Jason was surprised to see Anna in his office. He immediately asked if she had spoken to Carly, and she replied, "We've got trouble." She informed him that she feared Carly would blow their operation "and get herself thrown in prison in the bargain."

Anna explained to Jason that he'd been right -- Carly had listened to his conversation with John and headed straight to Pentonville, where she'd told Brennan the FBI was looking into Pikeman. Jason felt his deal with John was blown thanks to Carly, but he would not allow Carly to go to jail. Anna had an idea -- use Carly's mistake to their advantage by figuring out how Brennan contacted his successor. She said they would see if anyone at Pentonville could help them.

Anna was also pursuing the Valentin angle but wondered if they should tell John what they were up to. Jason balked at the idea, and Anna agreed to play things close to the vest.

When Jason was finally alone, he heard a noise outside his office and was surprised to see Danny there. Danny assured Jason that Yuri had taken him there, so he was safe, but he had a message from Monica. She still had pneumonia and had to stay in bed and rest until summer, but she wanted Jason to represent her at Brook Lynn and Chase's wedding. Jason agreed to go for his mother's sake.

Valentin sat at the Metro Court bar, trying to choose the perfect bottle of wine, while he waited for Anna to arrive. He soon got a call from Clement, the pharmacist who had been messing with Sonny's medications, alerting him that Mrs. Corinthos was poking around. Valentin didn't see the big deal. A woman who had claimed to be Sonny's wife had approached the pharmacist, but she hadn't gone to the police, which Valentin saw as a good thing.

Clement described the wife as blonde and beautiful, but that was all he had. As Valentin noticed Nina across the dining room, he knew he had to figure out which beautiful blonde knew the truth. Valentin hung up and approached Nina. He made sure she had not reconciled with Sonny, but his ears perked up when Nina mentioned how Ava had wormed her way into Sonny's life and house.

Nina's next stop was the gallery, where she asked Ava not to use her to get items about the gallery printed in Crimson. Ava defended herself, but Nina demanded Ava not to go behind her back anymore. She even warned Ava that there would be payback for sneaking around and snagging Sonny from her. Ava shot right back at her, saying, "Always looking for someone to blame. You ruined your relationship all on your own."

Ava was glad to hear that Nina was finally facing that her marriage was over. Nina said she didn't want it but accepted reality. Ava then said she saw no evidence of Nina growing or changing. Nina shot back that Ava had tried to change but hadn't succeeded, either.

Nina left just after John walked in to talk to Ava about Sonny. He was curious if Sonny had received any offers from other crime families that could explain why he was being targeted. Ava claimed to know nothing, but John didn't believe her. He wanted to know if she was in love with Sonny or if she was setting him up so she could gain control of Sonny's organization. Ava claimed they were just co-parenting. John put Ava on notice. "Sonny is a person of interest for the FBI, and now, so are you," he told her.

John said he already had Ava under surveillance and knew every move she had made that day, including when she had stopped by General Hospital to talk to the chief pharmacist. Ava was immediately alarmed and ordered John to stay away from her.

Back at Metro Court, Anna arrived for her date with Valentin. He told her how beautiful she looked and how nervous he was. She apologized for keeping him waiting, then they moved on to talking about cases. Anna mentioned hiring Sonny's former employee Dex, and Valentin tried to play it cool upon hearing Sonny's name. She brought up Dex's need to redeem himself. "You can understand how powerful that is, right?" Anna said. Valentin slyly mentioned that "you've spent your entire career chasing that."

Valentin and Anna played a little game of flirty cat and mouse, talking about self-reflection and how she felt Valentin regretted his past misdeeds. He mentioned how it was almost impossible to entirely close the door on one's past. He explained that he compartmentalized. "Whatever I feel compelled to do doesn't affect the people I love the most," he said.

Alexis prepared for her law license hearing while keeping Gregory company the night of the big rehearsal dinner in Coney Island. Gregory was barely paying attention to her as he perused pictures of the event on his phone. Alexis wondered if Tracy would ride on Coney Island's famous Cyclone.

Gregory also felt that Alexis was there to babysit him on Finn's behalf. Alexis admitted that Finn was worried, but she was there of her own volition. He was her friend, and she wanted to be there for him and get his input on her case. Gregory confessed to Alexis he felt bad about bringing up the night before his wedding to Jackie. He knew giving Finn a guilt trip was a cheap shot.

Alexis tried to impart some words of wisdom, asking Gregory to show himself some grace. She then told him about times she had screwed up as a parent, including how she had reacted when Kristina had first come out. She considered it one of her worst moments as a mother. However, she had made a mistake, learned from it, and apologized.

Gregory admitted that he had thought he'd been over everything that had happened with Finn and Jackie. He had shocked even himself by bringing it up without thinking. He then changed the subject to Alexis' hearing and gave her a good luck charm to take with her.

Drew pitched his idea for the McConkey Esplanade to Jordan, likening it to the Manhattan skyline. They would take something rundown and turn it into something beautiful while rescuing Port Charles from its reputation as a haven for organized crime. Jordan reminded Drew how hard it would be to get the go-ahead to do the project, but she was hopeful she could use contacts to make it happen.

Jordan even thought she could turn the project into a mass transit one with light rails, rather than just a waterfront redevelopment deal. However, she worried that environmentalists wouldn't like the idea. She even thought they could create a ferry dock to Canada. Drew loved all of Jordan's ideas.

As Drew and Jordan talked some more, Congressman McConkey walked in and had a friendly chat with Jordan, someone he seemed to know well from her get-out-the-vote efforts during his last election. After Jordan left, the congressman asked Drew why he should "get into bed with a vindictive criminal." McConkey had done his homework and had learned that Drew had been in jail for insider trading the year before.

Drew defended his decision not to tell McConkey the truth up-front. McConkey pointed out that being convicted of a crime didn't stop anyone from being a member of the House of Representatives. The dying congressman wanted Drew to campaign to fill his seat when he resigned. Drew was taken aback because he had never thought of himself as a politician. He also wondered who would vote for a criminal. McConkey promised he would help Drew get elected. He even suggested Drew change his last name to Quartermaine.

• Gregory wants to clear the air with Finn

• "You did not fail here," Alexis says in a reassuring tone

• Anna pays Brennan a visit

• Josslyn insists on getting Dex medical attention