Robert, Holly & Anna #2  May 16 - June 17, 1985 - 8 hours

Robert is walking down on the docks and he flashes back once again to his first caper with Anna as WSB spies. On their first mission, they are assigned to free a hostage who is being held in a rather lovely country inn. While Robert is asleep, Anna sneaks down the dumb waiter (a little elevator that was used to send food up and down between floors). She enters the room where the hostage is being held, sends him up in the dumb waiter up to their room, and then goes up herself. When he enters the room, Robert pulls a gun on him until Anna arrives and explains her plan. He just stands there a bit puzzled as she is way ahead of him (and I suspect just a bit impressed with the intelligence and simplicity of her plan).     

Back in 1985, a sad and mournful Anna is also walking down by the docks and winds up at a local pizza parlor, sitting lost in her memories. Robert comes in and he is also reminded of their past and this sets off another flashback of them taking cover in chef's hats and covered in dough while hiding the escaped hostage from the DVX. Back to 1985, Anna comments that was a great caper and Robert agrees, "The best." (Did he actually just say something nice about his past with Anna? He is definitely softening). The pizza guy brings the commissioner a pizza on the house. Anna says he can't exactly leave now and he sits down with her to have a slice.     

Over at Holly's, she is not looking too happy as Robert hasn't called and she doesn't know where he is. Back at the pizza place, someone calls out for O'Reilly (yep that's all it takes to continue our journey in R&A's past): they are back on the caper, wearing their chef's outfits using that as a cover to escape from the inn. Robert sneaks up behind one of the guards and knocks him out; O'Reilly arrives just in time to take the hostage off with her in a delivery truck. Robert and Anna change out of their chef clothes and blithely walk away, kissing, and snuggling. They come upon the last two guards and each take one out. They continue on without a care in the world in Robert's James Bond car singing "Waltzing Matilda".      

Back in 1985, Robert takes credit for pulling them out of that mess. Anna disagrees with that take on it and tells him that old age is making him senile. She is soft and jovial, he looks at her and his face has gone hard once again and he is compelled to threaten her if she tells Holly of their past together. She is disappointed that he had to spoil it as she was having a nice time with him and why does he have to spoil it. A car back fires and Anna jumps saying it sounded like gunfire. This sets off another flashback of Robert and Anna being chased as the DVX pursue them and shooting at them. Robert is very surprised when the DVX car suddenly blows up, Anna lifts her skirt and shows up a remote control device and lets on she set the device and blew up the car! Robert insists they dump his car and they take off on foot.     

Back in 1985, Robert and Anna say goodbye and Robert takes the pizza to Frisco and Felicia to check out the apartment before Tony arrives. Robert checks the alarm, which is loud and in good working order, and the guard comes running. Robert tells them they will have to put up with the security till they catch Slater. Robert realizes how late it is and that he hasn't called Holly.     

Sean goes to see Anna and asks her what the relationship is between her and Robert? Anna has another flashback of her and Robert in the woods camping out (as they are still on foot), feasting on apples and cheese. He tells her she has a lot of good ideas from time to time. Back in 1985, she tells Sean that Robert means nothing to her. She insists that she worked with Robert once and that is all. She says she is in for 40% of the treasure and she isn't going to tell Robert about it. She assures Sean that Robert means nothing to her.     

Robert arrives home, and Holly is relieved to see him. He tells her he will be up to bed in a minute. He has another flashback to the night around the campfire as Anna wearing a slip dances very seductively in front of the fire. Robert is called back to his present when Holly calls him to come up to bed. The next morning, Holly is thrilled to see an article on the front page of the Herald declaring she was cleared of all charges. Sean tells Anna about the risk that Tony Jones presents if he recovers his memory from the day he was shot. Anna says she never asked for attempted murder charges! Sean tells her she is in too deep now and if he goes down then she goes down as well and they are both accessories after the fact. She doesn't believe Robert would turn her in. He remembers she always got something on anyone she worked with and he wants to know what she has on Robert. She says nothing and she never had anything on Sean till now.     

Robert sits down on the docks and remembers him and Anna running on the beach, gunshots are heard in the distance. He demands that they swim for it and tells her to take off some of her clothes. Back in 1985, Anna comes upon Robert and asks him what he is doing there? She tells him she is going to Celia's shower. He wants to know why she is going so early? She says Holly asked her to come help decorate. He wants her to stay away from Holly, he doesn't want Holly hurt. He accuses her of thinking she has him backed into a corner that he can't cut her out of Holly's life without telling her the whole story. He says he can't tell Holly what happened between him and Anna. He warns her again that if she tries to resurrect it that he will give her more trouble than she ever dreamed possible.     

Anna continues with another location flashback in chronological order, of them making it to a beach, collapsing on the sand as the waves crash over them. They lay on the beach, making out as "All is Fair in Love and War" plays. They are in Italy as becomes evident as an older woman starts ordering them around in Italian, she sends them into shower and gives them soap. She gives Anna a wrap around that Anna uses as a skirt. She ushers them up to the town, gets them some clothing and takes them to the mayor. He tells them that this is wedding day and everyone who wants to get married can do so that day. They watch a procession of brides and grooms, and the town folk stroll down for the weddings.     

Back in 1985, Anna arrives at Holly's. Robert arrives to see Sean and tells him that Tony has been discharged and Robert points out it is his job to protect him. He asks what the WSB has for information on Slater's whereabouts in Brazil? Sean says nothing that Slater has disappeared. A red light goes off; when Robert asks about it Sean tells him it is a silent alarm. While Sean investigates it, Robert uses his WSB computer to search for Slater's location. When Sean goes to his locked door, he finds that it was Grant who set off the alarm (me thinks Robert set him up to do this, Grant and Robert would work well together). Robert finds that Sean never searched the WSB computer for Slater's location in Brazil. When Sean returns, Robert wants to know why he lied to him? Sean says he did the search under the two aliases that Slater used, not under Slater's real name. Sean is getting tired of Robert's accusations and suspicions and wants to know if the trust between them has gone out of style? Sean tells him that the next time he wants to use his computer without Sean's authorization that he better come with a search warrant!     

At the shower the talk of the upcoming wedding triggers Anna's next flashback, this time of her Italian wedding to Robert. As they approach the wedding gathering, the Italian woman gives Robert a mantilla (a lace shawl for the bride's head). He takes it and gently places it over Anna's hair as a bridal veil. She gets tears in her eyes as she realizes he intends to marry her. They say their vows to each other in English and then with the rest of the gathering in Italian.     

Robert arrives at the shower; he and Anna stand across a table filled with wedding stuff and share a private look remembering their own wedding. Robert remembers his wedding night when Anna tells him about a Scottish tradition of blowing out a candle and wishing on a long and happy life together. He tells her she is the most beautiful bride, and calls her "My Anna". She tells him she loves him so much. He responds, "My god do I love you!" and they begin making love.     

Back in 1985, Robert abruptly says he has to leave to go see Sean. Anna asks him to walk with her to her hotel. He tries to refuse but Holly is curious at his resistance. They stop for an Italian Ice and flashback to their honeymoon, eating one while lying in bed. Robert has sent Sean a telegram telling him where they are. Sean calls and orders them back to Paris the next morning. After the call, he tells her he doesn't want her in any danger and that married couples can't be agents. She begs for one more assignment and then promises they will retire and settle down together and make babies. In the meantime, she suggests they don't tell Sean.     

Back in 1985, Sean asks Anna point blank if she is in love with Sean. He reminds of the many days her and Robert sent in Italy together. She brushes it off as they were evading the DVX. He isn't buying it and she admits they did have a brief fling but it is long over. Robert has asked to see her, as he wants information from her on Sean's business. He tells her that he wants to nail a killer; he killed one man, put another in a coma and messed up the lives of a dozen others. He asks for her help? She is curious why he wants her help as he is friends with Sean? He says that all roads lead to Sean's shipping business and he questions her about the legitimacy of his business. She says he is primarily involved with the hospital ship, and is in business with Grant and Alan and she believes that is legit.     

Robert goes to see Tony to interview him again; he has make great progress and identifies Slater and Peter's pictures. Robert creates the scene when Tony was treating Peter after he was shot. He asks Tony if Peter said anything while Tony was treating him? Tony is able to stutter out, "Donnelly". A very somber Robert sits down on the docks; Anna approaches him and comments that he looks like he has lost his best friend. He asks her about what she meant in NY about someone close to him betraying him. He believes she knows what Sean is up to. She changes the subject and brings it back to them arriving in Paris together, cue the flashback: A happy reunion occurs as returning heroes Robert and Anna are reunited with O'Reilly and Sean. Sean gets Robert alone and tells her that there is a double agent in their midst and it could be a friend and the double agent has stolen a secret code.     

Back in 1985, Robert demands Anna tell him who is betraying him. She points out that he doesn't trust her and wouldn't believe her if she did tell him. She tells him he will have to find out for himself. Robert meets with Sean and Sean notices how down Robert seems and asks him what is going on? Robert tells him that an old friend might be dead and it will be awhile before he knows what happened? Sean is curious who the friend is? Robert says he has been thinking that maybe he never really knew his friend at all (this is a very obvious clue to Sean that Robert suspects him, has info on him and know doubts whether Sean is who he thought he was). When Anna arrives at the office, Sean tells her that Robert is onto him. She doesn't believe that, but Sean says that while Robert was very cryptic he was also very obvious. Sean says that his conversation with Robert was one of the lowest points of his life. She points out that when he went after the treasure that he choose sides. Sean defends that when he decided to go after the treasure that it was a lark, it had nothing to do with good guys or bad guys, it was a sealed up and was a forgotten treasure. Sean didn't think he was hurting anyone, as the people of Mexico never would have seen a peso. Sean vents that they are past the point of no return; caused by the day that Slater killed Peter, followed by Slater's attack on Tony. He tells her they have to move that treasure and they have to move it fast before Robert can prove anything.     

Robert then goes to meet with Felicia, as he wants to quiz her about her experience in Mexico. Felicia tells him about solving a cryptogram, and her and Frisco being kidnapped, no ransom ever being demanded, and then they were able to escape. Robert talks to Anna again and asks her one more time if the person she told him was betraying him, if that person is Sean? She asks if she tells him it is Sean if he will forgive her for betraying him, cueing another flashback: They are in bed, and she says there is something different about how he just made love to her as though it were for the last time. He tells her he has a boring, quick last assignment to do and he wants her to go rent a villa for them to continue their honeymoon. Back in 1985, he says never again will he give her the opportunity to hurt him again. Robert now is on the trail and places a call to the archeology department of a Mexico university checking up on Sean. The professor says yes that Mr. Donnelly did make a request to take a Port Charles University group of students to study an Aztec crypt. The professor comments that he took his own group but they were delayed by numerous problems along the way and when he arrived he found Sean already there in the crypt.     

Holly is worried as Robert hasn't been home all night, when he returns he is glum and quiet. He asks her if she cannot ask any questions that he can't talk to her about it yet. She admits that is a hard thing to do. She asks if it has anything to do with Anna, as he has been different since Anna arrived in town, like a bad feeling in the air. Anna shows up to retrieve her compact and as Holly is out of the room, another series of flashbacks of Anna's betrayal that last night are seen. Cue flashback: CK8 Scorpio watches the drop of the stolen code and as the exchange is made gunfire breaks out, an explosion occurs and when Robert turns over the double agent, he finds it is Anna. She has been hurt in the explosion, her face injured. He gently picks her up and carries her to safety.     

Back to 1985, Robert arrives to see Sean. Anna tells him he is welcome to wait if it's not too unbearable for him to be in the same room with her. He responds that his whole life is unbearable. She argues that they had some lovely memories. He denies this saying they were all lies. Cue another flashback: Robert visits the injured Anna in the hospital as she is all wrapped up in bandages. He is broken hearted and wants to know why? She tells him it was her last assignment for the DVX, she tells him it was about greed. He can't believe it was about money? She betrayed her country, him, for money? She cries that she loved him and she knows he loved her and she has never known any love like this. She can't deny it, can he? Sean arrives and wants a full report on what happened. Robert lies and covers for her, and says that he brought her in, as he needed the help on the caper. After Sean leaves he says that for the first time in his life he is something he has never been before, a man without honor, without integrity. He tells her that all he wants from her is a quick divorce and her promise that she will never attempt to see him again. She agrees and he walks out the door. Back to 1985, Robert tells Anna that Sean had the Swede executed for being the double agent when it was really Anna! He tells her this is what he has been carrying around with him all of these years.     

Sean and Anna arrive at the Quartermaine party, Sean reminds Anna that they have to stick with Robert all night. Robert talks to a security guard and shows him the search warrant. He suggests if he wants to search undetected that he should wait till after 10:00. Robert enlists Holly's help. He tells her he has to be able to sneak out from the party undetected and he doesn't want Sean or Anna to know that he has left. He tells her he will need her to cover for him for about 40 minutes. At the party, Sean worries about where Robert and Holly are. Anna assures him that Celia is Holly's best friend and she wouldn't miss the party for the world. Holly asks Anna who she thinks is the best dancer between Robert and Sean. Anna lies and says that she has never danced with Robert. Sean pushes them together to dance and grabs Holly. As Robert dances with Anna, she asks if it reminds him of old times? He says he doesn't have the stomach for any more memories (guess that means we are done with the flashbacks). Robert suggests switching partners and takes Holly into his arms and they dance. He tells her he wants to do a dry run on his escape. As he and Holly head towards the door, Sean and Anna stop them and Sean suggests they switch partners again. They beg off and Holly offers to introduce Anna around. Sean declines intent on sticking to Robert. Anna and Holly stop in to talk to Frisco and Tanya, Frisco says that Tony doesn't remember anything in order to protect Tony.     

Anna asks Sean if he might be imagining things about Robert's suspicions? He says not tonight that Robert is definitely up to something. They are watching Robert and Holly from across the room. Robert asks Holly to kiss him passionately and then pull him outside. They sneak away behind the gatehouse. Sean drags Anna outside calling after him. Holly comes out with her dress half off and asks if they could give them a few minutes that they are a bit occupied. Anna is mortified at having interrupted them and drags Sean back inside. Holly comes in and grabs two glasses of champagne. Sean tries to tag along but she says that they are still enjoying a private moment and Robert is very thirsty. Alan stops Sean before he can pursue her and says that Lila would like a word with him and when she is done that he would like to talk to him about the hospital ship. Robert has made it into Sean's warehouse and searches through the crates and finds the jewels of the Aztec treasure. Sean tells Anna that Robert is a very smart man and he knows that they have been watching him. Sean doesn't believe that Robert is with Holly and that it is a ruse to give Robert time to get to the warehouse and back. Anna tells him he can't go and check, as Robert will definitely be suspicious of Sean checking up on him.     

Robert calls the Quartermaine house and asks Stella to get a message to Holly to have her come to an out of the way phone and he will call her back. Sean overhears this and is sure Robert is not at the boathouse and he insists he is going to the warehouse to check it out. Anna thinks Robert is just ordering more champagne from the boathouse and doesn't seem at all concerned. Sean tries dragging her out of there, Anna insists on saying goodbye and then she pulls away from him, falls towards a table and her hair catches on fire! The flame is put out but in the process her scar is revealed. She is humiliated and tells them she just wants to go home, and begs Sean to take her home.     

Sean arrives at the warehouse to look around, talk to his security guard. Meanwhile, Robert is planting a bug in his office. Sean enters his office and Robert hides under the desk and is not detected (didn't Sean used to be the director of the WSB?). Robert returns home, Holly is worried about him. She comments that he isn't eating and he isn't sleeping that whatever is going on is tearing him up inside. He tells her he will be locked up inside the communications room for the next couple of days, incommunicado from everyone. She wants him to tell Burt that he is sick with the flu. He asks her if she would mind if he wasn't police commissioner? He asks her to remember their pact about not discussing things from the past. Burt stops by and she tells him that Robert has a terrible case of the flu. Sean arrives the next morning to see Robert. Holly tells him that Robert is quite ill and is very contagious with a high fever and she doesn't want him disturbed. He comments that it came on rather suddenly but she says he has seemed rather run down lately. She asks Sean if he has noticed it? He turns it back to her and asks what she thinks it is? She doesn't say too much and changes the subject; Sean realizing he isn't going to get any information finally leaves.     

#2B Robert's bug of Sean's office comes in handy as he is able to overhear Sean and Sam discuss their entire plan, where the jewels will be stored, and all the details of their operation. Sam is still worried about the threat that Tony poses as he continues to recover, Sean acknowledges he knows how great that threat is. Anna comes in and she discusses the plans with Sam as well so Robert has proof that they are both in on the stolen jewels together. Slater calls Sam but will only talk to Sean. After Sam hangs up he says to Anna that he is sure that Slater is headed back to Port Charles. Robert puts out an alert to Brazilian authorities to put a special watch out for Slater trying to exit the country. Robert heads to the office, still refusing to tell the worried and puzzled Holly anything about what is going on. Robert tries to give Burt a heads up that trouble is brewing and Robert may be forced to resign after midnight Friday if Robert is still alive! Burt demands to know what is going on! He is interrupted as Frisco and Felicia arrive to fill Robert in on Tony's recovering his memories. Frisco is sure that Tony is remembering something about his shooting and he wants to talk about it. Robert rushes out with them, as he wants to talk to Tony right away.     

Robert talks to Tony privately and he stumbles out the words that Peter told him that Sean has the treasure. Robert wants to know if Sean was with Slater when he shot Tony? He says no, just one man, Slater. Robert seems relieved to know at least that Sean wasn't involved in shooting Tony. Robert promises he will get Slater, he says he can't arrest Sean until he knows if he told Slater to shoot Tony. He asks Tony not to discuss this with anyone as it is police business and he promises Tony he will be safe that Robert won't allow anyone to get to him. On his way out, Robert tells Frisco, Felicia, and Tanya not to question Tony about any of this. Felicia says she would like to know who she can trust? But Robert won't divulge any information. After the girls leave, Frisco questions Robert about what he found out from Tony as he wants to help Robert go after them. Frisco says with all of the secrecy it must be big! Robert does not want Frisco involved as he doesn't want to have look after Frisco and yells at him to stay the hell out of this.     

Sean stops by to see Robert and there is a lot of double talk between them as Holly picks up on the undercurrents between them. Sean goes back to his office just in time for Slater's call. When Slater mentions Tony, Sean orders him to stay away from Tony Jones! Slater tries to blackmail Sean by saying that if he doesn't get what he wants that he will lie and tell Scorpio that Sean ordered the hit on Tony. Sean responds that is one lie that Robert will never believe. Sean threatens that if Slater comes within 10 miles of Port Charles he is a dead man. Robert exits the communications room and tells Holly that his seclusion is over that he has found out what he needed to know and now its time for him to make his plan.     

The professor from Mexico arrives and Robert shows him Sean's picture and he identifies him as the man he found in the Aztec crypt. The professor notices that Robert doesn't seem too happy with this positive ID. The professor is surprised that Robert suspects Sean of being involved in possibly stealing a treasure as Sean is well respected in Mexico as a protector of artifacts. Robert brokers a deal that if there is such a treasure if the Mexican government would accept the return of it with no questions asked? The professor agrees that the government would be very happy to receive a treasure.     

Robert questions Frisco and Felicia about their memories of Mexico and they remember seeing a helicopter. Robert does some research and finds out that Slater was a helicopter pilot and the puzzle all fits together of why Sean hired Slater. Robert calls and arranges a meeting with Sean and Anna for tonight at 7:00. Sean tries to get out of it, as they are busy with loading the medical ship, Robert says it has to be tonight!  Before he leaves, he gives Burt a stack of letters. He tells Burt if he hasn't heard from him by midnight that he is to give the letter of his resignation to Lee Baldwin, and to get the letter to Valentine at the WSB immediately, and then one final letter for Holly. Burt realizes that Robert is involved in something very dangerous and he insists on going with him but Robert ignores his request.     

Holly stops by the PD to give Robert a ride home and he refuses saying he has a very boring budget meeting. He kisses her goodbye. Robert and Anna both take a moment to walk down the docks, not seeing each other, both stand mournfully thinking of their past (no flashbacks) as their song plays. Anna returns to Sean's office and says she has let go of what she was hoping for when she returned to Port Charles; she seems to have let go of her hopes for having a relationship with Robert. Anna wants Sean's assurances that he won't hurt Robert. Sean tells her that he will not hurt Robert and is indignant that she even has to ask. Anna threatens that if Robert is harmed that she promises him that ship will not leave Port Charles!     

Robert meets with Sean and Anna and takes them to the warehouse storage bay. He tells Sean he just wants to know why Sean did it? Realizing that Robert knows everything, he tells him that he was sitting alone in his Paris office, he was bored, Robert was gone, Anna was gone and he was alone. Robert doesn't accept that as a valid excuse for stealing the treasure. Sean said it was for the challenge, the adventure. Robert says that they are all traitors and he tells Sean that he and Anna have betrayed Sean as well. Sean doesn't understand how? Robert surmises that Anna never told him the truth. Anna admits that her and Robert were married and that they both betrayed Sean. Robert tells Sean that Anna was the double agent and that he betrayed Sean when he covered it up. Sean growls that he had the Swede killed because he thought she was the double agent. Robert says he didn't turn Anna in as he was protecting the woman he loved. Robert says all three of them are traitors to each other and to themselves. Sean wants to know where they go from here? Robert says from tonight they will go their separate ways and will never be together. Sean wants to know what happens to the treasure? Robert says it will go back to Mexico but Sean won't have to go to prison for the theft.     

Robert does tell them that if Slater goes anywhere near Tony that Robert will get him and if the three of them have to go down in order for Robert to get Slater and protect Tony then that is what will happen so he suggests that Sean keep Slater away from Tony. Robert goes to the crate to retrieve the treasure but it is gone! All three are genuinely shocked and turn on each other, each accusing the other of moving the treasure. Robert tells them about the letters he left with Burt. Robert searches the warehouse and finds a bug that neither Anna nor Sean put there. Robert says he is going to search the entire warehouse, Sean argues not without a search warrant he won't! Robert declares they are way past a search warrant. They continue to suspect each other of having moved the treasure.     

Holly is extremely worried, Burt stops by to try to reassure her but she can tell he has that same worried look in his eyes. She is concerned that he doesn't know what Robert is doing either. Robert calls Rick Webber and asks him to quarantine the ship. He tells him that some of the medical supply containers have been opened and asks if that would be enough reason to place the quarantine. Rick agrees to do so saying that equipment is supposed to be sterile. Sean returns to his office and tells Sam that he doesn't want to have anything further to do with Anna the traitor. Sam makes a snarky comment about Sean's judgment between Slater, Peter, and now Anna. Sam accuses Sean of taking it, and Sean says for all he knows that Sam has it, or Anna or Robert. Robert tells Sean that the warehouse and the ship have been quarantined until he finds the treasure.     

Holly is thrilled when Robert returns home safely, but she is tired of him playing secret agent games and wants some answers tonight! He tells her that he has already told her as much as he can divulge at this time. He tells her that this will be over soon one way or the other; Holly doesn't like the sound of that. He also warns her that he thinks it will be a get a lot uglier before it is over.     

A breathless Anna comes into Sean's office and tells him that there are police all over the waterfront. Sean is still accusing her of stealing the jewels. She tells him to quit playing this game and give the jewels to Robert and give it up, as this whole thing is still salvageable. Sean tells her he will find the treasure whether she has it, or Robert has it or anyone else. Once they see how many police officers Robert has assigned to the dock area, the ship, Sean's warehouse, they both agree that Robert doesn't have the treasure. Sean continues to accuse her and says that anyone capable of betraying their country is capable of shafting their business partner. Anna tells Sean that if they can't trust each other they can't continue their partnership. They both agree to dissolve the partnership though Anna says she is staying in town to pursue the game, she still think he has the treasure or knows who does and she isn't giving up on retrieving it.     

Robert finds Anna searching one of the storage bays, and he tells her she is wasting her time that there is nothing in there. Anna demands that he listen to her that she wants to tell him something he doesn't know. He scoffs at anything she could say to him, that he would even believe anything she would say. She cries that he looks at her so cold and hard and she will have to leave the rest of her life with how he is looking at her now, with the memory of the look in his eyes. She tells him that her marriage vows to love him and be faithful to him were real and she hasn't broken those vows. She begs him to listen to her about their past. She tells him about her past, about what led her to making the choices that she did. She tells him that being a double agent was about the ultimate adventure until she met him. She thought she was alive and living until that moment and when she met him she realized it was all just a pretense, that he changed all that for her. He didn't realize he had done all of that for her, and he is actually listening. She tells him that the DVX wouldn't let her go, that they demanded she do that final assignment and if she didn't they would have killed Robert. He doesn't believe this and chalks it up to another of her lies. She walks away from him crying as there song plays; he starts to follow her, then stops and turns around.     

Robert goes to Sean and tries to get him to turn over the treasure or he is going to set into motion a chain reaction of events. Robert threatens that he is about ready to resign from his job and turn over the investigation to Valentine and the WSB. He asks Sean to give up the game. Sean insists there is no game.     

Anna stands silently, sadly, on a foggy pier lost in her thoughts. Anna tells him she can't stand the look in his eyes any longer and she wants to leave town and does she have his permission? He tells her that she can't leave town until he finds the treasure. She is looking for, hoping for just a little bit of kindness from Robert. He says, "If only I could manage it." He turns to go but can't quite leave her there and says he doesn't like the idea of leaving her down on the docks alone. Knowing how well she can take care of herself, she sarcastically says, "Please!" (as if). He then says maybe there are things for them to talk about and invites her to dinner. She is beyond surprised and says after everything he has said she can't imagine why he would want to have dinner with her? He tells her to chalk it up to protective custody. They both head home to get cleaned up and he says he will pick her up later. Robert is on his way out the door; Holly comes in with groceries for dinner. He tells her that he has to go out on police business, more of the case he has been working on. Holly tells him how hard this has been for her, not knowing anything he is involved with, not knowing what is going to happen, constantly worried about him. He tells her how sorry he is, then Celia arrives and he scoots out the door.     

Anna tries to get him to understand about her past actions and he asks her if she really believes he is going to feel compassion for her? She tells him every time he comes into her life he turns it upside down whether it was seven years ago or seven weeks ago. He asks her if she thinks he has enjoyed reliving the past again? She comments that she didn't think he had even been touched by it. He just doesn't understand why she choose to become a double agent, and nothing she has said has made him believe that her last assignment was done to save his life. She points out that she has the scars to prove it. He gets annoyed and says that this dinner was a big mistake.     

Holly wakes up to find a note that Robert has gone out of town on business. Celia arrives and Holly shares her concerns about Robert's secrets. Celia understands about living with someone who has been a spy and all of the secrets. She warns Holly that secrets can destroy her marriage. Holly uses Robert's computer to do a background search on Anna.     

Robert tracks down and meets with the DVX agent that Robert worked for. He confirms Anna's story that Anna tried to get out of doing the last assignment but they threatened her with Robert's death if she failed to complete it. Robert arranges to meet with Anna and tells her that he now knows the truth and why didn't she tell him that when she was in the hospital, or before that night of what was going on. She says he wouldn't have believed her if she had told him and there still would have been the problem of her being the double agent. She tells him that marrying him was the surest thing she ever did in her whole life, that she never doubted how much she loved him. She reminds him though that it's too late now as he has another wife and he should go home to her before they both say things they shouldn't. She encourages him to tell Holly the truth; he says he doesn't know if he can. Anna admits that it did hurt her to learn he had remarried, as she never thought he would remarry. He agrees that he never thought he would have married again but his marriage started out as a marriage of convenience though he has grown to love Holly very much. She says that her marriage to him was sacred that she has never loved another man or wanted another marriage. She asks him if he loved her the same way and he tells her, "You know that I did." They flashback again to their wedding.     

She apologizes that she lied to him about Sean and the treasure. She says that after they find the treasure that she will leave Port Charles and leave him to his life. She offers to help him find the treasure and find the man who shot Tony, they agree to work together just like old times. He says they can work together but it won't be like old times. She says no just as friends, and they agree to be partners. He tells her that he is sorry about the scar. He tells her that it is important that he gets the treasure back, that he has kept so much from Holly lately and he can't continue lying to her. He finally arrives home and tells Holly that he wants to tell her the truth about the past and answer all of her questions. He asks her to remember that he loves her. She knows that the secret has something to do with Sean. He agrees and tells her that he will never be friends with Sean again. She is saddened that he is ending his friendship with Sean. The phone rings and it is Tanya and she says that Tony is agitated and he needs to see him right away, that it is urgent. Holly is beyond frustrated when he leaves without the answers she is so desperate for. She calls Anna and leaves her a message that she needs to talk to her today!     

Robert updates Tony and tells him the hospital ship hasn't sailed, that he found the treasure but it has disappeared again. He tells him he needs more time but he promises to get Sean and Slater. Anna and Holly meet at the docks, in very foggy weather. Anna comments on Holly's strange mood as she starts asking Anna questions. Holly says it wasn't easy for her to ask Anna to meet with her. Anna is surprised by this and asks why as she they are friends. Holly says sometimes she thinks they are but not always, just a feeling she has, perhaps because Anna has known Robert longer. Anna asks if that is why they are there, to talk about the past? Holly asks if there is anything she should know? Anna nervously asks if Robert knows they are talking like this? Holly regrets dragging Anna into this and says Robert wouldn't like her questioning Anna, that this is personal business. Anna misunderstands and tells Holly that she doesn't mean anything to Robert. The look on Holly's face as she says, "I never thought you did." but now obviously is starting to rethink that with this statement of denial. Holly tells her that she doesn't really trust her as when Anna showed up on her doorstep, Holly welcomed her and Anna lied to her and Holly demands to know why! Anna wants to know why Holly wants to know about the past. Holly says that what is bothering Robert is important to her but she will ask him about it. Anna is curious if Robert seems bothered by the past? Anna advises her not to delve into past, and to just be happy with what she has now as Robert loves her and she advises her to let that be enough.     

Anna and Robert meet at Kelly's and she tells him about Holly's questions. She assures him that she didn't tell Holly anything that is his place to do. He tells her he started to tell her about Sean that morning but they were interrupted. She asks him if he is going to tell her about Anna? He says he has to find the treasure first and will deal with that question after he finds the treasure. He tells her now that he knows that she acted to save his life seven years ago and that he needs sometime to make up his bad behavior towards her. He then begins detailing his plan to break into Sean's penthouse. Holly meets with Celia, she is so sad, so scared about what she is going to find out about the past. Celia assures her that her and Robert's love can survive anything. Holly isn't so sure and fears that whatever is in the past is so terrible that it will overwhelm them. Robert returns home ready to talk to Holly. She is not cooperative and puts him off that this isn't a convenient time for her!     

Robert and Anna being their new adventures, they stake out Sean's apartment and rappel up the terraces to Sean's penthouse. As Robert and Anna enter, Felicia and Frisco hide (they had snuck in through the front door). Sean catches Robert and Anna in their cat burglar outfits and he throws them out and tells them they are lucky he didn't shoot them. After they leave, Sean goes to the safe that they were trying to break into and opens it revealing a very larger piece of the Aztec treasure (looks like an ancient jeweled headdress). He closes the safe, satisfied that his treasure is safe. Frisco has watched as he opened the safe and memorized the combination. After Sean goes back up to bed, Frisco opens the safe and takes the headdress. Frisco tells Felicia that he can't trust Robert as why didn't Robert arrest Sean? What is Robert involved in? Frisco suspects that Robert is somehow involved in all of this and that Felicia is the only person he can trust. They agree that they have to find some place else to hide the treasure. Felicia starts to put together all of Sean's lies to her that enabled him to steal the treasure, including having her and Frisco kidnapped! Frisco advises her to assume the worst about Robert, that he is Sean's friend and he might be willing to cover this all up. Frisco is determined to do whatever he has to in order to protect Tony.     

Robert and Anna go back to Kelly's, he tells her that when this is all over both he and Sean might wind up in prison, Robert for withholding information from the authorities. Anna says she is part of this as well, and he suddenly gallant says she has suffered enough obviously intent on protecting her from the fallout of this situation. Holly and Celia walk in as Anna is leaving and Holly is NOT happy to find her husband once again in Anna's company. Robert and Holly arrive home and Robert tells her that with what he has recently found out that he can't go into the background of it all now. He does tell her that Anna was an agent for the WSB. Holly doesn't really care about the details, as what is the truth today might be a lie tomorrow. He assures her she doesn't have anything to worry about Anna; she insists that she isn't jealous of Anna Devane. She is scared of what is happening between them, that he is just going through the motions, that she is afraid of losing him, maybe she has already lost him. She cries, "Why?" He tells her he can't tell her till after this job is over. She doesn't understand why he won't tell her, why he is letting this happen to them?     

Holly arrives to see Sean and asks him for information about Anna. She wants to know about Anna's relationship with Robert and tells him she knows that Anna was an agent. Sean admits that they were partners once and worked together on a case.     

When Anna comes into Robert's office, he notices her wedding ring on a necklace around her neck. She wants to know what his next plan is for getting into Sean's penthouse. Robert tells her he is getting a search warrant. She wants to go with him but he doesn't like the idea as it is too dangerous and doesn't want her at risk. She insists that he knows she can take care of herself and if things get sticky she wants to be there to help out. He finally grudging agrees to accept her help. He also tells her that he is searching the rest of the waterfront. He believe Sean would only have been able to store a few pieces in his home safe and the rest can't be too far from the ship.     

Robert arrives with his search warrant and Sean tells Robert that he is done with his magnificent obsession with the Aztec treasure. He tells Robert that he kept three pieces of the treasure and wait till Robert sees the Aztec crown. Sean opens his safe and is astonished to find it empty! Robert is tired of Sean jerking him around and sees this as just another lie, he tells Sean that he has done nothing but lie to him for weeks. Robert warns him he is about done with Sean and ready to turn the whole mess over the Valentine. Anna is desperate to get Sean to cooperate to save her own future. Robert goes to search the rest of the penthouse while Anna demands that he turn over the treasure or he will ruin all of their lives! He insists that he doesn't have it and can't turn it over. Robert overhears Anna beseeching Sean to stop this madness if for nothing else than to protect Robert and Holly. Meanwhile, Frisco and Felicia hide the treasure in the basement in some crates but while they think it is safe someone is watching them. After they leave, a mysterious figure examines the treasure.     

Robert tells Anna that she might want to rethink leaving Port Charles. He continues that he is going to tell Holly the whole story before he does anything else, Anna agrees as she knows how hard it has been for him to keep the secret. Anna encourages him to hold onto Holly as he has something really good with her and Holly loves him very much. She suggests that he not be too blunt and be careful about how he tells her. Sam calls Sean from Panama and tells him he spotted Slater as a crewmember on the ship. Sean instructs him to keep an eye on Slater, as he might know where the treasure is. After he gets off the phone, Sean wants to know if she is going to run? She says no that they are in this together. She asks him again to give up the treasure and asks him it if is more important to him than Robert and Holly's marriage?     

Robert arrives home; Holly has a martini waiting for him. Holly intends on pampering him with dinner, drinks, and romance. He tells her its time for truth and that is more important right now than romance. Holly admits to him that she went behind his back and asked Sean about his history with Anna and Sean told her that Anna was his partner. He stops her from apologizing and tells her that Anna wasn't only his partner, she was his wife! Holly pulls away from him and tells him not to touch her not after having said that!