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Sonny & Brenda #13  August 7 - November 1, 1996 - 8 hr edit

DVD #13A  Luke and Laura and Sonny visit briefly at GH. With GH getting deeper into financial trouble, Alan asks Sonny to let the hospital use his $30M gift for Stone’s memorial wing to bail out the hospital, but Sonny refuses. Brenda eavesdrops in doorway. Alan accuses Sonny of using the fund to launder money. Sonny barely keeps his cool and says nothing will destroy Stone's memorial. Sonny and Monica leave. Brenda tries to explain Sonny to Alan. Brenda asks for more pain meds and Alan agrees.

Jax and Brenda plan for photo shoot in their home for a magazine. Tracy visits Jax at the penthouse. She needles him about Brenda and Sonny again. Tracy tells him Brenda is hot for Sonny. Jax and Tracy talk about their plan to take over ELQ. Tracey leaves and Brenda arrives at PH. Lucy shows up for the photo shoot, but Brenda says she'll handle it. Jax and Brenda about the shoot, the photographer arrives. Brenda pops some painkillers before her interview.
 
Sonny sees Gina in the park attacking a tree. He stops her.  Sonny and Gina talk. He tries to calm her down. Gina makes it clear she does not want Sonny’s help. He goes to Luke's Place, but relives the explosion again. Sonny thinks about Lily. Robin arrives and comforts him. Brenda tells Jax how pathetic she was in her pursuit of Sonny and how it cost Lily her life.

Jax watches Brenda at the shoot as she daydreams about Sonny. Brenda wakes up with a start from a bad dream about Sonny, Lily, and their baby. She's upsets and talks to Jax about her role in Lily's death. Brenda tells Jax that she is the reason that Lily is dead. Jax does not like Brenda beating herself up. Jax tells Brenda she needs to move on and seize their happiness together. 

Sonny, Robin and Jason at Luke's. Jason wants to take Robin on a trip before she leaves for college. Jason asks Sonny for some time off to take Robin on a trip. Mike suggests Montauk. Mike and Sonny talk briefly about Adella (Sonny's mother). Gina apologizes to Sonny for earlier outburst. She explains she is Mike's sister (Stone), and Sonny is very nice to her. Luke and Sonny talk about the Cassadine mess. Sonny, Mike, and Gina share a toast to Stone on his birthday. 

Tracy arranges to get Sonny to the Q mansion on false pretensions. He blows her off. Sonny and Luke talk about the Cassadines. Mac arrives and tells Sonny that Robin is missing, lots of gnashing of teeth. Brenda talks to Sonny and sees his worry about Jason and Robin. Sonny finds out they are both okay. Jason was beat up and is hospitalized. Sonny and Alan go head to head. Sonny arrives in Brooklyn to visit Jason in the hospital there.

Jax and Brenda talk about Robin and her HIV status. Jax is very supportive. Sonny says Jason has to learn to follow orders exactly. Robin arrives and she and Sonny talk about the trip and about her leaving for college. Brenda arrives and talks to all. Sonny comforts her when he sees how worried she is about Robin. Tracy tells Jax that with Ned leaving, ELQ will be ripe for a take over.  Ned arrives and Tracy hides. 

Alan tries to not let Sonny see Jason at GH, but Robin intervenes. Sonny and Robin visit with Jason. Jason reveals it was Sonny's own guys who beat him up because he wasn’t the runner they expected.  Alan and Sonny exchange insults outside Jason’s room before Brenda hustles Sonny off. Brenda takes Sonny away and they go to his penthouse. 

Sonny and Brenda finish their discussion about Lily's death. Sonny wants Brenda to leave it alone but she needs to let him know she shares his pain and his guilt (An excellent scene!). Brenda tried to draw him out. They talk about the guilt and responsibility regarding Lily. The doorbell rings. Brenda asks him not to answer, but he does. It's Gina. Brenda leaves and Sonny and Gina talk about Stone. 

Sonny calls Mike and invites him over for dinner. Mike and Sonny talk about Stone and Jason and how Sonny takes care of Jason. Sonny tells Mike that he doesn't think about suicide anymore.

Brenda goes home and finds Tracy's cigar in the ashtray, but Jax covers up the truth.  Brenda tells Jax to quit working and come to bed. Jax takes a call from Tracy who says the Qs are on to them. Jax doesn't tell Brenda it's Tracy. The next day at the gatehouse, Jax and Brenda interrupt Ned, Lois, and Tracy.  Tracy is a witch to Lois. Tracy leaves and Lois and Brenda talk about Jax, etc. 

Robin's goodbye party begins at Luke's. Sonny and Robin talk in private (another great scene!). Sonny asks about her health and they talk about the protocol. Sonny is very supportive and tells her to take the drugs. They also talk about their losses and their pain. Robin wants Sonny to promise that he will try and move on with his life. Jason arrives and the three chat. They go back to the party and Mike toasts Robin. Jax, Brenda, Ned and Lois arrive. Brenda and Robin talk about her HIV.
 
Luke and Laura go out to talk to Stefan and end up arguing about Nikolas's disappearance. Sonny intervenes. Sonny gives Luke advice about Laura and offers to find Nikolas. Sonny and Robin talk about missing each other and they embrace again. Robin and Sonny say goodbye. Sonny and Luke talk at Ruby's. Jason, Luke and Sonny talk about Robin. Luke and Sonny talk about getting Stefan out of town. Luke asks Sonny if his men have found Nikolas. Later, Sonny gets a call that Nikolas was spotted near the river.

Jax and Brenda make out at their PH before Brenda leaves on a promo tour for perfume. Jax tells Tracy to come over. Tracy flirts with Jax, but he rejects her. Brenda comes home early and overhears Jax and Tracy plotting to take over ELQ.  Tracy panics. Jax says the ball's already in play, and it's too late for Ned to do anything about it. Brenda eavesdrops and goes to see Ned and Lois and tells them about the meeting. 

Brenda and Sonny meet at Ruby's. She asks him about why he had to keep his business secret. He tells her he was protecting her from hurting because of his choices. Jax and Brenda hash out his ELQ takeover attempts. Jax admits to Brenda that he intends to take over ELQ. Jax tries to explain life in the big game to Brenda and says it is just business. Brenda buys it. She shows Jax her latest modeling photos for the "She'll never forget you" campaign that was taken when she was daydreaming about Sonny. Jax tells Brenda the photo is compelling and he knows it's because she's thinking of Sonny. They talk about Sonny and Jax says her past is her own and he accepts that.

Sonny goes to the hospital to see Luke, who is there because Nik fell down the stairs in a scuffle with Lucky. Luke tells Sonny abut his chat with Nikolas in the catacombs. Laura and Sonny talk about Nikolas. Sonny takes her home. 

Ned threatens Jax and tells him to expect a fight. Jax meets with Tracy. Brenda gets a call that Lois is in the hospital because of early contractions. Brenda goes to Lois in hospital. Lois fears she might lose the baby. Brenda comforts Lois. Lois and Brenda talk about Jax and Ned and their battle. Ned arrives and comforts Lois.

Justus tells Sonny of ELQ’s trouble and enlists Sonny's help to get Ned back on board as CEO. Justice tells Sonny it's Tracy and Jax attacking ELQ. Sonny gets mad. Justice gives more takeover info to Sonny. Sonny calls Edward to tell him he won't sell his shares. Sonny rushes to GH when he hears about Lois. At GH, Lois and baby are okay. 

Sonny arrives and talks to all. Ned and Lois leave, but Sonny and Brenda remain. Sonny lets her have it about Jax's betrayal of Lois. Sonny advises her to be loyal to Jax but not if it means losing her friends. Sonny tells her she's lying to herself and betraying her best friend by sticking with Jax as he attacks ELQ (another great scene!). Sonny tells Jason about Jax's attempts to takeover ELQ; Sonny won't give up his seat on the ELQ board without a fight, especially if it means losing to Jax.  He tells Jason that Brenda once wore a wire. This really upsets Jason. They talk about old baggage of Sonny's.

Brenda and Jax have it out about Tracy.  Brenda is upset because of Lois's close call and blames Jax for it because of his plotting with Tracy. Jax explains that his family rose from nothing and they don't just give up.  Jax defends his role and totally rationalizes all his dealings. He gives Brenda a sob story of his impoverished youth and that's why he's unwilling to back off from the profit of taking over ELQ. Brenda let's him off the hook but says she needs time to think. 

DVD #13B  Brenda goes to the gatehouse and learns that Ned and Lois have split and Lois is going back to Bensonhurst for good. Brenda goes home and Jax asks what's wrong. He totally rationalizes again. Brenda goes off on her promo tour. They complain about being separated and make plans to meet while she's on tour. Brenda looks over her upcoming promo tour itinerary.

At the gatehouse, Sonny stops to check on Lois. Sonny gives Ned his support. Ned says if Sonny really is serious about saving ELQ he should resign his seat on the board. Ned offers to swap Sonny's stock for a small ELQ subsidiary, a paper mill. Ned gets Sonny's proxy for the board meeting. Brenda arrives to say goodbye to Ned before her tour. Brenda explains to Sonny about Ned and Lois's break-up and Lois leaving town. 

Tracy meets with Jax to discuss their next move. Jax tells Tracy she is now on her own. Sonny blasts Jax as the cause of all of this pain to Lois and Brenda defends Jax. Sonny talks to Mike about what a giant weasel Jax is. Sonny says he's going to make a move against Jax. Brenda and Jax reaffirm their love. 

Sonny changes his mind about attending a big ELQ board meeting to announce Ned's return and decides to go. Jax arrives and announces he's backing off. Sonny arrives and starts slamming Jax. Jax tells the Qs that he miscalculated and underestimated them. Sonny is not so forgiving. 

Back at Luke's, Sonny notices how much Jason is missing Robin.  Lucy bursts in looking for Luke and blasts Sonny because she's upset over Kevin. Sonny holds her and comforts until she can explain that she's afraid for Kevin. She tells Sonny she wants to sell her share of the club back to him. Sonny accepts Lucy’s offer to buy back his shares in Luke’s club. Sonny goes to Luke's house to talk about Cassadines. Sonny tells Luke that the Cassadine “Timoria” bank account that he check out for Luke was indeed a phony.

Brenda calls Jax from her tour. Brenda and Jax have breakfast together over the phone. There are pearl earrings in Brenda's oysters. Tracy shows up at Jax's to blast him for giving in. Tracy demands Jax pay up the money from their deal. She threatens him, to cut her a check, or she tells Brenda all about them. He sends her packing. Now penniless, Tracy invites Sonny to her fleabag motel to ask for a loan. Tracy tries to negotiate a loan from Sonny but he is not about to deal after what she did to Lois. He blows her off, too. 

Brenda surprises Jax by coming home early. Sonny goes to Jax's PH to confront him over what he learned from Tracy. Sonny accuses him of using Brenda and betraying Lois. Sonny belts him and Brenda comes downstairs. They all argue and Sonny tells Brenda she need to see that Jax is a user. After Sonny leaves, Jax and Brenda fight about Sonny. Jax trashes Sonny as a mobster and a manipulator. Brenda says they shouldn't talk about it because she won't speak against Sonny. They make up. Jax and Brenda make plans for their second splashy wedding, this time in Port Charles.

Mike shows up at Sonny's with Chinese food. Mike pushes Sonny about taking down Lily's portrait. Sonny tells Mike about ELQ, Jax, and Lois. Sonny says he's going to ask Mac about Jax and he vows to bring him down. More wedding planning. Ned arrives at PH. Elsewhere, Sonny and Jason talk about business and then talk about Lily. Sonny tells him the whole story. 

Brenda tells Ned about her upcoming wedding. She asks Ned to give her away. Brenda agrees with Ned that he should be whatever it takes to get Sonny out of ELQ.  Jax and Brenda talk a little and say all will be perfect.

Jason learns that Sonny is still beating himself up over Lily’s death. Jason tells Sonny not to dwell on the past because it can't be changed. He is having a hard time taking Lily’s painting down, Jason agrees to get rid of it for him so he can move on. Ned goes to Sonny to ask him to get dirt on Jax. Ned pumps Sonny for information about the problems between him and Jax. Sonny surmises that Ned wants him to take care of Jax. If a skeleton from Jax's past would force him off the ELQ board, Ned wouldn't lose any sleep over it. He informs Sonny about Brenda’s big wedding.

Jax calls his dad to tell him about the wedding. John Jax makes an oblique reference to "her."  Sonny goes to Mac to get info on Jax. Mac says he hates Jax, but he won't give details. Brenda calls Jax for moral support before a tour performance and then takes pills as soon as she's off the phone. Brenda is becoming more dependent on her pain killers.

Luke and Mike talk about having Sonny back as owner at Luke's. Sonny flashes back to his talk with Brenda when Lois was in the emergency room. Luke and Sonny talk about being partners again and talk about the Cassadines.

Katherine tells Jax to hire her to plan the wedding.  She pockets a copy of Brenda’s Jax cosmetics tour itinerary. Katherine talks to Jax about wedding plans while he flashes back to mysterious events in Australia. Brenda returns home and greets Jax. She tells about him about Lois and the baby. Jax explains it all without taking any responsibility. Brenda looks at her veil. The scene melts to Sonny who is flashing back to Puerto Rico. Sonny sits on the pier and flashes back to his last reunion with Brenda when they planned to run away.

At an ELQ board meeting, Ned gets the news that he has a daughter.  Sonny talks to Stefan about his AIDS wing endowment. Luke shows up and discusses the Cassadines. Sonny tells Luke that he sensed that Stefan and Bobbie have something going on. Sonny pesters Mac again about what he knows about Jax. Jax overhears Sonny quizzing Mac.  They argue. Mac assures Jax that Sonny will not stop until he uncovers Jax’s secret. Mac warns Jax to come clean now. Sonny sends one of his men to Australia to check out the link between Jax and Mac. Jax contemplates telling Brenda his secret.

Jax and Brenda talk about their future. Brenda gives Ned a picture of Brooklyn. Ned thanks her for being there for Lois and the baby. Brenda comes home to Jax, who is sitting in the dark. Jax almost tells  Brenda his secret but is interrupted when his parents arrive in PC early for the wedding. Jax tells his father that Sonny is sniffing around in his past. Hus dad insists that he not tell her the "story." Later, Jax and Brenda are in bed and he sidesteps when she asks what he was going to say earlier?  Jax and Brenda make love. Jax and Brenda in bed together.

Jax has a nightmare where Sonny takes Brenda from him. Brenda makes a crack about him lying to her. Jax threatens Sonny, but to no avail. Sonny tells Luke he's on to something about Jax. Jax lies to Brenda about his dream.

John Jax pays Sonny a visit. He demands Sonny back off his investigation of Jax.  Sonny gets attacked on the docks, presumably by John Jax's thugs. Jason takes care of the attacker. Sonny tells Jason and he is certain that the goon that attacked him was sent by Jax. Sonny knows he must be on the right trail, he needs to go to Australia.  Jason offers the ELQ jet. 

At the Q mansion, Brenda walks in on Ned talking against Jax. Brenda visits with Lila and Emily. Brenda shows Lila a picture of Brooklyn. Lila offers Brenda the mansion to get married in. Brenda asks Emily to be a bridesmaid. Sonny tells Ned he is on the trail of something that would get Jax out of ELQ permanently. After overhearing, Brenda confronts Sonny and they talk privately. She asks him to leave Jax alone and he says he can't and that she's living in a dream world. Jax announces a pre-honeymoon in New Orleans.