criminals one million dollars (admitting he was a filthy rich Cassadine) if they let Robin go; Sonny countered that he had a better offer because he had lots of power in the P.C. He bartered that he'd find a way for the robbers to escape if they let Robin go; they weren't digging the proposition. Then Carly tried to create a diversion, but Sonny stopped her, demanding she not do anything he doesn't tell her to do. Meanwhile, Mac called the "kidnappers" who smugly informed him that they'd shot Robin; Spinelli spread word to Jason, who told a shocked Patrick.

Back outside, Luke didn't agree with how Mac was handling the hostage crisis, noting that Lulu was still inside. Mac said he was doing the best he could and added that Georgie, Robin and Maxie were inside as well. When Luke discovered where Lulu was last seen, he resolved to go inside to find her but Mac stopped him. Meanwhile, Jason and Spinelli tried to figure out why the hostages were being kept alive.

At the end of the episode, when Skye ran into Monica who was retrieving Robin's medical files, she lost it, screamed in anguish and threw her papers across the room. Meanwhile, Mes (one of the bad guys) explains to the hostages that the entire hotel is laced with explosives so they better just sit down and relax unless they all want to die. Sonny decided the masked men were likely going to wait until the vault was opened then blow up the entire hotel, but told Carly he was going to devise a plan because he wasn't going to let that happen.