–Alexis to Carly when discussing the Ric/Sam situation.

Recaplet for Friday, October 27, 2006.
LAURA’S BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And by “back,” I mean “talking.”
Ric takes Molly but Sonny, Jason and Sam take her back.

GH – Alexis’ Room
Alexis appreciates Carly bringing her to the hosptial but she can leave now. Carly says she’s not leaving until someone comes to be with her. Alexis says that the nurses at GH are all very competent so she’ll be fine. Carly wants to know why Alexis can’t admit she needs help; that she needs Sam. Ric was clearly more at fault. Alexis tells Carly she has no idea what happened.

The Lake House
Ric takes Molly. Viola wonders if it’s alright with Alexis. Ric says that he doesn’t have to clear spending time with his daughter.

Elm Street Pier
Sam, eavesdropping, waits to hear Jason’s answer, but before she can give it, her phone rings. Busted! She answers the call. It’s Viola, to tell her that Ric took Molly. Sam tells Jason and Sonny.

Metro Court
Ric has rented a room (pretty snazzy for a hotel room). Cruz comes over and Ric hands him a motion to file that gives him emergency temporary custody of Molly. When Cruz protests that he doesn’t want to get involved, Ric tells him Cruz works for him and threatens to but him down to meter reader. Cruz is a detective, not a beat cop, right? Either way, he has a Captain to whom he reports, so Ric isn’t his boss. Cruz takes the envelope and leaves, but he’s pissed.

Shady Brook
Lulu, Nikolas, and Lucky all discuss Ls49 and how maybe it’s better that Laura didn’t come back to relive the memories of killing her stepfather. They each start to talk about what disappointments they are but they each have kind words for each other. Lucky asks for Nikolas’ and Lulu’s help with something.

Where Alcazar Lives (haven’t figured out a name for it yet)
Alcazar decides to bring Diego into the business. Diego wonders why now and what the catch is. After all, he told Luke where Alcazar had taken Skye. Alcazar says that in hindsight, it all worked out for the best. Diego tends to be a loose cannon so Alcazar wants him close when business heats up. Also, Skye and Lila have made him realize that he wants family close. Diego snots “So this is all fatherly concern?” Alcazar says yes and hugs him. He tells Diego that he wished he had been involved in his life earlier on but he wants to be involved now. Family is important. And on cue, Skye shows up with baby Lila.

The Lake House/GH-Alexis’ Room
Viola calls Alexis to tell her Ric has Molly. Alexis relays this news to Carly and then starts making calls.

Ric’s Place (hmmm…have to think of a name for this place too)
Sonny, Jason and Sam show up. Ric tells them they have no right to be there. If they take his child, it will be kidnapping since he’s about to have a court order granting him full custody. Sonny tells him to act like a parent. Does he want Molly to grow up without a mother? Sonny and Ric stare each other down for a minute. Ric, who has serious mommy issues, relents and gives Molly to Sam. Sam leaves to go to the hospital. Sonny asks Ric if this is really the path he wants to go down. Ric asks how him wanting his daughter any different than what Sonny did to get Kristina. Sonny tells Ric not to compare them. Ric says that Alexis unconsciously favors Kristina over Molly and Ric knows what that’s like. Sonny says that Alexis needs both her girls to stay strong. Once Alexis is cancer free, Ric can do what he wants. Ric calls him a hypocrite. Sonny and Jason leave.

GH – Alexis’ Room
Sam brings Molly to Alexis. While Alexis coos over Molly, Sam fills Carly in on what happened. Carly pointedly tells Alexis that it was great that Sam brough Molly. Alexis thanks Sam for being there. She asks Sam if she could impose on her one more time to take Molly back to Viola. Also, she hasn’t had a chance to tell Kristina yet that Sam was moving out so if she encounters her, please be nice and gentle. Sam leaves. Carly can’t believe Alexis! Would it really have killed her to tell Sam she was sorry and ask her to stay? Alexis says it’s better this way. Carly wants to know for whom it’s better? It’s only better for Ric.

Ric’s Place
There’s a knock on the door. It’s Cruz. The judge denied his petition for custody, claiming she couldn’t take away a baby from it’s cancer stricken mother. Cruz then tells Ric that he’s a cop, not a messenger, and to handle his own personal problems from now on.

Alcazar’s Place
Diego holds Lila and talks to her. He tells her that he’s her big brother and that he’ll beat up any guys that talk to her when she’s older. Both Skye and Alcazar look on adoringly. Diego gives Lila back to Skye. While Skye’s putting Lila back in her carrier, Diego says he’ll take Alcazar up on his offer. He hugs them both goodbye and leaves. Alcazar wants to know if Skye would like to see the nursery. She wants to know why he’d need one. He has high hopes that they’ll all be living there. Skye tells him that her reasons for leaving haven’t changed.

Elm Street Pier
Sonny thinks Ric will use Molly somehow to get back at everyone. Jason wonders how long Sonny will let Ric push them around before they push back.

Alcazar’s
Skye and Alcazar discuss lifestyle and how Lila can be protected. Alcazar says that she and Lila will be protected if he’s got the most power. Skye wonders why he can’t just pursue some other avenue of career, but Alcazar says he can’t leave the business because he knows too much. He grew up in the business and he was protected. Skye says she doesn’t want Lila to grow up around bodyguards. He says he did, and that Lila won’t think it’s abnormal if it’s there from the beginning. Skye isn’t sure. Ric comes bursting in and demands to talk to Alcazar. Skye leaves. Alcazar’s pissed but Ric shuts him up and talks about taking down Sonny and Jason. Ric lays out a convoluted plan, which basically boils down to taking down Sam first. She’s got a checkered enough past that they can use that to their advantage. Ric gives Alcazar a flash drive.

The Lake House
Sam’s packing. Kristina wants to know where she’s going. Sam says she’s a grown up so she has to live at her own place but that she’ll still visit Kristina. She leaves and runs into Jason, who asks if she needs help with her bags. Sam thanks Jason for not busting her for eavesdropping. Jason wants to know what Sam’s going to do now. Sam says she has to get her life together, without Alexis or Jason in it first before she brings them back into her life. She’s going to go back to work. Jason thinks she’s crazy for going back to the police station where she’ll be in proximity to Ric. She says Ric doesn’t scare her.

GH – Alexis’ Room
Carly is telling Alexis to swallow her pride and admit she needs Sam’s help. Alexis: “I say this with much love but, you’ve got to stop talking.” hee! Carly gives up and leaves. She runs into Sonny in the hallway and blathers on about how stubborn Alexis is. Sonny says he has a plan. “We’re going to take the kids.” “We?” Carly asks. Sonny’s plan is to take custody of Kristina and Molly while Alexis is sick to keep them safe from Ric. Carly and the boys will move in with him so that there’s a female prescence there, as well as family. Carly won’t do it until Sonny mentions that he, Max and Milo will just have to make a go of it then. She calls him shameless and agrees to it on one condition: he has to get Alexis’ approval. Sonny says no time like the present and walks into Alexis’ room. He starts to lay out his plan, while Carly looks on smugly, knowing that there’s no way Alexis will go for it. Which means that you know Alexis will go for it, which will put a crimp in Carly’s plans with Jax.

Shady Brook
Lulu and Nikolas give Lucky a wrapped present. Lulu says not to get his hopes up; one present isn’t going to win Elizabeth back. Lucky knows that but he wants to show her that he didn’t forget their anniversary. Man, not even one year into their marriage after how many years in the making and TPTB already broke them up?! Robin comes outside and tells them that Laura regained consciousness.

Laura’s Room
Laura calls Luke’s name. He comes back to her and stares at her for a while then asks, “Is it you?” She responds “Of course it’s me!” She wonders if she’s dreaming. He says no, she woke up from the dream. She tells him to hold her. He hugs her. She looks around and doesn’t know where she is. She can’t remember coming to a hospital. He wants to know what she remembers. She remembers that they were going to be remarried. Luke tells her that she was asleep for a while but that she’s back now and everything will be ok. She wonders why he looks worried. He says he’s not. They’ve been through worse. They hug some more. Me, I’m crying.
Later, Patrick exams Laura, while Robin and Luke talk outside. Robin tells Luke there’s bound to be some disorientation and to get her an experienced psychiatrist. Luke walks back into the room and asks Patrick if Laura passed the tests. Patrick calls her a living miracle. Laura looks happy but confused. Luke is beaming!
Later, Luke’s outside in the hallway talking to Lainey. Lainey suggests not bringing up the trauma that put Laura into the catatonic state. Luke agrees and goes back in to talk to Laura. Laura wants to know what the doctors said. Luke says it’s all mumbo jumbo that he doesn’t really understand. She wonders if there’s something else. She thinks he’s hiding something. She wonders if there was a car accident or something and something happened to the kids. Luke calms her down and tells her that he just hasn’t had a chance to call the kids or her mother yet but he will. He tells her that she has to stop thinking of everyone else for a change and help herself. The doctors want her to take it slow. The kids show up and Laura starts crying when she sees Lulu. Lulu’s all grown up so Laura wants to know how long she’s been out it?