At the hospital, Brad surprises Britt and wants to know where she was on New Year’s Eve, as he can’t believe she wouldn’t want to spend her birthday with him. She explains she was trying to have a life and there are things he can’t give her.
Brad quickly deduces she was with Jason and reminds her that he’s already broken her heart once. The ex-lab tech says Jason will never make her a priority, and begins listing who comes before her: Sonny, Carly, their kids, their pets, Carly’s hairstylist and the cute little bowl of moss in her kitchen.
Britt says Jason has been looking out for her since she came home. Brad reminds her that Jason has a code of honor, and she lies like a rug, and he’s going to try to change her. Britt disagrees.
Think Of Luke
Laura stops by Sonny’s to fill him in on Sidwell dating Lucy, but also having a business relationship with Ava, which is driving Lucy crazy. She thinks they can use this to their advantage, but Sonny worries Sidwell is befriending Ava as she’s Avery’s mother. Laura didn’t consider that and reveals that Sidwell had threatened Ace, so she asked Kevin to take Ace to Dublin, where he was offered a job.
Laura feels terrible that Avery has been drawn into this, and it is all because of her. Sonny knows that had she not called him, she’d be a suspect in Dalton’s murder, and Sidwell would have won. Laura breaks down and admits that, after finding Dalton, she had the impulse to call Luke.
Laura recalls that when she first got together with Luke, she tried to get him out of organized crime. Now, she’s as stuck as he was back then. She feels that if Luke were here, he’d know what to do.
Baby, Please Don’t Go
Michael finds Jacinda waiting for him at the mansion, and explains she came to say goodbye. She also came to return the money Kristina gave her, and she knows she’s made things worse for him in court.
She explains she never thought anyone would find out about Ezra, as the politician is careful to keep his private life private. She wanted to tell Michael the truth eventually, but feared that if she did, he wouldn’t need her anymore, and she didn’t want to let him go.
Michael tells Jacinda that he believes her and asks her not to leave Port Charles. Michael says their relationship may have started off as a lie, but now it feels real to him. Or did he read the situation wrong?
Tracy Got Played
In her office, Alexis is working on her closing statements when Tracy bursts in, yelling, “You tricked me!” Alexis says it’s called a bluff, and Tracy fell for it.
Tracy lashes out at Alexis for pointing the finger at Monica’s beloved grandson. Alexis says she was doing her job to protect an innocent woman, but Tracy insists that Willow is anything but innocent and has perfected and weaponized the sweet-and-innocent act. Alexis believes her client is innocent and orders Tracy out.