–Because I’m a goober and didn’t think to keep an ear out for one.

Recaplet for Friday, November 17, 2006:
Diego DIES.
Luke comes clean to Laura about the effects of LS-49.
Jason gets shot.

Q Mansion – Foyer
Carly angrily tells Ric that Sam and Jason still have time. Sonny guesses that Ric probably set up an ambush.

Alley Outside the Yet Another Safe House
Everyone jumps out of the car. Sam (in typical girl fashion) falls so Jason runs back to help her. He gets her to safety behind a dumpster as the car explodes. This puts her and Jason on one side of the burning car and Spinelli on the other side. Alcazar’s men come after the blast, looking to make sure that everyone’s dead. Sam stupidly calls for Spinelli, thereby alerting the Mobsters that no one’s dead, and they start shooting.

Metro Court – Luke and Laura’s Honeymoon Suite
Luke’s pouring champagne for Laura and wants to know what they should toast to. She says the truth about her.

Q Mansion – Foyer
Carly pushes Ric around while Jax tries to calm her down. Elizabeth passes out and everyone rushes to help her up. Edward comes in and wants to know what’s going on. Carly snaps at Ric, who tells her that she’s jumping to conclusions. Sonny tells Ric to check his watch. Sam and Jason have 15 minutes so he should chill unless he wants a room full of witnesses to the fact that he reneged on a deal. Ric points out that Sonny made the deal with Mac, not him, but he backs off. Ric’s phone rings.

Alley Outside the Yet Another Safe House
Jason and Sam are shooting back when Spinelli suddenly appears at their side. Sam wonders how he got there and he tells them that he knows all the back alleys.

GH
Alcazar’s going to attend a hospital board meeting to provide him with an alibi. He tells Diego to wait for a call from one of his men when the action’s over. Diego’s mad because he wants in on the action. Alcazar tells him he has to learn to sit back and act surprised. Diego leaves. Alcazar runs into Alexis. She thanks him for keeping his mob mayhem to a minimum and saving it for when she’s better so she can arrest him. She runs into Dr. Trent as she’s leaving and over his disapproving look, tells him that she’s checking herself out because it’s a special day today.

Metro Court – Luke and Laura’s Honeymoon Suite
Laura says she didn’t want to believe Helena at first. Luke wants to know when Laura saw Helena and she tells him about the conversation in the Garden. She asks Luke if the recovery will last. He comes clean with Laura and tells her the truth. I was crying during this part and if I had only known how much more heart wrenching it was going to get in coming days, it might have put it in perspective for me.

Alley Outside the Yet Another Safe House
Sam, Jason and Spinelli run to escape the Goons. There’s a lot more gunfire.

Kelly’s Diner
Kristina sees a puppy outside and goes to pet it but is scooped up by Alexis first. They go into Kelly’s where Mike has Molly. Kristina wants to pet the puppy so Alexis lets her go. Mike and Alexis talk about birthdays and the chemo and whatnot. Outside, Kristina has taken the leash off the dog and he runs away. She, of course, follows. Bad parenting, Alexis! Bad!!

Q Mansion – Foyer
Ric tells everyone that there was an explosion. Jason’s been spotted in the vicinity with a woman matching Sam’s description and another unidentified male. Carly confronts Ric, then asks everyone else if they’re just going to stand by and watch Ric hurt Jason. Jax tells Carly she’s not helping. Ric heads over to Elizabeth and says that he’s just doing his job. She says that she believes him. When he leaves, Lucky wants to know why she’s covering.

Docks
Kristina is running after the dog.
Diego, not heeding the advice of his father, shows up at the shoot out and grabs a gun. Jason creates a diversion so that Sam and Spinelli can escape. Sam and Spinelli run up onto a catwalk, Diego on their heels, shooting at them. Sam shoots back and hits Diego. He falls down dead.
Alexis realizes that Kristina isn’t around and goes running to find her.
Kristina rounds the corner just in time to see the whole Sam/Diego thing and she starts screaming her head off.

Metro Court – Luke and Laura’s Honeymoon Suite
Luke and Laura talk about time and how elusive it is. Luke just wanted the kids to have time with her, which is why he didn’t tell her. She understands that but he should’ve never have tried to carry this secret alone. She wants to tell the kids.

Q Mansion – Sitting Room
Lulu and Dillon talk about how the Q’s still regard Jason as the Golden Boy, even though he’s not the same person and how they’re always looking out for his replacement. Elizabeth overhears this and looks worried. She then notices Lucky staring at her and tells him she feels fine. He makes a comparison about how Jason’s addicted to danger the way he was addicted to pills. Nikolas interrupts and says that Laura called him. She wants to see The Kids at the house. Lucky doesn’t want to leave Elizabeth but she says she’ll be fine. They leave. Emily says that she’s worried about Jason too.

The Compound
Carly wants Jax to leave. Jax refuses, saying that he loves her and he knows what she’s going to ask Sonny so just go ahead and do it. Carly tells Sonny that he can’t let Ric hurt someone else he loves so he needs to find a way to kill Ric.

Docks
Sam rushes down to comfort Kristina. The cops come and Spinelli rushes off. Sam tells Jason to go after him. He’s worried about her but she tells him to go.

Spencer House
The Kids are waiting at the house for Luke and Laura. When they come home, Laura’s surprised to see them but she thanks them for a great wedding. Lulu wants to know why she wanted them, but Laura doesn’t remember calling them.

The Compound
Sonny says that Jason will be smart. Carly points out that it’s not the same this time because Sam’s with him and he’ll do anything to protect her.

Docks
Ric and Cruz come on the scene and find Sam with Kristina. Ric sprints off to look for Jason. Sam gives her gun to Cruz and admits that she shot Diego in self-defense. The cops find Jason and Spinelli. Spinelli runs off, yet again. Jason drops his gun. Ric runs up and yells that Jason’s got another gun so shoot. The cops shoot and Jason jumps into the water. Alexis comes onto the scene at this point. Ric confronts Sam about everything but Alexis makes him back off. Mac wants divers in the water looking for Jason’s body. Alexis asks Sam what happened. Sam tells her about Kristina witnessing the shooting of Diego. Alcazar comes rushing in looking for Diego. Sam tells him where the body is.

The Compound
Sonny says that Sam will have Jason’s back. Carly is scared because she doesn’t want to lose Jason. Sonny gets a call. He fills Carly in on what happened and leaves. Carly has a mini-breakdown and Jax comforts her.

Docks
Alcazar sees Diego’s body and goes all grieving father over his body.

Little Chapel on the Docks
Elizabeth is saying a prayer for Jason and her baby.

Spencer House
Laura doesn’t remember calling them to the house. Nikolas apologizes, thinking that he didn’t realize the message was an old one. The Kids start to leave but then Larua remembers. She tells them that she’s been having memory lapses and missing time. Lulu doesn’t want to hear anymore and runs out on to the porch. Luke goes after her. Lulu realizes that Luke’s known all along that this would happen. Inside, Nikolas deduces that Laura will relapse.

DAs Office
Cruz confronts Ric about his ordering the uniformed officers to fire on an unarmed man. Sonny comes in and asks Cruz to leave and forget that he saw Sonny. Cruz leaves. Ric tells Sonny to go ahead and make threats. Sonny puts a bullet into a gun and tells Ric that the only reason he hadn’t killed him was because Ric is his mother’s son. But Jason was his brother and Ric killed him. Ric doesn’t think Sonny will do it. Sonny puts the gun to Ric’s chest.

Docks
Mac arrests Sam. Alcazar promises Diego that he will avenge his death.

Little Chapel on the Docks
Elizabeth lights a candle and then hears her name. She turns around to see Jason on the floor. She rushes to him and sees that he’s hurt. In her panic, she confesses that the baby is his, not Lucky’s.