Gia told Zander about her plan to take Scott down from the inside by getting an internship in his office. Zander could not believe that Gia planned to tell Taggert about her plan and warned her that he would not approve. Taggert arrived, and as Zander predicted he demanded that Gia abandon her plan. Gia stood her ground and maintained that it was wrong to stand by and do nothing while a corrupt D.A. ran the town. Taggert advised her to stick to law school and go after Scott through the legal system once she was a lawyer. Irritated but not discouraged, Gia vented her frustrations to Zander.

Sonny awoke suddenly after dreaming that Faith had pushed Carly down the stairs. Carly reassured him that she and the baby were fine. There was a knock on the door. Carly tried to send the person away, but when Sonny saw it was Ric he insisted on speaking with him. Without asking Carly to leave, Sonny ordered Ric to find out who Faith's silent parent was. Concerned by his carelessness and misplaced trust, Carly went across the hall to speak with Jason. when Sonny left the room, Ric made a quick call to Faith to arrange a meeting. Sonny returned and, thinking about uncovering Faith's financial backer, suddenly left, ordering his bodyguard to stay behind. Ric left soon after. Carly returned and, learning that Sonny had left alone, ordered his men to find him.

Sonny met Ned on the docks. He threatened Ned's life unless Ned were to tell him who was financing Faith's plan. Ned told him he had no idea and wouldn't tell him even if he did. When Ned accused Sonny of being helpless to protect his family, Sonny lost his temper and beat Ned brutally. Taggert ran up and ordered Sonny at gunpoint to stop. Taggert arrested Sonny after Ned agreed to press charges. Scott called Carly and told her that Sonny was in big trouble.

Jason told Courtney how much she meant to him and offered to let her redecorate the penthouse to make it more comfortable for her. Carly burst in and begged Jason and Courtney to help her in a plan to help Sonny. Jason refused, telling Carly that her plans always end disastrously, but Carly insisted that Sonny was mishandling business and trusting Ric to help with the Faith situation. Reluctantly, Jason agreed to participate. Carly told Courtney that she would be involved, too.

Outside of Kelly's, Ric warned Faith. When Liz walked up, Ric pretended to be delivering a message from Sonny. Faith went inside and sat at a table. Liz and Ric got their own table and flirted. Suddenly Courtney and Jason burst through the door, apparently fighting. Faith, Ric, and Liz all observed while Courtney and Jason yelled at each other. Courtney told Jason that she had been wrong about him and never wanted to see him again. Jason kicked a table before storming out.

Ric returned to the penthouse and told Carly about Jason and Courtney's "fight." Meanwhile, Faith followed Jason back to the loft. She entered and found him smashing things with a bat. Faith pressed Jason to join forces in taking down Sonny. Jason told her he would.

After her session with Cameron, Alexis stopped Monica and asked her about Kristina. Trying to reassure Alexis, Monica inadvertently informed Alexis that the baby was on the same schedule she had been with Alexis. Using that to her advantage, Alexis went to the Quartermaines' with an empty baby carrier, attempting to sneak upstairs. She was forced to hide when AJ, Skye, and Edward came in and argued in the entrance. As soon as they left, Alexis snuck up the stairs. AJ, Skye, and Edward were startled by Alexis's scream.

At Kelley's, Georgie tried to apologize to Maxie. Lucas told Maxie that although she had been wrong to use him, that he had also been wrong by insulting her. Kyle and his friends walk in. Georgie called him a liar and a jerk, which only made Maxie even more embarrassed.

Carly told Ric that Sonny had been arrested and agreed to meet him at the police station shortly. Ric left, and Carly left Jason a message that Sonny did not know about their plan. At the police station, Taggert taunted Sonny about losing his cool. Ned agreed to press charges. Scott ordered Taggert to put a handcuffed Sonny alone in the interrogation room. Ric arrived and requested to see Sonny, but Taggert stalled him. Ric went to speak to Ned instead. Carly stormed in and demanded to be let into the interrogation room to see Sonny. Taggert grabbed her by the arm to stop her. An enraged Sonny ordered Taggert to never touch Carly again. Amidst all the shouting, Ric appeared at the door and told Taggert to release Sonny, that Ned was dropping the charges. Ned confirmed it, conceded that because he had attacked Sonny a while back, it would not be difficult for Ric to make it look as if Ned had provoked him again. Ned feared that involvement in an assault case might jeopardize his chances of regaining custody of Kristina. Disgusted, Taggert unruffled Sonny and set him free. Sonny got a call from Jason telling him to meet him on the docks. Sonny left before Carly had a chance to tell him about the plan.

Looking for Sonny, Carly ran into Courtney and Michael at the park. Carly told Courtney that however difficult Sonny could be, that he was even harder on himself. She promised Courtney that in time Courtney would see a different side of Sonny. Michael walked out onto the frozen pond, and the ice began to crack. Carly went to him and walked him to safety but fell in herself just before making it to dry ground.

Jason pressed Faith to tell him who her silent partner was. Faith told Jason to prove their new alliance by killing Sonny, promising that she would arrange a meeting with her partner and Jason. Jason met Sonny at the docks. Sonny was shocked and angry to see Faith there, too. Jason pulled a gun on Sonny, and they argued for some time. When Faith impatiently pulled out a gun to shoot Sonny herself, Jason turned the gun on her and demanded the name of her partner. Ric approached and shot Faith from the alley. Jason ran off in search of the shooter while Sonny asked a wounded Faith to tell him who had shot her.

Alexis found the crib in the Quartermaine nursery empty with a ransom note for Kristina. Reginald called the police, who showed up with Scott. Scott accused Alexis of kidnapping the baby herself. Alexis desperately pleaded her innocence, insisting that they were wasting time and should be looking for Kristina. Cameron managed to convince Scott not to arrest Alexis. Meanwhile the "kidnapped" Kristina was being hidden by Skye and AJ.

Emily returned home in the middle of the crisis and snuck upstairs unseen. Monica found her and welcomed her home. Emily explained that she need some time off between rehab and college. Later Emily went into the bathroom and pulled a syringe out of her purse.

Luke and Summer start getting hot and heavy in Luke's office, but then she pulls away. She tells Luke that can't do this. Luke is tired of being jerked back and forth and wants to know what is going on. She ends up storming out and meeting up with Nikolas. She feels too guilty to continue with his plan. Luke and Lucky end up arguing over Summer in Luke's office. Lucky thinks that Luke is just using Summer to forget about Laura and that he will hurt her.

Emily goes to Kelly's to see Liz and Zander. She and Zander run to embrace each other when she sees him. Gia and Liz watch from a distance and agree that the two still have feelings for each other.

AJ and Skye have baby Kristina hidden at Brenda's old cottage. Meanwhile everyone is frantic and fighting at the Q mansion. Skye admits that she doesn't have the first clue on how to care for a baby. Jax shows up unexpectedly and Skye has to quickly hide Kristina. Jax suspects something is going and goes to the Q mansion to let Alexis know his suspicions.

At the docks, Sonny and Jason realize that Faith's silent partner had to be the one who tried to kill her. Faith is taken to the hospital. Back at the park, Leticia and Courtney frantically manage to pull Carly out of the icy water. Sonny and Jason go to the hospital where they find Courtney and she explains what happened to Carly. Monica and Allen are in the ER with Carly where she is diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure. Sonny rushes in upset and tries to get to Carly. He almost fights with Allen who attempts to calm him down. Ric shows up and wants to do anything he can to help Sonny, but Sonny just pushes him away. Monica tells Sonny he will have to make the decision to give Carly the medication she needs in order to lower her blood pressure. She tells him the Carly is at risk of stroke, brain damage or death. However, the medication will kill their baby...

Later, Ric sneaks into Faith's room and reminds her that "bad things happen to people in hospitals." Faith looks very nervous and scared.

GENERAL HOSPITAL ~ EPISODE TWO

In the second episode, before Ric can turn off Faith's IV, Jason comes into the room. Elsewhere in the Hospital, Monica tells Sonny that they need a quick decision on whether or not to give Carly the blood pressure medication that might endanger the baby's life. Sonny wrestles with his decision and begs Carly to wake up to help him make the decision. But, when there is still no response from Carly, Sonny reluctantly gives Monica the go-ahead. Meanwhile, Tony finds Sonny and Jason with Faith and orders them to stay away from his patient. Jason heads to the E.R., where he assures Sonny of his support. Before Monica can give the drug to Carly, Carly regains consciousness and Monica notices that Carly's blood pressure begins to drop as soon as Sonny assures Carly that he is nearby. Monica declares that they no longer need the drug for Carly. But, when Bobbie arrives to see Carly, Monica informs Carly and Sonny that a new problem has developed ~ Carly is suffering from internal bleeding. Carly suddenly begins to cramp and Sonny goes to the chapel to pray for another miracle. Later, when Faith is wheeled out of surgery, Jason is waiting for her, demanding to know the name of Faith's partner. But Faith sees Ric hovering outside the recovery room and tells Jason that there never was a partner. However, when Ric later asks if Jason believes Faith, Jason replies: "No!"

On the Docks, Lucky tells Summer that Luke is just using her as a diversion to keep his mind off Laura and Luke admits that Lucky is right ~ but points out that he never kept that a secret. When Lucky points out that Luke will discard Summer when he no longer needs her, Summer appears shocked and asks Luke if that is true. Luke declares that Summer knows the rules are that Luke wants everything out in the open. Then Luke walks away, reminding Summer that she knows where to find him. Later, Nikolas and Luke have a run-in outside Kelly's and Luke warns Nikolas that, one day, Laura will disappear from the mental hospital and Nikolas will have NO way to ever find his mother again. Meanwhile, Lucky walks Summer home but storms out of her apartment when Summer tells Lucky that Luke gives her what she needs. After his run-in with Luke, Nikolas calls Summer and learns that Summer told Luke about her missing brother. Nikolas coldly informs Summer that she has had her last chance to distract Luke away from his mother ~ and Nikolas hangs up on Summer.

Outside Kelly's, after Zander reminds Emily of their plan to take the bus to Mexico, Emily tells Zander that she is 'sort of' seeing someone new and observes that it looks like Zander is moving on with Gia. But Zander insists that he and Gia are just friends. Emily implores Zander NOT to get the wrong idea about her return, because she returned because she missed her family. A disappointed Zander finally agrees that they should just be friends. Later, inside, Gia reports to Zander that Marcus believes one of the Quartermaines took Kristina. As Gia and Zander speculate about the kidnapping, Liz listens in. Outside, Emily sadly watches Gia and Zander together, then calls someone. Liz comes outside and finds Emily on the phone, but Emily insists it was no one important. Later, Liz tells Emily that she is positive that Emily is still in love with Zander. Then Liz fills Emily in on the details of Liz's budding relationship with Ric. Later, Emily stands alone on the docks and cries. Then Emily takes her drugs out of her purse and tries to throw them away - but can't.

At the Cottage, Skye tries to get Kristina to burp. Then Skye begins to complain about Brenda and Kristina finally rewards Skye with a burp ~ but Skye realizes that Kristina's burp also played havoc with Skye's designer suit! Meanwhile, AJ listens in as Jax informs Cameron and Alexis about his suspicion that Skye is keeping Kristina at the Cottage. Cameron, Alexis and Jax leave immediately to surprise Skye at the Cottage. After they leave, Ned enters the drawing room and accuses Alan and Edward of being responsible for Kristina's disappearance, because they burned down the Gate House and set Ned up to look like an irresponsible parent. Later, when Cameron, Alexis and Jax arrive at the Cottage, they find it empty. But, before they leave, Alexis spots Kristina's bootie on the couch and quietly slips it into her purse. Alexis does NOT share news of her find with Cameron or Jax! After Cameron, Jax and Alexis leave the Cottage, AJ and Skye return to the Cottage with Kristina, congratulating themselves for getting Kristina away before they were caught red-handed. Skye and AJ bond with the baby but Skye finally puts Kristina to sleep in her crib while AJ and Skye plan their next move. All the while, Alexis hides in bushes outside the house and watches them. Later, when Skye checks on Kristina, she is devastated to find the baby missing. In the meantime, Alexis returns Kristina to the Quartermaine Mansion. Telling her baby that she has always trusted the law, Alexis promises Kristina that her six months with the Quartermaines will go quickly and then mother and daughter will be reunited. However, before Alexis can take Kristina back to the nursery, Alexis overhears Edward loudly proclaiming to Jax that Edward's goal is to prevent Alexis from ever having custody of her daughter ~ and Alexis leaves again with the baby!